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# 1969–70 Kentucky Colonels season

The 1969–70 Kentucky Colonels season was the third season of the Colonels in the American Basketball Association. On April 15, 1969, the Colonels were bought by a group of Louisville investors that included H. Wendell Cherry, Bill DeWitt, J. David Grissom, Stuart P. Jay, David A. Jones, John Y. Brown Jr. and Mike Storen. The Colonels won their first ever playoff series, beating the New York Nets 4 games to 3. In the Eastern Division Finals. with the chance to go to the ABA Finals, they lost to the eventual champion Indiana Pacers 4 games to 1.

## Roster

* 35 Darel Carrier – Shooting guard
* 32 Wayne Chapman – Small forward
* -- Steve Chubin – Shooting guard
* 10 Louie Dampier – Point guard
* 42 Ollie Darden – Power forward
* 25 John Fairchild – Small forward
* 40 Tommy Kron – Shooting guard
* 22 Goose Ligon – Power forward
* 40 Sam Little – Guard
* 54 Gene Moore – Center
* -- Willie Murrell – Small forward
* 24 Bud Olsen – Power forward
* 45 Bobby Rascoe – Shooting guard
* 52 Sam Smith- Small forward
* 25 Keith Swagerty – Power forward
* 34 George Tinsley – Small forward
* 34 Bobby Washington Point guard
* 25 Gene Williams – Forward

## Final standings
### Eastern Division

| Eastern Division | W | L | PCT | GB |
| Indiana Pacers * | 59 | 25 | .702 | - |
| Kentucky Colonels * | 45 | 39 | .536 | 14.0 |
| Carolina Cougars * | 42 | 42 | .500 | 17.0 |
| New York Nets * | 39 | 45 | .464 | 20.0 |
| Pittsburgh Pipers | 29 | 55 | .345 | 30.0 |
| Miami Floridians | 23 | 61 | .274 | 36.0 |

## Playoffs

Eastern Division Semifinals
| Game | Date | Location | Score | Record | Attendance |
| 1 | April 17 | Kentucky | 118–122 (OT) | 0–1 | 2,105 |
| 2 | April 18 | Kentucky | 113–111 | 1–1 | 3,178 |
| 3 | April 19 | New York | 99–107 | 1–2 | 2,106 |
| 4 | April 22 | New York | 128–101 | 2–2 | 4,721 |
| 5 | April 26 | Kentucky | 112–127 | 2–3 | 2,045 |
| 6 | April 28 | New York | 116–113 | 3–3 | 5,039 |
| 7 | April 29 | Kentucky | 112–101 | 4–3 | 2,876 |
Colonels win series, 4–3
Eastern Division Finals
| Game | Date | Location | Score | Record | Attendance |
| 1 | May 1 | Indiana | 114–110 | 1–0 | 5,939 |
| 2 | May 2 | Indiana | 110–121 | 1–1 | 7,007 |
| 3 | May 3 | Kentucky | 110–114 | 1–2 | 3,024 |
| 4 | May 5 | Kentucky | 103–111 | 1–3 | 3,476 |
| 5 | May 6 | Indiana | 103–117 | 1–4 | 5,453 |
Colonels lose series, 4–1

## Awards and honors

1970 ABA All-Star Game selections (game played on January 24, 1970)
* Louie Dampier
* Gene Moore
* Darel Carrier
* All-ABA Second Team selection
** Louie Dampier
# 1099 Figneria

1099 Figneria, provisional designation 1928 RQ, is an asteroid from the background population of the outer regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 26 kilometers in diameter. Discovered by Grigory Neujmin at Simeiz Observatory in 1928, the asteroid was later named after Russian revolutionary activist Vera Figner.

## Discovery

Figneria was discovered by Soviet astronomer Grigory Neujmin at the Simeiz Observatory on the Crimean peninsula on 13 September 1928. On the same night, it was independently discovered by German astronomer Max Wolf at the Heidelberg Observatory in southwest Germany. The Minor Planet Center, however, only acknowledges the first discoverer.
In October 1927, the asteroid was first identified as A917 UF at Simeiz, where the body's observation arc begins 11 months later with its official discovery observation.

