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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linger%20Ficken%27%20Good

Linger Ficken' Good

Linger Ficken' Good ... and Other Barnyard Oddities is the third studio album by American industrial rock band Revolting Cocks. The title is a satirical spoonerism of the advertising slogan employed by KFC in the 1970s--"Finger Lickin''' Good." Videos were made for two singles, the first of which was the cover of "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" which was directed by David F. Friedman and featured Chris Connelly prominently, interacting with the patrons of a sleazy strip club, including Friedman, Jewel Shepard and Linnea Quigley, and being horrified when the club switches into a nightmarish environment (exterior shots were filmed in front of the Ridglea Theater in Fort Worth, Texas). The second video was for "Crackin' Up", which was played on an episode of Beavis & Butthead. Track listing All tracks by Revolting Cocks unless noted. SinglesDa Ya Think I'm Sexy? (1993) "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" "Sergio Guitar" (alternate version of "Sergio") "Wrong Sexy Mix" (alternate version of "The Rockabye")Crackin' Up (1994) "Crackin' Up [Video Edit]" "Crackin' Up [Amyl Nitrate Mix]" "Gila Copter [Version 2]" Personnel Revolting Cocks Al Jourgensen - programming, production, guitar, emceeing & backing vocals (4) Luc van Acker Chris Connelly - vocals (2-9), programming, drum programming (7), production William Rieflin - drums, organ (6), programming, production Paul Barker - bass, programming, production Revolving Cocks Mike Scaccia - guitar Roland Barker - keyboards, saxophone (3, 5, 6), programming Louis Svitek - guitar Duane Buford - keyboards, spoken word (10) Duane Denison - guitar Timothy Leary - spoken word (1) Revolting Pussies Patty Jourgensen - spoken word (10) Kim Assaley - spoken word (10) Additional personnel Steve Spapperi - engineer Paul Manno - engineer Critter - engineer Tom Baker - mastering Rick Buscher - cover art Michael Balch - programming (4, uncredited) Samples "Gila Copter" - "You have the power!" Sampled from the scene in the 1991 film The Silence of the Lambs in which the mother of the kidnapped woman addresses the kidnapper on television, pleading with him to free her daughter. "Crackin' Up" - "What's in the bag, man...?" Spoken by Christoper Pray in a scene in the 1971 film Dirty Harry in which Harry encounters a bunch of would-be muggers in a tunnel. "Crackin' Up" - "Crack rock 'n' shit! ", "Got some blow?/Got some rock? ", "Pushin' the rock", "Always trying to start some shit...!" Sampled from the 1991 film Boyz n the Hood''.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olof%20de%20Wet

Olof de Wet

Olof Godlieb de Wet (1739-1811) was a South African high-ranking official in the Dutch East India Company and co-founder of the Freemasons in South Africa. Personal life He was born in middle 1739 in Cape Town, South Africa. De Wet's grandfather Jacobus de Wet emigrated from Amsterdam, The Netherlands in 1693 to South Africa. His parents were Maria Magdalena Blankenberg and Johannes Carolus de Wet. He married Magdalena Saria Maria Butger in July 1761, and out of their marriage one child was born. He died at age 72 in Cape Town, South Africa on 6 December 1811. Work path He started his working career in the Dutch East India Company (DEIC) in 1757. Through the years he stayed with the DEIC and started as assistant and followed that up with a bookkeeper (1768), office manager (1772), buyer (1775) and then a member of the Council of Justice in 1778. This was followed by work as a store manager (1782) and auctions manager(1785). In this period he acted as Journal Writer and assistant for Governor Joachim van Plettenberg, on the governor's trips. De Wet became the president of the Council of Commissioners for Civil and Matrimonial Affairs, in 1787. He was the president of the Council of Justice and Receiver of Revenue, in 1791 and 1793 respectively. In the beginning of 1795, de Wet led an official commission that went to Graaff-Reinet to look into complaints by the residents against, Magistrate Honoratius Maynier . This was done on instructions received from Commissioner General Abraham Sluijsken. Freemasons In 1772 de Wet together with the German banker Chiron, the Dutch Ships Captain van der Weijden and locals ( Brand, de Wit, le Febre, van Schoor, Gie, and Pieter Soermans) started the first Freemasonry movement in South Africa.

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IFL National Championship

The IFL National Championship (formerly the United Bowl) is the Indoor Football League's championship game. It has been played every year since 2009, except for 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The current champions are the Bay Area Panthers, who won their first IFL National Championship in 2023, their second season in the league. The Sioux Falls Storm won six straight United Bowls from 2011 to 2016. History The IFL continued to use the "United Bowl" name originally used by United Indoor Football (UIF). The UIF used this name before they merged with Intense Football League to form the Indoor Football League. The UIF held United Bowl I, II, III, and IV in 2005 through 2008, with all four being won by the Sioux Falls Storm. Although the name "National Indoor Bowl Championship" was used for the 2008 contest between the UIF and the Intense Football League, the "United Bowl" name continued to be used for the combined league's championship until 2021 when it was rebranded. 2009 United Bowl The 2009 United Bowl featured the Intense Conference champs, the Billings Outlaws, against the upset-minded United Conference champs River City Rage. The game became a scoring onslaught at the start of the first quarter with each team scoring touchdowns. The Outlaws defense snagged a pick in the second quarter which led to another offensive touchdown and a commanding two score lead by halftime. The Rage fought back though, recovering an onside kick at the beginning of the third quarter and driving the ball the length of the field for a touchdown. That would be the closest the game would get for the Rage. The Outlaws would put up just enough points to keep a comfortable lead throughout the fourth and after recovering an onside kick in the last minute of the game, the Outlaws kneeled the ball and took home the crown with a score of 71-62 in a loud, sold-out Rimrock Auto Arena. 2010 United Bowl In the 2010 United Bowl, the Billings Outlaws of the Intense Conference took the league championship by defeating the Sioux Falls Storm of the United Conference by a score of 43-34 in front of a sold-out crowd in the Billings Sportsplex (a training facility, used by the Outlaws after their arena suffered storm damage during the Billings tornado). 2011 United Bowl The 2011 United Bowl was won by the United Conference champion Sioux Falls Storm when they beat the Intense Conference Champion Tri-Cities Fever 37-10 on July 16, 2011. 2012 United Bowl The 2012 United Bowl was a re-match from 2011 and was once again won by the United Conference champion Sioux Falls Storm when they beat the Intense Conference Champion Tri-Cities Fever 59-32 on July 14, 2012. 2013 United Bowl The 2013 United Bowl was once again won by the United Conference champion Sioux Falls Storm when they beat the Intense Conference Champion Nebraska Danger 43-40 on June 29, 2013. 2014 United Bowl The 2014 United Bowl was a rematch from 2013 and was once again won by the United Conference champion Sioux Falls Storm when they beat the Intense Conference Champion Nebraska Danger 63-46 on June 28, 2014. 2015 United Bowl The 2015 United Bowl was a rematch from 2013 and 2014. For the fifth consecutive year the United Conference champion Storm won the league title with at 62-27 victory over the Intense Conference champion (Nebraska Danger). It was Sioux Falls' ninth title in franchise history. 2016 United Bowl For the sixth consecutive year the United Conference Champion Storm won the league title with a 55-34 victory over the first year Intense Conference Champion Spokane Empire on July 23, 2016. It is Sioux Falls' tenth title in franchise history. 2017 United Bowl The Sioux Falls Storm advanced to their eighth consecutive United Bowl but lost to the Arizona Rattlers by a score of 50-41. It was the Rattlers first season in the IFL after 25 years in the Arena Football League. This United Bowl marked the Rattlers sixth championship. 2018 United Bowl The Sioux Falls Storm once again advanced to the United Bowl, their ninth straight. They were defeated by the Iowa Barnstormers 42-38, marking the Barnstormers' first title in the IFL. 2019 United Bowl The Sioux Falls Storm reached the United Bowl once again, this time their tenth straight. They beat their United Bowl losing streak that started in 2017, and beat the Arizona Rattlers (a rematch from 2017's United Bowl) 56-53. This was their 11th Franchise Title. 2021 United Bowl For the first time since 2009, the Sioux Falls Storm did not qualify for the United Bowl. On September 12, the Massachusetts Pirates defeated the Arizona Rattlers 37-34 in overtime, earning the Pirates their first title in their first season as a member of the IFL. 2022 IFL National Championship Game The Indoor Football League struck a deal to rebrand the United Bowl to the IFL National Championship Game for three years. Said games are to all be held at the Dollar Loan Center in Henderson, Nevada, home of the Vegas Knight Hawks. For the first game under the new format, the Northern Arizona Wranglers defeated the Quad City Steamwheelers 47-45, earning the Wranglers their first title in their second season as a member of the IFL. 2023 IFL National Championship Game The Bay Area Panthers defeated the Sioux Falls Storm 51-41, earning the Panthers their first title in their second season as a member of the IFL.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikolay%20Kostov

Nikolay Kostov

Nikolay Nikolov Kostov (; born 2 July 1963) is a Bulgarian former footballer and current manager of Bulgarian First League club Levski Sofia. Career Much of his coaching career has taken place in Cyprus. His first coaching role in the country was at Anorthosis, where he won the Cypriot Cup in 2002. In 2006, he joined Olympiakos Nicosia, but was replaced by Juan Ramon Rocha in October 2006. He was the coach for Metalurh Donetsk from 2008 to 2010, a role from which he resigned in November 2010. On 4 November 2011, he was revealed as the new manager of Levski Sofia. His contract ran until the end of the 2011-12 season. He resigned from his position on 26 March 2012, after enduring his first and only defeat with the club - a 0:1 home loss against Minyor Pernik. In late July 2012, Kostov was appointed as the new head coach of Karpaty Lviv. On 11 November 2015, Nikolay Kostov was appointed as the new head coach of Botev Plovdiv. On 24 August 2016, he was released from his duties. After several years of coaching in Ukraine and Kazakhstan, on 13 June 2023, Kostov returned to Levski Sofia.

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Johnny Johnston (rugby union)

Johnny Johnston (31 May 1913 - 4 October 1994) was a Scotland international rugby union player. Rugby Union career Amateur career Johnston played for Cambridge University and then Richmond. Provincial career He played for the Scotland Possibles side against the Scotland Probables side in the final trial match of the 1937-38 season to determine international selection. He scored a try in a 23-13 win for the Possibles side. International career He was capped 5 times for Scotland, between 1935 and 1937. References 1913 births 1994 deaths Scottish rugby union players Scotland international rugby union players Scotland Possibles players Cambridge University R.U.F.C.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nayelly%20Hern%C3%A1ndez

Nayelly Hernández

Nayelly Hernandez (born 23 February 1986) is a Mexican former professional squash player. She has represented Mexico internationally in several international competitions including the Central American and Caribbean Games, Pan American Games, Women's World Team Squash Championships. Nayelly achieved her highest career ranking of 57 in October 2011 during the 2011 PSA World Tour. Her husband Chris Walker whose nationality is English is also a professional squash player. She joined the Trinity College in 2008 as the first Mexican female to join a US college for squash and graduated in 2010. Career Nayelly joined PSA in 2006 and took part in the PSA World Tour until 2016, the 2015-16 PSA World Tour was her last World Tour prior to the retirement. Nayelly Hernandez represented Mexico at the 2007 Pan American Games and claimed a bronze medal as a part of the team event on her maiden appearance at the Pan American Games. In the 2011 Pan American Games she clinched gold in the women's doubles event along with Samantha Teran and settled for bronze in the team event. She has also participated at the Women's World Team Squash Championships on four occasions in 2010, 2012, 2014 and in 2016.

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St Brothen's Church, Llanfrothen

St Brothen's Church, Llanfrothen, is a redundant church at the edge of the village of Llanfrothen, Gwynedd, Wales. It is designated by Cadw as a Grade I listed building because it is "a fine Medieval church retaining much of exterior and interior interest". It is under the care of the Friends of Friendless Churches. History According to tradition, the church is built on a site founded in the late 6th century by Saint Brothen, reputedly one of the seven sons of the legendary Helig ap Glanawg. Most of the fabric of the present church dates from the 13th century. It was re-roofed in the 15th century, and the south porch and the bellcote were probably added in the 17th century. The church was restored in 1844, and a further restoration took place later in the same century when new windows were installed in the nave and the floor was tiled. It was vested with the charity the Friends of Friendless Churches in 2002, who hold a 999-year lease with effect from 1 January 2005. The churchyard is the resting place of Richard Humphreys and Margaret Wynn, parents of Humphrey Humphreys who was Bishop of Bangor and then Hereford. Architecture Exterior St Brothen's Church is built on a site that slopes from the west to the east, and the floor of the church slopes correspondingly. It is constructed in local stone, with a slate roof. The plan of the church consists of a simple rectangle forming the nave and the chancel, and it has a south porch. It measures long by wide. On the west gable is a double bellcote. The east window is a triple lancet, the central window being larger than the others; the west window is a single lancet. In the north wall is a blocked doorway. Interior Inside the church are old-fashioned box pews, some of which date from the 19th-century restoration, while others were reconstructed at that time from 17th and 18th-century box pews. The floor is tiled with red and black Victorian quarry tiles. The octagonal stone font dates from the 15th century and is in English Gothic Perpendicular style. The oak pulpit is also octagonal, simple in design, and dates from the 17th century. Also in oak is the reading desk, dated 1671. Behind the 15th-century altar is a reredos consisting of a curved beam supported by two medieval newel posts. Between the nave and the chancel is a rood screen, again in oak, with a central opening and four further openings on each side. Tree-ring dating has shown that the wood used for making it came from trees felled between 1496 and 1506.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pristimantis%20w-nigrum

Pristimantis w-nigrum

Pristimantis w-nigrum, also known as the Zurucuchu robber frog or w rainfrog, is a species of frog in the family Strabomantidae. It is found on both Pacific and Amazonian slopes of the Andes in Colombia, Ecuador, and northern Peru. The species is divided to at least eight clades that are genetically highly divergent but morphologically similar; it may be a species complex. Description Pristimantis w-nigrum males measure in snout-vent length and females measure . Live specimens are easily recognized by a colour pattern of yellow with black markings on the groin, anterior and posterior surfaces of thighs, and concealed shank. Habitat The natural habitats of Pristimantis w-nigrum are cloud forest and sub-paramo, but it occurs also in deforested and disturbed areas. It is a nocturnal species that can be found perched on vegetation up to 3 metres above ground; during the day it can be found on fallen leaves. It is a common species although it has declined in many areas.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9%20Mariano%20Jim%C3%A9nez%20Wald

José Mariano Jiménez Wald

Jose Mariano Jimenez Wald (January 30, 1843 - August 1, 1901) was a Peruvian lawyer, judge and politician. He graduated from the National University of San Marcos and served on its faculty. He served as foreign minister and minister of the interior in the Government of Peru. He was Prime Minister of Peru (March-April 1889, May 1893 - April 1894). Bibliography Basadre, Jorge: Historia de la Republica del Peru. 1822 - 1933, Octava Edicion, corregida y aumentada. Editada por el Diario "La Republica" de Lima y la Universidad "Ricardo Palma". Impreso en Santiago de Chile, 1998. Godoy, Jose Francisco: Enciclopedia biografica de contemporaneos, 1898. Tauro del Pino, Alberto: Enciclopedia Ilustrada del Peru.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocean%20Beach%2C%20Hawke%27s%20Bay

Ocean Beach, Hawke's Bay

Ocean Beach is a long beach of golden sand in the Hastings District of the Hawke's Bay Region, on the east coast of New Zealand. It lies between Cape Kidnappers to the north, and Waimarama Beach to the south. Ocean Beach has a small population, mainly of Maori ethnicity. Local Maori know it also as Waipuka. Visitors, mainly Hawke's Bay locals, enjoy it as a seaside recreational beach. Ocean Beach has few roads - only the road to it from Havelock North, and some others branching off to a few houses. Ocean Beach has a strong rip current and usually has large strong waves and is therefore popular with surfers. The beach has surf life-saving patrols running all through summer. Behind the sandy beachfront are the Haupouri Flats, an area of farm pasture. The land behind that is very hilly and the one-way road going down to the beach is steep. A river formed by runoff from farmland flows onto the beach and creates features that vary often, from a river going straight into the sea, to a delta, a lake, or a lagoon. Sometimes beachgoers create canals from these lakes and rivers to the sea. On 13 March 2006, leaked documents between Hastings District Mayor Lawrence Yule and a syndicate of developers that approved of over 500 houses and new roading to be built in Ocean Beach. The area mainly owned by Maori was to become a town and residents were outraged. There was a dispute between Hastings authorities and residents over the new constructions. Many developments have been proposed on the area dating back to 1995 and have been rejected by locals.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020%E2%80%9321%20Oklahoma%20Sooners%20women%27s%20basketball%20team

2020–21 Oklahoma Sooners women's basketball team

The 2020-21 Oklahoma Sooners women's basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 2020-21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Sooners were led by twenty-fifth year head coach Sherri Coale. The team played its home games at the Lloyd Noble Center in Norman, Oklahoma was a member of the Big 12 Conference. After the season, Sherri Coale retired after twenty five season as head coach of the Sooners. Jennie Baranczyk was announced as the new head coach in April 2021. They finished the season 12-12, 9-9 in Big 12 play to finish in sixth place. In the Big 12 Tournament, they lost to Oklahoma State in the Quarterfinals. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the WNIT. Previous season The Sooners the season 12-18, 5-13 in Big 12 play to finish in ninth place. The Big 12 Tournament, NCAA women's basketball tournament and WNIT were all cancelled before they began due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Roster Schedule Source: |- !colspan=9 style=| Regular Season |- !colspan=9 style=| Big 12 Women's Tournament Rankings The Coaches Poll did not release a Week 2 poll and the AP Poll did not release a poll after the NCAA Tournament.

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Mukundapur

Mukundapur is a town in Gaidakot Municipality in eastern part of Nawalparasi District in the Lumbini Zone of southern Nepal. It became a municipality in May 2014 by merging the existing Mukundapur, Amarapuri, Gaidakot, Nawalparasi, VDCs. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 7631. According to the 2011 Nepal census, the VDC had a population of 13,027 (Male:6,254 and Female:6,773) living in 3,023 houses. The VDC is historically important as the "Mukundasen Palace" built by King Madimukundasen of Palpa lies here. The VDC is named after this Palace.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard%20Keen%20%28racing%20driver%29

Richard Keen (racing driver)

Richard Keen (born 3 September 1986) is a British auto racing driver. He was most notable for entering the World Series by Renault in 2006, and for winning the Formula Palmer Audi Autumn Trophy in 2007. Career Karting Keen, born in Amersham, England, started his karting career in 1999. In 2001, he entered both the Super 1 National JICA Championship and the Trofeo Andrea Margutti ICA Junior, finishing eleventh and 23rd respectively. For 2002, he once more competed in the Super 1 National JICA Championship, finishing tenth overall. In 2003, he entered the ABkC Formula TKM karting series that year, finishing third overall. Car racing Keen began his car racing career in 2003 in the Zip Formula Great Britain series, before completing a full season in the BRDC 1600 Formula Ford the following year; he finished as runner-up in the latter series, with four wins. In 2004, he also entered two events of the British Formula Ford. In 2005, Keen moved into the Formula BMW UK series driving for Team SWR Pioneer, and finished on the podium once from four races. He then switched to the Formula Renault 2.0 UK series, driving for Team Firstair, and finished fourteenth in the championship standings, with 130 points from sixteen races, and won the Graduate Cup. In addition to the Formula BMW UK and Formula Renault UK series, he also entered the Formula Renault 2.0 UK Winter Series, taking a podium and finishing seventh overall. For 2006, he remained in the Formula Renault 2.0 UK, once more driving for Team Firstair, who had been renamed to Position 1 Racing, and finished fourteenth once more, this time with 160 points from twelve races. In September, Keen switched from the Formula Renault UK to the World Series by Renault, being entered by EuroInternational in the Donington Park round of the series. Although he was also entered by the team in the season finale at Barcelona, he stepped down from the event, and was replaced by Nil Monserrat. He also entered the Formula Renault 2.0 UK Winter Series in 2006 for Fortec Motorsport, taking a podium and finishing sixth overall. In 2007, Keen entered six rounds of the Formula Renault 2.0 UK for Apotex Scorpio Motorsport, alternating with David Epton during the first half of the season. He also entered the Formula Palmer Audi Autumn Trophy, taking the series' title with two victories and two podiums. In 2008, he entered the seventh round of the main Formula Palmer Audi series, taking a podium in race one, and winning the other two races of the event. He did not race in 2009, although he did test for the Caparo Pro 1000 series.

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Art Institute of Pittsburgh

The Art Institute of Pittsburgh was a private college in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Shortly before closing in 2019, it was purchased by Dream Center Education Holdings (in turn a division of The Dream Center, a Christian non-profit 501(c)(3) organization in Los Angeles, California, established in 1994) It was located in Pittsburgh, and emphasized design education and career preparation for the creative job market. It was founded in 1921 and closed in 2019. The Art Institute of Pittsburgh was part of the system of Art Institutes which includes Ai-Online. The school shut its doors in March 2019 after being placed into federal receivership. At the time of its closure, Ai-Pittsburgh was facing removal of its accreditation by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) due to concerns over the executive leadership. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, the Art Institute of Pittsburgh had a 29 percent graduation rate and a 20.9 percent student loan default rate. History Founded in 1921, the school began as a profit-based independent school of art and illustration, producing a number of notable artists including watercolorist Frank Webb, animation producer and director Rick Schneider-Calabash, and the late science fiction illustrator Frank Kelly Freas. The Institute now specializes primarily in design disciplines and culinary arts. In 1968, Education Management Corporation (EDMC) acquired The Art Institute of Pittsburgh, and created additional schools the Art Institute system. In 2008, it briefly became one of the largest arts colleges in the United States (factoring online enrollment). However, in 2010 enrollment began to drop, in part due to the falsification of records. Whistleblowers within the company sued the Institute due to practices at the online division, and were later joined by the United States Department of Justice. Since the 2009 public offering of EDMC, and the subsequent majority position by Goldman Sachs, emphasis throughout the EDMC system shifted increasingly toward shareholder profits with cost-cutting measures resulting in larger classes, fewer student services, and a standardized curriculum throughout the system. This standardization removed the need for resident experts and curriculum developers at the individual colleges. Enrollment in the online division and EDMC's other online programs ballooned from 7,900 in 2007 to 42,300 in 2012, due in large part to practices that devoted more per-student expenditures to marketing ($4,158) than on education ($3,460). Since then, however, dramatic drops in enrollment have led to massive layoffs in the online division. In 2013, Payscale.com found that the institute provided the worst return on tuition of all institutes of higher learning surveyed. According to disclosures the college is required to provide to the Department of Education, the overall graduation rates fell to 39% in 2012, while graduation rates among Pell grant recipients were still lower at 27%. The graduation rate fell substantially further in 2014 from 39% to 24%. New owners took control of EDMC in 2015, as EDMC entered into a debt-for-equity swap with its current owners, giving up the majority of their stock to creditors with whom they broke loan covenants. In 2017, Education Management Corporation reported that it had sold the existing Art Institutes to The Dream Center Foundation, a Los Angeles-based Pentecostal organization. The sale was complete in October 2017. Dream Center would later blame EDMC for providing inaccurate revenue and cost projections at the time of the sale, resulting in a substantial operating deficit that forced the Art Institute into federal receivership in January 2019. In March 2019, after the collapse of a last-ditch effort to sell the school, the Art Institute of Pittsburgh announced it would permanently cease operations. Location On March 27, 2017, The Art Institute of Pittsburgh moved to 1400 Penn Avenue in Pittsburgh. During its growth phase, it relocated several times, expanding and broadening the curriculum, but later reduced offerings during its contraction period. The school purchased a historic landmark building at 420 Boulevard of the Allies in 2000, but sold it to a Chicago developer in 2014. The Art Institute then moved to its more industrial building in the Strip District of Pittsburgh. In 2019, the Art Institute of Pittsburgh went out of business. The Art Institute of Pittsburgh - Online Division The Art Institute of Pittsburgh's online division was a semi-autonomous division of the Art Institute. It offered degree programs and non-degree diploma courses in a variety of creative fields. The online division was shut down alongside the Strip campus location. Licensing, accreditation and memberships The Art Institute of Pittsburgh was accredited by The Middle States Commission on Higher Education (since 2008). Notable alumni The Art Institute of Pittsburgh has more than 55,000 alumni. Matt Bors, a nationally syndicated American editorial cartoonist and editor of online comics publication, The Nib. Shane Callahan, an American film and television actor. Stig Asmussen, an American video game developer and designer Julian Michael Carver, American sci-fi and horror novelist. Frank Kelly Freas, an American science fiction and fantasy artist with a career spanning more than 50 years. He was known as the "Dean of Science Fiction Artists" and he was the second artist inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame. Paul Gulacy, an American comics artist who worked for both DC and Marvel Comics. He is best known for drawing one of the first graphic novels, Eclipse Enterprises 1978 Sabre: Slow Fade of an Endangered Species, with writer Don McGregor. Leon Levinstein, an American street photographer best known for his work documenting everyday street life in New York City from the 1950s through the 1980s. Garrett Mason, an American Republican politician. J. Howard Miller (1939), an American graphic artist who painted posters during World War II in support of the war effort, among them the famous "We Can Do It!" poster, frequently misidentified as Rosie the Riveter. John Prentice, an American cartoonist and comic-book artist most widely known for his work on the syndicated comic strip Rip Kirby. Martha Rial, an independent photographer based in Pittsburgh. 1998 Pulitzer Prize winner for Spot News Photography, for her photographs of Rwandan and Burundian refugees. Jennifer M. Smith, former Premier of Bermuda 1998-2003; the first premier who was not a member of the United Bermuda Party. Roman Verostko (diploma in illustration, 1949), an American artist and educator who created code-generated imagery, known as algorithmic art. Frank Webb (1946), an American watercolor painter. Tom Wilson (1955), American cartoonist and creator of the Ziggy comic strip. Rick Schneider-Calabash, award-winning animation producer, writer, director for Walt Disney Studios.

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Alex Edwards

Alex Edwards (born 2 August 1975) was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler who played for Sussex, Middlesex CB and Derbyshire between 1994 and 2001. Edwards also had two Youth Test matches against India Under-19s, played his first match for Sussex, in the Second Eleven Championship in 1992, he played in his debut County Championship game in 1997, and was to appear for Sussex until 1999. He also played in one match for Middlesex. In 2001, he played for Derbyshire County Cricket Club. He now plays regular club cricket for Wisbrough Green CC in the Sussex county 3 division.

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Triptychus

Triptychus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies. Description The subulate shell is spirally paucilirate. The aperture is lirate within, subsinuated in front. Species Species within the genus Triptychus include: Triptychus incantatus (Hertlein & A. M. Strong, 1939) Triptychus litosbathron Pimenta, Santos & Absalao, 2008 Triptychus niveus (Morch, 1875) Triptychus pacificus Corgan, 1973 Synonyms Triptychus olssoni (Bartsch, 1926): synonym of Triptychus incantatus (Hertlein & A. M. Strong, 1939) + Triptychus pliocena Bartsch, 1955: synonym of Peristichia pliocena (Bartsch, 1955) (original combination) References External links To ITIS To World Register of Marine Species Morch, O. Synopsis molluscorum marinorum Indiarum occidentalium imprimis insularum danicarum.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artie%20Singer

Artie Singer

Arthur Singer (February 1, 1919 - May 2, 2008) was an American songwriter, music producer and bandleader. He was the co-writer and producer of the songs "At the Hop" and "Rock and Roll Is Here To Stay" by Danny & the Juniors. Career Singer began his career as a bass player and performed on WIP radio and on the TV Show Paul Whiteman's Goodyear Revue. He became well known as a vocal coach with his brother Harold, whose students included Frankie Avalon, Chubby Checker, Al Martino and Bobby Rydell, and he was a vocal coach to Danny Kaye in the early 1950s. Singer wrote hundred of songs for the educational children's TV program Gina D's Kids Club. He also led the Artie Singer Orchestra. As a songwriter, music producer and orchestra conductor, Singer's most famous songs were the hits "At the Hop" and "Rock and Roll Is Here to Stay", released in 1957 and 1958, respectively. The songs were originally recorded by Danny & the Juniors. "At the Hop", which Singer co-wrote with John Medora and David White, reached number one on the Billboard Top 100 on January 6, 1958, and remained there for seven consecutive weeks. It was also the number one song of the year. He wrote the score to a Broadway musical, "Dream Weavers" with lyricist Marjorie Badarak, but it was never produced. Payola involvement On the 2008 nationally-televised PBS documentary Wages of Spin: Dick Clark, American Bandstand and the Payola Scandals, Singer claimed that Dick Clark would not play "At the Hop", the hit song Singer co-wrote, without receiving half of the publishing proceeds. Singer agreed to make the payments and called the situation "bittersweet" because although he didn't like having to give the money, he credited his success in the music industry to Clark and therefore was grateful to him. Payola was not illegal at the time and Clark sold the song prior to the 1960 payola hearings. Personal life Singer was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and moved to Buffalo, New York, to Brooklyn, and eventually to Philadelphia, where he graduated from Simon Gratz High School. The son of a Jewish cantor, Singer performed at High Holiday services at local synagogues for over 50 years. He and his first wife, Esther (Ivry), deceased, had a son, Richard, and daughter, Marcy Domosh, and two grandchildren. Singer resided in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, when he died on May 2, 2008, at age 89.

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Ranchi Science Centre

Ranchi Science Centre is the first science centre in the state of Jharkhand in India, under Jharkhand Council on Science & Technology (JCST) of Department of Science & Technology, Government of Jharkhand (GOJ). The centre comprises two storied building that houses three permanent thematic galleries of covered area 42,000 square meter on an area of 13 acre land, provided by Government of Jharkhand, at Chiraundi village, Morhabadi near the Tagore Hill adjacent to Ranchi town at a capital cost of Rs. 87.5 crore or $1,374,494 which has been shared equally by Government of Jharkhand and Government of India. The science centre has been developed by the National Council of Science Museums (NCSM), a wing of Ministry of Culture, Govt. The centre was inaugurated by the chief minister Arjun Munda on 29 November 2010. Galleries Fun Science How Things Work Wealth of Jharkhand Science Park In 8 acre area, there are several interactive exhibits on simple machines, sound, optics, pendulum and static models of prehistoric animals.

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George Clark (cricketer)

George H Clark was a New Zealand cricketer. He played eight first-class matches for Otago between the 1872-73 and 1879-80 seasons and later stood as an umpire in first-class matches. Clark made his first-class debut for Otago in February 1873, playing against Canterbury at Hagley Oval in Christchurch, the only first-class match played in the country during the season. He played against the same side in seven of his eight first-class matches, the other appearance coming against Auckland in November 1873. Apart from the match against Canterbury in January 1875, he played in all of Otago's first-class matches during the period in which he played, scoring 125 first-class runs with a highest score of 30. He also played for the Otago side in non-first-class matches against James Lillywhite's touring English side in March 1877 and touring Australian sides in both January 1878 and January 1881.

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Thomas Bickley

Thomas Bickley (1518-1596) was an English churchman, a Marian exile who became Warden of Merton College, Oxford and Bishop of Chichester Life He was born at Stow, Buckinghamshire, and began his education as a chorister in the free school of Magdalen College, Oxford. He afterwards became a demy, and in 1541 was elected a Fellow of the college. He acquired a reputation as a reformer and preacher of reformed doctrine, and soon after the accession of Edward VI was appointed one of the king's chaplains at Windsor. During the reign of Mary I of England he went to France, where he spent most of his time in study at Paris and Orleans. Returning to England after the accession of Elizabeth I, he enjoyed rapid promotion, being made, within ten years, chaplain to Archbishop Matthew Parker, rector of Biddenden in Kent, of Sutton Waldron in Dorset, archdeacon of Stafford, chancellor in Lichfield Cathedral, and Warden of Merton College, Oxford. He was made bishop of Chichester in 1585. Some of the returns to articles of inquiry made at his visitations have been preserved amongst the episcopal records. He died in 1596, and was buried in Chichester Cathedral on 26 May. A tablet to Bickley's memory is attached to the north wall of the lady chapel, surmounted by a small kneeling effigy of the bishop.

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Colombia–Spain relations

Colombian-Spain relations are the bilateral relations between the Kingdom of Spain and the Republic of Colombia, formally established in 1881, several decades after Colombia's independence from the Spanish Empire. Both nations are members of the Organization of Ibero-American States and the United Nations. History Colonial times The territory that became Colombia was first visited by Europeans when the first expedition of Alonso de Ojeda arrived at the Cabo de la Vela in 1499. The Spanish made several attempts to settle along the north coast of today's Colombia in the early 16th century, but their first permanent settlement, at Santa Marta, was not established until 1525. Cartagena was founded on June 1, 1533 by Spanish commander Pedro de Heredia, and grew rapidly, fueled first by the gold in the tombs of the Sinu culture, and later by trade. The Spanish advance from inland from the Caribbean coast began independently from three different directions, under Jimenez de Quesada, Sebastian de Belalcazar and Nikolaus Federmann. Although all three were drawn by the Indian treasures, none intended to reach Muisca territory, where they finally met. In August 1538 Quesada founded Santa Fe de Bogota on the site of Muisca village of Bacata. In 1549, the Spanish Royal Audiencia made Bogota the capital of New Granada, which comprised in large part what is now territory of Colombia. In 1717, the Viceroyalty of New Granada was originally created, with Santa Fe de Bogota as its capital. This Viceroyalty included some other provinces of northwestern South America which had previously been under the jurisdiction of the Viceroyalties of New Spain or Peru and correspond mainly to today's Venezuela, Ecuador and Panama. Bogota thus became one of the principal administrative centers of the Spanish possessions in the New World. Independence A movement initiated by Antonio Narino, who opposed Spain's centralism and led the opposition against the viceroyalty, leading to the independence of Cartagena in November 1811, and the formation of two independent governments which fought a civil war - a period known as La Patria Boba. The following year Narino proclaimed the United Provinces of New Granada, headed by Camilo Torres Tenorio. Despite the successes of the rebellion, the emergence of two distinct ideological currents among the liberators (federalism and centralism) gave rise to an internal clash which contributed to the reconquest of territory by the Spanish. The viceroyalty was restored under the command of Juan de Samano, whose regime punished those who participated in the uprisings. Renewed rebellion, combined with a weakened Spain, made possible a successful rebellion led by the Venezuelan-born Simon Bolivar, who finally proclaimed independence in 1819. The pro-Spanish resistance was finally defeated in 1822 in the present territory of Colombia and in 1823 in Venezuela. The territory of the Viceroyalty of New Granada became the Republic of Colombia organized as a union of Ecuador, Colombia (including modern-day Panama) and Venezuela. The Congress of Cucuta in 1821 adopted a constitution for the new Republic, and Simon Bolivar became the first President of Colombia. However, the new republic was unstable and ended with the rupture of Venezuela in 1829 and Ecuador in 1830. Post-independence Colombia and Spain officially established diplomatic relations in 1881 when representatives of both nations signed a Treaty of Peace and Friendship in Paris. During the years, relations between the two nations decreased as Spain lost its importance in the region, especially after its defeat in the Spanish-American War and Spain's influence in the region diminished. During the Spanish Civil War, many in Colombia supported the Nationalist faction led by General Francisco Franco against the Republican faction. During this time, some Spaniards immigrated to Colombia to flee the war. However, they were not large in number relative to the Spanish immigration to Argentina, Mexico and Uruguay during the same period. After the war, Colombia maintained diplomatic relations with the Spanish government under General Franco. In October 1976, Spanish King Juan Carlos I paid an official visit to Colombia, his first as King of Spain. Since then, the Spanish royal family has paid several visits to Colombia and several Colombian presidents have paid official visits to Spain. Over the years, both nations have signed agreements and treaties on judicial cooperation, dual nationality, extradition, social security, guarantee of intellectual property, promotion and protection of investments, tourisim, avoidance of double taxation and agreement for resident citizens of both nations to vote in local municipal elections. Transportation There are direct flights between both nations with Air Europa, Avianca and Iberia. Trade In 2019, total trade between Colombia and Spain totaled EUR1.4 billion Euros. Colombia's main exports to Spain include: fish, fruits and vegetables, coffee, sugar, cacao, oil, iron and minerals. Spain's main exports to Colombia include: machinery, electrical equipment, pharmaceutical products and organic chemicals. Spanish multinational companies such as Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, Banco Santander, Mapfre, Telefonica and Zara operate in Colombia. In 2011, Colombia signed a free trade agreement with the European Union (which includes Spain). Resident diplomatic missions Colombia has an embassy in Madrid and consulates-general in Barcelona Bilbao, Las Palmas, Palma Seville, and Valencia. Spain has an embassy in Bogota.

