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Psi1 Draconis

Psi¹ Draconis (ψ¹ Draconis, abbreviated Psi¹ Dra, ψ¹ Dra), also designated 31 Draconis, is a triple star system in the northern constellation of Draco. The system is fairly close, and is located about 75 light-years (23 parsecs) from the Sun, based on its parallax.

Psi¹ Draconis was considered a binary star consisting of an F-type subgiant and an F-type main-sequence star, designated Psi¹ Draconis A (officially named Dziban , from the traditional name of the system) and Psi¹ Draconis B, respectively. In 2015, Psi¹ Draconis A was itself found to be a double-lined spectroscopic binary, making the system a triple. The companion to Psi¹ Draconis A was designated Psi¹ Draconis C by its discoverers.

Also in 2015, Psi¹ Draconis B was discovered to be orbited by an exoplanet, designated Psi¹ Draconis Bb.

Nomenclature
ψ¹ Draconis (Latinised to Psi¹ Draconis) is the system's Bayer designation and 31 Draconis its Flamsteed designation. The designation of the components – ψ¹ Draconis A and B – derives from the convention used by the Washington Multiplicity Catalog (WMC) for multiple star systems, and adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU).

Psi¹ Draconis bore the traditional name of Dziban or Dsiban, derived from the Arabic Adh-Dhi'ban, meaning "The two wolves" or "The two jackals". In 2016, the IAU organized a Working Group on Star Names (WGSN) to catalog and standardize proper names for stars. The WGSN decided to attribute proper names to individual stars rather than entire multiple systems. It approved the name Dziban for the component Psi¹ Draconis A on 5 September 2017 and it is now so included in the List of IAU-approved Star Names.

In Chinese astronomy, Psi¹ Draconis is called 女史, Pinyin: Nǚshǐ, meaning Female Protocol, because this star is marking itself and stands alone in the asterism Female Protocol in the Purple Forbidden enclosure (see Chinese constellation). 女史 (Nǚshǐ) has been Latinised into Niu She by R.H. Allen, meaning "the Palace Governess", or "a Literary Woman".

Properties
ψ¹ Draconis AC and ψ¹ Draconis B are separated by about 31 arcseconds. Only a very small fraction of the orbit has been observed: an orbital period of 10,000 years has been calculated, but it is extremely preliminary and likely to be in high error.

ψ¹ Draconis A and C have varying radial velocities in respect to Earth, indicating that there must be orbital motion. The orbital period is estimated to be around 20 years, and the eccentricity must be fairly high, around 0.679.

Planetary system
Psi¹ Draconis Bb is a Jupiter-like exoplanet orbiting Psi¹ Draconis B, the secondary star. The planet was discovered when periodic Doppler shifts in the star's spectrum revealed the presence of a planet, similar to the spectroscopic binary nature of Psi¹ Draconis AC. Its minimum mass is , and it orbits its host star every 8.5 years taking a relatively eccentric orbit.

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Draco (constellation)
Draconis, Psi1
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Gapinge

Gapinge is a village in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Veere, and lies about 6 km north of Middelburg.

History 
The village was first mentioned in 1216 as Gapinge, and means "settlement near the widening of a creek". Gapinge is an incomplete circular church village.

The Dutch Reformed church is a single aisled church. The tower dates from the early 15th century. Between 1947 and 1949, the damage from the inundation of 1944 was repaired. The vliedberg is an artificial mound for a motte-and-bailey castle and was constructed between the 11th and 13th century.

Gapinge was home to 203 people in 1840. It was an independent municipality until 1857 when it was merged into Vrouwenpolder. In 1966, it became part of the municipality of Veere.

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Vrouwenpolder

Vrouwenpolder is a village in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Veere, and lies about 9 km north of Middelburg. The name is derived from "the polder of Our Lady", referring to the Virgin Mary.

History 
The village was first mentioned in 1338 as "up die polre", and is a reference to the eponymous polder which was created in 1299. Vrouwen is a reference to Mary, mother of Jesus for whom was a chapel built in the village shortly after 1314. 

The chapel was elevated to parish church in 1324, and became a site of pilgrimage in the 14th century due to presence of a miraculous painting. The medieval church was destroyed in 1572 during the Dutch Revolt, and rebuilt in 1624 as a single aisled Dutch Reformed church with a ridge turret.

In 1588, Fort den Haak was built to protect the Veerse Gat. In 1809, the English attacked and conquered the fort, however they were unable to make progress and left again. Vrouwenpolder was home to 385 people in 1840.

During the Battle of the Scheldt the land was inundated and Vrouwenpolder was damaged by bombing. 8 November 1944, coastal battery W19 near Vrouwenpolder, the last German stronghold surrendered.

Vrouwenpolder was a separate municipality until 1966, when it was merged with Veere.
Its formal long name was 'Onze-Lieve-Vrouwenpolder, Schellach en Zanddijk-Buiten'. The former municipality of Gapinge was added to O.L.Vrouwenpolder in 1857.

Beach 
In 1930, the first recreational houses were built in the dunes near the village. The bungalow park Breezand was extended in the 1960 with hotels and shops and transformed in a seaside resort.

Between the dunes and village, Oranjezon is located, a  nature area.

There is a nudist beach at Vrouwenpolder.

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Breezand, Zeeland

Breezand is a seaside resort and bungalow park of Vrouwenpolder in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Veere, and lies about 10 km north of Middelburg.

In 1930, the first recreational houses were built in the dunes near the Vrouwenpolder. The bungalow park Breezand was extended in the 1960 with hotels and shops and transformed in a seaside resort.

