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Mighty No. 9 is a 2016 action platform video game developed by Comcept, in conjunction with Inti Creates, and published by Deep Silver. The game was crowdfunded through Kickstarter and incorporated heavy input from the public. Mighty No. 9 closely resembles the early Mega Man series in both gameplay and character design, on which project lead Keiji Inafune worked, and is considered a spiritual successor.
The minimum Kickstarter goal for Mighty No. 9 was successfully funded after two days of the launch of the campaign in September 2013. However, several other features including additional stages, special modes and ports to other platforms were announced after additional "stretch goals" related to it were achieved, increasing the total funds obtained to over 400% of the original goal. The game was originally scheduled to be released in April 2015, but was delayed multiple times until it was eventually released for PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Wii U, Windows, Xbox 360, and Xbox One in June 2016, with Linux and OS X ports released in August 2016, with planned versions for the PlayStation Vita and Nintendo 3DS never surfacing.
Mighty No. 9 was highly anticipated after it was announced, but lengthy delays and Comcept's decision to fund another project, Red Ash: The Indelible Legend, through Kickstarter were met with accusations of mismanagement. The game received mixed to negative reviews from critics upon launch, with criticism being directed towards the game's design, graphics, lack of content, voice acting, story, and technical performance on home console platforms.
Gameplay
Mighty No. 9 is focused on 2D platforming with a blend of 2D and 3D artwork and animation. Players control a robot named Beck (Mighty No. 9), who is able to run, jump, and shoot projectiles at enemies he encounters. Furthermore, the player is able to acquire both weapons and abilities from enemies they defeat. The game features an intro level followed by the eight main levels, which are freely chosen in any order by the player. At the end of each stage, Beck must face one of the other eight "Mighty" units in a boss battle. A final set of levels are unlocked at the end of the game, leading up to the final showdown. An additional level starring Beck's partner, Call, is also available at some point.
In addition to jumping and shooting, Beck's main ability is what the game calls "AcXelerate" (pronounced like "accelerate"), which can be used to move quickly and cross large gaps. Upon weakening enemies by shooting them, Beck can AcXelerate through them in order to absorb a substance known as Xel (pronounced "Cel"). Absorbing Xel from enemies grants Beck temporary enhancements, which are increased power for his attacks and the ability to shoot through walls (red), increased speed that allows Beck to run faster (green), and increased resistance to damage (yellow). There are also enemies that when weakened, turn blue. These enemies will refill your AcXel Recover 1 (AcXel Recover 2 is filled only at "Patch" checkpoints), which can be used to heal Beck. By defeating bosses, Beck can obtain new transformation forms, giving him new abilities such as magnetic limbs that can be used in various ways to deal with the enemies as well as traversing the levels. Conversely, Call can't absorb Xel but can boost further than Beck and can use "Patch service bot" that can activate a shield that reflects projectiles and slows her fall.
Raychel's (DLC) gameplay is also largely similar to Beck's gameplay, but with a few notable differences. Her default attack is a melee attack. She will instantly absorb any enemy whose health becomes too low (even if it isn't destabilized) to finish it off. Her counterpart to Beck's AcXelerate doubles as an attack and bounces off an enemy if they are not absorbed. Her health operates similarly to the way boss health works. She also earns different powers than Beck called "Variation Codes" from the bosses she defeats. The layouts of certain stages are altered to reflect this.
Plot
Mighty No. 9 centers around an android named Beck (Yuri Lowenthal / Ayumu Murase), the ninth unit in a set of advanced combat and utility robots called the Mighty Numbers. A computer virus unleashed by a mysterious hacker suddenly corrupt the programming of the eight previous Mighty Numbers and hundreds of other machines across the world, causing them to turn on their human creators. The player, as Beck, must eliminate the other Mighty Numbers and uncover the identity of the villain who threatens the fate of the planet. Alongside Beck is his partner, Call (Julie Nathanson / M.A.O).
The game begins with a sudden massive countrywide robot uprising. Mighty No. 9, Beck, is one of the few robots unaffected. He is reluctantly tasked by the chief creator of the Mighty Numbers, Dr. White, to hunt down his siblings. Beck possesses a unique ability that allows him to assimilate the "Xels" of other robots when they have sustained sufficient damage. By assimilating the Xels of the Mighty Numbers, Beck is able to restore their original personalities. Assimilation also allows Beck to send data to Dr. White, who tries to find the cause of the robots' violent behavior. He also solicits the aid of White's bumbling colleague Dr. Sanda and his unaffected creation Call. Gregory Graham (Scott Whyte / Takehito Koyasu), president of Cherry Dynamics (the world's largest supplier of robots, also called "CherryDyn"), publicly denies responsibility for the current disaster and blames White's estranged mentor, Dr. Blackwell, despite the latter being in a maximum-security prison.
As Beck saves more of his siblings, White begins to find among the affected Xels traces of code from his abandoned projected "Trinity", a robot that can learn and grow infinitely by assimilating other robots. As Trinity was a project originally funded by CherryDyn, White decides to pay Graham a visit while Call and Sanda go to Blackwell for a direct explanation. During their infiltration of the prison, Call questions why White would make Beck a battle robot when he was primarily designed to be a symbol of peace. Upon meeting Blackwell, Call and Sanda learn that the real cause of the countrywide uprising is a failed attempt by Graham to reverse-engineer Trinity's design for military applications. Trinity can reprogram, rewrite, and assimilate other robots effortlessly; thus, she posed an incalculable danger to all of humanity and Blackwell, recognizing this, forced White to shut down the project. He was subsequently framed for terrorism and imprisoned, enabling Graham to bring White under his complete control.
Meanwhile, White confronts Graham about the latter's decision to restart Trinity, for which he again tries to deny responsibility. White mulls over how, despite Trinity being his greatest failure, he had taken what he had learned from her creation to perfect Beck, implying that Beck's aversion to combat is the only difference separating his fate from Trinity's. Graham then realizes that White is actually Blackwell's illegitimate son, Bill.
Just as Beck foils Trinity's plot to launch a massive war against humanity, the robot grows to the point where she even begins to assimilate non-robotic objects, and Beck, being the only one immune to her rewrite ability (though not immune to her assimilation), moves out alone to stop her. Beck successfully assimilates Trinity like he does with his siblings and eliminates her influence on all other robots. With the help of the other Mighty Numbers, Beck and Trinity (returned to her true form) manage to escape.
Photos shown before the credits give an epilogue to the game, with Trinity befriending the other Mighty Numbers, White completing Trinity and giving her a proper body, and Beck, having accepted that peace can only be achieved through strength, taking part in a fighting tournament to hone his skills.
In a post-credits scene, White visits Blackwell in his cell to inform him of Trinity's change of heart and pitches the idea of a new symphonic heart routine that will help robots grow more responsibly. However, Blackwell scoffs that he got lucky and remains unconvinced (calling White "Bill" in the process); White, feeling unappreciated, vows to prove Blackwell and everyone who doubted him wrong. As the screen fades to black, Blackwell states that only time will tell if Beck is a blessing or a curse.
Development
Mighty No. 9 was announced in a conference at the 2013 Penny Arcade Expo by Inafune and his team. The Kickstarter campaign for the project launched on August 31, 2013 and met its US$900,000 target only two days later, on September 2. 8-4, a localization company, handled the Japanese-to-English translation work for the project in addition to consulting and PR work. 2 Player Productions produced a four-part documentary series during the game's development, detailing every aspect that has gone into the creation of the game as well as providing developer commentary from Inafune and his team.
Mighty No. 9s concept was initially widely acclaimed for its return to the genre of Mega Man-styled games, going against the alleged neglect of the franchise by series owner Capcom. The game has been noted as one of the first crowd-funded video game projects launched in Japan.
Inafune had promised to provide "unprecedented access to seeing [his] team at work" over the development cycle of Mighty No. 9. In the video promoting the Kickstarter, Inafune stated that he wanted to make the project one where he could get the fans involved, following the cancellation of Mega Man Legends 3 which similarly sought to get fans involved with the game's development process. On September 4, 2013, it was announced that the two mystery stretch goals that were previously announced were to be pushed back in favor of attempting to release the game on consoles quickly. The mystery goals were still retained, and later revealed once funding reached the $2,200,000 goal and beyond. As each particular stretch goal was attained during the month of September, additional stretch goals were announced, pushing the final goal to the $4,000,000 mark. The first of the documentary series by 2 Player Productions was released on September 26.
An opinion poll was launched on September 27 to choose the design of Call, Beck's partner. The poll asks voters to choose among nine design choices labelled from A to I, all drawn by members of both Inti Creates and Comcept. The poll was closed and the result was posted on the evening of October 1, with designs E, F and H winning out. The game's soundtrack was composed primarily by Manami Matsumae, of Mega Man fame, with sound direction and additional compositions by Ippo Yamada. A single track each was also contributed by Takashi Tateishi of Mega Man 2 fame, and Masahiro Aoki.
On September 30, 2013, the game's use of Unreal Engine 3 was confirmed. The pledging campaign ended on October 1, 2013, raising $3,845,170 in total, and becoming the then sixth most funded project in Kickstarter history. An additional $201,409 obtained via PayPal increased the total money collected to $4,046,579, contributing to the achievement of all the stretch goals announced. In an interview published in an issue of Game Informer in October 2013, Inafune revealed he would not have ruled out Capcom, his former employer, as a potential publisher for the game, even if it meant re-skinning Mighty No. 9 as an actual Mega Man game. However, he added that he would only negotiate with Capcom if "they had the best terms". An official website for the game was launched on November 21, 2013, alongside a backer exclusive forum. On March 19, 2014, a development trailer was shown at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, California.
In an interview with Polygon in February 2014, Inafune expressed his interest in developing a larger meta-franchise for Mighty No. 9 beyond the release of the game, including a possible live action movie. Other adaptions included a "comic book, manga, anime, movie, TV drama series" among others. In discussion with Polygon, he stated that "it's not actually a 100 percent set deal yet," and that "it is something we are looking forward to and considering the possibilities of". In regards to a production company for the movie, he mentioned collaboration with Contradiction Studios as a possibility. Tim Carter, a Contradictions film writer and producer, revealed that his company was working on the film adaptation and that he had been in talks with Inafune.
On July 6, 2014, there was another crowd funding campaign for bonus content. The first stretch goal was to raise $200,000 for full English voice acting in the game. On October 30, 2014, Comcept asked via their Kickstarter page for an additional $198,000 to complete a DLC stage introducing Beck's rival: Ray.
At Anime Expo 2014, an animated series based on the game was announced by Keiji Inafune, with animations created by Tokyo-based Digital Frontier. The series was originally set to air in early 2016, but failed to do so without any official reasoning.
On July 7, 2015, it was announced that Legendary Pictures and Comcept would collaborate to make a Mighty No. 9 feature film.
Inafune had recently revealed new plans for a game, Red Ash: The Indelible Legend, that shared many similarities with Mighty No. 9, including the characters Beck and Call. The Kickstarter, unlike Mighty No. 9'''s, fell quite short of its US$800,000 goal, making only US$519,999. Despite the failed campaign, it was announced on July 30, 2015, that Chinese game company Fuze would finance the game.
Various delays and the announcement and subsequent failure of Inafune's other Kickstarter project, Red Ash: The Indelible Legend, were met with accusations of mismanagement and poor communication on part of the developers. In an interview, producer Nick Yu expressed apologies for the last delay, saying they were due to the multiplayer mode being still in development, while the solo campaign was already "100% done". Explaining why they didn't choose separate releases for the solo campaign and the multiplayer, Yu argued that it would necessitate two approvals and quality controls, which they simply couldn't afford. As for the Red Ash debacle, he explained that they needed to launch a new project as some of the company's employees who were not needed anymore on Mighty No. 9's development were jobless while the game was being finished, but also acknowledged that the issue was not communicated correctly to the public.
After the game was delayed for a third time in early 2016, Inafune expressed that the development staff had "no excuse" for disappointing fans and backers several times. Commentators claimed that the series of delays, combined with the promise at one point that there wouldn't be further delays, voided faith in the project, and hurt the image of Inafune and Comcept. They also claimed that future crowdfunding projects would need to take Mighty No. 9 as an example of a project going wrong, suffering from over-promising and failing to deliver. On May 25, 2016, Deep Silver published a new trailer for the game called "Masterclass", which went on to receive very negative feedback from the fans and the media. This includes the CEO of Inti Creates, Takuya Aizu, publicly criticising it on his Twitter, calling it "unforgivable" and scolding Deep Silver for it. The criticism for the trailer mostly centered around the poor narration script; a line reading "make the bad guys cry like an anime fan on prom night" was heavily ridiculed by many considering the game's target audience, its art style and the fact that Comcept's other project, Red Ash, had a planned anime.
In June 2017, Comcept reaffirmed to their backers that the portable Nintendo 3DS and PlayStation Vita versions were still due to be released by the end of 2017, and suggested the ports were delayed due to a "recent adjustment", likely referencing Level-5's acquisition of Comcept. Despite this claim, neither platform received the game by the end of 2017. After more than a year since the claimed reaffirmation, Destructoid attempted to contact both developer Comcept and Western publisher Deep Silver to ask regarding the status of the portable versions of Mighty No. 9, only to receive no response on the matter from either party. Due to the discontinuation of Nintendo 3DS cartridge production in 2020 and the closure of the digital eShop in 2023, it is now virtually impossible for the game to be officially released for Nintendo 3DS at retail.
Due to the game's sluggish development and Comcept's decision to credit 67,226 eligible (out of 71,493 total) Kickstarter backers, the closing credits sequence is just under three hours and forty-eight minutes long, the longest in any media.
Release
Digital copies of the game were guaranteed on release to those who pledged $20 on Kickstarter. An additional game manual, artbook/strategy guide, and the original soundtrack were guaranteed on release to those who pledged $40. Physical copies of the aforementioned rewards packaged inside a box adorned with art of the backer's choosing, alongside a playable golden version of Beck, were available to those who pledged $60. Further donations were given access to special items like extra bonus content or exclusive merchandise along access to beta versions and other collaborations with the game's development. Backers who donated at least US$10,000 earned the right to attend a dinner with Keiji Inafune.
The game originally was in development exclusively for Windows, but ports for Linux, OS X, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Wii U, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Nintendo 3DS and PlayStation Vita were confirmed after the funding reached previously established stretch goals. In regards to the Nintendo 3DS release, the co-founder and director of Renegade Kid, Jools Watsham, publicly offered to assist in development. However, Comcept confirmed that it officially arranged to work with Abstraction Games on both portable versions of Mighty No. 9. In an unannounced move, the studio left the project in 2015, as development duties on the handheld builds quietly shifted to Engine Software. Abstraction would later say they got "involved very late" and exited "due to the risk involved."
An additional copy of Mighty No. 9 was made available to purchase as physical distribution, along with a backer's digital version. The physical copy was manifested in one of two forms of the backer's choice. The first was a DVD-ROM adorned with the game's illustration, available after the addition of $26 to the minimum pledge. The second was a USB flash drive also carrying the game's illustration, but molded in the appearance of either a Nintendo Entertainment System or Family Computer cartridge, available after the addition of $36 to the minimum pledge.
The game was originally scheduled to be released in April 2015. However, on April 28, 2015, Comcept announced that the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii U and Windows versions of the game would be released on September 15, 2015 in the Americas and September 18 worldwide, for both public retail and download (Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions do not have a physical release however), so as to allow the company to take further time and resources to polish the game and to add Japanese and French voice-overs. The Vita version would be released at a later date. They also announced that they had partnered with Deep Silver to distribute the retail version of the game.
In August 2015, it was announced on the Comcept forums that the game was delayed once again to the first quarter of 2016, citing unresolved bugs and issues with the online feature. To make it up to backers of the game, Comcept gave Kickstarter backers access to a four-stage exclusive demo. In addition, they offered Steam codes of Mighty Gunvolt to backers on September 29. The demo was also delayed due to distribution issues, with some backers receiving it before the initial release. After previously promising no more delays of Mighty No. 9s release, on January 25, 2016, Inafune announced the game would be delayed a third time due to more bugs found. The final release date was later announced to be in Japan and North America on June 21, 2016, and in PAL regions on June 24, 2016, with even further delays on certain platforms, like Xbox 360, which launched a day later due to technical issues.
During a Twitch livestream of the game for the release of the game, Inafune, through translator Ben Judd stated "You know, I want to word this in a way to explain some of the issues that come with trying to make a game of this size on multiple platforms." adding "I'm kind of loath to say this because it's going to sound like an excuse and I don't want to make any excuses. I own all the problems that came with this game and if you want to hurl insults at me, it's totally my fault. I'm the key creator. I will own that responsibility." Ben Judd added his own thoughts, saying "In this case, it was do the base game and do all the ports all at the same time. And it ended up being a huge amount of work, more than they actually estimated. Definitely, when they looked at the project, they were wrong about a lot of things. They underestimated how much work, time and money was going to be necessary. All of those things create a huge amount of pressure." Later Ben Judd himself added “But, again, we can hope that if things go well, there'll be sequels. Because I'll tell you what, I'm not getting my 2D side-scrolling fill. And at the end of the day, even if it's not perfect, it's better than nothing. At least, that's my opinion.”
Despite an update to the game's Steam app data entry on July 21, 2016 concerning Mac and Linux development, the game's SteamOS and Mac icons were removed as of July 28, 2016 and no update was given until those versions launched on August 25, 2016.
Fangamer, the company who were contracted by Comcept to fulfill their Kickstarter physical rewards, announced in January 2017 that they were unable to ship all of the material to backers due to Comcept not giving them all the required assets.
Reception
The PlayStation 4, Windows, and Xbox One versions of Mighty No. 9 received "mixed or average" reviews, while the Wii U version received "generally unfavorable" reviews, according to review aggregator website Metacritic. After the game's launch, the Kickstarter backers reportedly received broken codes and mismatched rewards. Due to the game's multiple delays, mediocre reception and an array of communication problems, many backers expressed their disappointment with the final game.
GameSpot awarded it a score of 5 out of 10, saying "Mighty No. 9 is an inoffensively average game sprung from the memories of the past, with little to show for its position in the present." IGN awarded it a score of 5.6 out of 10, saying "Charmless and full of poorly-executed ideas, Mighty No. 9 fails to entertain despite its legendary pedigree." Game Informer reviewer Andrew Reiner gave it a score of 6 out of 10, stating that "Too much of the content feels recycled, from enemies with shields to weapon designs coming close to being copied wholesale" and that "Unfortunately, none of the familiar content is as stylistic or lively as it once was. Mega Mans characters and artwork were consistent and unified; Comcept's take is largely pedestrian." The Wii U version also suffered from different technical issues. Polygon awarded it a score of 5 out of 10, stating that "This feels like an answer to why Capcom isn't making Mega Man games anymore."
Japanese gaming magazine Famitsu'' gave a more favorable view, awarding the game a score of 30 out of 40.
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Admiral Sir Cyril Thomas Moulden Fuller, (22 May 1874 – 1 February 1942) was a Royal Navy officer who served as Second Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Personnel from 1930 to 1932.
Early life
Fuller was born in the Isle of Wight on 22 May 1874, the son of Captain Thomas Fuller of the British Army. He joined the Britannia Royal Naval College as a cadet in 1887.
Naval career
Fuller served in the First World War as Senior Naval Officer for the Togoland and Cameroons expedition forces in 1914 and then successively commanded the cruisers , and . He commanded the battlecruiser from 1916 and then became Director of Naval Plans at the Admiralty in 1917. He was Head of the British Naval Section at the Peace Conference in Paris in 1919.
After the war, Fuller became Chief of Staff for the Atlantic Fleet in 1920 and Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff in 1922. He was made Third Sea Lord and Controller of the Navy in 1923 and given command of the Battlecruiser Squadron in 1925. He was appointed Commander-in-Chief of the America and West Indies Station in 1928 and Second Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Personnel in 1930. He retired in 1935.
During the Second World War, Fuller was Zone commander for the North Riding of Yorkshire Home Guard.
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In 1902 Fuller married Edith Margaret Connell.
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Polyrhachis loriai is a species of ant belonging to the genus Polyrhachis and first described by Emery in 1897. This species is native to Papua Guinea.
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A wimple is a medieval form of female headcovering, formed of a large piece of cloth worn draped around the neck and chin, covering the top of the head; it was usually made from white linen or silk. Its use developed in early medieval Europe; in medieval Christianity it was unseemly for a married woman to show her hair. A wimple might be elaborately starched, creased and folded in prescribed ways. Later elaborate versions were supported on wire or wicker framing, such as the cornette.
Italian women abandoned their head coverings in the 15th century or replaced them with transparent gauze, showing their braids. Elaborate braiding and elaborately laundered clothes demonstrated status, because such grooming was performed by others. Today a plain wimple is worn by the nuns of certain orders who retain a traditional habit.
In literature
The Wife of Bath and the Prioress are depicted wearing wimples in the Canterbury Tales of Geoffrey Chaucer (c. 1343–1400).
The King James Version of the Bible explicitly lists wimples in Isaiah 3:22 as one of a list of female fineries; however, the Hebrew word () means "kerchief".
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Simon Willard (1753–1848) was an American clockmaker.
Simon Willard may also refer to:
Simon Willard (Massachusetts colonist) (1605–1676), an early Massachusetts fur trader and colonist
Simon Willard (Connecticut colonist)
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Koen Smet (; born 9 August 1992) is a Dutch athlete specialising in the sprint hurdles. He won a silver medal at the 2013 European U23 Championships. In addition, he represented his country at two World Indoor Championships reaching the semifinals in 2018.
His personal bests are 13.53 seconds in the 110 metres hurdles (+0.7 m/s, Oordegem 2018) and 7.65 seconds in the 60 metres hurdles (Magglingen 2018).
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Solanum campylacanthum is a species of flowering plant in the nightshade family Solanaceae.
The species is very common as well as being widespread in grasslands, savannas, and woodlands. It can be found in eastern, central and southern Africa.
The fruit of this species are poisonous but they have been used in traditional medicine.
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The II Mexican National Open Championship 1965 was a badminton competition held in November 1965 in Mexico City.
In the men's singles event, the semi-finalists were the World number one Erland Kops, Channarong Ratanaseangsuang, Don Paup and Antonio Rangel. Erland Kops defeated (15-2, 15-4) Antonio Rangel, while Channarong Ratanaseangsuang won to Don Paup (15-1, 15-10). In the final, Erland Kops showed off his class against Channarong Ratanaseangsuang.
In the men's doubles category, the Mexican brothers Antonio Rangel and Raúl Rangel lost in semi-finals (15-2, 15-4) against the future winners Erland Kops and Don Paup.
In the semi-finals of the women's singles category, the American Dorothy O´Neil defeated the Mexican Carolina Allier 7-11, 11-8, 12-11.
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The Acolin () is a long river in France. It is a left tributary of the Loire, which it meets near Decize. It flows through the departments of Allier and Nièvre.
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The Acolin has its source south of the town of Mercy (Allier) in a wooded area covered with many ponds. The source is some south-east of Moulins. Its basin drains the area between the lower reaches of the Allier in the west and the Besbre to the east. Like its neighbors, it maintains a northerly direction, for more than and eventually empties into the Loire near the town of Avril-sur-Loire, just downstream from Decize.
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Oceanobacillus oncorhynchi is a halotolerant, obligately alkaliphilic bacterium first isolated from the skin of a rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss), hence its name. It is Gram-positive, rod-shaped and motile by peritrichous flagella and produces ellipsoidal spores. The type strain is R-2(T) (=JCM 12661(T) =NCIMB 14022(T)).
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Further reading
Staley, James T., et al. "Bergey's manual of systematic bacteriology, vol. 3."Williams and Wilkins, Baltimore, MD (1989): 2250–2251.
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Longshan County () is a county of Hunan Province, China, it is under the administration of Xiangxi Autonomous Prefecture.
Located in northwestern Xiangxi, it is immediately adjacent to the borders of Chongqing Municipality and Hubei Province. The county is bordered to the northeast by Sangzhi County, to the east by Yongshun County, to the southeast and the south by Baojing County, to the west by Youyang County of Chongqing, Laifeng County and Xuan'en County of Hubei. Longshan County covers , as of 2015, It had a registered population of 601,000 and a resident population of 492,800. The county has 12 towns, 5 townships and 4 subdistricts under its jurisdiction, the county seat is Min'an Subdistrict ().
History
The 2014 Hunan military training incident occurred at a secondary school in Longshan County.
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Longshan has 3 subdistricts, 11 towns, and 20 townships:
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Mengbi ()
Maoping ()
Tasha ()
Neixi ()
Jiashi ()
Tasha ()
Nongche ()
Laoxing ()
Jiaba ()
Zanguo ()
Transportation
China National Highway 209
Climate
References
External links
Official website of Longshan County Government
County-level divisions of Hunan
Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture
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Blue Mountain Lake is an affluent hamlet in the town of Indian Lake of Hamilton County, New York, United States, at the intersection of New York Routes 28, 28N and 30. Blue Mountain Lake also refers to the lake on the banks of which the hamlet is situated. Blue Mountain Lake is approximately north of Utica and about northwest of Albany. The place is named after the mountain peak, Blue Mountain.
The principal outdoor attractions include camping, boating and hiking, supported by the several guest lodges in the area - at least one of which features and actively promotes the absence of televisions, telephones and radios in their rooms. The Adirondack Museum is located just outside the hamlet of Blue Mountain Lake, within walking distance east on Route 30. The Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts provides year-round theatre and music performances, art galleries, workshops and classes.
External links
Adirondack Museum
Blue Mountain Lake Photos 1874-1950
Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts
Hamlets in New York (state)
Hamlets in Hamilton County, New York
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Century Motor Vehicle Company (1899–1903) was a manufacturer of electric and steam automobiles in Syracuse, New York. The company switched to gasoline-fuelled internal combustion engine-powered automobiles in January 1903, and went out of business later that year.
It is not to be confused with Century, a British motor company that produced cars until 1907.
Advertisements
References
External links
The Century Steam Car & The Century Motor Vehicle Co.
Early American Automobiles, 1904 models
Motor vehicle manufacturers based in Syracuse, New York
Defunct motor vehicle manufacturers of the United States
Vintage vehicles
Veteran vehicles
1900s cars
American companies established in 1899
Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 1899
Vehicle manufacturing companies disestablished in 1903
1899 establishments in New York (state)
1903 disestablishments in New York (state)
Defunct companies based in Syracuse, New York
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Corey J. Foster (born October 27, 1969) is a Canadian former ice hockey defenceman.