## Orbit and classification

Figneria is a non-family asteroid of the main belt's background population. It orbits the Sun in the outer main belt at a distance of 2.3–4.1 AU once every 5 years and 8 months (2,071 days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.28 and an inclination of 12° with respect to the ecliptic.

## Physical characteristics

PanSTARRS photometric survey gave Figneria a spectral type of an L- and S-type asteroid, while it has been characterized as a K-type asteroid based on polarimetric observations. The asteroid is also an assumed carbonaceous C-type asteroid.

### Rotation period

In September 2007, a rotational lightcurve of Figneria was obtained by astronomer Julian Oey at the Kingsgrove (E19) and Leura Observatories (E17) in Australia. Lightcurve analysis gave a rotation period of 13.577 hours with a brightness variation of 0.16 magnitude (U=3-). In January 2014, photometric observations at the Palomar Transient Factory in California gave a period of 13.583 hours and an amplitude of 0.15 magnitude (U=2).

### Diameter and albedo

According to the surveys carried out by the Infrared Astronomical Satellite IRAS, the Japanese Akari satellite and the NEOWISE mission of NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, Figneria measures between 23.309 and 29.39 kilometers in diameter and its surface has an albedo between 0.1415 and 0.225.
The Collaborative Asteroid Lightcurve Link derives an albedo of 0.1683 and a diameter of 29.55 kilometers based on an absolute magnitude of 10.2.

## Naming

This minor planet was named by the discoverer after Vera Figner (1852–1942), a Russian writer and revolutionary political activist. The official naming citation was published in the Planetenzirkular des Astronomischen Rechen-Institut (RI 789).
# 1970–71 National Hurling League

The 1970–71 National Hurling League was the 40th season of the National Hurling League.

## Division 1

Cork came into the season as defending champions of the 1969-70 season.
On 23 May 1971, Limerick won the title following a 3-12 to 3-11 win over Tipperary in the final. It was their first league title since the 1946-47 season and their 6th National League title overall.
Kilkenny's Eddie Keher was the Division 1 top scorer with 2-50.

### Division 1A table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Notes |
| 1 | Cork | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| 2 | Tipperary | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 | Division 1 runners-up |
| 3 | Limerick | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 | Division 1 champions |
| 4 | Kilkenny | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 5 | Wexford | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 6 | Dublin | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| 7 | Offaly | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| 8 | Galway | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | Relegated to Division 1B |

### Division 1B table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Notes |
| 1 | Clare | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | Promoted to Division 1A |
| 2 | Kildare | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 3 | Waterford | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| 4 | Laois | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | Kerry | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 6 | Westmeath | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 7 | Antrim | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 |

### Knock-out stage

Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final

### Scoring statistics
#### Top scorers overall

| Rank | Player | Team | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
| 1 | Eddie Keher | Kilkenny | 2-50 | 56 | 8 | 7.00 |
| 2 | Richie Bennis | Limerick | 0-54 | 54 | 9 | 6.00 |

#### Top scorers in a single game

| Rank | Player | Team | Tally | Total | Opposition |
| 1 | Jimmy Doyle | Tipperary | 2-09 | 15 | Kildare |
| 2 | Johnny Walsh | Kildare | 2-09 | 15 | Tipperary |
| 3 | Mick Bermingham | Dublin | 2-07 | 13 | Galway |
| 4 | Mick Gilmartin | Clare | 3-03 | 12 | Kildare |
| 4 | Michael Keating | Tipperary | 1-09 | 12 | Cork |
| 6 | Willie Maguire | Kerry | 3-02 | 11 | Westmeath |
| 6 | Willie Richmond | Antrim | 3-02 | 11 | Westmeath |
| 8 | Stephen Greene | Waterford | 3-01 | 10 | Kildare |
| 8 | Eddie Keher | Kilkenny | 0-10 | 10 | Dublin |
| 8 | Paddy Bates | Laois | 1-07 | 10 | Antrim |
| 8 | Eddie Keher | Kilkenny | 0-10 | 10 | Offaly |

## Division 2
### Division 2 table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Notes |
| 1 | Wicklow | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | Division 2 champions |
| 2 | Meath | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | Division 2 runners-up |
| 3 | Down | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | Carlow | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 5 | Louth | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
# 1970–71 National Football League (Ireland)

The 1970–71 National Football League was the 40th staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.
Kerry beat Mayo in the final.

