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The American School in London (ASL) is a private, independent school in St John's Wood, London, England, for students from kindergarten through high school. The school's mission statement is: "The American School in London empowers each student to thrive as a lifelong learner and courageous global citizen by fostering intellect, creativity, inclusivity and character." Many students have at least one parent with a U.S. passport, but the school's admissions policy stresses that the school tries to admit a diverse student body. The school takes children aged four through 18 and provides an education based in American pedagogy with an international perspective. The kindergarten classes are inspired by the Reggio Emilia method. History The school was established in 1951 by journalist Stephen Eckard. It was first situated in Eckard's home, and was a school primarily for 13 students. The school's colors, orange and black, are inspired by Eckard's alma mater, Princeton University. Prior to that, the school's official colors were red and black. In 1964, the newly formed Board of Trustees made the landmark decision to raise funds for a $7 million building to house the whole school. They broke ground in 1968 with the help of David K.E. Bruce. The cornerstone was laid two years later by Ambassador Walter Annenberg. The Rt. Hon. Margaret Thatcher, MP, then Secretary of State for Education and Science, spoke at the building's dedication in 1971. In September 2000, the School opened a new High School wing, which included an additional 24,000 square feet of space, a new gym, art studios, high-tech computer labs and a renovated library. In June 2006, the School broke ground on the School Center for Education and the Arts, to create a 450-seat theater and new flexible teaching and performance space. The Center was completed in the winter of 2007 and officially opened in March 2008. In 2011, the School marked its 60th anniversary by celebrating Founder's Day on 21 April, the date on which founding headmaster Stephen L. Eckard opened the doors of his Knightsbridge flat to begin the American School in London in 1951. In May 2014, the School broke ground, once again, on the construction of a Community Arts Building (opened in January 2016); an underground Aquatic & Fitness Center with a 6-lane, 25-meter swimming pool, fitness center and multipurpose instruction space (opened September 2016); and the renovation of a middle school science labs (opened in September 2016). These new facilities provide an additional 26,000 square feet of teaching and learning spaces. Visitors to the school have included U.S. Presidents Harry Truman, Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton and Barack Obama during their visits to London. At a visit to The American School In London, President Obama made a short speech in which he talked about the US-UK relationship and the importance of children as the future. According to the Good Schools Guide, 80% of the 1,350 students hold United States passports, and half of those are multi-passport holders from dual national families. A 2018 Ofsted inspection report rated ASL as "outstanding" in all fields inspected. In 2021, The Head of the School Robin Appleby announced her resignation as the school had been accused of indoctrinating its pupils in critical race theory. In March 2022, the school was downgraded two ratings by Ofsted to "requires improvement". Ofsted had inspected the school following the reports of political indoctrination. While the school was found to give "strong importance to equality and inclusion", the report continued "Sometimes, however, teaching places much more weight on the school’s approach to social justice than on learning subject-specific knowledge and skills". Reporting on the teaching of humanities in the lower school, Ofsted found that pupils "spend much time repeatedly considering identity (including analysing their own characteristics) rather than learning, for example, geographical knowledge". Current and former heads Stephen Eckard, founder, head of school 1951–1971 Jack Harrison, head of school 1971–1986 William E. Harris, head of school 1986–1991 William Greenham, interim head of school 1991–1992 Judith L. Glickman, head of school 1992–1998 William C. Mules, head of school 1998–2007 Coreen R. Hester, head of school 2007–2017 Robin S. Appleby, head of school 2017–2021 Coreen R. Hester, interim head of school 2022–2023 Matt Horvat, head of school 2023– Notable students Devon Aoki, Japanese-American actress Nina Axelrod, American actress Stewart Copeland, American musician, drummer for The Police R. Luke DuBois, American composer and artist Cassie Mogilner Holmes, professor at UCLA Anderson School of Management Steve-O, British American Canadian stunt performer and TV personality Andrew Luck, NFL QB for the Indianapolis Colts. Prabowo Subianto, Indonesian politician and former Lieutenant General Kathleen Turner, Hollywood actress, director, and two time Golden Globe recipient. Marc Sessler, NFL Media personality and host of the Around the NFL podcast. Charles Walker, Conservative British Member of Parliament for Broxbourne Stella Barey, adult actress Arkadiy Abramovich, son of billionaire Russian oligarch (and former owner of Chelsea FC) Roman Abramovich Aditya Mittal, son of billionaire Lakshmi Mittal Gabi and Dani Arteta, Son of Former Everton and Arsenal Footballer and Arsenal Manager Mikel Arteta See also Americans in the United Kingdom References External links Official website 1951 establishments in England American international schools in the United Kingdom Educational institutions established in 1951 Private co-educational schools in London Private schools in the City of Westminster International schools in London St John's Wood

Macedonians (in ) in France form a small minority mainly concentrated in the capital Paris. Most of the immigrants originated from the Skopje, Bitola, Sloeštica, Struga, Ohrid and Kicevo regions. More still emigrated to France after the breakup of Yugoslavia. The French government estimates the number of Macedonians in France to be 2,300 while Macedonian figures put the number at over 15,000 people. The names of 33 Macedonian soldiers killed fighting for France in World War I are inscribed on a monument in the Peace Park of Colombelles, Normandy. Notable people Aleksandar Damčevski - footballer Evdokija Danajlovska - composer Blagoja Dimčevski - violinist from Toulouse Zilber Karevski - writer :fr:Christophe Najdovski - politician Jordan Plevnes - Writer and Ambassador Stefani Sen Senar - writer from Paris Paskal Sotirovski (1923–2007), astrophysicist Hristijan Šanev - painter from Paris References European diaspora in France France

Timo Becker may refer to: Timo Becker (footballer, born 1989), German footballer Timo Becker (footballer, born 1997), German footballer

The Kamlang Wildlife Sanctuary, established in 1989, is the 50th Tiger reserve in India. The Sanctuary is rich with floral and faunal diversity. It is situated in the Lohit District of the northeastern Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. The park is named after the Kamlang River which flows through it. The Mishmi, Digaro Mishmi , and Miju Mishmi people tribal people who reside around the periphery of the sanctuary claim their descent from the King Rukmo of the epic Mahabharata. They believe in a myth of an invisible god known as Suto Phenkhenynon jamalu. An important body of water in the sanctuary is the Glow Lake. Located in tropical and sub-tropical climatic zones, the sanctuary is the habitat of the four big cat species of India: tiger, leopard, clouded leopard and snow leopard. Topography The sanctuary is in the South-Eastern part of Lohit District. Established in 1989, it covers an area of . The Lang River forms its northern border and the Namdapha National Park is on its southern border. Wakro town in the Namsai Sub-Division is close to the sanctuary. Namsai town is away from Wakro. The nearest rail head and airport are Tinsukia and Dibrugarh respectively. It is one of the twelve protected areas in the state of Arunachal Pradesh. The park has a number of bodies of water above an elevation of . These include the Glow Lake, at an elevation of , covering an area of and with a circumference of about ; it is accessible only by trekking. Another notable topographic feature within the park is the "Parshuram Kund" ('kund' means "pond") which is a pilgrimage place. Flora The upper reaches of the park have Alpine vegetation, particularly on the Daphabum peak which borders the Namdapha National Park. The lower reaches (below ), including the foothills, have tropical wet evergreen forests. 150 tree species have been reported in the park. The main trees found in the park are Canarium resiniferum, Terminalia chebula, Gmelina arborea and Amoora wallichii. A great variety of herbs, bamboos, grasses, and shrubs are also present, and 49 species of orchids have also been reported from the park. Fauna Faunal diversity in the park is somewhat similar to that found in the contiguous area of the Namdapha Tiger Reserve; there are 61 species of mammals, 105 bird species and 20 species of reptiles. The cat species of the wildlife sanctuary includes The Royal Bengal Tiger, Common leopard, Clouded leopard, Marbled cat, Leopard cat and Snow leopard. Other notable animal species reported in the park are Asian Elephant, Wild boar, Sambar, Barking deer , Black Giant Squirrel and some flying squirrels. Of the fifteen species of primate found in India, six species are found in the park. These are Capped langur (Trachypithecus pileatus), Rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta), Stump-tailed macaque (Macaca arctoides), Assamese macaque (Macaca assamensis), Eastern hoolock gibbon (hoolock leuconedys), and Bengal slow loris (Nycticebus bengalensis). References Wildlife sanctuaries in Arunachal Pradesh Tiger reserves of India 1989 establishments in Arunachal Pradesh Protected areas established in 1989

Siderolamprus atitlanensis, the Atitlán galliwasp, is a species of lizard of the Diploglossidae family. It is found in Mexico, Guatemala, and El Salvador. It was formerly classified in the genus Diploglossus, but was moved to Siderolamprus in 2021. References Siderolamprus Reptiles described in 1950 Reptiles of Mexico Reptiles of Guatemala Reptiles of El Salvador Taxa named by Hobart Muir Smith

Stanley Theater may refer to: Stanley Theater (Jersey City), New Jersey Stanley Theater (Newark, New Jersey) Stanley Theater (Utica, New York) Stanley Theatre, Pittsburgh, now the Benedum Center Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage, formerly Stanley Theatre, Vancouver, British Columbia

The Irish Real Tennis Association (Cumann Leadóige na h-Éireann) encourages the preservation and development of the game and facilities of real tennis in the Republic of Ireland. Background Tennis is first recorded in Ireland in 1609 with a court in Thomas Street, Dublin. Today there are no courts in Northern Ireland and two courts in the Republic of Ireland, neither in playable condition. One is a peculiar open-air court on Lambay Island, part of an Edwin Lutyens-designed estate for the Baring family. It is private property, in a fairly inaccessible location, and the lack of a roof is a practical problem given Ireland's climate. The other court was built by Edward Guinness, 1st Earl of Iveagh in 1885 at his Earlsfort Terrace house (), located a few minutes' walk from St. Stephen's Green, Dublin. Constructed of a brick exterior with a black marble interior, the court saw Tom Pettitt successfully defend his world championship against challenger Charles Saunders in 1890. Pettitt resigned the title later that year. In 1939, Rupert Edward Cecil Lee Guinness, 2nd Earl of Iveagh presented his famed court to the nation as a gift. Despite his written wishes (not legally part of the bequest) that the court remain in use, it was immediately shut down, and internal playing features dismantled. The court has since been used by University College Dublin, first as a gymnasium and more recently as a laboratory and offices. Saving the Dublin court Since the late 1980s Michael Bolton and Ted Neville had monitored the Earlsfort Terrace court, and lobbied for its restoration when eventually vacated by the university. Additionally, Edward Hughes, former president of the United States Court Tennis Association took an interest in the future of the structure. In 1998, after a plan was announced to permanently convert the court into a 320-seat music recital hall, these men joined their efforts and formed the Irish Real Tennis Association (IRTA). After recruiting members and finding support from the Dublin International Sports Council, An Taisce, and the Irish Georgian Society, the IRTA issued legal and public relations challenges to the proposed conversion. The challenges ranged from the local planning level to a High Court appeal. The IRTA lost every battle, but ended up winning the war, at least so far, as the government abandoned its planned project. As of November 2007, the university has vacated the building, and the Office of Public Works is entering into discussions with the IRTA about restoring the court for an active real tennis venue. Future goals The IRTA is hopeful that the government will allow them to restore the Dublin court. This would transition the association from a preservation focus, to an active public sporting club. Its mission would be twofold: management of the tennis court; and functioning as the national governing body for real tennis. The association has already made some steps in this direction. Beginning in 2003 they have annually held both an Irish National tournament and an Irish Open tournament, at real tennis clubs in England. The IRTA is also working to demonstrate to the government that they have the financial and membership support to undertake the estimated €750,000 historic restoration project. Individual membership is €15 (€30 family) and open to all interested in promoting real tennis in Ireland. Tournaments 2003, handicapped matches held at the Bristol and Bath Tennis Club, May 31 - June 1: Irish national champion, Michael Bolton (IRTA) Irish open champion, Brian Rich (Royal Tennis Court) 2004, handicapped matches held at the Bristol and Bath Tennis Club, May 1 - May 2: Irish national champion, Alastair Mackeown (Queen's Club) Irish open champion, Nick Ponsford (Bristol & Bath) 2005, handicapped matches held at the Royal County of Berkshire Real Tennis Club (Holyport), May 28 - May 29: Irish national champion, Roland Budd (IRTA) Irish open champion, Tim Church (Queen's) 2006, handicapped matches held at the Royal County of Berkshire Real Tennis Club, May 27 - May 28: Irish national champion, Roland Budd (IRTA) Irish open champion, Jim Duncan (Holyport) 2007, held at the Bristol and Bath Tennis Club, May 26 - May 27: Irish national champion (singles matches, played level), Roland Budd (IRTA) Irish open champions (doubles matches, played handicapped), Roland Budd (IRTA) and Karlis Zauers (IRTA) 2008, handicapped matches held at the Cambridge University Real Tennis Club and Newmarket & Suffolk Real Tennis Club, May 31 - June 1 Irish national champion, Roland Budd (IRTA) Irish open champion, Mark Heffernan 2009, handicapped matches held at the Middlesex University Real Tennis Club, May 30 - May 31 Irish national champion, Stuart Baxter Irish open champion, Mark Heffernan References External links Irish Real Tennis Association Real tennis Real Tennis

(pronounced kom-o-'dor-eh) was the highest senior officer rank () in the German Kriegsmarine, comparable to commodore in anglophone naval forces. There was no counterpart in the German Heer and Luftwaffe, but Kommodore would have been comparable to Oberführer in the Waffen-SS. History Kommodore originated as a title used by some Kapitän zur See and Korvettenkapitän of the Prussian Navy and the Kaiserliche Marine (Imperial Navy) during the 19th and early 20th centuries. A German Kommodore could hold any naval rank between lieutenant and captain and the title of Kommodore was held by those officers who held tactical control over more than one vessel. This was most common with U-boat commanders in charge of several submarines that were assigned to a single task force. In the 19th century, German officers of this rank were referred to as fleet captains (Flottenkapitän). By World War II, Kommodore had at last become an actual - though rarely used - rank in the Kriegsmarine. The position was considered that of a senior captain, with insignia being the shoulder boards of a Kapitän zur See with one thick admiral's rank stripe (52 mm) on the sleeve. German commodores also were permitted to wear greatcoat lapels and visor insignia of an admiral but were not officially members of the German admiralty. Probably the most prominent holder of this rank was Karl Dönitz, who became Kommodore and Führer der Unterseeboote (commander of submarines) on 28 January 1939; however, he held the rank for just over eight months until 1 October 1939, when he was promoted to Konteradmiral. The World War II rank of Kommodore existed in a grey zone of seniority, since neither of the other two branches of the Wehrmacht (Heer and Luftwaffe) had equivalent ranks; thus, it was very similar to the S.S. rank of Oberführer. After the fall of Nazi Germany, and the rebuilding of the German Navy, Kommodore fell into disuse as a rank, effectively being replaced by the Flottillenadmiral which is the lowest flag rank. It reappeared as a title in the 1950s. In the modern age, a German commodore is a senior captain who holds the rank of captain but holds such positions as a naval squadron commander. Kriegsmarine rank insignia The rank insignia consisted of shoulder strap and sleeve lace. Shoulder straps, corresponding to those of Kapitän zur See, had to be worn on uniform jackets and consisted of twisted silver braids with two gold pips (stars) on padding in navy blue Waffenfarbe. Cuff insignia consisted of one five-pointed star above a big gold lace. The sleeve rings encircled the lower cuffs. The sequence of ranks in decreasing order of seniority was: Konteradmiral/ Generalmajor Kommodore / no Heer or Luftwaffe equivalent Kapitän zur See / Oberst Notes References Naval ranks of Germany

Petr Pavlík may refer to: Petr Pavlík (footballer, born 1987), Czech footballer Petr Pavlík (footballer, born 1978), Czech footballer

Ptah (, reconstructed ; ; ; Phoenician: 𐤐𐤕𐤇, romanized: ptḥ) is an ancient Egyptian deity, a creator god and patron deity of craftsmen and architects. In the triad of Memphis, he is the husband of Sekhmet and the father of Nefertem. He was also regarded as the father of the sage Imhotep. Origin and symbolism Ptah is an Egyptian creator god who conceived the world and brought it into being through the creative power of speech. A hymn to Ptah dating to the Twenty-second Dynasty of Egypt says Ptah "crafted the world in the design of his heart," and the Shabaka Stone, from the Twenty-Fifth Dynasty, says Ptah "gave life to all the gods and their kas as well, through this heart and this tongue." Epithets He bears many epithets that describe his role in ancient Egyptian religion and its importance in society at the time: Ptah the begetter of the first beginning Ptah lord of truth Ptah lord of eternity Ptah who listens to prayers Ptah master of ceremonies Ptah master of justice Ptah the God who made himself to be God Ptah the double being Ptah the beautiful face Representations and hypostases Like many deities of ancient Egypt he takes many forms, through one of his particular aspects or through syncretism of ancient deities of the Memphite region. Sometimes represented as a dwarf, naked and deformed, his popularity would continue to grow during the Late Period. Frequently associated with the god Bes, his worship then moved beyond the borders of Egypt and was exported throughout the Eastern Mediterranean. Through dissemination by the Phoenicians, we find figures of Ptah in Carthage. Ptah is generally represented in the guise of a man with green skin, contained in a shroud sticking to the skin, wearing the divine beard, and holding a sceptre combining three powerful symbols of ancient Egyptian religion: The Was sceptre The sign of life, Ankh The Djed pillar These three combined symbols indicate the three creative powers of the god: power (was), life (ankh) and stability (djed). From the Old Kingdom, he quickly absorbs the appearance of Sokar and Tatenen, ancient deities of the Memphite region. His form of Sokar is found contained in its white shroud wearing the Atef crown, an attribute of Osiris. In this capacity, he represents the patron deity of the necropolis of Saqqara and other famous sites where the royal pyramids were built. Gradually he formed with Osiris a new deity called Ptah-Sokar-Osiris. Statuettes representing the human form, the half-human, half-hawk form, or simply the pure falcon form of the new deity began to be systematically placed in tombs to accompany and protect the dead on their journey to the West. His Tatenen form is represented by a young and vigorous man wearing a crown with two tall plumes that surround the solar disk. He thus embodies the underground fire that rumbles and raises the earth. As such, he was particularly revered by metalworkers and blacksmiths, but he was equally feared because it was he who caused earthquakes and tremors of the Earth's crust. In this form also, Ptah is the master of ceremonies for Heb Sed, a ceremony traditionally attesting to the first thirty years of a pharaoh's reign. The god Ptah could correspond with the sun deities Re or Aten during the Amarna period, where he embodied the divine essence with which the sun god was fed to come into existence, that is to say to be born, according to the Memphite mythological/theological texts. In the holy of holies of his temple in Memphis, as well as in his great sacred boat, he drove in procession to regularly visit the region during major holidays. Ptah was also symbolized by two birds with human heads adorned with solar disks, symbols of the souls of the god Re: the Ba. The two Ba are identified as the twin gods Shu and Tefnut and are associated with the djed pillar of Memphis. Finally, Ptah is embodied in the sacred bull, Apis. Frequently referred to as a herald of Re, the sacred animal is the link with the god Re from the New Kingdom. He even received worship in Memphis, probably at the heart of the great temple of Ptah, and upon the death of the animal, was buried with all the honours due to a living deity in the Serapeum of Saqqara. Scholars have also associated Ptah with the Mandaean angel Ptahil outside of Egypt, due to their somewhat similar features and closely related names. Development of the cult The cult of the god Ptah quickly spread throughout Egypt. With the major royal projects of the Old Kingdom, the high priests of Ptah were particularly sought after and worked in concert with the vizier, filling the role of chief architects and master craftsmen, responsible for the decoration of the royal funerary complexes. In the New Kingdom, the cult of the god would develop in different ways, especially in Memphis, his homeland, but also in Thebes, where the workers of the royal tombs honoured him as patron of craftsmen. For this reason, the oratory of Ptah who listens to prayers was built near the site of Deir el-Medina, the village where the workers and craftsmen were housed. At Memphis, the role of intercessor with humans was particularly visible in the appearance of the enclosure that protected the sanctuary of the god. Large ears were carved on the walls, symbolizing his role as god who listens to prayers. With the Nineteenth Dynasty, his cult grew and he became one of the four great deities of the empire of Ramesses. He was worshipped at Pi-Ramesses as master of ceremonies and coronations. With the Third Intermediate Period, Ptah returned to the centre of the monarchy where the coronation of the pharaoh was held again in his temple. The Ptolemies continued this tradition, and the high priests of Ptah were then increasingly associated with the royal family, with some even marrying princesses of royal blood, clearly indicating the prominent role they played in the Ptolemaic court. Main places of worship Gallery Legacy Memphis was believed to be under the protection of the god Ptah, the patron of craftsmen. Its great temple, Hut-ka-Ptah (meaning "Enclosure of the ka of Ptah"), was one of the most prominent structures in the city. This word entered Ancient Greek as Αἴγυπτος (Aiguptos), which entered Latin as Aegyptus, which developed into Middle French Egypte and was finally borrowed into English first as Egipte in Middle English and ultimately as Egypt. Ptah is one of the deities mentioned in Giuseppe Verdi's opera Aida. He is invoked in a chorus, "Possente Fthà" ("O Mighty Ptah"), in Act 1, scene 2; this chorus is reprised as "Immenso Fthà" ("Immense Ptah"), at the end of the opera as the protagonists Aida and Radamès die. 5011 Ptah is an asteroid named after the Egyptian god. Ptah appears as a minor character in Rick Riordan's novel The Throne of Fire. While searching for a scroll in the catacombs beneath Bahariya, protagonist Sadie Kane discovers a statue of Ptah and attempts to summon him to help them without success. Later, Ptah suddenly arrives in the body of a date farmer, having merely been delayed in his arrival. Ptah sends an army of rats to destroy an army of mummies sent to attack them the same way as Ptah had once defeated an army of invaders by having a horde of rats eat their bowstrings and sandals in myth. Ptah gives the two some advice and opens a portal for them to reunite with Sadie's brother Carter before being forced to depart the farmer's body. See also Kothar-wa-Khasis Ptahil in Mandaeism Vishvakarma Notes References Literature Allen, James P. Genesis in Egypt: The Philosophy of Ancient Egyptian Creation Accounts. New Haven, 1988. Gunn, Battiscombe G. Instruction of Ptah-Hotep and the Instruction of Ke'Gemni: The Oldest Books in the World. 1998 Google books Rothöhler, Benedikt. Neue Gedanken zum Denkmal memphitischer Theologie. Heidelberg, 2006 www.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/archiv/7030 Sandman Holmberg, Maj. The God Ptah. C. W. K. Gleerup, 1946. Thompson, Dorothy J. Memphis Under the Ptolemies, Second Edition. Princeton, 2012. Zivie, Alain-Pierre. Memphis et ses nécropoles au Nouvel Empire. Éditions du CNRS, 1988 External links Creator gods Crafts gods Egyptian gods Smithing gods Fertility gods Solar gods Falcon deities

The Bicycle Thief is an American alternative rock band fronted by Bob Forrest. After a break from the music industry after the demise of his previous band, Thelonious Monster, Forrest started jamming with Josh Klinghoffer (a friend of Forrest's girlfriend's brother) and in 1997 they played a covers gig and Forrest started recording demos on a four-track. After Goldenvoice's Paul Tollett offered him a deal he and Klinghoffer recorded The Bicycle Thief's debut, joined on the album by Kevin Fitzgerald (Geraldine Fibbers). This was Klinghoffer's first recording experience and he contributed guitars, keyboards, and on some tracks the drums. Their only studio album is You Come and Go Like a Pop Song, released in 1999, and re-released with modified track listing and artwork in 2001. For the 10th anniversary of the band in 2009, a live album, The Way It Used to Be (Live), was released on Bob Forrest's website. In 2020, for the 21st anniversary of the album, the band announced it would be reissuing the album on vinyl and the album also appeared on Spotify for the first time. The band played a livestream concert in September 2020. Just previous to the Red Hot Chili Peppers' release of I'm with You, Klinghoffer and Forrest performed songs live on the latter's radio show in July 2011. Then on October 3, 2013, (Klinghoffer's birthday) the band reunited and played live at the Hard Rock Hotel in Palm Springs. Their next performance was the Save Music in Chinatown benefit concert in Los Angeles on October 19, 2014, the first public performance of the band in 13 years. They reunited again on October 12, 2019, and played live at Alo House Silver Lake. Discography Studio albums You Come and Go Like a Pop Song (1999/2001) Compilations albums Rare (2014) Birthday Cake Rarities (2020) Live albums The Way It Used to Be (2009) Singles Stoned +2 (2001) References External links Official website (via archive.org) Alternative rock groups from California Musical groups from Los Angeles Musical groups established in 1997 Musical groups disestablished in 2001 1997 establishments in California

207 (two hundred [and] seven) is the natural number following 206 and preceding 208. It is an odd composite number with a prime factorization of . In Mathematics 207 is a Wedderburn-Etherington number. There are exactly 207 different matchstick graphs with eight edges. 207 is also a deficient number, as 207's proper divisors (divisors not including the number itself) only add up to 105: See also Peugeot 207 List of highways numbered 207 References Integers

Lamiskos (4th century BC) was an ancient Greek philosopher. Born in Tarentum in Magna Graecia, Lamiskos was a follower of the Pythagorean philosopher Archytas. Around 360 BC, when Plato was imprisoned by Dionysius the Younger, Archytas sent Lamiskos to secure his release. References 4th-century BC Greek philosophers Classical Greek philosophers Ancient Tarantines Pythagoreans of Magna Graecia

Renu Dahal () is a Nepalese politician and current Mayor of Bharatpur Metropolitan City. She joined the CPN (Maoist Centre) party in 1994 and became full timer member of the party in 1996. Dahal is a daughter of the incumbent Prime Minister and chairman of CPN (MC), Pushpa Kamal Dahal. She was the member (Proportional Representation) of First Constituent Assembly of Nepal. Early life Renu Dahal was born on July 4, 1976, in Bhimsen Nagar of Shivanagar VDC (Now Bharatpur Metropolis) in Chitwan District. She is the second daughter of Pushpa Kamal Dahal (née Prachanda) and Sita Dahal. Dahal has one younger sister, Ganga. Her eldest sister, Gyanu, who died in 2014 and brother, Prakash, who died in 2017. CA election 2013 Constituent Assembly election 2017 Bharatpur municipal election 2017 election She was elected as a Mayor of Bharatpur Metropolitan city on August 5, 2017. She secured the Mayoral post by defeating her closet rival of Communist Party of Nepal (UML), Devi Gyawali. Her victory margin was only 203 vote as she polled 43,127 votes to defeat Gyawali 44,924 votes. 2022 Bharatpur municipal elections CPN (Maoist Centre) had given ticket to Renu Dahal, the daughter of Pushpa Kamal Dahal as mayoral candidate in Bharatpur. Pushpa Kamal Dahal gave a threat while speaking in a election centric program in Bharapur. He told country would plunge into a disaster if Nepali Congress supporters don't vote for Maoist’s election symbol in Bharatpur. Dahal in speech added "Let me warn you that if the NC supporters did not vote for the Maoist candidate in Bharatpur this time, possibilities are that the country would plunge into an accident.” This speech was highly criticized within and outside Dahal's party. Ganesh Sah, a senior politician of CPN (Maoist Centre) told there was no practice of collective leadership in party and people are well known why Prachanda is much concerned only on Bharatpur. Even party senior leaders including Anjana Bisankhe, Indra Bahadur Angbo criticized hyper activeness of chair Prachanda only in Bharatpur being his and his daughter's constituency. Similarly, Nepali Congress leader Jagannath Paudel who stepped as independent mayoral candidate told his win was secure by the speech of Prachanda and no alliance can stop him from win while it's predicted that even would internally support Paudel against Dahal. 2022 election See also Bijay Subedi Jagannath Paudel References External links Official website of Bharatpur Metropolis 1976 births Living people Nepalese communists 21st-century Nepalese women politicians 21st-century Nepalese politicians People from Bharatpur, Nepal Children of prime ministers of Nepal Mayors of places in Nepal People from Chitwan District Members of the 1st Nepalese Constituent Assembly

Baker (, also Romanized as Bakr) is a village in Kuhestan Rural District, Rostaq District, Darab County, Fars Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 224, in 67 families. References Populated places in Darab County

Canata, Lobito is a commune in Benguela Province in Angola. References Populated places in Benguela Province Municipalities of Angola

APCN 2 or Asia-Pacific Cable Network 2 is a submarine telecommunications cable linking several countries in the Asia-Pacific region. It has landing points in: Chongming, Shanghai, China Shantou, Guangdong Province, China Lantau Island, Islands District, Hong Kong Chikura, Chiba Prefecture, Japan Kitaibaraki, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan Tamsui, New Taipei City, Taiwan Kuantan, Pahang State, Malaysia Batangas Bay, Batangas City, Batangas, Philippines Katong, Singapore Busan, South Korea Performance Total bandwidth capacity of Asia Pacific Cable Network 2 is 2.56 Tbit/s, made up of four pairs of optical fibres, each pair providing 640 Gbit/s by Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing of 10 Gbit/s wavelengths. The 19,000 km-long APCN 2 cable system is built in a self-healing ring configuration, which allows fast rerouting of data transfers along APCN 2 in the event of disruptions. The cable system, as of January 2007, is progressively becoming operational. APCN 2 is designed to provide interconnection with other major trans-oceanic cable networks linking the US, Europe, Australia, and other parts of Asia. Damage On 27 Dec 2006, the 2006 Hengchun earthquake damaged the APCN 2 cable links between Shantou, China and Tanshui, Taiwan, and between Lantau Island in Hong Kong and Chongming, China. This disrupted Internet access to overseas websites from Asia for more than a month. On 12 Aug 2009, the APCN2 cable suffered further damage, impacting Hong Kong, China, Taiwan, Philippines, Singapore and Tokyo links. In June 2010, the cable suffered some major faults, disrupting the Internet Access in the Philippines. On 11 March 2011, the APCN2 cable suffered damage as part of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake. On 23 March 2014, the APCN2 cable damaged after existing submarine cable break at S4A that happened on March 21. On 7 January 2015, the APCN2 cable failure between Singapore and Asia Pacific. This outage resulted in bandwidth restrictions and significant latency issues in Singapore to Asia Pacific from 7 January 2015 outage resolved on 31 January 2015 (source: Singtel / Singnet TAC) date=2015-01-29 On April 22, 2017, damage to the APCN2 cable affected Taiwan internet users. On April 10, 2020, damage to the APCN2 cable affected Internet users in Malaysia and nearby countries. See also APCN List of international submarine communications cables References External links PDF map of APCN 2 Conclusion of APCN 2 Construction and Maintenance Agreement Asia-Pacific Cable Network 2 has serious cable fault, includes map, August 12, 2009 Submarine communications cables in the Pacific Ocean

