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# Master of the Parement

The Master of the Parement of Narbonne, often referred to more briefly as the Master of the Parement or Parement Master is the name given to an artist of uncertain identity who flourished in France in the late 14th century and early 15th century. He belongs to the period of medieval painting sometimes referred to as International Gothic. The Master is named after the Parement de Narbonne, a unique painted silk altar frontal or parament found in the former Cathedral of Saint Just at Narbonne and now in the Louvre in Paris.
The Parement of Narbonne is 2.86 metres (9 ft 5 in) long and 77.5 centimetres (30.5 in) high, and is painted in black ink (strictly, grisaille) on silk. It includes scenes from the Passion and Resurrection of Christ, including the Kiss of Judas, the Flagellation, the Carrying of the Cross, the Entombment, the Descent into Limbo and the Noli Me Tangere. The then king of France, Charles V and his queen, Jeanne de Bourbon, are shown kneeling at either side of the cross in the central Crucifixion scene. Their presence suggests that the altarcloth was commissioned between 1364, the date of Charles's accession, and 1378 when the queen died. Its colour suggests that it was made for use during Lent, when it was conventional for richly coloured altarpieces to be covered by more simple drapes.
Some illuminated manuscripts are attributed to the same artist or his circle, including some of the illustrations in the Book of Hours of René d'Anjou which is now in the British Library, and the important manuscript, now in different parts in several museums known as the Très Belles Heures de Notre Dame (BnF), and the Milan-Turin Hours. According to the British Library, the Parement Master may have been Jean d'Orleans, an artist who is known to have been employed by Charles V between 1340 and 1407.
The style of the workshop of the Parement Master is distinctive. The figures are graceful and relatively realistic and three-dimensional in appearance, with expressive faces, but their heads tend to be disproportionate and heavy. Meiss (1967) suggests that the artists were influenced by earlier Italian painting, though others have drawn parallels with contemporary Bohemian style, or have seen northern (perhaps Flemish) influence in the realism of the faces. Both the handling of the grisaille technique and the box-like architectural frames in which some of the scenes are set indicate a keen awareness of the earlier work of Jean Pucelle (active in Paris in the 1320s).
# Ken Swenson

Kenneth Lloyd Swenson (born April 18, 1948 in Clay Center, Kansas) is a retired middle-distance runner from the United States. Swenson was the world leader at 800 meters in 1970 and competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.

## Career

As a senior at Kansas State University, Swenson won the 880 yards in 1:46.3 at the 1970 NCAA outdoor championships. He also won at that year's national (AAU) championships, narrowly defeating Mark Winzenried as both were timed in 1:47.4. Swenson set his personal best for 800 meters, 1:44.8, on July 16, 1970 in Stuttgart in a dual meet between the United States and West Germany; the time was the fastest in the world that year and a new American record for the metric distance. Track & Field News ranked Swenson the world's second-best half-miler that year, behind Yevgeniy Arzhanov of the Soviet Union.
In 1971 Swenson only placed third in the AAU outdoor meet (behind Juris Luzins and Jamaica's Byron Dyce); however, he won gold at the Pan American Games in Cali, running 1:48.08. At the 1972 Olympic Trials Swenson ran 1:45.1, his best time since 1970; he lost to Dave Wottle (who equaled the world record of 1:44.3) and Rick Wohlhuter, but took the third and final Olympic qualifying spot ahead of early leader Jim Ryun. At the Olympics in Munich Swenson qualified from his heat, but was disqualified in the semi-finals.
Swenson continued his career for several more years; in March 1975 he joined the International Track Association (ITA), a professional circuit. Swenson set his personal best for the mile run, 3:59.1, in an ITA meet on May 3, 1975; he was the 75th American to run a four-minute mile.
# Amy Sheridan

CW4 Amy Sheridan was the first American woman officer to command a United States military aviation company stationed outside of the United States and the first Jewish woman to become a career aviator in the United States Armed Services.

