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# Transparent Things (novel)

Transparent Things is a novel by Vladimir Nabokov published in 1972. It was originally written in English.

## Plot summary

The short novel tells the story of Hugh Person, an American literary editor and proofreader, and his four trips to and from Switzerland over the course of almost two decades.

## Synopsis

Hugh Person first visits Switzerland as a young man with his father, who dies during the trip. A number of years later, Person undertakes a second trip on behalf of his publisher in order to liaise with R., a gifted if leisurely and eccentric author. In the process, he also makes the acquaintance of Armande, whom he later marries and moves to New York with. His third trip is taken in an attempt to persuade R. to make alterations to his latest manuscript, Tralatitions, which the author refuses to do, while Armande, who has come along with Hugh, is too late to see her dying mother one last time. After the two return, Person proofreads and edits R.'s contentious manuscript, and goes to bed with Armande. The police interrupt in order to interview him, and he tells them of having dreamt of the house being on fire as he restrained a series of flickering images of his companion, alternatingly Armande and other women he has known, from leaping out of it. Finally, Hugh visits and wanders through Switzerland alone, stopping by Armande's childhood home and the hotels the two have previously stayed in, having spent the past several years in a string of hospitals after having strangled Armande in a what Person claims to remember only as a state of particularly deep sleep, having since childhood been prone to episodes of sleepwalking aided only by inducing himself into dreams of playing tennis. A fire breaks out in the hotel Person is in and kills him as the author, or authors, of the tale ease him into the new state.

## Critical reception

In The New York Times Book Review, writer Mavis Gallant wrote, "Vladimir Nabokov, having spent his life building the Taj Mahal, has decided at the age of 73—for his own amusement and incidentally for our pleasure—to construct a small mock replica. The miniature is not flawed, no, but the most splendid features of the great model have been just slightly parodied, out of playfulness almost." Gallant found the short novel to be "as casual, as unpredictable, as eccentric and as daunting as Mr. Nabokov's genius."
# The Alaskan

The Alaskan is a 1924 American silent adventure drama film based on a novel by James Oliver Curwood set in northwoods country, as his novels tend to be, in this case Alaska. The film was produced and released by Paramount Pictures and directed by Herbert Brenon. The picture stars Thomas Meighan, Estelle Taylor and an early role by Anna May Wong.

## Cast

* Thomas Meighan as Alan Holt
* Estelle Taylor as Mary Standish
* John Sainpolis as Rossland
* Frank Campeau as Stampede Smith
* Anna May Wong as Keok
* Alphonse Ethier as John Graham
* Maurice de Canonge as Tautuk (as Maurice Cannon)
* Charles Ogle as Lawyer

## Preservation

With no prints of The Alaskan located in any film archives, it is a lost film.
# 19th Guam Legislature

The 19th Guam Legislature was a meeting of the Guam Legislature. It convened in Hagatna, Guam on January 5, 1987 and ended on January 2, 1989, during the 1st and 2nd years of Joseph F. Ada's 1st Gubernatorial Term.
In the 1986 Guamanian general election, the Democratic Party of Guam won a thirteen-to-eight (13-8) majority of seats in the Guam Legislature.
Senator John F. Quan died in office on June 26, 1988. He was posthumously honored by the establishment of the John F. Quan Memorial Scholarships in Oceanic Research by Guam Public Law 19-37.

## Party Summary

| Affiliation | Party(shading indicates majority caucus) | Party(shading indicates majority caucus) | Total |
| Affiliation | Democratic | Republican | Total |
| End of previous legislature | 11 | 10 | 21 |
| Begin | 13 | 8 | 21 |
| Latest Voting share | 61.9% | 38.1% | |
| Beginning of the next legislature | 13 | 8 | 21 |

