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The Everett massacre, also known as Bloody Sunday, was an armed confrontation between local authorities and members of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) union, commonly called "Wobblies". It took place in Everett, Washington, on Sunday, November 5, 1916. The event marked a time of rising tensions in Pacific Northwest labor history. Background In 1916, Everett, Washington, was facing a serious depression. There was ongoing confrontation between business, commercial interests, labor, and labor organizers. There had been a number of labor-organized rallies and speeches in the street. These were opposed by local law enforcement, which was firmly on the side of business. IWW organizers had gone into Everett to support a five-month-long strike by shingle workers. Once there, vigilantes organized by business had beaten them up with axe handles and run them out of town. The Seattle IWW decided to go to Everett in numbers to hold a rally to show their support for the striking shingle workers. Confrontation at the dock On November 5, 1916, about 300 IWW members met at the IWW Hall in Seattle and then marched down to the docks where they boarded the steamers Verona and Calista which then headed north to Everett. Verona arrived at Everett before Callista and as they approached the dock in the early afternoon, the Wobblies sang their fight song "Hold the Fort". Local business interests, knowing the Wobblies were coming, placed armed goon squads on the dock and on at least one tugboat in the harbor, Edison, owned by the American Tug Boat Company. As with previous labor demonstrations, the local businessmen had also secured the aid of law enforcement, including the Snohomish County sheriff Donald McRae, who was known for targeting Wobblies for arbitrary arrests and beatings. Shootout More than 200 vigilantes or "citizen deputies", under the ostensible authority of Snohomish County Sheriff McRae, met in order to repel the "anarchists". As the Verona drew into the dock and someone on board threw a line over a bollard, McRae stepped forward and called out, "Boys, who's your leader?" The IWW men laughed and jeered, replying "We're all leaders," and they started to swing out the gang plank. McRae drew his pistol, told them he was the sheriff, he was enforcing the law, and they couldn't land here. There was a silence, then a Wobbly came up to the front and yelled out "the hell we can't." Just then a single shot rang out, followed by about ten minutes of intense gunfire. Most of it came from the vigilantes on the dock, but some fire came from the Verona, although the majority of the passengers were unarmed. Whether the first shot came from boat or dock was never determined. Passengers aboard the Verona rushed to the opposite side of the ship, nearly capsizing the vessel. The ship's rail broke and a number of passengers were ejected into the water, some drowned as a result, but how many is not known or whether persons who'd been shot also went overboard. Over 175 bullets pierced the pilot house alone, and the captain of the Verona, Chance Wiman, was only able to avoid being shot by ducking behind the ship's safe. Once the ship righted herself somewhat after the near-capsize, some slack came on the bowline, and Engineer Shellgren put the engines hard astern, parting the line, and enabling the steamer to escape. Out in the harbor, Captain Wiman warned off the approaching Calista and then raced back to Seattle. Death toll At the end of the mayhem, two citizen deputies lay dead with 16 or 20 others wounded, including Sheriff McRae. The two businessman-deputies that were shot were actually shot in the back by fellow deputies; their injuries were not caused by Wobbly gunfire. The IWW officially listed 5 dead with 27 wounded, although it is speculated that as many as 12 IWW members may have been killed. There was a good likelihood that at least some of the casualties on the dock were caused not by IWW firing from the steamer, but on vigilante rounds from the cross-fire of bullets coming from the Edison. The local Everett Wobblies started their street rally anyway, and as a result, McRae's deputized citizens rounded them up and hauled them off to jail. As a result of the shootings, Governor Ernest Lister of the State of Washington sent companies of militia to Everett and Seattle to help maintain order. Question of violence There have been many efforts to find the IWW, a self-described radical union, at fault for the violence. Other historians have placed blame on external forces, including that a private detective working as a labor spy had advocated violent action at an IWW meeting in Everett. Aftermath Upon returning to Seattle, 74 Wobblies were arrested as a direct result of the "Everett Massacre" including IWW leader Thomas H. Tracy. They were taken to the Snohomish County jail in Everett and charged with murder of the two deputies. After a two-month trial, Tracy was acquitted by a jury on May 5, 1917. Shortly thereafter, all charges were dropped against the remaining 73 defendants and they were released from jail. See also List of massacres in the United States Industrial Workers of the World List of incidents of civil unrest in the United States List of worker deaths in United States labor disputes Footnotes Further reading Charles Ashleigh, "Defense Fires Opening Guns: Everett Brutality Revealed in Court", International Socialist Review, vol. 17, no. 11 (May 1917), pp. 673–674. Walker C. Smith, "The Everett Massacre: A History of the Class Struggle in the Lumber Industry", I.W.W. Publishing Bureau 1916. Archives "Everett Prisoners' Defense Committee records, 1916". 4 items. At the Labor Archives of Washington, University of Washington Libraries Special Collections. "Industrial Workers of the World, Seattle Joint Branches records, 1890-1965". . At the Labor Archives of Washington, University of Washington Libraries Special Collections. "Industrial Workers of the World photograph collection, approximately 1910-1949". 121 photographic prints (2 boxes); sizes vary. At the Labor Archives of Washington, University of Washington Libraries Special Collections. "John Leonard Miller papers and oral history interview, 1923-1986". plus 2 sound cassettes. At the Labor Archives of Washington, University of Washington Libraries Special Collections. "John Leonard Miller photograph collection, circa 1911-1978". 17 photographic prints (1 box); various sizes. At the Labor Archives of Washington, University of Washington Libraries Special Collections. "Anna Louise Strong papers, 1885-1971". 24.11 cubic feet (43 boxes, 3 packages, 3 folders). Contains material collected by Strong about the IWW Trial and Everett Massacre from 1916–1917. At the Labor Archives of Washington, University of Washington Libraries Special Collections. The National Archives Contains results of an inquiry into the Everett Massacre collected by the Bureau of Marine Inspection and Navigation. Collection of Identification Photographs of Industrial Workers of the World Strikers, Yale Collection of Western Americana, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University. External links The Everett Massacre Digital Collection, Everett Public Library. Everett Massacre of 1916, University of St. Francis. Everett Massacre Collection, University of Washington Libraries Digital Collections. Essay on the Everett Massacre, HistoryLink.org - The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History. 1916 murders in the United States 1916 in Washington (state) Massacres in 1916 November 1916 events Everett, Washington History of Snohomish County, Washington Labor disputes in Washington (state) Industrial Workers of the World in Washington (state) Protest-related deaths Labor-related violence in the United States Vigilantism in the United States Crimes in Washington (state) Police brutality in the United States
K. C. Nanjunde Gowda (c. 1928 – 4 October 2012) was a businessman and one of the top Kannada film producers, exhibitors, financiers and distributors. He is credited with producing some of the classic films in the annals of Kannada film industry, namely, Sharapanjara, Huliya Halina Mevu, Babruvahana, Bangarada Panjara, Daari Thappida Maga and many more. He distributed more than 300 films and won several awards, notably – the Dr. Rajkumar award from Karnataka state government and the Phalke Academy award from the Dada Saheb Phalke committee for the year 2005. Biography He was born to Chowdaiah and Muddamma as the eldest of six children at Konenahalli village of Doddaballapura, Karnataka. With no interest in education, he ventured into the Sericulture business in stages, with successful results. He then ventured into construction of film theatres – Navrang theatre in Bangalore, Rajkamal Theatre in Doddaballapur and Urvashi Theatre, Bangalore. During this time, he started the KCN Movies banner to distribute the Kannada films; Belli Moda, directed by S.R. Puttanna Kanagal was his first Kannada film as a distributor. He later went on to distribute more than 300 films. For the progress of KCN Gowda in business, his brothers were the backbone along with his two sons – K.C.N. Chandrashekar and K.C.N. Mohan, who are also film producers. He is a veteran Producer–Director, making memorable Kannada films, including blockbuster Bangarada Manushya, starring Dr. Rajkumar. Besides giving entertainment, the flagship of KCN always vouched for quality and morality in its selection of subjects and film-making. He always wanted to bring the luxury found in other languages onto the Kannada screen. In the days of KCN Gowda, the infrastructural facilities were not so good and there was struggle for the shaping of good quality films. For producing color films, the raw stock was not available. Using his strength, he was responsible for the importing of raw stock for color film production directly from foreign countries. He took challenges to boost up the quality of film-making in the Kannada Film Industry. His first such challenge was taking up T.K. Rama Rao's Bangaradha Manushya, Starring Dr. Rajkumar, directed by Siddalingaiah, which created the birth of a matinee idol of South Indian Cinema. Sharapanjara, starring Kalpana, directed by S.R. Puttanna Kanagal was another milestone in the career of K.C.N. Gowda. He produced his first Kannada film Bhale Jodi starring Rajkumar in a double role under Rajkamal Arts in the early 1970s. For this film, he launched a unique publicity strategy never employed by anyone before in Karnataka – he erected an 80-foot cutout of Rajkumar at the time of the release of this film with prior state government permission – his maiden film was a huge hit inspiring him to produce more than fifty popular movies in the following years. The mega success of the maiden film and the support he got from Kannada film viewers inspired him to go in for popular subjects for the Kannada screen. Bangarada Manushya ran for two years in States Theatre Bangalore, while Sharapanjara was a silver jubilee film. It was the right fruit for his discipline and devotion in work. The K.C.N. Brothers ventured into different subjects in movies, including social, mythological, historical and entertaining films. He introduced many new talents to Kannada cinema in the field of artistes and technicians. There was no shortfall in the hospitality in the production house of the KCN Gowda banner. Dr. Rajkumar was appreciating K.C.N. Gowda as "Anna Dhaata", affectionately. The K.C.N. Gowda family crossed 50 useful and successful years in filmdom, the prestigious production house of Karnataka. It has made the South Indian film industry in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam to turn back and take a look at the marvelous work it has done. The California-based Gold Stone Company was contacted by K.C.N. Gowda in giving a facelift of color to the black and white Satya Harischandra of K.C.N. Gowda. He also re-released his prior black and white produced movies in "color" and using "3D technology" lately, he colourised most of his favourite hero Dr. Rajkumar movies such as Satya Harischandra, Kasthuri Nivasa, Kaviratna Kalidasa, Babruvahana and Veera Kesari. For the film Satya Harischandra, which he produced in 1965 with 5.5 lakhs(.55 million) rupees budget, he re-released on cinema scope, color and using DTS technology for the same film in 2008 with 3.5 crores. In another of his lovable statements he said "Live like Dr. Rajkumar. I have invested crores on Sathya Harischandra to make it color. It is only because of admiration to Dr Rajakumar. He is remembered for his lines 'Failure became stepping stone to success. Those who come here for business will not go away so easily.'" ( K.C.N. Gowda died aged 84. Filmography Nammura Raja Babruvahana Bangarada Panjara Jayasimha Huli Halina Mevu Kasturi Nivasa Bhakta Siriyala Ranga Nayaki Bangaarada Manushya Sanadhi Appanna Antima Teerpu Dhari Thappida Maga Namma Samsara Thayi Devaru Doorada Betta Satya Harishchandra Belli Moda Awards Phalke Academy award in 2005 Dr. Rajkumar award Karnataka Film Directors Association award Death KCN Gowda died following a brief illness on 4 October 2012 at the age of 84. References External links BALIDRE RAJKUMAR ANTHE BAALI – KCN GOWDA Kasturi Nivasa 1971 - Bangalore-based financier K. C. N. Gowda, agreed to finance Rs. 3.5 lakh for the project. KCN Gowda - Film producer and Distributor Thats Kannada NRI Links Deccan Herald The Hindu newspaper. Article "Film fans association honours artistes, technicians" deccanherald.com Deccan Herald Kasturi Nivasa colour version to hit silver screen TRIBUTE TO DR RAJ IN KCN GOWD STYLE – 4 RAJ FILMS IN 3D SYSTEM! 'Satya Harishchandra' CDs to be screened in schools soon 2012 deaths Kannada film producers Film producers from Bangalore 1920s births People from Bangalore Rural district
A promontory is a raised mass of land that projects into a lowland or a body of water (in which case it is a peninsula). Most promontories either are formed from a hard ridge of rock that has resisted the erosive forces that have removed the softer rock to the sides of it, or are the high ground that remains between two river valleys where they form a confluence. A headland, or head, is a type of promontory. Promontories in history Located at the edge of a landmass, promontories offer a natural defense against enemies, as they are often surrounded by water and difficult to access. Many ancient and modern forts and castles have been built on promontories for this reason. One of the most famous examples of promontory forts is the Citadel of Namur in Belgium. Located at the confluence of the Meuse and Sambre rivers, the citadel has been a prime fortified location since the 10th century. The surrounding rivers act as a natural moat, making it difficult for enemies to access the fort. Another example of a promontory fort is Fort Pitt, which was built by the English during the American Revolution on the site of the former Fort Duquesne, which belonged to the French during the French and Indian War. The fort was located at the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers, providing an additional layer of defense. The surrounding area eventually became the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In Ireland, many promontory forts were built by the ancient Celts for defense against invaders. These forts were often located on isolated peninsulas or headlands and were difficult to access, making them ideal for defending against enemy attacks. The ancient town of Ras Bar Balla in southern Somalia is another example of a promontory fort. Located on a small promontory, the town was part of the Ajuran Sultanate's domain during the Middle Ages and was strategically located to defend against potential invaders. See also References External links Landforms Promontories
The 2012 Tour de Suisse was the 76th running of the Tour de Suisse cycling stage race. It started on 9 June with an individual time trial in Lugano and ended on 17 June, in Sörenberg after nine stages. It was the 17th race of the 2012 UCI World Tour season. The race was won by rider Rui Costa, who claimed the leader's yellow jersey after winning the second stage, and maintained the lead of the race until its conclusion holding off attacks from his rivals during the final two stages. Costa's winning margin over runner-up Fränk Schleck of – the 2010 winner – was fourteen seconds, and 's Levi Leipheimer, the defending champion, completed the podium, seven seconds down on Schleck and twenty-one behind Costa. In the race's other classifications, rider Matteo Montaguti won the mountains classification, 's Peter Sagan comfortably won the white jersey for the points classification, having won four stages during the race including the race-opening time trial stage. finished at the head of the teams classification, winning two of the last three stages through Fredrik Kessiakoff's seventh stage time trial victory and Tanel Kangert winning the final stage. Participating teams As the Tour de Suisse was a UCI World Tour event, all eighteen UCI ProTeams were invited automatically and obligated to send a squad. Two other squads – and – were given wildcard places into the race, and as such, formed the event's 20-team peloton. The twenty teams that competed in the race were: Stages Stage 1 9 June 2012 — Lugano, , individual time trial (ITT) For the third successive year, the race began with a short individual time trial in around the city of Lugano. Although starting and finishing at relatively the same height above sea level, the stage had a small hill – the western flank of Monte Brè – around midway through the parcours, being used in the race for the second year in succession, after then-world time trial champion Fabian Cancellara won the stage in a time of 9' 41" in 2011. Race organisers expected the best time for the stage to be four seconds slower than Cancellara's time from 2011, predicting a winning time of 9' 45" for the stage. After returning from injury in May's Bayern-Rundfahrt, Cancellara of was the undoubted favourite for the stage, having won the opening stage of the race on five separate occasions. The first rider to depart the start in Lugano was rider Will Routley, who recorded a time of 11' 33" for the course. His stay at the top of the timesheets was short, as the next two riders – 's Daniele Colli and Chris Anker Sørensen for – went substantially quicker than his time. Julien Bérard lowered the benchmark to 10' 29" for , before former Lithuanian national champion Ignatas Konovalovas () reduced the leading time further to 10' 24" before rider Thomas Löfkvist pushed the leading time into the low 10-minute times, setting a time of 10' 05" for the course; his time was the best of the first wave of riders to start. Berard's team-mate Martin Elmiger was the first rider to record a time below ten minutes, beating Löfkvist's time by eleven seconds to set a time of 9' 54". Elmiger held the top spot for all of fifteen minutes as neo-pro Moreno Moser recorded the quickest time at the intermediate point into the stage, and maintained that form to the finish line, setting a time of 9' 50" to surpass the time of Elmiger by four seconds. The times of Moser and Elmiger remained untroubled for the majority of the following riders, and it was not until Cancellara took to the course, around two hours after they had completed their efforts, that their times came under significant pressure. Cancellara was nine seconds slower than Moser at the intermediate time-point, but paced the second half of the course more efficiently and was three seconds quicker at the end of the stage. As Cancellara was finishing, Sagan was starting the course and was six seconds quicker to the same time-point; Cancellara closed out the course quicker, but Sagan held on by four seconds to take the stage victory. Moser and Elmiger maintained third and fourth to the end, with the top five being rounded out by rider Fredrik Kessiakoff. Stage 2 10 June 2012 — Verbania (Italy) to Verbier, The race's second stage started across the Swiss border, in the Italian city of Verbania on the shores of Lake Maggiore. The parcours featured two categorised climbs during its itinerary; of which both were rated as hors catégorie and both came as the race returned to Swiss soil. The Simplonpass, reaching an altitude of , was the first of the two on the route after , with the other coming on the run-in to Verbier; that particular climb to Verbier had an average gradient of 7.5% for its duration. Although the points were on offer with under to go, the route climbed slightly further to the finish line. The breakaway of the day was formed by one member of each of the two wildcard teams in the race, and . The former team's Alessandro Bazzana was the instigator as soon as the race left Verbania, and was later joined by Ryan Anderson as the two riders quickly set up an advantage over the main field. As such, after only of racing, the pairing held an advantage of around ten minutes over the peloton, but this was cut by half as the race entered Switzerland. Anderson took the maximum haul of points at the top of the Simplonpass ahead of Bazzana, while the peloton had closed to four minutes behind at that point, but soon slowed down and the advantage was back out towards eight minutes at the foot of the descent. The peloton then started to close the advantage back down, mainly led by and , and the leaders were caught prior to the intermediate sprint point in Martigny, where race leader Peter Sagan () was first across the line to extend his points classification lead. Sagan also took maximum points at the following intermediate sprint several kilometres later in Sembrancher, which also gave him six bonus seconds towards the general classification. Rain was starting to play a part in proceedings, making the final climb slightly more trickier than what was expected. and moved towards the front to set the tempo on the climb, but Laurens ten Dam of was the first rider to make a move on the climb, but closed down the move immediately with Linus Gerdemann leading the peloton across. Gerdemann's team-mate Fränk Schleck – the winner of the race in 2010 – was next to attack, and gathered more ground than what ten Dam achieved, with no immediate reaction from the main field. Schleck had built up a 30-second lead with remaining, when John Gadret () attacked. He was brought back, but soon caught up with a secondary move by 's Tom Danielson. rider Rui Costa soon accelerated past both riders and set off after Schleck, who was tiring in the closing stages. Costa caught, passed and gapped Schleck in the closing metres, eventually taking the stage victory by four seconds, with Mikel Nieve third for . Costa, who moved into the race lead with his result, later dedicated his performance to his former team-mate Mauricio Soler, who won the second stage of the 2011 edition of the race, before he suffered serious injuries during a sixth stage crash from which he is still recovering from. Stage 3 11 June 2012 — Martigny to Aarberg, The parcours for the stage had several uncategorised hills during its itinerary; indeed, for the points and mountains classifications, points were on offer in the final circuit around Aarberg. In that final circuit, there were two intermediate sprint points in Wiler and Uettligen, as well as the two categorised climbs; a third-category climb at Frienisberg, and a fourth-category pass on the Aarbergstrasse, with the latter coming at around before the finish in Aarberg itself. There was a fast-paced start to the stage with several short and punchy attacks, but were closed down immediately. However, a three-rider move was allowed to be initiated after , with 's Guillaume Bonnafond, rider Michael Mørkøv and Jonas Vangenechten of all breaking free, with Bonnafond being best-placed at over nine minutes down on race leader Rui Costa of the . The leaders got clear by over seven minutes in the early running of the stage, which eventually reached a margin of eleven minutes approaching the midpoint of the stage where rain started to fall once again. With Bonnafond being the virtual leader on the road, several of the sprinters' teams looked to close down the advantage that the trio held, with the and leading the way on the front of the peloton. In Murten, a railway crossing closed with members of those teams able to get through while the rest of the field had to wait until it was cleared; race commissaires later ruled that the riders – around twenty in total – that got through the crossing without waiting were ordered to drop back to the peloton once again. With to go, the three leaders still held an advantage of around eight minutes. Vangenechten dropped back at Frienisberg, while Mørkøv and Bonnafond managed to resist capture until inside the final kilometre, which ultimately set up the bunch sprint. The sprint itself was won by 's Peter Sagan for his tenth victory of the season, ahead of 's Baden Cooke and rider Ben Swift. Costa maintained his overall lead, finishing within the peloton three seconds later. Stage 4 12 June 2012 — Aarberg to Trimbach-Olten, Having started from the previous day's finish in Aarberg, the fourth stage saw the itinerary take in several uncategorised passes in the early kilometres of the parcours, before the first-category Scheltenpass at the mark. Having descended from the climb, the race went over several small hills before entering a finishing circuit around the towns of Trimbach and Olten. During the finishing circuit, there were two more categorised climbs; the third-category Unterer Hauenstein and the second-category Salhöhe, with the latter climb summiting at remaining. The riders then descended back into Trimbach, via the second and final intermediate sprint point, for the finish. Two nine-rider groups tried to get clear in the run up to the Scheltenpass, but only the second wave managed to gain a sufficient advantage after the first wave was closed down by the peloton. Nine different teams were represented in the group, with rider Dario Cataldo best-placed of the riders – having started the stage in 21st position – 1' 15" behind the overall leader, 's Rui Costa. Having held a lead of three minutes at the top of the climb, the nine riders' advantage was reduced to just over two minutes by the time that the riders had reached the finishing circuit with to go. Martin Kohler of was the first rider to attack out of the group on the Unter Hauenstein climb; he was closed down on the first instance, but re-established his momentum, taking rider Brian Vandborg, 's Sérgio Paulinho and Javier Mejías of with him. They were brought back several kilometres later, with the group remaining at nine riders after the addition of two more Swiss riders – Mathias Frank of and 's Michael Albasini – to replace Mathew Hayman () and Rubén Pérez (), after both riders had been dropped. Cataldo attacked inside of to go, while Hayman's team-mate Lars Petter Nordhaug bridged the small gap between the peloton and the leaders, joining Cataldo for a time before soloing away from him. 's Greg Van Avermaet and rider Martin Elmiger also caught up to Cataldo, and like Nordhaug, dropped him on the Salhöhe; ultimately, the main field caught back to them all, with doing the majority of the work on the front. Ultimately, it was the team's sprinter Peter Sagan that took the stage victory, his third in four days and eleventh of the season. Sagan praised the work of his team-mates after the stages, giving special mention to Moreno Moser after he had closed down the attacks in the closing stages. Costa maintained his 8-second overall lead, as all the main contenders finished within the peloton. Stage 5 13 June 2012 — Olten-Trimbach to Gansingen, Third-category climbs were prominent in the itinerary for the fifth stage, with six in total during the parcours, of which two – the Bürersteig and Kaistenberg passes – were climbed twice. These climbs were carried out in such a manner, as two laps of a finishing circuit around Gansingen were completed before the finish. Once again, the stage was run in conditions of heavy rain, but this did not stop some riders trying to break away from the main field within the opening of the stage. Among those were sprinters Tom Boonen () and 's Elia Viviani but neither rider could establish a sufficient gap from the peloton. Not long after, Viviani's team-mate Daniel Oss was able to breach the confines of the peloton and was joined by 's Karsten Kroon; the pair were later joined by five more riders – 's Vladimir Isaichev, rider Rubén Pérez, Salvatore Puccio of , Klaas Lodewyck () and Sébastien Minard representing the team – and they quickly established a sizable lead over the peloton, as Puccio was the best-placed rider at over thirteen minutes behind race leader Rui Costa of the . The advantage remained between eight and ten minutes for the majority of the stage, and as the breakaway moved onto their final lap of the circuit, it looked likely that they would stay away and move up the general classification as a result. Lodewyck was the first to launch an attack halfway around the finishing circuit, and was closed down by Isaichev who brought the rest of the group back up to him. On the second climb of the Kaistenberg, Lodewyck was dropped – due to being physically "broken" – as Pérez pushed the tempo higher, making two attacks off the front but Isaichev closed him down on both occasions. Oss and Kroon both launched solo moves as a disjointed wave of attacks continued in the closing stages, and momentarily split into two small groups before reforming as a group of six with around remaining of the stage. Minard, Pérez and Oss were slightly clear as they passed under the flamme rouge indicating to go, but Isaichev, Kroon and Puccio pulled back up to the other trio and the six battled it out for the stage victory. Isaichev attacked with to go and held off his rivals to the line, taking the first victory of his professional career – as well as the lead of the mountains competition – ahead of Pérez and Puccio. Viviani led the main field across the line over eleven minutes down in eighth place, with Costa maintaining his 8-second overall lead for another day. Stage 6 14 June 2012 — Wittnau to Bischofszell, The sixth stage was seen as the final chance for the sprinters to take a stage victory during the race with an individual time trial and two mountainous stages still to be contested over the remaining three days. An undulating parcours of was set out for the riders with five categorised passes to be climbed, with the Schocherswil and Ärgete climbs undertaken twice as part of the final of the stage. These climbs were also part of two finishing circuits of a -long loop – with each climb categorised on an alternate lap, along with intermediate sprints at Waldkirch and Muolen – while the finish in Bischofszell was uphill and narrow, and pavé featured within the final of the stage. A five-rider breakaway was formed around into the stage, consisting of 's Matteo Montaguti, rider Troels Vinther, Baden Cooke of , Vicente Reynès () and home rider Rubens Bertogliati representing . With Bertogliati just 1' 45" behind overall leader Rui Costa () overnight, the peloton were keeping a close margin to the breakaway in the early stages of the breakaway, but Bertogliati later dropped back to the peloton in order for the advantage to be extended. , and the were mainstays at the front of the peloton as they continue to close down the breakaway; Reynès and Cooke were caught with remaining, with Montaguti and Vinther holding off until remaining. The sprint finish was thus set up, and despite being hemmed in towards the barriers by 's Michael Albasini, Peter Sagan () out-sprinted 's Ben Swift and Albasini's team-mate Allan Davis for his fourth win of the race. Costa maintained his overall lead of eight seconds into the individual time trial. Stage 7 15 June 2012 — Gossau, , individual time trial (ITT) Unlike most individual time trials, race organisers created a hilly and technical parcours with several climbs located within its scheduled distance. Most prominent was the climb of the Pfannenstiel around a third of the way through the course – the summit marked the first intermediate time point of the course – up to a height of , before descending back down, via an undulating section, to the starting town of Gossau; the estimated time to complete the course was just over 45 minutes. As was customary of time trial stages, the riders set off in reverse order from where they were ranked in the general classification at the end of the previous stage. Thus, Fréderique Robert of , who, in 148th place, trailed overall leader Rui Costa () by fifty-two minutes and forty-five seconds, was the first rider to set off on the stage. Robert ultimately recorded a time of 51' 31" for the course, but was instantaneously beaten by 's Pablo Urtasun; Urtasun finished just one second behind on the road, having made up the gap of one minute between the starting times of the two riders. Having passed Grega Bole of before the finish, Nikita Novikov lowered the benchmark to below 50 minutes, as the rider recorded a time of 49' 22" for the course. rider Stuart O'Grady got closest to Novikov's time, finishing a second off, before it was eventually beaten by Fabian Cancellara, riding for the team. Cancellara completed the course almost three minutes faster than Novikov, recording a time of 46' 38". Cancellara's time held for around half an hour before Fredrik Kessiakoff () surprisingly bettered his time by two seconds; Kessiakoff's time was ultimately good enough for the stage victory, his first since the Tour of Austria in July 2011. Costa extended his overall lead to fifty seconds after recording the eighth-fastest time of 47' 17" for