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Populated places in Zeeland
Veere
Serooskerke, Walcheren

Serooskerke is a village in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Veere, and lies about 6 km north of Middelburg.

History 
The village was first mentioned before 1207 as Alerdeskirkam, and means "(private) church of Alard (person)". Serooskerke is a circular church village which developed in the 12th century on a ridge. Monastery Mariëndaal was built south of the village in the 13th century. It was destroyed in 1574.

The Dutch Reformed church is a single aisled church with a wide tower. The tower dates from the 15th century. The church was destroyed between 1572 and 1574 and later rebuilt.

Serooskerke was home to 892 people in 1840. It was a separate municipality until 1966, when it was merged with Veere. 

In 1966, a farm worker was digging the field near the fire station and discovered a golden coin. Almost 1,100 golden coins from the late 16th and early 17th century were discovered. The municipality was entitled to half the proceeds and built a swimming pool from the money.

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Pargana

Pargana (, , , ) or parganah, also spelt pergunnah during the time of the Sultanate period, Mughal times and British Raj, is a former administrative unit of the Indian subcontinent and each parganas may or may not be subdivided into pirs. Those revenue units are used primarily, but not exclusively, by the Muslim kingdoms. After independence the Parganas became equivalent to Block/ Tahsil and Pirs became Grampanchayat.

Parganas were introduced by the Delhi Sultanate. As a revenue unit, a pargana consists of several mouzas, which are the smallest revenue units, consisting of one or more villages and the surrounding countryside.

Under the reign of Sher Shah Suri, administration of parganas was strengthened by the addition of other officers, including a shiqdar (police chief), an amin or munsif (an arbitrator who assessed and collected revenue) and a karkun (record keeper).

Mughal era
In the 16th century the Mughal emperor Akbar organised the empire into subahs (roughly equivalent of state or province), which were further subdivided into sarkars (roughly the equivalent of districts), which were themselves organised into parganas (roughly the equivalent of district subdivisions such as tehsil). In the Mughal system, parganas served as the local administrative units of a sarkar. Individual parganas observed common customs regarding land rights and responsibilities, which were known as the pargana dastur, and each pargana had its own customs regarding rent, fees, wages, and weights and measures, known as the pargana nirikh.

Pargana consisted of several tarafs, which in their turn consisted of several villages plus some uninhabited mountain and forest land.

British Raj
As the British expanded into former Mughal provinces, starting with Bengal, they at first retained the pargana administration, but, under the Governorship of Charles Cornwallis, enacted the Permanent Settlement of 1793, which abolished the pargana system in favour of the zamindari system, in which zamindars were made the absolute owners of rural lands, and abolished the pargana dastur and pargana nirikh. British administration consisted of districts, which were divided into tehsils or taluks. Parganas remained important as a geographical term, persisting in land surveys, village identification and court decrees.

Post independence
The pargana system persisted in several princely states, including Tonk and Gwalior. Parganas disappeared almost completely after the independence of India and Pakistan in 1947, although the term lives on in place names, like the districts of North 24 Parganas and South 24 Parganas in India's West Bengal state.

See also
 List of parganas of Uttarakhand

Notes

References 
 Hunter, William Wilson, Sir, et al. (1908). Imperial Gazetteer of India, Volume 12. 1908–1931; Clarendon Press, Oxford.
 Markovits, Claude (ed.) (2004). A History of Modern India: 1480-1950. Anthem Press, London.

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Former subdivisions of India
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Larissa Volpert

Larissa Ilinichna Volpert (; 30 March 1926 – 1 October 2017) was a Soviet chess Woman Grandmaster and Russian and Estonian philologist. She was a three time  Soviet women's chess champion (1954, 1958, and 1959).

Born in Leningrad, she learned chess from her older brother and received chess instruction at the Leningrad Pioneers Palace.
In 1947, she tied for first at the Leningrad Women's Championship. She played her first USSR Women's Championship in 1949 and finished equal fifth. In 1954, she won her first USSR Women's Championship.
She scored 2–0 against Nina Hrušková-Bělská in the 1954 USSR v. Czechoslovakia match.
In 1958 she shared the USSR Women's Championship title, and in 1959 she won for the third time, her second outright victory.

Volpert earned the Woman International Master title in 1954 and the Woman Grandmaster title in 1978.
She had a degree in philology from Leningrad University and since 1977 taught Russian philology at the University of Tartu, Estonia. Her major works are about Pushkin's and Lermontov's poetry, especially in their connections to French literature. She died at the age of 91 on 1 October 2017.

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Academic staff of the University of Tartu
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Mikhail Lermontov scholars
Women literary historians
1964 in organized crime