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Saya (folklore)

Saya or Sayaqan is a summer feast and festival Turkic Tengriism and Altai folklore. Arranged for the god that called Saya Khan (Turkish: Saya Han or Zaya Han). So this is a blessing, fertility and abundance ceremony. Description Saya (Zaya) was mythological male character associated with summertime in early Turkic mythology, particularly within Altai, Anatolia and Caucasus. He was associated with rituals conducted in rural areas during summertime. Turkic peasants celebrated the Summer Solstice on June 23 by going out to the fields. In Anatolian folklore, a familiar spirit called "Saya Han" lived in mountains who protects sheep flocks. Saya Game / Play Saya Play and songs have an important role in the emotional, and moral development of children in rural areas. They learn about solidarity and co-operation. Also, an old tradition is continued with this game. Children wander homes and collect food, for instance. Celebration The Saya festival (literally it can be translated as abundance) is related to a cult of a solar deity, with a fertility cult. Ancient Yakuts celebrated the New Year at the Yhyakh (23 June) festival. Its traditions include women and children decorating trees and tethering posts with "salama" (nine bunches of horse hair hung on horse-hair ropes). The oldest man, wearing white, opens the holiday. He is accompanied by seven virgin girls and nine virgin boys and starts the ritual by sprinkling kymys on the ground, feeding the fire. He prays to the Ai-ii spirits for the well-being of the people who depend on them and asks the spirits to bless all the people gathered.

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Openmoko

Openmoko is a discontinued project to create a family of open source mobile phones, including the hardware specification, the operating system (Openmoko Linux), and actual smartphone development implementation like the Neo 1973 and Neo FreeRunner. The whole project was sponsored by Openmoko Inc. The first sub-project was Openmoko Linux, a Linux-based operating system designed for mobile phones, built using free software. The second sub-project was developing hardware devices on which Openmoko Linux runs. The first device released was the Neo 1973, in 2007, which was followed up by the Neo FreeRunner on 25 June 2008. On 2 April 2009, Openmoko suspended development of their third device, codenamed GTA03, to focus on the FreeRunner. In 2010, development of the GTA03 was continued by Golden Delicious Computers under the new codename GTA04, which includes major hardware revision, and the first unit was shipped on 10 October 2011. Unlike most other mobile phone platforms, these phones are designed to provide end users with the ability to modify the operating system and software stack. Other Openmoko-supported phones are also available. History Project Openmoko was announced 7 November 2006 by its founders First International Computer (FIC). The Initial core team for Openmoko project included Werner Almesberger, Michael Lauer, Sean Moss-Pultz and Harald Welte. Etymology The name Openmoko is an acronym for Open Mobile Kommunikations. The codename for the phone product series, GTA, is an abbreviation of "GSM-TI-AGPS" which indicates the main components of the phone. Software Originally Openmoko Inc. developed its own operating system for the phones, which was called Openmoko Linux or Om. It uses the Linux kernel, together with a graphical user environment built using the X.Org Server. The OpenEmbedded build framework and opkg package system were used to create and maintain software packages. The initial version named Om 2007 used the GTK+ toolkit and the Matchbox window manager. Om 2008, which was released in August 2008, added support for the Qt toolkit and Enlightenment 17. Despite continuous improvements both of these versions did not reach a stable state. As a result, Openmoko started developing Om 2009, which had the goal of providing a stable environment based on the middleware from freesmartphone.org, a project that was financed by Openmoko. However, this version was not finished either, and in April 2009 Openmoko cancelled the development of software. This task was taken over by several efforts of the community. Several groups have created modified versions of the original software or ported other systems to work on the phones. Among others, the Openmoko phones now support Android, Debian, Gentoo, Qt Extended Improved, QtMoko, and SHR. Openmoko Inc. based hardware Openmoko hardware aspires to the term open-source hardware although in various areas the availability of cell phone components and legal requirements prevent full conformance to this term. As do many other vendors, Openmoko Inc., notoriously failed to meet the publicly announced hardware release dates, and postponed releases many times. The first supported phone, the Neo 1973 GTA01 (version: Bv4), was distributed exclusively through openmoko.com from July 2007 to February 2008. The second revision of hardware based on the GTA01 design is the Dash Express, an automotive navigation system. The Dash Express has a faster CPU (Samsung 2440) and Wi-Fi ability. The third hardware platform, the Neo FreeRunner codenamed GTA02 is an improved version of the Neo 1973. Both the Neo 1973 and the Neo FreeRunner lack an integrated camera. Neo 1973 The Neo 1973 (codenamed GTA01) phone was a "developers only" release. The device is named after the first year of cellular telephone communication: the inventor of the cellular phone, Martin Cooper, made the first call in 1973. The phone released was inconsistently-named Neo 1973 or Neo1973. The Neo 1973 was sold from 9 July 2007 to February 2008. It was priced at US$300 for the basic model, or US$450 for a kit including more tools for hardware work. The initial releases of the Neo 1973 were hampered by supplier shortages, which forced the shipping date to slip, and hardware development difficulties exacerbated by the small size of the core team. Furthermore, other platforms have been ported to the Neo 1973, including Qt Extended, Debian and Android. The phone supports the 900 MHz, 1800 MHz and 1900 MHz GSM frequency bands. Many Linux and unix programs used on desktop and server platforms, including utilities and games, have been successfully run on the phone. In addition to Linux, the NetBSD, FreeBSD and L4 kernels have been adapted by users to run on the platform or are under development. This hardware platform can be emulated in software with a high level of compatibility using a version of QEMU included in the Openmoko software suite. Release under Creative Commons license Shortly before the shipping of the successor, the Neo Freerunner, the OpenMoko project released the CAD files, the schematics and other development resources of the Neo 1973 and Freerunner under a Creative Commons license, the CC BY-SA 3.0. The schematics are available for download from OpenMoko and Wikimedia Commons under a Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike license. Neo FreeRunner The Neo FreeRunner (codenamed GTA02) was the successor to the Neo 1973. The changes include a faster processor (clocked at 400 MHz), 802.11b/g Wi-Fi, two accelerometers and 3D graphics acceleration. It was released for the mass market on 25 June 2008. It was intended for users with a high demand for customizability. The Neo FreeRunner started shipping on 24 June 2008 and was priced individually at US$250 and at US$200 each if purchased in multiples of five. A debug board is available for US$99. The Neo FreeRunner includes features that were not present in the development release of the phone (Neo 1973). The changes include 802.11 b/g Wi-Fi, SMedia 3362 graphics accelerator, two 3D accelerometers, Samsung 2442 SoC, and 256 MB of flash memory. Functionality As of the 2008.08 software revision only the GSM phone module is working reliably; the Freerunner's hardware does not yet have fully functional software interfaces. The software development is split between Qtopia under X11, GTK+, FSO, Debian. There are also some derivates of the Openmoko main distribution SHR and FDOM (Fat and Dirty Openmoko). The vanilla Qtopia distribution is recommended by Openmoko for users not wishing to use early development stage software, and FDOM for those who want to test the latest features and fixes without worrying about stability. It is also possible to run Inferno on OpenMoko Neo FreeRunner. Android has been patched to run on the OpenMoko Neo FreeRunner by at least two different developers. OpenWrt can be compiled for the Neo FreeRunner. In media The Neo FreeRunner makes an appearance in William Gibson's 2010 novel Zero History, as the phone initially used by the character Milgrim. Dash Express On 2 January 2008 the Dash Express, a GPS device, with hardware developed by Openmoko Inc. was announced running Openmoko Linux. This device, initially codenamed the HXD8, seems to use little or none of the openmoko user-interface, simply using patches to the kernel developed by Openmoko Inc, and running an application from Dash Navigation on it to provide navigation and a user interface. 3D7K There is a lack of reference material for what happened to the GTA03 (codename of 3D7K). Openmoko built 3 working prototypes which had capacitive touchscreens and a fully transparent curved case . WikiReader The latest product from Openmoko Inc. was the WikiReader, a device to read Wikipedia articles offline. Golden Delicious based hardware The German engineering firm "Golden Delicious Computers" began producing the GTA04 with an 800 MHz Cortex-A8 ARM (1 GHz) processor, an 800 MHz C64x+ DSP (digital signal processor) core, and a 3D graphics accelerator. With those specifications and the 512MB RAM combined with 512MB NAND Flash and 32GB expandable microSDHC, it would have been similar in performance to the iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S. Golden Delicious GTA04 board Golden Delicious GTA04 board is designed to exchange the GTA02 board in the Neo FreeRunner housing - and the GTA01 board in the Neo 1973 housing. This was a release of the Openmoko Beagle Hybrid, a platform using the Beagle Board as a basis for developing and prototyping a next generation Openmoko phone. The following month, Golden Delicious stated their long-term goal of bringing such a phone to market. The new GTA04 board fit into the Neo Freerunner case and connected to the existing display and other components. The first batch of GTA04A3 EA (early adopter) started shipping on 10 October 2011. Version GTA04A4 first batch started shipping on 31 January 2012. The design for the next revision, GTA04A5, contained some minor but relevant upgrades in design and parts, and replacement of end-of-life components. The production was crowd funded. It is also possible to order a ready made phone called OpenPhoenux or GTA04 Complete. Hardware: CPU: ARM Cortex A8 with 1000 MHz Memory: 512 MB RAM / 1024 MB NAND Interconnect: WiFi, WLAN, Bluetooth WLAN: UMTS module with 3.75G (up to 14.4 Mbit/s) Sensors (Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Accelerometer) GPS USB OTG 2.0 connector for optional camera module well documented building blocks so user allowed to write their own boot loaders and kernels.

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Joel Melamed and Hurwitz v Cleveland Estates

In Joel Melamed and Hurwitz v Cleveland Estates (Pty) Ltd; Joel Melamed and Hurwitz v Vorner Investments (Pty) Ltd, Joel Melamed and Hurwitz was a firm of attorneys. The senior partner, Joel Melamed, and his partner, Hurwitz, held financial interests in certain townships which were in the process of being established and exploited. In 1961, Melamed met Harry Galaun who, through the defendant companies, was interested in certain land and sought the firm's advice. The firm, through a separate company, TMC, was appointed as the management company of the township development of Galaun. This appointment was terminated in 1979. Joel Melamed and Hurwitz claimed damages based on the fees they would have earned from the conveyancing work had the appointment not been allegedly unlawfully terminated. The crux of the main cause of action was that Melamed alleged to have contracted with himself in two different capacities: i.e. as a partner in the firm of attorneys and as managing director of TMC. On the question of whether a person may, as representative of another, contract with himself, either in his personal capacity or as representative of a third person, the court held that it was legally competent for Melamed, in his capacity as managing director of TMC, to make a contract with himself, in his other capacity as partner in the firm of attorneys, in terms whereof the latter was appointed as conveyancer for all the erven in the townships. The court held that the mere description of a relationship as one of agency is not sufficient; one must look to the substance of the relationship. Further it was held, the test for which a tacit contract may be ascertained is a process of inference whereby the most plausible conclusion in the factual context will be the contract coming into existence. See also Law of agency in South Africa References Joel Melamed and Hurwitz v Cleveland Estates (Pty) Ltd; Joel Melamed and Hurwitz v Vorner Investments (Pty) Ltd 1984 (3) SA 155 (A). J T B Gibson and R G Comrie. South African Mercantile and Company Law.

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KUBQ

KUBQ (98.7 FM, "The Ranch") is a radio station licensed to serve La Grande, Oregon, in the United States of America. The station is owned by the Pacific Empire Radio Corporation. KUBQ broadcasts a country music format to eastern Oregon. All five stations owned and operated by Pacific Empire Radio Corporation, in Eastern Oregon, share a radio studio building in La Grande, Oregon, located at 2510 Cove Ave. History In November 1984, KLBM, Inc., reached an agreement to sell KLBM-FM to Grande Radio, Inc. The deal was approved by the FCC on January 7, 1985, and the transaction was consummated on June 24, 1988. The station was assigned the KUBQ call sign by the Federal Communications Commission on June 4, 1990. On July 1, 2019, KUBQ changed their format from rock to country, branded as "98.7 The Ranch".

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Degree completion program

A degree completion program is an undergraduate academic program, most frequently found in the United States and Canada, that is offered within an established university but designed for non-traditional students. Degree completion programs are typically structured to allow persons who previously completed a substantial portion of the requirements for an undergraduate degree, but who have been separated from the university setting for a period of time, to complete the credit requirements needed to earn a bachelor's degree (B.A. ), either at an accelerated pace, or a flexible schedule. The difference between credits previously earned, and those required for the award of a B.A., are made-up through a variety of methods depending on the sponsoring institution, but typically include a combination of traditional university courses and CLEP examinations. Examples Georgetown University bills its degree completion program as designed for students who were "meaning to complete" their bachelor's degree, but for whom "life, work and other obligations got in the way". Applications are accepted from working adults who have completed one or two years of university courses which can be transferred onto the potential student's Georgetown transcript. A series of evening and weekend classes fills the gap between credits earned and those required for a bachelor's degree. The degree completion program at the University of the Pacific is open to applicants who have completed 70-credits of university level course work. Once enrolled, students take a twice-weekly, evening class over the course of four semesters; those who successfully complete the 15-month instructional sequence are awarded a Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies. Colorado State University offers a degree completion program in psychology. Students can transfer up to 90 credits of coursework taken at another university before completing the final 30 credits required for a B.A. degree through distance learning psychology courses at Colorado State. University of San Francisco offers a Bachelor of Science in Management to working professionals who are interested in completing their degree. Students who have completed at least 60 semester credits may apply to the program and can earn their degree in as little as 23 months. Students take two courses each semester, and studies include accounting, finance, marketing, organizational behavior and theory, analytics, technology, logistics, and other core competencies. University of Nebraska-Lincoln offers an online Bachelor of Science degree completion program in applied science. Students select from a broad range of courses across the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, in addition to the credits they've already earned, to tailor a degree to their career goals. This program provides a convenient and flexible career path for those in the military, currently employed, returning to college or transferring from a two-year college.

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Gajanan Madhav Muktibodh

Gajanan Madhav Muktibodh (gjaann maadhv muktibodh) (13 November 1917 - 11 September 1964) was one of the most prominent Hindi poets, essayists, literary and political critics, and fiction writers of the 20th century. Muktibodh is widely regarded as a pioneer of modern Hindi poetry in India along with Surya Kant Tripathi 'Nirala'. He was a leading figure in the Prayogvaad Experimentalism movement of Hindi literature and of the Nayi Kahani and Nayi Kavita Modernism of the 1950s. He is also considered a central figure in the rise of 'New Criticism' in Indian literature. He was an assistant-editor of important Hindi journals including Naya Khun and Vasudha. Muktibodh was born in Sheopur, Madhya Pradesh. He started out as was one of the seven poets included in the first volume of Tar Saptak, a series of anthologies (1943), which marked a transition in Hindi literature from the prevalent movement in Chhayavaad or Romanticism. The initiation of Prayogvaad or Experimentalism and Pragativaad or Progressivism in Hindi poetry eventually led to the creation of the 'Nayi Kahani' (New Story) movement or Modernism. Brahmarakshas (brhmraaksss) is considered Muktibodh's most influential work in experimental poems, noted for the use of archetypal imagery. This poem is a haunting depiction of the contemporary intellectual, who gets so lost in his own sense of perfectionism, unending calculations, and subjective interpretation of the external reality that he loses touch with reality itself, and eventually dies and fades away like a dead bird. Muktibodh was deeply influenced by Marxism and Existentialism, and expressed his deep discontent with contemporary society. According to Sanjay K. Gautam, Muktibodh was "the most influential Marxist Hindi poet in postcolonial India, and one of the founders of modernism in Hindi poetry". He continued to show his progressive streak even after the disintegration of the Progressive Writers' Movement after 1953; and, through the rest of his career, he along with writers like Yashpal, continued his ideological fight against modernist and formalist trends in Hindi literature. He is best known for his long poems:Brahma-rakshasa (brhmraaksss), Chand ka Muh Teda hai (The Moon Wears a Crooked Smile) (caaNd kaa muhN tteddh'aa hai), Andhere Mein (In the Dark) (aNdhere meN) and Bhuri Bhuri Khak Dhul (The Brown Dry Dust) (bhuurii bhuurii kh'aak dhuul); his complete works extending to 6 volumes, were published in 1980, as Muktibodh Rachnavali. Sharadchandra Madhav Muktibodh (1921-1985), a Marathi poet, novelist, and Marxist critic, winner of Sahitya Akademi Award (1979) in Marathi, was the younger brother of Muktibodh Works His first individual book was published in 1964, when he was on his death-bed: [Chand Ka Muh Teda Hai (caaNd kaa muhN tteddh'aa hai). Although Muktibodh could not manage to get his works published, as a book in his lifetime, he was one of the contributing poets to the first three volumes of Tar Saptak, a series of path-breaking poetry anthologies, edited by Ajneya. "Bhoori Bhoori Khak Dhool"is the collection of his remaining poems. His collected works, published as 'Muktibodh Rachnavali" were edited by Nemichand Jain. He is today considered a bridge between the Progressive movement in Hindi poetry and the Nayi Kavita (Modern poetry) movement. Muktibodh made a name for himself in the field of criticism as well, with his strong views on the upper caste influence on the disintegration of Bhakti movement in India, which he viewed a lower caste uprising against the hegemony upper caste. In literary criticism, he wrote a critical work on Jaishankar Prasad's Kamayani titled: Kamayani, Ek Punarvichar. Ek Sahityik ki Diary, first written for his column in the weekly Naya Khun, and later continued in the journal Vasudha (1957-60), offers a glimpse of his literary and socio-political criticism, and insights into his way of thinking, and was first published in 1964. It is most noted for the article, Teesra Kshana (Third Moment), where he shows his preference for the hypothesis of three successive stages in the creative process, of inspiration, impersonalisation and expression, rather than a single moment of inspiration Media A Hindi feature film, Satah Se Uthata Aadmi (Arising from the Surface), with script and dialogues by him, was directed by veteran film director, Mani Kaul, and shown at Cannes Film Festival in 1981. In 2004, "Brahmarakshas ka Shishya", a dramatization of Muktibodh's story, was presented in New Delhi by Soumyabrata Choudhury. His novel, Vipatra has also been made into an audio book for the blind. Legacy His brilliance was recognized by the literary world after the posthumous publication of Chand Ka Munh Tedha Hai, the first collection of his poems, in the early 1960s. Ever since, the book has run into several editions, and is recognized as a modern classic. In his memory, Madhya Pradesh Sahitya Parishad, has instituted the annual MuktiBodh Puraskar. In 2004, 'Muktibodh Smarak', a memorial was set up at the 'Triveni Sangrahalaya' in Rajnandgaon in Chhattisgarh, along with fellow poets of Chhattisgarh, Padumlal Punnalal Bakshi and Baldeo Prasad Mishra. Bibliography Chand ka Muh Teda Hai - (Anthology of Poems), 1964, Bharatiya Jnanpith. Kath Ka Sapna (Anthology of Short stories), 1967, Bharatiya Jnanpith. Satah Se Uthta Admi (Anthology of Short stories), 1971, Bharatiya Jnanpith Nayi Kavita ka Atmasangharsh tatha anya Nibandha (Essays), 1964, Visvabharati Prakashan. Ek Sahityik ki Dairy (Essays), 1964, Bharatiya Jnanpith. Vipatra (Novel), 1970, Bharatiya Jnanpith. Naye sahitya ka saundarya-shastra, 1971, Radhakrishna Prakashan. Kamayani: Ek punarvichar, 1973, Sahitya Bharti. Bhuri Bhuri Khak Dhul - (Anthology of Poems), 1980, New Delhi, Rajkamal Publications. Muktibodh Rachnavali, Edited by Nemichandra Jain, (Complete Works) 6 Vols., 1980, New Delhi, Rajkamal Publications. Samiksha ki samasyain, 1982, New Delhi, Rajkamal Publications. Pratinidhi kavitayein, edited by Ashoka Vajapeyi. In the Dark: Andhere Mein, translated by Krishna Baldev Vaid. Dabre Par Sooraj ka Bimb, 2002, National Book Trust. Muktibodh Ki Kavitayen (Anthology of Poems), 2004, Sahitya Akademi. Further reading Sanjay K. Gautam, "Modernism and the Birth of Divided Subjectivity in Postcolonial India: A Study of Muktibodh (1917-1964)", South Asia Review, Vol. Soviet Literature, by Soiuz pisatelei, USSR. 1947, Foreign Languages Publishing House, p 144-147. Muktibodh ka sahitya: Ek anusilana, by Shashi Sharma, 1977, Indraprastha Prakashan. Muktibodh: Vicharak, kavi aura Kathakar, by Surendra Pratap, 1978, National Publishing House. Muktibodh: Sankalpatmaka kavita, by Jagdish Kumar 1981, Nachiketa Prakashan. Muktibodh ka Sahitya-vivek aur unki Kavita, by Lallan Ray, 1982, Manthan Pub. Muktibodh ki atmakatha, by Vishnuchandra Sharma, 1984, Radhakrishna Prakashan. (Biography) Paya Patra Tumhara: Gajanan Madhava Muktibodh aur Nemichandra Jain ke bich Patra-vyavahar, (1942-1964), Edited by Nemichandra Jain. 1984, Rajkamal Prashan Muktibodh: Yuga chetana aur Abhivyakti, by Alok Gupta, 1985, Giranar Prakashan. Jatil samvedana ke kavi Muktibodh, by Alok Gupta, 1993, Parsva Prakashan. Pratibaddhata aur Muktibodh ka Kavya, by Prabhat Tripathi. Muktibodh ka shilpa-saushthava, by Madhu Srvastav, 1992, Janardan Prakashan. Muktibodh kavi aura kavya, by Madan Gulati. Muktibodh: Muktikami chetana ke kavi, by Ajay Shukla, 1994, Sanjay Book Centre. Muktibodha ki kavya Bhasha, by Kshama Shankar Pandey, 1995, Shilpi Prakashan. Muktibodh ki kavita mem yathartha-bodha, by Sashibala Sharma, Sabda aura Sabda Pub. Gajanan Madhav Muktibodh: Srjana aur Shilpa, by Ranjit Sinha, 1995, Jay Bharati Prakashan. Muktibodh ki kavitaon se guzarate hue, by Anup Sharma, 1996, Sahitya Bhavan Pvt. Ltd. Muktibodha vichar aur Kavita, by Devendra Kumar Jain, 1998, Takshasila Prakashan. Gajanan Madhav Muktibodh Ke Kavya Mein Samajik Chintan, by Yuvraj Sontakke, New Delhi, New Bhartiya Book Corporation. Muktibodha-kavya: Janavadi chetana ke sandarbha main, by Premalata Casavala. (Socialism in the poetic works of Gajanan Madhav Muktibodh), 2001, Adhara Prakashan, . Muktibodh ki Kavya Bhasha, by Sanat Kumar 2001, Chintan Prakashan, Kanpur. (Study of the poetic works of Muktibodh). Naash Devta and Kal Aur Aaj, poems by Muktibodh (Hindi) Brahma Rakshas Ka Shishya, a story by Muktibodh Muktibodh ki Kavyaprakriya, by Ashok Chakradhar. Muktibodh ki Kavitai, by Ashok Chakradhar, 1975. Muktibodh ki Samishai, by Ashok Chakradhar. Lives and Works of Great Hindi Poets, by Manohar Bandopadhyay, 1994, B.R. Muktibodh ki Nivadak kavita, by Sharadchandra Madhav Muktibodh, 1993, Sahitya Akademi.

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Asiaweek

Asiaweek was an English-language news magazine focusing on Asia, published weekly by Asiaweek Limited, a subsidiary of Time Inc. Based in Hong Kong, it was established in 1975, and ceased publication with its 7 December 2001 issue due to a "downturn in the advertising market", according to Norman Pearlstine, editor in chief of Time Inc. The magazine had a circulation of 120,000 copies when it closed. The magazine was formerly associated with Yazhou Zhoukan (Ya Zhou Zhou Kan ), an international Chinese newsweekly, before Time Warner media acquired it. History Asiaweek was founded in 1975 by Michael O'Neill, a New Zealander, and T. J. S. George, an Indian, who had worked together at the Far Eastern Economic Review but had grown disenchanted with what they considered its ponderous style and perceived British stance. Asiaweeks mission statement said it all: "To report accurately and fairly the affairs of Asia in all spheres of human activity, to see the world from an Asian perspective, to be Asia's voice in the world." Among the publication's many contributions to an understanding of the Asia-Pacific Rim region was the annual Asiaweek Short Story Competition, which ran from 1981 to 1988. Prizewinning Asian Fiction (edited and introduced by Leon Comber) was eventually published in book form in 1991 by Times Editions, Singapore, and Hong Kong University Press In his foreword, Asiaweek Managing Editor Salmon Wayne Morrison wrote: "The competition cast a body of writing that had not been given publicity before." Asiaweek had only four editors during its 26 years period: co-founders T. J. S. George and Michael O'Neill, who conceived the magazine, Ann Morrison who succeeded O'Neill in 1994, and Dorinda Elliott, formerly Newsweek's Asia editor in Hong Kong, who took over in October 2000. The magazine had always moved with the times. As co-founder George wrote in an editorial statement in Asiaweeks first issue in December 1975: "Realities have changed, and so the values. It is now a new Asia, and this is a new magazine to report it." O'Neill was a founding Editor-in-Chief of Yazhou Zhoukan, which was launched by Asiaweek Limited in 1987, with Thomas Hon Wing Polin as its founding Managing Editor. In 1985, Time, Inc. (as it was then known) acquired 84% of Asiaweek, buying out Reader's Digest'''s 80% stake and 4% local interests. The remaining 16% was owned by Michael O'Neill. In 1994, Time ousted O'Neill and installed another editor, Ann Morrison, who came to Hong Kong from Fortune (a Time publication) based in New York. Closure George, who left Asiaweek before its troubles began, laments the death of the magazine after O'Neill was removed. With Asiaweeks demise, George said, his only regret was the way "the magazine was devalued by the very people who took it upon themselves to nurture it. That is why I shed no tears now as the concept itself was killed in 1994 when Mike was removed by the new management. Its closure [in 2001] is a mere burial." According to Time, the reason for the closure was due to an advertising slump. Executives at Time insist their decisions were based on economic, not editorial, considerations.The New York Times columnist Thomas Crampton writes, "Asiaweek and the Far Eastern Economic Review were the only weekly magazines with a strong Asia focus through the 1980s. But competition grew in the 1990s when global and local media companies expanded into regional editions. In addition to several small regionally financed magazines, The Economist, Fortune, BusinessWeek and Forbes all began aggressive expansions into Asia. These global titles could rely on skeletal staffs and economies of scale." According to Crampton, besides the "brutal competition for limited advertising revenue", another plausible reason for the shakeout was "the suffocating embrace of U.S.-based media giants with an American-centric perspective." For Asiaweeks founding editor, Time Warner's closure of the 26-year-old publication plays into Asian fears of a U.S.-centric world media. "The mandarins of Manhattan fully know Asia's potential," said T. J. S. George, who is now an editorial consultant for the New Indian Express Group. "They want a total monopoly for Time magazine." American involvement 'Asia through Asian eyes' was the slogan that helped Asiaweek rise. Writing in 2009, George was still nostalgic about the fresh and fearless style of the magazine during its heyday and is wary of American meddling in Asian affairs. He warned that "perhaps the most deep-going, subliminal - if also pernicious - mind control weapon at America's disposal is its news media." But Singapore-based Alejandro Reyes, long-time correspondent and contributing editor of Asiaweek, insisted that the magazine retained its strongly Asian voice independent of whatever the bosses in New York might have wanted. He says the magazine's demise was due to the "failure of a pan-Asian marketing strategy impeded by limited resources and intense competition" and is hopeful of the revival of a niche market for media with an Asian perspective despite globalization trends. Reyes, who was educated in the United States, initially applauded the modern, business-oriented techniques and practices of AOL Time Warner. He was not too happy when he found out that Time deleted all Asiaweek articles from its online archives, including his. "This is all very tragic," says Reyes, "- misguided decisions by New York-centric media bureaucrats whose careers are probably soon to be deleted just as ruthlessly." Pillai, one of Asiaweek's casualties, said the magazine lost focus and became increasingly Americanised after Time took over. Unlike Reyes, he was not optimistic that it would be replaced because most magazines in Asia depend on the patronage of political rulers, and most financiers have an axe to grind. Philip Bowring, former editor of the Far Eastern Economic Review which was bought by Dow Jones in the late 1980s and merged with the Asian Wall Street Journal in 2001 and quartered into a monthly in 2004 before its final burial in 2009, commenting back in 2004 when the Review died as a weekly, said "there is a parallel here between Time and Asiaweek. Time bought locally born Asiaweek even though it appeared to be in direct competition for readers and advertising. Not so long afterwards, Time closed Asiaweek rather than its ailing Time Asia." T. J. S. George said, "In due course, Time Inc. killed Asiaweek and Dow Jones (now a Murdoch property) killed the Review. Murdoch-Dow's Wall Street Journal and Time Inc.'s Time'' magazine now fly the American flag over Asia, unchallenged by lesser flags."

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USS Waukesha

USS Waukesha (AKA-84) was a in service with the United States Navy from 1945 to 1946. She was sold into commercial service and was scrapped in 1970. History Waukesha was named after Waukesha County, Wisconsin. She was laid down as a Type C2-S-AJ3 ship under a Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 1395) on 3 July 1944, at Wilmington, North Carolina, by the North Carolina Shipbuilding Company; launched on 6 September 1944; sponsored by Mrs. H. V. Mason; converted to an attack cargo ship by the Todd-Erie Shipyard of New York City; and commissioned at the New York Navy Yard. World War II, 1945 Following shakedown in Chesapeake Bay, Waukesha got underway for the Pacific on 27 March 1945. She transited the Panama Canal in company with sister ship on 2 April and arrived at Pearl Harbor on the 17th. She conducted exercises and maneuvers in the Hawaiian area before getting underway on 11 May and proceeding via Eniwetok and Ulithi to Okinawa. The cargo ship arrived at Buckner Bay on 13 July, with Convoy OKU-17, dropped anchor, and commenced unloading her cargo. Twice the operation was interrupted by fierce typhoons which whirled into Buckner Bay and forced the ships at anchor to get underway and make for the relative safety of the open sea. In addition, Japanese nuisance raids continued nightly, keeping all hands at general quarters for long periods. Her next orders -- to proceed to Pearl Harbor -- were cancelled when the ship received news that the Japanese were entertaining thoughts of surrender in the aftermath of the explosions of two atomic bombs. Crew members aboard the ship initially did not believe that the Japanese were considering surrender, and did not know of such actions due to missing a routine newsletter that declared the surrender official. The attack cargo ship instead steered a course for Guam and arrived at Apra Harbor on the 12th. Two days later, she embarked men and material of the 14th Marine Regiment. She was ready for sea on the following day, 15 August 1945, the day on which the Japanese accepted the terms of the Potsdam Declaration. Post-war activities, 1945-1946 "V-J Day" only marked the beginning of another phase of Waukeshas brief Navy career -- the occupation of the Japanese home islands. She rendezvoused with units of the 3rd Fleet off Honshu and entered Tokyo Bay on the 27th, anchoring off the bomb-scarred Yokosuka Naval Base on the 30th to commence offloading her men and equipment to support the occupation. Waukesha returned to Saipan on 5 September and embarked men of the 2nd Marine Division; transferred some of her own men to other ships for transportation back to the United States; and took on supplies for a second trip to Japanese ports. She arrived at Nagasaki and tied up at Dejima Wharf on the 24th, to disembark her marines of the occupation force. Underway for the Philippines four days later, the ship transferred four landing boats to at Subic Bay on 4 October and then obtained five boats from the Army Boat Pool in Lingayen Gulf before moving to Manila. Loading cargo occupied the ship in the Philippines before she sailed for Japan for her third and final visit to that country's ports, carrying cargo to Honshu and reaching Kii Suido on 23 October. Shifting to Nagoya on 1 November, Waukesha embarked demobilized sailors, soldiers, and marines to transport them home in "Operation Magic Carpet." After departing Nagoya on the 9th, she made port at Seattle, Washington, on the 21st and unloaded her passengers before proceeding south for San Francisco. The ship later made more Far Eastern cruises and called at Okinawa en route to Qingdao, China, where she arrived on 2 March 1946. Remaining until 8 March, the attack cargo ship set course, via Okinawa, for San Diego, California, which she reached on 15 April 1946. Waukesha departed San Diego on 30 April and steamed, via the Panama Canal, to the east coast. She arrived at Norfolk, Virginia, on 24 May. Decommissioning and fate Decommissioned and returned to the United States Maritime Commission's War Shipping Administration on 10 July 1946, the attack cargo ship was struck from the Navy List on 31 July 1946. Acquired by the Luckenbach Steamship Co. of New York City in 1947, the erstwhile warship was renamed SS Mary Luckenbach. At 17:05 on 25 August 1950, Mary Luckenbach collided with the hospital ship just off San Francisco. Benevolence sank in 15 minutes with a loss of 23 lives out of 505 aboard. Among those lost was the prospective commanding officer of the newly recommissioned Benevolence, Captain William "Pineapple Bill" Murray. Mary Luckenbach operated with the same firm until 1959, when the ship was sold and renamed SS Bayou State. She sailed under the flag of the States Marine Lines of New York until 1970. She was sold to Taiwan Shipbreakers and arrived at Kaohhiung, Taiwan on 29 September 1970 and scrapped, beginning in October of the same year.

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Oxychona

Oxychona is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Bulimulidae. Species Species in the genus Oxychona include: Oxychona bifasciata (Burrow, 1815) Oxychona blanchetiana (Moricand, 1833) Oxychona bosciana (Ferussac, 1832) Oxychona currani (Bartsch, 1916) Oxychona gyrina (Deshayes, 1850) Oxychona lonchostoma (Manke, 1828) Oxychona maculata Salvador & Cavallari, 2013 Oxychona michelinae Porto, da Rocha, Johnsson & Neves, 2016 Oxychona pyramidella (Spix, 1827) Species brought into synonymy Oxychona layardi Hartman, 1889: synonym of Dendrotrochus (Santotrochus) layardi (Hartman, 1889) represented as Dendrotrochus layardi (Hartman, 1889) (original combination) References External links Morch, O. Catalogus conchyliorum quae reliquit D. Alphonso d'Aguirra & Gadea Comes de Yoldi, Regis Daniae Cubiculariorum Princeps, Ordinis Dannebrogici in Prima Classe & Ordinis Caroli Tertii Eques. 2, Acephala, Annulata, Cirripedia, Echinodermata, 74 [+2] pp. Hafniae] Breure, A. S. H. & Araujo, R. (2017). The Neotropical land snails (Mollusca, Gastropoda) collected by the "Comision Cientifica del Pacifico.".

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Glenwood, Mason County, West Virginia

Glenwood is an unincorporated community and Ohio river town in Mason County, in the U.S. state of West Virginia. It is notable for the Haunted Plumley Mansion. The town can be found along West Virginia Route 2 south of Ashton. The town's only gas station and premier stop is Trippett's Dandi-Mart, owned and operated Joseph Melton (Milt) Trippett, which has been in business for over 50 years. A notable resident is the Catfish Man of the Woods. The community is part of the Point Pleasant, WV-OH Micropolitan Statistical Area.