the course; Kessiakoff's team-mate Roman Kreuziger moved into second, as Fränk Schleck () dropped to fifth overall, while a fifth-place performance for the stage by 's Robert Gesink moved him into third overall, five seconds behind Kreuziger. Stage 8 16 June 2012 — Bischofszell to Arosa, Following the previous day's individual time trial in Gossau, the race returned to the town of Bischofszell – the finishing town of the race's sixth stage – for the start to the penultimate stage. The stage itself was undulating to start off, with the first third of the parcours running between and in elevation. Having reached the town of Altstätten, the roads levelled out and the succeeding was relatively flat before the uphill finish to Arosa, incorporating two categorised climbs. After a second-category pass in Castiel, the race climbed yet further with the hors catégorie climb to Arosa – the summit came with remaining – reaching an elevation of . Four riders – Peter Velits of , rider Michael Albasini, 's Thomas Dekker and Rémi Cusin () – went clear around into the stage, making the early breakaway from the field, and the duo managed to extend their advantage over the main field to around seven minutes, at the halfway point of the stage. Behind the lead quartet at this point, and were setting the tempo on the front of the peloton in the hopes of reducing the numbers in the peloton ahead of the run-in to Arosa, while race leader Rui Costa () punctured but was able to make back to the main field. Albasini and Velits increased their pace at the front of the field, which split the lead quartet apart, as Dekker and Cusin could not sustain the accelerated tempo. That pairing were eventually swept up by the peloton. Albasini dropped Velits with remaining – prior to the final climb – and soloed away to victory by over a minute from the rest of the field; he had been over three minutes clear with around to go, but the attacking moves in the peloton helped to reduce the time gap there had been. and remained at the front, continually maintaining the pace before the latter team's main general classification rider Fränk Schleck attacked off the front with 's Mikel Nieve and rider Levi Leipheimer, the race's defending champion. Costa was struggling at the rear, and eventually became dislodged at the back. The attacking trio maintained a gap off the front all the way to the finish in Arosa, finishing 1' 15" behind Albasini, moving Schleck and Leipheimer into the top three and Nieve into fifth overall. Costa finished 50 seconds behind that group, thanks to help from team-mate Alejandro Valverde, holding on to the leader's jersey by 14 seconds ahead of Schleck. Stage 9 17 June 2012 — Näfels-Lintharena to Sörenberg, With six riders within a minute of rider Rui Costa – the overall leader – the final, and queen, stage was set up for numerous attacks and the potential for one of the contenders, including 's Fränk Schleck, to try a solo move and possibly claim the race as a whole. Uncategorised passes were key to the first half of the stage prior to four categorised climbs during the second half; this started with the second-category Rengg climb before a finishing circuit around in length. On the finishing circuit were two hors catégorie climbs; the Glaubenbielen into the lap, having climbed yet further from the finish line, as well as the Glaubenberg about halfway around the circuit. The summit of the final climb – the Südelhöhe – came with just before the finish in Sörenberg. Mini-attacks set the course of the early running of the stage, with the field remaining as a whole for the first hour of racing after the attacks were closed down within minutes. As it was, it was not until into the stage that the breakaway was formed. A group of five riders – rider Jérémy Roy, Kris Boeckmans (), Brent Bookwalter of , 's Tanel Kangert and Matteo Montaguti, representing the team – were allowed to break free from the confines of the peloton, and soon gained a lead in excess of twelve minutes on the road, in effect putting Kangert into the race lead if they had managed to maintain such an advantage to the end of the stage. This was not to last however, as Schleck's team were setting the tempo on the front of the peloton via riders Grégory Rast and Linus Gerdemann. The pace was maintained all the way until after the Glaubenbielen, where Schleck primed himself for an attack, and eventually did so on the Glaubenberg, countering a move by 's Mikel Nieve, who had been fifth overnight. Schleck's move forced the other overall contenders to form a chase group in order to bring him back; Nieve and Costa were joined in the group by amongst others, Robert Gesink () and Tom Danielson (), fifth and seventh overall respectively. Schleck's advantage grew to a maximum of around one minute, but the chase group were able to re-establish contact with Schleck, and thus negating the chance for anyone to get clear. Up front, Kangert, Roy and Montaguti had dropped their two breakaway companions, before Montaguti himself was dropped; he eventually finished 31 seconds down in third. Kangert and Roy were left to contend the sprint, where Roy launched his sprint first but fatigue got the better of him, leaving Kangert to take the victory, a result that he could not believe at the end. Costa finished 1' 48" behind Kangert in a group with Schleck, Gesink, Nieve and 's Levi Leipheimer, to take his first overall World Tour win, and the biggest win of his career to date. Classification leadership table In the 2012 Tour de Suisse, four different jerseys were awarded. For the general classification, calculated by adding each cyclist's finishing times on each stage, and allowing time bonuses in intermediate sprints and at the finish in mass-start stages, the leader received a yellow jersey. This classification was considered the most important of the 2012 Tour de Suisse, and the winner of the classification was considered the winner of the race. There was also a mountains classification, the leadership of which was marked by a green jersey. In the mountains classification, points were won by reaching the top of a climb before other cyclists, with more points available for the higher-categorised climbs; there were twenty-four categorised climbs in the race, split into five distinctive categories. The third jersey represented the points classification, marked by a white-and-red jersey. In the points classification, cyclists got points for finishing highly in a stage. For stages 3 to 6, the win earned 25 points, second place earned 20 points, third 16, fourth 13, fifth 11, and one point fewer per place down to a single point for 15th. For all other stages, the win earned 15 points, second place earned 12 points, third 10, and one point fewer per place down to a single point for 12th. Points could also be earned at intermediate sprints for finishing in the top 3 at intermediate sprint points during each stage on a 6–3–1 scale. The fourth jersey represented the Swiss rider classification, marked by a red jersey. This was calculated in the same manner as the general classification, calculated by adding each Swiss cyclist's finishing times on each stage. There was also a classification for teams, in which the times of the best three cyclists per team on each stage were added together; the leading team at the end of the race was the team with the lowest total time. References External links Tour de Suisse Tour de Suisse Tour de Suisse
"Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street" is a short story by the American writer Herman Melville, first serialized anonymously in two parts in the November and December 1853 issues of Putnam's Magazine and reprinted with minor textual alterations in his The Piazza Tales in 1856. In the story, a Wall Street lawyer hires a new clerk who, after an initial bout of hard work, refuses to make copies or do any other task required of him, refusing with the words "I would prefer not to." Numerous critical essays have been published about the story, which scholar Robert Milder describes as "unquestionably the masterpiece of the short fiction" in the Melville canon. Plot The narrator is an unnamed elderly lawyer who works with legal documents and has an office on Wall Street in New York. He already employs two scriveners, Turkey and Nippers, to copy documents by hand, but an increase in business leads him to advertise for a third. He hires the forlorn-looking Bartleby in the hope that his calmness will soothe the other two, each of whom displays an irascible temperament during an opposite half of the day. An errand boy nicknamed Ginger Nut completes the staff. At first, Bartleby produces a large volume of high-quality work, but one day, when asked to help proofread a document, Bartleby answers with what soon becomes his perpetual response to every request: "I would prefer not to." To the dismay of the narrator and the irritation of the other employees, Bartleby begins to perform fewer and fewer tasks and eventually none. He instead spends long periods of time staring out one of the office's windows at a brick wall. The narrator makes several attempts to reason with Bartleby or to learn something about him, but never has any success. When the narrator stops by the office one Sunday morning, he discovers that Bartleby is living there. He is saddened by the thought of the life the young man must lead. Tension builds as business associates wonder why Bartleby is always present in the office, yet does not appear to do any work. Sensing the threat to his reputation, but emotionally unable to evict Bartleby, the narrator moves his business to a different building. The new tenant of his old office comes to ask for help in removing Bartleby, and the narrator tells the man that he is not responsible for his former employee. A week or so after this, several other tenants of the narrator's former office building come to him with their landlord because Bartleby is still making a nuisance of himself; even though he has been put out of the office, he sits on the building stairs all day and sleeps in its doorway at night. The narrator agrees to visit Bartleby and attempts to reason with him. He suggests several jobs that Bartleby might try and even invites Bartleby to live with him until they figure out a better solution. Bartleby replies that he would "prefer not to make any change", and declines the offer. The narrator leaves the building and flees the neighborhood for several days, in order not to be bothered by the landlord and tenants. When the narrator returns to work, he learns that the landlord has called the police. The officers have arrested Bartleby and imprisoned him in the Tombs as a vagrant. He goes to visit Bartleby, who spurns him, and bribes a cook to make sure Bartleby gets enough food. The narrator returns a few days later to check on Bartleby and discovers him dead of starvation, having preferred not to eat. Months later, the narrator hears a rumor that Bartleby had once worked in a dead letter office and reflects on how this might have affected him. The story ends with the narrator saying, "Ah Bartleby! Ah humanity!" Composition Melville's major source of inspiration for the story was an advertisement for a new book, The Lawyer's Story, printed in the Tribune and the Times on February 18, 1853. The book, published anonymously later that year, was written by popular novelist James A. Maitland. This advertisement included the complete first chapter, which started: "In the summer of 1843, having an extraordinary quantity of deeds to copy, I engaged, temporarily, an extra copying clerk, who interested me considerably, in consequence of his modest, quiet, gentlemanly demeanor, and his intense application to his duties." Melville biographer Hershel Parker said nothing else in the chapter besides this "remarkably evocative sentence" was notable. Critic Andrew Knighton said Melville may have been influenced by an obscure work from 1846, Robert Grant White's Law and Laziness: or, Students at Law of Leisure, which features an idle scrivener, while Christopher Sten suggests that Melville found inspiration in Ralph Waldo Emerson's essays, particularly "The Transcendentalist", which shows parallels to "Bartleby". Melville may have written the story as an emotional response to the bad reviews garnered by Pierre, his preceding novel. Financial difficulties may also have played a part: Moby-Dick and Pierre sold so poorly that Melville was in debt to his publisher Harper & Brothers. Publication history The story was first published anonymously as "Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Story of Wall-Street" in two installments in Putnam's Monthly Magazine, in November and December 1853. It was included in Melville's The Piazza Tales, published in by Dix & Edwards in the United States in May 1856 and in Britain in June. Interpretation The narrator and the text do not explicitly explain the reason for Bartleby's behavior, leaving it open to interpretation. Bartleby's demeanor A 1978 article in ELH posits that Bartleby shows classic symptoms of depression, such as his lack of motivation. He is a passive person, and good at the work he agrees to do. He refuses to divulge any personal information to the narrator. Bartleby's death is consistent with depression—having no motivation to survive, he refrains from eating until he dies. Function of narrator Bartleby has been interpreted as a "psychological double" for the narrator that criticizes the "sterility, impersonality, and mechanical adjustments of the world which the lawyer inhabits." Until the end of the story, Bartleby's background is unknown and may have sprung from the narrator's mind. The narrator screens off Bartleby in a corner, which has been interpreted as symbolizing "the lawyer's compartmentalization of the unconscious forces which Bartleby represents." Psychoanalyst Christopher Bollas says the main focus of the story is the narrator, whose "willingness to tolerate [Bartleby's] work stoppage is what needs to be explained ... As the story proceeds, it becomes increasingly clear that the lawyer identifies with his clerk. To be sure, it is an ambivalent identification, but that only makes it all the more powerful." Autobiography Scholars have long explored the possibility that Bartleby serves as an autobiographical portrait. Lawrence Buell suggested that the scrivener may reflect Melville as disenchanted writer or artist, Leo Marx connected the story's theme of alienation with Melville's experiences and feelings of isolation, and Giles Gunn posited that Melville's personal struggles and disillusionment with the literary world influenced his portrayal of Bartleby as a withdrawn and passive character. Free will and ethics "Bartleby, the Scrivener" alludes to Jonathan Edwards's "Inquiry into the Freedom of the Will" and Jay Leyda, in his introduction to The Complete Stories of Herman Melville, comments on the similarities between Bartleby and The Doctrine of Philosophical Necessity by Joseph Priestley. Both Edwards and Priestley wrote about free will and determinism. Edwards states that free will requires the will to be isolated from the moment of decision, in which case Bartleby's isolation from the world would allow him to be completely free. He has the ability to do whatever he pleases. The reference to Priestley and Edwards in connection with determinism may suggest that Bartleby's exceptional exercise of his personal will, even though it leads to his death, spares him from an externally determined fate. "Bartleby" is also seen as an inquiry into ethics. Critic John Matteson sees the story (and other Melville works) as explorations of the changing meaning of 19th-century "prudence." The story's narrator "struggles to decide whether his ethics will be governed by worldly prudence or Christian agape." He wants to be humane, as shown by his accommodations of the four staff and especially of Bartleby, but this conflicts with the newer, pragmatic and economically based notion of prudence supported by changing legal theory. The 1850 case Brown v. Kendall, three years before the story's publication, was important in establishing the "reasonable man" standard in the United States, and emphasized the positive action required to avoid negligence. Bartleby's passivity has no place in a legal and economic system that increasingly sides with the "reasonable" and economically active individual. His fate, an innocent decline into unemployment, prison, and starvation, dramatizes the effect of the new prudence on the economically inactive members of society. Reception Though no great success at the time of publication, "Bartleby, the Scrivener" is now among the most noted of American short stories. Albert Camus, in a personal letter to Liselotte Dieckmann published in The French Review in 1998, cites Melville as a key influence. On November 5, 2019, the BBC News listed "Bartleby, the Scrivener" on its list of the 100 most influential novels. Adaptations and references Adaptations The York Playhouse produced a one-act opera, Bartleby, composed by William Flanagan and James J. Hinton Jr. with a libretto by Edward Albee, from January 1 to February 28, 1961. The first filmed adaptation was by the Encyclopædia Britannica Educational Corporation in 1969. It was adapted, produced & directed by Larry Yust and starred James Westerfield and Patrick Campbell, with Barry Williams of The Brady Bunch fame in a small role. The story has been adapted for film four other times as Bartleby: in 1970, starring Paul Scofield; in France, in 1976, by Maurice Ronet, starring Michel Lonsdale; in 1977, by Israel Horovitz and Michael B Styer for Maryland Center for Public Broadcasting, starring Nicholas Kepros, which was an entry in the 1978 Peabody Awards competition for television; and in 2001, by Jonathan Parker, starring Crispin Glover and David Paymer. The BBC Radio 4 adaptation dramatised by Martyn Wade, directed by Cherry Cookson, and broadcast in 2004 stars Adrian Scarborough as Bartleby, Ian Holm as the Lawyer, David Collings as Turkey, and Jonathan Keeble as Nippers. In 2009, French author Daniel Pennac read the story on the stage of La Pépinière-Théâtre in Paris. The story was adapted for the stage in 2020 by Juhan Ulfsak for Von Krahl Theatre in Estonia as "Pigem ei" ("Rather not"). References to the story Literature Bartleby: La formula della creazione (1993) by Giorgio Agamben and Bartleby, ou la formule by Gilles Deleuze are two philosophical essays reconsidering many of Melville's ideas. In her 2016 book My Private Property, Mary Ruefle's story "Take Frank" features a high school boy assigned to read Melville's Bartleby. The boy unwittingly mimics Bartleby when he declares he would "prefer not to." In "Farrington the Scrivener: A Story of Dame Street," Morris Beja compares "Bartleby, the Scrivener" with "Counterparts", a story in Dubliners, by James Joyce. The essay is published in Coping With Joyce: Essays from the Copenhagen Symposium, edited by Morris Beja and Shari Benstock (Ohio State University Press, 1989), pp. 111-122. Abdulrazak Gurnah references Bartleby, the Scrivener throughout his 2001 novel By the Sea. The protagonist Saleh Omar quotes Bartleby's mantra to explain his decision to abstain from speaking English on seeking asylum in the UK. Film and television In 2011, French director Jérémie Carboni made the documentary Bartleby en coulisses around Daniel Pennac's reading of "Bartleby the Scrivener". Other The electronic text archive Bartleby.com is named "after the humble character of its namesake scrivener, or copyist—publishes the classics of literature, nonfiction, and reference free of charge." The British newspaper magazine The Economist maintains a column named Bartleby focused on managers trying to understand how to motivate their employees, and to empathize with employees who “carry out their bosses’ often bewildering orders, even when they would ‘prefer not to’.” The 92nd Street Y presented a livestreamed and on-demand reading of the story by actor Paul Giamatti in November 2020. A December 3, 2020 conversation between Giamatti and Andrew Delbanco is archived on YouTube. See also Interpassivity Pseudowork Refusal of work Slacker References Sources Jaffé, David (1981). "Bartleby the Scrivener and Bleak House: Melville's Debt to Dickens". Arlington, Virginia: The Mardi Press. McCall, Dan (1989). The Silence of Bartleby. Ithaca and London: Cornell University Press. Parker, Hershel (2002). Herman Melville: A Biography. Volume 2, 1851–1891. Baltimore and London: The Johns Hopkins University Press. Sealts, Merton M., Jr. (1987). "Historical Note." Herman Melville, The Piazza Tales and Other Prose Pieces 1839-1860. Edited by Harrison Hayford, Alma A. MacDougall, and G. Thomas Tanselle. Evanston and Chicago: Northwestern University Press and The Newberry Library 1987. External links Bartleby, the Scrivener (Part I: Nov 1853) + (Part II: Dec 1853). Digital facsimile of first edition published in Putnam's Magazine. From the HathiTrust Digital Library. 1853 short stories Fictional scribes Short stories by Herman Melville Works originally published in Putnam's Magazine Bureaucracy in fiction Short stories adapted into films Literature critical of work and the work ethic Manhattan in fiction Fiction about law Starvation
Rosa María Leal Flores de Pérez (b. December 9, 1953) is a Guatemalan psychologist who served as the first lady of Guatemala from 2012 to 2015, as the wife of president Otto Pérez Molina. Pérez was a kindergarten teacher for a period of four years, from 1975 to 1979, is a technician in psychometrics and school orientation, and has a degree in clinical psychology from the Rafael Landívar University. From 1980 to 1995, Leal was Director of the National Primary Education, specializing in nursery school. Biography Rosa Leal de Pérez was born in Guatemala City, the eponymous capital city of Guatemala, on 9 December 1953. She would study in Guatemala City as well, enrolling at the Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala to study for a degree in psychology. At 17, she married future President of Guatemala and General Otto Pérez Molina. For the decade after her husband and Roxana Baldetti founded the Guatemalan Patriotic Party, Leal worked for the party's affairs. Citations Living people 1953 births First ladies of Guatemala Guatemalan psychologists People from Guatemala City Guatemalan women psychologists
Carl Sundberg was an American football coach. He served as the head football coach at Carthage College in Carthage, Illinois for one season, in 1906, compiling a record of 3–2. Head coaching record References Year of birth missing Year of death missing Carthage Firebirds football coaches
Tarzali is a rural town and locality in the Tablelands Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Tarzali had a population of 398 people. Geography The locality is on the Atherton Tableland. It is bounded to the east by the Johnstone River, to the south-east and south by Dirran Creek, and to the north-west by Seamark Road. The town is located in the centre of the locality. The Millaa Millaa–Malanda Road enters the locality from the north (Jaggan), passes through the town, and exits to the south-west (Minbun). The terrain is elevated and hilly with one named peak, Bartletts Hill () which rises to above sea level. The land use around the town centre is residential. In the rest of the locality, the predominant land use is grazing on native vegetation. History The town takes its name from the Tarzali railway station on the Millaa Milla branch of the Tablelands railway line. The name Tarzali is said to be an Aboriginal word meaning water gum, Syzygium gustavioides. The railway station was in use from 1915 to 1964. The Millaa Millaa branch railway line from Tolga opened to Tarzali on 15 December 1916 with the town being served by Tarzali railway station (). The line was opened through to Millaa Millaa on 19 December 1921. The line has now closed and the Tarzali railway station has been dismantled. In April 1914, a tent school was approved for Dirran (the name of the parish) on the land of Mr William's selection until a state school could be constructed. Dirran State School opened on 3 May 1915. On 21 October 1918, it was renamed Tarzali State School. It closed on 31 December 1967. The school was at Millaa Millaa Malanda Road (). In the , the locality of Tarzali had a population of 398 people. Education There are no schools in Tarzali. The nearest government primary schools are Malanda State School in Malanda to the north and Millaa Millaa State School in neighbouring Millaa Millaa to the south. The nearest government secondary school is Malanda State High School in Malanda to the north. References Further reading External links Towns in Queensland Tablelands Region Localities in Queensland
Marc Cassot (1923–2016) was a French actor. He was also a prominent voice actor, dubbing foreign films for release in France. Selected filmography Night Warning (1946) Les Amants du pont Saint-Jean (1947) A Certain Mister (1950) The Love of a Woman (1953) Service Entrance (1954) The Big Flag (1954) The Game of Truth (1961) Love Me Strangely (1971) Renaissance (2006) References Bibliography Cowie, Peter & Elley, Derek . World Filmography: 1967. Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 1977. Ince, Kate. Georges Franju. Manchester University Press, 2019. External links 1923 births 2016 deaths Actors from Paris French male film actors French male television actors
The Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Romance is an annual literary award, presented by the Lambda Literary Foundation, to a novel, novella, or short story collection "by a single author that focus on a central love relationship between two or more characters." Recipients References Lesbian Romance English-language literary awards Lists of LGBT-related award winners and nominees
Eugene Willford "Gene" Markey (December 11, 1895 – May 1, 1980) was an American writer, producer, screenwriter, and highly decorated naval officer. Biography Early life Markey was born in Michigan. His father, Eugene Lawrence Markey, was a colonel in the United States Army. His uncle, Daniel P. Markey, had been Speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives. He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1918. Chicago He was a skilled sketch artist, which gained him entry, after World War I, into the Art Institute of Chicago starting in 1919 and finishing in 1920. There, he claimed to have "studied painting and learned nothing". After that, he worked as a journalist in Chicago for several newspapers and magazines, including Photoplay magazine. It was during the 1920s that Gene Markey became a writer, specializing in novels about the Jazz Age. Among his titles were Anabel; Stepping High; Women, Women, Everywhere; and His Majesty's Pyjamas. His book Literary Lights (March 1923, Alfred A. Knopf, New York) was a collection of fifty caricatures of important literary authors of the day. Hollywood He went to Hollywood in 1929 and became a screenwriter for Twentieth Century Fox. His screen credits included King of Burlesque (1936) starring Alice Faye, Girls' Dormitory (1936) featuring Herbert Marshall, and On the Avenue (1937), starring Dick Powell, Madeleine Carroll, and Alice Faye. He was also the producer of the 1937 Shirley Temple film, Wee Willie Winkie, among others. Although he was not overly handsome, he was a very skilled conversationalist and he quickly became a popular fixture in Hollywood society. Among his good friends in Hollywood were producer John Hay Whitney, composer Irving Berlin, and actors Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Ward Bond and John Wayne. He would often go fishing with Bond and Wayne off Catalina Island, California. A 1946 article in the Washington Times Herald said, "Other Men Say: What's Gene Markey Got That We Haven't Got?" The article ran a photo of Rudolph Valentino with the caption, "NOT SO HOT – By Comparison. Though all American womanhood swooned over him in his day, Rudolph Valentino was no Markey." Soon after he arrived in Hollywood in 1929, it was also reported that, "Markey became the most sought after unattached man in the cinema firmament, so sprinkled with far handsomer, richer male stars." Markey was married three times to prominent film actresses. His first marriage, to Joan Bennett, from 1932 to 1937, produced a daughter, Melinda, in 1934. He was married to Hedy Lamarr from 1939 to 1940 and to Myrna Loy from 1946 to 1950. At first, Loy claimed mental cruelty, but later retracted it, saying, "He could make a scrubwoman think she was a queen and he could make a queen think she was the queen of queens." Military career After his graduation from Dartmouth, Markey became a lieutenant in the infantry during World War I (which the United States had entered in 1917) and saw action at the Battle of Belleau Wood. He then joined the U.S. Naval Reserve in 1920, and it was during World War II that he made his greatest mark. In August 1941, he reported to Balboa, Panama, with the rank of lieutenant commander. He had a yacht, Melinda (named after his daughter), that he donated to the United States Navy for use as a submarine chaser. During the war, Markey rose to the rank of commodore and served as an assistant intelligence officer on the staff of Fleet Admiral William "Bull" Halsey at Guadalcanal. After the war, he was promoted to rear admiral and he officially retired from the Navy on February 27, 1956. He was highly decorated; among his awards were the Legion of Merit, Bronze Star with Combat V (for leading a reconnaissance mission in the Solomon Islands in 1942), a Navy Commendation Medal, Italy's Star of Solidarity, and France's Legion of Honor. During World War II, Markey became good friends with Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma. After the war, he became a special assistant to United States Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal. Markey was very proud of his admiral's commission. He insisted on being called "Admiral Markey", never "Mister Markey" and, rarely, "Gene". For the rest of his life, he would promptly toss any mail (including bills) that wasn't addressed to Admiral Markey into the trash. Later life He returned to Hollywood after the war and, on September 27, 1952, he married his fourth wife, Lucille Parker Wright, the widow of Warren Wright, owner of the Calumet Farm racing stable. Markey left California after this marriage. He developed something of a knack for naming the farm's horses. First there was a filly, named Our Mims after his daughter Melinda. Another was named Myrtle Morgan after the two streets that intersected in front of his property in Saratoga Springs, New York. Still another was Eastern Fleet (possibly named as a tribute to his service in the Navy), which would finish fourth in the 1971 Kentucky Derby and second in the Preakness Stakes. Markey was also a lover of dogs; he owned a black Labrador Retriever named Lucky that lived to the very unusual old age of 17. Mrs. Markey also had a dog, a Yorkshire Terrier named Timmy Tammy (after which she was thought to have named one of Calumet Farm's champion thoroughbreds, Tim Tam). Mrs. Markey carried the dog with her in her purse everywhere she went. Shortly after this marriage, Markey would become good friends with Ralph Wilson, who later was the founder and owner of the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League. One of Mrs. Markey's hobbies was collecting statues of eagles. In 18th century Kentucky, eagles were widely believed to be a symbol of good luck. Dividing his time between Lexington, Kentucky, Saratoga Springs, New York, and Miami Beach, Florida (with an occasional trip to Europe thrown in), he continued to write. Among his works during this period were: Kentucky Pride, an adventure–romance set in Civil War Kentucky, and That Far Paradise, a story of an 18th-century family making its way from Virginia to settle in what later became Kentucky. As background research for his book, Markey recreated the journey himself. Markey was very fond of the time he spent in Kentucky, quickly becoming a fixture on its social scene and becoming good friends with many members of the thoroughbred racing community. He once told a reporter, "I cannot restrain my ardor for the place and its people...No duck ever took to water as I have taken to Kentucky." Markey was also a noted party giver. One of his specialties was a tropical punch made with an unknown number of rums. At his parties, his old friends from Hollywood often mixed with his new friends from Kentucky and mixed very well. While he lived in Kentucky, he purchased an old 18th-century log cabin and had it moved to the Calumet Farm property, where he would use it as his writing room. He also had two brands of private reserve bourbon distilled that he named "Old Commodore" (as a tribute to his service in the U.S. Navy) and "Old Calumet Cabin" (after his writing room). On July 31, 1958, Admiral Markey was commissioned a Kentucky Colonel (a ceremonial rank) by Governor Albert Benjamin "Happy" Chandler Sr. He also served as the model for the character played by Burgess Meredith in the 1965 film In Harm's Way, starring his good friend John Wayne. Admiral and Mrs. Markey remained married until his death in 1980, He was buried in the Lexington Cemetery in Lexington, Kentucky. His widow Lucille was buried next to him upon her death in 1982. Selected filmography Lucky in Love (1929) Mother's Boy (1929) West of Broadway (1931) Luxury Liner (1933) Let's Live Tonight (1935) Private Number (1936) The Big Noise (1936) Josette (1938) References Sources Wild Ride, Anne Hagedorn Auerbach, New York, Henry Holt and Company, LLC, 1994 The Bennetts: An Acting Family, Brian Kellow, Lexington, The University Press of Kentucky, 2004 External links 1895 births 1980 deaths American film producers American male screenwriters Recipients of the Legion of Merit United States Navy officers 20th-century American male writers 20th-century American screenwriters United States Navy personnel of World War I United States Navy personnel of World War II
