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Knightomiris is a genus of plant bugs in the family Miridae. There is one described species in Knightomiris, K. distinctus.
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The Guyana national rugby union team represents Guyana in the sport of rugby union. They have thus far not qualified for a Rugby World Cup, but have participated in qualifying tournaments.
History
Guyana made their international debut in Georgetown in 1979 in a match against Bermuda, which Bermuda won. They played Bermuda again in 1981 in the Port of Spain. The team got their first win in 1999 in Georgetown, defeating Martinique seven points to three. The team competed in the Americas qualifying tournaments for qualification for the 2003 Rugby World Cup in Australia, including fixtures against Cayman Islands.
Guyana competes in the Caribbean Championship, a tournament which includes Antigua, Trinidad and Tobago, the Cayman Islands, Jamaica, the Bahamas, British Virgin Islands, and Bermuda.
Guyana attempted to qualify for the 2007 Rugby World Cup in France in 2005, contesting the Americas tournament in Round 1a. Guyana were grouped in the South Pool, alongside Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago and Saint Lucia. Guyana won two of their three fixtures, finishing in second place in the final standings.
In 2003, Guyana's u-18 team won the Caribbean championship and went on to win it the following two years, losing it to Jamaica on points in Guyana in 2006 and losing in the final of the u-20 World Cup qualifier in the Cayman Islands 2007 to Jamaica, who won on drop goals after the match went tied after extra time.
Guyana will participate in the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, having won the NACRA qualifying tournament in Mexico in November 2009. The side was captained by Claudius Butts, with Theodore Henry taking over when Butts was injured in the buildup to Mexico.
The side are currently coached by Larry Adonis and Clinton Clarke, with West Indies coach Joe Whipple acting as a technical director.
The team is sponsored by X-Treme Rugby ( www.x-tremerugbywear.com) a Thailand-based company owned by former Canadian International player (50 caps), Eddie Evans. Eddie also runs charity called Nakk Suu, designed to help teach the game of rugby to kids in Thailand.
Guyanese rugby is regularly supported by the BOOST Coaching Programme based at Loughborough University, U.K, with 2 coaches travelling to spend a month with the union once a year. One coach then comes to Loughborough in return, normally in February or March.
Results
NACRA / Rugby Americas North Championship
Champions in 1966 and 2014.
Runner-ups in 2008, 2011, 2012, 2016 and 2017.
Squad
Guyana squad at the 2015 NACRA Rugby Championship:
Officials
Kenneth Grant-Stuart - Coach
Robin Roberts - Manager
Abiola Blair - Physiotherapist
Previous Squads
See also
Rugby union in Guyana
References
External links
Guyana on IRB.com
Guyana on RugbyData.com
South American national rugby union teams
Rugby union in Guyana
Rugby union
1979 establishments in Guyana
Rugby clubs established in 1979 |
The Garrison Savannah in the country of Barbados, is a horse racing venue located within the Garrison Historic Area, just outside the capital-city Bridgetown. A clockwise grass course, the Garrison Savannah is known internationally for the annual Barbados Gold Cup for Thoroughbreds which takes place on the six-furlong track around the perimeter of the green.
The racetrack also is host to the annual Barbados Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing series.
Racing has taken place at the location since the days that a British garrison was stationed there.
In 2012 a network of subterranean tunnels were found to exist below the area.
Gallery
See also
Sport in Barbados
References
External links
Barbados Turf Club - Official website for horse racing at the Savannah.
Aerial photo of the Garrison Savannah Racetrack #1
Aerial photo of the Garrison Savannah Racetrack #2
Sports venues in Barbados
Saint Michael, Barbados
Horse racing venues in Barbados
Horse racing in Barbados
Military of Barbados
Cricket grounds in Barbados
Defunct cricket grounds in Barbados |
Trygve Bergeid (born 30 March 1942) is a Norwegian ice hockey player. He was born in Oslo, Nazi Germany (Occupied Norway) and represented the club Isbjørnene. He played for the Norwegian national ice hockey team, and participated at the Winter Olympics in Grenoble in 1968, where the Norwegian team placed 11th.
References
External links
1942 births
Living people
Ice hockey players at the 1968 Winter Olympics
Norwegian ice hockey players
Olympic ice hockey players for Norway
Ice hockey people from Oslo |
The Saints were an Australian rock band formed in Brisbane, Queensland in 1973. Founded by singer-songwriter Chris Bailey, drummer Ivor Hay, and guitarist-songwriter Ed Kuepper, they originally employed fast tempos, raucous vocals and a "buzzsaw" guitar sound that helped initiate punk rock in Australia and identified them with the greater international movement.
Unable to get gigs, they converted their share house into a venue where they could play. With their debut single "(I'm) Stranded", released in September 1976, they became the first punk band outside the US to release a record, ahead of the first UK punk releases from the Damned, the Sex Pistols and the Clash. They experienced UK chart success in 1977 with the song "This Perfect Day", which peaked at #34. Bassist Kym Bradshaw left in 1977 and was replaced by Algy Ward. Their second album Eternally Yours, released in 1978, saw the band pursue a bigger and more R&B driven sound, augmented by a horn section.
After their third album Prehistoric Sounds later in 1978, Kuepper clashed with Bailey over the band's musical direction and left, subsequently forming the post-punk group Laughing Clowns, while Hay and Ward followed suit. Bailey, the sole mainstay of the group, continued under the Saints moniker with a rotating lineup of musicians in the ensuing decades. 1986's All Fools Day peaked in the Top 30 on the Australian Kent Music Report Albums Chart in April 1986 and yielded the hit song "Just Like Fire Would". Bailey also forged a solo career, and had relocated to Sweden by 1994. The band was inducted into the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) Hall of Fame in 2001. Bailey died in April 2022, effectively ending the band.
History
1973–1976: Formative years
The Saints' original members were Brisbane schoolmates Bailey, Kuepper and Hay. They had formed Kid Galahad and the Eternals in 1973 with Irish-raised Bailey on vocals, Brisbane-born Hay on piano and German-born Kuepper on guitar. Their musical inspirations came from 1950s rock 'n' roll musicians such as Little Richard and Elvis Presley (their name referenced his 1962 film, Kid Galahad) and 1960s proto-punk bands like the Missing Links, the Stooges and MC5. They rehearsed in a shed at the back of Hay's place, which was opposite the local police headquarters.
The band renamed themselves the Saints in 1974, inspired by Leslie Charteris's character The Saint. They played covers of Del Shannon, Connie Francis and Ike and Tina Turner – "exploding them almost beyond recognition with energy". Jeffrey Wegener joined on drums and Hay switched to bass guitar. Wegener had left by 1975, Hay moved to drums and Kym Bradshaw joined on bass guitar. Contemporaneous with Ramones, the group were employing the fast tempos, raucous vocals and "buzz saw" guitar that characterised early punk rock. Kuepper explained that they played faster and faster as they were nervous in front of audiences. The police would often break up their gigs, and arrests were frequent. Unable to obtain bookings, Bailey and Hay converted the Petrie Terrace house they shared into the 76 Club so they had a venue to play in. According to Australian rock historian, Ian McFarlane, they had developed their "own distinctive sound as defined by Kuepper's frenetic, whirlwind guitar style and Bailey's arrogant snarl".
1976–1977: (I'm) Stranded
In June 1976, the Saints recorded two self-produced tracks, "(I'm) Stranded" and "No Time" with Mark Moffatt engineering (label credits for both sides say 'Produced by The Saints'). Unable to find any interested label, they formed Fatal Records and independently released their debut single in September. Their self-owned Eternal Promotions sent discs to radio stations and magazines both in Australia – with little local interest – and United Kingdom. In the UK, a small label, Power Exchange, issued the single. Sounds magazine's reviewer, Jonh Ingham, declared it, "Single of this and every week". EMI head office in London contacted the Sydney branch and directed that they be signed to a three-album contract. Over two days in December, the group recorded their first LP, (I'm) Stranded (February 1977), with Rod Coe producing. It included a cover version of the Missing Links' track "Wild About You". They supported AC/DC in late December 1976 and, early in 1977, relocated to Sydney. EMI re-issued the single, "(I'm) Stranded" in February and it reached the Kent Music Report Top 100 Singles Chart.
The Saints resisted being re-modelled into the English punk look and were generally ignored by the Australian press. Mainstream public was warned that punk rock is "a sinister new teenage pop cult, based on sex, sadism and violence, [which] is sweeping Britain." In May 1977, the band released their second single, "Erotic Neurotic" and then moved to the UK, where they differed with their label over how they should be marketed. EMI planned to promote them as a typical punk band, complete with ripped clothes and spiky hair – the Saints insisted on maintaining a more downbeat image. In June, bass guitarist Alasdair "Algy" Ward replaced Bradshaw. Their next single "This Perfect Day" (July) peaked at No. 34 in the UK but further improvement was frustrated by EMI's failure to press enough copies to satisfy demand.
1978–1979: Eternally Yours and Prehistoric Sounds
The Saints released their second album, Eternally Yours, in May 1978 on EMI/Harvest with Bailey and Kuepper producing. The album showed the band moving towards a more R&B style of rock, including a brass section on songs like "Know Your Product" which had been released as a single in February. Another track, "Private Affair", focussed on what the band members saw as the pigeon-holing, hype and commercialisation of punk. The album reached the Top 100 on the Australian Kent Music Report Albums Chart.
The jazz-blues influenced third album, Prehistoric Sounds, followed in October 1978 (January 1979 in Australia). Its commercial failure led EMI to drop the band. During 1978, relations between Kuepper and Bailey had deteriorated, with Bailey preferring rock and pop songs and Kuepper pursuing less commercial and more intellectual material. Finally Hay, Kuepper and Ward left the group in early 1979. Kuepper returned to Australia and followed a more avant-garde direction with Laughing Clowns, which would frequently feature brass, and later, the punkish the Aints. He is one of Australia's most influential and highly regarded musicians with over twenty solo albums to his credit. Hay briefly returned to Australia to join Sydney-based the Hitmen and then rejoined Bailey in London for a later version of the Saints. Ward became a member of English gothic punk band, the Damned. Bailey continued the group with Mark Birmingham on drums, Bruce Callaway on guitar, Barry Francis on guitar and Janine Hall on bass guitar.
1980s: Paralytic Tonight, Dublin Tomorrow to Prodigal Son
The Saints' first release after Kuepper's departure was the EP, Paralytic Tonight, Dublin Tomorrow, in March 1980 on Lost Records with Bailey producing. It was followed by a studio album, The Monkey Puzzle, co-produced by Bailey and Gerry Nixon for Mushroom Records in February 1981. It reached the Top 100 on the Australian Albums Chart. They had shifted to a more melodic pop-rock sound and included Hay on keyboards in the line-up. Hay left again before the next album was released in Australia in 1982 as I Thought This Was Love, But This Ain't Casablanca on Mushroom Records and elsewhere as Out in the Jungle... Where Things Ain't So Pleasant on New Rose Records. Production was credited to Ricardo Mentalban, and with Bailey, in the Saints, were Hall on bass guitar and Iain Shedden (ex-Jolt) on drums. Additional musicians included Roger Crankwell on saxophone and clarinet, Denis Haines on piano, Paul Neiman on trombone, Steve Sidwell on trumpet and Jess Sutcliffe on piano. The Damned's Brian James guested on lead guitar.
In late 1982, the group toured Australia with Bailey, Hall and Shedden joined by Chris Burnham on guitar (ex-Supernaut) and Laurie Cuffe on guitar. In 1983, Bailey released his first solo album, Casablanca, on New Rose. In 1984, Bailey was based in Sydney, and the Saints' album, A Little Madness to Be Free, was released in July on RCA with production credited to Lurax Debris (Bailey's pseudonym). It contains the popular track "Ghost Ships", which was issued as a single in May. A Little Madness to Be Free was "more rock-oriented, with extensive use of acoustic guitar, brass and strings set among tightly focused arrangements". In mid-1984, the band toured as Bailey, Burnham, Shedden and Tracy Pew on bass guitar, (ex-Birthday Party), who was briefly replaced by Kuepper in July. By 1985, the Saints were Bailey, Richard Burgman on guitar (ex-Sunnyboys) and Arturo 'Archie' Larizza on bass guitar (the Innocents), while Louise Elliot on saxophone and Jeffrey Wegener on drums (both ex-Laughing Clowns) completed the line-up. A live album, Live in a Mud Hut ... Somewhere in Europe, recorded in 1984 with production credited to Mugumbo, was released by New Rose in 1985.
Hay returned and, with Bailey, Burgman and Larizza, the group recorded All Fools Day in Wales with Hugh Jones producing. It was issued by Mushroom Records in Australia and Polydor in United States, in April 1986. The album reached the Top 30 in Australia and included a Top 30 single, "Just Like Fire Would" (March). The group joined the Australian Made Tour in December 1986 – January 1987 with other local acts Mental as Anything, I'm Talking, the Triffids, Divinyls, Models, Jimmy Barnes and INXS.
Prodigal Son followed in April 1988, which reached the Top 50. The line-up was Bailey, Francis, Larizza, Shedden and Joe Chiofalo on organ. It was produced by Bailey, Brian McGee and Vanda & Young. The single, "Grain of Sand", from Prodigal Son peaked at No. 11 on the United States Billboard Alternative Songs chart. In March 1989, the Saints had an Australian Top 40 hit with a cover of the Easybeats' song "Music Goes 'Round My Head", which also featured in the 1988 film Young Einsteins soundtrack. Their version of "The Music Goes Round My Head" reached No. 19 on the US Alternative Songs chart.
1990–2022: later years
The Saints issued a compilation album, Songs of Salvation and Sin 1976–1988 in 1990 on Raven Records with liner notes penned by Glenn A. Baker. Over the years, Kuepper had grown unhappy with Bailey's ongoing use of the Saints name and, in particular, with Baker crediting Bailey for the band's original creative direction. In April 1991, Kuepper formed the Aints, which performed versions of vintage the Saints' material. The Saints issued Permanent Revolution in 1991 on Mushroom Records, and while Bailey released solo albums, the group went into hiatus.
By 1994, Bailey had moved to Sweden where he recorded a solo album, 54 days at sea, and in 1996 issued the Saints' album, Howling, which was produced by the band for Blue Rose Records. Bailey provided vocals, guitars and organ, and was joined by Andreas Jornvill on drums, Joakim Täck on bass guitar, Ian Walsh on guitar and Mons Wieslander on guitar. The group toured Australia in February 1997 – their first tour there in eight years. Everybody Knows the Monkey followed in May 1998 on Last Call Records with Bailey were Michael Bayliss on bass guitar, Martin Bjerregaard on drums and Andy Faulkner on guitar – it was produced by Bailey and Martin Hennel.
Mushroom Records celebrated their 25th anniversary with the Mushroom 25 Live concert in November 1998; Bailey performed "Ghost Ships" and "Just Like Fire Would", and a duet with Paul Kelly on "Wide Open Road", as a tribute to David McComb of the Triffids.
Spit the Blues Out was issued in 2000 in France by Last Call Records with production credited to Debris. It displayed "'60s-era blues-rock" and "Brit-pop" influences, with Patrick Mathé of French label New Rose providing harmonica and guitar.
On 11 September 2001, the original line-up of the Saints came together for a one-off reunion when the writer Clinton Walker, a long-time friend and champion of the band, inducted them into the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) Hall of Fame.
By 2005, the group had re-located to Amsterdam, Netherlands - with Bailey were the line-up of Marty Willson-Piper on guitar, Caspar Wijnberg on bass guitar and Pete Wilkinson on drums. They issued Nothing Is Straight in My House in 2005, and after Willson-Piper left they released Imperious Delirium in 2006. They undertook a European tour to promote it and continued to tour America through late 2007.
On 14 July 2007, Bailey, Kuepper and Hay re-united for another one-off gig at the Queensland Music Festival, with current member Wijnberg on bass guitar. In January 2009, as part of the All Tomorrows Parties touring festival, in this instance curated by Mick Harvey formerly of The Birthday Party, the Saints with Bailey, Hay, Kuepper and Larizza played shows in Brisbane, Sydney and in Mount Buller, Victoria. This was followed by a Melbourne show on 14 January as part of the Don't Look Back sideshow concerts, where they performed the I'm Stranded album in its entirety. In 2010 the band returned to a three piece with Wilkinson returning as drummer and to the line-up, and the addition of new bassist Jane Mack. In May 2010, Kuepper and Bailey reunited for a month-long tri-residency series of shows in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne. With Kuepper on electric guitar/vocals and Bailey on acoustic guitar/bass guitar/vocals, they played a selection of songs from early Saints, both solo careers, and post-Kuepper Saints, as well as a few covers.
2012 saw the recording of "King of the Sun". The album was recorded at the Trackdown studios in Sydney, where Bailey had previously recorded "Savage Entertainment". Released in Australia in late 2012, "King of the Sun" was delayed in European countries until April 2013.
On 7 November 2013, the Saints appeared as a 4-piece at the Borderline club in London, England. Alongside Bailey were stalwart Saints Barrington Francis and Peter Wilkinson. The band was augmented with Chris Dunne on keyboards.
In 2017, a mural dedicated to the Saints and their song "(I'm) Stranded" was enacted on Roma Street, Brisbane. The mural included lyrics from the song and is situated close to 4 Petrie Terrace, the location previously used by the band as an unlicensed venue.
In 2021, the State Library of Queensland named its copy of "(I'm) Stranded" as one of the treasures from its John Oxley Library collection, citing the 7” vinyl single represented a piece of Australian and Queensland music history, influencing generations of bands around the world.
Chris Bailey died on April 9, 2022, aged 65.
Influence
The Saints were one of the first and most influential punk rock groups. According to Bob Geldof, "Rock music in the seventies was changed by three bands—the Sex Pistols, the Ramones and the Saints".
In May 2001, Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) celebrated its 75th anniversary and named "(I'm) Stranded" in its Top 30 Australian songs of all time. The band was inducted into the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) Hall of Fame in September. In 2007, "I'm Stranded" was one of the first 20 songs stored on the National Film and Sound Archive's Sounds of Australia registry. Their début album, (I'm) Stranded was listed at No. 20 in the book, 100 Best Australian Albums, in October 2010. Their third album, Prehistoric Sounds, also appeared in the list, at No. 41.
In a tribute published on his Red Hand Files Q&A platform, Nick Cave remembered Bailey as “perhaps the greatest and most anarchic rock ‘n’ roll singer Australia would ever produce”.
Band members
Final line-up
Chris Bailey – lead vocals (1973–2022; his death), guitar (1980–1983, 1984–1986, 1989–1990, 1991–1996, 1996–2012, 2016–2022), bass (1973–1974, 1989–1996, 2012–2016)
Peter Wilkinson – drums (1999–2002, 2003, 2005–2009, 2010–2016, 2017–2022)
Davey Lane – guitar (2016–2022)
Pat Bourke – bass (2016–2022)
Former members
Ivor Hay – drums , keyboards, organ , bass
Ed Kuepper – guitar
John Sawyer – drums, March to September 1974
Jeffrey Wegener – drums
Roland Desainis – drums
Doug Balmanno – bass
Kym Bradshaw – bass
Algy Ward – bass
Bruce Callaway – guitar
Janine Hall – bass
Barry Francis – guitar
Mark Birmingham – drums
Iain Shedden – drums
Chris Burnham – guitar
Laurie Cuffe – drums , guitar
Tracy Pew – bass
Richard Burgman – guitar
Louise Elliott – saxophone
Arturo Larizza – bass
Joe Chiofalo – keyboards
Dror Erez – keyboards
Tony Faehse – guitar
Peter Jones – drums
Dave Sparks – guitar
Michael Bayliss – bass
Marty Bjerregaard – drums
Andy Faulkner – guitar
Andreas Jörnvill – drums
Joakim Täck – bass
Ian Walsh – guitar
Måns Wieslander – guitar
Peter Wilkinson – drums
Eddie Nyström – guitar
Marty Willson-Piper – guitar
Caspar Wijnberg – bass
Jane Mack – bass
Sean Carey – guitar
Timeline
Discography
(I'm) Stranded (1977)
Eternally Yours (1978)
Prehistoric Sounds (1978)
The Monkey Puzzle (1981)
Casablanca (1982)
aka Out in the Jungle... Where Things Ain't So Pleasant
A Little Madness to Be Free (1984)
All Fools Day (1986)
Prodigal Son (1988)
Howling (1997)
Everybody Knows the Monkey (1998)
Spit the Blues Out (2002)
Nothing Is Straight in My House (2005)
Imperious Delirium (2006)
King of the Sun (2012)
See also
Brisbane punk rock
References
General
Note: Archived [on-line] copy has limited functionality.
Walker, Clinton (1981) Inner City Sound: Punk and Post-Punk in Australia, 1976–1985 Sydney: Wild & Woolley
Walker, Clinton (1996) Stranded: The Secret History of Australian Independent Music 1977–1991, Sydney: Pan Macmillan.
Specific
External links
The Saints site
The Saints on Facebook
(I'm) Stranded / No Time, The Saints 1976: treasure collection of the John Oxley Library
1974 establishments in Australia
2022 disestablishments in Australia
APRA Award winners
ARIA Award winners
ARIA Hall of Fame inductees
Australian punk rock groups
Australian pop rock groups
Australian alternative rock groups
Australian post-punk groups
Musical groups established in 1974
Musical groups disestablished in 2022
Musical groups from Brisbane
TVT Records artists
Harvest Records artists
Sire Records artists
Mushroom Records artists |
Lobelia scaevolifolia is a species of the plant family Campanulaceae. It is endemic to the island of Saint Helena in the South Atlantic Ocean. It was at one time placed as the only species, Trimeris scaevolifolia, in the genus Trimeris. Its common name is St. Helena lobelia.
Description
Lobelia scaevolifolia is a stout fleshy pale bright green, glabrous shrub, 1–2 m tall, branches lactiferous, shiny, succulent with conspicuous leaf scars. Leaves 4-12 x 1–4 cm, oblong-ovate to wedge and lance tip shaped, tapered but not sharply pointed, hairless smooth, glossy and rather succulent, somewhat clustered at tips of branches, exceeding the flowers. Leaf margin regularly toothed to finely serrate, although flower leaves may be entire. Inflorescence from the leaf axil 1-2-3 flowered. Flower stems 4–6 cm, erect bare. Sepals 4–7 mm, more or less linear, entire, blunt. Corolla 5-lobed, 10–22 mm x ca 12 mm, white with yellow markings, somewhat hairy inside the tube. Upper lobes 2, linear, pointed. Lower 3 lobes forming a 3-lobed lip, with lobes 5 mm long. Stamens with stalks minutely hairy. Ovary 6-8 mm long, with 2 compartments, obconic 10 ribbed, capsules obconic to club shaped, opening by 2 valves in upper part. Seeds smooth, small. It flowers usually in the winter and spring months, August to November. It is located on the central ridge above 700 m. There are patches near Cuckhold's Point, Mt Actaeon and also at High Peak and the Depot. The population fluctuates considerably as it regenerates best in disturbed open habitats. Among else it is found along path sides and also on the trunks of tree ferns. It is relatively short lived and disappears from overgrown places. Although the capsule resembles that of other Lobelia species, the branching and habit is otherwise unknown in that genus. In the past it was a constituent of thick, well-shaded forests. The old vernacular name 'milkwood' given to it by early settlers derives from the milky sap exuded from cut branches.
Taxonomy
The species was placed within Lobelia in a 2011 study.
See also
Flora of St Helena
References
scaevolifolia
Endangered plants
Flora of Saint Helena |
Luke Timothy Johnson (born November 20, 1943) is an American New Testament scholar and historian of early Christianity. He is the Robert W. Woodruff Professor of New Testament and Christian Origins at Candler School of Theology and a Senior Fellow at the Center for the Study of Law and Religion at Emory University.
Johnson's research interests encompass the Jewish and Greco-Roman contexts of early Christianity (particularly moral discourse), Luke-Acts, the Pastoral Epistles, and the Epistle of James.
Early life
A native of Park Falls, Wisconsin, Johnson was educated in public and parochial schools. A Benedictine monk and priest at St. Joseph Abbey, St. Benedict, Louisiana from 1963 to 1972, he received a B.A. in Philosophy from Notre Dame Seminary in 1966, a M.Div. in Theology from Saint Meinrad School of Theology in 1970, an M.A. in Religious Studies from Indiana University, and a Ph.D. in New Testament from Yale University in 1976. He has taught at St. Meinrad, Saint Joseph Seminary College, Yale Divinity School, and Indiana University.
Academic career
Johnson is a critic of the Jesus Seminar, having taken stances against Burton Mack, Robert Funk and John Dominic Crossan in discussions of the "historical Jesus". Johnson objects to the Seminar's historical methodology. He is also a proponent of an early dating for the Epistle of James, arguing:
The Letter of James also, according to the majority of scholars who have carefully worked through its text in the past two centuries, is among the earliest of New Testament compositions. It contains no reference to the events in Jesus' life, but it bears striking testimony to Jesus' words. Jesus' sayings are embedded in James' exhortations in a form that is clearly not dependent on the written Gospels.
In some areas, Johnson disagrees with Roman Catholic teaching. He has argued that "same-sex unions can be holy and good" and is in favor of "full recognition of gay and lesbian persons within the Christian communion."
Johnson has produced lectures on early Christianity and ancient Greek philosophy for The Teaching Company.
Recognition
He is the recipient of the 2011 University of Louisville Grawemeyer Award in Religion.
Personal life
Johnson married Joy Randazzo in 1974 and is stepfather to six children and father of one.
Publications
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Johnson is also the author of a large number of scholarly articles, encyclopedia, anthology and popular articles, book reviews, and other academic papers and lectures.
References
External links
Center for the Interdisciplinary Study of Religion Senior Fellow
Emory University Faculty Home Page
1943 births
Living people
American Benedictines
American biblical scholars
Catholics from Wisconsin
Christian scholars
Commonweal (magazine) people
Former Benedictines
Indiana University alumni
Indiana University faculty
Laicized Roman Catholic priests
New Testament scholars
People from Park Falls, Wisconsin
Roman Catholic biblical scholars
Seminary academics
Writers from Wisconsin
Yale Divinity School faculty
Yale University alumni |
Megachile addubitans is a species of bee in the family Megachilidae. It was described by Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell in 1931.
References
Addubitans
Insects described in 1931 |
Red foxes pose a serious conservation problem in Australia. 2012 estimates indicate that there are more than 7.2 million red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) (and growing), with a range extending throughout most of the continental mainland. The species became established in Australia through successive introductions, by settlers, beginning around the 1830s. Due to its rapid spread and ecological impact, it has been classified as one of the most damaging invasive species in Australia.
Introduction and spread
European red foxes were introduced to the British colonies of Van Diemen's Land as early as 1833, and to the Port Phillip District and Sydney Regions of New South Wales as early as 1845; introductions were, originally, intended to uphold the traditional English sport of fox hunting. Curiously, prior to 2010, a permanent fox population was not established on the island of Tasmania, and it is widely held that they were outcompeted by the Tasmanian devil (Dasyuridae). Since 2010, however, red foxes have been accounted-for on Tasmania. On the mainland, the species was successful as an apex predator, with the absence of numerous large, mammalian carnivores (excepting dingoes, which occasionally hunt the foxes). The spread of the red fox across the southern regions of Victoria, South and Western Australia coincided with the spread of rabbits on the continent, another invasive species introduced in the 19th century with the intention of being hunted for sport.
Current distribution
Established populations of red fox are found in all states, and are widespread throughout the country (with the exception of tropical areas of northern Queensland, the Kimberley and the Top End of the Northern Territory). Since 2010, confirmed evidence of foxes in Tasmania has been reported by the state's Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment. Foxes are also found in ever-higher concentrations in densely-populated suburban areas, as well as in large cities such as Melbourne.
It is (generally) less common in areas where the dingo is more prevalent; however, it has, primarily through its burrowing behaviour, achieved niche differentiation with both the feral dog and the feral cat.
Ecological impacts
The West Australian conservation department, CALM, estimates introduced predators are responsible for the extinction of ten native species in that state. Red foxes have been directly implicated in the extinction and decline of populations of the family Potoroidae, including the extinction of the desert rat-kangaroo.
The spread of the red fox population corresponds directly with the declining populations of several endemic terrestrial marsupials, including the brush-tailed, burrowing and rufous bettong, the bilby, numbat, bridled nailtail wallaby and the quokka. Most of these species now only live in limited areas (such as islands) where red foxes are absent or rare. In 2016, researchers documented that some red foxes in Australia had learned to climb trees to look for baby koalas (and other unsuspecting creatures, such as sugar gliders), dispelling the long-held belief that arboreal creatures were safe from them.
Alternatively, some researchers argue that there could be benefits with the presence of red foxes, primarily in suppressing the number of rodents, rabbits, and even feral cats in Australia, and eradication of foxes may harm native ecosystems inadvertently.
Management and control
Local eradication programs exist, although eradication has proven difficult due to the denning behaviour and nocturnal hunting, so the focus is on management with the introduction of state bounties. Within smaller fenced reserves, eradicating feral cats and foxes can allow the reintroduction of extirpated mammal species. However, eradication can be very time-consuming and labour-intensive. At the Australian Wildlife Conservancy's Pilliga reserve, a red fox nicknamed Rambo evaded all attempts to trap, poison, or shoot him for four and a half years, delaying planned mammal reintroductions until the fox's presumed death in 2022.
The main form of control is baits, typically containing 1080 poison. Fox hunting is legal in all states and they are typically shot with the aid of spotlighting at night or attracted using fox whistles during the day. The eyeshine signature (from the tapetum lucidum in the eye) of foxes, and body shape and silhouette are used to identify them.
The reintroduction of competitive species has also been suggested as a method of control. Research by the CSIRO concluded that the presence of dingos not only decreases the presence of foxes but increases native fauna. Chris Johnson of James Cook University and Euan Ritchie of Deakin University have advocated the reintroduction of Tasmanian devils to the mainland to perform a similar role, as evidenced by the past eradication of foxes from Tasmania, as well as to ensure the ongoing survival of that native species.
Western Shield Program
Western Australian state government authorities conduct aerial and hand baiting on almost to control foxes (and feral cats) as part of the Western Shield pest management program.
Fox Free Tasmania program
According to the Tasmanian government, red foxes were introduced to the previously fox-free island of Tasmania in 1999 or 2000, posing a significant threat to native wildlife, including the eastern bettong, and an eradication program conducted by the Tasmanian Department of Primary Industries and Water was established. An independent member of the Tasmanian state Parliament, Ivan Dean, has claimed that the fox introductions are a hoax, a claim the Minister for Primary Industry, David Llewellyn described as a "load of rubbish".
Targeted baiting was conducted by the fox task force throughout the 2000s, ending in 2013 at a cost of over $50 million dollars, after no evidence of foxes had been detected since 2011. In 2015, a study indicated that if foxes had ever been in Tasmania, they were extinct by that time.
In 2016, a internal Department of Primary Industries report was leaked to the ABC that indicated zoologists employed by the Tasmanian Fox Taskforce had questioned if the data the program was based on was in fact fake. In addition, four fox carcasses found in Tasmania were determined to have been hoaxes imported from Victoria and that study of the 60 possible fox faeces collected, 26 were determined to have been faked, possibly by am employee of the task force, and 11 were not from foxes at all. Independent MP Ivan Dean filed a police complaint of fraud in light of the report's data. No charges were laid but the Tasmanian Integrity Commission subsequently investigated the claims, concluding that there was not sufficient evidence that hoaxes had been perpetrated by the task force on a large scale but that samples had been mishandled, some evidence had been embellished, that a taskforce officer had probably organised with another person to fake a report so that the taskforce could gain access to private property, and that the program had failed to issue corrections when evidence was later found to be a hoax.
Tasmania is estimated to have the carrying capacity to support a population of up to 300,000 foxes.
See also
Invasive species in Australia
References
Foxes
Invasive animal species in Australia
Foxes
Fauna naturalised in Australia |
Royal Air Force Little Snoring or more simply RAF Little Snoring is a former Royal Air Force station located north of the Norfolk village of Little Snoring. The airfield remains open for general aviation use as Little Snoring Airfield.
History
The station opened in July 1943 and was built to be a satellite station and dispersal for RAF Foulsham which is south-east of Little Snoring. Just a month after the station became operational, the stations status changed when No 3 Bomber Group gave the station full status.
After this the airfield was retained on a care and maintenance until an anti-aircraft co-operation unit on civilian contract operated from Little Snoring for several years during the 1950s. Supermarine Spitfire were the main type used, but were replaced by Vampires before the unit was disbanded in 1958.
Additional units
No. 2 Civilian Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit
No. 15 Heavy Glider Maintenance Section
No. 274 Maintenance Unit RAF
Current use
The site is currently used as Little Snoring Airfield, operated by the McAully Flying Group, formerly the Fakenham Flying Group. Airfield facilities include a private hangar and a clubhouse with pre-flight briefing facilities, kitchen and toilets. The eastern and southern parts of all three runways have been removed but the remainder are retained for flying.
The airfield is also used for aircraft manufacturing, The Light Aircraft Company has an aircraft maintenance facility which produces the Sherwood Ranger microlight.
