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2001 World Ice Hockey Championships may refer to: 2001 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships 2001 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships 2001 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships 2001 IIHF World U18 Championships
Sidney Greenberg (September 27, 1917 – March 31, 2003) was an American rabbi and author. Biography Greenberg was born in Brooklyn, New York on September 27, 1917 to Morris and Sadie Armel Greenberg. He was educated at Hirsh Laib Berlin Yeshivah in New York, received a BA from Yeshiva University in 1938, ordained at the Jewish Theological Seminary in 1942 and received a Doctor of Hebrew Letters there in 1947. Greenberg served as an army chaplain during World War II. In 1941, he became the rabbi of Temple Sinai in Dresher, Pennsylvania, at the temple's founding and served his entire career there. Under Greenberg, Temple Sinai was a leading conservative synagogues in Philadelphia, and the temple received several Solomon Schechter awards. Greenberg was a leader in female equality. He was also a supporter of zionism and in 1968 inaugurated an annual pilgrimage to Israel for members of his congregation. He wrote numerous books on Judaism, wrote several prayer books, and many newspaper columns. He wrote a weekly column for The Philadelphia Inquirer from 1978 to 1982 and for Philadelphia's Jewish Exponent from 1982 until late in his life. He also served on the editorial boards of The Jewish Digest and The Reconstructionist. He served on the executive boards of the United Synagogue of America, Technion, Bonds for Israel, and the Rabbinical Assembly and chaired the Committee of 1,000 for Soviet Jewry. He was also president of the Philadelphia Region of the Rabbinical Assembly from 1953 to 1955. He also taught homiletics at the Yeshiva University Seminary and at the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College. An excerpt from the chapter on Passover, from his book Torah Guidelines For Living Like A Mensch (Growth Associates Publishers, 2002): "Here is where the Divine playwright enters. God is the true Hero of the Exodus. For it is God who enables a stammering, tongue-tied Moses to be the vehicle for the greatest words ever uttered by a human being. It is God who takes an inflated tyrant and cuts him down to size. It is God who converts an oppressed, downtrodden horde of slaves into 'a kingdom of priests and a holy people.' Every year at Pesah time the descendants of those ex-slaves retell and reenact this ancient drama, making it the longest running play in history." At his death, Greenberg was survived by his wife of 60 years, Hilda Weiss Greenberg; daughters Reena Keren and Adena Greenberg; nine grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren. His daughter, Shira Ruskay, predeceased him. Works References 1917 births 2003 deaths American Conservative rabbis Jewish Theological Seminary of America semikhah recipients Yeshiva University alumni 20th-century American rabbis 21st-century American rabbis
Buckston may refer to: Buckston Browne (1850–1945), a British surgeon and urology pioneer George Buckston (1881–1942), an English cricketer Robin Buckston (1908–1967), an English cricketer See also Bradbourne Hall, ancestral home of the Buxton/Buckston family Buxton (disambiguation)
Tom Weilandt (born 27 April 1992) is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Regionalliga Nordost club Greifswalder FC. Club career Weilandt started playing football with local Rostock clubs SV Warnemünde and LSG Elmenhorst. In 2003, he joined the youth ranks of Hansa Rostock where he also became German under 19 champion in 2010. In the following year he eventually made it to the club's first team squad, making his debut in a 3. Liga match versus SV Wehen Wiesbaden on 30 April 2011. International career In 2009, Weilandt earned two caps for the Germany under 18 team. Personal life Weilandt is the son of former East Germany international Hilmar Weilandt. His nickname "Hille" is also derived from his father's first name. Career statistics References External links Living people 1992 births Footballers from Rostock German men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Germany men's youth international footballers 2. Bundesliga players 3. Liga players Regionalliga players Oberliga (football) players FC Hansa Rostock players SpVgg Greuther Fürth players VfL Bochum players Holstein Kiel players Greifswalder FC players
Charles Magauran, the Third, (Gaelic- Cathal Mág Samhradháin) was chief of the McGovern Clan and Baron or Lord of Tullyhaw barony, County Cavan including the period 1641 to 1657. Ancestry His ancestry was Charles son of Brian Magauran son of Feidhlimidh Mág Samhradháin (d. 1622) son of Brian son of Tomás (d. 1532) son of Maghnus (d. 1497) son of Tomás Óg (d. 1494) son of Tomás na Feasoige (d. 1458) son of Fearghal (d. 1393) son of Tomás (d. 1343) son of Brian ‘Breaghach’ Mág Samhradháin (d. 1298). His father Brian Magauran was his predecessor as chief of the clan. Cathal was the eldest son and his younger brothers were Domhnall (anglicised Daniel) Magauran and Feidhlimidh (anglicised Phelim) Magauran. Chieftainship On the death of the McGovern chief, his father Brian Magauran, some time after 1628, Charles took the chieftaincy and lived in Ballymagauran Castle. 1641 Rebellion Charles joined the Irish Rebellion of 1641 against British rule and he led the McGovern forces in the wars that followed. The surviving British settlers later made depositions about the rebels’ activities, some of which mentioned Charles and the other McGoverns. County Cavan depositions William Reynolds of Lisnaore made a deposition about the rebellion in Lissanover as follows: George Butterwick of Drumlane parish stated: Thomas Hedges of Cavan Town stated: Martin Kilhare of Drumlane made depositions about the rebellion in Munlough South and Drumlane: Dorothy Ward of Drumlane stated: Arthur Culme of Cloughoughter Castle stated, inter alia: Robert Simmons of Killeshandra stated: James Gardiner of Aghabane stated: Audrey Carrington of Ballyness, Bofealan townland stated: County Leitrim depositions Ralph Carr of Oughteragh parish stated: The aforesaid Ralph Carr made a further statement: Thomas Lewis of Oughteragh parish stated: Nicholas Ward of Ballinamore stated: George Bowker of Ballinamore stated: Edward Bisphum of Drumreilly stated: Elizabeth Kiddier of County Leitrim stated: Mary Carr of Oughteragh stated: Peter Lewis of Ballinamore stated: Sergeant Scott of the garrison in Manorhamilton Castle published a diary in 1645. One entry states: County Fermanagh depositions Thomas Leysance of Mackan stated: Siege of Croaghan and Keilagh The castles of Croaghan and Keelagh, Killeshandra belonging to Sir James Craig and Sir Francis Hamilton were besieged by the McGoverns and O'Reillys when the 1641 rebellion started. The inhabitants held out until 15 June 1642 when they surrendered and went to Drogheda. However they occasionally made forays for food during the siege and one of them on 22 April 1642 was made in Tullyhaw when several McGoverns were killed. Dr. Henry Jones relates the incident: Eleanor Reynolds of Lissanover also made a deposition about the siege of Croaghan as follows: John Simpson of Killeshandra also made a deposition about the siege of Keelagh: When Croaghan and Keelagh surrendered, Charles Magauran was one of the signatories to the surrender agreement: Battle of Benburb At the Battle of Benburb on 5 June 1646, the McGoverns fought beside Owen Roe O'Neill, probably under the leadership of Charles Magauran. His great-great grandson Major Edward Magauran refers to this event in his autobiography wherein he states- "I was born in 1746 at the residence of the M'Gauran family, called from them Balli M’Gauran. It is a market town of some note, wherein four considerable fairs are annually held. During their prosperous days, a stately castle reared its head, adjoining to the town, and was the abode of the Barons, but it was dismantled by order of Oliver Cromwell, and now lies in ruins. My great grandfather having thus involved himself in O'Neil's rebellion, and thereby forfeited his estates, they remained in the Crown till the reign of King James the Second". Cromwellian confiscations In 1657 A list of the Papist Proprietors names in the County of Cavan, as they are returned in the Civill Surveys of the said County gave the names of 20 landowners whose property was confiscated in the barony of Tullyhaw. These were Cormock MacBryan MacGowran; Bryan Oge MacGowran; Thomas MacGowran; Ffarrell MacHugh MacMarcus Oge MacGowran; Bryan Oge MacGowran; Daniell MacGowran; Philemy Oge MacGowran; Gilderneve MacGowran; Charles MacGowran; Nicholas O'Gowean; William MacGreame, gent.; William Gryme; Daniell MacGourke; Philip Mac Mullmore O'Rely; Charles O'Rely; Shane Reagh O'Rely; Hugh O'Rely; Owny Sherridan; James Talbott, Esq. References Irish lords 17th-century deaths People from County Cavan 17th-century Irish people
Ballentine Barraud Park Bayview Berkley Broad Creek/Bowling Green/Roberts Village Calvert Square Chesterfield Heights Colonial Place Coleman Place Cottage Road Park Crown Point Diggs Park Downtown Norfolk East Ocean View Elizabeth Park Estabrook Fairmount Park Neighborhood Fort Norfolk Freemason District Ghent Highland Park Huntersville, also called Hunters Village or Olde Huntersville Ingleside Kensington Larchmont-Edgewater Lafayette / Winona Lafayette Shores Lakewood Lamberts Point Larrymore Lawns Lindenwood Lochhaven Meadowbrook North Ghent Northside Norview Ocean View Park Place Pinewell Poplar Halls Riverpoint Riverview Sewell's Point Sewell's Garden Shoop Park South Bayview Talbot Park Tidewater Park Titustown Villa Heights Wards Corner Business District West Freemason West Ocean View Willoughby Spit Young Terrace Historic Districts in Norfolk Many of Norfolk's neighborhoods, buildings, and landmarks have notable national and local historic significance. The city has four Locally Designated Historic Districts, Ghent, Downtown, West Freemason, East Freemason, and Hodges House (consisting of a single structure). Norfolk also has fifteen districts recognized on the National Register of Historic Places. References External links Norfolk Neighborhood Profiles Norfolk Neighborhood Service Areas Interactive GIS Map of Norfolk
Lygropia polytesalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1859. It is found in Tefé, Brazil. References Moths described in 1859 Lygropia
Rencontres du Film Court Madagascar, also called RFC, is the only film festival in Madagascar. The Festival was founded in 2006 by Laza, a malagasy filmmaker and producer, and is organised by L'Association Rencontres du Film Court, the Institut Français de Madagascar and Rozifilms. It is held annually in Antananarivo, the capital of Madagascar. Since 2017, RFC On Tour was included, it is about sharing Malagasy films around the country and aiming to push on writers, filmmakers, and producers. In 2013 the festival welcomed around 12.000 visitors and is still constantly growing. During the 13. edition of RFC around 25.000 visitors have been counted. The festivals main focus besides offering free screenings to the public is to step in for a non-existing film school and provide cinematographic knowledge. Every year several meetings and workshops come along with the screenings. As there is no cinema in whole Madagascar RFCs main screening venue is the building of Institut Français de Madagascar. Additional screenings are held in the open air or at IKMalagasy. Festival programme During 9 days around 350 films are presented in over 30 Screenings. Besides many non-competition screenings, 3 official competition screenings are composed. Compétition officielle Fiction - Malagasy live action short films Compétition officielle Documentaire - Malagasy documentary films Compétition officielle Animation Panafricaine - African animated short films Awards The Award of RFC is called Zebu d'or. Awards are handed out to the winner of every competition category. A fourth additional Zebu d'or is awarded to the winner of the category "public choice". External links http://www.rencontresdufilmcourt.mg/ https://www.facebook.com/Rencontresdufilmcourt http://www.rozifilms.com/ http://www.institutfrancais-madagascar.com/ References Film festivals established in 2006 Film festivals in Africa Festivals in Madagascar
Otalżyno is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Przodkowo, within Kartuzy County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Przodkowo, north of Kartuzy, and west of the regional capital Gdańsk. For details of the history of the region, see History of Pomerania. References Villages in Kartuzy County
Firuzi (, also Romanized as Fīrūzī; also known as Firoozi Marvdasht and Fīrūzī-ye Marvdasht) is a village in Kenareh Rural District, in the Central District of Marvdasht County, Fars Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 2,639, in 699 families. References Populated places in Marvdasht County
Chad Anthony Jerome Rau (born January 18, 1987) is an American professional ice hockey forward who last played for Glasgow Clan in the UK's Elite Ice Hockey League. Rau previously played for HC Slovan Bratislava of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) and Minnesota Wild. He was selected by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 7th round (228th overall) of the 2005 NHL Entry Draft. Playing career He spent a single season in the USHL with the Des Moines Buccaneers in 2004–05, tallying 31 goals and 40 assists in 57 games, while receiving USHL Rookie of the Year honors. In 2014, he was inducted into the Buccaneers' Hall of Fame. Rau attended Colorado College from 2005 to 2009, receiving All-America Second Team honors in 2008 and 2009. On May 17, 2010, Rau was signed as a free agent by the Minnesota Wild to a two-year contract. He was assigned to play for the Houston Aeros at the start of the 2010–11 season. During the 2011–12 season, he made his NHL debut with the Wild and scored his first NHL goal, the eventual game-winning goal, in a 5–2 victory against Kari Lehtonen of the Dallas Stars on January 21, 2012. On February 19, 2012, he scored his second NHL goal in his fifth NHL game. On February 5, 2014, the Minnesota Wild traded Rau to the San Jose Sharks in exchange for Curt Gogol. He was immediately assigned to AHL affiliate, the Worcester Sharks. After spending the first five seasons of his professional career primarily in the AHL, Rau opted to sign abroad on a one-year contract in the Austrian Hockey League with EHC Black Wings Linz on July 22, 2014. He played 24 games with the Black Wings, collecting three goals and four assists. He transferred to SaiPa of the Finnish Elite League (Liiga) on December 31, 2014. In his second year with SaiPa (2015–16), Rau amassed 30 goals and 19 assists in 66 Liiga contests and won the Aarne Honkavaara Trophy as the league's leading goalscorer as well as the Liiga Gentleman of the Year award. After concluding his successful tenure in Finland, Rau opted to leave as a free agent and signed a one-year contract with new KHL entrant, HC Kunlun Red Star of China on July 22, 2016. Following a single season with Kunlun, Rau left as a free agent to continue in the KHL by signing a one-year agreement with HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk on May 10, 2017. After splitting the 2017–18 season, between Nizhnekamsk and Avangard Omsk, Rau continued in the KHL signing as a free agent on a one-year contract with Slovak based, HC Slovan Bratislava, on August 3, 2018. On 25 July 2019, Rau agreed a move to UK EIHL side Glasgow Clan. Personal Chad's younger brother Kyle played NCAA hockey with the University of Minnesota and currently plays within the Minnesota Wild organization in the National Hockey League. Career statistics Regular season and playoffs International Awards and honors References External links 1987 births Living people American men's ice hockey centers Avangard Omsk players Colorado College Tigers men's ice hockey players Des Moines Buccaneers players EHC Black Wings Linz players Glasgow Clan players Houston Aeros (1994–2013) players Ice hockey players from Minnesota Iowa Wild players HC Kunlun Red Star players Minnesota Wild players People from Eden Prairie, Minnesota Ice hockey people from Hennepin County, Minnesota HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk players SaiPa players HC Slovan Bratislava players Toronto Maple Leafs draft picks Worcester Sharks players AHCA Division I men's ice hockey All-Americans American expatriate ice hockey players in Austria American expatriate ice hockey players in China American expatriate ice hockey players in Finland American expatriate ice hockey players in Russia American expatriate ice hockey players in Slovakia American expatriate ice hockey players in Scotland
The killing of Emine Bulut was the murder in 2019 of a Turkish woman by her ex-husband. The crime stirred public outrage in Turkey with condemnations of violence against women. On 18 August 2019, Fedai Baran followed Bulut and their daughter into a café in Kırıkkale. Baran stabbed Bulut in the neck and then fled the scene in a taxi. A video shows Bulut screaming "I don't want to die" and holding her neck after being stabbed as her ten-year-old daughter pleads for her not to die. Bulut died in the hospital. Incident Bulut was having lunch with her 10-year-old daughter at a café in the northwestern province of Kırıkkale. Baran, whom she divorced four years prior, followed her to the café. Once there, he started arguing with her about the custody of their child. Baran later claimed that Bulut had insulted him. Baran attacked Bulut with a knife he was carrying. The aftermath of the incident was filmed. The video shows Bulut screaming "I don't want to die" while her daughter was crying "Mum, please don't die!". Public reaction Days after Bulut was killed, the video was shared on social media. Many social media users shared messages of "We don't want to die" and expressed their demands for an immediate end to feminicides. The Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Services issued a written statement regarding the killing. The statement said Bulut's daughter had been placed under the supervision of the ministry's psychologists. It was also announced that a legal counsel had been appointed to prosecute Baran. Gülsüm Kav, representative of We Will Stop Femicide, a women's rights platform, told the BBC: "The fact that her last cry was asking not to be killed is the symbol of how little, we as women, want. In Turkey, our demand as women, is not to be killed. This was Emine's last cry. And the fact that her child cried 'Mum don't die'… I don't think anyone in the world can turn a blind eye to it whatever their world view." According to We Will Stop Femicide, 31 women were killed in July alone. People associated with human rights groups carried out protests across the country in solidarity with her. Trial The Kırıkkale Criminal Court found 43-year-old Baran guilty of "killing with malicious intent" and sentenced him to life imprisonment, state-run Anadolu New Agency reported. The court rejected Baran's lawyer's requests for a reduction, it said. Bulut's mother and father, her siblings, bar representatives from 81 provinces, representatives of non-governmental organisations and women's associations attended the second hearing in the case, Anadolu said. The mayor of Istanbul, Ekrem İmamoğlu, wrote on his Twitter: "We lost Emine Bulut because of male violence. We stand by women and children in the fight against violence and we will continue to." A message from the Beşiktaş football team said: "We are not silent against this savage. We wish the killings of women to come to an end and the perpetrators will be tried with the most severe penalties. We won't get used to it, we won't shut up." See also Women in Turkey Crime in Turkey References 2019 murders in Turkey Violence against women in Turkey People murdered in Turkey Women in Turkey
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Valukas may refer to: Anton R. Valukas, American lawyer Report of Anton R. Valukas Valuka Iswar, avatar of Shiva
Cogan's Trade is a 1974 crime novel by George V. Higgins. The novel was Higgins's third novel centered on crime in Boston neighborhoods, following The Friends of Eddie Coyle and The Digger's Game. In Cogan's Trade, Cogan is a hitman who targets the person responsible for a card-game heist. The person is identified through a second heist and pursued by Cogan, who works for an anonymous benefactor who also has a non-criminal role in society. The 2012 film Killing Them Softly, directed by Andrew Dominik and starring Brad Pitt, is based on the novel. Plot Markie Trattman is the proprietor of a criminal poker ring operating in a New England neighborhood. He decides to orchestrate an inside job by paying two men to rob his poker room; although he later openly admits his involvement to various criminal figures, he suffers no retaliation. In the fall of 1974, a man named Johnny "Squirrel" Amato plans to rob Markie's next poker game, anticipating the mafia will blame Markie for the heist. He enlists Frankie, a former business associate, and Russell, an unstable heroin addict, to perform the robbery. Upon completing the crime, Russell travels to Florida. "The driver", an emissary for the mafia, converses with a hitman named Jackie Cogan. Jackie has figured out who robbed the game, but even though he understands Markie was uninvolved, he believes Markie should be murdered in order to restore confidence amongst the local mobsters. After murdering Markie, Jackie meets with Mitch, another professional hitman, to prepare for the assassinations of Russell, Frankie, and Squirrel. Jackie becomes frustrated with Mitch's flagrant lechery and alcoholism, and convinces Driver to arrange Mitch's arrest. Russell is arrested on a drug possession charge; meanwhile, Jackie confronts Frankie and agrees to spare him his life, on the condition he reveal Squirrel's whereabouts. Jackie murders Squirrel before murdering Frankie; he then meets with Driver to collect his fee. Driver refuses to pay Jackie in full, and Jackie demands his payment. Characters Jackie Cogan, a enforcer/hitman for the New England mob. He is married and keeps his mob activities separate from his personal life, although his wife is aware of his work. His boss is Dillon who returns from The Friends of Eddie Coyle. Frankie, a low level thug, just out of prison where he met his partner Russel. Russel, an unstable, heroin addict thug, who robs liquor stores and clinics. He has a side gig stealing and breeding dogs. He was in prison 10 years prior to the novel. Johnny 'Squirrel' Amato, a local mobster who employs Frankie and Russel to knock over the card game. "The driver", a mysterious man who informs Cogan of his tasks that the mob have set. Analysis Cogan's Trade and its predecessors The Friends of Eddie Coyle and The Digger's Game "exalt crime at the expense of criminals". In the novel, cars are a common motif, appearing at the beginning of numerous chapters. Higgins pairs drivers with cars that match both their socioeconomic status and how they want to project themselves. In one instance, a character compares "driving a Chrysler 300F at to having sex with a beautiful woman". Cars are also places where characters are killed. Diego Gambetta, writing about communication between criminals, says Cogan "establishes his bona fides with others by invoking common acquaintances" with dialogue such as: "Who are you? I've never seen you before and now you are telling me all these things." "I am just a guy. Very few people know me. Oh, yes. China Tanzi knows me." Higgins employs numerous conversations embedded with extensive slang to illustrate events rather than to write of them happening. A book on American culture said, "A grand master of tactical digression, [Higgins] allows his narrative, containing the criminal design, to wind twistingly around a series of set pieces in which the action is suspended, often for chapters at a time, while the gangsters talk about sex and marriage, who goes out for coffee, their weight and root-canal work." One instance of Higgins's slang is the word "paracki" to refer to paraldehyde, a depressant: "[H]e puts some of the paracki in the glass and some water and they sit there and they sip it." Reception The New York Times, in its review of Cogan's Trade, wrote that the novel's appeal was "the seamy nether-world of the savage seventies" where none of the characters can be considered good. The newspaper said the novel was challenging to read with its extensive use of slang, and it also found the role of women and of prisons to be underdeveloped. Author D. Keith Mano said of the novel, "Higgins's approach is evidential. He doesn't judge. He is as unassertive as a court stenographer." Notes References American crime novels American novels adapted into films Novels set in Boston Novels about the Irish Mob 1974 American novels
Mirabad (, also Romanized as Mīrābād) is a village in Sumay-ye Shomali Rural District, Sumay-ye Beradust District, Urmia County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 342, in 49 families. References Populated places in Urmia County
This article lists the albums attributed to the series Mobile Suit Gundam Wing and Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz. Soundtracks Shin Kidousenki Gundam Wing: Operation 1 Catalog Number KICA-251 Shin Kidousenki Gundam Wing: Operation 2 Catalog Number KICA-263 Shin Kidousenki Gundam Wing: Operation 3 Catalog Number KICA-277 Shin Kidousenki Gundam Wing: Operation 4 Catalog Number KICA-295 Shin Kidousenki Gundam Wing: Operation S - Endless Waltz - Original Sound Track Catalog Number KICA-2063 Singles Just Communication Catalog Number KIDA-99 It's Just Love! Catalog Number APDM-5023 Rhythm Emotion Catalog Number KIDA-121 Mind Education Catalog Number KIDA-139 White Reflection Catalog Number KIDS-320 Last Impression Catalog Number KIDS-391 Radio Drama CDs Shin Kidousenki Gundam Wing: Blind Target-1 Catalog Number KICA-329 Shin Kidousenki Gundam Wing: Blind Target-2 Catalog Number KICA-338 References External links About Gundam Wing.com: Gundam Wing Merchandise - CD Singles, CDs, and Audio Products All the Gundam Sound Soft Catalogue: Gundam Wing (Japanese) Anime soundtracks Gundam lists Mobile Suit Gundam Wing
The Argentine tea culture is influenced by local and imported varieties and customs. The country is a major producer of tea (Camellia sinensis), but is best known for the cultivation and consumption of mate, made with the leaves of the local yerba mate plant. History When Jesuit missionaries first came to Argentina, they tried to ban the popular indigenous tea, yerba mate, out of concern about its addictive qualities. They ultimately reversed their stance and began cultivating yerba mate on plantations in the Misiones province in particular (and elsewhere in South America), until the expulsion of the religious order from the Americas in 1767 during the Suppression of the Society of Jesus. The first varieties of non-native tea to be grown in colonial Argentina were introduced from Russia in 1920. Beginning in 1924, the Argentine government urged farmers to experiment by planting tea seeds that the government imported from China and then distributed to interested farmers. Farmers tested the cultivation of this tea in the provinces of Misiones, Corrientes, Formosa, Chaco and Tucuman. Immigrant farmers also experimented with planting imported tea on their land. Low prices for tea on the world market dampened farmers' enthusiasm for imported tea crops, however. This tea was also considered inferior to foreign teas. Therefore, domestic production was small prior to 1951, when Argentina's government imposed a ban on imported tea. Tea remained a popular beverage, so the demand led to increased cultivation of local tea. In 1952, new tea plantations were established in Misiones Province in northeastern Argentina, growing a better quality tea than had been cultivated previously. Increased demand for tea led in turn to more farmers cultivating it . Argentina has expanded its export market over the decades, reaching its current status as the ninth largest tea-producer worldwide. Tea production Argentina is an important tea-producing nation, the world's ninth-largest tea producer as of 2005 with estimated annual production of 64,000 metric tons. The Argentine regions with the largest concentration of tea cultivation are the highlands of the Misiones and Corrientes provinces in northeastern Argentina, where the climate is hot and humid. The major plantations are on relatively flat land where highly mechanized production can occur. The growing season for tea is from November to May. The teas from Argentina today are some of the least expensive in the world and they are mainly used for processing into ready-to-drink (RTD) and iced tea, given their deep color and brisk taste. Tea exports from Argentina total about 50 million kilograms annually. Argentine tea is primarily used for blending. The largest export market is the United States, where the majority of consumption is for iced tea. The United Kingdom and other parts of Europe also are markets for the country's tea. Although Argentina is responsible for majority of the nations tea production for export across the globe, only about 5 percent of the production is consumed locally. The 78,000 mt (metric tons) that was exported in 2015 represents 4 percent of the total world tea exports and they go to a well diversified range of customers with the main buyer being the US, which purchased 55,300 mt of tea from Argentina in 2015. The tea production as well as trade, in Argentina is only expected to increase from now into the future, as the nation is becoming more aware of the developing tea business. Yerba mate Mate is a tisane, or herbal tea, that is popular in Argentina as well as in Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay. Mate is the Quechuan word for "gourd". Mate is served in a hollow gourd (or occasionally a horn or a hoof), and drunk through a metal straw called a bombilla. This serving style originated with a native culture, the Guarani. The Guarani called the yerba mate plant Caa'''. Indigenous peoples made bombilla straws from hollow cane, and made a filter at the end with vegetable fibers; today's bombilla straws, although made of metal, retain the filter feature at the end that is submerged in the gourd. An elaborate ritual exists for sharing mate: The French Society of Hygiene explained yerba mate by saying, "Yerba Mate raises morale, sustains the muscular system augments strength and allows one to endure privations. In a word, it is a valiant aid." Considered to have medicinal properties by the indigenous South Americans, Mate has a range of active compounds. It has antioxidant and cholesterol-lowering properties, and contains vitamins C, B1, and B2. Colonists and other outsiders observed that gauchos of Argentina and adjoining countries subsisted on a diet of little more than meat and mate without developing scurvy. Mate developed a reputation as a healthy beverage that helped spread its popularity. Mate drinking is widespread in Argentina today. Every year, Argentines consume an average of 5 kg of mate per person. It is a popular morning beverage, due to its high caffeine content. Mate tea served in a traditional gourd cup should never be stirred with the straw; doing so is considered poor etiquette in Argentine tea culture. It is also considered poor manners to wipe the bombilla when sharing mate. Alternative styles of mate are also popular in Argentina. The beverage called mate cocido is simply yerba mate brewed in a tea bag, similar to Asian style tea, and served with milk or sugar. Mate cocido is a less bitter variation on the traditional mate drink. Orange peels and hot milk added to the yerba mate create a beverage called mate de leche con cascarita de naranja. A museum dedicated to the history of yerba mate is located in Tigre, near Buenos Aires. Tea-drinking customs and establishments The southernmost region of Argentina, Patagonia, and the town of Gaiman in particular, are known for several traditional Welsh tea houses popular with tourists. The tea houses were established by Welsh people who emigrated to Argentina seeking cultural freedom during a time in the 19th century when the Welsh language was suppressed in Great Britain. The Welsh tea customs are similar to those practised throughout Great Britain and Ireland, with tea being served at approximately 4:00 p.m., the tea beverage being mixed with milk and sugar and consumed alongside cakes and pastries, the most popular of which being the 'torta negra galesa', or Welsh black cake. The interior of the tea houses are decorated with family heirlooms and ornamental kitchenware that bear Welsh names and writings in order to increase authenticity, as well as a gift shop for tourists. While inside, traditional Welsh music is typically played in the background, and larger groups of visitors may be treated to a live Welsh choral singing performance.Regina Schluter (2002), Sustainable Development in Patagonia, in: Contemporary issues in tourism development, Douglas G. Pearce and Richard Butler, editors. Psychology Press. . Pages 186-187. A combination of British tea culture and Argentine cuisine can be found in some establishments in Buenos Aires, where tea is served in the late afternoon following the British custom. Traditional British tea varieties such as Earl Grey are served with scones, tarts and finger sandwiches, or the customer's selection from a tea menu of Argentine dishes such as asado de tira'' (beef ribs). Other options include tereré, an infusion of mate made with cold water instead of warm, and locro, a thick bean stew. Young Argentines' tastes in tea beverages are increasingly influenced by global retail trends. Argentine consumers can purchase Moroccan mint tea or Chinese green tea as well as more traditional varieties. In a concession to Argentine tea culture, when Starbucks opened its first outlet in Argentina, it announced that it would include a mate latte drink on its menu. References Tea culture by country Tea in South America Argentine cuisine