Playing career
Foster was drafted 12th overall by the New Jersey Devils in the 1988 NHL Entry Draft. As well as the Devils, he played in the National Hockey League for the Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh Penguins and the New York Islanders. He played a total of 45 regular season games, scoring 5 goals and 11 points, he also played 3 playoff games for Pittsburgh during the 1995–96 NHL season. After leaving the Islanders, Foster spent four seasons playing in Japan and also played in Germany's Deutsche Eishockey Liga for one season. He retired in 2005 after a season with Elmira Jackals.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
International
External links
1969 births
Living people
Berlin Capitals players
Canadian ice hockey defencemen
Cape Breton Oilers players
Cleveland Lumberjacks players
Elmira Jackals (UHL) players
Hershey Bears players
Kokudo Keikaku players
Ice hockey people from Ottawa
National Hockey League first-round draft picks
Nippon Paper Cranes players
New Jersey Devils draft picks
New Jersey Devils players
New York Islanders players
Peterborough Petes (ice hockey) players
Philadelphia Flyers players
Pittsburgh Penguins players
Prince Edward Island Senators players
Springfield Falcons players
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The Milan Metro () is the rapid transit system serving Milan, Italy, operated by Azienda Trasporti Milanesi. The network consists of 5 lines, identified by different numbers and colours, with a total network length of , and a total of 113 stations, mostly underground.
It has a daily ridership of about 1.4 million on weekdays.
The Milan Metro is the largest system in Italy for length, number of stations and ridership; and the seventh longest in the European Union.
The first line, Line 1, opened in 1964; Line 2 opened 5 years later in 1969, Line 3 in 1990, Line 5 in 2013, and Line 4 in 2022.
There are also several extensions planned and under construction.
History
The first projects for a subway line in Milan were drawn up in 1914 and 1925, following the examples of underground transport networks in other European cities such as London and Paris. Planning proceeded in 1938 for the construction of a system of 7 lines, but this too halted after the start of World War II and due to lack of funds.
On 3 July 1952, the city administration voted for a project of a metro system and on 6 October 1955, a new company, Metropolitana Milanese, was created to manage the construction of the new infrastructure. The project was funded with ₤ 500 million from the municipality and the rest from a loan. The construction site of the first line was opened in viale Monte Rosa on 4 May 1957. Stations on the new line were designed by Franco Albini and Franca Helg architecture studio, while Bob Noorda designed the signage. For this project both Albini-Helg and Noorda won the Compasso D'Oro prize.
The first section from Lotto to Sesto Marelli (21 stations) was opened on 1 November 1964 after 7 years of construction works. Two trains adorned with Italian flags left at 10.41 a.m. and arrived at the Sesto Marelli terminus at 11.15 a.m., greeted by the notes of the national anthem and the triumphal march of Giuseppe Verdi's opera "Aida". The track was long, and the mean distance between the stations was . In the same year, in April, works on the second line started.
Passengers on the network grew constantly through the first years of service, passing from 37,092,315 in 1965 to 61,937,192 in 1969.
The green line from Caiazzo to Cascina Gobba (7 stations) opened five years later. During the 1960s and 1970s the network of 2 lines was completed, and both lines had 2 different spurs. In 1978, the lines were already and long respectively, with 28 and 22 stations.
The first section of the third line (yellow), with 5 stations, was opened on 3 May 1990 after almost 9 years of construction works. The line opened just before the World Cup. The other 9 stations on Line 3 opened to the southeast in 1991, and northwest to Maciachini Station in 2004.
In March 2005, the Line 2 Abbiategrasso station (south branch from Famagosta) and the Line 1 Rho Fiera station opened. The intermediate station of Pero opened in December 2005. A north extension of Line 3 to Comasina (4 stations) and a new south branch on the Line 2 to Assago (2 stations) opened in early 2011.
The first stage of the Line 5, covering the from Bignami to Zara opened on 10 February 2013. The second stage, from Zara to Garibaldi FS, opened on 1 March 2014. The third stage, from Garibaldi FS to San Siro Stadio opened on 29 April 2015, with some intermediate stations not in service at that time; as of November 2015, all the stations have been opened.
The metro replaced several interurban tramroutes of the original Società Trazione Elettrica Lombarda (STEL) tramlines, in particular the Line 2 to Gessate.
Timeline
Infrastructure
Lines
The system comprises 5 lines. All the lines run underground except for the northern part of Line 2 and the Line 2 Assago branch.
There are 8 interchange stations, each with 2 lines: Loreto (Lines 1 and 2); Cadorna (Lines 1 and 2), Centrale (Lines 2 and 3), also Milan's main train station; Duomo (Lines 1 and 3), considered the center of the city; Zara (Lines 3 and 5); Garibaldi (Lines 2 and 5), also a major railway station; Lotto (Lines 1 and 5) and San Babila (Lines 1 and 4).
Lines run in the Milan municipality for 80% of the total length (92 stations). Beside Milan, 13 other neighbouring municipalities are served: Assago, Bussero, Cassina de' Pecchi, Cernusco sul Naviglio, Cologno Monzese, Gessate, Gorgonzola, Pero, Rho, San Donato Milanese, Segrate, Sesto San Giovanni, Vimodrone. The network covers about 20% of Milan's total area.
The metro network is also linked with the suburban rail service, with 14 interchange stations: Affori FN, Cadorna FN, Domodossola, Garibaldi FS, Lambrate FS, Lodi T.I.B.B. (with the nearby Porta Romana station), Porta Venezia, Repubblica, Rho Fiera, Rogoredo FS, Romolo, Sesto 1º Maggio, Dateo and Forlanini
The track gauge for all lines is the .
Most of the network has no platform screen doors, except for the newest Line 5, where screen doors are present in all stations and some stations on Line 1.
Network Map
Power supply
Lines 2 and 3 use overhead lines to supply the electric current to the train and are electrified at 1500 V DC. Line 1, electrified at 750 V DC, uses a fourth rail system, although the same line also supports overhead lines in some stretches and depots; this allows Line 2 and 3 trains to use Line 1 tracks to reach a depot placed on the line. Line 5 trains are supplied by a third rail system at 750 V DC, and the same system will be used on the future line 4.
Signalling
Passenger information
All the stations are provided with LED screens showing the destination and waiting time of coming trains. In every station, a recorded voice announces the direction of every approaching train and, at the platform, the name of the station. While older trains have no on-train information, the new Meneghino and Leonardo trains and the driverless trains on Line 5 are equipped with displays and recorded announcements in Italian and in English.
Mobile phone coverage
Since December 2009 all stations and trains of the Milan metro have full UMTS and HSDPA connectivity. Mobile operators TIM and Vodafone also provide LTE connectivity in all lines.
Rolling stock
The first 3 lines are heavy rapid-transit lines, with 6-cars trains, about 105 m in length. Line 4 and Line 5 are light metro lines, with 4-cars trains, about 50 m long. Line 4 and Line 5 are equipped with driverless trains.
Service
Tickets
A standard ticket costs €2.20 and is valid for 90 minutes since its validation on metro, tram, bus, trolleybus and suburban lines within Milan and 21 bordering municipalities. Other tickets are available as well, such as daily, weekly, monthly, annual, student and senior passes. Additional fares are required to travel outside Milan and the 21 bordering municipalities.
Paper tickets can be substituted by contactless bank cards payments, provided the trip starts in the metro, by tapping in the orange gates installed in every metro station. This payment method is not available on suburban lines; it was expected to be implemented on trams and buses starting by the end of 2019; it was eventually introduced in December 2020 on three urban bus lines, with plans for coverage on all the network by 2023.
Between 2004 and 2007 ATM introduced Itinero smartcard, a proximity card which can be charged with season tickets, replacing paper for this type of tickets. At the beginning of 2010, a new smartcard, RicaricaMi, was introduced. The new card can be charged up with credit and can be used for travel in place of magnetic paper tickets, on the model of London's Oyster card.
Milan metro lines can be accessed also with the regional integrated ticket "Io viaggio ovunque in Lombardia", as 1 to 7 days tickets or longer subscriptions using the smartcard "Io Viaggio".
Opening hours
The service starts at about 5:40 am and ends at about 0:30.
During Sundays and holidays service usually starts later and ends later, depending on the occasion.
Headways at peak hours vary from 2 minutes on the Line 1 (central part) to 3 minutes on Line 3. On branch lines (of lines 1 and 2) the headway is usually double.
Night service
A night service has operated since 2015 with buses.
The bus service follows the same route and stops at the same stations of the metro.
The entire lines 1 and 3 and the urban section of line 2 (Abbiategrasso-Cascina Gobba) are covered by the service.
The future network
The metro system is currently expanding.
An extension of Line 1 from Sesto 1º Maggio to Cinisello/Monza, towards the city of Cinisello Balsamo, is currently under construction.
The track will be long with an intermediate station at Sesto Restellone.
The completion has been delayed several times, and is now scheduled for 2024.
There is a project for a further 3 km extension of Line 1 to the west into Baggio, a neighbourhood on the eastern border of the municipality.
An extension of Line 2 from Cologno Nord to Vimercate is planned.
The section will be long with 6 stations (Brugherio, Carugate, Agrate Colleoni, Concorezzo, Vimercate Torri Bianche, Vimercate).
The track will be mostly underground (83%).
Line 3 is planned to be extended in some form (by metro or some less expensive means) to the south-east from San Donato to Paullo: with intermediate stations in the city of San Donato, Peschiera Borromeo, Mediglia, Caleppio Cerca, Paullo and Paullo East, the first 3 being underground and the other on the surface. The project is currently on hold.
The last phase of line 4, from the city centre in San Babila to San Cristoforo railway station in the south-west, near the municipal border with Buccinasco and Corsico, is scheduled to open in 2024. Further extensions to Segrate train station in the east are also planned, though not yet in construction.
Line 5 is planned to be extended to Cinisello/Monza. where it will intersect with line 1 a second time at .
See also
Signalling of the Milan Metro
Transport in Milan
Azienda Trasporti Milanesi
Milan S Lines
List of metro systems
Lists of rapid transit systems
References
External links
ATM - Milan's Transportation Company
Metropolitana Milanese S.p.A. - the company that built the Metro
Milano Metro Map on Google earth with geolocation
Metro
750 V DC railway electrification
1500 V DC railway electrification
Railway lines opened in 1964
1964 establishments in Italy
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Marcel Dumoulin
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Marcel Dumoulin (17 January 1905 – 30 June 1981) was a French weightlifter. He competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics, in the 1932 Summer Olympics, and in the 1936 Summer Olympics.
Career
Dumoulin was born in Strasbourg. In 1928 he finished tenth in the heavyweight class. Four years later he finished fourth in the heavyweight class at the 1932 Games. At the 1936 Olympics, he finished again tenth in the heavyweight class.
References
External links
Marcel Dumoulin's profile at Sports Reference.com
Brief biography of Marcel Dumoulin
1905 births
1981 deaths
French male weightlifters
Olympic weightlifters for France
Weightlifters at the 1928 Summer Olympics
Weightlifters at the 1932 Summer Olympics
Weightlifters at the 1936 Summer Olympics
20th-century French people
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Maria Laura Devetach (born 5 October 1936) is an Argentinian writer for children.
Life
Devetach was born in Reconquista, Santa Fe in 1936 to a Slavic father and an Argentine mother who was very skilled with textiles. She has worked as an educator of both children and adults. Devetach has published more than ninety books and many of these are for children. She was married to Gustavo Roldán who died in 2012 and they had two children. One of these children is a cartoonist named for his father. He has illustrated some of his mother's books.
References
1936 births
Living people
People from Reconquista, Santa Fe
Argentine children's writers
Argentine women children's writers
Argentine essayists
Argentine women short story writers
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The Politics of Bosnia and Herzegovina takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democracy, whereby executive power is exercised by the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Legislative power is vested in both the Council of Ministers and the Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Members of the Parliamentary Assembly are chosen according to a proportional representation system.
The judiciary is independent of the executive and the legislature. The system of government established by the Dayton Agreement is an example of consociationalism, as representation is by elites who represent the country's three major ethnic groups termed constituent peoples, with each having a guaranteed share of power.
Bosnia and Herzegovina is divided into two Entities – the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Republika Srpska, which are politically autonomous to an extent, as well as the Brčko District, which is jointly administered by both. The Entities have their own constitutions.
Dayton Agreement
Due to the Dayton Agreement, signed on 14 December 1995, Bosnia and Herzegovina forms an undeclared protectorate with elements of hegemony by neighboring Croatia and Serbia as co-signatories to the Agreement, where highest power is given to the High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina. The intention of the Agreement was to retain Bosnia's exterior border, while creating a joint multi-ethnic and democratic government based on proportional representation similar to the former socialist system, and charged with conducting foreign, economic, and fiscal policy.
The Dayton Agreement established the Office of the High Representative (OHR) to oversee the implementation of the civilian aspects of the agreement. About 250 international and 450 local staff members are employed by the OHR.
High Representative
The highest political authority in the country is the High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, the chief executive officer for the international civilian presence in the country. The High Representative has power to remove government officials, including court justices, local government members, members of parliament, etc. From its establishment, the Office of the High Representative has sacked 192 Bosnian officials. The mandate of the High Representatives derives from the Dayton Agreement, as confirmed by the Peace Implementation Council (PIC), a body with a Steering Board composed of representatives of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom, the United States, the presidency of the European Union, the European Commission, and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation. The Peace Implementation Council has established several criteria for the OHR to be closed, two of which have been completed but must be sustained until all five are completed.
Due to the vast powers of the High Representative over Bosnian politics and essential veto powers, the position has also been compared to that of a viceroy.
Executive branch
The Chair of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina rotates amongst three members (a Bosniak, a Serb, and a Croat) every 8 months within their 4-year term. The three members of the Presidency are elected directly by the people, with Federation voters electing both the Bosniak and the Croat member, and Republika Srpska voters electing the Serb member. The Presidency serves as a collective head of state. The Presidency is mainly responsible for the foreign policy and proposing the budget.
The Prime Minister, formally titled Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina, is nominated by the Presidency and approved by the House of Representatives. They appoint the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Minister of Foreign Trade and other ministers as may be appropriate (no more than two thirds of the ministers may be appointed from the territory of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina), who assume the office upon the approval by the House of Representatives; also, the Chair appoints deputy ministers (who may not be from the same constituent people as their ministers), who assume the office upon the approval by the House of Representatives.
The Council is responsible for carrying out policies and decisions in the fields of diplomacy, economy, inter-entity relations and other matters as agreed by the entities.
The two Entities have Governments that deal with internal matters not dealt with by the Council of Ministers.
Principal Government Officials
History
Past international high representatives: Carl Bildt, Carlos Westendorp, Wolfgang Petritsch, Paddy Ashdown, Christian Schwarz-Schilling, Miroslav Lajčák, Valentin Inzko.
Members of the Presidency who stepped down under pressure from the Office of the High Representative: Mirko Šarović, Ante Jelavić, Dragan Čović. Alija Izetbegović also withdrew from the Presidency.
In February 2000, the Constitutional Court ruled that the structure of the Council of Ministers was unconstitutional; a new structure was negotiated.
Federation president and vice-president in 1999: Ejup Ganić and Ivo Andrić-Lužanski.
Past Republika Srpska presidents: Radovan Karadžić, Biljana Plavšić, Nikola Poplašen, Mirko Šarović, Dragan Čavić, Milan Jelić, Rajko Kuzmanović, Milorad Dodik.
Republika Srpska president Nikola Poplašen was removed by the OHR on 5 March 1999.
Legislative branch
The Parliamentary Assembly or Parliamentarna skupština is the main legislative body in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It consists of two chambers:
the House of Peoples or Dom naroda
the House of Representatives or Predstavnički dom/Zastupnički dom
The Parliamentary Assembly is responsible for:
enacting legislation as necessary to implement decisions of the Presidency or to carry out the responsibilities of the Assembly under the Constitution.
deciding upon the sources and amounts of revenues for the operations of the institutions of Bosnia and Herzegovina and international obligations of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
approving the budget for the institutions of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
deciding ratify treaties and agreements.
other matters as are necessary to carry out its duties of as are assigned to it by mutual agreement of the Entities.
Bosnia and Herzegovina did not have a permanent election law until 2001, during which time a draft law specified four-year terms for the state and first-order administrative division entity legislatures. The final election law was passed and publicized on 9 September 2001.
House of Peoples
The House of Peoples includes 15 delegates who serve two-year terms. Two-thirds of delegates come from the Federation (5 Croats and 5 Bosniaks) and one-third from the Republika Srpska (5 Serbs). Nine constitutes a quorum in the House of Peoples, provided that at least three delegates from each group are present. Federation representatives are selected by the House of Peoples of the Federation, which has 58 seats (17 Bosniaks, 17 Croats, 17 Serbs, 7 others), and whose members are delegated by cantonal assemblies to serve four-year terms. Republika Srpska representatives are selected by the 28-member Republika Srpska Council of Peoples, which was established in the National Assembly of Republika Srpska; each constituent people has eight delegates, while four delegates are representatives of "others".
House of Representatives
The House of Representatives comprises 42 members elected under a system of proportional representation (PR) for a four-year term. Two thirds of the members are elected from the Federation (14 Croats; 14 Bosniaks) and one third from the Republika Srpska (14 Serbs).
For the 2010 general election, voters in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina elected twenty-one members in five multi-member constituencies by PR, while the remaining seven seats were allocated by compensatory PR. Voters in the Republika Srpska elected nine members in three multi-member constituencies by PR, while the five other seats were allocated by compensatory PR.
Political parties and elections
House of Representatives
Election history
National House of Representatives:
elections held 12–13 September 1998:
seats by party/coalition – KCD 17, HDZ-BiH 6, SDP-BiH 6, Sloga 4, SDS 4, SRS-RS 2, DNZ 1, NHI 1, RSRS 1
elections held 5 October 2002:
percent of vote by party/coalition - SDA 21.9%, SDS 14.0%, SBiH 10.5%, SDP 10.4%, SNSD 9.8%, HDZ 9.5%, PDP 4.6%, others 19.3%
seats by party/coalition – SDA 10, SDS 5, SBiH 6, SDP 4, SNSD 3, HDZ 5, PDP 2, others 7
House of Peoples:
constituted 4 December 1998
constituted in fall 2000
constituted in January 2003
next to be constituted in 2007
Federal House of Representatives:
elections held fall 1998:
seats by party/coalition – KCD 68, HDZ-BiH 28, SDP-BiH 25, NHI 4, DNZ 3, DSP 2, BPS 2, HSP 2, SPRS 2, BSP 1, KC 1, BOSS 1, HSS 1
elections held 5 October 2002:
seats by party/coalition – SDA 32, HDZ-BiH 16, SDP 15, SBiH 15, other 20
Federal House of Peoples:
constituted November 1998
constituted December 2002
Republika Srpska National Assembly:
elections held fall 1998
seats by party/coalition – SDS 19, KCD 15, SNS 12, SRS-RS 11, SPRS 10, SNSD 6, RSRS 3, SKRS 2, SDP 2, KKO 1, HDZ-BiH 1, NHI 1
elections held fall 2000
elections held 5 October 2002
seats by party/coalition – SDS 26, SNSD 19, PDP 9, SDA 6, SRS 4, SPRS 3, DNZ 3, SBiH 4, SDP 3, others 6
Judicial branch
Constitutional Court
The Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina is the supreme, final arbiter of constitutional matters. The court is composed of nine members: four selected by the House of Representatives of the Federation, two by the National Assembly of Republika Srpska, and three are foreign citizens appointed by the President of the European Court of Human Rights after courtesy-consultation with the Presidency.
The initial term of appointee is 5 years, unless they resign or are removed by consensus of other judges. Appointed judges are not eligible for reappointment. Judges subsequently appointed will serve until the age of 70, unless they resign sooner or are removed. Appointments made 5 years into the initial appointments may be governed by a different regulation for selection, to be determined by the Parliamentary Assembly.
Proceedings of the Court are public, and decisions are published. Court rules are adopted by a majority in the Court. Court decisions are final and supposedly binding though this is not always the case, as noted.
The Constitutional Court has jurisdiction over deciding in constitutional disputes that arise between the Entities or amongst Bosnia and Herzegovina and an Entity or Entities. Such disputes may be referred only by a member of the Presidency, the Chair of the Council of Ministers, the Chair or Deputy Chair of either of the chambers of the Parliamentary Assembly, or by one-fourth of the legislature of either Entity.
The Court also has appellate jurisdiction within the territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
State Court
The Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina consists of three divisions – Administrative, Appellate and Criminal – having jurisdiction over cases related to the state-level law and executive, as well as appellate jurisdiction over cases initiated in the entities.
A War Crimes Chamber was introduced in January 2005, and has adopted two cases transferred from the ICTY, as well as dozens of war crimes cases originally initiated in cantonal courts.
The State Court also deals with organized crime, and economic crime including corruption cases. For example, the former member of the Presidency Dragan Čović was on trial for alleged involvement in organized crime.
Human Rights Chamber
The Human Rights Chamber for Bosnia and Herzegovina (Dom za ljudska prava za Bosnu i Hercegovinu) existed between March 1996 and 31 December 2003. It was a judicial body established under the Annex 6 of the General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina (Dayton Agreement).
Entities
The two Entities have Supreme Courts. Each entity also has a number of lower courts. There are 10 cantonal courts in the Federation, along with a number of municipal courts. The Republika Srpska has five municipal courts.
High Judicial and Prosecutorial Council
The High Judicial and Prosecutorial Council (JHPC / VSTV) is the self-regulatory body of the judiciary in the country, tasked with guaranteeing its independence. It is based on the continental tradition of self-management of the judiciary. It was formed in 2004.
See also
Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina
References
External links
Office of the High Representative
Election Commission of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Government of the Republic of Srpska
Government of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia: a single country or an apple of discord?, Bosnian Institute, 12 May 2006
Bertelsmann Stiftung – Bosnia and Herzegovina Country Report
Balkaninsight – The future of Bosnia
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The 1934 Lehigh Engineers football team was an American football team that represented Lehigh University during the 1934 college football season. In its first season under head coach Glen Harmeson, the team compiled a 4–4 record, and split the two games against its Middle Three Conference rivals.
The team played its home games at Taylor Stadium in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
Schedule
References
Lehigh
Lehigh Mountain Hawks football seasons
Lehigh Engineers football
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Gračanica is a village in the municipality of Prijepolje, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 199 people.
References
Populated places in Zlatibor District
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SS Mesaba was a British passenger and cargo ship that was torpedoed and sunk by east of the Tuskar Rock in the Irish Sea on 1 September 1918 with the loss of 20 of her crew, while she was travelling from Liverpool, United Kingdom to Philadelphia, United States.
Construction
Mesaba was launched for the Atlantic Transport Line at the Harland & Wolff shipyard in Belfast, Northern Ireland on 11 September 1897, and completed on 17 February 1898. The ship was long, had a beam of and a depth of . She was assessed at and had a triple expansion engine producing 772 nhp, driving a single screw propeller. The ship could reach a maximum speed of and had four masts and one funnel. Her sister ships were: , , and .
Early career
Winefreda originally sailed from London to New York City from her maiden voyage on 3 March 1898 until June 1898, when she was renamed to Mesaba and continued to operate on that line. She collided with the Wilson Line ship , before colliding with yet another liner, the , not much later on 4 October 1900 in New York Harbor. Mesaba only received slight damage both times. She also made three trips from Antwerp to Boston and Philadelphia for the Red Star Line between 1912 and 1914. She resumed her usual sailing plan in June 1915. She was however involved in a third collision on 11 August 1918 in the Irish Sea with .
Titanic connection
On the night the struck an iceberg and began to sink on 14 April 1912, she had received a series of warnings from other ships of drifting ice in the area of the Grand Banks of Newfoundland. One of those ships to send her a warning, was the Mesaba. At 7.50 pm on 14 April 1912, her wireless operator Stanley Adams sent her the ice warnings, but they never made it to the bridge of the Titanic despite them being received by wireless officer Jack Phillips at 9.40 pm.
Sinking
Mesaba departed Liverpool for Philadelphia in convoy OL32/OE21 on 31 August 1918 under the command of Captain Owen Percy Clarke. The following day, she was torpedoed and sunk by east of the Tuskar Rock in the Irish Sea. The sinking claimed the lives of 20 of her crew, including her captain and chief officer. The remaining 78 crew were rescued by the gunboat Kildini, commanded by Lieutenant F.J. Silva.
Wreck
The wreck of Mesaba lies at () in 96 meters (314 feet) of water. The wreck, with its bow broken off, was positivily identified by a team from the University of Bangor in September 2022 by the use of sonar. Before that, the wreck was believed to be that of , a passenger ship that was sunk on the same day and by the same U-boat while travelling in the same convoy as Mesaba close to her position.
References
1898 ships
Ocean liners
Ocean liners of the United Kingdom
Passenger ships
Passenger ships of England
Steamships of the United Kingdom
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USS Charlotte (1862)
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USS Charlotte was a schooner captured by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She was used by the Union Navy to patrol navigable waterways of the Confederacy to prevent the South from trading with other countries.
Service history
Charlotte, a schooner used as a blockade runner, was captured off Mobile, Alabama, 10 April 1862 by ; condemned by the prize court at Boston, Massachusetts; purchased by the Navy 6 November 1862; placed under command of Acting Master E. D. Bruner; and assigned to the West Gulf Blockading Squadron. Charlotte's first station was in Choctawhatchee Bay, Alabama, from which on 27 December 1862 she sailed up river to capture the steamer . The ship had been laid up since the beginning of the War, and Charlotte's men repaired her engines so that she could sail to Pensacola, Florida.
The schooner continued to blockade off the East Pass of the Mississippi River, performing reconnaissance through which she was able to report movements of Confederate troops and act as a tender. She was later joined on station by Bloomer, which had been taken into the Navy. Although the Dictionary of American Fighting Ships does say that Charlotte guarded the East Pass of the Mississippi River, the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies of the War of the Rebellion lists her as being posted, along with the Bloomer at the East Pass of Choctawhatchee Bay, also known as the East Pass of Santa Rosa Island, which is near the present day city of Milton, Florida.Charlotte was sold at Pensacola 27 April 1867.
References
External links
List of some references to Charlotts in the ORN
A specific reference that shows the Charlotte at the East Pass of Santa Rosa Islan
Ships of the Union Navy
Schooners of the United States Navy
Tenders of the United States Navy
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Hopea micrantha
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Hopea micrantha is a tree in the family Dipterocarpaceae. The specific epithet micrantha means "small flower".
Description
Hopea micrantha grows as a canopy tree, up to tall, with a trunk diameter of up to . It has buttresses and stilt roots. The bark is smooth. The leathery leaves are lanceolate to oblong and measure up to long. The inflorescences measure up to long and bear up to five pink flowers. The nuts are egg-shaped and measure up to long.
Distribution and habitat
Hopea micrantha is native to Borneo. The species was present in Sumatra, but its presence there is now uncertain. Its habitat is heath forests, to elevations of .
Conservation
Hopea micrantha has been assessed as critically endangered on the IUCN Red List. It is threatened by land conversion for tree and palm oil plantations and by logging for its timber. The species is found in some protected areas.
References
micrantha
Endemic dipterocarps of Borneo
Plants described in 1860
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
Flora of the Sundaland heath forests
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Ultraviolet (Kelly Moran album)
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Ultraviolet is a 2018 album by Kelly Moran, released on Warp. The album has received positive reviews.
