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Nasir-ol-Molk Mosque

The Nasir al-Mulk Mosque (, Masjed-e Nasir ol-Molk), also known as the Pink Mosque (, Masjed-e Surati), is a traditional mosque in Shiraz, Iran. It is located near Shāh Chérāgh Mosque. It was built during Qajar dynasty rule of Iran.

The mosque includes extensive coloured glass in its facade, and displays other traditional elements such as the Panj Kāse ("five concaved") design.

History
The mosque was built during the Qajar dynasty, and is still in use under protection by the Endowment Foundation of Nasir al Molk. Construction began in 1876 by the order of Mirza Hassan Ali Nasir-ol-Mulk, one of the lords and aristocrats of Shiraz, the son of Ali Akbar Qavam al-Mulk, the kalantar of Shiraz and was completed in 1888. The designers were Mohammad Hasan-e-Memār, a Persian architect who had also built the noted Eram Garden before the Nasir al-Molk Mosque, Mohammad Hosseini Shirazi, and Mohammad Rezā Kāshi-Sāz-e-Širāzi.

Orsi: Persian  Stained Glass 

Although stained glass is mostly popular in churches nowadays, the earliest discovered was in Syria from the 7th century. We do have evidence of techniques and recipes for obtaining stained glass by the Persian chemist Jabir ibn Hayyan in his book Kitab al-Durra al-maknuna (The Book of the Hidden Pearl) published in the eighth century CE. Orsi windows are windows made of a mixture of wood and colorful glass in the Safavid and the Qajar dynasties.  Orsi differs from stained glass used in many churches and Ottoman mosques which serve as illuminated images rather than a source of light. Light is a major feature in many mosques considering it being a major symbol of God in Islam. This is mentioned in a chapter in Quran:

″Allah is the light of the heavens and the earth″

Gallery

See also
List of mosques in Iran
Architecture of Iran

References

External links

Nasir ol Molk Mosque on Art-Days.com
Nasir ol Molk Mosque on Albert-Videt.eu 
BBC Persian: Nasir ol Molk 

Buildings of the Qajar period
Mosques completed in 1888
19th-century mosques
Mosques in Shiraz
Mosque buildings with domes
1880s establishments in Iran
Burial sites of the Qavam family
Roger Carter (mathematician)

Roger William Carter (25 August 1934 – 21 February 2022) was a British mathematician who was emeritus professor at the University of Warwick. He defined Carter subgroups and wrote the standard reference Simple Groups of Lie Type. He obtained his PhD at the University of Cambridge in 1960 and his dissertation was entitled Some Contributions to the Theory of Finite Soluble Groups, with Derek Taunt as thesis advisor. Carter died in Wirral on 21 February 2022, at the age of 87.

Publications

Simple Groups of Lie Type by Roger W. Carter, 
Lie Algebras of Finite and Affine Type (Cambridge Studies in Advanced Mathematics) by Roger Carter,

References

Roger Carter Obituary

1934 births
2022 deaths
British mathematicians
Academics of the University of Warwick
Alumni of the University of Cambridge
Group theorists
Institute for Advanced Study visiting scholars
Portage Diversion

The Portage Diversion () (also known as the Assiniboine River Floodway) is a water control structure on the Assiniboine River near Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, Canada. The project was made as part of a larger attempt to prevent flooding in the Red River Valley. The Portage Diversion consists of two separate gates which divert some of the flow of water in the Assiniboine River to a 29 km long diversion channel that empties into Lake Manitoba near Delta Beach. This helps prevent flooding on the Assiniboine down river from the diversion, including in Winnipeg, where the Assiniboine River meets the Red River.

During flood years such as the 2011 Assiniboine River flood, inlet flows to the Portage Diversion control structure were measured at over . This amount of water would have disastrous effects if left to flood southern Manitoba. During the flood of spring 2011, the Portage Diversion handled roughly half the flow of Niagara Falls.

The Assiniboine River and diking system can handle flows up to approx  without a serious breach. However, many properties between Portage la Praire and Winnipeg are flooded once the flows exceed 10,500 cfs, including commercial establishments such as the KOA campground in St Francois Xavier. Over the past few years as high river flows have occurred east of Portage la Prairie, residents have noted significant bank erosion and stands of trees decades old are dying off. In recent years government policy has allowed 12,000 + cfs down the lower assiniboine towards Winnipeg causing major property and environmental damage.

The diversion was originally designed to carry a volume of . Under a state of emergency in  early May 2011, Manitoba authorities did extensive work by raising the dikes and were preparing to send up to  down the diversion  channel with bridges downstream being the determining factor in flow rate.,

The diversion was built at a cost of $20.5 million in 1970. The diversion control dam is 35 feet (11 m) high and 1,400 feet (430 m) long and allows  storage.

Flow Rates
Below are data from years of operation of the Portage Diversion when its use resulted in a 0.5 foot or more rise in Lake Manitoba:

See also
Red River Floodway
Shellmouth Reservoir

References

External links
Flood control works

Assiniboine River
Buildings and structures in Manitoba
Flood control projects
Flood control in Canada
Spillways
12"x12 New Order Vinyl Campaign

12" x 12 New Order Vinyl Campaign is the title of a series of 12-inch singles released by New Order in February 2006 through New State Recordings. The discs contain a mixture of both new and previously released remixes of past New Order songs. NSER017, which contains mixes of "Blue Monday", including the original 1983 version mislabelled as 'Original 88 Version', charted in the UK top 75.