## Membership

| Senator | Party | Assumed office |
| Don Parkinson | Democratic | 1983 |
| Elizabeth P. Arriola | Democratic | 1983 |
| Ted S. Nelson | Democratic | 1983 |
| Pilar C. Lujan | Democratic | 1983 |
| Joe T. San Agustin | Democratic | 1977 |
| Franklin J. Gutierrez | Democratic | 1983 |
| Herminia D. Dierking | Democratic | 1985 |
| Franklin J.A. Quitugua | Democratic | 1977 |
| A.J. "Sonny" Shelton | Democratic | 1987 |
| Francisco R. Santos | Democratic | 1971 |
| Pedro C. Sanchez | Democratic | 1987 |
| Marcia K. Hartsock | Democratic | 1987 |
| John F. Quan | Democratic | 1987 |
| Marilyn D.A. Manibusan | Republican | 1983 |
| Joseph G. Bamba, Jr. | Republican | 1985 |
| Alberto C. Lamorena, III | Republican | 1979 |
| Edward R. Duenas | Republican | 1975 |
| Ernesto M. Espaldon | Republican | 1987 |
| James G. Miles | Republican | 1985 |
| Jerry M. Rivera | Republican | 1985 |
| Martha C. Ruth | Republican | 1987 |
# Zombie Girl: The Movie

Zombie Girl: The Movie is a 2009 documentary directed by Justin Johnson, Aaron Marshall, and Erik Mauck. The film focuses on the making of the 2006 zombie film Pathogen that was directed by Emily Hagins, who was twelve years-old at the time.

## Plot

The documentary chronicles the making of Emily Hagin's feature-length zombie film Pathogen. The film, which took Hagin two years to complete and screen, was met with several setbacks during its filming due to elements such as theft of property. During the filming of Zombie Girl, the directors noted Hagin's growth as a fledgling director, as she was twelve at the time Pathogen was made.

## Cast

* Emily Hagins
* Megan Hagins
* Jerry Hagins
* C. Robert Cargill
* Tiger Darrow
* Kate Dawson
* Rebecca Elliott
* Alec Herskowitz
* Kirk Hunter
* Rose Kent-McGlew
* Harry Jay Knowles
* Tim League
* Phillip Thomas Martinez
* Jay Giovanni Ramirez
* Neil Reece

## Reception

Critical reception for Zombie Girl: The Movie has been mostly positive. On Rotten Tomatoes the film holds a rating of 100% based reviews from 9 critics. IndieWire gave a positive review, saying that while they had their doubts about the documentary's running time, "the directors manage to craft an intermittently entertaining chronicle of Hagins's attempts to navigate the usual filmmaking hurdles — in addition to a few unique ones." The documentary also received positive reviews from Fearnet and Film Threat.

### Awards

* Spirit of Slamdance Award from the Slamdance Film Festival (2009)
# Brownie's Little Venus

Brownie's Little Venus is a 1921 American silent short film written and directed by Fred Fishback for Century Film Company and starring Baby Peggy and Brownie the Wonder Dog. It premiered at the Rivoli Theatre in New York City, New York, United States, on September 11, 1921. It was released nationwide on September 14, 1921.

## Cast

* Baby Peggy as Peggy
* Brownie the Wonder Dog as Brownie

## Preservation status

It was rediscovered in Switzerland in 2010.
It was preserved by the UCLA Library Film & Television Archive.
# Creedence (footballer)

Creedence Clearwater Couto (born March 6, 1979), known as Creedence and sometimes as Paulista, is a Brazilian former association footballer who played as a striker.
A journeyman, he has spent the majority of his career in the lower reaches of Brazilian football apart from one loan spell at Lierse of Belgium's Pro League in 2005. He also had an unsuccessful trial at Stabæk of Norway in 2006.

## Name

He is perhaps best known for his unusual name, which has featured in many articles on extravagant sporting birth names. His parents were big fans of the American rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival and decided to adopt this name for their son.
# I Am Offering This Poem

"I Am Offering This Poem" is a poem by Jimmy Santiago Baca, first published in Immigrants in Our Own Land (1979). It was reprinted in 1990 in the collection Immigrants in Our Own Land and Selected Early Poems. Baca’s diction and imagery convey a central theme of the work- the importance of poetry and art in general.

## History

Jimmy Santiago Baca, an American poet of Hispanos descent, began writing poetry during five years he spent in prison (1973-1978) for drug charges. During these years, he learned to read and began writing the poetry that reflected his personal story of incarceration, and the complex world of the US penal system.
“I am Offering This Poem” deals with the themes of the importance of art for survival in oppressive environments, lack of material possessions and love.
It has been said to be a love poem that "insist[s] that love itself is a gift more valuable and sustaining than any material comfort."
# David Farrell (judge)

David Anthony Farrell (born May 1956) is a current UK circuit judge who holds the position of "Resident Judge" at Cambridge Crown Court. Farrell was appointed to the South Eastern Circuit on 18 July 2011.
Farrell is due take on the ceremonial position of Honorary Recorder of Cambridge, a civic position revived in 2013. Farell's predecessor Gareth Hawkesworth was appointed to the position following a unanimous vote of Cambridge City Councillors.

