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Audrey Freyja Clarke
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Audrey Freyja Clarke is a retired Icelandic figure skater. She is a multiple Icelandic National Champion where her reign lasted eight years only missing out one year where she did not compete.
Personal life
Audrey Freyja Clarke was born December 13, 1987 in Akureyri, Iceland, as the youngest of three sisters. Her sister Helga Margrét Clarke also skated and was the 2001 junior national champion and later coached.
The sisters, Audrey Freyja and Helga Margrét, formed a musical duet called Sister Sister which was active in 2013-2015 and released one CD where Audrey Freyja was the lead singer and Helga Margrét played piano and sang. Audrey Freyja was also a contestant on the Icelandic version of The Voice in 2015.
In 2011 she graduated as a physical therapist from the University of Iceland.
She was the national Curling champion in 2004 with Ísmeistarar from Akureyri.
Career
Audrey Freyja started skating at the age of 10 in Akureyri and was early on coached by Leena-Kaisa Viitanen (Mimmi) and Sanna-Maija Wiksten, and later by Iveta Reitmeyerova. During the summer months she trained in Nottingham, England, and in Belfast, Northern Ireland with Margaret O´Neill. Audrey was also coached for several years by her sister Helga Margrét.
She was the second skater to represent Iceland at ISU Junior Grand Prix series and placed 35th at the 2005–2006 ISU Junior Grand Prix event in Gdańsk, Poland.
She represented Iceland at five Nordic Championships in junior from 2003-2007 with her best placement being 16th in 2007.
She was the first senior skater in 2009 to represent Iceland at the Reykjavík International Games where she earned silver.
She was elected skater of the year five times for the years 2003-2007 by the Icelandic Skating Association and is the skater who has earned the title most often.
Programs
Competitive highlights
Gallery
References
Citations
Sources
External links
Fjórði Íslandsmeistaratitillinn from www.mbl.is
Íslandsmeistari 2001
Þriðji Íslandsmeistaratitill Audreyjar
Nordics 2003
Icelandic female single skaters
1987 births
Living people
Figure skating in Iceland
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Kido Matsuko
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(born ; November 22, 1843 – April 10, 1886), later known as the nun , was a Japanese woman from the late Edo period to the Meiji period. She was formerly a geisha under the stage name from Sanbongi, Kyoto. She was the lover (and later the wife) of Katsura Kogorō (later Kido Takayoshi), who would go on to became one of the Three Great Nobles of the Restoration.
References
1843 births
1886 deaths
Geishas
People of Edo-period Japan
Meiji Restoration
19th-century Japanese people
People from Obama domain
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Reg Saner
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Reg Saner (born 1931, Jacksonville, Illinois) is an American poet.
Life
He graduated from St. Norbert College, near Green Bay, Wisconsin.
He served as an infantry platoon leader in the Korean War.
He studied at University of Illinois, an received a Fulbright Scholarship to study at University of Florence.
In the early 1960s he married Anne.
From September 1962, to December 1998, he taught at the University of Colorado at Boulder.
He lives in Boulder, Colorado.
Awards
1975 Walt Whitman Award
1981 National Poetry Series open competition
1983 Governor’s Award for Excellence in the Arts
1998 Wallace Stegner award
1999 Boulder, Colorado city's first poet laureate
Works
Poetry
Red Letters (1981)
Non-fiction
(Kodansha paperback, 1994)
Reaching Keet Seel: Ruin’s Echo & the Anasazi (University Press of Utah, 1998)
The Dawn Collector: On My Way to the Natural World Center for American Places 2005
Anthologies
Short Takes (Norton, 2005)
Old Glory: American War Poems from the Revolutionary War to the War on Terrorism (Persea, 2004)
Poetry Comes Up Where It Can (University of Utah Press, 2000)
Orpheus & Company (University Press of New England, 1999)
References
Further reading
(print and on-line)
1931 births
Living people
American male poets
St. Norbert College alumni
University of Illinois alumni
University of Florence alumni
University of Colorado Boulder faculty
Municipal Poets Laureate in the United States
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Ashbel Baldwin
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Ashbel Baldwin ( – ) was an American Episcopalian clergyman.
Ashbel Baldwin was born on in Litchfield, Connecticut. He graduated from Yale College in 1776, and was a quartermaster in the Continental Army. On 3 Aug., 1785, he was ordained to the diaconate by Bishop Seabury in Middletown. This was the first Episcopal ordination in the United States. He was ordained priest in September following, and became rector of St. Michael's Church, Litchfield, where he remained until 1793. From 1793 to 1824 he was rector of Christ Church, Stratford. He then held parishes in Wallingford, Meriden, North Haven, and Oxford, until in 1832 he became disabled by age. His records show that he had preached 10,000 times, and baptized 3,010 persons. He was secretary of the General Convention, and also of the diocesan convention of Connecticut. Ashbel Baldwin died on 8 February 1846 in Rochester, New York.
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Anglican priests
1846 deaths
People from Litchfield, Connecticut
1757 births
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thando%20Mngomeni
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Thando Mngomeni
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Thando Mngomeni (born 11 February 1983 in Cape Town, Western Cape) is a South African football (soccer) midfielder.
Thando is a pure example of South Africa's unorthodox style of play.
He hails from Gugulethu on the Cape Flats and is the younger brother of former Orlando Pirates player and South African international Thabo Mngomeni.
Career
Mngomeni spent a season and a half in Sweden with Helsingborgs IF and made 29 appearances before returning to South Africa claiming he could not cope.
He returned to Santos after semi-retirement and impressed with some good performances during the 2007/08 season. He signed for Mamelodi Sundowns and moved to Bidvest Wits after a year and half.
He is currently playing in Cape Town for a 2nd division club, Magic FC.
International career
He has so far been capped five times.
Interest outside football
Thando Mngomeni has acquired shares in an online soccer/football community called TheSoccerPages.Com to begin a career as a blogger and commentator.
He has taken on a role as co-host of a monthly live soccer/football talk show called Diski Nites in Cape Town.
He is also consulting with youth players helping them one-on-one with advice and skills training.
See also
List of African association football families
References
External links
Official personal blog
1983 births
Living people
South African soccer players
South Africa international soccer players
South African expatriate soccer players
South African Premier Division players
Allsvenskan players
Helsingborgs IF players
Bush Bucks F.C. players
SuperSport United F.C. players
Association football midfielders
Santos F.C. (South Africa) players
Bidvest Wits F.C. players
Mamelodi Sundowns F.C. players
Expatriate footballers in Sweden
Sportspeople from Cape Town
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Timiș-Cerna Gap
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Timiș-Cerna Gap () is a mountain pass in South-Western Romania, mostly in Caraș-Severin County, dividing the Southern Carpathians and the Banat mountain ranges, both part of the Carpathians.
The pass follows the paths of the rivers Timiș (which flows northward) and Cerna (which flows southward). To the west lie the Almăj and Semenic Mountains and to the east the Mehedinți, Cerna, Țarcului, and Poiana Ruscă Mountains.
The town of Caransebeș lies in the Timiș-Cerna Gap and Orșova lies on the Danube at the gap's southern end.
Mountain passes of Romania
Mountain passes of the Carpathians
Western Romanian Carpathians
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Vinícius de Freitas Ribeiro, commonly known as Vinícius Feitas or simply Vinícius (born 7 March 1993), is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a left back for Joinville.
Career
Born in Rio de Janeiro, Vinícius started his youth career at Fluminense, but moved to Cruzeiro in October 2009. In September 2012 he was promoted to the latter's first team, but failed to make an appearance and was demoted back to the youth squad in January 2013.
On 5 July 2013 Vinícius moved to Serie A side Lazio on a free transfer. After only appearing on the bench for the Biancazzurri, he was loaned to Serie B side Padova until June.
On 15 March 2014 Vinícius made his professional debut, as a substitute in a 3–0 success at Varese.
Then on 28 August, he was again loaned out, this time to Perugia.
During the next campaign, Vinícius spent time on loan at Swiss Super League side Zurich, managing a total of 20 league appearances for the Swiss club, and a further four appearances in the 2015–16 Swiss Cup, as Der Stadtclub won 0–1 away to Lugano in the final of the Schweizer Cup.
AEK Athens
On 30 January 2017, AEK have agreed terms with Lazio left-back as they start negotiations with Lazio hoping to clinch a deal before the end of the January transfer window. Vinicius's contract runs out at the end of the season and AEK have already agreed terms with the Brazilian left-back. A day later he signed a 2,5 years contract with AEK for an undisclosed fee. On 6 April 2017 he opened the score in a 2–0 away win against Platanias, in which he also received the MVP award. The Brazilian didn't manage to impress coach Manolo Jiménez and eventually left the club, going to Chapecoense in the Brazilian league.
Brazil
In his first season with Chapecoense, Vinícius struggled to make an impact, competing for a spot with Bruno Pacheco and suffering an injury. He made 13 appearances across all competitions, four of which were in 2018 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. In May 2019, having extended his contract with Chapecoense for two years, he signed on loan for Botafogo-SP until the end of the 2019 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B season.
Honours
Club
FC Zürich
Swiss Cup: 2015–16
References
External links
1993 births
Living people
Brazilian footballers
Brazilian expatriate footballers
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Italy
Expatriate footballers in Italy
Expatriate footballers in Switzerland
Expatriate footballers in Greece
Cruzeiro Esporte Clube players
S.S. Lazio players
Calcio Padova players
A.C. Perugia Calcio players
FC Zürich players
AEK Athens F.C. players
Associação Chapecoense de Futebol players
Botafogo Futebol Clube (SP) players
Serie B players
Swiss Super League players
Super League Greece players
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players
Association football defenders
Footballers at the 2015 Pan American Games
Footballers from Rio de Janeiro (city)
Pan American Games bronze medalists for Brazil
Pan American Games medalists in football
Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games
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Srđan Lakić (born 2 October 1983) is a Croatian former professional football who played as a forward.
Club career
Early career and move to Hertha BSC
Lakić started his professional career with Croatian teams GOŠK Dubrovnik, Hrvatski Dragovoljac and Kamen Ingrad, playing in the Croatian First League with the latter, before moving to Hertha BSC in the summer of 2006. He signed a contract valid until 2009 and cost Hertha a transfer fee of believed to be €300,000.
He made his Hertha debut on 10 August 2006 in their UEFA Cup qualifier against Georgian side Ameri Tbilisi and went on to make his Bundesliga debut three days later against Wolfsburg. He scored his first and only goal for Hertha in their 2–2 away draw against Ameri Tbilisi in the second leg of the UEFA Cup second qualifying round. However, he never managed to find his place as a regular for Hertha and finished his first season with the club having made only 11 Bundesliga appearances.
Loan to Heracles Almelo
Although Lakić started the 2007–08 season with Hertha, also appearing in their first Bundesliga match of the season, the club decided to send him out on a season-long loan to Dutch side Heracles Almelo on 29 August 2007.
He made his Eredivisie debut for the club on 15 September 2007 against Ajax and scored his first league goal on 22 January 2008 against Excelsior Rotterdam. He went on to finish the season with seven goals in 28 Eredivisie appearances and was Heracles' second-best goalscorer.
Kaiserslautern
After the end of his loan period with Heracles, Lakić returned to Hertha for pre-season training, but went on to sign a three-year contract with 2. Bundesliga side Kaiserslautern on 6 August 2008. He was given the shirt number 9 at the club.
He made his Kaiserslautern debut on 9 August 2008, scoring the team's only goal in their 2–1 defeat to Carl Zeiss Jena in the first round of the DFB-Pokal. In his first league match for the club, a 3–3 away draw at Mainz 05 on 15 August 2008, he was substituted at half-time after the team went 3–0 down in the first half. On 29 August 2008, he scored his first league goal for Kaiserslautern, netting the final goal in their 3–1 away win at Ingolstadt. He scored 12 goals in 25 league appearances in his first season with Kaiserslautern.
In his second season with the club, he scored seven goals in 24 league appearances, helping them to win the league and secure promotion to the Bundesliga for the 2010–11 season.
On 21 August 2010, he scored two goals in Kaiserslautern's first Bundesliga match of the 2010–11 season, a 3–1 win at 1. FC Köln. A week later, he netted the second goal in his team's 2–0 win at home to Bayern Munich. On 27 November 2010, he scored two goals in a 5–0 win at home to Schalke 04 and went on to score his third brace of the season in the Bundesliga when he netted both goals in a 2–1 win at Werder Bremen on 18 December 2010, bringing his tally to 11 goals in the league before the winter break.
He also had a great run in Kaiserslautern's 2010–11 DFB-Pokal campaign, scoring seven goals in four appearances. On 13 August 2010, he scored a last-minute equaliser against VfL Osnabrück in the first round of the cup competition, and went on to set up two goals for Erwin Hoffer in the ensuing extra-time period to secure his team a 3–2 win. In the second round, a 3–0 win at home to Arminia Bielefeld on 26 October 2010, he scored all three goals. He went on to score another hat-trick in a 4–1 win at TuS Koblenz on 19 January 2011 in the round of 16, before the club were eliminated in the quarterfinals with a 2–0 defeat at MSV Duisburg a week later.
On 27 January 2011, it was made public that Lakić would move to VfL Wolfsburg on a Bosman-transfer at the end of the season, signing until 2015.
VfL Wolfsburg
Lakić had struggled for first-team football under Felix Magath, starting in only four Bundesliga games, without finding the net. Solution for Lakić's status was found in loan to 1899 Hoffenheim.
He had a second short spell at Wolfsburg for the first leg of the 2012–13 season after he came back from his loan to Hoffenheim.
Loan to 1899 Hoffenheim
1899 Hoffenheim took Lakić on loan until the end of the 2011–12 season to fill the gap left by Vedad Ibišević departure for VfB Stuttgart. Lakić was sparingly used by manager Markus Babbel, and returned to VfL Wolfsburg, without scoring a single goal.
Loan to Eintracht Frankfurt
In January 2013, Lakić was again sent on loan, this time to Eintracht Frankfurt for the second leg of the 2012–13 season and the following entire 2013–14 campaign. His debut in an away match against Hamburger SV went dreamlike. He scored both goals at Frankfurt's 2–0 victory. Subsequently, although, he couldn't keep his form and did not fulfill the expectations. During the first leg of the 2013–14 campaign he even never made it into the first eleven, earning only eight substitutions (never playing more than 30 minutes in a game) and scoring no goal.
Return to Kaiserslautern
In January 2014 both his loan contract with Frankfurt and his original contract with Wolfsburg were terminated. Thus he was free to join 1. FC Kaiserslautern for the second time in his career.
SC Paderborn
During the last few days of the open transfer window in January 2015, Lakić left Kaiserslautern to join relegation-threatened Bundesliga side SC Paderborn. He signed a contract until 2016 with an extension clause for another year and Kaiserslautern received a transfer fee of reportedly €350,000. However at the end of the season Paderborn was relegated, being at the bottom of the table. Lakić appeared in all 17 matches in the second leg of the campaign, starting in ten and scoring two goals. On 13 July 2016, Lakić announced that he will end his professional career.
International career
In 2005, Lakić won three international caps for the Croatian national under-21 team. On 2 November 2010, he was named to the squad for Croatia's UEFA Euro 2012 qualifier against Malta later that month, but did not feature in the match.
References
External links
1983 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Dubrovnik
Croatian footballers
Association football forwards
Croatian expatriate footballers
Croatia under-21 international footballers
NK GOŠK Dubrovnik players
NK Hrvatski Dragovoljac players
NK Kamen Ingrad players
Hertha BSC players
Heracles Almelo players
1. FC Kaiserslautern players
VfL Wolfsburg players
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim players
Eintracht Frankfurt players
SC Paderborn 07 players
Croatian First Football League players
Bundesliga players
Eredivisie players
2. Bundesliga players
Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Germany
Expatriate footballers in Germany
Croatian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands
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Akira Jimbo
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, is a Japanese jazz fusion drummer who combines electronic drum technology and acoustic drums. Aside from his solo work, he is the drummer for the Japanese jazz fusion band Casiopea and has participated in side projects with Keiko Matsui, Shambara, and Brian Bromberg.
Background
Akira Jimbo began drumming at the age of 18 when he joined the Keio University Light Music Society Big Band. He became a member of Casiopea in 1980. During his solo career, he formed Jimsaku-duo with Casiopea's bassist Tetsuo Sakurai in 1989. He has also worked with Hiroyuki Noritake from T-Square in the drum-duo Synchronized DNA.
Jimbo has a drumming style which is best demonstrated in his drum videos and at his drum clinics. By using the DTX drum triggering system, he is able to play a full band sound without a backing track. Jimbo has assisted in the design of K Custom Hybrid Series of cymbals by Zildjian. His drum hero is Steve Gadd.
In 1999, he won second place in the British drum magazine RHYTHM for most popular drummer. In June 2000, he became the first Asian drummer to be featured on the cover of Modern Drummer magazine. He appeared in the Modern Drummers Festival in 2000.
Drum setup
One unique aspect of Jimbo's drumming is the setup of his drums. Using acoustic drums together with Yamaha electronic drum triggers, Jimbo is able to create a live performance with an array of different sounds.
Apart from endorsing Yamaha drums and Zildjian cymbals, he also endorses Vic Firth drumsticks.
MIDI Drum Trigger System
He claims every sound is triggered as a live performance by himself, which is true in the past as the limitation of the trigger system during that time.
As his career progress, in fact, now he did use many sequencing programs during some portions such as in intense drum solo part or some difficult arrangements.
Main Drum Kit Setup
Acoustic Drums
Yamaha WSD13AJ (13"×7") Beech Custom Akira Jimbo Signature Snare Drum
Yamaha YD9000AJ (8",10",12",14",16",22") Birch Custom Akira Jimbo debut 30th Anniversary Kit
Cymbals
Zildjian K Custom Hybrid Series
13.25" Hi-Hat
17", 19" Crash
19" China
21" Ride
9" Splash
15" Trash Smash/Crash
Electronic Drum Trigger
Yamaha DTX900
Past Equipments
Drum Sets
1980 – YD9000R
1990 – Yamaha Rock Tour Custom
1992 – Maple Custom
1995 – Yamaha Rock Tour Custom
1997 – Beech Custom
2001 – Beech Custom Absolute
2004 – Oak Custom Absolute
2005 – Oak Custom Akira Jimbo 25th anniversary
2010 – YD9000AJ Akira Jimbo 30th anniversary
Signature Snare Drums
1992 – MSD13AJ Maple 7ply Power Hoop (Limited)
1997 – WSD13AJ Beech 8ply Wood Hoop
2004 – NSD13AJ Oak 6ply Wood Hoop (Limited)
2012 – BSD1450AJ Old Birch 6ply Steel Hoop (Limited)
Discography
Studio Albums - Solo
Covers Albums
Collaborations
Compilations
Unit albums
Drums Lesson Series
References
External links
Official site in Japanese
Akira Jimbo Interview NAMM Oral History Library (2008)
1959 births
Living people
Japanese drummers
Japanese jazz musicians
Optimism Records artists
Casiopea members
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Carlos Torrent
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Carlos Torrent Tarres (born 29 August 1974) is a Spanish cyclist. He had his best achievements in track cycling, in the 4000 m team pursuit. In this discipline he won a bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics and at the 2004 UCI Track Cycling World Championships.
In road racing, he won the Vuelta a La Rioja in 2002, as well as one stage at Portuguese Grand Prix (2000), GP International MR Cortez-Mitsubishi (2004), Vuelta a Castilla y León (2005) and Vuelta a Burgos (2006).
Notes
b. Buech & Boilat created the Torrent BB-15053-A in commemoration of his 2004 Olympic Bronze medal.
References
External links
1974 births
Living people
Cyclists from Catalonia
Spanish male cyclists
Olympic cyclists of Spain
Cyclists at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Olympic medalists in cycling
Olympic bronze medalists for Spain
People from Gironès
Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Spanish track cyclists
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Craig Sutherland
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Craig Stephen Sutherland (born 17 December 1988) is a Scottish former footballer who played as a forward. He began his career in the United States playing college soccer for Midwestern State University and North Carolina State University. Sutherland played 16 times in the Football League for Blackpool and Plymouth Argyle between 2011 and 2012. He has also played for Woking, Queen's Park, Cowdenbeath, Stenhousemuir and East Fife.
Career
Sutherland played for Spartans at youth level between 2006 and 2007 before moving to the United States to begin a soccer scholarship in Texas.
Sutherland joined Blackpool on 26 July 2011 from North Carolina State University. He made his debut on 5 August as a substitute in Blackpool's single-goal Championship victory at Hull City in the opening game of the 2011–12 Football League season. His first start came six days later, in the first round of the League Cup against Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough.
On 16 November he joined League Two side Plymouth Argyle on loan for two months, joining teammate Paul Bignot, who had also signed on loan two weeks earlier. His made his debut three days later in a 3–1 defeat away to Torquay United.
He went close to scoring his first senior goal in his third appearance for the Pilgrims, in a 1–1 draw with Bradford City at Valley Parade on 10 December. A shot from Simon Walton took a deflection in the crowded penalty area and Sutherland was credited with the goal by the Press Association, however the deflection actually came off a Bradford defender. "Craig said he didn't touch it. It might have been one of the defenders, but, as far as I understand it, it's only an own goal if it is not on target, and it was going in," said Walton. "Craig said, while we were celebrating, 'It's your goal' so I'll take it." The goal remained credited to Sutherland at the end of the season.
Sutherland returned to Blackpool at the end of January 2012, having made nine appearances for Argyle. He was released at the end of the 2012–13 season without making another first team appearance.
Sutherland then spent time on trial at Rangers before signing for Woking. In March 2014, Sutherland went on trial at Dundee. After registration issues stopped him joining Dundee, he signed for Scottish League Two club Queen's Park until the end of the 2013–14 season.
On 25 July 2014, Sutherland signed for Scottish Championship club Cowdenbeath.
On 23 January 2015, Sutherland joined Stenhousemuir, signing a contract until the end of the 2014–15 season. He was released by the club at the end of the season.
Sutherland then signed for East Fife on 23 July 2015, making eight appearances before leaving the club in October 2015.
Personal life
Sutherland was born in Edinburgh. After attending George Watson's College in Edinburgh, he moved to the United States in 2007 to begin a soccer scholarship at Midwestern State University. He played for Great Britain in the 2009 Summer Universiade football tournament, held in Serbia. In the opening group game he scored a late equaliser in a 2–2 draw with Mexico at the Omladinski Stadium, Belgrade. After two years at Midwestern he then moved to North Carolina State University, where he played for a further two years.
Career statistics
Club statistics
References
External links
Craig Sutherland profile at North Carolina State Wolfpack's website
1988 births
Living people
Footballers from Edinburgh
Scottish footballers
Association football forwards
Midwestern State Mustangs men's soccer players
NC State Wolfpack men's soccer players
Blackpool F.C. players
Plymouth Argyle F.C. players
Woking F.C. players
Queen's Park F.C. players
Cowdenbeath F.C. players
Stenhousemuir F.C. players
East Fife F.C. players
English Football League players
Scottish Professional Football League players
Midwestern State University alumni
North Carolina State University alumni
People educated at George Watson's College
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Ellen Bontje
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Petronella Theodora Maria "Ellen" Bontje (born 11 June 1958 in Hilversum, North Holland) is an equestrian from The Netherlands, who won the silver medal in the Team Dressage Event at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia. She did so alongside Anky van Grunsven, Coby van Baalen, and Arjen Teeuwissen. In the individual competition Bontje finished in sixth position.
Eight years earlier, at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona, Spain, Bontje was also a member of the Dutch team that won the silver medal in the Team Dressage Competition. She competed in three Summer Games for her native country, starting at the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.
She has won eight silver medals and one bronze medal in team dressage at various championships.
References
External links
Dutch Olympic Committee
1958 births
Living people
Dutch female equestrians
Dutch dressage riders
Sportspeople from Hilversum
Equestrians at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Equestrians at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Equestrians at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Olympic equestrians of the Netherlands
Olympic silver medalists for the Netherlands
Olympic medalists in equestrian
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Acacia websteri
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Acacia websteri is a shrub or tree belonging to the genus Acacia and the subgenus Juliflorae that is endemic to western Australia.
Description
The shrub or tree typically grows to a height of and produces yellow flowers. The branchlets flattened near the tips and are sparsely haired to glabrous and occasionally white-resinous. Like most species of Acacia it has phyllodes rather than true leaves. The thinly coriaceous evergreen phyllodes are erect with a linear shape and length of and a width of . They taper to a point with a gently curved apex and have three nerves per face. When the plant blooms it produces simple inflorescences with obloid to sub-spherical flowerheads that have a length of and a diameter of containing 30 to 36 golden coloured flowers. The narrowly linear seed pods that form after flowering have longitudinal ridges and are straight and biconvex with a length of up to and a width of containing longitudinally arranged seeds. The light brown seeds have an oblong shape with a length of around and a terminal aril.
Distribution
It is native to an area in the Wheatbelt and Goldfields regions of Western Australia. It has a disjunct distribution from around Bencubbin and around the towns of Coolgardie and Kambalda where it is often situated in drainage depressions growing in red loam, sand and clay soils as a part of shrubland and scrub communities.
See also
List of Acacia species
References
websteri
Acacias of Western Australia
Plants described in 1927
Taxa named by Joseph Maiden
Taxa named by William Blakely
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List of 2020 box office number-one films in the United Kingdom
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This is a list of films which have placed number one at the weekend box office in the United Kingdom during 2020.
Films
Notes
References
External links
Weekend box office figures | BFI
2020
United Kingdom
2020 in British cinema
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Sighu language
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Sigu (Sighu) is an undocumented threatened Bantu language spoken in Gabon.
References
Kele languages
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High Security Prison, Sahiwal
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High Security Prison, Sahiwal is a jail in Sahiwal, Punjab, Pakistan, constructed to confine high-profile prisoners convicted in cases of terrorism and sabotage activities.
Background
The jail which has been constructed on 98 acres with an estimated cost of Rs930.206 million will have capacity to hold 1,044 prisoners.
It has an automatic locking system in individual cells and accommodates prisoners from other provinces. It also follows a provision incorporated in the Protection of Pakistan Bill 2014. It has 70 percent of cellular confinement (500 individual cells) and 30 percent barrack system (6 barracks).
See also
Government of Punjab, Pakistan
Punjab Prisons
Prison Officer
Headquarter Jail
National Academy for Prisons Administration
Punjab Prisons Staff Training Institute
Punjab Prison Staff Training College, Sahiwal
References
External links
Official Website of Punjab Prisons (Pakistan)
Prisons in Pakistan
Sahiwal District
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rde%C4%8Di%20Kal%2C%20Trebnje
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Rdeči Kal () is a settlement in the hills to the southeast of Dobrnič in the Municipality of Trebnje in eastern Slovenia. It lies below the northern slope of Sharp Peak (, 523 m). The area is part of the historical region of Lower Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.