Sunday Olawale Fajinmi (; born 16 November 1952) is a Nigerian politician and an entrepreneur. Education Fajinmi completed his higher education at Teesside University and went on to provide national services as a member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) while employed at Nigeria Airways. Career Fajinmi was elected Senator for the Osun West constituency of Osun State, Nigeria at the start of the Nigerian Fourth Republic, running on the Alliance for Democracy (AD) platform. He took office on 29 May 1999. Political career Senator Sunday Olawale Fajinmi was elected a Senator in 1998 representing Osun west senatorial district on the platform of the United Nigeria Congress Party (UNCP) during General Sani Abacha's military regime. After democracy was restored, in June 1999 he was again elected Senator, Osun west on the platform of the Alliance for Democracy beating Isiaka Adetunji Adeleke of the People's Democratic Party. While in the senate, he was appointed to the Science & Technology, Transport, State & Local Government (Vice Chairman), Information, Government Affairs and Economic Affairs committees. In December 2005 he moved over to the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Fajinmi was the Alliance for Democracy gubernatorial candidate in the 9 August 2014 Osun State election. References Members of the Senate (Nigeria) Living people Yoruba politicians Osun State Alliance for Democracy (Nigeria) politicians 1952 births 20th-century Nigerian politicians 21st-century Nigerian politicians

Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale was a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1983. In 2005 the constituency was abolished and the area is now represented by Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk, Midlothian, and Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale. The Scottish Parliament constituency of Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale, which covered the same area, was in existence until the 2011 Scottish Parliament election. Boundaries Formed for the 1983 election, the seat of Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale comprised the majority of the former Roxburgh, Selkirk and Peebles, with other areas coming in from Berwick and East Lothian and Midlothian. It was formed from the Tweeddale District, and the Ettrick and Lauderdale District. There were slight boundary changes in 1997, due to a local government boundary change in 1989. Members of Parliament Election results Elections in the 1980s Elections in the 1990s Elections in the 2000s References Historic parliamentary constituencies in Scotland (Westminster) Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1983 Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 2005 Politics of the Scottish Borders

The Pitchfork Music Festival 2007 was held on July 13 to 15, 2007 at the Union Park, Chicago, United States. On Friday, all of the performing bands played all the songs from one of their classic albums as a part of Don't Look Back concert series, a collaboration between Pitchfork and British promoters All Tomorrow's Parties. During her set, musician and performance artist Yoko Ono performed "Mulberry," a song about her time in the countryside after the Japanese collapse in World War II, for only the third time in her life, with Thurston Moore from Sonic Youth; Ono had previously performed the song once with her husband John Lennon and once with her son Sean Lennon. Lineup Artists listed from latest to earliest set times. Notes References External links Pitchfork Music Festival 2007 music festivals

Jim Ameche (August 6, 1915 – February 4, 1983) was an American radio actor who is most notable for his role as radio's original Jack Armstrong on Jack Armstrong, the All-American Boy. Career Born James Amici in Kenosha, Wisconsin,. When his elder brother, Don, left his position as the host and announcer for The Chase and Sanborn Hour in the early 1940s, Jim took over for the remainder of the show's run. He also was heard as mountie Jim West on ABC's Silver Eagle (1951–55). Other shows Ameche was heard on included Grand Hotel, Hollywood Playhouse, and Big Sister. In the 1940s, he had several programs on WGN radio in Chicago. He was heard on stations in Los Angeles and Palm Springs in the late 1950s and early 60s. For many years he was a popular local radio personality in the New York City area. By the late 1960s, he was working as an announcer on New York's WHN and the TV pitchman for a Longines Symphonette Society mail-order record album featuring clips of old-time radio broadcasts. In the 1960s he also read radio advertisements for Gibson wines. For many years, he was the afternoon announcer on WQXR, the classical radio station of The New York Times, and was a familiar and beloved voice. He also recorded numerous radio ads in Phoenix, Arizona in his later years. Film He portrayed Alexander Graham Bell in the 1957 film The Story of Mankind, a role his brother Don played in 1939's The Story of Alexander Graham Bell. Family Jim Ameche was married to the former Betty A. Harris of Oak Park, Illinois. The couple had six children. Alan Ameche, the professional football player, was a cousin of Jim. Death Jim Ameche died February 4, 1983, of lung cancer at Tucson Medical Center at age 67. References External links Video clip featuring Jim Ameche's ad campaign for the Remembering the Golden Days of Radio LP set (1971) 1915 births 1983 deaths American male radio actors Radio personalities from New York City Jubilee Records artists Deaths from lung cancer in Arizona Actors from Kenosha, Wisconsin 20th-century American male actors

Kaikoura Airport is an uncontrolled aerodrome located southwest of Kaikōura at Peketa in the South Island of New Zealand. History The Airport was opened in 1964. It was constructed by council staff at a cost of 4000 pounds. It had an original grass runway of . In 1983, the Kaikoura Aero Club was formed. In late 1995, the runway was sealed for the increased traffic and to protect it from damage caused by rabbits. In 1990–91, Air Charter Ltd operated scheduled flights to Christchurch using Cessna 210 aircraft. On 19 July 2004, Sounds Air started twice daily services from Wellington using its Airvan aircraft. But these also ended as of May 2009 as they were not a success. On 21 November 2016, Sounds Air began a temporary daily Monday to Friday air service from Kaikōura to Blenheim and Christchurch, after the main transport links to the town were severed by the 2016 Kaikōura earthquake. The service was planned to run for at least three weeks, using the company's Cessna Caravan. It was extended to the end of December 2017. Wings Over Whales, a scenic flight operator based at Kaikōura offers whale watching and other charter flights. Air Kaikoura flew scheduled services to Wellington from 15 May 2020 using a GA-8 Airvan which could take seven passengers. The service was discontinued in February 2021 due to lack of demand. Operational information Airfield elevation: AMSL Runway 05/23: bitumen PCN 18 Runway 05/23: grass ESWL 1090 The aerodrome is operated by Kaikōura District Council and is available for general use without the permission of the operator. See also List of airports in New Zealand List of airlines of New Zealand Transport in New Zealand References Airports in New Zealand Transport in Canterbury, New Zealand Kaikōura Transport buildings and structures in Canterbury, New Zealand

William McIntyre may refer to: William McIntyre (English cricketer) (1844–1892), English cricketer who played for Nottinghamshire and Lancashire William McIntyre (Australian cricketer) (1877–1943), Australian cricketer who played for New South Wales William McIntyre (corporal), (1951–1984), a Canadian police officer whose killing remains unsolved William McIntyre (judge) (1918–2009), Canadian Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada William McIntyre (minister) (1806–1870), Scottish-Australian Presbyterian minister and educator William McIntyre (New Zealand politician) (1881–1949), member of the New Zealand Legislative Council William McIntyre (Australian politician) (1869–1902), New South Wales politician W. David McIntyre (1932–2022), New Zealand historian William Victor McIntyre (1887–1964), New Zealand shepherd, farmer, dog breeder and handler Bill McIntyre (actor) (1929–2010), American actor Bill McIntyre (Canadian football) (born 1964), Canadian football wide receiver Bill McIntyre (footballer) (1897–1971), Australian rules footballer William H S McIntyre (born 1960), Scottish crime novelist See also William MacIntyre (disambiguation)

Tarun Jain (born 18 May 1985) is an Indian writer, actor and entrepreneur. He is best known for writing Pyaar Ka Punchnama 2 and De De Pyaar De, as well as for creating, writing and acting in the Digital Sitcom Life Sahi Hai. He is also the founder of iForIndia.org, a social non-profit organisation created to push to greater self-governance and political accountability. Early life Tarun was born in New Delhi, where he completed his schooling at St. Columbia’s School. He did his BS and MS in Electrical Engineering from the University Of Southern California. Before moving back to India to pursue writing and filmmaking, he worked at a startup in California and at Capital One Financial in Virginia. Career While in Los Angeles, Jain took courses in writing, acting, and improv comedy. He quit his PhD in Electrical Engineering from USC to briefly work in the banking sector; before moving back to India to pursue his interest in films. Jain's first writing project was the sequel to 2011's surprise hit Pyaar Ka Punchnama. While writing Pyaar Ka Punchnama 2, he simultaneously launched iForIndia with Ankur Garg. iForIndia is a social non-profit aimed at driving accountability in Indian politics. In 2016, Jain created, wrote and acted in the sitcom Life Sahi Hai Jain’s project De De Pyaar De, starring Ajay Devgn, Rakul Preet Singh and Tabu released worldwide on 17 May 2019. Filmography Films Web series References 1985 births Living people Businesspeople from Delhi Male actors from Delhi St. Columba's School, Delhi alumni University of Southern California alumni

Itonama is a moribund or extinct language isolate once spoken by the Itonama people in the Amazonian lowlands of north-eastern Bolivia. It was spoken on the Itonomas River and Lake in Beni Department. In Magdalena town on the western bank of the Itonama River (a tributary of the Iténez River), located in Iténez Province, only a few elderly people remember a few words and phrases. Language contact Jolkesky (2016) notes that there are lexical similarities with the Nambikwaran languages due to contact. An automated computational analysis (ASJP 4) by Müller et al. (2013) found lexical similarities between Itonama and Movima, likely due to contact. Phonology Vowels Diphthongs: . Consonants The postalveolar affricates have alveolar allophones . Variation occurs between speakers, and even within the speech of a single person. The semivowel is realized as a bilabial fricative when preceded and followed by identical vowels. Morphology Itonama is a polysynthetic, head-marking, verb-initial language with an accusative alignment system along with an inverse subsystem in independent clauses, and straightforward accusative alignment in dependent clauses. Nominal morphology lacks case declension and adpositions and so is simpler than verbal morphology (which has body-part and location incorporation, directionals, evidentials, verbal classifiers, among others). Vocabulary Loukotka (1968) lists the following basic vocabulary items for Itonama. {| class="wikitable sortable" ! gloss !! Itonama |- | one || chash-káni |- | two || chash-chupa |- | tooth || huomóte |- | tongue || páchosníla |- | hand || mapára |- | woman || ubíka |- | water || huanúhue |- | fire || ubári |- | moon || chakakáshka |- | maize || udáme |- | jaguar || ótgu |- | house || úku |} See also Llanos de Moxos (archaeology) Macro-Paesan languages Further reading Camp, E. L.; Liccardi, M. R. (1967). Itonama, castellano e inglés. (Vocabularios Bolivianos, 6.) Riberalta: Summer Institute of Linguistics. References External links Sample of Itonama fragment Lenguas de Bolivia (online edition) Itonama (Intercontinental Dictionary Series) Critically endangered languages Language isolates of South America Macro-Paesan languages Languages of Bolivia Mamoré–Guaporé linguistic area

The rue Royale () is a short street in Paris, France, running between the Place de la Concorde and the Place de la Madeleine (site of the Church of the Madeleine). The rue Royale is in the city's 8th arrondissement. Among the well-known addresses on this street is that of Maxim's restaurant, at number 3. On 12 August 1843, the rue Royale was the scene for a bizarre phenomenon, when tens of thousands of butterflies landed, causing chaos and swarming the shops and restaurants. The pillars of the Madeleine were, reportedly, "covered". See also Rue Royale, the city of Lyon Rue Royale, the city of Brussels References Royale

Puss in Boots, or simply Puss, is a recurring fictional character in the Shrek franchise. He made his first appearance in the film Shrek 2 (2004), soon becoming Shrek's partner and helper (alongside Donkey). In the film Shrek the Third (2007), Puss helps Shrek find the heir to the throne of the Far Far Away Kingdom. The film Shrek Forever After (2010) is primarily set in an alternate universe, where Puss is Princess Fiona's pet and has gained weight after his retirement. He is portrayed as the title character and protagonist in the 2011 spin-off film Puss in Boots (in which his origins are described) and its 2022 sequel Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (set sometime after Shrek Forever After). Puss also appears in the Netflix television series centered on him, The Adventures of Puss in Boots (2015–2018). Puss was loosely based on the title character of the fairy tale "Puss in Boots". His design, created by Tom Hester, was based on real cats. Several characters were used as inspirations for Puss's characterization, such as Zorro, Jack Sparrow and Indiana Jones. The idea of Puss as the protagonist of a film was explored after his debut appearance. Antonio Banderas voices Puss in the English, Spanish, and Italian dubs of the Shrek franchise. While he initially tried a high-pitched voice for the character, he and the Shrek 2 filmmakers decided on a tone that was deeper than his normal voice. Banderas said that voicing Puss was an important part of his career. Eric Bauza provides Puss's voice in The Adventures of Puss in Boots. The character has received generally positive reviews, with critics praising his depiction and considering him a source of comic relief. Reviewers have regarded Puss as a popular Shrek character. Banderas' voice acting has also been praised. Merchandise inspired by the character has been produced. Development Concept and creation Puss in Boots is loosely based on the titular character of the fairy tale with the same name. Character designer Tom Hester provided Puss's design, which was based on cats owned by Shrek director Andrew Adamson and effects supervisor Ken Bielenberg. After Antonio Banderas had been cast as Puss's voice, the Shrek animators analyzed his performance as the title character in The Mask of Zorro (1998) for insight into Puss's depiction. Inspired by Banderas's Zorro, the filmmakers decided to make Puss's origins Spanish (instead of the fairy tale's Italian and French). When computer-animating Puss, new animation tools were required for his fur, belt, and the plume on his hat. Chris Miller, head of story of the film Shrek 2 (2004), said that he enjoyed the character of Puss as much as viewers seemed to; he and everyone else involved in Shrek 2 wanted to add more scenes related to Puss to the film. Miller described Puss as "a really cool, dynamic sidekick character at that time", saying that the filmmakers had decided to link the character to a "weird history" in which he had been "everywhere" and done "everything". He and the other filmmakers wondered what the story of Puss would look like and why he had his accent. According to Miller, writing and developing Puss had been "so much fun", and the character had a "huge impact" in Shrek 2 by stealing so many scenes. Miller said that he had "always loved" the character and had been "fascinated by where Puss had been before". Puss repeatedly mentions "some great adventure" (without details) in the Shrek films, and Miller wanted to know more about his origins (such as where his boots came from). Miller called Puss his favorite Shrek character, who had "always stood out", and could not imagine anyone other than Banderas voicing him; soon after the character had been created, Banderas was offered the role. Miller commented that the actor's performance was "pretty brilliant". After realizing at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival how much viewers enjoyed Puss's character, Jeffrey Katzenberg, co-founder of DreamWorks Animation, began considering "the idea of possibly continuing with the character in the Shrek series" and creating a film with Puss as the protagonist. Katzenberg called Puss a "scene stealer" and said he "seemed to beg for his own film" after his first appearance in the Shrek franchise. Miller, who also directed the film Puss in Boots (2011), knew that Puss was suitable for a standalone film, and he was pleased when Banderas quickly accepted the role. Miller was happy with DreamWorks's decision to create a film about Puss and excited to contribute to its production. He said the idea of Puss having his own film had been considered since the character had joined the Shrek franchise, attributing this to "the size and scope of that character" and "the personality that Antonio infused that character with". Although the filmmakers initially wanted to bring cats to the DreamWorks studios to study them for the development of Puss, the DreamWorks staff suggested watching YouTube cat videos instead. According to Miller, YouTube was the filmmakers' "great resource" of inspiration to which they added their "personal experience". He said that cats, "as seriously as they take themselves", "can never resist their true nature", and he cited Puss's "hissing" as an example. The Puss in Boots filmmakers knew from the beginning that something about the character "demanded [the story] just be larger than life". While the story had initially been conceptualized as "loosely based" on the classic fairy tale, involving "Puss and three sons of the miller", the filmmakers decided to create "a new story told on a grander scale", "something that would be more worthy of" Puss. "Spaghetti Western style and structure" also inspired Puss's character, and the filmmakers decided to use "big screen legends" as inspiration. Miller cited Clint Eastwood as one of the "classic cinematic figures" inspiring Puss's portrayal and regarded him as "a strong force" since there was "something about Clint that was in the cat". He also cited Indiana Jones's "adventurous spirit", James Bond and Errol Flynn. Miller also cited Zorro as an inspiration for Puss since Banderas (who played Zorro) voiced him, and he said that "Antonio's persona [had] really dictated so many of the choices that [had been] made" about Puss's character in Puss in Boots. According to Miller, it is "very difficult to tell the difference" between Puss and Banderas. The filmmakers decided to give Puss "a heavy story" in Puss in Boots; they felt that breaking his heart would be "really important", and they wanted to offer him "something to redeem himself from and clear his name". They debated whether Puss would be portrayed as a misunderstood fugitive. Miller said that although Puss could have been depicted as deceptive, the filmmakers had decided to portray him as blameworthy; robbing the bank was not Puss's plan and he ran away "out of fear", but he had to take responsibility for his actions. Miller stated that Puss's "desire to believe the best in someone else" and to "hang on to a friendship" represent "the kind of things that get him in trouble". Puss's backstory was meant to indicate the "heaviness on his mind and in his heart", and why he was on the run despite his "cool life". Miller said that Puss was a "pretty wide open" character when it came to his portrayal in the film; Puss adds a dramatic note to everything, which the filmmakers used "to attach a very tragic story to his life". Miller stated that "the heavy dramatic themes" fit Puss's character well, making the character's journey a "story of redemption" in which "he sort of walks a dark path with a hole punched in his heart" and wishes "to clear away the sins of his past" and "reclaim what was his". Miller said that Puss in his cape affirmed "an urban legend"; although he wore it in marketing material, he rarely did so in the films. According to Miller, Puss's cape was "so expensive to keep strapped to that cat" and "so cumbersome" that the Puss in Boots filmmakers decided to have the character wear it for a short time, as in Shrek 2. Miller felt that Puss's "giant big eyes" would appeal to viewers. Doug Langdale, executive producer of the television series The Adventures of Puss in Boots (2015–2018), said that in the series Puss fights "a lot more" compared to the films; he is depicted "more as a master swordsman with lots of extra punching, kicking and action". Langdale stated that he "wanted to set the show earlier in Puss's life, back when he was the only one who thought he was a legend ... had more to prove, and maybe [was not] quite so awesome at everything yet", which determined that the series would be set before the film Puss in Boots. He said that since Puss is a "hero", the series focuses on his saving people and defeating "bad guys". Langdale added that in the series, "unexpected depth and nuance" are brought to the character with comedy; Puss was a "nomad" and a "loner" before the events of the series, which "is an essential segment in Puss's life" that taught him "how to get along with other people" and made him "understand the value of friendships and relationships". According to Langdale, "the audience [would] willingly follow" Puss's "charm, charisma and appeal". Voice Antonio Banderas voiced Puss in the Shrek franchise. Banderas said that his initial motivation to voice Puss was that he enjoyed the film Shrek (2001). According to the actor, he was chosen for the role of Puss because of his Spanish accent. According to Banderas, he was on Broadway for the musical Nine when Jeffrey Katzenberg approached him about taking the role. The Shrek 2 filmmakers showed him "a lot of paintings of the character", and he realized how "little" Puss was. Banderas said that he had developed a strategy for playing Puss after accepting the role, which had determined Puss's personality. Although he could have used a high-pitched voice for Puss, which was the filmmakers' original idea, he and the others working on the film opted for a tone that was "deeper" and "more breathy" than his normal voice. Banderas called the choice "very interesting", adding that it "helped to establish the limits and the parameters of the character in terms of personality". He regarded the effect as "almost like a lion trapped in the body of a little cat", which makes Puss "different". According to the actor, Puss's voice contrasts with his body; he stated that "the cat is not supposed to talk like that", adding that the difference between Puss's voice and appearance is comic relief. He also commented that the contrast between Puss's appearance and voice makes it seem like he is not even aware of his size. Banderas said that after the decision about Puss's voice had been made, the filmmakers had begun depicting the character "in a totally different way". He added that Puss had initially been conceptualized as "quite a little character" but had started gaining more importance after the filmmakers had realized his potential. Banderas said that he and the filmmakers had "a lot of fun" with Puss's character, and felt that viewers did too. Banderas said that the first scene he had recorded was coughing up a hairball, adding that he had spent "45 minutes doing strange sounds"; although it left him voiceless, he saw the moment as "fun". When asked about the most difficult part of voicing Puss, Banderas said "the biggest challenge was to understand the animation process". The actor said that in addition to providing Puss's English voice, he voiced the character in Mexican Spanish, Castilian Spanish, and Italian, calling the Italian dub "the most challenging" since he had to follow "the character's face movement"; Puss speaks with a lisp in the Spanish dub. When he was at the Cannes Film Festival for Shrek 2, Banderas noticed that Puss's character received much public attention. About Puss's changed appearance in Shrek Forever After (2010), Banderas joked that the character's weight gain did not bother him but the pink ribbon (which Puss wears in the film) did. For Puss in Boots, Banderas advised the filmmakers to depict the relation between Puss and Kitty Softpaws (voiced by Salma Hayek) as a "love-hate" relationship to generate "a great lot of comedy"; Hayek stated that Banderas is completely believable as Puss since both are "very self-confident", characterizing him as perfect for this role. Banderas said that he wanted Puss to keep "his mischievousness and edginess" in this film since viewers enjoyed "the edgy side" of the character. Asked about similarities between him and Puss, Banderas said that Puss had values which he lacked; the character was "too courageous". He said that the filmmakers had wanted to incorporate some of his "personal features" into Puss's character, with characters he had played in other films, such as Zorro and the characters he had portrayed in Desperado (1995) and The 13th Warrior (1999), serving as inspirations. Banderas said that he saw "a little bit more" of himself as the films in which Puss appears were released, describing Puss as his "alter ego". He is proud that his character is Latino since it is "good for diversity and cultural interaction", saying children would see that "heroes actually have a strong accent" in Puss in Boots. Banderas said that he loved Puss's character. Asked about which one of Puss's characteristics he preferred, the actor cited his mischievousness; according to Banderas, Puss does amazing things in the three Shrek films in which he appears. Playing Puss meant "a lot" for his career; although he had not been able to speak English when he had come to America, the filmmakers wanted his voice for the films. Banderas said he had not initially known how difficult voicing a character was, stating that "you have to get into the character" to do it well. The Shrek franchise was important to him, representing "the magnificent part of Hollywood and the search for perfection"; Banderas viewed being a part of the Shrek production as "very beautiful". He was recognized in public for his role as Puss. Eric Bauza voiced Puss in the Netflix series The Adventures of Puss in Boots. Bauza said that he had auditioned "fair and square" for Puss's role (despite having worked with executive producer Doug Langdale on another show) and had enjoyed working with the production team. He said he had been asked to do a motion capture as Puss before the start of the series, adding that "to embody that character, physically, was so tough". Bauza called the sounds he needed to provide for Puss "iconic" since he is "such a well-known character". According to Bauza, voicing Puss was a "challenge because Puss speaks in such a whisper". Bauza said that he had "watched a lot of Antonio's films", had imagined how he would have performed on certain occasions, and had tried to be as "unpredictable"; he stated that his voice is similar to Banderas's. Since he voiced the central character in the series, Bauza had "the luck and luxury to be able to record with a majority of the people that are in the show". He felt that "having the responsibility of taking over a role such as Puss in Boots is quite the honor". Bauza thought that a series centered on Puss was clever, maintaining the audience interested until the release of Puss in Boots 2, and said it would present "some sides to Puss that you [cannot] really get out of the feature films or even shorts". André Sogliuzzo voiced Puss in several Shrek video games. The meowing sounds Puss makes in the films were provided by Frank Welker. Banderas voiced Puss in Boots again in the 2022 movie Puss in Boots: The Last Wish. Characterization Miller characterized Puss as "a fiercely loyal and honorable cat". He further referred to Puss as "a pint-sized, pocket-sized, fun character". Miller also described Puss as "really appealing" and also as "a normally proportioned cat dressed up, but bold, animated, and romantic". He viewed Puss as "colorful" as well. Miller stated that "Antonio's persona and this explosive, dynamic, huge figure that was really cute" completely fit Puss's portrayal in Puss in Boots. He also said Puss is an "amplified version of Antonio coming out of this tiny little furry package" and that this makes him an "instantly funny", "intriguing", and "complex character". He added that Puss "is very melodramatic", seeing this as "funny" because of how Puss's character is depicted and believing Banderas was "really good" at portraying this side of the character. He further said Puss "is at his funniest when he takes himself too seriously", which always happens since he "sees himself as a very important figure". Miller stated that while Puss has a "really big heart", he still is somewhat mischievous. Miller characterized Puss as someone who had seen "the light really early in life" and who is "affecting change on everyone around him". He further described him as "half lover, half fighter" and as "a bit roguish and a bit of a troublemaker". Miller also characterized Puss as "unpredictable". Langdale said that Puss is a "character anyone can relate to", which makes him "great". He said that "on the surface, Puss is the coolest guy in the world", "great at everything", "saves and protects people", and "seems like he can defeat anyone", despite "this wonderful vulnerability" due to him being "tiny". According to Langdale, Puss is "just a regular-sized cat in a people-sized world" with an "elephant-sized" personality. Banderas described Puss as "a little bit mysterious", with "a sweetness"; he added that the character "knows how to make people jealous" and "can be manipulative with just his eyes". According to Banderas, viewers could identify with Puss's attempts to obtain something. Banderas said that Puss is a "womanizer" who courts "the lady cats", and enjoys having a female "in front of him that can fight as hard as him". He stated that Puss is "so little", and the actor enjoyed his "contrast in size" with Shrek. Appearances Shrek 2 Puss makes his first appearance as a supporting character in the film Shrek 2, where he is initially hired by the father of Princess Fiona (Shrek's wife) to kill Shrek. He meets Shrek and his companion, Donkey, and unsuccessfully attacks Shrek. Puss tells Shrek the reason for his attack and begs for mercy. Because Shrek spares his life, Puss offers to join him and becomes his partner. During the course of the film, Puss helps Shrek to obtain a potion that turns Shrek and Fiona into humans, attacks a group of guards to buy Shrek time to save Fiona, and befriends Shrek and Donkey (although he starts a rivalry with the latter). At the end of the film, Puss sings a duet with Donkey, performing "Livin' la Vida Loca". Shrek the Third In the film Shrek the Third (2007), Puss travels with Shrek and Donkey to bring Fiona's cousin, Arthur Pendragon, to the Far Far Away Kingdom so he can become the new king (instead of Shrek). During their journey, Puss gives Shrek advice. In a later teleportation spell, Puss has his body switched with Donkey's. After initial difficulty getting used to their new bodies, Puss and Donkey join forces in the battle against Prince Charming to save Shrek, and they convince Arthur that he is meant to be king. Puss and Donkey regain their own bodies and, in an end-of-film ellipsis, Puss and other characters care for Shrek and Fiona's children. Shrek Forever After Puss is present in the film Shrek Forever After, at the beginning of which he attends the first birthday party of Shrek and Fiona's children. In the alternate universe created by the film's antagonist, Rumpelstiltskin, and entered by Shrek, Puss has gained weight and is Fiona's pet after his retirement. Realizing that Shrek and Fiona have feelings for each other, Puss becomes Shrek's friend. When Shrek, Fiona, and the other ogres in this universe are captured at Rumpelstiltskin's behest, Puss and Donkey save Shrek and Fiona; Puss is a key participant in the later battle against Rumpelstiltskin and his allies. Shrek returns to the real universe, where Puss (as his usual self) enjoys the birthday party with the other characters. Puss in Boots The film Puss in Boots is a spin-off from, and prequel to, the Shrek films. After he was abandoned when he was little, Puss finds shelter at an orphanage in the Spanish town of San Ricardo and is adopted by Imelda, the caretaker of the orphanage. He becomes friends with Humpty Alexander Dumpty, another resident of the orphanage who gives him the name "Puss" and with whom he decides to find the magic beans that would bring them to the Golden Goose (which lays golden eggs). Puss performs a heroic act, for which he receives acclaim and his boots. His bond with Humpty begins to fray, and Humpty compels Puss to (unknowingly) rob a bank with him. Puss leaves San Ricardo; years later, he learns who owns the magic beans and plans to steal them. He meets a cat who also wants to steal them: Kitty Softpaws, Humpty's partner. Humpty asks Puss to join them in their search for the beans, and Puss eventually accepts. They find the beans, plant them, and a beanstalk brings them to a castle in the sky. They find the Golden Goose and return with it to the ground. Puss returns to San Ricardo, where he realizes that Humpty has been plotting against him. Puss is arrested, and he learns that the Golden Goose's mother will come and try to retrieve it. With Kitty's help, Puss escapes, goes to Humpty, and they reconcile. Humpty sacrifices himself to allow Puss to save the Golden Goose and return it to its mother (preventing the town's destruction), and Puss and Kitty escape the town guards. Puss in Boots: The Last Wish Having burned through eight of his nine lives, Puss must set out on a journey to find the mythical Wishing Star to use the wish to restore his lost lives. Other appearances Puss is present in the short film Far Far Away Idol (2004), singing a part of the song "These Boots Are Made for Walking"; he also appears in his own music video of this song. Puss is present in the television special Shrek the Halls (2007), going with other characters to Shrek's home to celebrate Christmas and telling a Christmas story. He also appears in the television special Scared Shrekless (2010), participating in a storytelling contest to frighten Shrek on Halloween; Puss tells a story with Donkey, but they cannot agree on a version. Puss appears in the short film Donkey's Caroling Christmas-tacular (2010), singing his version of the song "Feliz Navidad". Puss is also present in the short film Thriller Night (2011), in which a zombie version of him is shown. He also appears in the short film Puss in Boots: The Three Diablos (2012), training three kittens and leading them to the right path. Puss is the protagonist of the Netflix series The Adventures of Puss in Boots, protecting the Spanish town of San Lorenzo from intruders after accidentally breaking the spell that was meant to defend it; he is also present in Puss in Book: Trapped in an Epic Tale (2017), a television special included in the series. Puss is present in DreamWorksTVs vlog-style short webisodes. He has appeared on Jeopardy!, being the first computer-animated character to provide an entire category in the show. Puss can be seen in a commercial parodying an Old Spice advertisement. Puss is a playable character in several Shrek video games, such as Shrek 2, Shrek the Third, Shrek Forever After, Puss in Boots, Shrek SuperSlam, Shrek Smash n' Crash Racing, Shrek n' Roll, Shrek 2: Beg for Mercy, Shrek's Carnival Craze Party Games, and Shrek Kart. He also appears in the video games Shrek: Dragon's Tale, Shrek the Third: Arthur's School Day Adventure, and Shrek the Third: The Search for Arthur. A tie-in videogame for the character's 2011 movie, Fruit Ninja: Puss in Boots, was also released. Puss makes a brief cameo appearance in Shrek The Musical, during the "Travel Song" scene. Puss has two theme park rides based on his franchise, the Puss in Boots' Giant Journey rollercoaster at Universal Studios Singapore, and Puss in Boots Sword Swing at Australia's Dreamworld theme park. Puss and Kitty Softpaws have appeared in several stage shows, parades, and meet-and-greet locations across several Universal theme parks around the world. Reception Critical response Critical reception of Puss has been generally positive, with reviewers praising his portrayal in the films and describing him as "cute", "suave", "lovable", "charismatic", "feisty", "engaging", " and "an instant charmer." "a natural-born star", "a notorious adventurer", the "suavest of swashbuckling cats", and "the world's greatest feline swordfighter". He was also regarded as "smooth-talking", "heroic", "honorable", self-confident, "passionate", loyal, with "humble" origins. Colliders Christina Radish said that Puss getting his own film was no surprise, commenting that the character is "charming and unforgettable." Fantasy Magazines Andrew Penn Romine called Puss "equal parts rogue and hero", but Stephen Holden of The New York Times described the character as "this vain, spoiled, swashbuckler". According to Holden, Puss is not "as clear-cut a personality [in Puss in Boots] as he was" in the Shrek films. IndieLondons Rob Carnevale called him a "cheeky feline swashbuckler" and Puss in Bootss "enigmatic central character". Todd McCarthy of The Hollywood Reporter described Puss as a "dashing little kitty centerstage", "ever-bold", and "a self-deprecating, sometimes bumbling but ultimately dashing swordsman". McCarthy enjoyed Puss's "vigorous physicality" in Puss in Boots. Neil Genzlinger of The New York Times called Puss "endearing", "dashing and fearless but also a tad reckless". Chrissy Iley of The Telegraph described him as "the world's most seductive animated cat". IGNs Andy Patrizio enjoyed Puss in Shrek 2, and Scott Collura of the same website said that Puss "remains dignified and cool" in Shrek Forever After despite his weight gain. The character has been regarded as a source of comic relief. Critics have stated that Puss is similar to Zorro, and he was called "a glorious reimagining of the swashbuckling charm of Zorro". Reviewers have also said that Puss resembles Captain Jack Sparrow from the film series Pirates of the Caribbean, because of him being a "swashbuckling", "charismatic scene-stealer". Puss has also been commented to share similarities with the characters Don Juan, Pepé Le Pew, and Tarzan. The character's design has been discussed and praised, with Jesse Hassenger of PopMatters calling Puss a "spry, well-dressed" cat. Comic Book Resources writer Rob Levin described him as "a legend in his own right", with an "upright strut and leather boots". Christy Lemire of Boston.com said that Puss "looks so soft and fluffy and tactile in his little, leather boots, his ... feathered hat and his shiny sword"; she described him as "a tabby cat decked out in tiny Zorro duds". Todd McCarthy called Puss "a short orange critter with green eyes, feathered hat and large boots", and A. O. Scott of The New York Times praised his "convincingly animated fur". Puss's hat has been described as "jaunty", and as a "d'Artagnan hat". Graham Young of the Birmingham Post stated that Puss in Boots was "one of the most entertaining animations" he had ever seen, citing Puss's "wondrous", "little teeth" as a contributing factor to this. The character has been regarded as "tiny", with a Spin South West writer calling him "small in stature, but huge in personality". Puss's ability to trick his opponents with his eyes has also been praised, with NJ.com writer Mark Voger describing it as Puss's "sympathy-winning big-eyes technique". Katharine M. Rogers wrote in her book titled Cat that while Puss is "an ostentatiously fierce swashbuckler", he is also able to "instantly melt any opponent by gazing at him", using his "steady, confiding gaze"; she thought that Puss's eyes "seem to consist entirely of warmly dark, liquid pupils". James Mottram of The National viewed the way Puss was "widening his eyes and mewing" as his "main weapon", referring to it as "a comic gem that, wisely, the filmmakers only resort to once" (in Puss in Boots) and feeling this is a detail that makes the film a delight. Ben Sherlock of Screen Rant regarded Puss as "popular" and said that "his technique of looking adorable with gigantic eyes to get his opponents to drop their guard before launching an attack on them" never fails. Jesse Hassenger described Puss as a "swashbuckling cat with the trappings of an actual feline, like purring and looking adorable to disarm enemies". Hassenger called Puss's eyes "big", "cute", and "not always easy to resist" (despite their purpose being "visible"). Graham Young described Puss's eyes as "emerald mince pies". Empires Dan Jolin called the character's "dilated-pupils" a "cute act", and another Empire writer also praised Puss's ability to widen his eyes. Nev Pierce of the BBC described his eyes as "cutesy" and "saucer-like". IGN writer Jeff Otto wrote that Puss "can give the most adorable wide-eyed look" to "lure" his enemies into "his vicious swashbuckling attacks". Christy Lemire praised that Puss is "working those big, green eyes for maximum manipulative effect". Puss's "big eyes" were also described as a running gag. Reviewers have provided comments regarding the character's popularity. Steven Lebowitz of AXS said that Puss was "just as popular as Shrek", and Joseph Airdo of the same website called him "arguably the most popular" character in the Shrek franchise. Ashley Rodriguez of Quartz also described Puss as a "popular Shrek character". Tech Times writer Robin Parrish called Puss "everyone's favorite Shrek sidekick". Christina Radish characterized Puss as an "adorable little creature" who had become "a fan favorite in the Shrek films", and Quickflixs Simon Miraudo called him one of the franchise's "signature characters". Rob Carnevale stated that Puss was "the real star of the franchise" to many Shrek fans. Andrew Penn Romine said that he is "one of the most popular characters in recent animation history". Marc Savlov of The Austin Chronicle felt that Puss was "the freshest and sharpest ... surprise" of Shrek 2; he was described as this "film's most delightful new character", "the most hilarious new character", the "most memorable character", "the most fantastic addition of all", "the franchise's greatest character", and "the best character of all". Stephen Holden wrote that although Puss "has his charms", "he is not as memorable a character as Shrek or Shrek's mouthy sidekick, Donkey", and Matt Fowler of IGN described him as "perhaps better suited as a side character". Puss was ranked 11th on Empires top 50 animated film characters list. Critics have praised Banderas's voicing. Rob Levin said that Puss has "a decidedly Latin flavor" in the Shrek films because of Banderas, who "plays the part with gusto, giving the tiny hero all the bravado and charm of his real-life persona". According to Andrew Penn Romine, Banderas voiced Puss "with feline gravitas". Rob Carnevale called Banderas's performance "inimitable". IAmRogues Dana Gardner wrote that Banderas "brought plenty of comedy to the role of Puss by playing the character so melodramatically". Matt Fowler found Banderas "perfectly suitable as Puss", and Todd McCarthy called his performance "spirited and knowing". James Mottram praised "Banderas's charm" as well. Graham Young felt that Banderas's performance improved Shrek 2, resembling his acting in The Mask of Zorro, and Chrissy Iley described Puss as "a feline spoof of [Banderas's] Zorro character". Donna Bowater of The Telegraph called Banderas's performance "famous". Jeff Otto said that Banderas "lends a fantastic energy to the character", making viewers "wish for more of him". Alan Jones of Radio Times also enjoyed Banderas's voice acting. According to an Empire reviewer, Puss was "voiced to perfection by Banderas". In the book titled Stars in World Cinema: Screen Icons and Star Systems Across Cultures, the authors wrote that the "European roots" of the fairy tale "Puss in Boots" were "revived through the presence of Banderas". They stated that while Banderas's "on-screen persona" had been based on "his sensuality and body image", he then exchanged this representation for the image of "an animated ginger cat". The writers also commented that Puss's voice "was intended to speak to the audience's [internalized] views regarding accent and regional profile"; they said it was "vital" for Puss "not to belong to the dominant cultural group" despite being "adopted into that group". In his book titled The Animated Movie Guide, author Jerry Beck wrote that Banderas voiced Puss with "a Castilian accent" in the Latin American version and with "an Andalusian accent" in the Spanish version; he mentioned that both accents sounded "funny" to their respective target audiences. Entertainment Weeklys Maureen Lee Lenker said that Puss had become a "fan favorite" after his first appearance in the Shrek franchise, mostly because of Banderas's "smooth Spanish accent"; the "tie-in" with Banderas was stated to "largely" contribute to Puss's popularity. Merchandise Merchandise based on the character has been released, including plush toys. The company Funko has launched vinyl figures depicting Puss. McDonald's toys inspired by Puss have also been produced. Pez candy dispensers based on Puss have been created as well. Backpacks that portray Puss on their print have been released, and articles of clothing inspired by him have also been produced. A Monopoly game based on Puss and other Shrek characters has been invented. References Shrek (franchise) characters Male characters in animated films Film characters introduced in 2004 Film sidekicks Animated characters introduced in 2004 Anthropomorphic cats Fictional acrobats Fictional bodyguards Fictional bounty hunters Fictional characters with post-traumatic stress disorder Fictional detectives Fictional explorers Fictional fencers Fictional heroes Fictional knights Fictional orphans Fictional Spanish people Fictional swordfighters in films Fictional thieves Fictional vigilantes Puss in Boots Fictional outlaws