## Biography

Sheridan was born in Newton, Massachusetts. She began her aviation training by working for a flight school in exchange for flight lessons.
In 1976, Sheridan joined the Women's Army Corps which was incorporated into the regular United States Army in 1978. She started her military career as a crew member at Fort Benning and by 1977 rose to crew chief.
Sheridan attended Warrant Officer Flight Training at Fort Rucker's Army Aviation Center. She became an officer and aviator after completing her training in December 1979 making her the first American Jewish woman to gain aviator status in any branch of the Armed Services. Other Jewish women including Selma Cronan had previously been aviators and members Women's Airforce Service Pilots, but were considered volunteers and not official members of the military.
Sheridan piloted helicopters and airplanes in the Western Hemisphere, Europe, and Asia for more than twenty years. She commanded helicopters for the VII Corps Aviation Company in Stuttgart, Germany making her the first woman to command an aviation company stationed outside of the United States. She was also aircraft commander of the United States Military's first all-woman reconnaissance flight crew while stationed in Korea.
In 1999, Sheridan retired from the Army as a Chief Warrant Officer 4 and became a teacher and school counselor.
She was injured in an automobile accident caused by a drunk driver in 2004 and is no longer able to fly.
# Kofi Badu

Kofi Badu was a Ghanaian politician and journalist. He served as a member of parliament during Ghana's first republic and a minister of state during the Supreme Military Council (SMC) era and the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council (AFRC) era. As a journalist, he was editor for various newspapers.
Badu was editor of various newspapers, including the Cape Coast Daily Mail and the Daily Gazette. He assisted T. D. Baffoe as a publicist for the Trades Union Congress and later became editor of the Ghanaian Times, with T. D. Baffoe as the chief editor. In June 1965, Badu became the member of parliament for the Manso constituency as a member of the Convention People's Party. He remained in parliament until the overthrow of the Nkrumah government in 1966. After the overthrow, Badu became the editor of the Evening Standard, a newspaper that was owned by Komla Agbeli Gbedemah.
In the 1969 parliamentary election, Badu contested for the Adansi constituency seat on the ticket of the National Alliance of Liberals but lost to Stephen Nuamah of the Progress Party, who polled 7,812 votes against Badu's 2,292 votes. During the second republic, Badu was the editor and owner of the Spokesman newspaper.
After the overthrow of the Busia government, he was appointed the National Redemption Council (NRC) spokesman for the press. In early 1978 he was appointed Commissioner for Consumer Affairs by the then ruling government, the Supreme Military Council (which was the NRC from 1972 until 1975). In 1979 he became the Commissioner of Sports and Local Government. He remained in this post until June 1979 when the SMC was overthrown.
During the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council (AFRC) rule, he was reverted to the ministry of Consumer Affairs in June 1979, and served in this capacity until September 1979, when the military government handed over to civilian rule. Badu later became Chairman of the Press Commission.
# Zvezda, Vologda Oblast

Zvezda (Russian: Звезда) is a rural locality (a village) in Kichmegnskoye Rural Settlement, Kichmengsko-Gorodetsky District, Vologda Oblast, Russia. The population was 8 as of 2002.

## Geography

Zvezda is located 23 km southwest of Kichmengsky Gorodok (the district's administrative centre) by road. Bolshaya Chiryadka is the nearest rural locality.
# Himalayan shrew

The Himalayan shrew (Soriculus nigrescens) is a species of shrew in the subfamily Soricinae (red-toothed shrews) and tribe Nectogalini. It is native to montane forest habitats in the southern Himalayas in Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, and Nepal, ranging in altitude from 700 metres (2,300 ft) to 4,500 metres (14,800 ft). It is generally considered to be the only species in the genus Soriculus (though other potentially valid species in the genus were described in 2023 and 2024). The body size is relatively, large, the largest in Soriculus, at approximately 17.6 grams (0.62 oz). The fur colour varies from brown to black. The tail is relatively short, about half the length of the combined head and body. The forelimbs and their claws are relatively enlarged, suggesting fossorial (digging) habits for the species.
# Japan National Route 242

National Route 242 is a national highway of Japan connecting Abashiri, Hokkaidō and Obihiro, Hokkaidō in Japan, with a total length of 284.9 km (177.03 mi).

## History

Route 242 was originally designated on 18 May 1953 from Kushiro to Nemuro. This was redesignated as Route 44 on 1 April 1963.
# Kenneth Churchill

Kenneth Maurice Churchill (October 20, 1910 – October 4, 1980) was an American athlete. He competed in the men's javelin throw at the 1932 Summer Olympics.
Competing for the California Golden Bears track and field team, Churchill won the 1930 NCAA Track and Field Championships and the 1931 NCAA Track and Field Championships in the javelin.
# Arman (cinema)

Arman (Russian: Арман, tr. arman) is a digital four-screen cinema in Almaty, Kazakhstan, constructed in 1968. It has the status of cultural monument of local importance.

