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Nate Mann is an American actor. Mann attended Germantown Academy, graduating in 2015. He would first study acting at Walnut Street Theatre, and then at Juilliard School, earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 2019. Mann made his stage debut in an Off-Broadway production of Little Women, directed by Kate Hamill. In 2021, Mann was cast to star in the Apple TV+ miniseries Masters of the Air, and also appears in the Paul Thomas Anderson film Licorice Pizza. In June 2023, he joined the cast of the miniseries Apples Never Fall in a recurring role. Filmography Film Television Stage References External links Nate Mann at the Internet Movie Database Nate Mann at BroadwayWorld American actors Germantown Academy alumni Juilliard School alumni Year of birth missing (living people) Living people
Mołdyty is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bisztynek, within Bartoszyce County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. References Villages in Bartoszyce County
Megachile multidens is a species of bee in the family Megachilidae. It was described by Fox in 1891. References Multidens Insects described in 1891
The women's 10,000 metres event at the 2002 Asian Athletics Championships was held in Colombo, Sri Lanka on 10 August. Results References 2002 Asian Athletics Championships 10,000 metres at the Asian Athletics Championships 2002 in women's athletics
The lesser swallow-tailed swift or Cayenne swift (Panyptila cayennensis) is a species of bird in subfamily Apodinae of the swift family Apodidae. It is found from southern Mexico through Central America; in every mainland South America country except Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay; and on Trinidad. Taxonomy and systematics The lesser swallow-tailed swift was formally described in 1789 by the German naturalist Johann Friedrich Gmelin in his revised and expanded edition of Carl Linnaeus's Systema Naturae. He placed it with all the swallows and swifts in the genus Hirundo and coined the binomial name Hirundo cayennensis. Gmelin based his description on the "Martinet à collier blanc" that had been described in 1779 by the French polymath Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon from a specimen collected in Cayenne, French Guiana. A hand-colored illustration of the bird was also published. The lesser swallow-tailed swift is now placed with the great swallow-tailed swift in the genus Panyptila that was introduced in 1847 by the German ornithologist Jean Cabanis. The genus name combines the Ancient Greek panu meaning "very" or "exceedingly" with ptilon meaning "wing". The specific epithet cayennensis is from Cayenne, the type locality. According to the International Ornithological Committee (IOC) the species is monotypic: no subspecies are recognized. However, the Clements taxonomy and BirdLife International's Handbook of the Birds of the World assign two subspecies, the nominate P. c. cayennensis and P. c. veraecrucis. This article follows the IOC model. Description The lesser swallow-tailed swift is a slender species, long, and weighing about . It has long narrow wings and a long forked tail, which is usually held tightly closed. It is mainly black with a white throat and upper breast and squarish white patches on the rear flanks. The sexes are similar. Distribution and habitat The lesser swallow-tailed swift is found from eastern Mexico's Veracruz state south through every country of Central America into Colombia, Venezuela, and Ecuador. It is also found throughout the entire Amazon Basin, in a narrow strip along Brazil's southeastern coast, and on Trinidad. It inhabits the edges and clearing of lowland tropical evergreen forest and secondary forest, cultivated areas, river corridors, and human-populated areas. In elevation it reaches in Guatemala and Ecuador though it typically is found lower. Behavior Movement and flight The lesser swallow-tailed swift is a year-round resident throughout its range. Its flight is very fast and fluttery and often very high in the air. Feeding Like all swifts, the lesser swallow-tailed swift is an aerial insectivore. Though its diet has not been detailed, in a study in Venezuela it fed mainly on Diptera with smaller numbers of Homoptera and Hymenoptera and very small numbers from other orders. It is less gregarious than other swifts and is usually seen as individuals or pairs. If other swift species are present it will normally feed above them, although it stays below Cypseloides species such as chestnut-collared swift. Breeding The lesser swallow-tailed swift's breeding season varies geographically, with nesting generally in the local spring and summer. The nest is tubular, wider at the top, and with the entrance at its base. It is made of plant material felted with saliva and attached to a branch or a vertical surface. In the latter case, the entire length is fixed to the wall or trunk. Nests have been found under bridges, on the walls of occupied buildings and inside abandoned ones, and on large trees. Two or three white eggs are laid on a shelf in the upper part of the nest and incubated by both parents. Vocalization The lesser swallow-tailed swift's usual calls are "a reedy or wheezy phrase of fast twittering notes...'pzeee-pzi-titititititi-ti-ti-pzeee!'" and "a repeated drawn-out single 'pzeeeh'". It often flies so high that the calls cannot be heard. Status The IUCN has assessed the lesser swallow-tailed swift as being of Least Concern. It has an extremely large range and an estimated population of at least 500,000 mature individuals. The population is believed to be slowly decreasing and no immediate threats have been identified. In various parts of its range it is considered uncommon to locally fairly common, and is "[u]sually encountered in small numbers only". References External links Lesser swallow-tailed swift photo Lesser swallow-tailed swift photo gallery VIREO lesser swallow-tailed swift Birds of Mexico Birds of Central America Birds of Colombia Birds of Venezuela Birds of Ecuador Birds of the Guianas Birds of the Amazon rainforest Birds of Trinidad and Tobago Birds of the Atlantic Forest lesser swallow-tailed swift lesser swallow-tailed swift
Royce McKinney (born November 3, 1953) is a former American football defensive back. He played for the Buffalo Bills in 1975. References 1953 births Living people American football defensive backs Kentucky State Thorobreds football players Buffalo Bills players
William S. Busby is a retired United States Air Force major general. Prior to retirement he served as the mobilization assistant to the deputy commander, United States Strategic Command. Military career Busby was commissioned in 1974 after graduating from the North Carolina State University with a Bachelor of Science. He commanded the 149th Fighter Squadron, Virginia Air National Guard; the 455th Expeditionary Operations Group, Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan; and the Virginia Air National Guard, Joint Force Headquarters, Richmond. Busby served on two major command staffs as well as the Joint Staff of the Virginia National Guard. Busby is a graduate of the College of William and Mary (Master of Business Administration, 1984), Air Command and Staff College (1996), Air War College (1999), and the Joint Forces Staff College (2008). He is a recipient of the Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medal, Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster, Air Medal, Aerial Achievement Medal, Air Force Commendation Medal, and Air Force Achievement Medal. Assignments October 1974 – October 1975, student, undergraduate pilot training, Craig Air Force Base, Alabama October 1975 – August 1976, student, F-4 Operational Training Course, 56th Tactical Fighter Wing, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida August 1976 – January 1978, aircraft commander, F-4E, 59th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida January 1978 – April 1978, student, Patrick Air Force Base, Florida May 1978 – February 1981, forward air controller, OV-10,704th Tactical Air Support Squadron, United States Air Forces in Europe, Sembach Air Base, Germany February 1983 – September 1983, student, 162nd Tactical fighter Group September 1983 – September 1991, pilot, A-7D, 149th Tactical Fighter Squadron September 1991 – June 1995, pilot, F-16C, 149th Fighter Squadron July 1995 – June 1996, flight commander of 149th Fighter Squadron July 1996 – November 1998, operations officer, 149th Fighter Squadron, Virginia Air National Guard December 1998 – November 2000, commander of 149th Fighter Squadron, Virginia Air National Guard December 2000 – August 2002, vice commander of 192nd Fighter Wing, Virginia Air National Guard August 2002 – August 2004, director of operations, Joint Force Headquarters, Virginia Air National Guard. Also served – May 2003 – Sep 2003, commander of 455th Expeditionary Operations Group, Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan. August 2004 – November 2005, chief of staff, Virginia Air National Guard November 2005 – July 2006, assistant adjutant general for air, Virginia Air National Guard July 2006 – January 2007, chief of staff, Virginia Air National Guard January 2007 – May 2008, assistant adjutant general for air, Virginia Air National Guard. Also served – April 2007 – May 2008 assistant to the assistant secretary of the Air Force, Manpower and Reserve Affairs, the Pentagon, Washington, District of Columbia May 2008 – May 2012, mobilization assistant to the deputy commander of United States Strategic Command, Offutt Air Force Base References Major General William S. Busby, III at U.S. Air Force Living people Recipients of the Defense Superior Service Medal Recipients of the Legion of Merit United States Air Force generals United States Air Force personnel of the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) Year of birth missing (living people)
"Words" is a song by Pat Boone that reached number 94 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1960. Background It is a new-lyrics version of the song "Silver Threads Among the Gold". Track listing Charts References 1960 songs 1960 singles Pat Boone songs Dot Records singles
Inger Carlsen (7 June 1918 – 5 February 1988) was a Danish swimmer. She competed in the women's 400 metre freestyle at the 1936 Summer Olympics. References External links 1918 births 1988 deaths Olympic swimmers for Denmark Swimmers at the 1936 Summer Olympics Swimmers from Copenhagen Danish female freestyle swimmers
Pennsylvania Route 333 (PA 333) is a state highway located in Mifflin and Juniata counties in Pennsylvania. The western terminus is at PA 103 in Juniata Terrace. The eastern terminus is at PA 235 near Thompsontown. Route description PA 333 begins at an intersection with PA 103 in Granville Township, Mifflin County, heading southeast on two-lane undivided Hawstone Road. The road passes homes, turning northeast and heading through rural areas of residences before turning southeast again and running a short distance to the southwest of Norfolk Southern's Pittsburgh Line and the Juniata River. PA 333 continues east and then northeast alongside the railroad line and the river as it runs along the base of forested Blue Mountain, passing through Shawnee and Hawstone. The route continues into Milford Township, Juniata County and becomes an unnamed road as it continues through forests, turning south before making a hairpin turn to the north. The road resumes southeast again and passes through Denholm before heading into a mix of farmland and woodland with some homes. PA 333 turns south through more forested areas of homes, crossing into the borough of Mifflin. At this point, the route heads east briefly on Valley Street before turning south onto Mowery Street, passing more homes. PA 333 comes to an intersection with PA 35 and turns west to form a concurrency with that route on Wilson Street, soon turning south back into Milford Township and becoming an unnamed road. The road heads west through areas of woods and farms with some development, with PA 333 splitting from PA 35 by heading to the south. The route winds through agricultural areas farther from the river before curving southeast into forested areas with some fields and homes, becoming West Licking Street. PA 333 becomes the border between Milford Township to the west and the borough of Port Royal to the east as it reaches an intersection with PA 75. Here, the route turns south to join PA 75 on Market Street, crossing the Tuscarora Creek into Turbett Township. PA 333 splits from PA 75 in Old Port by heading to the southeast on an unnamed road. The route runs through areas of farms and woods before curving east into open farmland. The road heads northeast before turning southeast and making a few curves. PA 333 heads east again and passes through Tuscarora and crosses into Walker Township, running to the south of the Pittsburgh Line and the Juniata River again as it runs through forested areas along the base of Tuscarora Mountain. Continuing between the river and the mountain, the route passes through Vandyke and heads into Delaware Township. In Thompsontown Station, the road curves north and crosses over the Pittsburgh Line and the Juniata River. PA 333 heads through a mix of farmland and woodland before coming into the borough of Thompsontown and passing homes on Mill Street. The route turns east onto East Main Street and runs through residential and business areas. PA 333 turns north onto an unnamed four-lane divided highway and reaches an interchange with the U.S. Route 22 (US 22)/US 322 freeway. At this point, the route crosses back into Delaware Township and becomes a two-lane undivided road again, winding north through forested areas. PA 333 runs north through farmland with some woods and homes before ending at PA 235 in East Salem, with the road continuing north as part of PA 235. Major intersections See also References External links Pennsylvania Highways: PA 333 333 Transportation in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania Transportation in Juniata County, Pennsylvania
The Battle of Jammu was fought between Sikhs and the Dogra Rajputs in 1808. The Dogras lost Jammu and Hukam Singh Chimni captured the Jammu city. This was a great success for the Sikhs as now their route to Kashmir was open. Kashmir was later on conquered by Sikhs under Misr Diwan Chand the Army chief of Maharaja Ranjit Singh in 1819. In 1820, the Sikhs had to install Gulab Singh as the Raja of Jammu and as a vassal to Ranjit Singh because of the growing revolt (led by Mian Dido Jamwal and Chib Rajputs) of the Dogra Rajputs against the Sikhs. Gulab Singh would go on to establish the Dogra dynasty. Further reading Sun, Sohan Lal, ` Umdat-ut- Twdnkh. Lahore, 1885–89 Prein Singh, Baba, Khalsa Raj de Usrayye, vol. II. Hoti Mardan,1944 Griffin, Lepel, and C.F. Massy, Chiefs and Families of Note in the Punjab. Lahore, 1909 Khushwant Singh, Ranjit Singh: Maharajah of the Punjab. Bombay, 1962 Panikkar, Gulab Singh 1930 References Battles in 1808 Conflicts in 1808 Jammu Battles involving the Rajputs Jammu
The Belmont Hotel is located in Pardeeville, Wisconsin. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1993. History The hotel was built in the late Victorian architectural style in 1909. Adjacent to the village's train station, the hotel served travelers from multiple daily trains. In 1973, it was donated to the Columbia County, Wisconsin Historical Society and was transformed into the Columbia County Museum, also known as the Myrtle Lintner Spear Museum. References External links Village of Pardeeville - Myrtle Lintner Spear Museum Hotel buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Wisconsin Museums in Columbia County, Wisconsin Defunct hotels in the United States Hotel buildings completed in 1909 National Register of Historic Places in Columbia County, Wisconsin
Rodolpho Theodor Wilhelm Gaspar von Ihering (born Taquara, 17 July 1883; died 15 September 1939) was a Brazilian zoologist and biologist, who is considered to be one of the founders of Pisciculture in Brazil. von Ihering was the son of German zoologist Hermann von Ihering and Anna Maria Clara Belzer, and grandson of Rudolf von Jhering. He married Isabel de Azevedo, daughter of Colonel Luis Gonzaga de Azevedo, with whom he had two daughters, Maria and Dora, and a son, who died at the age of four. As a child he spent a lot of time in his father's laboratory and this gave him a grounding in Zoology and when he graduated from the university of University of São Paulo in 1901 with a Bachelor of Science and Letters in 1901 his father, who was Direcor of the Museu Paulista, appointed him as deputy director for finance of the museum that year. He published his first scientific paper in 1903 and he mainly published in the Magazine of the Paulista Museum, often on systematics. In 1911 he travelled to Europe where he spent almost a year working at the Biological Station in Naples, then at the University of Vienna, and finally at the Musée National d'Histoire Naturelle in Paris, where he worked with Eugène Louis Bouvier. In 1917 Hermann von Ihering was dismissed from his position of director of the Museu Paulista on Brazil's entry into World War I on the Allied side. In protest, Rodolpho left the museum and opened a small metalworks factory, Fábrica Santa Izabel, where he worked for the next ten years. During this period, however, he continued to be an active naturalist. In 1926 and 1927 he began to work in the Parasitology laboratory of the School of Medicine of the University of São Paulo, which had been established by the entomologist Lauro Pereira Travassos. From 1927 he concentrated his research in the field of ichthyology, describing many new species of fish. He began to work at the Biological Institute of Agricultural and Animal Defence of São Paulo, which was founded in 1927, as assistant in the Entomology and Animal Parasitology section and as head of the Zoology Section. It was dedicated to the study of the breeding biology of fish of the region of the State of São Paulo, especially of the Billings Reservoir, and of rivers in Mogi Guaçu , the Tietê and the Piracicaba. From 1931, Ihering dedicated himself exclusively to the economics and biology of fish farming. Ilhering learnt the Tupi-Guarani language, so that he could understand the etymologicalical roots of the names of Brazilian animals and from this an important work was born: "Dicionário dos animais do Brasil ("Dictionary of the Animals of Brazil"), which was published by the University of Brasilia in the year following Ilhering's death, 1940. From 1932 until 1937 Ihering was the head of the Technical Commission of Fisheries of the Nordeste, assisting rapid growth in the pisciculture in that region and in the world, through the development of hypophysation, a technique of artificially encouraging fish to reproduce by removing the hypophysis or pituitary gland from a fish, preparing it and then injecting the preparation into another mature fish, of either sex, to promote final maturation and spawning. During this period he oversaw the establishment of fish farms in Pirassununga and Porto Alegre. He died suddenly in 1939. Ihering was a member of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences, the Society of Biology of São Paulo, the Clube Zoológico do Brasil, the Limnological Society of America and the American Fisheries Society. He was awarded an honorary doctor by the University of Giessen. Legacy Ilhering's name has been given to 23 species of the Brazilian fauna, including 3 insects, 10 fish and a reptile: The Brazilian Catfish Pareiorhina rudolphi was named after him. The reptile is Ihering's snake, Lioheterophis iheringi The Brazilian Society of Zoology, instituted the Rodolpho von Ihering Prize for the best zoology article, book or book chapter published in Brazil in each year. The Rodolpho von Ihering Ichthyology Research Center in Pentecoste, Ceará is named after him; while the Rodolpho von Ihering Library, remains in the collection of the Experimental Station of Biology and Fisheries of Pirassununga, in 1981. Publications The principal published works of Ihering are: O Livrinho das Aves (1914). Fauna do Brasil (1917). Da Vida Dos Peixes (1923). Contos de um Naturalista (1924). No Campo e na Floresta (1927). Da Vida dos Nossos Animais (1934). Dicionário dos animais do Brasil (1940). See also :Category:Taxa named by Rodolpho von Ihering References 20th-century Brazilian zoologists Brazilian ichthyologists Brazilian people of German descent 1883 births 1939 deaths People from Taquara
This discography gives an overview of the records published by the German Schlager singer Ralf Bendix. Singles * Columbia Longplayings Bibliography Angelika und Lothar Binding: Der große Binding Single Katalog, Volume 1, , self edited 1994, (pp. 55). External links Diskografie bei www.45cat.com Bendix, Ralf
Henry Parry Liddon (1829–1890), also known as H. P. Liddon, was an English theologian. From 1870 to 1882, he was Dean Ireland's Professor of the Exegesis of Holy Scripture at the University of Oxford. Biography The son of a naval captain, Liddon was born on 20 August 1829 at North Stoneham, near Eastleigh, Hampshire. He was educated at King's College School, and at Christ Church, Oxford, where he graduated, taking a second class, in 1850. As vice principal of the theological college at Cuddesdon (1854–1859) he wielded considerable influence, and, on returning to Oxford as vice-principal of St Edmund Hall, became a force among the undergraduates, exercising his influence in opposition to the liberal reaction against Tractarianism, which had set in after John Henry Newman's conversion to Catholicism in 1845. In 1864 Walter Kerr Hamilton, the Bishop of Salisbury, whose examining chaplain Liddon had been, appointed him prebendary of Salisbury Cathedral. In 1866 he delivered his Bampton Lectures on the doctrine of the divinity of Christ, published as The Divinity of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ (1867). From that time his fame as a preacher was established. In 1870 he was made canon of St Paul's Cathedral, London. He had before this published Some Words for God against the scepticism of the day. His preaching at St Paul's soon attracted vast crowds. The afternoon sermon, which fell to the canon in residence, had usually been delivered in the choir, but soon after Liddon's appointment it became necessary to preach the sermon under the dome, where from 3000 to 4000 persons used to gather to hear him. Liddon was praised for grasp of his subject, clarity and lucidity, use of illustration, vividness of imagination, elegance of diction, and sympathy with the intellectual position of those whom he addressed. In the arrangement of his material, he is thought to have imitated the French preachers of the age of Louis XIV. In 1870 Liddon had also been made Dean Ireland's Professor of the Exegesis of Holy Scripture at Oxford. The combination of the two appointments gave him extensive influence over the Church of England. With Dean Church he restored the influence of the Tractarian school, and he succeeded in popularising the opinions which, in the hands of Edward Bouverie Pusey and John Keble, had appealed to thinkers and scholars. His opposed the Church Discipline Act of 1874, and denounced the Bulgarian atrocities of 1876. In 1882 he resigned his professorship and travelled in Palestine and Egypt; and showed his interest in the Old Catholic movement by visiting Döllinger at Munich. In 1886, he became chancellor of St Paul's, and declined more than one offer of a bishopric. Liddon was a friend of Lewis Carroll, who accompanied him on a trip to Moscow where Liddon made approaches to leading Russian Orthodox clergy, seeking closer links between them and the Church of England. He died on 9 September 1890 at the height of his reputation, having nearly completed a biography of Pusey, whom he admired; this work was completed after his death by John Octavius Johnston and Robert Wilson. According to the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, Liddon's influence during his life was due to his personal fascination and his pulpit oratory rather than to his intellect. As a theologian his outlook was old-fashioned; to the last he maintained the narrow standpoint of Pusey and Keble, in defiance of modern thought and modern scholarship. The publication in 1889 of Lux Mundi edited by Charles Gore, a series of essays attempting to harmonise Anglican Catholic doctrine with modern thought, showed that even at Pusey House, established as the citadel of Puseyism at Oxford, the principles of Pusey were being departed from. He was the last of the classical pulpit orators of the English Church, the last great popular exponent of the traditional Anglican orthodoxy, with the exception of John Charles Ryle (1816-1900), the first Anglican bishop of Liverpool (1880-1900). Liddon is buried in the Chapel of the Order of the British Empire in the crypt of St Paul's Cathedral, close to the grave of Henry Hart Milman. Works Besides the works mentioned, Liddon published several volumes of sermons, including a book on sermons on the Magnificat, a volume of Lent lectures entitled Some Elements of Religion (1870), and a collection of Essays and Addresses on such themes as Buddhism, Dante, etc. Liddon wrote Explanatory Analysis of Paul's Epistle to the Romans published in 1899 and Explanatory Analysis of Paul's First Epistle to Timothy published in 1897. Both were published posthumously. Liddon was chosen to preach to the International Medical Congress at St Paul's Cathedral in London in 1881. During the sermon, he addressed the subject of Darwinian evolution, which was a point of great debate among leading scientists and physicians of the day: He is also noted for his translation and abridgement of Rosmini's Of the Five Wounds of the Holy Church. References John Octavius Johnston (1904), Life and Letters W. E. Kusselt (1903), H. P. Liddon A. B. Donaldson (1900), Five Great Oxford Leaders, from which the life of Liddon was reprinted separately in 1905. Canon Liddon: A Memoir, at Project Canterbury Notes External links Liddon's works online "The Divinity of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ: 8 lectures preached before the University of Oxford 1866" (published 1867) Canon Liddon: A Memoir with his five last sermons (1890) Henry Parry Liddon papers, 1879-1889 at Pitts Theology Library, Candler School of Theology Liddon House papers at Pusey House. Attribution: 1829 births 1890 deaths People educated at King's College School, London Alumni of Christ Church, Oxford People from North Stoneham 19th-century English Anglican priests English Anglican theologians English Anglo-Catholics Chancellors of St Paul's Cathedral Dean Ireland's Professors of the Exegesis of Holy Scripture English male non-fiction writers 19th-century English theologians Anglo-Catholic theologians Anglo-Catholic clergy 19th-century English male writers Burials at St Paul's Cathedral
Shahri (, also Romanized as Shahrī) is a village in Birun Bashm Rural District, Kelardasht District, Chalus County, Mazandaran Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 127, in 36 families. References Populated places in Chalus County