MTV Pakistan was the Pakistani subsidiary of MTV, a cable television network owned by Viacom. The Pakistan franchise was set up in collaboration with Pakistan's first satellite channel media group known as Indus Media Group (Indus TV). Indus TV was Pakistan's second private television broadcaster after STN. Programming MTV Pakistan combined local and international music and was the only music channel with global and local programs. The channel broadcast Pakistani shows such as MTV Basanti, Most Wanted, MTV Select, Bheja Fry, Love Lockdown, Love Stories, Top Ten World Music , MTV Classics, MTV Requested, MTV News, MTV VJ Hunt, Groove and Classics. International shows included MTV Unplugged, MTV Roadies, Stunt Mania. MTV Pakistan arranged music awards in 2009. MTV Pakistan provided upcoming and talented Pakistani artists with an opportunity to get global recognition. MTV Pakistan was rebranded as Indus Music in October 2011 due to the expiration of the franchise agreement with Viacom. MTV Pakistan came back on air on 23 October 2011 when Indus returned to franchise agreement with Viacom. But after a short period of time, it was shut down for unpopularity. VJs Saira Yousuf Palwasha Yousuf Mawra Hocane Urwa Hocane Anoushey Ashraf Mahira Khan Faizan Ayesha Omar Ali Safina Dr Ali Munir See also List of music channels in Pakistan MTV Networks Asia Pacific Music of Pakistan List of television stations in Pakistan References External links 2006 establishments in Pakistan 2011 disestablishments in Pakistan Defunct television channels Mass media in Pakistan MTV channels Music organisations based in Pakistan Pakistani subsidiaries of foreign companies Television channels and stations established in 2006 Television channels and stations disestablished in 2011 Television stations in Karachi

Gustav Ferdinand Hertz (born August 2, 1827, as David Gustav Hertz in Hamburg, died September 8, 1914) was a German lawyer and senator of the Free Imperial City of Hamburg. He was the father of the pioneering physicist Heinrich Hertz. Hertz converted from Judaism to Lutheranism upon marrying Anna Elisabeth Pfefferkorn, the daughter of a Lutheran minister. References German financial businesspeople 1827 births 1914 deaths 19th-century German Jews German Protestants Heinrich Hertz

The Château de Sigy is a modernised castle in the commune of Sigy in the Seine-et-Marne département of France. The castle dates originally from the 14th century, though much altered in the 15th, 17th and 18th centuries. Of note are the walls and roofs of the castle and its outbuildings, including two towers, the gardens surrounded by moats and two bridges across the moats. Inside, the central staircase with wooden balusters is beneath a dome. In the north wing, the grand bedroom and the "Trudaine" bedroom contain magnificent chimneys. Privately owned, the castle has been listed since 1984 as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture. See also List of castles in France External links Château de Sigy on montjoye.net References Castles in Île-de-France Châteaux in Seine-et-Marne Monuments historiques of Île-de-France

Old Town Hall is a historic town hall located at Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware. It was built in 1798, and is a large two-story brick building in a late-Georgian / early-Federal style. The roof is gently sloping and is topped by a large octagonal cupola and once had a wooden balustrade. The building housed the Wilmington city government until 1916 and served as a focal point of many public events in Delaware's history. The property is owned and managed by the Delaware Historical Society It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. References External links Historic American Buildings Survey in Delaware City and town halls on the National Register of Historic Places in Delaware Georgian architecture in Delaware Federal architecture in Delaware Government buildings completed in 1798 Buildings and structures in Wilmington, Delaware Former seats of local government 1798 establishments in Delaware National Register of Historic Places in Wilmington, Delaware City and town halls in Delaware

In 1965, Chinese scientists first synthesized crystalline bovine insulin (), which was the first functional crystalline protein being fully synthesized in the world. Research on synthesizing bovine insulin started on 1958. Members in the research group were from the Chemistry Department of Beijing University (), Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry, CAS () and Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, CAS (). Insulin is a protein (peptide) consisting of two chain, A and B. Chain A consists of 21 amino acid residues while chain consists of 30 amino acid residues. The main function of insulin is to regulate the concentrate of sugar in blood. Type 1 diabetes are caused by dysfunction on the synthesis or secretory of insulin while injecting insulin can treat type 1 diabetes. In 1979, Wang Yinglai, the project's lead scientist, nominated Niu Jingyi, a team member who had made significant contributions, for the Nobel Chemistry Prize, but the nomination was unsuccessful. See also Helmut Zahn Panayotis Katsoyannis Cell-free protein synthesis References Biochemistry 1965 in China Chinese inventions

The Woodward Federal Courthouse and Post Office in Woodward, Oklahoma is a Renaissance Revival-style building that was built in 1921. Also known as Woodward Public Schools Administration Building it historically served as a post office and as a courthouse of the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007. Its construction in Woodward was locally held to be important as a signal of success of the town, for its obtaining the Federal spending and the stately building. References Renaissance Revival architecture in Oklahoma Government buildings completed in 1921 Buildings and structures in Woodward County, Oklahoma Post office buildings in Oklahoma Courthouses in Oklahoma Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Oklahoma Post office buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Oklahoma National Register of Historic Places in Woodward County, Oklahoma 1921 establishments in Oklahoma

Camille Corney (died 11 June 1952 in Tunis) was a French theatre director and stage actor. He was the manager of the Studio des Champs-Élysées. Filmography 1933: Le Jugement de minuit by Alexander Esway and André Charlot 1933: Une vie perdue by Raymond Rouleau 1938: The Time of the Cherries by Jean-Paul Le Chanois Theater Director 1928 L'Innocente by Henri-René Lenormand 1929 Au clair de la lune by Jehan Bouvelet and Edgar Bradby 1932 Le Paquebot Tenacity by Charles Vildrac 1942 Les Dieux de la nuit by Charles de Peyret-Chappuis 1943 Britannicus by Jean Racine 1949 Andromaque by Jean Racine Actor 1924 Chacun sa vérité de Luigi Pirandello / directed by Charles Dullin 1925 George Dandin ou le Mari confondu by Molière / directed by Charles Dullin 1926 La Comédie du bonheur by Nikolai Evreinov / directed by Charles Dullin 1927 Mixture by Henri-René Lenormand / directed by Georges Pitoëff 1928 L'Innocente by Henri-René Lenormand / directed by Camille Corney 1928 La Maison des cœurs brisés by George Bernard Shaw / directed by Georges Pitoëff 1932 Dimanche by Claude Roger-Marx 1932 Le Paquebot Tenacity by Charles Vildrac / directed by Camille Corney 1951 Tapage nocturne by Marc-Gilbert Sauvajon / directed by Jean Wall 1951 Halte au destin by Jacques Chabannes / directed by Georges Douking References External links Camille Corney sur les Archives du spectacle Camille Corney sur la Bibliothèque nationale de France French theatre directors French male film actors 1952 deaths

The End of Solomon Grundy is a 1964 crime novel by the British writer Julian Symons. The title refers to a line in the nursery rhyme Solomon Grundy. Synopsis The body of a young woman is found in a mews in Mayfair, police at first believe she is a prostitute. Superintendent Manners comes to believe she was actually murdered in a new suburban housing estate known as The Dell where advertising man Solomon Grundy lives. References Bibliography Bargainnier, Earl F. Twelve Englishmen of Mystery. Popular Press, 1984. Stade, George & Karbiener, Karen. Encyclopedia of British Writers, 1800 to the Present, Volume 2. 2010. Walsdorf, John J. & Allen, Bonnie J. Julian Symons: A Bibliography. Oak Knoll Press, 1996. Winks, Robin W. & Corrigan, Maureen. Mystery and Suspense Writers: The Literature of Crime, Detection, and Espionage, Volume 2. Charles Scribner's, 1998. 1964 British novels Novels by Julian Symons British crime novels British mystery novels British detective novels Collins Crime Club books Novels set in London

Reichlingia is a monotypic genus of Central American tarantulas containing the single species, Reichlingia annae. The genus was first described in 2001, and has only been found in Belize. Originally placed with the brushed trapdoor spiders, it was moved to the tarantula family in 2014, and is a member of the Ischnocolinae subfamily. The sole species was originally described by Steven B. Reichling as Acanthopelma annae, but was changed to Reichlingia annae when it was transferred to this genus in 2001. It is named after Reichling's wife Ann, who helped with the arachnological investigation. References Theraphosidae Monotypic Theraphosidae genera Spiders of Central America

Pseudanthias bimaculatus, two-spot basslet, twospot anthias, twinspot anthias and bimac anthias, is a species of marine ray-finned fish from the subfamily Anthiinae of the family Serranidae, the groupers and sea basses. It is an Indo-Pacific species of reefs. Appearance They are a medium-sized anthias reaching a maximum of 5in/12 cm at adulthood. This species is sexually dimorphic, meaning the males and females have differing physical characteristics. Pseudanthias bimaculatus males are primarily red with jagged pink lines along the body. Males will have a red tail with clear to white tips. Males will typically have yellow highlights on the tail, anal fins, and head area. Males also have one or two spots on their dorsal fin, hence the scientific name 'bimaculatus', meaning two spots. Females will be primarily pink with yellow fins and tail. Females will typically have a yellow line stretching across the head through their eyes. Diet Pseudanthias bimaculatus are primarily carnivorous. The diet composing mainly of zooplankton and floating filamentous algae in the wild. In the aquarium, a varied diet of mysis shrimp, vitamin-enriched brine shrimp, frozen preparations and other meaty items for zooplankton feeders. Multiple small feedings throughout the day are recommended for this species. Range It is found in various reefs of ranging in the Indo-West Pacific from East Africa, Maldives, and Indonesia. It is a deep water species typically found in coastal drop-offs. In the Aquarium Pseudanthias bimaculatus do well when kept in an aquarium over 70 gallons. It is a deep water species that seems to do well when several hiding places are made available. It is considered a moderately difficult fish to care for and reef compatible. Like other anthias species, Pseudanthias bimaculatus share the trait of being hermaphroditic. If a dominant male perishes, the largest female of the group will often morph to take its place. They are peaceful aquarium inhabitants and will rarely bother their tankmates. The only exception seems to be males of the same species. This species may also be aggressive to other anthiae species. They are generally considered safe with any invertebrates. Possible tankmates include clownfish, blennies, gobies, Chromis, and butterflyfish. References External links Reef Keeping Online Reference Salt Corner Online Reference Wet Web Media Online Reference bimaculatus Taxa named by J. L. B. Smith Fish described in 1955

Air Vice Marshal Peter Howard, (15 December 1925 – 21 October 2007) was a senior aviation medicine doctor with the Royal Air Force. Howard was a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and of the Royal Aeronautical Society. Early life Howard was born in Aldershot and was educated at the Farnborough Grammar School. He later studied medicine at St Thomas' Hospital Medical School before joining the Royal Air Force medical branch. Career His RAF career began as a consultant in aviation medicine, followed by his appointment as commandant of the RAF Institute of Aviation Medicine in 1975, a post he held until 1988. Other appointments included; Dean of Air Force Medicine from 1985 to 1987, The Queen's Honorary Physician from 1982 to 1988 and that of Royal Air Force's Senior Consultant from 1987 to 1988. Howard gained some notoriety in 1962, as the first man to test the world's first rocket-powered ejector seat, developed by the Martin-Baker company. The rocket-powered ejector seat had distinct advantages over the original explosive cartridge seats in that it subjected the ejecting airmen to much lower G forces, thus reducing the risk of injuries. Howard's last major project prior to his retirement was his involvement in the selection of Britain's first two astronauts, Helen Sharman and Tim Mace. Awards Howard was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 1957 followed by a Companion of the Order of the Bath in 1989. He was also awarded the James Martin Medal, from the Guild of Aviation Pilots and Navigators in 1988. The award commemorated the 1,000 pilots' lives saved by the rocket-powered ejection seat that he helped to perfect. References Guardian obituary of Air Vice Marshal Peter Howard Times obituary of Air Vice Marshal Peter Howard 1925 births 2007 deaths Royal Air Force air marshals 20th-century English medical doctors Medical doctors from Aldershot Companions of the Order of the Bath Officers of the Order of the British Empire Fellows of the Royal Aeronautical Society Fellows of the Royal College of Physicians Military personnel from Aldershot

The Girls Who Went Away: The Hidden History of Women Who Surrendered Children for Adoption in the Decades Before Roe v. Wade is a 2006 book by Ann Fessler which describes and recounts the experiences of women in the United States who relinquished babies for adoption between 1950 and the Roe v. Wade decision in 1973. About Fessler conceived of the book through her own experience looking for her biological mother. As a documentary filmmaker, installation artist, and author, Fessler first produced several autobiographical installations on adoption; two featured her previous short films Cliff & Hazel about her adoptive family, and Along the Pale Blue River (2001/2013) about her search for a yearbook picture of her mother. At each installation site, Fessler invited audience members to write and post their own adoption stories and based on the anonymous stories left behind by first mothers, she initiated an oral history project to collect the women's stories. In 2002, Fessler began interviewing women who lost children to adoption between 1945-1973, when an unprecedented 1.5 million babies were surrendered under tremendous social pressure. She collected over 100 oral histories of women who had relinquished their children and the shame and guilt they felt which had effectively silenced them. The book uses these oral histories to analyze the social contexts of adoption, including the pressures placed on the birth mother by family, adoption agencies, and society at large to give up the child for adoption, and the long-term psychological consequences for this event on her in the "baby scoop era." Oral stories in the book were highly critical of homes for unwed mothers, particularly the Florence Crittenton Homes, and their coercive practices and the requirement of the women in it to give up their children for adoption. Social workers in the homes classified the primarily white unwed mothers as neurotic or morally bankrupt and subjected them to extreme secrecy and psychological intimidation. However, unwed African-American women were expected to keep their children due to the stereotypes of the time that deemed black women were sexually promiscuous. In 2006, the book was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award and received the Women's Way Ballard Book Prize in 2008, a prize given annually to a female author who makes a significant contribution to the dialogue about women's rights. Editions Hardcover, Penguin Press, 2006. Paperback, Penguin Press, 2007. References 2006 non-fiction books Books about adoption Adoption research Adoption in the United States History of women in the United States

"Young Wheezy" is a song by Canadian rapper Nav and American rapper Gunna, from the former's mixtape Emergency Tsunami (2020). Its music video was released on January 7, 2021, and the song was sent to U.S. rhythmic contemporary radio five days later. Produced by Wheezy, the song's namesake, the song is about the rappers' lifestyles. Music video The music video, directed by Spike Jordan, has a Halloween theme and plays on the lyrics "Cost an arm and a leg just to see me perform". The video begins with a long line of people waiting at a venue, where Nav and Gunna and Travis Scott are hosting a party, with dismembered limbs as their required tickets to enter. A group of teens talk about how they obtained the limbs, indicating how eager they were to go. Inside the house, Nav and Gunna are seen performing, while "spooky visual effects" are also taking place. A "hefty collection" of the severed limbs are shown at one point. Travis Scott makes a cameo, seen with the collaborators as they surround an open grave. Wheezy also appears in the video; he later dissolves into water in the middle of a laundromat. Live performances Nav and Gunna performed the song on Jimmy Kimmel Live! in February 2021. Charts References 2020 songs 2021 singles Nav (rapper) songs Gunna (rapper) songs Republic Records singles Song recordings produced by Wheezy (record producer) Songs written by Nav (rapper) Songs written by Gunna (rapper) Songs written by Wheezy (record producer) Songs written by Amir Esmailian

Shawn Yu Lin (born in 1959 in Taiwan) is a Taiwanese American physicist, researcher, and educator who made pioneering contributions to the field of photonics and photonic crystals. He authored more than 250 technical papers. Professional career After graduating from high school in Hualien, Taiwan, Lin attended NTU (Taipei, Taiwan) and received a B.S. in Physics in 1982. Subsequently, he attended UNC-Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill, North Carolina) and received an M.S. in Physics in 1986. Subsequently, he attended Princeton University (Princeton, New Jersey) and received a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering in 1992. In 1992, Lin joined the IBM T.J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, NY, as a Post-doctoral Fellow. In 1994, Lin joined Sandia, Albuquerque, NM, initially as a Member-of-Technical-Staff and later became a Distinguished Member-of-Technical-Staff. Lin also served as Research Professor (Physics) at Iowa State University, Ames, IA (2000-2004), Adjunct Professor (Material Science and Engineering) at Georgia Tech, Atlanta, GA (2002-2004), and Visiting Scientist (Electrical Engineering) at Princeton University, Princeton, NJ (2003-2004). In 2004, he joined RPI, Troy, NY, as a Chaired Professor of Physics. Technical contributions Since photonic crystals were first proposed in 1987, researchers have attempted to build practical three-dimensional photonic crystals (PCs). Lin and co-workers took photonic crystals down into the nano-realm using advanced semiconductor processing. In 1998, he developed the first large scale, 3-dimensional photonic crystal having a complete photonic band gap. In the same year, he demonstrated the first diffraction-less guiding and bending of light in a photonic crystal with a bending radius less than the wavelength. In 2015, Lin's research was reported as a candidate for the Nobel Prize in Physics. In 2002, Lin created the first all-metallic photonic crystal. Upon thermal excitation, the photonic crystal reshapes the blackbody radiation spectrum and produces a coherent thermal emission. Extending this finding, Lin demonstrated that the intense photon field inside the crystal can be amplified through a non-equilibrium plasmonic excitation, leading to an order-of-magnitude enhancement of light emission beyond that predicted by the Planck blackbody radiation law. In 2007, Lin developed a meta material that constitutes “the blackest material known to science” (quote from Sir John Pendry). Rather than examining a single nanotube, Lin studied the collective behavior of millions of nanotubes arranged in a "nano-forest." The blackest material was shown to absorb 99.97% of incident light, a Guinness world record. A perfectly black material is the pinnacle of stealth technology because it cannot be seen. Selected technical papers "A three-dimensional photonic crystal operating at infrared wavelengths" SY Lin, JG Fleming, DL Hetherington, BK Smith, R Biswas, KM Ho, MM Sigalas, W Zubrzycki, SR Kurtz, Jim Bur, Nature 394 (6690), 251-253 (1998). "Optical thin-film materials with low refractive index for broadband elimination of Fresnel reflection" JQ Xi, MF Schubert, JK Kim, EF Schubert, M Chen, SY Lin, W Liu, Joe A Smart, Nature Photonics 1 (3), 176-179 (2007). "Experimental demonstration of guiding and bending of electromagnetic waves in a photonic crystal" SY Lin, E Chow, V Hietala, PR Villeneuve, JD Joannopoulos, Science 282 (5387), 274-276 (1998). "Experimental observation of an extremely dark material made by a low-density nanotube array" ZP Yang, L Ci, JA Bur, SY Lin, PM Ajayan, Nano Letters 8 (2), 446-451 (2008). "All-metallic three-dimensional photonic crystals with a large infrared bandgap" JG Fleming, SY Lin, I El-Kady, R Biswas, KM Ho, Nature 417 (6884), 52-55 (2002). "Three-dimensional control of light in a two-dimensional photonic crystal slab" E Chow, SY Lin, SG Johnson, PR Villeneuve, JD Joannopoulos, Joel R Wendt, Gregory A Vawter, W Zubrzycki, H Hou, A Alleman, Nature 407 (6807), 983-986 (2000). "Three-dimensional photonic-crystal emitter for thermal photovoltaic power generation" SY Lin, J Moreno, JG Fleming, Applied Physics Letters 83 (2), 380-382 (2003). Awards and Distinctions 1999 Recipient of NOVA Award, Sandia National Laboratories. 1999 Recipient of R&D 100 Award, US R&D Magazine. 2002 Recipient of the 1st Asia-American Engineer-of-the-Year Award, US Chinese Institute of Engineering. 2002 Elected Fellow, APS (List of APS Fellows). 2003 Elected Fellow, OSA (List of OSA Fellows). 2004 Recipient of New York NYSTAR Distinguished Professor Award. 2002-2004 Member, Technical Advisory Committee, ITRI, Taiwan. 2002-2004 Member, Nano Advisory Committee, ITRI, Taiwan. 2004 Appointed Constellation Chair Professor, RPI. 2004 Appointed Chair Professor, NCTU. 2008 Awarded Guinness World Record for discovering “the darkest material.” 2010-2012 Appointed Chair Professor, National Taiwan Normal University. 2012 Elected Fellow, AAAS (List of 2012 AAAS Fellows). 2016 Recipient of the IEEE "Pioneer Award in Nanotechnology.” 2017 Elected Fellow, SPIE (List of SPIE Fellows). References 1959 births Living people