References
External links
Rdeči Kal at Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Trebnje
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sahry%C5%84-Kolonia
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Sahryń-Kolonia
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Sahryń-Kolonia is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Werbkowice, within Hrubieszów County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland.
References
Villages in Hrubieszów County
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Martin Rauschenberg
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Martin Rauschenberg Brorsen (born 15 January 1992) is a Danish professional footballer who plays for Stjarnan as a defender.
References
External links
1992 births
Living people
Danish footballers
Danish expatriate footballers
Esbjerg fB players
Danish Superliga players
Úrvalsdeild karla (football) players
Gefle IF players
IF Brommapojkarna players
Allsvenskan players
Superettan players
Stjarnan players
Expatriate footballers in Sweden
Association football defenders
People from Ribe
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Evelyn Lawler
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Evelyn Lawler (born October 18, 1929) is a retired American track and field athlete. She competed for the United States in the 80 metres hurdles at the 1951 Pan American Games, finishing 6th. She is perhaps better known as the mother of (9 time) multiple Olympic gold medalist Carl Lewis and Olympian, World Championship bronze medalist and sports announcer Carol Lewis.
Lawler graduated from Tuskegee University. At one point in time she held the American record in the 80 metres hurdles.
Lawler started in the sport as a sophomore in high school when her school picked 6 or 7 girls for a start up track team. Lawler was not selected but watched them practice. When it came time to compete, she asked if she could try and beat all the other girls on the team. When her school competed at a meet at Tuskegee, the coach Major Cleveland L. Abbott invited her to come to the University.
She started hurdling when the previous hurdlers including (1948 Olympian) Theresa Manuel had graduated and the coach told her she was the next hurdler. Her trip to the Pan Am games in Buenos Aires, Argentina was her first out of the country, the first time on a plane and first national team. By 1952, she had risen to one of the best three hurdlers in the world, but injuries prevented her from qualifying for the Olympics.
She continued to participate in Masters athletics but eventually retired from the sport because she kept getting injured.
Quotes
Personal life
Her second eldest son, Cleveland Lewis, who played professional soccer, was named after her collegiate coach. She is the mother of Carl Lewis and Carol Lewis.
References
External links
Profile at trackfield.brinkster.net
Living people
American female hurdlers
Pan American Games track and field athletes for the United States
Athletes (track and field) at the 1951 Pan American Games
1929 births
21st-century American women
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Merissa Aguilleira
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Merissa Ria Aguilleira (born 14 December 1985) is a Trinidadian cricketer who plays as a right-handed wicket-keeper batter. She played for the West Indies between 2008 and 2019, appearing in 112 One Day Internationals and 95 Twenty20 Internationals before announcing her retirement from international cricket in April 2019. She plays domestic cricket for Trinidad and Tobago.
Career
In 2007, she was named captain of Trinidad and Tobago. Another role Merissa has is as the Sports Ambassador for Atlantic LNG.
Aguillera captained the West Indies in the 2009 Women's Cricket World Cup. A wicket keeper and top order batsman, she has played 15 One Day Internationals since making her début against the Netherlands in 2008.
In 2011, in Bangladesh, Aguilleira, along with the rest of the West Indies team, won (ICC Women’s World Cup Qualifier) four-nation tournament. She and her team also played in the 50-over World Cup Final in 2013. They played against Australia and were defeated. Earlier in Merissa’s life, she went to Moruga Composite School where she played windball cricket.
In 2015 Aguilleira was removed as captain when Pakistan women's cricket team toured West Indies, three days before they were announced as a new team. Jamaican’s Stafanie Taylor replaced her.
Aguilleira was captain of the West Indies from 2007-2015. While she was captain she took the team to the finals of the 2013 Women's Cricket World Cup and took the team to the semi-finals the last three Twenty20 World Cups.
Aguilleira along with reserve players are a part of a squad that is currently in a training camp at the West Indies High Performance Centre in Barbados. On 17 February 2013 West Indies were defeated by Australia by 114 runs in the finals. This was the ICC Women’s world cup at Barbourne Stadium. Also in 2013 Merissa Aguilleira was a nominee for Sportswoman of the Year at First Citizens Sports Foundation Awards ceremony, this was held at Queen's Hall.
In 2016 Merissa Aguilleira and the rest of the West Indies defeated New Zealand. This was in the semi finals in the Women's ICC World Twenty20 in Mumbai, India.
She holds the record for playing the most number of WT20I matches as captain who also has kept wicket (62 matches).
In October 2018, Cricket West Indies (CWI) awarded her a women's contract for the 2018–19 season. Later the same month, she was named in the West Indies' squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 tournament in the West Indies.
Outside of cricket
In 2002, alongside the Trinidad and Tobago Under-23’s, Merissa played hardball cricket. Aguilleira is a part of the annual book drive in her community of Moruga. Doing this she partnered with Atlantic to help support the students in her community.
References
External links
1985 births
Living people
Trinidad and Tobago women cricketers
Trinidad and Tobago women cricket captains
West Indian women cricketers
West Indies women Twenty20 International cricketers
West Indies women One Day International cricketers
West Indian women cricket captains
Wicket-keepers
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bratt-Smiley%20House
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Bratt-Smiley House
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The Bratt-Smiley House is a historic house at University Street and Broadway in Siloam Springs, Arkansas.
Description
It is a -story wood-frame structure, with asymmetrical massing typical of the Queen Anne period. It has a wraparound porch supported by Tuscan columns, with an angled shingled gable pediment at the corner. Above the porch on the southern facade is a clipped-gable projection with three sash windows, while on the west there is a projecting bay section beyond the end of the porch. Built c. 1900, it is a fine local example of transitional Queen Anne/Colonial Revival architecture.
History
The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.
See also
National Register of Historic Places listings in Benton County, Arkansas
References
Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Arkansas
Queen Anne architecture in Arkansas
Colonial Revival architecture in Arkansas
Houses completed in 1900
Houses in Siloam Springs, Arkansas
National Register of Historic Places in Benton County, Arkansas
Historic district contributing properties in Arkansas
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigmathyris
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Sigmathyris
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Sigmathyris is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae.
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Geometridae
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Identifying%20and%20Managing%20Project%20Risk
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Identifying and Managing Project Risk
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Identifying and Managing Project Risk by Tom Kendrick is a book about identifying and managing risks on projects. It was published on April 25, 2003 by American Management Association.
Overview
Kendrick's coverage of risk, and more prominently uncertainty, is complete in a general fashion focusing a majority of his discussion on risk in projects due to poor planning and change management processes.
He uses a collection of project elements from various projects his clients have conducted. He uses this data, Project Experience Risk Information Library (PERIL) database, to quantify and rank classes of risk. In the early part of his book he uses this significantly and the Appendix lists approximately 120 of the element's descriptions.
The book is structured to follow the PMBOK stages of a project — initiation, planning, controlling, executing and closure. Each chapter discusses a set of concepts and concludes with a bulleted "Key Ideas" section and an anecdote from the two attempts to construct the Panama Canal.
Reception
Critical reception has been positive. Strategic Finance reviewed the book's third edition, praising it as "a great resource for new and experienced project managers because it reflects the most recent changes to the Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) from the Project Management Institute." The Quality Management Journal also wrote a favorable review for the work, which they felt was "insightful".
References
Project management
2004 non-fiction books
Management books
Business books
Risk management
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bracebridge%20Heath%20Cricket%20Club
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Bracebridge Heath Cricket Club
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Bracebridge Heath Cricket Club play in the village of Bracebridge Heath on the outskirts of Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England. The club won the 2002 England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) Notts Premier League and won the ECB Lincolnshire Premier League every year from 2003 to 2009.
References
External links
English club cricket teams
Cricket in Lincolnshire
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yves%20de%20Wasseige
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Yves de Wasseige
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Yves de Wasseige (13 May 1926 – 2 August 2021) was a Belgian politician and economist.
Biography
De Wasseige served in the 10th Notre Dame de Fontgalland scout unit during World War II. He was a volunteer for the entire war and celebrated the Liberation of Belgium in 1944. He earned a degree in economics from the Catholic University of Leuven in 1951 and subsequently worked at a Hainaut-Sambre steel plant from 1958 to 1975. He then became a business delegate for the and was also a member of the Esprit group, where several political analysts of different views met in Wallonia and Brussels, such as .
Political engagement
De Wasseige was engaged in several Walloon political movements, such as the and . In 1975, he left the steel plant to become chief of staff for Minister of Economic Affairs . After Oleffe's death, he held the same position for . After that, he served as a general delegate engineer for the General Commissariat for Atomic Energy from 1977 to 1979 before being elected Senator as a member of the Walloon Rally. The next year, he became secretary general of the party, replacing . Under his leadership, he resisted the party's tendencies to join DéFI in forming coalitions, advocating for its independence. He then co-founded the Rassemblement populaire wallon, which presented itself as a section of the Socialist Party. He was re-elected Senator in 1981, 1985, and 1987 before reaching the term limit set by the Socialist Party, and did not stand for re-election in 1991. He sat as a judge on the Constitutional Court from 1992 to 1994 before his resignation.
Economic engagement
Yves de Wasseige was well known for his work as an economist and political analyst, publishing an economic manual titled Comprendre l'économie politique, which was republished multiple times by . The book still serves as the basis of the entrance examination of the Faculty of Economics at the Catholic University of Leuven. He also wrote numerous articles for Esprit and the . In 1978, he launched a restructuring plan for the steel industry in Wallonia.
Death
Yves de Wasseige died in Marcinelle on 2 August 2021 at the age of 95.
Publications
Comprendre l'économie politique
Effet de serre, nucléaire, fusion froide... (1989)
Sur le modèle social européen (2007)
L’ACROnique du nucléaire (2017)
En cours de route : souvenirs d'un militant
References
1926 births
2021 deaths
Belgian politicians
Belgian economists
Members of the Senate (Belgium)
Parti Socialiste (Belgium) politicians
Walloon Rally politicians
Catholic University of Leuven (1834–1968) alumni
People from Namur (province)
Belgian military personnel of World War II
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Jerzy Zdziechowski
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Jerzy Zdziechowski (27 August 1880 – 25 April 1975) was a Polish politician, economist and economical activist, author of economical works.
Zdziechowski was born in Rozdół, Podolia Governorate. During the years of 1917 and 1918 he was one of the leaders of Rada Polska Zjednoczenia Międzypartyjnego in Russia. There, he co-organised Polish Corps in Russia. In 1919 he was one of the main participants in an unsuccessful Polish coup attempt.
From 1922 to 1927, Zdziechowski was a Popular National Union deputy to the Sejm. From 1925 to 1926 he was the Minister of Finance of Poland in the Aleksander Skrzyński cabinet. He elaborated economic programme which realisation caused resignation of the Polish Socialist Party ruling coalition, and as a result of that, break-up and fall of the cabinet. In 1926–1933 Zdziechowski was a member of the Council of the Camp of Great Poland. In 1926 Zdziechowski was brutally beaten by unidentified men in his own house in Warsaw. The perpetrators were dressed in uniforms, and their identity was never discovered. Some political commentators indirectly accused Józef Piłsudski of ordering to intimidate Zdziechowski. After 1939 he was an activist of economical organisations.
Zdziechowski emigrated from the country in September 1939. After World War II he became a chairman of Executive Department of the Political Council in London as a National Party member.
He died in Kraków.
References
1880 births
1975 deaths
People from Holovanivsk Raion
People from Baltsky Uyezd
People of the Russian Empire of Polish descent
Polish nobility
National League (Poland) members
Popular National Union politicians
National Party (Poland) politicians
Camp of Great Poland politicians
Finance Ministers of Poland
Government ministers of Poland
Members of the Polish National Committee (1914–1917)
Members of the Sejm of the Second Polish Republic (1922–1927)
People of the Polish May Coup (pro-government side)
Polish activists
Polish economists
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Center%20for%20International%20Policy
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Center for International Policy
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The Center for International Policy (CIP) is a non-profit foreign policy research and advocacy think tank with offices in Washington, D.C. and New York City. It was founded in 1975 in response to the Vietnam War. The Center describes its mission as promoting:"cooperation, transparency and accountability in global relations. Through research and advocacy, our programs address the most urgent threats to our planet: war, corruption, inequality and climate change." The Center is the parent organization for a variety of projects, including the Security Assistance Monitor, the Arms & Security Project, and the Foreign Influence Transparency Initiative. It also has collaborated with the Washington Office on Latin America and the Latin America Working Group to publish the Just the Facts website. The Center is currently the fiscal sponsor of the environmental protection organization, Mighty Earth, and Freedom Forward.
Several prominent individuals serve as senior fellows and board members with CIP, including former Costa Rican president Óscar Arias Sánchez, UN ambassador Dessima Williams, Michael Barnes, and Matthew Hoh.
History
1970s
The Center was founded in 1975 under the fiscal sponsorship of the Fund for Peace by activists, including Bill Goodfellow and then-retired US foreign service official Donald Ranard, who served as the Center's first Executive Director.
During its first years, the Center focused its work on Asia, especially United States foreign policy towards South Korea and its relationships with the Park Chung-hee-led government. In 1976, Ranard testified to Congress on human rights violations in South Korea and the role of South Korean lobbyists in Washington. In 1978, the Center established an Indochina Program, which advocated the normalization of diplomatic relations with Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia; the program was closed 11 years later in 1989.
In the mid-1970s, while at the time also co-chairs of the Center's Board, US Representatives Donald Fraser and Tom Harkin introduced legislation that incorporated foreign countries' human rights records into consideration of security and economic aid.
1980s
During the 1980s, CIP campaigned in support of the Contadora Group and the subsequent Esquipulas Peace Agreement.
After South Africa received a loan from the International Monetary Fund in 1983, the Center began a campaign that pushed for provisions that prohibited the US representative to the IMF to support loans to countries that practice apartheid. The Center continued its work with research into labor practices and economic impacts of apartheid in South Africa.
1990s
In 1990, the Center established a joint program with the Costa Rica-based Arias Foundation, founded by Óscar Arias. The organisation's new President, Robert White, also worked extensively with Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide during his exile in Washington in the 1990s.
Wayne Smith joined the Center in 1991 to establish its Cuba program, working towards the normalisation of relations between the United States and Cuba.
In the mid-1990s, Adam Isacson established the Latin American Security program, which still operates today. The program campaigned against the militarisation of Plan Colombia and supporting the movement of funds to programs for judicial reforms and economic development. In June 1999, the program led the first ever congressional delegation to meet with insurgent leaders inside the territory they controlled.
2000s
Clarissa Segun and Paul Olweny, leaders for the Demilitarization for Democracy project, joined the Center in 2000. The project campaigned for diplomatic aid and United Nations peacekeeping. The project eventually closed in 2006.
Sarah Stephens worked on Cuba policy, joining the Center in 2001 with the Freedom to Travel project. She left CIP in 2006 and then launched the Center for Democracy in the Americas (CDA).
In 2003, then-President Robert White established a program focused on governmental corruption in Central America, specifically illegal logging in Honduras. Former The Washington Post foreign correspondent Selig Harrison joined CIP in the same year to head the Center's Asia program which focused on North Korea and the Indian subcontinent.
With the publishing of his book Capitalism's Achilles Heel: Dirty Money and How to Renew the Free-Market System (Wiley & Sons, 2005), CIP senior fellow Raymond Baker founds Global Financial Integrity (GFI), a non-profit, research and advocacy organisation focused on the role of illicit financial flows.
In June 2007, the Americas Program joined CIP after the dissolution of the International Relations Center. The Americas Program continues as the TransBorder Project and the Americas Project today.
Current Programs
The Center currently operates nine programs including the Arms & Security Project, Security Assistance Monitor, and the Foreign Influence Transparency Initiative among others. In its capacity, the Center also fiscally sponsors the environmental protection organization, Mighty Earth, and Freedom Forward.
Security Assistance Monitor
Led by director Christina Arabia, Security Assistance Monitor (SAM) tracks and analyzes U.S. security and defense assistance programs worldwide. By informing policymakers, media, scholars, NGOs and the public in the United States and abroad about trends and issues related to U.S. foreign security assistance, their aim is to enhance transparency and promote greater oversight of U.S. military and police aid, arms sales and training.
The SAM database compiles all publicly available data on U.S. foreign security assistance programs worldwide from 2000 to the present. Collected from a wide range of government documents, the database provides detailed numbers on U.S. arms sales, military and police aid and training programs. Users can search these numbers by country, region, program and assistance type.
Arms & Security Project
The Arms and Security Project engages in media outreach and public education aimed at promoting reforms in U.S. policies on nuclear weapons, military spending and the arms trade. It seeks to advance the notion that diplomacy and international cooperation are the most effective tools for protecting the United States. According to program director William D. Hartung, "the use of military force is largely irrelevant in addressing the greatest dangers we face, from terrorism, to nuclear proliferation, to epidemics of disease, to climate change, to inequities of wealth and income. The allocation of budgetary resources needs to be changed to reflect this reality."
Hartung's research is most frequently sited in publications such as the Hill, Defense News, the Washington Post among others.
Foreign Influence Transparency Initiative
The Foreign Influence Transparency Initiative (FITI) "believes that promoting transparency is the best tool for highlighting the impact – potentially for both good and ill – of foreign influence on American democracy." Directed by Ben Freeman, the program "works to devise policy solutions to increase the incentives for agents to properly register and report the work they are doing on behalf of foreign powers and to make the details of such contracts and work publicly available." Most recently, FITI is heavily critical of the Pentagon budget and the Saudi Arabian lobby in Washington.
Sustainable Defense Task Force
The Sustainable Defense Task Force (SDTF) is a "bipartisan group of experts from academia, think tanks, government, and retired members of the military." CIP launched the Sustainable Defense Task Force (SDTF) in November 2018 to strategize a 10-year budget plan for the Pentagon. In June 2019, the task force published a report stating the Pentagon could save $1.2 trillion in projected spending over the next decade "while providing a greater measure of security." The report was featured in The Hill, the Washington Post, Defense News, and other news sources.
Full list of current CIP programs
Security Assistance Monitor
Arms & Security Project
Foreign Influence Transparency Initiative
Sustainable Defense Task Force
Cuba Project
Americas Program
Africa Program
Mighty Earth (fiscally sponsored)
Freedom Forward (fiscally sponsored)
References
External links
Center for International Policy
Peace organizations based in the United States
Foreign policy and strategy think tanks in the United States
Non-profit organizations based in Washington, D.C.
Think tanks established in 1975
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thunderstorm%20%28disambiguation%29
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Thunderstorm (disambiguation)
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A thunderstorm is a storm characterized by the presence of thunder and lightning.
Thunderstorm may also refer to:
Thunderstorm (band), a heavy metal band
Thunderstorm (album), a 2000 album by Iron Fire
Thunderstorm (film), a 1956 British drama film
Thunderstorm (play) or Lei Yu, a 1933 play by Cao Yu
Thunderstorm (opera) or Lei Yu, a 2001 Chinese-language western-style opera by composer Mo Fan based on Cao Yu's play
The Thunderstorm or Lei Yu, a 1957 Hong Kong film co-starring a young Bruce Lee in a non-fighting role
Thunderstorms and Neon Signs, a 1995 album by Wayne Hancock
See also
Electrical storm (disambiguation)
Storm (disambiguation)
Thunder (disambiguation)
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2001 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's 60 metres hurdles
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The women's 60 metres hurdles event at the 2001 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held on March 9.
Medalists
Results
Heats
First 3 of each heat (Q) and next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.
Semifinals
First 4 of each semifinal (Q) qualified directly for the final.
Final
References
Results
60
60 metres hurdles at the World Athletics Indoor Championships
2001 in women's athletics
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RAF Hampstead Norris
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RAF Hampstead Norris is a former Royal Air Force (RAF) station located north east of Hampstead Norreys, Berkshire, England and north west of Reading, Berkshire.
Station history
The construction contract was awarded to Wimpey in May 1940 valued at £233,000. It was opened in mid 1940. Unusually the runways met at a single point, an obvious target to disable the entire airfield.
Based units
No. 15 Operational Training Unit relocated to Hampstead Norris on 1 June 1940. The airfield hosted a number of squadrons of Vickers Wellington bombers. The airfield was used extensively as a glider training station during the latter part of the war, many glider pilots were trained here in preparation for D-Day. It also had 33 Tiger Moths as training aircraft. The main role of the airfield was to ferry Wellingtons to Egypt, via Gibraltar and Malta.
On 15 March 1945 No. 13 OTU arrived with their de Havilland Mosquitoes and the airfield reverted to being a satellite of RAF Harwell.
The following units also were here at some point:
No. 42 OTU
No. 1516 (Beam Approach Training) Flight RAF
No. 1526 (Beam Approach Training) Flight RAF
Operational and Refresher Training Unit RAF
It became an ammunition storage depot as part of the Bramley Central Ammunition Depot near Basingstoke after its closure in 1946.
Enemy action
The site was bombed on 16 September 1940 by the Luftwaffe in the Battle of Britain. Three bombs fell on the runways.
On 4 March 1941 a Wellington was attacked by a German fighter as it approached to land.
The airfield was attacked on 12 May 1941 with 10 High Explosive bombs and 100 Incendiaries. One Wellington was destroyed and the flare path and the southern taxiway were damaged.
Current use
Little of the wartime station now remains. There are four remaining pillboxes and some air raid shelters in the woods. Part of the bomb storage site remains also. The site still maintains a modern link with aviation with a farm strip used by a Tiger Moth biplane. A light beacon is also situated on the edge of an old airfield peri track as the site is under the flightpath of aircraft flying to and from Heathrow airport on Airway Green One. An important VOR beacon, Compton (CPT), is also located here. It is now known as Haw Farm, part of the Yattendon Estate.
References
External links
Present day photographs and history
Royal Air Force stations in Berkshire
Royal Air Force stations of World War II in the United Kingdom
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamel%20Township%2C%20Madison%20County%2C%20Illinois
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Hamel Township, Madison County, Illinois
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Hamel Township is located in Madison County, Illinois, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,526 and it contained 985 housing units.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 98.99%) is land and (or 0.98%) is water.
Demographics
References
External links
City-data.com
Illinois State Archives
Townships in Madison County, Illinois
Townships in Illinois
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penn%20State%20University%20Press
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Penn State University Press
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The Penn State University Press, also known as The Pennsylvania State University Press, was established in 1956 and is a non-profit publisher of scholarly books and journals. It is the independent publishing branch of the Pennsylvania State University and is a division of the Penn State University Library system. Penn State University Press publishes books and journals of interest to scholars and general audiences. As a part of a land-grant university with a mandate to serve the citizens of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, it also specializes in works about Penn State University, Pennsylvania, and the mid-Atlantic region. The areas of scholarship the Press is best known for are art history, medieval studies, Latin American studies, rhetoric and communication, religious studies, and Graphic Medicine. In 2016 the Press launched PSU Press Unlocked, an open access platform featuring over 70 books and journals. The Press acquired academic publisher Eisenbrauns, which specializes in ancient Near East and biblical studies, in November 2017. Eisenbrauns continues to publish as an imprint of the Press.
The Pennsylvania State University Press produces about 80 books a year and over 60 journals. The Press employs 25 to 30 people, and has several internship programs for Penn State students interested in a publishing career.
Some of the Press's most notable titles include:
The Hidden Life of Life: A Walk through the Reaches of Time by Elizabeth Marshall Thomas
The Noisy Renaissance: Sound, Architecture, and Florentine Urban Life by Niall Atkinson
Graphic Medicine Manifesto by MK Czerwiec, Ian Williams, Susan Merrill Squier, Michael J. Green, Kimberly R. Myers, and Scott T. Smith
Henry James and American Painting by Colm Tóibín, Marc Simpson and Declan Kiely
Medieval Studies and the Ghost Stories of M. R. James by Patrick Murphy
Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic by Bill Russell
Ernest Hemingway: A New Life by James M. Hutchisson
The English translation of The Holy Teaching of Vimalakirti by Robert Thurman
The first book published by Penn State University Press was Penn State Yankee: The Autobiography of Fred Lewis Pattee, the autobiography of a noted Penn State faculty member who was the first professor of American literature in the United States.
Journals
ab-Original: Journal of Indigenous Studies and First Nations and First Peoples' Cultures
AMP: American Music Perspectives
The Arthur Miller Journal
Bishop–Lowell Studies
Bulletin for Biblical Research
Bustan: The Middle East Book Review
Calíope: Journal of the Society for Renaissance and Baroque Hispanic Poetry
The Chaucer Review: A Journal of Medieval Studies and Literary Criticism
Comedia Performance: Journal of the Association for Hispanic Classical Theater
Comparative Literature Studies
The Cormac McCarthy Journal
Critical Philosophy of Race
Dickens Studies Annual: Essays on Victorian Fiction
Ecumenica: Performance and Religion
The Edgar Allan Poe Review
Edith Wharton Review
The Eugene O'Neill Review
The F. Scott Fitzgerald Review
George Eliot–George Henry Lewes Studies
Gestalt Review
The Good Society: A Journal of Civic Studies
The Harold Pinter Review: Essays on Contemporary Drama
Hiperboreea
Hungarian Studies Review
Interdisciplinary Literary Studies: A Journal of Criticism and Theory
International Journal of Persian Literature
Journal for the Study of Paul and His Letters
Journal of African Development
Journal of Africana Religions
Journal of Asia-Pacific Pop Culture
The Journal of Assessment and Institutional Effectiveness
Journal of Austrian-American History
The Journal of Ayn Rand Studies
Journal of Comparative Philology
Journal of Development Perspectives
Journal of Eastern Mediterranean Archaeology and Heritage Studies
Journal of General Education: A Curricular Commons of the Humanities and Sciences
Journal of Information Policy
The Journal of Jewish Ethics
Journal of Medieval Religious Cultures
Journal of Minority Achievement, Creativity, and Leadership
Journal of Modern Periodical Studies
Journal of Moravian History
Journal of Natural Resources Policy Research
The Journal of Nietzsche Studies
Journal of Posthuman Studies: Philosophy, Technology, Media
Journal of Speculative Philosophy
Journal of the Pennsylvania Academy of Science
Journal of Theological Interpretation
The Journal of World Christianity
The Korean Language in America
The Langston Hughes Review
Libraries: Culture, History, and Society
The Mark Twain Annual
Mediterranean Studies
Milton Studies
Nathaniel Hawthorne Review
Nineteenth Century Studies
Pacific Coast Philology
Pennsylvania History: A Journal of Mid-Atlantic Studies
Philosophia Africana: Analysis of Philosophy and Issues in Africa and the Black Diaspora
Philosophy & Rhetoric
Preternature: Critical and Historical Studies on the Preternatural
Reception: Texts, Readers, Audiences, History
Resources for American Literary Study
SHAW: The Journal of Bernard Shaw Studies
Soundings: An Interdisciplinary Journal
Steinbeck Review
Studies in American Humor
Studies in American Jewish Literature
Studies in the American Short Story
Style
Theatre and Performance Notes and Counternotes
Thornton Wilder Journal
Transformations: The Journal of Inclusive Scholarship and Pedagogy
Transportation Journal
Utopian Studies
Victorians Institute Journal
Wesley and Methodist Studies
William Carlos Williams Review
References
External links
Pennsylvania State University
University presses of the United States
Book publishing companies based in Pennsylvania
Publishing companies established in 1956
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Selena Sloan Butler
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Selena Sloan Butler (1872–1964) is the founder and first president of the National Congress of Colored Parents and Teachers Association (NCCPT). President Herbert Hoover appointed her to the White House Conference on Child Health and Protection in 1929. During World War II, she organized the Red Cross' first black women's chapter of "Gray Ladies." When Congress merged the NCCPT with the National PTA in 1970, Butler was posthumously recognized as one of the organization's founders. Today, Butler is considered a co-founder of the National Parent-Teacher Association.