The former mortuary is now a toilet and shower block at the villages' camp site. The site also features an air raid shelter and concrete pads for vehicles and temporary buildings.
References
Citations
Bibliography
Collins, Dick and Jim Halladay. Despite the Elements: The History of Number 115 Squadron, 1917-1982. Brize Norton, UK: Nettlebed Press, 1983.
Moyes, Philip J.R. Bomber Squadrons of the RAF and their Aircraft. London: Macdonald and Jane's (Publishers) Ltd., 2nd edition 1976. .
Royal Air Force stations in Norfolk
Royal Air Force stations of World War II in the United Kingdom
Airports in England |
Shakespeare in Love is a play by Lee Hall adapted from the film of the same title.
Production
The play premiered at the Noël Coward Theatre in London's West End on 22 July 2014. It was produced by Disney Theatrical Productions and Sonia Friedman Productions and directed by Declan Donnellan, with design by Nick Ormerod and music by Paddy Cunneen. The original cast included David Oakes appearing as Marlowe, Tom Bateman as Will, and Lucy Briggs-Owen as the heroine Viola De Lesseps. The production closed on 18 April 2015.
The production played to sold-out audiences during the 2016 Stratford (Ontario, Canada) Festival season. The director of the production was Declan Donnellan, with the rest of the original creative team from London show returning for the Canadian production.
The first U.S. production of the play occurred on 18 February 2017, at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. The play was produced at the Burbage Theater of Pawtucket, Rhode Island, as the first presentation of its 2018–2019 season.
In 2017, the first South African production of the play took place at The Fugard Theatre (Cape Town, South Africa). It was directed by Greg Karvellas, produced by Eric Abraham and starred Dylan Edy as William Shakespeare alongside Roxane Hayward as Viola De Lesseps. It played to sold-out audiences and, due to its success, was brought back in 2018 with Hayward reprising her role, opposite Daniel Mpilo Richard stepping in as Shakespeare.
In 2018, the Japanese version of the play was produced by Shiki Theatre Company. The script was translated by Matsuoka Kazuko, and the production was directed by Aoki Go. It was staged in Tokyo, Kyoto, and Fukuoka.
In 2023, a Korean version of the play was produced by Shownotw. The production was directed by Kim Dong-yeon and translated by Lee In-Soo. It was staged at CJ Towol Theater in Seoul. Shakespeare In Love became the first South Korean play of which ticket price exceeded 100,000 won. The production company said that the price hike was inevitable, stating "The play is having its first run in Korea, so we had to create everything from scratch ― the set, lighting, costume and others. We had to bring most of the set props from outside of Korea because the play is set in the 16th-century Renaissance period, characterized by its extravagance and glamor. Due to inflation, labor costs have also gone up."
Cast
Original London Company
Lucy Briggs-Owen as Viola de Lesseps
Tom Bateman as William Shakespeare
David Oakes as Christopher 'Kit' Marlowe
Paul Chahidi as Philip Henslowe
Alistair Petrie as Lord Wessex
Doug Rao as Ned Alleyn
Anna Carteret as Elizabeth I of England
Ian Bartholomew as Edmund Tilney
David Ganly as Richard Burbage
Abigail McKern as Nurse
Ferdy Roberts as Hugh Fennyman
Patrick Osborne as Wabash
Harry Jardine as Sam
Colin Ryan as John Webster
Richard Howard as Sir Robert De Lesseps
Charlie Tighe as Nol / Musician
Tony Bell as Ralph
Thomas Padden as Boatman / Musician
Elliott Rennie as Catlin / Musician
Timothy O'Hara as Ensemble
Daisy Boulton as Ensemble
Janet Fullerlove as Ensemble
Michael Chadwick as Ensemble
Sandy Murray as Ensemble / Dance Captain
Tim van Eyken as Ensemble / Musical Director
Cast from 12 January 2015
Eve Ponsonby as Viola de Lesseps
Orlando James as William Shakespeare
Edward Franklin as Christopher 'Kit' Marlowe
Neal Barry as Philip Henslowe
Nicholas Asbury as Lord Wessex
Ryan Donaldson as Ned Alleyn
Suzanne Burden as Elizabeth I of England
Richard Bremmer as Edmund Tilney and Sir Robert de Lesseps
Peter Moreton as Richard Burbage
Joy Richardson as Nurse
Paul Brennan as Hugh Fennyman
Ncuti Gatwa as Wabash
Gregg Lowe as Sam
Stuart Wilde as John Webster
Charlie Tighe as Nol / Musician
Thomas Padden as Boatman / Musician / Musical Director
Elliott Rennie as Catlin / Musician
Andy McKeane as Ralph
Aaron Anthony as Ensemble
Jonno Davies as Ensemble
Florence Roberts as Ensemble
Sioned Jones as Ensemble
Ellie Nunn as Ensemble
Sandy Murray as Ensemble / Dance Captain
Nick Hart Ensemble / Musician
References
External links
http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/news/shakespeare-in-love-to-get-west-end-play-8937636.html
2014 plays
Cultural depictions of William Shakespeare
Plays based on real people
Plays set in London
Plays set in the 16th century
Disney Theatrical Productions plays
Plays by Lee Hall (playwright)
Plays based on films |
Salmo obtusirostris, also known as the Adriatic trout, Adriatic salmon, and softmouth trout, is a species of salmonid fish endemic to the rivers of Western Balkans in southeastern Europe. The scientific name has changed several times through history; synonyms include Thymallus microlepis, Salmothymus obtusirostris and Salar obtusirostris.
This species spawns in the early spring and is an obligatory freshwater fish. They are an important game fish.
Distribution and subspecies
Salmo obtusirostris is found naturally in four drainages of the Adriatic Sea, in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro: the Neretva-Vrljika system, the Jadro, the Morača-Zeta system, and possibly the Krka river drainage around Knin although it is presumed extinct for some time now.
In addition, sometimes during 1960's, it has been introduced from the Jadro river to the nearby Žrnovnica river, both being small karst, single river drainages, of very short course, in vicinity of Split.
Although the Vrljika belongs to the Neretva River drainage it's a sinking river, divided in several on surface and underground segments, hence separated from the Neretva River in significant manner regarding softmouth trout populations. However, the Vrljika softmouth trout is apparently most similar to the Neretva's subspecies, while some autapomorphies exist in the Vrljika population. The Vrljika softmouth trout appears to have originated from a vicariance that split a common ancestral population into large (Neretva) and small (Vrljika) fragmented populations.
The different populations are sometimes classified into subspecies:
Salmo obtusirostris oxyrhynchus: Neretva and its tributaries the Buna, the Bregava, the Rama, the Trebižat in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Vrljika within both Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia;
Salmo obtusirostris salonitana: the Jadro River and the Žrnovnica River (introduced from the nearby Jadro) in Croatia;
Salmo obtusirostris krkensis: the Krka river (inhabited only about one kilometer of the river's headwater, but is now most likely extinct); in Croatia
Salmo obtusirostris zetensis: the Zeta River and the Morača River in Montenegro.
Appearance and anatomy
The most obvious characteristic of the Adriatic trout is an elongated snout. It also has a small and fleshy mouth, relatively large scales and high body depth. The color of the body varies between subspecies, it is mostly green with red and black dots. There are no vertical stripes that are common in brown trout of the Adriatic Sea drainages that can be found.
Conservation
Adriatic trout are threatened by excessive damming, hybridization with introduced species and overfishing. In the river Neretva, natural hybrids (named kosor by locals) between Adriatic and brown trout can be found. Hybridization was also confirmed experimentally (Kosorić & Vuković. 1969). Adriatic trout prefers rivers with more water and wide riverbed. Adriatic and brown trout have different spawning times that overlap only slightly every few years, which is why natural hybridization is not widespread and both species live sympatrically in the same rivers.
References
Bibliography
obtusirostris
Freshwater fish of Europe
Endemic fish of the Neretva basin
Fish of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Fish described in 1851
Endemic fauna of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Species endangered by river-damming
Habitats Directive Species |
Yamchi-ye Sofla (, also Romanized as Yāmchī-ye Soflá; also known as Yāmchī and Yāmchī-ye Pā’īn) is a village in Rezaqoli-ye Qeshlaq Rural District, in the Central District of Nir County, Ardabil Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 106, in 26 families.
References
Towns and villages in Nir County |
East Baton Rouge Laboratory Academy, also known as EBR Lab, was a high school in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States. Established in 2007 and closed 2013, it offered a college preparatory program with smaller class sizes.
History
East Baton Rouge Laboratory Academy was one of East Baton Rouge Parish School System's first two autonomous schools, which have more flexibility than a traditional school but less than a charter school, opened in August 2007. The school's first graduating class was in 2011. The school closed in 2013.
Curriculum
EBR Lab offered a rigorous college preparatory curriculum.
Extracurricular activities
The school's athletic program included boys and girls basketball, boys and girls track and field, cross country, girls volleyball, bowling, and golf
References
External links
East Baton Rouge Laboratory Academy
Schools in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Educational institutions established in 2007
Public high schools in Louisiana
2007 establishments in Louisiana |
Belinda Cornish is a Canadian actress and playwright based in Edmonton, Alberta. She is most noted for her role in the television series Tiny Plastic Men, for which she received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Actress in a Comedy Series at the 4th Canadian Screen Awards in 2016.
Her plays have included Diamond Dog, Thrubwell's Pies, Little Elephants, Category E and an adaptation of Todd Babiak's novel The Garneau Block.
Filmography
Film
Television
Video games
References
External links
21st-century Canadian actresses
21st-century Canadian dramatists and playwrights
21st-century Canadian women writers
Canadian television actresses
Canadian film actresses
Canadian stage actresses
Canadian women dramatists and playwrights
Actresses from Edmonton
Writers from Edmonton
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people) |
Kenneth G. Hutchins (1941-2021) was chief of police in Northborough, Massachusetts from 1980 to 2003.
Biography
Hutchins was born and raised in Walpole, Massachusetts. He served in the U.S. Navy attaining the rank of 3rd Class Sonarman between 1959-1962 (the Cuban Missile Crisis.) He and the ship to which he was assigned, the USS Cassin Young (DD-793), a Fletcher-class destroyer, were involved in the endangered Texas Tower No. 2 rescue operation, off the coast of Massachusetts. He joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1968 after meeting with missionaries in Walpole, where he was working as a police officer at the time. For more than forty years Kenneth served as a law enforcement officer in Utah, Colorado, and Massachusetts. While serving as Northborough’s Chief of Police, he established a multi-community SWAT team, graduated from the FBI Academy in Quantico, Virginia, and led the Northborough Police Department to become one of the first small town departments in the country to receive national accreditation. In the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, he has served as a bishop, counselor in the presidency of the Boston, Massachusetts Stake while Mitt Romney was president, president of the Boston, Massachusetts Stake after Romney, as a mission president in Tampa, Florida, and as president of the Boston Massachusetts Temple. His wife, Priscilla Glass Hutchins, served as temple matron.
Hutchins gave the opening prayer at the 2012 Republican National Convention on the night that Mitt Romney accepted the nomination as the Republican candidate for president of the United States. Hutchins, under chemo treatment for active lymphoma, was contacted by Mitt Romney's son Tagg, who said his father wanted him to open the convention.
Notes
References
Deseret News Aug 22, 2012
Huffington Post Aug 22, 2012
1941 births
Converts to Mormonism
People from Walpole, Massachusetts
American leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Law enforcement in Massachusetts
Mission presidents (LDS Church)
Living people
American Mormon missionaries in the United States
Latter Day Saints from Massachusetts |
The Minsk electoral district () was a constituency created for the 1917 Russian Constituent Assembly election.
The electoral district consisted of the Minsk Governorate and the parts of the Vilna Governorate and the Kovno Governorate that were not under German occupation. Notably, the soldiers based in the garrison in Minsk voted in the Western Front electoral district rather than the Minsk electoral district.
White Russian separatism was a negligible force in the electoral district. The conservative press reported a quiet and orderly election in the province.
The most voted list in the city of Minsk was the Jewish National Electoral Committee, which obtained 12,688 votes (35.5%), followed by the Bolsheviks with 9,521 votes (26.7%), the Polish list 4,242 votes (11.9%), Menshevik-Bund 2,870 votes (8%), Kadets 2,057 votes (5.8%), Poalei-Zion 1,463 votes (4.1%), Russian Democrats 1,446 votes (4.1%), SRs 977 votes (2.7%), United Jewish Socialist Labour Party 278 votes (0.8%), Gromada 160 votes (0.4%) and Landowners 49 voters.
Results
According to U.S. historian Oliver Henry Radkey, whose account is used for the results table below, stated that his count of the result in Minsk was largely complete, only lacking 3 out of 25 volosts in Mozyrsky Uyezd. These 3 volosts had 16,755 eligible voters. Per Soviet historian L. M. Spirin, there were two lists (List no. 4 - Kalinkavichy Soviet of Peasants Deputies and List no. 7 - Unity) that were registered but did not figure in the vote count.
References
Electoral districts of the Russian Constituent Assembly election, 1917
Minsk Governorate |
Panonsko Lake is an artificial lake of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located in the municipality of Tuzla. This lake is commonly used as a leisure spot by both tourists and locals alike.
See also
List of lakes of Bosnia and Herzegovina
References
Lakes of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
The 2016 Under-19 Provincial Championship was the 2016 edition of the Under-19 Provincial Championship, an annual national Under-19 rugby union competition held in South Africa, and was contested from 17 June to 22 October 2016. The competition was won by who beat 60–19 in the final played on 22 October 2016.
Competition rules and information
There were seven participating teams in the 2016 Under-19 Provincial Championship. These teams played each other twice over the course of the season, once at home and once away.
Teams received four points for a win and two points for a draw. Bonus points were awarded to teams that scored four or more tries in a game, as well as to teams that lost a match by seven points or less. Teams were ranked by log points, then points difference (points scored less points conceded).
The top four teams qualified for the title play-off semi-finals. The team that finished first had home advantage against the team that finished fourth, while the team that finished second had home advantage against the team that finished third. The final was played as a curtain raiser for the 2016 Currie Cup Premier Division final.
Teams
The following teams took part in the 2016 Under-19 Provincial Championship:
Standings
The final league standings for the 2016 Under-19 Provincial Championship was:
Round-by-round
The table below shows each team's progression throughout the season. For each round, their cumulative points total is shown with the overall log position in brackets:
Matches
The following matches were played in the 2016 Under-19 Provincial Championship:
Round one
Round two
Round three
Round four
Round five
Round six
Round seven
Round eight
Round nine
Round ten
Round eleven
Round twelve
Round thirteen
Round fourteen
Semi-finals
Final
Honours
The honour roll for the 2016 Under-19 Provincial Championship was:
Players
Squads
The following squads were named for the 2016 Under-19 Provincial Championship:
Points scorers
The following table contain points scored in the 2016 Under-19 Provincial Championship:
Discipline
The following table contains all the cards handed out during the competition:
Referees
The following referees officiated matches in the 2016 Under-19 Provincial Championship:
See also
Currie Cup
2016 Currie Cup Premier Division
2016 Currie Cup First Division
2016 Currie Cup qualification
2016 Under-21 Provincial Championship
2016 Under-20 Provincial Championship
References
External links
2016 in South African rugby union
2016 rugby union tournaments for clubs
2016 |
The South African Infantry School is within the Army Base in Oudtshoorn, Western Cape. The Infantry School, now at Oudtshoorn, was established in November 1953, after a history dating back to the South African Military School in Bloemfontein, established in 1912. It is the Infantry’s “centre of excellence” and offers a number of infantry-specific courses to regulars and Reservists.
History
Early history
On the 1 July 1912, the South African Military School was established in the old President's residence in Bloemfontein. The school's name was changed to The School of Musketry on the 1 November 1912 and moved to Tempe in Bloemfontein.
On the outbreak of the First World War in 1914, the school at Tempe was closed and all the members of the staff were transferred to Potchefstroom. These staff members were responsible for the next number of years for the training of volunteers for overseas duty.
During 1920, the South African Military School was established at what was then called Roberts Heights (This has subsequently changed names twice, first to Voortrekkerhoogte and now to Thaba Tshwane). The college was granted the status of School in 1924 as a result of the training of the first group of permanent force Officer Candidates. The school was enlarged just before the outbreak of the Second World War in 1935 with the creation of the following branches:
G Branch
Weapon Training Branch
Signals Branch
Training Depot
National Reserve Volunteers
Research and Development Branch
Chemical Warfare Branch
Regiment Training
Armour Branch
During the 1940-1945 years, certain of these branches were moved. The Regimental Training was taken over by the Weapon Training Branch for example. It was during this era that the idea was mooted that there should be an independent Infantry School.
In November 1953 the Weapon Training Branch was officially renamed the Infantry School in terms of SADF order No. 206/53, but this renamed unit remained an integral part of the South African Military College.
On 1 October 1963, after having been a ghost unit for almost 10 years, the Infantry School was finally established as a self accounting unit. At this stage and until 1 January 1964, Maj J. H. Rossouw, SAIC, was appointed Acting Officer Commanding. It was during this period that the decision to move the Infantry School to Oudtshoorn, its present location, was taken.
Oudtshoorn
On 1 January 1964 the new, fully fledged Infantry School opened its portals in Oudtshoorn to admit its first students under the command of Cmdt M. N. Horner, SAIC. Since that day, the School has undergone two major metamorphoses. The first being in January 1974 when, in addition to its established role, it assumed the role of the unit where National Servicemen Junior Leaders were trained. The second occurred in December 1976 when it was decided to remove virtually all Citizen Force courses from the School and transfer them to the Danie Theron Combat School in Kimberley.
In January 1977 another historic event occurred at the Infantry School that is the advent of the first prospective Cadet Officer intake of then recently qualified teachers. In those years, the unit had shouldered its share of the burden of duty in the operational area. Later on it had become policy to send companies of National Servicemen to the operational area as part of their training as Junior Leaders.
1977 was an important year in the school's history as they received their Colours on the 1 October 1977 and were granted the Freedom of the City by the City Council of Oudtshoorn.
On the 28 March 1980, the Infantry School received its own song from the well known Dirkie and Doll de Villiers. The song was handed over to the Commanding Officer, Col W.G. Kritzinger, during a parade at the school and the song was performed for the first time by the School's choir.
During December 1980, the Exerce Perfectioni Statue was handed over to the School by the City Council of Oudtshoorn. The statue was unveiled by Gen Magnus Malan.
Insignia
Current role: Corps school.
Current base: Oudtshoorn
Motto: Exerce Perfectioni (Strive for excellence)
Previous dress insignia
Leadership
References
South African Army
Military units and formations in Oudtshoorn
Infantry training |
Who the Hell Is Hamish? was an Australian crime podcast by The Australian newspaper reporting on the exploits of serial conman Hamish McLaren. It was hosted by Greg Bearup.
Overview
Hamish McLaren, born Hamish Watson on 29 March 1970, was a confidence trickster who used several aliases (including Hamish Earle McLaren, Hamish Phillip McLaren, Hamish Watson, Hamish Philip Watson, Hamish Maxwell, and Max Tavita). Between 2011-2017, while living in Bondi, he stole at least $7.66 million from 15 known victims in Australia (including one he married, and fashion designer Lisa Ho). Overall, his known crimes (in the US, Canada, UK, Hong Kong, and Australia) netted him more than $70 million given that:Over three decades and four continents, he stole millions of dollars from the vulnerable and the naïve, using romance, lies and multiple identities to tear lives apart.
McLaren, though investigated and sued numerous times previously, was bankrupted in 2016, and was finally arrested in Australia in July 2017. He pleaded guilty in June 2019 “to 17 counts of dishonestly obtaining financial advantage by deception and one count of knowingly dealing with the proceeds of crime”. He was sentenced to 16 years (back dated to commence in mid-2017). He will be due for parole in 2029.
Episodes
The Day Max Died - details his arrest in 2017
Fashion Crimes - introduces his dealings with Lisa Ho
The Gatsby of the Great Lakes - covers his time as a jet setter in Canada
The Intern - explains his relationship with his stepson’s 16 year-old girlfriend
Who the Hell is Phil? - covers his day trading and the killing of his fictional twin brother
Kevin from Queensland goes to Canada - from a man who knew him as a ski instructor in both countries
On the Couch with Hamish - interviews with ex-girlfriends, including a professional assessment of him as a sociopath
The Definition of Evil - highlighting the institutional failures in different countries in preventing his crime spree
The Reckoning - recorded post-sentencing
The title of the series comes from McLaren’s then girlfriend reacting to his arrest. At the time, she knew him as Max Tavita and, after receiving a text message from “Hamish’s brother-in-law”, stated “Who the fuck is Hamish?”
Reception
The investigative podcast was a popular success both in Australia and abroad. It peaked at #1 on the iTunes charts in Australian and the UK and #3 in the US and Canada. It spent a continuous 94 days in the top ten in Australia, 34 of which it was #1.
The podcast was a podcast pick of the week by The Guardian, writing "It's incredible to hear how much trust people put in him, but easy to see how they fell for the ruse." The Sydney Morning Herald called it a "Blue Velvet journey into Australian suburbia." It was featured as a favourite true crime podcast of the week by New York magazine.
References
External links
Let’s Go Brandon Green - Podcast Website
Audio podcasts
Australian podcasts
2019 podcast debuts
2019 podcast endings
Australian crime podcasts
Investigative journalism
2010s in Australia |
Blondel, a rock opera musical by Tim Rice (book and lyrics) and Stephen Oliver (music), was inspired by, and very loosely based on, the life of the eponymous French troubadour. The play is set during the period of the Third Crusade.
Originally conceived by Tim Rice during his collaboration with Andrew Lloyd Webber, the project was originally titled "Come Back, Richard, Your Country Needs You" and a single of the same title was recorded in 1969. The project was shelved until Rice met Stephen Oliver in the 1970s, and the pair began working on a musical centering on King Richard I of England; as it developed, the project shifted its focus to a minstrel in the King's court, vying for pop-stardom, and his 'progressive' girlfriend.
Though the musical is largely a comic romp, it does tackle some serious issues. Historically, Blondel lays out the basic goings-on of the Third Crusade as told through the eyes of the English political environment. Although the musical frequently mentions the Crusade, it is never actually shown, excepting Richard's imprisonment in Austria upon his return trip. The play also deals with one of the many assassination attempts made on Richard, and an attempt by Prince John to steal the throne of England from his brother. As the Monks say at the end of Act One, 'Who said this piece wasn't educational?'
Blondel opened in London on 2 November 1983 and played in two different theatres in the West End, eventually closing after less than two years. After more than twenty years away from a professional London stage, it returned at the Pleasance Theatre in Islington. The new production starred Abi Finley, semi finalist of the hit BBC1 show How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria?, and Chris Grierson, a regular from the teen soap, Hollyoaks. Produced by Pete Shaw, and directed by Patrick Wilde, the revived version of Blondel appeared for a limited season of six weeks.
Rice continued to develop the script and has recently created a new version of the show. This re-worked version (now titled Lute!) had its world premiere at the University of Texas at El Paso Dinner Theater from 27 January 2012 until 12 February 2012.
Although many productions have been staged worldwide, Blondel has never appeared on Broadway.
Synopsis
Act I
The opening words of the musical (above) as sung by a group of Monks explain the situation ("Monks' Introduction"). Blondel is an unappreciated musician trying to make his big break by writing a song for the King, Richard the Lionheart. Fiona, his girlfriend, feels that it's a waste of time to write for the King as the monarchy can't possibly be around for much longer. Even though she does enjoy the tune, she suggests he get a real job to help support her. Blondel explains that he can't. He says that he "nearly hit big with 'Send in the Jesters'" and feels a breakthrough coming and to give up now would be impossible. Fiona leaves Blondel and decides to take her well-being into her own hands. ("Blondel and Fiona/I'm a Monarchist")
The Monks open the Ministry of Feudal Affairs ("incorporating the Departments of Unemployment, the Environment, Social Security, and Gratuitous Executions"), which is "presided over by HRH Prince John" at which Fiona promptly shows to ask for her freedom. Unwilling and unable to pay the fee, Fiona is first denied her request by Prince John and later denied it by the King who explains that "running this joint's not as cheap as it looks". Fiona is swept aside in order for the King to announce that he will be embarking on the Crusade and that John will be in charge while the King is away. Fiona is enraged by this notion as it will expend more money to go on the Crusade than it would to grant her freedom and she leaves the court. ("The Ministry of Feudal Affairs") Fiona and Blondel soon find themselves together again. He manages to convince her that his song for the King will grant them all their wishes and she agrees to help him. ("The Least of My Troubles")
"Thus reunited, what a touching scene" the Monks proclaim as Fiona and Blondel set off to meet the King at Dover before he embarks on his journey. Once there Blondel is unable to present his song to Richard as the King is anxious to leave and doesn't have time for such things. Richard suggests Blondel should take it up with John instead and the Crusaders leave for the Holy Land. ("Lionheart") Back at the Ministry of Feudal Affairs, Blondel and Fiona present the song to John who promptly throws the song away and proclaims that all songs should from now on be dedicated to him and not Richard. ("No Rhyme for Richard") John then tasks Blondel to write a song about him but Blondel refuses, saying it's an important job but that his heart's just not in it. Fiona is outraged by Blondel's refusal of work saying that this is the break he's been waiting for. As Blondel lists his reasons for not wanting to write a song dedicated to his Prince, both John and Fiona grow increasingly angered. The scene culminates in John banishing Blondel to the Continent and declaring "snub a prince but realize you've sunk a singing career". ("Trio")
Promptly realizing he's made a mistake by sending Blondel after Richard, John's mood becomes depressed. A mysterious man appears by John's side and offers to take care of the problem for him, for a price, but misidentifies the target as Blondel and can't identify the real target, the King, at all.
Once all is set straight, the Assassin sets off on Richard's trail. ("Assassin's Song") The act closes with Fiona, realizing that Blondel doesn't love her as much as he loves his music and that she'll never get the kind of social change she wants. Even through her realizations, Fiona decides to chase after Blondel, unsure of what she's actually looking for. ("Running Back for More")
Act II
Act Two opens on the Continent, Blondel in hot pursuit of King Richard. Blondel journeys through France, Spain, and Italy wowing crowds of natives with his music and searching high and low for his King ("Have you seen my King?" "NO!") but to no avail. As the trek continues, Blondel begins to lose hope that he'll ever find Richard. Meanwhile, the Assassin chases after Blondel, his patience with the troubadour's music thinning. At the point of giving up on the chase, Blondel runs into Fiona who tells him that Richard is being held prisoner in Austria by Duke Leopold and the pair take off to find the King together. ("Blondel in Europe")
While sitting in prison, Richard laments about his situation and longs for the days of the Crusade when he was free to do as he pleased. Back in London, John, pleased with his own cleverness and handiwork, prepares himself for becoming King of England. ("Saladin Days/I Can't Wait to be King") Arriving in Salzburg, the pursuers come to rest in an inn just before completing the last leg of the journey to the King's cell. The Assassin admits that he's becoming extremely discouraged by the whole situation and that the "job is killing me". Blondel, on the other hand, has a renewed sense of ambition and refuses to give up declaring that the King will soon be found. Fiona suggests that lingering would not behoove anyone at this point and they should press on before time has run out though she is still unsure whether or not she really wants to help. The Assassin decides that he'd "rather murder Prince John" but will soldier on while John announces that Richard has died on his Crusade and that he will be assuming the throne of England. ("The Inn at Salzburg/Blondel's Search")
Having found the King in his prison, Fiona decides to speak with the Duke of Austria about letting Richard go and the Assassin nears his victim, poised for the murder. The Duke dictates a letter to Prince John, demanding a million-crown ransom. Fiona sweet-talks and flatters the Duke in order to get him to release Richard, which the Duke agrees to. ("The Duke of Austria's Quarter") Ready to give up the search, Blondel, quite by accident, runs into Richard. With Richard now released, the Duke's English visitors make their way out of the castle but just as they're about to walk out the door, the Duke has a sudden change of heart and decides that he's not going to let them go after all. The Duke will only let Blondel and Richard go if Fiona will stay with him in Austria. Unwilling to stay with Leopold, Fiona tricks him into walking outside toward someone she says is better-suited for him at which point the Assassin, seeing the crown on the Duke's head, attacks, killing him. Richard, Blondel, and Fiona declare it to be "a most important day" and decide it's time to go back to England. However, before they leave, Fiona demands a pardon and her freedom from the King in exchange for keeping her mouth shut about the monarchy to which the King agrees reluctantly. Meanwhile, the Assassin, having killed the wrong man, laments about his "first failure" and wonders if he can make a comeback. However he goes on to discover that he didn't even really kill the Duke ("Leopold is a-okay") and the two men find comfort in the other's mistakes. ("The Cell")
Blondel, Fiona, and Richard make their way back to England where John is proceeding with his plans to become King. Having declared Richard dead, John impatiently awaits his coronation. At the moment before the crown is placed on John's head, Richard bursts through the doors and puts a swift end to the illegal ceremony. ("Westminster Abbey") Having stopped his brother's coronation, Richard declares Blondel the "country's foremost composer" and at last allows him to perform his song. With the help of the Blondettes, Blondel becomes the pop sensation he'd been waiting to become. ("I'm a Monarchist (Reprise)") Having been absolved their indiscretions and declared friends and heroes of the monarchy, Blondel and Fiona renew their relationship and declare their love for each other. ("Running Back for More (Reprise)")
Production history
The London Stage
Blondel opened in Bath on 12 September 1983 and soon moved to Manchester where it stayed for two weeks before moving to the newly refurbished Old Vic on 2 November. Lord Olivier spoke the prologue at a Gala performance on 8 November. The show remained at the Old Vic for eleven months before moving to the Aldwych on London's West End. Because of high production costs and decreasing revenues, Blondel closed in the Aldwych after only eight months.
Original Cast
Blondel – Paul Nicholas
Fiona – Sharon Lee-Hill
Richard – Stephen Tate
John – David Burt
The Assassin – Chris Langham
Leopold – Kevin Williams
The Monks – Cantabile (group) – Richard Bryan, Nicholas Ibbotson, Stewart Collins & Michael Steffan
The London revival of the show opened at the Pleasance Theatre on 23 November 2006. The production saw the show revamped and rearranged by Tim Rice and director Patrick Wilde. Young composer Mathew Pritchard took Stephen Oliver's original score and completely rearranged the work, also adding new material. The story was sharpened, particularly in the second act, to produce a punchier (and funnier) version particularly well suited for an ensemble production.
2006 London Cast
Blondel – Chris Grierson
Fiona – Abi Finley
Richard – Mark Inscoe
John – Matt Harrop
The Assassin – Napoleon Ryan
Leopold – David Paul West
Monks – James Durrant, Gavin James, Charlie Tighe, Nick Trumble
The Blondettes – Zoe Harrison, Polli Redston, Rebecca Seale
Blondel in the United States
The first production of Blondel in the United States was staged at the University of Texas in El Paso by the Union Dinner Theatre. It opened on 11 April 1985. Blondel was again produced in the United States by Farmingdale High School in Long Island, New York during May 1985. Both productions were attended by Tim Rice. Since the mid-1980s, Blondel has been produced by theaters and amateur groups all around the world but has yet to take its place on the Broadway stage.
Characters
Blondel – A monarchist and unappreciated musician waiting, rather frustratedly, for his big break.
Fiona – His girlfriend, a serf of the English court and English activist eight centuries ahead of her time.
King Richard the Lionheart – The King of England.
Prince John – The power-hungry and ambitious Prince of England and heir to the throne.
The Assassin – A hired hand willing to kill anyone for the right price.
The Duke of Austria – Leopold, the ruler of Austria, and captor of King Richard.
The Monks – A group serving as narrators and commentators.
The Blondettes – Blondel's backing singers.
Musical numbers
Note: Several Numbers are actually combinations of shorter songs that fit cohesively into one larger "super-number" and are sometimes broken down and titled as such. These numbers are indicated and the alternate titles given.
Act I
Monks' Introduction – The Monks
Blondel and Fiona/I'm a Monarchist – Blondel, Fiona, the Blondettes^
The Creative Process – Blondel (not in 2006 revival)
How Long Can Someone Wait – Fiona
I'm a Monarchist – Blondel, the Blondettes
Artistes Are Tragic and Sensitive Souls – Blondel, Fiona, the Blondettes
The Ministry of Feudal Affairs – Fiona, Richard, John, the Monks^
The Ministry of Feudal Affairs – The Monks
Fiona's Plea to John – Fiona, John
Richard's Intervention – Richard (not in 2006 revival)
Economic Acrostic – Fiona, Richard, John (not in 2006 revival)
Crusade Rally – Fiona, Richard, John
The Least of My Troubles – Blondel, Fiona
Lionheart – Richard, the Monks
No Rhyme for Richard – John
Trio – Blondel, Fiona, John (not in 2006 revival)
Assassin's Song – John, the Assassin
Running Back for More – Fiona, the Monks, the Blondettes
Act II
Blondel in Europe – Blondel, Fiona, the Assassin, the Monks, the Blondettes
Saladin Days/I Can't Wait to be King – Richard, John, the Monks^
Saladin Days – Richard, the Monks
I Can't Wait to be King – John
The Inn at Salzburg/Blondel's Search – Blondel, Fiona, Richard, John, the Assassin, the Monks^
The Inn at Salzburg – Blondel, Fiona, the Assassin, the Monks
Blondel's Search – Blondel, Fiona, Richard, John, the Assassin, the Monks
The Duke of Austria's Quarters – Fiona, the Assassin, the Duke, the Monks
The Cell – Blondel, Fiona, Richard, the Assassin, the Duke^
Reunion – Blondel, Fiona, Richard
Death of a Statesman – Blondel, Fiona, Richard, the Assassin, the Duke
Tribute to a Statesman – Blondel, Fiona, Richard
A Royal Pardon – Blondel, Fiona, Richard
The Wrong Train – The Assassin, the Duke
Westminster Abbey – Richard, John, the Monks^
John's Coronation – John, the Monks
Richard's Return – Richard
I'm a Monarchist (Reprise) – Blondel, the Blondettes
Running Back for More (Reprise) – Blondel, Fiona
"The English Stage"
Although it did not appear on the record album or in the Libretto, the London run of the show later added a final song, "The English Stage," sung by the whole cast at the end of the show.
