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TD Canada Trust Tower former known as Eaton Centre Tower, is an office tower in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Building information The 41-storey TD Canada Trust Tower is located at 421 7th Avenue SW, and sits above a four-level retail podium (The Core Shopping Centre). TD Canada Trust Tower was designed by WZMH Architects in the postmodern style and was built by PCL Construction in 1991. It has a total area of and is serviced by 15 elevators. The building is managed by 20 VIC Properties. In addition to TD Canada Trust, the tower is home to: TD Securities Macquarie Group Apache Corporation McCarthy Tetrault The site was once the Eaton's Calgary flagship store (1929 to 1980s). Some of the store's original walls have been retained and incorporated into the facade of The Core's retail podium. As of 2020, the TD Canada Trust Tower is listed by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat as the 15th tallest building in Calgary and 82nd tallest building in Canada. See also List of tallest buildings in Calgary Gallery References External links Postmodern architecture in Canada Skyscraper office buildings in Calgary Bank buildings in Canada WZMH Architects buildings 1991 establishments in Alberta Ivanhoé Cambridge Office buildings completed in 1991
Tuna Aktürk (born 22 September 1977 in Balıkesir) is Balıkesir Vice-Mayor and Balıkesirspor President. He has a degree in civil engineering from Balıkesir University, Faculty of Engineering and Architecture. He is the largest shareholder and board member of Veta Yapi Construction Company . References External links Balikesir Mayority Web Page Balikesirspor Web Page 1977 births Living people People from Balıkesir Turkish businesspeople Turkish football chairmen and investors Balıkesir Lisesi alumni Balıkesir University alumni Turkish civil engineers Balıkesirspor
The 2022 DoorDash 250 was the twelfth stock car race of the 2022 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, and the fifth iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, June 11, 2022, in Sonoma, California at Sonoma Raceway, a permanent road course. The race took the scheduled 75 laps to complete. At race's end, Kyle Busch, driving for his own team, Kyle Busch Motorsports, put on a dominant performance, leading 45 laps for his 62nd career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win, and his first of the season. To fill out the podium, Zane Smith of Front Row Motorsports, and Ty Majeski of ThorSport Racing, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively. This was also the first NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race held at Sonoma Raceway for the first time since 1998. Background Sonoma Raceway (originally known as Sears Point Raceway until 2002) is a road course and dragstrip located at Sears Point in the southern Sonoma Mountains of Sonoma County, California. The road course features 12 turns on a hilly course with of total elevation change. It is host to one of the few NASCAR Cup Series races each year that are run on road courses. It has also played host to the IndyCar Series, the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, and several other auto races and motorcycle races such as the American Federation of Motorcyclists series. Sonoma Raceway continues to host amateur, or club racing events with some open to the public. The largest such car club is the Sports Car Club of America. The track is north of San Francisco and Oakland. Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver. (i) denotes driver who are ineligible for series driver points. Practice The only 50-minute practice session was held on Friday, June 10, at 3:05 PM PST. Christian Eckes, driving for ThorSport Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a time of 1:21.040 seconds, and a speed of . Qualifying Qualifying was held on Saturday, June 11, at 10:05 AM PST. Since Sonoma Raceway is a road course, the qualifying system used is a two group system, with two rounds. Drivers will be separated into two groups, Group A and Group B. Each driver will have a lap to set a time. The fastest 5 drivers from each group will advance to the final round. Drivers will also have one lap to set a time. The fastest driver to set a time in the round will win the pole. Carson Hocevar, driving for Niece Motorsports, originally scored the pole for the race with a time of 1:18.609 seconds, and a speed of . However, shortly after making the lap, he would spin in turn 10, and collect the tire barriers. Hocevar will move to a backup truck, with Ross Chastain taking over the pole position. Full qualifying results Race results Stage 1 Laps: 20 Stage 2 Laps: 25 Stage 3 Laps: 30 Notes Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings. References 2022 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series NASCAR races at Sonoma Raceway DoorDash 250 DoorDash 250
An injection port is a medical device used for the administration of insulin or other physician approved medicine into the subcutaneous tissue (the tissue layer just below the skin). The device is similar to infusion sets used by insulin pumps, except it is configured to receive a syringe instead of a tubing system. An injection port is usually a disposable device applied by the patient and worn for period of 3–5 days. When giving shots via an injection port, the needle stays above the surface of the skin. Medication is delivered via a short soft cannula. An injection port can be used in conjunction with multiple daily injections of insulin by people with diabetes. It can also be used for the subcutaneous administration of any other physician prescribed medication. Applying, wearing and using Injection ports are usually applied by the patient. The device comes with a needle surrounded by a soft cannula. The needle and cannula are manually inserted into the patient's tissue. Immediately after insertion the needle is removed and the cannula remains below the surface of the skin. Ports are usually worn on the abdomen, but can also be worn on other areas such as the buttocks, thigh or arm. Typical injection ports are worn for 3 days and then replaced with another port. Insulin is injected via a syringe into the injection port. Medication immediately flows through the device's cannula into the subcutaneous tissue layer. No medication is stored in the device (other than the small amount of dead-space in the medication channel within the device). Advantages Reduces skin punctures Reduces fear and anxiety associated with multiple daily injections Reduces bruising around injection site Viable alternative to standard injections Disadvantages Injection ports must be obtained in addition to syringes and medication Ports are sometimes not covered by insurance Patient still has to administer shots Models Insuflon The Insuflon, manufactured and distributed by Unomedical, is inserted at a 20-45° angle and rests flush against the skin similar to an IV. I-Port The I-Port, manufactured and distributed by Patton Medical Devices, is a domed shaped device with a cannula inserted at a 90° angle. The i-port Advance combines an i-port with an insertion device. References Insulin therapies Diabetes-related supplies and medical equipment
The 2020–21 Indian Super League season was the seventh season of the Indian Super League (ISL) since its formation and the 25th season of the top division of the Indian football league system. The season started on 20 November 2020 and ended on 13 March 2021. It was hosted behind closed doors across three venues in Goa due to the COVID-19 pandemic in India. Mumbai City won the championship, having defeated ATK Mohun Bagan in the final, and also won the League Winners Shield for league premiers. Thus, Mumbai City became the first club to win the ISL championship title and the League Winners Shield in a single season. Changes from last season Each club has the option of signing a minimum of five and a maximum of seven foreign players. Still, unlike the previous season, there should be at least one overseas player who hails from an AFC–affiliated country. The maximum squad size is increased as the clubs are allowed to register up to 35 players in their squad. The number of substitutions allowed has been increased from 3 players to 5 players. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all matches during the 2020–21 season will be played behind closed doors across three venues in Goa. The venues will be the Fatorda Stadium in Margao, the GMC Athletic Stadium in Bambolim, and the Tilak Maidan Stadium in Vasco da Gama. The host venues for each team were revealed on 18 August 2020. On 27 September 2020, East Bengal joined the league as an expansion team and thus became the 11th team. Due to all the matches of the League being played in neutral venues, there will be no away goal rule to be applied in the playoffs this season. Teams Stadiums and locations Personnel and sponsorship Head coaching changes Roster changes Foreign players Bold letters suggest the player was signed in the winter transfer window. Regular season League table Results Playoffs Bracket Semi-finals Final Season statistics Scoring Top scorers Top Indian scorers Hat-tricks Result column shows goal tally of player's team first. Notes (H) – Home team(A) – Away team Assists Clean sheets Discipline Player Most yellow cards: 8 Pronay Halder (ATK Mohun Bagan) Erik Paartalu (Bengaluru) Most red cards: 2 Ahmed Jahouh (Mumbai City) Club Most yellow cards: 61 Mumbai City Most red cards: 4 East Bengal Jamshedpur Goa Awards Hero of the Match Season awards See also 2020−21 I-League 2020–21 in Indian football Notes References External links Indian Super League Indian Super League seasons India Association football events curtailed due to the COVID-19 pandemic Sport in Goa
Barrier is a maze arcade game using vector graphics released by Vectorbeam in 1979. The game was sold to Vectorbeam by Cinematronics. Gameplay Players move a small triangle around on the grid, while attempting to avoid the diamonds that are also moving around on the grid. Reaching the end of the grid teleports the player back to the front of the grid to gain points. The game is played on a 3x10 grid that is displayed at angle to make it appear to be in 3-D. References External links Barrier at Arcade History 1979 video games Arcade video games Arcade-only video games Maze games Multiplayer and single-player video games Multiplayer hotseat games Vector arcade video games Vectorbeam games Video games developed in the United States
Burak (, also Romanized as Būrak) is a village in Howmeh-ye Jonubi Rural District, in the Central District of Eslamabad-e Gharb County, Kermanshah Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 308, in 67 families. References Populated places in Eslamabad-e Gharb County
Pablo Javier Frontini (born 3 May 1984 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine football coach and former player who played as a defender. He is the current manager of All Boys. Career Club career Frontini started his playing career with River Plate in 2003, he only made three league appearances for the club before joining Instituto de Córdoba in 2006. He then had a season with Gimnasia de Jujuy before joining San Martín de San Juan in 2007. In July 2010 he signed a contract with Anorthosis Famagusta. Coaching career Retiring at the end of 2019, Frontini was appointed head coach of his last club, Club Atlético San Telmo, on 4 January 2020. Statistics As of 28 September 2010. References External links Argentine Primera statistics Football-Lineups player profile 1983 births Living people Footballers from Buenos Aires Argentine men's footballers Argentine expatriate men's footballers Men's association football defenders Club Atlético River Plate footballers Instituto Atlético Central Córdoba footballers Defensa y Justicia footballers Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy footballers San Martín de San Juan footballers Club Bolívar players Anorthosis Famagusta FC players Once Caldas footballers All Boys footballers Ferro Carril Oeste footballers Club Atlético San Telmo footballers Argentine Primera División players Bolivian Primera División players Cypriot First Division players Categoría Primera A players Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Bolivia Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Colombia Expatriate men's footballers in Bolivia Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Expatriate men's footballers in Colombia Argentine football managers All Boys managers
Exit Ten is the first EP by the British progressive metal band Exit Ten. Track listing "Absence Of Forgiveness" – 5:25 "Paralisé" – 3:25 "Sold Out" – 4:07 "Sound Of BC" – 3:38 Credits Ryan Redman - Vocals Stuart Steele - Guitar Joe Ward - Guitar James Steele - Bass Chris Steele - Drums Mark Williams - Production Exit Ten albums 2004 EPs
