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"Rodeo" is a single by American rapper Juvenile taken from his seventh solo studio album Reality Check. It was released in 2006 via Atlantic Records. Produced by Cool & Dre, the song samples the remix of R. Kelly's "Bump n' Grind".
It peaked at number 41 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States.
The song was later sampled by Kodak Black ("Rodeo"), Kent Jones ("Don't Mind"), and Megan Thee Stallion ("Work That").
Personnel
Terius "Juvenile" Gray – rap vocals, songwriter
Marcello "Cool" Valenzano – producer, songwriter
Andre "Dre" Lyon – producer, songwriter
Robert Kelly – songwriter
Manny Marroquin – mixing
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
External links
References
2006 songs
2006 singles
Juvenile (rapper) songs
Atlantic Records singles
Songs written by R. Kelly
Songs written by Juvenile (rapper)
Songs written by Cool (record producer)
Music videos directed by Marc Klasfeld
Song recordings produced by Cool & Dre
Songs written by Dre (record producer) |
Ali minaret () is a historical minaret in Isfahan, Iran. It is close to the Ali mosque. This minaret is the oldest minaret in Isfahan, which dates back to the 11th century. This minaret is in height and is the second highest historical minaret in Isfahan after the Sarban minaret. It is said that this minaret was originally , but its height has been decreased in the course of time. There are four inscriptions on the Ali minaret. One of the inscriptions is made of brick and the others are made of ceramic.
See also
List of the historical structures in the Isfahan province
References
Towers completed in the 11th century
Minarets in Iran
Buildings and structures in Isfahan |
Palma del Río is a handball team based in Palma del Río, Córdoba province, Andalusia. It was founded in 1973 within Salesians school of Palma del Río.
Season by season
1 season in Liga ASOBAL
8 seasons in División de Plata
Notable players
Rafael Baena
Nikola Dokić
Stadium information
Name: - El Pandero
City: - Palma del Río
Capacity: - 1,500 seats
Address: - Avenida Aulio Cornelio Palma, s/n
References
External links
Official website
Sports clubs and teams in Andalusia
Handball clubs in Spain
Handball clubs established in 1973
Province of Córdoba (Spain) |
Volvarina perrieri is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.
Description
The length of the shell attains 10.4 mm.
(Original description in French) The shell has a mediocre size. It is elongated, swollen fusiformly especially in its upper part. The spire is rounded, with an obtuse apex, formed of four whorls. The body whorl rises clearly towards the aperture. This aperture is very triangularly elongated, wider towards the base which is obliquely rounded. The outer lip is thickened externally and slightly projected internally throughout its middle part. The columellar margin has four plaits.
The shell has a transparent porcelain white colour. It shows also three very faint traces of fawn bands on the back of the shell.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off the Falkland Islands.
References
Cossignani, T. (2006). Marginellidae & Cystiscidae of the World. L'Informatore Piceno. 408 pp
External links
perrieri
Gastropods described in 1906 |
"There Is No Ending" is a song by Scottish post-folk indie band Arab Strap. It was first released on Arab Strap's 2006 album, The Last Romance, and later as a 7" single limited to 1000 copies, both released in 2006 on Chemikal Underground.
Track listing
Songs and lyrics by Aidan Moffat and Malcolm Middleton.
7" (CHEM094)
"There Is No Ending" – 4:09
"The First Big Weekend (Four Tet remix)" – 4:43
Promo CD (PCHEM094CD)
"There Is No Ending" – 4:09
Personnel
Aidan Moffat – vocals
Malcolm Middleton – guitar
Alan Wylie – trumpet
Jenny Reeve – violin
Andrew Savage – vocals
Geoff Allan – vocals, producer
Jon McCue – vocals
Paul Savage – producer
Notes
External links
"There Is No Ending" on Last.fm
2006 singles
2005 songs |
```go
package helm
import (
"fmt"
"os"
"github.com/spf13/cobra"
"github.com/werf/3p-helm/cmd/helm"
"github.com/werf/3p-helm/pkg/action"
"github.com/werf/nelm/pkg/lock_manager"
"github.com/werf/werf/v2/cmd/werf/common"
"github.com/werf/werf/v2/pkg/deploy/helm"
"github.com/werf/werf/v2/pkg/deploy/helm/chart_extender"
"github.com/werf/werf/v2/pkg/deploy/helm/command_helpers"
)
var upgradeCmdData common.CmdData
func NewUpgradeCmd(
actionConfig *action.Configuration,
wc *chart_extender.WerfChartStub,
namespace *string,
) *cobra.Command {
cmd, _ := helm_v3.NewUpgradeCmd(actionConfig, os.Stdout, helm_v3.UpgradeCmdOptions{
StagesSplitter: helm.NewStagesSplitter(),
StagesExternalDepsGenerator: helm.NewStagesExternalDepsGenerator(&actionConfig.RESTClientGetter, namespace),
ChainPostRenderer: wc.ChainPostRenderer,
})
SetupRenderRelatedWerfChartParams(cmd, &upgradeCmdData)
oldRunE := cmd.RunE
cmd.RunE = func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
ctx := cmd.Context()
if err := common.GetOndemandKubeInitializer().Init(ctx); err != nil {
return err
}
releaseName := args[0]
if err := InitRenderRelatedWerfChartParams(ctx, &upgradeCmdData, wc); err != nil {
return fmt.Errorf("unable to init werf chart: %w", err)
}
if m, err := lock_manager.NewLockManager(helm_v3.Settings.Namespace(), true, nil, nil); err != nil {
return fmt.Errorf("unable to create lock manager: %w", err)
} else {
return command_helpers.LockReleaseWrapper(ctx, releaseName, m, func() error {
return oldRunE(cmd, args)
})
}
}
return cmd
}
``` |
Char Bausia is a village in Barisal District in the Barisal Division of southern-central Bangladesh.
References
Populated places in Barisal District |
Jemris is an open source MRI sequence design and simulation framework written in C++.
It was designed to most generally and numerically integrate the Bloch equation in a single-core or parallel fashion for protons over a time course of a sequence on almost arbitrary samples with arbitrary excitation and acquisition setup. The integration is performed with the CVODE variable time stepping solver.
Jemris experiment setups are completely managed with XML files. It understands and parses symbolic mathematics as dynamic parameters to allow for maximum flexibility.
It has been used to operate a commercial MRI scanner.
References
External links
Official project website .
SUNDIALS (SUite of Nonlinear and DIfferential/ALgebraic equation Solvers)
Simulation software
Magnetic resonance imaging |
Château d'Ossogne is a castle located in Thuillies, Hainaut Province in Belgium.
See also
List of castles in Belgium
References
Castles in Belgium |
Dave Martin is a former American sportscaster who spent seven seasons as a play-by-play announcer in Major League Baseball.
Career
Martin called Chicago White Sox games on WFLD in 1968. He spent the next three seasons on WJW-TV calling Cleveland Indians games before being replaced by Rocky Colavito in 1972. Martin began the 1972 season without a broadcasting job; however, in June he replaced the ailing John MacLean on WHDH radio in Boston, calling Boston Red Sox games with Ned Martin (no relation). Martin also called the first season of New England Whalers hockey for WHDH. His final major announcing job was with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1980. Martin also served as a play-by-play announcer for the NFL on NBC in 1970 and College Football on ABC in 1967.
References
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Boston Red Sox announcers
Chicago White Sox announcers
Cleveland Indians announcers
College football announcers
Hartford Whalers announcers
Major League Baseball broadcasters
National Football League announcers
Pittsburgh Pirates announcers
Sportspeople from Boston
World Hockey Association broadcasters |
The Achievement School District (ASD) is a school system in Tennessee providing academic intervention in the lowest performing schools in Tennessee, with the goal of increasing student achievement in those schools. The ASD's assigned task is to move the bottom 5% of schools in Tennessee to the top 25% of schools in the state. The Achievement School District was created to cause "school turnaround," a term meaning rapid results in poorer-performing schools. The Achievement School District is modeled after the Louisiana Recovery School District and takes elements from Michigan's state-run district for failing schools as well.
History
Tennessee received funding from the federal government to create the Achievement School District when it won Race to the Top, a United States Department of Education contest created to spur innovation and reforms in state and local district K–12 education. The Achievement School District was created to improve student achievement in Tennessee's Priority Schools—those in the bottom 5% in the state—and in so doing, increasing students' career options and life outcomes. It is modeled from principles of President Bush's No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 and Obama's Race to the Top legislation. Various states submit their budget proposals in order to receive financial support. Schools in desperate need of change are labelled as priority schools. Those priority schools are added into this school district with the goal to be eventually released back into city and state school systems. They acquire staff from programs such as the Memphis Teacher Residency and Teach for America.
Leadership
Malika Anderson was named the superintendent of the Achievement School District in November 2015 by the Tennessee Department of Education. She was preceded by Chris Barbic, who served in the role from 2011 to 2015. The district depends on charter management organizations (CMOs) in order to run and fund these charter schools. CMOs come from various sources such as the state, national organizations, and financial donors. The Achievement School District creates autonomy for these schools to launch the programs they need.
ASD schools
The bottom 5% of Tennessee schools include 83 schools across Memphis, Jackson, Nashville, Knoxville and Chattanooga. , there are 31 schools serving 12,000 students in the ASD.
School operators
Achievement Schools
Aspire Public Schools
Capstone Education Group
Frayser Community Schools
Freedom Preparatory Academy
Gestalt Community Schools
Green Dot Public Schools
KIPP Memphis Collegiate Schools
LEAD Public Schools
Libertas School of Memphis
Memphis Scholars
Project GRAD
Pathways in Education
Promise Academy
Rocketship Education
References
Public education in Tennessee |
The Ndonde, or Ndonde Hamba, are an ethnic and linguistic group based in Nachingwea District, in the Lindi Region of southern Tanzania. In 2002 the Ndonde population was estimated to number between 10,000 and 20,000 .
The main Ndonde language is Ndonde Hamba, also known as Mawanda - A Bantu language of Tanzania
Ethnic groups in Tanzania
Indigenous peoples of East Africa |
The liujiaoxian (六角弦) is a traditional Chinese bowed string instrument in the huqin family. The liujiao (六角) in its name literally means "six corners," and hence liujiaoxian is constructed with a hexagonal body. It is used primarily in Taiwan.
See also
Chinese music
List of Chinese musical instruments
Huqin
References
Chinese musical instruments
Culture in Hunan
Huqin family instruments
Taiwanese opera |
Luís Valadares Tavares is a professor emeritus of Systems and Management of the University of Lisbon (IST - Instituto Superior Técnico), President of OPET - Portuguese Observatory of Technology Foresight, President of APMEP - Portuguese Society of Portuguese Markets, Chairman of the European Conferences on E-Public Procurement, Non-Executive Member of the Board of Martifer.
Education
He was born in Lisbon 28 March 1946, and completed his secondary education in Oporto (1963), and obtained his master's degree on Civil Engineering (Licenciatura) at IST He obtained his master's degree on Operational Research at the University of Lancaster (1970), his PHD (Honors) on Engineering Sciences (IST, 1973), and the title of Agregado (IST, 1977). He is full professor since 1980 and full professor emeritus since 2007.
Major teaching activities
He initiated on 1970 the first program on Operational Research taught in Portugal as an interdisciplinary subject at IST in Engineering courses and during more than forty years has been teaching Applied Statistical Models and OR also at the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences of the Portuguese Catholic University at the graduation and Master level. He has been teaching for short periods or giving lectures as in many foreign institutions such as University Of Columbia (Ny), Rand Corporation, Université De Paris Dauphine, IESE (Madrid), Middle East Technical University (Ankara), Université Mohamed V (Rabat), Inter University Institute Of Macau - Iium - (Macao – People’s Republic Of China), University Of Tsing-Hua (Beijing), Puc-Catholic University Of Rio (Rio).He published textbooks to support his teaching. Director of the E-Learning Program on Management Sciences – DISLOGO of the Portuguese Catholic University (1996-2002)
Books
He is author of several textbooks:
Tavares, L. Valadares, Nunes Correia, F., 1999, “Optimização Linear e Não Linear”, Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, Lisbon, 2nd Edition.
Tavares, L.V., Themido, I., Oliveira, R., Nunes Correia, F., 1996, “Investigação Operacional”, McGraw-Hill.
Tavares, L. Valadares, 1998, Advanced Models on Project Management, Boston, Kluwer Academic Publishers.
Tavares, L. Valadares, Antunes, C.H., 2000, “Casos de Aplicação de Investigação Operacional”, Mc Graw-Hill.
Tavares, L. Valadares, 2008, “O Modelo e o Software SIAP 2008 para avaliação de propostas e candidaturas segundo o Código dos Contratos Públicos (DL18/2008)”, OPET;
Tavares, L. Valadares, 2008, “A Gestão das Aquisições Públicas, Guia de Aplicação do Código dos Contratos Públicos (DL 18/2008), Empreitadas, Bens e Serviços”, OPET;
Tavares, L. Valadares e M. Lopes Rocha, 2009, “O Guia da Contratação Electrónica”, OPET, .
Distinctions
Grande Oficial da Ordem do Infante awarded by the President of Republic (2009)
Personal life
He lives in Lisbon and is married with two children and 3 grandchildren.
References
1946 births
Living people
Alumni of Lancaster University
University of Lisbon alumni
Academics from Lisbon
Academic staff of the University of Lisbon |
Jules Maidoff (born May 6, 1933) is an American artist.
Biography
Maidoff grew up in the Bronx, New York where he attended New York High School of Industrial Art and Cooper Union. In 1955 he received his BA from City College of New York. While completing his MA at CCNY he was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to Italy, where he spent one year. After returning to New York, he spent the next decade exhibiting his paintings and working in graphic design. Since 1973, he has lived and worked in Tuscany where, in 1975, he founded Studio Arts College International (formerly Studio Art Centers International).
Career
Influenced by the Eastern European Jewish ancestry of his parents, as well as childhood visits to the Museum of Modern Art and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Maidoff was drawn towards a narrative approach to painting. His coming of age during World War II also contributed greatly to his views on the artist's social responsibility. After traveling to Florence in 1956 as part of the Fulbright Program, his interest in the art of the Renaissance as well as the history of Italy took root, and he frequently returned while supporting his family with work in graphic design and advertising.
In 1973, he decided to relocate and concentrate on painting full time. Originally settling in Pian di Scò (where he had purchased a farmhouse in 1970), he began giving art lessons in his studio. Affiliations with study abroad programs led to the creation of an independently accredited nonprofit institution (SACI) which continues to this day as a degree-granting school at the graduate level.
In 2002, Maidoff's experience in Italy and the progression of his work was documented in the short film "Jules Maidoff: An American Painter in Italy", co-directed and shot by his daughter, Natasha Maidoff, and Jilann Spitzmiller.
Collections
Critics have described Maidoff's work as being related to a figurative Expressionist tradition. In addition to painting, he has done extensive printmaking and ceramic work.
His works are in the collections of many museums worldwide such as the Royal Museum of Fine Arts of Belgium, the Museum of the City of Pisa, Riverside Museum in New York, Brandeis University Museum, The V. Emanuele Foundation in Cascais, the Museum of the City of Leiria, Portugal, the cities of Orvieto, San Giovanni, Siracusa and many more.
His work is also in hundreds of private collections including those of the former president of Italy Alessandro Pertini, Elizabeth Sackler, Jose Frentes Antunes, the Pritzker family, Connie Brittan, and Amalie Rothschild. Many catalogs and interviews have been made about his work and he has been written about by Mario de Micheli, Grace Gleuck, Joachim Burmeister, Carol Becker, and Laura Castro among others.
See also
SACI
References
External links
http://www.julesmaidoff.com
http://www.saci-florence.edu
20th-century American painters
American male painters
21st-century American painters
1933 births
Living people
High School of Art and Design alumni
20th-century American male artists |
A back door is a door in the rear of a building. Back door may also refer to:
Arts and media
Back Door (jazz trio), a British group
Porta dos Fundos (literally “Back Door” in Portuguese) Brazilian comedy YouTube channel.
Works so titled:
The Back Door (fiction), a 1897 work serialised in Hong Kong
"Back Door", a 1969 sound single by Rhinoceros (band)
Musical albums:
Back Door (album), a 1972 by English jazz trio Back Door
The Back Door (album), a 1992 album by American band Cherish the Ladies
Songs:
"Back Door", a 2020 song by South Korean boy group Stray Kids from the album In Life
"Backdoor" (song), a 2020 song by American rapper Lil Durk
"Back Door", a 2021 song by American rapper Pop Smoke from the album Faith
Other uses
Backdoor (computing), a hidden method for bypassing normal computer authentication systems
Backdoor (basketball), a play in which a player gets behind the defense and receives a pass for an easy score
Backdoor Bay, Ross Island, Antarctica
Slang for the human anus
See also
Backdoor pilot, the use of existing series in assessing potential audience reaction to a proposed television series
Backdoor breaking ball, a type of pitch
Backdoor.Win32.IRCBot, a computer worm
Music:
Backdoor progression, in music theory, characteristic harmonic device used in many "jazz standards"
Works:
"Back Door Man", a 1960 blues song, written by Willie Dixon & recorded by Howlin' Wolf
"Back Door Santa", a 1968 blues song written by Clarence Carter and Marcus Daniel
"Lookin' out My Back Door", a rock song by Creedence Clearwater Revival, on their 1970 album Cosmo's Factory |
Full Circle is the fourth studio album by American rock band Creed, released on October 27, 2009. It was Creed's first release since disbanding in June 2004, prior to the release of their Greatest Hits compilation album in November 2004, and was their first studio album since Weathered in November 2001, as well as their first with their original bass guitarist Brian Marshall since his departure in August 2000. The record was produced by Howard Benson. The album was completed on July 31, 2009, as announced by Scott Stapp. The album cover was revealed through the band's official e-news on August 4, 2009. A two-disc version of Full Circle was released and contained a DVD with bonus content. The album had three music videos created for it: "Overcome" and "Rain" in 2009, and "A Thousand Faces" in 2010.
Title
The title of the album makes reference to the instrumental band members coming "full circle" with Scott Stapp to reform the band. The title track is about the Creed reunion and how it feels to be together as a band again.
Tour
The 2009 Creed Reunion Tour began on August 6 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and concluded on October 20, 2009, in Hidalgo, Texas. Originally, Flyleaf and Fuel were to be the opening bands, but the New Zealand band Like A Storm and Hoobastank opened for Creed in the first leg of the concert, while Lo-Pro and Staind opened for the second leg, with Saliva doing the last five dates and Like a Storm returning near the end of the tour. This reunion tour featured all of the original members of the band as well as the former Submersed guitarist Eric Friedman, a friend of Mark Tremonti's who performed rhythm guitars and backing vocals. The band played five songs ("Overcome", "Rain", "Bread of Shame", "Full Circle", and "A Thousand Faces") from their album Full Circle, as well as old hits throughout the tour. The band later went on to play "Suddenly" during their 2010 Summer tour, and "Time" during their 2012 Summer tour.
On October 24, 2009, it was confirmed by Scott Phillips that Creed was to go on a world tour in April 2010, starting in Australia and New Zealand, followed by South America, Europe, and Canada/North America. The tour dates were released on April 19, 2010.
Reception
The album received mixed to positive reviews from critics. Some critics stated that they appreciated the "new, heavier, darker side of Creed". Full Circle debuted at #2 on the Billboard 200, selling 111,000 copies in its first week.
Track listing
Original release
Bonus DVD
"Reconnection: 6 Years Later"
"Building the Tour: Concept and Design"
"The First Show: Night 1 – Pittsburgh"
"Full Circle"
"Making the Record: Full Circle is Born"
"E-Rock: Touring Guitarist"
"The Set List"
"Running the Tour: Production Crew"
"Overcome: The Video"
Personnel
Creed
Scott Stapp – lead vocals
Mark Tremonti – guitar, backing vocals, co-lead vocals on "A Thousand Faces" and "Away in Silence"
Brian Marshall – bass
Scott Phillips – drums
Production
Howard Benson – production, keyboards and programming
Mike Plotnikoff – recording
Paul DeCarli – digital editing
Hatsukazu Inagaki – additional engineering
Jeremy Underwood, Keith Armstrong, Nik Karpen, Brad Townsend, Andrew Schubert – assistant engineering
Marc VanGool and Ian Keith – guitar tech
Tony Adams – drum tech
Chris Lord-Alge – mixing at Mix LA, Tarzana, CA
Ted Jensen – mastering at Sterling Sound, New York, NY
Management
Irving Azoff, Paul Geary, Jared Paul – management
Orville Almon (Zumwait, Almon & Hayes) – legal representation
Scott Adair and John Doran (London & Co.) – business management
Ken Fermaglich (The Agency Group) – US booking agent
Neil Warnock (The Agency Group) – international booking agent
Diana Meltzer – A&R
Gregg Wattenberg – A&R/Wind-up production supervision
Jim Cooperman and Kim Youngberg – business affairs
Mike Mongillo – product management
Artwork
Daniel Tremonti (Core 12) – art concept, package design, photography
Paul Natkin – band photography
DVD
DC3 – footage provider
Daniel E. Catullo III – DVD footage director
Michael Romanyshyn, Lionel Pasamonte, Daniel E. Catullo III – producers
Jonathan Fambrough and Michael Romanyshyn – editors
Emmanuel Perez – assistant editor
Mark Droescher – DVD author
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Singles
Release history
References
Creed (band) albums
Albums produced by Howard Benson
2009 albums |
Lake Sarapococha or Lake Sarapacocha (possibly from Quechua qucha lake), is a lake in the Huayhuash mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Lima Region, Cajatambo Province, Copa District. It lies at the foot of the Sarapo (or Sarapa), south-west of it. Sarapococha is situated at a height of about , about 0.63 km long and 0.28 km at its widest point.
See also
List of lakes in Peru
References
Lakes of Peru
Lakes of Lima Region |
The 1998 Honda Indy 300 was the eighteenth and penultimate round of the 1998 CART World Series Season, held on 18 October 1998 on the Surfers Paradise Street Circuit, Surfers Paradise, Queensland, Australia. Alex Zanardi won the race, his 15th and final CART victory, after taking the lead from polesitter Dario Franchitti at the first round of pitstops.
Qualifying results
Classification
Race
Caution flags
Lap Leaders
Point standings after race
References
Honda Indy 300
Honda Indy 300
Gold Coast Indy 300 |
The vanishing bird cage, also known as the flying birdcage, is a classic parlour magic effect that was invented by French magician Buatier De Kolta. The trick has also been used by magicians Carl Hertz, Harry Beardmore, Harry Blackstone (Sr. and Jr.) John Mulholland, John Angel, Sabrina Vera, and Tommy Wonder.
The magician displays a bird cage, holding it between both of his hands. The cage is rectangular, about six inches tall by six inches wide by eight inches long, and made of wire on all six sides. Often there is a bird, though in modern performances of the act it is usually fake, inside the cage. The magician will offer the cage for inspection by an audience member, but he will never actually release his grip of it. Then, without covering the cage, the magician makes a sudden motion and the cage (and anything inside) vanishes from sight.
A variation of the trick was featured in the 2006 film The Prestige.
Method
The bird cage is designed to collapse if it is not supported from both ends. Two of the opposite corners of the cage pull away from each other so that the box becomes somewhat of a tube, about 18 inches long and only one or two inches thick, that resembles a bundle of wire that is thicker in the middle than at the ends. An elastic cord attached to one end of the cage runs up the sleeve of the magician's jacket so that when the cage collapses, it is drawn up his sleeve and hidden from view. As a living bird is likely to be injured or killed when the cage collapses, fake birds are most commonly used in modern presentations of the vanishing bird cage.
References
Hay, Harry. Cyclopedia of Magic. (1949)
Magic tricks |
Mudgee, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales had two incarnation, from 1859 to 1920 and from 1927 to 1968.
Election results
Elections in the 1960s
1965
1962
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1959
1956
1953
1950
Elections in the 1940s
1947
1944
1941
Elections in the 1930s
1938
1935
1932
1930
Elections in the 1920s
1927
1920 - 1927
District abolished
Elections in the 1910s
1917
1913
1911 by-election
1910
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1907
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1901
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1898
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1891
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Elections in the 1870s
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1877
1876 by-election
1874
1873 by-election
1872
1872 by-election
Elections in the 1860s
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Notes
References
New South Wales state electoral results by district |
Ginevra Molly "Ginny" Weasley is a fictional character in J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter novel series. Ginny is introduced in the first book Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, as the youngest sibling and only daughter of Arthur and Molly Weasley. She becomes Harry's main love interest and eventually marries him at the end of the series. She is portrayed by Bonnie Wright in all eight Harry Potter films.
Character development
Ginny is a pureblood witch born 11 August 1981, the seventh child and only daughter of Arthur and Molly Weasley. She attends Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, and is sorted into Gryffindor house, along with the rest of her family. J. K. Rowling says:
Over the course of the series, Ginny becomes a strong witch who shows herself to be independent and capable, fighting alongside Harry on more than one occasion as he battles against the Dark Arts.
In a joint interview with The Leaky Cauldron and Mugglenet, Rowling revealed that she "always knew" that Ginny and Harry "were going to come together and then part." Rowling explained that, as the series progresses, Harry, and by extension the reader, discovers that Ginny is in fact the ideal girl for Harry. Rowling said Harry "needs to be with someone who can stand the demands of being with Harry Potter, because he's a scary boyfriend in a lot of ways." By the later part of the series, Ginny and Harry "are total equals" and "worthy of each other." The author also commented that she enjoyed writing the "big emotional journey" both characters go through, and that she really liked Ginny as a character.
Appearances
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Ginny first appears in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, when Harry encounters the Weasley family at King's Cross station and they help him to reach Platform 9¾. After realizing Harry's identity, Ginny asks her mother if she can board the Hogwarts Express to see him.
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Ginny is a first-year student in Chamber of Secrets, where she develops a crush on Harry and is sorted into Gryffindor. During the climax of the story, it is revealed that she opened the Chamber of Secrets, and is attacking Muggle-born students while under the influence of Tom Riddle's old school diary. Lucius Malfoy had slipped the diary into Ginny's cauldron in Flourish and Blotts prior to the term.
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Ginny has little involvement in Prisoner of Azkaban, though she is studying at Hogwarts throughout the book and grows closer to Hermione.
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
In Goblet of Fire, her role was larger as she attends the Quidditch World Cup with her father, brothers, Harry and Hermione. She attends the Yule Ball with Neville Longbottom and can be seen in background appearances.
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
In Order of the Phoenix, Ginny has "given up on Harry months ago", and has a boyfriend, Michael Corner, whom she met at the Yule Ball. When Umbridge punishes Harry with a "lifetime" Quidditch ban, Ginny replaces him as Gryffindor Seeker. In the last part of the book, Ginny breaks up with Michael due to his sulking over Ravenclaw's defeat in the Quidditch Cup final, later replacing him with Dean Thomas. She joins Dumbledore's Army and is one of five members who accompany Harry in his attempt to rescue Sirius Black from the Department of Mysteries. Near the end of this book Ginny participates in the battle inside the Ministry of Magic, but is forced to withdraw from the action due to a broken left ankle.
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
In Half-Blood Prince, after she casts a Bat-Bogey Hex on Zacharias Smith, Professor Slughorn respects her magical abilities enough to invite her to join his "Slug Club". Ginny becomes a permanent member of the Gryffindor Quidditch team as Chaser, and substitutes for Harry as Seeker when Severus Snape puts him in detention during the Quidditch Cup final. After witnessing Ginny kissing Dean in an empty corridor, Harry has an angry internal reaction. This reaction surprises him and upon reflection, he realizes his attraction to Ginny. Since Ginny's older brother Ron vocally objects to Dean going out with his sister, Harry fears his reaction would be the same, if not worse, with him. Ginny's relationship with Dean ends altogether in April after an accidental nudge from Harry under the effects of Felix Felicis, which Ginny interprets as Dean unnecessarily trying to help her through the portrait hole. Ginny and Harry share their first kiss after Gryffindor again won the Quidditch Cup defeating Ravenclaw, thus starting their relationship. This does not alter Harry's relationship with Ron as he had feared, and they get to enjoy their relationship for a peaceful few months. After Dumbledore's death, Harry ends their relationship as he fears his love for Ginny would place her in danger.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
Propelled by the revelation that Harry, Ron, and Hermione are leaving to seek the remaining Horcruxes in Deathly Hallows, Ginny kisses Harry in her bedroom, and they realize they both still have intense feelings for each other. She returns to Hogwarts for her sixth year, where she works with Neville and Luna on reuniting Dumbledore's Army. As Ron is on the run with Harry and Hermione, Ginny is forced to go into hiding with her family. Though underage, she takes part in the Battle of Hogwarts despite her mother's and Harry's disapproval. After Harry's supposed death, she, Hermione, and Luna take on Bellatrix Lestrange, who nearly strikes Ginny with a Killing Curse, infuriating Molly Weasley to the point of intervening and successfully duelling Bellatrix herself.
In the epilogue, set 19 years after the events of Deathly Hallows, Harry and Ginny are together and have three children: James, Albus and Lily. Though the epilogue does not explicitly say Ginny and Harry are married, news articles and other sources treat it as fact. Rowling elaborated on Ginny's future after the release of the book, saying that after leaving Hogwarts, she joined the Holyhead Harpies and, after spending a few years as a celebrated player, retired to become the senior Quidditch correspondent at the Daily Prophet, and to start a family with Harry.
In other material
In the play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Ginny must help Harry reconcile with their wayward son Albus Severus Potter, and there are references to events in previous books. Her job at The Daily Prophet is briefly mentioned when Draco accuses her of promoting suspicion against former Death Eaters, but she says her articles are purely sport-related.
Characterization
Outward appearance
She has typical Weasley traits: flaming red hair (which she wears in a long mane) and a freckled complexion. She is of petite stature, commented on by several characters, and has bright brown eyes like her mother. When she blushes (which was often around Harry Potter in the early years of their friendship), she goes a shade of red that matches her hair. When in a highly emotional state she is known to acquire a "hard, blazing look".
Personality
Ginny is forceful, independent and often speaks her mind. She has an energetic, lively personality; having feelings for Harry, she became shy and withdrawn in his presence, during the first few years of their friendship. According to Harry, growing up with six older brothers toughened her. Ginny is not afraid to stand up to anyone, friend or enemy alike. She stands up to Draco Malfoy on their first meeting in Flourish and Blotts when he insults Harry in Chamber of Secrets. She even stands up to Hermione, her close friend, in defence of Harry's use of the Sectumsempra curse. When describing Ginny, J.K. Rowling notes she is "tough, not in an unpleasant way, but gutsy", also describing her as "warm and compassionate". Ginny was very popular during her time at Hogwarts, and drew attraction by numerous boys. Harry and Ron felt that Ginny was "too popular for her own good".
Magical abilities and skills
Ginny is a talented witch. By age 14 she could conjure a corporeal Patronus Charm, in the form of a horse. She is also a gifted flier and Quidditch player; she scored "seventeen goals" in a Quidditch practice. Ginny was adept at the Bat-Bogey Hex, which drew her to the attention of Horace Slughorn, and her subsequent invitation to the Slug Club.