WAZO (107.5 FM, "Z107.5") is a radio station broadcasting a Top 40 (CHR) format. Licensed to Southport, North Carolina, United States, the station serves the Wilmington area. WAZO is currently owned by Capitol Broadcasting Company. History For many years, WJYW "Joy 107" in Southport, North Carolina, played beautiful music. The format had a negative reputation as one intended only for older listeners, intended only as background music. In February 1986, Will Bowen became WJYW station manager, and soon the station was successful with a new version of easy listening music, with "ultra-contemporary" from Bonneville Broadcasting replacing "matched flow". The target audience was 25-54, with more vocals and more instrumental versions of newer songs. The station also had more live DJs. Bowen said, "We're not an easy listening station. We're a radio station that happens to play easy listening music." In 1986, the "Year of Relaxation" won WJYW a national award for creativity. Owner Atlantic Broadcasting, which took over the station when it was having problems, asked for a power increase from 3,000 to 50,000 watts. By this time, the station offices were in Wilmington. In the late 1980s, WJYW changed its name to WSFM "Surf 107.5", and changed its format to album oriented rock. During the 1990s, Surf 107.5 changed to alternative rock. The local "Morning Disaster with Bryan & Jim," featuring Bryan Keith and Jim Whitmeyer, aired on WSFM for more than ten years. Then-owner Sea-Comm moved the show to Classic Rock sister WBNE when Surf signed the syndicated "Lex and Terry." In July 2004, NextMedia Group purchased WRQR, WAZO, and WMFD from Ocean Broadcasting, and WKXB and WSFM from Sea-Comm Inc. The sale meant WSFM and WAZO would trade frequencies. JoJo, Jamie and Flave of Bob 93.3 in Greenville, North Carolina joined what was now Z1075. In July 2008, Capitol Broadcasting announced its purchase of NextMedia's Wilmington stations. On July 31, 2009 the station increased effective radiated power to 75,000 watts. References External links Station website AZO Contemporary hit radio stations in the United States
BBWC may refer to: Battery-backed write cache, a technique for accelerating disk writes Beveled-base wadcutter, a type of bullets Brixton Black Women's Centre
Annabessacook Lake is a lake located in the towns of Monmouth and Winthrop, Maine. It is deep, and covers about in surface area. It is one of the major bodies of water in the Winthrop Lakes Region. References Lakes of Kennebec County, Maine Winthrop, Maine Lakes of Maine
Omar Sultan Al Olama (عمر سلطان العلماء) is Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence in the United Arab Emirates. He was appointed in October 2017 by the Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. The UAE was the first country to hire a minister for artificial intelligence. Early life and education Al Olama was born on 16 February 1990 in Dubai. He has a Bachelor Degree in Business Administration and Management from the American University in Dubai, and a Diploma in Excellence and Project Management from the American University in Sharjah. Career Al Olama’s responsibilities as Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence include creating and fostering international efforts in responsibly governing Artificial Intelligence and reflecting the UAE’s vision on ethical use of AI. Before his ministerial position, Al Olama worked in several sectors including the banking sector, telecommunications, private enterprises and government. Between February 2012 and May 2014, Al Olama was member of the corporate planning at the UAE’s Prime Minister’s Office. From November 2015 to November 2016, he was Deputy Head of Minister’s Office at the UAE’s Prime Minister’s Office. Between December 2015 and October 2017, he was Secretary General of the World Organization of Racing Drones. In November 2017, he was appointed Deputy Managing Director of the Dubai Future Foundation. Since July 2016, AlOlama has been the Managing Director of the World Government Summit. During his work in the Future Department at the Ministry of Cabinet Affairs and the Future, AlOlama participated in developing the UAE Centennial 2071 strategy. He also participated in developing the UAE 4th Industrial Revolution Strategy that aims to promote the UAE’s status as a global hub for the 4th Industrial Revolution and develop a national economy based on knowledge, innovation and future technologies. Prior to his appointment, he worked on developing the UAE’s Artificial Intelligence Strategy. Memberships In November 2017, Al Olama was appointed as a member of the ‘Shaping the Future of Digital Economy and Society’ Council (working group), part of the World Economic Forum (WEF) – Davos. UAE Strategy for Artificial Intelligence In October 2017, the UAE Government launched the ‘UAE Artificial Intelligence Strategy’. It covers education, transportation, energy, space and technology. First AI Summer Camp On 1 July 2018, Al Olama inaugurated the first UAE AI Summer Camp. 2,200 applications from university students and government executives were received in just 24 hours. References Government ministers of the United Arab Emirates Artificial intelligence 1990 births Living people
The 2005 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa in the 2005 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The previous year's team finished first (of nine) in the Gateway Football Conference. The team was coached by fifth year head coach Mark Farley and played their home games in the UNI-Dome. Schedule Rankings Roster Coaching staff References Northern Iowa Northern Iowa Panthers football seasons Missouri Valley Football Conference champion seasons Northern Iowa Panthers football
This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Arapahoe County, Colorado. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Arapahoe County, Colorado, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in a map. There are 25 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county. Current listings \|} See also List of National Historic Landmarks in Colorado List of National Register of Historic Places in Colorado Bibliography of Colorado Geography of Colorado History of Colorado Index of Colorado-related articles List of Colorado-related lists Outline of Colorado References External links State of Colorado History Colorado Arapahoe County, Colorado Lists of National Register of Historic Places in Colorado by county National Register of Historic Places listings in Arapahoe County, Colorado
Christoff Swanepoel is a South African rugby league player for the Bloemfontein Roosters. His position is fullback. He is a South African international, and has played in the 2013 Rugby League World Cup qualifying against Jamaica and the USA References South African rugby league players South Africa national rugby league team players Rugby league fullbacks Bloemfontein Roosters players Living people Year of birth missing (living people)
Payyavula Keshav (born 14 May 1965) is a member of the Legislative Assembly of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh representing the Uravakonda constituency of Anantapur. He is associated with the Telugu Desam Party and contested as an MLA six times from Uravakonda Assembly Constituency in the Rayalaseema region of Andhra Pradesh. Early life and education Keshav was born into a landlord family that owned more than 2000 acres till the land ceiling laws were enforced in independent India. His family was one of the richest in the Madras presidency. His father, Payyavula Venkata Narayana was elected as an MLA from Rayadurg constituency in 1975 and also served as the DCC President of the Indian National Congress party in Ananthapuram district. The family traditionally relied on agriculture as their main occupation. He was the youngest son of his parents who had 2 sons and 5 daughters. Keshav attended a local government school up to 10th grade and attended the Sri Sathya Sai School in Puttaparthi for 11th and 12th grades. Later, he joined the Bhadruka College in Hyderabad for his bachelor's degree. After his bachelor's, Keshav finished his post graduate diploma in management from T.A. Pai Management Institute, Manipal University, in 1987 at the age of 22. Keshav is married to Ms Hemalatha and is blessed with two sons, Vikram Simha and Vijay Simha. Political career Keshav's political career spans close to three decades in Telugu Desam Party. In 1994, he was chosen by the then TDP chief Nandamuri Taraka Ramarao to contest in the assembly elections at the age of 29, just a few months after his marriage. While his father contested from Rayadurg earlier, Keshav was allotted the seat of the Uravakonda constituency. Keshav won the elections of 1994 with a thumping majority of 17 thousand votes. In 1994 state assembly elections, TDP won 214 out of the total 294 seats in the assembly. While Keshav contested six times from the Uravakonda seat, he was elected as an MLA four times. Notably, except during his first term as the MLA in 1994–99, TDP could not capture power in the state for him to wield his full hand. Keshav served the assembly and the people of his constituency as an opposition leader more than as a member of the ruling party. As PAC Chairman In the 2019 Assembly elections, Keshav won as an MLA from Uravakonda even when the whole of Andhra Pradesh voted decisively in favor of Jagan Mohan Reddy's YSRCP. Only three contestants from TDP won the election in the Rayalaseema region in 2019, the other two being the party chief Nara Chandra Babu Naidu and popular Telugu film actor Nandamuri Balakrishna. In July 2019, Keshav was appointed the Chairman of Public Accounts Committee by the leader of the opposition Nara Chandra Babu Naidu. As the PAC Chairman, Keshav raised issues related to public finances in the assembly and conducted several press conferences to bring issues to public notice. The issues primarily constituted the irregularities highlighted in CAG reports, the unconstitutionality of financing loans of Andhra Pradesh State Development Corporation through escrow agreements, and the unprecedented amount of borrowings of the state government. In July 2021, Keshav met the Governor of Andhra Pradesh to request a full-fledged audit of the state of public finances. As MLA As MLC Keshav lost the assembly elections in 2014 and contested for an MLC seat in 2015 from Anantapur. After victory, he was appointed the chief whip on behalf of TDP in the Legislative Council. Notable political exigencies Rift with People's War Group As someone from a landlord family background, Keshav was the class enemy during phase 2 of left-wing extremism in India. In the 90s, Keshav's political career started with firm resistance from the People's War Group (PWG) in the region. The tiff-off between Keshav and the Naxalites culminated in two bomb attacks where two houses related to Keshav and his close relatives were blasted by the members of PWG. However, Keshav was not present at any of the blast scenes at the time of both incidents. Samaikyandhra Movement Keshav supported the Samaikyandhra movement during the political turmoil that culminated in carving out of Telangana as a separate state from the larger state of Andhra Pradesh in 2014. Regional issues Keshav has been an active proponent of water issues in the region as Rayalaseema lacks proper irrigation facilities for agriculture. On the political front, Keshav's relationship with Paritala Ravindra, a stalwart leader of TDP in the Anantapur region, has also been tested, owing to rumors about dominance in Anantapur. References 1965 births Living people People from Anantapur district Telugu politicians Telugu Desam Party politicians Andhra Pradesh MLAs 2004–2009 Andhra Pradesh MLAs 2009–2014 People from Bellary district Andhra Pradesh MLAs 1994–1999 Andhra Pradesh MLAs 2019–2024 YSR Congress Party politicians
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Pellston Regional Airport , also known as Pellston Regional Airport of Emmet County, is a public airport located northwest of the central business district of Pellston, a village in Emmet County, Michigan, United States. It is included in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2017–2021, in which it is categorized as a non-hub primary commercial service facility. Mainly a general aviation airport, Pellston Regional Airport also functions as the primary commercial airport for the sparsely populated northern tip of Michigan's Lower Peninsula, owing to its location halfway between the region's primary cities, Petoskey and Cheboygan, as well as its proximity to the tourist centers of Mackinaw City and Mackinac Island. One commercial airline, SkyWest (doing business as Delta Connection), currently serves Pellston Regional with three departures and three arrivals daily. The northern lodge-themed passenger terminal building was constructed in 2003 and designed by architect Paul W. Powers. The new passenger terminal building replaced a smaller terminal building that was demolished. Wireless internet service is available throughout the terminal at no charge to travelers. The airport has commercial service on Delta Air Lines with regional jets operated by SkyWest Airlines. SkyWest generated controversy when it announced plans to operate Essential Air Service (EAS) flights to Pellston as tag flights from Detroit continuing on to Escanaba, another EAS community, and then ending in Minneapolis. The airline cited pilot shortages for the need to condense their flights to the two cities. Both communities objected and threatened to call their U.S. Senators, and SkyWest ended the tag services after a month of flying them. However, more plans for tag flights are expected to take effect in December 2022, operating from Detroit to Pellston to Alpena and then back to Detroit. The airport received $1,000,000 in 2020 as part of the federal CARES act to maintain operations and receive upgrades during the covid-19 pandemic. Facilities and aircraft Pellston Regional Airport covers an area of and contains two asphalt paved runways: 14/32 measures and 5/23 is . For the 12-month period ending April 30, 2022, the airport has about 12,000 aircraft operations, or about 32 per day. This includes 84% general aviation, 15% commercial, and <1% military. For the same time period, there are 32 aircraft based on the field: 23 single-engine and 5 multi-engine airplanes as well as 4 jet aircraft. The airport operates an FBO offering fuel, a courtesy shuttle, conference rooms, crew lounges, snooze rooms, and showers. Airlines and destinations Passenger Cargo Statistics Terminal The current terminal serves as baggage claim, check-in, ticketing, TSA checkpoint and gates. Owing to the airport being very small in size and the number of flights, only two gates are necessary and both are located in the terminal. Since 2009, travel services and offices have been placed at the end of baggage claim. On a normal day, three or four people operate this airport. One airline representative manages check-in, ticketing and works as the gate agent. One is a TSA Senior Agent. The others are ground crew and baggage services. Delta/SkyWest currently has two aircraft in use; both are 50-seat Canadair Regional Jets 100/200 series (CRJ-200). Accidents & Incidents On April 23, 1970, a McDonnell Douglas DC-9, operated by North Central Airlines, destined for Sault Ste. Marie Airport, was hijacked. One hijacker demanded to be taken to Detroit. The hijacker was taken down; there were no fatalities. On May 9, 1970, the UAW President, Walter Reuther; his wife, May; architect Oscar Stonorov; Reuther's bodyguard, William Wolfman; and the pilot and co-pilot were killed when their chartered Lear-Jet crashed in flames at 9:33 p.m. Michigan time. The plane, arriving from Detroit in rain and fog, was on final approach to the Pellston airstrip near the union's recreational and educational facility at Black Lake. The Learjet 23, operated by Executive Jet Aviation and registered as N434EJ, crashed into trees and caught fire short of the runway. An investigation concluded that illusions produced by the lack of visual cues during a circling approach over unlighted terrain at night to a runway not equipped with approach lights or other visual approach aids caused the crash. The aircraft was written off; there were six fatalities. On May 13, 1978, a brand new Piper Cheyenne with less than twenty hours had a controlled flight into terrain (CFIT) two miles from the departure end of Runway 32 after failing to land at Boyne Falls airport. The NTSB investigation concluded the pilot attempted to land below published minimums for the instrument landing system (ILS) approach. The weather was extremely foggy at the time, with less than visibility and ceiling, while the approach called for a ceiling and visibility. A contributing factor was the finding that the middle marker for Runway 32 was not functioning at the time, possibly contributing to the disorientation of the pilot and his location relative to the airfield. The aircraft was destroyed; there were three fatalities. On January 21, 1999, a Beechcraft Baron had a CFIT while on an ILS approach to the airport. The probable cause was found to be the pilot's failure to maintain altitude and terrain clearance on approach and flight into known icing conditions, as a Saab 340 operated by Mesaba Airlines had earlier reported moderate icing below 3,000 feet while on approach to Pellston. Contributing factors include the pilot's intoxication, the icing conditions, known equipment deficiencies in the aircraft, and trees on the impacted hill. The pilot and two passengers died. On February 10, 2007, a Piper Cherokee Six crashed northeast of the airport. The aircraft lost engine power and came to rest in a wooded area. All four aboard survived. On January 15, 2013, a Cessna 208B Cargomaster, operated by Martinaire and registered as N1120N, crashed shortly after takeoff from Pellston Regional Airport. It came down in a wooded area; there was one fatality. References Other sources Essential Air Service documents (Docket DOT-OST-2011-0133) from the U.S. Department of Transportation: Ninety-Day Notice (July 15, 2011): Mesaba Aviation, Inc., and Pinnacle Airlines, Inc., each a certificated carrier, hereby give notice of intent to discontinue the current service provided at Pellston, MI, effective October 13, 2011. Mesaba and/or Pinnacle provide service to the community, operating on a fee-for-service basis as “Delta Connection” carriers. Delta has notified Mesaba and Pinnacle that Delta can no longer economically continue this service. Delta is in the process of retiring all turboprop and numerous small jet aircraft operated by Mesaba and Pinnacle. All of the Saab 340 aircraft operated by Mesaba for Delta Connection will be retired by year end. Delta has notified Mesaba and Pinnacle that high fuel costs and low passenger demand further necessitate the filing of this notice. We intend to submit a bid to provide continued service under the EAS program at subsidy rates that will enable us to cover the cost of the operation and a reasonable return on investment. Order 2012-4-10 (April 6, 2012): selecting Delta Air Lines, Inc., to provide essential air service (EAS) at Chisholm/Hibbing, Minnesota, and Escanaba, Pellston, and Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, for $2,517,770, $2,833,558, $1,055,361, and $1,676,136, respectively. At Pellston, the service is to consist of 12 nonstop round trips per week to Detroit in the off-peak, and 14 per week in the peak period. At Sault Ste. Marie, the service will be 13 round trips per week year round. At the remaining two communities, service is to consist of 12 nonstop round trips per week year round. All service is to be operated with 50-seat CRJ-200 aircraft. Order 2013-10-8 (October 21, 2013): reselecting Delta Air Lines, Inc., to provide Essential Air Service (EAS) at Pellston and Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan; and SkyWest Airlines, at Paducah, Kentucky; Hancock/Houghton, and Muskegon, Michigan; and Eau Claire, Wisconsin. The Order also tentatively reselects American Airlines, at Watertown, New York. Pellston, Michigan: Docket 2011-0133; Effective Period: November 1, 2013, through January 31, 2016; Service: Off peak: Twelve (12) nonstop round trips per week to Detroit (DTW); Peak: Fourteen (14) nonstop round trips per week to Detroit (DTW) with CRJ-200 Aircraft; Annual Subsidy: $1,077,413. External links Lakeshore Express Aviation Airports in Michigan Essential Air Service Transportation in Emmet County, Michigan Buildings and structures in Emmet County, Michigan
John Edward Doig (29 October 1866 – 7 November 1919) was a Scottish footballer, who played as a goalkeeper. He played the peak of his career for Sunderland, in a period of time in the club's history where they were dubbed the 'team of all talents'. He also played for Arbroath and Liverpool at club level, and was selected for Scotland five times. Noted for his exceptional performances in goal, he was also famously shy of his baldness, and always wore a cap with elastic. He set a 19th-century world record by not conceding any goals in 87 of his 290 top division appearances (30%). Club career Early career Born in Arbroath, Doig began his career as an outside right with local junior club St. Helena. He moved to Arbroath F.C. in 1884 after a member of the crowd shouted "let Doig play!" prior to a reserve team kick off; Arbroath were without a goalkeeper and the young Ned Doig was in the audience. He spent two seasons in the reserves before breaking through to the first team in 1886 at the age of 19. Sunderland In November 1889 Doig was signed by Blackburn Rovers. After one game he had a disagreement with the Lancashire club and decided to return home. In 1890, he returned to England to play for Sunderland; however, because he had not been registered with the club for seven days, and therefore still effectively a Blackburn player, the Football League deemed him ineligible for his debut game. As Sunderland did play him, they were fined and deducted two points. Doig went on to be an ever-present in goal for the Wearsiders in the 14 seasons he spent at the club, winning four league championships in the process and making 457 appearances in major competitions. When the Sunderland fanzine/website A Love Supreme made a list of the club's greatest ever players, chosen from seasonal statistics, Doig came out as number one. In 2017 a small left-leaning supporters group, 'Ned Doig Ultras' was founded to commemorate his life. Doig was the first ever goalkeeper to keep a clean sheet at the current Celtic Park site. On 6 October 1892 (around two months after the ground had opened), Sunderland beat Celtic 3-0, the first time a clean sheet was kept. Late career Doig signed for recently relegated Liverpool for a fee of £150 in 1904. In his first season with the Merseysiders, he helped the club achieve immediate promotion back to the top division. However, the next season saw his place lost to future England star Sam Hardy. He played his last game in April 1908, at the age of 41 years and 165 days, which is still a Liverpool record. He finished his career with the amateur club St. Helens Recreationals in the Lancashire league, finally retiring in 1910. He died in Liverpool on 7 November 1919 at the age of 53, a victim of the Spanish Flu epidemic. International career Doig achieved two full Scottish international caps in the 1880s whilst with Arbroath, and remains the club's only Scottish international. It is likely he would have been selected frequently while with Sunderland had the Scottish Football Association not operated a policy of selecting only home-based players until 1896 (a situation which also affected his teammates – the club often had an all-Scottish team in that era). After this rule was relaxed, Doig played in the first Home Scots v Anglo-Scots trial match of 1896 and subsequently was one of a group of five 'Anglos' selected for that year's 'Auld Enemy' fixture against England which his side won 2–1 at Celtic Park to win the British Home Championship; this was the first ever international game with a crowd of over 50,000, and also broke England's (still) record of twenty matches unbeaten. In the process, he also became Sunderland's first Scottish international. He gained two further official caps against the same opposition in 1899 (a defeat) and 1903 (a victory) for a total of five, and also played in the 1902 match declared unofficial due to the disaster which occurred when a wooden stand collapsed at Ibrox Park. The 16-year span of his international career set a Scottish record that lasted for 118 years, until overtaken twice in the same week by fellow goalkeepers David Marshall and Craig Gordon in November 2020; until then, another custodian Jim Leighton had come closest to beating Doig with his 91 caps in the late 20th century spread over 15 years, 11 months. Honours Sunderland Football League Division One: 1891–92, 1892–93, 1894–95, 1901–02 Sheriff of London Charity Shield: 1903 World Championship: 1895 Liverpool Football League Division Two: 1904–05 Scotland British Home Championship: 1886–87, 1888–89, 1895–96, 1902–03 (shared) References Scottish men's footballers Scotland men's international footballers Arbroath F.C. players Blackburn Rovers F.C. players Sunderland A.F.C. players Liverpool F.C. players 1866 births 1919 deaths Men's association football goalkeepers Deaths from the Spanish flu pandemic in England English Football League players Footballers from Arbroath
Brian Battie (born September 27, 2001) is an American college football running back and return specialist for the Auburn Tigers. He previously played for the South Florida Bulls. Early life and high school Battie grew up in Sarasota, Florida and initially attended Braden River High School. He transferred to Sarasota High School after his freshman year and rushed for 1,227 yards and 19 touchdowns on 136 attempts as a sophomore. Battie transferred back to Braden River before his junior year and gained 2,133 yards on 246 carries with 28 rushing touchdowns. He transferred again and returned to Sarasota High School for his senior year and rushed for 1,182 yards and scored 15 touchdowns. Battie committed to play college football at South Florida over offers from Kansas State, Cincinnati, UConn, Akron, Buffalo, Middle Tennessee State, Northern Illinois, Coastal Carolina and Georgia Southern. College career Battie rushed for 332 yards and one touchdown on 46 carries as a freshman. He rushed for 102 yards on 15 carries with one touchdown in the final game of the season against rival UCF in a 58–46 loss. Battie rushed 324 yards and one touchdown during his sophomore season. He was named a first team All-American as a return specialist by the Football Writers Association of America and the Walter Camp Foundation and was a second team selection by the Sporting News after returning 20 kickoffs for 650 yards and three touchdowns, all of which were on 100-yard returns. On January 9, 2023, Battie announced that he was transferring to Auburn. References External links South Florida Bulls bio 2001 births Living people Sarasota High School alumni South Florida Bulls football players Players of American football from Sarasota, Florida American football running backs All-American college football players Auburn Tigers football players
Khosrow Beyg (; also known as Khosrowbag, Khosrow Bak, and Khusrowi) is a village in Khosrow Beyk Rural District of Milajerd District, Komijan County, Markazi province, Iran. At the 2006 National Census, its population was 1,914 in 468 households. The following census in 2011 counted 1,884 people in 538 households. The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 1,604 people in 488 households. It was the largest village in its rural district. References Komijan County Populated places in Markazi Province Populated places in Komijan County