## History

The cinema opened to the public on 3 September 1968. In 1976, it hosted the first stereo movie screening in Kazakhstan.
In 1993, by decision № 316 of Nurkadilov, head of the city administration, the Arman and the Alatau cinemas [ru] were transferred to the "General Directorate of International Film Festivals "Kazakhkinofest" enterprise.
In 2000, the cinema building was reconstructed and given the status of an entertainment center, but city residents were dissatisfied with the reconstruction, since it was considered by them as an interference into the architecture of one of the city's historic monuments of culture.

## Architecture

The side facades are decorated with bas-relief sculptural compositions by muralist V. I. Konstantinov, reflecting Kazakhstani culture: figures of Amangeldy, Motherland, soldiers, a group of cosmonauts and a woman gathering the harvest. It is an example of Soviet public architecture of the 1960s.
The members of the construction project were: A. I. Korzhempo, V. L. Panin, I. V. Slonov; engineers V. Harvardt, V. Chuyko; artists V. Konstantinov, G. Zavizionny.
The cinema is a monument of architecture and urban planning of local importance, stated in Resolution № 1/191 of the Almaty City Akimat on 17 March 2021.
# Actionism

Actionism may refer to:
* Viennese Actionism, a school of art which started in Vienna, Austria
* A term used by Theodor W. Adorno to refer to the left-wing anti-intellectualism
* An excessive emphasis on social action, activity, or change in lieu of continuity, stability, and permanence
# Meryl Sexton

Meryl Sexton is a judge of the County Court in Victoria, Australia, appointed in August 2001.

## Early life and education

Meryl Sexton attended Presbyterian Ladies' College, Melbourne. She graduated from Monash University with a Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Economics. She completed her articles at law firm Cody Dwyer & Associates and was admitted to practice law in 1984. Upon going to the Bar, her master was future County Court Judge Fred Davey.

## Career

Sexton specialised in criminal matters from 1985. She appeared for both prosecution and defence before being appointed Crown Prosecutor in 1995, and prosecuted several high-profile and complex cases, including notorious paedophile Michael Glennon.
She was appointed as a Judge of the County Court in 2001, and in October 2005 was appointed Judge in Charge of the Sex Offences List, a position she still holds.
Among her most noted cases are those of a priest who sexually assaulted children, an attack on West Indian cricketer Marlon Black, a trial following the largest ever hashish seizure in Victoria, the former manager of rock band Mi-Sex who had sex with an underage girl and a man who committed a rape on his buck's night.
Her highest-profile case has been the rape trial of Australian rules footballer Andrew Lovett, which began on 11 July 2011.
Sexton is heavily involved in legislative reform, particularly relating to sexual offences. She is a member of the Victorian Government's Sexual Assault Advisory Committee and was a member of the Victorian Law Reform Commission's Sexual Offences Reference Advisory committee. She is on the Council of the Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine and part of the Advisory Committee for the Child Witness Service.
Sexton is also involved in legal education and has produced many articles and papers relating to sexual offences, particularly on those relating to changes to relevant legislation. In particular, "Changes to the Mental Element of Rape Twilight", "Propensity in Sexual Assault Cases" and an overview of The Crimes (Sexual Offences) Act 2006 are essential reading for practitioners.

## Other activities

Sexton was the first female to be made a life member of the Monash University hockey club. She is also involved in women's issues, as a member of the Equality Before the Law Committee and the Women Barristers Association, trustee of the Queen Victoria Women's Centre Trust, and President of the Victorian Division of the Australian Federation of Business and Professional Women.
# Benjamin Alphonsus Kwasi Konu

Benjamin Alphonsus Kwasi Konu was a Ghanaian politician and tutor.

## Early life

Konu hailed from South Tongu.

## Career

In July 1956, Konu was elected at the general election to serve in the Legislative Assembly. He was a tutor.

## Politics

Konu was the Member of Parliament for the Sogakofe Constituency. He was a member of the Convention People's Party. He was also the Minister for Fisheries.
# Yermakova Gar

Yermakova Gar (Russian: Ермакова Гарь) is a rural locality (a village) in Kichmengskoye Rural Settlement, Kichmengsko-Gorodetsky District, Vologda Oblast, Russia. The population was 30 as of 2002.

