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Ledberg stone

The Ledberg stone, designated as Ög 181 under Rundata, is an image-stone and runestone located in Östergötland, Sweden.

Description

The Ledberg stone is a partially surviving runestone, similar to Thorwald's Cross. It features a figure with his foot at the mouth of a four-legged beast, below which lies a legless, helmeted man, with his arms in a prostrate position. This is thought to be a depiction of Odin being devoured by the wolf Fenrir at Ragnarök, the final battle in Norse mythology, in which several gods meet their death. The battle and death of Odin are described in the poem Völuspá from the Poetic Edda.

Some scholars, however, believe that the images of the Ledberg stone depict the final story of either Þorgautr or Gunna, who are memorialized in the runic inscription. If the images are followed in the same order as the runes are written, they seem to create a chronological account. The first image is of a ship; this depicts a journey abroad. Next, there is a figure walking to the left, carrying what is most likely a shield, in preparation for departure. In the third image, the figure is carrying weapons and a shield to the right, probably marching to battle. At the top of the second side of the stone, the figure's foot is being bitten by a wolf and finally, we see the figure legless with arms sprawled, likely lying dead on the battlefield. Wolves were often used in Viking art and poetry to signify combat, so it is thought to be unlikely that the figure fell in battle due to wounds caused by a wolf.

The warrior figures have shields, one carries a spear, and all have moustaches and beards, except for the Odin figure. The helmets are conical and similar in shape to those shown on the Bayeux Tapestry.

Inscription

The runic inscription of the Ledberg stone is carved in the Younger futhark, and is dated to the 11th century. It reads:
§A ᛒᛁᛋᛁ ᛬ ᛋᛅᛏᛁ ᛬ ᛋᛏᛁ ᛬ ᚦᛁᛋᛁ ᛬ ᛁᚠᛏᛁᛦ ᛬ ᚦᚢᚱᚴᚢᛏ ᛬ ᚢ----ᚦᛁ ᛬ ᚠᛅᚦᚢᚱ
(b)isi · sati : sti[n] : þisi : iftiʀ : þurkut : u----þi : faþur
§B ᛬ ᛋᛁᚾ ᛬ ᚢᚴ ᛬ ᚦᚢ ᛬ ᚴᚢᚾᛅ ᛬ ᛒᛅᚦᛁ ᛬
: sin : uk : þu : kuna : baþi :

Translated into English:
 §A Bisi placed this stone in memory of Þorgautr … his father. §B And Gunna, both.

Charm
The final part of the B-side contains a rhyming charm or spell (galdr), which reads:
ᚦᛘᚴ ᛬ ᛁᛁᛁ ᛬ ᛋᛋᛋ ᛬ ᛏᛏᛏ ᛬ ᛁᛁᛁ ᛬ ᛚᛚᛚ ᛬
þmk : iii : sss : ttt : iii : lll :

which is to be read (in normalized Old Icelandic spelling):

þistill, mistill, kistill

The three words mean thistle, mistletoe and casket respectively. This type of charm is found on a few other inscriptions, among them the runic inscription on the Gørlev runestone, DR 239, from Sjælland, Denmark. It has been noted that Pliny the Elder recorded that the Celts gathered mistletoe as a cure for infertility, and that singing a charm over herbs increased their power, which may have led to the þistill mistill kistill combination.

Of the personal names in the inscription, Þorgautr contains as a name element the Norse god Thor.

See also
Runic magic

References

Picture stones
Runestones in Östergötland
11th-century inscriptions
Odin in art
Arthur Morris Jones

Arthur Morris Jones (1889–1980), was a missionary and musicologist who worked in Zambia during the early 20th century. He was stationed at St Mark's School in Mapanza, a community in the Southern Province of present-day Zambia (called Rhodesia at the time). He is best known for his ethnomusicological work, particularly his two-volume Studies in African Music. He made an important contribution to the literature with his work in African rhythmic structure.

In 1934 he introduced the technical term cross-rhythm: Formulae of movement, phrases or motifs are combined in that way, that their starting place, main accents and, or beat reference points "cross", that is, that they do not coincide.

He is also remembered for his controversial theories on scales and the music of the xylophone, which he claimed migrated from Southeast Asia to Africa. One hundred of Jones' acetate field recordings are part of the British Library Sound Archive (number C424).

Bibliography
 Jones, A.M. Africa and Indonesia: The Evidence of the Xylophone and Other Musical and Cultural Factors.  Leiden: Brill, 1964.
 Jones, A.M. "African Hymnody in Christian Worship." Gwelo: Mambo Press, 1976.
 Jones, A.M. African Music. Rhodes-Livingstone Museum Occasional Papers; No. 2. Livingstone, Northern Rhodesia: Rhodes-Livingstone Institute, 1943.
 Jones, A.M. African Rhythm. London: International African Institute, 1954.
 Jones, A.M. Studies in African Music. 2 vols. London: New York, 1978.
 Jones, A.M., and L. Kombe. The Icila Dance, Old Style. A Study in African Music and Dance of the Lala Tribe of Northern Rhodesia. Roodepoort, South Africa: Published by Longmans, Green and Co. for African Music Society, 1952.

References

External links
 British Library Sound Archive catalogue
 Listen to Arthur Morris Jones recordings

1889 births
1980 deaths
Protestant missionaries in Zambia
British ethnomusicologists
People associated with the Rhodes-Livingstone Institute
English Protestant missionaries
20th-century British musicologists
London (TV series)

London is a 2004 three-part BBC history documentary series about the history of London, presented by Peter Ackroyd.