## Career

Farrell was called to the Bar (became a barrister) in 1978 and became a Queen's Counsel in 2000. He was appointed as an assistant recorder in 1996 and as a recorder in 2000.
Farrell was the first Queen's Counsel in the UK to achieve accreditation under a new Scheme for High Cost Criminal Cases introduced in 2010.
Farrell served as a director of 36 Bedford Row Limited from 15 June 1995 until 2 December 2000.

## Channer/Monteiro Case

In 2011 Farrell presided over a case of the rape of an 11-year-old girl in Luton. Two men, Roshane Channer and Ruben Monteiro, both 21, pleaded guilty. In his sentencing remarks Farrell explained why he was departing from sentencing guidelines, of 11–17 years' custody and imposing sentences of 40 months' imprisonment.
Following the sentencing Attorney General Dominic Grieve made a submission to the Court of Appeal that;
   The judge over-emphasised the apparent age of the complainant and failed to place sufficient weight upon the obligation upon the offenders to make enquiries as to the age of the child;
   and
   The judge gave too much weight to the "willingness" of the complainant. What was happening in reality was the opportunistic exploitation of a young girl, who was plainly vulnerable, for sexual self gratification.
The appeal court replaced Farrell's with sentences of seven years' detention in a young offender institution.
The appeal court found that Farrell had made a technical error when he sentenced the offenders to imprisonment when their sentences involved detention in a young offender institution.
# Bauska Municipality

Bauska Municipality (Latvian: Bauskas novads) is a municipality in Zemgale, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Brunava parish, Ceraukste parish, Code parish, Dāviņi parish, Gailīši parish, Īslīce parish, Mežotne parish, Vecsaule parish and Bauska town, the administrative centre being Bauska.
On 1 July 2021, Bauska Municipality was enlarged when Iecava Municipality, Rundāle Municipality and Vecumnieki Municipality ceased to exist and their territory was merged into Bauska Municipality. Since that date, Bauska Municipality consists of the following administrative units: Bauska town, Bārbele Parish, Brunava Parish, Ceraukste Parish, Code Parish, Dāviņi Parish, Gailīši Parish, Iecava Parish, Iecava town, Īslīce Parish, Kurmene Parish, Mežotne Parish, Rundāle Parish, Skaistkalne Parish, Stelpe Parish, Svitene Parish, Valle Parish, Vecsaule Parish, Vecumnieki Parish and Viesturi Parish.
Latvian law defines the entire territory of Bauska Municipality as a part of the Semigallia region. It borders Lithuania.

## Twin towns — sister cities

Bauska is twinned with:
* Hedemora, Sweden
* Khashuri, Georgia
* Náchod, Czech Republic
* Pakruojis, Lithuania
* Radviliškis, Lithuania
* Rypin, Poland
* Soroca, Moldova
# Flavia Schwarz

Flavia Schwarz (born 7 November 1986) is a Swiss former football midfielder who played for FC Zürich and FFC Zuchwil 05 in the Nationalliga A. She currently serves as FC Zürich second team's assistant coach.
She was a member of the Swiss national team, and previously she played the 2005 U-19 Euro and the 2006 U-20 World Cup.
# A79 motorway (Netherlands)

The A79 motorway is a motorway in the Netherlands. It is located entirely in the Dutch province of Limburg.

## Overview

The motorway, 17 km long and entirely two lanes, connects the A2 motorway at the interchange Kruisdonk with Valkenburg, the A76 motorway at interchange Kunderberg, and the city of Heerlen.
The Kruisdonk interchange can be used only by traffic between the A79 and the southern part of the A2. Traffic from and to the northern part of the A2 must local roads.
No European routes follow the A79 motorway.

