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Fasha Sandha

Nur Fasha Sandha Hassan (born 28 March 1984) is a Malaysian actress who has appeared in films, television shows, and commercials.

Life and career
She was born in Johor Bahru but moved to Penang later. She then transferred to Kuala Lumpur, and later to Perlis due to her father's work. She was married to Rizal Ashram. They have two children together.

Since graduating from the Kuala Lumpur-based Institut Kebudayaan Negara in 2002, she has appeared in movies Black Maria, Bujang Senang, Gong and Cicak Man. Sandha was named most popular new actress in the 2005 Anugerah Bintang Popular for her performance on television drama Natasya. She won again 2011 Anugerah Bintang Popular for her outstanding acting in Chinta(TV Series) beating the other nominees, Tiz Zaqyah and Lisa Surihani.  She is also famous for her best-selling novel, Sumpahan Fasha (Fasha's Curse).

In 2007, she was appointed as the Maybelline ambassador, succeeding Siti Nurhaliza.

Personal life
In 2012, she married businessman Rizal Ashram Ramli. They had a son and a daughter and were divorced in 2016.

She is currently married to actor Aidil Aziz since 2019 and has 1 daughter with him.

Filmography

Film

Television series

Telemovie

Television

Stage acting

Awards and nominations

References

External links
 Fasha Sandha = Filmography
All Fasha Sandha's News

1984 births
Living people
Malaysian people of Malay descent
Malaysian film actresses
Malaysian television personalities
Malaysian Muslims
Fasha Sandha
Malaysian television actresses
21st-century Malaysian actresses
Kalumbu

The kalumbu, or kalumbo, is a traditional instrument of the Tonga and Ila people of Zambia and Zimbabwe. A single metal-stringed bow played with a stick is lashed onto a calabash gourd that acts as a resonating chamber. The kalumbu player manipulates the resonance of the instrument by moving the gourd toward and away from his or her chest. Though now quite rare in Africa, the kalumbu is considered the predecessor of the Afro-Brazilian berimbau used in Capoeira performances.

A similar instrument, the dende, is played by children in Botswana. The berimbau of Brazil is another similar instrument.

References

Musical bows
Zimbabwean musical instruments
Suzuki Madura

The Suzuki Madura was a cruiser motorcycle sold by Suzuki in 1985 and 1986.  It was available with either 1200 cc or 700 cc V4 engines. It was created as a response to Honda's Magna V4 muscle cruiser and was a direct competitor with Yamaha's V-Max power cruiser, also released in 1985.

Model designations:
 GV1200GL
 GV1200GLF
 GV1200GLG
 GV700GL

History
In response to the Honda Magna, Suzuki made the Madura model.  Like the Magna, it was a V-four powered cruiser.  Like the Magna, the Madura was offered with two different engine sizes.  Both bikes' smaller engines displaced 700 cc, but while the larger V65 Magna displaced 1100 cc (actual 1098 cc), the big Madura displaced 1200 cc (actual 1165 cc).

Production of the Madura was halted after just two years.  According to Peter Seifert of Vernon, B.C., Canada, 5099 Maduras were produced.

Features
The Madura had a V-four engine with hydraulic lifters.  The lifters reduced maintenance, and avoided the kind of cam-wear problems that plagued all but the 500cc versions in the Magna line.  Despite displacing 100cc more, the Madura didn't have more power or torque than the V65 Magna.  The Madura 1200 was factory rated at 117 hp, while the V65 Magna was rated at 116 hp. Actual power in a road-tested bike was found to be about . For comparison, a same year V65 put down 93 hp, and the 1985-2007 Vmax (1198cc)rated at 145HP would usually dyno 110-116HP at the rear wheel with just a 5-speed transmission.

In addition to the maintenance-free lifters, the Madura had a self-adjusting hydraulically actuated clutch, and a low-maintenance, shaft final drive. The rear suspension was a sophisticated monoshock arrangement that used a single rear swingarm tube to carry the driveshaft as well.

Ergonomically, the Madura featured a low, scooped seat, swept-back handle-bars, and foot-controls that wouldn't be considered "forward" by later standards, but at the time were noted for being 14" ahead of the center of the seat.

Speed
According to Cycle magazine, the 1200 cc Madura completed the 1/4-mile in 11.753 seconds at 115.08 mph. For comparison, on the same day the V65 Magna ran 11.86 at 115.86 mph

Cycle Guide recorded an 11.36 at 117.18 mile. while their Magna clocked 11.44 at 118.42

Motorcyclist clocked a corrected 11.47 at 117.6 with the GV1200 Madura.

Cycle World magazine reported the 700 cc Madura doing the 1/4-mile in 12.89 seconds at 102.68 mph.

