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John Shaw Stewart FRSE (1793–1840) was a 19th-century Scottish advocate and essayist. Life He was born John Shaw Shaw-Stewart on 24 July 1793 a younger son of Sir Michael Shaw-Stewart (1766-1825) 5th Baronet of Greenock and Blackhall, and his wife, the Hon. Catherine Maxwell, daughter of Sir William Maxwell of Springkell. His brothers included Admiral Sir Houston Shaw Stewart (1791-1875). He studied Law and qualified as an advocate in 1816. He was Advocate Depute from 1830 to 1835 and he served as Sheriff of Stirlingshire from 1838. In 1823, he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, his proposer being William Miller, Lord Glenlee. He was also a member of the Speculative Society of Edinburgh. He lived at 12 Shandwick Place in Edinburgh's West End, close to Princes Street. He died in Edinburgh on 29 June 1840 and is buried with members of his family in St Cuthbert's Churchyard at the west end of Princes Street Gardens. Family He married his cousin, Jane Stuart Heron-Maxwell (1806-1886), in 1827. They had two daughters and two sons, including Major General John Heron Maxwell Shaw-Stewart. Publications The Art of Printing Agriculture The Study of Political Philosophy References 1793 births 1840 deaths Scottish lawyers Scottish non-fiction writers Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Younger sons of baronets

GDP density is a measure of economic activity by area. It is expressed as gross domestic product per square kilometer and can be calculated by multiplying GDP per capita of an area by the population density of that area. Amongst other uses it demonstrates the effects of geography on economy. References Density

Smart Metering Systems (SMS plc) is a British energy infrastructure company founded in Glasgow, Scotland in 1995. As of 2022, SMS plc has around 1,200 employees. History SMS plc was founded by Stephen Timoney in 1995 and is part of the FTSE AIM UK 50 Index. Effective 1 March 2022, Tim Mortlock, former Chief Operating Officer of SMS plc, is Chief Executive Officer. Smart meter rollout In 2014, SMS plc obtained a contract with British Gas to manage its commercial utility metering, as well as a three-year contract to install and maintain 50% of British Gas Business’s portfolio of gas meter points. This followed the smart metering implementation programme published by the Department of Energy and Climate Change in 2012 and updated in 2013, setting out the UK Government’s target of having 53 million gas and electricity meters installed at 30 million domestic properties by 2020. The UK’s smart meter rollout programme received criticism in 2018 due to installation delays, after only 12.8 million out of the proposed 53 million smart meters had been installed to date. Criticism included a report from the British Infrastructure Group, which raised concerns over the continued use and installation of obsolete SMETS1 meters. In 2019, the Government delayed the 2020 smart meter rollout deadline to 2024. The Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy further delayed the deadline to 2025 in November 2020, due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. SMS plc sold a stake in its customer assets portfolio for £291 million in 2020. Acquisitions In April 2014, SMS plc acquired Utility Partnership Ltd (UPL) for £14 million, followed by CH4, Trojan Utilities and Qton in 2016 for £455,000 and Irish tech startup Solo Energy in 2020. See also Green electricity in the United Kingdom Energy policy of the United Kingdom Energy use and conservation in the United Kingdom Big Six energy suppliers Smart meters References Electric power companies of the United Kingdom Renewable energy companies of the United Kingdom Energy companies established in 1995 Renewable resource companies established in 1995 1995 establishments in the United Kingdom Companies of the United Kingdom British companies established in 1995 Energy in the United Kingdom

Howard Becker may refer to: Howard P. Becker (1899–1960), American sociologist Howard S. Becker (1928–2023), American sociologist Howard D. Becker (1914–1995), American painter and watercolorist

Jacob Merrill Manning (December 31, 1824 – November 29, 1882) was a prominent Congregational clergyman, active in Boston, Massachusetts. Biography Manning was born in Greenwood, New York, graduated from Amherst College in 1850, studied theology at Andover Theological Seminary, and in 1854 was ordained as pastor of the Mystic Church in Medford, Massachusetts. In 1857 he became assistant pastor of Old South Church, Boston, where he became pastor in 1872 until he stepped down on March 15, 1882. He served as chaplain to the Massachusetts State Senate in 1858-1859, chaplain to the 43d Massachusetts regiment in 1862-1863. In addition, he was a member of the Boston school board, and overseer of Harvard University from 1860 to 1866, trustee of the Massachusetts state library from 1865 to 1882, and lecturer at Andover Theological Seminary from 1866 to 1872. He published numerous sermons and addresses, and was a widely popular speaker. Among his best-known lectures was one on Samuel Adams, and among his orations the one that he delivered in May 1861, on the raising of the National flag upon the steeple of the Old South Church, and his eulogy on Henry Wilson at the state-house, Boston, in 1875. He died in Portland, Maine. Selected works The Death of Abraham Lincoln, 1865 Peace under Liberty Half Truths and The Truth, 1873 Helps to a Life of Prayer, 1875 References "Jacob Merrill Manning", in Appletons Encyclopedia, D. Appleton and Company, 1887-1889 McClintock and Strong Biblical Cyclopedia entry Religious leaders from Massachusetts 1824 births 1882 deaths Amherst College alumni People from Steuben County, New York Andover Theological Seminary alumni Boston School Committee members

Mehdi Jamalinejad (, born 1970) is an Iranian writer, conservative politician and the previous Mayor of Yazd city. He was elected as Mayor of Isfahan from June 21, 2015, to August 22, 2017, succeeding Morteza Saghaian Nejad, who held the position from 2003 to 2015. He was the city's youngest Mayor of Isfahan since 1979, and previously held positions in the city's municipality like Deputy Mayor in Civil affairs. He was also CEO of Malaysia based I.S. GOSTAR M company. References 1970 births Living people University of Isfahan alumni Writers from Isfahan Mayors of Isfahan People from Yazd

Tallinn English College () is a co-educational general education school in Tallinn, Estonia with in depth education in the English language. It has elementary, middle and senior levels with students aged from 7 to 18. History The history of the college starts in 1940, when Tallinn Secondary School No. 7 was created by merging Tallinn French School and Jakob Westholm Grammar School. The school was located in the building on Hariduse Street erected for the French Lyceum in 1937. Its name returned to Jakob Westholm Grammar School in 1941 under the German occupation authorities, but its original name was lost again in 1944 when the Soviet occupation was restored. The students had to survive more mergers with other schools. Finally the college became one of the few elite schools specializing in English in Soviet-occupied Estonia. In 1996 the school was renamed to Tallinn English College and moved to its current location on Estonia Puiestee in the very heart of Tallinn. Notable alumni Yoko Alender, architect Kaja Kallas, Prime Minister of Estonia Jüri Krjukov, actor Anu Lamp, actress Rein Lang, Minister of Culture Mihkel Raud, singer, guitarist and journalist Riina Sildos, film producer Meeli Sööt, actress Kristo Käärmann, co-founder of Wise References External links Schools in Tallinn Educational institutions established in 1940 1940 establishments in Estonia

Associated Press of Pakistan (APP) () is a government-operated national news agency of Pakistan. APP has News Exchange Agreements with 37 Foreign News Agencies and has "around 400 editorial staff including around 100 Correspondents at the District and Tehsil levels" . History Antecedents The news agency called Associated Press of India (API) was formed in British India in 1905 and was acquired by Reuters in 1915. In the 1940s, Reuters altered its constitution enabling co-partnership of news agencies in British Dominions, and the Associated Press of India became an independent company in 1946, though with significant backing by Reuters. After the Partition of India in August 1947, API continued to function for more than a year. Some Indian journalists such as G. K. Reddy worked in Pakistani areas. In 1948, the Indian press formed the Press Trust of India to take over the operations of API, which occurred in September 1948. In January 1949, the Pakistani operations were reorganised as a Reuters subsidiary under the name "Associated Press of Pakistan". In September 1949, company was transferred to national control. Initial years The APP was organised as a trust, with the Chief Justice of Pakistan serving as the chairman of the board of trustees The remaining members of the board were elected on two-year terms. The new-born country's press was economically weak, and was thus unable to financially support the agency. APP asked the Government of Pakistan for financial support, which was granted in the form of loans and subsidies. Government support enabled APP to subscribe to the services of the world's news agencies and to open offices in major cities of Pakistan. Government take-over The financial situation of APP continued to deteriorate until it was on the verge of collapse. This was a direct result of the withholding of payment of funds from the Government of Pakistan due towards APP from the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting in an effort to create a financial crisis for the national news agency. In the early 1960s, APP owed about Rs. 8 lakhs (Rupees 800,000) to the government's Post and Telegraph Department and another Rs. 12 lakhs (Rupees 1200,000) in unpaid subscription fees to foreign news agencies. The Government of Pakistan intervened and took over the agency on 15 July 1961 following the instructions of certain vested interests within the Government of Pakistan. A government ordinance was issued for it. The given reason was to strengthen APP's financial foundation. The takeover took place with several changes: Malik Tajuddin was removed and A K Qureshi, a senior government officer with some journalistic experience, was hired as Administrator of APP. The head office of the agency was shifted to Islamabad, the new capital of Pakistan. While the financial position of the agency further deteriorated, its coverage became more biased as the government started to use it as an official mouthpiece. A K Qureshi was a member of the ill-fated National Press Trust delegation traveling to London by PIA Flight 705 that crashed at Cairo on 20 May 1965. He is buried in a mass grave at Cairo alongside his fellow passengers: victims of Pakistan's first jet aircraft disaster. In 2015, Information Minister Pervaiz Rashid and a three-member committee had conducted interviews of 18 candidates for the position of Managing Director of Associated Press of Pakistan to be able to finally appoint a Managing Director. Editorial operation Besides its head office in Islamabad, APP maintains five bureaus at Karachi, Lahore, Peshawar Quetta and Rawalpindi and eight news centres at Sukkur, Multan, Quetta, Faisalabad, Larkana, Hyderabad, Muzaffarabad ,Sialkot and now Gilgit-Baltistan . The editorial function of any news agency is the same as that of a newspaper i.e. it is divided between reporting teams and the news desk. In smaller centres, the editorial staff consists of a reporter and sub-editor. The reporting team is composed of about reporters, responsible for specific beats such as economy, sports, crime, national and provincial assemblies or major government departments. These news desks are responsible for copy-writing and for coordinating activities of the reporting team. They also handle press releases of government information and private organisations including national and international NGOs, embassies and foreign missions The whole news operation is monitored by a Central News Desk (CND) located at the head office in Islamabad. News stories, features, write-ups from all bureaus are sent to Islamabad for editing and from there the combined service is distributed nationally. The CND is connected with foreign news agencies, local and foreign newspapers, government entities, TV channels, Radio via an internet. Communication networks Despite APP being considered Pakistan's "premier" news agency, for decades the agency ran on old, obsolete and unreliable equipment. News copy was being carried on a 50-baud duplex circuit between Islamabad, Karachi and Lahore. M. Aftab, APPs General-Manager in 1991, undertook to improve the agency's technical resources. The resulting upgrade saw a transformation of data output speed from 50 words per minute (WMP) to 1200 WPM, most of which is now directly fed into the computers of the subscribers simultaneously throughout Pakistan and overseas. Subscribers Being the national news agency of Pakistan, APP collects and disseminate domestic and international news to 84 (1992) newspapers of Pakistan besides radio, television and government offices and some foreign media. APP's subscription rates are higher than other agencies in Pakistan, due to its credibility and services. For this reason every newspaper in Pakistan tries to subscribe to its services. Notable newspaper subscribers to APP's services include: Dawn, Pakistan Times, Frontier Post, The Statesman, The Nation, The News International, Business Recorder, The Observer, The Post and Nawa-i-Waqt, Jang, Khabrain, Daily Express (Urdu newspaper), The Express Tribune and some other English and Urdu national newspapers. Staff The number of APP's employees is estimated at between 800 and 1000, of whom over 200 to 350 are journalists and photographers while the rest are administrative staff, including computer engineers, technicians, peons, traffic attendants, data entry operators and finance staff. In addition there are a small number of "stringers" (part-time correspondents) at various district headquarters in Pakistan and aboard. After decades gap the system of journalists posting aboard was revived during the first tenure of Mr. M. Aftab. He secured approval of the Ministry to post four senior journalists as special correspondents in Washington D.C., London, Beijing and New Delhi. The massive political induction by Musharraf government's Information Minister Muhammad Ali Durrani and subsequently by PPP-led democratic government at federation from 2008 up till now (October 2015) have badly affected the financial position of APP. The organisation is unable to pay medical, telephones, newspapers bills, over time, feature and other allowances. The very unfortunate thing was that the backbone of the organisation are journalists but they are very less in number as compare to other staff members of the entity. Management and financing APP is a government organisation, responsible to the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. The agency is headed by a Director-General, appointed by the Ministry. Also it has a Managing Director (MD) of APP, appointed by the government. Since the government takeover, APP has continued with an undefined status – neither an official government body nor an independent news outfit, APP has drawn criticism as a mouthpiece for the government of the day. In 1998, however, a Bill was proposed to convert APP into a corporation. On 19 October 2002 an Ordinance converted APP into a corporation and renamed it Associated Press of Pakistan Corporation (APPC). Due to this unclear status, there is no long-term financing in place for APP, with allocations being made on an annual basis by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. APP's annual expenditure is now placed at Rs. 140 million. APP generates 60% of its revenue from the government, and the remainder is raised through subscription from electronic media including television and radio and newspapers as well as foreign news agencies, business and non-media subscribers. Services provided by APP News service Pakistan has two major news agencies: Associated Press of Pakistan and Pakistan Press International. The APP News Service is mainly divided into three main areas: official, political and district news. Official news APP provides detailed coverage of the activities and statements of government dignitaries. Newspapers and the government-controlled radio and television rely heavily on APP for government news. According to renowned journalist Zamir Niazi: "Most of the time and energy of APP since the days of Ayub Khan is being consumed in creeding long speeches of the president and other ministries, the rest are allocated to the government press notes and other lesser government functionaries." Political & Other news Being the government agency, APP mainly focuses on government news, besides promoting cultural, social, economic and other sectors of national life. The organisation is well known for its credibility, as being a state owned news agency it has to demonstrate it indeed. APP also gives coverage to opposition leaders and parties in center and at provincial level but keeping in view its policy and as allow by the federal government. District news APP's district news service is not highly regarded, as its resources are so thinly placed across the country that most of the information from this department comes from government information officers. Foreign news APP has become the main source of international news for the Pakistani media. The agency subscribes to Reuters, AFP, and the Associated Press of America (AP). United Press International was also linked with APP, but the agreement was allowed to lapse. APP has co-operation agreements with some 35 news agencies, mainly in third world countries. Under these agreements, news is exchanged on a barter basis. Prominent among these are the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA), the Press Trust of India, and MENA (Egypt). Commercial service The commercial service of APP provides currency and commodity rates from Reuters, financial and economic services, banks and large business houses. APP planned to expand this service, but suffered a setback in the mid-1980s when Reuters bypassed APP and began to sell its financial services directly to business houses and newspapers in Pakistan. Photo service APP has its own photographic section equipped with photo receivers and photo transmitters in Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad and Quetta respectively. Islamabad is the head office to receive photographs from within Pakistan and aboard, and transmits them to the agency's bureaux and stations which distribute them to local newspapers. Urdu service The agency's Urdu language service started in the 1980s to cater for the needs of the growing number of Urdu language dailies in Pakistan. The idea behind the setting-up of the service was to avoid errors and ensure accuracy. As a practice, Urdu speech was often translated into English by the APP and then back into Urdu by newspaper editor – greatly increasing the chances of translation, emphasis or context errors. The Urdu Service, while still small, has been effective in producing text in both languages. Feature & Write Up Service APP editorial staff regularly contribute English and Urdu feature and write ups on socio-economic issues including education, health, business which are well carried by national dailies. Video News Service The Visual News Service (VNS)was launches during 2007 with a special focus to provide electronic news coverage of President, Prime Minister, Parliament House to private media national and international channels The project was initiated on an idea to launch APP's own news channel but financial restraints have hindered the idea and confined it to VNS service only. References Bibliography External links Associated Press of Pakistan official website Companies based in Islamabad News agencies based in Pakistan State media Pakistan federal departments and agencies Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (Pakistan)

The following were the scheduled events of sailing for the year 2014 throughout the world. Events Olympic classes events World championships 8–21 September: 2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships in Santander, Spain Sailing World Cup 12 October 2013 – 30 November 2014: 2013–14 ISAF Sailing World Cup 25 January – 1 February: ISAF Sailing World Cup Miami in Miami, United States 29 March – 5 April: ISAF Sailing World Cup Mallorca in Palma, Spain 19–26 April: ISAF Sailing World Cup Hyères in Hyères, France 14 October – 30 November: 2014 ISAF Sailing World Cup 14–18 October: ISAF Sailing World Cup Qingdao in Qingdao, China 26–30 November: ISAF Sailing World Cup Final in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 7 December 2014 – 1 November 2015: 2015 ISAF Sailing World Cup 7–14 December: ISAF Sailing World Cup Melbourne in Melbourne, Australia African championships 28 December 2014 – 4 January 2015: RS:X African Championships in Bejaia, Algeria European championships 2–10 May: Finn European Championship in La Rochelle, France 7–14 June: Laser European Championships in, Croatia 28 June – 5 July: RS:X European Championships in Alaçatı, Turkey 4–12 July: Nacra 17 European Championship in La Grande-Motte, France 8–13 July: 49er & 49er FX European Championships in Helsinki, Finland 8–15 July: 470 European Championships in Athens, Greece North American championships 18–20 January: 470 North American Championships in Miami, United States 18–20 January: 49er & 49er FX North American Championships in Miami, United States 20–22 February: RS:X North American Championships in Cancun, Mexico 16–18 May: Finn North American Championship in Alamitos Bay, United States 12–15 June: Laser North American Championship in Alamitos Bay, United States South American championships 30 July – 1 August: 470 South American Championship in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 5–8 November: 49er & 49er FX South American Championships in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 3–7 December: RS:X South American Championships in Buenos Aires, Argentina 8–11 December: Nacra 17 South American Championship in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Other major events Extreme Sailing Series 20 February – 14 December: 2014 Extreme Sailing Series 20–23 February: Act #1 in Singapore, Singapore 19–22 March: Act #2 in Muscat, Oman 1–4 May: Act #3 in Qingdao, China 26–29 June: Act #4 in Saint Petersburg, Russia 22–25 June: Act #5 in Cardiff, United Kingdom 10–14 September: Act #6 in Istanbul, Turkey 2–5 October: Act #7 in Nice, France 11–14 December: Act #8 in Sydney, Australia PWA World Tour 27 May – 1 June: PWA World Cup - Catalunya Costa Brava in Costa Brava, Spain 20–24 June: PWA World Cup Bonaire - Freestyle in Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles 1–6 July: Awaza PWA World Cup Turkmenistan - Slalom in Turkmenistan 14–20 July: PWA World Cup Gran Canaria - Wave in Gran Canaria, Spain 25 July – 2 August: PWA World Cup Fuerteventura - Freestyle and Slalom in Fuerteventura, Spain 4–10 August: PWA World Cup Tenerife - Wave in Tenerife, Spain 26–31 August: Pegasus Airlines Alaçatı PWA World Cup - Slalom in Alaçatı, Turkey 26 September – 5 October: Davidoff Cool Water Windsurf World Cup Sylt in Sylt, Germany Volvo Ocean Race 4 October – 27 June 2015: 2014–15 Volvo Ocean Race 4 October: In-Port Race in Alicante, Spain 11 October: Leg #1 from Alicante, Spain to Cape Town, South Africa 15 November: In-Port Race in Cape Town, South Africa 19 November: Leg #2 from Cape Town, South Africa to Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates World Match Racing Tour Alpari World Match Racing Tour 5–9 June: Match Race Germany in Langenargen, Germany 30 June – 5 July: Stena Match Cup in Marstrand, Sweden 31 July – 3 August: Sopot Match Race in Sopot, Poland 17–21 September: Chicago Match Cup in Chicago, United States 24–28 September: Lelystad Match Race in Lelystad, Netherlands 21–26 October: Argo Group Gold Cup in Hamilton, Bermuda Other classes World championships 8–15 February: Hobie 16 World Championships in New South Wales, Australia 1–8 March: Ice World Championships in Gizycko, Poland 6–11 May: IFCA Funboard Open Slalom World Championships in Azores, Portugal 16–21 June: IFCA Funboard Slalom Youth & Masters World Championships in Rosas, Spain 27 June – 7 July: Star World Championship in Malcesine, Italy : : : 12–18 July: ISAF Youth Sailing World Championships in Tavira, Portugal 19–26 July: Techno 293 World Under-15 Championships in Brest, France 25 July – 3 August: 420 World Championships in Travemünde, Germany 26 July – 2 August: Laser Radial World Youth Championships in Dziwnów, Poland 8–15 August: Laser 4.7 World Youth Championships in Karatsu, Japan 16–24 August: IFDS Combined World Championships in Halifax, Canada 18–24 August: IKA Formula Kite World Championships in Istanbul, Turkey 19–23 August: RS100 World Championship in Loctudy, France 6–13 September: J/70 World Championship in Newport, United States : : : 18–25 October: RS:X World Youth Championships in Clearwater, United States 22 October – 2 November: Optimist World Championship in Buenos Aires, Argentina African championships 1–5 May: Laser 4.7 African Championship in Algiers, Algeria 23–28 June: IKA African Championship in Egypt 4–9 September: Open Bic African Championship in Algiers, Algeria 6–14 September: Optimist African Championship in Maputo, Mozambique Asian championships 28 March – 6 April: Optimist Asian Championship in Al Jazaeer Beach, Bahrain 10–15 November: IKA Asian Championship in Qatar European championships 21–28 March: Dragon European Championship in Sanremo, Italy 2–9 May: Melges 24 European Championship in Balatonfüred, Hungary 21–27 June: A-Class Catamaran European Championship in Maubuisson, France 26–29 June: Sunfish European Championship in Gargnano, Italy 27–5 July: Hobie Multi European Championships in Castelldefels, Spain 28 June – 4 July: J/80 European Championship in Barcelona, Spain 9–13 July: European Match Racing Championship in Swinoujscie, Poland 18–20 July: Melges 32 European Championship in Riva del Garda, Italy 18–25 July: 6 Metre European Championship in Falmouth, United Kingdom 21–26 July: OK European Championship in Wunstorf, Germany 22–27 July: Flying Junior European Championship in Arco, Italy 25 July – 1 August: Laser 4.7 European Championship in Norway 8–13 August: Star European Championship in Brunnen, Switzerland 9–15 August: J/24 European Championship in Ängelholm, Sweden 11–18 August: 470 European Junior Championships in Gdynia, Poland 16–24 August: Snipe European Championship & Snipe European Junior Championship in Pomorshi, Poland 2–7 September: IKA European Championship in Poland 17–20 September: European Youth Sailing Championships in Viana do Castello, Portugal 24–27 September: J/70 European Championship in Lake Garda, Italy 27 September – 3 October: One Metre European Championship in Lake Garda, Italy 22–26 October: EUROSAF Disabled Sailing European Championship in Valencia, Spain North American championships 6–10 August: Sonar North American Championship in Lunenburg, Canada 9–11 August: SKUD18 North American Championship in Halifax, Canada 23–27 September: J/70 North American Championship in Rochester, Canada 6–10 October: IKA North American Championship in United States South American championships 3–8 February: Formula Kite South American Championships in San Andres Island, Colombia 3–8 February: IKA South American Championship in San Andres Island, Colombia 10–20 April: Optimist South American Championship in Colombia 29 December 2014 – 4 January 2015: 29er South American Championship in Mar del Plata, Argentina Other events 20–24 May: Delta Lloyd Regatta in Medemblik, Netherlands 2–6 June: Sail for Gold in Weymouth & Portland, United Kingdom 21–29 June: Kiel Week in Kiel, Germany 26 December 2014 – 1 January 2015: Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race from Sydney, Australia to Hobart, Australia References Sailing by year

Changlingpi station () is a Metro station of Shenzhen Metro Line 5. It opened on 22 June 2011. This station is an elevated station. Station layout Exits Trivia The drivers usually relieve in this station, so that the metro will stay in this station for a bit longer time. References External links Shenzhen Metro stations Nanshan District, Shenzhen Railway stations in China opened in 2011

A "Black Lives Matter" street mural has been painted in Cincinnati, in the U.S. state of Ohio. The mural appears on Plum Street between Eighth and Ninth streets. History Black Art Speaks, ArtsWave, and ArtWorks painted the mural in front of the Cincinnati City Hall in June 2020. Plans for a $118,000 restoration were confirmed in June 2021. Black Art Speaks completed the restoration. City manager Paula Boggs Muething recommended using $250,000 in federal stimulus money from the American Rescue Plan to fund the project. Cincinnati City Council approved spending $125,000. Some streets were closed during the renovation. A block party was held on the site. See also 2020 in art References External links 2020 establishments in Ohio 2020 paintings 2020s murals Black Lives Matter art Paintings in Cincinnati Murals in Ohio

Klaus Henkes (29 July 1929, in Görlitz – 7 March 2003) was a German soldier. He was a Generalleutnant in the East German army (NVA) and a deputy Transport minister in the government from 1975 till 1990. Between 1978 and 1982 he was in charge of Interflug, the national airline of East Germany. Biography Early years Henkes was born into a working-class family in Görlitz where after leaving school relatively young he studied for a career as a chemical laboratory assistant. At the end of the war he was captured by the Soviets and was, according to one source, a Soviet prisoner of war between 1946 and 1949. He trained as a miner of Lignite (brown coal) at Espenhain (near Leipzig) and, in 1948, became a member of East Germany's ruling Socialist Unity Party of Germany (SED / "Sozialistische Einheitspartei Deutschlands"). By 1949 he had already reached the rank of Brigadier with SAG Wismut, the important (Uranium) mining company. A period of further education followed when he studied at the Freiberg Mining Academy from 1949 till 1950, after which he returned to Wismut, where he worked till 1952. Military training Henkes volunteered for military service on 23 May 1952, and was commended to attend "Lehrgang X" training till 1953. This was a training programme instigated at the end of 1951 by the Soviet authorities which involved special training at Syzran, by the Volga River for approximately 220 East German future military pilots for that country's future military air force. (The country's army was only officially designated an army in 1956, prior to which quasi-military activity took place under the auspices of the Peoples' Police based in Barracks (KVP / Kasernierte Volkspolizei).) After completing his training he was appointed a pilot at the KVP (quasi-military) Flying School at the Bautzen flying centre, which later became the Officers' Training Base for Military Pilots. Between 1954 and 1955 he was sent on assignment as Senior Navigator of the forerunner organisation for East Germany's Airforce Command. In this connection he was then sent for a lengthy period of training, which lasted till 1959, at the Gagarin Air Force Academy near Moscow. Military career From 1959 till 1961 Henkes served as a senior pilot with Airforce Command. Then, from 1961 till 1975, he was deputy Chief of Staff for Flight Safety, Command Posts and Automation, still with Airforce Command, now based at Barnim military complex at Strausberg. During this time he was also, in 1967, awarded a doctorate in Military sciences from the Dresden Military Academy. On 1 March 1975 he was promoted to the rank of Major General. This was also the year in which he was succeeded as deputy Chief of Staff by Günter Hiemann and appointed a member of the government as Deputy Minister of Transport and Head of the Civil Aviation department in succession to Paul Wilpert. In 1978 Henkes succeeded Kurt Diedrich in the top job at Interflug, the German Democratic Republic's "flag-carrier" airline. The appointment to this position of a military general highlighted the close links between Interflug and the defense forces in East Germany. He remained at Interflug till 1982. On 2 October 1982 he was promoted again, now to the rank of Lieutenant general. Retirement In 1989 he was awarded the National Prize of East Germany, and he was retired on 30 April 1990. He was also granted an invalidity pension. See also List of East German Airforce Generals References Lieutenant generals of the Air Forces of the National People's Army Socialist Unity Party of Germany members Government ministers of East Germany Recipients of the National Prize of East Germany Recipients of the Patriotic Order of Merit People from Görlitz 1929 births 2003 deaths

StellarCon was a general, speculative fiction convention held in the Greater Metro area of Greensboro, North Carolina, and High Point, usually around mid-March. Average attendance at the convention was around 500 people. It hosted a variety of related programming, including guest panel discussions, book readings, demonstrations, workshops, roleplaying games, board games, card games, robot battles, and a costume contest. Guest speakers generally include authors, artists, game designers, costumers, and media celebrities. Additional attendees are vendors, selling a variety of merchandise, and fan groups such as the 501st Legion (Stormtroopers), Klingon Assault Group, Star Fleet, The Browncoats, Stargate:SO-Com, Shadowmoor, and The Buccaneers of the Atlantic Coast. Other conventions host tables such as Dragon*Con, ConCarolinas, RavenCon, and NekoCon. StellarCon was produced by The Science Fiction Fantasy Federation of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG). The convention staff consisted of volunteers from the UNCG student body, UNCG alumni, and professionals from throughout the southeastern United States. History On March 20, 1976, The Science Fiction Fantasy Federation held the first StellarCon as a one-day mini-convention whose main guest was Jack Townsend, then the president of the Walter Koenig Fan Club. Since that date, StellarCon has grown into a full 3-day event. The conventions were initially held in Elliott University Center, on the campus of UNCG, until StellarCon 16 in 1992, when Jeff Smith, the convention manager that year, took it off campus for the first time to a local hotel. It has remained off-campus since that date. In July 2006, StellarCon was selected to host the 46th annual DeepSouthCon, which took place in March 2008. Science fiction conventions in the United States Culture of Greensboro, North Carolina Conventions in North Carolina Recurring events established in 1976

Ratkovo () is a rural locality (a village) in Filippovskoye Rural Settlement, Kirzhachsky District, Vladimir Oblast, Russia. The population was 139 as of 2010. There are 21 streets. Geography Ratkovo is located 36 km southwest of Kirzhach (the district's administrative centre) by road. Zarechye is the nearest rural locality. References Rural localities in Kirzhachsky District

Practical Mysticism is a book written by Evelyn Underhill and first published in 1915. In this book Underhill sets out her belief that spiritual life is part of human nature and as such is available to every human being. Underhill's practical mysticism is secular rather than religious, since "it is a natural human activity." In the following paragraph, Underhill defines the meaning of the phrase "Practical Mysticism": Therefore it is to a practical mysticism that the practical man is here invited: to a training of his latent faculties, a bracing and brightening of his languid consciousness, an emancipation from the fetters of appearance, a turning of his attention to new levels of the world. Thus he may become aware of the universe that the spiritual artist is always trying to disclose to the race. This amount of mystical perception---this 'ordinary contemplation', as the specialist call it,---is possible to all men: without it, they are not wholly alive. It is a natural human activity Underhill's book was written at the outbreak of World War I, at a time of "struggle and endurance, practical sacrifices, difficult and long continuous effort" when, she believed, practical mysticism was the activity needed most. External links Full text of Practical Mysticism at Wikisource Zarrabi-Zadeh, Saeed. Practical Mysticism in Islam and Christianity: A Comparative Study of Jalal al-Din Rumi and Meister Eckhart. London and New York: Routledge (Routledge Sufi Series), 2016 References Mysticism texts 1915 non-fiction books

Mirage Yachts Limited was a Canadian boat builder initially based in Pointe Claire, Quebec, a suburb of Montreal and founded by Dick and Irene Steffen. The company specialized in the manufacture of sailboats. The company was founded in February 1972 and went out of business in 1989. History The Steffens had owned a yacht dealership for C&C Yachts, that was located in Pointe Claire. The company had done good business selling C&C boats, but the C&C line did not offer a boat smaller than the C&C 27. Dick Steffen was a competitive sailing racer and thought that there would be a good market for a C&C 24 foot keelboat. At his request C&C designed the boat, but decided not to proceed with production. Steffen bought the design from C&C, founding Mirage Yachts in February 1972 to build the design. Initially the new company was located on the second floor of a rented building in Pointe Claire, a major Canadian sailing centre that included the Laser factory Performance Sailcraft at that time and home of Laser builder Ian Bruce and the Pointe-Claire Yacht Club. The Mirage 24 sold well and the company soon had 15 employees constructing the model. One factor in its brisk sales was its racing record in Midget Ocean Racing Club (MORC) class events. Even 15 years after its introduction a Mirage 24 won the production boat division in the MORC national championships. Caught off guard, C&C decided to produce a competitor, the C&C 25, which was very similar to the Mirage 24's design. The Mirage 24 continued to sell well and usually beat the C&C 25 in competition. Steffen approached C&C to design an enlarged version of the Mirage 24, but C&C turned down the effort, calculating that it could hurt sales of their models in that size range. As a result, Steffen asked Peter Schmidt to design the Mirage 27 (Schmidt) in 1975 and American Robert Perry to design the Mirage 26 the following year. Needing larger facilities the company was moved to a location in Vaudreuil, Quebec that offered of floor space. This was expanded to and in 1983 to , with the spars being built in a facility in Dorion, Quebec. The Perry-designed boats, such as the Mirage 33 and the Mirage 30, sold very well and established the company as a builder of winning racing boats as well as family cruisers. In the late 1970s the J/24 was the dominant racing keelboat and Steffen asked Bruce Kirby, famed for his Laser dinghy, to design a competitor, the Kirby 25, which proved more than a competitive match for the J/24. The later J/30 was opposed by the Kirby 30 and its developed version, the Mirage 30 SX. As a result of a favourable exchange rate and European design, French sailboats took a large portion of the North American market in the mid-1980s and sales of the Perry-designed Mirage 30 did not meet expectations. In seeking a newer design to replace the Mirage 27 in the product line in 1985 Steffen asked a number of designers to provide preliminary designs for a boat in this class. The winner was Phillippe Harlé, who completed his design for the Mirage 29, which was introduced into the market in the spring of 1986, becoming a quick success. Fifty boats were sold before the first had been delivered and just under 300 were built in total. Harlé went onto design the Mirage 275. The Mirage 39, designed by H. Morton, was the final boat introduced by Mirage in 1989. With sales doing well the Steffens saw a good opportunity to sell the company in 1989 and it was acquired by a local Montreal investor. The investor quickly went out of business and the company closed that same year. Sailboats Summary of boats built by Mirage, by date: Mirage 24 1972 Mirage 27 (Schmidt) 1975 Mirage 26 1976 Kirby 25 1978 Mirage 25 1979 Kirby 30 1981 Mirage 27 (Perry) 1982 Mirage 33 1982 Mirage 25 1982 Mirage 35 1983 Mirage 30 1983 Mirage 30 SX 1985 Mirage 29 1986 Mirage 275 1986 Mirage 32 1987 Mirage 39 1989 See also List of sailboat designers and manufacturers References External links Mirage Yachts