Upton Beall Sinclair Jr. (September 20, 1878 – November 25, 1968) was an American writer, muckraker, political activist and the 1934 Democratic Party nominee for governor of California who wrote nearly 100 books and other works in several genres. Sinclair's work was well known and popular in the first half of the 20th century, and he won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1943. In 1906, Sinclair acquired particular fame for his classic muck-raking novel, The Jungle, which exposed labor and sanitary conditions in the U.S. meatpacking industry, causing a public uproar that contributed in part to the passage a few months later of the 1906 Pure Food and Drug Act and the Meat Inspection Act. In 1919, he published The Brass Check, a muck-raking exposé of American journalism that publicized the issue of yellow journalism and the limitations of the "free press" in the United States. Four years after publication of The Brass Check, the first code of ethics for journalists was created. Time magazine called him "a man with every gift except humor and silence". He is also well remembered for the quote: "It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends upon his not understanding it." He used this line in speeches and the book about his campaign for governor as a way to explain why the editors and publishers of the major newspapers in California would not treat seriously his proposals for old age pensions and other progressive reforms.Many of his novels can be read as historical works. Writing during the Progressive Era, Sinclair describes the world of the industrialized United States from both the working man's and the industrialist's points of view. Novels such as King Coal (1917), The Coal War (published posthumously), Oil! (1927), and The Flivver King (1937) describe the working conditions of the coal, oil, and auto industries at the time. The Flivver King describes the rise of Henry Ford, his "wage reform" and his company's Sociological Department, to his decline into antisemitism as publisher of The Dearborn Independent. King Coal confronts John D. Rockefeller Jr., and his role in the 1914 Ludlow Massacre in the coal fields of Colorado. Sinclair was an outspoken socialist and ran unsuccessfully for Congress as a nominee from the Socialist Party. He was also the Democratic Party candidate for governor of California during the Great Depression, running under the banner of the End Poverty in California campaign, but was defeated in the 1934 election. Early life and education Sinclair was born in Baltimore, Maryland, to Upton Beall Sinclair Sr. and Priscilla Harden Sinclair. His father was a liquor salesman whose alcoholism shadowed his son's childhood. Priscilla Harden Sinclair was a strict Episcopalian who disliked alcohol, tea, and coffee. Both of Upton Sinclair's parents were of British ancestry. His paternal grandparents were Scottish, and all of his ancestors emigrated to America from Great Britain during the late 1600s and early 1700s. As a child, Sinclair slept either on sofas or cross-ways on his parents' bed. When his father was out for the night, he would sleep in the bed with his mother. His mother's family was very affluent: her parents were very prosperous in Baltimore, and her sister married a millionaire. Sinclair had wealthy maternal grandparents with whom he often stayed. This gave him insight into how both the rich and the poor lived during the late 19th century. Living in two social settings affected him and greatly influenced his books. Upton Beall Sinclair Sr. was from a highly respected family in the South, but the family was financially ruined by the Civil War, the end of slavery causing disruptions of the labor system during the Reconstruction era, and an extended agricultural depression. As he was growing up, Upton's family moved frequently, as his father was not successful in his career. He developed a love for reading when he was five years old. He read every book his mother owned for a deeper understanding of the world. He did not start school until he was 10 years old. He was deficient in math and worked hard to catch up quickly because of his embarrassment. In 1888, the Sinclair family moved to Queens, New York City, New York, where his father sold shoes. Upton entered the City College of New York five days before his 14th birthday, on September 15, 1892. He wrote jokes, dime novels, and magazine articles in boys' weekly and pulp magazines to pay for his tuition. With that income, he was able to move his parents to an apartment when he was seventeen years old. He graduated from City College in June 1897. He subsequently studied law at Columbia University, but he was more interested in writing. He learned several languages, including Spanish, German, and French. He paid the one-time enrollment fee to be able to learn a variety of subjects. He would sign up for a class and then later drop it. He again supported himself through college by writing boys' adventure stories and jokes. He also sold ideas to cartoonists. Using stenographers, he wrote up to 8,000 words of pulp fiction per day. His only complaint about his educational experience was that it failed to educate him about socialism. After leaving Columbia without a degree, he wrote four books in the next four years; they were commercially unsuccessful though critically well-received: King Midas (1901), Prince Hagen (1902), The Journal of Arthur Stirling (1903), and a Civil War novel, Manassas (1904). Sinclair did not get on with his mother when he became older because of her strict rules and refusal to allow him independence. Sinclair later told his son, David, that around Sinclair's 16th year, he decided not to have anything to do with his mother, staying away from her for 35 years because an argument would start if they met. Upton became close with Reverend William Wilmerding Moir. Moir specialized in sexual abstinence and taught his beliefs to Sinclair. He was taught to "avoid the subject of sex." Sinclair was to report to Moir monthly regarding his abstinence. Despite their close relationship, Sinclair identified as agnostic. Career Upton Sinclair considered himself a poet and dedicated his time to writing poetry. In 1904, Sinclair spent seven weeks in disguise, working undercover in Chicago's meatpacking plants to research his novel, The Jungle (1906), a political exposé that addressed conditions in the plants, as well as the lives of poor immigrants. When it was published two years later, it became a bestseller. In the spring of 1905, Sinclair issued a call for the formation of a new organization, a group to be called the Intercollegiate Socialist Society. With the income from The Jungle, Sinclair founded the utopian—but non-Jewish white only—Helicon Home Colony in Englewood, New Jersey. He ran as a Socialist candidate for Congress. The colony burned down under suspicious circumstances within a year. In 1913–1914, Sinclair made three trips to the coal fields of Colorado, which led him to write King Coal and caused him to begin work on the larger, more historical The Coal War. In 1914, Sinclair helped organize demonstrations in New York City against Rockefeller at the Standard Oil offices. The demonstrations touched off more actions by the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) and the Mother Earth group, a loose association of anarchists and IWW members, in Rockefeller's hometown of Tarrytown. The Sinclairs moved to California in the 1920s and lived there for nearly four decades. During his years with his second wife, Mary Craig, Sinclair wrote or produced several films. Recruited by Charlie Chaplin, Sinclair and Mary Craig produced Eisenstein's ¡Qué viva México! in 1930–32. Other interests Aside from his political and social writings, Sinclair took an interest in occult phenomena and experimented with telepathy. His book Mental Radio (1930) included accounts of his wife Mary's telepathic experiences and ability. William McDougall read the book and wrote an introduction to it, which led him to establish the parapsychology department at Duke University. Political career Sinclair broke with the Socialist Party in 1917 and supported the First World War effort. By the 1920s, however, he had returned to the party. In the 1920s, the Sinclairs moved to Monrovia, California, (near Los Angeles), where Sinclair founded the state's chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union. Wanting to pursue politics, he twice ran unsuccessfully for United States Congress on the Socialist Party ticket: in 1920 for the House of Representatives and in 1922 for the Senate. He was the party candidate for governor of California in 1926, winning nearly 46,000 votes, and in 1930, winning nearly 50,000 votes. During this period, Sinclair was also active in radical politics in Los Angeles. For instance, in 1923, to support the challenged free speech rights of Industrial Workers of the World, Sinclair spoke at a rally during the San Pedro Maritime Strike, in a neighborhood now known as Liberty Hill. He began to read from the Bill of Rights and was promptly arrested, along with hundreds of others, by the LAPD. The arresting officer proclaimed: "We'll have none of that Constitution stuff". In 1934, Sinclair ran in the California gubernatorial election as a Democrat. Sinclair's platform, known as the End Poverty in California movement (EPIC), galvanized the support of the Democratic Party, and Sinclair gained its nomination. Gaining 879,000 votes made this his most successful run for office, but incumbent Governor Frank Merriam defeated him by a sizable margin, gaining 1,138,000 votes. Hollywood studio bosses unanimously opposed Sinclair. They pressured their employees to assist and vote for Merriam's campaign, and made false propaganda films attacking Sinclair, giving him no opportunity to respond. The unethical campaign tactics used against Sinclair are briefly depicted in the 2020 American biographical drama film Mank. Sinclair's plan to end poverty quickly became a controversial issue under the pressure of numerous migrants to California fleeing the Dust Bowl. Conservatives considered his proposal an attempted communist takeover of their state and quickly opposed him, using propaganda to portray Sinclair as a staunch communist. Sinclair had been a member of the Socialist Party from 1902 to 1934, when he became a Democrat, though always considering himself a socialist in spirit. The Socialist party in California and nationwide refused to allow its members to be active in any other party including the Democratic Party and expelled him, along with socialists who supported his California campaign. The expulsions destroyed the Socialist party in California. At the same time, American and Soviet communists disassociated themselves from him, considering him a capitalist. In later writings, such as his anti-alcohol book The Cup of Fury, Sinclair scathingly censured communism. Science-fiction author Robert A. Heinlein was deeply involved in Sinclair's campaign, although he attempted to move away from the stance later in his life. In the 21st century, Sinclair is considered an early American democratic socialist. After his loss to Merriam, Sinclair abandoned EPIC and politics to return to writing. In 1935, he published I, Candidate for Governor: And How I Got Licked, in which he described the techniques employed by Merriam's supporters, including the then popular Aimee Semple McPherson, who vehemently opposed socialism and what she perceived as Sinclair's modernism. Sinclair's line from this book "It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends upon his not understanding it" has become well known and was for example quoted by Al Gore in An Inconvenient Truth. Of his gubernatorial bid, Sinclair remarked in 1951: The American People will take Socialism, but they won't take the label. I certainly proved it in the case of EPIC. Running on the Socialist ticket I got 60,000 votes, and running on the slogan to 'End Poverty in California' I got 879,000. I think we simply have to recognize the fact that our enemies have succeeded in spreading the Big Lie. There is no use attacking it by a front attack, it is much better to out-flank them. Personal life In April 1900, Sinclair went to Lake Massawippi in Quebec to work on a novel, renting a small cabin for three months and then moving to a farmhouse where he was reintroduced to his future first wife, Meta Fuller (1880–1964). A childhood friend descended from one of the First Families of Virginia, she was three years younger than he and aspired to be more than a housewife, so Sinclair instructed her in what to read and learn. Though each had warned the other against it, on October 18, 1900, they married. The couple having used abstinence as their main form of contraception, Meta became pregnant the following year. Despite Meta's several attempts to terminate the pregnancy, the child, David, was born on December 1, 1901. Meta and her family tried to convince Sinclair to give up writing and get "a job that would support his family." Sinclair was opposed to sex outside of marriage and viewed it as necessary only for reproduction. He told his first wife Meta that only the birth of a child gave marriage "dignity and meaning". Despite his beliefs, Sinclair had a love affair with Anna Noyes during his marriage to Meta. He wrote a novel about the affair called Love's Progress, a sequel to Love's Pilgrimage. It was never published. His wife later had a love affair with John Armistead Collier, a theology student from Memphis; they had a son together named Ben. In 1910, the Sinclairs moved to the single-tax village of Arden, Delaware, where they built a house. In 1911, Sinclair was arrested for playing tennis on the Sabbath and spent eighteen hours in the New Castle County prison in lieu of paying a fine. Earlier in 1911, Sinclair invited Harry Kemp, the "Vagabond Poet", to camp on the couple's land in Arden. Meta soon became enamored of Kemp, and in late August she left Sinclair for the poet. In 1913, Sinclair married Mary Craig Kimbrough (1882–1961), a woman from an elite Greenwood, Mississippi, family who had written articles on Winnie Davis, the daughter of Confederate States of America President Jefferson Davis. They met when she attended one of his lectures about The Jungle. In 1914 he moved to Croton-on-Hudson, New York, joining the local community of prominent socialists. In the 1920s, the couple moved to California. They remained married until her death in 1961. Later that same year, Sinclair married his third wife, Mary Elizabeth Willis (1882–1967). They moved to Buckeye, Arizona, before returning east to Bound Brook, New Jersey, where Sinclair died in a nursing home on November 25, 1968, a year after his wife. He is buried next to Willis in Rock Creek Cemetery in Washington, D.C. Writing Sinclair devoted his writing career to documenting and criticizing the social and economic conditions of the early 20th century in both fiction and nonfiction. He exposed his view of the injustices of capitalism and the overwhelming effects of poverty among the working class. He also edited collections of fiction and nonfiction. The Jungle His novel based on the meatpacking industry in Chicago, The Jungle, was first published in serial form in the socialist newspaper Appeal to Reason, from February 25, 1905, to November 4, 1905. It was published as a book by Doubleday in 1906. Sinclair had spent about six months investigating the Chicago meatpacking industry for Appeal to Reason, the work which inspired his novel. He intended to "set forth the breaking of human hearts by a system which exploits the labor of men and women for profit". The novel featured Jurgis Rudkus, a Lithuanian immigrant who works in a meat factory in Chicago, his teenaged wife Ona Lukoszaite, and their extended family. Sinclair portrays their mistreatment by Rudkus' employers and the wealthier elements of society. His descriptions of the unsanitary and inhumane conditions that workers suffered served to shock and galvanize readers. Jack London called Sinclair's book "the Uncle Tom's Cabin of wage slavery". Domestic and foreign purchases of American meat fell by half. Sinclair wrote in Cosmopolitan in October 1906 about The Jungle: "I aimed at the public's heart, and by accident I hit it in the stomach." The novel brought public lobbying for Congressional legislation and government regulation of the industry, including passage of the Meat Inspection Act and the Pure Food and Drug Act. At the time, President Theodore Roosevelt characterized Sinclair as a "crackpot", writing to William Allen White, "I have an utter contempt for him. He is hysterical, unbalanced, and untruthful. Three-fourths of the things he said were absolute falsehoods. For some of the remainder there was only a basis of truth." After reading The Jungle, Roosevelt agreed with some of Sinclair's conclusions, but was opposed to legislation that he considered "socialist." He said, "Radical action must be taken to do away with the efforts of arrogant and selfish greed on the part of the capitalist." Bertolt Brecht's play, Saint Joan of the Stockyards, transporting Joan of Arc to the environment of the Chicago stockyards, is clearly inspired by "The Jungle". The Brass Check In The Brass Check (1919), Sinclair made a systematic and incriminating critique of the severe limitations of the "free press" in the United States. Among the topics covered is the use of yellow journalism techniques created by William Randolph Hearst. Sinclair called The Brass Check "the most important and most dangerous book I have ever written." According to the Brass Check, "American Journalism is a class institution, serving the rich and spurning the poor." This bias, Sinclair felt, had profound implications for American democracy: The social body to which we belong is at this moment passing through one of the greatest crises of its history .... What if the nerves upon which we depend for knowledge of this social body should give us false reports of its condition? Sylvia novels Sylvia (1913) was a novel about a Southern girl. In her autobiography, Mary Craig Sinclair said she had written the book based on her own experiences as a girl, and Upton collaborated with her. According to Craig, at her insistence, Sinclair published Sylvia (1913) under his name. In her 1957 memoir, she described how her husband and she had collaborated on the work: "Upton and I struggled through several chapters of Sylvia together, disagreeing about something on every page. But now and then each of us admitted that the other had improved something." When it appeared in 1913, The New York Times called it "the best novel Mr. Sinclair has yet written–so much the best that it stands in a class by itself." Sylvia's Marriage (1914), Craig and Sinclair collaborated on a sequel, also published by John C. Winston Company under Upton Sinclair's name. In his 1962 autobiography, Upton Sinclair wrote: "[Mary] Craig had written some tales of her Southern girlhood; and I had stolen them from her for a novel to be called Sylvia." I, Governor of California, and How I Ended Poverty This was a pamphlet he published in 1934 as a preface to running for office in the state of California. In the book he outlined his plans to run as a Democrat instead of a Socialist, and imagines his climb to the Democratic nomination, and then subsequent victory by a margin of 100,000 votes. Lanny Budd series Between 1940 and 1953, Sinclair wrote a series of 11 novels featuring a central character named Lanny Budd. The son of an American arms manufacturer, Budd is portrayed as holding in the confidence of world leaders, and not simply witnessing events, but often propelling them. As a sophisticated socialite who mingles easily with people from all cultures and socioeconomic classes, Budd has been characterized as the antithesis of the stereotyped "Ugly American". Sinclair placed Budd within the important political events in the United States and Europe in the first half of the 20th century. An actual company named the Budd Company manufactured arms during World War II, founded by Edward G. Budd in 1912. The novels were bestsellers upon publication and were published in translation, appearing in 21 countries. The third book in the series, Dragon's Teeth (1942), won the Pulitzer Prize for the Novel in 1943. Out of print and nearly forgotten for years, ebook editions of the Lanny Budd series were published in 2016. The Lanny Budd series includes: World's End, 1940 Between Two Worlds, 1941 Dragon's Teeth, 1942 Wide Is the Gate, 1943 Presidential Agent, 1944 Dragon Harvest, 1945 A World to Win, 1946 Presidential Mission, 1947 One Clear Call, 1948 O Shepherd, Speak!, 1949 The Return of Lanny Budd, 1953 Other works Sinclair was keenly interested in health and nutrition. He experimented with various diets, and with fasting. He wrote about this in his book, The Fasting Cure (1911), another bestseller. He believed that periodic fasting was important for health, saying, "I had taken several fasts of ten or twelve days' duration, with the result of a complete making over of my health". Sinclair favored a raw food diet of predominantly vegetables and nuts. For long periods of time, he was a complete vegetarian, but he also experimented with eating meat. His attitude to these matters was fully explained in the chapter, "The Use of Meat", in the above-mentioned book. In the last years of his life, Sinclair strictly ate three meals a day consisting only of brown rice, fresh fruit and celery, topped with powdered milk and salt, and pineapple juice to drink. Representation in popular culture Sinclair is featured as one of the main characters in Chris Bachelder's satirical novel, U.S.! (2005). Repeatedly, Sinclair is resurrected after his death and assassinated again, a "personification of the contemporary failings of the American left". He is portrayed as a quixotic reformer attempting to stir an apathetic American public to implement socialism in America. Sinclair Lewis refers to Sinclair and his EPIC plan in Lewis' novel, It Can't Happen Here (1935). Joyce Carol Oates refers to Sinclair and his first wife, Meta, in her novel The Accursed (2013). Sinclair appears in the American Empire trilogy (2001–2003), part of the wider Southern Victory series of alternate history novels by Harry Turtledove. In the series, Sinclair becomes president of the United States, serving from 1921 to 1929, as the first president from the Socialist Party. During his administration, he builds up social welfare programs at home and tries to foster peace abroad. Sinclair takes a more lenient stance towards the Confederacy than his predecessor Theodore Roosevelt did, cancelling Great War reparations following the assassination of Confederate President Wade Hampton V in 1922. Sinclair appears in T. C. Boyle's novel The Road to Wellville (1993), which is built around a historical fictionalization of John Harvey Kellogg, the inventor of Corn Flakes and the founder of the Battle Creek Sanitarium. In the book, Sinclair and his first wife, Meta, appear as patients at the Sanitarium. Later, Kellogg is outraged when he discovers that another of his patients has been fasting after reading a typescript of Sinclair's The Fasting Cure. He was portrayed by Bill Nye in David Fincher's 2020 biopic Mank. Films The Jungle (1914) is a silent film adaptation of the 1906 novel, with George Nash playing Jurgis Rudkus and Gail Kane playing Ona Lukozsaite. The film is considered lost. Sinclair appears at the beginning and end of the film as a form of endorsement. The Wet Parade (1932) is a film adaptation of Sinclair's eponymous 1931 novel, directed by Victor Fleming and starring Lewis Stone, Walter Huston, Dorothy Jordan, Neil Hamilton, Robert Young, and Jimmy Durante. Myrna Loy appears very briefly as an actress who runs an elegant speakeasy. Walt Disney Productions adapted The Gnomobile (1937) into the 1967 musical motion picture The Gnome-Mobile. Oil! (1927) was adapted as the film There Will Be Blood (2007), starring Daniel Day-Lewis and Paul Dano, and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. The film received eight Oscar nominations and won two. In David Fincher's film drama Mank (2020), Bill Nye has a small role as Sinclair running for 1934 California governor race as the Democratic nominee. Works Fiction Sinclair, Upton. Upton sinclair anthology (1947) online Engs, Ruth Clifford, ed. Unseen Upton Sinclair: Nine Unpublished Stories, Essays and Other Works. (McFarland & Co. 2009). Courtmartialed – 1898 Saved By the Enemy – 1898 The Fighting Squadron – 1898 A Prisoner of Morro – 1898 A Soldier Monk – 1898 A Gauntlet of Fire – 1899 Holding the Fort – 1899 A Soldier's Pledge – 1899 Wolves of the Navy – 1899 Springtime and Harvest – 1901, reissued the same year as King Midas The Journal of Arthur Stirling – 1903 Off For West Point – 1903 From Port to Port – 1903 On Guard – 1903 A Strange Cruise – 1903 The West Point Rivals – 1903 A West Point Treasure – 1903 A Cadet's Honor – 1903 Cliff, the Naval Cadet – 1903 The Cruise of the Training Ship – 1903 Prince Hagen – 1903 Manassas: A Novel of the War – 1904, reissued in 1959 as Theirs be the Guilt A Captain of Industry – 1906 The Jungle – 1906 The Overman – 1907 The Industrial Republic – 1907 The Metropolis – 1908 The Moneychangers – 1908, reprinted as The Money Changers Samuel The Seeker – 1910 Love's Pilgrimage – 1911 Damaged Goods – 1913 Sylvia – 1913 Sylvia's Marriage – 1914 King Coal – 1917 Jimmie Higgins – 1919 Debs and the Poets – 1920 100% - The Story of a Patriot – 1920 The Spy – 1920 They Call Me Carpenter: A Tale of the Second Coming – 1922 The Millennium – 1924 The Spokesman's Secretary – 1926 Money Writes! – 1927 Oil! – 1927 Boston, 2 vols. – 1928 Mountain City – 1930 Roman Holiday – 1931 The Wet Parade – 1931 American Outpost – 1932 The Way Out (novel) – 1933 Immediate Epic – 1933 The Lie Factory Starts – 1934 The Book of Love – 1934 Depression Island – 1935 Co-op: a Novel of Living Together – 1936 The Gnomobile – 1936, 1962 Wally for Queen – 1936 No Pasaran!: A Novel of the Battle of Madrid – 1937 The Flivver King: A Story of Ford-America – 1937 Little Steel – 1938 Our Lady – 1938 Expect No Peace – 1939 Marie Antoinette (novel) – 1939 Telling The World – 1939 Your Million Dollars – 1939 World's End – 1940 World's End Impending – 1940 Between Two Worlds – 1941 Dragon's Teeth – 1942 Wide Is the Gate – 1943 Presidential Agent – 1944 Dragon Harvest – 1945 A World to Win – 1946 A Presidential Mission – 1947 A Giant's Strength – 1948 Limbo on the Loose – 1948 One Clear Call – 1948 O Shepherd, Speak! – 1949 Another Pamela – 1950 Schenk Stefan! – 1951 A Personal Jesus – 1952 The Return of Lanny Budd – 1953 What Didymus Did – UK 1954 / It Happened to Didymus – US 1958 Theirs Be the Guilt – 1959 Affectionately Eve – 1961 The Coal War – 1976 Autobiographical The Autobiography of Upton Sinclair. With Maeve Elizabeth Flynn III. New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, 1962. My Lifetime in Letters. Columbia, MO: University of Missouri Press, 1960) online. The Cup of Fury – 1956 Non-fiction Good Health and How We Won It: With an Account of New Hygiene (1909) – 1909 The Fasting Cure – 1911 The Profits of Religion – 1917 The Brass Check – 1919 The McNeal-Sinclair Debate on Socialism – 1921 The Book of Life – 1921 The Goose-Step – 1923 The Goslings: A Study of the American Schools – 1924 Mammonart. An essay on economic interpretation. – 1925 Letters to Judd, an American Workingman – 1925 Mental Radio: Does it work, and how? – 1930, 1962 Upton Sinclair Presents William Fox – 1933 We, People of America, and how we ended poverty : a true story of the future – 1933 I, Governor of California – and How I Ended Poverty – 1933 The Epic Plan for California – 1934 I, Candidate for Governor – and How I Got Licked – 1935 Epic Answers: How to End Poverty in California (1935) – 1934 What God Means to Me – 1936 Upton Sinclair on the Soviet Union – 1938 Letters to a Millionaire – 1939 Drama Plays of Protest: The Naturewoman, The Machine, The Second-Story Man, Prince Hagen – 1912 The Pot Boiler – 1913 (Not published in book form until 1924 - as Little Blue Book 589, issued by E. Haldeman-Julius.) Hell: A Verse Drama and Photoplay – 1924 Singing Jailbirds: A Drama in Four Acts – 1924 Bill Porter: A Drama of O. Henry in Prison – 1925 The Enemy Had It Too: A Play in Three Acts – 1950 As editor The Cry for Justice: An Anthology of the Literature of Social Protest – 1915 See also Upton Sinclair House—in Monrovia, California Will H. Kindig, a supporter on the Los Angeles City Council Explanatory notes References Further reading . Arthur, Anthony. "Upton Sinclair" The New York Times Nov. 26, 1968 obituary Blinderman, Abraham, ed. Critics on Upton Sinclair; readings in literary criticism (1975) online Bloodworth Jr., William A. Upton Sinclair. (Twayne, 1977) online. Coodley, Lauren, editor, The Land of Orange Groves and Jails: Upton Sinclair's California. Berkeley, CA: Heyday Books, 2004. Coodley, Lauren. Upton Sinclair: California Socialist, Celebrity Intellectual. Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska Press, 2013. Cook, Timothy. "Upton Sinclair's" The Jungle" and Orwell's" Animal Farm": A Relationship Explored." Modern Fiction Studies 30.4 (1984): 696–703. online Dell, Floyd. Upton Sinclair; a study in social protest (1970) online Duvall, J. Michael. "Processes of Elimination: Progressive-Era Hygienic Ideology, Waste, and Upton Sinclair's The Jungle." American Studies 43.3 (2002): 29–56. online Folsom, Michael Brewster. "Upton Sinclair's Escape from The Jungle: The Narrative Strategy and Suppressed Conclusion of America's First Proletarian Novel." Prospects 4 (1979): 237–266. Graf, Rüdiger. "Truth in the Jungle of Literature, Science, and Politics: Upton Sinclair's The Jungle and Food Control Reforms during the Progressive Era." Journal of American History 106.4 (2020): 901–922. online Graham, John, The Coal War, (Colorado Associated University Press, 1976). Gottesman, Ronald. Upton Sinclair: An Annotated Checklist. Kent State University Press, 1973. Harris, Leon. Upton Sinclair, American Rebel. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Co, 1975. Leader, Leonard. "Upton Sinclair's EPIC Switch: A Dilemma for American Socialists." Southern California Quarterly 62.4 (1980): 361–385. Mattson, Kevin. Upton Sinclair and the Other American Century. (John Wiley & Sons, 2006). online Mitchell, Greg. The Campaign of the Century: Upton Sinclair and the EPIC Campaign in California. New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, 1991. Mookerjee, R. N. Art for social justice : the major novels of Upton Sinclair (1988) online Pickavance, Jason. "Gastronomic realism: Upton Sinclair's The Jungle, the fight for pure food, and the magic of mastication." Food and Foodways 11.2–3 (2003): 87–112. Piep, Karsten H. "War as Proletarian Bildungsroman in Upton Sinclair’s Jimmie Higgins." War, Literature, and the Arts: An International Journal of the Humanities 17.1–2 (2005): 199–226. online Rising, George G. "An EPIC Endeavor: Upton Sinclair's 1934 California Gubernatorial Campaign." Southern California Quarterly 79.1 (1997): 101–124. online Swint, Kerwin. Mudslingers: The Twenty-five Dirtiest Political Campaigns of All Time. (Praeger, 2006). Wade, Louise C. "The problem with classroom use of Upton Sinclair's The Jungle." American Studies 32.2 (1991): 79–101. online Wagner, Rob Leicester. Hollywood Bohemia: The Roots of Progressive Politics in Rob Wagner's Script (Janaway, 2016) () Yoder, Jon A. Upton Sinclair. New York: Frederick Ungar, 1975. online Zanger, Martin. "Upton Sinclair as California's Socialist Candidate for Congress, 1920," Southern California Quarterly, vol. 56, no. 4 (Winter 1974), pp. 359–73. External links Upton Sinclair Collection at the Harry Ransom Center . Upton Sinclair, "EPIC", Virtual Museum of the City of San Francisco "A Tribute To Two Sinclairs", Sinclair Lewis & Upton Sinclair "Writings of Upton Sinclair" from C-SPAN's American Writers: A Journey Through History Upton Sinclair – Induction into the Chicago Literary Hall of Fame Image of Upton Sinclair and wife Mary Craig, Santa Barbara, California, 1935. Los Angeles Times Photographic Archive (Collection 1429). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles. Electronic editions The Cry for Justice: An Anthology of the Literature of Social Protest, Bartleby.com "Upton Sinclair's 1929 letter to John Beardsley", Upton Sinclair to John Beardsley 1878 births 1968 deaths 19th-century American male writers 19th-century American novelists 20th-century American male writers 20th-century American novelists Activists from California American democratic socialists American investigative journalists American male non-fiction writers American male novelists American temperance activists Burials at Rock Creek Cemetery California Democrats City College of New York alumni Columbia University alumni Fasting advocates Maryland socialists Novelists from Maryland Novelists from New York (state) People from Bound Brook, New Jersey People from Buckeye, Arizona People from Englewood, New Jersey People from the San Gabriel Valley Progressive Era in the United States Pulitzer Prize for the Novel winners Socialist Party of America politicians from California War Resisters League activists Writers from Baltimore Writers from California Critics of religions Members of the American Academy of Arts and Letters
Faucett is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in southern Buchanan County, Missouri, United States. It is located sixteen miles north of Platte City on Interstate 29 (Missouri)/U.S. Route 71. The community is part of the St. Joseph, MO–KS Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 248 at the 2020 census. Faucett derives its name from Robert Faucett, who was a local miller when the Chicago Great Western Railroad established the community in 1890. A post office called Faucett has been in operation since 1891. The community's most notable landmark is the Farris Truck Stop on Interstate 29, which has a 1974 Peterbilt truck, with a 1965 Fruehauf trailer standing 50 feet high to advertise the truck stop. The truck stop closed in 2021, however, the sign still remains as a landmark. The township has a private airport, "Farris Strip", that was built by the late Edwin "Dump" Farris. The airport was built in the 1950s and originally had a runway length of 1800'. The runway was later expanded to the current length of 2100'. During the airport's peak success, several businesses were located on the field. These included flight instruction, aircraft rental/sales, and aerial applicators ("crop dusters"). At one time the airport had 99 students actively learning to fly. The second highest (behind Ste. Genevieve) number of meteorites in the state of Missouri have been found around the community (100 kg.), with most believed to have fallen in Demographics Notable person Esther George, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City References Unincorporated communities in Buchanan County, Missouri St. Joseph, Missouri metropolitan area Unincorporated communities in Missouri
Petherton is part of the name of two places in Somerset, England: North Petherton, town in Sedgemoor South Petherton, village in South Somerset See also Baron Harding of Petherton, title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