Pimeliini is a tribe of darkling beetles in the subfamily Pimeliinae of the family Tenebrionidae. There are more than 60 genera in Pimeliini, found primarily in the Palearctic. Genera These genera belong to the tribe Pimeliini Afghanopachys Kwieton, 1978 (the Palearctic) Allotadzhikistania Bogatchev, 1960 (the Palearctic) Apatopsis Semenov, 1891 (the Palearctic) Argyradelpha G.S. Medvedev, 2005 (the Palearctic) Argyrophana Semenov, 1889 (the Palearctic) Astorthocnemis Lillig & Pavlícek, 2002 (the Palearctic) Balachowskya Peyerimhoff, 1928 (the Palearctic) Bogatshevia G.S. Medvedev & Iwan, 2006 (the Palearctic) Cyclocnera Leo, 2018 (the Palearctic) Diesia Fischer von Waldheim, 1820 (the Palearctic) Dietomorpha Reymond, 1938 (the Palearctic) Earophanta Semenov, 1903 (the Palearctic) Euryostola Reitter, 1893 (the Palearctic) Euthriptera Reitter, 1893 (the Palearctic) Gedeon Reiche & Saulcy, 1857 (the Palearctic) Habrobates Semenov, 1903 (the Palearctic) Habrochiton Semenov, 1907 (the Palearctic) Homopsis Semenov, 1893 (the Palearctic) Idiesa Reitter, 1893 (the Palearctic) Iranolasiostola Pierre, 1968 (the Palearctic) Iranopachyscelis Pierre, 1968 (the Palearctic) Kawiria Schuster, 1935 (the Palearctic) Lasiostola Dejean, 1834 (the Palearctic) Leucolaephus P.H. Lucas, 1859 (the Palearctic) Mantichorula Reitter, 1889 (the Palearctic) Meladiesia Reitter, 1909 (the Palearctic) Ocnera Fischer von Waldheim, 1822 (the Palearctic) Pachylodera Quedenfeldt, 1890 (the Palearctic) Pachyscelina Kwieton, 1978 (the Palearctic) Pachyscelis Solier, 1836 (the Palearctic) Paraplatyope Löbl, Bouchard, Merkl & Bousquet, 2020 (the Palearctic) Pelorocnemis Solsky, 1876 (the Palearctic) Phymatiotris Solier, 1836 (the Palearctic) Pimelia Fabricius, 1775 (the Palearctic, tropical Africa, and Indomalaya) Pimeliocnera Reitter, 1909 (the Palearctic) Pimelipachys Skopin, 1962 (the Palearctic) Pisterotarsa Motschulsky, 1860 (the Palearctic) Platyesia Skopin, 1971 (the Palearctic) Platyope Fischer von Waldheim, 1820 (the Palearctic) Podhomala Solier, 1836 (the Palearctic) Polpogenia Solier, 1836 (tropical Africa) Prionotheca Dejean, 1834 (the Palearctic and tropical Africa) Przewalskia Semenov, 1893 (the Palearctic) Pseudopachyscelis Skopin, 1968 (the Palearctic) Pseudoplatyope Pierre, 1964 (the Palearctic) Pseudopodhomala Schuster, 1938 (the Palearctic) Pseudostorthocnemis Gridelli, 1952 (the Palearctic) Pterocoma Dejean, 1834 (the Palearctic) Pterolasia Solier, 1836 (the Palearctic and tropical Africa) Scelace Marseul, 1887 (the Palearctic) Spectrocnera Kwieton, 1981 (tropical Africa) Stalagmoptera Solsky, 1876 (the Palearctic) Sternocnera Skopin, 1964 (the Palearctic) Sternodes Fischer von Waldheim, 1837 (the Palearctic) Sternoplax Frivaldszky, 1890 (the Palearctic) Sternotrigon Skopin, 1973 (the Palearctic) Storthocnemis Karsch, 1881 (the Palearctic and tropical Africa) Tadzhikistania Bogatchev, 1960 (the Palearctic) Thriptera Solier, 1836 (the Palearctic and tropical Africa) Trachyderma Latreille, 1828 (the Palearctic, tropical Africa, and Australasia) Trigonocnera Reitter, 1893 (the Palearctic) Trigonopachys Skopin, 1968 (the Palearctic) Trigonoscelis Dejean, 1834 (the Palearctic) Waterhousia Skopin, 1973 (the Palearctic) References Further reading Pimeliinae
FM 90.7 was a short term summer station in Whakatane New Zealand which operated between 5 January 1982 and 31 January 1982. This station is notably the very first FM station in New Zealand. FM 90.7 was operated as a summer station by Radio Bay Of Plenty Ltd who also operate a permanent station called One Double X or 1XX. Station programming The station only operated during the late afternoon and evenings from 4pm to midnight operating 2 shifts. Each night of the week FM 90.7 would play a different format programme to cater to different audiences. Monday: Country Tuesday: Album Rock Wednesday: Classical Music Thursday: Jazz Friday: Rock and Soul Music Saturday: Top 40 Music Sunday: Big Band & Beautiful Music Outside these broadcast times the station was simply off the air, 1XX continued to operate its usual programme on 1242AM and was not allowed to broadcast its programme on this FM frequency. 1XX did not obtain its own permanent FM licence until 1988. FM 90.7 also made a return to the air during the following summer of 1982/83. External links FM 90.7 History 1XX Website Radio stations in New Zealand Mass media in Whakatāne Defunct radio stations in New Zealand Radio stations established in 1982 Radio stations disestablished in 1983
is an English land law case, concerning rights of way (a major type of easements). Facts The company, Linden Mews Ltd, was formed by certain residents of Linden Mews in Notting Hill to buy the road, where in places the residents regularly historically parked on average one car per house which was all the space available. The exception was nos. 4 and 5 who owned a small garden as separate parcels of land (tenements) for parking beyond the end of the road since 1988 and in 1998 opened up part of the wall, affixing substantial gates to access it more easily. These two residents claimed an easement, and the company counterclaimed trespass seeking an injunction (and failing which an agreement to refrain from parking in the residents' yards at the end of the road in favour of their accepting its proposed levy of parking charges on the road it owned). The company said/argued: Anything more, for free, than disembarking and unloading in front of their properties was not acceptable to it. Hypothetically it would allow free access into any garage in any of the houses own plots, were such to exist. It would require the payment by the various owners of substantial sums for them to park on the [i.e. its] carriageway. Access of the far two residents' individual plots/"parking spaces" via the road would break the general principle in Harris v Flower, reaffirmed in Alvis v Harrison (1991) against the implied enlargement of easements not for a change of use of land but rather for additional parcels of land. The two households argued: Their easement by prescription (passage of time) to access their homes extended to the plots they owned at the end of the road, which they had later acquired. In the court below the judge in the Central London County Court found strongly for the private road company, granting them a restrictive injunction against Das and the other neighbour. Judgment Buxton LJ gave the substantive judgment with which the fellow two judges agreed. He held there was no easement for parking, but the judge had been wrong to award an injunction, and should have considered whether damages in lieu would have been more appropriate, and how much. The case was remitted back to the trial judge for a fresh exercise of his discretion as to whether an injunction should be granted following the guidelines set down by the Court of Appeal. The panel of three judges agreed a dominant owner (the residents) could only as of right use a right of way granted (or relying its period of exercise for obtaining it "by prescription") for the enjoyment and for the purposes of the dominant tenement. They could not use it for the additional land they acquired. The only automatically permissible enlargement of the dominant tenement would be an expansion of business, otherwise an express grant of easement would need to be negotiated, such as at a market price. This rule was upheld in Alvis v Harrison (1991) in the House of Lords, a Scottish case stated by the House equally to apply English law. Cases followed and applied Harris v Flower (1904), CA; (1904) 74 LJ Ch 127 (1904) Alvis v Harrison (1991), UKHL (S); (1991) 62 P & CR 10 Peacock v Custins [2001], CA; [2001] 1 EGLR 87; [2002] 1 WLR 1815; [2001] 2 All ER 827 See also English land law English trusts law English property law Notes English land case law Court of Appeal (England and Wales) cases 2002 in United Kingdom case law
Mordan may refer to: Sampson Mordan (1790-1843), British inventor Mordan, Iran, a village in Kerman Province, Iran
Aysuak (; , Aysıwaq) is a rural locality (a selo) in Yermolayevsky Selsoviet, Kuyurgazinsky District, Bashkortostan, Russia. The population was 1,123 as of 2010. There are 13 streets. Geography Aysuak is located 3 km southwest of Yermolayevo (the district's administrative centre) by road. Yermolayevo is the nearest rural locality. References Rural localities in Kuyurgazinsky District
Murs is a commune in the Indre department in central France. Population See also Communes of the Indre department References Communes of Indre Bituriges Cubi
Toilers of the Sea is a lost 1923 American silent drama film directed by Roy William Neill and starring Lucy Fox, Holmes Herbert and Horace Tesseron. It is an adaptation of Victor Hugo's novel of the same title. Plot As described in a film magazine review, Captain Jean and his daughter Hélène live in an Italian fishing hamlet. Captain André persuades him to induce the villagers to invest their savings in a project to purchase trading vessels. André embezzles the money and hides it in the volcanic crater of Mount Etna. Sandro, in love with Hélène, trails André to the mountains. A fight takes place, André is killed, and Sandro takes the money back to the villagers. Hélène and Sandro then wed. Cast Lucy Fox as Hélène Holmes Herbert as Sandro Horace Tesseron as Captain Jean Dell Cawley as Captain André Lucius Henderson as The Priest Production Toilers of the Sea was filmed in Italy. References Bibliography Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. External links 1923 films 1923 drama films 1920s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American drama films American black-and-white films Films directed by Roy William Neill Seafaring films Selznick Pictures films 1920s American films Silent adventure films
The Concerto for Trombone and Orchestra is a trombone concerto by the American composer Melinda Wagner. The work was commissioned by the New York Philharmonic for their principal trombonist Joseph Alessi. It was given its premiere at Avery Fisher Hall on February 22, 2007, by Alessi and the New York Philharmonic under the conductor Lorin Maazel. The piece is dedicated to Lorin Maazel and the New York Philharmonic. A recording of Wagner's Trombone Concerto was released by Bridge Records in 2011, featuring trombonist Joseph Alessi with the New York Philharmonic conducted by Lorin Maazel (Music of Melinda Wagner - Bridge 9345). Composition The Trombone Concerto has a duration of roughly 24 minutes and is composed in three movements: Satyr Elemental Things; Litany Catch Reception Reviewing the world premiere, Anne Midgette of The New York Times wrote of the concerto, "It is thickly sown with interesting sounds — not sound effects, but a range of timbres and textures, partly supplied by a large and varied battery of four percussionists, woven into the fabric of the music." She added, "Ms. Wagner writes strikingly well for orchestra; this piece used the whole spectrum of colors available to her without ever becoming dense or cloying." References Compositions by Melinda Wagner 2007 compositions Wagner Music commissioned by the New York Philharmonic
La Voivre () is a commune in the Vosges department in Grand Est in northeastern France. See also Communes of the Vosges department References Communes of Vosges (department)
Schiedea verticillata, known as the Devils Slide schiedea or Nihoa carnation, is an endangered species of plant in the family Caryophyllaceae, endemic to the island of Nihoa in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, where it was discovered in 1923 by the Tanager Expedition. It has been listed as endangered since 1996. It has stems long, erect or sometimes trailing, and fleshy mint-colored leaves as long as 15 cm. The flowers are petal-less, have ten stamens and 4-5 styles. The plant estivates, dying back to the fleshy perennial roots during the dry season. Less than 400 individual plants survive in two of Nihoa's rocky valleys, but the population has remained stable. How this plant is pollinated is not known. Even though there are very few individuals surviving, the carnation can avoid inbreeding, a problem that threatens fellow Nihoan plant Amaranthus brownii, because this carnation has the highest genetic diversity of its genus. Notes References External links Schiedea verticillata F.Br.. Hawaii Biological Survey. Bishop Museum. Retrieved May 20, 2011. verticillata Endemic flora of Nihoa Plants described in 1931 Tanager Expedition Taxa named by Forest B.H. Brown
Michael John Lewis is a British archaeologist and Head of the Portable Antiquities Scheme. Career Lewis studied at the University of Surrey (Roehampton) and the University of York before researching his PhD at the University of Kent, completed in 2004. He is the current head of the Portable Antiquities Scheme. Lewis is a research associate at the University of York and a visiting professor at the University of Reading. Between 2012 and 2017 Lewis was a special constable with the Metropolitan Police Art & Antiques Unit. He was elected as a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London on 4 April 2006. He is Freeman of the Worshipful Company of Art Scholars and an adviser to the All Party Parliamentary Archaeology Group. Select publications with P. Deckers & S. Thomas. 2016. Aspects of Non-Professional Metal Detecting in Europe. Open Archaeology. with N. Speakman 2016. Los Pilares de Europa: la edad media en el British Museum. British Museum/ObraSocial la Caixa. 2014. Saints and their Badges: saints’ lives and medieval pilgrim badge. Greenlight publishing. with G. Owen-Crocker & D. Terkla. 2011. New Research on the Bayeux Tapestry: proceedings of aconference at the British Museum. Oxbow. with G. Egan, K. Leahy, J. Naylor & S. Worrell. 2010. A Decade of Discovery: proceedings of the Portable Antiquities Scheme Conference 2007. British Archaeological Reports 2008.. The Real World of the Bayeux Tapestry. The History Press. References Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) Fellows of the Society of Antiquaries of London British archaeologists 21st-century British archaeologists People associated with the Portable Antiquities Scheme
Barry Du Bois (born 4 August 1960) is an Australian designer, building expert, television presenter and author. Du Bois is currently a co-host and design/building expert on Network 10's lifestyle program The Living Room. Du Bois first appeared on reality renovation show The Renovators as a building mentor and judge. Education Du Bois attended Chipping Norton Public School and completed Year 10 at Liverpool Boys High School where he excelled at all sports. Career In 1976 Du Bois began an apprenticeship in carpentry and joinery, and gained a building certificate in 1980. He was mentored by architects and started to design and build homes as a speculative builder in 1979. Du Bois ran a successful design, building and property development business until retirement in 2005. During that time he served a term as President of the Master Builders Association NSW Eastern Suburbs and acted as an expert building witness for NSW courts and the Department Fair Trading tribunal. In 2011, Du Bois hosted TEN's renovation reality series, The Renovators. In 2012, Du Bois joined lifestyle program The Living Room on Network Ten, alongside Amanda Keller, Chris Brown and Miguel Maestre. Heading up the renovations team, Du Bois assists home-owners in need of some expert help. Du Bois was nominated to the Board of RUOK? Day. He is also a passionate advocator for the Cancer Council Australia and a firm believer in environmental sustainability. In May 2018, Du Bois and Miguel Maestre released an autobiographical book called Life Force about Du Bois's family, friendships, living with cancer and includes nutritional advice and recipes by Maestre. In July 2021, Du Bois announced that he was running for the Australian Senate as an independent candidate in New South Wales, but withdrew in April 2022, citing health. Personal life Du Bois was born in Sydney, in the suburb of Liverpool, and is now living in the suburb of Bondi. Du Bois met his partner Leonie Carol Tobler in Bondi in 1992. They married in 1999 and their twins, a son and daughter, were born on 1 June 2012. Du Bois was diagnosed with plasmacytoma, a cancer of the immune system, in 2010. He underwent successful therapy, but the cancer had already destroyed the vertebrae at the top of his spine. He received a titanium implant in his spine. In 2017, Du Bois announced that the cancer had returned as multiple myeloma. Filmography Books Life Force by Barry Du Bois and Miguel Maestre, Paperback (2018) : References 1960 births Living people Australian television presenters Australian interior designers People with multiple myeloma
Frantz is a 2016 drama film directed and co-written by François Ozon and starring Paula Beer and Pierre Niney. It is about a young German woman whose fiancé has been killed in World War I and the French soldier who comes bearing a secret about her fiancé. It was selected to compete for the Golden Lion at the 73rd Venice International Film Festival, where Beer won the Marcello Mastroianni Award. At the 42nd César Awards, Frantz was nominated in eleven categories, winning one for Best Cinematography. Frantz is a loose adaptation of the 1932 Ernst Lubitsch film Broken Lullaby, which in turn was based on Maurice Rostand's 1930 French play L'homme que j'ai tué. Plot In Quedlinburg, Germany, in 1919, Anna, a young German woman (Paula Beer) grieving over the death of her fiancé, Frantz Hoffmeister, in World War I, leaves flowers at his grave. She sees there fresh ones and realizes that these are from Adrien (Pierre Niney), a young Frenchman she doesn't know. Adrien goes to the home of Frantz's parents, Dr. Hans and Magda Hoffmeister, but when Hans hears that Adrien is French, he tells him that a Frenchman killed his son, blames all French as murderers, and orders Adrien away, to which Adrien merely admits to Hans "You are right. I am a murderer". Meanwhile, Anna is rejecting the unwelcome advances of an older suitor Mr. Kreutz, particularly as she cannot forget Frantz. Anna sees Adrien at the grave and sends him an invitation to the Hoffmeister home. After she tells the Hoffmeisters that Adrien was leaving flowers at Frantz's grave, they relent. Adrien visits and, upon questioning, tell them that he and Frantz were students together in Paris before the war. He recounts their last day together, when they visited the Louvre. Anna takes Adrien to the places she and Frantz used to go together, including the mountaintop where he proposed to her. Adrien, whose demeanour reminds them of Frantz, lifts Anna and the Hoffmeisters out of their despair. The Hoffmeisters ask Adrien, who had been a violinist, but whose hearing was damaged in the war, to play Frantz's violin for them, as Frantz used to do. Adrien asks Anna to go to the local ball with him and she accepts. The appearance of a Frenchman at the ball draws negative reactions from the locals, especially Kreutz. Increasingly unable to maintain the lie, Adrien confesses to Anna that he lied about being Frantz's friend in Paris before the war. Actually, they met as enemy soldiers on the battlefield, face to face in a trench where Adrien killed Frantz. Frantz was a pacifist and his gun was unloaded. Adrien found Frantz's last letter to Anna on his body and, racked with guilt, resolved to visit Germany in order to seek forgiveness. Anna, heartbroken, says that she will tell the Hoffmeisters so that Adrien does not. In reality, however, she decides that it is better for them to remain in ignorance of Adrien's role after they have come to like him and see him as a connection to their lost son. Adrien returns to Paris and Anna sinks back into despair, attempting to drown herself. She does not reply to Adrien's letters and destroys one he enclosed for the Hoffmeisters confessing his true role. After being nursed back to health by the Hoffmeisters, Anna's spirits gradually recover and she decides to contact Adrien again. When Anna sends him a letter several months later, it is returned with no forwarding address. Magda Hoffmeister, who had encouraged a romance between Anna and Adrien, encourages her to go to Paris to find him. Anna eventually tracks down Adrien at his mother's estate and forgives him, though he says he will never forgive himself. She also discovers that Adrien is about to enter an arranged marriage with a childhood friend, Fanny. Anna realises that the romance she had imagined developing between her and Adrien had all been in her head; all he had wanted from her was forgiveness. She kisses Adrien goodbye at the railway station and leaves. She continues writing to the Hoffmeisters as if she and Adrien are now together. In reality, she is living her own life in Paris, having finally started living again following Frantz's death, as Frantz said she should in his last letter to her. Cast Reception Critical response Frantz received generally positive reviews from critics. Ty Burr of The Boston Globe said, "Frantz is pleasurable slow going, developing its themes at an amble but with a measure of suspense, sympathy toward its characters, and a lasting faith in filmmaking craft." Peter Travers of Rolling Stone also gave praise, stating that "Francois Ozon's post-WW1 period piece about a German widow and a French soldier takes on xenophobic hatred that's as timely as Trump, making Frantz a film of its time ... and ours." AlloCiné, a French cinema website, gave the film an average of 3.7/5, based on a survey of 33 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a 91% approval rating based on 135 reviews, with an average rating of 7.4/10. The website's critical consensus states: "Frantz finds writer-director François Ozon thoughtfully probing the aftermath of World War I through the memories and relationships of loved ones left behind." At Metacritic, which assigns a rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the film received a score of 73 out of 100, based on 28 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Accolades Trivia Édouard Manet's painting Le Suicidé is referenced and shown several times in the story. References External links 2016 films 2016 drama films 2010s French-language films French drama films French black-and-white films French remakes of American films German drama films German black-and-white films Films directed by François Ozon Films with screenplays by François Ozon 2010s French films 2010s German films
Bessieres Island is a small island off the Pilbara coast of north-west Australia. It is uninhabited, however it does contain a lighthouse. The most recent total Solar eclipse visible from Western Australia could be seen from Bessieres Island, on April 20, 2023. The Bessieres Island Nature Reserve was declared in 2000 and has a size of . References Uninhabited islands of Australia Islands of the Pilbara Shire of Ashburton
The Master of Science in Leadership (MSL) is a master's degree in leadership studies that is offered by a college of business. It is an alternative to, not a substitute for, the traditional Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree. The MSL degree requirements may include some business/management courses that are required in an MBA program. However, this degree program concentrates heavily on leader-follower interactions, cross-cultural communications, coaching, influencing, team development, leading organizational changes, strategic thinking, project leadership, and behavioral motivation theories. It does not concentrate on financial or quantitative analysis, marketing, or accounting which are common in MBA programs. The degree program is appealing to businesspeople in well-established careers already. The MSL degree is similar to the Master of Science in Organizational Leadership (MSOL) degree or the Master of Leadership Sciences degree offered by the National School of Leadership in India. References Leadership studies Business qualifications
Publius Rutilius Rufus Pray (died December 11, 1839) was a justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi from 1838 to 1839. Born in Maine, he was named for Roman statesman Publius Rutilius Rufus. [He entered the practice of law in Hancock County, Mississippi. He served as president of the Mississippi constitutional convention of 1832. Pray "resided at Pearlington, near the sea coast, where lands were held mainly under old French and Spanish grants. He attended the courts in New Orleans and thus acquired a taste for the civil law". In 1833, he was empowered by the legislature to revise the statutes of the State. In doing the work he was "ambitious of originality" and caused the code "to smack too strongly of the Roman law". This displeased legislators who preferred the common law, and the proposed code was rejected. Pray was elected to a seat on the state supreme court in 1837 and held the position until his death in 1839. He died at his residence, near Pearlington, Mississippi, after a lengthy period of poor health. References Date of birth unknown 1839 deaths Justices of the Mississippi Supreme Court
Bakary Jarjue (born 3 June 1949) is a Gambian sprinter. He competed in the men's 100 metres at the 1984 Summer Olympics. References 1949 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics Gambian male sprinters Olympic athletes for the Gambia Athletes (track and field) at the 1978 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1982 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games competitors for the Gambia Place of birth missing (living people)
Something Wrong may refer to: Something Wrong (album), an album by Bang Gang "Something Wrong", a song from Camouflage's album Relocated "Something Wrong", a song from Dash and Will's album Up in Something "Something Wrong", a song from Angel Witch's album Frontal Assault "Something Wrong", a song by Wonderboom (band) "Something Wrong", a song by Papa Vegas "Something Wrong", a song by Chicane's album Easy To Assemble (commercially unreleased) Other uses Something Wrong, a novel by E. Nesbit Something Wrong, a novel by James Stern See also Something's Wrong (disambiguation)
The 2022–23 Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball team represented the University of Wisconsin–Green Bay during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Phoenix, led by interim head coach Freddie Owens, split their home games between the Resch Center in Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin and the Kress Events Center in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The Phoenix finished the season 3–29, 2–18 in Horizon League play to finish in a tie for last place. As the No. 10 seed in the Horizon League tournament, they lost to Wright State in the first round. On January 31, 2023, third-year head coach Will Ryan was fired after starting the season 2–19. Assistant coach Freddie Owens was named interim head coach for the rest of the season. On March 14, the school named Wyoming assistant coach Sundance Wicks the team's new head coach. Previous season The Phoenix finished the 2021–22 season 5–25, 4–16 Horizon League play to finish in 11th place. They lost in the first round of the Horizon League tournament to Detroit Mercy. Offseason Departures Incoming transfers 2022 recruiting class Preseason The Panthers were picked to finish in tenth place in the Horizon League in the coaches' poll, receiving a total of 111 points. Roster Schedule and results \|- !colspan=12 style=\| Exhibition \|- !colspan=12 style=\| Regular season \|- !colspan=9 style=\| Horizon League tournament \|- Source References Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball seasons Green Bay Green Bay Green Bay
Isobel is the Scottish variant of Isabel, a feminine given name. Isobel may also refer to: "Isobel" (song), by Icelandic singer Björk from the album Post "Isobel" (Dido song), by the British singer Dido from her album No Angel Isobel: A Romance of the Northern Trail, 1913 novel by James Oliver Curwood Isobel or The Trail's End, a 1920 film by director Edwin Carewe, from the novel by James Oliver Curwood "Isobel" (The Vampire Diaries), an episode of the TV series The Vampire Diaries a contour line connecting points of equal sound pressure on an isobel map See also Isabel (disambiguation) Cyclone Isobel (disambiguation), four cyclones in the southern hemisphere