The TNCA Serie H "Parasol" was a Mexican bomber and reconnaissance aircraft manufactured by the Talleres Nacionales de Construcciones Aeronáuticas (TNCA). It was a high-wing monoplane (which was very unusual at the time), which allowed better speed performance. It was one of the first aircraft models made by TNCA and was designed as a "Technology Tester", in order to improve the designs of subsequent models. Its design was very similar to the Morane-Saulnier L, especially the design of the landing gear, mast and the controls of the rudders, however the fuselage structure was made of metal tubes. It was powered by a 60 HP TNCA Aztatl six cylinders air cooled engine, with an Anáhuac propeller. The aircraft did not have fixed weapons, however side-shot machine guns could be mounted, and bombs could be carried under the fuselage. One example of the Serie H is preserved at the Mexican Air Force Museum (Museo Militar de Aviacion) in Santa Lucía. Specifications References External links SEDENA 1910s Mexican military aircraft Single-engined tractor aircraft Aircraft manufactured in Mexico Aircraft first flown in 1916 High-wing aircraft

is a 2005 Japanese drama film directed by Tatsushi Ōmori and based on a 1998 novel by Mangetsu Hanamura. Released without approval from Eirin, the film details abuse in a tight-knit Catholic farming community where a teenager who has committed murder takes refuge. References External links 2005 films 2000s Japanese-language films 2005 drama films Japanese drama films Zoophilia in culture Films critical of the Catholic Church Films based on Japanese novels Films directed by Tatsushi Ōmori 2000s Japanese films

Pankrác Prison, officially Prague Pankrác Remand Prison () in Czech), is a prison in Prague, Czech Republic. A part of the Czech Prison Service, it is located southeast of Prague city centre in Pankrác, not far from Pražského povstání metro station on Line C. It is used in part for persons awaiting trial and partly for convicted prisoners. Since 2008, women have also been incarcerated here. History 1885–1938 The prison was built in 1885–1889 in order to replace the obsolete St Wenceslas Prison (Svatováclavská trestnice), which used to stand between Charles Square and the Vltava River. At the time of its construction, the site for the new prison was out of city limits, amidst fields above Nusle suburb. Nevertheless, the expanding Prague encompassed the prison within several decades. At the time of its opening, the prison was a fairly modern institution with hot air central heating; solitary confinement cells had hot water heating. The prison had gas lighting and its own gasworks. It opened in 1889 under name "The Imperial-Royal prison for men in Prague" (C.k. mužská zemská trestnice v Praze). The prison included bathrooms, classrooms (prisoners were obliged to become involved in education), a lecture hall, gymnasium, 22 workshop rooms, 6 exercise yards, a Roman Catholic church, an Evangelical chapel, and a Jewish house of prayer. The bedroom section of the prison hospital had 22 rooms for patients from among the prisoners. A large building of Regional court was added to the facility in 1926 and since then it served as the largest of 37 Regional Court prisons for detainees and prisoners serving up to 1-year imprisonment terms. The court and the prison are connected by underground corridor. In 1926, the prison was approved for conducting capital punishment (by hanging). The first execution was on 6 December 1930, when František Lukšík was hanged for committing a murder and robbery. In total, the prison was the location for 5 executions between 1930 and 1938, when the democratic First Czechoslovak Republic ceased to exist following the Munich Agreement and German, Hungarian and Polish occupation of the country's border areas. German Nazi occupation 1939–1945 During Nazi German occupation in 1939–1945, the German Gestapo investigation unit and court were established at the prison. The Czech prison guards were replaced by Waffen SS members. Thousands of Czech people, from members of the resistance to alleged black marketeers, were detained here before being sent to execution sites, especially the Kobylisy Shooting Range, to other prisons within Nazi Germany, or to concentration camps. The prison capacity was boosted to 2,200, and it became the largest prison in the occupied country. In spring 1943, the Nazis started carrying out executions directly inside the facility itself, where three cells had been adapted for this purpose. General Josef Bílý, who at the beginning of the German occupation of Czechoslovakia led the anti-Nazi resistance group Obrana Národa ("National Defense"), was imprisoned at Pankrác Prison before being executed by shooting elsewhere in 1941. Bílý refused a blindfold and his last words to his executioners were "Shoot, you German dogs!" Between 5 April 1943 and 26 April 1945 a total of 1,079 people (including 175 women) were beheaded by guillotine in Pankrác by Nazi executioners; the number of people hanged in this period is unknown. The chief Nazi executioner was Alois Weiss. The three rooms used for this purpose (colloquially referred to as the sekyrárna, or "axe room" in Czech) have been preserved, and serve as memorial that is occasionally accessible to schools and public. Postwar period After the war, many executions of Nazi officials and collaborators took place in the prison, including the hanging of Karl Hermann Frank, as well as Kurt Daluege, the SS chief responsible for the Lidice and Ležáky massacres. Initially, the executions of Nazis were public, but this practice was soon abandoned. Following the 1948 communist coup d'état, Pankrác Prison became the place of execution of most of the 234 political prisoners that were executed in Czechoslovakia, including the former Member of Parliament and anti-communist dissident Milada Horáková. Following a power struggle within the party, Rudolf Slánský, former head of the Czechoslovak communist party and one of the creators and organizers of the 1948 coup was killed here as well. Since 1954, the prison was the only place in the Czech lands where capital punishments were carried out (with few executions taking place between 1968 and 1989 in Bratislava, as regards the Slovak part of the then federation). In the 1960s, Czechoslovakia became the only country to the East of the Iron Curtain which accepted the United Nations standard minimum rules for prisons. This meant introduction of specialists, e.g. psychologists and pedagogues. In the last decades before the abolition of capital punishment in Czechoslovakia, the vast majority of hanging were carried out at the prison, the last in 1989. With view to the fact that the number of people executed by hanging by Nazi Germans is unknown, altogether at least 1,580 people were executed in Pankrác Prison between 1930 and 1989. The Czech dissident Pavel Wonka, who was the last political prisoner to die under the communist regime, was imprisoned at Pankrác, although ultimately he died at a prison in Hradec Králové in 1988. 2011 attempted riot In 2011, prisoners began secret preparations for a riot. After discovering a large stockpile of stabbing and slashing weapons in Pankrác Prison's workshops, the Prison Service and the Czech Police uncovered plans for a coordinated riot in 5 different prisons around the country, effectively preventing it from happening. The present The Pankrác Prison serves as a house of detention for charged persons, and partly as a prison for sentenced persons. While the official capacity in 2006 was 858 inmates (with 586 staff), it was 1,075 persons by year 2012 (incl. 111 capacity of the prison hospital). Since 2008, also women are incarcerated here. According to an official report of the Czech Prison Service, the prison held on average 361 people on remand (incl. 27 women) and 690 convicts (incl. 26 women) in 2011; most convicts were held under B and C security level, with only 53 under A (lightest) and 20 under D (maximum security). During the week, convicted prisoners are involved in 40 to 50 activities whose purpose is to reduce tension and uncertainties which accumulate due to being imprisoned. Working opportunities are only available to a small part of detainees. The convicts work in the framework of internal workplaces, e.g., such as KOVO, Printing office, Laundry, Maintenance, Automobile repair shops. The total of 25 workplaces have been established for the convicts in the prison where working activities take place. Also, some convicts work at workplaces out of the prison. In the prison, 9 educational, 22 special-interest (club-or hobby-oriented), and 14 special formative activities are organized for convicted inmates (not to those held on remand, though). Based on the result of diagnostic examination, a treatment program is designed for each convict. The goal of such program is the development of personality, enhancement of creativeness in purposeful uses of free time, and improvement in the involvement in civilian life of the convicts. Sporting activities are also available to the convicts during outings or in the form of exercises and games in the prison’s gymnasium. The premises contain also has the Pankrác Memorial, containing an exhibition on the Prison Service. Criticism While the Czech prison system is facing much general criticism mainly due to overcrowding and under-financing, its shortcomings are even more felt in the remand prisons, including the Pankrác Prison. Although the principle of "not guilty until proven otherwise" applies, in reality the inmates held on remand face worse regime than those convicted, as they cannot take part in educational, sport or working activities, mostly because they are expected to be held only for a limited time (the average is approximately 100 days) before being either released or moved after the verdict. The prisoners held on remand spend up to 23 hours a day locked in their prison cells, where there is no access to warm water and often also not to electricity (apart from lights switched on and off by the guards from outside). In 2012, the inmates were allowed to take warm water shower only twice a week, with each shower being limited to five minutes. Phone calls are allowed only once every two weeks. According to Mindii Kašibadze, who spent two years in Pankrác on remand before the Czech courts eventually dismissed his Georgian international arrest warrant, the prison is infested with rats and has only "five cells of European standard which are a show case for outside visitors". Tunnel The tunnel between the Pankrác Prison and the High Court in Prague allows safe passage of detainees from the prison to the courthouse. Therefore, some high security risk cases, such as the 2010 Russian mafia bosses' trial, take place at the High Court's building. In such cases, the responsible judges from other districts come to conduct trial in the High Court's building, rather than detainees being transported to their courthouses. Some people imprisoned or executed in Pankrác Anti-Nazi Resistance: Josef Bílý Alois Eliáš Vladislav Vančura Julius Fučík Kamil Krofta Anna Letenská František R. Kraus Rudolf Karel two out of the Three Kings Radovan Richta Other political victims of German Nazi persecutions: Josef Beran Petr Zenkl Norbert Čapek Perpetrators of war crimes and Nazi collaborators: Kurt Daluege Karl Hermann Frank Josef Pfitzner - executed outside the Pankrác Prison in the last public execution in Czechoslovakia Rudolf Jung Hans Krebs (SS general) Emil Hácha Jan Rys-Rozsévač Augustin Přeučil Karel Čurda Victims of Communism: Milada Horáková Zdenka Cecília Schelingová Záviš Kalandra Vladimír Clementis Rudolf Margolius Bedřich Reicin Rudolf Slánský Otto Šling Štěpán Trochta Bohumil Modrý Rudolf Antonín Dvorský Václav Vaško Václav Havel Notorious criminals: Václav Mrázek - serial killer Marie Fikáčková - serial killer of newborns Olga Hepnarová - mass murderer Princ Dobroshi - Kosovar drug lord (held under international arrest warrant) Roman Týc - artist (served one month for failing to pay fine for illegally modifying traffic lights) Other: Ivan Olbracht - writer Géza von Cziffra - Hungarian film director Muhammad Salih - Uzbek poet and opposition leader (held under international arrest warrant for alleged terrorist activities) Randy Blythe - vocalist of American heavy metal band Lamb of God (held on remand under manslaughter charges) Chris Denning – British DJ and sex offender See also Ruzyně Prison List of prisons in the Czech Republic References External links Official site of Pankrác Prison Government buildings completed in 1889 Buildings and structures in Prague Prisons in the Czech Republic 1889 establishments in Austria-Hungary Execution sites

Kenton High School is a public high school in Kenton, Ohio. It is the only high school in the Kenton City Schools district. Their mascot are the Wildcats. They are members of the Western Buckeye League. The school offers coursework in all standard subjects like Math, Science, Social Studies and English, but also features a unique blend of elective courses including Conservation Science, Agricultural Education, Health Science & Technology, Information Technology, Business, Manufacturing, fine arts, broadcasting & journalism, and many more. Football championships The Kenton High School football team won the state championship in 2001 and 2002, were the state runner-up in 2003 and 2011, and placed in the "final four" in 2013 and 2014. Notable alumni Ben Mauk, former American football quarterback Maty Mauk, former American football quarterback References External links School Website Western Buckeye League official website High schools in Hardin County, Ohio Kenton, Ohio Public high schools in Ohio

Pho Chhu (Male River) is one of the major rivers of Bhutan, which tracks its source to Gasa District on the borders between Bhutan and Tibet. It joins with the Mo Chhu (Female River) at the confluence below Punakha Dzong, the winter residence of Dratshang Lhentshog. Upon Dang Chhu joining below Wangdue Dzong, the trio flows as Puna Tsang Chhu and finally empties into the Brahmaputra, upon being joined by several tributaries on its course through the valley of Assam. Its source is susceptible to glaciers which even destroyed a part of Punakha Dzong. References Rivers of Bhutan

Monti la Spina – Zaccana is a mountain range of Basilicata, southern Italy. Mountains of Basilicata

Janomima ibandana is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Ugo Dall'Asta in 1979. It is found in the Democratic Republic of Congo. References Moths described in 1979 Eupterotinae Endemic fauna of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Undress is the 2014 studio album by Californian singer-songwriter Jesca Hoop, that features duets and acoustic re-workings of previously released material. Guest include Guy Garvey, Sam Beam, Willy Mason and Erika Wennerstrom. It was released in February 2014 under Last Laugh Records and financed through crowd funding. Digital editions contained the bonus track 'City Bird'. Track listing Personnel Jesca Hoop – vocals, guitar Tom Lloyd Goodwin – guitar on tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9 Guy Garvey;– Guest vocal on 'Murder of Birds' Rebecca Stephens – Backing Vocals on tracks 2, 4, 5, 9, 10 Zoe Kyoti – Backing Vocals on tracks 2, 4, 5, 9, 10 Pete Marshall – Drums on tracks 2, 5 Willy Mason – Guest vocal and guitar on 'Whispering Light' Aoife O'Donovan – Harmony contributions on 'Whispering Light' Rebecca Stephens, Zoe Kyoti, Aga Debiec and Paul Mortlock – Stomps, claps and snaps on 'Four Dreams' Erika Wennerstrom – Guest vocal on 'Tulip'; backing vocals on 'Feast of the Heart' Jess Johnston – Bass on tracks 6, 7 Lucas Oswald – Vibraphone on tracks 6, 7 Mathew Shephard – Drums on tracks 6, 7 Carissa Hoop – Backing vocals on tracks 6, 7 Sam Beam – Guest vocal and Guitar on 'Hunting My Dress' Technical personnel Paul Mortlock – engineering except; 'Whispering Light' recorded by Tony Berg at Zeitgeist Studio; 'Feast of the Heart' and 'Tulip' by Danny Reisch at Good Danny's and 'Hunting My Dress' by Ryan Pickett with help from Tim Iseler at The Tabernacle Theatre. Paul Mortlock – mastering except 'Feast of the Heart' and 'Tulip' by Danny Reisch at Good Danny's. Design Melanie Knott References 2014 albums Jesca Hoop albums

On 9 April 1990, the South Down Brigade of the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) detonated a massive improvised land mine under a British Army convoy outside Downpatrick, County Down, Northern Ireland. Four soldiers of the Ulster Defence Regiment (UDR) were killed, the regiment's greatest loss of life since 1983. Background The Provisional IRA had been attacking British Army patrols and convoys with landmines and roadside bombs since the beginning of its campaign in the early 1970s. The deadliest attack was the Warrenpoint ambush of August 1979, when 18 soldiers were killed by two large roadside bombs near Warrenpoint, County Down. In July 1983, four soldiers of the local Ulster Defence Regiment (UDR) were killed when their vehicle struck an IRA landmine near Ballygawley, County Tyrone. It was the UDR's biggest loss of life up until then. Attack On the morning of 9 April 1990, two UDR armoured landrovers were travelling from Ballykinler Barracks to Downpatrick. An IRA unit had planted a improvised landmine in a culvert under the Ballydugan Road, just outside the town. The unit waited in woodland overlooking the road, about away. As the landrovers drove over the culvert, the IRA detonated the bomb by command wire. The huge blast blew the vehicle into a field and gouged a large crater in the road, wide and deep. A witness described "a scene of utter carnage". Four soldiers were killed: Michael Adams (23), John Birch (28), John Bradley (25), and Steven Smart (23). It was the biggest loss of life suffered by the UDR since the 1983 Ballygawley landmine attack. The soldiers in the other landrover suffered severe shock and were airlifted to hospital. Police said a civilian driver also suffered shock and another received cuts and bruises. Aftermath The bombers escaped on a motorcycle which had been stolen in Newry a week earlier, and was later found abandoned in Downpatrick. The IRA issued a statement saying the attack was carried out by members of its South Down Brigade. British Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, said on BBC radio: You take these murders of these four people today alongside those decisions in the Supreme Court of the Republic not to extradite those accused of violent crime - and one is very, very depressed. Charles Haughey, the Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland, condemned the attack as an "atrocity". A 23 year-old man was later sentenced to 15 years in prison for the attack. He had driven a scout car for the bombers when it was planted the day before the attack. See Also Dungiven landmine and gun attack Dungannon land mine attack Ballygawley land mine attack Improvised explosive device References Explosions in 1990 Provisional Irish Republican Army actions 1990 in Northern Ireland Improvised explosive device bombings in Northern Ireland British Army in Operation Banner Military actions and engagements during the Troubles (Northern Ireland) The Troubles in County Down 1990 crimes in the United Kingdom April 1990 events in the United Kingdom

Archbishop Ryan High School is a Roman Catholic high school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Its namesake is Patrick John Ryan, who served as the second Archbishop of Philadelphia from 1884 to 1911. Established in 1966, Archbishop Ryan High School is the largest Catholic secondary school in the city of Philadelphia, with a current enrollment of 848 students as of the 2023-2024 school year. Its students come from over 60 Catholic, public, and charter elementary schools located throughout Philadelphia, Bucks, and Montgomery Counties. History Archbishop Ryan High School first opened in 1966 as Archbishop Ryan High School for Boys and Archbishop Ryan High School for Girls; two separate single-sex high schools with their own administrations and faculties that each occupied one half of a single shared school building. Founded under the jurisdiction of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia, Archbishop Ryan was the twenty-eighth Archdiocesan high school to be established. Beginning with the 1988-1989 school year, the two schools merged to form a single co-ed Catholic secondary school; the merger was completed by the fall of 1989 and the first combined class graduated in June 1990. Archbishop Ryan was the twenty-eighth Archdiocesan high school to be founded and the sixth begun by Cardinal John Krol, who continued the tradition of furthering Catholic education in the Philadelphia archdiocese. The tract on Academy Road accommodates a spacious school building, and outdoor athletic fields as well as parking areas. The original design by architects, Dagit Associates, eased the merger. The central shared facilities of auditorium, library media center, and chapel serve the coeducational student body. Ryan draws students from all across the Philadelphia area extending into the surrounding suburban areas. In the summer of 2014, Archbishop Ryan hired the current president, Denise LePera, as the previous president, Michael McArdle, was appointed to the office of Director of Financial Aid in the Office of Catholic Education within the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. In June 2017, Denise LePera stepped down as President of Archbishop Ryan. In November 2017, Michael Barnett '90 was appointed the newest President of Archbishop Ryan. He resigned in May 2021. On June 16, 2022, the Archdiocese of Philadelphia's Office of Catholic Education announced that Joseph Sanginiti '75 would succeed Barnett as the current president of Archbishop Ryan. Notable alumni Steve Farrell, class of 1978, former bassist in Philadelphia hardcore punk band Kid Dynamite Christopher Ferguson, class of 1979, pilot of Atlantis Space Shuttle for NASA, September 2006 Tom Filer, class of 1974, Major League Baseball pitcher from 1982 to 1992 for Chicago Cubs, Toronto Blue Jays, Milwaukee Brewers, and New York Mets; pitching coach of Altoona Curve, Double-A affiliate of Pittsburgh Pirates Matt Knowles, class of 1988, professional soccer player from 1990 to 2003 Jonathan Loughran, actor, personal assistant to Adam Sandler Chris McKendry, class of 1986, ESPN Sportscenter anchor Chris Mooney, class of 1990, head coach of University of Richmond Spiders men's basketball team Patrick Murphy, class of 1991, member of United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 8th Congressional District, first Iraq War veteran in Congress Dennis M. O'Brien, class of 1970, was 137th speaker of Pennsylvania House of Representatives; has represented Pennsylvania's 169th Legislative District in Northeast Philadelphia since 1979 Christina Perri, class of 2004, singer known for her song Jar of Hearts, A Thousand Years and Human Jimmy Shubert, stand-up comedian Ray Staszak, class of 1980, first Pennsylvanian to play in National Hockey League after Pete Babando, who decades earlier scored game-winning goal in overtime in Game 7 of the 1950 Stanley Cup Finals Frank Wycheck, class of 1989, NFL tight end, color commentator on Tennessee Titans radio network; one of only five tight ends to surpass 500 receptions in NFL history Joe Zeglinski, class of 2006, professional basketball player Academics Archbishop Ryan offers a variety of studies covering various subject areas including English, Social Studies, Mathematics, Natural and Physical Sciences, World Languages (Spanish and Latin), Business, Technology, Theology, Music, and Fine Arts. Coursework is required in the fields of English, Social Studies, Mathematics, Natural and Physical Science Studies, Theology and World Languages. Archbishop Ryan has a student/teacher ratio of 21:1. Ryan offers both courses in writing skills and digital literacy, and has 11 AP classes. Ryan offers a 4-year art program, including AP art and a 4-year music instrumental program. Ryan also offers a music tech course. Holy Family University offers college level courses at the Ryan campus for seniors during the regular school day. Archbishop Ryan hosts the archdiocesan program for students with diagnosed learning needs, the Bonaventure Program. The Bonaventure Program is for applicants with an IEP. The Class of 2023 received over $42 million in scholarships and financial aid for post-graduate study. Approximately 94% of Ryan's graduates go on to higher education. Athletics The competitive boys' sports of Archbishop Ryan include baseball, basketball, football, wrestling, bowling, cross country, ice hockey, golf, indoor/outdoor track and field, lacrosse, soccer, swimming, and tennis. The competitive girls' sports of Archbishop Ryan include basketball, bowling, cross country, field hockey, indoor/outdoor track and field, lacrosse, ragdoll cheerleading, raider cheerleading, soccer, softball, tennis, volleyball, and swimming. Extracurricular activities Almost 94% of the student body at Archbishop Ryan participates in after school activities and sports. The school has over 74 clubs with everything from Strategy Games club to a Sewing club. Archbishop Ryan has a theater program that produces two musical productions per year. It also hosts a summer program that produces a summer musical. Their auditorium's sound booth provides Izod Surround Sound 55:1 settings. The Ryan Review, Archbishop Ryan's award-winning newspaper, has received recognition year-after-year for journalistic excellence. All of the Review's editors are members of the Quill & Scroll International Honor Society for High School Journalism and the staff writers study closely with the editors. The staff uses Associated Press Formatting and InDesign to produce their paper. The Ryan Review does most of its own photography through the Photo Editor and two photographers through the use of a Nikon D40 camera with a 14-155mm lens. This paper also features a texting service to allow student interaction with the editors. The Yearbook provides a way for students to participate in creating a yearbook which will be handed out to each graduating class as part of their prom fee. Students use InDesign, Photoshop, and Paint to do layout work for the yearbook and take most of their own pictures, using digital cameras and a single Nikon D300. Other clubs and activities include: Ambassadors American Math Competition Asian Student Association American Sign Language Club Art Club Book Club Chorus Community Service Corps Concert Band Creative Writing Club Fishing Club Jazz Band Pit Orchestra Pep Band Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) Future Engineers Garden Club Health Careers Club Interact Club Mathletes (JV and Varsity) National Honor Society (Rho Kappa, National English Honor Society, Nuestro Capitulo) No Place for Hate Orchestra Ryan for Life Ryan Pride Speech and Debate Team Stage Crew Student Council Table Tennis Protect our Schools Tribe-a-Thon Planning Team TV Studio/Media Club Renaissance Club AR Minds Matter References External links Archbishop Ryan's Official Website Roman Catholic secondary schools in Philadelphia Irish-American culture in Philadelphia Educational institutions established in 1966 High schools in Philadelphia Eastern Pennsylvania Rugby Union 1966 establishments in Pennsylvania Northeast Philadelphia

Medal of Honor: Rising Sun is a first-person shooter video game, the fifth installment of the Medal of Honor series, released by EA Games in November 2003. Rising Sun is set in World War II, during the Pacific War. It features single-player and multiplayer capabilities, with multiplayer terminated as of November 2006. In single-player mode, the player assumes the role of Joseph Griffin of the United States Marine Corps. Gameplay Medal of Honor: Rising Sun is a first-person shooter. It has two multiplayer modes, Deathmatch: a free for all match, and Team Deathmatch, in which the player can choose teams. The online multiplayer was one of the more successful elements of the game, coming at a time when online play titles for the PlayStation 2 were not widely available. The online mode attracted and retained a loyal player until its closure in January 2007. The game also has a two-player campaign that follows the same plot (except the omission of Supercarrier Sabotage) and allows either player to respawn if the other is still alive. This, however, lacks many things the main campaign has, including the entrenching tool, the machete and most of your squadmates. Offline multiplayer is also available, where up to four people can play against each other and optionally AI bots. Plot On December 7, 1941, U.S. Marine Corporal Joseph D. 'Joe' Griffin awakens on the USS California to the attack on Pearl Harbor. He makes his way topside, putting out fires and aiding crewmen along the way, and meets up with Gunnery Sergeant Jack 'Gunny' Lauton, his commander. Joe works to shoot down planes and destroy torpedoes. He is blown off the ship, but is rescued by a PT boat carrying Gunny, Private First Class Frank Spinelli and Private First Class Silas Whitfield. Joe gets in the turret and shoots down planes to defend Battleship Row. After witnessing the sinking of the USS Arizona, they defend the USS Nevada as it attempts to escape harbor. On January 1, 1942, Joe and Gunny are stationed in the Philippines, where they meet up with Joe's younger brother, Donnie, who is in a Marine demolition unit. Donnie and the demolition engineers need to blow Calumpit Bridge, but their demolition truck got captured. The three successfully get the truck back, and the bridge is blown, but Donnie is still inside a tank when it is overrun by Japanese soldiers, and is presumed dead. On August 7, 1942, Gunny, Joe and two other Marines are part of a midnight raid on Guadalcanal to take an airfield and destroy an ammo dump before the main assault at dawn. On October 14, 1942, however, the Japanese are hammering them with artillery from their position codenamed 'Pistol Pete'. Because of this, Gunny gives Joe two Marines and the mission to take out Pistol Pete. The mission is successful, and, along the way, they meet up with Martin Clemens, a Scottish guerrilla fighter and coastwatcher, 2 natives called Selas and Kiep and they rescue P.O.W. Lieutenant Edmund Harrison, a demolitions expert who blows up the guns for them. The mission is successful, and Joe is recommended by Gunny to the Office of Strategic Services and promoted Sergeant. On March, 1943, Joe is sent to Japanese-occupied Singapore to infiltrate a top secret Axis summit led by Japanese Commander Shima. He meets up with Private First Class Ichiro 'Harry' Tanaka, a Japanese-American OSS operative, and Major Philip Bromley, a British SOE operative. Joe manages to steal German Colonel Kandler's uniform, and infiltrate the summit, where Japanese Commander Masataka Shima reveals the discovery of large quantities of gold in Burma; and introduces General Sergei Borov, a Russian traitor of the Allies who plans to overthrow Stalin to forge peace between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union. Joe's cover is blown when Kandler bursts in, but Bromley arrives, and the two fight their way out of the hotel, and Tanaka picks them up in a double decker bus. On April 26, 1944, the three are sent on a mission to investigate Japanese gold smelting operations in temples in Burma. While there, Raj, their Flying Tigers pilot, is shot down, and they set to work getting him back. Bromley and his men destroy four AA guns so a proper air strike can be done, and Tanaka and Joe infiltrate the temples, and rescue Raj. The air strike destroys the gold smelting operation, and the mission is successful. On July 17, 1944, Joe falls out their plane while in Thailand while they are investigating a train with Shima's gold in it. He meets up with Bromley, and they blow up a train full of Shima's gold, but more of it is aboard Shima's supercarrier, so they fly there, and arrive the next day. Bromley and Joe fight their way below deck, sabotaging the ventilation system and fuel tanks and planting explosive charges to sink the ship, while Tanaka infiltrates the officer's quarters to find Shima. Joe and Bromley are gassed and captured after much fighting, and Shima interrogates them. Tanaka manages to free Joe, but is personally killed by Shima. Joe fights his way through more of the ship, and witnesses Shima escaping with Donnie in a plane. Eventually, Joe and Bromley meet on deck, and steal a plane. After several failed takeoffs and shooting down many enemy planes, they get off the ship moments before their charges detonate and cause the carrier to sink. Bromley mourns Tanaka's death, but promises Joe that they will locate Shima and rescue Donnie. The ending to Medal of Honor: Heroes revealed that Joseph was planning POW rescue raids, signifying that Joseph was eventually able to rescue Donnie later in the war. Reception The PlayStation 2 version of Medal of Honor: Rising Sun received a "Double Platinum" sales award from the Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association (ELSPA), indicating sales of at least 600,000 copies in the United Kingdom; and a "Gold" certification from the Verband der Unterhaltungssoftware Deutschland (VUD), for sales of at least 100,000 units across Germany, Switzerland and Austria. The game received "mixed or average" reviews according to video game review aggregator Metacritic. Critics agreed that the opening Pearl Harbour missions was a great introduction to the game, however the later missions afterwards were considered sub-par in comparison, leading to question whether the game was released unfinished. Rising Sun did receive an award for "Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition" during the AIAS' 7th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards. Cancelled sequel A sequel was originally planned in which players would have assumed the role of Joseph's brother Donnie. However, this was canceled after Rising Sun received mixed reviews. References External links 2003 video games Electronic Arts games Multiplayer online games GameCube games Rising Sun PlayStation 2 games Video games about the United States Marine Corps Video games scored by Christopher Lennertz Video games set in Hawaii Video games set in Myanmar Video games set in the Philippines Video games set in Singapore Video games set in the Solomon Islands Video games set in Thailand Xbox games Multiplayer and single-player video games World War II video games Pacific War video games Japan in non-Japanese culture Video games developed in the United States Games with GameCube-GBA connectivity

Slavyani is a village in Lovech Municipality, Lovech Province, northern Bulgaria. References Villages in Lovech Province

Ochrocera is a genus of bristle flies in the family Tachinidae. There is at least one described species in Ochrocera, O. vaginalis. Distribution Canada, United States. References Dexiinae Diptera of North America Monotypic Brachycera genera Tachinidae genera Taxa named by Charles Henry Tyler Townsend

Tillandsia helmutii is a species of flowering plant in the genus Tillandsia. This species is endemic to the flood plains of the Río Chico in Chuquisaca, Bolivia at elevations of around 1800m. Description In the wild, Tillandsia helmutii grows as a lithophyte. It grows as a rosette, sometimes with multiple branches. on mature plants, the leaves are each 20-30cm long and are Densely polystichous. leaves closer to the growing point are fully erect while closer to the outside of the plant, they droop slightly outwards. References helmutii Flora of Bolivia

The index of physics articles is split into multiple pages due to its size. To navigate by individual letter use the table of contents below. E E-folding E. Peter Raynes E872 experiment E=MC2 (disambiguation) Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST) EBOR ECHIDNA EDELWEISS EGS (program) ELETTRA EMF meter EMMA (accelerator) ENGIN-X EN 207 EPICS EPOXI EPR paradox EP quantum mechanics ERF damper ETDEWEB ETH Laboratory of Ion Beam Physics Earl W. McDaniel Earle Hesse Kennard Earle M. 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Rob Kwiet (born August 2, 1988) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is currently with the Greenville Swamp Rabbits of the ECHL. He has previously played in the American Hockey League with the Providence Bruins and the Bridgeport Sound Tigers. Playing career Undrafted, Kwiet played major junior hockey in the Ontario Hockey League with the Mississauga St. Michael's Majors and the Windsor Spitfires. On July 13, 2009, Kwiet signed a one-year contract with the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League (NHL). On February 22, 2011, Kwiet signed a professional try out contract with the Bridgeport Sound Tigers of the American Hockey League (AHL). On August 9, 2012, Kwiet was re-signed to a one-year contract with the Stockton Thunder. During the 2012–13 season, he was moved to the Greenville Road Warriors after one game before settling with the San Francisco Bulls on November 19, 2012. On July 30, 2013, Kwiet signed a one-year contract as a free agent with his fifth ECHL club, the Fort Wayne Komets. In the 2013–14 season, on December 12, 2013, he was traded by the Komets to the Gwinnett Gladiators in exchange for Mike Embach. Kwiet then contributed with 23 points in 33 games before he was again traded to the Florida Everblades to finish the season. Kweit signed abroad on July 19, 2014, as a free agent in agreeing to a one-year contract with the second division German club, ESV Kaufbeuren of the DEL2. After a season in Germany, Kwiet returned to North America agreeing to a second stint with the Greenville Road Warriors (later renamed the Swamp Rabbits) of the ECHL on August 14, 2015. In 2018, Kwiet competed in the National Ball Hockey Championships Division B with Windsor's Rosati Construction team. Career statistics References External links 1988 births Living people Bridgeport Sound Tigers players Canadian ice hockey defencemen Florida Everblades players Fort Wayne Komets players Greenville Road Warriors players Greenville Swamp Rabbits players Gwinnett Gladiators players ESV Kaufbeuren players Mississauga St. Michael's Majors players Muskegon Fury players Providence Bruins players Reading Royals players San Francisco Bulls players Ice hockey people from Toronto Stockton Thunder players Toronto St. Michael's Majors players Windsor Spitfires players

A Matter of Justice is a 1993 American television film directed by Michael Switzer and starring Patty Duke and Martin Sheen. Televised in two parts, it is based on a true story. Premise A true story about the mother of a murder victim seeking to bring her son's widow to justice and gain custody of her granddaughter. Cast Patty Duke as Mary Brown Martin Sheen as Jack Brown Alexandra Powers as Kathy Charlene "Dusty" Brown Jason London as Lance Corporal Chris Randall Brown Jeff Kober as Talbot Cole Hauser as Private Ralph G. "Rocky" Jackson Danny Nucci as Private Vince Grella T. Max Graham as Harry Amblin Charles S. Dutton as Mr. McDaniel, Private Investigator Christopher John Fields as Warren Matthews Production Filming occurred in Kansas. References External links 1993 films 1993 television films Films shot in Kansas NBC network original films Films directed by Michael Switzer Films scored by David Michael Frank 1990s English-language films

1 Canis Minoris is a single star in the equatorial constellation of Canis Minor, located about 287 light years away from the Sun. It is visible to the naked eye as a faint, white-hued star with an apparent visual magnitude of 5.37. The radial velocity of this object is poorly constrained at . Cowley et al. (1969) listed a stellar classification of A5 IV for 1 Canis Minoris, matching an A-type subgiant star that has exhausted the hydrogen at its core and is evolving into a giant. However, Gray and Garrison (1989) catalogued it as an A-type main-sequence star with a class of A4 V. The Hipparcos team used a class of A3 Vn, where the 'n' indicates "nebulous" lines due to rapid rotation. This star is estimated to be 716 million years old and is at or near the end of its main sequence lifetime. It has a high rate of spin, showing a projected rotational velocity of 159 km/s. The star has more than double the mass of the Sun with about 4.6 times the Sun's radius. It is radiating 66 times the Sun's luminosity from its photosphere at an effective temperature of 8,374 K. References A-type subgiants A-type main-sequence stars Canis Minor Durchmusterung objects Canis Minoris, 01 058187 035987 2820