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Isidore Isou

Isidore Isou (; 29 January 1925 - 28 July 2007), born Isidor Goldstein, was a Romanian-born French poet, dramaturge, novelist, film director, economist, and visual artist who lived in the 20th century. He was the founder of Lettrism, an art and literary movement which owed inspiration to Dada and Surrealism. An important figure in the mid-20th Century avant-garde, he is remembered in the cinema world chiefly for his revolutionary 1951 film Traite de Bave et d'Eternite, while his political writings are seen as foreshadowing the May 1968 movements. Early life Isidor Goldstein was born in 1925 to a prominent Jewish family in Botosani. Despite his wealthy upbringing (his father was a successful entrepreneur and serial restaurateur), he left school at age 15, reading extensively at home and doing odd jobs. In 1944 he began his literary career as an avant-garde art journalist during World War II, shortly after the 23 August coup that saw Romania joining the Allies. With the future social psychologist Serge Moscovici, he founded the magazine Da, which was soon after closed down by the authorities. Soon after he became interested in the Zionist cause and collaborated with A.L. Zissu on the Zionist publication "Mantuirea". After several attempts to obtain a French visa earlier during the war, he left Romania clandestinely in August 1945, carrying a suitcase full of early manuscripts. He initially traveled to Italy, where fellow experimental poet Giuseppe Ungaretti gave him a letter of introduction and recommendation under the pseudonym "Isidore Isou" to French writer Jean Paulhan, which made his entry into the literary world of the newly-liberated Paris much easier. Lettrism Intending a total artistic renewal starting from the most basic elements of writing and visual communication, Isidore Isou, assisted by Gabriel Pommerand, organized the first Lettriste manifestation in Paris, on 8 January 1946. During the premiere of dadaist and fellow Romanian Tristan Tzara's play La Fuit at the Theatre du Vieux-Colombier, Isou shouted "Dada is dead! Lettrism has taken its place!" Through this and other similar stunts - as well as with the help of Jean Paulhan and Raymond Queneau, who placed his work in La Nouvelle Revue in April, 1947 - he came to the attention of Gaston Gallimard, who then accepted his memoire "L'Agregation d'un Nom et d'un Messie" for publication. In 1949, the young Isou published the novel Isou ou la mecanique des femmes (Isou, or the Mechanics of Women), inspired by his obsessions with the 16-year-old muse and later conceptual artist Rhea Sue Sanders. This book was banned by the authorities on 9 May 1950 and Isou was briefly imprisoned and sentenced to prison for eight months (his sentence was suspended); a fine of 2000 francs was imposed along with the destruction of all copies of a book which 1950s' French jurisprudence considered completely obscene. The same year, he also published the first of his works on political theory: Traite d'economie nucleaire: Le soulevement de la jeunesse (Treatise of Nuclear Economics: Youth Uprising). Lettrism continued to grow as a movement, becoming less dependent on the work of Isou himself. Maurice Lemaitre, Jean-Louis Brau, Gil J. Wolman and Serge Berna joined the group in 1950, with Guy Debord joining in early 1951, after meeting the Lettrists at the 4th Cannes Film Festival. Debord quickly became an important figure in the so-called left wing of the Lettrists, which were more politically active and overtly "dedicated to Marxist teachings and the critique of capitalist societies". through which they espoused their belief that "the most urgent expression of freedom is the destruction of idols, especially when they present themselves in the name of freedom", claimed that the "leaflet was an attack against a unanimous, servile enthusiasm" and that Chaplin was an "emotional blackmailer, master-singer of misfortune". Isou was an admirer of Chaplin's films and he considered the cinema legend to be undeserving of this attack. The conflict that arose within the Lettrists because of this notorious incident led to Debord and his group becoming the first splinter group that separated from the Lettrists, forming the Letterist International. Five years later, they would join others to form the Situationist International, an artistic and political organization that would go on to become more famous and influential than any of its predecessors by playing a major role in the events of May 1968. Film In 1951, Isou released his first movie, the experimental film Traite de bave et d'eternite (Treatise on Venom And Eternity), whose premiere took place at the Cannes Film Festival. Although the film was not officially entered in the festival, it was widely publicized in the press and its screening constituted one of the festival's fringe events. While threatening to form his own jury to judge the film, Isou went door to door, harassing the administrators of the festival until they agreed to grant him a small, peripheral exhibition. The film consisted of "four and a half hours [...] of 'discordant' images, enhanced with scratches, shaky footage running upside down or in reverse, blank frames, stock shots and a soundtrack consisting of monologues and onomatopoeic poetry". In addition, the celluloid on which the film was recorded was attacked with destructive techniques such as scratches and bleaching. In one of the film's voiceovers, Isou states his opinion on the medium:"I believe firstly that the cinema is too rich. It has reached its limits, its maximum. With the first movement of widening which it will outline, the cinema will burst! Under the blow of a congestion, this greased pig will tear into a thousand pieces. I announce the destruction of the cinema, the first apocalyptic sign of disjunction, of rupture, of this corpulent and bloated organization which calls itself film. "Following its screening, the work was deemed revolting by many critics present at the premiere. The film was booed and hissed from the start, but after the first section was completed and the screen went completely blank with the audio still going, the audience was furious and the screening had to be stopped. It was, nonetheless, celebrated by Cannes jury member Jean Cocteau, who called it "the most beautiful scandal of the entire festival" and handed Isou a hastily concocted "Prix de spectateurs d'avant-garde". Including a reflexive discourse on the making of a new cinema, Isou's film became a virtual Lettriste manifesto. Following the scandal after the film's showing at the 1951 Cannes Film Festival, it was later imported into the United States, where it influenced avant-garde film makers such as Stan Brakhage, who corresponded with Isou directly afterward and let it change his approach to the medium and to narrative entirely. In the early 1950s, one segment of Orson Welles' film journal, which was entitled Le Letrrisme est la Poesie en Vogue, included an interview with Isou and Maurice Lemaitre. Final years and death In the 1980s, Isidore Isou was accorded French citizenship. His final public appearance was at the University of Paris on 21 October 2000, aged 75. He is buried in the Pere-Lachaise cemetery in Paris. Legacy In the 1950s, Francois Dufrene created a phonetic poetry movement which breaks the structures of language that he called Ultra-Lettrist. The Ultra-Lettrist movement was an art form developed by Dufrene along with Jean-Louis Brau and Gil J Wolman when they split from Isou's Lettrism. The Ultra-Lettrists explored the vocal possibilities of concrete music, a form of expression based on spontaneity directly recorded to tape, exploiting the noise music qualities of sound, meaning and nonsense. Visual conceptual artists Raymond Hains, Jacques Villegle and Mimmo Rotella also participated in the Ultra-Lettrist movement. In the 1960s Lettrist, Lettrist-influenced works and Isidore Isou gained a certain amount of respect in France. Former co-agitators of Isou, writer Guy Debord and artist Gil J. Wolman broke away in 1952 to form the Lettrist International. It later merged with the International Movement for an Imaginist Bauhaus, and the London Psychogeographical Association to form the Situationist International, a dissident revolutionary group. In this new form, using means acquired over the course of a decade prior, Lettrist art exerted a profound influence upon the posters, barricades, even designs for clothing in the attempted revolution of 1968. Isou would go on to claim that his 1950 manifesto Youth Uprising: First Manifesto was a catalyst for the events of the 1968. Members of his Lettrist group are still active, among them cineast and writer Roland Sabatier and film director Frederique Devaux. Many of Isou's works, and those of the other Lettrists, have recently been reprinted in new editions, together with much hitherto unpublished material, most notably Isou's extensive (1,390 pages) La Creatique ou la Novatique (1941-1976). In July 2007, Kino International released the DVD collection Avant-Garde 2: Experimental Films 1928-1954, which included Isou's film Traite de Bave et d'Eternite (Venom and Eternity) (1951). In 2021, Andrew Hussey's book The Strange and Enchanted Life of Isidore Isou was published by Reaktion Books Personal life His daughter, Catherine Goldstein, is a mathematician based in Paris. Published works Contre l'internationale situationniste (1960-2000), essai, Ed. Contre le cinema situationniste, neo-nazi, Librairie la Guide, Paris, 1979. Isou, ou la mecanique des femmes, Aux Escaliers de Lausanne, Lausanne (Paris), 1949. Les Champs de Force de la Peinture Lettriste, Avant-Garde, Paris, 1964. Introduction a une Nouvelle Poesie et une Nouvelle Musique, Paris, Gallimard, 1947. La Creatique ou la Novatique (1941-1976), Editions Al Dante, 2003. Les Journaux des Dieux, 1950/51. Manifesto of Lettrist Poetry: A Commonplaces about Words. Traite de bave et d'eternite, Ed. Treatise on Eternity and Venom, Annex Press, 2019. () See also Anti-art Lettrism Lettrist International Situationist International References Further reading Acquaviva, Frederic & Buzatu, Simona (eds): Isidore Isou: Hypergraphic Novels - 1950-1984, Romanian Cultural Institute, Stockholm, 2012. Frederic Acquaviva, Isidore Isou, Neuchatel, Editions du Griffon, 2019 (). Frederic Alix, Penser l'art et le monde apres 1945 : Isidore Isou, essai d'archeologie d'une pensee, Dijon, Les presses du reel, 2017 (. Cabanas, Kaira M.: Off-Screen Cinema: Isidore Isou and the Lettrist Avant-Garde, University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 2014. Curtay, Jean-Paul: Letterism and Hypergraphics: The Unknown Avant-Garde 1945-1985, Franklin Furnace, New York, 1985. , Le lettrisme historique etait une avant-garde, Dijon, Les presses du reel, 2011. Fabrice Flahutez, Camille Morando, Isidore Isou's Library. A certain look on lettrism, Paris, Artvenir, 2014 (). Fabrice Flahutez, Julia Drost et Frederic Alix, Le Lettrisme et son temps, Dijon, Les presses du reel, 2018, 280p. : "L'OEuvre plastique et romanesque d'Isidore Isou", Berenice no 4, 1982. Roland Sabatier: "Le Lettrisme: les creations et les createurs", Z'Editions, 1989. Roland Sabatier: "La Bibliotheque d'Isidore Isou - et ses proximites", Publications Psi, 2014. Isidore Isou, textes de Kaira Cabanas, Fabrice Flahutez, Mica Gherghescu, Nicolas Liucci-Goutnikov, Roland Sabatier, Musee national d'art moderne Centre Pompidou, Paris, Editions du Centre Pompidou, 2019.

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Kayla Bashore Smedley

Kayla Bashore-Smedley (born February 20, 1983 in Daegu, South Korea) is an American field hockey defender and midfielder. Now living in Bloomington, Indiana , she was a student of the Indiana University, where she played for the Hoosiers, and was the first player from that university to make the US National Field Hockey team. She represented the USA at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Background Bashore-Smedley grew up in a small town in Pennsylvania, and found her sporting love initially while playing soccer, rather than field hockey. After picking up her first field hockey stick as a high school student, she was recruited by that school's field hockey coach, and soon excelled at her new sport. A graduate of Hamburg Area High School, she went on to study at Indiana University, and played for that institution's team for four years. Still a senior there when she was asked to join the United States National Field Hockey Team, she went through rigorous training with her teammates at their training facility in San Diego, California. When her team qualified for the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China, Bashore-Smedley participated, and was supported by her family, who also made the trip overseas. Although her team did not win any medals that year, they did beat their biggest rival (Argentina) during the 2012 Olympics in London, United Kingdom.

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WXVT-LD

WXVT-LD (channel 17) is a low-power television station licensed to Cleveland, Mississippi, United States, serving as the CBS affiliate for the Delta area. It is owned by Imagicomm Communications alongside Greenwood-licensed dual ABC/Fox affiliate WABG-TV (channel 6) and Grenada-licensed low-powered NBC affiliate WNBD-LD (channel 33). The three stations share studios on Washington Avenue in Greenville; WXVT-LD's transmitter is located near O'Reilly, Mississippi. History Its first broadcast was on November 7, 1980, on channel 15 under the call sign WXVT. It was a CBS affiliate for its entire existence. Before this, WJTV in Jackson had served as the default affiliate. The station was originally owned by Big River Broadcasting. Future sister station WABG was actually the Delta's original CBS affiliate when it launched back in October 1959 until dropping CBS to become a full-time ABC affiliate in November 1966. Big River Broadcasting sold the station to Lamco Communications in 1984. Lamco then sold WXVT to a local ownership group in 1991. Saga Communications purchased WXVT in 1999. David Cavileer became the VP/General Manager and remodeled the station and news set. The current WXVT-LD began as W17DI-D on February 25, 2010. On December 12, 2011, it was changed to WFXW-LD. On May 4, 2012, an application was filed with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to transfer ownership of WXVT from Saga Communications to H3 Communications. H3 Communications is owned by the adult children of Charles Harker, president of Commonwealth Broadcasting Group, which owns WABG and WNBD. On January 28, 2013, the FCC granted the sale of WXVT, and it was completed two days later. Commonwealth then took over WXVT's operations, effectively bringing all of the Delta's Big Three network stations under the control of one company. In 2015, WXVT and WABG appeared in a TruTV reality series Breaking Greenville. It premiered January 29, 2015 and ended on March 26, 2015. H3 Communications agreed to sell WXVT to Cala Broadcast Partners for $3.7 million on October 30, 2015; concurrently, Cala would purchase WABG-TV, WNBD-LD, and WFXW-LD from Commonwealth Broadcasting Group. Cala is jointly owned by Brian Brady (who owns several other television stations, mostly under the Northwest Broadcasting name) and Jason Wolff (who owns radio and television stations through Frontier Radio Management). On November 30, 2015, Cala assigned its right to purchase WXVT to John Wagner for $100,000. The sale was completed on August 1, 2016; on that date, the station went off the air, with Wagner stating in a filing with the FCC that it was looking for new programming. This resulted in the WXVT intellectual unit, including CBS programming, being moved to a digital subchannel of sister station and NBC affiliate WNBD-LD and mapped to WXVT's former channel 15. On January 1, 2017, Cable One (now Sparklight) removed channels owned by Northwest Broadcasting (WXVT, WABG-TV, WABG-DT2 and WNBD-LD) after the two companies failed to reach an agreement. On February 1, 2017, the channels were restored to Cable One's lineup under a new carriage deal. On June 26, 2017, the station became low-powered, re-licensed to Cleveland, and moved to RF channel 17. It changed its call sign to WXVT-LD on July 7. In 2020, channel 15 would be sold to Tri-State Christian Television, where it continues to operate as WFXW. In February 2019, Reuters reported that Apollo Global Management had agreed to acquire the entirety of Brian Brady's television portfolio, which it intends to merge with Cox Media Group (which Apollo is acquiring at the same time) and stations spun off from Nexstar Media Group's purchase of Tribune Broadcasting, once the purchases are approved by the FCC. In March 2019 filings with the FCC, Apollo confirmed that its newly-formed broadcasting group, Terrier Media, would acquire Northwest Broadcasting, with Brian Brady holding an unspecified minority interest in Terrier. In June 2019, it was announced that Terrier Media would instead operate as Cox Media Group, as Apollo had reached a deal to also acquire Cox's radio and advertising businesses. The transaction was completed on December 17. On March 29, 2022, Cox Media Group announced it would sell WXVT-LD, WNBD-LD, WABG-TV and 15 other stations to Imagicomm Communications, an affiliate of the parent company of the INSP cable channel, for $488 million; the sale was completed on August 1. Subchannel References CDBS Public Access, Federal Communications Commission, 1 August 2016, Retrieved 10 August 2016.

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Away All Boats

Away All Boats is a 1956 American war film directed by Joseph Pevney and starring Jeff Chandler, George Nader, Lex Barker, and Julie Adams. It was produced by Howard Christie from a screenplay by Ted Sherdeman based on the 1953 novel by Kenneth M. Dodson (1907-1999), who served on the in World War II and used his experiences there as a guide for his novel. He was encouraged in his writing by Carl Sandburg, who had read some of Dodson's letters, written in the Pacific. The book (and film) is about the crew of the Belinda (APA-22), an amphibious attack transport. The book became a best seller. The film was produced by Universal Pictures. Plot The story of USS Belinda (APA-22), launched late 1943 with regular-Navy Captain Jebediah S. Hawks (Jeff Chandler) and ex-merchant mariner Lieutenant Dave MacDougall (George Nader) as boat commander. Despite personal friction, the two have plenty with which to deal as the only experienced officers on board during the ship's shakedown cruise. Almost laughable incompetence gradually improves, but the crew remains far from perfect when the ship sees action, landing troops on enemy beachheads. Few anticipate the challenges in store at Okinawa. Cast Jeff Chandler as Capt. Jebediah S. Hawks George Nader as Lieut. Dave MacDougall Lex Barker as Commander Quigley Julie Adams as Nadine MacDougall Keith Andes as Doctor Bell William Reynolds as Ensign Kruger Richard Boone as Lieut. Fraser Charles McGraw as Lieut. Mike O'Bannion Jock Mahoney as Alvick Hal Baylor as Chaplain Hughes John McIntire as Old Man / Film's narrator Frank Faylen as Chief Phillip P. 'Pappy' Moran James Westerfield as 'Boats' Torgeson Don Keefer as Ensign Twitchell Uncredited Clint Eastwood as Corpsman David Janssen as Talker Production Film rights were bought by Universal, whose president Edward Muhl said the movie version would be Universal's most expensive of the year. The first choice for the lead role was Clark Gable. George Nader had twice taken roles that Chandler refused. This was the first time the two actors had worked together. The armed services had not been pleased with their portrayal in From Here to Eternity or The Caine Mutiny. However the Navy was worried about declining recruitment numbers and Universal received its full cooperation for the film, including an opportunity to photograph maneuvers and mock attacks in March 1955 in the Caribbean and on Vieques. The movie was filmed aboard . It is most notable for its realistic and terrifying depictions of Japanese kamikaze attacks on U.S. Navy ships during the last year of World War II in the Pacific Theater. The kamikaze attack scene was later reused in the 1976 film Midway. The Navy also granted a two-week leave of absence for Ralph Scalzo, a landing boat coxswain, who took part in filming in the Caribbean and was needed for added closeup shots in Hollywood. Away All Boats is one of the few films made in VistaVision at a studio other than Paramount. The film made use of the Perspecta stereo process for its soundtrack. Clint Eastwood's role is a brief speaking one (with one line of dialog spoken by another actor), as a Navy medical corpsman assisting the ship's captain after he is severely wounded while trying to save his ship. The script, script revisions, and status reports dealing with the Department of Defense Film and Television liaison office is kept in the Georgetown University Library Department of Defense Film Collection. Reception A review in The New York Times by Bosley Crowther found the early scenes in the film confusing, particularly the motivation of the characters played by Jeff Chandler (Captain Jebediah Hawks) and Lex Barker (Commander Quigley). He also found it an efficient service film in which "all the confusions are adjusted and everybody comes out a hero in the end". Home media NBC made a color documentary about the making of the film. A record with some of Frank Skinner's music from the film was released by Decca Records in May 1956. Participants included Al Hibbler (who sang a theme from the film score) and an orchestra conducted by Jack Pleis. Decca released this on 78 rpm 29950 and 45 rpm 9-29950. MCA Home Video released a VHS version in HiFi sound in 1986. Good Times Video released a VHS version in LP on March 2, 1998. Good Times Video released a DVD on May 1, 2001. This was in full-screen rather than the VistaVision widescreen and may have been a copy of the earlier Good Times VHS release. See also List of American films of 1956 References Dodson, Kenneth. Away All Boats, Little, Brown and Company, December 1953. "Screen: Away All Boats", The New York Times, August 17, 1956, p. 14. Shenk, Robert; "Away All Boats" in Jill B. Gidmark. Encyclopedia of American Literature of the Sea and Great Lakes. (A description of the novel on which the movie was based).

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Karl von Clemm

Karl Franz Clemm von Hohenberg (27 September 1897, Mainz - 4 March 1994, Munich), also Karl F. von Clemm, was the son of Gustav Clemm von Hohenberg and Maria Clemm von Hohenberg, nee Michel. He was first married to Audrey Zimmermann, and second to Veronika von Globig-Weissenbach. He was a representative of the German international banking firm Hardy & Co. Through a German banker William Rhodes Davis, a U.S. oil man had arranged to meet him. The two would become good friends and ship large quantities of oil from America and Mexico and then to Germany. He was a liaison between Eurotank, Davis' main operation in Germany and the Nazi government. It was his job to arrange barter with the Economic Ministry on Davis' oil imports. Davis appointed von Clemm to the board of directors of Crusader Petroleum Industries and as head of Eurohandel, both of which were involved in Nazi oil imports used to build up the German war machine. Karl's brother, Werner, was also involved with Davis and Karl played a part in his brother's diamond smuggling operation, for which he was indicted in absentia in 1942.

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2018 Australian Open – Women's doubles

Timea Babos and Kristina Mladenovic won the women's doubles tennis title at the 2018 Australian Open, defeating Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina in the final, 6-4, 6-3. It was the first Grand Slam title for Babos, who became the first Hungarian player to win a Grand Slam event since Andrea Temesvari in the 1986 French Open and the second Grand Slam title for Mladenovic. Makarova and Vesnina were attempting to achieve the career Super Slam in doubles (would be third and fourth overall after Gigi Fernandez and Pam Shriver). Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Lucie Safarova were the defending champions, but Mattek-Sands could not participate this year due to injury. Safarova played alongside Barbora Strycova, but lost in the quarterfinals to Hsieh Su-wei and Peng Shuai.

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Dingle, Iloilo

Dingle (), officially the Municipality of Dingle (, , ), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 45,965 people. The town is known for its baroque-architecture church and its archaeological cave sites, such as the Lapuz Lapuz Cave, famous for revealing hunter-gatherer lives of the ancient people of Panay. History Dingle started as a pre-colonial settlement of Sumandig, which was under the jurisdiction of Simsiman, a pueblo of Laglag. The settlement was also known as Sibucao, Ba-ong, and Orvat. Francisco Manuel Blanco, first founded Dingle as a visita of Pototan in 1593. Dingle became independent on April 23, 1611. In 1629 however, it was annexed to Dumangas, Iloilo and to Duenas, Iloilo in 1641 (until 1825). On August 16, 1850, by order of Governor General of the Philippines Antonio de Urbiztondo, Dingle again became independent and was officially named the town of Dingle. The first town head was Julio Dator (1823-1827). Fernando Llorente ordered the construction of the Dingle Catholic Church which was completed in 1886. During the second phase Philippine Revolution against Spain, during the Spanish-American War, Dingle staged the first armed uprising in the Province of Iloilo. Now known as the "Cry of Lincud", the revolt occurred in Barrio Lincud on October 28, 1898. Today the event is commemorated as a special non-working holiday. The leaders of the uprising were Adriano D. Hernandez, Julio D. Hernandez, and Nicolas Roces. Adriano Hernandez later became a brigadier general in the Philippine Revolutionary Army. He then represented the province at the Malolos Congress. Later, he was appointed Director of the Bureau of Agriculture. Today, his statue stands inside the Philippine Army's Camp General Adriano D. Hernandez in Dingle, which is named in his honor. Under the Americans, Dingle was annexed to Pototan, Iloilo, the latter being larger and more prosperous. Nonetheless, through the efforts of Gen. Adriano Hernandez, the separation of the town from Pototan was given impetus in 1907. In 1954, the sitio of Nazuni was converted into a barrio and was added as a barangay of Dingle. Geography The topography of Dingle is relatively rolling hills and narrow plains from the Poblacion. The flat lands extend along the Jalaur River through its borderline to the southeast. This starts to roll upward from the Poblacion going to the north-west. From the west of the Poblacion rises the slopes, steep and mountainous. This indicates that the topography of Dingle meets a certain type-cropping pattern. Dingle is from Iloilo City. Climate Barangays Dingle is politically subdivided into 33 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios. Abangay Agsalanan Agtatacay Alegria Bongloy Buenavista Caguyuman Calicuang Camambugan Dawis Ginalinan Nuevo Ginalinan Viejo Gutao Ilajas Libo-o Licu-an Lincud Matangharon Moroboro Namatay Nazuni Pandan Potolan San Jose San Matias Siniba-an Tabugon Tambunac Tanghawan Tiguib Tinocuan Tulatula-an Poblacion Demographics In the 2020 census, the population of Dingle, Iloilo, was 45,965 people, with a density of . Economy Education Private Schools Mater Carmeli School - Dingle Goodnews Learning Center Inc. Tertiary Iloilo State University of Fisheries Science and Technology - Dingle Campus Secondary Calicuang NHS Dingle NHS Rufino G. Palabrica Sr. NHS Tabugon NHS Nazuni Summit Comprehensive National High School Primary Abangay ES Agsalanan ES Agustin Muyco ES (Lincud ES) Agtatacay-Gutao ES (Agtatacay ES) Alegria ES Bongloy ES Calicuang ES Camambugan ES Dingle Central ES (Dayot-Jalandoni ES) Ilajas ES Isabel Roces Memorial ES Libo-o ES Matangharon ES Moroboro ES Muyco-Daguro ES (Caguyuman ES) Nazuni ES Potolan ES San Jose ES San Matias ES (Licu-an ES) Siniba-an ES Sra. Consolacion Muyco Aportadera Memorial ES Tabugon ES Tinocuan ES White ES Infrastructure Power The Panay Diesel Power Plant located at Tinocuan and Tabugon, Dingle provides 110 megawatts of electricity to Panay. The power plant is operated by the National Power Corporation. Water Two natural springs, the Lubong-Tubig and Talinab, serve as water source for the Dingle-Pototan Water District. While the Jalaur Irrigation Dam, also known as Moroboro Dam, built in 1955, provides irrigation to the agricultural lands of Dingle and nearby towns. Landmarks Bulabog Putian National Park Bulabog Putian is the only limestone rock formation on Panay. It was designated a National Park through Congressional Bill No. 1651, and such is considered a "nationally significant area." It occupies a land area of 834.033 hectares covering five of the 33 barangays of Dingle. The park contains 13 known caves namely: Lungib, Hapu-Hapo, Ma-arhong, Guiso, Maestranza, Linganero, Lapuz Lapuz, Ticondal, Butac, Tuco, San Roque, Pitong Liko and Nautod. The Maestranza Cave is historically important as it served as a hide-out of the revolutionary forces during the Spanish colonial period and on its stone walls are inscriptions of the revolutionary troops. Manyakiya Mount Manyakiya is a natural viewing deck that provides a panoramic view of Negros Island as well as the low lying towns of the province of Iloilo. Nautod Wall, one of the major rock-climbing destination in the Philippines, can be found here. Water Lake Bito Jalaur River Lubong-Tubig Spring Talinab Spring Historical Memorial to the Cry of Lincud Heroes Dingle Parish Church - Finished in 1886, this church, a fine example of Filipino baroque adaptation, is made of limestones from Bulabog Mountain, painstakingly carried by the early parishioners through narrow, steep, and dangerous trails to the present site. Other landmarks The Hanging Bridge is a ruined post-WWII bridge that traverses the Jalaur River. Camp Pasica is a 13-hectare Girl Scout Camp. Camp Hernandez is a 37-hectare military training camp of the Armed Forces of the Philippines named in honor of the revolutionary hero, Gen. Adriano D. Hernandez. Jalaur Irrigation Dam Museo de Dingle Welcome Sign Culture Festivals The Dingle Town Fiesta is celebrated every 24th day of June in honor of its patron saint, John the Baptist. The Pagdihon Festival is a celebration in commemoration of the Cry of Lincud, the first revolt against the Spaniards in Panay. It is held every 4th week of October. Government List of local chief executives Gobernadorcillos The principalia, the distinguished upper class, included only those exempted from tribute (tax) to the Spanish crown. Colonial documents would refer to them as "de privilegio y gratis", in contrast to those who pay tribute ("de pago"). It was the true aristocracy and nobility of the Spanish colonial Philippines. However, a royal decree dated December 20, 1863 (signed in the name of Queen Isabella II by the Minister of the Colonies, Jose de la Concha), made possible the creation of new principales under certain defined criteria, among which was proficiency in the Castilian language. Capitan municipal In 1893, the Maura Law was passed to reorganize town governments with the aim of making them more effective and autonomous. The law changed the title of chief executive of the town from gobernadorcillo to capitan municipal. Revolution Presidents Early American Period Presidents Capitan del barrio Dingle was reduced to the status of barrio from 1903 to 1908 after it was merged with the Municipality of Pototan by virtue of Act No. Presidentes & vice presidentes municipal The Municipality of Dingle was re-established in 1908 after Iloilo 4th District Assemblyman Adriano D. Hernandez succeeded in persuading Governor-General James Francis Smith to issue an executive order separating Dingle from Pototan. Municipal Mayors Notable personalities General Adriano Dayot Hernandez - Revolutionary Hero Guillermo Gomez Rivera - Filipino writer, journalist, poet, playwright, historian, linguist Merlie M. Alunan - Palanca Awardee for Literature Nancy Deano - Olympic competitor Most Rev.

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James Grant (Scottish bishop)

James Grant (1706-1778) was a priest and bishop who served as a missionary for the illegal and underground Catholic Church in Scotland upon the Isle of Barra and later as the vicar apostolic of the Lowland District. Life Born in Wester Boggs, Enzie, Banffshire in July 1706, he was ordained a priest at the Scots College in Rome on 4 April 1733. During the Jacobite Uprising of 1745, Grant was operating as the underground missionary priest of Barra, in the Outer Hebrides. According to Bishop John Geddes, "Early in the spring of 1746, some ships of war came to the coast of the isle of Barra and landed some men, who threatened they would lay desolate the whole island if the priest was not delivered up to them. Father James Grant, who was missionary then, and afterwards Bishop, being informed of the threats in a safe retreat in which he was in a little island, surrendered himself, and was carried prisoner to Mingarry Castle on the Western coast (i.e. Ardnamurchan) where he was detained for some weeks. He was then conveyed to Inverness, and thrown into the common prison, where there were about forty prisoners in the same room with him. Here he was for several weeks chained by the leg to Mr. MacMahon, an Irish officer in the service of Spain, who had come over to be of use to the Prince. In this situation they could not in the night time turn from one side to the other without the one passing the other. The people of the town, out of humanity, furnished them with some little conveniences, and among other things gave to each a bottle, which they hung out of the window in the morning and got filled with water. But one morning the sentinels accused the prisoners to the visiting officer of having entered into a conspiracy to knock them on the head with bottles, which they had procured for that purpose. Father Grant and the others pleaded the improbability of this ridiculous accusation, but they were not heard, and the bottles were taken away." Accord to Father Charles MacDonald, "Five other priests were shut up in the same prison at about the same time. Three of them belonged to the West coast, viz., Father Alexander Cameron, who was connected with the Lochiel family; Father Alexander Forrester, priest of South Uist; and Father Alan MacDonald. From Inverness they were taken away on board a man-of-war to London; but during the passage, Father Cameron, whose health had been completely shattered during his captivity, died, and was thrown overboard. After a long confinement in London, the survivors were brought before the Duke of Newcastle, who informed them that the Government was disposed to deal leniently in their case, and therefore would sentence them to perpetual banishment from the country, provided they could give bail of PS1,000 that they would never return. As this was an absurd proposal, these poor priests having neither friends nor money, the Duke compromised the matter by asking them to go bail for each other. They got over to Holland, but most of them came back again." On 21 February 1755, Grant was appointed by the Holy See as the coadjutor vicar apostolic of the Lowland District and Titular Bishop of Sinitis. He was consecrated to the episcopate at Edinburgh on 13 November 1755. The principal consecrator was Bishop Alexander Smith and the principal co-consecrator was Bishop Hugh MacDonald. On the death of Bishop Smith on 21 August 1767, Grant automatically succeeded him as the vicar apostolic of the Lowland District. He died in office on 3 December 1778, aged 72. He is buried with Bishop John Geddes in the ruins of the Snow Kirk in Old Aberdeen.

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Don Cossack Choir

The Don Cossack Choir Serge Jaroff (Khor donskikh kazakov Sergeia Zharova) was a men's chorus of exiled Cossacks founded in 1921 by Serge Jaroff and conducted for almost sixty years by him. History Origins at Cilingir internment camp After suffering total defeat at the hands of the Red Army, many Cossacks ended up in the diaspora. In 1921 it was with these very Russian refugees that Serge Jaroff set about forming a choir in the Turkish internment camp , near Istanbul. The Cossacks began to accompany their own church services, and later left for the Greek island of Lemnos. To improve the situation, they started giving open-air concerts, which were especially popular with the British. The Cossack lieutenant, Serge Jaroff, worked hard on his choir's repertoire, until a splendid opportunity presented itself. Troops were to be shipped from Cilingir to the Bulgarian town of Burgas and on their behalf the Russian envoy suggested that Jaroff and his choir should be attached to the church. Although the parish was too poor to support a choir, the offer was accepted and the members of the choir were obliged to find work on the side. Bulgaria to Vienna The tents were then exchanged for barracks in Sofia, provided by the Ministry of Defence. The profit from the-often improvised-concerts was about $ 2,- (approx. 8 German marks at the time). Even so, the debut on 23 June 1923 in the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Sofia, was excellent for morale. This was followed by an offer from a factory in the French town of Montargis. The wife of the factory owner was Russian, and since the factory already had a wind band, they also considered having a choir. Unfortunately, lack of funds marooned the choir in Vienna. Help came from a representative of the League of Nations, who took an interest in the choir. He brought the singers in contact with the director of a concert agency. At an audition in the director's office the singers exceeded all expectations-and a historic decision was made. But the offer of a concert in the Vienna Hofburg on 4 July 1923 put everything else in the shadows. After this amazingly successful concert in the Austrian capital, the director predicted that the choir would not sing once, but a thousand times. In fact, it would eventually perform in excess of 10,000 concerts. The choir toured Australia in 1926, leaving behind its lead tenor, Savva Kamaralli (Savva Kamaralli), who decided to make his home there. Citizenship They traveled to the United States for the first time in 1930 and attained U.S. citizenship in a mass ceremony in 1936. With World War II looming, the choir found a new home in the United States and Sol Hurok became manager of the choir. Otto Hofner After the War, in 1953, Konzertdirektion Kurt Collien from Hamburg took over the choir from Clara Ebner, and in 1960 the choir was taken over by Otto Hofner from Cologne. Hofner and Jaroff would eventually become good friends and 20 March 1981 Jaroff transferred all the rights of his choir to Hofner. Otto Hofner also directed three feature films and six TV-movies. The last tour under Serge Jaroff was in 1979, although he continued as choir leader until 1981. Hofner left when Jaroff finally agreed to a tour under the direction of George Markitisch. Michael Minsky In 1985, Otto Hofner sought contact with Michael Minsky. Conforming to Jaroff's wishes, Hofner wished to organize a tour with Nicolai Gedda as soloist and Michael Minsky as conductor. Michael Minsky had been, since 1948 in contact with Jaroff and his choir and since 1964 soloist in the Don Cossack Choir Serge Jaroff. This would take place in 1986, as a memorial to Serge Jaroff. The tour was a success, but when Minsky became ill and Nicolai Gedda did not want to sing every day, Otto Hofner called it quits. Wanja Hlibka In 1991 Wanja Hlibka (Vania Khlibka), a soloist since 1967, started the choir again with George Tymchenko, another former soloist of the Don Cossack Choir Serge Jaroff. In 2001 Otto Hofner transferred all the rights in the name Don Cossack Choir Serge Jaroff (Khor donskikh kazakov Sergeia Zharova) to Wanja Hlibka. The choir continues to give performances. Vocal style The Don Cossack Choir was renowned for the quality of the tenors and baritones and for the depth and resonance of the low basses. Every member of this choir was and is trained in a classical or operatic way. The singers can reach sheer power without using amplification. Also the voices have different timbres for different volumes. in the piano range the singers hum in the mezzo piano to mezzo forte the singers switch from a light singing voice to a more deeper sounding voice but with brilliancy. When singing forte a pure operatic bass baritone and tenor voice is achieved with extreme loudness and brightness in the voice. An outstanding feature are the tenors singing in head voice in a soprano range but another feature of this choir is it sings in a unit. The voices have a very good balance throughout the entire singers. Selected discography and videography Serge Jaroff Don Cossacks Choir, Early LP, Columbia 33 SX 1008 (September 1953) Don Cossack Choir Serge Jaroff, DVD. Brilliant Classics 8892 (2007) Don Cossack Choir Serge Jaroff, DVD.