Keratinophyton durum is a keratinophilic fungus, that grows on keratin found in decomposing or shed animal hair and bird feathers. Various studies conducted in Canada, Japan, India, Spain, Poland, Ivory Coast and Iraq have isolated this fungus from decomposing animal hair and bird feathers using SDA and hair-bait technique. Presence of fungus in soil sediments and their ability to decompose hairs make them a potential human pathogen. History and taxonomy Keratinophyton durum was first described by Hugo Zukal in 1890 as Gymnoascus durus, and subsequently has been the subject of taxonomic confusion. Nearly 100 years after Zukal's description, Currah transferred the fungus from genus Gymnoascus to Keratinophyton (1985) and eventually to genus Aphanoascus (1986) due to similarity in their ascospores. At the same time, Guého and Vroey treated the fungus under the name, Anixiopsis biplanata (1986). The genera Aphanoascus and Anixiopsis have ascospores of similar appearance. This led to a debate within the mycological community upon its naming, wherein some mycologists used Anixiopsis biplanata and others used Aphanoascus durus to describe this species. Amidst this debate, the fungus was misclassified under the genus Ascocalvatia by von Arx in 1986. Ascocalvatia has cylindrical ascospores whereas Aphanoascus spores are flat and circular (oblate) in shape. Finally, in 1990 it was re-classified as Aphanoascus durus by Cano and Guarro. The name Keratinophyton durum was originally applied to the sexual state of the fungus (teleomorph), but now is used to include all life stages. The correct name for this species is K. durum. Genomic information Listed below are identified gene sequences for this fungus. Morphology and growth Ascospores found within the ascoma, are oblate (shaped like an M&M candy) and yellow-yellowish brown in color when observed in transmitted light microscopy. Typically, the lateral sides of these ascospores are smooth with a bumpy, pitted equatorial edge. Ascospores of this fungus are similar in appearance (morphology) to those of A. terreus by Apnis (Cano & Guarro, Randhawa & Sandhu) A. clathratus and A. hispanicus by Cano & Guarro. Ascospores of A. terreus and A. hispanicus are small, pitted and diamond-shaped (rhomboid), whereas A. clathratus has circular (oblate) ascospores with reduced pitting. Ascomata are spherical (globose) to oval (subglobose), pale yellowish brown to dark reddish brown in color, and range from 280 to 800 µm in diameter. Ascomata are encased in white aerial hyphae and conidia. In laboratory, this fungus can be grown on 2% malt agar, potato-carrot agar (PCA), phytone yeast extract agar (PYE) and yeast-starch agar (YpSs) growth mediums. On 2% malt agar, post 2-week incubation, K.durum colonies reach up to 35–40 mm in diameter. Colonies appear fluffy and white but have uneven growth. Mostly thinly spread colonies are denser at the centre and can reach 2 mm in height. Hyphae are usually branched, hyaline, smooth-walled and septate. Colonies also contain aleurioconidia. On potato-carrot agar (PCA), rapid growth is observed at 25 °C. Within 14 days of PCA culturing, circular colonies measuring 53–67 mm in diameter can be seen. Initial colonies appear white, but later on change their color and appear greenish grey. In this growth media, resulting ascomata are scattered and there is limited production of conidia. On phytone yeast extract agar (PYE), fungus grows rapidly into white-yellowish white colonies. While conidiogenesis is prominent, ascomata are not produced. On YpSs growth medium, under dark conditions and 28 °C, it grows at the rate of 2–3 mm per day. Cream-coloured colonies with smooth, septate, hyaline hyphae can be observed. Hyphae are thin-walled and wide, measuring 1.7–2.5 µm in width. Ascoma maturation can be observed in 20–23 days. Acomata are encased in round, dark-brown aerial mycelium measuring 500–1050 µm in diameter. Additionally, the fungus can be isolated using hair-baiting technique and followed by incubation on Sabouraud's dextrose agar (SDA). Isolation using Sabouraud's dextrose agar supplemented with (50 mg/L) chloramphenicol and cycloheximide (500 mg/L), requires 5–10 day, room temperature incubation. Similarly, hair baiting technique involving sterile human or horse hair can also be used to isolate this fungus from wet soils (rivers and lakes). Pocket-like surface erosion in human hair caused by this fungus can be observed under a light microscope following staining with lactophenol cotton blue. Habitat and ecology Typically, it has been isolated from depth of 3–5 cm in soils containing decomposing feather and animal hair. K. durum is known from soils of Gir Forest National Park (India), Sanjay Gandhi National Park, Kaziranga national park, Lonar crater lake as well as Shatt Al-Arab river (Iraq). In terrestrial ecosystems, this fungus is predominantly found areas where there is increased animal and bird densities. In underwater sediments, it prefers alkaline pH conditions. A study conducted in Shatt Al-Arab river by Abdullah and Hassan, demonstrated that the soil pH range for this fungi is 6.9. It is also found in Lonar lake sediments where water is highly alkaline (pH of 10.5–11.2) with increased concentrations of sodium chloride, fluorides and bicarbonates. Pathogenicity In their study, Deskhmukh & Verekar determined that it releases keratin at the rate of 234.6 µg/ml and is capable of decomposing 26.4% of human hair within four weeks of incubation. Since this fungus occurs in close proximity of animals and birds, it may be pathogenic to animal and humans. References Onygenales Taxa named by Hugo Zukal
This is a list of current and defunct automobile manufacturers of India. Current manufacturers Major Indian companies Others manufactures Ashok Leyland (1948–present) Bajaj Auto (1945–present) Force Motors (1958–present) Eicher Motors (1948–present) Minor manufacturers Hindustan Motors (1942-present) Hradyesh (2011–present) ICML (2003–present) Kerala Automobiles Limited (1984–present) Premier (1944–present) Tara International (1978–present) Vehicle Factory Jabalpur (1969–present) Foreign manufacturers building, or in a joint venture, in India Former manufacturers Chinkara Motors (2003–2016) Multix (2015–2018), a joint venture by Eicher Motors and Polaris Industries Rajah Motors (1981–2009) San Motors (1996–2013) Sipani (1978–1997) Standard Motor Products (1948–2006) Tata Motors (discontinued marques and subsidiaries) Tamo (2016–2017) Former foreign manufacturers and joint ventures Daewoo Motors India (1995-2003) FCA India Automobiles (discontinued marques and subsidiaries) Fiat India (1996–2018) Ford India (1995–2021) General Motors India (1995–2017) Chevrolet India (2003–2017) Opel India (1996–2006) Mahindra Renault (2007–2010) Swaraj Mazda (1983–2011) See also Automotive industry in India List of car manufacturers References India Automobile manufacturers
This is a list of Rwandan Twenty20 International cricketers. In April 2018, the ICC decided to grant full Twenty20 International (T20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all Twenty20 matches played between Rwanda and other ICC members after 1 January 2019 will be eligible for T20I status. Rwanda played their first T20I against Ghana on 18 August 2021 during their tour of Rwanda. This list comprises all members of the Rwanda cricket team who have played at least one T20I match. It is initially arranged in the order in which each player won his first Twenty20 cap. Where more than one player won his first Twenty20 cap in the same match, those players are listed alphabetically by surname. Key List of players Statistics are correct as of 15 October 2023. References Rwanda
Ulejno () is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Nowogródek Pomorski, within Myślibórz County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania. References Ulejno
In mathematics, the Mestre bound is a bound on the analytic rank of an elliptic curve in terms of its conductor, introduced by . See also Brumer bound References Elliptic curves Theorems in number theory
Carinodrillia alboangulata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids. Description The length of the shell attains 20 mm, its diameter 7 mm. This ovate-fusiform species contains 9 whorls. It is very remarkably coloured. The seven white stripes radiating from the apex down the blunt, continuous ribs as far as the middle of the body whorl contrast very markedly with the deep-brown ground-colour of the shell. The aperture is rather small, measuring 2/5 of the total length of the shell. Its interior is reddish purple. The rather narrow siphonal canal is very short. Distribution This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off Panama. References External links alboangulata Gastropods described in 1882
Seminary Woods is a historic woodland in St. Francis, Wisconsin, on the grounds of Saint Francis de Sales Seminary. It is one of the last surviving beech-maple mesic forests in Wisconsin. The forest was founded in 1855 when the seminary moved to St. Francis from Milwaukee and the land that was originally purchased by the Lake Drive Franciscan Sisters became part of the newly established seminary. The forest consists of 68 acres and is located near Lake Michigan. It attracts attention from naturalists for the forest's beech-maple composition and wild flowers that bloom in the spring. A striking feature of the forest is the seminary's cemetery that lies hidden among the trees. History Although the woods lie on seminary property, the forest was first owned by the Sisters of St. Francis of Assisi in 1833. The land was acquired by the sisters from the Potawatomi Indians living in the area at the time. It was not until 1855 that Saint Francis de Sales Seminary was built and the forest became part of its property. The forest has survived colonization and urbanization because its natural beauty led it to be used as a place for reflection by members of the seminary. Natural history The forest obtained its distinct beech-maple forest from soil deposits made by glacial movement 11,000 years ago. Several species of wildflowers, wildlife, and trees are spotted in the forest. Mature trees found in the forest include, basswood, sugar maple, beech, red oak, and paper birch. The forest also has a small stream that flows into nearby Lake Michigan. Wildflowers include, trillium, white trout lily, yellow trout lily, bloodroot, the endangered blue stemmed goldenrod, and hepatica. Wildlife found in the area include great horned owls, white tailed deer, coyotes, and migratory birds. Invasive species The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has declared Seminary Woods an area in need of protection from invasive species because of its natural environment and historical significance. Although the forest does contain invasive species, they are low in number. Structural remains In the forest are the remains of previous structures, a grotto and the cemetery that is a final resting place for individuals who were affiliated with the seminary Seminary cemetery The cemetery is located towards the middle of the forest. Multiple pathways within the forest lead to the cemetery. The cemetery contains burials of sisters of St. Francis, archbishops, and children from St. Aemilian's orphanage. Our Lady of Lourdes Grotto The 10-foot (3 m) grotto found in the forest near the cemetery honors Our Lady of Lourdes and was built in 1894 by Paul Dobberstein. References External links More photos of Seminary Woods Article on Seminary Woods 1855 establishments in Wisconsin Protected areas of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
"Here Comes the Freedom Train" is a 1976 song written by Stephen H. Lemberg, best known for being performed by American country music artist Merle Haggard and The Strangers. It was released in May 1976 as the first single from the album My Love Affair with Trains. "Here Comes the Freedom Train" peaked at number ten on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. It reached number-one on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks in July 1976. It was originally written for the country music duo of Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton, who recorded it with special guest Chet Atkins in RCA Studios for release in 1973 by the American Freedom Train Foundation. The 45 single of the recording was sold as a fund-raising item for the bicentennial trip Freedom Train took across the United States. Content The song is historical narrative of the United States, which was about to celebrate its Bicentennial. Personnel Merle Haggard– vocals, guitar The Strangers: Roy Nichols – lead guitar Norman Hamlet – steel guitar, dobro Tiny Moore – mandolin Eldon Shamblin– guitar Ronnie Reno – guitar Mark Yeary – piano James Tittle – bass Biff Adam – drums Don Markham – saxophone Chart performance See also List of train songs References 1976 singles 1976 songs Merle Haggard songs Song recordings produced by Ken Nelson (American record producer) Songs about trains Capitol Records singles
Abdulkadir Said Ahmed (born 17 July 1999) is a Somali footballer who plays as a midfielder for Finnish club Futura and the Somalia national team. Club career In 2017, Ahmed began his career with Palloseura Kemi Kings. Later that year, Ahmed signed for Kakkonen club KTP, making five appearances in the 2017 season. For the 2018 season, Ahmed joined PK Keski-Uusimaa, making eight league appearances for the club. Ahead of the 2019 season, Ahmed joined VJS. International career On 7 December 2019, Ahmed made his debut for Somalia in a 0–0 draw against Djibouti in the 2019 CECAFA Cup. Personal life Abdulkadir Said Ahmed is the brother of the footballer Ahmed Said Ahmed and the politician Suldaan Said Ahmed. He holds Finnish citizenship. References 1999 births Living people Men's association football midfielders Somalian men's footballers Sportspeople from Mogadishu Somalia men's international footballers Somalian emigrants to Finland Naturalized citizens of Finland Finnish men's footballers Finnish people of Somali descent Kemi City F.C. players Kakkonen players Kotkan Työväen Palloilijat players Pallokerho Keski-Uusimaa players
Las víctimas is a Mexican telenovela produced by Televisa for Telesistema Mexicano in 1967. Cast Sergio Bustamante Alejandro Ciangherotti Lorenzo de Rodas José Carlos Ruiz Olga Morris References External links 1967 telenovelas Televisa telenovelas Spanish-language telenovelas 1967 Mexican television series debuts 1967 Mexican television series endings