Portrayals
Bonnie Wright played Ginny Weasley in all eight Harry Potter films. Wright voiced the character in the Order of Phoenix, Half-Blood Prince and Deathly Hallows: Part 1 video games. Wright also played Ginny in the Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey at The Wizarding World of Harry Potter theme park attraction.
Wright has described Ginny's character as "outgoing, friendly and confident." In an interview with The Telegraph before the release of Order of the Phoenix, Wright revealed that she got the role because her brother had read the books and told her she reminded him of Ginny, and recommended that she audition for the part.
Ginny was voiced by Victoire Robinson for the Chamber of Secrets game, and by Annabel Scholey in Deathly Hallows: Part 2. Bonnie Wright lent her voice to her character in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, and acted as a playable character in certain missions. Poppy Miller played the adult Ginny in the original West End production of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.
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Reception
Ginny's pivotal role in Chamber of Secrets was compared by Dave Kopel, citing John Granger's book, to a morality play like John Bunyan's The Pilgrim's Progress. He describes the final scene, where Harry descends to the Chamber of Secrets to rescue Ginny: "In the climax of Chamber of Secrets, Harry descends to a deep underworld, is confronted by two satanic minions (Voldemort and a giant serpent), is saved from certain death by his faith in Dumbledore (the bearded God the Father/Ancient of Days), rescues the virgin (Virginia Weasley), and ascends in triumph. It's Pilgrim's Progress for a new audience." This quote predates Rowling's revelation that Ginny's full name is Ginevra, not Virginia.
In popular culture
In the 2013 Season 6, Episode 15 of The Big Bang Theory (The Spoiler Alert Segmentation), Leonard has just started reading Half-Blood Prince when Sheldon spoils Dumbledore's death by Snape as well as Dobby's death in Deathly Hallows, which ignites a feud between them. Later, during an effort to patch things up between them, Penny accidentally spoils that Harry and Ginny end up together, trying to draw a comparison between Ron accepting that Harry is interested in Ron's sister Ginny, and Leonard's potential forgiving of Sheldon spoiling key events of the series. Leonard is obviously disappointed that yet another event has been spoiled.
In the 2018 dystopian science fiction film The Darkest Minds, two of the main characters compare their relation to Ginny and Harry's, in a scene Noah Berlatsky describes as "a moment of meta-critique that’s just as likely to make the audience wince as smile.". The film itself was widely panned by critics, Berlatsky himself calling it "flat [and] boring".
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Matt Thompson (born in Roseville, California on 19 May 1984), is an American film director, producer, screenwriter and actor. He also directed some music videos and commercials and acted on stage productions.
Born to Tim and Cindy Thompson, he grew up in Sacramento, California and graduated from Granite Bay High School, starting his acting debut at 18 and has appeared in many movies since. He made his feature directorial debut with the feature film Listen to Your Heart, starring Cybill Shepherd, Kent Moran, Alexia Rasmussen and Ernie Sabella. He also played lead role of Stanley Kowalski in the stage presentation of A Streetcar Named Desire. He was named as one of 15 people to watch early in their careers by Sacramento Magazine in its March 2010 cover story.
Filmography
Director
2005: Fallen Soldier (short film)
2010: Listen to Your Heart
2011: Two to Tango (as associate editor)
2011: Bloodline
Producer
2005: Fallen Soldier (short film)
2010: Phase Two (associate producer)
2011: Bloodline
Editor
2011: Bloodline
Actor
2005: Fallen Soldier as Jeff Evans (short)
2007: 7eventy 5ive (aka Dead Tone) as Matthew
2007: Women on Death Row 2 as Steve (TV documentary)
2008: The Hustle as Paramedic
2009: Stamped! as Cody
2009: Sensored as Marcus
2010: Phase Two as Jim Fields
2010: Smosh (TV series) in episode "Ian Gets Lucky" as Jock
2011: Two to Tango as Neil (short)
2011: Bloodline as Brett Ethos
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Ballehage Beach is an urban, public beach in the southern parts of Aarhus, Denmark and from 1929 it is one of the oldest sea baths in Denmark. Ballehage Beach is situated in the Marselisborg Forests on the Bay of Aarhus in the suburb of Højbjerg, south of Marselisborg Yacht Harbour and the Aarhus River mouth. Helgenæs lies across the bay to the east, a bit inland to the west is the Marselisborg Deer Park and to the north is the Varna Palace. The beach area is some long and between wide. It is a white sandy beach with occasional rows of boulders extending into the sea, for coastal erosion protection. Ballehage Beach is popular for sunbathing and swimming due to the shielding effect and scenic view of the nearby forest on the steep hillsides to the west. The beach has a single jetty extending some into the sea, offering a platform to jump from or relax on. There are outdoor changing facilities, toilets and storage areas. The Beach is open year-round for everyone at no charge.
Ballehage Beach does not have a life guard in the summer but there is a safety station with a lifesaver. It's situated in an area with heavy foot traffic, busy roads and a restaurants. Aarhus Municipality frequently tests the water for bacteria and algae and rates all beaches on a yearly basis. In 2014 and 2015 the beach has received the highest possible 3/3 rating. The water level drops off relatively rapidly and reaches a depth of some from the shore. The winter bathing club Vikingebadeklubben Ballehage is based out of the facilities on BAllehage Beach.
Access
The park lies along Ørneredevej in the Marselisborg Forests which can be reached by buses which run from central Aarhus and the Aarhus Central Station. Bus no. 31 depart from the central bus station and stops at "Ørneredevej v. Ballehage" by Ballehage Beach. The Deer Park lies nearby and there is parking there. Danish National Cycle Route 5 runs along the coast of eastern Jutland from Odder Municipality to central Aarhus, passing through the Marselisborg Forests and by Ballehage Beach, before it continues north to Den Permanente, Bellevue Beach and Åkrogen. It's possible to walk the 4 km. along the coast from Indre by and Marselisborg Yacht Harbour lies 2 km. north of the beach, providing access by sea for smaller boats and ships that can dock at the jetty.
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Mapumulo is a town in eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa.
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Matthias Merz (born 1 February 1984) is a Swiss orienteering competitor, winner of the 2007 World Orienteering Championships in Kyiv, Ukraine, Long distance, and also earned a silver medal on the Sprint distance in the same championship. He has a bronze medal from the 2005 Relay Championships in Aichi, Japan, as member of the Swiss winning team. When Merz won the bronze medal in the middle distance at the World Championships in Miskolc in 2009, he joined countryman Daniel Hubmann as the only two men to have ever medaled in all four orienteering disciplines at the World Championships.
He on 30 December 2007, he was ranked no. 2 on the IOF (International Orienteering Federation) World Ranking.
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Cevizli irmik tatlısı is a Turkish cake made primarily from walnuts and covered in a sweet syrup.
There are several variations of the dish, with unique ingredients used in both the syrup and cake. Some common additions include, but are not limited to, orange zest, cloves, brown sugar.
Other common desserts of this style are revani, şambali and şekerpare.
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The 107th Engineer Battalion is a large unit of the Michigan Army National Guard stationed in Ishpeming Michigan. The unit operates in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and is composed of the Headquarters Company stationed in Ishpeming and 1430th, 1431st, 1432nd, and 1437th Engineer Companies which are stationed across other various cities in Northern Michigan with the battalion headquarters in Ishpeming, Michigan. The 507th Engineer Battalion of the Michigan National Guard is regarded as the sister unit to the 107th because if consists of the same elements but is headquartered in the lower peninsula. The unit's motto is "Good as Done!"
Beginning
The Battalion traces its history to the Michigan State Troops, which was the predecessor organization to the Michigan National Guard. In 1881 the Calumet Light Guard was formed, the unit to which the 107th Engineer Battalion traces its roots to. At the time Calumet was a prominent mining town and one of the more influential cities in Michigan. The Battalion often traces its history to the civil war volunteer units raised in the Upper Peninsula, however since none of the men from those units went on to serve in the Calumet Light Guard the unit has no official lineage to the civil war. The 1431st Engineer Company is still stationed in Calumet Michigan and is therefore the most direct descendant of this unit. The Calumet Light Guard was officially designated Company B, 2nd Battalion of Infantry.
Early national service and WWI period
The unit was later re-designated Company D, 34th Michigan Volunteer Infantry and deployed to Santiago as part of the Spanish–American War. In 1906 the unit was converted to Company A, Michigan Engineer Corps. The newly formed engineer unit with a strength of 164 soldiers was mustered into federal service in June 1916 to aid in the Pancho Villa Expedition, deploying to perform border guard duty. Several months later the unit was once again called into active serve deployed as part of the US effort in World War I, coincidentally both the Pancho Villa Expedition and the American Expeditionary Force deployed to Europe were both led by General John J. Pershing. Part of the current motto of the battalion stems from this time period "In World War I we smashed every line the Germans held." The unit was mustered into of federal service in March 1917 and re designated as the 1st Engineer Battalion, taking part in Fourth Battle of Champagne which led to the eventual Armistice to be implemented 100 days later. During World War I the battalion formed under the 32nd Infantry Division, commonly known as the Red Arrow Division, which was composed of units from the Michigan and Wisconsin National Guard.
While being transported to England aboard the unit's transport, the SS Tuscania, was struck by a U-boat torpedo, causing 200 casualties aboard the ship, however, all troops of Company A were able to safely board nearby escort destroyers. The unit's equipment was replaced prior to being deployed to France as it had been lost aboard the sunk ship. The unit was tasked with engineering duties such as removing obstacles which permeated WWI's trench warfare landscape, laying down defensive lines, as well as bridge construction and maintenance. Following the armistice the engineering unit was tasked with rebuilding 120 km of road in the war torn region as well as restoring public utilities in over 80 towns. The battalion was demobilized in 1919. In 1937 the unit was designated 1st Battalion, 107th Engineers giving it its current title.
World War II
In 1940 the unit was mobilized as part of the 32nd Infantry Division once again to take part in World War II. Upon landing in Normandy the unit engaged in immediate engineer work. German forces created deliberate obstacles to slow the allied landing such as destroying bridges, roads, and laying mine fields. The unit was tasked with removing or fixing these obstacles to ensure the smooth flow of supplies.
The unit engaged in combat during the Battle of the Bulge. On December 16, 1944 The unit was notified that the Germans had broken through allied lines and was ordered to form a defensive perimeter around Bullingen, Belgium. The battalion was split into three parts, Company A guarding the center line, B guarding the south, and C guarding the north. During the night soldiers reported troops moving on their positions, however due to poor communication it could not be made clear if these were allied troops falling back or the German troops preparing to attack the unit's position, therefore no order to fire was given. Eventually two waves of German infantry assaulted the battalion's position, each being held back. However, as dawn approached German troops launched an armored assault, utilizing their Tiger and Panzer tanks to attack Company B's position from the south. As the unit had no anti-tank weapons it was over ran by German forces. With Company B being over ran the unit was ordered to retreat. Company C located north of Bullingen managed to fight its way out of the city in the northern direction. Due to communication problems Company A did not receive any orders, holding its position in the center of town. The battalion headquarters regrouped west of Bullingen forming a new defensive line, and was forced into arming its support personnel such as cooks and drivers, as well as any stragglers who happened to join the unit as it retreated. By noon two platoons of Company B were able to make their way from behind German lines to rejoin the battalion headquarters at its newly formed defensive line. Likewise American reinforcements from the 612th Tank Destroyer Battalion arrived providing anti-tank guns against the German armor. This halted the German armored advance, however artillery attacks continued. Company A was also still holding its position in the center of Bullingen, failing to receive the retrieve order. The unit was so far ahead of the front line they were mistaken for German troops. The company commander eventually realized the unit had reformed at a new defensive line, rejoining the battalion. Despite holding the line against German forces the cost of the battle was high for the unit, with 28 soldiers KIA and 54 MIA. For their actions during the Battle of the Bulge the unit received the Presidential Unit Citation.
The unit is perhaps most famous for building the longest tactical floating bridge in the world across the Rhine, being 1370 ft in length, which was built in the span of 14 hours. The bridge was nicknamed 'Victor Bridge' by the crossing troops The battalion was tasked with repairing the Killeda-Naumberg railroad, however the majority of the work was conducted by German POWs, with displaced Polish troops aiding in supervision. The unit was finally deployed to Pilsen, as part of Patton's Third Army's drive to liberate western Czechoslovakia. While American forces occupied western Pilsen Soviet troops took control of the east, allowing the unit's troops to become some of the first to contact Soviet soldiers during World War II. During the war the battalion as well as the commander, Lt. Colonel Jenkins, were awarded the French Croix de Guerre, 'for exceptional services rendered in operations for the liberation of France'.
The 32nd Infantry Division was redeployed to the Pacific theater during the war, however the 107th Engineer Battalion did not deploy with them and was assigned to V corps. After the war the unit was organized into its present form as the 107th Engineer Battalion with headquarters in Ishpeming Michigan, owing to tradition the company stationed in Calumet Michigan was designated Company A, with Company B and Company C being stationed in Gladstone and Ironwood.
Cold War
After being deployed in the Spanish American War, World War I, and World War II the unit was not activated into Federal service until the 21st century, however it was activated for State Emergencies such as the 1967 Detroit Riots, the 1976 Great Seney Fire, as well as several emergencies relating to the cold weather common in Northern Michigan. Beside deploying for state emergencies the unit took part of several building projects across Michigan such as constructing the 107th Engineer Highway near Silver City Michigan and constructing a hanging bridge in Camp Grayling. Michigan National Guard also formed a partnership with Latvia with soldiers training jointly overseas and in Michigan, being part of the Michigan National Guard the 107th Engineer Battalion has been a large participant in the program.
War on Terror and present day
After not being mustered into federal service for over half a century soldiers of the 107th Engineer Battalion were once again activated in 2004 as part of the US War in Iraq. The battalion was reorganized. Each company was given its own table of organization and equipment, thus being able to deploy independently of the battalion headquarters. Companies with separate tables of organization are assigned numbers, not letters, thus Company A was redesigned as the 1431st Engineer Company, this was done throughout the battalion, creating the 1430th, 1431st, 1432nd, and 1437th Engineer Companies, with the battalion headquarters retaining the designation of 107th Engineer Battalion. However, for historical reasons many soldiers continue to refer to their units by their previously assigned phonetic names, i.e. 1431st Company is sometimes referred to as Alpha Company.
Following the deployment of the 1437th in support of the initial invasion force in 2003, the 1431st and 1430th engineer companies were deployed to Iraq in 2004, battalion headquarters deployed in 2007, 1437th engineer company deployed elements to Iraq in 2009. The battalion then rotated deployments into Afghanistan as the Iraq War came to an end. The 1431st Engineer Company was re-classified as a combat engineer (Sapper) company and was activated to deploy to Afghanistan in November 2008 to conduct route clearance patrols. The unit was under the command of the 168th Engineer Brigade while deployed, which itself was under the command of the 101st Airborne Division, in February 2009 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division relieved the 101st, placing all units in the region under its command. Many of the Iraq veterans from the unit's first deployment returned for the next deployment. The unit was stationed at FOB Salerno near Khost Afghanistan with one detachment stationed in Paktika Province. This location in Eastern Afghanistan near the Pakistani border proved to be a challenge as the unit had to clear the notorious Khost-Gardez Pass as a routine part of its operation. This resulted in regular ambushes and firefights, moreover both FOB Salerno and Orgun-E were regularly shelled by insurgent mortar and rocket fire, many of the returning soldiers of the 1431st engineer company were injured while in combat. Several soldiers of the 1431st Engineer company had to be evacuated out of Afghanistan due to severity of their injuries during the deployment. Some of the experiences of the unit were documented in the PBS film Where Soldiers Come From, which was made by a reporter embedded with the unit and received and Emmy Award for Outstanding Continuing Coverage of a News Story. Although the unit engaged in heavy combat while deployed and many of the soldiers suffered serious injuries the unit did not lose any men. As a tribute to this all combat medics of the unit, specialists Alaniz, Avramenko, Oosterbaan, and Zelinski, were awarded the Combat Medic Badge for their service in the conflict. Through the deployment the unit also engaged in missions outside of route clearance such as collecting biometric data on the local population and guarding detainees. As route clearance units were not part of ISAF forces at the time the unit's rules of engagement allowed for the 2 day detention of any suspicious personnel.
The 1430th Engineer Company, vertical construction, was deployed to Afghanistan in 2010 and took part in large construction projects around the country, being deployed to different bases to improve infrastructure in the area.
The 1432nd Engineer Company converted to a combat engineers in 2012 and deployed to Afghanistan together with the 1433rd Engineer Company of the 507th Engineer Battalion to conduct route clearance missions. Due to being a new combat engineer unit many of the veterans of the 1431st engineer company deployed with the unit. In 2012 Sergeant Kyle McClain of the 1433rd Engineer Company was killed near Salim Aka, Afghanistan by an IED while conducting a route clearance patrol. Several other soldiers were severely injured and were evacuated out of the Afghanistan, this was the first loss of life for the 107th Engineer Battalion during the War on Terror.
With a renewed focus on conventional warfare following the 2014 Russian military intervention in Ukraine the unit has been involved in a number of multinational exercises. In 2014 soldiers of the 107th Engineer Battalion deployed to Latvia as part of US Army Europe's Operation Atlantic Resolve. The soldiers assisted in site demolition, site preparation, as well as explosives placement. In September 2014 the unit participated in Operation Silver Arrow, the Latvian led exercise focused on core engineering principles such as route clearance, minefield breaching, obstacle clearance, and demolition. The training also allowed the battalion headquarters to plan out engineering missions in a multinational environment. In May 2015 the 1431st company deployed to Germany as part of a 4700 troop training mission dubbed Combined Resolve IV. The exercise focused on training troops to better function in a multinational and integrated environment so as to be better able to operate with allied forces in Europe. The 1431st Company, 107th Engineer Battalion and the 1436th Company, 507th Engineer Battalion, deployed to Latvia in August 2016 as part of the Strong Guard 2016 exercises. The exercise focused on improving interoperability between international forces, bringing together engineer, military police, and marine infantry assets from different nations to work toward a common goal. Captain Christopher Graham, operations officer for the 107th Engineer Battalion stated the exercise had "improved cooperation, relations, and interoperability between our countries."
In July 2016 soldiers of the 107th Engineer Battalion were activated to respond to an emergency declaration by Michigan governor Rick Snyder. The unit was tasked with assisting road crews with repairing damage done by a storm which washed out several roads.
Training
Like many National Guard units the Battalion's companies are highly autonomous, being stationed at different locations, having their own training schedules, and having their own specialties, sapper, vertical, or horizontal construction. The unit usually conducts training at Camp Grayling Michigan, Fort McCoy Wisconsin, or Camp Ripley Minnesota, with each company possibly attending a different training site and training at different times. The combat engineer units often train closely with EOD squads. Moreover, the companies have deployed independently in recent years and not as a whole battalion; however, often soldiers are command directed to another deploying company in order to strengthen its numbers. Moreover, soldiers are often sent on individual training, engineers of the unit are often required to go to EOCA training and may be selected to attend the Sapper Leadership Course to earn a Sapper Tab while medics are required to attend a yearly refresher course to keep their knowledge current. The headquarters company also has a large support staff of mechanics, medics, cooks, and clerks that assists the companies.
Being located in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan the medics of the unit also have the responsibility of conducting yearly vaccinations and exams as medical units are not available for the job. Due to its remote location the unit often lacks certain specialties as few people want to transfer to the region, for example the 1431st Engineer Company lacked a senior medic for 3 years after their 2009 deployment and the E6 position had to be filled by an E4 veteran from the unit's Afghanistan deployment until a senior NCO could be found. Likewise the Battalion headquarters functioned without a Medical Officer or a CBRN Specialist for several years.
Current structure
107th Engineer Battalion (Headquarters) – Ishpeming, MI
Forward support company (Support) – Marquette, MI
1430th Engineer Company (Construction) – Traverse City, MI
1431st Engineer Company (Sapper) – Calumet, MI
Detachment 1 – Kingsford, MI
1432nd Engineer Company (Support) – Kingsford, MI
Detachment 1 – Gladstone, MI
1437th Engineer Company (Construction) – Sault Ste. Marie, MI
Equipment
Combat arms companies such as the 1431st and 1432nd Sapper companies are assigned heavier and newer weapons. These units carry M4 carbines as their main weapon while other companies rely on the M16A2. These units also have M249 SAW assigned gunners in each fire team, these units also have a designated sharp shooter in each fire team. Moreover, the combat arms units of the battalion have access to the MK19, M240, and M2 crew served weapons systems as well as demolition equipment such as C4 and TNT charges and demolition cord. The unit possess various vehicles as listed below, some of them may be in storage while others may only have been used during deployments therefore the unit may not have access to all these vehicle types at one given time.
Soft skin M998 HMMWV
M1151 HMMWV
M1152 HMMWV
M1114 HMMWV
FMTV
M35 2½-ton cargo truck
HEMTT
Husky/Meerkat VMMD
Buffalo (mine protected vehicle)
RG31/RG 33 MMPV
M113 APC (in storage).
Engagements
Spanish–American War
Pancho Villa Expedition
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World War II
Iraq War
War in Afghanistan (2001–present)
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Where Soldiers Come From
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SS Anna Dickinson was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Anna Dickinson, an American orator and lecturer. An advocate for the abolition of slavery and for women's rights, Dickinson was the first woman to give a political address before the United States Congress.
Construction
Anna Dickinson was laid down on 26 July 1944, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2493, by the St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company, Jacksonville, Florida; she was sponsored by Mrs. James R.P. Bell, Jr., the daughter of Benjamin F. Crowley, vice president St.Johns River SB Co., and was launched on 4 September 1944.
History
She was allocated to the Wessel Duval & Company, on 16 September 1944. On 8 September 1949, she was laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Mobile, Alabama. She was sold for scrapping, 14 March 1961, to Union Minerals & Alloys Corp., for $58,139.89. She was removed from the fleet, 10 April 1961.
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Ann Willcox Seidman (30 April 1926 – 13 August 2019) was an American economist, active in African liberation struggles, and a writer and university professor.
Background
Ann Willcox Seidman was raised in New York city - her parents were engineer Henry Willcox and the feminist artist Anita Parkhurst Willcox. Both were later victims of McCarthy era censorship. She held a BA (Smith College, 1947), MS in Economics (Columbia University, 1953), and a PhD in Economics (University of Wisconsin, 1968) that was supervised by Kenneth H. Parsons (Ghana’s Development Experience 1951-1966).
Between 1958 and 1962 she was lecturer in Economics at Bridgeport University. She began lecturing in the Department of Economics at the University of Ghana in 1962 with her husband, legal scholar Robert B. Seidman, who had tired of legal practice in the US. She was an advisor to Ghana's first president, President Kwame Nkrumah on an economic theory and strategy, attending the second Pan-Africanist Conference in Cairo in 1964 and the third in Accra in 1965. She traveled widely in West Africa, across the former British and French colonies. After the 1966 coup against Nkrumah, she and her family were deported, and worked in Lagos, Nigeria.
After completing her PhD and moving around Africa with her husband, she was variously lecturer in Economics at the University of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania (1968–1970), was head of the Department of Economics at the University of Lusaka in Zambia (1972–1974), and was later Head of Department at the University of Zimbabwe (1980-1983). In 1995 she was Distinguished Visiting Professor at the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa.
In the 1970s, she successfully sued Brown University for discrimination after it reversed a decision to offer her a named Chair and Professorship. She refused to work there and never secured a permanent post in the US. Based from Boston, she taught classes for many years at Clark University and was affiliated to Boston University as Adjunct Professor. She was a Fulbright Professor at Peking University in Beijing, 1988–1989.
Expertise
Seidman published in law and development, planning policy, and dependency theory. Trained in neoclassical economics, her work soon became rooted in political economy. Her work in Ghana in the 1960s, published in 1968 with Reginald Green as Unity or Poverty? The Economics of Pan-Africanism was a call to re-order African economies under political and economic unification: they were "trying to create a new theory of market integration and a series of policy measures which truly reflected the characteristics and the needs of the African continent, and at the same time could support Nkrumah’s call for continental planning and political union" (Gerardo Serra, 2014)
The focus of her work shifted to the use of democratic legislative tools as part of successful economic and political integration for developing countries. She advocated the use of law to construct institutional change that could redress embedded socio-economic inequalities. She and her husband founded the International Consortium for Law and Development (ICLAD) in 2004. They taught short courses in law and development and legislative drafting around the world. They helped draft constitutions for Namibia, Somalia, Iraq, and Afghanistan.
Personal life
Ann Seidman married Robert B. Seidman just after the Second World War, and they were together for around 70 years. He was latterly Emeritus Professor in the Boston University School of Law, where he taught from 1974 to 2013. Ann and Bob Seidman had five children, some of whom are also academics and with whom they have co-published: Jonathan Seidman (professor of genetics), Judy Seidman (artist and activist), Katha Seidman, Gay Seidman (sociology professor) and Neva Seidman Makgetla (economist and activist).
The Seidmans were among several families, including Ann's parents Anita and Henry Willcox, who established one of the first interracial planned communities on the East Coast of the US, at Village Creek in Norwalk, Connecticut in the 1950s, and some of their children were born there. Village Creek exists to this day.
Recognition
President of the African Studies Association, 1990
Festschrift volume: Robert Mazur (ed.). 1991. Breaking the Links: Development Theory and Practice in Southern Africa: A Festschrift for Ann W. Seidman. African World Press.
Publications
Green, R.H. and A. Seidman. 1968. Unity or Poverty? The Economics of Pan-Africanism. London: Penguin.
Seidman, A. 1972. An Economics Textbook for Africa. London: Methuen.
Seidman, A. 1972. Comparative development strategies in East Africa. East African Publishing House.
Seidman, A. 1974. Planning for development in sub-Saharan Africa. Praeger.
Seidman, A. (ed.) 1975. Natural resources and national welfare: The case of copper. Praeger.
Seidman, A. and N. Seidman. 1978. South Africa and U.S. Multinational Corporations. Lawrence Hill.
Seidman, A. 1978. Ghana's development experience. East African Publishing House.
Seidman, A. (ed.). 1978. Working women : a study of women in paid jobs. Westview Press.
Seidman A. and N. [Seidman] Makgetla. 1980. Outposts of monopoly capitalism: Southern Africa in the changing global economy. Lawrence Hill.
Seidman, A. 1985. The roots of crisis in southern Africa. Africa World Press.
Seidman A. 1986. Money, banking, and public finance in Africa. Zed.
Kalyalya D., K. Mhlanga, A. Seidman and J. Semboja (Eds.) 1987. Aid & Development in Southern Africa: Evaluating a Participatory Learning Process. Africa World Press.
Seidman, A. 1990. Apartheid, Militarism and the U.S. Southeast. Africa World Press.
Seidman A., and R.E. Mazur (eds.). 1990. Breaking the Links: Development Theory and Practice in Southern Africa. Africa World Press.
Seidman, A., K. Mwanza, N. Simelane and D. Weiner (eds.) 1992. Transforming Southern African Agriculture. Africa World Press.
Seidman, A. and R.B. Seidman. 1994. State and Law in the Development Process: Problem-Solving and Institutional Change in the Third World. Palgrave Macmillan.
Seidman, R.B., A. Seidman and J. Payne. 1997. Legislative Drafting for Market Reform: Some Lessons from China. St. Martin's Press.
Seidman, A., R.B. Seidman and T.W. Walde (eds.) 1999. Making Development Work: Legislative Reform for Institutional Transformation and Good Governance. Kluwer Law International.
Seidman, A., R.B. Seidman and N. Abeyesekera. 2001. Legislative Drafting for Democratic Social Change: A Manual for Drafters. The Hague: Kluwer Law International. [translated into ten languages]
Seidman A., R.B. Seidman, P. Mbana and H.H. Li (eds.). 2006. Africa's Challenge: Using Law for Good Governance And Development. Africa World Press.
The Seidman Research Papers, numbering in the hundreds, are archived at Boston University.
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Aldearrubia is a village and municipality in the province of Salamanca, western Spain, part of the autonomous community of Castile and León. It is located from the city of Salamanca and has a population of 487 people. The municipality has an area of .
The village lies above sea level.
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Shade Thomas-Fahm, born Victoria Omọ́rọ́níkẹ Àdùkẹ́ Fọlashadé Thomas (but known colloquially and professionally as "Shadé Thomas"), is a Nigerian fashion designer. She regarded as Nigeria's first modern fashion designer" and pioneer. She was the first fashion designer to open a fashion boutique in Nigeria. Fahm brought attention to the Nigerian fashion industry.
Her enduring impact will be celebrated at London's Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) in London in 2022.
Biography
Thomas-Fahm was born, on September 22, 1933, to the family of Bankole Ayorinde Thomas and Elizabeth Olaniwun Thomas. She attended St. Peter's School, Faaji, Baptist Girls' School Araromi, and later New Era Girls' College, both in Lagos.
In the 1950s, as was the practice at the time, she applied to go to England to study as a nurse. She left in the summer of 1953. But on getting to England, she was captivated by the well-fitted shops of the West End of London and took to fashion.
She said part of her interest in returning to Nigeria then, right before the nation got its independence, was "to provide jobs for people and tackle unemployment"
At the beginning, she had a hard time convincing Nigerians to buy local fabrics and design, because people felt that British culture was better.
Throughout the sixties, her Shadé's Boutique, and clothing shops in Lagos became the go-to place for Nigerian-made outfits of different styles.
Thomas-Fahm influenced a lot of her contemporaries, from the 70s to date. Some of them include Abah Folawiyo, Betti O, Folorunsho Alakija, and Nike Okundaye, who all have had great impact on Nigerian fashion.
Legacy
Thomas-Fahm specialized in the use of locally woven and dyed textiles to make modern contemporary styles that became known in Nigeria and around the world.
She transformed iro and buba into a wrapper skirt; and the creation of the 'ajuba now popularly known as the 'boubou' form men's agbada.
She was the president of the Rotary Club of Victoria Island from 2009 to 2010.
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Özkan is a village in the Emirdağ District, Afyonkarahisar Province, Turkey. Its population is 162 (2021).
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Attila (; ) is a 1954 Italian-French co-production, directed by Pietro Francisci and produced by Dino De Laurentiis and Carlo Ponti for Lux Film. Based on the life of Attila the Hun, it stars Anthony Quinn as Attila and Sophia Loren as Honoria, with French leading man, Henri Vidal, as the Hun's antagonist, Flavius Aetius. Irene Papas, in the second of three contract pictures for Lux Film, plays one of Attila's wives, Grune. Ettore Manni, Christian Marquand, and Claude Laydu are among the supporting cast of mostly French and Italian actors. American Scott Marlowe (1932–2001) made his screen debut in the film. Along with The Pride and the Passion and Houseboat, it was one of Loren's biggest box-office successes during the 1950s.
Filmed immediately following the breakthrough Italo-American co-production, Ulysses (Lux Film / Ponti-DeLaurentiis / Paramount Pictures, 1954), Attila, Scourge of God represented an independent attempt by the same Italian producers to make a film with an American lead actor in hopes of licensing it to an American studio for distribution on more lucrative terms. It failed to secure this goal for a variety of reasons unforeseen at the outset. However, three and a half years later (retitled, Attila) it proved to be the vehicle which launched the career of Joe Levine -- Joseph E. Levine presents—as a producer and distributor of international films, many of them Italian in origin. While never to be a financially or critically acclaimed motion picture, Attila ultimately achieved the status of a significant product in the evolution of world film markets.