Madura
Cruiser motorcycles
Motorcycles introduced in 1985
Maraj

Maraj, Maharaj, Maharajh, Maragh, or Maharagh is a Hindu Indian surname derived from the Sanskrit word Maharaja meaning "great leader", "great ruler", or "great king". Originally used as an honorific suffix to a Hindu priest's name, it became the surname of many Hindu priests who immigrated to different European colonies during the Indian indenture system and their descendants because when stating their names to the respective local colonial authorities they would state their whole name and many would include the honorific suffix of Maharaj, which the authorities  erroneously documented as their surname. Notable individuals bearing the surname include:

Badri Maharaj, an Indo-Fijian politician
 Bhadase Sagan Maraj (1919–1971), an Indo-Trinidadian politician, Hindu religious leader, founder of the Sanatan Dharma Maha Sabha, wrestler, author, and businessman
Davan Maharaj, an Indo-Trinidadian American journalist and former editor-in-chief and publisher of the Los Angeles Times
Devant Maharaj, an Indo-Trinidadian politician 
 Ishwar Maraj (b. 1969), an Indo-Trinidadian member of the St Lucia cricket team
Keshav Maharaj (b. 1990), an Indo-South African cricketer
Krishna Maharaj (b. 1939), a British Indo-Trinidadian businessman convicted of murder in South Florida
Onika Maraj (b. 1982), a Trinidadian-born American rapper known professionally as Nicki Minaj
Rabi Maharaj (b. 1947), a Trinidadian bestselling author 
Rajiv Maragh (b.1985), an Indo-Jamaican jockey
 Ralph Maraj (b. 1949), an Indo-Trinidadian politician, actor, playwright, and teacher
Ramesh Maharaj, an Indo-Trinidadian politician and former Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs of Trinidad and Tobago
Sadanand Maharaj, an Indo-Fijian politician (1876-1962)
Satnarayan Maharaj (1931–2019), an Indo-Trinidadian Hindu religious leader, son-in-law of Bhadase Sagan Maraj, and Secretary-General of the Sanatan Dharma Maha Sabha
Sathyandranath Ragunanan "Mac" Maharaj, (b. 1935) in Newcastle, Natal), a South African politician, academic and businessman.
Valene Maharaj (b. 1986), an Indo-Trinidadian model, beauty pageant holder, former Miss Trinidad and Tobago, and former Miss Caribbean of the World

See also
Persaud
Rampersad
Gobin

References

Surnames of Indian origin
Hindustani-language surnames
Surnames of Hindu origin
Indo-Caribbean
Indian diaspora in Fiji
Indian diaspora in South Africa
Valentina Medina

Valentina Medina, aka Iere (May 6, 1933 - April 23, 2011), born in Mount Pleasant, Arima, was the fifth Carib Queen since the introduction of the title in 1875.

On 26 March 2000, Valentina Medina, aged 66, of Mausica Lands, Arima, Trinidad, was named Carib Queen for life, at an election at the Santa Rosa Carib Community Centre in Arima. Medina, the fifth Queen, was named as the successor after Justa Werges, queen for the previous 11 years, died in January 2000. Medina was installed as Queen on May 6, 2000.

Though she embraced the Carib way of life since childhood, after her marriage at 18 in 1952 to John Medina, she was called on by then Queen (Edith Martinez) to be more active in traditional Carib life. She was named queen for a day three different times and her husband was named king for the day as well.

References

1933 births
2011 deaths
Carib Queens
People from Arima
Trita

Trita ("the Third") is a minor deity of the Rigveda, mentioned 41 times. He is associated with the Maruts, with Vayu and most especially with Indra, whom he sometimes assists and other times acts in place of when fighting Tvastar, Vrtra and Vala. He is called Āptya, probably meaning "of the water (Apas)."

Relation to Apas

The Shatapatha Brahmana mentions Trita and his brothers Ekata and Dvita as the sons of Apas or the water deities who were born as a result of Agni's anger with the waters.

Fourfold, namely, was Agni (fire) at first. Now that Agni whom they at first chose for the office of Hotri priest passed away. He also whom they chose the second time passed away. He also whom they chose the third time passed away. Thereupon the one who still constitutes the fire in our own time, concealed himself from fear. He entered into the waters. Him the gods discovered and brought forcibly away from the waters. He spat upon the waters, saying, 'Bespitten are ye who are an unsafe place of refuge, from whom they take me away against my will!' Thence sprung the Âptya deities, Trita, Dvita, and Ekata. - 1:2:3:1

Relation to Indra and Killing of Trishiras

The Shatapatha Brahmana also mentions that they followed Indra just as a Brahman follows the train of a king.

They roamed about with Indra, even as nowadays a Brâhman follows in the train of a king. When he slew Visvarûpa, the three-headed son of Tvashtri, they also knew of his going to be killed.; and straightway Trita slew him. Indra, assuredly, was free from that (sin), for he is a god.
- 1:2:3:2

Other Stories

In RV 1.105, Trita fallen into a well begs aid from the gods. Sayana on 1.105 comments that this relates to three rishis, Ekata, Dvita and Trita who found a well, and Trita, drawing water, was pushed down by the other two and imprisoned, where he composed a hymn to the gods, and managed miraculously to prepare the sacrificial Soma; this is alluded to in RV 9.34.4  and described in Mahabharata 9.2095.

RV 8.47 asks Dawn to send away bad dreams to Trita, who eats them and wears them on his body as ornaments; Dvita also receives these bad dreams.

See also

 Trito (Proto-Indo-European mythology)

References

Rigvedic deities
Patent holding company

A patent holding company (PHC) exists to hold patents on behalf of one or more other companies but does not necessarily manufacture products or supply services based upon the patents held. 

Patent holding companies may exist for tax reasons.  Patent holding companies may also operate patent pools in order to provide a single source for licensing a patented technology. However, patent holding companies that aggressively seek to enforce patent rights through litigation or threats of litigation are referred to as patent assertion entities (PAEs) or, more pejoratively, patent trolls.