## Geography

Yermakova Gar is located 10 km northeast of Kichmengsky Gorodok (the district's administrative centre) by road. Nabolotnaya Gar is the nearest rural locality.
# Chad Quenneville

Chad Quenneville is an American retired ice hockey center who was a two-time All-American for Providence.

## Career

Quenneville began attending Providence College in the fall of 1991 and immediately began producing for the Friars. He was nearly a point per game player in each of his first two seasons and then led Providence in scoring as a junior. He increased his production as a senior, again leading the Friars in scoring, and was named an All-American in each of his final two years with the program. While Quenneville was productive offensively, he couldn't help Providence win many games on the ice. The Friars' record declined for three years and held flat in his final year. He was, however, able to lead Providence to a surprising run to the Hockey East championship game.
After finishing up his college career, Quenneville began playing professionally with a small stint for two teams at the AAA level. He soon found a home in the ECHL, becoming a high-scoring forward for the Pensacola Ice Pilots. Quenneville led the team to the semifinals in 1997 and the Kelly Cup finals the following year. After leading Pensacola in scoring for the second time in 1999, Quenneville retired from the game.
He was inducted in the Providence Athletic Hall of Fame in 2016.

## Statistics
### Regular season and playoffs

| | | | Regular Season | Regular Season | Regular Season | Regular Season | Regular Season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1991–92 | Providence | Hockey East | 36 | 13 | 22 | 35 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1992–93 | Providence | Hockey East | 38 | 18 | 20 | 38 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1993–94 | Providence | Hockey East | 35 | 22 | 18 | 40 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1994–95 | Providence | Hockey East | 36 | 25 | 29 | 54 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1994–95 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 8 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995–96 | Atlanta Knights | IHL | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995–96 | Nashville Knights | ECHL | 54 | 16 | 25 | 41 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 1996–97 | Pensacola Ice Pilots | ECHL | 70 | 43 | 52 | 95 | 67 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 10 |
| 1997–98 | Pensacola Ice Pilots | ECHL | 70 | 26 | 44 | 70 | 38 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 4 |
| 1998–99 | Pensacola Ice Pilots | ECHL | 70 | 24 | 38 | 62 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — |
| NCAA totals | NCAA totals | NCAA totals | 145 | 78 | 89 | 167 | 115 | — | — | — | — | — |
| ECHL totals | ECHL totals | ECHL totals | 264 | 109 | 159 | 268 | 151 | 35 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 20 |

## Awards and honors

| Award | Year |
| AHCA East Second-Team All-American | 1993–94 |
| Hockey East All-Star | 1994–95 |
| AHCA East Second-Team All-American | 1994–95 |
| Hockey East All-Tournament Team | 1995 |
# Bible Christian Faith Church

The Bible Christian Faith Church is a fundamental Reformed and Presbyterian denomination in Kenya, Africa with ties with the Free Presbyterian Church in Ulster.
The Bible Christian Faith Church was formed in 1980 when 15 congregations separated from the Africa Inland Church, a church in Eastern Africa related to Africa Inland Mission. The problem was the Biblical separation and the politics included the issues of the spiritual life and power of the church. It was registered by the government in 1996. Ten congregations left to join another denomination. The church cooperates with the Free Presbyterian Church of Ulster. Three female missionaries are working on the field. The Bible Christian Faith Church had 600 members and 6 congregations with 7 house fellowships in 2004. The denomination has a presbyterian-synodal government, and recognises the Apostles Creed and the Westminster Confession of Faith.
The Bible Christian Church now has eighteen churches and a Christian Academy in Kenya. There are two Christian Bookshops connected with this work. Presently, Rev. Glenn Hamilton is heading its center in Kenya.
# Francesco da Castello

Francesco da Castello (Flemish: Frans Van de Casteele) was a Flemish-Italian painter and manuscript illuminator, active in Rome.

