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6772166 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secret%20People%20%28album%29 | Secret People (album) | Secret People is the fifth studio album by folk rock band Capercaillie. It reached number 40 in the UK album charts. It was re-released in North America by Valley Entertainment in 2003. Capercaillie) - 4:43
"Grace and Pride" (Manus Lunny) - 5:12
"Tobar Mhoire (Tobermory)" (Trad. Capercaillie) - 3:48
"Four Stone Walls" (John Saich) - 3:16
"Crime of Passion" (Donald Shaw) - 4:58
"The Whinney Hills Jigs" (Trad. Capercaillie) - 6:10
"An Eala Bhan (The White Swan)" (Trad. Capercaillie) - 5:30
"Seice Ruairidh (Roddy's Drum)" (Trad. Capercaillie) - 4:24
"Stinging Rain" (M. Lunny) - 4:50
"Hi Rim Bo" (Trad. |
54224914 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford%20crossing%2C%20West%20Toodyay | Ford crossing, West Toodyay | The ford crossing is a natural feature of the Avon River in West Toodyay, Western Australia. It was used by the early settlers in the area to cross the river before the construction of the West Toodyay Bridge. For many years the whereabouts of the ford remained a mystery. It is not marked on any early survey map. In addition, the building of the West Toodyay Bridge in 1902 negated its use and details of its existence were lost. However, research carried out and published in 2010 revealed that the ford crossing was, and still is, a natural feature of the Avon River. A wide rocky shelf spans the river immediately upstream from the West Toodyay Bridge. It would have facilitated an easy crossing. In addition, the approaches on either side are relatively protected from erosion during times of flood. It is highly probable that the rocky ford crossing was part of a long established trail used by the local indigenous Ballardong Noongar people as they travelled up and down the Toodyay valley. The ford proved ideal for the passage of horse, cart and wagon across the Avon River. If, however, the river was in flood, any crossing of the river would have been too dangerous to attempt. Nevertheless, unlike other purposely built fords, there appear to have been no reports of damage to the ford, even in times of severe flooding, nor of any repairs having been carried out to its approaches. On the upstream side of the ford lay a long pool. The pool was fed by a permanently running spring that entered the river bed from the north side of the Avon River. Thus, throughout the heat of summer, the pool was ever present. The Military Barracks also stood upstream from the ford crossing on the left hand bank of the river. The ford crossing proved to be of paramount importance to the early inhabitants of the town of Toodyay as well as those in the valley beyond. |
21267761 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University%20of%20Central%20Greece | University of Central Greece | The University of Central Greece (UCG; Greek ) was a public university located in Central Greece, which was founded with the Presidential Decree 92, Article 1, Government Gazette 83/A/11-4-2003 by the Greek Government on 11 April 2003 in the City of Lamia and ceased permanently its operation on 5 June 2013, Presidential Decree 99/2013, Government Gazette 134/A/5-6-2013. It was comprised the Department of Computer Science and Biomedical Informatics and the Department of Regional Economic Development. History
The first students were admitted to the University of Central Greece in September 2004, at which time only the informatics department was in operation. A total of 71 students were enrolled to that department, of whom 11 graduated in October 2008. The Department of Regional Economic Growth, which was founded in 2005, began its operation in the academic year 2005-2006. The University operated two campuses, in the municipalities of Lamia and Livadeia. The Department of Computer Science and Biomedical Informatics was housed in the former Lamia Academy, near the old municipal hospital and the public aquatics centre. Administrative functions and a cafeteria were housed in the ground floor to facilitate student access. The first floor housed facilities such as lecture classes, two labs, one computer cluster, as well as administrative services and the faculty offices. A library was also available, which was occasionally used by students and for faculty meetings. The University was abolished in June 2013. The Department of Computer Science and Biomedical Informatics was added to the University of Thessaly with the campus remaining in Lamia, while the Department of Regional Economic Development was merged with the Department of Economic and Regional Development of Panteion University. Academic evaluation
An external evaluation of all academic departments in Greek universities will be conducted by the Hellenic Quality Assurance and Accreditation Agency (HQA) in the following years. |
35654726 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naari%20%28film%29 | Naari (film) | Naari is an Oriya film directed by Narendra Kumar Mitra & B. Trilochan and released on 25 January 1963. Film won National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Odia. Plot
Jayanta is in love with Manashi and prepares to marry her. But before the wedding, he loses his sight. Then Manashi breaks off the engagement, leaving Jayantha disappointed. During the treatment, Jayant is noticed by the kind nurse Malati. Trying to help him, she tries to return Manashi to him, but fails. She then pretends to be Manashi herself. And even donates one of his eyes to him. Having regained his sight, Jayanta first tries to find Manashi. However, after learning the truth from the servant, he goes to Malati to save her from suicide at the last moment. |
42382863 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnesium%20hydroxychloride | Magnesium hydroxychloride | Magnesium hydroxychloride is the traditional term for several chemical compounds of magnesium, chlorine, oxygen, and hydrogen whose general formula x*y*z, for various values of x, y, and z; or, equivalently, . The simple chemical formula that is often used is MgClOH, which appears in high school subject, for example.Other names for this class are magnesium chloride hydroxide, magnesium oxychloride, and basic magnesium chloride. Some of these compounds are major components of Sorel cement. Compounds
The ternary diagram of the system - - has the following well-defined and stable phases:
(magnesium hydroxide, the mineral brucite)
2**4 = *4 ("phase 2", "2:1:4")
3**8 = 2*4 ("phase 3", "3:1:8")
5**8 = 2*4 ("Phase 5", "5:1:8")
9**5 = *5 ("Phase 9", "9:1:5")
*6 (magnesium chloride hexahydrate)
Phase 3 and phase 5 may exist at ambient temperature, whereas the phase 2 and phase 9 are stable only at temperatures above 100 degC. All these compounds are colorless crystalline solids. At ambient temperature, there are also gel-like homogeneous phases that form initially when the reagents are mixed, and eventually crystallize as phase 5, phase 3, or mixtures with or *6. There are also other lower hydrates that can be obtained by heating the "natural" phases:
2**2 (phase 2 dihydrate; ~230 degC)
3**5 (phase 3 pentahydrate; ~110 degC)
3**4 (phase 3 tetrahydrate; ~140 degC)
5**4 (phase 5 tetrahydrate; ~120 degC)
5**3 (phase 5 trihydrate; ~150 degC)
9**2 (phase 9 dihydrate; ~190 degC)
In addition, a heptahydrate of phase 5, 5**7, can be obtained by washing the natural octahydrate with ethanol. All four stable phases have anhydrous versions, such as 3* (anhydrous phase 3) and 5* (anhydrous phase 5), with the crystal structure of . They can be obtained by heating them to about 230 degC (phases 3 and 5) about 320 degC (phase 2), and about 260 degC (phase 9). History
These compounds are the primary components of matured magnesia cement, invented in 1867 by the French chemist Stanislas Sorel. In the late 19th century, several attempts were made to determine the composition of set Sorel's cement, but the results were not conclusive. Phase 3 was properly isolated and described by Robinson and Waggaman in 1909, and phase 5 was identified by Lukens in 1932. Properties
Solubility
The oxychlorides are only very slightly soluble in water. In the system MgO - - at about 23 degC, the completely liquid region has vertices at the following triple equilibrium points (as mass fractions, not molar fractions):
S1 = 0.008 MgO + 0.170 + 0.822 (Sol::P5)
S2 = 0.010 MgO + 0.222 + 0.768 (Sol:P5:P3)
S3 = 0.012 MgO + 0.345 + 0.643 (Sol:P3:*6)
The other vertices are pure water, magnesium chloride hexahydrate, and the saturated solution (0.0044 MgO + 0.9956 by mass). Decomposition and degradation
The anhydrous forms decompose when heated above 450-500 degC by decomposition of the hydroxide and chloride anions, releasing water and hydrogen chloride and leaving a magnesium oxide residue, by the reactions:
2 - +
+ 2 - + 2
Extended exposure of magnesium oxychlorides to water leaches out the soluble , leaving hydrated brucite . On exposure to the atmosphere, the oxychlorides will slowly react with carbon dioxide from the air to form magnesium chlorocarbonates. Anhydrous and partially hydrated forms also absorb water, turning into phase 5 and then phase 3 on the way to the chlorocarbonate. The exceptions are the dihydrate and hexahydrate of phase 9, that remain unchanged for many months. Structure
The crystal structure of phase 3 is triclinic with space group and z = 2. The solid consists polymeric aquohydroxo cations, in the form of double chains of magnesium atoms surrounded and bridged by the oxygen atoms in hydroxy groups and complexed water molecules. These linear cations are interleaved and neutralized by chloride anions and some unbound water molecules, yielding the general formula n+ *n * n.
The structure of phase 5 is believed to be similar, with generic formula n+*n * n(4-x). The anhydrous forms of phase 3 and phase 5 have the same structure as : namely, layers of magnesium cations, each sandwiched between two layers of hydroxy or chloride anions. Phase 5 crystals form as long needles consisting of rolled-up sheets. The Raman spectrum of phase 3 has peaks at 3639 and 3657 cm-1, whereas phase 5 has peaks at 3608 and 3691 cm-1, and brucite has a peak at 3650 cm-1. These peaks are attributed to stretching vibrations of the OH groups. Phase 3 has also a peak at 451 cm-1, attributed to the stretching of Mg-O bonds. Preparation
From MgO or and
Phases 3 and 5 can be prepared by mixing powdered magnesium oxide with a solution of magnesium chloride in water , in molar ratios 3:1:11 and 5:1:13, respectively, at room temperature. This is the common method of preparing Sorel magnesia cement. Magnesium hydroxide can also be used instead of the oxide, with adjusted amount of water. For best results, the magnesium oxide should have small particle size and large surface area. It can be prepared by calcination of magnesium hydroxycarbonate *4 at about 600 degC. Higher temperatures increase particle size leading to slower reaction rate. It is believed that, during the reaction, the magnesium oxide is continuously hydrated and dissolved, helped by the slightly acidic character of the magnesium chloride solution. The acidity is attributed to hydrolysis of the magnesium hexahydrate cations:
↔️ +
The protons (which are actually hydrated, e.g. as ) make the solution acidic; the pH varies from 6.5 to 4.7 as the concentration of increases from 30% to 70% (weight basis). The protons then react with and dissolve the nearly insoluble oxide or hydroxide, by such reactions as
+ 2 + 5 -
+ + 4 -
The ions and in solution then combine into complex cations with multiple magnesium atoms, bridged by hydroxide anions and water molecules (magnesium aquohydroxo complexes), with general formula (2x-y)+. This process involves additional hydrolysis, turning some ligands into and freeing more , which keeps dissolving more oxide. With enough magnesium chloride, the dissolution of the oxide is relatively fast, and a clear solution of magnesium aquohydroxo cations can be obtained by filtration. Over a period of several hours, those cations keep combining into larger complexes, becoming less soluble as they grow. After a few hours (at room temperature), those cations and the chloride anions precipitate as (or turn the solution into) a hydrogel, which then gradually crystallizes into a mixture of phase 3, phase 5, solid magnesium oxide and/or chloride, and/or some residual solution. Depending on the proportion of the reagents, phase 5 may form at first, but then will react with excess chloride to form phase 3. The magnesium oxide can also react with water to form the hydroxide, which, being poorly soluble, would coat the oxide grains and stop further hydration. The acidity provided by hydrolysis of the cations in solution dissolves this coating, and thus allows the process to run continuously until one of the reagents is exhausted. From MgO or and HCl
The compounds can also be prepared from magnesium oxide or hydroxide and hydrochloric acid. The - - phase diagram is contained in the - - diagram. From and NaOH
The difficulties of preparing the magnesium oxide and ensuring its full reaction can be avoided by using instead of or , so that all reagents are solutions. However, sodium chloride may also precipitate for certain concentrations of the reagents. With this route, stable phase 5 precipitates in a rather narrow range of conditions, namely when the concentration [Cl] of chloride anions in solution is 2.02 +- 0.03 mol/L, the concentration [Mg] of magnesium (as and other cations) is 1.78 +- 0.07 mol/L, and the pH is 7.65 +- 0.05. Stable phase 3 precipitates in a broader range of cases, namely when [Cl] is 6.48 +- 2.17 mol/L, [Mg] is 3.14 +- 1.12 mol/L, and the pH is 6.26 +- 0.14
Other
A short note from 1872 reported the formation a solid with approximate formula 5**13, as a mass of fine needles, from a solution of magnesium ammonium chloride with excess ammonia left standing for several months. G. Andre claimed in 1882 the preparation of anhydrous oxychlorides by fusing anhydrous magnesium chloride with powdered magnesium oxide. |
26299725 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesse%20Stone%3A%20No%20Remorse | Jesse Stone: No Remorse | Jesse Stone: No Remorse is a 2010 American made-for-television crime drama film directed by Robert Harmon and starring Tom Selleck, Kathy Baker, and Kohl Sudduth. Written by Tom Selleck and Michael Brandman, it is based on the Jesse Stone novels written by Robert B. Parker. This film is about the police chief of a small New England town who investigates a series of murders in Boston for a state police colleague and uncovers evidence that leads to a notorious mob boss. Filmed on location in Nova Scotia, the story is set in the fictitious town of Paradise, Massachusetts. Jesse Stone: No Remorse is the sixth in a series of nine television films adapted from Parker's Jesse Stone novels. With David Gribble as cinematographer, the film was nominated for an American Society of Cinematographers Award for Achievement in Cinematography, Motion Picture/Miniseries Television. The film first aired on the CBS television network on May 9, 2010. Plot
Main plot
The film begins with the shooting murder of a young man at night as he opens his car door in a parking garage. Jesse Stone is introduced who, after his suspension as chief of police, has sunk into seclusion and alcoholism. Ordered not to communicate with his former subordinates while on suspension, he has been out of touch with everyone. Eventually his colleague Rose, an officer, becomes concerned and asks Stone's friend Captain Healy, the State Police Homicide Commander, to check in on him. Healy is recovering from gunshot wounds and supposed to be on medical leave but, as he tells Stone, he's taking his leave at his office. Healy finds Stone disheveled, drunk, and despondent. Shortly after Healy arrives, Stone receives a phone call from his ex-wife Jenn, so Healy leaves. Jenn tells Jesse that she needs to talk because she and Elliot had a fight. Angered, Jesse tells Jenn that they shouldn't speak anymore, and rips out the phone. Later he buys a cell phone, which Rose helps him program. He gives the number only to her and a few others. Jesse and Rose are becoming close. After a second murder in a parking garage, Healy asks Jesse to work as a private consultant to the Boston police department on the investigation. He does this partly to help his friend, but he also needs Stone's experience. Jesse soon learns that the first victim had ties to Boston mob boss, Gino Fish. When Stone questions Fish about the man, he denies knowing him, as does his secretary Alan. After a third murder, Jesse questions Fish again, who admits that he knew the first victim, but that he hadn't seen him for a couple of days before the murder. Later Stone meets with Sister Mary John, taking her to dinner. He asks if Alan or Gino had been trying to recruit young girls, but she hints that the men are gay. He learns that Milly's, where the first victim had been on the night he was killed, was a gay bar, and a favorite destination of Alan and Gino. He suspects that Alan saw Gino and the first victim together there. With thought, Stone begins to think that Alan may have murdered the first victim out of jealousy. To prevent the personal connection being discovered, he murdered two more people (a woman, then a man) to make the events appear to be related and due to a serial killer. Stone confronts Gino, and later Alan with his conclusions. Stone calls Alan and sets up a meeting at Milly's. Alan retrieves the murder weapon and throws it off a pier before meeting Stone. At Milly's Stone sees Alan being killed in a hit and run. Stone and Healy later speculate that Gino ordered the hit, fearing that any confession by Alan would reveal that the crime boss was gay and endanger his underworld reputation. Subplots
An unknown assailant has attacked and robbed two convenience store clerks. One of the clerks dies from her injuries, and Stone attends her funeral. While unofficially investigating these incidents, he discovers that the same man is seen on both surveillance videos visiting the stores before the attacks. He thinks that two men may be working as partners in the assaults. Stone has befriended Emily, the sister of the murder victim in Jesse Stone: Death In Paradise. She has dropped out of college and is working at a local convenience store. He shows her the photo of the man from surveillance videos, but she does not recognize him. Stone gives her his cell phone number, asking her to call if she sees him, which she does. He alerts the police and Suitcase and Rose arrive just as the partner attacks her. Stone arrests the first man outside, just as he is leaving the getaway car. Other characters from previous films also make appearances. Stone continues to see his shrink, Dix, who leads him to recognize his fear of abandonment. Dix sees this in Jesse's relationship with his dog, a golden retriever. He had been close to his previous dog, Boomer, but keeps a distance from the new one, stressing that it isn't his. He adopted the dog, left after his master was killed in the film Stone Cold. Stone says he is only caring for the dog until finding him a new home. Dix notes that Boomer died around the time Stone's wife Jenn left him; he said this coincidence fed the chief's abandonment issues. Stone is approached again by Cissy, the former Mrs. Hathaway, who suggests she is still interested in an uncomplicated sexual relationship. Based on his friendship with Hathaway, Stone refuses her overture. Since being released from prison, Hathaway opened a used car dealership, and Stone suspects he may have some mob financing. Hathaway tells Stone the town council is planning on firing the suspended chief, and they worry that he corrupted Suitcase and Rose, and plan to fire them, too. Stone tells Suitcase and Rose. The last scene shows them at the hearing with the town council, awaiting their fate. Cast
Tom Selleck as Jesse Stone
Kathy Baker as Officer Rose Gammon
Kohl Sudduth as Acting Chief Luther "Suitcase" Simpson
Stephen McHattie as State Homicide Commander Healy
Krista Allen as Cissy (Hathaway's ex-wife)
William Sadler as Gino Fish
Mae Whitman as Emily Bishop
Todd Hofley as Alan Garner
Saul Rubinek as Hasty Hathaway
William Devane as Dr. Dix (Jesse's psychiatrist)
Rothaford Gray as Mr. Jackson
Jeremy Akerman as Councilman Carter Hanson
Brian Heighton as Heartford Clerk
Kerri Smith as Sister Mary John
Joe the Dog as Reggie the golden retriever
Guy Germain as John Kelly
Tom Gallant as Councilman Comden
Gay Hauser as Elizabeth
Stephen Coats as Dad
Gil Anderson as Jenn (voice), Stone's ex-wife
Production
Screenplay
Unlike the first four films in the Jesse Stone series, Jesse Stone: No Remorse, the screenplay was written by Tom Selleck and Michael Brandman, who took the plotline in new directions. Filming locations
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Reception
Awards and nominations
2010, nominated for American Society of Cinematographers Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography (David Gribble), Motion Picture/Miniseries Television. |
52754167 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zieria%20buxijugum | Zieria buxijugum | Zieria buxijugum, commonly known as the Box Range zieria, is a plant in the citrus family Rutaceae and is endemic to a small area on the south coast of New South Wales. It is a dense, rounded shrub with strongly scented, velvety, clover-like leaves composed of three leaflets. In early spring there are large clusters of small white flowers with four petals near the ends of the branches. Description
Zieria buxijugum is a dense, rounded shrub which usually grows to a height of and has warty branches covered with short hairs. The leaves are arranged in opposite pairs and are composed of three leaflets with the central leaflet linear to narrow lance-shaped with the narrower end towards the base, long and wide with a stalk long. The other two leaflets are similar in shape but slightly shorter. Each leaflet is a dull grey-green, has a velvety covering of hairs and warty blisters and is strongly scented when crushed. Masses of white flowers about in diameter are arranged in clusters of between 10 and 16 but sometimes as many as 28, in leaf axils. The clusters have a hairy, warty stalk long and are usually longer than the leaves. There are one or two bracts at the base of the cluster. The sepals are triangular, less than long and covered with velvety hairs. The four petals are egg-shaped, about long, wide, densely hairy on the lower side and sparsely hairy on top. The four stamens are tipped with an orange-red anther. Flowering occurs mainly in September and is followed by fruit which is a more or less glabrous capsule. Taxonomy and naming
Zieria buxijugum was first formally described in 2002 by John Briggs and James Andrew Armstrong from a specimen collected west of Pambula. The description was published in Australian Systematic Botany. The specific epithet (buxijugum) is derived from the Latin words buxus meaning "wood" and jugum meaning "ridge" or "summit of a mountain". Distribution and habitat
Box Range zieria is only known from a rock outcrop on private property west of Pambula. Conservation
This zieria is listed as "Critically Endangered" under the New South Wales Threatened Species Conservation Act and as "Endangered" under the Commonwealth Government Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC) Act. Since its discovery the population size has fluctuated from 68 when discovered in 1986 to 40 in the mid-1990s to 32 mature individuals in 2001 when wire mesh guards were erected to prevent grazing by swamp wallabies. By 2016, the population had increased to 130. The main threats to the species are grazing by wallabies and future changes in land ownership. |
39899179 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodrigo%20de%20Borja%20%28Spanish%20noble%29 | Rodrigo de Borja (Spanish noble) | Rodrigo de Borja (born 1349; date of death unknown) was a Spanish noble of the prestigious House of Borja in the Kingdom of Valencia whose origin was in the town of Borja in Aragon. He was head of house for this branch of the Borja family based on Ventres street in Xativa, the same branch which would later go on to become the Borgia family in Italy. Biography
Rodrigo de Borja was born in 1349 in Xativa, Kingdom of Valencia. He was the son of Gonzalo Gil de Borja, who served as Jury of the Military Establishment of Xativa in 1340, and his wife whose name is not known. His paternal grandfather was Gil de Borja, also of Xativa and head of the House of Borja residing on Ventres street. His paternal great grandfather, Rodrigo de Borja, the presumed founder of their branch of House of Borja, participated in the Conquest of Orihuela in 1272. Rodrigo's great grandson would go on to become Pope Alexander VI. Marriage and descendants
Rodrigo de Borja married Sabina Anglesola and had at least one child with her. He later remarried, to Francesca d'Oms de Fenollet (d. 1375). Although their recorded son, Rodrigo Gil de Borja y Fennolet, is attributed to Sabina Anglesola, Rodrigo's first wife, their son was still named after Rodrigo's second wife. |
56892245 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conus%20cymbioides | Conus cymbioides | Conus cymbioides is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies. Like all species within the genus Conus, these snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans, therefore live ones should be handled carefully or not at all. Description
The length of the shell of the holotype attains 24.2 mm. Distribution
This marine species occurs off Southern Madagascar
References
Monnier E., Tenorio M.J., Bouchet P. & Puillandre N. (2018). The cones (Gastropoda) from Madagascar "Deep South": composition, endemism and new taxa. |
63867990 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curlee%20Brown%20Sr. | Curlee Brown Sr. | Curlee Brown Sr. (born 1909) was an African-American activist who served as the President for the NAACP's Paducah chapter. He is known for launching a legal case that resulted in the integration of what would become the West Kentucky Community and Technical College. Early life and education
Curlee Brown Sr. was born in 1909 in Hollandale, Mississippi to Dave and Dora Brown. After his parents divorced he moved with his father to Helena, Arkansas and then Paducah, Kentucky, where he stayed for the remainder of his life. Brown Sr. went on to attend the Western Kentucky Industrial College and the Western Kentucky Vocational School, where he studied carpentry and cabinet making. Activism
In 1940 Brown Sr. became the president of the Paducah NAACP, where he served from 1940 until his death. Curlee valued education alongside equality. He launched a successful lawsuit against West Kentucky Community and Technical College, then known as Paducah Junior College, which resulted in the school's integration. Brown had attempted to enroll in the school for the 1951 fall semester, only to be rejected due to the Day Law, which had been amended in 1950 and prohibited desegregation of any type in schools. The U.S. District Court at Paducah ruled that the college must allow Brown and other black applicants to enroll and the college made an unsuccessful attempt to appeal; eventually the school was integrated. His son would go on to be the first African American to graduate from the college; his daughter would become the second black graduate of the local junior college. In 1957 he traveled to Detroit, Michigan to hear Martin Luther King Jr. speak on civil right matters, where he met Detroit NAACP head Gloster Current who encouraged him to keep fighting. Later life and legacy
Brown Sr. was recognized by the Paducah Sun Democrat for his contributions towards non-violent desegregation. He also received awards such as a meritorious certificate for distinguished service and personal contributions of time and effort to the community. Curlee Brown Sr., died on November 18, 1976. To honor his legacy the Kentucky NAACP created the Curlee Brown Scholarship and the Paducah branch of the NAACP created the Curlee Brown Award, which they grant to individuals who have made a visible impact in the field of human rights. In 2010 Brown Sr. was inducted into the Kentucky Civil Rights Hall of Fame. |
38259679 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los%20primeros%20siete%20annos | Los primeros siete annos | Los primeros siete annos is an album by Ensemble Renaissance, released in 1993 on the Edi Vox label in Spain. It is Renaissance's 12th album. The programme is separated in two parts - Medieval music and music of the Renaissance. It is a revision of their earliest works, recorded in the period of 1969-1976, before the material released on the LPs in the 80's. It was first released as audio cassette, but later it was re-issued on the CD. In the 2008 it was re-released in Serbia on the double disc edition under the name The First 15 years. Some of the works performed on the disc are songs Cantigas de Santa Maria, a ballata by Francesco Landini and early organum from the Musica enchiriadis. |
826743 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MU330 | MU330 | MU330 is an American ska punk band from St. Louis, Missouri. Formed by students of St. Louis University High School in 1988, MU330 played a self-described brand of music called "psycho ska", high energy ska punk marked by manic performances and humorous, often strange lyricism. Since 1997, the band's musical direction has changed towards a more melodic and lyric-driven ska/indie rock sound, a combination that has been described as "Weezer meets The Specials". Dan Potthast (guitar/vocals), Ted Moll (drums), Chris Diebold (bass guitar) and Robert Bell (trombone) have remained with MU330 since the band's inception, and the trombonist Gerry Lundquist has been a member for over two decades. There have been several different frontmen in the past, but Potthast has always been the band's principal songwriter and lyricist. Biography
The original members met in St. Louis University High School music class 330, hence the band's name. Potthast has released solo work and has also started a second band, The Stitch Up, with the former Slow Gherkin frontman, James Rickman. He also started a ska/rocksteady group called Dan P and the Bricks with former the MU330 saxophonist, Matt Knobbe. In 2018, Potthast was part of Jeff Rosenstock's touring band. Moll, the drummer, has a side project band called Bagheera. Most members of MU330 have performed with Mike Park's Bruce Lee Band throughout the band's history, although Potthast is the only member who has played live with The Bruce Lee Band in the past few years. MU330 continues to perform live sporadically across the United States. |
42976906 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two%20Saints%20Way | Two Saints Way | The Two Saints Way is a recreated pilgrimage route of 92 miles between the cathedral cities of Chester in Cheshire and Lichfield in Staffordshire. The two saints referenced are St Werburgh and St Chad. The route partly follows the Heart of England Way and is around 95% waymarked. History
The inaugural pilgrimage took place in March 2012. Route
Chester to Nantwich
Starting at Chester Cathedral and passing by the Roman amphitheatre and the pilgrim church of St John's, the route predominantly follows the Shropshire Union Canal with diversions to Christleton, Beeston Castle, Bunbury village and St Mary's Church in Acton, and is relatively flat. This section ends at St Mary's Church in the market town of Nantwich. Nantwich to Stoke-on-Trent
Farmland predominates in this section and the route becomes hillier. The route passes the Englesea Brook Chapel and Museum of Primitive Methodism and the village of Barthomley before reaching Stoke-on-Trent. The halfway point of the trail is Stoke Minster, which has a Saxon preaching cross. Stoke-on-Trent to Stafford
The route follows the Trent Valley along sections of the Trent and Mersey Canal and remnants of the Staffordshire New Forest at Trentham and Tittensor Chase. It passes through the market town of Stone and the village of Burston to Salt, where it turns south west over Hopton Heath and Beacon Hill to reach St Chad's, the oldest church in the county town of Stafford. Stafford to Lichfield
The route follows the River Sow out of Stafford and then joins the Heart of England Way at Milford to cross Cannock Chase, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The route passes the Katyn Memorial, the Cannock Chase Visitor Centre and Castle Ring hill fort. The route then runs through farmland, passing the Cross in Hand Lane, to reach Lichfield and the pilgrim sites at the cathedral and St Chad's Well. |
63665997 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henri%20Ecochard | Henri Ecochard | Henri Ecochard (24 April 1923 - 3 April 2020) was a French military officer who served in the Free French Forces during World War II. He is known for compiling a list of fighters for Free France. Biography
Ecochard was born on 24 April 1923 in Cholet. His father was a doctor based in Airvault, who was heavily pacifist due to the memory of World War I. He was interested in international relations from a young age. Ecochard attended the Lycee Descartes in Tours. An anti-fascist, he was opposed to the anti-parliamentary ideals of Francois de La Rocque. He was also opposed to the Munich Agreement, which allowed Adolf Hitler to annex the Sudetenland from Czechoslovakia. When war was finally declared in France, Ecochard raised the Flag of France in front of his father's house. Ecochard was revolted by the loss of the French Third Republic at the Battle of Saumur in 1940. He fled back to Airvault by bicycle and listened to the Armistice of 22 June 1940 on the radio. He did not hear the Appeal of 18 June by Charles de Gaulle, however he listened to Winston Churchill appeal to the French to continue fighting alongside the British. He biked to La Rochelle, where a boat took him to Cardiff. Ecochard was imprisoned by British authorities out of suspicion for having no documents and not speaking English. He was taken to London, where he met Antoine Bethouart, Charles de Gaulle, and other refugees from the Battles of Narvik in Norway. He then joined the soldiers of Free France. Although he was only 17, Ecochard lied about his age so that he could join the Free France infantries. He was one of the first fighters of Free France, which only had 2900 men in July 1940. He then trained, defending English troops from German paratroopers. Skilled in mechanics, he also became a motorcycle instructor. After the United Kingdom was no longer in danger of being taken over, Ecochard joined the 1st Free French Division. He was sent to Brazzaville in April 1941 to join the Troupes coloniales. He was then sent to Syria, where he fought against troops remaining loyal to Vichy France. After a four-month trip from the French Congo, Ecochard was only available for the end of the Syria-Lebanon campaign. In Damascus, he became a sergeant, leading troops with spahi armored cars. After the Syria campaign, he went to Egypt and fought against the Afrika Korps commanded by General Erwin Rommel. In 1942, he participated in the Second Battle of El Alamein, the Battle of Bir Hakeim, and the Tunisian campaign, following orders from Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque. He carried out raids on supply trucks for Afrika Korps. In 1944, Ecochard joined the 1st Artillery Regiment as an observation officer and learned to fly reconnaissance planes. He participated in the Artillery during the Italian campaign, Operation Dragoon, and the liberation of Toulon, Marseille, and Lyon. He was discharged on 30 June 1945, and returned to civilian life. After his military service, he was hired by Royal Dutch Shell. After he retired from Shell, Ecochard compiled a list of those who participated in the Free French Forces. The list contained 53,079 names in its final edition, and was dubbed the "Ecochard list". He died on 3 April 2020 in Levallois-Perret at the age of 96 due to COVID-19. |
19470280 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Bone%20Garden | The Bone Garden | The Bone Garden is a 2007 novel written by Tess Gerritsen, loosely part of the Jane Rizzoli / Maura Isles series. Plot summary