Track listing

(NSER007) 
A. "Waiting for the Sirens' Call" (Planet Funk Remix) – 7:25
B. "Waiting for the Sirens' Call" (Asle Dub) – 9:19
 Chart position: UK #186

(NSER008) 
A. "Someone Like You" (James Holden Heavy Dub) – 10:00
B. "Someone Like You" (Funk D'Void Remix) – 9:56
 Chart position: UK #192

(NSER009) 
A. "Confusion" (Koma & Bones Remix) – 8:55
B. "Crystal" (Lee Coombs Remix) – 8:44
 Chart position: UK #163

(NSER010) 
A. "Confusion" (Pump Panel Reconstruction) – 10:11
B1. "Everything's Gone Green" (Dave Clarke Remix) – 5:12
B2. "Waiting for the Sirens' Call" (Filterheadz Remix) – 7:18
 Chart position: UK #142

(NSER011) 
A. "Jetstream" (Phela Vocal Remix) – 8:59
B. "Someone Like You" (Future Shock Vocal) – 8:04
 Chart position: UK #204

(NSER012) 
A1. "Krafty" (Riton Remix) – 6:54
A2. "Jetstream" (Tom Neville Dub) – 6:37
B1. "Krafty" (The Glimmers Dub) – 5:53
 Chart position: UK #203

(NSER014) 
A. "Here to Stay" (Thee Extended Glitz Mix) – 8:09
B. "Jetstream" (Jacques Lu Cont Dub) – 8:31
 Chart position: UK #184

(NSER015) 
A1. "Bizarre Love Triangle" (Shep Pettibone Remix) – 6:43
A2. "Round & Round" (Kevin Saunderson Remix) – 7:11
B1. "True Faith" (Shep Pettibone Remix) – 9:02
B2. "Fine Time" (Steve 'Silk' Hurley Remix) – 9:18

(NSER016) 
A1. "True Faith" (King Roc Remix) – 8:18
B1. "Regret" (Tocadisco Remix) – 6:05
B2. "Regret" (Tocadisco Dub) – 5:44
 Chart position: UK #109

(NSER017) 
A. "Blue Monday" (Original 88 Version) – 7:28
B. "Blue Monday" (Hardfloor Remix) – 8:35
 Chart position: UK #73

(NSER018) 
A1. "Bizarre Love Triangle" (Richard X Remix) – 7:04
A2. "Jetstream" (Arthur Baker Remix) – 7:00
B1. "Shellshock" (John Robie Remix) – 6:30
B2. "Thieves Like Us" (12" Extended Mix) – 6:52

(NSER019) 
A1. "Subculture" (Dub Vulture Mix) – 7:59
B1. "State of the Nation" (Shame of the Nation Mix) – 8:02
B2. "I Told You So" (Stuart Price's Remix) – 5:25
 Chart position: UK #180

References

External links 
 Official 12x12" site
 New Order discography – 12x12" listing

2006 singles
New Order (band) remix albums
2006 remix albums
Albums produced by Steve Osborne
Albums produced by Arthur Baker (musician)
Albums produced by John Robie
Albums produced by Martin Hannett
Albums produced by John Leckie
Albums produced by Stephen Hague
Ronald B. Stafford Ice Arena

The Ronald B. Stafford Ice Arena is a 1,924-seat indoor arena; part of the Plattsburgh State Fieldhouse. It is commonly known as "Cardinal Country."

The arena was officially changed to its current namesake in 1987 to honor longtime New York State Senator Ronald. B. Stafford, who retired in 2002 after more than 30 years of public service and support of the College and the North Country.

The facility underwent a $2.1 million construction project in Summer 2008 to install 1,517 theatre-style seats and 407 standing-rail positions, move the penalty box and scorer's table opposite the team benches, improve spectators’ navigation throughout the building, expand the pressbox, mount two new light-emitting diode (LED) scoreboards and add hard-wired and wireless Internet connections. The previous year, inefficient light bulbs were replaced with halogen-light fixtures and the walls were painted.

The ice surface is 185 feetx85 feet, surrounded by new professional-height, seamless, pro-tempered glass and boards. The arena also boasts a state-of-the-art sound system.

Both the Plattsburgh State men's and women's ice hockey programs have renovated locker rooms and fully equipped athletic training facilities easily accessible from the ice. Some of the amenities include individual padded locker stalls, flat-screen TV, video equipment, stereo-sound system and changing rooms.

The school record of 4,000 fans (before the renovation) has been reached on 10 occasions.

International exhibition matches against teams from Russia and Sweden have been played in front of sellout crowds at the arena. One of the nation's finest facilities for NCAA Division III ice hockey, the Arena has been the site of six NCAA Frozen Four events—three men's and three women's--and numerous national and conference tournament games.

On the women's side, the Plattsburgh State Cardinals set a Division III regular-season attendance record on Feb. 8, 2006 with 1,736 in a 4–1 win over two-time defending national champion Middlebury — that record stood until Jan. 22, 2011; and the 2007 NCAA championship game outdrew its male counterpart by 300.

More recently, the women have captured back to back national championships in the 2013–14 and 2014–15 seasons. These wins give the Cardinals a total of four national championships, setting the record for the most titles in Division III women's ice hockey.

The women's ice hockey team played its first game in the arena on Nov. 9, 2001, defeating Elmira 2–0. The Cardinals have a 182-17-12 all-time record at home for an eye-popping .891 win percentage.

During the 2005–06 season, the Cardinals led NCAA Division III women's ice hockey attendance with 7,645 fans for 17 home dates, or a 449 average.

High school and youth hockey games are also played here.

Indoor ice hockey venues in the United States
Quebec Major Junior Hockey League arenas
Sports venues in New York (state)
College ice hockey venues in the United States
Sports venues in Clinton County, New York
State University of New York at Plattsburgh
Shane Gallagher

Shane Gallagher is a musician who played guitar for rock/alternative band +44, punk band Mercy Killers, and formerly The Nervous Return.