## Exit list

The entire route is in Limburg Province.
| Municipality | km | mi | Exit | Name | Destinations | Notes |
| Meerssen | 0 | 0.0 | — | Interchange Kruisdonk | E25 / A 2 | No entrance or exit from southward A2 / E 25 |
| Meerssen | 1 | 0.62 | 1 | Bunde | Ambyerweg | No westbound entrance |
| Meerssen | 4 | 2.5 | 2 | Meerssen | Provinciale Weg Vroenhof / Houthemerweg / Eigenweg / Meerssenderweg / Vroenhofweg / Eijsendaalweg | |
| Valkenburg aan de Geul | 6 | 3.7 | 3 | Valkenburg | Breedenweg / Beekstraat / De Valkenberg | |
| Nuth | 9 | 5.6 | 4 | Hulsberg | N 298 north (Hulsbergerweg) / Emmaberg | |
| Voerendaal | 11 | 6.8 | 5 | Klimmen | Klimmenerweg / Waakheuvelsweg / Kalfshofweg | Eastbound exit and westbound entrance only |
| Voerendaal | 13 | 8.1 | 5 | Klimmen | Steinweg / Barrierweg | Westbound exit and eastbound entrance only |
| Voerendaal | 14 | 8.7 | 6 | Voerendaal | Valkenburgerweg | Eastbound exit and westbound entrance only |
| Voerendaal | 17 | 11 | 6 | Voerendaal | Kunderberg / Welterweg | Westbound exit and eastbound entrance only |
| Heerlen | 17 | 11 | — | Interchange Kunderberg | E314 / A 76 | |
| Heerlen | 18 | 11 | 7 | Heerlen-Centrum | Welterlaan / John F. Kennedylaan | Westbound entrance and eastbound exit only |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Incomplete access |||||||
# W. D. L. Hardie

William Duncan Livingstone Hardie or W. D. L. Hardie (August 9, 1863 – August 17, 1942) was a Canadian politician. He was the 13th mayor of Lethbridge, Alberta, serving from 1912 to 1928. The former hamlet of Hardieville, annexed by the City of Lethbridge in 1978, was named after him.
William Duncan Livingstone Hardie was born on August 9, 1863, in Bathgate, Scotland to William and Agnes (née Livingston) Hardie. His family immigrated to Youngstown, Ohio, in 1863; although, he returned to Scotland to attend Glasgow University. After graduating in 1883 with a degree in civil and mining engineering, he moved to Pennsylvania where he married Margaret Jane Kirkley two years later.
He was hired by the Alberta Railway & Coal Company in 1889 to work as an assistant to mines superintendent William Stafford. He resigned two years later, worked for two years in Mexico and then worked for the Scranton [Pennsylvania] School of Mines. He returned to Lethbridge in 1894 to work as mines superintendent with North Western Coal and Navigation Company. After 16 years, he quit NWCNC to work for the Diamond Coal Company at nearby Diamond City.
In 1912, Hardie quit the Diamond Coal Company to run as mayor, defeating two other candidates. He took office on January 1, 1913. Two years later, a commission form of civic government was instituted, and he became both mayor and commissioner of finance. When the government became a managerial form in 1928 after great support from the electorate, Hardie's term as mayor ended. He worked as assistant superintendent of the Dominion Government Terminal Elevator until he retired. He died in 1942.
# Gastronomy in Singapore

1°18′N 103°48′E﻿ / ﻿1.3°N 103.8°E﻿ / 1.3; 103.8
Notable eateries in Singapore are café, coffee shop, convenience stores, fast food restaurant, food courts, hawker centres, restaurant (casual), speciality food shops, and fine dining restaurants.
According to Singstat in 2014 there were 6,668 outlets, where 2,426 are considered as sit down places. According to ACRA every day two new restaurants open daily in Singapore.
The variety of Singaporean cuisine covers basically all notable ethnic groups and cultures.

## Types of restaurant
### Fine dining restaurants

The city-state has a very wide selection of food places such as simple kitchens or high-priced restaurants. The area of fine dining restaurants is also covered with a wide penetration of celebrity chefs including: Jamie Oliver (Jamie's Italian), Wolfgang Puck (CUT), Mario Batali (Osteria Mozza), David Myers (Adrift), Gordon Ramsay (Bread Street Kitchen). Most of them are located at Marina Bay Sands.

### Hawker centre and street food

Singapore has a burgeoning street food scene. It was introduced to the country by immigrants from India, Malaysia and China. Cuisine from their native countries was sold by them on the streets to other immigrants seeking a familiar taste. Street food is now sold in hawker centres with communal seating areas that contain hundreds of food stalls. Typically, these areas have plastic seating and are covered by makeshift tin roofs, but some are located in casinos or hotels such as the Marina Bay Sands resort. Dishes served are varied and range from curries, rice and noodle-based dishes as well as those eaten less commonly by western tourists, such as chicken feet or pig's organ soup. The food is not limited to just dishes from Singapore or neighbouring Malaysia, and can include those of Chinese or Indian origin.