Patent trolling

On June 4, 2013, in the United States, the National Economic Council and Council of Economic Advisers released a report entitled Patent Assertion and U.S. Innovation that found significant harm to the economy from patent assertion entities and made recommendations to address them. President Barack Obama also addressed the issue, criticizing companies that did not produce anything themselves and existed only to "leverage and hijack somebody else's idea and see if they can extort some money out of them".

See also 
 Patent portfolio
 Patent thicket

References

Business terms
Patent monetization companies of the United States
Criticism of intellectual property
zh:專利持有公司
Mullan Pass

Mullan Pass is a mountain pass in the western United States, in the Rocky Mountains of Montana. It sits on the Continental Divide on the border between Powell and Lewis and Clark counties at 5,902 feet (1,799 m) above sea level. Located in the Helena National Forest, the pass is thirteen miles (20 km) west of the city of Helena. 

The Northern Pacific Railway (NP) used the pass for its line from Logan to Garrison via Helena, built in 1883.  This line was the NP's primary freight route and was also used by their secondary passenger train, the Mainstreeter. The NP also built an alternate line over Homestake Pass, which was used by their primary passenger train, the North Coast Limited. The rail line at Mullan Pass is currently operated by Montana Rail Link; it crosses under the pass and the continental divide at  via the  Mullan Tunnel.

The pass was named after Lieutenant John Mullan, the U.S. Army engineer who first crossed the pass on March 22, 1854, and later supervised construction of the Mullan Road, the first road over the pass, in 1860.

Notable events
On September 30, 1911 Mullan Pass was the site of the first aeronautical crossing of the North American Continental Divide.  Aviation pioneer Cromwell Dixon flew from Helena to Blossburg, some 15 miles to the west, over the Mullan Pass then successfully flew back the same day. His achievement earned him $10,000, presented to him by Governor Edwin L. Norris.

On February 2, 1989, the Helena train wreck occurred when, during a significant cold snap, a train crew uncoupled the locomotives from a 48-car train due to mechanical problems.  The air brakes failed on the cars, and the train rolled nine miles back into Helena where, at approximately 5:30 a.m., they collided with a parked work train and caught fire. An explosion later linked to a tank car filled with hydrogen peroxide shook the town, knocked out power, and caused extensive damage in the community, but no deaths.

In mid-July 2009, part of the Mullan Tunnel roof collapsed while it was being enlarged to handle double-stack freight cars. It was reopened to train traffic 28 days later, on August 14, 2009.

Second Mullan Pass
A second Mullan Pass (), also on the Mullan Road, is located on the Montana-Idaho border in the Bitterroot Range at . It is approximately  east-northeast of Lookout Pass, where Interstate 90 crosses the state line.

Climate

See also
 Lookout Pass
 Lookout Pass Ski and Recreation Area
 Mountain passes in Montana

References

External links
 MRL plans to upgrade the Mullan Tunnel

Landforms of Lewis and Clark County, Montana
Mountain passes of Montana
Northern Pacific Railway
Landforms of Powell County, Montana
Fox 20

Fox 20 may refer to one of the following television stations in the United States affiliated with the Fox Broadcasting Company:

KCVU, Chico, California
WCOV-TV, Montgomery, Alabama
Coat of arms of Seychelles

The coat of arms of the Republic of Seychelles shows a shield, in which a giant tortoise is located on green grounds. On the ground there is a coco de mer palm tree.  Behind it there is a blue sea with two islands and a sail ship to be seen. The shield is enthroned by a silver helmet, on which a white-tailed tropicbird is located above blue and white waves. The shield is supported by two white sailfish. Beneath the shield the motto of Seychelles is stated: "Finis Coronat Opus" (a phrase traditionally attributed to Ovid) (Latin for "The End Crowns the Work").

History

First coat of arms 
After the separation of Seychelles from the Mauritius in 1903, a new badge for Seychelles was adopted. The new badge was designed by Major-General Charles George Gordon. The badge consisted of a disc with a picture of the coast of Mahé with a Coco de mer on the shore, some shrubs and a giant Tortoise . On a listel in the base is the motto Finis Coronat Opvs.

Second coat of arms 
The second coat of arms was embellished and augmented in 1961. The coat of arms was designed by Mrs. Alec McEwen of Toronto. On the coat of arms, a second island was added, symbolizing the other 114 islands of the archipelago. In the ocean, a schooner symbolizes the traffic between the islands. Around the badge is a bordure with stylized waves and the title and the motto of the colony.

Current coat of arms

First variant
The current coat of arms was given by the Royal Warrant of Queen Elizabeth II, dated 27 May 1976.

Second variant
On 18 June 1996, by the National Symbols Act of 1996, the colour of the coat of arms were changed to a brighter color. The most significant change was the change of the torse on the helmet, from white-blue-red (based on the older Seychellois flag), to blue-yellow-red-white-green (the color of the current flag of Seychelles).

Current official description
The coat of arms of Seychelles is officially described as follows:

ARMS: Azure a Female Coco de Mer Palm (Lodoicea maldivica) issuant from in base a grassy mount thereon a Giant Tortoise (Testudo gigantea) the whole in front of water rising therefrom to the dexter an Island and sailing thereon a two-masted Schooner in full sail all proper.

CREST: Upon a Wreath Azure, Or, Gules and Vert above water barry wavy Azure and Argent a White Tailed Tropic Bird (Phaethon lepturus lepturus) volant proper.

