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The Forbidden City

The Forbidden City is a 1918 American silent drama film starring Norma Talmadge and Thomas Meighan and directed by Sidney Franklin.  A copy of the film is in the Library of Congress and other film archives.

Plot
The plot centers around an inter-racial romance between a Chinese princess (Talmadge) and an American (Meighan). When palace officials discover she has become pregnant, she is sentenced to death. In the latter part of the film Talmadge plays the now adult daughter of the affair, seeking her father in the Philippines

Cast (in credits order)
Norma Talmadge as San San / Toy
Thomas Meighan as John Worden
E. Alyn Warren as Wong Li
Michael Rayle as Mandarin
L. Rogers Lytton as Chinese Emperor
Reid Hamilton as Lieutenant Philip Halbert
Charles Fang as Yuan-Loo

References

External links

 
 Norma Talmadge Film website
 
 The Forbidden City
 

1918 films
American silent feature films
American black-and-white films
1918 romantic drama films
American romantic drama films
Films about interracial romance
Articles containing video clips
Selznick Pictures films
Films directed by Sidney Franklin
1910s American films
Silent American romantic drama films
Surviving American silent films
A Black Moon Broods Over Lemuria

A Black Moon Broods Over Lemuria, is Bal-Sagoth's 1995 debut album after their 1993 demo. The album was recorded in a two-week period in June 1994, but due to label problems the album was released almost a year later. The name Lemuria comes from a hypothetical land mass in the Indian Ocean.
The keyboard intro on this album was written and performed by Keith Appleton, the proprietor of Academy Music Studio, the studio where the album was recorded.

On 13 May 2016 the album was re-released by Cacophonous Records as a special edition CD featuring remastered audio, expanded lyric booklet, new sleeve notes and exclusive new artwork.

'A Black Moon Broods Over Lemuria' remains the only one of the band's Cacophonous era albums to have been given a vinyl release, first in 1995 as a single disc LP, and then as a double vinyl gatefold edition in 2016.

In January 2018 the album was issued as a limited edition cassette version by the Malaysian label Diabolicurst Productions under license from Cacophonous Records. The edition was limited to just 100 copies.

Track listing

Personnel

Bal-Sagoth 

 Byron Roberts – vocals
 Chris Maudling – guitar
 Jonny Maudling – drums, keyboards

Additional 

 Gian Pyres (as John Piras) – guitar solo on "The Ravening"
 Jason Porter – bass
 Mags - engineering, producer

References 

Bal-Sagoth albums
1995 debut albums
Lemuria (continent)
Cacophonous Records albums
What Made You Say That

"What Made You Say That" is the debut single by Canadian singer Shania Twain, from her 1993 eponymous debut album. The song was written by Tony Haselden and Stan Munsey, Jr. The song was recorded and released earlier by country singer and actor Wayne Massey as a song from his album Wayne Massey and Black Hawk in 1989, then covered by Twain and was released to radio in March 1993, and was not much of a hit, though it did garner some attention because of its controversial-at-the-time video. Twain had the chance to perform the song at the 1993 Canadian Country Music Awards. The song also helped her win the Rising Star award in 1993, from CMT Europe. Several years later on Twain's Come On Over Tour, every night a local child who won a contest would be able to perform the song during the show, in front of everyone, with Twain performing backing vocals. One such rendition was by, a then-unknown, Canadian pop rock singer Avril Lavigne.

Critical reception
Billboard magazine reviewed the song as "sassy, buoyant, catchy, and supported by an alluring video."

Music video
The music video for "What Made You Say That" was shot at Miami Beach, Florida and directed by Steven Goldmann. It was filmed on January 12, 1993, and released on February 5, 1993, on CMT. The video featured Twain dancing around on the beach with her love interest. The video is available on Twain's 2001 DVD The Platinum Collection.

Chart performance 
"What Made You Say That" debuted on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart the week of March 27, 1993 at number 74. It spent 18 weeks on the chart and climbed to a peak position of number 55 on May 15, 1993, where it remained for two weeks.

Releases 
US 7" single (1993)  Mercury 864-992
"What Made You Say That"
"Crime of the Century"

US cassette single (1993)  Mercury 862 992-4

Side 1
"What Made You Say That"
Side 2
"You Lay a Whole Lot of Love on Me"

References

1993 debut singles
Shania Twain songs
Music videos directed by Steven Goldmann
Mercury Records singles
Songs written by Stan Munsey
Songs written by Tony Haselden
1993 songs
PolyGram singles
Mercury Nashville singles
Dipterocarpus semivestitus

Dipterocarpus semivestitus is a species of tree in the family Dipterocarpaceae, occurring in Kalimantan and peninsular Malaysia. This tree is almost always found in lowland forest on swampy land. It is very close to extinction.

References

semivestitus
Dipterocarps of Borneo
Flora of Kalimantan
Flora of Peninsular Malaysia
Dipterocarpus tempehes

Dipterocarpus tempehes is a species of tree in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is endemic to Borneo. The tree is found in swampy areas and along streams. It grows up to  high.

References

tempehes
Endemic dipterocarps of Borneo
Flora of the Borneo lowland rain forests
Lights of Euphoria

Lights of Euphoria is a music group from Germany. The group was originally intended as a single-song project, but remained together after the success of their first song, "Subjection".

Their single, "True Life", peaked at #3 on the German Alternative Charts (DAC), ranking #27 on the DAC Top Singles for 2003. Their EP, Sleepwalk (The Awakening), peaked at #7 on the DAC Singles chart, in 2005.