The book delves into Boston's past (1830), with Maura Isles playing a cameo role in present-day Boston. In the present, recently divorced 38-year-old Julia Hamill, trying to plant a garden for her newly purchased rural Massachusetts home finds a female skull buried in the rocky soil. She contacts medical examiner Maura Isles who finds it scarred with the marks of murder but can discover no more due to the skull's age. In the past, Boston in 1830, Norris Marshall, a talented but poor student at Boston Medical College attempts to pay his college tuition by being a resurrectionist - one who plunders graveyards to sell the corpses on the black market. When two nurses are found murdered (one on the hospital grounds) as well as a respected doctor, Norris is considered as the prime suspect; he has had a glimpse of the killer at the second murder scene. Norris, attempting to clear himself, attempts to track down the only other witness to have caught a glimpse (at the first murder scene), a beautiful 17-year-old Irish immigrant seamstress named Rose Connolly who fears she may be the next victim, exacerbated by the need to protect her newborn niece Meggie. Rose, Norris and his classmate Oliver Wendell Holmes comb the city, from its grim cemeteries and autopsy suites to its glittering mansions and power centers, to track down the killer. Central to the plot is the condition of maternity wards at the time: doctors would often walk in from the autopsy area to the "lying-in" wards, and handle the women without using even gloves (let alone antisepsis, which Holmes later suggested) putting the women at higher risk of childbirth deaths than if they had given birth attended by midwives, or even unattended. Julia and 89-year-old Henry Page, a descendant of one of Boston's first female doctors, Margaret Tate Page (Meggie as an adult), piece through letters written by Holmes to Dr. Page about the case to find out more about the murders and piece together the facts. For Julia, the driving question is if the victim is Rose, Holmes' final letter to Dr. Page, posted at the book's end, reveals that her aunt Rose survived the events, and never married. Publishers Weekly 254.32 (13 Aug. 2007): 46-46. Kirkus Reviews 75.17 (Sep. 2007): 880-880. Booklist 104.1 (Sep. 2007): 4. |
16550561 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%27Escorte | L'Escorte | L'Escorte is a Lucky Luke adventure written by Goscinny and illustrated by Morris. It is the twenty eighth book in the series and It was originally published in French in 1966. It was published in English in 2009 by Cinebook under the title The Escort. Plot
Four years after the great clash between Lucky Luke and Billy the Kid resulting in a 1,247 year prison sentence for Billy, Luke is asked to escort Billy to New Mexico to face trial for the crimes he committed there. However, Billy's enduring reputation and his repeated attempts at escape - mostly with the inept assistance of felon Bert Malloy - offer Luke and Jolly Jumper their fair share of excitement on the way. Characters
Billy the Kid: One of the most fearsome bandits in the west, despite his childish attitudes. Bert Malloy: Bandit met in prison by Billy, who will ally with him, for a share of Billy's (non-existent) 'stash'. |
65229759 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crisis%20n.T.i. | Crisis n.T.i. | was the music project of United Kingdom-based composer Ged Denton, known for his work in The Cyber-Tec Project. Under the moniker Denton released the album The Alien Conspiracy for Fifth Colvmn Records in 1995. was founded in 1995 out of Cumbria as a solo outlet for composer Ged Denton's compositions. That year Genton released The Alien Conspiracy on Fifth Colvmn Records. The album combines EBM with dark ambient and industrial programming. The music's concept is about the media's coverage of close encounters. 's debut was reissued by Fifth Colvmn Records on October 17, 1995. Discography
Studio albums
The Alien Conspiracy (1995, Fifth Colvmn)
Compilation appearances
Cyber-Tec America (1995, Invisible)
Fuckin' Hardfloor Volumes 1+2 (1995, Atomic)
Sound-Line Vol. 3 (1996, Side-Line)
Untitled (1996, Infected/Cyber-Tec)
Neurostyle Vol. |
28083592 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lazzat%20with%20Asad | Lazzat with Asad | Lazzat with Asad is a cooking show broadcast on the Metro One news television channel of Pakistan. The show also has an international audience. It has had over 1600 episodes. To improve the show the graphics are under-made. The word "Lazzat" is an Urdu word for taste, and the whole term "Lazzat with Asad" means "Taste with Asad". |
14938516 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred%20Edward%20Chalon | Alfred Edward Chalon | Alfred Edward Chalon (15 February 1780 - 3 October 1860) was a Swiss-born British portraitist. He lived in London where he was noticed by Queen Victoria. Biography
Alfred Chalon was born in Geneva from a father who soon was hired as professor at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, in England. With his brother John James Chalon (1778-1854), Alfred became an artist. Entered at the Royal Academy in 1797, he joined the Associated Artists in Water-Colours, a group of aquarellists. In the Academy, he was elected an associate (ARA) in 1812, then academician (RA) in 1816. Known for his portraits of the good society of London, he was chosen by Queen Victoria to paint a gift to her mother: Victoria in her State robes going to the House of Lords for her first official act, the prorogation of the Parliament, on 17 July 1837. After this task, Chalon was entitled Portrait Painter in Water Colour to Her Majesty and gained some celebrity. His 1837 portrait was engraved by Samuel Cousins and distributed to the public the day of Victoria's coronation, the 28 June 1838; and the next year Cousins produced a second, smaller, engraving. Then, starting in 1851, the "Chalon head" appeared on some British colonies' postage stamps. Bachelors, the Chalon brothers lived together. In 1860, Alfred died at Campden Hill, in Kensington, London and was buried with his brother in Highgate Cemetery. References
Further reading
External links
Biography, Library and Archives Canada, retrieved 29 December 2007. A E Chalon online (ArtCyclopedia)
Portraits by Alfred Chalon, National Portrait Gallery of London. Portrait of a beautiful Arvanit girl by Alfred Chalon (in the Albanian Wikipedia)
Profile on Royal Academy of Arts Collections
The painting with a poetical illustration by Letitia Elizabeth Landon in The Keepsake, 1833.
, a painting of a scene from the opera La muette de Portici by Daniel Auber, engraved by J. C. Edwards for The Keepsake annual, 1836, with a poetical illustration (Fenella's Escape) by Letitia Elizabeth Landon. Paintings for Finden's Gallery of the Graces, 1834:
engraved by John Henry Robinson, with a poetical illustration by Letitia Elizabeth Landon (The Ladye Adeline). engraved by Richard Austin Artlett, also with a poetical illustration by Letitia Elizabeth Landon. , engraved by E. J. Portbury for The Cabinet of Modern Art, 1837, with a poetical illustration by Letitia Elizabeth Landon
Portraits in Heath's book of Beauty, 1839, with illustrative verse by Letitia Elizabeth Landon:
, engraved by William Henry Mote
, engraved by William Henry Mote
A portrait of , engraved by Henry Thomas Ryall for Fisher's Drawing Room Scrap Book, 1839 with a poetical illustration by Letitia Elizabeth Landon. |
25566083 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domenikon%20massacre | Domenikon massacre | The Domenikon massacre (; ) was a violent reprisal by the Italian Royal Army's 24th Infantry Division Pinerolo during the Axis Occupation of Greece. On 16-17 February 1943, Italian troops executed a total of 175 male civilians from Domeniko, Thessaly, Greece. They also executed local native civilians from the Mesohori, Amouri and Damasi villages. Domenikon and Mesohori were also set ablaze. Background
In the aftermath of the Allied defeat during the Battle of Greece, and the subsequent Axis occupation of Greece, a group of 72 Greek People's Liberation Army (ELAS) guerrillas created a base outside the village of Oxia, close to Domenikon. The guerrillas received an intelligence report stating that a force of 350 Italian and Aromanian troops were planning to assemble in the village of Mesohori in order to conduct a counter-insurgency operation in the Verdikousia area. The ELAS fighters decided to ambush an Italian column in support of their comrades on Mount Olympus. In the early morning of 16 February 1943, the local Greek rebels positioned themselves on the Mauritsa hillock south of Domenikon, but plans of organising an ambush at the Asprogia hill were abandoned at the last moment due to erosion. At 10.00 a.m., an Italian column consisting of three trucks and three motorcycles emerged on a road opposite the hillock. The rebels fired at the Italians immediately before the whole convoy had entered the engagement area, thus allowing an unseen motorcycle at the end of the column to escape and make its way to the Axis encampment at Mesohori. Nine soldiers were killed and a general was severely wounded, before the guerrillas retreated to the Profitis Ilias mountain. Massacre
In the meantime, Italian military personnel began amassing at Mesohori and Mauritsa, with plans being laid concerning a punitive expedition. Civilians in Domenikon were ordered to remain inside their houses. The Domenikiots obeyed the order believing that they would avoid punishment since they had not participated in or had any foreknowledge of the ambush. Forty vehicles carrying members of the 24th Infantry Division Pinerolo then arrived at the village. Aided by a local collaborationist mayor, Italian troops rounded up the local population at the village square, while also setting fire to 150 houses. 25 men accused of directly participating in the assault on the column were taken to Mauritsa where they were executed. Women and small children were then transferred to the Amouri village, while all males above the age of 14 were told that they would be sent to a concentration camp in Larissa. Prisoners from Domenikon were joined by men arrested in Mesohori, Amouri and Damasi. A column consisting of 138 prisoners and the accompanying Italian soldiers moved through Mesohori, which was also set aflame while 12 local citizens were also shot to death. At approximately 22:30, when the column reached the Kaukaki area, a messenger sent by the Italian general who had been injured at the Mauritsa incident, delivered a message, ordering the summary execution of the male population. The detainees were shot in groups of seven; executions continued until the evening of the following day, when Italians departed along with the Domenikon mayor's family. On 19 February 1943, news of the massacre reached the deputy commander of the Elassona Gendarmerie department, Captain Nikolaos Babalis, who sent two official complaints to the International Committee of the Red Cross, Interior Ministry and Gendarmerie headquarters. Babalis was arrested by the Italian authorities and sentenced to death, but he managed to avoid execution as the concentration camp where he was held was liberated by Allied troops. Aftermath
According to historian Lidia Santarelli, the massacre was the first in a series of repressive measures carried out in the spring and summer of 1943, following an order by General Carlo Geloso, commander of the Italian forces of occupation, stating that rebellious action would result in collective punishment. The order was based on the notion that in order to crush the Greek partisan movement, whole local communities had to be wiped out, including measures such as "aerial bombardment and heavy artillery fire", "pillaging of their food supplies", and "the deportation to concentration camps of the village chiefs and all of the men who made up the community council". After the Italian capitulation in 1943, German forces moved immediately to take over the Italian occupation zone. Most of the Italian occupying divisions surrendered to the numerically inferior Germans, but notably, the Pinerolo Division, responsible for the Domenikon Massacre, was the only one to join sides with the Greek Resistance. Interest in the massacre was renewed when documentary film-maker Giovanni Donfrancesco made La guerra sporca di Mussolini (Mussolini's Dirty War), which was first broadcast on 14 March 2008 on the History Channel - the Italian TV Network RAI on the other hand refused to broadcast it. A Greek documentary, Domeniko mia xekhasmene thusia (Domenikon a Forsaken Sacrifice), was broadcast on the Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation in 2008. Italian channel Rete 4 screened the documentary on 3 January 2010. On 16 February 2009, the Italian ambassador in Athens, Giancarlo Scarade, officially apologised for the massacre. On 16 February 2015, Elassona mayor Nikos Evaggelou announced his support of the Greek government's plans to claim war reparations for the massacre. |
64753857 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridges%20Hall%20of%20Music | Bridges Hall of Music | The Mabel Shaw Bridges Hall of Music, more commonly known as Little Bridges (to distinguish it from nearby Bridges Auditorium, known as Big Bridges), is a concert hall at Pomona College in Claremont, California, designed by Myron Hunt and opened in 1915. It was sponsored by a $100,000 gift (equivalent to $ in ) from the parents of Mabel Shaw Bridges, a student in Pomona's class of 1908 who died of illness her junior year. It is used for a variety of musical and non-musical purposes, and is considered the "architectural gem" of Pomona's campus and one of Hunt's finest works. History
The hall was designed as the primary anchor point for the south side of Marston Quadrangle in Hunt's Master Plan for the Pomona campus. In its early history, it was the premier destination of choice for prominent visitors to Southern California. The hall was closed in 1969 following the discovery of structural defects, and fears that it would be demolished prompted a successful fundraising campaign that enabled a renovation, including a seismic retrofitting, beginning in 1971. It was renovated again three decades later, reopening in fall 2000. Pomona's 2015 master plan identifies Little Bridges as one of five "architecturally distinguished buildings with historic stature", and a 2015 environmental impact report from the college identifies it as eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places, although the college has not yet applied for it to be listed. John Neiuber, writing for the Claremont Courier in 2017, expressed surprise it is not listed. Architecture
The building takes the form of a basilica, and is built in a modified Spanish Renaissance style, incorporating a number of influences. It is split into two halves. The northern half contains the concert hall, featuring a heavy wood beam ceiling painted with coats of arms from the Medici family. The seating was inspired in part by the British Houses of Parliament, and was designed so that the hall would appear occupied even when filled only to a small portion of its capacity. The southern half contains a colonnade with Ionic columns surrounding Lebus Court, home to the college's art history department and The Spirit of Spanish Music, a bronze sculpture by Burt William Johnson. Pipe organ
The hall's current pipe organ is the Hill Memorial Organ, named after Carrie Schitker Hill. It was constructed by C. B. Fisk and installed in 2001 after a planning process that lasted over a decade, and has 3519 pipes over 66 ranks, weighing . Previously, the hall used pipe organs by M. P. Moller installed at construction and in 1939. Usage
Pomona uses Little Bridges for a variety of musical and non-musical events, including convocation, practices and performances by the Pomona College Orchestra, and guest speaker lectures. The college also allows community and other outside groups to use the hall. It hosts roughly 45 musical performances per year, most of which are free to all. |
48967658 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North%20Fork%20Smith%20River%20%28California%29 | North Fork Smith River (California) | The North Fork Smith River is tributary of the Smith River that begins in the U.S. state of Oregon and ends in the U.S. state of California. Arising near Chetco Peak in the Klamath Mountains, it flows generally south to meet the Middle Fork Smith River at Gasquet, California. The combined streams form the Smith River. Wild and scenic
The entire of the river that lie within Oregon are part of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. In 1988, was designated "wild" in two separate segments, from the headwaters to Horse Creek and from Baldface Creek to the Oregon-California border. The stretch between Horse and Baldface creeks was classified "scenic". Recreation
Hiking trails near the North Fork include North Fork Trail, which follows a ridge along the southeast edge of the Kalmiopsis Wilderness in the Rogue River - Siskiyou National Forest in Oregon. Suitable for hikers and horseback riders, the trail passes through the area of the Biscuit Fire. Connected to the North Fork Trail is the Baldface Trail, which crosses Baldface Creek, a North Fork tributary. The trail, which also passes through the Biscuit Fire area, is suitable for day hiking but not for horse riding. The North Fork Trail also connects to the Kalmiopsis Rim Trail, which links to a large network of trails in and near the wilderness and other parts of the national forest. The Rim Trail alone is long. Sourdough Campground, undeveloped but open to dispersed camping in a meadow along the river, lies near the confluence of the North Fork with Baldface Creek in Oregon. Further downstream, North Fork Campground is about from the lower river on the California side of the border in Six Rivers National Forest. The remote campground, open all year, has five sites for tent or trailer camping, picnic tables, fire rings, a vault toilet, and limited parking, but no drinking water or garbage pickup. Lightly used by whitewater enthusiasts because it is difficult, remote, and often of insufficient flow for boating, the river is sometimes run for its lower in rafts or kayaks. This segment, all within California, is rated Class III (intermediate) and IV (advanced) on the International Scale of River Difficulty. Water quality
The North Fork's water is of outstanding quality, with low turbidity and almost no pollution. Little logging or road building has occurred in its watershed, and silting after storms is not a problem. However, a proposed nickel mine along Baldface Creek threatens to pollute the river and damage its anadromous fish habitat as well as that of the main stem Smith River. In 2012, the Red Flat Nickel Corporation asked permission from the United States Forest Service to allow exploratory mining along the creek. Many local, state, and tribal agencies as well as environmental, fishing, and recreational organizations strongly oppose mining in the watershed. Tributaries
Named tributaries of the North Fork Smith River from source to mouth are Horse, Chrome, and Hardrock creeks. Then comes Packsaddle Gulch, Baldface, Fall, and Cedar creeks, followed by Diamond, Still, and Stony creeks. |
38309078 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal%20Navy%20SAR%2060 | Royal Navy SAR 60 | Royal Navy Search and Rescue 60 was a series of events throughout 2013 to mark the 60th anniversary of the creation of the first helicopter unit within the Royal Navy with a search and rescue role. Events started on 12 January with the launch of RN SAR 60 by Commander Sea King, Commander Finn, at the London Boat Show. A Westland Sea King HAR.5 rescue helicopter and crew from 771 Naval Air Squadron flew up from their home station of RNAS Culdrose (HMS Seahawk) in Cornwall to perform rescue demonstrations in the Royal Victoria Dock, outside the ExCel Centre, on both days of the first weekend of the Show. More members of 771 NAS and their sister unit, Gannet SAR Flight from Prestwick in Scotland, manned a Royal Navy stand for the duration of the Show. Many more events were held throughout 2013 with the main event being the SAR themed 2013 RNAS Culdrose Air Day. Charity
Members of the Royal Navy Search and Rescue Force pledged to raise PS60,000 for charity throughout the year. This was done in all manner of ways with the money being split between The Royal Navy and Royal Marines Charity, CLIC Sargent, and Children's Hospice South West. |
32574124 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011%20Seoul%20floods | 2011 Seoul floods | The 2011 Seoul floods were a series of floods in late July 2011 caused by heavy rainfall around Seoul, South Korea. The intense rain triggered a series of flash floods and landslides that killed at least 49 people by July 27, leaving a total of more than 77 dead or missing. On July 27, the number of killed rose further to 69. The floods occurred primarily around the national capital Seoul and nearby Siheung regions. At least 86 power outages followed the landslides, affecting 125,000 people by July 27. Over 11,000 South Koreans were forced to evacuate. Causes and meteorology
On July 25, rains and thunderstorms triggered by a trough hit the mountains of the Korean Peninsula, producing over of rain in the Seoul region during a two-day span, the heaviest such event in July since 1907. of rain was recorded in the area after three days. Impact
On July 26, a landslide buried three hotels in Chuncheon, east of Seoul, killing 13 people from Inha University. A landslide in Umyeon-dong killed 18 residents in an apartment block. Floodwaters inundated highways and tracks of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway, while bridges over the Han River were closed off. Damages are likely to be in the hundreds of millions USD. Motor vehicle damages reached $38 million on July 28. Close to of agricultural land and more than 10,000 homes were flooded. Economic damage
Rail infrastructure in South Korea was impacted, while a South Korean investment analyst expected economic inflation to reach 4.6%. Political issues
An editorial from Kyunghyang Shinmun pointed to Mayor of Seoul Oh Se-hoon as the main culprit of the worsened flood crisis; as both his Hangang Renaissance project and his Design Seoul project (which redesigned some streets in Seoul) had further increased the overall damage of the flooding. There is a concern whether the Umyeon-san landslide resulted from a natural cause or intentional negligence of prevention by the government. Landmine threat
Approximately ten landmines from the Korean War in the vicinity of Umyeon were buried by a landslide on July 26, and have not been recovered as of July 28. North Korean floods
In neighbouring North Korea, nearly of land was flooded, with the worst impact in South Hwanghae. Fatalities and damages are unknown. |
42026584 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS%20Chevron%20%28R51%29 | HMS Chevron (R51) | HMS Chevron was a destroyer of the Royal Navy that was in service from August 1945 to the 1960s. She was scrapped in 1969. Construction
The Royal Navy ordered Chevron on 24 July 1942, one of eight Ch-class "Intermediate" destroyers of the 1942 Programme. She was laid down at Alexander Stephen and Sons, Limited, Glasgow, Scotland, on 18 March 1943, and launched 23 February 1944. She was commissioned on 23 August 1945, too late for World War II. Her first captain was Lt.Cdr. John Fitzroy Duyland Bush, DSC, RN, from 19 January 1945. The yard also built her sister ship, . Service
After the War Chevron was allocated the pennant number D51. On 9 December 1946, as part of the 'Palestine Patrol', tasked with intercepting illegal Jewish immigration to Mandatory Palestine, Chevron and the minesweeper arrived at the small island of Syrna in the Dodecanese group of Greek islands, to rescue survivors of the coal-fired, ~650 gross tonne Athina Rafiah, carrying Jewish immigrants, which had wrecked on 7 December in Agiou Soassin Bay, on the south coast, while seeking shelter in heavy weather. Most of the approximately 800 Ma'apilim on board had struggled onto the island, some with injuries. "After dark, in heavy rain and a rough sea, they carried out the rescue operation and transported the miserable passengers to a landing ship tank (LST) near the island of Crete. Like thousands of Ma'apilim before them on board nine ships that sailed during the summer of 1946, the Ma'apilim were transported to detention camps in Cyprus." On 6 February 1952, the U.S. Navy Martin P4M-1Q Mercator, BuNo 124371, based in Port Lyautey, French Morocco, staging out of Nicosia, Cyprus, returning from an electronic reconnaissance mission over the Black Sea, made an open ocean dead-stick landing east of Cyprus. Of 15 crew aboard, 14 were rescued by Chevron, the aircraft commander being lost following the ditching. On 31 October 1954, the aircraft carrier and Chevron were open to Malta visitors in the afternoon. Triumph was berthed in Grand Harbour and Chevron in Sliema Creek. Decommissioning and reserve
In 1954 Chevron returned to Portsmouth from the Mediterranean and decommissioned. In 1956 she was briefly recommissioned and served as part of the 1st Destroyer Squadron in Operation Musketeer during the Suez Crisis. From 1957 until 1969 she served in reserve as an accommodation ship at Rosyth. Jane's Fighting Ships 1962-1963 states that "Chequers and Chevron are for disposal in the near future." She was placed on the disposal list in 1964. Chevron was sold to Thos. W. Ward for scrapping at Inverkeithing in December 1969. Her bell is preserved at the Collingwood Area School, New Zealand. |
26657864 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xian%20WS-15 | Xian WS-15 | The WS-15 (), codename Emei, is a Chinese afterburning turbofan engine designed by the Shenyang Aeroengine Research Institute and manufactured by the Xi'an Aero-Engine Corporation. The WS-15 is intended to power and enable supercruising on the Chengdu J-20, improve its maneuverability and range, and offers upgrade potentials for future weapon systems. Design and development
Development of the WS-15 afterburning turbofan engine began in the early 1990s. In 2005, the engine performed successfully on the testbed. An image of the core appeared at 2006 China International Aviation & Aerospace Exhibition. In 2009, a prototype achieved and a thrust-to-weight ratio of 9. The thrust target was reported as in 2012. In March 2022, Chinese state media reported that the J-20 had performed trials with the engine and experienced significantly improved performance. In December 2022, Chinese military analysts indicated the WS-15 was undertaking the last stage of testing and development. Chinese sources suggested the engine completed its maiden flight earlier that year on an unknown airframe. In late December 2022, a prototype of the new J-20 variant was observed at Chengdu Aerospace Corporation facilities. The new variant was painted in yellow premier and different from previous J-20 aircraft in airframe and was speculated to be used to test the WS-15 engine and thrust-vectoring. In March 2023, the executive of Aero Engine Corporation of China (AECC) announced the serial production of the WS-15 had started and China "[tackled] all technical bottlenecks" with the WS-15. FlightGlobal speculated that small-scale production run and in-flight testing with the J-20 fighter was underway. On 29 June 2023, a J-20B equipped with dual WS-15 engines was speculated to have made its maiden flight in Chengdu. Despite the lack of clear pictures, circumstantial evidence such as a photo of the engine installation ceremony, lack of censorship by the authorities, and modified airframe suggested the WS-15 was evidently mounted, though Janes noted the engines on trial apparently lacks the thrust vectoring control (TVC) paddles, which could be added later. Defense analysts and commentators noted WS-15 was intended to be the ultimate engine for the J-20, providing supercruise capability, enhanced reliability, improved maneuverability, better fuel efficiency and longer ranges, extra electricity production, and upgrade potential for the fighter. Spending several decades of development, the induction of the WS-15 into the Chinese military was seen as a technological leap in China's domestic aviation industry. |
19835677 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1990%20BMW%20Open | 1990 BMW Open | The 1990 BMW Open was an Association of Tennis Professionals men's tennis tournament held in Munich, West Germany. The tournament was held from 30 April through 7 May 1990. Unseeded Karel Novacek won the singles title. Finals
Singles
Karel Novacek defeated Thomas Muster 6-4, 6-2
It was Novacek's only title of the year and the 3rd of his career. Doubles
Udo Riglewski / Michael Stich defeated Petr Korda / Tomas Smid 6-1, 6-4
It was Riglewski's 3rd title of the year and the 8th of his career. It was Stich's 3rd title of the year and the 4th of his career. |
16936046 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar%20White%20Burrill | Edgar White Burrill | Edgar White Burrill (June 8, 1883 - December 5, 1958) was an American critic and lecturer on books and the literary scene who organized the 1920s Literary Vespers series held at Aeolian Hall and Town Hall. Burrill was a major precursor to radio drama with his dramatic radio readings during the 1920s and 1930s, and one of these readings led to a milestone in broadcasting. He was a professor of English at Northwestern University. Burrill was born in Boston and graduated from Amherst College in the year 1906, a member of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity. He received his master's degree in 1910 from Lake Forest University and Northwestern before becoming a Northwestern professor. He gave annual readings of Ida M. Tarbell's He Knew Lincoln on WJZ during the 1920s. His reading in 1923 inspired George Furness of the National Carbon Company to produce The Eveready Hour, the first commercially sponsored variety program in the history of broadcasting. In 1925, he gave a recitation of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's Evangeline on radio with a musical background by Max Jacob's Chamber Symphony Orchestra. This was broadcast on Tuesday, November 24, 1925, at 9 pm over WEAF, WEEI, WFI, WCAE, WGR, WWJ, WSAI, WTAG, WOC, WCCO and KSD. The following year, he was heard on WJZ conducting the opening Literary Vespers of the 1926-27 season from Aeolian Hall. The subject Burrill selected for the opening Vespers was "The Mask of Civilization," along with a discussion of Eugene O'Neill's The Great God Brown. In 1931, Burrill told "The Story of Our Flag" over WJZ as part of the Flag Day celebration, and he took part in a Memorial Day broadcast that same year. Burrill did some of his writing as a guest at the Yaddo artists retreat. His play Master Skylark, an adaptation of John Bennett's story of Shakespeare's times, was a staple of children's theater during the 1920s. He died in San Francisco in 1958. |
50969038 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shah%20Muhammad%20Khan | Shah Muhammad Khan | Shah Muhammad Khan is Pakistani politician. He had been a member of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from May 2013 to May 2018 and from August 2018 to January 2023. He belongs to Narmi Khel tribe of Baka Khel - a sub group of Utmanzai Wazir, Bannu. He is a member of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf. Political career
Shah Muhammad won the PK-72 Bannu-III provincial assembly seat in the elections of 2013 as an independent candidate and later on joined Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf and was appointed as special assistant on transport and mass transit, and was re-elected to PK-89 (Bannu-III) in 2018. He was selected as provincial minister of transport in January 2020
In February 2022, Khan was disqualified from public office for five years by the Election Commission of Pakistan. The Islamabad High Court later overturned the election commission's decision. Bomb attack accusation
Former Chief Minister Akram Khan Durrani accused Malik Shah Muhammad Khan in a bombing incident which he was proved clear later by court. Sino Pak International Logistic Complex
Shah Muhammad Khan Wazir headed the 25-member forum from KPk that departed for China on June 17, 2016 to participate in the commencement ceremony of Sino Pak International Logistic Complex (SPIL) in China. SPIL was launched in order to build a modern land logistic system and advance the infrastructure construction process for the "China Pakistan Economic Corridor". |
35114923 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorie%20Greenspan | Dorie Greenspan | Dorie Greenspan (born October 24, 1947) is an American author of cookbooks. The New York Times called her a "culinary guru" in 2004. Culinary career
Greenspan has won the James Beard Foundation Award five times, as well as the International Association of Culinary Professionals Cookbook of the Year Awards for Desserts by Pierre Herme and Around My French Table, and Dorie's Cookies. She has also been listed on the James Beard Foundation's Who's Who of Food and Beverage in America. She is among the first culinary professionals to produce cooking apps for mobile phones and tablet computers. Personal life
Greenspan lives in Manhattan, Paris and Westbrook, Connecticut. |
16309139 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginian%20Railway%20Passenger%20Station | Virginian Railway Passenger Station | The Virginian Railway Passenger Station, also known as the Virginian Station is a former rail station listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the South Jefferson neighborhood of the independent city of Roanoke, Virginia, U.S.A. Located at the intersection of Jefferson Street SE (VA 116) and Williamson Road, the Virginian Station served as a passenger station for the Virginian Railway between 1910 and 1956. The station was the only station constructed with brick along the entire length of the Virginian's network. It was severely damaged by fire on January 29, 2001. History
Standing at the division point between the New River Division and the Norfolk Division of the Virginian Railway, construction commenced on the Virginian Station in September 1909 and was complete by early 1910. Measuring long by wide, the station consists of a pair of one-story buildings, connected by a covered overhang and features a tile roof, a blond brick facade and terrazzo floors. While overshadowed by the larger Norfolk & Western Railway, the Virginian station would serve passengers traveling between West Virginia and Norfolk through 1956 when passenger service was discontinued. By 1959, Virginian would merge with Norfolk & Western, and the former station would be leased out and subsequently operate as a feed and seed store. By the late 1990s, the station was threatened with demolition to make way for an expansion of the Carilion bio-tech campus resulting in its placement on the Roanoke Valley Preservation Foundation's 2000 list of Most Endangered Sites. While operating as the Depot Country Store, on January 29, 2001, the former station suffered severe damage as a result of a fire. Despite the extensive damage, the station was cited for both its unique design and contribution to the railroad industry in Roanoke, and has been listed on the Virginia Landmarks Register since April 2003 and the National Register of Historic Places since June 2003. In that year the Norfolk Southern Railway, the owner of the building, donated it to the Roanoke Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society, and that organization along with the Roanoke Valley Preservation Foundation began work on extensive renovations. Phase I restoration was begun and completed in 2012. That involved removal of the substantial asbestos and lead contamination, stabilization of the building and replacement of the tile roof destroyed by the fire. Phase II was completed in 2016, and comprised completion of the interior including wiring and HVAC, along with parking, landscaping and restoration of the terrazzo floor. The building was completed and dedicated in November of 2016.