The Loving Kind is the fifth album from contemporary Christian music singer Cindy Morgan. This concept album chronicles the eight days surrounding the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, as would a Passion play. Track listing All songs written by Cindy Morgan, except where noted. "In the Garden" - 2:42 "The March" - 3:59 "The Loving Kind" - 5:16 "The Last Supper" - 3:15 "Devil Man" - 3:23 "Can You Hear Me" - 4:43 "The Only Way" - 3:00 "Hard Heart" (Morgan, Brent Bourgeois) - 3:27 "The Whipping" - 1:34 "Higher" (Morgan, Brent Lenthall) - 4:31 "Take My Life" - 4:38 "Alive and Well" (Morgan, Andrew Ramsey, Michael W. Smith) - 4:25 "Praise the King" - 3:52 Personnel Cindy Morgan – lead vocals, backing vocals, choir vocals, acoustic piano Brent Bourgeois – keyboards, acoustic piano, Wurlitzer, programming, vibraphone, backing vocals, choir vocals Dennis Patton – keyboards, programming, loops, track arrangements Michael W. Smith – acoustic piano (12) Jerry McPherson – guitar Wes King – guitar, backing vocals Matt Slocum – guitar Brent Milligan – bass Larry Tagg – bass Aaron Smith – drums Raymond Boyd – percussion Mark Douthit – saxophones, clarinet, horn arrangements David Davidson – violin Tom Howard – string arrangements and conductor The Nashville String Machine – strings Lyle Burbridge – backing vocals Craig Hansen – backing vocals Heather Payne – backing vocals Andrew Ramsey – backing vocals Nicol Sponberg – backing vocals, choir vocals Avalon – guest vocals John Elefante – guest vocals Brandon Conger – choir vocals Megan Dockery – choir vocals Katy Dunham – choir vocals Brandon Hargest – choir vocals Jody McBrayer – choir vocals Ashley Melling – choir vocals Allison Pierce – choir vocals Catherine Pierce – choir vocals Chris Rice – choir vocals Emily Webb – choir vocals Matthew White – choir vocals Derek Jones – voices Angie Magill – voices Production Producer and A&R Direction – Brent Bourgeois Co-producer, Engineer and Mixing – Craig Hansen Production Assistant – Linda Bourne Wornell Assistant Engineers – Tim Coyle, Todd Gunnerson, Fred Paragano and Matt Weeks. Mastered by Ken Love at MasterMix (Nashville, TN). Art Direction – Beth Lee Design – Chuck Hargett Photography – Chuck Hargett and Mark Smalling Hair Stylist and Makeup – Michelle Vanderpool References 1998 albums Cindy Morgan (singer) albums
Star Light, Star Bright is the name of a 1976 collection of science fiction short stories by American writer Alfred Bester, first published in 1976. Contents "Adam and No Eve" "Time Is the Traitor" "Oddie And Id" "Hobson's Choice" "Star Light, Star Bright" "They Don't Make Life Like They Used To" "Of Time and Third Avenue" "The Pi Man" "Something Up There Likes Me" External links "Star Light, Star Bright" 1976 short story collections Short story collections by Alfred Bester
Africa Squeaks is a 1940 Warner Bros. Looney Tunes cartoon directed by Bob Clampett. The short was released on January 27, 1940, and stars Porky Pig. The cartoon is a parody of the movie Stanley and Livingstone starring Spencer Tracy and Cedric Hardwicke. The title parodies the 1930 documentary Africa Speaks! Plot synopsis The narrator introduces the audience to Africa. The journey begins in the heart of Darkest Africa. Porky Pig is leading a group of African people as they sing, carrying items. Then, during their song, they sing "We don't know where we're going, but we're going!". Meanwhile, a sign says, "Welcome to Africa Lions Club". Then, Porky and the Africans approach a sour-pussed caricature of Spencer Tracy named Stanley, a reference to his role in Stanley and Livingstone. Stanley presumes that Porky is Dr. Livingstone, but Porky tells him his name. Stanley shrugs and lets Porky and the Africans continue marching. The narrator tells the audience that during their journey, they saw interesting specimen of wild life. An ostrich has put his head into a hole. Underground, the ostrich is actually sleeping on a pillow, and a loud snore from the ostrich is heard. Meanwhile, two lions are eating bones of their prey. The second lion gets a columba, and together, the two lions grab the ends of the bone. The lion says "Make a wish", and after breaking the bone, they continue eating. High in the tree tops, a mother monkey is taking her baby for a breath of fresh air. The mother is using her tail to swing her baby is if in a carriage. Meanwhile, emerging out of the grass comes a gorilla, and as it turns around, it reveals itself to be a caricature of Tony Galento with a beer, saying that he'll "moider da bum". A native is seen using a blowgun to "put meat on the table". Just then, it is revealed that the native is playing a carnival-related game to win a ham. The person in charge (with Mel Blanc's voice imitating Rochester from The Jack Benny Program) gives the native a ham to put meat on the table. Later, after nightfall, the narrator says that at night, the African jungle is filled with silence, but noises start being heard. A tired Porky pops his head out of his tent, and yells to the animals "QUIET!", and goes back to sleep. Meanwhile, Stanley is still looking for Dr. Livingstone. He looks in a mother kangaroo's pouch, only to be honked on the nose by her baby. The next day, the Africans and Porky resume their march. A tree has a poster that is a re-election poster for "King of the Jungle" (promising "Thirty Coconuts Every Thursday"- a reference to a popular "Thirty Dollars Every Thursday" pension plan of the day). Meanwhile, the explorers come upon a very unusual situation. A cat kicks an elephant out of her house, and until he can pay his rent, she'll be keeping his trunk. Then the elephant, now without his trunk, starts crying and says that his trunk has all his stuff in it. A vulture is looking for food. He sees three baby deer who wandered away from their mother. The vulture starts charging at them, and the deer run into a clump of grass. Just then, the grass lowers, as the deer use "Air Raid" on the vulture. They shoot down the vulture, and the deer laugh in a villainous manner. Back with Porky, a little African native is running, yelling "Two arms!", and random gibberish. He points to the village, as the narrator says that the boy says that the villagers have spotted a strange white man in the village. Porky then drags Stanley over to the village, as the narrator says that his journey is finally over. Stanley presumes that the white man is Dr. Livingstone. The white man reveals himself to be "Cake-Icer", as he is a music teacher (a reference to Kay Kyser, and his "Kollege of Musical Knowledge" radio program). He asks the students if he's right, and then a monkey comes out of Stanley's hat saying "Yeah!" many times. Cake-Icer wants everyone to dance, and music starts with an elephant using his trunk like a tuba. Everybody starts dancing, including two fat Africans. The narrator says that after a long day, they decide to return home. Then, Porky and the Africans start running, as the Africans are singing a different song this time. The narrator says his farewell to Africa, and then the actual continent (with a face) moves and waves goodbye. Cast Mel Blanc as Porky Pig, Africans, Lion, Cat, Elephant, Africa, Galento Gorilla, Deer, Carnival African, Kangaroo Ben Frommer as Stanley Lou Marcelle as the Narrator Kay Kyser as Cake-Icer Bill Days as Gorilla Singer The Sportsmen Quartet as the Singing Natives Crew Director: Bob Clampett Producer: Leon Schlesinger Musical Direction: Carl Stalling Orchestrator: Milt Franklyn (uncredited) Film Editor: Treg Brown (uncredited) Sound Effects: Treg Brown Animation: John Carey, Dave Hoffman, Izzy Ellis (uncredited), Norm McCabe (uncredited), Vive Risto (uncredited) Edits Many clips of the short were removed on both 1968 and 1992 colorized versions on Nickelodeon and Cartoon Network due to its racial stereotyped theme as the short reduced to 5 minutes. The short begins with the continents and immediately goes straight to the animal clips (which is its main focus) starting with the ostrich. After the gorilla clip, it immediately fades black to the nighttime clip. However, the "King of the jungle" poster is left attached. Scenes later after the baby deer clip, it fades black to Stanley presuming Dr. Livingstone, and then cuts to the clip where the "Cake-Icer" pointing to his introduction, and following by animals playing instruments along with a clip of the "Cake-Icer" and immediately goes back to the continents. However, the face and the tissue does not show on the actual continent. Instead it immediately zooms out the continent as the cartoon ends. Reception The cartoon was reviewed by Boxoffice on February 3, 1940, saying: "Play this one by all means. It is composed of the stuff that shakes the rafters and fairly blows the roof off when the laughter starts to whip around. Porky goes to Africa on a safari. What occurs when he does a little exploring was cooked up by the fertile brain that injected the right touches of unusual caricature and bang-up comedy to give 'em the shrieks. And there is an ending that will knock 'em right out of their seats." Motion Picture Exhibitor agreed, on February 7: "One of the best of the Leon Schlesinger series... The belly laughs are many, and the gags good." On February 20, Motion Picture Herald said: "This time porcine Porky is a leader of a safari into the darkest regions of the Black Continent. Particularly productive of funny bone tickling in the spoofing of the Stanley search for Dr. Livingstone. There are additional sights of the strange behavior of animals and natives. In fact, the whole fun and frivolity piece is good." The short had its copyright renewed in 1969. Home Media DVD: Porky Pig 101 (B&W, uncut) See also Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies filmography (1940-49) References External links Africa Squeaks on the Internet Archive Africa Squeaks (Colorized) on the Internet Archive 1940 films 1940 animated films American black-and-white films Films directed by Bob Clampett Animated films set in Africa Looney Tunes shorts Warner Bros. Cartoons animated short films 1940s American animated films Porky Pig films Films scored by Carl Stalling 1940 short films 1940s English-language films
Prince Floris Frederik Martijn of Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven (born 10 April 1975) is the fourth and youngest son of Princess Margriet of the Netherlands and Pieter van Vollenhoven. Prince Floris has three older brothers: Prince Maurits, Prince Bernhard, Prince Pieter-Christiaan Marriage and children Prince Floris announced his engagement to Aimée Söhngen, the daughter of Hans Söhngen and Eleonoor Stammeijer, on 25 February 2005. The couple were married in a civil ceremony at the Stadhuis in Naarden on 20 October 2005 and in a religious ceremony on 22 October at the Grote Kerk in Naarden. Prince Floris had been 10th in the line of succession to the Dutch throne but decided not to seek parliamentary approval for his marriage, as would be required in the Netherlands. This means that Prince Floris ceased to be in line to inherit the throne when he married. Prince Floris and Princess Aimée's first child, Magali Margriet Eleonoor van Vollenhoven, was born at VU University Medical Center in Amsterdam on 9 October 2007. She is named for Aimée's sister, Magali Söhngen, and her mother Eleonoor, as well as Princess Margriet. Their second child, Eliane Sophia Carolina van Vollenhoven was born at VU University Medical Center in Amsterdam on 5 July 2009. Their third child, a son named Willem Jan Johannes Pieter Floris, was born at in The Hague on 1 July 2013. Working life Floris van Oranje is currently working as a partner at a Dutch investment fund named Strong root capital. He runs the fund together with Jan-Jaap van Donselaar and Patrick Zanders. In 2014 he joined Gimv (Belgian listed PE firm) as head of the Dutch office. Before joining Gimv, he worked at KPMG Corporate Finance where he focused on the oil and gas sector. Previously, he was sectorhead at Deutsche Bank and Relationship Banker in the Telecom, Media and Technology sector at ABN Amro Corporate Clients. In both functions he assisted several (family) businesses. Floris has a master of Dutch Law from the Leiden University, in both business and criminal law. After he graduated, he worked for the Public Prosecution for five years. Ancestry References 1975 births Living people Protestant Church Christians from the Netherlands Princes of Orange-Nassau House of Orange-Nassau
Nellikode Bhaskaran (21 April 1924 – 11 August 1988) was an Indian actor in Malayalam movies. His real name was Bhaskara Menon. He mostly played character roles and supporting roles. Awards Kerala State Film Awards: Second Best Actor - 1972 - Maram Second Best Actor - 1979 - Sarapancharam Filmography References External links Nellikkodu Bhaskaran at MSI 1924 births 1988 deaths 20th-century Indian male actors Male actors from Kozhikode Male actors in Malayalam cinema Indian male film actors Kerala State Film Award winners
The FPS Public Health, Food Chain Safety and Environment (, , ), more commonly known as the FPS Health, is a Federal Public Service of Belgium. Royal Order established FPS Justice on 23 May 2001, as part of Verhofstadt I Government to rebuild the federal administration. It is responsible for guaranteeing the public health, the safety of the food chain and a safe environment. Organisation The FPS Health is currently organised into three Directorates-General and an Administration: The Directorate-General for Health Care The Directorate-General for Animals, Plants and Foodstuffs The Directorate-General for Environment The Administration of Medical Expertise (Medex) The former Directorate-General for Medicinal Products has become the autonomous Federal Agency for Medicines and Health Products in 2007. The Directorate-General for Health Care is the result of the merger of the Directorate-General for Health Care Facilities Organisation and the Directorate-General for Primary Health Care & Crisis Management. The FPS Health is also linked with two scientific institutions: Sciensano, the successor to the former Center for Veterinary and Agrochemical Research and the former Scientific Institute of Public Health The Superior Health Council See also National Institute for Health and Disability Insurance References External links Health Belgium Belgium Ministries established in 2001 2001 establishments in Belgium Food safety organizations Regulation in Belgium
```php <?php namespace MathPHP\LinearAlgebra\Reduction; use MathPHP\Exception; use MathPHP\Functions\Support; use MathPHP\LinearAlgebra\NumericMatrix; /** * Matrix reduced to row echelon form - REF * path_to_url * * A matrix is in echelon form if it has the shape resulting from a Gaussian elimination. * Specifically, a matrix is in row echelon form if: * - all nonzero rows (rows with at least one nonzero element) are above any rows of all zeroes * (all zero rows, if any, belong at the bottom of the matrix), and * - the leading coefficient (the first nonzero number from the left, also called the pivot) * of a nonzero row is always strictly to the right of the leading coefficient of the row above it / class RowEchelonForm extends NumericMatrix { /* @var int Number of row swaps when computing REF / protected $swaps; /* * RowEchelonForm constructor * @param array<array<int\|float>> $A * @param int $swaps Number of row swaps when computing REF * * @throws Exception\BadDataException / public function __construct(array $A, int $swaps) { parent::__construct($A); $this->swaps = $swaps; } /* * Get number of row swaps when computing REF * * @return int / public function getRowSwaps(): int { return $this->swaps; } /* * Reduced row echelon form * * @return ReducedRowEchelonForm * * @throws Exception\BadDataException * @throws Exception\BadParameterException * @throws Exception\IncorrectTypeException * @throws Exception\MatrixException / public function rref(): ReducedRowEchelonForm { return ReducedRowEchelonForm::reduceFromRowEchelonForm($this); } /* * Reduce a matrix to row echelon form * Factory method to create a RowEchelonForm matrix * * First tries Guassian elimination. * If that fails (singular matrix), uses custom row reduction algorithm * * @param NumericMatrix $A * * @return RowEchelonForm * * @throws Exception\BadDataException * @throws Exception\BadParameterException * @throws Exception\IncorrectTypeException * @throws Exception\MatrixException / public static function reduce(NumericMatrix $A): RowEchelonForm { try { [$R, $ref_swaps] = self::gaussianElimination($A); } catch (Exception\SingularMatrixException $e) { [$R, $ref_swaps] = self::rowReductionToEchelonForm($A); } $ref = new RowEchelonForm($R, $ref_swaps); $ref->setError($A->getError()); return $ref; } /* * Gaussian elimination - row echelon form * * Algorithm * for k = 1 ... min(m,n): * Find the k-th pivot: * i_max := argmax (i = k ... m, abs(A[i, k])) * if A[i_max, k] = 0 * error "Matrix is singular!" * swap rows(k, i_max) * Do for all rows below pivot: * for i = k + 1 ... m: * f := A[i, k] / A[k, k] * Do for all remaining elements in current row: * for j = k + 1 ... n: * A[i, j] := A[i, j] - A[k, j] * f * Fill lower triangular matrix with zeros: * A[i, k] := 0 * * path_to_url * * @param NumericMatrix $A * * @return array{array<array<int\|float>>, int} - matrix in row echelon form and number of row swaps * * @throws Exception\SingularMatrixException if the matrix is singular / public static function gaussianElimination(NumericMatrix $A): array { $m = $A->getM(); $n = $A->getN(); $size = \min($m, $n); $R = $A->getMatrix(); $swaps = 0; $ = $A->getError(); for ($k = 0; $k < $size; $k++) { // Find column max $i_max = $k; for ($i = $k; $i < $m; $i++) { if (\abs($R[$i][$k]) > \abs($R[$i_max][$k])) { $i_max = $i; } } if (Support::isZero($R[$i_max][$k], $)) { throw new Exception\SingularMatrixException('Guassian elimination fails for singular matrices'); } // Swap rows k and i_max (column max) if ($k != $i_max) { [$R[$k], $R[$i_max]] = [$R[$i_max], $R[$k]]; $swaps++; } // Row operations for ($i = $k + 1; $i < $m; $i++) { $f = (Support::isNotZero($R[$k][$k], $)) ? $R[$i][$k] / $R[$k][$k] : 1; for ($j = $k + 1; $j < $n; $j++) { $R[$i][$j] = $R[$i][$j] - ($R[$k][$j] $f); if (Support::isZero($R[$i][$j], $)) { $R[$i][$j] = 0; } } $R[$i][$k] = 0; } } return [$R, $swaps]; } /** * Reduce a matrix to row echelon form using basic row operations * Custom MathPHP algorithm for classic row reduction using basic matrix operations. * * Algorithm: * (1) Find pivot * (a) If pivot column is 0, look down the column to find a non-zero pivot and swap rows * (b) If no non-zero pivot in the column, go to the next column of the same row and repeat (1) * (2) Scale pivot row so pivot is 1 by using row division * (3) Eliminate elements below pivot (make 0 using row addition of the pivot row * a scaling factor) * so there are no non-zero elements in the pivot column in rows below the pivot * (4) Repeat from 1 from the next row and column * * (Extra) Keep track of number of row swaps (used for computing determinant) * * @param NumericMatrix $A * * @return array{array<array<int\|float>>, int} - matrix in row echelon form and number of row swaps * * @throws Exception\IncorrectTypeException * @throws Exception\MatrixException * @throws Exception\BadParameterException */ public static function rowReductionToEchelonForm(NumericMatrix $A): array { $m = $A->m; $n = $A->n; $R = $A; $ = $A->getError(); // Starting conditions $row = 0; $col = 0; $swaps = 0; $ref = false; while (!$ref) { // If pivot is 0, try to find a non-zero pivot in the column and swap rows if (Support::isZero($R[$row][$col], $)) { for ($j = $row + 1; $j < $m; $j++) { if (Support::isNotZero($R[$j][$col], $)) { $R = $R->rowInterchange($row, $j); $swaps++; break; } } } // No non-zero pivot, go to next column of the same row if (Support::isZero($R[$row][$col], $)) { $col++; if ($row >= $m \|\| $col >= $n) { $ref = true; } continue; } // Scale pivot to 1 $divisor = $R[$row][$col]; $R = $R->rowDivide($row, $divisor); // Eliminate elements below pivot for ($j = $row + 1; $j < $m; $j++) { $factor = $R[$j][$col]; if (Support::isNotZero($factor, $)) { $R = $R->rowAdd($row, $j, -$factor); for ($k = 0; $k < $n; $k++) { if (Support::isZero($R[$j][$k], $)) { $R->A[$j][$k] = 0; } } } } // Move on to next row and column $row++; $col++; // If no more rows or columns, ref achieved if ($row >= $m \|\| $col >= $n) { $ref = true; } } $R = $R->getMatrix(); // Floating point adjustment for zero values for ($i = 0; $i < $m; $i++) { for ($j = 0; $j < $n; $j++) { if (Support::isZero($R[$i][$j], $)) { $R[$i][$j] = 0; } } } return [$R, $swaps]; } } ```
In mathematical logic, Morley rank, introduced by , is a means of measuring the size of a subset of a model of a theory, generalizing the notion of dimension in algebraic geometry. Definition Fix a theory T with a model M. The Morley rank of a formula φ defining a definable (with parameters) subset S of M is an ordinal or −1 or ∞, defined by first recursively defining what it means for a formula to have Morley rank at least α for some ordinal α. The Morley rank is at least 0 if S is non-empty. For α a successor ordinal, the Morley rank is at least α if in some elementary extension N of M, the set S has countably infinitely many disjoint definable subsets Si, each of rank at least α − 1. For α a non-zero limit ordinal, the Morley rank is at least α if it is at least β for all β less than α. The Morley rank is then defined to be α if it is at least α but not at least α + 1, and is defined to be ∞ if it is at least α for all ordinals α, and is defined to be −1 if S is empty. For a definable subset of a model M (defined by a formula φ) the Morley rank is defined to be the Morley rank of φ in any ℵ0-saturated elementary extension of M. In particular for ℵ0-saturated models the Morley rank of a subset is the Morley rank of any formula defining the subset. If φ defining S has rank α, and S breaks up into no more than n < ω subsets of rank α, then φ is said to have Morley degree n. A formula defining a finite set has Morley rank 0. A formula with Morley rank 1 and Morley degree 1 is called strongly minimal. A strongly minimal structure is one where the trivial formula x = x is strongly minimal. Morley rank and strongly minimal structures are key tools in the proof of Morley's categoricity theorem and in the larger area of model theoretic stability theory. Examples The empty set has Morley rank −1, and conversely anything of Morley rank −1 is empty. A subset has Morley rank 0 if and only if it is finite and non-empty. If V is an algebraic set in Kn, for an algebraically closed field K, then the Morley rank of V is the same as its usual Krull dimension. The Morley degree of V is the number of irreducible components of maximal dimension; this is not the same as its degree in algebraic geometry, except when its components of maximal dimension are linear spaces. The rational numbers, considered as an ordered set, has Morley rank ∞, as it contains a countable disjoint union of definable subsets isomorphic to itself. See also Cherlin–Zilber conjecture Group of finite Morley rank U-rank References Alexandre Borovik, Ali Nesin, "Groups of finite Morley rank", Oxford Univ. Press (1994) B. Hart Stability theory and its variants (2000) pp. 131–148 in Model theory, algebra and geometry, edited by D. Haskell et al., Math. Sci. Res. Inst. Publ. 39, Cambridge Univ. Press, New York, 2000. Contains a formal definition of Morley rank. David Marker Model Theory of Differential Fields (2000) pp. 53–63 in Model theory, algebra and geometry, edited by D. Haskell et al., Math. Sci. Res. Inst. Publ. 39, Cambridge Univ. Press, New York, 2000. Model theory
The 1990 Pacific typhoon season was another active season. It has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1990, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between May and November. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. The scope of this article is limited to the Pacific Ocean, north of the equator and west of the international date line. Storms that form east of the date line and north of the equator are called hurricanes; see 1990 Pacific hurricane season. Tropical Storms formed in the entire west Pacific basin were assigned a name by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center. Tropical depressions in this basin have the "W" suffix added to their number. Tropical depressions that enter or form in the Philippine area of responsibility are assigned a name by the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration or PAGASA. This can often result in the same storm having two names. Season summary Systems 41 tropical cyclones formed this year in the Western Pacific, of which 31 became tropical storms. 19 storms reached typhoon intensity, of which 4 reached super typhoon strength. Severe Tropical Storm Koryn On January 12, both the JMA and the JTWC identified a tropical depression in the northwest Pacific Ocean. The depression intensified over the period of a day to become a tropical storm on January 13, when it received the name Koryn from the JTWC. According to them, but not the JMA, Koryn reached typhoon strength on January 15, when it peaked in intensity. The storm then weakened quite rapidly until it became extratropical on January 17, at 0000 UTC. Tropical Storm Lewis Tropical Storm Lewis was a minimal tropical storm that only held said intensity for two days. Typhoon Marian Marian was a typhoon over the South China Sea. CMA Tropical Depression 04 CMA Tropical Depression 05 Tropical Depression 04W 04W was short-lived. Severe Tropical Storm Nathan (Akang) A tropical disturbance trekked across the Philippines in mid June, upon entering the South China Sea a depression formed. The depression was upgraded to Tropical Storm Nathan on June 16. Tropical Storm Nathan reached peak intensity of 65 mph (100 km/h) shortly before striking Hainan Island. In the South China Sea the Chinese ship Tien Fu sank killing 4 people. In southern China torrential rains caused flooding in Guangdong Province killing 10 people, two people drowned in Macau due to high waves. Tropical Storm Nathan then continued northwestwards making a final landfall near the Vietnam/China border. Typhoon Ofelia (Bising) The monsoon trough spawned a tropical depression east of the Philippines on June 15. It tracked to the northwest then westward, slowly organizing into a tropical storm on June 18. Ofelia turned more to the northwest and became a typhoon on June 20. Paralleling the east coast of the Philippines, it reached a peak of 100 mph (155 km/h) winds before hitting Taiwan on June 23. Ofelia weakened over the country, and brushed eastern China before dissipating on June 25 near Korea. Ofelia caused heavy flooding throughout its track, resulting in at least 64 casualties. Typhoon Percy (Klaring) Typhoon Percy, which developed on June 20, reached a peak of 135 mph winds while located a short distance east of the northern Philippines. Increasing vertical shear weakened Percy to a 95 mph typhoon before crossing extreme northern Luzon on the 27th, an area that felt the effects of Ofelia only days before. It remained a weak typhoon until hitting southeastern China on the 29th before dissipating on the 1st. Percy caused serious damage and flooding in the Carolina Islands and northern Philippines, amounting to 9 deaths. Tropical Storm Robyn (Deling) The outskirts of the storm brought of rainfall to Vladivostok in the Russian Far East. CMA Tropical Depression 11 CMA 11 was an short lived system which hit Vietnam, bringing heavy rains, overall minimal damage. Severe Tropical Storm Tasha (Emang) 65 mph Tropical Storm Tasha, which developed on July 22 and meandered through the South China Sea, hit southern China on the 30th, 75 miles east of Hong Kong. The storm caused torrential flooding in southern China, causing widespread damage and 108 fatalities. Typhoon Steve Steve recurved out at sea. Typhoon Vernon Vernon followed Steve's track. Severe Tropical Storm Winona The origins of Winona can be traced back to Severe Tropical Storm Tasha. On August 2, the remnant low of Tasha, as a patch of thunderstorms over northeastern China, was pushed to the east by a weather front from the west. By August 4, Tasha entered the Yellow Sea, before being pushed south by an anticyclone off northeastern Korea, into the East China Sea. Although the same system, Tasha was named Winona, as it started to strengthen into a tropical storm by August 7. It reached peak intensity with an eye-like feature on August 8, before landfalling over Japan the next day. Later, the remnants became extratropical. Typhoon Yancy (Gading) Typhoon Yancy killed 12 people in the Philippines after a landslide destroyed a dormitory. In China, severe damage occurred and at least 216 people were killed. 