RhoG (Ras homology Growth-related) (or ARGH) is a small (~21 kDa) monomeric GTP-binding protein (G protein), and is an important component of many intracellular signalling pathways. It is a member of the Rac subfamily of the Rho family of small G proteins and is encoded by the gene RHOG. Discovery RhoG was first identified as a coding sequence upregulated in hamster lung fibroblasts upon stimulation with serum. Expression of RhoG in mammals is widespread and studies of its function have been carried out in fibroblasts, leukocytes, neuronal cells, endothelial cells and HeLa cells. RhoG belongs to the Rac subgroup and emerged as a consequence of retroposition in early vertebrates. RhoG shares a subset of common binding partners with Rac, Cdc42 and RhoU/V members but a major specificity is its inability to bind to CRIB domain proteins such as PAKs. Function Like most small G proteins RhoG is involved in a diverse set of cellular signalling mechanisms. In mammalian cells these include cell motility (through regulation of the actin cytoskeleton), gene transcription, endocytosis, neurite outgrowth, protection from anoikis and regulation of the neutrophil NADPH oxidase. Regulation of RhoG activity As with all small G proteins RhoG is able to signal to downstream effectors when bound to GTP (Guanosine triphosphate) and unable to signal when bound to GDP (Guanosine diphosphate). Three classes of protein interact with RhoG to regulate GTP/GDP loading. The first are known as Guanine nucleotide exchange factors (GEFs) and these facilitate the exchange of GDP for GTP so as to promote subsequent RhoG-mediated signalling. The second class are known as GTPase activating proteins (GAPs) and these promote hydrolysis of GTP to GDP (via the intrinsic GTPase activity of the G protein) thus terminating RhoG-mediated signalling. A third group, known as Guanine nucleotide dissociation inhibitors (GDIs), inhibit dissociation of GDP and thus lock the G protein in its inactive state. GDIs can also sequester G proteins in the cytosol which also prevents their activation. The dynamic regulation of G protein signalling is necessarily complex and the 130 or more GEFs, GAPs and GDIs described thus far for the Rho family are considered to be the primary determinants of their spatiotemporal activity. There are a number of GEFs reported to interact with RhoG, although in some cases the physiological significance of these interactions has yet to be proven. Well characterised examples include the dual specificity GEF TRIO which is able to promote nucleotide exchange on RhoG and Rac (via its GEFD1 domain) and also on RhoA via a separate GEF domain (GEFD2). Activation of RhoG by TRIO has been shown to promote NGF-induced neurite outgrowth in PC12 cells and phagocytosis of apoptotic cells in C. elegans. Another GEF, known as SGEF (Src homology 3 domain-containing Guanine nucleotide Exchange Factor), is thought to be RhoG-specific and has been reported to stimulate macropinocytosis (internalisation of extracellular fluid) in fibroblasts and apical cup assembly in endothelial cells (an important stage in leukocyte trans-endothelial migration). Other GEFs reported to interact with RhoG include Dbs, ECT2, VAV2 and VAV3. There have been very few interactions reported between RhoG and negative regulators of G protein function. Examples include IQGAP2 and RhoGDI3. Signalling downstream of RhoG Activated G proteins are able to couple to multiple downstream effectors and can therefore control a number of distinct signalling pathways (a characteristic known as pleiotropy). The extent to which RhoG regulates these pathways is poorly understood thus far, however, one specific pathway downstream of RhoG has received much attention and is therefore well characterised. This pathway involves RhoG-dependent activation of Rac via the DOCK (dedicator of cytokinesis)-family of GEFs. This family is divided into four subfamilies (A-D) and it is subfamilies A and B that are involved in the pathway described here. Dock180, the archetypal member of this family, is seen as an atypical GEF in that efficient GEF activity requires the presence of the DOCK-binding protein ELMO (engulfment and cell motility) which binds RhoG at its N-terminus. The proposed model for RhoG-dependent Rac activation involves recruitment of the ELMO/Dock180 complex to activated RhoG at the plasma membrane and this relocalisation, together with an ELMO-dependent conformational change in Dock180, is sufficient to promote GTP-loading of Rac. RhoG-mediated Rac signalling has been shown to promote neurite outgrowth and cell migration in mammalian cells as well as phagocytosis of apoptotic cells in C. elegans. Other proteins known to bind RhoG in its GTP-bound state include the microtubule-associated protein kinectin, Phospholipase D1 and the MAP Kinase activator MLK3. Interactions RhoG has been shown to interact with KTN1. References Further reading
Alhaji Dr. Muhammadu Kabir Usman (January 1928 – 8 March 2008) was the 49th Emir of Katsina from 18 March 1981, until his death in March 2008. He was the tenth Fulani emir, as well as the third emir from the Sullubawa dynasty. He succeeded his father Usman Nagogo, and was succeeded by his son, the current emir Abdulmumini Kabir Usman. Early life and education Kabir was born in January 1928 to the then emir's son Usman Nagogo and his wife Ummulkhair. He was named by Sherif Gudid, an Arab cleric, who was a friend of Nagogo. At an early age, Kabir was enrolled into a Qur'anic school situated within the palace, which was then headed by an Arab scholar, Mohammed Abdullahi, believed to have been hired purposely for that by his grandfather, Emir Muhammadu Dikko. A little later, Kabir moved to further his Quranic studies at Tsamiya, a place in Katsina near the palace. In 1942, at the age of 14, Kabir was admitted into the Katsina Middle School, with 52 others, from across the then Katsina Province. On completion in 1947, he joined the Katsina Native Authority Police and was sent to the Nigeria Police College, Kaduna for a one-year training. Career and Politics Kabir was promoted to Lance Corporal and appointed Wakilin Doka, the Katsina native authority Police chief in 1951 by his father, who had become emir in 1944. In 1953, Kabir went to Lagos for a Criminal Investigation course, and later went to the Police College, London for a similar course. In 1957, he was made the native authority councilor in charge of police, prison and the department of urban water supply. Kabir worked effectively as Police chief, handling one of the delicate police work that arose as a result of a Northern elements progressive union (NEPU) inspired revolt of Sambon Barka in the southern part of the Katsina emirate. He was also made acting Magajin Gari in 1957. He served as a member of the boards of many schools and the Gaskiya Corporation, based in Zaria. In 1963, Kabir was confirmed as Magajin Gari, the district head of Katsina metropolis, a title held previously by his father when his grandfather was emir. The same year, Kabir was elected as a member of the House of Assembly, Kaduna. He became a parliamentary secretary in the premier Ahmadu Bello's office in Kaduna in 1965. After the Military coup in 1966, Kabir returned to Katsina and continued to serve as Magajin Gari. Being the Magajin Gari made Kabir very close to his father, he accompanied Nagogo to national conferences and meetings, and sometimes representing him in functions. Kabir also accompanied his father on international visits. Succession as Emir On 18 March 1981, Usman Nagogo died, and the Katsina king-makers chose Kabir to succeed him, being close to his father as magajin Gari, and being his second eldest son (the eldest, Ibrahim Ladan-fari having predeceased Nagogo). The then Governor of Kaduna State, which Katsina was part of then, Abdulkadir Balarabe Musa, refused to approve the choice. This led to a deadlock that lasted until the Governor was impeached by the State house of assembly in June 1981. Balarabe Musa's successor, Abba Musa Rimi, later approved and Kabir was Turbaned at Katsina's Kangiwa square. His official installation was done on 20 February 1982 at Katsina Polo Ground. Reign Kabir's reign was characterized by his down to earth nature. Kabir was well educated and knew the Qur'an well, he was therefore considered both as an emir and an Islamic scholar, and was known to have written whole copies of the Qur'an with his hand. Kabir was known by the epithet "Limamin Sarakuna dan Shehu" (The imam of emirs, the son of Shehu). Kabir also created new districts in the emirate during his reign. One of the highlights of Kabir's reign was the creation of Katsina State, comprising Katsina and Daura emirates, out of the then Kaduna State. Kabir also demolished the famous Masallacin Dutsi, which was built by his grandfather Muhammadu Dikko in 1935, and constructed the Katsina central mosque which is still in use today. Like his father and grandfather, Kabir was a Polo enthusiast, having started playing when he was a teenager, and playing well into his sixties. He became the life President of the Nigerian Polo association, and the Emir of Katsina charity shield tournament was held in his honor. Kabir preached peace and tolerance, and always preached to his subjects to live in peace, he also always tried to remind them of life after death, and God's final judgement. He also received honorary doctorate degrees from the University of Benin, and the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-ife, where he served as Chancellor. Death and succession As he advanced in age, Kabir became frequently ill, and was often flown out of Nigeria for medical check-ups and treatments. His illness rendered him unable to perform the customary traditional Durbar on the two Eid festivals of 2007. Kabir's illness intensified and he died on 8 March 2008 at the age of eighty, he was survived by 3 wives and many children. Kabir was succeeded that same month by his eldest son, Abdulmumin who had served as Magajin Gari. Emirs of Katsina 1928 births 2008 deaths Nigerian Muslims Nigerian polo players
Williamson House may refer to: James Spullock Williamson House, Sandy Ridge, AL, listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) Williamson House (Little Rock, Arkansas), NRHP-listed Williamson-Maley-Turner Farm, Jefferson, GA, listed on the NRHP in Georgia Williamson House (Monroe, Georgia), listed on the NRHP in Georgia A. J. Williamson House, Hilo, HI, listed on the NRHP in Hawaii Roy Williamson House, Edwardsville, KS, listed on the NRHP in Kansas Williamson–Russell–Rahilly House, Lake City, MN, listed on the NRHP in Minnesota Williamson House (Goshen, New Hampshire), listed on the NRHP in New Hampshire Williamson House (Louisburg, North Carolina), listed on the NRHP in North Carolina Elmwood (Grafton, North Dakota), NRHP-listed, also known as Williamson House Mrs. B.F. Williamson House, Darlington, SC, listed on the NRHP in South Carolina Thomas Williamson House, Eagleville, TN, listed on the NRHP in Tennessee E. D. Williamson House, Abilene, TX, listed on the NRHP in Texas
Yuri language may refer to: Karkar language of New Guinea (also known as Yuri) Yuri language (Amazon) (or Yurí)
Hamse Mohamed Abdi () is a Somali politician, who is currently serving as the Governor of Togdheer region of Somaliland since January 2018. See also Governor of Togdheer Togdheer Region References Living people Governors of Togdheer Year of birth missing (living people)
Sunanda Tripathi-Manteris (born June 20, 1962) is an Indian-born American account executive and former journalist at the NBC affiliate in Las Vegas, Nevada, KSNV-DT. Manteris was raised in Littleton, Colorado, a suburb of Denver, where she attended Columbine High School. She went on to receive a Bachelor of Arts degree in Mass Communications in 1985 from Colorado State University Pueblo. In 1984, she began her broadcasting career as a disc jockey at KDZA and Z-100 in Southern Colorado, including a transfer to the News Department where she did “morning drive” newscasts. She began working in television in 1985 as a reporter and weekend anchor at KCWY-TV in Casper, Wyoming. She later moved to work in TV news positions at KULR-TV in Billings, Montana and WWAY-TV in Wilmington, North Carolina. Manteris moved to Las Vegas in early 1989 when she joined the NBC affiliate, Channel 3 (KSNV-DT), as a news anchor. She continued this position for 22 years until June 10, 2011, when her contract expired. As a result of allegations of ethnic, gender and age discrimination, a Federal lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court in Nevada on May 17, 2011, on her behalf. On April 2, 2012, Judge Gloria Navarro put the lawsuit on hold and ordered Manteris to resolve the lawsuit against the station through arbitration. She was honored as a finalist for Emmy Award for “Hooked on Hookah.” Manteris is a founding member and currently an officer in “Las Vegas-India Chamber of Commerce” and member of “Friends of India.” Manteris is married and has one son; she lives in Boulder City, Nevada. Manteris is a supporter of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Southern Nevada. Her 12-year-old grandson died in March 2018 from acute myeloid leukemia. Awards and nominations 2010, nominated for Pacific Southwest Regional Emmy Award for her work at KVBC (now KSNV) Personal life Tripathi-Manteris is married to Arthur Manteris, Vice President of Station Casinos. References External links 1962 births Living people American accountants American women accountants American writers of Indian descent American women television journalists Colorado State University Pueblo alumni Columbine High School alumni Journalists from Las Vegas People from Boulder City, Nevada Television anchors from Las Vegas 21st-century American women
The Women's Team Pursuit was one of the 9 women's events at the 2009 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, held in Pruszków, Poland on 26 March. 42 cyclists from 14 countries participated in the contest. After the qualification, the fastest two teams advanced to the final and the 3rd and 4th fastest raced for the bronze medal. The qualification took place on 26 March and the finals were held later the same day. World record Qualifying Finals References Women's team pursuit UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Women's team pursuit
Live Report represented the United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1989 with the song "Why Do I Always Get It Wrong", which placed 2nd in Lausanne, Switzerland. Before Eurovision A Song for Europe 1989 A Song for Europe 1989 was a very dis-jointed final. The original singer chosen for "Back in the Groove" was to have been Garry Gibb; the song "Shame" was to have been sung by its writer, Marwenna Haver, and the song that won had its name and the name of the performer changed. The final was held on 24 March 1989 from Studio 6, at Television Centre, London, featuring eight songs and hosted by Terry Wogan on BBC1. A separate results show was broadcast on BBC1 the same evening. BBC Radio 2 simulcast the final and also broadcast the results show, both with commentary by Ken Bruce. The eight songs in contention to represent the United Kingdom were premiered in various programmes on BBC Radio 2 between 20 and 23 March. The BBC Concert Orchestra under the direction of Ronnie Hazlehurst as conductor accompanied all but the winning song, but despite performing live, the orchestra were off-screen, behind the set. Hazlehurst conducted two live keyboard players who accompanied the UK entry’s backing track at the Eurovision final in Lausanne. For the second year running, the BBC convened a panel to pass comment on each of the songs. The panel comprised Deke Arlon, Gary Davies, Leslie Bricusse, and former Eurovision winner Lulu. There were 300,000 televotes cast in 90 minutes of telephone lines being open for voting. UK Discography Frankie Johnson - Back In The Groove: Polydor FJ2 (7" Single)/FJX2 (12" Single). Elkie Brooks - Shame: Telstar STATS2394. Julie C - You Stepped Out Of My Dreams: Sonet SON2343 (7" Single)/SONL2343 (12" Single). Live Report - Why Do I Always Get It Wrong: Brouhaha CUE7 (7" Single)/12CUE7 (12" Single). At Eurovision The 1989 contest was staged at the Palais de Beaulieu in Lausanne, Switzerland on 6 May. 22 countries participated, and the UK performed seventh on the night. Live Report took second place with 130 points, seven points behind the winners, Yugoslavia. Voting References 1989 Countries in the Eurovision Song Contest 1989 Eurovision Eurovision
Art of Life 1993.12.31 Tokyo Dome is a live VHS/DVD released by X Japan on September 24, 2003. It claims to contain the band's "Art of Life" performance on December 31, 1993, at the Tokyo Dome as part of the two-day concert series X Japan Returns (both concerts were released on DVD in their entirety in 2008, see X Japan Returns 1993.12.30 and X Japan Returns 1993.12.31). But this name is misleading as it really is an edited mix of both nights. Most of the video was filmed on December 31, but the piano solo part was filmed on December 30. This is the same version that appeared on Art of Life Live five years earlier. Some parts of Toshi's vocals were touched up by studio software to make up for the apparent faults at both live concerts. A limited edition containing a photobook and a CD containing an "Endless Rain" rehearsal at the studio in Los Angeles was also released the same day. Track listing "Art of Life" – 34:08-10 References X Japan video albums 2003 video albums Live video albums X Japan live albums 2003 live albums Albums recorded at the Tokyo Dome
Swiftwater is an unincorporated community that is located in Pocono Township, Monroe County, Pennsylvania, United States. History In 1897, Richard Slee created the Pocono Biological Laboratories in Swiftwater. Swiftwater is currently the home of the Pocono Cheesecake Factory that is located on SR 611. It is also home to the biggest flu vaccine plant in the United States. Geography The community is located within the Paradise Creek Watershed. Upper Swiftwater creek is designated by the PA DEP as exceptional value waters (EV). The community of Swiftwater is located within and around unique topographic features in the Poconos, which encompass the Pocono Plateau Escarpment. Land use consists of 70% forested land, 14% low density residential, 13.6% agricultural lands and approximately 2.4% wetlands. The acres of forested land are near State Game Lands, an important bird area, which support beaver, raccoon, gray, fox, coyote, mink, and Snowshoe Hares. References Pocono Mountains Unincorporated communities in Monroe County, Pennsylvania Influenza vaccines Unincorporated communities in Pennsylvania
Nicolás Goldbart is an Argentine film director and editor. He wrote and directed the film Phase 7 (2011). Some of the films he has edited have been critically well received, such as El bonaerense (2002) and El custodio (2006). Filmography Mundo Grúa (1999) aka Crane World Bonanza (En vías de extinción) (2001) Modelo 73 (2001) Naikor, la estación de servicio (2001) El Descanso (2002) El Bonaerense (2002) Kill (2002) Hoy y mañana (2003) aka Today and Tomorrow El Fondo del Mar (2003) aka The Bottom of the Sea Familia Rodante (2004) aka Rolling Family Historias breves IV: Más quel mundo (2004) aka More Than the World Sofacama (2006) aka Sofabed El Custodio (2006) aka The Minder The Paranoids (2008) Fase 7 (2011) aka Phase 7 La cordillera (2017) References External links Argentine film editors Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people)
Syed Ziaur Rahman is a permanent member of 'Board of Trustees' and Chair of the Advisory Council (Section 3), International Association of Medical Colleges (IAOMC). He also serves as elected secretary of IAOMC and Society of Pharmacovigilance, India (SoPI). Family background and education Syed Ziaur Rahman's father Hakim Syed Zillur Rahman, grandfather Hakim Syed Fazlur Rahman and great grandfather Hakim Syed Karam Husain were all physicians of Unani medicine. He earned his matriculation in 1987 from Minto Circle, graduation (MBBS) in 1995 and postgraduation (MD) in 2000 from Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, a part of Aligarh Muslim University, India. His PhD thesis was a part of the project on health, medications and lifestyle factors in relation to self-rated memory from UWS School of Medicine, University of Western Sydney, Australia. Contribution in medical science Rahman contributed in the area of Alternatives to animal testing. He believed in the philosophy of '3Rs" of Russell and Burch" on humane experimental pharmacology. He gave series of lectures during 2004 at "Alternatives, Animal Welfare and the Curriculum – A training Seminar and Workshop" in different cities of India. He addressed in the meetings of International Network for Humane Education (InterNICHE) and International Centre for Alternatives in Research and Education (I-CARE). On the recommendation of Medical Council of India (MCI), and after getting survey related to the attitude of undergraduate medical students towards Alternatives to animal testing and Animal experiments, he initiated and established a separate lab on "Alternatives to Animal Experimentation" in the Department of Pharmacology at Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College. This was the first attempt in any medical college of India to have an exclusive lab where experimental work on animals was demonstrated by Computer aided education. In addition, he edited "A guide to alternatives to animal experiment in pharmacology", which was included in the curriculum of second professional MBBS course. He even translated few papers into Urdu in the field of Alternatives to animal testing. Rahman also works in the field of Traditional medicine with special reference to Unani medicine. While working on morphine de-addiction properties of medicinal plants, he proposed a modified method for moderately and severely induced morphine dependent rats. He specifically screened Delphinium denudatum for its protective activity in morphine induced physical dependence. His other field of works is Pharmacovigilance and Pharmacoepidemiology. In the field of Pharmacovigilance, he gave the concept of Pharmacoenvironmentology and differentiated the term Ecopharmacology from Pharmacoenvironmentology. However, some scientists also suggest the term, 'EcoPharmacovigilance' and 'PharmEcovigilance' in place of Pharmacoenvironmentology. He started as editor-in-chief, the official journal of the Society of Pharmacovigilance, India (SoPI) in 2003 – "Journal of Pharmacovigilance & Drug Safety ()" Medico-social services Rahman is a Trustee of Ibn Sina Academy of Medieval Medicine and Sciences. He bequeathed his ancestral property worth of crores of rupees to this Academy. In the Academy, he arranged many medical camps on the occasion of World AIDS Day, World Health Day and World Tuberculosis Day. Rahman is a fellow and member of many professional academic bodies such as 'Fellow of International Medical Sciences Academy' (FIMSA), 'Fellow of National Academy of Medical Sciences (FAMS), 'Elected Member of National Academy of Medical Sciences, India' (MAMS), 'Fellow of IMA Academy of Medical Specialties (FIAMS), Indian Science Congress Association, Indian Medical Association, Safety Pharmacology Society, Australian and New Zealand Society of the History of Medicine, Australasian Society of Clinical and Experimental Pharmacologists and Toxicologists, International Society for Neurochemistry, International Brain Research Organization, IndiaCLEN (Regional network of INCLEN), Indian Science News Association (Science and Culture), Association of Physiologists and Pharmacologists of India, Indian Pharmacological Society and Academics of Indian origin, Australia. Selected awards International Alumni Leadership Award, Western Sydney University, Australia, 2018 Mewat Ratan Award 2022 (Literary and Social Contribution)- Global Welfare Foundation, Haryana, India, 2.1.2023 Pharma Ratan Award 2017 - Excellence in Healthcare, RDM, India, 26.11.2017 International Postgraduate Research Scholarship, Western Sydney University, Australia, 2009-2012 14th Prof. M. Nasim Ansari Oration, Ibn Sina Academy of Medieval Medicine and Sciences, World Health Day 2022 ISN Fellowship, 20th Biennial Meeting of the ISN-European Society for Neurochemistry (ESN), Austria, 2005. ISN Fellowship, First Special Neurochemistry Conference, International Society for Neurochemistry (ISN), France, 2004 WHO Fellowship, Second International Conference on Improving Use of Medicines (ICIUM 2004), Thailand, 2004 WHO Fellowship, 2nd Asian Course on Problem-Based Pharmacotherapy Teaching, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Malaysia, 2003. APSN Fellowship, 6th Biennial Meeting of the Asia Pacific Society for Neurochemistry, 2004, Hong Kong. SPS Junior Scientist Award, Safety Pharmacology Society, USA, 2005 & 2006. The African Institute of Biomedical Science and Technology (AiBST) Scholarship, Kenya, 2003 John Autian Travel Award, Annual Conference of Indian Pharmacological Society, India, 1998 and 2002. Selected publications See also Environmental Impact of Pharmaceutical Drugs Environmental pharmacology Pharmacovigilance Alternatives to animal testing Lifestyle drug References External links Scopus, a citation database of peer-reviewed literature Google Scholar, a citation database of research papers 20th-century Indian medical doctors Indian pharmacologists Indian Muslims Living people People from Aligarh 1972 births Aligarh Muslim University alumni Academic staff of Aligarh Muslim University Indian medical academics Gardēzī Sadaat Urdu–English translators Western Sydney University alumni Indian medical researchers Medical doctors from Uttar Pradesh Indian scientists Indian scientific authors Fellows of the National Academy of Medical Sciences Indian medical educators
Laccophilus hyalinus is a species of beetle belonging to the family Dytiscidae. It is native to Europe. References Dytiscidae Beetles described in 1774
Scott Foster (born January 17, 1982) is a Canadian accountant and amateur ice hockey goaltender. He appeared in one game for the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League (NHL) near the end of the 2017–18 season as an emergency goaltender following injuries to the team's starting and backup goaltenders. Playing career College Foster played junior hockey with the Petrolia Jets of the Western Ontario Hockey League in the 2001–02 season. He then moved on to play for Western Michigan University's hockey team in the 2002–03, 2003–04, and 2005–06 Central Collegiate Hockey Association seasons. He played in tandem with Mike Mantua in 2002–03, playing 21 games to Mantua's 26 and recording a 7–8–2 record with a .868 save percentage. His next year was more successful as he served as the team's starting goaltender, playing 33 games and recording an .881 percentage. His final stint with the team was less successful, as he played just one game in 2005-06, allowing three goals on seven shots in just one period of play. Chicago Blackhawks Foster was signed by the Chicago Blackhawks to an amateur tryout contract on the eve of their March 29, 2018, game against the Winnipeg Jets when the presumed starter Anton Forsberg was sidelined by injury. Forsberg himself had become the Blackhawks starting goaltender after Corey Crawford suffered a season-ending concussion. Foster had gone to 15 games as an emergency goaltender prior to this game, but never dressed. Serving as the Blackhawks' emergency backup goaltender for the game, Foster was not expected to play, considering his lack of high-level experience and the fact that only one goaltender of his kind had suited up for NHL action since 2010: Jorge Alves, who made his seven-second Carolina Hurricanes debut at the end of a game in December 2016. However, before the mid-way mark of the third period, Blackhawks starter Collin Delia, who was also making his NHL debut that night after having spent the balance of the season in the Blackhawks minor league system, was injured, forcing Foster into NHL action for his debut. He saved seven shots out of seven in about 14 minutes of play, becoming the first emergency goaltender to ever stop a shot, and preserving a 6–2 Blackhawks win. Although Delia was credited with the win, Foster was named the game's first star. Asked about his performance following his NHL debut, Foster quipped, "I think I'm just hitting my prime." Assuming Foster does not play again in the NHL, he is one of 18 players since 1982 to record a perfect 1.000 save percentage in the league. For the game Foster received "Just beer league glory", he said. He kept his game-worn jersey but no other compensation; under the terms of the NHL collective bargaining agreement, players signed to amateur tryout contracts like Foster are unpaid for their services. Foster appeared at the 2018 NHL Award Ceremony, where he and Jim Belushi presented the Vezina Trophy to Pekka Rinne. Previously, he was voted the "Best NHL First" at the Blackhawks Fan Choice Awards. During the 2018–19 season, Foster was asked to be an occasional second goalie for the Blackhawks optional morning skate. Personal life Foster lives in Oak Park, Illinois, and works as an accountant with Golub Capital. He was previously with Aurora Investment Management. He plays for two beer league hockey teams as a goaltender. After his turn in the NHL, the United States Hockey League’s Chicago Steel offered to hire him as their "emergency accountant" and hoped to host him at their final home game to conduct the ceremonial puck drop. Foster declined further interviews the next months, preferring to "prioritize his family and work following his NHL stint", even as interview requests came from as far away as Turkey. However, he eventually acquiesced and agreed to be interviewed by ESPN in April 2019. Career statistics Regular season and playoffs See also David Ayres – Zamboni driver and Carolina Hurricanes emergency goalie who appeared in a 2020 game, becoming the first emergency goalie to record a win in an NHL game Tom Hodges – Backup goalie and life insurance salesman who played for the Anaheim Ducks on April 30, 2022 Lester Patrick – former New York Rangers coach who, at age 44, played in the 1928 Stanley Cup Finals for the team as an emergency goalie Eric Semborski – Philadelphia Flyers emergency goalie, whose substitution was attempted in 2017, but was removed by the referee as the primary goalie was not injured Jerry Toppazzini – Boston Bruins right winger, who in 1960 was the last position player to substitute as a goalie Ryan Vinz – Buffalo Sabres video technician and practice goalie who served as an emergency goalie in 2014 but did not play List of players who played only one game in the NHL References External links 1982 births Living people Canadian accountants Canadian ice hockey goaltenders Chicago Blackhawks players Ice hockey people from Sarnia Undrafted National Hockey League players Western Michigan Broncos men's ice hockey players
