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# Priapulus

Priapulus is a genus of worms belonging to the family Priapulidae.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
* Priapulus abyssorum Menzies, 1959
* Priapulus caudatus Lamarck, 1816
* Priapulus tuberculatospinosus Baird, 1868
# Quark epoch

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In physical cosmology, the quark epoch was the period in the evolution of the early universe when the fundamental interactions of gravitation, electromagnetism, the strong interaction and the weak interaction had taken their present forms, but the temperature of the universe was still too high to allow quarks to bind together to form hadrons. The quark epoch began approximately 10$^{−12}$ seconds after the Big Bang, when the preceding electroweak epoch ended as the electroweak interaction separated into the weak interaction and electromagnetism. During the quark epoch, the universe was filled with a dense, hot quark–gluon plasma, containing quarks, leptons and their antiparticles. Collisions between particles were too energetic to allow quarks to combine into mesons or baryons. The quark epoch ended when the universe was about 10$^{−6}$ seconds old, when the average energy of particle interactions had fallen below the binding energy of hadrons. The following period, when quarks became confined within hadrons, is known as the hadron epoch.
# Sham Shui Po Police Station

Sham Shui Po Police Station situated at the junction of Lai Chi Kok Road and Yen Chow Street, Sham Shui Po. It was built in 1924 with three storeys. It is graded as Grade III historic building.
The police station is adjacent to former Sham Shui Po Camp and later Dragon Centre.

## History

Shortly after the British executed the 99-year lease of the New Territory, a police station, also served as the Harbour Master’s Station, was built at Sham Shui Po. British established a base at Sham Shui Po with military camps and police stations as it overlooked the western side of the Victoria Harbour. The current Sham Shui Po Police Station building was completed in 1924 to replace the older station at the area.
The building was built before World War II for a small population, before the rapid industrial and residential development of the area after the war. In addition, a large influx of immigrants from mainland China, settling in the area after the war, caused the district to become one of the worst squatter areas in Hong Kong. Therefore, the station underwent a series of additions and alterations to cater for its growing need for personnel and facilities.
Sham Shui Po Station is still serving its community today even though its role changed from the station for the whole district to a sub-station in 1967.
# Saint-Hippolyte-de-Caton

Saint-Hippolyte-de-Caton (French pronunciation:; Provençal: Sent Ipolit de Caton) is a commune in the Gard department in southern France. The archaeologist and epigrapher Émile Espérandieu (1857–1939) was born in the commune.
# Paúles de Lara

Paúles de Lara is a village in the municipality of Jurisdicción de Lara, located southeast of the province of Burgos, belonging to the autonomous community of Castilla y León (Spain). It is situated 40 km from the capital, Burgos.
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# Saccharibacillus deserti

Saccharibacillus deserti is a Gram-positive and facultatively anaerobic bacteria from the genus of Saccharibacillus which has been isolated from desert soil from Erdos in China.
# List of highways numbered 560

The following highways are numbered 560:

## Canada

* Alberta Highway 560 (Glenmore Trail)
* Ontario Highway 560
* Ontario Highway 560A

## Ireland

* R560 road (Ireland)

## South Africa

* R560 (South Africa)

## United Kingdom

* A560 road

## United States

* U.S. Route 560 (former proposal)
* Florida State Road 560 (pre-1945) (former)
* Hawaii Route 560
* Kentucky Route 560
* Louisiana Highway 560
** Louisiana Highway 560-1 (former)
** Louisiana Highway 560-2
** Louisiana Highway 560-3 (former)
** Louisiana Highway 560-4
* Maryland Route 560
* County Route 560 (New Jersey)
* County Route 560 (Erie County, New York)
* Ohio State Route 560
* Puerto Rico Highway 560
* South Carolina Highway 560
* Texas State Highway Loop 560 (former)
** Farm to Market Road 560
| Preceded by 559 | Lists of highways 560 | Succeeded by 561 |
# Ricoa

Ricoa is a genus of flowering plants in the pea family (Fabaceae). It contains a single species, Ricoa leptophylla, a tree or shrub native to northern, central, and southwestern Mexico.
# Sara Misir

Sara Misir (born January 29, 1998) is a Jamaican race car driver. She competes as part of the Formula Woman Team for McLaren Customer Racing in the British GT Cup Championship.