Recording and release
Ultraviolet is the first release by Moran on Warp. Moran was inspired by the sounds of nature and tried to reproduce them on the recording. She went to the prepared piano she has used on 2017's Bloodroot and improved with the instrument, adding synthesizer later.
Music video
On April 8, 2018, Moran released the music video to "Water Music". Directed by Katharine Antoun, the video shows a montage of meditative abstract imagery: iridescent splashes of color produced by Turkish marbling, microscopic footage of cellular activity, Moran’s own face and hands, and an uncanny CGI blob. Andy Cush of Spin explained: "With deft editing, the visuals become more than screensaver-ish visual ambience, tracking the rising tension of the sounds with increasingly quick cuts between images."
Critical reception
Pitchfork Media's Philip Sherburne gave the album 7.6 out of 10, summing up his review, "The excess is thrilling. It’s here where Moran feels the most unfettered and uninhibited—not just balancing opposing forces, but reveling in their collision and savoring the way the frequencies fly, like raindrops buffeted by gusts of wind." Evan Coral at Tiny Mix Tapes gave the album four out of five, with a review that is itself written in a post-modern style, highlighting Moran's inspiration from John Cage and emphasizing her innovation with a prepared piano. Paul Simpson of AllMusicGuide also referenced her innovation at piano preparation in his review, giving the album 3.5 out of five, saying the work is "far more expressive than one might expect from an album of prepared piano music". Regarding her inspiration to post-minimalism, Spyros Stasis of PopMatters ends his nine out of 10 review writing, "Starting from a minimal perspective, with a solitary piano as the main guide through this journey, she can awaken a pronounced ethereal and light characteristic, but further infuse it with a darker element." Exclaim!s Tom Beedham also gave it a nine out of 10 and contrasted the album's influences in his assessment: "Ultraviolet is indebted to the charm of the natural world, but with it, Moran unlocks dazzling new ones in the process, keys jammed firmly between the strings of her instrument".
Accolades
Track listing
All songs written by Kelly Moran
"Autowave" – 3:09
"Helix" – 8:48
"Water Music" – 6:29
"Nereid" – 10:07
"In Parallel" – 6:20
"Halogen" – 7:15
"Radian" – 2:50
Personnel
Kelly Moran – piano, songwriting, production
Dina Chang at Setta Studio, New York City, New York, United States – photography
Katharine Hayden – digital retouching
Heba Kadry – mastering
Lafont London – graphic design
Daniel Lopatin – synthesizer and additional production on "Helix", "Water Music", and "Nereid"
Gabriel Schuman – engineering
Tim Saccenti at Setta Studio – photography, creative direction
Chris Tabron at Red Bull Studios, New York City, New York, United States – mixing
See also
List of 2018 albums
References
External links
2018 albums
Kelly Moran (musician) albums
Warp (record label) albums
Albums produced by Daniel Lopatin
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Tonndorf, Hamburg
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Tonndorf is a quarter of Hamburg, Germany in the Wandsbek borough.
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Quarters of Hamburg
Wandsbek
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Pro Patria Milano
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The Pro Patria Milano (sometimes known by sponsor names Pro Patria Pierrel or Pro Patria Freedent) is an Italian athletics club based in Milan, founded in 1883.
Achievements
Pro Patria Milano won 12 editions of the men's Italian Championships in Athletics for clubs (Campionati italiani di società di atletica leggera), and two edition of European Champion Clubs Cup.
13 wins at the Italian Championships (1935, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1990)
2 wins at the European Champion Clubs Cup (1984, 1985)
Main athletes
Luigi Beccali
Giovanni Turba
Pierfrancesco Pavoni
Alberto Cova
Mario Lanzi
Carlo Simionato
Enrico Perucconi
Salvatore Morale
Eddy Ottoz
Giovanni Evangelisti
See also
Athletics in Italy
Aurora Pro Patria 1919
References
External links
Official site
Athletics clubs in Italy
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No. 10 Squadron is a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) signals intelligence squadron based at RAAF Base Edinburgh, South Australia. It is part of No. 42 Wing RAAF. The squadron was formed in 1939 as a maritime patrol unit. It saw active service during the Second World War, conducting anti-submarine operations and patrols from bases in the United Kingdom until it disbanded in late 1945. It was re-formed in Australia in 1949 and since then has contributed to Australia's East Timor intervention, and has been deployed to the Middle East as part of the War on Terrorism and the 2003 Gulf War. Most recently it now has a signals intelligence mission.
History
Second World War
No. 10 Squadron was formed on 1 July 1939 at RAAF Base Point Cook, under the command of Wing Commander Leon Lachal. Later that month aircrew and ground staff from the squadron departed for Britain to be trained on the Short Sunderland aircraft which had been acquired to equip the squadron. While it was intended that the aircrew would fly these aircraft to Australia after completing their training, following the outbreak of war the Australian government offered to retain the squadron in Britain. As a result, No. 10 Squadron was both the first RAAF squadron and the first British Commonwealth squadron to see active service in the Second World War, when one of its aircraft made a flight to Tunisia on 10 October 1939. It was also the only RAAF squadron to see continuous active service throughout the war.
The squadron's major tasks during the war were escorting convoys, conducting anti-submarine patrols, and air-sea rescue. It sank its first U-boat on 1 July 1940. Operating mainly from bases in southern Britain such as RAF Mount Batten in Plymouth, the unit flew missions as far afield as Oban in Scotland, where a detachment was based between late 1940 and mid-1940, and Malta and Gibraltar in the Mediterranean Sea.
No. 10 Squadron sank a total of six U-boats between February 1940 and May 1945. It also set a Coastal Command record in February 1944 for the most patrol hours flown in a single month: 1143. The unit lost 19 aircraft during the war, most of which, according to author Norman Barnes, are thought to have been shot down by long range German fighter aircraft. In June 1945, the squadron ceased operations as part of Coastal Command and a reorganisation of RAAF units in Britain resulted in No. 466 Squadron RAAF being redesignated as No. 10 Squadron and moving to Bassingbourn, in Cambridgeshire. Following the end of hostilities in Europe, No. 10 Squadron began preparations to deploy to the Pacific Theatre; however, this was curtailed by the Japanese surrender and it remained in Britain, disbanding on 26 October 1945. Wartime casualties amounted to 161 personnel killed.
Post-war
No. 10 Squadron was re-formed at Townsville on 1 March 1949 to increase the RAAF's reconnaissance capability. Operating modified Lincoln heavy bombers the squadron conducted maritime and anti-submarine patrols over northern Australia and the South Pacific. In June 1950, a detachment from the squadron was sent to Darwin to carry out search and rescue duties. The squadron continued in this role after re-equipping with Neptune aircraft in March 1962, and the longer range of the Neptune allowed the squadron to operate over South East Asia and the Central Pacific in an area that was equal to "one tenth of the world's surface".
During the Vietnam War, Neptune aircraft from No. 10 Squadron operating from U-Tapao Royal Thai Navy Airfield supported US Air Force B-52 bombing missions on an opportunity basis whilst transiting Thai airspace, using their AN/APS-120 radar to provide early warning of surface-to-air missiles. The Neptune's electronic equipment was also used during the Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation in the mid-1960s to monitor Indonesian radars. For a six-month period between June 1968 and January 1969, the squadron was commanded by a US naval officer, Lieutenant Commander J.A. Mueller.
Throughout 1978–79, No. 10 Squadron was re-equipped with P-3C Orion aircraft and relocated to RAAF Base Edinburgh in South Australia. With the similarly equipped No. 11 Squadron, No. 10 Squadron continues to operate in the maritime patrol, surveillance and anti-shipping roles.
Since the 1980s, No. 10 Squadron has contributed to the RAAF maritime patrol detachment based at Butterworth Air Base in Malaysia as part of Operation Gateway. More recently, it supported the Australian-led intervention into East Timor in 1999, and has contributed to the Australian maritime patrol detachment based in the Persian Gulf since 2003. In this role the squadron has supported coalition operations in Afghanistan and Iraq, and undertaken border protection duties as part of Operation Resolute. It is currently assigned to No. 42 Wing RAAF where it operates two AP-3C Orions in an electronic warfare role.
In December 2020 Wing Commander Marija Jovanovich assumed command of the squadron, becoming the third woman to lead a RAAF flying squadron. No. 10 Squadron became the first RAAF flying squadron to simultaneously have a female commanding officer and a female executive officer in 2021 when Squadron Leader Jenna Higgins took up the role.
The squadron is set to operate the AP-3Cs until 2023, after which they will be replaced by four MC-55A Peregrine aircraft.
Aircraft operated
The squadron has operated the following aircraft:
Short Sunderland (1939–1945)
Supermarine Walrus Mk.I (1940)
Short S.26 G-Boat (1941)
Avro Lincoln (1949–1962)
Lockheed P2V-7S Neptune (1962–1977)
Lockheed P-3C Orion (1977–2002)
AP-3C Orion (2002–current)
No. 10 Squadron was also equipped with small numbers of Supermarine Seagull, Supermarine Southampton, de Havilland DH60 Moth floatplane, Consolidated Catalina and Supermarine Walrus aircraft for training purposes prior to receiving its Sunderland aircraft.
Notes
References
External links
10 Squadron Official Website
10 Squadron Command Transfers to 42 Wing.
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Signals intelligence units and formations
Maritime patrol aircraft squadrons
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Broadwaters is an electoral ward in Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England. The ward elects three councillors to both Wyre Forest District Council and Kidderminster Town Council. The population of the ward at the 2011 census was 7,933, and its area is .
Governance
Broadwaters is in the parliamentary constituency of Wyre Forest. Three councillors serve the ward:
Mary Rayner (Independent)
Peter Young (Health Concern)
Sarah Rook (Labour - Group leader)
References
Kidderminster
Wards of Worcestershire
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Gitega is one of the 18 provinces of Burundi. Its capital is Gitega, which is also the national capital. It has a population of 725,223 as of 2008 and an area of .
History
After Burundi attained full independence on 1 July 1962, there was a military coup d'état in which the king was overthrown and monarchy disbanded in 1966. When King Ntare V tried to reinstate his kingdom, he was assassinated in 1972 at the Royal Palace of Gitega.
On 26 April 1996, army attacks at Buhoro killed some 230 civilians. On 21 October, some 70 Tutsi students were burnt alive at Kibimba. In March 2007, President Pierre Nkurunziza announced that Burundi had plans to transfer the capital from Bujumbura to Gitega. According to him, the central location of the city makes it "an ideal place to better serve the majority of the population". The capital was moved on 24 December 2018.
Geography
Gitega Province is located in central Burundi. It has an area of and has a population density of 366.5 individuals per square kilometre. Gitega is a central highland province along with Kayanza and Muramvya.
Communes
Gitega Province is divided administratively into 11 communes:
Commune of Bugendana
Commune of Bukirasazi
Commune of Buraza
Commune of Giheta
Commune of Gishubi
Commune of Gitega
Commune of Itaba
Commune of Makebuko
Commune of Mutaho
Commune of Nyanrusange
Commune of Ryansoro
Demographics
Gitega Province is one of the seventeen provinces of Burundi and Gitega is its capital city. The province has a population of 725,223 and the Gitega Commune the largest population of 155,005; the least populous commune is Ryansoro with a population of 35,835. Gitega city had a population of 20,700 in 1990. As of June 2000, 21,350 people were located in internally displaced persons (IDP) camps, housed in 16 settlements within the province.
Climate
The climatic condition in Gitega, the capital of the province is moderate with an average annual high of 18 degrees c and a low of . The average annual rainfall is .
Economy
Burundi is diversifying from the main economic activities of agriculture and livestock farming. One such micro project is in the fisheries sector in Gitega. In 1999, the Dushirehamwe fish farm association was established in the province with 23 men and women. In 2002, they received a grant from Africare. After the success of the first fish farm under the grant, the association successfully launched a second project with its own funds in 2003. Africare has also supported measures to strengthen civil society organizations. While the principal hospital in the province is Gitega Hospital in Gitega City, the only state-run rehabilitation center for landmine victims is located in the province. The principal airport is Gitega Airport (IATA: GID, ICAO: HBBE) which has an elevation of with a runway of .
Religion
Mushasha is the seat of the Catholic archbishop. The Archdiocese of Gitega, the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Gitega, was established in 1959. It has jurisdiction over an area of . Approximately 77 percent out of the total population in the province belongs to the diocese.
Landmarks
Some of the landmarks in the province are the national museum and drum sanctuaries. Burundi National Museum was established in 1955. It consists of two distinct areas, the traditional museum building and the drummers' sanctuary. Exhibits consist of drums, dance and musical instruments, baskets, calabashes weaponry, and tools used in sorcery. It also houses ancient Burundian dresses and a large library.
The royal palace is located on a hill top 45 miles away from Gitega; it contains a traditional art museum. It is located within the military camp where the King Ntare V was incarcerated. The drum sanctuary is in the precincts of the royal palace. It houses ancient drums and drum making tools, and offers exhibitions with dance and music programmes for the public. The sanctuary's objective is to preserve and popularize the Burundian culture particularly the role of the drum in its history. Of the two personal drums of the king, one is in the sanctuary and the other is preserved in the museum. Dancers performed with these drums for the king. This sanctuary was refurbished in 1988. The rukinzo drum used to be part of the king's entourage.
Also in the province are a craftwares village and the Gitega Art School of ceramics, paintings and sculptures. There is also an artistic centre where ceramics, leather and wood carvings are made. The Chutes de la Kalera, close to Rutana, is a natural scenic attraction during the rainy season.
References
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Provinces of Burundi
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Kilili can refer to:
Kilili, Mesopotamian demon
Gregorio Sablan
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Union Garnet Chargers
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The Union Garnet Chargers comprise the 24 teams representing Union College in intercollegiate athletics, including men and women's basketball, crew, cross country, ice hockey, lacrosse, soccer, swimming & diving, tennis, and track and field. Men's only sports include baseball and football. Women's only sports include field hockey, golf, softball, and volleyball.
History
Prior to 2023, the college's teams were known as the "Dutchmen" and "Dutchwomen." The nickname was changed to "Garnet Chargers" as part of a branding update. Garnet has been the school's official color for 150 years, and the name "chargers" is a reference to "Schenectady’s legacy as a leader in electrical technologies."
Leagues
The Garnet Chargers compete in the NCAA Division III and are members of the Liberty League for all sports except ice hockey, which competes in NCAA Division I as a member of ECAC Hockey.
Teams
Notable athletes
Jake Fishman (born 1995), Major League Baseball pitcher for the Miami Marlins, and Olympian for Team Israel
Shayne Gostisbehere (born 1993), NHL player
Ashley Johnston (born 1992), NWHL player
Keith Kinkaid (born 1989), NHL player
See also
Collegiate sports
NCAA
References
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The Agdal Gardens (or Aguedal Gardens) are a large area of historic gardens and orchards in Marrakesh, Morocco. The gardens are located to the south of the city's historic Kasbah and its royal palace. Together with the medina of Marrakech and the Menara Gardens, the Agdal Gardens were listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site in 1985. The gardens contain several historic water reservoirs as well as several historic palaces and pavilions, including the Dar el-Hana and the Dar al-Bayda.
Etymology
The name Agdal is a polysemic term derived from Tamazight (Berber) meaning a "walled meadow" or a summer pasture for transhumance. The same name is also used for similar walled parks and gardens in other historic Moroccan cities such as Fez, Meknes, and Rabat.
History
Almohad creation
The tradition of creating gardens on the outskirts of the city began early with the Almoravids who founded Marrakesh in 1070. Multiple gardens, estates, and artificial lakes were established in multiple sites outside the city walls, often referred to as buḥā'ir – singular buḥayra – an Arabic word meaning "little sea", presumably in reference to the artificial lakes and large water basins. The site of the later Almohad Kasbah, for example, was already occupied by a garden orchard named Jnan as-Saliḥa.
The current Agdal Gardens, however, were first established by the Almohads. The largest reservoir of the gardens, known today as the Dar al-Hana reservoir, is believed to date from this original creation, during the reign of Abu Ya'qub Yusuf (ruled 1163–1184). Scholars differ on whether the other main reservoir, known as al-Gharsiyya, dates from the same time or from the Alaouite period. The gardens were designed by Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Milhan, an engineer from Al-Andalus and of Berber origin, who became rich thanks to the sultan's favour following his successful designs. The gardens were originally still known in this period as al-Buḥayra (this Arabic name was generalized and applied to other gardens too) or as al-Bustan (a word of Persian origin meaning "garden"). At the end of the 12th century, Abu Ya'qub Yusuf's successor, Ya'qub al-Mansur, built the Kasbah and the new royal palaces of his dynasty on the south side of the city. Its southern gate, Bab al-Bustan, was so named because it led to the gardens south of the city. A recent study by Spanish scholars uses topographical and archeological clues to argue that the Kasbah walls and the Agdal walls were not originally linked together as they are today and that an open space existed between them instead. Historian Gaston Deverdun also cites historical sources indicating that the walls were still not connected to the Kasbah during the later Saadian period. The Spanish study suggests that the original enclosure had a slightly irregular quadrilateral profile corresponding to the middle section of the current Agdal enclosure. This section is distinguishable today by a length of the western wall that runs in a direction not parallel with the eastern wall.
In this original enclosure the Dar al-Hana (as it is known today) would have been located adjacent to the southern wall of the gardens, slightly uphill from the rest of the gardens. The same Spanish study has argued that the overall layout of the Dar al-Hana complex, with the reservoir and its residential pavilion located on its middle axis to the south, dates back to the original Almohad design. The ensemble formed its own enclosed walled space within the larger gardens. It was arranged in a symmetrical plan that was aligned with the north-south axis of the gardens, which in turn was aligned with the royal Kasbah to the north. The main water channel which supplied the gardens also entered the reservoir from the south on this same axis, possibly passing through the residential palace. Of this original Almohad complex, only the enormous water basin itself has survived to the present day, thanks to its solidity, though it has been repaired many times.
Saadian renewal
For the rest of its history, the gardens went through a cycle of decline and renewal. When neglected, the gardens quickly ran dry and were prone to desertification. During periods of renewal, later rulers were required to replant the gardens and clear sediments from the reservoirs and channels. After the defeat of the Almohads in the 13th century Marrakesh ceased to be the capital and the gardens underwent a first period of decline. It was only under the Saadian dynasty in the 16th century that the capital returned to the city and the Kasbah, along with the gardens, were restored and redeveloped. During this period the gardens became known as Rawd al-Masarra ("Garden of Happiness"). The first restoration works, mainly aimed at rehabilitating the water supply system, were carried out by Sultan Abdallah al-Ghalib and further work was continued by Ahmad al-Mansur. Both of them also worked on rebuilding the city's kasbah to the north. Historical sources also mention that the Al-Masarra gardens were open to the public and to all of the city's citizens, a tradition which continues to the present day.
The pleasure palace of Dar al-Hana, built on the south side of the largest reservoir, is also clearly mentioned and described for the first time in historical sources for the Saadian period. According to these sources the palace was most likely completely rebuilt by Abdallah al-Ghalib and then again by Ahmad al-Mansur. The palace built by Al-Mansur, of which there are minor archeological remains, covered a large rectangular area and had two levels in some parts. Its floor plan was dominated by a central courtyard with a long rectangular pool along its north-south axis. At the center of this pool was a marble platform with a smaller square pool with leopard sculptures at its four corners and a column in its center topped with the sculpture of a lion from which water spurted like a fountain. Its monumental riad-like design was similar in some respects to the more famous El Badi Palace in the Kasbah, and it is named as one of Al-Mansur's great works in historical sources. Like the El Badi, it too was very opulent and it too was plundered afterwards by Sultan Moulay Isma'il. Ahmad al-Mansur also appears to have reinforced the water reservoir by encasing it with thicker outer walls, which also elevated the walkway along its edge.
Alaouite period
The gardens underwent another period of relative decline after the fall of the Saadians but were still partially maintained and used as a recreational space for the early Alaouite sultans (17th-18th centuries) Some initial restoration was carried out by Muhammad ibn Abdallah (viceroy in Marrakesh after 1747, sultan from 1757 to 1790). Muhammad ibn Abdallah was responsible for rebuilding the royal palace in the Kasbah and extending it southwards, bringing it closer to the Agdal. The Qubbat as-Suwayra ("Pavilion of Essaouira"), which stands today at the southern edge of the Grand Mechouar and at the northern edge of the Agdal, dates from this time. A recent study by Spanish scholars suggests that it was in this period that the Agdal was in turn extended northward and its walls were joined with the walls of the Kasbah, as they are today. The Dar al-Bayda palace, which is located in this northern extension of the gardens, was also first built by Muhammad ibn Abdallah.
It was Sultan Abd ar-Rahman (ruled 1822–1859), however, who finally began replanting and restoring the gardens in full in the 19th century. The work was finished by his successor, Muhammad IV (ruled 1859–1873). It was also in the 19th century that the name Agdal began to be used for the gardens as well as for similar orchard areas in other cities. To rehabilitate the water supply system Abd ar-Rahman had to negotiate with local Berber tribes near the mountains to return control of old water sources to the central government. The works also required clearing the silt which had built up in the abandoned reservoirs and even required clearing a village which had come to occupy the Dar al-Hana reservoir. The replanting of trees took many years, starting at the northern end and progressing southwards. The presence or remains of other internal walls within the Agdal today may correspond to the different phases of restoration and expansion during this period.
Muhammad IV, for his part, extended the Agdal enclosure further south, creating the Agdal Barrani section which extends south of the Dar al-Hana, thus finalizing the Agdal's present-day outline. The outer western walls of the Agdal were also partly rebuilt in his time following an attack by the Rehamna tribe, whom the sultan afterwards ordered to repair the damage. At the same time, a small bastion fort was added here on the Agdal's western perimeter, known as the Sqallat al-Mrabit, to help defend it in the future. In 1862-63 Muhammad also built a new pleasure kiosk in the middle of the Jnan ar-Redwan, the garden area in the northwestern corner of the enclosure.
The Dar al-Bayda palace, which was begun earlier, was expanded and completed in its current form by Sultan Moulay Hassan (ruled 1873–1894) after 1883. Moulay Hassan, who took interest in introducing new modern technologies in his kingdom, also added several industrial buildings within the garden estates. The current Dar al-Hana palace pavilion was also rebuilt at some point in the mid-19th century, on a smaller scale than the earlier palace of Ahmad al-Mansur. Early 20th-century sources report that it was left unfinished, however, and the structure soon fell into ruins again. It was rebuilt, redesigned, and partly expanded by French architect André Paccard (who worked for King Hassan II) in the 1970s or 1980s, which resulted in the current structure standing on this site.
Description
Geography
The gardens cover and extend for some , surrounded by a long wall. Its location to the south of the city, on a gentle uphill slope leading to the mountains, allowed it to take advantage of the waters coming directly into the city as well as to help protect the water supply of the city by enclosing them within the Agdal's walls. The otherwise flat landscape allowed for easy planting and a regular layout of plots.
Botany
Royal Moroccan gardens like the Agdal were designed with a primarily productive agricultural purpose. While there have not been many comprehensive archeological investigations of the Agdal, historical texts provide some information about what was planted here and in other gardens like the Menara. They indicate from its beginning the Agdal was planted with similar types of trees and crops, mostly fruit and olive trees. It was around the time of Almohads that the lemon tree and orange tree first arrived in Morocco from Asia. Vines were also planted and wine was historically consumed at some royal festivities despite its taboo, although the production of wine in the region was concentrated further south along the Neffis River. Over the following centuries various crops are reported to have been grown in the gardens. In addition to olives (the most common crop), lemons, oranges, and vines, other crops included: pomegranate, elderberry, myrtle, roses, jasmine, apricot, and peaches. A census of the gardens in 1916, during the French colonial administration, counted 29,227 olive trees, 9851 orange trees, and 11,717 other fruit trees including pomegranate trees, for a total of 50,795 trees. This count is essentially representative of the current gardens. Crops and trees are planted in different areas according to their water needs.
Irrigation System
The water to the gardens was historically provided by a network of underground channels and ditches known as khettara, which bring water down from the High Atlas mountains many kilometres away, especially from the Ourika River basin to the south. Water was also diverted from rivers by building dams and surface channels. The enormous water basins inside the garden served as reservoirs from which water could be redistributed to the surrounding area via a network of ditches. The reservoirs also accumulated water so that a supply could be guaranteed year-round, including during the winter. The largest reservoir, the reservoir of the Dar al-Hana, has a regular rectangular form measuring 208 by 181 meters, with a capacity of 83,000 cubic meters. It is built with rammed earth mixed with lime and gravel. The second-largest reservoir, al-Gharsiyya, has a slightly more irregular quadrilateral shape and features a square island at its center.
In modern times, however, as the city's water needs grew, a modern khettara with far greater output flow was dug in 1932-33 to water the Agdal. Nonetheless, even this new khettara wasn't enough and much of the water was still needed for the growing city, and so in the 20th century water for the gardens and the city began to be drawn directly from the phreatic table in the city's area.
Palace structures
Dar al-Hana
The Dar al-Hana, a palatial pavilion, stands on the southern side of the largest and oldest reservoir of the Agdal. The pavilion and the reservoir were surrounded by their own rectangular wall enclosure, with a main gate to the north which was aligned with the main north-south axis of the gardens leading from the Kasbah of the city. The north gate is integrated into an observation pavilion (menzeh) that rises above it. In addition to the residential palace pavilion, there are several other historical structures nearby which were part of the ensemble. Right next to the pavilion, on its east side, is a boathouse which was connected with the reservoir. The sultan's stables were housed in a structure a short distance to the southwest of this, which consists of nine long vaulted halls subdivided by rows of arches. On the east edge of the reservoir are the remains of a much smaller pavilion dating to the Saadian period, which probably once faced a similar pavilion on the west side of the reservoir. At the northwestern corner of the enclosure is a warehouse which once stored munitions, while just east of this are the remains of an animal-powered mill.
The residential pavilion itself is likely built on the site of the former Saadian palace of Ahmad al-Mansur, with some minor remains of the latter being integrated into the present-day building. After Al-Mansur, the palace was rebuilt in the 19th century by the Alaouites, but on a much smaller scale. Whereas the Saadian palace had a large rectangular floor plan extending south beyond the perimeter of the wall enclosure surrounding the reservoir, the 19th-century palace retained only the northern end of this palace, forming a small rectangular building which was meant to have two floors but whose second floor was never completed. It fell into ruin in turn during the 20th century, until in the 1970s or 1980s King Hassan II had a French architect, André Paccard, rebuild the pavilion. The 20th-century structure, which still stands today, erased most of the former structure but retained some of its floor plan and expanded it northwards, closer to the edge of the pool. The new structure, built in concrete, was also taller, raising the height of the walls but preserving some traces of an earlier crenellated wall which might date back as far as the palace built by Abdallah al-Ghalib in the 16th century. Even Paccard's building was also left unfinished, however.
Sultan Mohammed IV died in the reservoir when his steamboat capsized there in 1873.
