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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Travail%2C%20Genre%20et%20Soci%C3%A9t%C3%A9s
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Travail, Genre et Sociétés
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Travail, Genre et Sociétés (English: Work, gender and societies) is a biannual French language peer-reviewed academic journal which studies the differences between men and women in the workplace and, more broadly, the role of women in society. The editor-in-chief is Margaret Maruani (CNRS and Paris Descartes University).
Abstracting and indexing
The journal is abstracted and indexed in the Social Sciences Citation Index and Scopus.
See also
List of women's studies journals
References
External links
Biannual journals
English-language journals
Feminist journals
French-language journals
Labour journals
Academic journals established in 1999
Women's studies journals
Multilingual journals
Feminism in France
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Murilo Rosa
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Murilo Araújo Rosa (born 21 August 1970) is a Brazilian actor.
Personal life
Married to Brazilian supermodel Fernanda Tavares on July 28, 2007, at Our Lady of the Rosary Church, in Goiás, the same church that his grandparents and his parents, the lawyer Odair Domingos Rosa and professor Maria Luíza Araújo Rosa, married. With her two children, Lucas, born in 2007 and Artur born in 2012.
He is a black belt in Taekwondo and before becoming an actor, when he was still an athlete, he won two world championships in his category. He currently serves as the ambassador of taekwondo in Brazil, and even played a Taekwondo master in one of Brazil's most prolific soap operas, Malhação.
Filmography
Television
Film
References
External links
1970 births
Living people
Male actors from Brasília
Brazilian male taekwondo practitioners
Brazilian male television actors
Brazilian male telenovela actors
Brazilian male film actors
Brazilian male stage actors
Brazilian Roman Catholics
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Old%20Gum%20Tree
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The Old Gum Tree
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The Old Gum Tree (also known as The Proclamation Tree) is a historic site in Glenelg North, South Australia. Near this tree on 28 December 1836, the British governor John Hindmarsh delivered the proclamation announcing the establishment of Government of the colony of South Australia. A ceremony is held each year at the site on Proclamation Day, with the current Governor reading out Hindmarsh's original speech.
The tree itself, probably a red gum, had died by 1907. Its decayed outer surface was encased in concrete in 1963.
It was listed on the now-defunct Register of the National Estate in 1978 and listed on the South Australian Heritage Register in 1980.
See also
Holdfast Bay
List of Adelaide parks and gardens
List of named Eucalyptus trees
List of individual trees
Proclamation Day
References
Further reading
External links
MAPCO's Old Adelaide Photos. Photo of Proclamation Tree, Adelaide. c1880.
History of Adelaide
Tourist attractions in Adelaide
Landmarks in Australia
Individual eucalypts
Individual trees in South Australia
South Australian Heritage Register
South Australian places listed on the defunct Register of the National Estate
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Coloured squadrons of the Royal Navy
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The Coloured Squadrons of the Royal Navy were first introduced in the Tudor Period during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I of England (1558-1603) The purpose was to separate the English fleet into three squadrons for better command and control, though in 1596 there were four squadrons. In 1620 as the fleet was expanding the system was changed to include three squadrons but also three sub divisions. Assigned to each of these squadrons were flag officers who were separated in terms of their seniority by the use of coloured flags: in effect the squadrons provided a system of designating the nine or ten most senior admirals of the Royal Navy until the system was abolished in 1864. Squadrons and divisions continued to be used as system of managing large formations when the British navy consisted of more than one fleet for most of the twentieth century until 1971.
History
Historically, the English fleet was first divided into three squadrons distinguished by colour in 1558, the Admiral of the English fleet, the Lord Admiral of England's squadron, flew a plain red flag as its ensign. The Vice-Admiral of the fleet, or Vice-Admiral of England, flew a plain blue flag, and the Rear-Admiral of the fleet flew a plain white flag. Order of precedence was red, blue, and white until May 1596.
In June 1596 the English fleet was divided into four squadrons for the expedition for the Capture of Cádiz. The fleet during this expedition had joint commanders-in-chief styled as "Joint Generalls of the Armies by Sea and Land". Naval forces were under the command of the Lord Admiral of England, Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham whose squadron was in the centre, whilst land forces were under the command of the General of the Army, Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex whose squadron was also in the centre. The van squadron, or front, was commanded by the Vice Admiral of the Fleet (Vice-Admiral of England). The rear squadron (called the wyng) was commanded by the Rear-Admiral of the Fleet. After this expedition the system returned to a three squadron fleet.
In 1620 these squadrons had grown to the point where they could not be managed effectively by one admiral alone. This led to the introduction of a new system whereby squadrons were further subdivided into three subdivisions, each then led by three admirals of different ranks. Admiral was the senior rank, followed by Vice-Admiral and Rear-Admiral. In 1620 flag ranks were formally established in terms of promotion. From 1620 until 1652 the order of precedence of the squadrons was Red, Blue and White, until 1653, when the order of precedence was changed to red, white, and blue. In 1688 the permanent rank of Admiral of the Fleet was created, replacing the Lord High Admiral England operationally as commander-in-chief.
In 1805, after the battle of Trafalgar, the rank of Admiral of the Red was introduced. It became the highest rank that an Admiral could attain until 1862, when an allowance was made for more than one Admiral of the Fleet to be appointed. In 1864 the colour squadron organisation was abolished and the Royal Navy adopted the White Ensign of the former White Squadron. The Red Ensign of the Red Squadron became the ensign of the British Merchant Navy, and the Blue Ensign of the Blue Squadron became the ensign of the Auxiliary Fleet.
Squadron colours (1558–1596)
Included:
Squadron colours (1596)
During expedition to capture Cadiz with the aid of the Dutch (in 1 squadron) in June 1596 the English fleet was divided into 4 squadrons which had joint commander in chiefs naval forces were commanded by the Lord Admiral whilst land forces were commander by the General of the Army each allocated corresponding flags to differentiate them as shown below.
Lord Admirals squadron (centre)
Included:
General of the Army's squadron (centre)
Included:
Vice-Admiral of England's squadron (van/front)
Included:
Rear-Admiral of the Fleet's squadron (wyng/rear)
Included:
Red squadron centre (1596-1864)
Included:
The senior (red) squadron was usually placed in the centre of the line of battle, and always led by the commander-in-chief of the fleet, initially the Admiral of England, later called Lord Admiral until the creation of the rank of Admiral of the Fleet in 1688. During this period his van division was led by the Vice Admiral England (Red) and his rear division by the Rear Admiral of England (Red). From 1688 the Admiral of the Fleet's van division was led by the Vice Admiral of the Red and his rear division by the Rear Admiral of the Red. In 1805 the rank of Admiral of Red was created; the van and rear commands remained the same.
White squadron van/front (1596–1864)
Included:
The white squadron, ranked second and generally placed in the van, would be commanded by the Admiral of the White, and its subdivisions would be led by a Vice Admiral of the White (van), and a Rear Admiral of the White (rear).
Blue squadron wyng/rear (1596–1864)
Included:
The blue squadron, ranked third or junior, was similarly commanded with an Admiral, Vice Admiral and Rear Admiral of the Blue, each flying a blue ensign.
Flag officers and commodores promotion pathway within squadrons
Promotion of Admirals also took place in this order - a Rear-Admiral of the Blue on promotion became a Rear-Admiral of the White as his first flag promotion. Once he had reached Rear-Admiral of the Red, on his next promotion he became a Vice-Admiral of the Blue and so on, until he finally became an Admiral of the White. It was only in the Red squadron that the hierarchy was not followed. There was no Admiral of the Red since this would be
deemed as being in overall command of the whole fleet until the rank was introduced in 1805. Until 1862 there could only be one Admiral of the Fleet.
Rear-Admiral of the Blue became Rear-Admiral of the White as his next promotion
Rear-Admiral of the White became Rear-Admiral of the Red as his next promotion
Rear-Admiral of the Red became Vice-Admiral of the Blue as his next promotion
Vice-Admiral of the Blue became Vice-Admiral of the White as his next promotion
Vice-Admiral of the White became Vice-Admiral of the Red as his next promotion
Vice-Admiral of the Red became Admiral of the Blue as his next promotion
Admiral of the Blue became Admiral of the White as his next promotion
Admiral of the White became Admiral of the Red as his next promotion (until 1804 Admiral of the Fleet)
Admiral of the Red became Admiral of the Fleet as his next promotion (from 1805)
See also
List of command flags of the Royal Navy
Footnotes
Bibliography
Heathcote, T. A. (2002). British Admirals of the Fleet: 1734-1995. Barnsley, England: Pen and Sword. .
Information sheet no 55 Squadron Colours" (PDF). National Museum of the Royal Navy. 2014. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
"Naval Ranks". www.nmrn-portsmouth.org.uk. National Museum of the Royal Navy. 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
Perrin, W. G. (William Gordon) (1922). "Flags of Command". British flags, their early history, and their development at sea; with an account of the origin of the flag as a national device. Cambridge, England: Cambridge : The University Press.
The National Archives:Trafalgar Ancestors, Glossary, Admiral. www.nationalarchives.gov.uk. Kew, London, England: The National Archives UK.
The Orders in Council for the Regulation of the Naval Service. (1864). London, England: Harrison and Sons.
Wragg, David (2012). "National Entries". The World Sea Power Guide. Barnsley, England: Pen and Sword. .
Royal Navy squadrons
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Biertowice
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Biertowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Sułkowice, within Myślenice County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately north of Sułkowice, north-west of Myślenice, and south-west of the regional capital Kraków.
References
Biertowice
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rojda%20Nazl%C4%B1er
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Rojda Nazlıer
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Rojda Nazlıer is a Kurdish politician of the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) from Turkey. She was elected as the mayor of Kocaköy, in March 2019 but was removed from her post in October 2019 on grounds of an investigation in terror related charges.
Early life and education
Rojda Nazlıer was born in Lice in the Diyarbakir province, where she attended primary and secondary school. Before becoming mayor, she worked for several Non Governmental Organizations focused on women related issues.
Political career
She was elected the mayor of the Kocaköy in the municipal elections of March 2019. After an investigation on terror-related charges was opened, she was dismissed by the Turkish Ministry of the Interior on 21 October 2020 and a state-appointed trustee assumed the post of an acting mayor. In her trial, testimonies of secret witnesses who accused her of being a member of the People's Defence Forces (HPG) and allegedly having transformed the buildings in her possession into centers of the HPG were taken into account. Besides, she was accused of having attended the Newroz festivities and having taken part in a memorial service for the hunger striker Zülküf Hezen. In October 2019, she was transferred from a women's prison in Diyarbakir in Turkish Kurdistan, to the women's prison of Kayseri in the centre of Turkey. On 14 December 2020, she was sentenced to nine years in prison for being a member of a terrorist organization. On the 17 March 2021, the State Prosecutor for the Court of Cassation in Turkey Bekir Şahin filed a lawsuit before the Constitutional Court, demanded for Nazlıer a five-year ban for a political participation within the HDP closure case.
References
Turkish Kurdish women
Women mayors of places in Turkey
Mayors of places in Turkey
Politicians arrested in Turkey
People expelled from public office
21st-century Kurdish women politicians
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
People from Lice, Turkey
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre%20Karl%20P%C3%A9ladeau
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Pierre Karl Péladeau
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Pierre Karl Péladeau (; born 16 October 1961), also known by his initials PKP, is a Canadian businessman, billionaire and former politician. He was also the MNA for Saint-Jérôme. Péladeau is the president and CEO of Quebecor Inc. He used to own Sun Media Corporation. Péladeau is seen as a "strong Quebec nationalist" and an influential businessman in Quebec.
Péladeau was the Leader of the Opposition in the Quebec National Assembly from his election as leader of the Parti Québécois on 15 May 2015 until his resignation on 2 May 2016 for family reasons.
Life and career
Péladeau is the son of the Quebecor founder Pierre Péladeau (1925–1997) and his first wife Raymonde Chopin (1927–1976). His siblings are Érik Péladeau, Anne-Marie Péladeau, Isabelle Péladeau, Simon-Pierre Péladeau, Esther Péladeau and Jean B. Péladeau. He was educated in Montreal and Paris, especially at Université Paris VIII. He attended the Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf. He holds a degree in philosophy from Université du Québec à Montréal and a law degree from Université de Montréal.
Péladeau was so inspired by Karl Marx while attending university that he changed his middle name from “Carl” to “Karl”.
Péladeau joined his father's management team at an early age. He is known to be confrontational with unions and has used lock-out tactics at least 14 times. He counts Brian Mulroney amongst his business associates. Péladeau sits on the boards of several Quebecor companies and is active in many charitable and cultural organizations. Quebecers identify him with his initials, PKP.
Business career
Péladeau first started in acquisition and business development participating in the acquisition of BCE Publitech which made Quebecor the largest printer in Canada. He played a leading role in the acquisition of Maxwell Graphics which gave the company a significant presence in the U.S. market. He also was involved in the acquisition of Donohue Inc., one of North America's most efficient pulp and paper companies.
Péladeau was appointed president of Quebecor Communications Inc. in 1991. This division included the company's main publishing assets and some distribution and retail operations.
In 1994, Péladeau relocated to Paris to help his company's growth. As president of Quebecor Printing Europe he developed the new subsidiary through a series of acquisitions in France, the United Kingdom and Spain, building it into Europe's largest printer.
In 1997, after the sudden death of his father, he returned to the Montreal head office to assume the position of executive vice president and chief operating officer of Quebecor Printing Inc. with overall responsibility for the company's worldwide operations.
In 1998, Péladeau spearheaded the acquisition of Sun Media Corporation, making Quebecor the second largest newspaper chain in Canada.
In 1999, he carried out the acquisition of World Color Press by Quebecor Printing Inc. The acquisition created Quebecor World Inc., one of the world's largest printers. Quebecor World had, at one time, operations in 17 countries on three continents and employs approximately 35,000 employees. In 1999 the board of directors of Quebecor Inc. named him president and CEO of the company.
In 2000, with the support of the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, he acquired Videotron Group, the largest cable operator in Québec, third largest in Canada and owner of the country’s leading French-language broadcaster (TVA).
Shortly afterwards all of the company's media properties were brought under one roof with the creation of Quebecor Media, currently one of the largest media operations in Canada. It is engaged in newspaper publishing (Journal de Montréal, Journal de Québec, 24heures), cable television, Internet access provider and local telephony (Vidéotron ltée), broadcasting (Groupe TVA), Web technology and integration, Internet portals (QUB), book and magazine publishing (TVA Publications Inc.), retailing of books and entertainment products (Québecor Sports et divertissement, Musicor, GESTEV) and business telecommunications (Vidéotron ltée).
In 2008, Quebecor World went bankrupt as the printing business collapsed. He allegedly resents the failure of the Royal Bank of Canada and the English Canadian business establishment to refinance Quebecor World's debt.
In 2009, Péladeau was in a bidding war with the Molson family for the Montreal Canadiens hockey franchise. Péladeau ultimately lost out to the scions of the Canadian brewing giant, and an article published in Quebecor's Journal de Québec noted Péladeau's “regret” that Canadiens owner George Gillett “preferred financial considerations, while [Péladeau] would have liked the Canadiens to be based on a Québécois identity.”
In March 2013, Péladeau announced he was stepping down as CEO of Québecor and was succeeded in May 2013 by Vidéotron's then-President Robert Depatie. Péladeau was to continue to work for the company in corporate strategy.
On 15 May 2013, Péladeau was appointed by Pauline Marois to be chairman of the board of directors of Hydro-Québec, which is the largest hydroelectric producer and distributor in Canada. He resigned in March 2014 to pursue his political ambitions.
Péladeau returned as Quebecor's CEO and President on 16 February 2017, with Brian Mulroney remaining as chairman.
In 2023, Péladeau purchased the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League.
Political career
On 9 March 2014, Péladeau announced his candidacy for that year's election as a star candidate for the Parti Québécois in the riding of Saint-Jérôme, which is contiguous with the Montreal exurb of the same name just north-east of Mirabel Airport. He was not previously known to be a sovereigntist, although with pronouncements such as the fact that he wants "Quebec to be a country" and that he is "in it for sovereignty" he promptly established himself as such. The federal government chose in early March not to comment on Péladeau's decision to embrace the PQ and Quebec sovereignty.
"We have no intention of getting involved in a provincial election," said Denis Lebel, federal Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, and since October 2008 the Minister of Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec in Stephen Harper's government.
Quebec Liberal leader and Leader of the Opposition Philippe Couillard, as did Coalition Avenir Québec leader François Legault, felt that if the PQ won another term, it would be a severe conflict of interest for the owner of half the media outlets in Quebec to be a government backbencher. Péladeau had in 2010 refused to meet with John Gomery, president of the Conseil de presse du Quebec, over his withdrawal from the Conseil of two of Quebecor's newspapers, the Journal de Montréal and the Journal de Québec.
Péladeau's selection alienated voters on several fronts. He had a reputation for being a union-buster due to his frequent use of lockouts, a significant liability both in a province that is 40 percent unionized and in a party that has long billed itself as a social democratic party. At the same time, his unabashed support for sovereigntism alienated many voters who did not want to vote on the sovereignty issue again. Indeed, according to The Globe and Mail, the PQ's poll numbers flatlined soon after Péladeau announced his candidacy and never recovered.
Péladeau was elected in the Saint-Jérôme riding with 37 percent of the vote. His first day at the National Assembly was on 26 May 2014, eight days after a bike accident in the Eastern Townships left him with four fractures.
Following much speculation, Péladeau officially entered the Parti Québécois leadership race in November.
Péladeau's wealth and status as principal shareholder of Québecor, the province's largest media firm, were leading issues during the campaign. The Péladeau campaign outspent the second place candidate, Alexandre Cloutier, by over five times, spending a total $415,000, with Cloutier spending $79,598.
On 15 May 2015, Péladeau was elected leader of the Parti Québécois with 57% of party votes. He resigned his posts on 2 May 2016.
Personal life
Péladeau has a daughter, Marie (born 2000), from his previous relationship with Isabelle Hervet, a native of France.
He was in a long-term relationship with Julie Snyder, which produced two children, Thomas (born 2005) and Romy (born 2009). Their separation was announced in December 2013, but the couple later reconciled and were married on 15 August 2015 in Quebec City, Quebec. They separated again in January 2016, less than five months after their marriage. They divorced in 2016.
His girlfriend Marie-Christine Couture was discovered dead in October 2016 at her home in Montreal. Police theorize it was from suicide.
Péladeau dated Lucie Laurier, a Canadian actress, for awhile.
He is now in a relationship with model and artist Pascale Bourbeau. They have two boys, Henri Raphaël Péladeau Bourbeau, born on June 7, 2020, and Gabriel Péladeau Bourbeau, born on August 12, 2021.
In 2019, Forbes estimated his net worth to be about $1.8 billion.
References
1961 births
Living people
French Quebecers
Canadian mass media owners
20th-century Canadian newspaper publishers (people)
21st-century Canadian newspaper publishers (people)
Université de Montréal alumni
Université du Québec à Montréal alumni
Quebecor people
Pierre Karl
Businesspeople from Montreal
Politicians from Montreal
Leaders of the Parti Québécois
Parti Québécois MNAs
Université de Montréal Faculty of Law alumni
21st-century Canadian politicians
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National%20Industrial%20Chemicals%20Notification%20and%20Assessment%20Scheme
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National Industrial Chemicals Notification and Assessment Scheme
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The National Industrial Chemicals Notification and Assessment Scheme (NICNAS) is the Australian government’s regulatory body for industrial chemicals. NICNAS is designed to help protect workers, the public and the environment from the harmful effects of industrial chemicals. It does so by making risk assessment and safety information on chemicals widely available and providing recommendations for their safe use. NICNAS also informs importers and manufacturers of their legal responsibilities.
History
Despite an extensive history of chemical manufacture, use, import and export, it was not until the advancement in manufacturing technologies and processes in the mid 20th century that the value of chemical assessment and regulation was fully realised. Industrial chemical assessment and regulation is still a relatively new phenomenon for many governments including Australia because, prior to the establishment of industrial chemical legislation, these substances were not subject to the governmental review that other types of chemicals were (such as pesticides and pharmaceuticals).
In 1989, the Australian government enacted the Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Act 1989 (ICNA Act), which led to the establishment of NICNAS in 1990. Since then, the Australian government has continued to improve the assessment, regulation and management of industrial chemicals for the protection of human health and safety. The Rio Earth Summit in 1992 led to the remodelling of chemical assessment regimes under cooperative agreements with New Zealand, Canada and the United States.
Organisation
Structure of organisation
The structure of NICNAS is a direct reflection of its function. The Director of NICNAS is responsible to the Assistant Minister for Health. The Director is a member of numerous committees and consults and holds discussions with relevant industries, key groups and community representatives to ensure that all are informed and that practices comply with standards and regulations set out by NICNAS.
The organisation's activities flow into key areas including: business management and communication strategy; compliance and enforcement and regulatory strategy; and scientific strategy. Each branch has specific responsibilities that focus on its own area but retain a certain level of transparency to ensure that all groups work cohesively. Business and communication focuses on office management, finance, corporate governance, communications and media. The compliance and enforcement and regulatory arm concentrates on compliance reporting and reform, as well as international obligations. The scientific branch is responsible for notification and assessment of new chemicals, assessment of existing chemicals (those already listed on the Australian Inventory of Chemical Substance, or AICS) as Priority Existing Chemicals (PECs), Secondary Notifications or as accelerated assessments under the Inventory Multi-tiered Assessment and Prioritisation (IMAP) framework, or as chemicals assessed under the targeted assessment program.
Scope and funding
All NICNAS activities are funded by the fees charged for the registration of new and existing industrial chemical introducers as well as the fees and administration charges for the assessment of new chemicals. The administration fees and charges are outlined in the cost recovery policy.
Legal authority
NICNAS administers the ICNA Act, as well as the Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Regulations 1990 and the Cosmetics Standard 2007. The ICNA Act provides a number of enforcement powers to NICNAS.
Objectives
The objectives of the NICNAS are to provide a national assessment and notification scheme for the following purposes:
Assisting in the protection of the Australian people and the environment from the harmful effect of industrial chemicals,
Offering information and making recommendations about chemicals to workers, industry, the community and other regulatory agencies,
Providing effect to Australia's obligations under international agreements relating to the regulation of chemicals
Assembling statistics in relation to chemicals.
Functions and powers
Chemical Regulation
The chemical properties and potential health and environmental effects of any new chemical must be notified to and assessed by NICNAS before it is introduced to Australia. Chemicals currently used in Australia are also reviewed (priority industrial chemicals) and any person may nominate an industrial chemical for assessment. NICNAS then makes this information widely available to the public and industry through its website and publications.
The Australian Inventory of Chemical Substances
The current Australian Inventory of Chemical Substances (AICS) was formed under the ICNA Act. Its first manifestation was as the Australian Core Inventory of Chemical Substances in 1984. The AICS is a list of all industrial chemicals used in Australia between 1 January 1977 and 28 February 1990, as well as any additions or corrections to the list since. The AICS is maintained by NICNAS and contains over 38,000 chemicals (as of 04/09/2009). Any industrial chemical listed on the AICS is regarded as an ‘existing’ industrial chemical. Any industrial chemical not listed on the AICS is regarded as a ‘new’ industrial chemical.
Risk Assessment and Management
NICNAS conducts two types of risk assessment: quantitative (to measure the risk posed by an existing chemical) and qualitative (to describe the risk posed by a new chemical). NICNAS assessment reports include toxicity, environment, OHS and public health assessments. NICNAS undertakes a four-step risk assessment procedure:
Hazard identification: determination and description of any adverse effects a substance may cause at any dose
Hazard characterisation: evaluation of dose–response relationship for each of the adverse effects
Exposure assessment: evaluation of exposure routes to a chemical in the environment
Risk characterisation: interpretation and combination of the previous steps to provide a practical estimate of the risk and any limitations and uncertainties.
NICNAS then produces risk management guidelines, which are regularly reviewed. These aim to balance:
the risk posed by a substance;
the economic, political and social costs of implementing strategies to minimise or eliminate the identified risk;
and the social and economic benefits of risk minimisation.
Registration
Any individual or business who wishes to import or manufacture industrial chemicals for commercial purposes must register with NICNAS, regardless of the amount or toxicity of the industrial chemical. Registration lasts for the maximum of one year from 1 September to 31 August in the following year and must be renewed each year. The registration is for the individual or business so that they may lawfully import or manufacture the relevant industrial chemical, not registration of the chemical itself. The Register of Industrial Chemical Introducers lists all of the organisations registered with NICNAS.
Registration allows NICNAS to keep people and business fully informed of their legal obligations and safety information. An annual registration fee is charged, which is based on the value of chemicals imported and/or manufactured:
Industrial Chemicals
The definition of an industrial chemical is a ‘catch-all’ phrase designed to cover all chemicals other than identified exceptions. Industrial chemicals include paints, dyes, pigments, solvents, adhesives, plastics, inks and laboratory chemicals. It also includes chemicals used in mineral and petroleum processing, refrigeration, printing, photocopying, household cleaning products, cosmetics and toiletries. Products designed to dispense industrial chemicals (e.g. ballpoint pens dispense ink), articles (e.g. plastic chairs, glow sticks and photographic film) and radioactive chemicals are not included. Other chemicals outside the scope of NICNAS which are regulated by other organisations include:
Medicines and medicinal products (Therapeutic Goods Administration)
Pesticides and veterinary chemicals (Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority)
Food or food additives. (Food Standards Australia New Zealand)
A chemical may have multiple uses. So long as one of those uses is industrial, the person or organisation importing or manufacturing the chemical must be registered with NICNAS. For example, ethylene oxide is used industrially to produce other chemicals and as a fumigant in agricultural products.
Commercial purpose
NICNAS registration is required only when the industrial chemical is to be used for commercial purposes. A commercial purpose includes any use or sale by a business. Non-commercial purposes include personal use, non-profit research, charity, and teaching.
Compliance
NICNAS ensures that importers, manufacturers and exporters of industrial chemicals are aware of and exercise their obligations under the ICNA Act. These include: the registration of industrial chemical importers and manufacturers; chemical-specific obligations associated with new and existing chemicals. NICNAS also informs exporters of their obligations under international treaties. NICNAS encourages voluntary compliance by industry but also has extensive enforcement powers to ensure compliance.
Enforcement Powers
Informal enforcement powers
NICNAS’ focus on cooperating with industry allows for informal enforcement actions. NICNAS's enforcement policy states that such actions may be taken where:
non-compliance was inadvertent and not deliberate;
it was the first instance of non-compliance;
the person or business cooperates with NICNAS to with the Act; and/or
informal action provides adequate deterrence.
Formal enforcement powers
The ICNA Act provides a number of formal enforcement powers to NICNAS:
the Director may request and gather information as well as revoke permits and certificates;
Inspectors may search premises to monitor compliance or in relation to a suspected breach of the ICNA Act either by consent or with a warrant;
Inspectors may seize samples of substances, photograph the premises and inspect and copy records;
Inspectors may require persons to answer questions and produce any documents or records; and
NICNAS may apply for an injunction to stop an unregistered importer or manufacturer from introducing any industrial chemicals.
A person found in breach of the Act will be liable for fines of up to $33,000 for an individual and $165,000 for a company.
Reforms and Consultations
NICNAS has conducted a number of reforms and consultations across a wide range of industrial chemicals. NICNAS aims to maintain an open and transparent system to uphold existing health and safety and environmental standards.
Existing chemicals program
NICNAS has implemented reforms to its Existing Chemical Program (ECP). NICNAS works with similar regulatory agencies in other countries by exchanging information, in an effort to speed up processes, cut duplication and to reduce the costs of assessing chemicals. A review of the ECP was undertaken from 2003 to 2006, following concerns the program was not assessing chemicals in the most efficient manner. Implementations of recommendations from the review commenced in 2007 and are ongoing.
Disinfectants
In June 2006 the Australian Government agreed to a review of the regulation of disinfectant products, recommended by the Australian Government Regulation Taskforce. Review of the regulation of disinfectants has been continually conducted since 1998, the latest of which involved consultation between the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) and NICNAS in 2008 and 2009. In 2009, it was proposed that the TGA maintain regulation of registrable and listable disinfectants and transfer to NICNAS the regulation of household and commercial grade disinfectants and sanitary chemicals. The transfer has not been finalised.
Cosmetics
Reforms to the cosmetic-therapeutic boundary took effect on 17 September 2007 with the introduction of the Cosmetic Standard 2007 under the ICNA Act. Subsequently, chemicals in some products that were previously regulated by TGA are now considered industrial (cosmetic) chemicals and are regulated by NICNAS. A consequence of these reforms is that these products may contain ingredients that are not listed on the AICS and are therefore new industrial chemicals. The cosmetics reform package agreed that chemicals that were regulated as therapeutics would be recognised as industrial chemicals, subject to eligibility requirements. Cosmetics are the subject of continual reform.
Nanotechnology
In November 2009, NICNAS published its proposed regulatory reforms of industrial nanomaterials and undertook a consultation period with the public. As at the start of 2011, the reforms are still under review.
Low regulatory concern chemicals
The Low Regulatory Concern Chemicals (LRCC) Reforms were introduced by NICNAS in 2004 to: encourage the introduction of new and safer chemicals; present options for access to industrial chemicals already assessed; and to provide greater access to chemical safety information. A number of these proposals were implemented in 2004–05, and are the subject of ongoing evaluation to determine their effectiveness and their impact on stakeholders. In 2009, comments were made by industry on the slow pace of the completion of the reforms. While reform is considered vital to industry, NICNAS indicated that it is a timely procedure and their main concern is ensuring the best implementation for the reform, rather than the speed.
Legislative Changes
In 2010, NICNAS proposed to justify the ICNA Act. The planned changes and reforms covered:
The transfer to the Australian Inventory of Chemical Substances (AICS) of certain chemicals, including those in cosmetic products controlled by the TGA. This was to address a regulatory gap in the safety of public health and complete reforms related to cosmetics and would also ease future reforms;
Introduce requirements for the assessment of new active ingredients in secondary sunscreens;
Provide for the screening assessment of all new industrial chemicals for their potential to be determined, bioaccumulative and lethal, in agreement with Australia's obligations;
Make other amendments in accordance with international best practice, including a more specific requirement on public exposure to the chemical and revision of some physical and chemical properties.
In July 2010 NICNAS published a notice on its website seeking comments on the proposal. The refined proposal will be published once approval has been completed.
Publications
NICNAS supplies chemical safety information free of charge to a variety of stakeholders, through a variety of mechanisms. The three major publications are the NICNAS Handbook for Notifiers, the Chemical Gazette, and the NICNAS Annual Report. The Handbook is designed to assist all manufacturers and importers in Australia in complying with their legal obligations. The Chemical Gazette is a monthly publication update that informs readers of the latest changes to the NICNAS legislation, highlights newly assessed chemicals and updates the Register of Industrial Chemical Introducers. The Annual Report provides an overview of the achievements and performance of NICNAS. Other publications include chemical assessment reports, information sheets, safety sheets, chemical alerts, guidance notes, newsletters, e-letters, surveys and brochures. NICNAS maintains a website which makes all of these publications readily available.
International
International forums
NICNAS participated in the development of Agenda 21 of the United Nations Conference on Environment of 1992. Agenda 21 established the Intergovernmental Forum for Chemical Safety (IFCS), which promotes access and availability of industrial chemical information and risk assessment regimes between the nations. NICNAS also participated in and contributed to the many initiatives outlined within Chapter 19, including:
incorporation of the OECD High Production Volume Program;
assessments for the Concise International Chemical Assessment Documents;
negotiations for an agreement for Global Harmonisation Strategies; and
utilisation of OECD SIDS Initial Assessment Reports when conducting PEC Assessment
An important forum for Australia is the APEC Chemical Dialogue (CD) and Regulatory Forum, as it focuses on industry chemical trade challenges and the adoption of workable chemical regulation practices in the Asia-Pacific region.
Bilateral works
There are numerous bilateral cooperative arrangements between NICNAS and similar organisations of other nations that were ratified for the ultimate purpose of cooperative and global harmonization of chemical assessment and regulation. They include:
Memorandum of Understanding with Environmental Risk Management Authority (ERMA), New Zealand; ratified 7 November 2002;
Department of Health of Canada and Department of Environment of Canada; ratified in 2002 and renewed in 2007; and
Cooperative Arrangement with the Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics of the Environmental Protection Agency of the U.S.; ratified on 31 December 2008.
The predominant objectives of these arrangements collectively are:
exchange of information on chemical management regimes
access to reviews, assessments and data regarding relevant industrial chemicals
implementation of consistent regulatory practices where feasible
maintaining contact between organisations
Treaties
The ICNA Act implements Australia's international obligations under:
the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade (PIC Convention); and
the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POP) ratified by Australia on 20 May 2004 and enforced from 18 August 2004.
The PIC Convention focuses on international trade of industrial chemicals and pesticides that have restrictions or bans imposed upon them by one or more individual nations. The Convention aims to promote exchange of information relating to these chemicals between countries and a cooperative approach to their importation and exportation.
The Stockholm Convention applies to chemicals characterised by: resistance to degradation in the environment; wide geographical distribution; accumulation in fatty tissues; and toxicity to living organisms. It aims to establish; control measures that reduce or eradicate POPs releases, including by-product POPs; ‘good’ management practices of stockpiles and wastes containing POPs.
Other treaties incorporate the Basel Convention and the Montreal Protocol. The former concentrates on control of transboundary hazardous waste movement whilst the latter on regulation of substances, which contribute to the depletion of the ozone layer.
References
Chemical companies of Australia
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Tahera Rahman
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Tahera Shireen Rahman (born January 24, 1991) is an American newscaster who is known for becoming the first full-time hijabi Muslim broadcast newscaster in the United States, on February 8, 2018, for WHBF-TV after previously working for the station as a producer.
Early life and education
Rahman was born to Pakistani and Indian immigrants outside of Chicago. She attended Loyola University Chicago earning a Bachelor of Arts in journalism and international studies. Rahman was also the first Muslim to hold the position of Editor in Chief of Loyola's weekly student paper, the Loyola Phoenix.