Episodes

1: Fire and Destiny
(7 May 2004)
Boudicca, Great Fire of London, Blitz,

2: Crowd
(14 May 2004)
Riots, Peasants' Revolt, Gordon Riots

3: Water and Darkness
(21 May 2004)
Sewers, River Thames, London Bridge, Springheeled Jack

Cast list
The series made a visual trope of, as Ackroyd walked around London or was sitting in his study, the persons of famous and anonymous historical figures would fade in and out and act their testimonies. These were played, in alphabetical order, by:-
Tyler Butterworth .... Merry Andrew
Jim Carter .... Henry Fielding
Michael Feast .... Christopher Wren
William Forde .... Young Thomas de Quincey
Tom Hollander .... T. S. Eliot
Philip Jackson .... Samuel Pepys
Derek Jacobi .... Tacitus
Alex Jennings .... Stephen Spender
Kara Kyne .... Jane Alsop
Chris Langham .... Ned Ward
Anton Lesser .... Charles Dickens
Philip Madoc .... Geoffrey of Monmouth
Joseph McFadden .... James Boswell
Tim Pigott-Smith .... John Evelyn
Amanda Root .... Charlotte Brontë
Jack Shepherd .... Thomas de Quincey
John Simm .... Friedrich Engels
Toby Stephens .... Casanova
Richard Stockwell .... Young Peter Ackroyd
Ronan Vibert .... Joseph Conrad
Harriet Walter .... Virginia Woolf
Don Warrington .... Ignatius Sancho
Timothy West .... Henry Mayhew
John Woodvine .... Henry Moore

External links

BBC television documentaries
2004 British television series debuts
2004 British television series endings
2000s British documentary television series
2000s British television miniseries
English-language television shows
Social history of London
York House

York House may refer to:

Royal residences

York House was traditionally the name given, often temporarily, to houses in London, England occupied by holders of the title of Duke of York:

Albany (London) in Piccadilly
Cumberland House in Pall Mall
Dover House in Whitehall
Lancaster House in Pall Mall
York House, St James's Palace, a wing of St. James's Palace

Other structures

in Canada
York House School at Vancouver, British Columbia

in England
York House School, Redheath, Croxley Green, Hertfordshire
York House, Strand in the Strand, London
York House, Twickenham in the London suburb of Twickenham, which now serves as the town hall, a tourist attraction, wedding venue and filming location
York House, Waterloo, an office building in Lambeth, London
in Grenada

 York House, Grenada, the former home of the Grenadian Parliament
in Hong Kong
York House, Hong Kong in The Landmark, Hong Kong, see Hongkong Land

in the United States
York House (Napa, California)
York House (Mountain City, Georgia), listed on the NRHP in Georgia
York House (Pikeville, Kentucky), listed on the NRHP in Kentucky
York Mansion, Pikeville, Kentucky, listed on the NRHP in Kentucky
York-Skinner House, Westfield, New York
York-Gordon House, New Bern, North Carolina, listed on the NRHP in North Carolina
Ozyorny

Ozyorny (masculine), Ozyornaya (feminine), Ozyornoye (neuter), or Ozyornye (plural for all genders) may refer to:

Ozyorny (inhabited locality) (Ozerny, Ozyornaya, Ozyornoye), name of several inhabited localities in Russia
Ozyornaya (Moscow Metro), a metro station in Moscow, Russia.
Ozyornaya railway station, a railway station in Saint Peterburg, Russia
Ozerne (air base), an air base in Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine

Rivers 
 Ozyornaya (river, Severnaya Zemlya), a river on October Revolution Island in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia
 Ozyornaya (river, Sea of Okhotsk), a river in Kamchatka Krai, Russia

See also
Ozyornye, a village in Kirov Oblast, Russia
Ozerne (disambiguation)
Midland Railway 2000 Class

The Midland Railway 2000 Class was a class of 40 0-6-4T steam locomotives designed by Richard Deeley. They were known as "flatirons" or "hole-in-the-wall tanks" because of their distinctive shape; their side tanks extended to the front of the smokebox and they had a distinct cut-out in the side tanks to access the motion. They were numbered 2000–2039.

Development
They were originally developed from 0-4-4T types designed for commuter work with an extra set of driving wheels. Acceleration and stability, however, were poor and, after a derailment, they were relegated to freight work. All were rebuilt with Belpaire firebox and superheater between 1920 and 1926. The superheated engines had slightly longer smokeboxes which extended slightly in front of the side tanks.

Ownership change
The locomotives passed to the London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) in 1923. They kept their Midland Railway numbers and the LMS gave them the power classification 3P.

Accidents and incidents
The class were rough riders at speed. They were liable to oscillate on poor track, which led to a number of derailments.
In June 1928, locomotive No. 2015 was hauling a mail train that was derailed at Swinderby, Lincolnshire.
In August 1928, locomotive No. 2029 was hauling a train that was derailed at Ashton under Hill, Worcestershire.
On 25 February 1935, locomotive No. 2023 was hauling a passenger train that was derailed at Ashton under Hill. One person was killed.
In 1935, locomotive No. 2011 was hauling a train that was derailed at Moira, Leicestershire.

Withdrawal
All were withdrawn between 1935 and 1938. The standard parts would have mostly been used for spares rather than scrap. None were preserved.