Plot
The story is set in 450-52 A.D. The Huns, a horde of barbarians from the distant plains of Asia, move toward the rich western lands of Germania, led by a savage chief, Attila.
Flavius Aetius, a Roman general, is the only person who knows Attila since he was a hostage with the Huns for years. Aetius and his companion Prisco carry a message from the Roman emperor Valentinian III to the Hun's king Rua. After reaching their palace, Aetius learns that the king has died, and that two brothers Bleda and Attila are now ruling the Hun kingdom. Bleda favours peace and tolerance, but Attila is at odds with him, and tensions develop. Yet Aetius knows to make an alliance between the Western Roman Empire and the Huns.
Aetius returns to the Imperial court at Ravenna, where the childish emperor Valentinian III is busy with Roman parties in his palace and enjoying himself, while ignoring the fact that the Empire is beginning to fall apart. Because of this, his mother Galla Placidia is de facto ruling the Empire. Honoria, daughter of Galla Placidia and sister of Valentinian, hopes to get rid of them, but needs help to do so. She asks Aetius to join her in a coup d'état, but he has vowed an oath to serve the Empire and refuses, even if he's arrested and stripped of his military rank by Valantinian and Galla Placidia due to his alliance to the Huns.
The two brothers battle, Attila wins by ordering his bodyguard to fire arrows at Bleda and his bodyguard during the hunt, and declares himself the sole leader of the Huns, riling them to support his aspirations of conquering the Roman Empire.
Flavius Aetius returns to Ravenna, and finds Emperior Valentinian enraged by imagined attempts against his rule. Galla Placidia realizes that the Empire is now on the edge of destruction and gives Aetius full military powers in an effort to protect her son. As Roman legions march to block Attila's path, Honoria slips away from the Imperial court and visits the Hun in his camp.
The battle is eventually joined with a frontal attack on the Roman encampment by Hunnic cavalry. This first move is a deception, designed to draw the legions out of their fortified position. Aetius decides to pursue the retreating Huns, anyway. His cavalry charges and his foot soldiers follow them into the fray. After a clash of arms on the open plains, the fighting moves into the Hun camp. Here Honoria is found hiding in a nomad cart and killed. But Aetius is soon killed by an arrow through the neck and the Romans lose their will to fight. They flee the field and the Huns follow to burn their encampment. As night falls, Attila takes his young son, Bleda, to view the carnage strewn battlefield. There, a badly wounded Roman archer manages to fire a last shot. The arrow misses Attila, but kills Bleda. This emotionally traumatizes the Hun. He appears to lose his passion for conquest and plunder.
On the way toward Rome, a sullen Attila and his horde come upon a procession of Christians led by Pope Leo I. Bewildered by the assembly he faces, Attila speaks alone with the Pope in the middle of a stream that separates his army from the religious gathering. Leo calmly tells Attila, "You can kill everybody...old people, women, children..." and Attila suddenly hears the disembodied words of his murdered brother Bleda. "Innocent blood won't be washed away. It will come back to haunt you." With this warning in mind, Attila suddenly decides to turn back towards the Alps, leaving Rome unscathed.
Cast
Anthony Quinn as Attila
Sophia Loren as Honoria
Henri Vidal as Aetius
Irene Papas as Grune
Ettore Manni as Bleda
Christian Marquand as Ezio
Claude Laydu as Valentiniano Caesar
Colette Règis as Galla Placidia
Guido Celano as Tribe Chieftain
Marco Guglielmi as Kadis
Eduardo Ciannelli as Onegesius, counsellor to Attila
Carlo Hintermann as Tribe Chieftain
Mimmo Palmara as Lottatore
Mario Feliciani as Ippolito
US release (1958): The dawn of saturation booking
Attilas release was a signal moment in US film distribution. It established an exhibition pattern which came to be known as "saturation booking". Joseph E. Levine, previously a US states-rights distributor/exhibitor based in Boston, quickly moved some 90 prints through regional distribution hubs, managing to assemble ad hoc arrays of mostly low-end theaters, where he could book short period playdates with favorable box-office terms. This dense concentration of venues allowed for the cost effective use of local TV and radio spots, and he spent far more than most would have considered prudent. The film opened on 300 theatres in New England on April 23, 1958 before opening in Pittsburgh, Los Angeles, Washington D.C., Milwaukee, New York and Philadelphia in May. Following this pattern, Levine was able to generate over $2 million in US box-office rentals with only a ten-day-per-screen exhibition average. The success of Attila proved that an exploitable picture with heavy TV-advertising, and a dense concentration of theaters, could break through traditional road blocks to success for an independent release.
Levine licensed the US theatrical, non-theatrical, and television exhibition rights to Attila for a 10-year term (through March 1968) for $90,000, plus the cost of supplied film and sound mastering elements from the Italian producers, Lux Film / Ponti-DeLaurentiis. He also remade the picture's main-title and head-credits in English, typesetting them (in a 1.66:1 title-safe aspect-ratio) over a simple weaved cloth background. In all, about $110,000 was expended to get the film ready for printing. In the course of its initial release, Levine also spent $590,000 on print and newspaper advertising, and $350,000 on radio and TV spots, enabling the picture to earn back over $2 million in US rentals. It was re-released in 1961 on a double-bill with Steve Reeves' Hercules, then sold into TV-syndication.
By contract, all US 35mm and 16mm, prints and masters, were collected and disposed of in 1968. The film was then out of US distribution for decades. The picture's 1958 US copyright was renewed in 1986, by a Parisian law firm believed to be acting on behalf of Carlo Ponti and the French StudioCanal film library. An Italian-language version (with English sub-titles) was finally issued to US home video in 2008 as part of a 4-film collection from Lionsgate which contained some of Sophia Loren's earlier works. Since the movie's initial release, English-language versions have featured a track dubbed by Anthony Quinn. This track was also used on Joe Levine's American distribution prints and contains many lines in English which do not match the dialogue spoken in Italian.
Warner Bros. was so impressed with the exhibition showmanship and business acumen that Joe Levine had brought to Attila, they paid him a $300,000 advance to secure the distribution-rights for his pending release of Pietro Francisci's muscleman epic, Hercules. The results Levine had achieved with Attila were then intensified (utilizing Warner Bros' nationwide network of print exchanges) to realize the far greater take of $4.7 million in North American rentals, when that film was released to great fanfare with over 600 prints, the following summer. 175 of these played simultaneously in the Greater New York City area, at a time when major studio releases often opened, nationally, with such a number. The dubbed Italian sword-and-sandal film, which was produced for about a half-million dollars (Levine purchased North American rights for approximately a third of this figure), became the 4th highest-grossing US release of 1959, easily surpassing all previous box office takes for a foreign-film in the United States. Financially, it was widely viewed as a "Joe Levine presents" promotion-fueled blockbuster.
See also
List of historical drama films
List of films set in ancient Rome
Sign of the Pagan
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Below are the rosters of the minor league affiliates of the Pittsburgh Pirates:
Players
Braxton Ashcraft
Braxton Ashcraft (born October 5, 1999) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization.
Ashcraft attended Robinson High School in Robinson, Texas. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the second round of the 2018 Major League Baseball draft. He signed with the Pirates, and made his professional debut with the Gulf Coast Pirates.
Ashcraft played 2019 with the West Virginia Black Bears. He did not play in 2020 due to the Minor League Baseball season being cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. He returned in 2021 to play for the Greensboro Grasshoppers before undergoing Tommy John surgery, which caused him to miss the 2022 season. Ashcraft returned from the injury in 2023 to play for Bradenton Marauders, Greensboro and Altoona Curve.
Carter Bins
Carter Bins (born October 7, 1998) is an American professional baseball catcher in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization.
Bins attended Angelo Rodriguez High School in Fairfield, California. He hit .313/.427/.447 with 9 RBIs in 67 at-bats in his senior year. He was First-Team All Monticello Empire League honors and was twice named Defensive Player of the Year.
Bins was drafted in the 35th round of the 2016 draft by the Philadelphia Phillies but chose to attend Fresno State University. Bins started at catcher for the Fresno State Bulldogs baseball team for his three years there, earning Academic All-Mountain West honors each year. In his career at Fresno State, Bins hit .289/.383/.465 with 19 home runs and 96 RBI in 679 plate appearances. Bins was regarded as an excellent defensive catcher in college and was considered among the best in the 2019 draft. He was drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 11th round of the 2019 MLB draft. Bins signed with the Mariners for a $325,000 signing bonus
Bins debuted in the minors with the Everett AquaSox, then of the Class A Short Season Northwest League. He played 50 games for the AquaSox, hitting .208/.391/.357 with 7 home runs and 26 RBI.
On July 28, 2021, Bins was traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates along with Joaquin Tejada in exchange for Tyler Anderson.
Fresno State Bulldogs bio
Jase Bowen
Jase Callaway Bowen (born September 2, 2000) is an American professional baseball outfielder in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization.
Bowen attended Central Catholic High School in Toledo, Ohio. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 11th round of the 2019 Major League Baseball draft. He signed with the Pirates rather than play college baseball and college football at Michigan State University. He made his professional debut that year with the Gulf Coast Pirates.
Bowen did not play in 2020 due to the Minor League Baseball season being cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. He returned in 2021 to play for the Bradenton Marauders and played 2022 with Bradenton and the Greensboro Grasshoppers. After the season, Bowen played in the Australian Baseball League for the Sydney Blue Sox. He started 2023 with Greensboro before being promoted to the Altoona Curve.
Jack Brannigan
Jack Thomas Brannigan (born March 11, 2001) is an American professional baseball infielder in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization.
Brannigan attended Marist High School in Chicago, Illinois and played college baseball at the University of Notre Dame. He was a two-way player at Notre Dame, appearing in games as an infielder and relief pitcher. In 2021, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Wareham Gatemen of the Cape Cod Baseball League.
Brannigan was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the third round of the 2022 Major League Baseball draft. He signed with the Pirates, and spent his first professional season with the Florida Complex League Pirates and Bradenton Marauders. Brannigan played 2023 with Bradenton and the Greensboro Grasshoppers. After the season, he played in the Arizona Fall League.
Mike Burrows
Michael Thomas Burrows (born November 8, 1999) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization.
Burrows attended Waterford High School in Waterford, Connecticut. As a senior in 2018, he went 6–0 with a 0.38 ERA and 98 strikeouts over 44 innings. After the season, he was selected by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 11th round of the 2018 Major League Baseball draft. He signed for $500,000, forgoing his commitment to play college baseball for the UConn Huskies baseball team.
Burrows made his professional debut with the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League Pirates, pitching 14 innings and not giving up an earned run. He played the 2019 season with the West Virginia Black Bears of the Class A Short Season New York–Penn League with whom he started 11 games and went 2–3 with a 4.33 ERA over innings. He did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Burrows spent the 2021 season with the Greensboro Grasshoppers of the High-A East, although he missed time due to injury. Over 13 starts, he went 2–2 with a 2.20 ERA, 66 strikeouts, and twenty walks over 49 innings. After the season, he was selected to play in the Arizona Fall League with the Surprise Saguaros. He was assigned to the Altoona Curve of the Double-A Eastern League to begin the 2022 season. In mid-June, he was promoted to the Indianapolis Indians of the Triple-A International League. He was selected to represent the Pirates alongside Henry Davis at the 2022 All-Star Futures Game. Over 24 games (22 starts) between Altoona and Indianapolis, he went 5-6 with a 4.01 ERA and 111 strikeouts over innings.
On November 15, 2022, the Pirates selected Burrow's contract and added him to the 40-man roster. Burrows was optioned to Triple-A Indianapolis to begin the 2023 season. He made 2 starts for the club before suffering an injury to his ulnar collateral ligament. On April 26, 2023, Burrows underwent Tommy John surgery, ending his season.
Omar Cruz
Omar Alejandro Cruz (born January 26, 1999) is a Mexican professional baseball pitcher in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization.
Cruz signed with the San Diego Padres as an international free agent in 2017. He made his professional debut in 2018 with the Rookie-level Arizona League Padres and was promoted to the Tri-City Dust Devils of the Class A Short Season Northwest League in July. Over 11 games (ten starts) with the two clubs, he pitched to a 1–1 record with a 1.91 ERA, striking out 59 batters over innings. He returned to Tri-City to begin the 2019 season before he was promoted to the Fort Wayne TinCaps of the Class A Midwest League. He compiled a combined 2–3 record and 2.73 ERA over 12 starts, striking out 76 over 56 innings.
On January 19, 2021, Cruz (alongside David Bednar, Drake Fellows, Hudson Head, and Endy Rodríguez) was traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates in a three team deal that also sent Joe Musgrove to the Padres and Joey Lucchesi to the New York Mets. To begin the 2021 season, he was assigned to the Greensboro Grasshoppers of the High-A East. After seven starts in which he went 3–3 with a 3.45 ERA and 38 strikeouts over innings, he was promoted to the Altoona Curve of the Double-A Northeast. Over 14 starts with Altoona, he went 3–4 with a 3.44 ERA over innings. He returned to Altoona for the 2022 season. Over 23 games (five starts), Cruz posted a 3-3 record with a 5.03 ERA and 69 strikeouts over innings.
Drake Fellows
Drake Robert Fellows (born March 6, 1998) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates organization.
Fellows attended Joliet Catholic Academy in Joliet, Illinois and Vanderbilt University, where he played college baseball for the Vanderbilt Commodores. He was selected by the San Diego Padres in the sixth round of the 2019 Major League Baseball draft. He did not play in 2019 after signing, and did not play in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season.
On January 19, 2021, Fellows was traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates in a three team trade that also sent David Bednar, Omar Cruz, Hudson Head and Endy Rodriguez to the Pirates, Joe Musgrove to the Padres and Joey Lucchesi to the New York Mets. He made his professional debut with the Florida Complex League Pirates and the Bradenton Marauders, but pitched only innings due to an elbow injury.
Santiago Florez
Santiago Jesus Florez (born May 9, 2000) is a Colombian professional baseball pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates organization.
In July 2016, Florez signed with the Pittsburgh Pirates for a $150,000 signing bonus. In 2017, he pitched for the Dominican Summer League Pirates. In 2018, he pitched for the Gulf Coast League Pirates. In 2019, he pitched for the Bristol Pirates.
He began the 2023 season with the Greensboro Grasshoppers.
He represented the Colombia national baseball team in the 2023 World Baseball Classic, pitching in Colombia's game against the United States.
Matt Fraizer
Matthew Teran Fraizer (born January 12, 1998) is an American professional baseball outfielder in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization.
Fraizer attended Clovis North High School in Clovis, California. He was drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 38th round of the 2016 Major League Baseball Draft but did not sign and played college baseball at the University of Arizona. In 2018, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Orleans Firebirds of the Cape Cod Baseball League. He was selected by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the third round of the 2019 MLB draft and signed.
Fraizer made his professional debut with the West Virginia Black Bears, batting .221 over 43 games. He did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the season being cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. He started 2021 with the Greensboro Grasshoppers before being promoted to the Altoona Curve. Over 112 games between the two teams, he slashed .306/.388/.552 with 23 home runs, 68 RBIs, and 15 stolen bases.
Jacob Gonzalez
Jacob Christopher Gonzalez (born June 26, 1998) is an American professional baseball first baseman in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization.
Gonzalez attended Chaparral High School.
Gonzalez was drafted in the 2nd round of the 2017 draft by the San Francisco Giants.
In December 2021, Gonzalez was selected by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the minor league phase of the Rule 5 draft.
His father is Luis Gonzalez.
Matt Gorski
Matthew Gorski (born December 22, 1997) is an American professional baseball outfielder in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization. He played college baseball for the Indiana Hoosiers.
Gorski grew up in Fishers, Indiana and attended Hamilton Southeastern High School.
Gorski played college baseball at Indiana for three seasons. As a freshman, he batted .288 with four home runs. After the season, Gorski played collegiate summer baseball for the Amsterdam Mohawks of the Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League. Gorski was named first team All-Big Ten Conference as a sophomore after he hit for .356 average with eight home runs and a team-high 79 hits. He played for the Harwich Mariners of the Cape Cod Baseball League in the following summer of 2018. Gorski batted .271 with 12 home runs and was named second team All-Big Ten in his junior season.
Gorski was selected in the second round of the 2019 Major League Baseball draft by the Pittsburgh Pirates. After signing with the team he was assigned to the West Virginia Black Bears of the Class A Short Season New York–Penn League. Gorski spent the 2021 season with the High-A Greensboro Grasshoppers and batted .223 with 17 home runs and 56 RBIs. Gorski began the 2022 season with Greensboro. In late May, he was promoted to the Altoona Curve. In late June, he suffered a quadriceps injury and was placed on the 60-day injured list.
Indiana Hoosiers bio
Hudson Head
John Hudson Head (born April 8, 2001) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates organization.
Head attended Winston Churchill High School in San Antonio, Texas. As a senior in 2019, he batted .615 with 14 home runs. He committed to play college baseball for the Oklahoma Sooners. He was selected by the San Diego Padres in the third round of the 2019 Major League Baseball draft. He signed with the Padres for a $3 million signing bonus, a record for a player taken in the third round.
Head made his professional debut with the Rookie-level Arizona League Padres, batting .283 with one home run and seven doubles over 32 games. He did not play a minor league game in 2020 since the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
On January 19, 2021, Head was traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates as part of a three team trade that also sent David Bednar, Omar Cruz, Drake Fellows and Endy Rodriguez to the Pirates, Joe Musgrove to the Padres and Joey Lucchesi to the New York Mets. He spent the 2021 season with the Bradenton Marauders of the Low-A Southeast, slashing .213/.362/.394 with 15 home runs, fifty RBIs, and 16 doubles over 101 games.
Jared Jones
Jared Keith Jones (born August 6, 2001) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization.
Jones attended La Mirada High School in La Mirada, California. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the second round of the 2020 Major League Baseball draft. He signed with the Pirates rather than play college baseball at the University of Texas at Austin.
Jones made his professional debut in 2021 with the Bradenton Marauders. Over 18 games (15 starts), he went 3–6 with a 4.64 ERA and 103 strikeouts over 66 innings.
Grant Koch
Grant Koch (born February 5, 1997) is an American professional baseball catcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates organization.
Koch played college baseball at Arkansas from 2016 to 2018.
Koch was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 5th round of the 2018 MLB draft, and signed for a $364,600 signing bonus.
Brennan Malone
Brennan Russell Malone (born September 8, 2000) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization.
Malone attended Porter Ridge High School in Indian Trail, North Carolina before transferring to IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida for his senior year. At IMG, he was recorded throwing as high as 97 miles per hour. He committed to play college baseball at the University of North Carolina.
Malone was drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the first round of the 2019 Major League Baseball draft, making him one of only three high school pitchers selected in the first round of the 2019 draft. He signed for $2.2 million. After signing, he was assigned to the Arizona League Diamondbacks, going 1–2 with a 5.14 ERA over seven innings. He also pitched in one game for the Hillsboro Hops at the end of the year.
On January 27, 2020, the Diamondbacks traded Malone and Liover Peguero to the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Starling Marte and cash considerations. He did not play a minor league game in 2020 since the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He missed a majority of the 2021 season due to a lat injury, and pitched only 14 innings for the year.
Cristofer Melendez
Cristofer Melendez (born September 16, 1997) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates organization.
In July 2014, Melendez signed with the Houston Astros. In 2018, he signed with the Chicago White Sox. In December 2018, Melendez was selected by the San Diego Padres in the minor league phase of the Rule 5 draft; he was then traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Malcom Núñez
Malcom Yaniel Núñez (born March 9, 2001) is a Cuban professional baseball first baseman and third baseman in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization.
Núñez signed with the St. Louis Cardinals as an international free agent in July 2018. He made his professional debut that year with the Dominican Summer League Cardinals. He played 2019 with the Johnson City Cardinals and Peoria Chiefs.
Núñez did not play for a team in 2020, due to the Minor League Baseball season being cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. He returned in 2021 to play for Peoria and Springfield Cardinals and started 2022 with Springfield.
On August 1, 2022, Núñez and Johan Oviedo were traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates for José Quintana and Chris Stratton. He was assigned to the Altoona Curve.
John O'Reilly
John O'Reilly (born October 4, 1995) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates organization.
O'Reilly played college baseball at Rutgers from 2015 to 2018.
In June 2018, O'Reilly signed with the Pittsburgh Pirates as an undrafted free agent.
Jun-Seok Shim
Jun-Seok Shim (born April 9, 2004) is a Korean baseball pitcher in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization.
Shim attended Duksoo High School in Seoul, South Korea. In 2020, he went 4-1 with a 1.42 ERA and 32 strikeouts over 19 innings pitched. Shim suffered a elbow injury that hampered his 2021 season. He struggled with a back injury in 2022 and pitched innings over 12 appearances, posting a 5.14 ERA with 40 strikeouts and 22 walks. Shim did not apply for the 2022 Korea Baseball Organization Draft and hired agent Scott Boras to focus on being signed by a Major League Baseball (MLB) team as an international free agent.
Shim was signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates on January 26, 2023, and received a $750,000 signing bonus. He began the 2023 season in extended spring training. Shim was later assigned to the Rookie-level Florida Complex League Pirates.
Sammy Siani
Samuel James Siani (born December 14, 2000) is an American professional baseball outfielder in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization.
Siani attended William Penn Charter School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In 2019, his senior year, he hit .457 with 25 RBIs and 16 stolen bases. Siani was named the 2019 Pennsylvania High School Player of the Year by Perfect Game. He committed to play college baseball at Duke University.
Siani was selected by the Pittsburgh Pirates with the 37th overall pick in the 2019 Major League Baseball draft. He signed for $2.15 million and was assigned to the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League Pirates. Over 39 games, he batted .241 with three doubles, nine RBIs, and five stolen bases. He did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. To begin the 2021 season, he was assigned to the Bradenton Marauders of the Low-A Southeast. In mid-July, he was placed on the injured list, and returned in early September. Over 62 games with Bradenton, Siani slashed .215/.376/.390 with eight home runs and 35 RBIs.
Siani was assigned to the Greensboro Grasshoppers of the High-A South Atlantic League for the 2022 season. Over 82 games, he batted .201 with seven home runs, 28 RBIs, and 25 doubles.
Siani's older brother, Mike, plays in MLB for the Cincinnati Reds.
Tahnaj Thomas
Tahnaj A'kheel Thomas (born June 16, 1999) is a Bahamian professional baseball pitcher in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization.
Thomas signed with the Cleveland Indians as an international free agent in 2016. He spent his first professional season in 2017 with the Dominican Summer League Indians and Arizona League Indians, going 0–5 with a 5.63 ERA over innings, and played 2018 with the Arizona League Indians where he posted a 4.58 ERA over innings.
On November 14, 2018 the Indians traded Thomas, Erik González and Dante Mendoza to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Jordan Luplow and Max Moroff. Thomas spent his first season with the Pirates organization in 2019 with the Bristol Pirates and pitched to a 2–3 record with a 3.17 ERA and 59 strikeouts over innings. He did not play a minor league game in 2020 since the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Thomas spent 2021 with the Greensboro Grasshoppers. Over 16 starts, Thomas went 3–3 with a 5.19 ERA and 62 strikeouts over innings.
Eddy Yean
Eddy Yean (born July 25, 2001) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization.
The Nationals signed Yean as an international amateur free agent out of the Dominican Republic in July 2017, giving him a $100,000 signing bonus. After beginning his professional career in the Dominican Summer League in 2018, Yean advanced to Class A Short Season ball in 2019, pitching for the Auburn Doubledays. In 2020, MLB Pipeline rated Yean as the Nationals' sixth-best prospect overall and forecast that he would continue rising as a prospect.
Yean pitches right-handed, releasing the ball from a three-quarters arm slot. He employs a two-seam fastball up to as his primary pitch. He also throws a slider and a changeup.
On December 24, 2020, Yean along with Wil Crowe were traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Josh Bell.
Chavez Young
Chavez Young (born July 8, 1997) is an Bahamian professional baseball outfielder in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization.
Young moved to the United States when he was 15, and attended Faith Baptist Christian Academy in Brandon, Florida for two years. In his final year of high school, Young attended the same school in Ludowici, Georgia, and was selected in the 39th round of the 2016 Major League Baseball draft by the Toronto Blue Jays. He was assigned to the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League Blue Jays, and batted .274 with six runs batted in (RBI) and six stolen bases in 21 games played. Young played the 2017 season with the Rookie Advanced Bluefield Blue Jays and Short Season-A Vancouver Canadians. In 67 total games, he hit .283 with four home runs and 30 RBI.
Chavez was assigned to the Class-A Lansing Lugnuts for the entire 2018 season. He was named a mid-season All-Star after hitting .307 with 18 doubles, two home runs, and 18 stolen bases. In total, Young played in 125 games for the Lugnuts in 2018, and hit .285 with 33 doubles, nine triples, eight home runs, 57 RBI, and 44 stolen bases.
On January 10, 2023, Young was traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Zach Thompson.
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Asyndetus is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. There are more than 100 species described for the genus, distributed worldwide.
Species
Asyndetus aciliatus Grootaert & Meuffels, 2003
Asyndetus acuticornis (De Meijere, 1913)
Asyndetus albifacies Parent, 1929
Asyndetus albifrons Parent, 1929
Asyndetus albipalpus Loew, 1871
Asyndetus amaphinius Séguy, 1950
Asyndetus ammophilus Loew, 1869
Asyndetus anticus Negrobov, 1973
Asyndetus appendiculatus Loew, 1869
Asyndetus archboldi Robinson & Deyrup, 1997
Asyndetus aurocupreus Strobl, 1909
Asyndetus barbiventris Stackelberg, 1952
Asyndetus beijingensis Zhang & Yang, 2003
Asyndetus brevimanus Van Duzee, 1923
Asyndetus brunnicosus Becker, 1922
Asyndetus bursericola Bickel & Sinclair, 1997
Asyndetus bykovskyi Negrobov, Maslova & Selivanova, 2019
Asyndetus calcaratus Becker, 1922
Asyndetus carcinophilus Parent, 1937
Asyndetus caudatus Van Duzee, 1916
Asyndetus cavagnaroi Bickel & Sinclair, 1997
Asyndetus chaetifemoratus Parent, 1925
Asyndetus ciliatus Grootaert & Meuffels, 2003
Asyndetus clavipes Liu, Wang & Yang in Liu, Zhang, Wang & Yang, 2016
Asyndetus congensis Grichanov, 2013
Asyndetus connexus (Becker, 1902)
Asyndetus cornutus Van Duzee, 1916
Asyndetus crassipodus Harmston, 1968
Asyndetus crassitarsis Curran, 1926
Asyndetus currani Van Duzee, 1931
Asyndetus decaryi Parent, 1929
Asyndetus deficiens Robinson, 1975
Asyndetus diaphoriformis Negrobov & Shamshev, 1986
Asyndetus disjunctus Van Duzee, 1923
Asyndetus dominicensis Robinson, 1975
Asyndetus dubius Parent, 1925
Asyndetus eurytarsus Meuffels & Grootaert, 1993
Asyndetus exactus (Walker, 1859)
Asyndetus exiguus Van Duzee, 1927
Asyndetus exunguis Parent, 1927
Asyndetus fallahzadehi Grichanov in Grichanov & Rezaei, 2019
Asyndetus flavipalpus Van Duzee, 1932
Asyndetus flavitibialis Van Duzee, 1929
Asyndetus fractus De Meijere, 1913
Asyndetus fratellus Aldrich, 1896
Asyndetus geminus Becker, 1922
Asyndetus guangxiensis Zhang & Yang, 2003
Asyndetus harbeckii Van Duzee, 1914
Asyndetus hardyi Robinson, 1964
Asyndetus indifferens Curran, 1926
Asyndetus inermis Parent, 1927
Asyndetus infernus Bickel, 1996
Asyndetus intermedius Meuffels & Grootaert, 1993
Asyndetus interruptus (Loew, 1861)
Asyndetus johnsoni Van Duzee, 1916
Asyndetus latifrons (Loew, 1857)
Asyndetus latisurstylus Liu, Wang & Yang in Liu, Zhang, Wang & Yang, 2016
Asyndetus latitarsatus Becker, 1922
Asyndetus latus Van Duzee, 1916
Asyndetus lichtwardti Kertész, 1901
Asyndetus lii Wang & Yang, 2005
Asyndetus lineatus De Meijere, 1916
Asyndetus longicornis Negrobov, 1973
Asyndetus longipalpis Van Duzee, 1919
Asyndetus madagascarensis Grichanov, 2013
Asyndetus maelfaiti Bickel & Sinclair, 1997
Asyndetus melanopselaphus Stackelberg, 1952
Asyndetus mixtus Negrobov & Shamshev, 1986
Asyndetus mutatus Becker, 1922
Asyndetus mystacinus Bickel & Sinclair, 1997
Asyndetus namibiensis Grichanov, 2013
Asyndetus negrobovi Parvu, 1989
Asyndetus nevadensis Harmston, 1968
Asyndetus nigripes Van Duzee, 1916
Asyndetus obscurus Meuffels & Grootaert, 1993
Asyndetus occidentalis Van Duzee, 1919
Asyndetus oregonensis Harmston, 1966
Asyndetus parvicornis Van Duzee, 1932
Asyndetus perpulvillatus Parent, 1926
Asyndetus pogonops Robinson, 1975
Asyndetus porrectus Parent, 1939
Asyndetus pseudoseparatus Grichanov, 2013
Asyndetus savannensis Grichanov, 2013
Asyndetus scopifer Harmston, 1952
Asyndetus secundus Bickel, 1996
Asyndetus semarangensis Dyte, 1975
Asyndetus separatus (Becker, 1902)
Asyndetus severini Harmston & Knowlton, 1939
Asyndetus singularis Van Duzee, 1923
Asyndetus spinitarsis Harmston, 1951
Asyndetus spinosus Van Duzee, 1925
Asyndetus syntormoides Wheeler, 1899
Asyndetus terminalis Van Duzee, 1923
Asyndetus texanus Van Duzee, 1916
Asyndetus thaicus Grootaert & Meuffels, 2003
Asyndetus tibialis (Thomson, 1869)
Asyndetus transversalis Becker, 1907
Asyndetus tristis Parent, 1935
Asyndetus utahensis Harmston & Knowlton, 1942
Asyndetus varicolor Johnson, 1924
Asyndetus varus Loew, 1869
Asyndetus ventralis Wang, Yang & Masunaga, 2007
Asyndetus versicolor Johnson, 1924
Asyndetus vicinus Meuffels & Grootaert, 1993
Asyndetus virgatus Curran, 1926
Asyndetus wigginsi Bickel & Sinclair, 1997
Asyndetus wusuensis Wang & Yang, 2005
Asyndetus xinjiangensis Wang & Yang, 2005
The following species are considered synonyms of other species:
Asyndetus bredini Robinson, 1975: synonym of Asyndetus interruptus (Loew, 1861)
Asyndetus lateinterruptus Strobl, 1909: synonym of Asyndetus separatus (Becker, 1902)
Asyndetus nigripalpis (De Meijere, 1913): synonym of Asyndetus exactus (Walker, 1859)
Asyndetus ridiculus Parent, 1931: synonym of Asyndetus tibialis (Thomson, 1869)
Asyndetus wirthi Robinson, 1997: synonym of Asyndetus interruptus (Loew, 1861)
The following species were renamed:
Asyndetus tibialis De Meijere, 1916 (preoccupied by Asyndetus tibialis (Thomson, 1869)): renamed to Asyndetus semarangensis Dyte, 1975
The following species were moved to another genus:
Asyndetus izius Negrobov, 1973: moved to Cryptophleps
Asyndetus minutus Negrobov & Shamshev, 1986: moved to Cryptophleps
Asyndetus vividus Negrobov & Shamshev, 1986: moved to Cryptophleps
References
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Diaphorinae
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Postcard is a 2013 Indian Marathi film written and directed by Gajendra Ahire. It is about a postman who gets involved in the lives of people.