Oligomenorrhea is infrequent (or, in occasional usage, very light) menstruation. More strictly, it is menstrual periods occurring at intervals of greater than 35 days, with only four to nine periods in a year. Menstrual periods should have been regularly established before the development of infrequent flow. The duration of such events may vary. Causes Oligomenorrhea can be a result of prolactinomas (adenomas of the anterior pituitary). It may be caused by thyrotoxicosis, hormonal changes in perimenopause, Prader–Willi syndrome, and Graves' disease. Endurance exercises such as running or swimming can affect the reproductive physiology of female athletes. Female runners, swimmers and ballet dancers either menstruate infrequently in comparison to non-athletic females of comparable age or exhibit amenorrhea. A more recent study shows that athletes competing in sports that emphasise thinness or a specific weight exhibit a higher rate of menstrual dysfunction than either athletes competing in sports with less focus on these or control subjects. Breastfeeding has been linked to irregularity of menstrual cycles due to hormones that delay ovulation. People with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) are also likely to have oligomenorrhea. PCOS is a condition in which excessive androgens (male sex hormones) are released by the ovaries. People with PCOS show menstrual irregularities that range from oligomenorrhea and amenorrhea, to very heavy, irregular periods. The condition affects about 6% of premenopausal females. Eating disorders can result in oligomenorrhea. Although menstrual disorders are most strongly associated with anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa may also result in oligomenorrhea or amenorrhea. There is some controversy regarding the mechanism for the menstrual dysregulation, since amenorrhea may sometimes precede substantial weight loss in some anorexics. See also Amenorrhea: a total cessation of the menstrual period Menorrhagia: unusually heavy periods References External links Menstrual disorders
Edward Eugene Mendoza (born December 4, 1952) is an American long-distance runner. He competed in the men's 10,000 metres at the 1976 Summer Olympics, as well as the men's marathon at the 1983 World Championships in Athletics. References Futterman, Matthew; "Running To The Edge". https://www.mattfutterman.com/running-to-the-edge. Retrieved August 14, 2023. External links 1952 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics American male long-distance runners Olympic track and field athletes for the United States Place of birth missing (living people) 20th-century American people
The Ste. Genevieve Art Colony was an art collective in Ste. Genevieve, Missouri. It was founded in 1932 by Aimee Schweig, Bernard E. Peters, and Jessie Beard Rickly. The Ste. Genevieve Summer School of Art was established in 1934. The colony was modeled on its most recent predecessor, the Provincetown Art Colony in Provincetown, Massachusetts, as well as The Shinnecock Hills Summer School of Art on Long Island, New York, the New Hope School in Pennsylvania, and the Taos art colony in New Mexico. The location of Ste. Genevieve contained rural vistas and genre scenes yet was close to the metropolitan Saint Louis area. The group expanded to include other Saint Louis artists including Frank Nuderscher, Joe Jones, and Thomas Hart Benton. The colony attracted many Midwestern artists with the styles of painting including American regionalism, Social realism, plein air and the new Abstract art. The colony dissolved in 1941. Associated artists Artists closely associated with the colony include: Thomas Hart Benton Sister Cassiana Marie Frederick Conway Joe Jones Martyl Schweig Langsdorf Joseph Meert Miriam McKinnie Bernard E. Peters Jessie Beard Rickly Aimee Schweig E. Oscar Thalinger Joseph Vorst Matthew E. Ziegler Legacy In 2004 a study of the colony entitled An American art colony : the art and artists of Ste. Genevieve, Missouri, 1930-1940 was published. In 2011 the Museum of Art and Archaeology in Columbia, Missouri held a retrospective exhibition entitled A Midwestern View: The Artists of the Ste. Genevieve Art Colony. References External links Living St. Louis:Genevieve Art video overview by Nine PBS St. Louis Docent Guide for A Midwestern View: The Artists of the Ste. Genevieve Art Colony American art Artist colonies 1932 establishments in Missouri 1941 disestablishments in Missouri
Jean-Pierre Ronfard (January 14, 1929 - September 23, 2003) was a French-born Canadian actor, playwright and theatre director from Quebec, most noted as the first director of the French-language program at the National Theatre School of Canada. Life and career Born in Thivencelle, Nord, France, he was educated at the University of Lille. He moved to Montreal in 1960 to take the job with the National Theatre School. After the end of his job with the National Theatre School in 1964 he returned to France, but moved back to Montreal in 1970 to become artistic director of the Théâtre du Nouveau Monde, and would remain based in Montreal for the remainder of his life and career. He also later founded the Nouveau Théâtre expérimental theatre company with Robert Gravel and Pol Pelletier. As a playwright, his plays included Quichotte (1969), La Vie et mort du roi boiteux (1981), Le Mandragore (1982), Le Titanic (1985), Les objets parlent (1986), Mao Tsé Toung ou Soirée de musique au consulat (1987), and Autour de Phédre (1988). Theatre critic Marianne Ackerman once described Ronfard's work as "Imagine Monty Python tackling the complete works of William Shakespeare with an intimate knowledge of the mafiosi and Quebec cultures to lean on." He acted primarily on stage, but also had occasional film and television roles, and directed productions of plays by writers such as Aeschylus, Alfred Jarry, Eugène Ionesco, Claude Gauvreau, Réjean Ducharme, Jean Barbeau, and Robert Claing. He was married to writer Marie Cardinal. They had three children, including theatre director Alice Ronfard. He died in 2003 during the stage run of his final play, Oedipe à Colone. Awards He was a four-time nominee for the Governor General's Award for French-language drama, receiving nods at the 1981 Governor General's Awards for Vie et mort du Roi Boiteux, the 1986 Governor General's Awards for Le Titanic, the 1994 Governor General's Awards for Cinq études, and the 2003 Governor General's Awards for Écriture pour le théâtre, tome III. In 1997, he was a recipient of the Governor General's Performing Arts Award for his career in theatre. In 1999, he was the recipient of the Prix Denise-Pelletier for outstanding contributions to the performing arts in Quebec. In 2000 he received the National Theatre School's Gascon-Thomas Award. Filmography References External links 1929 births 2003 deaths 20th-century Canadian dramatists and playwrights 20th-century Canadian male writers 20th-century Canadian male actors 21st-century Canadian dramatists and playwrights 21st-century Canadian male writers 21st-century Canadian male actors 20th-century French dramatists and playwrights 20th-century French male writers 20th-century French male actors 21st-century French dramatists and playwrights 21st-century French male writers 21st-century French male actors Canadian male dramatists and playwrights Canadian male film actors Canadian male stage actors Canadian male television actors Canadian theatre directors French male dramatists and playwrights French male film actors French male stage actors French male television actors French theatre directors French emigrants to Canada Prix Denise-Pelletier winners People from Nord (French department) Writers from Montreal Male actors from Montreal University of Lille Nord de France alumni Governor General's Award winners
The Navier–Stokes existence and smoothness problem concerns the mathematical properties of solutions to the Navier–Stokes equations, a system of partial differential equations that describe the motion of a fluid in space. Solutions to the Navier–Stokes equations are used in many practical applications. However, theoretical understanding of the solutions to these equations is incomplete. In particular, solutions of the Navier–Stokes equations often include turbulence, which remains one of the greatest unsolved problems in physics, despite its immense importance in science and engineering. Even more basic (and seemingly intuitive) properties of the solutions to Navier–Stokes have never been proven. For the three-dimensional system of equations, and given some initial conditions, mathematicians have neither proved that smooth solutions always exist, nor found any counter-examples. This is called the Navier–Stokes existence and smoothness problem. Since understanding the Navier–Stokes equations is considered to be the first step to understanding the elusive phenomenon of turbulence, the Clay Mathematics Institute in May 2000 made this problem one of its seven Millennium Prize problems in mathematics. It offered a US$1,000,000 prize to the first person providing a solution for a specific statement of the problem: The Navier–Stokes equations In mathematics, the Navier–Stokes equations are a system of nonlinear partial differential equations for abstract vector fields of any size. In physics and engineering, they are a system of equations that model the motion of liquids or non-rarefied gases (in which the mean free path is short enough so that it can be thought of as a continuum mean instead of a collection of particles) using continuum mechanics. The equations are a statement of Newton's second law, with the forces modeled according to those in a viscous Newtonian fluid—as the sum of contributions by pressure, viscous stress and an external body force. Since the setting of the problem proposed by the Clay Mathematics Institute is in three dimensions, for an incompressible and homogeneous fluid, only that case is considered below. Let be a 3-dimensional vector field, the velocity of the fluid, and let be the pressure of the fluid. The Navier–Stokes equations are: where is the kinematic viscosity, the external volumetric force, is the gradient operator and is the Laplacian operator, which is also denoted by or . Note that this is a vector equation, i.e. it has three scalar equations. Writing down the coordinates of the velocity and the external force then for each there is the corresponding scalar Navier–Stokes equation: The unknowns are the velocity and the pressure . Since in three dimensions, there are three equations and four unknowns (three scalar velocities and the pressure), then a supplementary equation is needed. This extra equation is the continuity equation for incompressible fluids that describes the conservation of mass of the fluid: Due to this last property, the solutions for the Navier–Stokes equations are searched in the set of solenoidal ("divergence-free") functions. For this flow of a homogeneous medium, density and viscosity are constants. Since only its gradient appears, the pressure p can be eliminated by taking the curl of both sides of the Navier–Stokes equations. In this case the Navier–Stokes equations reduce to the vorticity-transport equations. Now, we are going to look at nonlinearity. The Navier–Stokes equations are nonlinear because the terms in the equations do not have a simple linear relationship with each other. This means that the equations cannot be solved using traditional linear techniques, and more advanced methods must be used instead. Nonlinearity is important in the Navier–Stokes equations because it allows the equations to describe a wide range of fluid dynamics phenomena, including the formation of shock waves and other complex flow patterns. However, the nonlinearity of the Navier–Stokes equations also makes them more difficult to solve, as traditional linear methods may not work. One way to understand the nonlinearity of the Navier–Stokes equations is to consider the term (v · ∇)v in the equations. This term represents the acceleration of the fluid, and it is a product of the velocity vector v and the gradient operator ∇. Because the gradient operator is a linear operator, the term (v · ∇)v is nonlinear in the velocity vector v. This means that the acceleration of the fluid depends on the magnitude and direction of the velocity, as well as the spatial distribution of the velocity within the fluid. The nonlinear nature of the Navier–Stokes equations can be seen in the term , which represents the acceleration of the fluid due to its own velocity. This term is nonlinear because it involves the product of two velocity vectors, and the resulting acceleration is therefore dependent on the magnitude and direction of both vectors. Another source of nonlinearity in the Navier–Stokes equations is the pressure term . The pressure in a fluid depends on the density and the gradient of the pressure, and this term is therefore nonlinear in the pressure. One example of the nonlinear nature of the Navier–Stokes equations can be seen in the case of a fluid flowing around a circular obstacle. In this case, the velocity of the fluid near the obstacle will be higher than the velocity of the fluid farther away from the obstacle. This results in a pressure gradient, with higher pressure near the obstacle and lower pressure farther away. To see this more explicitly, consider the case of a circular obstacle of radius placed in a uniform flow with velocity and density . Let be the velocity of the fluid at position and time , and let be the pressure at the same position and time. The Navier–Stokes equations in this case are: where is the kinematic viscosity of the fluid. Assuming that the flow is steady (meaning that the velocity and pressure do not vary with time), we can set the time derivative terms equal to zero: We can now consider the flow near the circular obstacle. In this region, the velocity of the fluid will be higher than the uniform