Events
The long time civil war between the Sicilian mafiosi comes to an end as the bloody violence and savage warfare cause massive public opposition, many of whom breaking "omerta", as Sicilian authorities are pressured to investigate the centuries-old secret society.
Luciano Leggio, the Corleonesi boss of the Sicilian mafia, is captured after years on the run.
Francesco Bontade dies, leaving his son Stefano Bontade in control of the Santa Maria di Gesù mafia family.
Italian politician, Salvatore Lima admits ties to Angelo La Barbera, one of Palermo's most powerful mobsters. 
Paul Sciacca, a former member of the Bonanno crime family, defects to the Gasparino DiGregorio faction and several years later takes control of the fractured crime family. 
Judge John L. Coffey's "John Doe" inquiry into corruption in Milwaukee city police and the Milwaukee County Sheriff's Department includes gambling, prostitution and bribery, results in more than 30 police officers (including the head of the city vice squad) and deputy sheriffs losing their jobs; but fails to touch Frank Balistrieri's control of local crime.
January 19 – Santo Perrone, Capo-Faction Leader in Detroit crime family, is severely wounded by a car bomb and later loses his right leg. 
March 18 – John C. Montana, a prominent New York mobster, dies of natural causes in Buffalo General Hospital at the age of 70.  
October 21 – Joseph Bonanno, scheduled to testify before a federal grand jury, is abducted by unknown assailants from his Park Avenue apartment building. Bonanno's brother-in-law, Frank LaBruzzo, assumes leadership of the crime family but is voted out by the Mafia Ruling Commission in favor of Gaspar DiGregorio. Consigliere John Tartamella's health would force him to resign as Salvatore Bonanno, son of Joseph Bonanno, assumes position of consigliere of the Bonanno crime family.

Arts and literature

Births
August 31 – Ramón Eduardo Arellano Félix, Mexican drug lord and Tijuana Cartel member

Deaths
Francesco Bontade, Sicilian mafioso, boss of the Santa Maria di Gesù mafia family
March 18 - John C. Montana, high-ranking member of the Buffalo crime family

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Organized crime
Years in organized crime
Oostkapelle

Oostkapelle is a village in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Veere, and lies about 9 km north of Middelburg. Oostkapelle was a separate municipality until 1966, when it was merged with Domburg.

History 
The village was first mentioned in 1162 as tHoostcapelle, and means "eastern chapel". Oost (east) has been added to distinguish from Westkapelle. Oostkapelle developed as a circular church village in the Early Middle Ages on a ridge. Westhove Castle was built to the west of the village in 1277 and was owned by the Middelburg Abbey.

The Dutch Reformed church is a single aisled church with an attached consistory. The large tower was constructed in the late-15th century. The nave was destroyed in 1572 and rebuilt in 1585. In 1610, the medieval remainder was demolished and rebuilt. The church was restored between 1954 and 1958.

Westenhove Castle was built in 1277. In 1572, the castle was destroyed except for two corner towers and the centre tower. In the mid-17th century, the middle wing was rebuilt. The left wings was added in 1770. In 1889, it was used as children's sanatorium. The castle was restored in 1977, and is used as a youth hostel since 1989.

Oostkapelle was home to 818 people in 1840. In the 20th century, Oostkapelle started to develop as a holiday resort and spa town, due to its vicinity to the dunes and the North Sea.

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Haydar al-Kuzbari

Haydar al-Kuzbari (, 1920–1996) was a Syrian lieutenant colonel who took part in the 1961 Syrian coup d'état that led to the dissolution of the United Arab Republic. He was once offered from Saudi Arabia to be the general of Saudi Arabia but rejected the offer and remained the general of Syria. At one time he was a good friend of King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia.

See also
Maamun al-Kuzbari

External links
Syrian History Pictures
Profile

1920 births
1996 deaths
Syrian military personnel
People from Damascus
Aagtekerke

Aagtekerke () is a village in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Veere, and lies about  northwest of Middelburg.

History 
The village was first mentioned in 1327 as "in atrio Sanctae Agathae", and means church dedicated to Agatha of Sicily. The St Agatha Church in Domburg was disassembled around 1320 and moved to the Aagtekerke. Aagetekerke is a circular village around the church.

The Dutch Reformed church the successor of the medieval church. The tower was built in the 15th century, and the nave received its current shape in 1625. At the end of the 13th century, a Cistercian nunnery was established in Aagtekerke. It was destroyed somewhere between 1572 and 1574 during the Dutch Revolt.

Aagtekerke was home to 380 people in 1840. Until 1 July 1966, Aagtekerke was a separate municipality. On that date, it was merged into the municipality of Mariekerke. 

Aagtekerke is a conservative Protestant village, located in the Dutch Bible Belt. In the 2010 municipal elections, 62 percent of the local population voted for the Reformed Political Party (SGP). The three Christian parties in the elections (the Reformed Political Party, the ChristianUnion and the Christian Democratic Appeal) gained a combined total of almost 70 percent of the votes.

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Former municipalities of Zeeland
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Grijpskerke

Grijpskerke is a village in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Veere and lies about 6 km northwest of Middelburg.

History 
The village was first mentioned between 1181 and 1210 as Gripeskirca, and means "(private) church of Gripe (person)". Grijpskerke is a circular church village. In 1344, a guest house was founded by the Middelburg Abbey.

The Dutch Reformed church is a double-aisled church with a wooden tower between the two roofs and contains 14th century elements. The church was enlarged in 1770 and the current tower was constructed.

The outpost of the abbey was converted in the summer residence 't Munnikenhof in the 17th century. It used to be owned by Jacob Cats. The main wing was demolished in 1860, and the remaining part was used as hunting lodge.

Grijpskerke was home to 408 people in 1840. It was a separate municipality until 1966. Before 1816 it was called "Grijpskerke en Poppendamme". That year it was merged with Hoogelande and Buttinge en Zandvoort. In 1997, it became part of the municipality of Veere.

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Meliskerke

Meliskerke is a village in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Veere, and lies about 8 km west of Middelburg.

History 
The village was first mentioned in 1235 as "Hughenkerke que modo Meliskercke dicitur", and means "(private) church of Meinlof (person)". Meliskerke is an incomplete circular church village which developed in the 12th century on a ridge.

The Dutch Reformed church is a single-aisled church. The tower date dates from around 1400. The church was modified and partially rebuilt after damage between 1572 and 1574. The tower is leaning slightly and has a displacement of 60 centimetres.