Early life
Butler was born in Thomasville, Georgia to William Sloan and Winnie Williams on January 4, around 1872, just seven years after slavery was abolished.
Her father was white, and her mother was of mixed descent, half Indian and half African-American. She started life with her mother and sister but without her father's presence, although she did receive his monetary support. She attended a missionary-operated elementary school in Thomas County and studied at Spelman Seminary (later Spelman College). At the age of sixteen Butler graduated from Spelman in 1888 (with a high school diploma) and began her teaching career in Atlanta. She later became a member of the Eta Sigma chapter of Sigma Gamma Rho sorority.
She married Henry Rutherford Butler, a prominent African American doctor in Atlanta who had studied medicine at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The couple had one son, Henry Jr. As their son, Henry, Jr., approached school age, Selena looked for a preschool. Finding none in her neighborhood or in any black neighborhood in the city, she decided to start a kindergarten in her home.
Career
When Henry entered the Yonge Street Elementary School, Selena began seeking ways to help parents get involved in their children's education. Enlisting support from other parents, in 1911, Butler founded the National Congress of Colored Parents and Teachers Association (NCCPT) at Yonge Street Elementary School; the first parent-teacher association for African Americans in the United States. In 1919, she formed a statewide parent-teacher association in Georgia.
What began as a local venture grew into a nationally recognized organization. Butler's dedication to children and families stirred her to reach out to parents on a national level. She wrote several letters encouraging parents and teachers of color to form a union with the primary purpose of uniting home and school into a planned program for child welfare. Her letters stimulated interest in the parent-teacher movement and her own state Georgia became the first to organize. By 1926, Mrs. Butler aroused sufficient interest and issued the first call for a national convention. To this call, four states responded and sent delegates. During that same year, the once statewide parent-teacher association became the National Congress of Colored Parents and Teachers Association.
The NCCPT was modeled closely after its white only counterpart, the National Congress of Parents and Teachers (today, the National Parent-Teacher Association). Butler dedicated her life to forming an organization which would have the same objectives as the National Congress of Parents and Teachers. The NCCPT and the Congress of Mothers worked closely with each other to improve the conditions in schools for all children, regardless of race, as well as for teachers.
Presidential appointment
Her efforts inspired President Herbert Hoover to appoint her to serve on his 1929 White House Conference on Child Health and Protection representing the National Congress of Colored Parents and Teachers and working on the Committee on The Infant and Pre-School Child, whose work contributed to the writing of the Children's Chapter. Between 1929 and 1930, she served on the president's Committee (presently, the White House Conference on Children and Youth) and would go on to lead the NCCPT for more than thirty years.
Butler was active in her community not only as an educator but also as an organizer. She co-founded the Spelman College Alumnae Association, organized the Phyllis Wheatley Branch of the Atlanta YWCA, and was the first president of the Georgia Federation of Colored Women's Club. Burler's entire life was dedicated to service. She was also a delegate to the founding convention of the National Association of Colored Women; a member of the Georgia Commission on Interracial Cooperation; a member of the Chatauqua Circle of Atlanta; a member of Sigma Gamma Rho sorority, Gamma chapter, and the Order of the Eastern Star.
Later years
Following the death of her husband in 1931, Butler relocated to England where she worked in the Nursery School Association. Thereafter, she returned to the United States to live with her son and his wife in Arizona where she organized the first black women's chapter of the Gray Ladies Corps.
At the age of 92, Butler died of congestive heart failure on October 7, 1964, and was buried beside her husband in Oakland Cemetery in Atlanta. A portrait of Butler is displayed in the Georgia State Capitol building.
In 1966, the City of Atlanta dedicated the Selena Sloan Butler Park in her honor. In 1970, Butler was named a founder of the National Parent-Teacher Association. In 1995, Butler was posthumously inducted into the Georgia Women of Achievement Hall of Honorees.
References
Further reading
The PTA Story: A Century of Commitment to Children (Chicago: National PTA, 1997).
External links
Stories of Atlanta - The Value of Getting Involved
Building Together for Youth historical marker in Selena Sloan Butler Park
Spelman College alumni
1872 births
1964 deaths
People from Georgia (U.S. state)
Educators from Georgia (U.S. state)
American women educators
Order of the Eastern Star
African-American educators
Burials at Oakland Cemetery (Atlanta)
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Third Maniu cabinet
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The third cabinet of Iuliu Maniu was the government of Romania from 20 October 1932 to 13 January 1933.
Ministers
The ministers of the cabinet were as follows:
President of the Council of Ministers:
Iuliu Maniu (20 October 1932 - 13 January 1933)
Vice President of the Council of Ministers:
Gheorghe Mironescu (20 October 1932 - 13 January 1933)
Minister of the Interior:
Ion Mihalache (20 October 1932 - 13 January 1933)
Minister of Foreign Affairs:
Nicolae Titulescu (20 October 1932 - 13 January 1933)
Minister of Finance:
Virgil Madgearu (20 October 1932 - 13 January 1933)
Minister of Justice:
Mihai Popovici (20 October 1932 - 13 January 1933)
Minister of Public Instruction, Religious Affairs and the Arts:
Dimitrie Gusti (20 October 1932 - 13 January 1933)
Minister of National Defence:
Gen. Nicolae Samsonovici (20 October 1932 - 13 January 1933)
Minister of Agriculture and Property:
Voicu Nițescu (20 October 1932 - 13 January 1933)
Minister of Industry and Commerce:
Ion Lugoșianu (20 October 1932 - 13 January 1933)
Minister of Public Works and Communications:
Eduart Mirto (20 October 1932 - 13 January 1933)
Minister of Labour, Health, and Social Security:
D. R. Ioanițescu (20 October 1932 - 13 January 1933)
Ministers of State:
Pantelimon Halippa (20 October 1932 - 13 January 1933)
Teofil Sauciuc-Săveanu (20 October 1932 - 13 January 1933)
Gheorghe Crișan (20 October 1932 - 13 January 1933)
References
Cabinets of Romania
Cabinets established in 1932
Cabinets disestablished in 1933
1932 establishments in Romania
1933 disestablishments in Romania
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Daimio (butterfly)
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Daimio is an East Palearctic genus of spread-winged skippers in the family Hesperiidae. The genus is monotypic.
Species
Daimio tethys (Ménétriés, 1857)
References
Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database
Daimio at funet
External links
Images representing Daimio at Consortium for the Barcode of Life
Tagiadini
Monotypic butterfly genera
Taxa named by Richard Paget Murray
Hesperiidae genera
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International%20Journal%20of%20Algebra%20and%20Computation
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International Journal of Algebra and Computation
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The International Journal of Algebra and Computation is published by World Scientific, and contains articles on general mathematics, as well as:
Combinatorial group theory and semigroup theory
Universal algebra
Algorithmic and computational problems in algebra
Theory of automata
Formal language theory
Theory of computation
Theoretical computer science
According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2020 impact factor of 0.719.
Abstracting and indexing
The journal is indexed in:
ISI Alerting Services
CompuMath Citation Index
Science Citation Index
Current Contents/Physical, Chemical and Earth Sciences
Mathematical Reviews
INSPEC
Zentralblatt MATH
Computer Abstracts
Mathematics journals
Publications established in 1991
World Scientific academic journals
English-language journals
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Flight 66
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Flight 66 may refer to the following aviation accidents:
Eastern Air Lines Flight 66, crashed on 24 June 1975
Flying Tiger Line Flight 66, crashed on 19 February 1989
Carson Air Flight 66, crashed on 13 April 2015
Air France Flight 66, engine failure on 30 September 2017
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is the capital city of Fukui Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 264,217, and a population density of 69.2 persons per km2, in 102,935 households. Its total area is . Most of the population lives in a small central area; the city limits include rural plains, mountainous areas, and suburban sprawl along the Route 8 bypass.
History
Origins
Fukui was part of ancient Echizen Province.
Sengoku Period
In 1471, Asakura had displaced the Shiba clan as the shugo military commander of Echizen Province. The same year, Asakura Toshikage (1428–1481) fortified the Ichijōdani by constructing hilltop fortifications on the surrounding mountains and constructing walls and gates to seal off the northern and southern end of the valley. Within this area, he contracted a fortified mansion, surrounded by the homes of his relatives and retainers, and eventually by the residences of merchants and artisans, and Buddhist temples. He offered refuge to people of culture or skills from Kyoto attempting to escape the conflict of the Ōnin War, and the Ichijōdani became a major cultural, military, and population center, and by the time of Asakura Takakage (1493–1548) it had a peak population of over 10,000 inhabitants. Yoshikage succeeded his father as head of the Asakura clan and castle lord of Ichijōdani Castle in 1548.
The Asakura maintained good relations with the Ashikaga shogunate, and thus eventually came into conflict with Oda Nobunaga. Following Nobunaga's capture of Kyoto, Shōgun Ashikaga Yoshiaki appointed Asakura Yoshikage as regent and requested aid in driving Nobunaga out of the capital. As a result, Nobunaga launched an invasion of Echizen Province. Due to Yoshikage's lack of military skill, Nobunaga's forces were successful at the Siege of Kanegasaki and subsequent Battle of Anegawa in 1570, leaving the entire Asakura Domain open to invasion.
Ichijōdani was razed to the ground by Nobunaga during the 1573 Siege of Ichijōdani Castle.
Kitanosho Castle is known, though that it was built by Shibata Katsuie in 1575. Also, it appears that the tenshu (keep) was nine stories high, making it the largest of the time.
Edo Period
Castle town and centre of Fukui Domain during the Edo period Tokugawa shogunate.
Fukui Domain played a key role in the Meiji restoration.
The modern city of Fukui was founded with the creation of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889.
Meiji & Taisho Period
During the pre-war period, Fukui grew to become an important industrial and railroad centre. Factories in the area produced aircraft parts, electrical equipment, machine motors, various metal products and textiles.
Fukui was largely destroyed on June 19, 1945 during the Bombing of Fukui during World War II. Of the city's 1.9 Sq. Miles at the time, 84.8% of Fukui was destroyed, per the United States Army Air Forces's Strategic Bombing Survey (Pacific War)
Modern Fukui
Fukui was again devastated by a major earthquake in 1948.
On February 1, 2006, the town of Miyama (from Asuwa District), the town of Shimizu, and the village of Koshino (both from Nyū District) were merged into Fukui.
Fukui's city status was designated a core city on April 1, 2019.
Geography
Fukui is located in the coastal plain in north-central part of the prefecture. It is bordered by the Sea of Japan to the west and the Ryōhaku Mountains to the east. The Kuzuryū River flows through the city.
Climate
Fukui has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa) with hot, humid summers and cool winters. Precipitation is high throughout the year, and is especially heavy in December and January.
Cityscape
Demographics
Per Japanese census data, the population of Fukui has remained relatively steady over the past 40 years.
Neighbouring municipalities
Fukui Prefecture
Sakai
Ōno
Katsuyama
Sabae
Ikeda
Eiheiji
Echizen (town)
Government
Fukui has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city legislature of 32 members. The city also contributes 12 members to the Fukui Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, Fukui forms part of Fukui 1st district, a single-member constituency of the House of Representatives in the national Diet of Japan.
Economy
The economy of Fukui is mixed. The city is a regional commercial and finance centre; however, manufacturing, agriculture and commercial fishing also are contributors to the local economy.
Primary sector of the economy
Agriculture
Japan Agricultural Cooperatives（JA）
Fukui Prefecture Agricultural Cooperatives（JA FukuiPrefecture）
Fishing industry
Japan Fisheries cooperative（JF）
FukuiCity Fisheries cooperative（JF FukuiCity）
Secondary sector of industry
Manufacturing industry
Fukui is home to several companies, including:
Matsuura Machinery, an international heavy machinery manufacturing company
Morinaga Hokuriku Dairy, a dairy products subsidiary of Morinaga Milk Industry
Kumagai Gumi, a large general construction company, was founded and has its registered head office in the city.
Tertiary sector of industry
Service industry
Emori Shoji, a trading house with strong ties to China
Keifuku Bus
Education
Universities and colleges
Fukui Prefectural University
University of Fukui
Fukui University of Technology
Jin-ai Women's College
Fukui College of Health Sciences
Secondary schools
Fujishima Senior High School
Koshi Senior High School
Fukui Commercial Senior High School
Usui Senior High School
Asuwa Senior High School
Michimori Senior High School
Kagaku-Gijutsu Senior High School
Fukui Norin Senior High School
Hokuriku Senior High School
Fukui University of Technology - Fukui Senior High School
Jin-ai Girl's Senior High School
Keishin Senior High School
Fukui Minami Senior High School
Other schools
Fukui Prefectural School for the Blind
Fukui Prefectural School for the Deaf
A North Korean school: Hokuriku Korean Elementary and Junior High School (北陸朝鮮初中級学校).
Transport
Railway
West Japan Railway Company (JR West)
Hokuriku Shinkansen： (under construction)
Hokuriku Main Line：Echizen-Hanandō - (Minami-Fukui Freight Terminal) - Fukui - Morita
Etsumi-Hoku Line (Kuzuryū Line)： - - - - - - - - - - -
Fukui Railway
Fukubu Line： - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Echizen Railway
Mikuni Awara： - - - - - - - - - - - Jin'ai Ground-Mae -
Katsuyama Eiheiji Line： - - - - - - -
Roads
Highway
Hokuriku Expressway
Japan National Route
Sea Port
Port of Takasu
Visitor attractions
Ichijōdani Asakura Family Historic Ruins, one of the most important cultural heritage sites in Japan
Yōkōkan Garden
Fukui Castle
Fukui Fine Arts Museum
Kitanosho Castle
Asuwa River
Harmony Hall Fukui
Fukui International Activities Plaza
"Yoroppaken", creator of Fukui's trademark dish,
Peace Pagoda, the second of its kind in the world, inaugurated in 1959
Culture
Sports
Baseball
Fukui Wild Raptors（BC.League）
Handball
Hokuriku Electric Power Company Blue Thunder（JHL）
Soccer
Fukui United FC（Hokushinetsu Football League）
Twin towns – sister cities
Fukui is twinned with:
Fullerton, United States (1989)
Hangzhou, China (1989)
Kumamoto, Japan
New Brunswick, United States (1982)
Friendship cities
Nagano, Japan
Suwon, South Korea (2001)
Yūki, Japan
References
External links
Cities in Fukui Prefecture
Port settlements in Japan
Populated coastal places in Japan
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Guille Bueno
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Guillermo Bueno López (born 18 September 2002) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a left back for Borussia Dortmund II.
Career
Born in Vigo, Bueno played for CD Areosa's academy before joining Deportivo La Coruña's academy in 2020. After a season with Deportivo La Coruña, he signed for German Bundesliga side Borussia Dortmund in summer 2021 on a three-year contract, initially joining their reserve team. Bueno reportedly turned down an offer of a contract extension from Deportivo but was still under contract until 2022; Deportivo alleged that Bueno's transfer to Dortmund was improper and threatened a lawsuit. He made his debut for the Dortmund's reserve team on 24 October 2021 as a substitute in a 1–0 3. Liga defeat to Viktoria Köln.
Personal life
He is the twin brother of Hugo Bueno, who is part of the Wolverhampton Wanderers academy.
References
External links
2002 births
Living people
Spanish footballers
Footballers from Vigo
Association football fullbacks
Deportivo de La Coruña players
Borussia Dortmund II players
3. Liga players
Spanish expatriate footballers
Expatriate footballers in Germany
Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Germany
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Kikuu
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Kikuu is a settlement in Kenya's Eastern Province.
References
Populated places in Eastern Province (Kenya)
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Halifax–Dartmouth Ferry Service
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The Halifax–Dartmouth Ferry is the oldest saltwater ferry in North America, and the second oldest in the world (after the Mersey Ferry linking Liverpool and Birkenhead). Today the service is operated by Halifax Transit and links Downtown Halifax with two locations, Alderney Landing and Woodside, in Dartmouth, NS.
Origins
The first ferry service in the region was put in place by the founder of Halifax Edward Cornwallis, who used the ferry service to move raw materials and people from a sawmill located on the Dartmouth side of the harbour. During this time there was no official service and it was not until 1752, after a council meeting, that the first ferry charter was issued to John Connor This began the official ferry service between Halifax and Dartmouth. At this time regulations stated that the boats would be run from sunrise until sunset through weekdays with a fare of three pence. In these early stages there was no schedule. Patrons would simply walk down to the pier and be taken across as needed. Connor operated the ferry for only one year and after his departure the operation of the ferry changed hands twice more before 1786.
History
The first true ferry to be employed in the harbour was not until 1816 the Sherbrooke classified as a Horseboat being powered by (in Sherbrooke's case) nine horses walking in a circular motion in the centre of the ferry powering the central paddle. This ferry was thought to be a large improvement to the previous service due to its speed and ability to transport more people and cargo from either side of the harbour. This ferry operated in the harbour until 1830 when the first steam ferry, the Sir Charles Ogle, entered service. The continuing ferry service remained the only effective way of crossing the harbour until 1955, when the Angus L. Macdonald Bridge was first opened.
The current generation of the ferry system was implemented by the former City of Dartmouth as part of major revitalization projects undertaken in both Dartmouth and Halifax in the 1970s. All five ferries currently in service were designed by Bedford-based company, E.Y.E. Marine Consultants. In 1994, the City of Dartmouth transferred control of the ferry system to Metro Transit, later known as Halifax Transit.
Current operation
Today Halifax Transit maintains and operates the ferry service by providing two passenger ferry routes, one connecting downtown Halifax with Alderney Landing in Dartmouth (which operates daily) and the other connecting downtown Halifax with Woodside (Monday through Friday only). The harbour ferries are utilized by over 3,000 commuters daily. Both routes operate using two vessels each on a fifteen-minute schedule during peak hours, and using one vessel each on a thirty-minute schedule off-peak.
Christopher Stannix
In early 2013 Halifax Transit announced that they would be purchasing what would be the first of five new harbour passager ferry to augment the now-aging fleet currently in service. The Vessel will be built by A. F. Theriault Shipyard, for a cost of $3,987,400. To maintain compatibility with the existing ferry terminal facilities, the new vessel will use the same hull design first used in the Halifax III in 1979. However, updates are planned for many of the ship's systems as well as the interior. The name of the vessel was chosen by the people of Halifax after a competition conducted by Halifax Transit. At the end of the competition over 12,800 votes were cast with the name Christopher Stannix winning 61% of the votes. MCpl Christopher Stannix was a local army reservist with The Princess Louise Fusiliers. He was killed in April 2007 by an improvised explosive device while serving in Afghanistan.
In early June 2014, the winner of the competition to name the new ferry was announced. (Corporal) Darrel MacDonald, a former member of The Princess Louise Fusiliers and a resident of Halifax, was the first person to submit the "Christopher Stannix" name for voting. He was awarded a full year transit pass and reportedly donated it to the IWK Health Centre (Women and Newborn Health Social Work Department). The passes were converted to sheets of single-use transit tickets and will be passed out at the discretion of the staff within the department.
Fleet renewal
Following completion of the Christopher Stannix, Halifax Regional Council approved the purchase of two additional new ferries, expected to be delivered in spring 2015 and 2016 respectively. Two aging members of Halifax Transit's existing fleet will be retired when these vessels are delivered. These ferries will be built by A. F. Theriault Shipyard, the same yard responsible for the Christopher Stannix. The first of these two ferries, named the Craig Blake after another Canadian Forces member killed in Afghanistan, entered service in 2015. Another ferry is expected to enter service in 2016, named after Viola Desmond. On December 6, 2016, Regional Council approved the purchase of two more ferries. This purchase will allow the service to operate with two modern, reliable ferries on each routes, and one spare for routine maintenance and unexpected breakdowns.
Fast ferry service
In recent years, following unfulfilled plans to implement commuter rail, the municipality has begun to plan several new high speed ferry routes on Halifax Harbour, including service to Purcell's Cove, Bedford, Eastern Passage and Shannon Park. These routes would be served by wave piercing catamarans capable of speeds of approximately 40 knots. Details have not been finalized, however it is likely that the downtown Halifax terminal would act as a hub, with all routes radiating outward. Studies and trials have been undertaken for a Bedford-Halifax route, which will likely be the first high speed service.
References
External links
Halifax Transit's official website
Transport in Halifax, Nova Scotia
Transit agencies in Nova Scotia
Ferry companies of Nova Scotia
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Olga Törös (4 August 1914 – 16 February 2015) was a Hungarian gymnast who competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, where she won a bronze medal in the women's team competition. Born in Debrecen, she was selected for the 1936 Games by a delegation attending a national tournament that was being held in her home town. Following the Olympics she received a degree in Physical Education from Semmelweis University and moved to Kecskemét in 1939, where she worked as a teacher for thirty five years. She received the Woman's Lifetime Achievement Award from the Hungarian Olympic Committee in 2011 and turned 100 in August 2014. She died on 16 February 2015 at the age of 100.
See also
List of centenarians (sportspeople)
References
1914 births
2015 deaths
Hungarian centenarians
Hungarian female artistic gymnasts
Olympic gymnasts of Hungary
Olympic bronze medalists for Hungary
Gymnasts at the 1936 Summer Olympics
Olympic medalists in gymnastics
Sportspeople from Debrecen
Medalists at the 1936 Summer Olympics
Women centenarians
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Mayor of Montclair, New Jersey
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Mayors of Montclair, New Jersey:
Sean Spiller, 2020 to present.
Robert D. Jackson, 1987 to 1988, 2012 to 2020.
Jerry Fried, 2008 to 2012.
Ed Remsen, 2004 to 2008.
Robert J. Russo, 2000 to 2004.
William Farlie, 1996 to 2000.
James Bishop, 1992 to 1996.
Clifford Lindholm II, 1988 to 1992.
Laurence J. Olive, 1986 to 1987.
James Ramsey, 1984 to 1986.
Mary V. Mochary (born 1942), 1980 to 1984.
Grant Gille, 1976 to 1980. Last mayor to serve in Montclair under its commission form of government before the township reconfigured to a Township Council model.
Matthew G. Carter, 1968 to 1972. First black mayor of Montclair, New Jersey.
Harold Hayes, c. 1966.
Bayard H. Faulkner, (1894–1983) c. 1950.
Howard F. McConnell, (1873-1933) 1920 to 1924.
Louis F. Dodd, c. 1914.
Ernest C. Hinck, c. 1911.
Henry V. Crawford c. 1907.
David Doremus Duncan, 1904 to 1907.
References
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Mikhail Starostin
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Mikhail Starostin (born 24 February 1955) is a former international speedway rider from the Soviet Union.
Speedway career
Starostin hold the Russian record for National Championships and he won the Soviet Union Individual Speedway Championship seven times during the period from 1975 until 1991.
He reached the final of the Speedway World Championship in the 1979 Individual Speedway World Championship and the 1982 Individual Speedway World Championship.
World final appearances
Individual World Championship
1979 – Chorzów, Silesian Stadium – 13th – 3pts
1982 - Los Angeles, Memorial Coliseum - 16th - 0pts
World Team Cup
1981 - Olching, Speedway Stadion Olching (with Valery Gordeev / Viktor Kuznetsov / Nikolay Kornev / Anatoly Maksimov) - 4th - 3pts (0)
References
1955 births
Possibly living people
Russian speedway riders
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Helen F. James
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Helen Frances James (born May 22, 1956) is an American paleontologist and paleornithologist who has published extensively on the fossil birds of the Hawaiian Islands. She is the curator in charge of birds in the Department of Vertebrate Zoology at the National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C.
Early life
James was born in a U.S. Army hospital in Hot Springs, Arkansas on May 22, 1956, to two ecologists. She was brought up on a farm at the base of Kessler Mountain near Fayetteville, in the Arkansas Ozarks. At age eight, her family moved up slope to a custom-built house in the woods, where she developed an interest in natural history and archaeology. James' parents encouraged an appreciation for nature in her and her sisters, taking them on trips within the Ozarks, to the American southwest, and to Mexico. James found some Amerindian artifacts on these excursions, leading her to join the Northwest Arkansas Archaeological Association at age twelve. At age 14, her father accepted a one-year Fulbright Fellowship, and the family moved to Cape Coast, Ghana.
Education
On returning from Ghana, at the age of 16, James attended the University of Arkansas, where her mentors included Michael P. Hoffman. She graduated in 1977 after studying archaeology and biological anthropology.
During her studies, James was a summer volunteer in the Paleobiology Department of the National Museum of Natural History in Washington. She also researched Amerindian skeletons in the museum's Physical Anthropology section and worked on the anatomy and systematics of hummingbirds with Richard Zusi.
Career
Following graduation, James continued to work on hummingbirds with Zusi. When his grant ran out, she accepted a position helping Storrs Olson identify fossil birds from the Hawaiian Islands. The study of Hawaii's fossil birds, of which there were an abundance of undescribed species, became a long-term collaborative research program for James and Olson. (They were married in 1981 but later divorced.) From the fossil record, they identified about 60 bird species of Hawaii that had become extinct. Through this research on Holocene fossil birds James showed that massive extinctions of birds had occurred following human colonization of the Hawaiian Islands.
In 2000, James earned a PhD in zoology from the University of Oxford, with a dissertation on the comparative osteology and phylogeny of the Hawaiian finches (Drepanidini). She has also conducted research on the fossil vertebrates and paleoecology of Madagascar, the comparative osteology and phylogenetics of perching birds, and the evolution of island waterfowl.