Background
In 2005, Gallagher left The Nervous Return to join Mark Hoppus and Travis Barker (both of blink-182 fame) and guitarist Craig Fairbaugh to form +44. He was brought in as a replacement for  Carol Heller as guitarist in +44 after she left the band to start a family. In 2007, he officially became a member of The Mercy Killers and he went on tour with them.
Once +44 took a break so Mark and Travis could focus on the new blink-182 record, Shane worked on several different musical projects—including the Noise Chapter, which consisted of ex-members of one of his previous bands, called the Scrimmage Heroes—as well as the instrumental, acoustic act A Death To Stars.

References

American punk rock musicians
American punk rock guitarists
American musicians of Korean descent
Guitarists from California
Living people
+44 (band) members
Year of birth missing (living people)
Nahum Admoni

Nahum Admoni (; born November 21, 1929) is an Israeli former intelligence officer who served as the Director-General of the Mossad from 1982 to 1989.

Admoni was born in Jerusalem in Mandatory Palestine. His parents, Eliyahu and Sima Rothbaum, were middle-class Polish Jewish immigrants. Growing up, he studied at the Rehavia Gymnasium. In 1946, he enlisted in the Haganah and joined the Third Battalion of the Palmach. He fought in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War in the SHAI, the Haganah intelligence branch, and later in the military intelligence of the newly created Israel Defense Forces. He was discharged from the army in 1950 with the rank of Lieutenant. He then went to the United States and studied international relations at the University of California, Berkeley, returning to Israel in 1954. There he rejoined the Israeli intelligence community, working his way up the chain of command to be Mossad Director Yitzhak Hofi's deputy. In 1982 the designated director of the Mossad Yekutiel Adam was killed in 1982 Lebanon War and Admoni was chosen to replace him.

Shortly after becoming the Mossad Director the Sabra and Shatila massacre occurred. Admoni was criticized by the Kahan Commission for not warning the cabinet before allowing the Gemayel Phalangists into the camps, though no action against him was recommended. During his service as Mossad Director, Admoni watched over the Jonathan Pollard affair, in which it was revealed that Israel (though not the Mossad directly) was spying on the United States. He also endured the revelation of Israeli involvement in the Iran–Contra Affair and the public abduction of Mordechai Vanunu, who had revealed secrets of the Israeli nuclear weapons program to the British press. Admoni retired in 1989.

On August 28, 2006, he was appointed by prime minister Ehud Olmert to be chairman of an investigation committee, charged with investigating the actions of the government during the 2006 Lebanon War.

He is married to Nina Admoni (née Wertans), who was born in Poland, and was among the Jews who fled to China during World War II. She later moved to the United States, and met Nahum while he was studying in Berkeley. The couple married (they have two daughters Yael Lynne and Irit ) and moved to Israel when he returned there. He has served on the board of directors of several companies, including Mossad's pensioners association.

Notes

References
 Black, Ian. Morris, Benny. Israel's Secret Wars: A History of Israel's Intelligence Services. New York: Grove Press, 1991. , 427 p.

Directors of the Mossad
Haganah members
Jews from Mandatory Palestine
Israeli people of Polish-Jewish descent
Living people
1929 births
Bill Priddle

Bill Priddle is a Canadian indie rock musician, currently working as co-lead vocalist and guitarist in the band Treble Charger. He has also been a member of Broken Social Scene, Don Vail and The Priddle Concern.

In 1992 he formed Treble Charger in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario with Greig Nori, Rosie Martin and Morris Palter. The band released five studio albums, before Priddle departed in 2003. The band disbanded in 2006, and reformed in 2012 with Priddle rejoining.

Priddle released an album 6 May 2008 under the name The Priddle Concern.

References

External links
The Priddle Concern 

1963 births
Broken Social Scene members
Canadian indie rock musicians
Canadian rock guitarists
Canadian male guitarists
Canadian rock singers
Living people
Musicians from Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
Singers from Toronto
20th-century Canadian guitarists
21st-century Canadian guitarists
20th-century Canadian male singers
21st-century Canadian male singers
Treble Charger members
Canadian male singer-songwriters
Canadian singer-songwriters
20th-century Canadian singer-songwriters
21st-century Canadian singer-songwriters
Obeah and wanga

The terms obeah and wanga are African diasporic words that occur in The Book of the Law (the sacred text of Thelema, written by English author and occultist Aleister Crowley in 1904):

 is a folk religion and folk magic found among those of African descent in the West Indies. It is derived from West African Igbo sources and has a close North American parallel in African American conjure or hoodoo.

A  (sometimes spelled  or ) is a magical charm packet found in the folk magic practices of Haiti, and as such it is connected to the West African religion of Vodun, which in turn derives from the Fon people of what is now Benin.

In Thelema

In his Commentaries, Crowley explains:

He goes on to say:

See also
Ceremonial magic
Sex magic
List of magical terms and traditions

References

Citations

Works cited

Further reading
 
 

Thelema
O'Neill House Office Building (1947)

The O'Neill House Office Building was a congressional office building located near the United States Capitol at 301 C Street SE in Washington, D.C. Initially known as House Office Building Annex No. 1, it was named after former Speaker of the House Thomas "Tip" O'Neill in 1990.

The building was originally constructed as a hotel in 1947 and operated as the Hotel Congressional, with furnished apartments rented by the month, plus meeting rooms and restaurants.  Congress acquired the building in 1957 and leased it back to the hotelier.  The Leadership Conference on Civil Rights coordinated lobbying efforts for passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 from Room 410 of the hotel.   In 1972, it was turned into an office building and renamed House Office Building Annex No. 1.  House Judiciary Committee staffers worked out of the building during the Watergate investigation.  From 1983 to 2001, the third and fourth floors of the building were residences for the dormitory for House Pages. The building was declared structurally unsound and demolished in 2002. A parking lot is currently on the site.

