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Sons of Alpha Centauri

Sons of Alpha Centauri (sometimes abbreviated to SOAC) is an English instrumental rock band based in Swale, Kent. Founded in 2001 by Nick Hannon and Marlon King, the band has developed and borrowed from a range of styles from the 1970s through to the 1990s including stoner rock, desert rock, post-metal and the New wave of British heavy metal, as well as British artists as Black Sabbath and Pink Floyd. Sons of Alpha Centauri are mostly noted for their ongoing collaborations and aversion to public performances, having performed under 20 gigs since their formation in 2001, of which six have been at the Camden Underworld in London. Their eponymously titled debut studio album Sons of Alpha Centauri was released in 2007, with common themes for the band including outer space, World War III and environmental preservation. Etymology The band name "Sons of Alpha Centauri" is aligned on identity with Alpha Centauri, the closest star system to the Solar System, and that "sons" can be interpreted as "suns" to give additional meaning. History 2001–2007: Formation and Sons of Alpha Centauri Sons of Alpha Centauri was formed by Nick Hannon and Marlon King on 27 July 2001 in Faversham, Kent. The duo formed the band after becoming dissatisfied with a band called Pariah, which they were a part of at the time, and wrote a number of tracks together before inviting Stevie B. and Blake, who had previously worked together in a band called Negative Noise Orchestra, to join the group in 2004. Tracks were composed as numbers (to correspond with their chronological order) and were instrumental from the outset, with the band describing themselves as "not-for-profit equal opportunities". Critics have traced this back to the instrumental rock band Karma to Burn and their influence on the band's work. A two-track demo released in 2004 saw very limited distribution (only 13 copies), and from 2004 to 2007, Sons of Alpha Centauri sporadically performed around Kent with fellow Kent-based band Bossk. In 2005 and 2006, the band also collaborated with Australian photographer and artist Seldon Hunt. In 2007, the band released its debut studio album, entitled Sons of Alpha Centauri, through Sound Devastation Records on 26 November 2007. 2008–present: Collaborations and second studio album Since 2008, Sons of Alpha Centauri have largely been involved in collaborative projects, but since 2014 have stated that they would not be involved in any more until after the release of their second album. In September 2012, the band announced that "Phase II" would be "coming soon"; press notes for the third Karma to Burn/Sons of Alpha Centauri vinyl release stated that the band had completed their "six vinyl release" that they were "moving from Phase I to Phase II". The band has denied on multiple occasions that the project is stuck in development hell. On 1 April 2018 the band released a teaser trailer that announced a new project. This was later confirmed on the 14 April as the band's second album, entitled "Continuum". The album was released on 1 June 2018 by H42 Records. Band members Current members Nick Hannon – bass (2001 – present) Marlon King – guitar (2001 – present) Blake – textures (2004 – present) Stevie B. – drums (2004 – present) Discography Studio albums Sons of Alpha Centauri (2007) Last Day of Summer (2009) Continuum (2018) Compilations Karma to Burn/Sons of Alpha Centauri: The Definitive 7" Trilogy (2017) Split singles "Sons of Alpha Centauri/A Death Cinematic" (2010) "WaterWays/Sons of Alpha Centauri/Hotel Wrecking City Traders" (2012) References External links Category:British instrumental musical groups Category:British post-rock groups Category:Post-metal musical groups Category:Space rock musical groups Category:Stoner rock musical groups Category:Ambient music groups Category:Musical groups established in 2001

Gradišče

Gradišče may refer to several places: In Austria: Gradišče, Slovene name for Schloßberg (Leibnitz) In Italy: Gradišče ob Soči, Slovene name for Gradisca d'Isonzo In Slovenia: Dolenje Gradišče, Dolenjske Toplice, a settlement in the Municipality of Dolenjske Toplice Dolenje Gradišče pri Šentjerneju, a settlement in the Municipality of Šentjernej Gorenje Gradišče, Dolenjske Toplice, a settlement in the Municipality of Dolenjske Toplice Gorenje Gradišče pri Šentjerneju, a settlement in the Municipality of Šentjernej Lake Gradišče, a lake near Lukovica Gradišče, Grosuplje, a settlement in the Municipality of Grosuplje Gradišče, Kozje, a settlement in the Municipality of Kozje Gradišče nad Prvačino, a settlement in the Municipality of Nova Gorica Gradišče na Kozjaku, a settlement in the Municipality of Selnica ob Dravi Gradišče pri Divači, a settlement in the Municipality of Divača Gradišče pri Litiji, a settlement in the Municipality of Šmartno pri Litiji Gradišče pri Lukovici, a settlement in the Municipality of Lukovica Gradišče pri Materiji, a settlement in the Municipality of Hrpelje–Kozina Gradišče pri Ormožu, a settlement in the Municipality of Sveti Tomaž Gradišče pri Raki, a settlement in the Municipality of Krško Gradišče pri Štjaku, a settlement in the Municipality of Sežana Gradišče pri Trebnjem, a settlement in the Municipality of Trebnje Gradišče pri Vipavi, a settlement in the Municipality of Vipava Gradišče pri Vojniku, a settlement in the Municipality of Vojnik Gradišče pri Zalem Hribu, former name of Gradišče nad Prvačino Gradišče, Škofljica, a settlement in the Municipality of Škofljica Gradišče, Slovenj Gradec, a settlement in the City Municipality of Slovenj Gradec Gradišče, Šmartno pri Litiji, a settlement in the Municipality of Šmartno pri Litiji Gradišče, Tišina, a settlement in the Municipality of Tišina Gradišče, Velike Lašče, a settlement in the Municipality of Velike Lašče Gradišče, Videm, a settlement in the Municipality of Videm Gradišče v Slovenskih Goricah, former name of Sveta Trojica v Slovenskih Goricah Gradišče v Tuhinju, a settlement in the Municipality of Kamnik Zgornje Gradišče, a settlement in the Municipality of Šentilj

Celaenorrhinus illustris

Celaenorrhinus illustris, the illustrious sprite, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. The habitat consists of forests. Subspecies Celaenorrhinus illustris illustris (eastern Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Congo, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo) Celaenorrhinus illustris daroa Evans, 1937 (western Uganda) References Category:Butterflies described in 1891 illustris Category:Butterflies of Africa

Negudar

Negudar (Nikudar, Neguder) was a Mongol general under Berke, and a Golden Horde Noyan. With many other Golden Horde generals, he embraced Islam in the late 13th century. He subsequently took the Muslim name of Ahmad Khan. Before the conflicts between Berke and Hulagu, Negudar fostered peace in Eastern Khorasan and its surrounding areas in Central Asia. Neguder with other generals of the Mongol Empire raided the northwest parts of the Delhi Sultanate in the 1230s. When war hostilities broke out between Berke and Hulagu in 1260, Negudar assumed control over a sizeable portion of Berke's forces primarily in Ghazni and eastern Afghanistan. Negudar and his forces ultimately settled in various parts of modern-day Afghanistan including Kabul and Herat. Mongols and Turks in Afghanistan adopted his name later as they merged into Chagatai Khanate during the reign of Alghu. Today, Nikudari, an archaic form of the Mongolian language extinct in Mongolia, is preserved in Afghanistan and named after Negudar. References Category:13th-century people Category:Generals of the Mongol Empire Category:Converts to Islam Category:Mongol Empire Muslims Category:Golden Horde

Baltimore Presstman Cardinals

The Baltimore Presstman Cardinals is an independent developmental baseball organization based in Baltimore City. The P.C. will once again field teams 10u, 12u, 14u, 16u, 18u, and collegiate level. The teams will compete local, regional, national and international. The Cardinals is owned and operated by the non-profit, The Presstman Cardinals Baseball Club, Inc. is funded through donations, sponsorship, and fundraising. pcard3307.wixsite.com/theforce History In 1962, Robert E. Smith, created the Cardinals as a youth baseball team. The Presstman Cardinals were borne of a local flavor that is inherent it in its name: “Presstman” for the street he lived on and “Cardinals” in recalling the birds that perched on his car to rest. And so began the establishment of the local baseball club that provided opportunities for prospective baseball players who would not necessarily otherwise have a chance. Within a few years, the Presstman Cardinals began winning and garnering local attention. By 1981 the team rose to local prominence by fielding teams in all age groups, 10-12, 13-14, 15-16,17-18 and a collegiate level team. The Presstman Cardinals soared and expanded during the 1980s into the 1990s. Using each age group as feeder for the next age level, Presstman Cardinals became one of the most successful organizations in the State of Maryland. During that period, many of the ballplayers elevated to the college level, which led to the creation of the successful college team that participated in the Metro area Baltimore Major League, winning three championships in their eight years in the league. The Presstman Cardinals also played in the Central Atlantic and Washington Industrial League. Many of the players were either drafted or signed as free agents in professional baseball. The Presstman Cardinals also produced the NCAA stolen base champion Jason Booker in 1986; batting crown champion Adrian Price in 1994; and several college, minor and independent coaches throughout its history. References External links Presstman Cardinals Facebook Category:Amateur baseball teams in Maryland

A-Teens

A-Teens (stylized as A★TEENS or A*Teens) were a Swedish pop music group from Stockholm, Sweden, formed by Niklas Berg in 1998 originally as an ABBA tribute band called ABBA-Teens and was later renamed A-Teens. The band members were Marie Serneholt, Amit Sebastian Paul, Dhani Lennevald and Sara Lumholdt. The band's debut album became a success around the world. In 2001, following their second album Teen Spirit, it was reported that the band had sold 2 million copies. After six years together, the band announced they would take a break in 2004 after the release of their Greatest Hits album. Each song from that album became a Top 20 hit in at least one country around the world. History The ABBA Generation (1999) In 1998, Marie, Sara, Dhani, and Amit were musically united as the ABBA-Teens. However, the group's name was changed to the A-Teens to avoid litigation. This choice allowed the band more freedom in creating their own style of music. In early 1999, the band started the recording process of what would be their debut album, The ABBA Generation, consisting purely of ABBA covers reinterpreted with a modern pop and electronic flair to appeal to a new generation of young pop fans. Their first single, "Mamma Mia", topped the charts in over ten countries including their home country Sweden where it stayed at number one for eight consecutive weeks. The album hit the peak position in Sweden & Chile and became a top ten hit throughout the world. Further singles enjoyed similar success ensuring top ten placings across the globe, and the album overall sold more than 2 million copies worldwide,(Citation needed) being certified Gold or Platinum in over 22 different countries. The band's music video for "Dancing Queen" features a plot very similar to the 1985 John Hughes film The Breakfast Club. In addition, the principal seen in the music video was played by Paul Gleason, the same actor who was the principal in the film. The single reached ninety-five on the Billboard Hot 100 and sold over 500,000 copies in the U.S. alone, being certified Gold. In early 2000, the band embarked on a U.S. promotional tour, and on the verge of the release of their album in the United States, the band was invited to tour with Britney Spears that summer in her U.S. Tour. They also made several appearances on Disney and Nickelodeon to promote their music. The band's debut became a hit in North America, where the album reached seventy-one on the Billboard 200 Albums Chart being certified Gold in September 2000, but its sales reached the million mark in 2001. That month, the A-Teens won a Viva Music Award for Best International Newcomer, competing with the likes of Christina Aguilera and Blink-182, and also the band announced what would be the lead single from their second album and their first to be an original song, "Upside Down", which would also become their signature song. The song was released to Swedish radios on 23 October 2000, and was later unleashed worldwide. When the single was commercially released, it reached number two in Sweden and was later certified 2x Platinum. The song became the band's biggest hit when it reached the top ten in several countries and when the single was released in the United States. The physical single reached number six on the Billboard Hot 100 Single Sales Chart, selling over 500,000 copies in three weeks and being certified Gold. In January 2001, the band was nominated for "Best Swedish Group" at the NRJ Awards. Teen Spirit (2001) The band's second album, entitled "Teen Spirit", featured a compilation of tracks that were not ABBA covers and when it was finally released on 26 February 2001, it debuted at number two in the Swedish Charts. This pop sensation hit reached the top ten in other countries and entered at number eighty-three on the World Charts, number thirteen on the European Albums Chart, number fourteen on CNN's WorldBeat Album Charts and peaked at number fifty in the United States selling over 60,000 copies in its first two weeks, ensuring Gold Status for sales exceeding the 500,000 copies in the United States alone. Prior to the release of the album, the A-Teens became one of the first bands to broadcast one of their shows on MSN's Websites. The UK releases were delayed due to A-Teens' failure with their previous album in that country. When "Upside Down" was released there in May 2001, it became their biggest hit in the country. The single peaked at number ten in the United Kingdom becoming their only top ten hit in that country. The album was delayed and released after the second single, "Halfway Around The World" in late October 2001. The single barely made the top thirty and the album did not chart in the top 75. Before they started their concert tour in the U.S. the band went to promote their album to Asia, with stops in Japan, Singapore, Malaysia where they did show for MTV Asia and Thailand, with great success, especially in the former where Coca-Cola signed the band to become the face of the brand there and promote, "We were the first international artists ever to appear on a soda can there. They printed 15 million of them; we went home with ten!" Remembers Sara, The cans were distributed around the country that year. Also in 2001, the A-Teens performed as top billing during the Radio Disney Live! 2001 World Tour in Chicago and Philadelphia markets. The group promoted their album with a forty-three-date tour with Aaron Carter around the U.S. Back in Europe, the band toured with No Angels in Germany. By the end of 2001, Teen Spirit went on to sell over 1 million copies worldwide and were invited by Walt Disney/Buena Vista to record the European soundtrack for the movie "The Princess Diaries". As the movie had already been released in North and South America, the movie was set to be released in Europe in the winter 2001. "Heartbreak Lullaby" a song written by Cathy Dennis (famous for writing Kylie Minogue's number one hit, "Can't Get You Out of My Head") and Kasmanaut, the video was shot in Germany in late October, in the middle of their tour. The single was released in December 2001 and it became another top ten hit for the band in their home country spending four months inside the charts. Pop 'til You Drop! (2002) In early 2002 the band started working on what would be their third studio album. In January a press conference was held in Stockholm with American rock musician Alice Cooper. They announced they would do a collaboration recording Cooper's classic, "School's Out". The song was recorded on 25 January in Stockholm, Sweden. Two versions were recorded, a Pop Version and a Harder Version and both were planned to be included on A-Teens' third album due to be released mid-2002. During the start of the year, many updates and reports were published on the band's official website anticipating the release of the album. By March 2002, the band reported they had over fifteen tracks already recorded, giving names of tracks and telling the fans the direction they were going musically. The band finished recording their album in late March that year with meeting with MCA executives to plan what would be the promotion and tour for the album. In May 2002 the band announced the first single to be taken from the album would be Elvis Presley's cover "Can't Help Falling In Love" to be launched to radios that month, and would also serve as the soundtrack of the then new Disney movie Lilo & Stitch. A series of promotional stops in different TV Shows throughout the United States followed to promote both the movie and the album. On 18 June their third studio album, "Pop 'til You Drop!", was released exclusively in the United States. The album was aimed to the American market putting on hold the release for the international markets. The album debuted at number forty-five on the Billboard 200 Albums Chart. The single also received a commercial release in Australia and Sweden in September 2002. The band announced their first headlining tour in the United States. The Pop 'til You Drop! Tour, a thirty-date tour around the U.S., was held in the summer of 2002 with Baha Men, Jump5, LMNT and Play. The tour ran from mid-July until the end of August throughout the United States and Canada. The concert tour consisted mainly of outdoor venues at amusement parks and amphitheaters. The tour consisted of songs from all three of their studio albums. Later in 2002, due to public demand, the album was released in several Latin American countries, including Mexico, where the band promoted in November. The band had a concert planned in the Auditorio Nacional but was later canceled due to some problems with the set. The band was also invited to do a show for the King and Queen of Sweden and the then president of Mexico, Vicente Fox. Their album reached number three on the international albums chart and number fourteen on the main album charts. After the promotion in Mexico, the band headed to Europe to release their single "Floorfiller". The song became a top five hit in their home country and reached the top forty in most European countries as well as becoming a hit in Latin America, but did not match the success of their previous releases. The band appeared on CNN's The Music Room on December 2002, talking about pop music in Sweden. New Arrival (2003) By the end of 2002 the A-Teens were in Europe, on the verge of what would be the international release of their third album, the band performed their hit single, "Floorfiller" at the 2002 Swedish Hit Music Awards as part of the promotion for their new album. In January 2003 the band announced the release dates of their third album for the international market The band promoted in Germany and the Netherlands prior to the album's release. On 27 January the album, entitled New Arrival (a reference to the ABBA album entitled Arrival), was released. It combined tracks from the last effort Pop 'til You Drop! and new tracks, making a whole new album, or a "half-new album", as they described it. Some of the material on these two albums was co-written by the members of the A-Teens. The majority of tracks, while recorded in Sweden, were the work of producers from the United States, Norway, Denmark and Sweden. The album debuted at number four in Sweden and was certified Gold a few weeks after its release. The second single taken from the album (first in some countries), was "A Perfect Match", the band shot the video for the song in Cuba, the video was premiered on 26 February on ZTV. When the single was released, it reached number two in Sweden and ensured top forty placings all over the world. Worldwide releases of the album followed, including a release in Mexico, on 24 March, the band promoted in the country for almost a month, their album reached number seven on the international album charts and number fifteen on the main album charts in late April that year. Back in their homeland, the band embarked in their New Arrival Tour across Europe doing shows all over Sweden, Denmark, Russia and Slovakia. The band signed a promotional deal to promote Popdrinks in Sweden, with the song "Bounce With Me", Amit graduated from high school and Marie Serneholt was named the third-sexiest woman in Sweden. The third single from the album (second in some countries), "Let Your Heart Do All the Talking" was meant to be commercially released, but after the lack of sales of the A-Teens album in a worldwide scale, the record label canceled the release, and just unleashed the song to radios. Sales for "New Arrival" were lower than expected, selling fewer than 350,000 copies worldwide. The band still got a nomination in the Swedish Hit Music Awards for "Swedish artist/group of the year". The album also contains a cover from Murray Head's "One Night in Bangkok" (from the musical Chess). The music of this song is written by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus (the two male ABBA members), while the lyrics are written by Tim Rice. Other covers featured on the album include Shirley & Company's "Shame, Shame, Shame" and The Box Tops' "The Letter". Greatest Hits and break-up By the beginning of 2004 the band announced their first Greatest Hits compilation was going to be released, a cover of Nick Kamen's "I Promised Myself" became the last single from the band. The band shot the video for the song in March 2004, and was premiered on ZTV in early April, the song went to international radios on late April/May becoming the last hit of the band. The album was a compilation of thirteen singles, which each one of them made the top twenty in at least one country and three new tracks, two of them were written by the band members. Promotion for the album was slow, the band did a few shows in Sweden and international interviews to magazines. Many were reporting the band was splitting up after six years in the pop world. The band quickly denied the rumours on their official website. The single became another top-two hit for the band in Sweden, it became one of the band's biggest hits in South America (especially in Argentina) and the album became the band's first to not make the top ten in their homeland while it brought back the attention to them in other countries in Latin America and Eastern Europe. The album was just released in selected European countries, Asia and Latin America. It did not receive a U.S. release, although, when MCA Records went bankrupt and was absorbed by both Geffen and Interscope, the former had plans to release it in November, ready for the Christmas sales, but plans were scrapped when the band finished their tour and Dhani released his first solo single. After "Greatest Hits" was released, the band announced a two-year break. On 15 April 2006, Serneholt's Swedish website officially announced that the A-Teens had parted ways. The members of the group wanted to pursue solo careers. In one magazine Serneholt stated, "The A-Teens are nothing but a memory now, we have all started our own projects." Lennevald confirmed his former groupmate's comment. Solo careers In September 2004 Dhani Lennevald released "Girl Talk", his first single as a solo artist, in Sweden. There it peaked at number twenty-nine, ensuring Gold status after nine weeks on the charts. Dhani and Universal Music parted ways in 2005. In 2005, Marie Serneholt signed with SonyBMG and in early 2006, she released her first single as a solo artist titled "That's the Way My Heart Goes". It reached number two in Sweden in February, and was later released in Europe and certified Gold. This was followed by the album Enjoy the Ride which peaked at number nine in her homeland. According to her personal MySpace page she is recording her second album. She participated in Melodifestivalen 2009 with the track "Disconnect Me". In 2011 she was the host for Melodifestivalen in Sweden. She also participated in Melodifestivalen 2012 with the single "Salt and Pepper". Serneholt was a judge on X Factor in Sweden where she was the mentor for the groups. Serneholt has also been working as a model and TV-host. Currently working as a TV host for shows like Bingolotto and other game shows. Amit Sebastian Paul made his debut as well. Songs in a Key of Mine is a mini-album with eight demos. Amit Paul has released his first Solo album "Songs In A Key Of Mine" which features 12 songs in April 2008, with the first single "Judge You" was released soon after. Amit Paul has also a future career in business, and finished his Masters at the prestigious Stockholm School of Economics, where he did an internship at the management consultancy Bain & Company. Sara Lumholdt released a cover of Olivia Newton-John's song "Physical" for a compilation album. She released the song under the name of Sara Love, and according to her official MySpace page she was working with producers from the United States and Europe to release more music. She released "Glamour Bitch" to her MySpace page and is said to be her debut single. Another single, "First", became available on iTunes in July 2008. Discography For a complete list of all the songs, see List of songs recorded by A-Teens The ABBA Generation (1999) Teen Spirit (2001) Pop 'til You Drop! (2002) New Arrival (2003) Tours Pop 'Til You Drop! (2002) References External links Category:Musical groups established in 1998 Category:Musical groups disestablished in 2004 Category:Musical quartets Category:Child musical groups Category:Swedish child singers Category:Swedish co-ed groups Category:Swedish Eurodance groups Category:Swedish pop music groups Category:Teen pop groups Category:Tribute bands Category:1998 establishments in Sweden Category:Musical groups from Stockholm Category:ABBA Category:English-language singers from Sweden

OpenPlay

OpenPlay is the name of an open-source cross-platform networking library created by Apple Inc. OpenPlay compiles and runs on the Classic Mac OS, macOS, Windows and Linux operating systems. OpenPlay is a high-level networking solution for game applications. It is known for its abstraction of game and player on top of an automatically managed networking core. As of version 2.0, it includes the NetSprockets API from Mac OS 9. NetSprockets was a subset of Apple's now obsolete Game Sprockets. See also Grapple (network layer) RakNet External links OpenPlay project page on SourceForge Category:Application programming interfaces Category:Linux APIs Category:macOS APIs Category:Software using the Apple Public Source License Category:Video game engines Category:Windows APIs

Killanne

Killanne () is a rural Irish crossroads settlement situated roughly 20 km (12 mi) west of Enniscorthy, County Wexford. Kate Webster, who was hanged for the murder of Julia Martha Thomas, was born around 1849 in Killanne as Kate Lawler at her family's home. United Irish leader John Kelly, who died in 1798, was from Killanne. See also List of populated places in the Republic of Ireland Category:Towns and villages in County Wexford

Thomas Porter (cardiologist)

Thomas R. Porter is an American cardiologist. He holds the Theodore F. Hubbard Distinguished Chair of Cardiology at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. Porter obtained his Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of Nebraska Medical Center in 1984 and was a resident and fellow at the Medical College of Virginia. The Web of Science lists more than 100 publications in peer-reviewed medical journals, which have been cited over 4000 times, giving him an h-index of 34. References Category:People from Nebraska Category:Year of birth missing (living people) Category:Living people Category:University of Nebraska Medical Center alumni Category:Medical College of Virginia alumni Category:University of Nebraska Medical Center faculty

Gangubai Kathiawadi

Gangubai Kathiawadi is an upcoming Indian biographical crime film directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali, written by Utkarshini Vashishtha and produced by Bhansali and Jayantilal Gada under their respective banners Bhansali Productions and Pen India Limited. The film stars Alia Bhatt in the title role, and is based on a chapter of Hussain Zaidi's book Mafia Queens of Mumbai about Gangubai Kothewali, the madam of a brothel in Kamathipura. Principal photography started on 27 December 2019 in Mumbai. The film is scheduled for theatrical release on 11 September 2020. Premise The film is about the life of Gangubai Kathiawadi, a young girl sold into prostitution by her boyfriend Ramnik Lal, and how she becomes the madam of a brothel in Kamathipura. Cast Alia Bhatt as Gangubai Kathiawadi Shantanu Maheshwari Vijay Raaz Mohammed Samad References External links Category:Indian films Category:Upcoming Hindi-language films Category:2020s Hindi-language films Category:Hindi-language films Category:Indian biographical drama films Category:Indian gangster films Category:Films about prostitution in India Category:Films featuring an item number

Dundubia

Dundubia is a genus of cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) in the subfamily Cicadinae and the type genus of the tribe Dundubiini. The name Dundubia is derived from Sanskrit दुंदुभि (dundubhi): meaning 'drum'. A characteristic feature is the pair of long lobes covering the tymbals on the underside of the male abdomen. Description The head is triangular with a prominent large forewing margin and a forehead with a short longitudinal groove in the middle. The fairly prominent eyes, are large and oval.. The prothorax is not expanded at the sides. This genus is notable for the extraordinarily large opercula covering the tymbals and extending down much the abdomen in male insects. Species The Global Biodiversity Information Facility lists: Dundubia andamansidensis (Boulard, 2001) Dundubia annandalei Boulard, 2007 Dundubia ayutthaya Beuk, 1996 Dundubia cochlearata Overmeer & Duffels, 1967 Dundubia crepitans Boulard, 2005 Dundubia dubia Lee, 2009 Dundubia emanatura Distant, 1889 Dundubia ensifera Bloem & Duffels, 1976 Dundubia euterpe Bloem & Duffels, 1976 Dundubia feae (Distant, 1892) Dundubia flava Lee, 2009 Dundubia gravesteini Duffels, 1976 Dundubia hainanensis (Distant, 1901) Dundubia hastata (Moulton, J.C., 1923) Dundubia jacoona (Distant, 1888) Dundubia kebuna Moulton, J.C., 1923 Dundubia laterocurvata Beuk, 1996 Dundubia myitkyinensis Beuk, 1996 Dundubia nagarasingna Distant, 1881 Dundubia nigripes (Moulton, J.C., 1923) Dundubia nigripesoides Boulard, 2008 Dundubia oopaga (Distant, 1881) Dundubia rafflesii Distant, 1883 Dundubia rhamphodes Bloem & Duffels, 1976 Dundubia rufivena Walker, F., 1850 Dundubia simalurensis Overmeer & Duffels, 1967 Dundubia sinbyudaw Beuk, 1996 Dundubia solokensis Overmeer & Duffels, 1967 Dundubia somraji Boulard, 2003 Dundubia spiculata Noualhier, 1896 Dundubia terpsichore (Walker, F., 1850) Dundubia vaginata (Fabricius, 1787) - type species (as Tettigonia vaginata Fabricius, 1787) Dundubia vanna Chou, Lei, Li, Lu & Yao, 1997 References External Links Category:Hemiptera of Asia Category:Dundubiini Category:Cicadidae genera

