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Idaea deversaria Idaea deversaria is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in most of Europe, east to central Asia and southern Siberia. The wingspan is 22–28 mm. The adults fly from June to July. The larvae feed on low growing plants and deciduous trees. Notes The flight season refers to Germany. This may vary in other parts of the range. External links Fauna Europaea Lepiforum.de Category:Sterrhini Category:Moths of Europe Category:Moths of Asia Category:Moths described in 1847 Category:Taxa named by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer

Sheela Patel Sheela Patel (born 1952) is an activist and academic involved with people living in slums and shanty towns. Early life In 1974, Patel received her Masters in Social Work from the Tata Institute of Social Sciences in Mumbai. She was then involved with a community centre called the Nagpada Neighbourhood House. SPARC With Prema Gopalan, Patel is the founding director of the Society for the Promotion of Area Resource Centres (SPARC), which she set up in Mumbai in 1984 as an advocacy group for the pavement dwellers of Mumbai. SPARC continues to this day to play a major role in the politics of slum development in India and throughout the Third World. In 2000, SPARC was the recipient of the United Nations Human Settlement Award. Groups Patel works closely with the National Slum Dwellers Federation (NSDF) and Mahila Milan, two community-based groups working on with the poor in Indian cities. She worked in the National Technical Advisory Group (NTAG) for the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM). She has founded the Asian Coalition for Housing Rights, the Asian Women and Shelter Network and Swayam Shikshan Prayog (SSP), an organisation that works with women's collectives in more than 600 villages in Maharashtra. Patel is also a founder and current chairperson of Slum Dwellers International, a network of community-based organisations in 33 countries spanning Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean. Awards 2011: Padma Shri award, the fourth highest civilian honor in India. 2009: David Rockefeller Bridging Leadership Award 2000: UN-Habitat Scroll of Honour Award Selected works Patel, Sheela; Arputham, Jockin; Bartlett, Sheridan. 2015. '"We beat the path by walking": How the women of Mahila Milan in India learned to plan, design, finance and build housing.' Environment & Urbanization, 28(1) Free access Patel, Sheela. 2013. 'Upgrade, Rehouse or Resettle? An Assessment of the Indian Government's Basic Services for the Urban Poor (BSUP) Programme'. Environment & Urbanization, 25(1): 177-188. Patel, Sheela. 2012. 'Supporting data collection by the poor' Alliance Magazine Patel, Sheela; Baptist, Carrie Baptist; D'Cruz, Celine. 2012. 'Knowledge is power – Informal Communities Assert Their Right to the City through SDI and Community-led Enumerations'. Environment & Urbanization, 24(1). Patel, Sheela. 2011. 'Are Women Victims, or Are They Warriors?' in Women's Health and the World's Cities, chapter 6, (eds) Afaf Ibrahim, Meleis, Eugénie L. Birch, Susan M. Wachter, Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press. Patel, Sheela. 2011. 'Recasting the Vision of Megacities in the South. Emerging Challenges for the North-South Dialogue in Development', in (ed)Robertson-von Trotha, Caroline Y. (ed.): Europe: Insights from the Outside Kulturwissenschaft interdisziplinär/Interdisciplinary Studies on Culture and Society, Vol 5 Baden-Baden Patel, Sheela & Mitlin, Diana. 2010. 'Gender Issues and Slum/Shack Dweller Federations' (report). International Institute for Environment and Development. Patel, Sheela; Sheuya, Shaaban; Howden-Chapman, Philippa . 2007. 'The Design of Housing and Shelter Programs: The Social and Environmental Determinants of Inequalities' in Journal of Urban Health, 84(1) 98-108. Patel, Sheela; Burra, Sundar; D'Cruz, Celine. 2001 'Slum/Shack Dwellers International (SDI) – Foundations to treetops' in Environment and Urbanization 13(2) 45-59. References Category:Indian urban planners Category:1952 births Category:Living people Category:Recipients of the Padma Shri in social work Category:20th-century Indian architects Category:Indian women architects Category:20th-century Indian women artists Category:20th-century Indian educators Category:Indian women activists Category:Indian human rights activists Category:Artists from Mumbai Category:Women artists from Maharashtra

Stéphane E. Roy Stéphane Emmanuel Roy (Montreal, 31 May 1968), is a Canadian actor and comedian. He was a member of the comedy group Les Bizarroïdes 1990-2000 with Ken Scott, Martin Petit, and Guy Lévesque. References Category:1968 births Category:Living people Category:Canadian television personalities Category:Canadian male television actors Category:Male actors from Montreal Category:Canadian sketch comedians

Mali Konec Mali Konec () is a small settlement in the hills north of Polica in the Municipality of Grosuplje in central Slovenia. The area is part of the historical region of Lower Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region. Evidence of an Iron Age hillfort has been found on Križatec Hill north of the settlement. The fortification had a rectangular layout and its embankments are still partially preserved. References External links Mali Konec at Geopedia Category:Populated places in the Municipality of Grosuplje

2015 Swiss Indoors The 2015 Swiss Indoors was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 46th edition of the event, and part of the 500 series of the 2015 ATP World Tour. It was held at the St. Jakobshalle in Basel, Switzerland, from 26 October through 1 November 2015. First-seeded Roger Federer won the singles title. Points and prize money Point distribution Prize money Singles main draw entrants Seeds Rankings are as of October 19, 2015 Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Marco Chiudinelli Henri Laaksonen The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Robin Haase Jerzy Janowicz Dušan Lajović Adrian Mannarino The following player received entry as a lucky loser: Denis Kudla Withdrawals Before the tournament Marcos Baghdatis (groin injury)→replaced by Denis Kudla Julien Benneteau →replaced by Borna Ćorić Kei Nishikori →replaced by Jiří Veselý Milos Raonic →replaced by Sergiy Stakhovsky Gilles Simon →replaced by Donald Young Retirements Alexandr Dolgopolov (right elbow injury) Doubles main draw entrants Seeds Rankings are as of October 19, 2015 Other entrants The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw: Adrien Bossel / Marco Chiudinelli Henri Laaksonen / Luca Margaroli The following pair received entry from the qualifying draw: Treat Huey / Henri Kontinen The following pair received entry as lucky losers: Robin Haase / Sergiy Stakhovsky Withdrawals Marcelo Melo (left leg injury) Finals Singles Roger Federer defeated Rafael Nadal 6–3, 5–7, 6–3 Doubles Alexander Peya / Bruno Soares defeated Jamie Murray / John Peers 7–5, 7–5 References External links Official website Category:2015 ATP World Tour 2015 Category:2015 in Swiss sport *

Wild Onion (album) Wild Onion is the second studio album by American rock band Twin Peaks. It was released on August 5, 2014 in North America by Grand Jury and later in the rest of the world by Communion. Reception Wild Onion received positive reviews. The A.V. Club notes that the album "doubles both its length and offerings, while considerably upgrading the songwriting and production values." Rolling Stone praises the album, while comparing the band to some of their biggest influences: The Rolling Stones and The Velvet Underground. "The spunky quartet pull off Exile-era Stones strut and Velvet Underground guitar poesy with sophistication that's beyond their years, and a sense of humor, too." Consequence of Sound says, "Rather than a barrier, the band's youthfulness might be their biggest weapon... listening to Wild Onion just makes you hungry to see what else they have in store." Track listing Personnel Twin Peaks Connor Brodner – drums Jack Dolan – vocals, bass guitar Clay Frankel – vocals, guitar Cadien Lake James – vocals, guitar Production Doug Boehm – mixer Colin Croom – producer, recording R. Andrew Humphrey – producer, recording Pete Lyman – mastering References Category:2014 albums Category:Twin Peaks (band) albums

Bayesian econometrics Bayesian econometrics is a branch of econometrics which applies Bayesian principles to economic modelling. Bayesianism is based on a degree-of-belief interpretation of probability, as opposed to a relative-frequency interpretation. The Bayesian principle relies on Bayes' theorem which states that the probability of B conditional on A is the ratio of joint probability of A and B divided by probability of B. Bayesian econometricians assume that coefficients in the model have prior distributions. This approach was first propagated by Arnold Zellner. Basics Subjective probabilities have to satisfy the standard axioms of probability theory if one wishes to avoid losing a bet regardless of the outcome. Before the data is observed, the parameter is regarded as an unknown quantity and thus random variable, which is assigned a prior distribution with . Bayesian analysis concentrates on the inference of the posterior distribution , i.e. the distribution of the random variable conditional on the observation of the discrete data . The posterior density function can be computed based on Bayes' Theorem: where , yielding a normalized probability function. For continuous data , this corresponds to: where and which is the centerpiece of Bayesian statistics and econometrics. It has the following components: : the posterior density function of ; : the likelihood function, i.e. the density function for the observed data when the parameter value is ; : the prior distribution of ; : the probability density function of . The posterior function is given by , i.e., the posterior function is proportional to the product of the likelihood function and the prior distribution, and can be understood as a method of updating information, with the difference between and being the information gain concerning after observing new data. The choice of the prior distribution is used to impose restrictions on , e.g. , with the beta distribution as a common choice due to (i) being defined between 0 and 1, (ii) being able to produce a variety of shapes, and (iii) yielding a posterior distribution of the standard form if combined with the likelihood function . Based on the properties of the beta distribution, an ever-larger sample size implies that the mean of the posterior distribution approximates the maximum likelihood estimator The assumed form of the likelihood function is part of the prior information and has to be justified. Different distributional assumptions can be compared using posterior odds ratios if a priori grounds fail to provide a clear choice. Commonly assumed forms include the beta distribution, the gamma distribution, and the uniform distribution, among others. If the model contains multiple parameters, the parameter can be redefined as a vector. Applying probability theory to that vector of parameters yields the marginal and conditional distributions of individual parameters or parameter groups. If data generation is sequential, Bayesian principles imply that the posterior distribution for the parameter based on new evidence will be proportional to the product of the likelihood for the new data, given previous data and the parameter, and the posterior distribution for the parameter, given the old data, which provides an intuitive way of allowing new information to influence beliefs about a parameter through Bayesian updating. If the sample size is large, (i) the prior distribution plays a relatively small role in determining the posterior distribution, (ii) the posterior distribution converges to a degenerate distribution at the true value of the parameter, and (iii) the posterior distribution is approximately normally distributed with mean . History The ideas underlying Bayesian statistics were developed by Rev. Thomas Bayes during the 18th century and later expanded by Pierre-Simon Laplace. As early as 1950, the potential of the Bayesian inference in econometrics was recognized by Jacob Marschak. The Bayesian approach was first applied to econometrics in the early 1960s by W. D. Fisher, Jacques Drèze, Clifford Hildreth, Thomas J. Rothenberg, George Tiao, and Arnold Zellner. The central motivation behind these early endeavors in Bayesian econometrics was the combination of the parameter estimators with available uncertain information on the model parameters that was not included in a given model formulation. From the mid-1960s to the mid-1970s, the reformulation of econometric techniques along Bayesian principles under the traditional structural approach dominated the research agenda, with Zellner's An Introduction to Bayesian Inference in Econometrics in 1971 as one of its highlights, and thus closely followed the work of frequentist econometrics. Therein, the main technical issues were the difficulty of specifying prior densities without losing either economic interpretation or mathematical tractability and the difficulty of integral calculation in the context of density functions. The result of the Bayesian reformulation program was to highlight the fragility of structural models to uncertain specification. This fragility came to motivate the work of Edward Leamer, who emphatically criticized modelers' tendency to indulge in "post-data model construction" and consequently developed a method of economic modelling based on the selection of regression models according to the types of prior density specification in order to identify the prior structures underlying modelers' working rules in model selection explicitly. Bayesian econometrics also became attractive to Christopher Sims' attempt to move from structural modeling to VAR modeling due to its explicit probability specification of parameter restrictions. Driven by the rapid growth of computing capacities from the mid-1980s on, the application of Markov chain Monte Carlo simulation to statistical and econometric models, first performed in the early 1990s, enabled Bayesian analysis to drastically increase its influence in economics and econometrics. Current research topics Since the beginning of the 21st century, research in Bayesian econometrics has concentrated on: sampling methods suitable for parallelization and GPU calculations; complex economic models accounting for nonlinear effects and complete predictive densities; analysis of implied model features and decision analysis; incorporation of model incompleteness in econometric analysis. References Category:Econometric modeling Econometrics

Baháʼí Faith in Central America The Baháʼí Faith is a diverse and widespread religion founded by Baháʼu'lláh in the 19th century in Iran. Baháʼí sources usually estimate the worldwide Baháʼí population to be above 5 million. Most encyclopedias and similar sources estimate between 5 and 6 million Baháʼís in the world in the early 21st century. The religion is almost entirely contained in a single, organized, hierarchical community, but the Baháʼí population is spread out into almost every country and ethnicity in the world, being recognized as the second-most geographically widespread religion after Christianity. See Baháʼí statistics. Summary ʻAbdu'l-Bahá, the son of the founder of the religion, wrote a series of letters, or tablets, to the followers of the religion in the United States in 1916–1917; these letters were compiled together in the book titled Tablets of the Divine Plan. The sixth of the tablets was the first to mention Latin American regions and was written on 8 April 1916, but was delayed in being presented in the United States until 1919—after the end of the First World War and the Spanish flu pandemic. The first actions on the part of Baháʼí community towards Latin America were that of a few individuals who made trips to Mexico and South America near or before this unveiling in 1919, including Mr. and Mrs. Frankland, and individuals who would later be appointed as Hands of the Cause like Roy C. Wilhelm, and Martha Root. The sixth tablet was translated and presented by Mirza Ahmad Sohrab on 4 April 1919, and published in Star of the West magazine on 12 December 1919. His Holiness Christ says: Travel ye to the East and to the West of the world and summon the people to the Kingdom of God.…(travel to) the Islands of the West Indies, such as Cuba, Haiti, Puerto Rico, Jamaica, the Islands of the Lesser Antilles (which includes Barbados), Bahama Islands, even the small Watling Island, have great importance… In 1927 Leonora Armstrong was the first Baháʼí to visit many of these countries where she gave lectures about the religion as part of her plan to complement and complete Martha Root's unfulfilled intention of visiting all the Latin American countries for the purpose of presenting the religion to an audience. Seven Year Plan and succeeding decades Shoghi Effendi, head of the religion after the death of ʻAbdu'l-Bahá in 1921, wrote a cable on 1 May 1936 to the Baháʼí Annual Convention of the United States and Canada, and asked for the systematic implementation of ʻAbdu'l-Bahá's vision to begin. In his cable he wrote: Appeal to assembled delegates ponder historic appeal voiced by ʻAbdu'l-Bahá in Tablets of the Divine Plan. Urge earnest deliberation with incoming National Assembly to insure its complete fulfillment. First century of Baháʼí Era drawing to a close. Humanity entering outer fringes most perilous stage its existence. Opportunities of present hour unimaginably precious. Would to God every State within American Republic and every Republic in American continent might ere termination of this glorious century embrace the light of the Faith of Baháʼu'lláh and establish structural basis of His World Order. Following the 1 May cable, another cable from Shoghi Effendi came on 19 May calling for permanent pioneers to be established in all the countries of Latin America. The Baháʼí National Spiritual Assembly of the United States and Canada appointed the Inter-America Committee to take charge of the preparations. During the 1937 Baháʼí North American Convention, Shoghi Effendi cabled advising the convention to prolong their deliberations to permit the delegates and the National Assembly to consult on a plan that would enable Baháʼís to go to Latin America as well as to include the completion of the outer structure of the Baháʼí House of Worship in Wilmette, Illinois. In 1937 the First Seven Year Plan (1937–44), which was an international plan designed by Shoghi Effendi, gave the American Baháʼís the goal of establishing the Baháʼí Faith in every country in Latin America. With the spread of American Baháʼís in Latin American, Baháʼí communities and Local Spiritual Assemblies began to form in 1938 across the rest of Latin America. In 1946, a great pioneer movement, the Ten Year Crusade, began with, for example, sixty percent of the British Baháʼí community eventually relocating. As far back as 1951 the Baháʼís had organized a regional National Assembly for the combination of Mexico, Central America and the Antilles islands. Many counties formed their own National Assembly in 1961. Others continued to be organized in regional areas growing progressively smaller. From 1966 the region was reorganized among the Baháʼís of Leeward, Windward and Virgin Islands with its seat in Charlotte Amalie. Among the more notable visitors was Hand of the Cause Ruhiyyih Khanum when she toured Caribbean Islands for five weeks in 1970. Countries Barbados The first Baháʼí to visit Barbados was Leonora Armstrong in 1927 while pioneers who moved to the island arrived by 1964. With local converts they elected the first Baháʼí Local Spiritual Assembly in 1965. During October 1966 a trip to ten islands was planned by Lorraine Landau, a pioneer in Barbados. Hand of the Cause ʻAlí-Muhammad Varqá attended the inaugural election of the Barbados Baháʼís National Spiritual Assembly in 1981. Since then Baháʼís have participated in several projects for the benefit of the wider community and in 2001 various sources report up to 1.2% of the island, about 3,500 citizens are Baháʼís though Baháʼí and government census data report far lower numbers. In fact, the 2010 Barbados census recorded 178 Baháʼís out of a total population of 250,010. Belize The Association of Religion Data Archives estimates there were 7,776 Baháʼís in Belize in 2005, or 2.5% of the national population. If correct, the Association of Religion Data Archives' estimates suggest this is the highest proportion of Baháʼís in any country. Their data also states that the Baháʼí Faith is the second most common religion in Belize, followed by Hinduism (2.0%) and Judaism (1.1%). However the 2010 Belize Population Census recorded 202 Baháʼís out of a total population of 304,106, yielding a proportion of 0.066%, not 2.5%. Costa Rica The first pioneers began to settle in Coast Rica in 1940. followed quickly by the first Baháʼí Local Spiritual Assembly being elected in San José in April 1941. The National Spiritual Assembly was first elected in 1961. Baháʼís sources as of 2009 the national community includes various peoples and tribes of over 4,000 members organized in groups in over 30 locations throughout the country. The Association of Religion Data Archives (relying mostly on the World Christian Encyclopedia) estimated some 13000 Baháʼís in 2005. Dominica The island of Dominica was specifically listed as an objective for plans on spreading the religion in 1939 Shoghi Effendi, who succeeded ʻAbdu'l-Baha as head of the religion. In 1983 Bill Nedden is credited with being the first pioneer to Dominica at the festivities associated with the inaugural election of the Dominican Baháʼís National Spiritual Assembly with Hand of the Cause, Dhikru'llah Khadem representing the Universal House of Justice. Since then Baháʼís have participated in several projects for the benefit of the wider community and in 2001 various sources report between less than 1.4% up to 1.7% of the island's about 70,000 citizens are Baháʼís. Haiti The first Baháʼí to visit Haiti was Leonora Armstrong in 1927. After that others visited until Louis George Gregory visited in January 1937 and he mentions a small community of Baháʼís operating in Haiti. The first long term pioneers, Ruth and Ellsworth Blackwell, arrived in 1940. Following their arrival the first Baháʼí Local Spiritual Assembly of Haiti was formed in 1942 in Port-au-Prince. From 1951 the Haitian Baháʼís participated in regional organizations of the religion until 1961 when Haitian Baháʼís elected their own National Spiritual Assembly and soon took on goals reaching out into neighboring islands. The Association of Religion Data Archives (relying mostly on the World Christian Encyclopedia) estimated some 23000 Baháʼís in Haiti in 2005. Jamaica The community of the Baháʼís begins in 1942 with the arrival of Dr. Malcolm King. The first Baháʼí Local Spiritual Assembly of Jamaica, in Kingston, was elected in 1943. By 1957 the Baháʼís of Jamaica were organized under the regional National Spiritual Assembly of the Greater Antilles, and on the eve of national independence in 1962, the Jamaica Baháʼís elected their own National Spiritual Assembly in 1961. By 1981 hundreds of Baháʼís and hundreds more non-Baháʼís turned out for weekend meetings when Rúhíyyih Khánum spent six days in Jamaica. Public recognition of the religion came in the form of the Governor General of Jamaica, Sir Howard Cooke, proclaiming a National Baha'i Day first on 25 July in 2003 and it has been an annual event since. While there is evidence of several active communities by 2008 in Jamaica, estimates of the Baháʼís population range from the hundreds to the thousands. The Association of Religion Data Archives (relying on World Christian Encyclopedia) estimated some 5137 Baháʼís in 2005. Panama The same year as the release of the Tablets of the Divine Plan in 1919 Martha Root's made a trip around South America and included Panama on the return leg of the trip up the west coast. The first pioneers began to settle in Panama in 1940. The first Baháʼí Local Spiritual Assembly of Panama, in Panama City, was elected in 1946, and National Spiritual Assembly was first elected in 1961. The Baháʼís of Panama raised a Baháʼí House of Worship in 1972. In 1983 and again in 1992 some commemorative stamps were produced in Panama while the community turned its interests to the San Miguelito and Chiriqui regions of Panama with schools and a radio station. One recent estimation of the Baháʼí community of Panama was of 2.00% of the national population, or about 60000, in 2006. The Association of Religion Data Archives estimated there were some 41000 Baháʼís in 2005 and the largest religious minority in the country. Trinidad and Tobago The Baháʼí Faith in Trinidad and Tobago begins with a mention by ʻAbdu'l-Bahá, then head of the religion, in 1916 as the Caribbean was among the places Baháʼís should take the religion to. The first Baháʼí to visit came in 1927 while pioneers arrived by 1956 and the first Baháʼí Local Spiritual Assembly was elected in 1957 In 1971 the first Baháʼí National Spiritual Assembly was elected. A count of the community then noted 27 assemblies with Baháʼís living in 77 locations. Since then Baháʼís have participated in several projects for the benefit of the wider community and in 2005/10 various sources report near 1.2% of the country, about 10–16,000 See also :Category:Bahá'í Faith by country Baháʼí Faith and Native Americans Baháʼí statistics Religions by country Islam by country Judaism by country Hinduism by country Christianity by country Sikhism by country No Faith by Country Notes References External links Baháʼí World Statistics adherents.com – A website about religious adherents of numerous faiths adherents.com – Specific compiled stats on Baháʼí communities Category:Articles with inconsistent citation formats Central America

Brick & Lace Brick & Lace are a Jamaican-American dancehall/R&B (or reggae fusion) musical duo consisting of sisters Nyanda and Nailah Thorbourne. According to Billboard, their name reflects the tough and the soft sides of femininity. Signed to the Geffen label, Brick & Lace originally consisted of three performing sisters Tasha, Nailah, and Nyanda. Tasha left the stage to work behind the scenes and co-write songs for the group. Their first Geffen Records' single "Get That Clear" and their first album Love Is Wicked were both released in 2006. Career Early Life and Career Beginnings Brick and Lace were signed by hip hop singer-songwriter Akon to his record label, Kon Live Distribution. They were born to a Jamaican father and an Black American mother. The duo has toured internationally, including Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe. 2007–10: Love Is Wicked and Re-release Their debut album, Love Is Wicked, had a limited release in various countries on 4 September 2007. The album spawned four singles, "Get That Clear (Hold Up)", "Never, Never", "Love Is Wicked" and "Take Me Back". "Love Is Wicked" was listed on six different charts, including the Sverigetopplistan, the Sweden Singles Top 60 and the France'd SNEP Singles Top 100. It reached number 6 on the Finland. Its highest entry was number 9 in the France Singles Top 100. "Never, Never" was a hit in Finland, performing also well in Kenya, where it reached No. 14 in 2008. Brick & Lace performed in Gwen Stefani's The Sweet Escape Tour on 24 May 2007, in Camden, New Jersey, filling in for Lady Sovereign, who failed to attend. In 2008, the after-effects of their first album hit and the sisters went busily on many tours for the year, most notably in Europe and Africa by popular demand, and also produced a few new songs such as "Cry on Me" and "Bad to di Bone". In the year 2009, Brick and Lace released their single called "Bad to di Bone" which became a well-known track in European and African countries. A French collaboration was even presented hence popularity. This new single was intentionally pinned out to appear on a new upcoming album, but instead was re-based on "Love is Wicked", which was re-released for a second shot at fame and success. In July 2009, the duo penned another hit track called "Room Service", a summer hit released from the new Love is Wicked album. Starting off the year 2010 with releasing four new songs in March, the Brick and Lace Summer 2010 European Tour was soon announced straight after. An upcoming second single and music video to promote their second album was said to be imminently soon when the girls were interviewed in December 2009. They released "Bang Bang", "Ring The Alarm", and "Shackles" as buzz singles for their upcoming album and withdrew "Club It Up" from internet markets for future plans. Finally settled with the release of their debut album, with two international platinum singles: "Love Is Wicked" and "Bad To Di Bone", the sisters started the last of the Love Is Wicked International Tour era by producing a final tour for the African, European and Asian fans globally. Soon after May 2010, they revealed to African press that Nyanda was pregnant and was expecting a baby soon. 2011–12: Independent Return, New Album Plans and Bloodline There has been a buzz on the internet stating that the girls will be releasing a second album in 2011–12. Starting off the year 2011, Brick and Lace toured in January and February internationally across Europe, Asia-Pacific and Africa. Soon after Nyanda, the elder of the two, who was already in late pregnancy, has gone on a break for health cares and her soon to be born baby. Brick and Lace's younger sister Candace has currently filled in for her for any tour representation. Latest news is that Brick and Lace will be touring Europe yet again in April, May and June 2011. It has been revealed that Nyanda has already given birth to her baby and is already two months post-pregnancy. She has returned to Brick & Lace representation. Currently, the girls are working with French heavyweight DJs, Golden Crew and Martiniquean artist Lynnsha, in their next hit song called "In Love with the Music". The Video has already been record and as is the song; awaiting release. A snippet of the song was released for one official week and the song transcends more on techno roots, new to Brick & Lace's style. On 19 April 2011, Brick and Lace released their new single alongside Golden Crew, called "In Love with the Music". The song also has a French version featuring Lynnsha. The French version is said to appear on Golden Crews next album, while the International US Version is set to appear off Brick and Lace's second album as a possible Lead Single. There is also a buzz on the internet stating that the girls have broken away from Konlive Records and are working with Atlantic Records, as it shows on their Myspace page. They are currently working with Darkchild and other producers on their second album and have another album called yupa In September 2011 Brick and Lace released a cover of Jennifer Lopez's hit single "I'm into You", under the request of fans who kept saying that J.Lo's single sounded like the Jamaican duo. The sisters also stated in an interview with Belgium Media 1 TV that they are indeed currently working on their second album and have started a song-writing team with their two other sisters, Candace and Tasha Thorbourne. Their song-writing team is called Bloodline, and they have released an official remix, done by heavyweight Techno DJ Sydney Sampson, for their debut Bloodline single called "This Time". The single features production from Tearce Kizzo, who has worked with artists such as Eva Simmons, and it has been released under massive European label Spinnin Records. The sisters are currently in the studio working on new material. In November 2011 Brick and Lace released the video for their new single, called "This Time". The song encompasses Techno and House elements, new to Brick and Lace's style, however portraying the diversity of which these two beauties hold in the music industry. The Jamaican sisters are not featured in the video, however the use of European Models and the producer, Tearce Kizzo, shows the scenes of a pool party and sophisticated yet summer feeling of Ibiza. Starting off the year 2012, as their song writing team, Bloodline is currently working with producer team cave (Jonas Saeed & Niclas Kings) for Jennifer Lopez and Wisin y Yandel, where they have received their first single placement, having written Wisin & Yandel ft Jennifer Lopez's new single, called "Follow The Leader". Brick & Lace have also recently released another "buzz" single called "How I Like It", which features production from DJ Remady, a famous Swiss producer. The track is featured on his album called, "The Original", and it encompasses Dance/Electro beats. The song has apparently gained a lot of recognition via the internet, although it is not a single for Remady's album. The sisters are using it as a buzz single for their upcoming sophomore release. In 2012, Brick & Lace also released bi-lingual music for their French fans with artists like Rim-K and Vincenzo. The track "Grenade" from Vincenzo's album "La Matrice" and "Take It to the Ring", a demo track by Dj Zack. As their song writing team Bloodline, the sisters co-wrote Christina Aguillera's "Around The World" from her album, Lotus. 2013–Present: Solo Careers, Talk Shows and Break from Brick & Lace After touring Africa with artists such as US rapper Eve, Brick & Lace started off the year 2013 by going on solo careers. This lead a wildfire rumour all over the internet stating that the sisters had split and that Brick & Lace was no more. However, according to their Twitter and Facebook pages, Nailah and Nyanda both decided to take a break from the Brick & Lace dynamic for at least a year, so that they may explore more of their own creativity as solo artists. However, each sister stated that they would return as Brick & Lace to continue working on their second album. Nyanda, the elder of the two, released a dance hall remix to Taylor Swift's "I Knew You Were Trouble" single. The remix single gained positive reviews all over the internet and has even been placed on many African charts and on the UK Top 30 club charts for a number of weeks. Nyanda has also been releasing many promotional singles, for her upcoming solo album, with hits such as "Like A Pro" with The Wizard and Chedda, and "Slippery When Wet (In the Middle)" with Black Lion Music Group. Nyanda also did a feature on Nicki Minaj & French Montana's "Freaks" single. Nyanda has also released a new dance hall single which features Black Lion and Mr Vegas, called "Boom and Rave". She recently released a House single in South Africa called "Cool & Deadly" with DJ Euphonik and DJ Fresh, and another English-French single ft Muss called "You Got Me Good". Nyanda recently released a Music Video, on 26 June 2013, for "Slippery When Wet", which was directed by Muss as well. The younger half, Nailah, under new stage name "Nyla", has also released her solo project, starting off with a signing under Ky-mani Marley's new record label, Konfrontation Music, and the debut of her solo single called "Stand Up", written by The Cave Production Team in Sweden and Bloodline, and produced by CMC Productions from Miami. As their song writing team Bloodline, they are currently working with Pharrel's artist, Leah Labelle and Christina Millian, on her upcoming album. One of their Bloodline demo tracks was leaked in April, called "Geisha Girl", where Brick & Lace fans were delighted to the sisters unexpected and unofficial "return". One of Bloodline's singles was also recently released and is sung by artist Leah Labelle and produced by Spanish DJ, Brian Cross called "Shot Gun", which appears on Brian Cross' 2013 album as its lead single. Nyanda also appears on the dance hall remix version of Leah Labelle's single called "Lolita". During the summer of 2014, Nyanda, Nailah and younger sister I-Candy were each nominated for RLM World Music Video Awards. Nailah won captured the Best R&B Video award with her song "Stand Up." Nyanda won the Best Dance Music Video award with her song "I Love Sax." She also won Best Female Artist and was featured on the Best Reggae Music Video winning song "Like a Pro" which was won by The Wizard. During that year, Nyla also released her second single called "Body Calling" and a music video for it, directed by Rona Cohen. She also collaborated with Reggae/ Dancehall icon Sean Paul on "Pornstar", a racy dance anthem from his Full Frequency album, and African artist Redsan, on "Touch Me There". Nyanda also worked with Ian Thomas on "Run Away". Nyanda and Nyla later reunited in November, as Brick & Lace once again, and went on to tour Australia. The Year 2015 saw the start of both Nyanda and Nyla, joining their elder sister Tasha, to create their own Production called 'Chit Chat'; an online talk show, which is featured on YouTube, with a new episode airing every week. Chit Chat combines humor and style, touching on the latest fashions, news and trends. On March 23, 2015, it was revealed that Nyla was working with Major Lazer on a song entitled "Light It Up", which will be featured on Lazer's 'Peace Is The Mission' album, released June 1; the song peaked at number 50 in Austria. The Light It Up Remix with Fuse ODG was released later on this year and charted as a European Single. Nyanda collaborated with TommoProduction from Romania, and spawned her two Singles, "Put It On Me" and the Chart-topping "All My Love". Discography 2007: Love Is Wicked References External links Brick & Lace Geffen Records: Brick & Lace RudeGal.com: Brick and Lace, August 2006 YardFlex.com: Geffen Records Presents Brick & Lace! – Debut Single 'Get That Clear' Featuring Akon! Brick & Lace – Love Is Wicked – Charts in France.net Brick & Lace at acharts.us MusicRemedy.com: Brick & Lace – Love is Wicked Category:Reggae fusion groups Category:Jamaican musical groups Category:Contemporary R&B duos Category:Sony/ATV Music Publishing artists Category:Jamaican girl groups Category:Reggae duos Category:Sibling musical duos Category:Sibling musical trios Category:Musical groups established in 2004 Category:All-female bands