20 people were killed in Taiwan. Tropical Storm Aka Aka was a weak tropical storm. It originated from the Central Pacific hurricane basin and drifted west into the Northwestern Pacific basin on August 13. Typhoon Zola On August 15, a large area of convection associated with the inflow of developing Typhoon Yancy was cut off, as Yancy was moving too fast to the west for the convection in the east to be absorbed into Yancy. By August 16, the convection developed a mid to low level circulation, and developed into tropical storm by August 18. Zola intensified into a typhoon by the next day, before reaching peak intensity on August 21. By the next day, Zola made landfall over Japan, before dissipating north of Japan. High winds and heavy rains produced by the storm killed three people and injured 22 others in Japan. Typhoon Abe (Iliang) Forming on August 23 from a tropical disturbance, the depression which would eventually develop into Typhoon Abe initially tracked in a steady west-northwestward direction. As a result of an intense monsoon surge, the system's trajectory briefly changed to an eastward then northward path before returning to its original track. Abe only intensified by a small amount between 0000 UTC August 24 and 0600 UTC August 27 due to the disruptive effects of the surge, and on August 30, Abe peaked in intensity as a Category 2-equivalent typhoon on the Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale. After peaking in intensity, Abe crossed the Ryukyu Islands and the East China Sea, making landfall in China where it affected the provinces of Zhejiang and Jiangsu before entering the Yellow Sea, crossing South Korea, and finally transitioning into an extratropical cyclone. Typhoon Abe killed 108–195 people after it caused flooding and landslides in the Philippines and Taiwan, ravaged coastal areas of China, and brought high waves to Japan. Abe, which is responsible for killing 108 in China, affected half of Zhejiang's land area and a fourth of its population, leaving thousands homeless and causing ¥3.5 billion yuan (RMB, $741.5–743 million USD) to be lost in damages. Additional damage and one fatality occurred in Okinawa Prefecture in Japan, where at least ¥890 million yen (JPY, US$6 million) in damage was caused. Typhoon Becky (Heling) Tropical Storm Becky, having developed on August 20, hit northern Luzon on the 26th as a strong tropical storm. It strengthened over the South China Sea to an 80 mph typhoon, and hit northern Vietnam at that intensity on the 29th. Becky was responsible for killing 32 people and causing heavy flooding. Tropical Storm Cecil Cecil hit China. Typhoon Dot (Loleng) Typhoon Dot formed from a monsoon trough to the southwest of Guam. Dot moved steadily towards the northwest and strengthened into a typhoon. Typhoon Dot reached peak intensity of 85 mph before weakening slight before landfall on eastern Taiwan on 7 September. After passing Taiwan Dot regained typhoon intensity in the Formosa Strait before making a final landfall in Fujian Province, China. On northern Luzon Island rains from Typhoon Dot caused floods killing 4 people, on Taiwan 3 people died. Typhoon Ed (Miding) Severe flooding produced by the storm killed at least 18 people in Vietnam. At least 4,500 homes were destroyed and another 140,000 were inundated. Typhoon Flo (Norming) Typhoon Flo, which developed on September 12, rapidly intensified on the 16th and 17th to a 165 mph super typhoon near Okinawa. Vertical shear weakened it as it recurved to the northeast, and Flo hit Honshū, Japan, on the 19th as a 100 mph typhoon. It continued rapidly northeastward, became extratropical on the 20th, and dissipated on the 22nd. Widespread flooding and landslides killed 32 and caused millions in damage. Typhoon Gene (Oyang) A tropical disturbance consolidated into a tropical depression on the 23rd of September to the east of the Philippines. Tropical Storm Gene was named as the storm moved towards the northwest and strengthened into a typhoon the next day. Typhoon Gene reached peak intensity of 95 mph on the 27th shortly before recurving towards the northeast. Gene then skimmed the coasts of Kyūshū, Shikoku and Honshū Islands in Japan before moving out to sea and turning extratropical. Winds on 85 mph were recorded on Kyūshū and heavy rains fell across the region, resulting floods and landslides killed 4 people. Typhoon Hattie (Pasing) Typhoon Hattie formed as Typhoon Gene was accelerating towards Japan. Hattie strengthened into a typhoon on 3 October while moving towards the northwest and reached a peak intensity of 105 mph the next day. Typhoon Hattie began to recurve while west of the island of Okinawa. Heavy rains from Typhoons Flo, Gene and Hattie broke the drought that plagued the island. As Hattie accelerated towards Japan it was downgraded to a tropical storm before brushing pass Kyūshū and Shikoku before making landfall on Honshū Island. Heavy rains caused a landslide on Shikoku Island killing three people when a landslide hit a bus. Tropical Storm Ira Severe flooding in Thailand triggered by heavy rains from Ira killed at least 24 people. Tropical Storm Jeana Jeana hit southeast Asia. Typhoon Kyle A category 2 typhoon which did not impact land directly. It formed on October 14 and was classified as a Tropical Depression. It became a tropical storm and a typhoon later. Kyle reached a peak intensity of a Category 2 typhoon on September 20. Then, the storm turned eastward instead of affecting Japan. It stated to weaken and was classified as a tropical storm and eventually dissipated on the 22nd. Kyle did not kill anyone or cause any damage. Tropical Storm Lola Extreme rainfall, peaking near triggered extensive flooding that left some regions under of water. At least 16 people were killed by the storm. Typhoon Page (Tering) Super Typhoon Page formed on November 21 as a tropical depression. From there, it tracked slowly westward, making a cyclonic loop. Page continued westward, and strengthened into a Category 5 typhoon. It then accelerated northeastward, making landfall in Japan on November 30 as a Category 1 typhoon. Page dissipated over northeast Japan on December 3. Typhoon Mike (Ruping) Super Typhoon Mike was the deadliest typhoon of the season. It struck the central Philippines in mid-November, where landslides, flooding, and extreme wind damage to caused over 748 casualties and over $1.94 billion in damage (1990 USD). The name Mike was retired after this season and replaced with Manny. Severe Tropical Storm Nell Nell also hit southeast Asia. Tropical Depression Susang Typhoon Owen (Uding) As Super Typhoon Owen crossed the Marshall Islands and Caroline Islands in mid to late November, it caused extreme damage to the many islands. Some islands lost 95%-99% of the dwellings, as well as 80-90% crops being destroyed. Through all of the damage, Owen only killed 2 people. Typhoon Russ The final storm of the season, Russ, formed on December 13. The typhoon brought heavy damage to Guam when it passed near the island on December 20. Damage estimates ranged as high as $120 million (1990 USD), but nobody perished in the storm. Storm names During the season 30 named tropical cyclones developed in the Western Pacific and were named by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center, when it was determined that they had become tropical storms. These names were contributed to a revised list which started on mid-1989. Philippines The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration uses its own naming scheme for tropical cyclones in their area of responsibility. PAGASA assigns names to tropical depressions that form within their area of responsibility and any tropical cyclone that might move into their area of responsibility. Should the list of names for a given year prove to be insufficient, names are taken from an auxiliary list, the first 10 of which are published each year before the season starts. Names not retired from this list will be used again in the 1994 season. This is the same list used for the 1986 season. PAGASA uses its own naming scheme that starts in the Filipino alphabet, with names of Filipino female names ending with "ng" (A, B, K, D, etc.). Names that were not assigned/going to use are marked in . Retirement Due to the severity of damage and loss of life caused by Mike, the name was retired and was replaced with Manny and was first used in the 1993 season. PAGASA also retired the name Ruping for similar reasons and was replaced with Ritang for the 1994 season. Season effects This table summarizes all the systems that developed within or moved into the North Pacific Ocean, to the west of the International Date Line during 1990. The tables also provide an overview of a systems intensity, duration, land areas affected and any deaths or damages associated with the system. \|- \| Koryn \|\| \|\| bgcolor=#\| \|\| bgcolor=#\| \|\| bgcolor=#\| \|\| Caroline Islands, Mariana Islands \|\| None \|\| None \|\| \|- \| Lewis \|\| \|\| bgcolor=#\| \|\| bgcolor=#\| \|\| bgcolor=#\| \|\| Caroline Islands \|\| None \|\| None \|\| \|- \| Marian \|\| \|\| bgcolor=#\| \|\| bgcolor=#\| \|\| bgcolor=#\| \|\| Philippines, Taiwan \|\| None \|\| None \|\| \|- \| TD \|\| \|\| bgcolor=#\| \|\| bgcolor=#\| \|\| bgcolor=#\| \|\| Philippines \|\| None \|\| None \|\| \|- \| TD \|\| \|\| bgcolor=#\| \|\| bgcolor=#\| \|\| bgcolor=#\| \|\| South China \|\| None \|\| None \|\| \|- \| TD \|\| \|\| bgcolor=#\| \|\| bgcolor=#\| \|\| bgcolor=#\| \|\| None \|\| None \|\| None \|\| \|- \| 04W \|\| \|\| bgcolor=#\| \|\| bgcolor=#\| \|\| bgcolor=#\| \|\| None \|\| None \|\| None \|\| \|- \| Nathan (Akang) \|\| \|\| bgcolor=#\| \|\| bgcolor=#\| \|\| bgcolor=#\| \|\| Philippines, South China, Vietnam \|\| None \|\| \|\| \|- \| Ofelia (Bising) \|\| \|\| bgcolor=#\| \|\| bgcolor=#\| \|\| bgcolor=#\| \|\| Philippines, Taiwan, East China, Korean Peninsula \|\| None \|\| \|\| \|- \| Percy (Klaring) \|\| \|\| bgcolor=#\| \|\| bgcolor=#\| \|\| bgcolor=#\| \|\| Caroline Islands, Philippines, China, Taiwan \|\| None \|\| \|\| \|- \| TD \|\| \|\| bgcolor=#\| \|\| bgcolor=#\| \|\| bgcolor=#\| \|\| Philippines \|\| None \|\| None \|\| \|- \| Robyn (Deling) \|\| \|\| bgcolor=#\| \|\| bgcolor=#\| \|\| bgcolor=#\| \|\| Philippines, Taiwan, Ryukyu Islands, South Korea \|\| None \|\| None \|\| \|- \| TD \|\| \|\| bgcolor=#\| \|\| bgcolor=#\| \|\| bgcolor=#\| \|\| None \|\| None \|\| None \|\| \|- \| TD \|\| \|\| bgcolor=#\| \|\| bgcolor=#\| \|\| bgcolor=#\| \|\| Vietnam \|\| Minimal \|\| None \|\| \|- \| Tasha (Emang) \|\| \|\| bgcolor=#\| \|\| bgcolor=#\| \|\| bgcolor=#\| \|\| Philippines, South China, Vietnam \|\| None \|\| \|\| \|- \| Steve \|\| \|\| bgcolor=#\| \|\| bgcolor=#\| \|\| bgcolor=#\| \|\| Mariana Islands \|\| None \|\| None \|\| \|- \| Vernon \|\| \|\| bgcolor=#\| \|\| bgcolor=#\| \|\| bgcolor=#\| \|\| None \|\| None \|\| None \|\| \|- \| Winona \|\| \|\| bgcolor=#\| \|\| bgcolor=#\| \|\| bgcolor=#\| \|\| Japan \|\| None \|\| Unknown \|\| \|- \| Yancy (Gading) \|\| \|\| bgcolor=#\| \|\| bgcolor=#\| \|\| bgcolor=#\| \|\| Caroline Islands, Mariana Islands, Taiwan, China \|\| >300 million \|\| \|\| \|- \| Aka \|\| \|\| bgcolor=#\| \|\| bgcolor=#\| \|\| bgcolor=#\| \|\| Marshall Islands \|\| None \|\| None \|\| \|- \| Zola \|\| \|\| bgcolor=#\| \|\| bgcolor=#\| \|\| bgcolor=#\| \|\| Mariana Islands, Japan \|\| None \|\| \|\| \|- \| Abe (Iliang) \|\| \|\| bgcolor=#\| \|\| bgcolor=#\| \|\| bgcolor=#\| \|\| Caroline Islands, Mariana Islands, Ryukyu Islands, Taiwan, East China, Korean Peninsula \|\| \|\| \|\| \|- \| Becky (Heling) \|\| \|\| bgcolor=#\| \|\| bgcolor=#\| \|\| bgcolor=#\| \|\| Philippines, South China, Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, Burma \|\| None \|\| \|\| \|- \| Cecil \|\| \|\| bgcolor=#\| \|\| bgcolor=#\| \|\| bgcolor=#\| \|\| Taiwan, East China \|\| None \|\| None \|\| \|- \| Dot (Loleng) \|\| \|\| bgcolor=#\| \|\| bgcolor=#\| \|\| bgcolor=#\| \|\| Mariana Islands, Philippines, China, Taiwan \|\| None \|\| \|\| \|- \| Ed (Miding) \|\| \|\| bgcolor=#\| \|\| bgcolor=#\| \|\| bgcolor=#\| \|\| Mariana Islands, Philippines, Vietnam, South China \|\| None \|\| \|\| \|- \| Flo (Norming) \|\| \|\| bgcolor=#\| \|\| bgcolor=#\| \|\| bgcolor=#\| \|\| Caroline Islands, Mariana Islands, Japan \|\| \|\| \|\| \|- \| TD \|\| \|\| bgcolor=#\| \|\| bgcolor=#\| \|\| bgcolor=#\| \|\| Philippines \|\| None \|\| None \|\| \|- \| Gene (Oyang) \|\| \|\| bgcolor=#\| \|\| bgcolor=#\| \|\| bgcolor=#\| \|\| Japan \|\| None \|\| \|\| \|- \| Hattie (Pasing) \|\| \|\| bgcolor=#\| \|\| bgcolor=#\| \|\| bgcolor=#\| \|\| Japan \|\| None \|\| \|\| \|- \| Ira \|\| \|\| bgcolor=#\| \|\| bgcolor=#\| \|\| bgcolor=#\| \|\| Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Myanmar \|\| None \|\| \|\| \|- \| Jeana \|\| \|\| bgcolor=#\| \|\| bgcolor=#\| \|\| bgcolor=#\| \|\| Vietnam, Cambodia \|\| None \|\| None \|\| \|- \| Kyle \|\| \|\| bgcolor=#\| \|\| bgcolor=#\| \|\| bgcolor=#\| \|\| Mariana Islands \|\| None \|\| None \|\| \|- \| Lola \|\| \|\| bgcolor=#\| \|\| bgcolor=#\| \|\| bgcolor=#\| \|\| Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Myanmar \|\| None \|\| \|\| \|- \| Mike (Ruping) \|\| \|\| bgcolor=#\| \|\| bgcolor=#\| \|\| bgcolor=#\| \|\| Caroline Islands, Philippines, Vietnam, South China \|\| \|\| \|\| \|- \| Nell \|\| \|\| bgcolor=#\| \|\| bgcolor=#\| \|\| bgcolor=#\| \|\| Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand \|\| None \|\| Unknown \|\| \|- \| Susang \|\| \|\| bgcolor=#\| \|\| bgcolor=#\| \|\| bgcolor=#\| \|\| Philippines \|\| None \|\| None \|\| \|- \| TD \|\| \|\| bgcolor=#\| \|\| bgcolor=#\| \|\| bgcolor=#\| \|\| Caroline Islands \|\| None \|\| None \|\| \|- \| Owen (Uding) \|\| \|\| bgcolor=#\| \|\| bgcolor=#\| \|\| bgcolor=#\| \|\| Marshall Islands, Caroline Islands \|\| None \|\| \|\| \|- \| Page (Tering) \|\| \|\| bgcolor=#\| \|\| bgcolor=#\| \|\| bgcolor=#\| \|\| Caroline Islands, Philippines, Japan \|\| None \|\| None \|\| \|- \| Russ \|\| \|\| bgcolor=#\| \|\| bgcolor=#\| \|\| bgcolor=#\| \|\| Marshall Islands, Mariana Islands, Caroline Islands \|\| \|\| None \|\| \|- See also 1990 Pacific hurricane season 1990 Atlantic hurricane season 1990 North Indian Ocean cyclone season South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season: 1989–90, 1990–91 Australian region cyclone season: 1989–90, 1990–91 South Pacific cyclone season: 1989–90, 1990–91 References External links Satellite movie of 1990 Pacific typhoon season Japan Meteorological Agency Joint Typhoon Warning Center . China Meteorological Agency National Weather Service Guam Hong Kong Observatory Macau Meteorological Geophysical Services Korea Meteorological Agency Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration Taiwan Central Weather Bureau
François Bonamy (10 May 1710 in Nantes – 5 January 1786 in Nantes) was a French botanist and physician. He was the grandfather of adventurer Paul de la Gironière (1797–1862). In 1735 he obtained his medical doctorate, and for nearly fifty years, he taught classes in botany. At the University of Nantes, he served as regent to the medical faculty, as procureur général and as an academic rector. In 1737 he was named directeur de l'établissement of the Jardin des plantes de Nantes. At his own expense, he maintained an botanical garden containing exotic plants. He was a founding member of the Société d'agriculture de Bretagne and a corresponding member of the Académie des belles-lettres, sciences et arts de La Rochelle. The botanical genus Bonamia (family Convolvulaceae) was named in his honour by Louis-Marie Aubert du Petit-Thouars. Published works Tentamen therapeuticum de bechicis, J. Martel, Snr., 1776. Florae Nannetensis prodromus, Brun, 1782. Une épidémie au siècle dernier d'après les notes de François Bonamy, Commentaires par le Dr. Eugène Bonamy. - Nantes : Mme Ve Mellinet, 1886. References 1710 births 1786 deaths 18th-century French botanists 18th-century French physicians Physicians from Nantes Scientists from Nantes
German submarine U-583 was a Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II. She carried out no patrols and sank no ships. She was sunk after a collision with another U-boat in the Baltic Sea on 15 November 1941. Design German Type VIIC submarines were preceded by the shorter Type VIIB submarines. U-583 had a displacement of when at the surface and while submerged. She had a total length of , a pressure hull length of , a beam of , a height of , and a draught of . The submarine was powered by two Germaniawerft F46 four-stroke, six-cylinder supercharged diesel engines producing a total of for use while surfaced, two BBC GG UB 720/8 double-acting electric motors producing a total of for use while submerged. She had two shafts and two propellers. The boat was capable of operating at depths of up to . The submarine had a maximum surface speed of and a maximum submerged speed of . When submerged, the boat could operate for at ; when surfaced, she could travel at . U-583 was fitted with five torpedo tubes (four fitted at the bow and one at the stern), fourteen torpedoes, one SK C/35 naval gun, 220 rounds, and a C/30 anti-aircraft gun. The boat had a complement of between forty-four and sixty. Service history The submarine was laid down on 1 October 1940 at Blohm & Voss, Hamburg as yard number 559, launched on 26 June 1941 and commissioned on 14 August under the command of Kapitänleutnant Heinrich Ratsch. She served with the 5th U-boat Flotilla from 14 August 1941. U-583 was sunk after a collision with in the Baltic Sea on 15 November 1941. Forty-five men died; there were no survivors. References Bibliography External links German Type VIIC submarines U-boats commissioned in 1941 U-boats sunk in 1941 U-boats sunk in collisions World War II submarines of Germany 1941 ships Ships built in Hamburg Submarines lost with all hands Maritime incidents in November 1941
Sykes v Cleary was a significant decision of the High Court of Australia sitting as the Court of Disputed Returns on 25 November 1992. The case was a leading decision on Section 44 of the Constitution of Australia, dealing with both what constitutes an office of profit under the Crown and allegiance to a foreign power. The majority held that a teacher employed by the State of Victoria held an "office of profit under the Crown" within the meaning of s 44(iv) and so was "incapable of being chosen". A person who held dual citizenship was incapable of being chosen unless they had taken all reasonable steps to renounce the other citizenship. Background The former Labor Party Prime Minister Bob Hawke had resigned as the member for Wills in 1992. Independent candidate Phil Cleary was declared elected in the 1992 by-election; he had the highest first-preference vote, and an absolute majority of the votes after an initial distribution of preferences. Another candidate, Ian Sykes, challenged the result in the High Court, sitting as the Court of Disputed Returns. If Cleary were to be excluded, on a recount the seat would most likely go to the Labor candidate Bill Kardamitsis or the Liberal candidate John Delacretaz, so Sykes challenged them too. Sykes claimed that Cleary was disqualified by Constitution s 44(iv) and the others by s 44(i). The Court upheld Sykes's claims and declared the election void. No by-election was held, owing to the imminence of a general election. In the general election of 1993, Cleary and Kardamitsis stood again for Wills and Cleary was elected. Facts Cleary was a secondary school teacher, in the Victorian public school system, employed on a permanent and full-time basis. He had taken leave without pay to campaign for the election and intended to resign if elected. Kardamitsis had been born in Greece as a Greek citizen and Delacretaz in Switzerland as a Swiss citizen. They migrated to Australia and became Australian citizens. Kardamitsis was born in Greece in 1952, migrated to Australia in 1969 and was naturalised in 1975; Delacretaz was born in Switzerland in 1923, migrated to Australia in 1951 and was naturalised in 1960. They had maintained no legally relevant contacts with their former countries. They had become naturalised as Australian citizens at times when that required renunciation of all other allegiances and appear to have assumed this precluded dual citizenship. They had not applied to their former countries to proactively renounce any such citizenships, although the law of each country permitted renunciation. Judgment Office of profit under the Crown: s 44(iv) The Court decided by a 6:1 majority that Cleary held an "office of profit under the Crown" within the meaning of s 44(iv) and so had been "incapable of being chosen". Mason CJ, Toohey and McHugh JJ held in a joint judgment (with which Brennan, Dawson and Gaudron JJ generally agreed) that the centuries-old phrase "office of profit under the Crown" includes today not only public servants as ordinarily understood, but extends to "at least those persons who are permanently employed by government". it was found persuasive, although not conclusive, that Cleary's position was statutorily defined as that of an "officer". The reasons behind s 44(iv), so far as it concerns public servants, were said to derive from traditions of the British House of Commons: that a public servant could not simultaneously attend adequately to both the duties of a public servant and those of a member of the Parliament, and also could be subject to the opinions of the minister to whom they were responsible; this situation would impinge on both the independence of members of the Parliament and the maintenance of a "politically neutral public service". That neutrality also requires public servants to refrain from "active and public participation in party politics". These reasons apply to a public servant who is a permanent teacher, even though (it was accepted) "a teacher is not an instance of the archetypical public servant at whom the disqualification was primarily aimed". It did not matter that Cleary was employed by "the Crown" in right of the State of Victoria and not in right of the Commonwealth; since the exception to s 44(iv) includes ministers of a State, s 44(iv) itself must include State officers. Nor that Cleary had been on leave without pay to contest the election; he continued to occupy the position. It did not matter, either, that Cleary had resigned from his position on hearing the outcome of the distribution of preferences and before the result was declared. The words "being chosen" were held to refer to a process of choice, which begins on the polling day. More fully, "incapable of being chosen" extends back to nomination. The process does not include the" declaration of the poll, which is only "the announcement of the choice made". Deane J dissented, holding that Cleary had not been "incapable of being chosen" and been validly elected. In Deane's view, it is sufficient if the candidate is qualified at the moment when the result of the poll is declared, by which point Cleary had resigned from his position. Deane was concerned that to require candidates always to be qualified at the point of nomination deters the more than ten per cent (at that time) of the workforce who are employed in the public service of the Commonwealth or a State. He thought that taking leave without pay or other emoluments, intending to resign if electoral success became apparent, is "preferable [...] to the rather devious procedure of an ostensible termination of employment" under a guarantee of reinstatement if not elected, as has been established by Commonwealth and State legislation. Consequences of disqualification It was argued on behalf of Kardamitsis that, if Cleary was disqualified, there should be a "special count" in which his preferences would be distributed and another candidate declared elected. But the Court thought that omitting Cleary from the field of candidates could distort the voters' "real intentions". The majority held that, for those reasons, the whole election was void. Allegiance to a foreign power: s 44(i) Because the Court held that the by-election was void because Cleary held an office of profit under the crown, it was unnecessary for the Court to decide the challenge to the eligibility of other candidates under s 44(i). The Court chose however to consider their eligibility as Kardamitsis and Delacretaz might wish to stand in the next election. The majority of 5:2 held that they were disqualified by s 44(i). Mason CJ, Toohey and McHugh JJ held that both Kardamitsis and Delacretaz were still, in the words of s 44(i), "a subject or a citizen or entitled to the rights or privileges of a subject or a citizen of a foreign power", those rights and privileges being determined by that country's law. The wording of s 44(i) rendered applicable, but not conclusive, the test in international law of "real and effective nationality", which could particularly have benefited Kardamitsis; the judgment listed his extensive participation in Australian public life, involving repeated oaths of Australian allegiance as a local councillor and a justice of the peace. Kardamitsis and Delacretaz might have benefited from that test if they had "taken reasonable steps" to renounce the foreign citizenship. They explained: What amounts to the taking of reasonable steps to renounce foreign nationality must depend upon the circumstances of the particular case. What is reasonable will turn on the situation of the individual, the requirements of the foreign law and the extent of the connection between the individual and the foreign State of which he or she is alleged to be a subject or citizen. And it is relevant to bear in mind that a person who has participated in an Australian naturalization ceremony in which he or she has expressly renounced his or her foreign allegiance may well believe that, by becoming an Australian citizen, he or she has effectively renounced any foreign nationality. However, neither Kardamitsis nor Delacretaz had taken any steps of renunciation. Brennan and Dawson JJ agreed, with Brennan J adding that, if formal steps of renunciation or other release are available, they must be taken: "It is not sufficient [...] to make a unilateral declaration when some further step can reasonably be taken". Brennan J also analysed s 44(i) into three "categories of disqualification": (1) an act of acknowledgement of duty to the foreign power; (2) duty "reciprocal to" the status of subject or citizen under the law of that power; and (3) duty "reciprocal to" the rights or privileges conferred by the law of that power. On these grounds, the majority decided that Kardamitsis and Delacretaz had been "incapable of being chosen". (The judgments showed them that they would have to make formal renunciation applications to their former homelands if they wished to stand for election again.) Deane and Gaudron JJ dissented. Deane J found the "mental element" of the acknowledgement also in the second category or "limb": The first limb of the sub-section (i.e. "is under any acknowledgment of allegiance, obedience, or adherence to a foreign power") involves an element of acceptance or at least acquiescence on the part of the relevant person. [...] In conformity with the purpose of the sub-section, the second limb (i.e. "is a subject or a citizen or entitled to the rights or privileges of a subject or citizen of a foreign power") should, in my view, be construed as impliedly containing a similar mental element with the result that it applies only to cases where the relevant status, rights or privileges have been sought, accepted, asserted or acquiesced in by the person concerned. The effect of that construction of the sub-section is that an Australian-born citizen is not disqualified by reason of the second limb of s.44(i) unless he or she has established, asserted, accepted, or acquiesced in, the relevant relationship with the foreign power. The position is more difficult in a case such as the present where the relationship with the foreign power existed before the acquisition (or re-acquisition) of Australian citizenship. In such a case, what will be involved is not the acquisition or establishment, for the purposes of s.44, of the relevant relationship with the foreign power but the relinquishment or extinguishment of it. It does, however, seem to me that the purpose which s.44 seeks to attain and which "must always be kept in mind" [In re Webster (1975)] would not have included the permanent exclusion from participation at the highest level in the political life of the nation of any Australian citizen whose origins lay in, or who has had some past association with, some foreign country which asserts an entitlement to refuse to allow or recognize his or her genuine and unconditional renunciation of past allegiance or citizenship. Accordingly, and notwithstanding that citizenship of a country is ordinarily a matter determined by the law of that country [...], the qualifying element which must be read into the second limb of s.44(i) extends not only to the acquisition of the disqualifying relationship by a person who is already an Australian citizen but also to the retention of that relationship by a person who has subsequently become an Australian citizen. A person who becomes an Australian citizen will not be within the second limb of s.44(i) if he or she has done all that can reasonably be expected of him or her to extinguish any former relationship with a foreign country to the extent that it involves the status, rights or privileges referred to in the sub-section. Deane J then focussed on the statutory oath of Australian allegiance and its (former) inclusion of a renunciation of all other allegiances. He understood this not only as a declaration by the migrant but also as "a clear representation by the Australian Government and people" that, for the purposes of Australian law, there had been a "final severing" of all other ties of nationality and a compliance with all requirements to become "a full and equal member of this nation". It would be inconsistent with that oath, for the new citizen to then apply to the foreign country to renounce its citizenship, thereby asserting the continuing existence of that citizenship and, as a citizen of that country, submitting to the discretion of its responsible minister. In Deane's view—although their circumstances differed and it would have been better if Delacretaz had exercised his automatic entitlement to renunciation—both Kardamitsis and Delacretaz had done "all that could reasonably be expected", for Australian purposes, to divest themselves of foreign nationality. Gaudron J came to the same conclusion as Deane J although by a different route. She was unwilling to suppose that "the Parliament intended that the formal renunciation of all other allegiance, notwithstanding that it was solemnly sworn or affirmed, should be entirely devoid of legal effect". As to what that effect would be, in her view "the solution is not to be found in reading down s.44(i): rather, it lies in examination of the circumstances in which foreign law should be applied to determine questions arising under the subsection". Thus Kardamitsis' oath and renunciation should be respected and Greek law would come into the picture only if he had somehow reasserted Greek nationality—and he had not. Gaudron J observed that, when Delacretaz had taken the oath, it did not yet contain renunciation, but he had renounced all other nationality at an earlier stage of the naturalisation process. He should not then be expected to have approached Swiss authorities to relieve him of a citizenship that he had already renounced effectively for Australian purposes. Nor had he done anything to reassert Swiss nationality. In the view of Deane and Gaudron JJ, Kardamitsis and Delacretaz had effectively renounced their foreign citizenships, long before the election, and so were not "incapable of being chosen". Since renunciation procedures were available to both Kardamitsis and Delacretaz and they had not used them, the Court did not have to consider the situations where no such procedures are effectively available, either because renunciation is simply not permitted or because the country's authorities have refused to exercise a discretion to allow renunciation. However, Dawson J thought that in the first situation the candidate would not be precluded from election, there being "obviously no steps, save for unilateral renunciation, which that person can reasonably take", and in the second situation "need not necessarily" be precluded. Notes References 1992 in Australian law 1992 in case law High Court of Australia cases Australian constitutional law Australian court of disputed returns cases Federal elections in Australia 1992 elections in Australia Victorian federal by-elections Election law in Australia Election case law
Ernst Larsen (24 February 1910 – 20 May 1971) was a Danish athlete. He competed in the men's pole vault at the 1936 Summer Olympics. References 1910 births 1971 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1936 Summer Olympics Danish male pole vaulters Olympic athletes for Denmark Place of birth missing
Machap is a state constituency in Johor, Malaysia, that is represented in the Johor State Legislative Assembly. The state constituency was first contested in 2004 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Johor State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system. Demographics History Polling districts According to the federal gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Machap constituency is divided into 12 polling districts. Representation history Election results References Johor state constituencies
Walter Taylor may refer to: Australia Walter Taylor (contractor) (1872–1955), Australian builder of Brisbane landmarks United Kingdom Walter Taylor (engineer) (1734–1803), pioneer of the saw mill in England Walter Taylor (footballer) (1902–1955), English footballer Walter Taylor (mathematician) (c. 1700–1743/4), tutor at Trinity College, Cambridge Walter Ross Taylor (1805–1896), Scottish minister Walter Ross Taylor (1838–1907), Scottish minister, son of the above United States of America Walter Taylor (archaeologist) (1913–1997), American anthropologist and archaeologist Walter C. Taylor (1870–1929), North Dakota Commissioner of Agriculture and Labor Walter Taylor (American football), head football coach for the Virginia Military Institute Keydet, 1891 Walter Taylor (baseball), American baseball player Walter H. Taylor (1838–1916), Virginia lawyer, businessman, and soldier, aide-de-camp to General Robert E. Lee Walter Nesbit Taylor, American educator and Mississippi state senator Dub Taylor (1907–1994), American actor, given name Walter Clarence Taylor Jr. Buck Taylor (born 1938), American actor, son of Dub Taylor, given name Walter Clarence Taylor III
Major general Jonas Andriškevičius (born 29 July 1944 in Debeikiai, Anykščiai, Lithuania) was a Lithuanian military figure and ex-Soviet military officer. He was the first Chief of Defence of Lithuania. He served in this position from 20 October 1993 to 1 July 1999. Biography Andriškevičius was born in 1944 in Debeikiai. He graduated from Jonas Biliūnas Middle School in Anykščiai. In 1966, he graduated from the Sergei Kirov Military Medical School in Leningrad and joined the Soviet Artillery, working in a unit fielding the D-20 howitzer. In 1976, he graduated from the Frunze Military Academy in Moscow. From 1967-1973, Andriškevičius served in the Group of Soviet Forces in East Germany. From 1979-1980, he was Chief of the Siberian Military District Operational Board. From 1981-1984, he served as Chief of Staff to the Chief Military Adviser of the Soviet Army to Ethiopia. Throughout the rest of the 80s, he was director of the Military Department at Vilnius University. After the restoration of independence, he served in the Civil Protection and Rescue Service of the Vilnius University Affairs Board. In 1997, he graduated from the one-year course at the NATO Defense College in Italy. From 1992-1993, he was head of the Specialized Training Center of what is now the General Jonas Žemaitis Military Academy of Lithuania. In the fall of 1993, he became Chief of Defence. He served under Presidents Algirdas Brazauskas and Valdas Adamkus. He retired in 1999. Since 2004, Andriškevičius has been the Chairman of the Lithuanian Alumni Association of the NATO Defense College. Awards Order of the Cross of Vytis (21 April 1995) Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas (1 July 1999) References Lithuanian generals 1944 births Living people People from Anykščiai District Municipality Frunze Military Academy alumni NATO Defense College alumni