Geology of New South Wales

Geologically the Australian state of New South Wales consists of seven main regions: Lachlan Fold Belt, the Hunter-Bowen Orogeny or New England Orogen (NEO), the Delamerian Orogeny, the Clarence Moreton Basin, the Great Artesian Basin, the Sydney Basin, and the Murray Basin. There are a few other sedimentary basins, the Great Artesian Basin can be broken into the Eromanga Basin in the west and the Surat Basin to the east. The Sydney Basin extends north into the Gunnedah Basin, which goes even further north into the Bowen Basin which extends into Queensland, under the Surat Basin. The New England Orogen has a few small Basins included, such as the Lorne Basin, the Myall Syncline, and Gloucester Basin. The Oaklands Basin is in the south of the state under the Murray Basin. The Darling Basin is in the state's west, but mostly covered by the Murray Basin. Gilgandra Sub-Basin and Paka Tank Trough are potential places for coal and gas. New South Wales is home to some important mining operations including Broken Hill and coal mining and burning in the Hunter and Illawarra. Delamerian orogeny Lachlan Fold Belt Rocks from the Lachlan Fold Belt are exposed through the south east and central parts of NSW, and underlie the Great Artesian Basin and the Sydney and Murray Basins at depth. The region is currently 1000 km wide, but was originally 2000 to 3000 km. The Lachlan Fold Belt was formed in the Middle Paleozoic from 450 to 340 Mya. It lies on a basement of Cambrian oceanic floor, however, most of this has been subducted leaving the sediment veneer scraped off in chevron folds. It was compressed as the Pacific plate subducted beneath the Australian continent margin. Over time the hinge point, at which the ocean bed was bent down, changed to be more out to the east, and additional ocean bed sediment was added to the continent. This also means that there is a failed subduction zone extending through New South Wales. The Australian Capital Territory is embedded in New South Wales in the Lachlan Fold Belt. The Narooma Terrane is another terrane abutted on the southeast corner of New South Wales which can be considered as a component of the Lachlan Fold Belt. Hunter-Bowen orogeny The Hunter-Bowen orogeny also known as the New England Orogen contains rocks from Late Paleozoic to early Mesozoic times. It was formed as an arc-forearc zone as the Pacific Plate was subducted to the west. Darling and Barka Basins The Darling basin formed in the very early Devonian. Stretching the crust led to the formation of basins such as the Cobar Basin, Mount Hope Trough, Melrose Trough and Rast Trough. Where stretching was less, shelves were formed instead: Kopyje Shelf, Mouramba Shelf, Walters Range Shelf and Winduck Shelf. The Cobar Supergroup is the term used for the infill in these shelves and troughs which consisted of sediment and volcanics. The deeper basins included turbidites. Felsic volcanic material was also erupted in the Rast and Mount Hope Troughs. The Florida, Babinda, Majuba and Mineral Hill Volcanics are found on the East side of the Kopyje Shelf. Most of the sediment however is quartz sand. Subsequently in the early Devonian the basin content was pushed back up, and the Mulga Downs Group was deposited by rivers up until the Carboniferous Period. This formed the Barka Basin. Rock from this group is mostly quartz sandstone, with a small amount of siltstone. Sydney Basin The Sydney Basin consists of Permian and Triassic sedimentary rocks stretching from Newcastle to Batemans Bay. The land component covers 44000 km2, but there is another 5000 km2 underwater on the continental shelf. The basement consists of the Lachlan Fold Belt, and the New England Fold Belt is found to the north across the Hunter Thrust. It is a foreland basin, likely to be formed by compression loading. The first rocks formed in the Permian were the Dalwood Group and lower Shoalhaven Group. Material for this came from basaltic volcanoes to the north in the Hunter region. The Greta Coal Measures then formed in the north side in an alluvial fan from the mountains of the New England Orogen. The basin sank lower and sea water came much further inland, covering the Permian sediments and the basement further west, and the Maitland Group and upper Shoalhaven Group were deposited. The Muree/Nowra Sandstone formed in the centre of the basin. In the next stage the Hunter – Bowen Orogeny cause faulting and folding on the north side of the basin. In the Late Permian river and delta deposition formed the Tomago and Whittingham Coal Measures in the north. But deepening seawater formed the Kulnura Marine Tongue and Bulga Formation. In the southern part of the basin a delta formed the lower Illawarra Coal Measures. The Erins Vale Formation interrupts this. Marine transgression formed Dempsey Formation, Denman Formation, Bargo Claystone, and Ball Bone Formation. Beach deposition then formed Waratah/Watts Sandstone and the Darkes Forest Sandstone and Angus Place Sandstone. Over the beach land formed again with the Newcastle and Wollombi Coal Measures in the north, and upper Illawarra Coal Measures in the south. Early in the Triassic the New England Fold Belt was uplifted and an alluvial flood plain formed the Narrabeen group. The Bald Hill Claystone, which is a redbed containing laterite was formed by weathering of the Gerringong Volcanics. The Hawkesbury sandstone is the prominent rock found in Sydney, and also forming the top of escarpments in the area, such as the Illawarra escarpment. This is overlain by the fine sandstone of the Mittagong Formation and the Wianamatta shale. The basin was later buried under 1 to 4 km of Jurassic and Cretaceous sediments. The Tasman Sea formed by rifting and underplating of the basin may have happened in Aptian times. This resulted in the upper sediment being completely eroded off. Great Artesian Basin Part of the Great Artesian Basin is along the northern border of New South Wales and also extends north into Queensland. This is also known as Surat Basin. It occupies one fifth of the state of New South Wales. The eastern border extends from Bebo to Narrabri to Murrurundi to Dunedoo to Narromine. The basin was formed in the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods. The oldest Jurassic rocks in the basin are found in the northeast near the Queensland border. They are called Precipice Sandstone, Evergreen Shale and Boxvale Sandstone, Hutton Sandstone from Pliensbachian to Aalenian in age. In the south east of the basin these deposits are known as Purlawaugh Formation which are aged between Pliensbachian to Bathonian. The northern parts are then covered with coal and shale from the Injune Creek Group. In the east they are covered with quartz sand, at the point where run off entered the basin called Blythesdale Group between Tithonian and Barremian or Pillaga Sandstone which is now known as Pilliga Sandstone. In the Cretaceous sea water entered and deposited shale from the Rolling Downs Group which also contains some calcareous sandstone. Continental sediment also occasionally show in the Cretaceous. Most of the basin is covered by alluvium and lake deposits from the Cainozoic period, and this deposition continues till this day. Because the basin is an important site for artesian wells, it has been extensively drilled and much is known about the structure of the basement and geothermal temperature gradients. Prominent subsurface features are the Coonamble lobe of the Surat Basin, round around Moree and Coonamble. The Culgoa Ridge is underlain by metamorphic rocks, and is near Brewarrina. The Lila Trough is north of Bourke. The Eulo Shelf is underlain by granite and is southeast of Hungerford. The Bulloo Embayment north of White Cliffs is over 300 m deep and is disrupted on its west side by the Warratta Fault. The Quinyamble Trough extends in from South Australia. Clarence Moreton Basin The Clarence Moreton Basin is in the far north east of the state around Lismore and Grafton, the basin extends into southern Queensland. It formed by oblique extension of the underlying Paleozoic New England Orogen basement. It consists of continental deposits, starting with a small amount of Triassic volcanic rocks and sedimentary sequences including coal beds, and then mostly Jurassic and Cretaceous sedimentary rocks. The basin covers 16000 square kilometers. The basin was named when the Clarence Basin (named after the Clarence River and Moreton Basin in Queensland were proved to be one structure. The first rocks in the Clarence Moreton Basin of New South Wales are the Chillingham Volcanics. These are from some time in the Triassic period, and for a band north and south of Chillingham. They consist of conglomerate at the base, Rhyolite, lithic rhyolitic tuff, and shale. The Nymboida Coal measures extend from Nymboida to Kangaroo Creek. They consist of lithic sandstones (wackes, minor arenites), siltstone, polymictic conglomerate, coal, rhyolitic tuff, and basalt. The total thickness is over 1000 meters. The outcrop is 90 square kilometers, and it forms a north west trending band 29 km long on the southwest tip of the basin. Fossils reveal a date of middle Triassic. A lower part is called Cloughers Creek Formation. The Basin Creek Formation includes the coal mined at Nymboida. The Bardool Conglomerate forming a 180 m thick layer, is also a unit in the coal measures. The conglomerate includes a 15 m thick layer of basalt exposed at Copes Creek. The Red Cliff Coal Measures are from late Triassic. It forms a belt 2.5 km wide and 19 km long from Buchanans Head trough Red Cliff. The Evans Head Coal measure are correlated with these, but are further up the north coast at Evans Head. The basin was next uplifted and eroded and then deepened considerably and Bundamba group rocks form a complete V shape on both sides of the basin. In the northern parts the rock is mostly friable sandstone, but in the south it is divided into conglomerate below and siltstone above. The Laytons Range Conglomerate rests on the basin floor and extends from Baryulgil, to Nymboida. The conglomerate often appears as a cliff. The Corindi Conglomerate is a local name for a hailstone sized gravel near Corindi. The Mill Creek Siltstone. are often olive green or yellow-brown with bright red joint planes. The Marburg subgroup extends for 225 km along the western side of the basin into Queensland from Corindi. It is mostly clay cemented cross bedded quartz sandstone, but this is interbedded with claystone and shale. At the base is the Blaxland Fossil Wood Conglomerate Member at Blaxlands Creek. The fossil wood is in the form of horizontal tree trunks up to 18 m long and 600 mm diameter. The fossilization process replaced the wood with limonite and hematite. The Towallum Basalt is a 15-meter thick layer near Nymboida, Glenreagh and Moleton trig station overlying the Marburg formation. The Walloon Coal Measures forms a U shape around the east, south and west sides of the basin. It consists of claystone, shale, siltstone, arenites, and coal seams and the plant fossils in it show a Jurassic age. The next layer of rocks in the basin forming a nested U shape in its exposure is the Kangaroo Creek Sandstone. This sandstone has saccharoidal texture, and glistens white and cream. This is not due to angular sand grains, but results from silica crystallization. It is up to 150 m thick. The Grafton Formation is the sedimentary unit in the geographical centre of the basin. It is the youngest of the beds being between Late Jurassic and early Cretaceous. It occurs from Grafton to Casino consisting of soft sandstone, siltstone and claystone. Dolerite has intruded this at Glenugie Peak, and near Banyabba. During the Cainozoic, rifting along the east coast of Australia commenced and uplifted the eastern side of the Clarence Moreton Basin. This resulted in the splitting off of the Lord Howe Rise and the opening of the ocean floor. Murray basin After Australia separated from Antarctica the Murray basin was formed. The basin floor only subsided slowly over time. The basin became filled with up to 600 m of sediments during the Cenozoic. From Paleocene to Eocene the western side was flooded with sea water and deposited the Warina sand. The sea withdrew and later in the Eocene silt and clay of the Olney Formation were deposited. One minor sea incursion resulted in late Eocene resulted in the Buccleuch Formation in South Australia. This group of deposits is termed the Renmark Group and was earlier known as Knight Group. The sea level rose again in Late Oligocene to mid Miocene forming the Murray Group of sediments, with marl and limestone in the deeper locations, and the Geera Clay in the shallow waters. The rock units formed in the deeper water included the Ettric Formation, the Winnanbool Formation and the Mannum Formation limestone with Gambier Limestone in South Australia. When sea level fell again in mid Miocene the deposited Geera clay and Olney Formation moved westward over the limestone. During Upper Miocene to Pliocene the sea rose and fell several times. The first sea rise formed the Murravian Gulf and resulted in clay and marl in the west called the Bookpurnong Formation, and Calivil Formation river and lake sand in the east. When the sea retreated in Early Pliocene, the Loxton Sands also informally known as Loxton-Parilla Sands were formed on the beach on the shore of the emergent land. Locally heavy minerals have been concentrated by wave action including rutile zircon and ilmenite forming economic mining opportunities. The Murray River became dammed by uplift of over 250 meters in the Grampians in Victoria during the Pleistocene about 2.5 Mya. The dam formed Lake Bungunnia, which reached 40000 km2 and deposited the Blanchetown Clay therein. Higher rainfall of at least 500 mm per year kept the lake filled at first, but during later times rainfall was insufficient and saline lakes formed, depositing dolomite. Even today some saline lakes remain as a remnant of the vast lake. The Murray River carved out a new path to the sea via Murray Bridge replacing its previous exit at Portland, Victoria. The lake was gone by about 0.7 Mya. The Pooraka Formation formed in the north west due to increased erosion resulting in colluvium depositing. The colluvium forms fans, cones and scree slopes, and often contains clay and breccia. In the flat areas the Shepparton Formation also resulted from river deposits of floodplain clay. Most of the existing surface dates from Quaternary period. The river deposits from the east have been progressively overlaying the marine deposits further west, as the shore line receded. Within the Pleistocene deposits are three layers of sand that are aquifers, deposited during higher rainfall periods of the interglacials. The floodplain deposits from the current rivers are the Coonambidgal Formation, however this term is used informally for the older Pleistocene flood deposits as well. During the dryer glacial periods the area was arid. Oaklands basin The Oaklands Basin covers approximately 3 800 square kilometres in the Riverina district of southern New South Wales, between the towns of Mulwala, Jerilderie, Griffith, Coleambly, Oaklands and Albury. This Permo-Triassic basin trends north-northwest-south-southeast and is concealed beneath the south-eastern portion of the Murray Basin. The basin overlies the Ovens Graben (Ovens Valley Graben in Victoria) which extends from the Murrumbidgee River west of Darlington Point in New South Wales to Wangaratta in Victoria. It is approximately 25 km wide at Oaklands and approximately 15 km wide at its northern extent. The Oaklands Basin hosts to more than 1000 m thick sediments. The basin was first discovered in 1916 when water drillers discovered coal near Coorabin. Coal has been the main focus for exploration within the basin since this time. Extensive coal exploration drilling has been undertaken, mostly in the Coorabin area. In addition two coal drilling programs by the NSW Department of Industry, designed to help define the limits of the basin, have resulted in wide-spaced drilling coverage over most of the basin. Petroleum exploration within the basin has been minimal, consisting of a small number of geophysical surveys and two stratigraphic wells. In 2009 four new lines of high quality 2D seismic have been acquired by DTIRIS (formerly the NSW Department of Industry and Investment). This survey has further delineated the boundaries of the basin, established the thickness of the sediment fill and imaged the structures of the Ovens Valley Graben along the margin and central portion of the basin. Volcanic rocks New South Wales has 26,000 km2 of volcanic rocks from Cainozoic period. In the north east major outcrops of volcanic rocks are found between Warialda to Glen Innes and south to Armidale, the Liverpool Range, Barrington Tops, Nandewar Range near Narrabri, the Warrumbungles, and the Tweed Volcano. Geological history In the Cambrian and earlier period only the far west of New South Wales existed in its present form. It was joined to what is now Western North America in the Rodinia supercontinent. North America was detached opening up the Pacific Ocean. In the Ordovician period, sediment deposited on the newly formed sea floor, and in the Silurian a back arc basin behind a chain of volcanoes was formed and then accreted back onto the east coast of Australia to form the Lachlan Fold Belt. The main structure in this is north-south, and this is reflected nowadays with the orientation of rivers and mountain ranges. Fossils Collecting fossils is legal in New South Wales under the New South Wales Mining Act with ownership applying to the land owner. Opalised fossils about 100 Mya occur at Lightning Ridge. The Wellington Caves contain megafauna fossils from 4 Mya to 30,000 years old. These include the marsupial lion and giant kangaroo. At Canowindra is the most important fish fossil site in the world. It dates from 360 Mya in the Devonian and includes Groenlandaspis, Canowindra grossi, Remigolepis walkeri and Bothriolepis yeungae. A museum is there called Age of Fishes Museum. At Cuddie Springs is a fossil site containing Diprotodon and the Thunder Bird. The Griman Creek Formation contains Cretaceous dinosaur fossils. Economic geology Mining A variety of mines occur in New South Wales, including Broken Hill Ore Deposit the world's richest zinc and silver mine; Bowdens Silver Deposits near Mudgee; Cadia-Ridgeway Mine 20 km south of Orange; Lake Cowal Campaign and Barrick Gold 125 km sw of Parkes; CSA Mine near Cobar mines copper; Endeavour Mine extracts zinc, is 43 km nw of Cobar; Ginko Mineral Sand Deposit is 30 km west of Pooncarie; Murrawombie Mine; Hillgrove Gold Mine 23 km east of Armidale; Mineral Hill 67 km NNW of Condobolin; Northparkes is 26 km north of Parkes mining copper; Peak Gold Mine 8 km southeast of Cobar; Peak Hill Gold Mine 50 km north of Parkes; Prungle Mineral Sand Project 50 km north east of Euston; Tritton 18 km north of Hermidale; Twelve Mile Mineral Sand Project 40 km east of Pooncarie. Disasters The oldest coal seam fire in the world has been burning for 6000 years at Burning Mountain near Wingen, New South Wales. The Newcastle earthquake killed 13 people on 28 December 1989. History Study Government The Department of Mines commenced in late 1874, and the Geological Survey of New South Wales was brought into existence on 1 January 1875. Charles Smith Wilkinson was its first supervisor. In the 1950s to 1970s the administering body for mines was the New South Wales Department of Mines or New South Wales Department of Mines and Agriculture. Before 2004 New South Wales Department of Mineral Resource After 2004 until July 2009 mining in New South Wales was administered by the New South Wales Department of Primary Industries. and then New South Wales Department of Industry & Investment. References External links

Nijō Tamefuji

Nijō Tamefuji (二条為藤, 1275–1324), also known as Fujiwara no Tamefuji (藤原為藤), was a Japanese courtier and waka poet of the late Kamakura period. Biography Nijō Tamefuji was born in 1275. He was the second son of Nijō Tameyo, and his mother was a daughter of Kamo Ujihisa (賀茂氏久), Tameyo himself being a son of Nijō Tameuji, a grandson of Fujiwara no Tameie, and a great-grandson of Fujiwara no Teika. He was a member of the Nijō branch of the Fujiwara clan, so is known as both Nijō Tamefuji and Fujiwara no Tamefuji. He was initially raised by his uncle Nijō Tameo (二条為雄), but following the death of his brother Tamemichi in the fifth month he returned to his father's household. On the eleventh day of the sixth month of 1302 he participated in an uta-awase, and the following year took part in the Go-Nijō-in uta-awase. He was also included in the Kagen sentō on-hyaku-shu (嘉元仙洞御百首) and the Bunpō on-hyaku-shu (文保御百首). In 1317 he was awarded the position of Acting Middle Counselor (gon-chūnagon). When Emperor Go-Daigo, with whom he had worked closely, succeeded to the chrysanthemum throne, his position in poetic circles continued to grow in importance. On the second day of the seventh month of Genkō 3 (1323), he was selected as the compiler of the Shokugoshūi Wakashū. Five days later, he took part in the Kameyama-dono shichihyaku-shu (亀山殿七百首), to which he contributed 68 poems (third after Retired Emperor Go-Uda and his father Tameyo). In the second month of the following year, he wrote the Iwashimizu-sha uta-awase (石清水社歌合). Soon thereafter he abandoned work on the Shokugoshūi Wakashū with it still incomplete. 116 of his poems are included in imperial collections from the Shingosen Wakashū on. Several of his poems are also known from private collections (私撰集 shisenshū), such as the Shoku Gen'yō Wakashū (続現葉和歌集) and the Tōyō Wakashū (藤葉和歌集). He died on the seventeenth day of the seventh month of Genkō 4 (1324). References Works cited Category:1275 births Category:1324 deaths Category:Fujiwara clan Category:Nijō family Category:13th-century Japanese poets Category:14th-century Japanese poets

Immanuel College

Immanuel College may refer to: Immanuel College (Australia), South Australia Immanuel College, Bushey, an independent co-educational secondary school north of London Immanuel College, Bradford, a state school in Yorkshire Immanuel Christian School, New Zealand, in Auckland See also Emmanuel College (disambiguation) Immanuel Lutheran College (disambiguation)

Tatra 82

The Tatra 82 was a heavy-duty car model made by Czech manufacturer Tatra between 1935 and 1938. It was mainly used for military cargo and personnel. The vehicle had an air-cooled OHC four-cylinder boxer engine with 2490 cc and power. The car had 3 axles, of which both back axles were driven. It had 8 gears and 1 reverse gear. The maximum attainable speed of the heavy car was . It was based on the Tatra backbone chassis conception. In two years, a total of 325 vehicles produced. The last specimens had the V8 engine of the Tatra 87 and increased to in total weight. Variants Tatra 82: Main production version. References Category:Tatra vehicles Category:Cars of the Czech Republic Category:Military trucks of Czechoslovakia Category:Automobiles with backbone chassis

Frank Amato

Frank Amato (disappeared September 20, 1980, pronounced legally dead 1985) was a Sicilian-American mafioso who was the son-in-law of Gambino crime family boss Paul Castellano. Biography There is little information available on Frank Amato before his marriage into the Castellano-Gambino-Lucchese blood relative family. Amato was an Italian-American of Sicilian descent from Brooklyn, New York. Frank was born out of wedlock raised in a blue collar family in New York City. He worked as a butcher and as a transport truck "stick up man" or hijacker for a crew in the Gambino crime family crew that robbed transport trucks coming in and out of John F. Kennedy Airport. He was a fellow criminal associate of transport truck hijacker Edward Grillo. His marriage to Constance was an Old World traditional Sicilian style wedding that was attended by many powerful Gambino mobsters. Being a legitimate businessman FBI Special Agent Joseph O'Brien states in Boss of Bosses that after Amato married Paul Castellano's daughter, Constance, Castellano set Amato up in the legitimate business world as a distributor of Italian ice. Castellano greatly misjudged Amato who did not share the same keen business sense as Castellano and the Italian ice distribution business failed. Castellano put Amato to work as a butcher at his successful Meat Palace, a butcher shop franchise owned by Castellano and his sons. As a butcher employed at Dial Meat Purveyors Inc. and the Meat Market, he was involved in the selling of rancid and expired meat products. Although Amato had little formal school education, he could quarter a lamb with great skill and was knowledgeable about tallow. In Boss of Bosses: The FBI and Paul Castellano, FBI Special Agent Joseph O'Brien suggests that at Dial Meat and the Meat Market he was taught by Castellano's men how to bleach tainted, outdated, uninspected meats or meats of a dubious provenance by using a white preservative powder known as "dynamite" that gave the faded, discolored meat a healthy fresh red appearance. Frank was also shown how to drain meat of any foul smelling juices it had accumulated by using formaldehyde and use counterfeit United States Department of Agriculture stamps to assign meats a false grade or expiration date. O'Brien would also state that at Castellano's meat suppliers he would have Amato and fellow butchers carve meat and label it as "beef" that was not always carved from cows and "pork" that was not always carved from pigs. Under FBI scrutiny Because of his involvement in Castellano's stranglehold on the East Coast wholesale meat market and the United Food and Commercial Workers Union, Amato became a target for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) early on in the successful investigation dubbed "Operation Meathead". Castellano's sons, Joseph and Phillip, managed the chain. There is no evidence that Castellano promoted or wanted to induct Amato as a "made man" into the Gambino crime family. Dial Meat Purveyors, Inc. also served Waldbaum's and Key Food Cooperative on whose boards of directors Gambino crime family capo Pasquale Conte sat as a member. Infidelities and spousal abuse Although married to Constance, after turning state's evidence, Gambino crime family associate, Dominick Montiglio, informed authorities that Frank had been witnessed by mob associates and superiors like capo, Anthony Gaggi, making sexual advances and having had brief encounters with the female employees who worked with him at the Meat Palace. A few weeks after Gaggi witnessed this, Castellano had the female employee fired. Amato was later transferred to Castellano's other butcher store chain, Dial Meat Purveyors, Inc., formerly known as Blue Ribbon Meats, the business that helped poultry magnate Frank Perdue distribute his chickens in supermarket chains. Amato worked for brother-in-law, Paul Castellano Jr. After a few months of working at Dial Poultry, Amato was caught committing adultery. Separation from Constance After he caught Frank having an affair with a fellow co-worker, Paul Castellano became enraged and ordered Amato to move out of the Todt Hill mansion and had him fired from his job as a butcher at Dial Poultry. After being fired, Amato found work at a clothing store in Queens with the help of cousins-in-law Thomas Gambino and Joseph Gambino, the sons of Carlo Gambino, and supplemented his meager income by committing petty burglaries. Constance moved to West Palm Beach, Florida and lived in her father's condominium to overcome her emotional distress. Divorce Constance was granted divorce from Frank in 1973 on grounds of spousal abuse and infidelity. Following the divorce from Amato, and after her mother Nina separated from her father for having an affair with their live-in Colombian housekeeper and maid Gloria Olarte, Constance left her father. After moving with her mother into a nearby home, it was reported by FBI Special Agent Joseph O'Brien that she hardly ever left her mother's home and remained at her mother's side constantly. Mob slaying The mob is believed to have executed Amato on September 20, 1980. Roy DeMeo, Anthony Gaggi, Joseph Testa, Frederick DiNome, Chris Rosenberg and Joseph Guglielmo were later charged with his disappearance and suspected murder, but no convictions were ever obtained. Although his remains have never been found, authorities suspected that his body was dismembered, wrapped in plastic garbage bags, placed in cardboard boxes and taken to the Fountain Avenue landfill in East New York, Brooklyn. The murder and disposal of Frank Amato earned Roy DeMeo and his crew great respect from Paul Castellano. Constance's second marriage Constance married a business associate and friend of the family, alleged mob associate Joseph Catalonotti. Connie bore a daughter, and the couple moved into a modest mansion on Todt Hill, not far from her family homestead. As of 2011, Constance and Joseph Catalanotti are married and have several children. References Murder Machine by Gene Mustain and Jerry Capeci Mafia Dynasty: The Rise and Fall of the Gambino Crime Family by John H. Davis Contemporary Issues in Organized Crime by Jay S. Albanese Boss of Bosses: The Fall of the Godfather, The FBI and Paul Castellano by Joseph F. O'Brien and Andris Kurins Category:1985 deaths Category:Gambino crime family Category:American mobsters of Italian descent Category:Murdered American mobsters of Italian descent Category:People murdered in New York (state) Category:Year of birth missing

List of extinct arachnids

This article contains a list of extinct species from the class Arachnida, with the year and location that they were last recorded. Extinct Extinct in the wild There are currently no known arachnids that are extinct in the wild yet still kept in captivity. See also Endangered spiders References Arachnids Category:Extinct arachnids Category:IUCN Red List extinct species

Blackmore End

Blackmore End may refer to one of these places in England: Blackmore End, Essex, a hamlet near Braintree in the civil parish of Wethersfield. Blackmore End, Hertfordshire, a settlement near St Albans Blackmore End, Worcestershire, a location

Diachea leucopodia

Diachea leucopodia is a species of slime mold of the family Didymiaceae. References Category:Myxogastria

Salamfone

Salamfone, a subsidiary of Kuwait’s Reach Telecom, was the world's first Syariah compliant mobile network. The Mobile Virtual Network Operator(MVNO) operated using the Maxis 2G network. Salamfone closed down its business on 1 August 2013. Services and coverage The prepaid starter pack was priced at RM8.50 with RM5 airtime. Voice calls are charged RM0.20/min(normal rate is 25sen/min) to all network nationwide & each SMS cost 10sen. Data is pay-per-use and it is charged 10sen/10kb. Some of the services provided by Salamfone: Infaq-One sen will be donated by Salamfone every time a customer calls another Salamfone customer Talian Hidayah – dedicated Islamic helpline Islamic Auspicious Days reminder and bonus Free inspiring religious SMS Islamic tunes – Nasyid and Islamic RBT Subscription Islamic Value Added Services Reload transfer Salamfone was planned to be aggressively marketed at Kedah, Perlis, Terengganu and Kelantan as these locations have the highest concentration of Muslim residents in Malaysia. The service will be primarily targeted to those in the age group of 17 to 55. Developments Salamfone, which received shariah certification in 2010, banned a number of things such as pornographic pictures sent and received through their lines. SalamFone expected to be introduced in stages throughout Malaysia. Currently, they use 010 base 6XXX XXX.Salamfone also expected to introduce their 3G Internet service next month. Termination In late-July 2013, during the final weeks of the Ramadan holy month, and with Hari Raya Aidilfitri around the corner, Salamfone users begin to experience a series of service disruptions. It was later known that Salamfone is in the process of settling certain disputes with its host network Maxis. After a series of disagreements between Salamfone and Maxis, it was later decided that Maxis will terminate Salamfone's services and hence, Salamfone was forcibly shut down. On 1 August, Salamfone announced that it has officially shut down its services. Subscribers are asked to migrate to a different service provider. Existing Salamfone subscribers with unused credits could ask for a refund or bring their unused credits to XOX, another MVNO operator, and continue their services there. References External links Category:Defunct companies of Malaysia Category:Mobile phone companies of Malaysia Category:Internet service providers of Malaysia Category:Companies based in Kuala Lumpur Category:2013 disestablishments in Malaysia Category:Companies disestablished in 2013 Category:Malaysian subsidiaries of foreign companies

Caburgua-Huelemolle

Caburgua-Huelemolle consists of four groups of cinder cones, namely they are Volcanes de Caburgua, Volcán Huelemolle, Volcán Redondo and Pichares. Volcanes de Caburgua is a group formed by six pyroclastic cones located at the southern tip of the Caburgua Lake, which is a lava-dammed lake created by volcanic activity from the just mentioned cones. Volcán Huelemolle is a group of three cinder cones lying between the rivers Liucura and Trancura. See also List of volcanoes in Chile References Category:Mountains of Chile Category:Cinder cones of Chile Category:Volcanoes of Araucanía Region

Boyz-n-the-Hood

"Boyz-n-the-Hood" is the debut single by Eazy-E as a part of N.W.A. The song is the lead single from N.W.A. and the Posse. The song samples "I'm a Ho" by Whodini and vocal samples from, "Hold It, Now Hit It" by Beastie Boys as well as "Mr. Big Stuff" by Jean Knight and, near the end, the opening of "I'll Take You There" by The Staple Singers. It was remixed and featured on Eazy's debut album Eazy-Duz-It, which was released in 1988. It was remixed again and was featured on Eazy-E's third album, It's On (Dr. Dre) 187um Killa (1993) under the name "Boyz N Tha Hood (G-Mix)". In 2015, "Boyz-n-the-Hood" debuted at number 50 on the Billboard Hot 100 on the issue dated September 5, 2015, as a result of the releases of the Straight Outta Compton film and Dr. Dre's Compton; it was the third-highest debut on the chart that week, behind "Straight Outta Compton", another song from the album and the N.W.A era, and "Hit the Quan". Like the LP, Straight Outta Compton, the song never charted in the 1980s, largely due to Billboard charting regulations and lack of airplay, as N.W.A was banned from many radio stations. Recording and inspiration The song was originally written by Ice Cube for NY rap group H.B.O. (Home Boys Only), another group signed by Ruthless. HBO had more of a NY, Run DMC type of sound and rejected its hard core stylization. In hopes of an inclusive (NWA) group effort, Dre convinced Eazy to give rapping a shot. According to DJ Yella, it was Eazy's first ever rap performance, and he had to record the track line by line over the course of two days. In his 2005 book Can't Stop Won't Stop: A History of the Hip-Hop Generation, Jeff Chang analyzes the plot of "Boyz-n-the-Hood" and two supporting characters: car thief Kilo G and crack addict JD. In the second and third verses, Eazy-E raps about killing JD for trying to steal his car stereo right before a sexual encounter with a woman that ends with Eazy "reach[ing] back like a pimp and slap[ping] the hoe." In the fourth verse, Kilo G is arrested and held without bail, and he incites a prison riot, which gives him "a six-year sentence". Chang writes that this plot twist is "a sly interpolation of Jonathan Jackson's real-life drama...in a 1970 Marin County courthouse shootout." Versions The original version of the song, which was released on 1987's N.W.A. and the Posse contained only the five verses, starting with the line 'Cruisin down the street in my six-fo'. Slight lyric changes are also present in the album version. The remix version contains a prologue that has Eazy-E describing playing the track "Gangsta Gangsta" from his group's N.W.A. 1988 album, then announcing he will be playing his own song, which is in fact the rest of the song "Boyz-n-the-Hood", and the song continues. Both the original version and the remix versions of "Boyz-n-the-Hood" appear on the 1989 12" maxi-single. They are featured on side A, while the original and remixed versions of "Dopeman" appear on side B. The song was played on the Up In Smoke Tour. Dr. Dre played this song as a tribute to Eazy-E, with the crowd singing the chorus. Critical reception and legacy Jeff Chang describes "Boyz-n-the-Hood" as "an anthem for the fatherless, brotherless, state-assaulted, heavily armed West Coast urban youth" and Eazy-E's rap style as "a deadpan singsong...perhaps as much a result of self-conscious nervousness as hardcore fronting." Rolling Stone ranks the song as among the 20 greatest West Coast rap songs that preceded N.W.A's Straight Outta Compton. Critic David Drake commented: "It was a day-in-the-life record that was less concerned with commentary or critique than simply conveying a lifestyle." Also writing for Rolling Stone, Brian Hiatt compares the subject matter in "Boyz-n-the-Hood" to "6 in the Mornin'" by Ice-T and "P.S.K. What Does It Mean?" by Schoolly D. Cover versions Red Hot Chili Peppers often covered the song live as an intro jam to their own song, "Special Secret Song Inside" on their 1989-90 Mother's Milk tour. In 2004, the song was re-imagined and sampled by rapper Jim Jones on his debut album On My Way to Church. His version was called "Certified Gangstas", and featured Bezel and Cam'ron. Besides Jim Jones' song there have been many remakes, most notably a cover by alternative rock band Dynamite Hack, which hit #12 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks in 2000. The last line of this version, "Punk ass trippin in the dead of night", is sung to the tune of The Beatles' "Blackbird": "Blackbird singing in the dead of night." However, some of the words, as well as the "Blackbird" melody, were altered for the music video version of the song. Hispanic rap group Brownside did a remake to the song called "Vatos In The Barrio". The instrumental of the original is remade, and the lyrics are slightly different but keep the main structure of the Eazy-E version. Underground Memphis rapper Koopsta Knicca of Three 6 Mafia made his own version called "Back In Da Hood". Shwayze uses one of the lines from "Boyz N The Hood" in his song "Lost My Mind" on his album Shwayze; the line he uses is "Woke up at about noon just thought that I had to be in Compton Soon." It is sampled in "Front Back" by UGK (as well as its remix by T.I.), "My 64" by Mike Jones (featuring Bun B, Snoop Dogg and Lil' Eazy-E), "Pojat On Huudeilla" by Eurocrack, "Them Boys Down South" by Big Chance. Track 8 (Disc 2) on DJ Screw's album "The Legend" has the same song style as Boyz-n-the-Hood. Yelawolf made a song called "Boyz-n-the-Woodz" for his 2008 mixtape, Ball of Flames: the Ballad of Slick Rick E. Bobby. The song interpolates the original chorus but is made to have a "white trash" feel. Charts References Category:1987 songs Category:Eazy-E songs Category:N.W.A songs Category:Debut singles Category:Ruthless Records singles Category:Songs written by Dr. Dre Category:Song recordings produced by Dr. Dre