Tony Valente Pereira (born October 11, 1984) is a French comic artist. After being inspired by works of various other comic artists, Valente began illustrating The Four Princes of Ganahan in 2004. Following its completion, he worked with Didier Tarquin on S.P.E.E.D. Angels. After it ended in 2013, Valente began working on Radiant, which has received critical acclaim and an anime adaptation in 2018. Biography Tony Valente was born in Toulouse on October 11, 1984. As a teenager, Valente was a fan of Akira Toriyama's Dragon Ball, as well as various works by Didier Tarquin. This inspired him to pursue a career in comic creation, which he began in 2004 with illustrations for . One year after its completion, Valente launched his first solo project, Hana Attori. After its completion, he did illustrations for Didier Tarquin's . Following its completion, Valente began working on Radiant and eventually released its first volume in 2013. It performed very well commercially, especially in Japan. In 2015, thanks to help from manga artists Yusuke Murata and Hiro Mashima, Radiant became the first manfra to be published in the country. In October 2018, the series received an anime adaptation produced by Lerche. The series has also been acclaimed by critics, and received the /J'aime lire comic award in 2015. It also received the Daruma for Best international manga at Japan Expo 2016. As of 2023, Valente resides in Quebec. Works (2004–2007, story by ) Hana Attori (2008–2010) (2012–2013, story by Didier Tarquin) Radiant (2013–present) References External links 1984 births Artists from Toulouse French comics artists French comics writers French expatriates in Canada French people of Portuguese descent Living people

Linn Boyd (November 22, 1800 – December 17, 1859) (also spelled "Lynn") was a prominent US politician of the 1840s and 1850s, and served as Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1851 to 1855. Boyd was elected to the House as a Jacksonian from Kentucky from 1835 to 1837 and again as a Democrat from 1839 to 1855, serving seven terms in the House. Boyd County, Kentucky is named in his honor. Early and family life Born to the wife of part-time delegate Abraham Boyd in Trigg County, he was raised and educated to some minimal extent in Trigg County. In 1832, Boyd married fellow Trigg County native Alice C. Bennett. In 1850, the widower married a widow from Pennsylvania, Anna L. Dixon. Early career Boyd moved to Calloway County to farm in 1826. The next year he became Calloway County's delegate in the Kentucky House of Representatives, and served alongside his father (who represented Trigg County) in 1828–1829. In 1831 Boyd moved back to Trigg County and its voters elected him to represent them in the state House. U.S. Congressman In 1833, Boyd lost his first campaign for the United States House of Representatives. In 1835 he was elected to the House and served there until 1837, when a Whig landslide resulting from the Panic of 1837 cost him his seat. Kentucky voters of the First Congressional District soon returned Boyd to the House, and he would serve from 1839 through 1855. He was a strong supporter of President Andrew Jackson. Boyd played a key role in maneuvering the annexation of Texas through Congress during the term of President John Tyler in 1845. Boyd was also important in getting the Compromise of 1850, chiefly credited to Henry Clay, passed through Congress. Largely though his prominence in shepherding the compromise to passage, Boyd was elected Speaker of the House in 1851 and held that office until 1855. While in the House, he sufficiently impressed his colleague Charles S. Benton that he named his son, the future inventor and businessman Linn Boyd Benton, after him. Later career Boyd was nominated for Governor of Kentucky in 1848, but declined to run and was replaced by Lazarus W. Powell. In 1852 he moved to Paducah. He was mentioned as a candidate for Vice President of the United States at the 1856 Democratic National Convention, but was never officially nominated; the eventual nominee was fellow Kentuckian John C. Breckinridge. Kentucky voters elected Boyd the 16th Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky in 1859, but he died shortly thereafter. This became significant with the onset of the Civil War. Governor Beriah Magoffin, who supported slavery, secession and states' rights, became increasingly unpopular and distrusted as Kentucky sought to maintain a neutral course between the Union and the Confederate States of America. Unionists held a two-thirds majority in both houses of the Kentucky General Assembly in summer 1861 and frequently overrode Magoffin's vetoes. By August 1862 Magoffin made it clear that he was willing to resign the governorship. However, due to Linn Boyd's death, the person next in line to become Governor of Kentucky was Speaker of the Senate John F. Fisk, whom Magoffin thought unacceptable. After Fisk resigned as Speaker and was replaced by James F. Robinson, Magoffin resigned. Thus, Robinson became governor and Fisk was reinstalled as Speaker of the Senate. Death and burial Boyd died in Paducah on December 17, 1859. He was buried at Paducah's Oak Grove Cemetery. Oaklands, a spacious brick home he had built in Paducah in 1852, no longer exists except as a street name. References 1800 births 1859 deaths Politicians from Nashville, Tennessee Speakers of the United States House of Representatives Jacksonian members of the United States House of Representatives from Kentucky Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Kentucky Lieutenant Governors of Kentucky Democratic Party members of the Kentucky House of Representatives Farmers from Kentucky

The Pilgrim and the Stars is an album by Italian jazz trumpeter and composer Enrico Rava recorded in 1975 and released on the ECM label. Reception The Allmusic review by Matt Collar awarded the album 4 stars stating "Enrico Rava's debut for ECM, 1975's The Pilgrim and the Stars, is a stellar progressive jazz effort from the Italian trumpeter who was then just coming into his own... This is just the kind of contemplative and experimental Euro-jazz that ECM made its name on, but with some seriously cinematic post-bop guts. In that sense, The Pilgrim and the Stars sounds something akin to a soundtrack to a '70s neo-noir film -- albeit a deliciously avant-garde one". Track listing All compositions by Enrico Rava except as indicated "The Pilgrim and the Stars" - 9:45 "Parks" - 1:48 "Bella" - 9:20 "Pesce Naufrago" - 5:15 "Surprise Hotel" - 1:55 "By the Sea" (Enrico Rava, Graciela Rava) - 4:49 "Blancasnow" - 6:50 Recorded at Tonstudio Bauer in Ludwigsburg, West Germany in June 1975 Personnel Enrico Rava - trumpet John Abercrombie - guitar Palle Danielsson - bass Jon Christensen - drums References ECM Records albums Enrico Rava albums 1975 albums Albums produced by Manfred Eicher

Bălescu may refer to: Surname Radu Bălescu Cătălin Bălescu , Romanian vice-admiral, the namesake of the naval training school of Romanian Naval Forces Places Bălescu River See also Bălcescu Băldescu Bălescu Mare River

Dana Balcarová (born September 22, 1960, in Pardubice) is a Czech manager, environmentalist and politician, a member of the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic from 2017 to 2021, a representative of the Prague 9 district from 2014 to 2018, a member of the Czech Pirate Party. Early life Balcarová studied computer technology at SPŠE Pardubice and computer science at the University of Economics in Prague (she graduated in 1985 and obtained the degree of Ing.). She also received an additional education in the field of environmental economics at the University of Economics in Prague. She worked in several companies, where she worked at the managerial level on information systems and databases (Lidové noviny, Czech Environmental Inspectorate, Scio, civic association Hestia). Since 2006, she has been the vice-chairwoman of the Krocan initiative in Prague 9, where she focuses on green protection, civic events and territorial development. Dana Balcarová has lived in Prague since 1979. Political influence In the municipal elections in 2014, she ran as a non-partisan for the Pirate Party in the Prague City Council, but failed. At the same time, however, she was elected a representative of the Prague 9 district, as a non-partisan for the Greens on the candidate of the SZ Troika Coalition, KDU-ČSL, NK. In the elections in 2018, she no longer defended the mandate of the district representative. In 2015, she became a member of the Pirate Party. In the elections to the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic in 2017, she was elected a second-place candidate in Prague. Following her election as a Member of Parliament, she was elected Chair of the Environment Committee in November 2017. She considers climate change and sustainable development to be his profile topics in particular. In 2021, the deputy did not defend her mandate. The daily Referendum was Dana Balcarová as one of the Czech personalities of 2019. In the elections to the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic in 2021, she ran as a member of the Pirates in 12th place as a candidate of the Pirates and Mayors coalition in Prague, but she was not elected. She thus failed to defend her mandate. References 1960 births Living people Politicians from Pardubice Czech Pirate Party MPs 21st-century Czech women politicians Prague University of Economics and Business alumni Members of the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic (2017–2021)

Nimbhore Budruk is a census town in Jalgaon district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. Demographics India census, Nimbhore Budruk had a population of 8449. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Nimbhore Budruk has an average literacy rate of 83%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 87%, and female literacy is 78%. In Nimbhore Budruk, 9% of the population is under 6 years of age. References Cities and towns in Jalgaon district

Blessington Gaelic Athletic Association is a Gaelic football, hurling, camogie and ladies' Gaelic football club based in Blessington, County Wicklow, Ireland. History The club was founded in 1909, initially playing its games in the Burgage near to the cemetery. The club crest depicts St. Mark's Cross, a high cross was moved to Burgage cemetery when its original home was flooded by the creation of Poulaphouca Reservoir. Blessington GAA won their first Wicklow Senior Football Championship in 1915. Blessington won both junior and intermediate county titles in 1979, following up that success with a second senior title in 1983. Blessington moved to new grounds purchased from the O'Leary family in 2007. They won their third senior title in 2021. Honours Gaelic football Wicklow Senior Football Championship (3): 1915, 1983, 2021 Wicklow Intermediate Football Championship (5): 1928, 1936, 1946, 1949, 1979 Wicklow Junior Football Championship (5): 1931, 1974, 1979, 2000, 2002 Notable members Jack Boothman (GAA President) Raymond Daniels Billy Gobbett (handballer) Michael McLoughlin Vincent Flood References External links Official website (archived version) Gaelic games clubs in County Wicklow

Henri Landwirth (March 7, 1927 – April 16, 2018) was a hotelier, philanthropist, and a Holocaust survivor. He was the founder of Give Kids The World and Dignity U Wear. Landwirth was born into a Jewish family in Antwerp, in northern Belgium, in 1927. His father was a diamond-cutter. During World War II, Henri and his family were separated and were prisoners in the Nazi death and labor camps. Henri spent the years between ages 13 and 18 in Nazi camps, including Auschwitz and Mauthausen. Both of his parents were killed in the camps, but Henri and his twin sister, Margot, survived. After the war, Landwirth made his way to America. Landwirth was drafted during the Korean War, and used the G.I. Bill to take a course in hotel management while working the night desk at Manhattan's Wellington Hotel. He first worked in New York City and then in 1954 became manager of the Starlite Motel in Cocoa Beach, Florida. In 1969, he opened a Holiday Inn franchised hotel in Orlando. Subsequently, Landwirth co-owned a number of hotels in the Central Florida area, including the hotel that is now known as the Seralago Hotel & Suites Main Gate East. In the 1980s Landwirth started offering free hotel rooms to terminally ill children for the Make-A-Wish Foundation. After a child died before travel arrangements could be made, he made a “vow that no child in need would ever be failed again,” and in 1986, Landwirth founded Give Kids The World, a nonprofit resort that provides vacations to children with critical illnesses and their families. Landwirth wrote a memoir, Gift of Life in 1996. The movie Borrowing Time made in 2006, followed Landwirth as he sought to grapple with his past, and featured some of the people who knew Landwirth including John Glenn. Landwirth died on April 16, 2018, at the age of 91. References 1927 births 2018 deaths People from Antwerp Belgian philanthropists Belgian Jews Belgian emigrants to the United States American people of Belgian-Jewish descent Mauthausen concentration camp survivors Auschwitz concentration camp survivors 20th-century philanthropists

This is a list of the archbishops and bishops in the Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion, in post in 2007. In 2007, the church had 10 provinces in Nigeria, each with an archbishop. Each province is divided into dioceses; there were 138 dioceses in Nigeria (and 3 external mission dioceses), each with a bishop. Each archbishop is also the bishop of one of the dioceses in his province. The pre-eminent archbishop, the Primate of All Nigeria, is chosen from the archbishops, and becomes Bishop of Abuja. The primate in 2007 was Peter Akinola, who served from 2000 to 2010. Archbishops Peter J. Akinola was the Anglican Archbishop of Abuja Province in 2007. Nicholas D. Okoh was the Anglican Archbishop of Bendel Province in 2007. Joseph O. Akinfenwa was the Anglican Archbishop of Ibadan Province in 2007. Benjamin A. Kwashi was the Anglican Archbishop of Jos Province in 2007. Edmund E. Akanya was the Anglican Archbishop of Kaduna Province in 2007. Ephraim Ademowo was the Anglican Archbishop of Lagos Province in 2007. Ugochukwu Uwaoma Ezuoke was the Anglican Archbishop of Niger Delta Province in 2007. Samuel Adedayo Abe was the Anglican Archbishop of Ondo Province in 2007. Bennett C. I. Okoro was the Anglican Archbishop of Owerri Province in 2007. Maxwell S. C. Anikwenwa was the Anglican Archbishop of The Niger Province in 2007. Bishops of missions Martyn Minns was the Anglican bishop of Church of Nigeria Mission (CANA) Simon Peters Mutum was the Anglican bishop of Church of Nigeria Mission (Nomadic) in 2007. Abiodun Olaoye was the Anglican bishop of Church of Nigeria Mission (Congo) in 2007. Bishops of Dioceses Samuel Adedayo Abe was the Anglican bishop of Ekiti in Ondo Province in 2007. Tubokosemie Abere was the Anglican bishop of Okrika in Niger Delta Province in 2007. Peter Awelewa Adebiyi was the Anglican bishop of Lagos West in Lagos Province in 2007. He was appointed Bishop of Lagos West in 1999 having been Bishop of Owo from 1993 to 1999. Simeon O. M. Adebola was the Anglican bishop of Yewa in Lagos Province in 2007. He retired in 2014 as Bishop of Yewa and was succeeded by Michael Adebayo Oluwarohunbi. Tunde Adeleye was the Anglican bishop of Calabar in Niger Delta Province in 2007. Ephraim Ademowo was the Anglican bishop of Lagos in Lagos Province in 2007. Timothy Adewole was the Anglican bishop of Jebba in Ibadan Province in 2007. B. J. Adeyemi was the Anglican bishop of Badagry in Lagos Province in 2007. Olusegun Adeyemi was the Anglican bishop of Kwara in Ibadan Province in 2007. Philip Adeyemo was the Anglican bishop of Omu-Aran in Ibadan Province in 2007. Tanimu Samari Aduda was the Anglican bishop of Gwagwalada in Abuja Province in 2007. He is the father of the politician Philips Tanimu Aduda and the civil servant Gabriel Tanimu Aduda. Samuel O. Ajani was the Anglican bishop of Egba West in Lagos Province in 2007. Andrew Ajayi was the Anglican bishop of Ekiti Kwara in Ibadan Province in 2007. Olumuyiwa O. Ajayi was the Anglican bishop of Pankshin in Jos Province in 2007. Jacob A. Ajetunmobi was the Anglican bishop of Ibadan South in Ibadan Province in 2007. Emmanuel B. Ajulo was the Anglican bishop of Okene in Abuja Province in 2007. He retired as Bishop of Okene in 2017. Duke T. Akamisoko was the Anglican bishop of Zonkwa in Abuja Province in 2007. Edmund E. Akanya was the Anglican bishop of Kebbi in Kaduna Province in 2007. John Osemeikhian Akao was the Anglican bishop of Sabongidda-Ora in Bendel Province in 2007. He died on 29 May 2017 shortly before he was due to retire. He has earlier been Professor in the Religious Studies Department at the University of Ibadan. Gabriel Akinbolarin Akinbiyi was the Anglican bishop of Akoko in Ondo Province in 2007. Adebayo D. Akinde was the Anglican bishop of Lagos Mainland in Lagos Province in 2007. Joseph O. Akinfenwa was the Anglican bishop of Ibadan in Ibadan Province in 2007. Peter J. Akinola was the Anglican bishop of Abuja in Abuja Province in 2007. Michael O. Akinyemi was the Anglican bishop of Igbomina in Ibadan Province in 2007. Adolphus Amabebe was the Anglican bishop of Niger Delta West in Niger Delta Province in 2007. Israel A. Amoo was the Anglican bishop of New Bussa in Ibadan Province in 2007. Solomon O. Amusan was the Anglican bishop of Oke-Ogun in Ibadan Province in 2007. Maxwell S. C. Anikwenwa was the Anglican bishop of Awka in the Niger Province in 2007. Johnson Akin Atere was the Anglican bishop of Awori in Lagos Province in 2007. Ezekiel Ayo Awosoga was the Anglican bishop of Ijebu in Lagos Province in 2007. Owen N. Azubuike was the Anglican bishop of Isiala-Ngwa in Niger Delta Province in 2007. Jacob Olajide Babajide was the Anglican bishop of Etsako in Bendel Province in 2007. Simon Bala was the Anglican bishop of Kubwa in Abuja Province in 2007. Jonathan Bamaiyi was the Anglican bishop of Katsina in Kaduna Province in 2007. Cornelius S. S. Bello was the Anglican bishop of Zaria in Kaduna Province in 2007. David K. Bello was the Anglican bishop of Otukpo in Abuja Province in 2007. Edafe Benjamin was the Anglican bishop of Western Izon in Bendel Province in 2007. Samuel C. A. Chukwuka was the Anglican bishop of Isikwuato-Umunneochi in Niger Delta Province in 2007. Emmanuel O Chukwuma was the Anglican bishop of Enugu in the Niger Province in 2007. Geoffrey Chukwunenye was the Anglican bishop of Oru in Owerri Province in 2007. John Garba Danbinta was the Anglican bishop of Gusau in Kaduna Province in 2007. William Diya was the Anglican bishop of Kafanchan in Abuja Province in 2007. He retired in 2011. Christian I. Ebisike was the Anglican bishop of Ngbo in the Niger Province in 2007. Jonathan F. E. Edewor was the Anglican bishop of Oleh in Bendel Province in 2007. He was the pioneer Bishop of Oleh and retired in 2012 aged 70. He died in 2021. Christian O. Efobi was the Anglican bishop of Aguata in the Niger Province in 2007. Emmanuel Egbunu was the Anglican bishop of Lokoja in Abuja Province in 2007. Clement N. Ekpeye was the Anglican bishop of Ahoada in Niger Delta Province in 2007. Blessing Enyindah was the Anglican bishop of Ikwerre in Niger Delta Province in 2007. Samuel K. Eze was the Anglican bishop of Ukwa in Niger Delta Province in 2007. Sosthenes Eze was the Anglican bishop of Enugu North in the Niger Province in 2007. Samuel C. Ezeofor was the Anglican bishop of Ogbaru in the Niger Province in 2007. Joseph C. Ezirim was the Anglican bishop of Aba Ngwa North in Niger Delta Province in 2007. Ugochukwu Uwaoma Ezuoke was the Anglican bishop of Aba in Niger Delta Province in 2007. Michael O. Fape was the Anglican bishop of Remo in Lagos Province in 2007. Jacob Ola Fasipe was the Anglican bishop of Oyo in Ibadan Province in 2007. Nathaniel O. Fasogbon was the Anglican bishop of Oke-Osun in Ibadan Province in 2007. He retired in 2010. Stanley D. Fube was the Anglican bishop of Langtang in Jos Province in 2007. Solomon S. Gberegbara was the Anglican bishop of Ogoni in Niger Delta Province in 2007. Evans J. Ibeagha was the Anglican bishop of Nike in the Niger Province in 2007. Jonah N. Ibrahim was the Anglican bishop of Kontagora in Abuja Province in 2007. Marcus A. Ibrahim was the Anglican bishop of Yola in Jos Province in 2007. Christian Esezi Ide was the Anglican bishop of Warri in Bendel Province in 2007. Josiah A. Idowu-Fearon was the Anglican bishop of Kaduna in Kaduna Province in 2007. Kenneth Ifemene was the Anglican bishop of Ikwo in the Niger Province in 2007. Emmanuel U. Iheagwam was the Anglican bishop of Egbu in Owerri Province in 2007. He was the pioneer Bishop of Egbu from 1996 and was replaced by Geoffrey Okoroafor on his retirement in 2012. He had previously been a lecturer at the University of Nigeria Nsukka; he was elected at Sabongidda-Ora on 28 November 1995, consecrated at the Cathedral Church of All Saints, Wuse, Abuja on 11 February 1996, and enthroned on 15 February 1996. Jonah C. Ilonuba (1938–2018) was the Anglican bishop of Nsukka in the Niger Province in 2007. He died in 2018.He was elected the pioneer Bishop of Nsukka in 1994 and was succeeded by Aloysius Agbo in 2008, when Ilonuba became 70. John Imaekhai was the Anglican bishop of Esan in Bendel Province in 2007. Peter Imasuen was the Anglican bishop of Benin in Bendel Province in 2007. Peter Imhona was the Anglican Bishop of Ika in Bendel Province in 2007. Nathan Inyom was the Anglican bishop of Makurdi in Abuja Province in 2007. Michael Ipinmoye was the Anglican bishop of Akure in Ondo Province in 2007. He retired in 2014, and was succeeded as Bishop of Akure by Nathaniel Oladejo Ogundipe. Ignatius C. O. Kattey was the Anglican bishop of Niger Delta North in Niger Delta Province in 2007. Jeremiah N. Kolo was the Anglican bishop of Kutigi in Abuja Province in 2007. Jonah G. Kolo was the Anglican bishop of Bida in Abuja Province in 2007. E. F. Kupolati was the Anglican bishop of Ijumu in Abuja Province in 2007. Solomon G. Kuponu was the Anglican bishop of Ijebu-North in Lagos Province in 2007. Benjamin A. Kwashi was the Anglican bishop of Jos in Jos Province in 2007. Ali Buba Lamido was the Anglican bishop of Wusasa in Kaduna Province in 2007. G. L. Lasebikan was the Anglican bishop of Ondo in Ondo Province in 2007. Yusuf I. Lumu was the Anglican bishop of Dutse in Kaduna Province in 2007. Amos A. Madu was the Anglican bishop of Oji River in the Niger Province in 2007. Caleb Anny Maduoma was the Anglican bishop of Ideato in Owerri Province in 2007. Emmanuel Kanu Mani was the Anglican bishop of Maiduguri in Jos Province in 2007. Miller K. Maza was the Anglican bishop of Lafia in Abuja Province in 2007. Vincent O. Muoghereh was the Anglican bishop of Ughelli in Bendel Province in 2007. He handed over to Cyril Odutemu in 2010. Joseph N. Musa was the Anglican bishop of Idah in Abuja Province in 2007. Henry C. Ndukuba was the Anglican bishop of Gombe in Jos Province in 2007. Anthony O. Nkwoka was the Anglican bishop of Niger West in the Niger Province in 2007. He was succeeded as bishop by Johnson Ekwe in 2015. Ikechi Nwachukwu was the Anglican bishop of Umuahia in Niger Delta Province in 2007. Alfred I. S. Nwaizuzu was the Anglican bishop of Okigwe North (now Isi Mbano) in Owerri Province in 2007. Okechukwu Precious Nwala was the Anglican bishop of Etche in Niger Delta Province in 2007. Isaac Chijioke Nwaobia was the Anglican bishop of Isiala Ngwa-South in Niger Delta Province in 2007. Zakka L. Nyam was the Anglican bishop of Kano in Kaduna Province in 2007. Anga Fred Nyanabo was the pioneer Anglican bishop of Northern Izon in Niger Delta Province in 2007. He died in 2018, aged 70. David F. A. Obiosa was the Anglican bishop of Ndokwa in Bendel Province in 2007. Joseph Akin Odejide was the Anglican bishop of Ifo in Lagos Province in 2007. He retired in 2014, and was succeeded as Bishop of Ifo by Nathaniel Oladejo Ogundipe. Oluranti Odubogun (born 21 March 1946) was the Anglican bishop of Ife in Ibadan Province in 2007. He was consecrated as the second Bishop of Ife in March 2007 and retired in 2016. Olugbenga Olukemi Oduntan was the Anglican bishop of Ajayi Crowther in Ibadan Province in 2007. Bright J. E. Ogu was the Anglican bishop of Mbaise in Owerri Province in 2007. J. Ebunolouwa Ogunele was the Anglican bishop of On the Coast in Lagos Province in 2007. Abiodun O. Ogunyemi was the Anglican bishop of Damaturu in Jos Province in 2007. Raphael Okafor was the Anglican bishop of Ihiala in the Niger Province in 2007. Samuel Oke was the Anglican bishop of Ekiti West in Ondo Province in 2007. Henry S. O. Okeke was the Anglican bishop of Mbamili in the Niger Province in 2007. Ken S. E. Okeke was the Anglican bishop on the Niger in the Niger Province in 2007. Rufus M. Okeremi was the Anglican bishop of Ife East in Ibadan Province in 2007. He retired in 2010. Nicholas D. Okoh was the Anglican bishop of Asaba in Bendel Province in 2007. Bennett C. I. Okoro was the Anglican bishop of Orlu in Owerri Province in 2007. Cyril Chukwunonyerem Okorocha (born 12 June 1948) was the Anglican bishop of Owerri in Owerri Province in 2007. He was the third Bishop of Owerri, consecrated on 13 December 1998 at the Cathedral Church Oshogbo. He is a former Head of Religious Studies, Ahmadu Bello University. He retired as bishop in 2018, aged 70. Godwin Okpala was the Anglican bishop of Nnewi in the Niger Province in 2007. Segun Okubadejo was the Anglican bishop of Ibadan North in Ibadan Province in 2007. James A. Oladunjoye was the Anglican bishop of Owo in Ondo Province in 2007. Oladunjoye was the third Bishop of Owo, taking over from Peter Adebiyi in 2000, and being replaced by Stephen Fagbemi in 2017. He was born in 1948 and holds degrees up to PhD. Samuel Olayanju was the Anglican bishop of Kabba in Ondo Province in 2007. He was consecrated as Bishop of Kabba at St. Cyprian's Church, Port Harcourt on 16 November 2003 and enthroned in 2004. Isaac Olatunde Olubowale was the Anglican bishop of Ekiti Oke in Ondo Province in 2007. Augustine A. Omole was the Anglican bishop of Sokoto in Kaduna Province in 2007. David O. C. Onuoha was the Anglican bishop of Okigwe South in Owerri Province in 2007. Johnson C. Onuoha was the Anglican bishop of Arochukwu/Ohafia in Niger Delta Province in 2007. Chigozirim U. Onyegbule was the Anglican bishop of Ikwuano in Niger Delta Province in 2007. C. B. Onyeibor was the Anglican bishop of Abakaliki in the Niger Province in 2007. He was the pioneer Bishop of Abakaliki in 1997. Chidi C. Oparaojiaku was the Anglican bishop of Ohaji/Egbema in Owerri Province in 2007. Isaac E. Orama (born 6 December 1956) was the Anglican bishop of Uyo in Niger Delta Province in 2007. He died after a long illness in 2014. He was quoted in 2007 as describing homosexuals as "inhuman, insane, satanic and not fit to live", remarks which he denied after the involvement of Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury. He was enthroned as the Bishop of Uyo on 1 December 2006. James Aye Oruwori was the Anglican bishop of Ogbia in Niger Delta Province in 2007. Matthew Osunade was the Anglican bishop of Ogbomoso in Ibadan Province in 2007. Chijioke B. N. Oti was the Anglican bishop of On the Lake in Owerri Province in 2007. Matthew O. Owadayo (born 1939) was the Anglican bishop of Egba in Lagos Province in 2007. He was born in Ifira-Akoko in 1939 and elected Bishop of Egba in December 1994. He retired in 2009. Jolly Ehigiator Oyekpen was the Anglican bishop of Akoko-Edo in Bendel Province in 2007. Gabriel Herbert Pepple was the Anglican bishop of Niger Delta in Niger Delta Province in 2007. Akintunde A. Popoola was the Anglican bishop of Offa in Ibadan Province in 2007. James Afolabi Popoola was the Anglican bishop of Osun in Ibadan Province in 2007. Olubayu Sowale was the Anglican bishop of Ilesa in Ibadan Province in 2007. Musa Mwin Tula was the Anglican bishop of Bauchi in Jos Province in 2007. Paul A. Udogu was the Anglican bishop of Afikpo in the Niger Province in 2007. Emmanuel A. Ugwu was the Anglican bishop of Awgu-Aninri in the Niger Province in 2007. Timothy Yahaya was the Anglican bishop of Jalingo in Jos Province in 2007. Daniel Yisa was the Anglican bishop of Minna in Abuja Province in 2007. Samuel Zamani was the Anglican bishop of Kwoi in Abuja Province in 2007. Jwan Zhumbes was the Anglican bishop of Bukuru in Jos Province in 2007. Idris Mato Zubairu was the Anglican bishop of Bari in Kaduna Province in 2007. References Nigeria religion-related lists Lists of Anglican bishops and archbishops

Majdany () is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kozienice, within Kozienice County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Kozienice and south-east of Warsaw. References Majdany

Kadıköy is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Balya of Balıkesir Province in Turkey. Its population is 164 (2022). References Neighbourhoods in Balya District

Aisha Khalaf Al Kaabi (Arabic:عائشة الكعبي) (born 8 May 1973) is an Emirati poet, short story writer, artist, and translator. She has been a member of Emirates Writers Union since 1997. She won the Emirates Women Award in Literature and Art in 2011 for her book No Consolation for House Cats. In 2012, she opened her own publishing house "IQRAni". Biography Al Kaabi was born in the Emirate of Ajman, on 7 May 1973. She graduated with a Bachelor's in Science from the United Arab Emirates University (UAEU). She started writing short stories when she was in the first year of studying biology and published her first book in Sharjah through a government-sponsored cultural project. She received her MA in Developmental biology and Tissue Culturing from the University of Arkansas in 2001. She has done and published some research on Cell Motility with both Paul Bell and Barbara Safiejko to at The University of Arkansas. In addition, she worked as a co-researcher on tissue culturing with C.F. Bailey at the Developmental Biology Lab. Between 1996 and 2001, Al Kaabi was a teacher's assistant at the department of biology at the United Arab Emirates University. She took up the role of assistant secretary-general and the head of UNESCO department at the UAE National Commission for UNESCO. She became a news presenter at Abu Dhabi TV, presenting the local news 'Oloom Addar' and in 2009, obtained a similar position at Dubai TV. In 2008, she became media and publishing supervisor of 'Kalima', a translation project launched by the Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage, after which she joined Khalifa University to manage the Discovery Centre in 2011. Al Kaabi joined the UNDP in 2013 as a Democratic Governance Analyst and soon became the Head of Programme Unit (United Nations Development Programme). She is both the Gender and Youth focal point at UAE Office. Al Kaabi was the first woman to be chosen by the UAE government for the Spokesperson Empowerment Course – Managing Crisis, at the Abu Dhabi Media Company. She has been a member of Emirates Writers Union since 1997 and has founded her own publishing house "IQRAni" in 2012. She was a guest speaker at the University of Wollongong in Dubai (UOWD) during the UOWD-DBWC Women and Leadership Seminar Series in 2016. Works Fitting Room, 2007. How Did I Write the First Letter, 2011. No Consolation for House Cats, 2011. The World Speaks, 2012. Rabaat Alshir, 2012. Wajhuna Wahid, 2013. Gluten-Free Texts, 2019. Awards Aisha Al Kaabi won The Emirates Women Award in Literature and Art in 2011 for her book No consolation for House cats and was invited to do a solo art exhibition at the Abu Dhabi Art Hub to mark the 43rd UAE National Day in 2014. References Emirati writers Emirati women writers 21st-century Emirati women writers 1973 births Living people

