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# D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson (Galway)

D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson (1829–1902) was an English scholar, from 1863 Professor of Greek at Queen's College, Galway.

## Life

D'Arcy was the elder son of John Skelton Thompson, shipmaster, and his wife Mary Mitchell, both of Maryport, Cumberland; it was a seafaring family, and he was born at sea on board his father's barque Georgiana, off Van Diemen's Land, on 18 April 1829. After twelve years (1835–47) at Christ's Hospital, London, he matriculated at Trinity College, Cambridge, Michaelmas 1848, later migrating to Pembroke College. At Cambridge his main tutors were Augustus Arthur Vansittart and with Joseph Barber Lightfoot, both of Trinity; his closest friends were James Lempriere Hammond and Peter Guthrie Tait. He was placed sixth in the first class in the Classical Tripos of 1852, bracketed with William Jackson Brodribb.
After graduating B.A. in 1852, Thompson became classical master at the Edinburgh Academy, where Robert Louis Stevenson was one of his pupils. During this period he lived at 3 Brandon Street a short distance east of the school.
In 1863 he took the chair of Greek in Queen's College, Galway. In 1867 he delivered the Lowell lectures in Boston. He died at Galway on 25 January 1902, a few hours after lecturing on Thucydides.

## Works

At Cambridge, Thompson gained a medal for Latin verse in 1849 with an ode Maurorum in Hispania Imperium. His major work Day Dreams of a Schoolmaster (Edinburgh, 1864, 1865) is partly autobiographical, and argued for sensitive teaching of Latin and Greek, broader female education, and the dignity of the teaching profession. He wrote also:
* Ancient Leaves (1862), translated and original poems;
* Wayside Thoughts of an Asophophilosopher (1865), essays;
* Wayside Thoughts (1867), his Lowell lectures, related to the content of Day Dreams; and
* Sales Attici. (1867), maxims from Greek tragedy.
For his eldest son, Thompson wrote children's books illustrated by Charles H. Bennett, Nursery Nonsense, or Rhymes without Reason (1863–4), and Fun and Earnest, or Rhymes with Reason (1865). He wrote essays and poems in The Scotsman and Macmillan's Magazine, and sent translations from the Greek to The Museum.

## Family

Thompson married twice: (1) in Edinburgh, in 1859, Fanny Gamgee (1840–1860), daughter of Joseph Gamgee and sister of Joseph Sampson Gamgee with whom he had one son, D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson the biologist; and (2) in Dublin, in 1866, Amy, daughter of William B. Drury, of Boden Park, co. Dublin, by whom he had two sons and four daughters.
# Commonwealth Railways NB class

The Commonwealth Railways NB class originated in a shipment of four 0-6-0, 1067 millimetres (3 feet 6 inches) gauge, saddle tank steam locomotives built by the Vulcan Iron Works of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. They were imported to Australia in 1916 for construction work at the naval base at Henderson, Western Australia. Their tractive effort was 9500 pounds.
In 1925 two of them (builder's numbers 2532 and 2533) were acquired by the Commonwealth Railways and placed in service on the Central Australia Railway as NB29 and NB30 respectively. After shunting for two decades at Quorn, where they were nicknamed "pugs", the two locomotives were set aside. NB29 was written off in 1946 and scrapped in 1958. NB30 was written off in 1950.

## Conversion to diesel – NB30

In 1957, the frame and wheels of NB30 were used as the basis of a small diesel-hydraulic locomotive designed and built at Commonwealth Railways' Port Augusta workshops. Retaining its number, NB30 was initially used in recovering rails from the closed Brachina–Hawker section of the Central Australia Railway, after which it was assigned to Quorn for shunting work. It was then transferred to Port Augusta for use as a workshops shunter, where it was withdrawn from service in 1972.
In 1979, NB30 was donated to the Pichi Richi Railway by the successor to the Commonwealth Railways, the Australian National Railways Commission, whose chairman, Keith Smith, had been the Chief Mechanical Engineer who had overseen its design. As of 2020, the heritage railway employed the locomotive on shunting duties.
# San Jose Raiders

The San Jose Raiders are a group of winter guard ensembles based in San Jose, California and founded in the 1970s. The Raiders had won six Winter Guard International (WGI) World Titles (1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 2003).