Bisphosphoglycerate phosphatase In enzymology, a bisphosphoglycerate phosphatase () is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction 2,3-bisphospho-D-glycerate + H2O 3-phospho-D-glycerate + phosphate Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are 2,3-bisphospho-D-glycerate and H2O, whereas its two products are 3-phospho-D-glycerate and phosphate. This enzyme belongs to the family of hydrolases, specifically those acting on phosphoric monoester bonds. The systematic name of this enzyme class is 2,3-bisphospho-D-glycerate 2-phosphohydrolase. Other names in common use include 2,3-diphosphoglycerate phosphatase, diphosphoglycerate phosphatase, 2,3-diphosphoglyceric acid phosphatase, 2,3-bisphosphoglycerate phosphatase, and glycerate-2,3-diphosphate phosphatase. This enzyme participates in glycolysis/gluconeogenesis. Structural studies As of late 2007, 7 structures have been solved for this class of enzymes, with PDB accession codes , , , , , , and . References Category:EC 3.1.3 Category:Enzymes of known structure

S Normae S Normae (S Nor) is a yellow supergiant variable star in the constellation Norma. It is the brightest member of the open cluster NGC 6087. S Normae is a Classical Cepheid variable with a visual magnitude range of 6.12 to 6.77 and a period of 9.75411 days. The spectral type varies during the pulsation cycle from F8 to G0. Its mass has been measured at with reference to a close orbital companion, and it is over 3,000 times as luminous as the sun. Companions S Normae is a spectroscopic binary, although the companion has now been resolved using the Hubble Space Telescope Wide Field Camera 3. The separation was 0.90" in April 2011, corresponding to 817 AU. This gives the rare opportunity for a direct determination of the mass of a Cepheid variable star and confirmation of other properties. It is a supergiant that is 6.3 times as massive as the Sun and 2,800 times as luminous. The companion a blue-white main sequence star of spectral type B9.5. There is a more distant 10th magnitude companion at 30", unsurprising in the centre of an open cluster. It is TYC 8719-794-1, a chemically peculiar A or B class star. Three fainter companions have also been found: a 14th magnitude star at 14"; and two 16th magnitude stars at 20". References External links Light curves in UBVRI colours Category:Norma (constellation) Normae, S Category:F-type supergiants 146323 6062 Category:Classical Cepheid variables Category:B-type main-sequence stars Category:Durchmusterung objects 079932

In haec verba In haec verba (meaning "in these words") is a phrase in Latin legal usage, which refers to incorporating verbatim text into a complaint, pleading or other legal document as was mentioned in a deed or agreement which is in question or cause of dispute, or in another legal instrument (such as a legal description, statute, etc.). This is done by reciting the words verbatim in the pleading rather than by attaching a copy to the pleading or other legal instrument. For example, Delaware Code, tit. 8, § 102(b)(2) permits a corporation to enter into a compromise with its creditors if the corporation has included the specific language of the statute in haec verba in its certification of incorporation; thus, the exact language of the statute must be recited verbatim in the certificate of incorporation in order to take advantage of this statutory provision. References Category:Latin legal terminology

Paduvarahalli Paddegalu Paduvarahalli Paddegalu was a Kannada language serial that aired on Suvarna TV. It was directed by Master Anand. It was a rural backdrop serial which portrayed the everyday glamour lives of unemployed youths. References Category:Kannada-language television programs

PR (complexity) PR is the complexity class of all primitive recursive functions—or, equivalently, the set of all formal languages that can be decided by such a function. This includes addition, multiplication, exponentiation, tetration, etc. The Ackermann function is an example of a function that is not primitive recursive, showing that PR is strictly contained in R (Cooper 2004:88). On the other hand, we can "enumerate" any recursively enumerable set (see also its complexity class RE) by a primitive-recursive function in the following sense: given an input (M, k), where M is a Turing machine and k is an integer, if M halts within k steps then output M; otherwise output nothing. Then the union of the outputs, over all possible inputs (M, k), is exactly the set of M that halt. PR strictly contains ELEMENTARY. PR does not contain "PR-complete" problems (assuming, e.g., reductions that belong to ELEMENTARY). In practice, many problems that are not in PR but just beyond are -complete (Schmitz 2016). References S. Barry Cooper (2004), Computability Theory, Chapman & Hall. Herbert Enderton (2011), Computability Theory, Academic Press. Sylvain Schmitz (2016), "Complexity Hierarchies Beyond Elementary", ACM Transactions on Computation Theory 8. External links . Category:Complexity classes

John Parker (businessman) Sir Thomas John Parker, (born 8 April 1942) is a British businessman. He was Chairman of Anglo American plc until 2017 and was also previously Chairman of Ombu Group and a Director of Airbus. He is currently a Director of Carnival Corporation & plc. He is also past President of the Royal Academy of Engineering, patron at the Centre for Process Innovation and a Visiting Fellow of the University of Oxford. Parker has chaired five FTSE 100 companies, including National Grid plc, from which he stood down in December 2011. Early life Parker was born into a farming family in County Down, Northern Ireland. He attended Belfast College of Technology (since 1991 called Belfast Metropolitan College). In 1958, at age 17, he joined Harland and Wolff as an apprentice naval architect (engineer). At Queen's University Belfast he was awarded an Honorary DSc degree in Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture. Career 1958–1963 Apprenticeship at Harland & Wolff 1963–1974 Member of ship design team at Harland & Wolff 1974–1978 Managing Director of Austin & Pickersgill 1978–1983 Deputy Chief Executive of Board of the British Shipbuilders Corporation 1983–1993 Chairman and Chief Executive of Harland and Wolff 1983–1986 Non-Executive Director of Industrial Development Board of Northern Ireland 1983–1986 Non-Executive Director of British Coal Corporation 1993–2002 Non-Executive Director of The Royal Navy and Royal Marines Charity 1993–2000 Chief Executive of Babcock International Group 1994–2000 Chairman and Chief Executive of Babcock International 1997–2000 Non-Executive Director of British Gas 26 August 1999-3 February 2003 Chairman of Firth Rixson Limited 2000–2003 Non-executive Director and subsequently Deputy Chairman of P&O Princess Cruises plc 2000–2002 Chairman of Lattice Group 2000–present Director of Carnival plc 2001–2003 Non-Executive Director of Brambles Industries plc 2002–2005 Chairman of RMC Group 21 October 2002–31 December 2011 Chairman of National Grid plc 2003–present Non-Executive Director of Carnival Corporation 2005–2006 Chairman of P&O 2006–2011 Chancellor of the University of Southampton May 2007–2015 Director and Vice-Chairman of DP World 2007–2018 Non-Executive Director of Airbus Group July 2008 Non-executive Chairman of BVT Surface Fleet. July 2009–2017 Chairman of Anglo American plc. April 2011–2018 Non-executive Chairman of Ombu Group 2011–2014 President of the Royal Academy of Engineering 2011–2014 Member of the Prime Ministers Committee of Science & Technology August 2015–present Chairman of Pennon Group. Recognition He was knighted for services to defence and shipbuilding in 2001. He was also the Chancellor of the University of Southampton, from 2006 to 2011, as well as being a governor of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution. Other appointments have included membership of the Prime Minister's Business Council for Britain and non-executive director at the Bank of England. He was President of the Royal Institution of Naval Architects from 1996–9. In 2012, he was made a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire (GBE), for services to Industry and to the Voluntary Sector. He was conferred with Honorary Fellowship of the Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders in Scotland (HonFIES) in 2012. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering (FREng) in 1983. He was elected as an Honorary Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (HonFIET) in 2014. Personal life Parker married Emma, a former Latin teacher and pianist in 1967; they have two children. Parker is a Member of the Royal Yacht Squadron. References Further reading Autobiography: Parker, Sir John: The View from the Bridge, Endeavour Quill (2018); External links Board Profiles: Anglo American Chairman Profile Ombu Group Chairman Profile DP World Vice Chairman Profile EADS Director Profile Carnival Corporation & plc Director Profile Royal Academy of Engineering President Profile University of Oxford Visiting Fellow Profile Defence Academy Articles: Sir John Parker: how to engineer Britain's industrial revival, The Guardian, 4 June 2012 Sir John Parker: tough man from the farm, FT.com, 21 April 2011 Interview: Super chairman Sir John Parker, This is Money, March 2011 Sir John Parker: 'A man you want on your side, and not one to cross', The Independent, 10 January 2010 Sir John Parker holds the key to tackling Anglo American's weakness, The Guardian, 15 October 2009 Profile: Sir John Parker, National Grid chairman, The Telegraph, 18 February 2008 Category:1942 births Category:Living people Category:British businesspeople Category:Presidents of the Royal Academy of Engineering Category:Fellows of the Royal Academy of Engineering Category:Presidents of the Smeatonian Society of Civil Engineers Category:Alumni of Queen's University Belfast Category:People from County Down Category:Businesspeople from Northern Ireland Category:Chancellors of the University of Southampton Category:Naval architects Category:Knights Bachelor Category:Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire

Algak Island Algak Island is a member of the Barry Islands within the Canadian Arctic Archipelago in the Kitikmeot Region, Nunavut. It is located in Bathurst Inlet. Other islands in the vicinity include Iglorua Island, Ekalulia Island, Kanuyak Island, Shoe Island, and Rideout Island. References Category:Islands of Bathurst Inlet Category:Uninhabited islands of Kitikmeot Region Category:Islands of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago

58th Nova Scotia general election The 58th Nova Scotia general election may refer to the 1999 Nova Scotia general election, the 57th overall general election for Nova Scotia, for the (due to a counting error in 1859) 58th General Assembly of Nova Scotia, or the 2003 Nova Scotia general election, the 58th overall general election for Nova Scotia, for the 59th General Assembly of Nova Scotia, but considered the 36th general election for the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.

2018 NEK Ladies Open – Singles This was the first edition of the tournament. Iga Świątek won the title, defeating Katarina Zavatska in the final, 6–2, 6–2. Seeds Draw Finals Top half Bottom half References Main Draw NEK Ladies Open - Singles

Radomerščak Radomerščak () is a settlement in the Municipality of Ljutomer in northeastern Slovenia. The area traditionally belonged to the Styria region and is now included in the Mura Statistical Region. The Slovene philologist Franz Miklosich was born in the village in 1813. His birth house is preserved as a museum. It dates to the 17th century and was expanded in 1926 when a commemorative plaque was also unveiled. It was restored in 1960 and again in 1991. The chapel-shrine in the north of the settlement was built in the late 19th century. References External links Radomerščak on Geopedia Category:Populated places in the Municipality of Ljutomer

List of Bengali films of 1997 A list of films produced by the Tollywood (Bengali language film industry) based in Kolkata in the year 1997. Highest-grossing Top ten movies Critically acclaimed films 1997 References External links films of 1997 at the Internet Movie Database 1997 Bengali Bengali Category:1997 in Indian cinema

Mason and Oceana Railroad The Mason and Oceana Railroad (M&O) was a short () common carrier, narrow gauge logging railroad in the U.S. state of Michigan. Organized in 1887 and in operation from 1887 until 1909, it served the counties of Mason and Oceana in the northwestern quarter of Michigan's Lower Peninsula in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. History Inception The Mason and Oceana was originally built by the Butters family, at a cost of $178,000, to help exploit the old-growth timber resources of this part of Michigan. The M&O's service area, in southeastern Mason County and northern Oceana County, lacked the rivers used in other parts of Michigan to transport heavy logs to sawmills. Instead of water transport, the M&O allowed local loggers to have logs transported to the Butters & Peters Salt and Lumber Company sawmill at Buttersville, across the Pere Marquette Lake from Ludington. The settlement around the sawmill was founded by the company, hence the name The railroad was chartered as a common carrier in 1887, which meant that it operated a public passenger service. The first section of 21 miles (34 km) opened in the same year, southeast to near Crystal Valley. In the following year, the tap line was completed to a location named Stetson, 27 miles (43.5 km) from Buttersfield. This terminus was to rename itself Walkerville in 1898. Expansion The Mason and Oceana initiated expansion plans to extend its common carrier line to Hesperia in 1901, but the extension was never completed. In stages, it reached Goodrich at 32 miles (51.5 km) (not to be confused with the Goodrich, Michigan located in Genessee County). and Maple at 35 miles (61 km) where it arrived in 1903. This place was also called Maple Range. The common carrier service got no further. Contraction After the first-growth timber resources of the Mason and Oceanas service area had been exhausted, there was no longer any reason for the tiny railroad to continue in operation for its entire length. The line from Walkerville to Maple Range was abandoned in 1906, and the rest was due to be closed down in 1908. Grand Rapids and Northwestern Railroad However, that was not the end of the story. The Grand Rapids and Northwestern Railroad''' company had been incorporated in that year, 1908, to build a trunk line from Grand Rapids to a new car ferry port to compete with the well-established one run by the Pere Marquette Railway at Ludington. Car ferries would have sailed directly to Milwaukee, and the new road would have connected with the New York Central Railroad system at Grand Rapids. The new company bought out the entire stock of the Mason and Oceana (under common carrier law, the railroad company had to be legally separate from the Butters & Peters lumber company) for $300 000 in February 1908, and immediately abandoned the line from Wiley to Walkerville. It began converting and grading the route from Wiley, and 8 miles had been completed to Crystal Valley by the following year. In August 1909, a fire destroyed the lumber company sawmill and that was the end of any log-hauling operations on the truncated line. Unfortunately, the GR&N scheme then failed and the remaining rails were scavenged for scrap in 1912. Route The railroad operated on a 32-mile-long main line that ran from a point on the other side of the river estuary from Ludington. This meant that there was no connection with the wider railroad network. From Buttersville, the route ran southeast with passenger stops at Riverton, Wiley, Fern, Peachville, Crystal Valley (the station was to the east of the settlement), Lake, Walkerville, Goodrich and the railhead at Maple (also known as Maple Range, and called Beaver'' in 1909). Equipment The short line used geared Shay locomotives. See also Ludington and Northern Railway References Category:Defunct Michigan railroads Category:Narrow gauge railroads in Michigan Category:Railway companies established in 1887 Category:Railway companies disestablished in 1909 Category:3 ft gauge railways in the United States

LM386 The LM386 is an integrated circuit containing a low voltage audio power amplifier. It is suitable for battery-powered devices such as radios, guitar amplifiers, and hobby electronics projects. The IC consists of an 8 pin dual in-line package (DIP-8) and can output 0.25 to 1 watts of power depending on the model using a 9-volt power supply. Models There are three different models of the LM386 that have slightly different specifications, outlined below. The LM386 was invented by Ernie Leroy Long at Motorola in 1969. It was originally for part of a fuel injection system for a Ford Car. Almost identical versions of the device are available from Unisonic (Unisonic Technologies Co. or UTC) as the LM386 and the New Japan Radio Co. Ltd. (JRC) as the NJM386 and NJM386B. The JRC devices are also available in a single-in-line package. JRC devices, marked as 386 JRC, are sometimes misleadingly referred to as the JRC386. SPICE simulation models Although National Semiconductor and Texas Instruments (who bought Nat Semi in 2011) do not provide an official SPICE model for the LM386, there are two independently developed models freely available: The original "No-Frills LM386 Model" by Dave Dilatush. An improved model, "The EasyEDA LM386EE spice model" developed for the simulations of the "Tesseract Guitar Practice Amplifier" project. Usage in guitar amplifiers The LM386 is one of the most common amps used in DIY guitar preamplifiers and sustainers due to its ability to run on a single 9V battery. The EasyEDA "Tesseract" Guitar Practice Amplifier is a versatile design based on the LM386 and features distortion and full-wave rectification effects. The well-known "Smokey Amp" created by Bruce Zinky uses an LM386 and is notable for being able to fit in a cigarette package. The "Little Gem" and "Little Gem MkII" are modified/cloned versions of the "Smokey Amp". The "Ruby" amp is a modified version of a Little Gem amplifier. The Marshall MS-2 and MS-4 miniature practice amplifiers use a single-in-line packaged NJM386 manufactured by JRC. Usage in amateur radio The LM386 is very commonly used in the audio amplifier of low power QRP amateur radio rigs, like the Pixie. See also List of LM-series integrated circuits References External links Historical Data Books Linear Databook (1980, 1376 pages), National Semiconductor, includes LM386 datasheet Category:Linear integrated circuits

Diego Sol Diego de Branco Sol (born 31 July 1984) is a Brazilian futsal player who plays as a winger. Career Born in São Paulo, Sol career started in the futsal section of Grêmio Barueri, representing them for three seasons. In 2003, he played for EC Banespa on a brief period, making his first move out of his hometown in the next year, when he competed in the futsal section of Caldense on the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. In 2005, he returned to São Paulo, to play for the futsal section of São José, spending one year there, and moving immediately after to the larger Corinthians. After a quick spell at EC Ferraz, on 8 August 2007, he moved to Portugal to join C.F. Os Belenenses, arriving at the same time as Marcão. At the Belém-side, Sol was a regular starter in a squad, alongside players like, Pedro Cary, Paulinho, Marcelinho and Marcão, that took part in the club most successful period in recent history, reaching two playoffs finals against Benfica, plus two Portuguese Cup finals, winning one, and losing another. On 8 August 2010, he moved to Benfica, representing them for three years, winning four titles, including the Portuguese league on his second year. On 30 June 2013, Sol, together with César Paulo and Davi, were released by the club, spending six months without club, until he joined Lokomotiv Kharkiv in January 2014, helping them win a second consecutive league. Honours CF Os Belenenses Taça de Portugal de Futsal: 2009–10 SL Benfica Liga Portuguesa de Futsal: 2011–12 Taça de Portugal de Futsal: 2011–12 SuperTaça de Futsal de Portugal: 2010–11, 2011–12 Lokomotiv Kharkiv Extra-Liga: 2013–14 References External links Benfica profile Category:1984 births Category:Living people Category:Sportspeople from São Paulo Category:Brazilian men's futsal players Category:C.F. Os Belenenses futsal players Category:S.L. Benfica futsal players Category:Brazilian expatriates in Portugal Category:Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine

TAQA The Abu Dhabi National Energy Company, PJSC (TAQA) () is a government controlled energy holding company of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. TAQA (Arabic for Energy) is one of Abu Dhabi’s flagship companies and as such has an important role to play in helping to deliver the economic strategy of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. The company currently operates in 11 countries across four continents. History The beginnings of TAQA lie within Abu Dhabi's 1998 government initiative, seeking to privatize the Emirate's water and electricity sector. Following the establishment of the Abu Dhabi Water and Electricity Authority (ADWEA) TAQA was founded in June 2005 pursuant to the provisions of an Emiri Decree in 2005 as a public joint stock company. ADWEA served as the founding shareholder, holding 51% of the company. In May 2006 TAQA appointed Peter E. Barker-Homek, an American businessman, as its first CEO. TAQA expanded quickly under the guidance of Barker-Homek, making several key acquisitions in Africa and North America. In Canada, TAQA acquired Northrock Resources Ltd.(US$2 billion), Pioneer Natural Resources Canada Inc (US$540 million) and PrimeWest Energy Trust (US$5 billion). In 2008 TAQA acquired several North Sea assets from Shell U.K. Limited and Esso Exploration and Production (UK) Limited. The purchase included all equity, associated infrastructure and production licenses relating to the Tern, Eider, Cormorant North, South Cormorant, Kestrel and Pelican fields and related sub-sea satellite fields. In late 2009, Barker-Homek relinquished his position as CEO and was replaced by Carl Sheldon. Sheldon had joined TAQA as General Counsel in 2008. In 2010, Barker-Homek sued TAQA under breach of contract allegations, claiming that he was fired because he spoke out against "fraudulent and unethical practices" at TAQA and was threatened with arrest and imprisonment if he had not signed his severance agreement to leave the company. The lawsuit was dismissed by Michigans District Court] Judge John Corbett O'Meara in 2011. In 2010, following huge investments and an asset increase of more than 300% between 2005 and 2008 (to $23 billion), Sheldon announced a "period of consolidation" and "organic growth", focusing on operational profitability. In 2012, TAQA sold their Tesla shares in order to finance investments into a power plant in the Kurdistan region of Iraq. In 2014 Carl Sheldon left the company and handed over his responsibilities to Edward LaFehr, who took on the newly created role of Chief Operating Officer. LaFehr was previously President of TAQA’s North America business. In 2016, LaFehr left TAQA and was replaced by acting COO, Al Dhaheri. In 2019, TAQA reported for Q1 a 95% decline profit because of foreign exchange losses and revaluation of its power assets in the US. In H1 2019 revenues by 5% compared to H1 2018. Corporate structure Overview of personnel The board of directors consists of Chairman Saeed Mubarak Al-Hajeri, Vice-Chairman Khaleefa Al Qamzi, and board members Khaled Abdulla Al-Mass, Mohammed Sahoo AlSuwaidi, Salem Sultan Al Daheri, Jasim Husain Thabet and Jaap Barend Kalkman.. Since 2016, the company is led and managed by acting Chief Operating Officer (COO) Al Dhaheri. Shareholders TAQA is listed on the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange. The company is 75.1% indirectly owned by the government of Abu Dhabi. The government of Abu Dhabi through ADWEA owns 51%, ADWEA transferred 21.7% of its shareholding to the Fund for the Support of Farm Owners in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi Shareholders. 0.3% are owned by other Government related entities. The balance (25.9%) is traded publicly on the Abu Dhabi Securities Market, which is limited to Emirati nationals. Finance Standard & Poor's has assigned A+/A-1 corporate credit ratings to TAQA. Moody's has assigned a rating of Aa3 to TAQA's long term foreign and local currency obligations. Operations TAQA's main focus of investments is the companies engaged in power generation, water desalination, and production and storage of oil and gas. In addition, it has invested in the mining, metal, and service sector. TAQA has investments in over 60 companies. Its principal wholly owned subsidiaries include Emirates Power Company, Gulf Power Company, Arabian United Power Company, Al Shuweihat Power Company, Taweelah United Power Company, Union Power Holding Company, TAQA Bratani Limited, TAQA Energy B.V., TAQA North Ltd. and Takoradi International Company, operator of the Takoradi Power Station II. Through the acquisition of CMS Generation, TAQA has assets in the UAE, Ghana, Morocco, Saudi Arabia and India. Persian Gulf Region Abu Dhabi TAQAs business roots lie in the local power and water desalination plants in Abu Dhabi. The company supplies around 85% of the Emirates power and 90% of water demands, through the operation of eight power and desalination plants in the UAE. The plants are 54% owned by TAQA, 6% by ADWEA and 40% by various international shareholders. All productions is sold under fixed power and water purchase agreements (PWPAs) to Abu Dhabi Water and Electricity Company (ADWEC). Further power plants operated in other countries currently consist of one plant in Morocco (85.79% ownership), one in Oman (40%), one in India (99.9%), one in Saudi Arabia (25%), one in Ghana (90%) and two in the USA (JV with output rights / 50%). Oman TAQA owns a 40% stake in the Sohar Aluminum smelter and the connected 1,000 MW Sohar Aluminum Power Plant (SAPP), who's output is mostly used to power the Aluminum plant, that has a production of around 360,000 tons of Aluminum per year. The stake was acquired in 2010. Saudi Arabia In Saudi Arabia, TAQA owns a 25% stake in the 250 MW Jubail power plant, which powers the SADAF Petrochemical Plant. In addition to the Persian Gulf region, TAQA has assets in Europe, Asia and Africa and America, including investments in Canada, Netherlands, the UK and the USA. It has interests in the Tern Alpha, Eider Alpha, Cormorant North, Cormorant Alpha, Kestrel and Pelican fields and related sub-sea satellite fields in the North Sea. Africa Through the subsidiary Jorf Lasfar Energy Company (JLEC), TAQA supplies around 50% of Moroccos electricity demands and operation at the Jorf Lasfar power station was expanded from 1,356 to 2,056 MW capacity in 2014. In Ghana, TAQA operates a 220 MW power plants in Takoradi, 220km west of Accra. The plants capacity was increased to 330 MW with construction starting in 2013 and finishing in 2015. The plant now provides around 15% of Ghanas total generation capacity. India In India, TAQA operates a 250 MW lignite-powered plant in Neyveli, Tamil Nadu, and has interest in the 100 MW Sorang hydro power project in the northern Himachal Pradesh state. The plant is powered by the Sorang Khad river. The stakes were acquired by TAQA in 2014 for around $600 million from the Indian Jaypee Group. Iraq TAQA holds a majority share (53.2%) and is operator of the Atrush block located 85km northwest of Erbil in the Kurdistan region of Iraq. Initial production is expected to be approximately 30,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day. TAQA acquired the interest for $600 million from an affiliate of Aspect Holdings in 2012. North America TAQA operates different assets in Canada and the United States. Operations on the continent are focused on conventional oil and gas exploration, and production and power generation. In the USA, the company has invested in the Red Oak Power plant in Sayerville, New Jersey (85%) and the Lakefield wind farm in Jackson County, Minnesota. In Canada, its investments lie within the oil and gas development of fields around Calgary and British Columbia, which began with the acquisition of Northrock Resources for $2 billion, Pioneer Natural Resources Canada (Pioneer Canada) for $540 million and the PrimeWest Energy Trust (PrimeWest) for C$4.6 billion in 2007. Turkey On January 3, 2013, TAQA signed an agreement with Turkey to invest about $12 billion to develop the coal fields in the Southern Turkey. This deal is considered as the second biggest Arab investment in Turkey in the energy sector. In August 2013, TAQA said it would delay the planned investment amid difficult financing conditions at a time of currency volatility in emerging markets including Turkey. UK and Netherlands TAQA started operations in Europe by acquiring different gas exploration and production (E&P) assets from BP Netherlands in 2007. Further investments followed in the UK and Scotland in subsequent years (2008-2011). In August 2009, it bought a 15% interest in North Sea assets from the L11b Group and took over the operatorship of the L11b-A production platform. On 3 August 2009, TAQA took over operatorship of the North Sea Brent Oil Pipelines System. In addition, in 2006 TAQA acquired BP Nederland Energie B.V. Through this acquisition, TAQA now holds onshore and off-shore production assets, including the Piek Gas Installatie facility in Alkmaar, the project of the largest offshore LNG Regas facilities utilizing the depleted field P15/P18 just off the port of Rotterdam, and partnership in the Bergermeer gas storage project. TAQA operates Gas Storage Bergermeer, which is Europes largest, open-access, gas storage facility with 46-terawatt-hours (TWh) of seasonal storage capacity. The facility is operated in cooperation with Gazprom. In November 2012, BP sold its stakes in several U.K North Sea oil and gas fields (with a production capacity of equivalent) to TAQA for just over $1 billion. TAQAs production in 2016 totaled 17,410 megawatt in power generation, 917 million gallons per day in water desalination and equivalent. See also Economy of the United Arab Emirates References External links Company website Category:Companies listed on the Abu Dhabi Securities Market Category:Electric power companies of the United Arab Emirates Category:Oil and gas companies of the United Arab Emirates Category:Companies based in Abu Dhabi Category:Companies established in 2005 Category:2005 establishments in the United Arab Emirates