Daniel Haas (born 1 August 1983) is a retired German professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Club career 1899 Hoffenheim Haas was one of the only two players who had been with 1899 Hoffenheim since their promotion to the 2. Bundesliga and then to the Bundesliga, the German top-flight. Although Hoffenheim's number 1, he never played over 25 games a season. Along with Ramazan Özcan or Thorsten Kirschbaum contending for the role of netminder, Haas enjoyed a rather good playing time, with 23 starts in 2006—07 and 17 the next season. After Timo Hildebrand's arrival to the club of the Rhein Neckar Arena early in 2009, he had seen his appearances becomings less frequent as his last game came on 11 April, ending with a send off in the 61st minute of play. Haas had recovered his starting position during the first half of the 2010–11 season, but was named second choice after the arrival of Tom Starke. Union Berlin On 15 May 2012, Haas' contract with Hoffenheim expired, and he signed a two-year contract with 1. FC Union Berlin, keeping him at the club until 2014. He made his league debut for the club on 6 August 2012 in a 3–3 draw with Kaiserslautern. Erzgebirge Aue Having been released by Union Berlin in July 2016, Haas moved to FC Erzgebirge Aue in the 2. Bundesliga. He made his league debut for the club on 14 October 2016 in a 2–1 win over St. Pauli. However, Haas has played mostly backup to Martin Männel during his time with the club. International career Haas is a former youth international for Germany. Coaching career Already in January 2020, Haas started his coaching career: after Erzgebirge Aue's goalkeeper coach, Max Urwantschky, left his position, Haas was appointed new goalkeeper coach of the club. However, he would still be available as a player. Haas then decided to retire at the end of the season and continue with his coaching duties at the club. In June 2022, Haas was appointed new goalkeeper coach of Viktoria Berlin. Career stats References External links Living people 1983 births People from Erlenbach am Main Footballers from Lower Franconia Men's association football goalkeepers German men's footballers Eintracht Frankfurt players Eintracht Frankfurt II players Hannover 96 players Hannover 96 II players TSG 1899 Hoffenheim players TSG 1899 Hoffenheim II players 1. FC Union Berlin players FC Erzgebirge Aue players Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players Regionalliga players Germany men's youth international footballers
Charles Henry "Marty" Gervais, born in 1946 in Windsor, Ontario, is a Canadian poet, photographer, professor, journalist, and publisher of Black Moss Press. Gervais has also published plays, children's books, non-fiction and, a book of photography, A Show of Hands: Boxing on the Border (2004). In 1998, he won the prestigious Toronto’s Harbourfront Festival Prize for his contributions to Canadian letters and to emerging writers. In 1996, he was awarded the Milton Acorn People's Poetry Award for his book, Tearing into A Summer Day. That book was awarded the City of Windsor Mayor's Award for literature. Gervais won this award again in 2003 for another collection, To Be Now: New and Selected Poems. Gervais has also been the recipient of 16 Western Ontario Newspaper Awards for journalism. His first published novel, Reno, appeared in 2005 from Mosaic Press, and was nominated for the international Three-Day Novel Writing contest. Another book, Taking My Blood, charting his time in a hospital, and including photographs he took while he was there, came out in 2005. In 2006 Gervais and his work were the subject of a TV Bravo episode of the television series Heart of a Poet produced by Canadian filmmaker Maureen Judge. In May 2009, another book, Lucky Days: New Poems, appeared from Mosaic Press. This followed Gervais' 2006 book, Wait For Me, that was launched on the west coast at readings in Victoria, British Columbia, and Salt Spring Island. In 2009, Biblioasis published The Rumrunners: The Expanded Edition. It was a bestseller, and appeared on the Globe and Mail's top 10 in non-fiction titles. In 2010, Mosaic Press published another non-fiction title, this one about growing up Catholic. It is called Afternoons with the Devil. In 2012, Gervais was named Windsor's first poet laureate. One of his first moves was to invite the newly named parliamentary poet laureate, Fred Wah, to Windsor. Gervais also set up a poet laureate blog to feature the work of aspiring poets. He then visited Prince Edward Island's Hugh Macdonald, the province's poet laureate, and conducted workshops and readings. In 2012, Biblioasis released Ghost Road and Other Forgotten Stories from Windsor. The book brings together a collection of unusual stories from Windsor's past. In the summer of 2012, Gervais joined the Windsor Symphony Orchestra to read a poem on stage at an outdoor theatre. It was written specifically to mark the 200th anniversary of the War of 1812. In 2013, Gervais wrote People of Faith: The Story of Hotel-Dieu Grace Hospital. At a book launch on the front lawn of the Windsor hospital, he autographed more than 500 copies in less than two hours for the throng who attended to celebrate the book and the founding of the institution. In the fall of 2012, Gervais introduced what has become the most popular literary event in the city and area — "Poetry at the Manor." This reading at Willistead Manor, the old Walkerville (Windsor, Ont.) mansion of the Hiram Walker family, proved to be the best setting for this event that brought poets laureate from all over the country to Windsor. The place was jammed with 250 people — standing room only. The event was held in October 2013 with Governor General's Award winning poet laureate of Toronto, George Elliott Clarke, reading his work. He was joined by poets laureate from Barrie, Ontario, Edmonton, Alberta, as well as those from Hamilton, Kingston and Brantford. Earlier that summer (2013), Gervais brought writers together for another reading on the "Tall Ships" that docked on the Detroit River at the foot of Ouellette Avenue in Windsor, Ont. Again, the reading – billed at $40 a person – filled the deck of the ship. Others stood on the shore listening to the readings. It was the highlight of the celebration for the War of 1812 festivities in Windsor that summer of 2013. Gervais' work was also featured in the spring of 2013 on the popular IDEAS program on CBC from readings he did at the Edmonton Poetry Festival, again with poets laureate from all over Canada. Gervais also published a chapbook, Modest Denials" in 2013. Marty Gervais was awarded the Queen's Jubilee Medal in February 2013. In 2017, Gervais led a group of six other writers as the poet laureate of Windsor to go out into Windsor and write poems about the city's heritage. The group called itself "The Group of Seven (Poets)" because they saw themselves, like the famous Canadian painters, as being on a mission of redefining the collective identity of living south of the U.S. border in a border town. The poems, collected in an anthology called Because We Have All Lived Here, were premiered at the opening concert in September 2017of the Windsor Symphony Orchestra with readings from actors between movements of Brahms’ Variations on a Theme of Joseph Haydn. Marty Gervais finished out his term as Poet Laureate and was honoured by Mayor Drew Dilkens at Poetry at the Manor in October 2018 before a packed audience of more than 225 at Willistead Manor. Earlier that year in the spring, Gervais put on an event that drew more than 300 to launch new books from Black Moss Pfress, of which he is also the publisher. Black Moss Press is, one of Canada's oldest literary publishing firms. It has published more than 600 titles, and has introduced more new authors to the literary scene than almost any other literary press. In 2018, Gervais came out with a book Five Days Walking Five Towns'' which records his trek across the five towns that make up Windsor's history. It is a book that in the telling cites the historic of the city through storytelling. Gervais was Managing Editor of the Windsor Review, one of Canada's oldest literary magazines, since 1998 but retired from that in December 2019. Gervais released two new books of poetry in 2021, A New Dress Every Day, Poems in my Mother’s Voice and also Nothing More Perfect. The poems in A New Dress Every Day were staged virtually in a film made by Taylor Campbell. In 2020, Windsor Feminist Theatre produced a play by Gervais called Letters to Grace, based on actual letters from graduates of the former Grace Hospital in Windsor Ontario. These letters were written from leprosy colonies in India, missions in South Africa and from field hospitals in France in the Second World War. The play was also produced and performed in Windsor in August 2021 by the Windsor Feminist Theatre. Gervais authored the book Amazing Grace, the history of Grace Hospital. This book was published in 2020 and was launched at Hotel Dieu-Grace Hospital, and more than 200 former Grace Hospital nurses showed up for the gala event. Gervais, who is married to Donna Wright, and has four children, lives in Windsor, Ontario. References External links Black Moss Press Official Web Site Coprographs: A parody of a Marty Gervais book review Charity Event Ends in Cannibalism: A parody of Gervais's Rum Runner research 1946 births Living people Writers from Windsor, Ontario 20th-century Canadian poets Canadian male poets 21st-century Canadian poets Canadian Roman Catholics Harbourfront Festival Prize winners 20th-century Canadian male writers 21st-century Canadian male writers
French Lick Township is one of ten townships in Orange County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 4,699 and it contained 2,263 housing units. History French Lick Township was named after French Lick Creek. Geography According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.59%) is land and (or 0.41%) is water. Cities, towns, villages French Lick West Baden Springs Unincorporated towns Abydel at Prospect at Roland at (This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.) Cemeteries The township contains these three cemeteries: Mount Lebanon, Pythian and Sulphur Creek. Major highways U.S. Route 150 Indiana State Road 56 Indiana State Road 145 Airports and landing strips French Lick Municipal Airport School districts Springs Valley Community School Corporation Political districts Indiana's 9th congressional district State House District 62 State Senate District 48 References United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles IndianaMap External links Indiana Township Association United Township Association of Indiana City-Data.com page for French Lick Township Townships in Orange County, Indiana Townships in Indiana
Franz Xaver Glöggl (21 February 1764 – 16 June 1839) was an Austrian musician and musical entrepreneur. He was appointed Kapellmeister of the Cathedral of Linz in about 1797. He was an important figure in the cultural life of Linz. He corresponded with Haydn, Mozart and Georg Joseph Vogler, and was a friend of Beethoven. Life Glöggl was born on 21 February 1764 in Linz, which at that time was in the Archduchy of Austria. He was the son of the Austrian musician, composer and conductor Johann Joseph Glöggl. Glöggl was a musician at the of Linz from 1780 to 1783. Between 1784 and 1786 he was in Vienna, where he studied violin under Anton Hofmann and trombone with Clemens Messerer. From 1787 he conducted the theatre orchestra of Linz, and in 1790 he took over his father's position as Turnermeister, director of the tower music of the city of Linz. He was appointed Kapellmeister of the Old Cathedral of Linz in 1797 or 1798. The violinist Karl Holz, who later played in the Schuppanzigh Quartet and became a friend and personal secretary to Beethoven, studied under Glöggl in Linz. Glöggl was active as a theatrical producer in Linz and in Salzburg. He ran a shop which dealt in art and music items. Tobias Haslinger, who later became a friend of Beethoven and published much of his music, worked in the shop. From 1812, Glöggl published a musical journal, the Musikalische Zeitung für die österreichischen Staaten. When Beethoven visited Linz in the autumn of 1812, he visited and became friends with Glöggl. Beethoven asked if he could hear an equale, the characteristic funeral trombone music genre of Linz, and Glöggl arranged a performance at his house. Glöggl asked him for a six-part equale, to include the unusual soprano and quart trombones that he owned. Beethoven wrote for him the Drei Equale für vier posaunen (WoO 30), which are for alto, tenor and bass trombones and do not call for the soprano or quart instruments. Glöggl's collection of musical instruments and manuscripts was acquired in 1824 by the Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde in Vienna, and formed the basis of what may be the oldest surviving institutional musical instrument collection, the Sammlung alter Musikinstrumente, which since 1938 has been held in trust by the Viennese Kunsthistorisches Museum. Glöggl died in Linz on 16 June 1839. References Musicians from Linz 1764 births 1839 deaths Austrian male musicians
Edson Luiz Martins dos Santos (born 19 August 1988), known simply as Pereira, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Grêmio Novorizontino. He has represented a number of other clubs at Campeonato Brasileiro Série B level, including Vila Nova, Vitória, Joinville and Santa Cruz. References External links 1988 births Living people Footballers from São Paulo Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Campeonato Brasileiro Série C players Campeonato Brasileiro Série D players Vila Nova Futebol Clube players Clube Atlético Linense players Fortaleza Esporte Clube players Boa Esporte Clube players Marília Atlético Clube players Comercial Futebol Clube (Ribeirão Preto) players Grêmio Novorizontino players Esporte Clube Juventude players Esporte Clube Vitória players Joinville Esporte Clube players Sertãozinho Futebol Clube players Santa Cruz Futebol Clube players Cuiabá Esporte Clube players Associação Portuguesa de Desportos players Grêmio Esportivo Brasil players
M'Khalif is a small town and rural commune in Essaouira Province of the Marrakech-Tensift-Al Haouz region of Morocco. At the time of the 2004 census, the commune had a total population of 5463 people living in 919 households. References Populated places in Essaouira Province Rural communes of Marrakesh-Safi
The stoppie is a motorcycle and bicycle trick in which the back wheel is lifted by abruptly applying the front brake, then, by carefully reducing the brake pressure, the bike is ridden for a short distance on the front wheel. It is also called an endo, a nose manual, or less commonly, a front wheelie. See also Bicycle and motorcycle dynamics Motorcycle stunt riding Weight transfer References Cycling Motorcycle stunts
Andrew Thorpe (born 15 September 1960) is an English former footballer who played as a defender in the Football League for Stockport County, Tranmere Rovers and Doncaster Rovers. He holds the title of record appearance maker for Stockport County, with 489 league appearances, and 555 in all competitions. Thorpe made his Stockport debut as a 17-year-old in 1978 and went on to make 380 appearances before leaving for Tranmere Rovers before the 1986–87 season. After 18 months he returned to County where he made a further 175 appearances. His last game for the club was against Peterborough United in the 1992 Football League Trophy final at Wembley, before being released at the end of the season. In 1992, Thorp moved to Australia to play with the Morwell Falcons in their first ever season in the National Soccer League. He returned to England in 1994 and resumed his career with Macclesfield Town and then with for non-league club Chorley, before returning to the Football League at the age of 37 to play twice for Doncaster Rovers on a non-contract basis, after which he went back to Chorley. He is currently the physio at Rochdale A.F.C. References Living people 1961 births Footballers from Stockport English men's footballers Men's association football defenders Stockport County F.C. players Tranmere Rovers F.C. players Chorley F.C. players Doncaster Rovers F.C. players English Football League players Rochdale A.F.C. non-playing staff
Iffat-un-Nissa Begum (; meaning 'Modest among Women') was a Mughal princess, the daughter of Prince Dawar Bakhsh, the great grandson of Emperor Shah Jahan. Family and lineage Iffat-un-Nissa was born a Mughal princess, the daughter of Prince Dawar Bakhsh. He was the son of Prince Izad Bakhsh, son of Prince Murad Bakhsh, the son of Emperor Shah Jahan and his wife Mumtaz Mahal. His mother was Mihr-un-Nissa Begum, the daughter of Emperor Aurangzeb and his consort Aurangabadi Mahal. Marriages Nasrullah Mirza On 26 March 1739 Emperor Nadir Shah of the Afsharid dynasty, married Iffat-un-Nissa to his younger son Nasrullah Mirza. According to the Mughal custom, Nasrullah was required to give an account of his ancestors up to seventh generation. Nadir Shah told him to say that he was the son of Nadir Shah, grandson of the sword, great grandson of the sword, and so on. For one week before the ceremony, rejoicings on a grand scale continued day and night. The bank of Jamuna opposite the Diwan-i-Khas was illuminated with lamps every night with combats of elephants, oxen, tigers, and deer were held in the day. Ahmad Shah Durrani After Nasrullah's death, the Durrani emperor Ahmed Shah Durrani married her himself. In April 1757, after sacking the imperial capital of Delhi, he married the deceased Emperor Muhammad Shah's 16-year-old daughter, Hazrat Begum. The retreating camp included Iffat-un-Nissa and Gauhar-un-Nissa Begum, the daughter of Alamgir II as well. References Mughal princesses Afghan royal consorts
Join Five (also known as Morpion solitaire, Cross 'n' Lines or Line Game) is a paper and pencil game for one or two players, played on a plus-shaped grid of dots. The origins of the game are probably in northern Europe. References to the game first appeared in French publications in the 1970s. In addition to being played recreationally, the game has been the subject of theoretical studies and computer searches for solutions. How to play An initial grid of dots are drawn; a square of 4x4 dots, with a rectangle of 4x3 added to each side. The initial cross is outlined in some versions of the game. During each turn, draw a straight line that is exactly five "dots" long, such that: No part of the new line can retrace any portion of a previously drawn line. In the outlined version, the line can continue an existing line (they must not overlap). Exactly one of the five dots covered by the new line is missing from the grid before the line is drawn. This missing dot (which can be at either end of the new line, or somewhere in the middle) is also drawn during the turn. In the only outlined version, if no new dot is needed when drawing the line, the dot may be saved and can be used in later turns. In other words, make a five-segment line from four dots, and draw in the fifth (unless it is saved to draw two dots in later turns). Scoring The game ends when no more segments can be drawn on the grid. In the two player version, the last player to draw a line segment is the winner. In the single player version, scoring is accomplished by counting the number of segments drawn, or by calculating the total area of the grid at the end of play. In the outlined version, the number of accomplished turns is the score. This is usually kept in check by using tally marks. It is unknown if this can be continued indefinitely, but the game becomes progressively more difficult (up to a point?) once the initial grid has been used completely. Strategy Strategy differs according to whether the game is played alone or against an opponent. In the first case, moves are optimized for the maximum number of possible turns; in the second case, the goal is to be "inefficient" with move selection to restrict the opponent's available moves. Variations The rules may be varied by requiring lines of 4 marked points in a row rather than 5, with a reduced starting configuration. Also, the "disjoint" variation of the game does not allow two parallel lines to share an endpoint, whereas the standard "touching" version does allow this. Records and computer searches For the "touching" version of the game with lines consisting of 5 marked points, the present record of 178 lines was established on 2011 August 12, using a Monte-Carlo search by algorithmist Christopher Rosin. This is eight moves more than the previous 1976 record of 170 lines. The 1976 record was done by hand, and computer searches had not been able to approach this record despite substantial progress, until August 2010 when Christopher Rosin used a Monte-Carlo search to obtain a result of 172 moves, exceeding the 1976 record, and 178 moves one year later. For the "disjoint" version of the game with lines consisting of 5 marked points, the record of 82 lines has been obtained by computer search, also found by Christopher Rosin. Previous 80 lines record was found in 2008 by Tristan Cazenave. A 67-step solution was found in 2020 using an AlphaZero-like approach. Theory Generalized Morpion solitaire, in which the starting configuration may be any finite set of marked points, is a member of the NP-hard class of problems for which no efficient computational method for finding an optimal solution is known. Even the problem of finding an approximately optimal solution for generalized Morpion solitaire is NP-hard. For the standard versions of Morpion solitaire, infinitely large solutions do not exist; upper bounds have been proven on the maximum number of lines that can be obtained. References External links And Dots For All ... (iPhone/iPod Game) viivapeli (Finnish) position after 13 turns (one dot may be saved) Join Five online Join Five for iPhone/iPod Join Five for Android Morpion Solitaire Join Five for Windows Phone Implementation of morpion solitaire for terminal linux Paper-and-pencil games
Marcaltő is a village in Veszprém county, Hungary. External links Street map (Hungarian) Populated places in Veszprém County
Tom McLean may refer to: Tom McLean (Scottish footballer) (1866–1936), Scottish footballer for Derby County and Notts County Tom McLean (footballer, born 1931) (1931–2017), Australian footballer for Melbourne and North Melbourne Tom McLean (footballer, born 1876) (1876–1948), Australian footballer for Collingwood and Geelong Tom McLean (trade unionist) (1877/78–1957), English trade union leader Tom McLean (scientist), British chemist Thomas MacLean, British musician and multi-instrumentalist See also Tom McClean (born 1942), British Army veteran and survival expert
Daniela Campuzano Chávez Peón (born 21 October 1986) is a Mexican mountain biker who qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She carried the Mexican flag at the opening ceremony during the Parade of Nations. Personal life Campuzano was born on 21 October 1986 in Mexico City, Mexico. She has a university degree in biology from the Autonomous University of Hidalgo State. Mountain biking career Campuzano began mountain biking in 1998. In the women's cross country event at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, she finished in ninth position. At the 2013 Pan American cross country championships, held in Puebla, Mexico, she won the gold medal. She won the women's cross country event at the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games held in Veracruz, Mexico, taking the gold medal in a time of one hour 23 minutes and 30 seconds. She won another gold medal at the Pan American cross country championships at the 2014 event in Brazil. At the 2014 UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships held in Lillehammer, Norway she finished 14th in the women's cross country. Campuzano won the Pan American cross country championships for the third time at the 2015 event in Cota, Colombia. In doing so she earned qualification for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She competed at her second Pan American Games at the 2015 Games held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. In the women's cross country she finished just outside of the medal in fourth place in a time of one hour 34 minutes 11 seconds. In the 2016 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup she placed 16th in the event held in La Bresse, France, in a time of one hour 34 minutes and 23 seconds. In May 2016 Mario Garcia de la Torre, head of the Mexican delegation, announced that Campuzano would carry the Mexican flag during the Parade of Nations at the opening ceremony. She competed in the women's cross-country event on 20 August. She was the first mountain biker to represent Mexico at an Olympic Games by finishing 16th Campuzano won the 2019 Pan American cross country Championships and qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan. She placed 16th. References Living people 1986 births Cross-country mountain bikers Sportspeople from Mexico City Mexican female cyclists Olympic cyclists for Mexico Cyclists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Pan American Games medalists in cycling Pan American Games gold medalists for Mexico Cyclists at the 2011 Pan American Games Cyclists at the 2015 Pan American Games Cyclists at the 2019 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games Cyclists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Competitors at the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games Competitors at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games
Bighorn Airways is an American charter company based in Sheridan, Wyoming, United States. It operates domestic charter passenger and cargo services, including contract services. Its main base is Sheridan County Airport. History The company was established and started operations in 1947. It is owned by Robert and Christopher Eisele. In July 2023, Bighorn Airways entered a purchase agreement to be acquired by Bridger Aerospace. Fleet The Bighorn Airways fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of August 2021): 5 CASA C-212-200 Aviocar 5 Dornier 228-202 3 Bombardier DHC-8-106 2 Cessna 340 2 Air Tractor 402 2 Bell 206 Jet Ranger 1 Cessna CitationJet 1 Cessna 172M Skyhawk 1 Cessna 180 1 Hiller 12E 1 Piper PA-18 Supercub 1 Beechcraft King Air 350 References External links Charter airlines of the United States Airlines established in 1947 Airlines based in Wyoming Transportation in Sheridan County, Wyoming 1947 establishments in Wyoming Privately held companies based in Wyoming
Adam Kuban (born 1974 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) was the editor and founding publisher of Slice NY, a weblog devoted to the subject of pizza. He was "one of the early single-subject food bloggers", according to Bloomberg. Raised in the suburbs of Kansas City, Kuban's father opened his own pizzeria in Kansas in the early 1980s but only lasted for a year and a half after Pizza Hut opened across the street. Kuban pursued a career in journalism, beginning as a copy editor for his college newspaper, the University Daily Kansan at the University of Kansas. He is also the founding publisher and current editor of A Hamburger Today, a similar weblog that reviews and analyzes trends in the hamburger world. In October 2006, Kuban sold Slice and A Hamburger Today to Serious Eats, a start-up food site founded by food writer Ed Levine that is focused on sharing food enthusiasm through blogs and online community. Kuban now serves as editor emeritus of Serious Eats. After years into blogging Kuban quit and started making pizzas. He erected a pop-up called Margot's located at Emily in Brooklyn's Clinton Hill and plans to make it a permanent restaurant. References External links 1974 births Living people Writers from Milwaukee American bloggers