Career
Tahera Rahman's first job where she was trained as producer and a host was at the daily Radio Islam show at WCEV 1450 AM in Chicago which was produced by Sound Vision Foundation from 1999 to 2019. She worked for WHBF-TV and KLJB until September 27, 2019, and currently works for KXAN-TV in Austin, Texas.
References
External links
Breaking Barriers without Breaking Principles - Tahera Rahman | Confident Muslim
21st-century American women
American Muslims
CBS News people
Fox News people
1991 births
Living people
21st-century American journalists
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Stanley Lomas
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Stanley A. Lomas (1913–2003) was a pioneer in television from 1948. He produced early televised college football games in 1948–49. Stan also produced numerous television commercials featuring celebrities, including many of the New York Yankees of the 1950s, John Wayne, William Holden and others. His commercial clients included Winston and Camel cigarettes and various New York area beer brands. A few of his commercials featured the infamous "4 out of five doctors recommend Winston cigarettes" tag.
Stanley A. Lomas & Associates on Madison Avenue performed marketing research for companies such as Occidental, where he met and befriended Armand Hammer, Wishbone (salad dressings) and AT&T, for whom Stan coined the memorable phrase "Reach out and touch someone far away." The company was looking for (and found in Stan's phrase) a way to promote their long-distance services. The melody was written by David Lucas.
Stan was active in politics in and around Pound Ridge, New York, where he lived for more than 30 years. Stanley retired in 1982 and took up painting, studying at the Silvermine School for the Arts in New Canaan, Connecticut and with Clifford Jackson (1924–1985) in Amawalk, New York. In 1991 Stan and his wife Mary Jane moved to middle Tennessee, where Stan eventually became president of the Hendersonville Arts Council. He also promoted the Nashville Zoo through gifts and auction items, and lectured on Revolution-era American history.
The Smithsonian Museum in Washington DC houses a compilation of Stan's advertising, including many of the early commercials mentioned above.
Stan's work in advertising and marketing research were greatly facilitated by his experience in the US Army during World War II. Originally cavalry, he later commanded a battery of 155mm guns on Maui before moving into intelligence services, where he helped formulate propaganda tools and methods against the Japanese.
References
1913 births
2003 deaths
People from Pound Ridge, New York
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Dolichovespula norvegicoides
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Dolichovespula norvegicoides is a species of social wasp occurring from Central California, to Canada, and Alaska.
References
Vespidae
Insects described in 1918
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Leucopeonidin
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Leucopeonidin is a leucoanthocyanidin.
A leucopeonidin glycoside is found in the bark of Ficus bengalensis.
References
Leucoanthocyanidins
Phenol ethers
Resorcinols
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Adisu Girma
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Adisu Girma (born 10 December 1999) is an Ethiopian track and field athlete. He won the 800 metres at the 2019 Ethiopian Athletics Championships.
Career
Adisu Girma won a bronze medal in the 800 metres at the 2017 African U20 Championships in Athletics in Tlemcen, Algeria. The following year he finished fourth at the 2018 World Athletics U20 Championships in Tampere in the 800 metres. He won the 800 metres at the 2019 Ethiopian Athletics Championships.
In January 2021 he won the Ethiopian Olympic trial competition over 800 metres in Addis Ababa. Girma won the Barcelona 5 km road race on 31 December 2022.
In 2023, he set a new personal best in the 1500m of 3:34.71 in Bydgoszcz on 6 June 2023. Latter that month he also set a new 3000m personal best, clocking a time of 7:45.47 at the Diamond League event in Paris. He was selected for the Ethiopia team for the 2023 World Athletics Championships.
References
1999 births
Living people
Ethiopian male middle-distance runners
Ethiopian male long-distance runners
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1995–96 Drake Bulldogs men's basketball team
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The 1995–96 Drake Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Drake University during the 1995–96 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by 6th-year head coach Rudy Washington, played their home games at the Knapp Center in Des Moines, Iowa, as members of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC).
The Bulldogs were well-positioned in the conference standings at the halfway point of the MVC schedule, but hit a wall down the stretch in losing nine of their final 11 games. Drake finished the season with a record of 12–15 (8–10 MVC). Despite slight improvement in record during his tenure, Coach Washington never achieved a season above .500 and resigned as head coach on March 1, 1996. He would be succeeded by Kurt Kanaskie.
Roster
Schedule and results
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Drake Bulldogs men's basketball seasons
Drake
Drake
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TV Lützellinden
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TV Lützellinden 1904 e.V., also known as TV Giessen-Lützellinden, was a German sports club from Giessen best known for its women's handball team. It was established in 1904.
Lützellinden won seven national championships and five national cups between 1988 and 2001, which makes it the Bundesliga's most successful team after Bayer Leverkusen. In 1991 it reached the European Cup's final and defeated defending champion Hypo Niederösterreich to become the first ex-West German club to win the major European trophy. Lützellinden also reached the final the following year, but lost to Niederösterreich. In 1993 Lützellinden won its second EHF trophy, the Cup Winners' Cup, beating Rostselmash in the final. It subsequently reached the 1994 Champions League's semifinals and the 1995 Cup Winners' Cup's final, lost to Dunaújvárosi NKS, before winning its second Cup Winners' Cup in 1996 over Kraš Zagreb. Its best results in its seven last international appearances, between 1997 and 2003, was reaching the 2002 EHF Cup's semifinals.
In 2004 Lützellinden was relegated to the Regionalliga for financial trouble, and two years later it was disbanded. A new club was created, TSV 2006 Lützellinden.
Titles
European Cup (1)
1991
Cup Winners' Cup (2)
1993, 1996
Bundesliga (7)
1988, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1997, 2000, 2001
DHB-Pokal (5)
1989, 1990, 1992, 1998, 1999
References
Handball clubs in Germany
Sports clubs and teams established in 1904
Sports clubs and teams disestablished in 2006
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First Avenue station
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First Avenue station could refer to:
First Avenue (BMT Canarsie Line), a subway station in New York City
First Avenue station (PAAC), a light rail station in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
First Avenue station (Tianjin Metro), a TEDA Modern Guided Rail Tram station in Tianjin, China
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Siedliska is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Piaseczno, within Piaseczno County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately east of Piaseczno and south of Warsaw.
References
Siedliska
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István Csizmadia
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István Csizmadia (born December 16, 1944) was a Hungarian sprint canoer who competed from the late 1960s to the mid-1970s. He won a bronze medal in the K-4 1000 m event at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City.
Csizmadia also won two medals in the K-1 4 x 500 m event at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a silver in 1973 and a bronze in 1970.
References
Sports-reference.com profile
1944 births
Canoeists at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Hungarian male canoeists
Living people
Olympic canoeists for Hungary
Olympic bronze medalists for Hungary
Olympic medalists in canoeing
ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak
Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics
20th-century Hungarian people
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Hemiscopis
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Hemiscopis is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae.
Species
Hemiscopis expansa (Warren, 1892)
Hemiscopis intermedialis (Munroe, 1977)
Hemiscopis lophopedalis (de Joannis, 1927)
Hemiscopis purpureum (Inoue, 1982)
Hemiscopis sanguinea (Bänziger, 1987)
Hemiscopis suffusalis (Walker, 1866)
Hemiscopis violacea (T. P. Lucas, 1892)
References
Odontiinae
Crambidae genera
Taxa named by William Warren (entomologist)
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Gaius Servilius Ahala
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Gaius Servilius Ahala ( 439 BC) was a 5th-century BC politician of ancient Rome, considered by many later writers to have been a hero. His fame rested on the contention that he saved Rome from Spurius Maelius in 439 BC by killing him with a dagger concealed under an armpit. This may be less historical fact and more etiological myth, invented to explain the Servilian cognomen "Ahala"/"Axilla", which means "armpit" and is probably of Etruscan origin.
As related by Livy and others, Ahala served as magister equitum in 439 BC, when Cincinnatus was appointed dictator on the supposition that Spurius Maelius was styling himself a king and plotting against the state. During the night on which the dictator was appointed, the capitol and all the strong posts were garrisoned by the partisans of the patricians. In the morning, when the people assembled in the forum, with Spurius Maelius among them, Ahala summoned the latter to appear before the dictator. When Maelius disobeyed and took refuge in the crowd, Ahala rushed into the throng and killed him.
This is mentioned by several later writers as an example of ancient Roman heroism, and is frequently referred to by Cicero in terms of the highest admiration; but was regarded as a case of murder at the time. Ahala was brought to trial, and only escaped condemnation by going into voluntary exile. Livy passes over this, and only mentions that a bill was brought in three years afterwards, in 436 BC, by another Spurius Maelius, a tribune, for confiscating the property of Ahala, but that it failed.
In 54 BC, a representation of Ahala was given on a coin of Marcus Junius Brutus, who participated in the murder of Julius Caesar, but we cannot suppose it to be anything more than an imaginary likeness. Brutus claimed (perhaps baselessly) that he was descended from Lucius Junius Brutus, the first consul, on his father's side, and from Ahala on his mother's, and thus was sprung from two tyrannicides. The head of Brutus on the annexed coin is therefore intended to represent the first consul.
Plutarch says, in his life of Brutus, that Brutus' mother Servilia was a descendant of Servilius Ahala, and the ancestral example was an inspiration for his assassination of Julius Caesar.
See also
Servilia gens
References
Bibliography
Michael Crawford, Roman Republican Coinage, Cambridge University Press, 1974.
5th-century BC Romans
Ancient Roman assassins
Ancient Roman exiles
Magistri equitum (Roman Republic)
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Azerbaijan–North Macedonia relations
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Bilateral relations exist between the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Republic of North Macedonia in the political, socio-economic, cultural and other spheres.
Diplomatic relations
The government of North Macedonia recognized the independence of Azerbaijan on June 25, 1995.
Diplomatic relations between Azerbaijan and North Macedonia were established on June 28, 1995.
Since 2011, Azerbaijan's Extraordinary Ambassador to North Macedonia has been Faig Bagirov. Since 2013, The Ambassador of North Macedonia to Azerbaijan has been Goran Taskovski.
Legal framework: 5 documents have been signed between Azerbaijan and North Macedonia.
High-level visits
June 28–29, 2007 – Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov paid a working visit to North Macedonia to participate in the Security Forum of the NATO Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council.
President of North Macedonia Gjorge Ivanov visited Azerbaijan in 2012, 2015, 2017.
Inter-parliamentary relations
There is an Azerbaijani-Macedonian inter-parliamentary working group in the Milli Majlis (Parliament) of Azerbaijan. The head of the group is Asim Mollazade.
Economic cooperation
North Macedonia has an economic representative office in Azerbaijan with an office in Baku.
In September 2019, during the 74th session of The United Nations General Assembly, held in New York City, Elmar Mammadyarov met with the Prime Minister of North Macedonia Zoran Zaev. The sides discussed prospects of implementation of energy projects.
It is planned to connect North Macedonia to the Trans-Adriatic pipeline (TAP) to transport Azerbaijani gas from the Shah Deniz field to Europe.
Trade turnover (in thousand US dollars)
Tourism
There is an agreement between the foreign ministries of the two countries on visa-free travel.
See also
Foreign relations of Azerbaijan
Foreign relations of North Macedonia
References
North Macedonia
Azerbaijan
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Henry Knaggs
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Henry Knaggs may refer to:
Henry Guard Knaggs (1832–1908), English entomologist
Henry Valentine Knaggs (1859–1954), English doctor and author
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Reynard 96D
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The Reynard 96D is an open-wheel formula race car, designed and developed by Malcolm Oastler, and constructed and built by Reynard Motorsport, for use in the Japanese Formula Nippon series, in 1996.
References
Open wheel racing cars
Reynard Motorsport vehicles
Super Formula
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United States at the 2019 Summer Universiade
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The United States competed at the 2019 Summer Universiade in Naples, Italy held from 3 to 14 July 2019.
Medal summary
Medal by sports
Medalists
References
External links
Official website
Nations at the 2019 Summer Universiade
Summer U
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White Hall High School
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White Hall High School is a public high school located in White Hall, Arkansas, United States. White Hall serves grades 912 for the White Hall School District.
It serves White Hall, sections of Pine Bluff, and Redfield. It also serves Jefferson.
History
Initially the Dollarway School District (DSD) sent older white students to White Hall High and other area high schools, as it did not have its own high school for white students nor one for black students. In 1957 DSD opened its own high school for white children, Dollarway High School.
Athletics
The White Hall Bulldogs compete in the 5A Central Division of the Arkansas Activities Association (AAA). The following AAA-sanctioned sports are offered:
Baseball (boys)
Basketball (boys and girls)
Football (boys)
Golf (boys and girls)
Soccer (boys and girls)
Softball (girls)
Tennis (boys and girls)
Track and field (boys and girls)
Volleyball (girls)
Band
E-Sport
The football team was head coached by Ryan Mallett, who played college football at the University of Arkansas and in the NFL for the New England Patriots, Baltimore Ravens, and Houston Texans. Mallett was hired as head coach in 2022 and held the position until his death in June 2023.
Notable alumni
Jeremy Sprinkle, NFL player (class of 2012)
Tyler Zuber, MLB player (class of 2013)
Notable staff
Ryan Mallett, NFL player, White Hall football assistant/coach
References
External links
Public high schools in Arkansas
Schools in Jefferson County, Arkansas
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Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail
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Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail (; ; born 1998) is an Indian former child actor, who played the youngest version of Salim Malik in the Oscar-winning film Slumdog Millionaire (2008), for which he won a Screen Actors Guild Award. Following the film's success, he has been cast in the Bollywood film Kal Kisne Dekha (2009).
Biography
Like his on-screen character, Azaruddin came from one of the slums of Mumbai, living in the Garib Nagar slum near Bandra station. According to The Daily Telegraph, "his family's illegal hut was demolished by the local authorities and he now sleeps under a sheet of plastic tarpaulin". In 2020 the Mumbai Mirror published an article about Azharuddin which revealed he was living in the slums again after his business went bankrupt. His mother also revealed he became a drug addict.
Career
Critics have claimed Azharuddin and his co-star Rubina Ali, had been underpaid for their part in the film, something disputed by the film's producer saying the actors had been paid the equivalent of a monthly salary payment for the production company's senior staff in Britain. A trust fund has been set up for the children which will be released to them when they turn eighteen, provided they continue in education until this time.
Both Azharuddin and Rubina attended the 81st Academy Awards on 22 February 2009, along with all of the other actors that played Salim, Jamal and Latika. Azharuddin was accompanied by his mother Shameem Ismail, while Rubina was accompanied by her uncle. This was his first journey outside of Mumbai.
Following the success of Slumdog Millionaire at the 2009 Academy Awards the Maharashtra Housing Area Development Authority have recommended the children be rehoused, with an official saying the children had "brought laurels to the country" and deserved to be rewarded. On 25 February 2009, the Maharashtra Housing and Development Authority announced that Azharuddin as well as Rubina would be given "free houses" so that they would no longer have to live in the Mumbai slum of Garib Nagar.
In March 2009, Azharuddun was part of the cast in the Bollywood film Kal Kisne Dekha (2009), alongside his Slumdog Millionaire co-star Rubina Ali. The film was directed by Vivek Sharma and features the Bollywood stars Shah Rukh Khan, Rishi Kapoor and Juhi Chawla in cameo roles.
Controversies
According to the UK newspaper, The Daily Telegraph, Azharuddin Ismail was paid £1,700 during filming for a month's work on the film. A Fox Searchlight spokesman responded that for their one-month work on the film, he was paid three times the amount of an average annual salary for an adult living in their neighborhood.
On 26 January 2009, Danny Boyle (director) and Christian Colson (producer) released a written statement saying that they had "paid painstaking and considered attention to how Azhar and Rubina's involvement in the film could be of lasting benefit to them over and above the payment they received for their work". Boyle and Colson have stated that they have "set up trust funds for Rubina and Azharuddin and paid for their education," although the exact amount of the trust funds is not known. This has also been met with criticism as there is question as to how children growing up in the slums have any expectation of being able to attend higher education, making the trust fund potentially useless.
Boyle has explained that, "We don't want to reveal exact figures about what's in the trust fund, what's in the bank account for them for when they leave school because it will make them vulnerable and a target really but it is substantial, and they will hopefully gain benefit from the film long after the film has disappeared and long after the media who are chasing them at the moment sadly have lost interest in the film and that's been our approach throughout and I think it's the right approach."
According to The Economic Times, Azharuddin will have £17,500 pounds put into a trust fund which he will get, plus interest, when he is 18. His father has been quoted as saying "My son has taken on the world and won. I am so proud of him but I want more money. They promised me a new house but it hasn't happened. I'm still in the slum. I want the money now, it is of no use later. Mr Boyle should take care of my son."
Following his return home from the Oscars, there was more controversy surrounding Azharuddin after his father, Ismail Mohammed, reportedly slapped him for refusing to be interviewed by a foreign journalist because he was tired. According to their neighbour, Yakub Abdul Sheikh, when "Azharuddin refused to oblige, he slapped him, but later was full of remorse".
Slum home demolished
In May 2009, it was reported that local authorities had demolished his family's makeshift shelter, and that police had forced him out of it after hitting him with a bamboo stick. Authorities stated that "he and other families were squatting on land that was owned by the government". After the demolition, he described himself and his family as "homeless, we have nowhere to go". However, Azharuddin and his family moved into a new home in the Santa Cruz area of Mumbai, purchased by a trust set up by the film's producers.
In January 2020, as he lost his fame and wealth due to the trust not paying him any more money, Azharuddin had to sell his flat and move to a room in Naupada area in Bandra East, near the slums where he grew up in. He also previously tried to start his own business, but it failed, so he sold his flat.
Awards and honours
Won
2009: Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture for Slumdog Millionaire
Nominated
2008: Black Reel Awards of 2008 - Best Ensemble for Slumdog Millionaire
Filmography
References
External links
1998 births
21st-century Indian male actors
Indian male child actors
Indian male film actors
Living people
Male actors from Mumbai
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Screen Actors Guild Award winners
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Sugères
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Sugères () is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in central France.
See also
Communes of the Puy-de-Dôme department
References
Communes of Puy-de-Dôme
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HMS Dolphin (1799)
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HMS Dolphin was the Dutch 7th Charter Dolfijn, launched in 1780 at Amsterdam. In 1781 she was under the command of Captain Mulder when she participated in the battle of Dogger Bank.
and captured her on 15 September 1799 off Vlie Island. The Royal Navy took her into service and commissioned her in November as the sixth-rate HMS Dolphin under the command of Lieutenant R. M'Dougall. She became a transport in 1800, and a storeship in 1802. She was broken up in 1803.
Notes
Citations
References
Clowes, W. Laird, et al. (1897-1903) The royal navy: a history from the earliest times to the present. (Boston: Little, Brown and Co.; London: S. Low, Marston and Co.)
1780 ships
Captured ships
Ships built in Amsterdam
Sixth rates of the Royal Navy
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Community of style
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A community of style is a community formed on the basis of attachment to a combination of product or marque. In contrast to brand community, where communal social interaction is formed between members because of a shared interest in one particular brand, the concept of community of style illustrates how community emerge when the combining of brands instead is what creates and support communal social action among particular consumer groups.
See also
Brand community
References
Customer experience
Brand management
Types of communities
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bora%C3%AE%20Bashir
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Boraî Bashir
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Boraî Ahmed El Bashir () (1932 – April 6, 2012) was a Sudanese footballer who played especially with Al-Merreikh SC. He scored the first Sudanese goal in the first Africa Cup of Nations in 1957 in Sudan.
Honours
With clubs
Winner of the Sudan Cup in 1964 with Al-Merreikh SC
National
Runner-up in the 1959 African Cup of Nations
Third place in the 1957 African Cup of Nations
References
External links
Player profile – footballzz.com
1932 births
2012 deaths
Sudanese men's footballers
Sudan men's international footballers
1957 African Cup of Nations players
1959 African Cup of Nations players
Men's association football defenders
Al-Hilal Club (Omdurman) players
People from Omdurman
Al-Merrikh SC players
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Induced matching
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In graph theory, an induced matching or strong matching is a subset of the edges of an undirected graph that do not share any vertices (it is a matching) and includes every edge connecting any two vertices in the subset (it is an induced subgraph).
An induced matching can also be described as an independent set in the square of the line graph of the given graph.
Strong coloring and neighborhoods
The minimum number of induced matchings into which the edges of a graph can be partitioned is called its strong chromatic index, by analogy with the chromatic index of the graph, the minimum number of matchings into which its edges can be partitioned. It equals the chromatic number of the square of the line graph. Brooks' theorem, applied to the square of the line graph,
shows that the strong chromatic index is at most quadratic in the maximum degree of the given graph, but better constant factors in the quadratic bound can be obtained by other methods.
The Ruzsa–Szemerédi problem concerns the edge density of balanced bipartite graphs with linear strong chromatic index. Equivalently, it concerns the density of a different class of graphs, the locally linear graphs in which the neighborhood of every vertex is an induced matching. Neither of these types of graph can have a quadratic number of edges, but constructions are known for graphs of this type with nearly-quadratic numbers of edges.
Computational complexity
Finding an induced matching of size at least is NP-complete (and thus, finding an induced matching of maximum size is NP-hard). It can be solved in polynomial time in chordal graphs, because the squares of line graphs of chordal graphs are perfect graphs.
Moreover, it can be solved in linear time in chordal graphs .
Unless an unexpected collapse in the polynomial hierarchy occurs,
the largest induced matching cannot be approximated to within any approximation ratio in polynomial time.
The problem is also W[1]-hard, meaning that even finding a small induced matching of a given size is unlikely to have an algorithm significantly faster than the brute force search approach of trying all -tuples of edges. However, the problem of finding vertices whose removal leaves an induced matching is fixed-parameter tractable. The problem can also be solved exactly on -vertex graphs in time with exponential space, or in time with polynomial space.
See also
Induced path
References
Graph theory objects
Matching (graph theory)
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Little shag
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Little shag may refer to:
Little pied cormorant, or little [pied] shag (Phalacrocorax melanoleucos)
Little black cormorant, or little black shag (Phalacrocorax sulcirostris)
Little cormorant (Phalacrocorax niger)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikosdpuszta
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Mikosdpuszta
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Mikosdpuszta is the former family estate and mansion of the Mikos family near Mikosszéplak village, in Vas County, Hungary. It is one of the most important Gothic Revival mansions in Transdanubia.
History
Mikosdpuszta was established by Baron Ede Mikos de Taródháza between 1857 and 1866. The former name of the area was Belső-Soreke. The mansion was built in the middle of an old oak forest, on top of a small artificial mound. It was built in English Gothic Revival style with many turrets and gables. Mikosdpuszta was a modern family home with its own electricity works, central heating and plumbing. A Gothic chapel and a palm house was added later to the main building. A picturesque landscape garden was laid out around the mansion on with two artificial lakes, many pavilions, a vineyard and stables.
In 1871, the younger daughter of the Baron, Gizella Mikos married Salvador de Itúrbide y de Marzán, the Pretender to the Imperial Throne of Mexico in Mikosdpuszta. The pair lived in the mansion until 1881.
Baron Ede Mikos exheredated his son, János Mikos because of his prodigal lifestyle. After his death in 1873 the estate was inherited by his daughters, Olga and Gizella. The family feud ended in 1876 with an agreement. The estate was inherited by the legal heir, Baron János Mikos while his sisters received a life annuity.
Baron János Mikos was an eccentric figure who wrote a play about the infamous Hungarian robber Jóska Sobri and established the first Hungarian sci-fi magazine under the title Rejtelmes Világ (Mysterious World).
The baron went bankrupt in 1881 and he had to sell the estate. Mikosdpuszta was bought by a Viennese banker, Vilmos Zierer, in 1891. Zierer established a model farm on the estate with the first modern irrigation system in Transdanubia and he was successful in the selective breeding of potatoes.
The mansion remained in the ownership of the Zierer family until 1945. It was furnished with antiquities, old paintings, wall panelling, stained glass windows, Venetian mirrors and Meissen porcelain. The most important rooms were the lobby, billiard room, smoking room, ball room, great dining room, small dining room, study and the library.
Mikosdpuszta was occupied by the Red Army between 1945 and 1946. The precious furniture was totally destroyed. After the nationalization it became an education centre of the Hungarian Working People's Party. In 1956 it became a holiday resort for children. The mansion was partially rebuilt and its outbuildings were demolished.
In 1995 Mikosdpuszta was bought by a private owner, Hartmuth Hess, a German businessman who had made some repair works in the park and the outbuildings but sold the castle three years later. Mikosdpuszta changed hands many times in the next years between obscure companies that let the building falling in total disrepair. Although it is listed national monument, the mansion and the park are in decaying state. The carved wooden ceiling and the Gothic cupboards in the dining room survived the destruction.
References
Sources
Zsolt Virág: Magyar kastélylexikon. Vas megye kastélyai és kúriái, Bp.: 2004, pp. 160-163
External links
mvk.atw.hu - contemporary and archive pictures about the mansion
Mansions in Hungary
Houses completed in 1866
1866 establishments in the Austrian Empire
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Oregon State League
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The Oregon State League was a minor league baseball league that played briefly in the 1904 season. The Class D level Oregon State League featured four teams based in Oregon and Washington. The league permanently folded midway through its first season of play, with the Salem Raglans in first place.
History
The minor league Oregon State League was preceded by semi–pro leagues of the same name.
The Oregon State League was formed for the 1904 season as a Class D level minor league. The Oregon State League began play as a four–team league, hosting franchises from Eugene, Oregon (Eugene Blues), Roseburg, Oregon (Roseburg Shamrocks), Salem, Oregon (Salem Raglans) and Vancouver, Washington (Vancouver Soldiers).. (Some sources erroneously have the Vancouver Soldiers being from Vancouver, Canada).<
On May 18, 1904, the Vancouver Soldiers, with a 3–8 record, moved from Vancouver, Washington to Albany, Oregon to become the Albany Rollers. The Oregon State League was not admitted to the National Association until it vacated the Vancouver, Washington franchise, which was deemed to be in the territory of the Portland Browns franchise of the Pacific Coast League.
The Oregon State League stopped play on Wednesday, July 6, 1904, when the Eugene and Roseburg franchises both folded.
The Oregon State League never returned to minor league play.
Oregon State League teams
1904 Oregon State League standings
Notable alumni
Heinie Reitz, Eugene Blues
Hunky Shaw, Roseburg Shamrocks
References
Defunct minor baseball leagues in the United States
Baseball leagues in Oregon
Baseball leagues in Washington (state)
Defunct professional sports leagues in the United States
Sports leagues established in 1904
Sports leagues disestablished in 1904
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schnepfau
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Schnepfau
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Schnepfau is a municipality in the district of Bregenz in the Austrian state of Vorarlberg.
Population
References
Bregenz Forest Mountains
Cities and towns in Bregenz District
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delvin%20N%27Dinga
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Delvin N'Dinga
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Delvin Chanel N'Dinga (born 14 March 1988) is a Congolese professional footballer who last played as a midfielder for Maltese Premier League club Balzan.
Club career
Auxerre
N'Dinga began his career with CNFF then joined Diables Noirs in 2003. In July 2005, he Diables Noirs to sign in Europe with French club Auxerre.
In the 2011–12 season, N'Dinga was linked with a move to Lyon as the replacement for Jérémy Toulalan, who joined Spanish side Málaga. Auxerre and Lyon were in the process of negotiating a transfer for Ndinga for €7 million, with Ndinga to sign a four-year contract with Lyon. N'Dinga said a move to Lyon interested him: "It would be a good challenge for me, the opportunity to pass a course, While there is a chance that I play in this club, I will not hesitate. There is Lyon who has, then yes, it m? Interested!" However, Auxerre club president Gérard Bourgoin refused to sell Ndinga, having rejected several offers from Lyon. The negotiations continued throughout the summer transfer window until N'Dinga signed a contract extension set to keep him at Auxerre until 2015. Shortly after, N'Dinga expressed sadness of not join Lyon, saying, "It takes time, honestly thought I leave. It hurt me. I try to focus quickly find my level."
Monaco
Following Auxerre's relegation from Ligue 1 after the 2011–12 season, N'Dinga joined Ligue 2 side Monaco in July 2012 in a €6 million transfer deal.
Olympiacos
Following his two league appearances at Monaco in the 2013–14 season, but on 31 August 2013, N'Dinga left the club to join Greek champions Olympiacos on loan, with an option to make the move permanent next summer with a fee of €3 million. He started a second loan spell with Olympiacos in July 2014. Olympiacos will buy Delvin with a mark of €3.2 million from the Monegasque team. N'Dinga is likely to head back to France over the summer, after spending the last two seasons on loan at Olympiakos from Monaco but according to reports in France he will possibly to return to League 1 in the summer transfer window. N'Dinga will not renew his contract with Monaco and it looks like that Saint-Étienne is in pole position to sign him. Apart from Saint-Etienne, Rennes, Lille and Caen also expressed their interested in the Congolese defensive midfielder.
Lokomotiv Moscow
After joining Russian club Lokomotiv Moscow on loan for the 2015–16 season, N'Dinga's move from Monaco was made permanent on 11 May 2016.
Sivasspor
On 7 September 2017, N'Dinga signed a two-year contract with Turkish club Sivasspor.
International career
He made his first cap for Congo national football team at the WCQ match against Sudan on 8 June 2007.
He represented the national team at the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations, where his team advanced to the quarterfinals.
Career statistics
Club
International goals
Scores and results list Congo's goal tally first.
Honours
Monaco
Ligue 2: 2012–13
Olympiacos
Super League Greece: 2013–14, 2014–15
Greek Cup: 2014–15
Lokomotiv Moscow
Russian Cup: 2016–17
References
External links
frenchleague.com
1988 births
Living people
Pointe-Noire
Republic of the Congo men's footballers
Republic of the Congo men's international footballers
Republic of the Congo expatriate men's footballers
Men's association football midfielders
Ligue 1 players
Ligue 2 players
AJ Auxerre players
AS Monaco FC players
Expatriate men's footballers in France
Expatriate men's footballers in Monaco
FC Lokomotiv Moscow players
Olympiacos F.C. players
Expatriate men's footballers in Russia
Expatriate men's footballers in Greece
Russian Premier League players
Super League Greece players
Sivasspor footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey
2015 Africa Cup of Nations players
Republic of the Congo men's under-20 international footballers
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Cryptophasa crocochorda
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Cryptophasa crocochorda is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1925. It is found on New Guinea.
The wingspan is about 57 mm. The forewings are whitish yellowish with an orange-fulvous pointed streak along the basal third of the costa, the costal edge is fuscous throughout. A narrow light fulvous-orange median streak is found from one-fourth almost to the termen, and a slender one along the fold throughout. The hindwings are white.
References
Cryptophasa
Moths described in 1925
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divine%20Liturgy
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Divine Liturgy
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Divine Liturgy () or Holy Liturgy is the Eucharistic service of the Byzantine Rite, a liturgical rite developed from the Antiochene Rite of Christian liturgy which is that of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople. As such, it is used in the Eastern Orthodox, the Greek Catholic Churches, and the Ukrainian Lutheran Church. Although the same term is sometimes applied in English to the Eucharistic service of Armenian Christians, both of the Armenian Apostolic Church and of the Armenian Catholic Church, they use in their own language a term meaning "holy offering" or "holy sacrifice". Other churches also treat "Divine Liturgy" simply as one of many names that can be used, but it is not their normal term.
The Greek Catholic and Orthodox Churches see the Divine Liturgy as transcending time and the world. All believers are seen as united in worship in the Kingdom of God along with the departed saints and the angels of heaven. Everything in the liturgy is seen as symbolic, but not merely so, for it makes present the unseen reality. According to Eastern tradition and belief, the liturgy's roots go back to the adaptation of Jewish liturgy by Early Christians. The first part, termed the "Liturgy of the Catechumens", includes like a synagogue service the reading of scriptures and, in some places, perhaps a sermon/homily. The second half is based on the Last Supper and the first Eucharistic celebrations by Early Christians and it is called "Liturgy of the Faithful". Eastern Christians believe that the Eucharist is the central part of the service in which they participate, as they believe the bread and wine truly become the real Body and Blood of Christ, and that by partaking of it they jointly become the Body of Christ (that is, the Church). Each Liturgy has its differences from others, but most are very similar to each other with adaptations based on tradition, purpose, culture and theology.
Byzantine Rite
Three Divine Liturgies are in common use in the Byzantine Rite:
The Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom (5th century), used on most days of the year and as a vesperal liturgy on the Annunciation.
The Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great (4th century), used on the five Sundays of Great Lent and on Saint Basil's feast day (January 1). On the eves of the Nativity and Theophany and on Holy Thursday and Holy Saturday, it is celebrated as a vesperal liturgy. In some traditions, Saint Basil's Liturgy is also celebrated on the Exaltation of the Life-giving Cross on September 14. In all, this liturgy is used 10 times during the liturgical year.
The Divine Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts (6th century) is used during Great Lent on Wednesdays, Fridays, and a handful of other occasions, and also on the first three days of Holy Week. Nowadays it is always celebrated as a vesperal liturgy; the Liturgy of the Faithful has no Anaphora (Eucharistic Prayer), the Holy Gifts having been consecrated and reserved ("presanctified") at a previous Divine Liturgy. It is traditionally attributed to St. Gregory the Dialogist, although some scholars believe it originated with Patriarch Severus of Antioch.
As well as these, there are two others that are used locally and rarely, the Liturgy of St. James and the Liturgy of Saint Mark.
The Hierarchical Liturgy
As numbers in a diocese increased dramatically, the bishop who presides over the Eucharistic assembly appointed presbyters to act as celebrants in the local communities (the parishes). Still, the Church is understood in Eastern Orthodoxy in terms not of the presbyter, but the diocesan bishop. When the latter celebrates the liturgy personally, the service is more complex and festive. To demonstrate unity with the greater Orthodox community, the hierarch commemorates the hierarch he is subordinate to or, if he is head of an autocephalous church, he commemorates all his peers, whose names he reads from a diptych.
Typical structure
Note: Psalms are numbered according to the Greek Septuagint. For the Hebrew Masoretic numbering that is more familiar in the West, usually add '1'. (See the main Psalms article for an exact correspondence table.)
The format of Divine Liturgy is fixed, although the specific readings and hymns vary with season and feast.