Stewart Purvis

Stewart Peter Purvis CBE is a British broadcaster and academic. Purvis is married with three children. Education Purvis was educated at Dulwich College, a boarding independent school for boys in Dulwich in South London, followed by the University of Exeter. TV Journalism An ITN trainee who rose through the ranks, Purvis was the second editor of ITN's Channel 4 News from 1983 and is generally credited with creating the programme in its current ethos. He was Editor-in-Chief and CEO of ITN and retired in 2003 after 31 years at the company. In November 2007 Purvis became Content and Standards Partner at the UK regulator OFCOM, a position he held until 2010. He regularly appears on the late-night press preview programme of Sky News. Since September 2013 Purvis has been a non-executive Director of Channel 4. His appointment runs until 31 August 2019. Academic Purvis is the Professor of Television Journalism at City University, London. In 2004-5 he was News International Visiting Professor of Broadcast Media at Oxford University. Author Purvis has co-authored 2 books with Jeff Hulbert, media historian and honorary research fellow in the Journalism Department at City University, London: References Category:Living people Category:Academics of City, University of London Category:Alumni of the University of Exeter Category:Commanders of the Order of the British Empire Category:English male journalists Category:ITN newsreaders and journalists Category:Journalism academics Category:People educated at Dulwich College Category:Year of birth missing (living people)

Fugue (disambiguation)

A fugue is a type of musical composition. Fugue may also refer to: Fugue (2011 film), an American film Fugue (2018 film), a Polish film Fugue (hash function), a cryptographic hash function Fugue (magazine), an American literary journal Fugues (magazine), a Canadian gay-interest magazine The Fugue (foaled 2009), a British Thoroughbred racehorse Fugue state, a psychological term Fugue State Press, a small New York City literary publisher Fuging tune, a variety of Anglo-American vernacular choral music "Fugue", an instrumental by The Dillinger Escape Plan from Dissociation "Fugue", a song by Emerson, Lake & Palmer from Trilogy Füge, the Hungarian name for Figa village, Beclean town, Bistriţa-Năsăud County, Romania Fuge or Feudge, a surname found in England Dr. Frederique Fugue, a fictional character from the children's animated series Arthur See also :Category:Fugues

Saved from the Titanic

Saved from the Titanic is a 1912 American silent motion picture short starring Dorothy Gibson, an American film actress who survived the sinking of the RMS Titanic on April 15, 1912. Premiering in the United States just 29 days after the event, it is the earliest dramatization about the tragedy. Gibson had been one of 28 people aboard the first lifeboat to be launched from Titanic and was rescued about five and a half hours after leaving the ship. On returning to New York City, she co-wrote the script and played a fictionalized version of herself. The plot involves her recounting the story of the disaster to her fictional parents and fiancé, with the footage interspersed with stock footage of icebergs, Titanics sister ship Olympic and the ship's captain, Edward Smith. To add to the film's authenticity, Gibson wore the same clothes as on the night of the disaster. The filming took place in a Fort Lee, New Jersey studio and aboard a derelict ship in New York Harbor. The film was released internationally and attracted large audiences and positive reviews, though some criticized it for commercializing the tragedy so soon after the event. It is now regarded as a lost film, as the last known prints were destroyed in the Éclair studio fire in March 1914. Only a few printed stills and promotional photos are known to survive. It is Gibson's penultimate film, as she reportedly suffered a mental breakdown after completing it. Gibson's voyage on the Titanic The 22-year-old Gibson was a passenger aboard Titanics maiden voyage, joining the ship at Cherbourg in France on the evening of April 10. She had been on vacation in Europe with her mother when her employers, the Eclair Film Company, recalled her to New York City to participate in a new production. On the evening of the sinking, she was playing bridge (this would have been bridge whist, a predecessor to today's game) in a first-class saloon before retiring to the cabin that she shared with her mother. The game was later credited with saving the lives of the players who had stayed up late to finish it, despite it being (as one American writer put it) "a violation of the strict Sabbath rules of English vessels." The collision with the iceberg at 11:40 pm sounded to Gibson like a "long, drawn, sickening scrunch". After going to investigate, she fetched her mother when she saw Titanics deck beginning to lift as water flooded into the ship's boiler rooms. Two of the bridge players, Frederic Seward and William Sloper, accompanied Gibson and her mother to the lifeboats. The group boarded lifeboat no. 7, the first to be launched. Around 27 other people were on board the boat when it was lowered at 12:40 am, just over an hour after the collision. The lifeboat's plug could not be found, causing water to gush in until, as Gibson later put it, "this was remedied by volunteer contributions from the lingerie of the women and the garments of men." Around 1,500 people were still aboard Titanic when she sank, throwing them into freezing water where they soon died of hypothermia. As they struggled in the water, Gibson heard what she described as a "terrible cry that rang out from people who were thrown into the sea and others who were afraid for their loved ones." The sinking deeply affected her; according to Sloper, she became "quite hysterical and kept repeating over and over so that people near us could hear her, 'I'll never ride in my little grey car again.'" The occupants of the lifeboat were finally rescued at 6:15 am by the RMS Carpathia and taken to New York. Production Only a few days after she returned to New York, Gibson began work on a film based on the disaster. The impetus may have come from Jules Brulatour, an Éclair Film Company producer with whom she was having an affair. According to Billboard magazine he sent "specially chartered tugboats and an extra relay of cameramen" to film the arrival of Carpathia. The footage was spliced together with other scenes such as Titanics Captain Edward Smith on the bridge of the RMS Olympic, Titanics sister ship, images of the launch of Titanic in 1911 and stock footage of icebergs. On April 22, the resulting newsreel was released as part of the studio's Animated Weekly series. It was an enormous success with sold-out showings across America. President William Howard Taft, whose friend and military aide Archibald Butt was among the victims of the disaster, received a personal copy of the film. The success of the newsreel appears to have convinced Brulatour to capitalize further with a drama based on the sinking. He had a unique advantage – a leading actress who was a survivor and eyewitness to what had happened. Gibson later described her decision to participate as an "opportunity to pay tribute to those who gave their lives on that awful night." Jeffrey Richards suggests that it was more likely that Brulatour persuaded her that the disaster offered an opportunity to advance her career. The filming took place at Éclair's studio in Fort Lee, New Jersey and aboard a derelict transport vessel in New York Harbor. It was completed in only a week and the entire process of filming, processing and distribution took only half the time normally required for a one-reel film – a sign of the producers' eagerness to get the film onto screens while news of the disaster was still fresh. The film was only ten minutes long but this was typical of the time, as feature films had not yet become the norm. Instead, a program typically consisted of six to eight short films, each between ten and fifteen minutes long and covering a range of genres. Although newsreels were the main vehicle for presenting current events, dramas and comedies also picked up on such issues. There was very little footage of Titanic herself, which hindered the ability of newsreels to depict the sinking; however, the disaster was an obvious subject for a drama. Gibson was plainly still traumatized – a reporter from the Motion Picture News described her as having "the appearance of one whose nerves had been greatly shocked" – and she was said to have burst into tears during filming. To add to the film's air of authenticity, she even wore the same clothes that she was rescued in. Nonetheless, as well as starring as "Miss Dorothy" – herself, in effect – Gibson is said to have co-written the script, which was based around a fictionalized version of her own experiences. Her parents and (fictional) fiancé, Ensign Jack, are shown waiting anxiously for her return after hearing news of the disaster. She arrives safely back home and recounts the events of the disaster in a long flashback, illustrated with newsreel footage of Titanic and a mockup of the collision itself. Titanic sinks but Dorothy is saved. When she concludes her story, her mother urges Dorothy's fiancé to leave the navy as it is too dangerous a career. Jack ultimately rejects the mother's advice, deciding that he must do his duty for his flag and his country. Dorothy's father is moved by his patriotism and the film ends with him blessing their marriage. The film's structure aimed to promote its story's authenticity and credibility through the integration of newsreel footage and the presence of a genuine survivor as the "narrator". Audiences had previously seen survivors of disasters only as unspeaking "objects" shown as part of a story told by someone else. Gibson, by contrast, was a survivor given voice as the narrator of what was ostensibly her personal story. Release and reception Saved from the Titanic was released in the United States on May 14, 1912 and was also released internationally, in the United Kingdom as A Survivor of the Titanic and in Germany as Was die Titanic sie lehrte ("What the Titanic Taught Her"). It attracted a positive review in The Moving Picture World of May 11, 1912, which described Gibson's performance as "a unique piece of acting in the sensational new film-play of the Éclair Company ... [which is] creating a great activity in the market, for the universal interest in the catastrophe has made a national demand." The review went on: The Motion Picture News commended the film's "wonderful mechanical and lighting effects, realistic scenes, perfect reproduction of the true history of the fateful trip, magnificently acted. A heart-stirring tale of the sea's greatest tragedy depicted by an eye-witness." However, some criticized the questionable tastefulness of portraying a disaster that had so recently occurred. "Spectator" in the New York Dramatic Mirror condemned the venture as "revolting": Fate Saved from the Titanic is now considered a lost film, as the only known prints were destroyed in a fire at Éclair Studios in March 1914. Its only surviving visual records are a few production stills, printed in the Moving Picture News and Motion Picture World, showing scenes of the family and a still of Dorothy standing in front of a map of the North Atlantic pointing to the location of the Titanic. Frank Thompson highlights the film as one of a number of "important movies that disappeared", noting that it was unique for having "an actual survivor of the Titanic playing herself in a film" while wearing "the very clothes ... in which she abandoned ship": It was also Dorothy Gibson's last film, as the effort of making it appears to have brought on an existential crisis for her. According to a report in the Harrisburg Leader, "she had practically lost her reason, by virtue of the terrible strain she had been under to graphically portray her part." Cast Dorothy Gibson as Miss Dorothy Alec B. Francis as Father Julia Stuart as Mother John G. Adolfi as Ensign Jack William R. Dunn as Jack's pal Guy Oliver as Jack's pal See also In Nacht und Eis (1912), the first European film about the disaster List of lost films List of films about the RMS Titanic Footnotes References External links An Actress Aboard The Titanic, an account of Dorothy Gibson's experiences Category:1912 films Category:Films shot in Fort Lee Category:Lost American films Category:American silent short films Category:American disaster films Category:American films Category:Films about RMS Titanic Category:Films set in 1912 Category:American black-and-white films Category:1910s lost films

Ben McLemore

Ben Edward McLemore III (born February 11, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Kansas Jayhawks and was known for his athletic ability complemented by his outstanding jump shot. His size, style of play and unique set of abilities had garnered comparisons to former NBA All-Star Ray Allen. He was the seventh pick in the 2013 NBA draft. High school career McLemore played high school basketball at Wellston High School in St. Louis, Missouri for three years before his school was shut down in 2010. He then attended both Oak Hill Academy in Mouth of Wilson, Virginia and Christian Life Center in Humble, Texas during his senior year of high school. Considered a four-star recruit by Rivals.com, McLemore was listed as the No. 9 shooting guard and the No. 34 player in the nation in 2011. College career After committing to Kansas, McLemore was deemed ineligible to play by the NCAA because he attended multiple high schools, resulting in his transcripts being "a little fuzzy". He was allowed to practice with the team and take part in team activities starting in the second semester of the school year. At the beginning of his college career, McLemore was considered to be either a late first-round or early second-round prospect. However, during his first season as a redshirt freshman, McLemore averaged 15.9 points, 5.2 rebounds, and 2.0 assists, with 49.5% shooting from the field and 87% shooting from the foul line, and was named a finalist for the John R. Wooden Award. After declaring for the 2013 NBA Draft, allegations arose that NBA agent Rodney Blackstock had given thousands of dollars in impermissible benefits to McLemore's AAU coach, Darius Cobb, in exchange for Cobb steering McLemore toward certain financial advisers and NBA agents. Lending credence to Cobb's allegations, McLemore had Blackstock on his guest pass list for at least three Kansas home games that season, and subsequently signed Blackstock as his NBA agent. This set of facts caused the launch of an NCAA investigation to determine whether or not Kansas would have to vacate the basketball games in which McLemore played. Professional career Sacramento Kings (2013–2017) 2013–14 season McLemore was selected with the seventh overall pick by the Sacramento Kings in the 2013 NBA draft. On July 13, 2013, he signed his rookie scale contract with the Kings and joined them for the 2013 NBA Summer League. He was named the Western Conference Rookie of the Month for November 2013. In February 2014, McLemore was selected to participate in the 2014 Sprite Slam Dunk contest. In the Kings' final game of the regular season on April 16, McLemore scored a season-high 31 points in a loss to the Phoenix Suns. In his rookie season, he played all 82 games (55 starts), averaging 8.8 points, 2.9 rebounds and 1.0 assists in 26.7 minutes per game. 2014–15 season In July 2014, McLemore re-joined the Kings for the 2014 NBA Summer League where he helped them win the Summer League championship while averaging 12.6 points in seven games. On October 19, 2014, the Kings exercised their third-year team option on McLemore's rookie scale contract, extending the contract through the 2015–16 season. On March 11, 2015, he scored a season-high 27 points in a win over the Charlotte Hornets. He started in all 82 regular season games for the Kings in 2014–15 while averaging 12.1 points, 2.9 rebounds and 1.7 assists in 32.6 minutes per game. 2015–16 season On October 3, 2015, the Kings exercised their fourth-year team option on McLemore's rookie scale contract, extending the contract through the 2016–17 season. On December 5, he had a season-best game with 19 points and 9 rebounds in a loss to the Houston Rockets. On January 28, 2016, he scored a season-high 26 points in a loss to the New Orleans Pelicans. On February 1, McLemore missed his first game of his career due to a sprained right wrist, snapping his consecutive games streak at 211, which was the second-longest in the NBA behind Tristan Thompson (335). He later missed 10 games in March with a finger-tip injury. 2016–17 season On February 10, 2017, McLemore had a season-high 22 points, helped by a career-best six three-pointers, in a 108–107 win over the Atlanta Hawks. On March 29, 2017, he tied a season high with 22 points in a 112–82 loss to the Utah Jazz. Memphis Grizzlies (2017–2018) On July 7, 2017, McLemore signed a multi-year contract with the Memphis Grizzlies. On August 8, 2017, he was ruled out for approximately 12 weeks after fracturing his right foot in a pickup game. On November 2, 2017, McLemore was assigned to the Memphis Hustle of the NBA G League. He was recalled a week later, and made his debut for the Grizzlies on November 11, 2017, recording four points and two rebounds in 18 minutes off the bench in a 111–96 loss to the Houston Rockets. On December 9, 2017, he scored a season-high 17 points in a 102–101 overtime loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder. On January 19, 2018, he set a new season high with 21 points in a 106–88 win over the Sacramento Kings. Return to Sacramento (2018–2019) On July 17, 2018, McLemore was traded, along with Deyonta Davis, a 2021 second-round pick and cash considerations, to the Sacramento Kings in exchange for Garrett Temple. On February 7, 2019, McLemore was waived by the Kings. Houston Rockets (2019–present) On July 23, 2019, McLemore signed with the Houston Rockets. On December 5, 2019, McLemore led the Rockets in scoring with a season-high 28 points, on top of career-best 8-of-17 shooting from behind the three-point arc in a 119–109 win against the Toronto Raptors. On December 7, 2019, McLemore finished with 27 points on 10-of-15 field goal shooting (5-of-9 from beyond the arc) in a 115–109 win against the Phoenix Suns, which is the first time he has contributed more than 25 points in consecutive games in his career. Career statistics NBA Regular season |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Sacramento | 82 || 55 || 26.7 || .376 || .320 || .804 || 2.9 || 1.0 || .5 || .2 || 8.8 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Sacramento | 82 || 82 || 32.6 || .437 || .358 || .813 || 2.9 || 1.7 || .9 || .2 || 12.1 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Sacramento | 68 || 53 || 21.2 || .429 || .362 || .718 || 2.2 || 1.2 || .8 || .1 || 7.8 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Sacramento | 61 || 26 || 19.3 || .430 || .382 || .753 || 2.1 || .8 || .5 || .1 || 8.1 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Memphis | 56 || 17 || 19.5 || .421 || .346 || .828 || 2.5 || .9 || .7 || .3 || 7.5 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Sacramento | 19 || 0 || 8.3 || .391 || .415 || .667 || .9 || .2 || .3 || .2 || 3.9 |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career | 368 || 233 || 23.7 || .417 || .353 || .783 || 2.6 || 1.1 || .7 || .2 || 8.8 College |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2012–13 | style="text-align:left;"| Kansas | 37 || 36 || 32.2 || .495 || .420 || .870 || 5.2 || 2.0 || 1.0 || .7 || 15.9 Personal life On July 4, 2015, Wellston Avenue, the street on which McLemore grew up, was renamed Ben McLemore III Place in his honor. In March 2017, McLemore's first child, Teagan, was born. References External links Kansas Jayhawks bio Category:1993 births Category:Living people Category:African-American basketball players Category:All-American college men's basketball players Category:American men's basketball players Category:Basketball players from Missouri Category:Houston Rockets players Category:Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball players Category:Memphis Grizzlies players Category:Memphis Hustle players Category:Sacramento Kings draft picks Category:Sacramento Kings players Category:Shooting guards Category:Sportspeople from St. Louis

Valentina Telegina

Valentina Petrovna Telegina (; 1915 — 1979) was a Soviet actress of theater and cinema. Biography Valentina was born on February 10 (23), 1915, in Novocherkassk, capital of Don Cossacks (now the Rostov Oblast). In 1937 she graduated from the Leningrad Institute of Performing Arts, workshop of Sergei Gerasimov. Since 1937 the actress of Saint Petersburg Lensoviet Theatre, in 1940-1941 of the Baltic Fleet Theatre. In the cinema since 1934. The first big role — Motya Kotenkova played in the film by Sergei Gerasimov Komsomolsk. After the war she moved to Moscow. Since 1946 an actress of the Gorky Film Studio. The main theme of the art of the actress is the embodiment of the character of the Russian woman in all its diversity. Her work is marked by warmth, household reliability, naturalness. She was always the decoration of the films she was in. Valentina Petrovna Telegina died on October 4, 1979. She was buried in Moscow at the Mitinskoe Cemetery. Selected filmography Komsomolsk (1938) as Motya Kotenkova The New Teacher (1939) as Stepanida Ivanovna Lautina Member of the Government (1939) as Praskovya Telegina The District Secretary (1942) as Darya Springtime (1947) as Researcher The Train Goes East (1947) as Pasha The Precious Seed (1948) as Varvara Stepanovna Kurochkina Cossacks of the Kuban (1950) as Avdotya Khristoforovna The Village Doctor (1951) as medical orderly Sporting Honour (1951) as Vetlugina The Frigid Sea (1954) as Terentyevna World Champion (1954) as aunt Polya Sailor Chizhik (1955) as Avdotya Petrovna The Drummer's Fate (1955) as aunt Tanya It Happened in Penkovo (1957) as Alevtina The House I Live In (1957) as Klavdia Kondratyevna Davydova Ballad of a Soldier (1959) as Old woman truck driver Resurrection (1960) as Korablyova Farewell, Doves (1960) as Mariya Yefimovna Man Follows the Sun (1961) as woman reading a letter The Alive and the Dead (1964) as Kulikova Tale About the Lost Time (1964) as Avdotya Petrovna Three Poplars in Plyushcikha (1967) as Fedosia Ivanovna We'll Live Till Monday (1968) as school nurse Remember Your Name (1974) as nurse in hospital Step Forward (1975) as nurse in hospital The Luncheon on the Grass (1979) as cook in pioneer camp Awards Honored Artist of the RSFSR (1961) People's Artist of the RSFSR (1974) References External links Category:1915 births Category:People from Novocherkassk Category:1979 deaths Category:Honored Artists of the RSFSR Category:People's Artists of the RSFSR Category:Russian State Institute of Performing Arts alumni Category:Soviet film actresses Category:Soviet stage actresses

1947 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

The 1947 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team was an American football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1947 college football season. In its third season under head coach Bobby Dodd, Georgia Tech compiled a 10–1 record (4–1 against SEC opponents), finished second in the SEC, was ranked No. 10 in the final AP Poll, and outscored all opponents by a total of 240 to 49. The team played three games against ranked opponents, losing to No. 14 Alabama and defeating No. 9 Duke and No. 12 Kansas, the latter in the 1948 Orange Bowl on New Year's Day. Georgia Tech shut out seven of eleven opponents and allowed an average of only 4.5 points per game, the third lowest among major college teams during the 1947 season. Tackle Bob Davis was a consensus first-team pick for the 1947 College Football All-America Team. Five Georgia Tech players were honored by the Associated Press (AP) or the United Press (UP) on the 1947 All-SEC football team: Davis (AP-1, UP); guard Bill Healy (AP-1, UP); halfback Allen Bowen (AP-3); end George Broadnax (AP-3); and center Louis Hook (AP-3). The team played its home games at Grant Field in Atlanta. Schedule References Georgia Tech Category:Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football seasons Category:Orange Bowl champion seasons Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football

Centriscus cristatus

Centriscus cristatus, also known as the smooth razorfish or wafer shrimpfish, is the largest member of the family Centriscidae of the order Syngnathiformes. It is found in the eastern Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean. Description The smooth razorfish possesses a body at the same time very stretched and compressed laterally, it can reach a size of maximum . Its snout is long and tubular. Its fins are translucent and the dorsal spine is rigid. Its body coloration is bright silver with a dusky to yellow middle line and with bluish streaks perpendicular to the median line. Distribution and habitat Centriscus cristatus is found in the central Indo-Pacific area between in the west the western Indonesia until the Marshall Islands to the east, and the Australian shore (west, north and east) New Caledonia included for the southern limit to the south Japan in the northern limit. This is a benthic coastal species which occurs in estuarine brackish waters, gorgonian fields, and seagrass beds. It can be found in waters of less than . Biology It occurs solitary or in small groups, swimming head down but can adopt a horizontal fast swimming posture in case of danger. It feeds on small planktonic crustaceans, particularly amphipoda and mysids. Its breeding biology is little known and requires more study but it is oviparous with planktonic eggs and larvae. Conservation Centriscus cristatus has a widespread distribution but the species may be in decline due to habitat loss as seagrass beds are destroyed or degraded. Although this threat has not been measured throughout its range and the IUCN list the species as Data Deficient. Both species of Centriscus are sought after by the aquarium hobby but the effects of this trade are unknown. References External links Category:Centriscidae Category:Taxa named by Charles Walter De Vis Category:Fish described in 1885

The Best of Echobelly

The Best of Echobelly is the second greatest hits collection from rock band Echobelly, released in 2008. The songs on the album all come from the band's first three albums, Everyone's Got One, On and Lustra. Track listing All songs written by Sonya Madan and Glenn Johansson. "King of the Kerb" – 3:59 "Bellyache" – 4:27 "Today, Tomorrow, Sometime Never" – 3:35 "Dark Therapy" – 4:56 "Insomniac" – 3:46 "The World Is Flat" – 4:57 "Bulldog Baby" – 4:32 "Father Ruler King Computer" – 2:40 "Go Away" – 2:43 "Give Her a Gun" – 3:36 "Great Things" – 3:30 "Nobody Like You" – 3:51 "I Can't Imagine The World Without Me" – 3:23 "Cold Feet, Warm Heart" – 3:26 "Car Fiction (French Version)" – 2:30 Tracks 2, 3, 5, 8, 10, 13, and 14 are from Everyone's Got One. Tracks 1, 4, 9, 11, 12 and 15 are from On.http://www.allmusic.com/album/on-mw0000177058 Tracks 6 and 7 are from Lustra.http://www.allmusic.com/album/lustra-mw0000041994 References External links The Best of Echobelly at Allmusic Category:2008 greatest hits albums Category:Echobelly albums

List of football clubs in Brunei

This is a list of football (soccer) clubs in Brunei. Singapore Premier League Duli Pengiran Muda Mahkota (DPMM) FC Brunei Super League Bahtera Kemudi Sekawan (BAKES) FT Brunei Shell Recreation Club (BSRC) FC Duli Pengiran Muda Mahkota (DPMM) FC Ikatan Kampong Lurong Sekuna-Mulaut Ban 5 (IKLS-MB5) FC Indera SC Jerudong FC Kasuka FC Kuala Belait FT Kota Ranger FC Majlis Sukan Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Brunei (MS ABDB) Majlis Sukan Polis Diraja Brunei (MS PDB) Panchor Murai FC Rimba Star FC Setia Perdana FC Tabuan FC Wijaya FC District Leagues Brunei Muara District League Admirul Red Star FC AKSE Bersatu Belia Kampong Saba (BESA) FC Dagang FT Deno FT FC Phosphor Indera SC Youth Let's Go (LG) FC Majra FC Menglait FC MSN United FC Muara Youth FC Perka FC Persatuan Kampong Saba (Perkasa) FC Rainbow FC Seri Wira FC Wondrous FT Belait District League Akhdan ST Eleven Celtics FC Hawa FC Hoist FT HR FT Menggelela FC Nelayan FT Nusantara FC Tanoshi FC Tutong District League Azmainshah FC BAMIT FC Bang Dalam FC DPS Ukong Gladiators Force FT Luang Family Team Sang Jati Juniors Persatuan Melayu Sengkarai Tutong Hotspurs FT T-Team XI Persatuan Pemuda-Pemudi Melayu Lamunin (3PML) FC Other clubs Plan Batu FC Samudra FC Sewira FC Sinar FC Telbru FT Lun Bawang FC Belabau FC Pandan 14 Najip FC Darussalam Soccer Players (DSP) United Tunas FC Bebuloh FC Ikerab FC Kilanas FC Kilugos FC Peseja United Savilla FC Seri Bolkiah FC Sporting Family Team Al-Idrus FC Bentara United FC Pandan FA WLF FC Great United QAF FC LLRC FT Majra FC BIBD SRC Miisa United Youngsters FC DST FC Liverpool Supporters Club FT Sri Sentosa FC Sangsura FC Muara Vella FC RBA FC See also List of NFABD-registered clubs Brunei Football clubs

Russkoe pole eksperimentov

Russkoe pole eksperimentov (, Russian field of experiments) is the seventeenth studio album by Soviet/Russian punk band Grazhdanskaya Oborona. The songs reflect the influence of noise punk, hardcore and industrial music and contain dark lyrics inspired by existentialist philosophy and literature. The final title track's length is almost 15 minutes. In 2010, Afisha ranked the album at 25 on its list of «The 50 Greatest Russian Albums of All Time». Release The album was released in autumn 1989. It was the last album from the 1989 album series (Pesni radosti i schast'ya, Zdorovo i vechno, Voyna and «Armageddon-pops) and one of the band's most popular albums. Background In 1988 Grazhdanskaya Oborona recruited a full band: Yegor Letov as lead singer and guitarist, his friend Kuzya «UO» on guitar and bass, Igor Zhevtun («Jeff») as a lead guitarist and Arkady Klimkin on drums. In 1989 they played records at the Auktyon rehearsal point and then recorded music in Letov's apartment. The songs "Lobotomiya" and "Vershki i koreshki" were dedicated to the memory of the lateDmitry Selivanov and were originally written for the musical project Kommunizm. The title track quotes Bertrand Russel: "A smell of petroleum prevails throughout" (In Letov's interpretation "Eternity smells like petroleum"/). Letov considered this song one of his best compositions. Track listing Personnel Grazhdanskaya Oborona Yegor Letov – vocals, guitars, bass guitars, production Konstantin Ryabinov (Kuzya UO) – backing vocals, guiars, bass guitars, flute Igor Zhevtun (Jeff) – guiars, percussion on «Beri Shinel' / Like A Rolling Stone» Yanka Dyagileva – backing vocals on «Beri Shinel' / Like A Rolling Stone» Sergey Zelensky – bass on «Lobotomiya» Arkady Klimkin – drums Technical Yegor Letov – art design, album design, remastering (1989, 2007) Natalia Chumakova – photography, album design, remastering (2007) References External links Russkoe pole experimentov on MuzicBrainz Russkoe pole experimentov on Discogs Category:1989 albums Category:Grazhdanskaya Oborona albums Category:Industrial rock albums Category:Hardcore punk albums by Russian artists Category:Industrial albums by Russian artists

Cocks baronets

There have been two baronetcies created for persons with the surname Cocks, one in the Baronetage of England and one in the Baronetage of Great Britain. One creation is extant as of 2008. The Cocks Baronetcy, of Dumbleton in the County of Gloucester, was created in the Baronetage of England on 7 February 1662 for Richard Cocks. The second Baronet sat as Member of Parliament for Gloucestershire. The title became extinct on the death of the fourth Baronet in 1765. The Cocks, later Somers-Cocks Baronetcy, of Dumbleton in the County of Gloucester, was created in the Baronetage of Great Britain on 7 October 1772. For more information on this creation, see the Baron Somers. Cocks baronets, of Dumbleton (1662) Sir Richard Cocks, 1st Baronet (–1684) Sir Richard Cocks, 2nd Baronet (c. 1659–1726) Sir Robert Cocks, 3rd Baronet (c. 1660–1736) Sir Robert Cocks, 4th Baronet (died 1765) Cocks, later Somers-Cocks baronets, of Dumbleton (1772) see the Baron Somers References Category:Baronetcies in the Baronetage of Great Britain Category:Extinct baronetcies in the Baronetage of England Category:1662 establishments in England Category:1772 establishments in Great Britain Category:People from Dumbleton

Atlantoscia

Atlantoscia is a genus of woodlice in the family Philosciidae. There are about seven described species in Atlantoscia. Species These seven species belong to the genus Atlantoscia: Atlantoscia floridana (Van Name, 1940) Atlantoscia inflata Campos-Filho & Araujo, 2015 Atlantoscia ituberasensis Campos-Filho, Lisboa & Araujo, 2013 Atlantoscia meloi Campos-Filho & Araujo, 2015 Atlantoscia petronioi Campos-Filho, Contreira & Lopes-Leitzke, 2012 Atlantoscia rubromarginata Araujo & Leistikow, 1999 Atlantoscia sulcata Campos-Filho, Lisboa & Araujo, 2013 References Category:Woodlice Category:Articles created by Qbugbot

Herbert Ward (sculptor)