the station is being used as an event venue for weddings and banquets. |
936948 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defense%20Language%20Institute | Defense Language Institute | The Defense Language Institute (DLI) is a United States Department of Defense (DoD) educational and research institution consisting of two separate entities which provide linguistic and cultural instruction to the Department of Defense, other federal agencies and numerous customers around the world. The Defense Language Institute is responsible for the Defense Language Program, and the bulk of the Defense Language Institute's activities involve educating DoD members in assigned languages, and international personnel in English. Other functions include planning, curriculum development, and research in second-language acquisition. Overview
The two primary entities of the Defense Language Institute are the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center (DLIFLC) and the Defense Language Institute English Language Center (DLIELC). DLIFLC is located at the Presidio of Monterey in Monterey, California, and DLIELC is located at Joint Base San Antonio - Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center
The institute offers foreign language instruction in more than two dozen languages to approximately 3,500 students on a schedule that extends throughout the year. Courses are taught seven hours per day, five days a week, with the exception of federal holidays and training holidays. The duration of courses range between 36 and 64 weeks, depending on the difficulty of the language. The military also uses private language programs such as CL-150. Defense Language Institute English Language Center
The Defense Language Institute English Language Center manages the Department of Defense English Language Program (DELP), and is designated the 637th Training Group in 2015. The over 300 civilian members of the staff include the instructors who are qualified in the area of English as a second language. DLIELC is accredited by the Commission on English Language Program Accreditation, which is recognized by the US Department of Education. DLIELC is divided into three resident academic training sections: General English, Specialized English, and Instructor Development. Depending on the needs of the students, training can range from nine weeks (in Specialized English, for example) to 52 weeks in General English. Some students arrive with only minimal English capabilities, then train to a predetermined English comprehension level (ECL) in General English. Annually, students from over 100 countries enroll in the DLIELC resident training programs. Training is paid by the host country (Foreign Military Sales) or through US grant assistance programs such as International Military Education and Training Programs. In addition to DLIELC's mission to train international students, DLIELC is responsible for providing English language training to US military service members whose primary language is not English. The DLIELC campus is located on the southwest quadrant of Lackland AFB. History
The Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center (DLIFLC) traces its roots to the eve of United States entry into World War II, when the U.S. Army established a secret school at the Presidio of San Francisco with a budget of $2,000 to teach the Japanese language. Classes began 1 November 1941, with four instructors and 60 students in an abandoned airplane hangar at Crissy Field. Gen. Joseph Stilwell and Gen. George Marshall studied Chinese as officers stationed in China and understood the need to provide language training for enlisted troops, establishing a language program in 1924 to teach U.S. soldiers and officers in Asia the rudiments of spoken Chinese. Recognizing the strained relations between Japan and the U.S. in the build up to the war, a small group of officers with previous tours of duty in Japan saw the need for an intelligence unit, which would be able to understand the Japanese language. This group of officers was headed by Lt. Col. John Weckerling and Capt Kai E. Rasmussen. Japanese American Maj John F. Aiso and Pfc Arthur Kaneko, were found to be qualified linguists along with two civilian instructors, Akira Oshida and Shigeya Kihara, and became MISLS's first instructors. The students were primarily second generation Japanese Americans (Nisei) from the West Coast, who had learned Japanese from their first-generation parents but were educated in the US and whose Japanese was somewhat limited, the "Kibei", Japanese-Americans who had been educated in Japan and spoke Japanese like the Japanese themselves, along with two Caucasian students who were born in Japan as the sons of missionaries. Even for the native Japanese speakers, the course curriculum featured heigo (Bing Yu ) or military specific terminology that was as foreign to the Japanese speakers as US military slang is to the average American civilian. During the war, the Military Intelligence Service Language School (MISLS), as it came to be called, grew dramatically. After the attack on Pearl Harbor Japanese-Americans on the West Coast and the Hawaii Territory were moved into internment camps in 1942. Because of anti-Japanese sentiments the Army did a nationwide survey for the least hostile environment and moved the school to a former Minnesota WPA camp named Camp Savage. By 1944 the school had outgrown those facilities and moved to Fort Snelling close by. There the school grew to 125 classrooms with over 160 instructors. Over 6,000 of its graduates served in the Pacific during the war and occupation of Japan. Nisei Hall, along with several other buildings, is named to recognize those WWII students honored in the institute's Yankee Samurai exhibit. The John Aiso Library is named for the former MISLS director of academic training, Munakata Hall is named for the former MISLS instructor Yutaka Munakata, and the Hachiya, Mizutari, and Nakamura Halls are named for Frank Tadakazu Hachiya, Yukitaka "Terry" Mizutari, and George Ichiro Nakamura, who were killed in action in Leyte, New Guinea, and Luzon. In 1946 Fort Snelling was deactivated and the school moved back to the Presidio of Monterey. There it was renamed as the Army Language School. The Cold War accelerated the school's growth in 1947-48. Instructors were recruited worldwide, included native speakers of thirty plus languages. Russian became the largest program, followed by Chinese, Korean, and German. The Defense Language Institute English Language Center (DLIELC) traces its formal beginning to May 1954, when the 3746th Pre-Flight Training Squadron (language) was activated and assumed responsibility for all English language training. In 1960, the Language School, USAF, activated and assumed the mission. In 1966, the DoD established the Defense Language Institute English Language School (DLIELS) and placed it under US Army control although the school remained at Lackland AFB. In 1976, the DoD appointed the US Air Force as the executive agent for the school and redesignated it the Defense Language Institute English Language Center. Cold War language instruction
The U.S. Air Force met most of its foreign language training requirements in the 1950s through contract programs at universities such as Yale, Cornell, and Syracuse and the U.S. Navy taught foreign languages at the Naval Intelligence School in Washington, D.C., but in 1963 these programs were consolidated into the Defense Foreign Language Program. A new headquarters, the Defense Language Institute (DLI), was established in Washington, D.C., and the former Army Language School commandant, Colonel James L. Collins Jr., became the institute's first director. The Army Language School became the DLI West Coast Branch, and the foreign language department at the Naval Intelligence School became the DLI East Coast Branch. The contract programs were gradually phased out. The DLI also took over the English Language School at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, which became the DLI English Language Center (DLIELC). During the peak of American involvement in Vietnam (1965-73), the DLI stepped up the pace of language training. While regular language training continued unabated, more than 20,000 service personnel studied Vietnamese through the DLI's programs, many taking a special eight-week military adviser "survival" course. From 1966 to 1973, the institute also operated a Vietnamese branch using contract instructors at Biggs Air Force Base near Fort Bliss, Texas (DLI Support Command, later renamed the DLI Southwest Branch). Vietnamese instruction continued at DLI until 2004. Consolidation
In the 1970s the institute's headquarters and all resident language training were consolidated at the West Coast Branch and renamed the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center (DLIFLC). In 1973, the newly formed U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) assumed administrative control, and in 1976, all English language training operations were returned to the U.S. Air Force, which operates DLIELC to this day. The DLIFLC won academic accreditation in 1979 from the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, and in 1981 the position of academic dean (later called provost) was reestablished. In the early 1980s, crowding and living conditions at the Monterey location forced the institute to open two temporary branches: a branch for air force enlisted students of Russian at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas (1981-1987), and another for army enlisted students of German, Korean and Spanish at the Presidio of San Francisco (1982-1988) in the former Public Health Service Hospital. There were only enlisted male and female students at the Presidio of San Francisco, primarily from the Military Occupational Specialties of Military Intelligence and Military Police with a small number of Army Special Forces. As a result of these conditions, the institute began an extensive facilities expansion program on the Presidio. In 2002 the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges accredited the institute as an associate degree-granting institution. Base Realignment and annexation
In the spring of 1993, the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Commission rejected suggestions that the institute be moved or closed, and recommended that its mission be continued at the present location. In summer of 2005, the commission reopened the issue, to include the closure of the Naval Postgraduate School. Supporters of the closure believed that due to the rising property values and cost of living in the Monterey Bay area, taxpayers would save money by moving both schools to a less expensive location in Ohio. Opponents argued that it would be difficult (if not impossible) to replace the experienced native-speaking faculty at DLI, as the cultural centers of San Francisco and California's Central Coast offer a more diverse pool from which to recruit local instructors, and that the military intelligence community would suffer as a result. The BRAC commission met in Monterey on 8 August 2005, to hear arguments from both sides. On 25 August 2005, the commission's final vote was unanimous to keep DLI at its current location in Monterey. Schools and locations
English Language Center (DLIELC)
The DLIELC is a Department of Defense agency operated by the U.S. Air Force's 37th Training Wing, and is responsible for training international military and civilian personnel to speak and teach English. The agency also manages the English as a Second Language Program for the US military, and manages overseas English training programs. International students must be sponsored by an agency of the Department of Defense, and commonly include personnel from NATO member countries. Over 100 countries are represented among the student body at DLIELC at any given time. The main campus is currently located on the grounds of Joint Base San Antonio - Lackland Air Force Base, in San Antonio, Texas. DLIELC acculturates and trains international personnel to communicate in English and to instruct English language programs in their country, trains United States military personnel in English as a second language, and deploys English Language Training programs around the world in support of the Defense Department. Foreign Language Center (DLIFLC)
The DLIFLC at the Presidio of Monterey, California (DLIFLC & POM) is the DoD's primary foreign language school. Military service members study foreign languages at highly accelerated paces in courses ranging from 24 to 64 weeks in length. In October 2001, the Institute received Federal degree-granting authority to issue Associate of Arts in Foreign Language degrees to qualified graduates of all basic programs. As of 2022, DLIFLC also offers bachelor's degrees to graduates of DLI accredited Intermediate and Advanced courses. Although the property is under the jurisdiction of the United States Army, there are U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, and U.S. Air Force presences on post, and all four branches provide students and instructors. Members of other Federal agencies and military services of other countries may also receive training, and members of other law enforcement agencies may receive Spanish language training. As of 2015, a number of languages are taught at the DLIFLC including Afrikaans in Washington, DC and the following in Monterey:
Modern Standard Arabic, Arabic - Egyptian, Arabic - Levantine, Arabic - Iraqi, Chinese (Mandarin), French, German, Hebrew, Hindi, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Pashto, Persian, Portuguese, Punjabi, Russian, Serbian / Croatian, Spanish, Filipino (Tagalog), Turkish, and Urdu. DLI-Washington
The DLIFLC also maintains the DLI-Washington office in the Washington, D.C. area. The Washington office provides training in languages not taught at the Presidio of Monterey, such as "low-density languages" which do not require the same large volume of trained personnel. There is some overlap, however, as students from the Defense Attache System (DAS) are given local training in languages also available at the Monterey location. Language training through DLI-Washington is conducted at the National Foreign Affairs Training Center (NFATC) of the United States Department of State, and at various contracted foreign language schools in the metropolitan Washington, DC area. See also
Defense Language Aptitude Battery
Defense Language Office
Defense Language Proficiency Tests
Monterey Institute of International Studies
Joint Services School for Linguists
Language education
List of Language Self-Study Programs
References
Sources
Cameron Binkley, A Pictorial History of the Defense Language Institute (US Army, 2011). |
15964847 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alessandro%20Frigerio | Alessandro Frigerio | Alessandro Frigerio Payan (15 November 1914 - 10 January 1979) was a Swiss-Colombian footballer who played as a forward. Club career
Frigerio began his career in the youth team of Lugano in 1930. After spending some time in the youth team of English club Liverpool, he returned to Switzerland, where he joined Servette. Frigerio made his professional debut in the Young Fellows Juventus, where he played for eight years, during which they won the 1935-36 Swiss Cup. Frigerio was the scorer of the 1936-37 Nationalliga. In mid-1937, Frigerio was acquired by the French club Le Havre, with whom he won the 1937-38 French Division 2. After that season returned to Switzerland, due to the outbreak of the Second World War. Between 1939 and 1942 he played for Lugano, with whom he won the 1940-41 Nationalliga and were runners up in the 1942-43 Swiss Cup, being the goalscorer of the 1940-41 and 1941-42 Nationalliga. Frigerio played four years at the club Bellinzona, and ended his career in 1949 at the club Chiasso. International career
Frigerio made his international debut on 6 March 1932 at the age of 17 (a record that lasted a long time) in a friendly match against Germany in Leipzig that ended in a 2-0 defeat. Frigerio played a total of 10 matches between 1932 and 1937, and scored his only goal in a 2-2 draw against Yugoslavia on 24 September 1933 in a 1934 FIFA World Cup qualifier match. He was called for the 1938 FIFA World Cup squad, however he did not play any match. Managerial career
Frigerio played 1947-48 Nationalliga B as a player-manager of Chiasso. That year the team was the runner-up in the league, tied on 36 points with Urania Geneve Sport, which was promoted for next year. The next season, Italian Alfredo Foni (also player-manager) replaced Frigerio as coach. Frigerio left football in 1949, returned as manager of Chiasso in 1951, and retired again that year. Personal life
Son of Swiss Reinaldo Frigeiro, a consul, and Colombian Maria Payan, Alessandro lived in Buenaventura until age 8. He married and the couples son Roberto was born in Le Havre during the time that he played for Le Havre AC. Roberto was also to become professional footballer and Swiss international. Career statistics
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3616279 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthrodira | Arthrodira | Arthrodira (Greek for "jointed neck") is an order of extinct armored, jawed fishes of the class Placodermi that flourished in the Devonian period before their sudden extinction, surviving for about 50 million years and penetrating most marine ecological niches. Arthrodires were the largest and most diverse of all groups of placoderms. Description
Arthrodire placoderms are notable for the movable joint between armor surrounding their heads and bodies. Like all placoderms, they lacked distinct teeth; instead, they used the sharpened edges of a bony plate on their jawbone as a biting surface. The eye sockets are covered by a bony ring, which supports the eye, a feature shared by birds and some ichthyosaurs. Early arthrodires, such as the genus Arctolepis, were well-armoured fishes with flattened bodies. The largest member of this group, Dunkleosteus, was a true superpredator of the latest Devonian period, reaching as much as 6 m in length. In contrast, the long-nosed Rolfosteus measured just 15 cm. Fossils of Incisoscutum have been found containing unborn fetuses, indicating that arthrodires gave birth to live young. A common misconception is the arthrodires (along with all other placoderms) were sluggish bottom-dwellers that were outcompeted by more advanced fish. Leading to this misconception is that the arthrodire body plan remained relatively conserved (that is, the majority of arthrodires were bullet- or torpedo-shaped) during the Devonian period, save for increasing in size. However, during their reign, the arthrodires were one of the most diverse and numerically successful, if not the most successful, vertebrate orders of the Devonian, occupying a vast spectrum of roles from apex predator to detritus-nibbling bottom dweller. Despite their success, the arthrodires were one of many groups eliminated by the environmental catastrophes of the Late Devonian extinction, allowing other fish such as sharks to diversify into the vacated ecological niches during the Carboniferous period. Phylogeny
The order Arthrodira belongs to the class Placodermi, the large group of extinct prehistoric armored fish that is thought to have diverged over 400 million years ago from all sharks and bony fishes (and thus also all subsequent tetrapods, including mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians). However, recent phylogenetic studies have found Placodermi to be paraphyletic, and rather an evolutionary grade towards Eugnathostomata, the clade grouping that contains sharks, bony fish, and all tetrapods. Arthrodira was traditionally divided into the paraphyletic Actinolepida, the Phlyctaenii (now also paraphyletic), and the Brachythoraci. Phylogenetic studies have since found two of those groups as paraphyletic, as shown in the cladogram below, from Dupret et al. Williamsaspididae White, 1952
Groenlandaspididae Obruchev, 1964
Arctolepididae Heintz, 1937
Phlyctaeniidae Fowler, 1947
Actinolepidae Gross, 1940
Phyllolepida Stensio 1934
Wuttagoonaspidae Ritchie 1973
Genera incertae sedis
Aethaspis Denison, 1958 (may be within Actinolepidae)
Aleosteus Johnson et al., 2000 (may be within Actinolepidae)
Anarthraspis Bryant, 1934 (may be within Actinolepidae)
Antarctaspis White, 1968 (previously within Antarctaspididae)
Antarctolepis White, 1968
Aspidichthys Newberry, 1873
Baringaspis Miles, 1973 (may be within Actinolepidae)
Bryantolepis Denison, 1958 (may be within Actinolepidae)
Callognathus Newberry, 1890
Copanognathus Hussakof & Bryant, 1920
Carolowilhelmina Mark-Kurik & Carls, 2002
Diplognathus Newberry, 1878
Erikaspis Dupret, Goujet, & Mark-Kurik, 2007
Eskimaspis Dineley & Yuhai, 1984
Glyptaspis Newberry, 1890
Grazosteus Gross, 1958
Heightingtonaspis White, 1969 (may be within Actinolepidae)
Hollardosteus Lehman, 1956
Kujdanowiaspis Stensio, 1942 (may be within Actinolepidae)
Lataspis Strand, 1932 (may be within Actinolepidae)
Laurentaspis Pageau, 1969
Lehmanosteus Goujet, 1984 (may be within Actinolepidae)
Machaerognathus Hussakof & Bryant, 1919
Maideria Lelievre, 1995
Mediaspis Heintz, 1929 (may be within Actinolepidae)
Murmur Whitley, 1951
Overtonaspis White, 1961
Phylactaenium Heintz, 1934
Pinguosteus Long, 1990 (may be within Brachythoraci)
Prescottaspis White, 1961
Proaethaspis Denison, 1978 (may be within Actinolepidae)
Qataraspis White, 1969
Sigaspis Goujet, 1973 (may be within Actinolepidae)
Simblaspis Denison, 1958 (may be within Actinolepidae)
Taunaspis Schmidt, 1933
Timanosteus Obrucheva, 1962
Trachosteus Newberry, 18903 (may be within Coccosteidae)
Wheathillaspis White, 1961
Yujiangolepis Wang & Dupret, 2009 (previously within Antarctaspididae)
References
Further reading
(1996): The Rise of Fishes: 500 Million Years of Evolution. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore. |
33036579 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stan%20Ferens | Stan Ferens | Stanley Ferens (March 5, 1915 - October 7, 1994), nicknamed "Lefty", was an American professional baseball pitcher who appeared in 53 total games in Major League Baseball for the St. Louis Browns in and . Born in Wendel, Pennsylvania, the southpaw was a switch-hitter who stood and weighed . Ferens' pro career lasted from 1937 through 1947, although he missed the 1943-1945 seasons. Acquired by the American League Browns after he won 19 games and lost only five for the 1941 Columbus Foxes of the Sally League, he appeared in 19 games, 16 as a relief pitcher, for the 1942 Brownies, who finished in third place in the Junior Circuit with an 82-69 record. Ferens won three games, lost four and posted an earned run average of 3.78 in 69 innings pitched. In 1946, he returned to the Browns but was less effective, winning only two of 11 decisions with a mediocre 4.50 ERA in 88 innings. He returned to the minor leagues for the 1947 campaign before leaving baseball. Over his two MLB seasons, Ferens won five games and lost 13, with a career earned run average of 4.18. He made only nine starts among his 53 appearances, but hurled two complete games. He had no career saves or shutouts. In his 157 career innings pitched, Ferens allowed 73 earned runs, 176 hits and 59 bases on balls; he struck out 51. |
7186450 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simca%20Profissional | Simca Profissional | The Simca Profissional was a successor to the Simca Alvorada, which was itself a stripped version of the entry level Simca Chambord. Simca do Brasil had responded reluctantly to the demand by the Brazilian government of president Juscelino Kubitschek that every car manufacturer must offer an affordable basic version within their range. The idea was to give as many Brazilians as possible the opportunity to own a car. New incentive, new version
In 1965, the Brazilian government created a new public financing tool through its publicly owned bank Caixa Economica Federal that would allow Brazilians to finance their vehicle over four years with a monthly interest rate of 1%. This obviously was to attract a new range of clients and Simca do Brasil looked into how to make the Alvorada even cheaper in order to make it attractive for, for example for taxicab drivers. Plastic replaces leather
The Simca Profissional appeared in 1965 with three colour options (yellow, green and cream white), no chrome (even the bumpers were painted in dark gray, no trimmings), the already very simple interior of the Alvorada was downscaled further with plastic seat covers and the door covers were dark and naked cardboard screwed onto the metal. But the Profissional was 30% cheaper than its far posher brother, the all chrome and leather Simca Chambord. The production numbers of this version apparently were never documented and, unlike the Simca Alvorada, the Simca Profissional had no distinct range of chassis numbers so that this version is mixed in with the production figures cited for the Simca Chambord. |
36801355 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyrell%20Waite | Tyrell Waite | Tyrell Michael Nathaniel Waite (born 1 July 1994) is an English footballer who plays for Nuneaton Borough, where he plays as a forward. Playing career
Ilkeston
Waite came through the Ilkeston youth academy, scored the club's first ever competitive goal, and signed a two-year professional contract with the Northern Premier League Division One South club in March 2012. Notts County
Later in that month he was signed by League One club Notts County, after impressing manager Keith Curle during a two-week trial. He made his debut for the club on 21 August 2012, replacing Lee Hughes 88 minutes into a 2-0 win over Hartlepool United at Meadow Lane. Goals from Francois Zoko and Neal Bishop maintained Notts County's 100% start to the League One season with a victory over Hartlepool. Waite scored his first goal for the club on the last day on the 2012-13 season, heading in the opening goal against Coventry. Nuneaton Town (loan)
Waite joined Nuneaton Town on a one-month loan on 20 October 2012. Nuneaton Town (loan)
On 22 August 2014, Tyrell was again loaned out to Nuneaton Town on a month's loan. Ilkeston (loan)
He linked up with Ilkeston for a third time, joining the club on a loan basis on 3 October 2014 and debuting the following day as a 69th-minute substitute for Rob Duffy in the club's 2-1 Northern Premier League home victory over Rushall Olympic. Lincoln City (loan)
His third move of the season came on 27 November 2014 when he joined Lincoln City on a loan basis until 4 January 2015. Lincoln City
Waite returned to Notts County, and the club agreed to cancel his contract so that, on 16 January 2015, he was able to join Lincoln City on a permanent basis, agreeing a contract until the end of the 2014-15 season. After a total of just six first team appearances during his two spells with the club, he was released from his contract with the club, his departure being announced on 11 March 2015. Skelleftea
On the same day, it was revealed that he had signed a two-year deal with Swedish Football Division 2 side Skelleftea FF. Stafford Rangers (loan)
Tyrell was loaned to Northern Premier League Premier Division side Stafford Rangers on 18 January 2018, for the remainder of the season. Tamworth