The Divine Liturgy consists of three interrelated parts; when not in conjunction with vespers, the liturgies of John Chrysostom and Basil the Great are structured thus:
the Liturgy of Preparation, which includes the entry and vesting prayers of the priests and deacons and the Prothesis;
the Liturgy of the Catechumens, so called because traditionally this is the only part they may attend;
the Liturgy of the Faithful, so called because in ancient times only baptized members in good standing were allowed to participate. In modern times, this restriction applies only to Holy Communion – reception of the sacrament of holy communion.
A typical celebration of the Byzantine Liturgy consists of:
Liturgy of Preparation
This part of the Liturgy is private, performed only by the priest and deacon. It symbolizes the hidden years of Christ's earthly life.
Entrance and vesting prayers, the sacred servers (priests and deacons) enter the church, venerate the icons and put on their vestments.
Liturgy of Preparation – the priest and deacon prepare the bread and wine for the Eucharist (see prosphora) at the Table of Oblation (Prothesis), concluding with the "great censing" when the deacon(s) cense the entire church.
Kairos – a preliminary dialog takes place between the priest and the deacon.
Liturgy of the Catechumens
This is the public part of the Liturgy, in which both catechumens and baptized faithful would be in the nave:
Opening blessing
The deacon exclaims, "Bless, Master!"
The priest, raising the Gospel Book and making the sign of the cross with it over the Altar, proclaims: "Blessed is the kingdom of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages", to which the response is "Amen."
When the liturgy is at the usual time (following matins or the sixth hour), this order is followed:
Great Litany, beginning with the deacon proclaiming, "In peace, let us pray to the Lord", to which the response is "Lord, have mercy."
First Antiphon (often Psalm 102, unless there are Festal antiphons, in which case the refrain is "Through the prayers of the Theotokos, O Saviour, save us.")
Little Litany
Second Antiphon (often Psalm 145, unless there are Festal antiphons, in which case the refrain is typically "O Son of God who...[characteristic phrase from the Introit]...save us who sing to Thee: Alleluia!")
"Only-Begotten Son"
Little Litany
Third Antiphon (often the Beatitudes with Troparia from either the Octoechos or the Canon(s) sung at Matins, unless there are Festal antiphons, in which case the refrain is the troparion of the feast)
Small Entrance – procession with the Gospel Book
Entrance hymn (Introit), made up of two parts:
"O come let us worship and fall down before Christ", or a Psalm verse on feasts.
The refrain of the second antiphon, sung as "who art risen from the dead" on Sunday and "who art wondrous in Thy saints" on weekdays with no feast.
Troparia and Kontakia
Hymns commemorating specific saints or feasts, as appropriate to the liturgical calendar and local custom
But when the liturgy is joined to vespers (on Christmas Eve, Theophany Eve, the feast of the Annunciation (except when these days fall on Saturday or Sunday (or, in the Annunciation's case, during Easter Week)), Maundy Thursday and Holy Saturday) after the Old Testament readings the Little Litany is said and the liturgy continues from this point:
Trisagion, the "Thrice-Holy" hymn (or on certain days, another hymn):
On Christmas, Theophany, Lazarus Saturday, Holy Saturday, Easter and Pentecost (and certain days in their Afterfeasts), we sing "As many as have been baptised into Christ have put on Christ. Alleluia!" (Galatians 3:26)
On Feasts of the Cross, we sing "We venerate Thy Cross, O Master, and we glorify Thy Resurrection."
Prokeimenon
Epistle Reading(s)
Alleluia, with verses
Gospel Reading(s)
A sermon may be given here.
Litany of Fervent Supplication – "Let us all say with our whole soul and with our whole mind…"
Litany for the Departed – this is not said on Sundays, Great Feasts or during the Paschal season
Litany of the Catechumens and Dismissal of the Catechumens
Liturgy of the Faithful
In the early Church, only baptized members who could receive Holy Communion were allowed to attend this portion of the Liturgy. In common contemporary practice, with very few local exceptions (e.g., Mount Athos), all may stay. However, in most places, catechumens are formally dismissed for further study.
First Litany of the Faithful
Second Litany of the Faithful
Cherubikon chanted as spiritual representatives (or icons) of the angels
Replaced on Maundy Thursday with "Of Thy Mystical Supper..."
Replaced on Holy Saturday with "Let all mortal flesh keep silence..."
Great Entrance – procession taking the chalice and diskos (paten) from the Table of Oblation to the altar
Litany of Completion – "Let us complete our prayer to the Lord"
The Kiss of Peace
Symbol of Faith (the Nicene Creed)
Anaphora (Eucharistic Prayer)
Exclamation by the deacon: "Let us stand up[right..."
Blessing by the priest and Sursum Corda ("Let us lift up our hearts..." (Greek: "Ἄνω σχῶμεν τὰς καρδίας")
The Epinikios Hymnos or Sanctus ("Holy, Holy, Holy…")
The Eucharistic Canon, containing the Anamnesis (memorial of Christ's Incarnation, death, and Resurrection, and the Words of Institution)
Epiklesis The calling down of the Holy Spirit upon the Holy Gifts (bread and wine) to change them into the Body and Blood of Christ
Commemoration of Saints, interrupted by
The Theotokion (hymn to the Theotokos), usually It is Truly Meet ([Ἄξιόν ἐστιν) unless it is the Liturgy of St. Basil, when "All of creation rejoices in thee..." is sung, or a feast, Maundy Thursday or Holy Saturday, when the Irmos of Ode IX from the Canon at Matins is sung.
Commemoration the dead in general, and of the living, concluding with of bishop and civil authorities – "Remember, O Lord…"
Litany of Supplication – "Having called to remembrance all the saints…"
Lord's Prayer
Bowing of Heads
"Holy Things are for the Holy"
Communion Hymn, during which:
Cutting the Lamb for the consumption by the clergy
Communion of the priests and deacons
Cutting the Lamb and putting the pieces into the chalice for the consumption by the congregation
Holy Communion of the faithful
"We have seen the true light" (occasionally replaced with the troparion of the feast)
"Let our mouths be filled with Thy praise, O Lord…" (occasionally replaced with the troparion of the feast)
Litany of Thanksgiving
Prayer behind the Ambon
Any special services (blessings, memorial services, etc.) are normally said here
"Blessed be the name of the Lord..." (Psalm 112:2)
Psalm 33
Dismissal
A sermon is given here if it was not given after the Gospel
Almost all texts are chanted throughout the Divine Liturgy, not only hymns but litanies, prayers, creed confession and even readings from the Bible, depending on tradition.
In ancient rubrics, and contemporary Greek practice, the sermon, Nicene Creed and the Lord's Prayer are spoken/read, rather than chanted. Slavic traditions chant or sing everything except the sermon.
Oriental Orthodox Churches
"Divine Liturgy" is the normal word for church service in Oriental Orthodoxy. In their own languages, followers of the Byzantine Rite apply it to their Eucharistic services but, while in English the same word (as also the word "Mass") is at times used to speak of the corresponding services of the Oriental Orthodox Churches, the normal names used in those Churches refers either to the aspect of offering/sacrifice (Qurobo Alohoyo in the Syriac Orthodox Church), Badarak in the Armenian Apostolic Church, Prosfora in the Coptic Orthodox Church) or of sanctifying (Keddase in the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church).
The Oriental Orthodox Churches own a richness of different liturgies, which are named after the anaphora included.
Coptic Liturgy
At present, the Coptic Orthodox Church and Coptic Catholic Church have three Liturgies:
The Liturgy of St. Basil (4th century)
The Liturgy of St. Mark the Apostle, this liturgy is also known as the Liturgy of St. Cyril
The Liturgy of St Gregory the Theologian
The Liturgy of St. Basil is celebrated on most Sundays and contains the shortest anaphora. The Liturgy of St. Gregory is usually used during the feasts of the Church but not exclusively. In addition the clergy performing the liturgy can combine extracts of the Liturgies of St. Cyril and St. Gregory to the more frequently used St. Basil at the discretion of the priest or bishop.
The main liturgy used by the Coptic Church is known as Liturgy of Saint Basil. The term Liturgies of Saint Basil in a Coptic context means not only the sole anaphora with or without the related prayers, but also the general order of the Alexandrine Rite liturgy.
Anaphora
The Egyptian (or Coptic) anaphora of Saint Basil, even if related and using the same Antiochene (or "West Syrian") structure, represents a different group from the Byzantine, West Syrian and Armenian grouping of anaphoras of Saint Basil. The Egyptian version does not derive directly from the latter and has its own peculiarities: its text is more brief, with less Scriptural and allusive enhancements, and it lacks well-defined Trinitarian references, which are typical of other versions and reflect the theology of the First Council of Constantinople of 381.
The structure of the Bohairic Coptic version used today in the Coptic Church can be summarized as follows:
Anaphora:
the Opening Dialogue
the Preface, praising Father as Lord and everlasting king, as creator of heaven and earth, the sea and all that is in them, and as Father of Christ by whom all things were made
the Pre-Sanctus, praising the Father on his throne of glory and worshiped by the Angelic hosts, so introducing
the Sanctus, conducted without the Benedictus
the Post-Sanctus, recalling the whole history of Salvation, from the Original Sin to the Incarnation, Passion, Resurrection of Christ up to the Last Judgment
the Institution narrative
the Anamnesis, referring to the Passion, Resurrection and Second Coming of Christ
the Oblation, offering to the Father the Eucharistic gifts
the Epiclesis, asking the Holy Spirit to come and to sanctify and manifest the gifts as the Most Holy; then asking the Holy Spirit to make the bread the Body and the chalice the Blood of Christ
the Intercessions, praying for the participants to become one single body, for the Church, for the Pope of Alexandria and for all the ecclesiastic hierarchy, for the town and the harvest, for the floodings, for the living, for who have offered the Eucharistic gifts, for the saints – naming Mary, John the Baptist, Saint Stephen, Saint Mark and Saint Basil; then reading of the diptychs, followed by the prayers for the dead
a prayer for the fruit of the Communion and the final doxology.
The 7th-century Sahidic Coptic version found in 1960 shows an earlier and more sober form of the Bohairic text: the manuscript, incomplete in its first part, begins with the Post Sanctus, and is followed by a terse Institution narrative, by a pithy Anamnesis which simply lists the themes and ends with the oblation. The next Epiclesis consists only of the prayer to the Holy Spirit to come and manifest the gifts, without any explicit request to change the gifts in the Body and Blood of Christ. The intercessions are shorter and only Mary is named among the saints.
Liturgy of Saint Basil
The term Liturgy of Saint Basil may refer also to the whole Eucharistic Liturgy which in the Coptic Church has the following structure:
Offertory
Offertory (or Prothesis) is the part of the liturgy in which the Sacramental bread (qorban) and wine (abarkah) are chosen and placed on the altar. All these rites are Middle-ages developments.
It begins with the dressing of the priest with vestments and the preparation of the altar, along with prayers of worthiness for the celebrant. At this point is chanted the appropriate hour of the Canonical hours, followed by the washing of the hands with its prayer of worthiness, and by the proclamation of the Nicean Creed.
Then takes place the elaborate rite of the choosing of the Lamb: while the congregation sing 41 times the Kyrie eleison, the priest checks the wine and chooses among the bread one loaf which will be consecrated (the Lamb). The Lamb is cleaned with a napkin and blessed with the priest's thumb wet with wine. Afterwards the priest takes the Lamb in procession around the altar and the deacon follows with the wine and a candle. At the altar, the priest, with appropriate prayers, blesses the Lamb and the wine, places the Lamb on the Paten and pours wine and a few drops of water in the chalice (the chalice is placed on the altar in a wooden box named ark).
The last part of the offertory resembles an anaphora: after a dialogue, the priest blesses the congregation and proclaims a prayer of thanksgiving, giving thanks to God for his support to us, and asking him for a worthy participation to the liturgy. Then comes the prayer of covering said inaudibly by the priest, which has the form of an epiclesis asking God to show his face on the gifts, and to change them in order that the bread and wine may became the Body and Blood of Christ. This text might come from an ancient anaphora or simply be a later High Middle Ages creation. The paten and the ark with the chalice inside are here covered with a veil.
Liturgy of the Catechumens
In the Liturgy of the Catechumens the readings from the New Testament are proclaimed. This portion was in ancient times the beginning of the liturgy, and the only part which could be attended by the catechumens. It is roughly equivalent to the Liturgy of the Word in the Western Rites.
It begins with a Penitential Rite in which first the priest prays inaudibly to Christ for the forgiveness of sins (The Absolution to the Son) and then all the participants kneel in front of the altar and the celebrant, or the bishop if present, recites a prayer of absolution (The Absolution to the Ministers).
The reading from the Pauline epistles is preceded by the offering of incense at the four sides of the altar, at the iconostasis, at the book of the Gospel and at the faithfuls in the nave; in the meantime the faithful sing a hymn to Mary and a hymn of intercession. The Pauline epistle is followed by a reading from the Catholic epistles and by one from the Acts of the Apostles. Another offering of incense is conduced (the Praxis Incense), similar to the Pauline incense except that only the first row of the faithful is incensed. A reading from the Coptic Synaxarium can follow.
After these readings, the Trisagion is sung three times, each time with a different reference to the Incarnation, Passion, Resurrection, thus addressing the Trisagion to Christ only. After the Trisagion follows a litany, the recital of a Psalm and the singing of the Alleluia, and finally the proclamation of the Gospel from the doors of the sanctuary. The sermon may follow.
Liturgy of the Faithful
The Liturgy of the Faithful is the core of the Liturgy, where are placed the proper Eucharistic rites.
It begins with the prayer of the Veil, in which the priest offers the liturgical sacrifice to God. The Long Litanies follows, where all pray for the peace, for the ecclesiastic hierarchy and for the congregation. The Nicean Creed is proclaimed, the priest washes his hands three times and sprinkles water on the congregation reciting the Prayer of Reconciliation which is a prayer of worthiness for all who attend the liturgy. Next is the Kiss of peace during which the faithful sing the Aspasmos Adam (Rejoice O Mary) hymn.
The Anaphora is conducted. After the anaphora takes place the consignation, i.e. the moistening of the Lamb with some drops of the consecrated Wine, which is shown for the worship of the faithful. The Fraction of the consecrated Lamb ensues, during which the priest says a prayer which varies according to the Coptic calendar. All of the congregation stands and prays with open hands the Lord's Prayer.
To be prepared for partaking of the Eucharist, the faithful bow while the celebrant says in low voice the prayer of submission, then the priest and the participants offer each other a wish of peace and the priest inaudibly prays to the Father for the forgiveness of sins (The Absolution to the Father).
The Elevation is similar to that in the Byzantine Rite, with the celebrant who raises the portion of the Lamb engraved with a cross (the ispadikon) crying: "The holy things for the holy ones". The priest makes a second consignation and puts gently the ispakidon in the chalice (the commixture), then he recites aloud a confession of faith. The partaking of the Eucharist follows, first the Body of Christ given to the celebrants, to the deacons and to the faithful who approach the sanctuary without shoes and then the Blood of Christ in the same order. Psalm 150 is sung in the meantime. The distribution of the Eucharist ends with a blessing with the Paten.
The dismissal rites include The Prayer of Laying the Hands and the final blessing.
Syro-Antiochene liturgy
The Syriac Orthodox Church, the Syriac Catholic Church, the Syriac Maronite Church of Antioch and the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church of the West Syriac Rite which is developed from the Antiochene Rite use a version of the Divine Liturgy of Saint James which differs substantially from its Byzantine Rite counterpart, most notably in being substantially shorter (it can be completed in under two hours, whereas the historic form of the Byzantine Rite liturgy prior to the revisions of St. Basil and St. John Chrysostom took more than four hours), and in that it can be used with more than eighty different anaphoras; the most commonly used are those of Mar Bar Salibi (which is the shortest), and that of St. James, which resembles that of the Byzantine Rite liturgy, and is mandated on certain occasions, such as major feasts, the consecration of churches, and the first liturgies offered by newly ordained priests. Due to the long isolation of the Saint Thomas Christians the rite of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church shows some differences, so that this rite is called the Malankara Rite.
Armenian Liturgy
The Armenian Apostolic Church and the Armenian Catholic Church have at present a single liturgical structure, called the Armenian Rite, with a single anaphora (the Athanasius-Anaphora) for the liturgy: Holy Patarag or in Western Armenian Holy Badarak, meaning 'sacrifice'. This is in distinction from the other liturgies of the Oriental Orthodox Churches (Coptic, West Syrian, Ethiopic) which have retained multiple anaphora.
This means that the text of the Patarag can be contained in a single, unified liturgical book, the Պատարագամատոյց (Pataragamatooyts, Western Armenian Badarakamadooyts, meaning 'the offering of sacrifice'). This book contains all of the prayers for the Patarag assigned to the bishop (if celebrating as a bishop), the celebrating priest, the deacon(s), and the people, the last typically led by a choir with accompaniment.
Before the end of the 10th century there were also other liturgical forms, such as the Anaphora of St. Basil, the Anaphora of St. Gregory the Illuminator and others in use.
The elements of the Armenian eucharistic liturgy reflect the rich set of influences on Armenian culture. The roots of the liturgy lie in the West Syrian and Byzantine forms, with the influence of the Roman Catholic Mass, the latter having arrived likely during the period of the Fourth Crusade or shortly thereafter.
Among the distinctive practices of the Armenian Patarag is the tradition that on the Sundays of the fast before Easter (the Great Fast) the curtain which hangs down in front of the elevated altar area (Armenian խորան khoran) is never opened – even for the reading of the Gospel, certain movable parts of the liturgy are omitted, the parts of the liturgy sung by the choir are said or chanted simply without adornment, there is no general confession, and there is no distribution of Communion to the faithful. This practice of fasting from the Communion bread in preparation for Easter may reflect an ancient custom of the church in Jerusalem. A special prayer of repentance is sung by the clergy on the morning of Palm Sunday (Armenian: Ծաղկազարդ tsaghkazard, Western Armenian dzaghgazard), after which the curtain is opened for the first time since the last Sunday before the Great Fast.
One element which almost certainly derives from the influence of Western liturgy is the reading of a last Gospel at the conclusion of the Patarag. However, the celebration of a short memorial service for one or more departed persons (Հոգեհանգիստ hogehangist, Western Armenian hokehankist, meaning 'rest of the spirit') is quite prevalent in parishes and replaces the reading of the last Gospel.
Equivalents in other Liturgical Rites
Roman Catholic Church
Holy Mass
Church of the East
Holy Qurbana
Holy Qurbana is the Eucharistic celebration in the Edessan Rite. The Assyrian Church of the East, the Ancient Church of the East and their larger Catholic counterparts, the Chaldean Catholic Church and the Syro-Malabar Church, which use the Edessan Rite that they all inherit from the Church of the East, employ one or more of three different Eucharistic anaphorae when celebrating Holy Qurbana:
Anaphora of Addai and Mari (or The Hallowing of the Apostles, i.e., of the Apostles Saint Addai and Saint Mari)
The Hallowing of Theodore of Mopsuestia, attributed to Theodore of Mopsuestia
The Hallowing of Nestorius, attributed to Nestorius
See also
Liturgy of the eighth book of the Apostolic Constitutions
Diataxis
Matins
References
External links
Greek Liturgies; English translation of the Principal Liturgies
At the Internet Archive.
At the Internet Archive.
Eastern Orthodox Christian
The Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom in English
The Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom in English
The Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great in English
The Divine Liturgy of the Presanctified in English
The Divine Liturgy of St. James the Holy Apostle and Brother of the Lord in English (ancient, early Liturgy)
The Lenten Liturgies in English
The Divine Liturgies Music Project Byzantine music in English for the Liturgies of St. John, St. Basil, St. James and the Presanctified
The Divine Liturgy of the Russian Orthodox Church in English/Church Slavonic, including music (midi, mp3)
Photos of Divine Liturgy from Russia
The Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom in Hellenistic New Testament Greek (Koine) and Modern Demotic Greek
The Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom as it practised daily, in Koine Greek
The Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom as it practised at Sundays, in Koine Greek
The Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom as it practised with a deacon, in Koine Greek
The Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great in Koine Greek
The Divine Liturgy of St. James Presanctified, in Koine Greek
Textos litúrgicos ortodoxos Spanish translations of the Orthodox Liturgical texts (Serbian Patriarchate)
Oriental Orthodox Christian
The Divine Liturgy of the Syriac Orthodox Church
Download Coptic/Arabic Holy Liturgies in mp3 format from St-Takla.org
Coptic Liturgy of St. Basil Full text with explanations and commentary
Coptic Liturgy of St. Mark Full text (also known as the Liturgy of St. Cyril)
Coptic Liturgy of St. Gregory Full text with footnotes
Ethiopian Divine Liturgy
Armenian Divine
In Remembrance of the Lord
Arak29 Badarak (Armenian Divine Liturgy)
Armenian Badarak Commentary
Analysis of the Armenian Divine Liturgy
Eastern Christian liturgies
Christian liturgical texts
Texts in Koine Greek
Christian terminology
Christian genres
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Nathalie Claire Cox (born September 1978) is a British actress and model. She is best known for her role as Juno Eclipse in the video game Star Wars: The Force Unleashed and its sequel, as well as her role in Ridley Scott's Kingdom of Heaven, and later her role as the player character's agent, Emma Jenkins, in the Codemasters' F1 games from F1 2016 to present.
Nomination
Cox was nominated for the 2008 National Academy of Video Game Trade Reviewers (NAVGTR) Award for best supporting performance in a drama for Star Wars: The Force Unleashed.
Filmography
Film
Television
Videogames
References
External links
Living people
English female models
English film actresses
Actresses from Leicestershire
1978 births
Models from Leicestershire
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Navy Blue Days is a 1925 American film starring Stan Laurel.
Cast
Stan Laurel as Stan
Julie Leonard as Grenadine
Glen Cavender as Pete Vermicelli
See also
List of American films of 1925
Stan Laurel filmography
References
External links
1925 films
1925 short films
American silent short films
American black-and-white films
1925 comedy films
Films directed by Joe Rock
Films directed by Scott Pembroke
Silent American comedy films
American comedy short films
1920s American films
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Laning (surname)
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Laning is surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Albert P. Laning (1817–1880), New York politician
Edward Laning (1906–1981), American painter
Harris Laning (1873–1941), United States Navy admiral
J. Ford Laning (1853–1941), American politician
J. Halcombe Laning, Jr. (1920–2012), American computer pioneer
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Beating of Andrey Sychyov
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On December 31, 2005, four members of the Russian Armed Forces tortured fellow soldier Andrey Sergeyevich Sychyov (, also transliterated Sychev or Sychov) at the in Chelyabinsk, Russia.
Incident and treatment
On December 31, 2005, Sychyov and eight other soldiers were beaten for three hours by their seniors, who may have been drunk. Junior Sergeant Alexander Sivyakov, then 19, who felt that the soldiers had not adequately cleaned up after their New Year's Eve party, forced Sychyov to squat on the balls of his feet with his hands tied behind his back while a sergeant beat him for three and a half hours. The base clinic was closed for New Year's, and Sychyov was unable to receive medical attention until January 4. Two days later he was transferred to the city hospital due to worsening health. Doctors diagnosed him with numerous broken bones, trauma to the genital area and gangrene of the legs.
As a result of gangrene in the legs, doctors had to amputate both of his legs, his genitalia, and a finger. Andrey Sychyov's mother, Galina Sychyov, was not aware of his condition until after his first amputation. Galina claimed that an unknown military official had offered her $100,000 and an apartment if Andrey did not pursue legal action.
Trial
Junior Sergeant Alexander Sivyakov, also a conscript, was tried for the torture of Sychov and five other counts of abuse. Three soldiers who testified claimed that a general had told them not to. Sivyakov was sentenced to four years in prison—less than a six-year term that prosecutors had requested—and was also stripped of his rank and barred from holding command for three years. Two other soldiers, Pavel Kuzmenko and Gennady Bilimovich, were found guilty as well and given suspended sentences of one and a half years and a year of probation.
Impact
Subsequent events
In September 2007 it was reported that Andrey Sychyov tried to be included in the party election list of the Union of Rightist Forces (SPS), for the State Duma elections.
See also
Dedovshchina
Hazing
Fagging
Ragging
References
External links
Russian military personnel
1986 births
Living people
People from Krasnoturyinsk
Russian amputees
Violence against men in Europe
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Fifth grade (also 5th Grade or Grade 5) is the fifth year of formal or compulsory education. In the United States, the fifth grade is typically the fifth and final year of primary school, though it may be the first year of middle school. Students in fifth grade are usually 10–11 years old.
In England and Wales, the equivalent is Year 6.
In Australia, the equivalent is Year 5, which children generally start between the ages of ten and eleven.
In Ireland, the equivalent is 5th class.
In Scotland, 10–11 year olds are in primary school P7.
In the United States, 41 states have implemented Common Core standards for 5th-grade curriculum in the English language and srts/mathematics.
In the Philippines, the equivalent is Grade 5, and students can also start at the age of 9.
Key English Language Arts Common Core standards for 5th grade students include:
Ability to determine the theme of a book, story, or poem from details in the text
Compare and contrast two or more characters, settings, or events in a story
Describe how the narrator or speaker's point of view may influence how events are described
Compare and contrast stories in the same genre.
Key Mathematics Common Core standards for 5th grade students include:
Write and interpret numerical expressions in operations and algebraic thinking
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide fractions
Convert like measurement units
Understand volume as an attribute of 3-dimensional space
Graph points on the coordinate plane
Classify two-dimensional figures into categories based on their properties
See also
Primary education
Educational stage
Education in England
Education in Scotland
Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?
References
5
Primary education
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Bad Therapy
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Bad Therapy is an original novel written by Matthew Jones and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It features the Seventh Doctor, Chris and Peri.
Synopsis
1950s London, the Soho district seems to be just the thing to recover from recent traumatic events in the 30th century. It's not to be, as a rash of violence shakes the city. A driverless cab is killing people, others with no past are being slain in bizarre rituals, crime is running rampant, gangs are fighting for territory and deep in an abandoned mental hospital an evil psychiatrist is laying plans.
External links
1996 British novels
1996 science fiction novels
Virgin New Adventures
Novels by Matt Jones
Seventh Doctor novels
Novels set in the 1950s
Novels set in London
Fiction set in 1958
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Aleksandr Malygin
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Aleksandr Malygin (; ; born on 27 November 1979) is a former Russian footballer of Ukrainian descent who played as a defender.
Club career
He scored the first goal in the history of FC Rostov in the European club tournaments.
Personal life
His father Volodymyr Malyhin and his brother Yuriy Malyhin were both professional footballers as well.
External links
Player`s profile
Ukrainian Premier League statistics 2006–07 season
1979 births
Living people
Footballers from Luhansk
FC Mariupol players
FC Rostov players
Russian Premier League players
Simurq PIK players
FC Akhmat Grozny players
FC Ural Yekaterinburg players
FC SKA Rostov-on-Don players
FC Hoverla Uzhhorod players
FC Zorya Luhansk players
FC Torpedo Moscow players
Ukrainian Premier League players
Ukrainian men's footballers
Ukrainian expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Russia
Russian men's footballers
Russian expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Azerbaijan
Expatriate men's footballers in Ukraine
Russian people of Ukrainian descent
FC Rotor Volgograd players
Men's association football defenders
FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih players
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Chhipi
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Chhipi (alternatively called Chhipa/Chimpa) is a caste of people with ancestral roots tracing back to India. They are found in the states of Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh of India.
History
According to a legend, Chhipa were originally a warrior class or Kshatriya Rajput. They used to have a similar lifestyle like a Rajput in which
Physical activities such as hunting, and warfare were involved. It is said that once, according to the Hindu epic Mahabharata, Lord Parshuram
While killing all the Kshatriyas to avenge their father, two brothers from the Rajput clan took refuge in a temple. one of the presiding deities
hid behind the statue And it got its name from the literal 'hide' for the Hindi verb 'Chhipa'. Later Rajput boy printed cloth
Or adopted the profession of dyer and he was not originally a Kshatriya. The genealogy of this Rajput child is the 'Chhipa's of today.
Present circumstances
India
The community is classified as an OBC caste in the Indian states of Haryana, Delhi, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh.
Pakistan
Chhipa community is settled in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.
See also
Muslim Chhipi
Block printing
References
External links
Chhipa block printing in Rajasthan
Social groups of Gujarat
Tribes of Kutch
Muslim communities of Gujarat
Muslim communities of Rajasthan
Muhajir communities
Textile arts of India
Indian castes
Social groups of Rajasthan
Social groups of Madhya Pradesh
Social groups of Haryana
Social groups of Delhi
Social groups of Uttar Pradesh
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Jim Brown (radio host)
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Jim Brown is a Canadian radio personality, best known as a host of programming on CBC Radio One.
He was the host of the Calgary Eyeopener on CBR in Calgary from 2003 until 2011, and the national public affairs program The 180 on CBC Radio One from 2013 to 2017.
Before moving to Calgary, he hosted The Morning Show at CBN in St. John's, Newfoundland, for eight seasons.
He has also been heard across Canada as a guest host of The Current, Sounds Like Canada, As It Happens, The House and Q.
Prior to joining the CBC, Brown worked as a newspaper reporter and magazine editor. His first film, the feature film Radiant City, co-directed with Gary Burns, was presented in September 2006 at the Toronto International Film Festival. The film won a Genie Award for Best Documentary in 2007.
Filmography
Radiant City (2006)
References
Living people
Canadian radio journalists
Canadian talk radio hosts
CBC Radio hosts
Directors of Genie and Canadian Screen Award winners for Best Documentary Film
Year of birth missing (living people)
Place of birth missing (living people)
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Revival is the third studio album from the American metal band Light the Torch and also their first studio album since changing their name from Devil You Know.
The album sold around 5,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release.
Revival is the only album to feature the drummer Mike Sciulara.
Critical reception
The album has received positive reviews from some music critics.
Track listing
Personnel
Light the Torch
Howard Jones – lead vocals
Francesco Artusato – guitars, album artwork
Ryan Wombacher – bass, backing vocals
Mike Sciulara – drums
Production
Josh Gilbert - producer, engineering
Joseph McQueen - mixing
Chris Gehring - mastering
Hristo Shindov - photography
Rob Kimure - layout
Charts
References
Devil You Know (band) albums
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KLAA (830 kHz "Angels Radio") is a commercial AM radio station licensed to the city of Orange, California, and broadcasting to the Greater Los Angeles Area. The station is owned by LAA 1, LLC, composed of the owners and executives of the Los Angeles Angels baseball team, and is held separately from the baseball club. KLAA's studios and offices are located on the grounds of Angel Stadium of Anaheim in Anaheim, California. The transmitter is in Chino, California, off McCarty Road.
KLAA broadcasts by day at the maximum power permitted for commercial AM stations, 50,000 watts. Because 830 AM is a United States clear-channel frequency, on which WCCO in Minneapolis is the dominant Class A station, KLAA must reduce power to 20,000 watts from sunset to sunrise. KLAA mostly carries ESPN Radio network programing except for coverage of Angels and Las Vegas Raiders games and a local afternoon sports show, The Sports Lodge with Roger Lodge. On weekends, paid brokered programming is heard. Los Angeles has another ESPN Radio affiliate, KSPN (710 AM), so the two stations sometimes air the same programming.
The station's operations are overseen by general manager Dennis Kuhl, chairman of the Los Angeles Angels.
History
AM 830 first signed on the air on January 9, 1986 as KSRT, a Spanish-language news and information station. The station was directional day and night, with a daytime power of 2,500 watts and 1,000 watts night. Former NFL placekicker Danny Villanueva was co-owner and general manager. The transmitter site was at Oak Flat in the Santa Ana Mountains near Santiago Peak. While mountain tops are good for FM transmission, AM stations need low, flat land for the best signal propagation. The poor ground conductivity yielded a less-than-optimal signal for KSRT. (Today, KSRT is a Regional Mexican music station in Cloverdale, California.)
In 1991, the station changed its callsign to KPLS, and began airing a Spanish language talk format as "La Voz" in January 1992. On February 11, 1993, after a brief period of silence, the station switched to a children's radio format, becoming "Radio AAHS." It was part of the first nationwide network of radio programs for children. The downfall of Radio AAHS came when The Walt Disney Company established a competitor, Radio Disney. After the sign-off of Radio AAHS in January 1998, the parent company, Children's Broadcasting Corporation, needed programming for the network of stations until they could find buyers. KPLS and the other nine CBC-owned and operated Radio AAHS stations flipped to "Beat Radio", which broadcast electronic dance music 12 hours a day. (As of 2020, the KPLS call letters are used by a Christian radio-formatted station in Littleton, Colorado.)
KPLS was sold in late October 1998 to Catholic Family Radio and adopted a Catholic talk format. During this period, the station was owned by John Lynch, father of the veteran National Football League cornerback of the same name. Lynch was former CEO of Noble Broadcasting of San Diego.
In 2000 the station was granted a power increase by the FCC, allowing it to operate with 50,000 watts during the day and 20,000 watts at night, giving it a signal comparable to the major AM stations in Los Angeles. It also moved to its current tower site in Chino.
Despite the power increase, KPLS' programming foundered. It transitioned to a conservative talk radio format as "HotTalk 830 – LA's Conservative Voice" which featured nationally syndicated shows from Laura Ingraham and Michael Savage. KPLS had close ties to the Orange County business community and was the flagship station of the Anaheim Ducks hockey team.
In 2003, the station was sold to Radiovisa Corp. for $37.5 million. It flipped to KMXE, with a Spanish-language talk format. KMXE was the Angels' flagship station in that language. Its slogan was "¡Así Se Habla!" or "Well Said!" (KMXE is now an adult hits station near Billings, Montana.)
The station sold again in February 2006 for $42 million. The new owner was LAA1, LLC, headed by Angels Baseball owner Arte Moreno. The call letters switched to KLAA for Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. The station added English-language programs in the summer of 2006 and gradually phased out Spanish-language shows except for some sporting events. The general talk format lasted from fall of 2007 to April 4, 2010, when the station went to full English-language programming, mostly sports talk, live sports and some paid programs. Talk show hosts included Rusty Humphries, Glenn Beck, Dr. Roy Masters and Michael Savage. The brokered shows included Ridin' Dirty, ROEX Health Show, which sold natural health remedies, and The American Advisor, which offered the sale of gold coins and bars.