## Early life

Misir was born at Nuttall Hospital in St. Andrew, Jamaica. She first represented Jamaica as a junior equestrian. In preparation for the Pan American Games at 16 years old, Misir suffered an accident where she fell from her horse and her skull and jaw were fractured. She needed a 6-month recovery to return to equestrian sport. She then switched to motor racing at the age of 18 years old. Misir has achieved podium finishes in both Jamaica & the US.

## Racing career

Misir made her international motorsport career debut on June 8, 2022, competing in the GT Cup Championship at the Snetterton Circuit in the UK. She also competed in the fourth stop of GT Cup Championship at Oulton Park in Rounds 13 & 14 on July 9 and Silverstone on July 30 and 31. She finished 7th at Snetterton race track in the GT Cup June 11 & 12. She finished 8th at Oultan Park on Jul 9 and was fifth at the Silverstone Circuit on July 30.
In domestic competition, Sara won a hat-trick of races in three consecutive JRDC meets at the Dover Raceway to emerged the 2022 Champion in both the JRDC Modified Production 3 and the TS1 Classes.
# Santi Valentino e Teresa, Matelica

Santi Valentino e Teresa is a Baroque-style, Roman Catholic church and monastery located on Via Sant’Adriano in the city center of Matelica, province of Macerata, region of Marche, Italy.

## History

The present church was completed in 1713 designed by Giovanni Battista Bartoli. The church was erected by the Carmelite order, and remained so until the Napoleonic suppression. During the 19th century, it was assigned first to the Oratory of Saint Philip Neri, then the Silvestrine order. The façade is simple, made of brick. The layout of the church is that of a Greek Cross. The main altarpiece depicts a Madonna and Child with Saints Valentine and Teresa by an unknown artists inserted into a baroque frame.
# 2009 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay

The men's 4 x 400 metres relay event at the 2009 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Kaunas, Lithuania, at S. Dariaus ir S. Girėno stadionas (Darius and Girėnas Stadium) on 18 and 19 July.

## Medalists

| Gold | Marcin Sobiech Jakub Krzewina Michał Pietrzak Jan Ciepiela Łukasz Krawczuk$^*$ Sebastian Porządny$^*$ Poland |
| Silver | Marco Vistalli Isalbet Juarez Domenico Fontana Matteo Galvan Italy |
| Bronze | Bruno Naprix Mame-Ibra Anne Yoan Décimus Yannick Fonsat Abdesslam Merabet$^*$ Adrien Clemenceau$^*$ France |
$^*$: Competed in heat.

## Results
### Final

19 July
| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time |
| | Poland | Marcin Sobiech Jakub Krzewina Michał Pietrzak Jan Ciepiela | 3:03.74 |
| | Italy | Marco Vistalli Isalbet Juarez Domenico Fontana Matteo Galvan | 3:03.79 |
| | France | Bruno Naprix Mame-Ibra Anne Yoan Décimus Yannick Fonsat | 3:04.06 |
| 4 | Belgium | Arnaud Ghislain Joris Haeck Arnaud Destatte Antoine Gillet | 3:04.51 |
| 5 | Spain | Aitor Martín Mark Ujakpor Pau Fradera Marc Orozco | 3:05.63 |
| 6 | United Kingdom | Luke Lennon-Ford Kris Robertson Jamie Bowie Nigel Levine | 3:06.18 |
| 7 | Greece | Tilemahos Routas Ioannis Dovolis Konstadinos Nakopoulos Petros Kiriakidis | 3:08.65 |
| 8 | Estonia | Taavi Liiv Aarne Nirk Kristjan Kangur Marek Niit | 3:12.30 |