Dar al-Bayda
Dar al-Bayda, the principal palace inside the gardens, comprises a complex of structures within its own wall enclosure. The main 18th-century palace structure, which was later expanded by Moulay Hassan in the late 19th century, consists of three courtyards arranged from north to south, each with a different layout. The northern and southern courtyards have rectangular forms. The northern one originally had a square water basin at its center while the southern had a central star-shaped fountain. The larger central courtyard between them has a square layout. It was originally had a central water basin as well, but its most distinctive features are the two square pavilion towers rising from its western corners, each topped by a green-tiled pyramidal roof, and a large eight-sided kiosk in the middle between them. This kiosk, the Qubbat al-Ghana'im ("Dome of the Spoils"), rises to an eight-sided pointed cupola, and is surrounded at ground level by an enveloping portico or gallery. In the 20th century the whole palace was converted into use as a military hospital. At some point a large rectangular courtyard was added to the western side of the palace as well, and more rooms and structures were variously added later in the 20th century.
See also
Landmarks of Marrakesh
Buhaira Gardens
Mosara Garden
Generalife
Kasbah of Moulay Ismail
Majorelle Garden
References
Further reading
Navarro, Julio; Garrido, Fidel; Almela, Íñigo (2017). "The Agdal of Marrakesh (Twelfth to Twentieth Centuries): An Agricultural Space for Caliphs and Sultans. Part 1: History". Muqarnas. 34 (1): 23–42.
Navarro, Julio; Garrido, Fidel; Almela, Íñigo (2018). "The Agdal of Marrakesh (Twelfth to Twentieth Centuries): An Agricultural Space for Caliphs and Sultans. Part II: Hydraulics, Architecture, and Agriculture". Muqarnas. 35 (1): 1–64.
Gardens in Morocco
Buildings and structures in Marrakesh
Almohad architecture
Agdal
Saadian architecture
'Alawi architecture
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Rasm al-Ward () is a Syrian village located in Al-Hamraa Nahiyah in Hama District, Hama. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Rasm Elward had a population of 483 in the 2004 census.
References
Populated places in Hama District
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Kürdlər (also, Kurdlar and Kurtlar) is a village in the Agdam District of Azerbaijan.
Notable natives
Aliabbas Isgandarov — National Hero of Azerbaijan.
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Populated places in Aghdam District
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Peter Chin
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Peter Wing Ho Chin, CNZM () (born 1941) is a lawyer and was the 56th Mayor of Dunedin, New Zealand. He served two terms as Mayor from 2004 to 2010.
Early life and career
Peter Chin is a descendant of the earliest Chinese immigrants to New Zealand, and his family owned a fish and chips take-away establishment in Dunedin.
In the 1950s, Peter Chin was a student at Otago Boys' High School and then the University of Otago, graduating with an LLB in 1965. He started working as a lawyer in Dunedin in 1968 and became a founding partner at the Otago law firm Webb Farry. He also took up a position in the Otago District Law Society.
Mayoral career
Chin was first elected in 1995 as a councillor in the Dunedin City Council, representing the Hills Ward. He served three terms before being elected as Mayor during the 2004 Dunedin mayoral election, replacing Sukhi Turner who was retiring as mayor. He was re-elected during the 2007 Dunedin mayoral election with an absolute majority.
As Mayor, Chin supported the Forsyth Barr Stadium, which drew controversy over its cost and source of funding. In the course of examining funding options he sent a confidential letter to the Government asking for money without full Council approval, and was on a committee of three that later censured Councillor Teresa Stevenson for leaking the letter to the Otago Daily Times.
Post-mayoral career
During the 2010 Dunedin mayoral election, Peter Chin was defeated by Greater Dunedin candidate and Dunedin City Council councillor Dave Cull. He was one of the twelve members of the Constitutional Advisory Panel, which sought public input on a written constitution for New Zealand, since 2011.
Community involvement
In addition to his professional and mayoral career, Chin served as the chair of the Otago Community Trust, the Chinese Garden Trust, the Otago District Law Society and head of the Gambling Commission, the government-appointed panel that regulates casinos. In the 2003 New Year Honours, he was appointed a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to local-body and community affairs.
As chair of the Chinese Gardens Trust, Chin presided over the building of the Dunedin Chinese Garden, which receive NZ$3.75 million in public funding and NZ$1 million in ratepayer funding. The Chinese Garden opened in May 2008. The Garden was constructed in an authentic manner, using almost a thousand tonnes of rocks imported from Lake Tai, China.
He also served the chair of the national Chinese Poll Tax Heritage Trust, which was set up with government funding in 2004. The trust aims to raise awareness of the early Chinese community in New Zealand and its history, language and culture.
Personal life
Chin has been married to Noleen since 1964 with whom he had 4 children. he lives in Roslyn and is a prominent operatic singer. Chin suffered a heart attack on New Year's eve, 2014 whilst on a plane from Dunedin to Wellington to visit his son. He had a triple bypass and later recovered.
Filmography
Chin played a minor part in the 1987 film Illustrious Energy, a historic drama based on the experiences of Chinese gold miners in Central Otago.
References
External links
Profile and contact information at the Dunedin City Council
Biography at Webb Farry Barristers & Solicitors
1941 births
Companions of the New Zealand Order of Merit
Living people
Mayors of Dunedin
Lawyers from Dunedin
New Zealand people of Chinese descent
University of Otago alumni
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Patrick O'Loughlin
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Patrick Henry O'Loughlin (1860-1927) was an Irish born 19th-century outfielder who played in Major League Baseball. Sometimes credited as Patrick Loughlin or simply "Loughlin", he appeared in one game at right field for the 1883 Baltimore Orioles of the American Association. In that game, he got two hits in five at bats.
Sources
Patrick O'Loughlin at Baseball Reference
Patrick Loughlin at Retrosheet
Irish emigrants to the United States
Major League Baseball players from Ireland
Irish baseball players
Major League Baseball right fielders
Baltimore Orioles (AA) players
1860 births
1927 deaths
19th-century baseball players
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The Mentzer index, described in 1973 by William C. Mentzer, is the MCV divided by the RBC count. It is said to be helpful in differentiating iron deficiency anemia from beta thalassemia trait.
The index is calculated from the results of a complete blood count. If the quotient of the mean corpuscular volume (MCV, in fL) divided by the red blood cell count (RBC, in million per microliter) is less than 13, β-thalassemia trait is said to be more likely. If the result is greater than 13, then iron-deficiency anemia is said to be more likely.
The principle involved is as follows: In iron deficiency, the marrow cannot produce as many RBCs and they are small (microcytic), so the RBC count and the MCV will both be low, and as a result, the index will be greater than 13. Conversely, in thalassemia, which is a disorder of globin synthesis, the number of RBCs produced is normal, but the cells are smaller and more fragile. Therefore, the RBC count is normal, but the MCV is low, so the index will be less than 13.
References
Blood tests
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2017 Seongnam FC season
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The 2017 Seongnam FC season is the club's first season in K League Challenge since its establishment in 1989 as Ilhwa Chunma Football Club and in its current name, Seongnam FC. The team will also competing in the 2017 Korean FA Cup.
Pre-season
Seongnam FC set up the pre-season plan to stay in Namhae, Mokpo and Murcia, Spain.
Namhae, 05-15 Jan 2017
Seongnam FC focused on fitness training in Namhae.
Mokpo, 15-27 Jan 2017
Seongnam FC had practice matches against University teams and a Korea National League side nearby.
Murcia, Spain, 1-23 Feb 2017
Seongnam FC stayed in Murcia and had practice matches in Pinatar Arena Football Center. All the schedule were coordinated by an agent, HMSports.
After the match against FC Cartagena, Seongnam FC squad return to South Korea, arriving on 23rd Feb 2017.
Club Announcements
31 Mar 2017: The club announced that the sales figure of 2017 season ticket by far reached to 7,035. This is the best season ticket sales record in the club history.
3 Mar 2017: The club announced that the new signing from U-18 team(Poongsang High) - Lee Shi-hwan.
27 Feb 2017: The club announced that the sales figure of 2017 season ticket reached to 6,034 by then. It is similar to the last season.
25 Feb 2017: Seongnam FC held the opening ceremony of 2017 season at AK Plaza Bundang, Seohyeon Station. Bae Seung-jin is announced as the captain for the season.
20 Feb 2017: The club announced the number of season ticket sales reached to 5,048. The season ticket postings are started on the day. Also launched a collaborated merchandise with Oxford.
18 Feb 2017: The last recruit before 2017 Season, Dario Vidosic is announced.
17 Feb 2017: Home & Away Kit by Umbro is revealed.
13 Feb 2017: Seongnam FC renewed the contract with Kim Jung-min, FIFA Online pro-gamer.
12 Feb 2017: New signing Park Sung-ho joined the squad.
9 Feb 2017: The fixture of 2017 1st Half Open Youth Test of Seongnam FC is announced.
7 Feb 2017: Back numbers for 2017 K League Challenge is revealed.
3 Feb 2017: Marin Oršulić officially joined Seongnam.
19 Jan 2017: Seongnam FC unveiled the signing from Gwangju FC, Oh Do-hyun.
10 Jan 2017: Sponsorship agreement between the club and NHN Entertainment is on the news.
9 Jan 2017: Seongnam FC announced their sponsorship to Coexistence of Animal Rights on Earth and to 'Biscuit' an abandoned dog in CARE Abandoned Dog Shelter.
7 Jan 2017: Jeon Sang-wook (footballer) rejoined Seongnam FC as U-10 team coach, after his recovery from Nasopharynx cancer.
6 Jan 2017: Shim Je-hyeok joined the team from FC Seoul as a loan player.
5 Jan 2017: The club announced Neco joined the team.
4 Jan 2017: Yang Dong-won moved from Gangwon FC to Seongnam FC.
3 Jan 2017: An Jae-jun joined Seongnam FC from Incheon United as a free agent.
2 Jan 2017: Seongnam FC announced An Sang-hyun puts pen to paper to renew his contract with the club.
1 Jan 2017:Oh Jang-eun joined Seongnam FC from the archrival Suwon Samsung Bluewings.
Squad
Out on loan
Competitions
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Korean FA Cup
Seongnam FC participates in 2017 Korean FA Cup from Round 3 as K League Challenge team.
On 7 March 2017, in 2017 Korean FA Cup 3, 4 Rounds Draw, Seongnam FC were drawn against Suwon FC. The original draw was Suwon FC's home, but it is decided as Seongnam FC's home due to Suwon's absence at the draw.
Tickets
Season Ticket
On 13 December 2016, the club started the sales of 2017 Seongnam FC season ticket. The first purchase was made by the chairman, Lee Jae-myung and he triggered a 'Pass-Pass Relay' campaign. The campaign is a season ticket holder to nominated participants to purchase Seongnam FC season ticket.
Sales Period
Early Bird Sales: 21 December 2016 10:00(KST) - 20 January 2017
General Sales: 21 January - 28 April 2017
Sold at Tancheon Sports Complex on Seongnam FC home games, or via Interpark website.
Prices
* Currency is Korean Won.
* Corporate Season Ticket Set is consist of a Ticket book, SFC Umbrella and SFC Calendar.
References
External links
Official Website
Official K League website
Official K League Website
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Boussemghoun
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Boussemghoun (Arabic: بوسمغون) is a municipality in El Bayadh Province, Algeria. It is co-extensive with the district of Boussemghoun, and has a population of 2,480 which gives it 7 seats in the PMA. Its postal code is 32320 and its municipal code is 3213.
The people of Boussemghoun speak a Berber dialect, locally termed "Chelha" or "Tachelhit"; as of 2004, this remained in regular use, in contrast with some neighbouring villages where the use of Berber is reported to be declining. The oasis is a centre of the Tijaniyyah order, which was founded there by Sidi Ahmad al-Tijani in 1782; it has a Tijaniyyah zaouia.
The earliest known historical mention of Boussemghoun is by Ibn Khaldun, in reference to a raid in 1370.
References
Communes of El Bayadh Province
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235 Van Buren
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235 Van Buren is a high-rise condominium building located in Chicago's Loop neighborhood near the Willis Tower and the 311 South Wacker Drive Building. The 46 story skyscraper was designed by Perkins & Will and built by CMK Companies, a Chicago-based real estate development company.
As the building's name suggests, it is located at 235 West Van Buren Street adjacent to the Chicago River at the eastern terminus of Eisenhower Expressway.
Completed in January 2010, it is a residential building with 714 condominium units, an 11-story, 570-spot parking garage, as well as approximately 10,000 sq. ft. of retail space located on the building's first two floors. The building is currently home to the South Loop Market, Van Buren Gentlemen's Salon, and the 235 Van Buren On-Site Sales Center.
Each residence has modern interiors with floor-to-ceiling windows, 10 foot ceilings, and exposed concrete accents.
The building has 1 to 3 bedroom condos. It also has a penthouse on the top floor which was featured on an episode of HGTV's House Hunters TV Show.
Awards
The building has earned honors for the unusual modern design, including:
Distinguished Building Award, Citation of Merit - American Institute of Architects, Chicago Chapter
Mies van der Rohe Award, Special Recognition - American Institute of Architects Illinois
Louis Sullivan Award, Top Honor - American Institute of Architects Illinois.
See also
List of tallest buildings in Chicago
List of tallest buildings in the United States
References
External links
235 Van Buren Official Website
Residential skyscrapers in Chicago
Residential buildings completed in 2010
Residential condominiums in Chicago
2010 establishments in Illinois
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Peucephyllum is a monotypic genus of flowering plants containing the single species Peucephyllum schottii. Its common names include pygmy cedar, Schott's pygmy cedar, desert fir, and desert pine. It is not a cedar, fir, or pine, but a member of the aster family, Asteraceae. It is a leafy evergreen shrub with glandular, resinous foliage. It flowers in yellow flower heads which have only disc florets. The fruits are woody, bristly seeds with a pappus. This plant is native to the deserts of Arizona, California, Nevada, and Utah in the United States and Baja California and Sonora in northern Mexico.
The species form is similar to that of the common creosote bush (Larrea tridentata): small, greenish, and hemispherical with similar yellow flowers in the spring.
References
External links
Calflora Database: Peucephyllum schottii (Desert fir, Pigmycedar, Schott's pygmycedar, desert pine)
Peucephyllum schottii — U.C. Photo gallery
Monotypic Asteraceae genera
Bahieae
Flora of the California desert regions
Flora of the Sonoran Deserts
Flora of Arizona
Flora of Baja California
Flora of Nevada
Flora of Sonora
Flora of Utah
Natural history of the Colorado Desert
Natural history of the Mojave Desert
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The Atlas was a mini-car made in France in 1951. Originally known as La Coccinelle, it used a single-cylinder engine of a mere 175 cc capacity. The fiberglass body seated two, the maximum speed said to be over .
Defunct motor vehicle manufacturers of France
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Peter White Public Library
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The Peter White Public Library is a public library and community center in the City of Marquette, Michigan. The library building has stood at 217 North Front Street since 1904. An extensive renovation and addition was completed in 2000. The building also houses the Marquette Arts and Culture Center. The library is named after Peter White, a local businessman, postmaster, real estate developer, Michigan state legislator, and philanthropist who lived from 1830 until 1908.
During Fiscal Year 2018-19 the library contained approximately 184,000 items—including books, magazines, DVDs, CDs, art prints, E-books, and other formats. During that same year, the library welcomed an average of 639 visitors per day and circulated a total of 237,606 items. The library is owned by the citizens of the City of Marquette. Nine townships in Marquette County also contract service with the library, bringing the total population served to over 37,000. The library serves persons who live or own property in the following communities: City of Marquette, Chocolay Township, Ewing Township, Marquette Township, Sands Township, Skandia Township, Turin Township, Wells Township, and West Branch Township. The library maintains remote book drops for the return of materials at the township halls in Chocolay, Sands, and Skandia Townships. An additional drop in Marquette Township is located at the Westwood Mall, just outside the southwest corner of the building.
Other services
United States Passport Agency
Meeting rooms for public use
Faxing
Document scanning
Printing / copying
Extensive genealogy and local history collections
Exam proctoring
Programs and exhibits
Digital audiobooks and E-books
Digital magazines
Library board
The library has two library boards, a controlling board and an advisory board. The controlling board is the Peter White Public Library Board of Trustees. Board members are appointed by the Marquette City Commission. The Township Advisory Council is composed of members appointed by the townships contracting services with the library. Each township has two members.
History
Public library service in Marquette, Michigan, began in 1871 when the library was located in City Hall. The Peter White Public Library was formally founded by Local Act 254 of 1891 by the Michigan Legislature.
The historic building at the corner of Front and Ridge Streets was completed in 1904. The building was designed by Patton and Miller Architects of Chicago, Illinois. A renovation and expansion project designed by Frye Gillan Molinaro Architects, also of Chicago, was completed in October 2000. Gundlach Champion was the contractor. This $9.0 million project was funded by a $4.5 million city bond issue and $4.5 million capital campaign. The current facility is . The original building and subsequent renovations have been made possible not only through the generosity of the library namesake, but many other benefactors, and the taxpayers who support the Library.
In 2007 the library received a Library of Michigan Foundation Citation of Excellence from State Librarian Nancy Robertson. The award recognized the library for providing excellent service and meeting the needs of the community in a friendly, cost-effective, and innovative way.
In December 2010 the library received a National Medal from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). The Medal is awarded to ten libraries or museums in the United States each year.
During 2018-2019 the library carried out a $4.2 million renovation project, funded by a bond approved by the citizens of the City of Marquette in August 2017. The project architects and engineers were Integrated Designs of Marquette, Michigan, and the general contractor was Closner Construction of Marquette, Michigan. Work included historical preservation of the original facade and stonework, reworking of the children's room, extensive HVAC modification and retrofitting, lighting improvements, carpeting, additional study rooms, added technology, and a number of other repairs and improvements.
Affiliations and memberships
Michigan Library Association
Midwest Collaborative for Library Services
Superiorland Library Cooperative
Upper Peninsula Region of Cooperation
Great Lakes Digital Libraries
Michigan Center for the Book
MelCat statewide borrowing program
Downtown Marquette Association
Lake Superior Community Partnership
Notes
External links
Official website
Library buildings completed in 1904
Public libraries in Michigan
Education in Marquette County, Michigan
Buildings and structures in Marquette County, Michigan
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Gasteracantha
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Gasteracantha is a genus of orb-weaver spiders first named by Carl Jakob Sundevall in 1833. Species of the genus are known as spiny-backed orb-weavers, spiny orb-weavers, or spiny spiders. The females of most species are brightly colored with six prominent spines on their broad, hardened, shell-like abdomens. The name Gasteracantha is derived from the Greek (), meaning "belly, abdomen", and (), meaning "thorn, spine". Spiny-backed orb-weavers are sometimes colloquially called "crab spiders" because of their shape, but they are not closely related to the true crab spiders. Other colloquial names for certain species include thorn spider, star spider, kite spider, or jewel spider.
Members of the genus exhibit strong sexual dimorphism. Females are several times larger than males, which lack prominent spines or bright colors.
Other genera in the same family are also known as spiny orb-weavers.
Distribution
Gasteracantha species are distributed worldwide in tropical and subtropical climates. The genus is most diverse in tropical Asia, from India through Indonesia. One species, G. cancriformis, occurs in the Americas.
Predators and defense mechanisms
Some species of orb-weavers use stridulation as an antipredator defense mechanism. Orb-weavers' bites are generally harmless to humans.
Taxonomy and systematics
Gasteracantha has a complex taxonomic history, and many questions of species limits and distribution and generic interrelationships remain unanswered. Furthermore, challenges include the variability within individual Gasteracantha species (e.g., color polymorphism and variable length and shape of spines), a lack of male specimens and descriptions for many species, missing or damaged type specimens, and ambiguous initial descriptions in 18th- and 19th-century scientific literature. The 69 species currently recognized by World Spider Catalog include dozens of synonyms and subspecies, many based on literature well over 100 years old.
A 2019 study examining three mitochondrial and two nuclear genes found that Gasteracantha is paraphyletic with respect to Macracantha, Actinacantha, and Thelacantha. M. arcuata is allied with G. hasselti and A. globulata, while T. brevispina is closer to G. kuhli and G. diardi. The authors, however, did not propose generic reassignments based on their findings.
Micrathena orb-weavers in North and South America also have hardened abdomens with variously shaped spines, but they are not closely related to Gasteracantha within the orb-weaver family.
Species
, the genus Gasteracantha contains 69 species and 18 subspecies:
G. aciculata (Pocock, 1899) – Papua New Guinea (New Britain)
G. acutispina Dahl, 1914 – Indonesia (Sulawesi)
G. audouini Guérin, 1838 – Indonesia (Sumatra, Timor, Ambon), Philippines
G. aureola Mi & Peng, 2013 – China
G. beccarii Thorell, 1877 – Indonesia (Sulawesi)
G. biloba (Thorell, 1878) – Indonesia (Moluccas, Ambon)
G. cancriformis (Linnaeus, 1758) – North America, Central America, Caribbean, South America. Introduced to Hawaii
Gasteracantha c. gertschi Archer, 1941 – USA
G. clarki Emerit, 1974 – Seychelles
G. clavatrix (Walckenaer, 1841) – Indonesia (Lombok, Sulawesi, Mentawai Is.)
G. clavigera Giebel, 1863 – Thailand, Philippines, Indonesia (Sulawesi)
G. crucigera Bradley, 1877 – Malaysia, Indonesia (Java, Borneo), New Guinea
G. curvispina (Guérin, 1837) – West, Central Africa
G. curvistyla Dahl, 1914 – Indonesia (Togian Is.)
G. cuspidata C. L. Koch, 1837 – Malaysia, India (Nicobar Is.), Indonesia (Java)
G. dalyi Pocock, 1900 – India, Pakistan
G. diadesmia Thorell, 1887 – India to Philippines
G. diardi (Lucas, 1835) – China, Thailand, Malaysia, Borneo, Indonesia (Sunda Is.)
G. doriae Simon, 1877 – Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia (Sumatra, Borneo)
G. falcicornis Butler, 1873 – Africa
G. fasciata Guérin, 1838 – New Guinea, Guam
G. flava Nicolet, 1849 – Chile
G. fornicata (Fabricius, 1775) – Australia (Queensland)
G. frontata Blackwall, 1864 – India, Myanmar, Thailand, Indonesia (Flores, Borneo)
G. gambeyi Simon, 1877 – New Caledonia
G. geminata (Fabricius, 1798) – India, Sri Lanka
G. hecata (Walckenaer, 1841) – Philippines
G. interrupta Dahl, 1914 – Indonesia (Lombok, Sulawesi)
G. irradiata (Walckenaer, 1841) – Thailand to Philippines, Indonesia (Sulawesi)
G. janopol Barrion & Litsinger, 1995 – Philippines
G. kuhli C. L. Koch, 1837 – India to Japan, Philippines, Indonesia
G. lepelletieri (Guérin, 1825) – Indonesia (Sumatra) to Philippines, New Guinea
G. lunata Guérin, 1838 – Timor, Indonesia (Moluccas), New Caledonia
G. martensi Dahl, 1914 – Indonesia (Sumatra)
G. mediofusca (Doleschall, 1859) – Indonesia (Java), New Guinea
G. mengei Keyserling, 1864 – Malaysia, Indonesia (Sumatra, Borneo)
G. metallica (Pocock, 1898) – Solomon Is.
G. milvoides Butler, 1873 – Central, East, Southern Africa
G. notata Kulczyński, 1910 – Papua New Guinea (New Britain)
G. panisicca Butler, 1873 – Myanmar to Philippines, Indonesia (Java)
G. parangdiadesmia Barrion & Litsinger, 1995 – Philippines
G. pentagona (Walckenaer, 1841) – Papua New Guinea (New Ireland, New Britain, Bismarck Arch.)
G. picta (Thorell, 1892) – Singapore
G. quadrispinosa O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1879 – New Guinea, Australia (Queensland)
G. recurva Simon, 1877 – Philippines
G. regalis Butler, 1873 – Vanuatu
G. remifera Butler, 1873 – India, Sri Lanka
G. rhomboidea Guérin, 1838 – Mauritius
Gasteracantha r. comorensis Strand, 1916 – Comoros, Mayotte
Gasteracantha r. madagascariensis Vinson, 1863 – Madagascar
G. rubrospinis Guérin, 1838 – Indonesia (Lombok, Sulawesi, Moluccas), New Caledonia, Guam
G. rufithorax Simon, 1881 – Madagascar
G. sacerdotalis L. Koch, 1872 – New Guinea, Australia (Queensland), New Caledonia
G. sanguinea Dahl, 1914 – Philippines
G. sanguinolenta C. L. Koch, 1844 – Africa, Yemen (mainland, Socotra), Seychelles
Gasteracantha s. andrefanae Emerit, 1974 – Madagascar
Gasteracantha s. bigoti Emerit, 1974 – Madagascar
Gasteracantha s. emeriti Roberts, 1983 – Seychelles (Aldabra)
Gasteracantha s. insulicola Emerit, 1974 – Seychelles
Gasteracantha s. legendrei Emerit, 1974 – Europa Is.
Gasteracantha s. mangrovae Emerit, 1974 – Madagascar
G. sapperi Dahl, 1914 – New Guinea
G. sauteri Dahl, 1914 – China, Taiwan, Vietnam
G. scintillans Butler, 1873 – Solomon Is.
G. signifera Pocock, 1898 – Solomon Is.
Gasteracantha s. bistrigella Strand, 1911 – Papua New Guinea (Bismarck Arch.)
Gasteracantha s. heterospina Strand, 1915 – Papua New Guinea (Bismarck Arch.)
Gasteracantha s. pustulinota Strand, 1911 – Papua New Guinea (Bismarck Arch.)
G. simoni O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1879 – Central Africa
G. sororna Butler, 1873 – India
G. sturi (Doleschall, 1857) – Laos, Sumatra, Java, Borneo, Moluccas
G. subaequispina Dahl, 1914 – Borneo, New Guinea
G. taeniata (Walckenaer, 1841) – India to Polynesia
Gasteracantha t. analispina Strand, 1911 – New Guinea
Gasteracantha t. anirensis Strand, 1911 – Papua New Guinea (New Ireland)
Gasteracantha t. lugubris Simon, 1898 – Solomon Is.
Gasteracantha t. novahannoveriana Dahl, 1914 – Papua New Guinea (Bismarck Arch.)
G. theisi Guérin, 1838 – Indonesia, New Guinea
G. thomasinsulae Archer, 1951 – São Tomé and Príncipe
G. thorelli Keyserling, 1864 – Madagascar
G. tondanae Pocock, 1897 – Indonesia (Sulawesi)
G. transversa C. L. Koch, 1837 – Indonesia (Sumatra, Java)
G. unguifera Simon, 1889 – China, India
G. versicolor (Walckenaer, 1841) – Central, East, Southern Africa
Gasteracantha v. avaratrae Emerit, 1974 – Madagascar
Gasteracantha v. formosa Vinson, 1863 – Madagascar
G. westringi Keyserling, 1864 – Australia, Admiralty Is., New Caledonia
Gallery
References
External links
Video of a spiny orbweaver's heart beating
Araneidae
Araneomorphae genera
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The Iowa Institution for Feeble-Minded Children was a psychiatric hospital for the treatment of what was then known as mental retardation located in the Loess Hills adjacent to Glenwood, Iowa. The facility is now known as the Glenwood Resource Center. This center has been condemned by the US Department of Justice for violation of the 14th Amendment, due to poor treatment of residents and dangerous experiments on residents. In 2022, Governor Kim Reynolds announced that Glenwood would close in 2024.