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LIVE OAK (planning group)

LIVE OAK was the code name for a military planning group formed by the United States, United Kingdom, and France during the Cold War to plan for a response to any Soviet or Warsaw Pact aggression against West Berlin. In November 1958, Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev issued an ultimatum to the three other Allied powers to withdraw from Berlin within six months and make it a free and demilitarised city, after that access to Berlin would be controlled by East Germany. In response the United States, United Kingdom, and France stated their determination to remain in the city and maintain their legal right of free access to West Berlin. The Soviet Union withdrew the deadline before it passed in 1959 and engaged in negotiations with the other powers. The LIVE OAK staff, which was formed by the three countries during the crisis, prepared land and air plans to guarantee access to and from West Berlin. LIVE OAK was part of the contingency planning during the next Berlin Crisis of 1961, culminating in the city's de facto partition with the East German erection of the Berlin Wall. West German planners were invited to join the staff in 1961. The planning group continued to operate during the Cold War until it was no longer necessary with the German reunification and the end of the Western Allied occupation of West Berlin. On 3 October 1990, the day Germany was officially reunified, East and West Berlin formally reunited as the city of Berlin.

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Ideas Campaign

The Ideas Campaign is a grassroots initiative in the Republic of Ireland asking ordinary people for ideas to stimulate economic activity. The origins of the campaign can be traced back to the TV appearance by businesswoman Aileen O'Toole on a special edition of the current affairs programme Prime Time on RTE about the state of the Irish economy in January 2009. She argued in the programme that the current focus on economic problems meant that positive, practical ideas for economic growth were being overlooked. In response to her appearance, Prime Time did a follow-up programme on 5 March 2009, on which she launched the Ideas Campaign. The submission for ideas closed at the end of March 2009 and centres on a website - IdeasCampaign.ie - on which ordinary citizens can submit their ideas to stimulate economic growth. Some 1,750 ideas were submitted in the campaign's first week The ideas were then reviewed by an advisory group and distilled into a report. The action plan was released on the 14 May. Read the full Ideas Campaign Action Plan. The Taoiseach, Brian Cowen, issued a statement on 8 March 2009 that he would ensure that the report will be "fast-tracked to the Cabinet sub-committee on Economic Renewal for assessment and implementation, where appropriate". On Tuesday 21 July 2009 the Irish Government announced its response to the Ideas Campaign. A total of 17 of the 44 ideas included in the campaign's Action Plan, in areas such as active citizenship, the knowledge economy, tourism and government finances, are to be implemented on the recommendation of the Cabinet Committee on Economic Renewal.

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Johannes Wurtz

Johannes Wurtz (born 19 June 1992) is a German professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or forward for Veikkausliiga club Honka. Career Wurtz came through 1. FC Saarbrucken's youth setup, and made his first-team debut in July 2011, when he replaced Ufuk Ozbek in a DFB-Pokal match against Erzgebirge Aue. He joined Bundesliga club Werder Bremen in July 2012. A year later he joined 2. Bundesliga side SC Paderborn, on loan. On 14 April 2014, SC Paderborn announced that Wurtz would transfer to Greuther Furth for next season and that he would be left out of the squad for Paderborn's match against Greuther Furth, who competed with Paderborn for promotion to the Bundesliga, six days later. Although he was taken back in the squad afterwards he only played five minutes at one substitution in the remaining three matches of the season. At the end of the season Paderborn was promoted and Furth stayed in the 2. At Greuther Furth Wurtz signed a three-year contract expiring June 2017. Werder Bremen, which still held the transfer rights, received a transfer free of reportedly EUR250,000 and secured a repurchase option. In August 2018, Wurtz joined 2. Bundesliga side Darmstadt 98 from league rivals VfL Bochum on a three-year contract. He moved to SV Wehen Wiesbaden on a one-year contract in August 2020. Career statistics References External links 1992 births Living people Sportspeople from Neunkirchen, Saarland German men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Men's association football forwards Germany men's youth international footballers Bundesliga players 2.

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John Frost (footballer)

John Frost (born 20 May 1980) is an Irish professional footballer who last played for Waterford United in the League of Ireland In 2017 Frost returned to the RSC as a coach to Alan Reynolds. Early life At the age of five, Frost was run over by a car; he suffered a fractured skull, broken thigh bone and a broken right arm as a result. Career Frost first came to notice when nominated for the FAI's Schools Player of the Year in 1998. He was a regular in the Republic of Ireland youth teams by then and soon made his debut in the League of Ireland for hometown club Waterford United. His performances led Frost to being called into the Republic of Ireland under 21 squad. In 2000 Waterford lost a relegation play off and many commentators expected Frost to leave but he stayed loyal and was rewarded with the club captaincy. Waterford won promotion by winning the First Division in the 2002-03 season and Frost had his first senior medal. Frost is a left full back and joined St. Pats from Waterford United in July 2005 when financial difficulties forced Waterford to offload their top players. Frost has lost 2 FAI Cup finals, in 2004 and in 2006. He represented his country at the UEFA U-19 Championship in Sweden in 1999 where he won a bronze medal In December 2012 he rejoined his hometown club Honours Sporting Fingal FAI Cup (1): 2009 Waterford United League of Ireland First Division (1): 2002-03 References External links John Frost @ stpatsfc.com 1980 births Living people Association footballers from County Waterford Republic of Ireland men's association footballers Waterford F.C. players St Patrick's Athletic F.C.

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Rahim Shahriari

Rahim Shahriari (, ) is an Iranian popular songwriter and singer born in Shamqazan district of Tabriz, Iran in 1970. Shahriari is leader of the Araz musical group and has made several hits around Iran. Araz musical group Araz () is an International Iranian Azerbaijani musical group. The group was created in 1996 by Rahim Shahriari. Music genre of Araz musical group is Azerbaijani pop music, folklore music and folk music. Araz musical group concerts are held in Tabriz, Urmia, Ardabil, Zanjan, Astara, Karaj, Bahman Cultural Center and Milad Tower. and international concert in United States, Canada and Europe.

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Gail Ross

Gail Elizabeth Ross is a former Scottish National Party (SNP) politician, who served as the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Caithness, Sutherland and Ross from the election in May 2016 up until 2021 when she decided to not seek re-election. She was a councillor on the Highland Council 2011-2016, and civic leader of Caithness 2012-2016. Early life Ross grew up in Reiss and Wick, Caithness. She studied in Glasgow, first a combination of advertising and PR, later English and psychology. Political career She joined the SNP in 1997. She was first elected to Highland council in a by-election in 2011. At the time her success was considered a breakthrough for the SNP. She was re-elected in May 2012. Civic leader In May 2012, following re-election to Highland Council, she became the civic leader of Caithness. In August 2015, Ross spoke out against the Grindadrap, a Faroese traditional celebration of whaling, suggesting that on account of this that Wick should reconsider their twinning arrangement with the town of Klaksvik. Ross wrote to the mayor of Klaksvik to raise her concerns that the whaling was not something that Wick should be associated with. In January 2016 the matter was brought to the Highland Council, which led to an intervention from Klaksvik's mayor. The council deferred making a decision. Scottish Parliament In August 2015, Ross was announced as the SNP candidate for Caithness, Sutherland and Ross in the 2016 Scottish Parliament election, in place of the retiring Rob Gibson. During her time in Holyrood, she called for increased provision of ambulances in Caithness and highlighted the need for affordable housing in the Highlands. In May 2016 she was elected with a majority of 3,913. The following month she was elected as the deputy convener of the Rural Affairs and Connectivity Committee. In February 2020, Ross announced that she would not be standing for reelection in the next election, citing her wish to spend more time with her family. In November 2016 she resigned her position on Highland council after other Caithness councillors called for an independent review into the introduction of midwife-led maternity services in their area made by NHS Highland. Ross supported the decision by NHS Highland to proceed with the reconfiguration to a Community Maternity Unit (CMU) at Caithness General Hospital, which had been recommended on safety grounds following a review. Executive positions She is a member of the board of North Highland College. Personal life She is married to a teacher and they have a son together. Ross has worked as a model, posing as the muses depicted on the glass engraved trophy awarded to winners of the Mastermind television quiz.

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YouSee

YouSee is the largest quadruple play service provider in Denmark, and is a part of Nuuday which is a spun-off company from TDC Group, the largest telecommunications company in Denmark which was split into two separate companies. YouSee currently has 994,000 customers, down from its peak of 1.4 million in 2015. Background In 1963, the Danish regional telephone company Jydsk Telefon found an interest in cable television, but only in 1985 did the Folketing give permission for the regional companies to build a nationwide cable TV infrastructure. In November 1990, the Folketing passed a law that paved the way for a nationwide Danish telecom. The company was named Tele Danmark and was the parent company for the existing regional companies (KTAS, Jydsk Telefon, Tele Sonderjylland, Fyns Telefon, and Rigstelefonen). In 1995, the regional companies were merged into Tele Danmark, and the first nationwide cable TV company, Tele Danmark Kabel TV was created. Five years later, in 2000, Tele Danmark changed its name to TDC, and thus Tele Danmark Kabel TV became TDC Kabel TV. In early 2001 TDC Kabel TV changed its brand name to OnCable as a way for consumers to know they could get more than just TV. This brand name was scrapped in October the following year, reverting to TDC Kabel TV. In 2007, TDC folded its subsidiaries back into the parent company with the exception of TDC Kabel TV, which continued as an independent legal identity. Later in the year, on 1 October 2007, TDC Kabel TV changed its name to YouSee to once again signal a focus on more than just TV. On 1 July 2016 the TDC consumer business was merged with YouSee, migrating the entire TDC customer base of IPTV, broadband and mobile consumers to YouSee. The mobile phone network continues to use the 'TDC' name, as its built by TDC Group instead of YouSee. On 1 August 2018 TDC Group split its business into two units; NetCo and OpCo. YouSee was moved to the latter, which would focus on digital services and customer experiences. In March 2019 OpCo changed its name to Nuuday, and in June 2019 Nuuday was legally separated from TDC NetCo to fully be its own subsidiary of TDC Group. On 20 January 2020 TDC announced that their low-cost brand and mobile virtual network operator Fullrate would be shut down and the customers be migrated to YouSee. On 31 December 2021 TDC A/S became a holding company with no employees. The two companies TDC Net A/S and Nuuday A/S became two separate and independent companies. Management CEO's: Christian Morgan (Since August 2021) Jacob Mortensen (August 2018 - August 2021) Jaap Postma (May 2016 - July 2018) Rene Brochner Nielsen (2014 - 2016) Services YouSee Broadband YouSee has offered internet via cable television since building a return path (using DOCSIS) on the network in the years 2000-2002. It had previously been marketed under the name Webspeed, but was re-branded as YouSee Broadband in 2007. Today YouSee continues to serve broadband to consumers either via coaxial cable, optical fiber or through the old copper telephone lines (DSL). Prior to April 2016 customers had to subscribe to at least the basic TV channel package to get broadband over cable. This requirement was removed after parent company TDC was forced by the authorities to allow other broadband companies to serve broadband to consumers using the TDC/YouSee infrastructure without the consumer having to have a TV package from YouSee. In 2012 YouSee began offering 100 Mbit/s download speeds. Four years later, in 2016, 300 Mbit/s was introduced as the top download speed. Also in 2016, YouSee started a nationwide upgrade of their broadband infrastructure in a partnership with Huawei. The upgrade enables gigabit download speeds by deploying DOCSIS 3.1 nationwide, and is expected to be completed by the end of 2017. Later in 2016 an upgrade of the copper broadband network was announced in partnership with Nokia enabling up to 300 Mbit/s speeds (using Vplus) depending on the distance between the household and the nearest cabinet. On 8 May 2017 YouSee began offering 1000 Mbit/s download speeds in the areas where DOCSIS 3.1 had been deployed. On 30 June 2021 YouSee introduced 2500/2500 Mbit/s as the top speed on the fiber network of sister company TDC Net. Current internet tiers As of July 2021: Coax In DOCSIS 3.1 areas, customers can pay extra to have their upload speeds increased making the following speeds available: Fiber DSL Speeds are given in megabits per second, where 1 megabit = 0.125 megabytes = 125000 bytes. Cable modems Current and previous cable modems from YouSee YouSee TV On 15 September 2009 YouSee decided to unencrypt its digital TV distribution, under the marketing name YouSee Clear. However, a parallel analogue distribution was maintained for customers with TV sets that were unable to receive digital signals. At the time YouSee distributed channels in both MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 but in April 2013, YouSee stopped this simulcasting to focus on MPEG-4 only. The name YouSee Clear was used until 1 July 2014 when it was renamed YouSee Tv. The analogue TV signal was finally switched off on February 9, 2016. In early 2017, YouSee switched off their cable radio services, which had been used to redistribute several Danish and foreign FM radio stations. YouSee had however continued to provide radio service via the DVB-C signal and via their set-top box - this was discontinued on 30 December 2020. Today, YouSee broadcasts digital television over coaxial cable and optical fiber using DVB-C and MPEG-4. YouSee also offers IPTV over coaxial cable, optical fiber and copper telephone cables. The main products have for a long time been the three packages: Basic, Medium and Full. In October 2011 YouSee did however launch a new service called "Extra channels" where consumers could buy channels separately if the consumer subscribes to at least the basic package, and buy at least 4 extra channels. This 4 channel minimum criterion was scrapped in July 2013. In March 2014 YouSee launched a new "pick-and-mix" service called "Bland-selv" where customers could subscribe to the medium or full package but replace the channels with ones of their own choosing. For example the medium package at the time contained 10 more channels than the basic package, making the customer able to choose 10 channels on top of the basic package. This "pick-and-mix" service based on the traditional packages were replaced in early 2018 with a new point-based system where customers still has to subscribe to the Basic package but then buy 10, 20 or 36 "points". These points can then be used on TV channels and/or streaming services which can then be viewed via YouSee's set-top box or online. Any TV channel costs 1 point, and streaming services costs between 3-6 points. Costumers can replace the channels and streaming services on a monthly basis. In early 2020 YouSee announced their plans to scrap the long-lived medium and full packages in order to make the "pick-and-mix" service the standard, also indicating that the Basic package will be scrapped in the future, giving the consumers complete control over which channels they pay for. This came to fruition on 1 September 2022 when YouSee re-used the name YouSee Play for a service which doesn't include a basic package but gives consumers complete choice over which channels they subscribe to. The Basic, Medium and Full packages are still available, and the new YouSee Play is only offered via the Internet, not via DVB-C. In August 2019 YouSee started distributing their first 4K Ultra HD channel, Viasat Ultra HD. As of January 2021, YouSee offers 80 channels, of which 63 are in HD. Set-top boxes The newest set-top box is a YouSee branded Humax set-top box. It was released on 8 January 2018 and was YouSee's first 4K-capable set-top box. Current and former set-top boxes: Current channel packages As of March 2023. YouSee Mobile Parent company TDC had in 2011 acquired the mobile virtual network operator Onfone which at the time were using the network of Telenor. After the acquisition, Onfone switched to the TDC mobile network, but were kept as a separate brand until December 2013 where Onfone were re-branded as YouSee Mobile. The YouSee Mobile service uses the network of sister company, TDC Net. This network covers 99.5% of Denmark using 2G, 4G and 5G. It was announced in September 2013 that Huawei were to do a complete overhaul of the 3G and 4G network infrastructure starting on 1 March 2014 and lasting 6 years. However, in March 2019, it was announced that Huawei was to be replaced by Ericsson, maintaining the entire network, modernizing the 4G LTE network, and roll-out a nationwide 5G network. The 5G network launched on September 7 2020. In late 2022 the 3G network was phased out. Although, the older 2G network is still available. YouSee Mobile Broadband Using the 4G and 5G network of parent company TDC, YouSee offers mobile broadband with included data ranging from 15 GB to 1000 GB. YouSee started offering 5G mobile broadband services on 11 December 2020. YouSee Telephony TDC Kabel TV started offering IP telephony in 2005 branding it Cabletalk. This was re-branded as YouSee Telefoni in 2007 as part of the overall YouSee name change. YouSee continues to offer fixed telephony services using IP as well as traditional landline. Retail stores YouSee now operates 43 stores around the country, after a re-branding of TDC stores to the YouSee brand began in March 2016. Discontinued products Xee On January 20, 2019 YouSee together with Fox launched a TV channel called Xee. In November 2021 the ownership of the channel was transferred to Nordic Entertainment Group, and the channel changed name to See. YouBio With the prospect of facing competition from both Netflix and HBO when they announced their streaming services would be available in Denmark late 2012, YouSee announced plans for their own upcoming streaming service. It would be called YouBio (a play on the Danish word for cinema, biograf), and it launched on 7 December 2012. The service was available as an app on Smart TVs from LG, Samsung, on Android, and iOS. Costumers could also buy a separate digital media player YouBio Boks which YouSee had developed. In June 2014 TDC announced YouBio would become a movie rental service as they couldn't compete with Netflix who had been more successful than TDC had imagined. Later in the year YouBio was shut down completely. YouSee Play YouSee Play was launched on 6 October 2014 as the future of cable tv. It made it possible for customers to watch their TV channel subscriptions on smartphones, smart TVs, tablets and computers. Less than a year later, on 25 August 2015 YouSee Play was shut down, although the features was carried over to the existing main YouSee TV product. YouSee Wifi-Spot In March 2014, a new service called YouSee Wifi-Spot was launched. The idea was to create Wifi hotspots around the country by enabling a second Wifi broadcast on YouSee cable modems. A further 10 Mbit/s speed was added on to participating customers bandwidth as a measure to not have the public wifi hotspot affect the customers own private wifi. The service was shut down by the end of the month, on 31 March 2014, following incidents of people's files and devices being accessed via security breaches between the public wifi hotspot and the customers own private wifi.

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Edward J. Roethe

Edward J. Roethe (May 12, 1878 - May 1, 1952) was an American politician and newspaper editor. Early life Roethe was born in Whitewater, Wisconsin. Career Roethe began his career as a teacher. He later worked as the publisher of the Fennimore Times in Fennimore, Wisconsin. He served as president of the village of Fennimore in 1919 and after the community was incorporated as a city he served as the first mayor of Fennimore from 1919 to 1924. He served in the Wisconsin Senate as a Republican twice, initially as successor to his brother Henry Edgar Roethe. Personal life Roethe died after suffering a stroke while working in his garden.

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Keith DeCandido

Keith Robert Andreassi DeCandido (born April 18, 1969) is an American science fiction and fantasy writer and musician, who works on comic books, novels, role-playing games and video games, including numerous media tie-in books for properties such as Star Trek, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Doctor Who, Supernatural, Andromeda, Farscape, Leverage, Spider-Man, X-Men, Sleepy Hollow, and Stargate SG-1. Early life DeCandido was born in the Bronx in New York City, the son of Robert L. DeCandido and GraceAnne Andreassi DeCandido. He claims to have been a Star Trek fan even before his birth, as his parents were fans of Star Trek: The Original Series. DeCandido attended New Rochelle Academy, and then Cardinal Spellman High School in the Bronx before attending Fordham University. While attending Fordham University, DeCandido worked as an editor and writer of one of the college newspapers, called simply the paper. Career After graduation, DeCandido worked as editor at several publishing companies. Along with John Drew, in the 1990s he co-produced a public-access television cable TV show in Manhattan about science fiction called The Chronic Rift, which he also co-hosted. DeCandido and Drew and others revived the show as a podcast in 2008. DeCandido also used to host his own monthly podcast, Dead Kitchen Radio, on hiatus as of February 2019. While DeCandido spent much of his career writing Star Trek fiction, he has written tie-ins for other popular sci-fi and fantasy series as well, such as Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Doctor Who, Supernatural, Stargate SG-1, Sleepy Hollow, Farscape, and Leverage as well as comic books (Spider-Man, X-Men), movies (Cars, Serenity, Alien), role-playing games (Dungeons & Dragons), and video games (World of Warcraft, StarCraft, Command & Conquer, Resident Evil). He has also written fiction in universes of his own creation, including that of the 2004 novel Dragon Precinct, a high-fantasy police procedural, and a series of short stories about Cassie Zukav, a scuba diving tour guide in Key West who learns she is a Dis. Other worlds of DeCandido's own creation include The Adventures of Bram Gold and the Super City Cops series. He has also edited various anthologies, including OtherWere, Urban Nightmares, Imaginings, Double Trouble: An Anthology of Two-Fisted Team-Ups, The Four ? of the Apocalypse, the Doctor Who collection Short Trips: The Quality of Leadership, and the Star Trek anthologies New Frontier: No Limits, Tales of the Dominion War, and Tales from the Captain's Table. In 2009, DeCandido was named Grandmaster by the International Association of Media Tie-In Writers. He has written rewatches for Tor.com since 2011, including Star Trek: The Original Series, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: Voyager, Star Trek: Enterprise, Stargate, Batman 1966, and "4-Color to 35-Millimeter: The Great Superhero Movie Rewatch," about every live-action superhero movie based on a comic book. DeCandido also writes reviews and commentary for Tor.com, including reviews of many of TV adaptions of comic books and of the new Star Trek shows Star Trek: Discovery, Star Trek: Picard, Star Trek: Lower Decks, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, Star Trek: Prodigy, and Short Treks. DeCandido is an avid baseball fan, particularly of the New York Yankees. He has contributed in the past to both the Replacement Level Yankees Weblog and Pinstripe Alley, and he currently serves as an occasional freelance editor for the Society for American Baseball Research. Bibliography Star Trek novels The Next Generation - Diplomatic Implausibility (2001), Deep Space Nine - Gateways: Demons of Air and Darkness (2001), The Brave and the Bold (2002), (Book 1), (Book 2) The Lost Era - The Art of the Impossible (2003), I.K.S. Gorkon - A Good Day to Die (2003), I.K.S. Gorkon - Honor Bound (2003), The Next Generation - A Time for War, A Time for Peace (2004), Ferenginar: Satisfaction Is Not Guaranteed in Worlds of Deep Space Nine Volume 3 (2005), I.K.S. Gorkon - Enemy Territory (2005), Articles of the Federation (2005), The Mirror-Scaled Serpent in Mirror Universe - Obsidian Alliances (2007), The Next Generation - Q&A (2007), (nominee, Best Speculative Fiction Novel, Scribe Awards) Klingon Empire - A Burning House (2008), A Gutted World in Myriad Universes - Echoes and Refractions (2008), A Singular Destiny (2009), (nominee, Best Speculative Fiction Novel, Scribe Awards) Star Trek novellas, short stories, comic books, etc. The Next Generation - Perchance to Dream (four-issue comic book miniseries, art by Peter Pachoumis and Lucian Rizzo, with Scott Benefiel, February-May 2000) -- collected in Enemy Unseen (2001), , alongside "The Killing Shadows" and "Embrace the Wolf" "Horn and Ivory" in Gateways: What Lay Beyond (2002), "Broken Oaths" in Deep Space Nine - Prophecy and Change (2003), "Revelations" in New Frontier - No Limits (2003), "The Ceremony of Innocence Is Drowned" in Tales of the Dominion War (2004), "loDnIpu' vavpu' je" ("Brothers and Fathers") in Tales from the Captain's Table (2005), "Letting Go" in Voyager - Distant Shores (2005), "Four Lights" in The Next Generation - The Sky's the Limit (2007), "Family Matters" in Mirror Universe - Shards and Shadows (2009), Alien Spotlight: Klingons: Four Thousand Throats... (comic book, art by JK Woodward, 2009; winner, Best Single Issue of a Comic Book, TrekMovie.com) -- collected in Alien Spotlight Volume 2 (2010), , alongside Q, Romulans, Tribbles, and Cardassians. "The Unhappy Ones" in Seven Deadly Sins (2010) Captain's Log: Jellico (comic book, art by JK Woodward, 2010) -- collected in Captain's Log (2011), , alongside Sulu, Pike, and Harriman. The Klingon Art of War (2014), several chapters of Star Trek Adventures: Klingon Empire Core Rulebook (2020) Star Trek Adventures: Incident at Kraav III (with Fred Love, 2022) "You Can't Buy Fate" in Star Trek Explorer #7 (2023) "Work Worth Doing" in Star Trek Explorer #9 (2023) Star Trek eBooks S.C.E. (Starfleet Corps of Engineers) series (2000-2006) Fatal Error (2000) Cold Fusion (2001) Invincible Books 1-2 (w/David Mack, 2001) Gateways epilogue: Here There Be Monsters (2001) War Stories Books 1-2 (2002) Breakdowns (2003) Security (2005) What's Past Book 6: Many Splendors (2006) The Next Generation - Slings and Arrows Book 6: Enterprises of Great Pitch and Moment (2008) Precinct novels Dragon Precinct (2004), , a high fantasy police procedural story and DeCandido's first original novel Unicorn Precinct (2011), , sequel to Dragon Precinct Goblin Precinct (2012), , sequel to Unicorn Precinct Gryphon Precinct (2013), , sequel to Goblin Precinct Tales from Dragon Precinct (2013), , short-story collection Mermaid Precinct (2019), , sequel to Gryphon Precinct Phoenix Precinct (2022), , sequel to Mermaid Precinct Manticore Precinct (forthcoming), sequel to Phoenix Precinct More Tales from Dragon Precinct (forthcoming), second short-story collection Precinct short stories "Getting the Chair" in Murder by Magic (2004; reprinted in Tales from Dragon Precinct, 2013), "Crime of Passion" in Hear Them Roar (2006; reprinted in Tales from Dragon Precinct, 2013), "House Arrest" in Bad-Ass Faeries (2007; reprinted in Tales from Dragon Precinct, 2013 and The Best of Bad-Ass Faeries, 2017) "A Clean Getaway" in Pandora's Closet (2007; reprinted in Tales from Dragon Precinct, 2013) "Fire in the Hole" in Dragon's Lure (2010; reprinted in Tales from Dragon Precinct, 2013) "When the Magick Goes Away," Kickstarter-supported (2012; reprinted in Tales from Dragon Precinct, 2013) "Catch and Release" in Tales from Dragon Precinct (2013) "Brotherly Love" in Tales from Dragon Precinct (2013) "Blood in the Water" in Tales from Dragon Precinct (2013) "Heroes Welcome" in Tales from Dragon Precinct (2013) "Gan Brightblade vs. Mitos the Mighty," Kickstarter-supported (2014) "Baker's Dozen," Kickstarter-supported (2017) "Chaos Theory" in reissue of Gryphon Precinct (2018) "The Fall of Iaron," Kickstarter-supported (2019) "The Midwinter of Our Discontent" in Release the Virgins! (2019) "Used to Be" in Across the Universe: Tales of Alternative Beatles (2019) "The Gorvangin Rampages," Indiegogo-supported (2020) Other novels Spider-Man: Venom's Wrath (written with Jose R. Nieto, 1998), Young Hercules: Cheiron's Warriors (1999), Young Hercules: The Ares Alliance (1999), Farscape: House of Cards (2001), Andromeda: Destruction of Illusions (2003), Spider-Man: Down These Mean Streets (2005), (reprinted in Spider-Man: The Darkest Hours Omnibus, 2021, World of Warcraft: Cycle of Hatred (2006), Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Blackout (2006), StarCraft Ghost: Nova (2006), Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Deathless (2007), (nominee, Best YA Novel, Scribe Awards) Command & Conquer: Tiberium Wars (2007), Supernatural: Nevermore (2007), CSI: NY: Four Walls (2008), Supernatural: Bone Key (2008), Mack Bolan, Executioner: Code of Honor (under Don Pendleton's name, 2009), Supernatural: Heart of the Dragon (2010) Mack Bolan, Executioner: Deep Recon (under Don Pendleton's name, 2010) Dungeons & Dragons: Under a Crimson Sun (2011), Super City Police Department: The Case of the Claw (2011) The Scattered Earth: Guilt in Innocence (2011) Leverage: The Zoo Job (2013), (nominee, Best General Original Novel, Scribe Awards) Sleepy Hollow: Children of the Revolution (2014), (nominee, Best Speculative Original Novel, Scribe Awards) Stargate SG-1: Kali's Wrath (2016), Marvel's Thor: Dueling with Giants (2015), Book 1 of the Tales of Asgard trilogy, Marvel's Sif: Even Dragons Have Their Endings (2016), Book 2 of the Tales of Asgard trilogy, Marvel's Warriors Three: Godhood's End (2017), Book 3 of the Tales of Asgard trilogy, A Furnace Sealed (2019), Book 1 of the Adventures of Bram Gold, To Hell and Regroup (with David Sherman, 2020), Book 3 of Sherman's "18th Race" trilogy Animal (with Munish K. Batra, MD, FACS, 2021), Feat of Clay (forthcoming in 2023), Book 2 of the Adventures of Bram Gold Novelizations Gargantua (1998), (as K. Robert Andreassi) Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Xander Years Volume 1 (1999), Darkness Falls (2003), Resident Evil: Genesis (2004), Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004), Serenity (2005), Resident Evil: Extinction (2007), Alien: Isolation, computer game novelization (2019), Novellas -30- (w/Steven Savile, 2012; reprinted in Without a License, 2015), part of the Viral series Heroes Reborn: Save the Cheerleader, Destroy the World (2015; reprinted in Heroes Reborn Collection Two, 2016) Super City Cops: Avenging Amethyst (2016) Super City Cops: Undercover Blues (2017) Super City Cops: Secret Identities (2017) Systema Paradoxa: All-the-Way House (2021) Short story collections Ragnarok and Roll: Tales of Cassie Zukav, Weirdness Magnet (2013), Without a License: The Fantastic Worlds of Keith R.A. DeCandido (2015), Ragnarok and a Hard Place: More Tales of Cassie Zukav, Weirdness Magnet (forthcoming) Other comic books Farscape: The Beginning of the End of the Beginning (cowritten with Rockne S. O'Bannon, art by Tommy Patterson, four-issue miniseries, December 2008-April 2009) Farscape: Strange Detractors (cowritten with O'Bannon, art by Will Sliney, four-issue miniseries, April-July 2009) Farscape: D'Argo's Lament (art by Neil Edwards, four-issue miniseries, April-July 2009) Farscape: Gone and Back (cowritten with O'Bannon, art by Patterson, July-October 2009) Farscape: D'Argo's Trial (art by Caleb Cleveland, August-November 2009) Farscape (monthly series, cowritten with O'Bannon, art by Sliney, November 2009-October 2011) Farscape: D'Argo's Quest (art by Cleveland, December 2009-March 2010) StarCraft: Ghost Academy Volume 1 (manga, art by Fernando Furukawa, 2010) Cars: Adventures of Tow Mater #1-4 (art by Travis Hill, four-issue story arc, August-November 2010) Kung Fu Panda: Tales of the Dragon Warrior #1 (art by Massimo Asaro, backup story, 2013) Icarus (cowritten with Gregory A. Wilson, art by Athila Fabbio, 2020) Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness--The Beginning (art by Carmelo Zagaria & Valentina Cuomo, five-issue miniseries, 2022-2023) Short fiction "An Evening in the Bronx with Venom" in The Ultimate Spider-Man (1994), , with John Gregory Betancourt "Improper Procedure" in The Ultimate Silver Surfer (1995), "God Sins" in Magic: The Gathering: Distant Planes (1995), "UNITed We Fall" in Doctor Who: Decalog 3: Consequences (1996), "Arms and the Man" in Untold Tales of Spider-Man (1997), "How You Can Prevent Forest Fires" in Urban Nightmares (1997; reprinted in Ragnarok and Roll: Tales of Cassie Zukav, Weirdness Magnet, 2013), "A Bone to Pick" in Did You Say Chicks?! (1997), , with Marina Frants "Playing It SAFE" in The Ultimate Hulk (1998), "Diary of a False Man" in X-Men: Legends (2000), "Raymond's Room" in Doctor Who: Missing Pieces (2001) "Recurring Character" in The Further Adventures of Xena: Warrior Princess (2001), "A Vampire and a Vampire Hunter Walk Into a Bar" in Amazing Stories #608 (2005; reprinted in The Town Drunk, 2006; reprinted in Without a License, 2015) "Editorial Interference" in Circles in the Hair (2006; reprinted in Without a License, 2015) "Sunday in the Park with Spot" in Furry Fantastic (2006; reprinted in Without a License, 2015), "Life from Lifelessness" in Doctor Who: Short Trips: Destination Prague (2007) "Meiyo" on the Battlecorps.com web site (2008) "Three Sides to Every Story" in BattleTech: 25 Years of Art and Fiction (2009) "Letter from Guadalajara" in More Tales of Zorro (2011) "Under the King's Bridge" in Liar Liar: Short Stories from Members of the Liars Club (2011; reprinted in Without a License, 2015) "Ragnarok and Roll" in Tales from the House Band Volume 1 (2011; reprinted in Apocalypse 13, 2012, and in Ragnarok and Roll: Tales of Cassie Zukav, Weirdness Magnet, 2013) "The Ballad of Big Charlie" in V-Wars (2012; reprinted in Without a License, 2015) "I Believe I'm Sinkin' Down" in Tales from the House Band Volume 2 (2012; reprinted in Ragnarok and Roll: Tales of Cassie Zukav, Weirdness Magnet, 2013) "The Stone of the First High Pontiff" in Defending the Future: Best-Laid Plans (2013; reprinted in Without a License, 2015) "Undine the Boardwalk" in Ragnarok and Roll: Tales of Cassie Zukav, Weirdness Magnet (2013; reprinted in Bad-Ass Faeries: It's Elemental, 2014) "Love Over and Over" in Ragnarok and Roll: Tales of Cassie Zukav, Weirdness Magnet (2013) "Cayo Hueso Part 1: A Farewell to Cats" in Ragnarok and Roll: Tales of Cassie Zukav, Weirdness Magnet (2013) "Cayo Hueso Part 2: The Buck Stops Here" in Ragnarok and Roll: Tales of Cassie Zukav, Weirdness Magnet (2013) "Cayo Hueso Part 3: Twisting Fate" in Ragnarok and Roll: Tales of Cassie Zukav, Weirdness Magnet (2013) "God of Blunder" in Ragnarok and Roll: Tales of Cassie Zukav, Weirdness Magnet (2013) "Stone Cold Whodunit" in With Great Power (2014) "Fish Out of Water" in Out of Tune (2014), a tale of Cassie Zukav, weirdness magnet "Time Keeps on Slippin'" in Stargate SG-1/Stargate Atlantis: Far Horizons (2014) "Down to the Waterline" in Buzzy Mag Online (2015) , a tale of Cassie Zukav, weirdness magnet "Partners in Crime" in Without a License: The Fantastic Worlds of Keith R.A. DeCandido (2015), set in the same universe as Dragon Precinct "Seven-Mile Race" in Without a License: The Fantastic Worlds of Keith R.A. DeCandido (2015), a tale of Cassie Zukav, weirdness magnet "Wild Bill Got Shot" in Without a License: The Fantastic Worlds of Keith R.A. DeCandido (2015) "Behold a White Tricycle" in Without a License: The Fantastic Worlds of Keith R.A. DeCandido (2015) "Back in El Paso My Life Will Be Worthless" in The X-Files: Trust No One (2015) "William Did It" on StoryOfTheMonthClub.com (2015; reprinted in A Baker's Dozen of Magic, 2016), a tale of Cassie Zukav, weirdness magnet "Send in the Clones" in The Side of Good/The Side of Evil (2015) "Streets of Fire" in V-Wars: Night Terrors (2016) "We Seceded Where Others Failed" in Altered States of the Union (2016) "Right on, Sister!" in Limbus Inc. Book 3 (2016) "Identity" in Baker Street Irregulars (2017) "Deep Background" in Aliens: Bug Hunt (2017) "Behind the Wheel" in TV Gods: Summer Programming (2017), a tale of Cassie Zukav, weirdness magnet "Live and On the Scene" in Nights of the Living Dead (2017) "Ganbatte" in Joe Ledger: Unstoppable (2017; winner, Best Short Story, Scribe Awards) "Sun-Breaker" in Stargate SG-1/Atlantis: Homeworlds (2017) "Six Red Dragons" in Baker Street Irregulars, Volume 2 (2018) "House Hunting" in They Keep Killing Glenn (2018) "Ran for Your Life" in Unearthed (2019), a tale of Cassie Zukav, Weirdness Magnet "Alien Invasion of Earth!" in Thrilling Adventure Yarns (2019) "The Silent Dust" in Brave New Girls: Adventures of Gals & Gizmos (2019) "The Puzzle" in Footprints in the Stars (2019) "Materfamilias" in Bad Ass Moms (2020) "Journalistic Integrity" in Pangaea III: Redemption (2020) "Unguarded" in Horns and Halos (2021) "Ragnarok and a Hard Place," Indiegogo-supported (2021) "In Earth and Sky and Sea Strange Things There Be" in Turning the Tied (2021) The Carpet's Tale" in The Fans are Buried Tales (2022) "What You Can Become Tomorrow" in Three Time Travelers Walk Into... (2022) "History Lesson for Royal Puppies in the Castle Portrait Gallery" in Ludlow Charlington's Doghouse (2022) "The Light Shines in the Darkness" in Phenomenons: Every Human Creature (2022) "Smells Like Teen Spirit" in Tales of Capes and Cowls (2022) "A Lovely View" in Zorro's Exploits (2022) "The Rat's Tail" in The Eye of Argon and the Further Adventures of Grignr (2022) "Ticonderoga Beck and the Stalwart Squad" in Thrilling Adventure Yarns 2022 (2022) "This Little Light of Mine" in Phenomenons: Season of Darkness (2023) "What Do You Want from Me, I'm Old?"