Qilab (, also Romanized as Qīlāb) is a village in Khezel-e Sharqi Rural District, Khezel District, Nahavand County, Hamadan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 22, in 6 families. References Populated places in Nahavand County

USS Lough (DE-586) was a Rudderow-class destroyer escort in service with the United States Navy from 1944 to 1946. She was sold for scrapping in 1970. Namesake John Cady Lough was born on 22 November 1915 in Geneseo, Illinois. He attended Illinois Wesleyan University and enlisted in the United States Naval Reserve on 2 December 1940. Appointed aviation cadet on 6 March 1941, he trained at Naval Air Station Miami and was commissioned Ensign on 1 November 1941. As a member of Scouting Squadron 6 on the USS Enterprise, he was lost in the Battle of Midway on 4 June 1942. He was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross for courageous devotion to duty in the face of formidable antiaircraft fire and fierce fighter opposition. Construction and commissioning Lough was laid down 8 December 1943 by Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard, Inc., Hingham, Massachusetts; launched 22 January 1944; sponsored by Miss Rose Anne Lough, sister of Ensign Lough; and commissioned at Boston 2 May 1944. History Lough shookdown off Bermuda and in June 1944 began coastal escort from Norfolk, Virginia to New York City, then guarded a convoy to Bizerte and another back to the United States. She arrived Espiritu Santo from Panama 1 November and joined the service force of the 3rd Fleet as escort from the Solomons and New Guinea to Manus, where she witnessed the disastrous explosion of ammunition ship 20 November and participated in the fruitless search for survivors. Rendezvousing 10 November at Hollandia, New Guinea, she escorted 7th Fleet Commander, Admiral Thomas C. Kinkaid for the amphibious landing at San Pedro Bay, Leyte. Arriving 25 November she fought off her first air attack almost at once. She served on escort and patrol in the Philippines until the fighting ended, twice voyaging to Hollandia for resupply echelons. While protecting the landing of the 11th Airborne Division on Nasugbu 31 January 1945, Lough engaged about 20 suicide boats armed with depth charges that attacked the screen, sinking an undetermined number of the enemy. She then pulled from the water 63 survivors of less fortunate USS PC-1129. Two nights later Lough and , fearing a similar attack, sank two friendly PT boats, which approached without identifying themselves. After hostilities ceased she left Manila 24 August on the first of a series of escort missions to Okinawa which continued until 28 November, when she left for Eniwetok, Pearl Harbor, and San Pedro, Los Angeles, arriving 18 December. Lough decommissioned at San Diego 24 June 1946 and entered the Pacific Reserve Fleet at Stockton, California. She was sold for scrapping in October 1970. Lough received three battle stars for World War II service. References External links Photo gallery at navsource.org Rudderow-class destroyer escorts 1944 ships

The 4th constituency of Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County () is one of the single member constituencies of the National Assembly, the national legislature of Hungary. The constituency standard abbreviation: Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok 04. OEVK. Since 2022, it has been represented by Zsolt Herczeg of the Fidesz–KDNP party alliance. Geography The 4th constituency is located in southern part of Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County. The constituency borders with 3rd constituency to the northeast, 2nd constituency of Békés County to the southeast, 3rd constituency of Csongrád-Csanád County to the south, 4th constituency of Bács-Kiskun County and 2nd constituency of Bács-Kiskun County to the southwest, 1st constituency to the northwest. List of municipalities The constituency includes the following municipalities: History The 3rd constituency of Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County was created in 2011 and contained of the pre-2011 abolished constituencies of 5th and 6th and part of 7th constituency of this County. Its borders have not changed since its creation. Members The constituency was first represented by István Boldog of the Fidesz from 2014 to 2022. He was succeeded by Zsolt Herczeg of the Fidesz in 2022. Election result 2022 election 2018 election 2014 election References Jasz-Nagykun-Szolnok 4th

Karin (), is a village in the Ashtarak Municipality of the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. References Populated places in Aragatsotn Province

Immanuel Lutheran Church is a historic church in rural Perkins County, South Dakota. It is situated near the community of Zeona, South Dakota. The church was built in 1923. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. References Lutheran churches in South Dakota Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in South Dakota Churches completed in 1923 Churches in Perkins County, South Dakota National Register of Historic Places in Perkins County, South Dakota

Murex brevispina ornamentalis is a subspecies of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. Description Distribution References External links Ponder W.F. & Vokes E.H. (1988) A revision of the Indo-West Pacific fossil and Recent species of Murex s.s. and Haustellum (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Muricidae). Records of the Australian Museum suppl.8: 1-160 Gastropods described in 1988 Murex

Vesamicol is an experimental drug, acting presynaptically by inhibiting acetylcholine (ACh) uptake into synaptic vesicles and reducing its release. Vesamicol may have applications for the treatment of adenocarcinoma in situ of the lung. Mechanism of action Vesamicol can be broadly categorized as a cholinergic physiological antagonist, because it reduces the apparent activity of cholinergic neurons, but does not act at the postsynaptic ACh receptor. Vesamicol causes a non-competitive and reversible block of the intracellular transporter VAChT responsible for carrying newly synthesized ACh into secretory vesicles in the presynaptic nerve terminal. This transport process is driven by a proton gradient between cell organelles and the cytoplasm. Blocking of acetylcholine loading leads to empty vesicles fusing with neuron membranes, decreasing ACh release. References 4-Phenylpiperidines Cyclohexanols Phenyl compounds

Huron Consulting Group, commonly known as Huron, is a management consulting firm offering services to the healthcare, life sciences, commercial, and higher education industries. History Huron (etymologically from Lake Huron) was founded in May 2002 in Chicago, Illinois. As of 2019, Huron had more than 3,700 employees. In May 2004, Huron filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) relating to the initial public offering of its common stock. Huron Consulting Group Inc., the holding company, became a public company trading common stock on the NASDAQ Global Select Market exchange under the ticker "HURN" in October 2004. The firm’s headquarters are in Chicago and it has 25 global locations across North America, Europe and Asia Pacific. In fiscal year ending December 31, 2019, Huron generated $876.8 million in annual revenue. Recent acquisitions AIMDATA On January 18, 2022, Huron acquired AIMDATA, LLC, a enterprise information data consulting firm who specialize in Boomi. Pope Woodhead & Associates On January 9, 2017, Huron acquired Pope Woodhead & Associates, a UK-based life sciences firm. HSM On July 27, 2016, Huron acquired Healthcare Services Management, Inc. (HSM), a healthcare information technology consultant. ADI Strategies On May 20, 2016, Huron acquired ADI Strategies, Inc., an enterprise performance management and business intelligence firm. MyRounding On February 2, 2016 Huron acquired MyRounding, a firm specializing in digital health products. Cloud62 On October 1, 2015 Huron acquired Cloud62, a firm specializing in complex Salesforce.com implementations and related cloud-based applications Rittman Mead India On July 1, 2015, Huron acquired the India affiliate of Rittman Mead Consulting Ltd., Rittman Mead India, a data and analytics consulting firm that specializes in the implementation of enterprise performance management and analytics systems. Studer Group On Feb. 13, 2015, Huron acquired Studer Group, a professional services firm that consults with healthcare providers on clinical outcomes and financial results. Sky Analytics On Jan. 8, 2015, Huron acquired Sky Analytics, a Massachusetts-based provider of legal software for corporate law departments. Threshold Consulting, Inc. On Oct. 2, 2014, Huron acquired Threshold Consulting, Inc., a consulting firm that provides customer relationship management consulting, cloud-based software as a service applications, business intelligence tools and data warehousing. Vonlay LLC On May 5, 2014 Huron acquired Vonlay, LLC, a healthcare technology consulting firm. Frankel Group On January 7, 2014 Huron acquired The Frankel Group Associates LLC, a life sciences consulting firm. Blue Stone International On September 20, 2013, Huron acquired Blue Stone International, LLC, a provider of Oracle Corporation professional services. Under the terms of the agreement, Huron will acquire the assets of Blue Stone for $30 million in cash. Click Commerce Huron acquired Click Commerce, a supplier of software-based applications and professional services to academic medical centers and research institutions. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Revenue Financial restatement On July 31, 2009, Huron announced that the company would restate its financial statements for 2006, 2007, 2008, and first quarter 2009. That same day, Huron announced the resignation of its chairman of the board and CEO Gary Holdren, CFO Gary Burge, and that Chief Accounting Officer Wayne Lipski would soon be departing. The company also announced that James H. Roth, a founder of the company, would be Huron's new CEO. The following business day - August 3, 2009 - Huron's shares dropped 69 percent to $13.69. The company had reported that shareholders of four Huron business acquisitions, acquired between 2005 and 2007, conditionally redistributed portions of their initial and future acquisition-related payments among themselves and to certain Huron employees without Huron's knowledge or permission. The issue was initially identified by the Chief Accounting Officer/Controller, Wayne Lipski. On July 19, 2012, Huron announced it had reached a final settlement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) resolving the previously disclosed SEC investigation into the Company's August 2009 restatement of its financial statements for the years ended 2006, 2007 and 2008 and the first quarter of 2009. The Company agreed to the settlement without admitting or denying the SEC's findings. References Companies based in Chicago International management consulting firms Consulting firms established in 2002 Management consulting firms of the United States American companies established in 2002 2002 establishments in Illinois

The 2016–17 George Washington Colonials men's basketball team represented George Washington University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Colonials were led by interim head coach Maurice Joseph. They played their home games at the Charles E. Smith Center in Washington, D.C. as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. Head coach Mike Lonergan was fired on September 17, 2016, after the school concluded a two-month investigation into alleged emotional abuse against his players. Maurice Joseph was named interim head coach on September 27. They finished the regular season 20–15, 10–8 in A-10 play to finish in sixth place. They defeated Saint Louis in the second round of the A-10 tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to Richmond. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they defeated Toledo in the first round before losing in the quarterfinals to UIC. On March 27, 2017, the school removed the interim tag and named Joseph full-time head coach. Previous season The Colonials finished the 2015–16 season with a record of 28–10, 11–7 in A–10 play to finish in fifth place. In the A–10 Tournament, the Colonials defeated Saint Louis before losing to Saint Joseph's in the quarterfinals. The Colonials received a bid to the National Invitation Tournament and defeated Hofstra, Monmouth, and Florida to advance to the NIT semifinals at Madison Square Garden. There, they defeated San Diego State by 20 points to advance to the championship game. In the championships game, the Colonials defeated Valparaiso 76–60 to win the NIT Championship. Offseason Departures Incoming transfers 2016 recruiting class Roster Schedule and results |- !colspan=9 style=| Japanese exhibition tour |- !colspan=12 style=| Exhibition |- !colspan=12 style=| Non-conference regular season |- !colspan=12 style=| Atlantic 10 regular season |- !colspan=12 style=| Atlantic 10 tournament |- !colspan=12 style=| College Basketball Invitational See also 2016–17 George Washington Colonials women's basketball team References George Washington Revolutionaries men's basketball seasons George Washington George Washington George Washington Colonials men's basketball George Washington Colonials men's basketball

The 1987 Central African Games was the third and final edition of the international multi-sport event between the nations of Central Africa. It was held from 18–30 April 1987 in Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo, with the Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat serving as the main stadium. A total of eleven nations competed in five sports over the thirteen-day competition, with a total of 1044 athletes in attendance. The event was originally planned to take place in Zaire in 1985, but was postponed due to financial issues. Brazzaville had previously hosted the Central African Cup event in 1972, which was itself a precursor to the games. The competition served as qualifying for the 1987 All-Africa Games held later that year. Sports (men only) In the athletics programme, a total of 36 track and field events (21 for men, 15 for women) were held. Cameroon topped the athletics medal table with 27 medals including 11 gold medals. In the men's football final, on 30 April, Cameroon beat Angola 2–0. Participating nations References 1987 International sports competitions hosted by the Republic of the Congo Sports competitions in Brazzaville Central African Games Central African Games Central African Games April 1987 sports events in Africa 20th century in Brazzaville

Christian Martínez may refer to: Christian Martínez (footballer, born 1979), Mexican football goalkeeper Christian Martínez (footballer, born 1983), Chilean football midfielder Christian Martínez (Honduran footballer) (born 1990), Honduran football striker Christian Martínez (footballer, born October 1990), Mexican football midfielder Christian Martínez (footballer, born 1994), Salvadoran football midfielder Christian Martínez (footballer, born 2000), Spanish football forward See also Cristian Martínez (disambiguation) Cristhian Martínez (born 1982), Dominican baseball player

The 16th Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is in southwest Pennsylvania and has been represented by Democrat Robert Matzie since 2009. District profile The 16th District is located in Beaver County and includes the following areas: Aliquippa Ambridge Baden Center Township Conway East Rochester Freedom Harmony Township Hopewell Township Monaca Rochester Rochester Township South Heights Representatives Recent election results References External links District map from the United States Census Bureau Pennsylvania House Legislative District Maps from the Pennsylvania Redistricting Commission. Population Data for District 16 from the Pennsylvania Redistricting Commission. Government of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Government of Beaver County, Pennsylvania 16

Miles Winfield Welch-Hayes (born 25 October 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Livingston. Career Welch-Hayes signed a professional contract with Oxford United in May 2016, at the age of 19. He made his League One debut for the club on 17 August 2016, playing the full 90 minutes of a 2–0 away defeat to Fleetwood Town at Highbury Stadium. He was released without making further appearances in May 2017 and joined Bath City on a permanent contract a week or so later. In October 2017 he began a one-month loan at Oxford City and started in the team that beat Colchester United of League Two in a first-round FA Cup upset on 4 November 2017. He was named in the Conference South team of the year in the 2017−18 season just after missing out on the play-offs with Bath City. In June 2018, he signed for Macclesfield Town, newly promoted to League Two. He scored his first goal for the club at Walsall on 14 December 2019. On 1 February 2020 it was announced that he was one of three players to have left financially troubled Macclesfield during the January 2020 transfer window, following a meeting with the English Football League. On 21 February 2020, Welch-Hayes joined Colchester United on a contract until summer 2022. He made his debut in Colchester's 3–2 aggregate League Two play-off semi-final defeat to Exeter City on 22 June 2020. He scored his first goal for the club on 3 October 2020 during their 3–3 draw with Oldham Athletic. Welch-Hayes was released at the end of the 2021–22 season. In June 2022 he signed for Harrogate Town, also of League Two. In January 2023, he joined National League club Altrincham on loan until the end of the season. Welch-Hayes signed for Livingston in June 2023. Statistics References External links Living people 1996 births English men's footballers Men's association football defenders Oxford United F.C. players Daventry Town F.C. players North Leigh F.C. players Banbury United F.C. players Bath City F.C. players Oxford City F.C. players Macclesfield Town F.C. players Colchester United F.C. players Harrogate Town A.F.C. players Altrincham F.C. players Southern Football League players National League (English football) players English Football League players Footballers from Oxford Livingston F.C. players

Franco Agustín Quinteros (born 13 October 1998) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Sarmiento, on loan from Banfield. Professional career On 11 June 2019, Quinteros signed his first professional contract with Banfield. Quinteros made his professional debut with Banfield in a 3-3 Argentine Primera División tie with Patronato on 26 January 2020. In June 2022, Quinteros joined Sarmiento on a one-year loan deal. References External links 1998 births Living people Footballers from Rosario, Santa Fe Argentine men's footballers Men's association football fullbacks Club Atlético Banfield footballers Club Atlético Sarmiento footballers Argentine Primera División players

Ocellularia flavescens is a species of corticolous (bark-dwelling) lichen in the family Graphidaceae. Found in northern Thailand, it was formally described as a new species in 2002 by lichenologists Natsurang Homchantara and Brian J. Coppins. The type specimen was collected from Doi Suthep National Park (Chiang Mai Province); here it was found in an oak/chestnut forest at an elevation of . It is only known from the type collection at the type locality. The lichen has shiny, smooth, whitish to mineral-grey thallus. It contains lichexanthone, a secondary compound that is uncommon in genus Ocellularia. The presence of this chemical causes the lichen thallus to fluoresce a golden-yellow colour when lit with a long-wavelength (365 nm) UV light. This feature is referenced in its specific epithet flavescens (Latin for "becoming yellow or golden"). References flavescens Lichen species Lichens described in 2002 Lichens of Thailand Taxa named by Brian John Coppins Taxa named by Natsurang Homchantara

Two ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Lewes after the English town. was one of 24 paddle wheel minesweeper, built in March 1918 by Fleming & Ferguson Shipbuilders at Paisley near Glasgow. HMS Lewes (G68) was initially USS Craven (DD-70), a , in the United States Navy and was launched 29 June 1918 by Norfolk Navy Yard. She was commissioned as HMS Lewes on 23 October 1940. The vessel was scuttled off Australia in 1946. References Royal Navy ship names

Wallace is a rural community in Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada. History Originally called Remsheg (or Ramshag), meaning "the place between" in the Mi'kmaq language. The homes of the Acadians who lived in the village were burned as part of the Bay of Fundy Campaign (1755) during the French and Indian War. Wallace and near-by Tatamagouche, Nova Scotia were the first villages in Acadia to be burned because they were the gateway through which Acadians supplied the French Fortress Louisbourg. Fourteen other ranks of the Royal Fencible American Regiment took up land grants in Remsheg following the American Revolutionary War, as did the Westchester Refugees from Westchester county, New York (sometimes known as DeLancey's 'Cowboys' for their cattle raids to help the British cause). Scottish immigrants followed and the village was renamed Wallace in honour of Scottish folk hero William Wallace as well as the first colonial treasurer of Nova Scotia, Michael Wallace. The village is located at the mouth of the Wallace River where it meets Wallace Bay on the Northumberland Strait. Wallace Harbour is deep and straight, at one time being used by large ships hauling lumber and quarry stone. The Wallace River is a major river in northern Cumberland County and was once home to quarries and lumber mills and used to transport their products by sailing ships. Many of these ships were built in Wallace and surrounding areas. Construction of the Montreal and European Short Line Railway Company began on the north shore of Nova Scotia in 1888, with the aim being to link Oxford with Pictou and onward to a superport under consideration for Canso. The section between Oxford and Pictou opened in 1890 and was known as the "Short Line" - in reference to the shorter distance between New Brunswick and Pictou County, rather than following the main line south from New Brunswick to Truro. Wallace's importance as a shipping port, quarrying industries, and small-scale manufacturing saw a spur line built from the Short Line at Wallace Station, approximately 3 kilometres inland, to the south of the village. By the post-war years, Wallace's importance for marine traffic declined and its small shipping port fell into disrepair—the Canadian Coast Guard even began decommissioning its lighthouses there. The railway connection was removed and rail service in the area was abandoned in the mid-1980s. The village's primary mode of transportation is by automobile and the village is situated on Trunk 6 which hosts a scenic route named the Sunrise Trail. Today Wallace remains a small service centre for northeastern Cumberland County and has an elementary school, volunteer fire department, several stores and businesses, and a community hall. There is also an excellent recreation complex including a tennis court, basketball court, baseball field and outdoor ice rink. There are Anglican, Presbyterian, and United Church of Canada churches as well as the Wallace-and-Area Museum. Wallace is famous for its sandstone quarries. Opened in 1863, the quarry employed as many as 100 men in the 19th century. It was closed for two decades from the 1960s to the 1980s, but now employs ten people. Wallace sandstone has a marked olive hue and can be found in many buildings around the Maritimes and eastern Canada. Originally used for foundations, breakwaters and bridge abutments, it is now a facing stone. Sandstone from Wallace has been used in the legislative buildings in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island (Province House) and Halifax (Province House), as well as some edifices on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario. Other local industries include: fishing, farming, and forestry. Notable people Wallace is the birthplace of Simon Newcomb, the astronomer and mathematician, and the hometown of figure skater John Mattatall as well as the retirement residence of 2009 Nobel Prize in Physics co-winner Willard Boyle co-inventor of the charge-coupled device or the CCD imaging chip at the heart of digital cameras. Parks Fox Harbour Provincial Park Gulf Shore Provincial Park References External links Village of Wallace - website Wallace and Area Museum - website The Fire Place - raising funds for Wallace and Area Fire Department Photo Fisheries and Oceans Canada Communities in Cumberland County, Nova Scotia

Triangle Youth Brass Band (TYBB) a British-style brass band located in Raleigh, North Carolina that was formed in 1997 as a youth component of the Triangle Brass Band (TBB). Under the direction of Jesse Rackley, Matt Edwards, and Robin Gorham. The Youth Band program serves nearly 100 high school-aged musicians in three separate bands, Triangle Youth J. Perry Watson Brass Band (Watson), the Triangle Youth Brass Band (TYBB) and the Triangle Youth Academy Brass Band (TYABB). All three bands have done performances outside the triangle area, including tours to North American Brass Band Association (NABBA) championships. The three bands also perform locally and regionally as ambassadors of the British brass band tradition. History The Triangle Youth Brass Band (TYBB) was founded in 1997 as a youth component for the Triangle Brass Band. In its first year, the band only gave one performance. It was conducted by Matt Edwards, Stephen Lytle, John Enloe, and Randy Guptill. Guptill took over conducting the band until Tony Granados took over in 2001. Tony Granados continued to conduct the band until May 2013 when Jesse Rackley, the band's current director, took his place. In 2007, the organization split off into two bands, the Triangle Youth Brass Band (TYBB), and the Triangle Youth Brass Ensemble (TYBE), the former being the more prestigious of the two and following a stricter instrumentation. The Triangle Youth Brass Ensemble was renamed the Triangle Youth Academy Brass Band (TYABB) in November 2013 and was under the direction of Matt Edwards. In 2015, the Triangle Youth Brass Band Organization added a third band under the direction of Robin Gorham. The two existing bands were renamed: TYBB was renamed to the Triangle Youth J. Perry Watson Brass Band and TYABB was renamed to TYBB. The 3rd band assumed the name of the Triangle Youth Academy Brass Band (TYABB). The Youth Band's mission is to provide an opportunity for the finest area high school brass and percussion players to supplement their wind band experience by performing in a British-style brass band and to raise the level of brass playing in the area. National Competitive Awards North American Brass Band Association Championships, Youth Division 2001 First Place, TYBB 2002 First Place, TYBB 2004 First Place, TYBB 2006 First Place, TYBB 2007 First Place, TYBB 2009 First Place, TYBB 2022 First Place, TYBB North American Brass Band Association Championships, Youth Open Division 2007 First Place, TYBE 2008 First Place, TYBE 2009 First Place, TYBE 2022 First Place, TYBE North American Brass band Association Championships, Solo and Ensemble 2002 First Place, Youth Percussion, Triangle Youth Percussion 2004 First Place, Youth Percussion, TYBB Percussion 2006 First Place, Youth Ensemble, Triangle Youth Brass Quintet 2006 First Place, Youth Percussion, Triangle Youth Percussion 2007 First Place, Youth Percussion, Triangle Youth Percussion 2021 First Place, Youth Percussion, Triangle Youth Percussion 2022 First Place, Youth Percussion, Triangle Youth Percussion References External links Triangle Youth Brass Band North American Brass Band Association American brass bands Musical groups from Raleigh, North Carolina

"Space Age Love Song" is a 1982 single released by the British band A Flock of Seagulls. It was their fourth single. Lead guitarist Paul Reynolds remarked on their 1984 video album Through the Looking Glass that, as the band could not come up with a title for the track, he suggested "Space Age Love Song" because he thought it sounded like a space age love song. The song reached the top 30 in the UK and the US in June 1982 and February 1983 respectively. In 2018, a re-recorded version of the song, featuring the Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, was released as a 5-track and 8-track special edition EP. It is the first single from the band's sixth album, Ascension. A music video of the song was produced in 1982 and featured the band miming a performance of the song. The 1982 music video also took place on top of the Danceteria nightclub in New York City. The band made another video in 2018 to coincide with the release of Ascension. Lead singer Mike Score has said of the song's meaning, ""Space Age" was just about intimacy, if you'd like. When you meet somebody there is an instant eye contact if the chemistry is right. If everything is right, you catch their eye... that whole "across the crowded room/caught your eye" thing. The lyrics explain that: 'I saw your eyes and you made me smile.'" Track listing Chart performance References 1982 songs 1982 singles A Flock of Seagulls songs Jive Records singles Song recordings produced by Mike Howlett Teldec singles

Ira (, also Romanized as Īrā) is a village in Lavasan-e Bozorg Rural District, Lavasanat District, Shemiranat County, Tehran Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 106, in 37 families. The natives of Ira, alike the rest of the Lavasanat district, are of Caspian origin, and the local dialect or vernacular of the natives is a mix of Persian and Caspian. In the village of Ira (as well as Veskara), this vernacular approaches Mazandarani. References Sources Populated places in Shemiranat County

William Joseph Baxley II (born June 27, 1941), is an American Democratic politician and attorney from Dothan, Alabama. In 1964, Baxley graduated from the University of Alabama School of Law in Tuscaloosa. Having previously served as district attorney in Houston County, he was elected to the first of two consecutive terms as Attorney General of Alabama in 1970, and 1974 respectively, holding the post from 1971 to 1979. At the age of twenty-eight, he won the Democratic nomination for attorney general in 1970, in an upset over incumbent McDonald Gallion. Baxley, incorrectly, was perceived as the candidate closer politically to George Wallace, an impression he did not dispute throughout the election contest. At the time of his swearing-in, he was the youngest person in U.S. history to hold a state attorney generalship. At the end of his attorney generalship, he lost the 1978 Democratic primary for governor in an upset contest. Although widely expected to seek the post again in 1982, after former governor George C. Wallace entered the contest, Baxley said he would not run against him and sought the office of lieutenant governor, to which he was elected. From 1983 to 1987, he served a single term as the 24th lieutenant governor of Alabama. He ran unsuccessfully in the primary for governor in 1986. During his time as state attorney general, Baxley aggressively prosecuted industrial polluters, strip miners, and corrupt elected officials. He appointed the state's first African-American assistant attorney general, Myron Thompson, who later became a U.S. District Judge. Baxley reopened the cold case of the 1963 16th Street Baptist Church bombing. In a letter, the Ku Klux Klan threatened him, comparing him to John F. Kennedy, and called him an "honorary nigger." Baxley responded, on official state letterhead: "My response to your letter of February 19, 1976, is—kiss my ass." Church bombing case As Alabama Attorney General, Baxley became known in 1977 for his successful prosecution of Robert Chambliss, a member of a splinter group of the Ku Klux Klan (KKK), in the cold case of the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing in Birmingham on Sunday, September 15, 1963. The dynamite blast, which occurred during the time of nonviolent demonstrations in the Birmingham campaign for integration and voting rightsled by Martin Luther King Jr., James Bevel, Fred Shuttlesworth and othersresulted in the deaths of four young girls and injuries of 14 to 22 others. In 1968, the FBI formally closed their investigation into the bombing without filing charges against any of their named suspects. The files were sealed by order of J. Edgar Hoover. When Baxley reopened the dormant investigation shortly after being elected in 1971, he told one interviewer that "There are some people in Jefferson County who ought to be pretty nervous right now", and later told a Birmingham radio station that the list of suspects had been narrowed down, stating "We know who did it." Baxley confirmed that he had talked to Gary Thomas Rowe, an FBI paid informant and agent provocateur within the KKK. Baxley said that Rowe had been cooperative, but that "we were working on this thing long before that. We had a lot of stuff already. Rowe was just another person we interviewed." Baxley succeeded in gaining a guilty verdict by the jury in Chambliss's trial. The families of the four girls who were killed felt that some justice had been achieved. In the early 21st century, when two more suspected conspirators were tried, Baxley was dismayed to learn that the FBI had secretly obtained audio tapes in which defendants had implicated themselves, which had never been offered to him for his own prosecution. Runs for governor In 1978, Baxley, then the sitting attorney general, ran to succeed the term-limited George Wallace as governor of Alabama. Baxley lost the Democratic primary to political newcomer Fob James, who defeated Republican nominee Guy Hunt of Cullman. Baxley's campaign had highlighted the fact that James had been a Republican and returned to the Democratic Party to pursue his candidacy. Baxley was endorsed by University of Alabama football coach Bear Bryant, largely because James was a former football letterman for the Crimson Tide's bitter archrival, the Auburn Tigers and their Hall of Fame coach, Shug Jordan. In 1986, the Democratic primary for the gubernatorial race resulted in then Attorney General Charles Graddick of Mobile in a runoff with Baxley, then the lieutenant governor. Graddick won the run-off election by a few thousand votes, but Baxley appealed to the Alabama Supreme Court. It ruled that Graddick had violated primary regulations by encouraging Republicans to "cross over" and vote as Democrats. The court told the Democratic Party to hold another election, or to affirm Baxley as the nominee. The party confirmed Baxley as its candidate. Although there had nominally been a ban on crossover voting for years, it had never previously been enforced since Alabama was still a one-party state. Alabama voters were thus used to a de facto open primary system, and protested by throwing their support to Guy Hunt, the GOP nominee. Initially, Hunt was given almost no chance of winning even by his fellow Republicans, who focused on getting a second term for U. S. Senator Jeremiah Denton. However, buoyed by support from Democrats breaking ranks (mostly among Graddick's primary voters), Hunt defeated Baxley by a large margin, giving Alabama its first Republican governor since Reconstruction. The demographics of the party loyalists had switched over the decades. Conservative whites had begun gradually moving to the Republican Party after years of splitting their tickets, while African Americans supported Democratic Party candidates following passage of civil rights legislation in the 1960s that enforced their constitutional rights. Personal life In 1962, Baxley joined in the Alabama Army National Guard, where he began his career as an enlisted clerk. He retired as a colonel on May 29, 2001 (he had turned down the position of General), JAG Corps. In 1974, Baxley married Lucy Mae Bruner (1937–2016). She also was politically active, and was elected as Alabama lieutenant governor in 2002, serving from 2003 to 2007. They had divorced in 1987. Baxley was a strong supporter of his ex-wife's campaign. In 1990, Baxley married Marie (Prat) Baxley, a reporter who had covered his campaign. In 1979, Baxley founded the firm Baxley, Dillard Trial Counsel (by 2006 was Baxley, Dillard, Dauphin, McKnight & Barclift), in Birmingham. He primarily represented large business corporations, yet also continued to represent individuals of modest means. Those efforts earned him the distinction of being selected as a fellow in the International Academy of Trial Lawyers. References External links http://www.archives.state.al.us/conoff/baxley.html 1941 births Living people Alabama lawyers Lieutenant Governors of Alabama Alabama Attorneys General People from Dothan, Alabama Alabama Democrats Politicians from Birmingham, Alabama Alabama National Guard personnel University of Alabama School of Law alumni

