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# John Burroughs Association

The John Burroughs Association was founded in 1921 to commemorate the life and works of author/naturalist John Burroughs (1837-1921). Administered out of offices at the American Museum of Natural History, the Association owns the John Burroughs Sanctuary at West Park, in the town of Esopus, New York. The Sanctuary is the site of John Burroughs's cabin, Slabsides, a National Historic Landmark built 1895. In addition to maintaining the Sanctuary, the John Burroughs Association publishes a newsletter, The Wake Robin. It also, on an annual basis, presents the John Burroughs Medal for distinguished nature writing at book-length, and another award for essay-length nature writing.
# Choker

A choker is a close-fitting necklace worn around the neck, typically 14 inch to 16 inch in length. Chokers can be made of a variety of materials, including velvet, plastic, beads, latex, leather, metal, such as silver, gold, or platinum, etc. They can be adorned in a variety of ways, including with sequins, studs, or a pendant.

## History

Golden choker necklaces were crafted by Sumerian artisans around 2500 BC and according to curators from the Jewelry Museum of Fine Arts, chokers have been around for thousands of years, appearing in Ancient Egypt, in addition to the Sumerians in Mesopotamia. Often made with gold or lapis, the necklaces were thought to be protective and imbued with special powers.
Chokers were also later worn in the 1st century A.D. They are mentioned in the Talmud, book Shabbat, chapter 6 as a common women's accessory.

### 19th Century

Neck accessories similar to chokers could be seen commonly throughout the century.
Ballerinas and the upper class in the late 19th century commonly wore certain types of chokers. However, at that same time, in the late 19th century, a plain, thin, red or black ribbon choker had ties to prostitution, as seen in Manet's Olympia (1861).
The 19th-century fashion for broad chokers reached its peak around 1900 in part due to Queen Alexandra of the United Kingdom wearing one to hide a small scar. Chokers were popular into the 1920s and again in the '40s as colliers de chien. In particular, the term dog collars or colliers de chien caught on, and these designs – incorporating luxe diamonds, pearls, lace, and velvet – could be seen as objects of the elite because the best kinds were custom-made to fit one's neck perfectly. In 1944 Life magazine stated that "a dowager fashion of 40 years ago" was being revived by young women, illustrating the trend with photos of models wearing the now vaguely rebellious "dog collars".

## Modern fashion

In the modern era, chokers have been popular with some celebrities, including Gwyneth Paltrow, who wore one to the 1999 Academy Awards. Paris Hilton wore three inches of Swarovski around her neck in 2002. Rihanna has also been featured wearing chokers.
In the 2010s, the choker became a popular fashion among transgender women, due not only to its association with femininity but also because of its potential to hide the Adam's apple without performing a tracheal shave.
# Tashan-e Gharbi Rural District

Tashan-e Gharbi Rural District (Persian: دهستان تشان غربی) is in Tashan District of Behbahan County, Khuzestan province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Ab Amiri.

## Demographics
### Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population was 4,173 in 863 households. There were 4,153 inhabitants in 980 households at the following census of 2011. The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 3,353 in 954 households. The most populous of its 40 villages was Ab Amiri, with 790 people.
# Stanley Wyatt Smith

Stanley Wyatt-Smith (3 April 1887 – 17 November 1958) was a British diplomat. He was Consul-General of Manila (1938–42) and Honolulu (1943–44). A collection of his photographs taken in Wuhan during the 1911 Xinhai Revolution form part of the 'Historical Photographs of China' project and are held at the University of Bristol.

## Early life

Wyatt-Smith was born in Minchinhampton on 3 April 1887 the son of Rev. WH Smith and Susannah (née Rice). He was educated at Bedford Modern School and King's College London.