Origins
The IIFMC originated in 1866 when Glenwood was selected as the location of a new state-funded Civil War Orphan's Home following the donation of by community residents. One of the most notable residents of the Orphan's Home at Glenwood was future baseball player and evangelist Billy Sunday. The state orphanage at Glenwood closed in early 1876.
In March 1876 the Iowa legislature designated the grounds of the former Glenwood Orphan's Home as the location for the first Iowa Asylum for Feeble-Minded Children. Canadian immigrant Dr. O.W. Archibald was appointed the first medical superintendent and the facility opened on September 1. Archibald's 1877 Annual Report listed 85 children and already crowded conditions. It then became the Iowa Institution for Feeble-Minded Children, and Dr. J.A. Donelan was hired in 1879 as the first "consulting physician."
In 1882 Archibald was replaced as medical superintendent by Dr. Francis Marion Powell. At the time of his appointment the IIFMC consisted of the buildings of the Orphan's Home, a farm, and an additional . In 1884 the Old Administration Building was constructed based on several principles of the "building as cure" Kirkbride Plan. Also, age restrictions were abolished with the creation of a new Custodial Division and by 1886 the institution was home to 259 people. Additional buildings were constructed as the grounds expanded and the resident population grew to 815 people by 1899.
20th century
In 1902 the Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy Railroad relocated and double-tracked the rail line through Glenwood, cutting across the grounds of the IIFMC. The next year a tornado struck the facility, killing two children and damaging several buildings.
Powell resigned in 1903 and was replaced by his former chief assistant and English immigrant Dr. George Mogridge. The IIFMC would expand to over during Mogride's 31 years as superintendent as it became its own self-contained community isolated from the rest of Glenwood by a wrought iron fence. By 1908 the resident population numbered 1,100 people overseen by a staff of 175.
During the 1930s the IIFMC was described by the WPA Southwestern Iowa Guide as a "group of modern structures, beautifully landscaped grounds, farm tracts, orchards, and gardens, all tended by those admitted to the institution". The Guide listed a staff of 20 teachers and 1,814 patients, including 623 children.
Mogridge retired in 1935 and was replaced by Dr. Harold Dye the next year. In 1939 Dye would help conduct a landmark psychological experiment using residents of the IIFMC and was also replaced as superintendent at Glenwood by Dr. Thomas Lacey. Dr. Lacey had been serving as the assistant superintendent since 1911, and the facility's name was changed to the Glenwood State-Hospital School. Following Dr. Lacey's death in 1944, Dr. V.J. Meyer was named superintendent. By 1952 the facility covered , including of gardens, of orchards, and pasture for the 223 dairy cattle. The resident population was 1,968 people with 310 employees.
Following Meyer's retirement Alfred Sasser was appointed superintendent. Sasser arrived in 1957 and soon changed the facility forever. In September 1957 the new superintendent hosted "State School Day" and opened the campus to the public during the dedication of the Meyer School Building. Controversy soon developed after it was revealed in the November 17, 1957 Des Moines Register that resident Mayo Buckner with a 120 I.Q. had spent 59 years confined to the facility. Further attention was placed on Glenwood by an article on the facility in the December 1957 Time magazine and the March 1958 issue of Life magazine. The Life article included photographs of the "side room" closets where those who supposedly misbehaved were forced to remain naked while a light-bulb burned 24 hours a day. The aroused business community of Glenwood responded by revealing that Sasser had lied on his application about having attained a doctorate degree. Sasser resigned in March 1959 and the subject of his tenure at Glenwood was dramatized on television during a December 1959 episode of the Armstrong Circle Theatre.
Dr. Peter Peffer served as superintendent at the Glenwood State-Hospital School from 1959 until 1961. Dr. J. Cromwell served as acting superintendent until 1964 when Dr. Leonard Lavis was appointed who in turn resigned in 1969 and was replaced by Dr. William Campbell. Under Campbell, traditional ward-style housing was replaced by individual cottages and the Glenwood State-Hospital School lost much of its institutional character. Staffing was also greatly expanded during the 1970s and Local 29991 of AFSCME was organized.
Early this century the facility was renamed the Glenwood Resource Center. The resident population numbered almost 400 people with close to 850 employees.
Controversy, Investigation, and Human Experimentation
The Glenwood Resource Center has conducted dangerous experimentation on residents, including an experiment that involved overhydrating eight residents as part of a pneumonia study. The center has additionally conducted experiments on sexual arousal on residents, with email records indicating that the previous Division Administrator for Mental Health and Disability Services at DHS signed off on the proposed sexual arousal studies. In addition to controversy regarding human experimentation, Glenwood Resource Center has been criticized due to history of neglect of residents, including an instance in 2018 where 5 former employees were sentenced with resident abuse.
References
Sources
Department of Justice: Conditions at Glenwood Resource Center violated Constitution
Gov. Reynolds grilled on Glenwood Resource Center
Judge sentences ex-Iowa workers accused of resident abuse
The Great IQ Wars
Story of Mayo Buckner
Mayo Buckner's death notice
Iowa House of Representatives resolution apologizing for sterilization at Glenwood
1901 biographical information on Dr. George Mogridge
1909 information on the IIFMC and other Iowa institutions
1927 overview of Iowa institutions, including the IIFMC
Further resources
Hawbaker, B. W. (1998). "Conflict and change at the Glenwood State School". Iowa Heritage Illustrated, 79 (2), 62–88.
Education in Iowa
Special schools in the United States
Buildings and structures in Mills County, Iowa
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The New England Interscholastic Rowing Association (NEIRA) is an organization that holds an annual race for high school rowing on Lake Quinsigamond in Worcester, Massachusetts for school throughout New England. The first regatta was held in 1947, and only coxed fours and eights were raced. In 1962, singles were added at lunch, but eliminated in 2012. Girls were added in 1974.
The race distance is currently 1500 meters (as for many scholastic regattas in the U.S.). Originally, NEIRA eights raced one mile and fours three-quarters of a mile. Fours and singles moved to 1500 meters in 1970, and all crews raced 1500 m in 1972.
Course Records
NEIRA course records for the 1500 meter course.
References
External links
Scholastic rowing in the United States
1947 establishments in the United States
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Euphydryas orientalis is a small butterfly found in the Palearctic that belongs to the browns family.
Description
Difficult to distinguish from some aurinia forms.Tusov treats orientalis as a subspecies
of Arinia
Seitz- orientalis H.-Schaff. (65d) is apparently a combination of the two previous [subspecies of aurinia- pellucida Christ. [E. aurinia pellucida (Christoph, 1893)], from the Caucasus (recognizable by the thin scaling, in consequence of which all the colours appear paler and the wings slightly transparent. The markings, however, are as abundant as the colours are weak and inconspicuous)
and laeta Christ [E. aurinia laeta (Christoph, 1893)]( differs from the preceding in the denser scaling and more conspicuous colours, the upperside having a rather chequered appearance in consequence of the strongly developed and several times curved black discal bands; from the Vilui Mts. in Siberia]
the upperside being as bright and variegated as in laeta, while the underside is as pale, dull and uniform in colour as in pellucida. Asia Minor and Armenia to Kurdistan.
Subspecies
E. o. orientalis Turkey, Transcaucasia 65d on plate
E. o. sareptensis (Staudinger, 1878) South Ural 65d on plate
E. o. emba (Fruhstorfer, 1917) Kazakhstan
E.o. pellucida (Christoph, 1893) Euphydryas aurinia pellucida (Christoph, 1893)in some works. Caucasus
Taxonomy
E. orientalis is in the subgenus Eurodryas The clade members are:
Euphydryas aurinia (Rottemburg, 1775)
Euphydryas provincialis (Boisduval, 1828)
Euphydryas orientalis (Herrich-Schäffer, 1851)
Euphydryas asiatica (Staudinger, 1881)
Euphydryas sibirica (Staudinger, 1871)
Euphydryas laeta (Christoph, 1893)
Euphydryas desfontainii (Godart, 1819)
Biology
Found in Steppe meadows and in limestone ravines.
Flies from June to July. The larva feeds on Scabiosa isetensis.
Similar speciesEuphydryas auriniaEuphydryas asiaticaEuphydryas provincialisEuphydryas merope synonym of Euphydryas aurinia merope'' (de Prunner, 1798)
See also
List of butterflies of Europe
References
External links
Russian Insects
Euphydryas
Butterflies described in 1851
Palearctic Lepidoptera
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Peren District is a district of Nagaland, India. With headquarters the town of Peren, the district was formed by the partition of Kohima District in 2003.
History
The Peren district was originally a sub-division of the Kohima district. It was declared a separate district on 24 October 2003.
Administration
Peren district is divided into 3 subdivisions and 7 blocks.
Subdivisions
Jalukie subdivision
Peren subdivision
Tening subdivision
Circle Blocks
Jalukie
Ngwalwa
Athibung
Peren
Tening
Kebai-Khelma
Nsong
Demographics
According to the 2011 census, Peren district has a population of 95,219, roughly equal to the nation of Seychelles. This gives it a ranking of 616th in India (out of a total of 640). Peren has a sex ratio of 917 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 79%.
Religion
According to the 2011 official census, Christianity is major religion in Peren District with 86.145 Christians (90.47%), 4.076 Hindus (4.28%), 2.493 Animists (2.62%), 1.850 Muslims (1.94%), 459 Buddhists (0.48%), 15 Sikhs (0.02%), 10 Jains (0.01%) and 171 did not answer (0.18%).
Languages
At the time of the 2011 census, 57.20% of the population spoke Zeilang, 11.37% Zemi, 10.15% Kuki, 3.95% Kabui, 3.84% Liangmai, 2.54% Nepali, 1.94% Bengali, 1.67% Chakeshang and 1.08% Ao as their first language.
Flora and fauna
In Peren district is the home to Ntangki National Park, which has an area of .
References
External links
Official site
Districts of Nagaland
2003 establishments in Nagaland
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Section 377A was a Singaporean law that criminalised sex between consenting adult males. It was introduced under British colonial rule in 1938 when it was added to the Penal Code by the colonial government. It remained a part of the Singapore body of law after the Penal Code review of 2007 which removed most of the other provisions in Section 377. It was subsequently repealed in its entirety in 2023.
Prior to the repeal, the law, while retained de jure in the Penal Code, had been for many years de facto unenforced – there had been no convictions for sex between consenting male adults in decades. While a small number of people were convicted under the section for private consensual acts between adults from 1988 until 2007, enforcement effectively ceased outright following the Penal Code review, despite the retention of section 377A from 2007 to 2022.
On 28 February 2022, the Court of Appeal of the Supreme Court of Singapore reaffirmed that 377A could not be used to prosecute men for having gay sex. That same year, an Ipsos survey found that 44% of Singapore residents supported retaining the law, with 20% opposing it and the remaining 36% being ambivalent. On 21 August 2022, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced during the annual National Day Rally that the government intends to repeal Section 377A, effectively ending criminalisation both de facto and de jure. On 29 November 2022, the Parliament of Singapore passed a bill to repeal Section 377A. The bill was assented by President Halimah Yacob on 27 December 2022 and gazetted on 3 January 2023, thus Section 377A was struck off the books.
Background
The Indian Penal Code
The British Parliament formed the Indian Law Commission in 1833. Lord Thomas Macaulay was appointed to chair the commission. The 1837 draft of the Indian Penal Code was largely his work. It took 23 years for his work to be reviewed by the commission and the Supreme Court judges in Mumbai, Calcutta, and Madras. The code was adopted in 1860 and took effect 1 January 1862.
Macaulay's draft did not reflect existing Indian (or other Asian cultures) laws or customs. It was largely a rewrite of the British Royal Commission's 1843 draft code. The adopted draft included a Section 377 (quoted above), but there were many ambiguities in the section, including the question of what had to penetrate what. These in turn let future jurists redefine what these provisions actually punished. Under Buddhist and Hindu law in most of Asia, consensual intercourse between members of the same sex was never an offence. In the new Indian Penal Code, however, Section 377 criminalised "carnal intercourse against the order of nature", derived from words attributed to Sir Edward Coke in the seventeenth century.
Section 377A "(Outrages on decency" was added to the sub-title "Unnatural offences" in the Straits Settlements in 1938. Both sections were absorbed unchanged into the Singapore Penal Code when the latter was passed by Singapore's Legislative Council on 28 January 1955.
Original Section 377
Unnatural sex or sodomy was not defined in the Indian Penal Code drafted by the British. Legal records show that Indian legislators in the 19th and early 20th centuries interpreted "carnal intercourse against the order of nature" between individuals (of all sexes – the law being non-gender specific with its use of the word "whoever") to include anal sex, bestiality and, often after much courtroom deliberation, oral sex as well, i.e. any form of sexual penetration which did not have the potential for procreation.
Therefore, both heterosexual and homosexual oral and anal sex were criminal offences. In this particular narrow sense, Section 377 did not discriminate against homosexuals. However, early cases tried in India mainly involved forced fellatio with unwilling male children and one unusual case of sexual intercourse with the nostril of a buffalo.
In the Singaporean context, the Court of Appeal had held that heterosexual fellatio was exempted if indulged in as foreplay which eventually leads to coitus:
The Singaporean margin note of the original Section 377 further explained that mere penetration of the penis into the anus or mouth even without orgasm would constitute the offence. The law applied regardless of the act being consensual between both parties and done in private.
Section 377 was repealed in the Penal Code (Amendment) Act 2007 and replaced with a new Section 377 criminalising sex with dead bodies ("Sexual penetration of a corpse"), which was substituted in its place.
Section 377A
Section 377A was introduced into the Singapore Penal Code in 1938 to criminalise all other non-penetrative sexual acts. It is descended from the Labouchere Amendment.
In the local context, "gross indecency" is a broad term which, from a review of past cases locally, has been applied to mutual masturbation, genital contact, or even lewd behaviour without direct physical contact. As with the former Section 377, performing such acts in private does not constitute a defence. The law does not criminalise sex between females, only between males.
Its original mother statute, Section 377 (since repealed), criminalised any sexual act that went "against the order of nature":
Public opinion
In 2018, an Ipsos survey found that 55% of Singapore residents supported retaining Section 377A. In 2022, Ipsos made another survey, noting that this figure had dropped to 44%, amid changing attitudes towards same-sex relationships.
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) was quoted in The Straits Times of 18 September 2007 saying that public feedback on the issue had been "emotional, divided and strongly expressed", with a majority of people calling for Section 377A to be retained. The MHA also said that it recognised that "we are generally a conservative society and that we should let the situation evolve".
On 3 October 2007, an online appeal was launched via the "Repeal 377A" website to gather signatories for an open letter to the Prime Minister calling for the repeal of Section 377A. In response, a counter-petition on the website "Keep 377A" was set up to give citizens a channel to voice support for the Government's retention of the law. By 1:30 p.m. on 20 October, Keep377A had overtaken Repeal377A by 7,068 to 7,058 signatories. As online petitions, both websites suffered the same doubts regarding the credibility of the numbers of their signatories. There was no mention of whether technical measures were taken to ensure that multiple-voting by the same person was prevented.
Shortly after the Penal Code review report was released on 9 September 2018, a movement known as Ready4Repeal launched a petition to campaign for Section 377A to be repealed, even though MHA and Ministry of Law said there were no plans to do so. The petition attracted 44,650 signatures. Ready4Repeal also held a town hall meeting on 30 September 2018, which over 800 people attended. In contrast, a petition calling for Section 377A to be kept attracted more than 109,000 signatures after it closed on 24 September 2018.
Constitutional challenges
Section 377A was repeatedly challenged before the courts of Singapore as being unconstitutional. All challenges were chiefly based on Article 12 of the Constitution of Singapore, which guarantees all persons equality before the law, and Article 9 of the Constitution of Singapore, which guarantees all persons the right to life and the right to personal liberty.
Tan Eng Hong v. Attorney-General
On 24 September 2010, criminal lawyer M. Ravi filed an application in the High Court to challenge the constitutionality of Section 377A on behalf of his client Tan Eng Hong, who was charged for allegedly having oral sex with another consenting adult male in a locked cubicle of a public toilet.
On 19 March 2011, Tan's case was thrown out of court by High Court justice Lai Siu Chiu, citing "a lack of a real controversy" for the court to deal with. This is important, as according to the Rules of Court (), only cases which are not "frivolous" may be argued. However, on 21 August 2012, the Court of Appeal reversed Lai's decision, ruling that 377A did "affect the lives of a not insignificant portion of [Singaporeans] in a very real and intimate way" and that the case would proceed once again in the High Court.
Tan's case was finally heard on 6 March 2013, and decided against him by justice Quentin Loh on 2 October 2013. In his ruling, Loh wrote that the issue was one of "morality and societal values" and if it were to be changed, it would have to be by Singapore's Parliament. Tan appealed the ruling to the Court of Appeal, and his case was joined at his request as an intervening party with Lim Meng Suang and another v. Attorney-General (below), which was also pending before the Court of Appeal, on 11 October 2013.
Lim Meng Suang and another v. Attorney-General
After Tan's successful appeal to be heard by the court, a separate constitutional challenge was filed on 30 November 2012 on behalf of Lim Meng Suan and Kenneth Chee Mun-leon, a gay couple of fifteen years, by attorney Peter Low. The case was heard in camera on 14 February 2013, and decided against them by justice Quentin Loh on 9 April 2013, for much the same reasons as his decision against Tan (above). Lim and Chee appealed to the Court of Appeal on 30 April 2013. In July 2013, after a successful crowdfunding campaign, they hired two highly esteemed lawyers: Deborah Barker, Senior Counsel at KhattarWong LLP, and British lawyer, Debevoise & Plimpton partner and former Attorney General for England and Wales Lord Peter Henry Goldsmith. Goldsmith had agreed to take the case without pay, but that September was disallowed from arguing the case before the court by Justice V. K. Rajah, as he believed that the legal issues were arguable by domestic lawyers, which is preferred by Singapore law.
On 29 October 2014, more than four years after the original challenge by Tan, the Court of Appeal, the highest court in Singapore, rejected Lim and Chee's challenge, finally ending the case. The court held that 377A was consistent with Article 9 as it is meant to protect against unlawful imprisonment, and that it was consistent with Article 12 as it only mentions religion, race and place of birth—not gender, sexual orientation, or sex. As in all judgments before, the court held that any legal remedy would have to come about through an Act of Parliament.
Compared to news of LGBT rights in other nations such as Russia and the United States, the case and final appeal received little attention outside Singapore. The Huffington Post featured Chee and Lim's story prominently under the headline "How One of the World's Richest Countries Is Limiting Basic Human Rights" and Bloomberg also published an article on the ruling.
Ong Ming Johnson v. Attorney-General and other matters
On 29 August 2018, Professor Ho Kwon Ping in his talk questioned the need for Section 377A in Singapore. After India's Supreme Court decriminalised sex between two people of the same sex, with Professor Tommy Koh encouraging a constitutional challenge of Section 377A and chief of Singapore government communications Mr Janadas Devan hoping that Section 377A would go, several constitutional challenges have been brought to the Supreme Court.
The first challenge after India's ruling was filed on 10 September 2018 by Johnson Ong, known by stage name DJ Big Kid, and was based on Article 9 of the Constitution. The second challenge was filed by LGBT rights activist Choong Chee Hong in November 2018 and argues that Section 377A is inconsistent with Articles 9, 12 and 14 of the Constitution. A third was filed by retired general practitioner Tan Seng Kee on 20 September 2019, also based on Articles 9, 12 and 14 of the Constitution. In addition, he argued that although the Government will not enforce the law on acts done in private, the Public Prosecutor can decide whether to prosecute someone under Section 377A, which would be inconsistent with Section 14 of the Criminal Procedure Code, which requires the police to "unconditionally investigate all complaints of suspected arrestable offences".
On 30 March 2020, justice See Kee Oon consolidated the three challenges into one case and ruled against them, arguing that the law was intended to safeguard morals and prosecute all forms of indecency between men whether in public or private, and not just male prostitution when the law was made in 1938. He also stated that there's no strong scientific evidence that a person's sexual orientation is unchangeable, and once again ruled that Parliament is the proper venue for repeal. Appeals were filed on 31 March 2020.
On 28 February 2022, it was ruled by the Court of Appeal that, because the law is not enforced, the constitutional challenges against it had failed.
Repeal of Section 377A
On 21 August 2022, Prime Minister Lee announced during his 2022 National Day Rally speech that Section 377A would be repealed by the government. Lee stated that "I believe this is the right thing to do and something that most Singaporeans will now accept. This will bring the law into line with current social norms and, I hope, provide some relief to gay Singaporeans." Laws to repeal 377A were introduced on 20 October, with a two-day debate that started on 28 November.
Parliamentary vote
On 29 November 2022, the Penal Code (Amendment) Bill, which repealed Section 377A, passed in Parliament following a 10-hour debate that had begun the day prior. A total of 96 MPs voted on the topic of repeal, with all 83 People's Action Party (PAP) MPs and three WP's MPs voting in favour, while two other WP's MPs, Gerald Giam and Dennis Tan, as well as nominated MP Hoon Hian Teck, voted against. All members of the ruling party PAP voted according to the party's position as the party whip was not lifted, while WP lifted its party whip.
With a vote of 85 to 2, a constitutional amendment to protect the definition of marriage from legal challenge was approved. Two Workers Party MPs, Sylvia Lim and He Ting Ru, abstained from the vote. Hazel Poa and Leong Mun Wai, both Progress Singapore Party non-constituency Members of Parliament, declared that they would oppose the proposed amendment because they think a national referendum should be held to decide what constitutes marriage.
The bill was assented by President Halimah Yacob on 27 December 2022 and gazetted on 3 January 2023, thus Section 377A was struck off the books.
Post-repeal plans
The Law and Home Affairs Minister, K Shanmugam, told Parliament in November 2022 that only a "small" number of people were convicted under the section for private consensual acts between adults from 1988 until 2007, when enforcement effectively ceased outright. The Minister stated he would direct the Ministry for Home Affairs (MHA) to consider how these records could be purged. Days after the repeal bill passed, the MHA added that the records of 17 people convicted under Section 377A during that time period could have their criminal records expunged and rendered spent.
See also
Criminal law of Singapore
LGBT rights in Singapore
Paragraph 175 (Germany)
Pink Dot SG
Sodomy law
References
Further reading
Original PDF version of the academic paper, "377 and the unnatural afterlife of British colonialism" by Douglas Saunders, August 2007:.
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A review of all Singaporean laws governing homosexual behaviour.
External links
Keep377A.com – previous campaign for the retention of section 377A of the Penal Code
Repeal377a.com – previous campaign for the repeal of section 377A of the Penal Code
Singapore Daily page on 377A – collection of blogger postings on section 377A of the Penal Code
Archive of newsclips relating to Section 377A – a YouTube playlist
Wikileaks US Embassy report of Section 377A Wikileaks US Embassy report of Section 377A
Criminalization of homosexuality
Gay history
1938 in law
2007 in law
2022 in law
Repealed Singaporean legislation
LGBT-related legislation
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Sybren Valkema (1916–1996) was a Dutch glass artist and teacher, and founder of the European Studio Glass Movement, also known as VRIJ GLAS (Free Glass).
Background and education
Sybren Valkema was raised in an anthroposophic, artistic and politically left-wing environment, his parents were both cultural and socially engaged. His decision to teach was made early, and he was trained at modern educational institutions. After receiving his teaching certificate, Valkema studied at the Royal Academy of Art, The Hague to become a drawing teacher. Several years later he took over from Paul Schuitema in the department of advertising design evening classes (The Sybren Valkema Archive and The Netherlands Institute for Art History).
Drawing and aesthetic design teacher
In 1943 he became drawing instructor for the introductory year at IvKNO, Instituut voor Kunstnijverheidsonderwijs (later renamed Gerrit Rietveld Academie), where the director, architect Mart Stam, strived for a progressive higher education for industrial design in the spirit of 'Bauhaus'. That same year, A.D. Copier brought him to Leerdam to become the instructor in 'aesthetic design' for the newly set-up courses at the Leerdam Glass School. It was at this point that Valkema began following the twin path which would influence him, and many others, throughout his career. Yet, during the war, and due to the German occupation, living and working conditions deteriorated; in 1944 classes were suspended. Following the liberation in 1945, Valkema received an appointment in Amsterdam as lecturer in pattern design for the departement of textile, weaving & fashion. His first designs were included in an exhibition at the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam in 1946; in that year he also became lecturer in composition and design studies at the IvKNO department of ceramics in Amsterdam. In the summer of 1945, classes resumed at Leerdam: Valkema was a highly appreciated teacher and an important cultural influence on his students (decorators, designers, glassmakers). Here he gradually developed into a designer himself, making his own contributions to product innovation.
Designer
In the early 1950s Sybren Valkema received his first royalty contract and a greater opportunity to work with the 'masters' in the glass factory. Valkema's well-known set of table glass from that period include Compact, Palma and Penta. He also took part in the 'Leerdam' contributions to an increasing number of international exhibitions - including the 'Expo 58' World Fair in Brussels, where the entire Leerdam pavilion was awarded the 'Grand Prix'. In addition to series production, the 1950s also saw him designing 'Unica', which were included in the official registration of 'Leerdam Unica' as from 1957. A significant intermezzo was his role in the 'Experimental Department' at 'De Porceleyne Fles' ceramics factory in Delft from 1956 to 1963, where he actively led the design and decorative innovation activities. The same period saw Valkema also creating many ceramics 'unica' himself, which were shown at a large number of international exhibitions.
IvKNO and The Gerrit Rietveld Academy
As acting director and deputy director of the IvKNO Instituut voor Kunstnijverheidsonderwijs (later renamed Gerrit Rietveld Academy), Sybren Valkema bore special responsibility over a period of 10 years for the preparations for the new academy building, designed by architect Gerrit Rietveld. As a member of official committees and through the IvKNO and the Gerrit Rietveld Academy, he became increasingly involved in the currents of change going on in art education.
First congress of world craftsmen
As a representative of the Dutch Ministry of Culture Sybren Valkema took part in the charter meeting of the World Crafts Council in New York 1964, where he immediately recognised the possibilities for free glass making as offered by the small-scale furnace developed by Dominick Labino and presented by Harvey Littleton. After which Sybren Valkema became the first artist in Europe to build such a glass furnace at an art academy. Åsa Brandt from Sweden was the first glass student, later followed by Ulla Forsell, Anna Carlgren, and many more until his retirement in 1981.