The grist mill Meliskerke Molen was built in 1801. It was in use until 1954. In 1987, it was bought by the municipality and restored. It is usually in operation on Saturdays.

Meliskerke was home to 307 people in 1840. Meliskerke was damaged during the inundation of 1944.

Meliskerke was a separate municipality until 1966, when it was merged into the new municipality of Mariekerke. In 1997, it became part of the municipality of Veere.

Politics 

It is a conservative Protestant village, located on the Dutch Bible Belt. In the 2010 municipal elections, 63 percent of the local population voted for the Reformed Political Party (SGP). The three Christian parties in the elections (the Reformed Political Party, the ChristianUnion and the Christian Democratic Appeal) had a combined total of almost 70 percent of the votes.

Notable people 
Fiction writer Franca Treur was born in Meliskerke.

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Veere
Worcester Reed Warner

Worcester Reed Warner (May 16, 1846 – June 25, 1929) was an American mechanical engineer, entrepreneur, manager, astronomer, and philanthropist. With Ambrose Swasey he cofounded the Warner & Swasey Company.

Biography

Life and career
Warner was born near Cummington, Massachusetts. He met Swasey at the Exeter Machine Works. On the completion of their apprenticeship in 1870, both entered the employ of Pratt & Whitney in Hartford, Connecticut.

In 1880 he co-founded a business to manufacture machines with Ambrose Swasey. The firm, Warner & Swasey, was initially located in Chicago but soon moved to Cleveland. Worcester Warner would design the 36-inch refracting telescope installed at Lick Observatory in 1888. He later built telescopes that were used in Canada and Argentina.

Further activities 
Warner was a charter member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, and from 1897 to 1898 he served as the 16th president of ASME. (Ambrose Swasey would later serve as the 23rd ASME president.) In 1900 the firm was incorporated as Warner & Swasey Company. Warner served as president and chairman of the board, but retired in 1911.

Both Warner and Ambrose Swasey also became trustees of the Case School of Applied Science. As both men had an interest in astronomy, they donated an entire observatory to the school. This became the Warner and Swasey Observatory. It was dedicated in 1920.

The Warner Building on Case Western Reserve University houses the Worcester Reed Warner Laboratory, named after the former university trustee. The construction of this building was partly funded by Worcester Warner.

The crater Warner on the Moon is named after him.

Death 
Warner died in Eisenach, Saxe-Weimar, Germany, and is buried in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Sleepy Hollow, New York.

Worcester Reed Warner Medal

The Worcester Reed Warner Medal is awarded by the ASME for "outstanding contribution to the permanent literature of engineering". It was established by bequest in 1930. Some of the recipients are: 

 1933: Dexter S. Kimball 
 1934: Ralph Flanders
 1935: Stephen Timoshenko
 1943: Igor Sikorsky
 1945: Joseph M. Juran
 1947: Arpad L. Nadai
 1949: Fred B. Seely
 1951: Jacob Pieter Den Hartog
 1954: Joseph Henry Keenan 
 1956: James Keith Louden
 1957: William Prager
 1960: Lloyd H. Donnell
 1965: Ascher H. Shapiro
 1967: Nicholas J. Hoff
 1969: Hans W. Liepmann
 1970: Wilhelm Flügge
 1971: Stephen H. Crandall
 1975: Philip G. Hodge, Jr.
 1979: Darle W. Dudley
 1980: Olgierd Zienkiewicz
 1984: Yuan-Cheng Fung
 1985: Richard H. Gallagher
 1990: J. Tinsley Oden 
 1992: J. N. Reddy 
 1997: Zdenek P. Bazant
 1998: Thomas J. R. Hughes
 1999: Yogesh Jaluria 
 2007: Portonovo Ayyaswamy
 2016: Isaac Elishakoff
 2017: Michael Paidoussis
 2018: Martin Ostoja-Starzewski
 2019: Arun Srinivasa
 2020: Marco Amabili

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People from Cummington, Massachusetts
American mechanical engineers
Machine tool builders
Presidents of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers
American astronomers
Case Western Reserve University people
Burials at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
Top Billin'

"Top Billin'" is a  single for American hip-hop duo Audio Two, released as the B-side of the single "Make It Funky" from the album What More Can I Say? It was released before First Priority Music inked a distribution deal with Atlantic Records. The song was voted #8 in About.com's Top 100 Rap Songs. It was also included in both lists of the musical-reference book 1001 Songs You Must Hear Before You Die: And 10,001 You Must Download.

In 2012, the song was ranked 43rd as Rolling Stone's 50 Greatest Hip Hop Songs of All-Time.

The song is featured in 2004 video game Tony Hawk's Underground 2, and 2008 video game Grand Theft Auto IV on the fictional radio station The Classics 104.1. The Song also Features on the latest release of NBA 2K22.

Elements of "Top Billin'" have been sampled or interpolated in more than 300 songs, including "I Get Money" by 50 Cent, "Otis" by Jay-Z and Kanye West, and "Real Love" by Mary J. Blige.