Discography

 Violent World (MCD)
 Brainstorm (CD)
 Thoughtmachine (CD)
 Beyond Subconsciousness (CD)
 Fahrenheit (CD)
 Blood Brothers (CD, US version of Fahrenheit)
 Voices (CD)
 Fortuneteller (MCD)
 True Life (MCD)
 Krieg Gegen die Maschinen (CD)
 Fading Moments (EP)
 One Nation (MCD)
 Querschnitt (CD, best of compilation)
 Gegen Den Strom (CD)
 Sleepwalk (The Awakening) (MCD)

External links

MySpace Page
 Label biography

References

German electronic music groups
Musical groups established in 1992
German industrial music groups
Metropolis Records artists
Zoth Ommog Records artists
Wessex Institute of Technology

The Wessex Institute of Technology (usually referred to as just Wessex Institute or WIT) is an educational and research institute. WIT is located at Ashurst Lodge in the New Forest National Park, in the South of England.

 established the Wessex Institute of Technology in 1986 which succeeded the Computational Mechanics Institute formed in 1981. He held the role of Chairman until his death on Saturday 3 March 2018.

The Wessex Institute’s activities are divided into 3 core areas:  Research, Conferences and Publishing.

Research 

The Wessex Institute of Technology research programmes are funded by industry and research organisations.

International conference programme 
The Wessex Institute of Technology organises a programme of around 15 to 20 conferences each year.

Publishing - WIT Press 
WIT Press is the publishing service of the Wessex Institute of Technology. Based at Ashurst Lodge, it publishes conference proceedings, journals and a number of specialised research monographs and edited works.

It was identified as a potential predatory publisher by Jeffrey Beall before the list was removed at the start of 2017.

Controversy over peer review 

The Wessex Institute of Technology previously organised a conference on design and nature,  whilst WIT Press publishes the International Journal of Design & Nature and Ecodynamics, which has attracted attention for the subject matter of some of the papers presented and published.

Contributions to its 2004 International conference programme included a joint paper by Scott A. Minnich and Stephen C. Meyer reiterating claims disputing evolution of the bacterial flagellum.  The paper was cited in the landmark Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District legal case, being the first direct challenge brought in the United States federal courts testing a public school district policy that required the teaching of intelligent design.

Doubts have been raised as to whether proper peer review has been followed for these conferences. In particular, several nonsensical abstracts were provisionally accepted for the VIDEA conference in 1995, although they were not included in the final programme.

References

External links
 Wessex Institute of Technology Website - wessex.ac.uk

Higher education colleges in England
Crowned in Terror

Crowned in Terror is the fifth album by Swedish melodic death metal band The Crown. This is one of two albums by The Crown not to have Johan Lindstrand on vocals (although he did some backing vocals on the album). Instead Tomas Lindberg handled the vocal duties. Later, the vocals were re-recorded by Lindstrand and the album was re-released as Crowned Unholy.

On 24 May 2002, the album was ranked an #1 in the Loud Rock section of the CMJ New Music Report magazine.

In 2018, The Crown had announced the re-issue of Crowned in Terror vinyls. The vinyls will be sold as either 180 g black vinyl, amber marbled, clear teal marbled, or bone white marbled in the European Union and as orange-brown marbled vinyl in the United States.

Track listing

Personnel
The Crown
Magnus Olsfelt - bass
Tomas Lindberg - vocals
Marcus Sunesson - guitars
Marko Tervonen - guitars
Janne Saarenpää -drums
Dr. Johan Lindstrand - backing vocals on "Death Metal Holocaust"

Production
M. Engstrom - mixing
Kenneth Johansson - photography
Thomas Ewerhard - cover art, layout
Kenneth Svensson - mastering
Marcus Sunesson - recording
Marko Tervonen - recording
Chris Silver - producer, recording, mixing
Mark Brand - artwork

References

The Crown (band) albums
2002 albums
Metal Blade Records albums
Limestone Run (North Branch Potomac River tributary)

Limestone Run is a  stream that lies to the east of New Creek Mountain in Mineral County, West Virginia. It is a tributary of the North Branch Potomac River.

See also
Twin Mountain and Potomac Railroad
List of rivers of West Virginia

References

Rivers of Mineral County, West Virginia
Rivers of West Virginia
Tributaries of the Potomac River
Dipterocarpus validus

Dipterocarpus validus is a species of tree in the family Dipterocarpaceae, endemic to Kalimantan, Sabah and the Philippines. The species is common in both primary and secondary forest, often occurring along rivers and in freshwater swamps. It yields wood-oil and is cut for keruing timber.

References

validus
Dipterocarps of Borneo
Trees of the Philippines
Critically endangered flora of Asia
Dipterocarpus verrucosus

Dipterocarpus verrucosus is a species of tree in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is native to Borneo, Peninsular Malaysia and Thailand. The species locally common on ridges in mixed dipterocarp forest. Its keruing timber is exploited by logging, particularly in Borneo.

References

verrucosus
Dipterocarps of Borneo
Flora of Peninsular Malaysia
Flora of Thailand
Flora of the Borneo lowland rain forests
Hayashiya Sanpei I

was a Japanese Rakugo comedian. His trademark line was "Sō nansu, okusan!" (That's the way it is, madam!). Hayashiya Shōzō IX and Hayashiya Sanpei II are his sons and Yasuha is his daughter.

The Pokémon Wobbuffet is an homage to Sanpei.