References

External links
The Congressional Office Buildings - Overview , via Architect of the Capitol
A Brief History of the United States Capitol Complex, via Architect of the Capitol

Buildings and structures demolished in 2002
Congressional office buildings
Demolished buildings and structures in Washington, D.C.
Capitol Hill
Thomas Malone

Thomas or Tom Malone may refer to:

Law and politics
 Thomas Malone (politician) (1875–1926), Canadian politician
 Thomas Paul Malone, former Canadian ambassador to Israel
 Thomas H. Malone (1834–1906), judge, dean of Vanderbilt University Law School, Confederate veteran
 Tom Malone (judge) (born 1953), judge on the Kansas Court of Appeals

Sports
 Tom Malone (American football) (born 1984), American football player
 Thomas Malone (cricketer) (1876–1933), New Zealand cricketer
 Tom Malone (hurler) (born 1952), Irish hurler
 Tom Malone, steeplechase jockey, rode in the 2008 Grand National

Other
 Thomas W. Malone (born 1952), professor at the MIT Sloan School of Management
 Thomas Winer Malone (born 1929), Bahamian wooden boat builder
 Thomas F. Malone (1917–2013), American geophysicist
 Tom Malone (musician) (born 1947), jazz trombonist for the Blues Brothers
 Tommy Malone, member of The Subdudes rock band
Glass Key award

The Glass Key award (, , , , ) is a literature award given annually to a crime novel by an author from the Nordic countries.

The award, named after the novel The Glass Key by American crime writer Dashiell Hammett, is a real glass key given every year by the members of the Crime Writers of Scandinavia () to a crime novel written by a Danish, Finnish, Icelandic, Norwegian or Swedish author. Each country's members put forth a candidate novel, making up the shortlist.

Winners

References

External links 
  Glass Key winners (through 2004)

Mystery and detective fiction awards
Chortai

The Chortai, sometimes spelt Chortaj, is a breed of sighthound from  Ukraine and Russia.

The Chortai is said to resemble a cross between a Greyhound and a short haired Borzoi, being a quite heavily built running hound but nevertheless displaying typical sighthound features.

The Chortai is believed to have been developed from the now extinct Krymstaja and Gorskaja breeds and was a favourite breed of the Russian nobility; one was exhibited at the London Zoo in 1829 as a Russian Greyhound although otherwise they have rarely been seen outside their own country. After the October Revolution remnants from the abandoned kennels of the nobility were widely crossed with local hound varieties producing what is now known as the South Russian Steppe Hound, despite this the breed received recognition from the Soviet authorities at the Cynological Congress in Moscow in 1952. The breed's numbers steadily declined under the Soviet Union to the point of near extinction, but with the collapse of the Soviet Union there has been renewed interest in pre-revolutionary breeds within Russia and attempts have been made to rescue the breed.

The Chortai is typically hunted in the traditional Russian manner, with the hunters mounted on horseback accompanied by a brace of hounds and a raptor.

See also
 Dogs portal
 List of dog breeds

References

Sighthounds
Dog breeds originating in Russia
Dog breeds originating in Ukraine
Troy Creek

Troy Creek catchment is a small area of land to the north-east of the city of Dubbo (pop 38,000), central western New South Wales, Australia. The catchment is noted for its significant record levels of past salinity. An ephemeral stream originating from the remnant vegetation Beni forest to the east flowing approximately 10 kilometres via Troy Gully north-west through grazing land, heavy residential, industrial and terminating into the Macquarie River system.

History
Various land uses such as significant clearing of the catchment has resulted in significant salinity, an issue where it soil and water table below becomes salt laden. Troy Creek has suffered significant scalding and vegetation loss as a direct result of salinity. Sections within the catchment have recorded soil salt levels twice that of sea water and over ten times tolerable to native grass and tree species.

Local land care volunteers, businesses, and school students have planted thousands of trees in Troy Gully (upstream of Yarrandale Rd.) and Troy Creek to lower the water table.  Salinity has significantly declined in recent years. Salt scalds are being grown over by salt tolerant grass species, and measurable levels in the ground water have lowered markedly.

References 

Central West (New South Wales)
Rivers of New South Wales
Murray-Darling basin
Night on the Sun

Night on the Sun is an EP by alternative rock band Modest Mouse, released in 1999 as a Japan-only album, again in 2000 as a 12" vinyl in the US and UK , and was re-issued in 2016 . The tracks on the Japan's Rebel Beat Factory label were taken from The Moon & Antarctica demos that were sent to Epic Records. The four tracks on 12" ended up on 2001's Everywhere and His Nasty Parlour Tricks. Extra percussion on I Came As A Rat (Long Walk Off A Short Dock) was provided by Ben Massarella and bass on You're the Good Things was played by Ben Blankenship .

Reception
Pitchfork Media compared the EP favorably to the works of The Velvet Underground, noting that the recording contained both characteristics of their earlier work as well as the musical direction taken after their major-label debut album, The Moon & Antarctica

Track listing

CD Release

"Night on the Sun" – 9:21
"You're the Good Things (It's Alright to Die)" – 4:23
"Wild Packs of Family Dogs" – 1:47
"Dark Center of the Universe" – 4:19
"Your Life" – 3:21
"No Title" (Jeremiah Green speaking Japanese) – 0:18

Vinyl Release

"Willful Suspension of Disbelief" – 3:33
"Night on the Sun" – 7:36
"I Came as a Rat (Long Walk Off a Short Dock)" – 4:36
"You're the Good Things" – 3:32

References

Modest Mouse albums
1999 EPs
Grove Primary School (South Africa)

The Grove Primary School is a school from pre-primary to Grade 7 in Claremont, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa.

There are about 720 pupils at the Grove and the school Head is Mrs Candice Joshua.

History
The Grove is one of the oldest schools in South Africa and was founded in 1885 as the Feldhausen School, named after Feldhausen Estate, which was a farm prior to the founding of the school. The school is still adjacent to Feldhausen Road.