References
Notes

Bibliography

External links 
 Midland Railway Society photo of an unsuperheated flatiron No. 2031
 a photograph of a superheated flatiron No. 2000
 

2000 Class
0-6-4T locomotives
Railway locomotives introduced in 1907
Standard gauge steam locomotives of Great Britain
C2′ n2t locomotives
John Halcomb

John Halcomb (later Halcombe, 1790 –  3 November 1852) was an English serjeant-at-law, and a Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) for Dover between 1833 and 1835. Of several written works, his most significant was A Practical Treatise of Passing Private Bills through both Houses of Parliament (1836).

Halcomb, who was later known as Halcombe, married Margaret Birch. Their fifth child, Arthur Halcombe, went to New Zealand as an immigration agent under William Fox. The daughter of his brother William, Sarah Holcomb, was the wife of William Fox.

References

External links 
 

1790 births
1852 deaths
Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies
Serjeants-at-law (England)
UK MPs 1832–1835
Tory MPs (pre-1834)
Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Dover
19th-century English lawyers
Zemfira (album)

Zemfira is the debut album by Russian rock singer Zemfira. It was released in May 1999 on DMI Records. The album sold over 700,000 copies in Russia.

Track listing
"Почему"     (Why)
"Снег"       (Snow)
"Синоптик"   (The Weatherman)
"Ромашки"    (Daisies)
"Маечки"     (Shirts)
"СПИД"       (AIDS)
"Румба"      (Rumba)
"Скандал"    (Scandal)
"Не Пошлое"  (Unplatitudinous)
"Припевочка" (Songstergirl)*
"-140"
"Ариведерчи" (Arrivederci)
"Ракеты"     (Rockets)
"Земфира"    (Zemfira)

*Here: means girl who is very easy to get along with. The song tells about problems of young couple, it contains lyrics such as: "He is your boy | You are his girl | He is a liar | Well, and you're not a songstergirl"

Personnel 
Zemfira – Vocals, Lyrics, Music
Sergei Cozinov – Drums and Percussion
Oleg Pungin – Drums and Percussion
Vadim Solov'ev – Guitar
Yurii Tsaler – Guitar
Rinat Akhmadiev – Bass
Sergei Miroliubov – Keyboard

1999 debut albums
Zemfira albums
Kalindula

Kalindula is a kind of bass guitar which gives its name to a style of popular music in southern-central Africa. It originated in the late 20th century and is popular in Zambia and is also found in Malawi and Zimbabwe. Some people claim it originated in the Democratic Republic of Congo but this cannot be fully supported by the evidence.  It combines features of 20th century popular music with rhythmic and metric elements.

The kalindula musical style is characterized by an up-tempo rhythm and, in addition to the kalindula bass guitar, one or more hand-crafted guitars which are called 'banjos' (pronounced locally as 'bahn-jo').  Homemade drum sets are also used in some kalindula bands.  Kalindula bands in urban areas often incorporate electric guitars, electric bass and modern drum sets into their ensembles.

In the Southern Province of Zambia, kalindula bands compete to participate in the annual Tonga Music Festival sponsored by Chikuni Radio station.  Winning groups are offered recording contracts by the radio station and their tapes are sold in markets throughout the province.  Current favorites in the Southern Province are Green Mamba and Mashombe Blue Jeans. Amayenge, winners of the 2005 Ngoma Music Award, are another well-known and long-established group, together with Distro Kuomboka band, winners of several regional and national awards as 'Best Band', who dominate the Kalindula scene on the Copperbelt.

See also
 List of African musicians

External links
 Chikuni Radio
 Tonga Music Festival photo gallery 
 Kalindula Music Videos

Other information

Zambian musical instruments
Malawian music
Zimbabwean musical instruments
Bass guitars
Living with a Hernia

"Living with a Hernia" is a song by "Weird Al" Yankovic. The song is a parody of "Living in America" by James Brown, from the film Rocky IV. The song mostly describes the terrible "aggravation" and "back pain" that a hernia causes. The narrator himself claims to be suffering from a hernia, and that he's "Got to have an operation".

Recording

"Living with a Hernia" is a spoof of "Living in America" by Dan Hartman and Charlie Midnight (which was also the theme to the 1985 film  Rocky IV). As the title suggests, it is about hernias. When it came time to pick a song to parody as the lead single for Polka Party! Scotti Brothers Records "had some very strong ideas" and wished to have Yankovic parody a musician who was signed on the same label. After "Living in America" became a hit, the record label insisted that Yankovic parody the song, to which Yankovic obliged. In order to accurately write the song, Yankovic researched the various types of hernias. On August 4, 1986, Yankovic began recording parodies for Polka Party!, starting with "Living With a Hernia".

Critical reception
The single received mostly mixed reviews. Eugene Chadbourne of AllMusic was critical of the parody, and wrote that "'Living in America' in its original version has all the overblown grandeur needed to make a good parody target, but 'Living With a Hernia' just isn't funny." Christopher Thelen of the Daily Vault noted that "Yankovic even falls flat tackling" Brown with this parody. In a positive review, Keith Thomas of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution called the single "a comical classic", praising Yankovic's lampooning of Brown's stage performance. He was particularly pleased with Yankovic naming specific types of hernias as opposed to cities in the United States. He concluded that, "Some people say Weird Al's appeal will wear out [but] I beg to differ."

Music video
Yankovic noted that "it was a real thrill to do James Brown. I'm a total non-dancer, never went to any dances in high school, but if I analytically dissect a dance routine I can figure it out." Choreographer Chester Whitmore was hired to accurately create the dance scenes featured in the video, which was shot on the concert set used in the movie Rocky IV.

