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# Mary Flahive

Mary Elizabeth Flahive (born 1948) is a professor of mathematics at Oregon State University. Her research interests are in number theory; she is the author of two books on difference equations and Diophantine approximation, and is also interested in the geometry of numbers and algebraic coding theory.

## Education

Flahive graduated from St. Joseph's College in New York in 1969. She completed her Ph.D. at the Ohio State University in 1976. Her dissertation, On The Minima Of Indefinite Binary Quadratic Forms, was supervised by Alan C. Woods, and cites the mentorship of another Ohio State mathematician, Jill Yaqub. (Although the Mathematics Genealogy Project also lists Bohuslav Diviš as an advisor, this is not reflected in her dissertation, where Diviš is only listed as a committee member.) She published it under the name Mary Flahive Gbur, and some of her journal papers from this period use the name Mary E. Gbur.

## Books

Flahive is co-author of the book The Markoff and Lagrange Spectra, on topics related to Diophantine approximation (with Thomas W. Cusick, Mathematical Surveys and Monographs 30, American Mathematical Society, 1989). She is also co-author of an undergraduate textbook on difference equations, Difference Equations: From Rabbits to Chaos (with Paul Cull and Robby Robson, Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics, Springer, 2005).

## Activism

Flahive has also been active in the promotion of women in mathematics. She served a five-year term on the Joint Committee On Women In the Mathematical Sciences from 1996 to 2000. With Marie A. Vitulli, she wrote an influential study on patterns of job offers to women with new U.S. Ph.D.s in 1997, and updated the study in 2010. The major differences that both studies found were that, at academic institutions whose highest degree in mathematics is a bachelor's degree, women were initially employed at a substantially higher rate than men, and in business and industry men were initially employed at a considerably higher rate than women. Their study found small differences in hiring at doctorate-granting institutions between men and women, indicating that other points in the career are more critical in explaining the gender gap between men and women in mathematics.
# Marine Parade Public Library

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Marine Parade Public Library is a public library in Marine Parade, Singapore. It is co-located with Marine Parade Community Club in the Marine Parade Community Building. It is the first public library owned by the National Library Board to be located inside a community building. Since May 2022, the library has been closed for construction work, which will continue till 2025.

## History

The library was originally called Marine Parade Branch Library. It was officially opened on 10 November 1978 by Mr Goh Chok Tong, Senior Minister of State (Finance) and Member of Parliament for Marine Parade Single Member Constituency and was opened to the public three days later on 13 November 1978. The Marine Parade Community Library was originally located at the town centre of Marine Parade Housing Estate at 6 Marine Parade Central, Singapore 449411, before it shifted to its new premises at the community building. The library is Singapore's second-oldest public library and the only one built on reclaimed land. The Marine Parade Branch Library was renamed as Marine Parade Community Library when the National Library Board became a statutory board in September 1995. It started moving in stages to the community building in April 2000, and was officially opened by Goh Chok Tong on 28 May that year. The Marine Parade Community Library is the first public library in Singapore to be housed together with a community club and an arts group. The library's old premises was renovated for an NTUC FairPrice supermarket. It was renamed as Marine Parade Public Library in 2008.
The library is spread over four floors of the Marine Parade Community Building, with a floor area of 3,534 square metres (38,039 square feet). As one of the first neighbourhood libraries, the library's entire second floor is its children's book section, featuring murals, trivia and multimedia tools. The library has more than 150,000 books and 2,500 videos available for loan. There is a café on the ground floor, and the library is fitted with numerous couches and benches for the public's use. Other facilities include multimedia stations, do-it-yourself service stations, and music posts equipped with headphones.
# Avión tequila

Tequila Avión (NOM 1416, DOT 138) is produced in Jalisco, Mexico, from the Agave grown at the highest elevations. Tequila Avión won multiple awards in the 2011 and 2012 San Francisco World Spirits Competition. The drink's parent company was founded by Ken Austin and aviation entrepreneur Kenny Dichter in 2009.