On April 5, 2010, KLAA added additional programs from ESPN Radio, shows hosted by Scott Van Pelt and Doug Gottlieb, which were previously unavailable in the Los Angeles radio market. In exchange, KSPN agreed to simulcast about 60 Angels games in the 2010 season. KSPN replaced KFWB (980 AM) as the team's simulcast partner. KLAA carried some game broadcasts from ESPN Radio when KSPN could not air the games due to conflicts with a local team or talk show. Also heard on KLAA are the Anaheim Ducks, as well as additional sports talk shows. Weekend shows include programs about horse racing, bass fishing, motorcross and NASCAR. Other talk shows include seasonal programs about the Angels and Ducks and a weekend interview program hosted by former Angel player and broadcaster Rex Hudler.
Sports
In 2006–07, the station assumed the broadcast rights for the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League. That team went on to win the Stanley Cup in June 2007. The partnership extended until the 2021–22 season; the next season, Ducks broadcasts would move to a team-focused online radio station, Ducks Stream, available via TuneIn.
In October 2007, the Angels announced that KLAA would carry Angels games in English starting with the 2008 season. Some Angels games had already been aired in English, the first of which was on September 16, 2006. The station aired the team's Saturday games during September and October when KSPN, the flagship from 2003 to 2007, carried USC Trojans football. Before that, it aired Angels games in Spanish, as well as some games of the pro soccer team the Los Angeles Galaxy, to fulfill contractual obligations to both teams. KLAA was believed to be the only station in the U.S. to broadcast play-by-play of sports events in two languages. (In 2008, Angels and Galaxy games in Spanish moved to KWKW, and the Dodgers relocated from KWKW to KHJ.)
On September 10, 2007, KLAA began carrying games of the NFL on Westwood One on Monday nights. However, it did not carry the full schedule because of some conflicts with the Ducks. KLAA aired selected NFL Sunday games in 2009
KLAA is the flagship station for UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball.
In 2020, KLAA became the Los Angeles affiliate for the Las Vegas Raiders.
Signal
KLAA operates from a three-tower facility in Chino. It broadcasts as a full-power 50,000-watt station during the daytime from a single tower, using a non-directional signal. However, at sunset it drops to 20,000 watts and feeds power to all three towers in a directional pattern, projecting most of the signal westward in order to protect WCCO. It is the only Orange County-licensed station that covers Los Angeles County to any significant extent.
References
External links
Beat Radio
KLAA (AM)'s About Us page
1995 establishments in California
Sports radio stations in the United States
Radio stations established in 1995
LAA (AM)
ESPN Radio stations
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Franko Andrijašević (; born 22 June 1991) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for and captains Chinese Super League club Zhejiang.
Club career
A product of the Hajduk Split academy, Andrijašević made his professional debut on 13 May 2010 in a league match against Croatia Sesvete, in Hajduk's last match of the 2009–10 season. In August 2011, Andrijašević was loaned to second division side Dugopolje for a period of one year. On his debut against Hrvatski Dragovoljac, he scored the third goal in a 5–0 victory.
On 18 June 2014, Hajduk's fierce rival Dinamo Zagreb signed Andrijašević.
On 26 July 2016, Andrijašević signed a three-year contract with Rijeka, as part of the transfer of Marko Lešković from Rijeka to Dinamo Zagreb. In just one season, he became an instant fan-favourite, scoring 16 goals in the league, helping Rijeka win the first ever league title. He was also awarded with the Sportske novosti Yellow Shirt award for the best player of the league in the 2016–17 season.
Andrijašević joined K.A.A. Gent in July 2017 for a fee of €4.25 million.
He went on loan from Gent to Waasland-Beveren in January 2019.
He returned to Rijeka on loan in August 2019. In August 2020, his loan to Rijeka was extended for another season.
On 6 July 2021, China League One club Zhejiang announced the signing of Andrijašević. He would make his debut in a league game on 12 July 2021 against Beijing Sport University in a 1–0 defeat. After the game he would establish himself as a vital member of the team as the club gained promotion to the top tier at the end of the 2021 campaign.
International career
On 22 January 2013 national team head coach Igor Štimac called up Andrijašević for a friendly match against South Korea in London on 6 February 2013. He made his debut as a substitute in the 65th minute of the game.
Personal life
Franko is son of Stjepan Andrijašević and brother of Pjero Andrijašević.
Career statistics
International
Scores and results list Croatia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Andrijašević goal.
Honours
Dugopolje
Druga HNL: 2011–12
Hajduk Split
Croatian Cup: 2012–13
Dinamo Zagreb
Prva HNL: 2014–15
Croatian Cup: 2014–15
Rijeka
Prva HNL: 2016–17
Croatian Cup: 2016–17, 2019–20
Individual
Croatian Football Hope of the Year: 2012
Football Oscar - Team of the Year: 2013, 2017
HNL's Footballer of the Year: 2016
Sportske novosti Yellow Shirt award: 2017
References
External links
1991 births
Living people
Footballers from Split, Croatia
Men's association football midfielders
Croatian men's footballers
Croatia men's youth international footballers
Croatia men's under-21 international footballers
Croatia men's international footballers
Croatian expatriate men's footballers
Croatian Football League players
First Football League (Croatia) players
HNK Hajduk Split players
NK Dugopolje players
GNK Dinamo Zagreb players
NK Lokomotiva Zagreb players
HNK Rijeka players
K.A.A. Gent players
S.K. Beveren players
Zhejiang Professional F.C. players
Belgian Pro League players
China League One players
Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
Expatriate men's footballers in China
Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
Croatian expatriate sportspeople in China
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A state paper is a document or file kept by a government to record discussions, options and decisions by government officials, departments and civil servants. Some states follow a thirty year rule whereby state papers on an issue may be released to academic scrutiny thirty years after an original discussion or decision.
State papers are often kept in a country's National Archives, State Paper Office or Public Record Office. All files are numbered using an alphanumeric code which academics may use as a reference in footnotes of books.
Some state papers are embargoed for reasons of national security or other sensitive reasons.
See also
British Public Record Office
French Archives nationales
National Archives of Ireland
United States National Archives and Records Administration
Vatican Secret Archives
References
Government documents
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List of festivals in Bihar
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This is a list of Festivals and fairs celebrated in the Indian state of Bihar.
Official festivals
Bihar Day
Sheikhpura Diwas
Kishanganj Diwas
Araria Diwas
Lakhisarai Diwas
Anga Mahotsav
Hindu Festivals
Durga Puja
Chhath
Ganesh Chaturthi
Hanuman Jayanti
Dussehra
Jitiya
Saraswati Puja
Teej
Buddha Purnima
Jur Sital
Diwali
Holi
Muslim festivals
Eid-ul-Fitr
Eid-ul-Zuha
Eid-e-Ghadeer
Eid-ul-Milad-un-Nabi
Urs-e-Makhdoom-e-Jahan
Cultural festivals
Sufi Festival, Kako
Sufi Festival, Maner
Patna Sahib Mahotsav
Bihar Utsav
Film festivals
Patna Film Festival
Bodhisattava International Film Festival
Dancing festivals
Patliputra Natya Mahotsav
Rajgir Mahotsav
References
Festivals in Bihar
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(Peace be with you), 158, is the shortest of the cantatas by Johann Sebastian Bach and features a bass soloist. It survives as a cantata for the third day of Easter but might be a fragment of a work originally written for Purification. Given this background, and the fact that it was copied by Christian Friedrich Penzel, one of Bach's last students, there is a confusing variety of proposed composition dates. It may date back to Bach's Weimar period, although a date as late as 1735 has been suggested.
History and text
The surviving source is a copy by Penzel, identified on the title page as being for the Purification (the Lutheran feast Mariae Reinigung), which was celebrated on 2 February, but with an alternate designation for Easter Tuesday in the parts.
Bach composed several cantatas for the Purification and the texts are related to Simeon's canticle Nunc dimittis, part of the prescribed readings.
Because of the references to the "Nunc dimittis" in Der Friede sei mit dir and because of the alternate title page designation, it is widely assumed that at least the two central movements were originally part of a longer cantata for the Purification, with a different introductory recitative not evoking Christ's Easter reappearance to the disciples. The obbligato writing in the aria, which appears better suited to flute than the "violino" specified in Penzel's copy, is cited in support of the hypothesis that it was originally written for a different occasion.
Joshua Rifkin has proposed the dates 15 April 1727 or 30 March 1728 for the premiere of the surviving Easter version. The prescribed readings for this day were from the Acts of the Apostles, the sermon of Paul in Antiochia (), and from the Gospel of Luke, the appearance of Jesus to the Apostles in Jerusalem (). The librettist is unknown but may have been Salomon Franck, quoting hymn stanzas by Johann Georg Albinus and Martin Luther.
Scoring and structure
The cantata is scored for soprano and bass vocal soloists, four-part choir, oboe, violin, and basso continuo.
Because no complete copy of the work survives, it is possible that there were originally more than the four movements now known. In particular, another aria is thought to have preceded the final movement.
Recitative (bass): (21 measures)
Aria (bass) and chorale (soprano): (94 measures with chorale tune by Johann Rosenmüller)
Recitative and arioso (bass): (18 measures)
Chorale: (16 measures)
Music
Both recitatives are "supple" and secco. The second movement is "a fusion of a dulcet aria in the form of a trio sonata" for bass, violin, and continuo, with interspersed lines from the chorale performed by soprano and oboe. It is formally a da capo aria introduced by an eighteen-measure ritornello. The work ends with a four-part harmonization of the chorale.
Recordings
Chor der St. Hedwigs-Kathedrale Berlin / Berliner Philharmoniker, Karl Forster. Bach: Cantatas, Arias & Chorales. EMI Classics, 1958.
Monteverdi-Chor, Leonhardt-Consort, Jürgen Jürgens. J.S. Bach: Kantaten · Cantatas Nr. 27, Nr. 118, Nr. 158, Nr. 59. Telefunken, 1966.
Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart, Helmuth Rilling. J.S. Bach: Solokantaten. Cantate, 1969.
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir, Ton Koopman. J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 21. Josef Loibl, 1984.
Thomanerchor / La Stagione, Michael Schneider. Bach: Kantaten · Cantatas BWV 82, BWV 158, BWV 56. Capriccio, 2006.
Bach Cantatas for Bass BWV 82/158/56/203 Ryo Terakado, il Gardellino, Dominik Wörner. Passacaille 2013.
References
External links
Der Friede sei mit dir, BWV 158: performance by the Netherlands Bach Society (video and background information)
J. S. Bach - Cantata BWV 158 ″Der Friede sei mit dir″: Performance with Peter Harvey, Workshop and Reflection Lecture by Hans-Rudolf Merz, by J. S. Bach Foundation, on YouTube
Der Friede sei mit dir BWV 158; BC A 61 / A 171 / Sacred cantata (3rd Easter Day) Bach Digital
German text and English translation, Emmanuel Music
BWV 158 Der Friede sei mit dir University of Vermont
Entries for BWV 158 on WorldCat
Church cantatas by Johann Sebastian Bach
1730 compositions
Music for Easter
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Dacryocystorhinostomy
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Dacryocystorhinostomy (DCR) is a surgical procedure to restore the flow of tears into the nose from the lacrimal sac when the nasolacrimal duct does not function.
Process
Traditional
A small incision is made on the side of the nose and some bone is removed to make a connection to the nose. Drains are left behind to prevent the gap from becoming closed and are removed after a few months. A Jones or Crawford tube is placed to facilitate the flow of tears from the eye to the nose. The lacrimal sacs must be avoided during this surgical procedure.
Endoscopic
The operation can also be performed endoscopically through the nose where an opening is fashioned in the lacrimal sac from within the nose. The advantages include lesser peri-operative morbidity, and no scar. Data suggests a slightly lower success rate than the "traditional" technique.
With the advent of nasal endoscopes, endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomy is becoming popular. In this procedure, a nasal endoscope is used to visualise the lacrimal sac through the nasal cavity. The bone covering the lacrimal sac is nibbled out. The medial wall of the sac is incised or excised, facilitating drainage of tears into the nasal cavity. This procedure avoids scarring.
Adjunctive use of antimetabolites
Antimetabolites have been used with intent to increase the success rates of dacryocystorhinostomy. At a follow-up time of more than six months, antimetabolites may improve functional and anatomic results. The use of antimetabolites had only minor side effects.
Contraindications
Atrophic rhinitis is an absolute contraindication. In case of acute dacryocystitis, this operation can not be done immediately, rather it is done after a period of time. In case of elderly patients (above 70 years of age), dacryocystectomy is preferred to dacryocystorhinostomy as old age naturally causes atrophy in nasal mucosa.
See also
List of surgeries by type
References
External links
eMedicine: Dacryocystorhinostomy
Dacryocystorhinostomy - EyeWiki
Oculoplastic surgery
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Central Epidemic Command Center
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The Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC; ) is an agency of the (NHCC). It has been activated by the government of Taiwan for several disease outbreaks, such as the 2009 swine flu pandemic and the COVID-19 pandemic. The head of the agency is Chen Shih-chung, the minister of health and welfare. The CECC is associated with the Taiwan Centers for Disease Control (Taiwan CDC).
A temporary command center was first established in 2003 during the SARS epidemic, which caused 71 deaths in Taiwan. Then, as a result of lessons learned from this epidemic, a permanent National Health Command Center was approved as a project on 16 August 2004; NHCC offices opened in the CDC building on 18 January 2005. The CECC is one of the command centers that are part of the NHCC.
2009 swine flu pandemic
On 28 April 2009, the CECC held its first meeting hosted by the Minister of Health, Yeh Ching-chuan. Participating agencies included the Department of Health, the Ministry of Interior, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Economic Affairs. On 20 May 2009, the CECC confirmed Taiwan's first imported case of H1N1 influenza. The CDC immediately reported to the WHO and other countries through International Health Regulations Focal Points. On 24 May, the first indigenous case was confirmed. These precautionary measures triggered many different policy responses in Taiwan.
2013 bird flu epidemic (virus subtype H7N9)
On 3 April 2013, the Executive Yuan activated the CECC in response to the H7N9 influenza (avian influenza or bird flu virus) epidemic in mainland China. The Executive Yuan deactivated the CECC for H7N9 influenza on 11 April 2014.
The CECC convened 24 meetings with government agencies including the Council of Agriculture, the Ministry of Transportation and Communications, and the Ministry of Education. It also convened meetings with 22 city and local governments. In addition, regional and deputy commanding officers of the Communicable Disease Control Network attended these meetings.
On 17 May 2013, the slaughtering of live poultry was banned at traditional wet markets, eliminating risk of avian influenza being transmitted from animals to humans.
2015 dengue fever outbreak
Dengue fever is caused by the dengue virus, and is common in tropical and sub-tropical climates. Outbreaks occur from time to time in Taiwan, and the CECC was activated on 14 September 2015. There were 43,784 cases reported in total, most of these being in the tropical climate of the southern cities of Tainan and Kaohsiung with 52% and 45% respectively. Taiwan experienced consecutive outbreaks of dengue fever in both 2014 and 2015.
2016 Zika virus epidemic
CECC was activated on 2 February 2016.
COVID-19 pandemic
In response to the coronavirus pandemic, the CECC was activated on 20 January 2020. The Executive Yuan approved the deactivation of the CECC in response to COVID-19 effective 1 May 2023.
Coordinating the response to COVID-19
The CECC has the authority to coordinate work across government departments and enlist additional personnel during an emergency. The CECC has coordinated government response measures across areas including logistics for citizens on the Diamond Princess, disinfection of public spaces around schools, and daily briefings from Minister of Health Chen Shih-chung, which are regularly aired on large news channels in Taiwan. Originally established as a level 3 government entity, the CECC was promoted to level 1 on 28 February 2020.
In January, Taiwan closed its borders to all residents of Wuhan amid concerns that the country was not receiving timely updates, because it was excluded from the World Health Organization (WHO).
Activities of the CECC
The agency has sent warning text messages target to mobile phones in specific areas, urging people to practice social distancing, especially by avoiding crowded scenic areas.
On 18 March, the CECC raised its travel notice for the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand and advised against all nonessential travel to these countries. It also announced that certain exempted foreign nationals must observe a 14-day home quarantine upon arrival from overseas.
On 25 March, even as Taiwan saw zero new confirmed cases on that day, the CECC announced recommendations that indoor events which would be attended by more than 100 people should be suspended, while outdoor gatherings of more than 500 people should also do so.
Taiwan's response
Taiwan's response has been praised in JAMA, the journal of the American Medical Association. According to JAMA, Taiwan should have seen the second-largest outbreak of COVID-19 in the world, but has instead effectively eliminated community transmission. Taiwan has done this without ordering people to stay home or shutting down schools, restaurants, shops and other businesses. As a result, Taiwan's economy is not suffering the same economic damage as countries under lockdown.
References
External links
Taiwan Centers for Disease Control (Taiwan CDC)
2004 establishments in Taiwan
Government agencies established in 2004
Disease outbreaks in Taiwan
Organizations based in Taipei
COVID-19 pandemic in Taiwan
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Christmas with Tammy
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Christmas with Tammy is a studio album by American country artist, Tammy Wynette. It was released on November 9, 1970, via Epic Records and featured 12 tracks of Christmas music. The project was also Wynette's tenth studio album in her career and made an appearance on the Billboard Best Bets for Christmas chart. Christmas with Tammy was re-released several times in various formats. One single was spawned from the album. The project received a positive reception from critics following its release.
Background, recording and content
Tammy Wynette had reached her peak commercial success by 1970. She had a string of chart-topping country singles during the late sixties and through 1970 with songs like "I Don't Wanna Play House", "Take Me to Your World", "D-I-V-O-R-C-E", "Singing My Song" and her signature "Stand by Your Man". She also won a series of accolades including a Grammy award and recorded a series of studio albums during this period. Outside of Wynette's mainstream country albums, she also recorded an inspirational album in 1969 and a Christmas album in 1970. Christmas with Tammy was recorded in September 1970 at Columbia Studio B located in Nashville, Tennessee. The project was produced by Billy Sherrill.
Christmas with Tammy consisted of 12 tracks. The liner notes described it as being "a return to the original meaning of Christmas", which referenced its Christian influence. Among its material were several country versions of traditional Christmas music. The traditional songs were included on the first half of the disc: "O Little Town of Bethlehem", "It Came Upon a Midnight Clear", "Silent Night, Holy Night", "O Little Town of Bethlehem", "Joy to the World" and "Away in a Manger". The second half of the album featured two covers of more recent Christmas selections: "Blue Christmas" and "White Christmas". She also covered George Jones's "Lonely Christmas Call". New holiday material was also included on the project: "One Happy Christmas" and "(Merry Christmas) We Must Be Having One".
Critical reception
Christmas with Tammy was given a positive reception from critics and writers. In its original release, it was reviewed by Billboard magazine who praised that traditional material was mixed in with "solid fresher tunes". Billboard critics also remarked that its new material would serve well as singles for the Christmas season. It was later reviewed by William Ruhlmann of AllMusic, who rated the project three out of five stars. Ruhlmann concluded that, "She and producer Billy Sherrill were playing it safe, which is not a bad thing in a Christmas album." Author of Wynette's 2010 biography, Jimmy McDonough, commented on Christmas with Tammy as well. McDonough positively commented that the project was a departure from the "usual collection of random hits plus random songs of varying quality." McDonough further commented that Wynette's vocals "delivered" on the album.
Release, chart performance and singles
Christmas with Tammy was originally released on November 9, 1970, on Epic Records. It was Wynette's tenth studio album and first studio collection of Christmas material. The album was issued as both a vinyl LP and a cassette. Five songs were included on both sides of the discs. The album did not make the American Billboard country albums chart, but instead peaked at number 30 on the Billboard Best Bets for Christmas chart. In its original release, one single was spawned from the album: "One Happy Christmas". The single was also released in November 1970. Christmas with Tammy was re-released several times over the years. In Europe it was re-released twice in the seventies. In 1987, it was re-released in the United Kingdom as both an LP and as a cassette. In North America, it was re-released as a compact disc and a cassette in 1991. In 1998, it was re-released following Wynette's death earlier that year. Only ten track were included on the 1998 version. The 1998 version was then issued digitally with ten tracks again. It was reissued in the 2010s by Sony Music Entertainment, however a specific date is not known.
Track listings
Original version
Christmas with Tammy Wynette
Personnel
All credits are adapted from the original liner notes of Christmas with Tammy.
The Jordanaires – backing vocals
The Nashville Edition – backing vocals
Billy Sherrill – producer
Tammy Wynette – lead vocals
Charts
Release history
References
1970 albums
Albums produced by Billy Sherrill
Christmas albums by American artists
Country Christmas albums
Epic Records albums
Tammy Wynette albums
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Crataegus laevigata
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Crataegus laevigata, known as the Midland hawthorn, English hawthorn, woodland hawthorn, or mayflower, is a species of hawthorn native to western and central Europe, from Great Britain (where it is typically found in ancient woodland and old hedgerows) and Spain east to the Czech Republic and Hungary. It is also present in North Africa. The species name is sometimes spelt C. levigata, but the original orthography is C. lævigata.
Description
It is a large shrub or small tree growing to or rarely to tall, with a dense crown. The leaves are long and broad, with two or three shallow, forward-pointing lobes on each side of the leaf. The hermaphrodite flowers are produced in corymbs of 6 to 12, each flower with five white or pale pink petals and two or sometimes three styles. The flowers are pollinated by insects. The fruit is a dark red pome diameter, slightly broader than long, containing two or three nutlets.
It is distinguished from the closely related common hawthorn, C. monogyna, in the leaves being only shallowly lobed, with forward-pointing lobes, and in the flowers having more than one style. Each style produces a seed, so its fruits also have more than one seed and these make them slightly oval, in contrast with the single-seeded and therefore round fruits of common hawthorn. The two species hybridise, giving rise to C. × media.
Taxonomy
In the past, Midland hawthorn was widely but incorrectly known by the name C. oxyacantha, a name that has now been rejected as being of uncertain application. In 1753, Linnaeus introduced the name C. oxyacantha for the single species of which he was aware, but described it in such a way that the name became used for various species, including both the Midland and the common hawthorn. In 1775, Jacquin formally separated the common hawthorn, naming it C. monogyna, and in 1946, Dandy showed that Linnaeus had actually observed a different plant, C. oxyacantha. By this time, though, confusion over the true identity of C. oxyacantha was so great that Byatt proposed that the name should be formally rejected as ambiguous, and this proposal was accepted by the International Botanical Congress, although the name continues to be used informally.
The Midland hawthorn was described botanically as a separate species as long ago as 1798 by Poiret, whose name Mespilus laevigata referred to this hawthorn. Poiret's name is reflected in the revised formal botanical name of Midland hawthorn: Crataegus laevigata (Poir.) DC.
Cultivars
'François Rigaud' has yellow fruit.
'Paul's Scarlet'<ref>{{cite web|title=RHS Plant Selector - Crataegus laevigata 'Paul's Scarlet' | url=https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/93812/Crataegus-laevigata-Paul-s-Scarlet-(d)/Details | access-date=15 April 2020}}</ref> (double red flowers), 'Punicea' (pink and white) and 'Rosea Flore Pleno' (double pink flowers) have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. These cultivars are considered by taxonomists to be derived from hybrids between C. laevigata and C. monogyna, within the named hybrid species C. × media.
Parasites
The hawthorn button-top gall on Midland hawthorn is caused by the dipteran gall-midge Dasineura crataegi.
References
Further reading
Flora Europaea: Crataegus
Bean, W. J. (1976). Trees and Shrubs Hardy in the British Isles, eighth edition, revised. John Murray.
UCConn Plant Database — copyright Mark Brand''.
laevigata
Trees of Europe
Flora of the Czech Republic
Flora of Germany
Flora of Hungary
Flora of Italy
Flora of Ukraine
Garden plants of Europe
Ornamental trees
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Jamie Cox
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Jamie Cox (born 15 October 1969) is an Australian cricketer and former opening batsman for Tasmania in Australia's domestic competitions.
He then played county cricket in England where he captained Somerset. He is a former member of the Cricket Australia's National Selection Committee and previously Director of Cricket at the South Australian Cricket Association. He was then General Manager of Football Performance at the St Kilda Football Club in the AFL, before being appointed to the MCC staff as Assistant Secretary.
Career
Cox was born at Burnie in Tasmania on 15 October 1969 and from a young age was breaking batting records. In high school, he broke the all-schools batting record for Australian school cricket, previously held by Bill Lawry. He made his first grade debut for Wynyard as a 15-year-old in 1984.
As a young player, Cox played Australian Rules Football for local side Wynyard, before being drafted to the Victorian Football League's Essendon Football Club in 1987. However, Cox never played a senior game with the Bombers, instead focusing on cricket.
In first grade cricket, Cox, with partner Dene Hills broke the Tasmanian first grade partnership record in his first season, and was immediately elevated to first-class cricket before his 18th birthday, in 1987.
Cox was expected to go from there to play for Australia and to captain Australia in Test cricket, however in Cox's first 5 seasons, in spite of mostly batting with Hills, Cox finished with a batting average under 30.
In 1992, at the age of 23, Jamie Cox had his first good season, where he averaged over 50, and from then on he averaged over 50 in 8 consecutive seasons, bringing his cumulative batting average up to nearly 50.
In 2001, Jamie Cox was playing county cricket for Somerset in England when the Australian tourists played.
At the end of the 2004 season with Somerset, Jamie Cox was dropped from the county team. Approaching retirement, as Tasmania failed to select him, after playing the occasional game in the next season, he announced his retirement from first-class cricket in March 2006.
Post-playing career
Cox was a cricket media analyst/journalist and Athlete Career and Education Consultant with the Tasmanian Institute of Sport.
After writing his "Postcards" series in various newspapers while playing, he already appeared in both Australian and International print, including Inside Cricket magazine, and on ABC television broadcasts as a commentator.
In November 2006 he was regarded as a surprise choice to replace Allan Border as a selector of the national cricket team. He stepped down from this role in 2011.
Cox was Director of Cricket at the South Australian Cricket Association from mid-2008 until his sacking in 2014.
He was General Manager of Football Performance at AFL club St Kilda from 2014, until joining the MCC staff in 2021.
References
External links
1969 births
Living people
People from Burnie, Tasmania
Tasmania cricketers
Australian cricketers
Cricketers from Tasmania
Somerset cricket captains
Australian cricket commentators
Australian radio personalities
Australian television personalities
Wynyard Football Club players
Australian rules footballers from Tasmania
Australia national cricket team selectors
Marylebone Cricket Club cricketers
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2021–22 NHL suspensions and fines
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The following is a list of all suspensions and fines enforced in the National Hockey League (NHL) during the 2021–22 NHL season. It lists which players or coaches of what team have been punished for which offense and the amount of punishment they have received.
Players' money forfeited due to suspension or fine goes to the Players' Emergency Assistance Fund, while money forfeited by coaches, staff or organizations as a whole goes to the NHL Foundation.
Suspensions
Based on each player's average annual salary, divided by number of days in the season (200) for non-repeat offenders and games (82) for repeat offenders, salary will be forfeited for the term of their suspension.
† - suspension covered at least one 2021 NHL preseason game
‡ - suspension covered at least one 2022 postseason game
# - suspension was reduced on appeal
- Player was considered a repeat offender under the terms of the Collective Bargaining Agreement (player had been suspended in the 18 months prior to this suspension)
Notes
1. All figures are in US dollars.
2. Fines generated for games lost due to suspension for off-ice conduct are calculated uniquely and irrespective of repeat offender status.
3. As the Winnipeg Jets were eliminated from the playoffs, the remaining game of Scheifele's suspension was instead made to be served in his first game of the 2021–22 NHL season.
4. While Kane's date of incident was not publicized, the NHL announced an investigation into potential violations of COVID-19 protocol on September 22, 2021. As Kane missed the San Jose Sharks' October 16, 2021 game while the investigation was pending, his 21 game suspension retroactively included that game in his total.
5. Spezza and the NHLPA appealed the suspension on December 8, 2021. On December 17, 2021, NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman announced he had heard the appeal and was reducing the suspension to four games; as Spezza had sat out the previous four Maple Leafs games, he became immediately eligible to return to the lineup.
6. Suspension was appealed by Marchand on February 11, 2022. On February 18, 2022, NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman announced he had heard the appeal and was upholding the original 6 game suspension levied to Marchand.
7. Suspension was appealed by Niederreiter on March 21, 2022. On March 28, 2022, NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman announced he had heard the appeal and was upholding the original 1 game suspension levied to Niederreiter.
Fines
Players can be fined up to 50% of one day's salary, up to a maximum of $10,000.00 for their first offense, and $15,000.00 for any subsequent offenses (player had been fined in the 12 months prior to this fine). Coaches, non-playing personnel, and teams are not restricted to such maximums, though can still be treated as repeat offenders.
Fines for players/coaches fined for diving/embellishment are structured uniquely and are only handed out after non-publicized warnings are given to the player/coach for their first offense. For more details on diving/embellishment fines:
For coach incident totals, each citation issued to a player on his club counts toward his total.
All figures are in US dollars.
Fines listed in italics indicate that was the maximum allowed fine.
- Player was considered a repeat offender under the terms of the Collective Bargaining Agreement (player had been fined in the 12 months prior to this fine)
Notes
1. All figures are in US dollars.
2. While club fines typically go to the NHL Foundation, $1,000,000.00 of the fine will be redirected to fund local organizations in and around the Chicago community that provide counseling and training for, and support and assistance to, survivors of sexual and other forms of abuse.
3. DeAngelo was issued his first citation following an incident on October 31, 2021.
4. Bunting was issued his first citation following an incident on November 16, 2021.
5. Hathaway was issued his first citation following an incident on February 24, 2022.
Further reading
See also
2020–21 NHL suspensions and fines
2022–23 NHL suspensions and fines
2021 in sports
2022 in sports
2021–22 NHL season
2021–22 NHL transactions
References
External links
NHL Collective Bargaining Agreement
NHLPA, NHL Announce 2020-21 Medical Protocols, Transition Rules and Approval of a Change to NHL Rule 83
Suspension and Fines
National Hockey League suspensions and fines
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Stalingrad station (Paris Métro)
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Stalingrad () is a Paris Métro station on the border between the 10th arrondissement and 19th arrondissement at the intersection of Lines 2, 5 and 7, located at the Place de la Bataille-de-Stalingrad, which is named after the Battle of Stalingrad.
History
The Line 2 station opened as Rue d'Aubervilliers, named after a nearby street, on 31 January 1903 as part of the extension of line 2 from Anvers to Bagnolet (now called Alexandre Dumas). On 5 November 1910, a separate underground station was opened as part of the first section of line 7 between Opéra and Porte de la Villette a short distance away in the Boulevard de la Villette and named after it.
In 1942, the two stations combined to form Aubervilliers – Boulevard de la Villette. The line 5 opened its corresponding station on 12 October 1942 as part of its extension from Gare du Nord to Église de Pantin. In 1946, the section of the Boulevard de la Villette near the station was named the Place de Stalingrad in honour of the Soviet victory at the Battle of Stalingrad and the station's name was changed to Stalingrad at the same time.
The location remained unchanged until line extensions resumed: Line 7 was extended from Porte de la Villette to Fort d'Aubervilliers in 1979 and La Courneuve – 8 mai 1945 in 1987; a branch was created in the south in 1982 to Le Kremlin-Bicêtre and Villejuif – Louis Aragon in 1985. Line 5 was extended to Bobigny – Pablo Picasso the same year.
The platforms on Line 7 were chosen to be the prototype of Ouï-dire style installation, which were completed in December 1988 before being introduced to twenty other stations being renovated.
In 2018, it saw 7,342,659 travelers enter the station, which places it at the 38th position of metro stations for its attendance.
Passenger services
Station layout
Platforms
The stations of the three lines are of a standard configuration with two platforms separated by the railway lines. The platforms of Line 2 are above-ground, located on a viaduct, while those of Lines 5 and 7 are underground, under an elliptical arch. Line 2 platforms are equipped with glass awnings, as are all above-ground stations on the line. Lighting is achieved through white neon lighting tubes. The steel pillars and spandrels incorporate ground glass windows which sit atop white and flat ceramic tiles. The platforms, devoid of advertising, are equipped with white Motte style benches and the name of the station is written in Parisine font on enamelled plates.
The platforms of Line 5 are arranged in the Andreu-Motte style blue colour: they have two lighting strips in this shade, as well as seating and spandrels covered with flat tiling of the same hue. They are equipped with Motte blue and white seats. This decoration is married with the white bevelled tiling which covers the pillars, vault, and the outlets of the corridors. The name of the station is inscribed in faience in the original CMP style. The advertising frames are special: in brown faience and with simple patterns, they are surmounted by the letter M. These same frames are only present in seven other Paris metro stations.
The platforms of Line 7 are laid out in the Ouï-dire style blue colour: the two lighting strips of the same colour, are supported by curved shaped false consoles. The direct lighting is white, while unlike most bands of this style, there is no multi-coloured indirect lighting present yet. The flat white ceramic tiles cover the pillars, vault, and the tunnel exits but not the outlets of the corridors which are covered with white bevelled tiles, this last point also constituting an exception to the Ouï-dire style. The name of the station is written in Parisine font on enamelled plates and the Motte seating is blue. Advertising frames are metallic instead of the blue half-circle, which is another exception to the Ouï-dire style.
Bus connections
The station is served by Lines 48 and 54 of the RATP bus network and at night, by Lines N13, N41, N42 and N45 of the Noctilien bus network.
Nearby attractions
Nearby are the Rotonde de la Villette (part of the Barrière Saint-Martin, a gate built for the collection of taxation as part of the Wall of the Farmers-General between 1784 and 1788), the Bassin de la Villette (an artificial lake) and the Canal Saint-Martin.
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References
Roland, Gérard (2003). Stations de métro. D’Abbesses à Wagram. Éditions Bonneton.
Paris Métro stations in the 10th arrondissement of Paris
Paris Métro stations in the 19th arrondissement of Paris
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The is Odakyu Electric Railway's name for its limited express luxury tourist services south-west of Tokyo, to mountain resorts such as Hakone and Gotemba (Mount Fuji), and beaches such as Odawara and Enoshima. When the service started in 1957 with the 3000 series SE trainset, it broke the world speed record () for a narrow gauge train. This record gave impetus for the design of the first Shinkansen, the 0 series. The 50th anniversary of the Romancecar's narrow gauge world speed record was celebrated September 28, 2007. Some of the latest designs incorporate regenerative braking.