Herbert Ward (11 January 1863, London – 5 August 1919, Neuilly-sur-Seine) was a British sculptor, illustrator, writer and African explorer. He was a member of Henry Morton Stanley's Emin Pasha Relief Expedition and became a close friend of Roger Casement while they were working in the Congo Free State. Ward later became a sculptor and lived in France. He was awarded the Croix de Guerre, was twice mentioned in dispatches in World War I, was an officer of the Légion d'Honneur and a member of the Royal Society of British Sculptors. He left Mill Hill School at the age of 15 and travelled to New Zealand, spending the next three years in New Zealand and Australia. He was "in turn kauri-gum digger, coal and gold miner, stock-rider, circus performer and sail-maker". He then spent a year as a cadet with the British North Borneo Company, but a bout of malaria forced him to return to England. In the Congo In 1884, Ward met Stanley in London, when he was interviewed for a post as an officer in the new Congo Free State. Stanley recommended Ward for a position, and he spent the next two years working on the upper and lower Congo River, where he first met Roger Casement, who was working on construction of a railroad to bypass the cataracts of the lower river. After being replaced by a Belgian officer, Ward joined the Sanford Exploring Company. In March 1887, having left the Sanford Company, Ward was returning to England when he again encountered Stanley, who was assembling the Emin Pasha relief expedition. Stanley appointed Ward as a lieutenant and placed him under the command of Major Edmund Barttelot in the expedition's rear column. Stanley left the rear column, consisting of 250 porters and five officers, in June 1887, saying "I shall find you here in October when I return." Because of Stanley's delays, the rear column remained at Yambuya by the Aruwimi River for the next 14 months, rather than 4. By that time, two of its officers and more than 100 of its porters had died. An accomplished big game hunter, Ward was known in Bangala as Nkumbe, "the black hawk." He was also referred to as Mayala Mbemba, "the wings of an eagle", a tribute to a 40-mile trek he had accomplished in a single day on atrocious roads from Kimpete to Lukungu, Congo. Ward left the Congo in early 1889. He never returned but "the enchantment of Africa held him nevertheless, dominating his future, shaping and colouring his life's work – the imprint of those five years was indelible". Roger Casement Ward first met Roger Casement in the Congo in 1884. They became close friends, a friendship which lasted 30 years, and he asked Casement to be the godfather of his youngest son. Writing in 1910, Ward says: Imagine a tall, handsome man, of fine bearing; thin, mere muscle and bone, a sun-tanned face, blue eyes and black curly hair. A pure Irishman he is, with a captivating voice and singular charm of manner. A man of distinction and great refinement, high-minded and courteous, impulsive and poetical. Quixotic perhaps some would say, and with a certain truth, for few men have shown themselves so regardless of personal advancement. Ward helped finance Edmund Morel's pamphlet The Congo Slave State (1903) and introduced him to Casement – describing Casement to Morel, Ward wrote: "No man walks this earth at the moment who is more absolutely good and honest and noble-minded". He also subscribed to the Congo Reform Association, which was founded by Casement and Morel. Ward fell out with Casement when the latter traveled to Berlin at the start of World War I to solicit German help for an armed Irish uprising for independence. Ward wrote "the enormity of his action is beyond exaggeration. He is a traitor pure and simple ... I have made up my mind to turn him down forever". He fulfilled his threat, refusing to sign the petition for clemency that was organised in 1916 by Arthur Conan-Doyle after Casement was condemned to death for treason. Joseph Conrad, a fellow officer with Ward of the Sanford Exploring Company and a friend of Casement at that time, also refused to sign. Ward arranged for the name of his youngest son (Casement's godson) to be changed by deed poll from Roger Casement Ward to Rodney Sanford Ward. The artist On his return to England in 1889, Ward at first made a living on the lecture circuit. As a result of his childhood friendship with Alfred Harmsworth, he also worked as a journalist. He traveled with and reported on Fridtjoft Nansen's Fram expedition and the Jackson-Harmsworth Expedition. His main ambition was to become an artist: he had already published many of the drawings and water-colours he made in Africa in Five Years with the Congo Cannibals. He became a pupil successively of Jules Lefebvre and of Seymour Lucas RA. In the 1890s he exhibited six times at the Royal Academy summer exhibition. In 1899, deciding that sculpture was where his real talents lay, he apprenticed himself to Goscombe John RA before moving permanently to work in France. He received a mention honourable in 1901 at the Salon des Artistes Français for his first sculpture, An Aruwimi Type; and in 1908 he won the salon's gold medal for Le Chef de Tribu. He won another gold medal in 1910. Theodore Roosevelt wrote of him: "There is in Paris no more interesting character than Herbert Ward ... All the mystery and the savagery and the suffering and the ugliness and the harsh beauty of the African forest come out in Mr Ward's works. Only an artist could have done what he has done, and no artist could have done it had there not lain within him the soul of a great man, a man both strong and pitiful." Ward's auction record is €48,000, set at the Ader Normann auction house, Paris, on 18 December 2013, for Le Gardien du village Luba assis sur son siège, tenant la canne emblème protégeant le village, of c1910. War service As Ward was too old to enlist in the army, he converted his family home at Rolleboise, Seine-et-Oise, into a field hospital, with 20 beds. He then served as a lieutenant with the No 3 convoy of the British Ambulance Committee, which operated under the French army at Gérardmer in the Vosges. He was wounded at the front and mentioned in dispatches in 1915 and awarded the Croix de Guerre for his work removing wounded soldiers whilst under bombardment. He died, partly as a result of his injuries, in August 1919. Family Ward was a nephew of the taxidermist Rowland Ward. His father Edwin Ward was also a taxidermist. His grandfather, Henry Ward, travelled with John James Audubon on his 1831–32 collecting visit to South Carolina and Florida. After returning from the Congo, in 1890 Ward married an American, Sarita Sanford (1860–1944), daughter of Charles Henry Sanford (1840–1928), a wealthy financier. They had five children: Sarita Enriqueta (1891–1985), wife of Sir Colville Barclay and of Robert Vansittart, 1st Baron Vansittart. Frances (1893–1988), wife of Sir Eric Phipps. Charles Sanford (1896–1916), killed on the Western Front at Neuve Chapelle serving as a lieutenant with the Royal Warwickshire Regiment. the Rev Herbert Sanford (1898–1987), joined the Royal Flying Corps aged 17 and was shot down over the western front, later escaping to Switzerland. Rodney Sanford (né Roger Casement) (1901–1922). Ward is buried in the Père-Lachaise cemetery in Paris. Bibliography Published works by Herbert Ward: Five Years With the Congo Cannibals, Chatto & Windus, 1891. My Life With Stanley's Rear Guard, CL Webster, 1891. A Voice from the Congo, Scribner & Sons, 1910 (French translation published as Chez les Cannibales de l'Afrique Centrale, Plon, Paris, 1910). Mr Poilu: Notes & Sketches with the Fighting French, Hodder & Stoughton, 1916. Publications about or featuring Herbert Ward: North Borneo: Explorations and Adventures on the Equator, Frank & Joseph Hatton, 1886. Herbert Ward et l'âme de la race noire, Francis de Miomandre, in L'Art et les artistes, Paris, 1912. The Arm-chair at the Inn, Francis Hopkinson Smith, Scribner & Sons, 1912. A Valiant Gentleman; being the biography of Herbert Ward, artist and man of action, Sarita Ward, Chapman & Hall, 1927. Herbert Ward: artiste et homme d'action, Sarita Ward, La Revue Mondiale, Paris, 1931. Herbert Ward, Armand Dayot, in the Dictionnaire biographique des artistes contemporains, vol iii, Paris, 1934. In Limbo: the Story of Stanley's Rear Column, Tony Gould, Hamish Hamilton, 1979. Valiant Gentlemen, historical novel by Sabina Murray, Grove/Atlantic, 2016. Representation in other media Ward also features as a character in Simon Gray's play The Rear Column (1978), and in a film version of the play directed by Harold Pinter in 1980. Ward's character was played by Simon Ward in the stage and film versions. Collections Ward's works can be found in public collections including the following: The Smithsonian Institution The National Museum of Wales The Royal Museum for Central Africa, Tervuren, Belgium Mill Hill School, London – Grief, given by the artist The Library of Congress Le Musée des Beaux-Arts de Nantes The Johannesburg Art Gallery Le Musée du Luxembourg, Paris Le Musée d'Orsay, Paris References External links Brief biography of Herbert Ward on the Mapping of Sculpture website Category:1863 births Category:1919 deaths Category:19th-century English painters Category:English male painters Category:20th-century English painters Category:19th-century sculptors Category:20th-century sculptors Category:19th-century English writers Category:20th-century English writers Category:Artists from London Category:Journalists from London Category:Writers from London Category:Explorers of Africa Category:People educated at Mill Hill School Category:British male journalists Category:Recipients of the Legion of Honour Category:Recipients of the Croix de Guerre 1914–1918 (France) Category:19th-century British male writers

Serhiy Kernozhytskyi

Serhiy Kernozhytskyi (; born 23 June 1997 in Lukasheve, Zaporizhia Raion, Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine) is a professional Ukrainian football midfielder who plays for Metalurh Zaporizhya. Kernozhytskyi is a product of FC Kosmos Zaporizhya youth sportive school. He made his debut for FC Zirka entering as a second-half substitute against FC Helios Kharkiv on 3 October 2015 in the Ukrainian First League. References External links Category:Ukrainian footballers Category:Association football midfielders Category:FC Zirka Kropyvnytskyi players Category:FC Zirka-2 Kirovohrad players Category:1997 births Category:Living people Category:People from Zaporizhia Raion

A Terrible Woman

A Terrible Woman (Danish: En frygtelig kvinde) is a Danish drama film from 2017, directed by Christian Tafdrup. It was made for less than 4 million kroner and was filmed in 16 days. A Terrible Woman premiered at CPH:PIX in October 2017.The film had its Danish premier in December 2017. selling 21,000 tickets in the first 4 days. By mid-January, A Terrible Woman had sold over 100,000 tickets. A Terrible Woman had a controversial reception, with some female reviewers arguing its depiction of women in relationships did more harm than good. That "(Marie) goes beyond her caricatured villain to say something more general about women's allegedly deceptive nature". Plot An immature and naive Rasmus meets the sophisticated Marie, thinking he has met the love of his life. To begin with everything goes perfectly, but eventually, Marie shows a darker and possessive side, and begins to expose Rasmus to emotional terror more and more often. Cast Anders Juul Amanda Collin Frederik Carlsen External links En frygtelig kvinde på Filmdatabasen En frygtelig kvinde på danskefilm.dk En frygtelig kvinde på danskfilmogtv.dk En frygtelig kvinde på Scope En frygtelig kvinde på Filmaffinity (engelsk) References Category:2017 films Category:Danish drama films

List of presidents of the National Assembly of People's Power (Cuba)

This article lists the Presidents of the National Assembly of People's Power, (), the legislative body of the Republic of Cuba, since its establishment in 1976: See also National Assembly of People's Power Category:Politics of Cuba Cuba, National Assembly Category:Presidents of the National Assembly of People's Power

Ivan Morozov

Ivan Morozov may refer to: Ivan Morozov (businessman) (1871–1921), Russian businessman and art collector Ivan Morozov (major general) (1905–1979), Russian Red Army general

Amira Oron

Amira Oron is an Israeli diplomat who was appointed to serve as ambassador to Egypt in 2018 (she was scheduled to begin in the summer of 2019) - the country’s first female ambassador to Egypt. At the time of her appointment, Oron was the Foreign Ministry’s head of the Middle East Economic Relations Department. She is the second woman to serve as an Israeli ambassador in an Arab state. Einat Klein was the first when she was Israel's top diplomatic representative in Jordan. Oron served as Ambassador to Turkey from 2014 to 2016, though after the Mavi Marmara flotilla raid, “Turkey lowered the status of Israel’s ambassador to that of an embassy officiaL.” Oron was the first female to head an embassy in Turkey. (Her title in Ankara has been given as Ambassador, head of the embassy and charges d'affaires) A year after her appointment, she was still in Israel. Oron was promoted for the post as an alternative to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu putting forward Ayoub Kara as a candidate. Kara was considered a political appointment as well as his “past several embarrassing diplomatic incidents.” References Category:Israeli women ambassadors Category:Ambassadors of Israel to Egypt Category:Ambassadors of Israel to Turkey Category:Year of birth missing (living people) Category:Living people

Dhzurla

Dhzurla () waterfall is located on the Dhzurla river in the Crimean Mountains of Crimea. Waterfall height is about . Waterfall has a few cascades. The word “Dhzurla” from Crimean Tatar language which means “her, who runs." Downstream river is called Soter. See also Waterfalls of Ukraine References Category:Waterfalls of Crimea

Replay value

Replay value or replayability is a term used to assess a video game's potential for continued play value after its first completion. Factors that influence replay value are the game's extra characters, secrets or alternate endings. The replay value of a game may also be based entirely on the individual's tastes. A player might enjoy repeating a game because of the music, graphics, gameplay or because of product loyalty. Dynamic environments, challenging AI, a wide variety of ways to accomplish tasks, and a rich array of assets could result in a high replay value. Factors that can influence replay value Plot A game with a linear plot will typically have a lower replay value due to the limited choices a character can make. Games that offer more choices in regard to what the player can do, such as strategy games, roguelikes or construction and management sims, tend to have higher replay value since the player might be able to make each play through different. As a non-video game example, consider the difference between a "traditional" book and a Choose Your Own Adventure book. For a traditional book the reader will read it from start to finish, and should they choose to re-read it the plot would remain constant, thus offering the same experience the second time around. The plot of a Choose Your Own Adventure book, on the other hand, is more varied and different events would occur, some that the reader might not have seen the last time they read it, prompting the reader to read through the book again even if they have done so just moments before. In the case of role-playing video games, plots can be linear or non-linear. The plots of older RPGs tended to show little to no plot changes with each play through. A good example of an RPG with a non-linear plot is Mass Effect and its sequel, Mass Effect 2. Role playing games released in later years allow for more freedom. For instance, choosing to be ruthless instead of lenient might prevent certain events from taking place (or even cause new ones to occur). Likewise, allowing a particular character into the party could cause the plot to branch off in a new direction, if even for a short time. A good example of this point is the character Juhani in Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic. The player has the option of killing her or sparing her life. Should the player be merciful, Juhani joins the player's party. Later in the game, the player will then run into an enemy from her past. Multiple classes This is the ability to play as different characters each time through the game. For example, the game Diablo allows the player to choose one of three character classes: warrior, rogue, or sorcerer. Party-based RPGs can have a good degree of replayability, even if the plot is essentially linear. The plot of the first Final Fantasy game remained the same with each play through, but since the player was able to choose their party of four from six different classes they could choose a new party configuration with each new game. The Final Fantasy instruction manual even gave the player ideas for different types of parties (well-balanced, heavy magic use, combat oriented characters, etc.). In the first Final Fantasy game you can choose from the classes of Fighter, Thief, White Mage, Black Mage, Monk, and Red Mage, providing the player with 15 possible character combinations with 4 distinct classes, or 126 with repetition. Multitude of classes, accompanied by a multitude of races, is another typical characteristic of roguelike games. For example, Dungeon Crawl at this moment employs 22 races and 23 classes, allowing a total of 654 race/class combinations (although about a dozen of them are disallowed due to in-game race/religion constraints). Typically, some races are more suited for some classes, and much less suited towards others (an ogre usually makes a great fighter, but a very lousy wizard). Such "unsuited" combinations may prove an extra challenge for an experienced player, yet it's not frequent for this challenge to be high to the point of the game being unwinnable. Multiple characters In some RPGs, such as Skies of Arcadia, the player controls the leader of a party of characters, and additional members will join the group if the player makes the right decisions. It is unlikely that a player will "collect" every possible member on their first attempt, so they may choose to play through the story again in order to acquire the full cast. Different characters offer new ways to tackle the obstacles within the game. They may also offer unique dialogue options and opportunities to interact with other players. SquareSoft (now Square Enix) RPG Chrono Cross was an example of this with over 40 characters available for play. In the case of action-oriented games, there may be some areas in the game that are only reachable using a character with certain abilities. For example, see the Sega game Sonic & Knuckles. The character Knuckles can explore areas in Sonic the Hedgehog 2 that the previous characters couldn't. Some games might offer a wide array of characters from whom to choose to play with, but gamers are usually deterred from replaying if all characters share the same story line and function more or less the same. This is the case of Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction and its sequel: the player can choose one out of three mercenaries to play with, but the story line remains the same, and the differences in gameplay (speed, strength and stealth) are too subtle to invite further replays. Alternate paths Some games give the player a choice of which path they want to take through the game. Two good examples are Castlevania III and Shadow the Hedgehog. In Castlevania III, the hero Trevor Belmont can choose which path he takes to Dracula's castle. Additionally, the route he takes allows him to encounter three different companions. In Shadow the Hedgehog, Shadow must choose to do Neutral (self-work), Dark (evil work) or Hero (Heroic Work) in a stage (i.e. choosing whether to destroy all the humans in Dark, destroy all the black aliens in Hero, or to collect the Chaos Emeralds for himself in Neutral), and depending on what Shadow does, this will affect the next stage played and the storyline. There are 10 endings in the game that range from Shadow destroying Earth to Shadow accepting he was destructive through his life and that he himself shouldn't exist. Once all endings are unlocked, a true/canonical ending is played. The first two Resident Evil games featured two main scenarios, each with its own protagonist, supporting characters and scripted sequence of events. Choosing one character over the other usually meant following his/her own story line, set along different routes but on the same location and occasionally crossing paths with the other character. Scenarios would differ by balancing odds and obstacles - an action-oriented scenario for the strong, male protagonist and a more puzzle-oriented scenario for the comparatively weaker, but faster female protagonist. Beating each scenario was required to get 100% completion, as well as all aspects of the story. In the point and click game genre, Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis offers three paths. The paths are called; Wits, Fists and Team path. The first two paths Indiana Jones leaves alone depending to complete mission basses on either thinking(wits) or fighting(fists) whereas in the third Sophia(team) tags along. Another example appears in the game Blade Runner, where Ray McCoy has to decide where to head and with precise timing events might occur otherwise an alternate path then must be taken. These path are random and some require time-accurate triggering. Procedural generation in Roguelike games, leads to high replayability, as no two games were alike. Performance grading A number of modern multi-level games, especially puzzle games, encourage players to repeat and fully master previously completed levels with a star rating or a letter-grading system, in which the player will be graded for how well he/she performed in finishing each level. Such a system intends to encourage players to find ways to play certain levels better than they did before and gain a sense of satisfactory completion and closure from achieving the highest performance rating for each level. This is evident in games like Angry Birds and the Candy Crush Saga trilogy. Unlockable characters and content Sometimes beating the game or completing certain challenges will allow the player to use an NPC from the game or even a new character. For instance, in Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance, the drow ranger Drizzt Do'Urden is an unlockable character. Other examples of unlockable content can include art, music, behind-the-scenes featurettes, and interviews with a game's producer, artist, or voice talent. Electronic Arts' games based on The Two Towers and The Return of the King feature many different unlockables of this nature. As the player progresses through the game, he can view production stills from the movies, concept art, and interviews with some of the actors. Completing either game unlocks new characters, missions, and cheat codes. Many games enhance replayability by unlocking a second, minor story mode once the main game's beaten. This second story or sub-scenario usually functions on the same game physics/mechanics and is set in an already explored area, and its main function is to expand on the main game's story and its unanswered questions, often focusing on a secondary character now turned protagonist, and his/her point of view. Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories features a 'Revers/Rebirth' sub-scenario that differs from regular gameplay and centers on secondary character Riku rather than Sora. This story plays during and after the events of the main game. Likewise, the 'Separate Ways' mini-game of Resident Evil 4 has the player take hold of Ada Wong, whose path intertwines with that of the game's protagonist, Leon S. Kennedy. The same plotpoints and events are retold from her perspective. A reedited version of Silent Hill 2 features the 'Born From a Wish' scenario, chronicling events prior to the game's main scenario through the eyes of key character Maria. Resident Evil 4 is a good example of large quantities of unlockables, ranging from mini-games to new weaponry, alternate costumes and other features. Beating the game in 'Normal' mode unlocks three mini-games, a movie browser, two new weapons ('Matilda' and the 'Infinite Rocket Launcher') and a new difficulty level, 'Professional'. Beating the game in 'Professional' mode, in turn, unlocks the 'P.R.L. 412' weapon. There's also bonus content for beating each mini-game: beating The Mercenaries scenario with all four players with a 5-star ranking each unlocks the 'Handcannon', beating the Separate Ways scenario unlocks further alternate costumes, as well as the 'Chicago Typewriter', a weapon of infinite ammo, high-powered and needing zero reloading time. All unlockables affect regular gameplay, though beating the Assignment Ada scenario unlocks the Chicago Typewriter for the Separate Ways mini-game. Alternate endings One of the most common ways to increase the replay value of a game is to offer multiple endings. These endings are often based on the choices the player makes during the game, like choosing to be good or evil. An early example of alternate endings was Metroid, having increasingly revealing endings depending on how fast the player completed the game. Later games in the series would determine the ending based on either time or completeness (sometimes both), but Metroid: Zero Mission and the Japanese version of Metroid Fusion included art galleries unlocked through getting an ending, meaning a player must obtain all endings to complete the galleries. Several games based on the Star Wars series make use of alternate endings, such as Knights of the Old Republic, Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords, and Jedi Knight Jedi Academy. The endings for these games are based on whether the player chooses the Light Side or the Dark Side of the Force. Some times, the endings can just be for entertainment purposes, like in Tony Hawks Underground, when the player completes the game twice, instead of having to do Eric's line, he punches Eric and takes the tape. Marvel: Ultimate Alliance is another game with multiple endings. During the course of the adventure the player will need to make decisions (such as choosing whether to save Nightcrawler or Jean Grey) or complete certain tasks (like stopping a group of mutated soldiers from destroying a computer that holds research on the Legacy Virus). After completing the game, Uatu the Watcher will give a glimpse into the future and tell the player what the consequences of his or her actions are. Of note is how the Knights of the Old Republic games make use of several of these factors to increase replay value. In the first Knights of the Old Republic game, the player chooses one of three classes: soldier, scout, or scoundrel. Later in the game the player chooses one of the three Jedi classes (Guardian, Sentinel, or Counselor). Thus, the player has nine possible character combination choices. In Knights II, the player starts as one of these three Jedi classes and gets to choose a prestige class. Additionally, the player gains different followers depending on whether they select to be male or female and Light Side or Dark Side. Both games allow the player to customize their characters by selecting various skills and feats. Thus, a player might choose to focus on two-weapon fighting for one play through and single-weapon fighting in the next. The Silent Hill franchise is famous for featuring at least three alternate endings per game. Often, a game will force a specific ending on the first play through, upon which new alternate endings will unlock during a replay, should the player meet certain requirements, perform certain tasks or obtain certain objects. Silent Hill 2 alone features a total of six possible endings - three regular endings, which can be obtained after the first play-through, as well as a bonus ending following a replay, and two unlockable "joke endings". Almost all games feature a joke "UFO ending", whereupon UFOs descend from the sky in an unlikely turn of events. Because there is little narrative continuity between the games, there are no canonical endings, except those of Silent Hill: Origins and the original Silent Hill (due to each having sequels which corroborate one specific ending). Because of the multiplicity of outcomes, unlockable features and the canonical blurr, these alternate endings are considered to enhance replayability. Many RPGs feature alternate endings, depending on player choices and quests completed. To unlock the Kingdom Hearts secret ending, one must complete the game 100% by fulfilling all mini-game sidequests and collectibles, beating all tournament enemies and locking each world's keyhole. Chrono Trigger features 13 endings, which are based on when the player defeats Lavos. Grand Theft Auto IV features two endings, where Niko Bellic is asked by his associate Jimmy Pegorino to strike a deal with his bitter enemy Dimitri Rascalov or exact revenge on him. Niko remains triumphant in both endings, and the two main antagonists, Dimitri and Pegorino, die. The main difference between the two endings is that either Niko's cousin Roman Bellic or his love interest Kate McReary end up dying. What is ironic is that the one who gives him advice is the one to end up dying. The outcome of the war in Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction depends on the player's current standing with each of the game's factions. That which stands the friendliest with the player will be featured as the victor of the war, though the game's sequel establishes China as the canonical victor. In S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl, players are given the option of completing the game with seven different endings. Five of these are deemed false as they are determined through in-game wealth, karma, and certain choices throughout the game. The "true" endings are called so due to the unique ending which triggers a cut-scene involving the protagonist. GSC Game World, the creator the series, also came out with two other S.T.A.L.K.E.R. games. S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat offers a more varied ending path with 20 different affecting actions. Some say the game has over 200 endings. The game Blade Runner is another example of such with as many as thirteen multiple endings. Depending on choices, timings and multiple event triggings, the player can end up with one of the many endings. Each ending doesn't have a fixed path and can be reached through by any path depending on before mentioned factors. Online gaming In massively multiplayer online games and other types of online game, the other human-controlled players give the gameplay a greater variety than permitted by the AI of computer-controlled bots, as well as allowing chatting and other interaction between players, thus increasing the length of time the player will spend on the game. Other factors Games where the map and starting position is different every time you play it, in for example strategy games with a random map generator, also tend to have long-lasting appeal. The community-developed mods for many games also contribute to increased replayability and long life for many games. Due to the limits of AI behavior and the appeal and challenge in playing against friends, multiplayer is also often considered to increase the lifespan of a game. For example, Worms Armageddon, a comparable simple and old (1999) game, is still popular online. Variety in gameplay is not essential to replayability. Many arcade games, especially from the golden age of arcade games, are completely linear, yet people continue to play these games, even those that have been around for decades. A clear example can be seen in Tetris. The gameplay is extremely simple compared to more modern games; yet it is arguably one of the most addictive video games ever made. Also there is the option to replay a segment of the game. Some notable games, most frequently shooters, permit this. They include History Civil War: Secret Missions, Battlefield and the Call of Duty series. These games generally have only a short singleplayer campaign and focus on multiplayer gameplay. Both the inability to replay missions and a lack of multiplayer activities proved damaging to Mafia II, a game with high expectations. The critics, most notably IGN, praised the game for its graphics and gameplay, but it fell down because of the lack of side missions and inability to replay missions. In contrast, some games encourage replaying missions by adding Time Trial and Time Attack modes. Other games, such as the Assassin's Creed series have a secondary objective that may be difficult to complete, but necessary for additional elements to be unlocked. For instance, a mission may revolve around killing a specific NPC. The secondary objective may be to kill him in a specific way or to avoid detection. If the player fails to complete the secondary objective on the first attempt, they can revisit the mission later. Many Japanese RPGs include a New Game+ mode which lets players replay the entire game using select items or abilities from their first play through. This is enabled after the game is finished. See also High score Time attack References Category:Video game design

AutoDiana

AutoDiana was a Greek truck manufacturer based in Thessaloniki, in operation between 1975 and 1984. Its main product was the 'Unicar' model (not to be confused with a Spanish bodybuilder with the same name), a rather heavy-looking 4x4 multi-purpose truck. This robust vehicle had a payload of 1500 kg and used Mercedes-Benz Diesel engine and Dodge axles. Its fate, along with similar Greek multi-purpose trucks like the Petropoulos Unitrak, the Agricola, the Motoemil Autofarma, the Balkania Autotractor, the Namco Agricar and others, was sealed when a change of Greek law in 1984 modified taxes and duties for such 'farm' vehicles. Production was terminated the same year ending a "career" of decent sales among customers in the Greek countryside. References L.S. Skartsis and G.A. Avramidis, "Made in Greece", Typorama, Patras, Greece (2003) (republished by the University of Patras Science Park, 2007). L.S. Skartsis, "Greek Vehicle & Machine Manufacturers 1800 to present: A Pictorial History", Marathon (2012) (eBook) External links Trucks of the world Category:Defunct truck manufacturers Category:Off-road vehicles Category:Defunct motor vehicle manufacturers of Greece Category:Companies based in Thessaloniki Category:Greek brands

Street Sounds Electro 6

Street Sounds Electro 6 is the sixth compilation album in a series and was released 1984 on the StreetSounds label. The album was released on LP and cassette and contains nine electro music and old school hip hop tracks mixed by DJ Maurice assisted by DJ Noel. Track listing References External links Street Sounds Electro 6 at Discogs Category:1984 compilation albums Category:Hip hop compilation albums Category:Electro albums

Granite Mountains (Wyoming)

The Granite Mountains are a short subrange of the Rocky Mountains in central Wyoming of the United States. The range runs approximately 100 mi (160 km) E-W along the south side of the Shoshone Basin, and north of the Sweetwater River, in eastern Fremont County and western Natrona County. The highest point is McIntosh Peak at . Independence Rock is at the east end of the range, and Split Rock was a prominent landmark on the Oregon Trail. The region is rich in uranium and other mineral deposits. See also List of mountain ranges in Wyoming References Category:Ranges of the Rocky Mountains Category:Mountain ranges of Wyoming Category:Landforms of Fremont County, Wyoming Category:Landforms of Natrona County, Wyoming

Siklósnagyfalu

Siklósnagyfalu is a village in Baranya county, Hungary. Category:Populated places in Baranya County

Coaching Club (of New York)

The Coaching Club or casually: The Coaching Club of New York or New York Coaching Club or Coaching Club of America, was formed in New York in 1875 to encourage four-in-hand driving in America. It was intended to attract members from all parts of the United States. Initiated by Colonels DeLancey Kane and William Jay who both died in 1915 its first official meeting was at the Knickerbocker Club on Fifth Avenue on December 3, 1875. The Knickerbocker Club became its headquarters. Later some activities were moved nearer Central Park to the Metropolitan Club, nine members of which were founders of the Coaching Club. The Coaching Club's annual parade was replaced about 1917 by Belmont Park's Coaching Club American Oaks, a race for three-year-old fillies. Activities There were regular events, dinners and annual parades through Central Park. Membership Qualification for membership: "the ability to drive four horses with grace and skill". Driving four-in-hand requires the coachman to hold the reins of all four horses in one fist. Coaching was a very expensive pursuit and membership, at first restricted to fifty then thirty people at any one time, was limited to those owners and drivers of coaches drawn by four horses that had no involvement in racing, hunting or polo. It became difficult to keep a full membership and from 1925 members were allowed those associations. Pioneer The club owned its own coach, Pioneer. The general public could buy seats in members' coaches and be driven about by the club members. When it was pointed out the result was New York's aristocracy carried common citizens members responded that some of the English aristocracy had driven scheduled public services for some time. Tally-ho One of the original Coaching Club coaches belonging to Kane was called Tally-ho. It became so well known any coach-and-four was called a tally-ho by the general public. Kane's Tally-ho was donated to the Museum of the City of New York in 1933 and now may be seen at the Long Island Museum of American Art, History, and Carriages in Stony Brook, N.Y. Reginald W Rives "The Coaching Club, its History, Records and Activities" privately printed 1935 Similar clubs in America Ladies Four-in-Hand Driving Club Four-in-hand Club of Philadelphia Stamford Coaching Club World Coaching Club Reference Online copies of The Carriage Journal published by The Carriage Association of America, accessed May 22nd, 2018 External links Coaching Club uniform New York Historical Society. Category:Horses in the United States Category:Outdoor recreation in the United States Category:Upper class culture in the United States Category:Equestrian sports in the United States Category:1875 establishments in New York (state) Category:Recurring events established in 1875