External links
London revival of Blondel at Pleasance Theatre 2006
Blondel on MusicalHeaven.com
Blondel on Sir Tim Rice's website
Short biography of Stephen Oliver
UTEP Dinner Theater
Blondel at Farmingdale High School 1985 New York Times article
References
1983 musicals
Musicals by Tim Rice
Third Crusade
British musicals
Rock musicals
Musicals set in the 12th century |
The Huguang Guild Hall () in Beijing is one of Beijing's most renowned Beijing opera (Peking opera) theaters.
History
Built in 1807, and at the height of its glory, the Huguang Guild Hall, along with the Zhengyici Peking Opera Theater was known as one of the "Four Great Theaters" in all of Beijing. Many famous past and present opera performers have performed here.
On August 25, 1912, the Chinese Nationalist Party (Kuomintang or KMT) was founded at the guild hall at a convention of the Revolutionary Alliance, led by Sun Yat-sen, and five smaller pro-revolution parties. Together they formed the KMT to contest the first national elections of the Republic of China. The guild hall held several hundred party activists and several thousand spectators. Sun, the then Premier of the Republic, was chosen as the party chairman with Huang Xing as his deputy.
Facilities
The entire complex covers a large area, and the main buildings of the hall include the opera building, Wenchang building, Xiangxian Temple and Chuwan hall. The theater is known for its sumptuous interior, which is colored in red, green, and gold, with tables and a stone floor. The Huguang Guild Hall also contains a small museum which exhibits the theater's history of Beijing opera.
See also
History of Beijing
Notes
References
External links
Huguang Guild Hall Beijing website
Huguang Guild Hall Beijing website
1807 establishments in China
Peking opera
Chinese opera theatres
Performing arts venues in Beijing
Theatres completed in 1807
Xicheng District
Museums with year of establishment missing
Museums in Beijing
Theatre museums in China |
Kin'iro no Corda ~The After School Etude~ is a radio show that was broadcast by Radio Osaka and TBS Radio in Japan.
The show's personalities are Kishō Taniyama (as Len Tsukimori) and Katsuyuki Konishi (as Shinobu Osaki). In the show, they called themselves , a name made up of Katsuyuki Konishi's and Kishō Taniyama's last name.
After airing at Radio Osaka and TBS Radio, Lantis Web Radio took it up and re-broadcast it as an Internet radio with additional new episodes.
Broadcasting information
Radio Osaka: July 8, 2005 - October 1, 2005 on Saturdays at 12.00am ~ 12.30 am
TBS Radio : July 8, 2005 - October 1, 2005 on Saturdays at 12.00am ~ 12.30 am
Lantis Web Radio: October 14, 2005 - March 31, 2006 on Fridays.
Note: On October 25, 2006, to commerarate the broadcast of the anime, a public recorded special was aired.
Segments
July 8, 2005 - October 1, 2005 (Local airwaves)
October 14, 2005 - March 31, 2006 (Internet radio)
Guests
October 28, 2005 - Jun Fukuyama
November 25, 2005 - Kentarō Itō
December 23, 2005 - Daisuke Kishio
January 27, 2006 - Masakazu Morita
February 24, 2006 - Hideo Ishikawa
CDs
After the broadcast, the show was collected into 3 radio CDs and 7 DVDs.
The information is as follows:
Kin’iro no Corda ~The After School Etude~ Radio CD First Score - Catalogue number: LACA-5429
Release date: November 2, 2005
Kin’iro no Corda ~The After School Etude~ Radio CD Second Score - Catalogue number: LACA-5476
Release date: February 8, 2006
Kin’iro no Corda ~The After School Etude~ Radio CD Third Score - Catalogue number: LACA-5520
Release date: May 24, 2006
See also
Kin'iro no Corda media information
Kin'iro no Corda
La Corda d'Oro |
Vexillum multitriangulum is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off the Philippines and Japan.
References
Salisbury, R. A.; Collomon, P. (1998). A new costellarid (Gastropoda: Costellariidae) from the Pacific Ocean. La Conchiglia. 30 (286): 30-33
External links
WMSDB: image
multitriangulum
Gastropods described in 1988 |
Kanpur division is an administrative geographical unit of Uttar Pradesh state of India. Kanpur is the administrative headquarters of the division. Kanpur was formerly spelled Cawnpore. The division consists of six districts:
Auraiya District
Etawah
Farrukhabad
Kanpur Dehat
Kanpur Nagar
Kannauj
Literacy rates
Kanpur division is the most literate division in Uttar Pradesh with literacy rates of:
Auraiya- 78.95%
Etawah- 78.41%
Farrukhabad- 73.4%
Kanpur Dehat- 75.78%
Kanpur- 79.65%
Kannauj- 72.70%
History of administrative districts in Kanpur Division
Kanpur division was earlier part of the Allahabad division. In the year, 2000, the Mayawati government did a major reshuffle of the Allahabad division, and a separate Kanpur division was created.
The Kanpur district itself was bifurcated into Kanpur Dehat and Kanpur Nagar. Kanpur Dehat was renamed as Ramabai Nagar, after Ramabai (1896-1935), the wife of Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar. In 2012 the name was changed back to Kanpur Dehat (though the 2011 Indian census uses the name "Kanpur Dehat").
Cities by GDP
Kanpur
Etawah
Farrukhabad
Auraiya
Demographics
References
Divisions of Uttar Pradesh
Kanpur division |
Jack Brain (20 June 1920 – 25 January 2014) was a former Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Personal life
Brain served as a signalman in the Australian Army during the Second World War.
Notes
External links
1920 births
2014 deaths
Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state)
Hawthorn Football Club players
Australian Army personnel of World War II
Australian Army soldiers |
Hamza Barry (born 15 October 1994), commonly known simply as Hamza, is a Gambian professional footballer playing as a midfielder for Danish Superliga side Vejle Boldklub.
Club career
Valletta
After playing for native side Gambia Ports Authority, Barry joined Maltese side Valletta in 2013. On 18 August 2013, Barry made his Valletta debut in a 2–1 victory over Mosta, playing the full 90 minutes. A few weeks later, Barry scored his first Valletta goal in a 3–2 defeat against Hibernians, scoring Valletta's second. In the 2014–15 campaign, Barry went on to score twelve times in twenty-eight league games, with a brace against four different teams; Pietà Hotspurs, Qormi, Sliema Wanderers and Tarxien Rainbows. by the end of 2014/15 playing season, Hamza was chosen by the Malta FA as the best young player of the year.
Apollon Limassol
On 1 July 2015, after impressing with Valletta, Barry joined Cypriot side Apollon Limassol on a one-year deal after rejecting a new deal in Malta.
Maccabi Netanya (loan)
On 14 August 2015, Barry was sent out on loan to Israeli Premier League side Maccabi Netanya. On 22 August 2015, Barry made his Maccabi Netanya debut in a 1–0 defeat against Maccabi Petah Tikva, playing the full 90 minutes. On 12 September 2015, Barry scored his first goal for Maccabi Netanya in a 1–1 draw against Hapoel Tel Aviv, netting in the 58th minute for Maccabi's equalizer. Due to Maccabi Netanya poor start to the campaign, parent club Apollon Limassol terminated Barry's loan, with a move to Hapoel Tel Aviv in mind. He returned to Apollon Limassol after starting twenty-one times and scoring twice for Maccabi Netanya.
Hapoel Tel Aviv (loan)
On 3 February 2016, Barry joined Hapoel Tel Aviv on loan for the remainder of the 2015–16 campaign. On 7 February 2016, Barry made his Hapoel Tel Aviv debut in a 1–1 draw against Maccabi Tel Aviv, playing the full 90 minutes. Barry went on to start the rest of his eleven appearances with Hapoel Tel Aviv before returning to Cyprus on 30 June 2016.
Hajduk Split
On 31 August 2016, Barry joined the Croatian team Hajduk Split, on a loan from Apollon Limassol with the option to purchase at the end of the season. Becoming a first team regular, his performances satisfied the club and Hajduk decided to buy his contract out for 250 000€, signing him for further three years. In his four years overall in the club Barry played a total of 133 matches for the Croatian club, scoring ten goals. His last match for the club would be in June 26th 2020, when, in a 2-1 win against Slaven Belupo Barry suffered a cruciate ligament rupture and was substituted off in the 84th minute of the game. He left the club following the expiry of his contract in the end of July 2020, and is due to return to the game following his recovery in the spring of 2021.
LA Galaxy II
Barry joined USL Championship club LA Galaxy II, reserve team for Major League Soccer side LA Galaxy, ahead of their 2022 season.
Vejle
On 22 August 2022 it was confirmed, that Barry had joined newly relegated Danish 1st Division side Vejle Boldklub on a deal until June 2024.
Career statistics
References
External links
Es.uefa.com
Es.uefa.com
Vimeo.com
Timesofmalta.com
1994 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Banjul
Gambian men's footballers
Men's association football midfielders
Gambia Ports Authority FC players
Valletta F.C. players
Maccabi Haifa F.C. players
Maccabi Netanya F.C. players
Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C. players
HNK Hajduk Split players
LA Galaxy II players
Vejle Boldklub players
Maltese Premier League players
Israeli Premier League players
Croatian Football League players
The Gambia men's youth international footballers
The Gambia men's international footballers
Gambian expatriate men's footballers
Gambian expatriate sportspeople in Malta
Gambian expatriate sportspeople in Israel
Gambian expatriate sportspeople in Croatia
Gambian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
Gambian expatriate sportspeople in Denmark
Expatriate men's footballers in Malta
Expatriate men's footballers in Israel
Expatriate men's footballers in Croatia
Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark |
Mike Miranda may refer to:
Michele Miranda (1896–1973), longtime member and eventual consigliere of the Genovese crime family
Mike Miranda (BMX rider) (born 1963), former American professional Bicycle Motocross (BMX) racer
Michael Miranda, Filipino basketball player |
Niedernhausen im Taunus is a municipality in the Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis in the Regierungsbezirk of Darmstadt in Hesse, Germany, with almost 15,000 inhabitants.
Geography
Location
Niedernhausen lies in the Rhein-Taunus Nature Park in the west of the Frankfurt Rhine Main Region north of Wiesbaden. The main centre of Niedernhausen (which alone is home to more than half the community's inhabitants) and the outlying centre of Königshofen stretch along the slopes of a dale. The heart of the community is found in the bottom of the dale. The community is surrounded by mixed forest covering 60% of the municipal area.
Niedernhausen lies on the south flank of the Taunus low mountain range, a fold range that stretches from the Niederwald ("Lower Forest") near Rüdesheim am Rhein towards the northeast, on into the Wetterau near Bad Nauheim. This range is subdivided by two gaps, namely the Idstein Basin and the Saalburg Basin, into three parts: the Rheingau-Taunus, the High Taunus and the Wetterau-Taunus. The outliers of the Idstein Basin reach as far as Niedernhausen in the form of the Autal, putting the community right on the east-west dividing line between the Rheingau-Taunus and the High Taunus.
The main ridge of the Taunus, which at the same time forms the watershed between the Rhine and Main drainage basin in the south and the Lahn drainage basin in the north, runs through the municipal area from southwest to northeast. Parts of this ridge and also parts of the Rheingau-Taunus are the Hohe Kanzel ("High Pulpit"), at 592 m above sea level the community's highest elevation, and the Lenzenberg (492 m above sea level). South of these heights stretches the local recreation area and nature conservation area of Theißtal (or Theisstal) to the northeast on into the heart of Niedernhausen, north of which is the Engenhahn Valley (Engenhahner Tal), in which also runs the highway from high-lying Engenhahn to Niederseelbach in the outliers of the Idstein Basin. West of Niederseelbach stretches the Niedernhausen Basin. In the pit of the basin lies the community's core (lowest point near the town hall at 254 m above sea level), on the south slopes Königshofen, and on the north the new municipal developments of Niedernhausen along with the outlying centre of Oberjosbach.
The massif, which rises north of Niedernhausen, Oberjosbach and the more westerly Oberseelbach, is well into the High Taunus, and was once called Eichelberger Mark. It peaks with the Buchwaldskopf (492 m above sea level) and the Großer Lindenkopf (499 m above sea level). The highest elevation among the mountains south of the Theißtal (or Theiß Valley) is the Hahnberg (447 m above sea level).
Through the municipal area run four major streams. The biggest is the Daisbach, which comes from Engenhahn through the Engenhahn Valley to Niederseelbach and goes on through the Autal through Niedernhausen. It leaves the municipal area in the southwest going towards Niederjosbach and Eppstein, whereafter it is known as the Schwarzbach, emptying into the Main near Okriftel. The Theißbach rises in the Theißtal and empties into the Daisbach at Niedernhausen town hall. The Seelbach rises near Lenzhahn, flows through Oberseelbach and empties into the Daisbach near Niederseelbach. The Josbach rises near Oberjosbach, and in Niederjosbach likewise empties into the Daisbach.
Through the municipal area likewise run the tracks of the Main-Lahn railway, east-west through the Autal, from Frankfurt to Limburg an der Lahn. Running parallel thereto are the A 3 and the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line, which each cross the Theißtal on an imposing bridge.
Geology
The mountain ridge, to which the Hohe Kanzel also belongs, is made of hard, weathered, but also cracked and permeable quartzite rock. Its layers are set steeply and often vertically. This yellowish-white, sometimes cherry-red-streaked Taunus quartzite arose from sandy sea depositions. Through the mountain range's compression and the attendant exothermic reaction, the original sedimentary stone changed into metamorphic quartzite.
In some spots in the Niedernhausen municipal area are found outcrops of this quartzite. Among these are a block on the peak of the Hohe Kanzel and the 479 m-high Hohler Stein (“Hollow Stone”) between Niedernhausen and Lenzhahn. The latter was placed under nature conservation in 1929. Near the Niedernhausen Autobahn on-ramp lies the so-called Grauer Stein (“Grey Stone”), near which is also found an old quartzite mine.
Constituent communities
Niedernhausen's Ortsteile are the formerly self-governing communities of Engenhahn, Königshofen, Niedernhausen, Niederseelbach, Oberjosbach and Oberseelbach. In Niedernhausen alone live more than half the inhabitants. This is also where the great building areas of Lenzhahner Weg and Schäfersberg are found.
1. with the building areas of Lenzhahner Weg and Schäfersberg
2. with the building area of Wildpark
Neighbouring communities
Niedernhausen borders in the west on the town of Taunusstein, in the west and north on the town of Idstein (both in the Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis), in the east on the town of Eppstein (Main-Taunus-Kreis) and in the south on the district-free city of Wiesbaden, the state capital.
History
Beginnings and Roman border area (1st century AD)
In 1974, a stone hatchet was found near Oberjosbach that was dated to the time of the “Beaker Cultures” of the New Stone Age (2300-1600 BC). There is no hint as to whether the area was settled, although it does prove a human presence.
About the beginning of the Christian Era, the Romans came into what is now the Niedernhausen municipal area. Beginning in AD 86 they began work on the Limes between the places now known as Oberseelbach and Idstein; on 15 July 2005, UNESCO proclaimed it a World Heritage Site. The Niedernhausen area lay on the Roman side of the frontier, and what would later become Idstein on the Germanic side. On the Dasbach Heights, on the highway between Niedernhausen and Idstein, a replica of a Roman watchtower was built right near Niedernhausen municipal limits on the occasion of the 2002 Hessentag, state festival in Idstein. Some 2 km north of Oberseelbach, near Idstein-Heftrich, was the Roman castrum of Alteburg.
First traces in the Middle Ages and documentary mentions (1196–1283)
Niedernhausen's two original centres were the parishes of Oberjosbach and Niederseelbach.
The former had its first documentary mention in 1196 as Oberjosbach “augmented with God’s grace to the populace and estate” and thereby acquiring the “full freedom of a mother church” from the Archbishop of Mainz. Saint Michael's parish actually had no existence in the Middle Ages. However, the church developed into a church centre. The settlement of Oberjosbach, on the other hand, might have existed as early as the 10th century, which would make it the oldest in the current municipal area.
The old Johanneskirche (Saint John's Church) in the meadowlands near Niederseelbach was, however, the hub of the so-called Seelbacher Grund, which comprised the centres of Oberseelbach, Engenhahn, Lenzhahn, Königshofen and Niedernhausen. Moreover, the parish priest at Niederseelbach was also responsible for the branch church in Dasbach. If the Seelbacher Grund also belonged to the parish of Oberjosbach, the ways were parted about 1220 when the House of Nassau launched the independent parish of Niederseelbach. The church's origins may well reach back into Carolingian times about 800, when a rural church stood here.
Engenhahn's founding goes back to the founding of the Bleidenstadt Monastery in 775, within whose bounds so-called Meierhöfe (sing. Meierhof, roughly “chamberlain’s estate”) were built. A monk by the name of Enicho founded one such place, thereby becoming Engenhahn's namesake, with the name first appearing as Enicho im Hag or Unechenhagin. The place had its first documentary mention in 1221.
Oberseelbach first cropped up, along with Lenzhahn, as Medietas Ville superioris Selebach in a Schloßborn tithe register. This can be dated to some time between 1226 and 1233. Königshofen and Niedernhausen had their first documentary mentions about 1220 in a directory from Saint Stephen's as Villa in Kunigishoue and Niederinhusin respectively.
Border disputes between Nassau-Idstein and Eppstein (1283–1806)
From the Early Middle Ages, the Niedernhausen municipal area was in the thick of the border disputes between two lordly houses, Nassau and Eppstein. These came to a head in the 13th century with a feud, during which the new parish church at Oberjosbach was once again destroyed, only being built anew and reconsecrated in 1321. The feud was settled in the 1283 Sühnevertrag (“Atonement Treaty”), in which territorial sovereignty was newly ordered. Nevertheless, the rather fluid border between the two houses’ domains was not truly fixed until some time about 1500.
The small settlement of Obernhausen lying in the border area, a counterpart to Niedernhausen (Ober— and Nieder— are German for “Upper” and “Nether” or “Lower”) fell victim during this time to the Plague. By 1544, the settlement no longer existed.
The Reformation led to a further separation between the places in the Seelbacher Grund and Oberjosbach. The latter, after having been Protestant from 1540 to 1604, became Catholic again because it had belonged to Electoral Mainz since 1581. The parishioners in Niederseelbach, on the other hand, became Lutheran as of 1581, matching their lords, the Counts of Nassau-Idstein, in religious affiliation.
This configuration remained in place even by the end of the Thirty Years' War. The war had wrought great misfortune on the villages: Niedernhausen, Königshofen and Engenhahn were almost utterly depopulated; in Oberseelbach only 14 inhabitants survived.
After the Peace of Westphalia, Count Johannes of Nassau-Idstein settled Walloons from the Prince-Bishopric of Liège in the county's emptied centres, among them Niedernhausen, Königshofen and Engenhahn. These settlers he gave leave to keep their Catholic faith, while nevertheless putting them under Niedernhausen's Lutheran priest. Still today, a few Wallonian surnames can be found in Niedernhausen.
The Elector-Archbishop of Mainz, Anselm Franz von Ingelheim, replaced the chapel in Oberjosbach with a church in the Renaissance style in 1680.
In 1723 the border between Idstein and Eppstein was marked with border stones, which on one side showed the Lion of Nassau and on the other the Wheel of Mainz. These stones can still be seen between Niedernhausen and Oberjosbach. In 1728, the Elector-Archbishop Lothar Franz von Schönborn revived the parish in Oberjosbach, in which the Catholics of the Seelbacher Grund found a new home, the border notwithstanding. The school in Niederseelbach had its first documentary mention in 1778. It was attended by children from the surrounding villages.
Duchy of Nassau, railway building and open-air resort (1806–1914)
In 1806, the Duchy of Nassau was founded, rendering the border between Niedernhausen and Oberjosbach, which had been in force since the Middle Ages, meaningless.
In 1859, Oberseelbach, together with the neighbouring places Dasbach and Lenzhahn, both of which now belong to Idstein, founded a school board. The new school building was opened in 1863.
The great upswing came with the building of the railway, including Niedernhausen station in 1877. The Main-Lahn Railway thereafter linked the Frankfurt Rhine Main Region with Limburg an der Lahn. When the opening of the Ländches Railway to Wiesbaden opened in 1879, Niedernhausen even became a railway junction. The first railway station building arose in 1880, and in 1906 a new, representative building went up, and with it also came track and handling facilities for the steam locomotives. An old locomotive shed with a watertower is still preserved. In 1913, the line was double-tracked. In 1903, Niederseelbach acquired its own halt, which was, however, closed again in 1971.
The population, which hitherto had for centuries been oriented towards agriculture and forest endeavours, now had the opportunity to pursue industrial occupations or work in crafts in the cities and towns that could now easily be reached. Not only Niedernhausen and Niederseelbach, but also the outlying villages profited from this. Given the now easy access, Niedernhausen even managed to rise to become a Luftkurort (roughly, “open-air resort”), which resort guests could comfortably reach by rail. Many old hotel villas from the Gründerzeit in the former resort quarter at the Schöne Aussicht (“Lovely View”) bear witness to this time. Moreover, the old youth hostel is still to be found on Frankfurter Straße. The unofficial resort house was the former Pulvermühle (“Powder Mill”) in the Theiß valley on the boundary between Königshofen and Niedernhausen. About the turn of the 20th century, Niedernhausen's population reached about 1,200.
Weimar Republic, Third Reich and Second World War (1918–1945)
After the First World War, the Rhine's left bank along with the three bridgeheads, Cologne, Koblenz and Mainz and also areas within 30 km of each of them, were occupied by the Allies. Niedernhausen and the places that are now its outlying centres found themselves under French occupation; at times several hundred soldiers were present. From September 1919, troops had been withdrawn from the smaller centres. In November 1919, the first community representative elections were held, at which for the first time women were also allowed to vote.
Even after the First World War, many resort guests and summer visitors came to Niedernhausen, among them many Jews. Perhaps these circumstances and the Walloons’ settling in Niedernhausen centuries earlier explain why the presence of foreign cultures was considered normal. Whatever the truth is, there are no stories of political activity from the time of the Third Reich worth mentioning, although there was a so-called Führer-Schule which served as a training centre for the Hitler Youth.
As in many German municipalities, there were renamings in Niedernhausen of streets and buildings: there was a Hindenburgplatz, and part of Niederseelbacher Straße in Königshofen and Austraße in Niedernhausen were each named Adolf-Hitler-Straße. The teachers at the schools, according to reports from the pupils, seem all to have been quite in line with the Party and spurred their pupils into gathering relief supplies. There were, however, scattered reports here of voices critical of the régime. A staffer at the Führer-Schule, for instance, cancelled the subscription to the propaganda newspaper Der Stürmer out of hand, although she had to face consequences for this. When the mayor ordered the community's evacuation shortly before the war ended, the populace simply laughed at him.
With the building of the Autobahn between 1937 and 1939 came a further upswing, as Niedernhausen also got an interchange that could be used by the rising number of cars. The building of the Theißtalbrücke (“Theiß Valley Bridge”), which was finished before the outbreak of the Second World War, employed up to 700 workers, who were housed in Niedernhausen and had to be supplied.
After having been spared early on in the Second World War, things changed with the Allies’ advance beginning in 1944. Owing to the community's importance as a railway junction and the resident Führer-Schule with its transmission facilities, the community was notably more heavily bombed than comparable places in the area. Between May 1944 and March 1945 there were at least eight air raids. In the heaviest, on 22 February 1945, the railway station building, a great deal of the trackage, roughly 30 parked locomotives and dozens of other pieces of rolling stock were destroyed.
Struck by the air raid were not only the railway facilities, but also several dwelling buildings in Niedernhausen and Königshofen. In July 1944, a train coming from Eppstein was bombed; it is estimated that this resulted in 30 to 40 deaths. On the night of 25 to 26 August 1944, the Oberjosbach parish church burnt right down to the foundations after having been struck by an incendiary bomb. All together, roughly 200 people were killed in these air raids. Even today, many bomb craters are still to be found in the woods around Niedernhausen.
In the air raids in August 1944, three US servicemen who had parachuted to earth were lynched by the populace upon landing.
When the Americans came by way of Engenhahn and Niederseelbach to Königshofen and Niedernhausen, there was no resistance. The GIs’ quick advance may well be what spared the Theiß Valley Bridge the customary demolition by retreating German forces.
Postwar era (1945–1975)
After the Second World War, as was so throughout West Germany, many refugees and Germans driven out of their lands in the former eastern territories and the Sudetenland came into the individual centres, above all Oberjosbach, Niedernhausen, Königshofen and Niederseelbach. Niederseelbach's population, for instance, thereby swelled by 1960 to twice what it had been in 1939. In the 1950s, consequently, the first new municipal developments arose.
The rebuilt parish church in Oberjosbach had already opened in 1949.
In Engenhahn, the Wildparkgelände at first became an area for weekend houses. Beginning in 1975, it became an official and exclusive building area in which prominent persons such as Wim Thoelke, Ebby Thust and Susanne Fröhlich live (or lived).
In 1964, Oberseelbach took part for the first time in the contest Unser Dorf soll schöner werden (“Our Village Should Become Lovelier”), and in 1965 won the state victory for Hesse.
When the Rhine-Main S-Bahn was being planned and it could be foreseen that Niedernhausen would be one of the termini, the community experienced a sharp rise in population. The big building development of Lenzhahner Weg then came into being. In the 1970s, four highrise blocks of flats were built along with a dozen other major blocks. The first S-Bahn train, running on line 2, reached Niedernhausen station on 25 August 1975.
In 1970, the Oberseelbach bypass was opened, freeing the community's narrow main street of through traffic.
Boundary adjustments and municipal reform (1971 to present)
On 1 October 1971, the communities of Niedernhausen and Königshofen signed – despite an age-old aversion towards each other – a boundary adjustment agreement and merged into the community of Niedernhausen im Taunus, with Königshofen keeping its identity as an Ortsteil.
In the course of municipal reform in Hesse, the community of Niedernhausen i. Ts was eventually formed on 1 January 1977 out of the hitherto self-governing communities of Niedernhausen with the Ortsteil of Königshofen, Engenhahn, Niederseelbach, Oberseelbach and Oberjosbach. At the same time, the community became part of the Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis, founded on the same date, whose seat is at Bad Schwalbach. Formerly, Niedernhausen had belonged to the Main-Taunus-Kreis.
Before this, there had been much earnest “courting” by Idstein and Niedernhausen of the communities in the Seelbacher Grund, giving rise to a third consideration that a self-governing community called Lenzenberg could be formed out of Engenhahn, Oberseelbach, Niederseelbach, Lenzhahn and Dasbach. In the end, though, Engenhahn, Oberseelbach and Niederseelbach chose to join Niedernhausen, while Lenzhahn and Dasbach, despite their centuries-long links with Oberseelbach and Niederseelbach, chose to join Idstein.
In the early 1980s, the old school building and town hall in Niedernhausen was expanded into the greater community's town hall, and the Autalhalle was built.
Beginning in 1985, a further great building area on the Schäfersberg, near Niedernhausen (main centre) was begun.
Today, over half of the greater community's population lives in Niedernhausen. The second biggest constituent community is Oberjosbach with 2,150 inhabitants; the smallest is Oberseelbach with 450. The centres of Oberjosbach, Oberseelbach, Niederseelbach and Engenhahn have therefore largely been able to keep their village character.
Population development since the founding of the greater community in 1977
Niedernhausen has undergone since the founding of the greater community on 1 January 1977 a great rise in population. The figure rose from 12,055 at the census in May 1987 to 14,722 in June 2003. This represents a rise of more than 22% (district average: roughly 11%). The causes are, more than anything else, the community's favourable location with regards to transport and its proximity to nature, as well as the Schäfersberg building development that was going on during this time. However, over the last few years, the population growth has been stagnating because there is now very little land left to develop in the Lenzhahner Weg and Schäfersberg development areas, and no new land is being opened up to development.
* Census result
Politics
The community's mayor (Bürgermeister), and thereby also its administrative chief, has been since 1989 Günter F. Döring (SPD). He also became Niedernhausen's first directly elected mayor in 1995, being re-elected in both 2001 and 2007. In 2013 Joachim Reimann (CDU) was elected mayor; re-elected in 2018, he is the current mayor.
The community council (Gemeindevertretung), as Niedernhausen's highest political body, is elected every five years by all citizens who are eligible to vote. It has 37 seats. The last municipal election, held on 26 March 2006, yielded the following seat distribution: CDU: 15 seats, SPD: 10 seats, Bündnis 90/Die Grünen: 4 seats, FDP: 2 seats, Wählergemeinschaft Niedernhausen (WGN): 6 seats. The next municipal election will be held in 2011.
The council chooses a community executive (Gemeindevorstand). This has nine members (CDU: 3 members, SPD: 2 members, Bündnis 90/Die Grünen: 2 members). Among the members are also the mayor and the first deputy (Gerd Paustian, WGN).
The executive is supported by four boards which work on various issues, bringing them before the executive when a vote is needed. The four boards are the building board (Bauausschuss), the environmental board (Umweltausschuss), the social board (Sozialausschuss), and the main and financial board (Haupt- und Finanzausschuss). Each board has seven members (CDU: 3, SPD: 2, WGN: 1, Greens: 1).
The main and outlying centres’ concerns fall to the constituent community councils (Ortsbeiräte). They have an advisory function on community council and are composed according to municipal election results in each centre. The political bodies sit at the community's town hall in the main centre of Niedernhausen.
* Wählergemeinschaft Niedernhausen (Freie Wähler)
Administration
The community administration is mostly housed at the Town Hall. Here, citizens can find the building office, the bylaw enforcement office, the licensing office, the register office, the local court and contact people for environmental, family, sanitation, and sundry other matters. Working at Town Hall are roughly 50 administrative employees. Furthermore, the community runs its own building yard. Here some 20 employees take care of winter services, street cleaning, graveyard, sporting ground, playground and greenspace maintenance, and also repair and maintenance of community-owned institutions and buildings. The waterworks and sewerage are kept running by the community works, which is attached to the building yard. Moreover, there is a recycling yard. At the six municipal kindergartens, about 35 kindergarten teachers are employed. Responsible for traffic and environmental infractions is the bylaw enforcement office. For all other security concerns, there is the police station in Idstein. There are longstanding demands, however, for a local police presence.
Coat of arms
The community's arms might be described thus: Azure a lion rampant Or armed and langued gules among six billets of the second, in his forepaw sinister a sword argent held palewise.
The arms were created in 1977. The lion is from the arms borne by the Duchy of Nassau. The silver sword in the lion's left forepaw refers to Oberjosbach's Electoral Mainz past; this outlying centre's coat of arms shows a sword in Mainz's heraldic tinctures, and the sword is also one of the Archangel Michael's attributes, thus symbolizing Oberjosbach's patron saint. The billets (small rectangles) stand for the community's six centres.
Municipal partnerships
Wilrijk (constituent community of Antwerp, Belgium)
The partnership has existed since 1980, when this was still a self-governing town (about 38,000 inhabitants). Since then, there has been a regular exchange, with cycling tours between the two places being arranged. Since 1984, Wilrijk has been a constituent community of Antwerp, which has changed nothing about the intensive relationship. The square before Niedernhausen's town hall was named after Wilrijk, making the community administration's address Wilrijkplatz (no house number).
Ilfeld (Harz, Thuringia)
The connection with the Thuringian town in the Harz (3,000 inhabitants) was spurred shortly after German reunification in 1990, likely also in the east to get some structural subsidies. The partnership between Ilfeld and Wilrijk, forged by Niedernhausen's initiative, has created a three-way partnership. The square before Niedernhausen's railway station has since its remodelling been known as Ilfelder Platz.
Economy and infrastructure
Economy
Niedernhausen is generally said to be a bedroom town for the cities in Frankfurt Rhine Main Region. At 30%, Wiesbaden has the greatest share of commuters from Niedernhausen, followed closely by Frankfurt am Main. The number of jobs has risen along with the population, although given the local commuting structure, the share of the population employed locally has always been rather slight, at about 10%. In June 1987, 1,192 persons were employed in Niedernhausen. By June 2002 this had risen by about 21% to 1,443. The share engaged in service businesses in 1987 was about 65%, and in 2002, 71%. The local purchasing power is about €21,346 for each inhabitant, putting it roughly 28.5% above the national average, and thereby also making it the highest figure for the Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis.