The premises contain the Sir John Frederick William Herschel obelisk, dedicated to the famous British astronomer who visited  South Africa in 1833 to catalogue the stars of the southern skies, returning to Britain in 1838.

The school celebrated its 125 birthday in 2010. The school celebrates it with musical concerts and a soccer festival, which still runs to date.

Helen Zille, controversial  leader of the DA, started her political career while a parent at the school. She spearheaded a campaign which resulted in the school taking the government to court.

Sports 
Grove has one field on the grounds with another field not too far away named Lady Anne (after Lady Anne Barnard). Grove's facilities include a swimming pool, tennis courts, an AstroTurf, netball courts, a playing field, basketball court, cricket nets, a library and a computer room. Every year there is a sports day, competed between the school houses of Athens (red), Sparta (green), Troy (blue) and Rome (yellow).

Summer sports include: mini-sport, mini-cricket, cricket, swimming and tennis.
Winter sports include: soccer, hockey, netball and cross-country.

References

External links
 

Schools in Cape Town
Educational institutions established in 1885
1885 establishments in the British Empire
Joint Control Commission

The Joint Control Commission (, COC; , ОКК) is a tri-lateral peacekeeping force and joint military command structure from Moldova, Transnistria, and Russia that operates in a demilitarized zone on the border between the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine. The disputed territory between the two is controlled by the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic (Transnistria, PMR).

History
Following the Transnistria War, the Joint Control Commission was established on the initiative of Moldovan and Russian presidents Mircea Snegur and Boris Yeltsin by the signing of a cease-fire agreement on July 21, 1992. It consists of soldiers and officers from Moldovan, Transnistian and Russian military. In 1998, the commission was enlarged by the addition of 10 Ukrainian officers as military observers. Moreover, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe also has a Transnistria-based observation mission and participates in all JCC meetings. The current peacekeeping mechanism is a multi-state mission equipped with an international mandate that began deployment on 29 July 1992.

Of the three original sides supplying troops, Russia has traditionally provided the most with Moldova second and the smallest contingent provided by Transnistria. As of 2006, however, both Moldova and the PMR participate with slightly more soldiers than Russia: Moldova currently supplies 403 men to the force, the PMR 411 men and Russia up to 385 men.

Mission
The Joint Control Commission is charged with ensuring observance of the ceasefire and security arrangements and has generally been successful, as the armed conflict has not at any time re-erupted since 1992. The demilitarized buffer zone, known locally as the Dniester Valley Security Zone, roughly follows the outline of the Dniester river. It is 225 kilometres long and from 1 to 15 kilometres wide.

As per the 1992 agreement with Moldova, Russia has a right to keep 2,400 troops in Transnistria. However, as of 2006 the number of Russian troops was just 1,500, with between 349 and 385 of those assigned to JCC at any given time.

See also
 Cobasna ammunition depot
 Russian military presence in Transnistria
 2012 Moldova security zone incident

References

External links 
 http://www.okk-pridnestrovie.org/p0088.htm

Transnistria conflict
History of Transnistria since 1991
Transnistria War
Politics of Transnistria
Political organizations based in Transnistria
Politics of Moldova
Military of Moldova
Military of Russia
Boris the Spider

"Boris the Spider" is a song written by the Who's bass guitarist, John Entwistle. It appears as the second track of their 1966 album A Quick One. This song is claimed to be Entwistle's first composition, and became a staple of live shows. This song, along with "My Wife", "Heaven and Hell" and "The Quiet One", were Entwistle's most popular songs to perform live. Though this song was popular, it was not released as a single in the US and the UK. In Japan, "Boris the Spider" was released as the B-side to "Whiskey Man" in 1967.

Background 
"Boris the Spider" was written after Entwistle had been out drinking with the Rolling Stones' bass guitarist, Bill Wyman. They were making up funny names for animals when Entwistle came up with "Boris the Spider". The song was written by Entwistle in six minutes and, according to Entwistle in a 1971 interview for Crawdaddy, is considered a horror song.

The chorus of "Boris the Spider" was sung in basso profundo by Entwistle, mimicking a popular Spike Milligan character, Throat, from The Goon Show, with a middle eight of "creepy crawly" sung in falsetto.  These discordant passages and the black comedy of the theme made the song a stage favourite.

According to Pete Townshend in his song-by-song review of Meaty Beaty Big and Bouncy for Rolling Stone, it was Jimi Hendrix's favourite Who song.

To commemorate the launch of the BBC's Radio One in 1967, the Who created a brief jingle for the station featuring Entwistle singing "Radio One" to the central riff. This recording was eventually released on the 1995 and 2009 reissues of The Who Sell Out (immediately after their cover of "In the Hall of the Mountain King"), and at the end of their BBC Sessions disc. They created similar jingles to the tune of "My Generation" and "Happy Jack" (available on BBC Sessions and Thirty Years of Maximum R&B, respectively).

Personnel 

 Roger Daltrey – backing vocals
 John Entwistle – lead vocals, bass
 Pete Townshend – backing vocals, guitar
 Keith Moon – drums

Sequel
"My Size", the opening track of Entwistle's 1971 solo album Smash Your Head Against the Wall, is a sequel to "Boris the Spider." The closing riff of the song is the same as the one heard throughout "Boris the Spider." Regarding this, Entwistle stated: "I wrote it as a sequel to Boris the Spider for our manager. Our manager wanted me to put Boris the Spider on my album. So I wrote My Size and I wrote it in a sort of code so it sounds as if it were being sung about a woman. Then I stuck the ending on it as a clue. It wasn't a very good clue, I suppose."

References

The Who songs
1966 singles
Fictional spiders
Songs about spiders
Songs written by John Entwistle
Black comedy music
Novelty songs
Song recordings produced by Kit Lambert
1966 songs
WDGC-FM

WDGC-FM is a high school radio station located in Downers Grove, Illinois. The station is shared between Downers Grove North and Downers Grove South high schools, with the transmitter residing at Downers Grove North. When student DJs are not on the air, a computer program that plays songs on shuffle and inserts station identifications and public service announcements is turned on.