## Diplomatic service

In 1907 Wyatt-Smith entered the Consular Service in China. He was a student interpreter in Beijing (1907–09), and later witnessed the 1911 (Xinhai) Revolution; his photographs of the aftermath of that revolution form part of the 'Historical Photographs of China' project and are held at the University of Bristol. He was later student interpreter in Shanghai (1913–14) and Shantou (1914–17), before being made acting Consul at Jinan (1917–18) and later at Wuzhou (1918–20).
Wyatt-Smith was Vice-Consul at Hankou (1921), Shanghai (1922–23), Senior District Officer at Weihaiwei (1923–25), Consul at Zhenjiang (1926–27) and Tengyue (1927–31). The American journalist Edgar Snow stayed with Wyatt-Smith in Tengyue as relayed in Robert Farnsworth's book about Snow's time in Asia: 'Stanley Wyatt-Smith, the British consul, was a congenial and well-informed host'. Lady Diana Cooper described him as,'...delightful...His confidence and poise far exceeded any English Consuls I have seen'.
After Tengyue, Wyatt-Smith was Consul at Changsha (1931–32), Niuzhuang (1933), Jinan (1933), Fuzhou (1934–36) and Shantou (1937–38). In 1938 Smith was promoted to Consul-General of Manila (1938–42) until he was interned at Santo Tomas Internment Camp by the Japanese military authorities on the occupation of Manila and repatriated in 1942. In 1943 he was made Consul-General of Honolulu until his retirement in 1945.

## Family life

Wyatt-Smith married firstly Clara Mabel Smyth (one son and one daughter, his son killed on active service in 1945). He married secondly Beatrix, eldest daughter of Sir Francis Metford KCB OBE. He died in Burleigh, Stroud, Gloucestershire, on 17 November 1958.
# New England Public Media

New England Public Media is a non-profit organization that operates the public broadcasting outlets in Western Massachusetts, including the Springfield area. It operates the region's NPR member, Amherst-licensed WFCR (New England Public Radio) and its associated satellites, and the region's PBS member, Springfield-licensed WGBY-TV.
The formation of New England Public Media was announced on April 11, 2019, by Martin Miller, CEO of WFCR, and Anthony Hayes, general manager of WGBY. WFCR, owned by the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and WGBY, owned by the WGBH Educational Foundation, had been exploring ways to collaborate since 2017. Hayes and Miller felt joining forces would expand their local journalism efforts. Miller said that many people in the area already believed WFCR and WGBY were linked, despite having had separate owners for decades. New England Public Media officially took control of the stations in the summer of 2019.
New England Public Media is led by a board comprising members of WFCR's fundraising arm, the New England Public Radio Foundation, and WGBY's board of tribunes. Miller is president and CEO, while Hayes is chief operating officer and general manager. The merged organization operates WFCR and WGBY under program service operating agreements with UMass Amherst and the WGBH Foundation, which retain the licenses for WFCR and WGBY, respectively. The NEPR Foundation retains operation of the "NEPR News Network," which runs an expanded schedule of NPR news programming. The merged organization has 78 employees, including a 21-member newsroom; it intends to increase its newsroom to 30 journalists by 2022.
# Canberra International Film Festival

The Canberra International Film Festival (CIFF) is an annual film festival held in Canberra, Australia. It is a cinema celebration across an 11-day program in October/November each year. It is a showcase of films from Australia and around the globe.
In addition to screening feature films and documentaries, there is always a suite of additional events such as Q&A sessions, workshops and panel discussions with directors, producers, actors and the broad range of artists involved in the filmmaking process.

## History

The University of Canberra was the initiator of the Canberra International Film Festival. For each Festival from 1996 until 2001, either through its Convocation or directly, the university provided the artistic direction, and was also the promoter, manager and underwriter of the festival.
In 2002, as part of a comprehensive plan to restructure the Canberra International Film Festival and secure its future, ownership was transferred to an Incorporated Association. The Canberra International Film Festival is a not-for-profit organisation supported by local and federal government, corporate sponsors and cultural partners.