Nestor of Free Glass
Instead of adopting the American term 'Studio Glass' Sybren Valkema introduced the term VRIJ GLAS, or Free Glass. In 1967 Sybren Valkema organised the first European exhibition of 'Free Glass', including work by Erwin Eisch, Sam Herman, Harvey Littleton, Marvin Lipofsky and Valkema himself in Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Gemeentemuseum Arnhem and Groninger Museum. After which, and at the invitation of Harvey Littleton, Valkema went to the University of Wisconsin in 1968 to teach 'European Glass Techniques' and introduced the use of color rods. His experiences in the United States helped provide the model basis for the 'Glass Work Group' at the Rietveld Academy. From the 1970s to the 1990s, he took part in exhibitions, seminars and symposiums throughout the world. After his retirement from the Rietveld Academy he worked in numerous glass studios in Europe and the United States. His own workshop in Blaricum was regularly expanded and remodelled with the help of his son Durk Valkema. As early as 1968, Valkema received a Royal decoration for his contributions in the Netherlands, which he would have refused had he been informed. In 1986 the Glasmuseet Ebeltoft honoured him by founding 'The Sybren Valkema Honorary Prize'. In 1987 Sybren Valkema was the first to receive the 'Friends Award' from the Dutch Association of Friends of Modern Glass. And in Oakland, California, on March 17, 1994, he received the 'Lifetime Achievement Award' from the Glass Art Society.
Further reading
Comité Sybren Valkema (ed). Sybren Valkema De Prom, Baarn, 1994,
Job Meihuizen - Joan Temming. De wereld volgens Valkema Nationaal Glasmuseum Leerdam, 2005,
Thimo te Duits https://rkd.nl/en/explore/library/50948
Pieter A. Scheen https://rkd.nl/en/explore/library/107586
P.M.J Jacobs https://rkd.nl/en/explore/library/6099
References
External links
An article about Sybren Valkema, published by The Corning Museum of Glass New York
Sybren Valkema in the collection of The Corning Museum of Glass New York
Sybren Valkema in the database of Netherlands Institute for Art History
Collaborative Project Digitizing The Sybren Valkema Archive Read the press release at the Netherlands Institute for Art History
Interview with Sybren Valkema (in Dutch) where he speaks about his professional life as artist and teacher, plays the accordion and sings
Oral history recorded by GAS, The Glass Art Society, in 2002 where Veronique Valkema is interviewed by Susan Frantz, Fritz Dreisbach, Finn Lynggaard, Joel Philip Myers and Durk Valkema.
1916 births
1996 deaths
Dutch glass artists
Royal Academy of Art, The Hague alumni
Academic staff of Gerrit Rietveld Academie
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Common names: Cross-banded mountain rattlesnake
Crotalus transversus, or the Cross-banded Mountain Rattlesnake, is a venomous pit viper species found in central Mexico, known from less than 20 specimens. No subspecies are currently recognized.
Description
Adult females grow to a maximum recorded length of . The length of the tail represents 10.5% of total body length in males and 7.1-7.9% in females.
Geographic range
It is found in central Mexico in the Sierra Ajusco and the Sierra de Monte Alto of the Transverse Volcanic Cordillera in the states of México and Morelos at elevations exceeding in temperate boreal forests. The type locality given is "about 55 km. SW México (city), near Tres Marías (Tres Cumbres), Morelos [Mexico], elevation about 10,000 ft." (3,000 m)
Conservation status
This species is classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. The population trend was stable when assessed in 2007.
References
Further reading
Taylor, E.H. 1944. Two New Species of Crotalid Snakes from Mexico. Bull. Chicago Acad. Sci. 30 (4): 47-56.
External links
transversus
Reptiles described in 1944
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Syncosmia craspedozona
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Syncosmia craspedozona is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found on Bali, Luzon and Seram.
References
Moths described in 1958
Eupitheciini
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Bassareus lituratus is a species of case-bearing leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in North America.
References
Further reading
Cryptocephalinae
Articles created by Qbugbot
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Alabam is an unincorporated community in Madison County, Arkansas, United States. The community is located on Arkansas Highway 127, approximately six miles northeast of Huntsville. The community of Old Alabam is about one mile south at the intersection of Highway 127 and U.S. Route 412. Alabam is on a broad ridge between War Eagle Creek to the southwest and the Kings River to the northeast.
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Unincorporated communities in Madison County, Arkansas
Unincorporated communities in Arkansas
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Michael Angel Nava (born September 16, 1954) is an American attorney and writer. He has worked on the staff for the California Supreme Court, and ran for a Superior Court position in 2010. He authored a ten-volume mystery series featuring Henry Rios, an openly gay protagonist who is a criminal defense lawyer. His novels have received seven Lambda Literary Awards and critical acclaim in the GLBT and Latino communities.
Early life and family
Nava grew up in Gardenland, a predominantly working-class Mexican neighborhood in Sacramento, California that he described as "not as an American suburb at all, but rather as a Mexican village, transported perhaps from Guanajuato, where my grandmother's family originated, and set down lock, stock and chicken coop in the middle of California." His maternal family settled there in 1920 after escaping from the Mexican Revolution. Nava's grandmother was an "influential force" whose "piety and humility was highlighted by her Catholic beliefs."
At 12 years old, he started writing and it was also around that time he recognized that he was gay. He was the first person in his family to go to college; he attended Colorado College and "acquired a special affinity for literature and writing." He joined a group of young poets that included writer and humorist David Owen and the poet David Mason. He graduated in 1976 cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in History.
Nava received a Thomas J. Watson Fellowship, and spent the following year in Buenos Aires and Madrid where he worked on translations of works by Spanish-American poet Rubén Darío. After returning, he considered graduate education in English or History. He enrolled in Stanford Law School, and received his J.D. in 1981.
Legal career
Nava worked in the Los Angeles City Attorney's office, where he was a deputy attorney and prosecutor on about 50 jury trials. In 1985, he became an associate at the appellate boutique firm Horvitz & Levy, located in Encino, California. He then served as a judicial staff attorney for Arleigh Woods, the first female African-American appellate court justice in California, from 1986-1995. One of the cases he worked on was Jasperson v. Jessica's Nail Clinic in 1989, which resulted in the first published decision to uphold an HIV/AIDS anti-discrimination statute.
After Woods retired, Nava moved back to Northern California and settled in San Francisco. In 1999, he joined the staff of the California Supreme Court. In 2004, he became a judicial attorney for Carlos R. Moreno, who was the third Latino to ever sit on the California Supreme Court. Nava said "Judicial attorneys and law clerks can have a huge influence in shaping the direction of the law, but there are very few attorneys of color in those positions because they are mostly filled through the Old Boys Network. We need to establish our own network."
In 2002, Nava was given a Doctor of Humane Letters honorary degree from the Colorado College in recognition of his literary achievements.
From 2007 to 2009, he was a member of the State Bar of California's Council on Access and Fairness, which advises the State Bar's board of governors on diversity issues. In 2008, he wrote The Servant of All: Humility, Humanity, and Judicial Diversity, a law review article where he put forth the case for judicial diversity.
In 2010, Nava ran for Seat 15 of the San Francisco Superior Court. In the June election, he received a plurality of the votes, but the position required a majority. In the November run-off election with incumbent Richard Ulmer, he received 87,511 votes (46.83%) compared to Ulmer's 99,342 (53.17%).
Writing career
After graduating from Stanford Law School, Nava began writing his first novel. The Little Death features Henry Rios, an openly gay Latino criminal defense lawyer who worked in Los Angeles. He was inspired to create Rios because of a comment by author Toni Morrison about writing books that she wished she could have read when she was growing up. After the novel was rejected by thirteen publishers, it was picked up by Alyson Books, and published in 1986. His follow-up novel, Goldenboy, published in 1988, received critical acclaim by the New York Times which called him a "brilliant storyteller." From 1990-2000, Nava wrote five more Henry Rios books: How Town, The Hidden Law, The Death of Friends, The Burning Plain, and Rag and Bone. He received six Lambda Literary Awards. In 2001, he was awarded the Bill Whitehead Award for Lifetime Achievement from Publishing Triangle, a GLBT professional group within the publishing industry.
In 1994, he co-authored the book Created Equal: Why Gay Rights Matter to America.
After not having written any new novels since 2000, Nava announced in 2008 that he had drafted a new work, The Children of Eve, which was set in the Mexican Revolution. He based one of the main characters on his grandfather. The Children of Eve would later be redone as a quartet of historical fiction novels; the first book would be titled The City of Palaces.
In 2016, he published a revised version of the first Henry Rios novel, “The Little Death,” which he retitled “Lay Your Sleeping Head.” In 2018, he adapted the revised novel into season one of an audiodrama podcast called “The Henry Rios Mysteries Podcast.” In 2019, he started his own small press, Persigo Press, with the goal of publishing a new edition of the existing Rios novels and to add new novels to the series. The first new novel, “Carved in Bone”, was published in October 2019. Nava also announced he hoped to publish other LGBTQ writers and writers of color through Persigo Press.
Personal life
In October 2008, Nava married his partner George Herzog, an oncology nurse at the Veteran's Administration hospital in San Francisco. California Supreme Court justice Carlos R. Moreno presided over the ceremony. They live in Daly City, California.
Awards
Publications
Hometowns: Gay Men Write About Where They Belong (1991) - "Gardenland"
Created Equal: Why Gay Rights Matter to America, with Robert Dawidoff (1994)
A Member of the Family: Gay Men Write About Their Families (1994) - "Abuelo"
Finale: Short Stories of Mystery and Suspense (1997) - editor
Street People (2017)
Henry Rios series
The Little Death (1986)
Goldenboy (1988)
Howtown (1990)
The Hidden Law (1992)
The Death of Friends (1996)
The Burning Plain (1997)
Rag and Bone (2001)
Lay Your Sleeping Head (2016) (This was previously published in 1986 as 'The Little Death')
Carved in Bone (2019)
Lies With Man (2021)
The Children of Eve series
The City of Palaces (2014)
Anthologies edited
Finale: Stories of Mystery (1989)
Anthology contributions
Certain Voices, edited by Darryl Pilcher (1991)
Equality: What Do You Think About When You Think of Equality?, edited by Paul Alan Fahey (2017)
References
Further reading
- (12.5 linear feet) are housed at the Charles E. Young Research Library at the University of California at Los Angeles.
External links
1954 births
Living people
American mystery writers
American gay writers
Lambda Literary Award winners
American LGBT lawyers
Writers from Stockton, California
Gay novelists
LGBT Hispanic and Latino American people
American LGBT novelists
LGBT people from California
American male novelists
American writers of Mexican descent
Writers from Sacramento, California
Stanford Law School alumni
Colorado College alumni
20th-century American novelists
21st-century American novelists
20th-century American lawyers
21st-century American LGBT people
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Yulee is a Census County Division (CCD) located within Nassau County, Florida, in the United States. Positioned in northeastern Florida, Yulee lies directly south of the Florida-Georgia state line, marked by the St. Marys River. Furthermore, it is situated 24 miles north of downtown Jacksonville, Florida. As of the latest survey conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau in 2021, the CCD's population is recorded at 36,742. Yulee is a constituent of the Jacksonville metropolitan area, which encompasses an estimated population of approximately 1.68 million individuals as of 2022. Presently, the Yulee Census County Division serves as a residential bedroom community for individuals commuting to Jacksonville, Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, and various locations in Southeast Georgia. It is also actively engaged in efforts to broaden its tax base for economic diversification.
Yulee is strategically located within a 15-mile radius of significant landmarks, including Amelia Island, Jacksonville International Airport, Florida State College at Jacksonville's Nassau Center, White Oak Conservation, two renown golf courses, Florida Fish and Nassau Wildlife Management Area managed by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Robert M. Foster Justice Center, Four Creeks State Forest, Yulee Branch Library, Nassau County Sheriff's Office Headquarters, and the Florida Welcome Center situated along Interstate 95 in Florida. In addition the Yulee CCD is provided regional services by the Jacksonville Transportation Authority.
History
A post office called Yulee has been in operation since 1893. The community of Yulee was named after David Levy Yulee, who was known for his role as the builder of the Florida Railroad, a significant railway in the state. Additionally, David Yulee served as a United States Senator from Florida.
Geography
According to the Fernandina Observer, the Yulee CCD has a total area of 414.4 km (180.0 mi2).
Neighborhoods
There are more than 15 neighborhoods within Yulee CCD.
Area code
The Yulee CCD is covered by area code:
904
ZIP codes
The Yulee CCD is covered by several ZIP codes:
32041
32097
32034 - which it shares with Fernandina Beach/Amelia Island
Other unincorporated communities
Nassauville
O'Neil
Demographics
According to the 2021 American Community Survey conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau, the Yulee Census County Division reported a total population of 36,742 as of that year.
The racial makeup of Yulee in 2014 was 89.2% White, 7.0% African American, 0.1% Native American, 1.6% Asian, 0.0% Pacific Islander, 0.1% from other races, and 2.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.9% of the population. 77.9% of the population was 18 years of age or older.
Climate
Similar to many areas in the southern Atlantic region of the United States, Yulee experiences a humid subtropical climate, characterized by mild winters and hot, humid summers, designated as Köppen 'Cfa.' The region typically sees concentrated rainfall during the warmest months, spanning from May through September, while the driest period occurs between November and April. Yulee's geographical location near the coast and its lower latitude contribute to minimal cold weather, resulting in generally mild and sunny winters.
Economy
The average household income is $94,995 and the average home value is $381,033. In total there are 6,134 total housing units and of which 4,778 are owner occupied, 1,040 are renter occupied, and 316 units are vacant.
Yulee hosts several outdoor festivals and events, with the most notable being the annual Holiday Festival and Parade. Additionally, the area boasts a variety of dining establishments, including restaurants, cafes, and a selection of bars. During the evening hours, Yulee provides a nightlife scene that attracts a diverse range of patrons, including local residents, young professionals, college students from the nearby institution, and tourists. Furthermore, Yulee features a sports complex and gymnasium to cater to recreational and fitness needs.
Yulee is home to two world-class golf courses: The Golf Club at North Hampton was designed in part by Arnold Palmer, and is over 7,000 acres, has 18 holes and a 72 par. Additionally, the Amelia National Golf & Country Club, designed by Tom Fazio, offers 18 holes with a par of 72.
Yulee serves as the headquarters for the Nassau County Economic Development Board, responsible for promoting Nassau County as an attractive destination for business relocation or expansion. The Nassau County Sheriff's Office is also headquartered in Yulee. In November 2017 it was announced that the University of Florida will be building two health and fitness facilities. In January 2018 the large energy company Florida Public Utilities announced that they will be relocating to Yulee and will be building a new 55,000 square foot corporate headquarters.
The Florida Welcome Center located in northern Yulee is a "tourist information house", located near the Florida/Georgia state line on I-95. This center provides incoming visitors with a variety of information on travel, highways, sports, climate, accommodations, cities, outdoor recreation, and attractions. In tribute to the citrus industry (which historically has been a major part of Florida's economy), every visitor is offered a free cup of Florida citrus juice (orange or grapefruit).
In 2017 Rayonier established a new corporate headquarters within the Yulee Census County Division (CCD). Additionally, Rayonier outlined plans for the development of a 24,000-acre pine forest in Yulee, envisioning a comprehensive community encompassing residential areas, office spaces, medical facilities, shopping centers, light industrial facilities, and educational institutions. This development initiative, initially spanning 4,200 acres, is known as Wildlight. In collaboration with Nassau County, Rayonier worked with the county in the development of the Wildlight Elementary School, with an estimated cost of $26 million. The school commenced operations at the beginning of the 2017–2018 academic year and accommodated over 600 students.
Local Government
Fire and rescue
The Yulee CCD is served by its own fire department and two additional regional fire stations, the all-career Nassau County Fire Rescue Stations 30 and 70. The Yulee Volunteer Fire Department is dispatched along with the County department to all fire calls in the Yulee area.
Police services
The Nassau County Sheriff's Office serves the residents of the Yulee CCD and Nassau County, Florida. Their primary responsibilities include upholding the Florida Constitution, enforcing state laws and statutes, and ensuring the safety, security, and welfare of the community. These objectives are achieved through law enforcement services, the management of the Nassau County Jail and Detention Center, and the provision of court security. The headquarters of the Nassau County Sheriff's Office is situated at 76001 Bobby Moore Circle, Yulee, FL 32097.
Judicial complex
The Robert M. Foster Justice Center, formerly referred to as the Nassau County, Florida Judicial Complex, is situated within the Yulee Census County Division (CCD). It was inaugurated in 2004 with the purpose of supplementing the historic Nassau County Courthouse situated in Fernandina Beach, Florida. This facility spans over 111,000 square feet in size and involved an expenditure of more than $20 million for its construction.
Education
Higher Education
Florida State College at Jacksonville (FSCJ), accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, operates the Betty P. Cook Nassau Center within the Yulee CCD. FSCJ is part of the Florida College System. This campus serves Nassau County residents, providing a range of academic offerings, including courses, certificates, and degree programs across various fields. Notably, this campus houses FSCJ's 16-acre Outdoor Education Center, a natural space.
Also in the area are the University of North Florida, Jacksonville University in Jacksonville.
Library
The Yulee Branch Library of the Nassau County Public Library System is situated within the Nassau Campus of FSCJ in Yulee.
K-12 Education
Public primary and secondary schools in Yulee and Nassau County are administered by Nassau County Public Schools, which is governed by a six-member Nassau County School Board. In total 21 total schools comprise the Nassau County Public Schools and the system currently enrolls 11,155 students.
Public secondary schools:
Yulee High School (9-12)
Yulee Middle (6-8)
Public primary schools:
Wildlight Elementary School (Kindergarten-5 and ESE)
Yulee Elementary (3-5)
Yulee Primary (Pre Kindergarten-2)
Private schools:
Faith Christian Academy (Pre Kindergarten-12)
Continuing Education
Yulee provides adult education in a variety of subjects at the FSCJ Nassau Center and at the Yulee Public Library.
Healthcare
There are 14 hospitals in or near the Yulee CCD.
Parks
Yulee showcases three separate parks:
Goffinsville Nassau River Park & Boat Ramp, providing amenities such as fishing, parking, pavilions, recreational areas, restroom facilities, and places for picnics
John Muir Ecological Park, which features a 1/4 mile trail commemorating John Muir's 1867 journey across Florida
Yulee Sports Complex & Gymnasium, encompassing lighted baseball and softball fields, football fields, a designated structure, parking facilities, play equipment, restroom accommodations, picnic tables, and tennis and basketball courts.
Notable people
Kris Anderson - Basketball player for Florida State and 4th round draft pick in the 1981 National Basketball Association draft by Milwaukee Bucks.
George Crady - (b 1931) former member of the Florida House of Representatives
Kyle Denney - (b 1977) former Major League Baseball catcher for the Cleveland Indians.
Derrick Henry - (b 1994) is a Heisman Trophy Winner football running back for the Tennessee Titans football.
Apple Pope - American rugby league player who currently plays for the United States national rugby league team.
Tom Schwartz - Entrepreneur, 'mactor' and star of Bravo's 'Vanderpump Rules'
D. J. Stewart - (b 1993) is a professional baseball outfielder for the New York Mets, and previously played for the Baltimore Orioles
Zack Taylor - (1898–1974) was a professional baseball player, coach, scout and manager. In addition, he was a Major League Baseball player and manager for the St. Louis Browns
See also
First Coast
First Coast Commuter Rail
Florida State College at Jacksonville
Florida Welcome Center
Jacksonville Transportation Authority
Nassau County, Florida
Nassau County School District
Nassau County Soil and Water Conservation District
Science First
White Oak Conservation
White Oak Golf Course
Yulee High School
Gallery
References
External links
FCCJ's Betty Cook Center
Census-designated places in Nassau County, Florida
Census-designated places in the Jacksonville metropolitan area
Census-designated places in Florida
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Gunrock is the official mascot of the UC Davis Aggies, the athletic teams that represent the University of California, Davis, and was based on Gunrock (1914–1932), an American Thoroughbred stallion, and the son of English Triple Crown winner Rock Sand. He was related to the American Thoroughbred racehorse Man O' War (1917–1947), who was out of Mahubah (1910–1931), bay Thoroughbred mare by Rock Sand out of Merry Token. Gunrock was bred by Clarence Mackay, and likely born in Kentucky in 1914. He had an unsuccessful racing career as a 2-year-old, and was retired to stud by age 6 in 1920.
In 1921, Gunrock was donated by his owner, American financier and horse racing investor August Belmont Jr., to the U.S. Army Remount Service, and was brought to the campus of University of California, Davis, which was breeding horses for the Cavalry at the time. Gunrock covered a total of 476 mares during his career at stud, some owned by the university, and the rest from varied farms across northern California. Gunrock's progeny also included Thoroughbred racehorses, including the successful racing mare Sugar Pie (1928) out of Tooters (1918), among others. He also has descendants registered as Holsteiners and Irish Sport Horses.
In 1924, Gunrock was adopted as the official mascot of the men's basketball team, and the stallion accompanied the team to games and rallies. Later, a traditional mascot was created, and named "Gunrock" by the students. That mascot persisted into the 1970s, when he was replaced by "Ollie the Mustang". However, Ollie did not last long, as a period of confusion about the school's mascot and nickname set in, lasting into the first decade of the 21st century.
In 2003, the school's official mascot was officially identified as a Mustang, and the name "Gunrock" returned after 93% of the UC Davis student body voted to return to the original name.
In 2022, the students of UC Davis voted to replace Gunrock the Mustang with a dairy cow after the "#Cow4Mascot" and "#AggieMOOvement" social media campaign, organized by Mick Hashimoto, a third-year applied statistics and economics double major at the university. However, while the vote was 73% in favor of replacement, only 3,468 out of over 31,000 undergraduate students in the UC Davis student body voted. Hashimoto claimed that that students voted to oust Gunrock the Mustang in 1993, but that the school administration and then-Chancellor Theodore L. Hullar rejected the decision. However, UC Davis Chancellor Gary S. May and the Cal Aggie Alumni Association (CAAA) rejected the mascot change proposal, declaring that the school would not be moving forward with it.
Pedigree
The sire of Gunrock, Rock Sand (1900–1914), was a prominent English Thoroughbred race horse and sire of his time. In a career which lasted from the spring of 1902 until October 1904, he ran 20 times, and won 16 races. He was a leading British 2-year-old of his generation, winning the 2,000 Guineas Stakes, the Epsom Derby, and the St. Leger Stakes. He won another series of major races as a 4-year-old before being retired to stud, where he had success in both Europe and North America. Rock Sand's bloodline would also help establish the Selle Français, the national sport horse breed of France, as well as the Holsteiner, Bavarian Warmblood, and other German warmblood breeds in Germany.
The dam of Gunrock, the stakes race mare Gunfire, was sired by Hastings (1893–1917), an American Thoroughbred racehorse and stallion foaled in Versailles, Kentucky, and bred by Dr. John D. Neet. Originally bought for $2,800 at a yearling auction by David Gideon and John Daly, Hastings was sent to New York and raced for the partners successfully as a 2-year-old, winning several races before the partnership was dissolved by public auction. Hastings was then purchased by August Belmont Jr., for a record $37,000. His record at four was 12 starts, 4 wins, and 6 places, carrying weights as high as 140 pounds. He was retired to Nursery Stud outside Lexington, Kentucky, and became one of the most successful sires of 1902 and 1908. Of his offspring, the most notable are stakes race winners Gunfire, Field Mouse, Masterman, and Fair Play, sire of Man o' War.
Gunrock was 4x5 linebred to Springfield (1873–1898), a successful English Thoroughbred racehorse that won 14 consecutive races and was a useful sire of the late 19th century. He was the grandsire of two English Triple Crown winners: Galtee More, who was exported to Russia, and later Germany; and Rock Sand, who was exported to the United States, and in turn was the grandsire of Man o' War (1917–1947), widely considered one of the greatest American Thoroughbred racehorses of all time.
Gunrock was also 5x5x5 linebred to Stockwell on his sire's side, with additional blood from Stockwell on his dam's side as well, and linebred 6x6x6 to King Tom overall.
Stud career
Gunrock covered 476 mares during his stud career, which lasted from 1921 to his death in 1932. While U.S. Army Remount stallions were officially not allowed to produce racing stock, he is most notable as a sire of Thoroughbred broodmares, with the racing mare Sugar Pie (1928) being his most successful recorded offspring.
Some of his descendants include, but are not limited to:
Queen Roxie (1922), mare out of Queen Fay, by King William (Spendthrift line) (7-0-0-0 record, unplaced)
Lake Rock (1923), mare out of Maria Mortlake, by Mortlake (Hampton line)
Rockada (1926), mare out of Cruzada, by Cruzados (Emperor of Norfolk / Lexington line)
California Nora (1927), mare out of Norette, by Norito (Emperor of Norfolk / Lexington line)
Lady Rock (1928), mare out of Lady Lioness, by Wherewithal (Wenlock / Lord Clifden line)
Sugar Pie (1928), mare out of Tooters, by Light O' My Life (Hampton line) (47-1-2-4 record, won $550)
Juanita G (1928), mare out of Satisfaction, by Gargantua (Bend Or line)
Gunita (1929), mare out of Norette, by Norito (Emperor of Norfolk / Lexington line)
Little Pebbles (1931), stallion out of Cruzada, by Cruzados (Emperor of Norfolk / Lexington line)
Roxey Payne (1932), mare out of Helen Payne, by Albert Jones (Sainfoin / Springfield line)
Roxalyce (1932), mare out of Cruzada, by Cruzados (Emperor of Norfolk / Lexington line)
Gunrunner (1932), mare out of an unknown dam
One of his male-line grandsons through Little Pebbles, Paco (1941), was exported to Uruguay in South America, where he sired the Thoroughbred stallion Adalid (1956), who had issue. Adalid had 51 starts, 3 wins, 9 places, and 7 shows during his racing career. His most successful descendants are the American Thoroughbred gelding Dogie (2000), who won $100,201 USD during his racing career (41-7-9-10); and the mare Ten Pinkies (1987), who had 20 starts, 5 wins, 2 places, and 2 shows ($14,500 USD in winnings), who also went on to become a successful broodmare, with six of her offspring winning a collective $410,485 USD.
Little Pebbles' most successful daughter, Honey Bravo (1944), has descendant Ozone Gal (1987), a Thoroughbred mare who, while not successful as a racer herself, produced six offspring who won a collective $100,258 USD.
Patricia Erigero, a 1971 UC Davis graduate and owner of the Thoroughbred Heritage site, also owned a champion Thoroughbred show horse named Bay Sands (1956), who descended from Gunrock through his daughter, Rockada (1926), out of the mare Cruzada (1917). Cruzada was a granddaughter of Emperor of Norfolk (1885–1907), a champion Thoroughbred racehorse called the "California Wonder".
While Gunrock primarily covered Thoroughbred mares, "half-bred horses" - better known as warmblood horses today - were considered to be ideal cavalry mounts by some in the United States Army Remount Service. As such, some of Gunrock's descendants have been used to improve various warmblood horse breeds in the United States, such as the Holsteiner and Irish Draught, as well as to produce sport horses to compete in non-racing equestrian sports.