History
WDGC-FM's origins lie in a carrier current station started in 1966. It was then known as WDGN and operated at 600 AM. WDGC-FM was granted a construction permit on November 25, 1968. On February 28, 1969, WDGC-FM began broadcasting with 10 watts of power on 88.3 FM. In 1974, the station's ERP was increased to 250 watts, using a directional antenna to protect nearby stations on adjacent frequencies. In 1997, the old transmitter was replaced with a new Broadcast Electronics transmitter. In 1998, the station purchased digital Pacific Research and Engineering Airwave consoles for both studios. The cart machines at the North studio were replaced with Sony minidisc systems and a non-linear computer based audio editing program.

WDGC-FM was silent from June 1, 2019 to November 14, 2020. In November 2020, the station was fined $1,000 for failing to notify the FCC of its silent status and request authorization to remain silent in a timely fashion, making a false certification on its license renewal application, as well as other violations.

References

External links

WDGC Radio Alumni
Community High School District 99

DGC-FM
High school radio stations in the United States
Radio stations established in 1969
1969 establishments in Illinois
1948 in Pakistan

Events from the year 1948 in Pakistan.

Incumbents

Monarch
 King George VI (consort – Queen Elizabeth)

Federal government
Governor-General: Muhammad Ali Jinnah (until 11 September), Khawaja Nazimuddin (starting 11 September)
Prime Minister: Liaquat Ali Khan

Governors
 Governor of Northwest Frontier: George Cunningham (until 19 April); Ambrose Dundas Flux Dundas (starting 19 April)
 Governor of West Punjab: Francis Mudie 
 Governor of Sindh: Shaikh G.H. Hidayatullah (until 7 October); Shaikh Din Muhammad (starting 7 October)

Events
 Widespread violence and massacres of Muslims, Hindus and Sikhs
 Nearly 10 million people migrate to Pakistan and India. Muslims immigrate to Pakistan while Hindus and Sikhs immigrate to India.

February
 24, Referendum approves Junagadh's accession to India.
 25, Junagadh's Accession to India in effect.

May
 1, Pakistan and India went to war over Kashmir region. The Pakistani-captured one-third was known as Azad Jammu and Kashmir, while India occupied the eastern two-thirds now called Jammu and Kashmir

July
 30, Fatima Jinnah is aware of her birthday, and is observed for the first time, since independence; the nation refers her to the titles of "Mother of the Nation" and Khatoon-I-Pakistan.

Date unknown
 The Government Institute of Arts and Crafts (later known as the Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Dhaka) opens in Dacca.
 Call Ready is established in Sutrapur Thana, Dacca to rent out lights, loudspeakers, and microphones for events.

See also
 List of Pakistani films before 1950

References

 
Pakistan
Pakistan
1940s in Pakistan
Years of the 20th century in Pakistan
1949 in Pakistan

Events from the year 1949 in Pakistan.

Incumbents

Monarch
 King George VI (consort – Queen Elizabeth)

Federal government
Governor-General: Khawaja Nazimuddin
Prime Minister: Liaquat Ali Khan
Chief Justice: Abdul Rashid (starting 27 June)

Governors
 Governor of Northwest Frontier: Ambrose Dundas Flux Dundas (until 19 July); Sahibzada Mohammad Khurshid (starting 19 July)
 
 Governor of West Punjab: Francis Mudie (until 2 August); Abdur Rab Nishtar (starting 2 August) 
 Governor of Sindh: Shaikh Din Muhammad (until 19 November); Mian Aminuddin (starting 19 November)

Events

January

 1 January – The UN brokered a cease-fire in Kashmir. It granted Kashmir the right to vote on whether to join Pakistan or India.

March
 Pakistan and India sign the Karachi Agreement

Births
6 March – Shaukat Aziz, former prime minister
15 September – Taskeen Manerwal, poet and writer (d. 2022)
20 November –  Tarek Fatah, journalist (d. 2023 in Canada)
25 December – Nawaz Sharif, former prime minister

Deaths
 19 June – Syed Zafarul Hasan, Muslim philosopher (b. 1885)

See also
 List of Pakistani films before 1950

References 

 
Pakistan
Pakistan
1940s in Pakistan
Years of the 20th century in Pakistan
1950 in Pakistan

Events from the year 1950 in Pakistan.

Incumbents

Monarch
 King George VI (consort – Queen Elizabeth)

Federal government
 Governor-General – Khawaja Nazimuddin
 Prime Minister: Liaquat Ali Khan
 Chief Justice: Abdul Rashid

Governors
 Governor of Northwest Frontier: 
 until 14 January: Sahibzada Mohammad Khurshid 
 14 January-17 February: Khan Bahadur Muhammad Ibrahim Khan
 starting 17 February: Ismail Ibrahim Chundrigar
 Governor of West Punjab: Abdur Rab Nishtar 
 Governor of Sindh: Mian Aminuddin

Events

January
 4 January - President of Pakistan recognizes People's Republic of China.

April
 2 April – Liaquat Ali Khan visits Delhi for meetings with Indian Prime Minister Nehru.
 8 April – Liaquat and Nehru sign what becomes known as the Liaquat-Nehru Pact.
 The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Karachi, originally known as the Diocese of Karachi, erected on 20 May 1948, was elevated as the Archdiocese of Karachi on 15 July 1950.
 Fashion in Pakistan changed dramatically.

May
 18 May - Peshawar University is established.

July
 July 11 - Pakistan joins the International Monetary Fund and World Bank.

September
 September 6 - General Mohammad Ayub Khan, becomes the first Pakistani as Commander-in-Chief of the Pakistan Army.