References

1925 births
People from Taitō
1980 deaths
Rakugoka
20th-century comedians
Comedians from Tokyo
Catch Me When I Fall

Catch Me When I Fall (2005) is a psychological thriller novel by Nicci French, about a woman unknowingly afflicted with bipolar disorder, and how this sets her life on a spiral of self-destruction, as well as pitting her against a shadowy antagonist.

Plot summary
Holly Krauss, a successful married woman who runs her own business with best friend Meg, finds her perfect life deteriorating as a result of foolish actions made almost subconsciously, including an alcohol fuelled one night stand and arguments with potentially dangerous men. After a mysterious stranger from one such incident begins imposing himself on her life, first through stalking and then physical intimidation, she wonders if she really is going insane, before inadvertently causing even more trouble by losing £11,000 in a poker game.

While good-natured and thoroughly empathetic, her artist husband Charlie is a procrastinator and therefore incapable of providing her with the support she needs. Only when Holly finally attempts suicide does she realise that all of her problems may not be simply a result of her own foolhardiness, but the work of a devious and determined psychopath intent on tearing her life apart...

Critical reception
Sandy Amazeen of Monsters and Critics said "the ending is satisfying though predictable" and that "while not French's best work, overall this is an enjoyable read". The review in Publishers Weekly says "the muddled plot and unsympathetic heroine make this suspense thriller less satisfying than others by French". The review in Kirkus Reviews states that the author French "performs as expected".

References

2005 British novels
British thriller novels
Novels about bipolar disorder
Novels by Nicci French
Michael Joseph books
Zuk

Zuk may refer to:

Zuk (surname)
Zuk, Iran, a village in Iran
FSC Żuk, a Polish motor vehicle
ZUK Mobile, a smartphone company owned by Chinese technology company Lenovo

See also
 
Zhuk (disambiguation)
Alfred William Gyles

Alfred William Gyles (7 March 1888 – 15 May 1967) was New Zealand chess champion on two occasions—1930/31 and 1935/36.

Gyles was born in Wellington, New Zealand and died in Levin.

References

Further reading
30th Congress of the New Zealand Chess Association
Who's Who in New Zealand
7th ed., 1961, p. 145
8th ed., 1964, p. 146
9th ed., 1968, p. 355

1888 births
1967 deaths
New Zealand chess players
Gin pole

A  gin pole is a supported pole that uses a pulley or block and tackle on its upper end to lift loads.  The lower end is braced or set in a shallow hole and positioned so the upper end lies above the object to be lifted.  The pole (also known as a mast, boom, or spar) is secured with three or more guy-wires. These are manipulated to move the load laterally, with up and down controlled by the pulley or block. In tower construction, a gin pole can also be “jumped” up the completed sections of a tower to lift the higher sections into place.

The gin pole is derived from a gyn, and considered a form of derrick, called a standing derrick or pole derrick, distinguished from sheers (or shear legs) by having a single boom rather than a two-legged one.

Gin poles are also used to raise loads above structures too tall to reach with a crane, such as placing an antenna on top of a tower/steeple, and to lift segments of a tower on top of one-another during erection.  When used to create a segmented tower, the gin pole can be detached, raised, and re-attached to the just-completed segment in order to lift the next.  This process of jumping is repeated until the topmost portion of the tower is completed. They can also hold a person if strong enough (thus opening stage uses, such as in magic shows).

Gin poles are mounted on trucks as a primitive form of mobile crane, used for lifting and relocating loads, and salvage operations in lieu of a more sophisticated wrecker.

References

External links

Notes & drawings
tower contractor's description with diagram
gin pole regulations in California
gin pole failure leads to lawsuit april 15, 1948 in philadelphia

Tools
Cranes (machines)
Lifting equipment
Mercure du XIXe siècle

The Mercure du XIXe siècle (sometimes listed as Mercure français du XIXe siècle) was a French literary magazine published from 1823 to 1830.  It was edited by Henri de Latouche and was famous for the first published use of the word "realism" (1826) applied to literature.  The review was notable for its opposition to Romanticism and for publishing such early 19th-century poets and writers as Senancour.

The Mercure du XIX siècle ("Mercury of the 19th century") modelled its name on another journal, the , which ceased publication in 1824.  The name Mercure refers to Mercury, the messenger of the gods.

References
Harvey, Paul and J.E. Heseltine, eds. The Oxford Compagnon to French Literature. London: Oxford University Press, 1959.

1823 establishments in France
1830 disestablishments in France
Defunct literary magazines published in France
French-language magazines
Magazines established in 1823
Magazines disestablished in 1830
Realism (art movement)
Linn-Mar High School

Linn-Mar High School is a public high school, part of the Linn-Mar Community School District. It serves students in grades 9 through 12 and is located in Marion, Iowa.

History
Linn-Mar High School opened in the fall of 1959. It was built at a cost of $243,325 and housed 177 students when it opened. The school board had a naming contest for the school; a then-eighth grade student won $25 for submitting Linn-Mar, judged the best of 75 entries.

In 2016, Newsweek named Linn-Mar to its list of best high schools for low-income students.

Athletics
LMHS athletic teams are nicknamed the Lions and compete in the Mississippi Valley Conference. A new 6,000-seat athletics stadium opened in 2011, and a new aquatic facility opened in 2013.