Modiran Vehicle Manufacturing Company (MVM) is an Iranian automobile firm. History MVM is a subsidiary of Kerman Motor, an Iranian assembler of Volkswagens, that also used to assemble a version of the Daewoo Matiz for the local market. The Matiz had been assembled by Kerman Khodro since the year 2000 in a joint venture with the South Korean Daewoo Company. However the crisis at Daewoo Motor in South Korea resulted in a take-over by the American General Motors corporation which then stopped supplying CKD kits to the Iranian company due to U.S. sanctions against the government of Iran for claims about the Iranian state sponsoring terrorism and Iranian violations of United Nations protocols for nuclear inspections. It is offered with two engine options, a 3-cylinder 0.8 liter and a 4-cylinder 1.1 liter. Due to this, Kerman Khodro licensed the Chery QQ3 as the car was of a similar style to the GM car. However, as Kerman Khodro had replaced the GM Daewoo lines with that of Volkswagen, they put it into production at their subsidiary MVM as the 110. It is offered with two engine options, a 3-cylinder 0.8 liter and a 4-cylinder 1.1 liter. After facing a significant reception from the people, this company launched other cars such as MVM 315, MVM 530 and MVM X33. Current models MVM MVM X22 Pro - crossover SUV MVM X33 Cross - crossover SUV MVM X55 Pro - crossover SUV MVM Arrizo 5 T IE MVM Arrizo 5S MVM Tiggo 7 - crossover SUV Fownix Fownix Arrizo 6 Pro Fownix Tiggo 7 Pro - crossover SUV Fownix Tiggo 8 Pro - crossover SUV Fownix FX - crossover SUV References External links Official Website (MVM) Official Website (Fownix) Chery Website in Iran MVM Manufacturing companies based in Tehran
Fostamatinib, sold under the brand names Tavalisse and Tavlesse, is a tyrosine kinase inhibitor medication for the treatment of chronic immune thrombocytopenia (ITP). The drug is administered by mouth. Fostamatinib blocks the activity of the enzyme spleen tyrosine kinase (SYK). This enzyme is involved in stimulating parts of the immune system. By blocking SYK's activity, fostamatinib reduces the immune system's destruction of platelets, so allowing the platelet count to rise, which reduces the likelihood of excessive bleeding. The most commonly reported side effects are diarrhea, high blood pressure, nausea, respiratory infection, dizziness, increased liver enzymes, rash, abdominal pain, fatigue, chest pain and decreased white blood cell count. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) considers it to be a first-in-class medication. Medical uses Fostamatinib is a drug used to treat adults with low platelet count due to chronic immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) when a prior treatment for ITP has not worked well enough. Chronic immune thrombocytopenia is an autoimmune bleeding disorder where the blood doesn't clot as it should because of a low platelet count. Pharmacology Mechanism of action The tablets are formulated as fostamatinib disodium hexahydrate, a disodium hexahydrate salt, and is a prodrug of the active compound tamatinib (R-406), which is an inhibitor of the enzyme spleen tyrosine kinase (Syk), hence it is an syk inhibitor. Syk is a protein tyrosine kinase associated with various inflammatory cells, including macrophages, which are presumed to be the cells responsible for ITP platelet clearance. When FcγRs I, IIA, and IIIA bind to their ligands, the receptor complex becomes activated and triggers the phosphorylation of the immunoreceptor-activating motifs (ITAMs). This leads to various genes becoming activated, which causes a cytoskeletal rearrangement that mediates phagocytosis in cells of the monocyte/macrophage lineage. Because Syk plays an important role in FcγR-mediated signal transduction and inflammatory propagation, it is considered a good target for the inhibition of various autoimmune conditions, including rheumatoid arthritis and lymphoma. Clinical trials Fostamatinib has been in clinical trials for rheumatoid arthritis, autoimmune thrombocytopenia, autoimmune hemolytic anemia, IgA nephropathy, and lymphoma. The drug is currently being used in a Phase 1 trail to test the safety of the combination of the study drugs fostamatinib and paclitaxel for patients with ovarian cancer. The investigation of fostamatinib began with studies involving the treatment of mouse models with cytopenia. Mice were used to measure the effectiveness of R788, a small molecule prodrug of the biologically active R406, a Syk inhibitor. In animal models, treatment with R406/R788 was shown to be safe and effective in reducing inflammation and joint damage in immune-mediated rheumatoid arthritis. The models responded favorably to treatment so the study progressed to Phase 2 trials involving humans. Human studies have shown that R788 has good oral bioavailability, biologic activity, is well tolerated, and does not exhibit collagen or ADP-induced platelet aggregation. In NCT00706342, 16 adults with chronic ITP were entered into an open-label, single-arm cohort dose-escalation trials beginning with 75 mg and rising to 175 mg twice a day. The dose was increased until a persistent response was evident, toxicity was reached, or 175 mg twice a day was met. 8 patients achieved persistent responses with platelet counts greater than 50,000 mm3/L on more than 67% of their visits. 3 of these patients had not persistently responded to thrombopoietic agents. 4 others had nonsustained responses. Mean peak platelet count exceeded 100,000 mm3/L in these 12 patients. Toxicity was evidenced primarily in GI-related side effects, notable diarrhea, urgency, and vomiting. 2 patients developed transaminitis. Fostamatinib as a treatment for severe COVID19 complications has finished a Phase 2 trial, and is entering a Phase 3 trial. Rheumatoid arthritis A phase II study of rheumatoid arthritis patients failing to respond to a biologic agent showed little efficacy as compared to placebo, but the drug was well tolerated. In patients with high inflammatory burden, measured by levels of C-reactive protein, ACR20 was achieved by a significantly higher portion of those in the fostamatinib group (42%) versus the placebo group (26%). Autoimmune thrombocytopenia Immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) is an autoimmune disease where the immune system attacks and destroys platelets in the blood, causing abnormally low platelet counts. It is characterized by the antibody-mediated destruction of platelets. Patients with ITP have accelerated clearance of circulating IgG-coated platelets via Fcγ receptor-bearing macrophages in the spleen and liver, leading to different levels of thrombocytopenia and variable degrees of mucocutaneous bleeding. Recent studies of ITP pathophysiology suggest decreased platelet production may also be an important component of the thrombocytopenia. Many patients exhibit responses to established therapies, including corticosteroids, IV immunoglobulin, anti-D, splenectomy, and rituximab. However, there are a significant minority of patients who retain persistently low platelet counts despite treatment. These patients are consistently at risk of intracranial hemorrhage and other bleeding complications. Several thrombopoiesis-stimulating therapies including eltrombopag and romiplostim are being investigated to help combat low platelet counts in ITP patients. Rigel reported results from two Phase III clinical trials for fostamatinib as an ITP treatment in August and October 2016. The study is the second Phase 3, multi-center, randomized, double-blind, placebo controlled, study of fostamatinib disodium in the treatment of persistent/chronic immune thrombocytopenic purpura that Rigel has conducted. Primary outcome measures are defined as a stable platelet response by the end of the study (week 24) of at least 50,000/μL on at least 4 of the 6 visits between weeks 14–24. Participants received either a placebo, 100 mg, or 150 mg of the drug in the morning and evening for 24 full weeks. The first study, FIT 1 (047) met the primary endpoint in a statistically significant manner, with 18% of patients hitting the 50,000 platelets/μL of blood and no patients receiving the placebo meeting that criteria. As of June 2016, the open-label, long term extension study (049) is currently tracking 118 patients who opted to receive fostamatinib after completing either study 047 or 048. Autoimmune hemolytic anemia Approval for treatment of autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA) is in Stage 1 of Phase II trials. This study is a Phase 2, multi-center, open label, Simon two-stage study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of fostamatinib disodium in the treatment of warm antibody autoimmune hemolytic anemia. Primary outcome measures examined include a hemoglobin response measured by levels higher than 10 g/dL and 2 g/dL higher than the baseline hemoglobin. Responses were studied for a period of 12 weeks and for a dose of 150 mg in the morning and evening. The study began in April 2016 and is estimated to conclude in September 2017. The study is currently recruiting participants from U.S. states including Arizona, California, D.C., Massachusetts, New York, North Carolina, and Texas. Subjects must have had a diagnosis of primary or secondary warm antibody AIHA, and must have failed at least 1 prior treatment regimen for AIHA. Subjects cannot have a platelet count less than 30,000/μL, have AIHA secondary to autoimmune disease, have uncontrolled or poorly controlled hypertension, or have cold antibody AIHA, cold agglutinin syndrome, mixed type AIHA, or paroxysmal cold hemoglobinuria. Immunoglobulin A nephropathy Fostamatinib as a treatment for IgA nephropathy (IgAN) is in Phase II trials, which will conclude at the end of 2016. IgAN is a chronic autoimmune disease associated with inflammation in the kidneys that reduces their ability to successfully filter blood. There are currently no disease-targeted therapies for IgAN. Participants are currently being recruited from the US, Austria, Germany, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and the UK. Patients must be between 18 and 70 years old, have renal biopsy findings consistent with IgA nephropathy, have been treated with an Angiotensin Converting Enzyme inhibitor (ACEi) and/or an Angiotensin II Receptor Blocker (ARB) for at least 90 days at the maximum approved dose, have a proteinuria > 1 gm/day at diagnosis of IgA nephropathy and a level > 0.5 gm/day at the second screening visit, and a blood pressure controlled to ≤ 1302/80 with angiotensin blockade. Eligible candidates cannot have recently used cyclophosphamide, mycophenolate mofetil, azathioprine, Rituximab, or > 15 mg/day of prednisone or any other corticosteroid equivalent. The study investigates whether fostamatinib is a safe and effective treatment for IgAN. It is a Phase 2, multi-center, randomized, double-blind, ascending-dose, placebo-controlled clinical study. Primary outcome measures include the mean change in proteinuria as measured by spot urine protein/creatinine ratio (sPCR). Effects were evaluated for 100 mg, 150 mg, and placebo formulations taken twice daily by mouth for 24 weeks. The study began in October 2014 and is expected to complete by June 2017. History Fostamatinib was approved for medical use in the United States in April 2018. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved fostamatinib based on evidence from two identical, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trials, FIT-1 (NCT02076399) and FIT-2 (NCT02076412) of 150 adults with persistent or chronic ITP who had an insufficient response to previous treatment, which included corticosteroids, immunoglobulins, splenectomy, and/or a thrombopoietin receptor agonist. Participants were allowed to continue previous ITP treatment during the trial. Patients were randomized 2:1 to fostamatinib (100 mg orally twice daily) or placebo twice daily for 24 weeks. Dose could be escalated to 150 mg orally twice daily after one month. The benefit of fostamatinib was assessed based on the percentage of participants who achieved and maintained the pre-determined platelet count between treatment weeks 14 to 24 in fostamatinib and placebo groups respectively. The FIT-1 trial was conducted at 35 sites in Australia, Canada, Denmark, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The FIT-2 trial was conducted at 23 sites in Austria, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Germany, Norway, Poland, Romania, and Spain. The FDA granted the application for fostamatinib an orphan drug designation and granted the approval of Tavalisse to Rigel Pharmaceuticals. Fostamatinib was approved for medical use in the European Union in January 2020. References External links Aminopyrimidines Organophosphates Orphan drugs Prodrugs Tyrosine kinase inhibitors
Saif Lodin () is an Afghan social activist, historian, writer, Intellectual and a former finance officer in Department of Education in Kandahar. His popularity increased when he started working on an educational program with Humayun Azizi, the former governor of Kandahar. The program was about to upgrade educational systems in Kandahar University. Ludin is a well-known personality among the youth of South Afghanistan, especially in Kandahar. Personal life Saif Lodin was born in 1988 to a family of the Ludin tribe of Pashtuns in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Ludin started his career as an IT officer with the Afghan Telecom. References Afghan activists People from Kandahar 1988 births Living people
Henri-Marie Dubreuil de Pontbriand (c. January 1708 – 8 June 1760), who became the sixth bishop of Roman Catholic diocese of Quebec, was from a titled family and grew up at the Pontbriand Château (now in Ille-et-Vilaine), France. Biography He received his classical education at La Flèche from the Jesuits and studied theology with the Sulpicians in Paris. He stayed in Paris and was ordained there in 1731 and received a doctorate from the Sorbonne. Pontbriand spent some time serving the bishop of Saint-Malo who made him his vicar general. In 1740, at the suggestion of his maternal uncle, the Comte de La Garaye, he was named bishop of Quebec by Louis XV and this appointment was approved by pope Benedict XIV in March 1741. Before his departure, he spent some months at the Sulpician seminary in Paris learning about his diocese, as the congregation was active in Montreal. He left for Canada that same year on the Rubis, which landed at Quebec 29 Aug. 1741. On the same ship was Jean-Olivier Briand, who served Henri-Marie during his time as bishop and became bishop of Quebec himself in 1766. Pontbriand commenced his pastoral visits the following January. In 1749 tension developed between the bishop and the Séminaire de Québec over which had the right to appoint a parish priest in Quebec. He undertook the rebuilding of the Ursuline convent in Trois-Rivières which had burned in 1752; and the Hôtel-Dieu de Montréal, which burned in 1755. References External links Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online 1760 deaths University of Paris alumni Roman Catholic bishops of Quebec 18th-century Roman Catholic bishops in New France Burials at the Cathedral-Basilica of Notre-Dame de Québec Year of birth unknown Year of birth uncertain
Eremolepidaceae is treated in some systems as a family of flowering plants in the order Santalales. In the Takhtajan system it consists of the genera Antidaphne (including Eremolepsis), Eubrachion and Lepidoceras. In the APG III system this is part of the Santalaceae family and the Dicot family. References Santalaceae Historically recognized angiosperm families Eudicot families
Ai no Uta is the first studio album by , released on 1 February 2006. Track listing fairy References Official Discography of Ai Nonaka 2006 albums Ai Nonaka albums
Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Cathedral located at 419 South Dithridge Street in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was designed by architect Thomas Hannah and built in 1904. The First Congregational Church built the structure and used it until 1921, but it has been a Greek Orthodox Church since 1923. Currently, it is part of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, and seat of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Pittsburgh. This Classical Revival style church building was added to the List of Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation Historic Landmarks in 1982. Architecturally, the cathedral is described by Walter C. Kidney in his book Landmark Architecture: Pittsburgh and Allegheny County (1985) as: A Grecian Ionic portico, executed in sandstone, is the grand and appropriate introduction to a church that has belonged to the Greek Orthodox Church since 1923. The exterior, with its big round-arched windows, is not otherwise specifically symbolic, but the interior is rich with paintings and mosaics. Notable inside are the painting in the dome of Christ the Pantocrator (Ruler of All), with its background of gold leaf, and the iconostasis of metal and mosaic, with peacocks finely depicted on the Royal Doors. Further art is to be found within the sanctuary, including a painting of the Mother and Child and a fresco of the Last Supper." Franklin Toker describes the structure in his book Pittsburgh: A New Portrait (2009) as follows: "Originally the First Congregational Church, until 1921, this is an unusually vigorous design in yellow industrial brick preceded by a dramatic Ionic portico. The interior of St. Nicholas should not be missed as an architectural paradigm of America itself: a cool Protestant interior heated up by a blazing iconostasis." References External links St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Cathedral Official website Churches in Pittsburgh Greek Orthodox cathedrals in the United States Eastern Orthodoxy in Pennsylvania Greek-American culture in Pennsylvania Churches completed in 1904 Neoclassical architecture in Pennsylvania Cathedrals in Pittsburgh Neoclassical church buildings in the United States
Hans-Erich-Nossack-Preis is a former literary prize of Germany, later Literaturpreis des Kulturkreises der deutschen Wirtschaft. Winners 1989 Friederike Mayröcker 1991 Helga M. Novak 1992 Günter Herburger 1993 Rolf Haufs 1994 Edgar Hilsenrath 1995 Anna Maria Jokl 1996 Heinz Czechowski 1997 Rafik Schami 1998 Volker Braun 1999 Wolfgang Hilbig 2000 Peter Kurzeck 2001 Jörg Steiner 2002 Paul Wühr 2003 Adolf Endler 2004 Dieter Forte 2005 Walter Kempowski 2006 Ernst-Wilhelm Händler 2007 Elke Erb References German literary awards
Send My Bag is a luggage shipping company from the UK that aims to allow travellers to transport baggage, claiming a lower cost than airline baggage handling fees. History Send My Bag was formed after founder Adam Ewart was charged excess baggage fees when helping his girlfriend travel home from university. After paying the fee Ewart returned home and searched the web for a service which offered to deliver luggage at a lower cost. With nothing found, he decided to start Send My Bag. Setting up just one web page for under £100, he created a simple booking system for the business venture. Prior to 2011 Send My Bag primarily existed as a niche luggage shipper for students. From 2011 onwards, their focus broadened as airlines such as Ryanair took additional steps to dissuade passengers from checking bags, and as airline revenue from baggage fees worldwide dramatically increased. The service is available as an iOS app. On 9 September 2012, Ewart appeared on the BBC television program Dragons' Den in search of an investment for his door to door baggage service. Following the unsuccessful appearance on Dragons' Den, Send My Bag announced a £100k funding from investors Lough Shore Investments. On 24 November 2014 on CNBC news Ewart announced the launch of US worldwide services. In 2015 Send My Bag further expanded launching a US domestic service and worldwide services from Australia. Send My Bag provides 24hr worldwide support from offices in Bangor, Northern Ireland and New York City. Awards In celebration of Queen Elizabeth II's 92nd birthday, on 21 April 2018, Send My Bag was announced as winner of the Queen's Awards for Enterprise. At the time of winning the award Send My Bag had shipped 250,000 pieces of luggage in the previous 12 months. References Shipping companies of the United Kingdom Luggage
Maple Leaf is a United States National Historic Landmark in Jacksonville, Florida, United States. Maple Leaf, a side paddlewheel steamship, was first launched as a freight and passenger vessel from the Marine Railway Yard in Kingston, Upper Canada in 1851. The sidewheel paddle steamer measured at the beam. Sinking Maple Leaf was a civilian merchant steamship, chartered as a transport by the Union Army during American Civil War, that struck a Confederate torpedo - what we would now call a mine - as she was crossing the St. Johns River near Jacksonville on April 1, 1864. Four crew members lost their lives in the sinking. This was the first mine casualty of the war. The screw steamer was dispatched to assess the condition of the wreck on April 2, and Captain Henry W. Dale concluded his ship and cargo as a total loss. Wreck Maple Leaf′s wreck site is located in the St. Johns River, to the west of the adjacent Mandarin neighborhood, in southeastern Duval County. The wreck was deemed a threat to river navigation so the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers had all structural components above the ship's main deck removed to clear the channel in the 1880s. The shipwreck was rediscovered by the St. Johns Archaeological Expeditions, Inc. in 1984. Volunteers identified the wreck in 1984. The shipwreck site has been given the Smithsonial trinomial 8DU8032. Because of the wreck's remarkable state of preservation (down to the line cleared in the 1880s), it is the most significant Civil War-era shipwrecks yet discovered, and a good example of a mid-19th century Great Lakes steamer. On October 12, 1994, it was designated a National Historic Landmark. National Historic Landmark plaque located at 30° 19.461′ N, 81° 39.683′ W. See also List of National Historic Landmarks in Florida National Register of Historic Places listings in Duval County, Florida References External links Maple Leaf (Shipwreck Site) at Florida's Shipwrecks: 300 Years of Maritime History - A National Register of Historic Places Travel Itinerary Florida's Office of Cultural and Historical Programs Duval County markers Maple Leaf Maple Leaf Shipwreck 1851 ships Ships built in Kingston, Ontario National Register of Historic Places in Duval County, Florida Shipwrecks in rivers Shipwrecks on the National Register of Historic Places in Florida Shipwrecks of the American Civil War Ships sunk by mines Maritime incidents in April 1864 National Historic Landmarks in Florida
Padew Narodowa is a village in Mielec County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Padew Narodowa. It lies approximately north of Mielec and north-west of the regional capital Rzeszów. References Padew Narodowa
Ashrita Shetty (born 16 July 1993) is an Indian actress who predominantly works in Tamil language films. Early life Shetty was born on 16 July 1993 in a South Indian family from Karnataka. She hails from Mumbai and has studied finance. Career In 2010, Shetty participated in a beauty contest organised by The Times of India, Clean & Clear Fresh Face. Competing in Mumbai, she won the event there and then went on to win it again at the national level, eventually becoming the face of the brand for a year. She made her film debut in 2012, with a Tulu film, Telikeda Bolli. During the time, she appeared in various other television commercials. This was when film directors Vetrimaaran and Manimaran approached her to play the lead role in their venture, Udhayam NH4. The film saw her play a Bangalore-based Tamil-speaking college girl, who elopes with the character played by Siddharth. She gained mixed reviews for her portrayal in the film, with a reviewer noting she could be a promising actress in the making. Sangeeta Devi from The Hindu said "Newcomer Ashrita Shetty shows promise and her capability of bringing to the screen the vulnerability and innocence of a 17/18-year-old makes her endearing. This girl has huge potential." She then signed the lead in the action adventure film Indrajith opposite Gautham Karthik. Personal life Shetty married Indian cricketer Manish Pandey on 2 December 2019. Filmography References External links 1993 births Living people Indian film actresses Tulu actresses Actresses in Tulu cinema Actresses in Tamil cinema Actresses from Mumbai
Niloofar is an Iranian drama film written and directed by Lebanese filmmaker Sabine El Gemayel. It is an international co-production between the French company Pyramide Films and companies in Lebanon and Iran. The film was released in 2008 and screened at the AFI Fest in Los Angeles that year. The story focuses on a young girl just entering puberty. This new phase in her life marks her entry into the circle of women, which brings with it new cultural obligations that leave little room for her own personal quest. Niloofar won the Best Feature Film and Best Actress award at the 2009 Noor Iranian Film Festival in Los Angeles. Synopsis Niloofar, a twelve-year-old Iraqi girl, dreams of being able to read and write. Unfortunately, in her village only boys can go to school. Niloofar's mother, a midwife, pushes her to become her apprentice. During one of the deliveries, Niloofar meets an educated woman. In secret, she starts to teach Niloofar how to read and write. In the meantime, Niloofar's father has bought a field of palms. The price: Niloofar, as soon as she is a woman. Niloofar is horrified by this and tries to postpone her periods. When her periods finally do arrive, she hides this from the community. But the truth cannot be hidden for long and one day her secret is exposed. Terrified Niloo must obey her father's word and marry a man who once had his own daughter put to death for loving a boy. This boy was Niloo's uncle, Aziz. Aziz, haunted by the memory of the young lover he lost years before, feels compelled to help Niloo avert a similar destiny. Aziz devises a plan to help Niloo escape and the two set off together. Niloo's family is furious when they discover she is missing and vow to bring her back to face retribution for dishonoring the family. They send her stepbrother out to track Niloofar down and bring her back. Cast Roya Nonahali as Salmah Mobina Aynehdar as Niloofar Nayereh Farahani as Noor Shahab Hosseini as Aziz Hengameh Ghaziani as Firoozeh Tooraj Faramarzian as Uncle Akbar Sadegh Safaie as Abdollah Fatemeh Motamed Aria as Banoo Alireza Ziaijan as Said Miald Shirmohamadi as Amir Saghar Slolaymani as Zeinab Amir Aghaei as Sheik Abbas Production Development Writer and director Sabine El Gemayel based the script's story on a girl she met in Lebanon who was facing the prospect of an arranged marriage. Gemayel commented, however, that the issues raised in the film are not specific to one culture, saying, "It’s a humanist film that’s critical of a specific tradition, not a culture ... I did not want to make a film that was anti-Arab.” Filming Niloofar was filmed in Iran in 2007 over a 53-day shoot. Critical reception The film received critical acclaim. In a positive review of a screening at the AFI Fest, the AP said, "writer-director Sabine El Gemayel evinces a poetic eye for the colors and textures of domestic life" and the film "is direct and elliptical, contemporary and timeless". Robert Koehler of Variety was more critical, writing the film is "a wobbly variation on the familiar theme of tradition-bound girls growing up in the 21st century". Festivals Montréal World Film Festival AFI Fest Berlin International Film Festival Zlín International Film Festival for Children and Youth Rehoboth Beach Independent Film Festival Noor Iranian Film Festival - Winner - Best Feature and Best Actress for Roya Nonahali References External links Niloofar at Tadrart Films. Archived from the original on 01-09-2013. Niloofar at Pars Times 2008 directorial debut films 2008 films 2000s feminist films 2000s French films Arranged marriage in fiction French drama films Iranian drama films Fictional child brides and grooms Films about honor killing Films about puberty Films set in Iraq Films shot in Iran Lebanese drama films
Cooper is a small unincorporated community located in southwestern Houston County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 27 in 2000. History It was established around 1900, and by the mid-1930s had a church, a cemetery, and several houses. Many residents moved away after World War II, and by the early 1990s, only a church and a few widely scattered houses remained in the area. Its population was 27 in 2000. Geography Cooper is located on Texas State Highway 21, southwest of Crockett in southwestern Houston County. Education Today, the community is served by the Crockett Independent School District. References Unincorporated communities in Houston County, Texas Unincorporated communities in Texas
Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church is a Roman Catholic church in Hammersmith, London W6. Its building is Grade II* listed History and architecture Cardinal Wiseman donated the land on which to build the church, and on 6 May 1851 he laid the foundation stone. It is built of Kentish ragstone and cost about £20,000 to complete. Helen, Countess Tasker, a benefactor of several Roman Catholic church and school projects, gave £4,000. The church was opened on 26 July 1853. The architect was William Wardell, who designed the church in a Gothic Revival rendition of Decorated Gothic. It has north and south side aisles and the nave is lit by a clerestory. The nave and chancel have arch-braced roofs. The building has stained glass windows by John Hardman. From the beginning, Holy Trinity served a growing Catholic community in the area, initially boosted by the Irish mass migrations to Great Britain. In 1862 a school for girls and infants was built behind the church to designs by Joseph John Scoles. In 1894 the children were transferred to the nearby Sacred Heart School and the former school building became the parish rooms. The church has a southwest tower, with a spire that was added later. Sources disagree as to whether the spire was added in 1867 or 1871. Most sources agree that it was designed by Joseph Hansom, although Nikolaus Pevsner originally attributed it to his brother Charles Francis Hansom. The present presbytery was completed in 1964. Holy Trinity today Today Holy Trinity serves an ethnically diverse parish as the demographics of the parish change. There is a sizable French-speaking population because the church is near the Lycée Français Charles de Gaulle in nearby South Kensington. It is also used by the Syriac Catholic Church, who hold Mass here in Arabic and Aramaic on Sunday afternoons. See also History of Shepherd's Bush St Simon's Church, Shepherd's Bush References 1851 establishments in England 1853 in London 19th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in the United Kingdom Buildings by Joseph Hansom Churches in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Westminster Gothic Revival church buildings in London Holy Trinity Grade II* listed churches in London Grade II* listed Roman Catholic churches in England Limestone churches Roman Catholic churches completed in 1853 Holy Trinity Syriac Catholic church buildings William Wardell church buildings
In molecular biology, the crustacean neurohormone family of proteins is a family of neuropeptides expressed by arthropods. The family includes the following types of neurohormones: Crustacean hyperglycaemic hormone (CHH). CHH is primarily involved in blood sugar regulation, but also plays a role in the control of moulting and reproduction. Moult-inhibiting hormone (MIH). MIH inhibits Y-organs where moulting hormone (ecdysteroid) is secreted. A moulting cycle is initiated when MIH secretion diminishes or stops. Gonad-inhibiting hormone (GIH), also known as vitellogenesis-inhibiting hormone (VIH) because of its role in inhibiting vitellogenesis in female animals. Mandibular organ-inhibiting hormone (MOIH). MOIH represses the synthesis of methyl farnesoate, the precursor of insect juvenile hormone III in the mandibular organ. Ion transport peptide (ITP) from locust. ITP stimulates salt and water reabsorption and inhibits acid secretion in the ileum of the locust. Caenorhabditis elegans uncharacterised protein ZC168.2. These neurohormones are peptides of 70 to 80 amino acid residues which are processed from larger precursors. They contain six conserved cysteines that are involved in disulfide bonds. References Protein families Peptide hormones
Jawahir Nathoo Shah (9 April 1942 - 15 September 2019) was an East African cricketer. He played three One Day Internationals in the 1975 World Cup. He was Kenya's leading batsman from the mid 1960s for more than a decade and a half. An attractive batsman with a wide range of strokes, he hit 96 and 134 for Kenya against a strong touring India side which featured Bedi and Prasanna in 1967. References 1942 births Living people East African cricketers East African cricket captains East Africa One Day International cricketers Kenyan cricketers Cricketers at the 1975 Cricket World Cup