SUPPORTERS: On either side a Sail Fish (Istiophorus gladius) proper.

MOTTO: FINIS CORONAT OPUS

Gallery

References

External links
 New National Symbols of the Republic of the Seychelles, Adopted 18th June 1996 

Seychelles
National symbols of Seychelles
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Seychelles
Seychelles
Seychelles
Seychelles
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George Springate

George Philip Gregory Springate  (May 12, 1938 – November 20, 2019) was a Canadian police officer, lawyer, politician, professional football player, professor, and citizenship judge.

Life and career
Born in Montreal, Quebec, the son of Walter L. Springate and Eleanor Woodhouse, he received a Bachelor of Arts from Sir George Williams University. He also earned a Bachelor of Civil Law degree in 1968 and a Bachelor of Common Law degree in 1969 from McGill University. From 1958 to 1969, he was a police officer with the Montreal Police. From 1966 to 1968, he was a member of the McGill Redmen football team.

In 1970, he played 11 games with and was part of the Grey Cup winning Montreal Alouettes. In total he played 17 games with the Alouettes over 3 seasons.

In 1970, he was elected to the National Assembly of Quebec as a Liberal for the riding of Sainte-Anne. He was re-elected in 1973.  In 1974 he was removed from the Liberal Caucus for voting against the French-only language bill along with John Ciaccia. In his third term as a Liberal, he represented the riding of Westmount. He did not run in the 1981 Quebec general election.

George Springate was also a television sportcaster for CBC Montreal in the 1980s and hosted the local daily current affairs program Midday.

In 1989, he was made a Member of the Order of Canada.

He was a teacher in criminal and civil law at John Abbott College. He was a founding member of the "Police Technology" program at John Abbott College in 1973; he retired from teaching in 2008. He was also a columnist for The Montreal Daily News and The Sunday Express, local Montreal newspapers.

In 1999 and again in 2006, he was appointed a citizenship judge. In 2008 he was appointed Canada's Senior Citizenship Judge for a five-year term. Springate was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer in April 2018. He died in Ottawa on November 20, 2019 at the age of 81.

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Rick van Velthuysen

Rick van Velthuysen (; born 15 September 1961) is a Dutch radio DJ.

Born in Rotterdam, Van Velthuysen started his career at the age of 18 with Radio Bollenstreek. In 1985 he became a DJ with KRO and had a gameshow with . He moved to AVRO in 1986 and when  left Radio 3, Van Velthuysen began hosting Top Pop. In December 1992 Erik de Zwart asked Van Velthuysen to help start Radio 538 where he worked for over 14 years. Since September 2008 Van Velthuysen has worked for Radio Veronica and also hosts his own program on Spanish radio called "Hallo Costa Olanda" for Dutch expatriates in Spain.

Since 5 November 2018, Van Velthuysen works for NPO Radio 2.

References

External links
Rick van Velthuysen's weblog

1961 births
Living people
Dutch radio presenters
Mass media people from Rotterdam
Gentile (bishop of Agrigento)

Gentile (or Gentilis) (died 1171) was the bishop of Agrigento in Sicily from 1154 to his death. He has been described as a prélat aventureux et vagabond, an "adventurous and vagabond prelate" (Chalandon 1907).

A Tuscan by birth, he originally served as an ambassador from Géza II of Hungary, but decided to remain in Sicily after a diplomatic mission. There he became bishop of Agrigento and a noted courtier. Noted, that is, for his luxury and debauchery. He threw lavish banquets, which he used to begin a whispering campaign against Richard Palmer, Bishop of Syracuse, a rival candidate for the vacant archbishopric of Palermo (1166). Ironically, he complained of the Syracusan bishops foreign, English origins. Likewise, he convinced the Grand Protonotary Matthew of Ajello that Palmer was planning to kill him and very nearly started a blood feud.

The archbishopric was filled by Stephen du Perche, also a foreigner, and Gentile was the first ecclesiastic to join the large conspiracy against him. Nevertheless, Gentile swore an oath of fealty to Stephen just before the latter moved the court to Messina, where the conspiracy was uncovered and the "leader" of the group, Henry, Count of Montescaglioso, arrested and imprisoned. Gentile himself had avoided the court proceedings, but hurried with Matthew of Ajello back to Palermo to await Stephen's return. Once again, the conspiracy was uncovered and Gentile fled to his diocese, where the people handed him over to a royal justiciar come to arrest him. The bishop was imprisoned in San Marco d'Alunzio, the first Norman fortress on the island.

On Stephen's fall later in 1168, Gentile was released and was a guarantor of the deal whereby Stephen's life was spared should he immediately leave Sicily, which he did. The "old voluptuary", as Norwich calls him, was passed over again for the vacant archdiocese, Walter of the Mill being elected instead. Nonetheless, Gentile's penchant for conspiracy and sedition had apparently been satisfied and he took no part in any more such quarrels, dying early in 1171 and succeeded by Bartholomew.

References
Norwich, John Julius. The Kingdom in the Sun 1130–1194. Longman: London, 1970.
Chalandon, Ferdinand. Histoire de la domination normande en Italie et en Sicile. Paris, 1907.

12th-century Italian Roman Catholic bishops
1171 deaths
Year of birth unknown
Lešnica, Serbia

Lešnica (Cyrillic: Лешница, , meaning "a place of hazels") is a village in western Serbia. It is located in the municipality of Loznica, in the Mačva District. Lešnica's current population is 4,731 (2002 census).