James was a founding member of the executive council of the Society of Avian Paleontology and Evolution and serves on the council of the American Institute of Biological Sciences as the member representative for the American Ornithologists' Union.
References
External links
James, Helen F. (Active), Washington Biologists’ Field Club profile
1956 births
Living people
American paleontologists
American ornithologists
Women ornithologists
American curators
American women curators
Women paleontologists
Smithsonian Institution people
21st-century American women
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Leon Lichtenstein
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Leon Lichtenstein (16 May 1878 – 21 August 1933) was a Polish-German mathematician, who made contributions to the areas of differential equations, conformal mapping, and potential theory. He was also interested in theoretical physics, publishing research in hydrodynamics and astronomy.
Life and work
Leon Lichtenstein was born on 16 May 1878 to an Ashkenazi Jewish family in Warsaw, then part of the Russian Empire. His cousin, Leo Wiener, was the father of MIT mathematician Norbert Wiener. He studied in Berlin, earning both a doctorate in mechanical and electrical engineering at the Technische Hochschule Berlin and a doctorate in mathematics at the Friedrich Wilhelm University with a thesis on differential equations written under the supervision of Hermann Schwarz and Friedrich Schottky. From 1902 he worked as an electrical engineer for Siemens & Halske; then, from 1910, he turned to the academic world by becoming privatdozent at the Berlin Technische Hochschule. Lichtenstein was one of the founders, in 1918, and the first editor of the journal Mathematische Zeitschrift. In 1920 he moved to a mathematics chair at the University of Münster and in 1922 he joined the University of Leipzig where he would spend the rest of his career. At the University of Leipzig, he founded a mathematical school and his students, including Ernst Hölder, Erich Kähler, Aurel Wintner, Hermann Boerner and Karl Maruhn, continuing his research in mathematics and theoretical physics.
In 1933, as the Nazi party came to power in Germany, Lichtenstein abandoned his position at the university and left to Poland, as he would have been dismissed anyway for being Jewish. Shortly after, on 21 August 1933, he died of heart and kidney problems in Zakopane, in Poland.
Bibliography
Beiträge zur Theorie der Kabel- Untersuchungen zu den Kapazitätsverhältnissen von verseilten und konzentrischen Mehrfachkabeln. Oldenbourg, München 1908.
Grundlagen der Hydromechanik. Springer, Berlin 1929. Reprint 1968.
Gleichgewichtsfiguren rotierender Flüssigkeiten. Springer, Berlin 1933.
Vorlesungen über einige Klassen nichtlinearer Integralgleichungen und Integro-Differentialgleichungen nebst Anwendungen. Springer, Berlin 1931.
Astronomie und Mathematik in ihrer Wechselwirkung. Mathematische Probleme in der Theorie der Figur der Himmelskörper. 1922, Reprint: VDM, Saarbrücken 2007.
See also
Isothermal coordinates
Symmetrizable compact operator
References
Sources
Jagdish Mehra, Helmut Rechenberg, The historical development of quantum theory, Springer, 2000, p. 418
Sanford L. Segal, Mathematicians under the Nazis, Princeton University Press, 2003, p. 44
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University of Münster faculty
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Robert A. Malkin is an engineer specializing in medical instrumentation for the developing world.
At Duke, Malkin is an Emeritus professor of the practice of Biomedical Engineering, professor of the practice of global health, and an affiliate of the Duke Initiative for Science & Society.
He is best known for his work concerning medical equipment design for the developing world, for which he was named among Today's Engineering Heroes by IEEE in 2015.
Pratt Pouch
Among his work, the best-known technology is the "Pratt Pouch," a ketchup packet-like envelope containing antiretroviral drugs. The pouch is credited with saving thousands of lives in South America and Africa.
Named for Duke's Pratt School of Engineering, the pouch was developed by Malkin in collaboration with Duke undergraduate engineering students. In 2012, the World Health Organization placed the pouch on its Top 10 Most Innovative Health Technologies list.
Organizations Founded
Malkin founded Engineering World Health, a nonprofit which delivers technical expertise and medical equipment to the developing world. He also founded The Global Public Service Academies an organization that places high school students in developing world clinics and hospitals. He also founded The International Research Institute of North Carolina an organization that places high school students in university laboratories.
Working at Duke, Malkin helped launch several efforts for making and distributing medical devices for the developing world including a bili light company called PhotoGenesis Medical and a colposcope project at Family Health Ministries.
Early Years and Education
Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Malkin earned a master's and a PhD in electrical engineering from Duke University and two bachelor's from The University of Michigan.
Malkin is a fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering and an expert advisor to WHO committees on health care technology.
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Duke University faculty
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University of Michigan College of Engineering alumni
Fellows of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering
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1962 Individual Long Track European Championship
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The 1962 Individual Long Track European Championship was the sixth edition of the Long Track European Championship. The final was held on 22 July 1962 in Mühldorf, West Germany.
The title was won by Bertil Stridh of Sweden.
Venues
Qualifying Round 1 - Aarhus, 27 May 1962
Qualifying Round 2 - Hamburg, 17 June 1962
Qualifying Round 3 - Tampere, 1 July 1962
Final - Mühldorf, 22 July 1962
Final Classification
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International sports competitions hosted by West Germany
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Rubus obsessus
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Rubus obsessus is a rare North American species of flowering plants in the rose family. It is found only in the States of New York and Connecticut in the northeastern United States.
The genetics of Rubus is extremely complex, so that it is difficult to decide on which groups should be recognized as species. There are many rare species with limited ranges such as this. Further study is suggested to clarify the taxonomy.
References
obsessus
Plants described in 1943
Flora of Connecticut
Flora of New York (state)
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County Route 579 (CR 579) is a county highway in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The highway extends from John Fitch Parkway (Route 29) in Trenton to Route 173 in Greenwich Township.
Route description
CR 579 begins at an intersection with Route 29 in Trenton, Mercer County, heading north on two-lane undivided Sullivan Way. The road crosses under the Delaware and Raritan Canal and an abandoned railroad, making a turn to the northwest. The route passes between the Trenton Country Club to the southwest and the Trenton Psychiatric Hospital to the northeast as it enters Ewing Township. CR 579 enters and crosses CR 643, heading into wooded areas as it passes the Katzenbach School for the Deaf. The route passes under a railroad line that is part of CSX's Trenton Subdivision and SEPTA's West Trenton Line near the West Trenton station that serves as the terminus of the SEPTA line, at which point it becomes Grand Avenue and passes through the residential community of West Trenton. CR 579 crosses CR 634, becoming Bear Tavern Road, and turns northwest as it passes near Trenton-Mercer Airport, intersecting CR 600. The route interchanges with Interstate 295 (I-295) and heads into wooded residential areas, intersecting CR 647 before joining CR 637 on Jacobs Creek Road. Here, the road enters forested areas and crosses the Jacobs Creek into Hopewell Township, heading north. CR 579 splits from CR 637 and continues northwest onto Bear Tavern Road, crossing the Jacobs Creek again and turning north into a mix of fields, woods, and homes. The route crosses CR 546 and continues through farmland and woodland with a few residences. The route becomes Harbourton-Rocktown Road and comes to a junction with CR 623 before passing through more forested areas and coming to the CR 518 intersection.
A short distance later, CR 579 continues into West Amwell Township in Hunterdon County, continuing through more rural areas of farms, woods, and homes before intersecting Route 31. The two routes run concurrent to the northwest on the border between West Amwell Township to the west and East Amwell Township to the east, becoming a three-lane road with a center left-turn lane that crosses entirely into East Amwell Township before resuming along the border of East and West Amwell Townships. The road becomes a divided highway and crosses entirely into East Amwell Township again before it comes to an interchange with US 202, where Route 31 heads north along US 202. CR 579 becomes two-lane undivided Linvale-Harbourton Road and heads into the residential community of Ringoes in East Amwell Township, forming a brief concurrency with Route 179. The route splits from Route 179 at the CR 602 intersection and heads north on John Ringo Road, passing homes and fields before crossing under the Black River and Western Railroad. The road heads into agricultural areas and intersects CR 604, at which point CR 579 becomes Ringoes-Croton Road and forms the border between East Amwell Township to the west and Raritan Township to the east before running between Delaware Township to the west and Raritan Township to the east. The road turns more to the northwest as it passes a mix of woods and residential subdivisions, coming to an intersection with CR 523. CR 579 turns southwest for a brief concurrency with CR 523 before winding northwest again along Ringoes-Croton Road. The road passes a mix of farms, woods, and residential neighborhoods before running north into agricultural areas.
The route crosses Route 12 and continues through rural areas of farms, woods, and homes, entering Franklin Township. Here, the road runs through open farmland and comes to the CR 616 intersection, where CR 579 turns northwest into the residential community of Quakertown. The road passes more rural residences and farms before turning north at the CR 615 junction and intersecting CR 513 in the community of Pittstown. CR 579 has a brief concurrency with CR 513, forming the border between Alexandria Township to the west and Franklin Township to the east. CR 579 splits from CR 513 by heading northwest onto Pittstown-Bloomsbury Road. The road continues along the border between Alexandria Township to the southwest and Union Township to the northeast through farmland, woodland, and some housing areas, reaching an intersection with CR 625. The road enters more forested surroundings with some homes prior to the CR 614 intersection. A short distance past CR 614, the route becomes the border between Alexandria Township to the southwest and Bethlehem Township to the northeast, passing some farms and development before heading into forested areas of Musconetcong Mountain. The road winds across the mountain and fully enters Bethlehem Township. Upon passing over Norfolk Southern's Lehigh Line, CR 579 continues into Bloomsbury and becomes Church Street. In Bloomsbury, the road passes through residential areas and crosses Norfolk Southern's Central Running Track line at-grade. After crossing the Musconetcong River into Greenwich Township, Warren County, CR 579 immediately reaches its northern terminus at Route 173.
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Murry Dickson
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Murry Monroe Dickson (August 21, 1916 – September 21, 1989) was an American professional baseball right-handed pitcher, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) during the 1940s and 1950s. He was known for his vast array of pitches and deliveries — one of his managers, Eddie Dyer, nicknamed him "Thomas Edison" for his inventiveness — and for the longevity of his career.
Although Dickson would lead the National League (NL) in defeats for three successive seasons (1952–54), he pitched the St. Louis Cardinals to the 1946 NL pennant by beating the Brooklyn Dodgers in the decisive Game 2 of the league playoffs. Then, during the 1946 World Series, he started Game 7 against the Boston Red Sox, a game the Cards would ultimately win for the world championship.
Born in Tracy, Missouri, Dickson graduated from Leavenworth High School and entered professional baseball and the vast Cardinal farm system in 1937. After three outstanding minor league seasons with the 1939 Houston Buffaloes (winning 22 games to lead the Texas League) and the 1940–41 Columbus Red Birds, Dickson joined the Cardinals for good in 1942. He compiled a 14–5 record for the Cards in 1942–43 (both clubs reaching the World Series) before joining the U.S. Army for military service during World War II. Stationed at Fort Riley, Kansas, Fort George G. Meade, Maryland, and Camp Shanks, New York, he later served in the European Theater of Operations where he was a jeep driver in the 35th Cavalry Reconnaissance Troop, 35th Infantry Division.
In 1946, Dickson returned to the Major Leagues and won 15 games for pennant- and world title-bound Cardinals, none bigger than his defeat of the Dodgers in the 1946 National League tie-breaker series. The two teams had finished in a dead heat after the 154-game regular-season schedule; according to National League bylaws of the time, they would play a best-of-three series to determine the league champion. St. Louis won the opening game behind Howie Pollet, and in Game 2, in Ebbets Field, Dickson shut down the home club until the ninth inning, and the Cards racked up an 8–4 victory and the league pennant. He led the league in winning percentage (.714) that season. Dickson lost Game 3 of the 1946 World Series to the Red Sox, but pitched seven strong innings in the Series' final game, with Harry Brecheen getting the win after St. Louis rallied in the eighth stanza.
Dickson compiled an over .500 won-loss record only once in the next eight years, but it was a notable effort. His contract was sold to the Pittsburgh Pirates on January 29, 1949. In 1951, Dickson won 20 games (losing 16) for the seventh-place Pirates, who won only 64 contests for the entire season. He had 19 complete games that season, and 21 in 1952, when he won 14 and lost 21 for a last-place Pittsburgh team that won only 42 games all year. (Thus Dickson accounted for 31 percent of Pirate victories in 1951, and a full one-third of the team's wins in 1952.) He then dropped 19 decisions in 1953 and 20 more in 1954, his first season as a member of the Philadelphia Phillies.
Late in his career, however, Dickson experienced renewed success with a return to the Cardinals (1956–57) and as a relief pitcher in the American League (AL) for the Kansas City Athletics and New York Yankees (1958–59). He retired from the game at age 43 with a career mark of 172 victories, 181 losses (.487) and an earned run average of 3.66 over 18 seasons, 625 appearances and 3,052 innings pitched.
Dickson was a better than average hitting pitcher in his big league career, posting a .231 batting average (253-for-1095) with 81 runs, 34 doubles, 3 home runs, and 82 runs batted in (RBI).
On September 21, 1989, Dickson died at age 73 from emphysema in Kansas City, Kansas.
Further reading
Reichler, Joseph, ed. The Baseball Encyclopedia. New York: Macmillan Publishing Co., 1979.
References
External links
Murry Dickson at SABR (Baseball BioProject)
1916 births
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United States Army personnel of World War II
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Columbus Red Birds players
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Decatur Commodores players
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Kansas City Athletics players
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Marie-Luise Jahn
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Marie-Luise Jahn (28 May 1918 – 22 June 2010) was a German physician and a member of the anti-Nazi resistance movement White Rose.
Jahn was born in Sandlack, East Prussia (today Sędławki, Poland), where she grew up. From 1934 to 1937, she attended school in Berlin and began her studies in chemistry at the University of Munich in 1940. There Jahn became a close friend of Hans Conrad Leipelt and a member of the White Rose resistance group. After Hans and Sophie Scholl and Christoph Probst had been imprisoned she continued to publish the Scholl leaflets and collected money to aid the widow of Kurt Huber. In October 1943, she was also arrested by the Gestapo and sentenced to 12 years' imprisonment by the Volksgerichtshof in 1944.
After her liberation she studied medicine at the University of Tübingen and worked as a physician in Bad Tölz. In 1987, she was a founding member of the White Rose Foundation and member of the executive board until 2002.
She died on 22 June 2010 in Bad Tölz.
Literature
Marie-Luise Schultze-Jahn: "... und ihr Geist lebt trotzdem weiter!" - Widerstand im Zeichen der Weißen Rose, Berlin 2003, ISBN 978-3-9364-1125-5
Gunther Staudacher: Margaretha Rothe und die Hamburger Weiße Rose – Sichtweisen ihres Umfelds, Balingen 2022, ISBN 978-3-7549-4365-6
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1918 births
2010 deaths
People from East Prussia
People from Bartoszyce County
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich alumni
University of Tübingen alumni
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National Police Academy, Nepal
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National Police Academy is the main training academy of the Nepal Police. It was established with the Police Regulation of 1993. CPTC was founded 1956. The Police Academy is located in Kathmandu, capital city of Nepal. It was formerly known as Central Police Training Centre (CPTC) established on the onset with the police regulation of 1993. Central Police Training Centre (CPTC) was laid its foundation in 1956 and has its distinction as only an institute to train the police force. The current executive director of the academy is Pradhyumna Kumar Karki
In its inception, CPTC had remained engaged in training only the constable level within limited resources and training facilities. Now, the changing trend of policing as per the changed political context has demanded well versed and qualified police officers to meet the public expectations. Its prime responsibility apparently lies in developing professional competency of the senior police officers through conducting foundation as well as advanced training courses. To accomplish this objective needs sufficient and well-trained police personnel which is impossible to envisage without the efforts and the contribution of the training institute. NPA is solely responsible for conducting basic and advanced programs of the police officers. NPA relentlessly indulged in new scientific methods and advanced technological adaptations to ensure the new concept of policing. The introduction of improved administrative practices focuses on enhancing qualitative instructors and its training to bring about improvements in administrative, investigative, and overall improvement on police professionals.
Human Resource Development
NPA primarily does concern with human resource development activities as identified on an organizational level to promote professional skills by running different quality training programs. Moreover, it focuses on HRD aspects with an objective to improve its role in the criminal justice system.
School of Music
The NPA School of Music was established in 1952 as the Central Police Band. In order to formulate the service-oriented police band, the public was facilitated the band service since 1964. In 2006, the band was renamed Nepal Police Music Academy (NPMA). Today, the NPMA organizes affiliated bands stationed in the following areas: Biratnagar, Bharatpur, Butwal, Nepalgunj, and Dipayal. Nationwide, there are a total of 415 musicians. The sub-bands have 31 musicians each while the central band at the Police Academy in Maharajgung has 260 band members.
References
External links
Nepal Police
Nepal
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Crinan () is a small village located on the west coast of Scotland in the region known as Knapdale, which is part of Argyll and Bute.
Before the Crinan Canal was built, Crinan was named Port Righ which meant the king's port. The canal was named from the small settlement of Crinan Ferry on the edge of Loch Crinan where a small ferry landed. The name Crinan probably derives from the Creones tribe who lived in the area in 140 AD.
The canal starts at Ardrishaig sea loch on Loch Gilp, and ends away at Crinan sea loch on the Sound of Jura. The canal was designed to provide a short cut between the west coast and islands at one end and the Clyde estuary at the other, and so avoid the long voyage around the south end of the Kintyre Peninsula.
By the canal basin is a coffee shop and the nearby hotel and looks out across Loch Crinan to Duntrune Castle. Crinan Post Office is in the old Harbour House. Crinan Boatyard provides services and facilities for commercial and leisure boaters. A scallop farming business operates from the loch. The Crinan Wood is home to ferns, lichens and 24 species of bird.
Parts of the TV series The Tales of Para Handy were filmed here.
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Villages in Knapdale
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Microthyris asadias
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Microthyris asadias is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Herbert Druce in 1899. It is found in Guatemala and Costa Rica.
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Moths described in 1899
Spilomelinae
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Rhagodia (arachnid)
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Rhagodia is a genus in the arachnid order Solifugae, comprising four species. R. abessinica is found in Ethiopia, while the other three species are found in the Near East, from Turkey to Pakistan.
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Solifugae genera
Fauna of Ethiopia
Arthropods of Turkey
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Barilla (horse)
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Barilla (born 2001) is a Belgian dressage horse ridden by Barbara Minneci. Barilla and Barbara competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in the Individual championship test grade II and Individual freestyle test grade II, coming in 8th and 6th respectively.
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2001 animal births
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Cranberry, Venango County, Pennsylvania
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Cranberry (also Cranberry Village, Salina) is an unincorporated community in Cranberry Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania, United States.
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Unincorporated communities in Venango County, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated communities in Pennsylvania
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Ghummanwala
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Ghummanwala is a village in Jhang District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. Nearby towns are Lodhranwala and Khokra. By road, Shorkot is connected to Garh Moor, Garh Maharaja and Kot Islam.
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Populated places in Jhang District
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron%20Maiden%20%28album%29
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Iron Maiden (album)
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Iron Maiden is the debut studio album by English heavy metal band Iron Maiden, released on 14 April 1980 by EMI Records in the UK and Harvest and Capitol Records in the US. The North American version included the song "Sanctuary", released in the UK as a non-album single. In 1998, along with the rest of the band's pre-1995 releases, Iron Maiden was remastered with "Sanctuary" added in all territories. However, 2014 vinyl reissues, 2015 digital releases and 2018 CD reissues use the original track listing across the globe. It is the band's only album to feature guitarist Dennis Stratton.
Although Iron Maiden have since criticised the quality of the album's production, the release was met with critical and commercial success, peaking at number four on the UK Albums Chart and helping the band achieve prominence in mainland Europe.
Background
This is the band's only album produced by Wil Malone (credited as Will Malone), whom Iron Maiden have since claimed lacked interest in the project and effectively left them to produce most of the album themselves, which, according to bassist Steve Harris, was completed in just 13 days. Recording took place at Kingsway Studios, west London in January 1980, with the band taking time out from the 1980 Metal for Muthas Tour to complete the final mixes at Morgan Studios, northwest London in February. Before the sessions with Malone, the band made two attempts in December 1979 with two different producers while still a four-piece. Guy Edwards, the first, was dismissed as the band were unhappy with the "muddy" quality in his production, while Andy Scott was also dismissed after insisting Harris play his bass with a pick rather than his fingers. After these efforts, the band decided not to dismiss Malone as Harris described that they could "bypass him and [go] to the engineer". The group criticised the quality of the production, although many fans still preferred the raw quality of the sound recording. Although AllMusic stated that this style was "clearly drawing from elements of punk rock", Harris stated that the band despised everything about punk.
This was also the only studio album with guitarist Dennis Stratton, who, having been brought in as a last-minute placement, was dismissed due to "musical differences" after the band's European tour in support of Kiss. Suspicions were first raised during Iron Maidens recording, when Stratton added Wishbone Ash-esque harmony guitars and backing vocals reminiscent of Queen to "Phantom of the Opera", of which the rest of the band immediately disapproved and had removed. Although Stratton stated that he was not "trying to push the band in a new direction", Harris commented that it "really pointed up the difference between Den and us", after which he began to notice that "Dennis was so much more into playing stuff like "Strange World" than he was "Iron Maiden" or "Prowler", because it was more slow, melodic ... when he was soloing on one of the heavier songs, it wasn't with quite the same passion".
The 1998 remastered album differs from the original with the addition of the song "Sanctuary", which had then been released only as a single in the UK in May 1980, although it did also appear in the later US version of Iron Maiden, which was issued in August 1980. The track originally appeared on the Metal for Muthas compilation, but was re-recorded during the Iron Maiden sessions. The re-release also features a different cover; a digital recreation by original artist Derek Riggs, with a portion of the original artwork instead being used on the disc itself.
The band undertook the Iron Maiden Tour in support of the album, during which they played their first concerts in mainland Europe, where they were surprised to discover how successful Iron Maiden had been outside the UK. Steve Harris commented, "The prestige of doing so well in the UK had turned into a sort of word-of-mouth thing, and we'd turn up in places like Leiden, in Holland, places we'd never even heard of, and they'd have these massive banners waiting for us with 'Iron Maiden Go Over The Top' written on them and all this. It was unreal."
Songs
"Running Free" was released as a single on 8 February 1980, reaching No. 34 in the UK Singles Chart. The band also performed the song on the UK TV show Top of the Pops, refusing the usual tradition for artists to mime and thus becoming the first group to perform live on the show since The Who in 1972. Vocalist Paul Di'Anno, who wrote the song's lyrics, describes it as "a very autobiographical song, though of course I've never spent the night in an LA jail. It's about being 16 and, like it says, just running wild and running free. It comes from my days as a skinhead." According to Classic Rock and Metal Hammer contributor Dave Ling, writing in the Metal for Muthas CD re-issue liner notes, "Sanctuary" was originally penned by guitarist Rob Angelo, a member of Iron Maiden in 1977, who was paid £300 for the song's rights. The "Sanctuary" single was released on 7 June 1980 and charted at No. 29, with the censored cover of Eddie, the band's mascot, standing over Margaret Thatcher's body earning the band publicity in the British press. Managers Rod Smallwood and Andy Taylor's management company would be named after the song.
Although "Strange World" is credited solely to Harris, Paul Day, the band's original vocalist from 1975 to 1976, asserted that he also contributed to the song. "Charlotte the Harlot", their only song to have been written by Dave Murray alone, is the first of four Iron Maiden tracks about the fictional prostitute "Charlotte", although Murray states it was "based on a true story". The 7-minute "Phantom of the Opera" is one of Harris's favourites and is still performed live relatively frequently. With many mood and time-changes, Harris marks it as "the first song I'd written that was a bit more proggy". "Transylvania" is an instrumental piece composed by Harris, which was later covered by Iced Earth on the album Horror Show.
Of all the album's songs, "Phantom of the Opera", "Running Free", "Sanctuary" and "Iron Maiden" are the most frequently played in the band's concert tours, with the last being played at every show since the band's inception and signalling the arrival of Eddie onstage. All of the album's songs, excluding "Strange World", have been re-recorded with Bruce Dickinson on vocals, either on live albums, studio B-Sides or both. "Strange World" and "Transylvania" were the only songs not played on the "Eddie Rips Up the World Tour", 2005.
Four songs ("Prowler", "Remember Tomorrow", "Running Free" and "Iron Maiden") were covered for the 2008 tribute album Maiden Heaven: A Tribute to Iron Maiden released by Kerrang! magazine, and an acoustic reinterpretation of "Prowler" was included in 2012's Across The Seventh Sea by the acoustic Iron Maiden tribute project Maiden uniteD.
Reception
On its release, the album received immediate critical acclaim. Geoff Barton, in Sounds, hailed it as "Heavy metal for the '80s, its blinding speed and rampant ferocity making most plastic heavy rock tracks from the '60s and '70s sound sloth-like and funeral-dirgey by comparison". Iron Maiden spent an initial fifteen weeks on the UK chart, and a further two when it was reissued on EMI's budget subsidiary Fame in 1985.
The album has continued to receive praise from reviewers. AllMusic proclaims that it "would still rank as a landmark even if the Dickinson years had never happened" and says there was "no better place to hear how both punk and prog rock informed the new wave of British heavy metal". Sputnikmusic describes it as "one of the top debut albums in the world of heavy metal", containing "the raw, aggressive power [that] defines the early years of the band".
Iron Maiden is one of the band's two albums listed in Robert Dimery's 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (The Number of the Beast is the other). In 2017, it was ranked 13th on Rolling Stone list of "100 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time".
Track listing
Notes
On the 1998 remastered releases, the coda to "Phantom of the Opera" was cut and the intro to "Strange World" was moved to the end of "Transylvania".
Some versions of the 1998 remastered releases also incorrectly list the running time for "Sanctuary" as 0:00.
The US version of the 1995 reissue bonus disc excludes "Sanctuary", as it already appears on the main track listing.
Personnel
Production and performance credits are adapted from the album liner notes.
Iron Maiden
Paul Di'Anno – lead vocals
Steve Harris – bass, backing vocals
Dave Murray – lead guitar
Dennis Stratton – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
Clive Burr – drums
Technical personnel
Wil Malone – producer
Martin Levan – engineer
Derek Riggs – sleeve illustration
Terry Walker – photography
Yuka Fujii – photography
Rod Smallwood – manager
Simon Heyworth – remastering (1998 edition)
Robert Ellis – photography (1998 edition)
George Chin – photography (1998 edition)
P.G. Brunelli – photography (1998 edition)
Ross Halfin – photography (1998 edition)
Denis O'Regan – photography (1998 edition)
Chart performance
Album
Singles
Notes
Certifications
References
Literature
External links
Iron Maiden (Adobe Flash) at Radio3Net (streamed copy where licensed)
1980 debut albums
Iron Maiden albums
EMI Records albums
Albums produced by Wil Malone
New Wave of British Heavy Metal albums
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Wd repeat domain 76
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WD repeat domain 76 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the WDR76 gene.