Duke Farms

Duke Farms is an estate that was established by James Buchanan Duke, an American entrepreneur who founded Duke Power and the American Tobacco Company. Located in Hillsborough, New Jersey the property is managed by the Doris Duke Foundation after the death of Doris Duke, the second owner. After extensive reorganization "Duke Farms" was opened to the public on May 19, 2012. History Starting in 1893, "Buck" Duke started to buy land next to the Raritan River in rural New Jersey. His vision was to create a farm similar to those in North Carolina where he had grown up. He engaged a number of architects and engineers to fulfill his dream, including Buckenham & Miller, James Leal Greenleaf and Elizabeth Biddle Shipman. Eventually he had assembled about 2,700 acres (11 km²) of farm and wood lands that contained 45 buildings, 9 lakes, 18 miles of roads, 810 acres of woodlands, 464 acres of grassland bird habitat and 1.5 miles of stone walls. Duke died in 1925, and his 12-year-old daughter, Doris Duke, gained control of the property after suing her mother. She restored it and moved in at the age of fifteen. She was very invested in the property and made it her main residence. She incorporated innovative ecological farming methods she learned from Louis Bromfield's Malabar Farm. Starting in 1958 she created and designed over a five-year period a unique botanical display in the Horace Trumbauer conservatory and greenhouses known as Duke Gardens. Duke Gardens opened to the public in 1964. Doris Duke died in 1993. Duke Farms as park for the public Duke Farms is owned by the Duke Farms Foundation (DFF) that was established in 1998 to manage the estate. The Foundation, in turn, is part of the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation. A decision was made to renovate the estate as "a model of environmental stewardship in the 21st Century and (to) inspire visitors to become informed stewards of the land." While reorganizing the estate little was accessible to the public. In 2008, the DFF created some controversy when it permanently closed Duke Gardens demolishing the indoor display gardens that had been created by Doris Duke. Over the years, the DFF created new indoor and outdoor display gardens that are eco-friendly, use native plants, and are wheelchair accessible. In the process of rehabilitation numerous invasive foreign plants were removed including Norwegian maple and Asian Ailanthus and replaced by native species. The property has a number of notable trees, including four of the ten oldest trees of New Jersey, and two champion trees, a Northern Red Oak and an Amur Cork Tree. On May 19, 2012, Duke Farms opened to the public. After a $45-million renovation, Duke Farms now include 30 endangared species and 230 varieties of birds, among which are the great blue heron and the bald eagle. As part of the rehabilitation the conservatory and greenhouses known as the Orchid Range were renovated and became more energy-efficient. The Farm Barn was remodeled to become the Orientation Center. In 2016, the mansion where Doris Duke lived was demolished in order to open up the north side of the property. See also Rough Point Shangri La (Doris Duke) Falcon's Lair References External links Official website Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Category:Buildings and structures in Somerset County, New Jersey Category:Duke family residences Category:Nature centers in New Jersey Category:Tourist attractions in Somerset County, New Jersey Category:Protected areas of Somerset County, New Jersey

Jean-Louis Léonard

Jean-Louis Léonard (born 24 July 1950 in Besançon (Doubs) is a French politician and a member of the Union for a Popular Movement (UMP). A mayor of Châtelaillon-Plage from 1984 to 1995 and again since 1996, he has been a 16th vice-president of the Agglomeration community of La Rochelle since March 2008. A former municipal councillor of La Rochelle (1995-1996), he represented two constituencies in the National Assembly of France : Charente-Maritime's 1st constituency (1993−1997) and Charente-Maritime's 2nd constituency (2002−2012). Political career (1983−present) Local elections Successful implantation: Châtelaillon-Plage and canton of Aytré Engineer by profession, Jean-Louis Léonard began his political career on the occasion of the 1983 municipal elections. A member of the Rally for the Republic (RPR), he became a deputy mayor of Châtelaillon-Plage. In 1984, he succeeded the then mayor Paul Michaud after his death. In the 1989 municipal elections, he was re-elected as a mayor of Châtelaillon-Plage. After his resignation as a municipal councillor of La Rochelle, he was again elected as a mayor of Châtelaillon-Plage on 21 November 1996. He was re-elected as a mayor in the 2001 and 2008 municipal elections. He has been a 16th vice-president of the Agglomeration community of La Rochelle since March 2008. In relations with the Charente-Maritime's general council, he is in charge of the direction schedule and tourist development thread. In the 1988 cantonal elections, he was elected as a general councillor of Aytré succeeding Léon Belly (PCF). Re-elected as a general councillor of Aytré in 1994 and 2001, he has been a vice-president of the Charente-Maritime's general council between 1994 and 2002; during eight years, he was in charge of economics. On 24 August 2002, he resigned as a general councillor because of the law of accumulation of mandates ("Cumul des mandats"). Unsuccessful implantation: La Rochelle Encouraged by his success in the 1993 legislative election, he left the municipality of Châtelaillon-Plage and faced Michel Crépeau, then mayor of La Rochelle, in the 1995 municipal election. Polling 29%, his municipal list was overwhelmingly defeated by the miscellaneous left list of Michel Crépeau (58.02%). A municipal councillor of La Rochelle since 18 June 1995, he resigned on 15 October 1996. National elections MP of La Rochelle (1993-1997) In the 1993 legislative election, Jean-Louis Léonard defeated Michel Crépeau, mayor of La Rochelle since 1971 and MP of the Charente-Maritime's 1st constituency since 1973. A Member of the Parliament during four years, he did not run in this constituency in the 1997 legislative election. MP of Rochefort (2002-2012) In 2002, the Union for a Popular Movement (UMP) gained the Charente-Maritime's 2nd constituency, which had been won in 1997 by the socialist Bernard Grasset. In the 2002 legislative election, he was a candidate in the Charente-Maritime's 2nd constituency (Rochefort and a part of Aunis). In the first round, he polled 38.45% (19,970 votes) whereas his socialist opponent André Bonnin got 29.88% (15,519 votes). In the run-off, he defeated André Bonnin (46.45%, 23,132 votes) and was largely elected with 53.55% (26,671 votes) as a MP of this constituency. In Châtelaillon-Plage, he largely got the absolute majority in the first-round (56.83%) and polled 65.50% in the run-off. In the 2007 legislative election, he narrowly kept his seat in the run-off. In the first round, he polled 42.98% (23,432 votes) whereas his socialist opponent André Bonnin got 29.99% (16,351 votes). In the run-off, he polled 50.20% (27,321 votes) whereas André Bonnin got 49.80% (27,101 votes). The gap consisted of only 220 votes between the two candidates. In Châtelaillon-Plage, he largely got the absolute majority in the first round (60.15%) and polled 65.48% in the run-off. In the 2012 legislative election, he was defeated by the socialist candidate Suzanne Tallard, mayor of Aytré since 2008. In the first round, he came first with 34.22% (19,238 votes) whereas his socialist opponent polled 31.50% (17,711 votes). In the run-off, he achieved 47.01% (26,391 votes) and was defeated by Suzanne Tallard (52.99%, 29,752 votes). In Châtelaillon-Plage, he largely got the absolute majority in the first round (57.00%) and achieved 63.08% in the run-off whereas in Aytré Suzanne Tallard polled 40.43% in the first round and largely got the absolute majority in the run-off (61.36%). Political mandates Local mandates Mayor of Châtelaillon-Plage: 17 December 1984 – 18 June 1995; since 21 November 1996 16th vice-president of the Agglomeration community of La Rochelle: since March 2008 Former local mandates Municipal councillor of La Rochelle: 18 June 1995 – 15 October 1996 General councillor of Aytré: 3 October 1988 – 24 August 2002 Vice-president of the Charente-Maritime's general council (28 March 1994 – 24 August 2002): in charge of economics National mandate MP of the Charente-Maritime's 2nd constituency (19 June 2002−19 June 2012) : Union for a Popular Movement parliamentary group, member of the committee of defence (2002−2007), member of the committee of economics (2007−2012), president of the friendship group France/Poland (2002−2012) Former national mandate MP of the Charente-Maritime's 1st constituency: 28 March 1993 – 21 April 1997 References External links Official website Jean-Louis Léonard's official biography, French National Assembly Category:1950 births Category:Living people Category:People from Besançon Category:Politicians from Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Category:Rally for the Republic politicians Category:Union for a Popular Movement politicians Category:Deputies of the 10th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Category:Deputies of the 12th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Category:Deputies of the 13th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Category:Chevaliers of the Légion d'honneur

Mount Royal Tennis Club

The Mount Royal Tennis Club has been the most-used venue for Canada hosting Davis Cup ties. It has been the country's most prominent grass court Davis Cup venue. The MRTC has played host to 28 Davis Cup ties between 1923 and 1964. All but the last of these ties was played on grass courts—the 1964 tie was played on clay. Only three other Davis Cup ties played in Canada have ever been on grass, one held at the Toronto CS&C Club in 1952, one at the Victoria Lawn Tennis Club on Vancouver Island in 1956, and one held at the Hollyburn Country Club in Vancouver in 1992. As of 2009, the club has been operating for 102 years. References External links The Mount Royal Tennis Club Category:Mount Royal Category:Sport in Montreal Category:Tennis venues in Quebec Category:Tennis in Quebec

Yahya Galip Kargı

Yahya Galip Kargı (1874, Constantinople – 13 May 1942, Istanbul) was a Turkish politician, member of parliament and public speaker. Biography Yahya Galip was born in Constantinople in 1874. After the arrest of the governor of Ankara, Muhittin Pasha, who tried to prevent Mustafa Kemal Atatürk starting his struggle against the Istanbul Government; Yahya Galip Kargı was elected to the governorship of Ankara. During the reception of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and his delegation on 27 December 1919 in Ankara, he took an active role as governor of Ankara. He was a member of the parliament for three terms in the Turkish Grand National Assembly from 23 April, 1920 to 4 May, 1931. References Category:1874 births Category:1942 deaths Category:People from Istanbul Category:Republican People's Party (Turkey) politicians Category:Members of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey

Craig Gass

Craig Gass is an American actor, comedian and impressionist known for Craig Gass: The Worst Comedy Show Ever. Personal life Gass was born into a deaf family, as his mother, father and sister are completely without hearing. He mimicked the voices on television to learn how to speak. Career Gass began performing standup in 1993 by hitting the brutal comedy circuit, through whatever dive bar or club would have him. Gass gained early fame as a guest on The Howard Stern Show who became known for his impressions of various celebrities, including Sam Kinison, Christopher Walken, and Al Pacino. His appearances led to Gass landing an acting part on Sex and the City as Miranda's donut-eating boyfriend. Gass' talent for impressions also led him to a guest-starring spot on King of Queens. Gass has appeared in the films Pauly Shore is Dead and Noise. References External links Category:American stand-up comedians Category:Living people Category:1970 births Category:21st-century American comedians

Marika Mitsotakis

Marika Mitsotakis (née Giannoukou; November 29, 1930 – May 6, 2012) was the wife of the former Prime Minister of Greece Konstantinos Mitsotakis. She was regarded as a prominent political voice with the New Democracy political party, her husband's government, and Greek politics. She was nicknamed "Mrs. Marika" among Greeks. Biography Personal life Mitsotakis was born to a prominent Athenian family on November 29, 1930. She contracted poliomyelitis at a swimming pool when she was seventeen years old. She survived the illness, but lived with a walking disability for the rest of her life. In addition to her political activities, Mitsotakis became an activist for people with disabilities in Greece. She married Konstantinos Mitsotakis, member of a political family from Crete, in 1953. The couple had four children: Dora, who served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Greece from 2006 to 2009 and Mayor of Athens from 2003 until 2006, Alexandra, a civil-society activist, Katerina (Aikaterini) and Kyriakos, a member of the Hellenic Parliament from the New Democracy party who on 8 July 2019 became Prime Minister of Greece. Konstantinos served as the head of the New Democracy political party from 1984 to 1993. Political influence Mitsotakis served as the Spouse of the Prime Minister from 1990 to 1993 during her husband's tenure as head of government. She assumed the traditional role of the wife of a Prime Minister, being quoted in Time Magazine at the time of the 1990 election saying, "Finally, my Kostas, we’ve made it." However, she was known for her political skills and outspokenness. In 1990, soon after taking office, Prime Minister Mitsotakis made his first appearance in the Greek parliament. A member of the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK) accused Marika of making "insolent gestures" towards socialist politicians during the session. Marika responded to the lawmaker's accusation, "I'll get my stick and beat you with it." In 1991, Marika publicly criticized Minister of Industry Stavros Dimas. Dimas quickly resigned during an official trip to the Soviet Union as a result of Marika's criticism. Mitsotakis often defended her husband against political opponents. She also likened his calm political style and persona to the calming effect of Valium, telling a reporter, "If you chopped (him) into little pieces, you could sell him as Valium tablets." Mitsotakis was widely regarded as an excellent cook in Greek political circles, leading to an urban legend that she used her culinary skills to influence politics. Political opponents of Konstantinos Mitsotakis accused her of using food to persuade two members of the Communist Party of Greece to join a 1989 coalition government with the conservatives with the purpose of pursuing corruption charges against Andreas Papandreou. Marika used the urban legend to write, publish and market her 2011 best-selling cookbook, Recipes With a Bit of History published in English in 2012 with the title Recipes of Love. Mitsotakis was hospitalized on April 17, 2012. She died at the Evgenidion Hospital in Athens on May 6, 2012, at the age of 81. She was survived by her husband and their four children, thirteen grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Venizelos/Mitsotakis family tree References Category:1930 births Category:2012 deaths Category:New Democracy (Greece) politicians Category:Spouses of Prime Ministers of Greece Category:Women cookbook writers Category:Disability rights activists Category:People from Athens Category:People with polio Category:Mitsotakis family

RASGRF2

Ras-specific guanine nucleotide-releasing factor 2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the RASGRF2 gene. RAS (MIM 190020) GTPases cycle between an inactive GDP-bound state and an active GTP-bound state. Guanine-nucleotide exchange factors (GEFs), such as RASGRFs, stimulate the conversion of the GDP-bound form into the active form.[supplied by OMIM] Variations in this gene has been shown to be linked to the propensity to binge drink by teenagers. References Further reading

Hutsonville Power Station

Hutsonville Power Station was a coal-fired power plant located north of Hutsonville, Illinois in Crawford County, Illinois. The power plant closed in 2011. It was operated by Ameren. History Hutsonville Power Station came online in 1940 generating 31 megawatts (MW) of electricity. Unit 2 came online the following year and Units 3 and 4 came online in 1953 and 1954 respectively. Units 1 and 2 were decommissioned in 1981. At the time of its closure, Hutsonville had two active units generating a combined 151 MW. Coal used to generate electricity was extracted at nearby coal mines in Illinois and Indiana until 2006. In 2004, Hutsonville began the transition to burning coal delivered from the Powder River Basin. Towards the end of its useful life, Hutsonville generated electricity sporadically as it was one of Ameren's least efficient power plants. Rather than complying to the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Cross-State Air Pollution Rule, Ameren announced they would close Hutsonville by the end of 2011. In early 2015, Ameren demolished Hutsonville following three years of decommissioning. See also List of power stations in Illinois References Category:Energy infrastructure completed in 1940 Category:Energy infrastructure completed in 1941 Category:Energy infrastructure completed in 1953 Category:Energy infrastructure completed in 1954 Category:Former coal-fired power stations in the United States Category:Buildings and structures in Crawford County, Illinois Category:1940 establishments in Illinois Category:Buildings and structures demolished in 2015 Category:2011 disestablishments in Illinois

Charlie Faulkner

Anthony George "Charlie" Faulkner (born 27 February 1941, in Newport, Wales) is a Welsh former rugby union footballer who played in the 1970s and later a rugby coach. Wales caps He played his rugby as a Prop forward for Pontypool RFC in their heyday in the 1970s and attained 19 caps for Wales, making his international debut in 1975 at the age of 34, was a 1977 British Lion and later coached Newport. The Pontypool Front Row With Bobby Windsor and Graham Price he became part of the Pontypool Front Row also known as the Viet Gwent (a play on Viet Cong) and immortalised in song by Max Boyce. He was a Judo Black Belt and a steelworker by trade - both factors conjoining to make him a formidable scrummager who was mobile in the loose, able to score tries even at international level. Notes Category:Welsh rugby union players Category:Wales international rugby union players Category:Welsh rugby union coaches Category:Rugby union props Category:Rugby union players from Newport, Wales Category:Pontypool RFC players Category:Cross Keys RFC players Category:Barbarian F.C. players Category:British and Irish Lions rugby union players from Wales Category:Living people Category:1941 births

Helen's Babies

Helen's Babies may refer to: Helen's Babies (novel), an 1876 humorous novel by John Habberton Helen's Babies (film), a 1924 silent comedy film directed by William A. Seiter, based on the novel

Montéhus

Gaston Mardochée Brunswick, better known by his pseudonym Montéhus (9 July 1872 – December 1952), was a French singer-songwriter. He was the writer of such notable songs as "Gloire au 17ème" and "La Butte Rouge". Biography Montéhus was the eldest child of 22 in an improverished working-class family of Jewish descent. A Child of the Commune Montéhus was born in Paris after the Paris Commune of 1871. According to him, his father Abraham Brunschwig had been among the rebels, but there is no source to verify this claim. Nevertheless, Montéhus was raised in a post-Commune context, which accounts for his commitment to left-wing politics. "Revolutionary jingoist" as he liked to present himself, he was close to the "wretched of the Earth" spoken of by Eugène Pottier in L'Internationale. He began to sing in public at the age of 12, in 1884, a decade before the beginning of the Dreyfus Affair. He published his first song (Au camarade du 153ème) in 1897. It was then that he adopted his pseudonym, easier to bear than his name in the context of strong antisemitism. In 1907, he published Gloire au 17ème in honour of the regiment of soldiers who refused to fire on a demonstration of wine growers in Béziers. A Committed Singer In the second half of the 19th century, the song was central to the popular culture. Books, expensive as they were, were not accessible to the working classes. When it contained a strong political element, the song could be a powerful tool of propaganda. Montéhus was one of the singers of the red revolt, along with Jean-Baptiste Clément (1836–1903), writer of the song Le Temps des cerises, Eugène Pottier (1816–1887), writer of L'Internationale, Jules Jouy (1855–1897), writer of V'là l'choléra qu'arrive, Les Anarchistes de Chicago, Pierre Dupont (1821–1870), Le chant des ouvriers, Le chant du vote, Gaston Couté (1880–1911) Le gars qu'a mal tourné, etc. In his lively, driven songs, Montéhus opposed war, capitalist exploitation, prostitution, poverty, religious hypocrisy, but also the income tax: Au lieu d'imposer l'travailleur qui enrichit l'gouvernement Imposez plutôt les noceurs [les capitalistes] qui gaspillent tant d'argent. He also defended the cause of women in a remarkable way. La grève des Mères (The Mothers' Strike) was legally banned on 5 October and Montéhus condemned for "incitement to abortion". A Friend of Lenin Montéhus maintained relations with Vladimir Lenin; moreover, the latter made reference to this in his correspondence. In a letter to Lev Kamenev, Lenin wrote: "Ah! If I could listen to Montéhus again!". At the time of his exile in France (between 1909 and 1912), Lenin gave a series of conferences in a room of either the Rive Gauche or Bobino (the places is uncertain). At Lenin's request, Montéhus sang in the first part to attract a sizable audience. The people who came to listen to the "humanitarian singer" were also invited to listen to the Bolshevik activist after the intermission. The relations between art and politics prefigured the agitprop (art in the service of political discourse and/or ideology) put in place in the USSR beginning in the 1920s. A Revolutionary Jingoist During the First World War, Montéhus, like many others, underwent a radical change of political opinion. He made himself the zealous changer of the Union Sacrée and sang militarist songs. One may draw a comparison with the painting of Picasso, who in the same period renounced cubism (considered "too German") for a more academic style (considered "French"). It was then that Montéhus sang La Guerre finale, a grotesque détournement of L'Internationale: "Et maintenant tous à l'ouvrage Amis, on ne meurt qu'une fois !" Similarly, in Lettre d'un Socialo (sung to the tune of L'air du Clairon by Paul Déroulède), he explained that the time had come for La Marseillaise, while waiting to be able to sing L'Internationale once again: Nous chantons La Marseillaise Car dans ces terribles jours On laisse L'Internationale Pour la victoire finale On la chantera au retour. Montéhus was the image of the working people, who left en masse for the front contrary to the fears of the state adjutant who had overestimated the workers' commitment to pacifism. In a song impregnated with the racism of his time, entitled L'Arbi, Montéhus held xenophobic intentions: Moi li sait bien, toi pas voulu guerre Toi, li Français, c'est kif kif le bon Dieu. Plus loin : Moi suis content voir Paris : J'suis content, c'est bézef bonno A couper cabêche aux sales Pruscots car eux, du tout, pas gentils As pas peur, as pas peur, Sidi Si Pruscots venir, moi coupe kiki. During these four years of war, he did not cease to compose warlike songs (La Dernière victime, La Voix des mourants, La Vision sanglante, Debout les Morts !, etc.), he would never be mobilised and thus never know the horrors of the front. On the other hand, on the stage of the Olympia, he was wounded in the head singing warlike songs. At the end of the war in 1918, for his good and loyal services, he received the Croix de Guerre. Disgrace After the war, Montéhus faced a rather long period of disgrace. He ceased to enroll in the Popular Front. He would attempt to redeem himself in 1923 by composing La Butte Rouge (The Red Mound), which makes reference to the Mound of Bapeaume, theatre of violent battles at the Somme during the offensive of the summer of 1916 (and not, contrary to a common error, the Paris Commune of 1871, strongly evoked in the work of de Montéhus). In this song, he takes on those responsible for the carnage: [...] car les bandits qui sont cause des guerres n'en meurent jamais, on ne tue qu'les innocents. Support for the Popular Front During the 1930s, he was a member of the French Section of the Workers' International (SFIO). At the advent of the Popular Front, at the age of 64, Montéhus was again at the forefront with Le décor va changer, Vas-Y Léon !", Le Cri des grévistes, L'Espoir d'un gueux, songs in which he supported the Popular Front and Léon Blum. Under the Vichy Regime Montéhus was not sent to a concentration camp, but he was forced to wear the yellow star from 1942 until the Liberation of France. In 1944, he wrote the Chant des Gaullistes (Song of the Gaullists). After the Liberation He received the Legion of Honour from Paul Ramadier en 1947. All but forgotten, supported only by his family, he died in 1952 in Paris. Citations Gloire au 17ème – 1907 Salut, salut à vous, Braves soldats du 17ème ; Salut, braves pioupious, Chacun vous admire et vous aime ; Salut, salut à vous, À votre geste magnifique ; Vous auriez, en tirant sur nous, Assassiné la République. Lettres d'un socialo – 1914 Certes cela est pénible Quand on a le cœur sensible De voir tomber les copains Mais quand on est sous les armes On n'doit pas verser de larmes On accepte le destin. La Butte Rouge – 1919 La Butt’ Rouge, c’est son nom, l’baptême s’fit un matin Où tous ceux qui montaient roulaient dans le ravin. Aujourd’hui y’a des vignes, il y pousse du raisin. Qui boira ce vin là, boira l’sang des copains. References Book Rémy Wermester : "Montéhus La lutte en chantant" Editions Elzévir (November 2012) : In the same time, biography, bibliography of the writer under historic ground from "La Belle Epoque" to "Trente Glorieuses". Bibliography Marc Robine : « Montéhus, Le chansonnier humanitaire. Enregistrements originaux 1905–1936 » EPM, Paris. External links Chansons de Montéhus (La Butte rouge, La jeune garde, Les mains blanche, ...) La Butte rouge Category:1872 births Category:1952 deaths Category:Musicians from Paris Category:French Jews Category:French Section of the Workers' International politicians Category:French male singers Category:Recipients of the Croix de Guerre 1914–1918 (France) Category:Recipients of the Legion of Honour

Doğan Kardeş

Doğan Kardeş ( literally "Brother Doğan") was the name of a publishing company and a periodical for the children in Turkey. The periodical and the company were named after Doğan who was a 10-year-old kid studying in a school in Flims, Switzerland. He died during an avalanche on 10 April 1939. His father Kazım Taşkent, the founder of Yapı Kredi Bank established the publishing company to commemorate his son. Doğan Kardeş Dergisi The publishing company began publishing a periodical for the children named Doğan Kardeş Dergisi (editor: Vedat Nedim Tör). The periodical was published in three distinct periods. The first term was between April 1945 and July 1978 (1174 issues). The second publication term was between October 1988 and December 1993 (63 issues) and the third term was between February 2008 and March 2011 (38 issues). Doğan Kardeş Dergisi supported many children who later on made names as important musicians like Suna Kan and İdil Biret. In 1949 Indian prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru had sent an elephant to Japan. Next year Doğan Kardeş organized a campaign to import an elephant to Turkish zoos and published an open letter to Nehru. Children were encouraged to draw cartoons of an elephant in Turkey. The campaign was successful and Nehru sent a 2-year old elephant as a present to Turkish children. It was named Mohini (sugar elephant). The coverpage of Doğan Kardeş on 4 May 1950 was a caricature created by Selma Emiroğlu, the first female cartoonist in Turkey. Its theme was the welcoming ceremony of Mohini. Other periodicals The other periodic publications of the Doğan Kardeş Publication Company were; Aile ("Family") between 1947 and 1952, 23 issues; Hayat ("Life") between 1956 and 1979, the first intaglio magazine of Turkey (editor Şevket Rado); Bizler ("We" for Yapı Kredi people) in 1973; Sanat Dünyamız ("Our Art World") in 1974: and Yapı Kredi Economic Review (in English) in 1986. Books In addition to the periodicals many internationally well known titles were translated to Turkish and published by the Doğan Kardeş Publishing Company. The first example was 17 stories from Leo Tolstoy in 1946. Up to 1988 over 500 books were published. Some of these were Atlantis by Hans Dominik, Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes, Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift, The Kon-Tiki Expedition: By Raft Across the South Seas by Thor Heyerdahl, The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry and Book of Dede Korkut simplified by Eflatun Cem Güney. Yapı Kredi Books After the shares of the bank were sold, the publishing company changed its name. After 1989 it was renamed as Yapı Kredi Publishing Company. References Category:1945 establishments in Turkey Category:2011 disestablishments in Turkey Category:Children's magazines Category:Defunct magazines of Turkey Category:Magazines established in 1945 Category:Magazines disestablished in 2011 Category:Turkish magazines Category:Turkish-language magazines Category:Magazines published in Istanbul

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District, Cape Verde CY: Cyprus CY01: Famagusta District, Cyprus CY02: Kyrenia District, Cyprus CY03: Larnaca District, Cyprus CY04: Nicosia District, Cyprus CY05: Limassol District, Cyprus CY06: Paphos District, Cyprus See also List of FIPS region codes (D-F) List of FIPS region codes (G-I) List of FIPS region codes (J-L) List of FIPS region codes (M-O) List of FIPS region codes (P-R) List of FIPS region codes (S-U) List of FIPS region codes (V-Z) Sources FIPS 10-4 Codes and history Last version of codes All codes (include earlier versions) Table to see the evolution of the codes over time Administrative Divisions of Countries ("Statoids"), Statoids.com References Region codes

Calgary City Hall

The historic Calgary City Hall is currently the office of the Mayor and city councillors for the Calgary City Council. The building was completed in 1911. In 1962, a four-storey brick addition was added to the rear of the building. In 1985, the Calgary Municipal Building was built adjacent to the City Hall to house the offices of 2,000 civic administrators. Description The Calgary City Hall was designated a national historic site in 1984. The reasons cited by Heritage Canada include that it is the only surviving regional example of the monumental civic halls erected in several Prairie cities before 1930 and its lofty clock tower, prominent round-arched entry and extensive decoration in the Romanesque Revival style made it an imposing visual symbol of community progress. Plaque A plaque at the entrance is dedicated to the memory of Lieutenant-Colonel Russell Lambert Boyle and the 10th Battalion, CEF. Boyle was a Calgary area rancher who was killed during the 2nd Battle of Ypres while commanding the 10th Battalion, which was recruited from Calgary and Winnipeg. The plaque reads: IN MEMORY OF Lt COL R.L. BOYLE OFFICERS N.C.O.s & MEN OF THE TENTH BATTn WHO FELL AT THE SECOND BATTLE OF YPRES APRIL 22nd 1915 ERECTED BY SURVIVING MEMBERS OF THE BATTALION After the Second World War the plaque was amended to honour The Calgary Highlanders by adding the following text underneath: TO THE HONOUR AND GLORY OF GOD IN MEMORY OF THE OFFICERS N.C.O.s AND MEN OF THE CALGARY HIGHLANDERS WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE WAR 1939 - 1945 PERPETUATING UNIT OF 10th Bn C.E.F. GOD SAVE OUR KING Status The building is still used as an active office space for members of City Council, though most work, including council meetings, occurs at the adjacent Calgary Municipal Building. The sandstone structure has been granted historic status by all three levels of government (municipal, provincial and federal). Renovations Protective scaffolding was installed outside the building in 2014, as pieces of the original Paskapoo sandstone began falling from the building. An estimate in October 2015 placed the cost of repairs at 34 million dollars. According to one source: "The work is so extensive that it would force city council and staff to leave the premises for up to four years." References Category:Buildings and structures in Calgary Category:Government buildings completed in 1911 Category:City and town halls in Alberta Category:Romanesque Revival architecture in Canada Category:National Historic Sites in Alberta Category:Buildings and structures on the National Historic Sites of Canada register Category:Historic buildings in Calgary Category:1911 establishments in Alberta

Walter Wright (oral historian)