## Products

* Avión Silver
* Avión Reposado
* Avión Anejo
* Avión Espresso
* Avión Reserva 44

## In popular culture

Tequila Avión was featured in multiple episodes on HBO's show Entourage throughout seasons 7 and 8. Avión received this promotional spot for free. Avión was also featured in the 2015 motion picture ENTOURAGE. The story of the Avión brand was disclosed in a comprehensive article in New York's Resident magazine.

## Awards

* 2012 Best Tasting Unaged White Spirit San Francisco World Spirits Competition
* 2012 Best Tasting Tequila San Francisco World Spirits Competition
* 2012 Double Gold San Francisco World Spirits Competition
* 2011 Gold Medal San Francisco World Spirits Competition
* 2011 Silver Medal San Francisco World Spirits Competition
# Abdul Mannan Choudhury

Abdul Mannan Choudhury (born 1 January 1948) is a Bangladeshi academic, educationist and veteran of the liberation war of Bangladesh.
He is the Vice-Chancellor of the World University of Bangladesh. He was formerly a professor and a selection grade professor at the University of Dhaka.

## Education

Choudhury was born in Comilla District of Bangladesh. He completed his PhD from London, his MBA from Manchester Business School and Master of Commerce from the Dhaka University.

## Career

Choudhury was a freedom fighter and he took part in several movements related to Bangladesh Liberation War. He was an advisor of National Council for Freedom Fighters.
Choudhury served as the head of the department, academic dean and syndicate member at Bayero University in Nigeria. As associate professor he joined Dhaka University in 1978. He was the proctor of University of Dhaka from 1987 to 1989. From 1989 to 1992, he was Professor of Management at Dhaka University. In 1992, he was promoted as a Selection Grade Professor of Management. On 12 April 2005, Dhaka University authority appointed Choudhury as a first chairman of Department of Management Information Systems (MIS). From 2005 to 2012, he served as a Selection Grade Professor in the Department of Management Information Systems (MIS), Dhaka University.
Choudhury was elected as the president of National Management Association in 1996. He was formerly the director of Bangladesh Commerce Bank Ltd in 1998. He was a member of Finance Committee, University of Dhaka (1998-1999), National Board of Drugs and Narcotics, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of Bangladesh (1999), Prison Reforms Committee, Ministry of Social Welfare and Government of Bangladesh (1998). He is a life member of Manchester Business School Association, Association of British Council Scholars and National Management Association of Bangladesh and many other socio-cultural organizations.
Choudhury served as chairperson of Department of Management, University of Dhaka from 1992 to 1995. He was the founder chairman of National Institute of Business Administration & Information Science (2000) and Institute of Business Administration & Information Systems (1998). He was the founder director of Evening MBA Program, Department of Management Studies, University of Dhaka. From 2007 to 2010 he was the Vice Chancellor of World University of Bangladesh. In 2012 he joined again as the Vice Chancellor of World University of Bangladesh.

## Personal life

Chowdhury's son, Dr Musfiq Mannan Choudhury, is a professor at the University of Dhaka and commissioner of Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission.
# Bill Young (cycling)

William John Robert Young MBE AM (1905- 21 May 1994) was an Australian sports administrator particularly in the sport of cycling. He was Chair of Australian Commonwealth Games Association and managed Australian teams at the Olympic Games and Commonwealth Games.

## Sport Administration
### Cycling

Before moving to Australia from South Africa in 1921, Young was a successful junior cyclist. He continued his cycling career in Australia. He became involved in cycling administration as the NSW Amateur Cyclist Union Secretary (1948-1957) and President/Chair (1958-1974) and Australian Amateur Cycling Union Secretary.

### Olympic Games

Young as Section Manager for the Australian cycling team at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics and 1964 Tokyo Olympics. He was the Assistant General Manager, Australian Team at the 1968 Mexico Olympics. He was President of the New South Wales Olympic Council. He resigned from that position after the Australian Olympic Federation voted against boycotting the 1980 Moscow Olympics. Young in his resignation letter stated "Fundamentally I believe that the seriousness of world events is sufficient reason for the AOF to have heeded the advice of the government of the day. Nothing short of a full commitment should have been given to the Australian Government".