See also
 List of Pakistani films of 1950

References 

 
Pakistan
Pakistan
1950s in Pakistan
Years of the 20th century in Pakistan
T-slot structural framing

T-slot structural framing is a framing system consisting of lengths of square or rectangular extruded aluminium, typically 6105-T5 aluminium alloy, with a T-slot down the centerline of one or more sides.

It is also known under several generic names, such as aluminium extrusion, aluminium profile and 2020 extrusion if the cross-section is 20x20 mm, alongside brand names, such as 80/20 framing.

While the precise history of the T-slot framing system is not known, advancement in extrusion press technology in the early 1950s allowed for economic production of aluminium profiles, and examples of use can be found from the early 1960s.

Although no published standard defines the system, it is produced in a series of conventional sizes which allows for compatibility between manufacturers.

There is a variation on T-slot profiles known as V-slot rails where V-slot wheels are slotted into the V-shaped channels of the framing for linear motion in a 3D printer or other CNC machine.

Profiles
T-slot framing is divided into metric and fractional (imperial) categories. The T-slot is always centered along the long-axis of the piece. Pieces are available in each series with a square cross-section. Rectangular cross sections are also available which measure x by 2x (where x is the defined width) - e.g. 40mm by 80mm for 40 series.

See also 
T-slot nut
Strut channel

References

Structural system
Abbāsi House

The Abbāsi House is a large historic house museum in Kashan, Iran. It was built during the late 18th century and belonged to a wealthy glass merchant. It is partly converted into a teahouse, a traditional restaurant, and a small shop. Other such houses, including the Borujerdi House and the Tabātabāei House, are located nearby.

Structure
The Abbassian House consists of several courtyards and multistorey buildings, and is decorated with plaster reliefs, mirror-work, and stained glass. One of the chambers has a ceiling designed with mirror pieces so as to give the impression of a starry sky under the nocturnal glitter of candlelight. Secret passageways were also built into the house.

Gallery

References

External links

Historic house museums in Iran
Buildings and structures in Kashan
Tourist attractions in Kashan
Houses completed in the 18th century
The Lana Sisters

The Lana Sisters were a British vocal group formed by Iris Long in 1958, along with Lynne Abrams. They put an advert in The Stage for a third member and got a reply from Mary O'Brien, who would go on to solo success a few years later as Dusty Springfield. 

They were managed by Evelyn Taylor, as they toured around England. Initial publicity for the group claimed they were three actual sisters with the surname Lana:  Iris (or Riss), Lynne, and Shann (or Shan).  (Iris Long and Lynne Abrams were Riss and Lynne Lana, Mary O'Brien was Shann Lana.)  They appeared on the BBC's Drumbeat with Adam Faith and John Barry, and later took part in a Christmas special "Tommy Steele’s Spectacular" with the song "Seven Little Girls Sitting in the Backseat".

They appeared twice at the Royal Albert Hall and toured with Cliff Richard, Adam Faith, and Morecambe & Wise. Their cover of the Marv Johnson song "You Got What It Takes" became a Top 10 hit in Ireland in 1960.  The group broke up at the end of 1960.

When Dusty Springfield left the Lana Sisters she joined her brother Tom Springfield and another friend (Tim Feild) to make The Springfields. She went solo in 1963.

After Iris left the Lana Sisters, a few years later (and now going by Riss Long), she formed the Chantelles with two friends.

Discography

Singles
 1958: "Chimes of Arcady" / "Ring-a My Phone" (Fontana H 148)
 1959: "Buzzin'" / "Cry, Cry, Baby" (Fontana H 176)
 1959: "Mister Dee Jay" / "Tell Him No" (Fontana H 190)
 1959: "(Seven Little Girls) Sitting in the Back Seat" (with Al Saxon) / "Sitting on the Sidewalk" (Fontana H 221)
 1960: "My Mother's Eyes" / "You Got What It Takes" (Fontana H 235)
 1960: "Tintarella Di Luna (Magic Colour Of The Moonlight)" / "Someone Loves You, Joe" (Fontana H 252)
 1960: "Two-Some" / "Down South" (Fontana H 283)

Compilations
 2011: Chantelly Lace: The Complete Singles Plus Bonus Tracks (RPM Records RETRO 896)
 2013: The Springfields, The Lana Sisters – Introducing The Springfields (One Day Music, DAYCD205)
 2014: Dusty Springfield featuring The Lana Sisters and The Springfields – The Early Years (Jasmine Records JASCD 759)

References

External links
 The Lana Sisters, Chantelle Music Ltd
 Archive feature from 2012: Lynne Essex – The Lana Sisters, The Widow Stanton

English girl groups
English vocal groups
Musical groups established in 1958
Musical groups disestablished in 1961
1954 in Pakistan

This is a list of notable events that took place in Pakistan in 1954.

Incumbents

Federal government
 Governor-General: Malik Ghulam Muhammad
 Prime Minister: Muhammad Ali Bogra 
 Chief Justice: Abdul Rashid (until 29 June), Muhammad Munir (starting 29 June)

Governors
 Governor of Northwest Frontier: Khwaja Shahabuddin (until 17 November); Qurban Ali Shah (starting 17 November)
 Governor of West Punjab: 
 until 24 June: Mian Aminuddin
 24 June-26 November: Habib Rahimtoola
 starting 26 November: Mushtaq Ahmed Gurmani 
 Governor of Sindh: Habib Ibrahim Rahimtoola (until 24 June); Iftikhar Hussain Khan Mamdot (starting 24 June)

Events

April
2 April – Pakistan forms an alliance with Turkey which, although not including military cooperation, opens the way to the Middle-East alliance due to its allowance of the entry of other nations.

May
19 May – Pakistan and the United States sign a Mutual Defense Assistance Agreement.