Name origin
The name comes from romance seats, two-person seats without separating armrests when one-person seats were a norm. Some Romancecars are equipped with standard seats featuring armrests. Other railroad companies also used "romance cars" or "romance seats" (a Japanese portmanteau for "loveseat") for their special accommodation passenger cars, but Odakyu holds the trademark for the term "Romancecar".
Service
Odakyu currently operates the following Romancecar services:
Hakone and Super Hakone service between Shinjuku and Hakone-Yumoto (on Hakone Tozan Line, terminal station for visiting Hakone mountains and springs)
Metro Hakone service between Hakone-Yumoto and Kita-senju (in north-east of Tokyo) (direct through service to the Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line from Yoyogi-Uehara)
Enoshima service between Shinjuku and Katase-Enoshima (in Fujisawa, Kanagawa)
Metro Enoshima service between Katase-Enoshima and Kita-senju (direct through service to the Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line from Yoyogi-Uehara)
Mt. Fuji service between Shinjuku and Gotemba on JR Central Gotemba Line
Sagami service between Shinjuku and Odawara (in Odawara, Kanagawa)
Morning Way trains inbound from Odawara, Katase-Enoshima to Shinjuku until 9:30 a.m.
Metro Morning Way trains inbound from Hon-Atsugi to Kita-senju (on Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line)
Home Way trains outbound from Shinjuku to Hakone-Yumoto, Katase-Enoshima after 6 p.m.
Metro Home Way trains outbound from Kita-senju (on Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line) to Hon-Atsugi
These are classified as tokkyū (limited express) services, requiring limited express tickets and seat reservations. Bento meals are available on the train.
Trainset evolution
Odakyu 3000 series SE: These pioneering rapid rail trains were introduced in 1957 and were commonly used until 1968; one was used until 1991. They set the world speed record for narrow gauge track in September 1957 at and were an inspiration for the world's first high speed train, the Shinkansen. They later earned Japan's Blue Ribbon design award. The 8-car trains could seat 354 people.
Odakyu 3100 series NSE: A taller, upgraded version of the 3000 series, it was used from 1963 until 1999. The 3100 series was the longest Romancecar in common service and gave it its distinctive look. The Nagoya Railroad Panorama Car design was based on the 3100 series. The 11-car trainset could seat 464 people, and had a maximum design speed of .
Odakyu 7000 series LSE: Entering service in 1980, it has a 180-degree front view of scenery. It has seating for 464 people in 11 cars—identical to the 3100 series. It was manufactured by Kawasaki Heavy Industries. The two remaining sets were withdrawn from regular service on July 10, 2018, and are scheduled to be operating seasonally until the end of the fiscal year.
Odakyu 10000 series HiSE: Introduced in 1988, like its predecessor, the 7000 series LSE, these two types are very closely related, and were once the top grade of Romancecar service, but with larger seats than the 7000. Like the LSE and VSE, the driver's compartment is elevated so that passengers at the front of the train have an unimpeded 180 degree view of the scenery. These trains are used for Hakone services, plying the same route as the VSE but stopping more often; the trip to Hakone takes about 90 minutes. Cabin attendants are available for food and drink service, except in the evening. The two remaining sets were withdrawn on March 16, 2012.
Odakyu 20000 series RSE: Introduced in 1992, and withdrawn in 2012, these trainsets were mainly used for Asagiri services to , where they alternated with the very similar JR Central 371 series. They were the only Odakyu trains with first-class seating in "semi-compartments" on the upper deck of two bi-level cars in the center of each train. It was the first in the series to break from the traditional wine red color, being baby blue.
Odakyu 30000 series EXE: Introduced in 1996, these currently operate most Romancecar services. Most are equipped with vending machines on board, and some also have cabin attendants. They are boxy and metallic bronze in color. From fiscal 2016, sets have undergone a programme of refurbishment; refurbished sets are branded EXEα (Excellent Express Alpha).
Odakyu 50000 series VSE: Introduced in 2005, the white VSE features the driver's compartment elevated over the cabin as with the HiSE. VSE trains are primarily used for Super Hakone services and have cabin attendants who bring food, drinks, and on-board shopping to each passenger's seat during the 80-minute run to Hakone. There are also two cars with cafe spaces, leading to the VSE's reputation as a . There are seats for 358 people. The two sets were withdrawn from regular service on March 11, 2022, and are due to be completely withdrawn in fall 2023.
Odakyu 60000 series MSE: The first Romancecar to be used on through services on the Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line. Entered service in March 2008.
Odakyu 70000 series GSE: The newest "Romancecar" model, with an elevated driver's compartment similar to the HiSE and VSE. Entered service in March 2018.
In popular culture
Open Me!, the series finale of Ultra Q, features a flying Odakyu 3100 Series called The Train In The Vary Dimension. It journeys to a pocket dimension with its passengers, a place where those within can be free of the hardships and struggles of daily life, but upon returning, those aboard are left forever insane and unable to go back.
Romansu (Round Trip Heart), a 2015 Japanese film about a train attendant who works on Romancecar services between Shinjuku and Hakone
In Vol. 21 of manga Jujutsu Kaisen, the character Kinji Hagari's personal technique of "Sitetsu Junai Ressha" features several station names from Odakyu Odawara Line.
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San Emiliano (in Galician-Asturian: Santo Miyao) is a parish (administrative division) in Allande, a municipality within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain. It is situated from the capital, Pola de Allande.
The elevation is above sea level. It is in size, with a population of 63. The postal code is 33885.
Villages and hamlets
Bevarasao (Bevaraso)
Bojo (Boxo)
Buslavín (Busllavín)
Ema
Fresnedo (Freisnedo)
Murias
La Quintana (A Quintá)
Vallinas (Vallías)
Villadecabo
San Emiliano (Santo Miyao)
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Weird: The Al Yankovic Story is a 2022 American biographical parody film directed by Eric Appel (in his feature directorial debut), who co-wrote the screenplay with Al Yankovic. The film is a satire of biopics and is loosely based on Yankovic's life and career as an accordionist and parody songwriter. It stars Daniel Radcliffe as Yankovic, along with Evan Rachel Wood, Rainn Wilson, Toby Huss and Julianne Nicholson in supporting roles.
A fake trailer for a satirical biographical film was produced by Appel for Funny or Die in 2010. Yankovic showed the trailer at his concerts, which led to fans questioning when the full-length film would be made and leading Appel and Yankovic to develop the film's concept together. Weird: The Al Yankovic Story was filmed on a budget of around $8 million over eighteen days between February and March 2022. It premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 8, 2022, and was released on The Roku Channel on November 4, 2022. The film received positive reviews, with particular praise for its humor and Radcliffe's performance.
The movie was nominated for two Emmy Awards at the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie for Radcliffe and Outstanding Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie for Yankovic and Appel.
Plot
Young Alfred "Al" Yankovic becomes interested in parodying songs despite his father's disapproval. Al's mother secretly purchases an accordion for him, but his father destroys it when Al is caught at an illicit polka party, thus straining Al's relationship with his parents.
Years later, an older Al is living with his roommates Steve, Jim, and Bermuda, and is constantly rejected in band auditions as an accordion player. While listening to "My Sharona" on the radio and fixing a bologna sandwich, Al is inspired to write "My Bologna". He sends the song to a local radio DJ, who puts it on the air immediately; he then goes to Scotti Brothers Records, where the brothers mock him, but are willing to reconsider if Al gains more experience.
Al performs "I Love Rocky Road" for the first time at a biker bar, his roommates stepping in to fill out his band and make the performance a success. Al catches the interest of Dr. Demento, who offers to be his manager while suggesting he go by the stage name "Weird Al". At a party hosted by Dr. Demento, the doctor's rival Wolfman Jack dares Al to prove himself by parodying Queen's "Another One Bites the Dust" with bassist John Deacon present. Al comes up with "Another One Rides the Bus", impressing the celebrities in attendance. Al lands his record contract, and his debut album goes multi-platinum, with the original artists experiencing a "Yankovic bump" in record sales and Al being feted by Oprah Winfrey.
Al calls home to find his father is still dismissive of him. Dr. Demento suggests Al try to make his own original song, which he refuses. However, after Dr. Demento gives him guacamole laced with LSD, Al comes up with an original new song, which becomes his next hit, "Eat It". Madonna, in search of the "Yankovic bump", begins a relationship with Al to convince him to parody her song "Like a Virgin", though he insists he now only writes original songs. Dr. Demento and Al's bandmates warn him that Madonna is a bad influence, but they continue their romance. Just before a major show, Al learns that Michael Jackson has taken "Eat It" and parodied it as "Beat It", which angers him since he believes people will assume "Eat It" is a parody of "Beat It". An intoxicated Al suffers a near-fatal car accident and is rushed to the hospital, where he comes up with "Like a Surgeon" after regaining consciousness. He premieres the song at a show that same night, while still heavily injured, but when he is reminded that "Eat It" is the last song for the show, he gets drunk on stage, insults the crowd, and is arrested for lewdness.
Once released, Al confesses to Madonna that he fears he has alienated everybody who cared about him and that she is the only one he has left. Suddenly, Madonna is captured by agents of Pablo Escobar, who is a huge fan of Al and uses the kidnapping to coerce him to play at his fortieth birthday party. Al flies to Colombia and goes on a rampage to break into Escobar's compound, where he confronts the drug lord. After refusing to play a song for him, he gets into a shootout and kills Escobar and his mercenaries to free Madonna. With the kingpin dead, Madonna tries to talk Al into giving up music and helping her take over his drug empire, but Al rejects her.
Al returns home to work in his father's factory, as his father had always wanted; but Al's father admits that Al never belonged in that line of work and that he'd secretly supported Al's chosen path all along. The elder Yankovic reveals he grew up in an Amish community and was excommunicated for taking up the accordion, prompting him to prevent Al from making the same mistake. Al then brings his father's song, "Amish Paradise", to the stage, winning him a major award in 1985 before being assassinated onstage by one of Madonna's henchmen. Madonna later visits Weird Al’s grave before being grabbed by a zombified Al.
Cast
The pool party scene features many cameos, including Conan O'Brien as Andy Warhol; Jorma Taccone as Pee-wee Herman; Nina West as Divine; Akiva Schaffer as Alice Cooper; David Dastmalchian as John Deacon; Paul F. Tompkins as Gallagher; Demetri Martin as Tiny Tim; and Emo Philips as Salvador Dalí. In the bar scene, Patton Oswalt plays a heckler, while Michael McKean appears as the MC. Josh Groban plays a waiter, while Seth Green voices a radio DJ. Yankovic's real-life wife, Suzanne Krajewski, appears uncredited as Tony's wife Sylvie Vartan.
Production
Development
In 2010, Funny or Die released a fake trailer for a satirical biographical film titled Weird: The Al Yankovic Story directed by Eric Appel and starring Aaron Paul as musician "Weird Al" Yankovic. Additional co-stars in the three-minute-long trailer included Olivia Wilde as Madonna, Gary Cole and Mary Steenburgen as Yankovic's parents, and Patton Oswalt as Dr. Demento. Yankovic himself cameoed as a record producer. At the time, the fake trailer was intended to parody prior biographical films on musicians, such as Ray (2004) and Walk the Line (2005).
Yankovic would play the trailer on his concert tours leading some fans to think it was for a real feature film or encourage him to adapt it into one. On the heels of other successful musician biopics including Bohemian Rhapsody (2018) and Rocketman (2019), Yankovic began to legitimately consider the idea of making a full-length film. He and Appel began to shop the idea around Hollywood, but the studios' initial impressions were that the film was going to be in the vein of a Zucker, Abrahams and Zucker full-on parody and passed on the idea. The two looked at common tropes in other musician biopics, realizing that facts about the musician's life were often changed arbitrarily, and used a similar approach to writing Yankovic's biographical story with the same type of creative freedom. They opted to retain the setting of the film within Yankovic's early career between 1979 and 1985, only going off this period for the inclusion of "Amish Paradise" from 1996 at the end of the film. Some events in the film are based on facts from Yankovic's life: he did receive his first accordion from a traveling salesman; "My Bologna" was recorded in a public bathroom, though in real life, this was a bathroom across from the KCPR radio station offices; there has been a "Yankovic effect" in that being parodied by Yankovic helped boost the success of the original songs by other musicians, notably with Nirvana and Yankovic's parody "Smells Like Nirvana"; and Madonna did originally come up with the concept of Yankovic's parody "Like a Surgeon", which Yankovic had heard about and agreed was a good idea.
A feature film of the same name was officially announced in January 2022, with Daniel Radcliffe set to star in the titular role. It was directed by Appel from a screenplay he co-wrote with Yankovic. Appel jokingly stated, "When Weird Al first sat me down against my will and told me his life story, I didn't believe any of it, but I knew that we had to make a movie about it."
Yankovic and Appel were aware that Radcliffe was a fan of classic comedic musicians such as Tom Lehrer; for his part, Radcliffe felt that his November 2010 appearance on The Graham Norton Show, during which he sang a rendition of Lehrer's song "The Elements", was the reason for his casting: "I guess Al saw that and was like, 'This guy maybe gets it.' And so he picked me." The actor was already a fan of Yankovic's work through his own appreciation as well as that of his girlfriend, Erin Darke, who would play Yankovic's music on road trips. He was also looking to expand his repertoire, believing the part gave him more creative capabilities similar to his role in Swiss Army Man (2016).
Casting
As part of his preparation, Radcliffe learned the principles of playing the accordion, Yankovic's signature instrument, through video tutorials Yankovic had made for him. Radcliffe sang the songs live on camera while filming, but his vocals were replaced with pre-recorded ones by Yankovic in the final product. Yankovic and Appel would later express some regret over not letting Radcliffe perform his own vocals, given Radcliffe's Broadway background, but ultimately felt that having Radcliffe lip-sync to Yankovic's real voice was integral to the biopic parody, as it was the method used with Rami Malek and his Freddie Mercury portrayal in Bohemian Rhapsody.
In March 2022, Evan Rachel Wood, Rainn Wilson, Toby Huss, and Julianne Nicholson were confirmed to star. A few months later in July, it was revealed Quinta Brunson would also star. Even though Weird is a parody, the filmmakers sought to cast actors known for primarily dramatic roles. Appel believed the humor would then come from the actors playing their roles in a serious, grounded manner, as if they were in a dramatic biopic, despite the absurdity of the scenes.
Yankovic reached out to his "holiday card mailing list" to bring a number of celebrities to cameo in the film, most shown during the Dr. Demento pool party scene. While the script called for Al to be challenged by Freddie Mercury at the pool party, terms of Yankovic's agreement with the band Queen for "Another One Rides the Bus" was that Yankovic could not mention Mercury. They reached out to The Lonely Island (Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer, and Jorma Taccone) to appear as the other members of Queen instead, but while Samberg was unavailable, Schaffer and Taccone still wanted to participate in the film, and were cast as Alice Cooper and Pee-wee Herman, respectively. David Dastmalchian was eventually cast as bassist John Deacon. Lin-Manuel Miranda contacted Yankovic within minutes of the announcement of the film's production, requesting a role in it, and Yankovic was able to fit his cameo as an ER doctor during a time when Miranda was in Los Angeles.
Patton Oswalt, who played Dr. Demento in the original short, had been set to play this role in the film, but he broke his foot shortly before shooting began, and due to the tight schedule, the production could not afford to wait. They were able to bring in Wilson to play the role three days before filming commenced. Oswalt was still able to cameo in the film as a heckler in a bar. Aaron Paul, who played Yankovic in the original short, had been set to cameo as the said bar heckler, but he came down with COVID-19 during the filming period and was unable to participate.
Filming
Once Radcliffe signed on to star, The Roku Channel agreed to invest in Weird. The film had a budget of around $8 million and was shot over eighteen days, after initially being planned for twenty-two days. Filming was limited to eighteen days as part of Roku's contract due to a combination of cost-saving measures and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Principal photography was originally planned to take place in Atlanta to take advantage of tax breaks, but Roku allowed the film to be shot in Los Angeles, which enabled Yankovic and Appel to bring in a number of celebrities as cameos. Filming began on February 10, 2022. Radcliffe concluded shooting his scenes after sixteen days on March 4, in Pomona, California. The pool party scene was shot in Tarzana, California. Overall filming wrapped on March 8, 2022. Post-production was done while Yankovic was on The Unfortunate Return of the Ridiculously Self-Indulgent, Ill-Advised Vanity Tour in 2022, with Yankovic working remotely with Appel's team to finalize the film.
The film includes a brief glimpse of Yankovic's "Eat It" video, though with Radcliffe's face digitally superimposed on Yankovic's. Yankovic had the 16mm footage of the original video which he digitized in 4K by himself to be used for the superimposing, and which he later released onto YouTube after re-editing the footage while he was on The Unfortunate Return of the Ridiculously Self-Indulgent, Ill-Advised Vanity Tour to match the original video frame-for-frame.
Cultural references
Dr. Demento's pool party draws inspiration from a similar scene in the film Boogie Nights (1997), while Al being arrested onstage is based on the 1969 incident with The Doors frontman Jim Morrison during a concert in Miami. The end-credits scene includes a parody of Carrie (1976), in which Madonna comes to visit Al's grave, only to be grabbed at the wrist by a zombified arm.
Music
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (Original Soundtrack) is the soundtrack album accompanying the film. Yankovic released it digitally the same day of the film's release, on November 4, 2022. The album includes an original song recorded by Yankovic for the film, "Now You Know", several of his parodies featured in the film with new recorded versions, and the soundtrack compositions by Leo Birenberg and Zach Robinson. It was released on CD on January 27, 2023, and is set to release on vinyl on May 19, 2023.
Release
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story had its world premiere at the Royal Alexandra Theatre during the Toronto International Film Festival on September 8, 2022, and was released on The Roku Channel on November 4, 2022. Yankovic requested that the film have a limited release in theaters to make it eligible for the 95th Academy Awards; Roku declined, preferring for the film to be instead eligible for the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards.
Village Roadshow Entertainment Group acquired the rights to distribute the film in all international markets excluding Canada, Latin America, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
Australian distributor Umbrella Entertainment announced a release on DVD, Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD, with a release date in April 2023.
In August 2023, Shout! Studios announced a release on DVD, Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD in the United States and Canada with a release date of December 12, 2023.
Reception
Critical response
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 83% based on 150 reviews, with an average of 7.1/10. The website's consensus reads, "Suitably silly, Weird: The Al Yankovic Story spoofs the standard biopic formula with all the good-natured abandon fans will expect." Metacritic assigned the film a weighted average score of 70 out of 100 based on 41 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".
Owen Gleiberman of Variety reviewed, "Weird is witty and inventive enough to sustain what could, in lesser hands, have been a one-joke movie, an SNL riff on itself. The film's ultimate joke is that 'Weird Al' Yankovic's entire career was a joke — not just because he made so-daft-they're-funny versions of other people's songs, but because what he did made him a court jester of imitation." Leah Greenblatt of Entertainment Weekly gave the film a grade of B, writing that the film is "an alternative-facts fever dream so bent on the certifiably ridiculous that it circles back around somehow to sweetness. You don't need any of it, really, but as far as celebrity hagiographies go, you kind of can't beat it." Nick Allen of RogerEbert.com gave the film 3.5 stars out of 4 and praised Radcliffe's performance as Yankovic. Reviewer Amy Nicholson, writing in the New York Times called the film an "uproarious sham biopic" and praised Radcliffe as "winningly guileless in his performance, twitching his costume-y eyebrows and mustache like gentle bunny ears even as he lip-syncs 'Another One Rides the Bus' with such commitment that his neck veins nearly pop." Kellen Quigley of the Salamanca Press compared the film favorably to the 2007 parody biopic Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story, noting that both films had come shortly after a wave of Oscar bait biopics. Rafael Motamayor at IGN gave it 9 out of 10 and called it "amazing".
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Andrés de Oviedo (1518 - 29 June 1577), also known as Andre da Oviedo, was a Spanish Jesuit missionary and Patriarch of Ethiopia.
Oviedo was born in Illescas, Toledo. On 19 June 1541, while in Rome, he entered the Society of Jesus, nine months after it was approved by Pope Paul III. In autumn of that year he travelled to Paris, where he studied theology, although his studies were interrupted by the war between France and Spain, so he continued studying in Louvain, completing in 1544.
He was auxiliary of the Patriarch of Ethiopia João Nunes Barreto in the apostolic mission which began in 1556 under the sponsorship by John III of Portugal and Ignatius of Loyola. With the death of Nunes on 22 December 1562, he succeeded to the Patriarchate. Though the mission's purpose - reconciliation with the Church of Rome - failed, Oviedo remained till the end of his life in Fremona (Ethiopia), at the service of the small Catholic community, where he died on 26 June 1577.
A cause for Oviedo's beatification was opened on 8 June 1630, and he was declared Servant of God.
References
Konrad Eubel (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi, vol. 3. Librariae Regensbergianae, Münster. .
Ángel Santos Hernández (2001). Jesuitas y obispados: Los jesuitas obispos misioneros y los obispos jesuitas de la extinción, vol. 2. Universidad Pontificia Comillas, Madrid. .
1518 births
1577 deaths
Roman Catholic missionaries in Ethiopia
16th-century Spanish Jesuits
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People from the Province of Toledo
16th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Africa
16th century in Ethiopia
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Vladyslav Levanidov (; born 23 February 1993), is a professional Ukrainian football goalkeeper who plays for Dinaz Vyshhorod.
He is the product of the RVUFK Kyiv sportive school. In summer 2011 he signed a contract with PFC Oleksandria. In 2009, he was called up for the Ukraine national under-17 football team, but did not play any games for this youth representation.
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Living people
Footballers from Kryvyi Rih
Ukrainian men's footballers
FC CSKA Kyiv players
FC Oleksandriya players
FC Volyn Lutsk players
FC Dinaz Vyshhorod players
FC Khust players
Men's association football goalkeepers
Ukrainian Premier League players
FC Dynamo Kyiv players
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Senna costata is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to northern Australia. It is a shrub or small tree with pinnate leaves with four or five pairs of narrowly elliptic leaflets, and yellow flowers arranged in pairs or groups of five to eight, with ten fertile stamens in each flower.
Description
Senna costata is a shrub or small tree that typically grows to a height of , its stems and foliage softly-hairy. The leaves are pinnate, long on a petiole up to long with four or five pairs of narrowly elliptic leaflets long and wide. The flowers are yellow and arranged in upper leaf axils in groups of five to eight on a peduncle long, each flower on a pedicel long. The petals are long and there are ten fertile stamens, the anthers about long. Flowering occurs in winter and spring, and the fruit is a flat pod long, wide and usually curved.
Taxonomy
This species was first formally described in 1915 by John Frederick Bailey and Cyril Tenison White who gave it the name Cassia costata in the Queensland Agricultutal Journal from specimens collected by Ernest Walter Bick near Woolgar, north of Richmond in 1915. In 1989, Barbara Rae Randell reclassified the species as Senna costata in the Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Garden. The specific epithet (costata) means "ribbed", referring to the stems of this species.
Distribution and habitat
Senna costata grows on pindan plains in grassy woodland in northern Western Australia, the Northern Territory and northern Queensland.
References
costata
Endemic flora of Australia
Flora of Western Australia
Flora of the Northern Territory
Flora of Queensland
Plants described in 1915
Taxa named by Cyril Tenison White
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Leslie Green
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Leslie William Green (6 February 1875 – 31 August 1908) was an English architect. He is best known for his design of iconic stations constructed on the London Underground railway system in central London during the first decade of the 20th century, with distinctive oxblood red faïence blocks including pillars and semi-circular first-floor windows, and patterned tiled interiors done in the Modern Style (British Art Nouveau style).
Early and private life
Green was born in Maida Vale, London in 1875, the second of four children of architect and Crown Surveyor Arthur Green and his wife Emily. He spent periods studying at Dover College and South Kensington School of Art, and in Paris, between periods working as an assistant in his father's architectural practice.
Green married Mildred Ethel Wildy (1879–1960) in Clapham in April 1902. In 1904, they had a daughter, Vera (1904–1995).
Career
Green established his own practice as an architect in 1897, working initially from his father's offices, before moving to Haymarket in 1900 and then to Adelphi House on Adam Street, by the Strand, in 1903. He became an associate of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) in 1898, and a member in 1899. Early commissions included works to homes and shops in various parts of the capital city.
In 1903 he was appointed as architect for the Underground Electric Railways Company of London (UERL) to design stations for three underground railway lines then under construction – the Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway (GNP&BR), the Baker Street and Waterloo Railway (BS&WR) and the Charing Cross, Euston and Hampstead Railway (CCE&HR), which, respectively, became parts of the present day Piccadilly line, Bakerloo line and Northern line. Green was commissioned to design 50 new stations, including their external appearance, and internal fittings and decoration.
Green developed a unique Modern Style (British Art Nouveau style) style for the ground level station buildings, adapted to suit the individual station location. They were constructed as two-storey buildings with a structural steel frame – then a new form of construction recently imported from the United States – providing the large internal spaces needed for ticket halls and lift shafts (the first escalators were introduced in 1911). The exterior elevations were clad in non-loadbearing ox-blood red (sang de boeuf) glazed terracotta (faïence) blocks, provided by the Burmantofts Pottery. The ground floor was divided into wide bays by columns, allowing separate entrances and exits, and also providing space for retail outlets. The design also featured large semi-circular windows at first floor level (occasionally with circular oculi) and a heavy dentilated cornice above. A broad strip between the two floors announced the name of the station in capital letters. The station buildings were constructed with flat roofs with the deliberate aim of encouraging commercial office development above, another benefit of the load-bearing structural steel frame.
The interior was tiled in green and white, with decorative details. At platform level, the stations were provided with a standardised tiling design incorporating the station name, but with quickly identified individual colour schemes and geometric tile patterns formed in repeating panels along the platform length. Directional signs were also included in the tile designs. The tiled surfaces created a unifying theme, and proved easy to maintain.
The railways were to open in 1906 and 1907, and Green was notified in June 1907 that the contract would be terminated at the end of that year. He was elected a Fellow of the RIBA in 1907, including details of his work for the UERL as part of his submission.
Many of Green's station buildings survive, although internal modifications have seen most of his ticket hall designs altered to suit later developments. At platform levels a number of the original tiling schemes survive today or have, as at Lambeth North and Marylebone, been reproduced in recent years to the original pattern. A number of the surviving buildings are Grade II listed buildings: Aldwych, Belsize Park, Caledonian Road, Chalk Farm, Covent Garden, Gloucester Road, Holloway Road, Oxford Circus, Mornington Crescent, Russell Square and South Kensington. His work was continued by his assistant, Stanley Heaps. The designs remain instantly recognisable: the screen appearance of the fictitious Walford East Underground station from the BBC soap opera EastEnders is inspired by Green's designs.
Leslie Green stations
Bakerloo line
Stations between Edgware Road and Elephant & Castle inclusive constructed by BS&WR with station buildings designed by Leslie Green:
Edgware Road – separate building from the District, Circle or Hammersmith & City lines station
Great Central – renamed Marylebone in 1917. The original building was destroyed in WWII.
Baker Street – demolished
Regent's Park – accessed via a subway and never had a surface building
Oxford Circus
Piccadilly Circus – rebuilt in the 1920s, demolished in the 1990s
Trafalgar Square - renamed Charing Cross in 1915, never had a station building
Embankment - never had a station building
Waterloo – rebuilt in the 1950s
Kennington Road – renamed Lambeth North in 1917
Elephant & Castle – South London House (3 floors of offices) built over the station in 1907
Piccadilly line
Stations between Finsbury Park and Gloucester Road inclusive constructed by GNP&BR with station buildings designed by Leslie Green:
Gillespie Road – renamed Arsenal in 1932, rebuilt in the 1930s
Holloway Road
Caledonian Road
York Road – station closed in 1932, but building remains
King's Cross – renamed King's Cross St Pancras in 1927 and demolished later
Russell Square
Holborn The original station façades on Kingsway and High Holborn were uniquely of granite but were destroyed by 1930s replacements. The adjacent façades at ground and first floor of the building in which the station is situated were built to the same design using portland stone.
Strand – renamed Aldwych in 1915. Station closed in 1994, but building remains and has been restored to close to original appearance
Covent Garden
Leicester Square
Piccadilly Circus - rebuilt in the 1920s, building demolished in the 1990s
Dover Street – renamed Green Park and entrance relocated in 1933 and building demolished in the 1960s.
Down Street – station closed in 1932, but building remains
Hyde Park Corner – building is not used as station access after 2010
Knightsbridge - entrance relocated and main entrance demolished; facade of rear entrance at corner of Basil Street and Hoopers Court remained after new entrance was built and is incorporated into another building
Brompton Road – station closed in 1934 and mostly demolished although the side elevation remains
South Kensington - entrance not in use from the early 1970s
Gloucester Road - entrance not in use
Northern line
Stations between Hampstead and Archway and Charing Cross inclusive constructed by CCE&HR with station buildings designed by Leslie Green:
Highgate - renamed Archway in 1947, demolished
Tufnell Park
Kentish Town
South Kentish Town – station closed in 1924 but building remains.
Golders Green
Hampstead
Belsize Park
Chalk Farm
Camden Town
Mornington Crescent
Euston – surface building not used to access station after 1914; due to be demolished for the construction of new Euston mainline station
Euston Road – renamed Warren Street in 1908, rebuilt in 1933.
Tottenham Court Road –renamed Goodge Street in 1908.
Oxford Street – renamed Tottenham Court Road in 1908, never had a station building
Leicester Square
Charing Cross - never had a surface building
Death
Green contracted pulmonary tuberculosis and died on 31 August 1908 at a sanatorium in Mundesley-on-Sea, Norfolk.
See also
Charles Holden, another architect known for his work on London Underground railway stations in the decades following Green’s death
References
External links
Images from the Photographic Archive of the London Transport Museum
Bakerloo line
– now Marylebone. The original building was destroyed in WWII.
– demolished
– accessed via a subway and never had a surface building
– rebuilt in the 1920s, demolished in the 1990s
– rebuilt in the 1950s
Piccadilly line
– now Arsenal, rebuilt in the 1930s
– demolished
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– renamed Green Park and rebuilt in the 1930s
Northern line
– renamed Archway in 1939, rebuilt in the 1960s
– rebuilt in the 1930s
Further reading
1875 births
1908 deaths
Architects from London
Fellows of the Royal Institute of British Architects
Associates of the Royal Institute of British Architects
People from Maida Vale
People associated with transport in London
Transport design in London
British railway architects
History of the London Underground
20th-century deaths from tuberculosis
Tuberculosis deaths in England
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Sofía Agnes MacKenzie (born June 20, 1972) is a former field hockey defender from Argentina who nearly played one hundred international matches for the Women's National Team. She was a member of the squad that finished in seventh place at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. At the 1998 Women's Hockey World Cup, she competed in her last international tournament.
References
Argentine Hockey Federation
sports-reference
External links
1972 births
Living people
Argentine female field hockey players
Las Leonas players
Field hockey players at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Olympic field hockey players for Argentina
Place of birth missing (living people)
Argentine people of Scottish descent
Argentine people of British descent
Pan American Games gold medalists for Argentina
Pan American Games medalists in field hockey
Field hockey players at the 1991 Pan American Games
Field hockey players at the 1995 Pan American Games
Medalists at the 1995 Pan American Games
Medalists at the 1991 Pan American Games
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This is a list of the countesses of Eu, a French fief in the Middle Ages.
Countess of Eu
House of Normandy, 996–1246
House of Lusignan, 1219–1260
House of Brienne, 1260–1350
Raoul IV was accused of treason in 1350, and the county was confiscated. The county was then given to John of Artois.
House of Artois, 1352–1472
House of Burgundy-Nevers, 1472–1491
House of La Marck, 1491–1633
House of Guise, 1633–1660
House of Montpensier, 1660–1681
None
House of Bourbon, 1681–1821
House of Orléans, since 1793
First Creation
See also
Countess of Artois
Duchess of Nevers
Duchess of Guise
Duchess of Orléans
Duchess of Aumale
Sources
Edmund Chester Waters, 'The Counts of Eu, Sometime Lords of the Honour of Tickhill', The Yorkshire Archaeological and Topographical Journal, No. 9 (1886).
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Walter N. Lee (1904 – 16 February 1967) was a British trade union leader.
Lee began working in a cotton spinning room at the age of twelve. He joined the Oldham Operative Cotton Spinners' Association, eventually becoming its assistant secretary, then, in 1953, its general secretary.
The Oldham Spinners were affiliated to the Amalgamated Association of Operative Cotton Spinners, and in 1960 Lee was additionally elected as its president. This was followed, in 1965, by his election as general secretary of the Spinners' Union.
Lee was also active in the Labour Party, and from 1959 served as an elected auditor of the party's accounts. He also served on the Textile Council, as a magistrate, and on the Oldham Health Executive Committee.
References
1904 births
1967 deaths
General Secretaries of the Amalgamated Association of Operative Cotton Spinners
Trade unionists from Oldham
Presidents of the Amalgamated Association of Operative Cotton Spinners
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is a Japanese television jidaigeki or period drama that was broadcast in prime-time in 1976. It is 7th in the Hissatsu series. The drama is sequel to ''Hissatsu Shiokiya Kagyō'.
Plot
Cast
Atsuo Nakamura : Akai Kennosuke
Makoto Fujita : Mondo Nakamura
Shun Ōide: Yaitoya Mataemon
Mie Nakao : Ote
Atsushi Watanabe : Sutezō
Kin Sugai : Sen Nakamura
Mari Shiraki : Ritsu Nakamura
References
1976 Japanese television series debuts
1970s drama television series
Jidaigeki television series
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Sharon McCarthy
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Sharon McCarthy may refer to:
Sharon McCarthy, character of PS, I Love You
Sharon McCarthy, character of All Good Things (film)
Sharon McCarthy (basketball), in Wheelchair basketball at the 1992 Summer Paralympics
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Eternal Sun
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Eternal Sun (1958–1985) was an American Quarter Horse foaled in 1958. He was a Quarter Horse race horse and an American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) show horse who competed in cutting and halter classes. He earned numerous AQHA awards throughout his career, including an AQHA Championship. He was also a sire of 908 foals, many of whom are themselves AQHA award earners and race horses. He was inducted into the Michigan Quarter Horse Association Hall of Fame in 1989, later followed by his daughter, Eternal Linda. He died at the age of 27 in 1985 on Harold Howard's farm.