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Steve Scheffler
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Stephen Robert Scheffler (born September 3, 1967) is an American former professional basketball player who played in the NBA. He is left handed.
College career
Scheffler attended Purdue University, located in West Lafayette, Indiana, where he played under head coach Gene Keady. During his freshman season, he got limited minutes coming off the bench, while appearing in 16 games and averaging 1.5 points and 1.5 rebounds a game. After his freshman season, Scheffler played in twice as many games during his sophomore season. He improved his scoring and rebounding, with averages of 6.8 points and 4.2 rebounds a game, while recording a .708 field goal percentage, which became a Big Ten single-season record. He helped lead the Boilermakers to a Big Ten Conference title, along with seniors Todd Mitchell and Everette Stephens, a sixth-straight NCAA Tournament appearance, making it to the Sweet Sixteen, and onto a 29–4 record after losing to a Mitch Richmond-led Kansas State team.
Scheffler's junior season showed just as much improvement as his sophomore season. Averaging 13 points and 6 rebounds a game, he also improved his free-throw percentage with a .776 accuracy, while holding a .667 field goal percentage. With key players gone from the prior season, Scheffler carried the Boilers to a 15–16 record in a highly competitive and stacked conference. He was named the team MVP and an Honorable Mention All-Big Ten. After the 1988–89 season, Scheffler was selected as a reserve center on the Gold Medal U.S. Team in the World University Games in West Germany.
As a senior at Purdue, Scheffler averaged 16.8 points and 6.1 rebounds a game, and scored in double figures in 28 of the 30 games he appeared. After coming off his junior season without a postseason, he and Jimmy Oliver led the Boilers to an NCAA Second Round appearance, where they lost to Texas by one point as a number 2 seed. He helped Purdue to a 22–8 record in his senior season. Making 71 of his last 78 free throws with a .805 percent accuracy in his career, he was named the Big Ten Player of the Year and a Third-Team All American in his senior year.
Throughout his four seasons at Purdue, Scheffler set the NCAA career field-goal percentage record at .685, which broke Ohio State's Jerry Lucas' record of .678, which was set in 1962. The 6 ft 9 in, 250-pound center-forward became one of four Boilers to win the conference player of the year honors, along with Jim Rowinski in 1984, Glenn Robinson in 1994 and Caleb Swanigan in 2017. The "Incredible Hulk" currently holds Purdue's basketball squat max record at 458 pounds and is tied at first with Glenn Robinson and Kenny Williams with 309 pounds in the power clean. He had a vertical leap of 33 inches.
Professional career
Scheffler was selected by the Charlotte Hornets in the 2nd round (39th overall) of the 1990 NBA Draft. He played for the Hornets, Sacramento Kings, Denver Nuggets and Seattle SuperSonics in 7 NBA seasons. Scheffler was a member of the Sonics when they reached the 1996 NBA Finals and played briefly in four of the six games against Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls as a crowd favorite at KeyArena coming off the bench. He was embraced as a fan favorite in Seattle for his rare appearances and stellar efforts at scoring in late-game blowout situations.
Scheffler had the ability to excel in Summer League games against young players and NBA journeymen, but then struggled getting his shot off against NBA regular season competition. He finished his 7-year, 174-game NBA career with averages of 1.9 points in 5.3 minutes per game, while shooting 55.8% from the floor. Scheffler appeared in 178 games with eight starts. He developed a high percentage mid-range jump shot during his tenure in the NBA.
Personal
Scheffler's older brother, Tom Scheffler, also played at Purdue and in the NBA. Tom played 39 games for the Portland Trail Blazers in the 1985-86 season.
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External links
Stats at BasketballReference
1967 births
Living people
All-American college men's basketball players
American men's basketball players
Basketball players from Grand Rapids, Michigan
Centers (basketball)
Charlotte Hornets draft picks
Charlotte Hornets players
Denver Nuggets players
Medalists at the 1989 Summer Universiade
Power forwards (basketball)
Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball players
Quad City Thunder players
Sacramento Kings players
Seattle SuperSonics players
Yakima Sun Kings players
Universiade medalists in basketball
Universiade gold medalists for the United States
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Ballard–Marshall House
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Ballard–Marshall House, also known as Marshall House, is a historic home located at Orange, Orange County, Virginia. It was built in 1832, and is a two-story, three bay, brick late Federal Virginia townhouse dwelling. It is an example of an urban house form influenced by the Jeffersonian Classical style. A two-story rear addition was added about 1900, and the original front and side porches were replaced with ones in the Colonial Revival style in 1910. The house was converted to apartments in 1934–1935, and renovated in 1986–1988.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.
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Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
Colonial Revival architecture in Virginia
Houses completed in 1832
Houses in Orange County, Virginia
National Register of Historic Places in Orange County, Virginia
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josiah%20Hayden%20Drummond
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Josiah Hayden Drummond
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Josiah Hayden Drummond (August 20, 1827 – October 25, 1902) was an American attorney and politician. He served as Maine Attorney General from 1860 to 1863.
Personal
J.H. Drummond was born to Clark and Cynthia (Blackwell) Drummond in Winslow, Maine. He attended Vassalboro Academy and graduated from Colby College in 1846. He married Elzada Rollins (Bean) on December 10, 1850, and had three daughters and one son.
Career
He entered politics as a Democrat, but when the Republican Party was formed he joined it. He was a Maine State Representative from Waterville in 1857 - 1858, and Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives in 1858. He was a State Senator in 1859, and resigned his seat to accept the position of Maine Attorney General, which he held from 1860 - 1863. He was again a Maine State Congressman and Speaker of the House in 1868.
He held numerous positions as a Freemason: Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Maine from 1860-1862; in the Scottish Rite, Northern Jurisdiction, he was a Lieutenant Grand Commander from 1862 - 1863 and Sovereign Grand Commander from 1867-1878; and General Grand Master of the General Grand Council of Royal and Select Masters from 1880-1882.
He was the Chairman of the Board of Trustees at Colby College from 1890-1902.
With his son he formed Drummond & Drummond law firm in 1881 which continues to the present day in downtown Portland, Maine, as one of the oldest firms in the state.
Published works
Further reading
References
External links
1827 births
1902 deaths
Colby College alumni
Maine Attorneys General
Politicians from Waterville, Maine
People from Winslow, Maine
Speakers of the Maine House of Representatives
Maine state senators
19th-century American politicians
Maine Democrats
Maine Republicans
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Velas, Maharashtra
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Velas is a village in Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra. It is noted as a birthplace of Nana Phadnis. He was a sachiv - a secretary in Peshawai in Pune. It is also famous for its beaches and turtle festival which is held by the local people of Velas and Sahyadri Nisarg Mitra, Chiploon.
References
Ratnagiri District Gazetteers, Places: Velas
Villages in Ratnagiri district
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Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's 50 metre butterfly S7
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The men's 50m butterfly S7 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Aquatics Center on 13 September. There were two heats; the swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.
Results
Heats
Competed from 09:27.
Heat 1
Heat 2
Final
Competed at 17:37.
Q = qualified for final. WR = World Record.
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Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
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Yount, Missouri
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Yount is an unincorporated settlement in Saint Mary's Township in Perry County, Missouri.
History
Yount was established in 1886 as Yount's Store, and was named for Henry Yount, a merchant and storekeeper, as well as a postmaster and county judge. The name was shortened to Yount in 1888. The post office operated in Yount from 1887 until 1954.
Mt. Pisca Lutheran church was founded in Yount in 1852 and continued until 1868. In that same year (1868) the church became the Mt. Zion Lutheran church which existed until 1974.
Geography
Yount is located 17 miles southwest of Perryville, Missouri.
References
Unincorporated communities in Perry County, Missouri
Unincorporated communities in Missouri
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Catocala mira
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Catocala mira, the wonderful underwing, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1876. It is found in North America from Manitoba through southern Ontario and Quebec through New Hampshire and Connecticut to Florida, west to Texas and north through Iowa and Illinois.
Its wingspan is 40–50 mm. Adults are on wing from July to August. There is probably one generation per year.
The larvae feed on Crataegus.
References
External links
Species info
Moths described in 1876
mira
Moths of North America
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Apiacá (disambiguation)
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The Apiacá are an indigenous people of Brazil.
Apiacá or Apiacás may also refer to:
Apiacá language, the language of the Apiacá people
Apiacá, Espírito Santo, a municipality in Espírito Santo, Brazil
Apiacá River, in Mato Grosso, Brazil
Apiacás, a municipality in Mato Grosso, Brazil
Apiacás Ecological Reserve, a state ecological reserve in Mato Grosso, Brazil
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Paolo Giaretta
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Paolo Giaretta (born 14 March 1947) is an Italian politician from Veneto.
He was born in Padua.
A long-time Christian Democrat, Giaretta was Mayor of Padua from 1987 to 1993. In 1994, after the dissolution of Christian Democracy, he joined the Italian People's Party and, later, to Democracy is Freedom – The Daisy and the Democratic Party. He was elected to the Italian Senate in 1996, 2001, 2006 and 2008. Between 2007 and 2009 he was the first regional secretary of the Democratic Party in Veneto.
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Politicians of Veneto
1947 births
Living people
Christian Democracy (Italy) politicians
Italian People's Party (1994) politicians
Democracy is Freedom – The Daisy politicians
Democratic Party (Italy) politicians
Senators of Legislature XIII of Italy
Senators of Legislature XIV of Italy
Senators of Legislature XV of Italy
Senators of Legislature XVI of Italy
Mayors of Padua
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"Chapter 6" (or "Episode 106") is the sixth episode of the first season of the American political thriller drama series House of Cards. It premiered on February 1, 2013, when it was released along with the rest of the first season on the American streaming service Netflix.
Plot
After a month-long teacher's strike, Linda (Sakina Jaffery) tells Frank (Kevin Spacey) that President Walker (Michel Gill) will modify the education reform bill in order to appease the teachers union. Frank, reluctant to concede to their demands, asks Linda to give him a week to end the strike without compromising the bill. After Claire (Robin Wright) invites their bodyguard Edward Meechum (Nathan Darrow) inside the house for a cup of coffee, a brick is thrown at the Underwoods' window. When Frank demands Meechum be fired for leaving his post, Meechum pleads for mercy. Frank initially refuses, but eventually has Meechum reinstated.
Zoe (Kate Mara) receives a call from Frank, who wants her to write a story blaming Spinella (Al Sapienza) for the brick incident. Public opinion turns against Spinella and the union, who tries to figure out a way to strike back. Meanwhile, with a newly-sober Russo (Corey Stoll) agreeing to run for governor of Pennsylvania, Frank tasks Claire with drafting a bill that will create jobs in Peter's district. Claire agrees in exchange for getting CWI's water filters through Sudanese customs, which Durant (Jayne Atkinson) has put a hold on. On Frank's instruction, Doug orchestrates a fake protest throwing foam bricks at Spinella, causing the striking teachers to retaliate with violence. In the wake of the public outcry, Spinella's media relations team suggests a televised debate against Frank, to which he reluctantly agrees.
Spinella performs better than expected during the debate, deflecting Frank's characterization that his union is violent and blaming Congress for failing the nation's children. Frank also embarrasses himself when he confuses his vowels, leading to widespread ridicule. Shortly afterwards, Frank persuades DNC Chair Patricia Whittaker (Suzanne Savoy) to support Russo's gubernatorial campaign. Frank demands that Russo attend Alcoholics Anonymous meetings and assigns Doug as his sponsor. Claire comes up with a plan to develop 1,100 acres of land made available by the closing of the shipyard, creating thousands of jobs in Russo's district. Russo leaves a voicemail message for Christina (Kristen Connolly).
Walker, having lost confidence in Frank following the debate, orders him to gut the bill so that the strike will end. Frank argues that they must not concede to the teachers' demands. Surprised by Frank's defiance, Walker allows him to keep the bill intact. After hearing about a drive-by shooting, Frank instructs Zoe to tweet about the 8-year-old child killed in the crossfire, who had been home from school due to the strike. Spinella arrives at the Capitol, believing Frank is ready to negotiate. Instead, Frank hurls insults at Spinella and reveals that he staged the brick attack. Spinella is goaded into punching Frank, who threatens to press charges unless the strike is immediately put to an end.
Claire makes regular hospital visits for the Underwoods' former bodyguard, Steve, who is dying of pancreatic cancer. During one of these visits, Steve takes the opportunity to express his loathing for Frank and his fantasies of being with Claire. Claire defends Frank and declares that he is the only man who understood her. She then performs a handjob on Steve, embarrassing the man enough for him to ask her to stop. Later that night, she informs Frank of the visit, telling him that they are to pay for Steve's funeral.
Cast
Following is the list of billed cast.
Main cast
Kevin Spacey as U.S. Representative Francis J. Underwood
Robin Wright as Claire Underwood, Francis' wife
Kate Mara as Zoe Barnes, reporter at Slugline
Michael Kelly as Doug Stamper, Underwood's Chief of Staff
Sakina Jaffrey as Linda Vasquez, White House Chief of Staff
Corey Stoll as U.S. Representative Peter Russo
Kristen Connolly as Christina Gallagher, a congressional staffer
Sandrine Holt as Gillian Cole, employee at CWI
Ben Daniels as Adam Galloway, a New York-based photographer and Claire's love interest
Boris McGiver as Tom Hammerschmidt, former editor-in-chief for The Washington Herald
Michel Gill as United States President Garrett Walker
Recurring characters
Elizabeth Norment as Nancy Kaufberger
Nathan Darrow as Edward Meechum
Reg E. Cathey as Freddy
Al Sapienza as Martin Spinella
Karl Kenzler as Charles Holburn
Francie Swift as Felicity Holburn
Larry Pine as Bob Birch
Suzanne Savoy as Patricia Whittaker
Tawny Cypress as Carly Heath
Chance Kelly as Steve
Curtiss Cook as Terry Womack
Guest characters
Dennis Miller as himself
Bill Maher as himself
Candy Crowley as herself
Reception
The episode received positive reviews from critics. In a lukewarm review, Ryan McGee of The A.V. Club said, "That's a problem with the show in general, which focuses as much on process as character development through this, the nearly halfway point in the first batch of episodes we're still calling a "season" of "television." Both need to simultaneously exist in order for House Of Cards to operate at maximum efficiency, but the show hasn't struck the balance effectively to date."
Notes
External links
House of Cards on Netflix
2013 American television episodes
House of Cards (American TV series) episodes
Origami in fiction
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewis%20Sperry%20Chafer
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Lewis Sperry Chafer
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Lewis Sperry Chafer (February 27, 1871 – August 22, 1952) was an American theologian. He founded and served as the first president of Dallas Theological Seminary, and was an influential proponent of Christian Dispensationalism in the early 20th century. John Hannah described Chafer as a visionary Bible teacher, a minister of the gospel, a man of prayer with strong piety. One of his students, Charles Caldwell Ryrie, who went on to become a world renowned theologian and scholar, stated that Chafer was an evangelist who was also "an eminent theologian."
Biography
Early life
Chafer was born in Rock Creek, Ohio to Thomas and Lomira Chafer and was the second of three children. His father, a parson, died from tuberculosis when Lewis was 11 years old, and his mother supported the family by teaching school and keeping boarders in the family home. Chafer attended the Rock Creek Public School as a young boy, and the New Lyme Institution in New Lyme, Ohio from 1885 to 1888. Here he discovered a talent for music and choir.
Chafer quit his studies at Oberlin to work with YMCA evangelist, Arthur T. Reed of Ohio. From 1889 to 1891, Chafer attended Oberlin College, where he met Ella Loraine Case. They were married April 22, 1896 and formed a traveling evangelistic music ministry, he singing or preaching and she playing the organ. Their marriage lasted until she died in 1944.
Ministry
Ordained in 1900 by a Council of Congregational Ministers in the First Congregational Church in Buffalo and in 1903 he ministered as an evangelist in the Presbytery of Troy in Massachusetts and became associated with the ministry of Cyrus Scofield, who became his mentor.
During this early period, Chafer began writing and developing his theology. He taught Bible classes and music at the Mount Hermon School for Boys from 1906 to 1910. He joined the Orange Presbytery in 1912 due to the increasing influence of his ministry in the south. He aided Scofield in establishing the Philadelphia School of the Bible in 1913. From 1923 to 1925, he served as general secretary of the Central American Mission.
When Scofield died in 1921, Chafer moved to Dallas, Texas to pastor the First Congregational Church of Dallas where Scofield had ministered. Then, in 1924, Chafer and his friend William Henry Griffith Thomas realized their vision of a simple, Bible-teaching theological seminary and founded Dallas Theological Seminary (originally Evangelical Theological College). Chafer served as president of the seminary and professor of Systematic Theology from 1924 until his death. He died with friends while away at a conference in Seattle, Washington in August 1952.
In 1953, the newly built chapel was designated the Lewis Sperry Chafer Chapel after the recently passed leader.
During his life, Chafer received three honorary doctorates: Doctor of Divinity from Wheaton in 1926, Doctor of Letters from Dallas in 1942, and Doctor of Theology from the Aix-en-Province, France, Protestant Seminary in 1946.
Chafer had a tremendous influence on the evangelical movement. Among his students were Jim Rayburn, founder of Young Life (as well as many of Young Life's first staff members), Kenneth N. Taylor, author of The Living Bible translation, and numerous future Christian educators and pastors, including Howard Hendricks, J. Dwight Pentecost, Charles Caldwell Ryrie, J. Vernon McGee, and John Walvoord, who succeeded him as president of DTS.
Personality
Chafer was recognized among his friends and peers for his balanced, simple life. He was a well-spoken and relaxed leader and was not a fire and brimstone preacher. Chafer believed the basic truths for Christian living are found in , a chapter which teaches about peace, grace, weakness, hope, sacrifice, love, and joy.
In recognition of this, Dallas Theological Seminary offers a commencement award, the Lewis Sperry Chafer Award, every year to the graduating master's student who: "in the judgment of the faculty because of his well‐balanced Christian character, scholarship, and spiritual leadership, best embodies and portrays the ideals of Dallas Theological Seminary." An additional award, the Lorrain Chafer Award, is awarded to the graduating international master's student who: "in the judgment of the faculty, best evidences well‐balanced Christian character, scholarship, and spiritual leadership."
The Dallas Seminary Foundation has also set up a charitable giving program called the Lewis Sperry Chafer Legacy, recognizing the graciousness in Chafer's life.
Theology
Chafer is widely recognized as one of the founders of modern Dispensationalism and was vehemently opposed to covenant theology. Yet, he did not reject the idea of a covenant of redemption, covenant of works, and covenant of grace. He affirmed all three along with the Edenic, Adamic, Noahic, Abrahamic, Mosaic, Palestinian, Davidic, and New Covenant. He was a premillennial, pretribulational dispensationalist. His overall theology could be generally described as based on the inductive study of the entire Bible, having similarities to John Nelson Darby of the Plymouth Brethren, moderate Calvinism (rejected limited atonement), a mild form of Keswick Theology on Sanctification, and Presbyterianism, all of these tempered with a focus on spirituality based on simple Bible study and living.
Chafer's theology has been the subject of much study and debate in and out of the theological community since his death, especially on the two larger topics of dispensationalism and Christian Zionism, specifically that the Jews are a people called unto God with a separate historical purpose and plan from the Church.
Writings
In 1933, Dallas acquired the periodical Bibliotheca Sacra and began publishing it in 1934. Chafer wrote about 70 articles for this journal (see external links below).
In 1947, after 10 years of work, he completed his Systematic Theology in eight volumes. This was the first time that a premillennial, dispensational framework of Christian theology had been systematized into a single format. The books were so popular that it sold out the first printing in six months and needed a third printing within two years. The series has been printed many times since by a number of publishing houses.
Chafer's Systematic Theology is a standard dispensational systematic theology at Dallas Theological Seminary. Lewis Sperry Chafer wrote, "These pages represent what has been, and is, taught in the classrooms of the Dallas Theological Seminary". It has been claimed that "This is the definitive work to use in understanding what Dispensationalism teaches and believes. If you are going to use “straw men” to defeat dispensational theorists, make sure your scarecrow favors Lewis Sperry Chafer."
Selected publications
Many of Chafer's books have been reprinted multiple times by several different publishing houses. Some of these include:
True Evangelism, 1911
The Kingdom in History and Prophecy, 1915.
Salvation: A Clear Doctrinal Analysis, 1917. Reprint, 1955.
Seven Biblical Signs of the Times, 1919
He That is Spiritual, 1918. Reprint, 1967.
True Evangelism: Winning Souls by Prayer, 1919. Reprint, 1978.
Satan: His Motive and Methods, 1919. Reprint, 1964.
Must We Dismiss the Millennium? 1921
Grace: The Glorious Theme, 1922. Reprint, 1950.
Major Bible Themes, 1926. Reprint, 1974.
The Epistle to the Ephesians, 1935. Reprint, 1991.
Systematic Theology, 1947. Reprint, 1993.
His Systematic Theology includes, practically word-for-word, some of his other works.
References
External links
Biographical
Celebrating 80 Years: Highlights from the History of Dallas Theological Seminary, 1924-2004 Dallas Theological Seminary exhibit, 2005.
Chafer material online
Lewis Sperry Chafer written lectures and readable books online.
The Fundamentals of Grace by Lewis Sperry Chafer. Journal of the Grace Evangelical Society, Autumn 1994.
The Terms of Salvation by Lewis Sperry Chafer. Journal of the Grace Evangelical Society, Autumn 1988.
The Church Which Is His Body by Lewis Sperry Chafer. Excerpt from The Kingdom in History and Prophecy, 1915.
Lewis Sperry Chafer links to various writings.
American theologians
American Christian Zionists
1871 births
1952 deaths
American Congregationalist ministers
American evangelicals
Leaders of Christian parachurch organizations
Christian writers
20th-century Congregationalist ministers
Wheaton College (Illinois) alumni
20th-century American clergy
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Kidnap () is a 1974 Italian poliziottesco film. It stars actor Gabriele Ferzetti.
Cast
Henry Silva: Commissario Caprile
Rada Rassimov: Marta
Philippe Leroy: il professore
Gabriele Ferzetti: Frank Salvatore
Franco Diogene: Nino
Lia Tanzi: Marisa
Calisto Calisti: mafioso
Pino Ferrara: Mercuri
Armando Brancia: avvocato
Loris Bazzocchi: mafioso
Paul Muller: Jimmy
Fausta Avelli: Luisa Barsanti
Luciano Bartoli: Pino
Renato Pinciroli
Rosita Torosh
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External links
1974 films
Italian films
1970s Italian-language films
Poliziotteschi films
1974 crime films
Films scored by Piero Piccioni
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Naturally occurring ytterbium (70Yb) is composed of 7 stable isotopes, 168Yb–176Yb, with 174Yb being the most abundant (31.83% natural abundance). Twenty-seven radioisotopes have been characterized, with the most stable being 169Yb with a half-life of 32.026 days, 175Yb with a half-life of 4.185 days, and 166Yb with a half-life of 56.7 hours. All of the remaining radioactive isotopes have half-lives that are less than 2 hours, and the majority of these have half-lives that are less than 20 minutes. This element also has 12 meta states, with the most stable being 169mYb (t1/2 46 seconds).
The isotopes of ytterbium range in atomic weight from 147.967 u (148Yb) to 180.9562 u (181Yb). The primary decay mode before the most abundant stable isotope, 174Yb is electron capture, and the primary mode after is beta emission. The primary decay products before 174Yb are isotopes of thulium, and the primary products after are isotopes of lutetium. Of interest to modern quantum optics, the different ytterbium isotopes follow either Bose–Einstein statistics or Fermi–Dirac statistics, leading to interesting behavior in optical lattices.