## Format

1970-71 saw the introduction of a new format.

### Divisions

* Division One: 16 teams. Split into two groups of 8.
* Division Two: 16 teams. Split into two groups of 8.

### Round-robin format

Each team played every other team in its division (or group where the division is split) once, either home or away.

### Points awarded

2 points were awarded for a win and 1 for a draw.

### Titles

* Teams in Division One competed for the National Football League title.
* Teams in Division Two competed for the National Football League Division Two title.

### Knockout stage structure

In the semi-Finals, the match-ups were as follows:
* Quarter-final 1: First-placed team in Division One (A) v Second-placed team in Division One (B)
* Quarter-final 2: Second-placed team in Division One (A) v First-placed team in Division One (B)
The final match-up is: Winner Semi-final 1 v Winner Semi-final 2.

### Separation of teams on equal points

In the event that teams finish on equal points, then a play-off will be used to determine group placings if necessary, i.e. where to decide relegation places or quarter-finalists.

## Group stage
### Division One
#### Tables
##### Group A

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Status |
| Kerry | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | Qualified for Knockout Stage |
| Dublin | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | Qualified for Knockout Stage |
| Offaly | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | |
| Cork | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 | |
| Kildare | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | |
| Galway | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | |
| Longford | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | Relegated to Division Two of the 1971–72 NFL |
| Roscommon | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | Relegated to Division Two of the 1971–72 NFL |

### Division two
#### Tables
##### Group A

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Status |
| Tipperary | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | Qualified for Knockout Stage; promoted to Division One of the 1971–72 NFL |
| Waterford | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | Qualified for Knockout Stage; promoted to Division One of the 1971–72 NFL |
| Limerick | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 | |
| Kilkenny | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 | |
| Wexford | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
| Clare | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
| Wicklow | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | |
| Carlow | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |

##### Group B

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Status |
| Laois | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 13 | Qualified for Knockout Stage; promoted to Division One of the 1971–72 NFL |
| Fermanagh | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 12 | Qualified for Knockout Stage; promoted to Division One of the 1971–72 NFL |
| Armagh | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 | |
| Westmeath | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 | |
| Monaghan | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | |
| Tyrone | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | |
| Donegal | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | |
| Leitrim | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
# 119th meridian west

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The meridian 119° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, North America, the Pacific Ocean, the Southern Ocean and Antarctica to the South Pole.
The 119th meridian west forms a great circle with the 61st meridian east.