Synopsis
The film opens with a postman in Maharashtra. He tells three stores about his life.
The first story is about an old man who has worked all his life at a saw mill. The postman regularly brings him letters from his children. The postman's pregnant wife reads some of the letters. She believes they are not merely letters; they carry messages and emotions. To the postman the letters are merely his job. He delivers letters and sometimes read them aloud when the recipient cannot read. One day the old man decides to retire from his job and go live peacefully with his children. He asks the owner of the saw mill to settle his dues. The owner, shrewd and deceitful, says the old man is due nothing; in fact the old man must repay his loans, now with interest totaling one thousand rupees. The old man decides he will repay the loan by working it off, and then leave with a clean account. At the end of the month the owner reports that the old man's work just covers the interest accrued in that month. The old man realizes that the loan is usurious; he will not be able to pay it off by working. The old man writes a letter to God. He writes that he has lived an honest life and if God has created a righteous world then God must send him the thousand rupees so he can leave with honor. The postman's wife reads this letter and decides to send the old man her savings, seven hundred rupees. The postman delivers the money but is insufficient and the old man must return to work. A few days later the old man dies at the saw mill. In his last letter, to God, he asks why God has created wicked men like the postman who cruelly stole three hundred rupees from the thousand rupees God had sent him. The postman sorrowfully reads this letter to his wife.
Some years later the postman was assigned to a hill station. His second story is about his job at that hill station. One of his daily tasks is to incinerate letters which cannot be delivered or returned. The postman's wife has gone to her own village to deliver their second child. The postman sometimes reads the dead letters before he incinerates them. One such letter, which arrives frequently, is from a woman to a man, probably her husband. One day when the postman is about to enter a school he is stopped by a man at the school gate. The man introduces himself; the postman recognizes his name immediately as the recipient of the woman's letters. The man hands the postman a letter addressed to the frequent letter writer who, says the man, is his daughter. The man implores the postman to deliver it promptly and directly to his daughter. He is a soldier. He wants to see his daughter. He must see her today because tomorrow he must return to his duty, far away. The postman brings his letter to the school matron. There is no such girl at the school. The matron searches the old registers and uncovers that the girl had graduated and left the school many years ago. They come to the gate but the father has vanished. On the following day the soldier meets the postman again. This time he tells the postman a story. Many years ago, he traveled home to see his daughter at her school. His bus had accidentally tumbled into a valley and everyone (including him) was killed. He only wants to see his daughter. Now the postman realizes that the soldier is a ghost. The postman sets about tracking down the daughter. She runs a bar. The postman meets her and tells her the story. At first she laughs but she gradually realizes, to her shock and grief, that the story is true. She had thought her father had abandoned her. She realizes her father has died, today, because the postman brought her the news. She breaks down and curses at the postman and drives him away.
The third story is about the postman's job at another village. Every day a woman calls out to him, qasim, the bringer of news. She asks, always eagerly, if he has a letter from her lover and sometimes when there is a letter she is overjoyed. She is a dancing girl, a nautch girl. One day her lover comes to see her. He leaves the following morning; he promises to take her with him the next time. He writes letters and, some weeks later, visits her again. She wants to go with him. He says it is not possible today. There is a loud fight. He exclaims that money is required to buy her freedom before he can take her away; he does not have the money yet. Some days later the postman sees a medicine man on the roadside. The medicine man has a mask, a wooden face mask, for sale. It is charmed and it can grant wishes, says the medicine man. The postman recognizes the mask immediately; it was made by the old man of the saw mill as a present for his grandchild. The postman remembers the same mask hanging on the wall of the bar. The medicine man says it costs three hundred rupees. The postman recalls the soldier's daughter had quoted the same sum when the postman had asked about the mask at the bar. The postman contemplates buying the mask but decides not to meddle with forces that may be beyond him. Some days later he finds the dancing girl has bought the mask. That night she wishes it to bring her money so she can buy her freedom and join her lover. In a few days the postman brings her a large sum of money and a letter from her lover's firm. Her lover was caught in the machinery and was mangled to death; this is insurance money which he had willed to her. The postman is disturbed by the turn of events. He leaves the village to his next posting. He sees the girl, now pale and dreadful, going to return the mask.
The film ends when the postman and his family board the bus to his next job. The soldier appears on the bus, smiling and giving sweets to the postman's daughter.
Cast
Girish Kulkarni as The Postman
Dilip Prabhavalkar as Bhikaji Kale
Vibhawari Deshpande as Lisa Kamble
Radhika Apte as the Dancing Girl
Awards and nominations
Filmfare Marathi Awards
Critics Best Film - Won (along with Elizabeth Ekadashi)
Best Actor - Girish Kulkarni - Nominated
Best Cinematography - Yogesh Rajguru - Nominated
Best Dialogue - Gajendra Ahire - Nominated
Best Background Score - Chaitanya Adkar - Nominated
Best Sound Design - Tushar Pandit - Nominated
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Shaw Gulch is a valley in San Mateo County, California.
It contains a stream which flows about from its source. The stream's waters drain into Bradley Creek about north of the town of Pescadero.
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The Intelligent Woman's Guide to Socialism and Capitalism is a non-fiction book written by the Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw. The book employs socialist and Marxist thought. It was written in 1928 after his sister-in-law, Mary Stewart Cholmondeley, asked him to write a pamphlet explaining socialism. The book was later re-released as the first Pelican Book in 1937. The dust jacket artwork for the British and American first editions was by the British artist and sculptor Eric Kennington.
Shaw examines various socialist ideas, including the issue of private property under socialism, population control, the difficulty of creating non-market-based means to ascribe value to human activities and the problem of wealth distribution. He explores Marxist concepts such as surplus value along with the ideas of non-Marxist socialist thinkers such as Henry George.
The book inspired a respectful and detailed reply from Lilian Le Mesurier in The Socialist Woman's Guide to Intelligence: a reply to Mr. Shaw first published in 1929. Le Mesurier objected to Shaw's self-satisfied and condescending tone.
In the late 1930s, Allen Lane, the founder of Penguin Books, wished to create a new line, to be called "Pelican" books, which would be dedicated to publishing clear expositions of current social debates. He desired that Shaw's Intelligent Woman's Guide should become the first in that series. Shaw wrote to Lane that since almost 10 years had elapsed the book's title needed to be changed to The Intelligent Woman's Guide to Socialism, Capitalism, Sovietism, and Fascism, and under that title the book became the first Pelican in two paperbound volumes in 1937.
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Volume I of The Intelligent Woman’s Guide to Socialism, Capitalism, Sovietism and Fascism in PDF format
Volume II of The Intelligent Woman’s Guide to Socialism, Capitalism, Sovietism and Fascism in PDF format
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Hmayak is an Armenian given name. Notable people with the name include:
Hmayak Siras, Armenian writer, editor and translator
Hmayak Babayan, Armenian Red Army major general
Hmayak Sahaki Grigoryan, Armenian poet and translator
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Lu Shijia (; March 18, 1911 – August 29, 1986), also known as Hsiu-Chen Chang-Lu, was a Chinese physicist and aerospace engineer who helped create China's first high-speed wind tunnel. She founded and chaired the aerodynamics program at Beihang University, the first in the country.
Early life and education
She was born Lu Xiuzhen () in Suzhou (Soochow) on March 18, 1911, the final year of the Qing dynasty. Her ancestral home was Xiaoshan, Zhejiang. Soon after she was born, her grandfather , who served as Governor of Shanxi, and her father , were both killed by Yan Xishan during the Xinhai Revolution. Her superstitious mother blamed the baby for her father's death, and gave her away to be raised by a paternal uncle.
She attended the primary school and the High School Affiliated to Beijing Normal University, where Qian Xuesen and her future husband Zhang Wei were her classmates. Inspired by Marie Curie, she entered the Physics Department of Beijing Normal University as the only female student. After graduating in 1933, she taught at the Fifth Women's Normal School in Daming, Hebei, and Zhicheng Middle School in Beijing.
With financial help from her maternal uncle, the renowned doctor Shi Jinmo, Lu went to study in Germany in 1937. She studied at Göttingen University and received her Ph.D. in fluid mechanics in 1942. Her supervisor was Ludwig Prandtl, one of the founders of modern fluid mechanics. She was the only Chinese student and the only female graduate student of Prandtl.
Career
After the end of the Second World War, Lu returned to China in 1946. She taught at Tongji University, the Aeronautics Department of Peiyang University, and the Institute of Hydraulic Engineering of Tsinghua University. She joined the China Democratic League in 1951.
In 1952, Lu became a member of the preparatory committee for the establishment of the Beijing Institute of Aeronautics (now Beihang University). In 1962, she founded Beihang's aerodynamics program, the first in China, and served as its first chair. At Beihang she helped create China's first high-speed wind tunnel.
When the Chinese Academy of Sciences resumed its election for academicians in 1980 after the end of the Cultural Revolution, Lu was nominated twice, but she declined both times and insisted on giving the opportunity to a younger scientist.
She was a member of the first, second, and third National People's Congresses, the fifth and sixth CPPCC Standing Committees, the Standing Committee of the China Democratic League Central Committee, and the Executive Committee of the All-China Women's Federation. She also served as Vice Chair of the China Aerodynamics Research Association.
Personal life
In 1941, Lu married scientist Zhang Wei, her elementary school classmate, in Germany. Zhang was a member of both the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Engineering, and served as Vice President of Tsinghua University. The couple had a son, Zhang Kecheng (), and a daughter, Zhang Kequn (). Kequn's son Gao Xiaosong is a renowned musician.
Death and legacy
Lu died in Beijing in August 1986, and her husband died in 2001. According to their will, their children mixed their ashes together and dispersed them in the lotus pond on the Tsinghua campus.
On the first anniversary of her death, Qian Xuesen presided over a scientific symposium held in her memory. On March 18, 2017, Lu's 106th birthday, Beihang University established the Lu Shijia Laboratory, the first university laboratory in China named after a female scientist.
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1911 births
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Academic staff of the Technical University of Berlin
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Friends of New Germany (), sometimes called Friends of the New Germany, was an organization founded in the United States by German immigrants to support Nazism and the Third Reich.
History
Nazis outside of Germany made considerable efforts to establish an American counterpart organization. Recruiting commenced as early as 1924 with the formation of the Free Society of Teutonia.
In May 1933, the Deputy Führer, Rudolf Hess, gave German immigrant and German National Socialist German Workers Party (NSDAP) member Heinz Spanknöbel authority to form an American Nazi organization. The result was the creation of the Friends of New Germany in July 1933, although at least one newspaper article from April 1933 discusses their existence and also states that they held a lease which expired in May of that year, indicating that the group existed before the official date. An article from the time states that they were mostly German war veterans who supported the current republican government of Germany at the time of writing. Colonel Edwin Emerson acted as a spokesman for the group in April of that year, but later denied this in December. Colonel Emerson claimed that he had no connection to the German government, despite also being a correspondent for no less than 36 German government-controlled papers.
Assistance was given to its formation by the German consul in the City of New York. The organization took over the membership of two older pro-Hitler organizations in the United States, the Free Society of Teutonia and Gau-USA. The new entity was based in New York City, but had a strong presence in Chicago, Illinois.
The Friends of New Germany was led by Spanknöbel and was openly pro-Hitler, and engaged in activities such as storming the German language newspaper New Yorker Staats-Zeitung with the demand that Nazi-sympathetic articles be published, the infiltration of other German-American organizations, and the use of propaganda to counter the boycott of businesses in the heavily German neighborhood of Yorkville, Manhattan. Members wore a uniform, a white shirt and black trousers for men with a black hat festooned with a red symbol. Women members wore a white blouse and a black skirt.
In an internal battle for control of the Friends, Spanknöbel was soon ousted as leader, and in October 1933 he was deported because he had failed to register as a foreign agent.
At the same time, Congressman Samuel Dickstein (D-NY) was Chairman of the Committee on Naturalization and Immigration, where he became aware of the substantial number of foreigners legally and illegally entering and residing in the country, and the growing anti-Semitism along with vast amounts of anti-Semitic literature being distributed in the country. This led him to investigate independently the activities of Nazis and other fascist groups. This led to the formation of the Special Committee on Un-American Activities Authorized to Investigate National Socialist Propaganda and Certain Other Propaganda Activities. Throughout the rest of 1934, the Committee conducted hearings, bringing before it most of the major figures in the US fascist movement. Dickstein's investigation concluded that the Friends represented a branch of German dictator Adolf Hitler's NSDAP in America.
The organization existed into the mid-1930s with a membership of between 5,000-10,000, consisting mostly of German citizens living in America and German emigrants who only recently had become citizens. In December 1935, Rudolf Hess recalled the group's leaders to Germany and ordered all German citizens to leave the Friends of New Germany. By March 1936, Friends of New Germany was dissolved and its membership transferred to the newly-formed German American Bund, the new name being chosen to emphasise the group's American credentials after press criticism that the organisation was unpatriotic. The Bund was to consist only of American citizens of German descent.
See also
Further reading
References
External links
The German National Revolution a pamphlet issues by FNG
1934 German language yearbook of the Brooklyn chapter
Materials produced by FNG are found in the Florence Mendheim Collection of Anti-Semitic Propaganda (#AR 25441); Leo Baeck Institute, New York.
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Diodorus Siculus or Diodorus of Sicily (; 1st century BC) was an ancient Greek historian. He is known for writing the monumental universal history Bibliotheca historica, in forty books, fifteen of which survive intact, between 60 and 30 BC.
The history is arranged in three parts. The first covers mythic history up to the destruction of Troy, arranged geographically, describing regions around the world from Egypt, India and Arabia to Europe. The second covers the time from the Trojan War to the death of Alexander the Great. The third covers the period to about 60 BC. Bibliotheca, meaning 'library', acknowledges that he was drawing on the work of many other authors.
Life
According to his own work, he was born in Agyrium in Sicily (now called Agira). With one exception, antiquity affords no further information about his life and doings beyond his written works. Only Jerome, in his Chronicon under the "year of Abraham 1968" (49 BC), writes, "Diodorus of Sicily, a writer of Greek history, became illustrious". However, his English translator, Charles Henry Oldfather, remarks on the "striking coincidence" that one of only two known Greek inscriptions from Agyrium (Inscriptiones Graecae XIV, 588) is the tombstone of one "Diodorus, the son of Apollonius". The final work attributed to him is from 21 BC.
Work
Diodorus' universal history, which he named Bibliotheca historica (, "Historical Library"), was immense and consisted of 40 books, of which 1–5 and 11–20 survive: fragments of the lost books are preserved in Photius and the Excerpts of Constantine Porphyrogenitus.
It was divided into three sections. The first six books treated the mythic history of the non-Hellenic and Hellenic tribes to the destruction of Troy and are geographical in theme, and describe the history and culture of Ancient Egypt (book I), of Mesopotamia, India, Scythia, and Arabia (II), of North Africa (III), and of Greece and Europe (IV–VI).
In the next section (books VII–XVII), he recounts the history of the world from the Trojan War down to the death of Alexander the Great. The last section (books XVII to the end) concerns the historical events from the successors of Alexander down to either 60 BC or the beginning of Julius Caesar's Gallic Wars. (The end has been lost, so it is unclear whether Diodorus reached the beginning of the Gallic War as he promised at the beginning of his work or, as evidence suggests, old and tired from his labours he stopped short at 60 BC.) He selected the name "Bibliotheca" in acknowledgment that he was assembling a composite work from many sources. Identified authors on whose works he drew include Hecataeus of Abdera, Ctesias of Cnidus, Ephorus, Theopompus, Hieronymus of Cardia, Duris of Samos, Diyllus, Philistus, Timaeus, Polybius, and Posidonius.
See also
Hellenic historiography
Acadine
Callon of Epidaurus
Diophantus of Abae
Pliny the Elder
Strabo
Citations
General and cited references
Further reading
Braithwaite-Westoby, Kara. "Diodorus and the Alleged Revolts of 374–373 BCE," Classical Philology 115, no. 2 (April 2020): 265–270.
Clarke, Katherine. 1999. "Universal perspectives in Historiography." In The Limits of Historiography: Genre and Narrative in Ancient Historical Texts. Edited by Christina Shuttleworth Kraus, 249–279. Mnemosyne. Supplementum 191. Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill.
Hammond, Nicholas G. L. 1998. "Portents, Prophecies, and Dreams in Diodorus' Books 14–17." Greek, Roman and Byzantine Studies 39.4: 407–428.
Hau, Lisa Irene, Alexander Meeus, and Brian Sheridan (eds.). 2018. Diodoros of Sicily: Historiographical Theory and Practice in the Bibliotheke. Peeters: Leuven.
McQueen, Earl I. 1995. Diodorus Siculus. The Reign of Philip II: The Greek and Macedonian Narrative from Book XVI. A Companion. London: Bristol Classical Press.
Muntz, Charles E. 2017. Diodorus Siculus and the World of the Late Roman Republic. New York: Oxford Univ. Press.
Pfuntner, Laura. 2015. "Reading Diodorus through Photius: The Case of the Sicilian Slave Revolts." Greek, Roman and Byzantine Studies 55.1: 256–272.
Rubincam, Catherine. 1987. "The Organization and Composition of Diodorus' Bibliotheke." Échos du monde classique (= Classical views) 31:313–328.
Sacks, Kenneth S. 1990. Diodorus Siculus and the First Century. Princeton, NJ: Princeton Univ. Press.
Sinclair, Robert K. 1963. "Diodorus Siculus and the Writing of History." Proceedings of the African Classical Association 6:36–45.
Stronk, Jan P. 2017. Semiramis' Legacy. The History of Persia According to Diodorus of Sicily. Edinburgh: Edinburgh Univ. Press.
Sulimani, Iris. 2008. "Diodorus' Source-Citations: A Turn in the Attitude of Ancient Authors Towards their Predecessors?" Athenaeum 96.2: 535–567.
External links
Greek original works
English translations
1st-century BC Greek people
1st-century BC historians
30s BC deaths
90s BC births
Classical geography
Hellenistic-era historians
Historians from Magna Graecia
Sicilian Greeks
Works about mining |
```swift
//
// THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
// IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
// FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
// AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
// LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
// OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
// SOFTWARE.
import AppKit
extension NSImage {
func easy_tint(with color: NSColor) -> NSImage? {
if let image = self.copy() as? NSImage {
let bounds = CGRect(origin: CGPoint.zero, size: self.size)
image.lockFocus()
color.set()
bounds.fill(using: .sourceAtop)
image.unlockFocus()
return image
}
return nil
}
}
``` |
Dankowski (feminine: Dankowska) is a Polish-language surname derived from one of the locations named Danków or Dankowo. The placenames themselves literally mean "belonging to Danek".
Adela Dankowska, Polish aviator and politician
Bronisław Dankowski, Polish politician
Ed Danowski, American football player
Józef Dankowski, Polish football coach and a former player
Joseph Dankowski, American fine art photographer
Kamil Dankowski, Polish professional footballer
Polish-language surnames
Polish toponymic surnames |
Marco Novaro (8 August 1912 – 29 November 1993) was an Italian sailor who competed in the 1960 Summer Olympics.
References
External links
1912 births
1993 deaths
Italian male sailors (sport)
Olympic sailors for Italy
Sailors at the 1960 Summer Olympics – 5.5 Metre |
```css
.query-list {
padding-left: 25px;
}
label {
margin-top: 0.3rem;
}
``` |
"Smile" is a song written by Keith Follesé and Chris Lindsey, and recorded by American country music band Lonestar. It was released in October 1999 as the third single and 10th track from their third album Lonely Grill. The song reached the top of the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.
Music video
The music video was directed by Trey Fanjoy, and premiered on CMT on October 30, 1999, during "The CMT Delivery Room". A portion of their previous single "Amazed" was played at the beginning of the video.
Charts
Year-end charts
References
1999 singles
1999 songs
Lonestar songs
Music videos directed by Trey Fanjoy
Song recordings produced by Dann Huff
Songs written by Keith Follesé
BNA Records singles
Songs written by Chris Lindsey
Country ballads |
```java
/*
* DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
*
* This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
* published by the Free Software Foundation.
*
* This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
* ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
* version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
* accompanied this code).
*
* 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
* Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
*
* Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA
* or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any
* questions.
*/
package com.oracle.truffle.espresso.jdwp.impl;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.concurrent.Callable;
public final class CommandResult {
private final PacketStream reply;
private final List<Callable<Void>> preFutures;
private final List<Callable<Void>> postFutures;
CommandResult(PacketStream reply) {
this(reply, null, null);
}
CommandResult(PacketStream reply, List<Callable<Void>> preFutures, List<Callable<Void>> postFutures) {
this.reply = reply;
this.preFutures = preFutures;
this.postFutures = postFutures;
}
public PacketStream getReply() {
return reply;
}
public List<Callable<Void>> getPreFutures() {
return preFutures;
}
public List<Callable<Void>> getPostFutures() {
return postFutures;
}
}
``` |
Issirac () is a commune in the Gard department in southern France.
Population
See also
Communes of the Gard department
Côtes du Vivarais AOC
References
Communes of Gard |
Enrique Vicente Rubio Bruno (born 6 April 1943) is a Uruguayan teacher, writer and politician of the Broad Front. He served as Director of the Office of Planning and Budget between 2007 and 2009. He is currently Senator of the Republic.
Biography
In his youth he joined the Unifying Action Groups. In 1971, he joined the leftist coalition Broad Front. After the coup d'état of 1973, he was imprisoned for being linked to the Unifying Action Groups cell that operated in the Faculty of Engineering, and for the explosion that killed student Marcos Caridad Jordan while handling material for the manufacture of explosive devices. In 1984, when several political parties were legalized, he participated in the creation of the "Independent Democratic Left" party, better known as the IDI. In 1989 he founded, together with other politicians, the Vertiente Artiguista, a group within the Broad Front. In 1994 he was elected National Representative by Florida Department. While in 1999 and 2004 he was elected Senator.
In the 2009 election, he headed the list to the Senate of the Vertiente Artiguista, being elected for the period 2010–2014.
On May 27, 2012, for the first time in its history, the Broad Front held open elections to elect its highest authorities; Rubio competed for the presidency with Mónica Xavier, Ernesto Agazzi and Juan Castillo. Finally, Monica Xavier was elected.
In the 2019 general election he was elected senator for the Vertiente Artiguista that won 2 seats in the upper house. The second is occupied by Amanda Della Ventura. The Legislature (2020-2025) began on February 15, 2020.
References
People from Florida Department
Broad Front (Uruguay) politicians
Vertiente Artiguista politicians
Uruguayan writers
Members of the Senate of Uruguay
1943 births
Living people |
Tungtingichthys is an extinct genus of prehistoric bony fish that lived during the middle division of the Eocene epoch of China.
See also
Prehistoric fish
List of prehistoric bony fish
References
Prehistoric perciform genera
Eocene fish of Asia |
```java
package org.web3j.contracts.eip721.generated;
import java.math.BigInteger;
import java.util.Arrays;
import org.web3j.abi.TypeReference;
import org.web3j.abi.datatypes.Function;
import org.web3j.abi.datatypes.Type;
import org.web3j.abi.datatypes.generated.Uint256;
import org.web3j.crypto.Credentials;
import org.web3j.protocol.Web3j;
import org.web3j.protocol.core.RemoteCall;
import org.web3j.tx.Contract;
import org.web3j.tx.TransactionManager;
import org.web3j.tx.gas.ContractGasProvider;
/**
* <p>Auto generated code.
* <p><strong>Do not modify!</strong>
* <p>Please use the <a href="path_to_url">web3j command line tools</a>,
* or the org.web3j.codegen.SolidityFunctionWrapperGenerator in the
* <a href="path_to_url">codegen module</a> to update.
*
* <p>Generated with web3j version 4.1.1.
*/
public class ERC721Enumerable extends Contract {
private static final String BINARY = "Bin file was not provided";
public static final String FUNC_TOTALSUPPLY = "totalSupply";
public static final String FUNC_TOKENOFOWNERBYINDEX = "tokenOfOwnerByIndex";
public static final String FUNC_TOKENBYINDEX = "tokenByIndex";
@Deprecated
protected ERC721Enumerable(String contractAddress, Web3j web3j, Credentials credentials, BigInteger gasPrice, BigInteger gasLimit) {
super(BINARY, contractAddress, web3j, credentials, gasPrice, gasLimit);
}
protected ERC721Enumerable(String contractAddress, Web3j web3j, Credentials credentials, ContractGasProvider contractGasProvider) {
super(BINARY, contractAddress, web3j, credentials, contractGasProvider);
}
@Deprecated
protected ERC721Enumerable(String contractAddress, Web3j web3j, TransactionManager transactionManager, BigInteger gasPrice, BigInteger gasLimit) {
super(BINARY, contractAddress, web3j, transactionManager, gasPrice, gasLimit);
}
protected ERC721Enumerable(String contractAddress, Web3j web3j, TransactionManager transactionManager, ContractGasProvider contractGasProvider) {
super(BINARY, contractAddress, web3j, transactionManager, contractGasProvider);
}
public RemoteCall<BigInteger> totalSupply() {
final Function function = new Function(FUNC_TOTALSUPPLY,
Arrays.<Type>asList(),
Arrays.<TypeReference<?>>asList(new TypeReference<Uint256>() {}));
return executeRemoteCallSingleValueReturn(function, BigInteger.class);
}
public RemoteCall<BigInteger> tokenOfOwnerByIndex(String _owner, BigInteger _index) {
final Function function = new Function(FUNC_TOKENOFOWNERBYINDEX,
Arrays.<Type>asList(new org.web3j.abi.datatypes.Address(_owner),
new org.web3j.abi.datatypes.generated.Uint256(_index)),
Arrays.<TypeReference<?>>asList(new TypeReference<Uint256>() {}));
return executeRemoteCallSingleValueReturn(function, BigInteger.class);
}
public RemoteCall<BigInteger> tokenByIndex(BigInteger _index) {
final Function function = new Function(FUNC_TOKENBYINDEX,
Arrays.<Type>asList(new org.web3j.abi.datatypes.generated.Uint256(_index)),
Arrays.<TypeReference<?>>asList(new TypeReference<Uint256>() {}));
return executeRemoteCallSingleValueReturn(function, BigInteger.class);
}
@Deprecated
public static ERC721Enumerable load(String contractAddress, Web3j web3j, Credentials credentials, BigInteger gasPrice, BigInteger gasLimit) {
return new ERC721Enumerable(contractAddress, web3j, credentials, gasPrice, gasLimit);
}
@Deprecated
public static ERC721Enumerable load(String contractAddress, Web3j web3j, TransactionManager transactionManager, BigInteger gasPrice, BigInteger gasLimit) {
return new ERC721Enumerable(contractAddress, web3j, transactionManager, gasPrice, gasLimit);
}
public static ERC721Enumerable load(String contractAddress, Web3j web3j, Credentials credentials, ContractGasProvider contractGasProvider) {
return new ERC721Enumerable(contractAddress, web3j, credentials, contractGasProvider);
}
public static ERC721Enumerable load(String contractAddress, Web3j web3j, TransactionManager transactionManager, ContractGasProvider contractGasProvider) {
return new ERC721Enumerable(contractAddress, web3j, transactionManager, contractGasProvider);
}
}
``` |
Cinsaut or Cinsault ( , ) is a red wine grape whose heat tolerance and productivity make it important in Languedoc-Roussillon and the former French colonies of Algeria, Lebanon, and Morocco. It is often blended with grapes such as Grenache and Carignan to add softness and bouquet.
It has many synonyms, of which perhaps the most confusing is its sale as a table grape called 'Oeillade', although it is different from the "true" Oeillade which is no longer cultivated. In South Africa, it was known as "Hermitage", hence the name of its most famous cross Pinotage.
History
Cinsaut appears to be an ancient variety that may have originated in the Hérault, but could equally have been brought by traders from the eastern Mediterranean.
Distribution and wines
Algeria
Cinsaut is popular in Algeria for its drought resistance, and is used to make large volumes of wine.
Australia
Cinsaut is grown under a variety of names such as Black Prince, Blue Imperial, Oeillade and Ulliade.
Chile
Old Cinsault vines in the Itata Valley have recently been rediscovered by quality wine producers in Chile, such as Miguel Torres, Clos de Fous, Ventisquero and Undurraga. In one of the southernmost wine-producing areas of the country, the grape yields light-bodied, fruit-driven wines, most often varietal, but sometimes blended with Pais or Carignan.
France
Cinsaut is the fourth most widely planted grape variety in France, and is especially important in Languedoc-Roussillon. It is also widely used for rosé wines in Provence.
Italy
Known as Ottavianello, there is one tiny DOC devoted to Cinsaut - Ostuni Ottavianello, with a total production of less than 1000 cases a year. However, Cinsaut has long been used in Apulian blends and has also begun to attract the attention of winemakers interested in reviving old varieties.
Lebanon
Cinsaut is an important component in the blend of Lebanon's Chateau Musar.
Morocco and Tunisia
As in Algeria, Cinsaut is popular in Morocco and Tunisia for its drought resistance.
South Africa
A lot of Cinsaut is grown in South Africa, much of which is blended with Cabernet Sauvignon. It holds a special place in the country's viticulture alongside Pinot noir as one of the parents of Pinotage. Of all the grape varieties planted in the Cape, Cinsault has claimed a significant "Cinderella" turnaround in recent history. Historically, it was favored for its heat tolerance and productivity to be used in bulk blends but winemakers of late have been experimenting with the grape. Many new labels can be found on the market offering crunchy red berry flavors at low alcohols, it is still a very useful blending component with other Rhone varietals, while also adding some fruity brightness to Cabernet Sauvignon.
United States
The oldest continuous Cinsaut vineyard is said to be the Bechtold vineyard in Lodi, California, which was planted in 1885 by Joseph Spenker.
Some Cinsaut is planted in California as Black Malvoisie.
Cinsaut is planted in the North Coast AVA in California, most specifically in the Red Hills Lake County AVA.
Cinsaut is planted in the Yakima Valley AVA in Washington.
Cinsaut is planted in Texas, specifically in the Texas High Plains A.V.A.