Bolsón Cove () is a cove at the head of Flandres Bay, lying immediately east of Etienne Fjord, along the west coast of Graham Land. It was first charted by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition under Gerlache, 1897–99. The name appears on an Argentine government chart of 1954 and is probably descriptive; "bolsón" is Spanish for a large purse. References Coves of Graham Land Danco Coast
Ahn Soo-kil (1911–1977) was a Korean novelist and journalist who devoted much of his life to depicting the lives of the Korean settlers in Jiandao, Manchuria. Life An Sugil (sobriquet: Namseok) was born on November 3, 1911, in Hamhŭng, Hamgyŏngnamdo, in present-day North Korea. His family relocated to Manchuria when he was eleven and returned to their hometown after he finished middle school. In 1927, An withdrew from Hamheung High School after leading a student protest, and transferred to Kyungshin School in Seoul. He was arrested and eventually expelled for his involvement with the Gwangju Student Movement. In 1931, he enrolled in the Teachers' College of Waseda University in Tokyo in the 1930s, but soon withdrew and returned to Korea. Work First introduced in his novella Rice Plant (Byeo), Manchuria represents the frontier in An Sugil's literary world, where the Korean peasants, ruthlessly driven out of their homeland by the Japanese colonial policies, must once again face poverty and inequality in addition to new challenges posed by the hostile natives and unfamiliar surroundings. Their plight, however, is dignified by the pioneer spirit, the love of land and labor as well as intense nationalism rooted in the longing for the lost fatherland. These qualities distinguish An Sugil's work from other immigrant tales set in Manchuria, such as Choi Seohae's “Red Flame” (Hongyeom) and Lee Taejun's “The Farmer” (Nonggun). In Ahn's first collection of short stories, Northern Plain (Bugwon, 1943), problems relating to the establishment of a Korean school overshadows the conflict with the natives as the main source of strife in immigrant life. Manchuria is also the setting for his best-known work, North Jiando (Bukgando, 1959-1967), a family saga in five volumes that spans some eighty years from the end of Joseon Dynasty to the end of the Japanese occupation period. A product of the author's penetrating historical consciousness, the novel realistically chronicles the plight of an immigrant family, which in turn mirrors the experience of the Korean people in general in the early modern period. It is regarded as a landmark in the genre of roman-fleuve. With the publication of A Third Type of Man (Jesam inganhyeong, 1954), which includes the eponymous short-story as well as “A Traveler’s Loneliness” (Yeosu) and “Green Chrysanthemum” (Chwiguk), An Sugil moved away from stories of immigrants to investigate the deterioration of social and individual morality during and after the Korean War. Written Conversation on First Love (Choyeon pildam, 1955), examines the reality of urban working-class. Works in Translation Eine Unmögliche Liebe (안수길 소설선) Works in Korean Garland of Flowers (Hwahwan, 1955) The Second Youth (Je 2-ui cheongchun, 1958) North Jiando, (Bukgando, 1959) Hwang Jini (1977) Pear Blossoms in the Moonlit Night (Yihwaae wolbaekhago, 1978) Pathway (Tongno, 1985) The Story of Northern Hometown (Bukhwangbo, 1987) Awards Asian Liberty Literature Prize, 1955 Seoul City Cultural Award, 1968 Samil Cultural Award, 1973 See also List of Korean novelists Korean literature References External links Empas profile South Korean novelists 1911 births 1977 deaths People from Hamhung 20th-century novelists South Korean people of North Korean origin
Ranatunga is a Sri Lankan surname, which may refer to: Arjuna Ranatunga, (born 1963), cricketer - batsman and captain General Cyril Ranatunga, Army officer Dammika Ranatunga, (born 1962), cricketer - batsman Nishantha Ranatunga, (born 1966), cricketer - all-rounder Prasanna Ranatunga, politician Reggie Ranatunga, Politician Ruwan Ranatunga, Politician Sanjeeva Ranatunga, (born 1969), cricketer - batsman Surnames of Sinhalese origin
Pragersko railway station () is a significant railway station in Pragersko, Slovenia. It forms the junction between the main line from Ljubljana to Maribor, and the line from Pragersko to Čakovec in Croatia. It is currently being upgraded. External links Official site of the Slovenian railways Railway stations in Slovenia
Boulazac Basket Dordogne, also known as BBD or simply Boulazac, is a French professional basketball club, based in Boulazac. The team currently plays in the LNB Pro B currently named Jeep Elite for sponsoring reason, the first level of basketball in France. The club plays its games in its home arena Le Palio, which can host up to 5,200 spectators. History Originally playing in Périgueux as US périgourdine, the club moved to the city of Boulazac (suburb of Périgueux) in 1992 when a new sport hall was constructed. The club evolved in French Pro B from 2005 to 2012. The club finished 2nd in the 2011–12 LNB Pro B and was finalist in the play-offs, gaining the right to compete in top Pro A league for the 2012–13 season. Season by season Players Current roster Notable players References External links Official website Basketball teams in France Basketball teams established in 1992 Sport in Dordogne 1992 establishments in France
The 1991 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team represented the University of Delaware as a member of the Yankee Conference during the 1991 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 26th-year head coach Tubby Raymond, the Fightin' Blue Hens compiled an overall record of 10–2 with a mark of 7–1 in conference play, sharing the Yankee Conference title with New Hampshire and Villanova. Delaware advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where Fightin' Blue Hens lost in the first round to James Madison. The team played home games at Delaware Stadium in Newark, Delaware. Schedule Roster References Delaware Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football seasons Yankee Conference football champion seasons Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
was a Japanese video game developer, founded in July 1987. Due to the difficulties of recovering financially in the games market, in 2013, the Tokyo Court decided to start the company's bankruptcy process. In September 2023, it was announced that Japanese publisher Hamster Corporation acquired the rights to Athena's library of titles which were then released through the Arcade Archives lineup, with the first being Strike Gunner S.T.G.. Games Biometal (Super NES, 1993) Blockids (PlayStation, 1996) Castle of Dragon (NES, 1990) published by SETA Corporation (in Japanese) and Romstar (in English) Crows: The Battle Action (Saturn, 1997) Daioh (Arcade, 1993) De-Block (NES, 1989) Dezaemon (NES, 1991) Dezaemon 2 (Saturn, 1997) Dezaemon 3D (Nintendo 64, 1998) (Satellaview, 1996) (Apr-Aug 1996) Sugoi STG-2: Crystal Guardian (May-Dec 1996) (Satellaview, Apr-Aug 1996) Dezaemon DD (Nintendo 64DD, canceled) Dezaemon Kids! (PlayStation, 1998) (PlayStation, 1996) Dragon Unit (Arcade, 1989) Family Quiz (NES, 1988) Gambler Densetsu Tetsuya DIGEST (PlayStation 2) J.J. Squawkers (Arcade, 1993) Joshikousei no Houkago... Pukunpa (Saturn, PlayStation, 1996) Kaite tukutte Asoberu Dezaemon (Super NES, 1994) Lutter (FDS, 1989) Mahjong DX II (GameCube) Pocket Bowling (Game Boy Color, 1999) (Dreamcast) Pro Mahjong Kiwame (Nintendo 64) Pro Mahjong Kiwame (WonderSwan) Pro-Mahjong Kiwame Final (working title) (PlayStation 3, TBA) Pro Mahjong Kiwame Next (PlayStation 2) Pro Mahjong Kiwame Tengensenhen (PlayStation, 1999) Pro Mahjong Kiwame Tengensenhen (Goku Series) (PlayStation, 2000) Strike Gunner S.T.G. (Arcade, 1991; Super NES, 1992) Super Bowling (Super NES, 1992; Nintendo 64, 1999) Sword Master (NES, 1990) Taisen: Tsume Shogi (Game Boy Color - NP, 2000) The Quiz Bangumi (PlayStation) Virtual Bowling (Virtual Boy, 1995) Waku Waku Volleyball (PlayStation) Wit's (NES, 1990) World Bowling (Game Boy, 1990) Yakōchū (Super NES) Yakōchū II: Satsujin Kōro (Nintendo 64, 1999) Yakōchū GB (Game Boy Color) References External links Company page Video game companies of Japan Video game development companies Video game companies established in 1987
Durbuy (; ) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Luxembourg, Belgium. The total area is 156.61 km², consisting of the following districts: Barvaux, Bende, Bomal, Borlon, Durbuy, Grandhan, Heyd, Izier, Septon, Tohogne, Villers-Sainte-Gertrude, and Wéris. On 1 January 2018 the municipality had 11,374 inhabitants with the most populous town of the municipality being Barvaux. Durbuy, for commercial reasons, often calls itself the world's smallest city, although Belgium's official smallest city, since 2006, is Mesen. History In medieval times, Durbuy was an important centre of commerce and industry. In 1331, the town was elevated to the rank of city by John I, Count of Luxemburg, and King of Bohemia. In 1628 Anthonie II Schetz obtains the Seigneurie of Durbuy, by permission of Felipe IV of Spain. One of the people connected to the city was the son of Lancelot II: Charles Hubert Augustin Schetz, (1662-1726), Count of Durbuy. In 1756 the descendants of the House of Schetz obtain the Castle. Since then the House of Ursel resides in the Castle. The current castle was built in 1880. The Ourthe river flows through the municipality. Tourism and recreation are its main activities nowadays. Durbuy is often represented, by itself and by tourism promoters, as 'the smallest city of the world'. Gallery See also List of protected heritage sites in Durbuy References External links Durbuy municipality, official site Awarded "EDEN - European Destinations of Excellence" non traditional tourist destination 2007 Cities in Wallonia Sub-municipalities of Durbuy Municipalities of Luxembourg (Belgium)
Santa Rita Park (Santa Rita, Spanish for "Saint Rita") is an unincorporated community in Merced County, California. It is located east of Dos Palos Y, at an elevation of 118 feet (36 m). The Santa Rita Park post office opened in 1940. In 1966 it moved west to Dos Palos Y. References Unincorporated communities in California Unincorporated communities in Merced County, California
Uncial 0181 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), is a Greek uncial manuscript of the New Testament, dated paleographically to the 4th-century (or the 5th). Description The codex contains a small parts of the Gospel of Luke 9:59-10:14, on one parchment leaf (15 cm by 14 cm). The text is written in one column per page, 26 lines per page, in uncial letters. The Greek text of this codex is a representative of the Alexandrian text-type. Aland placed it in Category II. Currently it is dated by the INTF to the 4th or 5th century. The codex is housed at the Papyrus Collection of the Austrian National Library (Pap. G. 39778) in Vienna. See also List of New Testament uncials Textual criticism References Further reading Walter Till, Papyrussammlung der Nationalbibliothek in Wien: Katalog der Koptischen Bibelstücke. Die Pergamente, ZNW 39 (1940). S. Porter, New Testament Greek Papyri and Parchments Vienna 2008, pp. 123–129. External links – digitalized manuscript Uncial 0181 at the Wieland Willker, "Textual Commentary" Greek New Testament uncials 5th-century biblical manuscripts Biblical manuscripts of the Austrian National Library
Wuzhou Wu (婺州話 or 務州片) is a Southern Wu Chinese language spoken in and around Jinhua in Zhejiang province. It is at best only poorly intelligible with Taihu Wu. Wuzhou Wu is named after the ancient Wuzhou County that existed in modern-day Jinhua. Dialects Jinhua is the chief and representative dialect of Wuzhou. Jinhua dialect Lanxi dialect Pujiang dialect Yiwu dialect Dongyang dialect Pan'an dialect Yongkang dialect Wuyi dialect Jiande dialect References Wu Chinese
Commonly used mechanical switches on pre-built keyboards Manufacturers frequently build computer keyboards using switches from original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). The switches used determine the feel of the keyboard. Mechanical keyboard switches for custom keyboards On the custom mechanical keyboard space, there are far greater quantity of keyboard switches. It is important to note that these do not portray the diversity and number of switches currently on the market. Future As time goes on, there are more and more switches being developed and manufactured across the world. Some are by new manufacturers, some are collaborations between companies and manufacturers, and some are consumer made. Some bigger databases that involve more than just our main manufacturers listed here. On top of a variety of new switches being made, consumers are taking parts of different switches and then going on to make their own switches, called “Franken-switches.” References Computer keyboards Keyboard switches
Marcus Thornton may refer to: Marcus Thornton (basketball, born 1987), American professional basketball player, drafted by the Miami Heat; in college played for LSU (2007–09) Marcus Thornton (basketball, born 1992), American professional basketball player; undrafted; in college played for Georgia (2010–15) Marcus Thornton (basketball, born 1993), American professional basketball player, drafted by the Boston Celtics; in college played for William & Mary (2011–15) Marcus Thornton, petitioner in the United States Supreme Court case Thornton v. United States, 541 U.S. 615 (2004)
Greenbottle may refer to: Green bottle fly, applied to numerous species of Calliphoridae or blowfly GreenBottle, a company manufacturing cartons Greenbottle, a character in the Australian comedic radio series Yes, What? See also Soda-lime glass, used for making bottles, which are often green Bottle green, a shade of green Bluebottle (disambiguation)
Fictional is the name of a German musical project formed by Gerrit Thomas (also known as Rote, or Rote X), serving as a balance between two other projects he is involved in, Funker Vogt and Ravenous. Fictional has released music on the Industrial and Electronic body music labels Metropolis Records and Zoth Ommog. Members / History Fictional was originally formed as a solo-project by Gerritt Thomas in the late 1990s. The sound of the project could best be described as a combination of EBM and synthpop. Thomas wrote, produced, and sung all of Fictional's first release, Fictitious, with the exception of two songs with guest vocalist Tim Fockenbrock (of Thomas's first project, Ravenous). The debut album was originally released on Zoth Ommog in 1999, though after this label went out of business, Metropolis released Fictitious[+], featuring live versions of 'Dream Of God' and 'Blue Lights'. Fictional's second release, Fiction, found Thomas working with singer Jason Bainbridge. Like most Funker Vogt releases, Fictional's vocals contains lyrics written with the help of manager and friend Kai Schmidt. Discography Fictitious, (Zoth Ommog - 1999), CD Fictitious [+], (Metropolis Records - 2001), CD (US release of debut album with 2 bonus live tracks) Fiction, (Metropolis Records - 2003), CD See also Funker Vogt Ravenous Fusspils 11 External links Official English language site for Funker Vogt and other Gerrit Thomas projects. Fictional English Fansite Electro-industrial music groups German musical groups Metropolis Records artists Zoth Ommog Records artists
The women's beach volleyball tournament at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, took place at the Copacabana Stadium. The competition was held from 6 to 17 August 2016. Twenty four teams with 48 athletes around the world competed for the gold medal. The medals for the tournament were presented by Anita DeFrantz, IOC Member, Olympian one Bronze Medal, United States of America, and the gifts were presented by Dr. Ary Graça Filho, FIVB President. Qualification Pools composition Twenty-four teams were drawn in six pools of four teams. The top six teams from the FIVB beach volleyball Olympic ranking as of 12 June 2016 were seeded at the first row of each pools from pool A to F. The seventh to ninth from the ranking were drawn first in pool F, E, or D. Then, the tenth to twelfth were drawn in pool C, B, or A. The next row was filled by the teams ranked thirteenth to seventeenth. These teams were drawn in pool A to E. The remaining spot of third row was filled by one of the five confederation continental cup champions. Then, the four remaining confederation continental cup champions were drawn in pool F to C. Finally, the winners and runners-up from the World Continental Cup were drawn in the last two spots. Teams from the same national Olympic committee could not be drawn in the same pool, except in the last drawing. On 3 August 2016, Viktoria Orsi Toth from Italy was excluded from the women's tournament due to positive doping test for clostebol before the competition. Her place was replaced by Laura Giombini. Draw Venue Format The preliminary round was a competition between the twenty four teams divided into six groups of four teams. This round, the teams competed in a single round-robin format. The two highest ranked teams in each group and the two best third ranked teams advanced automatically to the knockout stage. The other four third ranked teams faced the lucky loser playoffs to take the last two spots. The fourth placed teams in each pool were ranked nineteenth in this competition. The losers from the lucky loser playoffs were tied seventeenth. The knockout stage followed the single-elimination format. The losers in the round of sixteen were ranked ninth. The four quarter-final losers finished fifth. The winners of the semi-finals competed for gold medals and the losers played for bronze medals. Pool standing procedure Match points (2 for the winner, 1 for the loser, 0 for forfeit) Between 2 teams consider all teams points ratio / Between 3 teams consider head-to-head points ratio Seeding position of the pools composition Referees The following referees were selected for the tournament. Osvaldo Sumavil Mário Ferro Elizir Martins de Oliveira Lucie Guillemette Wang Lijun Juan Carlos Saavedra Charalampos Papadogoulas Davide Crescentini Mariko Satomi Carlos L. Rivera Rodriguez Roman Pristovakin Giovanni Bake José Maria Padron Jonas Personeni Kritsada Panaseri Daniel Apol Preliminary round All times are Brasília Time (UTC−03:00). Pool A Pool B Pool C Pool D Pool E Pool F Lucky losers The table below shows the ranking of third-placed teams in the preliminary round. The top two teams will advance to next round automatically. The other teams will compete for the two remaining spots. The third-ranked team will play with the sixth-ranked team, and the fourth-ranked team will play with the fifth-ranked team. Lucky loser playoffs Knockout stage All times are Brasília Time (UTC−03:00). The round of sixteen pair up were determined by drawing of lots. The six first ranked teams in preliminary pools were separated automatically. Then, the lucky loser playoffs winners were drawn. The two best third ranked were drawn next. And, the last drawing belonged to the second ranked teams. The teams in the same pool from preliminary round could not meet in round of 16. Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Bronze medal game Gold medal game Final ranking See also Beach volleyball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament References External links FIVB Official website Ludwig/Walkenhorst - Olympic Gold Winners Journey beach 2016 in beach volleyball 2016 2016 in women's volleyball Women's events at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Johanna Helena Herolt (1 May 1668 – after 1723) was an 18th-century botanical artist from Germany. She was well-known for her paintings similar to her mother, Maria Sibylla Merian, with her draftsmanship. Biography Herolt was the eldest daughter of the painters Maria Sibylla Merian and Johann Andreas Graff, and learned to paint from them along with her sister Dorothea Maria Graff. Though she was born in Frankfurt, in 1670 the family moved to Nuremberg, where she was raised. In 1681 her mother returned to Frankfurt without her father, in order to live with her mother after her stepfather Jacob Marrel's death. Though Johann Graff joined his family later, in 1686 Merian left her husband and moved with her two daughters and her mother to a religious community of Labadists in Wieuwerd, Friesland. Johann Graff made various attempts at reconciliation but eventually returned to Germany. In 1691 the four women moved to Amsterdam, where they set up a studio painting flowers and botanical subjects, continuing Merian's work on "The Caterpillar Book". Johanna married the merchant Jacob Hendrik Herolt, also an ex-Labadist, on 28 June 1692. They had two children and Johanna began to take on her own commissions, working for Agnes Block and the Amsterdam Hortus like her mother. Johanna moved with her husband to Surinam in 1711 where she died sometime after 1723. Collaborations with Merian Many works of Johanna have been mistaken for the work of her mother, Merian. In some instances, Merian and Herolt worked together, and one instance is the painting of the "Succulent." Johanna's Succulent is presented with roots intact with the body with the seeds as well. After the flowering stage of the succulent, the seeds are formed. The blank background accentuates the purpose of the drawing which is for natural history. It gives the reader more attention to the plant than the space around it. In the early modern period, women were inclined to draw plants and animals. Women weren't seen as suitable for historical scenes at that time. The collection in Leiden includes drawings in this genre by at least six women. Johanna Helena Herolt's watercolors reveal a fascination not only with flowers, but also with insect metamorphosis, as did her mother, Maria Sibylla Merian. Herolt's works are decorated with detailed depictions of the insects that accompany her plants. Mother and daughter collaborated on numerous works, including The Insects of Suriname, which proved especially popular. Herolt had a unique talent that is often misattributed to her famous mother, but this work demonstrates Herolt's own talent. Botanical Art A numbered series of 49 drawings signed by Herolt on vellum are in the collection of the Herzog Anton Ulrich Museum, in Brunswick. This series was possibly commissioned by the Mennonite botanist and collector Agnes Block. Other drawings by Herolt are in the British Museum. Herolt knew how to arrange plants for maximum impact. The focal point of the painting is the crown imperial, and it reveals its delicate red-veined petals with flower’s stamen and pistil. Showing the flower’s reproductive anatomy was taboo at the time, but being the daughter of Merian didn’t deter her. Her paintings were vivid with rich colors against the vellum. The colors below the crown imperial are dull, but this detail shows the imperfections of nature. The irregular leaves also give the painting a natural feel and made it seem like it was a snapshot of real life. In this series, Herolt depicts flies at various stages of their life cycles, such as larvae, caterpillars, and chrysalises. Nevertheless, the centerpiece of this work is the peony, which demonstrates the artist's both scientific and aesthetic skills. Herolt's diligence in depicting each plant's imperfections sets her apart from her mother. For instance, daffodil stalks are deadened and wilted, while blades curl. As a result of Herolt's access to wild nature, her works are incredibly lifelike, and she avoids creating an idealized illusion. With precision, she recreated her specimens, including diverse colors and signs of incipient decomposition. Herolt, a true artist-scientist, contributed an appendix to Merian's Caterpillar Book on insects. Just like her stepfather, Jacob Marrel, Johanna Helena Herolt was fascinated by tulips. During the Dutch Golden Era, Marrel worked as an artist. Even rare tulip varieties, such as Semper augustus, took two years to grow and bloom, yet just ten bulbs were worth more than a house. While tulip buds no longer sold for such vast sums in the early 18th century, Herolt found a use for them: here she arranges them with irises in an arrangement that also highlights their associated insects. A single and double iris are depicted along with two Rembrandt tulips. Herolt incorporates stages of insect metamorphosis into her watercolors and body color paintings. Johanna Helena Herolt produced a sheet of yellow and purple verbascum with the life-cycle of a moth. She used pictorial space confidently with its intertwining flowers stretching to fill the entire sheet. She chose a subject that is clearly related to her mother's book on moths and caterpillars, Die Raupen wunderbare Verwandlung und Sonderbare Blumennahrung. The book was published in Nürnberg and Frankfurt in 1679-83 and illustrated throughout with similar depictions of moth metamorphosis. References External links Johanna Helena Herolt on Artnet 1668 births 1723 deaths 17th-century German painters 18th-century German painters 18th-century German women artists 17th-century German women artists Artists from Nuremberg Flower artists German women painters Merian family Sibling artists
Sergeevfjellet is a mountain in Sørkapp Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It and has a height of 433 m.a.s.l., and is part of Struvefjella. It is separated from Hohenlohefjellet to the north by the mountain pass Hohenloheskaret, and from Lidfjellet to the south by the mountain pass Sergeevskaret. Sergeevfjellet is named after A. M. Sergeev, participant at the Swedish-Russian Arc-of-Meridian Expedition. References Mountains of Spitsbergen
Arotrophora khasiasana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in India, where it has been recorded from the Khasi Hills. The wingspan is about 15 mm. The ground colour of forewings is yellowish cream, strigulated (finely streaked) and reticulated (a net-like pattern) with brown. The costa is suffused with brownish and the tornal and terminal areas are suffused with brownish grey. The hindwings are creamish grey, but more cream at the costa where brownish reticulation is found. Etymology The species name refers to Khasi Hills, the type locality. References Moths described in 2009 Arotrophora Moths of Asia
Usumatlán () is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of Zacapa. Municipalities of the Zacapa Department
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Object.create(null) : {}; var cleanRoot = root.charAt(0) === '[' && root.charAt(root.length - 1) === ']' ? root.slice(1, -1) : root; var index = parseInt(cleanRoot, 10); if ( !isNaN(index) && root !== cleanRoot && String(index) === cleanRoot && index >= 0 && (options.parseArrays && index <= options.arrayLimit) ) { obj = []; obj[index] = leaf; } else { obj[cleanRoot] = leaf; } } leaf = obj; } return leaf; }; var parseKeys = function parseQueryStringKeys(givenKey, val, options) { if (!givenKey) { return; } // Transform dot notation to bracket notation var key = options.allowDots ? givenKey.replace(/\.([^.[]+)/g, '[$1]') : givenKey; // The regex chunks var brackets = /(\[[^[\]]])/; var child = /(\[[^[\]]])/g; // Get the parent var segment = brackets.exec(key); var parent = segment ? key.slice(0, segment.index) : key; // Stash the parent if it exists var keys = []; if (parent) { // If we aren't using plain objects, optionally prefix keys // that would overwrite object prototype properties if (!options.plainObjects && has.call(Object.prototype, parent)) { if (!options.allowPrototypes) { return; } } keys.push(parent); } // Loop through children appending to the array until we hit depth var i = 0; while ((segment = child.exec(key)) !== null && i < options.depth) { i += 1; if (!options.plainObjects && has.call(Object.prototype, segment[1].slice(1, -1))) { if (!options.allowPrototypes) { return; } } keys.push(segment[1]); } // If there's a remainder, just add whatever is left if (segment) { keys.push('[' + key.slice(segment.index) + ']'); } return parseObject(keys, val, options); }; module.exports = function (str, opts) { var options = opts ? utils.assign({}, opts) : {}; if (options.decoder !== null && options.decoder !== undefined && typeof options.decoder !== 'function') { throw new TypeError('Decoder has to be a function.'); } options.ignoreQueryPrefix = options.ignoreQueryPrefix === true; options.delimiter = typeof options.delimiter === 'string' \|\| utils.isRegExp(options.delimiter) ? options.delimiter : defaults.delimiter; options.depth = typeof options.depth === 'number' ? options.depth : defaults.depth; options.arrayLimit = typeof options.arrayLimit === 'number' ? options.arrayLimit : defaults.arrayLimit; options.parseArrays = options.parseArrays !== false; options.decoder = typeof options.decoder === 'function' ? options.decoder : defaults.decoder; options.allowDots = typeof options.allowDots === 'boolean' ? options.allowDots : defaults.allowDots; options.plainObjects = typeof options.plainObjects === 'boolean' ? options.plainObjects : defaults.plainObjects; options.allowPrototypes = typeof options.allowPrototypes === 'boolean' ? options.allowPrototypes : defaults.allowPrototypes; options.parameterLimit = typeof options.parameterLimit === 'number' ? options.parameterLimit : defaults.parameterLimit; options.strictNullHandling = typeof options.strictNullHandling === 'boolean' ? options.strictNullHandling : defaults.strictNullHandling; if (str === '' \|\| str === null \|\| typeof str === 'undefined') { return options.plainObjects ? Object.create(null) : {}; } var tempObj = typeof str === 'string' ? parseValues(str, options) : str; var obj = options.plainObjects ? Object.create(null) : {}; // Iterate over the keys and setup the new object var keys = Object.keys(tempObj); for (var i = 0; i < keys.length; ++i) { var key = keys[i]; var newObj = parseKeys(key, tempObj[key], options); obj = utils.merge(obj, newObj, options); } return utils.compact(obj); }; },{"./utils":5}],4:[function(require,module,exports){ 'use strict'; var utils = require('./utils'); var formats = require('./formats'); var arrayPrefixGenerators = { brackets: function brackets(prefix) { // eslint-disable-line func-name-matching return prefix + '[]'; }, indices: function indices(prefix, key) { // eslint-disable-line func-name-matching return prefix + '[' + key + ']'; }, repeat: function repeat(prefix) { // eslint-disable-line func-name-matching return prefix; } }; var toISO = Date.prototype.toISOString; var defaults = { delimiter: '&', encode: true, encoder: utils.encode, encodeValuesOnly: false, serializeDate: function serializeDate(date) { // eslint-disable-line func-name-matching return toISO.call(date); }, skipNulls: false, strictNullHandling: false }; var stringify = function stringify( // eslint-disable-line func-name-matching object, prefix, generateArrayPrefix, strictNullHandling, skipNulls, encoder, filter, sort, allowDots, serializeDate, formatter, encodeValuesOnly ) { var obj = object; if (typeof filter === 'function') { obj = filter(prefix, obj); } else if (obj instanceof Date) { obj = serializeDate(obj); } else if (obj === null) { if (strictNullHandling) { return encoder && !encodeValuesOnly ? encoder(prefix, defaults.encoder) : prefix; } obj = ''; } if (typeof obj === 'string' \|\| typeof obj === 'number' \|\| typeof obj === 'boolean' \|\| utils.isBuffer(obj)) { if (encoder) { var keyValue = encodeValuesOnly ? prefix : encoder(prefix, defaults.encoder); return [formatter(keyValue) + '=' + formatter(encoder(obj, defaults.encoder))]; } return [formatter(prefix) + '=' + formatter(String(obj))]; } var values = []; if (typeof obj === 'undefined') { return values; } var objKeys; if (Array.isArray(filter)) { objKeys = filter; } else { var keys = Object.keys(obj); objKeys = sort ? keys.sort(sort) : keys; } for (var i = 0; i < objKeys.length; ++i) { var key = objKeys[i]; if (skipNulls && obj[key] === null) { continue; } if (Array.isArray(obj)) { values = values.concat(stringify( obj[key], generateArrayPrefix(prefix, key), generateArrayPrefix, strictNullHandling, skipNulls, encoder, filter, sort, allowDots, serializeDate, formatter, encodeValuesOnly )); } else { values = values.concat(stringify( obj[key], prefix + (allowDots ? '.' + key : '[' + key + ']'), generateArrayPrefix, strictNullHandling, skipNulls, encoder, filter, sort, allowDots, serializeDate, formatter, encodeValuesOnly )); } } return values; }; module.exports = function (object, opts) { var obj = object; var options = opts ? utils.assign({}, opts) : {}; if (options.encoder !== null && options.encoder !== undefined && typeof options.encoder !== 'function') { throw new TypeError('Encoder has to be a function.'); } var delimiter = typeof options.delimiter === 'undefined' ? defaults.delimiter : options.delimiter; var strictNullHandling = typeof options.strictNullHandling === 'boolean' ? options.strictNullHandling : defaults.strictNullHandling; var skipNulls = typeof options.skipNulls === 'boolean' ? options.skipNulls : defaults.skipNulls; var encode = typeof options.encode === 'boolean' ? options.encode : defaults.encode; var encoder = typeof options.encoder === 'function' ? options.encoder : defaults.encoder; var sort = typeof options.sort === 'function' ? options.sort : null; var allowDots = typeof options.allowDots === 'undefined' ? false : options.allowDots; var serializeDate = typeof options.serializeDate === 'function' ? options.serializeDate : defaults.serializeDate; var encodeValuesOnly = typeof options.encodeValuesOnly === 'boolean' ? options.encodeValuesOnly : defaults.encodeValuesOnly; if (typeof options.format === 'undefined') { options.format = formats['default']; } else if (!Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(formats.formatters, options.format)) { throw new TypeError('Unknown format option provided.'); } var formatter = formats.formatters[options.format]; var objKeys; var filter; if (typeof options.filter === 'function') { filter = options.filter; obj = filter('', obj); } else if (Array.isArray(options.filter)) { filter = options.filter; objKeys = filter; } var keys = []; if (typeof obj !== 'object' \|\| obj === null) { return ''; } var arrayFormat; if (options.arrayFormat in arrayPrefixGenerators) { arrayFormat = options.arrayFormat; } else if ('indices' in options) { arrayFormat = options.indices ? 'indices' : 'repeat'; } else { arrayFormat = 'indices'; } var generateArrayPrefix = arrayPrefixGenerators[arrayFormat]; if (!objKeys) { objKeys = Object.keys(obj); } if (sort) { objKeys.sort(sort); } for (var i = 0; i < objKeys.length; ++i) { var key = objKeys[i]; if (skipNulls && obj[key] === null) { continue; } keys = keys.concat(stringify( obj[key], key, generateArrayPrefix, strictNullHandling, skipNulls, encode ? encoder : null, filter, sort, allowDots, serializeDate, formatter, encodeValuesOnly )); } var joined = keys.join(delimiter); var prefix = options.addQueryPrefix === true ? '?' : ''; return joined.length > 0 ? prefix + joined : ''; }; },{"./formats":1,"./utils":5}],5:[function(require,module,exports){ 'use strict'; var has = Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty; var hexTable = (function () { var array = []; for (var i = 0; i < 256; ++i) { array.push('%' + ((i < 16 ? '0' : '') + i.toString(16)).toUpperCase()); } return array; }()); var compactQueue = function compactQueue(queue) { var obj; while (queue.length) { var item = queue.pop(); obj = item.obj[item.prop]; if (Array.isArray(obj)) { var compacted = []; for (var j = 0; j < obj.length; ++j) { if (typeof obj[j] !== 'undefined') { compacted.push(obj[j]); } } item.obj[item.prop] = compacted; } } return obj; }; var arrayToObject = function arrayToObject(source, options) { var obj = options && options.plainObjects ? Object.create(null) : {}; for (var i = 0; i < source.length; ++i) { if (typeof source[i] !== 'undefined') { obj[i] = source[i]; } } return obj; }; var merge = function merge(target, source, options) { if (!source) { return target; } if (typeof source !== 'object') { if (Array.isArray(target)) { target.push(source); } else if (typeof target === 'object') { if (options.plainObjects \|\| options.allowPrototypes \|\| !has.call(Object.prototype, source)) { target[source] = true; } } else { return [target, source]; } return target; } if (typeof target !== 'object') { return [target].concat(source); } var mergeTarget = target; if (Array.isArray(target) && !Array.isArray(source)) { mergeTarget = arrayToObject(target, options); } if (Array.isArray(target) && Array.isArray(source)) { source.forEach(function (item, i) { if (has.call(target, i)) { if (target[i] && typeof target[i] === 'object') { target[i] = merge(target[i], item, options); } else { target.push(item); } } else { target[i] = item; } }); return target; } return Object.keys(source).reduce(function (acc, key) { var value = source[key]; if (has.call(acc, key)) { acc[key] = merge(acc[key], value, options); } else { acc[key] = value; } return acc; }, mergeTarget); }; var assign = function assignSingleSource(target, source) { return Object.keys(source).reduce(function (acc, key) { acc[key] = source[key]; return acc; }, target); }; var decode = function (str) { try { return decodeURIComponent(str.replace(/\+/g, ' ')); } catch (e) { return str; } }; var encode = function encode(str) { // This code was originally written by Brian White (mscdex) for the io.js core querystring library. // It has been adapted here for stricter adherence to RFC 3986 if (str.length === 0) { return str; } var string = typeof str === 'string' ? str : String(str); var out = ''; for (var i = 0; i < string.length; ++i) { var c = string.charCodeAt(i); if ( c === 0x2D // - \|\| c === 0x2E // . \|\| c === 0x5F // _ \|\| c === 0x7E // ~ \|\| (c >= 0x30 && c <= 0x39) // 0-9 \|\| (c >= 0x41 && c <= 0x5A) // a-z \|\| (c >= 0x61 && c <= 0x7A) // A-Z ) { out += string.charAt(i); continue; } if (c < 0x80) { out = out + hexTable[c]; continue; } if (c < 0x800) { out = out + (hexTable[0xC0 \| (c >> 6)] + hexTable[0x80 \| (c & 0x3F)]); continue; } if (c < 0xD800 \|\| c >= 0xE000) { out = out + (hexTable[0xE0 \| (c >> 12)] + hexTable[0x80 \| ((c >> 6) & 0x3F)] + hexTable[0x80 \| (c & 0x3F)]); continue; } i += 1; c = 0x10000 + (((c & 0x3FF) << 10) \| (string.charCodeAt(i) & 0x3FF)); out += hexTable[0xF0 \| (c >> 18)] + hexTable[0x80 \| ((c >> 12) & 0x3F)] + hexTable[0x80 \| ((c >> 6) & 0x3F)] + hexTable[0x80 \| (c & 0x3F)]; } return out; }; var compact = function compact(value) { var queue = [{ obj: { o: value }, prop: 'o' }]; var refs = []; for (var i = 0; i < queue.length; ++i) { var item = queue[i]; var obj = item.obj[item.prop]; var keys = Object.keys(obj); for (var j = 0; j < keys.length; ++j) { var key = keys[j]; var val = obj[key]; if (typeof val === 'object' && val !== null && refs.indexOf(val) === -1) { queue.push({ obj: obj, prop: key }); refs.push(val); } } } return compactQueue(queue); }; var isRegExp = function isRegExp(obj) { return Object.prototype.toString.call(obj) === '[object RegExp]'; }; var isBuffer = function isBuffer(obj) { if (obj === null \|\| typeof obj === 'undefined') { return false; } return !!(obj.constructor && obj.constructor.isBuffer && obj.constructor.isBuffer(obj)); }; module.exports = { arrayToObject: arrayToObject, assign: assign, compact: compact, decode: decode, encode: encode, isBuffer: isBuffer, isRegExp: isRegExp, merge: merge }; },{}]},{},[2])(2) }); ```
Night skiing is the sport of skiing or snowboarding after sundown, offered at many ski areas. There are usually floodlights – including LED lamps – along the piste which allow for better visibility. The night skiing session typically begins around sunset, and ends between 8:00 PM and 10:30 PM. Night skiing offers reduced price access versus daylight hours. Trails at night are normally not as busy as during the day, but there are usually fewer runs available. The trails also tend to be icier than during the day, due to melting and refreezing. A few ski resorts offer opportunities for night skiing wearing personal headlamps. History Processions of skiers holding torches or flares while skiing down a slope at night has been a scheduled event of winter festivals since at least 1903. The dramatic spectacle of torchlight ski descents is a program element at the Holmenkollen Ski Festival, Nordic Games, and ski resort holiday celebrations. Lighted slope skiing originated with Clare Bousquet at Bousquet Ski Area in Pittsfield, Massachusetts in 1936 thanks to a local partnership with General Electric. Other early lighted slopes are cited at Jackson NH (1937), Hyak WA (1938) and Brattleboro VT (1938). References External links Types of skiing Lighting Skiing
Sauksaik is a village in Homalin Township, Hkamti District, in the Sagaing Region of northwestern Burma. References External links Maplandia World Gazetteer Populated places in Hkamti District Homalin Township
Kim Mai Guest is an American voice actress of European and Vietnamese descent who is known to speak fluent French and Italian. She is best known for her role as Mei Ling in Metal Gear. Selected filmography Voice roles of Animation Anime dubbing Films Video games .hack series - Subaru Anarchy Reigns – Sasha Ivanoff, Jeannie Caxton Baten Kaitos Origins – Pieda Command & Conquer: Generals,Command & Conquer: Generals – Zero Hour - Black Lotus Dead Island – Xian Mei Dead Island: Riptide – Xian Mei Dead Rising – Isabela Keyes Diablo III: Reaper of Souls – Additional Voices Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII – Shalua Rui Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem – Ellia the Dancer, Xel'lotath EOE: Eve of Extinction – Zera F.E.A.R. 3 – Jin Sun-Kwon Final Fantasy Type-0 HD – Celestia Final Fantasy XIII-2 – Alyssa Zaidelle Final Fantasy VII Remake – Additional Voices Ghostwire: Tokyo – Woman A, Woman C Gladius – Ejii, Kareema Grandia II – Tio, High Priestess Selene, Client's Daughter Gurumin: A Monstrous Adventure - Pino, Chucky, Pamela Halo Wars – Ellen Anders Heroes of the Storm – Li Li Jade Empire – Dawn Star Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII – Additional Voices Lineage II – Human Mage Lost Odyssey – Sarah Sisulart Marvel: Ultimate Alliance – Crystal, Psylocke Mass Effect – Hana Murakami, Maeko Matsuo Maximo: Ghosts to Glory – Sophia, Queen, Aurora Lee Metal Gear series – Mei-Ling Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Heroes 3 – Tsukino Need for Speed: Carbon – Yumi Ninja Blade – Female High School Student No More Heroes – Holly Summers Perfect Dark Zero – Mai Hem Power Rangers: Super Legends – Mighty Morphin Pink Ranger & Trakeena Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando – Trailer PA Rise of the Kasai – Tati Saints Row IV – Additional voices Scooby-Doo! Unmasked – Nikki Starlight, Maggie Xi, Kung-Fu Maiden, Fire-Breathing Groupie Super Smash Bros. Brawl – Mei Ling (voice cameo) Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – Mei Ling Syphon Filter: The Omega Strain, Syphon Filter: Dark Mirror, Syphon Filter: Logan's Shadow – Lian Xing Style Savvy: Styling Star – Voice Tales of Symphonia – Martel / Tabatha Tom Clancy's EndWar – Additional Voices Warhawk (FMV sequences) – Commander Shayla Jassic WET – Tarantula World of Warcraft: Legion – LiLi Stormstout, Thisalee Crow Xenosaga II – Juli Mizrahi, Nephilim, Newscaster, Announcer Xenosaga III – Juli Mizrahi, Nephilim X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse – Lady Deathstrike, Shadowcat X-Men: The Official Game – Shadowcat Audiobooks God Gave Us You by Lisa T. Bergren Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins Their Fractured Light by Amie Kaufman & Meagan Spooner One of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManus Flamecaster by Cinda Williams Chima Shadowcaster by Cinda Williams Chima Stormcaster by Cinda Williams Chima Deathcaster by Cinda Williams Chima Dragon Pearl by Yoon Ha Lee Wait for Me by An Na Each Little Bird that Sings by Deborah Wiles Starry River of the Sky by Grace Lin Brutal by Michael Harmon Incarceron by Catherine Fisher Song of the Crimson Flower by Julie C. Dao Two Nights by Kathy Reichs The year of the dog by Grace Lin Sour Heart by Jenny Zhang Orphan Island by Laurel Snyder Born to Fly: The First Women's Air Race Across America by Steve Sheinkin What's Left Of Me by Kat Zhang Once We Were by Kat Zhang Steel Crow Saga by Paul Krueger References External links Q&A with Penguin Random House Interview with Voice Actor Kim Mai Guest with Sarah Cross American people of Vietnamese descent American video game actresses American voice actresses Living people 20th-century American actresses 21st-century American actresses 1969 births
The 1998 NCAA Division I Women's Golf Championships were contested at the 17th annual NCAA-sanctioned golf tournament to determine the individual and team national champions of women's Division I collegiate golf in the United States. The tournament was held at the University Ridge Golf Course, near Madison, Wisconsin. Defending champions Arizona State won the team championship, the Sun Devils' sixth title and fifth in six years. Jennifer Rosales, from USC, won the individual title. Individual results Individual champion Jennifer Rosales, USC (279, −9) Team leaderboard † = Won tie-breaker DC = Defending champion Debut appearance References NCAA Women's Golf Championship Golf in Wisconsin Women's sports in Wisconsin NCAA Women's Golf Championship NCAA Women's Golf Championship NCAA Women's Golf Championship
```objective-c /* * copyright (c) 2001 Fabrice Bellard * * This file is part of FFmpeg. * * FFmpeg is free software; you can redistribute it and/or * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public * * FFmpeg is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU * * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA / #ifndef AVFORMAT_INTERNAL_H #define AVFORMAT_INTERNAL_H #include <stdint.h> #include "avformat.h" #include "os_support.h" #define MAX_URL_SIZE 4096 /* size of probe buffer, for guessing file type from file contents / #define PROBE_BUF_MIN 2048 #define PROBE_BUF_MAX (1 << 20) #define MAX_PROBE_PACKETS 2500 #ifdef DEBUG # define hex_dump_debug(class, buf, size) av_hex_dump_log(class, AV_LOG_DEBUG, buf, size) #else # define hex_dump_debug(class, buf, size) do { if (0) av_hex_dump_log(class, AV_LOG_DEBUG, buf, size); } while(0) #endif typedef struct AVCodecTag { enum AVCodecID id; unsigned int tag; } AVCodecTag; typedef struct CodecMime{ char str[32]; enum AVCodecID id; } CodecMime; /***********************************************/ / fractional numbers for exact pts handling / /* * The exact value of the fractional number is: 'val + num / den'. * num is assumed to be 0 <= num < den. / typedef struct FFFrac { int64_t val, num, den; } FFFrac; struct AVFormatInternal { /* * Number of streams relevant for interleaving. * Muxing only. / int nb_interleaved_streams; /* * This buffer is only needed when packets were already buffered but * not decoded, for example to get the codec parameters in MPEG * streams. / struct AVPacketList packet_buffer; struct AVPacketList packet_buffer_end; / av_seek_frame() support / int64_t data_offset; /< offset of the first packet / /** * Raw packets from the demuxer, prior to parsing and decoding. * This buffer is used for buffering packets until the codec can * be identified, as parsing cannot be done without knowing the * codec. / struct AVPacketList raw_packet_buffer; struct AVPacketList raw_packet_buffer_end; /* * Packets split by the parser get queued here. / struct AVPacketList parse_queue; struct AVPacketList parse_queue_end; /* * Remaining size available for raw_packet_buffer, in bytes. / #define RAW_PACKET_BUFFER_SIZE 2500000 int raw_packet_buffer_remaining_size; /* * Offset to remap timestamps to be non-negative. * Expressed in timebase units. * @see AVStream.mux_ts_offset / int64_t offset; /* * Timebase for the timestamp offset. / AVRational offset_timebase; #if FF_API_COMPUTE_PKT_FIELDS2 int missing_ts_warning; #endif int inject_global_side_data; int avoid_negative_ts_use_pts; /* * Whether or not a header has already been written / int header_written; }; struct AVStreamInternal { /* * Set to 1 if the codec allows reordering, so pts can be different * from dts. / int reorder; /* * bitstream filter to run on stream * - encoding: Set by muxer using ff_stream_add_bitstream_filter * - decoding: unused / AVBitStreamFilterContext bsfc; /** * Whether or not check_bitstream should still be run on each packet / int bitstream_checked; }; #ifdef __GNUC__ #define dynarray_add(tab, nb_ptr, elem)\ do {\ __typeof__(tab) _tab = (tab);\ __typeof__(elem) _elem = (elem);\ (void)sizeof(_tab == _elem); / check that types are compatible /\ av_dynarray_add(_tab, nb_ptr, _elem);\ } while(0) #else #define dynarray_add(tab, nb_ptr, elem)\ do {\ av_dynarray_add((tab), nb_ptr, (elem));\ } while(0) #endif struct tm ff_brktimegm(time_t secs, struct tm tm); char ff_data_to_hex(char buf, const uint8_t src, int size, int lowercase); /** * Parse a string of hexadecimal strings. Any space between the hexadecimal * digits is ignored. * * @param data if non-null, the parsed data is written to this pointer * @param p the string to parse * @return the number of bytes written (or to be written, if data is null) / int ff_hex_to_data(uint8_t data, const char p); /* * Add packet to AVFormatContext->packet_buffer list, determining its * interleaved position using compare() function argument. * @return 0, or < 0 on error / int ff_interleave_add_packet(AVFormatContext s, AVPacket pkt, int (compare)(AVFormatContext , AVPacket , AVPacket )); void ff_read_frame_flush(AVFormatContext s); #define NTP_OFFSET 2208988800ULL #define NTP_OFFSET_US (NTP_OFFSET * 1000000ULL) /** Get the current time since NTP epoch in microseconds. / uint64_t ff_ntp_time(void); /* * Append the media-specific SDP fragment for the media stream c * to the buffer buff. * * Note, the buffer needs to be initialized, since it is appended to * existing content. * * @param buff the buffer to append the SDP fragment to * @param size the size of the buff buffer * @param st the AVStream of the media to describe * @param idx the global stream index * @param dest_addr the destination address of the media stream, may be NULL * @param dest_type the destination address type, may be NULL * @param port the destination port of the media stream, 0 if unknown * @param ttl the time to live of the stream, 0 if not multicast * @param fmt the AVFormatContext, which might contain options modifying * the generated SDP / void ff_sdp_write_media(char buff, int size, AVStream st, int idx, const char dest_addr, const char dest_type, int port, int ttl, AVFormatContext fmt); /** * Write a packet to another muxer than the one the user originally * intended. Useful when chaining muxers, where one muxer internally * writes a received packet to another muxer. * * @param dst the muxer to write the packet to * @param dst_stream the stream index within dst to write the packet to * @param pkt the packet to be written * @param src the muxer the packet originally was intended for * @param interleave 0->use av_write_frame, 1->av_interleaved_write_frame * @return the value av_write_frame returned / int ff_write_chained(AVFormatContext dst, int dst_stream, AVPacket pkt, AVFormatContext src, int interleave); /** * Get the length in bytes which is needed to store val as v. / int ff_get_v_length(uint64_t val); /* * Put val using a variable number of bytes. / void ff_put_v(AVIOContext bc, uint64_t val); /** * Read a whole line of text from AVIOContext. Stop reading after reaching * either a \\n, a \\0 or EOF. The returned string is always \\0-terminated, * and may be truncated if the buffer is too small. * * @param s the read-only AVIOContext * @param buf buffer to store the read line * @param maxlen size of the buffer * @return the length of the string written in the buffer, not including the * final \\0 / int ff_get_line(AVIOContext s, char buf, int maxlen); #define SPACE_CHARS " \t\r\n" /* * Callback function type for ff_parse_key_value. * * @param key a pointer to the key * @param key_len the number of bytes that belong to the key, including the '=' * char * @param dest return the destination pointer for the value in dest, may be null to ignore the value * @param dest_len the length of the dest buffer / typedef void (ff_parse_key_val_cb)(void context, const char key, int key_len, char dest, int dest_len); /** * Parse a string with comma-separated key=value pairs. The value strings * may be quoted and may contain escaped characters within quoted strings. * * @param str the string to parse * @param callback_get_buf function that returns where to store the * unescaped value string. * @param context the opaque context pointer to pass to callback_get_buf / void ff_parse_key_value(const char str, ff_parse_key_val_cb callback_get_buf, void context); /* * Find stream index based on format-specific stream ID * @return stream index, or < 0 on error / int ff_find_stream_index(AVFormatContext s, int id); /** * Internal version of av_index_search_timestamp / int ff_index_search_timestamp(const AVIndexEntry entries, int nb_entries, int64_t wanted_timestamp, int flags); /** * Internal version of av_add_index_entry / int ff_add_index_entry(AVIndexEntry index_entries, int nb_index_entries, unsigned int index_entries_allocated_size, int64_t pos, int64_t timestamp, int size, int distance, int flags); void ff_configure_buffers_for_index(AVFormatContext s, int64_t time_tolerance); /** * Add a new chapter. * * @param s media file handle * @param id unique ID for this chapter * @param start chapter start time in time_base units * @param end chapter end time in time_base units * @param title chapter title * * @return AVChapter or NULL on error / AVChapter avpriv_new_chapter(AVFormatContext s, int id, AVRational time_base, int64_t start, int64_t end, const char title); /** * Ensure the index uses less memory than the maximum specified in * AVFormatContext.max_index_size by discarding entries if it grows * too large. / void ff_reduce_index(AVFormatContext s, int stream_index); enum AVCodecID ff_guess_image2_codec(const char filename); /* * Convert a date string in ISO8601 format to Unix timestamp. / int64_t ff_iso8601_to_unix_time(const char datestr); /** * Perform a binary search using av_index_search_timestamp() and * AVInputFormat.read_timestamp(). * * @param target_ts target timestamp in the time base of the given stream * @param stream_index stream number / int ff_seek_frame_binary(AVFormatContext s, int stream_index, int64_t target_ts, int flags); /** * Update cur_dts of all streams based on the given timestamp and AVStream. * * Stream ref_st unchanged, others set cur_dts in their native time base. * Only needed for timestamp wrapping or if (dts not set and pts!=dts). * @param timestamp new dts expressed in time_base of param ref_st * @param ref_st reference stream giving time_base of param timestamp / void ff_update_cur_dts(AVFormatContext s, AVStream ref_st, int64_t timestamp); int ff_find_last_ts(AVFormatContext s, int stream_index, int64_t ts, int64_t pos, int64_t (read_timestamp)(struct AVFormatContext , int , int64_t , int64_t )); /* * Perform a binary search using read_timestamp(). * * @param target_ts target timestamp in the time base of the given stream * @param stream_index stream number / int64_t ff_gen_search(AVFormatContext s, int stream_index, int64_t target_ts, int64_t pos_min, int64_t pos_max, int64_t pos_limit, int64_t ts_min, int64_t ts_max, int flags, int64_t ts_ret, int64_t (read_timestamp)(struct AVFormatContext , int , int64_t , int64_t )); /** * Set the time base and wrapping info for a given stream. This will be used * to interpret the stream's timestamps. If the new time base is invalid * (numerator or denominator are non-positive), it leaves the stream * unchanged. * * @param s stream * @param pts_wrap_bits number of bits effectively used by the pts * (used for wrap control) * @param pts_num time base numerator * @param pts_den time base denominator / void avpriv_set_pts_info(AVStream s, int pts_wrap_bits, unsigned int pts_num, unsigned int pts_den); /** * Add side data to a packet for changing parameters to the given values. * Parameters set to 0 aren't included in the change. / int ff_add_param_change(AVPacket pkt, int32_t channels, uint64_t channel_layout, int32_t sample_rate, int32_t width, int32_t height); /** * Set the timebase for each stream from the corresponding codec timebase and * print it. / int ff_framehash_write_header(AVFormatContext s); /** * Read a transport packet from a media file. * * @param s media file handle * @param pkt is filled * @return 0 if OK, AVERROR_xxx on error / int ff_read_packet(AVFormatContext s, AVPacket pkt); /* * Interleave a packet per dts in an output media file. * * Packets with pkt->destruct == av_destruct_packet will be freed inside this * function, so they cannot be used after it. Note that calling av_packet_unref() * on them is still safe. * * @param s media file handle * @param out the interleaved packet will be output here * @param pkt the input packet * @param flush 1 if no further packets are available as input and all * remaining packets should be output * @return 1 if a packet was output, 0 if no packet could be output, * < 0 if an error occurred / int ff_interleave_packet_per_dts(AVFormatContext s, AVPacket out, AVPacket pkt, int flush); void ff_free_stream(AVFormatContext s, AVStream st); /** * Return the frame duration in seconds. Return 0 if not available. / void ff_compute_frame_duration(AVFormatContext s, int pnum, int pden, AVStream st, AVCodecParserContext pc, AVPacket pkt); unsigned int ff_codec_get_tag(const AVCodecTag tags, enum AVCodecID id); enum AVCodecID ff_codec_get_id(const AVCodecTag tags, unsigned int tag); /* * Select a PCM codec based on the given parameters. * * @param bps bits-per-sample * @param flt floating-point * @param be big-endian * @param sflags signed flags. each bit corresponds to one byte of bit depth. * e.g. the 1st bit indicates if 8-bit should be signed or * unsigned, the 2nd bit indicates if 16-bit should be signed or * unsigned, etc... This is useful for formats such as WAVE where * only 8-bit is unsigned and all other bit depths are signed. * @return a PCM codec id or AV_CODEC_ID_NONE / enum AVCodecID ff_get_pcm_codec_id(int bps, int flt, int be, int sflags); /* * Chooses a timebase for muxing the specified stream. * * The chosen timebase allows sample accurate timestamps based * on the framerate or sample rate for audio streams. It also is * at least as precise as 1/min_precision would be. / AVRational ff_choose_timebase(AVFormatContext s, AVStream st, int min_precision); /* * Chooses a timebase for muxing the specified stream. / enum AVChromaLocation ff_choose_chroma_location(AVFormatContext s, AVStream st); /* * Generate standard extradata for AVC-Intra based on width/height and field * order. / int ff_generate_avci_extradata(AVStream st); /** * Add a bitstream filter to a stream. * * @param st output stream to add a filter to * @param name the name of the filter to add * @param args filter-specific argument string * @return >0 on success; * AVERROR code on failure / int ff_stream_add_bitstream_filter(AVStream st, const char name, const char args); /** * Wrap errno on rename() error. * * @param oldpath source path * @param newpath destination path * @return 0 or AVERROR on failure / static inline int ff_rename(const char oldpath, const char newpath, void logctx) { int ret = 0; if (rename(oldpath, newpath) == -1) { ret = AVERROR(errno); if (logctx) av_log(logctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "failed to rename file %s to %s\n", oldpath, newpath); } return ret; } /** * Allocate extradata with additional AV_INPUT_BUFFER_PADDING_SIZE at end * which is always set to 0. * * @param size size of extradata * @return 0 if OK, AVERROR_xxx on error / int ff_alloc_extradata(AVCodecContext avctx, int size); /** * Allocate extradata with additional AV_INPUT_BUFFER_PADDING_SIZE at end * which is always set to 0 and fill it from pb. * * @param size size of extradata * @return >= 0 if OK, AVERROR_xxx on error / int ff_get_extradata(AVCodecContext avctx, AVIOContext pb, int size); /* * add frame for rfps calculation. * * @param dts timestamp of the i-th frame * @return 0 if OK, AVERROR_xxx on error / int ff_rfps_add_frame(AVFormatContext ic, AVStream st, int64_t dts); void ff_rfps_calculate(AVFormatContext ic); /** * Flags for AVFormatContext.write_uncoded_frame() / enum AVWriteUncodedFrameFlags { /* * Query whether the feature is possible on this stream. * The frame argument is ignored. / AV_WRITE_UNCODED_FRAME_QUERY = 0x0001, }; /* * Copies the whilelists from one context to the other / int ff_copy_whitelists(AVFormatContext dst, AVFormatContext src); int ffio_open2_wrapper(struct AVFormatContext s, AVIOContext *pb, const char url, int flags, const AVIOInterruptCB int_cb, AVDictionary options); /* * Returned by demuxers to indicate that data was consumed but discarded * (ignored streams or junk data). The framework will re-call the demuxer. / #define FFERROR_REDO FFERRTAG('R','E','D','O') #endif / AVFORMAT_INTERNAL_H */ ```
This is a list of episodes for the Japanese anime series Time Bokan. The anime was first aired in Japan on Fuji TV from October 4, 1975, to December 25, 1976. The series contains sixty-one episodes. Episodes Time Bokan
Edward J. "Ned" Carew (16 March 1924 – 23 July 1997) was an Irish hurler who played as a midfielder for the Waterford senior team. Born in Ferrybank, County Waterford, Carew first played competitive hurling in his youth. He subsequently became a regular member of the starting fifteen of the Waterford senior team and won one All-Ireland medal and one Munster medal. As a member of the Munster inter-provincial team on a number of occasions, Carew won one Railway Cup medal. At club level he won several championship medals with Ferrybank and Erin's Own. Honours Waterford All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (1): 1948 Munster Senior Hurling Championship (1): 1948 Munster Railway Cup (1): 1949 References 1924 births 1997 deaths CIÉ people Ferrybank hurlers Erin's Own (Waterford) hurlers Waterford inter-county hurlers Munster inter-provincial hurlers All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship winners
Daniel Paul Ahlers is an American businessman and politician who was the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in South Dakota in the 2020 election, which he lost to Republican incumbent Mike Rounds. Ahlers was a Democratic member of the South Dakota House of Representatives (2006–08 and 2017–19) and of the South Dakota Senate (2008–10), representing District 25, which encompasses Dell Rapids and areas north and northeast of Sioux Falls. Early life, education, and business career Daniel "Dan" Paul Ahlers was born in Dell Rapids, South Dakota, on November 14, 1973. His family moved to Rapid City and Gillette, Wyoming, before returning to Dell Rapids when he was in high school. He graduated from Dell Rapids High School, where he participated in concert and jazz band, newspaper, basketball, and cross country. Ahlers was an assistant manager at Menards from 1992 to 2001. He graduated from Augustana University in Sioux Falls in 1997 with a Bachelor's of Arts in government and international affairs. In 1999, Ahlers opened Video Plus, a video rental store in Dell Rapids. He also opened Video Plus stores in Hartford, South Dakota and Tea, South Dakota, selling both in 2005. The Dell Rapids Video Plus closed in 2019. Ahlers has been a substitute teacher in the Dell Rapids School District. He also owned Jabberwock Coffee House from 2008 to 2011. Ahlers has served community organizations as a Kids Voting South Dakota board member, a Carroll Institute board member, president of the Haven before & after school program, and president of the Dell Rapids Community Fund. As of June 2020, Ahlers is president and interim administrator of the Dell Rapids Chamber of Commerce. South Dakota State Legislature Ahlers served in the South Dakota House of Representatives in 2007–08, in the state senate in 2009–10, and again in state house in 2017–18. He narrowly lost his 2018 reelection bid, receiving 101 fewer votes than Republican Tom Pischke to represent the district in 2019–20. U.S. Senate campaign On September 24, 2019, Ahlers filed a Statement of Organization to form a committee to run for the U.S. Senate in South Dakota. Ahlers was the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in South Dakota in the 2020 election, which he lost to Republican incumbent Mike Rounds. Personal life Ahlers is married to Amy. They have two children. References External links South Dakota Legislature - Dan Ahlers government website Campaign website Follow the Money - Dan Ahlers 2008 2006 campaign contributions \|- \|- \|- 1973 births Living people Democratic Party members of the South Dakota House of Representatives People from Dell Rapids, South Dakota Augustana University alumni 21st-century American politicians Candidates in the 2020 United States Senate elections
Fernando Velázquez Vigil (born Havana, Cuba; March 15, 1950 – died Havana; July 31, 2002) was a Cuban artist specialising in ceramics and painting. Education Between 1965 and 1967 he studied ceramics at the Taller de Cerámica Artística Cubanacán, Havana. From 1970 to 1974 he studied at the Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes San Alejandro, Havana. In 1980 he was a founding member of the Asociación Cubana de Artesanos Artistas (ACAA), Havana. Individual exhibitions In 1982 he had a solo exhibition titled Arqueología para una arqueología. Cerámicas, in the Galería Casa de Cultura de Plaza, Havana. In 1985 he presented his works in the show Cerámica, esmalte y fuego. Cerámicas de Velázquez Vigil, in the Galería Plaza Vieja, Fondo Cubano de Bienes Culturales, Havana. In 1988 he exhibited Monumento a la vida. Cerámicas Velázquez Vigil, in the Centro Provincial de Artes Plásticas y Diseño, Havana. In 1994 presented Más allá de la Tierra y el Fuego, in the Centro de Prensa Internacional, Havana. Collective exhibitions In 1970 his works were part of the Cuba Visita Japón exhibition in Tokyo, Japan. In 1976 he was included in the Salón Permanente de Jóvenes. Pintura y Grabado, in the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Havana. In 1991 some of his works were selected as part of the XLVII Concorso Internazionale della Ceramica d'Arte Contemporanea, in Faenza, Italy. In 1996 he was one of the selected artists in the show Panorama de la Cerámica Cubana Contemporánea, part of the XXXVIII Salón Anual Internacional, in the Centro Argentino de Arte Cerámica, Museo Eduardo Sivori, Buenos Aires, Argentina. In 1998 he was included in the show Tributo a la danza, in Galería Habana, Havana. Awards In 1983 he was awarded the National Prize, II Feria de Cerámica, Isla de la Juventud, Cuba. He won a prize in the I (1989) and III (1993) Bienal de Cerámica de Pequeño Formato Amelia Peláez, in Havana. In 1990 he won the Prize and Grand Prize René Portocarrero at the Salón de Artes Plásticas UNEAC'90, seen at the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, in Havana. Collections His works can be found in the collection of the Museo de la Cerámica, Castillo de la Real Fuerza, Havana. (Room III: Revolutionary Triumph) References 1950 births 2002 deaths Cuban contemporary artists Academia Nacional de Bellas Artes San Alejandro alumni