Stone Mountain Arts Center Stone Mountain Arts Center (SMAC), located in Brownfield, Maine, is an intimate performance hall situated in the foothills of the White Mountains. Despite its small size and remote location, artists who have performed there include Richie Havens, The Indigo Girls, Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, Martin Sexton, Marty Stuart, and Tom Rush, among others. Folk singer/songwriter Carol Noonan owns and operates the center, along with her husband Jeff Flagg. Notability References Boston Sunday Globe, Arts & Entertainment - May 10, 2009 Boston(WCVB)Chronicle - March 2009 DownEast Magazine - April 2009 Portland Magazine - April 2009 Yankee Magazine, Editor's Choice Award 2009 References External links Official Stone Mountain Arts Center Website Category:Music venues in Maine Category:Performing arts centers in Maine Category:Buildings and structures in Oxford County, Maine Category:Tourist attractions in Oxford County, Maine

The Show Girl The Show Girl is a 1927 American silent drama film directed by Charles J. Hunt and starring Mildred Harris, Gaston Glass and Mary Carr. Cast Mildred Harris as Maizie Udell Gaston Glass as Billy Barton Mary Carr as Mrs. Udell Robert McKim as Edward Hayden Eddie Borden as 'Breezy' Ayres William H. Strauss as Moe Kenner Sam Sidman as Heinie Aryel Darma as Alma Dakin References Bibliography Munden, Kenneth White. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press, 1997. External links Category:1927 films Category:1920s drama films Category:English-language films Category:American films Category:American silent feature films Category:American drama films Category:American black-and-white films Category:Films directed by Charles J. Hunt Category:Rayart Pictures films

Phil Hosking Thornton Randall Phillip Hosking (4 May 1894 - 6 August 1949) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Notes External links Category:1894 births Category:Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia) Category:Melbourne Football Club players Category:1949 deaths

Benedicta Boccoli Benedicta Boccoli (born 11 November 1966) is an Italian theater and movie actress. Biography Born in Milan on 11 November 1966 she moved to Rome with her family as a child. Her sister Brigitta is an actress, as well. Known as an eclectic and versatile actress, she had her debut in television at a very early age (18 years). A few years later, she discovered that working in theater was where she truly belonged as an actress. Actor and director Giorgio Albertazzi nicknamed her the Artistissima (the uber artist) because of her outstanding performances. She has also received favorable reviews in newspapers such as Corriere della Sera, la Repubblica, The Press, Time and La Gazzetta del Mezzogiorno. Every Monday, in collaboration with Massimiliano Giovanetti, she writes on Il Fatto Quotidiano, the heading Cosa resterà: it's the diary of a teen-ager of years '80. Career highlights Film Gli angeli di Borsellino, director Rocco Cesareo – 2003 Valzer, director Salvatore Maira – 2007 Pietralata, director Gianni Leacche – 2008 Theater Blithe Spirit of Noël Coward, with Ugo Pagliai and Paola Gassman – 1992/1993 – Cantando Cantando of Maurizio Micheli, with Maurizio Micheli, Aldo Ralli and Gianluca Guidi – 1994/1995 – Buonanotte Bettina, of Pietro Garinei e Sandro Giovannini 1995/1996/1997 – Can Can – Musical of Abe Burrows, 1998/1999 – Orfeo all'inferno – Opera di Jacques Offenbach – 1999 – nel ruolo di Tersicore Polvere di stelle, 2000/2001/2002 Le Pillole d'Ercole 2002/2003/2004 Anfitrione, of Plautus, 2004 Stalker of Rebecca Gillmann, 2004 Plutus of Aristofanes, 2004 Fiore di cactus 2004/2005/2006 Prova a farmi ridere of Alan Aykbourn, 2006 The Tempest of William Shakespeare, – 2006 – Ariel Sunshine of William Mastrosimone, directed by Giorgio Albertazzi, 2007/2008 L'Appartamento, of Billy Wilder, 2009–2010 Vite private, of Noël Coward, with Corrado Tedeschi – 2012–2013 Dis-order, of Neil LaBute, dir. Marcello Cotugno, with Claudio Botosso – 2014 Incubi d'Amore, of Augusto Fornari, Toni Fornari, Andrea Maia, Vincenzo Sinopoli, dir. Augusto Fornari, with Sebastiano Somma and Morgana Forcella – 2014 Crimini del Cuore, of Beth Henley, dir. Marco Mattolini – 2015 A Room with a View, of E. M. Forster, dir. Stefano Artissunch – 2016 Cactus Flower of Pierre Barillet and Jean-Pierre Grédy, dir Piergiorgio Piccoli and Aristide Genovese - 2016 Il più brutto week-end della nostra vita of Norm Foster, dir. Maurizio Micheli - 2016 Television Pronto, chi gioca?, directed by Gianni Boncompagni Domenica In – with her sister Brigitta Boccoli from 1987 to 1990 Gelato al limone – with Massimiliano Pani Unomattina – 1994 Due come noi – Co-starring with Wilma De Angelis – 1997 Incantesimo Reality Circus – Reality show 2006/2007 Fotogallery References External links Category:1966 births Category:Living people Category:Actresses from Rome Category:Actresses from Milan Category:Italian television actresses Category:Italian film actresses Category:Italian stage actresses Category:20th-century Italian actresses Category:21st-century Italian actresses

Carlos Brandt Carlos Brandt (11 October 1875 – 27 February 1964) was a Venezuelan author, historian, philosopher and naturopath. Background Dr. Carlos Brandt Tortolero was an author, historian, doctor of philosophy, philosopher of vegetarianism, essayist, novelist, biographer, musicologist and naturopath, who was born in Miranda, a town in Carabobo State, Venezuela. Early life He was born in Miranda, Carabobo state, Venezuela, the son of a German immigrant Karl Brandt, a coffee planter and exporter, and Zoraida Tortolero, mother to Carlos, Juan Luis, Fernando, Augusto, Asteria and Mary. His younger brother (by 17 years) was the composer Augusto Brandt. He studied in Puerto Cabello Elementary School and was sent to Germany to join the Pro Gymnasium in Hamburg, aged 14 to 19. He toured German and France, and returned to Venezuela at 19, fluent in German, French and English. At 25, he met Leo Tolstoy, which encouraged his literary ambitions. In 1901, his first book appeared La Belleza de la Mujer. Exile Under the dictatorship of Juan Vicente Gómez, he was imprisoned and then exiled to Spain, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands and then the United States. Protesting at the dictatorship, he encountered the anarchist organization "Generación Consciente" in Barcelona. He eventually returned to Venezuela, and died in Caracas, aged 88. Writings He promoted natural living, pacifism, free-thinking, liberty and spiritualism, in his writings, as well as being a novelist and biographer. Many of his books emerged during his time in exile. In 1913, Fundamentos de la Moral, also known as El Problema Vital (The Vital Problem), was published with a prologue by Albert Einstein. For his work, the American School of Naturopathy awarded him an honorary doctorate. With this and further writings, Brandt counted as one of the original founders of the Vegetarianism movement. His books were published in Spanish, Italian, Flemish, Dutch, English, French and German. His first book published in English was Hight and Right. As well as his historic and philosophical writings, Brandt generated extensive correspondence with authors such as George Bernard Shaw, Leo Tolstoy, Albert Einstein, Benedict Lust - one of the founders of natural medicine, Ernst Haeckel, Max Nordau, Gabriela Mistral, Raffaele Garofalo, Russell Wallace and Elmer Lee. Naturopathy Brandt, along with Arnold Ehret, Benedict Lust and Louis Kuhn, was one of the original pioneers of naturopathy. Brandt taught Nicolás Capó (born around 1902), who wrote his first book circa 1935. Many of Brandt's books were distributed through Capo's Instituto de Trofoterapia, in Barcelona. Capó and José Castro (Galician naturopath), were pioneers of dietary health and healing in Spain, during the 1920s to 1940s, opening Escuela Naturo-Trofologica in Barcelona in 1925. Capo left Spain for Argentina around 1939, fleeing from Francoist Spain. German pioneers of the nature cure and natural hygiene movements are featured in Children Of The Sun: A Pictorial Anthology From Germany to California 1883-1949 by Gordon Kennedy, Navaria Press 1998. Brandt is listed in Who’s Who In Latin America. Works Análisis Critica De La Biblia / Critical Analysis Of The Bible Bajo La Tiranía De Cipriano Castro / Under The Tyranny Of Cipriano Castro Bajo la tiranía de Cipranio Castro, Tipografía Vargas, 1952 Beethoven, Su Vida, Su Obra, Y El Sentido De Su Música / Beethoven: His Life, His Work & The Sense Of His Music 1940, 1954 Belleza De La Mujer, Tratado De Las Proporciones Armoniosas Del Cuerpo Humano Y De La Importancia Filosófica, Artística Y Sociológica De La Belleza Física / The Beauty Of Woman: The Harmonious Proportions Of The Human Body & The Philosophical, Artistic & Sociological Importance Of Physical Beauty 1935 Camino De Perfección / The Way Of Perfection Cervantes: El Titán De La Literatura Y Su Obra Maestra: El Quijote / Cervantes: The Titan Of Literature & His Masterpiece: Don Quixote, 1942, Las Novedades, Caracas Colon / Columbus Diógenes: El Atleta De La Voluntad / Diogenes: The Willing Athlete El Anarquismo En América Latina / Anarchism In Latin America El Estado Y La Iglesia / The Estate & The Church El fanatismo religioso, Editorial Símbolo El Fundamento De La Moral / The Fundamental Basis Of Morality 1918, 1926 Librería Sintes, Barcelona El misterioso almirante y su enigmático descubrimiento by Carlos Brandt Ministerio de Educación Nacional, Dirección de Cultura, 1949 El Misterioso Almirante Y Su Enigmático Descubrimiento: Biografía Caracas / The Mysterious Admiral & His Enigmatic Discovery: A Biography Of Caracas El Modernismo / Modernism 1994 El Problema Económico-Social / The Social-Economic Problem El Problema Vital / The Vital Problem: The Path To Health, Wisdom & Universal Peace 1924, 1969, 1999, Instituto De Trofoterapia, Barcelona and Benedict Lust Publishers, New York (1924) El Sendero De La Salud / The Path Of Health El Vegetarianismo / Vegetarianism Filosofía Del Vegetarismo / The Philosophy Of Vegetarianism 1927, Librería Sintes, Barcelona Fundamentos de la Moral (The Vital Problem) Giordano Bruno, El Mártir Más Auténtico De La Historia / Giordano Bruno: The Most Authentic Martyr Of History Kier, 1940 Hight and Right (in English) Jesús, El Filósofo Por Excelencia / Jesus: The Philosopher Par Excellence 1939 La Belleza De La Mujer / The Beauty Of Women La Clave Del Misterio / The Key To The Mystery La Dictadura Gomecista / The Gomecist Dictatorship La Época Del Terror: En El País De Gómez / The Age Of Terror: In The Country Of Gomez La Paz Universal / Universal Peace La Superstición Médica / Medical Superstition Leonardo da Vinci: El Profeta De Los Profetas / Leonardo da Vinci: The Prophet Of Prophets, Editorial Latorre Caracas 1939, Simon & Schuster 1993 Los Enigmas De La Ciencia / The Enigmas Of Science Naturaleza Frugivora Del Hombre / The Frugivorous Nature Of Man Patología Racional: Las Enfermedades, Su Origen Y Curación / Rational Pathology: Illnesses, Their Origin & Cures 1942, 1949, Ediciones Universo, Toulouse Pitágoras Y Vegetarianismo / Pythagoras & Vegetarianism, 1970, Instituto De Trofoterapia, Barcelona Pitágoras, Padre De La Sabiduría Europea / Pythagoras, Father Of European Wisdom Siluetas Luminosas / Luminous Silhouettes Spinoza Y El Panteísmo / Spinoza & Pantheism 1972 Fundamentos de la Moral (The Vital Problem) References External links Nicolas Capo Official Site Category:Venezuelan philosophers Category:People from Carabobo Category:1875 births Category:1964 deaths Category:Naturopaths

Bowker's Law Books and Serials in Print Bowker's Law Books and Serials in Print is a descriptive legal bibliography, and is one of the two main publications of this type. Law libraries often use it as an aid to collection development. It is a "standard reference work". It is "irresistible". It is complemented by International Legal Books in Print. It is published by R R Bowker. References Sources Editions:La21_QklGBcC - digitized copies in snippet view from Google Books. 80 Law Library Journal 340. Yirka, Carl. "Best Legal Reference Books" (1989) 81 Law Library Journal 305 at 309 and 328 and 329. Pagel, Scott B. "The Legal Bibliography and User Needs" (1989) 81 Law Library Journal 387 at 426. Miller, Ellen J. "The Video Collection: Selection and Evaluation". 85 Law Library Journal 591 at 592. Category:Legal bibliographies

The Payback (song) "The Payback" is a funk song by James Brown, the title track from his 1973 album of the same name. The song's lyrics, originally written by trombonist and bandleader Fred Wesley but heavily revised by Brown himself soon before it was recorded, concern the revenge he plans to take against a man who betrayed him. The song is notable for its sparse, open arrangement and its use of wah-wah guitar – a relative rarity in Brown's previous funk recordings. Released as a two-part single (featuring a radio announcer at the beginning of part one) in February 1974, it was the first in an unbroken succession of three singles by Brown to reach #1 on the R&B charts that year – the last chart-toppers of his career. It also peaked at number 26 on the Billboard Hot 100. It was his second, and final, single to be certified gold by the RIAA. Background The song and the album of the same name were originally recorded by Brown as the accompanying soundtrack to the blaxploitation film Hell Up in Harlem (1973), but was rejected by the movie's producers as "the same old James Brown stuff." An incensed Brown decided to release the album and let it stand on its own merits. The subsequent soundtrack was then recorded by Motown Records artist Edwin Starr. Later, Brown recorded "Rapp Payback (Where Iz Moses)", a reworking of "The Payback", in 1980. Samples "The Payback" song has been sampled by many musical artists, including numerous hip hop and R&B producers. En Vogue recorded two different hits, "Hold On" and "My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It)", that were both based on loops from the song's rhythm track. LL Cool J sampled "The Payback" in his 1990 song "The Booming System". Guy used the enthusiastic whoops for Dog Me Out in 1991. Mary J. Blige sampled the song for her 1997 hit "Everything". Total and Brooklyn rapper Biggie Smalls sampled the song's intro in their 1995 hit "Can't You See". Keith Sweat's group Silk, in the song "Happy Days" sampled "The Payback" from their 1992 debut album, Lose Control, which was produced by Sweat and featured on the track. Big Black released a loose cover of the song on their 1984 Racer-X EP. Massive Attack also sampled the song on their title track "Protection" from the 1995 album of the same name. Eboni Foster of Nuttin' Nyce sampled the song on the single, "Crazy for You" in 1998. Compton rapper Kendrick Lamar used elements of the sample on the hit single "King Kunta" from his 2015 album To Pimp a Butterfly. Also sampled in Compton's Most Wanted's "Final Chapter" off of the album Straight Check'n Em. Appearances in other media The song was used tn the Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas soundtrack on the Rare groove radio station Master Sounds 98.3. The song was used in the Guy Ritchie film Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels. The song was used on the original soundtrack album for When We Were Kings (1997) The song was used in the 2001 Jesse Dylan film How High. The song was used in the 2002 Mars Callahan film Poolhall Junkies. A sample of the song is used in the theme for ESPN's NBA Countdown. The song was used in a season two episode of Everybody Hates Chris. The song was used in season three of The Wire, the song is playing in the poolhall that the deacon frequents, when Cutty comes to him to discuss the boxing gym. The song was used in the Hughes Brothers film Dead Presidents. The song was used in season three episode 10 of The Blacklist. The song was used in the first-season finale of the FX television show Damages. The song was used in an episode of Scrubs, during one of J.D.'s fantasies about how cool it is to enter the hospital as a surgeon. The song was used in the movie Hollywood Shuffle, the melody of the song is used during the dress rehearsal of the movie "Jivetime Jimmy's Revenge" – the movie in which Bobby (Robert Townsend) won the lead role as "Jimmy." Jimmy also uses the lyrics "I'm mad, I want revenge" when his brother dies in his arms. The song is used in many professional boxing ring entrances, but most notably used by Lennox Lewis during the ringwalk prior to his heavyweight championship rematch with Hasim Rahman in 2001, which Lewis won by knockout. The song was used in an episode of The Bernie Mac Show. The song was used in the television show The Cleveland Show in the episode entitled "The Curious Case of Jr. Working at The Stool". In May 1995, the song was featured prominently in the opening scene of "Catman Comes Back", the first-season finale of the FOX police drama television series New York Undercover. The song was used in the 2012 Quentin Tarantino film Django Unchained, the song was remixed in a mashup with the 2Pac song "Untouchable". The lyrics "I don't know karate, but I know crazy" was used by Magneto in the 2014 Bryan Singer film X-Men: Days of Future Past. The song was used in season four episode five of Billions. The song played during the end credits of the fourth episode of the second season of Titans. References External links [ Song review] at Allmusic List of hip hop songs that sample "The Payback" Category:James Brown songs Category:1974 singles Category:Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs number-one singles Category:Songs written by James Brown Category:Songs written by Fred Wesley Category:Songs written by John "Jabo" Starks Category:Polydor Records singles Category:1973 songs

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Gymnastics at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics – Boys' artistic individual all-around The boys' artistic individual all-around competition at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics was held at the America Pavilion on 11 October. Qualification Eighteen gymnasts qualified into the final. Final References External links Qualification results Final results Boys' artistic individual all-around

Brinsley Brinsley is a village and civil parish in Nottinghamshire, England. The church of St James was built in 1837–38 from Mansfield stone, the chancel being added in 1877. The village is split into two sections, Old Brinsley which is within Broxtowe and New Brinsley which is in Ashfield. At the 2011 Census the population of the parish was 2,327. 2007 Local Election Brinsley elected Sadie Graham, a British National Party candidate in the 2007 Broxtowe council elections. However, she sat as an independent until she was dismissed for failing to attend meetings. Brinsley Headstocks Brinsley used to be a major mining village. The only remainder of this heritage are the headstocks. They are not only of significance for the area but are also the only headstocks left of this kind. After the final closure of Brinsley Pit they had been moved to a museum but have recently been restored and brought back to near their original place. The Friends of Brinsley Headstocks have worked on turning the area into a nature reserve. There are several farms in the area that have gone organic. The countryside is often explored by leisure walkers with walks organised by D.H. Lawrence Heritage. Brinsley Carnival Originated in the early 1900s as a hospital parade, where local farmers and growers would dress their carts, and sell produce to raise money to send the sick and injured in Brinsley to hospital. The Carnival evolved into a family day out, fete or gala over many years, with enforced gaps over the two world wars. It was restarted in 1960 by George Mills of Broad Lane in Brinsley, the local postmaster, and has continued to this day. Brinsley Carnival is traditionally held on Fathers day, at the recreation ground in Brinsley. It is organised by a group of volunteers who raise money at the carnival and throughout the year to finance the following years carnival and give away money to local good causes. For over 50 years Brinsley Carnival has offered a day's entertainment for families from the village and surrounding areas. But it has also given thousands of pounds to local causes. It is an event organised by the community, for the community. For some local organisations it provides their annual opportunity to raise awareness about their activities and to provide a welcome boost to their funds. The recipients of donations from Carnival proceeds are all either Brinsley based, or offer their services and membership to Brinsley residents. References External links Category:Villages in Nottinghamshire Category:Places in the Borough of Broxtowe Category:Civil parishes in Nottinghamshire

Luc Panissod Luc Panissod born 1949, of France, was Secretary General of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM). He previously held the role of Deputy Secretary General of WOSM and was made acting WOSM Secretary General in mid-November 2007 in replacement of Eduardo Missoni, following an institutional crisis over leadership and finance. In March 2009 he was officially appointed to the position of Secretary General of WOSM. Panissod laid down his post on 31 December 2011. Responsibilities at WOSM fall into two divisions, each headed by an Executive Director. In his role as Deputy Secretary General, Panissod was in charge of General Management, responsible for Administration, Finance, Personnel, Technology and Information, Resource Mobilization, Design, Partnerships, World Events, and Documents and Archiving. Panissod studied at the Sorbonne University in Paris, and completed a Diploma in Economics, a Masters in Economics, and then a Certificat d'Aptitude à l'Administration des Entreprises CAAE-MBA at one of its affiliated institutes. He was preparing his PhD on the "Marketing of public and social causes" when he joined the World Scout Bureau in 1982. In 1991 he was promoted to Deputy Secretary General of WOSM, responsible for the General Management of the World Scout Bureau. Panissod was also the liaison for the Asia-Pacific, Eurasian and Africa offices. In his role as the Secretary General, Panissod manages Institutional Support, Constitutional Affairs, Planning, Strategy and Strategic Evaluation, Communication and External Relations. Panissod was awarded the Bronze Wolf in 1996. References https://web.archive.org/web/20120303013406/http://www.scout.org/our_organisation/governance/world_bureau/secretary_general https://web.archive.org/web/20080512032311/http://www.scout.org/en/content/download/9680/82158/file/C0734WOSM_crisis_e.pdf http://www.boyscouts-ncac.org/documents.cfm?documentID=1777 http://www.scout.org/ru/our_organisation/governance/world_bureau/secretary_general/luc_panissod_acting_secretary_general_nov_2007_present Category:1949 births Category:International Scouting leaders Category:World Scout Committee members Category:University of Paris alumni Category:Living people Category:Recipients of the Bronze Wolf Award Category:Scouting and Guiding in Switzerland Category:Recipients of the Silver World Award