Kengo: Master of Bushido is a fighting game and the first entry in the Kengo series. Developed by Genki, it was released for the PlayStation 2 as Kengo in Japan on December 14, 2000 and as Kengo: Master of Bushido in North America and Europe on January 3, 2001 and March 30, 2001 respectively by Crave Entertainment. Gameplay The single-player game is divided into three sections. The first two are training and challenging other schools. Training is divided into multiple mini-games that focus on one aspect of gaming, timing or button combos for example. The training serves to increase the maximum value of various character statistics, but not augment their actual value. The simple nature of the training quickly becomes repetitive. Challenging the other schools consists of fighting four identical-looking students, one unique student, and the school's master. The battles use wooden swords but are consecutive and of increasing difficulty, you regain a small amount of health between matches. After defeating each rival school, the player must earn their place as the head of a school. Randomly, the player will have access to the Imperial Tournament, which is the final goal of the game. The tournament is fought with steel swords and start each match with full health. The player can still challenge other schools and victory earns their school's sword. Equipping different swords gives you a unique "special move". At this point in the game the player will be randomly challenged by either the master or unique student of other schools and cannot decline. Losing such random encounters strips the character of that school's sword. Both the life and Ki bars can be hidden from battle, and the status of a wounded character is displayed during battle. Offense is composed of four "stances" and one special move. A special move may not always be available depending on what sword is equipped. A special move is executed by pressing triangle when the Ki bar is full. The Ki bar can be filled by pressing triangle or by fighting well. Each "stance" is selected with the shoulder buttons and is composed of three moves. The moves are always executed in sequence and can be augmented by character's proximity to one another, the analog stick, or pressing another button during the combo. Outside of battle, the four stances can be re-designed by replacing one or all of the three moves with other moves earned throughout the game. Reception Chester Barber reviewed the PlayStation 2 version of the game for Next Generation, rating it four stars out of five, and stated that "With a deep fighting engine and great replay value, you'll be playing this one for weeks. If you loved Bushido Blade, Kengo is definitely a must-buy." The game received "mixed" reviews according to video game review aggregator Metacritic. In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of 31 out of 40. References 2000 video games Crave Entertainment games Fighting games Genki (company) games Multiplayer and single-player video games PlayStation 2 games PlayStation Network games Ubisoft games Video games developed in Japan Video games scored by Takayuki Nakamura Video games set in feudal Japan
The Fall of Assur occurred when the first city and old capital of the Neo-Assyrian Empire fell to Median, Babylonian, and other rebellion-led forces. The sack of the city that followed destroyed the city to some degree; however, it recovered during the Achaemenid Empire. The city remained occupied by Assyrians until the massacres of Tamurlane in the 14th century AD. Background Ever since the end of Ashurbanipal's reign in 627 BC, the Neo-Assyrian Empire was in an exposed and critical position; civil war, revolts in Babylonia, Anatolia, Caucasus and in the Levant coupled with Median, Babylonian and Scythian invasions proved too much for the empire torn by civil war. In 616 BC, the Babylonians established their de facto independence from the Assyrians. Assault on the city In 615 BC, the Medes and their allies conquered Arrapha. The next year, they besieged Assur. Much of what was left of the Assyrian army was in Nineveh, unable to assist. Finally, after bloody hand-to-hand clashes (many skulls and skeletons were later found), the city was taken in 614 BC. References 614 BC Assur Assur Assur 7th century BC Assur
Tezepelumab, sold under the brand name Tezspire, is a human monoclonal antibody used for the treatment of asthma. Tezepelumab blocks thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP), an epithelial cytokine that has been suggested to be critical in the initiation and persistence of airway inflammation. The most common side effects include arthralgia (joint pain) and pharyngitis (sore throat). Tezepelumab was approved for medical use in the United States in December 2021, and in the European Union in September 2022. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) considers it to be a first-in-class medication. Medical uses Tezepelumab is indicated for the add-on maintenance treatment of people aged twelve years and older with severe asthma. History Two main studies including over 1,500 adults and adolescents with inadequately controlled asthma showed that tezepelumab was effective in reducing the number of severe asthma flare‑ups. The benefits and side effects of tezepelumab were evaluated in two clinical trials of participants with severe asthma. All participants were taking their usual treatment for asthma. In addition, participants received new treatment with either tezepelumab or placebo. Neither the participants nor the investigators knew which treatment was given. The benefit of tezepelumab was assessed by measuring the frequency of asthma attacks (exacerbations) at the end of both 52 week trials in comparison to placebo. The FDA approved tezepelumab based on evidence from two clinical trials (NAVIGATOR and PATHWAY) of 1334 participants with severe asthma. The safety and efficacy of tezepelumab were evaluated in two clinical trials of participants with severe asthma. The trials were conducted in 24 countries (Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bulgaria, Brazil, Canada, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Israel, Japan, Lithuania, Latvia, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Slovakia, South Africa, South Korea, Taiwan, Ukraine, United States, and Vietnam). Society and culture Legal status On 21 July 2022, the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) adopted a positive opinion, recommending the granting of a marketing authorization for the medicinal product Tezspire, intended as add-on treatment in adults and adolescents with severe asthma. The applicant for this medicinal product is AstraZeneca AB. Tezepelumab was approved for medical use in the European Union in September 2022. Research It is being studied for the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps, chronic spontaneous urticaria and eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE). In phase III trials, tezepelumab demonstrated efficacy compared to placebo for patients with severe, uncontrolled asthma. Structural studies by X-ray crystallography showed that tezepelumab competes against a critical part of the TSLPR binding site on TSLP. References External links Amgen AstraZeneca brands Breakthrough therapy Monoclonal antibodies Orphan drugs Antiasthmatic drugs
Miranda (formerly Jacobsen's) is a census-designated place in Humboldt County, California. It is located northwest of Phillipsville, at an elevation of . The ZIP Code is 95553. The population was 520 at the 2010 census. The name Miranda was originally applied to the area's post office on August 26, 1905. One account states that it is not known whether the name giver had in mind a girl or the well-known Spanish place name and family name. Miranda was known as Jacobsen's Valley until the post office was established. Another account states that Etta Coombs chose the name "Miranda" for the post office she started. Miranda is located on the Avenue of the Giants between Myers Flat to the north and Phillipsville to the south. South Fork High School is the only regular high school of Southern Humboldt Unified School District, and currently boasts around 150 students from all of southern Humboldt County. The school's name refers to the South Fork of the Eel River. Osprey Learning Center, an alternative continuation high school, is located across the football field from SFHS in facilities that formerly housed Miranda Junior High School. Today, Miranda Junior High School now stands where the former tennis court was, as construction was completed in 2014. The ZIP Code is 95553. The community is inside area code 707. Elevation is said to be 351 feet at the town sign, though the terrain is generally not flat and encompasses elevations ranging from sea level to over . Miranda is in the Pacific Standard Time zone and observes daylight saving time. Demographics 2010 The 2010 United States Census reported that Miranda had a population of 520. The population density was . The racial makeup of Miranda was 439 (84.4%) White, 4 (0.8%) African American, 13 (2.5%) Native American, 4 (0.8%) Asian, 1 (0.2%) Pacific Islander, 31 (6.0%) from other races, and 28 (5.4%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 75 persons (14.4%). The Census reported that 512 people (98.5% of the population) lived in households, 8 (1.5%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized. There were 243 households, out of which 74 (30.5%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 88 (36.2%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 30 (12.3%) had a female householder with no husband present, 20 (8.2%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 22 (9.1%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 1 (0.4%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 92 households (37.9%) were made up of individuals, and 19 (7.8%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.11. There were 138 families (56.8% of all households); the average family size was 2.72. The population was spread out, with 117 people (22.5%) under the age of 18, 31 people (6.0%) aged 18 to 24, 127 people (24.4%) aged 25 to 44, 185 people (35.6%) aged 45 to 64, and 60 people (11.5%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41.3 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.2 males. There were 265 housing units at an average density of , of which 243 were occupied, of which 134 (55.1%) were owner-occupied, and 109 (44.9%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0.7%; the rental vacancy rate was 0%. 291 people (56.0% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 221 people (42.5%) lived in rental housing units. 2000 According to the U.S. Census Bureau, at about the year 2000, Miranda's total population was approximately 857. This figure, however, encompasses a much larger geographic area than Miranda proper. The official town population listed on the Miranda welcome sign is significantly lower. Only 5.6% were under 5 years of age, while 75.4% were over 18 and 8.3% over 65. A marginally high 14.7% of those over 18 were civilian veterans. Of those over age 5, 24.6% were of disability status. Majorly of one race (97.3%), Miranda is home to 91.8% White (unspecified origin), 0.5% African American or Black, 2.9% American Indian or Alaskan Native, 0.6% Asian, 0.1% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, 1.4% of some other race, and 4.6% Hispanic or Latino. Median household income was $17,422, while median family income was slightly higher at $21,146. Nearly one third (29.4%) of the population as individuals were below the poverty line. Total occupied housing units were 391 out of 505 total units, leaving 114 vacancies. Median value of single-owner occupied homes was $114,400. Politics In the state legislature, Miranda is in , and . Federally, Miranda is in . See also References External links South Fork High School Miranda Travel & Resource Guide Census-designated places in Humboldt County, California Populated places established in 1905 Census-designated places in California 1905 establishments in California
Saltaire is a model village in Shipley, a ward in the metropolitan borough of the City of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. The village contains 93 listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of these, one is listed at Grade I, the highest of the three grades, four are at Grade II*, the middle grade, and the others are at Grade II, the lowest grade. In 1850 Titus Salt started to build a textile mill, known as Salt's Mill, alongside the Leeds and Liverpool Canal and then developed the model village to house and serve its workers. This included housing, shops, and community buildings, all of which are listed. The architects for the entire scheme, including later mills, were the Bradford architects Lockwood and Mawson. All the listed buildings built between 1850 and 1870 were designed by them. The later listed buildings are a tram shed, a war memorial and a telephone kiosk. Key Buildings References Citations Sources Lists of listed buildings in West Yorkshire
Surimi is a Limited European version of the single collection 'Sushi' containing new remixes of Skin and a bonus CD with previously unreleased demos from Neuroticfish. Track listing "Skin (Binary 2002)" - 5:59 "Skin (Broken Boyband)" - 5:24 "Skin (Live)" - 5:18 "M.F.A.P.L. (Intelligent Tribal Freak Mix)" - 5:21 "All I Say" - 4:51 "Black Again V3" - 2:29 "Velocity (Original)" - 5:00 "Velocity (Club Edit)" - 5:31 "Neurocaine" - 4:36 "Wakemeup! (Club Edit)" - 5:12 "Wakemeup! (JAB Remix)" - 4:54 "Care" - 6:08 "Rotten" - 4:10 "Wakemeup! (Extended)" - 9:38 "I Don't Care" - 4:56 "Black Again" - 4:54 "Mechanic Of The Sequence" - 4:13 "Love And Hunting" - 4:16 2003 compilation albums Neuroticfish albums
The blood-spotted abalone (Haliotis spadicea) is a species of edible sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Haliotidae, the abalones. This species is common on rocky shores on the coast of South Africa. Shell description The exterior of the shell of this species is reddish-purple in color, often with some white blotches. The shell has between 5 and 8 open respiratory pores along the margin. These holes collectively make up what is known as the selenizone which form as the shell grows. The snail shell grows to approximately in length. "The depressed shell has an oblong-ovate shape, narrowed toward the anterior end. The distance of the apex from the margin is contained 7 or 8 times in the length of the shell. The spiral striae, when visible, are very indistinct but contain radiating, coarse, oblique folds. The left margin is regularly arcuate, the right one straightened, a little concave along the middle part of the outer lip. The shell is solid but rather thin, dark reddish-brown, variegated with blotches of snowy white, especially in the young. The spire is often of a peculiar bronze red. The surface contains a few impressed spiral striae, often scarcely visible, and low, very irregular undulations or radiating folds. These, too, are often subobsolete. The shell is not strongly carinated at the position of the row of perforations in adults. And there are several rather strong cords revolving parallel with the holes, between them and the columellar margin. The low spire is composed of about three whorls. The inner surface is brilliantly pearly. The columellar plate is narrow. Its edge is rounded, convex, sloping outward, and obliquely truncated below. The cavity of the spire is visible from below. It is rather deep, usually of a beautiful red-bronze color inside." "The more prominent characters are the peculiar form, narrowed at the anterior end, the reddish or chocolate surface, smooth except for radiating folds, and the coppery red stain within the cavity of the spire. This last feature is sometimes absent. The perforations are numerous, close together and almost perfectly circular. The columellar shelf or plate slopes outward, is rather narrow and convex on its face. The shell when placed upon a plane surface, rests upon its two extremities, both lips being arched. The apex is nearer to the margin than in Haliotis midae, another Cape species, with which this one agrees in lacking spiral striation." Distribution This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off South Africa. Human use The meat of this abalone is edible, and has been consumed by people living along the coast in the past, although abalone fishing is now banned in South Africa. References Hanley, Young Conchologists' Book of Species, p. 60, frontispiece f. 5 (1841). Menke, Zeitschr. f. Mal. 1845, p. 97 Geiger D.L. & Owen B. (2012) Abalone: Worldwide Haliotidae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. viii + 361 pp. [29 February 2012] page(s): 126 External links spadicea Gastropods described in 1808 Fauna of South Africa
Seko Shamte (born 29 October 1981) is a Tanzanian film producer, writer and director. Early life Seko Shamte grew up in Dar es Salaam but spent some of her early years in the United States of America as well as Asia. Her parents, Fulgence and Antonia Tingitana, father an engineer and mother, an education specialist encouraged the development of her writing skills by sending her to writing camps over the summer holidays. At Mzizima High School where she studied she formed an appreciation for history and music. She played the violin and was the chairperson of the music club. During a talent show at Zanaki Secondary School, she was a visiting performer for Radio One. At 17 years that performance went on to give her an entry into the media industry, with her own show on East Africa Radio. Career After finishing her BSC in finance with a minor in media at Marymount College Manahattan College and in 2005 she went to work at East Africa Television as the Head of Programming. During her time at the television station she saw the creation and televising of the popular television programs Ze Comedy, Friday Night Live, 5 Live! and Nirvana. Ze Comedy is the highest ever rated comedy sketch show on Tanzanian television. Seko Shamte started her own production company, Alkemist Media in 2008. producing programmes and films about Tanzania and Africa for international distribution. Starting with features on CNN's Inside Africa, including a story on Hashim Thabeet, Tanzania's NBA basketball player and his contribution to his community in Tanzanians; a story on the migration of Maasai men in Tanzania. (Inside Story) This was followed by a series of other pieces for CNN, ABC networks in the United States and BBC in the UK. Mkwawa: Shujaa wa mashujaa In 2011, her first feature-length documentary was released, Mkwawa: Shujaa wa Mashujaa. which she had developed for sixteen years. The critique of a history teacher on Chief Mkwawa being ‘a coward, as most African leaders are…’ gave her pause and wanting to challenge that critique, she researched Chief Mkwawa's history for herself. When the story was ready, she applied for the Tanzania Media Fund (TMF) and won the grant. The documentary was released in 2011. The Team Tanzania Following Mkwawa she went to co-write, produce and direct a series called ‘The Team: Tanzania. This story focused on gender inequality in Tanzania looking to transform society’s gender norms. The story has two teenage girls, Upendo and Sophia, and their struggle for identity. The thirteen part series was in collaboration with the NGO Search for Common Ground and aired on East Africa Television. The series has gone on to be viewed on the youtube platform. Home Coming In 2015, her feature film Home Coming was released in Dar es Salaam. The story is an examination on corruption and how it perpetuates itself, generation after generation. Home Coming was well received by the Tanzanian Film Industry. The film went on to be selected to play at the Pan African Film Festival in 2017. Seko’s next project is slated to be a documentary on Julius Kambarage Nyerere, the first president of Tanzania. Filmography References Tanzanian women film directors Tanzanian women in business Living people 1981 births Tanzanian producers Tanzanian film directors
UMBC Retrievers baseball is the varsity intercollegiate team representing University of Maryland, Baltimore County in the sport of college baseball at the Division I level of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The team is led by Liam Bowen, and plays its home games at The Baseball Factory Field at UMBC on campus in Baltimore, Maryland. The Retrievers are members of the America East Conference. References External links Official website
Tasha Holiday is an American contemporary R&B singer who was signed to MCA Records in the 1990s. Her biggest success was with the single "Just the Way You Like It" which peaked in the top thirty of the Billboard R&B singles chart, and became one of BET's most played music videos. Billboard Magazine called her album Just the Way You Like It "a promising debut". She also sang vocals on the single "Don't You Worry" by reggae artist Ruffa. In 2006, she appeared on the track "Life So Real" (with Da Unknown) on the Lil' O album Neva Lay Down Vol. 1 [Explicit]. In 2011, she worked with producer Mike Nitty and a single, "I Used To Love You" was released on YouTube on June 22, 2011. They also premiered a song "They Want Me to Stop" earlier that year. In 2014, two more collaborations between Nitty and Holiday were released ("Stop Playin'" and "Can't Stop Runnin'") on Nitty's SoundCloud account. The following year, she collaborated with Nookie on the song "Dreams." Discography Albums Studio albums Just the Way You Like It (1997) EPs The Acapellas (EP) (1996) Singles References 1970s births Date of birth missing (living people) Living people MCA Records artists Musicians from Atlantic City, New Jersey Singers from New Jersey 21st-century American singers
Many computer user interfaces use a control panel metaphor to give the user control of software and hardware features. The control panel consists of multiple settings including display settings, network settings, user account settings, and hardware settings. Control panels are also used by web applications for easy graphical configuration. Some services offered by control panels require the user to have admin rights or root access. Computer history The term control panel was used for the plugboards in unit record equipment and in the early computers of the 1940s and '50s. In the 1980s, the Xerox Star and the Apple Lisa, which pioneered the first graphical user interface metaphors, controlled user settings by single click selections and variable fields. In 1984 the Apple Macintosh in its initial release made use of fundamental graphic representation of a "control panel board" imitating the operation of slider controls, on/off buttons and radio-select buttons that corresponded to user settings. Functionality There are many tasks grouped in a control panel: Hardware Color Color management Computer displays Brightness Contrast Color calibration Energy saving Gamma correction Screen resolution and orientation Graphics tablet Keyboard Shortcuts and bindings Language and layout Text cursor appearance Mouse and touchpad Power management Energy saving Battery usage Display brightness Power button actions Power plans Printers and scanners Sound Networking Bluetooth connection and file exchange Ethernet connection Internet Accounts E-mail integration Social media integration Wi-Fi connection System-wide proxy Security Certificates and password management Firewall Filesystem encryption Privacy File indexing and event tracking Data sharing System Login window System information Hostname System time Calendar system NTP server Time zone Software management Application management System update configuration Software sources Different types In Microsoft Windows operating systems, the Control Panel and Settings app are where various computer settings can be modified. In the classic Mac OS, a control panel served a similar purpose. In macOS, the equivalent to control panels are referred to as System Preferences. In web hosting, browser-based control panels, such as CPanel and Plesk, are used to manage servers, web services and users. There are different control panels in free desktops, like GNOME, KDE, Webmin... See also Control panel (engineering) Dashboard (business) References User interfaces
Konstantinos Foumis (1860 - 1942) was a Greek politician from Crete and one of the rebel leaders in the Theriso Revolt. Biography He was born in Crete and had ancestry from the Byzantine Skordila family. He studied law at the University of Athens and in 1888 took over with Eleftherios Venizelos the publication of the newspaper Lefka Ori. He was involved in politics and was a close associate and friend of Eleftherios Venizelos. He was elected in 1899 as a representative of the province of Selino in the Cretan Assembly and was appointed advisor of finance (minister) of the Cretan State in the government formed by Prince George. In 1905 he participated in the trio that organized the revolution in Therisos. He continued to be involved in politics as an elected representative of his district after the revolution in Therisos. References National and Kapodistrian University of Athens alumni Politicians from Crete
Mahuru Douglas Dai (born 30 May 1984) is a Papua New Guinean cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler, he has played for the Papua New Guinea national cricket team since 2005. Biography Born in Port Moresby in 1984, Mahuru Dai first represented Papua New Guinea at Under-19 level, playing in the East Asia-Pacific Under-19 Championship in August 2001. Papua New Guinea won the tournament, beating Hong Kong in the final, which qualified them for the following years Under-19 World Cup, which Dai also played in. In 2004, he played for a combined East Asia-Pacific team in Australia's National Country Cricket Championship prior to a second Under-19 World Cup. He made his debut for the Papua New Guinea senior team in the repêchage tournament of the 2005 ICC Trophy. Later in the year, he made his List A debut when he represented Papua New Guinea in the 2005 ICC Trophy in Ireland. He again played for the combined East Asia-Pacific team in the Australian National Country Cricket Championship in 2006 and 2007 before returning to the Papua New Guinea team for Division Three of the World Cricket League in Darwin in 2007. Papua New Guinea finished third in that tournament and Dai was named man of the match in the third place play-off against the Cayman Islands after scoring 102 not out at a run a ball. He represented his country at the 2007 South Pacific Games where he won a gold medal in the cricket tournament. During the tournament he scored a century in Papua New Guinea's record breaking win over New Caledonia. He has since again represented the combined East Asia-Pacific team in the Australia National Country Cricket Championship. He made his One Day International debut for Papua New Guinea on 8 November 2014 against Hong Kong in Australia. He made his Twenty20 International debut for Papua New Guinea against Ireland in the 2015 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament on 15 July 2015. References 1984 births Living people Papua New Guinean cricketers Sportspeople from the National Capital District (Papua New Guinea) Papua New Guinea One Day International cricketers Papua New Guinea Twenty20 International cricketers
Parattu Raveendran Sreejesh is an Indian field hockey player from Kerala who plays as a goalkeeper and former captain of the Indian national team.He is regarded as the World's best goal keeper of his generation. He plays in the Hockey India League for Uttar Pradesh Wizards. Sreejesh played a vital role in the Indian national team's bronze medal win at the 2020 Summer Olympics men's field hockey tournament. He won FIH Player of the Year Awards (2020–21) for best male goalkeeper. Since winning gold in 2014 Asian Games he won gold medal again in 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou. He won a total of 16 international medals in his career until 2023 from Olympics, FIH Hockey World Championships, Commonwealth Games, Asian tournaments combined. Early life Sreejesh was born 8 May 1988, in Kizhakkambalam village, in the Ernakulam district of Kerala, to P. V. Raveendran and Usha, a family of farmers. He completed his primary education in St. Antony's Lower Primary School in Kizhakkambalam and he studied until the sixth standard in St. Joseph's High School in Kizhakkambalam. As a kid, he trained as a sprinter, before moving on to long jump and volleyball. At 12, he joined the GV Raja Sports School in Thiruvananthapuram. This was where his coach suggested that he take up goalkeeping. He became a professional after he was picked by hockey coach Jayakumar at the school, following which he played at the school before playing at the Nehru Cup. He completed his graduation in History from Sree Narayana College, Kollam, Kerala. In 2017, the Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian award Padma Shri for his work in the field of sports. Career International career Sreejesh made the Junior national team in 2004, in a match against Australia in Perth, in 2004. He made his debut in the senior national team in 2006, at the South Asian Games in Colombo. Following India's win at the 2008 Junior Asia Cup, he was awarded the 'Best Goalkeeper of the Tournament'. Having been a part of the Indian team for six years, though often losing his place to senior goalkeepers, Adrian D'Souza and Bharat Chettri, he has been a regular member since 2011, after saving two penalty stroke in the Asian Champions Trophy Final in Ordos City, China, against Pakistan, a match-winning performance. His second 'Best Goalkeeper of the Tournament' award came at the 2013 Asia Cup, with India finishing second in the tournament. He was a part of the team that won silver medals at the Sreejesh had earlier played for India at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, and then World Cup in 2014. At the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea, he starred in Indian's gold medal win, when he saved two penalty strokes against Pakistan in the final. At the 2014 Champions Trophy and 2018 Champions Trophy, he was adjudged "Goalkeeper of the Tournament". Following impressive performances in 2014, he was nominated for the award of Best Male Goalkeeper; he eventually lost to Jaap Stockmann of the Netherlands. He was the captain of the team that won the silver medal at the 2016 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy held at London. On 13 Jul 2016, Sreejesh was given the responsibilities of the Captain of the Indian hockey team, taking over from Sardar Singh. At the 2016 Olympics in Rio, Sreejesh led the Indian hockey team to the quarterfinals of the tournament . At the Tokyo Olympics, on 5 August 2021, Sreejesh played a key role in defeating Germany to clinch the bronze medal for India after 41 years. Sreejesh is in race for World games Athlete of the year and according to the reports, the online voting will start from 10 January 2022 and ends at 31 January 2022. Sreejesh was a part of 2022 Commonwealth Games Silver medal won team, 2023 Asian Champion Trophy Winners team and 2022 Asian Games hockey Gold medal won Indian team. Club career At the auction of the inaugural season of the Hockey India League, Sreejesh was bought by the Mumbai franchise for 38,000. He played two seasons for their team, Mumbai Magicians. In 2014, he was bought by Uttar Pradesh Wizards for 69,000 and since the 2015 season, has been playing for them. PR Sreejesh became the second Indian to win the "World Athlete of the Year" after Rani Rampal. Personal life Sreejesh married his longtime girlfriend Aneeshya, a former long jumper and an Ayurveda doctor. They have a daughter (b. 2014) Anusree. His son, Sreeansh was born in 2017. He is currently employed as Joint Director(Chief Sports Organiser) with the Government of Kerala's Department of General and Higher Education. Sreejesh is a member of Rotary Club of Kizhakkambalam, District 3201. Awards 2021 – Khel Ratna Award, highest sporting honour of India. 2022- "World Athlele Of The Year 2021". References External links Sreejesh Ravindran at Hockey India 1988 births Living people Sportspeople from Kochi Field hockey players from Kerala Indian male field hockey players Male field hockey goalkeepers World Series Hockey players Field hockey players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 2016 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 2020 Summer Olympics 2010 Men's Hockey World Cup players 2014 Men's Hockey World Cup players 2018 Men's Hockey World Cup players Olympic field hockey players for India Field hockey players at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Field hockey players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Field hockey players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games silver medallists for India Commonwealth Games medallists in field hockey Field hockey players at the 2014 Asian Games Field hockey players at the 2018 Asian Games Field hockey players at the 2022 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists for India Asian Games bronze medalists for India Asian Games medalists in field hockey Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games Medalists at the 2022 Asian Games Recipients of the Padma Shri in sports Recipients of the Arjuna Award Olympic bronze medalists for India Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in field hockey Recipients of the Khel Ratna Award 2023 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup players Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