Rubus dissimilis, the bristly Oswego blackberry, is a rare North American species of flowering plant in the rose family. It grows in scattered locations in the northeastern and north-central United States (Maine, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania, Michigan). Nowhere is it very common. The genetics of Rubus is extremely complex, so that it is difficult to decide on which groups should be recognized as species. There are many rare species with limited ranges such as this. Further study is suggested to clarify the taxonomy. References dissimilis Plants described in 1942 Flora of the Northeastern United States
McGregor Glacier () is a tributary glacier, long and wide, draining the southwest slopes of the Prince Olav Mountains in Antarctica, and flowing west to enter Shackleton Glacier just north of the Cumulus Hills. It was named by the Southern Party of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (1961–62) for V.R. McGregor, a geologist with that party. References Glaciers of Dufek Coast
María Rafols Bruna (5 November 1781 – 30 August 1853) was a Spanish Roman Catholic nun, mystic and the co-founder of the Congregation of the Sisters of Charity of Saint Anne that she established alongside the Catholic priest Juan Bonal Cortada. María Rafols dedicated her entire life to the care of the ill working in hospitals in Zaragoza and during times of war risked her life to aid others. Internal complications and a range of outside interferences saw María Rafols be appointed to and resign from various leadership positions and she was captured – though later released – during the Carlist War. María Rafols was considered a saint after her death which led to the commencement of her canonization cause under Pope Pius XI on 6 August 1931 while being titled as Venerable under Pope John Paul II in 1991 who also beatified her on 16 October 1994 at Saint Peter's Square. Life María Rafols Bruna was born in Barcelona on 5 November 1781 as the sixth of ten children to the middle-class Cristóbal Rafols Cunillera and Margarita Bruna Brugol. Her father found work as a miller. In May 1873 she and her relations relocated to La Bleda where – on 27 May 1785 – she received the sacrament of Confirmation from the Carmelite Bishop of Barcelona Gabino Valladares. Bruna completed her education at a boarding school in Barcelona. In 1792 she moved once again to the town of Santa Margherita where her little brother Juan died in 1793 – five siblings of hers died sometime in their childhoods – while two uncles died sometime between 1793 and 1794. Her father died on 10 July 1794. María Rafols later joined a group of twelve women placed under the direction of Juan Bonal Cortada who administered in a small Zaragoza hospital and arrived there in December 1804 to the hospital of Nuestra Señora de Gracia. The group dedicated itself to children who were abandoned as well as the disabled and those with mental conditions. She helped Cortada mold that small group into a religious order that she helped him to co-found on 28 December 1804. In 1806 she became the Mother Superior – a position that often put her into conflict with the hospital workers. During the Napoleonic Wars she worked in the bombed ruins in order to save children and to tend to ill people. On 4 August 1808 the hospital the sisters were working in was bombed so the group had to take refuge elsewhere. The French withdrew on 14 August 1808 but later began another siege on 10 December 1808. Bruna even ventured into the French camp after the second bombing hit in order to plead with General Jean Lannes for his help in tending to the ill and the wounded. Bruna resigned as president of the hospital's board on 12 November 1811 and then made a trip to Orcajo in Daroca. She became superior once more on 10 August 1812 after a new constitution for the order came into effect though she was later forced to resign after internal difficulties. She was later appointed once again as superior and held that from 1826 until 1829. María Rafols – alongside other women - made her vows into their order on 16 July 1825. The outbreak of the Carlist War saw her arrested on 11 May 1834 on the charge of acting against Queen Isabel II of Spain and was imprisoned and exiled in Huesca. But after a period of imprisonment – where she met Dominican friars – she was later released on 11 May 1835. María Rafols was later allowed to return to Zaragoza in 1841 after being confined in exile in her hometown since her release and in 1845 asked to retire though continued to still pursue the order's work. The religious order received papal approval from Pope Leo XIII on 14 January 1898 after providing the congregation with the decree of praise on 13 April 1889. The religious order's constitutions received initial approval in 1883 and then went on to receive the full papal approval of Pope Pius X on 11 March 1904. Beatification The beatification process commenced in Zaragoza in an informative process that Archbishop Rigoberto Doménech Valls inaugurated on 1 July 1926 and later closed on 28 January 1927 after the process finished its business. Theologians then collated her writings in order to examine whether or not such spiritual writings were orthodox in nature – the theologians issued their approval to them on 30 March 1931. The apostolic process would span from 30 May 1932 until its closure on 21 May 1934. The Congregation of Rites later validated these previous processes on 26 June 1940. The formal introduction to the cause came on 6 August 1931 under Pope Pius XI, granting Rafols the title of Servant of God. In 1944 the cause was suspended under Pope Pius XII for unknown reasons though Pope John Paul II authorized the cause's resumption in 1980. The postulation was then able to submit the Positio to the Congregation for the Causes of Saints in 1989 for their assessment and led to the approval of the cause from a team of theologians on 9 November 1990. The C.C.S. then met and approved the dossier's contents on 6 July 1991. John Paul II proclaimed her to be Venerable on 6 July 1991 after confirming that María Rafols had led a life of heroic virtue. The miracle required for beatification was investigated in the diocese of its origin and received C.C.S. validation in Rome on 3 December 1992. A medical board approved the healing to be a miracle on 12 February 1993 while theologians likewise came to the same conclusion on 23 April 1993. The cardinal and bishop members of the C.C.S. followed suit on 22 June 1993 and passed it to the pope on 6 July 1993 for his final approval. John Paul II beatified Mother María Rafols in Saint Peter's Square on 16 October 1994. References External links Hagiography Circle Saints SQPN 1781 births 1853 deaths 18th-century venerated Christians 19th-century venerated Christians 19th-century Spanish nuns Beatifications by Pope John Paul II Founders of Catholic religious communities People from Barcelona Spanish beatified people Spanish Christian mystics Venerated Catholics People from Vilafranca del Penedès
Juan Ignacio Gauthier (born March 3, 1982 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine rugby union footballer who plays at fullback. He had 2 caps for Argentina national rugby union team, in 2008, and scored 3 tries, 15 points on aggregate. He played for Hindú Club and currently plays for Rome. References External links At scrum.com On Statbunker See also Argentina national rugby union team 1982 births Living people Argentine rugby union players Argentina international rugby union players Hindú Club players Rugby union fullbacks Rugby union players from Buenos Aires
The is a museum in Tokyo, Japan that presents information and artifacts related to the bombing of Tokyo during World War II. The museum opened in 2002 and was renovated in 2005, the 60th anniversary of the bombings. In 2012, the Center presented an exhibition of 700 previously unseen photos from the bombing. As of 2022, the center received fewer than 10,000 visitors annually. References Further reading External links Official site (English version) Interview with Tokyo bombing survivor about the museum, from Stars and Stripes Museums in Tokyo World War II museums in Japan Buildings and structures in Koto, Tokyo Museums established in 2002 2002 establishments in Japan
Mihaela Purdea (born in Bistrița on ) is a Romanian biathlete. Purdea competed in the 2006 and 2010 Winter Olympics for Romania. Her best performance was 10th, as part of the 2010 Romanian relay team. Her best individual performance came in the 2010 sprint, where she finished 39th. In 2006, she finished 77th in the sprint and 75th in the individual, as well as 14th in the relay. In 2010, she finished 49th in the pursuit and 41st in the individual. As of February 2013, her best performance at the Biathlon World Championships is 8th, as part of the 2009 Romanian women's relay team. Her best individual performance is 44th, in the 2009 sprint. As of February 2013, Purdea's best performance in the Biathlon World Cup is 6th, as part of the women's relay team at Ruhpolding in 2007/08. Her best individual result is 25th in the individual race at Östersund in 2009/10. Her best overall finish in the Biathlon World Cup is 70th, in 2009/10. References 1982 births Biathletes at the 2006 Winter Olympics Biathletes at the 2010 Winter Olympics Romanian female biathletes Living people Olympic biathletes for Romania Sportspeople from Bistrița 21st-century Romanian women
Boiga philippina, also known as the tawny cat eyed snake or Philippine cat snake, a species of rear-fanged colubrid snake that is endemic to the Philippines. Description It has a very slender body that can reach lengths of up to . The big head is of typical Boiga fashion with big eyes and elliptical pupils much like a cat's eye. The white chin extends down the neck to almost half of its body. Body coloration maybe tan, light brown, brown, coffee-color to a pale orange. The underside is made-up of big belly scute scales that is usually tan to orange in color. Underneath the scales of the neck are yellow, black and white markings. Tongue color is black with white or gray tips. Distribution Boiga philippina is endemic to the Philippines. It is found in Luzon, Camiguin Norte, Babuyan Claro, and Dalupiri at elevations of above sea level. This snakes has sighting also on any other Luzon province like Quezon/Rizal Boundary according to FB Group Snake Identification of the Philippines and another sighting from Catanduanes according to John Gil and FB pages called Catanduanes Biodiversity: List of Native and Non Native Species. Habitat It is mostly arboreal and occurs in pristine and disturbed old growth tropical moist forest as well as secondary forest and forest edge habitats. Behavior Like all Boigas, it is highly nocturnal. Its generally docile but a very nervous snake when alarmed. It will not hesitate to bite, however. When threatened; it raises its head, expands the scales of its neck to show off its warning coloration, as well as to make itself appear bigger than it really is, then makes a puffing noise and may strike repeatedly. An arboreal snake, it will rarely descend on the ground unless it is looking for prey or a place to hide in times of heavy rain. Diet and feeding habits Like all cat-eyed snakes, it is a very voracious hunter, actively pursuing its prey that consists primarily of birds and their fledglings . They are usually found near chicken coops where they feed on eggs. They may sometimes enter houses and feed on captive pet birds. Other prey may also be taken, given the opportunity. Frogs, lizards and small rodents may sometimes be eaten. Reproduction and lifespan Mating usually begins around November up until January, where it lays 6 to 14 eggs in a single clutch, usually deposited inside holes in tree trunks or on loose ground covered by low vegetation. Males are determined by their slender bodies, brighter coloration and a very long tail. Females on the other hand; are stouter with a much shorter tail and duller colors. They usually live for up to 15 years in captivity and less in the wild. Venom Like most rear-fanged snakes, the tawny cat-eyed snake is mildly venomous. Although its venom is said to be slightly stronger than most Boiga species, its rounded mouth is very unlikely to cause an envenomating bite. If it does come to a point of envenomation, there is swelling in the bite area that usually subsides within two to three days. No fatalities have been reported so far. Conservation status The IUCN lists this species as of "least concern" because it has wide distribution and it is presumed that the population is large; it is suffering habitat loss and fragmentation, but it is not declining fast enough to warrant listing in a more threatened category. References philippina Snakes of Southeast Asia Reptiles of the Philippines Endemic fauna of the Philippines Reptiles described in 1867 Taxa named by Wilhelm Peters
Laura Turpijn (Nijmegen, December 26, 1978 ) is a Dutch mountain biker. She is a multiple Dutch champion in this discipline and has represented the Netherlands several times in the European and World championships. Cycling career Turpijn made her breakthrough in 2007 by becoming the Dutch MTB National Champion in both Marathon and Cross Country (XC). She started that year at the European Cross Country championship in Fort William, Scotland, but didn't achieve a significant result due to equipment failure. In 2010 she came 11th at the European Cross Country Championship in Haifa and had to settle for 33rd place at the Cross Country World Championship in Mont-Sainte-Anne, Canada. In 2011 she came 6th in the European Marathon championship in Kleinzell, Austria, over 21 minutes behind to winner Pia Sundstedt from Finland. She was the Dutch MTB Champion in Marathon in 2008 and 2010, and Champion in XC 2009 and 2012, the last year she competed professionally. In 2011 and 2013, Turpijn was named Dutch Female MTB rider of the year in an award presented by Club van 5. International championships 2007: 34th World Championships XC in Fort William 2010: 11th European Championships XC in Haifa 2010: 33rd World Championships XC in Mont-Sainte-Anne 2011: 6th European Championships marathon in Kleinzell Key victories Dutch MTB Championships (XC): 2007, 2009, 2012 Dutch MTCH Championships (marathon): 2007, 2008, 2010 Beach Challenge: 2007 BeNeLux MTB championship: 2006 Rabobank MTB Trophy Steps Belt : 2010, 2011 Antwerp Cup: 2011 Oldenzaal MTB: 2006 Berlicum: 2006 References Dutch mountain bikers 1978 births Living people
The Indianapolis News was an evening newspaper published for 130 years, beginning December 7, 1869, and ending on October 1, 1999. The "Great Hoosier Daily," as it was known, at one time held the largest circulation in the state of Indiana. It was also the oldest Indianapolis newspaper until it closed and was housed in the Indianapolis News Building from 1910 to 1949. After Eugene C. Pulliam, the founder and president of Central Newspapers acquired the News in 1948, he became its publisher, while his son, Eugene S. Pulliam, served as the newspaper's managing editor. Eugene S. Pulliam succeeded his father as publisher of the News in 1975. The Indianapolis News was an evening paper, and its decline matched a growing circulation of the morning newspaper, the Indianapolis Star. Prior to the closing, there had been a partial merging of the newspaper staff with the Star. Notable staff members Medford Stanton Evans (1934–2015) was an award-winning journalist, educator, and author who became the head editorial writer for the News in 1959. He was promoted to editor of the News in 1960, at the age twenty-six, and became the youngest editor of a metropolitan daily newspaper at that time. Because of his editorial at the News, Evans was selected in 1960 to draft the Sharon Statement, which outlined the founding principles for the Young Americans for Freedom. The conservative writer remained as editor of the News through 1974, when he left the city and became a nationally syndicated columnist for The Los Angeles Times. Evans also taught journalism as Troy University in Troy, Alabama, for more than thirty years. Among his many other activities, Evans lead the American Conservative Union from 1971 to 1977, authored several books, and founded the National Journalism Center in 1977 in Washington, D.C. Frank McKinney "Kin" Hubbard (1868–1930) was a nationally known American cartoonist, humorist, and journalist whose most famous work was the Abe Martin cartoon series. Hubbard introduced his Abe Martin character to Indianapolis News readers on December 17, 1904, and it appeared six days a week on the back page of the newspaper for twenty-six years. Hubbard also originated and illustrated a once-a-week humor essay for the "Short Furrows" column in the Sunday edition. The Abe Martin cartoon series went into national print syndication in 1910 and the "Short Furrows" column went into syndication the following year. For years after Hubbard's death in 1930, the News and other newspapers continued to print his Abe Martin cartoon series. Eugene S. Pulliam (1914–1999) began working at the News as its managing editor in 1948 and rose through the managerial ranks to become assistant publisher of the Indianapolis News and the Star in 1962. He succeeded his father, Eugene C. Pulliam, as publisher of both newspapers in 1975. Known for his advocacy for First Amendment rights and freedom of the press, Eugene S. Pulliam remained the publisher of the News and the Star until his death in 1999. He also became president of Central Newspapers in 1979 following the death of his stepmother, Nina Mason Pulliam. Juliet V. Strauss (1863–1918) was a well-known journalist, author, and public speaker from Rockville, Indiana, who wrote a regular weekly column for the News using the pseudonym of "The Country Contributor" from November 1903 until her death in May 1918. Strauss also was a leader in efforts to generate public and state government support to establish Turkey Run State Park in Parke County, Indiana, in 1916 as Indiana's second state park. She began her journalism career as a regular newspaper columnist at the Rockville Tribune in 1893. In addition to her regular newspaper columns, Strauss authored "The Ideas of a Plain Country Woman," a monthly column for the Ladies' Home Journal from 1905 until 1918. She was also a founder in 1913 of the Woman's Press Club of Indiana. References External links Closing of the News Newspapers established in 1869 Newspapers published in Indiana Mass media in Indianapolis Pulitzer Prize-winning newspapers Publications disestablished in 1999 Defunct newspapers published in Indiana The Indianapolis Star 1869 establishments in Indiana 1999 disestablishments in Indiana Evening newspapers Pulitzer Prize for Public Service winners
The 2023 Spokane mayoral election will be held on November 7, 2023 to elect the mayor of Spokane in the U.S. state of Washington. The election will be officially nonpartisan. Incumbent Republican mayor Nadine Woodward, who is running for a second term, and former Senate Majority Leader Lisa Brown advanced to the general election as the top two candidates in the top-two primary on August 1, 2023. Primary election Candidates Declared Tim Archer, former president of International Association of Fire Fighters Local 29 Lisa Brown, former director of the Washington State Department of Commerce, former Majority Leader of the Washington Senate, and runner-up for WA-05 in 2018 (Democrat) Patrick McKann, yurt builder and former wildlife biologist Kelly Stevens, pothole fixer Nadine Woodward, incumbent mayor (Republican) Withdrawn Deece Casillas, comedian Keith Kleven Jonathan Legault, commercial real estate appraiser (Green) Declined Breean Beggs, president of the Spokane City Council Natasha Hill, attorney and runner-up for WA-05 in 2022 (Democrat) Ben Stuckart, former president of the Spokane City Council and runner-up for mayor in 2019 (endorsed Brown) Amber Waldref, Spokane County commissioner Vanessa Waldref, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington Chud Wendle, businessman Zack Zappone, city councilor Primary endorsements Results General election Candidates Lisa Brown, former director of the Washington State Department of Commerce, former Majority Leader of the Washington Senate, and runner-up for WA-05 in 2018 (Democrat) Nadine Woodward, incumbent mayor (Republican) Campaign In August, Woodward appeared on stage at the same event as Matt Shea, a Republican former state legislator who was ousted from the party's caucus due to accusations that he belonged to a far-right militia group planning to overthrow the government. During his speech, Shea praised Woodward and endorsed her for re-election; when Woodward took stage later, she thanked him for his support. This lead the Spokane City Council to formally denounce Woodward. Woodward's campaign released a statement saying "I did not seek, nor do I accept any support from Matt Shea. I am opposed to his political views as they are a threat to our democracy, and I regret my public appearance with him." Endorsements Endorsements in bold were made after the primary election. Results References Spokane Mayoral elections in Spokane, Washington History of Spokane, Washington Government of Spokane, Washington Spokane
The combtoothed lanternshark (Etmopterus decacuspidatus) is a shark of the family Etmopteridae the only specimen, and holotype, being found from the South China Sea between the Viet Nam coast and Hainan Island, at a depth of between 510 and 690 m. The holotype's length is 29 cm. Reproduction is presumed to be ovoviviparous. References Compagno, Dando, & Fowler, Sharks of the World, Princeton University Press, New Jersey 2005 Etmopterus Fish described in 1966
was a Japanese track and field athlete. She competed in the women's javelin throw at the 1936 Summer Olympics. References External links 1915 births Year of death missing Place of birth missing Japanese female middle-distance runners Japanese female shot putters Japanese female javelin throwers Olympic female javelin throwers Olympic athletes for Japan Athletes (track and field) at the 1936 Summer Olympics Japan Championships in Athletics winners 20th-century Japanese women
William Evarts Benjamin (1859 – 1940) was a prominent publisher and collector in Boston, Massachusetts. Biography William E. Benjamin was born in 1859. His most well-known work was the printing and extensive promotion of Edmund Clarence Stedman's A Library of American Literature from the Earliest Settlement to the Present Time, which his company published in 1894. His father was Park Benjamin (1809-1864) and his mother was Mary Brower Western. Mary's father, Henry M. Western (Esq.), was a well known lawyer in New York City. (One of Henry M. Western's brothers, Thomas Gehot Western, was the Superintendent of Indian Affairs under Sam Houston in Texas.) Henry M Western's wife, Hannah Romaine, was the daughter of a well known Revolutionary War veteran, Benjamin Romaine. William's wife was Anne Engle Rogers (1865-1924), whose father, Henry H. Rogers (1840-1909), along with John D. Rockefeller, founded Standard Oil Company. Friend Helen Keller dedicated to Henry H. Rogers, a benefactor, the book The World I Live In, with the inscription, "To Henry H. Rogers, my Dear Friend of Many Years." On the fly leaf of Rogers' copy, she also wrote, "To Mrs Rogers, The best of the world I live in is the kindness of friends like you and Mr Rogers." Benjamin married Anne Engle Rogers, eldest daughter of Abbie Palmer (née Gifford) Rogers and Henry Huttleston Rogers, each of Mayflower lineage. Her father was an industrialist millionaire who was a principal of Standard Oil. They had two children, Beatrice Benjamin Cartwright and Henry Rogers Benjamin. After 1900, when Mark Twain went bankrupt investing in the Paige Compositor, Benjamin and his father-in-law assisted him financially by taking control of his accounts and real estate. Benjamin died in 1940 and is buried at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery in New York. References Archival Sources Finding aid to Preston Gibson papers, including correspondence with William E. Benjamin, at Columbia University. Rare Book & Manuscript Library. 1859 births 1940 deaths
Castle of Evil is a 1966 American color horror film produced by Earle Lyon, directed by Francis D. Lyon and written by Charles A. Wallace. It stars Scott Brady, Virginia Mayo, David Brian, Lisa Gaye, Hugh Marlowe and William Thourlby. The film was released by World Entertainment Corp. in November 1966 as the first movie on a double bill with the black-and-white British science fiction film Blood Beast from Outer Space (1965). Castle of Evil tells the story of a dead scientist who, with the help of his long-time housekeeper and a robot, seeks revenge from beyond the grave on the person who murdered him. Plot The undertaker Muchado has been called to Castle Montego by housekeeper Lupe Tekal d'Esperanza because of the death of her employer, the reclusive scientist Kovic. But Muchado had discovered that Kovic was not quite dead yet. He prepared the body anyway and now demands twice his usual fee. Lupe pays him, poisons him and disposes of his body in a disintegrator chamber in the castle's secret laboratory. A boat arrives at the castle, on an island near Nassau, with six people: Matt Granger, Sable, Robert Hawley, Carrol, Doc Corozal and Tunki. Kovic had offended each of them and wants to make amends. Lupe announces to their surprise that Kovic is dead. His body is in an open coffin; his face horribly disfigured from a lab accident. She tells them Kovic wanted to leave his estate to them, but as she reads the preamble to his will in a séance-like ceremony, Kovic's face appears and tells them that one of them has murdered him. They are to find the murderer, whose portion of the estate will be split between the remaining five. Each portion is more than $400,000. Kovic made his fortune controlling silver mines that belonged to the island's natives, of whom Tunki is one. Doc, also a native, went to the US to be educated and has therefore left behind the voodoo superstitions Tunki still believes in. Tunki plans to "restore to my people" the mines now that Kovic is dead. Kovic had stolen the mines to "rise above the stigma of his father's insanity" and was a "borderline case" of criminal insanity himself, Matt says. The castle has closed-circuit television so Lupe can see into each room. In the lab, she keeps what appears to be Kovic's body, standing to attention and unmoving. Robert, the attorney who helped Kovic steal the mines, accuses Lupe of murdering Kovic. Lupe "activates" the Kovic in the lab and sends him to kill Robert. But that Kovic is not the real Kovic, as his body still lies in its coffin. None of the remaining five people know what the Kovic from the lab is. They assemble in a room without Carrol and Lupe. Carrol suddenly screams and faints. When she awakens, Lupe is apparently dead on the floor next to her. Carrol says she saw Kovic kill Lupe. Matt stops Tunki from stabbing Lupe's body, which Tunki believes will ensure that the "evil that lives on after death" goes away. Doc finds that Lupe is not dead but says she will not live long. Lupe says that the Kovic in the lab is a robot the real Kovic made in his image, complete with facial scarring. Its "brain is a computer filled with all the evil that was in Kovic." She confesses that she killed Kovic for his money, and then tried to reprogram the robot to kill the others but failed. The robot is now "beyond control." Lupe dies. Matt and Tunki discover the closed-circuit TV system and find the secret laboratory, In the lab, the find a large laser gun, but no robot. The robot attacks Doc, Sable and Carrol. It knocks Doc unconscious and is about to strangle Sable when Carrol runs away. The robot follows her. Matt checks the TV system and sees Carrol in the lab just as the robot bursts in. Matt shoots the robot with the laser gun, destroying it. Cast Scott Brady as Matt Granger Virginia Mayo as "Sable" David Brian as Robert Hawley Lisa Gaye as Carrol Hugh Marlowe as "Doc" Corozal William Thourlby as "Kovic" Ernest Sarracino as "Tunki" Natividad Vacío as "Muchado" Shelley Morrison as Lupe Tekal d'Esperanza Production Castle of Evil was produced by United Pictures Corporation and National Telefilm Associates. The film's working title was The Haunting of Castle Montego. Principal photography began on 11 November 1965 at Producers Studio in Los Angeles. United Picture Corporation's first films, Castle of Evil and Destination Inner Space, were shot back to back in 14 days. Director Francis D. Lyon said, "I don't recommend this hurried approach as a practice, because quality has to suffer." Release Castle of Evil's first theatrical showing was in Texas in November 1966. This was followed by openings in Los Angeles in mid-March 1967 and New York City in early October 1967. However, the film was licensed by World Entertainment Corp. to 13 television stations in "several western states" months before it opened in theaters across the US. The film was the first feature on a double bill with Blood Beast from Outer Space. American critic and psychometrist Bryan Senn writes the reason that "the awful (but color) Castle of Evil" ran first is because Blood Beast from Outer Space was "shot in moody black and white when, at the time, even low-budget efforts were almost invariable in color." Castle of Evil was given an X-certification by the BBFC on 1 July 1970. It was the same day that the BBFC raised the minimum age to 18 for exhibiting X-cert films to audience members; prior to then, the minimum age had been 16. No footage is known to have been cut from the film in order to obtain the certification necessary for it to be shown in the UK. The exhibitor's manual for Castle of Evil and Blood Beast from Outer Space describes the double bill as the "Twin Shock Show With That Big Box-Office Punch!" Distribution World Entertainment Corp. distributed Castle of Evil in the US. It was distributed in the UK by Compton Films Ltd. The film aired repeatedly on US television during the 1970s. For example, in New York City, it was shown on WNEW Ch.5 at 1:00 pm Saturday 27 December 1975; and on WPIX Ch.11 at 6:00 pm on 29 February 1976, a week later at 8:00 pm on 6 March 1976, and at 2:00 am on Wednesday 9 May 1979. Reception Few critics have written about Castle of Evil. British Critic Phil Hardy calls the movie a "tedious film" in which "A murderer's robot (...) is programmed to kill the members of the trio responsible for disfiguring the scientist before his death." And "The climax sees Brady gunning down the robot with a laser gun found in the laboratory." Clive Davies, a British critic, writes that "This kind of senseless horror with old dark house mystery trappings is not very good, but is strangely enjoyable." He, too, makes note of the film's "robotic electronic clone" of Kovic, the laser gun and "A gas chamber in the basement [that] turns people into skeletons instantly." Another American critic, Kristie Hanssen, describes the plot of Castle of Evil as "A bunch of hopeful heirs arrives on an isolated island to hear the will of a horribly scarred, mad scientist." Besides finding the person who caused Kovic's disfigurement, they must "also survive the rampages of a robot the scientist made in his own image." See also List of American films of 1966 References External links 1966 films 1966 horror films 1966 independent films American science fiction horror films American independent films 1960s English-language films Films directed by Francis D. Lyon Films set in country houses United Pictures Corporation Films scored by Paul Dunlap Films shot in Los Angeles 1960s American films