### Commonwealth Games

Yong had a long administrative involvement with the Commonwealth Games movement in Australia. He was the Cycling Team Manager at 1954 Vancour Empie and Commonwealth Games; Australian Team General Manager at 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games (Honorary), 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games and 1974 Commonwealth Games; and Advance Party Member at 1970 Commonwealth Games and 1978 Commonwealth Games.
From 1977 to 1979, he was Chairman of the Australian Commonwealth Games Association.

## Recognition

* 1950 - Life Member of New South Wales Cycling
* 1968 - The Order of the British Empire - Member (Civil) (Imperial) for cycling
* 1979 - Life Member of Cycling Australia
* 1986 - Member of the Order of Australia - for service to sport, particularly through the Olympic and Commonwealth Games Associations
* Life Member of Australian Olympic Committee
* Life Member of Commonwealth Games Australia
# Emergency Wetlands Reserve Program

The Emergency Wetlands Reserve Program (EWRP), authorized in 1993 under emergency supplemental appropriations to respond to widespread floods in the Midwest, provided payments to purchase easements and partial financial assistance to landowners who permanently restored wetlands at sites where the restoration costs exceeded the land’s fair market value. EWRP was administered by Natural Resources Conservation Service as part of its Emergency Watershed Program and operated in seven Midwestern states. Land in this program is considered to be a part of the land enrolled in the Wetland Reserve Program.
# Gouts

Gouts (French pronunciation:; Gascon: Gots) is a commune in the Landes department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.
# Cilix patula

Cilix patula is a moth in the family Drepanidae first described by Watson in 1968. It is found in Yunnan, China.
# Masaki Fujihata

Masaki Fujihata (Japanese: 藤幡正樹, Hepburn: Fujihata Masaki, born 1956) is a Japanese sound, installation and interactive artist. He is a professor at Keio University.
# Amy Astley

Amy Astley (born June 5, 1967) is the global editorial director and editor-in-chief of Architectural Digest She was editor of Teen Vogue, which she launched in January 2003. She was named to edit the new magazine in June 2002 by Anna Wintour, and editorial director of Teen Vogue.

## Career

Astley joined Vogue in 1993 and became Beauty Director the following year. Prior to Vogue, Astley was an Associate Editor at House & Garden for four years, after beginning as a decorating assistant in her early 20s. Astley was also the editor of Teen Vogue's four test issues, which were published from 2000 to 2002.

## Teen Vogue under Astley's direction

During Astley's tenure, Teen Vogue was nominated twice for a National Magazine Award for General Excellence (including in its launch year of 2003 in the 250,000-500,000 circulation category). In addition, Teen Vogue was named Adweek magazine's 2004 Startup of the Year. Teen Vogue's circulation rate base increased to 900,000 with the October 2006 issue from its previous level of 850,000. The magazine is produced in the new Euro magazine size (6-3/4" x 9-1/8"). Speaking to Forbes on her ten-year vision for Teen Vogue, Astley hoped to master digital domination, saying "We have to keep inspiring, surprising, entertaining and leading our audience on every platform from print to YouTube to the newest, latest innovation."
Astley’s 2009 New York Times best-seller, The Teen Vogue Handbook: An Insider's Guide to Careers in Fashion, was updated and reissued by Penguin in 2014.

## Architectural Digest

Astley joined Architectural Digest in 2016 and expanded it from being solely an extension of the print edition to include a social media presence, a hit video series on YouTube, and multiple digital-only verticals: AD PRO, a B2B membership service featuring authoritative coverage and breaking news for the design industry; Clever, which takes on the unique challenges of designing a smaller space; offering design advice for real life; and AD It Yourself, which features elevated DIY projects and actionable advice with content covering what to buy, what to do, and how to do it.
She is also the author of the book AD at 100: A Century of Style, which celebrates the most incredible homes of the past century.
Astley was named in Luxury Daily's Luxury Women to Watch 2023 list.