Track listing
 "Living with a Hernia" – 3:16
 "Don't Wear Those Shoes" – 3:35

See also
List of singles by "Weird Al" Yankovic
List of songs by "Weird Al" Yankovic

References

Footnotes

Bibliography

External links
"Living with a Hernia" music video on YouTube/VEVO

Songs about diseases and disorders
"Weird Al" Yankovic songs
1986 singles
Songs written by Charlie Midnight
Songs with lyrics by "Weird Al" Yankovic
1986 songs
Funk songs
James Brown
Scotti Brothers Records singles
After the Truth

After the Truth () is a 1999 German film depicting the fictional trial of Dr. Josef Mengele, known as the "death angel of Auschwitz".
The film, starring Götz George as Mengele and Kai Wiesinger as his lawyer, is based on the original English-language screenplay by American writers Christopher and Kathleen Riley. The German title translates to "Nothing but the truth".

Synopsis
The infamous Nazi doctor Josef Mengele, who performed unethical medical experiments and is considered to be personally responsible for the selection of mass groups of detainees to be murdered in the gas chambers at the Auschwitz concentration camp, comes back from his hideout in Argentina as an 87-year-old man who is in his last days. Back in Germany, he must face trial for his crimes. Peter Rohm, a young solicitor and expert on Mengele, has to defend him. But Rohm feels unable to do so; when he decides to take on the case he endangers not only the relationship to his wife but also their very lives.

While the entire world looks on the Mengele trial, Rohm learns that the history of his own family has a closer connection with the Nazis' genocide than he ever had suspected.

Production
Götz George was also a co-producer of the film, which had problems finding financial support. The actor invested heavily to see the film completed.

Cast
 Kai Wiesinger as Peter Rohm
 Götz George as Josef Mengele
 Karoline Eichhorn as Rebekka Rohm
 Doris Schade as Hilde Rohm
 Peter Roggisch as Chief Prosecutor Heribert Vogt
 Bastian Trost as Felix Hillmann
 Peter Rühring as Dr. Füglein
 Michaela Rosen as Judge Gunda Friedrichs
 Traugott Buhre as Dabrowski
  as Daniel Ginsberg
 Heinz Trixner as Müller
 Detlef Bothe as Siebert
 Volker Risch as Prosecutor
 Frank Röth as Wendler
 Peer Martiny as Adlatus Vogt
 Jockel Tschiersch as Commissioner Wichmann
 Michael Schenk as Judge Kürten

Further reading

External links
 

 Screenwriters' website with press quotes and festival history

1999 films
1999 drama films
German drama films
1990s German-language films
World War II war crimes trials films
Films about the aftermath of the Holocaust
Films about Nazis
Cultural depictions of Josef Mengele
Films scored by Harald Kloser
1990s German films
Fellows Riverside Gardens

Fellows Riverside Gardens (11 acres) are public botanical gardens, part of the Mill Creek Metro Parks system. The gardens are located at 123 McKinley Avenue, in Youngstown, Ohio, United States. They are open daily with no admission fee.

History
In 1958, Elizabeth A. Fellows bequeathed the property to Mill Creek Park, together with funds to create a public garden on the site. She died in 1958 at the age of 96 in her home. In 1962, plans of how the garden would be designed came to fruition by Landscape Architect John L. Paolano. In order to keep the authenticity of the land, he maintained the overlooks and natural rolling landscape. After the design was completed, the first plantings began in 1963.

Facilities
Today the gardens include labeled flower displays of annuals, chrysanthemums, perennials, and tulips, with over 40,000 bulbs blooming each spring. The rose collection includes a formal rose garden with hybrid tea, floribunda and grandiflora roses, as well as climbing roses along a perennial border walk. Botanical and shrub roses are represented throughout the site. The gardens also contain a variety of labeled trees and woody shrubs, with collections of European beech, dwarf conifers, hollies, and rhododendrons, as well as an observation tower with a fine view of Lake Glacier.

The D.D. and Velma Davis Visitor & Education Center located at the Gardens houses a horticultural library, a Garden Cafe by Kravitz Deli, classrooms, a gift shop and meeting rooms.  Many cultural events take place there each year and classes in horticulture, art and culture are offered year-round.  The Visitor Center also contains a museum and an art gallery which features nature- and horticulture-themed shows.  National and international speakers are hosted at the center as well.

Two other structures, the Gazebo and the Kidston Pavilion, are often the site of weddings, programs, and classes.

Events

The garden is the site of an All-America Selections Roses demonstration garden where new rose varieties are tested before being released to the public, a trial garden for new releases of annuals and perennials and a dahlia trial garden where showy dahlia varieties are tested. The dahlia trial garden is sponsored by the American Dahlia Society.

Children can interact with gardening and take classes in the Family Garden. Some classes and events require a fee.

Several annual events, such as Pumpkin Walk at Twilight, an autumn exhibit of carved and lighted jack-o-lanterns, Winter Nights, a winter display of luminary, and numerous flower shows are hosted at the gardens.

Fellows Riverside Gardens celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2008 with a variety of special events.

Gallery

See also 
 List of botanical gardens in the United States

References

External links 
 

Botanical gardens in Ohio
Protected areas of Mahoning County, Ohio
Ryan Palmer (chess player)

Ryan Palmer (born 23 January 1974) is a chess player of Jamaican origin; he was the Jamaican National Champion in 1992. During the academic years of 2004-2007, he taught mathematics at Adams' Grammar School in Newport, Shropshire, and now has moved to the United States, to pursue further studies. In both 2006 and 2007, he and his teammates were the Shropshire Chess League Division 1 Champions. In 2007, Palmer accomplished one win, one draw, and one loss leading to an accumulative score of 50%. He later returned to the UK to teach at St Olaves Grammar School, Orpington and is now teaching maths at Richmond Park Academy

References

External links
 The Chess Drum Article
 
 Ryan Palmer 365Chess.com

1974 births
Living people
Jamaican chess players
People from Newport, Shropshire
Henry Wase Whitfield

Lieutenant General Henry Wase Whitfield (Chinese: 威非路) was the Lieutenant Governor of Hong Kong and Commander of British Troops in China, Hong Kong and the Straits Settlements.