Byrhtferth (; ) was a priest and monk who lived at Ramsey Abbey in Huntingdonshire (now part of Cambridgeshire) in England. He had a deep impact on the intellectual life of later Anglo-Saxon England and wrote many computistic, hagiographic, and historical works. He was a leading man of science and best known as the author of many different works (although he may not have written many of them). His Manual (Enchiridion), a scientific textbook, is Byrhtferth's best known work. He studied with Abbo of Fleury, who was invited to Ramsey Abbey by Oswald of Worcester to help teach. Abbo was there during the period 985 to 987, and became a large influence on Byhrtferth who was interested in the same studies, such as history, logic, astronomy, and mathematics. We do not have contemporary biographies of Byrhtferth, and the only information we have is that given in his Manual and his Preface. Works Byrhtferth's signature appears on only two unpublished works, his Latin and Old English Manual, and Latin Preface. He also composed a Latin life of St. Egwin, compiled a chronicle of Northumbrian history in the 990s, wrote a Latin life of Oswald of Worcester (the Vita Oswaldi) about the year 1000, and it is suggested that he is responsible for the early sections of the Historia regum, or History of the Kings, attributed to Simeon of Durham. This last attribution is based on the similarity of the style between Simeon and Byrhtferth. An unsigned fragment of Old English text on computus in the Manuscript BL Cotton Caligula A.xv is attributed to him because of the stylistic similarity to the Old English that he wrote in the Manual. Cyril Roy Hart also tentatively identifies him as the author of the verse Menologium preserved as a preface to a manuscript of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, although Kazutomo Karasawa believes it more likely to have been written by an older contemporary. Byrhtferth has also been credited with Latin commentaries on Bede's De natura rerum and De temporum ratione (first attributed to him by John Herwagen) and a Vita S. Dunstani signed "B" (first attributed to him by Jean Mabillon). However, many scholars argue that these works were not written by Byrhtferth, but instead were a compilation of material by several writers in the late ninth and early tenth centuries. This is argued because of the smooth, polished style of these works in comparison with the styles of the only signed works, the Manual and the Preface. Bodl. Ashmole MS 328 preserves Byrhtferth's Latin Enchiridion, or Manual. It is written in Latin and Old English and the largest part is that of a computus similar to the one in Preface. It touches on the belief that the divine order of the universe can be perceived through the study of numbers and it is valuable for the study of medieval number symbolism. It also contains treatises on rhetorical and grammatical subjects, a table of weights and measures, and three theological tracts on the ages of the world, the loosing of Satan and the eight capital sins. St John's College, Oxford MS 17 contains several computistical works by Bede and Helperic, and a computus which includes the Latin Epilogus ("Preface") by Byrhtferth. He also constructed a full-page diagram showing the harmony of the universe, and suggesting correspondences among cosmological, numerological, and physiological aspects of the world. Other items in the manuscript may in fact have been written by Byrhtferth, but this cannot be proved. Also, he may have compiled most of this material from works that Abbo of Fleury left behind at Ramsey Abbey after his death. Published works Byrhtferth's Manual (AD 1011) (1929). Edited from ms. Ashmole 328 in the Bodleian library. With an introduction, translation, sources, vocabulary, glossary of technical terms, appendices and seventeen plates by Samuel J. Crawford. Published for Early English Text Society, Original series, 127. Byrhtferth's Enchiridion, edited and translated by Peter S. Baker and Michael Lapidge. Oxford: Published for the Early English Text Society, Supplementary series, 15, by the Oxford University Press, 1995. References External links Anonymous life of Oswald (in Latin), pg. 399 ff. 970s births 1020s deaths 11th-century English historians Christian hagiographers English Christian monks 10th-century English historians English chroniclers 11th-century English writers Medieval English mathematicians Medieval English astronomers 11th-century astronomers 11th-century mathematicians 11th-century writers in Latin
Hosszúvölgy is a village in Zala County, Hungary. References Populated places in Zala County
Jahan Waltè Dotson ( ; born March 22, 2000) is an American football wide receiver for the Washington Commanders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Penn State and was drafted by the Commanders in the first round of the 2022 NFL Draft. Early life and education Dotson was born on March 22, 2000, in Newark, New Jersey. He attended Nazareth Area High School in Nazareth, Pennsylvania in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania. He left for Peddie School in Hightstown, New Jersey for his junior year but then returned to Nazareth High School for his senior year in 2017. He set school records at Nazareth for most receptions (187), most receiving yards (2,755), and most touchdowns (40). Dotson originally committed to play college football at UCLA but later rescinded his UCLA commitment to play for Penn State. College career Dotson appeared in eight games for the Penn State Nittany Lions as a freshman in the 2018 season and made four starts, recording 13 receptions for 203 yards. As a sophomore in the 2019 season, Dotson started all 13 games and had 27 receptions for 488 yards and five touchdowns. In the 2020 season, as a junior, Dotson was Penn State's leading receiver. Against the Ohio State Buckeyes, Dotson recorded eight catches for 144 yards and three touchdowns. Against Michigan State, Dotson became the third Big Ten player since 2000 to have a punt return touchdown and 100 receiving yards in the same game. Dotson finished the 2020 season with 884 receiving yards and eight touchdowns, and was named third-team All-Big Ten for the season. As a senior in the 2021 season, Dotson recorded 11 receptions for 242 yards and 3 touchdowns in Penn State's win over Maryland, breaking Deon Butler's school record for receiving yards in a game. In December 2021, announced his intention to enter the 2022 NFL Draft. In May 2022, he graduated from Penn State with a degree in telecommunications. Dotson finished his Penn State career second in school history in both career (183) and single-season (91 in 2021) receptions, fourth in career receiving yards (2,757), second in single-season receiving yards (1,182 in 2021), and second in both career (25) and single-season (12 in 2021) touchdowns. Professional career Washington Commanders Dotson was selected by the Washington Commanders in the first round of the 2022 NFL Draft with the 16th overall selection. The team originally had the 11th selection before trading down and picking up third and fourth round picks later in the draft. Dotson signed his four-year rookie contract, worth $15 million, on May 18, 2022. In Dotson's debut in Week 1 of the 2022 season, Dotson helped lead the Commanders to victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars, catching three passes for 40 yards and two touchdowns; he was named the Week 1 Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Week. In Week 4, Dotson suffered a hamstring injury in the Commanders loss to the Dallas Cowboys. The injury sidelined him for five games, but he returned in Week 10 against the Philadelphia Eagles. He was again named Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Week in Week 15 after catching four passes for 105 yards and a touchdown against the New York Giants. Dotson finished his inaugural 2022 season with the Commanders with 35 receptions for 523 yards and seven touchdowns. References External links Washington Commanders bio Penn State Nittany Lions bio 2000 births Living people African-American players of American football American football wide receivers Nazareth Area High School alumni Peddie School alumni Penn State Nittany Lions football players People from Nazareth, Pennsylvania Players of American football from Newark, New Jersey Sportspeople from Northampton County, Pennsylvania Washington Commanders players
Manuel Ferrara is a French pornographic actor and director. One of the leading actors in the porn industry, Ferrara has won over 64 adult industry awards including six AVN Awards as Male Performer of the Year—the record for the accolade, and was inducted into the AVN and XRCO Halls of Fame. Early life Ferrara was born in Le Raincy, France, and raised in nearby Gagny. He was born to a French father and a Spanish mother. His father was an electrician and his mother was a cleaning lady who had immigrated to France. His father died when Ferrara was 17. He studied to become a P.E. teacher. Career Ferrara shot his first hardcore scene in 1997 during his studies, after answering an ad in a French pornographic magazine. He then started a career as a professional porn actor, appearing in various French and European productions. He chose the stage name Manuel Ferrara because of his passing resemblance to boxer-turned-actor Stéphane Ferrara. Ferrara became a protégé of Rocco Siffredi, who recommended him for a role in John Stagliano's Fashionistas in which he made his American debut. In 2002, he appeared in blockbuster hit Snoop Dogg's Hustlaz: Diary of a Pimp. In 2003, he started directing gonzo pornography for Platinum X Pictures, a subsidiary of Red Light District Video. In 2004, he began directing for Red Light. After working for Red Light District for the two years, Ferrara began directing for Evil Angel in May 2006. His first Evil Angel film was Evilution, starring Naomi, Melissa Lauren and featuring the comeback of Nici Sterling. Since then, he has directed several porn series, including Fucked on Sight, Slutty & Sluttier, Raw, Evil Anal, Battle of the Sluts, Anal Expedition, Teen Cum Squad, Bangin' Black Boxes, Ass Attack, I'm Your Slut, Mindfuck and New Whores on the Block. On 23 December 2010, Ferrara appeared alongside Riley Steele in an episode of Manswers titled "Airplane Plane Hanger-On" to discuss their careers for the segment "How Can You Become A Porktastic Porn Star". On 22 January 2012, he became the first actor in history to win AVN's Male Performer of the Year four times. He won AVN's Male Performer of the Year for a fifth time on 18 January 2014. Ferrara performed in about 2,200 videos in his pornographic career. In 2012, Ferrara appeared alongside pornographic actress Zoe Voss in an explicit sex scene for the mainstream film Starlet. Personal life Ferrara was married to pornographic actress Dana Vespoli in January 2005. The couple divorced seven years later. They have three sons together. Ferrara has a daughter with his partner, American pornographic actress and director Kayden Kross. Awards and nominations References External links 1975 births French expatriates in the United States French male pornographic film actors French pornographic film directors Living people People from Gagny French people of Spanish descent Twitch (service) streamers
Stockholm, Royal Library, manuscript X. 90 (also known as Kungliga Bibliotek, handskrift X. 90 or 10. 90) is an early fifteenth-century manuscript noted for the Middle English medical texts that it contains. Origins and provenance The quarto manuscript is made almost entirely of 'greyish and thick' paper, but pages 7–10 are made of two folios of vellum, while pages 94–104 are dyed red. The codex seems to have been composed in the first quarter of the fifteenth century, and exhibits four hands (of which the first and fourth contributed most of the material). Mention of Frawsham Halle on p. 49 associates the production of the manuscript with Fransham in Norfolk. Dialectal analysis using the Linguistic Atlas of Late Mediaeval English supports the idea that the manuscript was a Norfolk production, though the texts it contains at least sometimes originated elsewhere. The final leaves of the manuscript have been lost. The manuscript is thought to have been donated to Stockholm's royal library by Christianus Ravius, who spent time in Oxford, and served as Sweden's Royal Librarian 1655–59; the volume was accessioned in 1706. Contents and editions Irma Taavitsainen summarised the English contents of the manuscript in the Index of Middle English Prose as follows(with additional information added from other sources): The distribution of scribal activity in the manuscript is as follows: A selection of the prose texts from the manuscript was published by Ferdinand Holthausen in 1897. Though superseded by other editions, Holthausen's selection remains in use as a convenient sample of Middle English medical recipes; he printed samples from pages 14, 26, 31, 33, 34, 35, 47, 85, 103, 104, 110, 117, 120, 121, 129, 136-37, 145, and 155. References Medical manuals Middle English literature English-language manuscripts History of medieval medicine Science and technology in Norfolk History of Norfolk
Maxwell–Boltzmann distribution The Maxwellians (1991 book) See also List of things named after James Clerk Maxwell
Gonzalo Matías Maulella Rodríguez (born July 6, 1984) is a Uruguayan footballer who plays as a defender for Atenas de San Carlos. Career Maulella joined Italy's Lega Pro Seconda Divisione side S.S.D. Città di Brindisi in November 2009. References External links 1984 births Living people Uruguayan men's footballers Men's association football defenders Central Español players C.A. Rentistas players Sportivo Luqueño players Cusco FC footballers Ayacucho FC footballers Defensor Sporting players Liverpool F.C. (Montevideo) players Atenas de San Carlos players Uruguayan expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Paraguay Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Peru Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Italy Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Paraguay Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Spain Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Peru Uruguayan Primera División players Uruguayan Segunda División players Peruvian Primera División players Paraguayan Primera División players Footballers from Paysandú
Terebella is a genus of polychaetes belonging to the family Terebellidae. Species: Terebella hessli Terebella lapidaria Terebella pterochaeta Terebella rubra Terebella turgidula References Polychaetes
Abram Efimovich Arkhipov (; – 25 September 1930) was a Russian realist artist, who was a member of the art collective The Wanderers as well as the Union of Russian Artists. Biography Born in the village of Yegorovo in the Ryazan Oblast Arkhipov (birth name Abram Efimov[ich] Pyrikov) left for the Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture in 1877, where he would fall under the tutelage of various Russian artists including Vasily Perov, Vasily Polenov and Vladimir Makovsky. In 1883, Archipov went to study at the Imperial Academy of Arts at Saint Petersburg, he would stay there two years, before returning to complete his studies in Moscow. Some evidence suggests that Arkhipov's ancestors were poor Russified Jewish farmers who had moved to the Ryazan province Ryazan Oblast. Antisemitic contemporaries regarded Arkhipov, Ilya Repin and Isaac Levitan as Jewish aliens in Russian culture. Arkhipov was accepted into the art collective, The Wanderers in 1889, and joined the Union of Russian Artists in 1903. Themes that occur within his artwork include the lives of Russian women, with some of his realist paintings depicting their grim daily realities. Arkhipov also painted several paintings of peasant women in rural Russia, depicting them in vibrant traditional dresses and national costumes. Like others in the Union of Russian Artists, Arkhipov also painted regularly en plein air, travelling and painting scenes from the North of Russia and the White Sea coast. Arkhipov also taught at the Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture where he was originally a student, and from 1922 through 1924 taught at Vkhutemas. Arkhipov joined the Association of Artists of Revolutionary Russia in 1924, and in 1927 was awarded the title of People's Artist of the USSR. Arkhipov died in Moscow in 1930. Selected paintings References External links ArtRoots biography of Abram Arkhipov Art Signature Dictionary - See Abrahm Arkhipov's signature, although the police seizure of counterfeit Artvibrations Archive: Portfolio of Abram Arkhipov Arkhipov Abram Efimovich, a Russian painter 1862 births 1930 deaths People from Ryazan Oblast People from Ryazansky Uyezd 19th-century painters from the Russian Empire Portrait painters from the Russian Empire Genre painters from the Russian Empire Landscape painters from the Russian Empire Realist painters from the Russian Empire Peredvizhniki Soviet realist painters Academic staff of Vkhutemas Full Members of the Imperial Academy of Arts People's Artists of the USSR (visual arts) Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture alumni Academic staff of the Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture
László Puch (born 7 November 1953) is a Hungarian entrepreneur and Hungarian Socialist Party (MSZP) politician. He was a Member of Parliament between 1994 and 2014. He functioned as his party's treasurer from 1998 to 2008, becoming an influential "grey eminence" and powerful politician behind the Socialist cabinets. He served as Secretary of State for Transport, Communications and Energy from 2008 to 2010. As a businessman, he has extensive media interests with Népszava and Vasárnapi Hírek. In 2018 he sold the weekly newspaper Szabad Föld to the Central European Press and Media Foundation in 2018 which is close to the Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. References 1953 births Living people 20th-century Hungarian businesspeople 21st-century Hungarian businesspeople Members of the Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party Hungarian Socialist Party politicians Members of the National Assembly of Hungary (1994–1998) Members of the National Assembly of Hungary (1998–2002) Members of the National Assembly of Hungary (2002–2006) Members of the National Assembly of Hungary (2006–2010) Members of the National Assembly of Hungary (2010–2014) People from Baranya County Danube-Swabian people
The Minster School is a Church of England secondary school with sixth form in Southwell, Nottinghamshire, England, for children aged 11 to 18. There are approximately 1600 students on roll. It has a small selective junior section (8 years- 11 years) for boy and girl choristers from Southwell Minster and other pupils chosen for their musical ability. It has a smaller than average proportion of pupils on free school meals, or of ethnic minority origin or with Statement of Special Educational Needs. In December 2011 the School was graded Outstanding by Ofsted, in 30 out of 31 areas. Admissions The Minster School is a Church of England school with its roots in the 10th century. It has roughly 1240 pupils in the secondary school (key stage 3 - years 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11) and 400 pupils in the Sixth Form. The attached Minster Junior School provides free education for 40 pupils spanning key stage 2 - years 3, 4, 5 and 6. These children are choristers of Southwell Minster and also other musically gifted pupils. Pupils from the junior school are automatically allocated a year 7 place in the secondary school. Canon Blinston was the executive headteacher of the Minster School for 20 years. He served as the Head of Magnus School in Newark, the school with which the Minster School has joined. Mrs White was the head teacher up until December 2013. Mr C. Stevens was the acting head teacher until Matthew Parris joined the school in September 2014. The school is on Nottingham Road next to Southwell Leisure Centre. History The school was founded in 956 and is one of the oldest schools in England, and the 19th oldest school in the world. From a gift of land by King Edwy to Oscytel, Archbishop of York thence was created a Chapter, a Church and a school to teach the singing boys Latin. The earliest named master, in 1313, was Henry de Hykeling. In 1547 the churchwardens petitioned Edward VI "that our Grammar School may also stand with such stipend as appertains the like, wherein our poor youth may be instructed" – his Commissioners replied "that the school is very meet and necessary to continue". In 1580 Hugh Baskafield, the Master, was discharged by the Chapter as "he had notoriously slacked and neglected his duties" while William Neep in 1716 ordered the school's rules to be written in English after abolishing the Latin version. The 1944 Education Act determined the Governors to seek "Aided Status". The fund-raising at that time suggested that this school's life would run from 956 A.D. to 2956 A.D. Once a selective school, known as Southwell Minster Collegiate Grammar School, and more recently until amalgamation with the local comprehensive known simply as Southwell Minster Grammar School. When comparatively small (intake was only about 35 per year during the 1960s), the school was in Minster Chambers, but those premises were vacated in 1964 for a site further down Church Street on the south-eastern side of the Minster. Upon amalgamation, this site, some considerable distance from the Nottingham Road site, became difficult to integrate into the life of the much bigger school. With the decision to concentrate redevelopment at Nottingham Road the Church Street site was sold. As the 1964 premises had been built upon the site of a Roman Villa an opportunity has arisen to restore this location. Amalgamation continued the school's traditional strengths and the school obtained specialist status in music and humanities. Previously a voluntary aided school, in December 2018 the school converted to academy status. Buildings In April 2006, work began on a new £34m school building. On 16 July 2008, Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex officially opened the new school building, in operation since September 2007. The Minster School won the 2009 RIBA Sorrell Foundation Schools Award due to the highly functional design of the school. It no longer has boarding facilities. Old Southwellians Andrew Cooney, previously the youngest man to walk to the South Pole. Paul Franks, cricketer Charles Harrison, organist Mathew Horne, actor and comedian Ben Inman, singer and composer William Ivory, screenwriter, playwright and actor. Tom Ryder, rugby player Marie Toms, former British Waterski champion Hayley Turner, British jockey Sian Welby, TV presenter and columnist Southwell Minster Collegiate Grammar School Frederick Hutton, scientist Henry Fynes Clinton Alvin Stardust William Hodgson Barrow, Member of Parliament (MP) for South Nottinghamshire 1851–1874. The Rev. William Williams. Vaughan Grylls, artist and educationalist References Notes Citations Bibliography External links Old Southwellians' Society Architects of new buildings EduBase Most Recent Ofsted Report, Dec. 2011 Choir schools in England Secondary schools in Nottinghamshire Church of England secondary schools in the Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham Primary schools in Nottinghamshire Academies in Nottinghamshire Southwell, Nottinghamshire
Rosecrance is a provider of behavioral health services with addiction treatment programs. Rosecrance serves clients at locations across Illinois, Wisconsin and Iowa. Rosecrance provides treatment services for individuals with substance abuse and mental health disorders, including residential treatment with an emphasis on co-occurring substance abuse and mental health disorders and specialty residential programs for adolescents and young adults facing mood and anxiety disorders or trauma. Residential treatment is supported by additional services including detoxification, recovery homes, veterans’ programs, prevention and early intervention programs, criminal justice and specialty court programs, and alumni services. Mental health services extend beyond outpatient treatment with supportive housing and crisis services. History In 1864, Dr. James and Frannie Rosecrance built a 16-room white house in New Milford, Illinois. First erected as a clinic for Civil War soldiers, the structure switched focus to youth and families by the late 1800s. The Rosecrances left provisions in their wills to turn the house into the Rosecrance Memorial Home for Children on Aug. 11, 1916. The home operated as an orphanage for boys until the early 1950s. Rosecrance has grown from serving 12 to 18 boys in 1916 to more than 37,000 clients annually (37,024 clients served in fiscal year 2018). In 1995, Rosecrance opened a $5.3 million, 76-bed adult treatment center in Rockford. In early 2004, it opened the $14 million, 78-bed Rosecrance Griffin Williamson Campus to treat adolescents. In early 2010, Rosecrance merged with the Janet Wattles Center and its subsidiaries. In July 2016, Community Elements merged into Rosecrance in Champaign, Illinois. In January 2018, Prairie Center merged into Rosecrance in central Illinois. Rosecrance announced an affiliation with Jackson Recovery Centers in January 2019. References Mental health organizations in Illinois Addiction organizations in the United States Organizations established in 1916
Philippe Hersant, born in 1957, is the current leader of Hersant Media Group and the last son of Robert Hersant (1920 -1996 ), who was nicknamed "papivore" because of his insatiable appetite for buying newspaper and magazine companies. In the 2000s, due to the considerable debt of the Hersant Media Group, he was forced to sell many titles. In March 2004, he sells Socpresse to Serge Dassault, which already held 30%. In 2005, he also has to sell the 40% stake in Rossel. References Hersant family 20th-century French newspaper publishers (people) Living people 1957 births
Cheon Hui-ju (born 5 October 1975) is a South Korean speed skater. She competed at the 1994 Winter Olympics and the 1998 Winter Olympics. References 1975 births Living people South Korean female speed skaters Olympic speed skaters for South Korea Speed skaters at the 1994 Winter Olympics Speed skaters at the 1998 Winter Olympics Speed skaters at the 1996 Asian Winter Games Medalists at the 1996 Asian Winter Games Asian Games medalists in speed skating Asian Games gold medalists for South Korea Universiade bronze medalists for South Korea Universiade medalists in speed skating Competitors at the 1997 Winter Universiade 20th-century South Korean women
Adawso is a farming community in the Akuapem North Municipal District in the Eastern Region of Ghana. It is located along the Koforidua-Mamfe highway. Infrastructure Adawso Bridge over Afram River Adawso Chief Palace Adawso Fire Service Station Notable residents Nathan Quao Charles Odamtten Easmon Nicholas Timothy Clerk Jane Elizabeth Clerk Lawrence Henry Yaw Ofosu-Appiah Matilda Johanna Clerk Ernest Papa Arko Nicholas Timothy Clerk Carl Henry Clerk Peter Hall (minister) Charles Sterling Acolatse References Eastern Region (Ghana) Communities in Ghana
Searching Through That Minor Key is a 2015 album by Nicholas Altobelli. Track listing Personnel Musicians Nicholas Altobelli - vocals, acoustic guitars Salim Nourallah - bass, keyboards, backing vocals John Dufilho - drums, percussion Rahim Quazi - keyboards, piano Joe Reyes - electric guitars Paul Slavens - accordion, piano, bells, keyboards Laura Scarborough - bells, vibraphone Chris Holt - acoustic guitar Trey Carmichael - drums Jonathan Eisenzoph - cello Kim Nall - backing vocals Production Salim Nourallah – producer, engineer, mixer Dave Willingham – mastering Nicholas Altobelli & Marianne Reed – photography Trey Carmichael – design Miranda Vinning - artwork References 2015 albums
Canada competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. 52 competitors, all men, took part in 38 events in 9 sports. These games marked the introduction of winter sports to the Olympic program (competed in April 1920); Canada won its first gold medal for ice hockey. Medalists Gold Winnipeg Falcons (Robert Benson, Walter Byron, Frank Fredrickson, Chris Fridfinnson, Magnus Goodman, Haldor Halderson, Konrad Johannesson, Allan Woodman) – Ice hockey, men's competition Earl Thomson – Athletics, men's 110 m hurdles Bert Schneider – Boxing, men's welterweight Silver Clifford Graham – Boxing, men's bantamweight Georges Prud'Homme – Boxing, men's middleweight George Vernot – Swimming, men's 1500 m freestyle Bronze Clarence Newton – Boxing, men's lightweight Moe Herscovitch – Boxing, men's middleweight George Vernot – Swimming, men's 400 m freestyle Aquatics Diving A single diver represented Canada in 1920. It was the nation's third appearance in the sport. Flint competed in all three of the men's events, but did not reach the final in any. Men Ranks given are within the semifinal group. Swimming Three swimmers, all male, represented Canada in 1920. It was the nation's third appearance in the sport. Hodgson was unable to successfully defend his 1912 championships in the 400 and 1500 metre freestyle events, not even reaching the final in either; Vernot took a bronze and a silver in those events. Ranks given are within the heat. Men Athletics 14 athletes represented Canada in 1920. It was the nation's fifth appearance in the sport, having competed in athletics every time the country competed at the Olympics. The best result for the team was Thomson's gold medal in the high hurdles, as Canada took a gold medal in athletics for the fifth straight Games. Ranks given are within the heat. Boxing The Canadian Olympic Committee named W. A. Hewitt to its sub-committee for boxing to select who represented Canada at the Olympics, and had been credited with officiating hundreds of bouts as a boxing referee in Toronto. He oversaw travel arrangements for the national team to the remainder of the 1920 Summer Olympics which began in August. The boxers which he helped select won one gold, two silver, and two bronze medals for Canada. Cycling Five cyclists represented Canada in 1920. It was the nation's third appearance in the sport. Macdonald's fifth-place finish in the 50 kilometres was the best result of the Games for the Canadian cyclists. Road cycling Track cycling Ranks given are within the heat. Ice hockey The Canadian Amateur Hockey Association (CAHA) chose the Winnipeg Falcons as the 1920 Allan Cup champions to represent the Canada men's national team in ice hockey at the 1920 Summer Olympics, instead of forming a national all-star team on short notice. W. A. Hewitt represented the Canadian Olympic Committee and oversaw finances for the Falcons, and reported on the Olympic Games for Canadian newspapers. He and his wife were a father and mother figure to the Falcons, and sailed with them aboard from Saint John to Liverpool, then onto Antwerp. Hewitt introduced the CAHA rules of play to the Ligue Internationale de Hockey sur Glace (LIHG) at the Olympics. Writer Andrew Podnieks described Hewitt's interpretation of the rules as "competitive yet gentlemanly", and that the rules of play were accepted for Olympic hockey. Hewitt refereed the first Olympic hockey game played, an 8–0 win by the Sweden men's national team versus the Belgium men's national team, on April 23, 1920. The Falcons and the Hewitts returned home aboard from Le Havre to Quebec City. The Falcons honoured Hewitt and his wife at a private dinner and presented them with a silver cup inscribed with the number 13, for the number of people who made the trip to the Olympics and the team's lucky number. Roster Coach: Guðmundur Sigurjónsson Gold medal quarterfinals Gold medal semifinals Gold medal game Final rank Gold Rowing Five rowers represented Canada in 1920. It was the nation's fourth straight appearance in the sport. Canada sent one boat, in the coxed fours. It was unable to advance past the semifinals, taking third place in the three-boat heat. Ranks given are within the heat. Shooting Seven shooters represented Canada in 1920. It was the nation's third appearance in the sport. For the second straight Games, the Canadian shooters were unable to earn any medals. Wrestling A single wrestler competed for Canada in 1920. It was the nation's second appearance in the sport. Freestyle References Sources External links Nations at the 1920 Summer Olympics 1920 Olympics
Nethra Raghuraman is an Indian actress and model. She has been selected as Look Of The Year contest winner for Femina magazine in 1997. She also won the Best Female Newcomer title at Star Screen Awards in 2000. Her most notable films include Thakshak by Govind Nihalani and Bhopal Express, a David Lynch presentation. Raghuraman has appeared in various music videos and won the TV reality show Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 1 in 2008. Personal life She was born into a Hindu family Nethra married Singapore-based businessman, Kunal Guha, son of Indian cricketer Subrata Guha, in late 2011. Filmography Television 2008 - Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 1 as Winner 1999 - Captain Vyom as Dr. Naina / Parchhaayee (Daughter of Kaala Saaya -Emperor of Parajeevs). References External links Living people 1976 births Indian film actresses Indian female models Actresses in Hindi cinema Actresses in Tamil cinema Actresses in Gujarati cinema Actresses in Hindi television 21st-century Indian actresses 20th-century Indian actresses Indian Hindus Screen Awards winners Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi participants
Moonrise by the Sea or Moonrise over the Sea (German: Mondaufgang am Meer) is an 1822 oil-on-canvas painting by German painter Caspar David Friedrich. The work depicts a romantic seascape. Three young people, two women side by side and a man further back, are sitting on a large boulder by the sea, silhouetted against the sky as they watch the moon rising to the east above a band of clouds. In the distance are two sailing vessels, ghosting on a light breeze towards the spectators on the shore. The painting is probably a view of the Baltic Sea, near Friedrich's birthplace in Swedish Pomerania. It may be based on the beach at Stubbenkammer near Rügen. The work was commissioned by banker and art collector Joachim Heinrich Wilhelm Wagener, together with a second work, The Lonely Tree (Der einsame Baum), to create a pair of "times of the day", depicting morning and evening landscape scenes, in a tradition of Claude Lorrain. It was completed before November 1822 and has been held by the Berlin National Gallery since 1861, donated by Wagener as part of its founding collection. It is now in the Alte Nationalgalerie of the Staatliche Museen in Berlin. A similarly named but much larger painting from 1821 has been held by the Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg since 1928, and was formerly in the , and had been hung in the drawing room of Grand Duke Michael Nikolaevich; it measures . See also List of works by Caspar David Friedrich References Mondaufgang am Meer (1822), Staatliche Museen zu Berlin Caspar David Friedrich: Moonwatchers, p. 40-41 Moonrise over the Sea (1821), Hermitage Museum External links Paintings by Caspar David Friedrich Maritime paintings Paintings in the Alte Nationalgalerie 1822 paintings Moon in art