## From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 119th meridian west passes through:
    Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 119°0′W﻿ / ﻿90.000°N 119.000°W﻿ / 90.000; -119.000﻿ (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 77°19′N 119°0′W﻿ / ﻿77.317°N 119.000°W﻿ / 77.317; -119.000﻿ (Canada)  Canada Northwest Territories — Prince Patrick Island 76°8′N 119°0′W﻿ / ﻿76.133°N 119.000°W﻿ / 76.133; -119.000﻿ (Crozier Channel) Crozier Channel 75°46′N 119°0′W﻿ / ﻿75.767°N 119.000°W﻿ / 75.767; -119.000﻿ (Canada)  Canada Northwest Territories — Eglinton Island 75°34′N 119°0′W﻿ / ﻿75.567°N 119.000°W﻿ / 75.567; -119.000﻿ (M'Clure Strait) M'Clure Strait 74°0′N 119°0′W﻿ / ﻿74.000°N 119.000°W﻿ / 74.000; -119.000﻿ (Canada)  Canada Northwest Territories — Banks Island 72°40′N 119°0′W﻿ / ﻿72.667°N 119.000°W﻿ / 72.667; -119.000﻿ (Prince of Wales Strait) Prince of Wales Strait 71°56′N 119°0′W﻿ / ﻿71.933°N 119.000°W﻿ / 71.933; -119.000﻿ (Canada)  Canada Northwest Territories — Victoria Island 71°37′N 119°0′W﻿ / ﻿71.617°N 119.000°W﻿ / 71.617; -119.000﻿ (Amundsen Gulf) Amundsen Gulf 69°16′N 119°0′W﻿ / ﻿69.267°N 119.000°W﻿ / 69.267; -119.000﻿ (Canada)  Canada Nunavut Northwest Territories — from 67°29′N 119°0′W﻿ / ﻿67.483°N 119.000°W﻿ / 67.483; -119.000﻿ (Northwest Territories), passing through the Great Bear Lake Alberta — from 60°0′N 119°0′W﻿ / ﻿60.000°N 119.000°W﻿ / 60.000; -119.000﻿ (Alberta), passing 2.5 km west of Grande Prairie British Columbia — for about 2 km, from 53°14′N 119°0′W﻿ / ﻿53.233°N 119.000°W﻿ / 53.233; -119.000﻿ (British Columbia) Alberta — for about 2 km, from 53°12′N 119°0′W﻿ / ﻿53.200°N 119.000°W﻿ / 53.200; -119.000﻿ (Alberta) British Columbia — from 53°11′N 119°0′W﻿ / ﻿53.183°N 119.000°W﻿ / 53.183; -119.000﻿ (British Columbia) 49°0′N 119°0′W﻿ / ﻿49.000°N 119.000°W﻿ / 49.000; -119.000﻿ (United States)  United States Washington, passing just west of the Grand Coulee Dam and just east of Pasco Oregon — from 45°59′N 119°0′W﻿ / ﻿45.983°N 119.000°W﻿ / 45.983; -119.000﻿ (Oregon) Nevada — from 42°0′N 119°0′W﻿ / ﻿42.000°N 119.000°W﻿ / 42.000; -119.000﻿ (Nevada) California — from 38°18′N 119°0′W﻿ / ﻿38.300°N 119.000°W﻿ / 38.300; -119.000﻿ (California), passing through Mammoth Lakes, Porterville, Bakersfield, and Camarillo 34°4′N 119°0′W﻿ / ﻿34.067°N 119.000°W﻿ / 34.067; -119.000﻿ (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just east of Santa Barbara Island, California, United States (at 33°28′N 119°2′W﻿ / ﻿33.467°N 119.033°W﻿ / 33.467; -119.033﻿ (Santa Barbara Island)) 60°0′S 119°0′W﻿ / ﻿60.000°S 119.000°W﻿ / -60.000; -119.000﻿ (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 73°43′S 119°0′W﻿ / ﻿73.717°S 119.000°W﻿ / -73.717; -119.000﻿ (Antarctica) Antarctica Unclaimed territory
# Elbow Lake (Alberta)

Elbow Lake is a lake located in the Elbow Pass north of the Highwood pass in Kananaskis Country in Alberta, Canada. Elbow Lake lies at an elevation of 2,120 m (6,960 ft) and is the headwater of the Elbow River.
* Aerial view of Elbow Lake
* Elbow Valley
# Elbow Lake Township, Grant County, Minnesota

Elbow Lake Township is a township in Grant County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 157 at the 2000 census.

## History

Elbow Lake Township was organized in 1877, and named after the Elbow Lake.

## Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.7 square miles (92 km$^2$), of which 35.4 square miles (92 km$^2$) is land and 0.3 square miles (0.78 km$^2$) (0.90%) is water.

## Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 157 people, 61 households, and 43 families residing in the township. The population density was 4.4 inhabitants per square mile (1.7/km$^2$). There were 66 housing units at an average density of 1.9 per square mile (0.73/km$^2$). The racial makeup of the township was 98.73% White, 0.64% Asian, and 0.64% from two or more races.
There were 61 households, out of which 31.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.2% were married couples living together, and 29.5% were non-families. 27.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.19.
In the township the population was spread out, with 26.1% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 24.8% from 25 to 44, 24.2% from 45 to 64, and 16.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 115.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 110.9 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $25,250, and the median income for a family was $41,750. Males had a median income of $22,500 versus $21,250 for females. The per capita income for the township was $15,715. About 10.8% of families and 6.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under the age of eighteen or sixty five or over.
# Ankothrips yuccae

Ankothrips yuccae is a species of thrip in the family Melanthripidae. Its host plant is Yucca whipplei.

## Description

Both sexes are winged, with light brown to brown body, legs and antennae, with antennal segments 3-4 paler and forewings fuscous with its base a little bit paler. Its antennae has nine segments, the ninth longer the eight, sensoria transverse on the third- fourth, the second segment apex prolonged ventro-laterally into serrate lobe. Head with ocellar setae I arising on conical, slightly bifurcate tubercle, the third setae arise within ocellar triangle. It hears with 3 pairs of prominent postocular setae and the pronotum posterior margin with 5 pairs of prominent setae. Mesonotum has microtrichia, Metanotum striate medially, with median setae near posterior margin. The 8th abdominal tergite median setae scarcely 0.3 as long as tergite; tergite 10 with paired trichobothria well developed. Sixth sternite posterior margin with pair of lobes each bearing two setae at base.

## Ecology

Ankothrips yuccae breeds on Yucca whipplei without leaving major harm in California. It has no known vectors.
# El espejismo brillaba

El espejismo brillaba is a Mexican telenovela produced by Ernesto Alonso for Telesistema Mexicano in 1966.

## Cast

* Ofelia Guilmáin
* José Gálvez [es]
* Rafael Llamas
* María Douglas
* Juan Ferrara
* Rosenda Monteros
* Ada Carrasco
* Malena Doria
* Mario G. González
* Angel Fernández
* Lola Bravo
* Mario García González
# El evangelio de las maravillas

El evangelio de las maravillas ("The Gospel of the Marvels") is a 1998 Mexican drama film directed by Arturo Ripstein. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival.

## Plot

"La Nueva Jerusalem" is a small community of believers led by Papá Basilio (Rabal) and Mamá Dorita (Jurado). They're waiting for the second coming of Christ, so they've abandoned the world, searching for a new spiritual life. Mamá Dorita sees in young Tomasa (Gurrola) the signals of the chosen one. The young girl will be the new leader in "La Nueva Jerusalem".

## Cast

* Francisco Rabal as Papá Basilio
* Katy Jurado as Mamá Dorita
* Flor Eduarda Gurrola as Tomasa (as Edwarda Gurrola)
* Carolina Papaleo as Nélida
* Bruno Bichir as Gavilán
* Patricia Reyes Spíndola as Micaela
* Rafael Inclán
* Rodrigo Ostap as Fidel
* Angelina Peláez as Elodia
* Gina Morett as Rita
* Juan Carlos Colombo
* Rafael Velasco as Mateo
* Marta Aura
* Asunción Balaguer as woman in the congregation
* Teresa Mondragón
* Julieta Egurrola as Tomasa's mother
# El extraño caso del doctor Fausto

El extraño caso del doctor Fausto (lit. 'The strange case of Dr. Faust') is a 1969 Spanish drama film directed by and starring Gonzalo Suárez and entered the 20th Berlin International Film Festival.

## Cast

* Gonzalo Suárez - Narrador / Mefistófeles / Octavio Beiral
* Alberto Puig - Doctor Fausto
* Olga Vidali - Helena de Troya
* Gila Hodgkinson - Margarita
* José Arranz - Euforion
* Teresa Gimpera - Esfinge
* Emma Cohen
* Charo López
# Ankerlig Power Station

Ankerlig Power Station (previously known as the Atlantis OCGT power station) is one of five gas turbine power plants in South Africa and has the capacity to produce 1338 Megawatts.
The plant name is derived from the Afrikaans form of the expression "raise the anchor" (Afrikaans "lig die anker"); it is intended to connote a community that 'raises the anchor and sails away from poverty towards prosperity'. The Ankerlig plant was built at the same time as the Gourikwa Power Station at a combined cost of R3.5 billion and was opened on 1 October 2007 by Deputy President Mlambo-Ngcuka. The plant is located close to the R27 just north of Atlantis in the Western Cape.