Tzu Chi Buddhist Compassion Relief Tzu Chi Foundation, Republic of China, known for short as the Tzu Chi Foundation (; literally "Compassionate Relief"), is a Taiwanese international humanitarian and non-governmental organization (NGO). The foundation has several sub-organizations such as the Tzu Chi International Medical Association (TIMA) and also the Tzu Chi Collegiate Youth Association (Tzu Ching) (. Tzu Chi volunteers and relief workers are mostly recognizable by their blue and white uniforms called, in , lántiān báiyún, ( lit. 'blue sky, white clouds'). The foundation's work includes medical aid, disaster relief, and environmental work such as recycling. It is operated by a worldwide network of volunteers and employees and has been awarded a special consultative status at the United Nations Economic and Social Council. The Tzu Chi Foundation was founded by Master Cheng Yen, a Taiwanese Buddhist nun, or bhikkhuni, in 1966 as a Buddhist humanitarian organization. The organization began as a group of thirty housewives who saved money for needy families. Tzu Chi gradually expanded its services over time, opening a free medical clinic in 1972 and building its first hospital in 1986. The organization underwent a rapid expansion in the late 1980s and early 1990s, coinciding with a surge of popularity in Humanistic Buddhism in Taiwan. In the 1990s the organization started major international disaster relief efforts. Tzu Chi is known for undertaking long term projects such as building new homes, schools, hospitals, and places of worship (including churches and mosques for non-Buddhists) for victims following a disaster. As of 2013, the organization was estimated at over 10 million members worldwide throughout 47 countries. Tzu Chi has a policy of being secular in its humanitarian work, however Dharma teachings are often integrated into its practices for volunteers. Cheng Yen is considered to be one of the "Four Heavenly Kings" of Taiwanese Buddhism, and Tzu Chi itself is considered to be one of the "Four Great Mountains", or four major Buddhist organizations of Taiwan along with Fo Guang Shan, Dharma Drum Mountain, and Chung Tai Shan. History The Tzu Chi Foundation was founded as a charity organization with Buddhist origins by the Buddhist nun Master Cheng Yen in 1966 in Hualien, Taiwan after Cheng Yen saw the humanitarian work of Christian missionaries in Taiwan in the post World War II period. She was inspired by her master and mentor, the late Venerable Master Yin Shun (印順導師, Yìn Shùn dǎoshī) a proponent of Humanistic Buddhism, who exhorted her to "work for Buddhism and for all sentient beings". The organization began with a motto of "instructing the rich and saving the poor" as a group of thirty housewives who saved fifty cents (US$0.02) every day and stored them in bamboo savings banks to donate to needy families. Tzu Chi experienced modest growth in the first two decades of its establishment, it grew to 293 members in 1968 and by 1986 had just 8,000 members. The foundation gradually expanded its services since starting as a group of thirty housewives, raising money for disaster relief after a small fire in 1970 that destroyed 43 buildings and opening its first free medical clinic in 1972. In 1986 the foundation established its first hospital in Hualien City. With the surge in popularity of Humanistic Buddhism in Taiwan in the late 1980s and 1990s, and the publicity from fundraising to build its first hospital, Tzu Chi enjoyed a rapid expansion in membership alongside several other major Taiwanese Buddhist organizations during this time. From 1987 to 1991, Tzu Chi membership doubled in size each year, by 1994, it boasted a membership of 4 million members. Tzu Chi's expanded its aid work to the People's Republic of China in 1991, during the eastern China floods. In 1993, the foundation created a bone marrow registry, an effort that eventually caused Taiwan to alter its bone marrow laws, and organized a nationwide volunteer program for Taiwan in 1996. The foundation achieved much media attention in Taiwan in 2015 with a plan to develop a plot of land in Neihu District into a disaster relief center and cultural park which led to the destruction of parts of the Neihu conservation zone. The incident led to widespread critical coverage of Tzu Chi by the Taiwanese media, and scrutiny into its finances. During this time several unsubstantiated reports circulated in Taiwan about the foundation, including unfounded claims that the foundation invested in tobacco and weapons companies. Despite authorities not finding any illicit activity with its finances, calls for greater transparency were made. Tzu Chi has grown to become a significant actor in civil society, Tzu Chi is not only the largest Buddhist organization in Taiwan, but also Taiwan's largest owner of private land. As of 2013, the organization was estimated to have approximately 10 million members worldwide, and chapters in 47 countries. Organization The four major causes of Tzu Chi are Charity, Medicine, Education, and Humanity, as highlighted by the official motto, or concept of "Four endeavors, eight footprints" (). The eight footprints are charity causes, medical contributions, education development, humanities, international disaster assistance, bone-marrow donation, community volunteerism, and environmental protection. The official website for the organization states that the organization started with Charity, and then extended its aims to include Medicine, Education and Culture. Its stated goal is to promote "sincerity, integrity, trust, and honesty". Tzu Chi is notably distinct from the other Four Great Mountains in respect to three main unique characteristics. First of all, the founder of the organization is a female. Secondly, the founder is not a Buddhist scholar who promotes a specific interpretation of Buddhism nor started any kind of religious movement. And finally, the organization is officially a charitable organization and Tzu Chi itself focuses primarily on humanitarianism and community service rather than Buddhist spiritual development. Logo Consisting of a ship that also simultaneously bears the lotus fruit and flower, the Tzu Chi logo symbolizes that the world can be made a better place by planting good karmic seeds. Followers believe that these seeds are required for flowers bloom and bear fruit, which is a metaphor for their beliefs that a better society can be created with good actions and pure thoughts. The ship represents Tzu Chi steering a ship of compassion, representing their goal in saving all beings that suffer, while the Eight Petals represent the Noble Eightfold Path in Buddhism, which Tzu Chi uses as their guide. The Noble Eightfold Path consists of: Right View Right Thought Right Speech Right Action Right Livelihood Right Effort Right Mindfulness Right Focus Tzu Chi's Ten Precepts Tzu Chi also has its own customized version of the Buddhist Precepts as formulated by Master Cheng-Yen. The Ten Precepts of Tzu Chi are: No killing No stealing No fornication No lying No drinking No smoking or use of narcotics or betel nuts No gambling Practice filial piety and develop pleasant manners and speech Abide by traffic laws No participation in political activities or demonstrations Master Cheng-Yen has stated that she developed these rules based on the new needs of modern society. Medical Mission One of the first major initiatives Tzu Chi took part in was the "Tzu Chi Medical Mission". This effort was inspired in 1970 after Cheng Yen noticed a link between poverty and illness after spending six years among the poor of eastern Taiwan. Tzu Chi's first medical outreach occurred in 1972 when a free clinic was opened in Hualien. Tzu Chi Hospital The Foundation established its first Tzu Chi Hospital in Hualien in 1986. A 600-bed general hospital had been planned in 1979 to service the impoverished eastern coast of Taiwan. A primary concern for Cheng Yen was that the area was isolated and the people in the area were cut off from aid during disasters. Despite setbacks both in funding for the hospital and finding an acceptable site. Ground was broken on the site eventually chosen on 5 February 1983 at a ceremony officiated by then Provincial Governor (later President) Lee Teng-Hui. However, two weeks after ground was broken, Cheng Yen received a notice from the military telling her that the property was needed by the military and that construction would have to stop. A new site was obtained for the hospital with help from Minister of the Interior Lin Yang-kang. A second groundbreaking occurred on 2 April 1984 at the new site. The publicity of the project to build the hospital led to a significant increase in the number of Tzu Chi volunteers, with Tzu Chi membership increasing six-fold by the time of the second groundbreaking since the announcement of the project in 1979. Construction was completed and the hospital opened on 17 August 1986. Tzu Chi has since built hospitals in Yuli, Hualien County; Dalin, Jiayi County; Guanshan, Taidong County; Tanzi District, Taichung City; and Xindian, New Taipei City. In addition to building hospitals the Tzu Chi College of Nursing was founded on 17 September 1989 in Hualien in order to address the shortage of nurses on Taiwan's east coast, with a focus on serving the poor. It was the first private nursing college in Taiwan to waive tuition for selected courses, in addition to providing full scholarships for qualified Taiwan aborigine students. Bone Marrow registry Tzu Chi created a bone marrow registry, the Tzu Chi Bone Marrow Bank, in 1993 after a young follower of Cheng Yen was diagnosed with Leukemia. Cheng Yen referred to the concept of bone marrow donation as a way to "save a life without harming yourself." This effort to register bone marrow donors from an organization with such massive membership like Tzu Chi caused Taiwan to change its laws regarding organ donations. This registry became a division of the new Tzu Chi Stem Cells Center, which was founded to improve research and treatment capabilities. By 2007 the program had saved the lives of almost 1,500 people in 25 different countries. By 2008, Tzu Chi had registered more than 307,657 bone marrow donors. College of Medicine Tzu Chi established the Tzu Chi College of Medicine in 1994. This college became Tzu Chi University in 2000. In the meantime Cheng-Yen appealed to the Taiwanese public to donate their bodies for medical training, attempting to dispel traditional taboos in the process. As a result of this appeal, public support for body donations surged nationwide. Consequently, at the Tzu Chi College of Medicine, there is one body for every four students to study as opposed to one body for every two hundred students at one school, the ratio is the lowest in the country. In 1995, the Athletic Drug Testing Center was established at the request of the Ministry of Education and went into operation in 1996 during a national sporting event when gold medal winners were tested for banned drugs. Disaster relief Tzu Chi is most well known for its disaster relief efforts worldwide. In carrying out these projects, Tzu Chi has a policy that forbids public gatherings for the sole purpose of specific political, economic, and religious groups. Tzu Chi volunteers are not to discuss business, politics, or preach religion while giving aid. One of the most iconic attributes of Tzu Chi disaster relief efforts is that volunteers not only provide short term aid but also partake in long term projects to rebuild the communities affected. Tzu Chi often builds new homes, schools, hospitals, and places of worship (including churches and mosques for non-Buddhists) for victims following a disaster. People's Republic of China Tzu Chi's involvement with providing aid in the People's Republic of China was difficult at first. Cheng Yen has referred to relief work in China as "Building a Bridge of Love." The initial problems with providing aid in China involved the political tensions between Taiwan and China and Communist China's disdain for religion. In Taiwan, it was difficult to convince Taiwanese to help the Chinese, and in China, it was difficult to convince government officials normally wary of religious organizations to accept Tzu Chi. Tzu Chi's involvement in the People's Republic of China began in 1991, when it undertook relief operations after severe floods hit central and eastern China. The aid provided to China was Tzu Chi's first major effort at international relief aid, it also allowed Tzu Chi to develop its principles of delivering aid and establish relations with the People's Republic of China. Since then, the foundation has built schools, nursing homes and entire villages, including infrastructure in poor inland areas, such as Guizhou province. Over the past twenty years, Tzu Chi expanded their humanitarian work and influence to 28 provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions in China. Projects include relief work after major disasters like the Sichuan earthquake; distribution of rice and goods to the poor; social programs like regular visits to the needy; scholarship programs to the less privileged students; medical missions like bone marrow donation and free clinics; and educational outings of environmental protection and recycling activities. In March 2008, Tzu Chi became the first organization represented by a non-Mainland resident to be registered with the Chinese government. In the aftermath of the 2008 Sichuan earthquake, Tzu Chi sent food, blankets and medical aid to survivors, while volunteers in China set out for the disaster zone. Tzu Chi was also one of the few organizations the Chinese government allowed to bring in aid workers from overseas to join the relief effort. With the motto "First to arrive, last to leave," the organization has continued with long-term reconstruction work in Sichuan, and by 2010, had rebuilt thirteen schools in the region. In August 2010, Tzu Chi became the first overseas NGO to receive permission from the Ministry of Civil Affairs to set up a nationwide charity foundation. Normally, overseas organizations must register with the Ministry of Commerce as businesses. The foundation received the China Charity Award from the Ministry of Civil Affairs for its work in charity and promoting the well-being of society in 2006 and again in 2008. Aid in Taiwan In 1996, Tzu Chi started a nationwide volunteer program where volunteers are registered according to where they live with the goal of "neighbors helping neighbors." The community volunteer initiative began as a disaster relief effort started in response to Typhoon Herb. Tzu Chi volunteers were one of the first responders in the Chi-Chi earthquake (known in Taiwan as the 921 earthquake) of 1999, mobilizing within 2 hours to provide thousands of sets of food and relief supplies to victims. The volunteers followed a strict system of organization where commissioners and teams of volunteers were assigned to specific townships, and teams were assigned to specific areas within the townships. This organizational structure was what allowed the volunteers to be mobilized so quickly and efficiently. The earthquake prompted Cheng Yen to start "Project Hope", a long term project to rebuild 51 schools for those effected by the disaster. Tzu Chi raised more relief funds for the earthquake than any other religious organization in Taiwan, raising nearly sixty times as much funds for the relief effort than the next largest fund raiser, Fo Guang Shan. The 921 earthquake was credited for prompting Tzu Chi to create a disaster relief coordination center at its headquarters to organize quicker disaster response services. Tzu Chi was also active in providing aid after Typhoon Nepartak struck Taiwan in 2016, providing relief supplies, rebuilding communities, and providing medical care through its medical support staff in Taimali, Taiwan which have been holding medical outreach free clinics in the area since 2006. International Disaster Relief Tzu Chi has participated in numerous other relief projects around the world, including sending teams to Indonesia and Sri Lanka in the wake of the tsunami resulting from the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake as well as to Pakistan after the 2005 earthquake in their northern mountains. The later was done despite poor relations between the governments of the two countries. In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, the organization announced on 18 November 2012 a donation of $10 million in the form of $300 and $600 Visa debit cards to those affected in the New York and New Jersey area. Volunteers handed out these cards in parts of Brooklyn, Queens, and Staten Island. Tzu Chi was also active in providing aid following the 2015 Nepal Earthquake. Tzu Chi was also active in relief efforts during Hurricane Harvey in 2017, the group provided aid, as well as cash gifts for those who helped the community during the disaster. In 2016, the organization distributed in the United States over $2 million in cash cards to disaster victims. As of 2015, Tzu Chi has provided disaster relief aid to over 85 countries worldwide. Global presence Tzu Chi's headquarters is in Hualien County, Taiwan. Portfolios Tzu Chi's portfolios include case management, medical, educational and disaster relief. The organization builds and operates many hospitals and schools, with outreach efforts that range from visits to nursing homes to providing bone marrow surgery, as well as offering items such as washing machines to struggling single mothers. The television "Da Ai" network operates with its own news and television programming. Chinese schools have also been established abroad, such as in Australia and the United States, which apart from teaching Chinese and sign language also guides students in ways of compassion and community service. Recycling A significant fraction of funds raised by Tzu Chi revolves around environmentally friendly goals in encouraging the recycling of items such as water bottles as well as using reusable items or reusing items to reduce waste. As of 2014, the foundation operates over 5,600 recycling stations. One of the foundation's projects is the recycling of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic bottles for the production of textiles. The project, which was started in 2006, collects PET plastic bottles and recycles them into cloth. The project is handled by the Tzu Chi sponsored non-profit Da Ai Technology Co. The products are all designed by members of the paid staff and recycled plastic bottles make up about half of the raw materials for the products. The project collects about 2,000 tons of plastic bottles each year. Tzu Chi's recycling centers have been a source of criticism however, with critics arguing that Tzu Chi's recycling efforts result in lost income for poor trash collectors. Since 2007, the foundation has produced over 460,000 polyester blankets out of recycled plastic bottles, many of which have been distributed as part of Tzu Chi's disaster relief programs throughout the world. Other items made with the recycled resins include thermal underwear, T-shirts, hospital bed sheets, medical gowns, suitcases, stuffed animals and uniforms for Tzu Chi volunteers. While the project relies on recycled plastic bottles for the production of its products, its leaders have stated that it is still best for people to not use plastic bottles at all. Dharma The teachings of the Buddha and founder Master Cheng Yen play a core role in the workings of the organization. "Tzu Chi Day" is celebrated every year on the second Sunday of May which generally coincides with the Buddha's birthday (Vesak Day), and Mother's Day (as recognised in Taiwan). Celebrations during Tzu Chi Day include the bathing of the Buddha ceremony, the tradition's message is that it is the people that need cleansing before they become better individuals. Tzu Chi promotes many of the teachings of Buddhism, in particular the Lotus Sutra, and also has sutra adaptations through the use of sign language on the Sutra of the Innumerable Meanings, which teaches that sentient existence is challenging and filled with disasters in the absence of observations of virtue, as well as the Sutra of the Water Repentance, which advocates and symbolizes the need to repent karmic transgressions. Despite these activities, Tzu Chi has a policy of not proselytizing religion directly at its public activities. Apart from being non-proselytist, Tzu Chi's adaptation of Buddhist principles is apolitical. In disaster regions where a particular religious faith is prominent, Tzu Chi regularly works together with local religious organizations. Tzu Chi has re-built mosques and churches in disaster zones where faith plays an important role in local society. Tzu Chi nuns (bhikkhunis) do not rely on donations for their livelihood, something uncommon among most Buddhist orders. In earlier days, the nuns sustained themselves by farming, weaving and other handicrafts. More recently, they sustained themselves by the manufacture of electrical circuit breakers and other products. International branches Tzu Chi has branches in 47 countries and regions including USA, Canada, Australia, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and various locations in Asia, Europe and Africa. Television and Satellite Network On 17 August 1999, a television network was formed in Taiwan under the Tzu Chi Foundation of the Culture of Communication, Inc with the slogan "Love to make the world light up". Formally known as Da Ai Television, the network grew into a global broadcasting presence with offerings of a radio service, Tzu Chi Channel 1, Tzu Chi Channel 2, Da Ai TV Indonesia, Da Ai TV Thailand, and Da Ai TV Egypt. Live streaming of Channel 1 and 2 can also be found on YouTube. Jing Si Books & Café Jing Si Books & Café is a chain of non-profit bookstores and cafes operated by Tzu Chi offering Tzu Chi merchandise and publications by Cheng Yen. Youth The Tzu Chi Collegiate Association (慈濟大專青年聯誼會) is the Foundation's college youth organization, and was officially established in Taiwan on 31 May 1992. With chapters at universities worldwide, its goal is to allow university students (known as Tzu Ching or 慈青, literally "compassionate youth") to be involved with Tzu Chi's activities. Tzu Ching volunteers are given the opportunity to participate in large-scale events such as disaster relief and international NGO conferences such as the annual UN Youth Assembly. Master Cheng Yen encourages the Tzu Ching volunteers to actively communicate with each other, with the goals of learning and improving. Each year an international Tzu Ching officer training retreat camp is held at the foundation headquarters in Hualien. Tzu Shao (慈少) is the Tzu Chi branch for youths under the age of 18. People in this group do community services such as free clinics, soup kitchens, and nursery homes. Year End Ceremonies Each year Tzu Chi conducts a Year End Ceremony attended by Tzu Chi workers, volunteers and members in January or February where Master Cheng Yen distributes blessings in the form of red packets that embosses a coin in Taiwanese currency together with auspicious words for the coming year. Notes References Further reading Gombrich, Richard (2013). Review: Yu-Shuang Yao, Taiwan's Tzu Chi as Engaged Buddhism: Origins, Organization, Appeal and Social Impact, Global Oriental 2012. Marburg Journal of Religion 17 (1), 1-8 Jones, Charles B. (2009). Modernization and Traditionalism in Buddhist Almsgiving: The Case of the Buddhist Compassion Relief Tzu-chi Association in Taiwan. Journal of Global Buddhism 10, 291-319 External links Official Site (Global Homepage) Official Site (USA) TzuChi, Serving with Compassion (English Guideline) Category:Buddhist organizations based in Taiwan Category:Charities based in Taiwan Category:International charities Category:International volunteer organizations Category:Religious service organizations Category:Religious organizations established in 1966

Juan Pablo Paz (tennis) Juan Pablo Paz (; born 4 January 1995) is an Argentine tennis player. Paz has a career high ATP singles ranking of 284 achieved on 8 May 2017. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of 390 achieved on 27 February 2017. Paz made his ATP main draw debut at the 2017 Ecuador Open Quito in the doubles draw partnering Gonzalo Escobar. Notes References External links Category:1995 births Category:Living people Category:Argentine male tennis players

Wasafiri Wasafiri is a quarterly British literary magazine covering international contemporary writing. Founded in 1984, the magazine derives its name from a KiSwahili word meaning "travellers" that is etymologically linked with the Arabic word "safari". The magazine holds that many of those who created the literatures in which it is particularly interested "...have all in some sense been cultural travellers either through migration, transportation or else, in the more metaphorical sense of seeking an imagined cultural 'home'." Funded by the Arts Council England, Wasafiri is "a journal of post-colonial literature that pays attention to the wealth of Black and diasporic writers worldwide. It is Britain's only international magazine for Black British, African, Asian and Caribbean literatures.” History Wasafiri magazine was established in 1984 by Susheila Nasta, who remains its editor-in-chief. The magazine was originally developed to extend the activities of the Association for the Teaching of Caribbean, African, Asian and Associated Literatures (ATCAL), which was inaugurated in 1979. ATCAL campaigned for greater diversification of the "English literature" traditionally taught in UK schools at that time, and sought to get writers such as Derek Walcott, Jean Rhys and V. S. Naipaul included on the A-level syllabus. Once that process was under way, Wasafiri was created, becoming "a literary space for people to talk to each other" and opening up literary studies to a wider body of literature in English beyond the established canon. The magazine contributed towards writers such as Vikram Seth, Abdulrazak Gurnah, and Buchi Emecheta becoming established. As noted by a reviewer of the 20th-anniversary issue, "Writing Across Worlds": "Since its foundation...the literary magazine Wasafiri has focused on the idea of the writer as someone who transports the imagination beyond the maps of narrowly defined borders, and has promoted a range of new and established voices as well as signposting new waves in contemporary literature worldwide." The magazine frequently produces themed editions — for example, the Summer 2008 Indian edition, about which Neha Kirpal wrote: "The magazine critiques the work of various authors in a very in-depth manner, complete with detailed notes and useful references. It contains certainly not light-hearted writing; on the contrary, intense – almost equivalent to writing a research paper or academic essay. Wasafiri can safely serve as constructive material for any literature enthusiast or even as a ready reckoner for the budding writer. A collection that can be savoured by every book lover, Wasafiri is vital for all literature students, teachers, writers, critics, authors and poets and simply anyone who enjoys fiction." Many of the short stories published in the magazine have gone on to win literary prizes such as the Caine Prize for African Writing. New Writing Prize An annual Wasafiri New Writing Prize, open to anyone worldwide who has not yet published a complete book, was inaugurated in 2009 to celebrate its 25th anniversary. The prize is judged in three categories: Fiction, Poetry, and Life Writing. References External links Category:British literary magazines Category:Magazines established in 1984 Category:British quarterly magazines Category:English-language magazines Category:Cultural magazines Category:1984 establishments in the United Kingdom Category:International literary awards

Gatwick Diamond The Gatwick Diamond is a name invented as a brand for a loosely defined economic area that surrounds Gatwick Airport, some 30 miles south of London. Scope The area stretches from the edge of London and the North Downs in the north to the edge of Brighton and the South Downs in the south, and from Horsham in the west to East Grinstead in the east. It benefits from two Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty: the Surrey Hills and the South Downs National Park. It has an area of some 400 square miles and a population of 680,000; its economy generates £20.7bn GDP. 12 million people live within one hour's drive. There are 406,000 economically active people in the Gatwick Diamond; 81% of the working age population is economically active. 74% of Gatwick Diamond workers are residents (annual population survey 2011). The unemployment level is very low at 1.4%. The Gatwick Diamond is home to 45,000 businesses including many UK and European Headquarters. Some of these companies are: Unilever, Exxon Mobil, Toyota, Doosan, Thales Group, Varian Medical Systems, Elekta, Nestle, EDF Energy, Edwards Vacuum, Canon Inc. and G4S. It also contains the Manor Royal Business Park – the largest business park in the UK, housing 550 businesses and employing around 35,000 people. Initiative The Gatwick Diamond Initiative is a business-led private/public partnership that was established in April 2003 to improve the economic performance of the area. It now includes seven local borough/district councils (Horsham, Crawley, Mid Sussex, Tandridge, Reigate & Banstead, Mole Valley and Epsom & Ewell) and two county councils (West Sussex and Surrey), as well as a range of private sector partners. One of its first actions was to arrange a meeting of the principal stakeholders (both public and private sector) to determine what actions could be taken to improve the economic performance of the area. Business leaders considered that the first priority should be to give the area an image and identity. The Initiative therefore launched the "Gatwick Diamond" on 15 July 2004. Since then the term "Gatwick Diamond" has achieved widespread recognition and acceptance. It was first referred to in parliament by Nicholas Soames, MP for Mid Sussex, on 13 Jun 2006. The Gatwick Diamond Initiative lobbies government and the public sector on issues that prevent businesses in the area from growing; they encourage international trade; promote, attract and help UK and foreign inward investors looking to locate in the area; campaign on issues such as Air Passenger Duty, Gatwick's second runway and the Gatwick Express; and encourage the three Further Education colleges at Redhill, Crawley and Epsom to work together with the University of Brighton and University for the Creative Arts to provide Higher and Further Education to meet business needs. Economy The Gatwick Diamond area is situated directly south of London and covers the east of Surrey and northwest of Sussex. The heart of the area is 30 miles from Central London. By rail, the Gatwick Express can get to Central London in 30 minutes. Gatwick Airport is situated at the centre of the Gatwick Diamond and is a nominal 1 hour's drive from Heathrow Airport, subject to frequent delays on the M25. The Gatwick Diamond is within 1 hour from the sea ports of Shoreham and Newhaven and 90 minutes from Dover, Southampton and Portsmouth sea ports. By road, the M23 bisects the Gatwick Diamond and is just 10 minutes from the M25. By bus, the Metrobus Fastway service takes many employees in the Gatwick Diamond to their workplace; coaches leave Gatwick to reach 400 UK towns and cities. The Gatwick Diamond is an economic area worth £20.7bn GDP (growing at 3% per year), with a population of 680,000. Gatwick Airport Gatwick Airport has 48 airlines which fly to 200 destinations, more than any other UK airport. The airport connects to 45 out of 50 top European destinations and over half of the world’s emerging markets. In 2014, the airport had 38.6 million passengers pass through it. This contributes towards Gatwick being the busiest single-runway airport in the world. The airport's railway station was used by 18 million passengers in 2015-16, making it the busiest airport station in the UK. The Gatwick Diamond Business Association The Gatwick Diamond Business Association (until 2012, the Crawley and District Industry Association) offers networking opportunities at its monthly members' meetings. It operates like the other membership organisations in the area such as the Chambers of Commerce, Sussex Enterprise and Surrey Chambers of Commerce and the Federation of Small Businesses, but concentrates on the Gatwick Diamond area. It also delivers the Gatwick Diamond Business Awards. Member organisations Gatwick Diamond Business Association Sussex Chamber of Commerce Surrey Chambers of Commerce Crawley & Gatwick Chamber of Commerce Manor Royal Business District Association Epsom & Ewell Business Partnership Leatherhead & District Chamber of Commerce Dorking Chamber of Commerce Horsham Chambers of Commerce Burgess Hill Business Parks Association Haywards heath & District Business Association Reigate Business Guild Horley & District Chamber of Commerce References External links Category:Economy of Surrey Category:Economy of West Sussex Category:High-technology business districts in the United Kingdom Category:Crawley Category:Gatwick Airport

Méry-sur-Seine Méry-sur-Seine is a commune in the Aube department in north-central France. Population See also Communes of the Aube department References INSEE Category:Communes of Aube Category:Aube communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia

Kian84 Kim Hee-Min (born 22 October 1984), better known by his pen name Kian84 (기안84), is a South Korean manhwaga. He is best known for writing the webtoon Fashion King and member of Korean variety show I Live Alone. Filmography Television Series Variety Shows Music video Awards and nominations References External links Official blog Category:South Korean manhwa artists Category:South Korean webtoon creators Category:South Korean television personalities Category:Pseudonymous writers Category:University of Suwon alumni Category:1984 births Category:Living people

Pikeville High School Pikeville High School (PHS) is located in Pikeville, Kentucky, United States. It enrolls approximately 560 students in grades 7-12. It is part of the Pikeville Independent Schools. History Campus Moving from a location closer to the downtown area of Pikeville, the current high school building was constructed in 1976. It consisted of classrooms, a library, a central two-story common area, and a gymnasium; dedicated and named after T.W. Oliver. In 1996, a large auditorium was added adjacent to the school on its eastern side. Capable of seating 1000, it was built to augment the building and provide space for performances by the arts and music departments, which previously had been relegated to performing in the gymnasium. Further modifications to the school included a second level weight room elevated above the school's south end, adjacent to the gymnasium, and an outdoor gathering area and veterans' memorial. The entire school received an outdoor remodel in the mid 2000s. Curriculum Extracurricular activities The Pikeville teams, known as the Panthers, compete in archery, basketball, baseball, cheerleading, cross county, football, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, track and field, volleyball, and wrestling. The football team won the Class A State Championship in 1987, 1988, 1989, 2015, and 2019. Also amongst the extracurricular activities is in the music department offers chorus and concert, marching, and jazz bands. Other extra- curricular activities include Forever Green; FCA; FEA; FBLA; Art, Pep and Key Clubs; Academic Team; Theater; National Honor Society; and Student Council. The cheerleading program at Pikeville High is nationally ranked, with seven UCA National Cheerleading Championship titles (most recently in 2018). They won the KAPOS State title in the traditional division five years in a row, 2008-2012. They also won the KHSAA small varsity division three years in a row, 2016-2018. PHS also competes in academic competitions as part of the Kentucky Governor's Cup and KAAC program. Pikeville was the first-ever team winner of the Kentucky Governor's Cup for academic competitions in 1986. The quick recall team also won the KAAC's state tournament in the Governor's Cup competition in 1989, 2003, 2005 and 2013. The school has several musical and voice ensembles, and the marching band won several high level state competitions in the early 1990s. The drama department frequently puts on well-known musical and dramatic productions, ranging from musicals such as Into the Woods and Beauty and the Beast, to comedic presentations such as Seven Brides for Seven Brothers. Most recently they performed The Cat in the Hat. References External links Pikeville High School Category:Public high schools in Kentucky Category:Schools in Pike County, Kentucky

Mỹ Đức, An Giang Mỹ Đức is a rural commune (xã) and village of the Châu Phú District of An Giang Province, Vietnam. Category:Communes of An Giang Province Category:Populated places in An Giang Province