## Artistic directors

* Michael Sergi (1996–2008)
* Simon Weaving (2009–2012)
* Lex Lindsay (2013–2014)
* Alice Taylor (2016)
* Andrew Pike (2017–)

## CIFF Audience Awards

| Year | Film | Director |
| 1996 | Children of the Revolution | Peter Duncan |
| 1997 | The King of Masks | Wu Tianming |
| 1998 | Radiance | Rachel Perkins |
| 1999 | The Celebration | Thomas Vinterberg |
| 2000 | Himalaya | Eric Valli |
| 2001 | Amélie Monsoon Wedding | Jean-Pierre Jeunet Mira Nair |
| 2003 | Good Bye Lenin! | Wolfgang Becker |
| 2005 | Innocent Voices | Luis Mandoki |
| 2006 | Who Killed the Electric Car? | Chris Paine |
| 2007 | The Diving Bell and the Butterfly | Julian Schnabel |
| 2008 | Bliss | Abdullah Oguz |
| 2009 | Five Minutes of heaven | Oliver Hirschbiegel |
| 2010 | On Childhood | Carlos Carrera |
| 2011 | Life, Above All | Oliver Schmitz |
| 2012 | The Hunt | Thomas Vinterberg |
| 2013 | Once My Mother | Sophia Turkiewicz |
# Live City Sounds

Live City Sounds is a live album by the American musician Mary Lou Lord, released in 2001. It was a return to Lord's busking roots.
The album was originally sold via mail, before being reissued by Rubric Records.

## Production

The album includes covers of songs by Richard Thompson, Big Star, the Magnetic Fields, and Bob Dylan, among others. Lord recorded the album on a newly purchased portable DAT recorder, which she returned within 30 days for a refund. The songs were captured at Park Street station, in Boston, and at Harvard Square. A studio recording of "Speeding Motorcycle", a cover of the Daniel Johnston song, was included on the reissue.

## Critical reception

Professional ratings :
| Review scores ||
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | |
| Entertainment Weekly | B+ |
| (The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide | |
No Depression wrote that "Lord proves a particularly strong interpreter of Richard Thompson’s work, jangling through '1952 Vincent Black Lightning' and delicately rendering 'Beeswing'." Entertainment Weekly noted that the highlights include "a pair of motorcycle odes by Richard Thompson and Daniel Johnston, and a languid take on Springsteen's 'Thunder Road' that recasts it as the daydream it probably always was."
Trouser Press declared that "the performances, unembellished and heartfelt, are perfect." The Boston Globe thought that "her imitations feel more like tributes than ripoffs." The Chicago Tribune determined that the album "finds Lord's warm, waif-ish voice most moving on ballads but stretched on less sedate material."
AllMusic wrote: "As a whole, this disc serves as a startling reemergence of Mary Lou Lord onto the indie folk rock scene. With more than her share of negative press from detractors, Lord lets the music speak for her. The music remains charming, simple, and powerful." The Encyclopedia of Popular Music concluded that Live City Sounds "outshone her studio work."
# Diana Beaumont

Diana Beaumont (8 May 1909 – 21 June 1964) was a British actress. In 1932 she starred in the West End run of the hit comedy While Parents Sleep by Anthony Kimmins, while in 1934 she appeared in Ian Hay's Admirals All.

## Selected filmography

* Alibi (1929)
* The Old Man (1931)
* When London Sleeps (1932)
* A Lucky Sweep (1932)
* Side Streets (1933)
* Autumn Crocus (1934)
* A Real Bloke (1935)
* The Secret Voice (1936)
* They Didn't Know (1936)
* Birds of a Feather (1936)
* Make It Three (1938)
* Murder in Soho (1939)
* Come On George! (1939)
* Hi Gang! (1941)
* Let the People Sing (1942)
* Stolen Face (1952)
* Home at Seven (1952)
* Aunt Clara (1954)
# Delosperma echinatum