### Heats

18 July Qualified: first 3 in each heat and 2 to the Final

#### Heat 1

| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Italy | Marco Vistalli Isalbet Juarez Domenico Fontana Matteo Galvan | 3:10.18 | Q |
| 2 | France | Bruno Naprix Abdesslam Merabet Adrien Clemenceau Yoan Décimus | 3:10.20 | Q |
| 3 | Greece | Tilemahos Routas Ioannis Dovolis Hristos Voyiatzis Konstadinos Nakopoulos | 3:10.34 | Q |
| 4 | Lithuania | Artūras Kulnis Egidijus Švėgžda Valdas Valintėlis Vitalij Kozlov | 3:13.13 | |
| 5 | Denmark | Nick Ekelund-Areander Steven Kwasi-Korang Andreas Bube Matias Bredahl Reedtz | 3:17.15 | |

#### Heat 2

| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Poland | Łukasz Krawczuk Michał Pietrzak Sebastian Porządny Jakub Krzewina | 3:07.13 | Q |
| 2 | Spain | Aitor Martín Mark Ujakpor Pau Fradera Marc Orozco | 3:07.80 | Q |
| 3 | Belgium | Arnaud Destatte Joris Haeck Vincent Vanryckeghem Arnaud Ghislain | 3:07.98 | Q |
| 4 | United Kingdom | Patrick Swan Kris Robertson Jamie Bowie Luke Lennon-Ford | 3:08.11 | q |
| 5 | Estonia | Aarne Nirk Taavi Liiv Kristjan Kangur Marek Niit | 3:10.54 | q |
| | Israel | German Florentz Tarass Shcherenko Gil Sheleg Oleg Sologuv | DNS | |

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, 47 athletes from 10 countries participated in the event.
* Belgium (5)
* Denmark (4)
* Estonia (4)
* France (6)
* Greece (5)
* Italy (4)
* Lithuania (4)
* Poland (6)
* Spain (4)
* United Kingdom (5)
# Sarah Willis (author)

Sarah Willis is an American novelist and short story writer. She lives in Cleveland Heights, Ohio. Her father, Kirk Willis, was an actor and director at the Cleveland Play House. Theater and the arts have informed much of Willis’ work, especially her second novel, The Rehearsal, which is about a theater troupe preparing a performance of Of Mice and Men. Her work is often set in either Cleveland, Ohio or Chautauqua, New York.
Her first novel, Some Things That Stay was listed as a New York Times Notable Book of the Year, won the Stephen Crane Award for First Fiction 2000, and was awarded The Cleveland Arts Prize in Literature 2000. Some Things That Stay was made into a movie which opened in Canada in October, 2004.
She has published short fiction in Book Magazine, Confrontation, Crescent Review, (nominated for a Pushcart Prize), Vincent Brothers Review, Rockford Review, Whiskey Island Review, Riverwind, No Roses Review, Artful Dodge, The Missouri Review, and the anthology, Our Mothers Our Selves. She has published personal essays in The Plain Dealer in their Sunday magazine.
She has taught creative writing workshops at John Carroll University and Hiram College and at the Maui Writer's Conference.
Sarah Willis founded and runs the Cleveland East Side Writers.

## Novels

* Some Things That Stay (Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2000)
* The Rehearsal (Farrar, Straus & Giroux 2001)
* A Good Distance (Berkley, 2004)
* The Sound of Us (Berkley 2005)
# Razowskiina glochina

Razowskiina glochina is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Santa Catarina, Brazil.
# 2009 Open 13 – Doubles

Martin Damm and Pavel Vízner are the defending champions, but did not play together that year. Martin Damm partnered with Robert Lindstedt, but lost in the first round to Arnaud Clément and Michaël Llodra. Pavel Vízner partnered with Simon Aspelin, but lost in the first round to Julien Benneteau and Fabrice Santoro.