Life
Progeny of top Thoroughbred stallions such as Piggin String, Depth Charge, Spotted Bull, and Three Bars began to dominate in Quarter Horse racing in the mid-to-late 1940s, and then moved into AQHA show competitions. A decade after Lightning Bar was one of the first half-breds to make a name for himself, Eternal Sun "raised the bar for all of the two-way race and show hopefuls that followed".
Eternal Sun was a 1958 Sorrel stallion sired by Eternal War and out of Sierra Glitter by Silver King. He was registered as an American Quarter Horse. He had a white star on his forehead and a white sock on both hind legs. John L. Taylor of Chino, California, bred Eternal Sun.
Eternal Sun's sire, Eternal War, was a 1944 Bay stallion by Eternal Bull and out of Red Haze. Both Bull Dog and Man O' War were his grandsire. This resulted in Eternal War being closed related to Spotted Bull. Eternal War won two races, placed third in two races, and earned $28,650. He was a notable stud who sired 120 Thoroughbreds, 107 of which collectively won 412 races and $710,747. Eternal War also sired two Quarter Horse foals, but only Eternal Sun performed.
Eternal Sun's dam, Sierra Glitter, was a 1950 Sorrel mare by Silver King P-183 and out of Diamond Villiant. Wilbur D. May bred her, and she was foaled on his Double Diamond Ranch near Reno, Nevada. Sierra Glitter's sire, Silver King P-183, a 1937 Bay stallion by Old Sorrel P-209 and out of Clegg Mare No. 3, was bred by the King Ranch of Kingsville, Texas. As a close relative to four influential south Texas stallions, he was a noted broodmare sire. Her dam, Diamond Villiant, was a 1934 Sorrel mare by Cap and out of a Valiant mare. Roy Valiant of Sonora, Texas, bred her. She was descended from Shiloh and Steel Dust and was the dam of one Register of Merit racehorse. Eternal Sun thus had very different breeding from his top side to his bottom side, but the mixture proved to be very effective.
In the late 1950s Eternal Sun's breeder Taylor was living on the West Coast breeding some very well-known Quarter Horses of both genders. Some examples include Dividend, Poco Pico, Poco Bueno, Spotted Bull, and Lightning Bar. Taylor was primarily a show-horse breeder. However, he was also a visionary. He believed that "race-bred stallions, when crossed on heavier-muscled, halter-type mares, would be capable of producing Quarter Horses that could excel in both venues". In 1957, he bred Sierra Glitter, a halter point earner, to Eternal War, a racehorse. The result was Eternal Sun.
Taylor was killed in an automobile accident in January 1959. In August 1959, all of his horses were liquidated in a sale that established an all-time high average of $5,806 on 51 head, a price that firmly beat the previous high of $2,362. The 3,000 attendees bid so intensely the record for a mare selling at auction was set and broken four times that day on Pretty Buck. Eternal Sun's dam Sierra Glitter set a record price for a Quarter Horse when the final bid for her was $14,200. Parker McAvoy of Rio Vista Farms out of Fresno, California, acquired Sierra Glitter that day.
American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame inductee B.F. Phillips, Jr., of Frisco, Texas, attended the sale and purchased three horses. His purchases totaled $14,700, and Eternal Sun, a yearling at the time, was one of them, for whom he paid $2,100. He also acquired Dividend for $11,000 and Sunday Echols, a daughter of Ed Echols and in foal to Dividend, for $1,600.
Career
Racing career
Phillips originally operated a cattle ranch, but decided in the late 1940s to liquidate his cattle business. Instead, he started a horse operation. A cutting show interested him so much that he started breeding and showing cow horses. In the early 1960s, he also started a stallion operation. In particular, he stood three stallions of his own, of which Eternal Sun was one. When Phillips returned to his Expectation Stud Farm, his new horses joined the existing stallions including Ed Echols, Steel Bars, Double Bid, and Chuck Wagon W. When Phillips felt Eternal Sun was old enough, the horse was trained for track racing.
Phillips ran Eternal Sun in Quarter Horse horse racing for two years. Quarter Horse racing is different from Thoroughbred racing, in that distances are shorter. One sportswriter equated Quarter Horse racing to Olympic sprinting and Thoroughbred racing to Olympic distance running.
In 1961, Phillips added Eternal Sun to his race string. He ran the stallion moderately as a two- and three-year old, and the horse earned a AAA rating. Eternal Sun's racing record is 12 starts in two years. He won two of his 12 races, placed second in one, and third in another. He earned a total of $1,676 in purse money. In 1960, Eternal Sun raced three times at the Los Alamitos Race Course, not placing in any of those races. In 1961, Eternal Sun raced at the Bay Meadows Racetrack (now defunct) and the Los Alamitos Race Course. At Bay Meadows he placed second in one of the maiden races. At Los Alamitos, he placed third in one of the allowance races, and he placed first two times in two other races. Although his race performance was unspectacular, Eternal Sun's conformation was evidence of his breeder's assurance the horse would have as a show horse and sire.
Early show career and breeding
On September 2, 1962, Eternal Sun was shown for the first time as a two-year-old at a show in Siloam Springs, Arkansas, where he earned grand champion. He was shown one additional time as a two-year-old on November 16, where he placed first in a class of 10 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
In the spring of 1962, Phillips also made a test run with Eternal Sun by breeding him to some of his ranch mares. Sun's first foal crop appeared in 1963. The first crop gave Sun his first two champions. Eternal Ben, sorrel stallion out of Benetta Bar, who became an AQHA Champion. Then there was Matt Sun, who was a dun stallion out of Sun Arrow, also an AHQA Champion, earned a Superior in halter and 74 total halter points.
In 1964, Phillips decided to show him again. In January, he showed Sun at the National Western Stock Show in Denver, Colorado. The 6-year-old stallion was named the reserve grand champion stallion. This came after being placed first in a class of 30 aged stallions. Phillips then hauled him back to Texas. He showed Sun at the Southwestern Exposition and Livestock Show in Fort Worth, Texas. He earned placed third in a class of 46 aged stallions. Also in Fort Worth, he earned grand champion stallion honors at both the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo and the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo.
Phillips showed him six more times that year. The stallion placed first and grand at shows in Denton and Whitesboro, Texas. He also earned a first and reserve in Natchez, Mississippi; Little Rock, Arkansas; and Monroe, Louisiana. In 1964, Eternal Sun topped off his notable sophomore year as a show horse when he earned grand champion stallion honors at the 1964 State Fair of Texas in Dallas, Texas.
Sale
Phillips' interests changed again and he became interested in race horses. In October 1966, Phillips had a three-day dispersal sale where he sold his breeding stallions. On October 18, the second day of the sale, Harold Howard of Remus, Michigan, bought Eternal Sun for $26,000, along with four mares. Howard was a newcomer in the horse business.
Harold Howard and Michigan
Harold Howard owned a strawberry farm in Remus, Michigan, and plowed his land with draft horses. Always on the lookout for "an eye-catching horse that could do it all", in 1966 he came across an ad in Quarter Horse Journal for Phillips' sale that included a photo of Eternal Sun. Howard drove to Texas and was the top bidder for the stallion. However, he was short of cash, and wrote an IOU on the corner of Phillips' sale catalog. Eternal Sun was 8 years old at the time. "Horses [in Michigan] were a lot shorter and stockier", Howard's daughter Mari Kay said. "Eternal Sun had an elegant head and neck and an irresistible charisma. I'll never forget his eyes: His foals always had his eyes."
In 1967, the American Quarter Horse Association invited the Howards to show Eternal Sun at Stallion Row at the inaugural All American Quarter Horse Congress. Howard and his six children bred the stallion and his offspring, and also showed the horses. Howard channeled his experience from driving plow horses into show driving, and he learned to pleasure drive as well as halter drive. Demand for Eternal Sun's progeny was so high that they sometimes were sold almost as soon as they finished training. Howard's son, Dar, started the colts under saddle, and he spent five years working with one of them, Eternal Pete. Eternal Pete was a 1970 sorrel stallion out of Palleoana. He became an AQHA Champion and earned a Superior in halter. Once Eternal Pete got his AQHA Championship, he and Dar competed in state reining competitions, which they won for two consecutive years. Eternal Sun was a leading sire in six AQHA categories. According to Dar, Howard said that "there weren't many horses that paid their own way. 'Eternal' built his barn and helped buy the farm we have now".
Progeny
AQHA registered Eternal Sun in their stud book as number 0151802. Eternal Sun sired 908 Quarter Horse foals in his lifetime.
Summary of progeny accomplishments
343 performers
59 race starters
One world championship
2 high-point awards
34 AQHA championships
108 performance ROMs
3,598 halter points
5,612 performance points
9,210 points across all divisions
Source:
Also, in 1968, Eternal Sun was the fourth leading producer of Halter Champions. After a few years of breeding, the farm had grown to over 200 horses. Eternal Sun was highly sought as a sire and passed on his characteristics to most of the colts born on the farm.
Noted AQHA Hall of Fame breeder and owner Carol Harris of BoBett Farm in Riddick, Florida, recalled seeing Matlock Rose show Eternal Sun once. Harris is most well known for her AQHA Hall of Fame horse, Rugged Lark. Eternal Sun's demeanor and physical traits impressed Harris so much, she brought her champion mare, Judy Dell, to him; the result, a colt named Eternal Dell, "made [Harris] a winner". She relates that "His (Howard's) wonderful stallion was a very big part of my success." She later brought another of her top-notch horses to him, Majestic Dell, (by Eternal Dell and out of AQHA Hall of Fame Quarter Horse Quo Vadis by Little Lloyd), whom Harris regarded almost as highly as Rugged Lark. Eternal Dell was a 1965 sorrel stallion who earned 35 halter points and was a top sire for Harris. Majestic Dell was a 1973 black stallion who earned 49 halter points and was a multiple world and reserve world champion sire.
Death and legacy
Eternal Sun lived on the Howard farm for almost 20 years. Eternal Sun died at the age of 27 in 1985 and was buried on the farm next to a statue of him constructed in his honor. His headstone, erected by Howard, reads, "Here lies the horse that changed my life". Eternal Sun was inducted into the Michigan Quarter Horse Association Hall of Fame in 1989. Harold Howard died on August 8, 2008.
Pedigree
Source:
References
Bibliography
External links
Cowboy with the horse "Eternal Sun" at University of North Texas
Eternal Sun - Regal Paints
All Breed Pedigree
American Quarter Horse racehorses
American Quarter Horse show horses
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Racehorses trained in the United States
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1985 racehorse deaths
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Alaqeh (, also Romanized as ‘Alāqeh) is a village in Bala Rokh Rural District, Jolgeh Rokh District, Torbat-e Heydarieh County, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 608, in 179 families.
References
Populated places in Torbat-e Heydarieh County
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Grigori Petrovich Grabovoi (, ) (born November 14, 1963) is the founder and leader of the Russian sect ('Teaching Universal Salvation and Harmonious Development'). He has claimed to be the second coming of Jesus Christ, to be able to resurrect the dead, teleport, cure AIDS and cancer at any stage, diagnose and solve problems of electronic devices remotely, to be clairvoyant and to be able to change reality.
In 2008, he was sentenced to 11 years in prison after promising to the mothers of victims of the 2004 Beslan school siege that he could resurrect their children. He was released early in 2010 and now lives in Serbia, from where he promotes his pseudoscientific project Universe Hacking Codes, which gained popularity due to the coronavirus epidemic, mostly through the social network TikTok.
Biography
Grabovoi was born on November 14, 1963 in the village of Kirovo, in the Shymkent region of Kazakhstan, into a family with Ukrainian roots.
Meeting with Baba Vanga
According to Grabovoi, in October 1995 he met the Bulgarian "clairvoyant" Baba Vanga in the village of Rupite, Bulgaria, and Valentina Genkova, the editor of the Bulgarian national television service, acted as translator. According to Genkova, issues related to nuclear and ecological risks for the planet, the prolongation of human life, the possibility of not dying and the unification of religions were discussed at the meeting. Vanga expressed her opinion that "Grigori Petrovich, who has phenomenal qualities, must necessarily continue to work with people and expand the areas of application of his abilities. He should work in Russia, from where he will spread his knowledge and art to all countries of the world."
Lyudmila Kim (a traditional healer from Moscow) said in an interview with the Komsomolskaya Pravda newspaper on October 13, 2005, that she was present at a meeting between Grabovoi and Vanga. According to Kim, Vanga's views on Grabovoi's abilities were sharply critical, and Grabovoi was expelled from the meeting. On April 7, 2006, Komsomolskaya Pravda wrote about a meeting of a "young sesibila from Russia" in Bulgaria in 1995 in which Vanga imposed a test on Grabovoi, but she was dissatisfied with the self-proclaimed "healer" and literally kicked Grabovoi out, as many Bulgarian newspapers recounted. In July 2006, Latvian/Russian editor and journalist Andrei Levkin told Vzglyad newspaper that a documentary on the Central Television network showed the filming of the meeting of Vanga and Grabovoi, which ended in Vanga's emotional reaction and expulsion of Grabovoi.
Genkova protested against the illegal use on Russian television of her copyrighted material, the filming of a meeting between Vanga and Grabovoi. Genkova stated that the significance of Vanga's conversation with Grabovoi was distorted in the fragment of the filmed material which was used.
Russia
In 1995, Grabovoi moved to Russia where he was allegedly assisted by Georgy Rogozin, Deputy Chief of the Security Service of the President of the Russian Federation. In the same year Grabovoi registered non-profit organization ('Grigory Grabovoi Foundation - implementation and dissemination of the Teachings of Grigory Grabovoi "On salvation and harmonious development"), later known as the "DRUGG Foundation". Until 2006, it had regional branches in more than 50 regions of Russia.
In 1999, Grabovoi lectured at the Center for Education and Training of Specialists in Modern Technologies for the Prevention and Elimination of Emergencies of the Ministry of Emergency Situations - Emergency Monitoring and Prediction. The Ministry of Emergency Situations also confirmed that Grabovoi had contacted them in 2001 for further cooperation.
In 2000, he introduced the program "Grigori Grabovoi, The Formula of Health" to Russian television channel TV-6. In the same year, the newspaper "Variant Management - Forecast" was founded under the DRUGG Foundation. It ran for 10 issues and was terminated in 2005.
In 2001, E. P. Kruglyakov, from the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS), published a report at the symposium "Science, Pseudoscience and Paranormal Phenomena", which also mentions the "crystal module" developed by Grabovoi. According to Grabovoi, this module, as Kruglyakov explains, halves the force of a nuclear explosion and can be used in nuclear power plants to protect against disasters.
In 2003, a report by the Presidium of the Russian Academy of Sciences on pseudoscience, Kruglyakov, sharply criticized Grabovoi's activities:
In 2002, the Cinematography Fund of the Russian Ministry of Culture financed the film The Mission of Grigori Grabovoi. In the same year, Grabovoi served as vice president of the Russian Financial Union, a fund to support state programs.
In 2004, Grabovoi became a member of the Public Academy for Security, Defense and Law Enforcement. He was later expelled after questions were raised about his credentials.
Grabovoi's teachings
Grabovoi claims the ability to abolish death, resurrect the dead, cure cancer and AIDS, teleport, and pinpoint and resolve at distance mechanical and electronic problems on airplanes, space stations, atomic electric power stations and any other technical constructions.
On June 5, 2004, Grabovoi held a press conference at which he declared himself to be the second coming of Jesus Christ:
Grabovoi's doctrine is called "On salvation and harmonious development" and the goal of this doctrine is "universal salvation and redemption for each person, ensuring the eternal creative harmonious development." Its primary aim is to "prevent a global catastrophe, and the opportunity to achieve solutions to personal tasks and general resurrection."
According to the conclusion of a comprehensive socio-psychological forensic examination carried out as part of criminal proceedings, Grabovoi's teachings were defined as follows:
Grabovoi describes his abilities in his three-part book The Practice of Adjustment. The Way of Salvation (Management practice. The Way to Salvation). He writes that the goal of his teaching is to pass on knowledge from God to mortals, thus providing both physical (immortality, resurrection of the dead) and spiritual benefits.
Beslan school massacre and other investigations of Grabovoi's sect
Grabovoi met with the mothers of children killed during the siege of a school in Beslan, southern Russia, in 2004 and promised them that he would resurrect their children for a fee.
On July 16, 2004 a photo of Grabovoi with the then-President of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev, appeared on Grabovoi's website along with a statement granting him permission to spread his teachings. In response, the Embassy of Kazakhstan stated that the documents supporting Grabovoi's teachings in the republic all had signs of forgery. After the affair with the mothers of Beslan, a correspondent for the daily newspaper Izvestia managed to meet Grabovoi, who at the time referred to himself as the second coming of Jesus Christ and announced that he would become Russian president in 2008. He tried to solve his problems with the press by offering a bribe of $25,000.
The issue of Izvestia following the meeting provoked an international scandal: Grabovoi forged Nazarbayev's signature on a document that showed that the president of Kazakhstan was a member of his sect and had chosen Grabovoi's teachings as state ideologies. The Moscow Public Prosecutor's Office subsequently launched an investigation into these facts. Journalists from NTV, the BBC, Radio Liberty, the Tribuna newspaper, the Regnum news agency and dozens of other media outlets in the regions of Russia and Kazakhstan subsequently joined the investigation into the activities of the Grabovoi sect.
In a March–April 2007 Susanna Dudieva, leader of Mothers of Beslan committee, told reporter Larisa Bochanov that Grabovoi had fallen victim to a smear campaign aimed at diverting attention from the authorities' poor handling of the Beslan hostage-taking. Dudieva named some journalists who she claimed spread false information, often the opposite information that she had reported to them. Among those named were Vladimir Vorsobin of Komsomolskaya Pravda, Dmitri Sokolov of Izvestia, and Alexey Pimanov of the TV show Man and Order. However Dudieva lost her job at the time because she joined Grabovoi's sect and promised resurrections.
According to Jelena Milashina from Novaya Gazeta, the authorities arrested Grabovoi on charges of fraud. Milashina wrote that the Ostankino department of the Prosecutor General of Russia threatened to sue the television show Man and Order for incitement of religious hatred. According to Milashina, Evgeny Saurov, who had filed charges against Grabovoi two years earlier, was prosecuted himself on an unrelated charge. Milashina claimed that Grabovoi was arrested on the orders of Vladimir Putin. Grabovoi sued the newspaper Komsomolskaya Pravda for 1.2 billion rubles but lost in the Savelovsky Court in Moscow.
Court and prison
On 7 July 2008, the Tagansky Court in Moscow found Grabovoi guilty of 11 counts of large-scale fraud and sentenced him to 11 years of imprisonment. According to the court sentence, Grabovoi organized a pyramid scheme, franchising his "followers" to practice within the cult provided that they remit 10% of receipts to Grabovoi. The court considered the money received from the relatives of deceased people (an average of 40 thousand Russian roubles for resurrection of the dead) as proceeds derived from fraud. Relatives saw neither the resurrected dead nor the money. In October 2008, Grabovoi's sentence at the new trial was reduced to 8 years and a fine of 750 thousand rubles. He started serving his sentence at Valdajin prison in the Novgorod region and in January 2009 he was transferred to a prison in Berezniki. In May 2010, Grabovoi was released early for good behavior. The regional prosecutor's office appealed against Grabovoi's early release in May 2010. Russian lawyers, including Mikhail Trepashkin, have sued Vladimir Putin and President Dmitry Medvedev for ordering Grabovoi's prosecution.
On the eve of Grabovoi's release, his wife Jelena Yegereva said her husband had been wrongly called the sect's creator, while he was the organizer of the DRUGG political party (now interpreted as the Volunteer Party, which spreads the teachings of Grabovoi). "It's not a sect, it's a political party registered with the Ministry of Justice," Jeregeva said. However, the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation stated that no DRUGG party was registered with them. In 2006, the Ministry of Justice refused to register it. Grabovoi's lawyer, Vyacheslav Makarov, said that it existed and that it was registered only as a social and religious organization with the same name - DRUGG. After Grabovoi's release, his wife Yegereva said that he would no longer participate in public activities, would pursue legal education, and intended to raise his children and wait for grandchildren.
On 22 September 2016, the European Court of Human Rights ruled on financial compensation of €2,500 for Grabovoi for an unreasonably long pre-trial detention period (more than two years).
Other endeavours
Alternative healer
When in Russia, he was a practitioner of alternative medicine.
Grigori Grabovoi PR Consulting Technologies of Eternal Development
Olga Saburova, a journalist for the newspaper Sobesednik, reported that since January 2020, Grabovoi has been the owner of the online store "Grigori Grabovoi PR Consulting Technologies of Eternal Development", which "acts on the basis of Grigori Grabovoi's individual state registration certificate 21 September 2015 by the Business Registration Agency of the Republic of Serbia". He notes that he is currently selling PRK-1U - "concentration-building devices" that are claimed to be able to stop aging and start rejuvenation, and treat HIV and cancer. Saburova notes that the price is €9,700 (with delivery) or €1,212 (in the case of remote access) "(prices valid in May 2021), and also suggests that "for those who do not know how and where to use the equipment, the 'healer' is ready to explain the principle of the magical mechanism within the webinars, for a fee...".
Grabovoi numbers
Olga Saburova also drew attention to Grabovoi's Facebook page where he is once again promoting his ideas of "treating any disease", including COVID-19 based on ideas from his 1999 book "Restoring the Human Body by Focusing on Numbers", in which he states that "every disease of an individual is a deviation from the normal cells, organs or the whole organism as a whole. The treatment of the disease then means a return to the norm", which can be achieved with the help of two numerical series invented by him - 4986489 and 548748978.
In addition, journalists from the TV show Man and Law reported that Grabovoi used the social network TikTok to support these ideas. These and other "miracle codes" have been appearing since 2016 on Pinterest; books on codes could be purchased on Amazon as early as 2011 and in February 2020 the tabloid Daily Star mentions Hong Kong actor Julian Cheung, who wrote such a number on his forearm and called it a "code for epidemic prevention". Cheung's fans then began to imitate him, and the practice began to spread quickly through the Weibo social network.
These "codes" began to spread on other social networks using the hashtags #LawOfAttraction and #Manifestation. People often share these "codes" as "cheat codes", i.e. as an opportunity to hack reality, so-called "manifest" their wishes and easily gain wealth, health, or anything else. Rows of numbers are said to be recited, focused on during meditation, written on the body (the inner wrists and arms are popular), or drawn in the air. There is no clear guide on how to use them or how long to use them and therefore, they cannot actually be used incorrectly. Russian bloggers are said to share numbers that are believed to have the power to negatively affect reality, i.e. to cause, for example, migraines, cardiac arrest, high fevers, or poisoning.
According to clinical psychiatrist Andrej Efremov, many bloggers and YouTubers make posts about these numbers mainly to get more views on their channel or blog. Similarly used on TikTok, such contributions generate monetary gains.
Unverified claims regarding qualifications and memberships
According to the images of certificates and diplomas on Grabovoi's personal website in 1986 he allegedly qualified as a mechanic and in 1996 as a paramedic. In 1998 he claims he was appointed a full member of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences in the "Noospheric knowledge and technologies" section and, in the same year, worked as a consultant to the United Nations Economic and Social Council, was appointed an honoured member of the Russian Academy of Astronautics, received the Memorial Medal of the International Academy of Sciences of Nature and Society for "services in the cause of the revival of Russia's science and economy", received a silver medal from the International Academy of Authors of Scientific Discoveries and Inventions for "services in inventiveness", was appointed a squire of the Sovereign Order of Saint John of Jerusalem and Knights of Malta, was granted the title Doctor of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences in the specialty "Noospheric knowledge and technologies", was awarded the memorial medal of the International Academy of Sciences of Nature and Society for "Development of Culture and Arts", was granted the title "International Competition Laureate - Elite Informationaologists of the World", and was presented with the title "Count" by the Russian society of nobility and gentry - New elite of Russia.
On the same day 1999 he allegedly obtained the titles "Grand Doctor of Philosophy" and "Full Professor" from the "World Distributed University, Bruxelles". Also in 1999 he claims to have received the "Diploma of Professor" for "Safety of objects of extreme complexity" from the Russian federation, a Doctor of Engineering Sciences diploma from the Russian federation, the "Star of Verdansky" (2nd degree) from the International Inter-academic Union for "Supporting the sciences and promoting training of scientific personnel", a Diploma of Doctor of Physico-Mathematical Sciences from the Russian Federation, the Doctor of Information Science and Management from the International Academy for Integration of Science and Business, a professorship in "analytical and structural-analytical instruments and systems" from the Russian federation, a professorship of "system information science" from the International Academy for Integration of Science and Business, and a Doctor of Science in "technical services" from the European University, Russia.
He also claims to be a member of the Italian Academy of Economic and Social Development, The New York Academy of Sciences, the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences, the Russian Professional Psychotherapeutic League, and The Russian Academy of Medical Technical Sciences.
According to E. P. Kruglyakov, from the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS), Grabovoi did not defend his dissertation but still claims to be a doctor of technical sciences, physics and mathematics. Kruglyakov further states that the diploma of the Italian Academy of Sciences is made with spelling errors and is fake. The RAS Commission for Combating Pseudoscience requested information on Grabovoi from academies in Belgium, Bulgaria and Italy (in connection with Grabovoi's claim that he was a member of the academies of these countries) and received official replies that nothing was known about Grabovoi in these academies. He was a probationary member of the Russian Professional Psychotherapeutic League for 4 years, but was deprived of membership due to non-payment of membership fees.
According to the daily newspaper Versiya, the "Higher Interacademic Attestation and Qualification Commission", from which Grabovoi has several diplomas, publishes titles for a fee to anyone and the scientific community does not recognize these titles and the only real diploma on Grabovoi's website is the graduation from the Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics of Tashkent State University. As Kruglyakov emphasizes: "All other important titles and titles of doctor of science, professor, great professor, academic of many public academies can be freely purchased for a not too high fee ($100-150)."
References
1963 births
Beslan school siege
Soviet people
Living people
New Age spiritual leaders
Russian fraudsters
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Tale%20of%20the%20Land%20of%20Green%20Ginger
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The Tale of the Land of Green Ginger
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The Tale of the Land of Green Ginger is a 1937 book for children by Noel Langley. (Later editions shortened the title to The Land of Green Ginger.) The book was originally illustrated by the author. In 1966, it was re-illustrated with Edward Ardizzone's now classic illustrations. It tells the story of Abu Ali, the son of Aladdin (who is now emperor of China). Abu Ali's first words are "Button-nosed tortoise", which immediately mark him out as fated to perform an important task when he grows up. On reaching maturity, Abu Ali duly sets out on his quest (the hero's journey), has various adventures, and struggles to do good whilst foiling the schemes of the Wicked Princes, Rubdub Ben Thud and Tintac Ping Foo.
The book was adapted for television on Shirley Temple's Storybook.
The book is one of the first by a modern writer to tell the story of what happens in the world of a fairy tale after "they all lived happily ever after", and is particularly highly regarded for its amusing word-play.
The book was a big enough success that it encouraged MGM to hire Langley to adapt another children's book, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, for the 1939 film.
The story was read by Kenneth Williams for the BBC's Jackanory in December 1968.
The story inspired a track by The Orb for their 2004 album Bicycles & Tricycles.
References
External links
The Land of Green Ginger – sample at Google Books
1937 British novels
1937 children's books
1937 fantasy novels
British children's novels
British fantasy novels
Children's fantasy novels
Novels set in China
Works by Noel Langley
Children's books set in China
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Hernando Castelo
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Hernando Castelo (23 August 1906 – 20 March 1966) was a Filipino sports shooter. He competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics and the 1960 Summer Olympics, 1954 Asian Games and 1962 Asian Games.
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External links
1906 births
1966 deaths
Filipino male sport shooters
Olympic shooters for the Philippines
Shooters at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Shooters at the 1960 Summer Olympics
People from Cabanatuan
Sportspeople from Nueva Ecija
Asian Games medalists in shooting
Shooters at the 1954 Asian Games
Shooters at the 1962 Asian Games
Medalists at the 1954 Asian Games
Asian Games gold medalists for the Philippines
20th-century Filipino people
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List of city nicknames in Ohio
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This partial list of city nicknames in the State of Ohio compiles the aliases, sobriquets and slogans that cities in Ohio are known by (or have been known by historically), officially and unofficially, to municipal governments, local people, outsiders or their tourism boards or chambers of commerce. City nicknames can help in establishing a civic identity, helping outsiders recognize a community or attracting people to a community because of its nickname; promote civic pride; and build community unity. Nicknames and slogans that successfully create a new community "ideology or myth" are also believed to have economic value. Their economic value is difficult to measure, but there are anecdotal reports of cities that have achieved substantial economic benefits by "branding" themselves by adopting new slogans.
Nicknames by city
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Akron
City of Invention
Rubber Capital of the World
Rubber CityDonald L. Plusquellic, "From the Mayor", Akron City , May–August 2006, p. 2. Retrieved from City of Akron website, April 24, 2012.
Summit City
Tire City
AK Rowdy
Alliance – Carnation City
Amherst – Sandstone Capital of the World
B
Barberton – Magic City
Bryan – the Fountain City
Bowling Green
Pull Town
Boring Green
Blowing Green
Bucyrus – Bratwurst Capital of the World
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Canton
America's Playing Field
Hall of Fame City
Chillicothe
Ohio's First Capital
Paper City
Cincinnati – see also Cincinnati nicknames
The Blue Chip City
Cincy (or Cinci)
The City of Seven Hills
The 'Nati
Paris of America
PorkopolisU.S. City Monikers , Tagline Guru website, accessed January 5, 2008
The Queen City"How did Cincinnati come to be known as the Queen City? " Frequently Asked Questions from the Cincinnati Historical Society Library
The Queen of the West
The Tri-State
CinCity
Ohio's Maserati
Cincinasty
Circleville – Roundtown
Cleveland – see also Cleveland nicknames
America's North Coast
C-Town
City of Champions – Popularized in 2016 after area native Stipe Miocic won the UFC World Heavyweight Championship, the Lake Erie Monsters (now known as the Cleveland Monsters) won the Calder Cup, and the Cleveland Cavaliers won the NBA Championship all within a six-week span in that calendar year.
The Best Location in the NationCleveland Electric Illuminating Company in The Encyclopedia of Ohio
The Cleve (nickname used in TV show 30 Rock)
The Forest CityForest City in The Encyclopedia of Ohio
The Heart of New Connecticut
The Land
Mistake on the Lake
Believe-land
Rock City
Rock n' Roll Capital Of The World
The 216 – Referring to the local area code
The CLE
Cleveland Heights
C-Heights
Columbus
The Arch City
Buckeye City
Cowtown
The Discovery City
C-bus
Indie Arts Capital of the World
Somaliwood (a reference to the local Somali film industry)
Portland of the Upper Midwest
The Biggest Small Town In America
Test Market, USA
Flavortown - After native Guy Fieri. An attempt was made to rename the city to this in 2020.
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Dayton
The Gem City
Birthplace of Aviation (commemorates the Wright brothers, who invented the airplane in their bicycle shop in Dayton)
Little Detroit
Dirty Dayton
The DYT
Delphos – America’s Friendliest City
Deshler – Corn City
Dublin – The Emerald City
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Findlay – Flag City
Fremont – Cutlery Capitol of the World
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Gahanna – Ohio’s Herb Capital
Gallipolis – City of the Gauls
Greenville – Treaty City
Gomer – Gomerica
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Hamilton
The City of Sculpture
The Safe Capital of the World
Hamiltucky
Huber Heights – The Brick City
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Ironton
Gateway To Southern Ohio
Iron City
K
Kent – The Tree City
Kenton – Little Chicago
L
Lancaster
The Glass City
Little Vegas
Lebanon – The Cedar City
Lima
BeanTown (refers to the Lima Bean)
Little Detroit (In the 1980's and 1990's)
Lorain – International City
Loudonville – The Canoe Capital of Ohio
Loveland
Sweetheart of Ohio
Little Switzerland of the Miami Valley
M
Mansfield
The Fun Center of Ohio
Little Detroit
Marion – World's Popcorn Capital
Massillon
City of Champions
Title Town, USA
Tiger Town
Miamisburg – The Star City
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Norwalk – The Maple City
Norwood – Gem of the Highlands
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Oberlin – The Town that Started the Civil WarOberlin , by Tracy Chevalier
Oregon
Oregon on the Bay
Boregon
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Pickerington – Violet Capital of Ohio
Port Clinton – Walleye Capital of the World
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Reynoldsburg – Birthplace of the Tomato
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Sabina – The Eden of Ohio
Sandusky – The Roller Coaster Capital of the World
Springfield
Little Chicago (refers to crime and poverty level)
Champion City (refers to the Champion reaper that was once produced in the city)
City at the End of the Road
Home City
Rose City or City of Roses
Steubenville – The City of Murals
Strongsville – Crossroads of the Nation
Sugarcreek – The Little Switzerland of Ohio
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Toledo
Frog Town
Glass Capital of the World
The Glass City
The Solar Valley
The Mud
The 419
Holy Toledo
T-Town
T-Town Believe Town
Not the Rose City
U
University Heights – City of Beautiful Homes
V
Valley City – Frog Jump Capital of Ohio
W
Wapakoneta – Moon City
Waynesville – Antique capital of the Midwest
Willard – City of Blossoms
Wilmington
Dubtown
Wilmy
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Xenia
Twine City
Windy City (refers to the powerful tornadoes attracted to this area)
”Devil’s Wind” (refers to English translation from Native American name for the Xenia area)
Y
Yellow Springs
Mellow Yellow
Hippie City
Youngstown
The City of You
Crimetown, USA
Murdertown, USAThe AP in Ohio, Associated Press website, accessed May 9, 2011. Jim Michaels, WKBN-AM, Youngstown, won a "best feature reporting" award in 2006 for "Murdertown USA – A Title That Won't Go Away".
The Steel Valley
Steeltown, U.S.A.