Victoria Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire (born 29 September 1959) is a Nigerian politician. She served as deputy governor of Lagos State from 2011 to 2015. Prior to that, she was the Commissioner for Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation of Lagos State from 2003 to 2011. On 7 March 2016, Femi Adesina, the special adviser to the president, Media and Publicity announced President Muhammadu Buhari's appointment of the former Lagos deputy governor, Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire, as his Senior Special Assistant on Sustainable Development Goals. Education She attended Salvation Army Primary School, Agege, Lagos (1965–1971), and she finished her secondary school education from St Joseph’s Secondary School, Mangoro, situated at Ikeja Local Government Area of Lagos State. She is an alumna of Lagos State University (LASU) and was awarded an honorary degree by the university. She has a bachelor's degree in sociology and a diploma in social works. Personal life Victoria Adejoke Orelope, born into the royal lineage of Prince Kareem-Laka of Akeja Oniyanru and Amore Ruling House of Lagos State. She is the first girl and the third born out 13 children. Orelope-Adefuire is popularly called 'Iya Alanu' which means 'cheerful giver'. She worked at the Front Office Executive at PZ Industries, Nigeria PLC. On 9 July 2016, Princess Adejoke Orelope-Adefuire staged a beautiful wedding for her daughter Esther Olaleye olawepo. Which took place at the Arch Bishop Vining Memorial Cathedral, GRA, Ikeja, Lagos. Achievements Princess Adejoke Orelope Adefulire was conferred the award of The International Public Servant of the year in 2007 by the UK-based Non-governmental Organization, The Scottish Widows.She got the Daisey George Award in 2010. In 201, she was recognised for her efforts in empowering and advocating rights of women and children. The former Lagos State deputy governor is also a recipient of the Guinness World Records for the most children reading aloud with an adult at a single location, which she achieved while reading with 4,222 school children in 2011. Career She is an administrator, social worker, politician and princess from a royal family. By the start of her pursuit in politics, she was elected into the Lagos State House of Assembly to represent Alimosho Constituency I, where she creditably gained the respect of her fellow colleagues and was subsequently elected as the Chairman, House Service Committee. In the year 2002, she was appointed as the Electoral Commissioner at the Lagos State Independent Electoral Commissioner. From 2003-2007, she was appointed Lagos State Commissioner for Women Affairs and was subsequently appointed to same position between 2007 and 2011. By 2011, she was elected the Deputy Governor of Lagos State and occupied the position till the end of the administration of His Excellency, Babatunde Raji Fashola in 2015. The President Muhammadu Buhari appointed, Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire, as his Senior Special Assistant on Sustainable Development Goals. Some of her previous appointments are; Secretary, Francis Chambers, Ikeja (1980 – 1985); Secretary, Paterson Zochonis Industries Plc, Lagos (1985 – 1991); Managing Director/C.E.O., Adejoke Nigeria Enterprises, Lagos (1994 – 2002); Electoral Commissioner, Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (2002 – 2003). References Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Deputy Governors of Lagos State Yoruba women in politics Women in Lagos politics 21st-century Nigerian politicians 21st-century Nigerian women politicians 1959 births
Assunta Spina may refer to: Assunta Spina (novel), an Italian novel by Salvatore Di Giacomo Assunta Spina (play), a 1910 Italian two-act stageplay by Salvatore Di Giacomo Assunta Spina (1915 film), a 1915 silent Italian film starring Francesca Bertini Assunta Spina (1930 film), a 1930 silent Italian film starring Rina De Liguoro Assunta Spina (1948 film), a 1948 Italian film directed by Mario Mattoli Assunta Spina (1997 film), a 1997 Italian film directed by Gigi Savoia
Chaviz (, also Romanized as Chāvīz) is a village in Mishkhas Rural District, in the Sivan District of Ilam County, Ilam Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 177, in 35 families. The village is populated by Kurds. References Populated places in Ilam County Kurdish settlements in Ilam Province
Nepal Jagriti Dal is a political party in Nepal. The party is registered with the Election Commission of Nepal ahead of the 2008 Constituent Assembly election. References Political parties in Nepal
The decade of the 1950s in film involved many significant films. Trends Films of the 1950s were of a wide variety. As a result of the introduction of television, the studios and companies sought to put audiences back in theaters. They used more techniques in presenting their films through widescreen and big-approach methods, such as Cinemascope, VistaVision, and Cinerama, as well as gimmicks like 3-D film. Big production and spectacle films were perfect for this gained popularity, with the many historic and fantasy epics like The Robe (1953),The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men (1952), The Ten Commandments (1956), The Seventh Voyage of Sinbad (1958), and Ben-Hur (1959). Other big-scoped films thrived internationally, too, such as Soviet fantasy director Aleksandr Ptushko's mythological epics Sadko, Ilya Muromets, and Sampo, and Japanese director Akira Kurosawa's historic Seven Samurai, Throne of Blood, and Rashomon. Toshiro Mifune, who starred in those Kurosawa films, also starred in the color spectacle Samurai Trilogy. This spectacle approach, coupled with Cold War paranoia, a renewed interest in science from the atomic bomb, as well as increased interest in the mysteries of outer space and other forteana, lent itself well to what this film decade is best known for, science fiction. The science fiction genre began its golden age during this decade with such notable films as The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951), The Thing from Another World (1951), The War of the Worlds (1953), It Came from Outer Space (1953), Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954), Them! (1954), This Island Earth (1955), Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (1956), and Forbidden Planet (1956), as well as Japanese science fiction tokusatsu films. There were also Earth-based "sci-fi" subjects, including kaiju films such as the Godzilla series as well as 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954) and When Worlds Collide (1951). Companies such as American International Pictures, Japan's Toho, and Britain's Hammer Film Productions were created to solely produce films of the fantastique genres. The decade was equally adept at both character and realistic films. The highly noted actors James Stewart, John Wayne, and Marlon Brando were at the peak of their popularity. Stewart, starring in Winchester '73, and Wayne, starring in John Ford's Cavalry Trilogy and The Searchers, revitalized the western. Brando mastered versatile roles in films such as A Streetcar Named Desire, The Wild One (1953), Julius Caesar, On the Waterfront (1954), Guys and Dolls (1955), The Teahouse of the August Moon (1956), and Sayonara (1957). Director Alfred Hitchcock was at the peak of his craft, with films such as Strangers on a Train (1951), Dial M for Murder (1954), Rear Window (1954), To Catch a Thief (1955), The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956), Vertigo (1958), and North by Northwest (1959), with James Stewart and Grace Kelly starring in three each. The Bengali Indian director Satyajit Ray, who began his career in the 1950s, was also at the peak of his career during this decade, with films such as The Apu Trilogy (1955–1959), Jalsaghar (1958), and Parash Pathar (1958). Lists of films See also Film, History of film, Lists of films External lists List of 1950s films at IMDb List of 1950s deaths at IMDb List of 1950s births at IMDb Films by decade Film by decade 1950s decade overviews
The 2007 Kansas Lottery Indy 300 was a race in the 2007 IRL IndyCar Series, held at Kansas Speedway. It was held over the weekend of 27–29 April 2007, as the fourth round of the seventeen-race calendar in the 2007 IndyCar championship. Results References USA Today IndyCar Series Kansas Lottery Indy 300 Kansas Indy 300 Kansas Lottery Indy 300 Kansas Lottery Indy 300
Wayne Norton (November 13, 1942 – January 6, 2018) was a Canadian professional baseball outfielder, coach, and scout. He played 10 seasons in Minor League Baseball, then had a lengthy career as a coach and scout. Noted for his impact on baseball in Canada, Norton was inducted to the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame in 2016. Listed at and , he threw right-handed and batted left-handed. Biography Norton was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and grew up in Port Moody, British Columbia. He played amateur baseball in the Vancouver area for Coquitlam in the late 1950s, then played college baseball for the Whitworth Pirates in Spokane, Washington. After batting .419 during his freshman season, he signed with the New York Yankees in June 1961 and was assigned to the Florida State League (FSL). In his first professional season, Norton batted .238 with one home run and 21 runs batted in (RBIs) in 66 games with the St. Petersburg Saints of the FSL. After the season, he was claimed by the Kansas City Athletics in the minor-league portion of the Rule 5 draft. Norton went on to spend the remainder of his Minor League Baseball career within the Athletics organization. He first reached Triple-A in 1966 with the Vancouver Mounties of the Pacific Coast League, and finished his playing career in 1970 with the Triple-A Iowa Oaks of the American Association. Overall, Norton played in 1206 minor-league games, 459 at the Triple-A level. He had a career batting average of .242 with 107 home runs and 490 RBIs. Defensively, he played 1080 games in the outfield, compiling a .968 fielding percentage; he also played 10 games as a third baseman and made one appearance as a second baseman. After his playing career, Norton had a long career in coaching and scouting. He established Canada's Junior National Team and managed the Canada national baseball team at the 1975 Pan American Games. In 1986, he established a baseball academy in Vancouver, the National Baseball Institute (NBI). Players developed at NBI include Matt Stairs and Corey Koskie. Norton left NBI in 1994, worked as a scout for the Baltimore Orioles from 1996 to 1999, then moved to the Seattle Mariners in 2000. He was hired into both organizations by Pat Gillick. Norton scouted for the Mariners in Canada for 17 years, and also scouted in Europe. Canadian players he signed include Phillippe Aumont, Tyler O'Neill, James Paxton, and Michael Saunders. In Europe, he signed players such as Greg Halman, Alex Liddi, and Dylan Unsworth. Norton was honored as International Scout of the Year by the Mariners (2007), and twice was named Canadian Scout of the Year by the Canadian Baseball Network (CBN) (1998, 2013). CBN named the Wayne Norton Award, presented to their selection for minor-league pitcher of the year, in his honor. Port Moody, when Norton grew up, honored him with a civic award in 2015, and named the city's Wayne Norton Baseball Diamond in his honor in 2018. Norton was diagnosed with ALS in 2015, and continued to scout for the Mariners during the 2016 season despite his illness. In June 2016, he was inducted to the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame. He threw out a ceremonial first pitch at Safeco Field in September 2017. Norton died in January 2018, aged 75. He was survived by his wife, a daughter, and a son. Notes References External links 1942 births 2018 deaths Sportspeople from Winnipeg Baseball people from Manitoba People from Port Moody Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame inductees Canadian expatriate baseball players in the United States Whitworth Pirates baseball players St. Petersburg Saints players Lewiston Broncs players Binghamton Triplets players Birmingham Barons players Vancouver Mounties players Birmingham A's players Iowa Oaks players Baltimore Orioles scouts Seattle Mariners scouts Deaths from motor neuron disease
Matthew Dunn (born 1973) is a former Olympic freestyle and medley swimmer. Matthew or Matt Dunn may also refer to: Matthew Dunn (author) (born 1968), British novelist Matt Dunn (cricketer) (born 1992), English cricketer Matt Dunn (author) (born 1966), British romantic comedy novelist Matt Dunn (soccer) (born 1994), American soccer player Matthew A. Dunn (1886–1942), Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania See also Matt Dunne (born 1969), American politician Matt Done (born 1988), English footballer
James R. Garven is an American finance scholar and also the Frank Shelby Groner Memorial Professor Chair of Finance at Baylor University, and also a published author of nearly 10 books, being held in 58 libraries. References Year of birth missing (living people) Living people American finance and investment writers Baylor University faculty
Jacques Camille Paris (2 November 1902, Gaillac – 17 July 1953, Talence), was the first Secretary General of the Council of Europe from 11 August 1949 until his death. During the Second World War he was head of the Commissariat Général aux Affaires Etrangères for the French government in London and Algiers. He was appointed Executive Secretary of the French delegation which drew up the plans for the Council of Europe in 1948 and 1949. There is a street named after him in Bordeaux. The Rose Window of Strasbourg Cathedral, donated by the Council of Europe in 1956 and featuring the European flag above the image of the Virgin Mary, is also dedicated to him. Jacques Paris married Reine Claudel, the daughter of Paul Claudel. When he died in a road accident in Talence in the summer of 1953, the Pope sent Paul Claudel a letter of condolence. His daughter Reine Marie Paris was the biographer of Camille Claudel, her great aunt. The choice of a French national as the first Secretary General for the Council of Europe, like the choice of Strasbourg as the seat of the organisation, was the result of a deal between the British and the French. In return, the French accepted the British blueprint of an organisation with limited powers, including a parliamentary assembly that was purely consultative. References Council of Europe Secretaries-General 1902 births 1953 deaths
1871 is a non-profit digital startup incubator located in the Merchandise Mart, Chicago, Illinois. The organization was founded in 2012 by J.B. Pritzker and is the flagship project of The Chicagoland Entrepreneurial Center (CEC), a non-profit organization that supports entrepreneurs on their path to building high-growth, sustainable businesses that serve as platforms for economic development and civic leadership. Led by CEO Betsy Ziegler, 1871 has become a major hub of Chicago's technology and entrepreneurial ecosystem and hosts over 400 early-stage companies as well as nationally recognized accelerators, industry-specific incubators, and tech talent schools. 1871 was recognized in 2019 by UBI Global as the Top Private Business Incubator in the World and Most Promising Incubator for Women Founders. History In the early 2000s, some of the major players in Chicago's economy were the Chicagoland Entrepreneurial Center, the Chicago Innovation Awards, Chicago Ideas Week and TechNexus. Due to emerging competition in the space, in 2012 TechNexus decided to shift their target market audience to more well-developed and established companies such as the Illinois Technology Association, Emerge, and 200 more. This allowed for 1871 to open in Chicago's ecosystem to help foster new enterprises and support corporations that were already based in Chicago. In 2020, 1871 acquired the Illinois Technology Association. In 2016, Harvard Business School published a case study on the emergence of Chicago's ecosystem Community 1871 offers work space to over 200 companies. Their partnerships and sponsorships with UPS, Google For Entrepreneurs and Chase give the people working there broader exposure to the greater tech space. 1871 also offers free work space to students from Trinity Christian College, DePaul University, University of Illinois, Illinois Institute of Technology or DeVry University, University of Chicago, Northwestern and Loyola. 1871 also hosts networking events and workshops. A number of innovation spaces specializing in specific sectors have been established since 1871 was created. These include the Connectory (an 1871 partner specializing in IoT), Matter (healthcare) and Relish Works (food service). Funding controversy As a non-profit incubator, 1871 takes money from the state to bring in capital for these tech startups. Critics including CEO of Novel Coworking, Bill Bennet, believe "we shouldn't use the state money that way," stating that "it doesn't make sense to me why we should use taxpayer funds to subsidize one place." One of the main arguments against the funding is that there are other non-state funded avenues for statups to find affordable working spaces, like WeWork. Tullman, CEO of 1871, argued at the time that the space provides resources other coworking spaces could not, like mentoring, workshops and events for the entrepreneurial community. The tax statements of 1871's parent company, Chicagoland Entrepreneurial Center (CEC) are public. The Chicago Tribune estimates 27% of their 2013-14 earnings were reported on their tax statement as "salaries, compensation and benefits." Expansion In April 2016, 1871 officially opened their 3.0 expansion, which enlarges the space by another 41,000 square feet. This expansion created more classrooms and office spaces for some of their largest companies such as Impact Engine, Accenture and Options Away. The expansion was funded entirely by themselves and the Chicago Entrepreneurial Center, with no government grant assistance The estimated encounters of 1,000 people they have on a daily basis has grown to 2,000 people with the 3.0 Expansion. Over 500 companies are now working out of 1871. Further reading and viewing This is 1871 by Chicago poet Nate Marshall, Created for the facility's grand opening, February 29, 2012. References 2012 establishments in Illinois Companies based in Chicago
Krakra of Pernik (, Krakra Pernishki), also known as Krakra Voevoda or simply Krakra, was an 11th-century Bulgarian feudal lord in the First Bulgarian Empire whose domain encompassed 36 fortresses in what is today southwestern Bulgaria, with his capital at Pernik. He is known for heroically resisting Byzantine sieges on multiple occasions as the Byzantines overran the Bulgarian Empire. Krakra was a "man remarkable in military affairs" and a high-ranking bolyarin, possibly governor of the Sredets comitatus, under the Tsars Samuil, Gavril Radomir and Ivan Vladislav. His name appears in the historical annals in connection to a Byzantine military campaign in the Bulgarian lands in 1003 when Samuil's army was crushed at the Vardar and the Byzantines captured Skopje. As Basil II's forces headed to seize Sredets, however, in 1004 they came up against Krakra's well-defended fortress of Pernik, and the emperor was forced to return to Constantinople after sustaining heavy losses. In 1016, another campaign by Basil II was stopped by Krakra at Pernik after an unsuccessful 88-day Byzantine siege. As the Byzantine-Bulgarian conflict continued, Krakra and Ivan Vladislav looked for Pecheneg support for a large-scale Bulgarian campaign against the Byzantines and initially persuaded the Pechenegs to collaborate in the winter of 1016–1017. However, the Byzantine governor of Dorystolon learned about the plan and notified Basil II. Upon hearing this, the Pechenegs declined to take part, effectively ruining the Bulgarian plans. Following the death of Ivan Vladislav at Dyrrhachium in early 1018, Basil II entered the Bulgarian territory in March 1018 without meeting any resistance. At Adrianople, Krakra and 35 other bolyari's envoys met with him and after negotiating generous concessions from Basil II, including creating Theme Bulgaria and a separate Bulgarian archbishop chose to join the Eastern Roman Empire. Basil II met with Krakra personally in Serres and awarded him the title of patrikios. Honour Krakra Bluff on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica is named after Krakra. References Medieval Bulgarian nobility 10th-century births 11th-century deaths 10th-century Bulgarian people 11th-century Bulgarian people Pernik People from Pernik Patricii Bulgarian people of the Byzantine–Bulgarian Wars Medieval Bulgarian military personnel
Carievale (2021 population: ) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Argyle No. 1 and Census Division No. 1. The village lies at the intersection of Highway 8 and Highway 18. History The community's post office was established on February 1, 1891. Carievale incorporated as a village on March 14, 1903. Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Carievale had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Carievale recorded a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016. See also List of communities in Saskatchewan List of villages in Saskatchewan References External links Villages in Saskatchewan Argyle No. 1, Saskatchewan Division No. 1, Saskatchewan
Elena Kostantinovna Romanovskaya (; born 3 December 1984) is a Russian former competitive ice dancer. With partner Alexander Grachev, she won the 2004 World Junior title. Programs (with Grachev) Competitive highlights GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Grand Prix with Grachev References External links Romanovskaya / Grachev official site Russian female ice dancers Living people Figure skaters from Moscow 1984 births World Junior Figure Skating Championships medalists Competitors at the 2005 Winter Universiade
Women's Professional Soccer hands out a number of yearly awards. Six were awarded from the start in 2009 and one more, the Rookie of the year award, was added in 2010. The first five awards listed are voted on by fans, players & coaches, and media, each group accounting for 33% of the total vote. Player of the Year Award The Michelle Akers Player of the Year Award is a soccer award for players in Women's Professional Soccer. The award is given to the player deemed the most valuable player in the league each season. It is named after former USA great Michelle Akers. 2009 – Marta, Los Angeles Sol 2010 – Marta, FC Gold Pride 2011 – Verónica Boquete, Philadelphia Independence Coach of the Year The Coach of the Year Award is an award given by Women's Professional Soccer to the best coach in any given season. The award has been given since the league's inception in 2009. 2009 – Abner Rogers, Los Angeles Sol 2010 – Paul Riley, Philadelphia Independence 2011 – Paul Riley, Philadelphia Independence Goalkeeper of the Year Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) has handed out a Goalkeeper of the Year Award (currently the Coast Guard Goalkeeper of the Year for sponsorship reasons) since 2009. 2009 – Hope Solo, Saint Louis Athletica 2010 – Nicole Barnhart, FC Gold Pride 2011 – Ashlyn Harris, Western New York Flash Defender of the Year Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) has handed out a Defender of the Year award since its inception in 2009. 2009 – Amy LePeilbet, Boston Breakers 2010 – Amy LePeilbet, Boston Breakers 2011 – Whitney Engen, Western New York Flash Rookie of the Year Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) has handed out a Rookie of the Year Award (currently the U.S. Soccer Federation Rookie of the Year) since 2010. It is awarded to the most outstanding player in the league who recently graduated from college. 2010 – Ali Riley, FC Gold Pride 2011 – Christen Press, magicJack Golden Boot award The WPS Golden Boot (currently the PUMA Golden Boot for sponsorship reasons) has been awarded since the 2009 to Women's Professional Soccer's regular season leading scorer. First tiebreaker is number of games played. Sportswoman of the Year Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) has handed out a Sportswoman of the Year award (currently the Citi Sportswoman of the Year for sponsorship reasons) since 2009. This award is voted on solely by players and coaches. 2009 – Christie Rampone, Sky Blue FC 2010 – Natalie Spilger, Chicago Red Stars 2011 – Nikki Krzysik, Philadelphia Independence See also List of sports awards honoring women References 2009 Awards 2010 Awards 2011 Awards Women's Professional Soccer awards
Ratau is a community council located in the Maseru District of Lesotho. Its population in 2006 was 26,582. Villages The community of Ratau includes the villages of Ha Ino, Ha Kapa, Ha Kopano (Meeling), Ha Kubutu, Ha Lekhutle, Ha Lesaoana, Ha Lethena, Ha Maimane, Ha Majoro, Ha Makhabane, Ha Makhale, Ha Makopong, Ha Makotoko, Ha Mapale, Ha Masakale, Ha Masupha, Ha Masupha (Ha Motho-Motšoana), Ha Masupha (Pontšeng), Ha Matela, Ha Matjeke, Ha Matlangoane, Ha Moetsa, Ha Mofammere, Ha Moji, Ha Mokete, Ha Molengoane, Ha Mosoeu, Ha Mosotho, Ha Mosuoe, Ha Mothae, Ha Mothokho, Ha Motjoka, Ha Motleleng, Ha Mpao, Ha Mphuke, Ha Mpiti, Ha Nkhema, Ha Nkhema (Thoteng), Ha Nkokomohi, Ha Nqheku, Ha Nqosa, Ha Ntainyane, Ha Ntsi, Ha Phaloane, Ha Raanye, Ha Rabotsoa, Ha Rachere, Ha Ralejoe, Ha Ramakabatane, Ha Ramakhaba, Ha Ramotšoane, Ha Ramotšoane (Sekhutlong), Ha Rankota, Ha Ratau, Ha Sechaba, Ha Seeiso, Ha Sekantši, Ha Sekete, Ha Seoehlana, Ha Sephoko, Ha Tieli, Ha Tjopa, Ha Tsoili, Ha Tumahole, Khoiti-ntle, Kotopeng, Maemeng, Makatseng, Malekokoana, Manganeng, Mohlaka-oa-tuka, Moreneng, Motjokeng, Motse-mocha, Ponoane, Sekhutlong, Takalatsa, Thaha-lia-Tloka, Thoteng and Toll Gate. References External links Google map of community villages Populated places in Maseru District
Bushey Meads School (also known as "BMS") is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form with academy status, located in Bushey, Hertfordshire, England. The school forms part of the Bushey St James Trust, in partnership with Little Reddings Primary School and Hartsbourne Primary School. History The school was founded in 1957 as Bushey Secondary Modern School with a building designed for 636 pupils. In 1998 Dr Dena Coleman became the head teacher at Bushey Meads School. The school had a budget of about £3m and it had over 1,000 secondary and sixth form pupils. It had become grant-maintained to balance its budgets but money was tight. The school suffered from small classrooms. Coleman was head of the school until 2005. The school celebrated its 50th anniversary by taking a major role in the annual Bushey Carnival in 2007, basing some events on the history and successes of the school. The name Bushey Meads derives from the original surrounding area. The site where the school buildings now stand was once mostly fields ("meads", from Old English ) surrounding the then small village of Bushey. The school has been featured in TV programmes including Grange Hill. Notable former pupils Charlie Goode – footballer George Michael – musician Simon Phillips – musician Andrew Ridgeley – musician Emily Staveley-Taylor – singer/actress The Staves References Schools in Hertsmere Secondary schools in Hertfordshire Academies in Hertfordshire Educational institutions established in 1957 1957 establishments in England
Alexander Tasman Marshall (11 July 1881 – 18 November 1966) was an Australian politician. He was born in Launceston. In 1914 he was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly as a Liberal member for Bass. He became a Nationalist in 1917 and was Chair of Committees from 1922. Marshall was defeated in 1925. He died in Launceston in 1966. References 1881 births 1966 deaths Commonwealth Liberal Party politicians Nationalist Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Tasmania Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly Politicians from Launceston, Tasmania 20th-century Australian politicians
Powderville, also Elkhorn Crossing is an unincorporated community in northeastern Powder River County, Montana, United States, along the Powder River. It is a small cluster of buildings that lies along local roads northeast of the town of Broadus, the county seat of Powder River County. Its elevation is 2,828 feet (862 m). History On September 7, 1865, the right and middle columns of the Powder River Expedition crossed the future site of Powderville while traveling south upriver. That evening, the columns camped several miles to the south and buried three soldiers who had died during the day. The Powder River Telegraph Station was a U.S. Army telegraph repair station that existed from 1878 until 1883 along the Powder River in southeastern Montana Territory. Today the site is within Powder River County. The Powder River Telegraph Repair Station was established on November 1, 1878 by soldiers of the 9th U.S. Infantry from Camp Devin on the right bank of the Powder River in southeastern Montana Territory, along the Black Hills to Fort Keogh telegraph route. Private Leopold Hohman, of Company E, 5th Infantry was assigned to the station on December 20, 1878, and given command. Privates J. Broderick and L. Smith, also of the 5th Infantry, were transferred to the outpost in early 1879 as repairmen, and the line was opened for communication in April. The opening skirmish of the Mizpah Creek Incidents, in which two U.S. Army telegraph repairmen were shot by Cheyenne warriors, took place nearby on April 5, 1879. By 1881, the outpost was "supplied with a complete set of telegraph instruments and repair tools" and maintained "66 miles of wire" between the sections of the Little Missouri Telegraph Station and that of Fort Keogh. Private Hohman left the station on April 14, 1881, and was honorably discharged that May, but he didn't leave the Powder River without leaving his mark. On a hill now called Soldiers Mount that overlooks the site of the station on the east side of the Powder River, Hohman carved his name, role, company, regiment, and the years he served the station onto a sandstone boulder that can still be read today. Hohman's rock is located about one mile east of the present-day community of Powderville. After Hohman left, Private Shultz of the 2nd Cavalry took over command of the station, and the force was decreased by one man. By the early 1880s, the route of the telegraph line became the Deadwood-Miles City stagecoach road, and in 1885 the civilian community of Powderville was built adjacent to the station. In 1885 it became a stage stop when the Deadwood to Miles City, Montana stagecoach line was established along the route of the telegraph line, crossing the Powder River at Elkhorn Crossing. The Powder River telegraph repair station was decommissioned in 1883, although U.S. Army troops from Fort Keogh continued operating in the area into the 1890s. Although Powderville is unincorporated, it had a post office with the ZIP code of 59345, from 1885 until 2011. Powderville has its own Boot Hill Cemetery. It is located on a hill overlooking the old post office. Climate According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Powderville has a semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps. See also List of military installations in Montana References External links Community profile on VirtualMontana.com Unincorporated communities in Powder River County, Montana Unincorporated communities in Montana 1878 establishments in Montana Territory

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