Military career
Whitfield was commissioned into the 2nd West India Regiment in 1828. He went on to be commanding officer of his regiment in 1843 and commanded it for 15 years.

He was promoted to major-general in 1868 and appointed Commander of British Troops in China, Hong Kong and the Straits Settlements in 1869.

Memory
Whitfield Road (威非路道) in North Point and Whitfield Barracks in Tsim Sha Tsui, both in Hong Kong, were named after him.

References

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1814 births
1877 deaths
Commanders of Hong Kong
British Army lieutenant generals
West India Regiment officers
Negative stain

In microscopy, negative staining is an established method, often used in diagnostic microscopy, for contrasting a thin specimen with an optically opaque fluid. In this technique, the background is stained, leaving the actual specimen untouched, and thus visible. This contrasts with positive staining, in which the actual specimen is stained.

Bright field microscopy

For bright-field microscopy, negative staining is typically performed using a black ink fluid such as nigrosin and India ink. The specimen, such as a wet bacterial culture spread on a glass slide, is mixed with the negative stain and allowed to dry. When viewed with the microscope the bacterial cells, and perhaps their spores, appear light against the dark surrounding background. An alternative method has been developed using an ordinary waterproof marking pen to deliver the negative stain.

Transmission electron microscopy

In the case of transmission electron microscopy, opaqueness to electrons is related to the atomic number, i.e., the number of protons. Some suitable negative stains include ammonium molybdate, uranyl acetate, uranyl formate, phosphotungstic acid, osmium tetroxide, osmium ferricyanide and auroglucothionate. These have been chosen because they scatter electrons strongly and also adsorb to biological matter well. The structures which can be negatively stained are much smaller than those studied with the light microscope. Here, the method is used to view viruses, bacteria, bacterial flagella, biological membrane structures and proteins or protein aggregates, which all have a low electron-scattering power.  Some stains, such as osmium tetroxide and osmium ferricyanide, are very chemically active. As strong oxidants, they cross-link lipids mainly by reacting with unsaturated carbon-carbon bonds, and thereby both fix biological membranes in place in tissue samples and simultaneously stain them.

The choice of negative stain in electron microscopy can be very important. An early study of plant viruses using negatively stained leaf dips from a diseased plant showed only spherical viruses with one stain and only rod-shaped viruses with another. The verified conclusion was that this plant suffered from a mixed infection by two separate viruses. 
Negative staining at both light microscope and electron microscope level should never be performed with infectious organisms unless stringent safety precautions are followed. Negative staining is usually a very mild preparation method and thus does not reduce the possibility of operator infection.

Other applications

Negative staining transmission electron microscopy has also been successfully employed for study and identification of aqueous lipid aggregates like lamellar liposomes (le), inverted spherical micelles (M) and inverted hexagonal HII cylindrical (H) phases (see figure).

References

External links

Electron microscopy stains
Electron microscopy
Microscopy
Staining
Miller & Martin

Miller & Martin PLLC is a midsize Southeastern law firm with offices in Atlanta, Georgia, Chattanooga, Tennessee, Nashville, Tennessee, and Charlotte, North Carolina.  The firm employs over 130 attorneys and a similar number of support staff.

Miller & Martin's practice was founded in 1867 in Chattanooga, Tennessee.  Many of its early clients, such as the original bottler of Coca-Cola, have evolved from local concerns into global enterprises.  Miller & Martin is a member of the World Law Group — an international network of independent law firms.

References

External links
Miller & Martin PLLC

Companies based in Chattanooga, Tennessee
Law firms established in 1867
Law firms based in Tennessee
Demographic window

The Demographic Window is defined to be that period of time in a nation's demographic evolution when the proportion of population of working age group is particularly prominent. This occurs when the demographic architecture of a population becomes younger and the percentage of people able to work reaches its height. Typically, the demographic window of opportunity lasts for 30–40 years depending upon the country. Because of the mechanical link between fertility levels and age structures, the timing and duration of this period is closely associated to those of fertility decline: when birth rates fall, the age pyramid first shrinks with gradually lower proportions of young population (under 15s) and the dependency ratio decreases as is happening (or happened) in various parts of East Asia over several decades. After a few decades, low fertility however causes the population to get older and the growing proportion of elderly people inflates again the dependency ratio as is observed in present-day Europe.

The exact technical boundaries of definition may vary. The UN Population Department has defined it as period when the proportion of children and youth under 15 years falls below 30 per cent and the proportion of people 65 years and older is still below 15 per cent. The Global Data Lab released an alternative classification of phases:

Europe's demographic window lasted from 1950 to 2000. It began in China in 1990 and is expected to last until 2015. India is expected to enter the demographic window in 2010, which may last until the middle of the present century. Much of Africa will not enter the demographic window until 2045 or later.

Societies who have entered the demographic window have smaller dependency ratio (ratio of dependents to working-age population) and therefore the demographic potential for high economic growth as favorable dependency ratios tend to boost savings and investments in human capital. But this so-called "demographic bonus" (or demographic dividend) remains only a potential advantage as low participation rates (for instance among women) or rampant unemployment may limit the impact of favorable age structures.