Delosperma echinatum is a succulent plant, native to South Africa. It is also known as the pickle plant. The new genus Delosperma was erected by English botanist N. E. Brown in 1925, with this species later acknowledged as the type species.
Scottish plant-hunter Francis Masson collected this species for Kew Gardens in 1774. French naturalist Jean-Baptiste Lamarck described it as Mesembryanthemum echinatum in 1786, from material in France that most likely had come from England.
# Atharva – The Origin

Atharva – The Origin is a graphic novel written by Ramesh Thamilmani and illustrated by MS Dhoni. It is produced by M.V.M. Vel mohan, Vincent Adaikalaraj and Ashok Manor. Reportedly, the makers are also planning to make a web-series based on the novel.
The novel was touted as India’s first three-dimensional graphic novel with a realistic visual interpretation of about 150 scenes.

## Relaunch as comic

The graphic novel was recreated by Pratilipi Comics with "new character designs, artwork, and creative elements, revolutionising the Indian online comic space". In September 2022 the novel was relaunched as comic in Pratilipi comics.
# Ali Al-Beshari

Ali Al-Beshari (Arabic: علي البشاري), (born 1962) could be transliterated as Bshari, is a Libyan footballer. He scored three goals in the 1982 African cup of nations in Libya, which made him the tournament's second leading goalscorer (after Ghana's George Alhassan).
He scored for Al-Ahly more than 40 goals, and nine goals for the national team in more than 60 matches.

## Links

Ali Al-Beshari at Fifa.com.
# North Island little spotted kiwi

The North Island little spotted kiwi or North Island little grey kiwi (Apteryx owenii iredalei) is an extinct subspecies of the little spotted kiwi that was native to the North Island, New Zealand. It was described by Gregory Mathews in 1935. Most subsequent authors do not recognise it or any other subspecies of Apteryx owenii.
The North Island little spotted kiwi went extinct sometime in the late 19th century for unknown reasons; most likely from introduced invasive species such as stoats, feral cats, and other related species, or from human activity in the region. Two specimens were collected in the 1880s, being the only known remnants left.
# Borodino settlement hromada

Budzhak settlement hromada (Ukrainian: Буджацька селищна громада) is a hromada in Bolhrad Raion of Odesa Oblast in southwestern Ukraine. Population: 15,898 (2020 est.)
The hromada consists of a rural settlement of Budzhak and 33 villages:
* Blahodatne
* Bohdanivka
* Bulativka
* Chervone
* Hannivka (Vysochanske Starostat)
* Hannivka (Lisne Starostat)
* Ivanchanka
* Krolivka
* Lambrivka
* Lisne
* Matyldivka
* Mykolaivka
* Nadrichne
* Nove Tarutyne
* Novoselivka
* Novosilka
* Novoukrainka
* Oleksiivka
* Pidhirne
* Peremoha
* Petrivka
* Plachynda
* Rivne
* Roza
* Skryvanivka
* Vesela Dolyna
* Volodymyrivka
* Voznesenka Druha
* Vysochanske
* Yelyzavetivka (Bohdanivka Starostat)
* Yelyzavetivka (Vesela Dolyna Starostat)
* Yevhenivka
* Yurivka
# Leroy Lins

Leroy John Lins (June 21, 1913 – August 12, 1986) was an American professional basketball player. He played for the Akron Goodyear Wingfoots in the National Basketball League for eight games during the 1937–38 season and averaged 0.5 points per game. After basketball, Lins worked for Goodyear for many years.
# Niketas Choniates

Niketas or Nicetas Choniates (Medieval Greek: Νικήτας Χωνιάτης; c. 1155 – 1217), whose actual surname was Akominatos (Ἀκομινάτος), was a Byzantine Greek historian and politician. He accompanied his brother Michael Akominatos to Constantinople from their birthplace Chonae (from which came his nickname, "Choniates" meaning "person from Chonae"). Nicetas wrote a history of the Eastern Roman Empire from 1118 to 1207.