Vouvry () is a municipality in the district of Monthey in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. History Vouvry is first mentioned in 1018 as Vobreium and Wovregium. Geography Vouvry has an area, , of . Of this area, or 36.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 38.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 5.9% is settled (buildings or roads), or 1.3% is either rivers or lakes and or 18.1% is unproductive land. Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 2.7% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.8%. Out of the forested land, 34.8% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.1% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 12.4% is used for growing crops and 2.2% is pastures and 20.5% is used for alpine pastures. Of the water in the municipality, 0.4% is in lakes and 0.9% is in rivers and streams. Of the unproductive areas, 9.2% is unproductive vegetation and 8.8% is too rocky for vegetation. The municipality includes the village of Vouvry as well as Porte du Scex along the Rhône river and the villages of Miex and Taney on the slopes of Le Grammont. Coat of arms The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Per fess Gules an Eagle displayed Sable beaked, langued and membered Argent ensigned a cross couped of the last, and Azure three Mullets of Five, two and one. Demographics Vouvry has a population () of . , 22.2% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (2000–2010 ) the population has changed at a rate of 19.3%. It has changed at a rate of 20.1% due to migration and at a rate of 2% due to births and deaths. Most of the population () speaks French (2,549 or 86.1%) as their first language, German is the second most common (100 or 3.4%) and Albanian is the third (88 or 3.0%). There are 54 people who speak Italian. , the population was 49.5% male and 50.5% female. The population was made up of 1,370 Swiss men (38.2% of the population) and 406 (11.3%) non-Swiss men. There were 1,414 Swiss women (39.4%) and 397 (11.1%) non-Swiss women. Of the population in the municipality, 975 or about 32.9% were born in Vouvry and lived there in 2000. There were 442 or 14.9% who were born in the same canton, while 746 or 25.2% were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 703 or 23.8% were born outside of Switzerland. , children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 26.9% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 58% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 15%. , there were 1,180 people who were single and never married in the municipality. There were 1,427 married individuals, 174 widows or widowers and 179 individuals who are divorced. , there were 1,121 private households in the municipality, and an average of 2.5 persons per household. There were 327 households that consist of only one person and 104 households with five or more people. , a total of 1,081 apartments (77.7% of the total) were permanently occupied, while 238 apartments (17.1%) were seasonally occupied and 72 apartments (5.2%) were empty. , the construction rate of new housing units was 10.3 new units per 1000 residents. The vacancy rate for the municipality, , was 0.61%. The historical population is given in the following chart: Sights The entire village of Vouvry is designated as part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites. Twin Towns Vouvry is twinned with the towns of Bodnegg, Germany, Sivom du Pays des Maures, France and Cogolin, France. Politics In the 2015 federal election the most popular party was the FDP with 39.9% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SVP (24.2%), the CVP (19.0%) and the SP (9.6%). In the federal election, a total of 1,108 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 48.3%. In the 2009 Conseil d'État/Staatsrat election a total of 780 votes were cast, of which 36 or about 4.6% were invalid. The voter participation was 38.6%, which is much less than the cantonal average of 54.67%. In the 2007 Swiss Council of States election a total of 954 votes were cast, of which 77 or about 8.1% were invalid. The voter participation was 48.9%, which is much less than the cantonal average of 59.88%. In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the FDP which received 33.29% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the CVP (24.61%), the SVP (22.97%) and the SP (10.83%). In the federal election, a total of 1,001 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 49.7%. Economy Vouvry is an industrial-tertiary municipality, in other words, a municipality where agriculture and manufacturing play a minor role in the economy. , there were a total of 1,541 people employed in the municipality. Of these, a total of 49 people worked in 17 businesses in the primary economic sector. The secondary sector employed 772 workers in 66 separate businesses. There were 11 small businesses with a total of 285 employees and 3 mid sized businesses with a total of 345 employees. Finally, the tertiary sector provided 720 jobs in 154 businesses. There were 9 small businesses with a total of 225 employees and one mid sized business with 141 employees. In 2014 a total of 10.3% of the population received social assistance. In 2015 local hotels had a total of 7,203 overnight stays, of which 37.6% were international visitors. the total number of full-time equivalent jobs was 1,085. The number of jobs in the primary sector was 37, all of which were in agriculture. The number of jobs in the secondary sector was 618 of which 431 or (69.7%) were in manufacturing and 179 (29.0%) were in construction. The number of jobs in the tertiary sector was 430. In the tertiary sector; 78 or 18.1% were in wholesale or retail sales or the repair of motor vehicles, 37 or 8.6% were in the movement and storage of goods, 56 or 13.0% were in a hotel or restaurant, 5 or 1.2% were in the information industry, 15 or 3.5% were the insurance or financial industry, 7 or 1.6% were technical professionals or scientists, 54 or 12.6% were in education and 129 or 30.0% were in health care. , there were 709 workers who commuted into the municipality and 809 workers who commuted away. The municipality is a net exporter of workers, with about 1.1 workers leaving the municipality for every one entering. About 11.3% of the workforce coming into Vouvry are coming from outside Switzerland. Of the working population, 7% used public transportation to get to work, and 66.2% used a private car. Religion From the , 1,828 or 61.8% were Roman Catholic, while 514 or 17.4% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church. Of the rest of the population, there were 31 members of an Orthodox church (or about 1.05% of the population), there was 1 individual who belongs to the Christian Catholic Church, and there were 39 individuals (or about 1.32% of the population) who belonged to another Christian church. There were 267 (or about 9.02% of the population) who were Islamic. There were 5 individuals who were Buddhist, 6 individuals who were Hindu and 2 individuals who belonged to another church. 167 (or about 5.64% of the population) belonged to no church, are agnostic or atheist, and 119 individuals (or about 4.02% of the population) did not answer the question. Education In Vouvry about 999 or (33.8%) of the population have completed non-mandatory upper secondary education, and 221 or (7.5%) have completed additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule). Of the 221 who completed tertiary schooling, 58.4% were Swiss men, 24.4% were Swiss women, 10.4% were non-Swiss men and 6.8% were non-Swiss women. , there were 170 students in Vouvry who came from another municipality, while 91 residents attended schools outside the municipality. Vouvry is home to the Bibliothèque municipale et scolaire library. The library has () 17,000 books or other media, and loaned out 12,809 items in the same year. It was open a total of 280 days with average of 14.5 hours per week during that year. Crime In 2014 the crime rate, of the over 200 crimes listed in the Swiss Criminal Code (running from murder, robbery and assault to accepting bribes and election fraud), in Vouvry was 34.4 per thousand residents, which is 53.3% of the average rate in the entire country. During the same period, the rate of drug crimes was 11.8 per thousand residents, or about the same as the national rate. Points of interest Chavalon Thermal Power Plant References External links Official website Municipalities of Valais

Ship measurements consist of a multitude of terms and definitions specifically related to ships and measuring or defining their characteristics. Definitions Beam – A measure of the width of the ship. There are two types: Beam, Overall (BOA), commonly referred to simply as Beam – The overall width of the ship measured at the widest point of the nominal waterline. Beam on Centerline (BOC) – Used for multihull vessels. The BOC for vessels is measured as follows: For a catamaran: the perpendicular distance from the centerline of one hull to the centerline of the other hull, measured at deck level. For a trimaran: the perpendicular distance between the centerline of the main hull and the centerline of either ama, measured at deck level. This term in typically used in conjunction with LOA (Length overall; see below). The ratio of LOA/BOC is used to estimate the stability of multihull vessels. The lower the ratio the greater the boat's stability. Carlin – similar to a beam, except running in a fore and aft direction. Complement – The full number of people required to operate a ship. Includes officers and crew; does not include passengers. For warships, the number of people assigned to a ship in peacetime may be considerably less than her full complement. Cube – The cargo carrying capacity of a ship, measured in cubic metres or feet. There are two common types: Bale Cube (or Bale Capacity) – The space available for cargo measured in cubic metres or feet to the inside of the cargo battens, on the frames, and to the underside of the beams. It is a measurement of capacity for cargo in bales or pallets, etc, where the cargo does not conform to the shape of the ship. Grain Cube (or Grain Capacity) – The maximum space available for cargo measured in cubic metres or feet, the measurement being taken to the inside of the shell plating of the ship or to the outside of the frames and to the top of the beam or underside of the deck plating. It is a measurement of capacity for cargoes such as grain, where the cargo flows to conform to the shape of the ship. Displacement – A measurement of the weight or mass of the vessel, at a given draught. (Merchant ships display gross tonnage ; see tonnage), deadweight and the number of items it can carry i.e. TEU 20 ft equivalent units. Displacement is expressed in tonne (metric unit) ship built for USA will be in long tons, Warships are shown in displacement tons or tonne. To preserve secrecy, nations sometimes misstate a warship's displacement. Lightweight displacement – LWD – The weight or mass of the ship excluding cargo, fuel, ballast, stores, passengers, and crew, but with water in the boilers to steaming level. Loadline displacement – The weight or mass of the ship loaded to the load line or plimsoll mark. Deadweight tonnage (DWT) – The total that the vessel can carry that is cargo, fuel, ballast, people and stores. Draft or draught (d) or (T) – The vertical distance from the bottom of the keel to the waterline. Used mainly to determine the minimum water depth for safe passage of a vessel and to calculate the vessels displacement (obtained from ships stability tables) so as to determine the mass of cargo on board. Draft, Air – Air Draft/Draught is the distance from the water line to the highest point on a ship (including antennas) while it is loaded. Air draft is the minimum height a ship needs to pass under, while standard draft is the minimum depth a ship needs float over. Length between perpendiculars – The distance between where the forward part cuts the waterline and the rudder post of the ship. Length Overall (LOA) – The maximum length of the ship between the ship's extreme points important for berthing purposes. Length at Waterline (LWL) – The ship's length measured at the waterline Shaft Horsepower (SHP) – The amount of mechanical power delivered by the engine to a propeller shaft. One horsepower is equivalent to 746 Watts. Tonnage – a number derived from any of several methods to calculate the volume or other number indicative of a ship's cargo carrying capacity. Gross tonnage – GT – Not expressible in units of mass or weight but is based on the total volume of the vessel in cubic meter with a formula applied. GT replaced Gross register tonnage (GRT) which is now an obsolete unit. Net tonnage – NT – Not expressible in units of mass or weight but is based on the cargo volume of the vessel in cubic meter with a formula applied. NT replaced Net register tonnage (NRT) which is now an obsolete unit. See also Metrics Ship size categories List of Panamax ports References The Oxford Companion To Ships & The Sea, by I. C. B. Dear and Peter Kemp. Oxford University Press, 1979. Ton types, by Gregory M. Walsh, from Ocean Navigator Online. U.S. Military Sealift Command Glossary of ship terms How do you "weigh" a ship? from navweaps.com External links Tanker ships Ship sizes Nautical terminology de:Schiffsmaße

Henry Dinwoodey Moyle (April 22, 1889 – September 18, 1963) was a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles and the First Presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). Early life Moyle was born in Salt Lake City, Utah Territory, to politician James Moyle and his wife Alice Dinwoodey. He studied at the University of Utah and served as an LDS Church missionary in Switzerland and in Germany. During World War I, Moyle served in the US military. Moyle continued his studies at the University of Chicago and Harvard Law School. He was also a student at the School of Mines in Freiberg, Saxony. In 1920, Moyle was appointed to the position of United States attorney for the state of Utah. Employment Moyle was for many years a lawyer and a part-time member of the University of Utah faculty. He was also a businessman involved in various railroad, trucking, oil, insurance and finance businesses. During World War II, he was the director of the Petroleum Industries Council. LDS Church Service From 1927 to 1937, Moyle was the president of the LDS Church's Cottonwood Stake, located in the south-east suburbs of Salt Lake City. He also served as chairman of the church's Welfare Committee. Apostle and member of the First Presidency Moyle was ordained an apostle and member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles on April 10, 1947. Moyle served as Second Counselor in the First Presidency to church president David O. McKay from June 12, 1959, to October 12, 1961, when he was called as First Counselor. He was First Counselor in the First Presidency until his death. Moyle was a successful cattleman and originated the idea of the church establishing a cattle ranch in Florida. He was convinced that Florida's climate would prove ideal for raising cattle, as the key to success in that industry is growing grass. The church bought the original tract in 1950, and over 50 years, the ranch grew to more than . Deseret Cattle and Citrus Ranch, which is east of Orlando, is today the world's largest beef ranch, and the land is worth an estimated $858 million. Moyle spearheaded much of the church's building program in the early 1960s. He believed that the Church Office Building, the headquarters of the LDS Church, should have been twice its size. He was also convinced that by building larger meetinghouses, the church would attract more converts. Moyle convinced McKay not to publish an account of church spending as was customary in order to hide the extent of the budget deficit caused by spending on buildings. By 1962, the deficit had reach $32 million. His optimistic building programs placed a considerable financial strain upon the church and McKay eventually relieved Moyle from many of his administrative responsibilities. The controversial "baseball baptism" program was Moyle's idea to increase baptisms in order to fill the church meetinghouses. Missionaries would encourage young men to join sports leagues and used baptism as a prerequisite. Under this approach, large numbers of young men were baptized but very few were ever active in the church. The rush to baptize was accompanied with the establishment of baptism quotas for missionaries and memorized missionary discussions which were to be delivered verbatim to potential converts. The rest of the apostles were largely opposed to these changes, which led to Moyle being relieved of his responsibilities in the missionary department. Moyle died of heart disease in Deer Park, Florida, aged 74, and was buried at Salt Lake City Cemetery. Family In 1920, Moyle married Clara Alberta Wright in the Salt Lake Temple; they were the parents of six children. One of his sons, Henry D. Moyle, Jr., was the first president of the French East Mission (based in Geneva, Switzerland) starting in 1961. See also Alvin R. Dyer References Sources Arnold K. Garr, et al., Encyclopedia of Latter-day Saint History, p. 801. External links Working the Divine Miracle, by Richard D. Poll 1889 births 1963 deaths 20th-century American lawyers 20th-century Mormon missionaries American Mormon missionaries in Germany American Mormon missionaries in Switzerland American general authorities (LDS Church) American military personnel of World War I Apostles (LDS Church) Burials at Salt Lake City Cemetery Counselors in the First Presidency (LDS Church) Harvard Law School alumni Latter Day Saints from Utah Lawyers from Salt Lake City Military personnel from Utah Religious leaders from Salt Lake City United States Attorneys for the District of Utah University of Chicago alumni University of Utah alumni University of Utah faculty Utah Democrats

Pluto is the debut studio album by American rapper Future. It was released on April 17, 2012, through A1 Recordings and Freebandz, and distributed by Epic Records. The album features guest appearances from Drake, R. Kelly, T.I., Trae tha Truth and Snoop Dogg, with the production, which was handled by Will-A-Fool, Sonny Digital and K.E. on the Track, among others. Pluto was supported by five singles: "Tony Montana", "Go Harder", "Magic (Remix)", "Same Damn Time" and "Turn On the Lights". The album received generally positive reviews from critics, debuting at number eight on the US Billboard 200, selling 41,000 copies in its first week. It was reissued with an alternate track list in 2012 as Pluto 3D. Promotion The lead single from the album, "Tony Montana", was released on April 16, 2011. The record version of the song, which features a guest appearance from Canadian rapper Drake, was released on July 6, 2011. The music video for "Tony Montana" was released on October 27, 2011. The song peaked at number four on the US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles. "Go Harder" was released digitally as the album's second single on November 29, 2011, and impacted rhythmic contemporary radio on January 10, 2012. "Magic (Remix)" featuring T.I., was released as the album's third single on January 23, 2012. The music video for "Magic (Remix)" was released on January 31, 2012. The song peaked at number 69 on the US Billboard Hot 100. The album's fourth single, "Same Damn Time", was released on March 24, 2012. The music video was released on April 6, 2012. The remix to "Same Damn Time", which features guest appearances from Diddy and Ludacris, was released on May 16, 2012. The music video for "Same Damn Time (Remix)" was released on July 22, 2012. The song peaked at number 92 on the Billboard Hot 100. The album's fifth single, "Turn On the Lights", was released on April 13, 2012. The song peaked at number 50 on the Billboard Hot 100, making it the album's most successful single to date. In 2012, it was announced that Future scored the number one spot on the Mediabase Urban Mainstream chart for his Mike Will-produced single, "Turn On the Lights". It became his most successful song on the latter three charts, and his most successful single as a lead artist. In 2012, Future released the remix to "Turn On the Lights" featuring Lil Wayne. Critical reception Pluto was met with generally positive reviews. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 68, based on 10 reviews. David Jeffries of AllMusic called it "fat and redundant at 15 tracks, but it delivers whenever you desire that purple and woozy, Cudi-meets-Khalifa flavor", and wrote that "Future comes off as a memorable name in spite of his narrow style". Pitchforks Jordan Sargent wrote that, "though it will sound instantly recognizable, his personality, voice, and skewed take on pop-rap make it instantly different". Andrew Nosnitsky of Spin called its songs "so well-defined" with "more advanced experiments" than Future's previous mixtapes and stated, "The more adventurous listener might wonder what he could accomplish if he broke free of his genre's gravitational pull entirely". In a mixed review, Alex Macpherson of Fact found the album too conventional, calling it "template rap", and stated, "Both Future's drugged-out vocal style and the chintzy production, so arresting in isolation, become wearying". Evan Rytlewski of The A.V. Club called Pluto a "sporadically engrossing, frequently frustrating curiosity" and commented that it "is a more compelling listen than an album with so many atrocious lyrical turns has any right to be". In his consumer guide, critic Robert Christgau gave the album a two-star honorable mention, he cited "Turn On the Lights" and "Permanent Scar" as highlights and quipped, "The truth is, his Auto-Tuned flow has more future in it than his intermittently interplanetary rhymes". Joshua Errett of Now said, "Pluto nicely refreshes current rap trends and offers some genuinely forward-thinking hooks". Calvin Stovall of XXL said, "Pluto may be far from the sun, but Future shines brightest when he aligns with the stars". Rankings Chris Richards of The Washington Post placed the album at number four on his list of the top-10 albums of 2012. The New York Times Jon Caramanica included the album in his top-10 albums list, ranking it at number nine. Jody Rosen of Slate placed the album at number one on his top-20 albums list for 2012. Spin ranked the album number 11 on its list of 50 Best Albums of 2012. The album was listed 34th on Stereogums list of top 50 albums of 2012 and subsequently listed 100th on their list of top 100 albums of the 2010s. Consequence ranked the album number 36 on its list of top-50 albums of the year. Pitchfork placed the album at number 37 on its list of 50 Best Albums of 2012. Commercial performance Pluto debuted at number eight on the US Billboard 200, with first-week sales of 41,000 copies. As of December 2012, the album had sold 217,000 copies in the United States. In 2022, the album was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for combined sales and album-equivalent units of 1,000,000 units in the United States. Track listing Notes signifies a co-producer Personnel Credits for Pluto adapted from liner notes. Big Rube – spoken word, featured artist John Blu – producer Jon Boi – producer Will-A-Fool – producer Tom Coyne – mastering Crazy Mike – mixing Honorable C.N.O.T.E. – producer Sonny Digital – producer DJ Spinz – producer Drake – featured artist K.E. on the Track – producer Steve Fisher – engineer, mixing Future – primary artist, producer Jordan J. Sirhan – engineer Trehy Harris – assistant Jaycen Joshua – mixing JP Robinson – art direction Juicy J – featured artist, producer R. Kelly – featured artist Ross Kossman – assistant Mike Will Made It – producer Nard & B – producer Michael Patterson – guitar P-Nasty – producer Propane – engineer Will Ragland – design Ray Seay – mixing Snoop Dogg – featured artist Brian "B-Luv" Thomas – engineer Pharris Thomas – producer Trae tha Truth – featured artist Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts Certifications Release history References 2012 debut albums Epic Records albums Albums produced by Honorable C.N.O.T.E. Albums produced by Organized Noize Albums produced by Mike Will Made It Albums produced by Juicy J Future (rapper) albums Albums produced by Nard & B Albums produced by Sonny Digital

Kassam may refer to: Firoz Kassam – British entrepreneur Kassam Stadium – home ground of Oxford United F.C., England. Alternative spelling of Qassam Qassam rocket, a weapon used by Hamas against Israel By extension, any rocket used in Palestinian rocket attacks on Israel

Saint Lewina (or Lewinna, Levinna, Lewine, Leofwynn; 7th century) was a British virgin and martyr who was put to death by Saxon invaders. Her feast day is 24 July. Life Little is known of Lewinna's life. One source says she was a British woman who lived during the reign of King Ecgberht of Kent (r. 664–673). As a virgin, she was killed by a Saxon heathen due to her faith during the life of Archbishop Theodore of Tarsus (died 690). She was buried at a monastery in Sussex dedicated to Saint Andrew. Possibly Saint Lewinna's name is connected with that of the town of Lewes, which once had a church of Saint Andrew and is near Seaford. Lewinna may be the Latin version of Leofwynn, a Saxon rather than British name. She has been associated with Bishopstone, also near Seaford. A Benedictine monk called Drogo from the abbey of Bergues in Flanders wrote a lengthy account of the removal of Lewina's relics in 1058 by another monk of Bergues named Balgerus. Balgerus sailed in a merchant vessel to England, and after riding out a storm landed in Sevordt (Seaford). The next day he went to Saint Andrew's Abbey, away, where he was told Lewinna's body lay. He heard of the miracles wrought by the saint, and after struggling with his conscience stole her relics and took them to his ship. They were carried to the monastery at Bergues and stored in a chest adorned with gold and silver. In 1522 they were destroyed during some religious disturbances. Monks of Ramsgate account The monks of St Augustine's Abbey, Ramsgate wrote in their Book of Saints (1921), Dunbar's account Agnes Baillie Cunninghame Dunbar (1830–1920) in her Dictionary of Saintly Women (1904) wrote, Butler's account The hagiographer Alban Butler (1710–1773) wrote in his Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Other Principal Saints, under July 24, Notes Sources Romano-British saints 7th-century deaths 7th-century Christian saints Female saints of medieval England 7th-century English women

Diakonessenhuis is a hospital in Paramaribo, Suriname. It was founded as the Protestant hospital of Paramaribo. History In 1946 a foundation was set up to start a Diakonessenhuis in Paramaribo, but only when the director of the Diakonessenhuis in Utrecht, dr. M.A. van Melle, took over the initiative in 1955 and contacted the Dutch public broadcaster NCRV did developments grow more seriously. In 1960 a fundraising show was broadcast on television which generated more than 2 million Dutch guilders. Together with a large donation from and a low interest loan of the same amount, there was enough money to build a hospital. In late 1961 construction was started, and the hospital eventually opened on 30 November 1962. See also Academic Hospital Paramaribo, a university hospital in Paramaribo; 's Lands Hospitaal, a general hospital in Paramaribo Sint Vincentius Hospital, a Catholic hospital in Paramaribo References External links Official site Hospitals in Suriname

Caucalis pumila may refer to two different taxa of plants: Caucalis pumila Willd., a synonym for Daucus carota subsp. maritimus (Lam.) Batt. Caucalis pumila L., a synonym for Daucus pumilus (L.) Hoffmanns. & Link

Akhethetep or Akhethotep may refer to: Akhethetep (son of Ptahhotep) (), senior court official during the rule of Pharaoh Djedkare and Unas Akhethetep (Old Kingdom official), possibly at the end of the 5th Dynasty or beginning of the 6th (24th century BC) Akhethetep (Louvre mastaba), possibly at the end of the 5th Dynasty or beginning of the 6th (24th century BC) Akhethetep Hemi, senior court official during the reign of Pharaoh Unas at the end of the 5th Dynasty (24th century BC) Akhethetep (official), ancient Egyptian officer with modest job titles, dating unknown Ancient Egyptian given names

Az Zughbah is a village in Makkah Province, in western Saudi Arabia. See also List of cities and towns in Saudi Arabia Regions of Saudi Arabia References Populated places in Mecca Province

Kirchilpe is a locality in the municipality Schmallenberg in the district Hochsauerlandkreis in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The village has 33 inhabitants and lies in the north of the municipality of Schmallenberg at a height of around 400 m. Kirchilpe borders on the villages of Dorlar, Twismecke, Beisinghausen, Landenbeck and Nierentrop. The village used to belong to the municipality of Dorlar in Amt Schmallenberg until the end of 1974. Gallery References Villages in North Rhine-Westphalia Schmallenberg

Yvias (; ; Gallo: Ivinyac) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department in Brittany in northwestern France. Population Inhabitants of Yvias are called yviasais in French. Nearest cities and towns Lanleff, 3 km Plourivo, 3.8 km Pléhédel, 5 km Kerfot, 5.3 km Quemper-Guézennec, 5.6 km Tréméven, 7.6 km Plouézec, 8.4 km Paimpol, 8.4 km Le Faouët, 9.1 kmm Lanloup, 9.2 km Pludual, 9,4 km See also Communes of the Côtes-d'Armor department References External links Communes of Côtes-d'Armor

Davant is an unincorporated community located in the delta of the Mississippi River in the parish of Plaquemines, Louisiana, United States. Geography Davant's location is at , located in the delta of the Mississippi River , a sector where abuntan the swamps . This town stands at approximately above sea level. Davant had some levees that protected the town from flooding, but were destroyed due to Hurricane Katrina. Hurricane Katrina The city was inundated by the water at the time of the hurricane, in 2005. However, it was recently announced that it will receive $US 5,900,000 to rebuild, with new homes in Davant. References Unincorporated communities in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana Unincorporated communities in New Orleans metropolitan area Unincorporated communities in Louisiana Louisiana populated places on the Mississippi River

Oriental région or Oujda region (; ) is one of the twelve regions of Morocco, located in the north-eastern part of the country. It covers an area of 90,127 km² and has a population of 2,314,346 (2014 census) and is the easternmost region of Morocco. The capital and the largest city is Oujda, and the second largest city is Nador. The region includes 7 provinces and one prefecture. A majority of the population of Oriental speak Moroccan Arabic (86.2%) as a first or second language. A large minority speak the Rif-Berber language (38.4%) as a first language. Small numbers speak Eastern Middle Atlas Tamazight and Figuig Tamazight, principally in the south of Oriental. Etymology The English name Oriental is derived from the French term L'Oriental (for "the east") and comes directly from the Latin orientalis, "of the east", being that the region is located in the east of Morocco. The Arabic name Ash-Sharq also means "the east", as does the Berber name Tagmuḍant (from agmuḍan). Geography Oriental is situated in the northeastern part of the country, with a northern coastline on the Mediterranean Sea. The region of Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima, lie to its northwest, Fès-Meknès to its west, Drâa-Tafilalet to the southwest, with the Algerian provinces of Tlemcen and Naâma to its east and Béchar to the south. Melilla, a Spanish autonomous city, also borders the region. In 2015, Oriental was expanded to include Guercif Province. The region is made up into the following prefectures and provinces: Berkane Province Driouch Province Figuig Province Guercif Province Jerada Province Nador Province Oujda-Angad Prefecture Taourirt Province Municipalities by population (2014) History Administration Notable Personalities from the Oriental Region Arts & Cinema Hafid Bouazza – Writer Hamid Bouchnak – Moroccan raï singer and songwriter Nathalie Delon – Actress and director Douzi – Singer and songwriter Les Freres Megri – Rock band very popular in the Arab world, composers and producers. Philippe Faucon – Filmmaker Fouad Laroui – Writer and economist Michel Qissi – Actor Mimoun El Oujdi – Raï singer Younes Megri – Actor, singer author of 'Leli Touil' sung by Maria de Rossi & Boney M. Abdelkrim Derkaoui – Cinematographer, film director and screenwriter Bassouar Al Maghnaoui – Singer Cheikh Mohamed Salah Chaabane – Musician Gharnati Music Simon Basinger – Musicologist, essayist, producer and author Charlotte Slovack – Filmmaker Douzi – Pop singer Serge Guirao – Singer Bayane Belayachi – Singer Elwalid Mimoun – Artist Khalid izri – Artist Namika – Musician Sports Hakim Ziyech – International Footballer, Semi Final World Cup 2022 Adil Belgaid – Olympic judo fighter (3 times World Champion, 6 times African Champion, 3 times Arab Champion, 3 times Olympian) Achraf Ouchen – professional karateka Abdelatif Benazzi – Rugby player Philippe Casado – Cyclist Selim Amallah – Football player Abdelkarim Kissi – Footballer Soufiane Kourdou – Professional basketball player Moha Rharsalla – Footballer Mohammed Qissi – Actor (Kickboxer, Bloodsport with Jean Claude Vandamme) Mohcin Cheaouri – Track and Field Athlete, 2 times African champion Yahya Berrabah – Olympic Athlete, African champion in Long Jump Daniel Sanchez – Footballer Gilles Simon – Formula 1 Ahmed Belkedroussi – Football manager Khadfi Rharsallah – Footballer Marianne Agulhon – Slalom Canoeist Mohammed Berrabeh – International footballer Hassan Alla – Footballer Mohammed Ben Brahim – Footballer Khalid Chalqi – Footballer Gerard Soler – Footballer midfielder Khalid Lebji – Footballer midfielder Abou El Kacem Hadji – Footballer Ryad El Alami – Footballer Abdelah Kafifi – Footballer Mohamed Atmani – Boxer (Summer Olympics) Soufiane Kourdou – Basketball player Houssam Amaanan – Footballer Habib Allah Dahmani – Footballer Abdelkader El Brazi – Former international goalkeeper Aziz Bouhaddouz – International footballer Fouzi Lekjaa – Football administrator and businessman Hicham El Guerrouj – Former Olympic athlete, world record holder for the fastest mile also the current world record holder in the 1500m and 2000m Mohammed Hendouf – Moroccan-Belgian kickboxer Politics & Diplomats Ahmed Osman – Former Prime Minister, married King Hassan II's sister, Lalla Nuzha of Morocco Zoulikha Nasri – Advisor to King Mohammed IV, MD of foundation 'Mohammed V for Solidarity' Muhammad Ben Abdessalam Al Muqri – Late 19th senior official, advisor and grand vizier to several sultans Abdelkader Lecheheb – Football player and Ambassador to Russia Mohamed Allal Sinaceur – Former Minister of Cultural Affairs Jamal Benomar – Politician Ahmed Aboutaleb – Politician Mohamed Habib Sinaceur – Politician Ahmed Toufiq Hejira – Former Minister of Housing and Urbanism Kaddour El Ouartassi – Historian Najima Rhozali – Politician, professor Yvette Katan Bensamoun – Historian Omar Benjelloun – Journalist Abdelaziz Bouteflika – (1937–2021), 5th President of Algeria Abdelnour Abbrous – Politician Chakib Khelil – Politician Hassnae Bouazza – Journalist, writer, columnist Louisette Ighilariz – Politician Najat Vallaud-Belkacem – Politician Germain Ayache – Historian Other Abdelrazzak Hifti – 2022 World Cup team doctor Maurice Levy – French businessman, Chairman of Publicis Group References External links Oriental web portal in French Oujda entry in lexicorient Figuig in English, French and Arab

Bukit Tigapuluh National Park (also called Bukit Tiga Puluh and Bukit Tigapulah) - The Thirty Hills - is a 143,223 hectare National Park in eastern Sumatra, consisting primarily of tropical lowland forest, largely in Riau province, with a smaller part of 33,000 ha in Jambi province. It is famous as one of the last refuges of endangered species such as the Sumatran orangutan, Sumatran tiger, Sumatran elephant, and Asian tapir, as well as many endangered bird species. It forms part of the Tesso Nilo Complex biodiversity hotspot. The Park is inhabited by the indigenous peoples of the Orang Rimba and Talang Mamak tribes. The Park itself has been under consistent threat from illegal logging and palm oil plantations, with two thirds of the park logged. Flora and fauna Ecosystem types within the Park include lowland and highland forests, with flora such as Gutta-percha, Shorea, Alstonia scholaris, Dyera costulata, Koompassia excelsa, Rafflesia hasseltii, Calamus draco and various other kinds of rattan. According to a 1994 survey Bukit Tigapuluh National Park has 59 species of mammal, including six species of primate and 18 species of bat, in addition to 198 species of bird and various species of butterfly. Mammals include Sumatran orangutan, Sumatran tiger, Sumatran elephant, Asian tapir, sun bear, siamang, crab-eating macaque, Sumatran surili, Sunda loris, clouded leopard, leopard cat, marbled cat, dhole, Malayan civet, Indian muntjac, Sumatran serow and Java mouse-deer. Bird species include: great argus, little green-pigeon, white-rumped shama, white-bellied woodpecker, crested serpent-eagle, Hill myna, helmeted hornbill, wrinkled hornbill, white-winged wood duck, Storm's stork, garnet pitta and grey-breasted babbler. The Park also has an important role in protecting the hydrology of the Kuantan Indragiri watershed. Conservation and threats In 1982 the National Conservation Plan highlighted the importance of Bukit Tigapuluh ecosystem and classified the two conservation areas of Bukit Besar Wildlife Sanctuary (200,000 ha) and Seberida Nature Reserve (120,000 ha) as priority I conservation areas. In 1992 the Indonesian Government in cooperation with the Norwegian Government conducted a research to document the biological value of the Bukit Tigapuluh ecosystem. As the result of research, the Bukit Tigapuluh ecosystem with an area of 250,000 ha was recommended to be determined as national park. In 1995 Bukit Tigapuluh was established as national park by Ministerial Decree comprising an area of 127,698 ha. In 2002 its area has been extended to 144,223 ha The Park has been under consistent threat from illegal logging and palm oil plantations, with two thirds of the park logged. Surrounding buffer zones and wildlife corridors are diminishing, with 30,000 hectares, the largest area of forest remaining outside the Park, released in May 2009 by the Indonesian government for logging. Orangutan reintroduction The orangutan reintroduction in Bukit Tigapuluh National Park is organized by the Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Programme (SOCP). The first reintroduction station for orangutans close to the park was built in 2001 by the German biologist Dr. Peter Pratje, with the support of Frankfurt Zoological Society and local partners. It offers a school-like programme to train individual orangutans, which grew up in captivity, to survive the wild. In 2002 the Batu Mbelin orangutan quarantine centre was completed near Medan in North Sumatra, which is operated by PanEco. In December 2002 the first orangutans were transferred from the quarantine centre to the rehabilitation centre near Bukit Tigapuluh National Park and reintroduced shortly after. Nowadays two orangutan reintroduction stations are operated close to the park’s boundaries which focus on reintroducing the animals to the Bukit Tigapuluh National Park. Since then, over 190 orangutans have been treated at the quarantine centre and over 160 of these have already been transferred to Bukit Tigapuluh for reintroduction under the auspices of the Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Programme. At least 4 infants have also been born to reintroduced mothers, these infants being the first to be conceived and born in the forests of Jambi possibly for more than 100 years. Cats Camera traps set up in the Bukit Tigapuluh forest in March and April 2011 by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) have taken images of 12 rare Sumatran tigers, including a mother playing with cubs. Subsequently, the organisation intensified its campaign against the planned logging of the area. Although the Indonesian government has agreed in 2010 to implement a 2-years moratorium on new forest clearance, the presidential regulation that imposes the moratorium was only signed in May 2011. None of the Bukit Tigapuluh landscape is covered by the moratorium and Asia Pulp & Paper plans to clear large areas of the forest. In November 2011, the WWF has announced 5 endangered cats in the forests of Riau. Within 3 months of systematic survey using automatic surveillance cameras at the 'corridor' between the Bukit Tigapuluh National Park and Rimbang Baling Sanctuary, they found Sumatran tiger (Panthera tigris sumatrae), Sunda clouded leopard (Neofelis diardi), marbled cat (Pardofelis marmoata), golden cat (Catopurna temmincki, and leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis). The cats passing the same tracks all the time in the corridor, but both areas connected by corridor are currently threatened by deforestation. References External links Saving Bukit Tigapuluh video (7:09 min) by Google Earth Outreach Sumatran Tiger Trust: Bukit Tigapuluh NP National parks of Indonesia Protected areas of Sumatra Orangutan conservation Geography of Riau Geography of Jambi Tourist attractions in Riau Tourist attractions in Jambi Animal welfare organizations based in Indonesia Indragiri basin

Linggo Mountain (also known as Gunung Linggo) is located at Koto Merapak, in the Linggo Sari Baganti sub-district in Sumatra, Indonesia. To the west of Linggo Mountain is Koto Merapak, to the south is Koto Langang, to the north is Lagan, and to the east is Akad village. Tourist attractions The Tapaan Stone, a large rock that presents large footprints, is in Akad Village. The stone is a popular tourist attraction. There is also a big rock in Lagan, Joliang Stone, which is bigger than the Tapaan stone. Joliang stone is above the hill around Linggo Mountain. It is famous because of the slope it resides on - if it were to fall down, it would destroy the houses and other buildings at the bottom of the hill. For this reason, it is not a tourist destination. There is a waterfall above Linggo Mountain, however it is inaccessible to tourists because it is far from the village and difficult to reach. References Mountains of Sumatra Landforms of West Sumatra

Miguel Ángel Sierra (born 23 October 1971) is a Spanish wrestler. He competed in the men's Greco-Roman 57 kg at the 1992 Summer Olympics. References External links 1971 births Living people Spanish male sport wrestlers Olympic wrestlers for Spain Wrestlers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Seville 20th-century Spanish people