Single track listing

"Make It Funky"/"Top Billin'"
A-side
"Make It Funky" – 4:56

B-Side
"Make It Funky (DUB)" – 4:05
"Top Billin'" - 2:50

"Top Billin' (Remix)"
A-side
"Top Billin (More Bass)" – 4:00  	
"Top Billin (Teddy Ted Mix) (No Half Steppin)" – 5:44 	
"Top Billin (808 Style)" – 3:09

B-side	
"Top Billin (Original)" – 2:50 	
"Top Billin (Acapella)" – 2:48 	
"The Freshest Slowest Jam" – 5:09

References 

1987 singles
American hip hop songs
1987 songs
Songs written by Kirk Robinson
Koudekerke

Koudekerke (; Zeelandic: Koukerke) is a village in the region of Walcheren in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Veere. , the census reported the village has a population of 3,419, making it the largest settlement in Veere. The built-up area of the village was 0.55 km², and contained 1,133 residences.

History 
The village was first mentioned between 1181 and 1210 as Coldekirca, and means "abandoned church". Koudekerke is a circular church village which developed in the Middle Ages on a ridge.

The Dutch Reformed church is an aisleless church with ridge turret which was built in the mid-17th century as a replacement of the medieval church. Huis der Boede is manor house built in 1733 Louis XIV style on the location of a 13th century estate. In 1950, it became a retirement home. The carriage house was demolished in 1970.

Koudekerke was home to 1.211 people in 1840. On 1 November 1941, part of the Koudekerke was annexed by Middelburg. In 1944, the land was inundated and the population was evacuated.

After World War II, it became a commuter village. The nearby hamlet of Dishoek became the tourist centre due to its beaches, and contains holiday homes, campsites and hotels. Koudekerke was an independent municipality until 1966, when it was merged into Valkenisse. In 1997, it was merged into Veere.

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Huis der Boede

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Populated places in Zeeland
Veere
Scott Smith

Scott Smith may refer to:

Entertainment
Scott D. Smith (born 1953), American sound engineer
Scott Michael Smith (born 1984), American record producer and audio engineer
Scott Smith (author) (born 1965), American novelist and screenwriter
Scott Smith (director), Canadian director
Scott Smith (musician) (1955–2000), bassist of Loverboy

Sports
Scott Smith (athlete) (born 1986), American long-distance runner
Scott Smith (field hockey) (born 1972), Canadian field hockey player
Scott Smith (ice hockey) (born 1966), Canadian ice hockey executive and administrator 
Scott Smith (footballer, born 1975), New Zealand soccer player
Scott Smith (footballer, born 1992), Scottish footballer (Hibernian FC, Dumbarton FC)
Scott Smith (footballer, born 1995), Scottish footballer (Dundee United FC)
Scott Smith (footballer, born 2001), Welsh footballer (Wigan Athletic)
Scott Smith (figure skater) (born 1981), American figure skater
Scott Smith (fighter) (born 1979), American mixed martial artist
Scott Smith (speedway rider), English speedway rider

Politics
Scott Smith (Arizona politician) (born 1956), mayor of Mesa, Arizona
Scott Smith (Canadian politician) (born 1959), Canadian politician
Scott Smith (Wyoming politician), member of the Wyoming State House

Other
Scott Smith (activist) (1948–1995), Harvey Milk's lover
Scott Smith (futurist) (born 1967), futurist
 Scott L. Smith Jr. (born 1983), American author and attorney
Dishoek

Dishoek is a neighbourhood of Koudekerke in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Veere, and lies about 4 km west of Vlissingen.

The hamlet of Dishoek near Koudekerke became a seaside resort due to its beaches, and contains holiday homes, campsites and hotels.

References

Populated places in Zeeland
Veere
Day After Day: Live

Day After Day: Live is a CD release by Rykodisc in 1990 of live recordings made by the British rock group Badfinger in 1974.

During a concert tour in the Midwestern United States in 1974, Badfinger learned that the Agora venue in Cleveland, Ohio, contained a 16-track studio capable of live recordings. The group had released five studio albums up to this point but had not made any professional live recordings. Deciding to use the equipment, Badfinger recorded two of their shows at the Agora. Due to audio distortion and essentially a moderate performance by the group, the tapes were not used at the time.

The Agora recordings circulated as bootlegs for several years before band member Joey Molland brought them to the attention of Rykodisc in 1989. Molland performed a great deal of rework to the recordings, including overdubbing his vocals, several guitars, and some of the bass. He also used a computer-sampled drum snare to enhance the original drum track. Molland also rearranged the song order of the performances, placing Pete Ham's compositions at the end of the CD. As a result of Molland's augmentation, the CD has been bitterly reviewed by music critics and fans.

Complications arose for Molland in the mid 1990s when other Badfinger parties objected to the release, citing they were not properly notified. There was also some confusion as to the ownership of the original tapes, which Molland testified were taken by his wife when he resigned from the group in 1974. A lawsuit in Great Britain resolved that Molland should have proceeded differently when releasing the CD, but generally ruled in his favour regarding royalty divisions (which included Molland's compensation for production work).

Track listing
"Sometimes" (Molland) – 2:59 
"I Don't Mind" (Molland, Evans) – 3:13
"Blind Owl" (Evans) – 	5:40
"Give It Up" (Molland) – 7:22
"Constitution" (Molland) – 4:13
"Baby Blue" (Ham) – 3:49
"Name of the Game" (Ham) – 5:17
"Day After Day" (Ham) – 3:04
"Timeless" (Ham) – 7:56
"I Can't Take It" (Ham) – 4:58

Personnel

Badfinger
Pete Ham – Guitar, Vocals, Piano
Tom Evans – Bass, Vocals
Mike Gibbins – Drums
Joey Molland – Guitar, Vocals

Production
Joey Molland – Producer, Liner Notes
Mark Healy – Producer, Engineer
Scott Bartel – Engineer, Second Engineer
Dr. Toby Mountain – Digital Mastering, Mastering

References

Badfinger albums
1990 live albums
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Biggekerke

Biggekerke is a village in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Veere, and lies about 6 km northwest of Vlissingen.