For a list of demographic windows of other nations check the UN link in References.

See also
 Demographics

References

Proceedings of the United Nations Expert Meeting on World Population to 2300 
Bloom, David E., David Canning and Jaypee Sevilla (2003)- The Demographic Dividend: A New Perspective on the Economic Consequences of Population Change.
 A CICRED Policy Paper on implications of age structural transitions

Demographic economics
Demographics
Ageing
DirectX Diagnostic Tool

DirectX Diagnostic Tool (DxDiag) is a diagnostics tool used to test DirectX functionality and troubleshoot video- or sound-related hardware problems. DirectX Diagnostic can save text files with the scan results. These files are often posted in tech forums or attached to support emails in order to give support personnel a better idea of the PC the requester is using in case the error is due to a hardware failure or incompatibility.

DirectX Diagnostic Tool is located in . Starting from Windows Vista, DirectX Diagnostic Tool only shows information; it is no longer possible to test the hardware and the various DirectX components.

Functions
The System tab displays the current DirectX version, the computer's hostname, the operating system's version, information on the system BIOS, and other data.  The DirectX Files tab displays information about the versions of specific DirectX system files, which are portable executables or dynamic-link libraries (DLLs).

DirectX Diagnostic Tool displays information about the current display settings and the video hardware on the Display tab.  If the computer has more than one monitor, then DirectX Diagnostic Tool will display a separate tab for each monitor.  This tab can disable DirectDraw, Direct3D, and/or AGP Texture Acceleration for troubleshooting purposes.  If the installed display driver has passed Windows Hardware Quality Labs testing, DirectX Diagnostic Tool will display this result on the right side of the window.

The Music tab displays information about the computer's MIDI settings, and lists different music-related software and hardware on your computer.  The Input tab, displays information about input devices installed in the computer such as keyboards and mice. It will also attempt to detect problems with these devices. DirectX Diagnostic Tool also displays information about the installed DirectPlay Service Provider.

In Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows Vista x64 edition, Windows 7 x64 edition, Windows 8 x64 edition and Windows 10 x64 edition, two versions of DirectX Diagnostic Tool are included, a native 64-bit version and a 32-bit version. In Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows Vista x64 edition and Windows 7 x64 edition, the 32-bit version of DirectX Diagnostic Tool is run by default.

References

Utilities for Windows
Windows-only proprietary software
DirectX
List of legendary creatures from Japan

The following is a list of demons, ghosts,  and other legendary creatures that are notable in Japanese folklore and mythology.

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D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

M

N

O

R

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T

U

W

Y

Z

See also
 Japanese mythology

References

External links
 Photo Dictionary of Japanese Buddhist and Shinto Deities
 百物語怪談会 Hyakumonogatari Kaidankai | Translated Japanese Ghost Stories and Tales of the Weird and the Strange, a blog by Mizuki Shigeru 
 133 Yokai Statues on Mizuki Shigeru Road

 
 
Japan
Japan
Legendary creatures from Japan
Terebratulida

Terebratulids are one of only three living orders of articulate brachiopods, the others being the Rhynchonellida and the Thecideida. Craniida and Lingulida include living brachiopods, but are inarticulates. The name, Terebratula, may be derived from the Latin "terebra", meaning "hole-borer". The perceived resemblance of terebratulid shells to ancient Roman oil lamps gave the brachiopods their common name "lamp shell".

Terebratulids typically have biconvex shells that are usually ovoid to circular in outline. They can be either smooth or have radial ribbing. The lophophore support is loop shaped in contrast to the spiralia of similar looking spiriferids. Terebratulids are also distinguished by a very short hinge line, and the shell is punctate in microstructure. There is a circular pedicle opening, or foramen, located in the beak.

Terebratulids may have evolved from Atrypids during the early or Middle Silurian.  Early genera were almost circular to elongate-oval, with smooth or finely costate shells. During the Cretaceous and Tertiary periods, many shells became coarsely plicate.

Classification
 Suborder Terebratellidina
 Superfamily Kraussinoidea
 Superfamily Laqueoidea
 Superfamily Megathyridoidea
 Superfamily Platidioidea
 Superfamily Terebratelloidea
 Family Dallinidae
 Family Ecnomiosidae
 Family Terebratellidae
 Family Thaumatosiidae
 Superfamily Zeillerioidea
 Superfamily Bouchardioidea
 Superfamily Gwynioidea
 Superfamily Kingenoidea
 Superfamily Incertae sedis
 Family Tythothyrididae
 Suborder Terebratulidina
 Superfamily Cancellothyroidea
 Family Cancellothyrididae
 Family Chlidonophoridae
 Family Cnismatocentridae
 Superfamily Dyscoloidea
 Superfamily Terebratuloidea
 Family Gryphidae
 Family Tichosidae
 Family Terebratulidae

Extinct Superfamilies
 Superfamily Dielasmatoidea †
 Superfamily Cryptonelloidea †
 Superfamily Loboidothyridoidea †
 Superfamily Stryingocephaloidea †

Gallery

References

 
Brachiopod orders
Silurian first appearances
Johnny Morris (American football)

Johnny Edward Morris (born September 26, 1935) is an American former professional football flanker and halfback who played for the Chicago Bears in the National Football League (NFL). He spent his entire ten-year career with the Bears, and is the franchise's all-time leader in receiving yards with 5,059.  He attended the Santa Barbara College (now University of California, Santa Barbara). Morris won an NFL championship in 1963. In 1964, he had his best season with 93 receptions for 1,200 yards and 10 touchdowns.