flow velocity due to the presence of the obstacle. This results in a nonlinear term in the Navier–Stokes equations that is proportional to the velocity of the fluid. At the same time, the presence of the obstacle will also result in a pressure gradient, with higher pressure near the obstacle and lower pressure farther away. This can be seen by considering the continuity equation, which states that the mass flow rate through any surface must be constant. Since the velocity is higher near the obstacle, the mass flow rate through a surface near the obstacle will be higher than the mass flow rate through a surface farther away from the obstacle. This can be compensated for by a pressure gradient, with higher pressure near the obstacle and lower pressure farther away. As a result of these nonlinear effects, the Navier–Stokes equations in this case become difficult to solve, and approximations or numerical methods must be used to find the velocity and pressure fields in the flow. Consider the case of a two-dimensional fluid flow in a rectangular domain, with a velocity field and a pressure field . We can use a finite element method to solve the Navier–Stokes equation for the velocity field: To do this, we divide the domain into a series of smaller elements, and represent the velocity field as: where is the number of elements, and are the shape functions associated with each element. Substituting this expression into the Navier–Stokes equation and applying the finite element method, we can derive a system of ordinary differential equations: where is the domain, and the integrals are over the domain. This system of ordinary differential equations can be solved using techniques such as the finite element method or spectral methods. Such method can be applied as: we can use a variety of techniques, such as the finite element method or spectral methods. One common approach is to use a finite difference method, which involves approximating the derivative terms in the equation using finite differences. To do this, we can divide the time interval into a series of smaller time steps, and approximate the derivative at each time step using a finite difference formula: where is the size of the time step, and and are the values of and at time step . Using this approximation, we can iterate through the time steps and compute the value of at each time step. For example, starting at time step and using the approximation above, we can compute the value of at time step : This process can be repeated until we reach the final time step . There are many other approaches to solving ordinary differential equations, each with its own advantages and disadvantages. The choice of approach depends on the specific equation being solved, and the desired accuracy and efficiency of the solution. Two settings: unbounded and periodic space There are two different settings for the one-million-dollar-prize Navier–Stokes existence and smoothness problem. The original problem is in the whole space , which needs extra conditions on the growth behavior of the initial condition and the solutions. In order to rule out the problems at infinity, the Navier–Stokes equations can be set in a periodic framework, which implies that they are no longer working on the whole space but in the 3-dimensional torus . Each case will be treated separately. Statement of the problem in the whole space Hypotheses and growth conditions The initial condition is assumed to be a smooth and divergence-free function (see smooth function) such that, for every multi-index (see multi-index notation) and any , there exists a constant such that for all The external force is assumed to be a smooth function as well, and satisfies a very analogous inequality (now the multi-index includes time derivatives as well): for all For physically reasonable conditions, the type of solutions expected are smooth functions that do not grow large as . More precisely, the following assumptions are made: There exists a constant such that for all Condition 1 implies that the functions are smooth and globally defined and condition 2 means that the kinetic energy of the solution is globally bounded. The Millennium Prize conjectures in the whole space (A) Existence and smoothness of the Navier–Stokes solutions in Let . For any initial condition satisfying the above hypotheses there exist smooth and globally defined solutions to the Navier–Stokes equations, i.e. there is a velocity vector and a pressure satisfying conditions 1 and 2 above. (B) Breakdown of the Navier–Stokes solutions in There exists an initial condition and an external force such that there exists no solutions and satisfying conditions 1 and 2 above. The Millennium Prize conjectures are two mathematical problems that were chosen by the Clay Mathematics Institute as the most important unsolved problems in mathematics. The first conjecture, which is known as the "smoothness" conjecture, states that there should always exist smooth and globally defined solutions to the Navier–Stokes equations in three-dimensional space. The second conjecture, known as the "breakdown" conjecture, states that there should be at least one set of initial conditions and external forces for which there are no smooth solutions to the Navier–Stokes equations. The Navier–Stokes equations are a set of partial differential equations that describe the motion of fluids. They are given by: where is the velocity field of the fluid, is the pressure, is the density, is the kinematic viscosity, and is an external force. The first equation is known as the momentum equation, and the second equation is known as the continuity equation. These equations are typically accompanied by boundary conditions, which describe the behavior of the fluid at the edges of the domain. For example, in the case of a fluid flowing through a pipe, the boundary conditions might specify that the velocity and pressure are fixed at the walls of the pipe. The Navier–Stokes equations are nonlinear and highly coupled, making them difficult to solve in general. In particular, the difficulty of solving these equations lies in the term , which represents the nonlinear advection of the velocity field by itself. This term makes the Navier–Stokes equations highly sensitive to initial conditions, and it is the main reason why the Millennium Prize conjectures are so challenging. In addition to the mathematical challenges of solving the Navier–Stokes equations, there are also many practical challenges in applying these equations to real-world situations. For example, the Navier–Stokes equations are often used to model fluid flows that are turbulent, which means that the fluid is highly chaotic and unpredictable. Turbulence is a difficult phenomenon to model and understand, and it adds another layer of complexity to the problem of solving the Navier–Stokes equations. To solve the Navier–Stokes equations, we need to find a velocity field and a pressure field that satisfy the equations and the given boundary conditions. This can be done using a variety of numerical techniques, such as finite element methods, spectral methods, or finite difference methods. For example, consider the case of a two-dimensional fluid flow in a rectangular domain, with velocity and pressure fields and a pressure field ,respectively. The Navier–Stokes equations can be written as: where is the density, is the kinematic viscosity, and is an external force. The boundary conditions might specify that the velocity is fixed at the walls of the domain, or that the pressure is fixed at certain points. The last identity occurs because the flow is solenoidal. To solve these equations numerically, we can divide the domain into a series of smaller elements, and solve the equations locally within each element. For example, using a finite element method, we might represent the velocity and pressure fields as: where is the number of elements, and are the shape functions associated with each element. Substituting these expressions into the Navier–Stokes equations and applying the finite element method, we can derive a system of ordinary differential equations Statement of the periodic problem Hypotheses The functions sought now are periodic in the space variables of period 1. More precisely, let be the unitary vector in the i- direction: Then is periodic in the space variables if for any , then: Notice that this is considering the coordinates mod 1. This allows working not on the whole space but on the quotient space , which turns out to be the 3-dimensional torus: Now the hypotheses can be stated properly. The initial condition is assumed to be a smooth and divergence-free function and the external force is assumed to be a smooth function as well. The type of solutions that are physically relevant are those who satisfy these conditions: Just as in the previous case, condition 3 implies that the functions are smooth and globally defined and condition 4 means that the kinetic energy of the solution is globally bounded. The periodic Millennium Prize theorems (C) Existence and smoothness of the Navier–Stokes solutions in Let . For any initial condition satisfying the above hypotheses there exist smooth and globally defined solutions to the Navier–Stokes equations, i.e. there is a velocity vector and a pressure satisfying conditions 3 and 4 above. (D) Breakdown of the Navier–Stokes solutions in There exists an initial condition and an external force such that there exists no solutions and satisfying conditions 3 and 4 above. Partial results Finite difference method proved to be convergent for the Navier–Stokes equations and the equations are numerically solved by the 1960s. It is proved that there are smooth and globally defined solutions to the Navier–Stokes equations in 2 dimensions. If the initial velocity is sufficiently small then the statement is true: there are smooth and globally defined solutions to the Navier–Stokes equations. Given an initial velocity there exists a finite time T, depending on such that the Navier–Stokes equations on have smooth solutions and . It is not known if the solutions exist beyond that "blowup time" T. Jean Leray in 1934 proved the existence of so-called weak solutions to the Navier–Stokes equations, satisfying the equations in mean value, not pointwise. Terence Tao in 2016 published a finite time blowup result for an averaged version of the 3-dimensional Navier–Stokes equation. He writes that the result formalizes a "supercriticality barrier" for the global regularity problem for the true Navier–Stokes equations, and claims that the method of proof hints at a possible route to establishing blowup for the true equations. In popular culture Unsolved problems have been used to indicate a rare mathematical talent in fiction. The Navier–Stokes problem features in The Mathematician's Shiva (2014), a book about a prestigious, deceased, fictional mathematician named Rachela Karnokovitch taking the proof to her grave in protest of academia. The movie Gifted (2017) referenced the Millennium Prize problems and dealt with the potential for a 7-year-old girl and her deceased mathematician mother for solving the Navier–Stokes problem. See also List of unsolved problems in mathematics List of unsolved problems in physics Notes References Further reading External links Contributed by: Yakov Sinai The Clay Mathematics Institute's Navier–Stokes equation prize Why global regularity for Navier–Stokes is hard — Possible routes to resolution are scrutinized by Terence Tao. Navier–Stokes existence and smoothness (Millennium Prize Problem) A lecture on the problem by Luis Caffarelli. Fluid dynamics Millennium Prize Problems Partial differential equations Unsolved problems in mathematics Unsolved problems in physics
Chaetostoma milesi is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the basins of the Magdalena River and the Apure River. The species reaches 13 cm (5.1 inches) SL. It appears in the aquarium trade, where it is most frequently referred to as either the bulldog pleco or the rubbernose pleco. References milesi Fish described in 1941
The 2001 African U-17 Championship qualification was a men's under-17 football competition which decided the participating teams of the 2001 African U-17 Championship. Qualification Preliminary round The first leg matches were played on either the 14th or 16 April 2000. The second leg matches were played on either the 28th or 30 April 2000. The winners advanced to the First Round. \|} First round The first leg matches were played on either 23 or 25 June 2000. The second leg matches were played on either 7 or 9 July 2000. The winners advanced to the second round. \|} Second round The first leg matches were played on either 11 or 12 November 2000. The second leg matches were played on either 24, 25 or 26 November. The winners advanced to the finals. \|} Qualified teams (host nation) Notes and references External links African U-17 Championship 2001 - rsssf.org Under-17 Championship Qualification, 2001 2001
A film session involves the use of a 35 mm movie projector and/or VCR/DVD/DVR player to project images portrayed of a sporting event. The visual analysis of an upcoming game or previous game by the coaching staff with or without players. The term was coined by the NFL in reference to making a better defense or offense while preparing for the next Sunday opponent by choreographing the weaknesses shown by the game tape thus opening up the chances for more opportunities of success. Film Session is also the name of an NFL Network television program exploring the depths of the massive NFL Films library showcasing many of its classic, modern and historical specials and documentaries chronicling the history of the American sport of football in the National football league. References American football terminology