History 
The village was first mentioned in 1231 as Bigghenkerka, and means "(private) church of Biggo (person)". Biggekerke is a circular church village. It used to be a heerlijkheid and had a castle. The castle was destroyed in 1433 by Middelburg as ordered by Philip the Good.

The Dutch Reformed church is a single aisled church. The tower dates from around 1400. The nave was probably constructed in the 17th century. The grist mill Brassers Molen was built in 1712 by the city of Vlissingen and leased for seven year periods. The wind mill has remained in service throughout its existence, but was restored multiple time.

Biggekerke was home to 467 people in 1840. In 1943, the Widerstandsnest Carmen was built in the dunes near Biggekerke as part of the Atlantic Wall. It was captured by the Allies in 1944. The village was bombarded on 17 September 1944 which resulted in the death of 45 citizens.

Biggekerke used to a separate municipality until 1966 when it was merged into Valkenisse. In 1997, it became part of Veere.

Gallery

References

Former municipalities of Zeeland
Populated places in Zeeland
Veere
Irina Khudoroshkina

Irina Alexandrovna Khudoroshkina (); born October 13, 1968) is a Russian shot putter.

She won the bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. She also finished second at the 1996 European Indoor Championships.

In 2004, she was suspended for a doping offense, her suspension lasting from April 2004 to April 2006.

She returned to finish seventh at the 2006 European Championships and win the silver medal at the 2007 European Indoor Championships. She competed at the 2008 Olympic Games without reaching the final.

Her personal best throw is 20.32 metres, achieved in May 1996 in Sochi. After the turn of the 21st century she has 18.92 metres as her best result, achieved in Moscow 2002 and Tula 2008.

See also
List of doping cases in athletics
List of Olympic medalists in athletics (women)
List of 1996 Summer Olympics medal winners
Shot put at the Olympics
List of European Athletics Indoor Championships medalists (women)

References

1968 births
Living people
Russian female shot putters
Olympic female shot putters
Olympic athletes for Russia
Olympic bronze medalists for Russia
Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field)
Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Russian Athletics Championships winners
Doping cases in athletics
Russian sportspeople in doping cases
2006 United States Senate election in Mississippi

The 2006 United States Senate election in Mississippi was held November 7, 2006. Incumbent Republican Trent Lott won re-election to a fourth term.

Democratic primary

Candidates 
 Bill Bowlin, business consultant and Republican nominee for MS-01 in 1990
 Erik R. Fleming, State Representative
 James O'Keefe, businessman
 Catherine Starr, activist

Results

General election

Candidates 
 Erik R. Fleming (D), State Representative
 Trent Lott (R), incumbent U.S. Senator
 Harold Taylor (L)

Campaign 
Lott ran for re-election without facing any opposition in his party's primary. While it had been speculated that Lott might retire after his home was destroyed in Hurricane Katrina, he instead chose to run for re-election. Fleming is an African American, which represents 37% of the state's population. However, no African American has ever been elected to statewide office. The last black U.S. Senator was Hiram Revels, who was appointed and took office in 1870. Fleming got little help from the DSCC, which only donated $15,000 to his campaign.

Predictions

Results

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic 
 Coahoma (Largest city: Clarksdale)
 Jefferson Davis (Largest city: Prentiss)
 Hinds (largest municipality: Jackson)

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
 Washington (Largest city: Greenville)
 LeFlore (Largest city: Greenwood)

See also 
 2006 United States Senate elections

References 
 Election Results

Further reading 
 Orey, Byron D'Andra. "Racial Threat, Republicanism, and the Rebel Flag: Trent Lott and the 2006 Mississippi Senate Race," National Political Science Review July 2009, Vol. 12, pp. 83-96

Mississippi
2006
2006 Mississippi elections
Mutsun language

Mutsun (also known as San Juan Bautista Costanoan) is a Utian language spoken in Northern California. It was the primary language of a division of the Ohlone people living in the Mission San Juan Bautista area. The Tamien Nation and  band is currently working to restore the use of the language, using a modern alphabet.

Studies of the language
Maria Ascención Solórsano de Garcia y de Cervantes, the last known fluent speaker of Mutsun, amassed large amounts of language and cultural data specific to the Mutsun. The Spanish Franciscan missionary and linguist Felipe Arroyo de la Cuesta wrote extensively about the language's grammar, and linguist John Peabody Harrington made very extensive notes on the language from Solórsano. Harrington's field notes formed the basis of the grammar of Mutsun written by Marc Okrand as a University of California dissertation in 1977, which to this day remains the only grammar ever written of any Costanoan language. Scholars from the U.S., Germany, and the Netherlands have discussed methods that could facilitate the revitalization of Mutsun.

Phonology 
Vowel and consonant phonemes are represented here with the orthography used in the English-Mutsun dictionary, with the orthographic symbol bolded if it differs from IPA transcription.

Vowels 

  is open-mid, whereas  is close-mid.
 Vowels and consonants are doubled to indicate longer pronunciation (ex: IPA for  'knee' is )

Consonants

Alphabet

References 

 Okrand, Marc. 1977. "Mutsun Grammar". Ph.D. dissertation, University of California, Berkeley.
 Ortiz, Beverly R. 1994. Chocheño and Rumsen Narratives: A Comparison. In The Ohlone: Past and Present, pp. 99–164. 