Vine and Viticulture
The vine can produce heavy crops, but wines are much better if yields are controlled. Cinsaut is very drought resistant but can be susceptible to disease, so appreciates a dry climate. It produces large cylindrical bunches of black grapes with fairly thick skins.
Synonyms and confusion with other grapes
Black Malvoisie, Blue Imperial, Bourdales Kek, Budales, Calibre, Chainette, Cincout, Cinq-sao, Cinquien, Cinsanet, Cinsault, Cubilier, Cubillier, Cuviller, Espagne, Espagnol, Froutignan, Grappu De La Dordogne, Hermitage, Malaga Kek, Marocain, Maurange, Mavro Kara Melkii, Milhau, Morterille noire, Moustardier Noir, Navarro, Negru De Sarichioi, Oeillade noire, Ottavianello, Ottaviano, Ottavianello, Pampous, Papadou, Passerille, Pedaire, Picardan noir, Piquepoul D'Uzes, Pis De Chevre, Plant D Arles Boudales, Plant D'Arles, Plant De Broqui, Plant De Broquies, Poupe De Crabe, Pousse De Chevre Rouge, Prunaley, Prunelas, Prunella, Prunellas noir, Salerne, Samsó, Samson, Senso, Sensu, Sinsó, Strum, Takopulo Kara, Ulliaou, West's White Prolific, Black Prince, Boudales, Oeillade, Picardin noir and Ulliade.
While Cinsault is known under the synonym Oeillade noire, especially when it is sold as a table grape, it is not related to the Languedoc and Provence wine grape Oeillade noire.
References
Red wine grape varieties
Wine grapes of Italy
Wine grapes of Apulia |
Hewsang was a cargo ship which was built by William Gray & Co Ltd, West Hartlepool in 1944 as Empire Bermuda for the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT). Postwar she was sold into merchant service and renamed Hewsang and later sold to new owners and renamed Sunshine, serving until scrapped in 1970.
Description
Empire Bermuda was built by William Gray & Co Ltd, West Hartlepool. She was yard number 1173 and was launched on 30 September 1944 with completion in November. She was long, with a beam of and a depth of . Her GRT was 3,359, with a NRT of 2,257.
Career
Empire Bermuda was placed under the management of the Joseph Constantine Steamship Line by the MoWT. In 1949, she was sold to the Indo-China Steam Navigation Co Ltd, London and renamed Hewsang. In 1963, Hewsang was sold to the Sunshine Navigation Co Ltd, Panama and renamed Sunshine. She was placed under the management of Patt Manfield & Co Ltd, Hong Kong. The ship was scrapped at Kaohsiung, Taiwan in March 1970.
Official Numbers and Code Letters
Official Numbers were a forerunner to IMO Numbers. Empire Bermuda had the UK Official Number 180078 and the Code Letters GDMP.
Propulsion
The ship was propelled by a triple expansion steam engine which had cylinders of , and bore by stroke. It was built by the Central Marine Engineering Works, West Hartlepool.
References
1944 ships
Ships built on the River Tees
Ministry of War Transport ships
Empire ships
Steamships of the United Kingdom
Merchant ships of the United Kingdom
Steamships of Panama
Merchant ships of Panama |
Graphephorum is a genus of North American plants in the grass family.
Species
Graphephorum melicoides (Michx.) Desv. - Ontario, Québec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, New York, Michigan, Wisconsin
Graphephorum wolfii (Vasey) Coult. - British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan south to California and New Mexico
formerly included
see Arctophila Dupontia Hyalopoa Molinia Muhlenbergia Peyritschia Poa Scolochloa Sphenopholis Trisetum
References
Pooideae
Poaceae genera
Flora of Northern America |
Financial District station is a Detroit People Mover station in downtown Detroit, Michigan. Located on Larned Street in the city's Financial District, the station is attached to 150 West Jefferson, with direct access from the platform to the building's lobby. Financial District is located across the street from the Buhl Building, home to the headquarters of the Detroit Transportation Corporation and SMART. It is also the nearest station to Hart Plaza, One Woodward Avenue, and the Penobscot and Guardian buildings.
The People Mover shut down temporarily on March 30, 2020, due to decreased ridership amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Following the system's May 2022 restart, Financial District station reopened on June 2, 2022.
See also
List of rapid transit systems
List of United States rapid transit systems by ridership
Metromover
Transportation in metropolitan Detroit
References
External links
DPM station overview
Larned Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
Detroit People Mover stations
Railway stations in the United States opened in 1987
1987 establishments in Michigan |
This is a list of hydroelectric power stations in Pakistan as per NEPRA Report 2022.
In service
Under construction
Proposed
See also
List of barrages and headworks in Pakistan
List of power stations in Pakistan
References
Pakistan
Water and Power Development Authority
Power stations, hydro
Hydroelectric power stations in Pakistan |
Căile Ferate Române is the state railway carrier of Romania.
Electric Locomotives
Diesel Locomotives
Electric Multiple Unit
Diesel Multiple Unit
Rolling stock of Romania
Căile Ferate Române |
Adam Stemple is a Celtic-influenced American folk rock musician, based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He is also the author of several fantasy short stories and novels, including two series of novels co-written with his mother, writer Jane Yolen.
Stemple also wrote a Push-Fold chart for poker with poker player Chris Wallace.
Music
Stemple played guitar and sang as a member of the folk rock "rock-and-reel" band Cats Laughing from 1988 to 1996. The band also included notable fantasy/science fiction authors Steven Brust and Emma Bull.
For twelve years, he was lead singer/guitarist for the band Boiled in Lead. Stemple first appeared on Boiled in Lead's 1994 album Antler Dance. He co-wrote nine songs with science fiction and fantasy author Steven Brust on the 1995 album Songs from The Gypsy, released as an enhanced CD. The CD has the distinction of including the full text of the novel The Gypsy, which Brust co-authored with Megan Lindholm and upon which the songs were based.
Stemple also produced and performed on Steven Brust's solo album A Rose for Iconoclastes.
Stemple currently is with the Tim Malloys, an Irish band. Like Cats Laughing and Boiled in Lead, Stemple's current group shares musical roots that incorporate Celtic and rock styles.
In April 2015, Stemple reunited with Cats Laughing in a concert at the Minicon science fiction convention. A live CD and DVD of the concert was released in late 2015.
Fiction
Stemple's first novel, for Tor Books, was Singer of Souls. A sequel, Steward of Song, was published in 2008.
With his mother, Jane Yolen, Stemple has also co-authored two series of books — the Rock 'n Roll Fairy Tale series, and more recently, The Seelie Wars. The Rock 'n Roll Fairy Tale series began with Pay the Piper, published in 2005 by Tor. Pay the Piper was the winner of the 2006 Locus Award for Best Young Adult Book.
Stemple's short stories include a series of historical whodunnits set in feudal Japan, featuring a samurai master and apprentice as a sleuthing duo, for the historical fiction magazine Paradox.
Among Stemple's other published short stories, "A Piece of Flesh" was chosen as one of ten short stories included in The Year's Best SF and Fantasy for Teens (2005).
Stemple was among the members of a group of writers known as the Pre-Joycean Fellowship, which included his bandmates Emma Bull and Steven Brust.
Discography
with Cats Laughing:
Bootleg Issue (1988)
Another Way to Travel (1990)
A Long Time Gone (2015)
with Boiled in Lead:
Antler Dance (1994)
Songs from The Gypsy (1995)
Alloy (1998, compilation)
Bibliography
Novels
Selected short fiction
"Robin Hood v1.5.3," in
"The Three Truths" (Paradox, Issue 6, Winter 2004-2005)
"Troubles" (with Jane Yolen), in
"Kitsune" (Paradox, Issue 9, Summer 2006)
"The Tsar's Dragons," in
"Little Red" (with Jane Yolen), in
References
External links
American fantasy writers
American rock singers
American rock guitarists
American male guitarists
Living people
American male novelists
21st-century American novelists
Writers from Minneapolis
Guitarists from Minnesota
21st-century American male writers
Novelists from Minnesota
Year of birth missing (living people)
Cats Laughing members |
```java
/*
*
* All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials
*
* path_to_url
*/
package org.locationtech.jts.geom;
import org.locationtech.jts.geom.impl.CoordinateArraySequenceFactory;
import org.locationtech.jts.geom.impl.PackedCoordinateSequenceFactory;
import org.locationtech.jts.io.ParseException;
import org.locationtech.jts.io.WKTReader;
import junit.framework.TestCase;
import junit.textui.TestRunner;
/**
* Tests for {@link GeometryFactory}.
*
* @version 1.13
*/
public class GeometryFactoryTest extends TestCase {
PrecisionModel precisionModel = new PrecisionModel();
GeometryFactory geometryFactory = new GeometryFactory(precisionModel, 0);
WKTReader reader = new WKTReader(geometryFactory);
public static void main(String args[]) {
TestRunner.run(GeometryFactoryTest.class);
}
public GeometryFactoryTest(String name) { super(name); }
public void testCreateGeometry() throws ParseException
{
checkCreateGeometryExact("POINT EMPTY");
checkCreateGeometryExact("POINT ( 10 20 )");
checkCreateGeometryExact("LINESTRING EMPTY");
checkCreateGeometryExact("LINESTRING(0 0, 10 10)");
checkCreateGeometryExact("MULTILINESTRING ((50 100, 100 200), (100 100, 150 200))");
checkCreateGeometryExact("POLYGON ((100 200, 200 200, 200 100, 100 100, 100 200))");
checkCreateGeometryExact("MULTIPOLYGON (((100 200, 200 200, 200 100, 100 100, 100 200)), ((300 200, 400 200, 400 100, 300 100, 300 200)))");
checkCreateGeometryExact("GEOMETRYCOLLECTION (POLYGON ((100 200, 200 200, 200 100, 100 100, 100 200)), LINESTRING (250 100, 350 200), POINT (350 150))");
}
public void testCreateEmpty() {
checkEmpty( geometryFactory.createEmpty(0), Point.class);
checkEmpty( geometryFactory.createEmpty(1), LineString.class);
checkEmpty( geometryFactory.createEmpty(2), Polygon.class);
checkEmpty( geometryFactory.createPoint(), Point.class);
checkEmpty( geometryFactory.createLineString(), LineString.class);
checkEmpty( geometryFactory.createPolygon(), Polygon.class);
checkEmpty( geometryFactory.createMultiPoint(), MultiPoint.class);
checkEmpty( geometryFactory.createMultiLineString(), MultiLineString.class);
checkEmpty( geometryFactory.createMultiPolygon(), MultiPolygon.class);
checkEmpty( geometryFactory.createGeometryCollection(), GeometryCollection.class);
}
private void checkEmpty(Geometry geom, Class clz) {
assertTrue(geom.isEmpty());
assertTrue( geom.getClass() == clz );
}
public void testDeepCopy() throws ParseException
{
Point g = (Point) read("POINT ( 10 10) ");
Geometry g2 = geometryFactory.createGeometry(g);
g.getCoordinateSequence().setOrdinate(0, 0, 99);
assertTrue(! g.equalsExact(g2));
}
public void testMultiPointCS()
{
GeometryFactory gf = new GeometryFactory(new PackedCoordinateSequenceFactory());
CoordinateSequence mpSeq = gf.getCoordinateSequenceFactory().create(1, 4);
mpSeq.setOrdinate(0, 0, 50);
mpSeq.setOrdinate(0, 1, -2);
mpSeq.setOrdinate(0, 2, 10);
mpSeq.setOrdinate(0, 3, 20);
MultiPoint mp = gf.createMultiPoint(mpSeq);
CoordinateSequence pSeq = ((Point)mp.getGeometryN(0)).getCoordinateSequence();
assertEquals(4, pSeq.getDimension());
for (int i = 0; i < 4; i++)
assertEquals(mpSeq.getOrdinate(0, i), pSeq.getOrdinate(0, i));
}
/**
* CoordinateArraySequences default their dimension to 3 unless explicitly told otherwise.
* This test ensures that GeometryFactory.createGeometry() recreates the input dimension properly.
*
* @throws ParseException
*/
public void testCopyGeometryWithNonDefaultDimension() throws ParseException
{
GeometryFactory gf = new GeometryFactory(CoordinateArraySequenceFactory.instance());
CoordinateSequence mpSeq = gf.getCoordinateSequenceFactory().create(1, 2);
mpSeq.setOrdinate(0, 0, 50);
mpSeq.setOrdinate(0, 1, -2);
Point g = gf.createPoint(mpSeq);
CoordinateSequence pSeq = ((Point) g.getGeometryN(0)).getCoordinateSequence();
assertEquals(2, pSeq.getDimension());
Point g2 = (Point) geometryFactory.createGeometry(g);
assertEquals(2, g2.getCoordinateSequence().getDimension());
}
private void checkCreateGeometryExact(String wkt) throws ParseException
{
Geometry g = read(wkt);
Geometry g2 = geometryFactory.createGeometry(g);
assertTrue(g.equalsExact(g2));
}
private Geometry read(String wkt) throws ParseException
{
return reader.read(wkt);
}
}
``` |
Stan & Ollie is a 2018 biographical comedy-drama film directed by Jon S. Baird. The script, written by Jeff Pope, was inspired by Laurel and Hardy: The British Tours by A.J. Marriot which chronicled the later years of the comedy double act Laurel and Hardy; the film stars Steve Coogan and John C. Reilly as Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy. The film focuses on details of the comedy duo's personal relationship while relating how they embarked on a gruelling music hall tour of the United Kingdom and Ireland during 1953 and struggled to get another film made.
The film premiered on 21 October 2018 at the closing night gala of the BFI London Film Festival. It was released in the United States on 28 December 2018 and in the United Kingdom on 11 January 2019. At the 76th Golden Globe Awards, Reilly was nominated for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy, and at the 72nd British Academy Film Awards the film earned three nominations, including Best British Film and Best Actor in a Leading Role for Coogan.
Plot
In 1937, while making Way Out West, Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy discuss their contracts, agreeing they are not being justly compensated. Stan advocates leaving Hal Roach to set up their own production company while Oliver is reluctant to rock the boat. Later, at Fox Studios, Stan waits for Oliver so they can sign to Fox. Oliver does not arrive and remains tied to Roach, who puts him in the film Zenobia with an elephant, leading to a rift between the two men.
In 1953, they embark on a music hall tour of the UK and Ireland while trying to get a comedic movie of Robin Hood made. Poor publicity in Britain has the tour begin in near-empty backstreet theatres as producer Bernard Delfont focuses on his up-and-coming star Norman Wisdom. Public appearances improve ticket sales, and they sell out much larger prestigious venues.
Meanwhile, driven by Stan, they continue to write and develop for the movie against an ominous silence from its London producer. Stan discovers the movie has been cancelled for insufficient funding. Unable to tell Oliver, he continues work on the script.
Their wives, Ida Laurel and Lucille Hardy, join them at the Savoy Hotel. They sell out the Lyceum Theatre where, at the opening night party, Ida mentions the "elephant movie" resulting in an argument over the contract fiasco 16 years earlier. Stan expresses resentment at Oliver's betrayal of their friendship and accuses him of laziness; Oliver says they were never true friends, that Stan is a hollow man hiding behind his typewriter. When Stan says, "I loved us", Oliver counters that Stan loved Laurel and Hardy, "but you never loved me."
Judging a beauty contest in Worthing, Oliver pointedly rebuffs Stan's attempts at conversation and collapses as Stan addresses the crowd. Delfont suggests Stan replace him with English comic Nobby Cook. Stan goes to Oliver who tells him he is retiring. Going on stage could be fatal, so Oliver has promised Lucille he will not, and they will leave for the United States as soon as possible. They agree it is for the best, that Stan will carry on with a new partner, and that they had not meant the things they said in their argument.
At the next show, Stan observes Nobby Cook onstage from the wings as the orchestra tunes up. Delfont and Ida watch from a box as the Laurel and Hardy Overture is played, only to be interrupted by an announcement that the performance has been cancelled. Ida finds Stan at the bar, he says he loves Oliver and will not continue the tour without him, and not to upset Oliver by telling him. Oliver, in his room, recalls the doctor's words while reminiscing appreciative fans. Lucille returns from an errand to find him gone; he is at Stan's door telling him not to leave as they have shows to perform.
On the boat to Ireland Stan confesses there is no longer a movie and Oliver says he knew, and thought Stan knew he knew. Stan asks why, then, did they continue to rehearse, and Oliver asks, "What else are we going to do?" A large crowd welcomes their arrival in Ireland as church bells ring out their tune. On stage, Stan expresses concern for Oliver's condition in moments when they are hidden from the audience and says they need not finish with the song. Oliver says he is fine, and surprises Stan by announcing to the audience that they will finish with a dance - to Lucille's consternation. As they perform "At the Ball, That's All" Ida takes, and squeezes, Lucille's hand. Stan and Ollie take their bow to wild cheering and applause.
A text epilogue explains they never performed together again; Oliver's health did not recover and he died in 1957. Stan refused all offers to perform without Oliver but continued, until his death in 1965, to write material for Laurel and Hardy.
Real-life background
The film's story differs from events as they actually happened; while the film is based on fact, the sequence of events has been altered. The "Mrs. Laurel" character is inaccurate: Laurel had married Ida Kitaeva Raphael in 1946, but the film character is based on one of his former wives, Countess Illeana. The scene of Laurel waiting for Hardy at the 20th Century-Fox studios, with Hardy preferring to remain with Hal Roach, is fictitious: while Laurel's contract with Roach had expired, Hardy's had not. Moreover, the team did not report to Fox until July 11, 1941, well after both had severed their connections with Roach. The scene of Laurel and Hardy arguing bitterly was staged for dramatic effect; in reality the comedians never argued. Lucille Hardy, his widow, remembered Hardy being angry with Laurel only once, out of Laurel's hearing: the comedians had agreed to present a strong, united front when negotiating with Hal Roach, only to have Laurel meekly agreeing to Roach's demands.
Starting in October 1953, Laurel and Hardy spent eight months on tour. On arriving at Cobh in Ireland on 9 September 1953 and disembarking from the SS America they were given a warm welcome, and this is recreated in the final scene of the film. Following their opening night at the Palace Theatre, Plymouth on 17 May 1954, Hardy had a mild heart attack. Hardy stayed at the Grand Hotel in Plymouth while recovering. The pair sailed back to the United States on 2 June. The remainder of the tour was cancelled, and Laurel and Hardy never performed together on stage again. The character of Nobby Cook portrayed in the film is fictional. There was never a plan to continue the tour without Hardy, as Laurel would have refused to work with anyone else.
Cast
Steve Coogan as Stanley "Stan" Laurel
John C. Reilly as Oliver "Ollie" Hardy
Shirley Henderson as Lucille Hardy
Nina Arianda as Ida Kitaeva Laurel
Rufus Jones as Bernard Delfont
Danny Huston as Hal Roach
Joseph Balderrama as James W. Horne
John Henshaw as Nobby Cook
Keith MacPherson as James Finlayson
Richard Cant as Harry Langdon
Susy Kane as Cynthia Clarke, Harold Miffin's Head of Production
Production
Development
Steve Coogan and John C. Reilly were announced in January 2016 as lined up to play the duo in a biopic to be directed by Jon S. Baird. The film was written by Jeff Pope, who had previously collaborated with Coogan on the Oscar-nominated screenplay for Philomena. Pope described the comedy duo as being his "heroes". Pope took inspiration from Laurel and Hardy: The British Tours by A.J. Marriot, which also served as a research tool. Pope also spoke with great-granddaughter Cassidy Cook, who gave Pope access to the Laurel family archive.
Filming
Principal UK photography began in spring 2017. It took place at the Black Country Living Museum in Dudley, in the West Midlands of England, the Old Rep theatre Birmingham, the West London Film Studios, and Bristol in south-west England. Various locations along the Great Central Railway out of Loughborough in Leicestershire were used for the rail sequences and for ship scenes. Part of the filming also took place in Worthing, West Sussex.
Filming hours were limited due to Reilly needing four hours in the makeup chair each day.
Release
The film premiered at the closing night gala of the BFI London Film Festival on 21 October 2018 at the Cineworld, Leicester Square. While Entertainment One Films handled distribution in the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Spain and Benelux, Sony Pictures Classics were given the right to distribute the film in the United States, Latin America, Eastern Europe, China, and South Africa.
Reception
Critical response
Following Stan & Ollie'''s October 2018 debut at the BFI London Film Festival, the film received positive reviews from critics. On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of based on reviews, with an average rating of . The website's critical consensus reads, "Stan & Ollie pays tribute to a pair of beloved entertainers with an affectionate look behind the scenes – and a moving look at the burdens and blessings of a creative bond." On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 75 out of 100, based on 41 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".
Guy Lodge of Variety wrote: "Portraying Laurel and Hardy's final comic collaboration with bittersweet affection, Jon S. Baird's film is a laid-back, gamely performed tribute".
Todd McCarthy of The Hollywood Reporter'' had high praise for the lead actors, saying: "Much of the time, you feel like you're beholding the real duo, so thoroughly conceived are the actors' physicality and performances". He concluded: "Everything the film has to offer is obvious and on the surface, its pleasures simple and sincere under the attentive guidance of director Jon S. Baird".
Accolades
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Biographical films about actors
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John Fordham is a British jazz critic and writer. As well as being the main jazz critic for The Guardian, he publishes a monthly column for the newspaper. He is the author of several books on jazz, and has reported on it for publications including Time Out, City Limits, Sounds, Jazz UK and The Wire. He is a former editor of Time Out, City Limits and Jazz UK. He has contributed to documentaries for radio and television, as well as regularly to BBC Radio 3's programme Jazz on 3.
Awards
Fordham has won the Parliamentary Jazz Awards "Jazz Journalist of the Year" award three times since 2005.
Selected bibliography
1986: Let’s Join Hands and Contact The Living (Elm Tree Books)
1989: The Sound of Jazz (Hamlyn)
1991: Jazz on CD: the essential guide (Kyle Cathie)
1993: Jazz (Dorling Kindersley)
1995: Jazzman: Biography of Ronnie Scott (Kyle Cathie)
1996: Shooting from the Hip: Changing Tunes in Jazz, 1970-95 (Kyle Cathie)
1998: Jazz Heroes (Collins & Brown)
1999: Story of Ronnie Scott's: the Making of the Man and the Club That Bears His Name (Showtime)
2015: The Knowledge: Jazz (Quadrille, )
References
External links
John Fordham page at The Guardian
John Fordham at Andrew Nurnberg Associates
Living people
British music critics
British music journalists
Jazz writers
Year of birth missing (living people) |
The A20 is a major road in south-east England, carrying traffic from London to Dover in Kent. Parts of the route date back to turnpikes established in the early part of the 18th century. The line of the road throughout Kent runs closely in parallel with the M20 motorway.
Route
From London to the M25
Traffic leaving London at first takes the A2 road; at New Cross in the London Borough of Lewisham the A20 begins and heads in a south-easterly direction, becoming in turn Lewisham Way and Loampit Vale. The latter road forms a large junction, where the A21 separates for Bromley. The road now runs through Lee High Road into Eltham Road, The junction with the A210 has an unusually long 41 metre yellow box junction. and continues as the Sidcup Bypass, crossing the A222 at Frognal Corner and the A224 at Crittall's Corner. Entering Kent, it widens from two lanes to three lanes near Swanley and continues onto the M20 motorway.
Junctions
The main junctions on the London to M25 section are:
New Cross one-way system (the road starts here and branches from the A2)
Lewisham Gateway (with the A21, A2210 and A2211)
Sutcliffe Park (with the A210 to Eltham) – the road becomes a dual carriageway east of this junction
Clifton's Roundabout (with the A205 South Circular)
Fiveways, New Eltham (with the B263); this is the last at-grade junction heading out of London
Frognal Corner (with the A222)
Crittall's Corner (with the A223 and A224)
Swanley Interchange (M25 Junction 3 / M20 Junction 1)
The M25 to Dover
The A20 then passes the racing circuit at Brands Hatch before descending steeply from the North Downs escarpment past Wrotham then West Malling and on to the county town of Maidstone. The route beyond Maidstone travels East, through the villages of Bearsted, Harrietsham, Lenham and Charing to Ashford.
The A292 takes over the former A20 through Ashford itself, then the road emerges as it heads through Willesborough and Sellindge in the direction of Hythe. It takes a sharp turn left at Newingreen (the site of the UK's first motel) before entering Folkestone via Cheriton, passing the vehicular entrance to the Channel Tunnel, forming part of the town's original bypass as the trunk road from the M20. The route then follows the coastline, tunnelling through the hills and descending to the docks in Dover, where it meets the A2 again coming down from Canterbury.
History
Part of the route now followed by the modern road, particularly the western section, was opened as various turnpikes in the 18th century in an effort to improve coaching links between London and the Kent towns.
In the early days of the Great Britain road numbering scheme the A20 ran through Eltham. along Eltham Road the Sidcup Arterial Road begins, opened in 1923, which carries traffic south of the two towns instead, leaving the A210 and A211 roads following the original route. The nearby town of Swanley was bypassed in 1968, and the short link between the two bypasses was constructed in 1988 (to the south of the Ruxley Corner roundabout).
A section of the A20 in Ashford formed part of the Ashford By-Pass, a dual carriageway opened in 1957, which used to run from what is now the roundabout with Simone Weil Avenue to the Willesborough roundabout. Simone Weil Avenue is the original A20 bypass, but has been diverted to curtail at Canterbury Road. The eastern end of the old by-pass is now the M20.
The section between Maidstone and Ashford was the only link between the two separate sections of the M20 for 10 years during the 1980s, until the missing link of the motorway was completed in May 1991.
North of Folkestone the M20 becomes a dual carriageway and enters the Roundhill Tunnel before crossing over and dropping down into Dover. This part of the A20 was completed in 1993 as a project included in the Parliamentary Bill for the Channel Tunnel. During 2011, structural failures in and around the Roundhill Tunnel have caused the A20 to be closed in this area numerous times.
Junction list
A20
References
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Streets in the London Borough of Bromley
Streets in the London Borough of Lewisham
Roads in Kent
Roads in London |
Laurel DeWitt is an American fashion designer and artist based in Los Angeles. She designs and hand-crafts metal crowns and headdresses, metal apparels, art installations and performance pieces. Her custom pieces have been worn by numerous celebrities including Madonna, Jennifer Lopez, Normani, Cardi B, Mary J. Blige, Latto, Lady Gaga and Khloé Kardashian.
Education
DeWitt grew up in New York and graduated from the Brooklyn campus of Pratt Institute in 2005.
Fashion career
In her early career, DeWitt worked as a handbag designer in New York for Kenneth Cole Reaction, Oscar de la Renta, Juicy Couture, Michael Kors and Calvin Klein.
She made her first crown for the Smithsonian Institution of African Arts. Her most notable work was creating the flower crown for Beyonce in Coldplay’s 2015 music video, Hymn for the Weekend. She used raw metal sheets of aluminum, brass and steel, cut the sheets into flower petals and hand-painted them with a special ink to make the 25 flowers. She has also designed a skirt for Ariana Grande, a bone crown for Bebe Rexha, a gold turban for Kelly Rowland and a chain drape for Nicki Minaj among her other works for Hollywood celebrities and pop artists.
DeWitt moved to Los Angeles in 2017 when she expanded her business. In 2020, she designed the outfit for Rapper Saweetie in her music video, Back to The Streets. She had designed crowns for the cast of the 2021 film, Coming 2 America.
DeWitt has also worked on projects for The Brooklyn Museum, Macy’s Herald Square, the Smithsonian Institution, and Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum. She has produced collections for several New York Fashion Week and Los Angeles Fashion Week featured showcases.
References
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Fashion designers
Pratt Institute alumni
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Appen Limited (formerly known as Appen Butler Hill) is a publicly traded data company listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) under the code APX.
Appen provides or improves data used for the development of machine learning and artificial intelligence products. Data types include speech and natural language data, image and video data, text and alphanumeric data and relevance data to improve search and social media engines.
Locations
The company's global headquarters is in Chatswood, New South Wales, 10 kilometres north of the central business district of Sydney, Australia. The United States headquarters is in Kirkland, Washington, a suburb of Seattle, and there are also US offices in San Francisco, California and Detroit, Michigan. Appen also has offices in Beijing, China; Cavite, Philippines; Exeter, England; and Tokyo, Japan.
Operations
At the end of 2017, revenues were AUD 166.6 million and the company had more than 350 full-time employees and over 1,000,000 approved flexible workers in the Appen crowd. Tasks are performed in more than 180 languages and 130 countries.
Most of the company's revenues are earned offshore and clients include eight of the top ten largest technology companies.
Appen's customers use machine learning for a variety of use cases including automatic speech recognition (ASR), computer vision, increasing conversions in eCommerce, delivering more meaningful and personalized advertising, enhancing social media feeds or improving customer service capabilities with tools like chatbots and virtual assistants.
For machines to demonstrate artificial intelligence, they need to be programmed with human-quality training data that helps them learn.
History
Appen was founded in Sydney in 1996 by linguist Dr. Julie Vonwiller. She was joined by her husband Chris Vonwiller who left his job at Telstra in 2000 to join Appen full-time and is currently Non-Executive Chairman of Appen.
In 2011, Appen merged with the Butler Hill Group, which was based in Ridgefield, Connecticut and Seattle, Washington and originally founded by Lisa Braden-Harder in 1993. Lisa was a member of the pioneering team in grammar checking technology at the IBM T.J. Watson Research Center before the Butler Hill Group and stayed on as CEO until 2015. After the merger, the combined business became Appen Butler Hill and expanded its business scope to include language resources, search and text.
In 2012, Appen acquired Wikman Remer, a firm based in San Rafael, California, which developed tools and platforms for employee engagement, online moderation and curation.
Appen Butler Hill was re-branded as Appen in 2013, and it went public on the ASX on January 7, 2015, led by Lisa Braden-Harder.
In July 2015 Mark Brayan joined Appen as CEO until January 8th, 2023. As of January 9th, 2023 Armughan Ahmad joined as CEO and President. [28]
In October 2016 Appen acquired a UK based transcription services company called Mendip Media Group (MMG)
Appen also acquired Leapforce in November 2017 for U.S. $80M, adding additional capabilities in search relevance and growing its crowd to over 1,000,000 workers.
Appen acquired data annotation company called Leapforce in 2017. Appen acquired Figure Eight in 2019.
In 2021,Appen announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Quadrant, a global leader in mobile location data, Point-of-Interest data, and corresponding compliance services.
Appen Releases State of AI Automotive Report.
External links
Official Website
References
Information technology companies of Australia
Australian companies established in 1996
Australian brands
Technology companies of Australia
Technology companies established in 1996 |
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Petoskey may refer to a number of articles relating to the U.S. state of Michigan:
Petoskey, Michigan, a city in Emmet County, in the Northern Lower Peninsula.
Petosegay, an Odawa chief.
Petoskey Downtown Historic District
Petoskey Grocery Company Building
Petoskey High School
Petoskey Motor Speedway
Petoskey News-Review
Petoskey Public Works Utility Building
Petoskey State Park
Petoskey station
Petoskey stone, a fossilized coral that is the state stone of Michigan. |
Jyestha or Jyeṣṭhāryā (9th-century), was a queen regnant of Sambhupura Chenla in Cambodia.