History
The village is one of the oldest in Serbia, with records dating back to the 10th century AD. It is one of a few old settlements there which was not based on a Roman dwelling, but was started by Serbs.

Geography and features
Lešnica is located on the Drina River and between the towns of Šabac and Loznica. The Jadar River also runs through Lešnica. The rivers provide ample fishing opportunities, being rich with carp, barbel, stuka, and zelenjara. The opposite end of the village is bordered by the Vidojevica Mountain, which is relatively low (approx.  above sea level), but its oak and beech forests provide  picturesque beauty. Pheasant hunting is popular, and the hunters' club of the same name maintains the animal populations diligently. Lešnica is part of the Маcva district, close to the Bosnian border. The main attraction is Lešnicas Orthodox church located in the middle of the village.

Economy
The village is an economic and business center to the surrounding villages, and the main street is part of the route from Belgrade to Sarajevo. On Saturday mornings there is a market behind the fire house, where everything can be bought, from farm cheese, eggs, and livestock, to clothing, tools, electronics and Nike shoes. This is not the only opportunity to shop in Lešnica. There are butcheries, grocery shops, fishmongers, bakeries, and many other shops. The bakeries of the village (of which there are many) have a reputation for their excellent pastries, probably a result of the competition between them.

Village center
There is an eighth grade primary school (Petar Tasić), a chestnut wooded park, and many shops, of which the barber shop in the main street is the oldest. In fact, it is the oldest in the country, where the same family of barbers have worked for generations. Across the road from the park and diagonally from the school is the beautiful 19th-century church of St. Peter and Paul. The church was partially destroyed by the Nazis during their occupation, but was rebuilt to provide a spiritual home for the villagers and a magnificent floodlit vista at night. The other side of the park is the location of a late 19th-century manor built by the Pejić family, who were the landlords of the settlement. It belongs to the descendants of the family, but it lies almost in ruin, as it has not been in use since the 1950s, when it was used as school after being confiscated by Communist rulers. There has been recent interest in reviving this once grand building.

See also
List of places in Serbia
Vidin Grad

External links
Varos Lešnica
Lešnica travel guide
Lešnica faces pictures

Populated places in Mačva District
Loznica
Campus Bible Study

Campus Bible Study (or CBS) was established in 1975 at the University of New South Wales by the then Anglican chaplain Phillip Jensen. CBS celebrated its 40th Anniversary in 2015, and continues to officially operate out of UNSW's Anglican Chaplaincy (similarly, there are chaplaincy groups for Muslims, Buddhists, etc.). The current Anglican Chaplain is Carl Matthei.

Overview 
During a typical week, CBS runs large public Bible-teaching meetings, many small-group Bible studies, and other training sessions in theology and ministry for students. CBS also runs three conferences per year, the largest one being Mid-Year Conference (MYC), which typically attracts 500-750 students. While officially linked to the movement of Sydney Anglicans, Campus Bible Study is non-denominational and welcomes everyone to their public meetings. CBS focuses on the Bible rather than particular denominations beliefs, and seeks to challenge individuals to consider the gospel of Jesus.

University Churches 
CBS also runs five different university churches for various groups of students living in the residential colleges at UNSW. Unichurch UNSW is an English speaking congregation. The Fellowship of Overseas University Students (FOCUS) at UNSW runs four congregations for international students — Mandarin, Cantonese, Indonesian, and International (English).

Affiliations 
CBS should not be confused with the Christian Union (CU), which (as of 2006) was a student-run, Student-Guild-affiliated organisation. CBS and the CU work in concert to conduct ministry on campus. Most members of CU are also members of CBS. CBS is also affiliated with the Australian Fellowship of Evangelical Students (AFES) but is not a member — the AFES group at UNSW is the Christian Union (CU).

References

External links
 CBS website
 Australian Fellowship of Evangelical Students

Christian organisations based in Australia
Student societies in Australia
Evangelical parachurch organizations
University of New South Wales student organisations
Christian organizations established in 1975
Christian organizations established in the 20th century
Student religious organisations in Australia
Biblical exegesis
Grip (gymnastics)

Grips are devices that are worn on the hands of artistic gymnasts when performing on various apparatus. They are worn by female gymnasts on the uneven bars, and by male gymnasts on the high bar and still rings; it is rare to wear them on the parallel bars. Grips are used to enhance the gymnast's grip on the apparatus and to reduce friction, which can cause painful blisters and rips, in which outer layers of skin separate and tear away from the hand.

Grips are optional and are not used by all gymnasts. Some athletes substitute sports tape or gauze for grips, while others use bare hands. Most gymnasts apply powdered chalk (typically magnesium carbonate) to their grips, or to their hands if not using grips so that they do not slip.

Construction
A grip consists of a wide strip of leather joined to a wrist strap. The leather strip, which covers and protects the palm of the hand, is approximately five centimeters wide and has finger holes at one end. On properly fitted grips, the finger holes will be positioned at the first knuckles of the inserted fingers.

Some types of grips, known as dowel grips, incorporate a leather-covered dowel rod or pipe to create a linear bump on the outer face of the grip. This bump, in conjunction with the bar, forms a detent that serves to leverage the gymnast's grip, thus reducing the hand pressure needed to maintain a hold on the apparatus.