The county of Nares is a cadastral division of Queensland which contains the city of Cairns, Innisfail and most of the Atherton Tableland. The county is divided into civil parishes. It was named after George Nares (1831–1915), a naval officer and commander of . Cairns is mentioned as being in the county of Nares in the 1911 Britannica. It is bounded by the Daintree River in the north. Parishes Nares is subdivided into parishes, listed as follows: References External links Nares
Everfest is an Austin-based company that connects the festival community online. Festival-goers can find worldwide festivals, connect with friends, build a calendar and share content about festival experiences. Festival organizers work with Everfest to manage their online presence and market their event to attendees, including a perk system that allows organizers to provide discounts or free items to festival-goers. Everfest includes festivals of all types, grouping them across 12 categories: art, book, civic, cultural, faith, food, film, historical, music, performance, seasonal, and unique. The platform uses an algorithm to recommend festivals to festival-goers based on their likes and locations, as well as festivals they prefer or have attended previously. History Everfest was founded in the summer of 2014 by Jay Manickam (co-founder of uShip), Paul Cross (founder of Ticketbud), and Brad Dixon. In February 2015, Everfest was named one of 50 Startups to Watch by Built In Austin. In April 2015, Everfest closed an angel round of funding totalling $1.5 million, which included notable individual investor Bob Kagle (founder of Benchmark Capital) and a group from ATX Seed Ventures. Everfest appeared on Product Hunt on April 5, posted by Ryan Hoover (founder of Product Hunt), and finished the day as the second-most upvoted product. Everfest was named to the Austin Chamber of Commerce's Austin A-List of Hottest Startups on May 14, 2015, one of 12 winners from a pool of 275 nominees. They were one of four winners from 160 in the Emerging category. In February 2016, Everfest was named one of Fast Company Most Innovative Companies of 2016. In September 2016, Everfest acquired competitor Fest300, with Chip Conley (Burning Man, Airbnb, Joie de Vivre Hotels) joining as Chief Strategy Officer in a part-time capacity. Everfest closed a $3.6 million Series A round of venture capital funding in June 2017. The round was co-led by Live Nation Entertainment and ATX Seed Ventures. Charlie Walker of C3 Presents and Chris Shonk of ATX Seed Ventures joined Everfest's board of directors as part of the deal. In February 2020, Everfest was acquired by Qcue, an Austin company that provides dynamic pricing software for live entertainment events. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Company culture and philanthropy Everfest competed in the 2015 Austin Startup Games as part of the ATX Seed Ventures team, earning a $1,000 donation to The Bunker, Austin. References External links Everfest Media Links Everfest for iOS American companies established in 2014 Companies based in Austin, Texas Online companies of the United States 2014 establishments in Texas Festival organizations in North America Privately held companies based in Texas
Swagatham (English: Welcome) is a 1989 Indian Malayalam film, directed by Venu Nagavally and produced by Anand. The film stars Jayaram, Urvasi, Ashokan and Parvathy in the lead roles. The film has musical score by Rajamani. Plot The story revolves around Ramaswamy and younger sister Veni. There is a group of friends surrounding them, including Sudhi, Sajan and siblings Tito and Fifi. Fifi is in love with Sajan while Tito and Veni secretly love each other. Ramaswamy is utterly dismayed when Veni elopes with Tito. He fails to accept the relationship as Tito is from another religion and considers it a deception. Tito's family accepts the couple and Tito leaves to the Middle east for work. In the meantime, Sajan leaves Fifi for another girl. It turns out that Fifi is pregnant with his child. The family gets the pregnancy terminated secretly to avoid the shame it brings. To the shock of everyone, Tito dies in the Middle east when Veni is pregnant. This leaves Veni mentally disturbed and Ramaswamy comes back to support his ailing sister. Veni's condition improves in the care of Fifi and Ramaswamy. Ramaswamy is moved by the compassion Fifi shows towards Veni. The story ends with Ramaswamy inviting Fifi to his life. Cast Jayaram as Ramaswamy Krishnmoorthy Urvasi as Filomina Francis aka Fifi Ashokan as Tito Francis Parvathy Jayaram as Veni Krishnamoorthy Nedumudi Venu as Devan Nair M. G. Soman as Major Francis Sulakshana as Betty Sreenath as Sajan Jagathy Sreekumar as Sudhi Ajayan Adoor as Freddy Innocent as Chef Felix Stanislaus Labrador Sukumari as Daisy Aunty Adoor Pankajam as Mrs. Pillai Bahadoor as Chellappan Pillai Jagadish as Hirosh Jagannathan as Vallabhai Ravi Vallathol as Johney Kollam Thulasi as Johney's Father Mamukkoya as Mamukka Soundtrack The music was composed by Rajamani. References External links 1989 films 1980s Malayalam-language films
Dororo is a Japanese anime television series based on Osamu Tezuka's manga series of the same name. The 24-episode series was broadcast from January 7 to June 24, 2019, on Tokyo MX, BS11, and Jidaieki Senmon Channel, and was streamed exclusively worldwide on Amazon Prime Video. The episodes were collected in two Blu-ray volumes released in Japan on May 22 and August 21, 2019. Kazuhiro Furuhashi directs the series, with Yasuko Kobayashi handling series composition, Satoshi Iwataki handling character designs, and Yoshihiro Ike composing the music. Twin Engine produces the series. The soundtrack of the series was released on August 14, 2019 in two different editions. A guidebook featuring Hiroyuki Asada's art was released in Japan on August 2, 2019. The series was licensed by Sentai Filmworks for an English release in March 2021. Sentai's deal includes distribution rights for the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Latin America, Spain, Portugal, the Netherlands, and Nordic and Scandinavian countries. The Blu-ray disk of the series was released by Sentai on June 29, 2021. Madman Entertainment released it in Australia on October 6, 2021. Episode list References External links Dororo (2019 TV series)
Lennart Andersson may refer to: Lennart Axelsson (musician) (born 1941), Swedish musician Lennart Axelsson (politician) (born 1953), Swedish politician
The 25th Virginia Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment raised in Virginia for service in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. It fought mostly with the Army of the Northwest and Army of Northern Virginia. Its soldiers saw action from the battle of Philippi until the Appomattox. Service The 25th Virginia was organized during the early summer of 1861. Its members were raised in Upshur, Augusta, Highland, Bath, Pendleton, and Rockbridge counties. The unit participated in Lee's Cheat Mountain Campaign and Jackson's Valley Campaign. In the spring of 1862 the 9th Battalion, Virginia Infantry, four companies from Taylor County under the command of Lt. Colonel George W. Hansbrough that had fought in the Army of the Northwest and fought at Greenbrier River and Camp Allegheny were merged into the 25th Virginia. After the July 11, 1861, Battle of Rich Mountain, the regiment was severely depleted due to Col. Pegram's surrender of Camp Garnett, as discussed below. Members of 1st Co. A (Upshur Grays) and 1st Co. B (Rockbridge Guards) were dispatched to Hart's Farm under command of Capt. Julius A. DeLagnel to ward off an expected Federal assault. Men of the 20th VA and 25th VA, along with a lone cannon took position in the stable yard of the Hart farm and awaited the Federal assault. As the Federals appeared on the hillside, the long-awaited battle began. The small (310 men) force of Confederates held back the initial attacks, but overwhelming numbers, along with a final charge of the 19th Ohio forced the surviving members of the Confederate outpost to flee. The following morning, being cut off and surrounded, Col. Pegram surrendered the balance of his command at Camp Garnett, including the majority of the 25th VA. The 25th lost 5 killed, 11 wounded, and 2 captured at Hart's farm. Included in the dead were Upshur Gray privates Henry Clay Jackson and Oscar Sherwood, whose names can be seen engraved in the rock that they defended to this day. After Jackson's campaign finished, the regiment was assigned to General Early's, J.R. Jones', and W. Terry's Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia. The order to merge the 9th Battalion was rescinded in November 1862, and its men were divided among other commands. The 25th Virginia participated in the Jones-Imboden Raid during the spring of 1863, as Confederates sought to discourage West Virginia statehood, but failed. While depleted, the 25th Virginia took an active part in the campaigns of the army from the Seven Days' Battles to Cold Harbor, then fought with Early in the Shenandoah Valley and in various conflicts around Appomattox. Casualties This regiment reported 18 casualties at Camp Alleghany, 72 at McDowell, and 29 at Cross Keys and Port Republic. It lost 1 killed and 24 wounded at Cedar Mountain, had 3 killed and 20 wounded at Sharpsburg, and reported 1 killed and 13 wounded at Fredericksburg. Of the 280 engaged at Gettysburg, twenty-five percent were disabled. There were 15 members (1 officer, 14 enlisted) of the 25th at Appomattox on April 9, 1865. Officers The field officers were: Brigadier General John C. Higginbotham (Posthumous), Colonels George A. Porterfield, and George H. Smith; Lieutenant Colonels Patrick B. Duffy, Jonathan McGee Heck, Robert D. Lilley, and John A. Robinson; and Majors Wilson Harper, Albert G. Reger, and William T. Thompson. Companies Company A, Upshur Grays, Col. John C. Higginbotham Company B, Rockbridge Guards, Capt. David P. Curry Company C, Augusta Lee Rifles, Capt. Robert D. Lilley Company D, Highland Rangers, Capt. George M. Kiracofe Company E, Pendleton Rifles, Capt. George H. Smith Company F, Franklin Guards, Capt. John B. Moomau Company G, Bath Grays/Bath Rifles, Capt. William D. Ervin Company H, Hardy Blues, Capt. J.C.B. Mullin Company I, Mt. Crawford Cavalry, formerly Valley Rifles, Capt. William N. Jordan Company K, South Branch Riflemen, Capt. John H. Everly When the regiment was reorganized in 1862 to bring it back to full strength the following companies were added from the 9th Battalion Virginia Infantry Company A, Letcher Guards, Capt. John A. Robinson Company C, Braxton Blues, Capt. Patrick B. Duffy Company E, Fighting Company E (composed from several parts of depleted companies) Company F, Highland County, Capt. George Madison Karicofe Company G, Mollohan's Company, Capt. William H. Mollohan Company I, Pocahontas Rescuers, Capt. Daniel A. Stofer Company K, Pendleton Minute Men, Capt. D.C. Anderson (company transferred from the 31st Virginia Infantry to the 25th) John B. Salling The man who was recognized as Virginia's last surviving Confederate veteran, John B. Salling, claimed to work as a peter monkey and saltpeter miner after enlisting as a private in Company D, 25th Virginia Infantry, in Scott County, Virginia, during the Civil War. See also List of Virginia Civil War units List of West Virginia Civil War Confederate units References Further reading Armstrong, Richard L. 25th Virginia Infantry and 9th Battalion Virginia Infantry. (Virginia regimental histories series.) H. E. Howard, 1990. Units and formations of the Confederate States Army from Virginia 1861 establishments in Virginia Military units and formations established in 1861 1865 disestablishments in Virginia Military units and formations disestablished in 1865