Performing arts
Linn-Mar has three competitive show choirs, the mixed-gender "10th Street Edition" and "In Step" as well as the all-female "Hi-Style". 10th Street was undefeated in its 2018, 2022, and 2023 competition seasons. The program hosts an annual competition entitled "Supernova". LMHS also has a competitive marching band and hosts an annual competition for that discipline.

The school has twice been awarded the Grammy Signature School award.

Notable alumni
 Jason Bohannon, ProA professional basketball player
Jordan Bohannon, basketball player for the Iowa Wolves
 Lisa Bluder, NCAA women's basketball head coach
 Marcus Paige, National Basketball Association (NBA) guard
 David Parry, National Football League (NFL) defensive tackle
 Kiah Stokes, Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) center https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Cheetany

See also
List of high schools in Iowa

References

External links
Linn-Mar Community School District

Schools in Linn County, Iowa
Educational institutions established in 1959
Public high schools in Iowa
Marion, Iowa
1959 establishments in Iowa
One Caribbean Media

One Caribbean Media Ltd (OCM) is a vertically integrated holding company based in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. The new company was founded in December 2005, following the merger of the Caribbean Communications Network (CCN) of Trinidad and Tobago, and the Nation Corporation of Barbados. The merger of the respective conglomerates was pursued after both companies held a sizable financial stake in each other for a number of years.

The company still currently holds a large financial stake in both the Jamaica Observer, Jamaica's daily newspaper, as well as Guyana's Stabroek News.

Prize
Since 2011, the company has sponsored the annual OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature.

Subsidiaries

The Caribbean Communications Network (CCN) Group (Trinidad and Tobago)

Newspaper
 The Trinidad Express Newspaper

Television
 CCN TV6
 Grenada Broadcasting Network (60%)
 GBN Television

Radio
 One Caribbean Media (60%)
 Klassic Radio
 Sun FM
Hott 93

ISPs
 GreenDot Group

New Media
 Internet Express
 CCN TV6

The Nation Corporation Group (Barbados)

Newspapers
 The Nation Newspaper

Radio
 Starcom Network Inc.
 HOTT 95.3 FM
 Voice of Barbados (790 VOB)
 104 Radio
 Life 97.5 FM

New Media
One Caribbean Media
 NationNews
 Hott 95.3FM
 VOB
 Love FM
 Life FM

CCCL
 Hott 93.5FM (Trinidad)
 The Wave 93.7/94.5FM (St. Lucia)
 The Caribbean Super Station (CSS) (Antigua, Barbuda, British Virgin Islands, Grenada, Montserrat, St. Lucia, St. Kitts, Nevis and Trinidad)

Citadel Group
 i95.5 FM TT
 RED 96.7FM
 Hitz107.1FM

References

External links
One Caribbean Media website

Mass media companies of Trinidad and Tobago
Mass media in Barbados
Mass media in Trinidad and Tobago
Holding companies established in 2005
Mass media companies established in 2005
2005 establishments in Trinidad and Tobago
South Province, New Caledonia

The South Province () is one of three administrative subdivisions in New Caledonia. It corresponds to the southern and southwestern portion of the New Caledonian mainland.

Overview

It is by far the most economically developed and most urbanized part of the archipelago and indeed in the entire Melanesian region. The South Province is also the only part of New Caledonia - and Melanesia - where ethnic Melanesians do not constitute an absolute majority of the population.

The provincial assembly and executive are in Nouméa. The administrative services of the French state, however, are located in La Foa, with a Deputy Commissioner of the Republic (commissaire délégué de la République), akin to a subprefect of metropolitan France, in residence there. La Foa was chosen by the French central State in the late 1980s to counterbalance the overwhelming weight of Nouméa in New Caledonia

The central State administrative services in La Foa are not to be confused with the central State administrative services in Nouméa. The former manage local matters at the provincial level, whereas the latter, with the High Commissioner of the Republic in New Caledonia at their head, manage territorial matters for the whole of New Caledonia.

Provincial Assembly
Of the 40 seats in the provincial assembly, the Rally-UMP holds 15, the Caledonia Together has 12, the Future Together has 5, the Kanak and Socialist National Liberation Front has 4, the Movement for Diversity has 2, the Union for a Caledonian Destiny has 1 and there is 1 miscellaneous right (ex-Rally for Caledonia).

Notable people
 Ilaïsaane Lauouvéa - former assembly member

See also
Politics of New Caledonia

References

Provinces of New Caledonia
Geography of New Caledonia
City Hall station (PATCO)

City Hall station is an underground rapid transit station on the PATCO Speedline, operated by the Delaware River Port Authority. It is located in Camden, New Jersey, one block from Camden City Hall, after which the station is named, at North 5th and Market Streets. Opened on June 7, 1936, the station is the first eastbound and final westbound station in New Jersey, located just east of the Benjamin Franklin Bridge which carries trains over the Delaware River.

History 

The station was opened on June 7, 1936, along with 8th & Market and Franklin Square in Philadelphia and Broadway in Camden, as part of Philadelphia Rapid Transit's Bridge Line service. The Bridge Line was temporarily closed on December 28, 1968, for conversion into the PATCO Speedline. The section between  Lindenwold and City Hall opened on January 4, 1969, followed a few weeks later by the section between City Hall and Philadelphia on February 14.

City Hall station is among PATCO's least utilized stops. The station was built with corridors to both Arch Street and Cooper Street, with separate entrances on the north and south corners of Cooper and 5th Street. Due to the low passenger levels at this station, both corridors are closed. Two stairways are visible at the northeast and southwest corners of Market and 5th Street. Only the southwest is in use for passenger access, as the northeast stairway is marked for emergency use only.  