Enid, Oklahoma Enid ( ) is the ninth-largest city in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. It is the county seat of Garfield County. As of the 2010 census, the population was 49,379. Enid was founded during the opening of the Cherokee Outlet in the Land Run of 1893, and is named after Enid, a character in Alfred, Lord Tennyson's Idylls of the King. In 1991, the Oklahoma state legislature designated Enid the "purple martin capital of Oklahoma." Enid holds the nickname of "Queen Wheat City" and "Wheat Capital" of Oklahoma and the United States for its immense grain storage capacity, and has the third-largest grain storage capacity in the world. History In summer 1889, M.A. Low, a Rock Island official, visited the local railroad station then under construction, and inquired about its name. At that time, it was called Skeleton. Disliking the original name, he renamed the station Enid after a character in Alfred Lord Tennyson's Idylls of the King. However, a more fanciful story of how the town received its name is popular. According to that tale, in the days following the land run, some enterprising settlers decided to set up a chuckwagon and cook for their fellow pioneers, hanging a sign that read "DINE". Some other, more free-spirited settlers, turned that sign backward to read, of course, "ENID". The name stuck. During the opening of the Cherokee Outlet in the Land Run of 1893, Enid was the location of a land office which is now preserved in its Humphrey Heritage Village, part of the Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center. Enid, the rail station, (now North Enid, Oklahoma) was the original town site endorsed by the government. It was platted by the surveyor W. D. Twichell, then of Amarillo, Texas. The Enid-Pond Creek Railroad War ensued when the Department of the Interior moved the government site 3 mi (5 km) south of the station prior to the land run, which was then called South Enid. During the run, due to the Rock Island's refusal to stop, people leaped from the trains to stake their claim in the government-endorsed site. By the afternoon of the run, Enid's population was estimated at 12,000 people located in the Enid's town plat. Enid's original plat in 1893 was 6 blocks wide by 11 blocks long consisting of the town square on the northwest end, West Hill (Jefferson) school on the southwest end, Government Springs Park in the middle southern section, and East Hill (Garfield) school on the far northeast corner. A year later, the population was estimated at 4,410, growing to 10,087 by 1907, the year of Oklahoma statehood. The town's early history was captured in Cherokee Strip: A Tale of an Oklahoma Boyhood by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Marquis James, who recounts his boyhood in Enid. He writes of the early town: Enid experienced a "golden age" following the discovery of oil in the region in the 1910s and continuing until World War II. Enid's economy boomed as a result of the growing oil, wheat, and rail industries, and its population grew steadily throughout the early 20th century in conjunction with a period of substantial architectural development and land expansion. Enid's downtown had the construction of several buildings including the Broadway Tower, Garfield County Courthouse, and Enid Masonic Temple. In conjunction with the oil boom, oilmen such as T. T. Eason, H. H. Champlin, and Charles E. Knox built homes in the area. Residential additions during this period include Kenwood, Waverley, Weatherly, East Hill, Kinser Heights, Buena Vista, and McKinley. Union Equity, Continental, Pillsbury, General Mills, and other grain companies operated mills and grain elevators in the area, creating what is now the Enid Terminal Grain Elevators Historic District, and earning Enid the titles of "Wheat Capital of Oklahoma", "Queen Wheat City of Oklahoma," and "Wheat Capital of the United States" Geography Located in Northwestern Oklahoma, Enid sits at the eastern edge of the Great Plains. It is located at (36.400583, -97.880784), north of Oklahoma City. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and (0.12%) is covered by water. Climate Enid's weather conditions are characterized by hot summers, cold, often snowy winters, and thunderstorms in the spring, which can produce tornadoes. The greatest one-day precipitation total by an official rain gauge in Oklahoma was in Enid when fell on October 11, 1973. Temperatures can fall below in the winter, and reach above in the summer. The highest recorded temperature was in 1936, and the lowest recorded temperature was in 1905. On average, the warmest month is July, January is the coolest month, and the maximum average precipitation occurs in June. An ice storm struck Northwest Oklahoma in late January 2002. The storm caused over $100 million of damage, initially leaving some 255,000 residences and businesses without power. A week later, 39,000 Oklahoma residents were still without power. Enid, with its population of 47,000, was entirely without electricity for days. The Oklahoma Association of Electric Cooperatives reported over 31,000 electrical poles were destroyed across the state. The American Red Cross set up a shelter at Northern Oklahoma College. Some other notable storms in Enid's history include: March 16, 1965, an F4 tornado away from the city center injured seven people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages. October 11–13, 1973, Oklahoma's greatest urban rainfall on record occurred. Known as the "Enid flood", an intense thunderstorm was centered over Enid with rainfall accumulations between 15 and 20 inches within a area. About fell in three hours. Enid received , forcing residents to cut holes in rooftops to reach safety. Nine people died. May 2, 1979, an F4 tornado away from the Enid city center killed one person, injured 25 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages. April 25, 2009, an EF-2 tornado damaged the Chisholm Trail Expo Center. No one was injured or killed. Demographics As of the 2010 census, 49,379 people, 19,726 households and 12,590 families resided in the city. The population density was 670 per square mile (260/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 81.6% White, 3.6% African American, 2.3% Native American, 1.1% Asian, 2.2% Pacific Islander, 5.4% from other races, and 2.84% from two or more races. The population of Hispanic or Latino Americans more than doubled between 2000 and 2010, up from 4.74% in 2000 to 10.3% in 2010. Of the 19,726 households, 28.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47% were married couples living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.2% were not families. Households with individuals living alone accounted for 30.5% of households and 26.6% of households consisted of individuals 65 years of age or older living by themselves. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 3.0. The median age of the population was 36. Enid has been predominantly a Republican stronghold since its days as part of Oklahoma Territory, owing to the influence of settlers from neighboring Kansas. Several politicians have called Enid home, including Oklahoma Territory's last governor Frank Frantz; U.S. Representative Page Belcher; US Congressman and former Enid mayor, Milton C. Garber; Oklahoma Lieutenant Governor Todd Lamb; U.S. Representative George H. Wilson; and James Yancy Callahan, the only non-Republican territorial congressional delegate. Of the people in Enid, 61.9% claim affiliation with a religious congregation; 9.4% are Catholic, 39.2% are Protestant, 1.1% are Latter Day Saints and 12.2% are another Christian denomination. By 1987, there were 90 churches of 27 different denominations of Christianity. Enid's Phillips University, although formally affiliated with the Disciples of Christ, was a product of religious collaboration between followers of the Disciples of Christ, Presbyterian Church, and Judaism. Although Phillips University has closed, Enid still has a number of private Christian schools, including St. Paul's Lutheran School. Enid is home to several Protestant churches including pentacostal Iglesia Cristiana El Shaddai (Hispanic) founded in 2001, four Lutheran congregations, Immanuel, founded in 1899, Trinity, founded in 1901, St. Paul, founded in 1909, and Redeemer, founded in 1934, and two Catholic congregations, St. Francis Xavier, founded in 1893, and St. Gregory, founded in 1971. St. Francis Xavier's Bishop Theophile Meerschaert was responsible for founding Calvary Catholic Cemetery in 1898. Enid is the home of two Masonic Lodges, the Enid Lodge #80 and the Garfield Lodge #501. The Enid Lodge has many Jewish members. Historically, Enid was home to a small Jewish congregation called Emanuel, which met at the Loewen Hotel, founded by Al Loewen, a local merchant who also served on the committee to create Phillips University. The Enid Cemetery also has a Jewish section where many of early Enid's Jewish merchants are interred, including the founders of Kaufman's Style Shop, Herzberg's Department Store, Newman Mercantile, and Meibergen and Godschalk, Enid's first clothing store. Currently, no synagogues or mosques are in Enid. Economy When Enid participated in the City Beautiful movement in the 1920s, Frank Iddings wrote the city song, "Enid, The City Beautiful". "You're right in the center where the best wheat grows and you've got your share of the oil that flows," his lyrics read. These were the early staples of the Enid economy. Enid's economy saw oil booms and agricultural growth in the first half of the 20th century. The Great Depression, however, caused both of these staples to lose value, and many businesses in Enid closed. However, Enid recovered, prospering and growing in population until a second wave of bad economic times hit in the 1980s, when competition with the local mall and economic factors led Enid's downtown area to suffer. Since 1994, Enid's Main Street program has worked to refurbish historic buildings, boost the local economy, and initiate local events such as first Friday concerts and holiday celebrations on the town square. Companies with corporate headquarters in Enid: AdvancePierre Foods (prepared food products, primarily for institutional customers) Atwood Distributing, LP (farming supplies, hardware, pet supplies) Johnston Enterprises Inc. (grain processing, storage, and transportation; founded 1893) GEFCO, George E. Failing Company (manufacturer of portable drilling rigs for oil, gas, water wells, and other applications; founded 1931) STECO (manufacturer of transfer and dump trailers) Pumpstar (manufacturer of concrete pumping equipment) Groendyke Transport (tank truck fleet operator; bulk liquid transport) Companies with operations in Enid: The Koch Industries plant produces 10 percent of the anhydrous ammonia in the United States, a primary ingredient in fertilizer. Arctic Slope Regional Corporation provides base operations services at nearby Vance Air Force Base. Vertex provides aircraft maintenance services at nearby Vance Air Force Base. Historical companies in Enid: Champlin Oil: The company was founded in 1916 by H.H. Champlin and grew to operate service stations in 20 different states by 1944. In 1984, after a series of different owners, American Petrofina closed the operation. What remains is the H. H. Champlin Mansion, which is one of many Enid sites listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Geronimo Motor Company. Arts and culture Enid is home to the annual Tri-State Music Festival which was started in 1932 by Russell L. Wiley, who was Phillips University band director from 1928 to 1934. From 1933 to 1936, Edwin Franko Goldman headlined the festival. The festival takes place each spring in Enid. In the summertime, Enid's Gaslight Theatre hosts a production of Shakespeare in the Park, as well as year-round theater productions. The Enid Symphony Orchestra was formed in 1905 and is the oldest symphony in the state, performing year-round in the Enid Symphony Center. Enid's Chautauqua in the Park takes place each summer in Government Springs Park, providing five nights of educational performances by scholars portraying prominent historical figures. The Chautauqua program was brought to Enid in 1907 by the Enid Circle Jewish Chautauqua and is now produced by the Greater Enid Arts and Humanities Council. Enid's Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center preserves the local history of the Land Run of 1893, Phillips University, and Garfield County. The museum originated as the Museum of the Cherokee Strip in the 1970s, and reopened on April 1, 2011. Enid also commemorates its land run history each September by hosting the Cherokee Strip Days and Parade. The Humphrey Heritage Village next to the museum offers visitors a chance to see the original Enid land office and other historical buildings. Visitors to Enid's Railroad Museum of Oklahoma, located in the former Santa Fe Railway Depot, can see railroad memorabilia, explore historical trains, and watch model railroads in action. The Midgley Museum is operated by the Enid Masonic Lodge #80 and features the rock collection of the Midgley family. Leonardo's Discovery Warehouse, located in the former Alton Mercantile building in downtown Enid, is an arts and sciences museum, which features Adventure Quest, an outdoor science-themed playground. Simpson's Old Time Museum is a Western-themed museum by local filmmakers Rick and Larry Simpson. The pair closed their downtown business, Simpsons Mercantile, in 2006 to convert the building into a movie set and museum. George's Antique Auto Museum features the sole existing Geronimo car, once manufactured in Enid. The Leona Mitchell Southern Heights Heritage Center and Museum records the history and culture of African Americans and Native Americans, featuring exhibits on Enid's former black schools (George Washington Carver and Booker T. Washington), and opera star Leona Mitchell. Enid also has a number of locations listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Sports Enid has produced several athletes, including NFL football players Todd Franz, Steve Fuller, Ken Mendenhall, John Ward, Jeff Zimmerman, Jim Riley, and the CFL's Kody Bliss. Brothers Brent Price and Mark Price became NBA players, and Don Haskins is a Hall of Fame basketball coach. USSF soccer player Andrew Hoxie, Major League Baseball pitchers, Ray Hayward and Lou Kretlow, Olympian and runner, Chris McCubbins, and Stacy Prammanasudh, an LPGA golfer, all were born or lived in Enid. Baseball The Enid Harvesters (active from 1920 to 1924) were named as the 20th-best minor league farm team ever by Minor League Baseball. They had a 104–27 record in the 1922 season. The Harvesters, along with their earlier counterparts the Railroaders, were members of the Western Association. During the 1951 season, the team was an affiliate of the Houston Buffaloes, and were known as the "Enid Buffaloes" to match. The Enid Majors youth baseball team won the American Legion Baseball World Series in 2005. Several Enid teams played in the National Baseball Congress championships, winning the championship in 1945 by the Army Air Field (runners up in 1943 and 1944), in 1940 and 1941 by the Champlins, and in 1937 by the Eason Oilers (runners up in 1938). Phillips University baseball teams, coached by Enid native Joe Record, went to the NAIA World Series three times during his tenure as head coach (1952–1981). Record was the NAIA Coach of the Year in 1973, and was inducted into the NAIA Hall of Fame in 1975. The Northern Oklahoma College Enid Jets baseball team were conference champions in 2002, 2003, 2005 and 2018. They were Region II champions in 2002, 2004, 2018, and runners up in 2009. They were Southwest District Champions in 2002 and also received third place in the NJCAA World Series in that 2002 and 2018. Basketball The Oklahoma Storm USBL franchise called Enid home. Through their eight years in Enid (2000–2007 seasons), they won their division more than once and the USBL Championship in 2002. Football The Enid High School Plainsmen have won six state football championships (1919, 1942, 1964, 1965, 1966, and 1983). They went to the Oklahoma State Championship football game in 2006 and lost to the Jenks Trojans. The Phillips University football teams, coached by John Maulbetsch, beat the University of Oklahoma and University of Texas football teams and lost only one game in the 1918 and 1919 seasons. When Phillips defeated Texas 10–0 in Austin, Texas, in October 1919, the Longhorns had not lost a game since 1917. The newest football team in Enid is the Enid Enforcers, a semiprofessional/minor-league team playing in the Central Football League. Their first season of play was in the spring of 2008. Made up of players from Enid and the surrounding areas, the team has achieved national ranking status three times, amassing a CFL League Championship in 2012, two Northern Division Championships, and 47 league All-star players, while helping numerous young men gain college athletic scholarships and boasting a 40-13 record in just five years. Education Enid has several institutions of education and is served by two school districts: Enid Public Schools and Chisholm Public Schools. Pioneer-Pleasant Vale Schools's elementary school, often referred to as Pleasant Vale Elementary. The Cimarron Montessori School and Summerhill Childrens House are the city's two Montessori style schools. Several private Christian schools representing a variety of denominations are also located in Enid: Bethel Bible Academy, Emmanuel Christian School, Enid Adventist School, Hillsdale Christian School, Saint Joseph Catholic School, and Saint Paul's Lutheran School. Enid High School, Chisholm High School, and Oklahoma Bible Academy are the city's largest secondary education schools. Autry Technology Center serves as the city's only vocational education institution, Northern Oklahoma College as its community college, and Northwestern Oklahoma State University (NWOSU) provides bachelor and graduate level education. Enid was formerly home to Phillips University, which closed in 1998. The Public Library of Enid and Garfield County, established in 1899, also serves as an educational resource for the community. Enid was once home to a Carnegie library, which opened in 1910. After years of funding shortages, the building was condemned in 1957, and the library's current modernist building was opened in 1964. Media The Enid News & Eagle is the city's daily newspaper. Historically, the city had 28 newspapers. The Enid Eagle began publication on September 22, 1893. The Enid Daily Wave (later the Enid Morning News) began on December 11, 1893. In February 1923, the papers were combined to form the Enid Publishing Company. Enid has two local television stations: Public-access television station, PEGASYS, which broadcasts locally produced programming on cable channels 11 and 12, and a community bulletin board on channel 19. UHF channel 32, KXOK-LD, which currently is a Retro TV affiliate. Historically, Enid was home to television station KGEO, an ABC affiliate from July 2, 1954 to 1958 when it moved its transmitter to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The station is now KOCO-TV. KQOB 96.9 FM broadcasts in a classic hits format. Stations KNID 107.1 FM and KOFM 103.1 FM specialize in country music. KAMG 92.1 FM, KKRD 91.1 FM, KLGB-LP 94.3 FM, and K226BR 93.1 FM are devoted to religious content. KCRC 1390 AM broadcast sports games. KGWA 960 AM and KZLS 1640 AM is a talk radio station, and KXLS 95.7 FM plays various musical genres. Infrastructure Healthcare Enid has a number of medical clinics and two hospitals. INTEGRIS Bass Baptist Health Center has 207 beds throughout its three facilities. Bass is the oldest hospital in Enid, founded in 1910, and incorporated in 1914 as Enid General Hospital and Training School for Nurses. St. Mary's Regional Medical Center, a 245-bed facility with 127 licensed professionals, was established in 1915 as Enid Springs Sanatorium. Both Enid hospitals are affiliated with the Oklahoma Hospital Association, and their CEOs are FACHE certified. Clinics include the Garfield County Health Department, and Veterans Affairs Clinic. Vance Air Force Base Clinic is operated by the 71st Medical Group which consists of the 71st Medical Operations and Support Squadrons. Transportation The main highways serving the City of Enid are U.S. Highway 81 Van Buren and U.S. Highway 412 Owen K. Garriott. U.S. Highway 64 runs west down Garriott and U.S. Highway 60 runs east. Both of these highways join together with highway 81 in North Enid, Oklahoma. State Highway 45 also runs through North Enid on Carrier Road. Railroad development in Garfield County began four years prior to the land opening, and Enid became a central hub within the county, with rail systems running in ten directions. Historical railroads included Enid and Tonkawa Railway, Enid and Anadarko Railway, Blackwell, Enid and Southwestern Railway, Enid Central Railway and the Denver, Enid and Gulf Railroad. Enid's railroad history is displayed at the Railroad Museum of Oklahoma which is housed in the former Santa Fe railroad Depot. The Rock Island Depot is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Active railroad operations in Enid are Farmrail (FMRC) / Grainbelt Corporation (GNBC), BNSF Railway, and Union Pacific Railroad (UP). In the past Atchison, Topeka & Santa (ATSF), Burlington Northern (BN), Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific (CRIP), Missouri-Kansas-Texas (MKT), North Central Oklahoma and Saint Louis San Francisco "Frisco" (SLSF) connected Enid to the rest of Oklahoma by rail. From 1907 to 1929, Enid also had its own streetcar system, operated by Enid City Railway. The street cars were later replaced by buses, following a declaration by the Enid government that made streetcars illegal. Since 1984, the Transit, operated by Enid Public Transportation, has been in operation, providing on-demand shuttle services. The Transit also offers service to Oklahoma City's Will Rogers Airport, Greyhound Bus Service, and Amtrak Train Station. Airports Enid Woodring Regional Airport (KWDG) (1167 feet above mean sea level) is located four miles (6 km) southeast of Enid at 36 degrees 22.75 north latitude and 97 degrees 47.47 west longitude. This Class D facility has a primary runway and a 3149 secondary runway. There is no scheduled air service. Vance Air Force Base (KEND) (1,307 feet above mean sea level) is located four miles (6 km) south of the city at 36 degrees 20.21 north latitude and 97 degrees 54.59 west longitude. It was founded in 1941 on land leased by the city of Enid to the United States Army Air Forces, now the United States Air Force. Vance also uses the KWDG facility for military training flights. Since its establishment the base, named after Lt. Col Leon Robert Vance, Jr., has been a major employer in the area. Utilities Enid's electricity is provided by Oklahoma Gas & Electric and natural gas by Oklahoma Natural Gas Company. The City of Enid provides water, wastewater, and trash collection services. Internet, television, and telephone providers include Suddenlink Communications, Pioneer Telephone, and AT&T. Notable people Enid's Frank Frantz was the seventh and final Oklahoma Territorial Governor. Enid has been home to several successful entrepreneurs from oilman Herbert Champlin to casino owner, Sam Boyd, founder of the Boyd Gaming Corporation. The arts have also flourished among Enid natives, from Native American painter Paladine Roye to Pulitzer Prize winning author Marquis James. Two Oklahoma State Poets Laureate, Bess Truitt and Carol Hamilton, grew up in Enid. Poets Quraysh Ali Lansana, J. Quinn Brisben, Louis Jenkins, and D.L. Lang also once called Enid home. Actors Richard Erdman, Glenda Farrell, Lynn Herring, and Thad Luckinbill were all born in Enid, as was Emmy Award winning director, Sharron Miller. Many musicians have called Enid home, jazz great Sam Rivers, jazz pianist Pat Moran McCoy, folk singer and banjoist Karen Dalton, fingerstyle guitarist Michael Hedges and opera singer Leona Mitchell, with the last two having streets in Enid bearing their names. Mitchell's brother, Hulon Mitchell Jr (Yahweh Ben Yahweh) was the founder of the religious group, Nation of Yahweh. Attorney Stephen Jones defended Timothy McVeigh after the Oklahoma City bombing. A number of military heroes have also come from Enid, including former US Army Special Forces operator Bo Gritz, Medal of Honor recipient Harold Kiner, and Pearl Harbor hero USAF General Kenneth M. Taylor. Enid has a history of aviation professionals from aviation pioneer Clyde Cessna, founder of the Cessna Aircraft Company, to Irving Woodring, one of the Army's Three Musketeers of Aviation. Cessna's pioneering flights earned him the nickname the "Birdman of Enid". One of Enid's main streets is named after Astronaut Owen K. Garriott, and Enid's air force base is named for Medal of Honor recipient Leon Vance. Mark Kelly, bass player of the Christian rock band Petra calls Enid home. Former White House photojournalist David Scott Holloway, recipient of the Getty Grant and photographer for Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown on CNN was born in Enid, attending Longfellow Jr. High School, before his family moved near Waukomis where he attended Pioneer Pleasantvale High School. Even some fictional characters hold Enid as their home town, including Paul and Amanda Kirby (portrayed by William Macy and Téa Leoni) in Jurassic Park III, Maggie Gyllenhaal's character, journalist Jean Craddock, in Crazy Heart, and in The Rifleman, Lucas McCain and his son Mark lived in Enid, Oklahoma before settling in North Fork, New Mexico Territory. Some even claim two figures from the Abraham Lincoln assassination lived and died in Enid. In 1901, Osborn H. Oldroyd wrote The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln Flight, Pursuit (sic), Capture, and Punishment of the Conspirators which claimed that Sgt. Boston Corbett, the man who killed John Wilkes Booth in Virginia, resided in Enid, employed as a medicine salesman. Local legend holds that Corbett is buried in one of the unmarked graves in the Enid Cemetery. In 1907, Finis L. Bates wrote The Escape and Suicide of John Wilkes Booth. The book claimed that David E. George, a tenant at the Grand Avenue Hotel who committed suicide by poison in 1903, was actually John Wilkes Booth. After sitting for years in Penniman's Funeral Home, George's mummified body later toured the carnival circuit. The 1937 short film The Man in the Barn by Jacques Tourneur revisits the story of David E. George as Booth. In popular culture In 2019, the Oklahoma State Chamber of Commerce ranked Enid as "The best Oklahoma city in which to live." Enid was ranked the 28th best place in the US to raise a family in a 1998 Reader's Digest poll. and in the March 2004 issue of Inc. listed as one of the top 25 small cities in the US for doing business. Good Morning America listed Enid as one of its top five up and coming areas in a January 2006 episode. Hollywood has come to Enid, shooting scenes from Dillinger in front of the Mark Price Arena and the Grand Saloon, the 1955 short film Holiday for Bands features Enid's Tri-State Music Festival, and portions of the film The Killer Inside Me were filmed in Enid's downtown square. According to television, Enid has been the site of hauntings and exorcisms as Ghost Lab featured Enid as part of an investigation of sites claimed to be haunted by John Wilkes Booth, and A Current Affair in a segment on expensive religious exorcisms. Enid has been the subject of songs, such as the song "Greeted in Enid" by Hank Williams, Jr. from his 1995 album Hog Wild, which tells the story of a woman he met in Enid. It has been the subject of ridicule, by comedian Bill Hicks who used to make fun of this town in his act, including a routine on a man named Elmer Dinkley, most likely fictional. Enid is also mentioned in passing in a few popular novels and films. In chapter 12 of The Grapes of Wrath, Enid is one of the towns that feeds into Route 66 from the north via Route 64. The movie Twister (1996) references the city just before the chasers leave Aunt Meg's house to chase the "Hailstorm Hill" Tornado. The storm warning on the television broadcast states that the latest warning has been issued "for Garfield County, including the city of Enid". (Subtitles may be needed to find this out.) In the 1995 novel, Left Behind by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins, primary character Chloe Steele Williams returns home from California by a flight that lands in Enid to make connections. The Enid Woodring Regional Airport was the only operable airport in the area during the 48 hours after the "vanishings". In Stephen King's 2011 novel, 11/22/63, the main character Jake Epping mails a questionnaire to Enid, Oklahoma, to acquire a bachelor's degree after traveling back to 1958. In Harry Turtledove's 2016 baseball-themed fantasy novel, The House of Daniel, the early scenes take place in Enid. In the television series Night Court, Bull goes on a game show and one of the contestants is a computer programmer from Enid. In Jurassic Park III, Paul Kirby mentions that his business is located in Enid, Oklahoma. At the end of the movie, as the survivors look out at a flock of Pteranodons flying free, Alan Grant muses they must be looking for new nesting grounds. Amanda Kirby mutters in response "I dare them to nest in Enid, Oklahoma!" During World War II, two Victory Ships from Kaiser's Richmond, California shipyard were named after Enid and Phillips University, the SS Enid Victory and the SS Phillips Victory. In 1999, astronomer Tom Stafford of Oklahoma, named an asteroid after Enid. In the CBS series The Big Bang Theory, character Sheldon Cooper contemplates moving to Enid because of its "low crime rate" and "high speed internet" service, but decides against it because the city lacks a model railroad store.'. In fact, contrary to Sheldon's claim, Enid hosts the Railroad Museum of Oklahoma. Sister city Kollo, Niger was declared as Enid's sister city on August 1, 2010 by Mayor John Criner. References Further reading James, Marquis. Cherokee Strip: A Tale of an Oklahoma Boyhood Viking Press, 1945. Marshall, Frank Hamilton. Phillips University's first fifty years (October 9, 1906 – October 9, 1956) Phillips University, 1957. Rockwell, Stella, ed., Garfield County, Oklahoma, 1907–1982, Vol. I & II, Garfield Historical Society, Josten's Publishing Company, Topeka, Kansas. 1982. Klemme, Michael. Celebrating Enid!, 2010. McIntyre, Glen V. Images of America: Enid:1893–1945, Arcadia Publishing, 2012 External links Tourism information Category:Cities in Garfield County, Oklahoma Category:Cities in Oklahoma Category:County seats in Oklahoma Category:Micropolitan areas of Oklahoma

Eugène Martin Eugène Martin (March 24, 1915 in Suresnes – October 12, 2006 in Aytre) was a racing driver from France. He participated in two Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on May 13, 1950. He scored no championship points. Martin is better known for his participation in several of the prewar grands prix. He won the first Grand Prix Aix les Bains Circuit du Lac in 1949 with a Jicey-BMW developed by Jean Caillas. In the 1950s he embarked on a brief career as an auto-maker, working at the Paris-based garage he owned with his father to produce the Martin-Spéciale. The car was exhibited at the 1952 Paris Motor Show but never progressed to series production. He was one of the last surviving drivers from that era until his death at a hospital near his home in La Rochelle in 2006. Complete Formula One World Championship results (key) References External links Profile at oldracingcars.com Category:French racing drivers Category:French Formula One drivers Category:Talbot Formula One drivers Category:1915 births Category:2006 deaths Category:24 Hours of Le Mans drivers Category:World Sportscar Championship drivers

Charles Honoris Charles Honoris (born in Jakarta, ) is a member of the Indonesian House of Representatives from the Indonesian Democratic Party - Struggle (PDI-P). He was elected from the DKI Jakarta III (North Jakarta, West Jakarta and the Thousand Islands) electoral district with 96,842 votes. Currently he is serving at Commission I of the House of Representatives overseeing Defence, Foreign Affairs, Intelligence, Communications and Informations. He is married to Irene Bertina Irawan and resides in West Jakarta. Charles is the son of Indonesian businessman Luntungan Honoris Charles was educated in political science at the International Christian University in Japan. An active writer, he has written since his college days on issues related to politics, human rights and international relations published in several Indonesian national media. Charles Honoris is chairman of Taruna Merah Putih Jakarta chapter, a youth organization of the Indonesian Democratic Party - Struggle Education Sekolah Pelita Harapan primary school, Karawaci Indonesia, 1996 Sekolah Pelita Harapan secondary school, Karawaci Indonesia, 1999 Christ Church Grammar School, Australia, 2001 International Christian University, Tokyo, 2007, Family Charles is the fifth child of Luntungan Honoris, an Indonesian businessman who together with 8 other Indonesian entrepreneurs participated with Bill Gates in donating US 80 million dollars into Indonesia Health Fund Luntungan Honoris is listed as president commissioner of property company PT. Modernland Realty Tbk and member of the Board of Protective Harmony Family of South Sulawesi. Work Associate, Hanafiah Ponggawa & Partners 2007 - 2009 Direktur, PT. Foton Mobilindo, 2009 - Vice President, PT. Modernland Realty Tbk, 2012 - Elected as member of the House of Representatives (2014-2019) 'Charles Honoris' '' who is also Chairman of Taruna Merah Putih Jakarta chapter, a youth wing organization of PDI-P was elected as a member of the Indonesian House of Representatives during the elections held on 9 April 2014 for a five-year term. Charles received the most votes in his electoral district with 96,842 votes surpassing senior politicians such as Effendi Simbolon and Speaker of the House of Representatives Marzuki Alie from the (Democratic Party). Further reading The Jakarta Post It's time to be truthful about the past Mengenal Lebih Dekat pada website Charles Honoris Profil Caleg di BeritaSatu.com Berita tentang Charles Honoris di pemilu 2014 References Category:1984 births Category:Living people Category:Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle politicians Category:Members of the People's Consultative Assembly

Cotes, Leicestershire Cotes is a hamlet and very small civil parish near the town of Loughborough in Leicestershire, England.Cotes has a population of about 50. At the 2011 census the population remained less than 100 and was included in the civil parish of Burton on the Wolds. It lies on the River Soar, and Cotes Bridge provides the main bridging point in that area. The A60 Trunk Road goes over Cotes Bridge on its way out of Loughborough towards Nottingham. The B676, the only other significant nearby road, begins at the A60 just to the east of Cotes Bridge and goes off towards the village of Burton on the Wolds. The medieval village of Cotes was abandoned, possibly because of plague, although a hall remained at Cotes for some time. There was a minor battle at Cotes Bridge during the English Civil War. References External links Category:Hamlets in Leicestershire Category:Civil parishes in Leicestershire Category:Borough of Charnwood

South American marked gecko There are two species of gecko named South American marked gecko: Homonota horrida Homonota fasciata

Erastus D. Telford Erastus Dalson Telford (April 23, 1874–December 4, 1936) was an American politician and lawyer. Telford was born near Salem, Illinois and graduated from Salem High School. He graduated from McKendree University and Georgetown University Law Center. He was admitted to the Illinois bar and practiced law in Salem. Teford served as the Salem city attorney. Telford served in the United States Army during World War I and was commissioned a major. Telford served in the Illinois Senate in 1911 and 1912 and from 1921 to 1929. He was a Republican. Teford died at Gliden Memorial Hospital in DeKalb, Illinois frpm an infection he suffered after fracturing his leg in an automobile accident near Vandalia, Illinois on October 25, 1936. Notes External links Category:1874 births Category:1936 deaths Category:People from Salem, Illinois Category:Military personnel from Illinois Category:McKendree University alumni Category:Georgetown University Law Center alumni Category:Illinois lawyers Category:Illinois Republicans Category:Illinois state senators Category:Road incident deaths in Illinois

Ocinebrina gracillima Ocinebrina gracillima is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. Description Distribution References Category:Muricidae Category:Gastropods described in 1871

Quail, Virginia Quail is an unincorporated community in Louisa County, Virginia, United States. References Category:Unincorporated communities in Louisa County, Virginia Category:Unincorporated communities in Virginia

Lake Range The Lake Range is a mountain range located in western Nevada in the United States. It is entirely in Washoe County, and the southern two-thirds are in the Pyramid Lake Indian Reservation. The range runs north-south for approximately and a width of generally less than . The range is situated between Pyramid Lake to the west and the dry Winnemucca Lake to the east. To the southeast is the Mud Lake Slough, which previously connected Pyramid Lake to Winnemucca Lake. To the northwest is the San Emido Desert with the Fox Range beyond. To the east, Winnemucca Lake separates the Lake Range from the Nightingale Mountains and the Selenite Range. To the west, beyond Pyramid Lake are the Virginia and the Pah Rah ranges. The named peaks of the Lake Range are (in order from north to south) Sweetwater Peak , Wildcat Peak , Tohakum Peak and Pyramid Peak ). The Lake Range is the site of the final skirmish of the second battle of the Pyramid Lake War. References Category:Mountain ranges of Washoe County, Nevada Category:Mountain ranges of Nevada

Cory Redding Cory Bartholomew Redding (born November 15, 1980) is a former American football defensive tackle. He was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the third round of the 2003 NFL Draft and played college football at Texas. Redding also played for the Seattle Seahawks, Baltimore Ravens, Indianapolis Colts and Arizona Cardinals. Early years He was born in Houston, Texas, the son of Carl Benjamin Redding and Mary Zerlene Brantley. Redding played football at North Shore High School. In his senior year in 1999, he was named USA Today's Defensive Player of the Year and was a consensus All-American choice. He also excelled in track and field, winning the state Class 5A title in the discus as a junior and senior (career best toss of 193'9"). College career Redding played college football for the Texas Longhorns at the University of Texas. During his four years there, he was a two-time All-Big 12 Conference selection and played in every game, including a string of 35 consecutive starts on the defensive line. He finished his collegiate career with 201 tackles (123 solos), 21 sacks (174 yards), and 53 tackles for a loss totaling 249 yards (third on the school's career-record list). Professional career Detroit Lions In the 2003 NFL Draft Redding was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the 3rd round (66th overall). He became the starter at left defensive end prior to the 2004 season. In 2005, he played in all 16 games and set a career-high with 42 tackles (29 solo). He emerged in 2006 as one of the best inside pass-rushers in the NFL after moving from defensive end to tackle. On February 22, 2007, the Lions placed the franchise tag on Redding and he was designated as the team's non-exclusive franchise player. On July 16, the Lions and Redding agreed to a seven-year, $49 million contract. The deal included over $16 million in guaranteed money. The move came amid a bit of controversy, as it made Redding the highest paid defensive end in the league. Redding was placed on season-ending injured reserve with injuries to his knee and groin on December 12, 2008. Seattle Seahawks On March 14, 2009, Detroit traded him and a 2009 fifth-round draft pick to the Seattle Seahawks for linebacker Julian Peterson. He was expected to play defensive end on 1st and 2nd downs and play defensive tackle on 3rd downs for extra pass rush. Baltimore Ravens Redding signed a two-year contract with the Baltimore Ravens on March 22, 2010. Redding intercepted a tipped pass by Drew Brees in a week 15 game against the New Orleans Saints on December 19, 2010 to help seal a big win for the Ravens. It was his first career interception. Redding recorded three sacks on the season. In a divisional playoff game against the Pittsburgh Steelers on January 15, 2011, Redding scored his first career touchdown after recovering a fumble by Ben Roethlisberger. Redding had another solid season in 2011, recording 4 sacks and helping the Ravens defense allow the 2nd fewest yards in the league. Indianapolis Colts Redding signed with the Indianapolis Colts on March 14, 2012. Arizona Cardinals Redding signed with the Arizona Cardinals on March 11, 2015. On October 11, 2015, Redding had an interception against the Detroit Lions that he returned 30 yards. On December 27, 2015, Redding returned an Aaron Rodgers fumble 36 yards for a score against the Green Bay Packers. In the last game of the regular season against the Seahawks, Redding injured his ankle and was put on Injured Reserve, missing the rest of that game and the playoffs. He was subsequently released on April 18, 2016. He retired on June 29, 2016. References External links Arizona Cardinals bio Indianapolis Colts bio Seattle Seahawks bio Category:1980 births Category:Living people Category:Sportspeople from Houston Category:Players of American football from Texas Category:American football defensive ends Category:American football defensive tackles Category:Texas Longhorns football players Category:Detroit Lions players Category:Seattle Seahawks players Category:Baltimore Ravens players Category:Indianapolis Colts players Category:Arizona Cardinals players Category:North Shore Senior High School (Texas) alumni