She was the daughter of queen Jayaendra[valla]bha or Jayendrabhā of Sambhupura and king Jayavarman II (r. 780-824), and half sister of king Jayavarman III (r. 834-877), who was the son of Jayavarman II by Dharanindradevi. An inscription describes her as ‘the elder daughter of kanhen kamratan an Sri Jayendra[valla]bha, granddaughter of kanhen kamratan an Sri Nrpendradevi, great-granddaughter of vrah kamratan an Sri Indraloka’.
Jyestha, daughter of queen Jayaendra[valla]bha of Sambhupura, is attested as queen in 803. She appears to have inherited the throne from her mother, who had in turn inherited the throne from her mother, queen Nrpendradevi. It appears she ruled in cooperation with her father. After her death, the throne appears to have been inherited by her brother Jayavarman III, uniting Cambodia.
As monarch queen Jyestha formed the basis of a funerary cult; in 895 an emissary of the court noted in a matter concerning some slaves, that they were part of the property belonging to ‘the vrah kamraten an, the lady Jyestha’.
In the 9th-century, the capital of the new united Cambodia was relocated to the new city of Angkor Wat by king Yaśovarman I (r. 889–912), and there are no inscriptions noting any autonomously ruling female monarchs during the Khmer Empire. Queen Jyeṣṭhāryā may therefore have been the last female monarch in Cambodia until Queen Tey in the 17th-century.
References
Cambodian Hindus
9th-century Cambodian monarchs
9th-century queens regnant
9th-century Cambodian women
Chenla |
Marko Grgić (born 30 June 1987) is a Croatian retired football forward. Marko was called up for the Croatian national under-21 team in 2008, but never got capped.
Club career
Born in Mostar, Grgić went through the ranks of Čitluk's NK Brotnjo before moving in 2005 to the HNK Hajduk Split academy. After a season there, he wasn't given a professional contract and was released on a free transfer, only to be snapped up by NK Zagreb, led by Miroslav Blažević who saw in the young player a way to get back at Hajduk's chairman Branko Grgić – who shares his surname, and who had previously sacked Blažević, claiming that he was better than Luka Modrić. Grgić debuted against Hajduk, coming in the 19.8.2006 away fixture for Ivan Lajtman at the half-time of the 2–0 loss, managing a yellow card 10 minutes after. He remained at the club until the beginning of 2010, when he moved to NK Međimurje, with whom he was relegated to the Druga HNL. In the beginning of 2011, he was signed by NK Široki Brijeg and sent immediately on a loan to the high-flying Prva Liga BiH team NK GOŠK Gabela, where he achieved promotion to the Premijer Liga BiH. Recalled to Široki Brijeg, he spent the following autumn there, but achieved only two caps there before being sent back on loan to NK GOŠK Gabela, where he would go on to sign a professional contract in the summer of 2012. The contract was rescinded, however, in the beginning of 2013 and he moved to the Treća HNL Jug side NK Neretvanac Opuzen.
References
External links
Marko Grgić profile at Nogometni Magazin
1987 births
Living people
Footballers from Mostar
Men's association football forwards
Men's association football midfielders
Croatian men's footballers
Bosnia and Herzegovina men's footballers
NK Zagreb players
NK Međimurje players
NK Široki Brijeg players
NK GOŠK Gabela players
HNK Brotnjo players
Croatian Football League players
Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina players
Second Football League (Croatia) players
First League of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina players |
I Am Sam (stylized in all lowercase) is a 2001 American drama film co-written and directed by Jessie Nelson, it stars Sean Penn, Dakota Fanning, Elle Fanning, Michelle Pfeiffer, Dianne Wiest, Loretta Devine, Richard Schiff, and Laura Dern.
Nelson and co-writer Kristine Johnson researched the issues facing adults with intellectual disabilities by visiting the non-profit organization L.A. GOAL (Greater Opportunities for the Advanced Living). They subsequently cast two actors with disabilities, Brad Silverman and Joe Rosenberg, in key roles. The film's title is derived from the lines "I am Sam / Sam I am" of the book Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss, which is included in the movie.
The film received polarized reviews from critics and audiences. It grossed over $97 million at the box office, against a production budget of $22 million. For his role as Sam, Penn was highly acclaimed and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor at the 74th Academy Awards in 2002. The film launched the career of child actress Dakota Fanning and her younger sister Elle Fanning, who were then seven and almost three years old respectively. The former had acted in only two small roles, while the latter never had roles until this movie. The former became the youngest actress to be nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award.
Plot
In 1993, Sam Dawson, a Starbucks barista with an intellectual disability, becomes the single father of Lucy Diamond Dawson, named after The Beatles song "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds", following their abandonment by her mother, a homeless woman with whom Sam had a sexual encounter. Sam is well-adjusted and has a supportive group of friends with disabilities, as well as a kind, agoraphobic neighbor, Annie, who takes care of Lucy when Sam cannot. Nearly seven years later in 2001, Sam provides a loving place for precocious Lucy, though she soon surpasses his mental capacity and ability. Other children bully her for having an intellectually disabled father, and she becomes too embarrassed to accept that she is more advanced than he is.
In danger of losing child custody, Sam gets advice from his friends and also hires a lawyer, Rita Harrison, whose absorption in her work and neglect of her son reveals her to also struggle with her role as a parent. In an attempt to prove that she is not cold, Rita agrees to take on Sam's case pro bono. As they work to secure Sam's rights, Sam helps Rita see her own life anew. This includes encouraging her to leave her philandering husband and repair her fractious relationship with her son.
At the trial, due to pressure from the prosecutor, Sam breaks down after becoming convinced he is not capable of raising Lucy. Afterward, she resides in a foster home with Miranda "Randy" Carpenter, but tries to convince Sam to help her run away. Sam moves so he is near Lucy, so she continually leaves in the middle of the night to go to his apartment, though he immediately returns her. The foster parents, though, decide not to adopt her as they had planned, and return her to Sam. Randy assures him that she will tell the judge he is the best parent for Lucy. In turn, Sam asks Randy if she will help him raise Lucy because he feels she needs a mother figure.
The final scene depicts a soccer game, in which Sam referees and Lucy participates as a player. In attendance are Lucy's former foster family, Sam's friend group, and a newly single Rita with her son.
Cast
Soundtrack
The Grammy Award–nominated soundtrack, in addition to a John Powell score, also has cover versions of songs by the Beatles. The album contents are made up entirely of cover versions of songs by The Beatles, although it was originally intended to consist of the group's original recordings. When producers were unable to obtain the rights to the original tracks, they commissioned artists such as the Black Crowes, Nick Cave, Stereophonics, Eddie Vedder, Sheryl Crow, Sarah McLachlan, Rufus Wainwright, the Wallflowers, Ben Harper, the Vines, and Ben Folds to record the versions released. Penn's brother, Michael Penn, is also featured on a duet with his wife Aimee Mann.
As the movie had been shot and produced to the original Beatles music, the artists had to record their covers to the same musical timing (tempo) as that of the Beatles' original pieces.
Reception
Critical response
On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 36% based on reviews from 146 critics, with an average rating of 4.8/10. The site's consensus reads: "Not only does the manipulative I Am Sam oversimplify a complex issue, it drowns it in treacle." On Metacritic, the film has a score of 28 of 100 based on 33 reviews, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews". Audiences surveyed by CinemaScore gave the film a grade "A" on scale of A to F.
A. O. Scott of the New York Times wrote that "I Am Sam is not a bad movie, and its intentions are unimpeachable. But its sentimentality is so relentless and its narrative so predictable that the life is very nearly squeezed out of it." Variety wrote: "Undone by its best intentions, I Am Sam is an especially insipid example of the Hollywood message movie". Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times wrote that "every device of the movie's art is designed to convince us Lucy must stay with Sam, but common sense makes it impossible to go the distance with the premise." Ebert also criticized the morality tale character of the movie, saying that "you can't have heroes and villains when the wrong side is making the best sense."
Kevin Thomas of the Los Angeles Times reviewed it positively as a "most inviting and accessible film that turns upon a mental condition that most people would prefer not to think about." Mick LaSalle of the San Francisco Chronicle commended Sean Penn for his performance: "Penn's accuracy, his lack of condescension or sentiment, and his willingness to inhabit his character without any implicit commentary take what might have been the equivalent of an inflated TV movie and elevate it to the level of art." David Denby of The New Yorker, found Michelle Pfeiffer to be the standout: "Pfeiffer, enormously likable in the role, almost saves the movie."
Accolades
Sean Penn was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor, the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role, the Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor and the Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama.
Dakota Fanning won the Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Young Performer, the Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award for Youth in Film, the Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Youth Actress, the Satellite Special Achievement Award for Outstanding New Talent, and the Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Feature Film – Young Actress Age Ten or Under. She was also nominated for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role.
The soundtrack was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media.
The film won the inaugural Stanley Kramer Award from the Producers Guild of America, and was nominated for the Humanitas Prize and the Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Foreign Language Film.
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2000s English-language films
2000s American films
2001 films
2001 drama films
American courtroom films
American drama films
Developmental disabilities
Films_about_autism
Films about intellectual disability
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Fiction about origami
Films scored by John Powell
Films set in Los Angeles
Films shot in Los Angeles
New Line Cinema films
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The 1999 Eurotel Slovak Open doubles was the tennis doubles event of the first edition of the most prestigious tournament in Slovakia. Belgian team Kim Clijsters and Laurence Courtois won the title, defeating Olga Barabanschikova and Lilia Osterloh in the final.
Seeds
Draw
Qualifying
Seeds
Qualifiers
''' Stanislava Hrozenská / Andrea Šebová
Qualifying draw
References
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Finestret () is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.
Geography
Finestret is located in the canton of Le Canigou and in the arrondissement of Prades.
Population
See also
Communes of the Pyrénées-Orientales department
References
Communes of Pyrénées-Orientales |
Indigastrum is a genus of flowering plants in the tribe Indigofereae of the family Fabaceae. It includes eight species native to sub-Saharan Africa, Yemen, India, and Australia.
Species
Indigastrum comprises the following species:
Indigastrum argyroides (E.Mey.) Schrire
Indigastrum burkeanum (Benth. ex Harv.) Schrire
Indigastrum candidissimum (Dinter) Schrire
Indigastrum costatum (Guill. & Perr.) Schrire
subsp. costatum (Guill. & Perr.) Schrire
subsp. goniodes (Baker) Schrire
subsp. macrum (E.Mey.) Schrire
subsp. theuschii (O.Hoffm.) Schrire
Indigastrum fastigiatum (E. Mey.) Schrire
Indigastrum guerranum (Torre) Schrire
Indigastrum niveum (Willd. ex Spreng.) Schrire & Callm.
Indigastrum parviflorum (Heyne ex Wight & Arn.) Schrire
var. crispidulum (J.B.Gillett) Schrire
subsp. occidentale (J.B.Gillett) Schrire
subsp. parviflorum (B. Heyne ex Wight & Arn.) Schrire
References
External links
Indigofereae
Fabaceae genera |
Cold Pike is a fell in the English Lake District. It is a satellite of Crinkle Crags and stands above the Upper Duddon Valley.
Topography
When travelling clockwise, Crinkle Crags is the last of the high cirque of fells forming the head of upper Eskdale. It sends out a trio of ridges to the south, running parallel like the prongs of a trident. Working from the west these ridges culminate in Hard Knott, Little Stand and Cold Pike. The Cold Pike ridge begins indistinctly in an area of rocky knolls and small tarns beneath the Fifth Crinkle. Gradually gaining definition it descends to a broad grassy saddle before rising again to the summit plateau of Cold Pike. To the north of the saddle is Great Knott at . This top is considered by most guidebooks to be a subsidiary of Crinkle Crags rather than the nearer Cold Pike. Beyond the summit the ridge continues for another south eastward before falling steeply over the many tiered crags of Wrynose Breast.
Wrynose Breast stands above the nascent Duddon and the Wrynose Pass road, which provides the only vehicular link between central Lakeland and the Duddon Valley. Together with Hardknott Pass to the west, Wrynose is the latest incarnation of the Roman road from Ambleside to the port of Ravenglass.
To the west of Cold Pike is the Gaitscale Beck, the watercourse separating it from Little Stand. To the east across a wide low col is Pike of Blisco, a conical fell with its footing firmly in Langdale. The source of the River Duddon flows south from this col, curving westward around the foot of Wrynose Breast. To the north is Red Tarn, a feeder via Oxendale of Great Langdale Beck. Red Tarn is an elongated pool whose stony bed can be seen through clear shallow waters, reputed to hold trout. It forms a focal point for walkers as the wide path from the summit of Wrynose Pass down to Stool End runs beside it, a further path branching off across the outflow to Crinkle Crags.
Geology
The fell top is composed of dacite lava flows with the volcaniclastic sandstones and tuffs of the Blisco Member outcropping to the south.
The main Red Tarn path was originally made to serve Red Crag Mine. This consists of a series of pits and trial borings for iron, concentrated about north of the tarn. It was worked from 1860 to 1875 but never achieved commercial success.
Summit
The summit plateau of Cold Pike has three widely separated summits, all of which are listed as nuttalls. The lower two are unnamed on Ordnance Survey maps, but are generally referred to as Cold Pike West Top and Cold Pike Far West Top. The true summit is itself one of a series of three outcrops in a mild echoing of Crinkle Crags. Each has a cairn, the highest being a fine example. The top is an excellent place from which to survey Crinkle Crags, the Langdale Pikes, and the northern end of the Coniston Fells across Wrynose Bottom; there is a fine distant prospect of the Pennines above Windermere, and Morecambe Bay above the Duddon Valley.
Panorama
Ascents
Cold Pike can be reached easily via Red Tarn from the carpark at the summit of Wrynose Pass. It can also be climbed (less easily) from Great Langdale. More ‘honest’ walkers beginning in the south may wish to start from Little Langdale or Wrynose Bottom, first ascending Wrynose Pass. A direct route from Wrynose Bottom is also possible although pathless, skirting around the left of the crags. A consideration here is that the Duddon will need to be forded when starting out. Cold Pike is often seen as a worthwhile detour en route to Crinkle Crags.
References
Hewitts of England
Fells of the Lake District
Nuttalls
Borough of Copeland
South Lakeland District |
(German for 'steps') is the sixth studio album by German band Silbermond. It was released on 15 November 2019 through . The album reached number one in Germany, becoming the band's third album to debut atop the German charts.
Background and composition
The band announced the album on 20 September 2019. The album title refers to the process of learning to walk, be it that of a small individual or of all humanity. The sound of the album was described as minimalistic and stripped-down. Lyrically, the band positions itself against xenophobia which alternates with lyrics regarding Kloß' and Stolle's parenthood as well as the loss of Kloß' father. With the album, the band intended to express their views on different issues without being condescending.
Critical reception
received generally positive reviews. The German magazine Stern described the songs as poignant and catchy. The website Mix1 noted that the band dips increasingly more into Folk music and will not shy away from discussing social issues. In a negative review, Kevin Holtmann of criticized the album for being "surface level" and that the band lacks edge or courage to "break free from their musical conventions".
Track listing
All song written by Thomas Stolle, Johannes Stolle, Andreas Nowak, and Stefanie Kloß.
Charts
Year-end charts
Release history
References
2019 albums
Silbermond albums
German-language albums |
Tzummarum (, ) is a village in Waadhoeke municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 1,414 in January 2014.
History
The village was first mentioned in the 13th century as de Thumarentum, and means "settlement of Tyedmar (person)". Tzummarum is a dorp (artificial living hill) village which developed in the 8th century along the Wadden Sea. It was mainly a fishing village. In 1861, the road to Minnertsga was built and village expanded along the road.
The Dutch Reformed church dates from the early-16th century. In 1876 or 1877, the church was replaced, but as a copy of the previous church except for a new spire.
Tzummarum was home to 1,079 people in 1840. Het Wapen van Barradeel was the former town hall and pub. It is a neoclassic building constructed around 1860 and served as town hall until 1903. A railway station was located in Tzummarum between 1902 and 1936.
In 1991, the , a hoard containing 2,800 silver coins dating from 814 until 877, was discovered in Tzummarum. The collection is nowadays owned by De Nederlandsche Bank as part of the National Numismatic Collection.
Up to 2018, the village was part of the Franekeradeel municipality and up to 1984 it was part of the Barradeel municipality.
Gallery
References
External links
Waadhoeke
Populated places in Friesland |
Kwang-hee is a Korean unisex given name. The meaning depends on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 13 hanja with the reading "kwang" and 24 hanja with the reading "hee" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names.
People with this name include:
Lee Kwang-hee (born 1960), South Korean physicist
Choi Kwang-hee (volleyball) (born 1974), South Korean volleyball player
Choi Kwang-hee (born 1984), South Korean football player
Hwang Kwang-hee (born 1988), South Korean singer, member of boyband ZE:A
Cho Gwang-hee (born 1993), South Korean sprint canoeist
Heo Kwang-hee (born 1995), South Korean badminton player
See also
List of Korean given names
References
Korean unisex given names |
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The is the main museum of Sendai, Japan, and is located in the former Third Bailey of Sendai Castle.
The museum displays various artifacts related to the Date clan and the history of Sendai. Date Masamune's famous suit of armor and artifacts related to Hasekura Tsunenaga's visit to Rome are sometimes on display. Other historical artifacts can be seen in various temples and museums in the city, such as the Zuihoden Mausoleum.
See also
List of National Treasures of Japan (historical materials)
External links
Sendai City Museum (Japanese)
Sendai City Museum (English)
City museums in Japan
History museums in Japan
Museums in Sendai |
Kruishaar is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of Nijkerk, and lies about 11 km east of Amersfoort. A small part belongs to the municipality of Putten.
It was first mentioned in 1560 as Cruyshaer, and means "sandy ridge with a cross sign". The postal authorities have placed it under Nijkerk. There are no place name signs. There are about 70 living vans in Kruishaar.
References
Populated places in Gelderland
Nijkerk
Putten |
is a public university in Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Japan, established in 1997. A master's program was added in 2001.
External links
Official website
Educational institutions established in 1997
Public universities in Japan
Miyazaki (city)
Universities and colleges in Miyazaki Prefecture
1997 establishments in Japan
Nursing schools in Japan |
Rickie Lee Lambert (born 16 February 1982) is an English former professional footballer who is currently an Academy Youth Development Coach at Wigan Athletic. During his career, he played as a striker, before retiring in 2017. He won a number of personal awards, including two league Golden Boots. Lambert was known for his large stature and physical performances, drawing comparisons with former Southampton player Matt Le Tissier for his ability in front of goal and penalty record.
He began his career at Blackpool, having been previously dropped by Liverpool as a youngster, and played in the Football League with Macclesfield Town, Stockport County, Rochdale, Bristol Rovers before joining Southampton for over £1 million in 2009. Lambert proved a key signing for Southampton, becoming their top scorer as they were promoted to the Championship from League One in 2011 and to the Premier League the following season, scoring 117 goals for the team across all competitions. After a season back at Liverpool, he had a season each at West Bromwich Albion and Cardiff City. Lambert announced his retirement in October 2017 after being unable to find a new club following his departure from Cardiff City.
On 8 August 2013, Lambert was called up to the England team for the first time, scoring on his England debut at Wembley Stadium in a friendly against Scotland with his first touch. On 12 May 2014, he was named in the England squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
Club career
Early career
Lambert was born and brought up in the Westvale area of Kirkby, Merseyside by parents Maureen and Ray. Lambert joined local club Liverpool as a youngster aged 10, but was released when he was 15.
Blackpool
Lambert tried out for non-League club Marine, before becoming a trainee with Blackpool in August 1998 at the age of 16. He made his professional debut on 7 August 1999 as a 17-year-old, coming on as a 68th-minute substitute for Andy Couzens in a 2–1 Second Division win against Wrexham at Bloomfield Road. He made two more substitute appearances in the 1999–2000 season, which ended with Blackpool being relegated. The following season Lambert was on a month-to-month contract and struggling to get a place in the reserves. He was released by Steve McMahon in November 2000.
Macclesfield Town
Lambert remained a free agent for almost four months, during which time he worked in a beetroot bottling plant to make ends meet, until he was signed by another Third Division club, Macclesfield Town in March 2001, where he made a total of 9 league appearances in the remainder of the 2000–01 season. In the 2001–02 season Lambert became a regular for Macclesfield, with a total of 40 appearances and 10 goals, his first two finishes coming in a 2–2 draw with Forest Green Rovers in the FA Cup first round on 17 November 2001, starting with a penalty. A week later, Lambert scored his first hat-trick in a 4–1 league win against Luton Town at Moss Rose.
Stockport County
Macclesfield received a club record transfer fee of £300,000 for Lambert from Second Division club Stockport County, in a move which was completed on 26 April 2002. In his first season in the third-tier, Lambert made a total of 32 appearances in all competitions, although only scored two goals (both in league matches) – in a 2–5 loss against Swindon Town on 18 January 2003, and in a 2–2 draw with former club Blackpool on 22 March 2003. The 2003–04 season would prove to be Lambert's most successful (on a personal) yet, as 40 league appearances yielded 12 goals in a relegation-threatened season, including another against Blackpool and two in a late win against Rushden & Diamonds in the late stages of the season. Lambert was a regular for Stockport at the beginning of the newly restructured 2004–05 season, but following poor team performances and a very real threat of relegation for the club he left in February 2005.
Rochdale
Despite now being a relatively accomplished player, Lambert moved down a division to League Two club Rochdale from Stockport on 17 February 2005, the day after his 23rd birthday, for an undisclosed fee. Lambert scored his first goal for the club only nine days after his transfer, in a 1–1 draw with Kidderminster Harriers, but could not help secure promotion for the club. In 2005–06, the striker featured in all 46 of Rochdale's league matches, scoring a total of 22 goals in the campaign, including one in a 3–1 defeat of former club Macclesfield Town.
Bristol Rovers
Early into the 2006–07 season, Lambert was purchased for £200,000 from Rochdale by Bristol Rovers in a move finalised on 31 August 2006, transfer deadline day. Despite quickly establishing himself as a regular member of the squad, it took Lambert until November to score his first goal for the club, in the last minute of a 2–0 win over Barnet. The remainder of the season proved to be a disappointment for the forward, although an 86th-minute goal in the last league match of the season against Hartlepool United ultimately sent Bristol Rovers into the League Two Play-offs, from which they won promotion to League One. Lambert also scored the only goal in the Football League Trophy Southern Area Final in a Bristol derby against local rivals Bristol City, which ultimately sent the team into the final with Doncaster Rovers (which they lost 2–3 after extra time).
In 2007–08, Lambert appeared in every match of the season for Bristol Rovers, scoring a total of 19 goals in all competitions Lambert proved to be most useful in the FA Cup, scoring goals in both legs of the First Round against Leyton Orient, two goals in the 5–1 Second Round win over Rushden & Diamonds, the only goal in the Fourth Round win against Barnet, and the only goal in the Fifth Round win against Southampton, scored in the last ten minutes of the match. Despite his relatively low scoring record, Lambert finished as the club's top scorer for the season.
In the following season, Lambert established himself as one of League One's best players by finishing as the season's joint-top scorer of 29 goals with Swindon Town's Simon Cox – a performance which also resulted in his first inclusion in the League One PFA Team of the Year. Throughout the season, in which Rovers finished a respectable 11th in the league, Lambert put in a number of impressive performances, including scoring all four goals in a 4–2 win against Southend United, and scoring a hat-trick in a 3–0 away win against Hereford United.
Southampton
2009–10
On 10 August 2009, with a total of 155 appearances and 59 goals for Bristol Rovers, Lambert completed a move worth in excess of £1 million to recently relegated League One club Southampton. The striker scored on his debut for the Saints against Northampton Town on 11 August 2009, and went on to become the club's top scorer for that season with 36 in all competitions. Other notable goals scored by Lambert during the season include one against local rivals Portsmouth in the FA Cup fifth round South Coast derby on 13 February 2010 a match his team lost 4–1 at home, a hat-trick against Milton Keynes Dons in the league on 20 March 2010, and a penalty against Carlisle United in the 4–1 Football League Trophy Final win at Wembley Stadium on 28 March 2010. Southampton finished the season in 7th, one place off the play-offs, despite a 10-point penalty for financial reasons. Following a season in which he performed statistically similarly to his last with Bristol Rovers, Lambert was again named in the PFA Team of the Year for League One, as well as winning the PFA Fans' Player of the Year award for the division.
He finished his debut season with Southampton with a total of 36 goals in all competitions, in addition to the goal he scored for Bristol Rovers in the opening match of the season. With 31 League goals, Lambert was the top scorer in English football's top four divisions for the second season in succession.
2010–11
In February 2011, Lambert scored two consecutive braces: the first was in a 2–1 away win at Exeter City, and the second was two penalties in a 4–4 away draw against Peterborough United. He scored his 50th goal for Southampton in a 1–0 victory over Carlisle United on 12 February. He finished the 2010–11 season as the club's top scorer with 21 goals, as they finished second in the league, and won promotion to the Championship. On 1 July 2011, Lambert signed a new contract to keep him at the club until 2014.
2011–12
He scored his first goal of the 2011–12 season with a 25-yard free kick in a 4–1 victory over Torquay United in the League Cup on 9 August. He followed this with a brace in a 5–2 victory at Ipswich Town. He scored a hat-trick against Nottingham Forest in a match which Southampton won 3–2. His 100th league appearance came in a 4–0 victory over Watford, with Lambert netting two penalties. He scored another hat-trick in a 3–0 victory over Brighton & Hove Albion, two of which came from the penalty spot. His 15th and 16th goals of the season came in a 2–2 draw at home to Blackpool, the opener and a late leveller. He scored in a 1–1 draw with south coast rivals Portsmouth. After sitting out for three matches after receiving a red card, he made his comeback with a goal in a 1–1 draw at Millwall in the FA Cup. His first league goal after his suspension was in the very next match and came from the penalty spot in a 1–1 draw against promotion hopefuls Cardiff City. His 20th goal of the season came in the FA Cup replay against Millwall. He scored his third hat-trick of the season in a 3–0 victory at Watford on 25 February. He continued his impressive first season in the second tier with a thunderous volley against Leeds United at Elland Road on 3 March, which took his tally for the 2011–12 season to 24 in all competitions.
On 13 March 2012, Lambert was named the Championship Player of the Year for 2011. He scored his fourth hat-trick of the season in a 3–2 victory at Millwall. While at Southampton, Lambert has not yet missed a penalty; giving him a 100% conversion rate. He scored both goals in a 2–0 victory at Crystal Palace to bring his goal tally to 30 for the season. He was then named in the 2011–12 PFA Team of the Year for the Championship, along with teammates Adam Lallana and Kelvin Davis. He finished the season with 31 goals, 27 in the league, as Saints clinched promotion to the Premier League, earning him the Southampton Fans' Player of the Season award for the second time in three years.
2012–13
He scored on his very first Premier League appearance, scoring just minutes after replacing Jay Rodriguez as a substitute against Manchester City. This goal meant that Lambert joined a select group of players who have scored in all four league divisions. He followed this up with the opening goal in a match against Manchester United. He later grabbed two goals in Southampton's first league win of the season, a 4–1 victory over Aston Villa. His 10th Premier League goal came in a 2–2 draw at Chelsea, with Lambert getting the first goal as Southampton came back from 2–0 down. He had only been on the pitch for a matter of minutes. He scored his 100th Southampton goal in a defeat at Newcastle United, which was his 12th goal of the season. On 21 March 2013 Lambert signed a two-year contract extension, keeping him with the Saints until summer 2016. On his 500th career appearance nine days later, he scored a free-kick winner against Chelsea. He ended the season once again as the club's top goal scorer, scoring 15 league goals and featuring in all 38 league matches.
2013–14
Lambert started the 2013–14 Premier League season with another goal, a last-minute penalty in a 1–0 win over West Bromwich Albion at the Hawthorns on 17 August 2013. His second of the season, and 200th league goal of his career, came from a free kick in a 2–0 home victory against Crystal Palace on 28 September. He finished the season with 13 goals in 37 league matches.
Liverpool
On 2 June 2014, Lambert was confirmed as a Liverpool player after passing a medical, signing a two-year contract for an initial £4 million transfer fee plus add-ons. As he had been released from the club as a teenager, he said "I have always dreamt of playing for Liverpool, but I did kind of think the chance of playing for them had gone. I didn't think the chance would come".
He made his competitive debut for the club on 17 August in their first match of the new Premier League season, replacing Philippe Coutinho for the last 14 minutes of a 2–1 win over Southampton at Anfield. On 1 October, Lambert made his debut in European competitions for Liverpool in a 1–0 defeat against Swiss champions FC Basel in the UEFA Champions League group stages. His first goal for Liverpool came at Crystal Palace on 23 November, when he scored in the second minute following a through ball from Adam Lallana. Liverpool went on to lose the match 3–1. Four days later he scored his first goal in European competition, the first equaliser in a 2–2 draw away to Ludogorets Razgrad in the Champions League group stage. As a result, Lambert had scored in the top four divisions in England, the Champions League and for the national team. On 17 January 2015, Lambert scored his second Premier League goal for the club in a win over Aston Villa at Villa Park.
On 19 April 2015, Lambert was selected in the Football League team of the decade at the 2015 Football League Awards.
West Bromwich Albion
On 31 July 2015, Lambert joined West Bromwich Albion on a two-year contract for an undisclosed fee, reported to be in the region of £3 million. Later that same day, Lambert scored twice on his debut in a friendly against his former team Bristol Rovers. His competitive debut came on 10 August, starting as West Bromwich began the season with a 0–3 home defeat to Manchester City. He scored his first goal for the team on 31 October, netting a consolation from the penalty spot in a 3–2 home defeat by Leicester City.
Cardiff City
On 31 August 2016, Lambert signed for Championship club Cardiff City on a two-year contract for an undisclosed fee, making his debut in a 3–2 defeat to Norwich City on 10 September 2016. His first goal came as the equaliser against Rotherham United on 24 September, and he scored the winner six minutes later. In October 2016, Lambert suffered a "horrific" leg injury in a match against Nottingham Forest, leading to a long-term absence from the team. Continuing injuries and indifferent form led to Neil Warnock stating that the striker did not feature in his future plans. On 6 July 2017, Lambert left the club after his contract was cancelled by mutual consent.
Having not found a new club, Lambert retired from football on 2 October 2017.
Penalty record
Lambert never took a penalty in normal play for his first two clubs, Blackpool and Macclesfield Town. However, on 28 November 2001, he missed in a penalty shoot-out for Macclesfield in an FA Cup first round replay away to Forest Green Rovers, but Macclesfield nonetheless won the shoot-out 11–10.
Lambert scored six from six attempts at Stockport County, and five from six attempts for Rochdale. The single miss for Rochdale was against his future club, Bristol Rovers in a 2–0 win on 29 April 2006. Lambert transferred to Rovers and continued to score well in penalties, achieving 13 goals from 14 attempts. His last miss occurred on 21 February 2009, against Leicester City in a 1–0 loss. At Southampton, he scored all 34 attempts. His first penalty for Liverpool in a friendly match against Milan was saved by goalkeeper Christian Abbiati. He scored Liverpool's first penalty in their UEFA Europa League round of 32 shoot-out against Beşiktaş, although they went on to lose 5–4.