## Personal life

Astley holds a BA in English from the College of Arts and Letters at Michigan State University. She lives in Manhattan with her husband and their two daughters.

## Links

CBS interview with Amy Astley
# Low insertion force

Low insertion force (LIF) is a technology used in integrated circuit sockets that are designed so the force required to insert or remove a package is low.
Initially, the LIF connectors were designed as a cheaper alternative compared to zero insertion force (ZIF) connectors, to facilitate programming and testing of equipment. Compared with standard IC sockets, they achieve a lower friction force between the contacts of the device and the socket, making insertion and removal of the device easier, while at the same time eliminating the need for the complex mechanism that is used in ZIF sockets.
The disadvantages of LIF connectors are that the grip force between the contacts is lower, and the contacts can oxidize faster and decrease the lifespan of the connector. With the advent of frequent changes in PC processors, a need arose for these systems. Intel introduced the LIF socket system, in which the processor is inserted into the socket, rather than fixed by a lever. This type of socket was used for some types of 386s and early 486s. This type of socket has been replaced by the ZIF socket, although LIF sockets are now used in modern 1.8" hard disks.
# Fjälkinge Church

Fjälkinge Church (Swedish: Fjälkinge kyrka) is a medieval church in Fjälkinge, in the province of Skåne, Sweden. Much of the church dates from the 12th century, with additions made later in the Middle Ages. It contains medieval murals which were discovered and restored in 1967. Fjälkinge Church belongs to the Diocese of Lund.

## History and architecture

The church was built during the 12th century and preceded by a wooden church built c. 1130 – 1140. The typically broad, Romanesque western tower, the nave, choir and apse all date from the construction period; the tower was built first and possibly as much as fifty years earlier than the rest of the church. The tower has been attributed to one of the master stonemasons working on the construction of Lund Cathedral, Carl stenmästare [sv] or possibly the master stonemason responsible for lading the construction at Färlöv Church. The layout of its ground floor suggest that it may have served as a private chapel for a local lord.
The church has been rebuilt and expanded in stages. During the middle of the 13th century, the present vault of the choir was constructed. During the late Middle Ages, church porches were probably constructed both in front of the northern and the southern entrances to the church; only the one in front of the southern entrance is preserved. A northern transept was added in 1763, and a thorough restoration of the church carried out in 1832.
On the cemetery at some distance from the church itself stands another medieval building, probably originally a residential building, which for a long time served as a lychgate.

## Murals

During a restoration of the church in 1967, medieval murals were discovered under layers of whitewash on the vaults of the church. They were made c. 1475-1500 by an otherwise unknown artist, occasionally referred to as the Fjälkinge Master. After their discovery, other murals in Skåne have been attributed to this workshop. Other sources however claim that they are by the painter Nils Håkansson, an artist who made the paintings in Vittskövle Church, among others. The paintings depict scenes from the Bible. On the western vault, the creation and the fall of man are depicted, while on the eastern vault the Last Judgment is depicted. The style of the pictures has been described as "naïve".

## Furnishings

The oldest item in the church is the Romanesque baptismal font, dating from the 12th century and decorated with imaginary beasts. The altarpiece is from 1604, and the pulpit likewise dates from the beginning of the 17th century.
# The River (The Tea Party song)

"The River" is the debut single by Canadian rock band the Tea Party. It was released as a single in Australia and the UK, where it reached No. 79 on the UK Singles Chart, No. 99 in Australia, and was a promotional single in Canada and the US.
The music video was shot in Toronto, directed by Floria Sigismondi and features a cameo by Roy Harper. The video also features footage of the Old Mill event venue in Toronto.
"The River" is a standard three-piece rock composition with a lot of Wah-wah pedal. An acoustic version with tar (lute), santur and drums was recorded in August 1995 at Studio Morin Heights (Morin Heights) for Alhambra but appears as a B-side on the "Temptation" single and the European Triptych Special Tour Edition 2000 album.