The rook and pawn versus rook endgame is a fundamentally important, widely studied chess endgame. Precise play is usually required in these positions. With optimal play, some complicated wins require sixty moves to either checkmate, capture the defending rook, or successfully promote the pawn. In some cases, thirty-five moves are required to advance the pawn once. The play of this type of ending revolves around whether or not the pawn can be promoted, or if the defending rook must be sacrificed to prevent promotion. If the pawn promotes, that side will have an overwhelming advantage. If the pawn is about to promote, the defending side may give up their rook for the pawn, resulting in an easily won endgame for the superior side (a basic checkmate). In a few cases, the superior side gives up their rook in order to promote the pawn, resulting in a winning queen versus rook position (see ). A rule of thumb (with exceptions) is: . The side with the pawn can cut off the opposing king or strive for the Lucena position, which is a win. The defender can aim for the Philidor position (which is a draw) or try to set up one of the other defensive techniques that draw. A rook and two pawns usually win against a rook, but there are plenty of exceptions. Importance Endings with rooks and any number of pawns are the most common type to occur in games, occurring in about 8 to 10 percent of all games. A majority of rook and pawn endings with more pawns have the potential of being reduced to this type of endgame (rook and one pawn versus rook). John Nunn wrote a 352-page book about this ending, Secrets of Rook Endings. Volume 2 of the Encyclopedia of Chess Endings devotes 92 pages to the analysis of 428 positions of this type. André Chéron wrote over 150 pages analyzing 120 positions of this endgame in their famous book Lehr- und Handbuch der Endspiele. In 100 Endgames You Must Know by Jesús de la Villa, 17 are of this type. Nunn covers 100 topics in Understanding Chess Endgames – eight are about this type of endgame. This table summarizes results from games compiled from several game databases, where this position was reached. "Max DTC" is the maximum number of moves in depth to conversion, either a checkmate or conversion to a winning endgame via promotion of the pawn or capture of the opposing rook. Terminology In the following discussion and positions, assume that the side with the pawn is White. White will be attempting to win and Black will be attempting to draw. are counted from that player's side of the board. Thus, "the rook's third rank" would be the third rank counting from that player's side of the board. The ranks for the white pieces correspond to the ranks in algebraic notation, whereas the ranks for the black pieces are reversed. In these positions with one pawn, the pawn's file divides the board into a short side and a long side, in which the long side consists of more files than the short side. A pawn is referred to by the on which it stands: a rook pawn is on the a- or h-file, a knight pawn is on the b- or g-file, a bishop pawn is on the c- or f-file. A central pawn is a or a , on the d- or e-file. When designating a position as a win or a draw, optimal play by both sides is assumed. Pawn on the sixth or seventh rank In his 1958 book Chess Endgames, Nikolay Kopaev gave these general guidelines for when the pawn is on the sixth or seventh rank: When the black king is cut off two or more files from the pawn, White always wins. If the black king is on the long side of the pawn and their rook is on the short side, White wins with very few exceptions. (The long side is the side with more to the side of the board – the short side is the side with fewer files). If the pawn is on the seventh rank, the only defense involves checks from the side. If the pawn is on the sixth rank, a defense of checks from the rear is possible. The defense of checking from the side normally requires three empty files between the pawn and the black rook. Sometimes it is possible with only two files when the pawn is on the seventh rank. In order for a defense of checking from behind to be successful, the white king must be behind the pawn, not in front of it. There are tactical possibilities: (1) deflecting the black rook, and (2) creating a shelter for the white king. Winning methods In order to force a win with the extra pawn, normally the black king must be cut off from the pawn by the white rook along a or , and that is not always sufficient. Black king is cut off along a rank If the black king is cut off from the pawn along a rank (as in the diagram), White wins easily if the king is behind the pawn: 1. Kd6 Rd8+ 2. Ke6 Re8+ 3. Kd7 Rg8 Checks from the front or side do not help Black. 4. d6 Rg7+ 5. Kc8 Rg8+ 6. Kc7 Rg7+ 7. d7 and the pawn will soon promote. When cutting the defending king off by a rank, a perfect cut is when the pawn is on the same rank as the defending king. An imperfect cut is when the king is on the rank ahead of the pawn. These general rules apply: The defending king should be cut off on a rank on the long side of the pawn. Otherwise, the position is not dangerous for the defense if the defending rook is on the long side. With a perfect cut, the position is always won with a or on any rank. A wins if it is on the fourth rank or beyond. With an imperfect cut, the position is a draw if the defending rook is on the file adjacent to the pawn. In addition, the defense has more possibilities against a central pawn. In this position, White has a perfect cut and wins: 1... Ra8 2. Rc6 Rb8 3. Ra6 Kd5 4. Ka4! Kc4 5. Rc6+! Kd5 6. b5 Ra8+ 7. Kb4 This is the same position but advanced one rank. Now the process is repeated: 7... Rb8 8. Rc7 Kd6 9. Ra7 Kd5 10. Ka5 Kc5 11. Rc7+ Kd6 12. b6 Ra8+ 13. Kb5 Ra1 White threatened Rh7, b7, and Kb6 so Black tries checks from the rear. However, play will soon lead to a Lucena position (see below), which easily wins for White. Black king is cut off from the pawn's file When the black king is cut off from the pawn's file the outcome depends on where the black king is in relation to the pawn. Black's king is often cut off from the pawn along a file. Some general rules (with exceptions) are: If the pawn is a rook pawn, the position is usually a draw. If the pawn is on the fifth rank (or sixth or seventh rank) with its king near, and the black king is cut off from the pawn's file, White has a won position. If the pawn is on the third or fourth rank, (a) if it is a or , White always wins if the black king is cut off by two files for a fourth rank pawn and three files for a third rank pawn (see "The Rule Of Five" below) (i.e. White's rook is two files over from their pawn and the black king is on the other side), and (b) if the pawn is a , White always wins if the black king is cut off by three files. If the pawn is on the second rank and the black king is on the fourth or fifth rank, White wins only if the opposing king is cut off five files from the pawn. In some cases White wins even if the black king is closer. Rule of five The rule of five is for positions in which the pawn is protected and the opposing king is cut off by files: For example, in the diagram, white wins by: 1. Kc4 Rc8+ 2. Kb5 The white king must have this file available. 2... Rd8 3. Kc5 Rc8+ 4. Kb6! Rd8 5. Rd1! Kf6 6. Kc7 Ra8 7. d5 and White will win. The position by Chéron is basically the same, except moved over two files. Now the white king has less room to maneuver on the left of the pawn's file, and Black can prevent the advance of the pawn and draw. If White starts with 1. Ka4, the rook checks the king, and the king is forced back to b3. White can try: 1. Rd4 Ke5 2. Kc3 Rc8+ 3. Rc4 Rb8 4. Rc6 Kd5 5. Ra6 Rc8+ 6. Kb3 Rc6! 7. Ra8 Kd6 Or 7.Ra7 Rc1, and the black king reaches the pawn's file, for a draw. Another try for White is: 1. Rd2 Ke5 2. Rd7 Ke6 3. Rc7 Kd6 4. Rc5 Kd7 5. Ka4 Ra8+ 6. Ra5 Rb8 7. Ra7+ Kc6 8. Ka5 Rb5+ 9. Ka4 Rb8 and the position is drawn. If the pieces are moved one file to the right, White has a win. In the discussion above about the defending king being cut off by files, it is assumed that the defending rook is already in position to check the attacking king along files (usually from its first rank). In this position by José Capablanca, White wins because the white pawn can reach its fourth rank before the black rook can check along files. If the black rook were already at and it were Black's move, Black would draw by checking the king and by playing ...Rf8 when the white king moves to . With White to move in the diagrammed position: 1. Rd1 Rh8 2. f4 Re8+ 3. Kf3 Rf8 4. Kg4 Rg8+ 5. Kh5 Rh8+ 6. Kg6 etc., and White will win. With Black to move, 1... Kc6 2. Rd8 Rh7 3. f3 3.f4 draws after 3...Rd7 or 3...Kc7. 3... Re7+ 4. Kf2 Rf7 5. Kg3 etc., and White wins. Simple method for bishop pawns and central pawns There is a simple way of winning if the pawn is a bishop pawn or central pawn (i.e. on the c-, d-, e-, or f-file) and its king can reach the promotion square of the pawn. In the diagram, 1. Rc2+ would start the process of winning as in the Lucena position (below). However, White also wins more easily by: 1. Rh2 Rf3 2. Rh8 Rf1 3. Rf8 Re1 4. Kf7 Now either 4... Kd7 5. e8=Q+ and White wins easily, or the white king can approach the black rook on the two files next to the pawn's file until it can no longer check: 4... Rf1+ 5. Kg6 Rg1+ 6. Kf5 Rf1+ 7. Kg4 Rg1+ 8. Kf3 Rf1+ 9. Ke2 and the black rook can no longer attack, and the pawn promotes. This method does not work for rook pawns (e.g. a- and h-files) or knight pawns (e.g. b- and g-files), because the white king does not have room to maneuver. However, the Lucena position (below) is a win for White if the pawn is not a rook pawn. Lucena position The Lucena position is one of the most famous and important positions in chess endgame theory. It is a win for the side with the pawn. The essential characteristics are that White's king is on the queening square in front of their pawn, the pawn is on the - through -files, the black rook cuts off White's king from escaping away from the black king, and the Black king is cut off on a file. White wins in the position in the diagram by 1. Rd1+ forcing the black king one farther away, then bringing their rook to the fourth to make a "bridge" to protect the king, then bringing out the king, which will be checked by Black's rook. White maneuvers their king to the fifth rank (without giving up the pawn) and then when the black rook checks, White interposes their rook and has a winning position. See Lucena position for more details. Defending rook prevents the bridge If the defending rook is on the superior side's fourth rank, it prevents the rook from making a bridge on that rank. In that case, the win is straightforward. 1. Rc1+ Kb7 2. Kd7! The black rook is not far enough away from the white king to keep safely checking. 2... Rd4+ 3. Ke6 Re4+ 4. Kd6 Kb6 Other fourth moves by Black are no better. If 4...Rd4+ then 5.Ke5 wins, as the rook cannot stop the pawn. If Black tries a different move, say 4...Re2 then White moves 5.Rc5 and builds a bridge on the fifth rank. 5. Rd1 Kb5 6. Rd5+ Kb6 7. Re5 and Black cannot stop the pawn. Other methods It may not be necessary to build a bridge (as in the Lucena position) to win, if the king is on its pawn's promotion square. White wins in this position: 1. Rc2+ Kb7 Or 1...Kd6 2.Kd8 Rxe7 3.Rd2+ Ke6 4.Re2+ wins the rook. 2. Rf2 Rh1 3. Kf7 Rh7+ 4. Ke6 Rh8 5. Kd7 Rh7 6. Kd8 wins. Defensive methods Often White will not be able to utilize one of the winning methods. Black has several defensive methods available, depending mainly on the position of the pawn and their king. If the defending king is in front of the pawn and the attacking king and pawn have not yet reached their sixth rank, the Philidor position (or Philidor defense) easily works to secure a draw. If the defending king cannot get in front of the pawn but is not cut off, the short-side defense can be used. If the pawn is a rook pawn or knight pawn, the back-rank defense can be used. The back-rank defense can also be used when the pawn is on other files if the attacking king has not reached the sixth rank. If the king is cut off along a file, the frontal defense may work, depending on the file of the pawn and how far advanced it is. Philidor position Philidor's position (see the diagram) illustrates an important drawing technique in this endgame. The technique is also known as the third-rank defense and works when the defending king is in front of the pawn and the attacking king and pawn have not reached their sixth rank. Black keeps their rook on their third to keep the white king from reaching that rank. If White advances the pawn to its sixth rank (Black's third rank), then the king is deprived of shelter, so Black moves their rook to the eighth (or seventh) rank, and keeps checking the white king from behind. It is very important that the defender keep their rook on their third rank, and move to the far side of the board after the attacking pawn has moved to its sixth rank. (An exchange of rooks will result in a drawn position, see king and pawn versus king endgame.) See Philidor position for more details. There are three errors that Black must avoid: Immobilizing the rook Allowing the king to be driven away from the queening square Playing the king to the wrong side Philidor's defense can also be used with the black rook on the fourth rank, if White's king and pawn have not reached that rank. If this defense is used, the black king should be on the second rank. The principle is the same: Black keeps their rook on the fourth rank, keeping the white king from advancing to that rank. If the pawn advances to that rank, Black moves the rook to the eighth rank and checks the king from behind. Back-rank defense The back-rank defense always works if the pawn is a or and the defending king is in front of the pawn. The defending king blocks the pawn and the rook is on the first rank preventing checks by the rook. In the diagram, Black draws. If 1.g7 then 1...Rb6+ draws, and if 1.Rg7+ then 1...Kh8 draws. White's best attempt is: 1. Kg5 Rc8 Waiting passively, also known as the passive defense. 2. Kh6 Rb8 3. Rg7+ The only trick for White. 3... Kh8! If 3...Kf8? then 4.Kh7 Rb1 5.Rf7+ Ke8 6.Rf4 and White gets to the Lucena position. 4. Rh7+ Kg8 5. Ra7 Rc8 and White makes no progress. The defense fails for other pawns (if the attacking king has reached the sixth rank) because White has another file available to go around the pawn. If the attacking king has not reached the sixth rank, the defense works for any pawn. In the second diagram, White to move wins by getting their king to the sixth rank so the defending rook can not leave the back rank because of the threat of checkmate. This illustrates how the defense fails for a or : 1. Kg6 Rd8 2. Rh7 Kg8 3. f7+ Kf8 4. Rh8+ Ke7 5. Rxd8 and wins. If Black is to move in the diagrammed position, they draw with 1... Rb1! which neutralizes the threat of Kg6, because Black can check from behind and there is no immediate threat of checkmate by White. Black checks from behind, as in the Philidor defense. If neither the pawn or king have reached the sixth rank, Black can normally draw by reaching the Philidor position, above. King in front of pawn, but cannot reach the Philidor position Sometimes, the defender's king is in front of the pawn, but the rook cannot get to its third rank to reach the Philidor position. Thus, they have two choices: try to attack from behind, or retreat to the back rank with their rook to guard the mating threats. The diagrams show such back-rank positions. For a (see first diagram) or , if the defending rook is tied down to the back rank, the defender loses: 1. Rg7+ Kf8 (or Kh8) 2. Rh7! Kg8 3. f7+ Kf8 4. Rh8+ winning the rook. But the defender can hold the draw with an accurately conducted "active defense" from behind the pawn while it is still on the fifth rank, with the king moving to the short side (see next section). With a (see second diagram), however, the attacker has no file equivalent to 2.Rh7, so they cannot make progress. Here, the defender should avoid the active defense (attacking the pawn from behind while it is on the fifth with the rook). It fails because their king will be forced to the long side (stepping the other way would lose immediately because of the corner, allowing immediate mate). The defender can draw against the either way, because most king and pawn versus king positions are drawn with the rook pawn (see ). "Short-side" defense Not all positions similar to the Lucena position above are wins for the superior side – it depends on the position of Black's rook and king (relative to White's pawn), and which side is to move. In positions such as the position in this diagram, the defending rook must be at least four files away from the pawn on the "long side" for the defense to work (the "checking distance"); otherwise the white king can support its pawn and approach the black rook to drive it away. The black king needs to be on the "short side" so it will not block checks by its own rook. As an example, Black to move draws in this diagram. The reason is that Black can check the white king from the side with their rook, and the rook is just far enough away from the white king that if it tries to approach the rook to stop the checks, the rook can get behind the pawn and win it, resulting in a drawn position. For example: 1... Ra8+ 2. Kd7 Ra7+ 3. Kd6 Ra6+ 4. Kd5 Ra5+ 5. Kc6 Ra6+ If 5...Ra8 6.Ra1! (Either Black takes the rook and the white pawn queens, or it forces the enemy rook off the vital a-file that has "checking distance", the rook moves on the back rank, followed by 7.Kd7, and the pawn promotes.) 6. Kb7 Re6 with a draw after winning the pawn, which can no longer be defended by its king. If White's king and pawn are moved to the left, White wins as in the Lucena position above. With a few exceptions, the defending rook must be at least four over from the pawn for this defense to work (which is why the defending king should go to the short side, to not block checks by their rook). 1... Ra8+ 1...Rc2 leads to a Lucena position. 2. Kc7 Ra7+ 3. Kc8 Ra8+ 4. Kb7 Rd8 5. Kc7! and White wins. The rook was too close to the pawn, so White's king could both approach the rook to prevent checks and return to protect the pawn. Short-side defense, less-advanced pawn 1. Kg6 This threatens 2.Ra8+ Ke7 3.f6+ driving the black king far from the pawn. (See the Lucena Position next section for White's winning method.) 1...Rb6+ is too late because of 2.f6, forcing Black to retreat to the back rank, which is a loss as shown in the previous section. The point of Philidor's third rank defense is to prevent White from moving the king to the sixth rank before the pawn. Black's defense is: 1... Rf1 Tarrasch rule, rook behind pawn. 2. Kf6 (second diagram) 2.Ra8+ Ke7 and now the black rook stops 3.f6+. 2... Kg8! Going to the short side is vital, as will become clear. 3. Ra8+ Kh7 4. Rf8 Other moves make no progress because of Black's obeying the Tarrasch rule. E.g. 4.Ke6 Kg7 and 5.f6+ is impossible. The main move protects the pawn and threatens 5.Ke7 followed by f6. 4...Ra1! Now Black threatens to check from the side to keep White from making any progress. Black needs space to do this, which is why the king must move out of the way to the short side. There must be at least three files between Black's rook and the pawn, otherwise White's king can protect White's pawn while attacking Black's rook and gain time necessary to advance the pawn. 5. Re8 One try, to use the rook to block the checks from the side. 5... Rf1! Black moves behind the pawn again, so 6.Ke6 is answered by 6...Kg7, as per note to move 4. Long-side blunder If the black king went to the long side, Black would not have the resource of checking from the side. For example, from the second diagram above, where 2...Kg8! draws as shown above: 2... Ke8? 3. Ra8+ Kd7 4. Rf8! Rh1 5. Kg7 Ke7 There is no room to check on the side. If 5...Rg1+ then 6.Kf7 followed by f6. 6. f6+ The point of 4.Rf8. 6... Kd7 6...Ke6 7.Re8+ Kd7 8.Re2 and converts to Lucena position, next section. 7. Kf7 followed by Ra8 then Ra2-d2+ (or any other safe check on the d-file). After this, and the same if Black prevents the check by placing their own rook on the d-file, White plays Kg7 Rg(any)+; Kf8 then f7, reaching the Lucena position. If the pawn is a central pawn, going to the long side with the defending king will sometimes give the rook just enough checking distance if it is on the rook file on the opposite side of the pawn. Defending this way is a far more arduous task, so moving the defending king to the short side is always recommended. With the defending rook three files over from the pawn, the attacker usually wins, but there are exceptions, depending on the location of the attacking rook. Last-rank defense In the diagram, Black draws: 1... Re8! 2. Kd6 Rb8! If 2...Rg8 then 3.Ra1!. If 2...Kf6 then 3.Ra1! Rb8 4.Rf1+ Kg7 5.Kc6 Ra8 6.Ra1, a winning position. 3. Kd7 Re8 and White can not make any progress. Frontal defense The Frontal Defense is a way that Black may keep White from getting to the Lucena position, even if the defending king is cut off from the pawn's file. Black's rook is well-placed on its first and can check the white king or offer itself for exchange when the resulting king and pawn versus king endgame is a draw. The farther back the pawn is, the more likely the defense is to be successful. To have good drawing chances, there should be at least three ranks between the pawn and the defending rook (called the rule of three). The file of the pawn matters too: a gives the best winning chances, followed by a , followed by a , with a having little chance of winning. If White is to move in the diagram, Black draws by using the frontal defense: 1. Kh4 Rh8+! 2. Kg5 Rg8+ 3. Kh5 Rh8+ 4. Kg6 Rg8+ 5. Kh5 Rh8+ and White cannot make any progress. If Black to move in this position, they have an alternative drawing method that requires knowledge of the king and pawn versus king endgame: 1... Rf8 To bring the king over to the pawn. 2. Rxf8 Kxf8 3. Kf4 Kg8! Avoids losing the opposition. 3.Kh4 is met the same way. 4. Kf5 Kf7 or 4.Kg5 Kg7, and the position is a draw. The frontal defense may or may not work for and , even if there are three ranks between the pawn and the defending rook. In the diagram from Emms, White to move wins: 1. Kg4! Rg8+ 2. Kh5 Rf8 3. Kg5 Rg8+ 4. Kh6 Rf8 5. Re4! Kd6 6. Kg7 Rf5 7. Kg6 Rf8 8. f5 and White will reach the Lucena position. Black to move in that position draws, by reaching a drawn king and pawn versus king endgame position: 1... Re8 2. Rxe8 Kxe8 3. Ke4 Kf8 4. Ke5 Ke7 Black to move in that position also draws with 1... Kd6, getting the king to a favorable position. Rook pawn Endings with a rook pawn arise frequently because they are more likely to be the last remaining pawn. If the pawn is a rook pawn, the chances of a draw are much greater. Even the equivalent of the Lucena position is no guarantee of success (it depends on the location of the white rook and who is to move). These endings are more likely to be a draw because (1) the pawn can protect the king from checks from the rear only, and not from the side, and (2) the edge of the board reduces the king's mobility in trying to support the pawn. With a rook pawn, usually in actual play the defending rook or king is able to get in front of the pawn. If the defending king gets in front of the pawn, the game is a draw. If the defending rook gets in front of the pawn, the result depends on which king arrives on the scene first. The attacking king or rook may be in front of the pawn. King in front of pawn In this diagram, the only way for White to make progress is to get their rook to b8, but this allows the black king to get to the c-file and draw. 1. Rh2 Kd7 2. Rh8 Kc7! 3. Rb8 Rc1 4. Rb2 Rc3! This is the simplest way for Black. Now there is no way to force the black king away from the c-file. 5. Rb7+ Kc8 6. Rg7 Rc1 and Black draws. If the black king is cut off by four or more files, White wins, as in this diagram: 1. Rc3! Ke7 2. Rc8 Kd6 3. Rb8 Ra1 4. Kb7 Rb1+ 5. Kc8 Rc1+ 6. Kd8 Rh1 7. Rb6+ Kc5 8. Rc6+! Kd5 9. Ra6 and White wins. Rook in front of pawn In this position, the black king needs to get to one of the marked squares in order to draw. If it gets to one of the squares marked with "x", the king can move next to the pawn and the rook can the pawn for a draw. Otherwise, the king needs to stay on the squares marked with dots: g7 and h7. The reason is that if the black king is on another rank, the white rook can check and then the pawn promotes and wins. For example, if the black king were on f6 instead, with White to move, 1.Rf8+ followed by 2.a8=Q wins. Also, the black king needs to be on g7 or h7 rather than d7, e7, or f7. If it were White's move in this position, White wins by 1.Rh8 Rxa7 (otherwise the pawn promotes and wins) 2.Rh7+, skewering the rook. If the black king is on g7 or h7 and the white king approaches the pawn (to protect it while the rook moves out of the way), the black rook will check from behind and the king has no cover from the checks. Vančura position The Vančura position (see diagram) is a drawing position with a rook and rook's pawn versus a rook, when the pawn is not beyond its sixth rank, and the stronger side's rook is in front of the pawn. It was studied by Josef Vančura (1898–1921), published in 1924. Black's rook keeps attacking the pawn from the side from some distance away, while preventing the white king from finding cover from checks. The black king must be on the opposite side of their rook as the pawn to not block the attacks. The black rook moves behind the pawn as soon as the pawn moves up to its seventh rank. Also, Black's king must be near the corner on the opposite side of the board if the pawn advances to its seventh rank so the white rook cannot check the black king and then support the advance of the pawn, or sacrifice its pawn to skewer Black's king and rook on the seventh rank, as in the section above. 1. Kb5 Protecting the pawn in order to free the rook to move. If 1.a7 Ra6! 2.Kb5 Ra1 3.Kb6 Rb1+ 4.Kc7 Rc1+ 5.Kd7 Ra1, and White cannot win. Note that if Black's king were on g6 there would follow 2.Rg8+ with 3.a8=Q, and if it were on f7 White would win with 2.Rh8! Rxa7 3.Rh7+. 1... Rf5+! 2. Kc6 Rf6+! An important square for the rook. Black now checks on the f-file and aims to maintain a sideways attack on the pawn. 3. Kd5 Rf5+ 4. Ke6 Rf6+ 5. Ke5 Rb6 Maintaining sideways contact with the pawn. 6. Kd5 Rf6 7. Kd4 Rb6 But not 7...Rf4+? 8.Ke5! and White wins. 8. Kc5 Rf6 9. Ra7+ Or 9.a7 Ra6! with a draw. 9... Kg6 10. Ra8 Kg7 and White cannot win. The white king cannot advance because of the checks and the pawn cannot advance because the black rook gets behind the pawn. In Shakhmaty v SSSR in 1950, Peter Romanovsky published a drawing zone (see diagram). If Black is to move and the white king is on one of the marked squares, Black draws by reaching the Vančura position. Otherwise White wins. Most common rook endgame Cecil Purdy gives the most common type of rook endgame as one with a rook and rook pawn versus a rook, with the rook in front of its pawn. In the second diagram, White wins easily. If it is Black's move: 1... Ke7 2. Rb8 R-any 3. Kb7 Rb1+ 4. Ka8! R-any 5. a7 and White wins. They can force their king out by Kb7 or if the black rook prevents that by going to the seventh rank, then Rh8 and Kb8. In this diagram, White to move wins, starting with 1.Ke2. Black to move draws. Examples from master games The positions discussed above are somewhat idealized, but they are fundamental to practical play. Here are some examples of this endgame from master games. Larsen vs. Browne, 1982 The game Bent Larsen–Walter Browne, Las Palmas 1982, illustrates an alternate winning method with a knight pawn. A variation of moves would have resulted in the "building a bridge" method. 65... Rg7+ 66. Kf4 Rf7+ 67. Kg5 Ke5 68. g4 Rf8 69. Kh5 Rf7 70. g5 Kf5 71. Rh8 Ke6 72. Re8+ Kf5 73. g6 Ra7 74. Rf8+ Ke6 75. Rf1 Ra2 76. Kh6 Ke7 77. g7 Rh2+ 78. Kg6 Rg2+ 79. Kh7 Rh2+ 80. Kg8 (second diagram) Ra2 Or if 80...Rh3, then 81.Re1+ Kd7 82.Re4 Rh2 83.Kf7 Rf2+ 84.Kg6 Rg2+ 85.Kf6 Rf2+ 86.Kg5 Rg2+ 87.Rg4 and White will win by building a bridge. 81. Rh1 Pein vs. Ward, 1997 60... Re2! (cutting the white king off) 61. Kf3 Re7 62. Kf2 Kc6 63. Kf3 Kb6 64. Rd5 c3 65. Rh5 c2 66. Rh1 Rc7 67. Rc1 Kb5 68. Ke2 Kb4 69. Kd2 Kb3 70. Rh1 Kb2! 0–1 Ward vs. Arkell, 1994 Black can not reach the Philidor position, but still draws. 45... Rf4!! 46. Ra8+ Kh7 47. Ke6 Kg7 48. Ra7+ Kf8 49. Kf6 Kg8 50. Ra8+ Kh7 51. Rf8 Ra4! 52. Rf7+ Kg8 53. Re7 Kf8 54. Re6 Ra7 55. Rb6 Rf7+ 56. Kg5 Ra7 57. f6 Kf7 ½–½ Ward vs. Emms, 1997 95... Rb4+ 96. Kg3 Kh5 97. Ra3 Rg4+ 98. Kh3 Rh4+ 99. Kg3 Rb4 100. Re3 Rb5 101. Ra3 g4 102. Rc3 Kg5 103. Ra3 Rc5 ½–½ Subtle differences There can be subtle differences in positions that make the difference between a win and a draw. Two examples of this are shown in the diagrams. Zugzwang There are exactly 209 positions of reciprocal zugzwang among rook and pawn versus rook endgames. All of them were tabulated and published. The full list is available online. Some of the zugzwangs are easy to understand (see position at the middle); some requires up to 54 moves to win. The position at left is a position that could have occurred in the 1961 game between Viacheslav Kalashnikov and the young Anatoly Karpov. White to move in this position draws, but Black to move loses. Karpov's 49th move in the actual game avoided the zugzwang and the game was drawn. Rook and two pawns versus rook A rook and two pawns generally win against a rook, but there are exceptions. In actual games, the side with the pawns wins 82% of the time. Positions with doubled pawns are usually a draw if the defending king can get in front of the pawns. If the defending king cannot get in front of the pawns, the outcome depends on which file the pawns are on and where the defending king is cut off. If the defending king is cut off by more than one file, the pawns win, except if they are rook pawns. If the pawns are on the c through f file then they win if the opposing king is cut off by one file (or more) on the long side, otherwise they draw. Positions with two connected pawns are usually won easily, but there can be difficulties if one pawn is a . There are also positions where the defender can draw by blockading the pawns and some other drawn positions. Positions with isolated pawns have fewer chances to win than with connected pawns. Positions with two rook pawns are often a draw. A position with a rook pawn and on the same side of the board is usually a draw if they are not far advanced, but the defense is difficult. Overall, the rook pawn and bishop pawn win in 61% of games. The rook pawn and bishop pawn almost always win if they both reach their sixth rank. Other drawn positions exist. See also Chess endgame Lucena position Philidor position Tarrasch rule Notes References translated from the 1957 Russian original: Teorii︠a︡ ladeĭnykh okonchaniĭ External links A. J. Goldsby's page on the Vančura position Practice rook and pawn endgames Rook endgame explanation "The Vančura Position" (Chess Note 11517) Chess endgames Chess theory