Simon Lohet (Loxhay) (born before c. 1550 – buried 5 July 1611) was a Flemish composer and organist of the late Renaissance, active in Germany. He is best known as one of the earliest exponents of the keyboard fugue. Life Lohet's father was a certain Jean de Liège, so the family originates from Liège and Simon was probably born in the area. Loxhay is the Walloon version of his surname. He was appointed organist of the Württemberg court at Stuttgart on 14 September 1571, assisting Utz Steigleder and H.F. Fries until both went into retirement. Lohet then assumed full responsibility for the chapel services. He was also somewhat active as a teacher, his pupils included his own son Ludwig (who became his father's assistant in 1594) and, most importantly, Adam Steigleder (father of Johann Ulrich Steigleder). Lohet made several trips to the Low Countries in the 1570s and to Venice in 1581 to buy instruments and music. In 1601 he retired from his post. He remained in Stuttgart until his death in summer 1611. Works Johann Woltz's Nova musices organicae tabulatura (Basel, 1617) contains all of Lohet's known works (six also survive in another manuscript, D-Mbs Mus.ms.1581). The bulk of his small surviving output consists of twenty keyboard fugues, which are also his most historically important works. Most of them are short, averaging 20-25 bars, and eight are monothematic (exploring a single subject in a single section), which is very different from contemporary examples of imitative counterpoint (i.e. ricercars and canzonas that frequently ran to 100+ bars in several sections exploring either a variety of themes or different variations of one theme) and very close, also because of frequent use of stretto entries, diminution and other contrapuntal devices, to the classic fugue of the late Baroque. A full list follows, with the number of sections given in parentheses: Fuga prima (2) Fuga secunda (2) Fuga tertia (2) Fuga quarta (1) Fuga quinta (3) Fuga sexta (1) Fuga septima (2) Fuga octava (3) Fuga nona (1) Fuga decima (3) Fuga undecima (1) Fuga duodecima (1) Fuga decima tertia (2) Fuga decima quarta (1) Fuga decima quinta (2) Fuga decima sexta (3) Fuga decima septima (1) Fuga decima octava (2) Fuga decima nona (1) Fuga vigesima (2) Single-section fugues are all monothematic. Their subjects are typical ricercar subjects: slow, sustained, moving in whole, half- and quarter notes. In two section fugues either both sections are imitative, or the second one is in free counterpoint. Fuga quinta's three sections are all imitative, but the rest of three-section fugues feature an imitative section, a stretto/canzona subject section and a free counterpoint section for the ending. In all, Lohet's pieces represent some of the earliest keyboard fugues in the modern understanding of the word. Lohet's other works are a canzona (which is really a monothematic fugue like the ones described above), two chorales (Erbarm dich mein O Herre Gott and Nun Welche hie ihr hoffnung gar auf Gott den Herren legen) and keyboard transcriptions of a motet (Media vita in morte) and a chanson (De tout mon coeur). The chorales are written in a style reminiscent of the later south German tradition, with the first line set imitatively. Editions Simon Lohet. Compositions for organ, ed. Larry W. Peterson, Corpus of Early Keyboard Music 25:9-38. See . References José Quitin, Henri Vanhulst. "Simon Lohet", Grove Music Online, ed. L. Macy, grovemusic.com. J. S. Shedlock, article "The Evolution of the Fugue" from "Proceedings of the Musical Association, 24th Sess. (1897-1898), pp. 109-123. Willi Apel. "The History of Keyboard Music to 1700", Indiana University Press (November 1997). pp. 100, 203. 15th-century composers Composers for pipe organ Organists and composers in the South German tradition German male organists 16th-century births 1611 deaths German classical composers German male classical composers People from Liège Province Male classical organists

Patrick David Briggs (born 24 August 1940) is an English former cricketer, rugby player and school headmaster. Cricket Briggs was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Timperley, Altrincham, Cheshire. Briggs made his debut in county cricket for Cheshire against Staffordshire in the 1960 Minor Counties Championship. He played for Cheshire for a few seasons, before attending Cambridge University, where he made his first-class debut for Cambridge University Cricket Club against Yorkshire in 1963. He made 20 further first-class appearances for the university, the last of which came against the Marylebone Cricket Club in 1964. In his 21 first-class matches, he scored 533 runs at an average of 16.15, with a high score of 91. This score, one of two fifties he made for the university, came against Essex in 1963. After finishing his studies, Briggs continued to play Minor counties cricket for Cheshire until 1968, making a total of 27 Minor Counties Championship appearances. He also made 2 List A appearances for Cheshire. The first of these came against Norfolk in the 1st round of the 1968 Gillette Cup, with Briggs scoring 60 runs before being dismissed by John Shepperd, in a match Bedfordshire won by a single wicket. The second of these came in the 2nd round of the same competition, against Northamptonshire. He scored 16 runs in this match, before being dismissed by Antony Durose, with Northamptonshire winning by 9 wickets. In 1969, Briggs joined Bedfordshire, making his debut for the county against Shropshire in the Minor Counties Championship. He played Minor counties cricket for Bedfordshire from 1969 to 1973, making 19 Minor Counties Championship appearances. He also made 2 List A appearances for Bedfordshire. The first of these came against Buckinghamshire in the 1970 Gillette Cup, with him scoring 21 runs before being dismissed by Colin Lever, with Buckinghamshire winning by 8 wickets. The second of these came against Essex in the 1971 Gillette Cup. Briggs scored 69 runs in this match, before being run out, with Essex winning the match by 97 runs. Rugby Briggs also played Rugby union for Cambridge (thus achieving a "double blue"). Whilst teaching at Bedford School, he played at No.10 for Bedford RUFC and it was during this time he was trialed for the England side along with his two Bedford centres, Geoff Frankom and Danny Hearn. Later he played for the Barbarians and a RFU staff coach 1973–95, England under-23 rugby coach 1975–80, and manager of the England students rugby team 1988–95. Schoolmaster Briggs taught at Bedford School 1965–87 (housemaster 1977–87), then moved to be headmaster of William Hulme's Grammar School 1987–97. He was principal of Kolej Tuanku Ja'afar in Negri Sembilan, Malaysia 1997–2005. References External links 1940 births Living people Sportspeople from Altrincham Rugby union players from Greater Manchester Cricketers from Greater Manchester People educated at Pocklington School Alumni of Christ's College, Cambridge English cricketers Cheshire cricketers Cambridge University cricketers Bedfordshire cricketers English rugby union players Barbarian F.C. players Schoolteachers from Greater Manchester Bedford School Sportspeople from Yorkshire British expatriates in Malaysia Rugby union players from Cheshire

Nagindas Narandas Parekh (8 August 1903 – 19 January 1993) was a Gujarati language critic, editor and translator from India. He is also known by his pen name, Granthkeet (literally, bookworm). Life Nagindas Parekh was born on 8 August 1903 in the city of Bulsar (now Valsad), Bombay Presidency, British India. He completed his primary and secondary education in Valsad and graduated from Gujarat Vidyapith university in 1921. From 1921 to 1925, he attended Gujarat College run by the Gujarat Vidyapith where he obtained a degree in Gujarati under Ramnarayan V. Pathak and in Bengali under Indrabhushan Majmudar. Subsequently, he joined Viswa-Bharati at Santiniketan in 1925–26 for higher studies in Bengali. He studied Bengali and the literature of Rabindranath Tagore under Kshitimohan Sen, and then he taught briefly at Gujarat Vidyapith in 1926. He worked with the Navajivan Trust from 1944 to 1947, and later, he taught at B J Vidyabhavan run by the Gujarat Vidhya Sabha. He worked as a professor from 1955 to 1969 at H K Arts College in Ahmedabad. He died on 19 January 1993. Works He contributed chiefly in the fields of criticism, biography, editing and translation. Criticism Abhinavno Rasavichar ane Bija Lekho (1969) is a collection of essays. His critical work, Viksha ane Niriksha (1981) includes criticism of eastern as well as western poetry, objective correlative and Croce's philosophy. His other critical works are Parichay ane Pariksha (1968), Swadhyay ane Samiksha (1969), Crocenu Esthetic ane Bija Lekho (Croce's Esthetic, 1972). Biography He wrote the biographies of Navalram (1961), Mahadev Desai (1962), Premanand (1963), and Gandhiji (1964). Saat Charitro (Seven Biographies, 1947) is a collection of short biographies which include Confucius, Tansen, and Dadabhai Naoroji. Sattavan (Fifty Seven, 1938) is a work on the Indian Rebellion of 1857. Editing He edited five works of Mahadev Desai, Vachanmala (1949–1951). He also edited Vishesh Vachanmala (Book 5-6-7), Vartalahari (Part 1-2), and Sahitya Pathavali (Part 1-2-3). All works were later published under the title Gurjar Sahitya Sarita (1962). Translation He heavily contributed to the field of literature by translating many famous works into Gujarati, including several Bengali stories. These include several works of Rabindranath Tagore: Visarjan (1932), Poojarini ane Dakghar (1932), Swadeshi Samaj (1934), Ghare Bahire (1935), Chaturang ane Be Behno (1936), Nauka Doobi (1938), Geetanjali ane Bija Kavyo (1942), Poorva ane Paschim (1942), Vishwaparichay (1944), Laxmini Pariksha (1947), Panchbhoot (1947), Sati (1947). He co-translated some more works of Tagore: Charitryapuja (1950), Ekotershati (1963), Ravindra Nibandhmala -1 (1963), and Ravindranathna Natako -1 (1963). He also translated several works of Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay including, Pallisamaj (1933), Chandranath (1933), and Parineeta (1931). He translated Teerthsalil (1942) by Dilipkumar Roy, Kavyavichar (1944) by Surendranath Dasgupta, Kavya-Jigyasa (1960) by Atul Chandra Gupta, Na Hanyate (1978) by Maitreyi Devi, Ujala Padchhaya, Kali Bhoy (1964) of Lauha Kumar by Jarasandha, Nyay Dand (1966). He also translated two critical works of Abu Sayeed Ayyub: Kavyama Aadhunikta and Panthjanana Sakha (1977). He translated several English works including, Kalki athva Sanskritinu Bhavi (1939) by Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, Rashtrabhashano Sawal (1949) by Jawaharlal Nehru, Sahityavivechanna Siddhanto (1957) by Lascelles Abercrombie, and Sahityama Vivek (1958) by Versefold. He also translated the following three novellas, Nihsantan (1942), Shubh Sandesh (1965) from the New Testament, Gramodhyog Pravritti (Village Industries, 1945) by J. C. Kumarappa. Vama (1947) is a second edition of a previously published story collection titled Chumban ane Biji Vaato with four new stories added and one removed. He also translated several Sanskrit books: Dhvanyaloka: Anandavardhana no Dhvanivichar (1985), Vakroktijivit by Kuntaka, and Mammat no Kavyavichar (1987). Others Anuvad ni Kala (1958) discusses the specific method of translation and Hindustani Vyakaran Pravesh (1947) is work of Indian grammar. Awards He was awarded the prestigious Sahitya Akademi Award in 1970 for his critical work Abhinavno Rasavichar. He received the Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak award in 1990 and the Sahitya Gaurav Puraskar award in 1991. See also List of Gujarati-language writers References External links Indian literary critics 1903 births 1993 deaths Writers from Gujarat Gujarati-language writers People from Valsad district Recipients of the Sahitya Akademi Award in Gujarati Gujarati people Indian male writers Recipients of the Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak Recipients of the Sahitya Akademi Prize for Translation

The Bridge Software Institute is headquartered at the University of Florida (UF) in Gainesville, Florida. It was established in January 2000 to oversee the development of bridge related software products at UF. Today, Bridge Software Institute products are used by engineers nationwide, both in state Departments of Transportation and leading private consulting firms. Bridge Software Institute software is also used for the analysis of bridges in various countries by engineers around the world. Background The institute is headquartered in Gainesville, Florida at the University of Florida. The Bridge Software Institute was officially established January 2000. The Bridge Software Institute develops bridge software used extensively in the transportation industry. The software is engineered by leveraging the institutional research activities of the Structural/Geotechnical Research Groups in the Engineering School of Sustainable Infrastructure & Environment at the University of Florida. One of the main strengths of the institute, is in nonlinear dynamic finite element analysis and its applications to solving large-scale extreme event problems. Since 2003, the Bridge Software Institute has developed a robust database system that integrates the application of geotechnical engineering data and associated metadata which enables the construction of services in the digital environment. The Florida Department of Transportation Database System is now being used in large-scale implementations, with more applications currently under development. Bridge Software Institute also participates in the development and promotion of the Data Interchange for Geotechnical and GeoEnvironmental Specialists (DIGGS). DIGGS is a coalition of government agencies, universities and industry partners whose focus is on the creation and maintenance of an international data transfer standard for transportation related data. The coalition came into existence through coordination with the U.S. Federal Highway Administration who sponsored meetings and eventually formed the pooled fund study project. Products FB-MultiPier FB-MultiPier is a nonlinear finite element analysis program capable of analyzing multiple bridge pier structures interconnected by bridge spans. The full structure can be subjected to static analysis, AASHTO load analysis, response spectrum analysis, and time-history analysis. Each pier structure is composed of pier columns and cap supported on a pile cap and piles/shafts embedded in soil. This program couples nonlinear structural finite element analysis with nonlinear soil resistance models for axial, lateral, rotational, and torsional soil behavior to provide a robust system of analysis for coupled bridge pier structures and foundation systems. FB-MultiPier allows for finite element model generation based on graphical input and parametric descriptions of the structure and foundation systems. This allows the engineer to work directly with design parameters and improves efficiency in model creation and interpretation of analysis results. FB-Deep The FB-Deep computer program is a Windows-based program used to estimate the static axial capacity of drilled shafts and driven piles. The drilled shaft methodology is based upon Federal Highway Administration reports. Driven pile methodology utilizes two types of analyses: SPT and CPT. SPT methodology is based on empirical correlations between cone penetrometer tests and standard penetration tests for typical Florida soil types. Unit end bearing resistance and unit skin friction resistance versus SPT N values are given in the FDOT research bulletin RB-121, for the different soil types. Driven pile capacity calculated using CPT data can be determined by three separate methods. The first method is the Schmertmann method proposed by Schmertmann in 1978 (AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Manual). The second method is the LCPC method proposed by Bustamante and Gianeselli for the French Highway Department in 1982. The third method is the UF method proposed by Bloomquist, McVay and Hu for the FDOT in 2007. Pile Technician Pile Technician was developed for the FDOT to provide a fast and efficient manner of entering Pile data to calculate payment for work performed by the contractor. Atlas ATLAS is an analysis/design program which is used for the analysis and design of signal lights and signs supported by the dual cable system. The analysis consists of an iterative technique which is a combination of the Force Density Method (FDM) and the Direct Stiffness Method (DSM). The FDM is ideal for the analysis of cable structures whereas the DSM is the most widely used technique for the analysis of framed structures. The nature of the structures under consideration lead to the development of this analysis technique which is a combination of the two methods. ATLAS handles the wind loading in a realistic manner. It allows the user to specify the wind speed as well as the areas of the signal lights or signs, parallel to the X and Y axis. In doing so the program calculates the applied loads on the corresponding nodal points internally, based on the specified element areas of the LIGHT elements in each plane. The loads are calculated in each cycle of the nonlinear process. Therefore, the applied loads in each cycle change with the rotation angle of the light. Thus the load are more realistic since they change with the swinging of the light. The angle change of the light also causes an uplift load at the cable nodal points. See also University of Florida University of Florida College of Engineering References Computer-aided engineering software Finite element method University of Florida 3D graphics software 2000 establishments in Florida

Farell Duclair (born May 10, 1972) is a former Canadian football fullback who played four seasons in the Canadian Football League (CFL) with the Calgary Stampeders and Winnipeg Blue Bombers. He was drafted by the Stampeders with the eighth overall pick in the 1996 CFL Draft. He first enrolled at Vanier College before transferring to Northern Illinois University and lastly Concordia University. Duclair was also a member of the Toronto Argonauts. College career Duclair played for the Vanier Cheetahs of Vanier College from 1990 to 1991. The Cheetahs won the 1991 Quebec Cegep Provincial championship. He transferred to play for the Northern Illinois Huskies of Northern Illinois University in 1992. He finished his college career with the Concordia Stingers of Concordia University. Professional career Duclair was selected by the Calgary Stampeders with the eighth overall pick in the 1996 CFL Draft. He played in 46 games for the Stampeders from 1996 to 1998. The Stampeders won the 86th Grey Cup against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on November 22, 1998. He played in three games for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers during the 1999 season. Duclair was a member of the Toronto Argonauts in 2001. He retired, partly due to a pulled hamstring, the same year. Personal life Duclair's nephew Anthony Duclair is a Canadian ice hockey player. Farell opened a private school called the Everest Academy, which has a strong focus on sports, in Thornhill, Ontario in 2010. Anthony Duclair attended Everest Academy. Farell had previously opened up another private athletic school, The Hill Academy in Orangeville, Ontario in 2006, but left the school after a few years. References External links Just Sports Stats Living people 1972 births Canadian football fullbacks American football fullbacks Haitian players of Canadian football Haitian players of American football Black Canadian players of American football Vanier College alumni Northern Illinois Huskies football players Concordia Stingers football players Calgary Stampeders players Winnipeg Blue Bombers players Haitian educators Canadian educators Haitian businesspeople 21st-century Canadian businesspeople Sportspeople from Port-au-Prince

Art of Fighting is a series of video games released in the 1990s. It may also refer to: Art of Fighting, an anime television special based on the first video game Art of Fighting (band), an Australian indie rock band Art of Fighting (film), a South Korean film Art of Fighting Anthology, a video game compilation of the Art of Fighting series for PlayStation 2

Nathaniel Tilton (born October 8, 1972) is an American former professional blackjack player, author of The Blackjack Life (Huntington Press, 2012), and Certified Financial Planner. Blackjack Tilton was introduced to card counting by reading the books Bringing Down the House and Busting Vegas by Ben Mezrich, which later served as the inspiration for the movie 21. In 2005, Tilton enrolled in a private instructional program offered by Semyon Dukach, the former MIT Blackjack team manager who was featured in Busting Vegas. There, Tilton also met fellow attendee, D.A., and the two developed into skilled blackjack professionals. Beginning in 2006, they received additional mentorship from Mike Aponte ("MIT Mike"), another member of the MIT Blackjack team, who was the basis for one of the main characters, Jason Fisher, in Bringing Down the House. Mike Aponte, winner of the World Series of Blackjack, further groomed the pair into world-class players. The meticulous training process included requiring them to pass the MIT Blackjack team's rigorous Big Player test (the "BP Checkout"). From 2007-2012, Tilton and D.A. went on to flourish independently as a two-person team, melding a variety of playing methodologies together into a multi-strategic approach to blackjack advantage play. Book In The Blackjack Life, Tilton outlines the skills required to effectively count cards, the development of his multi-strategic methodology, sustainability tactics for small team advantage play, and a personal narrative of his journey as an expert blackjack player. Accolades Tilton has been featured in a variety of media outlets, including Gambling With an Edge, The 207, House of Cards Radio, The POGG, Seacoast Online, Card Player Magazine, Blackjack Insider, Cigar Aficianado, and The Daily News of Newburyport. In 2022, Tilton was a contributor to the book, Tales from the Felt: An Anthology, published by Colin Jones (blackjack player), a coffee table book in which 21 professional card counters go on the record to share their first-person tales of their playing experiences. Career Tilton began his career in sports business in 1994, where he worked with professional teams including the Cleveland Indians and the Cleveland Cavaliers. In 2001, Tilton left sports for a career in financial planning with American Express Financial Advisors. In 2006, he became an independent advisor. Tilton owns and operates Tilton Wealth Management. Personal life Tilton grew up in Kennebunk, Maine and later attended the University of New Hampshire, where he graduated in 1994 with a degree in Sport Management. Tilton is a member of Mensa International. He current resides in Newburyport, Massachusetts. References Living people People from Mercer County, New Jersey American blackjack players Massachusetts Institute of Technology alumni Place of birth missing (living people) 1972 births

Nelly Such (born 12 May 1992 in Békéscsaba) is a Hungarian handballer who plays for Siófok KC in right wing position. Achievements Nemzeti Bajnokság I: Silver Medalist: 2012, 2013, 2014 Bronze Medalist: 2011, 2019 EHF Cup Winners' Cup: Winner: 2011, 2012 EHF Cup: Winner: 2019 References External links Nelly Such career statistics at Worldhandball 1992 births Living people Sportspeople from Békéscsaba Hungarian female handball players Siófok KC players

The Chrüzli Pass (, Swiss German for Small Cross (as a diminutive) Pass) is a historic high mountain pass of the Glarus Alps, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Uri and Graubünden (GR). It is also known as the Kreuzli Pass or Chrüxli Pass. It connects the Maderanertal (UR) and the Tujetsch (e.g. Sedrun) in Surselva (GR). It is one of the lowest passes between the two cantons and is traversed by a trail. The pass is overlooked by the Witenalpstock and the Chrüzlistock. Below the Chrüzlipass, or more precisely between it and the Chrüzlistock, runs the Gotthard Base Tunnel. References External links Chrüzlipass on Hikr Mountain passes of Switzerland Mountain passes of the Alps Mountain passes of Graubünden Mountain passes of the canton of Uri Graubünden–Uri border Tujetsch

Pedro Pareja Duque (born 28 April 1989), commonly known as Pedrito, is a Spanish footballer who plays for CE Mataró as a forward. Football career Born in Canet de Mar, Barcelona, Catalonia, Pedrito joined Málaga CF in the summer of 2007 from amateurs UE Vilassar de Mar. He spent the vast majority of his spell with the Andalusians with the reserves in Tercera División, scoring 14 goals in his second year as the team eventually failed to promote in the playoffs. Pedrito made his first-team debut on 13 December 2009, coming on as a substitute for Fernando in the last minutes of a 1–1 away draw against Real Valladolid. He made a further two La Liga appearances during that season, totalling 61 minutes. In June 2010, Pedrito's contract expired and was not renewed by Málaga. Subsequently, he returned to his native region and joined fourth level club UE Llagostera. From 2013 to 2017, Pedrito competed in the Cypriot First Division. Club statistics References External links 1989 births Living people People from Canet de Mar Footballers from the Province of Barcelona Spanish men's footballers Men's association football forwards La Liga players Segunda División B players Tercera División players UE Vilassar de Mar players Atlético Malagueño players Málaga CF players CF Badalona Futur players CF Reus Deportiu players CE Mataró players Cypriot First Division players Doxa Katokopias FC players Nea Salamis Famagusta FC players Spanish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus

Michael Thomas Baumann (born September 10, 1995) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2021. Amateur career Baumann attended Mahtomedi High School in Mahtomedi, Minnesota, and played for the school's baseball and American football teams. The Minnesota Twins selected him in the 34th round of the 2014 MLB draft. He did not sign, instead enrolling at Jacksonville University to play college baseball for the Jacksonville Dolphins. In 2016, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Yarmouth–Dennis Red Sox of the Cape Cod Baseball League. Professional career The Baltimore Orioles selected Baumann in the third round of the 2017 MLB draft. In 2018, Baumann began the season with the Delmarva Shorebirds of the Single-A South Atlantic League. He received a promotion in May to the Frederick Keys of the High-A Carolina League. He combined to go 7–6 with a 2.98 ERA and 142 strikeouts over 124 innings in 2019. On November 20, 2020, Baumann was added to the 40-man roster. On September 7, 2021, Baumann made his major league debut with the Orioles against the Kansas City Royals at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. In his debut he pitched 3.2 innings and allowed two hits and one walk. Baumann struck out one batter and retired 11 of the 14 batters he faced. He also earned his first Major League win. On March 16, 2023, it was announced that Baumann would shift to a short-relief role rather than being a starter. Personal life His older brother, Nick, also played baseball and football at Mahtomedi and starred on the defensive line for the Concordia Cobbers. References External links 1995 births Living people Aberdeen IronBirds players Baltimore Orioles players Baseball players from Minnesota Bowie Baysox players Delmarva Shorebirds players Frederick Keys players Gulf Coast Orioles players Jacksonville Dolphins baseball players Major League Baseball pitchers Norfolk Tides players People from Mahtomedi, Minnesota Sportspeople from Washington County, Minnesota Yarmouth–Dennis Red Sox players

The 1993–94 season was PAOK Football Club's 67th in existence and the club's 35th consecutive season in the top flight of Greek football. The team entered the Greek Football Cup in first round. Players Squad Transfers Players transferred in Players transferred out Kit Pre-season Competitions Overview Managerial statistics Alpha Ethniki Standings Results summary Results by round • Matches are in chronological order Matches Greek Cup First round (group stage) Second round Third round Statistics Squad statistics ! colspan="13" style="background:#DCDCDC; text-align:center" | Goalkeepers |- ! colspan="13" style="background:#DCDCDC; text-align:center" | Defenders |- ! colspan="13" style="background:#DCDCDC; text-align:center" | Midfielders |- ! colspan="13" style="background:#DCDCDC; text-align:center" | Forwards |- |} Source: Match reports in competitive matches, rsssf.com Goalscorers Source: Match reports in competitive matches, rsssf.com External links www.rsssf.com PAOK FC official website References PAOK FC seasons PAOK

Alan Breck Stewart (Gaelic: Ailean Breac Stiùbhart; c. 1711 – c. 1791) was a Scottish soldier and Jacobite. He was also a central figure in a murder case that inspired novels by Sir Walter Scott and Robert Louis Stevenson. Life and the Appin murder In accordance with the fosterage customs of the Highland clans, Alan Stewart and his brothers grew up under the care of their relative James of the Glen in Appin. His nickname, Breck, came from the Gaelic for "spotted", as his face bore scars from smallpox. Stewart enlisted in the British Army of George II in 1745, just before the Jacobite rising of that year. He fought at the Battle of Prestonpans, but deserted to the Highland Jacobites. He subsequently fought for the Jacobites, but after they were defeated at the Battle of Culloden, he fled to France, accompanying his commander and clan captain, Colonel Charles Stewart of Ardshiel (Ardshiel was not the chief of the Appin Stewarts, but took command in the absence of the chief). After joining one of the Scottish regiments serving in the French Army, Stewart was sent back to Scotland to collect rents for the exiled clan leaders and to recruit soldiers for the French crown. On 14 May 1752, Colin Campbell of Glenure, the royal agent collecting rents from the Ardshiel Stewarts, was murdered. As Alan Stewart had previously publicly threatened Glenure and had enquired about his schedule for the day in question, a warrant was issued for his arrest. However, he evaded capture. He was tried in absentia and sentenced to death. His foster father, James, was convicted as an accessory to the murder and hanged. Later investigations suggest that the murderer could not have been Stewart. In the murder of Glenure, the British government saw the potential danger of Jacobite assassinations of their agents in the Highlands, on the one hand, and also a potential renewal of a Campbell/Stewart feud, on the other. The execution of James of the Glen increased the Stewarts' discontent. Locally, especially after he was immortalised in fiction, Alan Breck Stewart was portrayed as a romantic figure. There is no record of what happened to Stewart after the trial. One common story, derived from Sir Walter Scott, is that he returned to military service for the French crown and served against the British in North America during the French and Indian War. Another tale, passed down through the Stewart family, is that he fled to Ireland and set up a farm. There are now many Stewart descendants living in Ireland. The Alan Breck's Prestonpans Volunteer Regiment Founded in 2007, the Alan Breck's Prestonpans Volunteer Regiment is a living history and battle re-enactment society focusing on the 1745 Rising and associated histories. Half of the society portray redcoat soldiers and half Jacobites, in recognition of Stewart's service on both sides of the conflict, and is accordingly named after him. The society is based in Prestonpans, East Lothian, but performs at events around the country and has members from across Scotland. References Sources Nicholson, Eirwen E. C. "Allan Stewart", in Matthew, H.C.G. and Brian Harrison, eds. The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. vol. 52, 628. London: OUP, 2004. Nimmo, Ian (2005). Walking with Murder: On the Kidnapped Trail. Birlinn Ltd. Paperback. Gibson, Rosemary. "The Appin Murder: In Their Own Words" History Scotland. Vol.3 No.1 January/February 2003 MacArthur, Lt. Gen. Sir William: 'The Appin Murder and the Trial of James Stewart' (1960) JMP Publishing. Hunter, Professor James.'Culloden and the Last Clansman' External links The Scotsman article on James of the Glen's death The Appin Murder in Pictures, from the BBC British Army soldiers People convicted of murder by Scotland Jacobite military personnel of the Jacobite rising of 1745 People sentenced to death in absentia Prisoners sentenced to death by Scotland Scottish Jacobites Scottish military personnel Scottish people convicted of murder Scottish prisoners sentenced to death Year of birth uncertain Year of birth unknown Year of death unknown

Thorarensen is an Icelandic surname. Notable people with the surname include: Bjarni Thorarensen (1786–1841), Icelandic poet and official Björg Thorarensen (born 1966), Icelandic professor of law at the University of Iceland Jakob Thorarensen (1886–1972), Icelandic writer and poet

Tomasz Włodarek (born 1975) is a Polish serial rapist and twice-convicted murderer, known as The Vampire of Świnoujście. Active between 1997 and 2000, mainly around the Świnoujście area, he brutally raped between six and fourteen young girls and women, in addition to killing a female customs officer and another woman. For his crimes, he was sentenced to life imprisonment. Early life and modus operandi Little is known about Włodarek's early life. He was born on Mazowiecka Street in Świnoujście, where his family lived in a dilapidated house from the post-war era. Tomasz graduated from a vocational school with an unclear specialty, but did not have a permanent job - at some point, he is known to have worked as a cab driver. Włodarek rarely stayed at the family home, preferring the company of his girlfriend in nearby Karsibór. He was described as an inconspicuous man by his neighbors, who was constantly concerned for his companion. When she left for work for her afternoon shift, Włodarek would go out and search for victims in Świnoujście. Wearing a balaclava to hide his identity and carrying a knife, he would attack young women at different times of the day and locations, threatening them with the knife before sexually assaulting them. If the victims resisted, he would then proceed to kill them. Crimes Murder of Jolanta Rzeszotarska In September 1997, the 40-year-old customs officer had attended a work party, leaving in the early morning in the direction of Świnoujście's center. Some time later, her body was found by passer-by, hung from an oak tree in a forest near the Polish-German border. The autopsy showed that she had been strangled into unconsciousness, before her killer hanged her, probably to simulate a suicide. The only clue to the perpetrator's identity was epidermis found under Jolanta's fingernails. There were several theories regarding the reason behind her murder. Since her jewelry had been stolen, some investigators considered robbery a possible motive, while others suspected that it was because the nature of her job. Jolanta had recently helped capture amphetamine smugglers from Poznań, and so, the police investigated several people related to the criminal underworld. Despite this, the case went cold, and in March 1998, the prosecutor's office discontinued the inquiry into her death. Murder of Aneta Paśko A 22-year-old student at the Medical College, Aneta Paśko lived in Świnoujście together with a roommate. On March 7, 2000, she left her apartment to go visit her boyfriend, but did not return the following day. The concerned roommate phoned her boyfriend, who denied meeting her the previous day or being in contact with Aneta at all. The police were called in and they searched for her for two days. On March 9, Aneta Paśko's half-dressed body was found in a post-war bunker near the dunes, where she was supposed to meet her boyfriend. She had been brutally assaulted, with her physically-stronger attacker beating her with a blunt object and strangling her. The autopsy concluded that she had died as a result from these injuries, with only a single drop of semen serving as the evidence to her killer's identity. The macabre crime shocked the residents of Świnoujście, only to be shortly followed by a series of equally-brutal rapes. Rapes Despite the publicity surrounding his crimes, Włodarek was undeterred, instead increasing his activity even further. On June 17, donning his balaclava and a gun (it was never determined if it was a real or fake one, since police couldn't locate it), he attacked a 19-year-old girl on Świnoujście's dunes, forcing her into intercourse under the threat of the gun. On August 16, he repeats the procedure with a 17-year-old. Less than a week after that, in the Świnoujście Spa Park, Włodarek assaulted two girls - he raped only one, as the other asked him to leave her because she was pregnant. In December, the final rape against a 17-year-old occurred, this time in Warsaw. As a result of these attacks, residents were afraid for their lives and tourist visits to the islands dropped significantly. To counteract it, police had to take serious measures. Investigation, capture and sentence In order to catch their rapist, authorities set up a special 8-member investigation group, composed of the Świnoujście Criminal Department and officers from the Criminal Investigations Department in Szczecin. Due to the high number of possible suspects, police asked for help Dr. Ryszard Pawłowski, a geneticist from the Medical University of Gdańsk. He used the same DNA tracing methods utilised for the capture of Leszek Pękalski and Krzysztof Gawlik, which revealed that the rapist had an AB blood type, common in only 40% of the Polish population. This eventually led to the so-called 'Sample 421' in April 2001, that of Tomasz Włodarek's brother. On June 16, Tomasz himself was arrested while he and a friend were eating fries at the "Gryf" bar. He did not resist arrest, but was visibly surprised. Włodarek's trial began in April 2002, and was held in private out of respect for the victims. From the very beginning, Tomasz Włodarek denied all charges against him, claiming that he had been framed by smuggling groups with whom he allegedly had had a dispute. When that story was disproven, he pretended to be mentally ill, but subsequent psychiatric exams proved him to be sane. On June 19, 2002, the court sentenced him to life imprisonment with possibility of parole after 35 years. Włodarek appealed the verdict, but the Poznań Court of Appeal upheld it. However, that was not the end of his court appearances - an assistant professor noticed that his pubic hair connected him to the murder of Jolanta Rzeszotarska, as well as the 1997 rape of a 17-year-old girl committed shortly before the former crime. In 2003, he was given another count of life imprisonment, never to be released again. Despite the evidence against him, Włodarek continues to insist on his innocence. After learning of their son's crimes, his parents moved away from Świnoujście. References External links In-depth article about Włodarek's crimes Documentary 1975 births Living people 20th-century Polish criminals 21st-century Polish criminals Polish people convicted of murder People convicted of murder by Poland Polish people convicted of rape Prisoners sentenced to life imprisonment by Poland People from Świnoujście

Rama Records was a record label founded by George Goldner in 1953 in New York City. It recorded doo-wop groups such as The Crows and The Harptones. Its third release was the one-hit wonder, the song "Gee," by the doo-wop group, The Crows Goldner was able to improve production techniques without destroying the innocent sounds of the early groups. "Gee" has been called the first rock and roll record because it was an original recording, unlike "Crying in the Chapel" by the Orioles. The label was eventually sold to Roulette Records. See also List of record labels Rama Record-Rama Notes American record labels Record labels established in 1953 Record labels disestablished in 1957