PATCO plans to make the station accessible to people with disabilities, adding an elevator between the platform and the mezzanine, and a new entrance with an elevator at Roosevelt Park, across 5th Street from the current entrance. The project is expected to be completed in Fall 2022.

In August 2022, PATCO eliminated 24-hour service at the station, with the station closing daily between midnight and 5 am. PATCO cited low ridership, safety concerns, and the nearby Broadway station as reasons for the closure.

Notable places nearby 
The station is within walking distance of the following notable places:
 Camden City Hall
 Camden County College
 Camden Waterfront
 Rutgers University–Camden
 Rowan University

References

External links 
City Hall (PATCO)

PATCO Speedline stations in New Jersey
Transportation in Camden, New Jersey
Railway stations in the United States opened in 1936
Transit hubs serving New Jersey
Buildings and structures in Camden, New Jersey
1936 establishments in New Jersey
Railway stations located underground in Pennsylvania
Deathrace King

Deathrace King is the fourth album by Swedish death/thrash metal band The Crown.

Reception
Herbert Chwalek of the Power Metal.de said that "The disc is just damn horny from beginning to end and effortlessly blows away most of the oh-so-tough bands."

Artist comments
In a March 2007 interview, The Crown frontman Johan Lindstrand revealed that Deathrace King was his favourite album amongst The Crown's discography. "The whole album has very intense, good songs", remarked Lindstrand. "There are no ups and downs on that album, but all pure ten pointers every song." Tomas Lindberg appears on Devil Gate Ride  and Mika Luttinen from Impaled Nazarene appears on Total Satan.

Track listing

References

The Crown (band) albums
2000 albums
Metal Blade Records albums
Albums produced by Fredrik Nordström
North Province, New Caledonia

The North Province (French province Nord) is one of three administrative subdivisions in New Caledonia. It corresponds to the northern and northeastern portion of the New Caledonian mainland.

The provincial government seat is at Koné.

Provincial Congress
Of the 22 seats in the provincial congress, the Kanak and Socialist National Liberation Front holds 11, the Caledonian Union has 7, the Rally for Caledonia in the Republic has 3, and Future Together has 1.

See also
 Politics of New Caledonia

References

Provinces of New Caledonia
Geography of New Caledonia
James Blair Jr.

James Blair Jr. served as mayor of Williamsburg, Virginia from 1769 to 1770.

Mayors of Williamsburg, Virginia
Gomnes

Gomnes is a small village in the municipality of Hole in Buskerud, Norway.

Gomnes is located on  the peninsula of Røyse (Røysehalvøya) in Tyrifjorden.  It is largely surrounded by areas of farmland. The area of Røyse is one of the most productive agricultural areas in the region. The area is known for its production of fruit, grains and vegetables. The village had 369 residents as of 1 January 2014.

References

Villages in Buskerud
Sundvollen

Sundvollen  is a village in the municipality of Hole, in the county of Buskerud, Norway.  Sundvollen is located along the east side of Tyrifjorden where the E16 crosses west over Steinsfjorden,  the northeastern arm of Tyrifjorden, to Kroksund.  The village had 801 inhabitants as of January 2009.

Sundvollen (Sundvolden) was first the name of the local farm, which included much of the local real estate. The name is connected to the formation of the lake, which narrows in this area. In the census of 1801, 71 persons lived at and nearby the farm (both farmers and serfs with their families). From the farm, the hotel sprung, possibly as a wayside inn from first. As a crucial meeting point, the farm prospered from serving travelers going up to central Ringerike.

Sundvollen is most noted for the hotels, Sundvolden and Kleivstua.  Sundvolden Hotel is one of Norway's oldest hotels. It was  mentioned in written sources dating from 1648.  Kleivstua hotel s also an inn with long tradition. It was originally a coaching inn in 1780 which catered to travelers between Christiania and Ringerike. It was situated on the Old Royal Bergen Road (Den bergenske kongevei),  the historic road between  Oslo and Hadeland.  Kroksund bridge, an old stone structure at Sundvollen,  was included in the Old Royal Bergen Road. The road also formed part of the old Pilgrim's Route from Oslo to Trondheim.

Krokskogen is a forested area south of Sundvollen which forms part of Oslomarka.  The steep Krokkleiva  through Krokskogen was part of King Road (Kongevei) between Sundvollen and  Kleivstua.  The road was constructed in 3–6 meters wide at the end of the 1700s to raise the road standard with regard to increasing transport of charcoal to Bærums Verk in Lommedalen.

References

Other sources
Lønnå, Finn  (1992)  Langs Kongevei og gammel Drammensvei i Asker og Bærum (Asker og Bærum Historielag)

External links
Sundvolden Hotel
Kleivstua hotell
Krokskogen
Pictures of King's view, Krokskogen

Villages in Buskerud
Hole, Norway
Hvittingfoss

Hvittingfoss is a village in the municipality of Kongsberg in  Buskerud, Norway. Hvittingfoss has traditionally been associated with the manufacture of pulp, paper and paper products.

History
Prior to the municipal merger in 1964, Hvittingfoss  was in Ytre Sandsvær.  Hvittingfoss borders Lardal and Hof.  Hvittingfoss is located about 30 kilometers from Kongsberg. The river Numedalslågen runs through the village. The village population (2005) is 1,016.