## Life

Nicetas Akominatos was born to wealthy parents around 1150 in Phrygia in the city of Chonae (near the modern Honaz in Turkey). Bishop Nicetas of Chonae baptized and named the infant; later he was called "Choniates" after his birthplace. When he was nine, his father dispatched him with his brother Michael to Constantinople to receive an education. Niketas' older brother greatly influenced him during the early stages of his life.
He initially secured a post in the civil service, and held important appointments under the Angelos emperors (among them that of Grand Logothete or Chancellor) and was governor of the theme of Philippopolis at a critical period. After the sack of Constantinople during the Fourth Crusade in 1204, he fled to Nicaea, where he settled at the court of the Nicaean emperor Theodore I Lascaris, and devoted himself to literature. He died in 1217.
His theological work, Thesaurus Orthodoxae Fidei, although extant in a complete form in manuscripts, has been published only in part. It is one of the chief authorities for the heresies and heretical writers of the 12th century.

## Choniates in fiction

Umberto Eco's novel Baudolino is set partly at Constantinople during the Crusader conquest. The imaginary hero, Baudolino, saves Niketas during the sacking of Constantinople, and then proceeds to confide his life story to him.
Niketas is a major character in Alan Gordon's murder mystery A Death in the Venetian Quarter (New York: St. Martin's Minotaru, 2002).

## Editions and translations

* Imperii Graeci Historia, ed. Hieronymus Wolf, 1557, in Greek with parallel Latin translation. (PDF of 1593 reprint)
* Nicetæ Choniatæ Historia, ed. J.P. Migne (Patrologia Graeca vol. 140) reproduces Wolf's text (in more modern type) and translation (in standardized spelling). (PDF)
* Nicetae Choniatae Historia, ed. Immanuel Bekker, Bonn (CSHB), 1835, with Wolf's translation at the bottom of the page. (at the Internet Archive)
* Nicetae Choniatae Historia, ed. Jan Louis van Dieten, Berlin (CFHB #11), 1975 (ISBN 3110045281).
* O City of Byzantium: Annals of Niketas Choniates, trans. Harry J. Magoulias, 1984 (ISBN 0814317642). (PDF)
# Antillo

Antillo (Sicilian: Antiddu) is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Messina in the Italian region Sicily, located about 170 kilometres (110 mi) east of Palermo and about 35 kilometres (22 mi) southwest of Messina.
Antillo borders the following municipalities: Casalvecchio Siculo, Castroreale, Fondachelli-Fantina, Francavilla di Sicilia, Graniti, Limina, Mongiuffi Melia, Motta Camastra, Roccafiorita, Rodì Milici.
# Lisa Demetz

Lisa Demetz (born 21 May 1989) is an Italian ski jumper who represents as a military athlete the C.S. Esercito.
Demetz, born in Bolzano, made her debut in the Continental Cup, the highest level in women's ski jumping, on 23 July 2004 with an 11th place in Park City. She has finished among the top three 4 times, with one win and two second places.
She was selected to compete for Italy in the 2011 World Championship in Oslo.

## Further notable results

* 2004: 2nd, Italian championships of ski jumping, K62
* 2005:
** 1st, Italian championships of ski jumping
** 1st, Italian championships of ski jumping, K60
* 2007: 1st, Italian championships of ski jumping
* 2008: 2nd, Italian championships of ski jumping
* 2009: 1st, Italian championships of ski jumping
* 2010: 1st, Italian championships of ski jumping
* 2011: 1st, Italian championships of ski jumping
# AJF

AJF may refer to:
* Adelaide Jazz Festival, a musical event in Adelaide, Australia
* AJF, the IATA code for Al Jouf Airport, Saudi Arabia
* Art Jewelry Forum, an art and jewelry organization based in California, United States
* Axel Jonsson-Fjallby, a professional ice hockey player
# Sim Templeman

Simeon "Sim" Templeman (1805-1884) was a British classic-winning jockey. He won seven classic races in total, including the Epsom classic double twice.