Dominion 6.4 in Osaka-jo Hall was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). The event took place on June 4, 2023, in Osaka, Osaka, at the Osaka-jō Hall and was the 15th event under the Dominion name and ninth in a row to take place at the Osaka-jō Hall. Production Storylines Dominion 6.4 in Osaka-jo Hall featured professional wrestling matches that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers portrayed villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches. On April 9, NJPW announced a tournament will take place which the winner would receive a future IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship match with the participants being former title holders; Lance Archer, Juice Robinson, Will Ospreay and Hiroshi Tanahashi. On April 16, NJPW suspended Juice Robinson for attacking Fred Rosser before their match at Capital Collision, as a result Rosser took Robinson's place in the tournament. Archer would defeat Rosser on April 16 at Collision in Philadelphia in order to advance to the finals. Opsreay and Tanahashi would face each other at Resurgence on May 21, with the winner facing Archer at Dominion. On May 3, at Wrestling Dontaku, Sanada would successfully defend the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship against former Los Ingobernables de Japon stablemate Hiromu Takahashi in the main event. After the match, saw the return of Yota Tsuji from excursion, who would take out Sanada's Just 5 Guys stablemates and then speared Sanada in the ring, Tsuji held up the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship indicating a future title match. The title match was announced the following day for Dominion. Event The show started with a dark match in which Yuto Nakashima, Ryohei Oiwa and Boltin Oleg defeated Oskar Leube. The first main card match saw Will Ospreay defeating Lance Archer to become the number one contender for the IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship. Next up, Tetsuya Naito, Shingo Takagi, Bushi and Titán of the Los Ingobernables de Japon picked up a win over Just 5 Guys (Taichi, Douki, Yoshinobu Kanemaru and Taka Michinoku) in eight-man tag team action. In the fourth bout, Francesco Akira and TJP defeated Kushida and Kevin Knight to win the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship for the second time as a team. Dan Moloney accompanied them to the ring, and as soon as the bout concluded, Clark Connors came down to the ring to challenge both Akira and TJP, only to have Moloney attack the latters, hinting his betrayal on the United Empire and joining Bullet Club in the process. Next up, Zack Sabre Jr. defeated Jeff Cobb to secure the tenth consecutive defense of the NJPW World Television Championship in that respective reign. In the sixth bout, Bishamon (Hirooki Goto and Yoshi-Hashi) defeated House of Torture (Evil and Yujiro Takahashi) and United Empire (Great-O-Khan and Aaron Henare) to win the vacant IWGP Tag Team Championship and Strong Openweight Tag Team Championship after Aussie Open's Kyle Fletcher and Mark Davis relinquished the titles at Resurgence 2023 due to Davis getting sidelined with injury. After the bout concluded, Bullet Club War Dogs (Alex Coughlin and Gabriel Kidd) attacked both Yoshi-Hashi and Goto, materializing their challenger status for both sets of titles. The seventh bout saw David Finlay outmatching El Phantasmo to secure the first defense of the NEVER Openweight Championship in that respective reign, continuing the grudges between the two wrestlers, after Bullet Club kicked Phantasmo out of the group at Sakura Genesis. In the eighth bout, Hiromu Takahashi retained the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship over the 2023 Best of the Super Juniors winner Master Wato. In the semi main event, Kazuchika Okada, Tomohiro Ishii and Hiroshi Tanahashi successfully defended the NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship against Jon Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli and Shota Umino. After the bout concluded, a video of Bryan Danielson challenging Okada to a singles match was played. In the main event, Sanada defeated Yota Tsuji to retain the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship for the second time consecutively in that respective reign after Tsuji challenged him at Sakura Genesis, when he announced the completion of his foreign excursion. After the bout concluded, Sanada said that he would win the G1 Climax and choose Just 5 Guys stablemate Taichi as his opponent for the title, if he won the tournament. Results IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship #1 contender tournament Notes References External links The official New Japan Pro-Wrestling website 2023 2023 in professional wrestling Events in Osaka Professional wrestling in Osaka

Virginia High School may refer to: Virginia High School (Minnesota), United States Virginia High School (Virginia), United States See also Virginia High School League, Virginia, United States

In the early morning of 18 September 2022, 27 people were killed and 20 injured in a bus crash in Sandu Shui Autonomous County, Qiannan Prefecture, Guizhou, People's Republic of China (PRC). The bus overturned on a hilly section of the highway that goes from Guiyang to Libo. The bus was transporting 47 people to a quarantine facility. The accident occurred at 2:40 a.m. A circulating unverified photo shows a passenger bus towed by a truck, with a completely crumpled top. Background China is a country with zero-COVID policies, where cities goes into a lockdown after a few positive cases. Local officials are responsible for controlling the virus and keeping outbreaks under control. The COVID-19 data of the day of the crash showed Guizhou had a spike in cases from 154 to 712 new confirmed cases the day before, being almost 70% of new COVID cases in China. It was announced that due to limited capacity in Guiyang, people needed quarantine "need to be transported to sister cities and states". According to the Specification for road passenger transportation enterprise safety management (), passenger buses are not allowed to drive on the highway from 2 a.m. to 5 a.m. Crash The bus departed from Yunyan District at 12:10 a.m., carrying 47 people, 45 of whom were "related to the COVID-19", plus one driver and one staff. When the bus was on the way from Sandu Shui Autonomous County to Libo County, leaving from the Sandu County at 2:40 a.m., the bus overturned and fell into the roadside deep ditch. Legal As a result of the public anger, it was announced on 20 September that three officials in charge of the Yunyan district were fired by Guiyang. Reactions The accident caused anger by Chinese citizens over the strict COVID policies in China and the lack of transparency from authorities. It also raised commotion that the bus was traveling during the night, while many major roads in the region were closed. A woman who claimed to be the daughter of one of the victims wrote a note on social media saying she could "not accept" her mother's death. Multiple widely shared blogs about the accident, particularly the critical ones, were deleted from WeChat. One of the most popular comments about the crash at WeChat is: "All of us are on this bus", indicating a form of powerlessness. The accident became on Sunday afternoon a top trending topic at Weibo, but suddenly it disappeared from the top-50 trending topics. Hu Xijin, the former editor in chief of the Global Times and usually a defender of the zero-COVID policy, doubted why the bus was still on the way after 2 a.m. He questioned on Sina Weibo that "why did Guiyang city have to transport quarantine subjects in a manner that is suspected of serious violations?" and "for such a large-scale, long-distance transport, did it really have to be done so late at night, and was there really no alternative?" During a press conference, the deputy mayor of Guiyang apologized for the accident, bowed and had a moment of silence. See also Anshun bus crash, a 2020 Guizhou bus crash List of traffic collisions (2000–present) Protests against COVID-19 lockdowns in China References 2022 controversies 2022 disasters in China 2022 road incidents 2020s road incidents in Asia Bus incidents in China Controversies in China COVID-19 pandemic in China 2022 bus crash September 2022 events in China 2022 bus crash

Indonesian Australians () are Australian citizens and residents of Indonesian origin. 48,836 Australian residents declared Indonesian ancestry on the 2011 Australian Census, while 63,160 stated they were born in Indonesia. Despite the proximity of the two countries (they share a maritime border), Australia’s Indonesian diaspora community is relatively small. According to the University of Melbourne, Australia is merely the 19th most popular destination for Indonesian migrants. Migration history Pre-colonial era As early as the 1750s, that is prior to European colonisation, seamen from eastern Indonesian ports such as Kupang and Makassar regularly visited Australia's northern coast, spending about four months per year there collecting trepang or sea cucumbers to trade with China. Colonial period migration Beginning in the 1870s, Indonesian workers were recruited to work in colonial Australia, with almost 1,000 (primarily in Western Australia and Queensland) residing in Australia by federation. The pearl hunting industry predominantly recruited workers from Kupang, and sugar plantations recruited migrant labourers from Java to work in Queensland. Following federation and the enactment of the Immigration Restriction Act 1901, the first in a series of laws that collectively formed the White Australia policy, most of these migrants returned to Indonesia. 1940s–1990s Beginning in 1942, thousands of Indonesians fled the Japanese occupation of the Dutch East Indies and took refuge in Australia. Exact landing statistics were not kept due to the chaotic nature of their migration, but after the war, 3,768 repatriated to Indonesia on Australian government-provided ships. In the 1950s, roughly 10,000 people from the former Dutch colony of the Dutch East Indies (Indonesia), who held Dutch citizenship and previously settled in the Netherlands, migrated to Australia, bypassing the White Australia policy. Large numbers of Chinese Indonesians began migrating to Australia in the late 1990s, fleeing the political and economic turmoil in the aftermath of the May 1998 riots and the subsequent fall of Suharto. Between 1986 and 1996, the Indonesian-Australian community increased to 12,128. According to the Immigration Museum (Melbourne), many migrants were either students on temporary visas. However, other migrants came under either family reunion or skilled migration programs. 21st century In 2010, Scotts Head, New South Wales opened the first and only English-Indonesian bilingual school in Australia. As of 2016, the Indonesian-born population of Victoria was estimated to be 17,806. As of 2016, Australia is the single most popular destination for Indonesians seeking an undergraduate education abroad. Religion Though Islam is the majority religion in Indonesia, Muslims are the minority among Indonesians in Australia. In the 2006 Australian Census, only 8,656 out of 50,975 Indonesians in Australia, or 17%, identified as Muslim. However, in the 2011 census, that figure rose to 12,241 or 19.4%. Indonesian communities in Australia generally lack their own mosques, but instead typically attend mosques established by members of other ethnic groups. In contrast, more than half of the Indonesian population in Australia follows Christianity, split evenly between the Roman Catholic Church and various Protestant denominations. In 2016, 24.0% from Indonesian Australians population (73,217 people in 2016) identified as Catholic, 18.9% as Muslim, 10.0% as Buddhist, 9.2% as Atheist and 8.3% as Other Christian. In 2021, 23.4% from Indonesian Australian population (87,075 people in 2021) identified as Catholic, 19.3% as Muslim, 11.2% as Atheist, 10.4% as Buddhist and 9.4% as Other Christian. Notable people Artists and entertainers Jamie Aditya, singer, TV host and former MTV Asia VJ (Australian father and Indonesian mother) Andre Ong Carlesso, Indonesian-Australian actor known for Guilty, born in Bandung, Indonesia Lee Lin Chin, Australian broadcast personality (born to Chinese parents in Indonesia) Frederika Alexis Cull, Indonesian-Australian actress, model, Rugby union athlete, Puteri Indonesia 2019 winner (Miss Universe Indonesia 2019) and Top 10 Miss Universe 2019. Lindy Rama-Ellis, Australian model and entrepreneur. Born to Balinese royalty father and Australian mother. Jessica Mauboy, Australian singer, born to an immigrant father from Kefamenanu, West Timor and an indigenous Australian mother. Nadya Hutagalung, Singaporean-Indonesian-Australian MTV VJ (Indonesian father and Australian mother). Dougy Mandagi, Australian singer, frontman of The Temper Trap. Alin Sumarwata, Australian actress (Iranian mother, Indonesian father) married to actor Don Hany Tasia and Gracia Seger, winners of series 7 of My Kitchen Rules; now owners of Makan, a restaurant on Collins Street in Melbourne Reynold Poernomo, "Dessert King", contestant on MasterChef Australia (series 7); younger brother of MasterChef Indonesia judge Arnold Poernomo. Auskar Surbakti, presenter and correspondent at TRT World in Istanbul, previously with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). Auskar won the 2011 Elizabeth O'Neill Journalism Award. Born to Karo Batak parents, Auskar is an abbreviation of "Australia–Karo". Steve Khouw, Australian Survivor contestant Sports Adam Hollioake, Australia cricketer (Australian father and Indonesian mother) Ben Hollioake, Australian cricketer (Australian father and Indonesian mother) Massimo Luongo, Australian footballer with Queens Park Rangers (Italian father and Indonesian mother) Raul Isac, Australian Footballer (Timorese parents) Setyana Mapasa, Badminton player Academics David Flint, Australian legal academic, known for his leadership of Australians for Constitutional Monarchy and for his tenure as head of the Australian Broadcasting Authority (Australian father and Indonesian-Dutch mother). Ariel Heryanto, sociologist James Mahmud Rice, Australian sociologist (American father and Indonesian mother). Other notable Indonesian Australians Oodeen (later John O'Dean), 19th century Sydney Islamic community leader, interpreter at Northern Territory's Fort Wellington (1827–1829) and New South Wales court interpreter Annie O'Keefe (formerly Annie Maas Jacob), escaped from the Japanese on the Aru Islands to Australia in 1942. At the end of the Second World War, she successfully challenged the Australian Government in the High Court for her right to permanently reside in Australia bringing into question many aspects of the White Australia Policy. Yuma Soerianto, young app developer See also Australia–Indonesia relations References Notes Sources Further reading Clark, Marshall & Sally K. May (2013), Macassan History and Heritage: Journeys, Encounters and Influences. Canberra. Australian National University Press. Lingard, Jan (2008). Refugees and Rebels: Indonesian Exiles in Wartime Australia. North Melbourne. Australian Scholarly Publishing. Martinez, Julia & Adrian Vickers (2015). The Pearl Frontier: Indonesian Labor and Indigenous Encounters in Australia's Northern Trading Network. University of Hawai'i Press. External links [CC-By-SA] (Indonesians in Sydney) Immigration to Australia Australia

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The 1931 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 1931 college football season. In their third year under head coach was Harry Kipke, the Wolverines compiled a record of 8-1-1 record (5-1 Big Ten), outscored opponents 181 to 27, and finished the season in a three-way tie with Purdue and Northwestern for first place in the Big Ten Conference. Defensively, the team shut out eight of ten opponents, allowed an average of only 2.7 points per game, and did not allow opponents to score a point in its final six games. After losing to Ohio State on October 17, 1931, the Wolverines went 22 games and nearly three years before losing another game on October 6, 1934. Individual players of note on the 1931 Michigan team include center Maynard Morrison, who was selected as a first-team All-American by Grantland Rice for Collier's Weekly and by the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA). Bill Hewitt was selected as the teams Most Valuable Player and a first-team All-Big Ten halfback by the United Press (UP). Ivy Williamson was selected as a first-team All-Big Ten end by both the UP and Associated Press (AP). Schedule Season summary Week 1: Doubleheader Central State Teachers Michigan opened its 1931 season with a football doubleheader on October 3, 1931. The games attracted a crowd of nearly 80,000, most of whom were high school students invited by the university to attend the game without charge. In the first game, Michigan's backup players defeated the team from (now known as Central Michigan University) by a score of 27 to 0. Michigan's touchdowns were scored by halfback Jack Heston (the son of former Michigan star Willie Heston), fullback Roderick Cox (1933 NCAA champion in the hammer throw), end Ted Petoskey, and substitute halfback Herbert Schmidt. Petoskey also kicked three points after touchdown. Michigan's starting lineup against the Central State Teachers was Ted Petoskey (left end), DuVal Goldsmith (left tackle), John Kowalik (left guard), Thomas Cooke (center), Leslie Frisk (right guard), Cecil Cantrill (right tackle), Norm Daniels (right end), Louis Westover (quarterback), Heston (left halfback), Estel Tessmer (right halfback), and Roderick Cox (fullback). Michigan Normal In the second game of the doubleheader, Michigan's first-team players defeated by a 34 to 0 score. Michigan's touchdowns were scored by halfback Herman Everhardus (one-yard run in second quarter), backup halfback Jack Heston (16-yard run in second quarter), guard Stanley Hozer (four-yard run in second quarter), end Ted Petoskey (25-yard pass from William Renner), and halfback Stanley Fay (short run in second half). Hozer kicked two points after touchdown, and Petoskey and Omer LaJeunesse kicked one each. Michigan's starting lineup against Michigan Normal was Bill Hewitt (left end), Howie Auer (left tackle), Hozer (left guard), Maynard Morrison (center), LaJeunesse (right guard), Tom Samuels (right tackle), Ivy Williamson (right end), Harry Newman (quarterback), Everhardus (left halfback), Stanley Fay (right halfback), and Roy Hudson (fullback). Week 2: Chicago On October 10, 1931, Michigan defeated Amos Alonzo Stagg's Chicago Maroons by a 13 to 7 score. Both of Michigan's touchdowns were scored in the second quarter on passes thrown by Harry Newman. Stanley Fay caught the first one, and Roy Hudson the second one. Newman also kicked a point after touchdown. Michigan's starting lineup against Chicago was Bill Hewitt (left end), Howie Auer (left tackle), Leslie Douglass (left guard), Maynard Morrison (center), Omer LaJeunesse (right guard), Tom Samuels (right tackle), Ivy Williamson (right end), Louis Westover (quarterback), Stanley Fay (left halfback), Jack Heston (right halfback), and Roy Hudson (fullback). Week 3: Ohio State On October 17, Michigan suffered its only loss of the season, falling to Ohio State by a 20 to 7 score. Jack Heston fumbled the opening kickoff at Michigan's 24-yard line. The defense held, but Heston then fumbled again on the next drive at Michigan's 31-yard line. Bill Carroll then ran for a touchdown in the first quarter. Ohio State's sophomore quarterback Carl Cramer also scored two touchdowns, including a 42-yard punt return in the fourth quarter. Michigan's only touchdown was scored by end Ivy Williamson with DuVal Goldsmith kicking the extra point. After losing to Ohio State, the Wolverines went 22 games and nearly three years before losing another game. Michigan's starting lineup against Ohio State was Bill Hewitt (left end), Howie Auer (left tackle), Omer LaJeunesse (left guard), Maynard Morrison (center), John Kowalik (right guard), Tom Samuels (right tackle), Ivy Williamson (right end), Harry Newman (quarterback), Jack Heston (left halfback), Stanley Fay (right halfback), and Roy Hudson (fullback). Week 4: at Illinois On October 24, Michigan defeated Illinois by a 35 to 0 score. Michigan's 35 points was the most scored against an Illinois team under head coach Robert Zuppke. Fullback Bill Hewitt averaged over six yards per carry on 24 carries. Michigan's five touchdowns were scored by Stanley Fay (2), Jack Heston John Kowalik, and Harry Newman (45-yard interception return). Ted Petoskey kicked two points after touchdown, and Newman kicked three. Michigan's starting lineup against Ohio State was Petoskey (left end), Francis Wistert (left tackle), Stanley Hozer (left guard), Maynard Morrison (center), Omer LaJeunesse (right guard), Howie Auer (right tackle), Ivy Williamson (right end), Estel Tessmer (quarterback), Heston (left halfback), Fay (right halfback), and Hewitt (fullback). Week 5: at Princeton On October 31, Michigan defeated Princeton by a 21 to 0 score at Palmer Stadium in Princeton, New Jersey. Left halfback Stanley Fay scored two touchdowns for Michigan, and fullback Roy Hudson scored one. Harry Newman kicked two points after touchdown, and Ted Petoskey scored one. Michigan's starting lineup against Princeton was Ivy Williamson (left end), Tom Samuels (left tackle), Omer LaJeunesse (left guard), Maynard Morrison (center), Stanley Hozer (right guard), ___ (right tackle), Ted Petoskey (right end), Bill Hewitt (quarterback), Fay (left halfback), Estel Tessmer (right halfback), and Roy Hudson (fullback). Week 6: Indiana On November 7, Michigan defeated by a 22 to 0 score at Michigan Stadium. Michigan touchdowns were scored by Stanley Fay, Ivy Williamson and Bill Hewitt. Williamson was also credited with a safety. Ted Petoskey and Harry Newman each kicked a point after touchdown. Michigan's starting lineup against Indiana was Petoskey (left end), Howie Auer (left tackle), Stanley Hozer (left guard), Maynard Morrison (center), John Kowalik (right guard), Tom Samuels (right tackle), Williamson (right end), Estel Tessmer (quarterback), Fay (left halfback), Roy Hudson (right halfback), and Hewitt (fullback). Week 7: Michigan State On November 14, Michigan played Michigan State to a scoreless tie at Michigan Stadium. Michigan's starting lineup against Michigan State was Ted Petoskey (left end), Howie Auer (left tackle), Omer LaJeunesse (left guard), Chuck Bernard (center), Stanley Hozer (right guard), Tom Samuels (right tackle), Ivy Williamson (right end), Roy Hudson (quarterback), Jack Heston (left halfback), Stanley Fay (right halfback), and Bill Hewitt (fullback). Week 8: Minnesota On November 21, Michigan defeated Minnesota by a 6 to 0 score at Michigan Stadium. Michigan's only points came on a 56-yard run by Bill Hewitt in the first quarter. The starting lineup against Minnesota was Ted Petoskey (left end), Howie Auer (left tackle), Omer LaJeunesse (left guard), Maynard Morrison (center), Stanley Hozer (right guard), Tom Samuels (right tackle), Ivy Williamson (right end), Roy Hudson (quarterback), Jack Heston (left halfback), Stanley Fay (right halfback), and Hewitt (fullback). Week 9: Wisconsin On November 28, Michigan defeated Wisconsin by a 16 to 0 score at Michigan Stadium. Michigan touchdowns were scored by Bill Hewitt and Roy Hudson. Hudson also kicked a field goal, and Herman Everhardus kicked an extra point. The starting lineup against Wisconsin was Ted Petoskey (left end), Howie Auer (left tackle), Cecil Cantrill (left guard), Chuck Bernard (center), John Kowalik (right guard), Francis Wistert (right tackle), Ivy Williamson (right end), Harry Newman (quarterback), Everhardus (left halfback), Hudson (right halfback), and Hewitt (fullback). Scoring summary Players Varsity letter winners Howie Auer, Bay City, Michigan - started 8 games at left tackle, 1 game at right tackle Chuck Bernard - center Cecil Cantrill, Lexington, Kentucky - started 1 game at right tackle Norm Daniels, Detroit, Michigan, Southeastern H.S. - started 1 game at right end Charles DeBaker - halfback Leslie H. Douglass, Gary, Indiana, Emerson H.S. - started 1 game at left guard Herman Everhardus, Kalamazoo, Michigan, Central H.S. - started 1 game at left halfback Stanley Fay, Detroit, Michigan, Northwestern H.S. - started 4 games at left halfback, 5 games at right halfback Leslie L. Frisk, Rock Island, Illinois - started 1 game at right guard DuVal P. Goldsmith, Christiansburg, Virginia, Fishburne Military Academy - started 1 game at left tackle Jack Heston, Detroit, Michigan, Northwestern H.S. - started 4 games at left halfback, 3 games at right halfback Bill Hewitt, Bay City, Michigan - started 4 games at left end, 5 games at fullback Stanley Hozer, Muskegon, Michigan - started 3 games at left guard, 3 games at right guard Roy Hudson, Girard, Ohio - 4 games at fullback, started 2 games at quarterback, 1 game at left halfback, 1 game at right halfback John Kowalik, Chicago, Illinois, Carl Schurz H.S. - 2 games at left guard, 2 games at right guard Omer LaJeunesse, Iron Mountain, Michigan - started 4 games at left guard, 4 games at right guard Maynard Morrison, Royal Oak, Michigan - started 9 games at center Harry Newman, Detroit, Michigan, Northern H.S. - started 3 games at quarterback Ted Petoskey, St. Charles, Michigan - started 6 games at left end Tom Samuels, Canton, Ohio, McKinley H.S. - started 8 games at right tackle Jay H. Sikkenga - guard Estel Tessmer, Ann Arbor, Michigan - started 3 games at quarterback, 1 game at right halfback Louis Westover, Bay City, Michigan, Central H.S. - started 2 games at quarterback Ivy Williamson, Toledo, Ohio, Bowling Green Central - started 9 games at right end Francis Wistert, Chicago, Illinois, Carl Schurz H.S. - started 1 game at left tackle Fielding H. Yost, Jr. - end Varsity reserves George K. Bremen, halfback, Detroit, Michigan Harvey E. Chapman, tackle, Detroit, Michigan Frederick P. Clohset, tackle, Bay City, Michigan James Conover, guard, Ann Arbor, Michigan Thomas M. Cooke, tackle, Chicago, Illinois, Senn H.S. - started 1 game at center Roderick Cox, fullback, Birmingham, Michigan - started 1 game at left end, 1 game at right end, 1 game at fullback Russell Damm, tackle, Muskegon, Michigan Harry Eastman, Jr., halfback, Detroit, Michigan Harold Ellerby, end, Birmingham, Michigan Leslie L. Frisk, tackle, Rock Island, Illinois Francis Hazen, tackle, Bellingham, Washington William Horner, end, Jackson, Michigan Bethel B. Kelley, end, Bardstown, Kentucky Harold D. Lindsay, Detroit, Michigan Abe Marcovsky, guard, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Louis E. McCrath, tackle, Grand Rapids, Michigan Donald T. McGuire, end, South Haven, Michigan Leonard Meldman, tackle, Detroit, Michigan Robert E. Miller, tackle, Highland Park, Michigan Wallace B. Miller, tackle, Wilmette, Illinois Ward H. Oehmann, guard, Washington, D.C. William Renner, halfback, Youngstown, Ohio Carl Savage, tackle, Flint, Michigan Harry A. Shick, Jackson, Michigan Oscar A. Singer, guard, Jackson Heights, New York Harry Stinespring, quarterback, Chicago, Illinois Charles E. Stone, end, Detroit, Michigan Harry A. Tillotson, Ann Arbor, Michigan J. Leo Winston, center, Washington, D.C. Awards and honors Captain: Roy Hudson All-American: Maynard Morrison (COL-1, NEA-1, AP-3, CP-3), Bill Hewitt (NEA-3) All-Big Ten: Maynard Morrison (AP-1, CPT-1, UP-2), Ivy Williamson (AP-1, UP-1), Bill Hewitt (UP-1, CPT-1; AP-2), Harry Newman (AP-2), Ted Petoskey (UP-2), Howie Auer (UP-2), Stanley Fay (AP-2, UP-2) Most Valuable Player: Bill Hewitt Meyer Morton Award: Herman Everhardus Coaching staff Head coach: Harry Kipke Assistant coaches Backfield coach: Wally Weber Line coach: Jack Blott and Franklin Cappon End coach: Bennie Oosterbaan "B" team coach: Ray Courtright and Cliff Keen Freshmen coach: Ray Fisher assisted by Bud Poorman, Jack Wheeler, and Alvin Dahlern Trainer: Ray Roberts Manager: John Sauchuck, assisted by Rehn Nelson, Louis Columbo, Elbert Gage, and William Jones References External links 1931 Football Team -- Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan Athletics History Michigan Michigan Wolverines football seasons Big Ten Conference football champion seasons Michigan Wolverines football

Coleophora campella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in Turkestan and Uzbekistan. The wingspan is about . The larvae feed on Salsola gemmascens. The entire development takes place inside the fruit of their host plant. The larvae are chocolate-brown or ocher-yellow, with a more or less discernible chocolate-brown band in the middle of each segment. The head is brown. They reach a length of . The larvae can be found from the end of September to October. References campella Moths described in 1973 Moths of Asia

Belgium–Japan relations are the bilateral relations between the nations of Belgium and Japan. Belgium has an embassy in Tokyo and five honorary consulates in Sapporo, Nagoya, Kyoto, Osaka, and Fukuoka. Japan has an embassy in Brussels. First official relations (1866-1893) On 1 August 1866, Japan and Belgium signed the Japan-Belgium Treaty of Amity, Commerce, and Navigation. On the Belgian side, it was negotiated and signed by August t'Kint de Roodenbeek, the first Belgian diplomat to visit Japan after the country opened up in 1859. On the basis of this bilateral treaty, a Belgian vice consulate was established in Yokohama on 28 March 1867, headed by the Dutch businessman Maurice Lejeune. In the late 1860s, Belgium was represented by the Dutch minister-resident Dirk de Graeff van Polsbroek, who was also able to negotiate bilateral trade treaties with Japan. T'Kint de Roodenbeek was succeeded by Emile Moulron in July 1872, who continued to act as vice consul in Yokohama till October 1878. T'Kint de Roodenbeek left Japan for Belgium at the end of 1867 and became envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary for China and Japan in May 1869. He took up his post in Japan in November 1870 but left again in September 1871. During his mandate, he mainly stayed in Yokohama, though he performed his official duties in Tokyo. From 1869 on, Belgium also had a consulate in Tokyo, headed by Louis Strauss, a businessman from Antwerp. This consulate closed in 1873. On 25 June 1873, Charles de Groote was appointed Minister Resident for Japan. Groote was director of the accountancy department of the Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He arrived in Yokohama in November 1873. After a few months in Tokyo, he established the Belgian legation on the Bluff in the Yokohama Foreign Settlement by mid-March 1874. Charles de Groote left for Belgium in March 1878 but returned to Yokohama as envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary in December 1879. While in Belgium, he negotiated the appointment of Maurice Verhaeghe de Naeyer from Ghent as the new Belgian consul. Verhaeghe de Naeyer took up his post in Yokohama in October 1878 but was found dead in his residence on the Bluff on 27 October 1879. According to the Japanese press, he committed suicide, which was disputed by some of the press in his hometown of Ghent. Again, de Groote established the Belgian legation on the Bluff in Yokohama. In January 1880, Gustave Scribe from Ghent arrived as the new Belgian consul in Yokohama. He established a consulate on the Bluff, not far from the Belgian legation. In May 1883, he became the subject of a judicial complaint from some Japanese businessmen in the so-called Pouleur case. He left Japan in January 1884, after he was appointed Consul General in Batavia, Dutch East Indies. The relationship of Charles de Groote with the Japanese authorities turned sour in 1881 due to the so-called Hota case. At the request of the Belgian Foreign Ministry, Groote left Japan in September 1881. It took till February 1882 before matters were resolved, resulting in Groote returning to Yokohama in May 1882. His tenure would end on 16 September 1884, when he suddenly died in his residence on the Bluff. The new Belgian envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary for Japan was Georges Neyt, who arrived in Yokohama in February 1885. After first having established himself on the Bund in the Yokohama Foreign Settlement, he finally brought the Belgian legation to Bluff no. 118 in Yokohama, where it would stay till November 1893. Neyt left Japan by mid-July 1891. For over two years, he left the legation in the hands of the secretary, Paul de Groote, son of former minister Charles de Groote. From the Sino-Japanese War to World War II The new minister resident of the King of the Belgians to Japan, Baron , arrived in Yokohama in October 1893. He moved the Belgian legation to Tokyo in November of that same year. In 1894, d’Anethan was promoted to the rank of envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary. By 1904, he was dean of the diplomatic corps in Tokyo, till his death in Tokyo on July 25, 1910. His grave is located in the Zoshigaya Cemetery in Tokyo. Albert d’Anethan served for 17 years in Japan, with the exception of home leaves from March 1897 till December 1897, from December 1901 till November 1902, from August 1906 till March 1907, and from March 1909 till January 1910. His mandate in Tokyo coincided with the first Sino-Japanese War (1894–1895) and the Russo-Japanese War (1904–1905). Minister resident succeeded Albert d’Anethan in Tokyo. He arrived in Japan in April 1911, and was promoted to envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary in 1914. He remained in office in Tokyo till May 1919. His term of office coincided with the World War I (1914–1918). In December 1920, Albert de Bassompierre was assigned Belgian minister extraordinary and plenipotentiary to Tokyo, where he arrived in May 1921. He stayed in Japan till February 1939. Due to the mutual elevation of the diplomatic status between Belgium and Japan, Bassompierre became the first Belgian diplomat in Japan with the rank of ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary (June 1922). Bassompierre experienced the Great Kanto earthquake on 1 September 1923, and was involved in the Belgian relief effort for Japan. Bassompierre also witnessed the rise of Japanese militarism during his tenure. As a foreign diplomat in Japan, he was confronted with incidents such as the murder of the Japanese prime minister Hara Takashi in November 1921, the Manchurian Incident in 1931 and the establishment of the Manchukuo in 1932, the May 15 Incident in 1932, and the February 26 Incident in 1936. Albert de Bassompierre was succeeded as Belgian ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary to Japan by Pierre Attilio Forthomme in November 1939. Forthomme's term in office was cut short by the suspension of diplomatic relations between Belgium and Japan in December 1941, as a consequence of Japan entering World War II through its surprise attack on Pearl Harbor. After World War II After the surrender of Japan on 2 September 1945, the Supreme Commander of the Allied Powers (SCAP) took over Japanese sovereignty till April 1952. As a consequence, the Belgian diplomatic mission in Japan had to be accredited to the SCAP. Baron Guy Daufresne de la Chevalerie became the Belgian military representative in Tokyo in October 1946. His mandate would last till April 1952, when the SCAP ceased to exist as a result of the Treaty of San Francisco. One of the main tasks of Daufresne de la Chevalerie was to restore the commercial relations between Belgium and Japan. His efforts led to the 1949 and 1950 commercial agreements between the two countries. In November 1952, G. de Schoutheete de Tervarent became Belgian ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary in Japan till April 1956. He was succeeded by Raymond Herremans (September 1956 - July 1959) and E. du Bois in October 1959. During the tenures of Herremans and du Bois, Japan and Belgium prepared the legal framework for the further growth of their economic relations, leading to the Benelux-Japan Commercial Agreement of 8 October 1960 and an additional protocol of 30 April 1963. Both ambassadors were also involved in the preparation and construction of a new Belgian embassy compound in Tokyo, which opened its doors in 1960. Albert Hupperts took up the post of Belgian ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary in Japan in December 1962. He was succeeded by Fredegand Cogels in December 1968, but Hupperts resumed the post in May 1972. During their terms as ambassadors, Japan took center stage with the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo and the World Expo in Osaka (1970). During the 1970s and 1980s, the Belgian ambassadors R. Dooreman (1974–77), Herman Dehennin (1978–1981), J. Verwilghen (1981–85), and Marcel Depasse (1985–88) witnessed the strong growth of the Japanese economy, despite two oil shocks in the 1970s. By the time Baron Patrick Nothomb started his 9-year term of office in 1988, Japan had established itself as the world's second-largest economy. Japan's economic powerhouse resulted in a growing trade imbalance with Belgium and a stream of Japanese investment into Belgium. This trend, with some ups and downs, basically remained the same during the tenures of the next Belgian ambassadors, Gustaaf Dierckx (1997–2002), Jean-Francois Branders (2002–2006), and Johan Maricou (born 2006), even though the bubble economy in Japan was followed by the Lost Decade in the 1990s. Nothomb's term was marked by the death of two monarchs: Emperor Hirohito of Japan died in 1989, and King Baudouin of Belgium in 1993. The reign of both monarchs was exceptionally long, and their succession by Emperor Akihito and King Albert II meant a new era in the monarchal relations between Belgium and Japan. The culture festivity Europalia Japan brought Japanese culture en masse to Belgium in 1989 and was visited by 1.6 million people. During the tenure of Dierckx the 2002 FIFA World Cup took place jointly in Japan and Korea (June 2002). On 1 December 2001 the first match of the Japanese national soccer team was against Belgium. The Japanese press kept its focus on Belgium for 7 months, resulting in an unexpected free promotion platform favouring the relations between the two countries. During Jean-François Branders’ term Belgium participated to the World Expo 2005 in Aichi from March to September 2005, and Johan Maricou had to oversee the construction of a new embassy building in Tokyo (2007–2009). See also Foreign relations of Belgium Foreign relations of Japan Further reading Dirk De Ruyver and Trainspot KK, The Belgian Legation in Yokohama 1874-1893, Belgian Embassy in Tokyo, 2009, 34 p. References External links Embassy of Belgium in Tokyo Embassy of Japan in Brussels Japan Bilateral relations of Japan