"Yi" and "iMi" are songs by American indie folk band Bon Iver from their fourth studio album, I, I (2019). The songs are the first two tracks on the album, with the former being a 31-second phone recording that serves as an intro to the latter. Both songs were produced by Justin Vernon, Brad Cook, and Chris Messina, with additional production by BJ Burton. "Yi" and "iMi" feature additional production by Trevor Hagen and Andrew Sarlo, respectively. "Yi" and "iMi" are built off an audio snippet of cardboard sliding over a radio that is switched on-and-off. Vernon is credited as the sole lyricist on both songs, with him singing about the themes of comfort and familiarity. Recording of "iMi" took five years and nearly 30 collaborators to complete. "Yi" was recorded in the winter of 2014 at the April Base in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, which began the recording process of "iMi" that was completed in 2019 at the Sonic Ranch in Tornillo, Texas. Credited composers and musicians include James Blake, Velvet Negroni, Camilla Staveley-Taylor, Aaron Dessner, CJ Camerieri, and Wheezy, amongst others. Background and recording "Yi" is a phone recording from the winter of 2014 in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Bon Iver frontman Justin Vernon and his close friend Trever Hagen were experimenting with turning a radio on-and-off while sliding cardboard over it at the time, resembling a hip hop chop. Vernon immediately told producer Brad Cook that he wanted this fragmented recording to be the basis of the first track on their then-upcoming album, which later became "iMi". Mike Noyce recorded his vocals for the track in 2015. That same year, Vernon met with British musician James Blake while the former was in London, where the latter played synthesizers for the track. The two had previously collaborated on the tracks "Fall Creek Boys Choir" from 2011 and "I Need a Forest Fire" from 2016. American singer Frank Ocean was present for Blake's contributions. In 2017, Vernon previewed "iMi" to American record producer Wheezy, where he offered to provide drum programming for the track. Prior to the collaboration, Wheezy did not know of Vernon or Bon Iver. In 2018, Rob Moose's Worms Crew recorded the horns on the track. Moose had made three different trips to Wisconsin for working on the song. Vernon struggled to write his first verse for the song due to the pressure that "iMi" would be the album's first full track. In January 2019, recording continued at the Sonic Ranch in Tornillo, Texas. Andrew Sarlo, who was a long-time fan of Bon Iver, provided additional production for the track while he was at the Sonic Ranch. Cook called Sarlo's work a "turning point" for the song, praising his chopping of the chorus and the bassline. The former then pressured Vernon to complete writing the lyrics to the song. Composition and lyrics The basis of "Yi" and "iMi" came from a snippet of Vernon and Hagen turning a radio on-and-off while sliding cardboard over it. Spencer Kornhaber, writing for The Atlantic, described "Yi" as an intro into "iMi" and stated that car wash-like noises "keep a lazy rhythm". Kornhaber elaborated, saying that the songs' busyness eventually "gives way to cozy strumming". The songs' elements cumulate, with Will Hermes, for Rolling Stone, stating that "all of it somehow gel[s] into a fantastic whole." Hermes described the beginning of the songs as "doubling-down on the future-pop abstractions" before making way for Vernon's raw vocals. Matthew Strauss of Pitchfork described Vernon's delivery as simple and his lyrics as him "locating peace within the ordinary and everyday"." Zack Ruskin of Variety described Vernon's lyrics as "celebrating the comfort of familiarity". Mike Noyce, Velvet Negroni, Camilla Staveley-Taylor, and James Blake collaborate to sing across different frequencies within the song. Kornhaber stated that he believes the chorus "I am / I am / I am" ironically gives a sense of we. Release and promotion On July 11, 2019, Bon Iver announced their fourth studio album I, I, and revealed a track list that included both "Yi" and "iMi". On August 8, 2019, without prior announcement, eight of the album's nine remaining songs, including "iMi", were released digitally. The releases were hourly, while "Yi" was then shared exclusively on Reddit. On September 1, 2019, Bon Iver started their I, I tour in Bonner, Montana. "iMi" was performed at the show and was included on the set list for the tour. On October 1 of that year, Bon Iver performed in Brooklyn as the special guests for American morning television program CBS This Morning. The show highlighted the band's performance of "iMi", and the songs "Blood Bank" and "Salem". Commercial performance "iMi" charted in both the United States and New Zealand on non-primary charts. On the US Billboard Hot Rock Songs chart, the song peaked at number 36, making it the fourth highest-peaking track from I, I, behind the singles "Hey, Ma" and "Faith", and the non-single track "Naeem". However, "iMi" peaked higher than two of the album's singles, "U (Man Like)" and "Jelmore". In New Zealand, the song peaked at 36 on the NZ Hot Singles chart. Credits and personnel Credits adapted from liner notes. Credits for both songs: Brad Cook – production Chris Messina – production, mixing Justin Vernon – production, lyrics BJ Burton – additional production, writing Marta Salogni – additional engineering Jerry Ordonez – assistant engineering, additional mixing Zac Hernandez – assistant engineering Alli Rogers – assistant engineering Zach Hanson – mixing Greg Calbi – mastering Additional credits for "Yi": Justin Vernon – radio Trever Hagen – additional production, additional engineering, barn, shoes, writing Additional credits for "iMi": Worm Crew – horns Rob Moose – violin, viola, fast piano, crew arrangement, writing CJ Camerieri – trumpet, flugelhorn, French horn Michael Lewis – tenor and soprano saxophones Hideaki Aomori – clarinets, alto saxophone Tim Albright – trombone Randy Pingrey – trombone Ross Garren – harmonicas Trever Hagen – slides Wheezy – drum programming, writing James Blake – Prophet 600, vocals, writing Mike Noyce – vocals, writing Jeremy Nutzman a.k.a. Velvet Negroni – vocals, writing Camilla Staveley-Taylor – vocals Aaron Dessner – piano, guitar Buddy Ross – synthesizer BJ Burton – programming, arrangement, additional engineering Andrew Sarlo – additional production, additional engineering Brad Cook – writing Mike Lewis – writing Channy Leaneagh – writing Josh Berg – writing Charts "iMi" References 2019 songs Bon Iver songs Songs written by Justin Vernon Songs written by James Blake (musician)
Gundamaian is a locality in the Royal National Park on the outskirts of southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located about 2.5 km southeast of Gymea Bay on the southern side of Port Hacking. Sydney localities Sutherland Shire
Emanuel Ntaka (born 12 December 1977) is an Argentine singer, songwriter and activist. He was a member of the pop boyband Mambrú, formed in 2002 in the second series of the Argentine reality TV competition Popstars. Early life Ntaka was born on 12 December 1977 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. His father was Blues Ntaka (1935–2001), a South African anti-apartheid activist and musician. His mother was Antonia Scarpati, an Argentine from Santiago del Estero. The two met while Ntaka was touring, while in exile, in Italy. Emanuel has two older siblings, both of whom were born in Italy. He followed his father's footsteps in pursuing a musical career, enrolling at the Escuela Nacional de Música Juan Pedro Esnaola, later following up his professional studies at the Conservatorio Superior de Música Manuel de Falla. Before reaching success, Ntaka worked as a barman at a salsa bar in Buenos Aires. Musical career Before 2002, Ntaka formed part of a band by the name of Living Covers. In 2002, he participated in the second series of the Argentine reality TV competition Popstars. The first series, released the year prior, had already resulted in the formation of the successful girl group Bandana; the second series set out to form an all-male pop group to match Bandana's success. As part of the programme's selection process, Ntaka underwent training in choreography, professional recording and fitness coaching. Ntaka was one of the five (and the eldest) selected members of what would become Mambrú. The group's debut album, released in October 2002, had become a triple platinum record by 2003. During the following years, Mambrú became one of the most successful pop acts in Argentina, embarking on a Latin American tour and releasing two more albums: Creciendo (2003) and Mambrú 3 (2005). The group received a number of accolades, including three Gardel Awards and a Martín Fierro Award. They played in every single Argentine province, in a tour that spanned 2004–2005. Their aim was to 'sing to the entire country', and local bands were recruited to work as supporting artists in their various hometowns. Despite their success, Mambrú separated as a group in August 2005. Milton Amadeo had already split from the group, pursuing a solo career, in 2003. Following his departure from Mambrú, Ntaka launched his solo career, releasing an album in 2009 by the name of No pares, shifting his influences from pop rock to a more traditional sound informed by African influences. He would go on to launch his own record label, NTK Records. In 2014, he produced the album Sonidos negros en Argentina, released under NTK. Activism Since the beginning of his solo career, Ntaka has sought to raise awareness of Afro-Argentine music and culture. In 2016, he was appointed as coordinator of the Afro Culture Programme, part of the Directorate of Socio-cultural Programmes at the Argentine ministry of culture. The programme grants financial support and promotes cultural projects developed by Afro-Argentines. References External links Dirección de Programas Socioculturales - Cultura Afro 1977 births Living people Musicians from Buenos Aires Afro-Argentine musicians Argentine people of Italian descent Argentine people of South African descent Anti-racism activists Argentine human rights activists
Richard Stanford (fl. 1382–1402), of Stafford, was an English politician. He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Stafford in May 1382, 1386, September 1388, 1391, 1399 and 1402. References 14th-century births 15th-century deaths English MPs May 1382 English MPs 1386 Members of the Parliament of England (pre-1707) for Stafford English MPs September 1388 English MPs 1391 English MPs 1399 English MPs 1402
O'Beirne may refer to: Frank O'Beirne (1898–1978), farmer, businessman, Irish Republican activist and Fianna Fáil politician in County Sligo Joseph O'Beirne (1900–1980), Irish professional footballer who played as an inside forward Kate O'Beirne (1949–2017), Washington editor of National Review Paul O'Beirne (also known by the pseudonym Apollo 9), American saxophonist notable as a member of Rocket from the Crypt Thomas O'Beirne (1749–1823), Anglican bishop, Bishop of Ossory from 1795 to 1798 when he was translated to Meath See also Beirne (disambiguation) Mount O'Beirne, located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia
Dharampuri is a town and headquarters of a tehsil in Dhar district in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India. It is situated on banks of river Narmada. It is a place of some historical and archaeological interest. Geography Dharampuri is located at , on the north bank of the Narmada river. It has an average elevation of 139 metres (456 feet). History According to legend, Dharampuri was the birthplace of Roopmati. It was also the place of worship of Dadhichi who donated his bones to Devas for fighting with the daityas. Of historical importance is a copper-plate charter issued in V.S. 1031 (975 A.D.) by the Paramara king Vakpati Munja, which were reportedly dug out by a farmer in his field at Dharampuri. It records the gift of tax-free land to a Brahmin philosopher named Vasantacharya, son of Pandita Dhanika, who had migrated from Ahicchatra to Malwa. The continued religious importance of the town into the Sultanate period is attested by the Tal Masjid, which preserves an inscription recording its construction by Shaikh Idrak in 910 H. (1504-05 A.D.). Demographics India census, Dharampuri had a population of 13,229. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Dharampuri has an average literacy rate of 62%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 70% and, female literacy is 53%. In Dharampuri, 16% of the population is under 6 years of age. Important Places Bilwamriteshwar Mahadev Temple It is situated on island between two streams of river Narmada. It is believed that Maharishi Dadhichi used to worship Lord Shiva here. It is said that this temple is of Ramayan Era. On Mahashivratri large crowd gather here to worship Lord Shiva. The Lord is locally known as Jagirdar Sarkar also. References Cities and towns in Dhar district
The Hachioji Academy (八王子学園) is a preparatory private secondary school located in Hachioji, Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan. Also known as Hachioji Gakuen Hachioji Junior and Senior Highschool. Overview Hachioji High School is a private, co-educational senior high school located in Hachioji city, 35 kilometers west of central Tokyo, just five minutes walk from Nishi-Hachioji station on the Chuo line. It was founded in 1928 and is now one of the largest senior high schools in the Tokyo Metropolitan area. The school has a roll of over 2000 students aged between 16 and 18 years old. Study The school is ranked 8th/447 in Tokyo also 66th/5233 in Japan in 2017. The school has 72 standard score. It indicates that student should perform better than at least 99% of the population of the generation in Japan. The school provides 5 courses. Special Advance Science Course/ Special Advance Arts Course Advanced Course General Course Art/Music Course Athlete Course Sports and Club Hachioji High School offers and encourages students to join one of many cultural and sport clubs that are available. Hachioji High School's baseball, swimming, basketball and soccer teams are particularly strong. Also, the wind orchestra is highly regarded. Most sports teams go on to represent the school at national-level competitions. Notable alumni Kenji Hilke, - a professional basketball player Hiroki Hasegawa, is an actor. DJChemical, is DJ of Funky Monkey Babys. Naoya Ogawa, is a Japanese former world judo champion, Olympic silver medalist, professional wrestler and mixed martial artist. Kazuya Kaneda, is an Olympic swimmer. Takeshi Tada, - a professional basketball player Masami Tanaka, is an Olympic Swimmer, Olympic Bronze medalist. Elhadji Wade (fr) - a professional basketball player for Akita Northern Happinets Tsuyoshi Yasuda, is a manga artist. References External links http://www.hachioji.ed.jp/senr/index.php https://www.minkou.jp/hischool/school/deviation/3625/ Educational institutions established in 1926 Private schools in Tokyo Boys' schools in Japan High schools in Tokyo 1926 establishments in Japan
The 1958 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was won by Dublin, who beat Derry in the final. The championship, the premier competition in Gaelic football, is a series of games organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association and played during the summer and early autumn. A young Martin O'Neill was at the game with his mother, his older brother played in the final. Louth were the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Dublin in the Leinster final. Results Connacht Senior Football Championship Final Leinster Senior Football Championship Final {\| width=100% style="font-size: 100%" \| Munster Senior Football Championship Final Ulster Senior Football Championship An objection was made and a replay ordered Final All-Ireland series Final Championship statistics Miscellaneous Derry play in their first All Ireland final also win their first Ulster championship final but lose to Dublin. There were a number of first-time championship meetings: The Derry/Kerry All Ireland semi-final was their first championship meeting and the All Ireland final was the first championship meeting of Dublin/Derry. References All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