## Biography

The details of his life here were documented by the contemporary artist-biographer Giovanni Baglione. Francesco painted an Assumption of the Virgin and Saints for the first chapel of San Giacomo degli Spagnoli, Rome. He painted a Madonna and child with St Niccolo Vescovo and San Giuliano for the chapel of San Giuliano in the church of San Rocco of Ripetta. He painted for the palace of Ciriaco Mattei. He painted a 'Martiri Turritani' for the Basilica San Gavino in Porte Torres, Sardegna. He also was a manuscript illuminator. He died at the age of 80 years during the papacy of Pope Clement VIII (1592-1602).
He had two sons: one, Pietro, studied medicine and practiced in Palermo. The other, Michele Castello, (1588 - 28 October 1636) was mainly an illuminator, but completed a few altarpieces.
Maddalena Corvina was Castello's niece. She apprenticed under him for painting.
# Kenneth Lyons

Kenneth R. Lyons (born September 2, 1960) is a retired American basketball player who is best known for his collegiate career at North Texas State University (now known as the University of North Texas) between 1979–80 and 1982–83. Standing at 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) and weighing 210 pounds (95 kg), Lyons played power forward
During Lyons' four year NCAA Division I career he compiled 2,291 points and 1,020 rebounds, joining an exclusive list of Division I men's basketball players to achieve both of those milestones. Through 2009–10 he is the highest scorer in UNT history. Lyons averaged 20.6 points and 9.2 rebounds per game for his career, and as a senior was named the Southland Conference men's basketball tournament co-MVP with Lamar's Lamont Robinson.
The Philadelphia 76ers selected Lyons in the second round (47th pick overall) in the 1983 NBA draft, but he ultimately never played a game in the league. He played briefly for the Lancaster Lightning of the Continental Basketball Association CBA in the 1983–84 season, 6.2 points in five games.
In 1993, North Texas enshrined him in their school's athletics hall of fame.
# Bluck's Island, Bermuda

Bluck's Island (formerly Denslow's Island, Dyer's Island) is an island of Bermuda. It lies in the harbor of Hamilton in Warwick Parish.
Previously known as Dyer's island, it was once owned by the Dyer family in the 19th century. Originally owned by Henry Thomas Dyer, son of Patrick O'dwyer.
In the early 20th century the island was owned by illustrator William Wallace Denslow who built a house there and declared himself "King Denslow I, Monarch of Denslow Islands and Protector of Coral Reefs".
Between 1917 and 1919, the island hosted the Bermuda Biological Station for Research; this was transferred for the period from Agar's Island, which had been "requisitioned for military purposes".
# List of postmasters general for the Province of Canada

The Postmaster General for the Province of Canada was a member of the Executive Council for the Province of Canada responsible for the operation of the mail service. From 1784 to 1850, Deputy Postmasters General were appointed in the Canadian colonies, subordinate to the Postmaster General of the United Kingdom. On July 28, 1849, the British Parliament passed An Act for Enabling Colonial Legislatures to Establish Inland Posts. Legislation was passed in the Province of Canada in 1850 to regulate the operation of the postal service. The official transfer was completed in 1851. After Canadian Confederation in 1867, this function was transferred to the new federal government. In the Province of Canada, the Postmaster General also automatically became a member of the Board of Railway Commissioners.

## Deputy Postmaster for British North America (Canada)

Before 1851, the role of Deputy Postmaster General was the highest rank, whom reported back to the Postmaster General of the Royal Mail.

### Deputy Postmaster General of the Province of Quebec

* Hugh Finlay 1763-1774
** co-Postmaster General for British North America with John Foxcroft 1774-1783

### Deputy Postmaster General of the Canadas, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia

* Hugh Finlay
** 1783-1799 - as Postmaster General for Upper and Lower Canada
** 1788-1799 Postmaster General for Nova Scotia and New Brunswick
* George Heriot 1799-1816
* Daniel Sutherland (postmaster general)Daniel Sutherland 1816-1827
* Thomas Allen Stayner 1828-1851
* William Henry Griffin 1851

### Deputy Postmaster General of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia

* John Howe 1843-1867 - for New Brunswick

## Postmaster General of the Province of Canada

This post covered only Canada West and Canada East, as New Brunswick and Nova Scotia had their own postal system.
* James Morris, April 1851 – August 1853
* Malcolm Cameron, August 1853 – July 1854
* Robert Spence, October 1854 – 1857
* Sidney Smith, February 1858 – August 1858
* Michael Hamilton Foley, August 1858
* Sir John A. Macdonald, August 1858
    Sidney Smith (second time), September 1858 – May 1862
    Michael Hamilton Foley (second time), May 1862 – May 1863
* Oliver Mowat, May 1863 – March 1864
    Michael Hamilton Foley (third time), March 1864 – May 1864
* Oliver Mowat (second time), June 1864 – November 1864
* William Pearce Howland, November 1864 – August 1866
* Hector-Louis Langevin, November 1866 – 1867