Obligatory Dangerousness Criterion An Obligatory Dangerousness Criterion is a clause present in the mental health law of many developed countries. It mandates evidence of dangerousness to oneself or to others before involuntary treatment for mental illness. See also Deinstitutionalisation Duty to protect O'Connor v. Donaldson (1975) References Category:Mental health law Category:Deinstitutionalisation

Hudson View Gardens Hudson View Gardens is a cooperative apartment complex located on Pinehurst Avenue and Cabrini Boulevard in the near vicinity of West 183rd and 185th Streets, located in the Hudson Heights subsection of the Washington Heights neighborhood Manhattan, New York City. It overlooks the Hudson River to the west and Bennett Park – which includes Manhattan's highest natural point – to the east. The complex was constructed as a housing cooperative from 1923 to 1925. In 2016 it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. At a time when some believed that only the wealthy or poor could afford to live in Manhattan, affordable urban housing was viewed a solution to the problem of the middle-class flight to the suburbs. Dr. Charles V. Paterno, a real estate developer, purchased land on Pinehurst Avenue and Cabrini Boulevard, between West 182nd and 186th Streets, across the street from his estate, atop a ridge above the Hudson River. His plan was to create a "garden community" of cooperative apartments to attract those who wanted the comforts of the new suburbs but wanted to reside in New York City. The project was designed by architect George F. Pelham with landscaping by landscape architect Robert B. Cridland from Philadelphia. Pelham's fifteen buildings in the complex occupy 40% of the site. The nine six-story elevator buildings and six four-story walk-ups were situated to make use of the open space and the expansive views of the Hudson River and Bennett Park to the west. Its use of Tudor-style architectural elements in the facade came two years before the construction of Tudor City, the other major Tudor complex in Manhattan. The AIA Guide to New York City describes the complex as "Scarsdale Tudor." Pelham also designed another apartment building in the neighborhood, The Pinehurst, which was built in 1907 at the corner of Fort Washington Avenue and West 180th Street. Pelham's son, George F. Pelham Jr., was the architect of Castle Village, a Hudson Heights neighbor of Hudson View Gardens across Cabrini Avenue, which was built in 1938. At the time of its construction, Hudson View Gardens was the largest housing cooperative in New York and one of the earliest aimed at the middle class. Today it is known throughout Hudson Heights as the home of beautifully manicured gardens, its own children's playground, and U.S. mail delivered directly to each apartment. Community events are hosted in the Hudson View Lounge, many of which are free and open to the public. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Manhattan above 110th Street References Notes External links Hudson View Gardens Dr. Charles V. Paterno Hudson View Gardens from CityRealty Category:Condominiums and housing cooperatives in Manhattan Category:Residential buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Manhattan Category:Buildings and structures completed in 1924 Category:1924 establishments in New York (state) Category:Washington Heights, Manhattan Category:Tudor Revival architecture in New York City

Lauretta Lamptey Lauretta Vivian Lamptey is a former Ghanaian Commissioner on Human Rights and Administrative Justice. She is a lawyer and an investment banker. Education Lauretta Lamptey studied law at the University of Ghana, Legon where she gained the LL. B.. She continued to the Ghana Law School where she qualified as a Barrister. She also studied International Business Law at the London School of Economics and Political Science of the University of London where she acquired the LL. M. degree. Work Lauretta Lamptey has worked in various capacities. She has been the head of the Capital Markets Group at Ecobank Ghana. She moved from there to become head of Corporate Finance at Cal Merchant Bank. She is also known to have provided legal, financial and investment advice to the Government of Ghana on transactions related to mining, energy and natural resources. She is on the Board of Directors of the Ghana Commercial Bank. She has also been on the Securities Discount Company (SDC) and Gliksten W. A. and is a founder member of the board of the Ghana Stock Exchange. Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice Lauretta was sworn in as the Commissioner on 26 July 2011 by President John Atta Mills. Her appointment proved popular with gender activists including Adjoa Bame of NETRIGHT. She was removed in November 2015 by President Mahama following investigations by the Chief Justice of Ghana following allegations made against her. References External links Facebook page Category:Ghanaian lawyers Category:Ghanaian bankers Category:University of Ghana alumni Category:Alumni of the London School of Economics Category:Living people Category:Year of birth missing (living people)

Ministry of Justice (Somalia) Introduction The Ministry of Justice is the ministry that is responsible for the Judiciary of Somalia. It was created in 1956 during the joint Somali/Italian administration with the aim of achieving a sustainable democratic system of governance that operates within a clearly defined and predictable legal environment. The responsibility of the Ministry is to promote democracy, good governance and human rights through the development of policies and programs that enhance the enjoyment of social, economic and political rights. List of ministers (Post-Independence in 1960) Sheikh Mahamud Muhammed Farah (1959-1961) Abdurahman Hagi Mumin (1961–1966) Sheikh Abdulghani Sheikh Ahmed (1970–1973) Abdisalam Sheikh Hussein (1973–1978) Ahmed Shire Mahmud (1978–1984) [Minister of Justice and Religion] Sheik Hussan Abdalle Farah (1984–1988) Mohamoud Said Mohamed (1988–1990) Abdillahi Ossoble Said (1990) Hussein Sheikh Abdirahman "Matan" (1991) Mumin Omar (1991)* Mahmud Umar Farah (2000–2003) Ali Mudey Mahi (2004-2005) Sheikh Adan Mohamed 'Madobe' Nur (2005-2007) Hasan Dimbil Warsame (2007–2008) Abdirahman Mahmud Farah Janaqow (2009-2010) Farah Sh. Abdulkadir Mohamed (2015) [Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs of Somalia] Ahmed Hassan Gabobe (2015) Abdullahi Ahmed Jama (2015–2017) Hassan Hussein Hajji (2017–present) *Somalia did not have a functioning government from late 1991-early 2000. See also Justice ministry Politics of Somalia References Somalia Category:Government ministries of Somalia Category:2012 establishments in Somalia

Tale of Sand Tale of Sand is a comic book based on an unmade film script by Jim Henson and Jerry Juhl. Development Jim Henson created the idea in the mid to late 1950s and worked with Jerry Juhl in writing the story throughout the late '60s and early '70s. In January 2012, The Jim Henson Company, partnered with Archaia Entertainment and published a graphic novel version of Henson and Juhl's script with the artwork by Ramón Pérez. Lisa Henson was instrumental getting the story in comic book form in partnership with Archaia editor-in-chief Stephen Christy. Plot Its about a man called Mac who wakes up in an unknown town and pursued across the desert for the Southwest by strange people and beasts. Reception The comic had a mostly positive reception from critics. References Category:The Jim Henson Company Category:Boom! Studios titles

Ryan Quigley Ryan Andrew Quigley (born January 26, 1990) is an American football punter who is currently a free agent. He was signed by the Chicago Bears after going undrafted in the 2012 NFL Draft. He played college football at Boston College. He has played for the New York Jets, Philadelphia Eagles, Jacksonville Jaguars, Arizona Cardinals and Minnesota Vikings. Early life Quigley attended North Myrtle Beach High School, where he played for the football team. In his senior year, Quigley led the state of South Carolina in yards per punt with 46. He also played kicker, and made six of eight field goals, and kicked 93 percent of his kickoffs for touchbacks. He was later named first-team All-State by the Associated Press along with being named the South Carolina Special Teams Player of the Year. College career Quigley attended Boston College. As a freshman in 2008, he finished with 59 punts for 2,334 net yards for a 39.6 average. In 2009, Quigley broke the school record for the most punts in a season with 77, and he would later break the record a year later with 79. Overall, in the 2009 season, he finished with 77 punts for 3,145 net yards for a 40.8 average. As a junior in 2010, he finished with 79 punts for 3,282 net yards for a 41.5 average. In his senior year, he was ranked fourth in the nation for punts inside the 20-yard line with 28. Overall, in the 2011 season, he finished with 69 punts for 2,657 net yards for a 38.5 average. He is the school's all-time leader in career punts with 283 punts for 11,418 yards. Professional career Chicago Bears Quigley was signed by the Chicago Bears after the Draft. He replaced Adam Podlesh at punter for the preseason after Podlesh sustained a hip flexor against the Washington Redskins in the second preseason game. Against the New York Giants in the third preseason game, he had three of his seven punts land inside the 20-yard line, and the Giants were only able to muster six yards on four returns. However, Quigley also had a punt blocked to set up a Giants touchdown, though the Bears would go on to win 20–17. He later made the 53-man roster. However, Podlesh ended up punting in the season opener against the Indianapolis Colts. Quigley was waived on September 10. New York Jets On April 11, 2013, Quigley signed with the New York Jets. He was released on August 26, 2013. He was re-signed on September 16, 2013, after the Jets released Robert Malone. On September 22, 2013, Quigley made his NFL debut against the Buffalo Bills. He finished the game with seven punts for 294 net yards for a 42.00 average. Overall, in the 2013 season, he finished with 72 punts for 3,278 net yards for a 45.5 average. In the 2014 season, Quigley finished with 78 punts for 3,580 net yards for a 45.9 average. In Week 9 of the 2015 season, Quigley was named the AFC Special Team's Player of the Week against the Jacksonville Jaguars. Filling in as placekicker after Nick Folk suffered a season-ending injury in pregame warmups, he made all four extra points in addition to placing five punts inside the 20. Overall, in the 2015 season, he finished with 75 punts for 3,287 net yards for a 43.8 average. Philadelphia Eagles Quigley signed with the Philadelphia Eagles on April 18, 2016. Quigley was released by the team on May 23, 2016. Jacksonville Jaguars On June 16, 2016, Quigley was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars. On August 29, 2016, he was waived by the Jaguars. Arizona Cardinals On September 28, 2016, Quigley was signed by the Arizona Cardinals. On November 15, 2016, he was released by the Cardinals. In his time with the Cardinals in the 2016 season, he had 34 punts for 1,416 net yards for a 41.6 average. Minnesota Vikings On April 3, 2017, Quigley signed with the Minnesota Vikings. Overall, in the 2017 season, he finished with 71 punts for 2,994 net yards for a 42.2 average. On September 2, 2018, Quigley was released by the Minnesota Vikings prior to the start of the season after the team acquired Matt Wile. References External links Boston College Eagles bio Chicago Bears bio New York Jets bio Category:Living people Category:1990 births Category:Sportspeople from South Carolina Category:American football punters Category:Boston College Eagles football players Category:Chicago Bears players Category:New York Jets players Category:Philadelphia Eagles players Category:Jacksonville Jaguars players Category:Arizona Cardinals players Category:Minnesota Vikings players

Thomas Jackson (Alabama politician) Thomas E. Jackson Jr. (born August 24, 1949) is an American politician. He is a member of the Alabama House of Representatives from the 68th District, serving since 1994. He is a member of the Democratic party. References Category:Living people Category:Members of the Alabama House of Representatives Category:Alabama Democrats Category:1949 births Category:21st-century American politicians

Hogye-dong, Anyang Hogye-dong (호계동, 虎溪洞) is neighborhood of Dongan district in the city of Anyang, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. It is officially divided into Hogye-1-dong, Hogye-2-dong and Hogye-3-dong. External links Hogye-1-dong Hogye-2-dong Hogye-3-dong Category:Dongan-gu Category:Neighbourhoods in Anyang, Gyeonggi

Zbigniew Bujarski Zbigniew Bujarski (21 August 1933 – 13 April 2018) was a Polish composer. Bujarski was born on 21 August 1933 and died on 13 April 2018 in Krakow. He was born in Muszyna, Poland about 120 kilometres south-west of Krakow, and very close to the border with what is now Slovakia, and studied composition at the State College of Music in Krakow with Stanisław Wiechowicz. He was awarded an honorary mention at the Young Polish Composers' Competition organized by the Polish Composers' Union in 1961, and three years later won 2nd Prize at the Grzegorz Fitelberg Composers' Competition. He went on to teach composition at the Academy of Music in Kraków. In 2011 Bujarski was awarded the Silver Medal of Medal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis by Polish Minister of Culture and National Heritage, Bogdan Zdrojewski. References Bibliography Perkowska Małgorzata: Bujarski Zbigniew w: Elżbieta Dziębowska (red.) Encyklopedia muzyczna PWM, cz. biograficzna t. I, Kraków 1979, Category:People from Lesser Poland Voivodeship Category:Polish composers Category:1933 births Category:2018 deaths

Aquarion Logos is an anime series produced by Satelight, and the third in the Aquarion franchise, after Genesis of Aquarion and Aquarion Evol, celebrating its 10th anniversary. The series is directed by Eiichi Sato, with character designs by Takeshi Mamezuka. The series' opening theme was composed by Yoko Kanno and performed by May'n. The series began airing in July 2015. In North America, Funimation simulcasted the anime as it aired in Japan. The series was added to the Crunchyroll catalog on June 15, 2017. This series follows an entirely new storyline, unrelated to the previous entries in the franchise. Plot Twelve thousand years ago, human voices had defined the true nature of all things, yet the invention of text changed the status quo which created a "Logos World" between the realities of voice and the truth. Up until the modern day, advancements of civilizations have made the Logos World too big to control texts down to their very concept. Seeking to upset this fragile balance is a mogul and sorcerer named Sōgon Kenzaki, who creates monsters called the MJBK (Menace of Japanese with Biological Kinetic energy) who threaten the modern society. To counter the MJBK, a group of young people blessed with the power of "Verbalism" is assembled by the organization DEAVA (Division of EArth Verbalism Ability) to pilot the vector machines, which are used to form the mechas dubbed "Aquarions", and among them, a boy and self-proclaimed savior named Akira Kaibuki living in Asagaya. Characters Verbalism Club The main protagonist, Akira is a stoic and level-headed youngster who behaves according to his belief that he is bent into become a "savior", although not even he remembers why or when he started doing so. He is the grandson of a famous calligrapher and pilots the all-around, red-colored Vector-01, which he nicknames as "Savior-go". After his vector is destroyed, he obtains another ancient vector known as Vector-ga, far increasing his powers. Trained since childhood to be Subete's partner, she grew up blindly following Sōgon's teachings until her first sortie when she is forced to combine with Akira and defeat the M.J.B.K. she was supposed to protect. After being held prisoner by DEAVA, she obtains a chance to return to NESTA, but Sōgon instead instructs her to pretend that she switched sides in order to investigate Akira further. However, she eventually learns to think by herself and joins forces with Akira and the others against Sōgon to defeat him instead. She pilots the purple-colored Vector-02, focused on air superiority. She is a human created from Verbalism Power with the purpose of awakening the Aquarion Logos and destroy the world. She met Akira once when they were children and he promised her to become the savior who would save the world so Maia was allowed to live on. A shy girl who can barely talk, Kokone lost her ability to talk with confidence after a tragic event from her childhood. She aims to become an actress and joined the Verbalism Club in order to improve her speech and eventually falls in love with Akira, but views Maia as a rival, believing that she is also infatuated on him as well while she was just following him around by Sōgon's orders. She pilots the white-colored Vector-03, specialized in enemy disruption and rear support. A cool-headed young man who aims to become a politician like his late father, and just like Tsutomu, joined the Verbalism Club seeking to improve his speech for his own sake, and his will to develop detailed strategies before acting usually puts him at odds with Akira, who usually acts without much thinking. He pilots the blue-colored Vector-05, focused on mobility and high speed. A young aspiring comedian whose older brother is a famous comedian himself, and despite knowing that he is not near as talented as him, he seeks his own form of comedy, performing unusual sketches that so far earned him only one avid fan. He joined the Verbalism Club seeking to make use of the training against the M.J.B.K. to improve his comedy skills, and pilots the attack-oriented, yellow-colored Vector-04, specialized in hit and run tactics. The youngest member of the team, Karan is a little girl who was aiming to become an idol and joined the Verbalism Club seeking support for her career, until Akira realizes that she wanted to be an idol just to please her mother's selfish desires and when he helped them reconcile, she started pursuing her true dream, which is to become a voice actor. She pilots the pink-colored Vector-06, specialized in reconnaissance and ambush. DEAVA Sakurako was Sōgon's secretary until realizing the true nature of his plans, thus she betrays him and defects to the Japanese Government taking the Vectors and several other equipment from NESTA which she uses to establish DEAVA. Since then she is DEAVA's chief of operations, monitoring and instructing the members of the Verbalism Club during battles. She also manages the Shirobaco Maid Café which serves as a front for DEAVA's headquarters and as a place for Akira and the others to run several activities to train their Verbalism skills. Sakurako's aid who works at DEAVA. She was scouted at first to be part of the Verbalism Club, but later it was revealed that she has no Verbaism power at all, which is a strange fact itself as it is said that every individual has some kind of Verbalism on itself, albeit weak. Later it is revealed that said trait was a Verbalism power in itself, which was used to break free those under control of Subete's Verbalism skills. She also becomes Tsutomu's girlfriend and then assumes command of Vector-04 after his death. Sakurako's right hand man who also works as Shirobaco's cook. NESTA The heir of NESTA Communications and Sōgon Kenzaki's son, he always tried to please his father to no avail. Upon giving up trying to find emotional support on him, he started trying to bond with Maia, the partner he was assigned to defend the MJBK's with. However, when Maia was forced to join DEAVA's side, he started desperately looking for a way to bring her back to his side by all means possible, including developing a dangerous method of increasing his powers by fusing his black-colored Vector-00 with the MJBK's themselves, risking his own body in the process. In the final battle against Sōgon, Subete is ultimately rejected by Maia, who disapproves his behavior. He later reappears, having learned the powers of the Book of Verbalism from his father to increase his power, and determined to destroy the world as Akira's self-proclaimed nemesis. The CEO of NESTA Communications. He was the major antagonist for the first half of the series, creating MJBK's to destroy the written culture, and by consequence, the world in order to have it start over again. He claims that with the advent of Internet, the use of words was banalized to the point of doing more harm than good to society, thus it would lead to its eventual downfall. He is eventually stopped and defeated by the Verbalism Club in a final battle inside the Logos World and crushed to his death by a falling boulder. NESTA's chief researcher who developed the Vectors and remained loyal to Sōgon after Sakurako's betrayal. After Sōgon's death, he remains working at NESTA, now supporting Subete. MJBK The minions of Sōgon, the MJBK are monsters formed from the Logos World upon a text receiving his mystical syringes spawned from his book of magic. Upon formation the text they form in the real world will dissipate following their birth before using their meaning to cause physical destruction. Upon reaching full power the MJBK will erase the concept of their meaning in the collective minds of humanity, irreparably damaging their ability to communicate and think. Maki: Appears in episode 1. Powers include matter twisting matter, tentacles, and tornado summoning. Byou: Appears in episode 2. Powers include illness spreading, tentacles, and body fog. Yume: Appears in episode 3. Powers include passion increasing related to dreams and twin laser beams. Koi: Appears in episode 4. Powers include love amplifying, suction mouth waves, extendable arms, a detachable head, and a forehead laser. Natsu: Appears in episode 5. Powers include low body temperature, ice blast, and icicle spawning. Dan: Appears in episodes 6 and 7. Powers include severing, probe spawning, and wall forming. En: Appears in episode 7. Powers include fire ball spawning and restraining bars. Mushi: Appears in episode 8. Powers include will power increasing based on desires and asexual reproduction. Kage: Appears in episode 9. Powers include dark mist, despair increasing, and stealth. Oto: Appears in episode 10. Powers include wave nullification, mouth sonic waves, and a thick shell. Uzu: Appears in episode 11. Powers include consuming messages via magnetic field, burrowing, coiling body Hanare: Appears in episode 12. Powers include body levitation, part separation, teleportation, a circular energy barrier, psychological deterioration kanji blasts, energy halo that can divide into two razors, and spatial loops. Mu: Appears in episode 13. concept erasing rocks, black hole body, and an energy beam. Hito: Appears in episode 14. It has no known powers. Teki: Appears in episode 17. Powers include hostility increase, a wormhole, and levitation. Uso: Appears in episode 18. Powers include emitting fog and stretching. Emi: Appears in episode 21. Mind control, levitation, laser spew, and teeth tentacles. Den: Appears in episodes 22 and 23. Powers include electric shocks, disabling electronics, and a magnetic net around the body. Subete: Appears in episodes 24 and 25. Powers include existential erasing and an eye energy beam. Others Episode list References External links Official website Aquarion Logos at FUNimation Category:2015 anime television series Category:Action anime and manga Category:Anime with original screenplays Category:Aquarion Category:C2C (studio) Category:Funimation Category:Mecha anime and manga Category:Science fiction anime and manga Category:Satelight

Azi (scribe) Azi (fl. c. 2500 BC) is the name of a scribe from the kingdom of Ebla. His name has been found on a number of clay tablets, making possible an extrapolation of his career path. Career He began as a student and passed examinations to become a scribe. He was a highly competent teacher, known from his title, dub-zu-zu, or "one who knows the tablets." Finally, he became a top administrator in the kingdom. Sources References Category:Ebla Category:Ancient Near Eastern scribes Category:Writing teachers Category:Syrian educators Category:25th-century BC people Category:Year of birth unknown Category:Year of death unknown

Acacia vittata Acacia vittata is a shrub of the genus Acacia and the subgenus Plurinerves. It is native to an area in the Wheatbelt and Mid West regions of Western Australia. The dense rounded shrub typically grows to a height of . It blooms in August and produces yellow flowers. See also List of Acacia species References vittata Category:Rosids of Western Australia

Automated system recovery Automated system recovery (ASR) is a feature of the Windows XP operating system that can be used to simplify recovery of a computer's system or boot volumes. ASR consists of two parts: an automated backup, and an automated restore. The backup portion can be accessed in the Backup utility under System Tools. ASR does not back up user files or other data, only data necessary for restoring the system configuration state. Other backup systems should be put in place to ensure user's actual data files are also backed up. In the event of a failure, an ASR restore is performed first, which allows user files to then be recovered. ASR should be used only as a last resort because in preparation for a restore ASR will format the system and boot volumes, making other, less-drastic recovery methods impossible. References External links Recover with Windows Automated System Recovery Category:Backup software Category:Windows administration Category:Windows XP

List of flag bearers for Congo at the Olympics List of flag bearers for Congo at the Olympics may refer to: List of flag bearers for the Republic of the Congo at the Olympics List of flag bearers for the Democratic Republic of the Congo at the Olympics

Daniel Boone (book) Daniel Boone is a book by James Daugherty about the famous pioneer. It won the Newbery Medal for excellence in American children's literature in 1940. It deals with the life, death, and legacy of Daniel Boone. Work Daniel Boone, wilderness scout , New York: Viking Press: Junior Literary Guild, 1939. Category:Newbery Medal-winning works Category:1939 children's books Category:Daniel Boone Category:Children's history books Category:American biographies Category:Viking Press books Category:Works about American history

Julie Hecht Julie Hecht is a contemporary American fiction writer specializing in interlacing short stories. Personal life Hecht has purposely revealed very little about her personal life. According to her publisher's website, she lives in the winter on the east end of Long Island, New York, and spends summer and fall in Massachusetts. In an interview with Publisher's Weekly, Hecht said that the good reaction she got from her fellow schoolchildren gave her the idea to keep writing. "It's nice to look at a group of people and see them all smiling and laughing," she said. Hecht is somewhat reclusive about publicity, rarely giving interviews and avoiding the internet. She prefers to write by hand, sitting on a couch, and faxing her work back and forth to a typist for editing. Awards O. Henry Award for "I Want You, I Need You, I Love You" (1979, third prize) Bibliography Do the Windows Open? (1997) Was This Man a Genius?: Talks with Andy Kaufman (2001) The Unprofessionals: A Novel (2003) Happy Trails to You: Stories (2008) References External links Hecht's work with The New Yorker Hecht's work with Harper's Magazine Interview with Gigantic Category:American short story writers Category:Living people Category:Guggenheim Fellows Category:Year of birth missing (living people)

El Mourouj El Mourouj (Arabic: المروج) is a town and commune in the southern suburbs of Tunis in the Ben Arous Governorate, Tunisia. It became a commune in 1991. It has 104 538 inhabitants as of 2014, making it the most populous commune in the Ben Arous Governorate. See also List of cities in Tunisia References Category:Populated places in Ben Arous Governorate Category:Communes of Tunisia Category:Tunisia geography articles needing translation from French Wikipedia

Steve Munro (disambiguation) Steve Munro may refer to: Steve Munro, a Canadian transit advocate Steve Munro (rugby union), see West of Scotland F.C.