The Cranfield A1 Eagle is a British single-seater aerobatics monoplane, powered by a flat-six engine. Two seats can be fitted for training purposes. Only one was built. Design and development The A1 is a low-wing cantilever monoplane. The wing has straight edges, with sweep only on the leading edge, and squared tips. It is a single piece structure of light alloy construction, with Frise type mass balanced ailerons which are fabric covered aft of the spar; a ground adjustable trim tab is fitted on the port side. There are no flaps. The empennage is also straight tapered and of similar construction to the wing, though the rudder is fabric covered. There is a small dorsal fin. All rear control surfaces are horn balanced; the tailplane's incidence can be adjusted on the ground and the starboard elevator has a ground adjustable trim tab. The fuselage is a mostly fabric covered welded tube structure with wooden formers, though the upper decking is plywood. The cockpit has a side hinged bubble canopy. Normally flown as a single seater, a second seat can be added for training. The fixed, conventional undercarriage is from a de Havilland Chipmunk, with hydraulic brakes in the wheels. The A1's construction was delayed by funding problems: though design work began in 1968, the first flight was not made until 1976. By mid-1977 some 40 hours had been flown under the power of a 156 kW (210 hp) Rolls-Royce Continental IO-360-D. This was then replaced with a 209 kW (280 hp) Lycoming IO-540-D (Special) driving a three blade propeller which markedly improved the performance. Revised ailerons were fitted, the rudder horn balanced and heightened. Only one aircraft (G-BCIT) was built and this remains in store at Cranfield in 2010. Specifications (Mk 2) References 1970s British sport aircraft Aerobatic aircraft Low-wing aircraft Single-engined tractor aircraft Aircraft first flown in 1976
Perasdorf is a municipality in the district of Straubing-Bogen in Bavaria, Germany. It is a member of the municipal association Schwarzach. References Straubing-Bogen
Mochnate is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Hajnówka, within Hajnówka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus. It lies approximately west of Hajnówka and south-east of the regional capital Białystok. References Mochnate Zakerzonia
Anciano (Spanish for old man) is an EP by the Japanese doom metal band Corrupted. Because the Spanish phrase "Horrible: El Tren Lo Partió En Dos!" ("Horrible: The Train Cut Him In Two") appears on the cover, the phrase is often mistaken to be the title of the EP. The album was pressed four times on 7-inch vinyl; the first two using a black and white cover, the third blue, and the fourth brown. "The Post War Dream" is a cover of the Pink Floyd song that opens their 1983 album The Final Cut. Track listing References Corrupted (band) EPs 1995 EPs
South Western Railway (SWR; legal name First MTR South Western Trains Limited,) is a British train operating company owned by FirstGroup (70%) and MTR Corporation (30%) that operates the South Western franchise. On 20 August 2017, SWR took over South Western franchise operations from the previous franchisee South West Trains. SWR operates commuter services from its Central London terminus at London Waterloo to south west London. SWR provides suburban services in the counties of Surrey, Hampshire and Dorset, as well as regional services in Devon, Somerset, Berkshire and Wiltshire. Its subsidiary Island Line operates services on the Isle of Wight. Rolling stock changes have included a comprehensive refurbishment of existing units and the acquisition of new-build Class 701 units from Bombardier to replace SWR's Class 455, Class 456 and Class 707 multiple units. The Class 483 fleet operated on the Island Line was also replaced by the Class 484 during 2021. During April 2018, amid concerns of SWR's performance, the Transport Secretary, Chris Grayling, announced an independent review into SWR and Network Rail. Between 2 December 2019 and 2 January 2020, the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) undertook 27days of strikes. Further industrial action by SWR's staff was undertaken in 2022. In response to the decrease in passenger travel caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, SWR had considerably curtailed its services by mid-2020. In January 2020, SWR announced that they were in discussions with the government regarding the future of the franchise. In December 2020, it was announced that SWR's franchise would be abolished and replaced by a shorter management contract. In February 2023, the contract was extended to May 2025. History During July 2015, the Department for Transport (DfT) abandoned efforts to negotiate an extension with the incumbent operator of the South Western franchise, South West Trains, (owned by British transport conglomerate Stagecoach) and announced that the South Western franchise would be retendered for in the coming years. In February 2016, the DfT announced that two companies, FirstGroup and Stagecoach, had been shortlisted to bid for the next South Western franchise. During June 2016, MTR Corporation partnered with FirstGroup in their bid, taking a 30% shareholding in the joint venture. During July 2016, the DfT issued the Invitation to Tender. During March 2017, the DfT announced that the South Western franchise had been awarded to First/MTR. At the time, it was stated that its franchise period was to commence from 20 August 2017 and run through to 18 August 2024, although the deal had included an option for the DfT to extend it for a further 48 weeks. The Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) held an inquiry into the awarding; during July 2017, it sought undertakings from SWR that it would not abuse its monopoly on services to the West of England, Dorset and Somerset, as FirstGroup also operated the Greater Western franchise in those regions. FirstGroup and MTR responded with an offer to implement a cap upon unregulated fares between London and Exeter as a mitigating measure; the CMA chose to accept this concession. By April 2018, concerns had reportedly grown over SWR's performance over previous months; there had been a noted rise in both the number of delayed services and outright cancellations. Due to these concerns, the Transport Secretary, Chris Grayling, announced an independent review into the performance of South Western Railway and Network Rail; the review was welcomed by Winchester's MP, Steve Brine. During July 2018, reports emerged that FirstGroup/MTR were in the process of renegotiating the SWR contract, allegedly due to the operator's inability to deliver on many of its promised improvements, as well as its declining performance and industrial action by its own staff. Between 2 December 2019 and 2 January 2020, the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) undertook 27days of strikes. These were in protest to the potential introduction of DOO (driver only operation) on SWR's new fleet of Bombardier-built Class 701 multiple units, which would thereby nullify the role of the guard. In January 2020, SWR announced that they were in discussions with the government regarding the future of the franchise following a £137million loss, with termination of the contract being a possibility. By mid-2020, SWR had considerably curtailed its services in response to the significant decline of passenger travel amid the COVID-19 pandemic. From 15 June 2020, both passengers and staff on public transport in England, including SWR services, were required to wear face coverings while travelling, and that anyone failing to do so would be liable to be refused travel or fined. In December 2020, it was announced that terms for the abolition of the franchise system for SWR had been agreed, and that the company would be given a management contract to run until 1 April 2023 when the ERMA (Emergency Recovery Measures Agreement) for the franchise ends in March 2021. During October 2021, the contract was updated with a finish date of 28 May 2023, with an option to extend further if required by the DfT. In February 2023, the contract was further extended until May 2025. SWR is one of several train operators impacted by the 2022–2023 United Kingdom railway strikes, which are the first national rail strikes in the UK for three decades. Its workers are amongst those who are participating in industrial action due to a dispute over pay and working conditions. SWR is capable of operating a minimal timetable on any of the planned dates for the strikes due to the number of staff involved. Services South Western Railway is the main operator for western Surrey, Hampshire and Dorset, and also serves London, Berkshire, Wiltshire, Somerset and Devon. Most SWR services run on electrified lines using the 750VDC third-rail system. There is a diesel fleet for services on the West of England line to Salisbury and Exeter, using the unelectrified track beyond Worting Junction just west of Basingstoke, and for Salisbury to Southampton via Romsey services which also serve Eastleigh. SWR operates almost 1,700 train services per day. From , SWR's London terminus, long-distance trains run to southern England, including the major coastal population centres of Portsmouth, Southampton, Bournemouth, Poole and Weymouth. There are also trains to Reading and Exeter, but these are not the principal fast services from London to those cities, which are operated from by Great Western Railway. The majority of its passengers are on suburban commuter lines in inner and south-west London, Surrey, east Berkshire, and north-east Hampshire. As with most rail companies, non-folding bicycles are banned from peak-time trains to and from London. However, these restrictions apply only to cyclists boarding or alighting in the area bounded by Hook, Alton, Guildford, Reading and Dorking, in order to maximise available passenger space on the most crowded trains. Mainline services SWR operates regular services on four mainline routes: The South West Main Line (SWML) runs between London (Waterloo station) and the town of Weymouth; the route passes through several large towns and cities, including Woking, Basingstoke, Winchester, Southampton, Bournemouth, Poole and Dorchester. South Western Railway operates trains along the entire length of the line. Almost all trains operated by the company start from or terminate at London Waterloo with the exception of a Winchester - Bournemouth / Poole stopping service; these include semi-fast services to/from Southampton and Poole, and express services to/from Weymouth. There are also trains to and from Portsmouth; these trains branch off the SWML at Eastleigh, then proceed via the Eastleigh to Fareham and West Coastway lines to Portsmouth Harbour station. The Portsmouth Direct line (PDL) branches off the SWML at Woking and runs to Portsmouth via Guildford, Haslemere, Petersfield and Havant. South Western Railway operates all passenger trains on this route; these include fast and semi-fast services between London and Portsmouth, and semi-fast services as far as Haslemere. The West of England line (WEL) is the only mainline route that is not fully electrified. It leaves the SWML at Basingstoke and runs to Exeter via Andover, Salisbury, Gillingham and Yeovil. South Western Railway is the only operator on the line, with most services running between London and either Salisbury or Exeter St Davids. Some peak-time services terminate at various other destinations on the line, including Gillingham and Andover. On Summer Saturdays, there is also a daily return service to Weymouth, which leaves the WEML at Yeovil Junction and continues via the Heart of Wessex Line. The Alton line leaves the SWML at (just after Woking) and runs to Alton via Aldershot and Farnham. It is the shortest of the four mainline routes and as such it is sometimes considered an outer suburban route instead (however for ticketing purposes, it is classed as a mainline route). Services usually run the full length of the line between London and Alton, though some services terminate at Farnham. In total, there are 14 mainline trains per hour departing London Waterloo in the off-peak; this number increases in the peak hours. The majority of mainline services are operated by Class 444 or Class 450 EMUs, except for the West of England Main Line which is always operated by Class 158 or Class 159 DMUs (because it is unelectrified) and the Alton Line which also sees the occasional use of Class 458 units. Metro and Suburban services South Western Railway also operates many suburban "Metro" services in and around London. These all run between London Waterloo and , where they split into two separate routes: via Putney and via Wimbledon. All services on the suburban part of the network are operated by Class 450, Class 455, Class 458 and Class 707 electric multiple units. Via Putney The main route via Putney is known as the Waterloo to Reading Line. It runs between London and Reading and passes through towns such as Staines-upon-Thames, Ascot and Bracknell. It operates as a fast service as far as Staines, with Reading trains only calling at Clapham Junction, Richmond, Twickenham and Feltham. Branch lines on this route include: The Hounslow Loop Line, which leaves the main