## History

Founded as a Drum and Bugle Corps, the San Jose Raiders were first known as the Knight Raiders. In the mid 1970s, the organization switched its focus to Winter Guard and made its first WGI appearance in 1985.
By 1987 the Raiders made their first finals appearance with their show entitled "The Art of Noise" and by 1990 had tied with Blessed Sacrament to win their first WGI title. In the subsequent seasons the San Jose Raiders became the first color guard to win five consecutive WGI World Class titles. Additionally in 1994 the San Jose Raiders Open Guard earned the bronze medal at the WGI World Championships.
In 1995 the organization decided to fold their current world program and promote their Open Guard to the World class. Although this "new" Raider World Guard performed a very memorable show, they missed making finals. In 1996 the Raiders returned to WGI and firmly retained their spot as a WGI finalist with a 6th-place finish.
The following years continued the Raiders growth. The Raiders "A" class guard earned a silver medal in 1997 and followed it with a 4th-place finish in the Open class in 1998. The World team remained strong, but was never able to return to the medal podium, twice missing the bronze medal by five hundredths of a point (2000, 2002).
After eight years the Raiders returned to the World Class Podium with their 2003 Gold medal production, "Portraits of Frida".
# Shopsy (company)

Shopsy is an Indian B2C e-commerce platform launched by Flipkart in July 2021.

## History

Flipkart introduced Shopsy in July 2021 as a mobile app that allowed people in India to launch their own online reseller business. By August 2021, the app had adopted a zero-commission marketplace model. Later, Shopsy shifted its focus to become a B2C company. In December 2021, the app launched e-grocery services across 700 cities in India. In March 2022, Shopsy appointed Indian actor Sara Ali Khan as its brand ambassador.
Shopsy was earlier helmed by Flipkart's SVP – Growth & Monetisation, Prakash Sikaria until July 2022. In the same month, Adarsh Menon, senior vice president, and head of new businesses at Flipkart, took over the leadership at Shopsy. In August 2022, Shopsy had 100 million users.
In September 2022, the company launched Grand Shopsy Mela for direct customers and eventually introduced a vernacular search for addressing the non-English speaking demographic. As of December 2022, the mobile app had 11 lakh sellers with 68% of its customers coming from Tier-2 Indian cities. In February 2023, Flipkart announced that Shopsy accounted for 40% of its new customers.

## Business model

Shopsy is a zero-commission marketplace model for sellers in India. It is a digital commerce initiative by Flipkart, the Bengaluru-headquartered and Walmart-owned e-commerce company with over US$7.7 billion in annual revenue (FY 2022).

## Awards

* Google Play Best of Users' Choice Award for 2022.
# Donna Sheldon

Donna Sheldon is an American politician from the state of Georgia. Sheldon is a former Republican member of Georgia House of Representatives for District 104.

## Education

In 1984, Sheldon earned a degree in Science from Gainesville College.

## Career

Sheldon is a founder and former director of Dacula Classical Academy in Georgia.
On November 5, 2002, Sheldon won the election unopposed and became a Republican member of Georgia House of Representatives for District 71.
On November 2, 2004, Sheldon won the election and became a Republican member of Georgia House of Representatives for District 105. Sheldon defeated John Kenney with 78.36% of the votes.
On November 6, 2012, Sheldon won the election unopposed and became a Republican member of Georgia House of Representatives for District 104.
On August 26, 2013, Sheldon announced her resignation from Georgia House of Representatives to focus on her campaign as a candidate for Georgia's 10th congressional district to replace Paul Broun. On May 20, 2014, Sheldon finished third in the race for Georgia's 10th congressional district after receiving 15% of the vote, as Jody Hice and Mike Collins advanced to a runoff election.
In 2018, as a real estate agent, Sheldon campaigned for a seat in Georgia House of Representatives. On November 6, 2018, Sheldon lost the election for Georgia House of Representatives for District 105. Sheldon was defeated by Donna McLeod and received only 41.63% of the votes.

## Personal life

Sheldon's husband is Bob. They have two children. Sheldon and her family live in Dacula, Georgia.
# Larry Walker III

Lawrence Cohen Walker III (born June 17, 1965) is an American politician, currently serving as a member of the Georgia State Senate from the 20th district. A member of the Republican Party, he won a special election in December 2015 to succeed Ross Tolleson, who resigned for health reasons.
Walker's father, Larry Walker, served more than thirty years in the Georgia House of Representatives, almost half of which as majority leader.
In January 2024, Walker introduced S.B. 390, which would withhold government funding for any libraries in Georgia affiliated with the American Library Association. The bill was drafted following the election of ALA President Emily Drabinski and allegations of the organization promoting a personal ideology and influencing librarian certification.
# Edward B. McClain Jr.