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Nebraska State Auditor

The auditor of public accounts of Nebraska, more commonly known as the "state auditor", is an elected constitutional officer in the executive branch of the U.S. state of Nebraska. Twenty-five individuals have held the office of auditor of public accounts since statehood. The current auditor is Mike Foley, a Republican. Powers and duties The auditor of public accounts has the constitutional authority to audit all state fiscal activity and the fiduciary responsibility to promulgate audit standards applicable to all state agencies and local governments. To this end, the Office of the Auditor of Public Accounts (APA) engages in financial audits of every state agency, officer, board, bureau and commission, conducts the annual single audit of federal awards received by the state, and investigates both reported and alleged waste, fraud, and mismanagement throughout state and local government. With respect to local governments, APA annually audits the accounts of most counties and each educational service district, registers school, municipal and public bonds, and prescribes uniform accounting and budgeting systems for all political subdivisions in Nebraska. Financial audits of all other local governments are generally prepared by private-sector auditors and reviewed by APA staff for compliance with the law and the duly promulgated audit standards. Aside from financial audits, APA also conducts performance audits of local governments receiving more than $25,000 of state aid in any fiscal year and of state agencies when directed by the state legislature. These audits provide critical information to state lawmakers on the economy, efficiency, and effectiveness of public programs and influence public policy debates.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernalillo%20High%20School

Bernalillo High School

Bernalillo High School is a public high school in Bernalillo, New Mexico, United States. The school is a part of the Bernalillo Public Schools district and is the only high school in the district. The mascot is the Spartan. Service area The service area of its school district, and therefore the high school itself, includes most of Bernalillo as well as Algodones, Cochiti, Cochiti Lake, La Madera, Pena Blanca, Placitas, Pueblo of Sandia Village, San Felipe Pueblo, Santo Domingo Pueblo, and most of Santa Ana Pueblo. Athletics Bernalillo High School competes in the District 2-AAAA. In 2023, the high school posthumously honored Benny Shendo Sr. who won the state mile with a time of 4.44 (for all schools, regardless of size) in 1953, becoming the first state champion for Bernalillo High, with an honorary diploma. (The spring after his championship, Benny's grandfather died, requiring Benny to leave school to help run the family farm.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clairvaux%20Prison

Clairvaux Prison

Clairvaux Prison is a high-security prison in France, on the grounds of the former Clairvaux Abbey History Clairvaux Abbey was founded in 1115 by Bernard of Clairvaux. During the French Revolution, it became property of the State. In 1808, Napoleon turned it into a prison. A good part of the abbey's manuscripts are now in the Mediateque du Grand Troyes (Grand Troyes Media Library). The initial prisoners were rebellious soldiers. After the collapse of the Paris Commune in 1871, a number of Communards were held there. Revolutionary Louis Auguste Blanqui spent some time in solitary. It became the largest French penitentiary of the 19th century. Communist militant Guy Moquet was imprisoned there by the Vichy government. 1971 revolt In 1971, two convicts, Claude Buffet and Roger Bontems, took as hostages a nurse, Nicole Comte, and a prison guard, Guy Girardot. Buffet and Bontems were captured. Bontems, whose defence counsel included Robert Badinter, contended that the murder was Buffet's idea. Buffet said that he wanted death. Both were sentenced to death by the assize court in June 1972 and were guillotined. 2006 manifesto On 16 January 2006, several detainees who were serving life sentences in Clairvaux Prison, having each spent from 6 to 28 years in prison, signed a manifesto denouncing the "false" abolition of the death penalty. They declared that it had resulted in a slow and continuous punishment, a death in life. They called for restoration of the death penalty. The convicts specifically denounced the French Republic which claimed, in accordance with the "advises of the European Council", that the "enforcing of prison sentences... has been conceived not only to protect society and assure the punishment of the convict, but also to favour his amendment and prepare his rehabilitation". They stated, "In reality: everything is for the punishment." Present day As of 2022, there were forty prisoners held at the facility, but by September 2023 they are expected to be transferred to another prison. Notable prisoners The Russian anarchist Peter Kropotkin was imprisoned in Clairvaux for the four years between 1883 and 1886. Carlos the Jackal, international terrorist. Transferred to Clairvaux in 2006. In fiction Victor Hugo's short story "Claude Gueux" is set in Clairvaux.

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Johnstown, County Kildare

Johnstown () is a village in County Kildare, Ireland. It is located north of Naas just off the N7 at junction 8. It is approximately from Dublin city centre, and is a home for commuters working in Dublin and Naas. Most of the housing was built after 1990. The village was set out as a planned settlement. The main street was a part of the old main road southwest from Dublin towards Cork and Limerick, and the village was a hamlet in 1970. The Johnstown Inn was a busy coaching stop until the 19th century, and outside it the Cork mail coach was stopped and burned at the start of the 1798 rebellion. It had a post office that closed in the 1920s. The village still has the ruins of the medieval St John's church that became a ruin after 1500 under the Tudor seizure of church property. The church was a satellite of St. John's (Hospitaller) Priory in Kilmainham, Dublin. The church is famous for the grave of the Earl of Mayo, the viceroy, who was killed in India in 1872. The main road eventually bypassed Johnstown in 1964 when the Naas dual carriageway was finished. This was enlarged into the 6-lane N7 road from Dublin to Johnstown, after which it reduces to the 4-lane M7 motorway that runs towards Limerick.

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The Next Phase

"The Next Phase" is the 124th episode of the American syndicated science fiction television series Star Trek: The Next Generation, the 24th episode of the fifth season. It aired in syndication on May 18, 1992. Set in the 24th century, the series follows the adventures of the Starfleet crew of the Federation starship Enterprise-D. In this episode, the Enterprise responds to a distress call from a Romulan science ship. Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge and Ensign Ro Laren are lost in a transporter accident when returning to the Enterprise with a faulty generator from the Romulan ship. The episode won an Emmy award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Sound Mixing for a Drama Series. Plot As the Federation starship Enterprise responds to a distress call from a Romulan ship which has suffered an on-board explosion, Ensign Ro and Lieutenant Commander La Forge are seemingly lost in a beam-in from the Romulan ship to the Enterprise. Ro and La Forge find themselves on the Enterprise, unable to interact with the ship or the crew, but able to interact with each other. While La Forge believes they are still alive, Ro sees Dr. Crusher make out their death certificates and believes they are dead; she tries to make peace with her former crewmates as they prepare a funeral service. Commander Data traces the cause of the transportation accident to the Romulan ship. Ro and La Forge go along with Data and Lt. Worf as they fly a shuttlecraft to the Romulan ship. Aboard, La Forge discovers a phase inverter device, and theorizes that he and Ro are out of phase, and thus undetectable. He also overhears the Romulan crew discussing a plan to transmit a signal to the Enterprise that will cause the warp core to explode the next time the ship enters warp. The two return with Data and Worf to the Enterprise to try to warn the crew, unaware that a Romulan, also out-of-phase, is following them. On board the Enterprise, La Forge watches Data as he analyzes the data from the Romulan ship, and discovers high levels of chronoton emissions, part of the failing of the transporter system. La Forge recognizes that by passing through objects on the ship, he can create those emissions, and tries to encourage Data to study them more, but fails. Ro encounters the Romulan, armed with a disruptor, and leads him on a chase through the walls of the crew quarters, releasing more chronoton radiation that catches Data's interest. When Data enters the room where the Romulan has cornered Ro, La Forge rushes the Romulan, causing him to fly through the external hull of the ship into space. La Forge recovers the disruptor. Although Captain Picard orders the ship into warp after their investigation is complete, Data cautions him to not do so until he completes a sweep of the ship with "anyon" particles to remove the chronoton radiation. Knowing that time is short before the ship will enter warp, Ro and La Forge head to their funeral--for which Data has planned a jazz funeral--and attempt to phase through objects. They fire the Romulan's disruptor to attract the attention of the attendees. When this does not work, Ro sets the disruptor to overload, causing a large burst of chronoton radiation. Data instructs the computer to sweep Ten Forward with anyon particles, causing Ro and La Forge to temporarily become visible in front of Data and Picard. Data deduces the fate of the crew members, and orders another massive flood of anyon particles, which brings Ro and La Forge back into phase. La Forge is able to warn Engineering about the warp core in time. He and Ro then join their "funeral" and celebrate with the rest of the crew with a much more joyous tone to the occasion. Reception In 2017 this episode was noted as one featuring scary and/or eerie Star Trek content. The fact that the characters could walk through solid objects, but not pass through the floor, has been criticized and mocked in the Stargate SG-1 episode "Wormhole X-Treme!".

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centre%20for%20Software%20Reliability

Centre for Software Reliability

The Centre for Software Reliability (CSR) is a distributed British organisation concerned with software reliability, including safety-critical issues. It consists of two sister organisations based at Newcastle University, UK. and City, University of London, London. Up until August 2016 the centre ran the Safety-Critical Systems Club (SCSC) and the Software Reliability & Metrics Club. Since August 2016 the Safety-Critical Systems Club has been run by the department of Computer Science at the University of York. The Club runs a number of events each year including the annual Safety-Critical Systems Symposium (SSS). CSR was founded in 1984 and has received UK and international research funding.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health%20Service%20Journal

Health Service Journal

Health Service Journal (HSJ) is a news service that covers policy and management in the National Health Service (NHS) in England. History The Poor Law Officers' Journal was established in 1892. In 1930, it changed its name after the passing of the Local Government Act 1929 to the Public Assistance Journal and Health and Hospital Review, then in 1948, it became the Hospital and Social Service Journal. In 1963, it became the Hospital and Social Service Review, in 1973, the Health and Social Service Journal, and the Health Service Journal in 1986. It was part of a group of business-to-business titles published by the Emap group, which was purchased by the Guardian Media Group in 2008. In 2008, it had an average circulation of almost 18,000 copies, most of which were by subscription. It was part of a group of business-to-business titles published by the Emap group, which was purchased by the Guardian Media Group in 2008. In October 2015, the title's owners announced that print editions would be phased out over the following 18 months, with the HSJ expected to be in the first tranche. In January 2017, the title was bought by Wilmington plc for PS19 million. In 2016, HSJ announced that it would go digital only, giving insight into every NHS sector and region. In January 2017 the title was bought by Wilmington plc for PS19 million. Content Primarily aimed at "healthcare leaders", it covers subject areas including commissioning, performance, patient safety, finance, mental health and technology. Awards At the 2013 Professional Publishers' Association awards editor Alastair McLellan was named editor of the year in the business media category. In 2014, HSJ was named PPA business magazine of the year. McLellan was editor of the year again in 2020. In 2021 at the AOP Digital Publishing Awards the magazine won the grand prix award for best specialist online brand, and specialist editorial team of the year. Alastair McLellan won editor of the year. The British Society of Modern Magazine Editors named him Editor of the Year - Trade & Professional in January 2022.

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Talatat

Talatat are limestone blocks of standardized size (c. 27 by 27 by 54 cm, corresponding to by by 1 ancient Egyptian cubits) used during the 18th Dynasty reign of the Pharaoh Akhenaten in the building of the Aton temples at Karnak and Akhetaten (modern Amarna). The standardized size and their small weight made construction more efficient. Their use may have begun in the second year of Akhenaten's reign. After the Amarna Period talatat construction was abandoned, apparently not having withstood the test of time. Amenhotep IV talatats The blocks used in the Temple of Amenhotep IV in Karnak, and the other abandoned temples devoted to the deity Aten, were reused by Horemheb and Ramesses II as filler material for pylons and as foundations for large buildings. The Great Hypostyle Hall at Karnak is built on thousands of these blocks, as is the Second Pylon. Tens of thousands of the talatat have been recovered. The decorated stones are being photographed and the scenes they depict are reconstructed as part of the Akhenaten Temple Project. Etymology The term talatat was apparently used by the Egyptian workmen and introduced into the language of archaeology by the Egyptologist H. Chevrier. There are two hypotheses as to the word's generally unknown ultimate origin in reference to the stones, perhaps not contradictory: The word may be derived from Italian tagliata, meaning cut masonry. Or, derived from the Egyptian Arabic word tlt@ (talata, 'three'), indicating that each block is three hand-spans long.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mama%27s%20Boy%20%28TV%20series%29

Mama's Boy (TV series)

Mama's Boy is an American sitcom television series that aired from September 19, 1987 until August 6, 1988. It was created by Susan Harris, and produced by Witt/Thomas/Harris Productions and it was distributed by TeleVentures. The comedy starred Bruce Weitz and Nancy Walker in the lead roles. Mama's Boy was proposed as a new NBC project to debut as a series sometime during the 1987-88 season. When it debuted, it was described as a "designated hitter" -- "a show that will be broadcast monthly and then, ratings permitting, be ready to move into a weekly slot if required." However, after a couple of telecasts in the fall of 1987, the network continued to air the series' initial episodes sporadically (with as many as five months passing between episodes three and four) without a regular time slot. By the end of the season, NBC decided not to upgrade the show from "specials" status; only seven episodes were produced, with six airing through August 6, 1988. The last episode remains unaired. Premise A newspaper columnist shares a New York apartment with his mother. Weitz and Walker received this series in response to their recent popular NBC roles: his seven-year run as Det. Mick Belker on Hill Street Blues, and her two-time guest role as Angela, sister of Sophia Petrillo (Estelle Getty) on The Golden Girls. Additionally, Dan Hedaya, whose high-profile NBC guest role was as Nick Tortelli on Cheers, was added to the cast of this proposed series soon after the cancellation of his short-lived Cheers spin-off, The Tortellis.

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Faiza Iftikhar

Faiza Iftikhar is a Pakistani writer, author, novelist and screenwriter. She is active in the Pakistani television industry and known for her romantic and social plays. Her popular plays include Dil Lagi, Aunn Zara, Ranjha Ranjha Kardi etc. Her writing for Ranjha Ranjha Kardi earned her Lux Style Award of Best TV Writer. Her recent projects are Bandhay Aik Dor Say, Pehli Si Muhabbat and Prem Gali. Furthermore, she wrote the screenplay of Lollywood movie Tich Button. Education and background Iftikhar has a masters' in political science and sociology. She has a son and two daughters and currently resides in Lahore. She revealed in an interview that Altaf Fatima, Urdu novelist and short story writer, encouraged her to write when she was her student.

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Fernando Cheung

Fernando Cheung Chiu-hung (; born 23 February 1957 in Macau) is a Hong Kong politician, the vice-chairman of the Labour Party, and a former member of the Legislative Council. Career Cheung obtained his undergraduate degree in social work from Hong Kong Baptist University. He worked in the United States from 1988, and became a naturalized United States citizen. He obtained a Master's degree in Social Work from California State University, and a Ph.D. degree in Social Welfare from the University of California, Berkeley in 1991 while serving as the head of the Oakland Chinese Community Council. One of his grandparents was born in Peru. On moving back to Hong Kong in 1996, he became a lecturer at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He became the vice-convener of Civil Human Rights Front in 2002, where he had developed a close relationship with the pro-democrats. He joined the functional constituency of social welfare of the Legislative Council in 2004. Cheung introduced a motion for the referendum on universal suffrage for the 2007 chief executive elections in Hong Kong. The Standing Committee of the National People's Congress had outlawed universal suffrage for 2007 and 2008, and the Hong Kong government under Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa said that it had to abide by this decision. After an unsuccessful bid in the New Territories West constituency in 2008, he rejoined the Legislative Council in 2012 as a representative of New Territories East, and was reelected in 2016. During the 2014 Hong Kong protests, Cheung acted as a mediator between the two sides, advocating for the protests to remain peaceful. He appeared together with fellow pro-democratic lawmaker Claudia Mo at the Mong Kok protest site on 19 October, resulting in a widening of the buffer zone; no clashes were reported for the night. On 19 November, Cheung and others tried to stop radical protesters from breaking into the side-entrance to the Legislative Council Complex, but were pushed aside. In July 2018, Cheung declared that he would not stand in the 2020 Legislative Council elections, which were later postponed to 2021. Cheung was inside the LegCo building with protesters after it was stormed on 1 July 2019 during the 2019-20 Hong Kong protests. He expressed relief that the protesters had safely vacated the building, and had grabbed those refusing to leave. National Security Law and resignation In July 2020, after the introduction of the Hong Kong national security law in the city on 30 June 2020, Cheung said on a programme by public broadcaster RTHK that the law had turned Hong Kong from an international city into an ordinary Chinese city overnight, and that he expected an exodus of professionals and young people. He warned the Chinese Communist Party against trying to impose travel restrictions on the city's residents, saying that this would only increase discontent, and against restricting access to the internet, as this would only destabilize social and economic conditions in the city. On 11 November 2020, 15 democratic lawmakers including Cheung resigned en masse in protest of a decision made by the central government in Beijing the same day, authorizing the Hong Kong government to dismiss politicians who were deemed to be a threat under the national security law. Cheung said that the initial dismissals, which had concerned four democrats, "signifie[d] that the Chinese Communist Party is willing to break laws and rules to eradicate the opposition", and that even if the other democrats had remained in the Legislative Council, the loss of the votes meant that they could have been impeached one by one. Arrest and conviction on LegCo contempt charge Cheung was arrested on 1 November 2020, along with six other democrats, in connection with a melee that had broken out in the LegCo on 8 May 2020 when Starry Lee, chair of the LegCo House Committee, commenced a meeting of the Committee after extended stalling tactics of the pan-democratic camp over the previous months. Cheung had repeatedly chanted "Starry Lee abused her powers" in front of her. He pleaded guilty to a contempt charge but not wrongdoing, saying that his persecution had been politically motivated. He was sentenced to three weeks jail on 4 February 2022, the first such conviction since indirect LegCo elections were introduced in 1985. As of 3 May 2022, Cheung is reported to have arrived in Toronto with his family.

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Rancho Las Putas

Rancho Las Putas was a Mexican land grant in present-day Napa County, California, given in 1843 by Governor Manuel Micheltorena to Jose de Jesus Berreyesa and Sexto "Sisto" Berreyesa. The name Las Putas came from Putah Creek, which ran through the property. Most of the grant is now covered by Lake Berryessa. History The Berryessa Valley was about long and at its widest, with Putah Creek running through its center. Pomo people lived in relative ease on the rich land, as wildlife and plant foodstuffs were plentiful, but they were forcibly removed from their land by both Spanish and American Settlers. Berreyesa family Nasario Antonio Berreyesa was born into the Berreyesa family at Mission Santa Clara de Asis on July 28, 1787. Nicknamed Jose, Berreyesa married Maria de Jesus Antonia Villela (born October 6, 1793) in 1806. The couple had eleven children, including Jose de Jesus born January 31, 1815, and Sexto "Sisto" Antonio born on March 28, 1818. Both brothers were born in San Francisco and christened at Mission San Francisco de Asis. Nasario Antonio "Jose" Berreyesa served as a corporal at the San Francisco Presidio during 1819-1824, then moved to become the original settler of the Berryessa Valley in the 1830s. Berreyesa forced 100 natives to help him manage his livestock--a herd which soon grew to 5,000 cattle and 20,000 horses, and extended eastward over Berryessa Peak into Capay Valley. The nearby hills held deer and bear. Established trails made it possible for men, horses and cattle to find their way through the hills into Capay Valley. Sons Sisto Antonio and Jose de Jesus served in the Mexican army, stationed in San Francisco, from the 1830s to 1842. In 1838, the two men married twin sisters: Jose de Jesus married Maria Anastasia Higuera, and Sisto Antonio married Maria Nicolasa Higuera. In 1842, Nasario Antonio Berreyesa petitioned the Mexican Governor for a grant of eight square leagues in the names of his sons Sisto Antonio and Jose de Jesus Berreyesa. The Governor ordered that a title issue to the petitioners for "...as much of the land as they could settle." For some unexplained reason, the Berreyesa brothers considered that the grant was for only four square leagues, and on the following day, October 28, 1843, they presented a second petition, in which they stated that their families were very large, and included their parents, children, and brothers, and asked for a grant of eight square leagues. On this second petition, a grant was issued to Jose de Jesus Berreyesa and Sisto Berreyesa. The brothers built adobe estate houses about a third of the way up the valley, beginning with a hacienda for Sisto, then a one for Jose de Jesus. They expanded the livestock operation of their father to include a sizable grain harvest, and they enjoyed gambling and racing horses. Millstones for some of the first gristmills in Alta California were quarried from the upper northwest Putah Canyon, near a difficult and tortuous road out of Berryessa Valley into Napa Valley, a two-day trip by mule team. After California was ceded to the United States in the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1848, the Berreyesas filed the claim with the American Public Land Commission in their wives' names in 1852, and the grant was patented to Maria Anastasia Higuera de Berreyesa and Maria Nicolasa Higuera de Berreyesa in 1863. The men used their wives' names so that the men could stand witness in front of the Public Land Commission regarding their grant and not have the commission use their interest in the claim against them. By 1853, Jose de Jesus and Sisto Berreyesa had sold minor parcels of Rancho Las Putas, referred to as Berryessa Ranch by the Anglo settlers, to pay gambling debts. They owed Edward Schultz $1,645 but couldn't pay him in cash; Schultz petitioned the county to auction a major section of the Berreyesa holdings. Schultz paid only $2,000 for the huge parcel, and quickly resold it for $100,000 to a consortium of developers. Jose de Jesus and Sisto saved four square miles (2560 acres, or 10 km2) for themselves. However, other family members contended that they owned part of the larger Rancho, based on the second grant petition which mentioned extended family. 1831) in Berreyesa v Schultz, and Jesse Loyd Beasley (1814-1899), who married Clara Berreyesa (b. 1823) in 1848, in Schultz v Beasley, sued for ownership. Beginning in 1858, a toll road was operated by Adam See and his family, called the Putah Creek Canyon Turnpike. It shuttled people and goods eastward from Berryessa Valley to Winters, California, and back. Sisto Berreyesa and his brother Jose de Jesus both died in 1874. They were buried in Berryessa Valley. Monticello In 1866, the developer holding the majority of land in the valley divided Rancho Las Putas into smaller parcels to sell to farmers, and platted a town called Monticello. Within a year, the valley was filled with farmers who enjoyed mild winters and bountiful harvests, especially of wheat. By 1870, Monticello contained a cemetery, a general store, blacksmith shops, hotels and various other businesses. In 1875, the toll road was opened to become a public road, maintained by the county. A four- and six-horse stagecoach ran from the 300 men working at the remote quicksilver mining town of Knoxville south through to Monticello, where the horses were changed, then west to Napa. The first adobe belonging to Sisto Berreyesa was left to ruin, but the second was held by a settler named Abraham Clark. In 1900 and 1901, news of a high-quality oil strike in Berryessa Valley brought speculators and experts in drilling. Damming Putah Creek In 1896, a heavy stone bridge with three large arches was built across Putah Ceek about from Monticello, along the road leading to Napa. The bridge cost $19,500 and, at long, was the largest stone bridge west of the Rocky Mountains. The well-engineered bridge survived the swollen flood of Putah Creek every winter thenceforward. As early as 1906, proposals were put forward to dam Putah Creek to form a reservoir. In 1907, the Mulholland-Goethals-Davis plan proposed a dam at Devil's Gate, the southeastern limit of the valley. No proposal was acted upon until 1947 when Solano County and the United States Bureau of Reclamation together formed the Solano Project, a combination of water plans including Monticello Dam, the Putah Diversion Dam, the Putah South Canal, the Terminal Dam and Reservoir, the Green Valley Conduit and various related water distribution systems. Residents of Monticello protested, but California Governor Earl Warren and Solano County promoted the dam. Residents started leaving the valley. Dorothea Lange and Pirkle Jones were commissioned to shoot a photographic documentary of the death of the town, and of the displacement of its residents, for Life, but the magazine did not run the piece. Lange's Aperture magazine, however, devoted one whole issue to the photojournalists' work. Construction of the dam began in 1953. Vegetation in the valley was chopped down, fences torn down and buildings demolished. The cemetery was moved to Spanish Flat, a bluff overlooking the valley. The Putah Creek Bridge, too well made to easily demolish, was left in place to be covered by the rising waters. Monticello Dam was completed in 1957, and Lake Berryessa was formed.

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Suzanne Amador Kane

Suzanne Amador Kane is a physicist and Professor of Physics and Astronomy at Haverford College. She is well known for her work utilizing video to understand the behavior of various species of birds. Education and early career Kane received her Bachelor of Science degree in physics in 1982 from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She then attended Harvard University for her Master of Science degree and her Phd. There she worked in the laboratory of applied physicist Peter Pershan. Her thesis, entitled Optical and X-Ray Studies of Critical Phenomena in Thin Liquid Crystal Films and published in 1989, focused on utilizing x-ray and light scattering techniques to study biological membranes and low-dimensional soft matter systems. Following her PhD, she became a postdoctoral research associate at the University of Pennsylvania, working in the laboratory of J. Kent Blasie between 1988 and 1990. There, she continued her work using scattering techniques to understand the structures of multilayer films and biological membranes. Research In 1991, Kane became an Assistant Professor at Haverford College, where she was eventually promoted to Professor in 2016. Kane's research centers on the intersection between biophysics, soft condensed matter physics, and statistical physics to understand a range of topics, from the behavior of birds to the bacterial diversity of ecosystems, using experimental techniques that include bioacoustics, computer modeling, and 3D video analysis. Kane's group has worked to understand a range of bird behaviors. In 2016, her group published a study on how raptors (like hawks, vultures, and falcons) hunt, turning their heads unpredictably as they visually search for their prey. Raptors hunt by alternating periods of rapid head or eye movement--a movement that is known as saccades--with periods during which their eyes are fixed on a specific point. To determine if there was a discernible pattern to this movement, they fitted a Northern goshawk with a tiny head-mounted camera to track its head movements while hunting. They used the video to determine the mathematical distribution of time spent during each saccade and time spent with their heads still and found that the time between each saccade varied depending on external environmental cues, which changed as the hawks honed in on their target. Notably, this behavior is similar to that of primates while they hunt, suggesting that the basic neural processes underlying hunting are the same between primate and raptor hunters. Kane and her team have also studied the predator-prey interactions as Goshawks hunt and their prey evade. Once again, by mounting a camera on a goshawk's head, she observed the different pursuit strategies employed by a hawk as it pursues its prey. Goshawks employ one of two strategies when pursuing their prey, either intercepting the path of their prey at an oblique angle, or chasing their prey by flying directly after it. They also discovered a third pursuit strategy that they are working to classify. When hunting, a goshawk will use a combination of these flight trajectories. In an earlier study, analyzing video of falcons hunting, Kane observed a similar combination flight pattern, with falcons switching between the intercept and chase strategy. Her team also observed that falcons kept their prey at a fixed position to one side, rather than attacking them straight on, exploiting an effect known as motion camouflage to minimize the chance that their prey will detect them. In this particular study, Kane and her group attached cameras to backpacks strapped to the birds or on helmets strapped to their heads to record their movement. Kane has also studied the biomechanics of peacock courtship rituals. Specifically, her group focused on how feather biomechanics influence the performance of male peacocks as they court females by fanning out and vibrating their tail feathers, a display behavior known as "train-rattling." Kane initially discovered high-speed recordings of the behavior, captured by her collaborator Roslyn Dakin, who was studying the color of peacock feathers. The two began working together to capture more videos of peacock courtship rituals to understand how the tail feathers vibrate, and how those vibrations are received by the females. They found that the train-rattling behavior only occurs when females are present and that, as the tail shakes, the eyespots on the tail appear not to move, leading them to conclude that the shaking behavior enhances the appearance of the eyespots of the tail. In previous work, Dakin found that the hue and iridescence of the tail's eyespots contribute to the mating success of the male. They also found that the tail feathers vibrate at their natural resonance frequency, producing sound waves that are within the audible range that females are able to hear. Finally, they counterintuitively found that the longer and heavier the male's tail feathers were, the faster they were able to shake their feathers. In a follow-up study published in 2018, Kane and Dakin found that the vibrations sent out by males rattling their trains are actually felt by females on the crest of their head, which vibrates in turn. They found that at the base of the a female's crest feathers lies a tiny feather known as a filoplume, which acts as a mechanical sensor. When the crest feathers begin vibrating, the filoplume triggers a nerve cell, translating the physical vibrations of the plume into neuronal signal. To understand whether female plume vibrations were specifically in response to the mechanical signals sent out by male train rattling, Kane and Dakin used speakers to play a number of different sounds for female peacocks. The crests only vibrated in response to the train rattling sounds, with no response recorded when the researchers played white noise.

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Uzyn (air base)

Uzyn (Chepelevka) is an inactive military airfield of the USSR and Ukrainian Long Range Aviation located on the south-eastern outskirts of Uzyn, Belotserkovsky district, Kyiv Oblast. It is one of the largest airfields in the territory of the former Soviet Union and Ukraine. Aerodrome data Name - Uzin (Chepelevka) Call sign - "Stolyarny" (start) Runway 02/20 3500 x 80 Magnetic course: 016/196 True course: 023/203 CTA - N49.79032 deg E030.44085 deg Excess of 178 m (21 hPa) Coating - hard (concrete) Lighting: none Regulations work - abandoned. History A field airfield on the outskirts of Uzyn, Ukraine, the airbase was built before World War II. The general in charge of the airfield wrote: By the summer I returned to my regiment (after the courses of the academy). He stood 70 kilometers from Kiev, in Uzin. A small officer town with half a dozen surviving (after the war) two-story houses. But God, how poor and hard we lived! In periods of mudslides, of which there was enough beyond measure, the airfield froze. Our chernozem limp, the roads crawled, the town tightly isolated from the outside world. Alive was only eight kilometers, for the needs of the sugar factory, a railway line, through which, if you walk on the tracks, you can get to the nearest railway station. I repeatedly counted those sleepers back and forth, then hurrying to the division headquarters for the next meeting ... then returning to the regiment. Our houses and barracks were lit with candles and kerosene lamps. Unhappy dizelek only occasionally in the evenings gave light to the office space. Ordinary appendix inflammation was enough to give God the soul ... All kinds of my requests and reports are unknown drowned in senior headquarters. (Colonel General Aviation Reshetnikov Vasily Vasilyevich, at that time (1946) the commander of the aviation regiment). In March 1955, the management of the 106th Heavy Bomber Aviation Division of the 43rd Air Army DA was formed at the Uzin airfield, and by the end of 1955 the first regiment of the division was formed - the 409th Heavy Bomber Aviation Regiment on Tu-95 aircraft. The first commander of the division was the twice Hero of the Soviet Union, Colonel Molodchy Alexander Ignatievich, the commander of the regiment was appointed Hero of the Soviet Union, Colonel Kharitonov N. N. A year later the second regiment of the division was formed - the 1006th heavy bomber aviation regiment, under the command of Yu. By this time, the airfield and airfield infrastructure was built, and at the end of May 1956, the first Tu-95 aircraft landed at the airfield. The development of the aircraft went at an accelerated pace, and in August 1956, the crews of the 1006th air regiment participated in the traditional air festival in Tushino. At the end of this year, a group of ten Tu-95s, under the command of the division commander, Major-General Molodchiy, made a flight along the route Engels - North Pole - Uzin. In 1956, the 1023rd TBAP and the newly formed 79th TBAP were formed at the Uzin airfield. Airplanes from the 1006th regiment were transferred to this regiment. In 1957, the new regiment, together with the management of AD, departed to Semipalatinsk, and the 1006th TBAD remained "horseless" until 1959, then Tu-95K missile carriers began to enter it. In the spring of 1959, the division commander, Hero of the Soviet Union, Lieutenant-General Aviation Reshetnikov with Chief Navigator YA Taranov, and Commander of the 1006th TBAP Murnin with Senior Navigator-Inspector YES Hero of the Soviet Union Ageyev, a pair of Tu-95 aircraft surpassed the official flight range record, flying 17150 and 16950 km respectively. In the period until the end of the 1950s, service and residential premises were put into operation in the garrison. Also, with the filing of the first secretary of the Kyiv regional party committee, Petr Yefimovich Shelest, to Uzin, an overhead transmission line from the trunk network was finally stretched. All transmission towers were installed by the garrison personnel. The crews of the division in 1961-1962 took an active part in the testing of nuclear weapons. On October 30, 1961, the crew of Major A.E. dropped the most powerful thermonuclear bomb at the Novaya Zemlya test site. In 1962, the Guards Red Banner Sevastopol-Berlin 182nd Guards TBAP, with basing at the Mozdok airfield, joined the division. All the regiments of the division mastered flights from unpaved, ice and tundra airfields, which were considered as distribution points and forward bases. In the future, all the regiments of the division were regularly deployed both at field airfields and at the bases of the Arctic Command of the USSR Air Force. 1006th TBAP reequipped with Tu-95MS in 1985. From 1991 to 1992 the Soviet Air Force was superseded in Ukraine by the Ukrainian Air Force, which eventually deployed the Tu-95MS with the 1006th TBAP and Il-78 with the 409th Aviation Regiment of tanker aircraft, before this unit was finally disbanded in 2001. Since 1993, some of the Il-78 were disposed of their refueling equipment and used as cargo aircraft, the other ones were sold to Algeria, India, Pakistan and China, where they are used for air refueling operations. Uzin Air Base ceased to exist in 1998 after the US government was forced to destroy the Tu-95. By the end of 2001, 22 Ukrainian Tu-95MS were destroyed or transferred to Russia in exchange for debt for natural gas. Gallery Aircraft operated Tu-95 Il-78 See also Ukrainian Long Range Aviation Pryluky Air Base References Literature The 106th Heavy Bomb on the cutting edge of the Cold War. Science and technology We are the "rangers"! On a bomber through anti-aircraft fire.

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Oleksandr Vasiuk

Oleksandr Vasiuk (; born 28 December 1994) is a Ukrainian politician and lawyer. He is a Member of the Ukrainian Parliament. and belongs the presidential faction named "Sluha Narodu" (Servant of the People), member of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Committee on Legal Policy, head of the inter-factional parliamentary association "Ukraine-US Strategic Partnership". Early life and education Oleksandr Vasiuk was born on December 28, 1994, in the city of Zaporizhzhia. Graduated from the Law Faculty of Yaroslav Mudryi Kharkiv Law University. During the presidential campaign in 2019, he coordinated the team of lawyers of the current President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Political career On August 2, 2022, Oleksandr Vasiuk was elected as a Member of the Ukrainian Parliament from party "Sluga Narodu". On August 30, 2022, he took the oath of office of the People's Deputy of Ukraine. Oleksandr Vasiuk leads the Strategic Partnership Ukraine-USA coalition. He is a top Ukrainian official responsible for overseeing dialogue with the US. Oleksandr Vasiuk is a member of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Legal Policy.

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Al-Uwaysiyat Mosque

The Al-Uwaysiyat () is a mosque in Tripoli, Lebanon. It was built in 1461 during the Mamluks period. History The mosque was built in 1461. It was renovated in 1534 during the Ottoman period. Architecture This mosque is known for its large mid-dome and for its cylindrical Ottoman minaret. From the balcony of its minaret, a smaller cylindrical shape starts than ends with a conical head.