Enumamula Agriculture Market Enumamula Agriculture Market is an agriculture market located in Enumamula, Warangal, Telangana. It is second-biggest grain market in Asia. It is spread over 117 acres. History The market is run by the Agriculture Market Committee of Marketing Department, Government of Telangana. The total income, as of 2017, is around 20 crores. The Market The market is very dynamic for selling. It has 450 commission agents (adithidar), 300 traders, 800 administrative staff, and thousands of laborers. It is divided into different yards based on the product like Mirchi Yard, Cotton Yard etc. The market serves as a big market for red chillies for Warangal and neighboring regions of Nalgonda, Khammam, Adilabad and Karimnagar. Traders from Guntur and Maharashtra purchase chillies in the market. e-NAM project The market was selected one among 40 markets in Telangana by Government of India for National Agricultiral Marketing Project (NAM project) in 2016. Using of electronic weighing scales was one of the reasons for its selection. This project helps with its new electronic trading platform called e-NAM, any trader from participating markets can buy produce at the market and also reduce middlemen. References Category:Economy of Telangana Category:Warangal (urban) district Category:Agriculture in Telangana Category:Agricultural marketing in India

Cathetopteron amoena Cathetopteron amoena is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae, and the only species in the genus Cathetopteron. It was described by Hamilton in 1896. References Category:Hemilophini Category:Beetles described in 1896

Gnaphosa fallax Gnaphosa fallax is a ground spider species found in Hungary. See also List of Gnaphosidae species References External links Category:Gnaphosidae Category:Ground spiders of Europe Category:Spiders described in 1879

KZFR KZFR 90.1 FM is a non-profit, community radio station located in Chico, California. The idea started out as a translator for KPFA in Berkeley in 1981, but when it began transmitting in July 1990 it was locally originated content. KZFR broadcasts local Internet station Radio Paradise from midnight to 6 AM. KZFR features diverse programming. Music programs include shows devoted to reggae, rock and roll, folk, Celtic, blues, jazz, country, zydeco and spiritual music. Informational programs include Democracy Now, The Real Issue, and the Peace and Social Justice Show. KZFR also occasionally broadcasts concerts live, usually from the Big Room at the Sierra Nevada Brewery. KZFR also has several Americana themed shows. KZFR can also be heard via the internet at www.kzfr.org. See also Community Radio Sacramento Valley National Federation of Community Broadcasters List of community radio stations in the United States External links KZFR - People Powered Radio ZFR Category:Community radio stations in the United States Category:Public benefit corporations Category:1990 establishments in California Category:Radio stations established in 1990

Friederich Jeppe Friederich (Fred) Jeppe (Rostock, 1834 - 1898, Transvaal) was Postmaster General of the South African Republic. See also Isaac van Alphen Postage stamps and postal history of Transvaal Der Skandal, zwei Mecklenburger Buben erproben die Globalisierung im 19. Jahrhundert References Category:1898 deaths Category:People from Mecklenburg Category:Postmasters Category:People from Rostock Category:1834 births

2012 NBA Europe Live Tour The 2012 NBA Europe Live Tour was a basketball exhibition tour featuring teams from the NBA and the Euroleague, as a part of the NBA Global Games. The hosting countries were Turkey, Germany, Italy and Spain. Teams The NBA teams that participated were: Boston Celtics Dallas Mavericks The Euroleague teams that participated were: Fenerbahçe Ülker Alba Berlin Olimpia Milano FC Barcelona Regal Games Related links List of NBA versus international games References External links Official NBA Website Category:NBA Global Games Europe Category:2012–13 Euroleague

Bulbophyllum hassallii Bulbophyllum hassallii is a species of orchid in the genus Bulbophyllum. References The Bulbophyllum-Checklist The Internet Orchid Species Photo Encyclopedia hassallii

Walternienburg Walternienburg is a village and a former municipality in the district of Anhalt-Bitterfeld, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 January 2010, it is part of the town Zerbst. The Barby Ferry, a cable ferry across the Elbe, links Walternienburg with Barby. Category:Villages in Saxony-Anhalt Category:Bezirk Magdeburg

Primavera Sound Primavera Sound is a music festival that takes place between the end of May and beginning of June in Barcelona, Spain and Porto, Portugal. The first edition took place in 2001 in Poble Espanyol and in 2005 it moved to the Parc del Fòrum, a much larger site on the seafront. The nature of the festival (urban and an integrated part of the city) and the wide range of bands represented have made Primavera Sound a meeting point for artists and spectators from all generations. The festival presents all genres including pop, rock and the most underground tendencies of electronic and dance music. Pixies, Arcade Fire, Queens of the Stone Age, The National, Nine Inch Nails, Kendrick Lamar, Neil Young, Sonic Youth, Portishead, Pet Shop Boys, Pavement, Echo & The Bunnymen, Lou Reed, My Bloody Valentine, El-P, Pulp, Patti Smith, James Blake, Cat Power, Public Enemy, Grinderman, Franz Ferdinand, Television, Devo, Enrique Morente, The White Stripes, LCD Soundsystem, Tindersticks, PJ Harvey, Shellac, Dinosaur Jr., New Order, Fuck Buttons, Swans, Melvins, Psychic TV, Spiritualized, The Cure, Bon Iver, La Buena Vida, Death Cab For Cutie, Iggy & The Stooges, De La Soul, Marianne Faithfull, Mazzy Star, Blur, Wu-Tang Clan, Phoenix, Radiohead, Animal Collective, Sigur Rós, The Jesus and Mary Chain and Tame Impala amongst many others have performed on its stages. At every edition the event has grown both in terms of numbers and in terms of media exposure: press, radio and television both nationally and internationally. Its first edition in 2001 closed with an attendance of 8000 people, an audience that by the latest edition in 2015 had become 190,000. History Although Primavera Sound had existed in a small format in Barcelona since the 1990s, 2001 saw the first bigger event take place in the Poble Espanyol with more than one stage and attracted around 7,700 people. The bill included the likes of Armand Van Helden, Le Hammond Inferno, former main man of Pizzicato 5, Yasuharu Konishi, Faze Action, Bent, Los Planetas, Manta Ray, Sr. Chinarro, Samuel L. Session, Unkle, Carl Craig, Dj Godfather; and many other bands and DJs like Gentle People Djs, Leila, Zip and Gus Gus Djs.In 2002 Primavera Sound took place on 17 and 18 May. The main change was the addition of a second day to the festival. Sixty local and international bands and DJs played on five different stages that year, including Pulp, Tindersticks, Spiritualized, Echo & The Bunnymen, J Mascis, Aphex Twin, Luke Slater, Giant Sand, The Delgados, Dave Clarke, Bis, Ian Pooley, Andrew Weatherall, Le Tigre, Gonzales, The Moldy Peaches, Chicks On Speed, Clem Snide, La Buena Vida, Green Velvet, Cinerama, Lo-Fidelity Allstars and The Zephyrs. 2002 was also the first year to include non-musical performances. 24,000 people attended in 2003, and number of acts also increased to more than 90 groups and DJs both local and international. Five areas were arranged at the Poble Espanyol site for the night shows (Nitsa-Apolo, Rockdelux by Lois, CD Drome, Nasti and Psicolabis). An extra site was added to the festival: Mercat de les Flors, for the day time activities: the Primavera Soundtrack Film Festival and the Record label Fair, which included two stages (acoustic and electric) where the label’s bands showcased their works. Acts included Belle And Sebastian, Yo La Tengo, Teenage Fanclub, Arab Strap, I Am Kloot, Sonic Youth, Mogwai, The White Stripes, Television, Beef, The Go-Betweens, 2 Many Dj’s, Julian Cope, Baxter Dury, Roni Size, Ed Harcourt, Antònia Font, Lcd Soundsystem, Märtini Brös, Erol Alkan, Gold Chains, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Hangedup, The Streets, Baby Zizanie, A Room With A View. In 2004 the festival kept growing in length (three days in the Poble Espanyol), artists and attendance. Attendance increased to up to 40,000 people. Headliners included PJ Harvey, Primal Scream, The Divine Comedy, Wilco and Franz Ferdinand. The size of the simultaneous record label and industry fair also increased, with 30 stands representing the leading independent Spanish record labels, as well as specialized press and associated companies. In 2005 the festival relocated from the Poble Espanyol to the Fòrum site. This year saw the first use of the Auditorium building where some of the main performances of that weekend took place, such as Antony & The Johnsons, Vic Chesnutt and Tortoise. Headliners included New Order, Iggy Pop’s Stooges live comeback, Sonic Youth, Steve Earle and Gang of Four. 2006 saw only minor changes in the layout of the stages and some improvements in the infrastructure. Performers included Lou Reed, Motörhead, Yo La Tengo, The Flaming Lips, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Babyshambles, Animal Collective, Gang Gang Dance, Deerhoof, Richard Hawley, Isobel Campbell, José González, Vashti Bunyan, 2007 saw the audience increase to over 60,000 attendees. With thirty per cent of the audience coming from other countries, The 150 acts included Wilco, Smashing Pumpkins, Sonic Youth played the legendary album Daydream Nation integrally and the Forum vibrated with the concert of the veteran Patti Smith, The Good, the Bad & the Queen, The Durutti Column, Maxïmo Park, Buzzcocks, Grizzly Bear, Billy Bragg, Low, Band Of Horses, Diplo, Erol Alkan and many others.2008 saw around 160 artists perform in venues both in the Parc Del Fòrum and into the centre of Barcelona city. Performers included Portishead, MGMT, Public Enemy, Vampire Weekend, Cat Power, El Guincho, Bon Iver, Dirty Projectors, Explosions In The Sky, Why? and Caribou. 2009 saw a total of 171 concerts and over 80,000 spectators. The audience was spread around the fourteen stages of the festival, six of which are on the Parc del Fòrum site (76,000 spectators) and another eight distributed around the centre of Barcelona with Primavera in the City, which attracted 4,600 more spectators. The starting signal was given in various underground stations of the town centre on Saturday 23 May and the usual presentation showcases, organized with the collaboration of different record companies and taking place from Monday the 25th in the Apolo, and Sidecar. The main event took place on the 28th, 29th and 30 May and the second edition of Primavera at the Park (free concerts in the Joan Miró) consolidated itself in 2009 with twelve concerts which prolonged the festival into the Sunday 31 May.Headliners included My Bloody Valentine, Yo la Tengo, The Vaselines, Phoenix, Aphex Twin, Squarepusher, Andrew Bird, The Horrors, Bloc Party, Throwing Muses, Saint Etienne, Jarvis Cocker, Art Brut, Damien Jurado, Sonic Youth, Herman Dune, Deerhunter, Simian Mobile disco, Liars, Michael Nyman, Ghostface Killah, Black Lips and Neil Young. 2010 saw over 100,000 spectators attend the festival for the first time, and featured the first edition of PrimaveraPro, a gathering more than 400 music industry professionals from different countries and different areas within the sector such as labels, booking agencies, promoters or festival programmers. Performers included Pavement, Superchunk, The Fall, The XX, Pixies, Beach House, Pet Shop Boys, Orbital, Ben Frost, Van Dyke Parks, Built To Spill, Grizzly Bear Dum Dum Girls, and Los Campesinos!. In 2011 attendance grew to over 120,000 people. Performers included Caribou, Echo & The Bunnymen, Mercury Rev, The National, Nick Cave, Belle & Sebastian, The Flaming Lips, PJ Harvey, Animal Collective and Pulp, 2012's headliners included Refused, Wilco, Franz Ferdinand, The xx, Beirut, Napalm Death, Grimes, Danny Brown, Other Lives, Kindness, The Cure, John Talabot, Marianne Faithfull, The Chameleons, the Afghan Whigs and Nick Garrie. Attendance was around 117,000 people. 2013's headliners included The Postal Service, Phoenix, Tame Impala, Deerhunter, Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds, Blur. Bob Mould, James Blake, Wu-Tang Clan, My Bloody Valentine, Los Planetas, Hot Chip, The Knife, Solange Knowles, Kurt Vile, Local Natives and Mulatu Astatke among 260 concerts programmed at the thirteenth edition of the festival. Local bands included Manel, Madrid band Toundra, Fred I Son, The Free Fall Band, La Bien Querida and El Inquilino Comunista. There was a new record attendance of 170,000 counting the four days in the Parc del Fòrum and the activities in the framework of Primavera a la Ciutat.2014 saw performances by Arcade Fire, Pixies, The National and Neutral Milk Hotel as well as Charles Bradley, Kendrick Lamar, Nine Inch Nails, Caetano Veloso, Disclosure, Queens Of The Stone Age, Future Islands and St. Vincent. In 2015, the festival was headlined by The Black Keys, Anthony and the Johnsons, Alt-J, Patti Smith, The Strokes, Ride, Interpol and Underworld. James Blake, Caribou, Belle and Sebastian, Spiritualized, Jungle, Simian Mobile Disco, Jose Gonzalez, Jon Hopkins and The Church also appeared. The 2016 festival was headlined by Radiohead, LCD Soundsystem and Sigur Ros. PJ Harvey, Tame Impala, The Last Shadow Puppets, Air, Brian Wilson, Beach House, Suede, Beirut and Animal Collective also performed. In 2017, the festival was headlined by Arcade Fire, Bon Iver, The XX, Aphex Twin, Grace Jones, Slayer, Solange and Van Morrison. More than 200.000 people attended the 2017 festival. In 2018, the festival was headlined by Arctic Monkeys, Bjork, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, The National, Chvrches, The War on Drugs, Lorde and A$AP Rocky. It took place from May 31 to June 3. The 2019 lineup of the festival has attempted to showcase a gender balanced lineup with equal numbers of male and female performers. The festival's 'new normal' initiative aims to set a benchmark for equal gender representation that other festivals should follow. Primavera's head of press, Marta Pallarès, told the Guardian “We need to change the ‘pale, male and stale’ paradigm”. Female acts announced for the festival included Cardi B, Janelle Monáe, Erykah Badu, FKA Twigs, Robyn, Courtney Barnett, Carly Rae Jepsen, Charli XCX and Nina Kravitz. Cardi B cancelled her appearance and was replaced by Miley Cyrus. Other acts include Nas, Interpol, Tame Impala, Suede, Jarvis Cocker, Primal Scream, Modeselektor and Loyle Carner. Prizes and awards Prizes of the Independent Music 2011 (organized by UFI): Better festival Altaveu 2011 Award Greener Festival Award 2012: in the category "Highly Commended" European Festival Awards: Artists' Favourite Festival in 2014 Reward Waves of the Music 2014: Better musical spectacle Premi Continuarà-Vespre to La2 of Culture 2015 References External links Official website Category:Music festivals in Catalonia Category:Rock festivals in Spain Category:Tourist attractions in Porto Category:Spring (season) events in Spain

Carlton - Bunting, St. Catharines Carlton - Bunting is a neighbourhood in the city of St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. The community is bordered on the west by the old rail-line that is located between Grantham Avenue and Niagara Regional Road 52, on the east by the Welland Canal and Cushman Road, on the north by Scott Street, and on the south by Welland Avenue and Meredith Drive. This neighbourhood is composed of mainly low density residential properties. Parks: Berkley Park Bermuda Park Cushman Road Park Public Schools: Carleton Public School E.I. McCulley Public School References Category:Neighbourhoods in St. Catharines

1861 English cricket season 1861 was the 75th season of cricket in England since the foundation of Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC). Sheffield Cricket Club oversaw the creation of the match fund committee that would become Yorkshire County Cricket Club. Important matches 1861 match list Events 7 March. A Match Fund Committee to run Yorkshire county matches was established in Sheffield, which had been the home of Yorkshire cricket for nearly 100 years. It was from this fund that Yorkshire County Cricket Club was founded two years later: an exact parallel with the formation of Sussex County Cricket Club from a similar fund (1836–1839). H. H. Stephenson captained the first English team to tour Australia. No first-class matches were played on that tour. Leading batsmen Robert Carpenter was the leading runscorer with 883 @ 30.44 Leading bowlers Edgar Willsher was the leading wicket-taker with 87 @ 11.65 References Annual reviews Fred Lillywhite, The Guide to Cricketers, Lillywhite, 1862 Arthur Haygarth, Scores & Biographies, Volume 7 (1861-1862), Lillywhite, 1863 External links CricketArchive – season summaries Category:1861 in English cricket Category:English cricket seasons from 1816 to 1863

J. W. Dowling J. W. Dowling was an American lacrosse player who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics. In 1904 he was member of the St. Louis Amateur Athletic Association which won the silver medal in the lacrosse tournament. References Category:Year of birth missing Category:Year of death missing Category:American lacrosse players Category:Olympic lacrosse players of the United States Category:Olympic silver medalists for the United States in lacrosse Category:Lacrosse players at the 1904 Summer Olympics

Iskodar Iskodar is a town in north-west Tajikistan. It is located in the Sughd province. References External links Satellite map at Maplandia.com Category:Populated places in Tajikistan

1938 Isle of Man TT The 1938 Isle of Man Tourist Trophy saw the Senior TT lap record of 90.27 mph set by Freddie Frith the previous year broken in 1938 when Harold Daniell completed a lap at 91.00 mph on his Norton, a record which would stand for 12 years. He won, beating Stanley Woods by only 14.4 seconds. Stanley Woods won the Junior, with Harold Daniell coming fifth, while Ewald Kluge on a DKW won the Lightweight. Kluge was the second Lightweight TT winning non-British rider in a row, Omobono Tenni having won the previous year. Between 1931 and 1937 Norton had six Senior-TT wins with the long-stroke CamShaft One (CS1) engine. Norton entered the 1938 Senior TT with a new short-stroke engine, new telescopic front forks, and won for the 7th time, with rider Harold Daniell. Eric Oliver, who later won 4 sidecar World Championships, was entered this year, but retired his Norton from the Junior TT with a broken chain. Senior TT (500cc) Junior TT (350cc) Lightweight TT (250cc) Notes Improvements to the course include road-widening and resurfacing work at Greeba Bridge, Sulby Straight and the 26th Milestone. Sources External links Detailed race results Isle of Man TT winners Isle of Man TT #1938 Isle

Pardosa danica Pardosa danica is a wolf spider species endemic to Mols Bjerge in Denmark. It is only known from a single specimen that was found in 1883 and currently is on display at the Copenhagen Zoological Museum. The exact site where it was found was covered in heathers, but is now covered with bushes and trees. However, significant patches of heathers remain nearby. Wolf spiders are generally quite conspicuous and the spider fauna of Mols Bjerge has been intensely studied. Its apparent disappearance is a mystery and it is considered possibly extinct. See also List of Lycosidae species References External links Category:Pardosa Category:Wolf spiders of Europe Category:Spiders described in 1904

Roberto Serniotti Roberto Serniotti (born ) is an Italian volleyball coach. A head coach of Cuneo Volley currently playing in Italian Serie A3. A former head coach of many teams in the whole of Europe, among others, Berlin Recycling Volleys, Tours VB, Trentino Volley. He was an assistant coach of France men's national volleyball team and Italy men's national volleyball team. Sporting achievements CEV Champions League 2004/2005, with Tours VB CEV Cup 2007/2008, with Roma Volley 2015/2016, with Berlin Recycling Volleys FIVB Club World Championship Brazil 2013, with Trentino Volley National championships 1999/2000 Italian SuperCup, with Cuneo Volley 2003/2004 French Championship, with Tours VB 2004/2005 French Cup, with Tours VB 2005/2006 French SuperCup, with Tours VB 2005/2006 French Cup, with Tours VB 2005/2006 French Championship, with Tours VB 2013/2014 Italian SuperCup, with Trentino Volley 2015/2016 German Cup, with Berlin Recycling Volleys 2015/2016 German Championship, with Berlin Recycling Volleys 2016/2017 German Championship, with Berlin Recycling Volleys References External links LegaVolley coach profile Category:1962 births Category:Living people Category:Italian volleyball coaches Category:Volleyball coaches of international teams Category:Sportspeople from Turin

Messias José Baptista Messias José Baptista (24 May 1968 – 11 September 2005) was a Brazilian athlete. He competed in the men's triple jump at the 1996 Summer Olympics. He died from complications of leukemia aged 37. References Category:1968 births Category:2005 deaths Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Category:Brazilian male triple jumpers Category:Olympic athletes of Brazil Category:Place of birth missing Category:Deaths from leukemia

Target House Target House may refer to: Target House, London, a modern commercial building Target House, Memphis, a long-term housing solution for families of patients at the city's St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

South Arabia during World War I The campaign in South Arabia during World War I was a minor struggle for control of the port city of Aden, an important way station for ships on their way from Asia to the Suez Canal. The British Empire declared war on the Ottoman Empire on 5 November 1914, and the Ottomans responded with their own declaration on 11 November. From the beginning, the Ottomans had planned an invasion of Britain's Aden Protectorate in cooperation with the local Arab tribes. The Ottomans had gathered in some strength on the Cheikh Saïd, a peninsula which juts out into the Red Sea towards the island of Perim. At the start of the war, the British had one force stationed in the Aden Protectorate, the Aden Brigade, which was part of the British Indian Army. In November 1914, an Ottoman force from Yemen attacked Aden, but was driven off by the Brigade. Land campaign Capture of Cheikh Saïd The 29th Indian Brigade, under Brigadier-General H. V. Cox, CB, then on its way from India to Suez, was ordered to interrupt its voyage to capture Cheikh Saïd and destroy the Ottoman works, armaments, and wells there. On 10 November transports conveying three battalions of the 29th Indian Brigade and the 23rd Sikh Pioneers arrived off the coast of the peninsula. They were accompanied by the armoured cruiser HMS Duke of Edinburgh, which opened fire on the Ottoman defences while the transports were seeking a satisfactory landing-place. The point that had been at first selected proved impossible on account of the weather, and the troops had to land a little way off under the cover of the fire of the cruiser. They stormed the Ottomans' positions and compelled them to retreat, leaving their field guns behind. The sailors took active part in the fighting with the troops, and a naval demolition party assisted, on 11 November, in destroying the Ottoman fortifications. Having accomplished its task, the British force re-embarked and continued on to Suez. It was not considered advisable at this time to push an expedition inland. The Ottomans, consequently, retained some forces on the northern boundary of the Aden Protectorate. Seven months later they reoccupied Cheikh Saïd and endeavoured from there to effect a landing on the north coast of Perim. This attack was successfully repulsed by the garrison of the island, the 23rd Sikh Pioneers. Battle of Lahij Sultanate of Lahij In July 1915 an Ottoman force from North Yemen crossed the frontier of the Aden hinterland and advanced towards Lahij, which was at this time one of the most important towns in South Arabia and the capital of the Abdali Sultanate of Lahij (Lahaj). Placed in an oasis, surrounded by a fertile plain with the deserts beyond, it was the centre of trade between Aden, a British crown colony, and its hinterland, the princely states under a protectorate. In the years leading up to the war, relations between Britain and Lahij had been friendly, the British paying the sultan a subsidy for the occupation of certain land in the interior and protecting him and his agricultural people against the tribes of the desert, who frequently raided them. Propagandising during the war, British historian F. A. McKenzie wrote of the sultan: Under our protection the Sultan of Lahaj had waxed very prosperous. His city, with its palace, its gallows— built for ornament rather than use—its purely Oriental life, its fine horses, its little show army, and its constant traffic in camels and caravans, seemed like a vision out of the Arabian Nights. When war broke out the Abdali Sultan proved that his loyalty to Britain was real. Though other tribes turned against us he came to our side and prepared to help us. He soon made himself an object of special detestation to the [Ottoman] and to many of the surrounding tribes by his open and unwavering friendship for Britain. Siege The sultan sent word to General D. G. L. Shaw, commanding the Aden Brigade, that the Ottomans were advancing from Mawiyah to attack him, and asked for help. General Shaw ordered the Aden Movable Column, under Lieutenant-Colonel H. E. A. Pearson, towards Lahij. The Aden Camel Troop was despatched to reconnoitre. It discovered a strong Ottoman force beyond Lahij, supported by a large number of Arab tribesmen. The Camel Troop fell back on Lahij, where it was reinforced by the advance guard of the Movable Column, numbering two hundred and fifty rifles, with two ten-pounder guns. This advance guard had moved up under most trying conditions. The heat was intense, there was great shortage of water, and progress was difficult over the sand. The main body of the Column was so delayed by difficulties of transport and by shortage of water that it did not reach Lahij at all. The British in the sultan's capital found themselves faced by several thousand Ottoman troops and twenty guns. In addition, Arab tribesmen had rallied by the thousand to help the Ottomans. The British were backed by the few hundred men of the sultan of Lahij's native army. The Arab camp-followers of the Aden detachment deserted them in a body at the most critical hour, taking with them all their camels. Fighting opened on the evening of Sunday, 4 July. The Ottoman forces made several attacks against the British line, but each was driven off. Although after the battle the efforts of the Royal Artillery drew a tribute from General Shaw, the superior Ottoman artillery had kindled fires in different parts of Lahij, and the British were in danger of being outflanked and cut off by the Arab tribal horsemen. The sultan was killed with many of his men. When the main Aden Column never arrived, the British withdrew on 5 July with the loss of three officers wounded, but the main loss was not so much in men as in prestige. Analysis In the official report on the operations issued by the Government of India much stress was laid on "the intense heat, sand, and shortage of water", and "[t]he desertion of the camel-drivers and the severe climatic conditions so delayed and distressed the main body as to necessitate a withdrawal from Lahij". McKenzie notes that "we do not seem to have made such arrangements for transport and for water supply as would have prepared us for the difficulties which every experienced traveller knew we would have to face. . . But the severe heat of the climate, the potential treachery of hired Arabs, and the shortage of water were all of them factors which had been familiar from the beginning to the Indian authorities, and, one might suppose, ought to have been allowed for." Reinforcements from India After the debacle at Lahij, the British force fell back on the Kawr. The Ottomans followed them up and occupied Shaikh Othman, a town about two miles inland from the harbour of Aden. This place was formerly part of the Sultanate of Lahij, within the British protectorate. The Ottomans at this stage held practically the whole of the Aden hinterland, except immediately around the crown colony itself. They had reoccupied Cheikh Saïd and had destroyed Lahij. The Indian authorities, under Commander-in-Chief Beauchamp Duff, decided to increase the Aden garrison after "subsequent Turkish victories". Major-General Sir George J. Younghusband, a soldier with a distinguished career, succeeded to the command of the Aden Brigade. On 20 July 1915, troops from the Aden Brigade, the 28th Indian Brigade, 1/B Battery, HAC, 1/1st Berkshire Battery, RHA, and a detachment of Sappers and Miners, under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel A. M. S. Elsmie, a soldier well trained in frontier fighting, surprised the Ottomans at Shaikh Othman, completely defeated them and drove them out of the place. Between fifty and sixty Ottoman soldiers were killed and wounded, and several hundred men, mostly Arab tribesmen, were made prisoners. This success was followed up in the following month by an attack by a small column on an Ottoman post between Lahij and Shaikh Othman. The Ottomans were driven from the town. Another attack in a different direction was equally successful. Reports reached Aden that the Ottomans were preparing to retire from Lahij itself, and in September a column under Colonel Elsmie set out in the direction of Waht. Here it surprised a force of seven hundred Ottomans, with eight guns, who were supported by about a thousand Arabs. The Ottomans were driven back, and Waht fell to the British troops, who had been aided both on sea and land by the cooperation of the cruiser HMS Philomel of the New Zealand Naval Forces, under Captain Percival Hill-Thompson. Ottoman claims of victory A series of minor engagements and skirmishes between the Ottomans and Arabs and the British followed, during which the latter were generally successful, but found it impossible to hold the country far inland. Early in 1916 the Ottomans claimed that the British had been driven back on to Aden itself, and had retreated to within range of the covering fire of their warships, where they had been inactive for some months. Many of the Ottoman claims were greatly exaggerated, and some wholly false. In February 1916, Major John Pretyman Newman, MP, asked in the British Parliament for any information about the fighting near Aden. Austen Chamberlain, then Secretary of State for India, responded that the Ottoman claim of success which had recently been put forward would seem to have been founded on an engagement which took place on 12 January between a reconnoitring column of the Aden garrison and an Ottoman force in the neighbourhood of Shaikh Othman. The loss on our side was one British officer and thirty-five Indian rank and file killed, and four British and thirty-five Indian rank and file wounded. The enemy losses were severe, amounting to about two hundred killed and wounded. The British column was neither annihilated nor defeated, but withdrew when the purpose of the movement was completed, Chamberlain said. Later on, the Ottomans officially claimed to have scored a substantial victory in further heavy fighting around Shaikh Othman and Bir Ahmad. This was a sheer invention. In January 1916, the Aden Movable Column moved out to protect some friendly troops to the east of the Aden Protectorate against Ottoman troops who had been sent to coerce them. The column located the Ottoman force near Subar, and defeated it. The general position was so unsatisfactory, however, that in April 1916, it was decided, on the suggestion of the Government of India, that ladies should not be allowed to land at Aden without receiving permission from the Commander-in-Chief in India. End of the campaign in South Arabia The eruption of the British-sponsored Arab Revolt in the Hejaz diverted Ottoman attention from Aden in the summer of 1916. Those Ottoman troops which remained reverted to the defensive, while the British built an eleven-mile-long defensive perimeter around Aden. They did not attempt to resecure lost territories in the hinterland, and no major fighting with the British took place after 1916. The Ottomans continued to hold territories in the protectorate until the Armistice of Mudros in October 1918 and the partition of the Ottoman Empire after the war. Naval campaign Uses of the South Arab ports during the war On 18 October 1914, a convoy of ten troopships carrying the New Zealand Expeditionary Force was escorted by the Imperial Japanese battlecruiser Ibuki out of Wellington. It joined a group of twenty-eight ships carrying the First Australian Imperial Force, and the total convoy, with Ibuki and the Australian cruiser , crossed the ocean, which was being patrolled by the Japanese protected cruiser Chikuma. While Sydney was sidetracked, and ended up in the Battle of Cocos, the rest of the convoy reached Aden on 25 October. On 9 November 1914, a small landing party, numbering five officers, one surgeon, and forty-seven petty officers and men, under Lieutenant Hellmuth von Mücke, was separated from their ship, the SMS Emden during the Battle of Cocos, and piloted the Ayesha to the Dutch port of Padang on the west coast of Sumatra. There von Mücke arranged a rendezvous with the German freighter Choising, which transported him and his men to the Ottoman city of Hodeida in Yemen. Once on the Arabian Peninsula, von Mücke and his men experienced months of delay securing the assistance of local Turkish officials to return to Germany. At last he decided to lead his men on an over-water voyage up the east coast of the Red Sea to Jiddah. Ultimately, Von Mücke and forty-eight of his men returned to Berlin. When the Arabs of the revolt of June 1916 attacked the port of Jiddah, they were supported by the seaplane carrier , based at Aden. Occupation of Kamaran On 17 February 1915, the British Resident in Aden, Brigadier William Crawford Walton, wired the Government of India that dhows bearing telegrams, mail and money from Jiddah had made it to Ottoman headquarters in Yemen, and that it was necessary that these be stopped. He proposed the occopuation of Kamaran with 200 men from the RMS Empress of Russia, the RMS Empress of Asia and HMS Minto. This had the support of the Admiralty, the Commander-in-Chief at Port Said—who wished to use Kamaran as a "naval base for small vessels"—and the India Office, which duly informed the Viceroy of India to give the necessary orders. The viceroy demurred, fearing that the local population would be "unlikely to acquiesce", that an occupation might "alarm the Idrisi", was likely to be misunderstood by Muslims, and would reduce the defences of Aden, at just the moment when the Turks were advancing. On 3 March the India Office rescinded its order, but when intelligence suggested that some Germans stranded in Massawa in Italian Eritrea at the outbreak of war were attempting to sail across the sea to Arabia, the resident renewed his request for 200 men (7 March). Again the viceroy refused (11 March). References Further reading Bidwell, Robin L. "The Turkish attack on Aden 1915–1918", Arabian Studies, 6 (1982), 171–94. Bruce, Anthony. The Last Crusade: The Palestine Campaign in the First World War. London: Murray, 2002. Connelly, Mark. "The British Campaign in Aden, 1914–1918". Journal of the Centre for First World War Studies, 2:1 (2005) 65–96. Kühn, Thomas. "Shaping and Reshaping Colonial Ottomanism: Contesting Boundaries of Difference and Integration in Ottoman Yemen, 1872–1919." Comparative Studies of South Asia, Africa and the Middle East, 27:2 (2007), 315–31. Mehra, R. N. Aden and Yemen, 1905–1919. Delhi: Agram Prakashan, 1988. Walker, G. Goold. Honourable Artillery Company in The Great War 1914–1919. London: Seeley, Service & Co. Ltd., 1930. External links Turkey in the First World War: Arabian Campaign Photograph of camel being unloaded by crane in Aden, 15 September 1915 Photograph of camels aboard a ship at Aden, 15 September 1915 Category:Campaigns and theatres of World War I Category:Middle Eastern theatre of World War I Category:British Empire in World War I Category:Ottoman Empire in World War I Category:Modern history of Yemen Category:Aden