## Career

Templeman was born into a long standing farming family in the village of Everingham in the East Riding of Yorkshire. His parents are variously reported as Charles John Templeman and Jane Templeman or Edward and Hannah Templeman. He was baptised on 13 July 1805 and had three younger brothers - Matthew, William and John. He started out riding for Malton-based trainer Tommy Sykes and his first ride came in 1819 at Malton Races on Unity, owned by a local doctor. However, he did not win his first race until 1821, when he won at Catterick. By 1833 he was riding for the Duke of Leeds and his reputation among northern jockeys was said to "stand high".
In 1839, he won his first Derby on Bloomsbury. The race was run in a snowstorm, Templeman making his move late and winning by a length at odds of 25/1. Some later believed the horse to have been a four-year-old, which would have made him ineligible for the race, although the objection was not upheld by the stewards. He won the race again twice more - on Cossack in 1847 and Surplice in 1848.
Other major races he won include three Oaks (completing Epsom doubles in 1847 and 1848), the 1851 St Leger on Newminster, and the first running of the Ebor Handicap in 1843 on Colonel Craddock's Pagan. He continued to ride until well over the age of 50.

## Riding style and character

Templeman is said to have been of "small and wiry stature" and had an odd riding style - riding with his legs out straight so his toes were in front of his horse's shoulders. He was not regarded to be in the highest class of jockeys. There was some suspicion as to his honesty, based upon the connections he worked with, but nothing was ever proved. Outside of racing, he was said to be "a brilliant rider to hounds, a crack shot and an excellent farmer."

## Personal life

Templeman married Sarah, a landlord's daughter, and they had three children. With his winnings, Templeman was able to build up a substantial portfolio of land and property, including Burnby House, near Pocklington, where he and his family lived. A house in Pocklington was named Bloomsbury after his Derby-winning horse.
Eventually, his son Edward Read Templeman took over the estate, allowing Templeman to retire to a terraced house in Heworth, York. He died aged 78, leaving a personal estate of £3,073 7s. 8d. and was buried in York Cemetery.
Simeon Jr. (born 1852) became a miller in Thorne.
Simeon Sr's brother John had two sons. The youngest, William, also became a jockey, as did his son Fred, who went on to win the Derby in 1919.

## Major wins

Great Britain
* Epsom Derby - (3) - Bloomsbury (1839), Cossack (1847), Surplice (1848)
* Epsom Oaks - (3) - Miami (1847), Cymba (1848), Marchioness (1855)
* St Leger - Newminster (1851)
# Lucius Calpurnius Bibulus

Lucius Calpurnius Bibulus (? – died around 32 B.C.) was a Roman statesman. He was the son of the consul Marcus Calpurnius Bibulus.

## Biography

Lucius Bibulus was the son of Julius Caesar's implacable enemy Marcus Calpurnius Bibulus. His mother could possibly have been Porcia Catonis (daughter of Cato the Younger), although it is disputed, most likely he was a son by his father's first unknown wife. His two elder brothers were killed in Egypt by some of the soldiery which Aulus Gabinius had left there after having restored Ptolemy Auletes to the throne. His father died in 48 BC from the exhaustion and strain of commanding the republican fleets against Caesar. After Caesar's murder, Lucius chose the side of Marcus Junius Brutus, Porcia's new husband, for whom he fought at the battle of Philippi. After the defeat of Caesar's murderers, he surrendered to Marcus Antonius who later gave him command of his fleet. Bibulus was later made governor of Syria by Augustus and he died around 32 BC. He was also possibly the same Bibulus also wrote a short biography on Brutus which Plutarch used as a source. Although that Bibulus may have been a younger half-brother by Porcia.
He married Domitia Calvina, daughter of Gnaeus Domitius Calvinus and had a daughter named Calpurnia Domitia Calvina with her. She became the mother of Marcus Junius Silanus Torquatus.