The men's 4 × 100 metres relay event at the 2017 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Bydgoszcz, Poland, at Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak Stadium on 16 July. Medalists *Athletes who ran in heats only Results Heats 16 July Qualification rule: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final. Final 16 July References 4 x 100 metres relay Relays at the European Athletics U23 Championships
The Apenke is a left tributary of the Söse in Osterode in the Harz Mountains in the German state of Lower Saxony. Course The Apenke rises south of the Feenhöhe heights in the Bärengarten. It flows initially parallel to the Eipenke stream in a southwesterly direction. Near Augustental it is joined by more water draining from the Teufelsbäder moor. For the rest of its course the Apenke flows northwest and feeds the ponds of Kaiserteich and Pferdeteich. In the Osterode town district of Petershütte it empties into the Söse. History The water power of the Apenke used to be used to drive the various water wheels for gypsum, corn and saw mills. In 1991, the Apenke was polluted in Osterode by of diesel fuel. The following is a translation of the verses (rhyming in the original German) written by Manfred Kleiner about the Apenke: Pure and clear all silvery bright, is the Apenke's little spring on the Harz's western rim, where I found the little beck's source. There, where the stream begins its sally, where the water runs down the valley, under trees and hidden well still untainted, the Apenke murmurs quietly, wanting to reach Osterode. Happy to escape the dark forest it helps to refresh the meadows and fills along its way pond after pond with water. This habitat for fish also helps to refresh the sheep and is, as is clear to anyone, the home of a huge flock of ducks. Half hidden, to the side of paths it flows gently through the terrain, its water keeping gardens looked after, it only has to be nimbly scooped up. At the Apenke's mouth at last has the Apenke reached its end, it gives its water without complaining to the millstream and its continuation. See also List of rivers of Lower Saxony References Rivers of Lower Saxony Rivers of the Harz Osterode (district) Rivers of Germany
Sloane Square is a small hard-landscaped square on the boundaries of the central London districts of Belgravia and Chelsea, located southwest of Charing Cross, in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. The area forms a boundary between the two largest aristocratic estates in London, the Grosvenor Estate and the Cadogan. The square was formerly known as 'Hans Town', laid out in 1771 to a plan of by Henry Holland Snr. and Henry Holland Jnr. Both the square and Hans Town were named after Sir Hans Sloane (1660–1753), an Anglo-Irish doctor who, jointly with his appointed trustees, owned the land at the time. Location The bulk of Chelsea, especially the east end more local to Sloane Square, is architecturally and economically similar to South Kensington, Belgravia, St James's, and Mayfair. The largely retail at ground floor Kings Road with its design and interior furnishing focus intersects at Sloane Square the residential, neatly corniced and dressed façades of Sloane Street leading from the Victoria Embankment promenade to the small district of Knightsbridge. On the northern side of the square is the Sloane Square Hotel. Exclusive housing hub Estates on all sides are made up of ornate, luxuriously furnished private apartments set behind railings — a minority of these remain combined to form large townhouses, primarily in amongst those of rows of not more than four storeys. Gothic, classical and Edwardian architecture mix; the area has grown piecemeal, including in infill, under strict character and aesthetic demands of local urban planning. Elements of almost every street were reinstated, in similar style, after the London Blitz. Social analysis In sociology, a small social class of London has since the 1980s been cast and to some extent outcast as Sloane Rangers or Sloanies, relatively young, underemployed and ostentatiously well-off members of the upper classes who linguistically have their own evolving lexicon, sloane(y) speak, spoken in received pronunciation. Some are heavily engaged investors in charities, new businesses and the arts, particularly with the influx of and integration with young, wealthy, foreign-born Chelsea residents. The endurance of this class is reflected in an occasional dramatic work or fly on the wall documentary such as Made in Chelsea. History The square has two notable buildings. Peter Jones department store designed by Reginald Uren of the firm Slater Moberly and Uren in 1936 and now a Grade II* listed building on account of its early curtain wall and modernist aesthetic, pioneering in the UK for a department store. The building was carefully restored 2003–2007 with internal upgrading in line with the original designs by John McAslan and Partners. This included making the three storey atrium full-height. Peter Jones now operates as part of the employee-owned John Lewis chain. The other is the Royal Court Theatre first opened in 1888 which was important for avant-garde theatre in the 1960s and 1970s when the home of the English Stage Company. 100m from the Square in Sloane Terrace, the former Christian Science Church was built in 1907 and converted in 2002 for concert hall use as Cadogan Hall. It is now one of London's leading classical music venues. In 2005 revised landscaping of the square was proposed, involving a change to the road layout to make it more pedestrian friendly. One option was to create a central crossroads and two open spaces in front of Peter Jones and the Royal Court. The pedestrian area leading to Pavilion Road now houses the flagship stores of many luxury brands including Brora and Links of London. This option was put out to consultation, and the results in April 2007 showed that over 65% of respondents preferred a renovation of the existing square, so the crossroads plan has been shelved. Since then, independent proposals have been put forward for the square. A short walk down Kings Road from the Square is the National Army Museum. Holy Trinity Sloane Street, the Church of England parish church of 1890 (50m north of the Square) is sometimes known as the "Cathedral of the Arts & Crafts Movement on account of its fine fittings. These include a complete set of windows by Sir Edward Burne-Jones, the most extensive he ever created. Sloane Square Underground station (District and Circle lines) is at the south eastern corner of the square and the lines cross under the square to the north west. The River Westbourne is carried over the tube station platforms in plain view, in a circular iron aqueduct. Fountain The Venus Fountain in the centre of the square was constructed in 1953, designed by sculptor Gilbert Ledward. The fountain depicts Venus, and on the basin section of the fountain is a relief which depicts King Charles II and Nell Gwynn by the Thames, which was used in relation to a house located close by that Nell Gwynn had used. In 2006, David Lammy put forward a proposal to have the fountain grade II listed, which was successful. War memorial Also in the square, positioned slightly off-centre, is a stone cross that is known as Chelsea War Memorial. Made of Portland stone, and designed by an unknown architect, the cross has a capped head on a tapered shaft above a moulded three stage octagonal base. A large bronze sword is affixed to its west face. The cross is surmounted on a plinth which is inscribed with the following: The monument has also been Grade II listed, since 2005. See also List of eponymous roads in London Notes and references References Notes External links Sloanesquare.com Sloane Street website Squares in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Road junctions in London Knightsbridge
Antal van der Duim and Boy Westerhof are the two-time defending champions. van der Duim elected not to play and Westerhof paired up with Matwé Middelkoop. Westerhof and Middelkoop won the title defeating Martin Fischer & Jesse Huta Galung in the final 6–4, 3–6, [10–6]. Seeds Draw References 2014 ATP Challenger Tour 2014 Doubles
Poulton-with-Fearnhead is a civil parish in the Borough of Warrington in Cheshire, England, containing suburbs to the north and east of the town of Warrington. It contains nine buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England as designated listed buildings, all of which are at Grade II. This is the lowest of the three gradings given to listed buildings, applied to "buildings of national importance and special interest". The parish is almost entirely residential, and includes the Warrington suburbs of Padgate, Fearnhead, Cinnamon Brow, Blackbrook, Longbarn, Bruche and Paddington. The listed buildings are all residential, or related to former farms, other than a church and a milestone. References Citations Sources Listed buildings in Warrington Lists of listed buildings in Cheshire
The 1916 United States presidential election in Kansas was held on November 7, 1916. Kansas voters chose ten electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Kansas voted for the Democratic nominee, incumbent President Woodrow Wilson, over the Republican nominee, U.S. Supreme Court Justice and former New York Governor Charles Evans Hughes. Wilson won Kansas by a margin of 5.86 percentage points. , this is the last election in which Osborne County voted for a Democratic presidential candidate. Johnson County would not vote for a Democrat for President again until Joe Biden won it in 2020. 1916 was the second and last time that Kansas has voted more Democratic than the nation (the first being 1896), the last time it voted more Democratic than New Mexico or Oregon, and the only time until 2020 that it voted more Democratic than neighboring Missouri. Results Results by county See also United States presidential elections in Kansas References 1916 Kansas 1916 Kansas elections
Julius Caldeen Gunter (October 31, 1858 – October 26, 1940) was the 21st Governor of Colorado from January 9, 1917, until his term ended on January 14, 1919. He was born in Fayetteville, Arkansas, to Col. Thomas M. Gunter and Marcella Jackson Gunter who died just weeks after his birth. He earned a LL.D Degree when he graduated from the University of Virginia in 1879. His first major political job was being elected to the Colorado Supreme Court which he served on between 1905 and 1907. In 1916, he entered the Colorado gubernatorial election, and was elected on November 7. The same year he entered office, the United States entered World War I. Gunter helped organize the Colorado Home Guard, the Colorado Wartime Council, and the Council of Defense which were to aid the troops. He was also the first Governor to implement the use of the National Guard. His term ended the same year the war ended. Gunter lost renomination for a second term in Colorado's 1918 Democratic primary. He later declined offers to return to the Colorado Supreme Court. He died in his home in Denver, Colorado on October 26, 1940, just shy of his 82nd birthday, and was buried in Fairmount Cemetery, Denver. References External links Governor Julius Caldeen Gunter Collection at the Colorado State Archives Democratic Party governors of Colorado 1858 births 1940 deaths American Episcopalians Politicians from Fayetteville, Arkansas Justices of the Colorado Supreme Court
The Kopuaranga River (officially Kōpuaranga River) is a river of the Wairarapa, in New Zealand's North Island. It flows generally south from rough hill country southwest of Eketāhuna, reaching its outflow into the Ruamahanga River north of Masterton. In December 2019, the approved official geographic name of the river was gazetted as "Kōpuaranga River". See also List of rivers of New Zealand References Rivers of the Wellington Region Rivers of New Zealand
Matt Scott (born March 27, 1985) is an American wheelchair basketball player. Biography Matt Scott was born in Detroit, Michigan, where he began playing wheelchair basketball with the Sterling Heights Challengers in the NWBA Junior Division. As a high schooler, he was on the gold medal-winning US team at the 2007 Parapan American Games in Brazil, where he was coached by Tracy Chynoweth, head coach of University of Wisconsin-Whitewater's college wheelchair basketball team. Scott played five years for the UW-Whitewater Warhawks in the NWBA College Division, winning championships three out of five years in 2004, 2005, and 2007. During his time at Whitewater, he competed in the 2004 Summer Paralympics and 2008 Summer Paralympics. He also won a silver medal at IWBF World Championship in 2006 in Amsterdam. He was nominated for the Best Male Athlete with a Disability ESPY Award in 2008. After college, Scott played professionally for Galatasaray S.K. in Istanbul, Turkey for six seasons from 2008 to 2014. In 2012, Matt Scott helped Team USA to a bronze medal in their 61–46 victory over Great Britain. Scott continued his professional career with Comune Di Porto Torres in Italy for two seasons from 2014 to 2016, during which time Scott's game film of him making multiple three-point shots in front of a crowded arena went viral, prompting the sports blog The Undefeated to publish a write-up titled "Meet the Steph Curry of Wheelchair Basketball." Whistle Sports also shared the game film, which has garnered over 2.5M views on Facebook. Scott left Italy to play three seasons with the RSB Thuringia Bulls in Exleben, Germany. He competed in the 2016 Summer Paralympics, where Team USA defeated Spain 68–52 to win Team USA's first gold medal since 1988. Scott then returned to RSB Thuringia where he and Team USA teammate Jake Williams helped the Bulls win the IWBF Champions Cup in 2018 and 2019. In November 2018, Scott fell ill and contracted sepsis, leading to months-long hospitalization during which time he went into a coma for two weeks. He later recovered and returned to playing, but credits the episode for putting his life and basketball career in perspective. During the COVID-19 pandemic, when it was uncertain whether the German RBBL would execute a season, Scott signed with CP Mideba in Badajoz, Spain. In 2021, he competed in the Tokyo Paralympic Games and helped secure a repeat gold medal for the United States in a 64–60 victory over Japan. Matt now resides in the Bay Area. Scott is one of the most sought-after wheelchair basketball players by well-known brands. He was the first US Paralympian to star in a Nike, Inc. advertisement, "No Excuses", where the viewer is made unaware of his disability until the camera zooms out to show his basketball wheelchair at the end. Scott has also been a spokesperson for Travel Wisconsin, participated in a digital marketing campaign for the Apple Watch, and has been an athlete ambassador for Ralph Lauren. References External links 1985 births Living people American men's wheelchair basketball players Galatasaray S.K. (wheelchair basketball) players People with spina bifida Basketball players from Detroit University of Wisconsin–Whitewater alumni Paralympic wheelchair basketball players for the United States Paralympic gold medalists for the United States Paralympic bronze medalists for the United States Paralympic medalists in wheelchair basketball Wheelchair basketball players at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Wheelchair basketball players at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Wheelchair basketball players at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Wheelchair basketball players at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Wheelchair basketball players at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2020 Summer Paralympics 21st-century American sportsmen
Albert Marrin (born July 24, 1936) is an American historian, professor of history and author of more than forty juvenile non-fiction books. Life He was born in New York City. He graduated from City College of New York, Yeshiva University and Columbia University. He taught in the public schools New York City. He is chairman of the history department at Yeshiva University. He lives with his wife in the Bronx, New York. Awards 2008 National Humanities Medal Carter G. Woodson Award Boston Globe/Horn Book Award Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award James Madison Book Award Washington Post-Children's Book Guild Nonfiction Award. Work The Church of England in the first world war, Columbia University., 1968 Sir Norman Angell, Twayne Publishers, 1979, The airman's war: World War II in the sky, Atheneum, 1982, Overlord: D-Day and the invasion of Europe, Atheneum, 1982, Victory in the Pacific, Atheneum, 1983 The sea rovers: pirates, privateers, and buccaneers, Atheneum, 1984, War clouds in the West: Indians & cavalrymen, 1860-1890, Atheneum, 1984, The secret armies: spies, counterspies, and saboteurs in World War II, Atheneum, 1985, 1812, the war nobody won, Atheneum, 1985, Aztecs and Spaniards: Cortés and the conquest of Mexico, Atheneum, 1986, The Yanks are coming: the United States in the first World War, Atheneum, 1986, Hitler, Viking Kestrel, 1987, Struggle for a Continent: The French and Indian Wars, 1690-1760, Atheneum, 1987, The war for independence: the story of the American Revolution, Atheneum, 1988, Inca & Spaniard: Pizarro and the conquest of Peru, Atheneum, 1989, Mao Tse-tung and his China, Viking Kestrel, 1989, The Spanish–American War, Atheneum, 1991, America and Vietnam: the elephant and the tiger, Viking, 1992, Stalin Puffin Books, 1993, Napoleon and the Napoleonic Wars, Puffin Books, 1993, Cowboys, Indians, and gunfighters: the story of the cattle kingdom, Atheneum, 1993, Virginia's general: Robert E. Lee and the Civil War, Atheneum, 1994, Unconditional surrender: U.S. Grant and the Civil War, Atheneum, 1994, The sea king: Sir Francis Drake and his times, Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 1995, Plains warrior: Chief Quanah Parker and the Comanches, Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 1996, Commander in Chief Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War, Dutton Children's Books, 1997, Empires lost and won: the Spanish heritage in the Southwest, Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 1997, Terror of the Spanish Main: Sir Henry Morgan and his buccaneers, Dutton Children's Books, 1999, Sitting Bull and his world, Dutton Children's Books, 2000, George Washington and the founding of a nation, Dutton Children's Books, 2001, Dr. Jenner and the speckled monster: the search for the smallpox vaccine, Dutton Children's Books, 2002, Secrets from the rocks: dinosaur hunting with Roy Chapman Andrews, Illustrator Albert Marrin, Dutton Children's Books, 2002, Old Hickory: Andrew Jackson and the American People, Dutton Children's Books, 2004, Oh, Rats!: the story of rats and people, Illustrator C. B. Mordan, Dutton Children's Books, 2006, Saving the Buffalo, Scholastic Nonfiction, 2006, Commander and Chief: Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War, 2007 The Great Adventure: Theodore Roosevelt and the Rise of Modern America, Dutton Children's Books, 2008, Years of Dust: The Story of the Dust Bowl, 2009 Flesh and Blood So Cheap: The Triangle Fire and its Legacy, 2011 Little Monsters: The Creatures That Live on Us and in Us, 2011 Black Gold: The Story of Oil in Our Lives, 2012 A Volcano Beneath the Snow: John Brown's War Against Slavery, 2014 Thomas Paine, Crusader for Liberty: How One Man's Ideas Helped Form a New Nation, 2014 FDR and the American Crisis, 2015 Uprooted: The Japanese American Experience During World War II, 2016 Very, Very, Very Dreadful: The Influenza Pandemic of 1918, 2018 A Light in the Darkness: Janusz Korczak, His Orphans, and the Holocaust, 2019 A Time of Fear: America in the Era of Red Scares and Cold War, 2021 References External links "Author's website" 1936 births 20th-century American historians American male non-fiction writers American children's writers Carter G. Woodson Book Award winners City College of New York alumni Columbia University alumni Living people National Humanities Medal recipients Yeshiva University alumni Yeshiva University faculty 20th-century American male writers
The following is a list of festivals in Paraguay, including arts, music, folk, and cultural festivals, among other types. This list does not include patronal festivals. Folk festivals Ao Po'i Expo-Fair This yearly fair, called in Spanish, takes place in Yataity since 1997. It's usually between November and December. It was declared "of cultural, touristic and departmental interest" by the Paraguayan Institute of Craftsmanship, the National Secretary of Tourism and the Departmental Board of Guairá. Arary Festival The Arary Festival (Jopara: ) is a folk festival from the district of Ayolas remembering the anniversary of its foundation. It has been celebrated each year since 1999 and takes place in early September. The festival was named after the Calophyllum brasiliense, a local tree species named in Guarani. The event is organized by the Municipality of Ayolas and attended by thousands of people, local and foreign. and features student parades, traditional dancing, ballet, singing, chamamé and stand-up comedy with national and international artists, as well as religious activities and horsemanship shows. There are also several stands in display where local farmers, producers and artisans exhibit their products. Visitors can observe several attractions related to protection of the environment, water quality, biodiversity, national reserves, ichthyofauna, environmental education, such as the Ecological and Environmental Museum and the forestal garden. Creative Fest The Creative Fest (Spanish: ) is an event organized yearly by the National Direction of Intellectual Property since 2019. Its purpose is raising awareness on local potential in each city and promoting creative industries through the promotion of different tools of intellectual property, as well as encouraging artists to trademark their work. It takes place in a different city each year. The event includes talks, workshops, fairs, expositions, film projections, dancing performances, fashion, exposition of local crafts and concerts by music bands from around the country. So far, Creative Fests have been organized in Guairá, Cordillera, Boquerón, Misiones, Itapúa and Ñeembucú. Expo Luque Since 1997, the Expo Luque is hosted every September by the Municipality of Luque. In 1999, it was declared of national interest by law. The venue was the city's Marshal López Square (Plaza Mariscal López) until 2016, when organizers decided to move it to the municipality's Ciclovía Valois Rivarola due to the increasing number of attendees and to avoid traffic jams. It has been celebrated at the municipality ever since, with the exception of 2019 when the square defeated it as the chosen venue on a poll, with 72% on its favor. It is organized with support from hundreds of companies and businesses from the city. The event is attended by local authorities and representatives from the organizing parties and attracts hundreds of thousands of locals and foreigners. The expo offers an amusement park, music-, dance-, cinema- and poetry-related activities, clowns, together with parachuting events, bull races, dog shows, student contests, car shows, zumba and fireworks. Usually, some nights of the expo are themed with a genre of music (i.e. retro night, cumbia night, rock and roll night). Hundreds of local artisans from all over the country sell harps, guitars, guampas, bombillas, wallets and other products made with filigree, wax palm, crochet and leather using traditional methods such as encaje ju and ao po'i in a section called Walk of the Artisans (Paseo de los Artesanos). There are also stand-up comedians and caricaturists, as well as ballet performances and fashion shows. Traditional Paraguayan food, liquors and fast food are sold in several stands. Everything is sold "at highly affordable prices." Native artisans, chiefy from Chamacoco and Maká tribes, are given special spots where they sell products made from wax plam, straw, bamboo, caraguatá, wood, seeds and feathers such as trays, flask holders, hand fans, curtains, dreamcatchers, bags, earrings, bracelets, necklaces, flutes, sculptures and baskets. Expo Mariano Roque Alonso Expo Yguazú The Expo Yguazú (Japanese: , ) is a yearly Japanese–Paraguayan festival in August commemorating the arrival of the fourteen immigrants who founded the district of Yguazú. It has been celebrated since 1997 at the city's Friendship Square (Plaza de la Amistad). The expo is known for gathering the best of local production, the region's most notorious companies and a mixture of Japanese, Paraguayan and sometimes Brazilian cuisines, the last one being due to the district's geographical closeness to Brazil. The event is attended by tens of thousands of locals and foreigners, as well as authorities from the local government, the Japanese embassy, the JICA and the Catholic Church. The focal points of the expo are agriculture, animal husbandry, gastronomy, industry, forestry, cars and commerce with lectures on these topics and companies exhibiting state-of-the-art machinery. Taiwanese companies sell flowers, ornamental plants, saplings, and orchids. Japanese families sell fresh raw fish farmed by themselves, including koi, tilapia, dourado and pacu. Charcoal-grilled pacu sashimi is also an option they offer. Paintings and crafts made by Nikkei women are exhibited. Other Japanese foods include: tofu, natto (both Yguazú specialties made with local soybeans), yakitori, yakiniku, yakisoba, ramen, sushi, sukiyaki, mochi. There is a of which both non-Japanese and Japanese contestants participate. Several art performances are presented during the expo, with displays of modern and traditional dancing, ballet and singing from national and international artists. Japanese drummers play at the outdoor theater and young Nisei dancers perform the . The manufacturing process of drums can be observed at the , the first of its kind in South America, which sells the drums and engraves people's names on them. The expo has a hat-wearing soybean mascot named Sojita ("little soybean") in Spanish and 大豆クン (Daizu-kun, "Soybean-kun") in Japanese. The event also offers dancing geishas, bingo, undokai, beauty pageants and activities for children. Festival of the Lake Italian Fest The Italian Fest (Spanish: ) is a yearly charity event in Asunción organized since 2017 by the Italian embassy to celebrate on June 2. It takes place at the city's Italy Square () and offers displays of Italian food, music, dance and the traditional clothing of each Italian region. The fest was declared of touristic and cultural interest by the National Secretariat of Tourism and the Secretariat of Culture, respectively. This event gathers thousands of people every year and, although entrance is free, people are exhorted to donate shelf-stable food which will be given to charitable organizations. Singing performances are made by Italian and Paraguayan artists, as well as Italian schools in Paraguay. Products of Italian cuisine are offered by Italian restaurants, such as meat dishes, pizza, pasta, ice cream, coffee, cookies, olive oil, wine and beer. Jar and Honey Festival The Jar and Honey Festival (Spanish: ) is celebrated in Itá since 2002 and attended by thousands of people each year. The date varies each year, but it starts around January 24 and always ends on or before February 2, on the eve of the district's patron Saint Blaise's Day. In 2019, it was declared of regional interest by Mercosur. The activities include performances such as acting, singing, dancing and pick-up comedy. A variety of crafts from the city is exhibited and sold. Food and drink festivals Kure Ára The Kure Ára ("Pig Day" in Guarani) is celebrated in Luque on the first Sunday of every June since 2012. It owes its name to the city's animal and mascot. On that day, the history and culture of Luque are celebrated and several stand can be seen cooking and selling dishes containing meat, especially pork. There is also a contest where people from the city submit their pigs and the owners of biggest animals get a prize in cash. International professional meat roasters are invited while national artists perform on stage. Strawberry Expo Sugarcane Festival Music festivals Asunciónico Reggae Fest Cosquín Rock Ykua Bolaños Festival This annual event takes place in late January since 1990 and is called "the biggest festival in Paraguay." References Festivals