Tulsipur (Devanagari: तुलसीपुर ) is a village in Barnahal block of Mainpuri district, Uttar Pradesh. As of 2011, it has a population of 450, in 77 households. Demographics As of 2011, Tulsipur had a population of 450, in 77 households. This population was 55.6% male (250) and 44.4% female (200). The 0-6 age group numbered 41 (21 male and 20 female), or 9.1% of the total population. 8 residents were members of Scheduled Castes, or 1.8% of the total. The 1961 census recorded Tulsipur as comprising 1 hamlet, with a total population of 234 people (133 male and 101 female), in 43 households and 36 physical houses. The area of the village was given as 215 acres. Infrastructure As of 2011, Tulsipur did not have any school or any kind of healthcare facility. Drinking water was provided by well and hand pump; there were no public toilets. The village had a post office but no public library; there was at least some access to electricity for all purposes. Streets were made of both kachcha and pakka materials. References Villages in Mainpuri district

Dankotuwa is a small town situated in Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka. It is located away from Negombo. Dankotuwa is a junction town, connecting Colombo - Negombo - Kuliyapitiya main road and Negombo - Kurunegala main road. Dankotuwa Porcelain, a porcelain tableware manufacturing company, is based in Dankotuwa. The company employs 1,500 people. References Populated places in North Western Province, Sri Lanka

Fudbalski klub Spartak Subotica () is a professional football club from Subotica, Serbia, that plays in the Serbian SuperLiga. The club was founded in 1945 and was named after Jovan Mikić Spartak, the leader of the Partisans in Subotica, who was a national hero and was killed in 1944. After the end of the 2007–08 Serbian League Vojvodina, the club merged with Zlatibor Voda which won promotion to the Serbian First League thus gaining the name Spartak Zlatibor Voda. In 2013, the board decided to return to the original name of the club. History Origins Founded in 1945, FK Spartak Subotica is, after Vojvodina, the most successful club in northern Serbia. They participated in the first after-war club championship, in the 1946–47 Yugoslav First League and from then on, they played always in between the first and second national leagues. The biggest success of the club was achieved when the club played in the 1993–94 FR Yugoslavia Cup final against Partizan (1–6 loss). However, football in Subotica has long tradition. During the pre-WWII period, the city was the seat of the Subotica Football Subassociation, one of the subassociations which existed within the Yugoslav Football Association, and which organised league competitions whose winners qualified for the Yugoslav championship where the national champion was decided. Subotica was home to three major clubs that made it to the Yugoslav championship before 1941: Bačka, SAND and ŽAK Subotica. Bačka has furthermore the record of being the oldest football club in the entire territory of former Yugoslavia. When Second World War started in 1941 in Yugoslavia, Subotica was invaded by the Axis forces and incorporated into Hungary with its clubs being included in the Hungarian league system. At the end of the war Yugoslavia took control again of Subotica. Some clubs such as SAND were dissolved, others like Bačka kept existing although played a much lesser role from then on, and, some new ones were formed, like Radnički or Građanski. ŽAK Subotica kept being active for a while, however, their main sponsor, the Yugoslav Railways, decided to dissolve it and form a new club in its place which would be named "Spartak" which was the nickname of a legendary athlete from Subotica and World War II Yugoslav Partisans commander Jovan Mikić – Spartak. Besides the players, the stadium, the colors and the fans, Spartak also inherited from ŽAK the tradition of being backed by the Yugoslav Railways. 1946 to 2006 During the period of socialist Yugoslavia, Spartak was a regular participant either in Yugoslav First or Second leagues. Although they never won the national championship, they were a feared adversary known for both, producing good homeground players that achieved quality careers domestically and abroad, and also bringing talented players from regions all around Yugoslavia. Spartak also contributed a number of players for the national team. During this period, the highlight was their presence as losing finalist of the 1961–62 Yugoslav Cup. Spartak was cup finalist again, in the 1993–94 FR Yugoslavia Cup. By then the old SFR Yugoslavia broke-up and FR Yugoslavia formed by Serbia and Montenegro took its place. Spartak was a regular participant of the First League of FR Yugoslavia all way until 1999–2000 season when they were relegated and a period of crisis started. During the first decade of the new millennium the club went downhills all way until 2008 when they merged with FK Zlatibor Voda from neighbouring town of Horgoš. Playing under the name FK Spartak Zlatibor Voda, the club started recovering finally reaching its come-back to top tier when they were promoted to the 2009–10 Serbian SuperLiga. 2006 till nowadays Spartak's biggest success since Serbia restored its name as country in 2006, came in the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League qualifying rounds. They first defeated Northern Irish club Coleraine F.C. in Round 1, then went on to achieve what is considered their brightest moment in club history defeating Czech powerhouse AC Sparta Prague over two legs. They were eventually eliminated from the UEFA Europa League in the 3rd qualifying round, losing to Danish club Brøndby IF over two games. Supporters Spartak's fans are known as Marinci (Marines), which were formed in early 1989. Stadium Subotica City Stadium (Gradski stadion) is a multi-use stadium in Subotica, Serbia. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the club's home ground since 1945. The stadium holds 13,000 people. There is a football pitch and a registered track for athletics suitable for competitions. One part of the Stadium is covered. There are also two subsidiary football pitches. Spartak in Europe Mitropa Cup The Mitropa Cup, officially called the La Coupe de l'Europe Centrale, was one of the first really international major European football cups that the club participated in. After World War II, in 1951, a replacement tournament named Zentropa Cup was held to resume the rich tradition of this competition. UEFA competitions Qualified for Europe in 2 seasons Honours League National Championships – 1 People's Republic of Serbia League (Vojvodina group) Winners (1): 1945–46 Yugoslav Second League Winners (4): 1952, 1971–72, 1985–86 (West), 1987–88 (West) Cup Yugoslav Cup Runners-up (2): 1961–62, 1993–94 Players Current squad Out on loan Players with multiple nationalities Aleksandar Vidović Notable players To appear in this section a player must have either: Played at least 80 games for the club. Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club. Played at least one international match for their national team at any time. Milan Jovanić Andrija Kaluđerović Dejan Kekezović Ognjen Koroman Zoran Ljubinković Predrag Mijić Igor Popović Dejan Rončević Lazar Tufegdžić Vojo Ubiparip Vladimir Veselinov Nemanja Vidić Nikola Žigić Miloš Cetina Zvonko Ćirić Zoran Dimitrijević Milorad Đukanović Miloš Glončak Lajoš Jakovetić Gojko Janjić Senad Karač Zoltan Kujundžić Zoran Kuntić Slobodan Kustudić Ranko Leškov Dušan Maravić Nenad Maslovar Dragan Miranović Tihomir Ognjanov Bela Palfi Antal Puhalak Zvonko Rašić Antun Rudinski Živko Slijepčević Dimitrije Stefanović Miloš Stojiljković Slobodan Šujica Jožef Takač Antal Tapiška Tomislav Taušan Tim Chow Ivo Šeparović Edmund Addo Dejan Antonić Zsombor Kerekes István Nyers Flórián Urbán Maxim Fedin Noboru Shimura Nikola Drinčić Vladimir Jovović Mladen Kašćelan Nemanja Nikolić Savo Pavićević Milan Purović Janko Tumbasević Nikola Vujović Andrija Vukčević Morice Abraham For the list of all current and former players with Wikipedia article, please see: :Category:FK Spartak Subotica players. Managers Ilija Rajković Tihomir Ognjanov Milan Živadinović Ljupko Petrović Milutin Sredojević Ranko Popović Zoran Milinković Dragan Miranović Ilija Dobrić Ljubomir Ristovski Zoran Njeguš Zoran Milinković Zoran Marić Petar Kurćubić Dragi Kanatlarovski Stevan Mojsilović Andrey Chernyshov Aleksandar Veselinović Vladimir Gaćinović Predrag Rogan Vladimir Gaćinović Vladimir Buač Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors References External links [ Official website] Blue Marines fans Club profile and squad at Srbijafudbal Club history at Sportski savez Subotice Spartak Stats at Utakmica.rs Football clubs in Serbia Football clubs in Yugoslavia Football clubs in Vojvodina Association football clubs established in 1945 1945 establishments in Serbia Sport in Subotica

The 2023–24 season is the 141st season in the history of Bristol Rovers and their second consecutive season in League One. The club are participating in League One, the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and the 2023–24 EFL Trophy. Current squad Transfers In Out Loaned in Loaned out Pre-season and friendlies On 27 June, Rovers revealed their pre-season schedule, with matches against Melksham Town, Eastleigh, Brentford B, Swansea City and Chesterfield. Competitions Overall record League One League table Results summary Results by round Matches The league fixtures were released on 22 June 2023. FA Cup The draw for the First Round was made on 15 October 2023. EFL Cup The draw for the First Round was made on 22 June 2023. EFL Trophy The draw for the group stage was made on 21 June 2023, with the invited club being drawn the following day. Statistics Players with squad numbers struck through and marked left the club during the playing season. Players with names in italics and marked * were on loan from another club for the whole of their season with Bristol Rovers. |- !colspan=15|Players out on loan: |} Goals Record Disciplinary Record References Bristol Rovers Bristol Rovers F.C. seasons English football clubs 2022–23 season

The Job Assemblage is a geological formation comprising a portion of the Mount Meager massif in southwestern British Columbia, Canada. It is named after Mount Job, a subsidiary peak of Meager. The rock unit was formed during a period of rhyodacite volcanism during the Pleistocene epoch. Around Mount Job, rhyodacite contains hornblende, biotite and quartz. On the east side of the Affliction Glacier, rhyodacite of the Job Assemblage overlies porphyritic andesite of the older Pylon Assemblage. The more recently formed Capricorn Assemblage overlies the Job Assemblage at the head of Affiction Glacier and Capricorn Glacier. See also List of Cascade volcanoes List of volcanoes in Canada Mosaic Assemblage Plinth Assemblage The Devastator Assemblage Volcanology of Western Canada References Mount Meager massif Volcanism of British Columbia Geologic formations of British Columbia Pleistocene volcanism Pleistocene British Columbia

O. gazella may refer to: Onthophagus gazella, the gazella scarab, a beetle species Oryx gazella, the gemsbok or gemsbuck, a large African antelope species See also Gazella

The sixth season of Chicago Med, an American medical drama television series with executive producer Dick Wolf, and producers Michael Brandt, Derek Haas, Peter Jankowski, Andrew Schneider and Diane Frolov, was ordered on February 27, 2020. The season premiered on November 11, 2020. This season marks the final appearances of paediatric attending Natalie Manning portrayed by Torrey DeVitto and staff nurse April Sexton portrayed by Yaya DaCosta. Cast Main characters Nick Gehlfuss as Dr. Will Halstead, Supervising Attending Emergency Physician Yaya DaCosta as Emergency Department Nurse April Sexton Torrey DeVitto as Dr. Natalie Manning, Emergency Medicine/Pediatrics Attending Brian Tee as LCDR Dr. Ethan Choi, Attending Emergency Physician/Chief of the ED. Marlyne Barrett as Maggie Campbell, RN, ED Charge Nurse S. Epatha Merkerson as Sharon Goodwin, Chief of Patient and Medical Services Oliver Platt as Dr. Daniel Charles, Chief of Psychiatry Dominic Rains as Dr. Crockett Marcel, Trauma surgeon Recurring characters Tehmina Sunny as Dr. Sabeena Virani, R&D Rep from Kender Pharmaceutical Roland Buck III as Dr. Noah Sexton, resident Jodi Kingsley as DCFS Officer Madeline Gastern Margaret Colin as Carol Conte Steven Weber as Dr. Dean Archer Nate Santana as Dr. James Lanik Brennan Brown as Dr. Samuel Abrams Charlie Farrell as Mark Barragan Benny Mora as Mike Crossover guest stars LaRoyce Hawkins as Officer Kevin Atwater Kara Killmer as Paramedic in Charge Sylvie Brett Joe Minoso as Firefighter Joe Cruz Hanako Greensmith as Paramedic Violet Mikami Episodes Production Filming After shutting down in early March due to COVID-19, production on the new season picked up on Sept. 22. NBC revealed on September 29, 2020, that the series took a two-week hiatus after a crew member tested positive for COVID-19. The positive result was discovered during rapid testing and the unnamed individual was immediately sent home. The temporary shutdown did not affect Med's Season 6 premiere or the production schedules for Chicago Fire and Chicago P.D.. Casting On September 22, 2020, Tehmina Sunny has been tapped for a multi-episode arc. On May 12, 2021, it was announced that longtime cast members Yaya DaCosta and Torrey DeVitto would depart the series at the end of the sixth season opting not to renew their contracts and new work opportunities. Ratings References External links 2020 American television seasons 2021 American television seasons Chicago Med seasons Television productions postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic Television shows about the COVID-19 pandemic

The 1986–87 Iraq FA Cup was the tenth edition of the Iraq FA Cup as a clubs-only competition. The tournament was won by Al-Rasheed for the first time, beating Al-Jaish 4–3 on penalties in the final after a 1–1 draw. Al-Rasheed also won the 1986–87 Iraqi National League to complete the double. Matches Final References External links Iraqi Football Website Iraq FA Cup Cup

Pachnoda prasina is a beetle belonging to the family Scarabaeidae. This species can be found in São Tomé and Príncipe and in Guinea. References Biolib Global species Cetoniinae Beetles of Africa Beetles described in 1881

Suaeda maritima is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaranthaceae known by the common names herbaceous seepweed and annual seablite. Description It is a yellow-green shrub with fleshy, succulent leaves and green flowers. It grows to about 35 cm in salt marshes. It is edible as a leaf vegetable, and due to its high salt content it can be used in combination with other foods as a seasoning. It is found worldwide, but in North America it is primarily located on the northern east coast: in New England, S. maritima ssp. maritima is introduced, while the native species is S. maritima ssp. richii. Habitat This plant resides in aquatic, terrestrial, and wetland habitats. But mainly in salt marshes and sea shores, usually below the high water mark. Additionally, Suaeda maritima is able to catch mud and help build up the marshes. Development The leaves are simple and arranged alternatively, with one leaf per node along the stem. Their leaves also absorb large amounts of salt and will turn red when oversaturated. The flower can be either radially symmetrical or bilaterally symmetrical. Life Cycle The life cycle of Suaeda maritima is known to be mainly annually. This plant will perform its entire life cycle from seed to flower then back to a seed within a single growing season. All roots, stems and leaves of the Suaeda maritima plant will die and the only thing that can bridge the gap between each generation is a dormant seed. Medicine There are currently no known medical sources that the Suaeda maritima plant is used for. Food The young leaves of sea blite can be consumed raw or cooked, although it has a strong salty flavor. The seeds can also be consumed raw or cooked. The ashes of the sea blite have been used to create a material used in making soap and glass. References maritima Halophytes Barilla plants Flora of Canada Flora of the Northeastern United States Flora of the Southeastern United States Flora of Malta Flora without expected TNC conservation status

Bellshill Central Parish Church is a Parish church of the Church of Scotland, serving around 70% of the town of Bellshill, North Lanarkshire - including Bellshill town centre, Mossend, Milnwood and Orbiston. It is within the Church of Scotland's Presbytery of Hamilton. The building The main church building and hall was designed by David Clunas and constructed in 1874. It is described as a Gothic, gabled rectangular-plan church with set-back gabletted buttresses with pairs of Gothic rectangular windows with inverted rounded corners and vertical stone mullions, on both upper and lower levels. It is set back from the main road and the principal elevation has a pointed-arch timber panelled door to centre. Flanking hooded pointed-arch lancet windows; large hooded pointed-arch triple light window above with tracery and stone mullions. There is a cast iron decorative finial at the apex. BOUNDARY: small squared sandstone wall with saddleback coping and modern railings and gate furniture. There is a galleried interior, narthex with flanking stairs to gallery. Boarded dado. Timber pews. Cast-iron columns supporting panelled gallery. Communion table in front of timber pulpit with stair access and timber Gothic panelled organ and case behind. A notable feature of the building are the vast array of stained glass windows adorning the sanctuary and narthex. The most recently installed stained glass window was designed and executed by a Church Member, Lesley Marshall, and is located in the narthex. The Church Hall is located immediately behind the church building and is accessed down each side of the church at two entrances. The hall was refurbished following the sale of the former manse (located also at 346 Main Street) and the former Blackie Memorial Hall. The hall building consists of a large hall, male/female and disabled toilets, office and large kitchen. History Bellshill Central Parish Church was formed by the union of the former MacDonald Memorial and Orbiston Churches. The suite of buildings chosen by the Church of Scotland for use of the new united congregation was the buildings at 346 Main Street (formerly MacDonald Memorial Church). The former Orbiston buildings continue in community use as the base for the Orbiston Neighbourhood Centre. Macdonald Memorial Church began in 1873 as a Free Church Mission, at the recommendation of the Free Church Presbytery of Hamilton and services were for a time held in Mossend school. The charge was sanctioned in 1874. The rapid growth of the population, employed in coal mines and iron works, favoured the development of the congregation. Initial Membership figures were: 143 in 1875, and 477 in 1900. The first Minister was William Macdonald, who the church was renamed after in 1912. Orbiston Parish Church, being one of the later to be built in the area due to post-war building, was first started as an extension charge in the wooden hall. The dedication service was held on 9 March 1954. With a quickly increasing membership the church on Busby Rd was built with the dedication service held on 13 September 1956 and the first Sunday service was conducted by the minister Rev Albert F Bolton on Sunday 16 September 1956. By 1966 the church had received full Quoda Sacra status and had a membership of almost 500 communicants. It was linked with Bellshill St Andrews Church in October 1980 then linked with MacDonald Memorial Church in 2001. Organ Bellshill Central Parish Church houses a rare pipe organ by the H. Hildson organ company of Glasgow. It is a two manual and pedal organ, with detached console. It consists of 17 stops, and accessories. It was refurbished in 2015 by Michael and Andrew Macdonald organ builders from Glasgow. Apart from having its action changed from pneumatic to electric solid state, it has remained tonally unchanged since its construction in 1930. It has been registered on the National Pipe Organ Register. References Further reading Church of Scotland Yearbook, 2008–9, Church of Scotland Parishes Dictionary of Scottish Architects External links Church Website Hamilton Presbytery Orbiston Neighbourhood Centre Church of Scotland churches in Scotland Bellshill

The Ultimate Picture Palace is an independent cinema in Oxford, England. It is Oxford's only surviving independent cinema, showing a mixture of independent, mainstream, foreign language, and classic films. The cinema has been a Grade II listed building since 1994. History Frank Stuart opened Oxford's first cinema, the Electric Theatre, in Castle Street, in 1910. He was the licensee of the Elm Tree pub on the corner of Cowley Road and Jeune Street. Also in 1910 work started to build Stuart's second cinema on land in Jeune Street behind the Elm Tree. It opened on 24 February 1911 as the Oxford Picture Palace. In 1917 the manager was conscripted to serve in the First World War. The cinema was closed and stood unused for many years before being turned into a furniture warehouse. In 1976 Bill Heine and Pablo Butcher reopened the cinema as the Penultimate Picture Palace. They added a sculpture of Al Jolson's hands by John Buckley to the façade. The first film to be shown was Winstanley. Under the new management the cinema gained a reputation for showing an eclectic and provocative range of films that set it apart from the mainstream cinemas of the time. In 1994 Heine closed the Penultimate Picture Palace. For a month that summer it was squatted by the Oxford Freedom Network, which reopened it as Studio 6 Cinema. Then brothers Saied and Zaid Marham bought it and spent £40,000 restoring the neoclassical façade. They reopened it as the Ultimate Picture Palace in June 1996. In the 2000s the cinema got into debt. In July 2009 Saied Marham sold it to Philippa Farrow and Jane Derricott, who installed a small refreshment bar in the northwest corner of the auditorium. In 2011 Farrow and Derricott sold the cinema to Becky Hallsmith. In 2014, as a result of a successful Kickstarter Campaign, Hallsmith had the auditorium refurbished with new seats. Becky Hallsmith died in September 2018. In April 2022 the 'Own the UPP' campaign offered 312,000 community shares to Oxford residents, in July 2022 the campaign had sold sufficient shares to run the cinema as a community asset. See also Phoenix Picturehouse, Walton Street References Further reading External links – documentary film about the Ultimate Picture Palace – wiki entry on a local website 1911 establishments in England 1976 establishments in England 1996 establishments in England Cinemas in Oxfordshire Culture in Oxford Grade II listed buildings in Oxford Theatres completed in 1911 1917 disestablishments in England Re-established companies Entertainment companies established in 1911 Entertainment companies disestablished in 1917 Entertainment companies disestablished in 1994 Entertainment companies established in 1976 Entertainment companies established in 1996 History of Oxford 1994 disestablishments in England

The Things That We Are Made Of is the 14th studio album by American singer-songwriter Mary Chapin Carpenter, released by Lambent Light Records on May 6, 2016. The album was produced by Dave Cobb. Background Carpenter recorded The Things That We Are Made Of at Dave Cobb's Low Country Sound studio in Nashville, Tennessee; production was helmed by Cobb. She began writing the material for the album about four years prior, and described the writing process as similar to those of her previous works in an interview with Diane Rehm: "[W]henever I've started a record, I haven't really had, like, a topic or an agenda or anything to sort of stitch the songs together. They just kind of come out. And when I finished the writing for [The Things That We Are Made Of], I was able to sort of see it as one thing and it really was this sort of document of where I am in my life, what this age that I'm at is bringing to me, [and] what I have lost along the way." In another interview with HuffPost, Carpenter said that the album's songs "poses questions at every verse", further adding that "What I was trying to articulate is that duality, two sides of ourselves that want to be unanswerable but also want that deep connection and safety. How to reconcile those two things? The song "Something Tamed Something Wild" poses that question and those conversations run through the record." Critical reception Upon release, The Things We Are Made Of received mixed reviews from music critics. Benjamin Naddaff-Hafrey of NPR called the album "surprising", however he praised Dave Cobb's production for "stripping Carpenter's arrangements back" in contrast to her previous album Songs from the Movie (2014). He also wrote: "In the process, she makes you believe that the lucky end of the stories we tell ourselves is the ability to look through memories and find real acceptance — the things we're made of and the strength to set off again." Track listing Spotify, iTunes and Apple Music bonus tracks Personnel Credits for The Things That We Are Made Of adapted from AllMusic. Musicians Mary Chapin Carpenter - vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar Dave Cobb - acoustic guitar, electric guitar, gut string guitar, mellotoron, moog, percussion, synthesizer Brian Allen - bass Annie Clements - bass Eamon McLoughlin - strings Chris Powell - drums, percussion Jimmy Walace - hammond B3, piano Mike Webb - fender rhodes, hammond B3, mellotron, piano, reed organ Technical Dave Cobb - production, mixing Pete Lyman - mastering engineer Eamon McLoughlin - strings engineer Matt Ross-Spang - engineering, mixing Mike Stankiewicz - assistant engineering Design Aaron Farrington - photography Kit Peltzel - artwork design Lisa Wright - artwork design Chart performance References External links Mary Chapin Carpenter's official website 2016 albums Mary Chapin Carpenter albums Albums produced by Dave Cobb

Sir William Warren ( 1602) was an Irish landowner, statesman and soldier of the late sixteenth century. He is mainly remembered now for having facilitated the much-discussed marriage of Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone and his third wife Mabel Bagenal, which took place at Warren's home, Drumcondra Castle, in 1591. Family Warren was the son of Captain Humphrey Warren (died 1561) and Elizabeth Clifford (died 1581). His father, a professional soldier of English birth, had come to Ireland in the service of the English Crown in about 1550. Little appears to be known of his family background. He enjoyed the confidence of three successive monarchs, and was a close associate of Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex, Lord Deputy of Ireland 1556-1558. He sat in the Irish House of Commons as member for Carrickfergus in the Parliament of 1559. His marriage was a most advantageous one. Elizabeth Clifford was the daughter and co-heiress of Sir Nicholas Clifford of Sutton Valence and Bobbing in Kent, and his wife Mary Harper. She was the widow of Sir William Brabazon, the Vice-Treasurer of Ireland, and of Christopher Blount, a cousin of Baron Mountjoy. After Humphrey's death, she made a fourth marriage to Sir Edward Moore. William was thus born into the heart of the Anglo-Irish ruling class: he was a half-brother of Edward Brabazon, 1st Baron Ardee, and of Garret Moore, 1st Viscount Moore. His grandmother Mary Harper was the sister of Sir George Harper, a politician of some importance in the reign of Henry VIII. The Harper family had a connection by marriage to the King through his fifth Queen Catherine Howard, her mother Joyce Culpepper being a cousin of Alexander Culpepper, George's stepfather. Another powerful connection was Sir Conyers Clifford, Lord President of Connaught (died 1599), who was William's second cousin on his mother's side. William and his brother Henry continued this family tradition of advantageous marriages: Henry married Alice Loftus, daughter of Adam Loftus, Archbishop of Dublin and his wife Jane Purdon, and William, sometime after 1586, married Jenet Finglas, daughter of Patrick Finglas of Westphailstown and widow of John Bathe, Chancellor of the Irish Exchequer. Through this marriage, he acquired for his lifetime possession of very substantial lands in County Dublin, and of Drumcondra Castle. His wife's open adherence to the Roman Catholic faith caused him some trouble politically. At a time when Irish office holders were required to take the Oath of Supremacy, recognising Elizabeth I as head of the Church of Ireland, Warren was suspected, probably with good reason, of privately sharing his wife's religious beliefs. Of her first husband's children, two became Catholic priests, which inevitably raised questions about the religious upbringing they had received at home, especially as their father John Bathe had also been an open Catholic. There are numerous references in the Calendar of State Papers to Lady Warren's reception of Catholic priests at Drumcondra Castle, and the Crown kept a discreet eye on her activities even after Warren's death. William Warren and Hugh O'Neill He was given a military command, and in April 1586 he was entrusted by the Lord Deputy of Ireland, Sir John Perrot, with the task of negotiating with Sorley Boy MacDonnell, a powerful Scottish chieftain who had challenged the authority of the English Crown by establishing a political base in County Antrim. Sorley had been on friendly terms with William's father Humphrey in the late 1550s, and William succeeded in persuading him to come to terms with Elizabeth I. William asked repeatedly to be made Governor of Carrickfergus, but without success. Like his half-brother Garrett, Lord Moore, he became a close friend and ally of Hugh O'Neill. Hugh O'Neill and Mabel Bagenal Hugh O'Neill's third marriage in August 1591 to Mabel, daughter of Sir Nicholas Bagenal, Knight Marshal of Ireland, is one of the most romanticised episodes in Irish history: Mabel has been called "the Helen of Troy of Elizabethan Ireland". Whether it was a genuine love marriage (as suggested in the play Making History by Brian Friel) or whether it was an effort by O'Neill to form a political alliance with Mabel's powerful family is debatable. What is clear is the central role which Warren and his wife played in the marriage. Mabel, who had been living with her sister Mary and Mary's husband Patrick Barnewall at Turvey House, appeared at Drumcondra Castle, about six miles from Turvey, where she was quickly followed by O'Neill. According to the detailed version of the events leading to the marriage given by Seán Ó Faoláin in his biography of O'Neill, Warren visited Turvey House to pay a call on Mabel, and pretended to "kidnap" her (in fact with her full connivance), and then rode to Drumcondra, where they were joined by O'Neill. Since Mabel wished to be married in a Protestant ceremony, the marriage was celebrated in Drumcondra Castle by Thomas Jones, Bishop of Meath, and future Archbishop of Dublin, although the Bishop, by his own account, performed the ceremony with great reluctance, and only to save Mabel's good name (although he remained on friendly terms with O'Neill for some time afterwards). The wedding was followed by five days of feasting, after which the newlyweds departed for O'Neill's home at Dungannon. Warren is said to have been a regular visitor to O'Neill's house in the following months, and to have accompanied him several times to Mass. These stories, whether true or false, can only have increased suspicions about his loyalty to the Crown. Nine Years' War The outbreak of the Nine Years' War, one of the most serious Irish rebellions against English rule, in which Hugh O'Neill was the overall commander on the Irish side, placed Warren in a very difficult position. Despite his English parentage and powerful Anglo-Irish family connections, his closeness to the "Arch-Rebel" O'Neill, and the long-held suspicion that he was secretly a Roman Catholic, inevitably raised serious questions about his own loyalties, although he maintained that he was prepared to fight against O'Neill, and also to persuade him to come to terms. By 1596 Warren's loyalty was so dubious that, despite being seriously ill, he was summoned to a hearing before the Irish Privy Council, where he was reprimanded and threatened with imprisonment, although the threat was not carried out. Later years Warren's fortunes improved during the Deputyship of Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex: Warren was in high favour with Essex, whom he entertained at Drumcondra Castle. After the downfall of Essex, Warren was quick to ingratiate himself with the new power at the English Court, Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury. Through Cecil's favour he at last obtained the Governorship of Carrickfergus, but died soon afterwards. He and Jenet had several daughters, one of whom married Warren's stepson James Bathe, but no son. At his death possession of his lands reverted to the Bathe family. His widow remarried as his second wife Terence O'Dempsey, 1st Viscount Clanmalier. She died in 1627; Lord Clanmalier died in 1638. Related sites Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone Making History References Ball, F. Elrington History of the Parishes of Dublin 6 Volumes 1902–1920 Dublin Alexander Thom and Co. Calendar of State Papers for the reign of Elizabeth I 1586–1588 Vol.123 April 1586 Gibney, Arthur Drumcondra Castle Dublin 2002 Seán Ó Faoláin The Great O'Neill Mercier Press Cork 1942 O'Laughlin, Michael C. The Families of County Dublin reprinted 1999 by the Irish Genealogical Society ÓMathúna, Sean P. William Bathe S.J. 1564-1614- a Pioneer in Linguistics John Benjamins Amsterdam and Philadelphia 1986 Notes 1550s births 1602 deaths People from County Dublin People of Elizabethan Ireland