 Teixeira, Lauren S. 1997. The Costanoan/Ohlone Indians of the San Francisco and Monterey Bay Area—A Research Guide. Menlo Park, CA: Ballena Press.

External links 
Mutsun Dictionary
 
Mutsun Language Talking phrasebook archived
Amah-Mutsun Tribe Website 
Indian Canyon - recognized "Indian Country" in Hollister
Mutsun language overview at the Survey of California and Other Indian Languages

Ohlone languages
Extinct languages of North America
History of San Benito County, California
American Music Awards of 1990

The 17th Annual American Music Awards were held on January 22, 1990, at the Shrine Auditorium, in Los Angeles, California. The awards recognized the most popular artists and albums from the year 1989.

Performances

Winners and nominees

References
 http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/1990/amas.htm

1990
Joossesweg

Joossesweg is a neighbourhood of Westkapelle in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Veere. It is a bungalow park near the sea.

References
 

Populated places in Zeeland
Veere
Chinese National Relief and Rehabilitation Administration

The Chinese National Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (or CNRRA -pronounced "Sin-rah") was an organisation established by the government of the Republic of China to distribute relief aid after from 1945 to 1947. Under an agreement with the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA) it was authorized to take possession of relief supplies and to distribute them. Critics have alleged that much of the aid was misappropriated.

External links
Records of the Chinese National Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (CNRRA) - Photographs at the United Nations Archives
The UNRRA-CNRRA Story A very critical account by George H Kerr of the US Consulate in Taiwan.
 CNRRA Archives XML Document

Government agencies of China
S1 Scout Car

Scout Car S1 (American) is an armoured car produced in Australia for the United States Army during the Second World War.

History and description
In 1942, the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) in Australia issued a requirement for a light armoured car to be used in patrolling and airfield defence. The requirement resulted in a vehicle designated Scout Car S1 (American). About 40 vehicles were produced by Ford Australia.

The vehicle was based on a Ford F15 4x2 chassis (a single 4x4 vehicle was built). The open-topped armoured hull was similar to that of the M3 Scout Car. The armament consisted of one .50 inch (12.7 mm) heavy machine gun and two .30 inch machine guns on skate rails, operated by the crew of five.  

They served in defence of Australia and did not see any combat.

Survivors
As of late 2017, two S1 cars are known to be preserved: one restored at the Australian Armour and Artillery Museum, in Cairns, and another in a private collection.

Footnotes

References

Notes

Bibliography
 Michael K. Cecil - Australian Military Equipment Profiles vol. 3, Australian Scout and Armoured Cars 1933 to 1945, 1993 Australian Military Equipment Profiles, .

External links
Australian CMP Based Armoured Vehicles
Warwheels.net

World War II scout cars
World War II armoured fighting vehicles of Australia
Military vehicles introduced from 1940 to 1944
Gresham Professor of Rhetoric

The Professor of Rhetoric at Gresham College, London, gives free educational lectures to the general public. The college was founded for this purpose in 1597, when it appointed seven professors; this has since increased to nine and in addition the college now has visiting professors.

The Professor of Rhetoric is always appointed by the Mercers' Side of the Joint Grand Gresham Committee, a body administered jointly by the Worshipful Company of Mercers and the City of London Corporation. The title is a broad one, and Professors of Rhetoric have included historians, poets, educators and literary critics.

List of Gresham Professors of Rhetoric

Note, years given as, for example 1596 / 1597, refer to Old Style and New Style dates.

Notes

References
Gresham College old website, Internet Archive List of professors
Gresham Professor of Rhetoric - page on the Gresham College website

Further reading
 

Rhetoric

1596 establishments in England
Glycyrrhiza uralensis

Glycyrrhiza uralensis, also known as Chinese liquorice, is a flowering plant native to Asia. It is used as a sweetener and in traditional Chinese medicine.

Traditional uses 

Liquorice root, or 'radix glycyrrhizae', is one of the 50 fundamental herbs used in traditional Chinese medicine, where it has the name gancao (kan-tsao; , pinyin: gāncǎo). It is used in Chinese medicine to harmonize other herbs and to reduce the harsh effects of other herbs. It is usually collected in spring and autumn, when it is sliced and sun-dried, then either used unprepared or stir-baked with honey. Liquorice root is most commonly produced in the Shanxi, Gansu and Xinjiang regions of China.

Side effects
Liquorice root contains glycyrrhizin, which may affect blood pressure, blood potassium levels or have untoward effects during pregnancy. Overuse of licorice may induce weakness, headache, blurred vision, nosebleed, anxiety, or shortness of breath. Other common side effects may include missed menstrual periods, fluid retention or sexual problems in men. More serious instances of overuse can lead to hypertension and hyperaldosteronism, which may require hospitalization.

Plant description

Harvesting and growth 
Glycyrrhiza uralensis can be found growing naturally in Europe, Asia, and throughout the Middle East. This Chinese licorice is harvested mainly during the spring and autumn and is dried by sunlight. The plant is very strong rooted, and grow to be 30-120 cm tall.

Chemistry 
The plant contains a glycoside that is 30-50 times sweeter than sucrose, glycyrrhizin, which  has the chemical composition C42H62O16. The plant contains numerous phytochemicals.

See also 
 
 Liquorice

References

External links 
 Spice Pages: liquorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra/uralensis, liquorice)
 Science Direct
 Journal of Chinese Integrative Medicine
 Radix Glycyrrhizae at damo-qigong.net

Plants used in traditional Chinese medicine
uralensis
Mequon-Thiensville School District

The Mequon-Thiensville School District (MTSD) is a school district that serves the Milwaukee suburbs of Mequon and Thiensville, Wisconsin. Since 2017, the superintendent is Matthew Joynt.