On 25 July 2018, Waite was announced as a Tamworth player. He signed for the newly relegated Southern League Premier Central side on a one-year contract following some impressive displays whilst on trial in pre-season. He made his debut for the club on 11 August 2018, in a 1-0 away defeat to St Ives Town. Waite had a chance to score his first goal for the club the following match against Alvechurch on 14 August 2018, at home, but saw has his 77th minute effort saved to deny Tamworth the three points. He scored his first goal for Tamworth on 31 August 2019, in an away fixture against AFC Rushden & Diamonds, netting the second goal in a 2-2 draw. On New Year's Day 2019, and with Tamworth under the stewardship of manager Dennis Greene they welcomed Barwell to The Lamb Ground, with the game at 3-2 in the favour of Tamworth, Waite came on as a 63rd minute substitute for Jack Concannon, however 7 minutes later he was given a straight red card for a foul on Reece Blackmore. The game finishing 3-3, with Tamworth conceding a 95th-minute equaliser. Following on from a three match suspension, Waite was included in the squad for a Staffordshire FA Senior Cup tie on 15 January 2019, away at Kidsgrove Athletic, which they were defeated heavily 6-0, Waite's Tamworth career looked to be hanging in the balance and he was subsequently left out of the squad for the next match, away at Biggleswade Town on 19 January 2019, which turned out to be the last match for manager Greene, who was relieved of his duties the following day. Waite was recalled to the squad for Gary Smith and Andrew Danylyszyn's first game in charge on 26 January 2019, against Bedworth United, the game which finished 2-2, with Waite managing to play the full match on his return to the squad. Waite did however prove his worth and repaid the faith shown in him by Smith and Danylyszyn, as two weeks in a row, he was the match winner, scoring late in league matches. He scored a 90th-minute winner in a 2-1 victory away at Coalville Town on 16 February 2019, and Waite was at it again a week later on 23 February 2019, when he scored the only goal of the game, an 89th-minute winner against high flying Stourbridge. Waite made a total of 39 appearances, and scored 11 goals for Tamworth, during the 2018-19 season, as the club finished in 12th position in their first season in the division. On 2 June 2019, Tamworth confirmed that Waite, along with midfielder Chris Spencer had signed new one-year contracts to remain with the club for the 2019-20 season. Waite came on as a 65th minute substitute for Ahmed Obeng on the opening day of the season, as Tamworth drew 1-1 away at St Ives Town on 10 August 2019. Tamworth confirmed that Tyrell had committed to the club for a third season on 2 July 2020, becoming the sixth player to agree terms with the club. Waite signed for Tamworth for a fourth season on 6 June 2021. Tyrell scored a brace on 12 October 2021 in a home Southern League Premier Division Central fixture against Stourbridge, scoring on the 40th minute and the 73rd minute to secure a 4-0 victory for Tamworth. On 23 December 2021, Waite signed for Southern League Premier Central rivals Coalville Town ending his four year association with Tamworth. Waite returned to former club Nuneaton Borough in June 2022. Career statistics
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Staffordshire Senior Cup: 2017-18
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English men's footballers
Men's association football forwards
Footballers from Derby
English Football League players
English expatriate men's footballers
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Skelleftea FF players
Kidderminster Harriers F.C. |
12298734 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guthy-Renker | Guthy-Renker | Guthy-Renker ( ) is a California-based direct-response marketing company that sells health and beauty products directly to consumers through infomercials, television ads, direct mail, telemarketing, e-mail marketing, and the Internet. Many of its products are endorsed by celebrities including actresses and musicians
The company started marketing self-help products endorsed by Fran Tarkenton and motivational speaker Tony Robbins, previous products also included exercise equipment such as a pilates program, called the 'Malibu Pilates system, endorsed by actress Susan Lucci and Instant Abs by model Heidi Klum
Guthy-Renker was founded in November 1988 by Bill Guthy and Greg Renker. In 1995, it began distributing the acne treatment program Proactiv, which became responsible for more than half its revenues by 2005. The company also created seven subsidiaries in the late 1990s for different products and advertising channels. In 1996, it founded infomercial channel, GRTV, which was sold to TVN Entertainment Corporation in 1999. Guthy-Renker's revenues grew from $400 million in 2001 to $1.5 billion by 2009. It formed a joint venture with Nestle Skin Health in 2016. History
Guthy-Renker was founded in November 1988 by Bill Guthy and Greg Renker. They met at the Indian Wells Racquet Club and Resort in Indian Wells, California. They considered starting an infomercial company after an order was placed at Guthy's cassette duplication company, Cassette Productions Unlimited, for 50,000 copies of a real estate lecture to be sold through infomercials. At the time many infomercials mimicked talk shows and investigative news specials, raising concerns among consumers and policy makers that the programs were misleading. To avoid the controversial practice, Guthy-Renker disclosed that their infomercials were paid advertisements at the beginning of each program. Renker was invited to testify to a Congressional subcommittee in 1990 regarding ethics in advertising, which led Guthy-Renker and others to form the National Infomercial Marketing Association to create industry standards. The following year, the firm had to cut back operations, because news coverage of the Persian Gulf War drew viewers away from infomercials. Ron Perelman of Forbes Holdings Inc. bought a 37.5 percent share of Guthy-Renker in 1993 in exchange for $25 million and priority access to air-time on Perelman's television stations. At the time, Guthy-Renker had grown to $60 million in revenue. In 1996, Perelman's stake in the company was resold to News Corp and Guthy-Renker bought it back. In 1998 a Japanese trading company, Nissho Iwai Group, bought a 17 percent portion of Guthy-Renker's Asia subsidiary for $9 million. Guthy-Renker created a television station for infomercials called GRTV in 1996, which was sold to TVN Entertainment Corporation in 1999. From 1995-1997, the firm created seven new subsidiaries. These included Guthy-Renker Radio, Internet, Select Network, International and Fitness, as well as subsidiaries like an online dating service and a psychic business that did not perform well. Guthy-Renker partnered with National Media Corp. to help market some of its fitness products, which led to a legal dispute that was settled with undisclosed terms in 1997. Guthy-Renker claimed National Media Corp. excessively aired infomercials for an exercise machine, the Fitness Flyer, and started selling an unauthorized imitation of the original. National claimed Guthy-Renker had not provided enough Fitness Flyers to meet demand. In May 1999, Guthy-Renker formed a strategic partnership with search advertising company LookSmart, who acquired some assets of Guthy-Renker's e-commerce division for $3 million. Guthy-Renker grew to $400 million in revenue by 2001 and $1.5 billion by 2009. In 2008, Goldman Sachs bought a stake in the company that valued Guthy-Renker at $3 billion. In 2011, Guthy-Renker acquired a portion of Paramount Equity Mortgage, a solar energy, insurance and mortgage loans company. In 2015, the firm moved from its longtime headquarters in Palm Desert to El Segundo, California. Products
Motivational Products
Guthy-Renker's first products were self-help and motivational courses. The founders bought the rights to a self-help book they were both fans of, Think and Grow Rich, for $100,000 and aired their first infomercial selling the book in 1988. The infomercials were hosted by former football quarterback Fran Tarkenton and grossed $10 million in sales. Another early product marketed by Guthy-Renker was Tony Robbins's "Personal Power" series of motivational lectures. Beauty and fitness products
The company started to sell cosmetics and skin-care products in 1991, starting with the "Principal Secret" cosmetics line endorsed by actress Victoria Principal, after market research showed that 70 percent of Guthy-Renker's audience were women. In the 1990s, the company started marketing housewares, the "Perfect Smile" teeth whitening product and fitness products like the "Fitness Flyer", "Perfect Abs" and "Perfect Buns and Thighs". By 1996, 40 percent of the company's revenues were from fitness products. Guthy-Renker uses infomercials, television ads, direct mail, telemarketing and the internet to sell products directly to the consumer. The firm's infomercials have production costs exceeding $1 million and usually feature celebrity endorsers. In 2010, Guthy-Renker sold 15 different products. Approximately half of Guthy-Renker's revenues in 2005 came from the Proactiv acne treatment, and 30 percent of its revenues were from international sources. Guthy-Renker markets the "Meaningful Beauty" anti-aging skin care system endorsed by model/actress Cindy Crawford and developed by Algerian-French cosmetic surgeon and chemist Jean-Louis Sebagh. The "Sheer Cover" brand of mineral makeup is endorsed by talk show host Leeza Gibbons. The company also manages the "In an Instant" line of skin care products endorsed by model Heidi Klum and the "Malibu Pilates" exercise equipment endorsed by actress Susan Lucci. Guthy-Renker's Proactiv line is endorsed by celebrities, including Jessica Simpson and Kelly Clarkson. The brand reports annual revenue of $1 billion. WEN haircare
In January 2015, it was announced that actress Brooke Shields would endorse Wen Hair Care developed by Chaz Dean. |
69843517 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert%20A.%20Emmitt | Robert A. Emmitt | Robert Albert Emmitt (May 29, 1850 - May 2, 1937), also known as Bob Emmitt or Judge Emmitt, was an American farmer and politician. He served two two-year terms in the Oregon House of Representatives as a Republican legislator, representing a large rural district in eastern Oregon. He was also a justice of the peace in Klamath County and later the postmaster and justice of the peace for the city of Klamath Falls, Oregon. Early life
Emmitt was born on May 29, 1850, in Logan County, Illinois. He was the son of John Emmitt and Caroline (Thompson) Emmitt. His father was born in Pennsylvania and his mother was from Tennessee; both had Irish ancestry. In 1852, his family moved to the Oregon Territory, travelling by wagon along the Oregon Trail. The family settled in Douglas County, where Emmitt's father secured a Donation Land Grant. The land claim was in Coles Valley, northwest of Roseburg. His father built a one-room log cabin on the bank of the Umpqua River. The family lived in the cabin for 14 years until 1866, when they built a better home on the site. As a boy, Emmitt attended a small rural school in Coles Valley. Emmitt's father was well known throughout Douglas County, serving a four-year term in the Oregon State Senate from 1884 to 1888. As a young man, Emmitt taught school while he learned the carpentry trade. He married Flora Leslie on May 6, 1875. Flora was born in Fountain County, Indiana and came to Oregon with her mother and sister in 1870, settling in Roseburg. Together, Emmitt and his wife had five daughters. Pioneer farmer
Shortly after getting married, the couple moved to Klamath County, which at that time was still part of Jackson County. To get to their new home, they travelled overland across the Cascade Mountains with Emmitt driving their small cattle herd while his wife led a pack horse that carried their personal possessions and household goods. When he arrived, Emmitt claimed of land along the Klamath River, southwest of Klamath Falls (then known as Linkville). The family lived in a log cabin with a dirt floor for five years, while Emmitt farmed his land claim. In 1880, Emmitt sold the property and bought another parcel near Keno, southwest of Klamath Falls. He built a large modern home and expanded his farming operation. Emmitt grew the first wheat crop produced in Klamath County on his Keno farm. Over the next few years, he added to his land holdings until he owned in three large tracts, where he grew wheat and grazed livestock. Emmitt was a dedicated Republican who served as justice of the peace for Klamath County's Plevna Precinct for over twenty years. In 1882, he ran for county sheriff, but lost by 90 votes. Two years later, he was elected to a two-year term as Klamath County commissioner. In 1898, he was elected to the Oregon state board of equalization from the first judicial district by a 600-vote margin. The board was responsible for adjudicating property taxes appeals from citizens. However, the position was abolished before he took office. Emmitt was also active in several fraternal organizations. He was a member of the local Ancient Order of United Workmen lodge and a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. State legislator
In 1900, Emmitt decided to run for a District 21 seat in the Oregon State House of Representatives. District 21 represented four large eastern Oregon counties, Crook (which at that time included modern-day Deschutes and Jefferson counties), Klamath, Lake, and Wasco (which included Hood River County at that time). District 21 had three House seats so major political parties could nominate up to three candidates. Emmitt was nominated as one of the Republican Party's candidates. He was also endorsed for state representative by local newspapers from across the district including The Dalles Chronicle, Ashland Tidings, and the Lake County Examiner. In the general election, Emmitt was elected as one of three state representatives from District 21. He finished third in a field of eight candidates behind fellow Republicans T. H. McGreer and A. S. Roberts. McGreer received the most votes with 1,292, followed Roberts with 1,290, and then Emmitt with 1,233 votes. The other candidates included three from the Fusion Party, Harry C. Liebe who got 1,112 votes, G. Springer with 807 votes, and George T. Baldwin with 693 votes. The remaining two candidates represented the Progressive Party, Josiah Burlingame received 126 votes and O. V. White got 122 votes. Emmitt took his District 21 seat in the Oregon House of Representatives on January 14, 1901. During the session, he was appointed chairman of the House claims committee. He served throughout the session which ended on March 4. In 1902, Emmitt ran for reelection in District 21. The district still had three seats, so the Republican Party filled out its ticket with two other candidates, Nathan Whealdon of The Dalles and J. N. Burgess of Antelope. In addition, the state's Democratic Party nominated three candidates for the District 21 seats, Earl Sanders, L. E. Morse, and P. B. Doak. The Republicans won all three of the District 21 seats in the 1902 general election. The final count was led by Whealdon with 2,671 votes followed by Burgess with 1,403 and Emmitt with 1,346. The three Democrats finished well behind with Sanders receiving 1,172 votes, Morse with 1,074, and Doak getting only 851. The 1903 regular legislative session began on January 12 with Emmitt representing District 21 in the Oregon House. As the session was getting organized, Emmitt was appointed to the credentials committee. During the session, he served as chairman of the claims committee and was also a member of the fisheries and game committee and the irrigation committee. In addition, he was appointed to a special House committee chartered to audit the Oregon State Treasurer's office. The session completed its business and adjourned on February 20. Later that year, Emmitt represented District 21 during a special legislative session that began on December 21 and ended four days later. Later life
After leaving the state legislature, Emmitt returned to his farm in Klamath County. However, he remained active in public affairs. In 1906, he ran for county judge in Klamath County, but was defeated. In 1907, he leased out his farmland to tenants and moved to Klamath Falls. A year later, he was appointed Klamath Falls postmaster. In that position, he became the first postmaster in Oregon to be designated as a postal banker by the United States Postal Service. He remained postmaster until 1912, when he was appointed Klamath County's road master, a position he held for many years. As road master, he supervised the construction and maintenance of the county's expanding road network. Over the years, Emmitt continued to work for the Republican party, serving as chairman of Klamath County Republican Party's central committee beginning in 1912. That same year, he supported William Howard Taft for President of the United States and campaigned for local candidates as well. In addition, he was president of the Good Government League of Klamath County during the early 1920s. In 1922, he was elected justice of the peace for the city of Klamath Falls. During his two-year term, he handled 982 cases. This included 759 criminal cases and 223 civil cases. In 1924, he ran for reelection, but was defeated by 90 votes in a four-way race. However, he was appointed as acting justice of the peace in late 1925 after the incumbent became seriously ill and could not continue in the position. After the incumbent's death, Emmitt was officially appointed to fill the unexpired justice of the peace term. In the same month, Emmitt announced he would run for re-election as an independent candidate. He was defeated in the 1926 general election by the Republican candidate who received 1,982 votes to Emmitt's 1,268. After leaving the justice of the peace position, Emmitt continued to actively follow community and world events. During his latter years, he wrote a number of articles and commentaries for the two local newspapers. His wife Flora died in 1931, after an extended illness. Emmitt and his wife had been married for 56 years at the time of her death. In 1936, Emmitt had a heart attack, but recovered. He died in his sleep at home in Klamath Falls on May 2, 1937. Emmitt's funeral services were held at the local Independent Order of Odd Fellows hall. He was buried in a family plot at the Odd Fellows cemetery in Klamath Falls. |
68867138 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thulani%20Zungu | Thulani Zungu | Col Thulani Zungu is a South African Army officer from the artillery. Military career
He joined the uMkhonto we Sizwe in 1982 and was trained in Angola. He stayed in exile in Angola, Zambia and returned to South Africa in 1994. He completed Bridging training at Infantry School, Oudtshoorn. He was appointed as an instructor at the School of Artillery, staff officer at Army Headquarters, OC of all regular artillery units in Potchefstroom and senior staff officer (SSO) at the Artillery Formation from 2008. He completed the Joint Senior Staff course in 2005. |
14764083 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hope%20International%20%28Seventh-day%20Adventist%29 | Hope International (Seventh-day Adventist) | Hope International was an independent organization, operated by members of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. It published Our Firm Foundation magazine and ran camp meetings focused on conservative Adventist messages, originally based on Eatonville, WA, then Knoxville, IL. The magazine has ceased and the website is inactive. A commercial website claiming Hope International's legacy sells "natural" health supplements and advice out of Marshall, NC. In its heyday, Hope International was criticized by the official Adventist church for being disruptive. History
Hope International was founded in 1964 by church lay members from the Seattle, Washington area. They were concerned about the future of Adventist beliefs, following discussions with conservative Christians and the resulting publication of Questions on Doctrine in the mid-1950s. They purchased land near Eatonville. According to historian Gary Land, the organization "had no real impact on Adventism" until a retired minister named Ron Spear became actively involved as a leader in 1985. He initiated the magazine Our Firm Foundation, wrote several books, and organized the group's own annual camp meetings. The writings promoted historic Adventism. The Seventh-day Adventist church issued statements of concern about Hope International in 1992 and 2000. Our Firm Foundation
Hope International published the bimonthly magazine Our Firm Foundation. According to Alden Thompson, it "is the theological heir to the perfectionism of the 'old' Adventist Review (era of Kenneth H. Wood), though its strident criticism of mainstream Adventism has alienated many who would share its theological perspective." See also
Historic Adventism
Independent ministries of the Seventh-day Adventist Church
References
External links
Our Firm Foundation magazine, including archives
"Report on Hope International and Associated Groups", a statement of concern by the Adventist General Conference. |
37664620 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giorgio%20De%20Vincenzi | Giorgio De Vincenzi | Giorgio De Vincenzi (1884-1965), was an Italian painter and etcher. He was a versatile artist, using diverse techniques and specialised in landscapes and portraiture. Short biography and analysis
Born in Ferrara in December 1884, De Vincenzi did not follow a normal course of academic studies, but for a period attended the studio of the Italian painter Nicola Laurenti, where he also befriended Jewish artist Roberto Melli and painter-poet Filippo De Pisis. His artistic production is well known nationally and is mostly dedicated to landscapes and female portraits. However, in his first artistic phase, De Vincenzi liked to paint his hometown's gardens and medieval walls, ideally anticipating the setting of Giorgio Bassani's books about Ferrara and its people suffering from racist persecution -- later to become famous in movies such as The Garden of the Finzi-Continis by Vittorio de Sica. Around 1928-1929 De Vincenzi moved to Bologna, where he died in 1965, after a lifetime of painting outside the contemporary parametres of the first half of the 20th century - in fact, De Vincenzi was not influenced by the various and changing currents of the period, but affirmed his own pictorial personality and experimented with new techniques. His landscapes were well received by Italian art critics, and praised for their chromatic contrasts and poetic tones. His style was at times compared to Van Gogh's and Utrillo's, but with a specifically idiosyncratic trait. Bottega della Poesia, Milan - presented by Carlo Carra. Gallery of Rome di Roma. His works are permanently exhibited at the Modern Art Gallery of Bologna; Municipal Palace of Ferrara; Chamber of Commerce of Ferrara; Cassa di Risparmio di Ferrara; Museum of the Book of Brussels; Gabinetto delle Stampe e Disegni del Museo di Storia dell'Arte of the University of Pisa, and owned by many private collectors. |
62843034 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enrico%20Crivelli | Enrico Crivelli | Enrico Crivelli (20 July 1820 - c.1870) was an Italian opera singer who sang leading baritone and bass-baritone roles in the major opera houses of Italy as well as in Spain, Russia, Germany, France, and England. He also composed collections of art songs and published two books on the art of singing. He was born in Brescia, the youngest son of the celebrated tenor Gaetano Crivelli and died in Milan after a career spanning almost 30 years. Life and career
Crivelli was born in Brescia to a musical family, the most famous of which was his father, the tenor Gaetano Crivelli. His two older brothers also became musicians. Domenico Crivelli (1793-1852) was a composer and singing teacher. Giovanni Crivelli (1801-1833) was also a baritone opera singer who died in London at the age of 32. Crivelli initially studied law at the wish of his father. However, following his father's death in 1836 and with the encouragement of Simon Mayr, he began singing studies with Eliodoro Bianchi. He made his stage debut in 1841 as Filippo in Bellini's Beatrice di Tenda at the Teatro Filarmonico in Verona. He went on to sing leading baritone roles in the major opera houses of Northern Italy, appearing at La Fenice, La Scala, and the Teatro Regio di Torino amongst others, as well as in Spain, Russia, Germany, France, and England. He sang a wide repertoire ranging from bel canto roles such as Alphonse in La favorita, Severo in Poliuto, Figaro in Il barbiere di Siviglia, and Iago in Rossini's Otello to Verdian roles which included the title role in Nabucco, Miller in Luisa Miller, Conte di Luna in Il trovatore, Guido di Monforte in I vespri siciliani, and Rolando in La battaglia di Legnano. Crivelli also created a number of roles in the world premieres of now-forgotten operas such Tristano in Federico Ricci's Griselda. Beginning in the 1850s, he essayed several bass-baritone roles including Oroveso in Norma and the title role in Mose in Egitto (both at the Theatre Royal, Malta in 1850), Assur in Semiramide (Teatro Regio di Parma in 1859), and Oberthal in Le prophete (Teatro Regio di Torino in 1862). Crivelli composed a number of art songs and published two books on the art of singing, Metodo di canto and Grammatica musicale. He was member of the music academies of Rome, Florence, Bologna, Turin, and Brescia and an honorary member of the academies of Zaragoza and Cordoba in Spain. He died in Milan c.1870. The exact date of his death is unknown. |
38561103 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twelfth%20Night%20%281933%20film%29 | Twelfth Night (1933 film) | Twelfth Night is a 1933 American Pre-Code short color film, notable as the very earliest surviving film directed by Orson Welles, then aged 17. It is a recording of the dress rehearsal of Welles's own abridged production at his alma mater, the Todd School for Boys, where he had returned to direct this adaptation of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night for the Chicago Drama Festival in 1933. The play won first prize at that year's festival, presented as part of the 1933 Chicago World's Fair, A Century of Progress Exposition. Production
After Orson Welles's return from Europe, his friend and former headmaster Roger Hill invited him to join the Todd faculty and co-direct the Todd School's production of Twelfth Night. Using the edited version of the play that would appear in their book Everybody's Shakespeare (1934), Welles designed the costumes and conceived and created the set. The production made use of Kenneth Macgowan's concept of having the stage as a giant open book, with the turning pages being changes of scenery, painted by Welles himself. Using a color motion picture camera loaned to him by Hill, Welles increased the lighting and filmed most of a dress rehearsal -- his very first film. Welles operated the camera himself, leaving it in a static position in the auditorium. A silent film camera was used, but Welles later recorded an accompanying narration on a gramophone disc. Hill suggested to Welles that he film the play, wrote biographer Frank Brady, who viewed the result firsthand:
The print that I saw of Orson's Twelfth Night in Roger Hill's living room in Miami, a half-century later, was still perfectly preserved with rich color and quite professionally focused but without any camera movement, or pronounced flourishes or angles. It was simply shot from one point of view, perhaps from the middle of the tenth row of the theater: an amateur recording of the play on film rather than a piece of cinema. The Todd School production of Twelfth Night received the silver cup from the Chicago Drama League after competition at the Century of Progress Exposition in July-August 1933. The cast included Hascy Tarbox as Sir Andrew Aguecheek and Roger Hill's daughter Joanne Hill as Viola. The play was presented at the English Village at the Chicago World's Fair. "A short film excerpt from it is still in the Hills' possession", wrote critic Richard France. "Unfortunately, Welles's original staging was not used, only his set. A small backdrop is completely covered with a bright stylized rendering of a London street." Preservation status
Although the film was believed lost for a while, at least one extended fragment of a copy has survived in the private possession of Welles's former teacher and lifelong mentor Roger Hill, who produced the play. In addition, in the 1930s and 1940s, copies of the film were available for hire by schools and drama societies. Although it is the earliest surviving footage filmed by Welles, it was not the first time he had used a film camera - he told one biographer that he had first done so when making a silent home movie of a visit to St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican, at the age of nine (in 1924-25). |
29979629 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeitpyramide | Zeitpyramide | The () is a work of public art by Manfred Laber under construction in Wemding, Germany. The pyramid was begun in 1993 - the 1,200 year anniversary of the town. It will take another years to complete and is scheduled to be finished in the year 3183. The structure is intended to consist of 120 blocks when complete, with a new block added every ten years. In September , the fourth block will be installed, making the project complete. Concept