Niedernhausen is home to mostly small and midsize businesses, overwhelmingly in the service provision sector. Meanwhile, there are more than 30 high-technology firms, among them about 20 in information technology, as well as seven companies in measuring and control technology. The community's biggest employer, with 220 on staff, is Hartmann Druckfarben GmbH in Niederseelbach (printing inks) which has been an established business here since 1968. Another big employer, the RAMADA Hotel Micador, is a conference and convention hotel with 254 rooms and the adjoining Rhein-Main-Theater, which was built between 1993 and 1995 specially to present Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical Sunset Boulevard.
Beginning in 1976 in the Schöne Aussicht, the biggest publishing house for German guidebooks, the FALKEN-Verlagsgruppe was resident. With 120 employees and roughly 1,200 available books, it generated a turnover of roughly €45,000,000. In 2000, however, the publishing house was taken over by the Bertelsmann concern and closed.
All together there are four industrial areas, a small one in each of Königshofen, Oberseelbach and Niederseelbach as well as a somewhat bigger one in Niedernhausen near the Autobahn interchange. Here it is planned to open up a further 5 ha or so of land to mixed and commercial development.
Transport
Niedernhausen station lies on the Main-Lahn Railway running from Frankfurt am Main to Limburg an der Lahn. The line was opened early on, in 1877, and the station is the main junction on this line between Frankfurt-Höchst and Eschhofen, as it is here that the Ländchesbahn branches off, running to the main railway station in Hesse's state capital, Wiesbaden. Given its importance as such, Niedernhausen station was targeted by Allied bombers several times in the Second World War.
Since 1975, Niedernhausen has also been the outermost stop on the Rhine-Main S-Bahn’s line S2, which links the community with Frankfurt’s main station with a travel time of roughly 35 minutes. Furthermore, the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line, with its Niedernhausener Tunnel runs through the municipal area.
Besides the train connections to Frankfurt am Main, Wiesbaden and Limburg an der Lahn, there is also a city bus connection to Wiesbaden (route 22 of the ESWE – Wiesbaden’s transport system) linking the centres of Oberjosbach, Niedernhausen and Königshofen to the state capital with a travel time of roughly 30 minutes. There is also a local bus service linking all outlying centres to the main centre and the railway station. Long-distance buses likewise call at Niedernhausen railway station.
There are no pedestrian precincts in Niedernhausen. Nevertheless, the main shopping street, Bahnhofsstraße (“Railway Station Street”) is a traffic-free one-way street which is completely blocked to motorized traffic for various events (wine festival, Christmas market, and so on).
In the Taunus woods around the community is a tight web of signposted hiking trails.
There is a “Park&Ride” facility available at Niedernhausen S-Bahn station. Likewise, a great number of parking spaces is on hand at the Niedernhausen forest swimming pool and the Rhein-Main-Theater. There are parking spaces in the main centre, too.
Niedernhausen has an interchange on the A 3 (Cologne–Frankfurt) lying roughly 2 km south of the main centre. Past the interchange and through the municipal area runs Bundesstraße 455.
Frankfurt Airport can be reached by Autobahn in about 20 minutes. By train – with a transfer at the main station in either Frankfurt or Wiesbaden – it takes roughly an hour. Given this easy access to the airport, Niedernhausen has also become a favourite choice among airport employees as a home.
Infrastructure
Schools
In Niedernhausen there are two public schools. The Theißtalschule in the main centre was expanded in the late 1990s from a primary school with orientation level (Förderstufe) into a cooperative comprehensive school with primary level and also Hauptschule, Realschule and Gymnasium branches. The Lenzenbergschule in the outlying centre of Niederseelbach is a so-called Mittelpunkts-Grundschule (“midpoint primary school”, a central school, designed to eliminate smaller outlying schools) for the outlying centres of Engenhahn, Niederseelbach and Oberseelbach. In the outlying centre of Königshofen are also found a private Gymnasium and a music school.
Churches
Within community limits are three Catholic churches, two Protestant and one New Apostolic. The Catholic ones are Maria Königin in Niedernhausen, St. Michael in Oberjosbach and St. Martha in Engenhahn. The two Protestant parishes are Christuskirche in Niedernhausen and another in Niederseelbach with Niedernhausen's oldest church, the Johanneskirche from the 15th century. The old Catholic church in Niedernhausen is now used as a cultural centre. The Catholic churches belong to the parish St. Martin Idsteiner Land.
Sport and leisure facilities
In Niedernhausen there are several football pitches, among them two paved ones in Engenhahn and Niederseelbach as well as an artificial-turf pitch in Niedernhausen. Besides those, there are three smaller sporting grounds in Niedernhausen, Königshofen and Oberjosbach as well as an athletics facility attached to the Theißtalschule. The great three-field sporting hall, the Autalhalle is used not only by local clubs, but also for trade fairs and sundry other events. The schools and the bigger sport clubs each have their own halls. Furthermore, there are a tennis club that plays on several courts and in a hall, a riding ring, several skittle alleys and the Waldschwimmbad (“forest swimming pool”) with several basins, slides and a diving tower. Right next to the pool, a rollerskating rink was opened in July 2006. The local Theißtal recreation area offers, besides several barbecue areas, a great angling pond. In the centre of Engenhahn, in severe winters, cross-country skiing trails are laid out.
Kindergartens, daycare, after-school care and community centers
All together six municipally owned kindergartens are to be found in the centres of Niedernhausen (Ahornstraße and Schäfersberg), Königshofen, Niederseelbach, Oberjosbach and Engenhahn. Moreover, the Catholic Church runs the St. Josef kindergarten. A private parents’ association runs a rhythmic-musical kindergarten called TASIMU with daycare and after-school care. Besides the great three-field sporting hall with caterer's (Autalhalle), community buildings are to be found in every other centre for events. Furthermore, next to the town hall carpark is a revamped old slaughterhouse that now serves as a youth centre. Youngsters can play billiards or table football, or simply “chill” and have a drink, or listen to bands that appear on the small stage.
Culture and sightseeing
Rhein-Main-Theater
The nationally known Rhein-Main-Theater, right on the Niedernhausen Autobahn interchange, is used for many international events. The house, with 1,566 seats shared between the stalls and two galleries, was built between 1993 and 1995 at a cost of €25,000,000 specially to present the first German-language production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical Sunset Boulevard. The play ran from December 1995 to August 1998, with the leads being played by the well known musical stars Uwe Kröger und Helen Schneider, and later also the actress Daniela Ziegler. Nevertheless, the star-studded cast could not stave off insolvency. Today, changing events take place at the theatre. The halt on the Ländchesbahn (railway), built specially for the theatre, was opened in 1996 and after the theatre was for the time being closed in 1998, the halt, too, was closed.
Other event venues and institutions
Besides the Rhein-Main-Theater there is also a whole series of further event venues in Niedernhausen. Particularly worthy of note are the Zentrum Alte Kirche (ZAK) and the youth club I4. The Old Catholic Church on Wiesbadener Straße was threatening to fall into disrepair after the Catholic parish shifted their house of worship to the new church on Bahnhofstraße. In 1980, a private club took over the leasehold for 99 years, had the building put under monumental protection and renovated it on its own initiative. Today, the house offers an unusual and appealing setting for a great number of events from readings to concerts and theatrical productions to art exhibitions.
Youths first organized themselves in the late 1980s with the community's encouragement and support. Their first home was in a room in the Autalhalle, before the community acquired a shabby building across from the Town Hall in 1992. The youths made out of their Wiesbadener Straße 2 – W2 for short – a thriving place with many of their own initiatives. In the end, when the building was at last going to be torn down, they got ready to move. The former butcher's shop with adjoining slaughterhouse they converted as a volunteer project into a concert and event venue. Taking place at I4 (for Idsteiner Straße 4) today, besides the regular operations and several working groups are also rock concerts and parties.
Not only does The Autalhalle serve the Theißtalschule and local clubs as a sport hall, but also it offers, with its wheel-away grandstand, the adjoining caterer's and its configuration, which allows flexibility, a space for regular fairs, exhibitions and sundry other events. The Free Democratic Party and the Greens, for instance, have held their Hesse party conferences here in past years. Likewise, the community council sits here. At one time, the hall was even used as the “festival tent” at the Niedernhausen Kerb.
Clubs
In Niedernhausen there is a lively club life with a remarkable number of clubs – roughly 100 – and thousands of members. Many volunteer helpers make this possible. Most clubs give themselves over to sport. The most successful of these is SV Niedernhausen, which is almost purely a football club. Since advancing in 2006, the club has quickly established itself in the Gruppenliga Wiesbaden and is even in line for further promotion to the next highest league. The best known player is Christopher Ihm, who lives in Niedernhausen and is a former professional of 1.FSV Mainz 05. At Sportverein Niederseelbach 1951, it is mainly football that is played. The two clubs each have up to 18 teams in the various age groups from “G-Jugend” (those no older than 7) to the seniors’ team. Niederseelbach played for a time in the Bezirksoberliga Wiesbaden, and now currently plays in the "A-Klasse Rheingau-Taunus". The volleyball division of SV Niederseelbach has existed since 1981. SV Niederseelbach also offers an informal walking programme and Nordic walking.
Turngemeinde 1896 Niedernhausen, with roughly 1,000 active members the community's biggest club, Turn- und Sportverein Königshofen 1898, Turn- und Sportverein Engenhahn 1977 and Turngemeinde 1899 Oberjosbach all offer leisure sports. The two first ones each have an athletics and gymnastics division, both of which regularly take part in competitions, among them the Deutsches Turnfest and the Hesse State Gymnastics Festivals. All four clubs each have their own clubhouse and training ground. TG Niedernhausen also runs a big basketball division, which sometimes boasts as many as 10 teams. The first men's and the first women's teams each play in district class A.
Tennis-Club Niedernhausen, with about 400 members, plays on 9 outdoor courts (sand) and three indoor. At the tennis hall, moreover, are several squash courts. Worthy of notice are the Aikido-Club with roughly 130 members, which commits itself to Japanese self-defence arts, and the local DLRG chapter with roughly 260 members, who use the forest pool for their swimming sport. In the winter, this is done in indoor pools in Wiesbaden.
Likewise worth mentioning is the Intressengemeinschaft Reiten und Fahren e.V., Niedernhausen/Ts. (IRFN, riding club). The riding facilities, Am Hahnwald, which belong to the club have at their disposal, besides stabling, a dressage square, a show jumping square and a riding hall.
High in membership are also Ski-Club Niedernhausen with about 600, Kerbegesellschaft Veilchenblau Oberjosbach and Kerbeborsch Königshofen (both kermis clubs) with about 130 members.
Furthermore, there are Kerbeverein Niederseelbach (another kermis club), Schäfersbergteam, which stages various events in the Schäfersberg new building area, among them the Schäfersbergfest, as well as Frohsinn 1875 Engenhahn (men's singing), 1873 Niedernhausen, Eintracht 1885 Niederseelbach and fire brigade clubs in individual centres. In the smallest centre, the Heimat und Kulturverein Oberseelbach looks after, for instance, keeping up the baking tradition, the cultural community and maintaining the scenic heritage.
The Schützenverein Königshofen 1959 e.V. with about 200 members can boast its own indoor shooting range with 10 ×10 m airgun enclosures and 10 ×25 m and 6 ×50 m stalls.
The Vocal-Ensemble Le Courage e.V. is a women's choir of national importance. It was founded in 1977 by music director Wolfgang Diefenbach and has been led by him ever since. The choir currently has roughly 55 active singers aged between 14 and 75. They have made a number of recordings, and the ensemble has won 36 victories in regional and international choral contests and come in first at the Hesse Choral Competition.
Regular events
What follows is a selection of regular events in Niedernhausen:
Gickellauf Engenhahn (established forest run and family festival, third Sunday in September)
Schäfersbergfest (Schäfersberg neighbourhood)
Gemeindeschießen (“Community Shooting”, Königshofen Shooting Club, mid-November)
Weinfest Niedernhausen (wine festival, Bahnhofstraße)
Zeltkerb Königshofen (“tent kermis”, Königshofen fairground, third weekend in August)
Oberjosbacher Kerb (kermis, Oberjosbach community centre)
Niederseelbacher Kerb (kermis, Niederseelbach, mid-October)
TuFuMaBa (Fastnacht masquerade ball in Niederseelbach, Lenzenberghalle)
Sportwoche Niederseelbach (“sport week”, Niederseelbach sporting ground, late July)
Sport-Spiel-Spaß Oberjosbach (“sport-play-fun”, Jahnhalle, early September)
Weihnachtsmarkt Niedernhausen (Christmas market, Bahnhofstraße, first weekend in Advent)
Ausstellung Form-Bild-Farbe (“Shape-Image-Colour Exhibition”, Autalhalle)
Orchideenschau (“Orchid Show”, Autalhalle)
Gewerbeausstellung (business fair, Autalhalle)
SV Niedernhausen's matches on the artificial-turf pitch at the Autalarena
Sportfest Niederseelbach (Niederseelbach sporting ground, September)
Great Dressage and Show Jumping tournament (Niedernhausen riding square)
Theiß Valley Bridge
The community's landmark is the Theißtalbrücke (“Theiß Valley Bridge”), part of the A 3, which spans the narrow Theiß Valley on 16 arches stretching across 500 m with a maximum height of 46 m. Parallel to it in the 1990s arose another bridge that carries the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line, whose dimensions are roughly the same as the older bridge's. The arch motif is used by the community's administration and a few clubs as a symbol.
Buildings
Johanneskirche (Evangelical church)
The Johanneskirche in Niederseelbach was from the Middle Ages the Seelbacher Grund’s religious and spiritual hub. It is the most valuable historic building in the greater community of Niedernhausen. When the church was built is unknown, although there must have been a forerunner building at the time when the parish was founded about 1220 by the Counts of Nassau. The church's somewhat off-centre location in relation to the Niederseelbach village core is a clue that the church might have begun as a rural church (Feldkirche), as was customary in Carolingian times about 800.
The church is a plain building with a flat-ceilinged single nave and a quire. Adjoining it on the north side is the tower, which has an underground vault. A few jutting corbels on the walls and in the quire are all that is left of the former Gothic vaulting, which itself might put the nave's building date in the 15th century. The tower acquired its Welsche Haube (the particular kind of cupola seen here) in 1790.
Catholic churches
The church St. Michael in Oberjosbach goes back to the founding of the parish of Oberjosbach in 1196. The church has, however, been destroyed several times, having been built anew in 1321, 1728 and most recently in 1949.
The church St. Martha in Engenhahn was built in 1890 and 1891 in the Gothic Revival style after the Catholic inhabitants split from the parish of Oberjosbach in 1888 and were assigned to the parish of Idstein.
The old Catholic church in Niedernhausen was consecrated in 1885, after the growing community's Catholics made it known that they did not want to make the long trip to Oberjosbach anymore. After the so-called Kapellenstreit (“Chapel dispute”) over what Königshofen's share towards the church should be, the community of Mariä Geburt was finally founded on 1 October 1904, which the Bishop of Limburg an der Lahn raised to parish on 1 May 1921. Since the new church was built on Bahnhofstraße in 1960, the old church has been used as a cultural centre, and the parish has called itself Maria Königin.
Historical town halls and school buildings
Historical town halls are to be found in the centres of Oberjosbach und Engenhahn. The Engenhahn town hall was built in 1768, served beginning in 1820 as a school and later housed the community administration until 1977. The building is a timber-frame house under monumental protection, as is the old bakehouse (Backes) in Oberseelbach.
The town hall in Niedernhausen, which today serves as the community's administrative seat, was originally a school building built in 1903, in which the mayor's office was also housed. In 1981, it was expanded into a representative building and is today a further community landmark.
Other secular buildings
The old Gasthaus zum Anker right near the town hall, built towards the end of the 17th century, had an eventful history behind it. From 1734, it was an inn. It was under monumental protection, but it was threatening to fall asunder, and was in the end torn down on 23 February 2008.
In Königshofen the old locomotive shed and an old watertower bear witness to Niedernhausen's time as a railway stronghold.
Also worth seeing are the Gründerzeit villas on the Schöne Aussicht, which still give one an impression of Niedernhausen's time as an open-air resort.
Nature
The Rhein-Taunus Nature Park, much of which is wooded, lies within community limits and abuts residential areas in places. Of particular scenic charm is the ridge running between a line between Niederseelbach and Engenhahn and the local recreation and conservation area of the Theiß valley running parallel thereto. The highest elevation is the Hohe Kanzel at 592 m above sea level. From west to east, a dale runs through the municipal area, over whose slopes Niedernhausen's residential neighbourhoods stretch. In Oberjosbach is found a 500-year-old oak. North of Niedernhausen, on the Eselskopf, are a few bizarre crag formations in the middle of the forest (Hohler Stein – “Hollow Stone”).
Famous people
Curt Mahr (1907–1978), composer and accordionist, lived until his death in Niedernhausen
Wim Thoelke (1927–1995), master of ceremonies and creator of the quiz show Der große Preis, lived until his death in Engenhahn and is buried at the graveyard there
Peter Weck (1930– ), producer, theatre manager, stage and film actor, managed the Rhein-Main-Theater in 1996/1997
Helen Schneider (1952– ), singer and actress, played the lead rôle of Norma Desmond from 1995 to 1997 in the musical Sunset Boulevard at the Rhein-Main-Theater
Gert Scobel (1959– ), journalist and television moderator, lives in Engenhahn
Susanne Fröhlich (1962– ), author and radio moderator on Hessischer Rundfunk, lives in Engenhahn
Uwe Kröger (1964– ), best known musical performer in the German-speaking world; worked from 1995 to 1997 as main performer at the Rhein-Main-Theater
Jens Keller (1970– ), former German footballer (last club Eintracht Frankfurt - until 2005) lived until 2005 in Königshofen
References
Further reading
Heinz Hirt: 1877-2002: 125 Jahre Main-Lahn-Bahn Höchst-Limburg. Eppstein (Taunus) 2002,
Adolf Tham: Heimatgeschichte Niedernhausen. herausgegeben vom Gemeindevorstand der Gemeinde Niedernhausen, Heft 1 bis 4, 1986–1989
Festschrift 700 Jahre Niedernhausen-Königshofen. 1983
External links
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Don B. Hughes (born September 22, 1940) in Salisbury in Wicomico County, Maryland, United States, was a member of the Maryland House of Delegates for District 37A, which covers portions of Dorchester and Wicomico Counties
Background
Delegate Hughes was first elected in 1994 and only served for 1 term. He did not run for reelection in the House.
Education
Delegate Hughes attended Wicomico High School in Salisbury, Maryland. After high school he graduated from the University of Delaware in Newark, Delaware.
Career
Delegate Hughes served on the Environmental Matters Committee during his term in the Maryland House of Delegates. He was also a member of the forum for Rural Maryland, the Lead Poisoning Prevention Commission from 1996 until 1998, the Governor's Wetlands Restoration Steering Committee from 1997 until 1999, and finally the Solid Waste Management Task Force in 1998.
Election results
1994 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – District 37A
Voters to choose one:
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!Name
!Votes
!Percent
!Outcome
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|Don B. Hughes, Rep.
|2,788
| 41%
| Won
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|Rudolph C. Cane, Dem.
|2,768
| 40%
| Lost
|-
|-
|Lemuel D. Chester II, Ind.
|1,299
| 19%
| Lost
|}
References and notes
External links
Maryland Archives
1940 births
Republican Party members of the Maryland House of Delegates
University of Delaware alumni
Living people
People from Salisbury, Maryland |
Go Live may refer to:
Go Live (album), a 2020 album by South Korean boy group Stray Kids
"Go Live" (song), its track
Go Live (EP), a 2019 EP by South Korean–Japanese boy group ONF |
The Railway King (German: Der Eisenbahnkönig) is a 1921 German silent drama film directed by Eugen Illés and starring Fritz Kortner, Hermann Vallentin and Artúr Somlay. It was released in two parts, premiering at the Marmorhaus.
The film's sets were designed by the art director Fritz Kraenke and August Rinaldi.
Cast
Fritz Kortner
Hermann Vallentin
Artúr Somlay
Heinrich Peer
Carl Schönfeld
Jaro Fürth
Danny Guertler
Ruth Larrisson
Emil Rameau
Preben J. Rist
Genia Vallot
Anna von Palen
References
Bibliography
Grange, William. Cultural Chronicle of the Weimar Republic. Scarecrow Press, 2008.
External links
1921 films
Films of the Weimar Republic
Films directed by Eugen Illés
German silent feature films
1921 drama films
National Film films
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1920s German films |
This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Norfolk, Virginia.
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in the independent city of Norfolk, Virginia, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in an online map.
There are 63 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the city. Another 3 properties were once listed but have been removed.
Current listings
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See also
List of National Historic Landmarks in Virginia
National Register of Historic Places listings in Virginia
References
History of Norfolk, Virginia
Norfolk |
Sarah Graham Palmer Young (August 19, 1830 - April 6, 1908) worked as a regimental nurse during the American Civil War. In 1867, she published The Story of Aunt Becky's Army-Life, an account of her wartime experiences.
Early life and marriages
She was born in Ithaca, New York as Sarah A. Graham.
She married Abel O. Palmer, who died before 1862, and married David C. Young on April 6, 1867, after the Civil War.
Nursing during the Civil War
Palmer left Ithaca on September 3, 1862, following the 109th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment to Laurel, Maryland and leaving her two daughters in the care of relatives.
The regiment initially served at Annapolis Junction, Maryland, guarding the railroad to Washington, D.C.
In one anecdote she told, during the Siege of Petersburg Palmer wanted to send a seriously ill patient to Washington but the doctor in
charge objected. She managed to obtain a ticket for him and sent him off, leading to an angry argument with the doctor the following day. Later she embellished this story to include multiple patients, and claimed that the doctor took his complaint to Union general Ulysses S. Grant. According to Palmer's later account, Grant "laughed and said 'I've got nothing to say. Aunt Becky outranks me!'"
At some point she acquired the nickname "Aunt Becky"; it is not clear if this nickname was applied to her during her civilian life before the American Civil War, or if the nickname was given by her patients or colleagues. One secondary source claims that patients often called her "Mother", a nickname she disliked, and she encouraged using the different nickname after a soldier suggested she looked like his Aunt Becky.
After the Civil War
The Story of Aunt Becky's Army-Life was co-authored with Sylvia Lawson Covey. Palmer had kept a full diary of her nursing experiences, but most of the diary was lost, leaving only around three months of material and Palmer's account was therefore largely dictated from memory.
After her remarriage in 1867, her family moved to Des Moines, Iowa the following year. Palmer continued to be interested in the welfare of soldiers, and on the outbreak of the Spanish–American War Palmer raised funds for the Iowa Sanitation Commission, which provided medical supplies for the soldiers, and became the Commission's president.
She died on April 6, 1908, which was also her 41st wedding anniversary, and was buried in Woodland Cemetery in Des Moines.
References
Further reading
External links
Photos of her monument
Account of 2009 Veterans Day ceremony
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"I'm a Man You Don't Meet Every Day" (Roud 975) is a traditional Scottish or Irish music hall song written from the point of view of a rich landowner telling the story of his day while buying drinks at a public house. According to Archie Fisher, the song is "an Irish narrative ballad that has been shortened to an Aberdeenshire drinking song".
It is also known under the titles Jock Stuart, Jock Stewart or Jock Steward.
Various versions of the song exist. A "boastful Irish ditty" of that title is recorded as early as the 1880s.
It was also passed on from Frederick “Cauliflower” Crossman, who had worked with Cecil Sharp, to Crossman's granddaughter.
Its most famous version is Jeannie Robertson's from 1960. A recent popular version was recorded in 1985 by the Pogues, with bass player Cait O'Riordan on vocals. In both Robertson's and O'Riordan's versions, the song's first-person narrator is presented by a woman, despite the song's masculine narrative.
Recordings
Jeannie Robertson on Scottish Ballads and Folk Songs (1960)
The McCalmans on Smuggler (1975)
Archie Fisher on The Man With a Rhyme as Jock Stewart (1976)
The Tannahill Weavers on The Tannahill Weavers (1979)
Dougie MacLean on CRM (1979), as Jock Stewart
Houghton Weavers on In The Rare Ould Times (1983)
The Pogues on Rum Sodomy & the Lash (1985)
The Dubliners on 30 Years A-Greying (1992)
Danú on All Things Considered (2002)
Hadrian's Wall on Hadrian's Wall (2006), as Jock Stewart
Fontaines D.C. Live recording for SiriusXM (2020)
The Banshees of Inisherin Partially performed in pub scene of 2022 film.
See also
Roud Folk Song Index
References
External links
Lyrics and chords
Irish folk songs
Irish songs
The Dubliners songs
The Pogues songs |
RE/MAX, short for Real Estate Maximums, is an American international real estate company that operates through a franchise system.
As of 2015, RE/MAX had more than 100,000 agents in 6,800 offices. RE/MAX operates in over 100 countries and territories.
History
Early history: 1970–76
RE/MAX was founded in January 1973 by Dave Liniger and Gail Main (who later married Liniger and became Gail Liniger) in Denver, Colorado.
The company was established with a maximum commission concept, meaning that agents would keep nearly all of their commissions and pay their broker a share of the office expenses, rather than paying their broker a share of the commission of each sale, which is common in residential real estate.
In 1975, Dennis Curtin purchased the first RE/MAX franchise outside of Colorado, in Kansas City, Missouri. The company grew to 100 franchises in two years. RE/MAX held its first convention in Las Vegas in 1976, which became an annual event.
International expansion: 1977–98
RE/MAX opened its first office outside the United States in Calgary, Alberta, Canada in 1977, started by Don Fernie as RE/MAX South. By 1981, the company had 30 franchises in Canada, and in 1987, RE/MAX became the top real estate company in Canada.
In 1978, the RE/MAX Hot Air Balloon—a red, white and blue hot air balloon—was introduced, taking its maiden flight at the Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta in New Mexico. A year later in 1979, the balloon became the company's official logo.
In 1994, the company expanded outside North America with the establishment of RE/MAX Europe. Regional operations expanded in Germany, Italy, Spain, and South Africa.
In November 1994, the RE/MAX Satellite Network (RSN; renamed RE/MAX University in the 2000s)—a satellite training system for real estate—was launched in the US, debuting at the National Association of Realtors Convention in Anaheim, California. The RSN offered training, professional designation courses, and company news.
RE/MAX expanded to Australia and New Zealand in 1996.
In 1998, Liniger attempted the first manned balloon flight around the world in a stratospheric gas balloon. The flight was canceled due to design and weather problems.
Online expansion and IPO: 2006–present
In 2006, RE/MAX began to list all U.S. homes for sale on its website, including homes being sold by competitors. By 2009, the company had franchises in 70 countries.
In April 2010, the Obama administration announced the "Home Affordable Foreclosure Alternatives" (HAFA) program. The day the announcement was made, leaders from the U.S. Treasury Department and Bank of America participated in a live, national broadcast detailing the initiative at RE/MAX Headquarters in Denver. By 2011, the company had more than 6,000 franchises.
In 2013, UN Special Rapporteur Richard Falk released a report which alleged that real estate groups, such as RE/MAX, found to promote or sell properties in Israeli settlements may be held liable for complicity in the crime of promoting settlement activity in occupied territory. As of November 2015, RE/MAX Israel was still selling properties in 18 different Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories.
RE/MAX Holdings Inc raised $220 million in its initial public offering (IPO) in 2013. A secondary offering was completed of approximately $185 million in November 2015. REMAX Holdings owns 58.3% and RIHI owns 41.7% of RE/MAX LLC. Total diluted share count (public and private) as of December 31, 2015, was 30.2 million shares.
The company expanded into China in 2014 by opening an office in Beijing. The company had more than 15,000 agents in Europe. As of 2016, RE/MAX operates in about 100 countries and has more than 115 hot air balloons in operation, the largest corporate hot air balloon fleet in the world.
In 2018, former president of the company Geoff Lewis, and Liniger stepped down from their roles to retire. Responsibilities were handed to CEO Adam Contos. In 2018 it was announced that Liniger had violated company ethics with a multi-million-dollar loan of his own personal money to Contos.
Subsidiaries
In addition to RE/MAX LLC, RE/MAX Holdings, Inc. owns two other brands.
Motto Mortgage (Motto Franchising, LLC) is the first national mortgage brokerage franchise brand in the United States. Motto was launched by RE/MAX in 2016.
Wemlo (stylized as wemlo) is a fintech company that provides third-party mortgage loan processing services. The company was founded in early 2019 as a startup in Florida by David Rogove and Steven Gelley. RE/MAX Holdings announced its acquisition of wemlo on September 1, 2020.
Philanthropy
In 1992, RE/MAX became a sponsor of Children's Miracle Network. The company hosts art auctions, organizes golf tournaments, and encourages agent fundraising activities. Collectively, all RE/MAX affiliates have raised $147 million for the Children's Miracle Network hospitals in over 20 years of sponsorship.
In 2002, the company became a sponsor of the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Race For The Cure events in the United States.
Local offices use hot air balloons for educational programs and non-profit organization fundraisers.
Recognition
RE/MAX University has been featured in Training Magazines Top 125 US Organizations recognizing employee development.
See also
RE/MAX Field
References
External links
Oficial website Italy
Oficial website Moldavia
Franchises
Real estate companies established in 1973
Real estate services companies of the United States
American companies established in 1973
Companies based in Denver |
The 1988–89 Eredivisie season was the 29th season of the Eredivisie, the top level of ice hockey in the Netherlands. Eight teams participated in the league, and the Rotterdam Panda's won the championship.
First round
Second round
Playoffs
External links
Nederlandse IJshockey Bond
Neth
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Ere |
Revenge of the Electric Car is a 2011 American feature documentary film by Chris Paine, who also directed Who Killed the Electric Car?. The documentary, executive produced by Stefano Durdic, and produced by PG Morgan and Jessie Deeter, had its world premiere at the 2011 Tribeca Film Festival on Earth Day, April 22, 2011. The theatrical release to the public took place on October 21, 2011.
Synopsis
Revenge follows four entrepreneurs from 2007 through the end of 2010 as they fight to bring the electric car back to the world market in the midst of the 2008 global recession. The film has unprecedented access to Tesla, Inc. co-founder Elon Musk during this time period in which Musk and Tesla suffered several grave setbacks to the dream of a car company without gasoline. His foils include the charismatic Bob Lutz, vice chairman of General Motors during its 2008 bankruptcy, due in part to its focus on trucks and SUVs instead of fuel efficient and electric cars. Musk and Lutz also face Carlos Ghosn, the CEO credited with saving Renault-Nissan from near bankruptcy and who now had pledged $1 billion to beat Toyota to the pure electric game. A final character, steel fabrication artist, craftsman, prop builder and television personality Greg Abbott, who is known professionally as Reverend Gadget, makes the case for independent electric car conversions in California. Danny DeVito is also interviewed, as an electric car enthusiast and owner of a Chevrolet Volt and the earlier ill-fated General Motors EV1, as well as Internet entrepreneur and Tesla customer Jason Calacanis.
Whereas the 2006 film Who Killed the Electric Car? ended with the destruction of 5,000 electric cars from California's clean air program, notably the GM EV1, the new film documents the rebirth of a new generation of electric cars that occurred in the early 2010s which included the Chevrolet Volt, the Nissan Leaf, and the Tesla Roadster.
Release and reception
The documentary premiered at the 2011 Tribeca Film Festival on Earth Day, April 22, 2011 with David Duchovny, Elon Musk, Carlos Ghosn, and Bob Lutz in person. The theatrical release took place on October 21, 2011, in Los Angeles and New York, followed by openings in major metropolitan areas.
Revenge of the Electric Car received mostly strong reviews. ABC's review praised the film, commenting, "As much as you expect it to be a story about technology, it's really a tale about people. ... [The four entrepreneurs'] stories are skillfully woven together, each presented in their own voice." USA Today wrote, "Revenge is a must-see movie for anyone interested in cars." The Guardian noted that the film "is more than just a snapshot of the gamesmanship behind the creation of mass-market vehicles. Revenge offers a look inside the minds of business leaders struggling through one of the most troubled periods of recent economic history. ... [It] captures rich natural tension as it unfolds."
The film premiered on television in PBS's Independent Lens series in 2012 and was encored again in 2013 to strong ratings given the expanding popularity and interest in Tesla Motors with the release of its subsequent Model S electric car. Scenes from the film were featured on CBS's 60 Minutes profile of Elon Musk with Bob Simon in 2014.
See also
Battery electric vehicle
Electric vehicle
General Motors EV1
Great American Streetcar Scandal
References
External links
American documentary films
2011 films
2011 in the environment
Documentary films about automobiles
Electric vehicle industry
Documentary films about the automotive industry
General Motors
Documentary films about conspiracy theories
Elon Musk
Tesla, Inc.