The 330
The Three Three Yo (Combination of the city’s area code, 330, with the first two letters of its name)
Poster Child for Deindustrialization
Yompton (In reference to Compton, California)
Y-Town
The Y-O or the Yo
Z
Zanesville
City of Natural Advantages
Clay City or Pottery Capital of the World
Y-Bridge City
See also
List of city nicknames in the United States
List of cities in Ohio
References
External links
a list of American and a few Canadian nicknames
U.S. cities list
Ohio cities and towns
Populated places in Ohio
City nicknames
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikhail%20Nichepurenko
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Mikhail Nichepurenko
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Mikhail Ivanovich Nichepurenko (; born 27 December 1955 in Novokuybyshevsk, Kuybyshev Oblast) is a retired field hockey player from Russia, who won the bronze medal with the Men's National Field Hockey Team from the Soviet Union at the boycotted 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.
References
sports-reference
External links
1955 births
Living people
Russian male field hockey players
Olympic field hockey players for the Soviet Union
Soviet male field hockey players
Field hockey players at the 1980 Summer Olympics
Field hockey players at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Olympic bronze medalists for the Soviet Union
Olympic medalists in field hockey
People from Novokuybyshevsk
Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics
Sportspeople from Samara Oblast
Friendship Games medalists in field hockey
Soviet sports coaches
Russian sports coaches
Field hockey coaches
Expatriate sports coaches
Russian expatriate sportspeople in Kazakhstan
Honoured Masters of Sport of the USSR
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Usutuaije Maamberua
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Usutuaije Maamberua (born 5 August 1957) is a Namibian politician. He was the president of the South West Africa National Union (SWANU) until 2017. Maamberua has served in the National Assembly of Namibia since 2010.
Early life and education
Born in 1957 in Tsumeb, Maamberua earned three Master of Arts degrees (from the University of Namibia, Heriot-Watt University and the University of Southampton) and one Ph.D. (University of the Witwatersrand) in business and economics related fields.
Politics
An accountant by training, Maamberua worked as the permanent secretary of the Ministry of Finance from 1997. In 2003, he was demoted to the Ministry of Prisons and Correctional Services. Shortly after receiving the demotion, Maamberua resigned to pursue other career opportunities. He became head of the accounting department at the University of Namibia in 2007.
Maamberua was elected to the National Assembly in the November 2009 general election. Meanwhile, as SWANU's presidential candidate, Maamberua received 2,968 votes, which placed him eighth out of twelve candidates. He was re-elected to the National Assembly in the November 2014 parliamentary election; he was again the only SWANU candidate to win a seat.
References
External links
Swanu Appeal For Socialism. Usutuaije Maamberua. The Namibian, 12 December 2008
1957 births
Living people
People from Tsumeb
Namibian accountants
Members of the National Assembly (Namibia)
University of the Witwatersrand alumni
Alumni of the University of Southampton
Academic staff of the University of Namibia
SWANU politicians
Candidates for President of Namibia
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ottawa%20General%20Hospital
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Ottawa General Hospital
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The Ottawa Hospital's General Campus is one of three main campuses of The Ottawa Hospital in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. With 569 beds, the General Campus includes The Ottawa Hospital Rehabilitation Centre and the Cancer Centre.
The Ottawa General Hospital opened in 1845 at the current site of the Élisabeth Bruyère Hospital in the ByWard Market area of Ottawa. In 1980, the General moved to its current location at 501 Smyth Road.
History
1845 – The building for the General Hospital was purchased for $240 and was run by Élisabeth Bruyère and the Grey Nuns.
1862-1866 – The General Hospital moved to Water and Sussex streets.
1866 – The first surgical operation was performed.
1897 – The General Hospital begin to accept and train interns.
1918 – A major fire damaged the General Hospital.
1947 – A clinical teaching program was set up with the University of Ottawa.
1950s – The General Hospital was the first to be affiliated with the University of Ottawa School of Medicine.
1957 – The first autologous human bone marrow in Canada was administered.
1967 – The first synovectomy in Canada was performed.
1976 – The first self-financing drug information service in North America was developed.
1978 – The General Hospital was the first in Canada to offer pharmacy-based clinical toxicology consulting service.
1980 – The General Hospital moved to its current site at 501 Smyth Rd.
1986 – Noëlla Leclair received Canada's first Jarvik-7 artificial heart.
1988 – The first bone marrow transplant in Canada between unrelated donors was performed.
1989 – The University of Ottawa Eye Institute opened.
1996 – The Ottawa General Hospital Research Institute was founded by Dr. Ronald Worton.
1998 – The Civic, General and Riverside hospitals amalgamated to form The Ottawa Hospital.
2009 – The Ottawa Hospital Cancer Centre opened.
Services and programs
The University of Ottawa Eye Institute – a major clinical, teaching and research centre in Canada for ophthalmology – is located at the General Campus. The Ottawa Hospital Rehabilitation Centre – part of the Integrated Rehabilitation Program – is also located at the General Campus.
The Ottawa Hospital Cancer Program is a comprehensive cancer program serving the Champlain LHIN. As the “hub” of this Regional Cancer Program, The Ottawa Hospital operates a Cancer Centre with two sites – one at the General Campus and the other at the Irving Greenberg Family Cancer Centre, located on the grounds of the Queensway Carleton Hospital.
Established in 2000, the Kidney Research Centre was Canada's first research facility devoted exclusively to investigating diseases that attack the kidney. It is affiliated with the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, the University of Ottawa and The Ottawa Hospital.
In 2012, the Blood Disease Centre opened with a focus on practice-changing research and patient care in the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of blood disorders.
References
Hospitals in Ottawa
Hospitals established in 1845
1845 establishments in Canada
Teaching hospitals in Canada
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Etta, South Dakota
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Etta, also known as Etta Camp and Etta Mine, is a ghost town in Pennington County, South Dakota, United States. It was a successful mining town, known for its discovery of the largest spodumene crystal ever found.
History
Etta was in existence before the nearby town of Keystone. It was first started by the Harvey Peak Tin Mining, Milling, and Manufacturing Company as a mica mining camp. However, the ore was revealed to actually be cassiterite, a tin ore; this discovery caused dozens of new mines to spring up all over the Black Hills. Most of these mines were not successful because there was not a large amount of tin in the area. The company built a mill and smelter in 1883. During the mining operations, a large lump of tin weighing 1,200 pounds (540 kg) was melted from hand-picked cassiterite deposits; the miners described it as being as "big as a small boy." This tin was displayed to potential shareholders in London, England in order to raise support for the company. However, the company dissolved after a lawsuit, and the mine ceased operation until 1898. That year, the mine began producing spodumene, a lithium ore, and became well known for its huge crystals. The largest spodumene crystal in the world was found in the mine. Until about 1900, Etta had the only post office in the Keystone area, and by that time, its population was 24. In the 1920s, the mining operations flourished. The mine shut down in 1959, and the town was eventually abandoned. All that remains are the foundations of the smelter and mill, as well as the mine itself.
Geography
Etta is located in the Black Hills of Pennington County. It is approximately one-half mile south of Keystone, and can be accessed using the Glendale road and turning south from U.S. Route 16A.
References
Ghost towns in South Dakota
Former populated places in Pennington County, South Dakota
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slender%20rainbowfish
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Slender rainbowfish
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The slender rainbowfish (Melanotaenia gracilis) is a species of rainbowfish in the subfamily Melanotaeniinae which is endemic to Australia. It occurs in the extreme north of Western Australia in the systems of the Drysdale and King Edward Rivers.
References
slender rainbowfish
Freshwater fish of Western Australia
Kimberley (Western Australia)
slender rainbowfish
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schoenotenes%20peos
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Schoenotenes peos
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Schoenotenes peos is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae first described by Józef Razowski in 2013. It is found on Seram Island in Indonesia.
The wingspan is about 18 mm.
References
Moths described in 2013
Schoenotenini
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue%20Glacier%20%28Chelan%20County%2C%20Washington%29
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Blue Glacier (Chelan County, Washington)
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Blue Glacier is in the U.S. state of Washington. Blue Glacier is in Wenatchee National Forest and flows east from Gunsight Peak, descending from nearly . The much larger Chickamin Glacier is on the west side of Gunsight Peak.
See also
List of glaciers in the United States
References
Glaciers of the North Cascades
Glaciers of Chelan County, Washington
Glaciers of Washington (state)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherds%20%28novel%29
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Sherds (novel)
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Sherds (“fragments of pottery” or "potsherds") is a 2007 short novel or novelette written by Filipino National Artist for Literature and multi-awarded author F. Sionil José. According to Elmer A. Ordoñez, a writer from The Manila Times, in Sherds José achieved “lyrical effects”, specially in the novel’s final chapters, by putting into “good use” Joseph Conrad’s and Ford Madox Ford’s so-called progression d’effet (literally "progression of the effect"). Sherds is the latest and last novel by José. According to The Atlantic National Correspondent James Fallows, the novel is dedicated to the author’s wife Teresita José. The novel, which can be read in one sitting, was described by Li-an de la Cruz-Busto, a reporter for Sun.Star Davao as “very light but candid and insightful”, a description that complements The Manila Times reporter Perry Gil S. Mallari’s calling José’s Sherds as an “easy read and a guaranteed page-turner”. A novel composed of twelve chapters with a "tight and palpable" narrative pacing, Sherds deals with topics related to "personal conscience, greed and the position of art" in social class struggle, thus serving as a cogitation on "what is wrong" with the Philippines as a nation. José wrote Sherds while he was in Japan.
Description
Like José’s other novels and stories such as the Rosales Saga, Sherds is another presentation and “meditation” by the author regarding “class conflict” and “malaise in society” in the Philippines through the use of “non-ideological terms” and sharing of his personal knowledge of the “travails of the original tillers of the soil” and the dispossession of the land-tillers through the workings of the oligarchs.
Employing a story-telling technique that begins with the “ending of the story, in medias res”, José narrates the tale of the discovery made by Peter Gregory Golangco (also known simply as PG Golangco), a pottery-and-ceramics artist, art professor, and aesthete, through the “Pygmalion-like nurturing” of Guia Espiritu, Golangco’s student who has an elemental idea of art that is “grounded in the clay of oppressed people” of the Philippine countryside.
As an “art and society” novel, the ninth chapter of Sherds showed Golangco as an aesthete questioned about his pose and position regarding social protest and his views about Pablo Picasso and Francisco Goya during an art exhibit. Golangco is a believer that “art thrives on freedom”. However, a guest during the exhibition countered Golangco’s belief by saying that freedom is a “political condition” and that Golangco is a free person because of influence and the financial means to buy freedom, which is contrary to the so-called unpampered and unfree “artists of the people”. Despite such "questioning", Golangco was applauded. Surprised, Golangco retreated to Café Guernica, where he became “almost inconsolable” until Golangco was reassured by two female companions. According to Elmer A. Ordoñez, this scene in Sherds, is where Golangco’s “education of the aesthete” started.
The novel is full of symbolism. The primary example of such usage of symbolism is the clay used by PG Golangco in making pots. The clay symbolizes the oppressed villagers in Espiritu's barrio. As a symbolic element of the narrative, the clay has a fundamental function at the finale of the novel.
Principal characters
The major protagonists of the novel are Peter Gregory Golangco and Guia Espiritu. Golangco, a recognized art scholar abroad and a member of a hacienda-owning clan, was a student, artist, academic, and occasional “sybaritic delights” indulger who decided to return to the Philippines. Golangco was oblivious to the fact that the Golangcos who stayed in the Philippines were the source of oppression, death, and poverty in the village in his hometown. The Golangco clan has a thriving business enterprise inside and outside the Philippines. The clan also participated in Philippine politics through elections and accepting appointments to positions at the “higher echelons” of the Philippine Government. PG Golangco had a “long-standing affair” with the dean of the university where he is teaching. The dean was a former student of Golangco. PG Golangco was unaware that the Golangcos were responsible for the demise of the parents of Guia Espiritu, Golangco's student.
Guia Espiritu is Golangco’s student-assistant and “protégé in grooming”. Espiritu described the Philippines as a country and society that remained semi-feudal and semi-colonial. Despite being the art student, Espiritu became Golangco’s “educator of the aesthete”. Espiritu introduced and mentored Golangco about the clay and pottery practices of her parents and in her village. Such introduction and mentoring lead Golangco to the “aesthetics and pedagogy” of the oppressed and the dispossessed, and eventually to Golangco’s discovery of Espiritu’s origins. Golangco became intrigued by of the “strange happenings in his own household and dealings” with Espiritu.
References
Political novels
2007 novels
Novels by F. Sionil José
Philippine English-language novels
Novels set in the Philippines
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40th Helicopter Squadron
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The 40th Helicopter Squadron is a missile support unit. As the 40th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron it was a helicopter rescue squadron of the USAF during the Vietnam War.
History
The squadron was activated as the 40th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron at Udorn Royal Thai Air Force Base in March 1968 with HH-3s which were nicknamed "Nitnoy." Later HH-53s arrived and these were nicknamed "BUFF."
In March 1968, Detachment 2 of the 37th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron at Udorn RTAFB operating HH-3s and HH-53Bs, was transferred to the 40th ARRS.
The 40th moved to Nakhon Phanom Royal Thai Air Force Base on 21 July 1971.
20 August 1972, the local base rescue detachments of the 3d Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Group each operating 2 HH-43s were transferred to the 40th ARRS, comprising:
Detachment 2 Takhli Royal Thai Air Force Base
Detachment 3 Ubon Royal Thai Air Force Base
Detachment 4 Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base
Detachment 5 Udorn RTAFB
Detachment 12 U-Tapao Royal Thai Naval Airfield
Detachment 14 Tan Son Nhut Air Base
30 November 1972, with the inactivation of the 37th ARRS at Danang Air Base, 5 of its HH-53s were transferred to the 40th ARRS, while its two HH-43s remained at Danang as Detachment 7 of the 40th ARRS to provide base rescue during Operation Linebacker II.
Following the Paris Peace Accords all remaining US Forces were withdrawn from South Vietnam by 27 March 1973. Detachment 7 at Danang Air Base and Detachment 14 at Tan Son Nhut Air Base were inactivated during this period. Following the withdrawal from South Vietnam the 40th's force level was 11 HH-53s and 14 HH-43s.
The USAF continued combat operations over Cambodia until 15 August 1973 and the 40th provided CSAR support during this period. Following the end of combat operations the 40th kept 2 HH-53s at Nakhon Phanom on 15-minute alert during daylight and 45-minute alert at night.
In July 1974 Detachment 10 at Takhli was disbanded, followed in August by Detachment 3 at Ubon. On 20 February 1975, Detachment 1 at Nakhon Phanom was disbanded. At this time the 40th's force level had dropped to 8 HH-53Cs and 4 HH-43Fs.
The 40th moved to Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base on 1 October 1975. On 15 October 1975 with the inactivation of the 56th ARRS its 4 HC-130Ps joined the 40th.
On 31 January 1976 the 40th ARRS was inactivated at Korat RTAFB.
Operations and losses
30 May 1968, Jolly Green, an HH-3E was attempting to rescue Colonel Norman Phillips the pilot of a downed F-105, near Savannakhet, Laos. Pararescueman Sergeant Thomas A Newman descended into a hostile jungle environment to rescue the pilot. Hampered by darkness and concentrated automatic weapons fire, Newman requested the rescue helicopter to enter a nearby orbit, both for the safety of the crewmembers and to prevent the hovering aircraft from establishing their location for the unfriendly ground forces. When the HH-3 returned, he secured the injured Philips to the forest penetrator and protected him with his own body as they ascended to the helicopter. Newman was awarded the Air Force Cross.
25 December 1968, Jolly Green 17, an HH-3E was attempting to rescue Major Charles R Brownlee, the pilot of Panda 01 an F-105 shot down near Ban Lathama, Mahaxia District, Khammouan Province, Laos. Pararescueman Airman First Class Charles Douglas King descended by rescue hoist to rescue the injured pilot. With the pilot attached to the hoist, the HH-3E and King were hit by enemy fire, seriously injured, King instructed the helicopter to depart. King was posthumously awarded the Air Force Cross,. The bodies of King and Brownlee were not recovered and both were listed as killed in action - body not recovered.
18 January 1969, Jolly Green 67, HH-53B, 66-14430, was hit by ground fire while on a CSAR mission for Sandy 02, an A-1H lost the previous day. Helicopter made an emergency landing 15 km southeast of Tchepone, Laos. The crew and the A-1 pilot were rescued by Jolly Green 70. An airstrike was ordered to destroy JG-67
28 January 1970, Jolly Green 71, HH-53B, 66-14434, on a CSAR mission for the pilot of Seabird 02, an F-105G, was shot down by a missile fired from a Mig-21 piloted by Vu Ngoc Dinh of the 921st Fighter Regiment. The 6-man crew were all killed.
30 June 1970, Jolly Green 54, HH-53C, 66-8283, was on a CSAR mission for the crew of Nail 44 an OV-10A, over Savannakhet, Laos. Abandoning the first rescue attempt due to heavy fire, the pilot Captain Leroy C Schaneberg decided to make a second rescue attempt. JG54 was hit by ground fire and crashed. The 5-man crew were all killed. The crash site was excavated in December 1993 and remains were identified as a group on 7 March 1995. Schaneberg was posthumously awarded the Air Force Cross.
21 November 1970, 5 of the squadron's HH-53s took part in Operation Ivory Coast, the raid on the Son Tay POW camp.
21 June 1971, Jolly Green 54, HH-53, 66–8285, was shot down over Laos while attempting to recover an AQM-34 Buffalo Hunter drone. Crew were all rescued.
27 March 1972, Jolly Green 61, HH-53C, 66-10359, crashed over Stoeng Treng Province, Cambodia, about southeast of Siem Pang District due to unknown causes. A pararescueman was lowered to the ground at the site of the crash to check for survivors, but due to the intense heat from the burning helicopter, he could not approach near enough to determine if there were crew members inside the aircraft. Some three hours later a second rescue specialist was deployed in the immediate area, who reported the wreckage was still burning, precluding close inspection. The 5-man crew were all killed in action - body not recovered.
13 April 1972, Captain Bennie D Orrell pilot of a Jolly Green, rescued a downed pilot near Tchepone, Laos. Orrell was awarded the Air Force Cross.
2 June 1972, Captain Dale E. Stovall pilot of a Jolly Green, flew through intense hostile ground fire to complete the rescue of Captain Roger Locher, an F-4 copilot who had evaded capture for 23 days after being shot down in North Vietnam. This rescue was the deepest CSAR mission into North Vietnam and took place 8 km northeast of Yên Bái Air Base, one of the most active Vietnamese People's Air Force MiG airfields. Stovall was awarded a Bronze Oak leaf cluster in lieu of a second award of Silver Star. Stovall was also awarded the 1973 Jabara Award for Airmanship.
27 June 1972, Pararescueman Sergeant Charles D. McGrath was on a CSAR mission on Jolly Green 77 over North Vietnam. While penetrating dense jungle to rescue F-4 crewman, Captain Lynn A. Aikman, who had a broken leg, knee, elbow and jaw, McGrath exposed himself to intense ground fire in order to drag the incapacitated Aikman to a suitable recovery area. Seeing JG73 crippled by the hostile fire, he directed air strikes against surrounding hostile ground forces until he was able to secure CAikman and himself to the penetrator of Jolly Green 57, the backup helicopter. Rising through constant accurate ground fire, he shielded Aikman with his own body until they were successfully recovered. McGrath and the pilot Captain Dale Stovall were both awarded the Air Force Cross.
27 December 1972, Jolly Green 73, HH-53C, 66-10788, on a CSAR mission for crew of Jackel 33, an F-111A downed on 22 December 1972 over North Vietnam, lost its fuel probe due to enemy ground fire and crash-landed due to fuel starvation. JG-73 was then destroyed by an A-1 Skyraider.
14 June 1973, Jolly Green 64, HH-53C, 66-10362, lost its tail rotor and crashed into the Tonle Sap, Cambodia. 3 of the crew were killed and 2 were rescued.
12 April 1975 the squadron supported Operation Eagle Pull, the evacuation of Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
29–30 April 1975, 2 of the squadron's HH-53s operating from took part in Operation Frequent Wind, the evacuation of Saigon.
15 May 1975, 7 of the squadron's HH-53s participated in the recapture of the SS Mayaguez.
Lineage
Constituted as the 40th Aerospace Rescue & Recovery Squadron, activated and organized on 21 March 1968
Inactivated on 31 January 1976
Activated on 1 July 1978
Inactivated on 31 December 1987
Redesignated 40th Rescue Flight on 1 April 1993
Activated on 1 May 1993
Redesignated 40th Helicopter Flight on 1 May 1998
Redesignated 40th Helicopter Squadron on 11 October 2005
Assignments
3d Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Group: 21 March 1968
41st Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Wing (later 41st Rescue and Weather Reconnaissance Wing): 20 August 1972 – 31 January 1976
39th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Wing: 1 July 1978 – 31 December 1987
341st Operations Group: 1 May 1993
582d Helicopter Group: 5 January 2015
Detachments
Detachment 1, Nakhon Phanom RTAFB, Thailand: 18 March 1968 – 1 July 1971
Detachment 1, Homestead Air Force Base, Florida: 8 January 1981 – 1 October 1985
Detachment 3, Ubon RTAFB, Thailand: 20 August 1972 – 20 August 1974
Detachment 4, Hill Air Force Base, Utah: 1 July 1978 – 31 December 1987
Detachment 5, Udorn RTAFB, Thailand: 20 August 1972 – 30 September 1975
Detachment 5, Edwards Air Force Base, California: 1 July 1978 – 31 December 1987
Detachment 6 Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico: 1 July 1978 – 31 December 1987
Detachment 7 Da Nang Air Base, South Vietnam: 11 December 1972 – 10 February 1973
Detachment 8 Takhli RTAFB, Thailand: c. Dec 1972 – 31 January 1973
Detachment 10 Takhli RTAFB, Thailand: 31 January 1973 – 30 July 1974
Detachment 10 MacDill Air Force Base, Florida: 8 January 1981 – 31 March 1981
Detachment 12 U-Tapao RTAFB, Thailand: 20 August 1972 – 31 January 1976
Detachment 14 Tan Son Nhut Air Base, South Vietnam: 15 September 1972 – 10 February 1973
Detachment 18 Plattsburgh Air Force Base, New York: 8 January 1981 – 30 November 1987
Detachment 22 Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho: 1 July 1978 – 30 November 1987
Detachment 24 Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington: 1 July 1978 – 30 November 1987
Stations
Udorn Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand, 21 March 1968
Nakhon Phanom Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand, 28 July 1971
Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand, 15 September 1975 – 31 January 1976
Hill Air Force Base, Utah, 1 July 1978 – 31 December 1987
Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana, 1 May 1993 – present
Aircraft
Sikorsky HH-3 (1967–1969)
Kaman HH-43 Huskie (1972–1976)
Sikorsky HH-53B & C (1968–1976)
Lockheed HC-130P Hercules(1975–1976)
Bell UH-1 Iroquois (1973–present)
References
Notes
Explanatory notes
Citations
Military units and formations of the United States Air Force in the Vietnam War
Helicopter squadrons of the United States Air Force
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Bhupendrabhai Patel
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Bhupendra Rajnikant Patel (born 15 July 1962) is an Indian politician, Civil Engineer and Builder who is serving as the 17th and current Chief Minister of Gujarat since 2021. He represents the Ghatlodia Assembly constituency in the Gujarat Legislative Assembly since 2017. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He started his political career in municipal bodies of Ahmedabad.
Early life and career
Bhupendrabhai Patel was born on 15 July 1962 to a Gujarati in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. Bhupendrabhai Patel has received Diploma in Civil Engineering from the Government Polytechnic, Ahmedabad in April 1982. He has been associated with Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh.
He is a builder by profession. He is a trustee of Sardardham Vishwa Patidar Kendra and a chairman of the standing committee of Vishwa Umiya Foundation. He is a follower of Akram Vignan Movement founded by Dada Bhagwan. He is interested in cricket and badminton.
Political career
Municipal Councillor
Patel was the member of Memnagar Nagarpalika in 1995–1996, 1999-2000 and 2004–2006. He was the President of Memnagar Nagarpalika in 1999–2000. He was a Vice Chairman of school board of Amdavad Municipal Corporation (AMC) from 2008 to 2010. He was a councillor from Thaltej Ward from 2010 to 2015. He was a chairman of the Ahmedabad Urban Development Authority (AUDA) from 2015 to 2017. He also served as a chairman of the Standing Committee of AMC.
Member of Gujarat Legislative Assembly
Patel became a member of Gujarat Legislative Assembly for the Ghatlodia constituency after winning the 2017 Gujarat Legislative Assembly elections, running against Shashikant Patel of the Indian National Congress. He won by a record margin of 1,17,000 votes.
He was elected again from Ghotlodia constituency in 2022 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election as a BJP candidate defeating his nearest rival and Indian National Congress candidate Amiben Yagnik.
Chief Minister of Gujarat
First Term (2021 - 2022)
On 11 September 2021, Vijay Rupani resigned from the post of Chief Minister of Gujarat. Patel was unanimously elected as the BJP legislative party leader and Chief Minister elect of Gujarat on 12 September 2021 in the party legislature meeting at Gandhinagar. He was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Gujarat on 13 September 2021.
On 8 February 2022, he launched a new Gujarat IT/ITeS policy 2022-2027. His government also became the first state to set up a committee to study modalities and implementation of Uniform Civil Code in the state, applying the same to the citizens of the state.
Second Term (2022 - present)
In the 2022 Gujarat Legislative Assembly Elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party won a record-breaking 156 of the total 182 seats, with the party forming the state government for the 7th consecutive time. On 12 December 2022, Patel took oath as the Chief Minister of Gujarat, for the second time with this massive win.
See also
Bhupendrabhai Patel ministry
References
Gujarat MLAs 2017–2022
Gujarat MLAs 2022–2027
Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Gujarat
Living people
Politicians from Ahmedabad
Chief Ministers of Gujarat
1962 births
State cabinet ministers of Gujarat
Chief ministers from Bharatiya Janata Party
Gujarati people
Ahmedabad municipal councillors
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh members
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913th Airlift Group
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The 913th Airlift Group is a United States Air Force Reserve unit. It is assigned to 22d Air Force and is stationed at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas. It was activated 13 July 2014.
Mission
The 913th Airlift Group trains and equips Air Force Reservists to perform the combat missions of tactical airlift and aerial resupply.
Subordinate organizations of the 913th AG are:
327th Airlift Squadron
913th Operations Support Squadron
913th Maintenance Squadron
913th Force Support Squadron
913th Aerospace Medical Squadron
96th Aerial Port Squadron
History
Need for reserve troop carrier groups
During the first half of 1955, the Air Force began detaching Air Force Reserve squadrons from their parent wing locations to separate sites. The concept offered several advantages. Communities were more likely to accept the smaller squadrons than the large wings and the location of separate squadrons in smaller population centers would facilitate recruiting and manning. Continental Air Command (ConAC)'s plan called for placing Air Force Reserve units at fifty-nine installations located throughout the United States. When these relocations were completed in 1959, reserve wing headquarters and wing support elements would typically be on one base, along with one (or in some cases two) of the wing's flying squadrons, while the remaining flying squadrons were spread over thirty-five Air Force, Navy and civilian airfields under what was called the Detached Squadron Concept.
Although this dispersal was not a problem when the entire wing was called to active service, mobilizing a single flying squadron and elements to support it proved difficult. This weakness was demonstrated in the partial mobilization of reserve units during the Berlin Crisis of 1961 To resolve this, at the start of 1962, ConAC determined to reorganize its reserve wings by establishing groups with support elements for each of its troop carrier squadrons. This reorganization would facilitate mobilization of elements of wings in various combinations when needed. However, as this plan was entering its implementation phase, another partial mobilization occurred for the Cuban Missile Crisis, with the units being released on 22 November 1962. The formation of troop carrier groups occurred in January 1963 for units that had not been mobilized, but was delayed until February for those that had been.
Activation of 913th Troop Carrier Group
As a result, the 913th Troop Carrier Group was established at Willow Grove Naval Air Station, Pennsylvania on 11 February 1963, as the headquarters for the 327th Troop Carrier Squadron, which had been stationed there since July 1958. Along with group headquarters, a Combat Support Squadron, Materiel Squadron and a Tactical Infirmary were organized to support the 327th.
The group's mission was to organize, recruit and train Air Force Reserve personnel in the tactical airlift of airborne forces, their equipment and supplies and delivery of these forces and materials by airdrop, landing or cargo extraction systems. The group was equipped with Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcars for Tactical Air Command airlift operations.
The 913th was one of three C-119 groups assigned to the 512th Troop Carrier Wing in 1963, the others being the 912th Troop Carrier Group also at Willow Grove, and the 914th Troop Carrier Group at Niagara Falls International Airport, New York.
Redesignation as 913th Tactical Airlift Group
The 913th was redesignated as the 913th Tactical Airlift Group (913 TAG) and performed air transportation for airborne forces, airdrops, , and extraction delivery of equipment and supplies, as well as airlift of personnel and cargo. During the Vietnam War the group also helped train Republic of Vietnam Air Force C-119 aircrews in 1967 and ferried aircraft to Southeast Asia in March 1968 and to Taiwan in January 1969.
In 1970, the 913th transitioned from the C-119 to the Lockheed C-130 Hercules. Beginning in 1977 the 913th participated in rotational "Coronet Oak" operations in the Panama Canal Zone flying airlift in support of U.S. Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM) at Howard AFB. In addition, it has performed humanitarian airlift and supported contingency operations worldwide, including operations in Southwest Asia and the Balkans.
Redesignation as 913th Airlift Group and 913th Airlift Wing
With the disestablishment of the 913th's active duty gaining command, the Military Airlift Command (MAC) in 1992, the 913th was redesignated as 913th Airlift Group (913 AG), with the Air Mobility Command (AMC). From 1993 to 1997, the 913th's gaining command was temporarily changed to Air Combat Command (ACC), until a USAF reorganization returned the unit back to AMC. In 1994, the 913 AG was redesignated as the 913th Airlift Wing (913 AW) as part of an Air Force-wide initiative to redesignate all Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard flying units with unit-assigned aircraft as wings.
The 913 AW was inactivated on 1 October 2007 under budget considerations. Reference The 913th AW was inactivated under an Air Force Reserve Command 2007 Programmatic Budget Directive action, with its Lockheed C-130H Hercules aircraft redistributed to other active duty Air Force and Air Force Reserve airlift units.
Associate unit
The unit was reactivated as the 913th Airlift Group at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas and an activation ceremony was held on 13 July 2014. The group replaced Detachment 1, Twenty-Second Air Force, which had been established at Little Rock in March 2011. The 913th Airlift Group is the first C-130 classic associate unit in the U.S. Air Force. Upon activation, it was associated with the 314th Airlift Wing of the Air Education and Training Command (AETC) and the 189th Airlift Wing (180 AW) of the Arkansas Air National Guard in performing the crew training mission for the C-130. In October 2013, however, its predecessor had already begun transitioning to the combat airlift mission in association with the 19th Airlift Wing (19 AW) of the Air Mobility Command (AMC). The 913th currently flies active duty Lockheed C-130J Hercules assigned to the 19th Operations Group, 19th Airlift Wing, at Little Rock AFB, Arkansas to accomplish all operational and training missions.
Late February 2018, the unit returned home from a six-month Operation Enduring Freedom deployment to Kabul, Afghanistan.
Lineage
Constituted as the 913th Troop Carrier Group, Medium and activated on 15 January 1963 (not organized)
Organized in the reserve on 11 February 1963
Redesignated 913th Tactical Airlift Group on 1 July 1967
Redesignated 913th Airlift Group on 1 February 1992
Redesignated 913th Airlift Wing on 1 October 1994
Inactivated on 1 October 2007
Redesignated 913th Airlift Group
Activated c. 13 July 2014
Assignments
Continental Air Command, 15 January 1963 (not organized)
512th Troop Carrier Wing, 11 February 1963
302d Troop Carrier Wing, 8 January 1965
514th Troop Carrier Wing, (later 514th Tactical Airlift Wing, 514th Military Airlift Wing), 1 July 1966 (attached to 302d Special Operations Wing after 1 July 1970)
302d Special Operations Wing, 16 September 1970 (attached to 403d Composite Wing after 1 April 1971)
403d Composite Wing (later 403d Tactical Airlift Wing), 21 April 1971
459th Tactical Airlift Wing (later 459th Airlift Wing), 8 January 1976
403d Airlift Wing (later 403d Wing), 1 August 1992
Tenth Air Force, 1 October 1994
Twenty-Second Air Force, 1 April 1997 – 1 October 2007
Twenty-Second Air Force, c. 13 July 2014 – present
Components
Groups
913th Maintenance Group: 1 August 1992 – 30 September 2007
913th Operations Group: 1 August 1992 – 30 September 2007
913th Support Group (later 913th Mission Support Group): 1 August 1992 – 30 September 2007
Squadrons
31 Mobile Aerial Port Squadron: 1 October 1983 – 1 August 1992
96th Aerial Port Squadron: c. 13 July 1977 – 30 September 2007, c. 13 July 2014 – present
327th Tactical Airlift Squadron (later 327th Airlift Squadron): 11 February 1963 – 1 August 1992, 13 July 2014 – present
913th Operations Support Squadron: c. 13 July 2014 – present
913th Consolidated Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (later 913th Maintenance Squadron: 11 February 1963 – 1 August 1992, c. 13 July 2014 – present
913th Combat Support Squadron (later 913th Force Support Squadron): 11 February 1963 – 1 August 1992, ac. 13 July 2104 – present
913th Aerospace Medicine Squadron: c. 13 July 2014 – present
913th Aerial Port Flight (later 913th Mobile Aerial Port Flight): 15 February 1964 – 30 June 1971, 1 December 1972 – 1 October 1983
Stations
Willow Grove Air Reserve Facility (later Willow Grove Air Reserve Station), Pennsylvania, 11 February 1963 – 30 September 2007
Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, 13 July 2014 – present
Aircraft operated
Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar (1963–1971)
Lockheed C-130 Hercules (1970–2007) (2014–2016)
C-130J Super Hercules (2016–present)
See also
References
Notes
Bibliography
External links
Military units and formations in Pennsylvania
Military units and formations of the United States Air Force Reserves
Airlift groups of the United States Air Force
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Endothelin 2 (ET-2) is a protein encoded by the EDN2 gene in humans. It was first discovered in 1988 by Yanagisawa and team and belongs to a family of three endothelin peptide isoforms (ET-1, ET-2, ET-3), which constrict blood vessels. ET-2 is encoded by genes on separate chromosomes to its isoforms and is mainly produced in vascular endothelial cells of the kidney, placenta, uterus, heart, central nervous system and intestine. It becomes present in the blood of animals and humans at levels ranging from 0.3pg/ml to 3pg/ml. ET-2 acts by binding to two different G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs), the endothelin A receptor (EDNRA) and the endothelin B receptor (EDNRB).