The town of Wemding dates back to the year 793 and celebrated its 1,200 year anniversary in 1993. The Zeitpyramide was conceived by Manfred Laber (a local artist) in June 1993 to mark this 1,200-year period and to give people a sense of what the span of 1,200 years really means. One block is scheduled to be placed every ten years, taking 1,190 years. This time includes the initial block placed at the beginning of the project which explains the apparent off-by-one error of ten years. So far, the blocks have all been concrete, but the material of future blocks may be altered in future generations depending on availability of materials. Artist
Manfred Laber was born in Wemding in 1932 and studied painting at the Hochschule fur Bildende Kunste in Berlin in the 1950s. He has other artwork on permanent display on the Isla San Antonio, and in Alcanar, Spain, and Mormoiron, France. Alcanar is also his part-time place of residence. Construction
Current progress
The time pyramid is located on a concrete pad on a rounded hilltop, the Robertshohe, on the northern edge of Wemding. The first block was placed in October 1993. The third and most recent block was placed at 16:14 on 29 June 2013. Following the construction schedule, the fourth block will be placed on 9 September 2023. The project's initial financing was mostly achieved through donations by local companies, which, for example, supplied the materials for the concrete slab for free. The project is administrated by a foundation based in Wemding. Speculative future progress
A model of the final artwork is exhibited at Wemding, at the Haus des Gastes. If the time pyramid project proceeds according to plan, it will fall into four stages based on tier layer. Base tier
The base layer, measuring , will consist of 64 blocks arranged in 8 rows and 8 columns and has a stage completion date of 2623. Second tier
The second layer will consist of 36 blocks, in a 6 by 6 format with a stage completion date of 2983. This is the first layer that requires a block to be placed atop another block, which would require a crane or some form of scaffolding such as an earthen ramp used as an incline. Third tier
The third layer will consist of 16 blocks arranged in a 4 by 4 format with a stage completion date of 3143. Fourth tier
The final, fourth layer will consist of 4 blocks, arranged in a 2 by 2 format, which upon completion will complete the structure. The completed layer will have taken just shy of a decade less to build than Wemding's age at the time that the first block was laid. Completion
The pyramid, when completed in the year 3183, is scheduled to consist of 120 stone or concrete blocks, each measuring long, wide and tall. Adjacent blocks are separated by gaps of half a block or . |
2244003 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George%20Wolfe%20%28CPA%29 | George Wolfe (CPA) | George B. Wolfe was born and raised in Columbia, South Carolina. He is a partner in the law firm of Nelson Mullins in Columbia, South Carolina. His practice is focused on representing foreign and domestic companies establishing or expanding operations in South Carolina. Career
Wolfe began his career in 1977 at the law firm of Wilmer, Cutler and Pickering (now known as Wilmer Hale) in Washington, DC. In 1983, Wolfe returned to his hometown of Columbia, South Carolina and joined Nelson Mullins and has practiced there since that time with the exception of 2001-2004, when he worked at the U.S. Treasury Department. From 1989 to 1993, Mr. Wolfe served as a member of the Investment Policy Advisory Committee (INPAC) to the United States Trade Representative under President George H.W. From 2001 to 2004, Wolfe served as deputy general counsel and counselor to the secretary for the Department of the Treasury. During this time, he also served two tours in Iraq (2003-2004) as part of the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA), where he worked on Iraq's financial reconstruction. After leaving the Treasury Department in 2004, Mr. Wolfe served as the first managing partner of the Nelson Mullins' Washington, DC office before returning to the firm's Columbia office in 2007. Wolfe was an employee of the United States government and worked for the Coalition Provisional Authority in 2003 and 2004. Wolfe sat on the CPA's Program Review Board, the committee that made the final recommendation to CPA Administrator Paul Bremer over the $20 billion of contracts the CPA awarded. For its final three months Wolfe served as the board's chairman. As chair of the board he was also the Senior advisor to the Iraqi Ministry of Finance. The KPMG audit of the Development Fund for Iraq reports that scheduling a meeting with Administrator Bremer had proven difficult. Then Bremer departed from Iraq early, leaving important loose ends dangling--like--the audit. The auditors looked to Wolfe, the next most senior financial officer after Bremer for cooperation. However Wolfe:
Wolfe left government service in 2004, and returned as a partner in the law firm Nelson Mullins. Education
Wolfe graduated cum laude from Washington and Lee University in 1973. In 1977, he received his Juris Doctor from the University of Pennsylvania School of Law where he was a member of the Law Review and Order of the Coif. Leadership
Wolfe has served as president of the South Carolina Economic Developers Association and as chair of the Greater Columbia Committee of 100, the South Carolina Bar Corporate, Banking and Securities Law Section, and a South Carolina public-private sector group that created a strategic plan for the economic development of South Carolina. Wolfe has served as a board member for organization such as the South Carolina Chamber of Commerce, the South Carolina Council on Competitiveness, the Greater Columbia Chamber of Commerce, the Columbia World Affairs Council, and the Columbia Film Society. Awards and recognition
Wolfe is a recipient of the Order of the Palmetto, the highest civilian award given by a South Carolina Governor. In addition, he received the South Carolina Department of Revenue Lifetime Public Service Award. Wolfe also received the Distinguished Service Award from the U.S. Treasury Department for his service there. |
48922309 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vangelis%20Hatziyannidis | Vangelis Hatziyannidis | Vangelis Hatziyannidis (born 1967) is a Greek novelist and playwright. He was born in Serres in northern Greece. A graduate of the University of Athens, he went to acting school and worked as an actor for a number of years before turning to writing plays. He has written half a dozen plays. He made his debut as a novelist with Four Walls (2001), which has since been translated into all the major European languages. The French edition of Four Walls won the Laure Bataillon Prize for best translated book, while the English version was nominated for the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize. His next book to be translated into English is Stolen Time. The translator for both Four Walls and Stolen Time is Anne-Marie Stanton-Ife. |
5522743 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berycopsis | Berycopsis | Berycopsis is an extinct genus of beardfish from the Cretaceous period. Fossils are known from England. It was about long and one of the first members of the Acanthopterygii, the group that includes the present day barracuda, swordfish, seahorses, and flatfish. Like its modern relatives, the first fin rays in the dorsal and anal fins were modified into defensive spines, and the pelvic fins were located close to the pectoral fins. Berycopsis was one of the earliest fish known to have these features, which are widespread today. |
68381217 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pavonini | Pavonini | Pavonini is a tribe of bird in the subfamily Phasianinae. Members of this family are primarily found in tropical Asia, along with one species in the Congo Rainforest in Africa. It contains two of the most charismatic members of the Phasianidae, the peafowl and the arguses. This grouping was supported by a 2021 phylogenetic analysis of Galliformes, and accepted by the International Ornithological Congress. The tribe name is accepted by the Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World. |
59258491 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nutfield%20Marshes | Nutfield Marshes | Nutfield Marshes is a nature reserve near Nutfield in Surrey. It is managed by the Surrey Wildlife Trust. These former sand quarries along the Redhill Brook are now wetland nature reserves called The Moors, Spynes Mere, and Holmethorpe Lagoons. They provide habitats for many birds, with 144 species recorded in Holmethorp Lagoon. Spynes Mere has three lakes. There is public access to the site apart from The Moors. |
52664560 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adoration%20of%20the%20Christ%20Child%20%28Honthorst%29 | Adoration of the Christ Child (Honthorst) | Adoration of the Christ Child (Italian: Adorazione del Bambino), is a -1621 oil on canvas painting of the Nativity by the Dutch Golden Age artist Gerard Honthorst in the collection of the Uffizi in Florence. Painting
The Adoration of the Child shows a moonlit scene with Mary laying the Child in swaddling clothes. Joseph is looking over her shoulder and two angels are leaning over the crib. The moonlight is reflected off the faces in such a way that suggests the Child as a light source. The composition is reminiscent of much earlier versions, such as the 1490 Nativity at Night by Geertgen tot Sint Jans. The "Child as light source" aspect was used again and further exaggerated by Honthorst the next year when he painted the same subject, today held by the Wallraf-Richartz Museum. Provenance
This painting is one of five paintings by Honthorst in the Uffizi, and all of them feature a tenebrist style that shows why the Italians call him Gherardo delle Notti or "Gerard of the Night". Presumably these were all purchased in 1628 by Ferdinando II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, who had just returned from a trip to Northern Europe and sent an intermediary to inquire after "6 paintings" that were for sale in Rome. |
19355428 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben%20Tracy | Ben Tracy | Benjamin Sampair Tracy (born July 16, 1976 in St. Paul, Minnesota) is an American journalist known for his work as a national correspondent for CBS News since January 2008. He is the White House correspondent for the CBS Evening News with Norah O'Donnell and CBS This Morning. Career
Tracy was a reporter for WCCO-TV, the CBS-affiliate station in Minneapolis, where he was a member of the station's investigative team, covering many major stories, including the methamphetamine epidemic and the collapse of the 35W bridge. During that time, he also was a contributor to the Saturday Early Show, to which he brought his signature "Good Question" segment, started at WCCO-TV, to a national audience. Tracy also reported for the CBS Evening News with Katie Couric on the collapse of the I-35W bridge and flooding in southern Minnesota. Before joining WCCO-TV, Tracy worked as a reporter at WISN-TV Milwaukee and WBAY-TV Green Bay, Wisconsin. He is the recipient of five Emmy Awards and the Alfred DuPont-Columbia award for excellence in broadcast journalism. Tracy was born in St. Paul, Minnesota. He graduated from St. Thomas Academy and later from Marquette University with bachelor's degrees in broadcast journalism and political science and with a master's degree in public service. Tracy lives in Washington, D.C. Controversy
On October 5, 2020, Tracy criticized the lack of adherence he observed at the Trump White House to public health guidelines to slow the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic "I felt safer reporting in North Korea than I currently do reporting at The White House. For context folks, this is in reference to the COVID-19 outbreak at The White House." The tweet garnered nearly 195,000 "Likes", as well as swift criticism from Republicans. |
73191605 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St.%20Marys%20Saints%20%28baseball%29 | St. Marys Saints (baseball) | The St. Marys Saints were a minor league baseball team based in St. Marys, Pennsylvania. In 1916, the Saints played as members of the eight-team Class D level Interstate League, finishing in second place before the league folded following the season. St. Marys hosted home minor league games at Memorial Park. History
St. Marys began minor league play in 1916, when the St. Marys "Saints" began play as a member of the Interstate League, a Class D level minor league. The league began play on May 19, 1916, with the Bradford Drillers, Erie Sailors, Johnsonburg Johnnies, Olean White Sox, Ridgway, Warren Warriors and Wellsville Rainmakers teams joining St. Marys in league play to begin the season. The Interstate League continued play in 1916, as the league expanded to eight teams to begin the season. The league ended the season with five teams after the Erie Sailors, Olean White Sox and Warren Bingoes teams folded during the season. St. Marys had an overall regular season record of 49-30, playing the season under manager Curley Blount. The Saints placed second and ended the season 6.5 games behind the first place Ridgway team. No playoffs were held as Ridgeway won both halves of the split season schedule. Pitcher John Verbout of St. Marys won 18 games to lead the Interstate League. St. Marys players Al Boucher, Katsy Keifer and Johnny Miljus advanced to the major leagues in their careers. The Interstate League did not return to play in 1917. The league resumed play in the region in 1932 without a St. Marys franchise. St. Marys has not hosted another minor league team. The ballpark
The St. Marys Saints hosted home minor league games at Memorial Park. Memorial Park is still in use today as a public park with amenities. The park is located on Wolfel Avenue in St. Marys. |
59535110 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pusia%20hansenae | Pusia hansenae | Pusia hansenae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters. Distribution
This marine species occurs off Western Australia. References
External links
Cernohorsky W.O. Description of new West Australian Mitridae and Vexillidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum. |
7308477 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mouvement%20Qu%C3%A9bec%20fran%C3%A7ais | Mouvement Québec français | Mouvement Quebec francais (MQF) is an umbrella group of organisations in favour of the preservation and defence of the French language in Quebec, Canada. History
The MFQ was founded in the beginning of March 1971, when Francois-Albert Angers, president of the Saint-Jean-Baptiste Society of Montreal (SSJBM) and Matthias Rioux, president of the Alliance des professeurs de Montreal (APM) decided not to renew the action of the Front du Quebec francais, founded on October 25, 1969, but rather to start anew with a different organisation. The move was prompted by a dissatisfaction with the passing of the Act to promote the French language in Quebec by the National Assembly of Quebec. Angers would be president of the MQF from 1972 to 1980, Guy Bouthillier succeeding him afterwards. On March 22, Angers submitted a convocation letter to 11 organisations:
Conseil du Patronat du Quebec (CPQ)
Centrale de la Chambre de commerce du district de Montreal (CCdM)
Centre des dirigeants d'entreprises (CDE)
Confederation des syndicats nationaux (CSN)
Corporation des enseignants du Quebec (CEQ)
Federation des travailleurs du Quebec (FTQ)
Union des producteurs agricoles (UPA)
Mouvement national des Quebecois (MNQ)
Alliance des professeurs de Montreal (APM)
Saint-Jean-Baptiste Society of Montreal (SSJBM)
Association quebecoise des professeurs de francais (AQPF)
The three organisations representing business milieus (CPQ, CCdM, CDE) withdrew participation early, leaving the eight others to take action alone to form the Mouvement Quebec francais. The movement was officially launched on November 29, 1971. It was decided that presidents or chief executives of the member organisations were going to be appointed as spokesperson in turn. The movement had four such spokespersons between 1971 and 1976: Albert Allain, Jacques-Yvan Morin, Fernand Daoust and Francois-Albert Angers. The movement's initial objectives were to have the National Assembly proclaim French as the sole official language of Quebec and to have the Act to promote the French language in Quebec abrogated. It prepared two concise draft bills which it commented in a 13-page document entitled Notes explicatives sur les projets de lois presentes au premier ministre du Quebec, published on January 18, 1972. During the campaign for the Quebec general election of 1973, the movement became very active and took various actions aiming at the sensitisation of the public to the language question. It distributed 25,000 copies of a 96-page brochure entitled Je vote pour le Quebec francais, which was written by Andre Gaulin, Henri Laberge and Francois-Albert Angers. In 1974, the National Assembly passed the Official Language Act (Bill 22). The MQF opposed the act, finding that it did not do enough to protect French. See also
Quebec French
Politics of Quebec
Notes
References
Busque, Anne-Marie. "Quebec Language Policy", in The Canadian Encyclopedia, 2008
Turcotte, Denis (1976). La culture politique du Mouvement Quebec Francais, International Center for Research on Bilingualism, 102 p. (online)
MQF (1974). Memoire a la Commission permanente de l'education, des affaires culturelles et des communications en marge du bill 22, Loi sur la langue officielle, Quebec: Mouvement Quebec francais, 29 f.
MQF (1973). |
8093428 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honey%20Bee%20Genome%20Sequencing%20Consortium | Honey Bee Genome Sequencing Consortium | The Honey Bee Genome Sequencing Consortium is an international collaborative group of genomics scientists, scientific organisations and universities trying to decipher the genome sequences of the honey bee (Apis mellifera). It was formed in 2001 by American scientists. In the US, the project is funded by the National Human Genome Research Institute (a division of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)), the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station, the University of Illinois Sociogenomics Initiative, and various beekeepers association and the bee industry. First scientific findings show that the honey bee genome may have evolved more slowly than the genomes of the fruit fly and malaria mosquito. The bee genome contains versions of some important mammalian genes. The complete genome of Apis mellifera has been sequenced and consists of 10,000 genes with approximately 236 million base pairs. The size of the genome is a tenth of the human genome. The Western honey bee gene sequence showed 163 chemical receptors for smell but only 10 for taste. Besides the discovery of new genes for the use of pollen and nectar, researchers found that, in comparison with other insects, Apis mellifera has fewer genes for immunity, detoxification and the development of the cuticula. The population genetic analysis showed Africa as the origin and hypothesized that the spread into Europe happened in at least two independent waves. Data from the scientific collaboration is made available on Beebase led by Texas A&M University. BeeSpace led by the University of Illinois is an effort to complete a web navigable catalog of related information. |
64231102 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guiomar%20Torrez%C3%A3o | Guiomar Torrezão | Guiomar de Noronha or Guiomar Delphina Torrezao (26 November 1844 - 22 October 1898) was a leading Portuguese writer and editor. She created the magazine Almanach das Senhoras and she was the only woman to be a founding member of the Association of Portuguese Writer and Journalists. Life
Torrezao was born in Lisbon in 1844. She was the daughter of Joaquim Jose de Noronha Torrezao and Maria do Carmo Inacia Pinto de Noronha Pinto Torrezao. She became known for her links to people like Victor Hugo and Alexander Dumas and she contributed to a wide range of newspapers and magazines. She devoted tine to creating biographies for woman in history. In 1869 she published her first novel, Uma Alma de Mulher. In 1871 she founded the magazine Almanach das Senhoras which she directed until her death
Torrezao contributed to the magazine Ribaltas e Gambiarras (1881), edited by Henrique Zeferino. She wrote under the pseudonym of Delfim de Noronha for the first few issues, but from then on, she began to reveal her true identity in articles and headings. Zeferino's magazine focussed on theatre and literature and was published from January to October in 1881. She was the first woman to be in the Association of Portuguese Writer and Journalists as one of its founding members in 1880. She was one of the first women in Portugal who were concerned with women's subordinate status and in particular about improving the educational opportunities for Women in Portugal together with Francisca Wood, Maria Carvalho, Carolina Vasconcelos, Alice Moderno, Angelina Vidal, Antonia Pusich and Alice Pestana. Death and legacy
Torrezao died in Lisbon in 1898. There is a Rua Guiomar Torresao in Lisbon. |
6475083 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New%20Braunfels%20Independent%20School%20District | New Braunfels Independent School District | New Braunfels Independent School District (NBISD) is a public school district in New Braunfels, Texas (United States). Located in Comal County, a small portion of the district extends into Guadalupe County. In 2009, it was rated "academically acceptable" by the Texas Education Agency and it received a "B" under new standards put into place in 2018. The district's population was growing at 3% annually as of 2019, slower than the neighboring Comal Independent School District. Schools
Due to 10% growth in the prior decade, the district issued a bond to open new school buildings, which were projected to open between 2021 and 2023. This also included the closure of the former New Braunfels High School Ninth Grade Center. The new Ninth Grade Center is planned to become Long Creek High School. |
1339199 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SR%20Bra%C8%99ov | SR Brașov | Asociatia Club Sportiv SR Municipal Brasov (), commonly known as SR Brasov or simply Brasov, is a Romanian football club based in the city of Brasov, Brasov County, which competes in the Liga III. The team was created in 2017 by the supporters of the original FC Brasov, which was dissolved that year. "SR" stands for Steagul Rosu ("the Red Flag") or Steagul Renaste ("Steagul Reborn"). Meanwhile, another entity was founded in 2021 and gained permission to use the FC Brasov brand, although it has a continuity issue and enjoys lower fan support. History
Early modern football in Brasov
Football in Brasov started between 1912 and 1914. In 1928, the unrelated Coltea Brasov won the national title and enjoyed a decade's long rivalry with Brasovia, the city's other major, which reached the semifinals of the Romanian National League in 1925. Uzinele Astra Brasov made their debut in the Romanian league system in the 1939-1940 season, when it competed in the Brasov District Championship, finishing 3rd in Group 2. The club achieved promotion to Divizia B next season by winning the District Championship final, but the competition was postponed because of the Second World War. During the war championships (unofficial status), UAB battled for promotion in Divizia A at the end of the 1942-1943, losing the playoffs to Uzinele Metallurgice Cugir. The 1943-1944 season was halted midway because of the Allied bombing missions over Romania. The city of Brasov was, alongside Bucharest and Ploiesti, one of the main targets, and Uzinele Astra Brasov were bombed on two occasions, 16 April and 6 June 1944, sustaining major damages. The club finished 4th in Group 1 of the District Championship of the 1945-1946 season, the first official post war competition, and 3rd in Divizia C 1946-1947, in which the starting XI was formed by: Moraru - Orghidan, Szurd - Nichita, Zelenak, Grosaru - Nagy, Antonescu, Herold, Caceavski, Vlad. Uzinele Astra Brasov's biggest rival during the 1940-1950 period were ACFR Brasov. In the 1941-1942 season, UAB lost top spot in the District Championship to ACFR by goal difference, were defeated 4-0 in the 1947 final for promotion in Divizia B, but won the 1950 District Championship Final with 3-0 on aggregate (3-0 home, 0-0 away). Insolvency and bankruptcy of FC Brasov
In the spring of 2015 FC Brasov had financial problems and went into insolvency. In the summer of 2015 all the team's players changed and the target was promotion to Liga I. But by the end of the season they were in 5th place, outside the promotion places. In the summer of 2016 the team did not have the budget needed to participate in Liga II and financial problems continued to multiply. The situation was saved with a few weeks before the start of the new season when Alexandru Chipciu, a former player of the team, was sold by Steaua Bucuresti to Anderlecht and FC Brasov received a stake in the transfer. Cornel Talnar was named the new manager and the goal was still promotion, considered the only financial recovery solution of the club. The team started well, but finished the season in 7th place. After the end of the championship, FC Brasov announced that the team will not join the new season of Liga II, and was declared bankrupt. Establishment of SR Brasov
In the summer of 2017 The Flag-bearers Supporters League announced the establishment of AS SR (meaning: Asociatia Sportiva Steagul Rosu - The Red Flag Sporting Association) Brasov, club set up by the model followed by FC Vaslui, Petrolul Ploiesti, Otelul Galati or Farul Constanta, big clubs in Romanian football which were also dissolved and brought back to life by their supporters. In the summer of 2021, Corona Brasov merged with ACS Scotch Club (FC Brasov brand bearer) and established FC Brasov (2021). The supporters refused to support the new project. Stadium
The club plays its home matches on Stadionul Silviu Ploesteanu from Brasov, a stadium with a capacity of 8,800 seats, the biggest of Brasov County. Support
SR Brasov has many supporters in Brasov County. The ultras groups of SR Brasov are organized in The Flag-bearers Supporters League and they have friendly relations with Gaz Metan Medias and Ceahlaul Piatra Neamt's fans. |
11349070 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcellinus%20and%20Peter | Marcellinus and Peter | Saints Marcellinus and Peter (sometimes called Petrus Exorcista - Peter the Exorcist; ) are venerated within the Catholic Church as martyrs who were beheaded. Hagiographies place them in 4th century Rome. They are generally represented as men in middle age, with tonsures and palms of martyrdom; sometimes they hold a crown each. Hagiography
Little is known about the actual lives of these two men. Later hagiography suggests that Marcellinus, a priest, and Peter, an exorcist, died in the year 304, during the Diocletianic Persecution. Pope Damasus I claimed that he heard the story of these two martyrs from their executioner who went on to become a Christian. Damasus states that they were killed at an out-of-the-way spot by the magistrate Severus or Serenus, so that other Christians would not have a chance to bury and venerate their bodies. The two saints happily cleared the spot chosen for their death: a thicket overgrown with thorns, brambles, and briers three miles from Rome. They were beheaded and buried in that spot. Two women, Lucilla and Firmina, assisted by divine revelation, found the bodies, however, and had them properly buried. They buried their bodies near the body of St. Tiburtius on the Via Labicana in what became known as the Catacombs of Marcellinus and Peter. Alban Butler writes that "it was thought at one time that forty-four other martyrs died with Marcellinus and Peter, but this is due to a misreading of the Hieronymianum." Around the 6th century, a passio connected the martyrdom of Marcellinus and Peter with that of the jailer Artemius, who was converted to Christianity by Marcellinus. Artemius' wife Secunda (or Candida) and daughter Paulina were also converted. Artemius was beheaded; Secunda and Paulina were buried alive under a pile of stones. The passio states that they were killed at the 12th milestone on the Via Aurelia in a place called Silva Candida ("Whitewood", also called Silva Nigra, "Blackwood", or at Lorium). Their executioner, Dorotheus, was said to have been converted by Pope Julius I.