Walter George Wright (died 1949) was a Tsimshian hereditary chief from the community of Kitselas, near Terrace, British Columbia, Canada, whose extensive knowledge of oral history was published posthumously in book form as Men of Medeek. Niistaxo'ok Wright held the name Niistaxo'ok, an hereditary name-title associated with chieftainship of the House of Niistaxo'ok, the clan Gispwudwada (Killerwhale clan) house-group (or matrilineal extended family) of the Gits'ilaasü (a.k.a. Kitselas) tribe. In the Prologue to Men of Medeek he summarized his chiefly position as follows: "I have 'Power' on both sides of The Big Canyon [i.e. the Kitselas Canyon]. On the right hand side I have the power of my Chieftainship. For many generations Neas-D-Hok [i.e. Niistaxo'ok] has had that right. On the left hand side I carry the 'Power' of Neas Hiwas, for in my generation there is no Chief of that name." This is a reference to Niishaywaaxs, a house-chief name belonging to another Kitselas Gispwudwada house from the other side of Kitselas Canyon. Niishaywaaxs had also been held by Wright's grandfather, whom he credited with teaching him the oral histories recorded in the book. Wright was a river-boat pilot on the Skeena River, helming the Hudson's Bay Company sternwheelers, Mount Royal and Hazelton, work he performed until his eyesight began to fail. In later years he was blind. He was also an Envoy in the Salvation Army. Men of Medeek Wright dictated Men of Medeek to Will Robinson, a local justice of the peace, in 1935–36, but it was not published until 1962, after Wright and Robinson had both died. The oral clan histories (adawx) he tells include narrations of the coming of Gispwudwada people to Kitselas Canyon and intersect with the exploits of Tsimshian Laxsgiik (Eagle clan) chiefs such as Ligeex of the Gispaxlo'ots and Gitxon of Kitselas. The word "medeek" (midiik) is the Tsimshian word for grizzly-bear, one of the crests ("totems") of Wright's branch of the Gispwudwada. (Medeek (a.k.a. McDeek) Avenue in Terrace is so named because of Wright's totemic affiliation.) Wright also recorded narratives in the 1920s and later with the trained Tsimshian ethnologist and chief William Beynon. Family Wright had seven sisters, whose marriages were arranged so as to create matrikin and potential heirs (matrilineal nephews) in a variety of surrounding First Nations communities that figure in the adawx told in Men of Medeek, including Hartley Bay, Lax Kw'alaams, and Kitamaat. (Wright's obituary referred to him as originally "hailing from Kitimaat," though we know the key parts of his ancestry were Kitselas.) One sister, Eliza, married Tom Thornhill, the first white settler in the Kitselas area. Wright died November 14, 1949, at the purported age of 84 years, although when he dictated Men of Medeek (1935–36) he gave his age as 65. Other sources put his age at death as 104. A newspaper report on his funeral services identified "the new chief of the Kitselas people," Wright's picked successor, as Wright's sister's son, Walter Nyce, of Kitamaat, B.C. Chiefly succession According to another account of the chiefly succession, Wright, late in life, visited his sister Rhoda Wright Bates, a Hartley Bay resident, at a Skeena River cannery where she was performing seasonal labour and asked that his matrilineal great-great-nephew Clarence Anderson, her grandson, then 14 years old, be taken "back with him to be trained," also prearranging Clarence's eventual marriage; Anderson eventually succeeded to the name Niistaxo'ok. (This version is from a published account by Anderson's wife the anthropologist Margaret Seguin Anderson and daughter Tammy Anderson Blumhagen.) Will Robinson's will urged his family to publish the remaining portion of the Wright manuscript, titled Wars of Medeek. This proviso was forgotten until Robinson's granddaughter Enid DuPuis rediscovered Robinson's papers. Another grandchild, Barry Robinson, then contacted Glenn Bennett, Chief Councillor of the Kitselas Band, and was put in touch with Wright's grandson, Ralph Wright, himself a former Chief Councillor who had remembered hearing the stories orally from his grandfather. A limited edition comprising both Men of Medeek and Wars of Medeek was published by Barry Robinson in 2003 and gifted to the Kitselas Nation along with some 50 presentation books given to the Chiefs and dignitaries. All the original documentation and copyrights were given to the Kitselas Nations in 2003 by Barry Robinson. Bibliography Anderson, Margaret Seguin, and Tammy Anderson Blumhagen (1994–1995) "Memories and Moments: Conversations and Re-Collections." B.C. Studies, no. 104, pp. 85–102. Asante, Nadine (1972) The History of Terrace. Terrace, B.C.: Terrace Public Library Association. Barbeau, Marius (1950) Totem Poles. (2 vols.) (Anthropology Series 30, National Museum of Canada Bulletin 119.) Ottawa: National Museum of Canada. Reprinted, Canadian Museum of Civilization, Hull, Quebec, 1990. "Chief Walter Wright Dead" (obituary), Omineca Herald (Terrace, B.C.), November 16, 1949, p. 1. Duff, Wilson (1997) "Will Robinson's Men of Medeek" (reprinted). In Pioneer Legacy: Chronicles of the Lower Skeena River, Volume 1, ed. by Norma V. Bennett, pp. 140–141. Terrace, B.C.: Dr. R. E. M. Lee Hospital Foundation. Lang, Jennifer (2003) "A History Lesson," Terrace Standard, October 29, 2003. "Last Rites for Native Chief," Omineca Herald, November 23, 1949, p. 8. Robinson, Will (1962) Men of Medeek. As told by Walter Wright. Kitimat, B.C.: Northern Sentinel Press. Wright, Walter (1992) "Gits'ilaasü and Control of the Skeena River Trade Route." Recorded in 1950 . In Na Amwaaltga Tsmsiyeen: The Tsimshian, Trade, and the Northwest Coast Economy, ed. by Susan Marsden, pp. 76–84. (Suwilaay'msga Na Ga'niiyatgm, Teachings of Our Grandfathers, vol. 1.) Prince Rupert, B.C.: First Nations Advisory Council of School District #52. References Category:Year of birth missing Category:1949 deaths Category:Tsimshian people Category:Indigenous leaders in British Columbia

2017 Rugby League World Cup qualification – Europe

The 2017 Rugby League World Cup Europe qualification was a rugby league tournament held in October and November 2016 to decide the three European qualifiers for the 2017 Rugby League World Cup. It consisted of a round-robin tournament which saw Wales and Ireland qualify by winning their respective tables. Italy claimed the final qualifying spot in the World Cup after winning a second place play-off against Russia on 4 November 2016. Overview On 3 October 2014, the 2017 Rugby League World Cup qualifying competition was announced. Three European teams were granted automatic qualification, as they had reached the quarter-finals of the 2013 Rugby League World Cup; England, France and Scotland. Ten teams were able to qualify for the qualification tournament, with the first being eliminated when Spain defeated Latvia on 9 May 2015. Wales and Ireland were granted entry to the qualification tournament. Both teams already had a chance to qualify for the World Cup during the 2014 European Cup, but failed to do so. One of the other tournament places was allocated to the winner of the European Championship C tournament, and the other three were allocated to the top three teams from the European Championship B. Italy, Russia and Serbia finished as the top three teams in the European Championship B, with Ukraine being eliminated. Spain finished as the top team in the European Championship C, with Greece and Malta eliminated. Teams Qualified teams for final phase: were granted automatic entry as 1st seed were granted automatic entry as 2nd seed qualified as 3rd seed after finishing top of the Rugby League European Championship B. qualified as 4th seed after finishing 2nd in the Rugby League European Championship B. qualified as 5th seed after finishing 3rd in the Rugby League European Championship B. qualified as 6th seed after finishing top of the Rugby League European Championship C. Squads Ireland The final Ireland 22-man squad as of 9 October 2016 is as follows: Coach: Mark Aston Italy The final Italy 22-man squad as of 8 October 2016 is as follows: Coach: Cameron Ciraldo * Denotes a rugby union club. Russia The final Russia 22-man squad as of 6 September 2016 is as follows: Coach: Denis Korolev * Denotes a rugby union club. Serbia The final 22-man squad as of 5 October 2016 is as follows: Coach: Ljubomir Bukvic Spain The final 22-man squad as of 4 October 2016 is as follows: Coach: Darren Fisher * Denotes a rugby union club. Wales The final Wales 22-man squad as of 7 October 2016 is as follows: On October 14, Dai Evans was brought into the squad to replace Calvin Wellington who withdrew due to a hamstring injury. On October 21, 19-year old Ben Morris was called up to the squad to play in a mid-qualifying campaign test match against Jamaica. On October 29, Danny Ansell was called up to the squad with a possibility of playing in the last qualifying game against Italy. *Sam Hopkins was called into the team for the final qualifier against Italy after Jacob Emmitt withdrew due to a hamstring injury. Coach: John Kear Final Tables Group A Group B Fixtures Russia vs Spain Wales vs Serbia Serbia vs Italy Spain vs Ireland Italy vs Wales Ireland vs Russia Second place play-off The final qualifying place was determined by a single knockout match held between the two group runners-up on 4 November 2016. References Category:2016 in rugby league Category:2017 Rugby League World Cup Category:2016 in Irish sport Category:2016 in Italian sport Category:2016 in Russian sport Category:2016 in Serbian sport Category:2016 in Spanish sport Category:2016 in Welsh rugby league

Theo Stockman

Theo Stockman (born December 27, 1984) is an American actor and singer, known for his roles in Broadway musicals such as Hair, American Idiot, and American Psycho, numerous roles on television including Inside Amy Schumer, High Maintenance, Private Practice, The Following, Shades Of Blue, Law & Order: SVU, and for his role in Stephen King’s A Good Marriage. He also plays Josh on Netflix’s Bonding. Early life Stockman is the son of author Jayne Anne Phillips and physician Mark Stockman. He graduated from Concord Academy in 2003. While there, he was an active member of the theatre program, performing as Nick Bottom in A Midsummer Night's Dream and multiple characters in The Laramie Project. In his senior year of high school, Stockman adapted The Perks of Being a Wallflower for the stage and directed it as part of the Academy's Directors Seminar. Stockman graduated from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in drama in 2007, after studying at the Stella Adler Studio of Acting, the Experimental Theatre Wing, and the International Theatre Workshop in Amsterdam. He portrayed Claude Bukowski in a "no hair" production of the musical Hair, where all cast members sported shaved heads. In 2007, Stockman played Dionysus in The Bacchae at the International Theatre Festival in Warsaw, for which he was awarded Best Lead Actor. Career Stockman was a cast member in the 2009 Broadway revival of Hair, performing as a Member of the Tribe and as the characters Hubert, the Nazi Principal, and John Wilkes Booth. He performed in the 40th anniversary concert production at the Delacorte Theater, followed by the revival at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park. He then transferred with the show to Broadway. Stockman then starred as a featured ensemble cast member of American Idiot on Broadway, after appearing in workshops and the original Berkeley run. American Idiot premiered at the Berkeley Repertory Theatre on September 4, 2009, and transferred to the St. James Theatre on Broadway, where it opened on April 20, 2010. Stockman left the show on January 30, 2011. From April 5 to May 26, 2012, Stockman starred as Danny Mueller in the Off-Broadway play An Early History of Fire by David Rabe, produced by The New Group. In June 2013, he joined the cast of Peter Askin's film adaptation of Stephen King's novella A Good Marriage, portraying Donnie Anderson. Stockman originated the role of Timothy Price in the musical "American Psycho" both Off-Broadway and in the original Broadway cast. Stockman starred as Steve Rubell in “This Ain’t No Disco” at the Atlantic Theater Company, written by Stephen Trask (Hedwig and the Angry Inch) and Peter Yanowitz (The Wallflowers). The world premiere musical ran Off-Broadway, summer 2018. Most recently he was a main cast member of the Netflix original series “Bonding”, written & directed by Rightor Doyle. Filmography Film Television Stage References External links Category:1984 births Category:21st-century American male actors Category:American male film actors Category:American male musical theatre actors Category:Living people Category:Male actors from Massachusetts Category:People from Brookline, Massachusetts Category:Singers from Massachusetts Category:Tisch School of the Arts alumni Category:Concord Academy alumni

Boogie Tonight

Boogie Tonight or variants may refer to: Boogie 2nite (album), by Booty Luv 2007 Boogie 2nite (song), by Tweet 2002 "Boogie Tonight", by Claudja Barry, written J. Evers, C. Barry, J. Korduletsch, from I Wanna Be Loved by You (album) 1979

Capital punishment in China

Capital punishment is a legal penalty in the mainland of the People's Republic of China. It is mostly enforced for murder and drug trafficking, and executions are carried out by lethal injection or gun shot. The use of capital punishment is active in most East Asian countries, including Mainland China, Taiwan, Japan, North Korea, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, and Singapore. England-based Amnesty International claims that Mainland China executes more people than all other countries combined, though other countries (such as Iran) have higher per capita execution rates. According to the Dui Hua Foundation, a U.S.-based organization, the estimated number of executions was supposedly 2,400 in 2013. The exact number of death sentences is not released publicly. Capital punishment in China should not be confused with death sentence with reprieve, which is a form of lenient sentencing that is handed down by Chinese courts as frequently as, or more often than, actual death sentences. Death sentence with reprieve is used to emphasize the seriousness of the crime and the mercy of the court, and sometimes inaccurately added to the number of actual death sentences. Historical background Capital punishment was one of the classical Five Punishments of China's dynastic period. In Chinese philosophy, capital punishment was supported by the Legalists, but its application was tempered by the Confucians, who preferred rehabilitation and mercy over capital punishment. Confucius did not oppose capital punishment absolutely, but did take the view that in a well-ordered society based on moral persuasion, capital punishment would become unnecessary. During China's early dynasties, capital punishment and amputation were predominant among the five punishments. Later, amputation became less common, but capital punishment and corporal punishment remained. There was wide variability in the number of types of capital offences over time. Under the Punishments of Lu (Lu Xing), written sometime in the Warring States period (475-221 BCE), there were 200 capital offences. The Tang Code (653 CE) listed 233 capital offenses, and the Song dynasty (960-1279) retained these and added sixty more over time. Under the Yuan dynasty, the "number of separate capital provisions" precipitously dropped, reaching a low of 125 crimes. The number of capital offences spiked again under the Ming dynasty (1368-1644), with 282 capital offenses, and the Qing dynasty (1644-1911), with more than 800 capital offences. Historically, poorer and lower-status Chinese were most often subject to capital punishment; however, officials and others of high-rank were put to death as a means of social control in times of war, internal disarray, or strife. For example, King Wu of the Western Zhou ordered officials who violated royal regulations, failed to carry out their duties, or "promulgated innovations" to be put to death; 39 military officials were executed following a peasant uprising during the Tang dynasty; the six gentlemen of the Hundred Days' Reform, who advocated social reform in the late Qing dynasty were executed. The first type of classical punishment was a system of torture used in the process of examining a criminal. Examining a criminal by torture began in the Qin Dynasty when judges, after a preliminary hearing and investigation, used bambooing and bastinado to force the offender to admit to committing the crime. Second, there was a system of collective responsibility initiated by Duke Wen of the State of Qin; under that system, when a criminal is sentenced to death, all other family members were also sentenced to death. This included the wife's family or siblings' families. At some point, even the families of a man's concubines were also killed. Thirdly, there was a system of revenge based on the Confucian philosophy centered around filial piety. The right to seek retribution was codified in the Legal Code of the Qing dynasty (1644-1911), which describes the legal proceedings and punishments for family members who seek revenge and kill the murderer of their relatives. The fourth type of punishment system was structured according to booty, loot, and spoil. Following conviction of these crimes, the punishment ranged from fifty blows or death by hanging. Finally, the fifth classical punishment was a system advocating amnesty, probation, and parole. However, this system of punishment was not practiced often because the Chinese legal system asserted a retributive theory of punishment. Rates of execution By the confirmed numbers, the rate of executions in Mainland China is far higher than the United States. The number of executions has dropped significantly since the Supreme People’s Court regained the power to review all death sentences in 2007; for instance, the Dui Hua Foundation estimates that China executed 12,000 people in 2002, 6,500 people in 2007, and roughly 2,400 in 2013 and 2014. Given conservative and variable estimates of executions in China, executions in China account for more than 58% in 2009 and 65% in 2010 of those worldwide. The exact numbers of people executed in Mainland China is classified as a state secret; occasionally death penalty cases are posted publicly by the judiciary, as in certain high-profile cases. One such example was the execution of former State Food and Drug Administration director Zheng Xiaoyu, which was confirmed by both state television and the official Xinhua News Agency. Other media, such as Internet message boards, have become outlets for confirming death penalty cases usually after a sentence has been carried out. Because of the inaccessibility to official statistics of the number of executions that occur within the death penalty system, academic researchers must use data compiled by NGOs such as Amnesty International, which is the most cited source of reports regarding rates of execution statistics. In 2009, Amnesty International counted 1718 executions as having taken place during 2008 (which equates to 0.0001%, or 1 in 1,000,000 of the Chinese population), based on all information available. Amnesty International believed that the total figure was likely to be much higher. According to "The Death Penalty in China: Reforms and Its Future", "it also represents the most conservative estimate of death sentences and executions in China due to the following accounting rules: 1) when there is doubt of accuracy, figures were excluded; 2) where two conflicting reports existed, the lower figure was used; 3) when a combined figure of death sentences and prison sentences was given, only one death sentence was recorded; and 4) when a group was sentenced to death, only one sentence was entered." In 2015, billionaire Liu Han was executed for running a criminal gang and ordering at least three murders. The executions came nine years after Yuan Baojing, another billionaire and Liu Han's long time rival, was also put to death in 2006 for a contract murder. Legal procedure After a first trial conducted by an intermediate people's court concludes with a death sentence, a double appeals process must follow. The first appeal is conducted by a high people's court if the condemned appealed to it, and since 2007, another appeal is conducted automatically (even if the condemned oppose the first appeal) by the Supreme People's Court of the People's Republic of China (SPC) in Beijing, to prevent the circumstances in which the defendant is proved innocent after the death penalty – an obviously irrevocable punishment – has been administered. When a case involving the death penalty is sent to the SPC for mandatory review, the case is delivered to one of the court’s five divisions according to the geographic origin of the case or, in some cases, the type of crime involved. The SPC's second criminal division is dedicated to handling review of some of the most sensitive cases. Each case is then assigned to a panel of three judges, one of whom is designated as the principal case manager. Since 2012, judges are also required to interview defendants before deciding whether or not to confirm a death sentence. The judges write reports summarizing the case, discuss the case, and then report the decision to the division head, SPC vice president, and finally the SPC president. If the lower court death sentence is upheld, the execution is carried out shortly thereafter. As a result of its reforms, the PRC's government claims, the Supreme People's Court overturned about 15 percent of the death sentences handed down by high courts in the first half of 2008. In a brief report in May, Xinhua quoted anonymous sources as saying Chinese courts handed down 30 percent fewer death sentences in 2007 compared with 2006. The cases of Li Yan (2014) and Wu Ying (2012) are two examples in which the Supreme People's Court reversed a death sentence pronounced by lower courts. Mainland Chinese courts hand down the sentence of "death sentence with two years' probation" () as frequently as, or more often than, they do actual death sentences. This unique sentence is used to emphasize the seriousness of the crime and the mercy of the court, and has a centuries-old history in Chinese jurisprudence. It is almost always reduced to life or 10 to 15 years imprisonment if no new crime is intentionally committed during the two year probationary period. Article 49 in the Mainland Chinese criminal code explicitly forbids the death penalty for offenders who are under the age of 18 at the time of the crime. The SPC also issued a policy in 2007 which required lower courts to arrange for the visitation of condemned criminals by relatives; forbade the practice by local authorities of parading prisoners on death row; and required that executions be publicly announced. However, capital punishment in Mainland China can be politically or socially influenced. In 2003, a local court sentenced the leader of a triad society to a death sentence with two years of probation. However, the public opinion was that the sentence was too light. Under public pressure, the Supreme People's Court took the case and retried the leader, resulting in a death sentence which was carried out immediately. Since 1980, the state's security apparatus has initiated various "strike hard" () campaigns against specific types of crime. Critics have noted that the campaigns lead to the streamlining of capital cases, where cases are investigated, appeals heard, and sentences carried out at rates much more rapidly than normal. Since 2006, Chinese Supreme Court justice Xiao Yang has worked to blunt the "strike hard" policy with his own policy of "balancing leniency and severity" (), which is supposedly influenced by Hu Jintao's harmonious society concept. Xiao's policy includes improving the quality of appeals by mandating that the SPC, rather than simply the high people's court, review capital crime cases; increasing use of the "death sentence with two years' probation"; and requiring "clear facts" and "abundant evidence" for capital cases. The abolition of the death penalty in Hong Kong since 1993 is a major reason why mainland China does not have a rendition agreement with that city. , a proposed extradition bill has sparked massive protests. The list of capital crimes includes counter-revolutionary crimes, such as organizing an "armed mass rebellion"; endangerment of public security, such as committing arson; and crimes against the person, such as the rape of a person under the age of 14. During the 1980s, "economic crimes" such as bribery, drug trafficking, and embezzlement were added to the legal code. Capital punishment in China can be imposed on crimes against national symbols and treasures, such as theft of cultural relics and (before 1997) the killing of giant pandas. Executions under the pretense of political crimes are extremely rare and confined to persons involved in violence or the threat of violence. Thirteen crimes were removed from the list of capital offenses in 2011, including smuggling of cultural relics, wildlife products, and precious metals. This brought the total number of capital offenses down from 68 to 55, though many of the crimes dropped from the list were rarely if ever punished by the death penalty. The Draft 9th Amendment to the PRC Criminal Law was passed on 29 August 2015, which reduced the number of crimes on the list of capital offenses by 9 to 46. The crimes that were removed were: Smuggling weapons or ammunition Smuggling nuclear materials Smuggling counterfeit money Counterfeiting Investment fraud/fraudulent fundraising. Organizing Prostitution Forcing prostitution Obstructing military affairs Spreading rumors and undermining morale during wartime. Executions procedure The execution protocol is defined on the criminal procedure law, under article 252: Before a people's court executes a death sentence, it shall notify the people's procuratorate at the same level to send personnel to supervise the execution. Death sentences shall be executed by means of shooting or injection. Death sentences may be executed at the execution ground or in designated places of custody. The judicial personnel directing the execution shall verify the identity of the criminal offender, ask him if he has any last words or letters, and then deliver him to the executioner for the death sentence. If, before the execution, it is found that there may be an error, the execution shall be suspended and the matter shall be reported to the Supreme People's Court for decision. Execution of death sentences shall be announced to the public, but shall not be held in public. The attending court clerk shall, after the execution of a death sentence, make a written record thereon. The people's court that caused the death sentence to be executed shall submit a report on the execution to the Supreme People's Court. The people's court that caused the death sentence to be executed shall, after the execution, notify the family of the criminal offender. In some areas of China, there is no specific execution ground. A scout team chooses a place in advance to serve as the execution ground. In such case, the execution ground normally will have three perimeters: the innermost 50 meters is the responsibility of the execution team; the 200 meter radius from the center is the responsibility of the People's Armed Police; and the 2 km alert line is the responsibility of the local police. The public is generally not allowed to view the execution. The role of the executioner was fulfilled in the past by the People's Armed Police soldiers. In recent times, the People's Courts’ judicial police officers () assumed this role. Mainland China commonly employs two methods of execution. Since 1949, the most common method has been execution by firing squad, which has been largely superseded by lethal injection, using the same three-drug cocktail pioneered by the United States, introduced in 1996. Execution vans are unique to China, however. Lethal injection is more commonly used for "economic crimes", such as corruption, while firing squads are used for more common crimes like murder. In 2010, Chinese authorities moved to have lethal injection become the dominant form of execution; in some provinces and municipalities, it is now the only legal form of capital punishment. The Dui Hua foundation notes that it is impossible to ascertain whether these guidelines are closely followed, as the method of execution is rarely specified in published reports. Reform Mainland Chinese authorities have recently been pursuing measures to reduce the number of crimes punishable by death, and limit how often the death penalty is utilized. Since 2005, China has experienced significant reforms on the death penalty system. In 2011, China abolished the death penalty for 13 crimes in Amendment VIII to the Criminal Law of PRC, which was the most important amendment passed since 1997. The National People's Congress Standing Committee adopted an amendment to reduce the number of capital crimes from 68 to 55. According to "The Death Penalty in China: Reforms and Its Future", the 13 crimes (19% of the total number of crimes punishable through death) were: "smuggling of cultural relics; smuggling of precious metals; smuggling of precious animals or their products; smuggling of ordinary freight and goods; fraud connected with negotiable instruments; fraud connected with financial instruments; fraud connected with letters of credit; false invoicing for tax purposes; forging and selling value-added tax invoices; larceny; instructing in criminal methods; excavating and robbing ancient cultural sites or ancient tombs, and excavating and robbing fossil hominids and fossil vertebrate animals". In addition to decreasing the number of capital offenses, in Article 3 of Amendment VIII, the article states that seniors aged 75 years old and older should only be sentenced to death when they have caused the death of another person by cruel and unusual means. Article 1 states that seniors aged 75 years old or older who have committed crimes may be given lighter sentences. For those seniors who have committed crimes of negligence, their sentences can be lighter or mitigated. In addition, Article 19 dictates that criminals less than 18 years old at the time of a crime who are sentenced to prison terms of less than five years do not have to report to jail in situations of army recruitment and employment. Later the same year, the Supreme People's Court ordered lower courts to suspend death sentences for two years and to "ensure that it only applies to a very small minority of criminals committing extremely serious crimes. This series of actions is thought of as marking the beginning of China’s tenuous start toward completely abolishing the death penalty. While many critics are skeptical of Amendment VIII bringing long-term change, the reforms represent a gradual transition towards greater state respect and protection of human rights. In practice, China traditionally uses the firing squad as its standard method of execution. However in recent years, China has adopted lethal injection as its sole method of execution, though execution by firing squad can still be administered. Key reforms since 2006 Notice Improving Work on Open Trial for Second Instance Case with Death Sentences (December 7, 2005) Provisions on Some Issues Concerning the Court Trial Procedures for the Second Instance of Cases Involving the Death Penalty (for Trial Implementation) (September 21, 2006) Amendment to the Organic Law of the People's Court (October 31, 2006) Provision of the SPC on Several Issues Concerning the Review of Death Penalty Cases (February 27, 2007) Opinion on Strengthening Handling Cases in Strict Accordance with Law and Guaranteeing the Quality of Handling Death Penalty Cases (March 9, 2007) Provisions Concerning Issues in Examination of Evidence in Handling Death Penalty Cases (June 13, 2010) Regulation on Issues Concerning Exclusion of Illegal Evidence in Handling Criminal Cases (June 13, 2010) Key changes since reforms in 2006 Exercise of the death penalty in general - After changes, the reform officially stated the principle of killing fewer and cautiously. Death Penalty (immediate execution) cases review body - SPC reassumes power to review immediate execution cases. Decisions on a wrongful conviction/sentence - SPC can order a lower court to retry a case except in a few scenarios. Questioning of convicted person during review - In principle, SPC judges should question the convicted person. Open trial in second instance court - In cases that may result in immediate execution, there must be an open trial. Exclusion of illegal evidence - Evidence that is not acquired through legal means, like confessions obtained through torture must be excluded. In March 2007, China's representative in the UN Human Rights council, Mr. LA Yifan stated that "the death penalty's scope of application was to be reviewed shortly, and it was expected that this scope would be reduced, with the final aim to abolish it." Support Chinese Communist Party Capital punishment is deeply entrenched in the Chinese legal system, as the judiciary maintains the interests of the Communist Party of China. Thus, the death penalty is issued in cases that are deemed to impact social stability. Some supporters of the death penalty believe that the legitimacy of the death penalty depends on a fair and just judiciary, but the current legal system in China is disproportionately skewed against the disenfranchised. In many instances the application of the law is arbitrary. Public support Capital punishment has widespread support in China, especially for violent crimes, and no group in government or civil society has vocally advocated for its abolition except some that are based in Europe. Surveys conducted by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences in 1995, for instance, found that 95 percent of the Chinese population supported the death penalty, and these results were mirrored in other studies. In 2005 a survey of 2000 respondents showed that 82.1% supported the death penalty while 13.7% supported the abolishment of the death penalty. Polling conducted in 2007 in Beijing, Hunan and Guangdong found a more moderate 58 percent in favor of the death penalty, and further found that a majority (63.8 percent) believed that the government should release execution statistics to the public. A survey conducted in 2008 by the Max Planck Institute showed that 60 percent of survey respondents in Beijing, Hubei, and Guangdong supported the death penalty. Thus, capital punishment contributes to the legitimacy of the Communist Party, as the regime is therefore satisfying public sentiment and indignation when corrupt officials are executed. In the past, the public hear few dissenting opinions towards the death penalty. However, reducing or abolishing the use of death penalty has become a topic of open discussion over the recent years. Criticism International criticism Because of the wide application of capital offenses in Chinese criminal law, substantial use of capital punishment, and the hidden numbers of the execution rate, the Chinese death penalty system has been criticized by many international organizations from perspectives such as the right to live, presumption of innocence and proportionality. A foreign reporter stated, "China's enthusiasm for capital punishment has long been a target for international criticism of its human rights record." Most of the international criticism stems from the wide scope of capital offenses and the amnesty system. Amnesty International reports that until 2010 among 197 nations worldwide, 96 nations had completely abolished the death penalty, 9 had abolished the death penalty for ordinary crimes, and 34 were abolitionist in practice, meaning that they have not executed anyone for at least 10 years and have generally settled on the policy to not sentence any executions. The last wave of international death penalty abolition has been influenced by the process of democratization and has inspired constitutions that protect the right to live. China has ratified more than 200 international covenants in recent decades and has taken on international responsibilities like respecting the right to life and thus limiting the use of capital punishment. When a draft of the Amendment was published in 2010, a foreign reporter commented, "it is believed that the proposed amendment is one of several moves by the Chinese government to soften its image as the world's biggest executioner." According to an Amnesty International report, “available information indicates that thousands of people are executed and sentenced to death in China each year.” Human rights groups and foreign governments have criticized China's use of the death penalty for a variety of reasons, including its application for non-violent offenses, allegations of the use of torture to extract confessions, legal proceedings that do not meet international standards, and the government's refusal to publish statistics on the death penalty. However, the vast majority of death sentences, as acknowledged by both the Chinese Supreme Court and the United States Department of State, are given for violent, nonpolitical crimes which would be considered serious in other countries. International death penalty abolitionist norms and trends have shaped Chinese death penalty practices significantly in recent years. Through international interventions and policies, like the European Union-led campaign against the death penalty in China since the mid-2000s, there has been an increased exchange of anti-death penalty knowledge and ideologies, dissemination of original information, and legislation geared towards scaling down the wide application of the death penalty. Coalition to Investigate the Persecution of Falun Gong The Coalition to Investigate the Persecution of Falun Gong has accused Chinese hospitals of using the organs of executed prisoners for commercial transplantation. Under Chinese law, condemned prisoners must give written consent to become organ donors, but because of this and other legal restrictions an international black market in organs and cadavers from China has developed. In December 2005, China’s deputy health minister Huang Jiefu admitted that the country harvested organs from executed prisoners. In 2009, Chinese authorities acknowledged that two-thirds of organ transplants in the country could be traced back to executed prisoners and announced a crackdown on the practice. Wrongful convictions See also Death sentence with reprieve, an alternative of the capital punishment which potentially changes the penalty from death to life or limited term of imprisonment after 2 years of the conviction. Crime in China Law of China References External links The Chinese Human Rights Web China: Death Penalty Worldwide Academic research database on the laws, practice, and statistics of capital punishment for every death penalty country in the world.