## Seeds

* Julian Knowle / Andy Ram (final)
* Martin Damm / Robert Lindstedt (first round)
* Simon Aspelin / Pavel Vízner (first round)
* Stephen Huss / Ross Hutchins (semifinals)

## Draw
### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking

### Draw

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | J Knowle A Ram | 7$^9$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R de Voest R Wassen | 6$^7$ | 6$^2$ | | 1 | J Knowle A Ram | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Gicquel P-H Mathieu | 4 | 2 | | | M Youzhny M Zverev | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Youzhny M Zverev | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | J Knowle A Ram | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| 3 | S Aspelin P Vízner | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | T Berdych J Hernych | 6$^5$ | 2 | | | | | |
| WC | J Benneteau F Santoro | 6 | 7 | | WC | J Benneteau F Santoro | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Berdych J Hernych | 6 | 7 | | | T Berdych J Hernych | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S de Chaunac D Guez | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | J Knowle A Ram | 6 | 3 | [8] |
| | C Kas R Schüttler | 6$^4$ | 7$^7$ | [12] | | | | | | | | | | A Clément M Llodra | 3 | 6 | [10] |
| | N Mahut G Simon | 7$^7$ | 6$^5$ | [10] | | C Kas R Schüttler | 1 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Bolelli A Seppi | 3 | 4 | | 4 | S Huss R Hutchins | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | S Huss R Hutchins | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | S Huss R Hutchins | 2 | 6$^2$ | | | | | |
| | W Moodie D Norman | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | A Clément M Llodra | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| | J Brunström J-J Rojer | 6$^5$ | 2 | | | W Moodie D Norman | 4 | 6$^1$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Clément M Llodra | 7$^7$ | 6$^7$ | [10] | | A Clément M Llodra | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | M Damm R Lindstedt | 6$^5$ | 7$^9$ | [3] | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
# 2009 Russian Super Cup

The 2009 Russian Super Cup was the 7th Russian Super Cup match, a football match which was contested between the 2008 Russian Premier League champion, Rubin Kazan, and the winner of 2007–08 Russian Cup, CSKA Moscow. The match was held on 7 March 2009 at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, Russia. CSKA Moscow beat Rubin Kazan 2–1 in extra time, after the normal time had finished in a 1–1 draw, to win their fourth Russian Super Cup.

## Match details

Sergei Ryzhikov :
| DF | 4 | César Navas |
| DF | 9 | Lasha Salukvadze |
| DF | 27 | Dato Kvirkvelia |
| DF | 76 | Roman Sharonov |
| MF | 5 | Petr Bystrov | | 46' |
| MF | 6 | MacBeth Sibaya | 82' |
| MF | 7 | Sergei Semak (c) |
| MF | 14 | Serhii Rebrov | | 60' |
| MF | 16 | Christian Noboa | 67' | 99' |
| FW | 21 | Roman Adamov | 13' |
| Substitutes: |||
| GK | 30 | Yevgeni Cheremisin |
| DF | 3 | Cristian Ansaldi |
| MF | 15 | Aleksandr Ryazantsev | | 60' |
| MF | 23 | Yevgeni Balyaikin |
| MF | 32 | Andrei Gorbanets | 115' | 99' |
| MF | 61 | Gökdeniz Karadeniz | 98' 105+2' | 46' |
| FW | 11 | Aleksandr Bukharov |
| Manager: |||
| Gurban Berdiýew Assistant referees: Nikolai Golubev (Saint Petersburg) Sergei Panteleev (Tula) Fourth official: Vladimir Pettay (Petrozavodsk) ||||
Igor Akinfeev (c) :
| DF | 2 | Deividas Šemberas | 94' |
| DF | 4 | Sergei Ignashevich |
| DF | 6 | Aleksei Berezutskiy | 86' |
| DF | 24 | Vasili Berezutskiy | 40' |
| DF | 42 | Georgi Schennikov |
| MF | 10 | Alan Dzagoev | 72' | 78' |
| MF | 17 | Miloš Krasić | | 78' |
| MF | 18 | Yuri Zhirkov |
| MF | 25 | Elvir Rahimić | | 103' |
| FW | 9 | Vágner Love |
| Substitutes: |||
| GK | 33 | Yevgeni Pomazan |
| DF | 15 | Chidi Odiah |
| MF | 5 | Ramón | | 103' |
| MF | 7 | Daniel Carvalho | | 78' |
| MF | 11 | Pavel Mamaev |
| MF | 88 | Caner Erkin |
| FW | 89 | Tomáš Necid | 113' | 78' |
| Manager: |||
| Zico ||||
# Sara Sundelowitz