International career
On 8 August 2013, Lambert was called up to the England squad for the first time at the age of 31, on the same day that his wife gave birth to their third child, a daughter, Bella. Six days later, he scored on his England debut with his first touch of the match against Scotland from a header, two minutes and 43 seconds after coming on as a substitute for Wayne Rooney to secure a 3–2 win for his country. Lambert earned a second call-up on 27 August 2013, when Roy Hodgson named him in the England squad to face Moldova and Ukraine in 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. On 6 September 2013, Lambert was handed a start by Hodgson against Moldova at Wembley Stadium. He got his second international goal in this match, another header, making it two goals in two consecutive matches. Lambert also contributed the assists for two Danny Welbeck goals in the same match.
On 12 May 2014, Lambert was named in the 23-man England squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. In a preparation match for the tournament against Ecuador, on 4 June in Miami, he received the ball from Ross Barkley and scored to give England the lead in an eventual 2–2 draw. Lambert made his first appearance at the finals in England's second group match, a 2–1 defeat to Uruguay, replacing Jordan Henderson for the last three minutes as England sought an equaliser.
On 8 September 2014, in England's first UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying match against Switzerland, Lambert came on as a 90th-minute substitute and with his first touch assisted Danny Welbeck to seal the 2–0 win in Basel.
Coaching career
In May 2023, Lambert joined Wigan Athletic as a Youth Development Coach with the club's academy.
Personal life
Lambert is married to Amy and the couple have three children. Their third child, was born on 8 August 2013, the same day he was called up to the England squad for his debut against Scotland. Since 2020, Lambert has espoused a range of conspiracies on social media, including around COVID-19 and the concept of 15-minute cities.
Career statistics
Club
International
England score listed first, score column indicates score after each Lambert goal.
Honours
Bristol Rovers
Football League Two play-offs: 2006–07
Southampton
Football League Championship runner-up: 2011–12
Football League One runner-up: 2010–11
Football League Trophy: 2009–10
Individual
PFA Team of the Year: 2008–09 League One, 2009–10 League One, 2011–12 Championship
PFA Fans' Player of the Year: 2009–10 League One
Football League One Golden Boot: 2008–09
Football League Championship Player of the Year: 2011–12
Football League Championship Golden Boot: 2011–12
Bristol Rovers Player of the Year: 2008–09
Southampton Player of the Year: 2009–10, 2011–12
The Football League Team of the Decade
References
External links
1982 births
Living people
People from Kirkby
Sportspeople from the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley
Footballers from Merseyside
English men's footballers
Men's association football forwards
Blackpool F.C. players
Macclesfield Town F.C. players
Stockport County F.C. players
Rochdale A.F.C. players
Bristol Rovers F.C. players
Southampton F.C. players
Liverpool F.C. players
West Bromwich Albion F.C. players
Cardiff City F.C. players
English Football League players
Premier League players
England men's international footballers
2014 FIFA World Cup players
Association football coaches
Wigan Athletic F.C. non-playing staff |
The Great Wall of Gorgan is a Sasanian-era defense system located near modern Gorgan in the Golestān Province of northeastern Iran, at the southeastern corner of the Caspian Sea. The western, Caspian Sea, end of the wall is near the remains of the fort at: ; the eastern end of the wall, near the town of Pishkamar, is near the remains of the fort at: . The title coordinate is for the location of the remains of a fort midway along the wall.
The wall is located at a geographic narrowing between the Caspian Sea and the mountains of northeastern Iran. It is one of several Caspian Gates at the eastern part of a region known in antiquity as Hyrcania, on the nomadic route from the northern steppes to the Iranian heartland. The wall is believed to have protected the Sassanian Empire to the south from the peoples to the north, probably the White Huns. In his book Empires and Walls, Chaichian (2014) questions the validity of this interpretation using historical evidence of potential political-military threats in the region as well as the economic geography of Gorgan Wall's environs. It is described as "amongst the most ambitious and sophisticated frontier walls" ever built in the world, and the most important of the Sasanian defense fortifications.
It is long and wide, and features over 30 fortresses spaced at intervals of between . It is surpassed only by the walls systems of the Great Wall of China and Cheolli Jangseong (in modern-day North Korea) as the longest single-segment building and the longest defensive wall in existence.
Name
Among archaeologists the wall is also known as "The Red Snake" (Turkmen: Qizil Alan) because of the colour of its bricks. In Persian, it was popularized by the name "Alexander Barrier" ( Sadd-i-Iskandar) or "Alexander's Wall", as Alexander the Great is thought by early Muslims to have passed through the Caspian Gates on his hasty march to Hyrcania and the east. It is also known as the "Anushirvân Barrier" ( Sadd-i Anushiravan) and "Firuz/Piruz Barrier" (), and is officially referred to as "Gorgan Defence Wall" (). It is known as or to local Iranian Turkmens.
Description
The barrier consists of a wall, long and wide, with over 30 fortresses at intervals of between .
The building materials consist of mud-brick, fired brick, gypsum, and mortar. Clay was also used during the early Parthian period. Mud-bricks were more popular in the early period in the construction of forts and cities, while fired bricks became popular in the later period. Sometimes one brick was set in the vertical position, with two horizontal rows of bricks laid above and below. The sizes of mud or fired bricks differ, but in general the standard size was 40 × 40 × 10 cm. The fired bricks were made from the local loess soil, and fired in kilns along the line of the wall.
This wall starts from the Caspian coast, circles north of Gonbade Kavous (ancient Gorgan, or Jorjan in Arabic), continues towards the northeast, and vanishes in the Pishkamar Mountains.
The wall lies slightly to the north of a local river, and features a ditch that conducted water along most of the wall.
In 1999 a logistical archaeological survey was conducted regarding the wall due to problems in development projects, especially during construction of the Golestan Dam, which irrigates all the areas covered by the wall. At the point of the connection of the wall and the drainage canal from the dam, architects discovered the remains of the Great Wall of Gorgan. The 40 identified fortresses vary in dimension and shape but the majority are square fortresses, made of the same brickwork as the wall itself and at the same period. Due to many difficulties in development and agricultural projects, archaeologists have been assigned to mark the boundary of the historical find by laying cement blocks.
Larger than Hadrian's Wall and the Antonine Wall taken together (two separate structures in Britain that marked the northern limits of the Roman Empire), it has been called the greatest monument of its kind between Europe and China. The wall is third only to the walls that make up the Great Wall of China and the Cheolli Jangseong (in modern-day North Korea) as the longest defensive wall in existence, and although now in substantial disrepair, it was perhaps even more solidly built than the early forms of the Great Wall.
Route
The route, from east to west, is represented by the coordinates of the remains of the following forts and other features which lie along the wall. The coordinates and fort numbers, etc. are from Wikimapia:
East end of wall
West end of wall
Dating
Dr. Kiani, who led the archaeological team in 1971, believed that the wall was built during the Parthian Empire (247 BC–224 AD), and that it was reconstructed and restored during the Sassanid era (3rd to 7th century AD). In 2005 a team excavated samples of charcoal from the many brick kilns along the wall, and samples from the Gorgan Wall and the smaller Wall of Tammishe (location of a drowned fort at the northern end: ; location of a fortlet or watchtower at the inland end: ); OSL and radiocarbon dating indicated a date for both walls in the late 5th or 6th century AD. These dates suggest that the current wall, at least, is Sassanid rather than Parthian, and that the current structure did not yet exist, some 800 years earlier, in the time of Alexander the Great (died 323 BC). If Alexander encountered a barrier at this location it was a predecessor of the current wall.
If we assumed that the forts were occupied as densely as those on Hadrian's Wall, then the garrison on the Gorgan Wall would have been in the order of 30,000 men. Models, taking into account the size and room number of the barrack blocks in the Gorgan Wall forts and likely occupation density, produce figures between 15,000 and 36,000 soldiers. Even the lowest estimate suggests a strong and powerful army, all the more remarkable as our investigations focused just on 200km of vulnerable frontier, a small fraction of the thousands of kilometres of borders of one of the ancient world's largest empires.
Derbent Caspian Gate
A similar Sasanian defence wall and fortification lies on the opposite, western, side of the Caspian Sea at the port of Derbent, in the Republic of Dagestan, Russia. There the remains of a line of fortifications run inland for some from the shore of the Caspian Sea () to what is today an extraordinarily well preserved Sassanian fort () on the first foothills of the Caucasus mountains.
Derbent and its Caspian Gates are at the western part of the historical region of Hyrcania. While the fortification and walls on the east side of the Caspian Sea remained unknown to the Graeco-Roman historians, the western half of the impressive "northern fortifications" in the Caucasus were well known to Classical authors.
See also
Hadrian's Wall
Gates of Alexander
Iranian Architecture
Notes
FURTHER READING
Chaichian, Mohammad Empires and Walls: Globalization, Migration, and Colonial Control, chapter 3, 2014 Brill: Leiden .
External links
Aerial view in the Mazandarani wiki
Gorgan's Great Red Snake (Science Daily, February 2008)
Secrets of the Great Wall of Gorgan (Red Snake)
Pictures & Diagrams of the Great Wall of Gorgan
Atlas Obscura page
Buildings and structures completed in the 1st century
Archaeological sites in Iran
Archaeology of Iran
Buildings and structures in Golestan Province
Sassanian fortifications
Fortification lines
1st-century fortifications
Sasanian defense lines
6th-century fortifications
5th-century fortifications
Walls in Iran
Fortifications in Iran
Walls |
FC Kara-Shoro Uzgen is a Kyrgyzstani football club based in Uzgen, Kyrgyzstan that played in the top division in Kyrgyzstan, the Kyrgyzstan League.
History
19??: Founded as FC Kara-Shoro Uzgen.
2004: Renamed to FC Uzgen.
2005: Renamed to FC Kara-Shoro Uzgen.
2006: Renamed to FC Dostuk Uzgen.
2007: Renamed to FC Uzgen.
2008: Renamed to FC Dostuk Uzgen.
2008: Renamed to FC Kara-Shoro Uzgen.
Achievements
Kyrgyzstan League:
10th place: 2002
Kyrgyzstan Cup:
quarterfinalist: 2002
Current squad
External links
Career stats by KLISF
Profile at Footballfacts
Football clubs in Kyrgyzstan |
Kim Poulsen (born 22 March 1959) is a Danish football manager and former amateur player was most recently manager of the Tanzania national football team.
Managerial career
Early career
Poulsen only played amateur football as an active player. As a football manager, he gained national recognition when he won promotion with Danish club Aarhus Fremad five times in only nine years, from 1987 to 1995, and reached the Danish Superliga with the club. Between 1996 and 1997, Poulsen managed AC Horsens before moving back to Aarhus Fremad in 1998. He managed AC Horsens again in 1999, before being appointed manager of Viborg FF the same year. Under Poulsen, Viborg FF turned fully professional and won the 1999–2000 Danish Cup, as well as the 2000 Danish Super Cup. In October 2001, Poulsen was sacked from his position in Viborg. He would then go on to manage Randers Freja.
Singapore and return to Denmark
In December 2002, Poulsen moved to Singapore. Here he managed the under-18 team of the Singapore national football team, the Young Lions, and the Singapore Armed Forces FC. Afterwards, Poulsen moved back to Denmark and joined Vejle Boldklub in January 2006 on a three-year contract. He was sacked by the club in April 2007, and joined Næstved BK in July 2007.
In June 2010, Poulsen was named new manager of FC Hjørring. He left the club in April 2011 after being named as new coach of the Tanzania national under-21 team. In May 2012, Poulsen was promoted to become manager of the Tanzania national team, replacing fellow Dane Jan Børge Poulsen.
Silkeborg
On 8 December 2014, Poulsen was hired as a new head coach in Silkeborg IF and signed a two-year contract. With the club struggling in the Superliga, he stated that he was no witch doctor but was optimistic in his mission to save Silkeborg from relegation. Despite his efforts, the clubsuffered relegation following the 2014–15 season. On 30 September 2015, Poulsen was dismissed by Silkeborg with the side placed 8th in the Danish second tier table. Poulsen was succeeded by Peter Sørensen.
Tanzania and Sønderborg
On 1 March 2016, Poulsen was hired as head of national football development for the Tanzania national team, which he described as a "dream job".
After two years in Tanzania, Poulsen returned to Denmark and his hometown of Sønderborg where he was appointed manager of FC Sønderborg on a three-year contract.
In February 2021 Poulsen resigned from his position at Sønderborg in order to take up the job as manager of the Tanzania national team once again.
Honours
Viborg FF
Danish Cup: 1999–00
Danish Super Cup: 2000
References
1959 births
Living people
Danish football managers
Aarhus Fremad managers
AC Horsens managers
Viborg FF managers
Vejle Boldklub managers
Næstved Boldklub managers
Silkeborg IF managers
Tanzania national football team managers
Singapore Premier League managers
Warriors FC managers
People from Sønderborg Municipality
Sportspeople from the Region of Southern Denmark |
Douban is a Chinese Web 2.0 website
Douban may also refer to:
Doubanjiang, spicy, salty paste made from fermented broad beans, soybeans
See also
Dobiran, known also as Dowban, a city in Iran
Mont Dauban, a peak on Silhouette Island in the Seychelles
Charles-Armel Doubane (born 1966), a Central African politician and diplomat |
Susanna Höller is an Austrian football defender, currently playing for VfL Sindelfingen in the German 2nd Bundesliga. She is a member of the Austrian national team.
References
1989 births
Living people
Austrian women's footballers
Expatriate women's footballers in Germany
Austrian expatriate women's footballers
Austrian expatriate sportspeople in Germany
Austria women's international footballers
Women's association football defenders
Women's association football midfielders
ÖFB Frauen Bundesliga players
2. Frauen-Bundesliga players
DFC LUV Graz players
People from Voitsberg
Footballers from Styria |
"" (Latin for "The angel came to the virgin", also known by its English title, "Gabriel, from Heven King Was to the Maide Sende") is a medieval carol whose text is a poetic version of the Hail Mary and the Annunciation by the archangel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary.
Background
Probably Franciscan in origin, it was brought to Britain by French friars in the 13th century. It is said to have originally consisted of 27 stanzas, with each following stanza beginning with the consecutive letter of the alphabet.
Surviving manuscripts may be found in a Dublin Troper (a music book for use at Mass) and a 13th or 14th century vellum sequentiale that may have been connected with the Church of Addle, Yorkshire. Its lyrics also appear in the works of John Audelay in a group of four Marian poems. It is also mentioned in Geoffrey Chaucer's "The Miller's Tale" (), where the scholar Nicholas sings it in Latin to the accompaniment of his psaltery.
Lyrics
Angelus ad virginem,
Subintrans in conclave,
Virginis formidinem
Demulcens, inquit "Ave!
Ave, regina virginum:
Coeli terraeque dominum
Concipies et paries intacta
Salutem hominum;
Tu porta coeli facta,
Medela criminum."
"Quomodo conciperem,
Quae virum non cognovi?
Qualiter infringerem,
Quae firma mente vovi?"
"Spiritus sancti gratia
Perficiet haec omnia.
Ne timeas, sed gaudeas
Secura, quod castimonia
Manebit in te pura
Dei potentia."
Ad haec, virgo nobilis
Respondens inquit ei,
"Ancilla sum humilis
Omnipotentis Dei.
Tibi coelesti nuntio,
Tanti secreti conscio,
Consentiens et cupiens videre
Factum quod audio,
Parata sum parere
Dei consilio."
Angelus disparuit
Et statim puellaris
Uterus intumuit
Vi partus salutaris.
Qui, circumdatus utero
Novem mensium numero,
Hinc exiit et iniit conflictum,
Affigens humero
Crucem, qua dedit ictum
Hosti mortifero.
Eia Mater Domini,
Quae pacem reddidisti
Angelis et homini
Cum Christum genuisti!
Tuum exora filium
Ut se nobis propitium
Exhibeat, et deleat peccata,
Praestans auxilium
Vita frui beata
Post hoc exsilium.
The angel came to the Virgin,
entering secretly into her room;
the Virgin's fear
calming, he said, "Hail!
Hail, queen of virgins:
you will conceive the Lord of heaven and earth
and bear him, still a virgin,
to be the salvation of mankind;
you will be made the gate of heaven,
the cure of sins."
"How can I conceive,
When I have never known a man?
How can I transgress
resolutions that I have vowed with a firm mind?"
"The grace of the Holy Spirit
shall do all this.
Do not be afraid, but rejoice
without a care, since your chastity
will remain in you unspoilt
through the power of God."
To this, the noble Virgin,
replying, said to him,
"I am the humble maidservant
of almighty God.
To you, heavenly messenger,
and bearer of such a great secret,
I give my consent, and wishing to see
done what I hear,
I am ready to obey
the will of God."
The angel vanished,
and at once the girl's
womb swelled
with the force of the pregnancy of salvation.
He, protected by the womb
for nine months in number,
left it and began the struggle,
fixing to his shoulder
a cross, with which he dealt the blow
to the deadly Enemy.
Hail, Mother of our Lord,
who brought peace back
to angels and men
when you bore Christ!
Pray your son
that he may show favor to us
and blot out our sins,
giving us help
to enjoy a blessed life
after this exile.
Middle English version
A 14th middle-English version begins:
Gabriel fram Heven-King / Sent to the Maide sweete,
Broute hir blisful tiding / And fair he gan hir greete:
"Heil be thu, ful of grace aright! / For Godes Son, this Heven Light,
For mannes love / Will man bicome / And take / Fles of thee,
Maide bright, / Manken free for to make / Of sen and devles might."
Music
This is the music of the carol, as it is known today, with the first verse of the Latin words:
See also
List of Christmas carols
References
Sources
"Angelus ad virginem", hymnsandcarolsofchristmas.com
Christmas carols
Marian hymns
Advent songs
14th-century hymns |
The Admiraal de Ruijter was an international train service linking Amsterdam with London.
The train was named after the Dutch Admiral Michiel de Ruyter, a remarkable choice because it was De Ruyter who attacked Britain and destroyed or seized many British navy ships during the Raid on the Medway several centuries earlier.
History
The Admiraal de Ruijter was one of the day services in the 1987 EuroCity network. It was operated as a boat train, the first part Amsterdam - Hook of Holland by train, the second Hook of Holland - Harwich by boat and the last part, Harwich - London, by train.
The train's classification as a day train was related to the shipping during the day seen from the Dutch side, the westbound "night train" EC Benjamin Britten, connecting with the night boat ran at day time as well. In Britain the eastbound Admiraal de Ruijter was connected with the night boat and the eastbound Benjamin Britten with the day boat.
Each of these trains lost its EuroCity label after one year of service because it did not meet the EuroCity criteria for service quality; sometimes other rolling stock was used and the on-board catering was minimal from the start. However, both trains also remained in the timetable, as InterCity services.
Formation (consist)
The Nederlandse Spoorwegen used three coupled Koplopers between Amsterdam and Hook of Holland. Ferries of Stoomvaart Maatschappij Zeeland (the ) or Sealink (the MS St Nicholas) provided the shipping. British Rail used its class 86 and Mark 2 coaching stock on the Harwich - London part.
References
Works cited
International named passenger trains
Named passenger trains of the Netherlands
Named passenger trains of British Rail
EuroCity
Railway services introduced in 1987 |
Magistad is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Inga Magistad (born 1950), Norwegian diplomat
Mary Kay Magistad, American journalist
Norwegian-language surnames |
Shree Tulaja Bhavani Temple (Marathi: श्री क्षेत्र तुळजा भवानि देवस्थानम्) is a Hindu temple dedicated to goddess Bhavani (goddess Parvati), also referred to as Durgambika and Tripura Sundari. It is located in Tuljapur in Dharashiv district of Maharashtra, India, and is considered as one of the 51 Shakti Pithas. It is situated 45 km from Solapur. The temple was built in 12th century CE by Maratha Mahamandaleshwara Māradadeva of the Kadamb dynasty. The management and priestly rights of the temple are held by the Palikar Bhope clan, the descendants of Māradadeva. Goddess Tulja Bhavani is known by the names Tulaja, Turaja, Tvarita, Durga, Parvati, Tripura Sundari ,Bhagawati,Amba (Mother of the Vedas) and Jagadambaa (Mother of the Universe) in different regions.
Background
Tulaja Bhavani is a form of goddess Tripura Sundari, who is worshipped in Maharashtra, Gujarat and also by people of Telangana, Northern Karnataka, and Nepal. "Bhavani" literally translates to "giver of life", meaning the power of nature or the source of creative energy. She is considered to be a mother who provides to her devotees and also plays the role of dispensing justice by killing Asuras.
Shivaji, the founder of the Maratha kingdom, was reputed to frequently visit this temple to seek blessings. The history of the temple dates back to the days of ' Skanda Purana ' as it finds a mention in that holy script. According to the epic story, there was a sage "Kardam" and his consort "Anubhuthi’ with an infant, in this area. After his death his wife "Anubhuthi" performed a penance for goddess in the name of Bhavani on the banks of the river "Mandakini" to look after her child. There was a demon (Rakshasa) by name "Kukur" who tortured her. Then Goddess Bhavani rescued Anubhuthi and killed the demon. The goddess on the prayer of her pet devotee settled on the hill of "Bala Ghat". Since then the Mother Goddess came to be called as Bhavani of Tuljapur or Tulja Bhavani.
Mother Goddess Bhavani temple is the place where Chhatrapati Shivaji was blessed by Matha Bhavani. It is situated at Tulajapur as such it is popularly known as Tulja Bhavani Temple in many districts of Maharashtra. It is one of the 51 Shakti Peetas attributed to Goddess Parvati. The second among the 'Shaktipeetas' is Goddess Bhavani at Tulajapur.
Bhavani is one who gives life and source of original power.
Tulajapur is at 45 km from Solapur. Historically this temple was built in the 12th century CE. There is yet another Tulja Bhavani temple built in 1537-1540 in Chhattisgarh. There is a third temple of Tulja Bhavani in the village of Patnakuva Gandhinagar in Gujarat. According to the priest, this Goddess came here from Tuljapur during 14th century. The Goddess is said to be swayambhu (self emanated). It is true that God or Goddess is always referred as ‘swayambhu’ in Vedas, Puranas and many legends. But it does not refer to the stone idol installed in a temple. What is attributed is to the invisible Supreme power.
The second among the 'Shaktipeeths' is Tulja Bhavani of Tuljapur. It is the family deity of the Bhosale Royal family, the Yadavs the Basudev and of countless numbers of families belonging to different castes. The great ruler and founder of the Maratha kingdom, Chatrapati Shivaji visited the temple as he was a prominent devotee of her, people believe that the Goddess gifted him a sword - 'The Bhawani Talwar' - to succeed in his expeditions. Tulaja word indicates to an old Hindu monastery at Tolaja village in the present Rawalpindi division of Pakistan.
Temple
Along with temples of Renuka at Mahur, Mahalaxmi at Kolhapur, and Saptashringi at Vani, the temple of Bhavani at Tulajapur forms the four great Shaktipitha in Maharashtra.
Many legends are associated with the temple. One legend involves a demon, Madhu-Kaitabh, who was wreaking havoc upon both the gods and humans. Unable to find any solution, they turned to Lord Brahma for help, who advised them to turn to the Goddess Shakti. She took up the form of a destroyer, and powered by the other (Sapta) Mata Varaahi, Brahmi, Vaishnavi, Kaumaari Indraani, and Saambhavi, vanquished the demon and restored peace. Legend also states that Bhavani finished another demon that had taken up the disguise of a buffalo (Mahisha), and took shelter on the Yamunachala Hill which is part of Balaghat mountain range. The Tulajabhawani temple is located on this hill. Another legend mentions the story of a sage known as "Kardam" After his death his wife "Anubuti" had performed a penance at the banks of river "mandakini " for Bhavani mata to look after her infant child. While performing the penance the demon known "Kukur" tried to disturb her penance during which the Goddess came to the aid of "Anubuti" and killed the demon "Kukur". From that day onwards the Goddess Bhavani came to be known a Tulaja Bhavani.
The main entrance of the temple bears the name of Sardar Nimbalkar. The other two entrances are named after the parents of Chhatrapati Shivaji, Shahaji and Jijabai. As one enters the Sardar Nimbalkar entrance, there is a temple dedicated to Markandeya Rishi on the right. After descending the stairs, one sees the main Tulja Temple. There is yagna kund (Holy fire pit) in front of this temple. On the floor near two main gates (Raja Shahaji Mahadwar and Rajmata Jijau main gate), there are two libraries named, Shree Santh Dnyaneshwar Dharmik Library and Shree Tukaram Dharmik Library. After alighting from the stairs, there is `Gomukh Theerth` on the right side and `Kalakh`, also known as `Kallol Theerth` on the left side. Before entering the sanctum sanctorum of the Goddess, devotees take a dip here in these theerths (Shallow tanks of "holy" water). There are also Amruth Kund and a Datta temple on the premises. A Siddhi Vinayak temple is situated on the left side of the main gate whilst on the right, there is a temple of Aadishakti, Aadimata Matangadevi. A temple of goddess Annapurna is also present in the main complex.
The idol of Goddess Tulja Bhawani is believed by her devotees to be `swayambhu` ("self-manifested" or "that which is created by its own accord"). The high granite idol is three-foot tall, with eight arms holding weapons, and bearing the head of the slain demon Mahishasura. The Goddess is also known as Tulaja, Turaja, Tvarita and Amba.
The Goddess is kuldevi (clan goddess) for Maratha clans of Maharashtra. The Goddess is either revered by or is the Family Deity for many castes including Bhope, Dhangar,Mali, Deshastha Brahmin, Bharbhunja, Burud, Kolhati, Gavli, Jogi, Johar, San Teli, Gavandi, Pangul, Sonar, Lonari, Kasar, Bhute, Kalar, Aagri and Koli.
Adi maya Adi shakti temple is the temple north to the Tulajabhavani temple. First this pooja starts, and is then followed by the pooja of Tulajabhavani which then takes place.
Temple management
The day-to-day affairs of the temple are looked after by the trust which is headed by the District Collector. The board of trustees include the deputy collector, the member representing Tuljapur in Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (MLA), the town Mayor (Nagaradhyaksha), and the Tahsildar.
Worship and rituals
The temple follow a set of elaborate rituals for the deity.These include priests offering a daily ritual bath, change of clothes, and offering food to the deity four times a day.The daily routine also includes offering devotional prayers to the Goddess. In the evening the deity is ceremoniously put to rest.On special occasions such as the birthday, marriage, in addition to ritual bath, the idol of the Goddess is taken around Tuljapur in a procession.
Temple Priests
Unlike brahmin or gurav priests at other temples in Maharashtra, the main priests of the Bhavani temple are from the Maratha 153 Palikar & Bhope clan, who offer services to the pilgrims.Pilgrims usually have longstanding relationship with a particular pujari family who serve as the host for the pilgrims by providing accommodation,food, ritual offering to the deity such as saris,sari blouse pieces (khan in Marathi language), bangles, coconut, vermillion, turmeric, puffed rice, flower garlands, and prasad (ritual food for the deity).The prasad can be vegetarian or at times of meat from a sacrificed goat.
The priests of two other temples, Matangi and Adimaya, in the same temple complex belong to the Mahar community.
Animal sacrifice
On the Khandenavami, the ninth day of the autumn Navratri festival and Dussera, goats are sacrificed in honour of the goddess. The actual sacrificial slaughter is carried out by the Mahar community for both the Bhavani temple as well as the Matangi temple.
See also
Dharashiv Caves
Bhavani
References
External links
Shakti Peethas
Hindu temples in Maharashtra
Tourist attractions in Osmanabad district
Hindu temples practicing animal sacrifice |
There has been a Head of the Northern Ireland Civil Service since Sir Ernest Clark was appointed the first holder of that office in 1921. As of 2017 and according to the Executive Office, the Head of the 23,500-people strong NICS "has primary leadership responsibility for creating, developing and sustaining the NICS as an organisation which serves the devolved administration, the institutions of government and the people of Northern Ireland through the provision of high quality, cost effective services." The incumbent is also Permanent Secretary of the Executive Office and Secretary to the Northern Ireland Executive, making the office-holder the "most senior adviser to the First Minister and the deputy First Minister".
List of Heads of the Northern Ireland Civil Service
1921–1925: Sir Ernest Clark
1925–1944: Lt-Col. Sir Wilfred Spender
1944–1953: Sir William Dalgliesh Scott
1953–1961: Sir Douglas Alexander Earsman Harkness
1961–1965: Sir Richard Frederick Roberts Dunbar
1965–1970: Sir Cecil Joseph Bateman
1970–1976: Sir David Charles Beresford Holden
1976–1979: Sir Robert Hill Kidd
1979–1984: Sir Ewart Bell
1984–1991: Sir Kenneth Bloomfield
1991–1997: Sir David Fell
1997–2000: Sir John Semple
2000–2002: Sir Gerry Loughran
2002–2008: Sir Nigel Hamilton
2008-2011: Sir Bruce Robinson
2011–2017: Sir Malcolm McKibbin
2017–2020: Sir David Sterling
December 2020 – 2021: Jenny Pyper (Temporary interim Head)
September 2021 – Present: Jane Brady
References
1921 establishments in Northern Ireland
Civil service positions in the United Kingdom
Lists of political office-holders in Northern Ireland |
The Guadalupe bass (Micropterus treculii) is a rare species of fish endemic to the U.S. state of Texas, where it also is the official state fish. It is restricted to creeks and rivers (including the Guadalupe River, hence the name Guadalupe bass), and is listed as near threatened. Today, most fly fishermen and anglers practice catch-and-release techniques to improve fish populations. The Guadalupe bass is often difficult to distinguish from the smallmouth bass or spotted bass, and the fish is known to hybridize.
Description and range
Guadalupe bass, like most black bass, are lime to olive green in color, this particular species being lighter in shade usually in river specimens. They have a lateral line covered in mostly separate diamond-shaped or circular spots, which with age fade from black to olive. Also, many smaller diamond marks are scattered on the back, which are less distinguished than the ones on the lateral line. They have a rectangular tooth patch on the tongue.
Its physical traits are very similar to the spotted bass (i.e. small mouth that does not extend past the eye, sleek figure, etc.) with one exception; the green coloring tends to extend lower on the body past the lateral line than their relatives. So far, the record catch is , caught by Dr. Bryan Townsend of Austin in 2014.
The fish is only found in the Edwards Plateau in central Texas. Its main habitats are the San Marcos, Colorado, Llano, and Guadalupe Rivers, but can also be found in smaller streams such as Barton Creek, Onion Creek, San Gabriel River and the Comal River. The species has also been farm-raised and stocked in the Llano River.
Threats and predators
The Guadalupe bass has almost no predators. Its main threat is not predation, but hybridization with the introduced smallmouth bass. The two species are very closely related and in some rivers almost half the Guadalupe bass are hybrids. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept stated it will likely stock many bass in the future to beat out the hybrid population. This will be a pilot for several other areas where rare spotted bass subspecies are having the same problems.
Habitat
Typically, Guadalupe bass are found in streams and reservoirs; they are absent from extreme headwaters. They prefer flowing waters of streams within native variety, and use covers such as large rocks, cypress trees, or stumps for refuge. Juvenile fish are often found in fast-moving water but begin transitioning to deeper, moderate current towards the end of their first year.