Cape chimaera The cape chimaera (Chimaera notafricana) is a chimaera species in the family Chimaeridae, which lives in South Africa and Namibia. Taxonomy The cape chimaera is one of 16 species in the genus Chimaera. The species was described in 2010 by Kemper, Ebert Compagno and Didier. Prior to 2010, specimens were classified under the species Chimaera monstrosa, commonly known as the rabbit fish, before further studies showed that they had a number of differences in distribution and appearance, enough to classify them as two separate species. Habitat and distribution The cape chimaera is found in the southeast Atlantic Ocean, in the waters off Namibia as well as South Africa, particularly in the Western Cape, Northern Cape Province, and Eastern Cape Province. Its exact population being unknown, but it is thought to be an uncommon species. Although the species is occasionally caught as a bycatch by deepwater fisheries, it is not threatened and is not sought out for commercial purposes. Currently, there are no conservation measures taking place on behalf of the species and as of November 18, 2010 it is listed as Least Concern by IUCN. The cape chimaera lives in waters – deep. It is believed to be a benthic species, living at the sea floor of the continental slope. Little else is known about its habitat of the species. References Category:Chimaera Category:Marine fish of South Africa Category:Fish of Namibia Category:Fish described in 2010

Bowie Independent School District The Bowie Independent School District is a public school district based in Bowie, Texas (USA). Located in Montague County, the district also serves the city of Sunset. Small portions of the district extend into Jack and Clay counties. Finances As of the 2010-2011 school year, the appraised valuation of property in the district was $603,249,000. The maintenance tax rate was $0.104 and the bond tax rate was $0.025 per $100 of appraised valuation. Academic achievement In 2011, the school district was rated "academically acceptable" by the Texas Education Agency. Forty-nine percent of districts in Texas in 2011 received the same rating. No state accountability ratings will be given to districts in 2012. A school district in Texas can receive one of four possible rankings from the Texas Education Agency: Exemplary (the highest possible ranking), Recognized, Academically Acceptable, and Academically Unacceptable (the lowest possible ranking). Historical district TEA accountability ratings 2011: Academically Acceptable 2010: Recognized 2009: Academically Acceptable 2008: Academically Acceptable 2007: Academically Acceptable 2006: Academically Acceptable 2005: Academically Acceptable 2004: Academically Acceptable Schools In the 2011-2012 school year, the district operated four schools. Bowie High (Grades 9-12) Bowie Junior High (Grades 6-8) Bowie Intermediate (Grades 3-5) Bowie Elementary (Grades PK-2) See also List of school districts in Texas List of high schools in Texas References External links Bowie ISD Category:School districts in Texas Category:School districts in Montague County, Texas Category:School districts in Jack County, Texas Category:School districts in Clay County, Texas

Niepoczołowice railway station Niepoczołowice is a non-operational PKP railway station in Niepoczołowice (Pomeranian Voivodeship), Poland. Lines crossing the station References Niepoczołowice article at Polish stations database, URL accessed at 18 March 2006 Category:Railway stations in Pomeranian Voivodeship Category:Disused railway stations in Pomeranian Voivodeship Category:Wejherowo County

2018–19 Danish 1st Division The 2018–19 Danish 1st Division season is the 23rd season of the Danish 1st Division league championship, governed by the Danish Football Association. The division-champion will be promoted to the 2019–20 Danish Superliga, while the runners-up and the third placed team will face promotion playoffs. The teams in 11th and 12th places are relegated to the 2019–20 Danish 2nd Divisions. Participants FC Helsingør finished last in the 2017–18 Danish Superliga relegation play-off and were relegated to the 1st Division after only one season in the first tier. Silkeborg IF lost to Esbjerg fB and Lyngby Boldklub lost to Vendsyssel FF in the relegation play off and were relegated as well. Vejle Boldklub, Esbjerg fB and Vendsyssel FF were promoted to the 2018–19 Danish Superliga. Brabrand IF and Skive IK were relegated to the 2018–19 Danish 2nd Divisions. Brabrand IF was relegated immediately after just one season at the second tier while Skive IK lasted four seasons in the league. Hvidovre IF and Næstved Boldklub won promotion from the 2017–18 Danish 2nd Divisions. Hvidovre will play at the 1st Division for the first time since 2013–14 season, where as Næstved won promotion after only one season's absence. Stadia and locations Personnel and sponsoring Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Managerial changes League table Play-offs Relegation play-offs Matches Horsens won 2–1 on aggregate. Hobro won 2–1 on aggregate. Promotion play-offs Matches Lyngby won 4–3 on aggregate and promoted to 2019–20 Danish Superliga Hobro won 3–0 on aggregate and stayed in the Danish Superliga Top goalscorers Notes References External links Danish FA Category:2018–19 in Danish football Danish 1st Division Category:Danish 1st Division seasons

Mindgame (play) Mindgame by Anthony Horowitz is a psychological thriller play set in a mental hospital. The play was first performed in 1999 in Colchester before transferring to the West End. It was published by Oberon Books in 2000. Plot Mark Styler, a writer of "true crime" stories arrives at the Fairfields experimental hospital for the criminally insane, with the hope of interviewing serial killer Easterman for a new book. He meets Dr. Farquhar, the hospital director, however things don't seem quite right. The doctor is reluctant to let Styler see Easterman, and encourages Styler to leave. Styler, however refuses with the excuse of a long car journey. In the end, he stays and Farquhar offers him dinner. His assistant Nurse Plimpton seems frightened of something, and is anxious. She tries to give a note to Styler, but Farquhar burns it in the bin. She reluctantly makes a pot of tea and liver sandwiches for Styler. After she leaves, the two discuss the book further, but Styler's real feelings about Easterman are revealed. He is desperate to see Easterman, and suggests that he wore a strait-jacket to keep him from damaging anything. Farquhar, seemingly annoyed at this, retrieves a strait jacket from a closet and offers to put it on Styler to show what it is like, and he reluctantly agrees. Once Styler is strapped in, Farquhar taunts him about being mad, and threatens him with a scalpel, then Nurse Plimpton returns, and she knocks Farquhar unconscious with a wine bottle. She explains that Farquhar is in fact Easterman, who killed most of the staff during a "psychiatric drama" session. Nurse Plimpton is in fact Doctor Carol Ennis. She cannot undo the strait jacket straps, and as she bends down to get the scalpel from Easterman, he awakens and grabs her, then stabs her behind a curtain. When Easterman and Styler begin to talk, it turns out the two men used to be neighbours, and Styler admired Easterman, perhaps even loved him. It appears Styler's motives for visiting are not as they appeared to be. Doctor Ennis suddenly awakens, and cries out for help; Easterman straps her to a chair and after removing the jacket, asks Styler to kill her. Styler is tricked into thinking he is Easterman, and they think up various methods, but in the end Styler suffocates her with a carrier bag. Once it is done, he feels guilt but Ennis awakes and now assumes the role of Doctor Farquhar. She and Farquhar, who is now Carol, completely change, and Styler is told he is Easterman and Styler was just his assumed name. He tries to prove them wrong, however his BMW is gone, and the letter he sent to Farquhar is blank. In the end, Styler is forced to believe he is Easterman, however it is never explicitly revealed to the audience who is actually who. Performances Mindgame premiered at the Mercury Theatre, Colchester on 2 September 1999, before transferring to the Vaudeville Theatre in London's West End in 2000. That production was directed by Richard Baron. On 9 November 2008, the play premiered Off Broadway in New York City starring Keith Carradine as Dr. Farquhar and directed by Ken Russell, who made his New York City directorial debut with the production. The production closed on 28 December 2008. Another run of performances took place at the Ambassadors Theatre in London in 2018, following a UK tour. Characters Seen Mark Styler, a writer of true crime stories, who also wrote in memory of his mother. He comes to Fairfields hoping to interview a serial killer for a new book. Doctor Farquhar, the director of the hospital. He is relatively new to the hospital, and is trying to turn it around. Nurse Paisley, Farquhar's nurse. Unseen Borson, a security guard. Victoria Barlow, Styler's mother. Easterman, a notorious serial killer who Styler wants to investigate. References Mindgame by Anthony Horowitz Albemarle - Archive Anthony Horowitz - Work Mindgame's Plot Twists Will Twist Your Mind External links Mindgame the play site New York Times Theater Review by Christopher Isherwood, 9 November 2008 Category:1999 plays Category:British plays Category:Thriller plays Category:Works by Anthony Horowitz

French ship Soleil-Royal (1692) The Soleil Royal (Regal Sun) was a First Rank ship of the line of the French Royal Navy. This ship was originally planned to be a 2nd Rank two-decker to be built at Brest, but - following the loss of fifteen major French warships by Anglo-Dutch attacks at Cherbourg and La Hogue during the first few days of June, 1692 (N.S.) - she was ordered in the same week to be built instead as a First Rank three-decker of 104 guns. On 21 June she was given the name Foudroyant to replace the previous ship bearing that name (destroyed at La Hogue). She was designed by Étienne Hubac and laid down the same month at Brest Dockyard, and launched on 24 December 1692. Two more three-deckers were ordered and begun at Brest during June (as Merveilleux) and August 1692 (as Terrible, and a further three-decker was ordered there on 20 January 1693, which Louis XIV ordered should bear the name Soleil Royal to replace the previous ship bearing that name (destroyed at Cherbourg). All three ships were to be designed and built by Blaise Pangalo. However, Étienne Hubac begged the King that that name should be given to the ship he was building instead, because the previous Soleil Royal had been built by his own father, Laurent Hubac, and - as he himself had rebuilt that ship from the keel up at Brest in 1689 - he still possessed the moulds for that ship. Moreover, he pointed out to the King that his own ship would be some 4 feet longer and some 200 tons larger than Pangalo's new ship, so would be more deserving of the name that honoured Louis XIV himself. On 1 March 1693, the King agreed to Hubac's proposal and the names of the two ships were exchanged. Hubac's ship was thus completed under the name Soleil Royal in April 1693 and brought into service. The new ship took part in the Battle of Lagos on 28 June 1693, and subsequently in the Battle of Vélez-Málaga on 24 August 1704, where she was the flagship of Lieut-Général Joseph Andrault, Marquis de Langeron. She was scuttled in Toulon on Louis's orders in July 1707 to avoid being set alight by the bombardment by the English fleet. She was later put back afloat, but in October 1713 she was judged unfit for service, and was taken to pieces during 1714. References Nomenclature des Vaisseaux du Roi-Soleil de 1661 a 1715. Alain Demerliac (Editions Omega, Nice – various dates). The Sun King's Vessels (2015) - Jean-Claude Lemineur; English translation by François Fougerat. Editions ANCRE. Winfield, Rif and Roberts, Stephen (2017) French Warships in the Age of Sail 1626-1786: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth Publishing. . Category:Ships of the line of the French Navy Category:1690s ships

Luigi is a fictional character featured in video games and related media released by Nintendo. Created by prominent game designer Shigeru Miyamoto, Luigi is portrayed as the slightly younger but taller brother of Nintendo's mascot Mario, and appears in many games throughout the Mario franchise, often as a sidekick to his older brother. Luigi first appeared in the 1983 Game & Watch game Mario Bros. as the character controlled by the second player, and retained this role in the Mario Bros. arcade game, Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Bros. 3, Super Mario World, and other titles. The first game where he was available as a primary character was Super Mario Bros. 2. In more recent appearances, Luigi's role became increasingly restricted to spinoffs such as the Mario Party and Mario Kart series, though he has been featured in a starring role on seven occasions: first in the 1990 LCD wrist watch game Luigi's Hammer Toss, in Mario is Missing, in Luigi's Mansion for the GameCube in 2001, in Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon for the Nintendo 3DS in 2013, in Dr. Luigi and New Super Luigi U for the Wii U in 2013, in Luigi's Mansion Arcade in 2015 for arcades and Luigi's Mansion 3 for Nintendo Switch in 2019. In all seven of these games, he is called upon to act as the hero because usually Mario, the usual hero within the franchise, is in need of rescue. Luigi has also appeared in every episode of the three DiC TV series based on the NES and Super NES games. Originally developed as a palette swap of Mario with a green color scheme instead of red, Luigi has since developed a personality and style of his own. As his role in the Mario series progressed, Luigi evolved into a physically distinct character, taller and thinner than his brother. Nintendo called the period of March 2013 to March 2014 "The Year of Luigi" to commemorate the thirtieth anniversary of the character's existence. Correspondingly, games released in 2013 emphasised Luigi, such as Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon, Mario & Luigi: Dream Team, Dr. Luigi, and the level pack New Super Luigi U for New Super Mario Bros U. An unlockable Luigi-themed version of Mario Bros. titled Luigi Bros. was also included with Super Mario 3D World. Concept and creation The events leading to Luigi's creation began in 1982, during the development of Donkey Kong, where the Nintendo designer Shigeru Miyamoto had created Mario (then known as "Jumpman") hoping that he would be able to recast the character in a variety of roles in future games. Miyamoto had been inspired by the game Joust to create a game with a simultaneous two-player mode, which led to his development of the game Mario Bros. in 1983, with Luigi filling the role of Mario's brother as the second playable character. Luigi's name is said to have been inspired by a pizza parlor near Nintendo of America's headquarters in Redmond, Washington, called "Mario & Luigi's". Miyamoto observed that the word ruiji means "similar" in the Japanese language, and that Luigi was designed to have the same size, shape and gameplay of Mario. While Mario was originally portrayed as a carpenter in Donkey Kong, the duo of Mario and Luigi in Mario Bros. were styled as Italian plumbers by Miyamoto, on the suggestion of a colleague. Software constraints of the time—similar to those that gave Mario his distinctive look in Donkey Kong—meant Luigi's first appearance was restricted to a simple palette swap of Mario designed to represent the second player. Graphically and in terms of gameplay, the characters were completely identical, except for their color schemes; the green color scheme adopted for Luigi would remain one of his defining physical characteristics in subsequent releases. After the success of Mario Bros., Luigi was introduced to a wider audience in 1985 with the release of the console game Super Mario Bros. Once again his role was restricted to a palette swap of Mario, functioning as the second-player in a similar fashion to Mario Bros.. The later Japan-only version of Super Mario Bros. 2 in 1986 (later released in the west as Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels) marked the beginning of Luigi's development toward becoming a more distinguished character. As with his previous appearances, Luigi remained a palette swap of Mario; however, his movement was no longer identical. Luigi could now jump higher and farther than his brother, at the expense of movement response and precision. While this version of Super Mario Bros. 2 was released in Japan, it was deemed to be too difficult for American audiences at the time. In 1988, consequently, an alternative release was developed to serve as Super Mario Bros. 2 for western players (and later released in Japan as Super Mario USA); this version would play a key role in shaping Luigi's current appearance. The game was a conversion of Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic, with the graphics altered to represent characters and scenes from the Mario franchise. In this release, the character of "Mama", who had the highest jump among the original cast, served as the template for Luigi, resulting in his taller, thinner look, combined with his Marioesque outfit and ubiquitous green color scheme. There were earlier appearances of Luigi being taller than Mario: in the 1988 Famicom Disk System game Famicom Grand Prix II: 3D Hot Rally and earlier, in a very rare 1986 anime Super Mario Bros.: Peach-Hime Kyushutsu Dai Sakusen! (though in the anime he wore a yellow shirt and the color of his hat and overalls were blue). Promotional artwork for Super Mario Bros. 3 and Super Mario World depicts Luigi with this new look; but the actual games would not adapt this different character design in-game until the 1992 game Super Mario Kart. Luigi's distinctive appearance from the Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic-inspired version of Super Mario Bros. 2 has been used ever since, even for remakes of games in which he was originally a palette swap. Actor portrayal Much like his appearance, Luigi's vocal portrayal has fluctuated over the years. In Mario Kart 64, which voiced many characters for the first time, some characters, including Luigi, had two different voices according to the region of the game: North American and European versions feature a low-pitched voice for Luigi, provided by Charles Martinet, who also voices Mario, Wario, Waluigi, and Toadsworth, whereas the Japanese version uses a high-pitched, falsetto voice, provided by (then French translator at Nintendo) Julien Bardakoff. All versions of Mario Party feature Bardakoff's high-pitched clips from Mario Kart 64. Luigi retained this higher voice in Mario Party 2. In Mario Golf, Mario Tennis, and Mario Party 3, his voice returned to a lower state. Since then, with the exceptions of Mario Kart: Super Circuit and Super Smash Bros. Melee, Luigi has consistently had a medium-pitched voice. In Mario Kart: Super Circuit, Luigi's voice was the same high voice from the Japanese Mario Kart 64. In Super Smash Bros. and Super Smash Bros. Melee, Luigi's voice is made up of clips from Mario's voice taken from Super Mario 64, with raised pitches. In Super Smash Bros. Brawl and subsequent instalments in the Super Smash Bros. series, he has his own voice (which is medium-pitched) instead of a pitched-up version of Mario's. Characteristics Luigi is portrayed as the taller, younger brother of Mario, and he is usually seen dressed in a green shirt with dark blue overalls. Although Luigi is a plumber, like his brother, other facets of his personality vary from game to game. Luigi always seems nervous and timid but is good-natured and not as quick to anger as his more famous brother. A baby version of the character named Baby Luigi debuted in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, who is held captive by Kamek. He also appeared in Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time as a playable character along with Baby Mario. He is voiced by Charles Martinet, just like his adult self. While it has not been made official, Daisy may be Luigi's romantic interest. They were a romantic couple in the Super Mario Bros. film and in Mario Kart Wii they are seen in statue dancing together. She was his caddy in NES Open Tournament Golf as Peach was to Mario. Also on Daisy's trophy in Super Smash Bros. Melee, it says that she is possibly Luigi's answer to Mario's Peach. Surname Nintendo did not initially give Luigi a surname. The first notable use of "Luigi Mario" was in the 1993 live-action film adaptation. In September 2015, at the Super Mario Bros. 30th Anniversary festival, Miyamoto stated that Mario's full name was Mario Mario. Consequently, this indirectly confirms Luigi's full name as Luigi Mario. Appearances Luigi's first appearance was in the 1983 arcade game Mario Bros. as the character controlled by the second player. He retained this role in Wrecking Crew. He later appeared in Super Mario Bros. for the NES, and again in Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels, Super Mario Bros. 2, Super Mario Bros. 3, and Super Mario World. Super Mario Bros. 2 introduced Luigi as the taller of the two brothers, as well as the better jumper. Super Mario Bros. 3, and Super Mario World returned to featuring Luigi as a reskinned Mario. He made a minor appearance in his baby form in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island. Luigi was conspicuously absent in Super Mario 64 and Super Mario Sunshine. However, the Nintendo DS remake of Super Mario 64 features him as a playable character alongside Mario, Yoshi, and Wario. He received his own starring role in the GameCube game Luigi's Mansion, where he wins a mansion from a contest he never entered, and saves Mario from King Boo. Luigi's Mansion has cultivated such a cult following that Nintendo made a sequel to the game nearly a decade after the original game's release date. The sequel is called Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon and is playable on the Nintendo 3DS. He reprised his role in the third game, Luigi's Mansion 3, on Nintendo Switch. Luigi has been associated with the more difficult second acts of multiple Super Mario games. These include The Lost Levels, Super Mario Galaxy 2, New Super Luigi U and the new game plus in Super Mario 3D Land, which offer more challenging elaborations on their respective predecessors and allow the player to use Luigi as the main character, in whom reduced friction and higher jumping is consistent in all of these games. Luigi became playable in the Nintendo DS game New Super Mario Bros. as a hidden character, and as a hidden character in the Wii game Super Mario Galaxy. In its sequel, Super Mario Galaxy 2, the player can switch out for Luigi throughout the game. He also appears as a playable character in New Super Mario Bros. Wii, where four players can play at once cooperatively as Mario, Luigi, and two Toads. He also appears in Super Mario 3D Land as a playable character as well as New Super Mario Bros. 2 and New Super Mario Bros. U, the latter having a DLC mode, where he is the main character, called New Super Luigi U. It has levels altered to his specific play abilities, including higher jumping. The DLC is also available as a standalone retail version. Luigi also appeared in Super Mario 3D World along with his brother, Peach, Rosalina and Toad. Luigi appears in many of the Mario spin-offs, including Mario Kart, Mario Party, and all of the Mario sports titles. He also appears in all five instalments of the Super Smash Bros. series; in the first three instalments, he is an unlockable character. Luigi has appeared in every Mario role-playing game. While he originally made a cameo appearance in the end credits of Super Mario RPG, he appears more prominently in the Paper Mario series. He is a non-playable character in the original Paper Mario. In the sequel Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, he appears yet again as a non-playable character, going on a separate adventure from Mario's. Super Paper Mario features him as a playable character after he is initially brainwashed into working for the antagonist under the name "Mr. L." The Mario & Luigi series features Luigi as a main protagonist; the events of the games focus on him and his brother Mario. He has appeared in all five Mario & Luigi games. Other media Luigi made his animated debut in the 1986 film Super Mario Bros.: The Great Mission to Save Princess Peach!. In the film, he was voiced by Yū Mizushima and had a different color scheme than he has today, sporting a blue cap, blue overalls, and a yellow shirt. This was because he was not yet given a consistent color scheme. In the film, Luigi was very greedy and even left Mario at one point to look for coins. He was also a little more serious than his brother Mario, who constantly would daydream about Princess Peach, although he is not as brave as Mario. Luigi later made an appearance in the third of a trilogy of OVAs entitled Amada Anime Series: Super Mario Bros. released in 1989, in which the Mario characters acted out the story of Snow White. He appears at the end of the video to save Mario and Peach from the Wicked Queen, portrayed by Koopa. Luigi regularly appeared in The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!, airing from 1989 to 1990, which cast Danny Wells as both his live-action portrayal and voice. Like his brother, Luigi's voice actor changed in later cartoons, in his case to Tony Rosato. Even though he was not the starring character in the show, Luigi appeared in all 91 episodes of the three DiC Mario cartoons, in one of which his brother himself did not appear ("Life's Ruff" from The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3). Luigi played a different role in the Super Mario Bros. film, where he was portrayed by John Leguizamo. He is depicted as a more easy-going character in contrast to the cynical Mario, portrayed by Bob Hoskins. In the film, Luigi is not Mario's twin, but is much younger to the point that Mario is said to have been like a surrogate father to him since their parents' deaths, and his romantic relationship with Daisy is one of the film's main plot elements. Luigi has also appeared in several Robot Chicken sketches, always alongside Mario. In one sketch, he and Mario accidentally appear in Vice City, from the Grand Theft Auto series, while another features them competing in a Cannonball Run-styled car race. In 2015, game designer Josh Millard released Ennuigi which relates the story of Luigi's inability to come to terms with the lack of narrative in the original Super Mario Bros. Reception regarding Luigi's character in Ennuigi ranged from "depressed," "laconic," "perpetually miserable," to "an angsty teenager who just finished writing a book report about Albert Camus' The Stranger." In a Reddit thread, Millard commented "I [...] think it's a pretty weird implied narrative once you step back and look at it, and enjoyed funneling some thoughts about all that into a recharacterization of Luigi as a guy who's as legitimately confused and distressed by his strange life as you'd expect a person to be once removed from the bubble of cartoony context of the franchise." Year of Luigi On March 19, 2013, Nintendo began the Year of Luigi. This included a year of Luigi-themed games like Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon, Dr. Luigi, Mario & Luigi: Dream Team, and New Super Luigi U. A Luigi's Mansion statue was released on Club Nintendo. On March 19, 2014, the Year of Luigi ended. Month of Luigi On October 4, 2019, Nintendo declared that the entire month of October would be the Month of Luigi. This was done to celebrate Luigi's Mansion 3, which was released on October 31, 2019. The Month of Luigi ended on November 1, 2019. Reception Since his appearance in Super Mario Bros., Luigi has received highly positive reception. Nintendo Power listed Luigi as their fifth favourite hero, citing his dependability while describing him as being an underdog. They also listed him as having one of the best mustaches. GameDaily listed the "neglected guy" as one of their top 25 video game archetypes, citing Luigi as an example and stating that he lacks the charisma of his older brother Mario and that he should get another starring role. They also listed Luigi's Poltergust 3000 from Luigi's Mansion as one of the top 25 Nintendo gimmicks. UGO Networks ranked Luigi at No. 16 on their "25 Most Memorable Italians in Video Games" list, ranking him over Mario himself. Luigi has been featured in many "Top Sidekicks" lists. Machinima placed Luigi as the best sidekick on gaming on their "Top 10 Sidekicks in Gaming" list. He was also listed as the best sidekick in video games by Maximum PC. IGN ranked him second on their top 10 list, commenting "No pair illustrates brotherly love like Mario and Luigi". Luigi is also ranked second on ScrewAttack's top 10 list, where they comment that even though he does everything Mario does, he gets none of the glory. WhatCulture listed him at No. 5 on their top 20 list, adding that a Mario game does not seem like a Mario game without Luigi. Maxim listed Luigi as the second most underrated sidekick, behind Waylon Smithers. References External links Luigi on Super Mario Wiki Category:Characters created by Shigeru Miyamoto Category:Fictional American people of European descent in video games Category:Fictional American people of Italian descent Category:Fictional characters from New York City Category:Fictional ghost hunters Category:Fictional Italian people in video games Category:Fictional plumbers Category:Fictional male sportspeople Category:Fictional twins Category:Twin characters in video games Category:Fictional victims of kidnapping Category:Male characters in video games Category:Mario characters Category:Nintendo protagonists Category:Super Smash Bros. fighters Category:Video game characters in comics Category:Video game characters in film Category:Video game characters in television Category:Video game characters introduced in 1983 Category:Video game characters with fire or heat abilities Category:Video game secret characters Category:Video game sidekicks Category:Fictional characters who became a protagonist in a spin-off

Dario Argento's World of Horror Il Mondo dell'orrore di Dario Argento (Dario Argento's World of Horror) is a 1985 Italian documentary film that chronicles the career of Italian horror and suspense film director Dario Argento. It was the directorial debut of Michele Soavi, who later went on to direct the cult classic Dellamorte Dellamore in 1994. The documentary features candid interviews with Argento and various stars from films he has directed, as well as extensive clips and behind-the-scenes footage of his films. The film includes segments focused on subjects as the soundtrack work, coloring and color filtering, and camerawork in Suspiria, the soundtrack for Inferno, the camerawork and insect effects in Phenomena, Tom Savini's make-up work in Dawn of the Dead, and the special effects, make-up and robotics in Dèmoni as well as interviews with Argento on a variety of esoteric subjects. Because most of Argento's films were only available in heavily edited form at the time, Dario Argento's World of Horror was sought after by many fans of the director's work because it contained numerous clips of footage removed from the released films, most notably the opening double murder sequence from Suspiria. External links Category:1985 films Category:Films directed by Michele Soavi Category:Documentary films about film directors and producers Category:Italian films Category:Directorial debut films Category:Documentary films about horror Category:Dario Argento

Plugari Plugari is a commune in Iași County, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Borosoaia, Onești and Plugari. References Category:Communes in Iași County

List of Niki destinations As of November 2017, Austrian leisure airline Niki served the following scheduled destinations. Niki restructured its route network in early 2017, decreasing from 34 to 20 destinations. Shortly after, a takeover of several Air Berlin leisure routes from Germany and Switzerland was announced. Niki declared bankruptcy and ceased all operations on 13 December 2017. Destinations Africa Egypt Marsa Alam - Marsa Alam International Airport Morocco Agadir - Al Massira Airport Marrakesh - Marrakesh Menara Airport Europe Austria Graz - Graz Airport Innsbruck - Innsbruck Airport Salzburg - Salzburg Airport Vienna - Vienna International Airport base Cyprus Larnaca - Larnaca International Airport Germany Berlin – Berlin Tegel Airport focus city Cologne/Bonn – Cologne Bonn Airport focus city Dresden – Dresden Airport Düsseldorf – Düsseldorf Airport focus city Frankfurt – Frankfurt Airport Hamburg – Hamburg Airport focus city Hanover – Hannover Airport Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden – Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport Leipzig/Halle – Leipzig/Halle Airport Munich – Munich Airport focus city Nuremberg – Nuremberg Airport focus city Paderborn/Lippstadt – Paderborn Lippstadt Airport Saarbrücken – Saarbrücken Airport Stuttgart – Stuttgart Airport focus city Greece Kalamata - Kalamata International Airport seasonal Iceland Reykjavík - Keflavik International Airport seasonal Italy Catania - Catania–Fontanarossa Airport Portugal Faro – Faro Airport Funchal – Madeira Airport Ponta Delgada – João Paulo II Airport Spain Fuerteventura - Fuerteventura Airport Ibiza - Ibiza Airport seasonal Lanzarote - Lanzarote Airport Las Palmas - Gran Canaria Airport Málaga - Málaga Airport Palma de Mallorca - Palma de Mallorca Airport Tenerife - Tenerife South Airport Switzerland Basel - EuroAirport Zürich - Zürich Airport focus city References Category:Lists of airline destinations