### Cafes

Cafes are another new popular option for Singaporeans in recent years. Besides large coffee chains such as Starbucks and The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, new emerging cafes are offering Instagram-worthy food and decent coffee. Diners not only expect good coffee but have high standards for both the taste and appearance of café foods. Popular cafe foods include varieties of Eggs Benedict, pancake and French toast.
# These Days (MacKenzie Porter song)

"These Days" is a song recorded and co-written by Canadian country music artist MacKenzie Porter. It was released in March 2019 through Big Loud Records. The song impacted Canadian country radio on June 25, 2019, and American country radio on April 27, 2020. A remixed version, released on March 13, 2020, was sent to Canadian pop, contemporary, and adult hits radio.

## Critical reception

Aynslee Darmon of ET Canada called the song an "upbeat tune" that “offers nostalgia" while Billboard noted Porter's "mesmerizing vocals". The song was named Top Country Pick of the Week on September 27, 2019.

## Commercial performance

"These Days" peaked at number 44 on the Canadian Hot 100 for the week of October 27, 2020, marking her first charting entry on her national chart since "Never Gonna Let You" in 2013. It was a number one hit on the Billboard Canada Country chart on December 21, 2019, making Porter the first female Canadian country artist to land consecutive number-ones since Shania Twain in 1998. The song is Porter's first charting entry on the Hot Country Songs and Country Airplay charts in the United States. With the remix, Porter became the first Canadian country artist to chart on the Canadian pop radio chart since Twain, with the highest pop debut for a Canadian country artist since Twain's "Man! I Feel Like a Woman!" in 1999. In 2021, "These Days" hit #1 on The Music Network's Country Hot 50 chart in Australia, making her the first Canadian to top that chart since Twain in 2005. The song was certified Platinum by Music Canada on November 3, 2020, with over 80,000 sales, later achieving Double Platinum status in 2023. As of November 2020, the song had received over 14.5 million streams through Spotify.

## Music video

The music video was directed by Justin Clough and premiered on January 31, 2020. The video was shot in Watertown, Tennessee, and features Porter as well as an actor portraying her ex from the song.

## Charts

| Chart (2019-21) | Peak position |
| Australia Country Hot 50 (TMN) | 1 |
| Canada (Canadian Hot 100) | 44 |
| Canada AC (Billboard) | 9 |
| Canada CHR/Top 40 (Billboard) | 11 |
| Canada Country (Billboard) | 1 |
| Canada Hot AC (Billboard) | 10 |
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard) | 45 |
| US Country Airplay (Billboard) | 56 |

## Certifications

| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
| Canada (Music Canada) | 2× Platinum | 160,000$^‡$ |
| $^‡$ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |||
# Liu Jie

Liu Jie, may refer to:
# Matthew McFarlane

Matthew W. McFarlane is a United States Army lieutenant general who has served as the commanding general of I Corps since 25 October 2024. He most recently served as the deputy commanding general of I Corps from 2023 to 2024. Before that assignment, he served as the commander of Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve from 2022 to 2023. He also served as the deputy commanding general of United States Army Pacific from 2021 to 2022, and as the commanding general of the 4th Infantry Division from 2019 to 2021. Prior to that, he was the Senior Military Assistant to the Deputy Secretary of Defense.
In October 2024, McFarlane was promoted to lieutenant general and assumed command of I Corps.
# Bedër University

University College Bedër (Albanian: Kolegji Universitar Bedër) is a private non-profit university in Tirana, Albania. It was established in 2011 by the Muslim Community of Albania, thus completing the education cycle started with the reopening of the madrasas in 1991.
At the Webometrics Ranking of World Universities, Beder University is ranked as the fifth university in Albania.
BU is a coed institution. It offers Bachelor, Master of Science and Professional master's degrees in English and Albanian. Two bachelor programs are 100% English. On June 3 of 2013 Beder signed a Memorandum of Understanding with University of Tirana. They have started the construction of their modern campus in Sauk.
The current rector is Prof. Dr. Gjergj Sinani.