Edward B. McClain Jr. (18 November 1944, Liberia - 23 July 2016, Pretoria was a Liberian politician. He was the minister of state for presidential affairs and chief of staff to President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf.
He was born on 18 November 1944. His father's family was from Mhanwruune Quarter of Picnicess, in Grand Kru County. He was a nephew on his mother's side of President William Richard Tolbert Jr. McClain graduated from the College of West Africa and Cuttington College and Divinity School with a BSc degree in chemistry and biology. He then studied psychiatry at the University of Besançon in France. He then resided in Abidjan, in the Ivory Coast, where he befriended Johnson Sirleaf.
Johnson Sirleaf and McClain returned to Liberia in 2003. He was a key member of her electoral campaign.
McClain died on 23 July 2016 while undergoing medical treatment in Pretoria, South Africa.
# Y. V. Rao (disambiguation)

Y. V. Rao could refer to one of the following people:
* Y. V. Rao (Yaragudipati Varada Rao), Indian film director, actor, and screenwriter
* Y. V. Rao (producer and journalist) (Y. Venkat Rao), Indian film producer and journalist
# Ida Mabel Murray Simmons

Ida Mabel Murray Simmons MBE (1881, 1882 or 1888 — 7 January 1958), was a public health nurse who greatly improved maternal and infant health care standards in Singapore. She was posthumously inducted into the Singapore Women's Hall of Fame in 2021.

## Early life and education

Simmons studied in Eastbourne, East Sussex. She joined the Voluntary Aid Detachment (VAD) during World War I, serving at the 2nd London General Hospital, Chelsea from October 1916, later going to France. She returned in April 1919 and was awarded two red stripes in connection with this service.
After the war, she received a VAD scholarship to study at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, and received her certification in 1922. She then won a scholarship one-year International Red Cross public health course in London.

## Career

From 1924 to 1926, she worked as a sister tutor at the Royal Edinburgh Infirmary.
She joined the Straits Settlements Medical Department in December 1926, and arrived in Singapore in January 1927, and became the first Health Sister in Singapore. She was responsible for introducing infant and maternal health services in rural Singapore, which then covered about half of the island, and had a population of about 100,000. She spent several months learning Malay before she began visiting every village in rural Singapore. The improvement of reporting of births and the examination of infants was made a priority.
During her first year, a mobile dispensary was launched by the health department. The dispensary had a doctor and a dresser who spoke several languages. The dispensary would park along the road while Simmons and her team made house calls. In 1930, Simmons began setting up welfare centres which focused on health education and disease and illness prevention. The centres also provided regular check-ups, free milk, referrals to hospitals, lectures and counselling. However, due the lack of facilities and nursing staff, the centres were initially set up in former shophouses, coolie lines and police stations, and only operated for short hours daily.
Simmons was promoted to Public Health Matron for rural Singapore in 1934 and was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire in 1941. Following the end of the Japanese occupation of Singapore, Simmons was tasked with the rebuilding of infant health services, which were neglected under the occupation. Simmons retired in 1948 but in 1950, she travelled to Brunei as part of a World Health Organization programme teaching modern obstetrical methods to rural midwives.
She was posthumously inducted into the Singapore Women's Hall of Fame in 2021.

## Personal life and death

During World War II, Simmons was interned at the Sime Road Camp. She passed time by sewing trousers for male internees at the camp, and had sewn 3,000 pairs of trousers by the end of her internment.
Simmons returned to England following her retirement in 1948, and later moved to Scotland. Simmons died on 7 January 1958.
# 1792 in the Netherlands

Events from the year 1792 in the Dutch Republic

## Events

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### Events from the Year 1792 in the Dutch Republic
#### Introduction

The year 1792 was a pivotal period in the history of the Dutch Republic, marking significant political, military, and economic developments as part of the broader European turbulence during the late 18th century. The Dutch Republic, a confederation of seven provinces, faced challenges related to internal governance, foreign relations, and the looming influence of revolutionary France.
* - Dutch West India Company

## Births

* William II (1792–1849), King of the Netherlands, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, and Duke of Limburg
# Guaraciaba, Minas Gerais