Chrysiptera cyanea is a species of damselfish found in the wide Indo-West Pacific but not known in the Red Sea. A few individuals were observed in the Mediterranean Sea in 2013 off Slovenia, a likely aquarium release. Common names include blue damselfish, blue demoiselle, blue devil, cornflower sergeant-major, Hedley's damselfish, red tail Australian damsel, sapphire devil, and sky-blue damsel. Description This fish reaches 8.5 centimeters in length. It is bright blue in color; the male has a yellow snout and tail, and the female and juvenile usually lack yellow but have a black spot at the base of the back edge of the dorsal fin. Behavior The fish inhabits reefs and lagoons. Its diet includes algae, tunicates, and copepods. Male and female pair up for breeding, and the male guards and tends the eggs. In aquarium It is very aggressive. A matched couple often attacks any same size fish approaching its breeding territory. References External links cyanea Fish described in 1825
Hart House may refer to: Harthouse, a record label in Canada Hart House (Alberta), historic house of the Hart wrestling family Hart House (University of Toronto), a student centre in the United States Wilson A. Hart House, La Junta, Colorado, listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in Otero County, Colorado Gen. William Hart House, Old Saybrook, Connecticut, listed on the NRHP in Middlesex County, Connecticut] Timothy Hart House, Southington, Connecticut, listed on the NRHP in Hartford County, Connecticut Hart House (Taylor's Bridge, Delaware), listed on the NRHP in New Castle County, Delaware Bullard-Hart House, Columbus, Georgia, listed on the NRHP in Muscogee County, Georgia Big John Hart House, Yazoo City, Mississippi, listed on the NRHP in Yazoo County, Mississippi Charles Walter Hart House, Charles City, Iowa, listed on the NRHP in Floyd County, Iowa F. H. Hart House, Beloit, Kansas, listed on the NRHP in Mitchell County, Kansas John Hart House (Elizabethtown, Kentucky), listed on the NRHP in Hardin County, Kentucky J. Hawkins Hart House, Henderson, Kentucky, listed on the NRHP in Henderson County, Kentucky Gen. Thomas Hart House, Winchester, Kentucky, listed on the NRHP in Clark County, Kentucky Hart House (Baton Rouge, Louisiana), listed on the NRHP in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana Hart House (New Orleans, Louisiana), listed on the NRHP in Orleans Parish, Louisiana Hart House (Lynnfield, Massachusetts), listed on the NRHP in Essex County, Massachusetts Rodney G. Hart House, Lapeer, Michigan, listed on the NRHP in Lapeer County, Michigan Lovira Hart, Jr., and Esther Maria Parker Farm, Tuscola, Michigan, listed on the NRHP in Tuscola County, Michigan Jeremiah Hart House, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, listed on the NRHP in Rockingham County, New Hampshire Phoebe Hart House, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, listed on the NRHP in Rockingham County, New Hampshire John Hart House (Portsmouth, New Hampshire), listed on the NRHP in Rockingham County, New Hampshire Hart-Rice House, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, listed on the NRHP in Rockingham County, New Hampshire John D. Hart House, Pennington, New Jersey, listed on the NRHP in Mercer County, New Jersey Hart-Hoch House, Pennington, New Jersey, listed on the NRHP in Mercer County, New Jersey Hart House (Burlingham, New York), listed on the NRHP in Sullivan County, New York Hart-Cluett Mansion, Troy, New York, listed on the NRHP in Rensselaer County, New York Eleazer Hart House, Yonkers, New York, listed on the NRHP in Westchester County, New York Dr. Franklin Hart Farm, Drake, North Carolina, listed on the NRHP in Nash County, North Carolina J. Deryl Hart House, Durham, North Carolina Maurice Hart House, Stovall, North Carolina, listed on the NRHP in Granville County, North Carolina Gideon Hart House, Westerville, Ohio, listed on the NRHP in Franklin County, Ohio Lucy Hart House, Worthington, Ohio, listed on the NRHP in Franklin County, Ohio Moses and Mary Hart Stone House and Ranch Complex, Westfall, Oregon, listed on the NRHP in Malheur County, Oregon John L. Hart House (Hartsville, South Carolina), listed on the NRHP in Darlington County, South Carolina Thomas E. Hart House, and Kalmia Gardens, Hartsville, South Carolina, listed on the NRHP in Darlington County, South Carolina John L. Hart House (Springville, South Carolina), listed on the NRHP in Darlington County, South Carolina Hart House (York, South Carolina), listed on the NRHP in York County, South Carolina Meredith Hart House, Rio Vista, Texas, listed on the NRHP in Johnson County, Texas Thomas B. Hart House, Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, listed on the NRHP in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin See also John Hart House (disambiguation) Hart Building (disambiguation)
The 2011 Asian Speed Skating Championships were held between 28 and 29 December 2010 at the Heilongjiang Indoor Rink in Harbin, China. The championships doubled as qualifier for the 2011 World Championships. Women championships Day 1 Day 2 Allround results Men championships Day 1 Day 2 Allround results See also Speed skating at the 2011 Asian Winter Games References speedskatingresults.com Asian Speed Skating Championships Sport in Harbin 2011 in speed skating International speed skating competitions hosted by China Asian Speed Skating Championships
Zaręby-Świeżki () is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Zambrów, within Zambrów County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. References Villages in Zambrów County
Dutch Public Broadcasting can refer to: Dutch public broadcasting system Nederlandse Publieke Omroep (organization) (abbr. NPO), Dutch organization administering the above-listed Dutch public broadcasting system
Shalders is a surname of English origin. People with the name include: Richard Shalders (born 1938), Australian politician Richard Barcham Shalders (1824–1914), New Zealand Baptist preacher Russ Shalders (born 1951), Royal Australian Navy officer Steven Shalders (born 1981), Welsh athlete William Shalders (1880–1917), South African cricketer English-language surnames
In neoclassical economics, economic rent is any payment (in the context of a market transaction) to the owner of a factor of production in excess of the cost needed to bring that factor into production. In classical economics, economic rent is any payment made (including imputed value) or benefit received for non-produced inputs such as location (land) and for assets formed by creating official privilege over natural opportunities (e.g., patents). In the moral economy of neoclassical economics, economic rent includes income gained by labor or state beneficiaries of other "contrived" (assuming the market is natural, and does not come about by state and social contrivance) exclusivity, such as labor guilds and unofficial corruption. Overview In the moral economy of the economics tradition broadly, economic rent is opposed to producer surplus, or normal profit, both of which are theorized to involve productive human action. Economic rent is also independent of opportunity cost, unlike economic profit, where opportunity cost is an essential component. Economic rent is viewed as unearned revenue while economic profit is a narrower term describing surplus income earned by choosing between risk-adjusted alternatives. Unlike economic profit, economic rent cannot be theoretically eliminated by competition because any actions the recipient of the income may take such as improving the object to be rented will then change the total income to contract rent. Still, the total income is made up of economic profit (earned) plus economic rent (unearned). For a produced commodity, economic rent may be due to the legal ownership of a patent (a politically enforced right to the use of a process or ingredient). For education and occupational licensing, it is the knowledge, performance, and ethical standards, as well as the cost of permits and licenses that are collectively controlled as to their number, regardless of the competence and willingness of those who wish to compete on price alone in the area being licensed. In regard to labor, economic rent can be created by the existence of mass education, labor laws, state social reproduction supports, democracy, guilds, and labor unions (e.g., higher pay for some workers, where collective action creates a scarcity of such workers, as opposed to an ideal condition where labor competes with other factors of production on price alone). For most other production, including agriculture and extraction, economic rent is due to a scarcity (uneven distribution) of natural resources (e.g., land, oil, or minerals). When economic rent is privatized, the recipient of economic rent is referred to as a rentier. By contrast, in production theory, if there is no exclusivity and there is perfect competition, there are no economic rents, as competition drives prices down to their floor. Economic rent is different from other unearned and passive income, including contract rent. This distinction has important implications for public revenue and tax policy. As long as there is sufficient accounting profit, governments can collect a portion of economic rent for the purpose of public finance. For example, economic rent can be collected by a government as royalties or extraction fees in the case of resources such as minerals and oil and gas. Historically, theories of rent have typically applied to rent received by different factor owners within a single economy. Hossein Mahdavy was the first to introduce the concept of "external rent", whereby one economy received rent from other economies. Definitions Late 1800s thinkers conceptualized economic rent as "incomes analogous to land rents in the sense of rewarding control over persistently scarce or monopolised assets, rather than labour or sacrifice." Over time, economists shifted their definition of the term. Neoclassical economists defined economic rent as "income in excess of opportunity cost or competitive price." According to Robert Tollison (1982), economic rents are "excess returns" above the "normal levels" that are generated in competitive markets. More specifically, a rent is "a return in excess of the resource owner's opportunity cost". Henry George, best known for his proposal for a single tax on land, defines rent as "the part of the produce that accrues to the owners of land (or other natural capabilities) by virtue of ownership" and as "the share of wealth given to landowners because they have an exclusive right to the use of those natural capabilities." The law professors Lucian Bebchuk and Jesse Fried define the term as "extra returns that firms or individuals obtain due to their positional advantages." In simple terms, economic rent is an excess where there is no enterprise or costs of production. Classical rent (land rent) In political economy, including physiocracy, classical economics, Georgism, and other schools of economic thought, land is recognized as an inelastic factor of production. Land, in this sense, means exclusive access rights to any natural opportunity. Rent is the share paid to freeholders for allowing production on the land they control. David Ricardo is credited with the first clear and comprehensive analysis of differential land rent and the associated economic relationships (law of rent). Johann Heinrich von Thünen was influential in developing the spatial analysis of rents, which highlighted the importance of centrality and transport. Simply put, it was density of population, increasing the profitability of commerce and providing for the division and specialization of labor, that commanded higher municipal rents. These high rents determined that land in a central city would not be allocated to farming but be allocated instead to more profitable residential or commercial uses. Observing that a tax on the unearned rent of land would not distort economic activities, Henry George proposed that publicly collected land rents (land value taxation) should be the primary (or only) source of public revenue, though he also advocated public ownership, taxation, and regulation of natural monopolies and monopolies of scale that cannot be eliminated by regulation. Neoclassical Paretian rent Neoclassical economics extends the concept of rent to include factors other than natural resource rents. "The excess earnings over the amount necessary to keep the factor in its current occupation." "The difference between what a factor of production is paid and how much it would need to be paid to remain in its current use." "A return over and above opportunity costs, or the normal return necessary to keep a resource in its current use." The labeling of this version of rent as "Paretian" may be a misnomer in that Vilfredo Pareto, the economist for whom this kind of rent was named, may or may not have proffered any conceptual formulation of rent. Monopoly rent Monopoly rent refers to those economic rents derived from monopolies, which can result from (1) denial of access to an asset or (2) the unique qualities of an asset. Examples of monopoly rent include: rents associated from legally enforced knowledge monopolies derived from intellectual property like patents or copyrights; rents associated with 'de facto' monopolies of companies like Microsoft and Intel who control the underlying standards in an industry or product line (e.g. Microsoft Office); rents associated with 'natural monopolies' of public or private utilities (e.g. telephone, electricity, railways, etc.); and rents associated with network effects of platform technologies controlled by companies like Facebook, Google, or Amazon. An antitrust probe described Google Play and Apple App Store fees as "monopoly rents". Labour The generalization of the concept of rent to include opportunity cost has served to highlight the role of political barriers in creating and privatizing rents. For example, a person seeking to become a member of a medieval guild makes a huge investment in training and education, which has limited potential application outside of that guild. In a competitive market, the wages of a member of the guild would be set so that the expected net return on the investment in training would be just enough to justify making the investment. In a sense, the required investment is a natural barrier to entry, discouraging some would-be members from making the necessary investment in training to enter the competitive market for the services of the guild. This is a natural "free market" self-limiting control on the number of guild members and/or the cost of training necessitated by certification. Some of those who would have opted for a particular guild may decide to join a different guild or occupation. However, a political restriction on the number of people entering into the competitive market for services of the guild has the effect of raising the return on investments in the guild's training, especially for those already practicing, by creating an artificial scarcity of guild members. To the extent that a constraint on entrants to the guild actually increases the returns to guild members as opposed to ensuring competence, then the practice of limiting entrants to the field is a rent-seeking activity, and the excess return realized by the guild members is economic rent. The same model explains the high wages in some modern professions that have been able to both obtain legal protection from competition and limit their membership, notably medical doctors, actuaries, and lawyers. In countries where the creation of new universities is limited by legal charter, such as the UK, it also applies to professors. It may also apply to careers that are inherently competitive in the sense that there is a fixed number of slots, such as football league positions, music charts, or urban territory for illegal drug selling. These jobs are characterised by the existence of a small number of rich members of the guild, along with a much larger surrounding of poor people competing against each other under very poor conditions as they "pay their dues" to try to join the guild. (Reference: "Freakonomics: Why do drug dealers live with their Moms?"). Terminology relating to rent Gross rent Gross rent refers to the rent paid for the services of land and the capital invested on it. It consists of economic rent, interest on capital invested for improvement of land, and reward for the risk taken by the landlord in investing his or her capital. Scarcity rent Scarcity rent refers to the price paid for the use of homogeneous land when its supply is limited in relation to demand. If all units of land are homogeneous but demand exceeds supply, all land will earn economic rent by virtue of its scarcity. Differential rent Differential rent refers to the rent that arises owing to differences in fertility of land. The surplus that arises due to difference between the marginal and intra-marginal land is the differential rent. It is generally accrued under conditions of extensive land cultivation. The term was first proposed by David Ricardo. Contract rent Contract rent refers to rent that is mutually agreed upon between the landowner and the user. It may be equal to the economic rent of the factor. Information rent Information rent is rent an agent derives from having information not provided to the principal. See also Georgism Ground rent Land (economics) List of economics topics Quasi-rent Rent-seeking FIRE economy (finance, insurance and real estate) Rentier state Hotelling's rule Law of rent Schumpeterian rent Johann Heinrich von Thünen Differential and absolute ground rent Property income Unearned income References Further reading See also: External links Definition of economic rent at Economist.com The Art of Rent, a series of seminars at Queen Mary University of London. Rent-Seeking Network Rent-Seeking papers by Behrooz Hassani Agricultural economic rent Renting Public choice theory Scarcity
Stenden Rangsit University (SRU) is a satellite campus of Stenden University of Applied Sciences in the Netherlands, and is based on the campus of the Rangsit University near Bangkok in the Kingdom of Thailand. It is a joint venture between Rangsit University and Stenden University of Applied Sciences of the Netherlands. Stenden Rangsit University has moved to partner with Panyapiwat Institute of Management since August 2016 and the name has been changed to Stenden Thailand. Stenden Rangsit University provides Business Management training in the form of a double BBA degree, aimed primarily at hotel management, as well as specialist health and spa management, events management, protocol and diplomatic studies, and tourism education. The International Hotel Management programme (IHM) is the primary degree programme at Stenden Rangsit University. Students graduate at the end of a four-year period with dual BBA degrees, one each from Rangsit University in Thailand, and one from Stenden university in the Netherlands. External links stendenrangsit.com NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences Buildings and structures in Pathum Thani province
Locust () is an ethnic slur against the Mainland Chinese people in Hong Kong. The derogatory remark is frequently used in protest, social media, and localist publications in Hong Kong, especially when the topics involves the influx of mainland Chinese tourists, immigrants, parallel traders, and the pro-democracy movement. Origin In 1901, English merchant Archibald John Little recorded the expression of comparing ethnic Chinese people to locusts, expressed by French Catholic priest Armand David. in his book, Mount Omi and beyond: A record of travel on the Tibetan border, Little referenced David's animosity toward the Chinese people: In Hong Kong In Hong Kong, "wong chung", the Cantonese word for locust, is used in a derogatory sense against mainland Chinese under the backdrop of ongoing tensions between Hongkongers and mainland China. Chinese people are called wong chung, locust in Cantonese, by local residents. The usage of the word began in Hong Kong local blogs and message boards such as HKGolden. Popular songs with lyrics modified, containing derogatory slurs such as "locusts" and "Cheena" directed toward mainland Chinese people, were regularly produced and shared between online communities. Mainland Chinese working and studying in Hong Kong regularly experience discrimination, regardless of their level of assimilation. Hong Kong surveys indicated mainland Chinese speaking Cantonese were mocked due to their accents, denied work opportunities, and they suffered mental health issues. The term locust became prominent in 2012, when some local residents paid full-page advertisement, depicting mainland Chinese as locusts on local tabloid-newspaper Apple Daily HK. The ethnic slur then gained widespread usage in subsequent protests against mainland Chinese immigrants, tourists, birth tourists, and parallel traders, where residences would chant and sing songs targeting mainland Chinese people. Localist demonstrators organized "anti-locust protest", shouting slurs at mainland shoppers. These provocative words sometimes lead to physical conflicts between the protesters and pedestrians. In Hong Kong, some people may consider the usage and discrimination toward mainland Chinese morally justified due to Hong Kong's colonial history, cultural differences, and nostalgia toward British rule. Some protesters choose to express their frustrations on ordinary mainlanders instead of the Chinese government. Due to the rising tribalism and nationalism in Hong Kong and China, the ethnic racism between Hong Kongers and mainlanders is reinforced and reciprocated. San Francisco-based writer Ling Woo Liu argued that the usage of ethnic slur alienated mainland Chinese people who are sympathetic toward Hong Kong's cause. Chinese media Southern Weekly believed the grievance of Hong Kong people is generated by the economic stagnation, crowded living space, inadequate public services in recent years. The article stated that Hongkonger's anger is misdirected as mainlanders are used as the sole scapegoat by localist movements. See also Shina (word) Hong Kong–Mainland China conflict References Further reading Barry Sautman and Yan Hairong, "Localists and “Locusts” in Hong Kong: Creating a Yellow-Red Peril Discourse," Maryland Series in Contemporary Asian Studies: Vol. 2015: No. 2, Article 1. Available at: https://digitalcommons.law.umaryland.edu/mscas/vol2015/iss2/1 Class discrimination Ethnic and religious slurs Culture of Hong Kong Political terminology Anti-Chinese sentiment
Hakim Sid (born 2 July 1975), better known by his stage name Demon One, is a French rapper of Algerian origin. Hakim Sid was born Choisy-le-Roi, Val-de-Marne of an Algerian father and a French mother started rapping at a very young age. He was friends with M.S. (Mansa Konaté). He is a founding member of Intouchable alongside Dry (real name Landry Delica). Demon One made his first appearance with Dry, M.S. in 1994. In 1996, Intouchable became part of the rap collective Mafia K-1 Fry. In 1997, Mamad joined Intouchable. Demon One appeared with some solo work in the second album of Ideal J Le combat continue in 1998 with the track "L'amour". In 2000, Intouchable released their debut album Les points sur les I and started a tour with rap band 113. Demon One also released solo tracks on various Mafia K-1 Fry projects. In 2005, Intouchable released their second studio album La vie de rêve. Thanks to the track "La gagne" with Tonton David, Intouchable gained a lot of fame. In 2007, Demon One launched "Votez pour moi" (meaning vote for me). In June 2007, he released his solo street album Mon rap with many unpublished tracks most notably "Monsieur le Maire" addressed to mayor of Choisy-le-Roi. In January 2008, he returned with a full studio album Démons et merveilles. In November 2011, he announced his withdrawal from the Mafia K'1 Fry collective. Demon One's biggest hit in France was the 2008 single "J'étais comme eux" featuring Soprano. Discography Albums, Mixtapes Solo - Demon One As Intouchable 2000 : Les points sur les I 2001 : I Have a Dream (maxi) 2004 : Original Mix-Tape (mixtape) 2005 : La vie de rêve In collective Mafia K'1 Fry 1997 : Les liens sacrés 1999 : Légendaire 2003 : La cerise sur le ghetto 2007 : Jusqu'à la mort Singles Appearances Main 2001: Demon One - "Une histoire" in compilation Vitry club 2003: Demon One feat OGB - "Freestyle" in the mixtape Pur son ghetto Vol. 2 2004: Demon One - "La rue c'est moi" in the compilation Talents fâchés 2 2005: 113 feat Demon One - "C'est même pas la peine" in the 113 album 113 degrés 2005: Demon One - "Le feu dans le ghetto" in the compilation Police partout justice nulle part 2006: Demon One - "La rage" in the compilation Phonographe 2009: Demon One feat L.I.M, Selim du 9.4 & Boulox Force - "La danse des lears-dea" in the compilation Street lourd 2 hall stars Featured in 2005: Sté Strausz feat Demon One & Alibi Montana - "Pour l'argent" in the Sté Strausz album Fidèle à moi-même 2007: Al K-Pote feat Demon One - "Banlieues chaudes" in the Street CD of Al K-Pote, Sucez-moi avant l'album References External links SkyRock Dry page LastFM French rappers 1975 births Living people French people of Algerian descent Rappers from Val-de-Marne
Myxicola infundibulum is a species of polychaete worm from the family Sabellidae. The body consists of a head, a cylindrical, segmented body and a tail piece. The head consists of a Prostomium (part of the mouth) and a peristomium (area around the mouth) and carries paired appendages (palps, antennae and cirri). References Myxicola infundibulum - World Register of Marine Species (2 November 2016). External links Myxicola infundibulum - Biodiversity Heritage Library - Bibliografia Myxicola infundibulum - NCBI Taxonomy Database Myxicola infundibulum - Global Biodiversity Information Facility Myxicola infundibulum - Encyclopedia of Life Sabellida
Frans Laporta (13 April 1907 – 16 August 2002) was a Belgian architect. His work was part of the architecture event in the art competition at the 1932 Summer Olympics. References 1907 births 2002 deaths 20th-century Belgian architects Olympic competitors in art competitions People from Lier, Belgium