## Track listing

* "The River (radio edit)"
* "The River (album)"
* "Winter Solstice"
* "Watching What the Rain Blows in"

## Charts

Chart performance for "The River" :
| Chart (1994) | Peak position |
| Australia (ARIA) | 99 |
| UK Singles (OCC) | 79 |
# Point de Venise

Point de Venise is a Venetian needle lace from the 17th century characterized by scrolling floral patterns with additional floral motifs worked in relief (in contrast with the geometric designs of the earlier reticella). By the mid-seventeenth century, it had overtaken Flemish lace as the most desirable type of lace in contemporary European fashion.
Beginning in 1620 it became separated into Venetian raised lace (which became known by the French term "gros point de Venise") and Venetian flat lace (in French "point plat de Venise"). The former (now known in English as "Venetian Gros Point") is characterized by having a raised pattern created through the use of cordonette worked over with buttonholing so that the curves achieved an elevated quality similar to a relief carving.
Emily Leigh Lowes, historian of lace and needlework, described the history of this textile:
   It is absolutely certain that the laces known as Venetian Point originated in Italy. Pattern books still exist showing how early Reticella developed into this magnificent lace. In the National Library at the South Kensington Museum, can be seen the patterns designed by Vinciolo, Vicellio, and Isabella Parasole. These publications actually came from Venice, and being reproduced in France, Germany, Belgium and England, quickly aroused immense enthusiasm, and lace-making spread far and wide, at first all other laces being mere imitations of the Venetian.
# ThePlatform

thePlatform was a Seattle, Washington based online video publishing company that was acquired by Comcast in 2006. The company worked with digital media companies to manage and publish video and audio. It was absorbed into the newly formed Comcast Technology Solutions division in October 2016.

## Products

thePlatform's mpx is a video management system, providing publishing tools targeting PCs, mobile phones, and TVs. mpx Essentials is a service marketed towards businesses with smaller video libraries. The mpx Dev Kit provides tools for enhancing video management systems and offers a video player design canvas.

## History

thePlatform was founded in 2000 by Ian Blaine, Andrew Olson, Alan Ramaley, Andy Sodt, Rahul Sonnad, and Brad Chodos-Irvine. Previously, in 1998, Blaine and Sodt founded an online personal information management company, Uniplanet, which was acquired by NBCi in 1999.

## Purchase by Comcast

In June 2006, Comcast purchased the Seattle-based software company thePlatform. This represented Comcast's entry into a new line of business, selling software to allow companies to manage their Internet (and IP-based) media publishing efforts. In 2014, co-founder Ian Blaine was replaced as CEO by Marty Roberts and Jamie Miller were appointed as co-CEOs. After operating as essentially a standalone unit for almost a decade, thePlatform came under the direction of Comcast Wholesale in 2015. In 2016, it was absorbed into Comcast Technology Solutions.

## Internet TV partnerships

Customers of thePlatform include Verizon Wireless, BBC Worldwide, CNBC, MSNBC, CBS Sports, AP, NBC Local, and HiT Entertainment.
# Feo-Gasy

Feo-Gasy is a band from Madagascar that perform a traditional ba-gasy music of the Merina people of the rural central highlands around the capital city of Antananarivo. The band was founded in 1994 by superstar guitarist Erick Manana and featured until his 2001 death the iconic sodina player Rakoto Frah, the only Malagasy musician ever to be featured on the local currency.
The group was originally composed of the acoustic guitarist and singer Erick Manana, the sodina player and singer Rakoto Frah, singer and guitarist Jean-Colbert Ranaivoarison ("Kolibera"), vocalists Famantsoa Rajaonarison ("Fafah") and François-Daniel Rabeanirainy ("Beny"), and valiha player Bariliva Rasoavatsara, who died in December 2012.

## Discography

| Title | Released | Label | Tracks (Length) |
| Ramano | 2000 | Daqui | 12 (43'55") |
| Tsofy Rano | 1996 | Mélodie | 12 (43'55") |
# Luke Demetre

Luke Demetre (born 22 March 1990) is a Canadian bobsledder from New Glasgow, Nova Scotia. He competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, in four-man bobsleigh after initially attending as an alternate.