Brinson Pasichnuk (born November 24, 1997) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player currently playing senior men's hockey with the Bonnyville Senior Pontiacs of the North Central Hockey League (NCHL) in Alberta, Canada. He previously played for the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League (NHL). Playing career Born in Bonnyville, Alberta, Pasichnuk played with the Bonnyville Pontiacs in the Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL) before spending four seasons with the Arizona State Sun Devils. He signed an entry level contract as a free agent with the Sharks on March 31, 2021. He made his NHL debut on April 28, 2021, in a 4–2 win over the Arizona Coyotes. As a free agent following two seasons within the Sharks organization, Pasichnuk paused his professional career in returning to Alberta and playing Senior men's hockey with the Bonnyville Pontiacs of the NCHL for the 2022–23 season. Career statistics References External links Living people 1997 births Arizona State Sun Devils men's ice hockey players Bonnyville Pontiacs players Canadian ice hockey defencemen Ice hockey people from Alberta People from the Municipal District of Bonnyville No. 87 San Jose Barracuda players San Jose Sharks players Undrafted National Hockey League players

A welding power supply is a device that provides or modulates an electric current to perform arc welding. There are multiple arc welding processes ranging from Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) to inert shielding gas like Gas metal arc welding (GMAW) or Gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW). Welding power supplies primarily serve as devices that allow a welder to exercise control over whether current is alternating current (AC) or direct current (DC), as well as the amount of current and voltage. Power supplies for welding processes that use shielding gas also offer connections for gas and methods to control gas flow. The operator can set these factors to within the parameters as needed by the metal type, thickness, and technique to be used. The majority of welding power supplies do not generate power, instead functioning as controllable transformers that allow the operator to adjust electrical properties as needed. However, in some welding applications, notably SMAW, used in areas isolated from power grids, welding power supplies are used that combine the functions of electrical generation and current modulation into a single mobile unit mounted on a vehicle or towed trailer. Classification Welding machines are usually classified as constant current (CC) or constant voltage (CV); a constant current machine varies its output voltage to maintain a steady current while a constant voltage machine will fluctuate its output current to maintain a set voltage. Shielded metal arc welding and gas tungsten arc welding will use a constant current source and gas metal arc welding and flux-cored arc welding typically use constant voltage sources but constant current is also possible with a voltage sensing wire feeder. Constant current sources are used for welding operation which are performed manually like Shielded Metal Arc Welding or Gas Tungsten Arc Welding. Being manual processes, the arc length is not constant throughout the operation. This is attributed to the fact that it requires very high amount of skill to keep the hand at exactly same position above the workpiece throughout the welding. Using a constant current source makes sure that even if the arc length changes, which causes a change in arc voltage, the welding current is not changed by much and the heat input into the weld zone remains more or less constant throughout operation. If a welder were to attempt to use a CV machine for a shielded metal arc welding (SMAW) task, the small fluctuations in the arc distance would cause significant fluctuations in the machine's current output. With a CC machine the welder can count on a fixed number of amps reaching the material, regardless of how short or long the electric arc gets. Power supply designs The welding power supplies most commonly seen can be categorized within the following types: Transformer A transformer-style welding power supply converts the moderate voltage and moderate current electricity from the utility mains (typically 230 or 115 VAC) into a high current and low voltage supply, typically between 17 and 45 (open-circuit) volts and 55 to 590 amperes. A rectifier converts the AC into DC on more expensive machines. This design typically allows the welder to select the output current by variously moving a primary winding closer or farther from a secondary winding, moving a magnetic shunt in and out of the core of the transformer, using a series saturating reactor with a variable saturating technique in series with the secondary current output, or by simply permitting the welder to select the output voltage from a set of taps on the transformer's secondary winding. These transformer style machines are typically the least expensive. The trade off for the reduced expense is that pure transformer designs are often bulky and massive because they operate at the utility mains frequency of 50 or 60 Hz. Such low frequency transformers must have a high magnetizing inductance to avoid wasteful shunt currents. The transformer may also have significant leakage inductance for short circuit protection in the event of a welding rod becoming stuck to the workpiece. The leakage inductance may be variable so the operator can set the output current. Generator and alternator Welding power supplies may also use generators or alternators to convert mechanical energy into electrical energy. Modern designs are usually driven by an internal combustion engine but older machines may use an electric motor to drive an alternator or generator. In this configuration the utility power is converted first into mechanical energy then back into electrical energy to achieve the step-down effect similar to a transformer. Because the output of the generator can be direct current, or even a higher frequency AC, these older machines can produce DC from AC without any need for rectifiers of any type, or can also be used for implementing formerly-used variations on so-called heliarc (most often now called TIG) welders, where the need for a higher frequency add-on module box is avoided by the alternator simply producing higher frequency ac current directly. Inverter Since the advent of high-power semiconductors such as the insulated gate bipolar transistor (IGBT), it is now possible to build a switched-mode power supply capable of coping with the high loads of arc welding. These designs are known as inverter welding units. They generally first rectify the utility AC power to DC; then they switch (invert) the DC power into a stepdown transformer to produce the desired welding voltage or current. The switching frequency is typically 10 kHz or higher. Although the high switching frequency requires sophisticated components and circuits, it drastically reduces the bulk of the step down transformer, as the mass of magnetic components (transformers and inductors) that is required for achieving a given power level goes down rapidly as the operating (switching) frequency is increased. The inverter circuitry can also provide features such as power control and overload protection. The high frequency inverter-based welding machines are typically more efficient and provide better control of variable functional parameters than non-inverter welding machines. The IGBTs in an inverter based machine are controlled by a microcontroller, so the electrical characteristics of the welding power can be changed by software in real time, even on a cycle by cycle basis, rather than making changes slowly over hundreds if not thousands of cycles. Typically, the controller software will implement features such as pulsing the welding current, providing variable ratios and current densities through a welding cycle, enabling swept or stepped variable frequencies, and providing timing as needed for implementing automatic spot-welding; all of these features would be prohibitively expensive to design into a transformer-based machine, but require only program memory space in a software-controlled inverter machine. Similarly, it is possible to add new features to a software-controlled inverter machine if needed, through a software update, rather than through having to buy a more modern welder. Other types Additional types of welders also exist, besides the types using transformers, motor/generator, and inverters. For example, laser welders also exist, and they require an entirely different type of welding power supply design that does not fall into any of the types of welding power supplies discussed previously. Likewise, spot welders require a different type of welding power supply, typically containing elaborate timing circuits and large capacitor banks that are not commonly found with any other types of welding power supplies. References External links Miller Electric news release on IGBT technology for welding inverters 8 April 2003 Frank G. Armao, Inverter Based Welding Power Supplies for Welding Aluminum, The Lincoln Electric Company (Lincoln Electric tutorial on inverter-based welding machines) How does an inverter welder work Arc welding Power supplies

Sir Philip John Woodfield, (10 August 1923 – 17 September 2000) was a British civil servant. Life and career Woodfield was born in Dulwich, south-east London, and attended Alleyn's School, Dulwich. He was commissioned in the Royal Artillery in 1942, rising to become a captain before leaving the Army in 1947. He read English at King's College London. He then joined the Home Office in 1950 and became Assistant Private Secretary to the Secretary of State, Viscount Kilmuir. In 1955, he was seconded for two years to the Federal Government of Nigeria, to assist in the preparations for that country's independence. In 1961 he became Private Secretary dealing with parliamentary and home affairs, in which function he served three prime ministers: Harold Macmillan, Alec Douglas-Home and Harold Wilson. He returned to the Home Office in 1965 as an Assistant Secretary, and he was appointed secretary to Commonwealth Immigration Commission, which was headed by Admiral-of-the-Fleet Lord Mountbatten. When Mountbatten later undertook an inquiry into prison security, following a number of highly publicized escapes from jail, he asked that Woodfield be assigned to it as its secretary. Woodfield was then promoted to be Under-Secretary in the Prison Department of the Home Office, charged with the responsibility of implementing the recommendations of the commission that had been accepted by the Secretary of State, Roy Jenkins. Woodfield was promoted to Deputy Secretary in charge of the Northern Ireland Department of the Home Office in 1972, which would soon become the Northern Ireland Office and was promoted to Permanent Under-Secretary of State in 1981. In his role at the Northern Ireland Office Woodfield participated in what is now believed to have been the first meeting between the Irish Republican Army and senior officials of the British Government. The meeting place on 20 June 1972 in extreme secrecy at an IRA safe house owned by Colonel Sir Michael McCorkell at Ballyarnett, near Derry's border with County Donegal. The IRA was represented at that meeting by Dáithí Ó Conaill, a senior republican strategist, and Gerry Adams, and the British government was represented by Frank Steele, believed to be an MI6 agent, and Woodfield. Six days later, on 26 June 1972, the IRA implemented a "bilateral" ceasefire, and an IRA delegation attended a secret meeting with the British Government at a Minister's home in Cheyne Walk in Chelsea. Woodfield and Steele also represented the British Government at that meeting, along with William Whitelaw, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, and Paul Channon, a millionaire Guinness heir and minister of state at the Northern Ireland Office; the IRA was again represented by Adams and Ó Conaill, along with Seán MacStiofáin, the leader of the delegation, Séamus Twomey, Martin McGuinness, Ivor Bell, and Myles Shevlin, a solicitor. Woodfield retired from the Home Office 1983 and was knighted the same year. He continued to work on a variety of special assignments. From 1984 to 1991 he chaired the London and Metropolitan Staff Commission, which dealt with the problems for staff created by the winding-up of the metropolitan counties. He served for eight years from 1987 as the first Staff Commissioner for the Security and Intelligence Services (including the Secret Intelligence Service (SIS or MI6) and the Security Service (MI5)), set up after the Michael Bettaney case to provide an external "ombudsman" to whom members and former members of those services could turn for counsel if they had grievances or concerns. In 1987 he became chairmanship of a Scrutiny of the Supervision of Charities, which produced a Report that resulted in the Charities Bill of 1991. He also conducted reviews of the British Transport Police (1987) and the Women's Royal Voluntary Service (the WRVS) (1991); and he served on the Royal Commission on Criminal Justice from 1991 to 1993. After 1994, he supervised the winding-up of the Irish Soldiers and Sailors Land Trust. Woodfield died in London on 17 September 2000. References 1923 births 2000 deaths People educated at Alleyn's School Alumni of King's College London Permanent Under-Secretaries of State for the Home Department Private secretaries in the British Civil Service MI5 personnel British Army personnel of World War II People from Dulwich Royal Artillery officers Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath Commanders of the Order of the British Empire British expatriates in Nigeria

Joany Franka Johanna Ayten Hazebroek Kalan (born 2 April 1990), known professionally as Joan Franka, is a Dutch singer and songwriter of Turkish descent. She represented the Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 with the song "You and Me". She became known in the Netherlands through her participation in the first season of The Voice of Holland. Music career 2010–2011: The Voice of Holland In September 2010, Hazebroek entered the inaugural 2010–2011 season of the talent show The Voice of Holland. She auditioned with Nickelback's "How You Remind Me". Two out of four judges hit their "I Want You" buttons, and she chose to join the team of Roel van Velzen. She advanced from the Battle round, where she performed "One of Us" by Joan Osborne. In the first live show, Hazebroek performed Jewel's "Foolish Games", followed by Marc Cohn's "Walking in Memphis" in the third live show. She was eliminated in the fifth live show, following her performance of "Promise Me" by Beverley Craven. Two of the songs she sang during the competition charted as minor hits in the Dutch Single Top 100: "Foolish Games" reached number 42 and "Promise Me" reached number 45, based on downloads. 2012: Eurovision Song Contest In 2012, Hazebroek entered the , the Dutch national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2012, with the song "You and Me". In the final on 26 February 2012, she won her duel against fellow The Voice of Holland alum Raffaëla Paton, and advanced to the superfinal alongside Pearl Jozefzoon and Ivan Peroti. Despite coming last with the expert jury, she won over 50% of the televote. As a result, Hazebroek won the competition and was chosen to represent the Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Baku, Azerbaijan. She performed in the second semi-final on 24 May 2012, but failed to qualify for the final. This marked the Netherlands' eighth consecutive elimination in the semi-finals of the Eurovision Song Contest. 2014–2023: Luba the Baroness and comeback From 2014 to 2017, Hazebroek attended the Herman Brood Academie in Utrecht. During her studies, she developed the alter ego 'Luba the Baroness'. In 2021, she appeared in the Belgian documentary series I aime who I am, in which she commented on the impact of her participation in the Eurovision Song Contest on her self-image. In 2023, Hazebroek participated in the second season of the RTL 4 television show Better Than Ever, where she performed a cover of "The Night We Met" by Lord Huron. In the show, she revealed to have been in conflict with her record label following her Eurovision Song Contest participation, due to negative experiences with, among others, her manager. She also revealed that she had disagreed to wear the controversial Native American headdress during her Eurovision performance. On 7 April 2023, she released her debut studio album Luba the Baroness, containing songs she wrote in 2017. Discography Studio albums Singles References External links 1990 births Living people Dutch people of Turkish descent Eurovision Song Contest entrants for the Netherlands Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 2012 Musicians from Rotterdam The Voice (franchise) contestants 21st-century Dutch singers 21st-century Dutch women singers Nationaal Songfestival contestants

One Night Stand is a Dutch anthology series that ran from 2004 till 2019 and was broadcast by the VPRO. Every episode was produced by a different production company and directed by a different director. Some of the directors made their film debut in this series, like Urszula Antoniak, Boudewijn Koole and Jaap van Heusden. Prizes The series managed to win a lot of Golden Calves through the years. Six times they won the Golden Calf for Best Television Drama for the episodes: Den Helder in 2008, Anvers in 2009, Finnemans in 2010, Vast in 2011, Geen koningen in ons bloed in 2015 and Horizon in 2016. The series also managed to win five Golden Calves in the Television Drama acting-categories for Loes Schnepper, Ariane Schluter, Jonas Smulders, Nazmiye Oral and a combined award for George Tobal and Majd Mardo. References Dutch drama television series Dutch-language television shows 2010s Dutch television series 2000s Dutch television series Anthology television series

Samsung Galaxy J5 plus is an Android smartphone produced by Samsung Electronics. It was announced and released in June 2017. It has an advanced 64-bit system on a chip and 1.5 GB RAM. The CPU is a Snapdragon 410. The Galaxy J5 plus has a 16megapixels rear camera with LED flash, f/1.9 aperture, auto-focus and an 8megapixels wide-angle front facing camera which can extend up to 120°, also equipped with LED flash. References J5 Plus

Nedašov is a municipality and village in Zlín District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,300 inhabitants. Nedašov lies approximately south-east of Zlín and east of Prague. History The first written mention of Nedašov is from 1424. References Villages in Zlín District

A Legist, from the Latin lex 'law', is any expert or student of law. It was especially used since the Carolingian dynasty for royal councillors who advised the monarch in legal matters, and specifically helped base its absolutist ambitions on Roman Law. More generally they were teachers of civil or Roman law, who, besides expounding sources, explaining terms, elucidating texts, summarizing the contents of chapters etc., illustrated by cases, real or imaginary, the numerous questions and distinctions arising out of the "Corpus Juris" enactments of the ancient Roman code. From the twelfth century, when a fresh impulse was given to legal researches, the terms legist and decretist—the latter applied, in the narrower sense, to the interpreter of ecclesiastical canon law and commentator on the canonical texts—have been carefully distinguished. Legists came to be employed by lower authorities in the feudal pyramid. The rise of universities would lead to academical lawyers taking their place in the western world. By analogy, the term is also applied to equivalent legal advisers in other traditions, e.g. in Islamic law and/or civil law of the Ottoman Empire. Sources Nouveau petit Larousse illustré, 1952 (in French) Legal history Lawyers by type Canon law history