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Sid Avery

Sid Avery (October 12, 1918 - July 1, 2002) was an American photographer and director who was best known for capturing the private moments of legendary Hollywood celebrities like Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson, James Dean, Marlon Brando, Humphrey Bogart and Audrey Hepburn as showcased in his book, "Hollywood at Home." Birth Sid Avery was born in Akron, Ohio in the year of 1918. Avery was only nine months old when they decided to move out to Los Angeles, California, which is where he grew up. Biography Sid Avery discovered his love and talent of photography when he was young due to the fact that he was able to work with his uncle, Max Tatch, who was a landscape and architectural photographer. His uncle was able to teach him the skills required to use cameras, film, and darkrooms. After he graduated from high school, Avery worked in a camera store on Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood where he further gained love and inspiration for photography. While working in the shop, he had opportunities to meet many famous photographers. This also encouraged him to take more photography classes. He also gained the experience of being a darkroom assistant. He served in the Army in World War II. When he returned from the war, he began his work of photographing celebrities. Sid Avery eventually became one of the top advertising photographers in Los Angeles. He was also a director of television commercials. Education Sid Avery received his high school education at the institution of Roosevelt High School. Death Sid Avery died at the age of 83 on July 1, 2002, in Los Angeles, California. Family Sid Avery was married to Diana Avery. Together they had three children named Sandra Guttman, Marc Avery, and Ron Avery. Sid Avery also had three grandchildren. Successes He founded the Hollywood Photographer's Archive (HPA) and which is known today as mptvimages.com in an effort to preserve the work of the early Hollywood photographers. Sid Avery's work was commonly featured in publications such as Life, Look, Colliers and The Saturday Evening Post. There is a collection of his work, Hollywood at Home: A Family Album 1950-1965, that was published by Crown in the year of 1990. He is most famous for his work of photography that captured the home life of famous celebrities at the time. He captured the celebrities in their own element aside from the glamour of fame.

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Theogene Rudasingwa

Dr. Theogene Rudasingwa (born 1960) is a leading figure in the Rwanda National Congress and a former Chief of Staff to Rwandan President Paul Kagame (2000-2004), former General Secretary of the Rwandan ruling party, the Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF), and former ambassador to the United States from 1996 to 1999. Rudasingwa has been in exile in the U.S. since 2004 after falling out with President Kagame, and was recently sentenced to 24 years in jail by a Rwandan court on charges that may have been politically motivated. Rudasingwa was born outside Rwanda and has lived most of his life outside the country. Rudasingwa was one of those who gave evidence in 2013 in Spain relating to charges of genocide and war crimes by Rwandan Patriotic Army (RPA) and RPF figures in Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo between 1994 and 2000. Rudasingwa was himself a Major at the time. References External links Theogene Rudasingwa statement on the death of President Juvenal Habyarimana of Rwanda.

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Etal

Etal ( ) is a small village in the far north of the county of Northumberland, England, in the civil parish of Ford. It lies on a bridging point of the River Till ten miles south west of Berwick-upon-Tweed, and includes the substantial ruins of the medieval Etal Castle, now owned by English Heritage. It has just one residential street, and has a population of less than fifty. Buildings The village is centred on a now ruined castle, which over the years has seen much conflict between England and Scotland. The large majority of the buildings in the village are traditional and are owned by Ford & Etal Estates. Also there is Northumberland's only thatched pub (The Black Bull) and next door is the village hall. Hiding discreetly behind the magnificent Lavender Tearooms and a few more 'picture postcard' houses is an expansive walled garden. Used extensively by the late Lady Joicey for the training of dressage horses, it is now used intermittently for Icelandic Horse events and features a grass oval track.

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Police Battalion 45

The Police Battalion 45 (Polizeibattalion 45) was a formation of the German Order Police (uniformed police) during the Nazi era. During Operation Barbarossa, it was subordinated to the SS and deployed in German-occupied areas, specifically the Army Group Centre Rear Area, of the Soviet Union, as part of Police Regiment South. Alongside detachments from the Einsatzgruppen of the SD and the 1st SS Infantry Brigade of the Waffen-SS, it perpetrated mass murder in the Holocaust and was responsible for large-scale crimes against humanity targeting civilian populations. Background and formation The German Order Police (uniformed police) was a key instrument of the security apparatus of Nazi Germany. During the prewar period, SS chief Heinrich Himmler and Kurt Daluege, chief of the Order Police, cooperated in transforming the police force of the Weimar Republic into militarised formations ready to serve the regime's aims of conquest and racial annihilation. Police troops were first formed into Order Police battalions for the 1939 invasion of Poland, where they were deployed for security and policing purposes, also taking part in executions and mass deportations. Twenty-three Order Police battalions were slated to take part in the 1941 invasion of the Soviet Union, known as Operation Barbarossa. Nine were attached to security divisions of the Wehrmacht. Two battalions were assigned to support the Einsatzgruppen, the mobile death squads of the SD, and Organisation Todt, the military construction group. Twelve were formed into regiments, three battalions each, and designated as Police Regiments Centre, North, South, and Special Purpose. The goals of the police battalions were to secure the rear by eliminating the remnants of the enemy forces, guarding the prisoners of war, and protecting the lines of communications and captured industrial facilities. Their instructions also included, as Daluege stated, the "combat of criminal elements, above all political elements". Along with Police Battalions 303 and 314, Police Battalion 45 was assigned to Police Regiment South. The regiment was placed under the command of Hermann Franz, a career policeman who had previously served in the Order Police in the occupied Poland. When the regiment crossed the German-Soviet border, it came under the control of Friedrich Jeckeln, the Higher SS and Police Leader (HSS-PF) for Army Group South in Ukraine. Operational history The actions of Police Battalion 45 quickly escalated to genocide while in the occupied Soviet Union. The regiment began executing Jewish women and children in July 1941. Police Battalion 45 murdered the entire Jewish population of Shepetovka while stationed there between 26 July and 1 August. The orders came down from the regimental commander, who had referred to an order from Heinrich Himmler. During the summer months, the battalion took part in joint actions with the 1st SS Infantry Brigade of the Waffen-SS, both providing support and undertaking independent killings. The brigade's report of 19 August to the Command Staff Reichsfuhrer-SS (SS operational staff set up for the invasion) noted that Police Battalions 45 and 303 and the brigade jointly participated in "combat of gangs". The 22 August report noted that the battalion shot three "partisan women", 19 "bandits", and 537 Jews. In September, Police Battalion 45 participated in the murder of Jews in Berdichev, cordoning off the execution site and leading the victims to the pits where they were shot by Jeckeln's staff company. About 16,000 Jews were killed. During the massacre at Babi Yar, the battalion cordoned off the area, while Sondercommando 4a and a platoon of Waffen-SS troops did the shooting. Police Battalions 303 and 314 participated in the massacre, as well. The killing activities of both the Einsatzgruppen detachments and the Police Regiment South slowed down the farther the Wehrmacht advanced, as more Jews were able to escape east and the density of the pre-war Jewish population was lower in Eastern Ukraine. Nonetheless, the murder operations continued, targeting Jews, communists, and "suspicious elements". In July 1942, the regiment was redesignated as the 10th Police Regiment. Aftermath The Order Police as a whole had not been declared a criminal organisation by the Allies, unlike the SS. Its members were able to reintegrate into society largely unmolested, with many returning to police careers.

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Itilleq

Itilleq (old spelling: Itivdleq) is a settlement in the Qeqqata municipality in central-western Greenland. It is located on a small island around 1 km from the mainland, 45 km south of Sisimiut and 2 km north of the Arctic Circle on the shores of Davis Strait. It had 89 inhabitants in 2020. History Itilleq was founded in 1847 on another island, but was later moved 1 kilometer east to its present location. Economy The main trade in the settlement is fishing and hunting, with a fish factory being the principal employer in the settlement. The island has no freshwater, and for this reason Itilleq makes use of a facility for forming freshwater from seawater. The village is served by the communal all-purpose Pilersuisoq store. Transport There is no road connection to any other settlement, but that is so for most other settlements in Greenland. Air The closest aerodrome is Sisimiut Airport in Sisimiut, with connections to Ilulissat, Kangerlussuaq, Maniitsoq, and Nuuk operated by Air Greenland. There are no regular helicopter services to coastal settlements of Davis Strait in the Qeqqata and Sermersooq municipalities. But Itilleq has a helipad (20m, gravel) referenced also in the AIP (BGIQ), so there is on-demand air service possible. Sea Royal Arctic Line provides weekly ferry services to Sarfannguit and Sisimiut, a port of call for the Arctic Umiaq Line, with connections to Ilulissat and Aasiaat in the Disko Bay region, and to coastal towns in southwestern and southern Greenland. Population The population of Itilleq has been stable in the last two decades.

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Muladí

; , or , , pl. , or , ) were the native population of the Iberian Peninsula who adopted Islam after the Muslim conquest of the Iberian Peninsula in the early 8th century. The demarcation of muladies from the population of Arab and Berber extraction was relevant in the first centuries of Islamic rule, however, by the 10th century, they diluted into the bulk of the society of al-Andalus. In Sicily, Muslims of local descent or of mixed Arab, and Sicilian origin were also sometimes referred to as . They were also called ('Islamized'). In broader usage, the word is used to describe Arabs of mixed parentage, especially those not living in their ancestral homelands. Etymology The Spanish, Portuguese and Catalan words , or are derived from the Arabic . The basic meaning of is 'a person of mixed ancestry', especially a descendant of one Arab and one non-Arab parent, who grew up under the influence of an Arabic society and were educated within the Islamic culture. is the Spanish form of the term , referring to Arabic-speaking Muslims of Hispanic origin who showed the same behaviour patterns as rebels of Arab and Berber origin who had rebelled against Arab rule, such as during the Great Berber Revolt of 739/740-743 AD. is derived from (), which means 'descendant, offspring, scion, son'. referred to the offspring of Muslim men and foreign, non-Muslim women. The term is sometimes used in Arabic to this day to describe the children of Muslim fathers and foreign mothers. According to Dozy, means "anyone who, without being of Muslim origin, is born among the Muslims and has been raised as an Arab". The word, according to him, does not necessarily imply Arab ancestry, either paternal or maternal. According to the dictionary of the Real Academia Espanola, means "Christian who, during the domination of the Arabs in Spain, converted to Islam and lived among the Muslims", while Bernards and Nawas say the plural form of the word seems to be restricted to al-Andalus, almost exclusively to the areas of Merida, Granada, Seville and Jaen. has been offered as one of the possible etymological origins of the still-current Spanish and Portuguese term mulato, denoting a person of African (black) and European (white) ancestry; however, the dictionary of the Real Academia Espanola and several authorities trace (and from it, English mulatto) to Spanish 'mule', from Latin . History In Islamic history designates in a broader sense non-Arab Muslims or the descendants of converts. In the Muslim-ruled parts of the Iberian Peninsula, parts of the indigenous until-then Christian population (basically a mixture of the pre-Roman peoples of the Iberian Peninsula, ancient Romans, Visigoths and Suebi) converted to Islam in the 8th and 9th centuries. In the 10th century a massive conversion of Christians took place, so that muladies comprised the majority of the population of Al-Andalus by the century's end. However, the majority of Muwallads had converted to Islam early, but retained many pre-Islamic customs and characteristics. Conversion to Islam was encouraged by the Umayyad caliphs and Emirs of Cordoba but it was not directly forced. Many Christians converted to Islam to avoid the jizya tax which they were subjected to as dhimmis. Conversion to Islam also opened up new horizons to the native Christians, alleviated their social position, ensured better living conditions, and broadened their scope for more technically skilled and advanced work. Some christians who converted to Islam became Mawali, or clients attached to an Arab tribe, and as such, were thoroughly Islamized, adopting the Arabic dress code, customs, and language. The Muwallads were also called ('Islamized'), and (, plural: ), in reference to the society from which they sprang. They later were denominated Aljamiados because of their non Arabic-tongue, that is, the Mozarabic languages. Through the cultural Arabization of muladies and their increasing inter-marriage with some Berbers and Arabs present in Iberia, the distinctions between the different Muslim groups became increasingly blurred in the 11th and 12th centuries. The populations mixed with such rapidity that it was soon impossible to distinguish ethnically the elements of foreign origin from the natives. Thus they merged into a more homogeneous group of Andalusi Arabs, generally also called Moors. The Muwallads primarily spoke Andalusian Arabic, along with a wide variety of Iberian Romance languages. Andalusian Arabic was a mixture of Iberian languages and Classical Arabic, though derived especially from Latin. This local dialect of Arabic was also spoken by the Berbers and Arabs from the 9th century onwards. In the process of acculturation, Muwallads may well have adopted an agnatic model of descent, but without abandoning the bilaterality of late Roman kinship. According to Abu Jafar ibn Harun of Trujillo a vast but silent majority of Muladi Muslims thrived, especially in the Extremadura region of Spain. Among the Muwalladun were the free-born, the enfranchised, and the enslaved. A significant part of the Muwalladun was formed by freed slaves. These were the Saqaliba, or Slavs who became an important social group in Al-Andalus during the 10th and 11th centuries. Upon adopting the ethnic name of their patrons, the emancipated slaves gradually forgot their own ethnic origin. The Muslim slaves were the Saqaliba, led by Ali ibn Yusuf, who profited from the progressive crumbling of the Umayyad Caliphate's superstructure to gain control over the province of Denia. The Saqaliba managed to free themselves and gain dominion over the taifa, which extended its reach as far as the Balearic Islands, and their capital, Madina Mayurqa (now Palma de Majorca). The intermarriage of foreign Muslims with native Christians made many Muwallads heedless of their Iberian origin. As a result, their descendants and many descendants of Christian converts forgot the descent of their ancestors and assumed forged Arab genealogies. However, there were a few who were proud of their Roman and Visigothic origins. These included the Banu Angelino and Banu Sabarico of Seville, Banu Qasi of Aragon, Banu l' Longo and Banu Qabturno. Several Muwallad nobles also used the name , ('the Goth'), and some may have been actual descendants from the family of the Visigothic King of Hispania, Wittiza. The conversion of the native Christians to Islam did not mean the total erasure of previous beliefs and social practises. There is some evidence of a limited cultural borrowing from the Christians by the Muwalladun and other Muslims in Al-Andalus. For instance, the Muslims' adoption of the Christian solar calendar and holidays was an exclusively Andalusi phenomenon. In Al-Andalus, the Islamic lunar calendar was supplemented by the local solar calendar, which was more useful for agricultural and navigational purposes. Like the local Mozarabs (Iberian Christians under Muslim rule in the Al-Andalus who remained unconverted to Islam), the Muslims of Al-Andalus were notoriously heavy drinkers. The Muslims also celebrated traditional Christian holidays, sometimes with the sponsorship of their leaders, despite the fact that such fraternisation was generally opposed by the Ulema. The Muslims also hedged their religious devotions through the use of Roman Catholic sacraments. Many Muwallads held key posts in the departments of civil administration, justice, and the armed forces. Amrus ibn Yusuf, a Muwallad who was originally from Huesca, was appointed governor of Toledo by Hakam I in 797. Towards the end of the 11th century, the Muwalladun held distinctive posts in the judicial departments. The Caliph of Cordoba, Abd ar-Rahman III, once bestowed the post of chief qadi of Cordoba on a Christian convert, whose parents were still Christian, and the Fuqaha found much difficulty in dissuading him. The secretary of the Cordoban emir, Abd Allah, was a Muwallad. The commander of the Cordoban force in the battle of Alhandega against the Zamorans in 938 was a neo-Muslim Slavic general named Najdah. The 10th century Muwallad historian Ibn al-Qutiyya was descended directly on the maternal side from the Visigothic King Wittiza. In about 889 a ship carrying twenty Berber Muwallad adventurers from Pechina near Almeria established a fortress in Fraxinet, on the Gulf of Saint-Tropez in Provence. Several Muwalladun became rich and powerful magnates by means of trade, agriculture, and political activity. The Muwallads of the town the Christians called Elvira (nowadays Granada), after the former Iberian name Ilbira, had become so powerful during the reign of Abdullah ibn Muhammad al-Umawi that they rose under a chieftain called Nabil and successfully drove the Moors out of the city. The Banu Qasi dynasty which ruled the upper Ebro valley in the 9th and 10th centuries, became strong enough to break free from the control of the Umayyad dynasty of Cordoba and turn from a semi-autonomous governorship to an independent taifa. The Muwalladun were the mainstay of the economic framework of the country. Together with the Mozarabs they constituted the productive classes which were craftsmen and small tradesmen in the towns, and farmers and labourers in the rural countryside. However, they were inferior to the Arabs and Berbers in social status. Prominent positions in government and society were usually not available to individuals of Muladi descent. In spite of the Islamic doctrine of equality and brotherhood of Muslims, the Muwalladun were often looked down upon with the utmost contempt by the Arab and Berber aristocrats and were usually pejoratively referred to as "the sons of slaves". The Muwallads, in turn, in spite of their profession of faith, despised the Arabs whom they viewed as colonialists and foreign intruders. This mutual feeling of hatred and suspicion provoked frequent revolts and led the Muwallads to support the Abbasid political agents, the preachers of Shu'ubiyya (a non-Arab movement), and subversive activities against the Umayyad rule in Iberia. The Shu'ubiyyah of Al-Andalus were active like the Arabs in promoting Arab-Islamic culture and language and claimed their integration with the Arab ethnic groups. The Shu'ubiyyah movement demanded equality of power, wealth and status for non-Arab Berbers and the Muwalladun from the Arabs. Some judges of Huesca upheld the cause of the Muwalladun in the beginning of the 10th century, and a literary epistle of the middle of the 11th century repeated arguments of Eastern Shu'ubite writers. In Al-Andalus, the large numbers of Christians adopting Islam prompted concern among the authorities about the weakening of the tax base and further inflamed resentment towards the Muwallads. The Muwallads were in almost constant revolt against the Arab and Berber immigrants who had carved out large estates for themselves, farmed by Christian serfs or slaves. The most famous of these revolts were led by a Muwallad rebel named Umar ibn Hafsun in the region of Malaga and Ronda. Ibn Hafsun ruled over several mountain valleys for nearly forty years, having the castle Bobastro as his residence. He rallied disaffected muwallads and mozarabs to his cause. Ibn Hafsun eventually renounced Islam with his sons and became a Christian, taking the name Samuel and proclaimed himself not only the leader of the Christian nationalist movement, but also the champion at the same time of a regular crusade against Islam. However, his conversion soon cost him the support of most of his Muwallad supporters who had no intention of ever becoming Christians, and led to the gradual erosion of his power. There were also other Muwallad revolts throughout Al-Andalus. In the Elvira region, for instance, discord sprang up between the Muwallads and Moors, the latter being led by Sawar ibn Hamdub, and the poet, Sa'ad ibn Judi, both of whom fluctuated between insurrection against Abd'Allah and submission to him. In Seville, the second largest city after Cordoba, there was a vicious feud between the two Arab aristocratic families, Banu Hajjaj and Banu Khaldun, and two Muwallad noble families, Banu Angelino and Banu Sabarico, which finally left Ibrahim ibn Hajjaj as the ruler of an independent city-state. In 805, the Muwallads of Cordoba, incited by certain theologians, revolted against the Umayyads under Hakim I, but the uprising was suppressed. In 814, there was a second revolt of Muwallads in Corboba, and this time the revolt was put down with the utmost severity, and resulted in the expulsion of 9,500 Muwallads from Cordoba, with over 1,500 going to Alexandria and 8,000 to Fez. In 858, there was a Muwallad revolt in Merida, led by Ibn Marwan. The Muwallads complained of the taxation of their lands as if they were still Christian. The revolt's outcome was the defeat of Ibn Marwan. Merida was subdued, but the centre of revolt soon moved to Badajoz. The Muwallads were sometimes assisted by the local Mozarab population, and occasionally by the Christian powers in their revolts. For instance, when the Muwalladun of Toledo revolted, aided by the large Mozarabic population of the city, Ordono I of Asturias, promptly responded to their appeal for help, but the Emir's forces were routed by the Toledans and Asturians on the Guadacelete in 854. Many minor rebels from among the Muladi leadership took possession of various sites, their descendants eventually becoming semi-independent Emirs. These included: Ubayd Allah ibn Umayya ibn Shaliya in Shumantan (present-day Somontin in the region of Jaen), Sa'id ibn Mastanna in Baghu (Priego), Khayr ibn Shakir in Shudhar (Jodar), Sa'id ibn Hudhayl in al-Muntliyun (Monleon near Jaen), Daysam ibn Ishaq in Murcia and Lurqa (Lorca), 'Abd al-Malik ibn 'Abd-al Jamal in Beja and Mirtula (Mertola) in Portugal, Bakr ibn Yahya in Shantamariyyat al-Gharb (the present-day city of Faro in Algarve, Southern Portugal). Muhammad ibn 'Umar ibn Khattab ibn Angelino, of Seville rebelled against Abd ar-Rahman III On the western frontier of Al-Andalus, the Muwalladun and Berber families divided control of the region containing Merida, Badajoz, and their environs. Notable Muladi Abu Hafs Abu Jafar ibn Harun al-Turjali Abu Taur of Huesca Al-Tutili Al-Udri Ibn-Rushd (Averroes) Al-Qurtubi Amrus ibn Yusuf Ibn al-Qutiyya Ibn al-Yayyab Ibn ar-Tafiz Ibn Ammar Ibn Faradi Ibn Gharsiya Ibn Hazm Ibn Marwan Ibn Quzman Muhammad al-Tawil of Huesca Musa ibn Musa al-Qasawi See also Moors Umar ibn Hafsun Mozarabs, local population who remained Christians as dhimmis. Banu Qasi, a Muladi family descending from a Visigothic lord Cassius who became the independent rulers of their own taifa. Mudejars, Muslims living under Christian rulers. Moriscos, former Muslims who converted to Catholicism. Wulayti Footnotes References Thomas F. Glick: Islamic and Christian Spain in the Early Middle Ages S. M. Imamuddin, Muslim Spain 711-1492 A.D.: A Sociological Study, BRILL (1981), . Harvey, L. P. Muslims in Spain, 1500 to 1614: 1500 to 1614 . University of Chicago Press, 2005. Salma Khadra Jayyusi, Manuela Marin. The Legacy of Muslim Spain.

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Robert C. Murphy (colonel)

Robert Creighton Murphy was an American colonel that served the Union during the American Civil War that primarily operated during the Vicksburg campaign and commanded the 8th Wisconsin. Biography Early years Murphy was born on Chillicothe, Ohio in 1827. He was the first government-salaried U.S. Consul at Shanghai, China from 1853 until June 1857. In 1859, Murphy moved to Saint Croix Falls, Wisconsin. American Civil War Murphy entered military service around 1861 as the 8th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment was created around September 13 but wouldn't see any major operations until an entire year later at the Battle of Iuka. During the battle, Murphy was stationed to guard a small supply depot but on September 14th, applied a scorched earth policy at the depot but the pursuing Confederates doused the fire in time to capture a large amount of supplies as Murphy was captured himself in his pajamas. Afterwards, William Rosecrans relieved Murphy but then ordered him to be court-martialed for his failure to effectively being able to destroy the supplies but Murphy was acquitted of all charges. Later in the same year, Murphy was put in charge of another supply depot stationed at Holly Springs, Mississippi when Confederate general Earl Van Dorn, lead a raid on the Union forces stationed there and defeated them at the raid which had a heavy toll on Grant's Vicksburg campaign as Murphy was dismissed from the army without a court-martial. Murphy wrote to Abraham Lincoln to ask for a court-martial or hearing but Adjudant-General Joseph Holt concluded that his dismissal was reasonable as Murphy attempted for the next fifteen years to get a hearing but failed by the end. Murphy died in 1888 in Washington D.C. and was buried at the Congressional Cemetery.

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Fausto Cannone

Fausto Cannone (1 March 1938 - 9 January 2017) was an Italian singer-songwriter, teacher and poet. Biography Fausto Cannone was born in Alcamo, in the province of Trapani on March 1, 1938; he was the son of Gaspare Cannone (a literary reviewer and an anarchist who emigrated to the U.S.A.); his mother died when he was just a child, so he had an unhappy adolescence. He began his artistic career in the '60s by playing as a guitarist and lead singer in some bands in Genoa, where he met Fabrizio De Andre, Luigi Tenco and other singers. After returning to Sicily, he got a degree in canto at the Conservatorio Alessandro Scarlatti in Palermo, then he studied with maestro Eliodoro Sollima (harmony and composition). He also taught musical education in grammar schools for several years. In the late '70s Cannone started to dedicate on popular music and created about 700 works which included ballads, songs and poems inspired by the traditions and people of his homeland. As he did not like the music business, he published a few albums only in the last years of his life. With Ignazio Buttitta and Rosa Balistreri Thanks to the collaboration with the Sicilian poet Ignazio Buttitta and Rosa Balistreri, Fausto Cannone has discovered his love for his land and for the people who have fought for Sicily. He set to music 16 poems and a comedy for Buttitta who wrote about Cannone: Faustu Cannuni sona la chitarra cu li irita e la liberta cu lu cori (translation: Fausto Cannone plays the guitar with fingers and freedom with the heart. He travelled with Rosa Balistreri all over Europe; Cannone was her guitar-man for 5 years. He participated, with her and Peppino Gagliardi, in the television program entitled Un'ora per voi introduced by Corrado. In 2008 he published the album Diario d'amore musiche per sognare and received, together with Massimo Ranieri, the prize Pigna d'argento at Teatro Politeama in Palermo. Civil commitment in his works The fight against violence, in favour of peace and freedom are the values which Cannone transmits through his songs; in 2017 he published the second album called In nome della legalita: a collection of the stories and heritages of men like Paolo Borsellino, Giovanni Falcone, Rocco Chinnici, Dalla Chiesa, Rosario Livatino, Ludovico Corrao, Peppino Impastato, Mauro Rostagno. The songs in this cd - said Fausto Cannone - are dedicated to all the victims of mafia who devoted their own lives to the values of legality and justice, who will continue to live in the memory of all those peole believing and fighting for a just cause. A cd which is also a teaching for young people and that wants to send a message of legality, respect for rules and to fight against mafia at all levels. His songs reveal his pessimism, due to an unhappy childhood, the courage for suffer and fighting, without the acceptance of any compromises, which he inherited from his father, Gaspare. Fausto Cannone sings about characters of different types: from Padre Pio to Giovanni Falcone, from Madre Teresa di Calcutta to Paolo Borsellino. These songs were often presented in different seminaries on Peace an Legality in various Italian cities. He used the Sicilian dialect as the language of communication; he also believed in the survival of folkore inside music because our traditions live with it and we are rooted in it. Museum of Multiethnic Musical Instruments "Fausto Cannone" Thanks to Fausto Cannone's donation of more than 200 ethnical instruments (string and wind ones), coming from several countries in the world, which he bought in 30 years of travels, it was founded an important and unique museum in Sicily. The museum hosts more than 20o instruments coming from Thailand to Tibet, from New Guinea al South America, from Polynesia to China, from Australia to Argentina, from South Africa to several European countries. Most of them are poor instruments, made with parts of plants and animals, but there are also valuable craft products. He wanted to dedicate the museum to his father's memory, Gaspare Cannone who was a journalist, literary critic, anarchist and antifascist. Discography 2008: DIARIO D'AMORE MUSICHE PER SOGNARE; it contains the following songs: Diario d'amore E la terra odorera di ciclamino Tutto scorre Elegia notturna Abbracciati Verso il paradiso Tra le navate di una chiesa Fuori dal tempo Ti racconto l'amore Amore negli abissi Oltre l'amore Rime di un sogno Un angelo in preghiera 2017: IN NOME DELLA LEGALITA', with these songs: In nome della legalita Anni di piombo Giovanni Falcone Paolo Borsellino Omerta Rosario Livatino Carlo Alberto Dalla Chiesa Ludovico Corrao Mauro Rostagno Peppino Impastato Rocco Chinnici Sicilia matri mia Inno alla pace Before these works, he had made some 45rpm records, such as: Pedrito el Drito, Perfida, Addio Matera and "Mi piaceva da morire", winner of a prize in Montecarlo. He also composed other musical works, some of them in the Sicilian dialect, and poems.

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Carlisle, Massachusetts

Carlisle is a town located northwest of Boston in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. As of the 2020 U.S. Census, the town had a population of 5,237. History English colonists first settled the area now incorporated as the town of Carlisle in 1651 on parcels of land of the neighboring towns of Acton, Billerica, Chelmsford and Concord. Carlisle became a district of Concord in 1780 and was incorporated as a town by an act of the legislature in 1805. Activities Carlisle contains a library, a country store, a book store, a dentist's office, an automated teller machine, many residential buildings, and the largest playground in the state of Massachusetts (Carlisle Castle). There are two ice cream stores: one of the four branches of Kimball Farms, and Great Brook Farm State Park which is home to the first robotic milking system in Massachusetts and serves ice cream made from the farm's milk. Great Brook Farm is also the site of one of the premiere cross-country ski touring centers in New England. On the east end of town there is an auto body shop and the former (closed in 2012) Blue Jay Recording Studio, where artists such as the Platters, Aerosmith, Aimee Mann, Amy Grant, Alice Cooper, Boston, John Williams and the Boston Pops, Buckwheat Zydeco, Billy Joel, Lauryn Hill, Rihanna, Roy Orbison, k. d. lang, Pat Metheny, Yo Yo Ma, Carly Simon, the Pussycat Dolls, Genesis and Lady Gaga have recorded. The town newspaper, the Carlisle Mosquito, has appeared as the weekly independent newspaper of the town since 1972. It is a non-profit publication distributed free to all town residents. The paper includes local news, announcements, and logs. The Gleason Public Library is one of the 36 libraries in the Merrimack Valley Library Consortium. Gleason Public Library also contains a seismograph. Cultural organizations include the Carlisle Chamber Orchestra, the Carlisle Community Chorus, and the Savoyard Light Opera Company. Carlisle Old Home Day has been held for over 100 years on the weekend prior to the Fourth of July as a free public event with family-friendly games and activities. Geography Carlisle is located about south-southwest of Lowell and northwest of Boston. It borders the towns of Concord, Acton, Westford, Chelmsford, Billerica, and Bedford. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which is land and (1.09%) is water. Conservation land makes up about a quarter of the town's area. Besides town-owned land overseen by the town's conservation committee, Carlisle is home to Great Brook Farm State Park and a portion of the Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge neighboring the Concord River. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 4,717 people, 1,618 households, and 1,372 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 1,655 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 93.47% White, 0.17% African American, 0.06% Native American, 4.69% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.13% from other races, and 1.29% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.19% of the population. There were 1,618 households, out of which 46.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 78.6% were married couples living together, 4.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 15.2% were non-families. 11.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.92 and the average family size was 3.18. In the town, the population was spread out, with 30.6% under the age of 18, 3.4% from 18 to 24, 23.3% from 25 to 44, 34.3% from 45 to 64, and 8.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.4 males. The median income for a household in the town $176,228 (Average household income is $244,544). The per capita income for the town was $87,470. Carlisle maintains a zoning law on new development. Climate In a typical year, Carlisle, Massachusetts temperatures fall below 50 degF (10 degC) for 195 days per year. Annual precipitation is typically 45.6 inches (115.8 centimeters) per year (high in the US) and snow covers the ground 62 days per year or 17.0% of the year (high in the US). It may be helpful to understand the yearly precipitation by imagining 9 straight days of moderate rain per year. The humidity is below 60% for approximately 25.4 days or 7.0% of the year. Education Carlisle has one public K-8 school, the Carlisle Public School. High School students attend Concord Carlisle High School in Concord or private schools such as Middlesex School in Concord. Notable people John Berman, journalist and CNN anchor Sean Bielat, businessman and two time Republican candidate for United States Congress in Massachusetts's 4th congressional district Clairo, musician and recording artist Notes External links Carlisle.org, volunteer-run community website The Carlisle Mosquito, town newspaper Carlisle Conservation Foundation History of Middlesex County, Massachusetts, compiled by Samuel Adams Drake, published 1879. Volume 1, page 359 Carlisle by B.F.Heald.

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Hellgrammite (comics)

Hellgrammite (Roderick Rose) is a supervillain appearing in comic books published by DC Comics, commonly as an enemy of Superman, Batman, the Creeper, Green Arrow and Black Canary. In the series Supergirl, the Hellgrammite is portrayed by Justice Leak. Publication history Hellgrammite made his debut in The Brave and the Bold #80 (November 1968) created by Bob Haney and Neal Adams. In this issue, he battled Batman and the Creeper. Fictional character biography Pre-Crisis An entomologist named Roderick Rose, the Hellgrammite subjects himself to a mutagenic process that transforms him into a grasshopper-like insectoid. He has superhuman strength and leaping abilities, the power to crawl upon walls, weave transformative or imprisoning cocoons, and a durable exoskeleton. A number of his schemes revolve around transforming others into weaker, subordinate versions of himself, leading to clashes with Batman and the Creeper in The Brave and the Bold #80, and with Green Arrow and the Black Canary in World's Finest Comics #248-249. Post-Crisis In the Post-Crisis DC Universe, the Hellgrammite returns as a recurring foe for Superman, first encountering the Man of Steel after being hired (by then-LexCorp board member George Markham) to kill Lex Luthor. During the Underworld Unleashed crossover, he makes a deal with Neron, trading his soul in return for increased physical powers and an improved ability to transform others into his drones. In a one-shot issue, Underworld Unleashed: Patterns of Fear #1, it was stated that he had once used the alias Robert Dobson. Although there were rumors of Hellgrammite's death as a member of the Suicide Squad during the Imperiex crisis, it was instead a similar villain named the Larvanaut who died. He has been seen alive One Year Later, still a member of Superman's rogues' gallery, acting as an assassin for Intergang. Following the destruction of Star City at the hands of Prometheus, the new Batman leads a newly formed Justice League in a hunt to track down the various villains who helped Prometheus in his plot. The team finds Hellgrammite and several other villains attempting to flee the country and a battle ensues. Hellgrammite is ultimately defeated after Donna Troy ties up a villainess named Harpi with her lasso, and then swings her into the villain, knocking both of them out. Powers and abilities Hellgrammite is super-strong and durable, able to jump long distances, secrete adhesives, and produce cocoons for imprisoning his foes or transforming them into drone versions of himself. In both forms, he has expertise in entomology. In other media Television Hellgrammite makes non-speaking appearances in Justice League Unlimited. Following a minor appearance in the episode "The Cat and the Canary" as a participant in Roulette's "Meta-Brawl", he returns in the episode "Alive!" as a member of Gorilla Grodd's Secret Society. Prior to and during the latter episode, Lex Luthor took command of the group, but Grodd mounts a mutiny. Hellgrammite sides with the latter and defeats the Cheetah, but ends up frozen by Killer Frost and killed off-screen by Darkseid along with Grodd's other loyalists. Hellgrammite appears in the Batman: The Brave and the Bold episode "Time Out for Vengeance! ", voiced by John DiMaggio. Hellgrammite appears in Supergirl, portrayed by Justice Leak. This version is part of an alien race called Hellgrammites who possesses the ability to camouflage himself as a humanoid, superhuman strength, and the ability to shoot spikes capable of piercing metal, though he requires DDT sources to survive as it is the closest analogue to his people's food. Additionally, he was imprisoned in a Phantom Zone maximum security prison called Fort Rozz before it crash-landed on Earth, allowing the inmates to escape. In the first season episode "Stronger Together", he is forced by fellow escapee Astra In-Ze to kidnap her niece Supergirl, but he is foiled by the latter's sister Alex Danvers and incarcerated in a Department of Extranormal Operations (DEO) facility. In the fourth season episode "Ahimsa", a DEO mole allows Mercy and Otis Graves to stage a prison break so they can provoke hostile relations towards aliens. After escaping and being hypnotized by Ben Lockwood into causing chaos, Hellgrammite attacks a carnival until he is defeated by Supergirl, though he kills the Graveses for appearing to threaten her before surrendering to the DEO. Miscellaneous Hellgrammite appears in Adventures in the DC Universe #17.