Sara Sundelowitz is a former South African international lawn bowler.

## Bowls career

In 1969 she won three gold medal's in the triples, fours and overall team event at the 1969 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Sydney, Australia. She also won a gold medal in the team event (Taylor Trophy).
# Razvojna banka Federacije BiH

Razvojna banka FBiH or Razvojna banka Federacije Bosne i Hercegovine is a national development bank serving FBIH entity in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The bank has its headquarters located in Sarajevo (Novo Sarajevo area, Igmanska 1, 71000). It was founded in 1997 as Investicijska banka Federacije Bosne i Hercegovine.
On 1 July 2008, bank officially changed its name to the current name.
The Government of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina entity is the owner of the bank (via the Law on Development Bank of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina), and bank is operating with state-owned capital.
The main task of the Razvojna banka Federacije Bosne i Hercegovine is the promotion of the development of the Bosnian market by extending loans, insuring export transactions against political and commercial risks, issuing guarantees, and providing business advices in cooperation with Bosnian banks and international institution via providing stimulating loans with stimulating and differentiated interest rates, usually lower than commercial interest rates in BiH.
As an entity-level development bank, Razvojna banka Federacije BiH (SWIFT code: IBBHBA22XXX) is supervised by FBA banking regulator (based on CB BiH regulations) in 7 branches in FBiH towns (Sarajevo, Mostar, Bihać, Orašje, Zenica, Tuzla and Livno).
# Sarajevo (1940 Hungarian film)

Sarajevo is a 1940 Hungarian historical film directed by Ákos Ráthonyi and starring Maria von Tasnady, Ferenc Kiss and József Timár. The film is set against the backdrop of events leading up to the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria in 1914.

## Partial cast

* Maria von Tasnady as Pogány Éva
* Ferenc Kiss as Sztepán Petrov
* József Timár as Borisz Boronow
* Lajos Vértes as Báró Várnay Miklós fõhadnagy
* Lili Berky as Nagymama
* Margit Ladomerszky as Alexandra
* Margit Selmeczy as Katja
* Mária Keresztessy as Irina
* Erzsi Orsolya as Cigányasszony
* Lenke Egyed as Márfa
* Marcsa Simon as Szakácsné
# Raid (boating)

Within boating, Raid is described as a sail and oar adventure, a leisure pursuit combining sailing and rowing. It involves a fleet of small boats capable of being rowed and sailed, exploring a coastline or inland waterway over several days, often with some competitive element.
In describing raiding, the organiser of the 2010 & 2011 English Raids states; "The idea of making coastal voyages in company, in open boats powered by sail and oar, was given currency by the French group Albacore, led by Charles-Henri le Moing during the 1990s, starting in Portugal and Scotland... The word raid has slipped into English and lost its usual associations of pillage and destruction – to those who participate at least."
In Australia, RAID Sydney and RAID Port Macquarie began as Facebook groups that adopted the 'raid' concept, but without emphasising the rowing element, many dinghies being fitted with small outboard motors, including electric outboards. Their focus is on day-sailing on local waterways in non-competition-focused gatherings, and on multi-day, overnight camping 'raids', where sailors sleep either aboard or on shore at non-commercial campsites. This model is more akin with that of the 'Dinghy Cruising' fraternity, but less formal, less organised, with events often organically generated. One person posts they intend to visit a certain location at a certain day/time, and others choose to join them. Essentially a group of near-strangers sailing in company, no prizes, no fees and, as the participants insist 'no BS'!
Raiding has become increasingly popular amongst small-boat sailors, and this has fostered the development of raid-worthy boats. Examples of the type include:- American whaleboat "Molly" crewed by The Henley Whalers. Morbic 12 and other designs by French Naval architect Francois Vivier.
Raiding is not only an enjoyable outdoor activity, it has been noted to promote family participation.