Farmington is a town in Marion County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 389 at the 2020 census. The small town is situated on Buffalo Creek and the Allegheny Mountains about 6 miles west of Fairmont, Marion County's county seat. It is best known for being the site of the 1968 Farmington Mine disaster. History The community was named for the fact a large share of the first settlers were farmers. The area was first settled by James Goodin in the late 1700s, by Nicholas Wood and family, and by Jacob Straight and family in the 1770s. A later settler, Joseph Morgan, would build a mill here in 1801. The area would later be incorporated in Marion County as the town of Farmington in 1896, but was earlier known as Willeyvile, Willeytown, and Underwood. While it was officially named Farmington in 1896, when the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad ran through the town its stations there went under the name Underwood because of there being many towns of the same name. The town was also home to mines Number 08 of Jamison Coal and Coke Company (exploded in 1926 and then sealed in the 1940s) and Number 09 of Consolidated Coal Company (exploded in 1954 and 1968, then sealed in 1978). Geography Farmington is located at (39.512979, -80.252060), along Buffalo Creek. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which is land and is water. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 375 people, 163 households, and 111 families living in the town. The population density was . There were 192 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 97.9% White, 0.3% Asian, and 1.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.3% of the population. There were 163 households, of which 30.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.5% were married couples living together, 9.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 31.9% were non-families. 28.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.80. The median age in the town was 39.6 years. 21.9% of residents were under the age of 18; 5.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 31.4% were from 25 to 44; 24.3% were from 45 to 64; and 17.1% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 49.9% male and 50.1% female. 2000 census As of the census of 2000, there were 387 people, 163 households, and 108 families living in the town. The population density was 917.3 inhabitants per square mile (355.8/km2). There were 194 housing units at an average density of 459.8 per square mile (178.3/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 96.90% White, 1.81% African American, and 1.29% from two or more races. There were 163 households, out of which 26.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.9% were married couples living together, 17.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.7% were non-families. 30.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.93. In the town, the population was spread out, with 23.5% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 27.4% from 25 to 44, 23.0% from 45 to 64, and 19.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 85.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.6 males. The median income for a household in the town was $29,375, and the median income for a family was $39,688. Males had a median income of $31,250 versus $18,750 for females. The per capita income for the town was $15,990. About 5.9% of families and 9.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.3% of those under age 18 and 1.3% of those age 65 or over. Notable people Waitman T. Willey, was born in a log cabin near Farmington Frank Gatski, athlete in the Pro Football Hall of Fame Joe Manchin, U.S. Senator from West Virginia (2010-present) Sam Huff, Pro Football Hall of Fame See also Other Farmingtons Fairmont Marion County Transit Authority References External links Mine Disaster Towns in Marion County, West Virginia Towns in West Virginia Coal towns in West Virginia
A thalamic stimulator is a medical device that can suppress tremors, such as those caused by Parkinson's disease or essential tremor. It was approved for use by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on August 4, 1997. Installation is invasive, so it is typically only used when the tremors are incapacitating, and medication is ineffective. Typically, one or more electrodes are implanted in the brain, with subcutaneous leads to a neurostimulator, which may also be implanted. The electrodes stimulate the area of the thalamus, specifically the part of the brain that controls movement and muscle function. It is notable that the presence of thalamic stimulators significantly changes ECG patterns, and prevents the use of MRI. It is sometimes regarded as a better alternative to pallidotomy or thalamotomy because it is non-permanent. For optimal installation, the patient is awake during the procedure, and talks to the surgeon to find the best placement. Once in place, the device can be activated and deactivated, for improved effectiveness during the day. Risks arising from the operation are infection, stroke and dysarthria. A fictional treatment of the device, out decades before the device itself, can be found in the novel The Terminal Man. Sources Differential electrocardiographic artifact from implanted thalamic stimulator FDA Okays Powerful Brain Implant Washington University implanting brain device to control tremor New device offers relief for patients with tremors Implants (medicine) Neuroprosthetics
The Aurangabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) is the governing body of the city of Aurangabad in the Indian state of Maharashtra. The municipal corporation consists of democratically elected members, is headed by a mayor and administers the city's infrastructure, public services and police. Members of the state's leading political parties hold elected offices in the corporation. Aurangabad municipal corporation is located in Aurangabad. Administration Aurangabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) is the local civil body. It is divided into nine zones. The Municipal Council was established in 1936 and the Municipal Council area was about 54.5 km2. It was elevated to the status of Municipal Corporation from 8 December 1982, and simultaneously included eighteen peripheral villages, bringing the total area under its jurisdiction to 138.5 km2 and extending its limits. The city is divided into 115 electoral wards called Prabhag, and each ward is represented by a Corporator elected by the people from each ward. There are two Committees, General Body and Standing Committee headed by the Mayor and the chairman, respectively. AMC is responsible for providing basic amenities like drinking water, drainage facility, roads, streetlights, health care facilities, primary schools, etc. AMC collects its revenue from the urban taxes which are imposed on citizens. The administration is headed by the Municipal Commissioner; an I.A.S. Officer, assisted by the other officers of different departments. List of Mayors List of Deputy Mayor Administrative Rule According to the provisions of Article 2437 of the Indian Constitution and 66 (A) of the Maharashtra Municipal Corporation Act, 1949, the term of a municipal corporation is five years. Also, in accordance with the provisions of the Municipal Corporation Act and especially the provisions of Section 452 (A) and (B), Due to a delayed election because of the COVID-19 pandemic and other reasons, the State Government appointed Astik Kumar Pandey (IAS), the commissioner of the corporation, as the Administrator for the management of the corporation. Revenue sources The following are the Income sources for the corporation from the Central and State Government. Revenue from taxes Following is the Tax related revenue for the corporation. Property tax. Profession tax. Entertainment tax. Grants from Central and State Government like Goods and Services Tax. Advertisement tax. Revenue from non-tax sources Following is the Non-Tax related revenue for the corporation. Water usage charges. Fees from Documentation services. Rent received from municipal property. Funds from municipal bonds. Party Composition Corporation Election Political Performance in Election 2015 On Shiv Sena's victory in corporation, Aditya Thackeray, the head of Yuva Sena, a youth wing of Shiv Sena said, "We will not sit at home after our win, we will fulfill all promises that we made during our election campaign. We will make this city stone-free and there will be footpaths and clean, smooth roads everywhere." References Municipal corporations in Maharashtra Government of Aurangabad, Maharashtra 1972 establishments in Maharashtra
Dahara Airport is an airport serving Timbedra in Mauritania. Airports in Mauritania
```javascript const { LuisRecognizer } = require('botbuilder-ai'); class FlightBookingRecognizer { constructor(config) { const luisIsConfigured = config && config.applicationId && config.endpointKey && config.endpoint; if (luisIsConfigured) { // Set the recognizer options depending on which endpoint version you want to use e.g v2 or v3. // More details can be found in path_to_url const recognizerOptions = { apiVersion: 'v3' }; this.recognizer = new LuisRecognizer(config, recognizerOptions); } } get isConfigured() { return (this.recognizer !== undefined); } /** * Returns an object with preformatted LUIS results for the bot's dialogs to consume. * @param {TurnContext} context / async executeLuisQuery(context) { return await this.recognizer.recognize(context); } getFromEntities(result) { let fromValue, fromAirportValue; if (result.entities.$instance.From) { fromValue = result.entities.$instance.From[0].text; } if (fromValue && result.entities.From[0].Airport) { fromAirportValue = result.entities.From[0].Airport[0][0]; } return { from: fromValue, airport: fromAirportValue }; } getToEntities(result) { let toValue, toAirportValue; if (result.entities.$instance.To) { toValue = result.entities.$instance.To[0].text; } if (toValue && result.entities.To[0].Airport) { toAirportValue = result.entities.To[0].Airport[0][0]; } return { to: toValue, airport: toAirportValue }; } /* * This value will be a TIMEX. And we are only interested in a Date so grab the first result and drop the Time part. * TIMEX is a format that represents DateTime expressions that include some ambiguity. e.g. missing a Year. */ getTravelDate(result) { const datetimeEntity = result.entities.datetime; if (!datetimeEntity \|\| !datetimeEntity[0]) return undefined; const timex = datetimeEntity[0].timex; if (!timex \|\| !timex[0]) return undefined; const datetime = timex[0].split('T')[0]; return datetime; } } module.exports.FlightBookingRecognizer = FlightBookingRecognizer; ```
Karen ní Mheallaigh is Professor of Classics and Director of Graduate Studies at Johns Hopkins University with a research specialism in ancient fiction. Education Ní Mheallaigh received her BA in 1997 and a PhD in Classics from Trinity College Dublin in 2005. Career Ní Mheallaigh taught at Liverpool (2004–2005), Swansea (2005–2007) and Exeter (2007–2020) before taking up her position at The Johns Hopkins University in 2020. She has also held a fellowship from the Arts and Humanities Research Council of the UK (2011–2012) and a Marie Curie fellowship at the Aarhus Institute of Advanced Studies (AIAS), Denmark (2014–2016), where she worked on the project "Discovering the ancient scientific imagination". Selected publications Monographs: The Moon in the Greek and Roman imagination: selenography in myth, literature, science and philosophy. Cambridge and New York: Cambridge University Press, 2020. Reading fiction with Lucian: fakes, freaks and hyperreality. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2014. Edited books: Cueva, E., G. Schmeling, P. James, K. ní Mheallaigh, S. Panayotakis, N. Scippacercola. 2018. Re-Wiring the Ancient Novel. Volume 2: Roman Novels and other important texts. Ancient Narrative Supplement 24.2. Groningen. References External links Roman Society and Hellenic Society Lecture, 'Novel entertainments: from pantomime to the moon': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBtapreoMLE Review of The Moon in the Greek and Roman Imagination, Times Literary Supplement: https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/the-moon-in-the-greek-and-roman-imagination-karen-ni-mheallaigh-review-james-romm/ Year of birth missing (living people) Living people American classical scholars Women classical scholars Alumni of Trinity College Dublin Johns Hopkins University alumni
The 2005 Giro d'Italia was the 88th edition of the cycle race, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The Giro began in Reggio Calabria with a prologue individual time trial on 7 May, and Stage 11 occurred on 19 May with a mountainous stage from Marostica. The race finished in Milan on 29 May. The winner of the race was Paolo Savoldelli. Stage 11 19 May 2005 — Marostica to Zoldo Alto, Already one kilometer after the start, Benoît Joachim raced away from the field. After about 100 kilometers, shortly after the first mountain standing which Joachim won, he was captured by the field. Twenty-six kilometers before the end, and following an attack by "Gibo" Simoni, Ivan Basso raced away with only very few riders able to keep up. Only Paolo Savoldelli, who had picked up a twenty seconds advantage on the descent and therefore was able to reserve strengths, could stand Basso's rhythm, and he beat the Varesian rider at the summit of Zoldo Alto. Simoni came up 21 seconds later, but defending champion Damiano Cunego lost around six minutes and was ruled out from the list of contenders. Stage 12 20 May 2005 — Alleghe to Rovereto, Alessandro Petacchi's efforts during winter, striving to gain ability in the mountains, paid off just as they had done in Milan–San Remo, enabling him to recover from the gruelous Dolomiti stage far better than any of his opponents, and the Italian from Fassa Bortolo sprinted to his second victory in this Giro. Stage 13 21 May 2005 — Mezzocorona to Urtijëi, Colombian Iván Parra won the stage in St. Ulrich by breaking ahead of his fellow breakaways on the previous climb. Spaniard Juanma Gárate, fourth in the 2004 Giro d'Italia, came in second. As for the GC, Ivan Basso, with gastrical problems, lost one minute and the maglia rosa to "Il Falco" Paolo Savoldelli. Stage 14 22 May 2005 — Neumarkt to Livigno, It was in this stage that Ivan Basso's illness was really going to take its toll. Upon the first gradients of the Stelvio Pass, Cima Coppi of this edition, the Team CSC rider was left behind and unable to react because of his health problems. He lost eighteen minutes to the other GC riders. Savoldelli lost time to Simoni and Di Luca, who arrived in Livigno 3' 15" later than Iván Parra, scored an impressive Dolomiti double. Stage 15 23 May 2005 — Villa di Tirano to Lissone, This stage, originally 205 kilometres long, was reduced to a length of 147 kilometres due to bad weather conditions at Forcola di Livigno, one of the mountain climbs that the peloton had to go through that day. Alessandro Petacchi, after the abandon of sprinters such as Baden Cooke, Robbie McEwen, Stuart O'Grady or Jaan Kirsipuu, had only Erik Zabel to challenge him, but the Italian's speed was too much for the veteran T-Mobile rider. Stage 16 25 May 2005 — Lissone to Varazze, After the second rest-day, the peloton did not want to spend too much energies on a flat stage, so it was easy for a break-away of eighteen men to gather an advantage of 10 minutes. Amongst these breakaways, there was Crédit Agricole rider Christophe Le Mével, who outpowered his fellow breakaways to notch up his first pro victory. Stage 17 26 May 2005 — Varazze to Limone Piemonte, Stage 18 27 May 2005 — Chieri to Turin, (ITT) Stage 19 28 May 2005 — Savigliano to Sestriere, Stage 20 29 May 2005 — Albese con Cassano to Milan, References 2005 Giro d'Italia Giro d'Italia stages
The Ultimate Hits Collection is a compilation album by country pop singer Juice Newton. It was released by Fuel Records in 2011. All ten tracks from Newton's 1998 album The Trouble With Angels were included in this release (in remixed form) along with ten other recordings from various other Newton albums and one new track. An iTunes edition added two more tracks. Overview Background Juice Newton began her recording career in 1975 but did not achieve major stardom until the release of her 1981 album Juice. The album was a crossover success and yielded three hit singles, "Angel of the Morning", "Queen of Hearts", and "The Sweetest Thing (I've Ever Known)". The last of these peaked at number one on the Billboard Country Chart. She followed Juice with Quiet Lies (1982), an album that brought her two more hits, "Love's Been a Little Bit Hard on Me" and "Break It to Me Gently", of which the latter earned her the Grammy Award for Best Country Vocal Performance, Female. Newton's 1985 album Old Flame was her country breakthrough, spawning three number one hits "You Make Me Want to Make You Mine", "Hurt", and the duet with Eddie Rabbitt "Both to Each Other (Friends & Lovers)" and also three additional Top Ten hits: "Old Flame", "Cheap Love", and "What Can I Do with My Heart". After two more albums (Emotion and Ain't Gonna Cry) Newton concentrated more on concert performing. Newton returned to recording in 1998 with her album The Trouble With Angels, a collection made up largely of new renditions of her previous hits. The following year she released American Girl. In the mid-1990s Newton began recording a series of duets. Initially these were conceived to be a double album that would be released via a television infomercial. However legal problems kept them from being officially issued for many years. What finally emerged was a single disc collection of 10 songs released in 2010 as Duets: Friends & Memories. In the meantime, Newton made a concert video, Every Road Leads Back to You, and a Christmas album, The Gift of Christmas. Ultimate Hits Juice Newton's The Ultimate Hits Collection was released as a budget-priced anthology by Fuel Records on July 7, 2011. For the album's content Fuel used all ten tracks from The Trouble With Angels thus rejecting many of Newton's actual hits by including later re-recordings in their place. Therefore this collection does not contain any of the recordings from her "breakthrough" album Juice. The only vintage hit records included are "Hurt", "Tell Her No", "Heart of the Night", and "A Little Love" from, respectively, the Old Flame, Dirty Looks, Quiet Lies, and Can't Wait All Night albums. Four songs from American Girl along with a duet with Willie Nelson from Duets: Friends & Memories are also included. The only previously unreleased recording in the collection is "Sweet Sweet Smile", a song written by Newton with her long-time collaborator Otha Young that had been a minor hit for The Carpenters in 1978. The Ultimate Hits Collection has been made available from iTunes with two extra songs taken from The Gift of Christmas. Track listing References 2011 compilation albums Juice Newton albums
```ruby # frozen_string_literal: true require "spec_helper" module Decidim module Amendable describe CreateDraft do let!(:component) { create(:proposal_component, :with_amendments_enabled) } let!(:user) { create(:user, :confirmed, organization: component.organization) } let!(:amendable) { create(:proposal, component:) } let(:title) { "More sidewalks and less roads!" } let(:body) { "Everything would be better" } let(:params) do { amendable_gid: amendable.to_sgid.to_s, emendation_params: { title:, body: } } end let(:context) do { current_user: user, current_organization: component.organization } end let(:form) { Decidim::Amendable::CreateForm.from_params(params).with_context(context) } let(:command) { described_class.new(form) } include_examples "create amendment draft" end end end ```
Dave Shoji (born December 4, 1946) is an American sports coach who was the head coach of the University of Hawaii at Mānoa Rainbow Wahine Volleyball team from 1975 to 2017. Under his leadership, the Rainbow Wahine won four national titles (1979, 1982, 1983, 1987). As of September 6, 2013 his record was 1,107–185–1, which translates to a winning percentage of 85.7%. On September 6, 2013 he became the winningest coach in Division I women's volleyball history with 1,107 wins, breaking the record formerly held by former UCLA head coach Andy Banachowski. Shoji earned the win in 4 games over Santa Clara University. His teams are known for having great ball control. Shoji coached many standout players, including Deitre Collins, Teee Williams, Angelica Ljungqvist, Robyn Ah Mow-Santos, Kim Willoughby, Kanani Danielson and Nikki Taylor. Ah-Mow Santos succeeded Shoji as head coach of the Rainbow Wahine after his retirement on February 20, 2017. Shoji played collegiate volleyball at the University of California, Santa Barbara, serving as the team's setter and earning All-American honors in 1968 and 1969. Shoji is also a graduate of the University of Hawaii ROTC program. Shoji's elder son, Kawika Shoji, was a 3-year starting setter for the Stanford Cardinal men's volleyball team. During his senior year in 2010 Kawika led Stanford to the 2010 NCAA national championship and was selected as the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) player-of-the-year. Shoji's younger son, Erik Shoji, played as a libero for Stanford's volleyball team. Erik was the first player in AVCA history to earn first-team AVCA honors four years in a row. Early life Shoji was born on December 4, 1946. His father, Kobe Shoji, was a veteran of the 442nd Infantry Regiment who won two Purple Hearts. When he was four, his family moved to Honolulu, Hawaii, where his father became a well-known expert in sugar cane production. Head coaching record Women's Men's Notes See also List of college women's volleyball coaches with 700 wins In film Dave Shoji's role in the first few years of women's athletics at the University of Hawaii is chronicled in the documentary film Rise of the Wahine, directed by Dean Kaneshiro. Dave was hired by UH's first female Athletic Director Dr. Donnis Thompson shortly after the passing of Title IX. NCAA representation On November 1, 2005, NCAA named an NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball 25th Anniversary Team. The team featured Middle Blocker Deitre Collins and Coach Dave Shoji as head coach, of seven total honorees. Tonya "Teee" Williams had also been further named to the 1980s NCAA all-Decade team for accolades. References External links Hawaii profile 1946 births Living people American volleyball coaches Hawaii Rainbow Warriors volleyball coaches Hawaii Rainbow Wahine volleyball coaches UC Santa Barbara Gauchos baseball players UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's volleyball players American sportspeople of Japanese descent
This article details the fixtures and results of the Myanmar national under-23 football team. 2017 2018 References under-23 National under-23 association football team results
Merilba, New South Wales is a cadastral parish of Kennedy County, New South Wales. Merilba is on the Bogan River between Nyngan and Tottenham, New South Wales. References Parishes of Kennedy County
Melphina hulstaerti is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Équateur and Tshuapa). References Butterflies described in 1974 Erionotini Endemic fauna of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Jaroslav Pospíšil (born 1973) is a former Czech slalom canoeist who competed from the mid-1990s to the early 2010s. He won five gold medals in the C2 team event at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships (1995, 1999, 2003, 2006, 2007). He also won four medals in the same event at the European Championships (2 golds, 1 silver and 1 bronze). His partner in the boat until 2006 was Jaroslav Pollert. From 2007 to 2009 it was David Mrůzek. World Cup individual podiums References Czech male canoeists Living people 1973 births Medalists at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships
A control valve is a valve used to control fluid flow by varying the size of the flow passage as directed by a signal from a controller. This enables the direct control of flow rate and the consequential control of process quantities such as pressure, temperature, and liquid level. In automatic control terminology, a control valve is termed a "final control element". Operation The opening or closing of automatic control valves is usually done by electrical, hydraulic or pneumatic actuators. Normally with a modulating valve, which can be set to any position between fully open and fully closed, valve positioners are used to ensure the valve attains the desired degree of opening. Air-actuated valves are commonly used because of their simplicity, as they only require a compressed air supply, whereas electrically operated valves require additional cabling and switch gear, and hydraulically actuated valves required high pressure supply and return lines for the hydraulic fluid. The pneumatic control signals are traditionally based on a pressure range of 3–15 psi (0.2–1.0 bar), or more commonly now, an electrical signal of 4-20mA for industry, or 0–10 V for HVAC systems. Electrical control now often includes a "Smart" communication signal superimposed on the 4–20 mA control current, such that the health and verification of the valve position can be signalled back to the controller. The HART, Fieldbus Foundation, and Profibus are the most common protocols. An automatic control valve consists of three main parts in which each part exist in several types and designs: Valve actuator – which moves the valve's modulating element, such as ball or butterfly. Valve positioner – which ensures the valve has reached the desired degree of opening. This overcomes the problems of friction and wear. Valve body – in which the modulating element, a plug, globe, ball or butterfly, is contained. Control action Taking the example of an air-operated valve, there are two control actions possible: "Air or current to open" – The flow restriction decreases with increased control signal value. "Air or current to close" – The flow restriction increases with increased control signal value. There can also be failure to safety modes: "Air or control signal failure to close" – On failure of compressed air to the actuator, the valve closes under spring pressure or by backup power. "Air or control signal failure to open" – On failure of compressed air to actuator, the valve opens under spring pressure or by backup power. The modes of failure operation are requirements of the failure to safety process control specification of the plant. In the case of cooling water it may be to fail open, and the case of delivering a chemical it may be to fail closed. Valve positioners The fundamental function of a positioner is to deliver pressurized air to the valve actuator, such that the position of the valve stem or shaft corresponds to the set point from the control system. Positioners are typically used when a valve requires throttling action. A positioner requires position feedback from the valve stem or shaft and delivers pneumatic pressure to the actuator to open and close the valve. The positioner must be mounted on or near the control valve assembly. There are three main categories of positioners, depending on the type of control signal, the diagnostic capability, and the communication protocol: pneumatic, analog, and digital. Pneumatic positioners Processing units may use pneumatic pressure signaling as the control set point to the control valves. Pressure is typically modulated between 20.7 and 103 kPa (3 to 15 psig) to move the valve from 0 to 100% position. In a common pneumatic positioner, the position of the valve stem or shaft is compared with the position of a bellows that receives the pneumatic control signal. When the input signal increases, the bellows expands and moves a beam. The beam pivots about an input axis, which moves a flapper closer to the nozzle. The nozzle pressure increases, which increases the output pressure to the actuator through a pneumatic amplifier relay. The increased output pressure to the actuator causes the valve stem to move. Stem movement is fed back to the beam by means of a cam. As the cam rotates, the beam pivots about the feedback axis to move the flapper slightly away from the nozzle. The nozzle pressure decreases and reduces the output pressure to the actuator. Stem movement continues, backing the flapper away from the nozzle until equilibrium is reached. When the input signal decreases, the bellows contracts (aided by an internal range spring) and the beam pivots about the input axis to move the flapper away from the nozzle. Nozzle decreases and the relay permits the release of diaphragm casing pressure to the atmosphere, which allows the actuator stem to move upward. Through the cam, stem movement is fed back to the beam to reposition the flapper closer to the nozzle. When equilibrium conditions are obtained, stem movement stops and the flapper is positioned to prevent any further decrease in actuator pressure. Analog positioners The second type of positioner is an analog I/P positioner. Most modern processing units use a 4 to 20 mA DC signal to modulate the control valves. This introduces electronics into the positioner design and requires that the positioner convert the electronic current signal into a pneumatic pressure signal (current-to-pneumatic or I/P). In a typical analog I/P positioner, the converter receives a DC input signal and provides a proportional pneumatic output signal through a nozzle/flapper arrangement. The pneumatic output signal provides the input signal to the pneumatic positioner. Otherwise, the design is the same as the pneumatic positioner Digital positioners While pneumatic positioners and analog I/P positioners provide basic valve position control, digital valve controllers add another dimension to positioner capabilities. This type of positioner is a microprocessor-based instrument. The microprocessor enables diagnostics and two-way communication to simplify setup and troubleshooting. In a typical digital valve controller, the control signal is read by the microprocessor, processed by a digital algorithm, and converted into a drive current signal to the I/P converter. The microprocessor performs the position control algorithm rather than a mechanical beam, cam, and flapper assembly. As the control signal increases, the drive signal to the I/P converter increases, increasing the output pressure from the I/P converter. This pressure is routed to a pneumatic amplifier relay and provides two output pressures to the actuator. With increasing control signal, one output pressure always increases and the other output pressure decreases Double-acting actuators use both outputs, whereas single-acting actuators use only one output. The changing output pressure causes the actuator stem or shaft to move. Valve position is fed back to the microprocessor. The stem continues to move until the correct position is attained. At this point, the microprocessor stabilizes the drive signal to the I/P converter until equilibrium is obtained. In addition to the function of controlling the position of the valve, a digital valve controller has two additional capabilities: diagnostics and two-way digital communication. Widely used communication protocols include HART, FOUNDATION fieldbus, and PROFIBUS. Advantages of placing a smart positioner on a control valve: Automatic calibration and configuration of positioner. Real time diagnostics. Reduced cost of loop commissioning, including installation and calibration. Use of diagnostics to maintain loop performance levels. Improved process control accuracy that reduces process variability. Types of control valve Control valves are classified by attributes and features. Based on the pressure drop profile High recovery valve: These valves typically regain most of static pressure drop from the inlet to vena contracta at the outlet. They are characterised by a lower recovery coefficient. Examples: butterfly valve, ball valve, plug valve, gate valve Low recovery valve: These valves typically regain little of the static pressure drop from the inlet to vena contracta at the outlet. They are characterised by a higher recovery coefficient. Examples: globe valve, angle valve Based on the movement profile of the controlling element Sliding stem: The valve stem / plug moves in a linear, or straight line motion. Examples: Globe valve, angle valve, wedge type gate valve Rotary valve: The valve disc rotates. Examples: Butterfly valve, ball valve Based on the functionality Control valve: Controls flow parameters proportional to an input signal received from the central control system. Examples: Globe valve, angle valve, ball valve Shut-off / On-off valve: These valves are either completely open or closed. Examples: Gate valve, ball valve, globe valve, angle valve, pinch valve, diaphragm valve Check valve: Allows flow only in a single direction Steam conditioning valve: Regulates the pressure and temperature of inlet media to required parameters at outlet. Examples: Turbine bypass valve, process steam letdown station Spring-loaded safety valve: Closed by the force of a spring, which retracts to open when the inlet pressure is equal to the spring force Based on the actuating medium Manual valve: Actuated by hand wheel Pneumatic valve: Actuated using a compressible medium like air, hydrocarbon, or nitrogen, with a spring diaphragm, piston cylinder or piston-spring type actuator Hydraulic valve: Actuated by a non-compressible medium such as water or oil Electric valve: Actuated by an electric motor A wide variety of valve types and control operation exist. However, there are two main forms of action, the sliding stem and the rotary. The most common and versatile types of control valves are sliding-stem globe, V-notch ball, butterfly and angle types. Their popularity derives from rugged construction and the many options available that make them suitable for a variety of process applications. Control valve bodies may be categorized as below: List of common types of control valve Sliding stem Rotary Other See also References External links Process Instrumentation (Lecture 8): Control valves Article from a University of South Australia website. Control Valve Sizing Calculator Control Valve Sizing Calculator to determine Cv for a valve. Control devices Valves