Veneration
Pope Damasus, who opened their catacombs, also remarks that he wrote a Latin epitaph with the details of their death with which he adorned their tomb. The martyrs were venerated by Christians in the centuries after their martyrdom. Their sepulcher is mentioned in the Martyrologium Hieronymianum, which includes the information that Marcellinus was a priest and that Peter was an exorcist. In the Martyrologium, their feast day is given as 2 June and their sepulcher is described as being located ad duas lauros ("at the two laurel trees") at the third mile of the Via Labicana. From the 7th century onwards, their sepulcher became a site of pilgrimage, and their feast day is recorded in local liturgies and hagiographies. According to the Liber Pontificalis, Constantine the Great built a basilica in their honor, since a structure built by Damasus had been destroyed by the Goths. Marcellinus and Peter appeared in the Ambrosian liturgy. Their names are mentioned in the Roman Canon. In 1253 Pope Alexander IV translated their relics to an ancient church (its presence was first mentioned in 595 AD) near the present-day Via Merulana that was named after them: Santi Marcellino e Pietro. Relics associated with Marcellinus and Peter were translated to Seligenstadt in Germany in the 9th century. They were sent by Pope Gregory IV to Einhard, secretary to Charlemagne. Einhard translated the relics to Strasburg, and then to Michlenstad (Michelstadt); and afterwards to Malinheim or Mulinheim (later called Seligenstadt). In 829, Einhard built a church in honor of Marcellinus and Peter, and became its first abbot. Sigebert, Aimoin, and Rabanus Maurus all mention this translation. A slightly different account states that Einhard had built a basilica at Michelstadt in 827 and then sent a servant, Ratleic, to Rome with an end to find relics for the new building. Once in Rome, Ratleic, with the help of a Roman deacon with a reputation as a relics-swindler and thief named Deusdona, robbed a catacomb of the bones of Marcellinus and Peter and had them translated to Michelstadt. Once there, the relics made it known they were unhappy with their new tomb and thus had to be moved again to Mulinheim (now Seligenstadt). Once established there, they proved to be miracle workers. Agostino Amore believes that the entire translation was fraudulent, due to Deusdona's reputation. Cremona Cathedral in Italy also claims to have relics, inside a sarcophagus in one of its transepts. Iconography
They are generally represented as men in middle age, with tonsures and palms of martyrdom; sometimes they hold a crown each. In the catacombs named after them, a fresco dating from the 4th or 5th centuries, represents them without aureolae, with short beards, next to the Lamb of Christ. In another fresco from the 5th or 6th centuries, in the catacombs of Pontian, they are beardless and depicted alongside Saint Pollio. There is a church dedicated to them at Imbersago. |
6411488 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bajaj%20Wave | Bajaj Wave | The Bajaj Wave is a motor scooter from Bajaj Auto. It is a revised Bajaj Saffire. The Wave offers a 109.7 cc DTS-i engine, CVT transmission and revised body panels. It has a maximum power of 8 bhp. It also offers Bajaj's ExhausTEC technology and a ride control switch. It competes against the Honda Activa and the TVS Scooty Pep. |
51640268 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmanuel%20Quarshie | Emmanuel Quarshie | Emmanuel Quarshie (6 May 1953 - 16 September 2013) was a Ghanaian international footballer and a coach who played as an attacking midfielder. Career
Quarshie played one game in 1978 African Cup of Nations. He was the captain of Ghana's champion selection in 1982 African Cup of Nations with five games played. At club level, he was the captain of Sekondi Hasaacas, with whom he won the West African Club Championship in 1982. He then moved to Egypt and joined Zamalek SC, winning its first African Cup of Champion Clubs in 1984. He played the last years of his career in Bahrain's Al-Muharraq. He then became coach of Sekondi Hasaacas from 2001 to 2002 and All Stars from 2007 to 2013. Death
Hospitalized in Egypt in July 2013 with the help of Zamalek, he died from throat cancer in September at the age of 60 years in Takoradi. Honors
Sekondi Hasaacas
Ghana Premier League: 1977
WAFU Cup: 1982
SWAG Cup: 1982-83
Zamalek
Egyptian Premier League: 1983-84
African Cup of Champions Clubs: 1984
Ghana
African Cup of Nations: 1978, 1982
References
1953 births
2013 deaths
Ghanaian men's footballers
Footballers from Sekondi-Takoradi
Men's association football midfielders
Ghana men's international footballers
1978 African Cup of Nations players
1980 African Cup of Nations players
1982 African Cup of Nations players
Ghana Premier League top scorers
Egyptian Premier League players
Zamalek SC players
FC 105 Libreville players
Ghanaian football managers
Sekondi Hasaacas F.C. |
66100687 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luke%20Yendle | Luke Yendle | Luke Yendle (born 27 June 2000) is a Welsh rugby union player, currently playing for Pro14 side Dragons. His preferred position is prop. Professional career
Yendle was named in the Dragons transition squad for the 2020-21 Pro14 season. He made his Dragons debut in Round 1 of the 2020-21 European Rugby Champions Cup against Wasps. For the 2021-22 season, Yendle joined Jersey Reds on loan. Yendle joined Ampthill on loan for the 2023-24 season. |
28548725 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heart%20South%20West | Heart South West | Heart South West was a regional radio station owned and operated by Global Radio as part of the Heart network. It broadcast to Devon and Cornwall from studios in Exeter. The station launched on Friday 27 August 2010 under the name 'Heart Devon', as a result of a merger between Heart Exeter and Heart Torbay (formerly Gemini FM), Heart Plymouth (formerly Plymouth Sound), Heart North Devon (formerly Lantern FM) and Heart South Devon (formerly South Hams Radio). On Monday 7 May 2012, the station merged again with Atlantic FM in Cornwall. History
The regional station originally broadcast as six separate stations - Plymouth Sound began broadcasting to Plymouth and surrounding areas in May 1975, Lantern Radio served North Devon from October 1992, Gemini FM broadcast separate services for East and South Devon from January 1995 onwards (DevonAir Radio served the dual-franchise area until losing its broadcast licence on New Year's Eve 1994) and South Hams Radio launched in the South Hams district of South Devon in December 1998. Atlantic FM began broadcasting to Cornwall from July 2006. By 1999, Plymouth Sound, Gemini FM and Lantern FM were under the ownership of the GWR Group, which merged with the Capital Radio Group to form GCap Media six years later. In that same year, the stations were put up for sale as they were considered outside of the company's primary target area. In the event, the sale did not go ahead as all of the bids made fell short of expectations. In 2008, the group was taken over by Global Radio, which eventually took ownership of South Hams Radio as a joint venture with the UKRD Group. A year later, the stations were rebranded as Heart. On 21 June 2010, Global Radio announced it would merge the five Devon stations as part of plans to reduce the Heart network of stations from 33 to 16. The new station began broadcasting on Friday 27 August 2010 from studios in Exeter, leading to the closure of studios in Plymouth, Torquay, Barnstaple and Kingsbridge. On 19 March 2012, Global Radio announced it had bought Atlantic FM from joint owners Tindle Radio and Camel Media. Atlantic FM became part of the Heart Network and merged with Heart Devon on Monday 7 May 2012, forming Heart South West. In August 2012, Global Radio applied for a format change, to remove its commitment to speech content for the Heart Cornwall licence, however on 16 October 2012 this was rejected by media regulator Ofcom. Station merger
On 26 February 2019, Global announced Heart South West would be merged with three sister stations in Bristol and Somerset, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire. From 3 June 2019, local output will consist of a three-hour regional Drivetime show on weekdays, alongside localised news bulletins, traffic updates and advertising. Heart South West's studios in Exeter closed with operations moving to Bristol - the station ceased local programming on 31 May 2019. Local breakfast and weekend shows were replaced with network programming from London. Heart West began broadcasting regional programming on 3 June 2019. |
1235976 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chico%20Landi | Chico Landi | Francisco Sacco Landi (July 14, 1907 - June 7, 1989), better known as Chico, was a racing driver from Sao Paulo, Brazil. He participated in six Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on September 16, 1951. He scored a total of 1.5 championship points, awarded for his fourth-place finish in the 1956 Argentine Grand Prix, a drive he shared with Gerino Gerini. He was the first Brazilian ever to take part in a Formula One Grand Prix, and also the first to score points. History
Landi came from a modest middle-class family of Italian origins, and got into racing through his father, who owned a garage in Sao Paulo. Along with Manuel de Teffe and Irineu Correa, he popularized motor racing in Brazil in the late mid-thirties. Landi had left school at eleven to work as a mechanic, and later began illegal street racing at nights, where he had frequent run-ins with the police. In 1934 he made his racing debut, at the second Rio Grand Prix in 1934. He led until eight laps from the finish, when his engine gave out. He was the most popular Brazilian driver of his time, as many considered Teffe, who was the son of a diplomat of Prussian heritage, a wealthy expat rather than an actual Brazilian, as he had started his racing career while living in Europe. When Correa, who ended up winning the 1934 Rio Grand Prix, died in a crash on the first lap of next year, Landi was left as the undisputed master of pre-war racing in Brazil. Landi went abroad in 1938, finishing eighth at Bern in what is generally considered the first Brazilian Grand Prix entry. Landi's first Brazilian GP victory came at the 1941 Rio de Janeiro Grand Prix. Landi was the first Brazilian driver to win a Grand Prix race, taking a Ferrari to victory at the Bari Grand Prix in 1948, run that year to Formula Two regulations. He also finished second in the 1952 (non-championship) Albi Grand Prix in a Ferrari 375. Landi also won the 1960 Mil Milhas Brasil in an Alfa Romeo JK 2000, together with Christian "Bino" Heins. This was the first time that a Brazilian-made car won this prestigious race, rather than an American-based "Carretera" special. |
3206216 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maxakal%C3%AD%20language | Maxakalí language | Maxakali (Tikmuun yiy ax, Maxakani yiy ax) is a Maxakalian language spoken in four villages in Minas Gerais, Brazil, by more than 2,000 people. Dialects
No dialectal differences are known. Extinct varieties such as Kapoxo, Kumanaxo, Makuni, Panhame, and the 19th century "Maxakali", which were sometimes taken to be dialects of Maxakali, are now generally considered to represent a distinct variety of the Maxakalian family, very close to Ritual Maxakali. Curt Nimuendaju collected a wordlist of a variety known as Masakari/Monacobm in 1939, which was shown by Araujo (1996) to be an early attestion of Maxakali. Spoken Maxakali is different from the variety used in the Maxakali ritual songs, Ritual Maxakali, though both are classified as Maxakalian languages. Distribution
Maxakali was originally spoken in the Mucuri River, Itanhem River, and Jequitinhonha River areas. Today, Maxakali is found in four main communities (aldeias) of Minas Gerais, with a total ethnic population of about 2,000:
Pradinho (Maxakali name: Pananiy), in Bertopolis, Minas Gerais
Agua Boa (Maxakali name: Konag Mai or Akmamo), in Santa Helena de Minas, Minas Gerais
Aldeia Verde (Maxakali name: Apne Yixux), in Ladainha, Minas Gerais
Cachoeirinha (Maxakali name: Immoknag), in Teofilo Otoni, Minas Gerais
Old Machacari is attested from the 19th century. Reported varieties include Monoxo, Makoni, Kapoxo, Kumanaxo, and Panhame. After the dispersion of its speakers in the 1750s, they lived between the upper Mucuri River and Sao Mateus River (near the present-day city of Teofilo Otoni, Minas Gerais), possibly up to Jequitinhonha in the north to the Suacui Grande River, a tributary of the Doce River, in the south. After 1750, the southward migration of the Botocudos forced the Machacari to seek refuge in Portuguese settlements on the Atlantic coast (in an area ranging from the mouth of the Mucuri River to the Itanhaem River), in Alto dos Bois (near Minas Novas), and in Pecanha. According to Saint-Hilaire (2000: 170), the Monoxo lived in Cuyate (Doce River, near the mouth of the Suacui Grande River) probably around 1800, before seeking refuge in Pecanha. At the beginning of the 19th century, the Panhame and other Maxakali groups allied with the Portuguese to fight the Botocudos. Modern Maxakali (called Monaxobm by Curt Nimuendaju) is distinct from Old Machacari. It was historically spoken from the Mucuri River valley up to the headwaters of the Itanhaem River in Minas Gerais. Phonology
Maxakali has ten vowels, including five oral vowels and their nasal counterparts. In the table below, their orthographic representation is given in angle brackets. Vowels
Silva (2020) describes two nasal spread processes which affect vowels. Vowel lowering
According to Silva (2020), all vowels except /a a/ have lowered allophones. The vowels /e e i i i i u u/ are lowered to [ae ae I I i i U U], respectively, preceding a palatal coda. Examples include tex ~ tehex ['taej ~ tae'haej] 'rain', yey ['naej] 'to shut up, to be silent', pix ['pIj] 'wash (realis)', miy ['mIj] 'make (realis)', kux ['kij] 'to end; forehead', muy ['mij] 'to hold, to grab (irrealis)', tox ['tUj ~ 'tuwI] 'long', noy ['nUj] 'other; same-sex sibling'. The vowels /i i u u/ are further lowered to [e e o o], respectively, preceding a velar coda, as in tuk ['teW] 'to grow up', yumug [ni'meW] 'to know, to understand, to learn', ponok [pu'doW] 'white', mog ['moW] 'to go (realis)'. The front vowels /e e i i/ are never followed by a surface velar coda, because underlying velar codas are palatalized to palatal codas in this environment. Backing of /a a/
The vowels /a a/ are backed to [a a] preceding a coronal (dental or palatal) coda. Examples include put(ah)at [pi't(ah)a@] 'road', n(ah)an ['n(ah)a@] 'achiote', hax ['haj] 'smell, to smell', gax ['gaj] 'angry'. Consonants
The nasals [m n n] have been analyzed as allophones of /b d dz/ preceding nasal nuclei, but the contrast between /m n n/ and /b d dz/ is emerging in Portuguese borrowings and in diminutives. In the coda position, only the place of articulation is contrastive, the possibilities being labial (orthographic -p ~ -m), dental (-t ~ -n), palatal (-x ~ -y), and velar (-k ~ -g). The typical realization of the codas involves prevocalization, the consonantal element itself being optional. Absence of fricatives and nasals
The World Atlas of Language Structures claims that Maxakali has no contrastive fricative or nasal consonants, citing "Gudschinski et al. It is important to note that WALS did not consider [h] to be a true fricative in this judgement. The phonological status of the nasal consonants is ambiguous; Silva (2020) argues that in modern Maxakali they are becoming contrastive through phonologization, even though until recently nasal consonants occurred only as allophones of voiced obstruents. Syntax
Word order
The most common word order in Maxakali is SOV. Pronominal forms and morphosyntactic alignment
Most clause types in Maxakali are characterized by the ergative-absolutive morphosyntactic alignment. The agents of transitive verbs are marked by the ergative postposition te, whereas the patients of transitive verbs and the intransitive subjects are unmarked. Absolutive pronominal participants are expressed by person prefixes; ergative pronominal participants take special forms upon receiving the ergative postposition te. The same forms are found with other postpositions; furthermore, a and xa occur as the irregular inflected forms of the dative postposition pu in the first person singular and in the second person, respectively. Morphology
Mood inflection
Maxakali verbs inflect for mood. The realis mood is the most common one, whereas the irrealis mood is used in imperative and purpose clauses. The morphological exponence of the mood inflection follows one of at least 7 patterns. Lexicon
Verbal number
Some verbs form number pairs, whereby the choice of the verb depends on the number of the absolutive participant (i.e., the subject of an intransitive verb or the patient of a transitive verb). The noun phrase which encodes the participant does not receive any overt marking. Subject number
Patient number
Noun compounding
Maxakali nouns readily form compounds, here are some examples:
Vocabulary
Maxakali has a number of lexical loans from one of the Lingua Geral varieties, such as amanex 'priest', tayumak 'money', kamanok 'horse', tapayog 'Black man'. Loanwords from Brazilian Portuguese are extremely numerous. Examples include kapex 'coffee', komenok 'blanket', kapitog 'captain', peyog 'beans', mug 'bank', tenemiyam 'TV' (borrowed from Portuguese cafe, cobertor, capitao, feijao, banco, televisao). |
12447991 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social%20entropy | Social entropy | Social entropy is a sociological theory that evaluates social behaviours using a method based on the second law of thermodynamics. The equivalent of entropy in a social system is considered to be wealth or residence location. The theory was introduced by Kenneth D. Bailey in 1990. References
Further reading
Klaus Krippendorff's Dictionary of Cybernetics (University of Pennsylvania)
Kenneth D. Bailey (1990). Albany, New York: State University of New York (SUNY) Press. |
36624063 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cauldron%20Linn%20%28River%20Devon%29 | Cauldron Linn (River Devon) | Cauldron Linn, or Caldron Linn, is a waterfall on the River Devon on the border between Clackmannanshire and Perth and Kinross in Scotland. Location and description
Caldron Linn is about a mile below Rumbling Bridge, and can be accessed through fields by Powmill, with a 150 ft slippery descent to reach it. The height of its fall was lessened in 1886 by rock fall. The Scottish Tourist, an 1838 guidebook, says of the waterfall:
The water flow of the Linn is now much diminished by a recent hydro-electric scheme. History
The Linn was famously visited by Robert Burns in 1787 in the company of his friends Gavin Hamilton and Crauford Tait of Harvireston. |
10610979 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1961%20Boston%20Patriots%20season | 1961 Boston Patriots season | The 1961 Boston Patriots season was the franchise's second season in the American Football League They finished with nine wins, four losses, and one tie, in second place in the AFL's Eastern Division. Staff
Season summary
In the off-season, the team acquired quarterback Babe Parilli from the Oakland Raiders, himself a former starter for the NFL's Green Bay Packers. After a 2-3 start and two consecutive losses, the team fired head coach Lou Saban on the night of Tuesday, October 10, and replaced him with offensive backfield coach Mike Holovak, formerly the head coach at Boston College. The change was a positive one, as the team was 7-1-1 under Holovak and finished on a four-game winning streak, capped with a road shutout of the Western Division champion San Diego Chargers in the season finale, the team which scored 38 points on them in Boston in Saban's last game. The Patriots' 9-4-1 record put them in second place in the Eastern Division, one game behind Houston; the Oilers went on to win the league championship with a 10-3 win over the Chargers. This was the first season in which Boston used their "Pat the Patriot" logo on their helmets. Draft picks
Schedule
Regular season
Standings
Roster
All of the following players appeared in at least one game for the 1961 Boston Patriots. Players new to the team in 1961 are in bold. Notes and references
General references
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43259951 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubio%20Peak%20Formation | Rubio Peak Formation | The Rubio Peak Formation is a geologic formation located in southwestern New Mexico. It is thought to have been deposited in the Eocene Epoch. Description
The formation is volcanic, consisting mostly of flows of amphibole latites to pyroxene andesites and associated volcaniclastics and tuffs. The flows have a silica content of 59-63%. The appearance is highly variable, from pinkish gray to red to brown to black, with large to small phenocrysts and with glassy to fully crystalline texture. However, the chemical composition is reasonably uniform across the formation. The maximum thickness is as much as . It lies on older Tertiary intrusive rocks and is overlain and interfingers with the Sugarlump Tuff. Oxygen isotope ratios suggest that the magma from which the formation solidified had its origin in the Earth's mantle and underwent a degree of fractional crystallization. The formation has not been directly dated. However, the overlying Sugarlump Tuff has been radiometrically dated as 35.17+-0.12 million years old, so the Rubio Peak Formation cannot be younger than this nor older than the Tertiary rocks on which it was deposited. This suggests an Eocene age for the formation. Fossils
The formation contains Duchesnean and early Chadronian mammal fossils. These included a jaw of the brontothere Duchesneodus. History of investigation
The formation first appears informally in a chart prepared by R.M. Hernon and coinvestigators in 1953, but was apparently first used in an unpublished paper by W.E. Bachman (1961) mapped the formation throughout southwestern New Mexico and extended the definition to include some flows that appeared to be of Cretaceous age, but subsequent work has restricted the definition to flows near the type area and of Eocene to Olicocene age. The formation was assigned to the Spears Group by Steven M. Cather and coinvestigators in 1994, who excluded the volcanic units and restricted the formation to the associated volcaniclastics. |
896466 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clair%20Engle | Clair Engle | Clair Engle (September 21, 1911July 30, 1964) was an American politician who served as a United States Senator from California from 1959 until his death in 1964. A member of the Democratic Party, he is best remembered for participating in the vote breaking the filibuster of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 in the U.S. Senate while partially paralyzed and unable to speak, shortly before his death from a brain tumor. Engle previously served in the California State Senate from January to August 1943 and U.S. House of Representatives from August 1943 until January 1959. Early life
Engle was born in Bakersfield, to Fred Engle, a rancher who had been a teacher and a lawyer, and his wife, Carita. His parents named him after his aunt, who had assisted in his birth, and his name would become the source of many folksy stories over the years. Like his two brothers, he was active in outdoor activities and attended public schools in Shasta and Tehama Counties. His fellow students at Red Bluff High School elected him their student body president. In 1928, he enrolled at Chico State Teachers College, and he graduated in 1930. He then attended University of California Hastings College of the Law, and graduated in 1933. Although Engle had a reputation for straight-laced religiosity at both institutions, he eloped to marry his first wife, Hazel. They divorced in 1948 and Engle married his second wife, Lucretia Caldwell, a congressional secretary from San Jose. Early career
Admitted to the California bar in 1933, Engle set up a practice in Corning and soon ran for District Attorney of Tehama County. Just 23 years old at the time of his victory, he would hold that office from 1934 to 1942. In 1942, he won election to the California Senate, representing Tehama, Glenn and Colusa Counties but ended up serving in that body for little more than a few months. His main accomplishment was passing a law to allow the conversion of unused fairgrounds in order to house migrant farmworkers and ease a severe labor shortage. U.S. Representative
On August 31, 1943, Engle was elected as a Democrat to represent California's 2nd congressional district in the 78th Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Harry Lane Englebright. Although the district had more Republican than Democratic voters, Englebright's widow and another candidate split the Republican vote. Engle was elected to a full term in 1944 and re-elected to the following six Congresses, serving until January 3, 1959. At that time, the district consisted of 18 counties in northern California, and only the district in Nevada was physically larger. Thus, Engle used his pilot's license to campaign and meet with constituents. He was dubbed the "flying congressman" and once flew solo to his home in California from the Hybla Valley Airport in Alexandria, Virginia. He was sometimes jokingly referred to as "Congressman Fireball" because of his activity, his colorful language, the location of the geologically active Mount Lassen in his district, and the clouds of smoke from his cigars. In the U.S. House of Representatives he became Chairman of the U.S. House Committee on War Claims for the 79th Congress and Chairman of the U.S. House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs for the 84th Congress and the 85th Congress. He sponsored several major expansions of the California Central Valley Project as well as the Saline Water Conversion Research Program, and a low-interest loan program relating to small irrigation projects. He also became known as a key supporter of the Taft-Hartley Act, which did not prevent him from being nominated by both parties when he sought re-election. Senator
Engle won election as a Democrat to the U.S. Senate in 1958, the year of a Democratic landslide. He defeated the incumbent governor Goodwin J. Knight, thus becoming the first Democrat elected to that Senate seat in the 20th century. He succeeded William F. Knowland, who had given up the seat in an unsuccessful run for governor, losing to Pat Brown. He began his term on January 3, 1959. He worked with Senator Thomas Kuchel to pass the San Luis water project, the West Coast electric power intertie and the Point Reyes National Seashore. He also promoted federal public transit assistance and civil rights legislation to assist his urban constituents. However, on August 24, 1963, Senator Engle underwent surgery to remove a brain tumor, which left him partially paralyzed, forcing him to miss several Senate sessions, and he ultimately withdrew from his re-election campaign. On April 13, 1964, the gravity of Engle's health problems was evident as he attempted to introduce a resolution calling for a delay in constructing the Bodega Bay Nuclear Power Plant at Bodega Head, located in Sonoma County. He was given permission to speak, but was unable; a colleague presented the resolution instead. Engle officially ended his re-election campaign on April 28, 1964, just four days after undergoing his second brain operation in eight months. He chose not to endorse either of his Democratic challengers, California State Controller Alan Cranston and former presidential press secretary Pierre Salinger. That decision came because state Democratic leaders refused to endorse him unless he provided details concerning his health. On June 10, 1964, during the roll call for the historic, successful effort to break the filibuster on what would become the Civil Rights Act of 1964, when the clerk reached "Mr. Engle", there was no reply. The tumor had robbed Engle of his ability to speak. Slowly lifting an arm, he pointed to his eye, thereby signaling his affirmative vote ("aye"). The cloture vote was 71-29, four votes more than the two thirds required to end the filibuster. Nine days later, the Senate approved the Act itself. Death and legacy
Engle died in Washington, D.C., a month and a half later, aged 52. He was survived by his parents, his wife and his daughter from his first marriage, Yvonne Engle Childs. The Senate Chaplain led the memorial service at Fort Myer, Virginia, which Chief Justice Earl Warren attended. Approximately 3,000 mourners attended his funeral in Red Bluff at the First Methodist Church. He was buried in the Oak Hill cemetery. Trinity Lake, in California's Trinity County, was renamed for him, but the name Trinity Lake continued to be commonly used; eventually, the lake's original name was officially restored. The city of Shasta Lake named a park and community center after him. His papers are held in the library at California State University, Chico. See also
List of notable brain tumor patients
List of United States Congress members who died in office (1950-99)
References
External links
California State University, Chico, Clair Engle Collection, MSS 177, Special Collections, Meriam Library, California State University, Chico. California State University, Chico, Claire Engle Collection, MSS 177, Special Collections, Meriam Library. |
8247673 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian%20Hall%20%28English%20sportsman%29 | Ian Hall (English sportsman) | Ian William Hall (born 27 December 1939) is an English former first-class cricketer and professional footballer. He played cricket for Derbyshire between 1959 and 1972, and played football for Derby County F.C. from 1959 to 1962 and for Mansfield Town F.C. Hall was born at Sutton Scarsdale, Derbyshire. He first played cricket for Derbyshire in 1955 in a junior match and in the following years played occasionally for the second XI in the Minor Counties Championship. He was also an England Schoolboy and Youth international footballer. Hall made his debut first-class appearance for Derbyshire in the 1959 season, in a win against Middlesex at Lord's when he made a duck in his second innings. However, later in the season he made his first century of 113 against Hampshire and his average for the season was just over 30. He also started playing football for Derby County in 1959. He became a regular opening batsman for Derbyshire throughout the early 1960s, keeping his regular opening batting partnership with John Eyre and later with Peter Gibbs. In 1962 he moved to play football for Mansfield Town. Hall made his top score of 136 against Nottinghamshire in the 1963 season and scored 103 not out against Sussex in the 1964 season. In the 1965 season he scored two centuries in one match against Kent, and in the 1966 season made 102 against Oxford University. In the 1967 football season, Hall severed an Achilles tendon, which brought his full-time football career to an end after making over 200 Football League appearances. In the 1967 cricket season, he was down to ten matches and played only four times in the 1968 season. In the 1969 season he played ten matches again, but his average was down to 15. Hall recovered to become a regular fixture for Derbyshire once again at the beginning of the 1970s and scored 107 against Middlesex. He scored no centuries in the 1971 season but his average was up to 33. In the 1972 season, Hall averaged 35 in his eleven matches and scored 136 not out against Oxford University and 105 against Glamorgan before he retired from first-class cricket being replaced in Derbyshire's upper order by Anthony Borrington. Hall was a right-handed opening batsman and played 483 innings in 270 first-class matches with an average of 25.86 and a top score of 136 not out. He also played 43 innings in 45 one-day matches with an average of 16.13 and a top score of 61. As a bowler he took no first-class wickets in 49 balls. Hall is still the youngest player to make a century for Derbyshire (19 yrs 226 dys). He is also the youngest player to make 1,000 runs in a season (1960) for Derbyshire (20 years 255 days). After his cricket career, Hall took a B.A. He later achieved an M.A. at Loughborough University and became a lecturer in sports science at Leicester Polytechnic. He continued to play part-time professional football for Tamworth and Burton Albion until 1974. Hall was secretary of Scarborough Cricket Club. He later became a cricket and football commentator and summariser for BBC Radio Derby (1990-2004)
Ian Hall is the author of Cricket at Scarborough (1992) (a history of the cricket club and its festival), and three books about Derby County: Journey Through a Season (1997), Voices of the Rams (2000) and The Legends of Derby County (2001), all published by Breedon Books Ltd.