## Examples

Other extant examples of this type of raid include:
* Dorestad Raid
* Raid Finland, established 2002
* Sail Caledonia
* Semaine du Golfe de Morbihan.
* The Vela Raid in Venice
* Shipyard Raid
* Raid Poland (active)
* Croisiere Loire
* Small Reach Regatta
* Tawe Nunnugah, every 2 years since 2007, Tasmania
* Everglades Challenge
* Texas200, since 2008
* Salish 100, since 2019
# Ray Twinney Complex

The Ray Twinney Complex, formerly known as the Newmarket Recreational Complex, is a multi-purpose recreational facility in the southwest portion of Newmarket, Ontario, built in 1985. The complex was named for former Newmarket mayor Ray Twinney.
The complex includes two, ice pads, a larger one and a smaller one, a swimming pool, which includes a wading pool and a hot tub, three conference rooms, one lighted outdoor multi-purpose sports field, two soccer pitches, and three baseball/softball diamonds.
The main arena has 3,700 seats. It is the current home of the Newmarket Saints of the Ontario Lacrosse Jr. B League, and has also been home to the Newmarket Hurricanes of the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League, as well as the short-lived Newmarket Royals Ontario Hockey League team in the mid-1990s, and the Newmarket Saints AHL club.
# Ray Twinney

Ray Twinney (November 1935 - 24 December 1994) was the mayor of Newmarket, Ontario, Canada from 1979 to 1994. Ray Twinney was married to Thelma and fathered two sons. The Newmarket Recreation Complex, officially opened on November 3, 1985, was renamed The Ray Twinney Recreation Complex after Twinney's death.
According to the Hansard of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario: "Twinney arrived in Newmarket in 1960, entering politics in East Gwillimbury in 1965. In 1970 Twinney was elected to Newmarket town council as a regional councillor, serving in that capacity until 1978. In 1979 he was elected mayor of Newmarket and has been returned as mayor each successive council term to the present, making him Newmarket's longest-serving mayor to date, a total of over 15 years."
Twinney was a councillor in East Gwillimbury in the late 1960s, and resided in the southwest portion of the township that became part of Newmarket upon the creation of the Regional Municipality of York in 1971.
Being fond of local organized sport, Ray Twinney owned or co-owned and operated many successful local teams, including the Newmarket Ray's Fastball, Legion Ray's Oldtimers Hockey and the Newmarket Flyers Junior Hockey teams.
In 1988 the dream of a professional-class community recreation centre became a reality under his mayoral leadership. Newmarket's recreation complex, designed by local architect, Fraser Milne, was constructed, becoming the venue for many local sporting events, including AHL and OHL hockey."
Towards the end of Twinney's tenure, questions were raised about some of his business activities in Newmarket, which culminated in a Royal Canadian Mounted Police investigation of them. Grounds were found for laying several charges. However, the trial never took place, as by this time, Twinney had been stricken with terminal cancer. He died shortly afterwards. One of Twinney's sons had also died of cancer that same year.
In 2013 Albert DoCouto pleaded guilty to securities fraud dating back to 2007. Mr DoCouto was once linked to Mayor Twinney after he was charged in May 1993 with breach of trust and offering a secret commission.