Taigi Unicode is a TrueType font specifically designed to include the character combinations necessary to display Pe̍h-ōe-jī, a romanization for Taiwanese Hokkien. References External links - Download the font Serif typefaces
Eiker is a traditional district in the county of Buskerud, Norway. History Eiker consists of the municipalities of Nedre Eiker and Øvre Eiker. The area is located in the southern part of Buskerud county. Eiker is an agricultural area with a long history. The area was first inhabited around 8000 BC. During the early Viking Age, Eiker was the western extension of the kingdom of Vingulmark. Somewhat later, it became part of the kingdom of Vestfold. The parish of Eker was established as a municipality on January 1, 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). It was divided into Nedre Eiker and Øvre Eiker on July 1, 1885. Fiskum Old Church Fiskum Old Church (Fiskum gamle kirke) is located in Øvre Eiker near the village of Darbu. It is a medieval era, Romanesque church dating from approximately 1200 A.D. The church was dedicated to Saint Olav. Fiskum Old Church was constructed in a rectangular shape and has 150 seats. The church was built of stone fracture in lime mortar and plastered inside. After the Protestant Reformation, Fiskum Church came under Haug Church at Haugsbygd. In 1866 the new Fiskum Church was built and the old church no longer had any official function. Externally, the church has preserved much of its medieval appearance. Inside the church reflects an expansion dating from the 17th century. Etymology The Old Norse form of the name was Eikjar. The name is the plural form of eik which means oak. References Other sources Fiskum Old Church (Ringerike-Drammen District Lag. Volume 24, No.1, February 2010) Districts of Viken Former municipalities of Norway Øvre Eiker
Ekhlasuddin Ahmed (15 December 1940 – 24 December 2014) was a Bangladeshi children's writer. He was awarded the Ekushey Padak, one of the highest civilian awards in Bangladesh, in 2000. Early life and career Ahmed was born in 1940 in the 24 Parganas district of West Bengal province. He is also a journalist and has been associated with the Daily Janakantha. Among the awards he has received are the "Kabir Chowdhury Children's Literary Award" of the Bangla Academy (2004), Uro Child Literature Award (2007), Alaol Literary Award and the Shishu Academy Award. Ahmed died at Square Hospital in Dhaka on 24 December 2014. References 1940 births 2014 deaths Bangladeshi male writers Bangladeshi children's writers Recipients of the Ekushey Padak
Quantitative sensory testing (QST) is a panel of diagnostic tests used to assess somatosensory function, in the context of research and as a supplemental tool in the diagnosis of somatosensory disorders, including pain insensitivity, painless and painful neuropathy. The panel of tests examine a broad range of different sensations, including hot, cold, touch, vibration. It has both positive and negative tests (can test for increased or reduced sensitivity). QST reflects a formalisation of existing neurological tests into a standardised battery designed to detect subtle changes in sensory function. Large datasets representing normal responses to sensory tests have been established to quantitate deviation from the mean and allow comparison with normal patients. It is thought that a detailed evaluation of somatosensory function may be useful in identifying subtypes of pain and as a potential tool to identify asymptomatic neuropathy, which may represent up to 50% of total people with neuropathy (or loss of the nerve fibres). In clinical use, it is often combined with other tests such as clinical electrophysiology. In research settings it is increasingly applied in combination with advanced imaging such as fMRI, epidermis "nerve" biopsies and microneurography to classify subtypes of painful disorders. Clinical recommendations The Neuropathic Pain Special Interest Group (NeuPSIG) of the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) have recommended the clinical use of QST in the diagnosis and evaluation of patients with small and large fibre neuropathy as well as screening for deficits of the somatosensory system (which may include deficits in the brain for instance). The group also recommend that the technique not be used in patients in litigation, or with severe learning or cognitive deficits as it is likely to be inaccurate due to its psychophysical basis. The recommendations are based on large trials suggesting inter-test reliability of the method. Testing battery Standard parameters are evaluated using calibrated testing apparatus. The tests can be performed in multiple areas of the body; the areas are limited by the existing available normal sensory data. All of the tests are repeated several times. A widely used set of parameters was proposed by the German Research Network on Neuropathic Pain. Subject values are compared to normal data to determine whether the subject has a deficit in any modality. Rationale In addition to diagnostic confidence with neuropathy, additional reasons may encourage the use of QST. Classification of neuropathic pain It is thought that patients with neuropathic pain can be grouped into clusters based on their sensory profiles and that this may have a role in determining treatment. After-the fact (or Post Hoc) analysis of the responders to treatments in clinical trials have suggested different clinical responses may cluster based on phenotype and preliminary clinical trials suggest some analgesics show a greater efficacy in patient subtypes. The european medicines agency allow the classification of patients by QST in clinical trials. It is proposed that in cases where efficacy is only shown in one identified QST group, the drug will only be approved for use with those patients. Additionally, in Europe, QST is now allowed as a secondary outcome in clinical trials. Early disease identification The early identification of neuropathy particularly in diabetic neuropathy may be useful to identify people with asymptomatic neuropathy. Asymptomatic neuropathy is a clinical concern because patients with untreated neuropathy may develop ulcers and damage due to a loss of protective sensation. Weaknesses QST relies on psychophysical report of responses to stimuli. As a result it may be subject to patient biases. Nerve conduction studies may provide a more reliable metric in certain clinical situations. However, nerve conduction studies poorly identify hypersensitivity, QST can identify both loss and gain of function. Psychophysical tests are generally affected by other difficult to control factors, such as stress, the experience of the tester, the room the test is in, the novelty of the environment and the person's temperament. The test is time consuming and may take an hour to perform, and for monitoring require multiple visits. See also Peripheral neuropathy Neuropathic pain Laser-evoked potential Somatosensory system References Pain Neurological disorders Medical_tests
Crotalaria ledermannii is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae. It is found in Cameroon and Nigeria. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, as well as subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland. It is threatened by habitat loss. References ledermannii Flora of Cameroon Flora of Nigeria Vulnerable plants Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
Zoran Janković (born 1 January 1953) is a Slovenian businessman and politician serving as Mayor of Ljubljana since April 2012. He previously served as mayor from 2006 to 2011. Janković came to prominence in 1997 as the president of the Slovenian retail company Mercator. In October 2011, he established the Positive Slovenia party, which won the plurality of votes at the early Slovenian 2011 parliamentary election. His function as a mayor ceased on 21 December 2011, when he became a deputy in the National Assembly. After Janković failed to be elected as the prime minister in the National Assembly, he was re-elected as the mayor of Ljubljana and retook the position on 11 April 2012. Janković is the first mayor of Ljubljana to have served two terms since the end of World War II. Early life Janković was born in the village of Saraorci near the town of Smederevo in Serbia, then part of the Yugoslavia, to a Serb father and a Slovene mother. His parents moved to Slovenia for a better life, and left their son in poverty with his grandmother in Saraorci. In this time, his sister Jagoda was born. After finishing fourth grade of the primary school in 1964, he moved to Ljubljana so that he could learn English instead of Russian. He did not know Slovenian at the time. In Ljubljana, he attended the Valentin Vodnik Primary School in Šiška and the Kette and Murn Primary School in Kodeljevo in the last grade. Then, he attended the Poljane High School, where he learned French. There, he met his wife Mija, the cousin of Gregor Virant, who later became an influential politician. In 1971, he entered the Faculty of Economics in Ljubljana, from which he graduated in 1980 with the thesis "Agricultural Goods Wheelers-Dealers in Our Country" (). During study, he built a house with the money he earned working for the AMD Moste (Auto-Moto Society Moste), with bookkeeping and with cargo transportation. In 1974, he married Mija and later had two children with her, Damijan and Jure. Career as manager Janković started his career in 1978 in the investment sector of Post of Slovenia (which is deficient information, as at the time the postal, telephone and telegraph services were still united within PTT Slovenija with several regional PTT branches and it is not clear in which of these organizations Janković was employed). Since 1979 till 1984, he was a representative of the company Grič Zagreb, and was appointed the acting director of the tourism and trade company Mercator Investa in 1984. As the company sponsors the basketball club Smelt Olimpija, he became also the vice-president of the club. Later, he became the general director of the company. After the merge of Mercator Investa and Mercator Inženiring in 1988, he was not appointed the director of the joint company, so he left. Since 1988 till 1990, he was the vice-director of SOZD Emona and the acting director of Emona-VPS. In December 1988, he survived a severe car crash without major injuries. In 1990, as he was not appointed the director of Emona, he founded the civil engineering and interior design company Electa and remained its director till 1997. He moved to Golovec where he jogged a lot. Electa sponsored several junior sports teams. Janković became the main sponsor in 1992 and the president of the handball club Krim, later renamed to HC Krim Electa. The club made extraordinary progress and then won the national handball cup for several years. In 1995, Janković stepped down from the position of the president of the club due to his dissatisfaction with the Ljubljana city distribution of money to clubs. In 1996, he became the president of the Handball Federation of Slovenia. He retained the position till 2004. In 1995, Janković entered the Supervisory Board of Mercator as the representative of the Slovenian Compensation Company (, SOD), which was led at the time by Tone Rop, the then Slovenian Minister of Labour and the president of the Liberal Democracy of Slovenia (LDS). According to the magazine Mladina, the main lobbyist for the entry of Janković into Mercator was Peter Rigl, who was also member of LDS. In 1997, after the Supervisory Board of the Slovenian retail company Mercator deposed Kazimir Živko Pregelj as the chairman, due partly to the 2.5 billion tolars debt of the company, the board appointed Janković as the new director. In 2002, a recording by POP TV was published, in which Rop scolded at Janković that he himself had enabled Janković to enter Mercator. Both of them claimed later that the recording had been torn out of context, and that it had been about the entry into the supervisory board and not becoming the president of the company. According to Miran Goslar and Janković himself, the appointment was not politically motivated but made exclusively by influential managers in Mercator. Goslar stated that not even one of the then politicians supported the appointment of Janković. The entry of Janković transformed the company Mercator to the biggest retail company in Slovenia and one of the biggest in the region. The company took over numerous companies, starting with Klas in 1998, and numerous others, among them the most controversial being the take-over of Emona Merkur. In August 1999, the first Mercator hypermarket was opened in Šiška. Despite being a director, Janković actively helped his employees, for example with tidying shopping carts. In December 2000, Mercator opened its shops abroad for the first time, in Pula, Croatia, and Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and in 2002, the largest one in Belgrade, Serbia. In 1999, Janković became a member of the management board in the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia (, ), where he was appreciated as constructive and decisive. In February 2001, Janković received a prize for extraordinary economic and business achievements by GZS. In September 2001, an article is published in Delo describing Electa as being severely indebted, not paying its subcontractors, and making profit from business with Mercator. Several lawsuits were filed in but later withdrawn. Despite the accusations, Janković remained the director of Mercator and Electa fulfilled its obligations. In 2002, he was proclaimed the manager of the year by the management magazine Manager. In 2003, Janković started his second term in Mercator. During this term, he actively opposed the act restricting the use of alcohol that prohibited the sale of alcohol to the youth and to drunk people and the sale of alcohol after 9 pm. He also opposed the closure of shops on Sundays, which was in September 2003 supported on a referendum. The magazine Kapital bestowed him with the title "The best director 2003" (). At the end of 2003, Mercator took over Živila. In January 2004, Slovenia hosted the 2004 European Men's Handball Championship and Janković announced his candidacy for the president of the European Handball Federation. He was a favourite at first but fell out already after the first round. In 2005, SOD and KAD () sold a little less than 30% of Mercator to two suppliers of Mercator, Istrabenz and Pivovarna Laško. On 15 November 2005, the new owners removed Janković from his position for non-culpable reasons and appointed Žiga Debeljak, the financial director of Gorenje. Janković later accused Prime Minister Janez Janša of having conspired to achieve his removal as part of a political deal with the new owners of Mercator. Mayor of Ljubljana In September 2006, Janković announced his intent to run for the office of mayor of Ljubljana as an independent candidate. He was elected with a landslide in the first round on 22 October 2006, with almost 63% of the popular vote. His list won 23 out of 45 seats in the city council, virtually guaranteeing the stability of his administration. He took the office on 17 November 2006. There were numerous campaign promises made before the elections – including the most prominent one, the building of the Stožice Stadium, a new central football stadium and indoor sports arena, which was built in 2010, solving the decades-old issue of Ljubljana not having such facilities. On 10 October 2010, Janković was re-elected for another 4-year term, receiving almost 65% of the popular vote. His list won 25 out of 45 seats in the city council. The downtown of Ljubljana has been significantly redesigned during his terms, and closed for traffic. However, the debt of the City Municipality of Ljubljana significantly increased, and many promises were not or were only partly realised. During his term as the mayor of Ljubljana, the daily newspaper Finance accused Janković of having abused his powers as mayor of Ljubljana to create economic benefits for his sons. Janković rejected these accusations as completely false and based on the journalists' imagination. At a celebration of his father's second victory at the Ljubljana local elections, his younger son Jure Janković publicly threatened to murder the Finance journalist Jaka Elikan, who investigated and wrote about the alleged corruption of the Janković family and who was present at the event; the threat was recorded by the journalists and made public. Zoran Janković publicly reacted to the threat by rejecting any use of violence and apologizing for his son's words; at the same time, however, he accused the journalist of being excessively provocative. Following the media allegations of Janković's abuse of power to create economic benefit for his son Jure, an Investigation Commission was formed by the Slovenian National Assembly, headed by the opposition MP Alenka Jeraj. In its final report, the Commission stated that there is a reasonable suspicion that Zoran Janković abused his power as Mayor of Ljubljana. In an interview to the Croatian daily newspaper Večernji list in October 2010, Janković stated corruption is not an important problem in Slovenia; this statement caused some controversy in the Slovenian media, and triggered a negative public response by the Commission for the Prevention of Corruption. Entry into national politics On 11 October 2011, Janković announced his candidacy for prime minister with his own party, Positive Slovenia, to "make a better world for all Slovenians, beyond current political doctrines and practices". When asked what made him decide to run for the Slovenian parliamentary election, Janković replied that his final decision was made upon his wife's insistence that he should run in order to protect their children from unjust persecution. The statement was made in regard of the committee established by the Slovenian National Assembly in order to investigate Janković's alleged misuse of power as mayor of Ljubljana; his both sons were summoned to testify at the committee, both availing themselves with the right to silence. The influential investigative journalist Bojan Traven raised a theory, according to which Janković's entry into state politics was conditioned by the concern over the financial status of his family. On 4 December, Positive Slovenia won the election with 28.51% of votes, thus gaining 28 seats out of 90 in the Assembly. In his first responses, Janković said that the victory of his party was a proof that Slovenians wanted an efficient state and that he would focus on economic growth. Shortly after the unofficial results became available, he stated he would invite all the parties to coalition talks. Analysts predicted the most likely coalition would consist of Positive Slovenia (PS), Social Democrats (SD), Gregor Virant's Civic List (LGV) and Democratic Party of Pensioners of Slovenia (DeSUS). On 5 January 2012, President Danilo Türk proposed Janković as the candidate to form a government to the National Assembly. Two days before the scheduled voting, the Slovenian Association of Journalists and Commentators, the second largest journalists' association in the country, issued a statement raising the concern that Janković might abuse his power as prime minister by curtailing the freedom of media through intimidation. A coalition agreement between PS, SD, LGV and DeSUS was initialled on 7 January. However, in the evening of 9 January, LGV announced it would not support Janković as the new prime minister and also not join his coalition, due to large differences in the programs of the parties. On 11 January, Janković was not elected as the new prime minister by the National Assembly. In a secret ballot, his candidacy only gained the support of 42 deputies, two less than expected prior to the voting, and four short of the absolute majority needed for his election. Following the election of Janez Janša as the prime minister in the second round of the voting, Positive Slovenia became an opposition party. When Janković got elected to the National Assembly, his function as the Mayor of Ljubljana ceased because of incompatibility of the two functions. In February, Janković announced he decided to run for the position of Mayor of Ljubljana again. He participated at the by-election for the mayor of Ljubljana on 25 March 2012 and was elected for the continuation of the second term with 61% of votes. He retook the leadership of the city council on 11 April 2012. His mandate of a deputy ceased on 16 April 2012. On 19 April, he was replaced by the former athlete Alenka Bikar. On 17 January 2013, Alenka Bratušek was replaced Janković as president of the Positive Slovenia party after Janković temporarily renounced all functions in the party following allegations raised by the official Commission for the Prevention of Corruption report. On 26 April 2014, Zoran Janković was again voted as the president of the party with 422 votes for out of 763 voters; his only opponent, Alenka Bratušek, received 338 votes. On 29 April 2014 Bratušek resigned from Positive Slovenia, and also announced her resignation as Prime Minister, to take effect on 5 May 2014. She became the first Slovenian Prime Minister to resign from office; her resignation went into effect on 8 May, and then on 31 May 2014 she formed her own party Alliance of Alenka Bratušek (Zavezništvo Alenke Bratušek; ZaAB). Public perception Throughout his presence in the public life, Janković has been mired in scandals. This is alleged by his detractors and acknowledged by his sympathisers. The latter say that while every politician is corrupt, at least Janković is "a man of action" and has finally done something for residents of Ljubljana. This normally refers to him having built the Stožice stadium. His opponents point out, however, that he built it with taxpayers' money and that his family and companies owned by them have benefited to the tune of many millions from backhanders paid by building contractors engaged to construct it, while subcontractors were not paid for their work, supposedly for lack of funds. In 1998, the left liberal magazine Mladina accused Janković of having used his influence as businessman in order to secure his younger son's participation in the spring matura state exams, although he should have first passed two retake exams. In October 2011, a whole episode of the talk political show Pogledi Slovenije, aired by the national broadcaster RTV Slovenija, was focused on Janković's alleged nepotism. He has been a target of satire, especially by the popular comedian Denis Avdić. In May 2012 it was revealed that the Slovene tax administration is investigating how 400 thousand out of the 15 million euros, paid by the City of Ljubljana to the Stožice Sports Park construction contractor (GREP), ended on the account of the KLM Naložbe company, which is majority-owned by Zoran Janković. Janković and his son Jure are under investigation by the tax authorities and the police in connection with the Cypriot company Blue Train of which Jure Janković has been revealed to be a director. He is perennially cited as one of the most influential people in the country. References External links Further reading \|- 1953 births Living people Eastern Orthodox Christians from Slovenia Mayors of Ljubljana Members of the National Assembly (Slovenia) Politicians from Smederevo Positive Slovenia politicians Serbian emigrants to Slovenia Slovenian businesspeople Slovenian people of Serbian descent Slovenian sports executives and administrators University of Ljubljana alumni Articles containing video clips
Lutterworth Town Hall is a municipal building in the High Street in Lutterworth, Leicestershire, England. The structure, which operates as a community events venue, is a Grade II listed building. History In the 1830s the town masters of Lutterworth decided to commission a building for civic events: it was agreed that the cost of construction would be financed by the Lutterworth Town Estate, an entity established for the benefit of local residents. The site they chose on the east side of the High Street was owned by Basil Feilding, 7th Earl of Denbigh who agreed to sell the land. The new building was designed by Joseph Hansom in the neoclassical style, built in stone with a stucco finish at a cost of £1,600 and was completed in 1836. The design involved a symmetrical main frontage with three bays facing onto the High Street; the ground floor was rusticated and arcaded while the first floor featured a blind tetrastyle portico with Ionic order columns supporting an entablature, a frieze and a pediment with an oculus in the tympanum. The wings, which were curved, featured on the ground floor, a square sash window on the left and a recessed doorway on the right and, on the first floor, three round headed windows on each side. The architect had planned to erect a statue of the philosopher, John Wycliffe, who had served as rector of St Mary's Church, in the centre of the portico; however, this proposal was abandoned on the basis of its high cost. Internally, the principal rooms were the corn exchange and market hall on the ground floor together with an assembly hall, which featured a large chandelier with silver candle holders, on the first floor. In 1890, the town hall was the venue for a meeting, chaired by Marston Buszard Q.C., at which it was overwhelmingly agreed to support proposals for the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway, despite the route coming within of the town centre. Following significant population growth, largely associated with the status of Lutterworth as a market town, the area became a rural district in 1894. The new council continued to use the town hall for civic events but based its council officers and their departments in council offices in Coventry Road. The building was also used as the local magistrates' court until 1906 when a dedicated courthouse was established in Gilmorton Road. At around the same time, the arcading on the ground floor of the town floor was infilled with sash windows and a new dance floor was laid in the assembly hall. In 1984, ownership of the building was transferred to an entity known as the Lutterworth Town Hall Charity, which was managed by independent trustees with the objective of preserving and maintaining the building. The charity carried out a programme of refurbishment works, which included the installation of a lift, at a cost of £45,000 in the late 1980s. The building became an approved venue for weddings and civil partnership ceremonies in January 2012 and a further programme of refurbishment works, which included the upgrade of the lift and which was part funded by Tarmac, was completed in summer 2021. References Government buildings completed in 1836 City and town halls in Leicestershire Lutterworth Grade II listed buildings in Leicestershire
Faustin Luanga (born February 15, 1964) is a Congolese politician and career diplomat who has been Ambassador-at-large for the Democratic Republic of the Congo since 4 June 2021. Education Faustin Luanga obtained a bachelor's degree in economics from the University of Kinshasa in 1988 before getting a master's degree in international relations from the International University of Japan in 1991 and a doctorate in economics from the University of Nagoya in 1994. Diplomatic career In 1996 Faustin Luanga joined the World Trade Organization (WTO) and served as advisor to the Economic and Statistics Division as well as to the Division of the Institute for Training and Technical Cooperation where he was Advisor in charge of the Africa Office before becoming Regional Head for the economies of Asia and the Pacific, a position he holds to this day. Involvement in government Between 2001 and 2006, Faustin Luanga held political office with the rank of Minister of State in his country of origin, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). He was special advisor to the President of the DRC, Joseph Kabila, in charge of all economic, financial and development issues, coordinating and supervising all the ministries linked to the Economic and Financial Commission of his country for three years. For two years, Luanga also headed the National Program for the disarmament, demobilization and reintegration of former soldiers, at a time where the DRC had just left a decade of war. References 1964 births Living people Democratic Republic of the Congo–Japan relations Democratic Republic of the Congo diplomats Democratic Republic of the Congo politicians University of Kinshasa alumni International University of Japan Nagoya University alumni
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Chaserider is the brand name for bus services operated around Cannock and Staffordshire by D&G Bus, a local bus operator owned by Centrebus who are based in Adderley Green, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. History The Chaserider brand name, which refers to Cannock Chase, was first used by Midland Red from 1977 until 1992. During November 2020, Centrebus Group subsidiary D&G Bus announced they would be taking over the Cannock depot of Arriva Midlands from the end of January 2021 with operations in Cannock and Stafford running under the revived Chaserider brand. Services Chaserider services operate mainly around Cannock and Stafford with some further afield into Wolverhampton. Since taking over from Arriva Midlands in January 2021, Chaserider have undertaken a number of service reviews including a trial of running buses on Sundays in partnership with Designer Outlet West Midlands from the Pye Green estates, services to Baswich and Lichfield have also been revised or passed to other operators. Some of the Stafford town centre network inherited from Arriva has been taken over by Select Bus Services. From June 2021, Chaserider introduced a new service X14 between Cannock, Shifnal, Telford and Oakengates. This had 6 journeys in each direction, but was withdrawn in January 2022 owing to low passenger numbers. From February 2023, Chaserider began operating subsidised services 102 and 103 along with school services 104 and 105 in the Telford area. Also operated under contract to Telford and Wrekin Council, Chaserider also began to operate service 100 in late 2022. These services utilise a fleet of 6 suitably branded Alexander Dennis Enviro 200 MMCs. Service 1 which ran between Cannock and Walsall and operated every 20 minutes at its peak was curtailed to operate only between Cheslyn Hay and Cannock from the summer 2022. This was controversial as at the same time National Express cut its competing X51 between Cannock and Walsall (and which continues to Birmingham) to every 30 minutes from 20 minutes between the two towns. In July 2023, Chaserider commenced operations on behalf of Transport for West Midlands, running services 35A and 36 between Walsall, Aldridge and Lichfield, with an additional service 19 under contract in October 2023 commencing, between Walsall and Bloxwich Further expansion will see Chaserider replace National Express West Midlands on service service 5 (Wolverhampton to Codsall, evenings and Sundays) from 6th November 2023. Day time journeys will be operated by Banga Buses. Fleet As part of the sale to D&G bus, Arriva included 46 vehicles with sale of Cannock depot, since the takeover most of the vehicles have been refurbished into D&G two tone red livery with Chaserider branding alongside some newer additions from within D&G parent company Centrebus Group. As of June 2022, Centrebus are upgrading the Chaserider fleet with newer vehicles from elsewhere within their operations. References External links Company website Flickr gallery Bus operators in Cheshire Bus operators in Staffordshire Transport companies established in 1998 1998 establishments in England
The 2010 Congressional election for Delegate to the United States House of Representatives from the United States Virgin Islands was held on November 2, 2010. The non-voting delegate to the House of Representatives from the United States Virgin Islands is elected for two-year terms. The winner of the race served in the 112th Congress from January 3, 2011 until January 3, 2013. The election was part of the 2010 U.S. House of Representatives election and coincided with other local elections in the Virgin Islands, including the 2010 gubernatorial race. Election Candidates Incumbent U.S. Virgin Islands Delegate Donna Christian-Christensen, a Democrat, formally announced her campaign for re-election on Sunday, July 25, 2010. Christensen, who had held the seat since 1997, ran unopposed in 2008. In 2010, Christensen was challenged by Republican Vincent Emile Danet and two independent candidates – Guillaume Mimoun and Jeffrey Moorhead, a Saint Croix attorney. Election results Incumbent Del. Donna Christian-Christensen easily won re-election to another term, taking 18,584, or 71.2% of the total votes cast in the election. Independent candidate Jeffrey Moorhead placed second with 4,880 votes. Republican Vincent Danet came in third place with 2,223 votes, while independent candidate Guillaume Mimoun came in fourth place with 397 votes. References 2010 United States Virgin Islands elections Virgin Islands 2010

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