October
14 October – the Governor-General of Pakistan, Ghulam Mohammad declared a state of emergency, dissolved the Constituent Assembly and appointed a new Council of Ministers on the grounds that the existing one no longer represented the people of Pakistan.

Births
31 January - Imtiaz Dharker, poet and artist.
18 October – Aamer Hameed, cricketer.

See also
 List of Pakistani films of 1954

References 

 
Pakistan
Pakistan
1950s in Pakistan
Years of the 20th century in Pakistan
1955 in Pakistan

Events from the year 1955 in Pakistan.

Incumbents

Federal government
 Queen Elizabeth II as Queen of Pakistan
 Governor-General: Malik Ghulam Muhammad (until 7 August), Iskander Mirza (starting 6 October)
 Prime Minister: Muhammad Ali Bogra (until 12 August), Chaudhry Muhammad Ali (starting 12 August)
 Chief Justice: Muhammad Munir

Governors
 Governor of Northwest Frontier: Qurban Ali Shah (until 14 October), vacant thereafter
 Governor of West Punjab: Mushtaq Ahmed Gurmani (until 14 October), vacant thereafter
 Governor of Sindh: Iftikhar Hussain Khan Mamdot (until 14 October), vacant thereafter

Events
 September 23 – "Baghdad Pact": Military treaty among Iraq, Turkey, the U.K., Pakistan, and Iran is ratified by Pakistan.

Births
 July 22 – Asif Ali Zardari, politician

See also
 List of Pakistani films of 1955

References 

 
Pakistan
Pakistan
1950s in Pakistan
Years of the 20th century in Pakistan
1956 in Pakistan

Events from the year 1956 in Pakistan.

Incumbents

Federal government 

Queen Elizabeth II as Queen of Pakistan (until 23 March)
Governor-General: Iskander Mirza (until 23 March)
President: Iskander Mirza (starting 23 March)
Prime Minister: Chaudhry Muhammad Ali (until 12 September), Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy (starting 12 September)
Chief Justice: Muhammad Munir

Events

 March 23, Pakistan becomes the first Islamic republic in the world. Pakistan also becomes a Commonwealth republic (Republic Day in Pakistan)
 March 23, Iskander Mirza becomes the first President of Pakistan.
 September, Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy becomes Prime Minister of Pakistan.

See also
List of Pakistani films of 1956

References 

 
Pakistan
Pakistan
1950s in Pakistan
Years of the 20th century in Pakistan
1957 in Pakistan

Events from the year 1957 in Pakistan.

Incumbents

Federal government 
President: Iskander Mirza
Prime Minister: 
 until 17 October: Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy 
 17 October-16 December: Ibrahim Ismail Chundrigar
 starting 16 December: Feroz Khan Noon
Chief Justice: Muhammad Munir

Events

March
 Pakistan celebrated its seventeenth anniversary of Lahore Resolution.

August
 Pakistan celebrates its tenth year as an independent nation.

October
 Ibrahim Ismail Chundrigar replaces Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy as Prime Minister.

December
 Ibrahim Ismail Chundrigar, having served as Prime Minister for only 56 days, is forced to resign. Feroz Khan Noon succeeds Chundrigar as Prime Minister. He is the seventh Prime Minister in 10 years.

See also
 List of Pakistani films of 1957

References 

 
Pakistan
Pakistan
1950s in Pakistan
Years of the 20th century in Pakistan
1959 in Pakistan

Events from the year 1959 in Pakistan.

Incumbents

Federal government
President: Ayub Khan
Chief Justice: Muhammad Munir

Events

October
26 October,  Ayub Khan announces his system of 80,000 Basic Democrats, who would further form the electoral college for the elections of the President and the members of the Central and Provisional Legislature.

December
First step of elections to the Basic Democrat units in both parts of the country.

See also
 List of Pakistani films of 1959

References 

 
Pakistan
Pakistan
1950s in Pakistan
Years of the 20th century in Pakistan
1960 in Pakistan

Events from the year 1960 in Pakistan.

Incumbents

Federal government
President: Ayub Khan
Chief Justice: 
 until 2 May: Muhammad Munir 
 3–12 May: Muhammad Shahabuddin
 starting 13 May: A.R. Cornelius

Events

February 
 24 February, The name of Islamabad is decided by the Presidential Cabinet of Pakistan for the new capital

May 
 11 May 1960, the No. 8 Squadron of PAF famously known as Haiders is raised at PAF Base Masroor.

September
 Afghan Prime Minister Daoud Khan sends Royal Afghan Army troops and Pashtun tribesmen across the porous border into the Bajaur District, initiating the Bajaur Campaign.
 19 September, Pakistan and the Republic of India sign the Indus Waters Treaty.

See also
 List of Pakistani films of 1960

References 

 
Pakistan
Pakistan
1960s in Pakistan
Years of the 20th century in Pakistan
1961 in Pakistan

Events from the year 1961 in Pakistan.

Incumbents
President: Ayub Khan
Chief Justice: A.R. Cornelius

Events

May
 6 May,   Constitution Commission, appointed by President Ayub Khan, presents its report, specifying pinpoints the failures of   parliamentary  government in Pakistan.

Births
8 January - Shoaib Mohammad, cricketer

See also
 List of Pakistani films of 1961

References 

 
Pakistan
Pakistan
1960s in Pakistan
Years of the 20th century in Pakistan
1962 in Pakistan

The following lists events that happened during 1962 in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.

Incumbents
President: Ayub Khan
Chief Justice: A.R. Cornelius

Events

 March 1, President Ayub Khan promulgates a constitution which sought to reinforce his authority in the absence of martial law.
 April, Elections for the National and provincial assembly were held on the basis of Basic Democracies.
 July, the National Assembly passes the Political Parties Act, legalizing the formation of political parties.

See also
 List of Pakistani films of 1962

References 

 
Pakistan
Pakistan
1960s in Pakistan
Years of the 20th century in Pakistan