2010s English-language films
2010s American films |
Friedrich von Boetticher (14 October 1881 – 28 September 1967) was a German military officer who served as the military attaché of Germany to Washington DC from 1933 to 1941. While serving as attaché, he provided many intelligence reports to Berlin documenting the isolationist movement in the United States, and the state of military preparedness before Pearl Harbor.
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Baba Mohammad Sanjabi (, also Romanized as Bābā Moḩammad Sanjābī; also known as Bābā Moḩammad) is a village in Nurali Rural District, in the Central District of Delfan County, Lorestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 201, in 42 families.
References
Populated places in Delfan County |
Nemertopsis is a genus of worms belonging to the family Emplectonematidae.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
Nemertopsis bivittata
Nemertopsis bullocki
Nemertopsis capitulata
Nemertopsis exilis
Nemertopsis flavida
Nemertopsis gracilis
Nemertopsis mitellicola
Nemertopsis quadripunctata
Nemertopsis tenuis
Nemertopsis tenuis
Nemertopsis tetraclitophila
References
Nemerteans |
Na Hearadh agus Ceann a Deas Nan Loch (English: Harris and South Lewis) is one of the nine wards used to elect members of the Comhairle nan Eilean Siar. It elects three Councillors.
Councillors
Election Results
2017 Election
2017 Comhairle nan Eilean Siar election
2012 Election
2012 Comhairle nan Eilean Siar election
2007 Election
2007 Comhairle nan Eilean Siar election
References
Wards of Na h-Eileanan Siar |
Parliament Street Methodist Church is a Methodist church on Parliament Street in Nottingham.
History
The congregation originated as New Connexion Methodists from a chapel in Hockley after their split from the Wesleyans in 1797.
The first building on the Parliament Street site opened on 4 April 1817. It was made of brick and plaster to seat five hundred but on 15 February 1826 the church re-opened with a gallery to increase the seating to one thousand.
On 11 August 1874 the foundation stone of the present church was laid by Alderman W. Foster. The architect was Richard Charles Sutton. Mr Mayball of Lenton was the contractor. The building was opened on 27 May 1875. The church was renovated by Abraham Harrison Goodall in 1892.
The building was refurbished and re-organised in 1989 by Bodill and Sons under the supervision of the architect, G. Birkett, when the congregation merged with that of the Albert Hall, Nottingham. During the period of construction, services were held in St. Catharine's Church, Nottingham.
Organ
The Conacher pipe organ was installed when the church was built in 1874. It appears to have cost £570. It was cleaned in 1966. It is maintained by Henry Willis & Sons. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ register.
References
Methodist churches in Nottingham
Churches completed in 1875
Gothic Revival church buildings in England
Gothic Revival architecture in Nottinghamshire |
A hinge bender, also called a hinge tweaker or hinge adjuster, is a hand tool for adjusting hinges, for instance on doors and windows on buildings or on cars. A hinge bender can be used to straighten a door that is tilted sideways relative to the door frame, which tends to happen gradually with most doors over a long time period. According to the Norwegian Standard NS 3424, it is expected that a house door needs adjustment every 2 to 8 years. Tilted doors can be especially noticeable during the winter time, as doors tend to expand due to changes in humidity of the air.
Use
The hinge bender is used by placing it onto the hinge and twisting the tool in the direction that one wishes to adjust the door panel. It is important to turn the bender in the right direction. The tool is placed onto the hinge from the top while the door is closed. By rotating the hinge bender towards the door, the opening between the hinge stile and casing is decreased. If the tool instead is rotated away from the door, the opening between the hinge stile and casing will be increased.
Pulling with too much force can break the hinge or strip the screw heads of the hinge. Hinge benders can have either adjustable or fixed openings in order to fit different types of hinges.
Different types and dimensions
Hinge dimensions, and thus corresponding hinge bender size, vary with types of doors and between different regions. Some common diameters for fixed-opening hinge benders in Europe are . In the United States, 0.134 and 0.180 gauge hinges are common, which have barrel diameters of . In Australia, some common hinge barrel diameters are .
Adjustable hinge benders are also available to accommodate different hinge sizes.
See also
Jamb
Wood chisel
References
External links
Demonstration of an Adjustable Hinge Bender on YouTube
Demonstration on Bending Door Hinges Without a Hinge Bender on YouTube
Tools |
Emma Sachse (born Emma Claus, 8 May 1887 – 24 January 1965) was a German activist for feminist and other political causes. She was a member of the Thuringia parliament ("Landtag") and later became chair of the Workers' Welfare Organisation ("Arbeiterwohlfahrt" / AWO) in Thuringia.
Life
Emma Claus was born in Göttingen, the sixth of her parents' nine recorded children. Her father was an unskilled rural labourer and the family was poor. The family atmosphere in which she grew up was strongly Christian, and she herself excelled during her six years at junior school, but it was not financially possible for her to progress to secondary school. On leaving school she worked for neighbouring families as a child care giver and helped with her own family's "home work" which involved boxing up and weighing packets of washing powder for the local soap factory. When she was 15 she moved to Leipzig and entered domestic service, developing an acute awareness of the great disparity between the life opportunities of the poor and those of the ruling classes.
In 1905 she met her future husband, a print worker from Altenburg. He introduced her to the burgeoning labour movement. Emma Claus married in 1909 and took the name Emma Sachse: in 1913 the Sachse family relocated to Altenburg as a result of her husband accepting a job with the Altenburger Volkszeitung newspaper. While living as a housewife and young mother she was able to progress her political education through careful reading of the Leipziger Volkszeitung, a socialist daily paper, and of the women's magazine Die Gleichheit ("Equality"), and became increasingly committed to socialist politics and the extension of women's rights, trusted by SPD party comrades in Saxe-Altenburg, at that stage still a relatively autonomous territory within Germany.
In 1914 she joined the Social Democratic Party. Her husband had already become a member two years earlier. By the time the war ended, in 1918, Emma Sachse had acquired Thuringian citizenship, and shortly afterwards she attended an SPD national women's conference in Kassel, as a delegate representing the socialist women of East Thuringia. This was the start of an involvement in the SPD at a national level which lasted till 1933. She sat on various party committees, participated in party conferences, and served between 1927 and 1933 on the party's national executive committee.
Political activities
Between 1920 and 1933, Emma Sachse sat as a member of the Thüringian regional parliament ("Landtag") without interruption. There were seven women in the assembly during this period, but only two of these - Emma Sachse and Marie Schulz, who was a member between 1920 and 1928 - had such lengthy periods of continuous service. After 1932 Emma Sachse was the only female member of the Landtag serving on the budget committee, the committee for legislation and administration, the committee for legislation and social policy, and as a deputy chair of the investigation committee. She also stood for election to the national parliament (Reichstag) in 1928 and 1932, but without success.
In her political work, Sachse concentrated on helping the poor. She involved herself in setting up women's groups in the SPD and on local committees for the Workers' Welfare ("Arbeiterwohlfahrt"/ AWO) movement. In 1929/30 she took on chairmanship if the Worker's Welfare group for Greater Thüringia and made it her objective to ease the financial burdens on working families. She was particularly concerned with creating life chances for young people and women, and emergency relief in the rural parts of Thüringia. She saw her role as building the AWO by building support for it inside the SPD, and using her elected official roles to promote it as a way for the state to fulfill its welfare responsibilities to make life less difficult for the disadvantaged.
Towards the end of the 1920s the clear drift towards right-wing race-based populism became hard to ignore. Emma Sachse reacted by firmly positioning herself in opposition to antisemitism. During the increasingly frenzied final years of the Weimar period she spoke out against national rearmament and the dismantling of social welfare structures. At the AWO regional conference of 1930 the movement adopted a resolution protesting in the sharpest terms against the threatened institutional destruction in the areas of social and welfare policy which the fascist structures proposed for Thüringia incorporated.
War years
The political backdrop changed completely in January 1933 with the Nazi take-over. The new government lost little time in transforming Germany into a one-party dictatorship, and after the Reichstag Fire of February 1933 had been, with striking immediacy, blamed on "communists", political activists with Communist and other left-wing backgrounds found themselves the targets of unwelcome government attention. Emma Sachse was taken into "protective custody" and placed in the local Altenburg jail. On her release she worked as a "travelling clothes and fabrics sales person" ("Reisende mit Textilwaren"), while her husband and son were unable to obtain work for the next six years. During this period she got to know a number of anti-fascists to whom she was able, quietly, to provide support, later becoming involved in resistance activity herself.
She was rearrested in August 1944, in the context of the mass round-up of those who had been politically involved before 1933 that the government implemented following the unsuccessful assassination attempt against the country's leader. She was taken to Ravensbrück concentration camp, where she survived her period of internment. In the concentration camp she met the communist former Reichstag deputy : the two formed what became a lifelong friendship.
Post World War II
The Second World War ended in May 1945, and there was a widespread belief that this should mean an end of one-party dictatorship in Germany. In Berlin, on 15 June 1945 Emma Sachse took part in the (re-)founding of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and the establishment of the Free German Trade Union Federation ("Freier Deutsche Gewerkschaftsbund " / FDGB). She then returned to Altenburg on 29 June 1945 and resumed her political engagement. Altenburg had been freed from Nazi rule by American troops on 15 April 1945. However, by that time the US president and the Soviet leader had already agreed a post war division of Germany which left the central portion of the country defined as the Soviet occupation zone. On 1 July 1945 US troops withdrew and the Red army moved in: Altenburg, like the rest of Thuringia, was to be administered under the Soviet Union. She joined the board of Thuringia's social insurance organisation, the "Victims of Fascism" committee, the Refugee Committee and the Nutrition Council. Her personal experience of life in Nazi Germany made her a forceful advocate in favour of the contentious merger of the former Communist Party and the Social Democratic Party which took place (at least in respect of the Soviet occupation zone) in April 1946. (There was a widespread belief that political division on the left had opened the way for the Nazi take-over in 1933.) She became a leading official of the new Socialist Unity Party ("Sozialistische Einheitspartei Deutschlands" / SED) in Thuringia, and a member of the large party executive in Berlin. She led the Anti-fascist Women's Committee in Altenburg and in the surrounding district. Till September 1948 she also had a position as the regional women's advisor for the Democratic Women's League ("Demokratischer Frauenbund Deutschlands" / DFD). Until the 1952 abolition, in what be then had become the German Democratic Republic, of regional parliaments, Sachse also resumed and progressed the work she had undertaken in the Thüringia Parliament / Landtag, concentrating as before on social issues and women's work.
Sources are silent on her final decade. Emma Sachse died on 24 January 1965 in Altenburg or Leipzig.
Legacy
The Emma Sachse Honor, AWO Thuringia's highest honor, has been awarded once a year since 1999 for special achievements as part of the annual AWO Ball. Award winners have included:
1999 - Erika Schneider - AWO district association Sömmerda-Apolda
2000 - Werner Voigt - AWO district association Erfurt
2001 - Hildegard Fischer - AWO district association Hildburghausen
2002 - Herta Rudloff - AWO district association Wartburgkreis
2003 - Johanna Tietsch - AWO district association Saale-Orla e. V.
2004 - Teresa Kettner - AWO district association Saalfeld-Rudolstadt e. V.
2005 - Ursula Gräbedünkel - AWO district association Saalfeld-Rudolstadt e. V.
2006 - Konrad Eberitzsch - AWO district association Rudolstadt e. V.
2007 - Ilse Börner - AWO district association Hildburghausen e. V.
2008 - Gudrun Dietrich - AWO district association Saalfeld-Rudolstadt e. V.
2009 - Ilona Holz - AWO Kreisverband Gotha e. V.
2010 - Rosemarie Selle - AWO district association Greiz e. V.
2011 - Walter Thomas - AWO Regional Association South-West Thuringia e. V.
2012 - Anni Ortloff - AWO Kreisverband Ilmkreis e. V.
2013 - Wolfgang Metz - AWO Kreisverband Erfurt e. V.
2014 - Gerhard Dittel - AWO District Association Altenburger Land e. V.
2015 - Gudrun Becker - AWO district association Ilm-Kreis e. V.
2016 - Roswitha Jendrzeyewski - AWO Regional Association South-West Thuringia e. V.
2017 - Prof. Dr. med. Bernhard Maak - AWO district association Saalfeld-Rudolstadt e. V.
2018 - Lore Mikolajczyk - AWO district association Sonneberg e. V.
2019 - Dr. Karl-Heinz Stengler - AWO Regional Association South-West Thuringia e. V.
2021 - Claudia Zanker - AWO Regional Association Central-West Thuringia e. V.
2022 - Winfried Matiss - AWO Rudolstadt e. v.
References
1887 births
1965 deaths
Politicians from Göttingen
People from the Province of Hanover
Social Democratic Party of Germany politicians
Socialist Unity Party of Germany politicians
Democratic Women's League of Germany members
Free German Trade Union Federation members
Members of the Landtag of Thuringia
German resistance members
Ravensbrück concentration camp survivors
German socialist feminists
German women trade unionists |
"The Family Madrigal" is a song from Disney's animated musical film Encanto (2021), released as part of the film's soundtrack on November 19, 2021, by Walt Disney Records. It was written by American singer-songwriter Lin-Manuel Miranda, and sung almost entirely by American actress Stephanie Beatriz, featuring a small refrain by American actress Olga Merediz; "The Family Madrigal" is the opening number of Encanto, and is performed by the protagonists Mirabel and Alma Madrigal, respectively, in the film.
Mirabel introduces her multigenerational Colombian family and their magical powers to the audience with the song, which has been described as an uptempo vallenato tune with a rap outro. Music critics complimented its folk instrumentation and upbeat nature. Commercially, it reached numbers 7, 18, and 20 on the UK Singles, the Irish Singles, and the US Billboard Hot 100 charts.
Background
"The Family Madrigal" is a song from Disney's 2021 computer-animated musical fantasy film, Encanto. It is the opening song of the film's soundtrack, released by Walt Disney Records on November 19, 2021. "The Family Madrigal" was written by American musician Lin-Manuel Miranda. It is mostly sung by American actress Stephanie Beatriz, who voices the film's protagonist, Mirabel Madrigal. Olga Merediz, who provides the singing voice for Mirabel's grandmother Alma "Abuela" Madrigal, appears briefly in the song.
Lyrics and composition
"The Family Madrigal" is a vallenato tune, driven by Colombian folk instruments such as an accordion, caja vallenata and guacharaca. Mirabel performs the song to introduce the film's core characters—the Madrigal family—and their magical "gifts" to the audience. Miranda stated the song was inspired by "Belle", the opening song in Beauty and the Beast (1991). The melody of Abuela's verse is the same as that of "Dos Oruguitas".
Critical reception
Billboard writer Katie Atkinson called the song an "impossibly peppy" track. ScreenRant critic Jeremy Crabb praised its catchy melody and said it "does a good job introducing each character of the family and the abilities they possess", while the same website's Martyn Warren said "it's an energetic and fun song that is sure to be one that anyone will surely dance." Drew Taylor of The Wrap wrote the song delivers "what is essentially exposition in the catchiest way possible.
Commercial performance
"The Family Madrigal" has peaked at number 7 on the UK Singles Chart, and number 18 on the Irish Singles Chart, and 20 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart.
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
Songs from Encanto
2021 songs
Songs about families
Songs about mothers
Songs about fathers
Songs written by Lin-Manuel Miranda
Vallenato songs
Disney songs
Disney music
Songs from musicals
Songs about fictional characters |
KSSU (91.9 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a contemporary hit radio format. Licensed to Durant, Oklahoma, United States, the station serves Southeastern Oklahoma State University. The station is currently owned by Southeastern Oklahoma State University.
References
External links
Official Website
SSU
Contemporary hit radio stations in the United States |
North Platte, Nebraska is a center of media in west-central Nebraska. The following is a list of media outlets in the city.
Print
Newspapers
The North Platte Telegraph is the city's primary newspaper, published six days a week and owned by Lee Enterprises. In addition, Flatrock Publishing publishes a weekly alternative newspaper, the North Platte Bulletin.
Radio
The following is a list of radio stations licensed to and/or broadcasting from North Platte:
AM
880 KRVN Lexington (Full-service/agricultural/classic country)
970 KJLT North Platte (Christian radio)
1240 KODY North Platte (Talk/sports)
1410 KOOQ North Platte (Classic hits)
FM
89.3 KJTF North Platte (Southern gospel)*
90.1 KFJS North Platte (Christian radio)*
91.7 KPNE-FM North Platte (NPR; satellite of KUCV, Lincoln)*
93.5 KZTL Paxton (Country)
94.3 KROA North Platte (Christian contemporary)
94.9 KJLT-FM North Platte (Christian contemporary)
97.1 KELN North Platte (Hot adult contemporary)
98.5 KHAQ Maxwell (Classic rock)
99.7 KOGA-FM Ogallala (Variety hits)
100.7 KRNP Sutherland (Active rock)
103.5 KXNP North Platte (Country)
106.5 KMCX Ogallala (Country)
107.3 KNPQ Hershey (Country)
Television
North Platte is the principal city of the North Platte television market which includes three counties in west-central Nebraska: Lincoln County, Logan County, and McPherson County.
The following is a list of television stations that broadcast from and/or are licensed to the city.
2 KNOP-TV North Platte (NBC)
9 KPNE-TV North Platte (PBS, satellite of KUON, Lincoln)
10 KNPL-LD North Platte (CBS; MyNetworkTV on LD2)
11 KIIT-CD North Platte (Fox)
27 KHGI-CD North Platte (ABC/NTV)
30 KMBB-LD North Platte (Hope Channel, 3ABN on LD2)
49 K49LK-D North Platte (Independent religious)
50 K50JI North Platte (Independent religious)
References
Mass media in Nebraska |
The thoracic spinal nerve 5 (T5) is a spinal nerve of the thoracic segment.
It originates from the spinal column from below the thoracic vertebra 5 (T5).
References
Spinal nerves |
Abdul "Oscar" Umar is a Ghanaian footballer.
Career
Umar played four years of college soccer at Villanova University between 2011 and 2014. Following his time at Villanova, Umar coached soccer at Cabrini University and played with Premier Development League side Ocean City Nor'easters in 2016, and National Premier Soccer League side West Chester United in 2017.
Umar signed with United Soccer League side Richmond Kickers on 13 July 2017.
Umar moved to USL Championship side Saint Louis FC ahead of their 2019 season. Saint Louis FC folded following the 2020 USL Championship season.
References
1993 births
Ghanaian men's footballers
Living people
Villanova Wildcats men's soccer players
Ocean City Nor'easters players
Richmond Kickers players
Saint Louis FC players
USL League Two players
USL Championship players
Men's association football midfielders
Footballers from Tamale, Ghana |
The Eilat Ashkelon Pipeline Company (, also known as the Europe Asia Pipeline Company and by the acronym EAPC) operates several crude petroleum and refined petroleum products pipelines in Israel, most notably the Eilat Ashkelon Pipeline – which transports crude oil across southern Israel, between the Red Sea and the Mediterranean Sea. The EAPC also operates two maritime oil terminals as well as oil storage depots in the country.
The company was originally formed in 1968 as a 50/50% joint venture between Israel and Iran (during the Shah's rule) to transport crude oil shipped from Iran to Europe. However, Israel nationalized the company following the 1979 Iranian Revolution and the subsequent severing of relations between the two countries. In 2015, a Swiss court ordered Israel to pay Iran $1.1 billion in compensation for this, which it refused to do, arguing that this was prohibited by its Trading with the Enemy Act.
The services of the EAPC are: transporting crude oil and refined products, long term storage, crude oil blending, processing of liquefied petroleum gas, fuel oil, distillates and gas.
Eilat Ashkelon Pipeline Company is one of Israel's most secretive companies. According to the Financial Times, "EAPC has operated since its founding under a blanket state decree that shrouds its affairs in secrecy. Israel says the decree was issued for reasons relating to national security."
History
1956: "Afike Neft" (Crude Oil Channel) founded to transport crude oil from Sinai to Haifa
1957: construction of 3 oil tanks in Eilat, 20 cm (8") Ø pipeline from Eilat to Beer-Sheva, 3 oil tanks in Beer-Sheva, trains transport crude oil to Haifa, later construction of a 40 cm (16") Ø pipeline from Beer-Sheva to Ashdod and transportation by ship to Haifa
1959: construction of a 40 cm (16") Ø pipeline from Eilat to Haifa
1966: construction of the storage facility Ramat Yotam, Eilat; Jetty 1; booster station in Paran
1968: EAPC established, construction of a 106 cm (42") Ø pipeline from Eilat to Ashkelon, terminal and port in Ashkelon
1973: storage in Eilat expanded to 1.1 Mio. m3, in Ashkelon to 1.3 Mio. m3, additional booster station in Yotvata, 45 cm (18") Ø pipeline from Ashkelon to Ashdod
1996: construction of a sea and land terminal for fuel oil in Ashkelon
1998: construction of a modern LPG terminal
1999: joint venture EAPC and Petroleum & Energy Infrastructures Ltd. (PEI), distillates unloaded in Ashkelon und distributed/pumped by PEI
2000: marine services in Ashkelon moved to the Israel Electric Company's (IEC) Rutenberg Power Station's coal jetty
2002: conversion of storage tanks for distillates, filling station for tanker lorries
2003: reverse flow project finished (which allows Russian oil delivered by tankers to Ashkelon, reloaded onto tankers in Eilat for shipment to Asia)
2004: modern filling plant for LPG cylinders
2020: agreement reached with the UAE to transport Emirati oil from the Red Sea to the Mediterranean.
Pipelines
Crude oil pipelines
Eilat port - Ashkelon port (Eilat Ashkelon Pipeline), 254 km, Ø 106 cm (42"), max 60 Mio. tons per year, 3 booster stations (Yotvata, Paran, Mashabei Sadeh)
Ashkelon port - Haifa Refinery at Haifa port, 197 km, Ø 40 cm (16/18"), 3 pumping stations (Givati, Glilot, Hadera), max 5.5 Mio. tons per year
Ashkelon port - Ashdod Refinery, 36 km, Ø 40 cm (18/16"), max 7 Mio. tons per year
Products pipeline
Eilat port - Giv'ati - Haifa refinery, 260 km, Ø 40 cm (16"), distillates (gasoline, jet fuel, gasoil)
The bidirectional reverse flow project
This project reversed the flow direction of Eilat-Ashkelon pipeline oil - meaning that it can now also flow southwards instead of only northwards, as originally conceived when Israel consumed Iranian oil. The idea behind the project is to transport crude oil from Russia, Central Asian republics and the Caucasus through the Black Sea or the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline to Southern Asia and the Far East at a competitive price. The capacity and size of the Suez Canal is limited and therefore expensive.
Ashkelon port - Eilat port, 254 km, Ø 106 cm (42"), max 20 Mio. tons per year, 2 booster stations
Oil ports
Eilat, storage capacity 1.2 Mio. m3, for tankers up to , 16 storage tanks
Ashkelon, storage capacity 1.5 Mio. m3, for tankers up to , 22 storage tanks
See also
Iran–Israel relations
Nahal Zin fuel leak from an EAPC pipeline, 2011 ecological disaster
References
External links
Eilat Ashkelon Pipeline Company
Eilat
Israeli companies established in 1968
Oil and gas companies of Israel
Oil and gas companies of Iran
Oil pipeline companies
Iran–Israel relations |
Cloie Branch (sometimes referred to as Cloie Creek) is a tributary of the Little Maquoketa River, rising in the northern part of the city of Asbury, in Dubuque County, Iowa.
Burgeoning suburban development in the city of Asbury has encroached the upper reaches of the system. The northern end of the system is rural. Asbury's sewer outfall drains into the creek and mechanical failures have in the past lead to the discharge of only partially treated sewage.
See also
List of rivers of Iowa
References
Environmental Protection Agency (retrieved 5 April 2007)
List of Dubuque County streams (retrieved 5 April 2007)
Eileen Mozinski, "Riniker: I was not notified of wastewater release", Dubuque, Iowa Telegraph Herald, 5 April 2007, p. 1 (online version, registration required)
Rivers of Iowa
Rivers of Dubuque County, Iowa |
Surkhob (; Tajik: Сурхоб/سرخاب) is a jamoat in Tajikistan. It is located in Lakhsh District, one of the Districts of Republican Subordination. The jamoat has a total population of 2,987 (2015). Villages: Duaghba (the seat), Dashti Murghon, Busholon, Obshoron, Khushhol, Maydonterak.
References
Populated places in Districts of Republican Subordination
Jamoats of Tajikistan |
The Pearsall Plan to Save Our Schools, known colloquially as the Pearsall Plan, was North Carolina's 1956 attempt at a delayed approach to integrate their public schools after racial segregation of schools was ruled unconstitutional by the United States Supreme Court ruling Brown v. Board of Education (1954). Many southern states were challenged by the Brown ruling as they faced opposition to integration from residents.
North Carolina decided to highlight moderation, acknowledging that school integration was inevitable, rather than promoting active resistance like Alabama, Virginia, and other southern states. To find a creative solution, the North Carolina Advisory Committee on Education established the Pearsall Committee, named after its chairman, Thomas J. Pearsall, a landholder and notable public figure from Rocky Mount. The Pearsall Committee created the Pearsall Plan, which was intended to gradually integrate the North Carolina public school system. Some observers believe this scheme hindered the fight for equality for students across the state for years. Others believe that the resulting legislation helped the society adapt to the drastic social changes related to school integration.
Terms of the Pearsall Plan
Rather than having the North Carolina State Board of Education direct the pace of integration, the Pearsall Plan decentralized decisionmaking to the individual local school boards, which were dominated by whites, as most blacks were still disenfranchised, dating from a 1900 suffrage amendment, and were prevented from running for office or voting. The Pupil Assignment Act, which preceded the Pearsall Plan, provided for parents to receive a monetary grant if a child was placed into a mixed school against their wishes.
Under the Pearsall Plan, many school districts maintained segregated schools and denied the transfer applications of black students to white schools. It also provided that any child not accepted to a private school, and who was placed into a mixed public school, would not be forced to attend school. The community could evaluate schools and shut down any it considered "intolerable" by a vote. Thus, a predominantly white neighborhood could vote to shut down a mixed school if they felt it unfit for their children to share its classrooms.
According to the Pearsall Committee, their proposition was, "the building of a new school system on a new foundation – a foundation of no racial segregation by law, but assignment according to natural racial preference and the administrative determination of what is best for the child." The Committee believed that segregation of schools was natural and students could continue to prosper without the aid of laws. (The lack of African-American representation in the state legislature and local offices resulted in the continual underfunding of black schools and other facilities, showing that white students "could continue to prosper".) The struggle for unified schools in North Carolina continued for the next two decades, ultimately resulting in the integration of schools.
Defiance of the government
Many critics cite the wording of the Pearsall Plan as evidence of it expressing defiance of the Supreme Court rather than being an effort to accomplish desegregation. They consider the title of "the Pearsall Plan to Save our Schools" as implying the Court was destroying the public school system by its ruling. They suggest that the document is intended to question the ruling of the Supreme Court, rather than implement its direction. Suggesting that integration will lead to situations in which schools become "intolerable" seems to show that the Pearsall Plan was intended to halt rather than moderate integration. The question and answer section of the Plan states that the legislative action was not a defiance of the US Supreme Court's decision; rather, it was "an attempt to stay within that decision, even though a great majority of our citizens disapprove of the Supreme Court's ruling." Persuaded that the ruling was not what the "community" wanted, the Pearsall Committee developed a plan that minimized the ruling's effects. The "answer" section claims that the Supreme Court abused its power by ruling on public education, believed to belong to the states. Some opponents were bitter about states rights arguments.
Necessity of the Plan
The Pearsall Committee recognized that the integration of schools was inevitable and would result in social changes. The Pearsall Committee, especially Thomas Pearsall, believed they needed to prepare a plan to help the state prepare for change. Pearsall's son, Mack, said his father had anticipated, "a very tension filled environment – a major change in lifestyles and folkways and mores." The committee tried to create a plan that would enable only as much action as the people of North Carolina wanted. They believed rushing into wholesale change would result in chaos. That was avoided, but, by allowing communities not to make any changes, in many places, there were multiple years of stagnancy after the release of the Pearsall Plan, during which nothing was accomplished. The Committee had tried to find the right balance between action and chaos.
Political implications
Strategically, the Pearsall Plan decentralized decision making to the school boards, which also enabled elected politicians to get out of the middle of the fight. Handing responsibility to the school boards enabled politicians to escape the spotlight and maintain an ostensibly neutral stance on school desegregation. According to one resident, the state's decision to let the local town boards decide was to "make it clear that the state itself, from Raleigh, is not masterminding or trying to assure a particular result." By doing this, the state school board also escaped having to make a controversial decision, which would likely be criticized from either or both sides.
Criticisms of the Plan
The African-American community criticized the amendments because they appeared to help whites and provide few or no benefits to African-American students. Critics criticized the unequal representation of the races on the Pearsall Committee as the primary reason for the unbalanced plan. They believed that a committee with sixteen white and three black citizens could not fairly represent society. Regulations related to the Plan proved a barrier to black students and some whites. A student wishing to challenge their assignment had to contact their school board directly; no independent bodies were keeping track of complaints to evaluate the performance of school boards as a whole. The appeals process required submission of materials related to distinct and detailed clauses that were difficult for uneducated and under-educated parents to fill out. If students' appeals were not correctly submitted, the boards would reject their requests. As a result of these factors, "most school boards denied every request filed by a black student to transfer from an assigned black school to a white school" until the early 1960s. Only one family was granted a monetary voucher for being placed into an integrated school. North Carolina lagged behind Florida, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia in terms of the pace of enrolling black students in integrated schools. Many African Americans in North Carolina were dismayed by the lack of progress, as they had been hopeful about the Brown ruling being a catalyst for school integration.
Reaction toward the Plan
Though many people supported the integration of schools in principle, they were wary about the implications of quick social change. The Pearsall Plan seemed to reject any social change. A poll released in February 1956 stated that forty-seven percent of African Americans in the South did not support the Brown ruling because they feared their children would be spurned and not afforded a truly fair education from white teachers. At the same time, they did not support the Pearsall Plan because it had the potential to halt the trend toward change altogether. Benjamin L. Smith, the white superintendent of Greensboro schools wrote, "After careful deliberation it is my opinion that desegregation is an idea whose hour has arrived." He believed that North Carolina and the US were ready for desegregation to begin. He cautioned against moving too fast, saying, "Three hundred years of social distinctions have established customs and traditions that cannot and ought not be overthrown over night."
Impact on Charlotte
Though in general, the sentiments regarding the Pearsall Plan were similar throughout North Carolina, the results of school integration would have a wider ranging effect on the city of Charlotte. Since the beginning of the 20th century, Charlotte was completely segregated, both in schools and in the entire culture of the city. There was even a divide between the parts of town where the blacks lived and where the whites lived. Thus, when Brown was passed, the effort to desegregate in Charlotte revolved around a complete culture revolution rather than just a change in the education system. The NAACP was integral in helping to advocate for black students in their attempts to attend the predominantly white schools, which had better resources for their students. However, despite this backing, there was harsh criticism of the idea that schools could simply be integrated because there was such a massive difference in the cultures of the students. The vast majority of the applicants that attempted to switch into the better funded schools were rejected and segregation in the city continued. Finally, during the summer of 1957, the Charlotte School Board agreed to enact voluntary desegregation to avoid further national or state-ordered mandates. The effort turned out to be relatively unsuccessful as the protesters at Harry Harding High School received national attention for their protest of the enrollment of Dorothy Counts, embarrassing the city leaders. They crowded around the doors to the school in an attempt to prevent Dorothy from entering, resulting in two arrests. This misconduct, however, would fuel a series of successful and peaceful desegregation efforts as blacks and whites worked together to reform the city's reputation and end segregation throughout the city.
Thomas Pearsall's regret
Thomas J. Pearsall, who is most credited for the Pearsall Plan, would later regret leading such an important and controversial decision in the integration of schools. After falling ill with lymphoma, Pearsall reflected on how the actions of the committee had affected everyone. His wife noted that in his waning days, Pearsall's interactions with black people became more strained as he felt that he had done wrong to them. He was quoted saying, "I don't want to go to my grave feeling that I haven't done the best I could for the blacks." Though others reassured him that he did in fact, do everything possible to appease everyone, evidence shows he, himself, did not believe this to be completely true. This is perhaps due to the fact that at the time of his death, in 1981, the majority of the schools in North Carolina had been forced to integrate, often ending in clashes between the races. However, despite the tremendous guilt he experienced, Pearsall's reputation remained relatively clean. He is highly regarded for his work with the Pearsall Plan despite setting back the integration of North Carolina schools a number of years. This is an indication that people did not blame Pearsall but rather the local prejudices that ultimately would hinder the ability for everyone to access equal opportunities. His son, Mack Pearsall, noted that his father dedicated a portion of his life working towards equality for all people and struggled when producing the Pearsall Plan because he feared he would go down in history as an enemy of the black community. Though Pearsall stalled the ability of blacks to gain equal educational opportunities, many people still claim that his actions were necessary in preventing the chaos from erupting from the Brown v. Board of Education result.