One of Gunrock's distant relatives was the world champion show jumping Thoroughbred gelding Gem Twist (1979 – 2006), who was a descendant of Gunrock's half-brother, Malachite (Rock Sand x Miss Hanover), one of the grandfathers of the Thoroughbred racehorse Count Fleet (1940 – 1973). Gem Twist has become famous in more recent years due to being the subject of cloning, with two stallion clones of the gelding - Gemini CL (b. 2008) and Murka's Gem (b. 2011) - being used for sport horse breeding programs.
See also
List of racehorses
Henry of Navarre (1891–1917), another Thoroughbred used by the United States Army Remount Service
Sir Barton (1916–1937), another Thoroughbred used by the United States Army Remount Service
W. K. Kellogg Arabian Horse Center at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona)
References
Horse mascots
UC Davis Aggies
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel%20Servitje
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Daniel Servitje
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Daniel Javier Servitje Montull (born 1 April 1959) is a Mexican billionaire businessman, and the president and CEO of Grupo Bimbo, the world's largest bakery company.
Early life
Servitje was born on 1 April 1959 in Mexico City, Mexico, the son of Lorenzo Servitje, and the youngest of eight children.
Servitje earned a bachelor's degree from Universidad Iberoamericana, and an MBA from Stanford University.
Career
Servitje has been CEO of Grupo Bimbo since May 2007, and president and CEO since July 2013.
Servitje is a board member of ITAM Business School, Grocery Manufacturers of America, and the Instituto Mexicano para la Competitividad.
In 2018, Servitje received the Distinguished Leadership Award for Corporate Responsibility from the Inter-American Dialogue.
Personal life
Servitje lives in Mexico City, Mexico.
References
Mexican billionaires
Mexican chief executives
20th-century Mexican businesspeople
21st-century Mexican businesspeople
Living people
Stanford University alumni
Universidad Iberoamericana alumni
Businesspeople from Mexico City
1959 births
Grupo Bimbo people
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cephena
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Cephena
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Cephena is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Frederic Moore in 1882.
Species
Cephena costata Moore, 1882 (India, Taiwan, Thailand, Sumatra, Borneo)
Cephena sundana Holloway (Borneo, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra)
References
Calpinae
Moth genera
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dudley%20Perkins%20%28soldier%29
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Dudley Perkins (soldier)
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Dudley Churchill Perkins (1915 – 25 February 1944), also known as Kiwi Perkins, was a New Zealand soldier who fought in Greece during World War II and participated in the Cretan resistance.
Perkins was born at Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand. Serving with the rank of Staff Sergeant in the 4th Field Regiment, New Zealand Artillery, Perkins was among the British Commonwealth troops that were evacuated to Crete after the German invasion of Greece in April 1941. He was captured by the Germans after the Battle of Crete but managed to escape in two weeks. After spending a year hiding in the mountains of Western Crete, he departed to Egypt on board a Greek submarine. During the time he spent on the island, he was impressed by the Cretans' assistance to him. Upon reaching Egypt, he joined the Special Operations Executive and returned to Crete as a SOE agent. On Crete, he was second-in-command to Major Xan Fielding. But unlike other agents who only served as liaisons, Perkins assembled his own guerrilla band and led it in many attacks against the Germans. He became known as Vasili to the Cretans and Kiwi to the British, being well-respected for his courage. Perkins was killed in a German ambush near the village of Lakkoi and is buried in Suda Bay War Cemetery.
See also
George Psychoundakis
Sandy Rendel
References
1915 births
Special Operations Executive personnel
Cretan Resistance
1944 deaths
Crete in World War II
Military personnel from Christchurch
New Zealand military personnel killed in World War II
New Zealand prisoners of war in World War II
World War II prisoners of war held by Germany
New Zealand escapees
Escapees from German detention
Burials at Suda Bay War Cemetery
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312%20Belgian%20Second%20Division
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2011–12 Belgian Second Division
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The 2011–12 season of the Belgian Second Division (also known as EXQI League for sponsorship reasons) started in August 2011 and is the second tier football league in Belgium. The league is played by 18 teams, with 34 matchdays of 9 matches each, so each team plays the 17 other teams twice. The season is divided into 3 periods, the first period of 10 matches, the second of 12 matches and the third of 12 matches. Each period winner qualifies for the Belgian Second Division final round. On 14 April 2012, Charleroi became champions without playing as closest rivals Eupen and Oostende both did not manage to win their matches and thereby could no longer mathematically overtake Charleroi in the standings.
Team changes
After promotion and relegation, only 13 teams remained in the league, with 5 other being replaced:
Out
Oud-Heverlee Leuven were promoted as champions of the previous season.
Mons ended third, but won the second division final round and was therefore also promoted to the Pro League.
Turnhout ended 16th, but lost the third division playoffs and was subsequently relegated.
Rupel Boom was relegated to the Third Division after finishing 17th.
Tournai was relegated to the Third Division after finishing 18th.
In
Charleroi was directly relegated from the Pro League.
Eupen lost the second division final round and as a result they were also relegated from the Pro League.
Aalst promoted as champions from Third Division A.
WS Woluwe promoted as champions from Third Division B.
Sint-Niklaas was promoted after winning the third division playoffs.
Team information
Personnel and locations
Managerial changes
During summer break
During regular season
Regular season
League table
Period winners
The season is divided into three periods. The first ten matchdays together form the first period, matchdays 11 to 22 form period two and the last 12 form period three. The three period winners take part in the Belgian Second Division final round together with the winner of the 2011–12 Belgian Pro League relegation playoff. The winner of this final round gets to play in the 2012–13 Belgian Pro League. In case one or more periods are won by the team winning the league or in case one team wins multiple periods, the extra places go the teams finishing the highest in the league not already qualified. So in the theoretical case that one team wins all three periods and becomes the league champion, then the teams in positions 2, 3 and 4 will take part in the final round.
Period 1
Already after the first nine matches of the season, Eupen clinched the first period title.
Period 2
Period 3
Top goalscorers
Including matches played on 29 April 2012; Source:Soccerway
References
Belgian Second Division seasons
Belgian Second League
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lasht-e%20Nesha
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Lasht-e Nesha
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Lasht-e Nesha (, also Romanized as Lasht-e Neshā’, Lactneca, Lashteneshā, Lashtinishāh, Lashtinshakh, Lasht Neshā’, and Lasht Neshah; also known as Jowrshar, Jowrshar Sarbāzār, and Z̄ālīdān Chīk) is a city in, and the capital of, Lasht-e Nesha District of Rasht County, Gilan province, Iran.
At the 2006 census, its population was 10,871 in 3,270 households. The following census in 2011 counted 10,662 people in 3,598 households. The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 10,539 people in 3,742 households.
Background
Lasht-e Nesha is located near the Caspian Sea and surrounded with rice fields. The city has an area of 5.23 square kilometers. It is about 30 kilometers away from the capital of Gilan, Rasht. Lasht-e Nesha is one of the oldest cities of Gilan; its history dates back to before the presence of Islam in the region. The town takes its name from a local legend. According to this legend, a long time ago, this area was ruled by a barbaric governor named Marvan who treated his people cruelly. On a spring day, Marvan and his men were inspecting the rice fields while women farmers were working and planting rice seeds. They were attacked by women farmers for their harassment. Marvan was killed and his body was planted under the clay soils of the rice field. Since then this area became known as Lasht-e Nesha (the planted corpse).
References
Rasht County
Cities in Gilan Province
Populated places in Gilan Province
Populated places in Rasht County
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Charles Richard Ball
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Revd. Charles Richard Ball (died 1918) was the leading trustee and reputed Lord of Madeley Manor. In Peterborough, he was the Vicar of St Paul's Church and the Honorary Canon of Peterborough Cathedral.
Early life
Ball, born 11 March 1833 in Clifton, Bristol, was the son of Joseph and Rebecca Ball. He had a brother A.W. Ball. He graduated from Christ's College, Cambridge with a B.A. in 1858 and a M.A. in 1864.
Career
In 1869, was made vicar of St Paul's Church serving the towns of Millfield and New England of Peterborough. He was curate of Trentham, Staffordshire and Belgrave, Leicestershire. In Leicester, he was curate at St John's and St Andrews.
He was the rural dean of Peterborough, appointed by the Bishop of Creighton. By 1891, he was appointed the Honorary Canon of Peterborough Cathedral by Bishop Magee. He was elected proctor for the Diocese of Peterborough to Convocation.
Ball wrote The Apostle of the Gentiles, His Life and Letters in 1885. By that time, he also had written The Promised Seed and Lessons on our Lord's Ministry. He also wrote The Faith in Outline, Plain Thoughts on a Great Subject, The Blankthorpe Papers, and The Dispensation of the Spirit.
Personal life
He married Mary Eliza Saunders on 28 December 1871, the daughter of Rev. A. P. Saunders, DD, who was the headmaster of the Charter House and the Dean of Peterborough. They had a son, Richard Reynold Ball, on 8 August 1882.
In 1891, eleven members of the family settled their shares or interests in Madeley Manor on trustees, Charles Richard Ball being the leading trustee and reputed lord of the manor. Between 1871 and 1889, the manor had passed to the Ball family, descendants of Joseph Reynolds's daughter Rebecca and her husband (and second cousin) Joseph Ball.
References
1918 deaths
Clergy from Peterborough
Church of England priests
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PPID
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PPID
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PPID may refer to:
Peptidylprolyl isomerase D, and enzyme encoded within the PPID gene
Pituitary Pars Intermedia Dysfunction in horses.
Computer Science
Private Personal Identifier in Security Assertion Markup Language
Parent process ID. Process identifier of the parent of a process.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain%20at%20the%201986%20European%20Athletics%20Championships
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Spain at the 1986 European Athletics Championships
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Spain competed at the 1986 European Athletics Championships in Stuttgart, then West Germany, from 26–31 August 1986.
For the first time, a female athlete from Spain won a medal at the European Athletics Championships.
Medals
Results
Men
Track & road events
Field events
Women
Track & road events
Nations at the 1986 European Athletics Championships
1986
European Athletics Championships
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumedang%20Regency
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Sumedang Regency
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Sumedang Regency is a landlocked regency (kabupaten) of West Java province, Indonesia. The district of North Sumedang is its capital. The regency covers an area of 1,558.72 km2, and had a population of 1,093,602 at the 2010 Census and 1,152,507 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 1,167,033.
The city of Sumedang is famous for its tofu, Tahu bungkeng, that was first produced by a Chinese immigrant from Qing China.
Administrative districts
Sumedang Regency is divided into twenty-six districts (kecamatan), listed below with their areas and populations at the 2010 Census and 2020 Census, together with the official estimates as at mid 2022. The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of villages (rural desa and urban kelurahan) in each district, and its post code.
The first five districts named above - Jatinangor, Cimanggung, Tanjungsari, Sukasari and Pamulihan - are in the southwest corner of the regency adjacent to Bandung City and lie within the Bandung Metropolitan Area. They cover 224.53 km2 and had a combined population of 349,750 at the 2010 Census, and 365,622 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 370,762.
Jatigede Dam
In August 2011, the project of Jatigede Dam in Cimanuk River has been initialized. The dam capacity is almost one billion cubic metre will be Indonesia's second-biggest dam in capacity after Jatiluhur Dam.
An agreement to make a hydro power plant with capacity of 2x25 megawatts and an estimated cost $224.4 million has been signed in December 2011. The production will be incorporated into the Java-Bali 150KiloVolt transmission system in 2015.
Waterfalls
In Citengah village area, South Sumedang district there are 18 waterfalls. Citengah agro tourism and waterfalls village can be reached from Sumedang Central Park to the east through Cipameungpeuk bridge. The unique waterfalls are Cigorobog waterfall with its 4 step waterfalls, 30 meters Cimecek waterfall and U-shape Ciparahu waterfall. The environment is well preserved with monkeys and wild pigs in the hill.
References
Cipunagara basin
Cimanuk basin
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/This%20I%20Believe%20%28TV%20program%29
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This I Believe (TV program)
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This I Believe is an early Australian television program. Broadcast 5 nights a week on Sydney station ATN-7, it debuted 3 December 1956 (on ATN's second day of programming). It was a 15-minute program in which Eric Baume would provide a commentary on current world events. At the end of each TV program he would say "This I believe". The program ended around July 1958. According to television listings in the Sydney Morning Herald, the last few episodes of the program aired in an 11-minute time-slot.
This I Believe was also a radio program with Baume, which debuted before the television series.
An episode of this program is held by the National Film and Sound Archive and has been digitised.
See also
State Your Case – weekly (on Sundays) television program with Eric Baume from 1957
Eric Baume's Viewpoint – 1959–1961 television program with Baume
References
External links
1956 Australian television series debuts
1958 Australian television series endings
Australian television news shows
Black-and-white Australian television shows
English-language television shows
Seven Network original programming
Television series based on radio series
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Molly Manning Walker
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Molly Manning Walker is a cinematographer and director based in London and graduate of the NFTS. She is most noted for her 2020 short film Good Thanks, You? which was selected at the International Critics' Week in Cannes. Her grad film took Bronze at the Student Academy Awards, and Walker was nominated at Camerimage in 2019.
Walker's debut feature was developed with Film4. She is represented for directing by Independent Talent.
Her film How to Have Sex (2023) won the Un Certain Regard award at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival.
Walker also was the DP on Charlotte Regan's debut feature Scrapper.
Filmography
References
External links
Good thanks, you? on IMDB
Good thanks, you? (Full Film) on Vimeo
1993 births
Living people
Alumni of Bournemouth University
Alumni of the National Film and Television School
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Raphael Zuber
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Raphael Zuber (born 5 June 1973 in Chur) is a Swiss architect.
Biography
Raphael Zuber studied at ETH Zurich until 2001 and practiced with Valerio Olgiati in Zurich. After graduating, he founded an architectural office in Chur. Zuber taught at the Accademia di Architettura di Mendrisio, the Oslo School of Architecture and Design, the EPF Lausanne, the ETH Zurich and at the Cornell University Ithaca. Raphael Zuber was invited by Alejandro Aravena to the Venice Biennale of Architecture in 2016, where he showed four of his most recent projects.
Principal works
2007–2011: schoolhouse, Grono with Conzett Bronzini Gartmann and Maurus Schifferli
2005–2016: apartment building Fravi, Domat/Ems with Patrick Gartmann
2015–2016: inverted house, Hokkaido with the Oslo School of Architecture and Design and Kengo Kuma and Associates
2018–2023: house at the Black Sea with Laura Cristea
2018–2025: public swimmingpool, Gossau with Patrick Gartmann and Maurus Schifferli
Awards
2012: Architecture and engineering prize for earthquake-proof construction for schoolhouse Grono
2013: Auszeichnungen für gute Bauten Graubünden for schoolhouse Grono
2018: Recognition award from the city of Chur
Literature
Important Buildings. Istituto Svizzero di Roma, Kaleidoscope Press, Milano 2010
Important Buildings. A personal choice made by students with Raphael Zuber. Accademia di Architettura di Mendrisio, Juni 2011
Raphael Zuber – Four Projects. Pelinu Books, Bukarest 2020
External links
Instagram
Website
References
Living people
1973 births
Swiss architects
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N.%20Chandrasekharan%20Nair
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N. Chandrasekharan Nair
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N. Chandrasekharan Nair is a noted Hindi scholar. He founded Kerala Hindi Sahitya Academy and was former Head of the Department of Hindi at Mahatma Gandhi College, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. He received the Ministry of Human Resource Development’s award for Hindi writers in non-Hindi speaking areas for 2004-05 and the 2008 Maharashtra Hindi Sahitya Academy award. He has campaigned to have Hindi declared India's official language.
He is the recipient of India's highly prestigious award Padma Shri 2020 for his work in the field of literature and education.
Career
He was an adviser to fifteen ministries from 1982 to 2009. He was awarded a research fellowship by U.G.C and Emeritus Professor of U.G.C.
Writing
He writes in Hindi and Malayalam. He is a poet, novelist, dramatist, story writer, research scholar, painter and critic in art and literary fields. He received seven national awards along with fifty-nine other awards. Honored and awarded in the third world Hindi conference at New Delhi along with Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai and other well-known writers of the Hindi world.
Nair wrote more than fifty introductions to the works of other writers. He has written more than 800 periodical articles. He published fifty six books. More than a dozen of his books were selected as textbooks by Indian Universities. Seven professors have taken PhDs on his work.
Painting
Nair produced nearly one hundred paintings. He has exhibited at Kerala House New Delhi.
Organizations
He was elected chairman of the Gandhi Centenary Committee in Ottapalam and has been elected vice-president of the same in Palakkad district. Nair established Gandhi Vignan Bhavan in Ottapalam and constituted a committee for running that institution.
Nair established many committees of students such as Gandhi Peace Corps, Bharath Yuvak Samaj etc.
Nair was a member of Sreerammakrishna Ashramam Ottapalam. He presided over many functions there.
Kerala Hindi Sahitiya Academy
In 1980 Kerala Hindi Sahitiya Academy was started as a Sanstha in Trivandrum. The main aims and objectives of the KHSA are to promote and protect the nation's integration through literary and cultural activities. The organization was started by a working committee headed by Nair.
The academy was inaugurated on 13 June 1982 and registered as a charitable society. The first Sahitiya Puraskar by the academy was awarded to Sri Dev Keraliya. Over the years, the organization encouraged hundreds of writers. These writers are rewarded on a regular basis for their originality and commitment to Hindi. The organization established an atmosphere and a literary trend for Hindi languages across the State. The institution has a research library. KHSA has published many books, some of whichwere awarded at a national level. Six students earned Doctoral Degrees under the program.
References
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Hindi-language poets
Indian male novelists
Indian male dramatists and playwrights
20th-century Indian painters
Indian male poets
Malayalam novelists
Poets from Kerala
Painters from Kerala
20th-century Indian novelists
Novelists from Kerala
Dramatists and playwrights from Kerala
20th-century Indian male writers
Recipients of the Padma Shri in literature & education
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Cavalcade Painter
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The Cavalcade Painter is the conventional name for an ancient Greek vase painter who produced Corinthian black-figure vases. He was active during the Middle Corinthian period, around 580 BC.
The Cavalcade Painter is considered one of the most important and best Corinthian painters of his time. He was the leading artist of the Gorgoneion Group. He mainly decorated kylikes and kraters. His favourite subject, found on nearly all his cup exteriors, were his eponymous scenes of horsemen; he also painted fighting scenes and animal friezes. As usual within his group, the interiors of the cups were decorated with a gorgon’s head. On one piece, he painted the suicide of Ajax, accompanied by several name inscriptions. His kraters also depict friezes of horsemen, fighting scenes, cavalcades and animal friezes. His most important work on that shape depicts a nuptial couple in a chariot. That work marks already the transition to Late Corinthian vase painting. Nine works by him are known; findspots include Aegina and Kameiros.
Bibliography
Thomas Mannack: Griechische Vasenmalerei. Eine Einführung. Theiss, Stuttgart 2002, p. 101 .
Matthias Steinhart: Kavalkade-Maler. In: Der Neue Pauly (DNP). Vol 6, Metzler, Stuttgart 1999, , Col. 370–371.
References
Ancient Greek vase painters
Ancient Corinthians
6th-century BC Greek people
Anonymous artists of antiquity
Year of birth unknown
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Pavetta lynesii
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Pavetta lynesii is a species of plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is endemic to Tanzania.
References
Flora of Tanzania
lynesii
Vulnerable plants
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
Taxa named by Diane Mary Bridson
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Joseph Janvier Woodward
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Lieutenant Colonel Joseph Janvier Woodward (1833–1884), commonly known as J. J. Woodward, was an American surgeon.
Biography
Woodward served in the U.S. Civil War as Army Assistant Surgeon and produced several publications on war-related diseases. He was also a microscopist known worldwide and an instrumental pioneer in photo-microscopy.
A collection of his photo-micrographs are preserved at the Royal Microscopical Society in the UK. Woodward performed and wrote reports on the autopsies of both Abraham Lincoln and John Wilkes Booth. He also attended to president Garfield after he was shot. A collection of bulletins on Garfield's condition issued by the attending physicians is held at the National Library of Medicine in Bethesda, Maryland.
According to a website run by the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory: "Woodward was the first scientist to establish photomicrography as a tool for both scientific and medical investigations." According to an article in the Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine: "In addition to collecting specimens for the museum's archive, he co-authored the definitive medical history of the Civil War in the 6-volume 1870 publication of the MSHWR.4 Woodward's technique using aniline dyes for staining thin sections of tissue, along with his pioneering work in photomicroscopy, helped prepare the groundwork for modern surgical pathology."
In 1881, Woodward served as president of the Philosophical Society of Washington. He was also a curator of certain sections of the Army Medical Museum.
Personal life
Woodward's sister was the musician and writer, Aubertine Woodward Moore.
See also
Medical and Surgical History of the War of the Rebellion
References
Bibliography
External links
Joseph Janvier Woodward Papers from the Smithsonian Institution Archives
Arpa.allenpress.com
Micro.magnet.fsu.edu
Cwfp.biz
Ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Rogerjnorton.com
Rogerjnorton.com
1833 births
1884 deaths
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania alumni
Royal Microscopical Society
Microscopists
American inventors
American scientists
Union Army surgeons
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I%20Ejaculate%20Fire
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I Ejaculate Fire
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"I Ejaculate Fire" is a song by death metal band Dethklok, taken from Dethalbum III. A digital download single was released on September 4, 2012. The song first premiered in the Metalocalypse episode "Dethhealth", and was later re-recorded in studio for the album.
A music video for "I Ejaculate Fire", directed by Mark Brooks, was released on September 10, 2012.
The song was nominated for "Song of the Year" during the 2013 Golden God Awards, but did not win.
Personnel
Virtual personnel from Metalocalypse
Nathan Explosion – lead vocals
Pickles – drums
Skwisgaar Skwigelf – lead guitar
Toki Wartooth – rhythm guitar
William Murderface – bass guitar
Actual personnel
Brendon Small – vocals, guitar, keyboards, production
Gene Hoglan – drums
Bryan Beller – bass guitar
Production
Ulrich Wild – production, engineering
References
2012 singles
Metalocalypse
Dethklok songs
2012 songs
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhypagla
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Rhypagla
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Rhypagla is a monotypic moth genus of the family Erebidae erected by Ian W. B. Nye in 1975. Its only species, Rhypagla lacernaria, was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1813. It is found in northern Africa, southern Europe, Cyprus, Transcaucasia, the Middle East and Iran.
Taxonomy
The genus has previously been classified in the subfamily Eublemminae of Erebidae or the subfamily Eustrotiinae of the family Noctuidae.
References
Boletobiinae
Noctuoidea genera
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Nutting Associates
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Nutting Associates was an arcade game manufacturer based in Mountain View, California, incorporated in February 1967 by William Gilbert Nutting. In 1977 the company was purchased by William "Si" Redd and eventually absorbed into the company Sircoma.
History
Bill Nutting was working as a buyer at a San Francisco department store when his father-in-law, Revere Ware executive Herbert Ullmann, alerted him to an educational technology company called Edex Teaching Systems looking for investors. Nutting became a partner in the company, which created a coin-operated trivia game called the Knowledge Computer in 1964. Nutting marketed the machine for Edex and bought the rights to it after Edex was purchased by Raytheon in 1965. In January 1966, he founded Nutting Associates to market the Knowledge Computer and a redesigned version of the device called Computer Quiz (1967) created by Richard Ball of Marketing Services. In 1968 the model was redesigned into a solid-state version.
In 1971, Nolan Bushnell sold Nutting Associates on manufacturing the game Computer Space (1971). About 1,500 units were manufactured. Afterwards, Bushnell wanted a large ownership stake in the company to continue creating games for Nutting Associates, but left after not being given that opportunity to form Atari Inc. with Ted Dabney.
Nutting Associates continued manufacturing video games up until 1977 when the company was sold to "Si" Redd. A new Nutting Associates company was established in Nevada before being absorbed into the larger company Sircoma, a video poker manufacturer.
Nutting's brother, Dave Nutting, also worked in the video game industry. He formed Dave Nutting Associates, a consulting firm that produced many of Midway's games during the 1970s and early 80s.
References
Defunct video game companies of the United States
Electronics companies established in 1966
Electronics companies disestablished in 1977
Defunct companies based in California
1966 establishments in California
1977 disestablishments in California
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crambus%20viettellus
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Crambus viettellus
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Crambus viettellus is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Stanisław Błeszyński and R.J. Collins in 1962. It is found in the French Southern Territories, where it has been recorded from Île Amsterdam in the Indian Ocean.
References
Crambini
Moths described in 1962
Moths of Africa
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The women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay was a swimming event held as part of the swimming at the 1936 Summer Olympics programme. It was the sixth appearance of the event, which was established in 1912. The competition was held on Wednesday and Friday, 12 and 14 August 1936.
The United States and Germany both replaced one swimmer between the semi-finals and the final. Thirty-eight swimmers from nine nations competed.
Medalists
Note: The International Olympic Committee medal database shows only these swimmers as medalists. Ursula Pollack swam for Germany in the semi-finals but is not credited with a silver medal. Also the American Elizabeth Ryan who swam in the semi-finals is not listed as bronze medalist.
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1936 Summer Olympics.
In the final the Netherlands set a new Olympic record with 4:36.0 minutes.
Results
Semifinals
Wednesday, 12 August 1936: The fastest three in each semi-final and the fastest fourth-placed advanced to the final.
Semifinal 1
Semifinal 2
Final
Friday, 14 August 1936:
References
External links
Olympic Report
Swimming at the 1936 Summer Olympics
1936 in women's swimming
SWim
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Vince Goo
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Vince Goo (born January 16, 1947) is a retired American basketball coach who was most recently the head coach of the women's basketball team at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. He is the winningest coach in program history with a record of .
The son of former Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball coach Ah Chew Goo, Goo got his start coaching men's basketball at the high school level in Hawaii, coaching the junior varsity squad at Castle High School for two years before being named the varsity coach. He later coached the varsity team at Kaiser High School, spending the first two seasons as an assistant before being promoted to head coach.
Goo joined the women's basketball staff at Hawaii as an assistant under Bill Nepfel, and was promoted to head coach before the 1987–88 season. Under Goo, the Rainbow Wahine made five NCAA tournaments and four WNIT tournaments, and all 41 players who completed their eligibility at Hawaii playing for him all completed their degrees.
Goo announced he would retire from coaching at the end of the 2004 season after the Rainbow Wahine had their worst season under him.
Goo currently resides in Hawaii Kai with his wife Gay; he and his wife have four children.
Head coaching record
References
External links
Hawaii profile
1947 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Honolulu
Basketball coaches from Hawaii
High school basketball coaches in Hawaii
Hawaii Rainbow Wahine basketball coaches
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Keisuke Funatani
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is a Japanese football player.
Club career
Mito HollyHock
Funatani left Mito HollyHock at the end of 2018. This was announced on 3 December 2018.