Industrial development was driven by the waterfalls of Hvittingfoss as far back as the 17th century. In 1651, there were reportedly five sawmills in the northern waterfall, called Nord-fossen. The royal privileges of  Vittingfossen  was given to the counts in Jarlsberg and Larvik. Industrialist Christian August Anker (1840-1912) developed Hønefoss Træsliberi which started its production of wood pulp in 1881.

The pulp and paper group Edward Lloyd Limited, owner of Lloyd's Illustrated London Newspaper and the Daily Chronicle in London, operated huge paper mills in Kemsley, England.  The firm bought Hønefoss Træsliberi in 1902 in order to obtain a ready supply of wood pulp. In 1906, the Lloyd company  built  a paper mill on Hvittingfoss with a capacity of approx. 2000 ton press of thin paper for the Asian market. In 1916, the Lloyd firm sold all plants and waterfalls rights to a consortium led by a Captain Hjalmar Johansen. The Lloyd interests  reserved the right to lease and operate the plants for 14 years. In 1932 the Lloyd company completed its business on Hvittingfoss after 30 years of operation.

Vittingfoss power plant 
Vittingfoss power plant  (Vittingfoss kraftverk) is located on the Numedalslågen just off the center of Hvittingfoss. The power plant was a built in conjunction with a dam in 1910. The plant has five units, four with vertical Francis turbines, and one with a Kaplan turbine.; the two eldest of approximately 4.5 MW each were put into operation in 1919 and 1920, the third (4.8 MW) in 1949, the fourth (6.8 MW) in 1981 and the fifth (14.5 MW) in 2014 .

Tuft Church
Tuft Church (Tuft kyrkje) is  located just outside Hvittingfoss. The church was erected in 1880. The edifice is made of brick and has 150 seats. It was constructed as a replacement for Tupta Kirkja a stave church which had dated to the 1200s.

References

Other sources
Anker-Rasch, Ole (2006) Christian August Anker - Industripioner og grunder fra Rød Herregård (Oslo: Andresen & Butenssschøn)

External links
Hvittingfoss primary and secondary school

Villages in Buskerud
Populated places on the Numedalslågen
Hillestad

Hillestad may refer to:

Places
Hillestad, Agder, a village in the municipality of Åmli in Agder county, Norway
Hillestad Church, an old name for Tovdal Church in Åmli municipality in Agder county, Norway
Hillestad, Vestfold og Telemark, a village in the municipality of Holmestrand in Vestfold og Telemark county, Norway
Hillestad Church, a church in the municipality of Holmestrand in Vestfold og Telemark county, Norway
Hillestad, Viken, a village in the municipality of Kongsberg in Viken county, Norway

People
Albert W. Hillestad (1924-2007), an Episcopal priest and bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Springfield 
Dori Hillestad Butler (born 1965), an American author of children's books
Edmund Hillestad (1861-1946), an American businessman and member of the South Dakota House of Representatives
Erik Hillestad (born 1951), a Norwegian record producer and lyricist
Gro Hillestad Thune (born 1943), a Norwegian jurist and politician for the Labour Party
Margaret E. Hillestad (born 1961), a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party
Per Hillestad (born 1959), a Norwegian musician (drums) and record producer

See also
Hyllestad
Hylestad
Skollenborg

Skollenborg is a small village in Sandsvær in the municipality of Kongsberg in Viken county, Norway. Since 2015 Skollenborg has been a part of the Kongsberg urban area.

Skollenborg is situated in the valley of Lågendalen on the Numedalslågen river. The village is located at the intersection between Norwegian county roads FV40 and FV286 which leads to European route E134. It is situated 86 km from Oslo and about 46 km from Drammen. 

The population of the village was 323 in 2014. Since 2015 population numbers has not been reported separately for Skollenborg, but only for the Kongsberg urban area.

The village of Skollenborg is the site of Skollenborg Station (Skollenborg stasjon), a disused railway station on the Sørlandet Line. The station was served by local trains between Kongsberg via Oslo to Eidsvoll operated by  Norges Statsbaner until 2012. To the west of the village lies the Skollenborg power plant (Skollenborg kraftverk).

Hedenstad Church (Hedenstad kirke) is a medieval stone church. It was built in the 12th century. The bell tower dates from 1782. The interior of the church is mainly from the 1800s. The painted by Dina Aschehoug in 1888. The church was restored in 1889 based upon plans by architect Herman Backer. During the 1950s, the church was restored under the direction of architect Thomas Tostrup (1910-1971) and the artistic consultant Finn Krafft (1895-1967).

References

External links
Hedenstad kirke website

Villages in Buskerud
Populated places on the Numedalslågen
Kongsberg
Sysle

Sysle is a village in the municipality of Modum, Buskerud county, Norway. Its population (2014) is 227.

 
Sysle is principally a residential area situated about six km northwest of Vikersund.  It is located on Norwegian National Road  280 (Riksvei 280). The village is situated on the Snarumselva, a continuation of the Hallingdalselva which flows from Lake Krøderen.

There was a rail stop on the Krøderbanen railway line which runs from Vikersund to Krøderen. Sysle station opened in 1872. In 1958, passenger traffic was shut down and Sysle was reclassified as a freight station. Freight traffic ended in 1985.

References

Villages in Buskerud
Modum
Robert Schadler

Robert A. Schadler is an American politician and businessman who served as a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates for the 49th district from 1988 to 1992 and again from 1998 to 2010. Schadler represented a district that includes Mineral County.