References
School segregation in the United States
African-American history of North Carolina
Legal history of North Carolina
1956 in North Carolina
Education in North Carolina
North Carolina statutes
1956 in Virginia
1956 in American law
Race legislation in the United States |
Craig Barnett is a Canadian ice hockey former player and head coach and current Commissioner of both the Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association and Pennsylvania Interscholastic Hockey League as well as the director of player personnel for the North American Hockey League
Career
Craig Barnett began his college career at SUNY-Plattsburgh in 1984 after spending three seasons with the Oakville Blades. After redshirting his first year he joined the Cardinals and helped them to their first title game in 1986 as well as a national title the following year. Though the championship was later vacated Barnett had already embarked on his professional career. After two years as a minor-leaguer (mostly for the ECHL's Erie Panthers) Barnett retired as a player and began his coaching career.
Barnett's first gig came with Mercyhurst as both an assistant coach and director of the Mercyhurst Ice Center. After two years he transitioned to Division I Kent State, again as an assistant, before being hired by Findlay as the program's first head coach. The Oilers started as a Division II program in 1996, playing as an independent squad for two years before joining the MCHA as a founding member and winning the first conference title in 1998–99 with a 23–5 record. After their first successful season Findlay was a surprise addition to the premier lineup of College Hockey America when it began play in 1999 not the least due to the fact that the NCAA mandates a 9-year waiting period for teams playing in divisions above their level. Regardless of the trouble Barnett soldiered on behind the Findlay bench, finishing with poor but respectable results each year. While the Oilers were automatic qualifiers for the conference tournament each year (as all member teams were) he failed in each of his four attempts to win a single game, losing in the quarterfinal round each time. In the summer of 2003 the University of Findlay administration changed and consequently, after eight years in Findlay, Craig Barnett resigned as coach to take over at Lake Forest Academy. Anyone left wondering why he resigned had their answer the following January when the school announced the program would revert to club status.
Barnett spent only one year in Lake Forest before returning to the college ranks, this time as the Athletic Director for Becker College. Two years later he returned to his old stomping grounds in Erie, Pennsylvania as the AD for Mercyhurst. in 2011 he assumed the role as commissioner of the American Lacrosse Conference, remaining with the league until it was absorbed by the Big Ten in 2014. During his time with the ALC Barnett was tabbed by the North American Hockey League as coordinator of player personnel for both the NA3HL and NAPHL eventually working up to become director of player personnel for the NAHL. Barnett also returned to coaching in 2013, accepting the job at Cathedral Prep (with whom he won a state title in 2015) and three years later became the commissioner of the entire state ice hockey league. Barnett has also served as commissioner of the Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association since 2014. (as of 2016)
Head coaching record
College
References
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Living people
1965 births
Ice hockey people from Oakville, Ontario
Canadian ice hockey coaches
Findlay Oilers men's ice hockey coaches |
aka Black Rose Slave is a 1975 Japanese film in Nikkatsu's Roman porno series, directed by Katsuhiko Fujii and starring Naomi Tani.
Synopsis
In pre-war Japan, Yumiko, an aristocratic lady, accompanied by her maid, travels to Tokyo to visit her brother. Unaware that her brother has become involved in anti-governmental activities and left the city, the two women are captured, raped and tortured by the military police. Two years later, during the war, the government confiscates Yumiko's estate, turning it into a torture chamber for the inquisition of prisoners. Yumiko and her maid are among those who are subjected to sexual indignities.
Cast
Naomi Tani
Terumi Azuma
Hiroshi Gojo
Hideaki Ezumi
Akira Takahashi
Background
Since first entering the softcore pornographic genre in 1971, Nikkatsu had been courting the "Queen" of pink film, Naomi Tani to work for them. Because Nikkatsu was reluctant to work in the SM genre, Tani's specialty, and Tani preferred to have starring roles in independent productions rather than supporting roles at Nikkatsu, she refused. When the studio agreed to film Tani's SM projects Flower and Snake and Wife to be Sacrificed (both 1974) and both became major hits, Nikkatsu officially entered the genre, with Tani as their SM Queen. With Cruelty: Black Rose, the studio created the "Black Rose" nickname for Tani, which they would continue to use in film titles starring Tani which otherwise had no connection. Some such titles include Black Rose Ascension (1975), Lady Black Rose (1978).
After Naomi Tani and Terumi Azuma had first worked together in Masaru Konuma's Wife to be Sacrificed (1974), Nikkatsu teamed the two women in several more projects, in which Azuma served in a supporting role to Tani. After Wife to be Sacrificed, Cruelty: Black Rose Torture was the second of these pairings. They were popular together, though they became rivals both on and off-screen. After Azuma began having starring roles of her own in 1976, she stopped appearing with Naomi Tani. The two were linked again in romantic scandal when Tani's manager-boyfriend left her for Azuma in 1977.
Director Katsuhiko Fujii had previously been assigned to sequels in the Apartment Wife and Eros Schedule Book series, without much success. With Cruelty: Black Rose Torture he found the dark style and SM themes which would become his career forte. He was again teamed with Tani and Azuma in their next SM and torture opus, Oryu's Passion: Bondage Skin (1975), and went on to a career as one of Nikkatsu's most highly regarded "Best SM" directors.
Critical appraisal
In their Japanese Cinema Encyclopedia: The Sex Films, the Weissers give the film a three out of four rating, but note, in comparison to Naomi Tani and Terumi Azuma's previous pairing-- Wife to be Sacrificed, "the film isn't as masterful as Masaru Konuma's legendary project". They judge that Fujii was an excellent choice to direct the project, and credit it with his putting his career into the SM genre.
Bibliography
English
Japanese
Notes
1975 films
1970s Japanese-language films
Nikkatsu films
Nikkatsu Roman Porno
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Himanshu Mantri (born 9 February 1994) is an Indian cricketer. He made his first-class debut on 17 December 2019, for Madhya Pradesh in the 2019–20 Ranji Trophy.
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1994 births
Living people
Indian cricketers
Madhya Pradesh cricketers
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Rinchin Datsan () is a Buddhist monastery in Sovetsky City District of Novosibirsk, Russia. It was opened in 2015.
History
In 2012, the construction of the datsan began in Nizhnyaya Yeltsovka (microdistrict of Novosibirsk).
The Rinchin Datsan was opened in 2015. Eight lamas from Novosibirsk, Khakassia, Buryatia, Tuva and Gorny Altai took part in its opening, they walked around the temple an odd number of times in the direction of the sun, and then distributed to parishioners consecrated rice. Part of the altar items for the datsan brought from Nepal.
A larger temple is being built inside the territory of the religious complex. In the summer of 2019, the construction of a new Buddhist temple was almost completed.
Gallery
References
Religious buildings and structures in Novosibirsk
Tibetan Buddhism in Siberia
Buddhist monasteries in Russia
Sovetsky District, Novosibirsk |
Walter E. Pedersen (September 15, 1911 – November 18, 1998) was an American politician and businessman.
Born in Berlin, New Jersey, Pedersen moved to Clementon, New Jersey in 1920 with his family; he graduated from Haddon Heights High School, Class of 1929. He then worked in a gas station and as a clerk for the Lehigh Railroad. During World War II, Pedersen worked as a welder for the New York Shipyard. He was in the appliance business in Clementon, and later fabricated and installed metal railings working from his barn. He was a pipefitter with Local 332 United Association of Plumbers and Pipefitters in Westville, New Jersey, served for years as the local's president, and later headed up the local's health & welfare fund. Pedersen was involved with the real estate and insurance business. In 1953, he served as mayor of Clementon and was a Republican. Previously, Pedersen served as the borough clerk. He also served on the Board of Education of the Clementon School District and was president of the school board. From 1968 to 1970, Pedersen served in the New Jersey General Assembly. Later, Pedersen served on the New Jersey Real Estate Commission for seven years, appointed by Governor William Cahill. Pedersen died at his home in Clementon.
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Paolo Volponi (6 February 1924, in Urbino, – 23 August 1994, in Ancona) was an Italian writer, poet, and politician.
Biography
Volpino was born February 6, 1924, in Urbino, Italy. He would join the Italian partisans in 1943.
He studied law at Urbino University, where he graduated in 1947. His career as a writer was profoundly influenced by his meeting with the enlightened social thinker and industrialist Adriano Olivetti in 1950, for whom he worked as an assistant and then as director of social services at the Olivetti factory at Ivrea. He moved to Turin in 1972 to join Fiat and was appointed president of the Fondazione Agnelli in 1975 but was obliged to resign because of his open support for the Italian Communist Party. He was elected to the Italian Senate in 1983.
Volpino died on August 23, 1994.
Works
His first volume of poems, Il ramarro, was published in 1948; he won the Viareggio Prize in 1960 for Le porte dell'Appennino and the Mondello Prize in 1986 for Con testo a fronte.
His novels explore the ills of Italian society in the years of industrial expansion after the Second World War, while powerfully constructing a visionary fictional world. His first novel, Memoriale (1962), describes the atmosphere of growing violence in a factory environment and in society as seen through the eyes of a working man, leading to his alienation and a gradual descent into madness.
La macchina mondiale won the Strega Prize in 1965. Its tragic main character, a peasant-philosopher living in the Marche region, has been described as "surely one of the most bewilderingly pathetic figures in contemporary Italian fiction".
In Corporale (1974), an ex-communist intellectual becomes obsessed by the threat of nuclear war and builds himself a shelter in the hope of emerging, once it is all over, closer to the animal world.
Il sipario ducale (1975), with which he won the Viareggio Prize in 1975 for the second time, marked a return to a more traditional form with a story told against the background of a bomb attack in Piazza Fontana, Milan in 1969.
Il pianeta irritabile (1978) is an allegorical story set in 2293 where four characters – a baboon, an elephant, a goose and a dwarf – escape a final explosion and wander off looking for a safe kingdom, encountering traps and terrifying obstacles, in a perpetual guerrilla activity whose scenes take place under diluvian rains that threaten to engulf the whole planet. There is no real end in sight, and this is the most disturbing aspect of the whole novel. "Everything is pointless. Volponi is the Samuel Beckett of science fiction in this work."
Il lanciatore di giavellotto (1981) contains a portrait of a troubled adolescent boy, Dami, which is "the most memorable of all such portraits since JD Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye, written 30 years before".
Le mosche del capitale (1989) charts the rise and fall of an industrialist poet.
With La strada per Roma (1991), Volponi became the first of only two Italian writers to win the Strega Prize twice.
Bibliography
Fiction
Memoriale (1962) – trans. Belén Sevareid – My Troubles Began (Grossman: New York, 1964); The Memorandum (Marion Boyars: London, 1967)
La macchina mondiale (1965) – trans. Belén Sevareid – The Worldwide Machine (Grossman: New York, 1964; Calder and Boyars: London, 1969)
Corporale (1974)
Il sipario ducale (1975) – trans. Peter Pedroni – Last Act in Urbino (Italica Press: New York, 1995)
Il pianeta irritabile (1978)
Il lanciatore di giavellotto (1981) – trans. Richard Dixon - The Javelin Thrower (Chicago University Press / Seagull Books, 2019)
Le mosche del capitale (1989)
La strada per Roma (1991)
Poetry
Il ramarro (1948)
L'antica moneta (1955)
Le porte dell'Appennino (1960);
La nuova pesa (1964)
Le mura di Urbino (1973)
La vita (1974)
Foglia mortale (1974)
Con testo a fronte (1986)
Nel silenzio campale (1990)
È per un'impudente vanteria (1991)
Non-fiction
Scritti dal margine (1994)
Il leone e la volpe (1995)
Works in magazines
Una luce celeste (1965)
I sovrani e la ricchezza (1967)
Accingersi all'impresa (1967)
La barca Olimpia (1968)
Olimpia e la pietra (1968)
Case dell'alta valle del Metauro (1989)
Compilations
Poesie e poemetti 1946–1966 (1980)
Catalogo generale delle opere di Dolorès Puthod. Dipinti e disegni dal 1948 al 1994 (Milan, Giorgio Mondadori, 1994) .
Poesie (2001)
Romanzi e prose I, II, III (2002–2003)
Volponi’s poems in translation appear in From Pure Silence to Impure Dialogue: a survey of post-war Italian poetry 1945–1965, edited and translated by Vittoria Bradshaw (New York: Las Americas, 1971).
References
Further reading
Gian Carlo Ferretti, Volponi (Florence: La Nuova Italia, 1972)
Gregory Lucente, "The Play of Literary Self-consciousness in Paolo Volponi's Fiction: Violence and the Power of the Symbol," World Literature Today 61 (Winter 1987), 19–23
Peter Pedroni, "Interview with Paolo Volponi", Italian Quarterly 25 (Spring 1984)
Peter Pedroni, "Introduction", Last Act in Urbino (New York: Italica Press, 1995)
Massimo Colella, Cartografia del contemporaneo. Lettura di 'Con testo a fronte' di Paolo Volponi (1986), in «Rivista di Studi Italiani» (Toronto), XXXVIII, 2, 2019, pp. 177-207.
1924 births
1994 deaths
Italian male poets
Strega Prize winners
Viareggio Prize winners
Italian communists
20th-century Italian novelists
20th-century male writers
20th-century Italian poets
University of Urbino alumni
Italian male novelists |
Dekemhare (sometimes spelled Decamare, Italian: Decamerè) is a town in Eritrea, lying south east of Asmara. Developed as an industrial center, it became a large scale industrial and transportation city, known for its vineyards but was partly destroyed in the Eritrean War of Independence.
History
The settlement of Dequ-Mehari, now perched above the town of Dekemhare, was founded in the 15th century as a small-scale agricultural community. It was previously overshadowed by the nearby settlement of Gura, which was the location of several battles (including a major one during the 19th century Ethio-Egyptian War) and previously gave its name to Dequ-Mehari's valley. Following their invasion, the Italians devoted significant resources into developing Gura and Dekemhare as an important transportation center. Gura received an air base and a major road was built connecting Dekamhare with the port Nefasit. The Italians built a number of contemporary services in the town. The town became a major base of operations for the Italian military in the war against Ethiopia. The town became a key agricultural center for Italian East Africa, mainly with wine vineyards, but also pasta and bread factories.
The Italian influence was significant and many buildings built between 1936 and 1938 display a distinctive art deco style. In 1938, the town had 12,000 residents, including 6,000 permanent Italian residents.
During World War II, as the British took control over the region, many of the Italian residents left. Ethnic violence in 1947 resulted in most of rest of the Italian residents leaving Dekemhare. The industrial production of the city did not resume after the British turned over the region to Ethiopia in 1951, and there were persistent rumors that efforts by major international companies to build factories were stopped by the Haile Selassie government.
During the Eritrean War of Independence (1961-1991), the town was the center of organizing and military action by the Eritrean Liberation Front (ELF). A site of early military actions between the Eritrean Liberation Front and the Ethiopian government, the town became controlled by rebel factions in 1977 who made it a primary organizing location. However, the town became controlled by Ethiopian forces again when the now united Eritrean People's Liberation Front (EPLF) retreated from the territory. The town became a major location of violence during the remained of the wars including regular fighting between forces, aerial bombardment and shelling. Much of the population fled during the intense fighting in 1990 and 1991. On May 21, 1991, the EPLF took over Dekemhare which caused a disorganized retreat of Ethiopian troops and victory over Asmara and the end of large-scale military fighting.
References
Southern Region (Eritrea)
Populated places in Eritrea |
The 1946 Tour de Suisse was the 10th edition of the Tour de Suisse cycle race and was held from 13 July to 20 July 1946. The race started and finished in Zürich. The race was won by Gino Bartali.
General classification
References
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Tour de Suisse |
General Magic was an American software and electronics company co-founded by Bill Atkinson, Andy Hertzfeld, and Marc Porat. Based in Mountain View, California, the company developed precursors to "USB, software modems, small touchscreens, touchscreen controller ICs, ASICs, multimedia email, networked games, streaming TV, and early e-commerce notions." General Magic's main product was Magic Cap, the operating system used in 1994 by the Motorola Envoy and Sony's Magic Link PDA. It also introduced the programming language Telescript. After announcing it would cease operations in 2002, it was liquidated in 2004 with Paul Allen purchasing most of its patents.
History
Apple project and spinoff (1989)
The original project started in 1989 within Apple Computer, when Marc Porat convinced Apple's CEO at the time John Sculley that the next generation of computing would require a partnership of computer, communications and consumer electronics companies to cooperate. Known as the Paradigm project, the project ran for some time within Apple, but management remained generally uninterested and the team struggled for resources. Eventually they approached Sculley with the idea of spinning off the group as a separate company, which occurred in May 1990. In 1990 Marc Porat, Andy Hertzfeld, and Bill Atkinson in Mountain View, California founded it. Apple took a minority stake in the company, with John Sculley joining the General Magic board.
Porat, Hertzfeld and Atkinson were soon joined at General Magic by Susan Kare, Joanna Hoffman was vice president of marketing., hardware pioneer Dr. Wendell Sander with Brian Sanders his son, Walt Broedner and Megan Smith who joined from Apple Japan, and most of Apple's System 7 team, including Phil Goldman and soon after Bruce Leak and Darin Adler.
In 1990, Porat wrote the following note to Sculley: "A tiny computer, a phone, a very personal object . . . It must be beautiful. It must offer the kind of personal satisfaction that a fine piece of jewelry brings. It will have a perceived value even when it's not being used... Once you use it you won't be able to live without it."
Early years (1992–1994)
The company initially operated in near-complete secrecy. By 1992, some of the world's largest electronics corporations, including Sony, Motorola, Matsushita, Philips and AT&T Corporation were partners and investors in General Magic, creating significant buzz in the industry. Sculley, Motorola CEO George Fisher, Sony president Norio Ogha, and AT&T division chairman Victor Pelsen became board members. As the operations expanded, the company reportedly let rabbits roam the offices to inspire creativity.
In 1992–1993, while Sculley was still a director of General Magic, Apple entered the consumer electronics market with a poorly-received "personal digital assistant" that became the Apple Newton. By early 1993, Newton (originally designed as a tablet with no communications capabilities) started to attract market interest away from General Magic.
In February 1993, the company had 100 employees. On February 8, The New York Times referred to General Magic as "Silicon Valley's most closely watched start-up company." It reported that the company was introducing software technology called Telescript with the intent of creating a "standard for transmitting messages among any machines that compute, regardless of who makes them." The company also announced the software Magic Cap, an operating system catering to communications. Telescript would eventually come out in 1996 at the start of the internet boom.
In an article titled "Here's Where Woodstock Meets Silicon Valley," on February 27, 1993, The New York Times reported that General Magic had backing from "American Telephone and Telegraph, Sony, Motorola, Philips Electronics and Matsushita Electric Industrial." Marc Porat remained the chief executive of the company.
By 1994, the "General Magic Alliance" of cross-industry partners had expanded to 16 global telecommunications and consumer electronics companies, including Cable & Wireless, France Telecom, NTT, Northern Telecom, Toshiba, Oki, Sanyo, Mitsubishi, and Fujitsu. Each of the so-called "Founding Partners" invested up to $6 million in the company and named a senior executive to the company's "Founding Partner's Council."
The first "General Magic Alliance" hardware products, using the Magic Cap software, were two personal digital assistants (PDAs) that came out in the summer of 1994, with Motorola producing the Motorola Envoy Personal Wireless Communicator and Sony producing the $800 wireline Sony Magic Link. Alliance partner AT&T launched its PersonaLink network to host the devices, a closed network that did not connect to the emerging internet. AT&T eventually shut down the PersonaLink network in 1996.
IPO (1995)
The company launched an IPO on NASDAQ in February 1995. General Magic raised $96 million in the IPO, and a total of $200 million from 16 different investors. The company's stock value doubled after its IPO.
Portico service (1996)
Steve Markman was hired to run General Magic in 1996, and he hired Kevin Surace to head a new telephony group. This new team of 60–70 people set out to create a voice recognition-based personal assistant service that would be as close to human interaction as possible. The first service delivered was Portico (code named Serengeti during development), and the interface was called Mary, named after Mary McDonald-Lewis, who voiced Portico, Serengeti and GM's later version, OnStar. Portico synchronized to devices such as the Palm Connected Organizer and Microsoft Outlook and handled voicemail, call forwarding, email, calendar etc., all through the user's own personal 800 number. General Magic was the first company to employ a large number of linguists to make their software seem real and responses varied, with General Magic investors receiving several key patents relating to voice recognition and artificial personality.
The Portico system was also scaled back and sold through many partners including Quest and Excite. At its peak, the system supported approximately 2.5 million users. In 1997 Steve Markman hired Linda Hayes as Chief Marketing Officer, who in turn hired a new marketing team, which launched Portico. The Portico launch is attributed with lifting General Magic's stock price from $1 in 1997 to $18 in 2000.
According to Fast Company, the company's original [device] idea was "practically, dead," with people not buying General Magic devices in quantity.
Spinoffs and myTalk (1998–2000)
While Portico ran its voice portal business, the original handheld group was spun off in 1998 as Icras. The new company sold the Magic Cap OS as hardware named DataRover and focused on vertical market systems.
General Magic announced a major licensing deal and investments from Microsoft in March 1998. The deal gave Microsoft access to certain intellectual property, and helped General Magic move toward integrating Portico with Microsoft products.
The OnStar Virtual Advisor was developed at this time as well for General Motors.
In 1999 the Marketing Team developed a separate consumer product called MyTalk. Created by Kevin Wray, the MyTalk product was a success and went on to win the Computerworld Smithsonian Award for the first commercially successful voice recognition consumer product. Today MyTalk was also listed in the permanent Smithsonian Museum collection. Because of the product's momentum, the intent was to spin off Hayes’ group with Wray leading the product management. However, because of failure to agree on technology licensing terms, the spin-off stalled.
Shutdown (1999–2004)
By 1999, the company's stock had plunged significantly, with Forbes attributing the drop to "losses, layoffs and missed projections." Most of the management that was involved in bringing Portico to market left by early 2000 to pursue other interests with Internet startups. A new team was brought in led by Kathleen Layton. The new team took the company in the direction of turning its voice services into enterprise software offerings. The company announced it would cease operations on September 18, 2002. The company was liquidated in 2004. The OnStar assets were turned over to EDS to run for General Motors. The patents were auctioned by the court.
Most of the patents the company had developed were purchased by Paul Allen.
Products and technology
According to Electronics Weekly, the company "developed a precursor of USB, software modems, small touchscreens, touchscreen controller ICs, ASICs, multimedia email, networked games, streaming TV and early e-commerce notions."
Magic Cap
General Magic's main product was Magic Cap, an operating system(OS) which allowed users to "set their own rules for message alerts and acquiring information" on PDAs, according to CNET. The basic idea behind the system was to distribute the typical computing load across many machines in the network using Magic Cap, which was a fairly minimal operating system that was essentially a UI. The UI is based on a "rooms" metaphor; for example, e-mail and an address book can be found in the office, and games might be found in a living room. User applications were generally written in Magic Script, a utility language variant of the C programming language with object oriented extensions.
It was used on the Envoy PDA by Motorola and the MagicLink PDA by Sony. Sony and Motorola introduced Magic Cap devices in late 1994, based on the Motorola 68300 Dragon microprocessor. The launch suffered from a lack of real supporting infrastructure. Unlike the Newton and other PDAs being introduced at the same time, the Magic Cap system also did not rely on handwriting recognition, putting it at a marketing disadvantage. Partners ended production of Magic Cap devices by 1997.
General Magic planned to release Magic Cap software development tools with Metrowerks by the summer of 1995.
Telescript
Its other software, Telescript, was "software-agent technology that would search the Web and automatically retrieve information such as stock quotes and airline ticket prices." The script was introduced with the intent of creating a "standard for transmitting messages among any machines that compute, regardless of who makes them."
The Telescript programming language made communications a first-class primitive of the language. Telescript is compiled into a cross-platform bytecode in much the same fashion as the Java programming language, but is able to migrate running processes between virtual machines. The developers saw a time when Telescript application engines would be ubiquitous, and interconnected Telescript engines would form a "Telescript Cloud" across which mobile applications could execute.
Legacy
The company achieved many technical breakthroughs, including software modems (eliminating the need for modem chips), small touchscreens and touchscreen controller ASICs, highly integrated systems-on-a-chip designs for its partners' devices, rich multimedia email, networked games, streaming television, and early versions of e-commerce.
According to former General Magic employee Marco DeMiroz, it was the "Fairchild of the 90s."
A documentary film General Magic opened at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 20, 2018. It was later shown at the SFFilm Festival in San Francisco on November 3, 2018. The company founders had hired filmmakers including Sarah Kerruish to document their development process in the 1990s, and Kerruish included some of that original footage of General Magic's offices in the film. The film includes interviews with Marc Porat, Andy Hertzfeld, Joanna Hoffman, Megan Smith, and Tony Fadell.
See also
Magic Link
Motorola Envoy
References
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People's Journal is an English-language daily tabloid newspaper published by the Philippine Journalists Incorporated. Augusto "Gus" Villanueva, its former editor-in-chief, and Antonio Friginal were founders of the company.
People's Journal, with its sister publications, tabloids People's Tonight and People's Taliba, magazines Women's Journal and Insider and now-defunct broadsheet Times Journal, is part of one of the country's "biggest daily newspaper publication group." People's Journal and People's Tonight were among the widest circulated daily tabloids.
Augusto Villanueva
Augusto "Gus" Buenaventura Villanueva was the Philippine Journalists Inc./Journal Group of Publications editor-in-chief and publisher until his death on January 14, 2022, at age 83. He was also a leading sportswriter.
He worked first as a Manila Times sportswriter in 1955 at age 17, while he was a University of Santo Tomas (UST) student, before becoming a Times Journal editor in 1972. He was the president of the Philippine Sportswriter Association (PSA) in the 1970s and 1980s where he initiated the weekly PSA Forum.
He is credited for the popularization of ten-pin bowling. He later became the media relations officer of the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC).
History
During its establishment in 1978, only newspapers owned by Marcos cronies were permitted to operate by the government since most of them were shut down after President Ferdinand Marcos declared nationwide martial law in September 1972. Former workers of the Philippines Herald, which was closed at that time, established the Philippine Journalists Inc. (PJI) under the management of the late Benjamin Romualdez, former First Lady Imelda Marcos' younger brother. PJI was allowed by the government to operate on October 21, 1972, with its flagship paper, Times Journal. Villanueva, a former Manila Times sportswriter, was one of its founding editors.
Inspired by New York Post, People’s Journal was first launched as a broadsheet in 1978, with Villanueva, its co-founder, assigned as editor-in-chief and with the help of Vergel Santos, assigned as managing editor, and Friginal. Although with legitimacy, however, they were stopped by the Print Media Council due to lack of permit to print. Only with acquisition of permit, they were able to relaunch the paper a week later. A year later, Villanueva co-founded its sister newspaper, People’s Tonight.
Content at newspapers were being censored by the Media Advisory Council at the start of martial law. According to Villanueva, the government "had somebody looking at our stories, a military man checking our stories."
Their headquarters were then located at the building now owned by The Philippine Star at Port Area, Manila. They later moved to the old Manila Chronicle building, later renamed Benpres Building, in Pasig City until their return in the Port Area (Times Journal Bldg., now Journal Bldg.) in 1977 with the acquisition of a new printing press.
Aside from People's Journal, Villanueva was also taking charge of publications People's Tonight (bilingual paper, in English and Tagalog, launched in 1979), Taliba (its Tagalog counterpart, launched in early 1980s), and Insider and Women’s Journal (launched upon re-acquisition in 2004, by that time, Times Journal already ceased its publication).
In the early 1980s, the paper increased its popularity with the feature of the comics of Carlo Caparas.
After the end of administration of Pres. Marcos, in 1986, all PJI's shares were sequestered by the Corazon Aquino administration's Presidential Commission on Good Government for the suspicions of ownership and being part of the ill-gotten wealth. This resulted to decrease of its sales and circulation since it focuses on government-related events. Majority of these were ordered by the Supreme Court to be released in 1991. The company was later returned to the owner's associates in 2004.
Meanwhile, upon the sequester, Villanueva and some former co-employees established its rival tabloid News Today. He became the head of the Journal Group again upon re-acquisition and served as its publisher and editor-in-chief until his death.
Journal Publications, Inc., the publisher of the tabloid, is currently owned by the Romualdez family, through Congressman Martin Romualdez, in which they also acquired the ownership of a broadsheet newspaper Manila Standard in 2010.
Controversies
People's Journal's sister tabloid People's Tonight was criticized for their featured headlines in its March 13, 2022, issue that, according to the supporters of Vice President (and 2022 presidential aspirant) Leni Robredo, containing stories seems to be biased against her.
On May 6, 2022, Robredo's spokesperson Atty. Barry Gutierrez filed a cyber libel complaint before the Quezon City Prosecutor's Office, against six Journal Group staff over an April 21 Journal News Online (the paper's news website) article, which was also appeared on People's Journal and People's Tonight, claiming Communist Party of the Philippines founder Jose Maria Sison was allegedly Robredo camp's campaign adviser. The claims, which Gutierrez described them false, were denied by both Robredo and Sison. Those sued for the violations of Republic Act 10175 and the Revised Penal Code included an article author and the [late former] editor-in-chief Villanueva, as well as news site owner PJI Web News Publishing, and Philippine Journalists Inc.
See also
Manila Standard
References
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Namsan-dong may refer to:
Namsan-dong, Busan, a dong in Geumjeong District, Busan
Namsan-dong, Seoul, a dong in Jung District, Seoul |
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Pediasia matricella is a species of moth in the family Crambidae described by Georg Friedrich Treitschke in 1832. It is found in Italy, Austria, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, the Republic of Macedonia, Greece, Ukraine, Russia. In the east, the range extends to Transcaucasia, Asia Minor, Turkmenistan, Jordan, Syria, Iran and Israel.
Subspecies
Pediasia matricella matricella (Europe, southern Russia, Transcaucasia, Asia Minor, Jordan, Syria, Iran)
Pediasia matricella stenopterella (Amsel, 1949) (Mesopotamia, Turkmenistan)
References
External links
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Moths described in 1832
Crambini
Moths of Europe
Moths of Asia |
Šuplja Stena (Serbian Cyrillic: Шупља Стена) is a suburban settlement of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. It is located in Belgrade's municipality of Voždovac.
Location
Šuplja Stena is located in the woods of the Avala mountain, 22 kilometers south from downtown Belgrade. Located right on the mountain's wind rose, the place has a beneficial effect on human health, especially for the respiratory system.
Characteristics
Šuplja Stena is a non-residential, recreational complex which in the period of two decades (1970–90) grew into one of the most popular children resorts, mostly for the group vacations organized by the Belgrade's elementary schools. During holiday seasons, the complex was known for hosting several thousand children.
The complex covers and area of 12 hectares and includes 2 buildings, 14 bungalows, 3 open swimming pools, soccer, basketball and volleyball fields, etc. The name of the place, šuplja stena, is Serbian for "hollow rock". The complex also includes a part of the Avala forest, with 1,200 pines and numerous oaks.
In April 2022, it was announced that plans are to declare Šuplja Stena a natural monument by the end of 2022. Also, there is a possibility that the already protected landscape of the outstanding features Avala may be extended, to encompass Šuplja Stena.
History
The complex was built in the early 1970s by the municipal assembly of Belgrade's central municipality of Vračar. Originally, due to the healing effect of the wind rose, Šuplja Stena was planned as an air spa for the rehabilitation of the children with respiratory problems. It was operational until 1992 when Serbian government designated the place as a shelter for the refugees from Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, after the outbreak of the Yugoslav wars. In 2003 the last refugees left Šuplja Stena but the devastated complex remained inactive until February 2012.
Šuplja Stena became an object of bitter dispute between the municipality of Vračar and the Serbian state owned forestry company, "Srbijašume". "Srbijašume", which owns the lot but not the complex, claimed that the municipality is mismanaging the complex and asked the Republic's Directory for Properties to alienate the facilities from the municipality and that they offered to do reconstruction with their own funds, but that municipality rejected them. Municipality responded that they have absolutely no intention of giving away the complex they built to "Srbijašume" without any compensation and asked (already in 2002, with a proper offer) to buy the lot, too, because they do not wish to reconstruct Šuplja Stena so that it could be given to someone else, claiming that after 1997 the complex was left ruined and became a gathering place for drug addicts and vagrants. However, the government in 2006 refused to sell the lot to the municipality. The subject was brought to the public attention by the series of articles in newspapers, and in 2007 Vračar officially took over Šuplja Stena again. In February 2012, the reconstruction of one third of the complex was finished and it was open for children.
References
Suburbs of Belgrade |
Phyxium lanatum is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Fauvel in 1906. It is known from New Caledonia.
References
Lamiinae
Beetles described in 1906 |
Hanneke Niens (The Hague, 10 October 1965) is a Dutch Oscar nominated television and film producer. She is owner and CEO of the production company KeyFilm (2008 - present) and before founder and producer of IDTV Film (2000 - 2008). She is incidentally guest tutor at the Netherlands Film Academy and the international audiovisual organization EAVE.