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List of The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles episodes

This is a list of The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles episodes. It was created by George Lucas. Twenty-eight episodes were produced by Lucasfilm in association with Amblin and Paramount Pictures, though four were unaired during the series' original 1992-93 run on ABC. In 1996, some of the remaining episodes were combined and aired as four two-part TV movies on USA. The entire series was edited into twenty-two feature-length films later that year. Twelve of the films were released on VHS in 1999, while the rest were aired on the Fox Family Channel in 2001. All of the films were released on DVD throughout 2007 and 2008. Series overview Episodes Season 1 (1992) The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles debuted on ABC on March 4, 1992, with the feature-length episode Young Indiana Jones and the Curse of the Jackal, which served to introduce the character at the two ages he would be portrayed as in the show. The five subsequent episodes in season one were hour-long. Season 2 (1992-93) Season Two began on September 21, 1992, with the episode "Austria, March 1917", and the seventeen subsequent episodes consisted of both new episodes and some episodes originally produced for the first season--each an hour long. Harrison Ford made a guest appearance in the feature-length episode Young Indiana Jones and the Mystery of the Blues. When the show was cancelled, four episodes remained unaired: "Florence, May 1908", "Prague, August 1917", "Palestine, October 1917", and "Transylvania, January 1918". In Australia, "Somme, Early August 1916" and "Germany, Mid-August 1916" originally aired as a two-hour television movie entitled Young Indiana Jones and the Great Escape. TV films (1994-96) Four television films aired on The Family Channel from 1994 to 1996. No "Old Indy" bookend segments were filmed for the television films, although Sean Patrick Flanery bookended Young Indiana Jones: Travels with Father. International variations In some territories, certain episodes were split or combined under different titles. Film versions In 1996, George Lucas hired T.M. Christopher to aid in re-editing the complete series into twenty-two feature-length episodes. The series was also retitled The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones. Each chapter contains two episodes, with most of the chapters arranged in chronological order. The scenes in which an older Indiana Jones reminisces are not included in these versions, except in "Chapter 20: Mystery of the Blues", which featured Harrison Ford as an older Indiana Jones in 1950. In 1999, only Chapters 6, 8, 10-13, 15-18, 20, and 22 were released on VHS in the "Complete Adventures of Indiana Jones" along with the re-release of the movie trilogy (credited as Chapters 23: Temple of Doom, 24: Raiders of the Lost Ark, and 25: Last Crusade). The movie trilogy also featured Chapter 18: Treasure of the Peacock's Eye as a bonus tape (Chapter 10: Phantom Train of Doom in the UK). It was promoted with the rest of the episodes set for release later in 2000, but this was canceled. As of June, 2023, all 22 Episodes are streaming on Disney+, as a series called The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones. Additional documentaries Additionally ninety-four critically acclaimed documentaries about the real life historical figures, events, and subject matters in the series were made for the included supplements in the DVD releases from 2007 to 2008. They were co-produced by George Lucas and Rick McCallum. Unproduced episodes When the series was cancelled in 1993, a number of episodes Lucas had intended to shoot never went into production. "Princeton, May 1905" was to involve Indy meeting Paul Robeson for the first time. "Russia, March 1909" was the basis for part of Young Indiana Jones: Travels with Father. "Geneva, May 1909" "Jerusalem, June 1909" was to involve Indy meeting Abner Ravenwood, who is trying to find a "sacred relic"--the Ark on the temple mount. In "Palestine, October 1917", Indy and his comrades suggest that they will be returning to this location by Christmas of 1917. "Stockholm, December 1909" was to be a homage to Swedish children's novel The Wonderful Adventures of Nils. Indiana Jones said Stockholm was his favorite city in Sweden in the "London, May 1916" episode. "Melbourne, March 1910" was to involve Indy meeting Harry Houdini and flying in an airplane with him. The events of this episode are mentioned in "Palestine, October 1917". "Tokyo, April 1910" was to involve a meeting between the young Indy and Prince Hirohito of Japan, the future Emperor Showa. "LeHavre, June 1916" was to involve Indy and Remy in basic training. When Remy is accused of murdering their drill sergeant, Indy defends him. The two also meet Jean Renoir, who teaches them how to fight in battles. "Flanders, July 1916" was to involve Indy, Remy and Jaques fighting in Flanders. The events of this episode are mentioned in "Trenches of Hell." "Berlin, Late August 1916" was to be a second-season episode that involved Indy escaping from prison and fleeing to Berlin, and would have been the third part in the Somme/Germany cycle following Indy's capture in Somme, his escape from prison, his escape from Germany itself. He has to decide between returning to the US (since the US isn't at war with Germany yet) or returning to the Belgian Army. He ultimately decides to return to the Belgian army. Indy would have met Sigrid Schultz. "Moscow, March 1918" was meant as a sequel to "Petrograd, July 1917." It would have involved Indy working with counter-revolutionary groups in order to allow the U.S. to take over. "Bombay, April 1919" was to involve Indy meeting Gandhi on his way back from his search for the Eye of the Peacock diamond, while Remy is still searching for the diamond. Remy and Indy fight about continuing the treasure search. "Buenos Aires, June 1919" was to involve Indy being robbed while trying to return to the U.S. where he works as a tutor. He then ends up in South America as a tutor. "Havana, December 1919" was to involve Indy and his father in Cuba. The episode would have revolved around integration issues and Indy and Henry Sr. seeing a black player outplay Babe Ruth. "Honduras, December 1920" was to involve Indy meeting Belloq for the first time and the two becoming friends. Belloq steals a crystal skull and sells it. "Alaska, June 1921" was to involve Indy studying Eskimos, and rushing to deliver medical supplies by dogsled in order to save a village. The events of this episode are foreshadowed in "Travels with Father". "Brazil, December 1921" was to involve Indy and Belloq in a search for a lost city, and meeting Percy Fawcett.

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Findlay, Ohio

Findlay ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Hancock County, Ohio, United States. The second-largest city in Northwest Ohio, Findlay lies about 40 miles (64 km) south of Toledo. Its population was 40,313 at the 2020 census. The principal city of the Findlay micropolitan area, it is home to the University of Findlay, and the headquarters of Fortune 100 company Marathon Petroleum, which ranks 19th. History In the War of 1812, Colonel James Findlay of Cincinnati built a road and a stockade to transport and shelter troops in the Great Black Swamp region. This stockade was named Fort Findlay in his honor. At the conclusion of the war, the community of Findlay was born. The first town lots were laid out in 1821 by future Ohio Governor Joseph Vance and Elnathan Corry. Before the Civil War, Findlay was a stop for slaves along the Underground Railroad. In 1861, David Ross Locke moved to Findlay, where he served as editor for the Hancock Jeffersonian newspaper until he left in 1865. It was in the Hancock Jeffersonian that Locke penned the first of his Nasby letters. During the 1880s, Findlay was a booming center of oil and natural gas production, though the supply of petroleum had dwindled by the early 20th century. Findlay hosted the highly competitive Ohio State Music Festival in 1884. A young cornet player, Warren G. Harding, and his Citizens' Cornet Band of Marion placed third in the competition. Harding went on to be elected the 29th President of the United States. On March 31, 1892, the only known lynching in the history of Hancock County occurred when a mob of 1,000 men, many "respectable citizens", broke into the county jail in Findlay. They lynched Mr. Lytle, who had seriously (but not fatally as believed at the time) injured his wife and two daughters with a hatchet the day before, by hanging him twice (first from the bridge, then a telegraph pole) and finally shooting his body over a dozen times. The authorities had intended to secretly convey the prisoner to a suburb at one o'clock, where a train was to have been taken for Lima, but their plans were frustrated by the mob. In 1908, American songwriter Tell Taylor wrote the standard, "Down by the Old Mill Stream" while fishing along the Blanchard River in Findlay. The song was published in 1910. A disaster occurred during the 1936 Independence Day celebration, where a stray firework fell into a crowd, injuring 16 people and attracting national media attention. For three months in the early 1960s, Findlay had the distinction of being the only community in the world where touch-tone telephone service was available. Touch-tone service was first introduced there on November 1, 1960. In 2007, a flood that crested at 18.46 feet caused around $100 million in damage. The flood was nearly as strong as the 1913 flood. Geography Findlay is located at (41.042843, -83.642216). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is covered by water. The Blanchard River travels through Findlay, flowing east to west. 2 is the largest above-ground reservoir in the state of Ohio, with a capacity around of water. Climate Demographics 2020 census As of the census of 2020, 40,313 people and 17,550 households were in the city. The population density was . The racial makeup of the city was 84.6% White, 2.5% Black, 0.2% Native American, 2.3% Asian, and 3.6% of two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 7.9% of the population. About 20.4% of residents were under 18, and 17.2% were over 65. The gender makeup of the city was 48.2% male and 51.8% female. The median household income was $50,921 (in 2021 dollars). Per capita income for the city was $33,411; 13.5% of persons were below the poverty line. 2010 census As of the census of 2010, 41,202 people, 17,354 households, and 10,329 families resided in the city. The population density was . There were 19,318 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 91.2% White, 2.2% African American, 0.3% Native American, 2.5% Asian, 1.7% from other races, and 2.1% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 5.7% of the population. Of the 17,354 households,28.3% had children under 18 living with them, 43.1% were married couples living together, 11.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 40.5% were not families. About 32.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.9% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.29, and the average family size was 2.87. The median age in the city was 35.9 years. The age distribution was 22.2% under 18; 12.9% from 18 to 24; 25.5% from 25 to 44; 25.0% from 45 to 64; and 14.5% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 47.6% male and 52.4% female. 2000 census As of the census of 2000, 38,967 people, 15,905 households, and 10,004 families were living in the city. The population density was . The 17,152 housing units had an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 93.7% White, 1.4% African American, 0.19% Native American, 1.76% Asian, 1.69% from other races, and 1.26% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 3.95% of the population. Of the 15,905 households, 29.2% had children under 18 living with them, 49.3% were married couples living together, 9.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.1% were not families. Around 30.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.2% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.36, and the average family size was 2.93. In the city, the age distribution was 23.8% under 18, 11.9% from 18 to 24, 28.7% from 25 to 44, 21.4% from 45 to 64, and 14.2% who were 65 or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.3 males. For every 100 females 18 and over, there were 87.9 males. The median income for a household in the city was $40,883, and for a family was $49,986. Males had a median income of $36,150 versus $23,797 for females. The per capita income for the city was $21,328. About 5.9% of families and 9.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.0% of those under 18 and 6.1% of those 65 or over. Economy Findlay is the headquarters of the Cooper Tire & Rubber Company, founded in 1914, which specializes in the design, manufacture, marketing, and sales of replacement automobile and truck tires, and subsidiaries that specialize in medium truck, motorcycle, and racing tires. Findlay was the longtime headquarters of the Marathon Oil Corporation from 1905 until 1990 when it moved its offices to Houston, Texas. Marathon Petroleum Company, a former subsidiary of Marathon Oil, maintained its main office in Findlay after Marathon Oil moved. On July 1, 2011, Marathon Petroleum became an independent entity, with headquarters in Findlay. The city's major shopping center is Findlay Village Mall, opened in 1962. Findlay is home to the Whirlpool dishwasher manufacturing plant and distribution center. This plant is considered to be the largest dishwasher plant in the world (based on production). Findlay is home to several other major distribution centers, including Best Buy, Lowe's, and Campbell Soup Company. Largest employers According to the City of Findlay 2019 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR), the following companies are the top employers in the city: Government The city is administered by a mayor and a city council. The Findlay City Council is composed of the president of council, seven ward representatives, and three representatives elected at-large. The mayor appoints the director of public safety and service. The people elect the auditor, treasurer, municipal court judges, and the law director. Christina Muryn was elected mayor in 2019. Education Primary and secondary Three intermediate (3-5) buildings and three primary (K-2) buildings are within the city of Findlay. For decades, students attended one of three junior high schools: Donnell (Atoms), Central (Spartans), or Glenwood (Eagles). The original Donnell School building located on Baldwin Avenue was razed in 2012 to make room for the construction of a new building, which began usage in January 2013. Another new school built directly behind the original Glenwood building on North Main Street officially opened and began usage in January 2013. The building known as Central, located on West Main Cross, was originally Findlay's high school (until the current high school was built in 1963). Once the two new middle schools were opened, part of Central was razed, leaving only the auditorium. A new Performing Arts Center (funded mainly by Marathon Petroleum) was constructed by refurbishing and renovating Central's auditorium, finishing in December 2015. Findlay High School is a comprehensive high school with an enrollment of 1,632 students in grades 9-12. Of the 130 professional staff, 87 have master's degrees or beyond. Accreditation has been granted by AdvancEd Accreditation. Postsecondary The city is home to the University of Findlay, a private liberal arts college with an enrollment of over 4,100 students, and Owens Community College, a state school with an enrollment of 2,391 students. The University of Findlay is best known for its programs in Education (undergraduate and Master's) and the equestrian studies programs. Students enrolled in the preveterinary or western equestrian studies have access to a 152-acre farm operated by the university. Those students who are pursuing a degree in English equestrian studies have access to a separate rural facility composed of 32 acres, which includes the University Equine Veterinary Services Inc. Winebrenner Theological Seminary also makes its home in Findlay, adjacent to the university. Findlay also had a branch location of Brown Mackie College prior to 2017. Public library The city has the main branch of the Findlay-Hancock County Public Library. The library was established on April 16, 1888, and was originally housed in the Hancock County Courthouse basement until it was able to move into an old post office building in 1935. The main library building was renovated in 1991, and again in 2009 after a major flood. The library announced in March 2019 it would end the process of charging late fees. Transportation Findlay Airport does not have regularly scheduled passenger flights. Interstate 75, US 68, and US 224 are major highways that pass through the city. State routes in the city of Findlay include: Ohio State Route 12, Ohio State Route 15, Ohio State Route 568, and Ohio State Route 37. Historically, the Baltimore & Ohio, the New York Central, and the Nickel Plate Road operated passenger train service through Findlay. The last trains were the Nickel Plate's St. Louis - Muncie - Cleveland trains (#9, Blue Arrow westbound and #10, Blue Dart eastbound). These trains ended in 1959. Culture Annual activities Springtime in Ohio craft show - May Boogie on Main Street - June Riverside Wine festival - June Pride in the Park - July Flag City BalloonFest - August Rib-Off on Broadway - August The Hancock County Fair - Labor Day weekend Oktoberfest - September Christmas in October craft show - October Findlay | Hancock County Halloween Parade - October Sports The University of Findlay participates in Division II athletics as a member of the Great Midwest Athletic Conference. The University of Findlay Men's Basketball team became NCAA Division II National Champions for the 2008-2009 season on March 28, 2009, in Springfield, Massachusetts, capping off a perfect season (36-0). From 2006 to 2008, the city was home to the Findlay Freedom, a low level professional ice hockey team. Beginning in 2008, the Findlay Grrrowl played Junior A hockey at The Cube Ice Arena at the Hancock Rec Center. In 2009 the Grrrowl won the United Junior Hockey League's only championship beating the Jamestown Jets two games to one. The UJHL and an attempted successor folded the next year Findlay was home to minor league baseball. The Findlay Browns was the final nickname of the minor league baseball teams based in Findlay between 1895 and 1941. Findlay teams played as members of the Interstate League in 1895, Buckeye League in 1915 and Ohio State League from 1937 to 1941. The Findlay Browns were an affiliate of the St. Louis Browns in 1937 and 1938. Notable people Peggy Kirk Bell, golfer, winner of the 1949 Titleholders Championship Willard Harrison Bennett, inventor of the radio frequency mass spectrometer Joshua Brodbeck, international concert organist Aaron Craft, college basketball player for Ohio State, Big Ten leader in steals Gavin Creel, Tony Award-winning Broadway actor and singer Russel Crouse, Broadway playwright, The Sound of Music, State of the Union and Call Me Madam Jo Ann Davidson, Ohio's first female Speaker of the House James C. Donnell, president of The Ohio Oil Company (now Marathon Oil) Marie Dressler, actress and silent film star Tennyson Guyer, Congressman Ray Harroun, race car developer and driver, and first Indianapolis 500 winner Cliff Hite, Ohio state senator, high school football coach of Ben Roethlisberger Michael Holmes, saxophonist Josh Huston, former kicker in the National Football League (NFL) Grant "Home Run" Johnson, Negro league baseball player and manager John Kidd, professional football player (punter) in the NFL Dave Laut, shot-putter who won bronze at the 1984 Summer Olympics Mark Metcalf, actor Marilyn Miller, Broadway star of the 1920s William Mungen, U.S. Representative, lawyer, Union Army colonel Dan O'Brien, cattleman and author Michael G. Oxley, Congressman (1981-2006), co-author of Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Executive Vice President of NASDAQ Lamont Paris, men's college basketball coach at University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Tot Pressnell, pitcher for the Brooklyn Dodgers and Chicago Cubs James Purdy, novelist, short-story writer, poet, and playwright Howard Taylor Ricketts, pathologist who discovered the causative agent of Rocky Mountain spotted fever, Rickettsia rickettsii, which was also named after him Ben Roethlisberger, professional football player in the NFL for the Pittsburgh Steelers Mike Streicher, racing driver Philip Sugden, artist and painter Tell Taylor, composer of "Down by the Old Mill Stream" Landon Tewers, musician known for The Plot In You Chad Zerbe, former pitcher for the San Francisco Giants.

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Ed Dowie

Ed Dowie is an English vocalist and songwriter from Wimborne in Dorset born 1977. Dowie was an organist and choirboy as a child. He was previously a member of the Bournemouth-based band Brothers in Sound, who released an album on Regal Recordings in 2000. He studied experimental music for several years before launching a solo career. Signing with Lost Map Records, he released his debut full-length, The Uncle Sold, in 2017. The album's name is an allusion to Kazuo Ishiguro's 1995 novel, The Unconsoled.

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Capital SouthEast Connector

The Capital SouthEast Connector is a planned parkway in California running from Interstate 5 (I-5) to U.S. Route 50 (US 50). The route runs through Sacramento County, Elk Grove, Rancho Cordova, Folsom, and El Dorado County. This project serves as an alternative route to the Greater Sacramento region's current highway system. It consists of four to six lanes of thoroughfare and expressway. Phase I is projected to be completed by 2025, with phase II around 2030-40. Route description When completed, the Capital SouthEast Connector (from the west) begins at the I-5/Hood Franklin Road interchange as a four-lane expressway heading east until the intersection with Bruceville Road, where it connects with the existing Kammerer Road as a four- to six-lane thoroughfare. The Capital SouthEast Connector continues over SR 99 to the existing Grant Line Road interchange and continues northeast along Grant Line Road as a four- to six-lane thoroughfare. As it reaches the intersection of Bond Road, this section of the connector becomes the Sheldon Section until it reaches the Calvine Road intersection. This section is also known as the Special Section due to its sensitivity and proximity with the Sheldon community and adjacent homes, development, and business properties; this section is still under environmental and design review and will be one of the last segments completed of the connector. Heading northeast from Calvine Road towards Rancho Cordova, this section is designated as a four-lane high-speed expressway (speed limits up to ) with grade-separated interchanges. As the connector reaches towards the Sacramento-El Dorado county line, it returns to a six-lane thoroughfare ending at the Silva Valley Parkway Interchange. History After the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) abandoned the proposed California State Route 143 (SR 143), SR 148, and the extension of SR 65 (from Roseville/I-80 south to Fresno) due to an anti-freeway revolt from local residents during 1970-90, the Sacramento Area Council of Government (SACOG) proposed a new expressway in southeast Sacramento County to alleviate traffic congestion along SR 99 and US 50. With increased suburban development in Elk Grove, Folsom, and El Dorado County, travel time and delays have caused concerns with local residents prompting SACOG to initiate a much needed alternative route from Sacramento's current freeway systems (which all connect to Downtown Sacramento). This resulted in the formation of the Capital SouthEast Connector Joint Powers Authority (JPA) in December 2006. Along with the board members of the JPA, Elk Grove, Rancho Cordova, Folsom, Sacramento County, and El Dorado County "formalized their collaboration to proceed with planning, environmental review, engineering design and development of what was initially called the Elk Grove-Rancho Cordova-El Dorado Connector Project." Currently known as the Capital SouthEast Connector, some initial work has begun on the northern end of the project at the Silva Valley interchange in El Dorado County as well as the Grantline interchange at SR 99. In February 2014, a , four-lane segment between White Rock Road and Prairie City Road was completed as one of the earliest stages of the new expressway. The JPA has made it a priority to start from the west (Elk Grove) and east (El Dorado County and Folsom) ends of the project until both ends meet. Phase I of the project is expected to be completed by 2025, pending financing; phase II within 2030-40. Timeline Note: Completion dates listed are projected for Phase I only and are subject to change.

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The Owner

The Owner is a multi-director, international feature film that follows a backpack around the world, on its way back to its owner. It is the first film produced by CollabFeature, a group of independent filmmakers from all over the world. Each filmmaker wrote and directed his or her own short segment of the film in his or her own country. The Owner began shooting in spring of 2010. It premiered in theaters around the world on May 25, 2012. CollabFeature was started by Detroit-based filmmaker Marty Shea and web programmer Ian Bonner. Plot The Owner follows a lost backpack on a journey around the world, meeting several fascinating characters along the way. As the story progresses, we learn details about the mysterious man to whom the bag belongs--a man named "MacGuffin." The film brings together a variety of cultures, languages and film styles into a singular narrative plot. The feature consists of 25 independently produced short segments (2 to 5 minutes) that are connected by the backpack's journey. Each segment picks up the narrative where the previous segment leaves off and in some cases are inter-cut. Having 25 directors from 13 countries, The Owner holds the Guinness World Record for "Most Directors of a Film." The world record claim was approved by Guinness on January 9, 2013. Previously, Paris, je t'aime held the record with 21 directors.

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Paringa, South Australia

Paringa is a small town in the Riverland of South Australia. Paringa is famous for its vineyards, almond, citrus and stone fruit orchards, and the steel bridge with a span that can be raised to allow houseboats and paddlesteamers to pass underneath and across the Murray River to Renmark. Railway The railway line from Tailem Bend was extended north to Paringa soon after it had reached the Brown's Well district, with the official opening on 3 October 1913. However it took another 14 years for the railway to cross the river, when the bridge and the railway to Renmark opened in January 1927. The railway eventually extended to Barmera by August 1928. The historic Paringa Bridge was designed to carry a single railway line in the centre, with a road lane on each side of it. It has a total of six spans, including one lift span to allow river traffic to pass underneath. It was opened on 31 January 1927, enabling the railway to extend to Renmark. It is listed on the South Australian Heritage Register. The railway closed December 1990 but the bridge continues to carry the Sturt Highway as part of the main road link between Adelaide and Sydney. The town today Paringa today is a satellite town to the much larger Renmark, 4 km upstream. It boasts a pub, general store, museum and antiques shop. It is a service centre for the large agricultural enterprises on the Murtho and Lindsay Point roads. There is a beautiful picnic area on the riverfront adjacent to the Bridge. The town had only one serving mayor, Mr Alan Eckermann, before the District Council of Paringa amalgamated with Renmark Council in July 1996 to form the now Renmark Paringa Council. Many new homes have been built in Paringa in recent years.

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Alin Anghel

Marius Alin Anghel (born 13 May 1986) is a retired Romanian triple jumper. He finished sixth at the 2007 European U23 Championships and won the silver medal at the 2009 Jeux de la Francophonie. He also competed at the 2007 Summer Universiade, the 2009 European Indoor Championships and the 2011 European Indoor Championships without reaching the final. His personal best jump is 16.65 metres, achieved in June 2009 in Sofia. Indoors he has 16.69 metres, achieved in February 2010 in Bucuresti.

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Anders Sømme Hammer

Anders Somme Hammer (born 20 August 1977) is a Norwegian documentarian and journalist. Career He moved to Kabul, Afghanistan in June 2007 to cover the ongoing war. He was a freelancer, but produced for several media outlets. He delivered news and radio and television documentaries for NRK and TV 2, and wrote for national outlets such as Dagbladet, Dagsavisen, Dagens Naeringsliv, Morgenbladet, the Norwegian News Agency and Samtiden. In 2010, he released the book Drommekrigen ("The Dream War") on Aschehoug. He was named Freelancer of the Year by the Norwegian Union of Journalists in 2010 and received the Fritt Ord Award in 2011. His 2019 documentary Do Not Split was awarded the Short Film Special Jury Prize at the AFI Docs 2020 festival. It later got nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Subject at the 93rd Academy Awards.

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Aditi Shankar

Aditi Shankar (born 6 July 1997) is an Indian actress and playback singer who works in Indian cinema and appears in Tamil films. She made her acting debut in Viruman (2022) and appeared in Maaveeran (2023). Early life Aditi was born at Chennai, Tamil Nadu in India. She is the daughter of Indian filmmaker S. Shankar. She also has an elder sister, Aishwarya Shankar and a younger brother, Arjith Shankar. Aditi completed her medical degree at Sri Ramachandra University. After graduation she confessed to her parents about her long term passion for acting, following which she made her debut in Viruman. Career Aditi debuted as a playback singer for the song "Romeo and Juliet" from the Telugu film Ghani. In 2021, she made her acting debut, as lead actress, in the masala film Viruman. She sang the song "Madura Veeran" in the film. The Outlook India wrote "Actress Aditi Shankar, the daughter of ace director Shankar who makes her debut with this film, is just a natural when it comes to acting. She looks very convincing as the character 'Thaen' and is absolutely at ease in front of the camera. She does a neat job of playing a hard-working, no-nonsense girl who believes in standing up for her rights." The Hindu wrote, "Aditi Shankar is definitely an upgrade from Muthaiya's previous films". The Times of India wrote, "Take the initial scenes with the female lead, Thaenu (Aditi Shankar, making a confident debut). She is shown as someone who is affectionate towards Muthupandi, even though he is a man who is hard to like. We think this equation between them would pose a challenge to Viruman, who has fallen for her and wants to marry her, but in just a couple of scenes, we see the character shifting her allegiance, thanks to a convenient plot development". In 2022 she played in her second film, Maaveeran, released in July 2023. South First wrote, 'Aditi Shankar, the daughter of director Shankar, does a neat job of the task given to her. She comes up with a fine, measured performance as Nila, a sub-editor in love with the cartoonist.' In 2023, she was approached by director Vishnuvardhan for the lead role in his new film alongside debutante actor Akash, who is the younger brother of actor Atharvaa. Aditi agreed to the untitled project and is currently filming in Lisbon. Personal life Aditi said about her debut film Viruman: "I can never deny my privilege and success" that has happened to her career. Just before Viruman was released, actress and model Aathmika targeted Aditi on social media and stirred up controversy considering Aditi to be the main reason for nepotism in south Indian films stating "It's good to see privileged getting easy way through the ladder while the rest". Aathmika also stated saying "Aditi is privileged to be able to enter the film industry just because of her father". However, Aditi later lashed back at Aathmika for her words and later removed her social media status. Filmography Note: All films are in Tamil, unless otherwise noted.

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Daniel Ivancho

Daniel Eugene Ivancho (March 30, 1908-August 2, 1972) was the second bishop of the Byzantine Catholic Metropolitan Church of Pittsburgh, the American branch of the Ruthenian Catholic Church. Early life Born on March 30, 1908, in Yasinia, Maramaros, Austria-Hungary, he emigrated at the age of eight to the United States and settled in Cleveland, Ohio, with his widowed mother. He graduated from St. Ignatius High School (Cleveland) in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1926. He graduated from St. Procopius College in Lisle, Illinois, and completed his seminary training in Rome, Italy. Due to illness, he transferred to Uzhhorod Theological Seminary where he completed his studies. On September 30, 1934, Bishop Basil Takach ordained him to the priesthood and he served in parish assignments. Episcopate of Bishop Ivancho When Bishop Takach was diagnosed with terminal cancer in the 1940s, a request was made to the Holy See for the appointment of an auxiliary bishop. Monsignor George Michaylo and Father Stephen Gulovich were perceived to be leading candidates, but the Vatican announced the appointment of Ivancho, a dark horse. The 1946 official decree declared his status to be a "Coadjutor Bishop", mandating that he would automatically become Bishop Takach's successor. He was ordained as the first-ever Coadjutor Bishop of the Greek Catholic Exarchate of Pittsburgh on November 5, 1946. In order to accommodate the crowds, the ceremony was held at the Cathedral of Saint Paul of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh in the Oakland district. Byzantine and Roman Catholic bishops and clergy attended, as did the Empress Zita and other members of the Imperial Habsburg family of the former Austro-Hungarian Empire. Monsignor Fulton J. Sheen was the homilist for the ordination. In May 1948 Takach died, and Ivancho became the new bishop. Some advisors urged that construction of a new cathedral church should be a priority. They believed a new cathedral--not the 1903 St. John the Baptist Byzantine Catholic Cathedral--was needed in the post-World War II era. More seating capacity and a more central location in Pittsburgh, they argued, would better showcase the identity of the Eastern Catholic church. Ivancho, however, tackled the problem of seminary training. In a pastoral letter dated June 14, 1950, he announced plans for the construction and operation of the first Eastern Catholic seminary in the United States. Byzantine Catholic Seminary of SS. Cyril and Methodius was completed in October 1951. Ivancho resigned suddenly for personal reasons on December 2, 1954. According to a historical account by Serge Keleher, Ivancho was forced to resign once it was revealed that he had secretly married after his priestly ordination. He died in retirement in Florida in 1972.

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Koichi Toyama

is a Japanese street musician and a fringe political activist who was a candidate for the governor of Tokyo in the year 2007. He was born in Kagoshima Prefecture and lives in Fukuoka. He gained notoriety with his provocative 2007 Tokyo gubernatorial election speech. Background While his background was an intense revolt against the formal high-school education system, he has been described as having a left-wing history and labeled a nihilist. Koichi has written several books. Toyama describes himself as a fascist. Gubernatorial campaign As a candidate for Governor of Tokyo in 2007, Toyama Koichi was entitled to record a 5-minute televised campaign statement, during which he denounced majority rule and called upon Japan's political minority to join him in overthrowing the government. In response to the viral spread of Toyama Koichi's statement online, the Tokyo election commission asked YouTube to remove election speeches of candidates, allegedly to "ensure fairness" among candidates, because YouTube had "allowed only certain candidates" speeches "to be viewed freely on the site", according to an election official. According to Japanese election law, the broadcasting of speeches is only allowed on public broadcaster NHK.

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Henki

Henki is a 2021 collaborative album by the English singer-songwriter Richard Dawson and the Finnish experimental rock group Circle. The album has seven songs that are all related to the life of plants and trees. The title, according to Circle's Jussi Lehtisalo, is a Finnish word meaning "spirit" or "ghost". The collaboration between Dawson and Circle started with the exchange of demos, and then they met in Pori, a city on Finland's West Coast where Circle are based. The COVID-19 pandemic and the 2020 lockdown meant the album had to be finished remotely. Meaning "Methuselah" tells the story of Donald Rusk Currey's cutting down of Prometheus, the world's oldest tree. "Lily" tells of a hospital nurse in Newcastle who witnesses paranormal events after the death of patients, including the appearance of a room full of flowers. Reception Critics thought well of the album. Louis Pattison, writing for Pitchfork, gave the album 7.5 out of 10, and said, "In a catalog already noted for strangeness, Henki might be Richard Dawson's strangest album to date. But his ideas are fertilized by these songs' peculiar twists and turns; the more Dawson and Circle lean into their eccentricities, the more their music resonates. Whatever Dawson writes about, he's really writing about people--the ways we choose to live our lives, and the strange and awful things that befall us along the way. Henki blows up these themes into widescreen, unfolding across continents, centuries, and even the afterlife." Phil Mongredien, writing for The Guardian, highlighted "Silene" and "Methuselah": "A sprawling epic written from the perspective of a seed and a lament for an ancient tree are highlights on this inspired collaboration".

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Giambattista Avellino

Giambattista Avellino (born 18 November 1957) is an Italian director and screenwriter. Life and career Born in Livorno, Avellino started his career as a comic book writer, collaborating with the magazines Skorpio and Lanciostory. He debuted as a screenwriter in 1991, for the Aldo Lado's TV-miniseries La stella del parco. After an intense career on television, Avellino signed his first screenplay for a theatrically released film in 2002, for the Ficarra e Picone's vehicle Nati stanchi. His collaboration with the Sicilian comedy duo continued with Il 7 e l'8 and La matassa, both which they co-directed. For Il 7 e l'8 Avellino and Ficarra e Picone were nominated to David di Donatello for Best New Director and to Silver Ribbon in the same category. Selected filmography Screenwriter Nati stanchi (2002) Easy!

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Elfriede Grünberg Award

The Elfriede Grunberg Prize has been conferred annually since 2000 by the Austrian Welser Initiative Against Fascism for merits in the fight against Nazism. The award was named after the Holocaust victim Elfriede Grunberg. Namesake Elfriede Grunberg (1929 - 1942) was murdered by the Nazi regime for racist reasons, like her mother and her aunt. Her father Max was able to emigrate to Shanghai in 1939. On June 9, 1942 Elfriede Grunberg and her mother were deported from Vienna to the Maly Trostenets extermination camp. Six days later, Elfriede was probably killed in a gas van.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul%20Monash

Paul Monash

Paul Monash (June 14, 1917 - January 14, 2003) was an American television and film producer and screenwriter. Life and career Paul Monash was born in Harlem, New York, in 1917, and grew up in The Bronx. His mother, Rhoda Melrose, acted in silent films. Monash earned a bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a master's degree in education from Columbia University.<ref>"Paul Monash, 85, producer of television and film classics," The Star-Ledger, January 16, 2003</ref> An aspiring novelist, he rode the rails across the United States, served in the merchant marine, lived as an expatriate in Paris and studied art. Monash won early acclaim for his writing for television, including his work on the pioneer anthology series Studio One, Suspense and Playhouse 90. He received an Emmy Award for "The Lonely Wizard," a 1957 episode of Schlitz Playhouse of Stars that starred Rod Steiger. Monash wrote and produced the pilot for the TV series The Untouchables (1959), shown in two parts on Desilu Playhouse and edited as a feature film for distribution in Europe. He also wrote some episodes of the 1958-1959 NBC docudrama about the Cold War, Behind Closed Doors, hosted and starring Bruce Gordon. After the success of The Untouchables, Monash was asked to create Peyton Place (1964-1969), an ABC-TV series that was the first prime-time serialized drama on American television. His film production credits include Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969), Slaughterhouse-Five (1972), The Front Page (1974) and Carrie (1976). Monash produced the feature film The Friends of Eddie Coyle (1973), a dark, critically acclaimed crime drama starring Robert Mitchum, and also adapted the George V. Higgins novel for the screen. Monash wrote the 1979 CBS-TV adaption of All Quiet on the Western Front, a Hallmark Hall of Fame production that received a Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture Made for Television. His screenplay for the HBO film Stalin (1992) was nominated for an Emmy Award; and Monash received the Humanitas Prize for his teleplay for the TNT film George Wallace (1997). His final credit was the A&E Network original film, The Golden Spiders: A Nero Wolfe Mystery (2000), a critically praised adaption of the Rex Stout novel. The TV movie first aired March 5, 2000, the same day that the Writers Guild of America, west, presented the 83-year-old Monash with the Paddy Chayefsky award for lifetime achievement. It is the guild's highest award, given to writers who have "advanced the literature of television through the years." Paul Monash died of pancreatic cancer January 14, 2003, in Los Angeles. Filmography WriterForeign Intrigue (TV) "Berlin to Frankfurt" (1952) "The Radio Message" (1952) "Sun Lamp" (1952) " The Living Corpse" (1952) "The Perfect Plan" (1952)Atom Squad (1953)Suspense (TV) "Needle in a Haystack" (1953) "The Man Who Wouldn't Talk" (1954)Operation Manhunt (1954)Danger (TV) "Last Stop Before Albany" (1953) "Return Flight" (1953) "Five Minutes to Die" (1953) "Cornered" (1954) "Menace from the East (1954)Studio One (TV) "Stan, the Killer" (1952) "Blow Up at Cortland" (1955)Climax!