Joakim Hagelin

Joakim Hagelin (born April 30, 1989) is a Swedish ice hockey player. He is currently playing with Modo Hockey of the HockeyAllsvenskan. Hagelin made his Swedish Hockey League debut playing with Linköpings HC during the 2013–14 SHL season. References External links Category:1989 births Category:Living people Category:Linköping HC players Category:Swedish ice hockey forwards Category:People from Linköping Category:Djurgårdens IF Hockey players

Cremenciug, Căușeni

Cremenciug is a village in Căușeni District, Moldova, composed of a single village with the same name, population 1,094 at the 2004 Census. The locality, although situated on the right (western) bank of the river Dniester, is under the control of the breakaway Transnistrian authorities. On the opposite side of the river lies the city of Slobozia. Of the 1,094 inhabitants of Cremenciug, 464 (42.4%) are Moldovans, 353 (32.27%) Russians, 203 (18.56%) Ukrainians, 22 (2.01%) Germans, 15 (1.37%) Belorussians, 11 (1.01%) Bulgarians, 7 (0.64%) Gagauzians, 6 (0.55%) Armenians, 2 (0.18%) Gypsies, and 10 (0.91%) others and non-declared. Category:Villages of Căușeni District Category:Populated places under Transnistrian control Category:Bessarabia Governorate

Bohuslavice, Opava District

Bohuslavice (, ) is a village in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It is a part of micro-region Hlučínsko. It has around 1,700 inhabitants. The village is surrounded by ponds and forests. History Until 1920, it belonged to the Prussian province of Silesia. After the Munich Agreement in 1938, Bohuslavice became part of the Third Reich. In the Hlučín region, lived that time 51,455 Germans and only 36 Czechs. References External links Official website Bohuslavice Category:Hlučín Region

National Defence College of Thailand

The National Defence College of Thailand or NDC () is an education organization that provides advanced training for both senior military officers and civilians. It is operated by the Royal Thai Armed Forces of the Thai Ministry of Defence. History The NDC was founded in on 2 February 1955 by Field Marshal Plaek Phibunsongkhram by opening the study for top executives of the military and civilian sectors only. Later in 1989, the National Defense Course for the Joint State-Private Sector was opened so that business executives at the level of business owners or executives have been educated with senior executives of the government. In 2003, opened the National Defense Course for national, private, and political by accepting more politicians. Currently, this course is not open to study. With the requirements of those who will be considered for this study if being a civil servant must be a high-level director or equivalent or higher, If being a military officer must have a rank of Colonel, Captain, Group Captain up and if being a police officer must have a Police Colonel rank. Noted alumni NDC alumni have dominated the military and political fields of Thailand since the establishment of the College. Prominent alumni include military dictator Field Marshal Thanom Kittikachorn (Class 1), Prime Minister Sanya Dharmasakti (Class 1), Supreme Commander Serm Na Nakhon (Class 4), Supreme Commander and ISOC Commander Sayud Kerbphol (Class 5), military dictator Kriangsak Chomanan (Class 5), and Privy Council president Prem Tinsulanonda (Class 9), Council for National Security President Sonthi Boonyaratglin (Class 42), Assistant CNS Secretary-General Saprang Kalayanamitr (Class 43). See also Royal Thai Army References Further reading Website of the National Defence College Category:Educational institutions established in 1955 Category:Military academies of Thailand Category:Education in Bangkok Category:Colleges in Thailand Category:1955 establishments in Thailand

Mose Solomon

Mose Hirsch Solomon, nicknamed the Rabbi of Swat (December 8, 1900 – June 25, 1966) was an American left-handed baseball player. In 1923, he hit 49 home runs in the minors, a new minor league record. He briefly played for the New York Giants in Major League Baseball in 1923. Early and personal life Solomon, who was Jewish, was born on Hester Street on the Lower East Side in New York City. His parents were Benjamin (born in Russia; a peddler and junk dealer) and Anna (Hertz) Solomon (born in Austria), and were observant Jews. While Solomon was young, the family moved to Columbus, Ohio. His childhood nickname was "Hickory". He attended Columbus Commerce High School, where he was All-City in baseball and football. His brother became an Ohio champion boxer, fighting under the name Henry Sully. He became a professional football player, playing as a ringer with Jim Thorpe on the Carlisle Indian School team. Solomon married the former Gertrude Nachmanovitz. They moved to Miami, Florida, where Solomon became a building contractor. Solomon died there on June 25, 1966, of heart failure. Minor leagues Prior to major league career Solomon began his professional career with the Vancouver Beavers of the Pacific Coast International League in 1921. He hit .313 with 13 home runs in 115 games, batting left-handed and playing first base and outfield. In 1922, he playing again with Vancouver, and then with the Tacoma Tigers. In 1923 Solomon hit 49 home runs (a new minor league record, breaking the old minor league record of 45 set in 1895) in 108 games for the Class C Southwestern League Hutchinson Wheat Shockers in Kansas. He also had a .421 batting average, leading the league, while he played primarily first base and right field. In 527 at bats, he also led the league in runs, hits (222), doubles (40), total bases (439), and slugging percentage (.833), and had 15 triples. After major league career From 1924 to 1928, Solomon again played in the minor leagues, batting over .300 with a number of teams. In 1924 he played for the Toledo Mud Hens, Bridgeport Bears, Waterbury Brasscos, and Pittsfield Hillies, in 1925 he played for Toledo again, the Hartford Senators, and the Albany Senators. He then played for Albany in 1926-28, and for the Canton Terriers in his last year in 1929, at 28 years of age. Major leagues In September 1923 the New York Giants bought out his contract, and signed the muscular 22-year-old Solomon to a major league contract. The Sporting News ran the headline that Giants scout "Dick Kinsella Finds That $100,000 Jew". Due to antisemitic remarks about Solomon being Jewish, he had been in a number of fights in the minor leagues. Dick Kinsella observed that: "In every case Solomon has won the fight." The New York Giants had been looking for a star Jewish player to attract fans the way Babe Ruth did for the New York Yankees. With a great deal of publicity, team manager John McGraw introduced Solomon to the press as the "Rabbi of Swat". The press accordingly nicknamed the native New Yorker that, as well as "the Jewish Babe Ruth". Manager McGraw told the press "We appreciate that many of the fans in New York are Jews, and we have been trying to land a prospect of Jewish blood." He became the most talked-about player on the team, and attendance shot up. Solomon made his major league debut in right field at the Polo Grounds on September 30, 1923. He drove in the game-winning run in the 10th inning to give the Giants a walk-off victory. However, Solomon turned out not to be that player, as his batting skills could not compensate for his poor fielding average of only .833 in his two games with the team. At the plate, he had a .375 batting average (three-for-eight, with one double and one RBI) in his two major league games. McGraw kept him languishing on the team's bench. He was sold by the Giants after the 1923 season, to Toledo of the minor league American Association. Years later, an article in Sports Illustrated noted: "He was a designated hitter, born 73 years too soon." See also Jews and Baseball: An American Love Story, 2010 documentary List of select Jewish baseball players References External links BR Bullpen profile Category:1900 births Category:1966 deaths Category:Baseball players from New York (state) Category:Jewish American baseball players Category:Jewish Major League Baseball players Category:Major League Baseball right fielders Category:New York Giants (NL) players Category:Sportspeople from New York City Category:Hutchinson Wheat Shockers players

Asperula lutea

Asperula lutea is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae. Description Asperula lutea was described in 1806 and is endemic to Greece. References lutea

My Daughter Joy

My Daughter Joy is a 1950 British drama film directed by Gregory Ratoff and starring Edward G. Robinson, Peggy Cummins and Richard Greene. The screenplay concerns a millionaire who spoils his only daughter, but has a strained relationship with his wife. The film is a loose adaptation of the 1929 novel David Golder by Irène Némirovsky, which had previously been made into in a 1931 French film of the same title. It was shot at Shepperton Studios and on location in Italy. The film's sets were designed by the art director Andrej Andrejew. It was released in the United States by Columbia Pictures. Cast Edward G. Robinson as George Constantin Peggy Cummins as Georgette Constantin Richard Greene as Larry Nora Swinburne as Ava Constantin Walter Rilla as Andreas Finlay Currie as Sir Thomas McTavish James Robertson Justice as Professor Keval Ronald Adam as Colonel Fogarty David Hutcheson as Annix Gregory Ratoff as Marcos Peter Illing as Sultan Harry Lane as Barboza Don Nehan as Polato Roberto Villa as Prince Alzar Ronald Ward as Doctor Schindler See also David Golder (1931) References External links Category:1950 films Category:British films Category:1950s drama films Category:English-language films Category:Films directed by Gregory Ratoff Category:British drama films Category:British remakes of French films Category:Films about businesspeople Category:Films based on French novels Category:Films set in Italy Category:Films set in London Category:Films shot at Shepperton Studios Category:Films shot in Italy

Herpetogramma stramineata

Herpetogramma stramineata is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1912. It is found in Tabasco, Mexico. References Category:Moths described in 1912 Category:Herpetogramma Category:Moths of Mexico

2015 WKU Hilltoppers football team

The 2015 WKU Hilltoppers football team represented Western Kentucky University (WKU) in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season as members of the East Division of Conference USA. Led by second year head coach Jeff Brohm, they played their home games at Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium in Bowling Green, Kentucky. They finished the season 12–2, 8–0 in C-USA play to be champions of the East Division. They represented the East Division in the Conference USA Football Championship Game where they defeated Southern Miss to win their first ever C-USA championship. They were invited to the Miami Beach Bowl where they defeated South Florida. They led the NCAA in Passing Efficiency, tied the school record for victories and were also ranked in the FBS AP Top 25 for the first time in program history. Previous season The Hilltoppers finished the 2014 season 8–5 overall and 4–4 in conference play. WKU biggest win and upset was against season closer Marshall by 67–66 in overtime, Marshall's first and only loss of their season making them ineligible for a berth in a New Year's Six Bowl. WKU became bowl eligible after defeating UTSA and was invited to play in the inaugural Bahamas Bowl, the first international bowl game since 2010. The Hilltoppers defeated the Central Michigan Chippewas, 49–48. Schedule Western Kentucky announced their 2015 football schedule on February 2, 2015. The 2015 schedule consist of five home and seven away games in the regular season. The Hilltoppers will host CUSA foes Florida Atlantic, Louisiana Tech, Marshall, and Middle Tennessee, and will travel to Florida International (FIU), North Texas, Old Dominion, and Rice. Schedule source: Rankings Game summaries at Vanderbilt Louisiana Tech at Indiana Miami (OH) at Rice Middle Tennessee at North Texas at LSU at Old Dominion Florida Atlantic at Florida International Marshall Southern Miss (C–USA Championship Game) South Florida (Miami Beach Bowl) References WKU Category:Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football seasons Category:Conference USA football champion seasons Category:Miami Beach Bowl champion seasons WKU Football

Klein Grünhorn

The Klein Grünhorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps in Switzerland, situated north of the Gross Grünhorn in the canton of Valais. References External links Klein Grünhorn on Hikr Category:Mountains of the Alps Category:Alpine three-thousanders Category:Mountains of Switzerland Category:Mountains of Valais Category:Bernese Alps Category:Three-thousanders of Switzerland

Na Alaj

Na Alaj (, also Romanized as Nā ‘Alāj) is a village in Chehel Chay Rural District, in the Central District of Minudasht County, Golestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 20, in 8 families. References Category:Populated places in Minudasht County

Bund Deutscher Frauenvereine

The Bund Deutscher Frauenvereine (Federation of German Women's Associations) (BDF) was founded on 28/29 March 1894 as umbrella organization of the women's civil rights feminist movement and existed until the Nazi seizure of power in 1933. Its creation was inspired by the founding of the World's Congress of Representative Women meeting on the occasion of the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. Several women from Germany attended this event: Anna Simson, Hanna Bieber-Böhm, Auguste Förster, Käthe Schirmacher. They took the example of the American National Council of Women as a model for the BDF. The International Council of Women also played a role in strengthening the co-operation between the NCW and the BDF. Governance The first board was composed of: Auguste Schmidt Anna Schepeler-Lette, Chairperson of the Latvian Club Anna Simson Hanna Bieber-Böhm as chairwoman of the association for the protection of minors Representative of the morality movement Auguste Förster Ottilie Hoffmann, temperance activist Helene von Forster, chairwoman of the Nuremberg Association Women's Welfare Helene Lange Betty Naue In 1896 they were joined by: Jeanette Schwerin, Head of girls and women's groups for social work Marie Stritt, Founder of the first legal protection association for women in Germany Constituent groups Among others, the Reifensteiner Association was among the members. History Wilhelmine period Weimar period The Nazi rise to power, in 1933, led to their with the assertion of control over women's associations. Such groups involving communists or socialists were forbidden, and members were arrested or even assassinated in rare cases. All associations were asked to turn in Jewish members, including the Union of Protestant Women, the Association for Home and Countryside, the Union of German Colonial Women, and the Union of Queen Louise. But soon, the majority of the organizations disbanded or chose among themselves to disappear, like the BDF which dissolved in 1933 to avoid being controlled. Some of the affiliated associations joined the Deutsches Frauenwerk. Membership Membership steadily grew in the first twenty years: 1895 : 65 chapters 1901 : 137 chapters and 70,000 members 1913 : 2200 chapters and 500,000 members Articles Women in the Third Reich Deutsches Frauenwerk Frauenschaft References Category:Feminism in Germany Category:Organizations of the German Empire Category:Organizations based in the Weimar Republic Category:Women's organisations based in Germany Category:1894 establishments in Germany Category:Organizations established in 1894 Category:1933 disestablishments in Germany Category:Organizations disestablished in 1933

Calzini

Calzini is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Brian Calzini (born 1985), American metalcore vocalist Raffaele Calzini (1885–1953), Italian art critic and writer

Laurel Mall

Laurel Mall may refer to: Laurel Mall (Maryland) in Laurel, Maryland Laurel Mall (Pennsylvania) in Hazleton, Pennsylvania

International Workers' Olympiads

International Workers' Olympiads were an international sporting event arranged between 1925 and 1937 by Socialist Workers' Sport International (SASI). It was an organisation supported by social democratic parties and International Federation of Trade Unions. Workers' Olympiads were an alternate event for the Olympic Games. The participants were members of various labor sports associations and came mostly from Europe. Nowadays the CSIT World Sports Games are the successor sports events of the International Workers' Olympiads. The "World Sports Games" is the main highlight and a new brand of the International Workers and Amateurs in Sports Confederation (CSIT). It is a sports event for thousands of workers and amateurs held every two years. The CSIT is an international multi-sports organization. History The Workers' Olympiads were created as a counterweight for the Olympic Games, which were criticized for being confined for the upper social classes and privileged people. The international workers' sports movement did not believe that the true Olympic spirit could be achieved in an Olympic movement dominated by the aristocratic leadership. Pierre de Coubertin, founder of the International Olympic Committee, had always opposed women's participation and supported the cultural superiority of white Europeans over other races. His followers, Henri de Baillet-Latour and Avery Brundage, were openly anti-semitic and both collaborated with the Nazis. On the contrary, the Workers' Olympiads opposed all kinds of chauvinism, sexism, racism and social exclusiveness. The Olympic Games were based in rivalry between the nations, but the Workers' Olympiads stressed internationalism, friendship, solidarity and peace. The Lucerne Sport International (later known as Socialist Workers' Sport International) was established in Lucerne, Switzerland in 1920. The first unofficial Workers' Olympiads were held a year later in Prague, Czechoslovakia. The IOC had banned the losing side of the World War I from the 1920 Summer Olympics (Germany even from the 1924 games), but the Workers's Olympiads were open for the "enemy" side as well. The number of participating countries was thirteen. The first official Worker's Olympiads were the 1925 winter games in the German town of Schreiberhau, which today is a part of Poland. They were followed by the first Summer Olympiads in Frankfurt am Main. National flags were not used, but a red flag of international workers' movement. The best athletes were awarded with diplomas, they did not receive medals like in the Olympic Games. The visiting athletes stayed mostly at private accommodation of local families. International Workers' Olympiads were more than just a games for the top athletes. The festival was based on a mass participation, it did not restrict entry on the grounds of sporting ability. 1931 Workers' Summer Olympiad in Vienna was the largest event with the participation of 100,000 athletes from 26 countries. The Vienna Workers' Olympiad attracted some 250,000 spectators. It was much bigger event than the 1932 Summer Olympics at Los Angeles, both in number of participants as well as spectators. Praterstadion (now Ernst-Happel-Stadion) was constructed between 1929 and 1931 for the 1931 Olympiad. The last Workers' Olympiad at Antwerp in 1937 was a joint event with the Red Sport International organized Spartakiads. Olympiads, hosts and number of participating countries Participating countries and federations Note: the table below is incomplete. Only the participating countries of 1925 and 1937 Winter Olympiads and 1925 Summer Olympiads are correct. Sports Summer Olympiads Winter Olympiads References Category:Defunct multi-sport events Category:Recurring sporting events established in 1925 Category:Recurring sporting events disestablished in 1937 Category:Workers' sport

Hirschfeld, Saxony

Hirschfeld is a municipality in the district Zwickau, in Saxony, Germany. It is home to the Hirschfeld Wildlife Park. References Category:Zwickau (district) Category:Bezirk Karl-Marx-Stadt

Christian Democrats/EVP/glp Group

The Christian Democrats/EVP/glp Group (, , ), abbreviated to CEg, was a centrist parliamentary group of three parties in Switzerland's federal legislature, the Federal Assembly, between 2007 and 2011. It was formed by the Christian Democratic People's Party (CVP), Evangelical People's Party (EVP), and Green Liberal Party (glp). The Group was the second-largest grouping in the Federal Assembly overall, with a total of 52 members: 36 in the National Council and 16 in the Council of States. Two of the parties, the CVP and EVP, are Christian democratic, holding socially conservative, but centrist economic views. They also hold environmentalist positions, under the theological principle of stewardship. The CVP has historically been a Roman Catholic party, whilst the EVP is a Protestant party. The third party, the Green Liberals, was formed as a centrist alternative to the left-wing Green Party, and adheres to green liberalism: environmentalism combined with socially liberal and economically centrist policies. In the political spectrum, the Group falls between the Social Democrats to the left and FDP.The Liberals and the Swiss People's Party to the right. It was led by President Urs Schwaller, who sits in the Council of States for the CVP. In 2011, following the Swiss federal election, 2011, the CEg was disbanded, the Green Liberals formed their own faction (GL) and Christian parties formed the Christian-Evangelical Group (CE). Footnotes External links CVP official webpage on the Group Category:Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland Category:Federal Assembly (Switzerland)

Paideia Institute

The Paideia Institute for Humanistic Study is a non-profit educational organization, focused on promoting the studying and appreciation of classical languages. History The institute was founded in 2010 by former students of Fr. Reginald Foster, a longtime Vatican Latinist who taught generations of classicists in Rome. The institute is headquartered in New York but runs programs in Italy, France, Greece, and the United States. Among the other programs of the Institute, Paideia has engaged in outreach efforts for classicists working outside of academia in its "Legion Project," and offers outreach programs to elementary and middle school students (with a special focus on socioeconimcally disadvantaged students) at sites in New York including Brooklyn, Queens, and the Bronx, as well as in Philadelphia and Port Chester. In 2015, Paideia won the Society for Classical Studies' President's Award for its "work in significantly advancing public appreciation and awareness of classical antiquity." See also Reginald Foster Anthony Grafton Society for Classical Studies References External links Paideia Institute Website Category:Educational foundations in the United States Category:Organizations based in New York (state) Category:Education companies established in 2010

Thalakudi

Thalakudi also read as Thazhakudy is a panchayat town in Kanniyakumari district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. This village is situated between 2 rivers "Puthanaar" and "Palaiyaar". There are also few temples in and around Thazhakudy. Avvaiyar Amman temple is one among them which is 2 km towards East from Thazhakudy. Demographics India census, Thazhakudy had a population of 8531. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Thazhakudy has an average literacy rate of 78%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 81%, and female literacy is 74%. In Thazhakudy, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age. The village is 9 km away from nagercoil. References Category:Cities and towns in Kanyakumari district

Aba people

The Aba, who also call themselves the Aba Kizhi and a clan of the Shor people of Russia. They live along the Tom River in the general vicinity of Novokuznetsk. Although in the past they were at times considered a distinct people, they are now considered to be Shor. They are also called Abantsy, Aban, Abin and Abintsy. Sources Wixman, Ronald. The Peoples of the USSR: An Ethnographic Handbook. (Armonk, New York: M. E. Sharpe, inc., 1984) p. 1 Category:Ethnic groups in Russia

Kulcharam

Kulcharam is a village and mandal in Medak district of Telangana, India. It is bounded by Tekmal, Papannapet, Medak, Yeldurthy, Kaudipalli and Andole mandals. Geography Kolcharam or kulcharam is located at . It has an average elevation of 469 metres (1541 ft). Demographics According to Indian census, 2001, the demographic details of Kolcharam or kulcharam mandal is as follows: Total Population: 33,822 in 6,755 Households. Male Population: 16,715 and Female Population: 17,107 Children Under 6-years of age: 5,167 (Boys – 2,579 and Girls – 2,588) Total Literates: 12,887 Kolcharam or kulcharam village has a population of 4,522 in 2001. History Shri Vighn-harneshvar Parshva Digambara Jain Atishaya Kshetra Shri Vighn-harneshvar Parshva Digambara Jain Atishaya Kshetra or "place of a miracle" is a tirtha dedicated to the 23rd Tirthankara, Parshva. Shri Kshetra Kulcharam’s Parshva appeared and considered as Svayam vyakth place. The large idol of Parshva in standing posture was recovered during the construction work of government flats in year 1984. A magnificent temple with a dharmashala was constructed by the Jain Samaj, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh. This idol has shown miraculous results and the darshana of Vighn-haraneshvar Parshva is believed to diminishes the worldly worries and fulfills the desired. The main idol of Parshva is made of black stone of 11 feet and 3 inches in height, and in standing posture with seven serpent hoods overhead and belongs to 9th century. Water of consecration flows from all the hoods and then through head and shoulders it comes to feet. The scene of consecration by milk looks like the flow of pearls. The process of consecration is done according to Gomateshwara in Karnataka. The temple was constructed in year 2003. Kulcharam is the birthplace of an eminent critic, Mallinātha Sūri, who made a great contribution to Sanskrit. Banks Syndicate Bank has a branch at Kulcharam. Villages The villages in Kolcharam or kulcharam mandal include: Amsanpalle, Chinna Ghanpur, Etigadda Mohmdapur, Kistapur, Konapur, Kongode, Kulcharam, Paithara, Pothamshettipalle, Pothireddipalle, Rampur, Rangampet, Sangaipet, Variguntham, Yenigandla, Appjipalle References Category:Mandals in Medak district Category:20th-century Jain temples

Holly the Ghost

, also known in Japan as The Ghost Holly, is a Japanese anime television series directed by Minoru Okazaki. The series first aired in Japan on the NHK network between January 28, 1991 and April 6, 1993, spanning 200 episodes. Story Holly the Ghost is about Holly (Chocola) who wants to be a "holly ghost". "Holly ghost" is a group of "monsters" who spread fear. Their leader is a witch called Majoline. Together with his 4 new friends (Candy, Toreppaa, etc.) he learns to be a real "holly ghost". Main characters Holly Piiton Majoline Toreppaa Kakarasu Candy External links Category:1991 anime television series Category:Children's manga Category:Comedy anime and manga Category:Fictional ghosts Category:NHK shows

Behlolpur, Kapurthala

Behlolpur is a village in Kapurthala district of Punjab State, India. It is located from Kapurthala , which is both district and sub-district headquarters of Behlolpur. The village is administrated by a Sarpanch who is an elected representative. Demography According to the report published by Census India in 2011, Behlolpur has a total number of 111 houses and population of 603 of which include 312 males and 291 females. Literacy rate of Behlolpur is 57.66%, lower than state average of 75.84%. The population of children under the age of 6 years is 81 which is 13.43% of total population of Behlolpur, and child sex ratio is approximately 723 lower than state average of 846. Air travel connectivity The closest airport to the village is Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport. Villages in Kapurthala References External links Villages in Kapurthala Kapurthala Villages List Category:Villages in Kapurthala district

Ritter Island

Ritter Island is a small crescent-shaped volcanic island north-east of New Guinea, situated between Umboi Island and Sakar Island. There are several recorded eruptions of this basaltic-andesitic stratovolcano prior to a spectacular lateral collapse which took place in 1888. Before that event, it was a circular conical island about high. At about 5:30 am local time on 13 March 1888 a large portion of the island, containing perhaps of material slid into the sea during a relatively minor, possibly VEI 2, phreatic eruption. Eyewitnesses at Finschhafen, to the South, heard explosions and observed an almost imperceptible ash fall. Tsunamis high were generated by the collapse and devastated nearby islands and the adjacent New Guinea coast killing around 3000 people. The collapse left a high, long crescent-shaped island with a steep west-facing escarpment. At least two small eruptions have occurred offshore since 1888, one in 1972 and another in 1974, which have resulted in the construction of a small submarine edifice within the collapse scar. See also List of volcanic eruption deaths List of volcanoes in Papua New Guinea References Category:Islands of Papua New Guinea Category:Subduction volcanoes Category:Active volcanoes Category:Stratovolcanoes of Papua New Guinea

Barbara Kessler

Barbara Kessler is an American folk-rock singer-songwriter. She began her career performing in clubs on Cape Cod and driving an ice cream truck, then began performing at open mikes in Boston, and continues to be part of the Boston folk scene. Perhaps her best-known composition is "Deep Country", which first appeared on 1994's live Stranger to this Land. She was also featured in the 2005 video game Rogue Galaxy in which she performs the theme song "Dreaming My Way Home". Discography Barbara Kessler Live (1992) Stranger to This Land (1994) Notion (1996) Barbara Kessler (2000) What You Keep (2012) Compilations Fast Folk, Boston Revisited (1992) Big Times In A Small Town, Rounder (1992) Follow That Road, Rounder (1993) Grooves 2, Time Life Music, Warner Special Products (1995) Woman's Work, Putumayo World Music (1996) Life, AAA (1996) This Is Boston, Not Austin (1997) Big League Babe: The Christine Lavin Tribute Album, Pt. 1 (1997) Women of Kerrville, Vol. 2 (1999) Respond (1999) Kerville End of the Century (2000) Folk For Stroke (2006) Paint It Black: An Alt Country Tribute To The Rolling Stones (2011) References External links Official web site Category:Musicians from Boston Category:American female singers Category:American folk musicians Category:Living people Category:Year of birth missing (living people) Category:Fast Folk artists Category:American female songwriters Category:Songwriters from Massachusetts

Havannah, Cheshire

Havannah near Congleton in Cheshire used to be known as 'the deserted village'. It was established in 1762 to commemorate the British capture of Havana in Cuba. Cigars were made there. References External links "Havannah, the Deserted Village" (1898 photo) Category:Villages in Cheshire Category:Congleton

620 BC

The year 620 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 134 Ab urbe condita . The denomination 620 BC for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events The Etruscans took over Rome Births Aesop, Greek fable writer Alcaeus of Mytilene, Greek lyric poet from Lesbos Island Deaths References

1996–97 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team

The 1996–97 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team represented the University of Minnesota during the 1996–97 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team, coached by Clem Haskins, played their home games in Williams Arena in Minneapolis, Minnesota as members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 31–4, 16–2 in Big Ten play to win the Big Ten championship. They received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament as the No. 1 seed in the Midwest region. There they defeated Southwest Texas State and Temple to advance to the Sweet Sixteen. In the Sweet Sixteen, they defeated Clemson and UCLA to advance to the Final Four for the first time in school history. There they lost to Kentucky. In 1999, an academic fraud scandal revealed that Minnesota academic counseling office manager Jan Gangelhoff had done coursework for at least 20 Minnesota basketball players since 1993. Four players from the Minnesota basketball team were immediately suspended, pending an investigation for academic fraud. Head coach Clem Haskins, men's athletic director Mark Dienhart, and university vice president McKinley Boston all resigned. The NCAA sanctioned Minnesota by vacating all appearances in the 1994, 1995, and 1997 NCAA Tournaments and 1996 and 1998 National Invitational Tournaments, as well as individual records of those student-athletes found to have committed academic fraud. The NCAA further issued show-cause penalties for Haskins and Newby (both until October 23, 2007) and Gangelhoff (until October 23, 2005). Roster Schedule and results |- !colspan=9 style=|Non-conference regular season |- !colspan=9 style=|Big Ten regular season |- !colspan=9 style=|NCAA Tournament Rankings Awards Team MVP Bobby Jackson References Minnesota Golden Gophers Category:Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball seasons Category:NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament Final Four seasons Minnesota Minne Minne