Education 
Schadler earned an associate degree from the Potomac State College of West Virginia University and a Bachelor of Arts degree from West Virginia University. He also received a license in mortuary science.

Career
Prior to entering politics, Schadler worked as a mortician and florist. During his tenure in the West Virginia House of Delegates, Schadler was the vice chair of the Health and Human Resources Committee.

As a member of the Mineral County Republican Executive Committee, Schadler, campaigned for Democrat candidates in violation of party rules. He was subsequently removed from his position for the violation. He then sued in Circuit Court to have the decision overturned and lost his case. Upon appeal the lower courts decision allowing his removal was upheld by a 5–0 decision of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia. In 2010, Schadler was mentioned as a possible candidate for Mineral County circuit clerk.

References

External links
 CapWiz Political
 WV Legislature

People from Mineral County, West Virginia
Living people
West Virginia Republicans
Year of birth missing (living people)
Potomac State College alumni
West Virginia University alumni
Jay Hakkinen

Jay William Hakkinen (born July 19, 1977) is a former biathlete. He is a four-time American Olympian, and his 10th-place finish in the 20-kilometer individual race at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy was the best finish ever by an American biathlete.

Hakkinen retired from the sport at the end of the 2013–14 season.

Background
At the age of three, Hakkinen learned how to skate. Soon after, he picked up cross-country skiing, where he won the Junior 5 km freestyle. He got involved in biathlon when in 1994, he went for a year to a Norwegian town in a student exchange program. His host parents were able to arrange for him to trade with a local biathlon club. Within three years of returning home to Alaska, he was the Junior World Champion of biathlon.

Performance in Turin
Hakkinen placed 10th in the 20-kilometer individual race at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. He had the 2nd fastest skiing time of anyone in the competition, but failed to medal because of penalties he earned while shooting. He vowed to medal in his next event, but instead missed all five targets and fell quickly out of contention. Hakkinen was the lead biathlete for the United States in the relay, and was in first place when he handed off to his teammate; ultimately, however, the United States finished in 9th in the relay.

Biathlon results
All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.

Olympic Games

*Pursuit was added as an event in 2002, with mass start being added in 2006.

World Championships

*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.
**Team was removed as an event in 1998, and mass start was added in 1999 with the mixed relay being added in 2005.

References

External links
 
 
 
 NBCOlympics.com – Athletes – Jay Hakkinen Bio
 Jay Hakkinen's U.S. Olympic Team bio 
 

1977 births
Living people
American people of Finnish descent
Sportspeople from Alaska
American male biathletes
Biathletes at the 1998 Winter Olympics
Biathletes at the 2002 Winter Olympics
Biathletes at the 2006 Winter Olympics
Biathletes at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Olympic biathletes for the United States
Ormåsen

Ormåsen is a village in Buskerud,  Norway. It is a  residential area located  the municipality of Øvre Eiker. The village was built during 1986. Ormåsen is located midway between Hokksund and Vestfossen.  , the population was 809. Ormåsen has a private weather station which is located approximately  above sea level.

References

External links 
 Ormåsen Weather station

Villages in Buskerud
Øvre Eiker
Shami kebab

Shami kabab or shaami kabab is a local variety of kebab, originating from the Indian subcontinent. It is a popular dish in modern-day Indian, Pakistani and Bangladeshi cuisines. It is composed of a small patty of minced meat, generally beef, but occasionally lamb or mutton (a chicken version exists as well), with ground chickpeas, egg to hold it together, and spices. Shami kebab is eaten as a snack or an appetizer, and is served to guests especially in the regions of Dhaka, Deccan, Punjab, Kashmir, Uttar Pradesh and Sindh.

They are often garnished with lemon juice and served with sliced raw onions as a side salad, and may be eaten with chutney made from mint or coriander. They are also served along with sheer khurma during the celebrations of the Islamic festival of Eid.

Preparation
Shami kababs are boiled or sauteed meat (beef or lamb) and chickpeas (chana daal) with whole hot spices (garam masala, black pepper, cinnamon, cloves, bay leaves), whole ginger, whole garlic and some salt to taste until completely tender. Onions, turmeric, chili powder, egg, chopped green coriander, chopped green chillies and chopped mint leaves may be added in preparing kebab. Garam masala powder (ground spices) may be used in place of whole hot spices.

The cooked meat is then ground in such a way that it is fibrous and does not become a paste. It is then shaped into diamond or round patties and is shallow fried.

With a rise in vegetarianism and veganism, various new methods and recipes of making shami kabab have emerged in the subcontinent.

Serving
Shami kebabs may be served with roti along with ketchup, hot sauce, Schezwan sauce, chilli garlic sauce, raita or chutney. Before serving the kebabs, it is also common to dip them in a beaten egg mixture and double fry them. They are also commonly eaten in Hyderabad with cooked rice or chapati.

Etymology
There are several etymological explanations behind the shami kebab. One explanation is that the name of the dish derives from the word shaam, which means "dinner" and "night" in Persian. It also means evening in Urdu and Hindi. The name may also derive from the scent of an itr called shamama. The name shami kebab may also refer to Bilad al-Sham, the modern Syria, as many cooks from that region migrated to the wealthy Mughal Empire of South Asia during the Middle Ages.