During her career Hanneke Niens won numerous awards both as producer and with her companies. Notable awards are the Golden Calf Best long feature film for De Tweeling (Twin sisters) (2003), an Academy Award nomination Best foreign language film for De Tweeling (2004) and the Prix Europa Television Programme of the Year for the telemovie De uitverkorene (The Chosen One) (2006). In 2007 Pierre Bokma won an International Emmy Award for his role in this movie. Box office hits Soof, Soof 2 and Soof 3 were all awarded the Platinum Film. In 2018 her international co-production The Reports on Sarah and Saleem won the Special Jury Award for Best Scenario and the HBF Audience Award on the International Film Festival Rotterdam.
Her films have been selected for the international A-festivals Hot Docs, IDFA, Berlinale, San Sebastián, Toronto, Venice and Rotterdam.
Hanneke is member of the European Producers Club, European Film Academy and member of the supervisory board of the International Film Festival Rotterdam. From 2004 to 2010, she was board member of Film Producers Netherlands.
Selected filmography
Feature films
Family (2001)
Baby (2002)
Twin Sisters (De Tweeling) (2002)
Godforsaken (2003)
Cloaca (2003)
Life! (2005)
A Thousand Kisses (2006)
Unfinished Sky (2007)
Bride Flight (2008)
Bollywood Hero (2009)
The Dark House (2009)
Heading West (2010)
Silent City (2012)
Soof (2013)
Nena (2014)
Ventoux (2015)
Ya tayr el tayer (The Idol) (2015)
Beyond Sleep (2016)
Camp Holland (2016)
Night of a 1000 Hours (2016)
Soof 2 (2016)
Craving (2017)
The Reports on Sarah and Saleem (2018)
The Beast in the Jungle (2019)
So What Is Love (2019)
Tench (2020)
The Warden (2020)
Huda's Salon (2021)
Soof 3 (2022)
Queens (2022)
A House in Jerusalem (2023)
Lost Transport (2023)
Line of Fire (2023)
Just Like in the Movies (2023)
Television
Oud Geld (1998-1999)
Zinloos (2004)
Eilandgasten (2005)
On Stage (2005)
Escort (2006)
The Chosen One (2006)
De avondboot (2007)
De fuik (2008)
Hou Holland schoon (2008)
Den Helder (2008)
Dag in dag uit (2008)
Maite was here (2009)
De Ander (2009)
Zara (2009)
Memory Lane (2010)
Val (2010)
Diamond Dancers (2010)
Hyperscape (2010)
Verre vrienden (2010)
Flysk (2010)
Coup de Grâce (2011)
One False Move (2011)
Over (2012)
Uit (2012)
Bowy is binnen (2012)
Exit (2013)
Greifensee (2013)
Voices of Finance (2015)
Soof: een nieuw begin (two seasons, 2017–2018)
Swanenburg (2021-2023)
Documentaries
Great Lengths (2010)
This is my picture when I was dead (2010)
What the cat sees (2011)
Nadia's tics (2011)
De man met 100 kinderen (2012)
Niets blijft (2012)
Gitaarjongens (2013)
Refugees: Who Needs Them? (2013)
My Genius Brother Harry (2013)
Paradijsbestormers (2014)
Herinnering aan een trieste dageraad (2014)
Becoming Zlatan (2015)
Mies gaat naar Hollywood (2016)
De mooiste marathon (2016)
Ik ben Alice (2015)
Erbarme dich (2015)
References
External links
KeyFilm Feature films
KeyFilm Television
KeyFilm/Documentaires
1965 births
Living people
Dutch film producers
Dutch women film producers
Dutch television producers
Dutch women television producers |
Daguanying Station () is an interchange station on Line 7 and Line 16 of the Beijing Subway. Line 7 opened on December 28, 2014 as a part of the stretch between and and is located between and . Line 16 opened on December 31, 2022.
Station Layout
Both the line 7 and line 16 stations have an underground island platforms.
There are 5 exits, lettered B, C, D, E and F. Exits B and C are accessible via elevators.
Gallery
References
Railway stations in China opened in 2014
Beijing Subway stations in Xicheng District |
```css
Use `background-repeat` to repeat a background image horizontally or vertically
`calc()` for simpler maths
Hide the scrollbar in webkit browser
Difference between `initial` and `inherit`
Use pseudo-elements to style specific parts of an element
``` |
```c++
#include "node_metadata.h"
#include "ares.h"
#include "brotli/encode.h"
#include "nghttp2/nghttp2ver.h"
#include "node.h"
#include "util.h"
#include "uv.h"
#include "v8.h"
#include "zlib.h"
#if HAVE_OPENSSL
#include <openssl/opensslv.h>
#endif // HAVE_OPENSSL
#ifdef NODE_HAVE_I18N_SUPPORT
#include <unicode/timezone.h>
#include <unicode/ulocdata.h>
#include <unicode/uvernum.h>
#include <unicode/uversion.h>
#endif // NODE_HAVE_I18N_SUPPORT
namespace node {
namespace per_process {
Metadata metadata;
}
#if HAVE_OPENSSL
constexpr int search(const char* s, int n, int c) {
return *s == c ? n : search(s + 1, n + 1, c);
}
std::string GetOpenSSLVersion() {
// sample openssl version string format
// for reference: "OpenSSL 1.1.0i 14 Aug 2018"
char buf[128];
const char* etext = OPENSSL_VERSION_TEXT;
const int start = search(etext, 0, ' ') + 1;
etext += start;
const int end = search(etext, start, ' ');
const int len = end - start;
snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "%.*s", len, &OPENSSL_VERSION_TEXT[start]);
return std::string(buf);
}
#endif // HAVE_OPENSSL
#ifdef NODE_HAVE_I18N_SUPPORT
void Metadata::Versions::InitializeIntlVersions() {
UErrorCode status = U_ZERO_ERROR;
const char* tz_version = icu::TimeZone::getTZDataVersion(status);
if (U_SUCCESS(status)) {
tz = tz_version;
}
char buf[U_MAX_VERSION_STRING_LENGTH];
UVersionInfo versionArray;
ulocdata_getCLDRVersion(versionArray, &status);
if (U_SUCCESS(status)) {
u_versionToString(versionArray, buf);
cldr = buf;
}
}
#endif // NODE_HAVE_I18N_SUPPORT
Metadata::Versions::Versions() {
node = NODE_VERSION_STRING;
v8 = v8::V8::GetVersion();
uv = uv_version_string();
zlib = ZLIB_VERSION;
ares = ARES_VERSION_STR;
modules = NODE_STRINGIFY(NODE_MODULE_VERSION);
nghttp2 = NGHTTP2_VERSION;
napi = NODE_STRINGIFY(NAPI_VERSION);
llhttp = per_process::llhttp_version;
http_parser = per_process::http_parser_version;
brotli =
std::to_string(BrotliEncoderVersion() >> 24) +
"." +
std::to_string((BrotliEncoderVersion() & 0xFFF000) >> 12) +
"." +
std::to_string(BrotliEncoderVersion() & 0xFFF);
#if HAVE_OPENSSL
openssl = GetOpenSSLVersion();
#endif
#ifdef NODE_HAVE_I18N_SUPPORT
icu = U_ICU_VERSION;
unicode = U_UNICODE_VERSION;
#endif // NODE_HAVE_I18N_SUPPORT
}
Metadata::Release::Release() : name(NODE_RELEASE) {
#if NODE_VERSION_IS_LTS
lts = NODE_VERSION_LTS_CODENAME;
#endif // NODE_VERSION_IS_LTS
#ifdef NODE_HAS_RELEASE_URLS
#define NODE_RELEASE_URLPFX NODE_RELEASE_URLBASE "v" NODE_VERSION_STRING "/"
#define NODE_RELEASE_URLFPFX NODE_RELEASE_URLPFX "node-v" NODE_VERSION_STRING
source_url = NODE_RELEASE_URLFPFX ".tar.gz";
headers_url = NODE_RELEASE_URLFPFX "-headers.tar.gz";
#ifdef _WIN32
lib_url = strcmp(NODE_ARCH, "ia32") ? NODE_RELEASE_URLPFX "win-" NODE_ARCH
"/node.lib"
: NODE_RELEASE_URLPFX "win-x86/node.lib";
#endif // _WIN32
#endif // NODE_HAS_RELEASE_URLS
}
Metadata::Metadata() : arch(NODE_ARCH), platform(NODE_PLATFORM) {}
} // namespace node
``` |
The principle of distributivity states that the algebraic distributive law is valid, where both logical conjunction and logical disjunction are distributive over each other so that for any propositions A, B and C the equivalences
and
hold.
The principle of distributivity is valid in classical logic, but both valid and invalid in quantum logic.
The article "Is Logic Empirical?" discusses the case that quantum logic is the correct, empirical logic, on the grounds that the principle of distributivity is inconsistent with a reasonable interpretation of quantum phenomena.
References
Abstract algebra
Principles
Propositional calculus |
Resurrection Macabre is the fifth studio album by Dutch death metal band Pestilence, which was released on 16 March 2009. It is the band's first album of original material in 16 years, since 1993's Spheres and this fact is referenced in the album's title; hence resurrection. Re-recordings of earlier Pestilence songs make appearances as bonus tracks on the record.
Background
Pestilence were broken up between 1994 and early 2008. In January 2008, frontman Patrick Mameli revealed to Blabbermouth.net that the band was planning on making a return because "people/fans keep asking me for this. The time is right now and Mascot is giving me the opportunity to do so. As you know, I have always been the driving force behind Pestilence, writing all the music and so forth, so that I can state: I will bring back Pestilence to life. More tech and way more brutal than ever before."
In October 2008, Mameli revealed to UK's Terrorizer magazine that Pestilence would enter a studio in Denmark on 17 October with both the producers. By 31 October Mameli states, "everything will have to be recorded and mixed. Then the album will come out somewhere around March 2009. And by April, we'll do a three-week European tour before doing as much shows as possible on the summer festivals circuit."
Track listing
Personnel
Pestilence
Patrick Mameli – vocals, all guitars
Tony Choy – bass
Peter Wildoer – drums
Production
Jacob Hansen - mixing, mastering
Jeppe Anderson - production
Marko Saarelainen - design, artwork, layout
References
Pestilence (band) albums
2009 albums
Albums produced by Jacob Hansen
Mascot Records albums |
```javascript
/*
* one or more contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed
* with this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
*/
import React from 'react';
import {mount} from 'enzyme';
import DashboardTile from './DashboardTile';
jest.mock('./ExternalUrlTile', () => {
const actual = jest.requireActual('./ExternalUrlTile');
const ExternalUrlTile = ({children}) => <span>ExternalUrlTile: {children()}</span>;
ExternalUrlTile.isTileOfType = actual.ExternalUrlTile.isTileOfType;
return {ExternalUrlTile};
});
jest.mock('./TextTile', () => {
const actual = jest.requireActual('./TextTile');
const TextTile = ({children}) => <span>TextTile: {children()}</span>;
TextTile.isTileOfType = actual.TextTile.isTileOfType;
return {TextTile};
});
jest.mock('./OptimizeReportTile', () => {
const actual = jest.requireActual('./OptimizeReportTile');
const OptimizeReportTile = ({children}) => <span>OptimizeReportTile: {children()}</span>;
OptimizeReportTile.isTileOfType = actual.OptimizeReportTile.isTileOfType;
return {OptimizeReportTile};
});
const props = {
tile: {
type: 'optimize_report',
id: 'a',
},
};
it('should render optional addons', () => {
const TextRenderer = ({children}) => <p>{children}</p>;
const node = mount(
<DashboardTile {...props} addons={[<TextRenderer>I am an addon!</TextRenderer>]} />
);
expect(node).toIncludeText('I am an addon!');
});
it('should pass properties to tile addons', () => {
const PropsRenderer = (props) => <p>{JSON.stringify(Object.keys(props))}</p>;
const node = mount(<DashboardTile {...props} addons={[<PropsRenderer key="propsRenderer" />]} />);
expect(node).toIncludeText('tile');
});
``` |
Bal Sahitya Puraskar is given each year to writers for their outstanding works in the 24 languages, since 2010.
Recipients
Following is the list of recipients of Bal Sahitya Puraskar for their works written in Santali. The award comprises a cash prize of Rs. 50,000 and an engraved copper plaque.
See also
List of Sahitya Akademi Award winners for Santali
References
External links
Bal Sahitya Puraskar-Sahitya Akademi India - Official Website
Indian literary awards
Literary awards by language
Lists of Indian award winners |
The Maryland Bridge is a bridge that crosses over the Assiniboine River in Winnipeg, Manitoba. It serves as a major transportation route for Winnipeg. The bridge connects Academy Road with Maryland Street and Sherbrook Street. The current structure is the third bridge to span this section of the river. All three bridges were called the Maryland Bridge. Nearby landmarks include Misericordia Health Centre, Cornish Library, and Shaarey Zedek Synagogue.
History
Original bridge (1894-1921)
The first Maryland Bridge was constructed in 1894 and nicknamed the Boundary Bridge, because Maryland Street once served as Winnipeg's western boundary. In 1915, the city of Winnipeg proposed transforming the bridge into a war memorial though the bridge was decommissioned before this idea came to fruition.
Street car service on the first Maryland Bridge was suspended in June 1920. The bridge previously serviced street car routes 35 and 37. Around the same time, concerns were raised of the safety of the bridge's infrastructure and a ban was put in place on heavy traffic and street cars crossing the bridge. The original Maryland Bridge was decommissioned in 1921 after the completion of construction on the second bridge.
Second bridge (1921-1969)
After a Census of Traffic was conducted on the original bridge because of increased traffic and safety concerns, construction began on the second Maryland Bridge in 1920, and was completed in 1921. In 1951, construction was completed on the Maryland Bridge Cut-Off, a project to cut down on congestion by allowing drivers to turn right off the bridge onto Wellington Crescent without having to wait for a green light.
In 1923, D. L. Saberton committed suicide by jumping from the Maryland Bridge and was the second person to die jumping from the bridge that week. An unnamed man also committed suicide jumping from the bridge in 1925.
The bridge was closed for demolition in 1969 upon the opening of the Twin Bridge's western span. The second bridge is memorialized by the Maryland Twin Bridge Monument, located south of the current Maryland Bridge. The monument consists of a corner post shaped as a cairn that was preserved from the second Maryland Bridge.
Current bridge (1969-present)
The current iteration of the Maryland Bridge was opened to traffic in two stages. The west structure on 8 November 1969 and the east structure on 5 August 1970. It was financed by the provincial government and constructed by the Metropolitan Corporation of Greater Winnipeg. In 2013, the Maryland Bridge was the 13th busiest bridge, out of 15, in Winnipeg with an average of 25,400 cars driving over the bridge per day.
The Maryland Bridge was part of the route of the first Manitoba Marathon in 1979, though it is no longer on the marathon route.
Since 1995, the Maryland Bridge has been the site of the Misericordia Health Centre Foundation’s annual Angel Squad fundraiser. As part of the fundraiser, volunteers line the bridge in the early morning dressed as angels offering coffee to drivers in exchange for donations. In 2015, the Angel Squad beat the Guinness World Record for the largest gathering of angels.
In 2007, Doug Prysiazniuk was killed while performing maintenance on the bridge. Prysiazniuk's death delayed bridge maintenance and was ultimately declared an accident.
The space underneath the Maryland Bridge has regularly been a shelter for Winnipeg's homeless. In May 2019, police ordered those living beneath the bridge to leave. Homeless individuals later returned to the bridge despite police orders to dismantle camps. In October 2019, a fire broke out beneath the bridge, though it caused no structural damage to the bridge and left behind no injuries. In the spring of 2020, the city of Winnipeg began testing noise makers to deter homeless camps underneath the bridge. The project was discontinued in June after criticism from city councillors and citizens about the rights and dignity of the homeless population. In August, 2021, a small trash fire broke out under the bridge, once again leaving no injuries.
The Maryland Bridge has been used as a site for honouring missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls. In the 2010s, red ribbons were tied to bridges across Winnipeg, with each ribbon representing a missing or murdered Indigenous woman. The ribbons were subsequently removed from the Maryland Bridge by unknown parties. Indigenous men's support group Healing Together found and replaced the missing ribbons in early 2021.
Architecture
Original bridge
The first bridge was made of steel truss. This iteration of the Maryland Bridge was described by the Winnipeg Free Press as having a "Renaissance character" with "classic mouldings and features".
Second bridge
The second bridge was a concrete arch structure that included a coloured aggregate of red granite, crushed to pass through a screen, exposed by scrubbing with steel brushes, and cleaned by several washings of muriatic acid and water.
Current bridge
The current bridge consists of I-shaped AASHTO girders and twin, five-span continuous precast prestressed concrete structures. Renovations to the northbound span occurred in 2005. In 2006, the southbound span was renovated.
References
1894 in transport
Road bridges in Manitoba
Buildings and structures in Winnipeg
Assiniboia, Winnipeg
River Heights, Winnipeg
Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls movement |
"She Keeps the Home Fires Burning" is a song written by Mike Reid, Don Pfrimmer and Dennis Morgan, and recorded by American country music singer Ronnie Milsap. It was released in April 1985 as the first single from his Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 compilation album.
The song was Milsap's 41st single to be released, and his 26th No. 1 hit on the country charts, the song is highly regarded as one of Milsap's most popular songs. The song is also featured on numerous compilation albums; including 40 #1 Hits and The Essential Ronnie Milsap.
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
References
1985 singles
1985 songs
Ronnie Milsap songs
Songs written by Dennis Morgan (songwriter)
Songs written by Don Pfrimmer
Songs written by Mike Reid (singer)
Song recordings produced by Tom Collins (record producer)
RCA Records singles |
Alica Stuhlemmer (born 24 August 1999, in Kiel) is a German sailor who lives in Altenholz. She represented Germany, along with partner Paul Kohlhoff, in the Nacra 17 class at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, winning the bronze medal. At 22 years old Alica was the youngest sailor to win a medal throughout all sailing disciplines in Tokyo.
In 2020 she and her partner were in tenth place in the European championship and eleventh in the World Championship.
Career
She competed at the 2019 Hempel World Cup, 2019 World Championship, and 2020 World Championship.
References
External links
1999 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Kiel
German female sailors (sport)
Olympic bronze medalists for Germany
Olympic medalists in sailing
Olympic sailors for Germany
Sailors at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Nacra 17
Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Nacra 17 class sailors |
Fasterna Church () is a Lutheran church in the Archdiocese of Uppsala in Stockholm County, Sweden.
History and architecture
Fasterna Church is built on the remains of an earlier medieval church, which was considered to have become too small by the late 18th century. The lord of the nearby Rånäs Manor, Jean Le Febure, pushed strongly for the idea that the old church should be demolished and a new one built. He personally paid for the demolition and subsequent reconstruction of the church with his own money. The church is modelled after Adolf Fredrik Church in Stockholm, and neo-classical in style. The architect was Johan Neosander, who designed the church with the aid of Olof Tempelman. Construction started in 1797 and the church was inaugurated in 1806.
References
External links
Official site (in Swedish)
Churches in the Diocese of Uppsala
Buildings and structures in Stockholm County
19th-century Church of Sweden church buildings |
2005–06 Belarusian Cup was the 15th edition of the football knock-out competition in Belarus.
First round
13 teams from the Second League, all 16 teams from the First League and 3 amateur clubs started competition in this round. The games were played on 14 and 15 June 2005.
Round of 32
16 winners of previous round were joined by 14 clubs from Premier League. Two winners of previous round (Baranovichi and Polotsk) advanced to the Round of 16 by drawing of lots. The games were played on 23 and 24 July 2005.
Round of 16
The games were played on 21 September 2005.
Quarterfinals
The first legs were played on April 1, 2006. The second legs were played on April 5, 2006.
|}
First leg
Second leg
Semifinals
The first legs were played on April 10, 2006. The second legs were played on April 14, 2006.
|}
First leg
Second leg
Final
External links
RSSSF
Belarusian Cup seasons
Belarusian Cup
Cup
Cup |
The High Court of Bombay is the high court of the states of Maharashtra and Goa in India, and the union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu. It is seated primarily at Mumbai (formerly known as Bombay), and is one of the oldest high courts in India. The High Court has circuit benches at Nagpur and Aurangabad in Maharashtra and Panaji, the capital of Goa.
The first Chief Justice, the Attorney General and the Solicitor General of Independent India were from this court. Since India's Independence, 22 judges from this court have been elevated to the Supreme Court and 8 have been appointed to the office of Chief Justice of India.
The court has Original Jurisdiction in addition to its Appellate. Judgments issued by this court can be appealed only to the Supreme Court of India. The Bombay High Court has a sanctioned strength of 94 judges (71 permanent, 23 additional). The building is part of The Victorian and Art Deco Ensemble of Mumbai, which was added to the list of World Heritage Sites in 2018.
As of 2022, the Court is currently understaffed, with only 57 judges as against the permitted number of 96 judges.
History and premises
The Bombay High Court was one of the three High Courts in India established at the Presidency Towns by Letters patent granted by Queen Victoria, bearing date June 26, 1862. It was inaugurated on August 14, 1862 under the High Courts Act, 1861.
The work on the present building of the High Court was commenced in April 1871 and completed in November 1878. It was designed by British engineer Col. James A. Fuller. The first sitting in this building was on 10 January 1879. Justice M. C. Chagla was the first Indian permanent Chief Justice of Bombay High Court after independence [1948 – 1958] Architecture: Gothic revival in the Early English style. It is long and wide. To the west of the central tower are two octagonal towers. The statues of Justice and Mercy are atop this building.
In 2016, it was announced that the premises of the Bombay High Court would be shifting to Bandra Kurla Complex.
The 125th anniversary of the building was marked by the release of a book, commissioned by the Bar Association, called "The Bombay High Court: The Story of the Building – 1878–2003" by local historians Rahul Mehrotra and Sharada Dwivedi.
Name of the court
Although the name of the city was changed from Bombay to Mumbai in 1995, the Court as an institution did not follow suit and retained the name Bombay High Court. Although, a bill to rename it as Mumbai High Court was approved by the Union Cabinet on July 5, 2016, along with the change of name of the Calcutta High Court and Madras High Court as Kolkata High Court and Chennai High Court respectively, the same is pending approval before the Parliament of India but may not be enacted for some time.
Sesquicentennial celebrations
In 2010, the High Court organized several functions to mark the completion of 150 years of the establishment of the High Court. A special postal cover was released by Milind Deora, the then Minister of State for Communications and Information Technology at the historical Central Court Hall of the High Court on 14 August 2012.
An exhibition displaying important artifacts, royal charters, stamps, old maps and other documents of historical importance was inaugurated by the then Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Prithviraj Chavan, in the Central Court Hall on 15 August 2012. The then Prime Minister of India, Dr. Manmohan Singh was the Chief Guest at the concluding ceremony of the year-long Sesquicentennial celebrations on 18 August 2012.
A book titled A Heritage of Judging: The Bombay High Court through one hundred and fifty years, edited by Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud, Anoop V. Mohta and Roshan S. Dalvi was published by the Maharashtra Judicial Academy.
Famous cases
In its illustrious history, the Bombay High Court has been the site for numerous noteworthy trials and court cases. Bal Gangadhar Tilak was tried a number of times in the Bombay High Court, but the most famous was his trial for sedition in the 1916 case Emperor v. Bal Gangadhar Tilak.
Controversies
Bar Council had boycotted some judges of the High Court in 1991 under the leadership of Senior Counsel Iqbal Chagla. In 2011, a couple of petitions came to be filed challenging housing societies built by judges upon plots of land reserved for other purposes.
In November 2021, the Bombay High Court issued a controversial criminal case against AstraZeneca for misinformation and misleading claims regarding the safety of their vaccines. The suit claims this misinformation is responsible for the death of the afflicted. Some rumors appeared that the suit was against Bill Gates for partial funding of AstraZeneca, but these rumors were fake. The suit is addressed to both The State of Maharashtra and AstraZeneca.
Judges
The Bombay High Court sits at Mumbai, the capital of the state of Maharashtra, and has additional benches in Aurangabad and Nagpur in Maharashtra, as well as Panaji in the state of Goa. It may have a maximum of 94 judges, of which 71 must be permanently appointed and 23 may be additionally appointed. Currently, it has a total of 66 Judges.
Permanent judges
*Justice Rohit B Deo of the Nagpur bench of the Bombay high court reportedly resigned saying he could not compromise on self-respect.
Additional judges
List of chief justices
Chief Justice and judges
Judges who elevated in Supreme Court of India
Judges who elevated as Chief Justice of another High Court
Principal seat and benches
The court has jurisdiction over the states of Maharashtra, Goa and the Union territories of Daman and Diu and Dadra and Nagar Haveli. The court has benches in Nagpur, Aurangabad and Panaji.
Nagpur bench
Nagpur is an industrial and commercial city situated in the centre of India. Formerly, it was the capital of the former State of CP & Berar, later old Madhya Pradesh and now it is the sub-capital of the State of Maharashtra. A full-fledged High Court was established at Nagpur on 9 January 1936. Later it was included as a separate bench in the Bombay High Court jurisdiction after the formation of the state of Maharashtra in 1960.
History
Sir Gilbert Stone, a Judge of the Madras High Court was appointed as first Chief Justice. The foundation stone of the new building (present High Court building) was laid by late Sir Hyde Gowan on 9-1-1937. The building was designed by Mr. H.A.N. Medd, Resident Architect. It was constructed at a cost of Rs./-.The building consisted of two stories with a garden courtyard in the centre. The outside dimensions are 400 ft x 230 ft. The original design provided for a main central dome rising 109 feet above ground land, the remainder of the building being approximately 52 feet in height. The building has been constructed with sandstone. The building has Ashlar stone facing and brick hearting. The flooring in the corridors and offices is of Sikosa and Shahabad flag stones. The building is declared open on 6 January 1940. On the opening ceremony the Viceroy of India described this building as a poem in stone. The High Court has a fairly well planned garden on the eastern as well as western sides.
The High Court of Judicature at Nagpur continued to be housed in this building till the reorganisation of states in 1956. With effect from 1-11-1956, eight Marathi speaking districts of Vidarbha formed part of the greater bilingual State of Bombay which came into existence. Remaining fourteen Hindi speaking districts of the former State of Madhya Pradesh became part of the newly constituted State of Madhya Pradesh with the capital at Bhopal. The High Court of Madhya Pradesh was treated as the successor of the former High Court at Nagpur.
New building
A bench of the High Court at Bombay began to sit in this building at Nagpur with effect from 1-11-1956 and continues to do so even after the formation of the State of Maharashtra on 1-5-1960. During the year 1960 the strength of this Bench consisted of four Honourable Judges.
The extension of High Court building consists of two annex buildings on both sides of the existing building viz., North and South Wings. For this Government of Maharashtra has sanctioned Rs. 1,/- on dated 21 March 1983. 'South Wing' houses various utilities for the public, i.e. litigants and the Bar as well as High Court Government Pleader's Establishment including Standing Counsel for Central Government and 'A Panel Counsels, and also for the establishment. In the North Wing, it is proposed to accommodate additional Court Halls, Chambers of the Hobble Judges, Judges' Library and the office.
Presently, the strength of this Bench consists of 10 Honourable Judges and total employees are 412.
Aurangabad bench
The Aurangabad bench was established in 1982. Initially, only a few districts of Maharashtra were under the Aurangabad bench. Subsequently, in 1988, Ahmednagar & other districts were attached to the bench. The bench at Aurangabad has more than 13 judges.
The jurisdiction of the Aurangabad Bench is over Aurangabad, Dhule, Nandurbar, Jalna, Jalgaon, Beed, Parbhani, Latur & Osmanabad. The bench also has a Bar Council of Maharashtra & Goa office. The present building of bench is situated in huge premises. The garden is beautifully maintained. Lush green grass invites the attention of any passerby. The HC bench at Aurangabad is approximately 4 km from the Aurangabad Airport and around 6 km from the central bus stand. The new building has 13 court halls in all now including two new ones. All the court halls are on the first floor of the building, while the registry of the Court is on the ground floor. The Aurangabad bench has a strong Bar of more than 1000 advocates, but the Aurangabad bench does not have jurisdiction over company law matters.
The Aurangabad Bench celebrated its 28th anniversary on 27 August 2009.
History
Due to the continued demand of the people of Marathwada region for the establishment of a permanent Bench of the High Court at Aurangabad under sub-section (2) of Sec. 51 of the Act, the State Government first took up the issue with the then Chief Justice R. M. Kantawala in 1977. On 22 March 1978, the State Legislative Assembly passed a unanimous resolution supporting a demand for the establishment of a permanent Bench of the High Court at Aurangabad to the effect :
"With a view to save huge expenses and to reduce the inconvenience of the people of the Marathwada and Pune regions in connection with legal proceedings, this Assembly recommends to the Government to make a request to the President to establish a permanent Bench of the Bombay High Court having jurisdiction in Marathwada and Pune regions, one at Aurangabad and the other at Pune."
The said demand for the constitution of a permanent Bench of the High Court at Aurangabad was supported by the State Bar Council of Maharashtra, the Advocates' Association of Western India, several bar associations and people in general. It is necessary here to mention that the resolution as originally moved made a demand for the setting up of a permanent Bench of the High Court of Bombay at Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar for the Marathwada region, and there was, no reference to Pune which was added by way of amendment. Initially, the State Government recommended to the Central Government in 1978 to establish two permanent Benches under sub-sec. (2) of Section 51 of the Act, one at Aurangabad and the other at Pune, but later in 1981 confined its recommendation to Aurangabad alone.
The State Government thereafter took a Cabinet decision in January 1981 to establish a permanent Bench of the High Court at Aurangabad and this was conveyed by the Secretary to the Government of Maharashtra, Law & Judiciary Department, communicated by his letter dated 3 February 1981 to the Registrar and he was requested, with the permission of the Chief Justice, to submit proposals regarding accommodation for the Court and residential bungalows for the Judges, staff, furniture, etc. necessary for setting up the Bench. As a result of this communication, the Chief Justice wrote to the Chief Minister on 26 February 1981 signifying his consent to the establishment of a permanent Bench at Aurangabad. After adverting to the fact that his predecessors had opposed such a move and had indicated, amongst other things, that such a step involved, as it does, breaking up of the integrity of the institution and the Bar, which would necessarily impair the quality and quantity of the disposals.
It, however, became evident by the middle of June 1981 that the Central Government would take time in reaching a decision on the proposal for the establishment of a permanent Bench under sub-sec. (2) of Section 51 of the Act at Aurangabad as the question involved a much larger issue, viz. the principles to be adopted and the criterion laid down for the establishment of permanent Benches of High Courts generally. This meant that there would be an inevitable delay in securing the concurrence of the Central Government and the issuance of a Presidential Notification under sub-sec. (2) of S. 51 of the Act. On 19 June 1981, the State Government accordingly took a Cabinet decision pending the establishment of a permanent Bench under sub-sec. (2) of S. 51 of the Act at Aurangabad for the Marathwada region, resort be had to the provisions of sub-section (3) thereof. On 20 June 1981, the Secretary to the Government of Maharashtra, Law & Judiciary Department wrote to the Registrar stating that there was a possibility of a delay in securing concurrence of the Central Government and the issuance of a notification by the President under subsection (2) of S. 51 of the Act for the establishment of a permanent Bench at Auangabad and in order to tide over the difficulty, the provisions of sub-sec. (3) of Section 51 of the Act may be resorted to and he, therefore, requested the Chief Justice to favour the Government With his views on the matter at an early date. On 5 July 1981, the Law Secretary waited on the Chief Justice in that connection. On 7 July 1981 the Chief Justice wrote a letter to the Chief Minister in which he stated that the Law Secretary had conveyed to him the decision of the State Government to have a Circuit Bench at Auangabad under sub-sec. (3) of Section 51 pending the decision of the Central Government to establish a permanent Bench there under sub-section (2) of S. 51 of the Act. The Chief Justice then added: "I agree that some such step is necessary in view of the preparations made by the Government at huge costs and the mounting expectations of the people there."
Formation
On 20 July 1981, the Law Secretary addressed a letter to the Registrar requesting him to forward, with the permission of the Chief Justice, a proposal as is required under sub-section (3) of S. 51 for the setting up of a Bench at Auangabad . In reply to the same, the Registrar by his letter dated 24 July 1981 conveyed that the Chief Justice agreed with the suggestion of the State Government that action had to be taken under sub-section (3) of S. 51 of the Act for which the approval of the Governor was necessary and he enclosed a copy of the draft order which the Chief Justice proposed to issue under sub-section (3) of S. 51 of the Act. On 10 Aug. 1981, the Law Secretary conveyed to the Registrar the approval of the Governor. On 27 Aug. 1981, the Chief Justice issued an order under sub-section (3) of S. 51 of the Act to the effect: "In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (3) of S. 51 of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956 (No. 37 of 1956) and all other powers enabling him on this behalf, the Hon'ble the Chief Justice, with the approval of the Governor of Maharashtra, is pleased to appoint Aurangabad as a place at which the Hon'ble Judges and Division Courts of the High Court of Judicature at Bombay may also sit." This is the history of how the Aurangabad Bench of the Bombay High Court was constituted. The Constitution of the Bench by The Hon’ble Chief Justice V.S.Deshpande then came to be challenged before the Hon’ble Supreme Court. The Petition filed by the State of Maharashtra was allowed and the people's aspirations from Marathwada were recognized. The Judgment is a reported one (State of Maharashtra v. Narain Shyamrao Puranik) in AIR 1983 Supreme Court 46.