See also
List of English cricket and football players
References
1939 births
English cricketers
Living people
Derbyshire cricketers
Alumni of the University of Birmingham
Alumni of Loughborough University
Academics of De Montfort University
English men's footballers
Men's association football midfielders
Derby County F.C. |
68543786 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021%20Cork%20Intermediate%20A%20Football%20Championship | 2021 Cork Intermediate A Football Championship | The 2021 Cork Intermediate A Football Championship was the 86th staging of the Cork Intermediate A Football Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1909. The draw for the group stage placings took place on 29 April 2021. The championship began on 4 September 2021 and ended on 5 December 2021. The final was played on 5 December 2021 at Pairc Ui Chaoimh in Cork, between Iveleary and Mitchelstown, in what was their first ever meeting in a final. Iveleary won the match by 0-20 to 0-07 to claim their first ever championship title. Iveleary's Chris Og Jones was the championship's top scorer with 5-38. |
40842976 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cedric%20Foo | Cedric Foo | Cedric Foo Chee Keng (; born 16 July 1960) is a Singaporean former politician. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he was the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Pioneer division of West Coast GRC between 2001 and 2011, and Pioneer SMC between 2011 and 2020. Early life and education
Born on 16 July 1960 in British Singapore, Foo attended Kim Seng East Primary School and Tanglin Technical School before graduating from Singapore Polytechnic in 1980. He subsequently went on to complete a Bachelor of Science degree in naval architecture and marine engineering at the University of Michigan in 1984 and a Master of Science degree in ocean systems management at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1985. Career
Upon graduation from MIT, Foo began his career at shipping firm Neptune Orient Lines Limited (NOL), holding various executive positions, including president, NOL U.S.A. (1993-1995), and executive vice-president (finance) (1995-1999). Foo left NOL to take up the post of senior vice-president (finance and admin) at Singapore Airlines, which he held from 2000 to 2001, before subsequently assuming the position of senior vice-president (West Asia/Africa) from 2001 to 2002. In 2002, Foo left Singapore Airlines
Foo returned to the private sector and NOL in May 2005 as group deputy president, subsequently assuming the additional portfolio of chief financial officer. Foo has also held positions on various government statutory boards. From 2003 to 2006, Foo served as the chairman of SPRING Singapore, and was the chairman of JTC Corporation from 2008 to 2013. Since July 2017, Foo now serves as the chief financial officer of Singapore Technologies Engineering. Political career
Foo entered politics in 2001, as an elected Member of Parliament for the West Coast Group Representative Constituency, Pioneer Division. In 2002, he was appointed Singapore's Minister of State in the Ministry of Defence and, additionally from 2004, in the Ministry of National Development. He was re-elected in 2006 for a second parliamentary term. In the May 2011 general elections, Pioneer Division was re-designated a single-member constituency. Foo was nominated as the PAP candidate for Pioneer SMC, and returned as an elected Member of Parliament for a third term, winning 60.73% of the total votes cast. Foo continued to be the MP for Pioneer SMC, having won the 2015 general elections with 76.34% of the vote. In 2020, Foo did not stand for the 2020 Singaporean general election. He was previously the chairman of the Public Accounts Committee as well as the chairman of the Government Parliamentary Committee (GPC) for Transport. He had also served as the deputy chairman of the GPC for Finance and Trade & Industry, and also as a member of the GPC for Defence & Foreign Affairs. Personal life
Foo is married with four children. |
14630796 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accounting%20%28UIL%29 | Accounting (UIL) | Accounting is one of several academic events sanctioned by the University Interscholastic League. The contest began in the 1986-87 scholastic year. Accounting is designed to test students' understanding of general accounting principles and practices used in the business environment. Eligibility
Students in Grade 9 through Grade 12 are eligible to enter this event. All grades compete in one division, but are divided into classifications as determined by school enrollment (As with all University Interscholastic League competitions). The test covers elementary principles and practices of accounting for sole proprietorships, partnerships, and corporations, and may include bookkeeping terminology, the worksheet with adjustments, income statement, balance sheet, trial balance, account classification, journalizing, posting, bank reconciliation, payroll, and other items related to the basic accounting cycle. Each school may send up to four students; however, in districts with more than eight schools the district executive committee can limit participation to three students per school. In order for a school to participate in team competition, the school must send at least three students. Rules and Scoring
The test consists of 80 questions, which must be completed in one hour. A time signal is given at 55 minutes warning students that only five minutes remain; at the end of the hour the students must immediately stop writing. The questions may be answered in any order; there is no penalty for skipping questions. Students are allowed to use scratch paper and highlighter pens during the contest. Calculators are also allowed during the contest, provided the following criteria are met:
The calculators must be basic "four-function" models, though simple functions such as percent, square root, and simple memory are allowed. Higher-level business, financial, statistical, graphing, and scientific calculators are not permitted. The calculators must be hand-held, operate silently, not be equipped with a tape output, and be able to operate without requiring external power (rechargeable batteries are permitted but they must be charged prior to competition). All memory must be cleared prior to the contest. Exact answers are required on all questions. Five points are awarded for each correct answer, no points are deducted for wrong or unanswered problems. In addition, any of the 20 starred questions answered correctly receive one bonus point for each star (e.g., a two-star question answered correctly is worth 7 points, 5 base points for the correct answer plus one point for each star). The highest possible score on any test is a 420. Determining the Winner
The top three individuals and the top team (determined based on the scores of the top three individuals) will advance to the next round. In addition, within each region, the highest-scoring second place team from all district competitions advances as the "wild card" to regional competition (provided the team has four members), and within the state, the highest-scoring second place team from all regional competitions advances as the wild card to the state competition. Members of advancing teams who did not place individually remain eligible to compete for individual awards at higher levels. There is no tiebreaker in individual competition; all tied individuals will advance. For team competition, the score of the fourth-place individual is used as the tiebreaker. If a team has only three members it is not eligible to participate in the tiebreaker. If the fourth-place score still results in a tie, the individual tiebreaker rules will not apply, and all remaining tied teams will advance. At the state level ties for first place are not broken. For district, regional, and state meet academic championship and sweepstakes awards, points are awarded to the school as follows:
Individual places: 1st--15, 2nd--12, 3rd--10, 4th--8, 5th--6, and 6th--4. Team places: 1st--10 and 2nd--5. The maximum number of points a school can earn in Accounting is 55. List of prior winners
Individual
NOTE: For privacy reasons, only the winning school is shown. NOTE: UIL Reclassification happened in 2015, adding the 6A classification. Team
NOTE: UIL did not recognize a team championship in this event until the 1992-93 scholastic year. NOTE: UIL Reclassification happened in 2015, adding the 6A classification. NOTE: Highest score across all classification shown in bold. |
14538495 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark%20Hebden | Mark Hebden | Mark Lesland Hebden (born 15 February 1958 in Leicester) is an English chess player who holds the title Grandmaster. Hebden is known for chess openings such as the Grand Prix Attack, the Barry Attack, and the 150 Attack. Hebden was British Rapidplay Chess Champion in 1990, 1994, 2001, 2005, 2009, 2013 and 2015 . He played for England in the European Team Chess Championships of 1983, 1989 and 2007. He was equal first in four editions of the very strong Cappelle-la-Grande Open: 1989, 1990, 1995 and 1997. In 2001 he tied for 1st-4th with Yannick Pelletier, Tamaz Gelashvili and Vladimir Tukmakov in the 9th Neuchatel Open and in 2009-10 tied for 1st-4th with Andrei Istratescu, Romain Edouard and David Howell in the Hastings International Chess Congress. Hebden is a regular participant at the 4NCL, Britain's premier chess league and in 2013, won the 4NCL Individual Championship, held at Daventry. He also plays in local leagues for Sutton Coldfield Chess Club, Syston Chess Club, and online on Internet Chess Club ICC as 'mhebden'. ICC is a commercial site where many titled players gather. |
39275124 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mu%20Horologii | Mu Horologii | Mu Horologii (m Horologii) is a solitary, yellow-white hued star in the southern constellation of Horologium. It is faintly visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of 5.11. Based upon an annual parallax shift of 23.04 mas as seen from Earth, it is located about 141.6 light years from the Sun. This is an evolving F-type star with a stellar classification of F0 III/IV, showing mixed traits of a subgiant and a giant star. It is around two billion years old with a projected rotational velocity of 79.2 km/s. |
55094555 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohacha%20village | Mohacha village | Mohacha is a village in Gangapur City, Sawai Madhopur district in the state of Rajasthan, India. Mohacha is located along the main railway line from Delhi to Mumbai, accessed via Kota on the rail path from New Delhi. The village's standing population is 2767 , with the majority of the region's population settled throughout the Meena community. Climate
The seasonal temperature is consistent with that of its neighboring districts, with the summer season ranging from 25 degC (77 degF) to 45 degC (113 degF), and in the winter from 5 degC (41 degF) to 23 degC (73 degF). Transportation
Mohacha is served by the local Khandip Railway Station, and by buses that travel between Raipur and Shri Mahabirji. It can also be reached by jugaad from Gangapur City, Hindaun and Wazirpur. Trains having stoppage at Khandip station
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36564504 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballarat%20Show | Ballarat Show | The Ballarat Show is an annual event held at the Ballarat Showgrounds run by the Ballarat Agricultural and Pastoral Society. Established in 1887, the Ballarat Show is principally an agricultural event which focuses on the primary industries of Victoria, and rural lifestyle of many Tasmanians with events such as livestock judging, equestrian events, animal breeders competitions, produce competitions and wood chopping, although it also incorporates live entertainment, sporting events, food tasting, and fashion shows. A popular feature of the show is the sideshows which feature showrides, foodstalls, games of skill, and showbag stalls. The show runs for three days, Friday through to Sunday, ending on the second Saturday in October. The Friday is a public holiday in the City of Ballarat, Hepburn Shire and selected regions in the Golden Plains Shire, known as Show Day. The Saturday is known as family day and usually involves many discounts and savings on showbags and rides from the other days. Like its southern counterpart, the Royal Melbourne Show, over recent years the event has shifted towards more of a carnival atmosphere than its previously more agrarian focus. In 2020 and 2021 the Show was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2021 show is scheduled for 12 to 14 November. |
22519650 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fast%20Universal%20Digital%20Computer%20M-2 | Fast Universal Digital Computer M-2 | The M-2 () was a computer developed at the Laboratory of Electrical Systems in the Institute of Energy of the USSR Academy of Sciences. The successor to the M-1, it was developed in 1952 by a team of engineers led by I.S. The computer was developed and assembled in the period between April and December 1952. In 1953 M-2 became fully operational and was used for solving applied problems on round-the-clock basis, mostly having to do with nuclear fission and rocket design. M-2 was the basis for several other Soviet computers, some of them developed at other research institutes. |
1859152 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augustana%20Academy | Augustana Academy | Augustana Academy was an educational institution in Canton, South Dakota. The Norwegian Augustana Synod was established in 1870. In that year, the Synod began an academy called the Marshall Academy in Marshall, Wisconsin. In 1881, the academy was moved to Beloit, Iowa, and renamed to Augustana Seminary and Academy. In 1884 the institution, now simply called Augustana College, moved from Beloit to Canton, South Dakota. It included Augustana Academy for high school students. In 1917 the Norwegian Synod, Hauge Synod and the United Norwegian Lutheran Church in America merged to become the Norwegian Lutheran Church of America. The new synod combined Augustana College with Lutheran Normal School in Sioux Falls, some 25 miles away. The Normal School was from the Norwegian Synod. Augustana Academy, no longer a division of the college, remained in Canton. Augustana Academy closed in 1971. Since Augustana Academy closed, its records are held by Augustana University in Sioux Falls. Notable alumni
Carl Braaten, America theologian
Ernest O. Lawrence, pioneer in nuclear medicine. He won the Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on the first nuclear cyclotron. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory are named in his honor. Ole Rolvaag, well known for his writings on the Norwegian American immigrant experience on the Great Plains. Among other writings, he was author of Giants in the Earth. |
31908583 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modeste%20Mutinga | Modeste Mutinga | Modeste Mutinga Mutuishayi, commonly known as Modeste Mutinga, is a journalist and senator of the Democratic Republic of Congo. He is the publisher of Le Potentiel, which The Committee to Protect Journalists described as "the only independent daily newspaper in the war-torn Democratic Republic of Congo". According to Mutinga, the paper has "an agenda" of promoting economic development and democracy. Mutinga has been threatened, arrested, and jailed multiple times on charges related to his reporting. In 1992, during the Mobutu Sese Seko era, the Le Potentiel offices were bombed. In 1998, he was arrested by authorities following an article covering the house arrest of opposition leader Etienne Tshisekedi. In January 2000, he was assaulted in New York City by the advisors of DRC President Laurent-Desire Kabila while covering a meeting of the United Nations Security Council. In 2000, he was awarded the International Press Freedom Award of the Committee to Protect Journalists. The award citation described him as "a relentless advocate for human rights" and "an inspiration to journalists throughout Africa who continue to fight against tremendous odds for freedom of expression and better governance". Political career
From 2003 to 2006, Mutinga served as High Authority of the Media in the Transitional Government that followed the Pretoria Accord ending the Second Congo War. He now serves as a senator in the nation's parliament as a member of the Alliance of the Presidential Majority, the party backing current president Joseph Kabila. In March 2010, he introduced legislation to attempt to regulate the "confusion" followed by the end of the Voice of Zaire's media monopoly. Mutinga is also a member of the political bureau for Together for Change, the opposition political coalition formed by former Katanga governor Moise Katumbi to support his presidential bid in the upcoming 2018 presidential election. |
64539083 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020%E2%80%9321%20Stoke%20City%20F.C.%20season | 2020–21 Stoke City F.C. season | The 2020-21 season was Stoke City's 104th season in the Football League, the 44th in the second tier and seventh in the Championship. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic the 2020-21 season began later in September with matches continuing to played behind closed doors. Stoke began the season in good form, winning eight of their first 16 matches and were just outside the play-off places at the beginning of December. However a number of injuries to key players most notably to Tyrese Campbell saw goals dry up and the team went nine games without a win at the turn of the year. Stoke were unable to put a sustained run of results together in March and April and ended the season in mid-table. Pre-season
Stoke announced their retained list in July 2020, leaving the club were goalkeeper Adam Federici from the first team, and Jake Dunwoody, James Jennings, Ash Kigbu, Cameron McJannet, Tre Pemberton, Abdul Sankoh, Ollie Shenton and Scott Wara from the under-23 squad. Also leaving were the two players who agreed to temporary contract extensions to cover the final nine games of the 2019-20 season, Mame Biram Diouf and Stephen Ward. O'Neill made his first signing of the summer bringing in former Sheffield Wednesday left-back Morgan Fox. Centre-back James Chester re-joined the club having spent the second half of last season on loan from Aston Villa. Stoke brought in former Sheffield Wednesday striker Steven Fletcher on 14 August. Former Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel joined the club on 17 August 2020 having left Trabzonspor in March. On 9 September Stoke brought in winger Jacob Brown from Barnsley. The squad returned to Clayton Wood on 7 August and the following week travelled to Belfast for a training camp and a behind closed doors friendly against NIFL Premiership champions Linfield at Windsor Park. Stoke won 1-0 with a first half strike from Josh Tymon. They then played two matches against League One sides, losing 1-0 to Burton Albion and beating Shrewsbury Town 5-1. Stoke ended their pre-season schedule with back-to-back wins over Premier League sides Leeds United and Newcastle United. Championship
Because the 2019-20 season was extended into the summer of 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020-21 season started at a later date of 12 September 2020 with matches continuing to be played behind-closed doors. The summer transfer window was open from 27 July to 16 October. September
For the season opener away at Millwall, Michael O'Neill started new signings Morgan Fox and John Obi Mikel. The match was a cagey affair with few chances and it unsurprisingly ended in a goalless draw. Stoke produced a poor performance in the first home game of the campaign against Bristol City, with the Robins winning 2-0 with goals from Nahki Wells and Andreas Weimann. Stoke earned their first victory of the campaign away at Preston North End on 26 September. Preston started the match the better team but the match turned in Stoke's favor after Tom Barkhuizen was sent-off in the 22nd minute for a tackle on Morgan Fox. Stoke went on to win 1-0 with a close range finish from Lee Gregory. October
Stoke faced Birmingham City in the first match in October and despite having the better possession and chances they were frustrated by a well disciplined Birmingham side and they took the lead through a Harlee Dean header. O'Neill brought on Powell from the bench and he scored in the 86th minute to help Stoke earn a 1-1 draw. Following the international break, Stoke travelled to Luton Town where former manager Nathan Jones had returned to. After an uneventful first half Stoke scored twice early in the second through Fletcher and Powell to see out a 2-0 victory. Four days later they took on Barnsley and poor defending cost them in the first half as Elliot Simoes gave the Tykes the lead before Campbell equalised just before half time only for Dominik Frieser to score in stoppage time. A mistake from Jack Walton just after half time allowed Tommy Smith to score his first goal for the club. Nathan Collins was sent-off for an off the ball incident with Frieser and Stoke were able to see out a 2-2 draw. Collins' red card was later rescinded by the FA. Stoke put in a fine performance against promotion favorites Brentford and were 3-0 up after goals from Campbell, Fletcher and McClean before a late brace from Marcus Forss ensured a nervy finish but Stoke were able to gain a 3-2 win. City then produced an abject performance away at Swansea City where they lost 2-0 without having a shot on target. Stoke ended October with a 1-0 win against Rotherham United with a long kick from Angus Gunn being lobbed into the Millers net by McClean. November
Stoke were then controversially beaten 3-2 by Watford at Vicarage Road. Fletcher had given Stoke an early lead before Tom Cleverley leveled for Watford despite clearly barging into Angus Gunn. A Joao Pedro penalty put Watford in front with Stoke responding through Powell. Ismaila Sarr won the match late on for the Hornets despite a handball in the build up. Stoke beat early league leaders Reading 3-0 with goals from Campbell, Fletcher and Brown to earn a first league victory at the Madjeski Stadium. Stoke suffered an injury problem after both senior goalkeepers, Adam Davies and Angus Gunn were ruled out for up to two months with Josef Bursik being recalled from his loan at Doncaster Rovers. Bursik started two days later against Carlos Corberan's Huddersfield Town who took the lead through Carel Eiting. Two quick goals from Campbell put Stoke in front before Isaac Mbenza levelled for the Terriers. An own goal from Richard Stearman ensured Stoke went into half time with a 3-2 lead which was extended by Sam Clucas early in the second half. Naby Sarr pulled another goal back for Huddersfield but Stoke held out for a 4-3 victory. Stoke struggled against leaders Norwich City and were 3-0 down early in the second half after goals from Emiliano Buendia and a brace from Teemu Pukki. Buendia was then sent-off which sparked a comeback from Stoke with Campbell and Collins scoring but Norwich held on to win 3-2. November ended with a drab goalless draw at Tony Pulis' Sheffield Wednesday. December
Stoke's goalkeeping injury crisis worsened prior to the match against Wycombe Wanderers after Niki Maenpaa who was signed on a temporary deal to provide cover for Bursik, also suffered an injury in training meaning that Andy Lonergan was brought in on a similar contract. 1,000 Wycombe fans were allowed to attend the match following the end of the second lockdown in England and they saw Nick Powell score the only goal of the game after 72 minutes. Stoke moved into a play-off position for the first time this season with a 1-0 win over Middlesbrough thanks to a first half header from Nathan Collins. They then missed the chance to move into an automatic place as Cardiff City came from behind to win 2-1. A depleted Stoke team played out a goalless draw at Derby County on 12 December. Stoke suffered another long-term injury after it was confirmed that Campbell would miss the rest of the season. Three days later they played out another goalless draw this time away at Queens Park Rangers. They then ground out a 1-0 win over Blackburn Rovers with Powell scoring an early diving header. On Boxing day against Coventry City, City played out a third consecutive goalless away draw. Stoke ended 2020 with a 1-1 draw against Nottingham Forest in foggy conditions. January
Stoke began 2021 with a narrow defeat against promotion chasing AFC Bournemouth. For the trip to Blackburn Rovers, O'Neil gave first starts to new signings Rabbi Matondo and Rhys Norrington-Davies in what was Stoke's youngest starting eleven for 15 years with an average age of 25. Powell gave Stoke a first half lead before Blackburn equalised through John Buckley. James Chester was then sent-off after bringing down Adam Armstrong who was through on goal and Stoke held on for a 1-1 draw. The side then drew 3-3 at relegation threatened Rotherham United with O'Neill critical of his teams defending. Stoke ended January without a win after defeat against Watford and a draw away at Huddersfield Town where Rhys Norrington-Davies was sent-off just before half time. In the January transfer window, O'Neill trimmed his squad by loaning out Moritz Bauer, Lee Gregory, Tom Ince, Liam Lindsay and Kevin Wimmer whilst Thibaud Verlinden left on a permanent basis. Coming in were Alfie Doughty from Charlton Athletic and three loans Jack Clarke, Rabbi Matondo and Rhys Norrington-Davies. February
Stoke's barren run of form continued into February with a goalless draw against Reading and a heavy defeat at Norwich. Stoke ended their nine-game winless run with a 1-0 win against Sheffield Wednesday with Steven Fletcher scoring against his former club. On 19 February 2021, club captain Ryan Shawcross left Stoke by mutual consent after 14 years ahead of a move to Inter Miami CF in the United States. City coasted to a 3-0 win against Luton Town with Powell scoring twice to complete a league double over the Hatters. The team then put in an inept performance away at Barnsley, losing 2-0. Stoke ended February with a first visit to the Brentford Community Stadium where they lost 2-1 despite taking the lead in the first minute. March
Stoke lost a third game in a row after a 2-1 defeat against Swansea. Powell gave City an early lead but goals from Connor Roberts and a controversial late penalty from Andre Ayew earned Swansea the win. Three days later they ended their losing run with a 2-0 home win over rock bottom Wycombe Wanderers, with Rhys Norrington-Davies and Harry Souttar scoring their first goals for the club. They were then easily beaten 3-0 by Middlesbrough. Stoke played out a goalless draw with Cardiff City with under-23s striker Christian Norton making his league debut. A goal from Jacob Brown gave Stoke a 1-0 win against Derby County in the final match of March to move the team past the 50 point mark. April
Over the Easter weekend Stoke had mixed fortunes as they beat Bristol City 2-0 at Ashton Gate on Good Friday but then lost 2-1 to Millwall on Easter Monday. The following week the team lost again, this time 2-0 to relegation threatened Birmingham City. Following the Birmingham game assistant manager Billy McKinlay left the club and was replaced by the former Bristol City manager Dean Holden. Stoke played out a drab goalless draw with Preston North End on 17 April with Harry Souttar being sent-off late on after bringing down Alan Browne. Stoke lost 3-2 to Coventry City, with O'Neil highly critical of his team's performance. Stoke drew 1-1 at Nottingham Forest with Rabbi Matondo first goal for the club being cancelled out by Lewis Grabban. May
Stoke lost their penultimate game of the season 2-0 to Queens Park Rangers. Stoke ended the 2020-21 season with a 2-0 win against AFC Bournemouth with academy graduate Will Forrester scoring on his debut. Results
League table
FA Cup
Stoke were drawn against Leicester City in the FA Cup and were well beaten 4-0 making it five consecutive third round exits. EFL Cup
In the first round of the EFL Cup Stoke beat EFL League One side Blackpool 5-4 on penalties after a goalless ninety minutes. On September 17 2020, Stoke went on to beat Wolverhampton Wanderers in the second round, after a late winner from Jacob Brown. In the Third Round, Stoke edged past League One side Gillingham 1-0 with a goal from Tyrese Campbell in the 37th minute. City again won 1-0 in the fourth round away at Aston Villa with a first half header from Sam Vokes. Stoke faced a strong Tottenham Hotspur side in the quarter-final. Spurs won 3-1 with goals from Gareth Bale, Ben Davies and Harry Kane whilst Jordan Thompson scored his first goal for Stoke. Squad statistics
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9292624 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trevor%20Tanner | Trevor Tanner | Trevor Tanner is a British musician and composer, best known as the singer and guitarist of post-punk/gothic rock band the Bolshoi during the 1980s. He now has a solo career via Emperor Penguin Recordings. Post-Bolshoi career
Trevor Tanner, working closely with Emperor Penguin Recordings' (EPR) Creative Director David Paul Wyatt Perko, has been slowly releasing solo recordings. Tanner's first release on Emperor Penguin Recordings was an elaborate 3-CD boxed-set (the three volumes are also available individually) entitled Bullish, Bellyache & Belch, which was released in 2004. The set consists of 41 songs in total, which were hand-picked by Perko out of a pool of well over a hundred Tanner works-in-progress. Tanner's fourth release on Emperor Penguin Recordings, a 16-track work entitled Eaten by the Sea, became available for digital download on iTunes on 11 March 2008. The CD was released on 20 May 2008. Trevor Tanner, via Emperor Penguin Recordings, released an iTunes Digital 45, entitled The Ballad of Edgar Allan Poe on 13 July 2011. On 31 August 2011, Tanner's fifth solo album, Musical Charlatan became available. Musical Charlatan was a grassroots, self-release and not associated with Emperor Penguin Recordings. After the release of the Bolshoi's Lindy's Party, the Bolshoi recorded a fourth album, but problems with their record label management impeded its release, and they disbanded as the 1980s drew to a close. The previously unreleased fourth album, titled Country Life, had been lost for years but has now been resurrected by Beggars Banquet with extensive help from Tanner's current record label-head and Creative Director, David Paul Wyatt Perko. This new release is now available as one of five CDs in Beggar's 5-CD box set, put out via Beggar's imprint, The Arkive. Tanner then began working on a follow-up to Beggar's 5-CD box set, creating an all-acoustic project titled Trevor Tanner's the Bolshoi Favourites No. 1, which was released on CD and double vinyl by Tanner's label, Emperor Penguin Recordings' (EPR), on 6 September 2016. He is currently working on a new project with the keyboardist from The Bolshoi, Paul Clark, tentatively titled, The Bolshoi Brothers. Discography
Bullish, Bellyache & Belch (3-CD boxed set) (2004)
Eaten by the Sea (CD) (2008)
The Ballad of Edgar Allan Poe (iTunes, digital 45) (2011)
Musical Charlatan (Double-CD) (2011)
Trevor Tanner's the Bolshoi Favourites No. |
43075107 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugenio%20Cruz%20Vargas | Eugenio Cruz Vargas | Eugenio Cruz Vargas (Santiago, October 2, 1923 - Olmue, January 18, 2014) was a notable Chilean poet and painter. Biography
His parents were Pedro Nolasco Cruz Correa and Maria Vargas Bello, he was grandson of the literary critic Pedro Nolasco Cruz Vergara, great-grandson of Francisco Vargas Fontecilla and Vicente Correa Albano, and great-great-grandson of Andres Bello Lopez and Pedro Nolasco Vergara Albano. He married on July 15, 1950 with Luz Vergara Errazuriz (July 10, 1927 - June 25, 2014), great-granddaughter of Fernando Errazuriz Aldunate and Juan Mackenna O'Reilly. Together they had 9 children; Jose Eugenio, Soledad, Juan Jose, Eduardo, Josefina, Isabel, Felipe, Maria de la Luz and Santiago. He studied at the Colegio San Ignacio, a jesuit school located in Santiago. Then he worked at Banco de Chile in marketing and property development, particularly in real estate development in communes located in the north-east part of Santiago: Providencia, Vitacura and Las Condes. In the early sixties, he became a partner in the "Agencia de Publicidad Condor" an advertising agency funded in 1942 by Ruperto Vergara Santa Cruz, company that he ended up owning. Later on he stablished the agencies "Cruz y del Solar", and in the following years "Via Publicidad" y "Publicidad Siete". On 1970, when the marketing sector faced a crisis in Chile, due to the political, social and economic situation, he travelled to Europa and Asia looking for new projects. During a long stay in Paris, he studied in the Ecole du Louvre, where he attended courses of Art History. Later on he moved to United States with the goal of raising funds for joint Chilean-American film productions, being able to produce two films: The comedy "Antonio", filmed in Quintay fishermans dwarf, Santiago and Pirque, under the direction of the Chilean filmmaker and television producer, Claudio Guzman and as Larry Hagman and Trini Lopez as actors; and the drama "Autorretrato", directed by Maurice McEndree and starred by the Canadian actor Joby Baker, the U.S. actress Pamela Hensley and the Chilean actresses Alicia Quiroga and Maria Eugenia Cavieres. The music if this last film is from Angel Parra and Isabel Parra. There are no remaining copies of this two films in the Chile, and no information of the first, and very little from the second in the catalog of the National Library of Chile. His love of nature led him to acquire farms in Los Angeles in 1965 and Rio Bueno in 1974. He was the creator of Via Advertising (1974), Libraries for Chile (1987), the Central Station Mall (1978), today Paseo Estacion Mall, and dozens of other initiatives. Paintings
Originally, its theme of the exhibitions in 1986, 1999 and 1999 it's about Chilean environment peasant. Nature was one of the central issues, approaching, with his paintings, to the classical teachers of naturalism and romanticism of the nineteenth century. His last painting exhibition was "from landscape to abstraction," held at the Cultural Institute of Providencia, Montecarmelo in 2008. Made four exhibitions with more than one hundred pictures each one, attended by leading specialists. Poetry
His latest book, "From the Earthly to the Spatial" was presented on April 8, 2011 at the Cultural Institute of Providencia. The 250 pages book shows their experiences, feelings, loves, fears and emotions. According to the writer Maria Carolina Geel, in his text, Cruz Vargas keeps his flat and surreal poetic style, characterized by simple language instrumentalized to sublime love, life and nature. The poet Emilio Antilef, who prefaced, Cruz Vargas defined as "a child who does not renounce dreaming, the same as living with the adult life struggling to pieces and holds them with claws that poetry is capable of to find the magnitude of resources". His two previous titles, "The only time I lie" (Editorial Universitaria, 1978) and "Sky" (Editorial Nascimento, 1980 ) were critically acclaimed in major national newspapers. Death
In the first anniversary of his death on January 18, 2015, the foundation that takes his name published in the newspaper El Mercurio the following:
Selected list of Eugenio Cruz Vargas work
References
External links
Eugenio Cruz Vargas @ Artistas Plasticos Chilenos
Books in Stanford University Libraries. Biography about Eugenio Cruz Vargas. El Mercurio de Santiago, El pintor que ama la naturaleza, Eugenio Cruz Vargas, February 1, 2016. El Mostrador, Tataranieto de Andres Bello, maestro de si mismo, Eugenio Cruz Vargas, January 27, 2016. La Tercera, Segundo aniversario de la muerte del poeta y pintor Eugenio Cruz Vargas, January 18, 2016 . El Mostrador, Un artista total, Eugenio Cruz Vargas, September 29, 2015
El Mostrador. |
57185486 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shired%20Island | Shired Island | Shired Island is an unincorporated and largely undeveloped area in Dixie County, Florida, along the Gulf Coast. Shired Island is home to Shired Island Campground, a county park with RV sites, tent sites, and a boat ramp. Shired Island is bordered by Shired Creek and Johnson Creek. The area offshore is highly regarded for fishing. Shired Island is accessible by County Road 357. |
55929253 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shend%20Kelmendi | Shend Kelmendi | Shend Kelmendi (born 21 September 1994) is a Kosovar professional footballer who plays as a forward for Gjilani. Club career
Prishtina
On 13 September 2013. Kelmendi made his debut with Prishtina in a Football Superleague of Kosovo match against Gjilani after coming on as a substitute at 29th minute in place of Liridon Latifi. Trepca'89
On 22 July 2017. Kelmendi signed to Football Superleague of Kosovo side Trepca'89. Skenderbeu Korce
On 10 August 2017. Kelmendi completed a transfer to Skenderbeu Korce by signing for the next three seasons and received squad number 9. One day later, the club confirmed that Kelmendi had joined on a permanent transfer. Kelmendi made his competitive debut for the club in the first leg of 2017-18 Albanian Cup first round, scoring the opener in an 8-0 thrashing of Adriatiku Mamurras. Later, on 29 November 2017. Kelmendi was on the score-sheet again in this competition, where he netted the lone goal of the match against Beselidhja Lezhe for the second round. He made his first Albanian Superliga appearance on 22 December by entering in the last minutes of the 3-1 home win over Teuta Durres. Loan to Trepca'89
On 20 January 2018, Kelmendi was sent on loan at Football Superleague of Kosovo outfit KF Trepca'89 for the remainder of the season. KF Llapi