Sportscaster career
In 1964, while still playing for the Bears, Morris joined WBBM-TV in Chicago as a sportscaster. Except for a six-year stint at rival WMAQ-TV, Morris remained at WBBM until 1992, serving for most of that time as sports director. He became good friends with film critic Gene Siskel when Siskel was hired by the station in the 1970s. During his time at WBBM-TV, he popularised the use of the telestrator (a device for drawing over still or moving video images) in sports television, which was invented by fellow WBBM-TV employee Leonard Reiffel for his science-related TV series Dimensions on Tomorrow's Living and The World Tomorrow. He also served as a football color commentator for CBS' NFL coverage from 1975 to 1986. He retired in 1996.

Personal life
His father was from Achladokampos, Greece (family name Μονοπορης, or Monoporis), while his mother was Swedish. While playing for the Bears, Morris was known as "Little Greek" and teammate Bill George was "Big Greek".

Morris was married to sports reporter Jeannie Morris, whom he met at UC Santa Barbara, from 1960 to 1985. The two remained close after their divorce as television colleagues. Jeannie died December 14, 2020.

References

1935 births
Living people
American football running backs
American football wide receivers
Chicago Bears players
UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football players
Western Conference Pro Bowl players
National Football League announcers
Players of American football from Long Beach, California
American football announcers
Long Beach Polytechnic High School alumni
Art Museum Partnership

The Art Museum Partnership (2005–2012) was a New York City-based non-profit organization that provided the nonprofit art museums with educational opportunities that facilitate the sharing of information, resources, and collections. The Partnership was primarily established to benefit the small to medium-sized museums that comprise the largest segment in the field. However, larger museums were encouraged to participate, since the challenges in the field are universal and all participants benefit from the knowledge of their peers. The Art Museum Partnership was open to the leaders of all nonprofit art institutions regardless of size or focus.

The Directors Forum was the signature program of the Art Museum Partnership. The two-and-a-half-day annual conference for museum directors featured panel discussions with some of the most distinguished professionals in the art world. It was held October at renowned museums and cultural institutions in New York City. The goal of this annual conference was to engage museum leaders throughout the nation in an exchange of views on issues of mutual concern.

References

Museum associations and consortia
Culture of New York City
American art
Arts organizations based in New York City
Organizations established in 2005
Organizations disestablished in 2012
2005 establishments in New York City
2012 disestablishments in New York (state)
MCM pistol

The Margolin or (MCM pistol) Practice Shooting Pistol () is a .22 LR pistol primarily used for competitive target shooting in 25m Standard Pistol class under the rules of the International Shooting Sport Federation for bullseye round-target shooting at 25 m. The Margolin has been used since the 1950s, and complies with all international competition standards.

History 
The pistol was designed by Mikhail Vladimirovich Margolin (1906–1975). It was produced since 1948 and made its international debut at the 36th World Shooting Championships held in 1954 at Caracas, Venezuela.

A very accurate, reliable and economically priced pistol of functional and simple design. 
The designer himself was blind - he was fighting in the Red Army against the "bandits" (anti-communist rebels) in the aftermath of the Russian Civil War and in 1924 (at the age of 18) had head injury resulting in total loss of vision.

There is some criticism of the pistol's elevated plane of sight, blaming it on an incorrect notion that the designer could not aim his pistol. However, Margolin's raised plane of sight is a deliberate design feature that increased the accuracy of the  pistol. The bridge that made the rear sight stationary combined with the  unusually high sights allows the shooter to hold the pistol lower and  aligns barrel with the shoulder, giving the shooter an improvement in control in rapid fire competition. The  high line of sight is a design feature that the Margolin's designs had in common with the famous AK-47. The AK-47, designed between 1946 and 1948, like the Margolin, had high sights which lowered the barrel, put it more in  line with the shoulder, reducing muzzle climb.

The barrel, being comparatively light-weight, can be equipped with an under barrel weight for added steadiness.

Variants 
 MTs-1 (МЦ-1)
 MCM Standard Small-bore Pistol (Пистолет малокалиберный стандартный МЦМ)
 MTsU (МЦУ)
 Baikal "Margo" (МЦМ-К «Марго») A more concealable version of the pistol, Margo is available for a less formal target shooting and self-defence applications. The barrel is shortened to 98 mm and original sights are simplified in this version.
 MP-449 - .25 ACP variant
 IZh-77 (ИЖ-77) - non-lethal gas pistol

There were also a limited quantity made by the Norinco in China called "PS-01". Compared with the original, the Chinese version has some subtle differences, include the fully adjustable rear sight system and non-adjustable front sight blade and threaded muzzle.

Users

  
 : for sport shooting
 
 
 
 : target pistols MTs-1 were exported from the USSR to the UK and used by sport shooters

References

Sources 
 Спортивный малокалиберный самозарядный пистолет конструкции Марголина // Охотничье, спортивное огнестрельное оружие. Каталог. М., 1958. стр.74-75

External links 

 "MCM Standard Small-bore Pistol", manufacturer's overview of  MCM (aka "Margolin"), with downloadable specs
 Guns Magazine, September 1958 'The Man To Beat In Moscow'
 Biography: Mikhail Vladimirovich Margolin (Russian)
 Margolin .22 Target Pistols

Semi-automatic pistols of the Soviet Union
.22 LR pistols
Izhevsk Mechanical Plant products
Weapons and ammunition introduced in 1948
Wan Jifei

Wan Jifei (; born 1948) is a Chinese politician, and the former Chairman of the China International Trade Promotion Committee and China International Chamber of Commerce. He is the fourth son of Wan Li.