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A surge protector (or spike suppressor, surge suppressor, surge diverter, surge protection device (SPD) or transient voltage surge suppressor (TVSS) is an appliance or device intended to protect electrical devices from voltage spikes in alternating current (AC) circuits. A voltage spike is a transient event, typically lasting 1 to 30 microseconds, that may reach over 1,000 volts. Lightning that hits a power line can give a spike of over 100,000 volts and can burn through wiring insulation and cause fires, but even modest spikes can destroy a wide variety of electronic devices, computers, battery chargers, modems and TVs etc, that happen to be plugged in at the time. Typically the surge device will trigger at a set voltage, around 3 to 4 times the mains voltage, and divert the current to earth. Some devices may absorb the spike and release it as heat. They are generally rated according to the amount of energy in joules they can absorb. Definitions The terms surge protection device (SPD) and transient voltage surge suppressor (TVSS) are used to describe electrical devices typically installed in power distribution panels, process control systems, communications systems, and other heavy-duty industrial systems, for the purpose of protecting against electrical surges and spikes, including those caused by lightning. Scaled-down versions of these devices are sometimes installed in residential service entrance electrical panels, to protect equipment in a household from similar hazards. Voltage spikes In an AC circuit a voltage spike is a transient event, typically lasting 1 to 30 microseconds, that may reach over 1,000 volts. Lightning that hits a power line can give many thousands, sometimes 100,000 or more volts. A motor when switched off can generate a spike of 1,000 or more volts. Spikes can degrade wiring insulation and destroy electronic devices like light bulbs, battery chargers, modems, TVs, and other consumer electronics. Spikes can also occur on telephone and data lines when AC main lines accidentally connect to them or lightning hits them, or if the telephone and data lines travel near lines with a spike and the voltage is induced. A long term surge, lasting seconds, minutes, or hours, caused by power transformer failures such as a lost neutral or other power company error, are not protected by transient protectors. Long term surges can destroy the protectors in an entire building or area. Even tens of milliseconds can be longer than a protector can handle. Long term surges may or may not be handled by fuses and overvoltage relays. Surge currents Surge currents are much lower in Category A locations than at Category B and C locations. Category A loads are more than 60 feet of wire length from the service entrance to the load. Category A loads can be exposed to 6kV, 0.5kA surge currents. Category B loads are more than 30 feet from the service entrance and less than 60 feet of wire length from the service entrance to the load. Category B loads can be exposed to 6kV, 3kA surge currents. Category C loads are less than 30 feet from the service entrance to the load. Category C loads can be exposed to 20kV, 10kA surge currents. A building's wiring adds impedance that limits the surge current that reaches the loads. There is less surge current at longer wire distances and where more impedance is present between the service entrance and the load. A coiled extension cord can be used to increase the wire length to more than 60 feet and to increase the impedance between the service entrance and the load. Protectors A transient surge protector attempts to limit the voltage supplied to an electric device by either blocking or shorting current to reduce the voltage below a safe threshold. Blocking is done by using inductors which inhibit a sudden change in current. Shorting is done by spark gaps, discharge tubes, zener-type semiconductors, and metal-oxide varistors (MOVs), all of which begin to conduct current once a certain voltage threshold is reached, or by capacitors which inhibit a sudden change in voltage. Some surge protectors use multiple elements. The most common and effective way is the shorting method in which the electrical lines are temporarily shorted together (as by a spark gap) or clamped to a target voltage (as by a MOV) resulting in a large current flow. The voltage is reduced as the shorting current flows through the resistance in the power lines. The spike's energy is dissipated in the power lines (and/or the ground), or in the body of the MOV, converted to heat. Since a spike lasts only tens of microseconds, the temperature rise is minimal. However, if the spike is large enough or long enough, like a nearby hit by lightning, there might not be enough power line or ground resistance and the MOV (or other protection element) can be destroyed and power lines melted. Surge protectors for homes can be in power strips used inside, or a device outside at the power panel. Sockets in a modern house uses three wires: line, neutral and ground. Many protectors will connect to all three in pairs (line–neutral, line–ground and neutral–ground), because there are conditions, such as lightning, where both line and neutral have high voltage spikes that need to be shorted to ground. Additionally, some consumer-grade protectors have ports for Ethernet and coaxial cables, and plugging them in allows the surge protector to shield them from external electrical damage. Transient voltage suppressor A transient voltage suppressor or TVS is a general classification of electronic components that are designed to react to sudden or momentary overvoltage conditions. One such common device used for this purpose is known as the transient voltage suppression diode, a Zener diode designed to protect electronics device against overvoltages. Another design alternative applies a family of products that are known as metal-oxide varistors (MOV). The characteristic of a TVS requires that it respond to overvoltages faster than other common overvoltage protection components such as varistors or gas discharge tubes. This makes TVS devices or components useful for protection against very fast and often damaging voltage spikes. These fast overvoltage spikes are present on all distribution networks and can be caused by either internal or external events, such as lightning or motor arcing. Applications of transient voltage suppression diodes are used for unidirectional or bidirectional electrostatic discharge protection of transmission or data lines in electronic circuits. MOV-based TVSs are used to protect home electronics, distribution systems and may accommodate industrial level power distribution disturbances saving downtime and damage to equipment. The level of energy in a transient overvoltage can be equated to energy measured in joules or related to electric current when devices are rated for various applications. These bursts of overvoltage can be measured with specialized electronic meters that can show power disturbances of thousands of volts amplitude that last for a few microseconds or less. It is possible for a MOV to overheat when exposed to overvoltage sufficient for the MOV to start conducting, but not enough to totally destroy it, or to blow a house fuse. If the overvoltage condition persists long enough to cause significant heating of the MOV, it can result in thermal damage to the device and start a fire. Comparison of transient suppressors Domestic use Many power strips have basic surge protection built in; these are typically clearly labeled as such. However, in unregulated countries there are power strips labelled as "surge" or "spike" protectors that only have a capacitor or RFI circuit (or nothing) that do not provide true (or any) spike protection. Industrial use A surge arrester, surge protection device (SPD) or transient voltage surge suppressor (TVSS), is used to protect equipment in power transmission and distribution systems. The energy criterion for various insulation material can be compared by impulse ratio. A surge arrester should have a low impulse ratio, so that a surge incident on the surge arrester may be bypassed to the ground instead of passing through the apparatus. To protect a unit of equipment from transients occurring on an attached conductor, a surge arrester is connected to the conductor just before it enters the equipment. The surge arrester is also connected to ground and functions by routing energy from an over-voltage transient to ground if one occurs, while isolating the conductor from ground at normal operating voltages. This is usually achieved through use of a varistor, which has substantially different resistances at different voltages. Surge arresters are not generally designed to protect against a direct lightning strike to a conductor, but rather against electrical transients resulting from lightning strikes occurring in the vicinity of the conductor. Lightning which strikes the earth results in ground currents which can pass over buried conductors and induce a transient that propagates outward towards the ends of the conductor. The same kind of induction happens in overhead and above ground conductors which experience the passing energy of an atmospheric EMP caused by the lightning flash. Surge arresters can only protect against induced transients characteristic of a lightning discharge's rapid rise-time, and will not protect against electrification caused by a direct strike to the conductor. Transients similar to lightning-induced, such as from a high voltage system's fault switching, may also be safely diverted to ground; however, continuous overcurrents are not protected against by these devices. The energy in a handled transient is substantially less than that of a lightning discharge; however it is still of sufficient quantity to cause equipment damage and often requires protection. Without very thick insulation, which is generally cost prohibitive, most conductors running more than minimal distances (greater than approximately ) will experience lightning-induced transients at some time during use. Because the transient is usually initiated at some point between the two ends of the conductor, most applications install a surge arrester just before the conductor lands in each piece of equipment to be protected. Each conductor must be protected, as each will have its own transient induced, and each SPD must provide a pathway to earth to safely divert the transient away from the protected component. The one notable exception where they are not installed at both ends is in high voltage distribution systems. In general, the induced voltage is not sufficient to do damage at the electric generation end of the lines; however, installation at the service entrance to a building is key to protecting downstream products that are not as robust. Types Low-voltage surge arrester: Apply in Low-voltage distribution system, exchange of electrical appliances protector, low-voltage distribution transformer windings Distribution arrester: Apply in 3 kV, 6 kV, 10 kV AC power distribution system to protect distribution transformers, cables and power station equipment The station type of common valve arrester: Used to protect the 3 ~ 220 kV transformer station equipment and communication system Magnetic blow valve station arrester: Use to 35 ~ 500 kV protect communication systems, transformers and other equipment Protection of rotating machine using magnetic blow valve arrester: Used to protect the AC generator and motor insulation Line Magnetic blow valve arrester: Used to protect 330 kV and above communication system circuit equipment insulation DC or blowing valve-type arrester: Use to protect the DC system’s insulation of electrical equipment Neutral protection arrester: Apply in motor or the transformer’s neutral protection Fiber-tube arrester: Apply in the power station’s wires and the weaknesses protection in the insulated Plug-in Signal Arrester: Used to twisted-pair transmission line in order to protect communications and computer systems High-frequency feeder arrester: Used to protect the microwave, mobile base stations satellite receiver, etc. Receptacle-type surge arrester: Use to Protect the terminal Electronic equipment Signal Arrester: Apply in MODEM, DDN line, fax, phone, process control signal circuit etc. Network arrester: Apply in servers, workstations, interfaces etc. Coaxial cable lightning arrester: Used on the coaxial cable to protect the wireless transmission and receiving system Important specifications These are some of the most prominently featured specifications which define a surge protector for AC mains, as well as for some data communications protection applications. Clamping voltage Also known as the let-through voltage, this specifies what spike voltage will cause the protective components inside a surge protector to short or clamp. A lower clamping voltage indicates better protection, but can sometimes result in a shorter life expectancy for the overall protective system. The lowest three levels of protection defined in the UL rating are 330 V, 400 V and 500 V. The standard let-through voltage for 120 V AC devices is 330 volts. Underwriters Laboratories (UL), a global independent safety science company, defines how a protector may be used safely. UL 1449 became compliance mandatory in jurisdictions that adopted the NEC with the 3rd edition in September 2009 to increase safety compared to products conforming to the 2nd edition. A measured limiting voltage test, using six times higher current (and energy), defines a voltage protection rating (VPR). For a specific protector, this voltage may be higher compared to a Suppressed Voltage Ratings (SVR) in previous editions that measured let-through voltage with less current. Due to non-linear characteristics of protectors, let-through voltages defined by 2nd edition and 3rd edition testing are not comparable. A protector may be larger to obtain a same let-through voltage during 3rd edition testing. Therefore, a 3rd edition or later protector should provide superior safety with increased life expectancy. A protector with a higher let-through voltage, e.g.400 V vs 330 V, will pass a higher voltage to the connected device. The design of the connected device determines whether this pass-through spike will cause damage. Motors and mechanical devices are usually not affected. Some (especially older) electronic parts, like chargers, LED or CFL bulbs and computerized appliances are sensitive and can be compromised and have their life reduced. Joule rating The Joule rating number defines how much energy a MOV-based surge protector can theoretically absorb in a single event, without failure. Better protectors exceed ratings of 1,000 joules and 40,000 amperes. Since the actual duration of a spike is only about 10 microseconds, the actual dissipated energy is low. Any more than that and the MOV will fuse, or sometimes short and melt, hopefully blowing a fuse, disconnecting itself from the circuit. The MOV (or other shorting device) requires resistance in the supply line in order to limit the voltage. For large, low resistance power lines a higher joule rated MOV is required. Inside a house, with smaller wires that have more resistance, a smaller MOV is acceptable. Every time a MOV shorts, its internal structure is changed and its threshold voltage reduced slightly. After many spikes the threshold voltage can reduce enough to be near the line voltage, i.e. 120 vac or 240 vac. At this point the MOV will partially conduct and heat up and eventually fail, sometimes in a dramatic meltdown or even a fire. Most modern surge protectors have circuit breakers and temperature fuses to prevent serious consequences. Many also have an LED light to indicate if the MOVs are still functioning. The joule rating is commonly quoted for comparing MOV-based surge protectors. An average surge (spike) is of short duration, lasting for nanoseconds to microseconds, and experimentally modeled surge energy can be less than 100 joules. Well-designed surge protectors consider the resistance of the lines that supply the power, the chance of lightning or other seriously energetic spike, and specify the MOVs accordingly. A little battery charger might include a MOV of only 1 watt, whereas a surge strip will have a 20 watt MOV or several of them in parallel. A house protector will have a large block-type MOV. Some manufacturers commonly design higher joule-rated surge protectors by connecting multiple MOVs in parallel and this can produce a misleading rating. Since individual MOVs have slightly different voltage thresholds and non-linear responses when exposed to the same voltage curve, any given MOV might be more sensitive than others. This can cause one MOV in a group to conduct more (a phenomenon called current hogging), leading to possible overuse and eventual premature failure of that component. However the other MOVs in the group do help a little as they start to conduct as the voltage continues to rise as it does since a MOV does not have a sharp threshold. It may start to short at 270 volts but not reach full short until 450 or more volts. A second MOV might start at 290 volts and another at 320 volts so they all can help clamp the voltage, and at full current there is a series ballast effect that improves current sharing, but stating the actual joule rating as the sum of all the individual MOVs does not accurately reflect the total clamping ability. The first MOV may bear more of the burden and fail earlier. One MOV manufacturer recommends using fewer but bigger MOVs (e.g.60 mm vs 40 mm diameter) if they can fit in the device. It is further recommended that multiple smaller MOVs be matched and derated. In some cases, it may take four 40 mm MOVs to be equivalent to one 60 mm MOV. A further problem is that if a single inline fuse is placed in series with a group of paralleled MOVs as a disconnect safety feature, it will open and disconnect all remaining working MOVs. The effective surge energy absorption capacity of the entire system is dependent on the MOV matching so derating by 20% or more is usually required. This limitation can be managed by using carefully matched sets of MOVs, matched according to manufacturer's specification. According to industry testing standards, based on IEEE and ANSI assumptions, power line surges inside a building can be up to 6,000 volts and 3,000 amperes, and deliver up to 90 joules of energy, including surges from external sources not including lightning strikes. The common assumptions regarding lightning specifically, based ANSI/IEEE C62.41 and UL 1449 (3rd Edition) at time of this writing, are that minimum lightning-based power line surges inside a building are typically 10,000 amperes or 10 kiloamperes (kA). This is based on 20 kA striking a power line, the imparted current then traveling equally in both directions on the power line with the resulting 10 kA traveling into the building or home. These assumptions are based on an average approximation for testing minimum standards. While 10 kA is typically good enough for minimum protection against lightning strikes it is possible for a lightning strike to impart up to 200 kA to a power line with 100 kA traveling in each direction. Lightning and other high-energy transient voltage surges can be suppressed with pole-mounted suppressors by the utility, or with an owner supplied whole house surge protector. A whole house product is more expensive than simple single-outlet surge protectors and often needs professional installation on the incoming electrical power feed; however, they prevent power line spikes from entering the house. Damage from direct lightning strikes via other paths must be controlled separately. Response time Surge protectors do not operate instantaneously; a slight delay exists, some few nanoseconds. With longer response time and depending on system impedance, the connected equipment may be exposed to some of the surge. However, surges typically are much slower and take around a few microseconds to reach their peak voltage, and a surge protector with a nanosecond response time would kick in fast enough to suppress the most damaging portion of the spike. Thus response time under standard testing is not a useful measure of a surge protector's ability when comparing MOV devices. All MOVs have response times measured in nanoseconds, while test waveforms usually used to design and calibrate surge protectors are all based on modeled waveforms of surges measured in microseconds. As a result, MOV-based protectors have no trouble producing impressive response-time specs. Slower-responding technologies (notably, GDTs) may have difficulty protecting against fast spikes. Therefore, good designs incorporating slower but otherwise useful technologies usually combine them with faster-acting components, to provide more comprehensive protection. Standards Some frequently listed standards include: IEC 61643-11 Low-voltage surge protective devices - Part 11: Surge protective devices connected to low-voltage power systems - Requirements and test methods (replaces IEC 61643-1) IEC 61643-21 Low voltage surge protective devices - Part 21: Surge protective devices connected to telecommunications and signalling networks - Performance requirements and testing methods IEC 61643-22 Low-voltage surge protective devices - Part 22: Surge protective devices connected to telecommunications and signalling networks - Selection and application principles EN 61643-11, 61643-21 and 61643-22 Telcordia Technologies Technical Reference TR-NWT-001011 ANSI/IEEE C62.xx Underwriters Laboratories (UL) 1449. AS/NZS 1768 Each standard defines different protector characteristics, test vectors, or operational purpose. The 3rd Edition of UL Standard 1449 for SPDs was a major rewrite of previous editions, and was also accepted as an ANSI standard for the first time. A subsequent revision in 2015 included the addition of low-voltage circuits for USB charging ports and associated batteries. EN 62305 and ANSI/IEEE C62.xx define what spikes a protector might be expected to divert. EN 61643-11 and 61643-21 specify both the product's performance and safety requirements. In contrast, the IEC only writes standards and does not certify any particular product as meeting those standards. IEC Standards are used by members of the CB Scheme of international agreements to test and certify products for safety compliance. None of those standards guarantee that a protector will provide proper protection in a given application. Each standard defines what a protector should do or might accomplish, based on standardized tests that may or may not correlate to conditions present in a particular real-world situation. A specialized engineering analysis may be needed to provide sufficient protection, especially in situations of high lightning risk. In addition, the following standards are not standards for standalone surge protectors, but are instead meant for testing surge immunity in electrical and electronic equipment as a whole. Thus, they're frequently used in the design and test of surge protection circuitry. IEC 61000-4-2 Electrostatic discharge immunity test IEC 61000-4-4 Electrical fast transient/burst immunity test IEC 61000-4-5 Surge immunity test Primary components Systems used to reduce or limit high-voltage surges can include one or more of the following types of electronic components. Some surge suppression systems use multiple technologies, since each method has its strong and weak points. The first six methods listed operate primarily by diverting unwanted surge energy away from the protected load, through a protective component connected in a parallel (or shunted) topology. The last two methods also block unwanted energy by using a protective component connected in series with the power feed to the protected load, and additionally may shunt the unwanted energy like the earlier systems. Metal oxide varistor A metal oxide varistor (MOV) consists of a bulk semiconductor material (typically sintered granular zinc oxide) that can conduct large currents when presented with a voltage above its rated voltage. MOVs typically limit voltages to about 3 to 4 times the normal circuit voltage by diverting surge current elsewhere than the protected load. MOVs may be connected in parallel to increase current capability and life expectancy, providing they are matched sets. MOVs have finite life expectancy and degrade when exposed to a few large transients, or many small transients. Every time an MOV activates its threshold voltage reduces slightly. After many spikes the threshold voltage can reduce enough to be near the protection voltage, either mains or data. At this point the MOV conducts more and more often, heats up and finally fails. In data circuits, the data channel becomes shorted and non-functional. In a power circuit, you may get a dramatic meltdown or even a fire if not protected by a fuse of some kind. Modern surge strips and house protectors have circuit breakers and temperature fuses to prevent serious consequences. A thermal fuse disconnects the MOV when it gets too hot. Only the MOV is disconnected leaving the rest of the circuit working but without surge protection. Often there is an LED light to indicate if the MOVs are still functioning. Older surge strips had no thermal fuse and relied on a 10 or 15 amp circuit breaker which usually blew only after the MOVs had smoked, burned, popped, melted and permanently shorted. A failing MOV is a fire risk, which is a reason for the National Fire Protection Association's (NFPA) UL1449 in 1986 and subsequent revisions in 1998, 2009 and 2015. NFPA's primary concern is protection from fire. Therefore, all MOV-based protectors intended for long-term use should have an indicator that the protective components have failed, and this indication must be checked on a regular basis to ensure that protection is still functioning. Because of their good price–performance ratio, MOVs are the most common protector component in low-cost basic AC power protectors. Transient voltage suppression diode A transient-voltage-suppression diode (TVS diode) is a type of avalanche diode which can limit voltage spikes. These components provide the fastest limiting action of protective components (theoretically in picoseconds), but have a relatively low energy-absorbing capability. Voltages can be clamped to less than twice the normal operation voltage. If current impulses remain within the device ratings, life expectancy is exceptionally long. If component ratings are exceeded, the diode may fail as a permanent short circuit; protection may remain, but normal circuit operation is terminated in the case of low-power signal lines. Due to their relatively limited current capacity, TVS diodes are often restricted to circuits with smaller current spikes. TVS diodes are also used where spikes occur significantly more often than once a year, since this type of component will not degrade when used within its ratings. A unique type of TVS diode (trade names Transzorb or Transil) contains reversed paired series avalanche diodes for bi-polar operation. TVS diodes are often used in high-speed but low-power circuits, such as occur in data communications. These devices can be paired in series with another diode to provide low capacitance as required in communication circuits. Thyristor surge protection device (TSPD) A Trisil is a type of thyristor surge protection device (TSPD), a specialized solid-state electronic device used in crowbar circuits to protect against overvoltage conditions. A SIDACtor is another thyristor type device used for similar protective purposes. These thyristor-family devices can be viewed as having characteristics much like a spark gap or a GDT, but can operate much faster. They are related to TVS diodes, but can "break over" to a low clamping voltage analogous to an ionized and conducting spark gap. After triggering, the low clamping voltage allows large current surges while limiting heat dissipation in the device. Gas discharge tube (GDT) spark gap A gas discharge tube (GDT) is a sealed glass-enclosed device containing a special gas mixture trapped between two electrodes, which conducts electric current after becoming ionized by a high voltage spike. GDTs can conduct more current for their physical size than other components. Like MOVs, GDTs have a finite life expectancy, and can handle a few very large transients or a greater number of smaller transients. The typical failure mode occurs when the triggering voltage rises so high that the device becomes ineffective, although lightning surges can occasionally cause a dead short. GDTs take a relatively long time to trigger (longer than a lightning strike of 60 ns to 70 ns), permitting a higher voltage spike to pass through briefly before the GDT conducts significant current. It is not uncommon for a GDT to let through pulses of 500 V or more of 100 ns in duration. In some cases, additional protective components are necessary to prevent damage to a protected load, caused by high-speed let-through voltage which occurs before the GDT begins to operate. The triggering voltages are typically 400–600 volts for gas tubes and those that are UL Standard 497 listed typically have high surge current ratings, 5,000 to 10,000 amperes (8x20 µs). GDTs create an effective short circuit when triggered, so that if any electrical energy (spike, signal, or power) is present, the GDT will short this. Once triggered, a GDT will continue conducting (called follow-on current) until all electric current sufficiently diminishes, and the gas discharge quenches. Unlike other shunt protector devices, a GDT once triggered will continue to conduct at a voltage less than the high voltage that initially ionized the gas; this behavior is called negative resistance. Additional auxiliary circuitry may be needed in DC (and some AC) applications to suppress follow-on current, to prevent this from destroying the GDT after the initiating spike has dissipated. Some GDTs are designed to deliberately short out to a grounded terminal when overheated, thereby triggering an external fuse or circuit breaker. Many GDTs are light-sensitive, in that exposure to light lowers their triggering voltage. Therefore, GDTs should be shielded from light exposure, or opaque versions that are insensitive to light should be used. The CG2 SN series of surge arrestors, formerly produced by C P Clare, are advertised as being non-radioactive, and the datasheet for that series states that some members of the CG/CG2 series (75-470V) are inherently radioactive. Due to their exceptionally low capacitance, GDTs are commonly used on high-frequency lines, such as those used in telecommunications equipment. Because of their high current-handling capability, GDTs can also be used to protect power lines, but the follow-on current problem must be controlled. Selenium voltage suppressor An "overvoltage clamping" bulk semiconductor similar to an MOV, though it does not clamp as well. However, it usually has a longer life than an MOV. It is used mostly in high-energy DC circuits, like the exciter field of an alternator. It can dissipate power continuously, and it retains its clamping characteristics throughout the surge event, if properly sized. Carbon block spark gap overvoltage suppressor A