Function
As ET-2 has a very similar homology to ET-1, differing only in two amino acids (with Trp6 and Leu7 instead of Leu6 and Met7) it was often assumed that the two endothelins were similar in synthetic pathway and mechanism of action. As ET-1 is abundant in the body while ET-2 is almost undetectable, ET-1 was more convenient to research, this assumption has meant ET-2 is relatively under-researched. Equally, limited studies have been conducted using VIC, a vasoactive intestinal peptide and the peptide equivalent to ET-2 in mice.
However, further research evidence suggested distinct roles and features of ET-2. Unlike the other endothelins, ET-2 knockout mice (with the EDN2 gene globally removed from their genetic code) are retarded in growth, hypoglycemic, hypothermic and have ketonemia, resulting in early mortality. These differences between ET-1 and ET-2 may be attributed to differing gene expression and the synthesis of different peptides by endothelin converting enzymes (ECEs).
ET-2 is a potent vasoconstrictor and has been implicated in ovarian physiology, as well as diseases relating to the heart, immunology, and cancers.
Clinical significance
Ovarian follicle rupture
Ovulation occurs at around day 14 of the human menstrual cycle and refers to the release of an egg, characterised by the rupture of a preovulatory ovarian follicle. This process is driven changes in oestrogen-regulated feedback on the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis, leading to a surge of Luteinising Hormone which drives follicular rupture. There is a complex molecular dialogue for ovulation which involves the coordinated expression of many key proteins, including ET-2.
Within the follicle, ET-2 expression is confined to a group of steroid-producing stromal cells called granulosa cells, where its production peaks transiently at the final stages before ovulation (periovulatory stage). In the mouse, there is a surge of ET-2 around two hours prior to ovulation, this is thought to act as one of the driving forces for follicular rupture. Much of our current understanding of ET-2 and its role during ovulation comes from rodent model experiments. However, there are some interspecies discrepancies, with stark differences identified between the mouse and bovine ovary.
The mechanisms underlying ET-2-induced follicle rupture are debated, with most theories suggesting a mechanical contraction pathway. ET-2 is believed to act on the follicle by binding to and stimulating EDNRA, which is expressed constitutively on the external layer of theca cells (another type of steroid-producing stromal cell). This causes smooth muscle cells surrounding the ovary to contract. This smooth muscle layer encapsulates the ovary but is absent at the site where the oocyte is expelled, creating a region of low surface tension which weakens the follicle wall and promotes the release of an egg.
ET-2 also binds to and activates EDNRB, which is constitutively expressed by granulosa cells and theca interna. There is controversy surrounding the role of ET-2 signalling at this receptor. Some studies suggest that EDNRB activation by ET-2 regulates follicular rupture by antagonising effects of EDNRA stimulation. Alternatively, EDNRB may propel follicular rupture by inducing nitric oxide signalling. This results in local vasodilation, contributing to the rise in follicular fluid pressure seen in the periovulatory phase.
Cardiovascular system
ET-2, like ET-1, has a role in modulating vascular tone. This can have implications for blood pressure control. A specific EDN2 gene polymorphism has been correlated with essential hypertension and alternative studies have shown associations between certain rare ET-2 polymorphisms and lower diastolic blood pressures. The ET-2 gene has been shown to co-segregate with blood pressure in rodent studies; a potential reason for the link.
However, transgenic rats expressing the human ET-2 gene under the control of the human endothelin promotor are normotensive (blood pressure in normal range), despite these studies suggesting that overexpression of ET-2 results in glomerulosclerosis. This suggests that further investigation into the role of ET-2 in blood pressure is warranted.
As a strong positive inotrope, endothelin-2 has an impact on the human myocardium and for this reason, endothelin-2 antagonists have been shown to improve exercise tolerance and inhibit clinical deterioration in pulmonary hypertension. ET-2 demonstrates a positive chronotropic and proarrhythmic effects. A study showed a significant association of a specific polymorphism of the EDN2 gene with increased incidence of atrial fibrillation in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Overall, the evidence suggests that ET-2 could modulate vascular tone, tissue morphology and remodelling.
Breast tumour cell invasion
Since reports of increased ET-2 expression in human breast cancer (2002), there has been growing interest in ET-2 within cancer pathogenesis. There is increased expression of the ‘endothelin axis’ consisting of 21 amino acid peptides (ET-1, ET-2 and ET-3), two GPCRs and two activating peptidases in invasive breast cancer. This increased expression is not seen in non-invasive tissue. This is further supported by observations from patient biopsies, endothelin expression is associated specifically with regions of the tumour that are invasive and is more common in whole tumours with lymphovascular invasion (i.e. the invasion of cancer cells into the lymphatic system).
In vitro, when breast tumour cell lines with endothelins are stimulated, the phenotype becomes invasive. Invasion through an artificial membrane can be stimulated, particularly when co-cultured in the presence of macrophages. The association between endothelins, poor prognosis and invasion suggests the endothelin axis is an interesting therapeutic target for the treatment of invasive breast cancer.
The breast tumour microenvironment is particularly hypoxic which allows it to modulate the expression of numerous ‘pro-tumour’ genes including endothelins. This hypoxic environment can be replicated in vitro, resulting in increased expression of ET-2 by breast tumour cells. This increased ET-2 expression provides the tumour with autocrine protection from hypoxia-associated apoptosis allowing growth of the tumour. Further research using mice with breast tumours in hypoxic conditions showed that the addition of ET-2 increased the survival of tumour cells suggesting the upregulation of ET-2 in hypoxic tumours may explain the increased invasive potential and worse prognosis than their well oxygenated counterparts.
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Monroe Township, Guernsey County, Ohio
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Monroe Township is one of the nineteen townships of Guernsey County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 730.
Geography
Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
Washington Township, Tuscarawas County - north
Perry Township, Tuscarawas County - northeast
Washington Township - east
Madison Township - southeast corner
Jefferson Township - south
Liberty Township - southwest
Wheeling Township - west
Oxford Township, Tuscarawas County - northwest corner
No municipalities are located in Monroe Township, although the unincorporated community of Birmingham lies in the township's southeast.
Name and history
Monroe Township was established in 1818. It is one of twenty-two Monroe Townships statewide.
Government
The township is governed by a three-member board of trustees, who are elected in November of odd-numbered years to a four-year term beginning on the following January 1. Two are elected in the year after the presidential election and one is elected in the year before it. There is also an elected township fiscal officer, who serves a four-year term beginning on April 1 of the year after the election, which is held in November of the year before the presidential election. Vacancies in the fiscal officership or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.
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External links
County website
Townships in Guernsey County, Ohio
Townships in Ohio
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The Union for Peace and Democracy–Zigamibanga (, UPD or UPD–Zigamibanga), sometimes known as the Union for Peace and Development–Zigamibanga (Union pour la paix et le développement–Zigamibanga), is a small political party in Burundi which was founded in 2002 but which only became active after 2007. The UPD is one of the parties in opposition to the ruling National Council for the Defense of Democracy – Forces for the Defense of Democracy (CNDD–FDD) party. It is seen as the party of Burundi's small Muslim community.
History
The UPD was first registered in August 2002 by Hussein Radjabu, a leader within the National Council for the Defense of Democracy – Forces for the Defense of Democracy (Conseil National Pour la Défense de la Démocratie – Forces pour la Défense de la Démocratie, or CNDD–FDD). It was originally created as a front organisation in case the CNDD–FDD, which had been formed as a rebel armed group during the Burundian Civil War, was refused official recognition as a political party. When the CNDD–FDD did receive recognition in 2005, the UPD became inactive. It did not stand candidates in the legislative elections of 2005.
Despite playing an important role in the rise of Pierre Nkurunziza to the Presidency, Radjabu was expelled from the CNDD–FDD in 2007 and imprisoned for plotting to overthrow the government. Radjabu re-activated the UPD, installing his cousin Mohamed Feruzi as party leader. Radjabu continued to run the party from prison however. The UPD became popular within Burundi's small Muslim community from which the Radjabu family originates.
During the political unrest in Burundi in 2015, the UPD's incumbent leader, Zedi Feruzi, was assassinated in Bujumbura. His killing on 23 May 2015, during protests against the Nkurunziza regime, caused a deepening of the confrontation as the opposition suspended its participation in talks with the government. The party stood in the elections for the National Assembly in May 2020 but gained just 0.05% of the vote and won no seats.
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Political parties in Burundi
Political parties established in 2002
Islamic political parties
Islam in Burundi
2002 establishments in Burundi
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Arvid Andrén (10 February 1902 – 14 June 1999) was a Swedish art historian. He is most commonly associated with his publication Architectural Terracottas from Etrusco-Italic Temples (Lund: Gleerup. 1940)
Biography
Andrén was born at Trelleborg in Skåne, Sweden.
Andrén was an associate professor at Lund University (1940–52) and Stockholm University (1953-68) receiving the title of professor in 1964.
Andrén served as director of the Swedish Institute at Rome from 1948 to 1952 and 1964–1966. Andrén focused his work on decorative architectural terracotta sculpture from ancient Italy and Greece.
He participated in several archaeological excavations in the Mediterranean world, including at Messenia in Greece (1933 and 1935), at Ardea (1952 and 1953) and at Blera (1965) in Italy.
References
Other sources
Obituary "Arvid Andrén," Romhorisont 19 (1999) 14–5.
Swedish archaeologists
1902 births
1999 deaths
People from Scania
20th-century archaeologists
Academic staff of Lund University
Academic staff of Stockholm University
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Taganskaya () is a station on the Koltsevaya line of the Moscow Metro. It opened on 1 January 1950 with the first segment of the fourth stage of the system. The station is named after the Taganka Square which is a major junction of the Sadovoye Koltso.
Designed by architects K. Ryzhkov and A. Medvedev, this pylon station was built with the post-war flamboyance in mind, the overall design is based on the traditional Russian motives in decorations. The central feature of the station are 48 maiolica panels located on each face of the pylon. (works of Ye.Blinova, P. Kozhin, A. Sotnikov, A. Berzhitskaya and Z. Sokolova). These contain apart from floral elements, profile bas-reliefs of various World War II Red Army and Navy servicemen each dedicated to a group such as pilots, tank crews, sailors etc. The color gamma is balanced in such a way that the panels facing the central hall are on a blue majolica background, whilst the platform hall panels are monochromatic. Lighting comes from a set of 12 gilded chandeliers in the central hall with the same blue majolica center. The remaining decoration of the station include a cream-colored ceramic tile on the walls, powder colored marble on the lower pylons and also on the walls, and a checkerboard floor layout of black and gray granite.
The end of the central hall once had a large sculptural group Stalin and youth, however this was replaced in 1961 by a new artwork of the same authors (P. Baladin and Ye. Blinova) depicting Vladimir Lenin, Coats of arms of the Soviet Republics and images of Hero-Cities Leningrad, Stalingrad, Sevastopol and Odessa. This was also taken down in late 1966 to make way for a transfer to the newly opened Taganskaya of the Zhdanovskaya line. Further transfer was opened in 1979 by adding a stairwell into the middle of the central hall for the new station Marksistskaya of the Kalininskaya line.
Because the Taganka Square is located on the hill, in order to conveniently place the large vestibule, and also preserve a nearby heritage building, the escalator descent had to be broken, and an intermediate hall was added by placing a large cylinder and gradually lowering to the required depth. After a dome was added, the interior work on the new lobby began, the walls of which are faced with Altai marble Oroktoy with Syringa shade, and the pilasters from white marble. The dome contains a large ceiling fresco, Victory Fireworks by A. Shiryaeva.
On 18 November 2005 the vestibule was closed for restoration, during which old escalators (installed in 1949) were replaced. All of the decoration features were renovated, and the upgrade included new turnstiles, ticket offices and security upgrade. The station was re-opened on 20 December 2006.
It was the deepest station in Moscow Metro from 1950 until 1958.
Popular culture
In 1991 the rock band Lyube recorded the song Taganskaya Station about the station in its debut album titled Atas.
Moscow Metro stations
Railway stations in Russia opened in 1950
1950 establishments in the Soviet Union
Koltsevaya Line
Railway stations located underground in Russia
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An ergonym is a proper name or title of an organization, that reflects its function (for example, business associations, learned institutions, industrial companies, agencies, banks, shops, cultural institutions, sports complexes and stadia). An ergonym is a unit of the linguistic space of a city.
An ergonym may be an important marker of sociocultural processes, and is one of the mirrors in which history and everyday life are reflected. To study the ergonyms of a place is to paint its linguistic portrait, describing the typical and individual aspects of its onomastic space, and making a snapshot of its everyday life.
Etymology
The term ergonym was first used in 1978 by the Russian linguist N. V. Podolskaya.
The term is derived . However, ergon can also be translated as 'work' or 'action'.
Definitions
There are different understandings of the term "ergonym". Some Latvian linguists consider it a proper noun, meaning an association of people (such as an organization, a company, or educational institution) created for a specific purpose.
In Russia, which has a long tradition of studying ergonyms, the term is defined in a similar way, as a proper noun denoting an association of people united by a specific direction and type of activity. Russian linguists define ergonyms as names that indicate the functional sphere of the association formed for the purpose of a certain action.
In German linguistics, the term is used to refer not only to the associations or unions of individuals, but also to names of goods and services (e.g., groceries, clothes and cars), names of works of art, publications, broadcast items, children's toys, and the names of retail outlets such as cafés, shops, and hairdressers.
In Finland, researchers rarely use the term, and prefer "company name", "name in public space" or "commercial name". But for others, the concept of ergonym may be somewhat broader than that of merely a trading name or trademark. In their view, "ergonym" also describes the names of institutions such as schools, theatres, churches, and bureaucratic organizations.
Examples
Formation
Ergonyms can be formed in different ways. Some linguists propose a classification of formation. This classification includes:
Affixation, for example, ("Intermebel Super Pipes").
Compounding, where an ergonym is formed by a combination of two or more word stems. For example, "КinoRооms", "MissAmor".
Abbreviation, for example "DHL", "DNS", "V&L".
Ergonyms can be created with the help of a numerical component such as "Boutique No. 7, est. 1910".
Ergonyms that have unknown meaning or origin, such as "Bershka", "Oodji", "Kari".
Other linguists propose a different classification that includes:
Ergonyms formed from adjectives, verbs, participles, numerals, adverbs, particles, interjections. For example, "Rendez-vous", "Déjà vu", "Respect".
Ergonyms in the form of phrases and sentences. Names of two or more words are more informative and semantically expanded. For example, "Petit cafe", "C'est la Vie", "Shaping Queen".
Plays on words. These form the largest class. For example, .
Ergonyms formed from anthroponyms ("Cleopatra"), toponyms ("Olympus"), mythonyms, the names of living things, These may be explained by their being easily recognized by many people, by their having many different meanings, and by the implication that their characteristics are transferred to the ergonomical entity.
Ergonyms formed from obsolete words, jargon or slang. For example,
Loanwords. For example, "Angel", "Nota Bene", "Бонжур".
Function
An ergonym may have functions beside being a proper name. It might also be:
Informative (the name acts as an extremely informative unit in the speech of each communicant)
Advertising (the name is intended to attract interest, to encourage the response of a potential client)
Aesthetic (the name usually evokes a positive association, “sounds beautiful”)
Memorial (the names often reflect the names of the founders, the names of popular music groups, films, etc.)
Denoting property protection such as a trademark.
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Lexicology
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Mark McPeak
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Mark Brian McPeak (born 1968) is an Irish international lawn and indoor bowler born in Northern Ireland.
Bowls career
He won a silver medal in the Men's triples at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Thornbury, Victoria.
He is a four times National champion, winning the fours title with his club Belmont, at the Irish National Bowls Championships in 2000, 2003 and 2021. He was also the 2016 singles runner-up behind Barry Kane.
On 2 September 2023, McPeak won his fourth national title, when winning the triples with Simon Martin and Paul Daly.
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Male lawn bowls players from Northern Ireland
1968 births
Living people
Commonwealth Games medallists in lawn bowls
Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Northern Ireland
Bowls players at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
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Richard Loving (artist)
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Richard Loving (1924–2021) was an American artist and educator, primarily based in Chicago, Illinois. He gained recognition in the 1980s as a member of the "Allusive Abstractionists," an informal group of Chicago painters, whose individual forms of organic abstraction embraced evocative imagery and metaphor, counter to the dominant minimalist mode. He is most known for paintings that critics describe as metaphysical and visionary, which move fluidly between abstraction and representation, personalized symbolism taking organic and geometric forms, and chaos and order. They are often characterized by bright patterns of dotted lines and dashes, enigmatic spatial fields, and an illuminated quality. In 2010, critic James Yood wrote that Loving's work "mull[ed] over the possibilities of pattern and representation, of narrative and allegory" to attain a kind of wisdom, transcendence and acknowledgement of universals, "seeking understanding of self within the poetics of the physical world."
Loving's art has been exhibited at the Art Institute of Chicago, Museum of Contemporary Crafts in New York, Block Museum of Art, Hyde Park Art Center and Brauer Museum of Art. His work belongs to the public collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, and Smart Museum of Art, among others.
Life and career
Richard Maris Loving was born in Vienna, Austria in 1924. His parents, Pierre and Faith Loving, were American writers who lived in Europe and socialized in 1920s artistic circles. After his family moved to New York City in 1929, Loving studied art at Bard College, The New School for Social Research and the Art Students League in the latter 1940s, interrupted by a stint in the army. In 1945, he married Frances Brando, a fellow artist, and later, naturalist and teacher, who was the sister of actors Marlon Brando and Jocelyn Brando. They lived in Hell's Kitchen in the late-1940s, where Frances introduced Loving to family friend Wally Cox, then a silversmith with a jewelry shop and an aspiring comedic actor. Loving learned the craft of enameling from Cox, which he supplemented by studying Limoges enamels at city museums; as Cox's entertainment career advanced, he turned over management of his shop to Loving.
In 1953, the Lovings left Manhattan for the Brando family's farm, Pennypoke, near Mundelein, Illinois. Loving converted the property's barn and out-buildings into a family-operated jewelry workshop and art studio, including a large kiln that he built in order to produce large-scale enamel artworks. During that time, Loving exhibited at the Bloomington Art Association (1957) and Lawrence College (1963), and in the exhibition, "Enamels" (Museum of Contemporary Crafts, New York, 1959), developing what art historian Franz Schulze later called " a modest, static local reputation in craft circles."
By the late 1960s, Loving had largely left the Brando farm, eventually divorcing Frances. He settled in a Chicago loft, which spurred a significant shift in his art toward drawing and painting, and gradually, abstraction. Schulze cites a 1969 Kovler Gallery exhibition as his "first important solo show" in this new phase; Loving also exhibited at Galerie le Chat Bernard (1973), N.A.M.E. Gallery (1977), the St. Paul Art Center ("Drawings, U.S.A." exhibit, 1968) and Art Institute of Chicago (1969 "Chicago and Vicinity Show"). He received steadily increasing local and national recognition during the 1970s and 1980s, exhibiting at Roy Boyd Gallery (Chicago and Los Angeles) from 1983 to 1996 and in a ten-year survey at the State of Illinois Art Gallery in 1990. He was also selected to exhibit in the traveling shows "Abstract, Symbol, Image" (Hyde Park Art Center, 1984), "Chicago: Some Other Traditions" (Madison Art Center, 1984) and "American Abstraction/Four Currents" (Louis K. Meisel Gallery, New York, 1985).<ref name="Meisel85">Meisel, Louis K. [https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/84061396 American Abstraction: Four Currents], New York: Meisel Gallery, 1985. Retrieved July 8, 2021.</ref>
In his later career, Loving had featured exhibitions at Printworks Gallery (1998, 2003), Jan Cicero Gallery, (2000), the Brauer Museum of Art (2010) and Hyde Park Art Center (2014),Holg, Garrett, Review, ARTnews, December 2000.Hertzlieb, Gregg. "Introduction," Recent Views of an Inner World: Paintings by Richard Loving, Valparaiso, IN: Brauer Museum of Art, 2010. and thirty-year reviews at the Evanston Art Center and Art Center in Highland Park (both 2007). Loving died on March 27, 2021, at age 97, in Oak Park, Illinois.
Work and reception
In Arts Magazine, critic Mary Mathews Gedo characterized Loving as a "virtually self-taught … maverick artist" and late bloomer, who worked representationally during Abstract Expressionism's heyday, retreated from the Manhattan zeitgeist to the country to explore the medieval art of enameling, and in Chicago, turned to abstraction at the height of city's Imagism movement, reaching his mature style and height of productivity and recognition in his upper fifties. Chicago Tribune critic Alan Artner described Loving's work as evolving from early figuration and representation, to a semi-abstract symbolic discourse from the 1970s to 1990s, to more representational, "spiritually transcendent" pictures suggesting cosmic subjects and landscapes in the 2000s.
Early work
Loving's enamel works on copper often depicted stylized figures set in semi-abstract, primordial landscapes seemingly in flux (e.g., Untitled, 1959).Enamel Arts. Richard Loving, Untitled (5-part Landscape). Retrieved July 7, 2021. They employ painterly gesture influenced by Abstract Expressionism and bright colors sometimes flecked with gold and silver; the work differs from traditional enameling in its modernist resistance to the medium's inherent decorativeness, achieved through the incorporation of disparate materials such as rough wood, multi-panel formats and large scale. Loving largely discontinued enameling by the end of the 1960s, but writers cite its influence in his later work's use of color, transparency, and geometric divisions within canvasses.
Loving's new direction was heralded in a 1969 Kovler Gallery show, in which he presented large shaped drawings of fantastical machine forms described as faintly evocative of the Cubist work of Francis Picabia. The drawings led him back to oil painting, yielding a more abstract, subsequent series depicting webs of hard-edged geometric forms disappearing into densely marked backgrounds.
Mature work
After moving to Chicago, Loving's work began what Franz Schulze called its "slow ascent toward more ambitious things"— a personal style of lyrical abstraction that by the mid-1970s made him "a figure of recognizable substance on the Chicago art scene." He arrived at his mature style during a period when he belonged to the "Allusive Abstractionists," a self-named group of artists that included Miyoko Ito, William Conger and Frank Piatek.Warren, Lynne (ed.). Art in Chicago 1945-1995, Museum of Contemporary Art, New York: Thames and Hudson, 1996, p. 247, 260, 275. Retrieved July 6, 2021. They were united by their mutual interest in a form of organic abstraction that—counter to minimalist hard-edged abstraction—embraced real-world referentiality, evocative imagery, metaphor, subjectivity and old master techniques, while exploring contemporary stylistic problems.Moser, Charlotte. "Regional Revisions: Houston and Chicago," Art in America, July 1985, p. 90–9.
Loving's paintings of this era employed bright patterns of varied, restless line—rippling strokes, dotted lines and dashes he described as "obsessional mark-making"— superimposed on richly colored, mottled color fields (e.g., Hathor's Gate Falling Right, 1977). In these works, the mark served as his central technique, an indicator of time, human intention and energy, as well as a source of rhythm in his compositions. Loving populated his canvasses with free-form, flat diagrammatic shapes (often with bold, electric outlines) and interior borders or portals, creating ambiguous, theatrical spaces that emphasized a contrast between diffuseness and definition (e.g., Water Connections, 1982). Critic Alan Artner has related this work to Georges Seurat's, in terms of its technique and illusion of inner light, while also suggesting that it anticipated the Pattern and Decoration movement and later trends in abstraction evoking aerial, map-like associations.
After an early-1980s trip in which Loving encountered Byzantine mosaics and frescoes, he began incorporating discrete, personalized symbols alluding to sexuality (lips, flowers, fountains, seeds, fireworks) and elemental or microcosmic life (flames, molecules, water, crystals) in his work (e.g., Amorosa Tropicalia, 1983; La Source, 1986; Catalysis, 1991; or Parabola, 1993). Critics such as Charlotte Moser wrote that these works demonstrated a romantic impulse to fix the physical properties of ephemeral sensory impressions, creating a precarious balancing act between flux and order, physics and alchemy. Franz Schulze wrote that the symbols Introduced a surrealist quality into the work, transforming it from "a cool formalism to an ideographic fantasy, no less cool, but filled with mystery and dark ambiguities."
Later work
Loving's later work incorporates more representational imagery, beginning with a 1998 drawing series, "Dissections," and continuing through his paintings of the 2000s, which metaphorically explore visionary and humanist subjects such as fecundity, growth and the irrepressibility of life through brilliantly colored floral and landscape imagery.Shellberg, Tim. "Acclaimed artist 'Views' continued artistic growth," NWI Times, December 5, 2010. Retrieved July 13, 2021.Ott, Aaron. "Inside the Outside of Imagism: Richard Loving and Eleanor Speiss-Ferris," Inside the Outside: Paintings by Richard Loving and Eleanor Speiss-Ferris, Chicago: Hyde Park Art Center, 2014. Initially, these works employed spare, simplified forms such as light fountains and comets (e.g., Sympathetic Outpouring, 2002), painted with his characteristic dashes and sometimes bracketed by otherworldly vertical blazes of light on the sides of the pictures. With paintings such as Efflorescense (2005), however, he began introducing naturalistically rendered flower (and eventually bird, tree and waterfall) forms.
This later work offered an increasingly complex mix of naturalism and enigmatic theatrical spaces that writers say shifted interpretation from literal toward more poetic and mysterious narrative, symbolic and metaphorical frameworks.Hertzlieb, Gregg. "Richard Loving: Cover Art Commentary by Gregg Hertzlieb," Valparaiso Poetry Review, Spring/Summer 2011. Retrieved July 7, 2021. Paintings such as In a Budding Grove (2008) or Fall and Flowers (2009) combine familiar natural settings with formal devices such as unnatural curtain-like bands of light and glowing, curved horizon lines that seem to enclose the landscapes. James Yood compared them to late medieval altarpieces, whose nuance and iconography suggested "both the physical and metaphysical, the prospect of a dense zone of nature gone wild and also an immersion into the forces—spiritual, chlorophyllic, reproductive, etc.—that in their aggregate comprise the dictates of life."
Other professional activities
In addition to his artmaking, Loving was a professor at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago for more than thirty years until his retirement as Professor Emeritus in 2004; he served for several years as chairman of the Painting and Drawing Department. In 1986, he, Frank Piatek and William Conger started the publication Chicago/Art/Write'', a self-distributed publication printed with the support of the school, featuring themselves and other artists discussing ideas, often organized around themes, such as "Regionalism," "Figuration, Representation and Realism" or "Difficult Art."
Collections and recognition
Loving's work belongs to the public art collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, Block Museum of Art, Illinois State Museum, Joslyn Art Museum, Smart Museum of Art and the State of Illinois, as well to corporate, private and university collections. In 1983, he was awarded a Senior Fellowship Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.
References
External links
Richard Loving official website
Oral History of Richard Loving, Art Institute of Chicago, Artists Oral History Archive, 2012
Richard Loving biography, Enamel Arts
21st-century American painters
20th-century American painters
Abstract painters
Visionary artists
American enamelers
Artists from Chicago
School of the Art Institute of Chicago faculty
Art Students League of New York alumni
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Survivor: Camarines (, Hisardut Ai Camarines) was the fifth season of the Israeli reality program Survivor. The show featured 20 contestants competing for 40 days, and was the third season in a row to be filmed in the Caramoan Peninsula in the Camarines Sur province of the Philippines. The season aired from February 14, 2011 until the live finale on June 19, 2011, when Irit Rahamim Basis was named Sole Survivor over Gev Pesti and Natalie Cabessa by a vote of 6–3–0, and Yaniv Ruhan was awarded the fan favorite award by public vote.
The original concept for the season was to split the players by ethnicity (Ashkenazi vs. people of Sephardic/Mizrahi descent), but was dismissed when rumors drew public criticism. Instead, the season featured a "Haves vs. Have Nots" premise wherein one tribe's camp was furnished with several luxuries, similar to "Survivor: Fiji," the 14th season of the United States' version. The Banao tribe won the furnished camp by winning the opening reward challenge, but both tribes automatically switched camps on Day 6. This twist ended when the tribes were shuffled on Day 12, as both new tribes went to new camps.
Contestants
Season summary
Survivor Auction: There was no Reward Challenge. Instead, a Survivor Auction was held. Here is what was purchased:
Voting history
Notes
External links
Nana 10
2011 Israeli television seasons
Survivor (Israeli TV series)
Channel 10 (Israeli TV channel) original programming
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Baggeridge Colliery was a colliery located in Sedgley, West Midlands England.
Colliery History
The Baggeridge Colliery was an enterprise of the Earls of Dudley, whose ancestors had profited from mineral extraction in the Black Country area of the West Midlands for several centuries. The site of Baggeridge Colliery, adjacent to Gospel End Village and more than a mile west of Sedgley village centre, was significant since it was just outside the geological boundary that delineated the South Staffordshire Coalfield. This boundary is known as the Western Boundary Fault of the South Staffordshire Coalfield. In an edition of the Engineer from 1869, a description of a visit by the Dudley and Midland Geological Society to the Earl of Dudley's No. 3 pit at the Himley Colliery is given. The visit took place 'to examine the peculiar formations of strata connected with the above fault.' The journal article speculated that coal might be found across the boundary at 'a much greater depth' than in the existing coalfield but also stated that 'it is the opinion of most geologists that there is every evidence of coal existing beyond the fault, and it will no doubt be found by the never-tiring energy of the Earl of Dudley's agents'
In 1896, a trial borehole was sunk by Vivian's Boring Co. Work on the colliery's first shaft started in February 1899 and a thick seam of coal was discovered in 1902. As predicted, the coal seams were to be found at a greater depth than those exploited over the centuries in the Black Country region of the West Midlands. A second shaft was sunk in 1910. By 1912 the two shafts were complete and production commenced.
The colliery was served by a branch of the Earl of Dudley's Pensnett Railway a network of mineral lines that linked many industrial sites in the west of the Black Country. The link was constructed by the GWR in 1907.
The pit, which closed on 2 March 1968 was the last remaining pit in the Black Country, marking the end of an era stretching some 300 years. Despite this, WMPTE continued to provide short additional workings on service 564 (Wolverhampton to Sedgley) for a number of years after the pit closure.
For the last two years of its existence, it was situated within the boundaries of Seisdon as part of a local government reorganisation. It also remained part of Staffordshire after 1974, when Sedgley became part of the new West Midlands county.
Baggeridge Country Park
The former coalfields are now the site of Baggeridge Country Park, landscaped with a lake, wooded areas and walkways; work commenced in 1981 and the new country park was officially opened by The Princess Anne on 17 June 1983.
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Wilton, California
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Wilton is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sacramento County, California, United States. It is part of the Sacramento–Arden-Arcade–Roseville Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 5,363 at the 2010 census, up from 4,551 at the 2000 census.
Geography and environment
Wilton is located at (38.409556, -121.224264). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all of it land.
Historically the Wilton vicinity has been a locale of considerable haying and pasture usage; the depth to groundwater is typically about 150 to 175 feet (46 to 53 meters).
Wilton lies partially in the floodplain of the Cosumnes River. Because some areas of Wilton are in a flood zone, water can be in the streets during the rainy season. In 1997, an El Nino/La Nina year, levees broke and some homes were flooded to the rooftops. On New Years Eve of 2022, parts of Wilton were evacuated due to a flood warning after levee breaches on the Cosumnes River.
Demographics
2010
The 2010 United States Census reported that Wilton had a population of 5,363. The population density was . The racial makeup of Wilton was 2,234 (78.9%) White, 169 (3.2%) African American, 45 (0.8%) Native American, 289 (5.4%) Asian, 13 (0.2%) Pacific Islander, 343 (6.4%) from other races, and 270 (5.0%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 683 persons (12.7%).
The Census reported that 3,341 people (99.6% of the population) lived in households, 16 (0.3%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 6 (0.1%) were institutionalized.
There were 1,865 households, out of which 613 (32.9%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 1,281 (68.7%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 130 (7.0%) had a female householder with no husband present, 84 (4.5%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 66 (3.5%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 17 (0.9%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 284 households (15.2%) were made up of individuals, and 124 (6.6%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.86. There were 1,495 families (80.2% of all households); the average family size was 3.18.
The population was spread out, with 1,240 people (23.1%) under the age of 18, 416 people (7.8%) aged 18 to 24, 975 people (18.2%) aged 25 to 44, 1,879 people (35.0%) aged 45 to 64, and 853 people (15.9%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.2 males.
There were 2,090 housing units at an average density of , of which 1,620 (86.9%) were owner-occupied, and 245 (13.1%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.2%; the rental vacancy rate was 5.0%. 4,646 people (86.6% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 695 people (13.0%) lived in rental housing units.
2000
As of the census of 2000, there were 4,551 people, 1,519 households, and 1,277 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 1,579 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 85.21% White, 1.89% African American, 1.21% Native American, 2.35% Asian, 0.20% Pacific Islander, 3.63% from other races, and 5.52% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 9.67% of the population.
There were 1,519 households, out of which 33.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 74.6% were married couples living together, 6.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 15.9% were non-families. 11.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.97 and the average family size was 3.20.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 26.0% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 24.1% from 25 to 44, 32.2% from 45 to 64, and 11.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.9 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $68,774, and the median income for a family was $76,111. Males had a median income of $54,028 versus $40,650 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $28,568. About 2.8% of families and 3.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.4% of those under age 18 and 3.3% of those over 64.
Politics
In the state legislature Wilton is in the 1st Senate District, represented by Republican Ted Gaines, and in the 8th Assembly District, represented by Democrat Ken Cooley.
Federally, Wilton is in .
Bibliography
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Census-designated places in Sacramento County, California
Census-designated places in California
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