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County of Santa Fiora

The County of Santa Fiora (), also known as State of Santa Fiora () was a small historical state of southern Tuscany, in central Italy. Together with the county of Sovana, it was one of the two subdivisions into which the possessions of the Aldobrandeschi, then lords of much of southern Tuscany, were split in 1274. At the moments of its creation it included part of today's province of Grosseto, up to the Isola del Giglio, and Castiglione d'Orcia, in what is now the province of Siena. In the 14th century the Republic of Siena was able to capture Isola del Giglio, Roccastrada, Istia d'Ombrone, Magliano in Toscana, Selvena, Arcidosso and Castiglione d'Orcia, reducing the county to its capital, Castell'Azzara, Semproniano and Scansano. In 1439, after the marriage of Bosio I Sforza and the last Aldobrandeschi heir, Cecilia, the county was inherited by the Sforza family, who would become ruler of the Duchy of Milan and owned also other possessions in Tuscany and the Marche. The sovereignty of the county was ceded to the Grand Duchy of Tuscany in 1633. The Jewish presence in the County of Santa Fiora was significant, the first evidence dates back to the second half of the 15th century, while a jewish ghetto was established in 1714, when the state was already subject to the Grand Duchy of Tuscany for about 80 years.

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Samuel "Savoirfaire" Williams

Samuel "Savoirfaire" Williams is a classically-trained, American jazz violinist from Chicago. Biography At the age of three, he began playing violin at his parents' church. Two years later, Samuel joined a group of child prodigies under the tutelage of Suzuki Violin instructor, Betty Haag. His first performance was at Chicago's Orchestra Hall during a public television broadcast which became an annual event spanning more than 35 years. Samuel performed with this group for five of those years. He attended the Merit School of Music in Chicago, and studied music theory while participating in youth orchestras including the City Youth Symphony, Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra, Protege, All-City and All-State. Afro-Panamanian musician Joseph Williams gave him private violin instruction when he was 16. During this time, musician and conductor Frank Winkler invited him to play lead for the City Youth String Ensemble's viola section. The following year, Samuel earned a scholarship to study Classical viola under the guidance of Edward Adelson during summer camp (formerly the National Music Camp) at Interlochen Center for the Arts in Michigan. At Interlochen, Samuel sat in with Milt Jackson (Modern Jazz Quartet) at a workshop. While working at the Chicago Symphony Center, Samuel met and performed for Wynton Marsalis who suggested he study with Jazz violin legend, Johnny Frigo. Though Mr. Frigo was not interested in teaching, he allowed Samuel to sit in with him at local performances. Eventually, Samuel studied Classical violin with violinist and composer Harold Geller and Richard Ferrin, principal violist for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. As many independent artists do, Samuel "busked" (performed in public places for gratuities) on the streets to pay for violin lessons. During one of his street performances, Jazz guitar great Kenny Burrell observed his skill and invited Samuel to collaborate with himself, Willie Pickens and Larry Gray on a Bebop performance at Chicago's Jazz Showcase. In 2000, Samuel was voted into the Chicago Chapter of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM), which earned him the moniker "Savoirfaire." That same year, Samuel began an apprenticeship with luthier Martin Sheridan to learn the art of violin-making. He later became the owner of the violin shop and managed it for three years. After releasing three live albums on his own, Bob Koester discovered his work and in 2004, Delmark Records produced the internationally acclaimed release "Running Out of Time." Over the years, Savoirfaire has been invited to record with a plethora of artists in various genres and at international Jazz festivals - most notably as a session string player for Otis Clay and R. Kelly. Samuel was tapped to play principal violinist with his quartet, Renascent String Quartet, as extras in the 2005 feature film Proof starring Gwyneth Paltrow and Anthony Hopkins. Through his indie label, Central Coast Entertainment Group, Inc. he released "This Just In" in 2011 and a pop electronic instrumental album entitled "Threads" in 2012. In 2015, Samuel founded the Chicago Gypsy Project (a trio with Dave Miller on guitar and Charlie Kirchen on bass), which produced the most recent independent release, "We Swing." He continues to perform with his group Savoirfaire Jazz Quartet as well as busking on the streets, and in various venues throughout Chicago.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolly%20Makambo%20Nawezi

Dolly Makambo Nawezi

Dolly Makambo Nawezi is a politician in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He has served as mayor of La Gombe in the Kinshasa province since 2008. Makambo Nawezi lived in Montreal, Quebec, Canada for several years. He ran for election to the Montreal city council as an independent candidate in the 2001 municipal election and was defeated. In the late 2000s, he was a representative in Canada of the People's Party for Reconstruction and Democracy founded by Congolese president Joseph Kabila. Makambo Nawezi was appointed as mayor of La Gombe by President Kabila on 24 September 2008. On March 8, 2011 (International Women's Day), he inaugurated a memorial in Gombe to Mpongo Love, a Congolese singer who died in 1990.

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Department of plant and microbial biology

The department of plant and microbial biology is an academic department in the Rausser College of Natural Resources at the University of California, Berkeley. The department conducts extensive research, provides undergraduate and graduate programs, and educates students in the fields of plant and microbial sciences with 43 department faculty members. The plant biology program focuses on contemporary basic plant research and design of biotechnologies. New discoveries have broadened the understanding of plant development and function, and provided tools for engineering plants that produce novel new crops, with better resistance to disease and insects. With an increasing awareness of environmental problems, global changes, and emerging food needs, plants have emerged as a focal point for new research initiatives and educational training programs. The department established the division of microbial biology to understand the microbial world to comprehend the global ecosystem, evolutionary history, and diversity of life on earth. The twenty-first century brings a new understanding of the workings of the global ecosystem and a wealth of new technologies derived from the microbial world. The department also offers an extensive public education program as part of the California Cooperative Extension Service. As the key research and training program of the Agricultural Experiment Station in the California Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources, this division operates at a strategic location near California's major agricultural production centers and within the San Francisco Bay Area, a hub for innovative biotechnology. Plant biology's partnership with the United States Department of Agriculture's Plant Gene Expression Center offers a model for successful collaborations between the University and other government agencies. Research is largely funded through grants from the National Institute of Health, USDA and National Science Foundation. Extensive research is conducted Koshland Hall on the UC Berkeley campus and the nearby Energy Biosciences Institute, which is directed by a PMB faculty member. The department also utilizes the fields and greenhouses of the nearby Oxford Tract for research. Students in the undergraduate division graduate with a Bachelor of Science. The Graduate division offers Ph.D. degrees and opportunities for students to participate in postdoctoral research. The department headquarters along with many faculty offices and laboratories are located in Koshland Hall. The Biological Imaging Facility, in Koshland Hall provides instructional and research support for modern biological light microscopy including laser scanning, confocal and deconvolution microscopy, computer image processing and analysis, FISH, and immunolocalization. The Genetics and Plant Biology building, situated on the northwest side of the campus, was built in 1999. It is the main teaching site for lectures and laboratory courses offered by the plant and microbial biology department. Research strengths in the plant and microbial biology department are in the areas of plant and microbial genetics, biochemistry, ecology, evolution, pathology, development, physiology, cell biology and molecular biology. The department grants undergraduate degrees in: microbial biology, genetics and plant biology. Graduate degrees are offered in microbiology and plant biology. Many faculty in the department conduct research on plant-microbe interactions. The faculty and graduate students also cooperate with faculty from other UC Berkeley departments, such as the molecular and cell biology department, on researches pertaining to plant genetics and microbial biology.

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Craft&design

craft&design was a magazine about crafts in the UK. The magazine was originally published as Craftsman Magazine from its launch in 1983 up until July 2007. With the March-April 2017 issue, its print edition folded and it became an only-online magazine. In December 2018, the online magazine and the "craft&design" website closed due to the retirement of their owners. Craftsman Magazine was a publication for professional craftspeople and hobbyists wanting to sell their work, with a focus primarily on selling through Craft Fairs and Trade Fairs in Britain. The magazine developed alongside the UK craft industry and became an important resource for people wanting to earn a living from their work. The publishers, Angie and Paul Boyer, Directors of PSB Design, and Print Consultants Limited, first realized there was a need for such a publication when they were selling their own work at UK Craft Fairs in the early 1980s; there was nothing available at that time to inform people about the craft fairs, who organized them, where and when they were taking place or how to book stands at events. As the UK Craft industry expanded and developed over the years, the publishers realised that the profile of the magazine needed to change as well, so in the summer of 2007 they relaunched the publication as Craftsman craft&design Magazine with a new format, new design and a more contemporary approach to the content. The aims remain the same, to help craftspeople in Britain to earn a living from their work. Development and History The first issue of Craftsman Magazine was published Winter 1983 by Paul and Angie Boyer, Directors of PSB Design and Print Consultants Limited, a small graphic design business based in Commercial Street, London E1. The first issue was 16 pages and printed in 2 colours onto newsprint. 30,000 copies were circulated free of charge at craft fairs all over Britain. The editorial in the first issue featured Bookbinding, Batik, Jewelry, Leather Carving, and Craft Fairs. The aim of the magazine was to put craft people in touch with each other, to inform craft makers and buyers about where and when craft fairs were being held, and to provide information about who organized craft fairs in Britain and how to book a stand at the fairs. Advertising was mainly from craft fair organisers. Husband and wife team, Paul and Angie Boyer, continued to publish Craftsman Magazine 4 times a year from their London address until 1985 when, with issue number 5, they moved to Littlehampton in Sussex. By that time an annual subscription had been made available, editorial content had been expanded to include Business Advice for craft people and advertising had grown to reflect the growth in the number of craft fairs being held all over Britain. Events being advertised were at venues such as Stately Homes, Town and Village Halls, Wildlife Parks, Schools and Colleges, Hotels, Racecourses, Concert Halls, Community Centres, National Trust Properties, Leisure Centres, Sports Halls, Exhibition Centres, Shopping Centres, Airports and even US military Bases in the UK. Specialist Miniatures shows were also being advertised. In 2002 and 2003, informative Directories were included within the pages of Craftsman Magazine; subjects included Craft Fair Organisers, Craft Supplies, Courses and Workshops, Craft Galleries, Guilds & Associations. Issue 191 June 2007, with a cover price of PS2.50 and 52 pages was the last to be published as Craftsman Magazine. With a new title and a new format, it was relaunched by Angie and Paul Boyer, Directors of PSB Design and Print Consultants Limited, as Craftsman craft&design Magazine. The first issue under the new title and format was July/August 2007, Issue 192. (The issue numbering continued from one format to the next). As craft&design In 2007, Angie and Paul Boyer, Directors of PSB Design and Print Consultants Limited, relaunched the title as craft&design. Although the magazine was given a new format, a redesign, and a change of title, the aim of the publication remained the same: to help craftspeople in Britain earn a living from their work. The substantial changes that were made to the design and content of the magazine reflected the contemporary path that British crafts had taken in the early years of the 21st century. Previously focusing on providing information for craft people wanting to sell their work primarily at UK craft and trade fairs, the relaunched magazine now also encompasses craft galleries and exhibitions, commissioned work, and residencies for artists and makers, as well as information about UK craft and trade fairs. The main editorial and features are about artists, designers, and makers of contemporary craftwork; with information provided through interviews with makers and business tips and advice coming from people who work within the British craft industry. Published bi-monthly, 6 times a year, craft&design is a privately owned UK magazine which covers all aspects of British crafts and the various craft disciplines. The magazine became an online magazine following the publication of the last print issue, March-April 2017. Shows and Events CraftAid In 1986, Craftsman Magazine organised CraftAid, a national craft auction in aid of Save the Children. Craft people all over Britain donated work, the Craftsman offices in Littlehampton were turned into storage space for all the donated pieces, which ranged from pots by well-known ceramicists Lucie Rie, Michael Cardew and Janet Leach, through to precious metal jewellery, designer clothes, toys and teddy bears - all manner of work from both professional and hobby crafts people. Clandon Park, a National Trust Property in the South East of England, was hired as the venue for the auction, which took place over a weekend just before Christmas. People working in the craft industry donated their time to help with the auction - craft fair organisers, craft makers, friends and family. This unique event not only raised a substantial amount of money for charity, it also brought the British Craft industry together in a way that had never happened before. National Fleece to Jumper Spinning Competition In the same year, 1986, Craftsman Magazine organised the first National Fleece to Jumper Spinning Competition, which ran for 10 years at various craft fair venues in England, drawing supporters and participants from all over the world, including New Zealand, where the competition originated. Up to six teams, each made up of six people took part. The challenge was to knit a child's size jumper from a raw, unwashed fleece using a previously unseen pattern in the shortest possible time within a four-hour time limit. Teams started by sorting the fleece and selecting the best fibres. These were then carded, spun, plied and knitted. The final Fleece to Jumper Spinning Competition was held in 1995 at East Riddlesden Hall, Keighley, West Yorkshire, a National Trust property. It was won by the Craven Guild, who retained the title and the trophy as it was their third consecutive win. It was also the 10th year of the competition and the centenary year of the National Trust, a timely conclusion to a popular competition. The Craftsman Magazine Fleece to Jumper Speed Record was developed from the main competition and gave individual teams the opportunity to work against the clock to a set pattern, without competing with any other teams at the same time. In 1989 the Cambridge Carders set the first record at 3 hours, 7 minutes, 5 seconds. The record was subsequently broken a number of times, but the Cambridge Carders finally reclaimed it at the Alexandra Palace Christmas Craft Fair, setting a time of 2 hours, 46 minutes, 12 seconds. Craftmakers Materials Show In October 1999, Craftsman Magazine organised their first Craftmakers Materials Show in London. Exhibitors were companies which supplied materials, equipment and services to craftspeople and hobbyists, plus craft guilds and associations, artists, designers and craft book publishers. Visitors could purchase art and craft supplies, watch demonstrations of art and craft techniques, take part in workshops and business advice sessions. Held annually until 2002, also in Harrogate from 2001 - 2002. Craftsman Magazine Awards British Craft Trade Fair Newcomer Award In 1996, Craftsman Magazine sponsored the Newcomer Award at the British Craft Trade Fair in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, for the first time. The winner was Christine Cummings from Ormskirk in Lancashire with her Ceramic Swine sculptures. (Sponsorship of this competition continues under the magazine's new title of Craftsman craft&design Magazine). Student Award at Art in Clay In 1999, Craftsman Magazine sponsored the Student Award at Art in Clay (a ceramics show held at Hatfield, Hertfordshire) for the first time. It was presented in recognition of the quality of design and making of the work exhibited, the student/graduate's potential to earn a living from their work. The aim of the award was to help a young graduate to start up and run a successful business working as a potter or ceramic artist. In 1999, the award was presented to Mirka Golden-Hann for her hand thrown salt glazed pottery. Sponsored until 2007, the final Craftsman Magazine Student Award went to Kerry Williamson. Each year's winner had their work featured as a front cover article in Craftsman Magazine and were also presented with a commemorative plate specially made by Laurence McGowan. Craftsman Award at Potfest In 2002, Craftsman Magazine sponsored the potters' competition at Potfest in the Pens (a ceramics show held in Penrith, Cumbria) for the first time. The concept of the competition was for exhibitors at Potfest in the Pens to make a piece to reflect a specific theme; the challenge was to use techniques different from those they usually employed in their work. With a theme of 'Dish of the Day' in 2002, the winner was Dennis Kilgallon of Red Dust Ceramics, whose work was subsequently the subject of a front cover feature 138 January 2003. (Sponsorship of this competition continues under the magazine's new title of Craftsman craft&design Magazine).

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China Merchants Energy Shipping

China Merchants Energy Shipping Company Limited (), parented by China Merchants Group, is engaged in shipping industry, including tanker transportation, bulk cargo vessel transportation. Other businesses include training for sailors and sales of electronic ship machinery. It is headquartered in Shanghai, China. They are the parent company for China VLOC Company Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary that manages four VLOCs they had previously acquire from Vale. Its A shares were listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange in 2006. In September 2010, China Merchants announced that it planned to double the capacity of its dry bulk fleet by early 2012.

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Jean Dawnay

Jean Mary Dawnay, Princess George Galitzine (22 March 1925 - 14 December 2016) was a British fashion model, television personality, stage and film actress, who worked for Christian Dior. Early life Jean Mary Dawnay was born in Brighton on 22 March 1925. She was the daughter of Frederick Dawnay and Maud (nee Howard) and was educated at the City of London School for Girls and the Central School of Art and Design. Career Having joined the WAAF in 1943, she served in World War II under Leo Marks in the Special Operations Executive in Baker Street and at Bletchley Park. Throughout her career she was photographed by many leading photographers including John French, Richard Dormer, Cecil Beaton, Norman Parkinson, Antony Snowdon and Francis Goodman. She was associated with many of the leading fashion houses of the day including Christian Dior, by whom she was dubbed "The English Rose". In their obituary, The Daily Telegraph called her "supermodel of the 1950s". In later life, Dawnay was active in charity work, including UK Youth (for which she served as a vice president for 60 years), the Prince George Galitzine Library which she co-founded in 1994 in St Petersburg, the Terence Rattigan Society of which she was the inaugural president and Phab. She was appointed MBE, for services to young people, in the 2012 Queen's Diamond Jubilee Birthday Honours (as Jean Mary Galitzine). Personal life In 1963, Dawnay married Prince George Galitzine, a son of Prince Vladimir Galitzine, in Rome. Their daughter Princess Catherine "Katya" Galitzine was born in 1964. She died on 14 December 2016.

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Ernest Milton

Ernest Milton (7 August 1897 - 2 September 1984) was an English footballer who played as a left or right back for Sheffield United in The Football League. Born in Kimberworth near Rotherham, he also had a spell for Kilnhurst Town as well as guesting for Birmingham, Rotherham County and Barnsley during World War I. Career Milton played youth football with Parkgate Christ Church, and started his playing career, while working as a miner, with Kilnhurst Town. He was with Kilnhurst at the outbreak of World War I but was recommended to Sheffield United. Having impressed in a trial, Milton joined United as an amateur in 1917, aged 20. He played regularly during the war, and occasionally appeared as a guest player for Birmingham, Rotherham County and Barnsley. With the war over, Milton was offered a professional contract with Sheffield United, but despite playing the first game of the 1918-19 season he left United claiming he had 'signed by misinterpretation'. After a spell training with various clubs he wrote to United in March 1919, offering his services and hoping there would be 'no ill-will' if he returned. United agreed and Milton replaced pre-war full back Jack English, who had elected not to return to the club. Cementing his place in the first team, Milton was virtually ever present for the next four years. Despite this he was not widely appreciated and the local media suggested that he had 'not lived up to his early promise'. When United signed Len Birks in October 1924 it looked like Milton's tenure was drawing to a close but he regained his place in the side and played in the Blades' winning 1925 FA Cup Final team. The following season was more difficult however, and a mixture of a long-standing ankle injury, his lack of pace and the introduction of the new offside rule meant that he only played twelve more times and was finally released in May 1927. Personal life Milton was the younger brother of Sunderland player Albert and Coventry City's Alf. Following his retirement from football Milton worked for a coal merchant before setting up his own business. He also became a county-level bowls player and continued to live less than a quarter-of-a-mile from Bramall Lane. Honours Sheffield United FA Cup : 1925 References 1897 births People from the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham 1984 deaths English men's footballers Men's association football defenders Kilnhurst Colliery F.C. players English Football League players Rotherham County F.C. wartime guest players Barnsley F.C.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A%20Christmas%20Carol%20%28musical%29

A Christmas Carol (musical)

A Christmas Carol is a musical with music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Lynn Ahrens, and book by Mike Ockrent and Lynn Ahrens. The musical is based on Charles Dickens' 1843 novella of the same name. The show was presented annually at New York City's Theater at Madison Square Garden from December 1, 1994, to December 27, 2003. Productions Madison Square Garden, New York (1994-2003) A Christmas Carol premiered on December 1, 1994. It was performed annually in December at the Theater at Madison Square Garden in Madison Square Garden from December 1994 until December 2003. The original 1994 production was directed by Mike Ockrent with choreography by Susan Stroman, sets by Tony Walton, costumes by William Ivey Long, lighting by Jules Fisher and Peggy Eisenhauer, sound by Tony Meola, projections by Wendall K. Harrington, and musical direction by Paul Gemignani. Walter Charles played Ebenezer Scrooge. Terrence Mann, Tony Randall, Hal Linden, Roddy McDowall (in his final role), F. Murray Abraham, Frank Langella, Tim Curry, Tony Roberts, Roger Daltrey and Jim Dale have all played the role of Ebenezer Scrooge in subsequent productions of A Christmas Carol. 2004 television film In 2004, the production was adapted for television and produced by Hallmark Entertainment for NBC. It was directed by Arthur Allan Seidelman and features Kelsey Grammer as Ebenezer Scrooge, Jason Alexander as Jacob Marley, Jane Krakowski as the Ghost of Christmas Past, Jesse L. Martin as the Ghost of Christmas Present, Geraldine Chaplin as the Ghost of Christmas Yet To Be, and Jennifer Love Hewitt as Emily (named Belle in the book), Scrooge's former fiancee. London concerts (2016-2020) The musical made its London premiere on Monday December 19, 2016 at the Lyceum Theatre as a concert production played by London Musical Theatre Orchestra and produced by James Yeoburn and Stuart Matthew Price for United Theatrical. It starred Robert Lindsay as Ebenezer Scrooge, Alex Gaumond as Bob Cratchit, Carrie Hope Fletcher and her sister-in-law Giovanna Fletcher as Emily and Mrs Cratchit, Madalena Alberto as the Ghost of Christmas Past, Hugh Maynard as the Ghost of Christmas Present, Norman Bowman as Jacob Marley, Peter Polycarpou as Mr Fezziwig, and John Addison as Fred Anderson. The concert production was again at the Lyceum on December 11 and 18, 2017, with Lindsay returning to the role of Scrooge. On 17 December 2018, the production returned to the Lyceum Theatre again with Griff Rhys Jones as Scrooge. From 7 December 2020 a new production of the staged concert with the London Musical Theatre Orchestra opened at the Dominion Theatre during the COVID-19 pandemic where the theatre was socially distanced, starring Brian Conley as Scrooge, Matt Willis as Bob Cratchit, Jacqueline Jossa as Emily/Ghost of Christmas Future, Lucie Jones as the Ghost of Christmas Past, Sandra Marvin as Mrs Fezziwigg, Martyn Ellis as Mr Fezziwigg, Cedric Neal as Ghost of Christmas Present, Jeremy Secomb as Jacob Marley, Rebecca Lock as Mrs Cratchit and Sam Oladeinde as Fred Anderson/Young Scrooge. The run was due to close on 2 January 2021, however due to the Government's tier 3 restrictions in London, the run finished early on 15 December 2020. Yearly MSG Casts Long Runs: Gail Pennington appeared all 10 years in the EnsemblePaul Kandel appeared as the Ghost of Jacob Marley for 9 consecutive years, the longest any cast member appeared in one speaking role Synopsis The opening numbers are "The Years Are Passing By" and "Jolly, Rich, and Fat". In later productions the two numbers are combined as "Jolly Good Time." Scrooge first encounters the three ghosts of Christmas in their real-world guises as a lamplighter (Past), a charity show barker (Present), and a blind beggar woman (Future) ("Nothing to Do With Me"). Scrooge's long-suffering employee Bob Cratchit, and Bob's son Tiny Tim, purchase a Christmas chicken ("You Mean More to Me"). The visit of the ghost of Jacob Marley ("Link By Link"), features a half-dozen singing, dancing spirits presented with various levels of makeup and special effects. One of these ghosts in this version is known to be an old colleague of Scrooge and Marley's, Mr. Haynes, who was said to be "mean to the bone", resulting in his charred skeleton. Other puns include a spirit with a safe embedded in his chest, who "never had a heart". The Ghost of Christmas Past reinforces the character's signature theme of illuminating Scrooge's worldview ("The Lights of Long Ago"). One notable departure from Dickens' novella in this portion of the film is its depiction of Ebenezer Scrooge's father, identified as John William Scrooge, being sentenced to debtors' prison while his horrified family looks on; this scene was inspired by an actual occurrence from Dickens' own childhood. The Ghost of Christmas Present ("Abundance and Charity" and "Christmas Together"), makes his point that Christmas is a time for celebration, generosity, and fellowship. The former takes place at a fantastical version of the charity show he was seen promoting on Christmas Eve, and the latter whisks Scrooge on a tour of London that includes the homes of his nephew Fred, his clerk Bob Cratchit, and Mr. Smythe, a recently widowed client of Scrooge's lending house. The entire Christmas Future ("Dancing On Your Grave", "You Mean More to Me (Reprise)", and "Yesterday, Tomorrow, and Today"), culminates in Scrooge's awakening in his bedroom on Christmas morning. "What a Day, What a Sky" bookends "Nothing to Do With Me", dramatizing Scrooge's new outlook as he races through the streets of London making amends. The show concludes with a reprise of "Christmas Together" featuring the entire cast. Scenes and musical numbers 1994 version Time: London, 1880 "Overture" -- Orchestra Scene 1: A Graveyard Near St. Paul's Cathedral, Christmas Eve "The Years Are Passing By" -- Grave Digger Scene 2: The Royal Exchange "Jolly, Rich and Fat" -- Three Charity Men, Smythe Family, Businessmen, Wives and Children "Nothing To Do With Me" -- Scrooge and Cratchit Scene 3: The Street "Street Song (Nothing To Do With Me)" -- People of London, Scrooge, Fred, Jonathon, Sandwich Board Man, Lamplighter, Blind Hag and Jack Smythe Scene 4: Scrooge's House "Link By Link" -- Marley's Ghost, Scrooge and Ghosts Scene 5: Scrooge's Bed Chamber "The Lights of Long Ago" - Ghost of Christmas Past Scene 6: The Law Courts "God Bless Us, Everyone" - Scrooge's Mother, Fan at 6 and Scrooge at 8 Scene 7: The Factory "A Place Called Home" - Scrooge at 12, Fan at 10 and Scrooge Scene 8: Fezziwig's Banking House "Mr. Fezziwig's Annual Christmas Ball" -- Fezziwig, Mrs. Fezziwig and Guests "A Place Called Home (Reprise)" -- Emily, Scrooge at 18 and Scrooge Scene 9: Montage "The Lights of Long Ago (Part II)" -- Scrooge at 18, Young Marley, Emily and People from Scrooge's Past Scene 10: A Starry Night "Abundance and Charity" - Ghost of Christmas Present, Scrooge and The Christmas Gifts Scene 11: All Over London "Christmas Together" - Tiny Tim, The Cratchit's Fred, Sally, Scrooge and People of London Scene 12: The Graveyard "Dancing On Your Grave" - Grave Diggers, Ghost of Christmas Future, Monks, Businessmen, Mrs. Mops, Undertakers, Old Joe, Mr. Smythe and Cratchit "Yesterday, Tomorrow and Today" - Scrooge, Angels and Children of London Scene 13: Scrooge's Bed Chamber "The Years Are Passing By (Reprise)" - Jonathon Scene 14: The Street, Christmas Day "Nothing To Do With Me (Reprise)" - Scrooge "Christmas Together (Reprise)" - The People of London "God Bless Us, Everyone (Finale)" - The Company Final version Time: London, 1880 "Overture" -- Orchestra Scene 1: The Royal Exchange "A Jolly Good Time" -- Charity Men, Smythe Family, Businessmen, Wives and Children "Nothing To Do With Me" -- Scrooge and Cratchit Scene 2: The Street "You Mean More to Me" - Cratchit and Tiny Tim "Street Song (Nothing To Do With Me)" -- People of London, Scrooge, Fred, Jonathon, Sandwichboard Man, Lamplighter, Blind Hag and Grace Smythe Scene 3: Scrooge's House "Link By Link" -- Marley's Ghost, Scrooge and Ghosts Scene 4: Scrooge's Bed Chamber "The Lights of Long Ago" - Ghost of Christmas Past Scene 5: The Law Courts "God Bless Us, Everyone" - Scrooge's Mother Scene 6: The Factory "A Place Called Home" - Scrooge at 12, Fan and Scrooge Scene 7: Fezziwig's Banking House "Fezziwig's Annual Christmas Ball" -- Fezziwig, Mrs. Fezziwig and Guests "A Place Called Home (Reprise)" -- Emily, Scrooge at 18 and Scrooge Scene 8: Scrooge and Marley's "The Lights of Long Ago (Part II)" -- Scrooge at 18, Young Marley, Emily, People from Scrooge's Past and Ghost of Christmas Past Scene 9: A Starry Night "Abundance and Charity" - Ghost of Christmas Present, Scrooge and The Christmas Gifts Scene 10: All Over London "Christmas Together" - Tiny Tim, The Cratchit's, Ghost of Christmas Present, Fred, Sally, Scrooge and People of London Scene 11: The Graveyard "Dancing On Your Grave" - Ghost of Christmas Yet-To-Be, Scrooge, Monks, Businessmen, Mrs. Mops, Undertakers, Old Joe and Cratchit "Yesterday, Tomorrow and Today" - Scrooge and Angels Scene 12: Scrooge's Bed Chamber "London Town Carol" - Jonathon Scene 13: The Street, Christmas Day "Nothing To Do With Me (Reprise)" - Scrooge "Christmas Together (Reprise)" - The People of London "God Bless Us, Everyone (Finale)" - The Company Instrumentation The orchestration for A Christmas Carol consists of five woodwinds, one French horn, three trumpets in B-Flat (one doubling on flugelhorn), two trombones (the second doubling tuba), a drum kit, a percussion section, two synthesizers, one harp (doubling synthesizer) and strings. The first woodwind player doubles on flute, piccolo, clarinet in B-flat and soprano saxophone, the second on oboe, English horn, clarinet in B-flat and tenor saxophone, the third on clarinets in E-flat and B-flat, flute, piccolo, tin whistle and alto saxophone, the fourth bass clarinet in B-flat, flute and clarinet in B-flat, and the fifth on bassoon, clarinet in B-flat, flute and bass saxophone. Reception David Richards reviewed the 1994 production for The New York Times writing: Of the score, Richards wrote: "After the spectacle, the score by Mr. Menken (with lyrics by Ms. Ahrens) is the production's major drawing card." Richards continued, "The eye is courted at every turn, the special effects come on a regular basis and the street scenes don't lack for warmly dressed bodies and the odd beggar. At the end, snow falls in the hall as well as onstage, which so thrilled an incredulous 8-year-old boy seated near me that he got up and danced in the aisle." Lawrence Van Gelder reviewed the 2002 production for The New York Times writing, "Music, dance, colorful costumes and atmospheric scenery - all intended to make holiday theatergoing a pleasant family experience - are marshaled here to satisfying effect." Of F. Murray Abraham's performance, Gelder wrote: "Far from the terrifying figure who made blind men's dogs tug their owners into doorways and up courts, Mr. Abraham can scarcely contain the good cheer waiting to burst out in little bits of business before his ghostly encounters." Jeremy Gerard reviewed the 1994 production for "Variety" writing, "The show begins with a thunderous percussive explosion -- rumbling organ, crashing cymbals, blaring brass -- on Tony Walton's wraparound London cityscape set that's so big you could park Norma Desmond's mansion in there and never notice it." Gerard continues: Noting the costume design, Gerard said: "For a later dance number, a Christmas ball stunningly set in Fezziwig's Banking House, costume designer William Ivey Long (another "Crazy" alum) has outdone himself, which is saying something, as gown after wildly colorful gown makes its entrance and has its spin.

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Malplaquet proclamation

The Malplaquet proclamation was issued by Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, commander of the Anglo-allied army on 22 June 1815. It announced to the French people that Wellington's army was there to restore their rightful king (Louis XVIII) and government that had been usurped by Napoleon Bonaparte on his return from the island of Elba; and that their lives and their property rights would be honoured. Prelude In response to Napoleon Bonaparte leaving Elba and landing in France on 13 March 1815 Seventh Coalition powers meeting at the Congress of Vienna declared Napoleon Bonaparte an outlaw and that they would render "all the assistance requisite to restore public tranquillity" to the French King and nation. After the Seventh Coalition's victory at the Battle of Waterloo on 18 June 1815, the Anglo-allied army under the command of Wellington and a Prussian army under the command of Prince Blucher followed up the general French retreat and crossed the frontier into France intending to march on Paris. Although they marched close enough to come to each other's aid if needed the commanders chose slightly different axes of advance. At daybreak of 19 June, that portion of Wellington's army which had fought the Battle of Waterloo, broke up from its bivouac, and began to move along the high road to Nivelles. Those troops which had been posted in front of Hal during 18 June, were likewise directed to march upon Nivelles. Wellington's army occupied Nivelles and the surrounding villages during the night of 19 June; in the course of which the Duke arrived from Brussels, and established his headquarters in the town. It was there that he issued a general order to his army. In the general order he made it clear to those under his command: The Anglo-Allied Army marched on 20 June to Binche and Mons with the cavalry screen fanning out to cover the van and flanks of the army. Wellington established his headquarters at Binche. On 21 June, Wellington crossed the French frontier, moving the principal portion of his army to Bavay, and the remainder from Mons upon Valenciennes, which fortress was immediately blockaded; and established his headquarters at Malplaquet, on site of the Battle of Malplaquet where the Duke of Marlborough and Prince Eugene of Savoy had won a famous victory against the French a century before. Proclamation At Malplaquet Wellington issued a proclamation to the French people that Napoleon Bonaparte was an usurper and that his army came as liberators not as enemy invaders and that he had issued orders to his army that all French citizens who did not oppose his army would be treated fairly and with respect. In contrast, no proclamation of a similar nature was issued by Prince Blucher, commander of the Prussian army, nor were any direct orders given by the latter to remind his troops that France was "to be treated as a friendly country", or to forbid them taking anything "for which payment be not made". In the opinion of Siborne and Gifford: Meanwhile, the British, Dutch, and German troops under the Duke of Wellington acquired from the outset the goodwill and kindly disposition of the inhabitants of the country through which they passed. The Anglo-Allied troops inspired the people with confidence: the Prussians awed them into subjection. Much of the cause of all this may be traced to the different views entertained by the two great Commanders. Blucher's extreme hatred of the French would not allow him to modify, still less to abandon, the opinion which he had imbibed from the first moment he heard of the escape of Napoleon from Elba; that they ought not only to be thoroughly humbled, but also severely punished. Neither he nor his soldiers could ever forget the cruelties and extortions which their own country had been compelled to endure when overrun by the French: and now that they were once more brought into the land of their enemies, and another period of retribution had arrived; but one sentiment pervaded the whole Prussian Army -- that those who had not scrupled to inflict the scourge of war throughout the whole continent, should, in their turn, be made duly sensible of its evils. In Siborne's opinion a contrary train of ideas, or a different course of proceeding, on the part of the Prussians was scarcely to be expected. Hence the value of the excellent and orderly conduct of the British troops operating as a salutary counterpoise to the domineering and revengeful spirit which actuated the Prussians. Blucher felt equally with Wellington that the advance upon Paris before the approach of the other allied armies, which were then only crossing the Rhine, was a departure from strictly military principles; and that this could only be justified by the extraordinary moral effect which would be produced by the signal defeat of Napoleon. But his views were limited to the military part of the plan, which was to make a dash at the capital; and, if possible, to intercept Marshal Grouchy and his still intact and undefeated wing of the Army of the North, whilst endeavouring to rejoin the routed force under Marshal Soult. Wellington's policy embraced a wider field. He invariably kept in view the great object for which the war had been undertaken. The information which he contrived to obtain relative to the effect which Napoleon's disaster produced upon the minds of the leading men of the great political parties by which France was then agitated, and upon the Members of the two Chambers of Parliament generally, combined with the knowledge he had already acquired of the disposition of the inhabitants of the Department of the North, which, in fact, had not evinced that enthusiasm attendant upon the return of Napoleon from Elba that was manifested throughout the greater part of the nation, convinced him that by adopting measures calculated to impress upon the French people that the allies were friendly towards them, though inveterately hostile to Napoleon, and by seizing every advantage afforded by the presence and the influence of their legitimate monarch, he was, by such means, ensuring the security of the operations upon Paris more effectively than could have been accomplished by additional military force applied under different circumstances. The aid which such a line of conduct, on the part of Wellington, gave to the cause of Louis XVIII was immense. The people of the Northern Departments, who, in general, were wearied by the continuance of wars; and who now longed to enjoy the blessings of peace, saw in the friendly disposition of the allies, and the support which these yielded to the King's authority, a pledge of their determination to crush the war party, and at the same time, to cement their alliance with the legitimate sovereign. White flags were soon seen to wave from countless steeples. The tide of Royalty, favoured in no small degree by the versatile nature of a population now familiar changing regimes, was already setting in fast: and as it rolled steadily on towards the capital, Wellington's foresight and good tact gave it an impulse which not only bore him along with it in easy triumph, but; when it subsequently reached the goal, swept away every vestige of the government that supported Napoleon and his adherents.