List of isotopes
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| 148.96404(54)#
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| rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" | 70
| rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" | 81
| rowspan=2|150.95540(32)
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| rowspan=2 colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | 750(100)# keV
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| rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" | 70
| rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" | 82
| rowspan=2|151.95029(22)
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| rowspan=3 style="text-align:right" | 70
| rowspan=3 style="text-align:right" | 83
| rowspan=3|152.94948(21)#
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| rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" | 70
| rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" | 84
| rowspan=2|153.946394(19)
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| rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" | 70
| rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" | 85
| rowspan=2|154.945782(18)
| rowspan=2|1.793(19) s
| α (89%)
| 151Er
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| β+ (11%)
| 155Tm
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| rowspan=2|156Yb
| rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" | 70
| rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" | 86
| rowspan=2|155.942818(12)
| rowspan=2|26.1(7) s
| β+ (90%)
| 156Tm
| rowspan=2|0+
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| α (10%)
| 152Er
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| rowspan=2|157Yb
| rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" | 70
| rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" | 87
| rowspan=2|156.942628(11)
| rowspan=2|38.6(10) s
| β+ (99.5%)
| 157Tm
| rowspan=2|7/2−
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| rowspan=2|
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| α (.5%)
| 153Er
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| rowspan=2|158Yb
| rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" | 70
| rowspan=2 style="text-align:right" | 88
| rowspan=2|157.939866(9)
| rowspan=2|1.49(13) min
| β+ (99.99%)
| 158Tm
| rowspan=2|0+
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| α (.0021%)
| 154Er
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| 159Yb
| style="text-align:right" | 70
| style="text-align:right" | 89
| 158.94005(2)
| 1.67(9) min
| β+
| 159Tm
| 5/2(−)
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| 160Yb
| style="text-align:right" | 70
| style="text-align:right" | 90
| 159.937552(18)
| 4.8(2) min
| β+
| 160Tm
| 0+
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| 161Yb
| style="text-align:right" | 70
| style="text-align:right" | 91
| 160.937902(17)
| 4.2(2) min
| β+
| 161Tm
| 3/2−
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| 162Yb
| style="text-align:right" | 70
| style="text-align:right" | 92
| 161.935768(17)
| 18.87(19) min
| β+
| 162Tm
| 0+
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| 163Yb
| style="text-align:right" | 70
| style="text-align:right" | 93
| 162.936334(17)
| 11.05(25) min
| β+
| 163Tm
| 3/2−
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| 164Yb
| style="text-align:right" | 70
| style="text-align:right" | 94
| 163.934489(17)
| 75.8(17) min
| EC
| 164Tm
| 0+
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| 165Yb
| style="text-align:right" | 70
| style="text-align:right" | 95
| 164.93528(3)
| 9.9(3) min
| β+
| 165Tm
| 5/2−
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| 166Yb
| style="text-align:right" | 70
| style="text-align:right" | 96
| 165.933882(9)
| 56.7(1) h
| EC
| 166Tm
| 0+
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| 167Yb
| style="text-align:right" | 70
| style="text-align:right" | 97
| 166.934950(5)
| 17.5(2) min
| β+
| 167Tm
| 5/2−
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| 168Yb
| style="text-align:right" | 70
| style="text-align:right" | 98
| 167.933897(5)
| colspan=3 align=center|Observationally Stable
| 0+
| 0.0013(1)
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| 169Yb
| style="text-align:right" | 70
| style="text-align:right" | 99
| 168.935190(5)
| 32.026(5) d
| EC
| 169Tm
| 7/2+
|
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| style="text-indent:1em" | 169mYb
| colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | 24.199(3) keV
| 46(2) s
| IT
| 169Yb
| 1/2−
|
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| 170Yb
| style="text-align:right" | 70
| style="text-align:right" | 100
| 169.9347618(26)
| colspan=3 align=center|Observationally Stable
| 0+
| 0.0304(15)
|
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| style="text-indent:1em" | 170mYb
| colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | 1258.46(14) keV
| 370(15) ns
|
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| 4−
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| 171Yb
| style="text-align:right" | 70
| style="text-align:right" | 101
| 170.9363258(26)
| colspan=3 align=center|Observationally Stable
| 1/2−
| 0.1428(57)
|
|-
| style="text-indent:1em" | 171m1Yb
| colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | 95.282(2) keV
| 5.25(24) ms
| IT
| 171Yb
| 7/2+
|
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| style="text-indent:1em" | 171m2Yb
| colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | 122.416(2) keV
| 265(20) ns
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| 5/2−
|
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| 172Yb
| style="text-align:right" | 70
| style="text-align:right" | 102
| 171.9363815(26)
| colspan=3 align=center|Observationally Stable
| 0+
| 0.2183(67)
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| 173Yb
| style="text-align:right" | 70
| style="text-align:right" | 103
| 172.9382108(26)
| colspan=3 align=center|Observationally Stable
| 5/2−
| 0.1613(27)
|
|-
| style="text-indent:1em" | 173mYb
| colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | 398.9(5) keV
| 2.9(1) μs
|
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| 1/2−
|
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| 174Yb
| style="text-align:right" | 70
| style="text-align:right" | 104
| 173.9388621(26)
| colspan=3 align=center|Observationally Stable
| 0+
| 0.3183(92)
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| 175Yb
| style="text-align:right" | 70
| style="text-align:right" | 105
| 174.9412765(26)
| 4.185(1) d
| β−
| 175Lu
| 7/2−
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| style="text-indent:1em" | 175mYb
| colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | 514.865(4) keV
| 68.2(3) ms
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| 1/2−
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| 176Yb
| style="text-align:right" | 70
| style="text-align:right" | 106
| 175.9425717(28)
| colspan=3 align=center|Observationally Stable
| 0+
| 0.1276(41)
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| style="text-indent:1em" | 176mYb
| colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | 1050.0(3) keV
| 11.4(3) s
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| (8)−
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| 177Yb
| style="text-align:right" | 70
| style="text-align:right" | 107
| 176.9452608(28)
| 1.911(3) h
| β−
| 177Lu
| (9/2+)
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| style="text-indent:1em" | 177mYb
| colspan="3" style="text-indent:2em" | 331.5(3) keV
| 6.41(2) s
| IT
| 177Yb
| (1/2−)
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| 178Yb
| style="text-align:right" | 70
| style="text-align:right" | 108
| 177.946647(11)
| 74(3) min
| β−
| 178Lu
| 0+
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| 179Yb
| style="text-align:right" | 70
| style="text-align:right" | 109
| 178.95017(32)#
| 8.0(4) min
| β−
| 179Lu
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| 180Yb
| style="text-align:right" | 70
| style="text-align:right" | 110
| 179.95233(43)#
| 2.4(5) min
| β−
| 180Lu
| 0+
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| 181Yb
| style="text-align:right" | 70
| style="text-align:right" | 111
| 180.95615(43)#
| 1# min
| β−
| 181Lu
| 3/2−#
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| 182Yb
| style="text-align:right" | 70
| style="text-align:right" | 112
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| > 160 ns
| β−
| 182Lu
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References
Isotope masses from:
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Half-life, spin, and isomer data selected from the following sources.
Ytterbium
Ytterbium
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gahtelai
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Gahtelai
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Gahtelai () is the name of a river, town and plain situated in the Northern Red Sea administrative region of Eritrea.
It is not the correct meaning of Gahtelai written in Tigrinya.
Because the word is of Saho "gahte" means is back and "lai" means water.
Gahtelai Means back water, because the river is seasonal .
In addition the region is mainly inhabited by the Saho people.
Overview
The name originates in the old Tigrinya expression Gah - Telai which roughly means quick death. For travelers in the area, Gahtelai was one of the hottest and driest places they could ever pass through and as if the sweltering heat and dryness was not enough, the vast plain which is surrounded by hills exposed the travellers to attacks from various enemies and bandits. Today, thanks in large to aid from Israel and the Mashav Centre for International Cooperation, the Gahtelai plain is an agricultural region using drip irrigation technology to harvest melons, tomatoes and various other vegetables and fruits.
There is a market town in the middle of the plain, on the road between Asmara and Massawa called Gahtelai, about 80 km from Asmara and 35 km from the port of Massawa. In this town, there is another newly constructed asphalt-road (completed in 2005) that connects Gahtelai with the town of She'eb on the northern end of the valley about 50 km away.
Gahtelai is also the name of a seasonal river that starts as runoff from the eastern escarpments of the Eritrean highlands and snakes its way through the town and plain (with the same names) to empty in the Red Sea just north of Massawa.
Populated places in Eritrea
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cladosporium%20oxysporum
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Cladosporium oxysporum
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Cladosporium oxysporum is an airborne fungus that is commonly found outdoors and is distributed throughout the tropical and subtropical region, it is mostly located In Asia and Africa. It spreads through airborne spores and is often extremely abundant in outdoor air during the spring and summer seasons. It mainly feeds on decomposing organic matter in warmer climates, but can also be parasitic and feed on living plants. The airborne spores can occasionally cause cutaneous infections in humans, and the high prevalence of C. oxysporum in outdoor air during warm seasons contributes to its importance as an etiological agent of allergic disease and possibly human cutaneous phaeohyphomycosis in tropical regions.
History and taxonomy
This species was described by Reverend Miles Joseph Berkeley and Moses Ashley Curtis in 1868 in the Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society.
Growth and morphology
Cladosporium oxysporum expands moderately, often floccose at the center of the fungus that consists of woolly tufts, and it can grow up to 650 μm long and 4-5 μm wide. The colony is colored olive to olive-green on top with velvety surface, and greenish black at the bottom. The conidiophores are either straight or slightly bent, and the conidia range from oval to lemon-shaped. C. oxysporum produces conidia in unbranched or branched chains arising from cylindrical base cells. After the first spores have formed on the conidiophore, they bud apically to form secondary spores. They have pores connected in very fragile chains that can fall apart at the slightest movement of air, the spores are wind-dispersed and often extremely abundant in outdoor air under warm temperature.
Habitat and ecology
Cladosporium oxysporum is mostly located Asia and Africa, but it can also be found distributed throughout tropical and the subtropical regions. The fungus is commonly found on dead herbaceous and woody plants in the tropics as they are sapotrophs in warmer climates. In general, most Cladosporium species are widely distributed throughout the world In tropical and subtropical regions, and growing In soil or on organic matters. In a study conducted by Guan Et al., C. oxysporum was found to produce extracellular xylanase when grown on decaying agricultural waste. Production of extracellular xylanase was enhanced by elevated levels of Mg2+ ion in the soil or the surrounding environment, but inhibited by the high levels of Cu2+ ion. In the wild, C. oxysporum grows on hosts like Alnus, Bambusa, Citrus, Helianthus, and Pseudotsuga.
Physiology C. oxysporum is a saprobic secondary invader in warmer climates, meaning they invade and feed on organisms that are weakened or already dead. It breaks down cellulose from dead herbaceous or plants, which is then further turned into glucose to Be used by the fungi themselves, and it uses NH4Cl as a nitrogen source. In a study by Oxenbøll et al., C. oxysporum catalyzed glucose oxidation by producing glucose oxidase, which it is mentioned in another study conducted by Viswanathan Et al. that the glucose oxidase helped protect against bacterial infection on the surface of fungi. The organism is also proven to be very osmotolerant in a laboratory environment, meaning it can tolerate extreme changes in water availability. C. oxysporum can be easily grown on agar media containing 10% glucose or 12 – 17% NaCl, they rarely grow on media containing 24% NaCl or 50% glucose and never isolated from media containing 32% NaCl or greater. C. oxysporum exhibits high metal tolerance, allowing it to survive well in contaminated soil.
Pathogenicity
Effects on humans Cladosporium oxysporum is a low-risk microbe that usually poses little to No threat of infection In healthy adults As it has a Biosafety level of 1(BSL-1). However, there have been rare reports of this fungus causing infection in humans. Only a handful of other species in the Cladosporium genera contributed to human infections, including C. cladosporioides, C. herbarum, C. sphaerospermum, and C. elatum. Although it is a rare cause of disease in humans, C. oxysporum has been reported as a cause of keratitis and cutaneous infections. A study by Forster et al. reported on 16 cases of keratitis caused by C. oxysporum in which 9 patients were healed by the use of Natamycin (Pimaricin), suggesting that the damage caused by this fungus was reversible. It is also reported that C. oxysporum can also cause occasional cutaneous phaeohyphomycosis and invasion of the neck lymph nodes in humans. Several genera of fungi are found to cause phaeohyphomycosis, but it is a rare case caused by C. oxysporum. In a 2006 case report, a 30-year-old farmer in India was affected by phaeohyphomycosis due to the infection of C. oxysporum which caused large areas of lesion on the skin. It was also tested that phaeohyphomycosis occurred after implanting the fungus from the environment to exposed tissue. The patient was responded positively after receiving a treatment of saturated solution of potassium iodide (SSKI), showing dramatic regression of lesions within 3 weeks of the onset of therapy.
Effects on insects
In a study conducted by Samways Et al. In South Africa in 1986, C. oxysporum was observed to cause mortality In certain species of homoptera, suggesting that it can be used as a potential targeted insecticide. The pathogen was grown in submerged culture and then applied to 4 species of insects: Planococcus citri, Pseudococcus longispinus, Pulvinaria aethiopica and Trioza erytreae. C. oxysporum successfully caused mortality and hyphal growth In all four species. Field applications of the fungus had a considerable initial impact on the insect populations, which made it a potential biocontrol agent.
Effects on mice
In an experiment conducted in India in 1992 by Singh et al., an in vivo experiment was conducted on mice to determine the pathogenicity of C. oxysporum. No mortality occurred during the four-week period of the experiment, but the concentration of the microorganism inside of the body increased tremendously. The lungs were the most commonly infected organ As they presented with multiple nodules that had extensively invaded the endothelium of the bronchioles, and the surrounding tissues were heavily infiltrated with polymorphonuclear leucocytes.
Effects on plants
It is also found in multiple studies suggesting that C. oxysporum is pathogenic to many vegetables and fruits. A study performed by Lamboy et al. studied the pathogenic effects of C. oxysporum to tomatoes. The fungus creates dark brown, angular lesions on the tomato foliage known as "leaf spots", ultimately reducing the ability for the plant to survive. The study also describes C. oxysporum as a causal agent of a leaf spot disease of pepper and also a storage disease of ripe tomato fruit. Due to the high prevalence of this fungi in warm climax, they reproduce extremely well in a green house setting, which they were able to spread to healthy tomato plants in vicinity within three weeks. Other studies also provided insight on the pathogenic effect of C. oxysporum on other vegetation; it causes the formation of scabs on the surface of passion-fruits, and it also causes severe leaf blight in Prunus napaulensis, especially affecting the seedlings.
Treatment
In a study performed by Raj et al., the fungal metabolite, taxol, extracted from Cladosporium oxysporum induced apoptosis in T47D human breast cancer cell line, which suggested that the extract may exert its anti-proliferative effect on human breast cancer cell line by suppressing growth, and down-regulating the expression of NF-B, Bcl-2 and Bcl-XL and up-regulation of pro-apoptotic proteins like Bax, cyt-C and caspase-3. This discovery allowed the medical field to test a new substance to study the ongoing battle with cancer. In another study, fungal taxol extracted from C. oxysporum can Be used against human pathogenic bacteria and human colon cancer cell line HCT 15. The taxol extracted could suppress the growth of the cancer cells As well as effectively combating both gram positive and gram negative bacteria.
Uses
It is proposed that C. oxysporum has a potential function in textile processes or paper/feed industries due to the xylanase resistance to most of tested neutral and alkaline proteases, meaning that xylanase would not be broken down by other protease, which allows it to continuously break down fiber into paper-making materials. C. oxysporum can also be used to make tempeh; traditional soy product originating from Indonesia. In multiple studies, C. oxysporum'' has been used in bioremediation. water bioremediation by targeting endosulfan and it exhibits metal tolerance and an ability to synthesize gold nanoparticles with superior catalytic activity for degradation of rhodamine B.
References
Cladosporium
Fungi described in 1868
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sulaiman%20Badrul%20Alam%20Shah%20of%20Terengganu
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Sulaiman Badrul Alam Shah of Terengganu
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Sultan Sulaiman Badrul Alam Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Zainal Abidin III (1 December 1895 – 25 September 1942) was the 14th Sultan of Terengganu from 21 May 1920 to 25 September 1942.
Life
Sultan Sulaiman Badrul Alam Shah was born as Tengku Sulaiman Shah on 1 December 1895 at Istana Maziah, Kuala Terengganu. He was the third son of Sultan Zainal Abidin III of Terengganu with his second wife, Cik Aisha binti Ismail.
Sultan of Terengganu
Following the abdication of Sultan Muhammad Shah II of Terengganu in 1920, his younger brother, Tengku Muda Sulaiman ascended the Throne on 21 May 1920 as Sultan Sulaiman Badrul Alam Shah of Terengganu.
His reign saw the growth of Malay nationalism in Terengganu. During the 1920s, growing anti-British sentiment in Terengganu led to uprisings in 1922, 1925 and 1928 which were led by Haji Abdul Rahman Limbong. The uprisings was later quelled by the British and the leader was exiled to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, where he died in 1929.
Kesatuan Melayu Muda, one of the important nationalist organisation in Malaya, was formed during Sultan Sulaiman's reign.
Marriage and children
On 21 July 1911, at the age of 16, Tengku Sulaiman Shah married Tengku Mariam, the daughter of Sultan Ahmad Muad'zam Shah of Pahang. The marriage made the relationship between Terengganu and Pahang closer.
Sultan Sulaiman and his wife had ten children, five sons and five daughter. The eldest was Tengku Ali who succeeded his father as Sultan Ali Shah of Terengganu upon Sultan Sulaiman's death in 1942. The Sultan's daughter, Tengku Asma, was married to Sultan Badlishah who would later become the Sultan of Kedah. Tengku Asma was proclaimed as the Sultanah of Kedah.
Death
Sultan Sulaiman Badrul Alam Shah died on 25 September 1942 at Istana Timur Padang Negara. He was succeeded by his eldest son, Tengku Ali as the Sultan of Terengganu.
He was laid to rest at Abidin Royal Mausoleum, Kuala Terengganu.
References
Sultans of Terengganu
1895 births
1942 deaths
People from Terengganu
Royal House of Terengganu
20th-century Malaysian politicians
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35419501
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Message%20design%20logic
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Message design logic
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Message design logic is a communication theory that makes the claim that individuals possess implicit theories of communication within themselves, called message design logics. Referred to as a “theory of theories,” Message Design Logic offers three different fundamental premises in reasoning about communication. As author Barbara O’Keefe describes, Message Design Logic is “the kind of communication-constituting belief system the message producer relies on in reasoning from the goals sought to the message design used.” These three premises — Expressive Logic, Conventional Logic, and Rhetorical Logic — are belief systems that communicators might utilize when designing messages. The message design logics, therefore, represent “internally consistent and developmentally ordered stages in the acquisition of working knowledge about the systematic properties of verbal messages.” As O’Keefe describes further, each premise is “associated with a constellation of related beliefs: a communication-constituting concept, a conception of the functional possibilities of communication, unit formation procedures, and principles of coherence.” The underlying idea behind O’Keefe's work is that “communication is not necessarily a uniform process.”
Components
The three components of Message Design Logic are based on "individuals’ levels of cognitive complexity," and are expressed in messages that vary in organization, content, and effectiveness. Whether these components represent different levels of communication effectiveness is labeled as debatable by other communication scholars.
Expressive design logic
Seen as the simplest form of message production, the fundamental premise of Expressive Design Logic is that “Language is a medium for expressing thoughts and feelings.” This premise is the simplest of the three logics and explains that someone says what they feel. As long as this feeling is conveyed in the message, the message is deemed successful. O’Keefe gives two reasons why individuals who operate under this design logic are very literal when it comes to impression in message design and interpretation. “First, they fail to appreciate that in communication, the process of expression can be made to serve other goals, and second, they interpret messages as independent units rather than as threads in an interaction fabric.” Individuals that communicate expressively do not recognize the idea that messages might be designed to induce particular reactions by the receiver. They believe that messages are taken straightforwardly by a receiver who has thoughts, feelings, or reactions that are to be communicated back to the sender. Through this idea there are only two possible relationships that can be held between the speaker's intentions and messages; 1) To fully and honestly express the speaker's current mental state. 2) To convey a distorted version of the speaker's mental state though editing or lying. Due to the extreme straightforwardness of expressive messages they may contain multiple facets that can be viewed as negative when discussing communicative effectiveness, such as pointless content (excessive knowledge of what the speaker feels or wants), redundancies (due to a thought being recycled), noncontingent threats or insults (simple announcements of punishments), or inoffensive but inappropriate comments (complimentary personal remarks inappropriately delivered). Ultimately, individuals using Expressive Design Logic believe that the element that unites a speaker's messages is simply what is on the speaker's mind, whether they are items of information from one encounter or items from a complex chain of associations.
Conventional design logic
The fundamental premise of Conventional Design Logic is that “communication is a game played cooperatively, according to socially conventional rules and procedures.” As opposed to the expressive design logic, the communicator using conventional design logic distinguishes between thought and expression. In this design logic, language is viewed as means of expressing propositions that are “specified by the social effect one wants to achieve.” Those who practice conventional design logic consider various contexts as having fixed parameters and therefore design messages based upon what is most appropriate to the context. This message designing is done under the format of cooperation between the speaker and hearer. Using this logic is particularly valuable to achieve particular goals. Communication then is the means by which the goals are achieved. For example, someone constructing a conventional message would relate the message most to the context (the particular situation at hand) in order to achieve certain goals.
Rhetorical design logic
Seen as the most elaborate way of constructing messages, the fundamental premise of Rhetorical Design Logic is that “communication is the creation and negotiation of social selves and situations.” For communicators using this logic, messages are designed to portray what the speaker wants reality to reflect. Under this belief system, O’Keefe explains that “all meaning is treated as a matter of dramaturgical enactment and social negotiation.” As opposed to the conventional design logic, which says to design messages relevant to the given context, rhetorical design logic seeks to create the context using the designed messages. This creating of the context is accomplished using coordination and negotiation. For coordination, rhetorical design seeks to repeatedly solve coordination problems in order to create the social reality. For negotiation, communication operates under the presumption that it can “strategically exploit” meaning. Rhetorical message producers always “seek to achieve consensus and social legitimation for the reality they speak,” thus having the possibility of negotiation always available. Their messages are proactive rather than reactive, so they are designed towards effects rather than in response to the actions of others. Rhetorical messages also normally contain “elaborating and contextualizing clauses and phrases that provide explicit definitions of the context.” Lastly, O’Keefe summarizes the internal coherence of rhetorical designed messages as deriving from “the elements being related by intersubjectively available, goal-oriented schemes.”
Verification and other uses
Many other scholars have verified and used O’Keefe's work for their own research . For example, Peterson and Albrecht uses Message Design Logic to posit the relationship between superiors’ and subordinates’ message design logic types. Likewise, another study done explored the relationships among individuals’ message design logics and their levels of social well-being. Dr. Gwen Hullman used Message Design Logic to help in the study of perceptions of communication competence. The conclusion of her research in relation to message design was that, “speakers of rhetorical regulative messages were perceived as more effective, more appropriate, and were rated as more competent.” These findings reflect the ideas O’Keefe stated in her original work in that rhetorical speakers can better align their goals with their partner's goals.
O’Keefe's Message Design Logic has also been used in a study done in 2005 by Carmen Cortes, Chad Larson, and Dale Hample. Their study was designed to see if the difference in interpersonal construct differentiation reflected the sophistication with which they designed their messages. In addition to Dr. Hullman's study, this article resulted as O’Keefe had predicted in her 1988 study, in which O’Keefe said that people who are more differentiated also tend to employ more sophisticated logics in a challenging situation. What Cortes, Larson, and Hample found is that “differentiation reflects the sophistication with which a person perceives others, and a Message Design Logic is a knowledge structure regarding communication.”
Criticism
While critics of this theory are hard to find, Joy Hart of Louisville University reviews and examines O’Keefe's work, including a full critique of assumptions she believes are being made. Hart claims that O’Keefe “assumes a developmental continuum for communication skill.” She examines the assumption that individuals may progress to the rhetorical message design logic, which is the highest level of development. She critiques this assumption as it is seen through cultural and intercultural differences. A specific assumption which Hart criticizes is the proposition that if a person is surrounded by a social environment or culture in which negotiation is possible, then that person will proceed more quickly to the rhetorical message design logic.
References
External links
The International Encyclopedia of Communication:Message Design Logics
Northwestern School of Communication: Barbra O'Keefe
Communication theory
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58935607
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1963%20Limerick%20Senior%20Hurling%20Championship
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1963 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship
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The 1963 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship was the 69th staging of the Limerick Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Limerick County Board.
Western Gaels were the defending champions.
Feenagh-Kilmeedy won the championship after a 3-06 to 3-01 defeat of Emmets in the final. It was remains their only championship triumph.
References
Limerick Senior Hurling Championship
Limerick Senior Hurling Championship
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30896610
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University%20Center%20of%20North%20Puget%20Sound
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University Center of North Puget Sound
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The University Center of North Puget Sound is a "center of universities" located in Gray Wolf Hall on Everett Community College's main campus in Everett, WA. The University Center supports over 25 bachelor's and master's degrees from public and private partner universities and colleges to the residents of Snohomish, Island and Skagit Counties. The Center's flexible scheduling (afternoons, evenings and weekends) in combination with varied teaching modalities (on campus, online and hybrid), means that classes are available to fit busy lives.
Each university manages the application, enrollment and degree programs while Washington State University administers the center and provides support services. Graduates receive their diplomas from the institution of their degree program. The diploma is the same as having completed a program on the main campus.
Degree programs at the University Center of North Puget Sound begin at the Junior & Senior level for Bachelor's degrees. The degree programs have established pathways that begin where the associate of arts degree ended for seamless transition into major course work and degree attainment. Since moving to Everett Community College's campus in 2009, the University Center has grown to eight partners:
Central Washington University
Eastern Washington University
Hope International University
Saint Martin's University
The Evergreen State College
University of Washington, Bothell
Washington State University
Western Washington University
Programs and Degrees
The University Center offers a variety of degrees that complement programs offered by Everett Community College as well as supporting the needs of local business and industry. The major disciplines include: Nursing, Business, Education, Environmental Science, Engineering, Social Sciences and Human and Counseling Services.
Students
The University Center's students range in age from 21 to 63. During the 2010–2011 academic year, the age breakdown was:
Nearly 45% of the University Center's students have earned credit/degree from Everett Community College prior to enrolling with one of the partner universities.
The University Center of North Puget Sound at a Glance 2010-2011 Student Headcount:
Total Students - 500
Female - 75%
Caucasian - 75%
Student Services
Students enrolled in partner programs at the University Center of North Puget Sound are able to access many of the student services at Everett CC (library, accommodation tables and chairs, technology, e-tutoring, etc.). Additionally, partner universities also provide a variety of services such as writing tutoring, disability services, social events, etc.
Locations
On April 3, 2009, the University Center moved onto Everett Community College's main campus when Gray Wolf Hall opened. The Gray Wolf Hall is EvCC's first "green" building. It was designed to meet the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Silver Rating. Faculty and staff offices occupy the glass-sided north wing, and classrooms fill the brick-covered south wing. Some of the features include five video conference rooms, two state-of-the-art computer labs, artwork suspended over the second floor bridge, a student lounge and a rain garden in the courtyard.
The building is named after Gray Wolf Peak, the highpoint of Gray Wolf Ridge in eastern Olympic National Park at above sea level. The third floor of Gray Wolf has a view of the Olympic Mountains. EvCC historically names its buildings after peaks of the Cascade and Olympic mountains.
Gray Wolf Hall was designed by Seattle-based LMN Architects. Construction was by M.A. Mortenson Construction of Seattle.
The Evergreen State College's Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts is offered off-campus on the Tulalip Reservation.
History
The University Center is a product of 1997 state legislation that formed the North Snohomish-Island-Skagit (NSIS) Consortium of higher education institutions to create a flexible and innovative means for expanding higher education opportunities for residents of the three counties. The NSIS Consortium was committed to providing opportunities for place-bound residents whose work and family commitments precluded travel to a distant university. In 2005, the legislature named consortium member Everett Community College as manager of the University Center. Washington State University now manages the University Center.
Administration
Administrative oversight of the University Center is by Washington State University.
References
Education in Everett, Washington
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Interstate 4 (I-4) is an Interstate Highway located entirely within the U.S. state of Florida, maintained by the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT). Spanning along a generally southwest–northeast axis, I-4 is entirely concurrent with State Road 400 (SR 400). In the west, I-4 begins at an interchange with I-275 in Tampa. I-4 intersects with several major expressways as it traverses Central Florida, including U.S. Route 41 (US 41) in Tampa; US 301 near Riverview; I-75 near Brandon; US 98 in Lakeland; US 192 in Celebration; Florida's Turnpike in Orlando; and US 17 and US 92 in multiple junctions. In the east, I-4 ends at an interchange with I-95 in Daytona Beach, while SR 400 continues for roughly another and ends at an intersection with US 1 on the city line of Daytona Beach and South Daytona.