Guaraciaba is a Brazilian municipality located in the state of Minas Gerais. The city belongs to the mesoregion of Zona da Mata and to the microregion of Ponte Nova.
Estimated population in 2020 is 10,315. Area of territorial unit 2020 (km²) 348.596.
# Gargaphia iridescens

Gargaphia iridescens is a species of lace bug in the family Tingidae. It is found in Central America, North America, and South America.
# Prevention of Damage by Pests Act 1949

The Prevention of Damage by Pests Act 1949 (12, 13 & 14 Geo. 6. c. 55) is legislation in the United Kingdom, that creates a duty on local authorities to control mice and rats. The legislation grants powers to local authorities to compel land owners and/or occupiers to take action to keep land free from rats and mice.
# Morten Donnerup

Morten Welling Donnerup (born 26 August 1960) is a Danish former football player, who played professionally for Spanish club Racing de Santander from 1985 to 1986. Playing in the midfielder position, he scored one goal in 10 matches for the Denmark national football team.
Born in Odense, Donnerup started his career with local clubs Næsby IF and B 1913. He went on to play for AGF Aarhus, for whom he debuted on the Danish national team in June 1982. He had a short stint at Odense BK, before AGF sold him to Spanish club Racing de Santander in 1985. He played one season at Santander, scoring four goals in 29 games. While at Santander, Donnerup played his 10th and last game for the Danish national team in April 1986. He returned to Denmark once more, playing for AGF, Odense BK and Vejle Boldklub. Donnerup ended his career at a lower league club in Nørre Aaby.
# Otto Geyer

Karl Ludwig Otto Geyer (8 January 1843, in Charlottenburg – March 1914, in Charlottenburg) was a German sculptor. His brother was the architect, Albert Geyer [de].

## Life and work

His father, Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig Geyer, was an Archdeacon in the Evangelical Church. From 1859 to 1864, he studied at the Prussian Academy of Arts, and worked in the studios of the sculptor, Hermann Schievelbein. Following Schievelbein's death in 1867, Geyer took over his studio. He continued his studies in 1869, at the Thorvaldsen Museum in Copenhagen.
After 1891, he taught ornamental and figure modelling at the Technischen Hochschule Charlottenburg (now Technische Universität Berlin), succeeding Bernhard Roemer (1852-1891), who had died suddenly. The following year, he also began teaching at the Arts and Crafts School, where he served as Director from 1904 to 1913. He was named a Professor in 1893. His students included the sculptor, Lilli Wislicenus, and the porcelain artist, Hugo Meisel (1887–1966).
He died shortly after retiring, at the age of seventy-one, and was interred at the Friedhof Wilmersdorf. The grave has not been preserved. A memorial tablet and statue, donated by his daughters, was later placed in the Waldfriedhof Zehlendorf.
Some of his works may be seen outside Germany, at the Gare de Strasbourg, in the main hall. They include two large statues of female allegorical figures, representing Industry and Agriculture, and reliefs on the original façade.
# Stegana

Stegana is a genus of vinegar flies, insects in the family Drosophilidae. Seven species complexes have been established based on morphological data: S. biprotrusa (Chen & Aotsuka, 2004), S. castanea (Okada, 1988), S. coleoptrata (Scopoli, 1763), S. nigrolimbata (Duda, 1924), S. ornatipes (Wheeler & Takada, 1964), S. shirozui (Okada, 1971) and S. undulata (Meijere, 1911).
# J. Thiviyanathan

Jeyaratnam Thiviyanathan (born 20 April 1952) is a Sri Lankan Tamil politician and former Member of Parliament.
Thiviyanathan was born on 20 April 1952. He was educated at Jaffna Central College. He is a Roman Catholic.
Thiviyanathan contested the 1989 parliamentary election as one of the Eelam People's Revolutionary Liberation Front's candidates in Ampara District and was elected to Parliament.
# Pycnoderes obscuratus

Pycnoderes obscuratus is a species of plant bug in the family Miridae. It is found in North America.
# Stenomicra angustata

Stenomicra angustata is a species of fly in the family Periscelididae.
# Asca mumatosimilis

Asca mumatosimilis is a species of mite in the family Ascidae.
# Trachypus mexicanus

Trachypus mexicanus is a species of wasp in the family Philanthidae. It is found in Central America.
# Behningia

Behningia is a genus of sand-burrowing mayfly in the family Behningiidae. There are at least four described species in Behningia.