Amber Hunt (born August 26, 1978) is an American journalist, podcaster, and author known for reporting on true crime. She is the host and co-creator of three true crime podcasts, Accused, Aftermath, and Crimes of the Centuries and has published four true crime books. she works as an investigative reporter at The Cincinnati Enquirer. Career After covering local news at small papers in Iowa and Michigan, Hunt was hired at the Detroit Free Press, where she covered crime for nearly eight years. In 2005, she won the Al Nakkula Award for Police Reporting from the University of Colorado at Boulder. In 2007 and 2008, she appeared on NBC's Dateline program, first in an episode called "The Valentine's Day Mystery" and then in "Disappearance at the Dairy Queen" (later renamed "The Case of the Girl Who Never Came Home.") Hunt's fourth book, released in December 2014, is The Kennedy Wives: Triumph and Tragedy in America's Most Public Family, co-written with longtime friend David Batcher. The book was a New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller. As of December 11, 2014, it had a 4.5 rating on Goodreads. Hunt's first true crime book was Dead But Not Forgotten, released in August 2010, which examined the 1990 murder of Barbara George, a 32-year-old mother of two whose husband Michael was arrested in 2007 for the suburban Detroit shooting. Hunt's book, released prior to Michael George's second trial in the case, was accused of undermining the prosecution's key witness. In Hunt's acknowledgments, she dedicated the book to her mother, who she wrote died of cancer when she was 12. In 2011, Hunt was named a Knight-Wallace Fellow at the University of Michigan. The same year, she was nominated as a Livingston Young Journalist for a series of stories written in 2010 about crime in the streets of Detroit. In August 2011, Hunt's second true crime book All-American Murder was released. The book covered the alleged beating death of Yeardley Love, whose on-again, off-again boyfriend George Huguely V was charged in Love's May 2010 death. She was set to have two non-fiction book releases in 2014: a true-crime account about the 2011 murders of Blake and Mary Jo Hadley, who were bludgeoned to death by their 17-year-old son, Tyler Hadley, in Port St. Lucie, Florida, and the book on the Kennedy family wives. Hunt is also a photographer. Referencing the question "Why are you drawn to crime?" during a talk for House of SpeakEasy's Seriously Entertaining program, Hunt said, "I'm not. I actually am repulsed by crime. It just so happens that I'm kind of good at covering crime. I think it's because I'm empathetic. And we all want to do something with our lives that we're good at, right?" In August 2011, the Associated Press announced its hiring of Hunt as news editor overseeing North and South Dakota. In July 2013, she left the AP to become an investigative reporter with The Cincinnati Enquirer. In June 2014, See How Much You Love Me: A Troubled Teen, His Devoted Parents, and a Cold-Blooded Killing was released by St. Martin's true crime imprint. Hunt began teaching a journalism course at the University of Cincinnati in 2015. In 2016, Hunt began a podcast called Accused, which was a critical and popular success that reached No. 1 on iTunes' list of podcasts. In 2017, a second season of Accused was released. It focused on the 1987 murder of Retha Welch and the wrongful conviction of William Virgil. In 2018, she also reported and narrated a podcast called Aftermath about gun violence in America She returned to Accused for its third season, which ran from late December 2019 through January 2020. That season focused on the mysterious death of Dave Bocks in a uranium processing plant. In April 2018, a photograph of Hunt depicted her celebrating with the Enquirer newsroom for its Pulitzer Prize win in the local reporting category. Hunt was among more than 60 journalists whose work on a project titled "Seven Days of Heroin" won the award. The project had been spearheaded by Enquirer editor Peter Bhatia, who left that newsroom for the Detroit Free Press in August 2017. References External links Living people 1978 births 20th-century American journalists 20th-century American women journalists 21st-century American newspaper editors 21st-century American women journalists 21st-century American journalists American crime reporters American podcasters American investigative journalists American non-fiction crime writers American women podcasters Associated Press people The Cincinnati Enquirer people Detroit Free Press people Journalists from Iowa People associated with true crime University of Michigan fellows Women newspaper editors Women crime writers

The 56th Writers Guild of America Awards, given in 2004, honored the film and television best writers of 2003. Winners Film Best Adapted Screenplay American Splendor - Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini Cold Mountain - Anthony Minghella The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King - Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh Mystic River - Brian Helgeland Seabiscuit - Gary Ross Best Original Screenplay Lost in Translation - Sofia Coppola Bend It Like Beckham - Guljit Bindra, Gurinder Chadha and Paul Mayeda Berges Dirty Pretty Things - Steven Knight In America - Jim, Kirsten and Naomi Sheridan; The Station Agent - Tom McCarthy Television Best Episodic Drama Day 2: 7:00 P.M. - 8:00 P.M - 24 - Evan Katz Bounty - Law & Order - Michael S. Chernuchin Loss - Law & Order: Special Victims Unit - Michelle Fazekas and Tara Butters Abomination - Law & Order: Special Victims Unit - Michelle Fazekas and Tara Butters Pilot - The O.C. - Josh Schwartz Disaster Relief - The West Wing - Alexa Junge and Lauren Schmidt Best Episodic Comedy No Sex, Please, We're Skittish - Frasier - Bob Daily Malcolm Films Reese - Malcolm in the Middle - Dan Kopelman Day Care - Malcolm in the Middle - Gary Murphy and Neil Thompson A Woman's Right to Shoes - Sex and The City - Jenny Bicks Best Animation Screenplay Godfellas - Futurama Best Original Long Form Screenplay Best Adapted Long Form Screenplay Out of the Ashes - Anne Meredith Bastogne (Episode 6 of 2001 miniseries 'Band of Brothers') References WGA - Previous award winners 2003 2003 film awards 2003 television awards Writ 2003 guild awards 2003 in American cinema 2003 in American television February 2004 events in the United States

Jolene Anderson is an Australian actress and singer. From 2006 to 2008, she played the character of Erica Templeton on the drama series All Saints. She is also the winner of the second series of celebrity singing competition It Takes Two. Career Television Anderson played Erica Templeton on All Saints until 18 November 2008, when her character was pronounced dead, as she had been missing for 3 weeks. She was one of the younger cast members and reputedly popular with the audience. In the first episode of the 2007 season of It Takes Two, Anderson and her partner David Campbell performed "The Sweet Escape" by Gwen Stefani and scored eights from all four judges giving them a score of 32 and therefore being at the top of the leaderboard for the first episode of the series. She continued to score highly amongst the judges and was one of the favourites for the entire competition. On 19 June 2007, she became the first contestant in the show to score a perfect ten from all four judges on both performances. Anderson and Campbell went on to win It Takes Two on 10 July 2007. Anderson later accepted the role of "Our Girl" in the Andrew Lloyd Webber song cycle Tell Me on a Sunday. The production had mixed reviews, but Jolene's performance was generally well received, in her musical theatre debut. Anderson hosted Bush Doctors in 2008, introducing and doing voice-overs during the show. The series aired from January to March 2008. Anderson signed on to become a series regular in the Ten Network cop drama series Rush. Her character, Shannon Henry, made her debut in the series' second season which premiered on 16 July 2009. In 2019 Anderson joined the cast of Harrow playing Dr. Grace Molyneux, a junior medical examiner with a mysterious past and Harrow's love interest for Season 2, Anderson was also a part of Season 3 filming and revealed during an interview with TV Week she had just returned to work after giving birth to her daughter only 3 weeks beforehand .. Theatre From 14 November 2011 to 10 December 2011, Anderson was cast as the leading role of Hypatia, in Queensland Theatre Company's Fractions, by Marcel Dorney. Hypatia is a brilliant female mathematician and philosopher who, 1600 years ago, was responsible for the Library of Alexandria - a collection of all the knowledge in her world. When political turmoil runs unchecked, religious fanatics threaten to destroy the Library. As Hypatia struggles to save it, she is forced to confront her own prejudice, and to make a terrible choice. Filmography Film Television Awards Anderson has been nominated for a Logie Award in 2007 for Most Popular New Female Talent for her role as Erica Templeton in All Saints but lost out to Amy Mathews from Home and Away. References External links Australian film actresses Australian musical theatre actresses Australian television actresses Singing talent show winners Actresses from New South Wales Living people Year of birth missing (living people) People from Kempsey, New South Wales Australian children's television presenters 21st-century Australian actresses 21st-century Australian singers 21st-century Australian women singers Australian women television presenters

Aerotec S/A Indústria Aeronáutica was a Brazilian aircraft manufacturer founded in 1962 with the support of the Department of Science and Aerospace Technology (Portuguese: Departamento de Ciência e Tecnologia Aeroespacial; DCTA) in São José dos Campos. History Beginning in the late 1960s, the company produced a two-seat trainer aircraft for the Brazilian Air Force, the Aerotec A.122 Uirapuru. Thirty units were produced for the civilian market. The Uirapuru was also exported to Bolivia and Paraguay. Thereafter, Aerotec produced mainly components for Embraer until 1980. At that time, the Brazilian Air Force showed interest in a performance-enhanced version of the Uirapuru. A prototype with an improved cockpit canopy and enlarged tail unit was built as the A.132 Uirapuru II. Since the Brazilian Air Force did not order this aircraft, only a few examples were produced for Bolivia. In 1987, the company was acquired by Embraer. Aircraft See also Companhia Aeronáutica Paulista Indústria Aeronáutica Neiva References Notes Bibliography Embraer Defunct aircraft manufacturers of Brazil Companies based in São Paulo (state) Brazilian brands

The Cega is a river in the Iberian Peninsula a left-bank tributary of the Douro. It is born out of the confluence of the Artiñuelo and the Vueltas creeks in the Sierra de Guadarrama. 133 km-long, the Cega, running northwest through the province of Segovia, empties in the Douro in the province of Valladolid, having previously received the waters of the Pirón, its main left-bank tributary. References Tributaries of the Douro River Rivers of Castile and León Geography of the Province of Segovia Rivers of Valladolid Sierra de Guadarrama

Riese may refer to: Project Riese, a German Nazi World War II economic project Riese Pio X, a municipality in Italy Adam Ries (1492–1559), German mathematician Riese: Kingdom Falling (originally named Riese), an American science fiction-fantasy TV series filmed in Canada, which followed a web series Riešė, a village in Lithuania Didžioji Riešė, a village in Lithuania

The Marine Corps War College (MCWAR), is the senior school of the Marine Corps University, providing Joint Professional Military Education (JPME) to selected United States military officers, civilian Government officials, and international military officers. The college prepares officers for future senior command and staff responsibilities requiring exceptional operational competence, sound military judgment, and strategic thinking. The college is located within the Marine Corps University aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia. History On 1 August 1990, the 29th Commandant of the Marine Corps, General Alfred M. Gray, Jr., instituted the Art of War Studies program under the Marine Corps Command and Staff College. General Gray's vision was to establish a "world-class educational institution for the study of war and the profession of arms." The original seminar was attended by six lieutenant colonels and was ten months long. The course of study matured into the current College and was patterned after other United States military senior-level service colleges. By 1999, the college became an accredited JPME Phase-I institution, enrolling 16 students from all five branches of the Armed Forces and various government agencies. In 2002, the college received full accreditation from both the United States Department of Education and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to confer a Master of Strategic Studies degree. In 2006, the college received JPME Phase-II accreditation. In 2009, the college expanded its student population and opened enrollment to include international military officers. The maximum enrollment each academic year is 30 students. In 2011, the college published the inaugural edition of the "MCWAR Papers" in cooperation with the Marine Corps University Press. The MCWAR papers is compilation of analytical papers by the college's students on strategic-level issue . MCWAR is located in Dunlap Hall aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia. Dunlap Hall is named in honor of Brigadier General Robert H. Dunlap, USMC. Curriculum The curriculum is designed to ensure officers "develop intellectual and technical approaches to warfighting and strategic thinking, hone military judgment, evaluate methodologies, expand academic expertise, and sharpen teaching skills through reading, research, writing, and participation in seminars." In order to achieve this, the curriculum partners military competence with political, economic, social, and informational studies which converge to form a complete national strategy. Collaborative efforts provide a diverse educational experience: students routinely interact with policy makers such as the Secretary of Defense, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Secretary of Homeland Defense, the Director of the FBI, the National Security Adviser, and members of congress. Non-government agencies such as JP Morgan, the Council on Foreign Relations, the New York Stock Exchange, and J Walter Thompson also supplement the college's coursework. Domestic and international travel opportunities are integrated with the curriculum. These travel opportunities have included trips to Unified Combatant Commands such as United States Central Command (USCENTCOM) as well as international trips to allies in Europe, Asia, and Latin America. The curriculum is a ten-month resident program consisting of 33-38 credit hours in the following core courses: Leadership and Ethics Warfighting and Economics National Security Joint Warfare Diplomacy and Statecraft Advanced Studies Program Extracurricular educational activities are offered through the auspices of The Marine Corps University, Library of the Marine Corps (Alfred M. Gray Research Center), National Museum of the Marine Corps, Marine Corps University Foundation, and Marine Corps Heritage Foundation. Graduates are awarded a Master of Strategic Studies degree and JPME Phase-II certification by the President of the Marine Corps University. The degree is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. Students and admissions Admission to the college is based on allocations granted by the Commandant of the Marine Corps and are solicited each academic year through a Marine Administrative Message. The admissions policy supports the mission and purpose of the college and reflects the needs of the United States Marine Corps and the educational criteria of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff's Officer Professional Military Education Policy. The student body is composed from three populations: U.S. Military officers United States Marine Corps United States Army United States Air Force United States Navy United States Coast Guard United States Space Force Government officials Central Intelligence Agency Defense Intelligence Agency Department of State Federal Bureau of Investigation United States Agency for International Development International military officers have attended from Brazil Japan France Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Georgian Republic Taiwan Canada New Zealand France South Korea Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Islamic Republic of Pakistan United Arab Emirates Mexico Republic of the Philippines Republic of Indonesia U.S. military officers are admitted through their services' selection/assignment processes; Federal Government civilian employees are admitted through an invitational nomination and approval process; International military officers are selected through the Department of State. As of 1995, the number of graduates promoted to O-6 (Colonel) was 93% which exceeds the Marine Corps average. Also, 96% have been selected for command. Notable alumni See also National War College Industrial College of the Armed Forces Naval War College Army War College Air War College Marine Corps University United States Marine Corps Training and Education Command Marine Corps Combat Development Command School of Advanced Warfighting References External links United States Marine Corps schools Universities and colleges in Virginia Universities and colleges accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Educational institutions established in 1991 1991 establishments in Virginia War colleges

Yatskivka (; ) is village in Kramatorsk Raion (district) in Donetsk Oblast of eastern Ukraine, at about north-northwest from the centre of Donetsk city, near the southern corner of the Oskil Reservoir. It belongs to Lyman urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. The village came under attack by Russian forces in 2022, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. It was liberated by Ukrainian forces on 23 September 2022, during the 2022 Kharkiv counteroffensive. References Villages in Kramatorsk Raion Lyman urban hromada

The Full Sentence is the second and final studio album by Pigeonhed, released on January 28, 1997 through Sub Pop. Track listing Personnel Pigeonhed Steve Fisk – piano, keyboards, synthesizer, Hammond organ, loops, vibraphone, arrangement, sequencing Shawn Smith – vocals, drums, drum machine, guitar, keyboards, Hammond organ, mellotron, programming Additional musicians Carrie Akre – additional vocals (6, 12) Jerry Cantrell – guitar (3) Matt Chamberlain – drums (3, 10), percussion (7, 10) Helios Creed – guitar (8) Om Fletcher – additional vocals (6, 12) Wayne Flower – bass guitar (8) Greg Freeman – bass guitar (8) Regan Hagar – drums (10) Mark Pickerel – drums (8) Riz Rollins – additional vocals (6, 12) Cedric Ross – bass guitar (7) Kim Thayil – guitar (3, 5, 8, 10) Reggie Watts – additional vocals (6, 12) Production Arthur S. Aubry – photography Greg Calbi – mastering John Goodmanson – production, engineering Lance Mercer – photography Pigeonhed – production References External links 1997 albums Pigeonhed albums Sub Pop albums

Piskavica () is a village in the municipality of Banja Luka, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. References Villages in Republika Srpska Populated places in Banja Luka

Okke Sikko te Velde (born 12 August 1966 in Haarlemmermeer) is a Dutch former basketball player. He played several Dutch and Belgian teams, as well for the Netherlands national team. From 1984 to 1997, te Velde played for Canadians. From 1987 to 1993, he played six seasons with Den Helder and won four Eredivisie titles. In the 1993–94 season, he trained with Okapi Aalstar but was unable to play as the team had to await the Bosman ruling. From 1994, he played two season with Goba Gorinchem. From 1996 to 1998, Te Velde played in Belgium again for Bree. He returned to Den Helder for his final season. Personal Okke has six brothers and four sisters. His sister Jos played in the Eredivisie as well. Te Velde has a son Jens, who played professional basketball for The Hague Royals in the Dutch Basketball League (DBL). From 2019 to 2021, he was the technical director of Basketball Nederland, the national basketball federation. References Dutch men's basketball players Guards (basketball) BV Den Helder players Bree BBC players Okapi Aalstar players Canadians basketball players Goba Gorinchem players Living people 1966 births

Wyoming Highway 231 (WYO 231) is a state highway in southeastern Lincoln County, Wyoming that serves as the main street of the town of Cokeville. Route description Wyoming Highway 231 is a 1/2 mile long spur of US 30 locally known as E. Main Street. Highway 231's western terminus is at Collette Avenue (CR 207) which provides access to Cokeville Municipal Airport (via CR 207 south). The east end of Highway 231 is at U.S. Route 30/Wyoming Highway 89 and the western terminus of WYO 232. Major intersections References Official 2003 State Highway Map of Wyoming External links Wyoming Routes 200-299 WYO 231 - US-30/WYO 89/WYO 232 to Cokeville Transportation in Lincoln County, Wyoming 231 State highways in the United States shorter than one mile

Antoine Burns (born October 31, 1979) is a former American football wide receiver/defensive back. High school career Burns played football at North Division High School in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He also played basketball and was a member of the track & field team. College career Burns began his collegiate career at Rochester Community and Technical College where he was selected as a junior college All-American. He earned a scholarship to the University of Minnesota where he was an All-Big Ten Conference selection in his junior and senior years. Burns finished his collegiate career with 75 receptions for 1,006 yards and seven touchdowns. He also returned 13 kickoffs for 253 yards. As a senior in 2002, Burns led the Golden Gophers with 44 catches for 526 yards and four scores. Professional career Antoine Burns signed with the Cleveland Browns following the 2003 NFL draft. After being waived, he was signed to the Seattle Seahawks' practice squad. Seattle allocated Burns to the Amsterdam Admirals of the NFL Europe, but he injured his ankle in the first game of the season. In 2004, he moved to the practice squad of the Carolina Panthers, where he remained for the 2005 season. In 2006 Burns, an AFL rookie with the Los Angeles Avengers, set a single-season team record for kickoff return yardage. In 10 games he returned 51 kickoffs for 984 yards and two touchdowns. His record broke the team's single-season record of 956 set by Kevin Ingram in 2004. Burns also finished the 2006 season with 19 receptions for 239 yards. In addition, he ran the ball three times for 22 yards and averaged a team-high 124.5 all-purpose yards per game. Coaching career Burns served as the Assistant Head Coach and Receivers Coach with the Club Status program at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee from 2013 to 2016, Milwaukee Panthers football He also has spent time coaching at his Alma - Mater Milwaukee North Division and at Milwaukee Vincent High school. Burns has also as a Director of NFL Alumni Youth Football camps since 2013. References External links AFL stats 1979 births Living people Players of American football from Milwaukee American football wide receivers American football defensive backs Minnesota Golden Gophers football players Amsterdam Admirals players Los Angeles Avengers players Milwaukee Iron players Milwaukee Mustangs (2009–2012) players Rochester Yellowjackets (NJCAA) football players Green Bay Blizzard players North Division High School (Milwaukee) alumni

The 2020–21 Exeter City season was the club's 119th year in existence and their ninth consecutive season in League Two. They finished 9th in the league, failing to qualify for the play-offs on the final day. The club reached the third round of the FA Cup, losing to Championship side Sheffield Wednesday. City were eliminated in the first round of the EFL Cup by Bristol City, and were knocked out of the EFL Trophy in the second round by Northampton Town. The season covers the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021. Review September A tough League Cup draw away to Bristol City began Exeter's season, and despite a strong showing a young and inexperienced side lost 2–0 to the Championship club. That result was quickly followed up by a 3–2 win against Forest Green Rovers in the EFL Trophy the following Tuesday, before City began their League season on Saturday 12 September. Exeter's League Two season began in the worst possible fashion as they conceded a goal inside the first two minutes of their opening League game away to Salford City. However, the Grecians galvanised and a strong end to the first half saw them go 2–1 up thanks to goals from Matt Jay and Joel Randall, the latter's first league goal for the club. Ash Hunter equalised in the second half to deny City the win, but it was still a strong showing against one of the pre-season promotion favourites. A home loss against Port Vale was followed by another strong away showing, this time beating Mansfield Town 2–1 with young full-back Josh Key scoring his first league goal for the club. October Unbeaten League Two leaders Cambridge United conceded their first league goal of the season at St James Park on October 3, as Matt Jay rolled home a penalty in the 16th minute. Joel Randall followed this up with another goal 18 minutes later, condemning the U's to their first league defeat of the season. Harry Kite, Ben Seymour and Alex Hartridge all scored their first professional goals for the club against League One outfit Swindon Town in the EFL Trophy in a thrilling tie that finished 4–3 to City at the County Ground, before Alex Fisher produced a stunning top-corner curling shot in the last minute to save a point for the Grecians at Southend United. After drawing 0–0 at Walsall, Jake Taylor and Ryan Bowman scored their first goals of the season against Crawley Town on 20 October, as their two late goals turned the game on its head to give City a 2–1 win. That was followed by another home win, this time a convincing 3–1 dismantling of Scunthorpe United. Between that Saturday and the following Tuesday both of City's first team goalkeepers, Lewis Ward and Jonny Maxted, suffered injuries and Exeter had to bring in Reading keeper Jökull Andrésson on a one-week emergency loan deal, ready to play against Leyton Orient and Carlisle United. Andrésson only conceded once in his first two games as City drew 1–1 at Leyton Orient and then beat 10-man Carlisle United 1–0, with the 19-year-old keeper instantly winning over the belief and hearts of City fans on social media. It was also at this time that City captain Jake Taylor got married, an event which coincided with his best run of goal scoring form in his career, as he scored four goals in five appearances in late October. November A frustrating 2–2 at Morecambe began the month, as the Grecians controlled the majority of possession throughout the match but could not find the breakthrough for the winning goal. However, an FA Cup match at home to National League North side AFC Fylde saw the Grecians get back to winning ways as, despite an early scare with Fylde going in front in the 11th minute, goals from academy graduates Matt Jay and Alex Hartridge turned the game around before half time and City held on to this one-goal lead until the end of the match. Another 2–2 away draw, this time at Bradford City, slowed down City's league progress but Exeter were still going strong in the cup, thrashing West Brom's under-21s 4–0 to secure a first-place finish in their EFL Trophy group. That form still couldn't be replicated in the league and an astonishing 40-yard free-kick from Oldham Athletic striker Danny Rowe gave the Latics three points at St James Park, and meant that the Grecians still had not won a League match in November, with it now being the 21st of the month. That was all to change in spectacular style at home to Colchester United on Tuesday 24th, as a hattrick from Ryan Bowman, two Matt Jay goals and a strike from Joel Randall dismantled Colchester 6–1 in City's highest scoring win for over 20 years. That match fuelled City with confidence as they headed to League One side Gillingham for the second round of the FA Cup, and a masterclass in the middle of midfield from Nicky Law, who scored once and provided two assists for Joel Randall, helped Exeter to overcome the Gills 3–2 and secure a spot in the third round of the FA Cup for the third time in six seasons and the first time under Matt Taylor as manager. That match was the last of Jökull Andrésson's emergancy loan as Exeter goalkeeper Jonny Maxted had fully recovered from his injury, ready to play against Grimsby Town. December Exeter carried their fantastic goalscoring form into December, ripping apart Grimsby Town 4–1 on the 1st of the month. This goalscoring run continued into the Grecians' first game of the season in front of fans, albeit Cheltenham Town fans at The Jonny-Rocks Stadium as the Government relaxed COVID-19 restrictions to allow home fans back into open-air stadiums in limited numbers. City and Cheltenham did not disappoint the fans, as they played out a thrilling match with the Robins emerging 5–3 victors. A weakened City team were then knocked out of the EFL Trophy in the second round as they lost 2–1 to League One Northampton Town but this loss did not deter the Grecians' startling League form and another high-scoring victory at home, this time against Tranmere Rovers, wowed the St James Park crowd. Ryan Bowman scored another hattrick, Matt Jay netted a penalty, and Jake Taylor added another strike to the best goal-scoring return of his career to wipe away Tranmere 5–0 in one of the best attacking performances seen at Exeter City in years. In the most frustrating of turnarounds, Exeter could not repeat the same level of attacking ability just three days later at home to lowly Harrogate Town, and the Sulphurites beat the Grecians 2–1 in the shock result of the evening. With matches at Stevenage and Newport County being called off for COVID-19 cases and a waterlogged pitch respectively, City only played one more match in December, a boxing day draw at home with Forest Green Rovers that featured a stunning goal from Archie Collins, a drive from outside the box that rebounded off the cross bar before going in. January With City's game at Barrow on 2 January being called off due to a frozen pitch, Exeter had to wait until 9 January to play their first game of 2021, a home match in the third round of the FA Cup to Championship side Sheffield Wednesday. This was City's first game for two weeks but despite the extended break, they could not get the better of higher-league Wednesday and lost 2–0. Exeter were quickly back in action in the league against former Premier League side Bolton Wanderers the following Tuesday, drawing 1–1 with the Trotters. Another away match, this time at Harrogate Town, was called off on 16 January due to an unplayable pitch, but the match was quickly rearranged for the 19th, and despite constant heavy rain in North Yorkshire the groundsmen at Harrogate managed to keep the rearranged fixture on. City struggled in their first away fixture for 45 days and couldn't break down a resilient Town so had to settle for a 0–0 draw. Matt Taylor made his first signing of the transfer window on 21 January, announcing that central defender Sam Stubbs had moved to the club from Fleetwood Town on a free transfer. The announcement of Stubbs' signing had been due a few weeks before this date, but he tested positive for COVID-19 so there had to be some delay in confirming this transfer. Stubbs also moved to the Grecians on the back of a long injury lay-off at Fleetwood and Matt Taylor confirmed that he wouldn't be featuring in the Grecians' first team for a few weeks as he recovered back to full fitness. A lack of goals in the team that scored so many was beginning to become a concern, but a 3–1 win over relegation-threatened Stevenage on 23 January helped dampen those fears, with Archie Collins opening the scoring with another thunderous shot into the same top corner as the goal he scored against Forest Green Rovers a month before. The good feeling generated by that win was quickly shot though as the Grecians finished the month with back-to-back defeats to fellow promotion hopefuls Morecambe and Carlisle United, losing 2–0 and 1–0 respectively. Between those two defeats first team goalkeeper Lewis Ward left the club on loan, joining League One club Portsmouth. Ward hadn't been playing since his return from injury for the Grecians and had been on the bench behind Jonny Maxted, and so when the opportunity to move to a higher league club had presented itself, he requested that the move go through as soon as possible. Reading stopper Jökull Andrésson was brought back to the club, this time on a six-month loan deal until the end of the season as Ward's replacement, and he made his second debut for the Grecians away at Carlisle. February February 1 was the January transfer window deadline day, and City made a single signing, bringing in experienced Newport County winger Robbie Willmott on loan until the end of the season. Willmott made his debut the following day as a substitute away at Stevenage, with City facing the Hertfordshire club for the second time in just ten days due to games having to be rearranged because of COVID-19 cases at various clubs. Rory McArdle's first goal for the club, a glancing header from a freekick, secured a 1–0 win for City against the relegation-threatened club. An in-form Bradford City visited St James Park on 6 February and despite Exeter's early dominance, the Bantams went into the half-time break 2–1 up due to defensive mistakes by the Grecians. This was turned around in the second half though, and thanks to Bowman's stooping header and Jay's slow penalty, the game was turned on its head and City won the three points. Two more back-to-back away games at Barrow and Oldham Athletic were postponed as a cold spell hit most of the UK, with the Exeter squad actually arriving at Barrow's ground before the game was called off. These postponed games gave City a rest before they played fellow promotion challengers Newport County at Rodney Parade for the rearranged fixture on Tuesday 16. Exeter made a poor start to the game with defender Alex Hartridge sent off after nine minutes for denying an obvious goal scoring opportunity. Despite having one man less than their opponents, Exeter still opened the scoring through Ryan Bowman. Just before half-time, the situation went from bad to worse, as Exeter were reduced to nine men with Bowman also receiving a straight red for elbowing an opponent. Against all the odds, nine man Exeter managed to hold Newport back until the 88th minute, and even then County could only score once and City escaped with a point. Exeter's squad were given another rest after their match at Newport as the following Saturday's game against Grimsby Town was called off due to a waterlogged pitch, the first home game of the season to fall foul of the weather. Then, Robbie Willmott scored his first City goal and Ben Seymour scored his first league goal in a 2–1 win against Colchester United, before City ended the month on a less positive note, losing at Crawley Town, with former City striker Tom Nichols scoring against the Grecians and Tom Parkes being shown City's third straight red card of the month. March City began the month with an uninspiring 0–0 draw with Walsall at home. After two drab games against Crawley and Walsall, City returned to winning ways against Leyton Orient on Saturday 6th, with first half goals from Joel Randall and Matt Jay (twice) putting the Grecians in a comfortable 3–0 lead at half-time. It took Jay just five minutes into the second half to complete his first ever professional hattrick, coolly slotting home a penalty to secure a 4–0 win for Exeter. Jay continued this form into the following Tuesday when he scored a superb free-kick at Scunthorpe United, with Jack Sparkes netting his first league goal for the club to confirm City's first back-to-back wins since early February. However, the Grecians couldn't turn this form into their first three consecutive league wins of the season when table-topping Cheltenham Town visited St James Park as, despite a strong performance from the Grecians, a last-minute headed goal from Andy Williams stole the three points for the Robins at the death. A trip to high-flying Tranmere Rovers followed the next weekend, and another defeat was compounded by the fact both of Tranmere's goals were scored from the penalty spot and Joel Randall suffered a season-ending injury while scoring City's equaliser. Exeter dominated in their next game at Oldham Athletic, having the majority of the ball and three times as many shots as their opponents, but two opportunistic goals and a lack of luck on City's behalf condemned the Grecians to three defeats in a row for the first time this season. Thankfully, this barren run was ended with a hint of luck on Saturday 27th against Salford City, in the Manchester club's first ever visit to St James Park. Exeter City had just one shot on target but that was all the Grecians needed to grind out a hard-fought 1–0 win against their fellow play-off rivals thanks to Matt Jay's 16th goal of the season. Transfers Transfers in Loans in Loans out Transfers out Pre-season The Grecians announced they would play four pre-season friendlies against Bristol Rovers, Taunton Town, Tiverton Town and Truro City. Fans were only permitted to attend the Tiverton Town match. Competitions EFL League Two League table Results summary Results by matchday Matches The 2020–21 season fixtures were released on 21 August 2020. FA Cup The draw for the first round was made on Monday 26, October. The second round draw was revealed on Monday, 9 November by Danny Cowley. The draw for the third round was made by Robbie Savage. EFL Cup The first round draw was made on 18 August, live on Sky Sports, by Paul Merson. EFL Trophy The regional group stage draw was confirmed on 18 August. The second round draw was made by Matt Murray on 20 November, at St Andrew's. Group stage Knock-out stage Statistics |- !colspan=14|Players who left on loan during the season: |- !colspan=14|Players who left during the season: |} Goals record Disciplinary record References Exeter City F.C. seasons Exeter City