Construction on I-4 began in 1958; the first segment opened in 1959, and the entire highway was completed in 1965. The "I-4 Ultimate" project, currently in progress, will oversee the construction of variable-toll express lanes and numerous redevelopments through the stretch of highway extending from Kirkman Road (SR 435, exit 75) in Orlando to SR 434 (exit 94) in Longwood. The project broke ground in 2015, and the express lanes opened to traffic on February 26, 2022. Previously, the median of I-4 between Tampa and Orlando was the planned route of a now-cancelled high-speed rail line. From a political standpoint, the "I-4 corridor" is a strategic region given the large number of undecided voters in a large swing state.
Route description
I-4 maintains a diagonal, northeast–southwest route for much of its length, although it is signed east–west. It roughly follows the original path of the Sanford-Tampa Railroad Line built by Henry Plant in 1884.
The highway starts its eastward journey at an interchange with I-275—known as "Malfunction Junction"—near Downtown Tampa and is the starting point for mile markers and exit numbers (which are mileage-based). Just east of Malfunction Junction, I-4 passes along the north side of Tampa's Ybor City district, where a mile-long connector links to the Lee Roy Selmon Expressway (SR 618) and Port Tampa Bay. I-4 continues east past the Florida State Fairgrounds towards a turbine interchange (uncommon in the U.S.) with I-75.
After passing near the eastern suburbs of Hillsborough County—including Brandon and Plant City—it enters Polk County, where I-4 crosses along the north side of Lakeland. The Polk Parkway (SR 570) forms a semi-loop through Lakeland's southern suburbs and returns to I-4 at the Florida Polytechnic University campus, near Polk City; it does not serve as a bypass route for I-4 traffic. Just after the western junction with the Polk Parkway, I-4 turns from an eastward to a northeastward heading. Between SR 33 (at exit 38) and US 27, I-4 passes through the fog-prone Green Swamp, although the landscape beside the highway is mostly forest as opposed to water-logged swampland. Ten variable-message signs and dozens of cameras & vehicle detection systems monitor this stretch of mostly-rural highway as a result of several large, deadly pile-ups caused by dense fog.
At mile 57, I-4 enters Osceola County and, soon thereafter, intersects the Orlando area's beltways: the incomplete Western Expressway (SR 429) on the western side and the Central Florida GreeneWay (SR 417) which rounds the eastern side before returning to I-4 in Sanford. Additionally, an exit to World Drive (signed as just "Disney World") runs north as a limited-access highway into the Walt Disney World Resort and an electric pylon in the shape of Mickey Mouse can be seen on the southwest corner of the intersection. The single GreeneWay/World Drive exit (exit 62) also marks an abrupt change from rural to suburban/urban landscape. The highway passes beside Celebration and Kissimmee on the east side and Walt Disney World Resort (not visible) on the west side.
For the next , I-4 passes through the Orlando metropolitan area, where the highway forms the main north–south artery. It enters Orange County, passes through Walt Disney World Resort, and by SeaWorld Orlando & Universal Orlando—and intersects all of the area's major toll roads, including the Beachline Expressway (SR 528) and Florida's Turnpike. Orlando's main tourist strip—International Drive—runs parallel and no more than from I-4 between Kissimmee and Florida's Turnpike. Between Michigan St. and Kaley Ave. (about mile 81), I-4 turns due north (while still being signed east–west), heading past Downtown Orlando and its northern suburbs. A section of I-4 from west of SR 435 to east of SR 434 (miles 75–96) is currently undergoing a $2.3 billion reconstruction, expected to be completed in 2021, that replaces most bridges, changes the configuration of many intersections, and adds two express toll lanes—named 4 Express—in each direction (details in the I-4 Ultimate section).
After passing along the west side of Downtown Orlando, I-4 continues through the city's northern suburbs—including Winter Park, Maitland, Altamonte Springs, and Sanford. Around mile 91, I-4 enters Seminole County and, soon thereafter, shifts to a northeast heading. The Seminole Expressway (SR 417), after passing around the east side of the Orlando metropolitan area, has its northern terminus (exit 101B) at I-4 in Sanford. This intersection will also connect with the Wekiva Parkway (SR 429), currently under construction, when it is completed in 2022, at which point a full beltway (SR 429 & SR 417; concurrent with I-4 for ) around the Orlando metro area will be available.
North of Sanford, I-4 is carried by the St. Johns River Veterans Memorial Bridge over the St. Johns River at the mouth of Lake Monroe. Along the bridge, I-4 enters Volusia County and passes Deltona & DeLand. The segment north of SR 44 has been widened from four to six lanes. Completed in winter 2016–17, the entire length of I-4 has at least 6 lanes (3+ per direction). I-4 terminates at a junction with I-95 in Daytona Beach. SR 400 continues east into Daytona Beach to US 1.
Services
I-4 has two pairs of rest areas, one near Polk City and the other near Longwood. At each location, there are separate facilities on opposite sides of the freeway that provide services to traffic in both directions. The rest areas all provide handicapped facilities with restrooms, picnic tables, drinking water, pet exercise areas, outside night lights, telephones, vending machines, and nighttime security.
FDOT closed a pair of rest areas at the Daryl Carter Parkway overpass (mile 70) near Lake Buena Vista in early 1999 and replaced them with retention ponds to serve runoff from an additional lane in each direction of I-4. Another former rest area, without any bathrooms, existed on the eastbound side near mile 127 in Volusia County.
A pair of weigh stations including weigh in motion scales is present at mile 12 between Tampa and Plant City. They were opened in January 2009 to replace a pair just west of the SR 566 interchange at mile 19.
History
I-4 was one of the first Interstate Highways to be constructed in Florida, with the first section opening between Plant City and Lakeland in 1959. By early 1960, the Howard Frankland Bridge was opened to traffic, as well as the segment from the Hillsborough Avenue/US 301 junction in Tampa to Plant City. The stretch from Lake Monroe to Lake Helen, including the original St. Johns River Bridge also opened during that period. The segment from Tampa to Orlando was complete by 1962. By the mid-1960s, several segments were already complete, including Malfunction Junction in Tampa and parts of I-4 through Orlando. The original western terminus was set at Central Avenue (County Road 150/CR 150) in St. Petersburg, though a non-Interstate extension would have continued south and west to Pasadena. Proposed I-4 was later extended southwest to the present location of I-275 exit 20, with a planned temporary end at US 19 and 13th Avenue South, and a continuation to the Sunshine Skyway was also designated as part of I-4. Construction was stalled at 9th Street North (CR 803) for several years.
The entire Interstate Highway was completed by the late 1960s; however, the western terminus was truncated to Malfunction Junction in 1971 when I-75 was extended over the Frankland Bridge. Eventually, that stretch was again redesignated to become part of I-275.
In maps and atlases dating to the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s, the Tampa–St. Petersburg section of I-4/I-275 was marked as the Tampa Expressway. The Orlando segment was marked as the Orlando Expressway. Both names have since faded from maps.
Although many post-1970 interchanges along I-4 were constructed before the recent widening projects, they were designed with I-4 expansion in mind. In other words, there is enough room available to widen I-4 to up to ten lanes without extensively modifying the interchanges. Some of these interchanges include the I-75 stack (constructed in the 1980s) and several interchanges serving the Walt Disney World Resort (constructed in the late 1980s and early 1990s).
In 2002, I-4, along with most of Florida's interstates, switched over from a sequential exit numbering system to a mileage-based exit numbering system.
A section of I-4 between Daytona Beach and Orlando, called the "dead zone", is rumored to be haunted. In 2010, the East Central Florida Regional Planning Council (ECFRPC), using GIS technology, performed an analysis to determine if this identified zone had an increased fatality rate related to crashes. The analysis, which compared this section of I-4 to several other dangerous I-4 sections, found that, while the dead zone area did not have the highest accident or fatality rate, it did identify that the percentage of fatality to accident was significantly higher in this location.
The median of I-4 between Tampa and Orlando was slated to be used for the Florida High Speed Rail line between those cities. As a result of a state constitutional amendment to build a high speed rail system between its five largest cities passed by voters in 2000, construction projects on I-4 included a wide median to accommodate a high speed rail line. The high speed rail project was cancelled in 2004, but revived again in 2009. In 2010, the federal government awarded Florida over $2 billion—nearly the entire projected construction cost—to build the line, with work on the project to begin in 2011 and be completed by 2014. However, Governor Rick Scott's rejection of the funding ended the project.
On January 9, 2008, 70 vehicles were involved in a large pileup on I-4 near Polk City. The pileup was caused by an unexpected thick morning fog that was mixed with a scheduled—and approved—environmental burn by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. The fog drifted across I-4, mixing with the smoke, reducing visibility to near-zero conditions. Four people were killed and 38 were injured. The section of I-4 did not re-open until the next day, January 10.
Tampa area
The I-4/I-275 interchange (Malfunction Junction) was rebuilt from 2002 to 2007, and I-4 has been widened from four to six lanes (with eight lanes in certain segments).
Eastbound I-4 shifted to its new, permanent alignment between Malfunction Junction and 50th Street on August 8, 2006. The new alignment includes a right-lane ramp exit/entry at the 22nd Street/21st Street Interchange (The previous left-lane configuration was causing hazardous conditions to commuters since its opening in 2005). On August 11, 2006, a fourth lane opened on eastbound I-4 between the downtown junction and 50th Street (led in by a newly opened third lane on the eastbound I-4 ramp from northbound I-275). And, on August 18, the new westbound alignment, just west of 50th Street, opened. The newly opened lanes will improve flow throughout the interchange. The 50th Street overpass, however, would not be complete until late 2007. Also, the eastbound I-4 exit ramp to Columbus Drive/50th Street is situated to the left-hand side of the highway (as opposed to its former right-hand side exit). This exit shift went into effect in spring 2006 and is part of the new, permanent interstate configuration.
In Tampa, the exit to 40th Street (SR 569), exit 2, was closed and demolished in late 2005 due to the ongoing reconstruction of I-4 and to accommodate a proposed connector highway with the Lee Roy Selmon Expressway.
The interchange with what is today I-75 was constructed in the early 1980s.
Orlando area
As Orlando grew in the 1970s and 1980s, traffic became a growing concern, especially after the construction of the original interchange with the East–West Expressway in 1973, which proved to become a principal bottleneck. The term "highway hostages" was coined in the 1980s to describe people stuck in long commutes to and from Orlando on I-4.
In the early-to-mid 1990s, several interchanges near Kissimmee were constructed or upgraded to accommodate increasing traffic going to and from Walt Disney World Resort. However, I-4's main lanes were not widened in the process. Around the same time, SR 417 was extended to I-4. Improvements to the US 192 junction were completed in 2007.
The St. Johns River Veterans Memorial Bridge, a two-span, six-lane replacement to the original four-lane bridge over the St. Johns River northeast of Orlando, was completed in 2004.
During the early 2000s, tolled express lanes were being planned in the Orlando area as a traffic congestion relief technique for rush hour commuters. The name for them was to be Xpress 400, numbered after the state road designation for I-4. The express lanes were slated to extend from Universal Orlando, east to SR 434 in Longwood, and tolls were to be collected electronically via transponders like SunPass and Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority's E-Pass, with prices dependent on the congestion of the eight main lanes. However, the project was effectively banned by the passage of the SAFETEA-LU Federal transportation bill in 2005, introduced by U.S. Representative John Mica. The plan for tolled express lanes is now moving forward as part of the $2.3 billion I-4 Ultimate project (see ).
Interim improvements to the interchange at SR 408 were completed at the end of 2008. The eastbound exit to Robinson Street (SR 526) permanently closed on April 25, 2006, to make way for construction of the new eastbound onramp from SR 408. The westbound offramp to Gore Street was permanently closed in the same project on November 2, 2008.
The new overpass from I-4 west to John Young Parkway (CR 423) opened the morning of April 27, 2006.
Future
I-4 Ultimate
A $2.3 billion (in year-of-expenditure dollars) project—dubbed I-4 Ultimate—is reconstructing a stretch of I-4 through Orlando from SR 435 (exit 75) east to SR 434 (exit 94). The most noticeable change will be the addition of four variable-toll express lanes along this section, to be called 4 Express. The toll rates will attempt to maintain an average speed of . Additionally, the general-use lanes will be rebuilt, 15 major interchanges will be reconfigured, 53 new bridges will be added, and 75 bridges will be replaced. Two pedestrian bridges will be built over the highway near SR 435 and Maitland Boulevard. The project will also reduce the curve radius and improve line-of-sight along the notorious Fairbanks Curve south of Fairbanks Avenue, which is the most accident-prone section of I-4.
FDOT proposed adding barrier-separated HOV lanes to I-4 through the Orlando metro area in the 1990s, possibly funded by tolls, but proposals for express lanes (including reversible toll lanes and HOT lanes) were blocked by politics for the next 15 years. In 2012, a legislative ban on tolls along I-4, which had been in place for seven years, ended, and FDOT began soliciting private enterprises to build and help finance the project in a public-private partnership. In February 2013, the state legislature and governor gave approval for FDOT to proceed with the public-private partnership on this section of I-4 in February 2013, and, the following year, FDOT selected I-4 Mobility Partners to design, construct, finance, maintain, and operate the project for 40 years. FDOT and I-4 Mobility Partners reached commercial and financial close, and a public-private partnership concession agreement was executed in September 2014. The final design phase began in October 2014. On February 1, 2015, FDOT turned the project over to I-4 Mobility Partners, and, on February 18, transportation officials and the governor held a groundbreaking ceremony for the project in Maitland. After seven years of construction, the express lanes opened to traffic the morning of February 26, 2022 and expected to begin tolling on March 2, 2022.
Additional express lanes
Extensions of the 4 Express toll lanes, both southwest and northeast of the I-4 Ultimate project, are being considered. In 2013, FDOT initiated a reevaluation study to reevaluate previous feasibility studies, made between 1998 and 2005, in which the addition of HOV or express toll lanes were considered. The extensions cover approximately of I-4 through the Orlando metro area. Southwest of the I-4 Ultimate, the study is examining an extension through Osceola County to US 27 in Polk County. Northeast of the I-4 Ultimate, the study is examining an extension through Seminole County to SR 472 in Volusia County. The reevaluation is expected to be complete in July 2015.
Express toll lanes are also being considered for I-4 in the Tampa Bay area. In January 2015, FDOT unveiled its master plan for a system of express toll lanes—dubbed Tampa Bay Express (TBX)—on I-4, I-75, and I-275 and began public meetings for community input. On I-4, these lanes would extend approximately from I-275 to west of the Polk Parkway (SR 570). At the junction with I-275, the initial concept alignment calls for a direct connection between the express toll lanes of both highways. Express bus lanes for regional, long-distance bus service were studied for inclusion in the plan. The I-4 corridor was considered in the bus lane study, but the resultant proposal only included installation on I-275 and I-75
Other projects
Connections with two new expressways are planned. The Wekiva Parkway—a segment of SR 429—will connect to SR 417 at the I-4 interchange in Sanford. When completed in 2023, it will complete the beltway around Orlando, although the southern ends of SR 429 and SR 417 do not connect and are separated by a drive along I-4. The Central Polk Parkway is a planned tolled expressway in eastern Polk County that will connect I-4 near Davenport with the Polk Parkway near Bartow; it is currently in the design phase, but funding for right-of-way acquisition of the initial segments is not planned until fiscal year 2019/20. Additionally, FDOT is conducting a feasibility study for a connection between I-4 and the Poinciana Parkway—a short, tolled expressway completed in 2016 between US 17/US 92 and the community of Poinciana.
The final four-lane segment of I-4, from SR 44 to I-95, was widened to six lanes. Completed in winter 2016–17, the whole highway is at least six lanes wide.
In 2014, FDOT began a study of the feasibility of extending the SunRail commuter train line to Daytona Beach, primarily focusing on the use of the I-4 median. The ongoing widening project from SR 44 to I-95 maintains a median wide enough to accommodate a future rail line.
Exit list
State Road 400
State Road 400 (SR 400) is an unsigned highway while running concurrently with I-4 from their shared western terminus at I-275 in Tampa through the last eastbound exit before the eastern terminus of I-4, at I-95 in Daytona Beach. SR 400 is named Beville Road beyond I-95 and continues for another to its own eastern terminus at an intersection with US 1 on the city line between Daytona Beach and South Daytona. Sections of the non-concurrent SR 400 are classified as a "scenic thoroughfare" within Daytona Beach.
Major intersections
In politics
In the 2004 U.S. presidential election, the I-4 corridor, a commonly used term to refer to the counties in which I-4 runs through and a site of significant population growth, was a focus of political activity within the swing state of Florida. Communities along the I-4 corridor were perceived by both major political parties as having higher proportions of undecided voters as compared to more Republican- or Democratic-leaning portions of the state. It played an equally key role in the 2008 U.S. presidential election, but whereas the corridor had voted heavily for George W. Bush in 2004, which helped Bush win the state, in 2008, it swung behind Democratic candidate Barack Obama, helping Obama win Florida.
Between 1996 and 2012, the I-4 corridor had voted for the statewide winner. However, in the 2016 and 2020 elections, Republican Donald Trump carried the state without winning the region. The Republicans carried the region three times while the Democrats carried the region five times in the past eight presidential elections. Republicans George H. W. Bush and George W. Bush won more votes than other candidates in 1992, 2000, and 2004, while Democrats Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, and Joe Biden captured the region's vote total in the elections of 1996, 2008, 2012, 2016, and 2020.
See also
Hurricane Charley, sometimes referred to as the "I-4 Hurricane"
War on I-4, the college rivalry between the University of South Florida and University of Central Florida
References
External links
FDOT websites about Interstate 4:
Tampa Bay Interstates—current, future, and past (since 1999) projects on I-4
Central Florida Roads—current and future projects on I-4 in Osceola, Orange, Seminole, and Volusia counties
FDOT websites about specific I-4 projects and proposals:
I-4 Ultimate—project info about I-4 Ultimate in the Orlando area
I-4 Beyond the Ultimate—information about a proposed extension of express lanes southwest of the I-4 Ultimate project through Osceola and Polk counties.
Tampa Bay Express—information about the proposed express lanes on Interstates 4, 75, & 275 in the Tampa Bay area.
I-4 Poinciana Parkway Connector—information about a feasibility study being conducted for a connection between I-4 and the Poinciana Parkway
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Highlights is the second album by Tom Hingley and the Lovers, who feature Inspiral Carpets singer Tom Hingley, Steve Hanley and Paul Hanley from Manchester band The Fall, Jason Brown and Kelly Wood. It was released in 2008.
Track listing
All Songs written by J. Brown, P. Hanley, S. Hanley, T. Hingley, K. Wood.
"Kick out the Clocks"
"All of my Time"
"Let Go"
"No Easy Exit"
"Venomous"
"3AM"
Highlights
"I was Wrong"
"Both"
"Time is the Thief"
"Evergreen"
"Open up your Eyes"
Personnel
The band
Tom Hingley: Vocals
Steve Hanley: Bass
Paul Hanley: Drums, backing vocals
Jason Brown: Lead Guitar, backing vocals
Kelly Wood: Keyboards, Piano, backing vocals
Guest musicians
Denise Johnson: Backing Vocals (Tracks 1 & 10)
Sam Morris: French Horn (Track 8)
Fabien Ferryman: Backing Vocals (Track 12)
External links
The Lovers Official site
The Lovers at Myspace
2008 albums
Tom Hingley and the Lovers albums
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Whitney is an American television sitcom that ran on NBC from September 22, 2011, to March 27, 2013. The series originally aired in the 9:30 pm (E/P)/8:30 pm (C) Thursday night timeslot. The show stars Whitney Cummings and is based on her real-life experience and her comedy routines. On September 25, 2011, the pilot of Whitney was multipurposed on various Universal Television networks, including Oxygen, E!, Style, and Bravo.
On May 9, 2013, Whitney was canceled by NBC after two seasons.
Synopsis
The series follows Whitney Cummings, as she portrays a fictionalized version of herself, and her very supportive live-in boyfriend, Alex. Even though the two have decided that they will not commit to marriage, she does question how committed they are in their 3-year relationship and tries to go as far to prove a point. She begins to fear what she sees as "relationship boredom" and worries what will happen next that could possibly end their relationship. Because of what she sees and hears around her involving other relationships, she uses unconventional methods to keep the romantic flames glowing with Alex, often seeking the help of her close friends. The sitcom is set in Chicago.
Cast and characters
Main cast and characters
Whitney Cummings as Whitney Cummings, a photographer.
Chris D'Elia as Alex Miller, developer of the "Mendeavors" website that helps men gain life skills and accomplish various tasks.
Rhea Seehorn as Roxanne Harris, an over-the-top divorcee and Whitney's friend who later becomes her boss.
Zoe Lister-Jones as Lily Dixon, a close friend of Whitney's and ex-fiancée of Neal.
Dan O'Brien as Mark Murphy, Alex's best friend and a former Chicago police officer who now owns Low Bar.
Maulik Pancholy (Season 1) as Neal, Lily's ex-fiancée and a friend of Alex. After Alex and Whitney see him on a date with a man, he comes out as bisexual.
Tone Bell (Season 2) as R.J. (short for Reginald José), Alex's long-time friend from high school, and a bartender at Low Bar, the gang's new hangout.
Recurring cast and characters
Jane Kaczmarek as Candi, Whitney's mother
Peter Gallagher as Vince, Whitney's father
Hayes MacArthur as Lance, Roxanne's ex-husband
Chelsea Handler as Dr. Price, Whitney's therapist
John Cleese as Dr. Grant, Whitney and Alex's couples therapist
Dean Norris as Wayne Miller, Alex's father
Episodes
Development and production
Whitney was one of two network television shows created by Whitney Cummings to premiere during the 2011-12 United States television season. The other, which she shares creator credit with Michael Patrick King and does not star in, is the CBS series 2 Broke Girls which is produced by Warner Bros. Television.
For Whitney, Cummings serves as the executive producer, creator and writer with Scott Stuber, Quan Phung, and Betsy Thomas for Universal Television. Beverly D'Angelo originally played Patti, Whitney's mother, in the pilot episode before being replaced by Jane Kaczmarek, with parts of the pilot being reshot as a consequence. The tabloid, New York Post reported that Cummings received $60,000 per episode for the first three episodes, and was to receive a salary increase after the show ordered for a full season because of good ratings.
NBC moved the series to Wednesday beginning January 11, 2012. On May 11, 2012, NBC renewed the series for a second season, which was to premiere on October 19, 2012. On October 8, 2012, the premiere date for Whitney was delayed by NBC to give it proper marketing. On October 18, 2012, NBC announced it would air the season 2 premiere of Whitney on November 14, 2012.
After the poor critical reception of the show upon its debut that was largely directed at Cummings herself, the producers of Whitney changed the direction of the series to a more ensemble-like show in the style of Friends to reduce the pressure on Cummings, who was also experiencing personal troubles. At the time, her mother had suffered a stroke, and her sister was entering rehab. Wil Calhoun replaced Betsy Thomas as showrunner for the second season. Additionally, Maulik Pancholy did not return to the show for the new season as the show focused more on the relationship between the two leads and less on the ensemble cast as seen in the later part of the previous season. It was also announced that NBC Stand Up For Diversity winner Tone Bell would join the cast as a character named "RJ".
On November 9, 2012, NBC ordered five additional scripts for the television series, but only picked up three, increasing its season order to sixteen.
International broadcasts
The series had been picked up in Canada by CTV, where it premiered on September 19, 2011, after the season premiere of Two and a Half Men. It continued air on the same night as the NBC telecasts, but was also scheduled in different timeslots by region. Whitney ended up becoming the No.1 new comedy of the season during 2011–12 in Canada on CTV. The second season began airing on October 20, 2012. In the United Kingdom, India, and Ireland, Whitney had been picked up by Comedy Central, and began airing on July 3, 2012.
The series premiered in Australia on the Seven Network on October 11, 2012.
The series has aired on M-Net in South Africa and on Universal Channel in Poland.
The series currently airs on Comedy Central in India and on Super RTL in Germany.
Reception
Critical reception
Whitney originally premiered to mixed reviews from critics, with Cummings herself receiving criticism in online articles and reviews for the series. The first season holds a Metacritic score of 49/100. The New Yorker'''s Emily Nussbaum suggested that Cummings was 2011's "sexy-girl hate magnet", experiencing a disproportionate amount of attention for being successful as well as attractive. An example of this saw Andrew Goldman of The New York Times asking Cummings in an interview if she had slept her way to success. Much criticism was also aimed at what was perceived as an overly aggressive ad campaign for the show by the network. The critics also found issue with the content of the ads, which were described as "regressive" and "old-fashioned". Upon its debut, the pilot episode received mixed reviews, holding a score of 49 out of 100 on the review aggregator Metacritic. Alessandra Stanley of The New York Times found that the episode was the funnier of the two shows by Cummings debuting that season because the humor was more original. Robert Lloyd of the Los Angeles Times found that despite some missteps, the series was promising, writing that "[e]ventually the mood relaxes, even as the slapstick amps up, and what may prove to be a charming comedy begins to emerge." Other reviews found the series to be a retread of past sitcoms, with dated jokes. The Huffington Post called the series uninspired, and found many of the characters to be tenuous at best. The premiere was given a D− by The A.V. Club reviewers Erik Adams and Steve Heisler, who highlighted the weakness of Cummings' acting.
As the series progressed, some reviewers remarked about improvements in the show. Willa Paskin of Salon found that the series improved structurally from the eighth episode, while the chemistry of the two leads was brought to the forefront. However, she still found that the jokes were not good enough. Jaime Weinman of Maclean's agreed with Paskin, additionally noting that the series depicted a more realistic relationship compared with other freshmen sitcoms such as New Girl. Stephan Lee, writing for Entertainment Weekly, compared Whitney favorably to Cummings' other series, 2 Broke Girls, citing what he perceived to be an increasingly stronger and more multidimensional supporting cast in the former. Jesse David Fox of Splitsider found that the series began to find its footing as it progressed from its pilot and misleading initial ad campaign.
Ratings
The series debuted on Canada's CTV on September 19, 2011, three days before its U.S. premiere on NBC. The show won its timeslot with two million viewers, buoyed by its lead-in, the much-anticipated ninth-season premiere of Two and a Half Men.
The series made a modest debut in the US, scoring with 6.8 million viewers and a 4.0/6 rating. However, it premiered more importantly to a strong 3.2 18–49 demo rating (on which the cost of advertisement is often dependent). By December it had dropped to 4 million viewers and a 1.9 rating, being described by Entertainment Weekly'' as in "a ratings murk".
The show moved to Wednesdays at 8 pm midway through its first season, getting 4.5 million viewers and a 1.7 18–49 demo rating on its first airing.