Goa bench
When the High Court of Bombay constituted a bench in Porvorim, Goa, Justice G.F Couto was appointed its first Goan permanent judge. Justice G.D. Kamath was appointed as judge in 1983 and later in 1996 as Chief Justice of the Gujarat High Court. Justice E.S da Silva was elevated in 1990 and was a judge of this court till his retirement in 1995. Justice R.K. Batta and Justice R.M.S. Khandeparkar were Judges of the Goa bench for 8 and 12 years respectively. Justice F.I Rebello, was appointed Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court in 2010 and retired in 2011. Justice Nelson Britto was Judge for five years. Justice A.P Lavande, Justice F.M.Reis, and Justice M.S. Sonak, were senior lawyers who practiced in the Goa Bench before their elevation. Presently Goa has one lady judge, Justice Anuja Prabhudesai. Justice A Prabhudesai and retired Justice Nutan Sardesai who were both District Judges.
History
Prior to the annexation of Goa, Daman and Diu the highest Court for the then Portuguese State of India was the Tribunal da Relação de Goa functioning at Panjim. Originally established in 1554, the Relação de Goa used to serve as the high court of appeal for all the Portuguese East Indies territories of the Indian Ocean and the Far East, including what are now Mozambique, Macau and East Timor, besides India itself. The Relação de Goa was abolished when a Court of Judicial Commissioner was established w.e.f. 16 December 1963 under Goa-Daman & Diu (Judicial Commissioner Court) Regulation, 1963. In May 1964 an Act was passed by the Parliament which conferred upon the Court of Judicial Commissioner, some powers of the High Court for the purposes of the Constitution of India.
Parliament by an Act extended the jurisdiction of High Court at Bombay to the Union territory of Goa Daman & Diu and established a permanent Bench of that High Court at Panaji on 30.10.1982
From its inception, the Hon'ble Shri Justice Dr. G.F.Couto who was at that time acting Judicial Commissioner was elevated to the Bench of High Court of Bombay. The Hon'ble Shri Justice G.D.Kamat was elevated to the Bench on 29.8.1983.
With the passing of Goa, Daman & Re-organization Act, 1987 by the Parliament conferring Statehood to Goa, the High Court of Bombay became the common High Court for the states of Maharashtra and Goa and the Union territories of Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu w.e.f. 30.5.1987.
First Relocation
The High Court was shifted from the old building of Tribunal da Relação to Lyceum Complex at Altinho, Panaji and started functioning there from 3.11.1997. The main building at the said Complex, constructed in the year 1925 by the Portuguese Government, was renovated by the Goa state government and inaugurated by the Hon'ble Chief Justice of Bombay High Court Shri M.B.Shah on 2.10.1997.The Hon'ble Chief Justice of Bombay High Court, Shri Y. K. Sabharwal, inaugurated the 2nd building on 9.9.1999. Both these buildings now house several departments of the Bombay high court – panaji bench.
Second Relocation
Due to the space crunch in the lyseum complex, a new building complex is being built in alto – betim porvorim region in Porvorim. The new building was inaugurated on 27 March 2021. The first court hearing in the new building was presided on by the divisional bench composed of Chief Justice of the Bombay high court Dipankar Datta and Justice Mahesh Sonak on 17 August 2021.
Case information
The Case Status and Causelists of Bombay High Court is available on its official website at www.bombayhighcourt.nic.in. The Orders and Judgments from the year 2005 are also available on the website.
the High Court has civil cases and 45,960 criminal cases pending. At the same time, the District and subordinate courts under the Bombay High Court have a total of 3,179,475 pending cases.
See also
High courts of India
List of chief justices of the Bombay High Court
List of chief justices of the Supreme Court of Bombay
References
External links
Official WebSite
Bar Association of Bombay
Case Status System
Order/Judgments Retrieval System
List of Designated Senior Advocates[link points to an access-restricted file]
The Victorian and Art Deco Ensemble of Mumbai
Gothic Revival architecture in India
1862 establishments in India
Courts and tribunals established in 1862 |
Se Fonto Kokkino is the second longest running daily Cypriot soap opera. The show consists of 735 episodes in four seasons and it was produced and broadcast by Sigma TV, created by Demetres Tokaris and directed by Nick G Kokkinos, Loizos Markides, Kiros Rossidis and Giorgos Siougas.
Main cast
Main cast includes:
Giannis Voglis
Stavros Louras (episodes: 1 - 735)
Andreas Tsouris (episodes: 1 - 735)
Panagiotis Bougiouris
Sofoklis Kaskaounias
Nicholas Kouroumzis
Maria Fiaka
Fani Sokratous (episodes: 1 - 735)
Andreas Georgiou
Niovi Spyridaki
Elena Liasidou
Katia Nikolaidou
Stratos Tzortzoglou
Natalia Dragoumi
Danae Christou
Giannis Tsimitselis
Monika Meleki
Christina Terezopoulou
References
Cypriot television soap operas
Sigma TV original programming |
The Apathists were a collective of British playwrights who staged plays and happenings in London between March 2006 and March 2007. The events generated a cult following on the London theatre scene. The collective had a festival of their work at the Union Theatre produced by David Luff and were involved in the 2006 Latitude Festival, but their work mainly centred on monthly nights at Theatre503, formerly the Latchmere Theatre.
Writers
Mike Bartlett went on to become the Pearson Playwright in Residence at the Royal Court Theatre. His play, My Child, had its world premiere at the Theatre Downstairs in an innovative production directed by Sacha Wares. His play, Contractions, another Royal Court production, was presented in an earlier form at Theatre503 for The Apathists. Artefacts won the Old Vic New Voices Award and was premiered at The Bush Theatre before a UK tour and a transfer to Broadway. He won the 2006 Tinniswood Award and the 2006 Imison Award for his radio play, Not Talking, which starred June Whitfield and Richard Briers.
Duncan Macmillan is the author of Monster, which was produced at the Royal Exchange Theatre as part of the Manchester International Festival. The play won two awards in the inaugural Bruntwood Playwriting Competition and was nominated as Best New Play in the TMA and MEN Awards. He went on to be the Writer in Residence at the Royal Exchange, then Pearson Playwright for Paines Plough. His radio play, I Wish To Apologise For My Part In The Apocalypse, was broadcast on 17 July 2008 on BBC Radio 4 (repeated 14 September 2009) and starred Bill Nighy and Amelia Bullmore.
Simon Vinnicombe is the author of Time Out Critics Choice, Year 10, at the Finborough Theatre and the BAC. He is currently developing the screenplay of Year 10.
Morgan Lloyd Malcolm is one third of the comedy group Trippplicate, currently working with the BBC. Her plays Time Trippers and The Receptionists have been performed in Edinburgh and London. Her short play, Leo and Lisa, was performed by Kevin Spacey, Thandiwe Newton and Elliot Cowan at the Palexpo in Geneva. In 2006 she won the Smiffie Award for Best New Comedy. She was commissioned to write Emilia for the Shakespeare's Globe. Her father is Christopher Malcolm.
Rachel Wagstaff is a theatre and television writer. She is the author of The Soldier and Night Sky, which was performed initially for one night only at the Old Vic Theatre, and featured an all-star cast led by Christopher Eccleston, Saffron Burrows, David Baddiel, Navin Chowdhry, David Warner and Bruno Langley. The performance was in aid of Index on Censorship, a charity that reports on censorship, challenges free expression abuses, and publishes reportage and opinion from around the world.
Nick Gill is a writer, illustrator and musician. His bands include Fireworks Night and The Monroe Transfer. As well as playing frequent gigs, he has performed at the Royal Court Theatre and Trafalgar Studios on the West End for Paines Plough. His plays include Heaven, Karposi, Cats & Cats & Cats & Cats & Cats and This is Never Going to Work. His play Fiji Land was a finalist for the "Protect The Human" Amnesty International New Writing Award, hosted by Ice and Fire Theatre Company. He is the author of the screenplay Lifted and is supported by the Peggy Ramsay Foundation.
Directors
The Apathists frequently used the same directors, including Lyndsey Turner, Clare Lizzimore, Dan Herd, Elizabeth Freestone, Duncan Macmillan and Lucy Kerbal.
Actors
Performers included Terrence Hardiman, Sara Stewart, Rosie Thomson , Gugu Mbatha-Raw, and John Normington.
References
Theatrical organisations in the United Kingdom |
Bombastic, known in Japan as , is a puzzle video game developed by Shift exclusively on PlayStation 2. It is the sequel to Devil Dice.
Gameplay
Bombastic has similar gameplay to its predecessor, Devil Dice. The players controls a family of small devils (Aqui) that must traverse a level seen in isometric perspective that contains several standard six-sided dice. Players can walk on the ground, moving dice by pushing them, or walk on top of the dice, which rolls them onto the next face as the character walks. There are various gameplay modes, which determine the level objective and how dice are cleared.
Bombastic Style
Bombastic Style is a gameplay mode new to this title. When a group of adjacent dice has the same number of pips on their upper face, and the group consists of at least as many dice as the number of pips on that face, the dice start glowing, and after a while, explode and shoot flames in four directions. The larger the pip value, the longer the delay and the longer the flames. Dice can still be rolled or moved when glowing.
If a flame hits dice with equal or one pip fewer than the original die they also explode. With this chain rule, a player can form continuous explosions.
Trial Mode
Trial Mode has three submodes:
Standard: the player must keep clearing space in a 7x7 grid to survive, whilst the player's character gradually speeds up.
Limited: the player has three minutes in which to score as many points as possible.
Attack: ten stages with varying objectives, such as obtaining the most points in a fixed time, obtaining combos in a fixed time or clearing all dice in the shortest time.
Quest Mode
Quest Mode is an adventure over several levels, when Aqui brothers journey through 15 levels in 5 realms on the way to their grandfather, with each realm having a final boss to defeat.
Each level usually has various puzzles, all of which must be completed to progress. Touching an enemy character causes the player to lose a life. When all lives are lost they are replenished but progress on the current level is forfeited.
There are additional rewards for completing levels without losing any lives and for killing every enemy in the level without losing any lives.
The bosses at the ends of realms must be defeated by the blasts from exploding dice. Each boss has a unique ability.
Night-time stages are easier than their daytime counterparts.
War Mode
In War Mode, five players or computer-controlled players compete in a large grid to destroy dice and reduce the health of the other players. The last player alive wins.
Classic & Advanced styles
As progress is made in the game, styles can be unlocked.
Classic style follows the rules of Devil Dice; when a group of dice with identical top face is formed, which the size must be at least as the number of pips on the face, the dice start to sink to the grid and cannot be moved. When the dice has sunk halfway, they become "transparent". Dice can be rolled on top of these transparent dice (and the transparent dice vanishes immediately). Matching a die to a group of sinking dice will cause a chain; the new die starts sinking along with the original group.
Advanced style follows the rules of XI (sai) Jumbo; it adds the ability to jump with a die, allowing it to move atop the other dice and create combos more easily. It also allows the player to pick up an adjacent die; they can place it down into an adjacent space with the top face unchanged, or throw the die far and cause it to land on a random side.
Battle Mode
This mode replaces the Quest mode and is only available for the Classic and Advanced styles. It is a head-to-head mode where two players compete to "claim" different sides of dice by creating dice connections of those sides quickly. Depending on what was decided beforehand, the winner is decided when a player claims from three to all six sides first. Before a player reaches this goal, an opponent can "steal" a player's claim by making a connection of dice with the claimed number.
Reception
The game received "average" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of 32 out of 40.
References
External links
2002 video games
PlayStation 2 games
PlayStation 2-only games
Puzzle video games
Video games developed in Japan
Video game sequels |
```python
#
#
# path_to_url
#
# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
import unittest
import paddle
from paddle import base
from paddle.base import core
from paddle.static import amp
paddle.enable_static()
class AMPTest2(unittest.TestCase):
def test_find_op_index(self):
block = base.default_main_program().global_block()
op_desc = core.OpDesc()
idx = amp.fp16_utils.find_op_index(block.desc, op_desc)
assert idx == -1
def test_is_in_fp32_varnames(self):
block = base.default_main_program().global_block()
var1 = block.create_var(name="X", shape=[3], dtype='float32')
var2 = block.create_var(name="Y", shape=[3], dtype='float32')
var3 = block.create_var(name="Z", shape=[3], dtype='float32')
op1 = block.append_op(
type="abs", inputs={"X": [var1]}, outputs={"Out": [var2]}
)
op2 = block.append_op(
type="abs", inputs={"X": [var2]}, outputs={"Out": [var3]}
)
amp_lists_1 = amp.bf16.AutoMixedPrecisionListsBF16(
custom_fp32_varnames={'X'}
)
assert amp.bf16.amp_utils._is_in_fp32_varnames(op1, amp_lists_1)
amp_lists_2 = amp.bf16.AutoMixedPrecisionListsBF16(
custom_fp32_varnames={'Y'}
)
assert amp.bf16.amp_utils._is_in_fp32_varnames(op2, amp_lists_2)
assert amp.bf16.amp_utils._is_in_fp32_varnames(op1, amp_lists_2)
def test_find_true_post_op(self):
block = base.default_main_program().global_block()
var1 = block.create_var(name="X", shape=[3], dtype='float32')
var2 = block.create_var(name="Y", shape=[3], dtype='float32')
var3 = block.create_var(name="Z", shape=[3], dtype='float32')
op1 = block.append_op(
type="abs", inputs={"X": [var1]}, outputs={"Out": [var2]}
)
op2 = block.append_op(
type="abs", inputs={"X": [var2]}, outputs={"Out": [var3]}
)
res = amp.bf16.amp_utils.find_true_post_op(block.ops, op1, "Y")
assert res == [op2]
def test_find_true_post_op_with_search_all(self):
program = base.Program()
block = program.current_block()
startup_block = base.default_startup_program().global_block()
var1 = block.create_var(name="X", shape=[3], dtype='float32')
var2 = block.create_var(name="Y", shape=[3], dtype='float32')
initializer_op = startup_block._prepend_op(
type="fill_constant",
outputs={"Out": var1},
attrs={"shape": var1.shape, "dtype": var1.dtype, "value": 1.0},
)
op1 = block.append_op(
type="abs", inputs={"X": [var1]}, outputs={"Out": [var2]}
)
result = amp.bf16.amp_utils.find_true_post_op(
block.ops, initializer_op, "X", search_all=False
)
assert len(result) == 0
result = amp.bf16.amp_utils.find_true_post_op(
block.ops, initializer_op, "X", search_all=True
)
assert result == [op1]
if __name__ == '__main__':
unittest.main()
``` |
The Compaq Portable is an early portable computer which was one of the first IBM PC compatible systems. It was Compaq Computer Corporation's first product, to be followed by others in the Compaq Portable series and later Compaq Deskpro series. It was not simply an 8088-CPU computer that ran a Microsoft DOS as a PC "work-alike", but contained a reverse-engineered BIOS, and a version of MS-DOS that was so similar to IBM's PC DOS that it ran nearly all its application software. The computer was also an early variation on the idea of an "all-in-one".
It became available two years after the similar, but CP/M-based, Osborne 1 and Kaypro II. Columbia Data Products' MPC 1600 "Multi Personal Computer" had come out in June 1982. Other "work-alikes" included the MS-DOS and 8088-based, but not entirely IBM PC software compatible, Dynalogic Hyperion, Eagle Computer's Eagle 1600 series, including the Eagle Spirit portable, and the Corona personal computer. The latter two companies were threatened by IBM for BIOS copyright infringement, and settled out of court, agreeing to re-implement their BIOS. There was also the Seequa Chameleon, which had both 8088 and Z80 CPUs to alternately run MS-DOS or CP/M. Unlike Compaq, many of these companies had previously released computers based on Zilog's Z80 and Digital Research's CP/M operating system. Like Compaq, they recognized the replicability of the IBM PC's off-the-shelf parts, and saw that Microsoft retained the right to license MS-DOS to other companies. Only Compaq was able to fully capitalize on this, by aiming for complete IBM PC and PC DOS software compatibility, while reverse-engineering the BIOS to head off copyright legal claims.
Other contemporary systems include the portable Commodore SX-64, also known as the Executive 64, or VIP-64 in Europe, a briefcase/suitcase-size "luggable" version of the popular Commodore 64 home computer built with an 8-bit MOS 6510 (6502-based) CPU microprocessor, and the first full-color portable computer. Like the Z80 and "work-alike" portables, its sales fell into insignificance in the face of the Compaq Portable series.
Production and sales
The Compaq Portable was announced in November 1982 and first shipped in March 1983, priced at with a single half-height " diskette drive or US$3,590 for dual, full-height diskette drives. The Compaq Portable folded up into a luggable case the size of a portable sewing machine.
IBM responded to the Compaq Portable with the IBM Portable PC, developed because its sales force needed a comparable computer to sell against Compaq.
Compaq sold 53,000 units in the first year with a total of in revenue, an American Business record. In the second year revenue hit setting an industry record. Third year revenue was at , another US business record.
Design
The Compaq Portable has basically the same hardware as an IBM PC, transplanted into a luggable case (specifically designed to fit as carry-on luggage on an airplane), with Compaq's BIOS instead of IBM's. All Portables shipped with 128 KB of RAM and 1-2 double-sided double-density 360 KB disk drives. Like the non-portable IBM PC, the Compaq Portable runs on power from an AC outlet only; it has no battery.
The machine uses a unique hybrid of the IBM MDA and CGA which supports the latter's graphics modes, but contains both cards' text fonts in ROM. When using the internal monochrome monitor the 9×14 font is used, and the 8×8 one when an external monitor is used (the user switches between internal and external monitors by pressing ). The user can use both IBM video standards, for graphics capabilities and high-resolution text. With a larger external monitor, the graphics hardware is also used in the original Compaq Deskpro desktop computer.
Compaq used a "foam and foil" keyboard from Keytronics, with contact mylar pads that were also featured in the Tandy TRS-80, Apple Lisa 1 and 2, Compaq Deskpro 286 AT, some mainframe terminals, SUN Type 4, and some Wang keyboards. The foam pads the keyboards used to make contact with the circuit board when pressed disintegrate over time, due to both the wear of normal use and natural wear. The CRT display also suffered from a low refresh rate and heavy ghosting.
Software
Compaq's efforts were possible because IBM had used mostly off-the-shelf parts for the PC and published full technical documentation for it, and because Microsoft had kept the right to license MS-DOS to other computer manufacturers. The only difficulty was the BIOS, because it contained IBM's copyrighted code. Compaq solved this problem by producing a clean room workalike that performed all documented functions of the IBM PC BIOS, but was completely written from scratch.
Although numerous other companies soon also began selling PC compatibles, few matched Compaq's achievement of essentially-complete software compatibility with the IBM PC (typically reaching "95% compatibility" at best) until Phoenix Technologies and others began selling similarly reverse-engineered BIOSs on the open market.
The first Portables used Compaq DOS 1.10, essentially identical to PC DOS 1.10 except for having a standalone BASIC that did not require the IBM PC's ROM Cassette BASIC, but this was superseded in a few months by DOS 2.00 which added hard disk support and other advanced features.
Aside from using DOS 1.x, the initial Portables are similar to the 16 KB – 64 KB models of the IBM PC in that the BIOS was limited to 544 KB of RAM and did not support expansion ROMs, thus making them unable to use EGA/VGA cards, hard disks, or similar hardware. After DOS 2.x and the IBM XT came out, Compaq upgraded the BIOS. Although the Portable was not offered with a factory hard disk, users commonly installed them. Starting in 1984, Compaq began offering a hard disk-equipped version, the Portable Plus, which also featured a single half-height floppy drive. The hard disk offered would be 10 to 21 megabytes, although bad sectors often reduced the space available for use.
In 1985, Compaq introduced the Portable 286, but it was replaced by the more compact Portable II in a redesigned case within a few months. The Portable 286 featured a full height hard disk, and the options of one half-height floppy drive, two half-height floppy drives, or a half-height floppy drive and a tape backup drive.
Reception
BYTE wrote, after testing a prototype, that the Compaq Portable "looks like a sure winner" because of its portability, cost, and high degree of compatibility with the IBM PC. Its reviewer tested IBM PC DOS, CP/M-86, WordStar, SuperCalc, and several other software packages, and found that all worked except one game. PC Magazine also rated the Compaq Portable very highly for compatibility, reporting that all tested applications ran. It praised the "rugged" hardware design and sharp display, and concluded that it was "certainly worth consideration by anyone seeking to run IBM PC software without an IBM PC".
Successors
Upgrades of Compaq Portable
Compaq Portable Plus
Released in 1983 upgraded version; The Compaq Portable Plus simply had a hard drive to replace one floppy disk drive, and logos and badges with gold backgrounds instead of silver. Independent computer stores were previously doing this upon request of users, and Compaq saw this as a lost revenue opportunity.
Compaq Portable 286
The Compaq Portable 286, Compaq's version of the PC AT, was offered in the original Compaq Portable chassis; it was equipped with a 6/8 MHz 286 and a high-speed 20 MB hard drive.
Compaq Portable series
The Compaq Portable machine was the first of a series of Compaq Portable machines. The Compaq Portable II was smaller and lighter version of Compaq Portable 286; it was less expensive but with limited upgradability and a slower hard drive, The Compaq Portable III, Compaq Portable 386, Compaq Portable 486 and Compaq Portable 486c were later in the series.
References
External links
Old Computers - Compaq Portable
CED in the History of Media Technology - Compaq Portable
Obsolete Computer Museum - Compaq Portable description
Computer-related introductions in 1983 |
Jethmalani is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Ram Jethmalani (1923–2019), Indian lawyer and politician
Kamna Jethmalani (born 1985), Indian actress
Mahesh Jethmalani (born 1956), Indian lawyer and politician
Surnames of Indian origin |
Ancylobacter vacuolatus is a bacterium from the family of Xanthobacteraceae which has been isolated from soil.
References
Further reading
External links
Type strain of Ancylobacter vacuolatus at BacDive - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
Hyphomicrobiales
Bacteria described in 2006 |
This is a list of the kings of the Ondonga people, a Namibian subtribe of the Owambo. The kingdom was founded in 1650. Since then there have been 18 kings. The kings reside at a Royal Homestead in a village of their choice with Onamungundo having been a royal seat for more than 2 kings.
References
Namibia history-related lists
Ovambo people
Ondonga |
Austin Blake Larkin (born April 6, 1995) is an American football defensive end who is a free agent. He played college football at Purdue University.
Early years
Larkin attended Dougherty Valley High School, where played as a middle linebacker, tight end and fullback.
College career
Larkin began his college career as a walk-on at the University of Notre Dame. As a freshman in 2014, he appeared in a single game during the season as a linebacker, but did not record any stats.
He enrolled at the City College of San Francisco for the 2015 season where he was switched to defensive end. As a sophomore, he recorded 38 tackles (17 for loss) and 7 sacks. He contributed to the team winning the 2015 California Community College Athletic Association campionship and finishing the season with a 12-1 record. Just hours after finishing a game, Larkin got on a red-eye flight to West Lafayette, Indiana, where Purdue University head coach, Darrell Hazell offered him a scholarship and he accepted.
As a junior in 2016, he appeared in 10 games with 6 starts. He tallied 18 tackles (3.5 for loss) and 2.5 sacks.
Professional career
Dallas Cowboys
Larkin was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Dallas Cowboys after the 2018 NFL Draft on May 11. He was waived on September 1, 2018.
San Antonio Commanders (AAF)
In September 2018, Larkin signed with the San Antonio Commanders of the Alliance of American Football. He played with the team until the league folded in April 2019.
Atlanta Falcons
On May 29, 2019, Larkin was signed by the Atlanta Falcons. He was waived on August 31, 2019, and was signed to the practice squad the next day. He was promoted to the active roster on November 23, 2019, but was waived three days later and re-signed to the practice squad. He was promoted back to the active roster on December 17, 2019. He was waived on August 4, 2020. He appeared in 2 games, playing 26 snaps on special teams and 10 on defense.
Carolina Panthers
Larkin had a tryout with the Tennessee Titans on August 22, 2020. He was signed by the Carolina Panthers on August 28, 2020. He was waived on September 5, 2020, and signed to the practice squad the next day. He was promoted to the active roster on October 17.
On August 8, 2021, Larkin was waived/injured and placed on injured reserve. He was released on August 17. He was re-signed to the Panthers practice squad on October 27. He signed a reserve/future contract with the Panthers on January 10, 2022.
On August 30, 2022, Larkin was waived by the Panthers and signed to the practice squad the next day. He was released on October 18.
Personal
Larkin is the nephew of former Major League Baseball (MLB) player Barry Larkin.
References
External links
Purdue Boilermakers bio
City College of San Francisco Rams bio
1995 births
Living people
American football defensive ends
Notre Dame Fighting Irish football players
City College of San Francisco Rams football players
Purdue Boilermakers football players
Dallas Cowboys players
Atlanta Falcons players
San Antonio Commanders players
Players of American football from St. Louis County, Missouri
Carolina Panthers players |
Francis Coventry (1725–1759) was an English cleric and novelist, best known for The History of Pompey the Little.
Life
A native of Cambridgeshire, he was educated at Magdalene College, Cambridge, where he proceeded B.A. 1748 and M.A. 1752. He was appointed by his kinsman the Earl of Coventry to the perpetual curacy of Edgware, and died of smallpox at Whitchurch.
Works
Coventry was the author of:
Penshurst, a poem, inscribed to William Perry, esq., and the Hon. Mrs. Elizabeth Perry, 1750, reprinted in vol. iv. of Dodsley's Miscellanies;
the fifteenth number of the World, 12 April 1753, containing Strictures on the Absurd Novelties introduced in Gardening;
the satirical romance and roman à clef, Pompey the Little, or the Adventures of a Lapdog, 1751 (5th ed. 1773), which Lady Mary Wortley Montagu preferred to Peregrine Pickle. Several characters in were intended for ladies well known in contemporary society.
Notes
Attribution
External links
Francis Coventry at the Eighteenth-Century Poetry Archive (ECPA)
1725 births
1759 deaths
18th-century English Anglican priests
18th-century English male writers
18th-century English novelists
English male novelists |
All That Glitters is a 1936 British comedy crime film directed by Maclean Rogers and starring Jack Hobbs, Moira Lynd and Aubrey Mallalieu. The film was made at Nettlefold Studios in Walton for distribution as a quota quickie by RKO.
Premise
A bank manager who has successfully bought into a lucrative gold mine manages to foil the plot of some confidence tricksters who plan to swindle him out of his investment.
Cast
Jack Hobbs as Jack Tolley
Moira Lynd as Angela Burrows
Aubrey Mallalieu as Flint
Kay Walsh as Eve Payne-Coade
Annie Esmond as Mrs. Payne-Coade
Fred Duprez as Mortimer
John Robinson as Taylor
Dick Francis as Derek Montague
References
Bibliography
Chibnall, Steve. Quota Quickies: The British of the British 'B' Film. British Film Institute, 2007.
Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.
External links
1936 films
British black-and-white films
Films directed by Maclean Rogers
Films shot at Nettlefold Studios
Films set in England
British crime comedy films
1930s crime comedy films
1936 comedy films
1930s English-language films
1930s British films |
Alex Bernard Holcombe (born November 22, 1969) is an American former professional basketball player. He played for Kashmere High School in Houston, Texas before playing college basketball for the Baylor Bears. Holcombe was selected by the Sacramento Kings as the 44th overall pick in the 1993 NBA draft but never played in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He instead played professionally in Europe, Puerto Rico, Argentina, Japan, Venezuela and the United States minor leagues.
His son, Alex Holcombe, plays college basketball for the Dallas Baptist Patriots.
Career statistics
College
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 1989–90
| style="text-align:left;"| Baylor
| 24 || – || 13.2 || .566 || – || .548 || 3.6 || .6 || .4 || .5 || 4.9
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 1990–91
| style="text-align:left;"| Baylor
| 26 || – || 14.5 || .578 || – || .391 || 3.5 || .3 || .3 || .4 || 4.7
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 1991–92
| style="text-align:left;"| Baylor
| 27 || 26 || 19.2 || .600 || – || .583 || 4.6 || .4 || .4 || .9 || 7.6
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 1992–93
| style="text-align:left;"| Baylor
| 27 || 27 || 35.1 || .624 || – || .578 || 9.4 || 1.1 || 1.0 || 1.9 || 19.2
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career
| 104 || 53 || 20.8 || .605 || – || .546 || 5.3 || .6 || .5 || .9 || 9.3
References
External links
College statistics
International statistics
CBA stats
Argentine league stats
Polish league stats
1969 births
Living people
American expatriate basketball people in Argentina
American expatriate basketball people in Belgium
American expatriate basketball people in Japan
American expatriate basketball people in Mexico
American expatriate basketball people in Poland
American expatriate basketball people in Spain
American expatriate basketball people in Venezuela
American men's basketball players
Basketball players from Houston
Baylor Bears men's basketball players
CB Breogán players
Centers (basketball)
Grand Rapids Hoops players
Mexico Aztecas players
Nagoya Diamond Dolphins players
New Mexico Slam players
Olimpia de Venado Tuerto basketball players
Piratas de Quebradillas players
Power forwards (basketball)
Real Betis Baloncesto players
Sacramento Kings draft picks
Trotamundos B.B.C. players |
Christian Estremera Ramos, known as Temperamento, is a Puerto Rican born Rap artist living in Providence, Rhode Island.
Early years
Temperamento was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico. At the age of 10 after the suicide of his father, Temperamento and his family moved to Providence, Rhode Island.
Early music career
Temperamento began writing rap songs in 1999. In 2005 Temperamento met Caracas Nel, a Venezuelan living in Rhode Island that would eventually become his music manager. Despite not being signed to a record label, Temperamento quickly gained attention from fans of Spanish language rap music due to his sound and controversial subject matters.
Producer SPK, best known as producer of the Reggaeton song 'Oye Mi Canto', offered Temperamento the opportunity to appear on his first album with Gemstar & Big Mato's "Mas Pure." The song, which featured popular Hispanic artists such as Tony Touch and N.O.R.E, was a commercial success. Temperamento recorded several albums from 2005 to 2010, with individual music videos garnering hundreds of thousands of views on YouTube.
Incarceration and conversion to Christianity
In 2010, Temperamento was sentenced to 27 months in prison for having committed an armed robbery one and a half years prior to the sentencing. A month before he began serving his prison sentence, Temperamento received online messages from his fans stating that God had a plan for his life. During that time period, the artist reflected on the cover of his most recent album El M.E.J.O.R, in which he was depicted as a gold pharaoh. Temperamento considered his self-depiction as a form of idolatry, and began to have stronger faith in God.
Prior to his incarceration, Temperamento did not have traditional Christian beliefs. For several years prior to his imprisonment, the artist was a practitioner of the Afro-Cuban religion Santeria. Shortly after his release from prison in 2011, Temperamento began writing and performing rap music with strong Christian themes. His first music video was titled "Abre Tu Corazon" (Open Your Heart), and represented the artist's transition from gangster rapper to Christian rapper.
Album Bajo Control
During the years 2011 and 2012, Temperamento developed Christian-themed rap songs in Spanish for his album Bajo Control. In August 2012, the rapper released a video titled "Mensaje Para el Mundo" (Message to the World), which he describes as a wake-up call to music fans. The video emphasizes faith in God during times of difficulty, which range from natural disasters, to the impact of the Illuminati. Temperamento described releasing the video as a cathartic experience, and that it also served to show his fans that he himself is not free from sin. Bajo Control is tentatively scheduled for a 2012 release.
Discography
2005: Lo Que La Calle Esperaba
2006: Cadena Perpetua
2007: Hip Hop For Dummies Vol.1 & 2
2008: El Fin Del Mundo
2009: El M.E.J.O.R (Muchos Enemigos Juran Odiar Al Rey)
TBA: Bajo Control
References
External links
Temperamento official Twitter account
Living people
Puerto Rican musicians
Puerto Rican rappers
Performers of Christian hip hop music
American hip hop musicians
21st-century American rappers
Year of birth missing (living people) |
Skelding is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Alec Skelding (1886–1960), English cricketer
George Skelding (1864–1927), Canadian politician
Kenneth Skelding (1947–2012), South African cricketer
Susie Barstow Skelding (1857–1934), American illustrator |
Ceratocapsus pumilus is a species of plant bug in the family Miridae. It is found in North America.
References
Further reading
Articles created by Qbugbot
Insects described in 1887
Ceratocapsini
Hemiptera of North America |
Julius C. McHaskell (July 31, 1902 – March 1970) was an American Negro league first baseman in the 1920s.
A native of Pine Bluff, Arkansas, McHaskell made his Negro leagues debut in 1926 with the Memphis Red Sox. He went on to play three more seasons with Memphis through 1929. McHaskell died in Detroit, Michigan in 1970 at age 67.
References
External links
and Seamheads
J.C. McHaskell at Arkansas Baseball Encyclopedia
1902 births
1970 deaths
Date of death missing
Memphis Red Sox players
Baseball pitchers
Baseball players from Arkansas
Sportspeople from Pine Bluff, Arkansas
20th-century African-American sportspeople |
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