Diet
The fish (especially juveniles and very old fish), unlike other bass, have an inclination towards insects. Guadalupe bass at their predatory peak prefer larger bait fish such as shad and small bass or bluegills.<
Fishing
While almost unheard of elsewhere, the Guadalupe bass is very popular among fishermen in Central Texas. It is prized for its long, tough fights, in which it manipulates the current and its unusually strong muscles, and beautiful colors which tend to be more natural and bright than those of spotted bass. Its preference for strong current and its large diet of insects earned it the name "Texas brook trout" and make it popular for fly fishermen. It fights similarly to both smallmouth bass and rainbow trout—making long runs and manipulating current, but also making sharp turns and attempting to entangle the line on structures, and even making large jumps like both species.
The IGFA all-tackle world record for the species stands at caught in Lake Travis in Texas in 1983.
Reproduction
Both male and female Guadalupe Bass reach adulthood and sexually maturity at one year of age. Their spawning begins as early as March and continues into June depending on the locale and water conditions. However, unlike many other bass, a secondary spawn is possible in late summer or early fall. The male Guadalupe Bass builds and picks out a gravel nest for spawning in shallow water where there is a high flow rate but out of the way of fast moving water. It is important the male finds a good-looking nest, for these gravel nests attract the females. The female lays between 400 and 9000 eggs, but is chased away by the male immediately after she lays the eggs. From this point on, the male guards the nest from predators and will not eat, but may strike a lure in order to defend its territory. The male Guadalupe stays guard over the fry as they hatch. After hatching, the fry feed on invertebrates.
References
Further reading
Guadalupe bass
Endemic fauna of Texas
Freshwater fish of the United States
Guadalupe bass
Symbols of Texas |
Jeffrey Allen Manchester (born 1972) is an American convicted spree-robber and former United States Army Reserve officer known as the 'Rooftop Robber' or simply 'Roofman' due to his modus operandi of entering his targets (most commonly McDonald's locations) by drilling through the roof and dropping in. Before being apprehended for the second time in 2005 in Charlotte, North Carolina, Manchester used the alias John Zorn from June 2004 to January 2005.
Crime spree
Beginning in November 1998, Manchester began robbing chiefly McDonald's locations across the United States. His modus operandi consisted of meticulous planning and observation before drilling, hacking, or sawing through the roof of the target building during the night or the early hours of the morning and waiting, often in a restroom, for the morning shift workers to come in. Once Manchester believed normal activities had begun, he would storm out of the bathroom carrying a firearm and hold up employees before ushering them into the freezer, locking them inside while he robbed the cash registers.
Throughout his robberies, Manchester would maintain a very gentle and cordial demeanor, almost never resorting to violence throughout his estimated 40–60 robberies across the country, with some victims stating he had suggested donning a coat before entering the freezer.
Initial capture and incarceration
After two years, Manchester was apprehended by North Carolina police officials on May 20, 2000, after robbing two McDonald's in the same day wielding a .22 caliber rifle. After a silent alarm had been hit by an employee at the second location, police began to search for the robber. Manchester, who had earlier parked his car in a church parking lot, was spotted coming out of nearby woods to get to his vehicle by a police officer, and was later apprehended after fleeing back into the woods.
During interrogation, Manchester confessed to the robberies, and attempted to convince officers he was inspired by another robber he had heard about, though they were already convinced of Manchester's guilt to all the crimes done by the Roofman. Eventually, he would only be convicted of the two robberies committed on May 20, and sentenced to 45 years in prison. Manchester was moved from several North Carolinian prisons before ending up in Brown Creek Correctional Institution in Polkton.
Escape
While incarcerated at Brown Creek, Manchester worked in the prison's metal shop, attempting to use his position to devise an escape plan over the four years he would be in the facility. After observing trucks coming in and out of the prison, Manchester crafted a plywood platform, which he spray-painted black, along with some cardboard. On June 15, he hid in an outgoing truck's undercarriage, using the plywood platform and cardboard to conceal his body should gate guards inspect the truck. Following his escape, Manchester hitchhiked to Charlotte.
Toys "R" Us robbery and recapture
Upon reaching Charlotte, Manchester lived in a Charlotte Toys "R" Us store, staying in backrooms and other areas inside, surviving on kids' snacks and baby food, and exercising during the night when the store was closed by riding a bike throughout the store aisles. During the holiday rush of December 2004, Manchester moved his living quarters to an abandoned Circuit City next-door to avoid detection, creating a room under a stairwell where he painted the walls, put up posters, and passed the time watching movies during the day.
Between June and January of the following year, Manchester devised an elaborate plan to takeover and rob the Toys "R" Us in his biggest robbery to-date, setting up an elaborate surveillance system throughout the store using baby monitors, and even subtly changing employee schedules to accommodate his plans. As time passed, he came under more and more suspicion as employees noticed many missing items as a result of Manchester's residence, making his plans tighter.
In the time that Manchester lived in Charlotte, he became a member of the community to bide time until the robbery, even dating a local woman, Leigh Wainscott, and joining the Crossroads Presbyterian Church. He spent a large amount of his time with Wainscott and her kids, bringing them toys he had pilfered from the store he lived at, and covering his seeming unemployment and homelessness with secretive whispers about a highly-confidential job for the government, saying his quarters were in a restricted office building.
Prior to committing the Toys "R" Us robbery, Manchester burned down a Charlotte dentist's office where he had gotten work on his teeth done during his time there, and reportedly robbed a pawn shop to acquire a gun in preparation for the robbery. On the morning of December 26, Manchester robbed the Toys "R" Us, taking an unknown amount of cash before being forced to flee after two employees were able to slip out of the store to get law enforcement, leading to police discovery of Manchester's secret lodgings in Circuit City and discovering the only fingerprint in the room, which was ironically on a DVD of "Catch Me If You Can".
Despite having committed the robbery, Manchester did not leave Charlotte. After informing Wainscott of Manchester's true identity, who she believed to be a man named "John Zorn", the police convinced Wainscott to call Manchester to her home on January 5, where he was recaptured upon arrival.
Following his January recapture, a December trial found Manchester guilty of numerous charges relating to his Charlotte crimes, and sentenced him to upwards of 40 years in prison, where he remains as of 2022, with a scheduled release date in the 2030s.
References
Living people
American people convicted of robbery
American escapees
1972 births |
The Blackburn R.B.2 Sydney (serial N241) was a long-range maritime patrol flying boat developed for the Royal Air Force in 1930, in response to Air Ministry Specification R.5/27. It was a parasol-winged braced monoplane of typical flying boat arrangement with triple tailfins and its three engines arranged on the wing's leading edge. After evaluation, it was not ordered into production and no further examples were built.
With development of the Sydney abandoned, construction of a cargo-carrying variant powered by radial engines, the C.B.2 Nile was also ended.
Specifications (Sydney)
See also
References
Notes
Bibliography
Blackburn Sydney – British Aircraft Directory
External links
The Blackburn "Sydney" Flying Boat in Flight, 5 September 1930
Blackburn flying boats 1924–1940
Picture of the Sydney N241
"Blackburn R.B. 2 Sydney", Youtube.com first flight
"Huge All-Metal Flying Boat Weighs Ten Tons", March 1931, Popular Mechanics
Sydney
1930s British patrol aircraft
Cancelled military aircraft projects of the United Kingdom
Flying boats
Trimotors
Parasol-wing aircraft
Aircraft first flown in 1930 |
Dorsa Geikie is a wrinkle ridge at in Mare Fecunditatis on the Moon. It is approximately 220 km long and was named after Scottish geologist Sir Archibald Geikie in 1976 by the IAU.
References
External links
LAC-80 Lunar Chart
Ridges on the Moon
Mare Fecunditatis |
Willard Ames Van Dyke (December 5, 1906 – January 23, 1986) was an American filmmaker, photographer, arts administrator, teacher, and former director of the film department at the Museum of Modern Art.
Early life
Van Dyke went to the University of California, Berkeley, circa 1927 dropping out for a time to avoid taking an ROTC course, left in 1929 and did not graduate.
"I had been playing around with a camera and developing my own pictures since I was 12 years of age"
Photography
In 1928, he went to see a photographic exhibition at the Palace of the Legion of Honor in San Francisco, where he not only saw some Edward Weston’s work but met him. It was a life-changing experience.
In 1928, he apprenticed with Edward Weston and by 1932 co-founded Group f/64, with Imogen Cunningham, Ansel Adams, and Weston. The group’s approach emphasized both sharp and deep focus (sometimes called straight photography) in contrast with the painterly approach of many other photographers.
In April 1934, the DeYoung Museum exhibited 70 photos taken by Van Dyke of Public Works of Art Project artworks.
Van Dyke soon abandoned still photography, saying in a 1982 documentary based on his life that he did not want to compete with his closest friend, Weston.
Film
Van Dyke's photographs were marked by a tendency to address social issues, as in portraits of migrant workers, as well as purely formal subjects. This interest apparently led him to documentary films. "The effects of the Depression were very disturbing to me, and I felt anxious to promote change," he once said to an interviewer. "I was young and impatient, and felt that the documentary film would more effectively communicate issues to more people than would still photography." (New York Times)
In 1935, Van Dyke moved to New York City and began making documentary films. He served as a cameraman on The River (1938) directed by Pare Lorentz. He also worked with NYKINO, the film organization that involved Paul Strand, Ralph Steiner, and Henri Cartier-Bresson. His film The City (1939) with Steiner, ran for two years at the New York World's Fair of 1939. During World War II, he worked the OWI Overseas Motion Picture Bureau, acting as liaison officer between the OWI and a Hollywood writers. In 1945, Van Dyke was commissioned to make an official film called San Francisco about the conference that created the United Nations Organization.
From 1946 to 1965, he was a producer/director of films for television and in the field of adult education. He directed films for the CBS Television programs, The Twentieth Century and The Twenty-First Century. In 1948, Van Dyke made the documentary film The Photographer about Edward Weston. In 1960, he was nominated with Shirley Clarke and Irving Jacoby for an Academy Award for the short documentary film Skyscraper (1959).
The Academy Film Archive has preserved a few of Willard Van Dyke's films, including The 21st Century/The Shape of Films To Come, Journey Into Medicine, and The American Scene Number 6: Steel Town.
Arts administrator and teacher
Van Dyke was director of the Department of Film at the Museum of Modern Art from 1965 to 1974, overseeing the expansion of the department's archives and exhibitions, and he started two programs for showing the work of avant-garde and documentary film makers. He introduced the work of modern and fellow documentary photographers and was credited with enhancing photography's position as a serious art form. While director of the Department of Film, Mr. Van Dyke served as president of the Robert Flaherty International Film Seminars, as chairman of the faculty at the first cinema session of the Salzburg Seminar in American Studies, and as vice-president of the International Federation of Film Archives (FIAF). From 1976 he was a trustee and chairman of the Film Advisory Committee of the American Federation of Arts.
After leaving the Museum of Modern Art in 1977, he became a professor at the State University of New York at Purchase, and founded its film program and remained there until 1981. In 1978, Van Dyke was awarded the George Eastman Award, given by George Eastman House for distinguished contribution to the art of film.
Personal life
Van Dyke died, 23 January 1986, in Jackson, Tennessee, of a heart attack, driving from his home in Santa Fe, N.M. to Cambridge, Massachusetts, where he had recently been named laureate artist in residence at Harvard. He and his wife stopped for the night when he became ill, was taken to a hospital, and died. He was 79 years old.
Van Dyke was survived by his wife, Barbara (née Millikin), a daughter, Alison, three sons, Peter, Murray, and Neil, and grandchildren.
Film credits
Director
1934 Hands (short)
1939 The City (documentary short)
1940 Design for Education (documentary)
1940 Sarah Lawrence
1940 The Children Must Learn (documentary)
1940 Valley Town (documentary)
1941 Tall Tales (documentary short)
1941 To Hear Your Banjo Play
1942 The Bridge
1943 Oswego
1943 Steeltown
1944 Pacific Northwest
1945 San Francisco (official film, founding of United Nations)
1946 Journey Into Medicine (documentary)
1947 The Photographer (documentary short) about Edward Weston
1947 To Hear Your Banjo Play (short)
1949 Mount Vernon
1949 This Charming Couple (short)
1950 Choosing for Happiness (short)
1950 Year of Change
1952 New York University, directed by Willard Van Dyke with cinematographer Richard Leacock
1953 American Frontier (short)
1953 Working and Playing to Health
1954 Cabos Blancos(With Angel Rivera)
1954 Excursion House
1954 Recollections of Boyhood
1954 There Is a Season
1957 Life of the Molds
1958 Mountains of the Moon
1958 Skyscraper (short, co-directed with Shirley Clarke)
1958 Tiger Hunt in Assam
1959 Land of White Alice
1959 The Procession
1960 Ireland: The Tear and the Smile
1960 Sweden
1961-1965 The Twentieth Century (TV series documentary – 5 episodes)
1962 Harvest
1962 So That Men Are Free
1963 Depressed Area
1963 So That Men Are Free (documentary)
1964 Frontiers of News
1964 Rice (With Wheaton Galentine)
1965 Frontline Camera 1935-1965
1965 Pop Buell: Hoosier Farmer in Laos
1965 Taming the Mekong
1965 The Farmer: Feast of Famine (With Roger Barlow)
1968 Shape of Films to Come
Cinematographer
1938 The River (documentary short)
1943 This Is Tomorrow (documentary short)
1954 The Lonely Night (documentary)
Producer
1947 To Hear Your Banjo Play (short) (co-producer)
1948 The Photographer (documentary short) (producer)
1953 American Frontier (short) (producer)
1954 The Lonely Night (documentary) (producer)
1976 Nanook of the North (documentary) (supervisor: International Film Seminars)
References
Sources
Calmes, Leslie Squyres (text) 1992 The Letters between Edward Weston & Willard Van Dyke. Archive 30. The Center for Creative Photography, Tucson, 67 pp., a few black-and-white illustrations, 8½x11".
Enyeart, James L. 2008 Willard Van Dyke: Changing the World Through Photography and Film. Albuquerque, University of New Mexico Press.
Film Society of Lincoln Center FILMOGRAPHY OF WILLARD VAN DYKE. Film Comment, vol. 3, no. 2, 1965, pp. 35–37. JSTOR
External links
Willard van Dyke films at archive.org
Willard Van Dyke SNAC
Finding aid for the Willard Van Dyke archive, Center for Creative Photography, University of Arizona
Willard Van Dyke archive Center for Creative Photography Archives
American film directors
20th-century American photographers
1906 births
1986 deaths
People associated with the Museum of Modern Art (New York City)
State University of New York at Purchase faculty |
The Accra Metropolitan District is one of the 254 Metropolitan, Municipal and Districts in Ghana, and among the 26 such districts in the Greater Accra Region with a population of 284,124 as of 2021. As of March 2018, it spans an area of approximately and encompasses the Ablekuma South, Ashiedu Keteke, and Okaikoi South sub-metropolitan district councils.
The district was established by the Local Government Act of 1993 (Act 462) and Legislative Instrument 1615. The local authority of the district, the Accra Metropolitan Assembly, is currently headed by Mohammed Adjei Sowah, who was appointed by the President of the Republic of Ghana in 2017 as the Metropolitan Chief Executive and serves as the political head of the district and mayor of the City of Accra.
Since 1961, the district has been coterminous with the City of Accra, which also serves as its capital. Today, the Accra Metropolitan District is one of the 10 districts that make up the Accra Metropolitan Area, an area that serves as the capital of Ghana.
Administratively, the district is one of the 21 local authority districts of the Greater Accra Metropolitan Area, which include Ga South Municipal District, Ga Central Municipal District, Ga West Municipal District, Ga East Municipal District, Ga North Municipal District, Weija Gbawe Municipal District, La Dade Kotopon Municipal District, Ledzokuku Municipal District, Krowor Municipal District, Okaikwei North Municipal District, Ablekuma North Municipal District, Ablekuma West Municipal District, Ayawaso East Municipal District, Ayawaso North Municipal District, Ayawaso West Municipal District, Adentan Municipal District, Tema Metropolitan District, Tema West Municipal District, Ashaiman Municipal District, La Nkwantanang Madina Municipal District, and Kpone Katamanso Municipal District.
Administrative Chronology
Since 1988, it was originally created as a metropolitan district assembly. However over the years, many former sub-metropolitan district councils had elevated into independent municipal district assemblies:
29 February 2008: the far eastern part of the district was split off to create Ledzokuku-Krowor Municipal District (capital: Teshie-Nungua); which was split off into two new municipal districts on 15 March 2018: Ledzokuku Municipal District (capital: Teshie-Nungua) and Krowor Municipal District (capital: Nungua)
28 June 2012: the eastern part of the district was split off to create La Dade Kotopon Municipal District (capital)
15 March 2018: six parts of the district was split off to create the following: Ablekuma North Municipal District, Ablekuma West Municipal District, Ayawaso East Municipal District, Ayawaso North Municipal District, Ayawaso West Municipal District and Okaikwei North Municipal District
19 February 2019: three parts of the district was split off to create the following: Ablekuma Central Municipal District, Ayawaso Central Municipal District and Korle-Klottey Municipal District
History
Since its establishment, the Accra Metropolitan District has gone through numerous changes with respect to jurisdictional boundaries and number of sub-metropolitan district councils.
Under the local government arrangements when the Accra city council was created in 1953, six area councils were established namely Ablekuma, Ashiedu Keteke, Ayawaso, Okaikoi, Osu Klotey and Kpeshie (which comprised Teshie, Nungua and La). This system operated until 18 March 1989 when Accra was elevated to metropolitan district status and the area councils became sub-metropolitan district councils under Legislative Instrument 1500 of the new Local Government System (PNDCL 207) Act 462.
In 2003, part of the first schedule of the Accra Metropolitan Legislative Instrument of 1995 (LI 161) was amended and replaced with Legislative Instrument 1722 of 2003 which led to the creation of 7 more sub-metropolitan districts out of the existing six. The Kpeshie sub-metropolitan district was split into the Nungua, Teshie and La sub-metropolitan districts; the Ablekuma sub-metropolitan district was split into the Ablekuma North, Ablekuma Central, and Ablekuma South sub-metropolitan districts; the Ayawaso sub-metropolitan district was split into the Ayawaso Central, Ayawaso East, and Ayawaso West sub-metropolitan districts; and the Okaikoi sub-metropolitan district was split into the Okaikoi North and Okaikoi South sub-metropolitan districts. This intervention was informed by the need to break up the metropolitan district into smaller sectors to facilitate good governance.
In 2007, to promote efficiency in the administrative machinery and also meet the ever pressing demands for amenities and essential services, the Teshie and Nungua sub-metropolitan districts were merged and upgraded to municipal Status in 2007 as the Ledzokuku-Krowor Municipal District under Legislative Instrument 1865. Later, in 2012, the La sub-metropolitan district was carved out of the Accra Metropolitan District to form the La Dade-Kotopon Municipal District under Legislative Instrument 2038,
In November 2017, the government laid before Parliament Legislative Instruments (LI) which elevated the Ablekuma North sub-metropolitan district to municipal status as the Ablekuma North Municipal Assembly, and carved out the western part of the Ablekuma South sub-metropolitan district to form the Ablekuma West Municipal Assembly. Additionally, the Ayawaso West, Ayawaso East, and part of the Ayawaso Central sub-metropolitan districts were carved out of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly to form the Ayawaso North, Ayawaso East and Ayawaso West Municipal Assemblies. The Okaikoi North sub-metropolitan district was also elevated to municipal status as the Okaikoi North Municipal Assembly.
Administrative Area
The Accra Metropolitan district covers a total land area of . It is bounded to the north by the Ayawaso West Municipal district and Okaikoi North Municipal district, to the west by the Ablekuma West Municipal district and Ablekuma North Municipal district, and to the east by the Ayawaso East Municipal district and the La Dade Kotopon Municipal district. The Gulf of Guinea serves as the southern border.
Sub-Metropolitan Districts
Ablekuma South Sub-Metropolitan District
The Ablekuma South sub-metropolitan district covers a total land area of approximately . It shares boundaries with the Ablekuma West Municipal District to the west, Ablekuma Central sub-metropolitan district to the north, and Ashiedu Keteke sub-metropolitan district to the east.
Some of the communities within the sub-metropolitan district include:
Korle Gonno
Korle-Bu
Chorkor
Mamprobi
New Mamprobi
Ashiedu Keteke Sub-Metropolitan District
The Ashiedu Keteke sub-metropolitan district covers a total land area of approximately . It is bounded to the north by Ablekuma Central sub-metropolitan district, to the west by Ablekuma South sub-metropolitan district, to the east by Osu Klottey sub-metropolitan district, and to the south by the Gulf of Guinea. The sub-metropolitan district houses the Central Business District (CBD) and as such the hub of major commercial activities within the City of Accra.
The 2010 population and housing census estimated the population of the sub-metropolitan district at 117,525 with 13,732 houses and 34,964 households. Using the Greater Accra Growth Rate of 3.1%, it is estimated that the 2018 population stands at 143,768.
Some of the communities within the sub-metropolitan district include:
Jamestown
Usshertown
Tudu
Okaishie
Central Business District
Okaikoi South Sub-Metropolitan District
The Okaikoi South sub-metropolitan district shares boundaries with Okaikoi North Municipal District to the North, Osu Klottey sub-metropolitan district to the South, Ablekuma Central sub-metropolitan district to the West, and Ayawaso Central sub-metropolitan district to the East.
The 2010 population and housing census estimated the population of the sub-metropolitan district at 121,718 with 13,378 houses and 34,800 households. Using the Greater Accra Growth Rate of 3.1%, it is estimated that the 2018 population stands at 148,897.
Some of the communities within the sub-metropolitan district include:
Bubuashie
Kaneshie
North Kaneshie
Awudome
Avenor
Electoral Areas
The Accra Metropolitan Assembly is made up of 20 electoral areas covering three constituencies.
Ablekuma South Constituency
The Ablekuma South constituency falls within the Ablekuma South sub-metropolitan district and includes five (5) electoral areas:
Korle Gonno
Korlebu
Chorkor
Mamprobi
New Mamprobi
Odododiodioo Constituency
The Odododiodioo constituency falls within the Ashiedu Keteke sub-metropolitan district and includes seven (7) electoral areas:
Ngleshie
Mudor
Kinka
Nmlitsagonno
Amamomo
Korle Wonkon
Korle Dudor
Okaikoi South Constituency
The Okaikoi South constituency falls within the Okaikoi South sub-metropolitan district and includes eight (8) electoral areas:
Awudome
Goten
Kaatsean
Mukose
Bubuashie
Bubui
Avenor
Kaneshie
Demographics
At the 2010 census, there were 1,665,086 people residing in the district. Out of the total population, about 47% were migrants (born elsewhere in the Greater Accra Region or other regions in Ghana or outside Ghana), with people born in the Eastern Region but resident in the district constituting 27.8% of the migrant population.
The total number of households in the district stood at 501,903 households, out of which 450,794 households lived in the 149,789 houses within the district The average household size in the district is 3.7 persons per household and the population per house is estimated at 11.1, indicating that compound houses are the most common type of dwelling (67.7%) within the district.
38.4% of the population were under the age of 19, 12.4% between 20 and 24, 11.5% between 25 and 29, 21.5% between 30 and 44, 12.2% between 45 and 64, and 4% age 65 and over. For every 100 females, there were about 93 males.
Governance
The Accra Metropolitan district is administered by the Accra Metropolitan Assembly, which is the political and administrative authority for the City of Accra. Structurally, the Accra Metropolitan Assembly is made up of the General Assembly at the apex and six (6) sub-metropolitan district councils representing each of the six sub-metropolitan districts, which are subordinate bodies of the Assembly performing functions assigned or delegated to them by the Assembly.
The General Assembly, whose meetings are presided over by the Presiding Member, is composed of 21 elected members, 14 government appointees, 3 Members of Parliament, and the Metropolitan Chief Executive (mayor), who also chairs the Executive Committee. The General Assembly meetings are presided over by the Presiding Member.
Assembly Members
Administrative Structure
The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has sixteen (16) statutory departments, some of which are state entities decentralized and incorporated into the Local Assembly structure, and report directly to the Metropolitan Coordinating Director (MCD) and ultimately to the Metropolitan Chief Executive. Some of these departments oversee other functional units.
Central Administration
The Central Administration department is headed by the Metropolitan Coordinating Director (MCD) and is responsible for ensuring the implementation of governmental policies, projects and programmes at the MMDAs level. The department guides policy formulation, planning and decision-making at the Assembly.
This department includes the following units: Public Relations, Human Resources, Development Planning, Procurement and Logistics, Security, Transport, Management Information Systems, Information Service, Protocol.
Finance Department
The Finance department leads in the management and use of financial resources to achieve value for money. It directs and controls financial management in line with public sector accounting principles thereby safeguarding of the Assembly's assets.
Public Health Department
The Public Health department provides strategic and administrative leadership for the management of policies and programs related to environmental sanitation. The department also promotes and protects public health and safety through collaboration innovation and strategic standard enforcement.
Physical Planning Department
The physical planning department manages the activities of the Department of Town and Country Planning and the Departments of Parks and Gardens.
The department's responsibilities include to:
Advise the District Assembly on national policies on physical planning, land use and development
Coordinate activities and projects of departments and other agencies including non-governmental organizations to ensure compliance with planning standards
Assist in preparations of physical plans as a guide for the formulation of development policies, decisions and to design projects within the Assembly
Advise on setting out approved plans for future development of land at the district level
Advise on the conditions for the construction of public and private buildings and structures and assist to provide the layout for buildings for improved housing layout and settlements
Ensure the prohibition of the construction of new buildings unless building plans submitted have been approved by the Assembly
Advise and facilitate the demolishing of dilapidated buildings and recovery of incurred cost in connection with the demolishing
Advise the Assembly on the siting of billboards and masts, and ensure compliance with the decisions of the Assembly
Advise on the acquisition of land property in the public interest, and undertake street naming, numbering of houses and related issues.
Works Department
The Department of Works is a merger of the Public works Department, Department of Feeder Roads, Water & Sanitation Units, Department of Rural Housing, and the Works Unit of the Assembly.
Among the responsibilities of this department are to:
Facilitate the implementation of policies on works and report to the Assembly, and provide advice on matters relating to Works in the Assembly.
Facilitate the construction, repair and maintenance of public roads including feeder roads, and drains along any streets in the major settlements
Encourage and facilitate the maintenance of public buildings and facilities
Assist to build, equip, close and maintain markets and prohibit the erection of stores in places other than the markets
Assist to inspect projects undertaken by the District Assembly with the relevant departments of the Assembly
Advise the Assembly on the prohibition of digging of burrow pits and other evacuations in the sinking of wells
Assist to maintain public buildings made up of offices, residential accommodations and ancillary structures
Advise and encourage owners of building structures to remove dilapidated structures in any public place; paint, distemper, white wash or color wash the outside of any building forming part of the premises; and tidy up the premises and remove any derelict vehicles or objects which constitute nuisance
Provide technical advice for the machinery and structural layout of building plans to facilitate escape from fire, rescue operation and fire management
Urban Roads Department
The Urban Roads department collects data for planning and development of road infrastructure in the district, assists with the evaluation of road designs by consultants, and ensures that funds from road fund and other sources are used for the designated roads in line with approved standards.
Waste Management Department
The Waste Management department is responsible for the provision of facilities, infrastructure Services and programs for effective and efficient waste management for the improvement in environmental sanitation, the protection of the environment and the promotion of public health.
As part of ensuring proper hygiene, the department supervises the cleansing of drains, streets, markets, car parks and weeding of road sides and open spaces as well as inspection and maintenance of sanitary facilities.
Education, Youth and Sports Department
The Education, Youth and Sport department primarily assists in the formulation and implementation of policies on education in the Assembly within the framework of national policies and guidelines. It also has an advisory role in the Assembly on matters related to pre-school, primary schools, and junior high schools in the district.
Budget and Rating Department
The Budget and Rating department provides technical leadership in the preparation and management of the budget in the Service. The department advises the Assembly on cost implications and financial decisions in the LGS, and coordinates the preparation of budgets, participates in the preparation of procurement plan and assists in fee-fixing resolutions.
Social Welfare and Community Development Department
The Social Welfare and Community Development department coordinates and promotes social development programs and policies to improve the welfare of people and communities. The department also plans, initiates and coordinates community-based projects, day care centers and services for the rehabilitation of the physically challenged.
Disaster Management and Prevention Department
The Disaster Management and Prevention department assists the planning and implementation of programs to prevent and/or mitigate disaster in the district. As part of its preventive role, the department assists and facilitates education and training of volunteers to fight fires and organizes public disaster education campaigns.
Food and Agriculture Department
The Food and Agriculture department provides leadership for the development of agriculture and sustainability of the agro-environment. The department promotes policies, strategies and appropriate agricultural technologies necessary to improve agribusiness, agro-processing and crop/animal/ fish production.
Legal Department
The Legal department facilitates the drawing up of rules and regulations to guide the activities of the Assembly as well as the interpretation of rules, laws and regulations to enhance the conduct of the Assembly's business.
Climate
The Accra Metropolitan district features a tropical savanna climate (Köppen climate classification Aw) that borders on a hot semi-arid climate (BSh). The average annual rainfall is about 730 mm, which falls primarily during Ghana's two rainy seasons. The chief rainy season begins in April and ends in mid-July, whilst a weaker second rainy season occurs in October. Rain usually falls in short intensive storms and causes local flooding in which drainage channels are obstructed.
Very little variation in temperature occurs throughout the year. The mean monthly temperature ranges from in August (the coolest) to in March (the hottest), with an annual average of . The "cooler" months tend to be more humid than the warmer months. As a result, during the warmer months and particularly during the windy harmattan season, the city experiences a breezy "dry heat" that feels less warm than the "cooler" but more humid rainy season.
As a coastal city, Accra is vulnerable to the impacts of climate change and sea level rise, with population growth putting increasing pressure on the coastal areas. Drainage infrastructure is particularly at risk, which has profound implications for people's livelihoods, especially in informal settlements. Inadequate planning regulation and law enforcement, as well as perceived corruption in government processes, lack of communication across government departments and lack of concern or government co-ordination with respect to building codes are major impediments to progressing the development of Accra's drainage infrastructure, according to the Climate & Development Knowledge Network.
As Accra is close to the equator, the daylight hours are practically uniform during the year. Relative humidity is generally high, varying from 65% in the midafternoon to 95% at night. The predominant wind direction in Accra is from the WSW to NNE sectors. Wind speeds normally range between 8 and 16 km/h. High wind gusts occur with thunderstorms, which generally pass in squalls along the coast.
The maximum wind speed record in Accra is 107.4 km/h (58 knots). Strong winds associated with thunderstorm activity often cause damage to property by removing roofing material. Several areas of Accra experience microclimatic effects. Low-profile drainage basins with a north-south orientation are not as well ventilated as those oriented east-west.
Air is often trapped in pockets over the city, and an insulation effect can give rise to a local increase in air temperature of several degrees. This occurs most notably in the Accra Newtown sports complex areas.
References
Accra
Districts of Greater Accra Region |
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