The wrist strap is used to secure the grip to the gymnast's hand and to transfer body weight from the fingers to the wrist. The grip is enhanced when the dowel rests on the apparatus, pulling the leather tight, and transferring some of the load to the wrist, reducing the grip required during the most dynamic elements. The leather portion of the grip encircles the wrist and is then locked in place with either velcro or buckles. Gymnasts typically wear soft material, such as cloth wristbands, under the wrist straps to prevent skin chafing. Some brands of grips include soft, removable pads that fit under the wrist straps.

Types of grips
Most competitive gymnasts wear dowel grips. On the high bar, men use grips that have three finger holes and a small dowel, whereas grips used on the still rings have a larger dowel and two finger holes. Grips used on the parallel bars (Very uncommon) have two finger holes and a small dowel. Women's grips have two finger holes and resemble men's ring grips with a smaller dowel.

Some gymnasts do not use grips because they prefer to have their hands in close touch with the bar. Svetlana Khorkina of Russia, the Olympic gold medalist on bars in 1996 and 2000, did not wear them, and several Chinese gymnasts do not either.

Gymnasts at lower competition levels and those participating in recreational gymnastics typically use grips without dowel rods. Such grips provide no mechanical advantage for gripping the bar; they are used primarily to minimize friction injuries. These grips are usually less expensive and are made of thinner leather.

References

Gymnastics apparatus
Protective gear
Handwear
Hovs Hallar

Hovs Hallar () is a nature reserve on the northern tip of the Bjäre Peninsula in the county of Skåne, Sweden. It is located approximately  northeast of the coastal town of Torekov.  The reserve is an area of geological interest and its impressive cliff faces are home to a variety of seabirds. It is assumed that the area gave the name of the province Halland, meaning "the land beyond Hovs Hallar".

The location is also the setting for the opening scenes of the classic Ingmar Bergman film The Seventh Seal, with the Knight challenging Death to a game of chess for his life on the shoreline, and the closing scene with the Dance Macabre against a stormy sky.

References

External links

Hovs Haller

Nature reserves in Skåne County
Live at the Apollo (B. B. King album)

Live at the Apollo is a blues album by B.B. King and the Phillip Morris "Super Band" recorded at the famous Apollo Theater in Harlem, New York. It was awarded the 1992 Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album.

Track listing
Side one
"When Love Comes to Town" (Paul David Hewson/ U2) - 4:40
"Sweet Sixteen" (B. B. King, Joe Josea) - 7:25
"The Thrill Is Gone" (Ravon Darnell, Roy Hawkins) - 3:33
"Ain't Nobody's Bizness" (Everett Robbins, Porter Grainger) - 2:43
"Paying the Cost to Be the Boss" (B. B. King) - 2:30

Side two
"All over Again" (Carl B. Adams, B. B. King) - 7:33
"Nightlife" (Willie Nelson) - 4:03
"Since I Met You Baby"  (Ivory Joe Hunter) - 3:55
"Guess Who" (Jo Ann Belvin) - 5:03
"Peace to the World" (Trade Marvin) - 2:51

Personnel
B.B. King - lead guitar, vocals
Jeff Clayton - alto saxophone
Jerry Dodgion - alto saxophone
Plas Johnson - tenor saxophone
Gary Smulyan - tenor saxophone
Ralph Moore - tenor saxophone 
Harry "Sweets" Edison - trumpet
James Morrison - trumpet
Joe Mosello - trumpet
Robin Eubanks - trombone
George Bohanon - trombone
Paul Faulise - trombone
Urbie Green - trombone
Ray Brown - bass
Kenny Burrell - guitar
Harold Jones - drums
Gene Harris - piano, conductor

References

B. B. King live albums
1991 live albums
Albums recorded at the Apollo Theater
Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album
Guberman

Guberman is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

 Igor Guberman (born 1936), Russian writer and poet of Jewish ancestry
 Scott Guberman (born 1971), American keyboardist
 Shelia Guberman (born 1930), Russian-American computer scientist
Southwood Plantation

Southwood Plantation was a large cotton plantation of  located in southern Leon County, Florida, United States and owned by George Taliafero Ward.

Location
Southwood Plantation bordered the Francis Eppes Plantation on the north and the R. G. Shepard Plantation on the south.

Multiple Plantation Statistics
The Leon County Florida 1860 Agricultural Census shows that Southwood Plantation had the following:

Besides Southwood, Ward also maintained his plantations of Clifford Place and Waverly. Including Southwood, his holdings totaled  of which  were improved. Combined, Ward held 160 persons enslaved, produced 7500 bushels of corn and 500 bales of cotton.

Owner
George Taliafero Ward was born in Kentucky in 1810 and moved to Tallahassee in 1825. In that same year Ward became Register of the Land Office, succeeding Samuel R. Overton. From 1838 to 1839 Ward served on the Legislative Council from Leon County and attended the Constitutional Convention. 

George T. Ward inherited the land now known as Southwood from his father, George W. Ward.

In 1844 Ward married Sarah Jane Chaires of the wealthy Chaires family of eastern Leon County and had at least three daughters, Georgima, Anna, and Mattie as well as brothers. Sarah Jane would inherit other properties that were later incorporated into Southwood.

The original mansion built in 1865 at Southwood was destroyed by fire. In 1939, George Henderson, grandson of Colonel John and Mattie Henderson, moved the family home from downtown Tallahassee to the old foundation of the original Southwood house.