FC Maruyasu Okazaki
On 7 February 2019, Funatani joined FC Maruyasu Okazaki.
National team career
In June 2005, Funatani was selected Japan U-20 national team for 2005 World Youth Championship. But he did not play in the match.
Club statistics
Updated to 23 February 2020.
References
External links
1986 births
Living people
Association football people from Mie Prefecture
People from Matsusaka, Mie
Japanese men's footballers
Japan men's youth international footballers
J1 League players
J2 League players
Japan Football League players
Júbilo Iwata players
Sagan Tosu players
Mito HollyHock players
FC Maruyasu Okazaki players
Men's association football midfielders
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Vika, Oslo
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Vika is a neighborhood in the Oslo city center in Norway. It is located between the Royal Palace, Oslo, Oslofjord, Aker Brygge, Pipervika, Slottsparken, Oslo City Hall, Oslo Concert Hall and borders on the north with Karl Johans gate, the main street of the city of Oslo which hosts Norwegian Parliament Building as well as known for being the hub to major Scandinavian brands, bars and hotels including Grand Hotel, the annual venue of the winner of Nobel Peace Prize and various state dignitaries.
Vika is home to historical architectural monuments such as Victoria Terrasse. The new building for Norway's National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design, which is the largest art museum in the Nordic region and host to exclusive collection of world renowned artists such as Edvard Munch, is in the same vicinity. Vika falls within Frogner administrative district of Oslo which is deemed as one of city's most expensive, upscale and exclusive neighborhood with a handful of period properties. Over the years, several residential properties have been occupied by various embassies, high end restaurants and art galleries.
The area is dominated by public institutions, such as the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Oslo City Hall and the Embassy of the United States in Oslo. There are also a number of cultural institutions, such as the Nobel Peace Center and Oslo Concert Hall while the National Theatre (Oslo) is also within a short walking distance . Vika was also the location of the former Western Railway Station. The Vika Line of the Oslo Tramway runs through the area.
Neighbourhoods of Oslo
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Powlesland and Mason (railway shunting contractors)
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Powlesland and Mason were a company that provided steam locomotives and crews for shunting within Swansea Docks. The first name has sometimes been spelt "Powesland" and it is uncertain which spelling is correct.
Early history
Powlesland and Mason (P&M) were a Swansea-based firm that existed between 1903 and the merger of their railway operations into the Great Western Railway (GWR) on 1 January 1924. As at 1 January 1924, P&M were operating nine steam locomotives on shunting activities within Swansea docks, supplementing the locomotives of the Swansea Harbour Trust.
Operations under GWR ownership
The GWR continued to use the ex-P&M steam locomotives for shunting and short-trip freight train workings throughout the GWR's existence. Latterly, some P&M locomotives were based at locomotive sheds away from the immediate vicinity of Swansea docks, including Danygraig shed, to the east of Swansea, which was located to the west of Jersey Marine railway station.
Locomotives operated
Powlesland and Mason utilised a fleet of nine 0-4-0ST saddle tank shunting locomotives on their railway duties within Swansea docks. The locos had been built between 1874 and 1916. The oldest, P&M No.7, was a former Raven Class broad gauge locomotive constructed for the South Devon Railway Company in 1874, and was sold by the GWR to P&M in 1906.
The P&M engines had been built by five different firms of locomotive constructors: Peckett and Sons (4 locos); Brush Electrical (2 locos); Avonside (1 loco); Andrew Barclay (1 loco); and Hawthorn Leslie and Company (1 loco).
Preservation
Four of the locomotives survived to be taken into ownership of British Railways Western Region in 1948 and the last to be withdrawn from service was Peckett-built BR No. 1152 (P&M No. 12; GWR No. 935) in 1963.
Today, only one Powlesland and Mason locomotive survives in preservation. This is P&M loco No.6 (GWR No. 921) built by Brush in 1903/06 and sold by the GWR in 1929 to a private operator for further service. It is on public display, but not operational, at the Mountsorrel Railway in Leicestershire wearing No. 921.
References
Notes
Bibliography
RCTS. Locomotives of the Great Western Railway. Part 10. Absorbed engines, 1922-1947. 1966
Great Western Railway constituents
Pre-grouping British railway companies
Railway companies established in 1903
Railway companies disestablished in 1924
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James River Day School
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James River Day School, or JRDS, is an independent, co-educational, non-sectarian K-8 day school in Lynchburg, Virginia. JRDS serves academically qualified students in Kindergarten through 8th Grade, regardless of race, color, national origin, ethnic, social, or economic background.
Mission
"James River Day School cherishes children and challenges them to become scholars, leaders, and citizens for the 21st century, in a community of academic excellence."
Faculty
Total Faculty 41
Faculty holding advanced degrees = more than 50%
Curriculum
James River Day School offers instruction in reading and language arts, mathematics, science, history and social studies, visual arts, music, physical education, technology, and world languages for Grades K-8.
Students in Grades 5-8 compete in a variety of sports throughout the year, including soccer, volleyball, cross country, basketball, and lacrosse.
Accreditation
The Virginia Association of Independent Schools has accredited JRDS since 1979.
External links
James River Day School's official website
VAIS page for James River Day School
Notes
Schools in Lynchburg, Virginia
Private middle schools in Virginia
Private elementary schools in Virginia
Private K–8 schools in the United States
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Trimilinda
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Trimilinda () was a town of ancient Lycia, which per the Stadiasmus Patarensis was on a road from Balbura to Kibyra.
Its site is unlocated.
References
Populated places in ancient Lycia
Former populated places in Turkey
Lost ancient cities and towns
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Vietnam women's national futsal team
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The Vietnam women's national futsal team () represents Vietnam in international women's futsal competitions and is controlled by the Futsal Commission of the Vietnam Football Federation.
Overview
Preparing for the 2007 Asian Indoor Games from October 26 to November 3 in Macau, the Vietnamese futsal women's squad assembled in Thành Long Sports Centre, Ho Chi Minh City with 16 players.Veterans of the Vietnamese women's football team who have won the SEA Games gold medal three times are included in this list, including Luu Ngoc Mai, Phung Thi Minh Nguyet, Nguyen Hong Phuc, and Nguyen Thi Ha. The squad had its debut international encounter against Uzbekistan in Macau. At the 2007 Asia Indoor Games, the team ended in 4th place. Vietnamese women futsal have competed in two more Asian Indoor Games in 2009 and 2013, both halted at the group stage. Fulsal Vietnam women competed in three Sea Games earning silver medals in 2007, 2011, and 2013. With the Southeast Asian Women's Futsal Championship, Vietnam won the 2013 tournament held in Myanmar. On September 30, they were beaten 2-5 by Thailand in the elimination match, but won the final 4-3 on October 3, 2013. This is the first time, Vietnamese women's futsal in particular and Vietnamese futsal in general defeated Thailand to win Southeast Asia
Achievements
Women's Futsal World Tournament record
AFC Women's Futsal Championship record
Futsal at the Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games record
Southeast Asian Games record
Honours
Coaching staff
Players
Current squad
Source:
Managers
Results and fixtures
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
2022
References
External links
Asian women's national futsal teams
Futsal
National
Women's football in Vietnam
2007 establishments in Vietnam
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NCAA tournament
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NCAA tournament may refer to a number of tournaments organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association:
Men's sports
NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, the most common usage of this term
NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament, established in 1957, immediately after the NCAA subdivided its member schools into the University Division (today's Division I) and College Division
NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament
NCAA Division I Baseball Championship, more often called by the name of its eight-team final round, the College World Series
NCAA Division I Football Championship, an American college football tournament played each year to determine the champion of the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS)
NCAA Division II Football Championship, began in 1973. Prior to 1973, four regional bowl games were played in order to provide postseason action for what was then called the NCAA College Division and a poll determined the final champion
NCAA Division III Football Championship, began in 1973. Before 1973, most of the schools now in Division III competed in the College Division.
NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championship, tournament determines the top men's ice hockey team in NCAA Division I and Division III
NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship, tournament determines the top men's field lacrosse team in the NCAA Division I, Division II, and Division III
NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship, the semifinal and final rounds of which are known as the "College Cup"
NCAA Division II Men's Soccer Championship
NCAA Division III Men's Soccer Championship
NCAA Division I Men's Swimming and Diving Championships
NCAA Men's Tennis Championship, held to crown a team, individual, and doubles champion in American college tennis
NCAA Men's National Collegiate Volleyball Championship
NCAA Division III Men's Volleyball Championship, launched in 2012.
Women's sports
NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, an annual college basketball tournament for women
NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament
NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament
NCAA Women's Ice Hockey Tournament
NCAA Women's Lacrosse Championship, tournament determines the top women's lacrosse team in the NCAA Division I, Division II, and Division III
NCAA Women's Soccer Championship, divided into three divisions
NCAA Division I softball tournament, more often called by the name of its eight-team final round, the Women's College World Series
NCAA Division I Women's Swimming and Diving Championships
NCAA Women's Tennis Championship, the National Collegiate Athletic Association's tennis tournament to determine the Team Championships, Singles Championships, and Doubles Championships in Women's Tennis
NCAA Women's Volleyball Championship
See also
NCAA basketball tournament (disambiguation)
NCAA (Philippines) Championships
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Ascentis
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Ascentis is a national qualification-awarding body based in Lancaster in the North West of England. It was formerly called the Open College of the North West, or OCNW.
Formed in 1975 as a partnership between Lancaster University and Nelson and Colne College, the Open College of the North West was developed to accredit courses of learning aimed at adult returners to education with the aim of helping them progress to university education. The success of these early programmes quickly led to other colleges and universities becoming involved and the idea being replicated across the country by other regional 'Open Colleges'. These early courses have now developed into the QAA-approved Access to HE Diploma, which most universities accept as an alternative to GCSEs and A Levels for adult applicants.
With the introduction of the Learning and Skills Act of 2000 funding for adult education changed, and some of OCNW's qualifications became ineligible for continued public funding. All awarding bodies requesting access to public funds were required to gain approval from the QCA: OCNW obtained this approval in 2001, but, unusually, retained its status as a QAA Access Validating Agency as well. A full list of Ascentis's QCA approved qualifications can be found on the official list of approved qualifications, i.e. the National Database of Accredited Qualifications (NDAQ).
OCNW was the only Open College to become a National Awarding Body; the other regional Open Colleges formed and joined the National Open College Network (NOCN). OCNW has always remained outside NOCN and has no official relationship with it.
Ascentis awards two main types of qualification at a range of levels:
QCA Approved Qualifications (including areas such as Teacher Training, Skills for Life, Functional Skills, Vocational qualifications, Foundation Learning tier, ESOL including ESOL International, etc.).
QAA Access to Higher Education, along eight pathways (including Education Professions, Vocational Science, Health and Social Care Professions, etc.).
Ascentis is now accrediting learners in a number of countries around the world including Cyprus, Greece, Bulgaria, Turkey, Taiwan, China, Spain and Argentina. Most of these overseas students are studying for ESOL International qualifications and are often used to gain entry to university in the United Kingdom.
On 1 August 2009 OCNW changed its name to Ascentis to reflect the fact that it was now a national and international awarding body and in order to reduce confusion with NOCN members.
References
External links
Official website
Educational institutions established in 1975
Distance education institutions based in the United Kingdom
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Early Winters Spires
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The Early Winters Spires are two rock formations in the Liberty Bell Group of the North Cascade Range, set between Liberty Bell Mountain and Blue Lake Peak in Washington state, United States. The two spires (North and South) are virtually one granite massif, split by a deep cleft formed by jointing and erosion. The shapes of these spires are attributed to ice wedging, cleaving along master joints by soil acids, and perpetual weathering.
North Early Winters Spire
Elevation: 7,760 ft/ 2,366 m
First ascent: May 28, 1950/. Wesley Grande, Pete Schoening, and Dick Widrig.
South Early Winters Spire
Elevation: 7,807 ft/ 2,380 m
First ascent: July 20, 1937. Kenneth Adam, Raffi Bedayn, and W. Kenneth Davis were credited in their report of first ascent however, only Bedayn and Neil Ruge appear in the summit register.
Climate
Early Winters Spires are located in the marine west coast climate zone of western North America. Most weather fronts originate in the Pacific Ocean, and travel northeast toward the Cascade Mountains. As fronts approach the North Cascades, they are forced upward by the peaks of the Cascade Range (Orographic lift), causing them to drop their moisture in the form of rain or snowfall onto the Cascades. As a result, the west side of the North Cascades experiences high precipitation, especially during the winter months in the form of snowfall. During winter months, weather is usually cloudy, but, due to high pressure systems over the Pacific Ocean that intensify during summer months, there is often little or no cloud cover during the summer. Because of maritime influence, snow tends to be wet and heavy, resulting in high avalanche danger. Precipitation runoff from the northeast side of the spires drains into Early Winters Creek which is a tributary of the Methow River, whereas the southwest slope drains into a tributary of the Chelan River.
Geology
The North Cascades features some of the most rugged topography in the Cascade Range with craggy peaks, ridges, and deep glacial valleys. The history of the formation of the Cascade Mountains dates back millions of years ago to the late Eocene Epoch. With the North American Plate overriding the Pacific Plate, episodes of volcanic igneous activity persisted. In addition, small fragments of the oceanic and continental lithosphere called terranes created the North Cascades about 50 million years ago.
During the Pleistocene period dating back over two million years ago, glaciation advancing and retreating repeatedly scoured the landscape leaving deposits of rock debris. The U-shaped cross section of the river valleys are a result of recent glaciation. Uplift and faulting in combination with glaciation have been the dominant processes which have created the tall peaks and deep valleys of the North Cascades area.
References
North Cascades of Washington (state)
Rock formations of Washington (state)
Cascade Range
North Cascades
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Bradworthy
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Bradworthy is a village and civil parish in Devon, England, situated north-east of the border with Cornwall. This location has led to it being called the "last village in North Devon" – traveling further west leads to the Cornish village of Kilkhampton. The village is close to the site of the first wind turbines in Devon, erected in 2005. Bradworthy has the largest village square in England. The civil parish is bordered by the Devon parishes Hartland, Woolfardisworthy, West Putford, Sutcombe, Holsworthy Hamlets, and Pancrasweek and the Cornish civil parishes Kilkhampton and Morwenstow. As well as a number of shops, Bradworthy village has a pub, a primary school, and an industrial estate.
The parish church of St John the Baptist dates from the 13th century and is a grade II* listed building.
Arthur Herbert Procter, a Victoria Cross recipient, was vicar of Bradworthy from 1963 to 1964.
The name Bradworthy comes from the words brad and worþign, meaning "wide estate".
Bradworthy appears in the 1086 Domesday Book as Brawordine. It was held by Ralph of Pomeroy and its assets were: 12 ploughlands, 10 plough teams, of meadow, of pasture, 40 cattle, 10 pigs, 120 sheep, 5 goats, and 30 other livestock. It rendered £8.
Amenities
Bradworthy has a wide range of shops, many of which are situated on the perimeter of the village square, including a general store, a cafe, a pub (The Bradworthy Inn) a butcher's, a vet's, a garage, and two homeware stores. Finally – in addition to being served by a post office – the village has a hairdresser's and a beauty salon.
Bradworthy Primary Academy is the village's government-funded school and pre-school, with 203 children on roll as of Spring 2020. It has seven classrooms, outdoor playgrounds, and a pool.
Landmarks
Bradworthy claims to have the largest village square in the West Country. Its tarmacked area, which marks the centre of the village, is enclosed by businesses and houses, and has been present for around 1,000 years.
The River Waldron, a tributary of the River Torridge, flows near to the village centre.
References
External links
The Bradworthy Book
Bradworthy at GENUKI
About Bradworthy
Bradworthy community page
Villages in Devon
Civil parishes in Devon
Torridge District
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Old Jack is the first album from Brazilian blues/rock band O Bando do Velho Jack, and was recorded in 1998. This album was not officially released.
Track listing
"Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo"
"Listen to the Music"
"Lucille"
"Cão de guarda"
"While My Guitar Gently Weeps"
"Not Fade Away"
"Hoochie Koochie Man"
"Born on the Bayou"
"Layla"
"Ohio"
"Whiskey Man"
"Walk Away"
References
O Bando do Velho Jack albums
1998 debut albums
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Desert Rats: The North Africa Campaign
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Desert Rats: The North Africa Campaign is a 1985 video game published by Cases Computer Simulations.
Gameplay
Desert Rats: The North Africa Campaign is a game in which the North African Campaign of World War II in covered in detail.
Reception
M. Evan Brooks reviewed the game for Computer Gaming World, and stated that "For the more casual gamer, this game offers little. For the gamer intrigued by Rommel and Montgomery (wait a minute, was anyone ever intrigued by Montgomery?), Desert Rats offers the most detailed treatment available."
Reviews
Crash! - Jun, 1986
ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) - Dec, 1987
Computer Gaming World - Nov, 1991
References
External links
Text from additional reviews at Spectrum Computing
1985 video games
Amstrad CPC games
Computer wargames
North African campaign
Turn-based strategy video games
Video games about Nazi Germany
Video games developed in the United Kingdom
Video games set in Libya
World War II video games
ZX Spectrum games
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Mukundapuram Taluk
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Mukundapuram Taluk is a taluk (tehsil) in Irinjalakuda Revenue Division of Thrissur district in the Indian state of Kerala. In 1762 this taluk was formed by Cochin King. When new Chalakudy taluk was formed in 2013 it lost majority of its territory. At present the headquarters of the taluk is Irinjalakuda. and It comprises 29 villages.
Amballur
Anandapuram
Chengallur
Edathirinji
Irinjalakkuda
Kaduppassery
Kallur
Karalam
Karumathra
Kattur
Kottanellur
Madayikonam
Manavalassery
Muriyad
Nellayi
Nenmanikkara
Padiyur
Parappukkara
Poomangalam
Porathissery
Pullur
Puthenchira
Thekkumkara
Thoravu
Thottippal
Thrikkur
Vadakkumkara
Vallivattam
Velukkara
See also
Chaipankuzhy
References
Geography of Thrissur district
Taluks of Kerala
Irinjalakuda
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Alan Thaw
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Alan Thaw (17 January 1926 – 22 February 2007) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Essendon in the Victorian Football League.
Recruited locally, Thaw was a back pocket in Essendon's 1949 premiership side. He retired in 1954 and the following season was put in charge of the Reserves team, coaching them until 1959. In the 1959 VFL season he coached Essendon to a win over Fitzroy when Dick Reynolds was unavailable. From 1960 to 1976, Thaw was coach of Essendon's Under-19s and steered them to premierships in 1961 and 1966.
References
Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
1926 births
2007 deaths
Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state)
Essendon Football Club players
Essendon Football Club premiership players
Essendon Football Club coaches
VFL/AFL premiership players
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Leśnica, Łódź Voivodeship
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Leśnica is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wodzierady, within Łask County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It lies approximately west of Wodzierady, north of Łask, and west of the regional capital Łódź.
References
Villages in Łask County
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Coropceni
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Coropceni is a village in Telenești District, Moldova.
References
Villages of Telenești District
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Kanumuru
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Kanumuru is a village in NTR district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located in Gampalagudem mandal of Tiruvuru revenue division.
References
Villages in NTR district
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Algı Eke (born 16 September 1985) is a Turkish actress. She is best known for Galip Derviş Turkish adaptation of Monk.
She was born on 16 September 1985 in Istanbul. Her family are originally from Artvin and of Georgian descent. Her parents divorced when she was a child. Her mother died in the summer of 2013. After graduating from Cağaloğlu Anadolu Lisesi, Eke went to Berlin to continue her studies in dramaturgy. Upon her return to Turkey, she met the producer Mustafa Şevki Doğan and made her television debut with the series Baba Ocağı. She later played in the series Dürüye'nin Güğümleri, Keşanlı Ali Destanı and Annem Uyurken. Eke also appeared in Pinhani's music video for their song "Yitirmeden". She portrayed the character of Kıymet in the romantic comedy movie Kedi Özledi, opposite İlker Ayrık. It was released on 20 December 2013.
Filmography
References
External links
Turkish television actresses
Turkish film actresses
1985 births
Actresses from Istanbul
Turkish people of Georgian descent
Living people
Cağaloğlu Anadolu Lisesi alumni
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Pteromicra
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Pteromicra is a genus of flies in the family Sciomyzidae, the marsh flies or snail-killing flies.
Species
P. angustipennis (Stæger, 1845)
P. glabricula (Fallén, 1820)
P. leucopeza (Meigen, 1838)
P. oldenbergi (Hendel, 1902)
P. pectorosa (Hendel, 1902)
P. zariae Knutson, Deeming & Ebejer, 2018
References
Sciomyzidae
Sciomyzoidea genera
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Walking After Midnight
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Walking After Midnight may refer to:
Walking After Midnight (1988 film), Canadian documentary film
Walking After Midnight (1992 film), Turkish film
Walkin' After Midnight, 1957 Patsy Cline song
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Doug Stanton is an American journalist, lecturer, screenwriter, and author of New York Times bestsellers In Harm's Way: The Sinking of the USS Indianapolis and the Extraordinary Story of Its Survivors (2001) and Horse Soldiers (2009) which is the basis for the 2018 feature film 12 Strong.
In Harm’s Way spent more than six months on the New York Times bestseller list and became required reading on the U.S. Navy's reading list for officers. The unabridged audiobook edition of In Harm’s Way won the 2017 Audie Award in the History category.
Stanton‘s third book The Odyssey of Echo Company was published in 2017.
Early life and education
Stanton attended Interlochen Arts Academy, Hampshire College, and received an MFA from the Writers’ Workshop at the University of Iowa, where he graduated with coursework in both fiction and poetry workshops. Stanton has taught writing and English at the high school and college level, worked as a commercial sports fisherman in Provincetown, Massachusetts, and caretaker of Robert Frost's house in Vermont.
Career
Stanton is an author and a founder of the National Writers Series (2009) and the Traverse City Film Festival (2005). He graduated from the Interlochen Arts Academy in Michigan and Hampshire College in Massachusetts. Since graduating from the University of Iowa Writer's Workshop, he has worked as a contributing editor at Esquire, Sports Afield, Outside, and Men's Journal. Stanton has written extensively on travel, sports, entertainment, and history.
Throughout his career, he nearly drowned in Cape Horn waters, survived a mugging by jungle revolutionaries, played basketball with George Clooney, and taken an acting lesson from Harrison Ford.
Stanton appeared on national TV and radio outlets, including the Today Show, CNN, Imus In The Morning, Discovery, A&E, History channel, Fox News, NPR, MSNBC’s Morning Joe, C-SPAN’s Book-TV, PBS, and NBC Nightly News, and has been covered in prominent publications, including the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Miami Herald, New York Times. Drawing on his experiences in the US and overseas, and with many contacts in various branches of the U.S. military and government, Stanton lectures nationally to corporate and civic groups, libraries, writing & book clubs, and universities about current events, international affairs, politics, and writing.
His writings appeared in the New York Times, The New York Times Book Review, TIME, the Washington Post, Men’s Journal, Sports Afield, The Daily Beast, and Newsweek; and at Esquire and Outside, where he also has been a contributing editor.
Stanton’s Horse Soldiers was a best-seller book on USA Today, Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, Entertainment Weekly Publishers Weekly, and Indie Bound. Horse Soldiers was also named a “Notable Book” by The New York Times. The Great Lakes Independent Booksellers Association made Horse Soldiers a “Great Lakes, Great Reads” book, and it was chosen as a “Best Book” by Publishers Weekly, Christian Science Monitor, Barnes & Noble, and Amazon.com.
Stanton’s book In Harm’s Way, about the sinking of the WWII cruiser and the gallant fight of her crew to exonerate their court-martialed captain, was also an international bestseller (UK’s The Sunday Times).
The book has been translated into German, Japanese, Danish, Spanish, and Italian. In Harm’s Way appeared on the Publishers Weekly, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, USA TODAY, Christian Science Monitor, Entertainment Weekly, Publishers Weekly, Wall Street Journal, Chicago Tribune, Detroit Free Press, and Book Sense bestseller lists, and was a Barnes & Noble and Amazon Notable/Best book.
In Harm’s Way was a finalist for the WH Smith Award in the UK, and the Great Lakes Book Festival Best Book Award, and was chosen as a New York Review of Book “Best Books In Print,” a Publishers Weekly “Notable Book,” and a Michigan Notable Book of the Year. In Harm's Way also won the 2017 Audie Awards in the history/biography category from the Audio Publisher's Association.
In Harm’s Way is also included in the US Navy’s required “core values” reading list for naval officers, and is regularly used in highs schools throughout the country as part of the history curriculum. In Harm’s Way is chosen by several book clubs as part of “Community Reads” programs, appealing to a wide range of readers, men, women, and young adults.
In July 2001, the US Department of Navy, joining with the US Congress, exonerated the ship’s court-martialed captain, Charles Butler McVay. This was a historic reversal of fortune for the survivors of the worst disaster at sea in US naval history. In Harm’s Way was credited by those close to the story with helping in this exoneration.
The Series' first guests were father-and-son authors Elmore Leonard and Peter Leonard. Proceeds from the Series benefit a scholarship fund for high school students with an interest in pursuing college creative writing. Since 2009, the Series has hosted nearly 150 authors, journalists, screenwriters, poets, and thinkers, including Tom Brokaw, Mary Karr, Mario Batali, Michael Sandel, Vince Gilligan (Breaking Bad), Chip Johannessen (Homeland), Janet Leahy and Lisa Albert (Mad Men), Harlan Coben, George Packer, Colum McCann, Lee Child, Lucy Kalanithi, David Sedaris, Sebastian Junger, Michael Paterniti, Anna Quindlen, Nikki Giovanni, Jodi Picoult, Ann Patchett, and Margaret Atwood.
NWS is considered by writers, editors, and readers to be one of the United States’ “top-tier book events.” As a non-profit, the National Writers Series annually awards scholarships to college-bound students interested in writing.
Stanton founded a scholarship fund devoted to the educations of families of USS Indianapolis survivors.
Personal life
Stanton lives with his wife, Anne Stanton, and their three children, in Michigan where he co-founded the National Writers Series, a year-round book festival featuring great conversations with America’s best storytellers; and Front Street Writers, a free, for-credit writing workshop for public high school students.
Books
In Harm's Way: The Sinking of the USS Indianapolis and the Extraordinary Story of Its Survivors, Henry Holt, 2001 ()
Horse Soldiers: The Extraordinary Story of a Band of U.S. soldiers Who Rode to Victory in Afghanistan, Scribner, 2009 ()
The Odyssey of Echo Company: The 1968 Tet Offensive and the Epic Battle to Survive the Vietnam War, Scribner, 2017 ()
References
External links
Doug Stanton official website
In Harm's Way: The Sinking of the USS Indianapolis and the Extraordinary Story of Its Survivors by Doug Stanton
Interview on Horse Soldiers at the Pritzker Military Museum & Library
Podcast interview on Horse Soldiers
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
Writers from Michigan
University of Iowa alumni
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