See also 

 Anda shami
 Frikadeller
 List of kebabs
 Pakistani meat dishes

References

Kebabs
Indian cuisine
Punjabi cuisine
Bangladeshi cuisine
Bengali cuisine
Hyderabadi cuisine
Indian meat dishes
Indian fast food
Kashmiri cuisine
Mughlai cuisine
Pakistani meat dishes
Pakistani fast food
Sindhi cuisine
Uttar Pradeshi cuisine
Appetizers
Food watchlist articles
Neskollen

Neskollen is a village in Nes municipality, Norway, located a few kilometres northwest of the urban area Årnes. Its population on 1 January 2017 was 2,222.

References

Villages in Akershus
Nes, Akershus
Allen V. Evans

Allen V. Evans is an American politician. Evans is the West Virginia House of Delegates Member from the 54th District which represents Mineral County and Grant County. He also serves as the Minority Chair of the Agriculture committee.

External links
 CapWiz Political 
 WV Legislature

1939 births
Farmers from West Virginia
Living people
People from Grant County, West Virginia
People from Harrisonburg, Virginia
Republican Party members of the West Virginia House of Delegates
21st-century American politicians
American United Methodists
Railgun (disambiguation)

A railgun is a weapon that uses electromagnetic force to launch high velocity projectiles

Railgun or rail gun may also refer to:

 Railway gun, a large caliber artillery piece mounted on a railcar for rail mobility
 Benchrest rifle, also known as a rail gun, a type of rifle that is built into a machine rest
 Mikoto Misaka, also known as "Railgun", a character in the light novel series A Certain Magical Index and the protagonist of the manga series A Certain Scientific Railgun
Stan Marple

Stanislaus Henry Marple is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and coach. Marple played twelve seasons in various British leagues, most notably for the Guildford Flames, for whom he later served as head coach. He is currently the general manager for the University of Alberta's men's hockey team, the Alberta Golden Bears.

Clubs

Note: Marple could not play regularly after 2005 because of the EPL 4 import rule, therefore he could only play when other imports were injured.

Playing career
Marple had his number 3 retired by Guildford. The Flames gained ten titles while Marple was head coach and general manager.

Statistics

General manager / coaching record and titles
Marple's coaching record at Guildford is as follows: 396 wins, 174 losses, 42 ties and overtime losses.
His record during his time as GM is as follows: 213 wins, 55 losses.

Marple's titles for his clubs as head coach & or general manager are as follows:

External links
 

1968 births
Living people
Alberta Golden Bears ice hockey players
Basingstoke Beavers players
British National League (1996–2005) players
Canadian ice hockey coaches
Canadian ice hockey right wingers
Delta Flyers players
English Premier Ice Hockey League players
Guildford Flames players
Ice hockey people from Alberta
Milton Keynes Kings players
Swindon Icelords players
St. Albert Saints players
Victoria Cougars (WHL) players
Place of birth missing (living people)
Ruth Rowan

Ruth Rowan (born September 12, 1948) is an American politician from the U.S. state of West Virginia. She is a member of the Republican Party and served as a member the West Virginia House of Delegates from the 57th District, which represented parts of Mineral County and Hampshire County in West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle. In 2004, she defeated the embattled House Delegate Jerry Mezzatesta for his seat after he was embroiled in a political scandal in 2003-04.

Personal life 

Rowan was born in Pennsylvania. She was received her B.S. and M. Ed. from California University of Pennsylvania. She is a long-serving and now retired elementary school teacher in Hampshire County Schools. She married Tom Rowan and they had two children, Julie and Tom. The granddaughter of a coal miner, Rowan is one of few West Virginia Republicans endorsed by the United Mine Workers of America. She has been endorsed by the American Federation of Teachers, the National Education Association, the AFL-CIO, West Virginians for Life, and the National Rifle Association. A descendant of Frontier Ranger Doctor Llewellyn, her earliest forebears blazed a trail in the wilderness near the Forks of Cheat River in present-day Monongalia County, West Virginia.

Career
The West Virginia House of Delegates had often been reminded of West Virginia's most senior county by Rowan, who began each floor presentation with the phrase "from West Virginia's oldest county". She championed infrastructure, senior, veteran, children, education and healthcare issues. She was appointed to represent West Virginia in the United States' Southern Regional Education Conference to help shape emerging issues in education.

Rowan enjoyed broad based bipartisan support in both Charleston and her home district, as demonstrated by her strong showing in both primary and general elections. In the general election of 2010, Rowan garnered 72% of the vote, despite the endorsement of a well-funded challenger by several popular state and local elected officials.

See also
List of members of the 78th West Virginia House of Delegates
List of members of the 79th West Virginia House of Delegates
List of members of the 80th West Virginia House of Delegates

References

External links
 Ruth Rowan (R - Hampshire, 57) at the West Virginia House of Delegates
 

1948 births
Schoolteachers from West Virginia
American women educators
California University of Pennsylvania alumni
Living people
Republican Party members of the West Virginia House of Delegates
People from Hampshire County, West Virginia
West Virginia University alumni
Women state legislators in West Virginia
21st-century American politicians
21st-century American women politicians
Kirby, Arkansas

Kirby is an unincorporated census-designated place in northern Pike County, Arkansas, United States. The community lies on U.S. Route 70; it is located halfway between Daisy and Glenwood. Per the 2020 census, the population was 721.

Education 
Public education for elementary and secondary school students is provided by the Kirby School District, which includes:

 Kirby Elementary School, serving kindergarten through grade 6.
 Kirby High School, serving grades 7 through 12.

The schools' mascot and athletic teams are the Trojans with maroon and gray as the school colors.

Demographics

2020 census

References

Census-designated places in Arkansas
Census-designated places in Pike County, Arkansas