On 17 June 2018, Kelmendi signed for KF Llapi on a 2-year deal. KF Flamurtari
On 27 December 2018, it was announced that Kelmendi had signed with KF Flamurtari. |
47290793 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buckwheat%20whisky | Buckwheat whisky | Buckwheat whisky is a type of distilled alcoholic beverage made entirely or principally from buckwheat. It is produced in the Brittany region of France and in the United States. Soba shochu is a similar but weaker beverage produced in Japan. Liquor produced from the distillation of buckwheat honey is also sometimes sold as buckwheat whisky or whiskey, though technically this is a type of distilled mead. Buckwheat
Buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum) is a plant cultivated for its grain-like seeds. Despite the name, buckwheat is not related to wheat and is in fact related to sorrel and rhubarb. It is a type of pseudocereal, being a non-grass used in much the same way as a true cereal. Over a million acres of buckwheat were harvested in the United States in 1918, but its cultivation declined sharply in the 20th century with the adoption of nitrogen fertilizer, which increased the productivity of other crop staples. Production process
The production of buckwheat whisky is comparable to the production of malt whisky, except that all or most of the barley is replaced with buckwheat. Buckwheat malt is produced by soaking the grains in water to allow them to germinate. Once the shoots appear, the buckwheat is dried, a process that causes enzymes in the buckwheat to convert the starch into fermentable sugars. The malt is ground in a mill and mixed with hot water to produce a sugary liquid. Yeast is added to cause fermentation of the sugars into alcohol, which is then distilled at least once to produce a colorless spirit. The spirit is then put into oak casks to mature. Commercial distilleries
Distillerie des Menhirs
Distillerie des Menhirs is a family-owned business in the village of Plomelin in Brittany, France. In 1998, the Le Lay family started producing the world's first pure buckwheat whisky, named Eddu Silver. "Eddu" means "buckwheat" in the local Breton language. Eddu Silver is produced from a double distillation process in a pot heated by a direct flame and is aged in French oak casks. It is described as having floral scents of rose and heather, fruity touches of honey and marmalade, and spicy notes of nutmeg. Distillerie des Menhirs now produces a range of buckwheat whiskies, including Eddu Gold and Eddu Grey Rock. Catskill Distilling Company
Catskill Distilling Company of Bethel, New York, is owned by distiller Monte Sachs, who uses water from the nearby Catskill Mountains to make its whisky. The company's buckwheat whisky is produced with 80% buckwheat. Pinchgut Hollow Distillery
Heston Farm's Pinchgut Hollow Distillery is located in the town of Fairmont, West Virginia. The distillery has a heritage that dates back to Prohibition and uses traditional recipes that have been handed down for generations. |
59343519 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon%20Janssen | Simon Janssen | Simon Janssen (born 25 September 2000) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Eerste Divisie club VVV-Venlo. Career
Janssen progressed through the VVV-Venlo youth academy after arriving there from the SV Blerick in 2010. He made his professional debut for the club on his 18th birthday on 25 September 2018 in a 3-0 away win in the KNVB Cup over Westlandia, replacing Tino-Sven Susic in the 73rd minute. He made his Eredivisie debut three months later in a 4-1 loss to Feyenoord on 6 December 2018, coming off the bench for Evert Linthorst. On 18 April 2019, Janssen signed a two-year contract with VVV, with an option for an additional year. Three months later he received the , the yearly award for VVV's best academy player. VVV exercised the option in Janssen's contract in March 2021, keeping him in Venlo until 2022. On 7 December 2021, he signed a two-year contract extension until 2024, with a unilateral option to extend for a further year. At that point Janssen, originally a midfielder, was converted to play left-back by head coach Jos Luhukay. |
64185821 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elisabeth%20Hardy | Elisabeth Hardy | Elisabeth Hardy (born Elisabeth Mary Stewart; August 3, 1923 - July 21, 2016) was a translator at Bletchley Park during the Second World War. She later provided translation and expertise for the Nuremberg Trials. Background
Elisabeth Hardy studied Modern Languages at Glasgow University. From 1942-1945, as an expert in German, she worked at Bletchley Park as a member of the Hut 3, translating the military intelligence in the decrypted Nazi and Luftwaffe messages. From 1945 to 1948 Hardy served as an expert during the Nuremberg trials, providing information on Nazi chain of command and German translation. During the Nuremberg trials she met and married Alexander G. Hardy, a senior U.S. prosecutor on the Medical Case. After this she moved to the United States. |
69525974 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monte%20Rotondo%20massif | Monte Rotondo massif | The Monte Rotondo massif () is a chain of mountains on the southern side of Corsica, France. It takes its name from Monte Rotondo, the highest peak. Location
The Monte Rotondo massif is one of the four main blocks of mountains in Corsica. These are (from north to south), the Monte Cinto massif, Monte Rotondo massif, Monte Renoso massif and Monte Incudine massif. These massifs form the Corse cristalline, mainly composed of magmatic rocks such as granites, granulites,
porphyries and rhyolites. The Monte Rotondo massif is located between the Col de Vergio and the Col de Vizzavona. It extends westward through the hills of Ajaccio, and eastward to the Sillon de Corte. |
39443133 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wish%20I%20Was%20Here | Wish I Was Here | Wish I Was Here is a 2014 American comedy-drama film directed by Zach Braff and co-written with his brother Adam Braff. The film stars Zach Braff, Donald Faison, Josh Gad, Pierce Gagnon, Ashley Greene, Kate Hudson, Joey King, Jim Parsons, and Mandy Patinkin. The film had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 18, 2014 and was given a limited release on July 18, 2014 by Focus Features. This marked the final film appearances for James Avery and Allan Rich before their deaths on December 31, 2013 and August 22, 2020 respectively. Plot
Aidan Bloom is a 35-year-old father of two struggling to be an actor in Los Angeles while his wife, Sarah, works a tedious data entry job. In order to send their kids, Tucker and Grace, to a Jewish school, they rely on help from Aidan's father, Gabe, who insisted they go to an Orthodox Jewish day school. When Gabe reveals his cancer has returned, he tells Aidan that he has decided to put the rest of his money into a new stem cell treatment, meaning his grandchildren can no longer afford to attend their school. After school administrator Rabbi Twersky refuses to provide any aid to the Blooms, Sarah suggests that Aidan homeschool their kids, and their adventure of self-discovery begins. Through teaching them about life his way, Aidan gradually discovers some of the parts of himself he could not find. Aidan takes the kids on a field trip, camping in the desert. Another day, they are able to test drive an Aston Martin, as Grace is wearing a wig and the salesman mistakenly believes she is dying. Another he works with the kids fixing up their yard, referring to it as Mr. Miyagi learning (referring to The Karate Kid), working to repair the fence and pool. Aidan fools a wealthy neighbor's maid into believing he and the kids are there to clean the pool so he can teach Grace to swim. Aidan's brother Noah is a virtual shut-in who can only be bribed to babysit for his brother. He also refuses to see his dying father, from whom he is estranged. Noah falls for his neighbor Janine who is a furry costume maker, which gives him the idea to impress her by making a costume for San Diego Comic-Con. He does go, and gets the girl. As Gabe nears death, he calls to ask Aidan to come, bringing his favorite ice cream and Noah. He surprisingly leaves the convention to join them at Gabe's side. Aidan grows closer to his wife and children, his faith through the support of young Rabbi Rosenberg, his brother and his father. The family moves onward and upward. We see Grace happily starting high school. Sarah stands up against her harasser at work, she getting one year of severance pay, and he many hours of obligatory anti-sexual harassment training and is fired. Aidan gets a job teaching acting. Cast
Production
Crowdfunding campaign
On April 24, 2013, director Zach Braff launched a Kickstarter campaign for his comedy film Wish I Was Here, aiming to make $2 million to boost the project, based on a script he co-wrote with his brother Adam J. Braff. Larry Sher was set as director of photography, and Michael Shamberg and Stacey Sher were set to produce. The campaign raised $2 million 3 days after the project was launched. On May 15, 2013, Worldview Entertainment stepped in to gap finance the project, which at that point had raised over $2.6 million. The campaign ended on May 24, 2013, and raised $3,105,473 from 46,520 people. At the film's New York premiere, actress Joey King stated that she donated money to the film on Kickstarter before she was even attached as a cast member. The movie received considerable criticism for its funding model. Over $3 million of the around $5 million budget came from crowdfunding, then Worldview Entertainment stepped in to top up the budget to $5 million. The unconventional funding model meant that crowdfunding supporters were promised 'bonuses' for their pledges, yet production company Worldview Entertainment stood to make a financial return on their investment. Braff has stated that he believes the negativity regarding the movie's crowdfunding campaign contributed to the movie's box office failure. Casting
At the time the Kickstarter was launched, Zach Braff and Jim Parsons had already been cast. Braff plays Aidan Bloom, a struggling actor, husband and father trying to find his purpose. On May 14, 2013, Mandy Patinkin joined the cast, playing Gabe Bloom, Aidan's father. Josh Gad also joined the cast to play the role of Aidan's brother. On May 15, Anna Kendrick signed on to play Janine, a young woman who is into cosplay. Kate Hudson joined on May 20 to play Sarah Bloom, Aidan's wife. Joey King was set to play Grace Bloom, the 12-year-old daughter of Aidan and Sarah Bloom, on July 2, 2013. Pierce Gagnon was added to the cast on July 9, to play Tucker Bloom, son of Aidan and Sarah. On July 17, it was announced that Ashley Greene would replace Anna Kendrick as Janine. Filming
Principal photography took 25 days, beginning on August 5, 2013 in Los Angeles and ending on September 6, 2013. Release
The film's first trailer was released on April 9, 2014. The film had its world premiere at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival in January 2014, 10 years after the premiere of Braff's directorial debut Garden State. Focus Features bought the distribution rights for $2.75 million. After its opening at Sundance, it was announced that the film would open on July 18, 2014, exclusively in New York and Los Angeles. The release ended up a bit wider, playing in 68 theaters during its opening weekend. The release then expanded on July 25. The special preview screening in London was attended by Kate Hudson and Zach Braff on September 18, 2014. Critical reception
Wish I Was Here received mixed reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval of 47%, based on 133 reviews, with the site's consensus reading: "There's no denying Wish I Was Here is heartfelt, but it covers narrative ground that's already been well trod - particularly by director Zach Braff's previous features." On Metacritic the film has a score of 43 out of 100, based on 34 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Legacy
The box office failure of the movie, attributed to negative publicity surrounding the movie's crowdfunding campaign, has meant that it is the only high-profile film, as of 2022, to have used the crowdfunding model. Soundtrack
The soundtrack for the film includes an original song by The Shins, an original song by Bon Iver, and an original title track by Coldplay, recorded with Cat Power. |
8053715 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philipp%20Moog | Philipp Moog | Philipp Moog (born August 29, 1961 in Munich, Germany) is a German television actor, author and voice actor. He is the German voice of Neil Patrick Harris, Ewan McGregor and Owen Wilson. Career
In 1983, having been discovered by George Roy Hill, he starred in the movie The Little Drummer Girl along with Diane Keaton and Klaus Kinski. From 1984 to 1986 he studied at the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre and the Juilliard School in New York. In 1987 he was a member of Joanne Woodwards group Actor's und Director's Lab. Since the late 1980s he mainly appeared in German TV shows, for example Derrick, The Old Fox and Tatort. He had a recurring role in the ZDF series Sperling. He also wrote two screenplays for two episodes of Sperling. Since the early 1980s is a very active voice actor. He voices Ewan McGregor in every movie since Shallow Grave, meaning he is the German voice of Obi-Wan Kenobi. He later reprised this role in Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008 TV series), Star Wars Rebels and in the German radio plays Labyrinth des Bosen (based on James Lucenos novel Labyrinth of Evil) - 2007, - and Dark Lord (based on James Lucenos novel Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader) - 2008, . Moog is the recurring voice actor of Orlando Bloom, Owen Wilson and Guy Pearce, too. Since How I Met Your Mother he voices Neil Patrick Harris in his movies and TV appearances. He used his role as Barney Stinson to read the audiobooks of the Bro Code and the Playbook. In 2008, he wrote his first novel Lebenslanglich (lifetime). And in 2017 Random House Audio published the Novelizations of Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (German audiobook title: Star Wars: Episode I - Die dunkle Bedrohung, ), Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (German audiobook title: Star Wars: Episode II - Angriff der Klonkrieger, ) and Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (German audiobook title: Star Wars: Episode III - Die Rache der Sith, ) as Audiobooks read by Philipp Moog. Audiobooks
2008: Philipp Moog: Lebenslanglich. Read by the author, publisher: Patmos Verlagsgruppe, Dusseldorf,
2012: A. D. Miller: Die eiskalte Jahreszeit der Liebe, publisher: Argon Verlag,
2012 (Audible): Jules Verne: In 80 Tagen um die Welt (Around the World in Eighty Days), publisher: Oetinger Media,
2015: Mario Giordano: Tante Poldi und die sizilianischen Lowen, publisher: Lubbe Audio,
2016: Mario Giordano: Tante Poldi und die Fruchte des Herrn, publisher: Lubbe Audio,
2017: Terry Brooks: Star Wars: Episode I - Die dunkle Bedrohung (Novelization), Random House Audio,
2017: R. A. Salvatore: Star Wars: Episode II - Angriff der Klonkrieger (Novelization), publisher: Random House Audio,
2017: Matthew Stover: Star Wars: Episode III - Die Rache der Sith (Novelization), publisher: Random House Audio,
2021: Philipp Moog: Anderwelt. Read by the author, publisher: Karl Rauch Verlag/Audible
Filmography (selection)
1989: Autumn Milk (Herbstmilch)
1991: Go Trabi Go
2000: Eine Hand schmiert die andere
2005: Marias letzte Reise (Maria's Last Journey)
Works
2008: Lebenslanglich. Novel, publisher: DuMont Verlag,
2021: Anderwelt. |
62507909 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golnar%20and%20Haleh%20Abivardi | Golnar and Haleh Abivardi | Golnar Abivardi and Haleh Abivardi, also known as Abivardi Sisters, are Swiss dentists and entrepreneurs, known for their chain of dental clinics called Swiss Smile. Early life and education
Their father was a natural scientist at ETH Zurich and their mother was the director of a school for the English language. Moving within the country, they started working different side jobs as teenagers, receiving their Matura in Zurich. Both studied dentistry at the University of Zurich; Haleh Abivardi from 1990 to 1996, finishing her dissertation in 1998, and her younger sister Golnar from 1993 to 1998, finishing hers in 2001. Career
After working as employed dentists, Haleh Abivardi, the older sibling, took over a dental practice in Amriswil in 2001, opening the Abivardi & Abivardi practice with her younger sister. In 2002, they founded Swiss Smile with its first clinic at the ShopVille shopping mall at Zurich Central Station. The business idea is inspired by the mall itself, featuring f. e. long opening hours. In 2017 the Swiss Jacobs Holding bought a share from the Abivardi sisters and from Swedish EQT Partners that had acquired a minority interest in 2013. They exited their shareholdings in Swiss Smile and the parent company Colosseum Dental in 2020. In August 2019, the two sisters founded vVardis AG with a registered office in Baar (Zug, Switzerland), an oral care company that includes Credentis AG (acquired in 2020) and its portfolio of oral care technologies. Personal life
Haleh Abivardi has four children and is married. Golnar is the mother of two children and also married. Recognition and philanthropy
Besides being engaged in charity organisations offering free dental care for people in need, both Abivardi sisters received the Veuve Clicquot Businesswoman of the Year award for Switzerland in 2007. In addition, CNBC Magazine described their approach in 2007 as revolutionary. |
57674655 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetrapygus | Tetrapygus | Tetrapygus is a genus of sea urchins in the family Arbaciidae. It is a monotypic genus and the only species is Tetrapygus niger which was first described by the Chilean naturalist Juan Ignacio Molina in 1782. It is found in the southeastern Pacific Ocean on the coasts of South America. Description
The oral (under) surface of the test is flattened while the aboral (upper) surface is shallowly domed. There is a small apical disc and the ambulacral areas are straight. There are up to five large primary tubercles in rows in the inter-ambulacral areas, interspersed with smaller secondary tubercles. The mouth is surrounded by a sunken subpentagonal peristome which is half as wide as the test. The primary spines are moderately long while the secondary spines are short. The colour of this sea urchin is purplish-black. Distribution
T. niger is found in the southeastern Pacific Ocean on the coasts of Peru and Chile, its range extending from northern Peru to the Strait of Magellan, at depths down to about . It is the most common sea urchin on this stretch of coast. Ecology
T. niger is a herbivore and grazes on the kelp Lessonia trabeculata, the main constituent of the kelp forests on the rocky coasts of Chile. Excessive grazing by the sea urchin causes lack of recruitment of the kelp because the sea urchin completely consumes young plants, while it only feeds on the stipe (stalk) of older plants. Starfish including Luidia magellanica, Meyenaster gelatinosus, Stichaster striatus and Heliaster helianthus prey heavily on grazing herbivores such as T. niger. In 1998-1999, T. niger had a population explosion in northern Chile, possibly linked to a decrease in the numbers of predatory starfish, L. magellanica and M. gelatinosus, which decrease was probably caused by failure of the starfish to recruit as a result of the previous year's El Nino. This resulted in a tendency to form "urchin barrens" with no macro-algae and limited biodiversity, the rocks being covered with encrusting coralline algae. |
37716384 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren%20High%20School%20%28Arkansas%29 | Warren High School (Arkansas) | Warren High School is an accredited comprehensive public high school serving students in grades nine through twelve in Warren, Arkansas, United States. Established in 1901, the school supports families in Warren and nearby unincorporated communities in Bradley County and is the sole high school administered by the Warren School District. In 2022 Warren High School suffered a fire which lead to students having to switch to virtual while damage was assessed and the cause of the fire determined. Academics
The Warren High School is accredited by the Arkansas Department of Education (ADE) and has been accredited by AdvancED since 1925. Curriculum
The assumed course of study follows the Smart Core curriculum developed the Arkansas Department of Education (ADE), which requires students to complete at least 22 credit units before graduation. Students engage in regular and career focus courses and exams and may select Advanced Placement (AP) coursework and exams that provide an opportunity to receive college credit. According to the student handbook, exceptional students may be awarded an Honors Graduates based on participation in 10 advanced courses, two credits in foreign language and a 3.5 grade point average (GPA). Athletics
The Warren High School mascot is the Fightin' Lumberjack with school colors of black and orange. The Warren Lumberjacks are 4 time state champions in football. The Lumberjack football team won the Class AAA State Championship in 2001, 2002, and Class 4A Championship in 2014, and 2016. The Warren Lumberjack football program now has 18 conference championships. They were also the 2006, 2013, and 2017 Class 4A State Runner-up in Football. The Lumberjack baseball team were the Class AAA State Champions in 2005. Warren also holds state titles in basketball(1931), boys track(1994), girls tennis(1993), and girls track(1992 and 1994)and Soccer(2018). After the 2015 football season, the school district announced that synthetic turf would replace the natural grass field at Jim Hurley Jr Stadium. It was completed in the summer of 2016. With a traditional powerhouse football team and growing soccer program, Lumberjack field will be a premiere venue in southeast Arkansas. The Warren Soccer Jacks advanced to their first state championship match in 2017 finishing runner up. In 2018, they captured their first class 4A state soccer title. With the addition of the 2018 state title in soccer, that brings the Warren High School state title count to 18 state championships. Notable alumni
The following are notable people associated with Warren High School. If the person was a Warren High School student, the number in parentheses indicates the year of graduation; if the person was a faculty or staff member, that person's title and years of association are included. Treylon Burks, (2018)--Professional NFL football player
Greg Childs, (2007)--Professional NFL football player
Maud Crawford, (1911)--Attorney and famous 1957 missing persons case
Chris Gragg, (2008)--Professional NFL football player
Harvey Parnell, (ca. |
483574 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distinguished%20Service%20Medal%20%28United%20Kingdom%29 | Distinguished Service Medal (United Kingdom) | The Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) was a military decoration awarded until 1993 to personnel of the Royal Navy and members of the other services, and formerly to personnel of other Commonwealth countries, up to and including the rank of Chief Petty Officer, for bravery and resourcefulness on active service at sea. History
The medal was established on 14 October 1914 as the third level decoration for gallantry in action for ratings of the Royal Navy, not at the standard required to receive the Victoria Cross or the Conspicuous Gallantry Medal. The equivalent decoration for Officers and Warrant Officers was the Distinguished Service Cross (DSC). The DSM ranked below the DSC in order of precedence, between the George Medal and the Military Medal after those medals were established in 1940 and 1916 respectively. Awards of the DSM were announced in the London Gazette. Recipients are entitled to use the post-nominal letters "DSM". The DSM was intended to reward bravery at sea. For example, members of the Royal Naval Division, who served alongside the Army in France in the First World War, were eligible for Army decorations, including the Distinguished Conduct Medal and the Military Medal. From 1916, ribbon bars could be authorised for subsequent awards of the DSM. In 1940 the award was extended to Royal Air Force personnel serving with the Fleet and, in 1942, to members of the Merchant Navy, and Army personnel serving afloat, for example manning a merchant ship's anti-aircraft guns. In 1979 eligibility for a number of awards, including the DSM, was extended to permit posthumous awards. Until that time, only the Victoria Cross and a mention in dispatches could be awarded posthumously. The Distinguished Service Medal was discontinued in 1993, as part of the review of the British honours system which recommended removing distinctions of rank in respect of awards for bravery. Since then the Distinguished Service Cross, previously only open to Commissioned and Warrant Officers, has been awarded to all ranks. The DSM had also been awarded by Commonwealth countries but by the 1990s most, including Canada, Australia and New Zealand, were establishing their own honours systems and no longer recommended British honours. Description
The DSM is a circular silver medal, in diameter, with the following design:
The obverse bears the effigy and titles of the reigning monarch. The reverse has the inscription 'FOR DISTINGUISHED SERVICE' on three lines, within a laurel wreath surmounted by an Imperial crown. The suspender is plain and straight. The name, rank, service number and ship of the recipient are engraved or impressed on the rim of the medal. The ribbon is 32 millimetres (1.25 inches) wide and consists of three equal stripes: dark blue, white, and dark blue, with a thin dark blue stripe down the centre of the white. Ribbon bars, indicating a further award, are silver and ornamented with laurel leaves. Bars issued during the First World War were dated on the reverse, while those awarded during the Second World War were undated. When the ribbon alone is worn, a silver rosette denotes the award of each bar. Obverse variations
The medal was awarded with one of five obverse designs:
Numbers of awards
Between 1914 and 1993, approximately 11,311 medals and 227 bars were awarded. These figures include honorary awards made to servicemen from allied countries during both World Wars. |
14599633 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mliba | Mliba | Mliba is a town located geographically in the east-central region of Eswatini, situated in the southeastern part of Africa. It is positioned along the MR5 route to the northeast of Manzini, between the towns of Luve and Madlangempisi. The late Chief Malamulela Magagula was the authorized legal figure of the Dvokolwako area, overseeing two royal kraals (umphakatsi) named eSibukweni (meaning "near the mirror") and eMvelo (meaning "nature"). On October 22, 2022, a significant historical event took place at eMvelo lendzala, located around Mliba, with the introduction of the area's new Chief, known as Madubane. He has now assumed the role of the area's traditional leader. The community members were in high spirits, and there was a light drizzle, as the Magagula are known for their rain-making abilities. Mliba hosts a police station, a Nazarene mission comprising a primary school, a clinic functioning as a healthcare center, and Mliba High School. The residents of Mliba engage in farming as a long-standing and recognized tradition, primarily involving livestock rearing and cultivation of crops like maize. The area boasts a diverse array of natural resources, including wild plants, birds, flora, rocks, and favorable weather conditions. The Mliba mountain takes on a pyramid shape and holds significant importance for the Magagula royalty. This is the final resting place for numerous Suthu kings. It is believed that disturbing their graveyards may bring about a generational curse. The late Senator Chief Malamlela's final resting place remains somewhere around Mliba. Mliba town was established by the Magagula, and it is positioned just above the well-known hill called Mkhutsali (Moyeni's Fortress). As a result, Mliba serves as the central hub connecting smaller towns such as Ka-Khuphuka, Mnjoli, and Ka-Dvokolwako. References
Fitzpatrick, M., Blond, B., Pitcher, G., Richmond, S., and Warren, M. (2004) South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland. Oral sources from, J.V Magagula, Magwence Magagula and Fitkin Magagula. |
4018677 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20Carberry | John Carberry | John Joseph Cardinal Carberry (July 31, 1904 - June 17, 1998) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as archbishop of the Archdiocese of St. Louis in Missouri from 1968 to 1979, and was created a cardinal in 1969. He previously served as bishop of the Diocese of Lafayette in Indiana from 1957 to 1965 and bishop of the Diocese of Columbus in Ohio from 1965 to 1968. During his term as archbishop, Carberry was a strong advocate for ecumenicism and racial equality. Biography
Early life and education
John Joseph Carberry was born in Brooklyn, New York, the youngest of ten children of James Joseph and Mary Elizabeth (nee O'Keefe) Carberry. His father worked as a clerk at Kings County Court. He received his early education at the parochial school of St. Boniface Parish in Brooklyn. In 1919, at age 15, he enrolled at Cathedral College of the Immaculate Conception in Queens. He excelled in both baseball and the violin at the college. From 1924 to 1930, Carberry studied for the priesthood in Rome, where he resided at the Pontifical North American College. He earned a Doctor of Philosophy degree (1929) and a Doctor of Theology degree (1930) from the Pontifical Urbaniana University. Ordination and ministry
On June 28, 1929, Carberry was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Brooklyn by Cardinal Francesco Selvaggiani in Rome. Following his return to New York, Carberry was assigned as a curate at St. Peter's Parish in Glen Cove, where he remained for one year. He continued his studies at the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., where he received a Doctor of Canon Law degree in 1934. Carberry then served as a curate at St. Patrick's Parish in Huntington, New York, for one year. From 1935 to 1940, Carberry was on loan to the Diocese of Trenton in New Jersey, serving as secretary to Bishop Moses E. Kiley and assistant chancellor of the diocese. He also taught at Trenton Cathedral High School in Trenton, New Jersey, from 1939 to 1940. Returning to New York, Carberry taught at St. Dominic High School in Oyster Bay, New York, before serving as professor of canon law at Seminary of the Immaculate Conception in Huntington, New York, from 1941 to 1945. Carberry was an officialis of the Diocese of Brooklyn from 1945 to 1956, serving as chief judge of the diocesan court. He also served as diocesan director for radio and television, becoming known as the "radio priest." Carberry was named a papal chamberlain on February 3, 1948, and raised to the rank of domestic prelate on May 7, 1954. From 1955 to 1956, Carberry served as president of the Canon Law Society of America. Bishop of Lafayette
On May 3, 1956, Carberry was appointed coadjutor bishop of the Diocese of Lafayette and titular bishop of Elis by Pope Pius XII. He received his episcopal consecration on July 25, 1956, from Bishop Raymond Kearney, with Bishops George W. Ahr and John Benjamin Grellinger serving as co-consecrators, at the Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church In Brooklyn Carberry selected as his episcopal motto: Maria, Regina Mater (Latin: "Mary, Queen and Mother"). His installation took place at the Cathedral of St. Mary in Lafayette, Indiana, on August 22, 1956 . Upon the death of Bishop John Bennett, Carberry automatically succeeded him as the second bishop of Lafayette on November 20, 1957. He convened the first diocesan synod and established the Diocesan Council of Men and the Society for Priestly Vocations during his tenure. Carberry attended all four sessions of the Second Vatican Council between 1962 and 1965. During its third session, he addressed the Council on Dignitatis humanae, the declaration on religious liberty. Bishop of Columbus
Carberry was appointed the seventh bishop of the Diocese of Columbus by Pope Paul VI on January 16, 1965. He was installed at St. Joseph's Cathedral in Columbus, Ohio, on March 25, 1965. During his tenure in Columbus, he implemented the reforms of the Second Vatican Council and supported the Civil Rights Movement and ecumenical movement. He established the Clergy Advisory Council, and oversaw the renovation of St. Joseph's Cathedral after issuing regulations for liturgical changes. Carberry also bought a new building to centralize the offices of the diocesan chancery. In 1966, he was named by Cardinal Francis Spellman as vicar delegate of the Military Ordinariate for Ohio, West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, and Alabama. As a member of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops, Carberry served as chair of the Committee on Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs from 1965 to 1969. He helped found the Inter-Church Board for Metropolitan Affairs, the first organization in the United States uniting Protestants and Catholics for ecumenism and social action. In January 1968, he became the first Catholic bishop to receive the Ohio Council of Churches' annual "Pastor of Pastors" award. in January 1968, Carberry received a letter from the American Jewish Congress protesting anti-Semitic language and imagery in a passion play staged each year by a parish in Union City, New Jersey. Carberry passed these concerns to Archbishop Thomas Boland, who directed the parish to make the necessary changes. Archbishop of St. Louis
On February 14, 1968, Carberry was appointed the fifth archbishop of the Archdiocese of St. Louis. His installation took place at the Cathedral of St. Louis in St. Louis, Missouri, on March 25, 1968. Carberry was considered more theologically conservative than his predecessor, Cardinal Joseph Ritter. Time Magazine described him as being "threatened by a world he does not understand." Carberry strongly defended Humanae vitae, and created the Archdiocesan Pro-Life Commission. Paul VI created Carberry acardinal priest of S. Giovanni Battista de Rossi a via Latina in the consistory of April 28, 1969. In 1969, Carberry removed about 60 of his seminarians from a class at the Saint Louis University Divinity School, in objection to their being taught Pauls' epistles by the Presbyterian scholar Keith Nickle. In 1971, Carberry made a controversial decision to close McBride High school in largely black North St. Louis area, while subsidizing a swimming pool at John F. Kennedy High School in Manchester, Missouri, a wealthy suburb. Carberry moved his own residence from the episcopal residence in St. Louis to suburban Creve Coeur, Missouri. In 1972, Carberry established the Urban Services Apostolate for inner-city parishes in the archdiocese. He was elected vice-president of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops in 1974, and was a delegate to the World Synod of Bishops in 1972, 1974 and 1976. Carberry initially opposed the reception of communion by hand, believing it was irreverent and risked the possibility of recipients stealing hosts to use at black masses. However, he later permitted this practice in St. Louis in 1977. That same year, he ordained the first permanent deacons in the archdiocese. Carberry was one of the cardinal electors who participated in the conclaves of August and October 1978, which selected Popes John Paul I and John Paul II, respectively. Carberry helped lead an internal campaign against the liberal Archbishop Jean Jadot, the apostolic delegate to the United States, whom he perceived as "destroying the Catholic Church in the United States." Carberry was a vocal critic of the television sitcom Maude, which he said "injected CBS-TV as advocate of a moral and political position that many not only oppose but find positively offensive as immoral. ...The decision to secure an abortion or the decision to have a vasectomy, even for those who choose them, is hardly a joke." Later life and death
Upon reaching the mandatory retirement age of 75 for bishops, Carberry resigned as archbishop of St. Louis on July 31, 1979. He was succeeded by Bishop John L. May, then serving as Bishop of Mobile. After suffering a stroke in 1988, Carberry moved into St. Agnes Home in Kirkwood, Missouri, where he died at age 93. He died soon after his only living relative, sister, Loretto Carberry. He is buried in the crypt of the Cathedral of St. Louis. |
32991367 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cremnoconchus%20carinatus | Cremnoconchus carinatus | Cremnoconchus carinatus is a species of freshwater snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles. Distribution
This species is endemic to the Western Ghats range, in India. The type locality for this species is streams in Mahabaleshwar Hills, the Western Ghats range, India. It lives about above the sea level. Description
In 1869 Cremnoconchus carinatus was originally discovered and described from a juvenile shell (under the name Anculotus carinatus) by the English naturalist Edgar Leopold Layard in 1854. Layard's original text (the type description) reads as follows:
In 1869, another English naturalist, William Thomas Blanford, moved this species to the newly created genus Cremnoconchus. In the adult shell the last whorl is angulate below the suture and at the periphery. The shell is imperforate, ovately conical, with the apex eroded. The width of the shell is 5.5 mm. The height of the shell is 8 mm. |