Education
He is a graduate of Beijing University's Politics and Administration Management Department. He holds a master's degree in law and is a senior economist for the People's Republic of China.

Career
Wan Jifei began his career as deputy party secretary of Shunyi County. Later, he was transferred to the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. He returned to Beijing in 1995 to serve as deputy chief of the Special Economic Zone Office of the State Council. He was named deputy chairman of the China International Trade Promotion Committee in 2000.

References 

1948 births
Living people
21st-century Chinese economists
People's Republic of China politicians from Shandong
Political office-holders in Ningxia
Chinese Communist Party politicians from Shandong
Politicians from Tai'an
Peking University alumni
Economists from Shandong
Mario Marín

Mario Marín may refer to:
Mario Marín (politician) (born 1954), Mexican politician
Mario Marín (footballer) (born 1991), Spanish footballer
Coventry Sphinx F.C.

Coventry Sphinx Football Club is a football club based in Coventry, West Midlands, England. They are currently members of the  and play at Sphinx Drive.

History
The club was established in 1946 as a works team for Armstrong Siddeley under the name Armstrong Siddeley Motors Football Club. In 1960 they were renamed Sphinx Football Club. The club were founder members of the Coventry Alliance and remained in the league until moving up to Division Two of the Midland Combination in 1993. They finished fourth in their first season in the league, earning promotion to Division One. The club went on to finish as runners-up in Division One in 1994–95, and were promoted to the Premier Division, at which point they adopted their current name.

Coventry Sphinx were Premier Division runners-up in 1995–96 and again in 2001–02, a season which also saw them win the league's Challenge Cup. They went on to finish as runners-up in consecutive seasons in 2004–05 (also winning the Challenge Cup again) and 2005–06 before winning the Premier Division title in 2006–07, earning promotion to the Midland Alliance. In 2009–10 the club won the Midland Alliance League Cup, beating Westfields 3–1 in the final. When the league merged with the Midland Combination in 2014 to form the Midland League in 2014, the club became members of the Premier Division.

At the end of the 2020–21 season Coventry Sphinx were transferred to the Premier Division South of the United Counties League. They were Premier Division South champions in 2022–23, earning promotion to Division One Midlands of the Northern Premier League.

Ground
The club play at Sphinx Drive, the name of which was adopted in 1995. In the mid-1990s a new stand was built and opened with a friendly match against a Coventry City team. The record attendance of 935 was set for a league match against Hereford in 2016.

Honours
United Counties League
Premier Division South champions 2022–23
Midland Alliance
League Cup winners 2009–10
Midland Combination
Premier Division champions 2006–07
Challenge Cup winners 2001–02, 2004–05
Tony Allden Cup winners 2006–07
Coventry Evening Telegraph Challenge Cup
Winners 1965–66, 2004–05, 2005–06
Coventry Charity Cup
Winners 2006–07
Birmingham FA Midweek Floodlit Cup
Winners 2006–07

Records
Best FA Cup performance: Third qualifying round, 2009–10
Best FA Vase performance: Quarter-finals, 2007–08
Record attendance: 935 vs Hereford, Midland League Premier Division, 26 April 2016

See also
Coventry Sphinx F.C. players
Coventry Sphinx F.C. managers

References

External links
Official website

 
Football clubs in England
Football clubs in the West Midlands (county)
Association football clubs established in 1946
1946 establishments in England
Sport in Coventry
Works association football teams in England
Coventry Alliance Football League
Midland Football Combination
Midland Football Alliance
Midland Football League
United Counties League
He Zhizhang

He Zhizhang (, ca. 659–744), courtesy name Jizhen (季真), was a Chinese poet and politician born in Yongxing, Yue Prefecture (越州永兴, present-day Xiaoshan, Zhejiang) during the Tang dynasty.  He entered the civil service after achieving a jinshi degree in 695 during the reign of Empress Regnant Wu Zetian, and continued serving the court under three subsequent emperors Zhongzong, Ruizong, and Xuanzong, serving first in the Imperial Academy (guozijian), and then in the Ministry of Rites and Ministry of Works.

Well regarded for his poetry and calligraphy, he is one of the Tang dynasty's Eight Immortals of the Wine Cup.  Only a few of his works have survived.  His well-known works include Ode to the Willow (咏柳) and a pair of poems, On Returning Home (回鄉偶書).  On Returning Home is a wistful and nostalgic work composed by He on his return to his home village at the age of 85, when he was granted retirement by Emperor Xuanzong in 744, just a few months before his death, after almost five decades of service to the imperial court.  The first of the pair, "Returning Home As An Unrecognized Old Man," is particularly well-known, having been anthologized in the Three Hundred Tang Poems and appearing in elementary school textbooks in China.《回鄉偶書 · 其一》

少小離家老大回，

鄉音無改鬢毛衰 。

兒童相見不相識 ，

笑問客從何處來？Of his surviving calligraphic works, one is a grass-script copy of the Xiaojing, currently located in Japan, another is an engraved stele (龍瑞宮記) located near Shaoxing, Zhejiang.

References

Jiang, Xinmei, "He Zhizhang". Encyclopedia of China (Chinese Literature Edition), 1st ed.

Three Hundred Tang Poems poets
Tang dynasty government officials
659 births
744 deaths
7th-century Chinese poets
8th-century Chinese poets
Poets from Zhejiang
Politicians from Hangzhou
Writers from Hangzhou