spark gap is one of the oldest protective electrical technologies still found in telephone circuits, having been developed in the nineteenth century. A carbon rod electrode is held with an insulator at a specific distance from a second electrode. The gap dimension determines the voltage at which a spark will jump between the two parts and short to ground. The typical spacing for telephone applications in North America is (0.003 inches). Carbon block suppressors are similar to gas arrestors (GDTs) but with the two electrodes exposed to the air, so their behavior is affected by the surrounding atmosphere, especially the humidity. Since their operation produces an open spark, these devices should never be installed where an explosive atmosphere may develop. Inductors, line reactors, chokes, capacitors Inductors, Line Reactors, Chokes and Capacitors are used to limit fault currents and can reduce or prevent overvoltage events. In applications that limit fault currents, inductors are more commonly known as an electrical line reactors or a choke. Line reactors can prevent overvoltage trips, increase the reliability and life of solid state devices, and reduce nuisance trips. Marshalling cabinet panels with surge protectors Metal marshalling cabinet panels can allow surge protection device (SPD) failures to be contained remotely from digital devices and electrical controllers. Direct flashes of lightning and lightning surge on secondary systems can cause catastrophic failures of SPDs. Catastrophic failures of SPDs can release fireballs of metal fragments and clouds of conductive carbon soot. Marshalling panels keep such hazards from reaching the digital and control devices that are mounted in the remote main control panels. Marshalling cabinet panels are used for digital system panels (fire alarm, security access control, computer clean power, etc.). Wiring and cables to be protected include both the power supply and any wiring (signaling circuit, initiating device circuit, shields, etc.), which extend beyond the building by underground, overhead or other means, such as walkways, bridges, etc. In addition, it should include the wiring of devices located in high places such as attics, roof levels of parking lots, parking lights, etc. After passing through the SPDs in the marshalling cabinets the wiring can pass through conduits into other remote, nearly adjacent, cabinets that contain the input & output connections to for digital system panels (fire alarm, security access control, computer clean power, programmable logic controllers (PLCs), etc. Quarter-wave coaxial surge arrestor Used in RF signal transmission paths, this technology features a tuned quarter-wavelength short-circuit stub that allows it to pass a bandwidth of frequencies, but presents a short to any other signals, especially down towards DC. The passbands can be narrowband (about ±5% to ±10% bandwidth) or wideband (above ±25% to ±50% bandwidth). Quarter-wave coax surge arrestors have coaxial terminals, compatible with common coax cable connectors (especially N or 7-16 types). They provide the most rugged available protection for RF signals above ; at these frequencies they can perform much better than the gas discharge cells typically used in the universal/broadband coax surge arrestors. Quarter-wave arrestors are useful for telecommunications applications, such as Wi-Fi at 2.4 or but less useful for TV/CATV frequencies. Since a quarter-wave arrestor shorts out the line for low frequencies, it is not compatible with systems which send DC power for a LNB up the coaxial downlink. Series mode (SM) surge suppressors These devices are not rated in joules because they operate differently from the earlier suppressors, and they do not depend on materials that inherently wear out during repeated surges. SM suppressors are primarily used to control transient voltage surges on electrical power feeds to protected devices. They are essentially heavy-duty low-pass filters connected so that they allow 50 or 60 Hz line voltages through to the load, while blocking and diverting higher frequencies. This type of suppressor differs from others by using banks of inductors, capacitors and resistors that suppress voltage surges and inrush current to the neutral wire, whereas other designs shunt to the ground wire. Surges are not diverted but actually suppressed. The inductors slow down the energy. Since the inductor in series with the circuit path slows the current spike, the peak surge energy is spread out in the time domain and harmlessly absorbed and slowly released from a capacitor bank. Experimental results show that most surge energies occur at under 100 joules, so exceeding the SM design parameters is unlikely. SM suppressors do not present a fire risk should the absorbed energy exceed design limits of the dielectric material of the components because the surge energy is also limited via arc-over to ground during lightning strikes, leaving a surge remnant that often does not exceed a theoretical maximum (such as 6000 V at 3000 A with a modeled shape of 8 × 20 microsecond waveform specified by IEEE/ANSI C62.41). Because SMs work on both the current rise and the voltage rise, they can safely operate in the worst surge environments. SM suppression focuses its protective philosophy on a power supply input, but offers nothing to protect against surges appearing between the input of an SM device and data lines, such as antennae, telephone or LAN connections, or multiple such devices cascaded and linked to the primary devices. This is because they do not divert surge energy to the ground line. Data transmission requires the ground line to be clean in order to be used as a reference point. In this design philosophy, such events are already protected against by the SM device before the power supply. NIST reports that "Sending them [surges] down the drain of a grounding conductor only makes them reappear within a microsecond about 200 meters away on some other conductor." So having protection on a data transmission line is only required if surges are diverted to the ground line. SM devices tend to be bulkier and heavier than devices utilizing other surge suppression technologies. The initial costs of SM filters are higher, typically and up, but a long service life can be expected if they are used properly. In-field installation costs can be higher, since SM devices are installed in series with the power feed, requiring the feed to be cut and reconnected. See also Lightning arrester Lightning rod Notes References External links Surge Protection in Low-Voltage AC Power Circuits: An 8-part Anthology A comprehensive compilation of papers and articles published 1963-2003, hosted by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), an agency of the US Commerce Department. NEMA Surge Protection Institute Important Points About Surge Protectors. Surgege Protector Tech. Intro to TVS on AllAboutCircuits Inductive Load Arc Suppression Comparison to other transient voltage technologies Consumer electronics Computer peripherals Electric power systems components Voltage stability
General Helge Victor Jung (23 March 1886 – 3 January 1978) was a Swedish Army officer. Helge Jung had a distinguished military career in the Swedish Army. He began as a volunteer in 1904, graduated from the Military Academy Karlberg in 1906, and rose through the ranks, becoming a lieutenant in 1909 and later a captain in 1921. Jung served in various roles, including as an instructor and company commander, and attended military courses. His contributions extended to the realm of war history and defence debate. Jung led the work on a comprehensive book about Sweden's war history, conducted extensive archival research, and played a key role in defence policy discussions. He founded the New Military Journal and had a significant influence on the Defence Act of 1936, which included a ten-year rearmament plan. Jung's career continued to advance, and he became Chief of the Army Staff and the General Staff Corps in 1937. He advocated for active action in the event of war with the Soviet Union. However, disagreements within his circle of officers arose in the years leading up to World War II. Jung was promoted to general in 1944 and appointed Supreme Commander of the Swedish Armed Forces. He held this position until 1951 and played a crucial role in shaping the future organization of the Swedish defence post-World War II. Despite facing challenges and opposition, Jung's determination and strategic leadership left a lasting impact on the Swedish military, modernizing its defence and anchoring it among the people. Historians describe Jung as a complex figure with both tactical cunning and a commitment to strengthening Sweden's defence. Early life Jung was born on 23 March 1886 in Malmö, Sweden, the son of the headmaster Victor Jung and his wife Maria (née Levan). Jung passed mogenhetsexamen in Malmö in 1903 and then studied history at Lund University for a couple of semesters 1903–1904. Career Early military career He was accepted as a volunteer at the South Scanian Infantry Regiment (I 7) in 1904 and graduated from the Military Academy Karlberg in 1906 and was commissioned into the Swedish Army the same year as a underlöjtnant in the same regiment where he was promoted to lieutenant in 1909. From 1912 to 1916, Jung served as a regimental adjutant in the South Scanian Infantry Regiment, whereupon he attended the Royal Swedish Army Staff College from 1916 to 1918. He was a cadet officer at the Military Academy Karlberg from 1919 to 1922: first at the reserve officer courses during 1919 and then at the officer courses from 1919 to 1922. He was an assistant teacher in martial law and service regulations on the officer course at the Military Academy Karlberg from 1921 to 1922. In 1921 he was promoted to captain in the South Scanian Infantry Regiment. During this time, Jung took an instructor course at the Royal Central Gymnastics Institute from 1907 to 1908, and served as company commander in 1st Division's (I. arméfördelningen) volunteer school in Halmstad from 1908 to 1909 and from 1909 to 1910. After that he was a company commander at the reserve officer volunteer school in Karlsborg in 1910, and commander of the conscripts selected for special winter service (ski service) from 1910 to 1911, company commander at the reserve officer volunteer school in Karlsborg in 1911 and adjutant at the Infantry Officer Volunteer School (Infanteriofficersvolontärskolan) in Karlsborg from 1914 to 1915. War history and defence debate From 1922 to 1926, Jung served in the War History Department of the General Staff, after which he was a teacher in war history and strategy at the Royal Swedish Army Staff College from 1926 to 1928. He was promoted to major in 1928, after which he was acting head of the War History Department in the General Staff from 1928 to 1929 and regular head of the same from 1929 to 1933. He was secretary of the issues regarding the Swedish Army in the 1930 Defence Commission from 1930 to 1935. In 1933 he was promoted to lieutenant colonel, after which he was head of the Foreign Affairs Department in the General Staff from 1933 to 1936. He was secretary of the Committee on Defence during the Riksdag of 1936. As head of the War History Department, he led the work on Sveriges krig 1611–1632 ("Sweden's war 1611–1632"), a book in eight volumes published 1936–1939. He himself conducted war history archive research in Latvia and Estonia in 1922, in Germany, Danzig and Copenhagen in 1923, in Finland in 1925 and 1926 as well as archival research and battlefield surveys in Danzig, Poland and Germany in 1927. He led archival research and battlefield research in Belgium, Netherlands, Czechoslovakia, Germany and Austria in 1929 and in several other countries in 1930. The Defence Act of 1925 with its extensive downsizing of units and personnel, left its mark on Jung's generation of officers and instilled in many paralysis of action. In this situation, Jung deservedly took the lead for those who did not want to give up the fight for a modern defence with a broad base and adapted to society's resources. During his service in the War History Department, he gathered around him a group of younger talented army officers for a debate on defence issues and eventually founded Ny militär tidskrift ("New Military Journal") in 1927, whose editor he was 1927–1930. The circle of soldiers around this came to be called Jungjuntan ("Jung's junta") and it consisted of Axel Rappe, Carl August Ehrensvärd, Per Sylvan, Henry Peyron, Gustaf Petri, Axel Gyllenkrook, Gunnar Berggren with Jung as editor and unifying force. Jung was also behind the publication Antingen – eller ("Either – Or") (1930). Through the work of the 1930 Defence Commission, he had a decisive influence on the Defence Act of 1936 and it came to consist of a ten-year rearmament plan. Chief of Army Staff and military commander On 12 June 1936, Jung was promoted to colonel and appointed regimental commander of the North Scanian Infantry Regiment (I 6) from 1 October 1936. Even before he had time to take office, however, he was appointed on 30 June to be Acting Chief of Military Office of the Land Defence from 1 August, a post he held until 30 June 1937. On 13 November 1936, he was relieved of command of the North Scanian Infantry Regiment and was appointed executive commander of the Life Regiment Grenadiers (I 3) from 16 November, but was given continued leave to serve as Chief of the Military Office of the Land Defence. As part of the Defence Act of 1936, the General Staff was divided into the Defence Staff and the Army Staff. This was entirely in line with Jung's junta's argument for a unified leadership of the armed forces in a more efficient organization. As a reward for his persistent work in the 1930 Defence Commission, Jung was appointed Chief of the Army Staff and the General Staff Corps on 30 July 1937 and took office on 1 July. At this time, Jung advocated active action for Finland in a possible war against the Soviet Union. In the years just before the outbreak of World War II, cracks appeared within Jung's junta and it dissipated. He was promoted to major general in 1938 and left the Chief of the Army Staff position on 30 September 1940. Thereafter, from 1 October 1940 until 30 September 1942, he was commander of the II Army Division (II. arméfördelningen), from 1 October 1942 to 30 September 1943, military commander of the II Military District and from 1 October 1943 to 31 March 1944, military commander of the IV Military District as well as Commandant General in Stockholm. Supreme Commander On 31 December 1943, Jung was promoted to lieutenant general from 1 January 1944 and was appointed Supreme Commander of the Swedish Armed Forces for six years from 1 April 1944. He was promoted to general on 10 March 1944, beginning 1 April. In November 1949, he received an extended appointment as Supreme Commander until 31 March 1951, when he resigned. During this time he was against the Swedish extradition of Baltic soldiers in 1945 and a friend of NATO, as his speech to students at Lund University in November 1949 shows. About his other activities as Supreme Commander, an obituary read: "Jung's work became very important in order to present a plan for the Swedish Armed Forces's future organization after World War II. He had to overcome many anti-defence forces, the war fatigue, the atomic bomb threat and the peace optimism. Jung worked in the same way as in the 1920s and 1930s. He gathered around him a group of skilled and useful officers and invested in a well-organized defence information. With indomitable energy, Jung succeeded in gaining the attention of the Swedish government for his proposals and in preventing the ruling organization from collapsing. He thus laid the foundation for the future development of the Swedish defence for many years. It has been said by the former Supreme Commander, General Stig Synnergren that ’the modernization and anchoring of the defence among the Swedish people is Jung's lasting effort’." Historian Kent Zetterberg has stated that “Helge Jung was to a large extent a complex nature. His personality had features of cunning and tactical calculation, yes cynicism, but at the same time there were also clear elements of the ideality and selfless work for strengthening the Swedish defence.” Personal life In 1913, he married Ruth Wehtje (1893–1951), the daughter of the deputy district judge Ernst Wehtje and Mimmi Ahnfelt. In 1952, he married Dagmar Bager (1897–1955), the daughter of vice consul John Jeansson and Sigrid Maijström. He was the father of Stig (born 1915), Karin (born 1917) and Elisabet (born 1919–1994). Death Jung died on 3 January 1978 and was interred on 10 February 1978 in Djursholm cemetery. Dates of rank 1906 – Underlöjtnant 1909 – Lieutenant 1921 – Captain 1929 – Major 1933 – Lieutenant colonel 12 June 1936 – Colonel 1938 – Major general 1 January 1944 – Lieutenant general 1 April 1944 – General Awards and decorations Swedish Knight and Commander of the Orders of His Majesty (31 March 1951) Commander Grand Cross of the Order of the Sword (6 June 1944) Commander 1st Class of the Order of the Sword (6 June 1939) Knight 1st Class of the Order of the Sword (1927) Knight 1st Class of the Order of Vasa (1932) Knight of the Order of the Polar Star (1933) King Gustaf V's Jubilee Commemorative Medal (1948) Home Guard Medal of Merit in Gold Swedish Central Federation for Voluntary Military Training Medal of Merit in gold Gold Medal of the Swedish Red Cross Gold Medal of the Swedish Civil Defence League (Sveriges civilförsvarsförbunds guldmedalj) Gold Medal of the National Federation of Swedish Women’s Auxiliary Defence Services (Riksförbundet Sveriges lottakårers guldmedalj) Gold Medal of the Stockholm Association for Volunteer Military Training (Stockholms befäls(utbildnings)förbunds guldmedalj) Gold Medal of the Southern Scanian Association for Volunteer Military Training (Södra skånska befäls(utbildnings)förbunds guldmedalj) Badge of Honor of the Swedish Reserve Officers Association (Svenska reservofficersföreningens hederstecken) Badge of Honor of the Danish Shooting, Gymnastics and Sports Associations (Danska Skytte-, gymnastik-och idrottsföreningars hederstecken) Foreign Grand Cross of the Order of the Dannebrog (between 1945 and 1947) Commander Second Class of the Order of the Dannebrog (between 1935 and 1940) King Christian X's Liberty Medal Commander Grand Cross of the Order of the White Rose of Finland (between 1947 and 1950) Commander of the Order of the White Rose of Finland (between 1935 and 1940) Knight 1st Class of the Order of the White Rose of Finland (between 1931 and 1935) Grand Cross of the Order of St. Olav (between 1945 and 1947) Commander of the Order of St. Olav (between 1935 and 1940) Commander Grand Cross of the Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas (between 1935 and 1940) Order of the German Eagle (with a degree which in Swedish was indicated as Grand Officer) (1940) Third Class of the Order of the Cross of the Eagle (between 1935 and 1940) Commander of the Legion of Honour (between 1935 and 1940) Officer of the Legion of Honour (between 1931 and 1935) Commander of the Order of the Three Stars (between 1935 and 1940) Commander of the Order of Orange-Nassau with swords (between 1935 and 1940) Commander Second Class of the Order of Polonia Restituta (between 1935 and 1940) Commander of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary (between 1935 and 1940) Knight Fourth Class of the Order of the Crown (1909) Honours Member of the Royal Society for the Publication of Manuscripts concerning Scandinavian History (1929) Member of the Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences (1931) Honorary member of the Royal Swedish Society of Naval Sciences (1946) Bibliography References Notes Print Further reading 1886 births 1978 deaths Swedish Army generals People from Malmö Nuclear weapons programme of Sweden Members of the Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences
Arthaz-Pont-Notre-Dame () is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. It was formed by merging two small settlements in 1813. Population See also Communes of the Haute-Savoie department References Communes of Haute-Savoie
The Krokettenmotie (English: "croquettes motion") is a motion proposed in the municipal council of Amstelveen on 25 November 1993 by future Prime Minister of the Netherlands Jan Peter Balkenende, who had served as a municipal councillor of Amstelveen for the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) since 1982. The motion called for the right of members of the municipal council to a croquette if a council meeting lasts until after 23:00. It was meant as a joke, but because the other parties agreed, the motion was adopted and is still in force. Balkenende started as a municipal councillor after he finished his studies. The Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (NOS) noted that he had "student-like humour". In 2019, the Labour Party (PvdA) in Amstelveen amended the motion by adding a vegan alternative. Similar proposals In 2002, a similar motion came into force in Zwolle. It was decided that if a council meeting lasts until after 22:00, a croquette or similar snack should be served to the councillors. Vegetarian snacks were also mentioned in this new motion. There was a disagreement about this in the municipal council of Tynaarlo, Drenthe. Ermelo and Almere's respectieve municipal councils have also discussed similar motions. References Amstelveen 1993 in the Netherlands Dutch legislation
```rust // # DateTime field example // // This example shows how the DateTime field can be used use tantivy::collector::TopDocs; use tantivy::query::QueryParser; use tantivy::schema::{DateOptions, Document, Schema, Value, INDEXED, STORED, STRING}; use tantivy::{Index, IndexWriter, TantivyDocument}; fn main() -> tantivy::Result<()> { // # Defining the schema let mut schema_builder = Schema::builder(); let opts = DateOptions::from(INDEXED) .set_stored() .set_fast() .set_precision(tantivy::schema::DateTimePrecision::Seconds); // Add `occurred_at` date field type let occurred_at = schema_builder.add_date_field("occurred_at", opts); let event_type = schema_builder.add_text_field("event", STRING \| STORED); let schema = schema_builder.build(); // # Indexing documents let index = Index::create_in_ram(schema.clone()); let mut index_writer: IndexWriter = index.writer(50_000_000)?; // The dates are passed as string in the RFC3339 format let doc = TantivyDocument::parse_json( &schema, r#"{ "occurred_at": "2022-06-22T12:53:50.53Z", "event": "pull-request" }"#, )?; index_writer.add_document(doc)?; let doc = TantivyDocument::parse_json( &schema, r#"{ "occurred_at": "2022-06-22T13:00:00.22Z", "event": "comment" }"#, )?; index_writer.add_document(doc)?; index_writer.commit()?; let reader = index.reader()?; let searcher = reader.searcher(); // # Search let query_parser = QueryParser::for_index(&index, vec![event_type]); { // Simple exact search on the date let query = query_parser.parse_query("occurred_at:\"2022-06-22T12:53:50.53Z\"")?; let count_docs = searcher.search(&query, &TopDocs::with_limit(5))?; assert_eq!(count_docs.len(), 1); } { // Range query on the date field let query = query_parser .parse_query(r#"occurred_at:[2022-06-22T12:58:00Z TO 2022-06-23T00:00:00Z}"#)?; let count_docs = searcher.search(&query, &TopDocs::with_limit(4))?; assert_eq!(count_docs.len(), 1); for (_score, doc_address) in count_docs { let retrieved_doc = searcher.doc::<TantivyDocument>(doc_address)?; assert!(retrieved_doc .get_first(occurred_at) .unwrap() .as_value() .as_datetime() .is_some(),); assert_eq!( retrieved_doc.to_json(&schema), r#"{"event":["comment"],"occurred_at":["2022-06-22T13:00:00.22Z"]}"# ); } } Ok(()) } ```
Lapparentichnus is an ichnogenus of dinosaur footprint, a theropod trackway, made by a member of the Avetheropoda. See also List of dinosaur ichnogenera References Bibliography Dinosaur trace fossils
The 2019–20 Mississippi State Bulldogs women's basketball team represented Mississippi State University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by eighth-year head coach Vic Schaefer, played their home games at Humphrey Coliseum as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The Bulldogs are coming off a 2019 NCAA Elite Eight loss to Oregon in which they lost 84–88. At the conclusion of the season, Schaefer resigned to take the open coaching position at Texas. Preseason SEC media poll The SEC media poll was released on October 15, 2019. Roster Rankings ^Coaches' Poll did not release a second poll at the same time as the AP. Schedule \|- !colspan=9 style=\| Exhibition \|- !colspan=9 style=\| Non-conference regular season \|- !colspan=9 style=\| SEC regular season \|- !colspan=9 style=\| SEC Tournament References Mississippi State Bulldogs women's basketball seasons Mississippi State Mississippi State Bulldogs women's Mississippi State Bulldogs women's
Michael "The Pike" Heitler (1876 – April 30, 1931) was a Prohibition gangster involved in prostitution for the Chicago Outfit. A Jewish mob boss born in what is today Ukraine, Heitler is buried at Waldheim Cemetery Co. in Forest Park, Illinois. Biography Heitler began operating brothels in Chicago during the early 1900s based out of west Madison Street. By 1911, he had become a leading crime figure and a top lieutenant to Chicago racketeer Jacob "Mont" Tennes, later driving rival Jack Zuta out of business, with then ally Jake "Greasy Thumb" Guzik. Although arrested briefly for white slavery, Heitler continued to run independently of James "Big Jim" Colosimo and later independently of Johnny "The Fox" Torrio, until the early 1920s, after the formation of the Chicago Outfit. Reluctantly joining Capone's organization, Heitler began informing Chicago police of criminal activities after rival Guzik gained control of the organization's prostitution operations, informing Judge John H. Lyle of extortion and other illegal activities in the Four Deuces nightclub. Heitler was soon found out and fired by Capone after he received a letter to the state's attorney office detailing his prostitution operations. Heitler continued to send information to police later claiming Capone's involvement in the death of Chicago Tribune reporter Jake Lingle, which, the letter was received by Capone. Heitler may have also been involved in the conviction of Guzik and Ralph "Bottles" Capone for tax evasion, in 1930. Heitler was last seen with Capone associate Lawrence "Dago" Mangano and was later found dead after a fire started in his home on April 30, 1931. References Kelly, Robert J. Encyclopedia of Organized Crime in the United States. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press, 2000. Sifakis, Carl. The Mafia Encyclopedia. New York: Da Capo Press, 2005. Sifakis, Carl. The Encyclopedia of American Crime. New York: Facts on File Inc., 2001. Further reading Binda, Lawrence. The Big, Bad Book of Mike: Rogues, Rascals and Rapscallions Named Michael, Mike and Mickey. Lincoln, Nebraska: iUniverse, 2003. Schoenberg, Robert J. Mr. Capone. New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 1992. 1931 deaths American brothel owners and madams American pimps 1876 births
Tyrell Fabian Johnson (10 January 1917 – 5 April 1985) was a West Indian international cricketer who played in one Test match in 1939. Tall and thin, Johnson was a left-arm fast-medium bowler who was picked for the 1939 West Indies cricket tour to England after taking six wickets for 41 runs in a trial match in February 1939. In England, Johnson took a wicket with his first ball of the tour at Worcester, but was picked for only eight other first-class matches. That included, however, the third Test of the three-match series at The Oval, where he repeated his instant success by taking the wicket of Walter Keeton with his first delivery. He took two further wickets in the match (Len Hutton and Norman Oldfield), but managed only 16 on the tour as a whole, for a high average of 32 runs per wicket. This single Test match was Johnson's last first-class cricket appearance. References 1917 births 1985 deaths West Indies Test cricketers Trinidad and Tobago cricketers People from Tunapuna–Piarco
The Big Ten Conference Pitcher of the Year is a baseball award given to the Big Ten Conference's most outstanding pitcher. The award was first given following the 1994 season. Key Winners Winners by school Footnotes Wisconsin discontinued its baseball program after the 1991 season. References Awards established in 1983 Player NCAA Division I baseball conference players of the year

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