References

Special Collections, Robert Manning Strozier Library, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida
1845 voters list
Paisley, Clifton; From Cotton To Quail, University of Florida Press, c1968.
Florida Memory Project
FSU thesis

Plantations in Leon County, Florida
Cotton plantations in Florida
Burned houses in the United States
Paul Wadham

Paul Wadham (31 March 1943 – 4 May 2006) was an Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League.

Debuting with the Collingwood Football Club in 1964, Wadham was a key position forward for the Magpies, standing at 196 cm tall. He played 21 games, booting 9 goals in his two seasons at the club before leaving to be a playing coach for the Kyabram Football Club in 1966.

He was recruited from Mortlake.

References

External links

1943 births
2006 deaths
Collingwood Football Club players
Mortlake Football Club players
Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state)
Kyabram Football Club players
Faisalabad Three

The Faisalabad Three is a term used to refer to three of Guantanamo detainees facing charges before military commissions. Jabran Said bin al Qahtani, Sufyian Barhoumi and Ghassan Abdullah al Sharbi were captured in a safehouse in Faisalabad, Pakistan, together with approximately a dozen other suspects, including a senior member of the Al Qaeda leadership, Abu Zubaydah.

Barhoumi, al Qahtani, and al Sharbi have all tried to decline legal representation.

Abdul Zahir, the tenth Guantanamo detainee to face charges, was also captured in that safehouse.

Faisalabad is the home of Salafi University, a donation supported religious institution that provides free room and board to international students—a number of these were captured on suspicion of being tied to terrorism.

Hamdan v. Rumsfeld ruling and the Military Commissions Act
In the summer of 2006, the United States Supreme Court ruled that the President lacked the constitutional authority to set up military commissions. The Supreme Court ruled that only the United States Congress had the authority to do so. All ten captives who had faced charges before the presidentially authorized military commissions had those charges dropped.

In the fall of 2006, Congress passed the Military Commissions Act of 2006, which authorized commissions similar to those President George W. Bush had tried to set up. Only three captives faced charges before these commissions.

However, in 2008, the Office of Military Commissions started to accelerate the pace at which charges were laid. Over a dozen captives who had not been charged earlier were charged via the congressionally authorized commissions. Subsequently the Office of Military Commissions started to re-charge the captives who had faced charges earlier.

New charges
On May 29, 2008, charges were laid against Barhoumi, al Qahtani, and al Sharbi.

References

Lists of Guantanamo Bay detainees
Faisalabad
Quantified groups of defendants
Salafism in Pakistan
Alexander Rumyantsev (nobleman)

Count Alexander Ivanovich Rumyantsev () (1677–1749) was an assistant of Peter the Great and father of Field Marshal Peter Rumyantsev-Zadunaisky. He came from the Rumyantsev family which, though little known and documented in the 17th century, later claimed descent from a prominent 14th-century boyar. 

Alexander enrolled in the Preobrazhensky regiment of guards in 1704. While he guarded the headquarters of Peter the Great, the monarch noticed him "for his great height and smart face". Peter made Alexander Ivanovich his servant and later recommended him to Peter Shafirov and Peter Tolstoy. In the service of these two courtiers, Rumyantsev led a mission to capture hetman Pavlo Polubotok and carried out various diplomatic errands in Constantinople and in Persia. 

In 1720, he married the daughter and heiress of Count Andrey Matveyev, Countess Maria Matveyeva, who was rumored to have been intimate with the Tsar.  His wife survived him by 40 years, and entertained Saint Petersburg society with the stories of her acquaintance with Louis XIV, Madame de Maintenon, and the Duke of Marlborough. When she died at the age of 90, Gavrila Derzhavin wrote a remarkable ode glorifying her virtues.

After Peter I's daughter Elizabeth Petrovna came to the throne in 1741, Rumyantsev regained favor, became a count and went to govern Malorossia, or left-bank Ukraine. It was he who negotiated and signed the Treaty of Åbo with Sweden. His diplomatic experience seemed to open the prospect of Rumyantsev succeeding Aleksey Bestuzhev as the Chancellor, but this appointment never eventuated. He died in Ukraine on March 4, 1749, leaving a son, Peter "of the Danube", and a daughter, Daria, married to the Austrian count Wallenstein. 

1677 births
1749 deaths
Diplomats of the Russian Empire
Counts of the Russian Empire
Ambassadors of the Russian Empire to the Ottoman Empire
Collegium of Little Russia (1722–1727)
Merry Marvel Marching Society

Merry Marvel Marching Society (often referred to by the abbreviation "M.M.M.S.") was a fan club for Marvel Comics started by Marvel editor Stan Lee and/or Marvel publisher Martin Goodman in 1964.

History 
Following teaser promotion in Marvel comic books cover-dated November 1964, Marvel Comics introduced the company's in-house fan club, the Merry Marvel Marching Society, in its comics cover-dated February 1965, released in the fall 1964.  Generally abbreviated as the "M.M.M.S", the club offered readers a $1 membership kit that initially included a:

 welcoming letter
 membership card
 one-sided, 33 -  rpm record, "The Voices of Marvel"
 scratch pad
 sticker
 pinback button
 certificate 

The company offered permutations of this kit, plus additional promotional merchandise such as posters and sweatshirts, through comics cover-dated October 1969. As author Marc Flores, who writes under the pen name Ronin Ro, described,

The club proved successful, with Marvel secretary and club coordinator Flo Steinberg remarking that they "were working seven days a week just opening these envelopes" containing the subscription fee. In a 2002 interview, Steinberg said,

Soon, the club offered a range of other money-spinning products, including:
 Six-foot "life-size, full-color Spidey pin-up" made from a Steve Ditko drawing of Spider-Man
 $1.50 T-shirt with a Ditko-drawn Dr. Strange
 Thing drawing by Jack Kirby on "Official Swingin' Stationery"
 Fantastic Four family portrait T-shirt by Kirby

The M.M.M.S. membership had ranks indicated by three-letter abbreviations (such as Q.N.S. for "Quite 'Nuff Sayer" to F.F.F. for "Fearless Front-Facer"), based on a proposal by young comics fan Mark Evanier.