References
External links
Whitney on Comedy Central UK
2010s American sitcoms
2011 American television series debuts
2013 American television series endings
English-language television shows
NBC original programming
Television series about couples
Television series by Universal Television
Television series created by Whitney Cummings
Television shows set in Chicago
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The Sacred Heart Cathedral is a cathedral of the Syro-Malabar Catholic rite in Rajkot. It is also known as Prem Mandir, meaning 'temple of love' in Hindi and Gujarati. The cathedral, which is dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, is situated near the bishop's house.
The striking aspect of the cathedral is its architecture which predominantly resembles a traditional Indian temple, but in fact blends architectural features of various religions. The cathedral was designed by Ashwinbhai Sanghvi and the glass work was done by Balan. It has domes and a pinnacle, and its arches and granite carvings are inspired by Indian mosques. There is a mosaic of Jesus seated in a meditation pose above a lotus like an Indian holy man. The symbols depicted on the windows and doors are flame, flute and lotus. Each of the church's five domes is engraved with symbols of other religions. An oriental-style cross on a lotus flower stands atop the main dome.
References
Prem Mandir at GCatholic.org encyclopedia
Eastern Catholic cathedrals in India
Buildings and structures in Rajkot
Monuments and memorials in Gujarat
2000 establishments in Gujarat
Syro-Malabar Catholic cathedrals
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Teodor Kocerka (6 August 1927 – 25 September 1999) was a Polish rower who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics, those of 1956, and those of 1960.
He was born in Bydgoszcz in the mid-north of Poland and died in Warsaw.
Olympic events competed
In 1952 he won the bronze medal in single sculling.
Four years later he finished fourth in the same event.
At the 1960 Games he won his second bronze in the single sculls.
In the same years as the two bronzes he was pre-selected flagbearer for the Polish Olympic squad.
Major competition wins
He took gold at single sculling at the 1955 European championships.
That same year he won the Diamond Challenge Sculls ('Diamonds') at Henley Royal Regatta, by a length and a half over Sid Rand. He won the next year's event by four lengths, over TA Fox of London RC. His last such final was in 1960, losing by half a length to Stuart Mackenzie of Henley's highly selective Leander Club, not breaking the latter rower's six-year success. By that time Kocerka had changed chosen club from AZS Bydgoszcz to AZS Szczecin.
References
1927 births
1999 deaths
Polish male rowers
Olympic rowers of Poland
Rowers at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Rowers at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Rowers at the 1960 Summer Olympics
Olympic bronze medalists for Poland
Sportspeople from Bydgoszcz
Olympic medalists in rowing
Medalists at the 1960 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 1952 Summer Olympics
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John Bosco Ikojo (born 21 July 1974) is a Ugandan accountant, Finance expert and politician. He is the elected Member of Parliament for Bukedea County, Bukedea District, and a representative for NRM, the ruling political party in Uganda. He is a member the NRM Parliamentary Caucus and serves as a member on the Committee on National Economy and the Committee on Natural Resources in the 10th Parliament of Uganda.
Prior to his political career, Ikojo worked as the head of finance for Bukedea Town Council and as an accountant for Kumi District Local Government. He is also the founder and managing director of ROSKO Uganda, a limited liability company in Uganda.
Early life and education
Ikojo was born in Bukedea, Teso sub-region, on 21 July 1974 in an Anglican family of the Itesot. He had his primary education in his home town of Bukedea and attained his PLE certification in 1988.
He then attended Wiggins Secondary School for his O-Level education and Ngora High School for his A-Level education, attaining a UCE certification in 1992 and a UACE certification in 1996.
Ikojo further advanced to Makerere University Business School at Uganda College of Commerce Aduku where he attained a higher diploma in marketing in 1998. He then went to Makerere University, graduating in 2006 with a Bachelor of Commerce. He additionally attained a Master of Business Administration from Uganda Management Institute in 2014.
Career and politics
Ikojo started his professional career in 2000 after acquiring a higher diploma in marketing and worked as an accountant for Kumi District Local Government up until 2007 when he secured employment as the head of finance at Bukedea Town Council. He served the small municipality up until 2010 when he resigned to join elective politics.
In 2010, Ikojo joined elective politics on the National Resistance Movement ticket and strategized for the 2016 polls a move that saw him win both the party's 2015 primary elections and the 2016 general elections thereby becoming a member of the 10th Parliament for the Pearl of Africa representing Bukedea County in Bukedea District. In the 10th Parliament, Ikojo serves on the Committee on National Economy and the Committee on Natural Resources. He is also a member of the NRM Parliamentary Caucus.
Private details
Ikojo is a married man with a number of children. He is also the managing director of ROSKO Uganda, a limited liability company that he founded in 2004.
See also
Bukedea District
National Resistance Movement
Parliament of Uganda
References
External links
Website of the Parliament of Uganda
Living people
1974 births
Members of the Parliament of Uganda
People from Eastern Region, Uganda
Itesot people
Active politicians
Makerere University alumni
Makerere University Business School alumni
Uganda Management Institute alumni
National Resistance Movement politicians
21st-century Ugandan politicians
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Phylloporina is a genus of fungi in the Ascomycota phylum. The relationship of this taxon to other taxa within the phylum is unknown (incertae sedis), and it has not yet been placed with certainty into any class, order, or family.
See also
List of Ascomycota genera incertae sedis
References
External links
Index Fungorum
Ascomycota enigmatic taxa
Taxa named by Carroll William Dodge
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Reynette of Koblenz (born circa 1340, d. after 1390) was a German-Jewish moneylender in Koblenz.
She was first married to Leo von Münstermaifeld and secondly to Moses Bonenfant. She became active as a moneylender as a widow and continued independently during her second marriage. In the 12th-century, Jewish leaders established the precedent that married women, while their businesses were always to be formally considered to be a part of the business of their husbands, were in practice still to be allowed to handle their own affairs independently.
She was a substantial moneylender in the region, and the size of her financial dealings surpassed those of both her husbands. In 1372, she raised the exceptional sum of eight thousand guildens to meet the demands of the Andernacher city fathers.
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Year of birth unknown
Year of death unknown
14th-century German Jews
14th-century German women
14th-century German businesspeople
Medieval bankers
Medieval businesswomen
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Francisco Salvador-Daniel (Bourges 17 February 1831 - Paris 24 May 1871) was a French composer and ethnomusicologist of Spanish origin.
Biography
His father was a Spanish musician of Jewish origin who came to France as a refugee. After studies at the Paris Conservatory of Music, Francisco Salvador-Daniel became a violin teacher at Algiers in 1853. He transcribed and translated songs from North Africa, and adapted them for western instruments. After his return to Paris, he was music critic for La Lanterne, the satirical magazine of Henri Rochefort. During the Commune of Paris, he became director of the Conservatoire and was executed by the "Versaillais" royalists during the final "Semaine sanglante" (Bloody Week) of the Commune.
Works
Musique et instruments de musique du Maghreb, La Boîte à documents, 1986 2-906164-00-3
The Music and musical instruments of the Arab: with introduction on how to appreciate Arab music, by Francesco Salvador-Daniel, edited with notes, memoir, bibliography and thirty examples and illustrations, by Henry George Farmer, translation of : La musique arabe, ses rapports avec la musique grecque et le chant grégorien, Londres, W. Reeves, 1914
La musique arabe, ses rapports avec la musique grecque et le chant grégorien, Alger, Adolphe Jourdan, 1879 lire en ligne
Cours de plain-chant, dédié aux élèves-maîtres des écoles normales primaires, by Salvador Daniel (father and son), Paris, P. Dupont, 1864
Recordings
5 songs in French on Amel chante la Méditerranée - Amel Brahim-Djelloul (soprano), Ensemble Amedyez, Rachid Brahim-Jelloul. AmeSon 2009
References
Bibliography
Stefano A. E. Leoni, "L’Orientalismo eclettico di Francisco Salvador-Daniel, musicista, ricercatore e comunardo: una prima ricognizione", in Studi Urbinati 81, 2011, pp. 289–302
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People from Bourges
1831 births
1871 deaths
French music critics
Ethnomusicologists
Conservatoire de Paris alumni
Conservatoire de Paris faculty
Directors of the Conservatoire de Paris
Executed French people
People executed by France by firing squad
Executed people from Centre-Val de Loire
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Halumatha is a denomination of the Hindu religion mainly followed by Hatkar and Kuruba Gowda. The majority of members of Halumatha are followers of Advaita and Nature Worship.
Definition
Halumatha or Palamatha means beliefs of the protectors of the society. In Sanskrit Pal means protect, defend, rule, govern etc. Matha means group view, belief, doctrine etc.
Culture
Worshiping originated from Halumatha. Stone is the source for the soil. Soil is the source for the plants. Plants are the source for the animals. This may be the reason for worshiping Almight in Stone. Through the ages, this stone worship tradition might have led to worshiping Shiva as Beeralingeswara, Mailara Linga, Malladevaru, Mahadeshwara, Nanjundeswara, Mallappa, Mallara, Mallikarjuna etc. Even the worshiping of shakti as Yellamma, Renuka, Chowdamma, Kariyamma, Chamundi, Bhanashankari, Gullamma etc. might have come from this tradition. Even today, ancestral worship as deities is very common. The worship of ancestors like Revanasidda, Rama, Hanuman, Krishna, Keshava, Ranganatha, Eerathimmanna, Tirupati Thimmappa, Venkateswara, Kalidasa, Siddarama, Kanakadasa etc. as Devaru very much exists in Kuruba Gowda traditions. Kurubas worship Shiva and Vishnu concept of the Almighty with the equal devotion.
See also
Halumatha Kuruba Purana
Dhangar
References and external Links
halumatha pethà
Siva and Vishnu are One and the Same.
Hindu denominations
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Pandit Parameshwar Hegde (born 6 May 1956) is an Indian Hindustani classical vocalist. He belongs to the Kirana, Gwalior and Patiala gharanas
Born to Shri Govinda Hegde and Ganapamma Hegde in Uttara Kannnada district of Karanataka, where the colorful Yakshagana opera holds sway, Parameshwar Hegde was drawn into music at a very young age. Under the influence of his father, Shri Govinda Hegde, a dynamic theatre enthusiast himself, he started learning Hindustani music when he was barely ten. Under the guidance of Sri. S.M. Bhat and Sri Pandith Chandrashekar Puranika Math, his interest in music grew into a passion.
In 1976 that Parameshwar Hegde went to Dharwad to seek advanced training under Pandith Basavaraj Rajguru. The maestro took an immense liking for the young vocalist. Over a decade and a half, he taught Parameshwar Hegde the best compositions from his repertoire.
An ‘A’ grade artist on All India Radio, Parameshwar Hegde has been featured in several national broadcasts. He has appeared on television and is highly sought as a concert artist.
Now a resident of Bangalore, he is a major attraction at music festivals all over India and has also traveled on concert tours abroad, to the U.S.A, Canada, United Kingdom and the Gulf countries.
Musical legacy
The music of Parameshwar Hegde is marked by an adherence to the principles of purity and restraint. It is distinguished by an intense quest for beauty through the medium of melody. Critics discern in Parameshwar Hegde's singing the most beautiful elements of Rajguru's music, which is the confluence of three gharanas- Kirana, Gwalior and Patiala.
In addition, Parameshwar Hegde brings to his art his own fine imagination, which takes flight in passages of subtle and daring improvisation. Gifted with an evocative voice with commendable octave range, Hegdeji brings to his vocalism an agile imagination, a passion for the purity of the swara coupled with clear intonation and a remarkable grasp with layakari. His taans are powerful and his rhythm play has a charm of its own.
A dynamic fusion of swara and laya which is the hallmark of the Gwalior Gharana informs the music of Hegdeji. Listening to his music is most definitely an exhilarating and a powerful musical experience. Hegdeji is also adept in rendering ‘bhajans’ ‘padas’ and ‘vachanas‘ soulfully.
Parameshwar Hegde is undoubtedly a genuine custodian of the art of Pt.Basavaraj Rajguru one of the greatest musicians of our era.
Many awards have adorned his musical legacy including the prestigious Karnataka State Award (Rajyotsava Award) for the year 2005 for his contribution to the field of music. Recently he has been bestowed with Kalaashri award by Karanataka Sangeetha-Nritya academy for the year of 2016.
Early life and music training
Born to Shri Govinda Hegde and Ganapamma Hegde in Uttara Kannada district of Karanataka, Pandit Parameshwar Hegde was drawn into music at a very young age. Under the influence of his father late Shri Govinda Hegde who was a dynamic theatre enthusiast himself, he started learning Hindustani music when he was ten years old. Soon, under the guidance of Sri.S.M.Bhat and Pandit Chandrashekar Puranika Math, his interest in music grew into a passion.
It was in 1976 that Hegde went to Dharwad to seek advanced training under Pandit Basavaraj Rajguru.
Personal life
Pandit Parameshwar Hegde is married to Smt. Lalitha Hegde, a singer herself, who is the daughter of legendary Yakshagana artist and musician late Dr.Mahabala Hegde Keremane. They have two daughters, Veena and Vani.
Career
In his early music career days, Pandit Parameshwar Hegde was a rank holder in the Visharad exam conducted by the Gandharva Mahavidyalaya and a first rank holder in Vidwath exam conducted by the Government of Karnataka. Being an ‘A’ grade artist on All India Radio, he has been featured in several national broadcasts. He has performed with the world renowned musician Pandit Vishwamohan Bhatt in a couple of Jugalbandi concerts. He has appeared on television and is much sought after as a concert artist at prestigious music festivals like 'Basava Jayanthi Utsav', 'Impu', Hampi Utsav, 'Sawai Gandharv Bhimsen Mahotsav' and has also performed in India, U.S.A, Canada, United Kingdom and the Gulf countries. The music of Pandit Parameshwar Hegde is marked by an adherence to the principles of purity and restraint of the Kirana, Gwalior and Patiala gharanas. He is also known for his soulful rendering of ‘bhajans’ ‘padas’ and ‘vachanas’.
Music academy and trust
‘Parameshwar Hegde Sangeeth Academy’ is the dream child of Pandit Parameshwar Hegde. The Academy wishes to focus upon promoting young talented artists, providing scholarships for poor but talented students especially from rural areas, honouring and acknowledging the contributions of great Gurus in the field of classical music, promoting Indian classical music in its intrinsic form both nationally and internationally.
Another familiar and popular venture of the academy is the ‘Raag Anuraag’ series founded and orchestrated by Pandit Parmeshwar Hegde. ‘Raag Anuraag’ is the collection of short introductions of the wide range of ragas in Hindustani classical music to the unassuming public audience. ‘Raag Anuraag’ has been conducted from several years, the very recent being performed by the third-generation artists.
Pandit Parameshwar Hegde founded 'Rajguru Smruti’, a trust in the fond memory of his Late guru Pandit Basavaraj Rajguru. Every year a number of programs are conducted by the trust, with an intention to promote the art form to Bangaloreans.
Rajguru Smruti conducts three annual programs under its auspices:
‘Sangeeth Samaroh’ which is a musical concert where a medley of artists are invited to perform. Veteran and young, hailing from different parts of the country, carrying the scent of different gharanas – various artists perform this concert, which is one of the most popular programs conducted by the trust.
‘Parampara’ embodies the concept of Guru-Shishya tradition. An artist and his/her two disciples perform in this event – highly accomplished artists have performed with their disciples so far in this unique concert.
‘Sur Prabhat’ This is a one of its kind concerts. Something unique that Rajguru Smruti offers its music aficionados. This is an early morning concert conducted in the bucolic environs of Chitra Kala Parishat, where popular national/international level artists are invited to perform in the picturesque open auditorium at the early hours of morning – a program solely dedicated the celebration of morning ragas. Few notable artists who have performed are Shubha Mudgal, Pandit Ronu Manjumdar, Ruchira Kedar, Pandit Rajan & Sajan Mishra.
Music compositions and Audio releases
Pandit Parameshwar Hegde has composed music for several movies and music albums. He has directed music for ‘Puttana Prapancha’, a Kannada short film, ‘Saacha’(2011), a Kannada movie, ‘Manasaagide’ (2016), a Kannada music album and has also rendered his voice for Kannada songs like ‘Henthana Endigu’ in ‘Kiladi’(2000) and ‘Kandu Kandu’ in ‘Dayavittu Gamanisi’(2017) to name a few.
Music Teaching
Pandit Parameshwar Hegde offers several stages for his students to perform and thus hone their performance skills. Each month Hegde organizes a baithak where a few students are provided an opportunity to perform followed by his rendition. The discussion and feedback that ensues enriches the student's repertoire.
There is also the annual ‘Guru Poornima’ celebration that completed 25 years in 2017. It spans over two full days, all the students of Hegde perform to pay a musical tribute to their guru. Many of his students are popular concert artistes as well as sought after gurus.
His notable students include Vasundhara Das and Bharath B. J.
Awards and recognitions
Guru Kripa Award from Shankar Mahadevan Academy - 2019
Karnataka Kalashri - 2017
Rajyotsava Award by Karnataka Govt - 2004
References
Kannada people
Hindustani musicians
Indian male classical musicians
21st-century Indian male classical singers
Living people
1956 births
20th-century Indian male classical singers
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Brigadier-General Sir Samuel Herbert Wilson (31 October 1873 – 5 August 1950) was a British colonial administrator who served as Governor of Trinidad and Tobago between 1921 and 1924. He did much to popularise football, offering a Wilson Cup for football.
Wilson was born in Dublin in 1873, the son of Dr. James Wilson. After attending the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, he entered the Royal Engineers in 1893. He married Marie Ada Garbarino Gervers, daughter of Francis Theodore Gervers. His sister-in-law Theodora Chevalier Gervers married Sir Albert Hastings Markham.
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1873 births
Military personnel from Dublin (city)
British Army generals
1950 deaths
Civil servants from Dublin (city)
Governors of Jamaica
Governors of Trinidad and Tobago
Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath
Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Knights Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
British Army generals of World War I
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"Irgendwo auf der Welt" ("Somewhere in the World") ("In a year - In a day" is the title of the english version) is a song composed by Werner Richard Heymann for the 1932 movie A Blonde Dream (Ein blonder Traum). The lyrics are by Robert Gilbert.
Originally performed in the movie by Anglo-German actress Lilian Harvey, it gained popularity as one of the most renowned songs by the German 1920s and 1930s sextet, the Comedian Harmonists.
It voices a sentimental longing for a yet undiscovered place where peace of mind and true happiness can be found.
The song has also been part of the repertoire of the new Berlin Comedian Harmonists ensemble since it was formed in 1997.
In 2006, German singer Nina Hagen used this name as the title for her album of covers of swing / jazz classics.
References
German songs
1932 songs
Comedian Harmonists songs
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1984 United States Senate election in Illinois
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The 1984 United States Senate election in Illinois took place on November 6, 1984. Incumbent Republican Senator Charles H. Percy ran for re-election to a fourth term in the United States Senate. Senator Percy was opposed by Democratic nominee Paul Simon, who was a United States Congressman from Illinois's 22nd congressional district. The campaign between Percy and Simon was brutal and toughly-fought, and ended up with Simon ousting Percy by fewer than 90,000 votes, which was, at the time, considered an upset. Incidentally, Percy's son-in-law Jay Rockefeller was elected Senator from West Virginia in the same election cycle.
Election information
The election coincided with those for other federal offices (president and House), as well as state elections.
The primaries were held March 20.
Turnout
Turnout in the primaries was 36.67%, with a total of 2,219,583 votes cast.
Turnout in the general election was 73.99%, with 4,787,335 votes cast.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Roland Burris, Illinois State Comptroller
Philip J. Rock, State Senator from Oak Park
Gerald M. Rose, member of the LaRouche movement
Alex Seith, nominee for Senate in 1978 and candidate in 1980
Paul Simon, U.S. Representative from Makanda
Results
Republican primary
Candidates
Richard J. Castic
Tom Corcoran, U.S. Representative from Ottawa
V. A. Kelley
Charles H. Percy, incumbent Senator since 1967
John E. Roche, candidate for Governor in 1982
Results
General election
Candidates
Paul Simon (D), U.S. Representative from Illinois's 22nd congressional district
Charles H. Percy (R), incumbent Senator
Steve I. Givot (L)
Marjorie H. Pries (I)
Nelson Gonzalez (SW)
Ishmael Flory (C)
Results
The election was very close. Simon prevailed by only 89,126 votes, or 1.86%. Incumbent Percy did well throughout the state, including the Chicago collar counties. However, in the heavily populated and Democratic Cook County, which encompasses the city of Chicago and the majority of the Chicago Metropolitan Area, Simon ran ahead of Percy by over 300,000 votes. Simon also won most counties in southwestern Illinois, a traditionally Democratic region. Percy led early on and well into the night, but as Cook County began to count all of its votes, Simon pulled ahead. Simon won despite then-president Reagan winning the state easily. Percy called Simon at around 5 A.M. the next day and conceded. Percy also congratulated Simon on his hard-earned victory. Simon was sworn in on January 3, 1985, and served in the senate until January 3, 1997, when he retired. Simon was later succeeded by Dick Durbin, a close friend and fellow Democrat.
See also
1984 United States Senate elections
References
Illinois
1984
1984 Illinois elections
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Andrés de Oviedo (1518 - 29 June 1577), also known as Andre da Oviedo, was a Spanish Jesuit missionary and Patriarch of Ethiopia.
Oviedo was born in Illescas, Toledo. On 19 June 1541, while in Rome, he entered the Society of Jesus, nine months after it was approved by Pope Paul III. In autumn of that year he travelled to Paris, where he studied theology, although his studies were interrupted by the war between France and Spain, so he continued studying in Louvain, completing in 1544.
He was auxiliary of the Patriarch of Ethiopia João Nunes Barreto in the apostolic mission which began in 1556 under the sponsorship by John III of Portugal and Ignatius of Loyola. With the death of Nunes on 22 December 1562, he succeeded to the Patriarchate. Though the mission's purpose - reconciliation with the Church of Rome - failed, Oviedo remained till the end of his life in Fremona (Ethiopia), at the service of the small catholic community, where he died the 26 June 1577.
References
Konrad Eubel (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi, vol. 3. Librariae Regensbergianae, Münster. .
Ángel Santos Hernández (2001). Jesuitas y obispados: Los jesuitas obispos misioneros y los obispos jesuitas de la extinción, vol. 2. Universidad Pontificia Comillas, Madrid. .
1518 births
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Roman Catholic missionaries in Ethiopia
16th-century Spanish Jesuits
Spanish Roman Catholic missionaries
People from the Province of Toledo
16th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Africa
16th century in Ethiopia
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Superposed order (also superimposed) is one where successive storeys of a building have different orders. The most famous ancient example of such an order is the Colosseum at Rome, which had no less than four storeys of superposed orders. The superposition rules were developed in ancient Greece and were also actively used in the architecture of ancient Rome. Later, the order was used in the architecture of the Renaissance and Baroque.
Composition
The heaviest orders are at the bottom of a building, whilst the lightest come at the top. This rule means that the Doric order is a preferred order for the ground floor, the Ionic order is used for the middle storey, while the Corinthian or the Composite order is used for the top storey. The ground floor may also have rustication. Initially, the top story usually featured the Composite order, but, after Vincenzo Scamozzi published his treatise L'idea dell'architettura universale (The Idea of a Universal Architecture, Venice, 1615), architects switched to the Corinthian order.
The superposed order allowed storeys without columns, but rearrangement of order styles was strictly forbidden.
Gallery
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Classical order
Concatenation
References
External links
Superimposed and giant orders
Orders of columns
Ancient Roman architectural elements
Ancient Greek architecture
Neoclassical architecture
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sachchidananda%20Sinha%20College
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Sachchidananda Sinha College
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Sachchidananda Sinha College, Aurangabad was established in 1943 by a local dignitary, renounced pleader and social worker Shree Akhouri Krishna Prakash Sinha alias Tripurari babu with the moral support of his friends Dr.Sachchidananda Sinha and Bihar-Vibhuti Dr.Anugrah Narayan Sinha. It is the oldest college under Magadh University, Bodh Gaya, Bihar and converted into constituent unit of this university in 1974. It imparts teaching up to honours degree level in major sixteen subjects of Humanities, Social Science, Science and Commerce.
Campus of Sachchidananda Sinha College
The college is situated 3 km away from the main market of the town on Poiwan road, attracts the attention of the passers by with its vast campus emanating greenery from its green trees. It occupies the landed area of more than 18 acres total construction is approx 14 acre..
Facilities at Sachchidananda Sinha College
Library- College has own Central Library with the approx 50,000 books, have study room webopac system and latest journals.
Class Rooms- College has sufficient class room with green board/white board/digital board and sufficient light and fan.
Computer Lab- College has own fully lan networked computer lab with advanced computer set and internet facility.
Hostel- College has two hostels, one for boys and the other for girls.
Internet Facility- College has fully wifi campus.
Drinking Water- College has own Centralised and departmental RO System for students and staff.
Toilets- College has toilets facility for boys and girls separately and special toilets facility for physically disabled.
RF ID System- College has an automated attendance system for vocational course students and staff.
CCTV- College campus is 24X7 CCTV surveillance
Faculties at Sachchidananda Sinha College
College provide education under these faculty, science, arts, commerce, and different technical and vocational courses.
Subject
PG Course-Science(Physics/Chemistry/Mathematics/Botany/Zoology)
Arts (Hindi/English/Urdu/Economics/History/Geography/Pol-Science)
Commerce
UG Course-Science(Physics/Chemistry/Mathematics/Botany/Zoology)
Arts(Hindi/English/Urdu/Sanskrit/Economics/History/Geography/Pol-Science/philosophy)
Vocational-[Education(B.Ed.)
Pharmacy (B.Pharm)
Business Administrative (MBA)
Advertising Sales Promotion and Sales Management (BASPSM)
Business Management (BBM)
Computer Science(MCA/BCA)
Library and Information Science(BLIS)
Biotechnology(B.Sc. Biotechnology)
Information Technology (B.Sc. I.T.)
References
External links
SSC Website
Library S.Sinha College
Colleges affiliated to Magadh University
Aurangabad district, Bihar
Universities and colleges in Bihar
Educational institutions established in 1943
1943 establishments in India
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Loránd Szilágyi
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Loránd Szilágyi (born 21 September 1985 in Târgu Mureș) is a Romanian football player that currently plays for Honvéd in the Hungarian NB I.
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1985 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Târgu Mureș
Romanian footballers
ASA 2013 Târgu Mureș players
CS Gaz Metan Mediaș players
Liga I players
Romanian expatriate footballers
Association football defenders
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Uzunkaş (former Apsun) is a village in Yenişehir district, which is an intracity district within Greater Mersin, Turkey. The village which is at is north west of Mersin city center. The village is situated in Toros Mountains. The population of the village was 354 as of 2012. The main agricultural products are citrus and other fruits.
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