The Webb Schools

The Webb Schools is the collective name for two private schools for grades 9-12, founded by Thompson Webb, located in Claremont, California. The Webb School of California for boys was established in 1922, and the Vivian Webb School for girls in 1981. Both are primarily boarding schools, but they also enroll a limited number of day students. The Raymond M. Alf Museum of Paleontology is a part of The Webb Schools. The schools share a campus of approximately in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains. In 2018, Webb purchased undeveloped land next to the existing campus and will now preserve the hillside and create a buffer between the campus and suburban development. There are 410 students and 57 faculty members, of which 25% hold doctorates, 80% hold advanced degrees and 74% live on campus (as of the 2018-2019 school year). Annual tuition (as of the 2019-2020 school year) is $66,130 for boarding students and $47,035 for day students, including meals, books, and fees. For the 2018-2019 school year, Webb offered $4.9 million in need-based financial aid awards. The majority of ninth- and tenth-grade classes are taught in a single-sex environment. Co-educational courses are introduced to upperclassmen. The official student newspaper of The Webb Schools is the Webb Canyon Chronicle. History The Webb School's founder, Thompson Webb, was born in 1887 as the youngest of eight children. His father, William Robert “Sawney” Webb, had established the Webb School in Tennessee in 1870. Thompson graduated from his father's school in 1907, and continued his education at the University of North Carolina, graduating in 1911. After college, Webb's health and the suggestions of doctors led him to move west to a warmer climate. He moved to the California desert near Indio, worked as a farm hand, and eventually bought his own piece of land and started a career as a farmer. He married Vivian Howell, the 20-year-old daughter of a Los Angeles Methodist minister, on June 22, 1915. She joined him in farming. The Webbs farmed together and increased their holdings until 1918, when a diseased onion crop wiped out all their savings. Broke and carrying high debt, Webb did not have the capital to farm and, because the country was involved in World War I, he was unable to sell his land. Webb returned to Tennessee, where his father's school was experiencing a shortage of male teachers (due to the war) that threatened the school's existence. Thompson Webb worked as an instructor at the school in Bell Buckle, Tennessee for four years, after which he returned to California to open his own private residential school. The first suggestion that Thompson Webb start a school in California came from Sherman Day Thacher, founder of the Thacher School in Ojai Valley. Thacher told Webb that his school was turning down dozens of qualified students every year and that an empty school near Claremont was for sale. If Thompson opened a school there, Thacher agreed to refer his applicants. Through a proposal to I.W. Baughman, real estate broker for the Claremont property, Thompson Webb struck a deal that got him his school in 1922. Initial enrollment at the school was 14 boys. Over the years Webb built the school through the support of many influential business leaders in the greater Los Angeles community, including the Chandlers, Guggenheims, Boeings, and many others. As the number of students grew in the ’30s and ’40s, Webb added seven major buildings, five faculty homes, and two smaller structures to the campus. Two of Webb’s landmark buildings were constructed during this time: the Thomas Jackson Library and the Vivian Webb Chapel. The school operated as a family-owned stock company until the late 1950s, when the Webb family turned it over to a non-profit corporation. After the non-profit corporation was established, Thompson Webb continued as headmaster of the school and Vivian Webb as general until their retirements in 1962. Vivian Webb died in 1971; her husband died four years later in 1975. The concept of a girls’ school on the Webb campus first came up for discussion in the early 1980s. After the private Girls Collegiate High School in Claremont closed, a group of Claremont parents led a campaign and persuaded the board of trustees to establish a girls’ school on the Webb campus. Vivian Webb School opened in the fall of 1981, with 34 girls as day students. Four years later, Vivian Webb School admitted girls as boarding students for the first time. Campus The school's sit on a heavily planted hillside. The lower part of campus contains the "plaza group," consisting of the Raymond M. Alf Museum of Paleontology, the W. Russell Fawcett Library, classrooms, the Susan A. Nelson Performing Arts Center, the Price Dining Hall, the administration building, the Copeland Donahue Theater, and the Frederick R. Hooper Student Center. One original building remains: a clapboard structure built in 1917, called the "Old School House," now home to the foreign language department. East of the plaza group is the house that the Webb family occupied for years, a girl's dormitory, and the Thomas Jackson Library. Up the hillside are dormitories, the Barbara Mott McCarthy Aquatics Center, and Chandler Field, one of four large playing fields. Further up the hill are the health center, the Vivian Webb Chapel (which sits atop its own knoll), additional dormitories, tennis courts, and faculty houses. At the top of the hill are a cross-country track course, the Les Perry Gymnasium, McCarthy Fitness Center, and Faculty Field at the Mary Stuart Rogers Sports Center. South of the football field is a fully functional astronomical observatory. Behind the Faculty Field the Webb property extends into the San Gabriel Mountains. The cross-country course goes through this part of the property. Raymond M. Alf Museum of Paleontology Webb is the only high school in the United States with a nationally accredited museum, and the only high school in the world with a paleontology museum on campus. The Raymond M. Alf Museum of Paleontology is named for long-time Webb science teacher Raymond M. Alf (1905–1999). In the late 1930s, Alf and several students found a fossil skull in the Mojave Desert in the Barstow area. This discovery of a new species of Miocene-age peccary, Dyseohyus fricki, inspired additional fossil-hunting trips in the western United States with student groups. Alf continued his pursuit of paleontology by earning his master's degree from the University of Colorado. The fossil hunting continued when Alf returned to Webb and he subsequently created a small museum in the basement of Jackson Library to house his collection of thousands of fossils. As the collection eventually outgrew the shelves in Alf's classroom and the library basement, the museum moved to its own campus building in 1968. Today the museum is professionally curated by Dr. Donald "Doc" Lofgren, and is accredited by the American Alliance of Museums. The museum features one of the largest collections of fossil animal footprints in the world, including the original peccary skull found in 1937. The Alf Museum continues to sponsor paleontology field excursions over the summers and has contributed to the discovery of new species like Gryposaurus monumentensis, in the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in southern Utah. The fossils were removed and identified in collaboration with the University of Utah and the national monument. The latest in the museum's impressive discoveries includes "Joe," the baby Parasaurolophus. The dinosaur's 75 million-year-old fossilized remains were found by a Webb student in the summer of 2009. It took three years to completely excavate "Joe" from a ridge deep in the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in Utah, including a helicopter lift out of the region. This extremely rare and important discovery provides groundbreaking information on how Parasaurlophus grew up. This is just one of the countless examples of how Webb students have contributed to the field of paleontology. Vivian Webb Chapel Fascinated by California missions, Thompson Webb took the mission at San Juan Capistrano as the inspiration for the Vivian Webb Chapel, a monument to both his religious faith and his love for his wife. In 1937, with the help of a small cement mixer and two hired workers, Thompson began making adobe bricks. After a year of turning out more than 10,000 mission-style bricks and drying them in the sun on the school's tennis courts, he began building the chapel's foundation in 1938, and laid the chapel's first brick in 1939. He built the walls of the chapel with the help of students, parents, visitors, prospective students and even the governor of Tennessee. Near completion of the structure, Webb learned that sculptor Alec Miller was in the United States because of World War II, and lacked the funds to return to his native Scotland. Miller was well known in England because of his carvings for the cathedral at Coventry. Webb hired the artist at a modest fee, plus room and board, to design the furnishings (Miller called them “fitments”) for the chapel. Miller lived with the Webbs for three years while he designed the chapel's “fitments” and the insets for the chapel's entrance doors. The chapel was completed in 1944; the bell tower was added later. Thomas Jackson Library The parents of Thomas Jackson donated the Thomas Jackson Library to the school as a memorial to their son, who graduated from Webb in 1930 but died of a heart attack while in his sophomore year at the California Institute of Technology. The library, dedicated in 1938, was designed by acclaimed architect Myron Hunt, who also built the Rose Bowl, the Pasadena main library, and Thompson and Vivian Webb's campus home. The building, in a Mediterranean style with small balconies on the second floor and a mezzanine balcony around the interior, won an Honor Award from the American Institute of Architects soon after its dedication. From 1937 to 1948, Vivian Webb helped each graduating senior design and carve a wooden plaque bearing his name, his graduating year and some symbol of his interest. These plaques line the library's walls. On the library's heavy oak doors, Vivian Webb herself carved the names of the 158 boys who graduated before 1937. The library is now used as a formal reception room. Notable alumni Michael Arias, Anime producer Robert D. Arnott, founder of Research Affiliates Alphonzo Bell, Jr., member of the U.S. House of Representatives Tyler Bensinger, writer and TV producer Paul Billings, geneticist William E. Boeing Jr., philanthropist Art Clokey, creator of Gumby John R. Davis Jr., American diplomat Leslie Epstein, Rhodes Scholar, novelist, playwright Roger Fan, actor Brooks Firestone, winemaker and politician, of the Firestone Tires family Robert Glenn Ketchum, photographer Jeff Luhnow, Houston Astros General Manager E. Pierce Marshall, businessman Josh Marshall, journalist, blogger, and publisher of Talking Points Memo Malcolm McKenna, paleontologist, former curator at the American Museum of Natural History Seeley Mudd, physician, professor, and philanthropist to academic institutions Nils Muiznieks, Latvian human rights activist and political scientist Steven Nissen, cardiologist Jeffrey Pfeffer, author, lecturer Sandra Lee, M.D., dermatologist, known as Dr. Pimple Popper, social media influencer and television star David Lee Roth, rock and roll singer Jordan Ryan, vice-president for Peace Programs, The Carter Center Newton Russell, California State Assemblyman David Sanger, Asleep at the Wheel band member John Scalzi, science fiction author Charles Scripps, chairman of E.W. Scripps Company Admiral James Watkins, 22nd Chief of Naval Operations and United States Secretary of Energy Nick Wechsler, movie producer (The Time Traveler's Wife, North Country) Related schools The original Webb School founded by Thompson Webb's father still operates in Tennessee. A son of Thompson and Vivian Webb, Howell Webb, founded the Foothill Country Day School in Claremont in 1954. A nephew, Robert Webb, started the Webb School of Knoxville in Tennessee in 1955. See also Raymond M. Alf Museum of Paleontology Webb School (Bell Buckle, Tennessee) Webb School of Knoxville References External links Official website Raymond M. 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Dhanyasi

Dhanyasi is a rāgam in Carnatic music (musical scale of South Indian classical music). It is a janya rāgam (derived scale) from the 8th melakarta scale Hanumatodi. It is a janya scale, as it does not have all the seven swaras (musical notes) in the ascending scale. It is a combination of the pentatonic scale Shuddha Dhanyasi and the sampurna raga scale Hanumatodi. This is the common and popular scale and is used for portraying the bhakthi rasa. According to the Muthuswami Dikshitar school, there exists a scale with same name, Dhanyasi, which is derived from Natabhairavi melakarta scale, instead of Hanumatodi scale. This scale is less popular and has far less compositions set to it. Structure and Lakshana Dhanyasi is an asymmetric rāgam that does not contain rishabham or dhaivatam in the ascending scale. It is an audava-sampurna rāgam (or owdava rāgam, meaning pentatonic ascending scale). Its structure (ascending and descending scale) is as follows: : : The notes used in this scale are shadjam, sadharana gandharam, shuddha madhyamam, panchamam and kaishiki nishadham in ascending scale, with shuddha dhaivatam and shuddha rishabham included in descending scale. For the details of the notations and terms, see swaras in Carnatic music. The rāgam used by Dikshitar school of music uses chathusruti rishabham (R2) in the descending scale, in place of shuddha rishabham (R1), bringing it under the 20th melakarta Natabhairavi. Popular compositions There are many compositions set to Dhanyasi rāgam. Sangeeta gnanamu, Ramabhirama Manasu and Nee chitthamu composed by Tyagaraja Kalayami sriramam by Swati Tirunal Chudamanikanda by Arunachala Kavi Nammina varini by Bhadrachala Ramadas Dasara nindisabeda by Purandara Dasa Vani arul purivai by Papanasam Sivan Sri Ranganathaya namasthe and Mayuranatham anisham by Muthuswamy Dikshitar Meenalochana brova by Shyama Sastri Ni Inda mayam varnam by Papanasam Sivan Related rāgams This section covers the theoretical and scientific aspect of this rāgam. Graha Bhedam Salaga Bhairavi can be derived from Dhanyasi when sung from Nishadam to Nishadam. Scale similarities Udayaravichandrika, also known as Shuddha Dhanyasi has a symmetric pentatonic scale, with the notes same as the ascending scale of Dhanyasi. Its structure is S G2 M1 P N2 S : S N2 P M1 G2 S Dhanyasi scale as per Dikshitar school uses chatusruti rishabham in descending scale in place of the shuddha rishabham. Its structure is S G2 M1 P N2 S : S N2 D1 P M1 G2 R2 S Notes References Category:Janya Ragas

Ron Walters (ice hockey)

Ronald Wayne Walters (born March 9, 1948) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 166 games in the World Hockey Association. He played for the Indianapolis Racers, Edmonton Oilers, and Los Angeles Sharks. External links Category:1948 births Category:Canadian ice hockey centres Category:Edmonton Oilers (WHA) players Category:Fort Worth Wings players Category:Ice hockey people from Alberta Category:Indianapolis Racers players Category:Living people Category:Los Angeles Sharks players Category:People from the County of Paintearth No. 18

Freeman (given name)

Freeman is a given name. Notable people with the name include: Freeman Asmundson (born 1943) Canadian ice hockey player Freeman Barr (born 1973), Bahamian boxers Freeman Bosley Jr. (born 1954), American politician Freeman Wills Crofts (1879–1957), Irish writer Freeman Davis or Brother Bones (1902–1974), American recording artist Freeman Davis (soldier) (1842–1899), American soldier Freeman Dyson (1923–2020) English-born American theoretical physicist and mathematician Freeman Fitzgerald (1891–?), American football player Freeman Freeman-Thomas, 1st Marquess of Willingdon (1866–1941), British politician Freeman Gosden (1899–1982), American radio comedian, actor and pioneer Freeman A. Hrabowski III (born 1950) African American educator, advocate, and mathematician Freeman King (1943–2002), American comedian Freeman Knowles (1846–1910) American politician and publisher Freeman Lord (1842–1917), American politician Freeman McNeil (born 1959), American football player Freeman Osonuga (born 1984), Nigerian physician and humanitarian Freeman Patterson (born 1937), Canadian nature photographer and writer Freeman Ransom (1880–1947), American lawyer and businessman Freeman G. Teed (born 1916), American politician Freeman Thomas (born 1957), American automobile and industrial designer Freeman Thorpe (1844–1922), American painter Freeman Tilden (1883–1980), American environmentalist Freeman Walker (1780–1827), American politician Freeman White (born 1943), American football player Freeman White (politician) (born 1946), Canadian politician Freeman Williams (born 1956), American basketball player See also Freman Hendrix (born 1950, American politician

Everything You Want (Ray J album)

Everything You Want is the debut studio album by American R&B singer Ray J. It was released by EastWest Records on March 25, 1997 in the United States. Critical reception Allmusic rated the album one and a half stars ouf of five. Chart performance Everything You Want sold under 30,000 copies in its first week. While it failed to reach the US Billboard 200, it peaked at number 56 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. Track listing Charts References Category:1997 debut albums Category:Ray J albums

M. S. Swaminathan

Mankombu Sambasivan Swaminathan (born 7 August 1925) is an Indian geneticist and administrator, known for his role in India's Green Revolution, a program under which high-yield varieties of wheat and rice were planted. Swaminathan has been called the "Father of Green Revolution in India" for his role in introducing and further developing high-yielding varieties of wheat in India. He is the founder of the MS Swaminathan Research Foundation. His stated vision is to rid the world of hunger and poverty. Swaminathan is an advocate of moving India to sustainable development, especially using environmentally sustainable agriculture, sustainable food security and the preservation of biodiversity, which he calls an "evergreen revolution." From 1972 to 1979 he was director general of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research. He was Principal Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture from 1979 to 1980. He served as Director General of the International Rice Research Institute (1982–88) and became president of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources in 1988. In 1999, he was one of 3 Indians on Times list of the 20 most influential Asian people of the 20th century. Early life and education M. S. Swaminathan was born in Kumbakonam, Tamilnadu on 7 August 1925. He was the second son of surgeon Dr. M.K. Sambasivan and Parvati Thangammal Sambasivan. Swaminathan learned from his father, "that the word 'impossible' exists mainly in our minds and that given the requisite will and effort, great tasks can be accomplished." M.K. Sambasivam, a follower of Mahatma Gandhi, took the lead in Kumbakonam in "burning his foreign clothes," a symbolic act in support of the Swadeshi movement: which emphasized the use of Indian rather than foreign-made clothes, and hand-loomed rather than mill-spun cloth. The political purpose of the swadeshi movement was to free India from dependence on imports and to protect the village industry. His father led in opening the temples to Dalits, part of the temple entry movement of the Indian independence movement in Tamil Nadu, and in eradicating filariasis in Kumbakonam, an area long infected with the dreaded disease. The sense of service to one's fellow man was thus ingrained in him early. After his father's death when he was 11, young Swaminathan was looked after by his uncle, M. K. Narayanaswami, a radiologist. He attended the local high school and later the Catholic Little Flower High School in Kumbakonam, from which he matriculated at age 15. Coming from a family of doctors, he naturally took admission in a medical school. But, when he witnessed the Great Bengal famine of 1943, he decided to devote his life to getting rid of hunger from India. He was influenced by Mahatma Gandhi while he took this decision. He simply switched from the medical field to the agricultural field. He then went on to finish his undergraduate degree at Maharaja's College in Trivandrum, Kerala (now known as University College, Thiruvananthapuram). He studied there from 1940–44 and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in zoology. M.S. Swaminathan is married to Mina Swaminathan, whom he met in 1951 while they were both studying at Cambridge. They live in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. They have three daughters and five grandchildren. Their daughters are Dr. Soumya Swaminathan, the Deputy Director-General of World Health Organization, Dr. Madhura Swaminathan, who is a Professor of Economics at the Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore and Nitya Swaminathan, a Senior Lecturer in Gender Analysis and Development at the University of East Anglia. Swaminathan and Mina have 5 grandchildren. Early career Swaminathan then decided to pursue a career in agricultural sciences. He enrolled in Madras Agricultural College (now the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University) where he graduated as valedictorian with another Bachelor of Science degree, this time in Agricultural Science. He explained this career decision thus: "My motivation started with the great Bengal famine of 1943 when I was a student at the University of Kerala. There was an acute rice shortage, and in Bengal, about 3 million people died from starvation. All of our young people, myself included, were involved in the freedom struggle, which Gandhi had intensified, and I decided I should take to agricultural research to help farmers produce more." In 1947, the year of Indian independence he moved to the Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) in New Delhi as a post-graduate student in genetics and plant breeding. He obtained a post-graduate degree with high distinction in Cytogenetics in 1949. He wrote the Union Public Service Commission exam and qualified for the Indian Police Service. He chose to accept the UNESCO Fellowship to continue his IARI research on potato genetics at the Wageningen Agricultural University, Institute of Genetics in the Netherlands. Here he succeeded in standardizing procedures for transferring genes from a wide range of wild species of Solanum to the cultivated potato, Solanum tuberosum. In 1950, he moved to study at the Plant Breeding Institute of the University of Cambridge School of Agriculture. He earned a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree in 1952, for his thesis, "Species Differentiation, and the Nature of Polyploidy in certain species of the genus Solanum – section Tuberarium." His work presented a new concept of the species relationships within the tuber-bearing Solanum. His Cambridge college, Fitzwilliam, made him an Honorary Fellow in 2014. Swaminathan then accepted a post-doctoral research associateship at the University of Wisconsin, Department of Genetics to help set up a USDA potato research station. Despite his strong personal and professional satisfaction with the research work in Wisconsin, he declined the offer of a full-time faculty position, returning to India in early 1954. Professional achievements Swaminathan has worked worldwide in collaboration with colleagues and students on a wide range of problems in basic and applied plant breeding, agricultural research and development and the conservation of natural resources. His professional career began in 1949: 1949–55 – Research on potato (Solanum tuberosum), wheat (Triticum aestivum), rice (Oryza sativa), and jute genetics. 1955–72 – Field research on Mexican dwarf wheat varieties. Teach Cytogenetics, Radiation Genetics, and Mutation Breeding and build up the wheat and rice germplasm collections at Indian Agricultural Research Institute IARI. 1972–79 – Director-General, Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), established the National Bureau of Plant, Animal, and Fish Genetic Resources of India.Established the International Plant Genetic Resources Institute (changed in 2006 to Bioversity International). 1979–80 – Principal Secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India, Transformed the Pre-investment Forest Survey Programme into the Forest Survey of India. 1981–85 – Independent chairman, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Council, Rome, played a significant role in establishing the Commission on Plant Genetic Resources. 1983 – Developed the concept of Farmers' Rights and the text of the International Undertaking on Plant Genetic Resources (IUPGR).President of the International Congress of Genetics. 1982–88 – Director General, International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), organised the International Rice Germplasm Centre, now named International Rice Genebank. 1984–90 – President of the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources IUCN, develop the Convention on Biological Diversity CBD. 1986–99 – Chairman of the editorial advisory board, World Resources Institute, Washington, D. C., conceived and produced the first "World Resources Report." 1988–91 – Chairman of the International Steering Committee of the Keystone International Dialogue on Plant Genetic Resources, regarding the availability, use, exchange and protection of plant germplasm. 1991–1995 – Member, Governing Board, Auroville Foundation 1988–96 – President, World Wide Fund for Nature–India WWF, Organized the Indira Gandhi Conservation Monitoring Centre. Organize the Community Biodiversity Conservation Programme. 1988–99 – Chairman/Trustee, Commonwealth Secretariat Expert Group, organised the Iwokrama International Centre for Rainforest Conservation and Development, for the sustainable and equitable management of tropical rainforests in Guyana. The President of Guyana wrote in 1994 "there would have been no Iwokrama without Swaminathan." 1990–93 – Founder/President, International Society for Mangrove Ecosystems (ISME) 1988–98 – Chaired various committees of the Government of India to prepare draft legislations relating to biodiversity (Biodiversity Act) and breeders’ and farmers’ rights (Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers’ Rights Act). in 1993 Dr M. S. Swaminathan, headed an expert group to prepare a draft of a national population policy that would be discussed by the Cabinet and then by Parliament. In 1994 it submitted its report. 1994 – Chairman of the Commission on Genetic Diversity of the World Humanity Action Trust. Established a Technical Resource Centre at MSSRF for the implementation of equity provisions of CBD and FAO's Farmers’ Rights. 1994 onwards – Chairman of the Genetic Resources Policy Committee (GRPC) of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR), development of policies for the management of the ex situ collections of International Agricultural Research Centers. 1995–1999 chairman, Auroville Foundation 1999 – Introduced the concept of trusteeship management of Biosphere reserves. Implemented the Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve Trust, with financial support from the Global Environment Facility (GEF). 2001 – Chairman of the Regional Steering Committee for the India – Bangladesh joint Project on Biodiversity Management in the Sundarbans World Heritage Site, funded by the UN Foundation and UNDP. 2002 – President of the Nobel Peace Prize-winning Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs which work towards reducing the danger of armed conflict and to seek solutions to global security threats. 2002 – 2005 – Co-chairman with Pedro Sanchezof the UN Millennium Task Force on Hunger, a comprehensive global action plan for fighting poverty, disease and environmental degradation in developing countries. 2004 – 2014 – Chairman, National Commission on Farmers. Over 68 students have done their PhD thesis work under his guidance. Notable mentions On the occasion of the presentation of the First World Food Prize to Swaminathan in October 1987, Javier Perez de Cuellar, Secretary General of the United Nations, wrote: "Dr. Swaminathan is a living legend. His contributions to Agricultural Science have made an indelible mark on food production in India and elsewhere in the developing world. By any standards, he will go into the annals of history as a world scientist of rare distinction." Swaminathan has been described by the United Nations Environment Programme as "the Father of Economic Ecology." He was one of three from India included in Time magazine's 1999 list of the "20 most influential Asian people of the 20th century," the other two being Mahatma Gandhi and Rabindranath Tagore. Swaminathan was the featured speaker at the 2006 Norman E. Borlaug International Symposium in Des Moines, Iowa on, 19 October 2006. He was sponsored by Humanities Iowa, an affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Swaminathan presented the "Third Annual Governor's Lecture" and spoke on "THE GREEN REVOLUTION REDUX: Can we replicate the single greatest period of food production in all human history?"See: Powerpoint Presentation, Swaminathan M. S. (19 October 2006) "'HE GREEN REVOLUTION REDUX:", PowerPoint Presentation about the cultural and social foundations of the Green Revolution in India and the role of historic leaders in India, such as Mahatma Gandhi, in inspiring the Green Revolution there by calling for the alleviation of widespread hunger. He talked about the links between Gandhi and the great Iowa scientist George Washington Carver. Swaminathan is a Fellow of the Royal Society of London, the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, the Russian Academy of Sciences, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and the Italian Academy of Sciences. Publications Dr Swaminathan is a prolific scientific researcher and writer. He published 46 single-author papers between 1950 and 1980. Out of 118 two author papers, he was first author of 80. Out of 63 three-author papers he was first author of 15. Out of 21 four-author papers he was first author of 9. In total he had 254 papers to his credit, 155 of which he was the single or first author. His scientific papers are in the fields of crop improvement (95), cytogenetics and genetics (87) and phylogenetics (72). His most frequent publishers were Indian Journal of Genetics (46), Current Science (36), Nature (12) and Radiation Botany (12). Some of the papers are listed below. In addition he has written a few books on the general theme of his life's work, biodiversity and sustainable agriculture for alleviation of hunger. Swaminathan's books include "50 Years of Green Revolution - An Anthology of Research Papers", 2017 "M. S. Swaminathan - Legend in Science and Beyond", 2017 "In Search of Biohappiness - Biodiversity and Food, Health and Livelihood Security (2nd Edition)", 2015 "In Search of Biohappiness - Biodiversity and Food, Health and Livelihood Security", 2011 "Science and Sustainable Food Security - Selected Papers of M S Swaminathan", 2010 "An Evergreen Revolution", 2006. "I Predict: A Century of Hope Towards an Era of Harmony with Nature and Freedom from Hunger", (1999) "Gender Dimensions in Biodiversity Management", (ed.) (1998) Implementing the Benefit Sharing Provisions of the Convention on Biological Diversity: Challenges and opportunities (1997) Agrobiodiversity and Farmers' Rights, 1996 "Sustainable Agriculture: Towards Food Security" Farmers’ Rights and Plant Genetic Resources: A dialogue. (ed.) (1995) Wheat Revolution: a Dialogue (ed) (1993)Research reports''' He has published laboratory research results in several scientific journals and increasingly writes for a wider audience in environmental journals. Some of his publications are available online in abstract or full text.U.S.D.A., National Agricultural Library, Agricola, search: Swaminathan, M. S., result = 198 articles. A scientific paper in which Swaminathan and his team claimed to have produced a mutant breed of wheat by gamma irradiation of a Mexican variety (Sonora 64) resulting in Sharbati Sonora claimed to have a very high lysine content led to a major controversy. The case was discussed as a classic example of scientific misdemeanor and was claimed to be an error made by the laboratory assistant. The episode was also compounded by the suicide of an agricultural scientist.Robert S. Anderson 1983 Cultivating Science as Cultural Policy: A Contrast of Agricultural and Nuclear Science in India. Pacific Affairs, Vol. 56, No. 1 pp. 38–50New Scientist. "Swaminathan controversy" (letters). New Scientist, 1975 (February): 339. Recent workers have studied it as part of a systemic problem in Indian agriculture research. Honours, awards and international recognition Swaminathan has received several outstanding awards and prizes. These prizes include large sums of money, which has helped sustain and expand his work. H.K. Firodia award for excellence in Science & Technology Four Freedoms Award for demonstrating achievement of the principles of Freedom of speech, Freedom of Religion, Freedom from want and Freedom from fear, 2000 Planet and Humanity Medal of the International Geographical Union awarded "in recognition of his unique success in outstanding scientific research and its application, leading to Asia's Green Revolution. 2000 UNEP Sasakawa Environment Prize Laureate for outstanding contributions to the protection and management of the environment. Co – winner with Paul and Anne Ehrlich 1994, $200,000 (1,20,00,000 indian rupees) prize. The Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement "in recognition of life-long contributions to increasing biological productivity on an ecologically sustainable basis, and to promoting the conservation of biological diversity" 1991 Honda Prize, for achieving outstanding results in the field of ecotechnology, 1991 Padma Vibhushan 1989 World Food Prize for advancing human development through increased quantity, quality or accessibility of food, 1987 Golden Heart Presidential Award of the Philippines, conferred by president Corazon Aquino 1987 Albert Einstein World Award of Science as a recognition for his contributions to plant genetics and his influence on international agricultural development. 1986 Borlaug Award, given by Coromandel Fertilizers in profound appreciation of his catalytic role in providing deep insights and inspiring fellow scientists to set goals ... for evolving a strategy for agriculture rooted in science, but tempered by a concern for ecology and human values 1979 Padma Bhushan 1972 Ramon Magsaysay Award for Community Leadership 1971 Padma Shri 1967 Foreign Fellow of Bangladesh Academy of Sciences He holds more than 50 honorary Doctorate degrees from universities around the world. National Awards He has been honoured with several awards in India for his work to benefit the country. Karmaveer Puraskaar Noble Laureates, March,2007 by iCONGO- Confederation of NGOs. Dupont-Solae Award for his contribution to the field of food and nutrition security 2004 Life Time Achievement Award from BioSpectrum 2003 Indira Gandhi Gold Plaque by the Asiatic Society for his significant contribution towards human progress. 2002 Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development "for his outstanding contribution in the domain of plant genetics and ensuring food security to hundreds of millions of citizens in the developing world." 2000 Lokmanya Tilak Award by the Tilak Smarak Trust, in recognition of his contribution to the green revolution in India and for his outstanding scientific and environmental works. 2001 Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development in recognition of creative efforts toward promoting international peace, development and a new international economic order; ensuring that scientific discoveries are used for the larger good of humanity, and enlarging the scope of freedom. 2000 Millennium Alumnus Award by the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University 2000 Prof P N Mehra Memorial Award 1999 Legend in his Lifetime Award by the World Wilderness Trust- India 1999 Dr. B.P. Pal Medal for unique contributions to agricultural research and development of the National Academy of Agricultural Sciences, India 1997 V. Gangadharan Award for outstanding contributions to National Development 1997 Lal Bahadur Shastri Deshgaurav Samman 1992 Dr. J.C. Bose Medal, Bose Institute 1989 Krishi Ratna Award for "devotion to the cause of agroscience, and for being the benefactor of the farming community," instituted by the Bharat Krishak Samaj (Indian Farmer's Society)/World Agriculture Fair Memorial Trust Society, and presented by president Giani Zail Singh of India 1986 Rathindranath Tagore Prize of Visva Bharati University 1981 R.D. Misra Medal of the Indian Environmental Society 1981 Barclay Medal of the Asiatic Society for contributions to genetics 1978 Moudgil Prize of the Bureau of Indian Standards for contributions to standardisation 1978 Birbal Sahni Medal of the Indian Botanical Society for contributions to Applied Botany 1965. Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award for contributions to Biological Sciences 1961 Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration of the Indian National Congress International Awards He has been honoured with recognition from several international organisations for spreading the benefits of his work to other countries. UNESCO Mahatma Gandhi Gold Medal for his outstanding work in extending the benefits of biotechnology to marginalised and poverty-stricken populations in developing countries and in securing a sound basis for sustainable agricultural, environmental and rural development 1999 Henry Shaw Medal awarded by the Board of Trustees of the Missouri Botanical Garden in consideration of important service to humanity through emphasis on sustainability in agriculture – USA 1998 Ordre du Merite Agricole, Govt of France to honour services of the highest quality rendered to the cause of agriculture 1997 Highest award for International Cooperation on Environment and Development, Govt of China for outstanding contributions to the lofty cause of environmental protection and development, and for his signal accomplishments in the field of international cooperation 1997 Global Environmental Leadership Award "for encouraging village-level responses to environmental issues" by the Climate Institute 1995 World Academy of Art and Science 1994 Asian Regional Award by the Asian Productivity Organization APO 1994 Charles Darwin International Science and Environment Medal 1993 Commandeur of the Order of the Golden Ark of the Netherlands 1990 The VOLVO Environment Prize for his outstanding research and devoted work in turning Indian food production from a deficit to a much increased supply. 1990. Association for Women's Rights in Development (AWID) international award for significant contributions to promoting the knowledge, skill, and technological empowerment of women in agriculture and for his pioneering role in mainstreaming gender considerations in agriculture and rural development 1985. Bicentenary Medal of the University of Georgia, U.S.A. 1985 Bennett Commonwealth Prize of the Royal Society of Arts for significant contributions to Household Nutrition Security 1984 Mendel Memorial Medal of the Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences for contributions to Plant Genetics 1965 Fellowships Indian Academy of Sciences – Elected Fellow (1957) Indian National Science Academy – Elected Fellow (1962) National Academy of Sciences, India – Elected Fellow (1976) Royal Society of London – Elected Fellow (1973) National Academy of Sciences, USA – Elected Fellow (1977) Russian Academy of Agricultural Sciences – Elected Fellow (1978) Royal Swedish Academy of Agriculture and Forestry – Elected Fellow (1983) National Academy of Arts and Sciences, USA – Elected Fellow (1984) Accad. Naz. Delle Sciencz detta del XL, Italy – Elected Fellow (1985) European Academy of Arts, Science and Humanities – Elected Fellow (1988) Am. Assn. For the Advancement of Science – Elected Fellow The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) – Founder Fellow (1983) National Academy of Agricultural Sciences – Elected Fellow (1990) Current work He currently holds the UNESCO -Cousteau Chair in Ecotechnology at the M. S. Swaminathan Research Foundation in Chennai, India. He is the chairman of the National Commission on Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Security of India (National Commission on Farmers). He is currently spearheading a movement to bridge the Digital divide called, "Mission 2007: Every Village a Knowledge Centre". Bruce Alberts, President of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences said of Dr. Swaminathan: "At 80, M.S. retains all the energy and idealism of his youth, and he continues to inspire good behavior and more idealism from millions of his fellow human beings on this Earth. For that, we can all be thankful". M. S. Swaminathan is also a member of the Leadership Council of Compact2025, a partnership that develops and disseminates evidence-based advice to politicians and other decision-makers aimed at ending hunger and undernutrition in the coming 10 years. Further reading "Biodiversity and Poverty – Natural Resources and the Millennium Goals", M.S. Swaminathan speech and a discussion, University of Berne, Auditorium Maximum, Wednesday, 24 August 2005.Speech, Full text: An insightful biography, "M.S. Swaminathan – One Man's Quest for a Hunger-Free World" was written in 2002 by Gita Gopalakrishnan, Education Development Center (EDC), Sri Venkatesa Printing House, Chennai, pp. 132 Full text:. To learn the most about M. S. Swaminathan, the book to read is: "Scientist and Humanist: M.S. Swaminathan" by R.D. Iyer, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Mumbai, 2002. pp. 245 Excerpt with photos "The Man Who Harvests Sunshine – The Modern Gandhi: M. S. Swaminathan." Andréi Erdélyi. 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