## Species

These four species belong to the genus Behningia:
* Behningia baei McCafferty & Jacobus, 2006
* Behningia nujiangensis Zhou & Bisset, 2019
* Behningia tschernovae Edmunds & Traver, 1959
* Behningia ulmeri Lestage, 1929
# Epeolus pusillus

Epeolus pusillus is a species of cuckoo bee in the family Apidae. It is found in the United States and Mexico. The species is a parasite of Colletes compactus and Colletes ciliatoides.
# Leptophlebia pacifica

Leptophlebia pacifica is a species of pronggilled mayfly in the family Leptophlebiidae. It is found in North America.
# Akogo

Akogo dance is a traditional dance form of the Teso people of Eastern Uganda. This cultural expression is performed by both men and women, who gracefully move their bodies in synchrony with the rhythmic beats of the akogo, a percussion instrument crafted from bamboo tubes of varying lengths. The Dance is believed to have been performed by the Teso people for centuries and has evolved over time and has been influenced by other dance forms from neighboring regions.

## Traditional steps and movements

The akogo, also known as the thumb piano, is the primary instrument utilized in the traditional Akogo dance. Crafted from bamboo tubes of varying lengths, this fascinating instrument is played by striking the tubes with sticks. The melodious sound generated by the akogo holds a pivotal role within the dance, intricately setting the rhythm for the graceful movements of the dancers. Akogo dance is characterized by its fast-paced movements and energetic rhythms. The dance is performed by both men and women and is often accompanied by singing. The dancers move in a circular formation, with each dancer taking turns to perform in the center of the circle.

## Cultural significance

The Akogo dance performances in Teso culture showcase vibrant costumes adorned with intricate patterns. Men commonly don loose-fitting pants and shirts, while women opt for long skirts paired with blouses. Akogo dance holds significant cultural value, being performed on various occasions including weddings, funerals, and celebrations. This traditional dance form serves as a means for the Teso people to honor their heritage and forge a profound connection with their ancestors.
# Carex lurida

Carex lurida is a tussock-forming flowering plant of the family Cyperaceae, the sedge family. Common names for Carex lurida include shallow sedge, sallow sedge and lurid sedge.

## Description

Carex lurida is a clump-forming plant with a tuft of basal leaves and culms growing up to 90 cm in height. Leaves are a bright yellow-green colour, growing to about half the length of the stem. The inflorescence takes the form of large brush-shaped spikes, lime green in colour, turning golden brown as they ripen. The root system is rhizomatous, with fibrous roots.

## Distribution and habitat

Carex lurida is a wetland plant, preferring marshy conditions such as sedge meadows, swamps and ditches. Its native range is Eastern Canada to Ecuador, and it has also been introduced to New Zealand.
# Mexicomiris texanus

Mexicomiris texanus is a species of plant bug in the family Miridae. It is found in North America.
# Semis

The semis (lit. 'half of an as') was a small Roman bronze coin that was valued at half an as. During the Roman Republic, the semis was distinguished by an 'S' (indicating semis) or 6 dots (indicating a theoretical weight of 6 unciae). Some of the coins featured a bust of Saturn on the obverse, and the prow of a ship on the reverse.
Initially a cast coin, like the rest of Roman Republican bronzes, it began to be struck from dies shortly before the Second Punic War (218–201 BC). Following the Augustan Coinage reforms of 23 BC the semis became the smallest orichalcum (brass) denomination, having twice the value of a copper quadrans and half the value of the copper as. Its size and diameter corresponded directly to the quadrans, so its value was attained from brass having double the value of copper. The coin was issued infrequently and it ceased to be issued by the time of Hadrian (117–138 AD).
In the early Imperial period, a semis could buy a cerae (wax writing tablet).
# Niels Guldbjerg

Niels Guldbjerg (born 10 February 1958) is a Danish retired professional footballer who played in the North American Soccer League and the Major Indoor Soccer League for the Detroit Express, Philadelphia Fever, New Jersey Rockets and Buffalo Stallions.
In his native country Guldbjerg played for Aalborg (1976–1977), Frederikshavn (1978) and Herfølge BK (1979) before moving to the US. In the summer of 1982, he played in the National Soccer League originally with Detroit Besa, and later with Toronto Italia. In 1983, he played in the Canadian Professional Soccer League with Hamilton Steelers.
He also served as Head Coach of the NCAA Division 1 Niagara University Purple Eagles during the 1984 season posting a 4–8 record.