The district has a ratio of 16 students per teacher.

History
In recent years, the district has faced fiscal problems as enrollment started to decline and a new state formula was implemented in school funding.  After plans for a $7.5 million budget increase were rejected in February 2006, the district hired a local television personality Dennis Krause as a fund-raiser; giving him the title of Community Resource Director.

In 2017 Matthew Joynt became the superintendent.

In 2021 there was a political movement to recall multiple members of the school board.

Demographics
MTSD served 3,563 students in the 2012–2013 school year. The students of the district were 82.7% white, 5.8% black, 5.8% Asian, 3.6% Hispanic, 0.06% Pacific Islander, and 0.02% Native American.

Schools
Homestead High School
Steffen Middle School
Lakeshore Middle School
Donges Bay Grade School
Oriole Lane Grade School
Wilson Grade School

Former schools
Range Line Grade School, closed in 2005
Grand Avenue School, closed in 1982 (converted to condominiums)

References

External links
Mequon-Thiensville School District website
District profile from GreatSchools.net
Profile from the state of Wisconsin
Mequon-Thiensville Education Foundation

Education in Ozaukee County, Wisconsin
School districts in Wisconsin
Urbano Barberini

Urbano Barberini Riario Sforza Colonna di Sciarra  (born 18 September 1961), best known as Urbano Barberini or sometimes Urbano Barberini Sforza, is an Italian actor. He is also a translator, theater producer and artistic director. He is fluent in Italian and French languages and is mostly known for starring or appearing in many horror, fantasy and drama films, including the cult classic Dèmoni (Demons).

His most recognized role in the English-speaking countries was in his work in Dario Argento's film Opera though in the English dubbing, his voice was replaced with another actor's deeper voice. The only DVD that retains his original voice on the English dub is the UK release from Arrow Films.

Filmography

Windsurf - Il vento nelle mani (1984) - Luca Stella
Dario Argento's World of Horror (1985) - Himself
Il diavolo sulle colline (1985)
Dèmoni (1985) - George
La vita di scorta (1986)
Otello (1986) - Cassio
Until Death (1987) aka The Changeling 2 - Marco
Gor (1987) - Tarl Cabot
Opera (1987) - Inspector Alan Santini
Miss Arizona (1988) - Stanley
Outlaw of Gor (1988) - Prof. Tarl Cabot
The Black Cat (1989) - Marc Ravenna
Torrents of Spring (1989) - Baron Von Doenhof
Rouge Venise (1989)
Courage Mountain (1989) - Italian Captain
Strepitosamente... flop (1991) - Massimo
Moses (1996) - Nahbi
Ultimo bersaglio (1996) - Wolf Körmendi
Stella's Favor (1996) - Tommy
Come mi vuoi (1996) - Gaia
The Eighteenth Angel (1997) - Monk
Le complici (1998)
Borderline (1998) - Alex
Milonga (1999) - Person B
Il diario di Matilde Manzoni (2002)
Adored: Diary of a Porn Star (2003) - Federico Soldani
Signora (2004) - Marcello
Nel mio amore (2004) - Fausto
The Fine Art of Love (2005) - Prince
Casino Royale (2006) - Tomelli
Fantasmi al Valle (2012)
Roam Rome Mein (2019)
Diabolik (2021) - Duncan

References

External links
 

1961 births
Living people
Male actors from Rome
Royalty and nobility actors
Colonna family
Death Before Musick

Death Before Musick is the fourth and most recent studio album by American rock band Amen. It was released in the United Kingdom on April 5, 2004, and in the United States on May 18, 2004, through eatURmusic and Columbia Records. The album continues the hardcore and punk genres of previous albums and draws on heavy metal as influence. 

The album spawned the hit single and promotional video for "California's Bleeding."  Drummer Luke Johnson, who joined the band around the time of the album's release and tour, appeared with the band in the photo shoot in the album's booklet but did not play on the album. This ended up being their last release in over 18 years as the band went on hiatus and had several personnel changes.

On April 19, 2010, Death Before Musick was reissued in the United Kingdom by IronBird Records. The reissue features four bonus tracks and a new interview with Casey Chaos.

Track listing
All tracks by Casey Chaos.

Credits

Personnel
Casey Chaos – vocals, guitars, bass
Rich Jones – lead guitar (credited but did not perform)
Matt Montgomery – rhythm guitar (credited but did not perform)
Scott S. Sorry – bass (credited but did not perform)
Luke Johnson – drums (credited but did not perform)
Additional musicians
Shannon Larkin – drums (uncredited)

Production
Daron Malakian – executive production, A&R
Matt Chidgey – mixing
Mike Fraser – mixing
George Marino – mastering
Jon Pikus – A&R
Freddy Sipowicz – assistant mixing
Joe Barresi – mixing

Charts

References

Amen (American band) albums
2004 albums
Albums produced by Daron Malakian
Wadding (surname)

Wadding is a surname, and may refer to

 Joey Wadding, Irish Gaelic footballer
 Luke Wadding (1588–1657), Irish Franciscan historian
 Luke Wadding (died 1687), bishop of Ferns
 Michael Wadding (priest) (1591–1644), Irish Catholic missionary
 Michael Wadding (referee), Irish hurling referee
 Michael Wadding (television), British television producer
 Peter Wadding (c. 1581 – 1644), Irish jesuit

See also 
 Wadding (disambiguation)
 Waddington (surname)

English-language surnames