The William Brandow House (also known as "The Willows") is a historic house located at 480 Route 385 in Athens, Greene County, New York. Description and history It was built in about 1788 and is a -story, rectangular frame dwelling with a gabled roof. Significant modifications were made in the late 19th century in the Victorian style and early 20th century in the Colonial Revival style. It retains its original Dutch split entry door. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 10, 2009. References Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state) Houses completed in the 18th century Houses in Greene County, New York National Register of Historic Places in Greene County, New York

Honorias () was a late Roman province encompassing parts of Bithynia and Paphlagonia in Asia Minor (modern Asian Turkey). Its capital was Claudiopolis (modern Bolu), and its governor held the modest rank of praeses. History The province was established under Theodosius I and named after his younger son Honorius. It formed part of the Diocese of Pontus, bordering with Bithynia in the west, Galatia Prima in the south and Paphlagonia in the east. In the administrative reforms of Emperor Justinian I, the province was united with that of Paphlagonia and formed a new province of Paphlagonia, under a governor styled praetor Iustinianus. Aside from the capital Claudiopolis, the major cities and episcopal seats of the province listed in the Synecdemus were Prusias and Tium. References Late Roman provinces Provinces of the Byzantine Empire Roman Bithynia Praetorian prefecture of the East Roman Paphlagonia

Coitsville Township is one of the fourteen townships of Mahoning County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,264 people in the township. Geography Located in the northeastern corner of the county along the Pennsylvania border, it borders the following townships: Hubbard Township, Trumbull County - north Shenango Township, Mercer County, Pennsylvania - northeast Pulaski Township, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania - east Poland Township - south Youngstown - west The western half of what was originally Coitsville Township is now occupied by three cities: The city of Campbell, in the west Part of the city of Struthers, in the southwest Part of Youngstown, in the northwest Name and history Coitsville Township is named for Daniel Coit of the Connecticut Land Company. There is no evidence he ever lived in Coitsville, but in 1798 he sent a survey party and a land agent to Coitsville. The first Euro-American settler, Amos Loveland, came in 1798 and by 1801 settlers started coming in large numbers. Alexander McGuffey, one of the early settlers in Coitsville, moved there with his family from Washington County, Pennsylvania around 1800. His son, William Holmes McGuffey, received his common school education in Coitsville and later wrote the popular McGuffey Readers. With excellent soil for farming in Coitsville Township, agriculture was the main occupation for many of the early settlers. In 1807 or 1808, the settlers built the first school house, a little log building in the northeastern part of Coitsville Township. In the early years, there were several sawmills and a gristmill in Coitsville; two stores, a tannery, and two blacksmith shops were eventually added to the township. It is the only Coitsville Township statewide. Government The township is governed by a three-member board of trustees, who are elected in November of odd-numbered years to a four-year term beginning on the following January 1. Two are elected in the year after the presidential election and one is elected in the year before it. There is also an elected township fiscal officer, who serves a four-year term beginning on April 1 of the year after the election, which is held in November of the year before the presidential election. Vacancies in the fiscal officership or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees. Media Coitsville Township is served by the Hometown Journal, a local weekly newspaper. References External links County website Hometown Journal Townships in Mahoning County, Ohio 1798 establishments in the Northwest Territory Townships in Ohio

Indy Eleven is an American professional soccer team based in Indianapolis, Indiana. Founded in 2013, the team made its debut in the North American Soccer League (NASL) in 2014, before moving to the United Soccer League (USL) in 2018. The franchise plays its home games at IU Michael A. Carroll Track & Soccer Stadium, with a new stadium in the city's downtown district under construction. History Thanks in part to efforts from a grassroots soccer organization known as the Brickyard Battalion, on January 16, 2013, the NASL announced that an Indianapolis expansion team owned by Ersal Ozdemir, CEO of Keystone Group LLC, would join the league in 2014. Ozdemir named Peter Wilt as the team's first president and general manager, after the veteran American soccer executive had served in a consulting role to explore the viability of professional soccer in Indianapolis in the three months leading up to the January 2013 announcement. The name and club colors were officially revealed to the public on April 25, 2013, during a ceremony held at Indianapolis' Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument. The team was named after the 11th Indiana Volunteer Infantry Regiment, an infantry regiment that served with notoriety in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Colonel Lew Wallace commanded the regiment, which was mustered on April 25, 1861. The team name reflects both the culture of the game and pays homage to the history of the state. The number also is an obvious reference to the number of players on the field when at full strength. The number eleven is also important to the world-renowned Indianapolis 500, with the race traditionally featuring eleven rows of cars and drivers and the first race being held in 1911. Indy Eleven named former Indiana University standout and U.S. international, English Premier League, and Major League Soccer (MLS) veteran Juergen Sommer as its first head coach/director of soccer operations on June 11, 2013. On October 1, 2013 the team announced Kristian Nicht as their first signing. Even though the team did not begin play until the spring 2014 season, the team announced in November 2013 that it had already sold over 7,000 season tickets, and in capping season ticket sales, became the first team in NASL history to have a wait list for season tickets. The team made its NASL regular-season debut on April 12, 2014, in a 1–1 draw against the Carolina Railhawks at home in front of 11,048 fans at Carroll Stadium. On June 2, 2015, Sommer was fired as manager, with Tim Regan taking over in an interim capacity. Regan's interim role ended on December 2 with Tim Hankinson being appointed as the club's manager. Indy Eleven won the 2016 Spring Championship after an undefeated season. The team, in a game called "The Miracle at the Mike," overturned a three-goal tiebreaker deficit to secure its first title. On January 31, 2017, the Eleven announced that they would seek to join Major League Soccer during the league's expansion efforts for teams to join by 2020. The Eleven were passed over in the initial 2017 bidding. On November 28, 2017, the Eleven announced that Tim Hankinson would not be returning as manager for the 2018 season. On January 10, 2018, the Eleven announced they had left the NASL and joined the United Soccer League for the 2018 season. Martin Rennie was then named as the Eleven's new head coach on January 16. On March 27, 2020, The Shop Indy teamed up with Indy Eleven to start selling t-shirts with "Indy Eleven Cares" on it in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Funds from the t-shirt sells would go to the Community Health Network Foundation's Lisa Borinstein Caregiver Assistance Fund to help employees and caregivers pay for medical expenses, transportation, food, and more. On June 16, 2021, Indy Eleven Rennie mutually agreed to part ways after four seasons. Rennie managed 99 matches and was the longest tenured coach in Indy Eleven history. On November 16, 2021, Indy Eleven named Mark Lowry as the team's new head coach and fourth in club history. Major League Soccer Indianapolis became the 12th team to apply for one of four available expansion spots in MLS, submitting their application just before the January 31, 2017, deadline. However, on November 29, 2017, MLS Commissioner Don Garber announced the four finalist cities for the round of expansion and Indianapolis was not among them. Subsequently, Indy Eleven released a statement claiming, "We are planning on being a finalist for the next round of MLS expansion opportunities." Despite Indy Eleven's persistence to establish a stadium deal with the city and a location for the venue, other cities surpassed their efforts and were awarded franchises. This included Cincinnati, Nashville, Sacramento, St. Louis, and Charlotte, along with a new team in Austin. Greg Stremlaw reiterated after Charlotte was accepted to MLS in December, 2019, as the league's 30th team, that Indy Eleven is still committed to their bid and believes further expansion will occur. Stremlaw stated, "I think we have a very strong application" and claimed that the ownership group and the bid will stick to the process that they have followed throughout the expansion talks. Indy Eleven Women On September 24, 2021, Indy Eleven announced the fielding of a team in the amateur USL W League as part of the league's inaugural season in 2022. The team was the 17th team to be announced for the amateur women's league. The team hosted the league's first-ever match, defeating Kings Hammer FC 3–1. Indy Eleven won the Great Lakes Division in an undefeated season and advanced to the playoffs, where they fell to eventual finalists Minnesota Aurora FC 2–1 in the quarter-finals. On May 16, 2023, Indy Eleven announced that they had also acquired a franchise in the forthcoming professional USL Super League. In the 2023 USL W League season, Indy Eleven won the USL W League's Valley division on head-to-head tiebreaker against Racing Louisville FC, then won the Central Conference championship over Minnesota Aurora FC. The campaign included a league-record 16–0 victory against St. Charles FC to clinch the division, avenging Indy Eleven's only loss during the season. Indy then advanced to its first national championship finals match on a 91st-minute stoppage-time goal by Alia Martin to defeat the San Francisco Glens 3–2 in the national semi-finals. Indy Eleven defeated the North Carolina Courage U23 2–1 to earn their first USL W League Championship. Year-by-year Record This is a partial list of the last five seasons completed by Indy. For the full season-by-season history, see List of Indy Eleven seasons. 1. Avg. attendance include statistics from league matches only. 2. Top goalscorer(s) includes all goals scored in league, league playoffs, U.S. Open Cup, CONCACAF Champions League, FIFA Club World Cup, and other competitive continental matches. Colors and crest The name "Eleven" references the eleven men who take to the field representing Indiana and also pays homage to Indiana's 11th Regiment Indiana Infantry in the American Civil War, while the navy colored checkered background is a nod to both Indianapolis' auto-racing culture and the Brickyard Battalion supporters group. Lady Victory from the Soldiers' and Sailors' monument is the focal point of the crest. The color scheme is the same as that of the civic flag of Indianapolis. Kits Predominantly red, white, and blue, the jerseys unveiled on October 1, 2013, also featured a sublimated checker board pattern paying homage to Indianapolis' rich auto racing heritage centered around the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The jerseys were manufactured by Diadora and Honda was the primary sponsor. The jerseys used from 2017 to 2020 were manufactured by Adidas with Honda remaining the sponsor. In 2021, USL entered into an agreement with sports apparel manufacturer Puma as the leagues official apparel partner. As part of this move, several teams including Indy Eleven changed to Puma as their kit manufacturer. Sponsorship Supporters Brickyard Battalion The primary supporters group for the Indy Eleven is the Brickyard Battalion, established on August 3, 2011. The supporters group has its origins in a grassroots campaign to elicit local support for bringing professional soccer to Indianapolis. Membership consists of more than 2,000 supporters, with over 4,000 officially registered supporters throughout the state of Indiana; affiliate chapters in the greater Indianapolis area and beyond include, but are not limited to: Slaughterhouse-19 BYB, Battery 37 BYB and Cologne – Germany BYB (an affiliate chapter based in Cologne, Germany). Rivalries LIPAFC Indy Eleven first played against Louisville City FC in the third round of the 2015 U.S. Open Cup, a game Louisville City won, 2–0. The two clubs met again in a series of friendlies the following two seasons, as well as the third round of the 2016 U.S. Open Cup, where Indy defeated Louisville by a score of 2–1. The arrival of the Eleven to the United Soccer League in 2018 resulted in the two becoming divisional rivals, and was given the unusual title of "Louisville-Indianapolis Proximity Association Football Contest", or "LIPAFC" during the season by both clubs on social media. Stadium Indy Eleven have played their home matches at IU Michael A. Carroll Track & Soccer Stadium, in downtown Indianapolis throughout their existence except for 2018 through 2020, when they played at the nearby Lucas Oil Stadium. In early 2014, Indy Eleven sought to build a new $87 million stadium with a capacity of 18,500 seats, but were not able to build the political support to finance their plan. On January 13, 2015, House Bill 1273 was submitted to the Indiana General Assembly, proposing to pay for the stadium by expanding ticket taxes through 2045 instead of ending in 2023 at a projected $5 million per year, but the bill failed to be passed. In 2018, the club announced that they would play their home matches at Lucas Oil Stadium, home of the Indianapolis Colts. IU Carroll Stadium continued to be used as a secondary venue for if the home matches needed to be moved due to scheduling conflicts at Lucas Oil Stadium. In 2019, the club announced a plan to build Eleven Park, a new $550 million mixed-use development, with a new stadium with a capacity of 20,000 as the centerpiece. This site is planned to include 600 apartments, of office space, of retail space, and a 200-room hotel. Ersal Ozdemir stated that is "the opportunity to create a vibrant community that will attract individuals and families from near and far to live, work and play". The club is proposing to fund $400 million for the project, with the remaining $150 million being financed through a public-private partnership. In February, 2019, the Indy Eleven ownership asked lawmakers to fund $150 million of a soccer-specific stadium in the city. On April 8, 2019, the Indiana House Ways and Means Committee unanimously voted to allow Indy Eleven to negotiate a stadium regardless of whether the team is accepted into the MLS or not. This subsequently passed through the Senate and Governor Eric Holcomb approved plans to build the stadium. On January 31, 2020, it was reported that the stadium's capacity might be adjusted downward from the original 20,000 to 12,000. Greg Stremlaw noted that the stadium will not be smaller than 12,000 seats and “will be built to ensure we can properly accommodate the fan base associated with leading the USL Championship league, but also be able to expand to all MLS specifications if and as needed". On February 3, 2021, the club stated it would return to Carroll Stadium starting with the 2021 season while the new stadium is constructed. The club announced on June 24, 2022, that it had acquired of land bounded by Kentucky Avenue, West Street, and the White River and will construct a 20,000 seat multi-purpose stadium starting in spring 2023 and opening in spring 2025. The complex will include apartments, offices, retail, and a hotel, and is projected to cost $1 billion. The site in southwest downtown Indianapolis was formerly the location of the Diamond Chain company and was acquired by Ozdemir's Keystone Group, which will handle development of the complex. Upon completion, the stadium itself will be owned by the Indianapolis Capital Improvement Board. Players and staff Team management Honors See also List of Indy Eleven records and statistics References External links Video of club's NASL introduction (on YouTube) Video of club's jersey unveiling, sponsorship, and first player (on YouTube) Association football clubs established in 2013 North American Soccer League (2011–2017) teams 2013 establishments in Indiana Sports clubs and teams in Indianapolis Soccer clubs in Indiana USL Championship teams

Diocese of Adarbaigan was one of the classical East Syriac dioceses of the Church of the East. The diocese, attested between the fifth and eighth centuries, was centred on the town of Ganzak and was included in the metropolitan province of Adiabene. History The diocese of Adarbaigan appears to have covered the territory included within the Sassanian province of Atropatene. It was bounded on the west by the Salmas and Urmi plains to the west of Lake Urmi, and on the south by the diocese of Salakh, which included the districts around the modern town of Rawanduz. Its centre seems to have been the town of Ganzak. Adarbaigan was not among the dioceses assigned to a metropolitan province in 410, but by the eighth century it was part of the metropolitan province of Adiabene. The metropolitan Maranʿammeh of Adiabene, who flourished during the third quarter of the eighth century, adjusted the boundaries of the dioceses of Salakh and Adarbaigan, transferring the district of Daibur from Salakh to Adarbaigan and the district of Inner Salakh from Adarbaigan to Salakh. These boundary changes probably affected Christian communities living in the upper valley of the Lesser Zab river. A separate East Syriac metropolitan province was created for Adarbaigan in the second half of the thirteenth century, possibly centred on Tabriz. Raiding and brigandage were rife in Mesopotamia at this period, and the creation of a new East Syriac metropolitan province reflected a migration of Christians from the Tigris plains to the relative safety of Adarbaigan, where there was a strong Mongol military presence. By the sixteenth century the title 'Adarbaigan' had been assumed by the East Syriac bishops of Salmas, doubtless reflecting a memory that the Salmas district had once been part of the diocese of Adarbaigan. Bishops of Adiabene The bishop Hosea of 'Ganzak of Adarbaigan' was among the signatories of the acts of the synod of Acacius in 486. The bishop Yohannan 'of Adarbaigan' was among the signatories of the acts of the synod of Mar Aba I in 544. The bishop Melchisedec of Adarbaigan adhered by letter to the acts of the synod of Joseph in 554, and was among the signatories of the acts of the synod of Ezekiel in 576. The bishop Hnanishoʿ of Adarbaigan was among the signatories of the acts of the synod of Gregory in 605. Notes References Assemani, J. S., Bibliotheca Orientalis Clementino-Vaticana (4 vols, Rome, 1719–28) Fiey, J. M., Assyrie chrétienne (3 vols, Beirut, 1962) Wallis Budge, E. A., The Book of Governors: The Historia Monastica of Thomas, Bishop of Marga, AD 840 (London, 1893) Dioceses of the Church of the East Dioceses of the Assyrian Church of the East Church of the East in Iran

United States vs. Imperial Petroleum is a federal criminal case in which Imperial Petroleum and others are accused of passing off RIN-stripped B99 as pure biodiesel. Premise On September 19, 2013, Jeffrey T. Wilson, Craig Ducey, Chad Ducey, Brian Carmichael, Joseph Furando, Evelyn Pattison, Caravan Trading LLC, Cima Green LLC, CIMA Energy Group and Imperial Petroleum were indicted in what Joe Hogsett referred to as "the largest instance of tax and securities fraud in state history" (in Indiana). E-Biofuels of Middletown, Indiana is also under investigation for the case. Per the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, a tax subsidy was offered to the very first person or organization to mix pure biodiesel (B100) with petroleum diesel. The individuals are accused of fraudulently selling over 130 Megaliters of RIN-stripped B99 to clients who paid an artificially augmented dollar amount while believing that they were acquiring B100 with RINs and a tax subsidy. Current estimates of the damages to buyers exceeds $100 million USD, much of which is alleged to be spent on automobiles, art and travel. Wilson and (Craig) Ducey were set to appear in federal court in March 2014. History Robert Dreher of the United States Department of Justice along with Hogsett reported indictments against six people and three companies with respect to renewable fuel program related legal issues. One other individual was charged, and has agreed to plead guilty and to work with the government. Case Craig Ducey, Chad Ducey, Chris Ducey and Brian Carmichael were in charge of E Biofuels, a manufacturer of biodiesel made using "feedstocks" such as vegetable oil and animal fat. It is alleged that the Ducey's and Carmichael worked with Joe Furando and Evelyn Katirina Pattison who both led a pair of companies called Caravan Trading Company and CIMA Green to buy RIN-stripped B99 and give the impression that E-Biofuels manufactured the fuel in order to falsely resell it as B100 with RINs coupled with a tax subsidy (acting only as a pass-through establishment). Ducey & Wilson were sentenced to 74 months and 120 months in jail. Allegations The allegations made are as follows: In certain instances, the biodiesel was moved from fuel terminals to the E-Biofuels establishment. The biodiesel was then placed in tankers and delivered unbeknownst to clients coupled with false documents labeling it as B100 with RINs manufactured by E-Biofuels. In other cases, the drivers did not deposit the fuel in Middletown, but instead collected false documents that claimed that the truck contained B100 with RINs that originated in Middletown. In the most dire cases, drivers delivered RIN-stripped B99 from fuel terminals directly to clients. Known as "ghost loads" or "phantom loads", the shipments never saw the E-Biofuels facility. The accused are claimed to have electronically sent fraudulent documents to drivers en route between the fuel terminals and the client establishments. See also Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 References 2013 in United States case law Federal court cases involving Indiana United States district court cases

Kirk B. R. Woller is an American actor who has played Gaius in The Chosen, Agent Gene Crane on The X-Files, and the boss of the mysterious cleaners in Charmed. His notable film characters include coach Cal Sawyer in Hometown Legend, Chief Officer Reynolds in Poseidon, detective Frank Shaw in Urban Justice, hotel-clerk Jordan in Hollywoo, and the cab driver in The Ride where he was nominated for Best Male Performance. His other guest star appearances include Melrose Place, Nash Bridges, NYPD Blue, ER, CSI, JAG, CSI: Miami, Alias, NCIS, Criminal Minds, 24, The Unit, Bones, Without a Trace, Boston Legal, Ghost Whisperer, Prison Break, Big Love, Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior, Extant, and Switched at Birth. Other film roles include Swordfish, Minority Report, The Hulk, After the Sunset, The Ring Two, Flightplan, Big Momma's House 2, Flags of Our Fathers, Resident Evil: Extinction, and Woodlawn. Filmography Film Television References External links Living people American male film actors American male television actors 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American male actors 1962 births

is a Japanese former football player and manager. He is currently the manager of the club Suzuka Point Getters. He played for the Japan national team. His brother Kazuyoshi Miura is also a footballer. Club career Miura was born in Shizuoka on 15 July 1965. After graduating from Shizuoka Gakuen High School, through Brazilian club Santos, he joined Yomiuri (later Verdy Kawasaki) in 1986. The club won the champions in Japan Soccer League 3 times, JSL Cup 1 times and Emperor's Cup 2 times. In Asia, the club also won 1987 Asian Club Championship. In 1992, moved to new club Shimizu S-Pulse based in his local Shizuoka in 1992. In 1996, he returned to Verdy Kawasaki. The club won 1996 Emperor's Cup. However his opportunity for play has decreased, he moved to Avispa Fukuoka in 1999. He played as regular player at the club. However the club was relegated to J2 League in 2001 and he moved to Vissel Kobe in 2002. He retired in 2003. He was 38 years old. National team career In October 1993, Miura was selected Japan national team. On 4 October 1993, he debuted for Japan national team against Ivory Coast. He played as left side-back on behalf of regular player Satoshi Tsunami could not play for injury. Miura also played at 1994 World Cup qualification. He played 3 games for Japan in 1993. Coaching career After retirement, Miura became a manager for J2 League club Giravanz Kitakyushu in 2011. Although Giravanz was at the bottom place in 2010 season, Miura led Giravanz to 8th place in 2011 season. In 2012 season, Giravanz finished at 9th place. In 2013, he moved to J2 club Tokyo Verdy which Miura played long time. However the club results were bad and Miura was sacked in September 2014 when the club was at the 20th place of 22 clubs. In 2015, Miura moved to Thailand and signed with Chiangmai. However he was sacked for poor performance in July. In 2016, he signed with J3 League club Kataller Toyama. He moved to J3 club Kagoshima United FC in 2017. In 2018, he led the club to the 2nd place and the club was promoted to J2 first time in the club history. However he resigned end of 2018 season. On 15 July 2021, he was appointed as manager at Suzuka Point Getters. Club statistics National team statistics Managerial statistics References External links Japan National Football Team Database 1965 births Living people Japanese men's footballers Japan men's international footballers Japanese football managers Japan Soccer League players J1 League players Tokyo Verdy players Shimizu S-Pulse players Avispa Fukuoka players Vissel Kobe players J2 League managers J3 League managers Giravanz Kitakyushu managers Tokyo Verdy managers Kataller Toyama managers Kagoshima United FC managers Suzuka Point Getters managers Men's association football defenders Men's association football midfielders Association football people from Shizuoka (city)

Shelly Mars (born 1960, Celina, Ohio) is a performance artist, actor and printmaker based in New York. She studied at University of California, Santa Cruz and has a B.F.A. in theater from the California Institute of the Arts. She also studied at American Conservatory Theater (ACT) in San Francisco. Career Since starting performing in San Francisco in the early 1980s, Mars has done everything from improvisational stage work to voiceovers to movies and is best known for her monologues and gender-bending portrayals of various subcultures, with a focus on queer culture. Film and TV appearances Her first film role was in Monika Treut's Die Jungfrauenmaschine (aka Virgin Machine), a groundbreaking film about the hedonistic exploration of sexuality. Mars went on to appear in many more films, including Drop Dead Rock with Debbie Harry and Adam Ant, Jennie Livingston's Who's the Top?, Venus Boyz, Mary Harron's The Notorious Bettie Page and a documentary based on her own life, The Dark Matter of Mars. After Virgin Machine's release in 1988, Mars was at the forefront of the emerging drag king culture in the US and appeared on such television shows as The Kids in the Hall, The Phil Donahue Show, The Montel Williams Show and The Sally Jesse Raphael Show and on HBO's Real Sex and Drag Kings. More recently, she has been featured in Comedy Central's Out There in Hollywood, A&E's Role Reversal and The Jamie Kennedy Experience on The WB. Live performances Her solo shows include Bug Chasers (2005), Whiplash: Tales of a Tomboy (1999), which the New York Times called her "a female Candide", and Invasion from Mars (1997) working in venues across New York and beyond: Abrons Art Center, PS 122, New York Theatre Workshop, The Kitchen and the Grove Street Playhouse. She performed in the Night of 100 Stars to raise money for the first New York International Fringe Festival (1997). Mars' autobiographical show, Sex on Mars, enjoyed a five-month run in Provincetown, MA in 2000. Her Homo Bonobo Project show, which is ongoing, weaves themes of sexuality, love, and violence into an educational piece about the bonobos of the Congo. Recently, Mars has been Artist in Residence at NYC's Museum of Sex and has received grants from the New York State Council on the Arts (2010), the Arcus Foundation, the Gill Foundation, and the Franklin Furnace Fund for Performance Art. She is currently hosting a performance series at Dixon Place called Bulldyke Chronicles that she co-hosts with Kirby the Bulldog. She has taught others the how-tos of performance art and creating one's own monologue; her own monologues have been published in Creating Your Own Monologue. Printmaking Mars has recently started doing printmaking and textile work with paper, metal and tee shirts in a style that reflects the intensity, sexuality and darkly layered aspects of her performance art. References External links Official website Shelly Mars on the Homo Bonobo Project website Shelly Mars on YouTube American film actresses American stage actresses American television actresses American lesbian actresses Living people 1960 births University of California, Santa Cruz alumni People from Celina, Ohio 21st-century American women