## Design

To cope with the increasing power demands of the Western Cape during periods of peak power demands, a gas turbine design that can be powered by either natural gas or liquid fuel, kerosene or diesel was chosen. The plant has nine cycle gas turbines each approximately 60m tall and eight fuel storage tanks with a combined storage capacity of 43 million litres. The plant was built by Siemens.

## Conversion to natural gas

Due to the high cost of diesel and the discovery of natural gas, the Ibhubesi gas project, 400km north west offshore, Ankerlig is to be converted to gas.

## Crime

Diesel theft from Ankerlig had allegedly been continuing for some time when an employee was arrested in December 2022 for allegedly stealing R500,000 worth of diesel at the plant. Diesel theft is part of a wider problem which affects Eskom’s ability to operate gas turbines, and alleviate power shortages during high demand.
# 1971 All-Ireland Junior Football Championship

The 1971 All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship was the 50th staging of the All-Ireland Junior Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1912.
London entered the championship as the defending champions.
The All-Ireland final was played on 7 November 1971 at the New Eltham Grounds in London, between London and Dublin, in what was their fourth meeting in the final and a first meeting in 11 years. London won the match by 1–09 to 0–09 to claim their fifth championship title overall and a third title in succession.
# 1964 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship final

The 1964 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship Final was the 33rd All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1964 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship, an inter-county camogie tournament for the top teams in Ireland.
Dublin rushed into a 6-0 to 0-1 lead, and won with ease. Judy Doyle scored 4-1.
# Elatobium abietinum

Elatobium abietinum, commonly known as the spruce aphid or green spruce aphid, is a species of aphid in the subfamily Aphidinae that feeds on spruce (Picea spp.), and occasionally fir (Abies spp.). It is native to Northern, Central and Eastern Europe and has spread to Western Europe, North America and elsewhere.

## Description

Wingless adults are some shade of green, sometimes with a slight waxy covering, and grow to a length of about 2 mm (0.1 in). The siphunculi (slender tubes on the fifth abdominal segment) are cylindrical, pale and slightly S-shaped, and are much longer than the cauda (tail-like protrusion).

## Distribution and host range

Elatobium abietinum is native to Northern, Central and Eastern Europe where its original host is Picea abies. From this range it has spread to Western Europe where plantations of P. abies have been established, and expanded its host range to include Picea sitchensis and other Picea spp., and occasionally on fir (Abies spp.). It has been introduced into Iceland, New Zealand, Tasmania, Chile and other regions where P. abies is grown in plantations. In North America it has become established and further extended its host range from P. sitchensis on the Pacific coast to Picea engelmannii and Picea pungens inland. Altogether it has been recorded feeding on 14 species of Picea and on 5 species of Abies.

## Ecology

Elatobium abietinum has an unusual life cycle and feeds solely on coniferous trees. Wingless adult females often continue feeding and producing young parthenogenetically throughout the winter. In spring, winged aphids are produced and fly to other trees. Young nymphs enter diapause during the summer, recommencing development in the autumn. In Europe, males occur and there is a sexual phase, but in the other parts of the world, only females are known.
Invertebrate predators of this aphid in Wales include brown lacewings (Hemerobiidae), soldier beetles (Malthodes and Rhagonycha, Cantharidae), ladybirds (Coccinellidae) and hoverfly larvae (Syrphidae). Many small passerine birds feed on aphids, especially when they are feeding their young; they include warblers, sparrows, tits and chickadees, some finches, and woodpeckers.

## Damage

Elatobium abietinum feeds by sucking sap from spruce needles, often causing defoliation of older needles and wilting of young growth. The presence of the aphids weakens the tree by decreasing growth rates and making it more susceptible to attack by other pests such as the spruce beetle (Dendroctonus rufipennis). Serious defoliation can kill the tree.