Iron Fist (Daniel Thomas "Danny" Rand) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Roy Thomas and Gil Kane, Iron Fist first appeared in Marvel Premiere #15 (May 1974). The character is a practitioner of martial arts and the wielder of a mystical force known as the Iron Fist, which allows him to summon and focus his chi. This ability is obtained from the city of K'un-Lun, which appears on Earth every 10 years. He starred in his own solo series in the 1970s, and shared the title Power Man and Iron Fist for several years with Luke Cage, partnering with Cage to form the superhero team Heroes for Hire. Rand frequently appeared with the Daughters of the Dragon duo Misty Knight and Colleen Wing – with Rand often seen in a relationship with the former, marking the first interracial romance in Marvel Comics history. The character has starred in numerous solo titles since, including The Immortal Iron Fist, which expanded on his origin story and the history of the Iron Fist. Iron Fist has been adapted to appear in several animated television series and video games. Finn Jones portrayed the character in the live-action Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) Netflix television series Iron Fist (2017–2018), The Defenders (2017), and the second season of Luke Cage. Development Iron Fist, along with the previously created Shang-Chi, Master of Kung Fu, came from Marvel Comics during an American pop culture trend in the early to mid-1970s of martial arts heroes. Writer/co-creator Roy Thomas wrote in a text piece in Marvel Premiere #15 that Iron Fist's origin and creation owe much to the Bill Everett character, John Aman, the Amazing-Man, created in 1939. Thomas later wrote that he and artist/co-creator Gil Kane had The film mentioned by Thomas is King Boxer, aka Five Fingers of Death (1972), which presents the Iron Fist technique. Thomas further discussed the character's creation stating, "When Stan Lee gave me a verbal approval to star him in a series, I contacted Gil Kane and we worked out the costume and story. I had Gil give him a dragon brand on his chest, inspired by the one branded into Bullseye, a great western character created by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. At Gil's urging, we took some story elements from Bill Everett's 1939 hero Amazing-Man, which itself had borrowed heavily from James Hilton's novel Lost Horizon and the first movie made from it, which introduced "Shangri-La" to the world." Publication history Debuting in a story written by Thomas and pencilled by Kane in the umbrella title Marvel Premiere #15–25 (May 1974 – October 1975), he was then written successively by Len Wein, Doug Moench, Tony Isabella, and Chris Claremont, with art by successive pencillers Larry Hama, Arvell Jones, Pat Broderick, and, in some of his earliest professional work, John Byrne. As the Marvel Premiere issues had successfully established a considerable readership for the character, following this run, Iron Fist was immediately spun off into the solo series Iron Fist, which ran 15 issues (November 1975 – September 1977). The solo series was written by Claremont and pencilled by Byrne. A subplot involving the Steel Serpent left unresolved by the cancellation of the series was wrapped up in issues #63–64 of Marvel Team-Up, the latter of which featured Rand kiss Misty Knight, marking the first interracial kiss and first long-term interracial couple in Marvel Comics history, as well as the first couple with an age difference in which the woman was older than her man. To rescue the character from cancellation, Marvel paired Iron Fist with another character who was no longer popular enough to sustain his own series, Luke Cage. The two characters were partnered in a three-part story in Cage's series Power Man #48–50. The title of the series changed to Power Man and Iron Fist with issue #50 (April 1978), although the indicia did not reflect this change until issue #67. Iron Fist co-starred in the series until the final issue (#125, September 1986). Writer Jim Owsley (subsequently known as Christopher Priest) later commented, "Fist's death was senseless and shocking and completely unforeseen. It took the readers' heads clean off. And, to this day, people are mad about it. Forgetting, it seems, that (a) you were supposed to be mad, that death is senseless and Fist's death was supposed to be senseless, or that (b) this is a comic book." Iron Fist was revived half a decade later in Namor, the Sub-Mariner #21–25 (December 1991 – April 1992), a story which revealed that the character killed in Power Man and Iron Fist #125 was a doppelgänger. The story was both written and drawn by Byrne, who found the manner of Iron Fist's death objectionable and later commented, "In one of those amazing examples of Marvel serendipity, it turned out to be fairly easy not only to resurrect Danny, but to make it seem like that was the plan all along." Iron Fist then became a frequently starring character in the anthology series Marvel Comics Presents, featuring in three multi-part story arcs and four one-shot stories in 1992 and 1993. Two solo miniseries followed: Iron Fist (vol. 2) #1–2 (September–October 1996), by writer James Felder and penciller Robert Brown; and Iron Fist (vol. 3) #1–3 (July–September 1998), by writer Dan Jurgens and penciller Jackson Guice. Also around this time, he was among the ensemble of the group series Heroes for Hire which ran 19 issues (July 1997 – January 1999). Following a four-issue miniseries by writer Jay Faerber and penciller Jamal Igle, Iron Fist: Wolverine (November 2000 – February 2001), co-starring the X-Men character Wolverine and cover-billed as Iron Fist/Wolverine: The Return of K'un-Lun, came another solo miniseries, Iron Fist vol. 4 #1–6 (May–October 2004), by writer Jim Mullaney and penciller Kevin Lau. Subsequently, a new Iron Fist series premiered called The Immortal Iron Fist. The series was written jointly by Ed Brubaker and Matt Fraction from issues #1–14 (January 2007 – June 2008) with artists Travel Foreman and David Aja. Fraction wrote issues #15 and 16 alone. From issue #17 (September 2008) to the series' cancellation at issue #27 (August 2009), the series was written by Duane Swierczynski and largely drawn by a returning Travel Foreman. Iron Fist's appearances outside his own title include three Iron Fist stories in Marvel's black-and-white comics magazine The Deadly Hands of Kung Fu #10 (March 1975), an additional story co-starring the Sons of the Tiger in issue #18 (November 1975), and a six-part serial, "The Living Weapon", in #19–24 (December 1975 – May 1976). He made guest appearances in such titles as Marvel Two-in-One, Marvel Team-Up, the Submariner series Namor, Black Panther, and Daredevil. Iron Fist appeared as a regular character throughout the 2010–2013 New Avengers series, from issue #1 (August 2010) through its final issue, #34 (January 2013). In 2014, Iron Fist was given new life and set to star in a new 12-issue comic book series written and drawn by Kaare Andrews titled Iron Fist: The Living Weapon as part of the All-New Marvel NOW! event. In January 2021, Iron Fist starred in the series Iron Fist: Heart of the Dragon, written by Larry Hama with art by David Wachter. In October 2021, Marvel announced that Danny Rand will retire as Iron Fist and pass the mantle to a successor. The five-issue limited series, written by Alyssa Wong and art by Michael YG, was released in February 2022, which revealed Lin Lie as the new Iron Fist and Rand appearing in a supporting role. Fictional character biography Background Danny Rand was born in New York City. His father, Wendell Rand, as a young boy happened upon the mystical city of K'un-L'un. During his time in K'un-L'un, Wendell saved the life of the city's ruler, Lord Tuan, and was adopted as Tuan's son. However, Wendell eventually left K'un-L'un and became a wealthy entrepreneur in the United States. He married socialite Heather Duncan and had a child, Daniel. Wendell later organizes an expedition to again seek out K'un-L'un, taking his wife Heather, his business partner Harold Meachum and nine-year-old Danny. During the journey up the mountain, Danny slips off the path, his tie-rope taking his mother and father with him. Meachum, who also loves Heather, forces Wendell to plunge to his death but offers to rescue Heather and Danny. She rejects his help. Heather and Danny come across a makeshift bridge that appears out of nowhere and are attacked by a pack of wolves. Heather throws herself on the wolves to save Danny and is killed even as archers from K'un-L'un attempt to save her. The archers take the grieving Danny to see Yu-Ti, the hooded ruler of K'un-L'un. When Danny expresses his desire for vengeance, Yü-Ti apprentices him to Lei Kung the Thunderer, who teaches him martial arts. Danny proves to be the most gifted of Lei Kung's students. He toughens his fists by plunging them into buckets of sand, gravel, and rock. At 19, Danny is given the chance to attain the power of the Iron Fist by fighting and defeating the dragon Shou-Lao the Undying, who guards the molten heart that had been torn from its body. Guessing that the heart provides life energy to Shou-Lao through the dragon-shaped scar on its chest, Danny covers the scar with his own body and hangs on until Shou-Lao collapses and dies, in the process burning a dragon brand into his own chest. Having killed Shou-Lao, he enters its cave and plunges his fists into a brazier containing the creature's molten heart, emerging with the power of the Iron Fist. It is later revealed that Danny is part of a long lineage of Iron Fists. When K'un-L'un reappears on Earth after 10 years, Danny leaves to find his father's killer. Returning to New York, Danny Rand, dressed in the ceremonial garb of the Iron Fist, seeks out Harold Meachum, now head of Meachum Industries. After overcoming a number of attempts on his life, he confronts Meachum in his office, only to find the man legless—an amputation carried out when, after abandoning Danny and his mother, he was caught in heavy snow and his legs became frostbitten. Meachum accepts his fate and tells Iron Fist to kill him. Overcome with pity, Iron Fist walks away. At that moment Meachum is murdered by a mysterious ninja, and his daughter Joy blames Iron Fist for the death. Eventually, Iron Fist clears his name and begins a career as a superhero, aided by his friends Colleen Wing and Misty Knight. Notable adversaries in his early career include Sabretooth, the mysterious Master Khan (whom the ninja that killed Meachum once served), and the Steel Serpent, the exiled son of Lei Kung who coveted the Iron Fist power. Heroes for Hire While working undercover, Misty Knight infiltrates the organization of crime lord John Bushmaster. When Bushmaster discovers Knight's treachery, he kidnaps Claire Temple and Noah Burstein, close associates of Luke Cage, better known as Power Man, and holds them hostage to force Cage to eliminate Knight. Iron Fist is on hand to stop him, however, and after a battle, the truth comes out. Rand helps Cage and the Daughters of the Dragon (Knight and Wing) battle Bushmaster, rescue Temple and Burstein, and obtain evidence that proves Cage's innocence of prior drug charges. Afterwards, Iron Fist and Power Man become partners, forming Heroes for Hire, Inc. Iron Fist, in his secret identity of Danny Rand, resumes control of his parents' fortune as half of Rand-Meachum, Inc., making him quite wealthy. This causes tension between Rand and Cage, who was raised poor. Power Man and Iron Fist's partnership ends when Rand is diagnosed with cancer and gets kidnapped as part of a plot masterminded by Master Khan. Just prior to a battle with the Black Dragon Chiantang (the brother of the mythical Dragon King), Danny is replaced by a doppelgänger created by the extra-dimensional H'ylthri. The double (who wears a red variant of the Iron Fist costume) is killed by Captain Hero a short time later. Cage, now the prime suspect in Rand's apparent death, becomes a fugitive. Resurrection While in stasis in K'un-L'un with the H'ylthri, Iron Fist manages to focus his chi, curing the cancer. He is later freed from stasis by Namor. Rand and Cage reform Heroes for Hire, Inc. with an expanded team, this time working for Namor's Oracle Corporation. Namor ultimately dissolves Oracle as well as Heroes for Hire, Inc. Iron Fist later loses his powers to Junzo Muto, the young leader of the Hand, and subsequently becomes the guardian of a pack of displaced dragons in Tokyo. His powers are eventually restored by Chiantang, who brainwashes Iron Fist and forces him to battle Black Panther. Black Panther is able to free Iron Fist from the creature's control, and the two work together to defeat the Black Dragon in Wakanda. In the Iron Fist miniseries, Miranda Rand-K'ai also returns from the dead. The H'ylthri revive her and promise to restore her to full life if she retrieves the extra-dimensional artifact known as the Zodiac Key. To this end, she takes the identity of Death Sting, bringing her into conflict with Iron Fist as well as with S.H.I.E.L.D. When the H'ylthri try to kill Iron Fist, Miranda turns the power of the Zodiac Key against them, seemingly killing herself in the process. However, exposure to chemicals from the H'ylthri pods prevented her death. Posing as Daredevil Rand disguises himself as Daredevil to convince the media and the public that Matt Murdock is not the masked vigilante. During the "Civil War" storyline, he opposes the Superhuman Registration Act, joining Captain America while still pretending to be Daredevil. Rand is apprehended by Pro-Registration forces. He is later freed from the Negative Zone Prison, joining Captain America's team to battle Iron Man's forces. New Avengers After the arrest of Captain America, Rand joins the New Avengers, an underground group provided with secure accommodation by Doctor Strange and which includes his former teammate Luke Cage. In the public eye, Rand is able to avoid arrest with legal loopholes. Rand leaves the New Avengers, due to a variety of problems, but lets them know, if they ever need him, to give him a call. He later aids the New Avengers in locating and rescuing Cage from Norman Osborn after Cage suffered a heart attack and was summarily taken into custody as a fugitive. The Immortal Iron Fist Orson Randall, Danny Rand's immediate predecessor, seeks out Danny Rand in New York and gives him The Book of the Iron Fist, a sacred ledger supposedly containing all the kung fu secrets of previous Iron Fists, which Randall claims will be necessary if Rand is to compete successfully in the coming tournament of the Seven Champions. The Steel Serpent, whose powers have been greatly augmented by the Crane Mother, dispatches Randall. On the brink of death, Randall surrenders his chi to Rand, giving him sufficient power to battle the Serpent to a standstill. After the battle, Rand is summoned by his master, Lei Kung (who is also the father of Steel Serpent) to compete in a tournament that will decide the cycle according to which each of the Seven Cities of Heaven appears on Earth. However, the leaders of the Seven Cities had secretly erected gateways between Earth and each city without the knowledge of the populace. The corruption of the leaders of the Seven Cities of Heaven spurs Iron Fist, Lei Kung, Orson Randall's daughter, and John Aman to plan a revolution. Iron Fist discovers that Crane Mother and Xao, a high-ranking HYDRA operative, are planning to destroy K'un-Lun by using a portal. Upon learning of the plot, Steel Serpent helps Rand and the other Immortal Weapons defeat Xao. Rand destroys the train intended to destroy K'un-L'un by extending his chi to find the train's electromagnetic field. Meanwhile, the revolution orchestrated by Lei Kung and Orson's daughter proves successful, with Nu-an, the Yu-Ti of K'un-Lun fleeing in terror. When Rand confronts Xao, Xao reveals that there is an eighth city of Heaven before killing himself. Rand suggests Lei Kung as the new Yu-Ti, with Orson's unnamed daughter as the new Thunderer. After learning that the Randall fortune that started Rand International was formed from the oppression of the Cities of Heaven, Rand decides to transform the company into a non-profit organization, dedicated to helping the poor. He also sets up the Thunder Dojo in Harlem to help inner-city children, buys back the old Heroes for Hire building as the new Rand International Headquarters and his new home, while offering Luke Cage a position at the company. He also tries to reconnect with Misty Knight. Rand, on his 33rd birthday, learns every single one of the previous Iron Fists died at the age of 33, except Orson Randall, who vanished at that time. Soon afterward, Rand is attacked and defeated by Zhou Cheng, a servant of Ch'l-Lin, who claims to have killed the Iron Fists in order to enter K'un-Lun and devour the egg that births the next incarnation of Shou-Lao the Undying every generation, thus wiping out K'un-Lun's Iron Fist legacy. Luke, Misty, and Colleen arrive and save Rand. Rand has his shoulder dislocated during a second battle with Cheng, but manages to defeat Cheng even in his weakened state. Following the duel, the Immortal Weapons, Luke, Colleen, and Misty arrive, and reveal to Rand that they have discovered a map in Cheng's apartment that leads to the Eighth City of Heaven. Rand and the others realize that this is where Ch'l-Lin originated, and depart for the Eighth City. In the Eighth City, he meets Quan Yaozu, the first Iron Fist, who became disillusioned with K'un-Lun and rose up to rule the Eighth City as Changming. Rand and Fat Cobra manage to defeat Quan. Rand's actions during their battles impress Quan, who decides that Rand may be living proof that K'un-Lun is not the corrupt city it once was. Rand and Davos agree to guide Quan to K'un-Lun and arrange a meeting between him and Lei-Kung to give Quan a forum for his grievances. However, when Rand returns to New York, he finds a HYDRA cell waiting for him at Rand International, seeking retribution for the death of Xao, and holding Misty hostage. In the ensuing battle, Rand International is destroyed, but Rand and Misty escape unharmed. Now left with only a fraction of his former net worth, Rand and Misty purchase a new condo in Harlem, and Rand decides to focus all of his attention and remaining resources at the Thunder Dojo. While moving into their new home, Rand asks Misty to marry him. Initially skeptical of the offer, Misty accepts and reveals that she is pregnant with Rand's child. Avengers reform In the aftermath of Siege, Rand joins the newly reformed New Avengers. After finding out that Misty's pregnancy was false, Misty and Danny decide to move out of their apartment and live separately, but continue their relationship. During the "Shadowland" storyline, Danny later has an encounter with someone who is going by the name of Power Man. He and Luke Cage discover that the Power Man is Victor Alvarez, a survivor of a building that Bullseye blew up. Iron Fist becomes the new Power Man's mentor and the two become a team. During the "Fear Itself" storyline, Iron Fist and the Immortal Weapons are summoned to Beijing to close the gates of the Eighth City that are on the verge of opening. However, Danny is placed under mind control which creates a mystical interference with the ability of the Immortal Weapons to close the gate. He is then forced to battle his allies. Thanks to War Machine knocking him out, the mission is completed successfully. However, Doctor Strange realizes that Iron Fist is now an Immortal Weapon of Agamotto. During the "Avengers vs. X-Men" storyline, Iron Fist and Lei Kung bring Hope Summers to K'un-Lun to train as an Iron Fist, in order to defeat the Phoenix-possessed X-Men. Marvel NOW! In Iron Fist: The Living Weapon, Iron Fist is approached by a young monk named Pei, who tells him to return to K'un-Lun. Upon returning, Iron Fist discovers the city in ruins and Lei Kung dead at the hands of the One, a chi-powered robot who believed itself to be Danny's father Wendell Rand. Iron Fist is defeated by the One, but is rescued by his childhood friend Sparrow and the One's creator Fooh, who nurse him back to health and warn him that the One and Davos were working together to turn New York into New K'un-Lun. During Iron Fist's and the One's second confrontation, the One opens an artificial portal between Earth and the Heavens in an attempt to retrieve Wendell's deceased wife Heather Rand from the afterlife, the but Xian fire god Zhu Rong emerges in Manhattan to punish the mortals for upsetting the universal order. By focusing his chi energy into his fist and launching himself into Zhu Rong, Iron Fist defeats the fire god. Meanwhile, Davos attempts to take the power of the Iron Fist from a reborn Shou-Lou, but is stopped by Pei, who gains the power of the Iron Fist to defeat Davos and revive Shou-Lou, naming his adolescent reborn form "Gork". As the youngest person to ever bear the mark of the Iron Fist, Pei is subsequently taken in by Danny as his ward. In the Marvel NOW! era, Iron Fist rejoins Luke Cage as the Heroes For Hire, having been employed by Boomerang to arrest his former colleagues in the Sinister Six. All-New, All-Different Marvel In the All-New, All-Different Marvel era, Danny and Luke are forced to return to crime fighting after former Heroes for Hire secretary Jennifer "White Jennie" Royce becomes embroiled in a gang war with Black Mariah against Tombstone. After that is dealt with, Power Man and Iron Fist once again take to the streets as the Heroes for Hire. During the "Secret Empire" storyline, Iron Fist became a member of the Defenders alongside Daredevil, Luke Cage, and Jessica Jones. They, alongside Cloak and Dagger, Doctor Strange, and Spider-Woman, fought the Army of Evil during Hydra's takeover of the United States where they were defeated by Nitro. Iron Fist and those with him were trapped in the Darkforce dome by Blackout when his powers were enhanced by Baron Helmut Zemo using the Darkhold. During the "Hunt for Wolverine" storyline, Iron Fist babysat Danielle Cage while Luke and Jessica were away helping Iron Man and Spider-Man look for Wolverine's body after it went missing from its private resting place. After the mission was over, Luke and Jessica thanked Iron Fist for babysitting Danielle. Heart of the Dragon The dragons of the Heavenly Cities are being targeted by armies of undead ninjas and several villains, including Taskmaster, Lady Bullseye and Midnight Sun for their hearts, resulting in the deaths of many dragons and Tiger's Beautiful Daughter, prompting Iron Fist to team up with Luke, Pei, Gork, Fooh and the remaining Immortal Weapons to save the other dragons. At the urging of the Xian goddess of Mercy Quan Yin, Iron Fist and the others use Fooh's portal technology to manifest the Heavenly Cities on Earth so that other heroes, including Okoye and Sunspot, can join in the defense against the hordes of zombies and villains. When the zombies prove too much for them, Iron Fist and the group retreat to the Heart of Heaven, where they come across Okoye slaying the dragon of the Heart of Heaven, who takes advantage of their shock to slay the newly rescued dragon of the Kingdom of Spiders as well; Okoye explains that she was told to kill them by Quan Yin and the Heart of Heaven's dragon in order to secure the cosmic balance, thus gaining the power of both dragons. Yama Dragonsbane, Danny's former lover Brenda Swanson, subsequently appears in the Heart of Heaven and reveals herself to be behind the dragon slayings in order to use their hearts to empower her master, the Hierophant, who is also summoned to the Heart of Heaven. While Fooh distracts the Hierophant, Iron Fist and the others travel to the Eighth City to destroy the Hierophant's undead army but are attacked by the city's Ghost Dragon. When the Ghost Dragon proves impossible to harm, Pei and Gork reluctantly allow Okoye to kill Gork for his heart, knowing that he and the other dragons can be revived if she can defeat the Hierophant. With Pei's and Gork's powers, Okoye is able to slay the Ghost Dragon and claim his power. When the Hierophant arrives, Danny transfers the Iron Fist to Okoye, granting her the full power of the Heavenly Cities. Okoye uses her combined dragon chi to defeat the Hierophant and Dragonsbane while Iron Fist and the others finish off the remaining undead. The Hierophant's death releases the hearts of the dragons slain by him and Okoye back to their respective Cities, although the Iron Fist powers of Danny, Pei and Gork remain with Okoye. Okoye attempts to return the Iron Fist back to Danny, who refuses, declaring that Okoye is the new Iron Fist. Due to her obligations to Wakanda, Okoye refuses and instead transfers the Iron Fist to Gork's newly reborn egg, leaving the title and power vacant. Despite being powerless, an undeterred Danny declares to Luke that he will "live [life] to the fullest". Devil's Reign During the "Devil's Reign" storyline, Mayor Wilson Fisk outlaws superhero vigilantism in New York City. Despite his retirement as Iron Fist, Danny is apprehended at his office by NYPD officers led by Thunderbolts member Crossbones. Danny attempts to fight them off but is overpowered and incarcerated in the Myrmidon along with others targeted by the new law. Danny, Moon Knight and Tony Stark are able to escape with the help of Sue Storm and Reed Richards. After Fisk is defeated and Luke is elected mayor of New York City, Danny accompanies Luke on several of his first outings as mayor. Meeting the New Iron Fist While a powerless Danny fights several demons attacking a Chinese antique shop in Flushing for a mysterious green shard, he is helped by Lin Lie - formerly the superhero Sword Master - who is now garbed in the mantle of the Iron Fist and possesses the chi of Shou-Lao. After they defeat the demons and recover the shard, Danny attempts to question Lie about his background and offers to help him, but Lie rebuffs him and flees through a portal in a nearby subway back to K'un-Lun. Danny contacts Fat Cobra and the Bride of Nine Spiders with tracking down the new Iron Fist, eventually finding him in Gansu. Danny travels with the two and Luke to China but he and Luke get separated from the two Immortal Weapons, who encounter Lie before him. When an army the same demons from Flushing appear, Danny, Luke and the Immortal Weapons join forces with Lie and his friends to fight them. When the Yu-Ti of K'un-Lun, Sparrow, and her best warriors are summoned by Danny for backup, the demons' leader and Lie's brother, Lin Feng, reveals that moment to be his true goal and steals Sparrow's portal to K'un-Lun to find the final tomb of his master Chiyou, leaving the K'un-Lun citizens trapped on Earth. Danny offers housing to the displaced citizens and formally introduces himself to Lie. Danny compliments Lie's acquired skills and offers to complete his training; Lie readily accepts. Powers and abilities Plunging his fists into the molten heart of the dragon Shou-Lao the Undying infused the dragon's superhuman energy into Rand. This, along with being trained by Lei Kung the Thunderer, gave Rand the power of the Iron Fist, allowing him to summon and focus his chi energy (also called natural energy or life force energy) to enhance his natural abilities to extraordinary levels. His strength, speed, stamina, durability, agility, reflexes and senses can all be greatly intensified, almost comparable to superhuman levels. He is able to concentrate his own chi and the superhuman energy from Shou-Lao's heart into his hand, with it manifesting as a supernatural glow around his hand and fist. So concentrated, this "iron fist" can strike with superhuman hardness and impact, while his hand becomes impervious to pain and injury. Some of Rand's feats with the "iron fist" is knocking out Luke Cage, knocking out a drunken Hercules, taking down Black Panther (wearing his vibranium suit), and taking down the S.H.I.E L.D Helicarrier with a single punch. However, summoning the power required by this feat leaves Rand physically and mentally drained, unable to repeat the act for a time, as long as an entire day in certain instances, though after years of using the ability, it has become less draining. He can focus his chi inward to heal himself or outward to heal others of injury, as well as to give himself psychic senses and to telepathically fuse his consciousness with another person when looking directly into the pupil of his eye. Rand is also a skilled acrobat, gymnast, and a master of all of K'un-Lun's martial arts, as well as various fighting styles from Earth, including Shaolin Kung Fu, Aikido, Fujian White Crane, Judo, Karate, Muay Thai, Ninjutsu, Wushu, and Wing Chun. Other characters named Iron Fist This section lists the other people who have been called Iron Fist: Fan Fei In 1,000,000 BC, a K'un-Lun native named Fan Fei was born to the Green Lotus House and had taken a fascination with the cavemen that lived outside K'un-Lun; going so far as to train a few of them in secret. After she was exposed, Fan Fei was chained up and forced to watch as her students were fed to Shou-Lou by Lei Kung. When she broke out, in the hopes that she will die fighting Shou-Lou, Fan Fei punched the dragon in his chest tattoo and gained his powers. Lei Kung had Fan Fei exiled from K'un-Lun, believing Shou-Lou was dead, and she traveled the world; fighting Deviants and the Gorgilla Clan of Man-Apes along the way. Fan Fei was approached by Mephisto, who wanted her to use her powers to conquer Earth, but she declined. In response, Mephisto granted his gifts to the Gorgilla Clan. After a fight with Fan Fei, Mephisto led the Gorgilla Clan's Ape King to the Power Infinity Gem, which he used to fight Fan Fei again. After recuperating, Fan Fei found herself at the entrance of K'un-Lun. Lei Kung states that her sentencing was wrong, as they learned Shou-Lou was immortal, and wanted to bring her home. However, she declined, stating that Earth was her home and her fights here are just the beginning. Fan Fei later banded together with Agamotto, Lady Phoenix, Odin, and Stone Age versions of Black Panther, Ghost Rider, and Star Brand to fought off a Celestial named the Fallen. They would go on to defeat it and seal it underground in what would later become South Africa. Quan Yaozu One of the first Iron Fists, Quan Yaozu was sent to the Eighth City to imprison the demonic creatures sent from there that had been plaguing K'un-Lun and the other Heavenly Cities, voluntarily staying behind to prevent them from escaping. When the Yu-Ti of K'un-Lun began using the Eight City to imprison citizens who threatened his rule, including innocents, Quan became disillusioned with K'un-Lun and eventually took control of the Eighth City, ruling it as "Changming". Centuries later, when Danny and the Immortal weapons arrive in the Eighth City at the behest of Lei Kung to free the wrongfully convicted prisoners, Quan has them captured and forces them to fight to the death in numerous matches. When Danny finds out about Quan's history, he is able to prove his altruistic intentions, which convinces Quan that K'un-Lun is no longer the corrupt city as it once was and agrees to meet Lei Kung. Li Park In 730 A.D., a pacifist named Li Park became the new Iron Fist, who sought to resolve conflict by avoiding direct conflict. As a local village battled with a Chinese general intent on conquering K'un-Lun, which had been struck by a plague, Li utilized his newly discovered hypnotic fist technique to dissuade the soldiers. When his technique failed to save the villagers, Li put aside his pacifism and used more aggressive actions. Ultimately, Li was able to rescue the remaining villagers and led them to K’un-Lun, where they helped repopulate the city. Gale During the 11th Century, the outlaw Atlantean princess Gale wielded the powers of the Iron Fist. She was part of Thor's incarnation of the Avengers. Bei-Ming Tian Bei Ming-Tian was the Iron Fist circa 1227 AD. He protected his village from the invading Mongol Army and even slew Genghis Khan himself in battle. Fongji Wu Centuries ago, the Yu-Ti Nu-An had a recurring dream associating a red-haired girl with the Phoenix and a dragon. He later finds a matching red-haired girl named Fongji Wu in the streets of K'un-L'un and has her trained as the Iron Fist. Nu-An asks for Leonardo da Vinci to come to K'un-L'un in order to help protect the world against the Phoenix's arrival; meanwhile, Fongji is submitted to a hard training, eventually manifesting the Phoenix powers. Nu-An orders her to battle the dragon Shao-Lao as established by the ritual of the Iron Fist. Fongji is successful in her test and becomes the Iron Fist, shortly before Da Vinci sees the Phoenix coming towards Earth. Fongji is able to bond with the Phoenix and remain in control of herself, but she feels that Earth is still not ready for its evolution and departs. Wu Ao-Shi In 1545 A.D., a young protégé of Lei Kung named Wu Ao-Shi defeated Shou-Lou the Undying and claimed the power of the Iron Fist for herself. During her training, she fell in love and became betrothed to a fisherman, who became distraught at the violence destined for the Iron Fist and left her and K'un-Lun once the city merged with Earth; Wu followed shortly after to search for her love. During her travels Wu made a living as a mercenary and took on a job to liberate Pinghai Bay from the Wokou pirates, but was defeated and imprisoned. Wu was rescued by her beloved, and killed the pirates by infusing her chi into an arrow, turning it into an explosive projective. Wu and the fisherman spent their remaining years together in the liberated territory, with Wu later becoming known as the Pirate Queen of Pinghai Bay. Centuries later, Wu Ai-Shi's exploits were made into a movie called Pinghai Bay. Bei Bang-Wen Sometime in the mid-19th century, an Iron Fist known as Bei Bang-Wen developed an Iron Fist technique known as the Perfect Strategy Mind, which let him use the chi of Shou-Lou in more intellectual ways but also left him overconfident. In 1860, Bei assisted the Chinese against the British and French forces during the Second Opium War. Despite forming a scenario taking down tens of thousands of enemy soldiers at the Taku Forts, Bei and his Chinese allies were defeated at the Taku Forts and Bei was taken prisoner. After befriending fellow captive and mythical warrior Vivatma Visvajit, the two escaped from prison and journeyed to Vivatma's homeland of Burma, where they were ambushed by the energy-draining assassin Tiger Jani. Bei and Vivatma defeated Jani with their reawakened their Iron Fist and Brahman powers, respectively. A physically and mentally worn Bei returned home to K'un-Lun, relinquishing his powers so that the cycle of the Iron Fist could begin again and took a wife who bore him thirteen sons. Kwai Jun-Fan Bei Bang-Wen's successor to the Iron Fist, Kwai Jun-Fan ventured the Wild West of Texas circa 1878 AD, where he was killed by Zhou Cheng under the influence of Ch'i-Lin. Orson Randall Born and raised in K'un-Lun after his parents' airship crashed in the city in the late 19th century, Orson Randall became the Iron Fist after besting Shou-Lao when he was seventeen years old, becoming the first Westerner to do so. During World War I, Randall joined the Freedom's Five along with Union Jack, Phantom Eagle, Crimson Cavalier and Sir Steel. The bloodshed Randall witnessed in the war deeply traumatized him, causing him to turn to drugs to escape. In 1933, Randall was summoned back to K'un-Lun to participate in the Tournament of Heaven, but refused to participate, having been changed by his experiences in the war. When confronted by the Immortal Weapons, Randall killed the Crane Champion of K'un-Zi in self defense and fled, taking the Book of the Iron Fist with him. While in hiding, Randall met young orphan Wendell Rand and adopted him as his ward, training him in martial arts while filling his head with stories of K'un-Lun and the Iron Fist, causing Wendell to seek the city out himself once he came of age. Sometime after the 1960s Randall was believed to have died, leaving behind a vast fortune to Wendell, making him incredibly wealthy. In truth, Randall was living in drug-soaked seclusion in Thailand for decades. While the next Tournament of Heaven neared, the Steel Serpent and his allies arrived to kill him, causing Randall to flee to New York to seek out his successor and Wendell's son Danny, giving him the Book of the Iron Fist and informing him of the upcoming Tournament and their histories. During another encounter with the Steel Serpent, Randall is mortally wounded and transfers his chi to Danny before dying. Pei A young monk of K'un-Lun, Pei fled from the city when Davos and the One staged a coup, taking the unhatched egg of the latest incarnation of Shou-Lao with her. Pei was able to find Danny in New York and told him to go back to save K'un-Lun. While under her care, the egg prematurely hatches into an adolescent dragon, whom Pei names "Gork". When Davos catches up to them and kills Gork, Pei inadvertently ends up with the power of the Iron Fist, becoming one of the youngest to do so, and uses its power to defeat Davos and revive Gork and all previous incarnations of Shou-Lou. Danny subsequently takes her under his wing as his ward and the two being training together to master their Iron Fist powers. During the Hierophant's attacks on the dragons of the Heavenly Cities, Pei reluctantly allows Okoye to sacrifice Gork and transfers her Iron Fist power to augment Okoye's acquired dragon chi to defeat the Hierophant and save the dragons. Wah Sing-Rand In an alternate timeline set in the 31st century, Wah Sing-Rand, a K'un-Lun native and Danny's possible descendant, defeats Shou-Lou, becoming one of the youngest Iron Fists in history. While traveling to the planet Yaochi to free it from the tyrannical President Xing, his shuttle is frozen in a temporal pocket, leaving him trapped for 24 years. In circa 3099 AD., he was able to defeat Xing and liberate Yaochi but at the cost of his own life. Supporting characters Other versions MC2 Iron Fist appeared in the pages of Spider-Girl #24, in which he is retired after the death of Misty Knight (his wife in this universe). However, he temporarily steps back into costume to aid Spider-Girl against the might of Dragon Fist. Marvel Zombies Iron Fist is shown twice in battle during the Marvel Zombies miniseries. He can be seen in several splash panels, as well as being bitten by a zombie version of Luke Cage, punching a hole through a zombified Black Cat and once again being bitten, apparently avoiding infection through his healing abilities. A different Iron Fist appears in Marvel Zombies Return in an alternate universe where he is unaffected by the zombie outbreak until Wolverine from the Marvel Zombies universe kills him with his claws. Ultimate Marvel Daniel Rand has appeared in Ultimate Spider-Man. His first appearance in the Ultimate universe was in Ultimate Spider-Man #1/2. Later, he appeared in the Warriors story arc (issues #79–85) along with Shang-Chi, Moon Knight, and others. He reappears in the Ultimate Knights arc, as a member of a Daredevil-led team trying to take down the Kingpin. In Ultimate Spider-Man #107, however, he has apparently betrayed the group to the Kingpin. Daredevil has uncovered the deception and ends issue #109 demanding answers from Rand. In issue #110 Iron Fist reveals that he has a daughter and the Kingpin threatened her life, so he chose his daughter's life over Daredevil's, and the rest of the heroes that teamed up to take down the Kingpin. He did distract Kingpin while Daredevil grabbed Kingpin's wife. Rand is last seen with his daughter and his daughter's mother Colleen Wing. House of M In the House of M reality, Daniel Rand emerges from K'un-Lun, unaware of the mutant-dominated planet. He is attacked by mutant police, and eventually joins Luke Cage's Human Resistance Movement. Earth-13584 In A.I.M.'s pocket dimension of Earth-13584, Iron Fist appears as a member of Spider-Man's gang. Deadpool 2099 Iron Fist is one of the few heroes still alive in 2099, he is known as the "Defender of the Streets" and now leads a large group of martial artists to continue his vigilante activities. Deadpool requests his aid to help deal with Wade's daughter, Warda, and Rand agrees to help his oldest living friend. Secret Wars (2015) During the Secret Wars storyline, Iron Fist is Rand-K'ai, member of the Iron Fist school and the sheriff and protector of the wuxia-inspired K'un-L'un region of Battleworld. In this reality, he unwillingly serves the long-reigning Emperor Zheng Zu, the master of the ruthless Ten Rings school, the enemies of the more benevolent Iron Fist school. Rand-K'ai hunts after Shang-Chi, the exiled son of Zu, for the murder of his master Lord Tuan although he suspects the emperor to be involved. Representing the Iron Fist, Rand-K'ai enters the tournament to decide the new ruler of K'un-L'un and eventually confronts Shang-Chi along with Red Sai, master of the Red Hand and the emperor's assassin, in the penultimate round of the Thirteen Chambers. During the fight, Shang-Chi is poisoned by Red Sai, who confesses that Zu had sent her to assassinate Tuan but ultimately failed. To spare his lover and her students from the emperor's wrath, Shang-Chi killed Tuan; Zu implicated and exiled his son for the murder to cover his own involvement. After the truth is revealed, Rand-K'ai uses his Chi to burn the poison in Shang-Chi's body and lets him pass so that he could defeat his father. After Shang-Chi emerges victorious, Rand-K'ai pledges himself to the new emperor. Reception Iron Fist is ranked as the 195th-greatest comic book character of all time by Wizard magazine. IGN also ranked Iron Fist as the 68th-greatest comic book hero of all time stating that in the Marvel Universe, mastery of martial arts is enough to qualify as a superpower, and none are more "super" at the art of fighting than Iron Fist, and as #46 on their list of the "Top 50 Avengers". Controversy The story of Iron Fist has been criticized for cultural appropriation, orientalism and reinforcing a white savior narrative, with Rob Bricken of io9 summarizing Danny Rand as a clichéd "white guy [who] discovers a foreign culture, learns its ways, and becomes better at it than the people born into it". Upon the announcement of the television series, an online movement was started to change Iron Fist as an Asian-American character to subvert offensive tropes while providing some depth to the character. Supporters of the movement included comic writer Gail Simone, who acknowledged she was a fan of Iron Fist but agreed that the character should be changed to Asian-American. The role ultimately went to English actor Finn Jones, whose performance was panned by critics along with the show's depiction of Asian culture during its first season. Roy Thomas, co-creator of Iron Fist, defended the character in response to criticism, arguing that Iron Fist was created for a less "PC" time. While Thomas added that he would not be bothered if Iron Fist had been changed to Asian-American, he was not "ashamed" for making Rand white. Comic book creator Rob Liefeld also defended the character, denying that Rand's story was racist and argued that changing his race to Asian was "reverse whitewashing". Other commentators have echoed similar sentiments; while acknowledging that Rand's origins were problematic, some felt that changing him to Asian would reinforce the stereotype of Asians being proficient in martial arts. In an apparent response to the racial backlash against the character and the negative reception of the television series, Marvel announced in 2021 that Danny Rand will leave the mantle and a new younger Iron Fist of Asian descent will be introduced in a new comic series helmed by an Asian creative team. Alyssa Wong, writer of the new series, explained that it was "impossible to be unaware of the controversy", which she took into consideration when writing the series. While noting that there had been Iron Fists of Asian descent before, Wong pointed out that all of them were supporting characters in Rand's story or long dead, arguing that the new Iron Fist was an important step forward for the title and the ongoing push for diversity. Wong also acknowledged Rand's sizeable fanbase despite criticisms, reassuring that he would play an important role for the new Iron Fist and that the new series would not "erase" Rand's history and legacy but instead build upon it. The new series, which revealed the Chinese superhero Sword Master as the new Iron Fist, has since received critical acclaim. Collected editions Bronze Age Collections The Immortal Iron Fist Power Man and Iron Fist Iron Fist Iron Fist: The Living Weapon Miniseries In other media Television Animation Iron Fist appears in The Super Hero Squad Show episode "A Brat Walks Among Us!", voiced by Mikey Kelley. This version is a member of the Heroes for Hire. Iron Fist appears in The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes, voiced by Loren Lester. This version is a member of the Heroes for Hire and founding member of the New Avengers. Iron Fist appears in Ultimate Spider-Man, voiced by Greg Cipes. This version is a teenager, best friend of Luke Cage, and a member of a S.H.I.E.L.D. team led by Spider-Man who voices his opinions through proverbs. Despite coming from an affluent background, Iron Fist chooses to live a simple life among his friends as part of his training. Having completed most of his training in K'un-L'un, he joined S.H.I.E.L.D. to gain a more worldly experience. Later in the series, he becomes a founding member of the New Warriors. Iron Fist appears in Lego Marvel Super Heroes: Maximum Overload, voiced again by Greg Cipes. Iron Fist appears in the Avengers Assemble episode "The Immortal Weapon", voiced again by Greg Cipes. Iron Fist appears in Marvel Disk Wars: The Avengers, voiced by Go Shinomiya in the Japanese version and Liam O'Brien in the English version. Iron Fist appears in Marvel Future Avengers, voiced by Go Shinomiya in the Japanese version and by Johnny Yong Bosch in the English version. Live-action Danny Rand / Iron Fist appears in Marvel's Netflix television series, portrayed by Finn Jones as an adult and Toby Nichols as an adolescent. First appearing in a self-titled series, this version befriended Ward and Joy Meachum over their fathers both running Rand Enterprises as children before Danny was presumed dead in a plane crash orchestrated by his friends' father Harold Meachum. Having survived the crash, Danny is rescued by monks from K'un-L'un and taken there to train under them. In the present, he returns as an adult to regain control of Rand Enterprises, during which he allies himself with Colleen Wing and battles the Hand. Rand also appears in The Defenders, in which he helps found the eponymous group, and the Luke Cage episode "The Main Ingredient". Film In May 2000, Marvel Studios brought Artisan Entertainment to co-finance an Iron Fist film, hiring Ray Park to star and John Turman to write the script in January 2001. In preparation, Park extensively read the comics that Iron Fist had appeared in. Kirk Wong signed to direct in July 2001, with filming set for late 2001/early 2002. Iron Fist nearly went into pre-production in March 2002, but Wong left the project in April 2002. By August 2002, pre-production had started. Filming was pushed back to late 2002, and then to late 2003. In March 2003, Marvel announced a 2004 release date. In April 2003, Steve Carr entered negotiations to direct. In November 2003, the release date was moved to 2006. In March 2007, Carr placed Iron Fist on hold due to scheduling conflicts. In 2009, Marvel announced they had begun hiring a group of writers to help come up with creative ways to launch its lesser-known properties, such as Iron Fist. In August 2010, Marvel Studios hired Rich Wilkes to write the screenplay. Marvel has a future Iron Fist film project planned. In November 2013, Disney CEO Bob Iger stated that they "probably were never going to make feature films about" characters featured in Marvel's Netflix TV series, but that if the Netflix series became popular, "[it was] quite possible that they could become feature films". Video games Iron Fist appears as an assist character in Spider-Man and Venom: Maximum Carnage. Iron Fist makes a cameo appearance in The Amazing Spider-Man: Lethal Foes. Iron Fist appears as a playable character in Spider-Man: Friend or Foe, voiced by John Rubinow. This version is a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent. Iron Fist appears as a playable character in Vicarious Visions version of Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2, voiced by Peter Dobson. This version supports Captain America in opposing the Superhuman Registration Act. Iron Fist makes a cameo appearance in Ryu's ending in Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds. Iron Fist appears as a playable character in Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, voiced by Loren Lester. Iron Fist appears as a playable character in Marvel Avengers Alliance. Iron Fist appears in LittleBigPlanet via the "Marvel Costume Kit 5" DLC. Iron Fist appears as an assist, later playable, character in Marvel Heroes, voiced initially by JP Karliak and again by Johnny Yong Bosch. This version is a member of the Heroes for Hire. Iron Fist appears as a playable character in Lego Marvel Super Heroes, voiced by Andrew Kishino. Iron Fist appears as a playable character in Disney Infinity 2.0, voiced again by Greg Cipes. Iron Fist appears as a playable character in Marvel Contest of Champions. Iron Fist appears as a playable character in Disney Infinity 3.0, voiced again by Greg Cipes. Iron Fist appears as a playable character in Lego Marvel's Avengers, voiced again by Greg Cipes. Iron Fist appears as a playable character in Marvel: Future Fight. Iron Fist appears as a playable character in Marvel Puzzle Quest. Iron Fist appears as a playable character in Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2, voiced by Martin T. Sherman. Iron Fist appears as a playable character in Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order, voiced again by Johnny Yong Bosch. This version is a member of the Defenders. Miscellaneous Iron Fist appears in the Wolverine: Weapon X motion comic, voiced by Brian Drummond. Iron Fist appears in the War of the Realms: Marvel Ultimate Comics motion comic, voiced by Aidan Drummond. 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General elections were held in Fiji between 23 and 30 May 1992. It was the first election held since two military coups in 1987 had severed Fiji's 113-year-old constitutional links with the British Monarchy, and later Fijian Monarchy, and ushered in a republic. The 1992 elections were the first to be held under the new electoral system, which was deliberately biased in favour of ethnic Fijians. National constituencies, elected by universal suffrage and comprising almost half of the House of Representatives under the 1970 constitution, were abolished, and for the first time, all members of the House of Representatives were elected from communal constituencies on closed electoral rolls, for registered members of a particular ethnic group. 37 seats were allocated to ethnic Fijians and only 27 to Indo-Fijians, despite the near-equality of their numbers in the population; one seat was reserved for a representative of the Rotuman Islanders, with five constituencies reserved for General electors (an omnibus category for various minorities including Europeans, Chinese, and Banaban Islanders). The Soqosoqo ni Vakavulewa ni Taukei led by Sitiveni Rabuka, who had instigated the 1987 coups, won 30 of the 38 seats reserved for ethnic Fijians and Rotuman; the remaining five were won by the extremist Fijian Nationalist Party of Sakeasi Butadroka. The 27 Indo-Fijian electorates were almost equally divided, with the National Federation Party winning 14 seats and the Fiji Labour Party 13. All five of the "general electorates" were won by the General Voters Party. Results See also List of members of the Parliament of Fiji (1992–1994) References Elections in Fiji Fiji General Fiji

The 2021–22 First Division League (known as the Yelo League for sponsorship reasons) was the 1st season of the Saudi First Division League after its rebrand, and the 45th season of the Saudi First Division since its establishment in 1976. The season started on 6 September 2021 and concluded on 28 May 2022. All three teams were promoted on the final day of the season. Al-Khaleej were promoted and crowned champions following a 0–0 away draw with Najran. Al-Adalah were promoted following a 0–0 draw away to Jeddah. Al-Wehda were promoted following a 3–0 away win against Al-Diriyah. Bisha were the first team to be relegated on 5 May. They were relegated following a 2–1 defeat away to Al-Adalah. Al-Kawkab were relegated a day later following a 2–0 home defeat to Al-Jabalain. Al-Nahda became the third side to be relegated following a 3–0 defeat away to Ohod on 18 May. On 23 May, Al-Diriyah became the fourth side to be relegated despite a 2–1 away win against Bisha. On the final matchday, Al-Jeel became the fifth and final side to be relegated despite a 2–1 away win against Al-Nahda. Overview Changes On 9 October 2020, the Saudi FF announced that the number of teams in the league would be decreased to 18 starting from the 2022–23 season. To prepare for these changes it was announced that 5 teams would be relegated in the 2021–22 season and only 3 teams would be promoted from the 2021–22 Second Division. Rebrand On 26 August 2021, the newly appointed executive director of the FDL, Talal Al-Obaidi, announced a rebrand; beginning with the 2021–22 season, the competition would be known as the First Division League (FDL). As part of the rebranding, a new logo was introduced. Name sponsorship On 1 September 2021, the FDL announced a sponsorship with car rental company Yelo. As part of the sponsorship deal, the First Division League would be known as the Yelo League for the next 3 seasons. Team changes The following teams have changed division since the 2021–22 season. To the First Division League Promoted from Second Division Al-Okhdood Al-Orobah Al-Kholood Bisha Relegated from Pro League Al-Qadsiah Al-Wehda Al-Ain From the First Division League Promoted to Pro League Al-Hazem Al-Fayha Al-Tai Relegated to Second Division Al-Bukayriyah Al-Thoqbah Arar Al-Nojoom Teams A total of 20 teams are contesting the league, including 13 sides from the 2020–21 season, 4 promoted teams from the Second Division and the three relegated sides from the Pro League. The first club to be relegated to the First Division League was Al-Ain, who were relegated after only a year in the top flight 2–0 defeat away to Al-Nassr on 14 May 2021. In the final matchday, both Al-Qadsiah and Al-Wehda were relegated following a draw with Abha and a loss against Al-Shabab respectively. Al-Qadsiah were relegated after only a year in the top flight while Al-Wehda were relegated after three years in the top flight. The first club to be promoted was Al-Orobah who were promoted despite a 1–0 away defeat to Afif on 27 March 2021. On 3 April 2021, both Al-Okhdood and Bisha were promoted. Al-Okhdood were promoted following a 1–1 draw with Al-Taqadom while Bisha were promoted following a 2–0 win over Al-Jandal. The final club to be promoted was Al-Kholood, who were promoted following a 3–1 away win over Al-Dahab in the final matchday. Al-Okhdood defeated Al-Orobah 4–2 on penalties (3–3 after extra time) to win their second title and first since 1992. Al-Kholood and Bisha will play in the First Division League for the first time in their history. Al-Orobah return after an absence of two seasons and will play in their 13th overall season in the First Division League. Al-Okhdood return to the First Division League for the first time since the 1992–93 season. They will play in their 2nd season in the First Division League. Stadia and locations Note: Table lists in alphabetical order. Foreign players On 26 June 2021, the Saudi FF announced that the number of foreign players was increased from 4 players to 5 players. Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the mid-season transfer window. League table Positions by round The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included in the round at which they were originally scheduled but added to the full round they were played immediately afterward. Results Statistics Scoring Top scorers Hat-tricks Note (H) – Home; (A) – Away4 Player scored 4 goals Clean sheets Awards Round awards Number of teams by region See also 2021–22 Saudi Professional League 2021–22 Saudi Second Division 2021–22 Saudi Third Division References 2 Saudi First Division League seasons Saudi

Aiza Gazuyeva (1983 – November 29, 2001) was a Chechen woman, known for committing a suicide attack that killed General Gaidar Gadzhiyev, a major general of the Russian Army, on November 29, 2001. Despite being personally motivated and not political, it was one of the first notable shahidka attacks to occur in Russia, and Gazuyeva became a semi-legendary figure among in Chechen society. Background Aiza Gazuyeva (also transliterated as Gazueva and variably known as Aizan, Elza, Luisa or Luiza) is believed to have been born around 1983, and between 18 or 20 years-old at the time of her death. Reportedly Gazuyeva had lost 16 relatives in the Second Chechen War, including her husband (to whom she was married only two months earlier), two brothers, and a cousin. Her disabled brother, who had lost both legs to a land mine in the First Chechen War, was shot dead without reason by Russian troops near their family home. The commander of the Russian forces in the area, General Gaidar Gadzhiyev, was very unpopular among locals and was commonly accused of committing atrocities against civilians. Allegedly Gadzhiyev had summoned Gazuyeva, where he brutally killed her arrested husband with a knife and then pulling her head into the gaping stomach wound. According to another version, the general told Gazuyeva that he killed her husband with his own hands during an interrogation. Attack On November 29, 2001, Gazuyeva approached a group of Russian soldiers including General Gadzhiyev in front of the military commandant's office (Russian: komendatura). Reportedly, her last words were: "Do you recognize me?" or "Do you still remember me?" to which Gadzhiyev replied: "I have no time to talk to you!". After the general's answer, Gazuyeva detonated a bundle of hand grenades hidden under her clothes. Gazuyeva and two of Gadzhiyev's bodyguards died instantly, and two other soldiers were injured. Gadzhiyev, who was wearing a flak jacket, was critically wounded (reportedly losing both of his eyes and one arm) and died of his injuries days later on 1 December. Aftermath A wave of severe reprisals by Russian forces were launched against Gazuyeva's family and the local population. Soldiers blew up the home of Gazuyeva and her parents, as well as the houses belonging to at least four other families, while several men from Gazuyev's family were detained and beaten. Soon after the attack, 72 people were detained in the city of Urus-Martan and some of them were reported to having been disappeared. One day after Gadzhiyev's death, several people were detained in the village of Alkhan-Yurt in Urus-Martanovsky District, and some of them were later found murdered. On December 13, disfigured bodies of several men killed by explosive devices were discovered in Chechnya and later identified as residents of three villages in the Urus-Martan region who had disappeared early in December, including four who were among those detained in Alkhan-Yurt: Lom-Ali Yunusov, his relative Musa Yunusov, Shamil Dzhemaldayev and Aslan Taramov. References 1983 births 2001 deaths Russian people of Chechen descent Female assassins Female suicide bombers Russian assassins Russian female murderers Russian Muslims Suicide bombing in the Chechen wars Suicides in Russia Women in the Chechen wars

The Desolation Lava Field is a volcanic field associated with the Mount Edziza volcanic complex in British Columbia, Canada. It covers on the northern end of the Mount Edziza volcanic complex and is the largest area of the youngest lava flows. The longest lava flow from the field and the volcanic complex, is about long. Eve Cone, in the middle of the field, is one of the most symmetrical and best preserved cinder cones in Canada. Volcanoes The volcanoes within the field include: Eve Cone Moraine Cone Sidas Cone Sleet Cone Storm Cone Triplex Cone Twin Cone Williams Cone See also List of volcanoes in Canada List of Northern Cordilleran volcanoes Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province Volcanic history of the Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province Snowshoe Lava Field Mess Lake Lava Field Mount Edziza Volcanism of Canada Volcanism of Western Canada References Mount Edziza volcanic complex Volcanism of British Columbia Volcanic fields of Canada Cinder cones of Canada Holocene volcanism Lava fields Holocene British Columbia