The M.M.M.S. was absorbed into the subsequent Marvel fan club, Marvelmania International, in 1969. This second club lasted until 1971. A third official Marvel Comics fan club, FOOM (Friends of Ol' Marvel) followed from 1973 to 1976.

References

Citations

Sources 
 Pratt, Doug. "The MMMS Records Remastered", DogRat.com, September 23, 2007. The Voices of Marvel and Scream Along with Marvel. Archive.org archive, WebCitation archive.

External links 
 

Organizations established in 1964
Organizations disestablished in 1969
Comics fan clubs
Marvel Comics
Jon Adkins

Jonathan Scott Adkins  (born August 30, 1977) is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher who played for the Chicago White Sox, San Diego Padres, New York Mets, and Cincinnati Reds from 2003 to 2008, and an MLB scout for the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Playing career

Amateur
Adkins graduated from Oklahoma State University. In 1996, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Orleans Cardinals of the Cape Cod Baseball League. He was drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the ninth round of the 1998 Major League Baseball draft.

Professional
In April , he pitched in three games for the San Diego Padres, and was then optioned to the Padres' Triple-A affiliate, the Portland Beavers. On November 15, 2006, Adkins was traded to the New York Mets along with Ben Johnson for Heath Bell and Royce Ring. On July 28, , he was called up from the minor leagues. On December 6, 2007, the Cincinnati Reds signed Adkins to a minor league contract.

With the Triple-A Louisville, Adkins served as their closer and saved 30 games (IL leader) with a 3.48 ERA. On September 9, Adkins was recalled, and pitched 1/3 of an inning and got the win. He was released in January to pitch for the Lotte Giants in the Korea Baseball Organization. He led the KBO in saves with 26 in 2009. On December 2, 2009, he signed a minor league deal with the Cincinnati Reds. On July 11, 2010, Cincinnati released Adkins. On July 29, 2010, Adkins signed with the Chicago White Sox and was assigned to Triple-A Charlotte.

Scouting career
Adkins was released by the White Sox in September 2010 and named to the amateur scouting staff of the Boston Red Sox covering the Ohio River Valley  in January 2011. After spending five years with Boston, he was named Northeast scouting cross-checker by the Dodgers for .

References

External links

1977 births
Living people
Arizona League Athletics players
Baseball players from West Virginia
Boston Red Sox scouts
Charlotte Knights players
Chicago White Sox players
Cincinnati Reds players
American expatriate baseball players in South Korea
Lotte Giants players
Louisville Bats players
Los Angeles Dodgers scouts
Major League Baseball pitchers
Modesto A's players
Navegantes del Magallanes players
New Orleans Zephyrs players
New York Mets players
Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball players
Orleans Firebirds players
Sportspeople from Huntington, West Virginia
Portland Beavers players
Sacramento River Cats players
San Diego Padres players
American expatriate baseball players in Venezuela
Channel Court Shopping Centre

Channel Court is a sub regional shopping centre located on the Channel Highway, Kingston, Hobart, Tasmania. Comprising an indoor outdoor complex, and standalone facilities, the centre is primarily anchored by Tasmania's largest Big W and a Woolworths supermarket, as well as Tasmania's only KaiserCraft store. The centre has a gross lettable area of .

Stores
Channel Court is home to the regional Service Tasmania and Centrelink service centres, and holds the Kingston Library, operated by Libraries Tasmania.

Other landmark stores include local sports store chain Intersport, which opened a Channel Court store in 2020, Namaskar, an Indian restaurant that has operated in Channel Court since 2003, and Madame Clarke's, a cafe opened in 2022 by Andrew Hasler and Josh Clarke, co-owners of popular Hobart cafe Machine Laundry Cafe.

History
For many years the shopping centre was considered very small but adequate to the needs of the local population. However, after being purchased by the Behrakis Group in June 2004 the centre underwent a complete transformation to cope with the growing local population. Tasmania's largest Big W was opened at the shopping centre on 5 April 2006, and it was planned that by 2009 Channel Court would be one of the largest shopping centres in Tasmania.

Extensive redevelopment took place through 2011 and 2012. Initial plans for a new full-sized cinema complex were abandoned in favour of installation of older women's clothing stores. The development was finally completed in 2013, with an estimated $50 million dollar cost.

In May 2018, the centre received significant flood damage to the underground section of the complex. Damage required a total refit of affected stores, some of which were closed for nearly six months. In 2021, Bendigo Bank decided to close its Channel Court store, a decision called "disappointing" by the local MHR Julie Collins.

See also
 List of shopping centres in Tasmania
 Kingborough

References

External links
Redevelopment Photo Gallery

Shopping centres in Tasmania
Shopping malls established in 2006
Kingston, Tasmania