line at , runs via and rejoins the line between and (with junctions in both directions). Most services on the branch run either between London and Weybridge (described below), or run in a loop from Waterloo to Waterloo via Brentford, Whitton and Richmond (these services run both clockwise and anticlockwise). The Kingston Loop Line, which branches off at Twickenham, runs via Kingston and joins the South West Main Line at New Malden. Most services on this line run in an anticlockwise loop, from Waterloo to Waterloo, via Putney, Strawberry Hill, Kingston and Wimbledon. There is also a branch line to Shepperton, however, this is only served by Putney trains at peak times. The Staines to Windsor Line, which branches off the main line at Staines-upon-Thames and runs to Windsor & Eton Riverside station. Most services run semi-fast between London and Windsor. The Chertsey Branch Line, which leaves the main line at Virginia Water and runs to Weybridge. Most services on the line run between London and Weybridge via the Hounslow Loop Line; a few services are extended beyond Weybridge, to and from Woking. The Ascot to Guildford Line, which is only served by through trains at peak times; these services run between London and Aldershot. A total of 12 trains per hour run between London Waterloo and Putney in the off-peak; this number increases in peak hours. Via Wimbledon The main route via Wimbledon uses the slow tracks of the quadruple-track South West Main Line. Suburban trains run along the mainline between London and Woking. Branch lines on this route include: The Mole Valley Line, which branches off the main line at Raynes Park and runs via Epsom to Leatherhead, where the branch line itself splits into two lines: one to Guildford and one to Horsham via Dorking. SWR runs regular services to both Guildford and Dorking; the section between Dorking and Horsham is operated by Southern. The Chessington Branch Line branches off the Mole Valley Line at Motspur Park and runs to Chessington. The Kingston Loop Line, which leaves the SWML at New Malden, runs via Kingston and joins the Waterloo to Reading line at Twickenham. Most services on this line run in a clockwise loop, from Waterloo to Waterloo, via Wimbledon, Kingston, Strawberry Hill and Putney. The Shepperton Branch Line, which branches off the Kingston Loop Line at Teddington. Most services on the branch line run between Waterloo and Shepperton via Wimbledon. The Hampton Court Branch Line, which leaves the main line at Surbiton and runs directly to Hampton Court. The New Guildford Line, which also branches off at Surbiton, running to Guildford via Claygate. The line joins the Guildford branch of the Mole Valley Line at Effingham Junction. A total of 16 trains per hour run between London Waterloo and Wimbledon in the off-peak; this number increases in peak hours. Other services Routes that do not start or terminate at London Waterloo include: The Ascot to Guildford Line, which runs between Ascot and Guildford via Aldershot. Most services on the line run only between Ascot and Guildford, with no extension in either direction; however, some peak-time services do run between London and Farnham via Ascot. The shuttle services are usually operated by Class 450 units. The western section of the West Coastway Line between Portsmouth and Southampton. Class 450 units are usually in operation on this route. The Eastleigh to Romsey Line between Romsey and Eastleigh. Services on the line are extended beyond Eastleigh to and from Salisbury via Southampton Central and Romsey, in effect calling at Romsey twice. These services are operated using Class 158 units. The Wessex Main Line between Salisbury and Southampton. Services are extended beyond Southampton via the Eastleigh to Romsey Line, as described above. The Lymington Branch Line between Brockenhurst and Lymington Pier runs every 30 minutes between these two stations. This is done entirely by Class 450 units on this line. The Island Line on the Isle of Wight, between Ryde Pier Head and Shanklin. These services are operated using former London Underground Class 484 converted from London Underground D78 stock. Service table Details of each route, including maps and timetables, are on the South Western Railway official website (see External links below). As of May 2023, its routes off-peak Monday to Friday, with frequencies in trains per hour (tph), include: Future services Improvements promised under the 2017 contract were: Refurbished trains Journeys to London eight minutes faster from Southampton, nine minutes faster from Bournemouth, ten minutes faster from Exeter and 14 minutes faster from Weymouth Free Wi-Fi at all stations and on mainland trains 29 additional weekday and Saturday services between Portsmouth & Southsea and Southampton Central Hourly direct trains from Weymouth to Portsmouth to begin before 2019 35 additional weekday and Saturday services between Portsmouth & Southsea and London Waterloo More Sunday services Investment in stations, including improvements to Southampton Central station Live information on seating availability and crowding levels via a new mobile phone app , there is also an hourly Sunday service between Reading and Salisbury via Basingstoke (with trains running between morning and evening). In August 2021, the company announced the launch of "assisted boarding points" at all 189 stations on its network, allowing disabled or elderly passengers to ask for assistance onboard trains with as little as ten minutes' notice. The scheme will include clear signage at stations, with QR codes allowing customers to send details of the assistance they require and their planned journey to staff, replacing older systems wherein assisted journeys had to be booked six hours to a day in advance. Rolling stock South Western Railway inherited a fleet of Classes 158, 159, 444, 450, 455, 456, 458 and 707 from South West Trains, and subsequently re-introduced Class 442 trains which had operated on Gatwick Express after earlier service with South West Trains. The current fleet for the Island Line, Class 484, entered service on 1 November 2021. During March 2020, the Class 442 fleet was withdrawn. One year later, SWR decided that they would not be returned to service and their re-introduction has been cancelled. In March 2021, SWR announced it would be keeping 28 Class 458 units and will refurbish and reconfigure them to four carriages for deployment on the Portsmouth Direct Line instead of the Class 442. Current fleet Future fleet Classes 455, 456 and 707 fleets will be replaced by 30 five-car and 60 ten-car Class 701 units built at Bombardier's Derby Litchurch Lane Works, financed by ROSCO Rock Rail for , for use on Reading, Windsor and London suburban services. Following delays caused by software faults, the new trains are expected to be deployed in December 2023. , 42 of the 90 trains ordered has been accepted from Alstom. Past fleet Train types formerly operated by South Western Railway include: Class 483, all withdrawn from service on 3 January 2021 after 82 years of service, including their time with London Transport. Class 442, permanently withdrawn in April 2021. Class 456 withdrawn from service 17 January 2022. Class 707 withdrawn from service 17 October 2023 and transferred to SouthEastern between 2021 and 2023. Depots Nine train depots and stabling sidings are located across London and south west England for servicing and maintaining the South Western Railway fleet. Bournemouth Bournemouth depot is southwest of Bournemouth station, occupying the approach to the former Bournemouth West station. Until their withdrawal in February 2007, the depot was home to the Class 442 (5-WES) Wessex Electrics, and became so again during their reintroduction from 2019 to 2021. The branch turns off at Branksome station where trains can be seen stopping at platform 2 and reversing into the depot. Farnham Farnham Traincare Depot, in Weydon Lane, was opened by the Southern Railway at the time of the electrification of the Portsmouth and lines in 1937. It was refurbished for the introduction of modern units when slam-door trains were replaced circa 2005. At the same time, disused quarry and ballast dump sidings behind the carriage shed were removed and a number of outdoor sidings were laid for overnight storage and servicing of units. Feltham Feltham depot was completed in 2021; it is intended to provide stabling for the Class 701 units. Fratton Fratton Traincare Depot is located on central Portsea Island, alongside Fratton station. It has a carriage washer and is the fuelling point for the 158s and 159s. The depot has a train shed with two pitted roads for maintenance of rolling stock. Class 444 and 450 units berth overnight. Stabling sidings and bay platforms at Portsmouth & Southsea station are co-ordinated from the depot. Northam Northam Traincare Facility was built by Siemens in 2002 as the home depot for the Desiro fleet as part of a 20-year maintenance contract. It is located south of St Denys station and is near Southampton Football Club's St Mary's Stadium. Ryde Ryde Traincare Depot, alongside Ryde St John's Road on the Isle of Wight serviced the Class 483 units that used to operate on the Island Line. This has been refitted to allow the new Class 484 to be serviced. Salisbury Salisbury depot provides servicing for the South Western Railway diesel fleet. Strawberry Hill Strawberry Hill train maintenance depot in south west London, was built in 1897, is inside the triangular junction of the Shepperton Branch Line with the Kingston Loop Line, just yards from Strawberry Hill railway station. Wimbledon Wimbledon Traincare Depot is located between Wimbledon and Earlsfield stations, on the main line to Waterloo, next to the Wimbledon railway viaduct. It is currently the home of the Class 455, 456, 458/5 and 707 fleets, although other classes from the SWR fleet berth overnight there. References External links British companies established in 2017 FirstGroup railway companies MTR Corporation Railway companies established in 2017 Railway operators in London Rail transport in Devon Rail transport in Dorset Rail transport in Hampshire Rail transport in Surrey Rail transport in Somerset Rail transport in Wiltshire Rail transport on the Isle of Wight Train operating companies in the United Kingdom 2017 establishments in England
Electoral reform in North Dakota refers to efforts to change the voting laws in this U.S. state. After the 2001 regular session of the North Dakota Legislative Assembly, the legislature formed a bi-partisan interim committee to work on state legislative districts. North Dakota law specifies a minimum of 4,000 signatures to get on the Presidential ballot. In North Dakota, felons' voting rights are restored automatically after release from prison. Balloting methods North Dakota opted to eliminate direct recording electronic ballots in favor of systems that leave a paper trail. The state also established controversial voting centers in urban areas in place of the former decentralized system in which voters had precinct polling stations close to their homes. Ballot access Seven thousand petition signatures to create a new political party and nominate a slate of candidates for office. Yet, even if a new or minor party becomes formally organized, it is difficult for their candidates to be listed on the election ballot for certain offices. Primary election rules require a prospective candidate to not only win the plurality, but for a minimum number of voters to choose to vote in that party's primary. Independent candidates need a thousand signatures for a statewide office, four thousand for the presidency or 300 for a state legislative office. The independent nominating petition process does not allow for candidates to appear on the ballot with a political party designation, in lieu of independent, except for presidential elections. References External links FairVote North Dakota Friends of Democracy North Dakota
WINLAB, WIN-LAB or Wireless Information Networking Laboratory can refer to: WINLAB (Rutgers University), at Rutgers University in the United States WINLAB (Yeungnam University), at Yeungnam University in South Korea
```html <html lang="en"> <head> <title>fputws - Untitled</title> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html"> <meta name="description" content="Untitled"> <meta name="generator" content="makeinfo 4.8"> <link title="Top" rel="start" href="index.html#Top"> <link rel="up" href="Stdio.html#Stdio" title="Stdio"> <link rel="prev" href="fputwc.html#fputwc" title="fputwc"> <link rel="next" href="fread.html#fread" title="fread"> <link href="path_to_url" rel="generator-home" title="Texinfo Homepage"> <meta http-equiv="Content-Style-Type" content="text/css"> <style type="text/css"><!-- pre.display { font-family:inherit } pre.format { font-family:inherit } pre.smalldisplay { font-family:inherit; font-size:smaller } pre.smallformat { font-family:inherit; font-size:smaller } pre.smallexample { font-size:smaller } pre.smalllisp { font-size:smaller } span.sc { font-variant:small-caps } span.roman { font-family:serif; font-weight:normal; } span.sansserif { font-family:sans-serif; font-weight:normal; } --></style> </head> <body> <div class="node"> <p> <a name="fputws"></a> Next: <a rel="next" accesskey="n" href="fread.html#fread">fread</a>, Previous: <a rel="previous" accesskey="p" href="fputwc.html#fputwc">fputwc</a>, Up: <a rel="up" accesskey="u" href="Stdio.html#Stdio">Stdio</a> <hr> </div> <h3 class="section">4.23 <code>fputws</code>, <code>fputws_unlocked</code>—write a wide character string in a file or stream</h3> <p><a name="index-fputws-222"></a><a name="index-fputws_005funlocked-223"></a><a name="index-g_t_005ffputws_005fr-224"></a><a name="index-g_t_005ffputws_005funlocked_005fr-225"></a><strong>Synopsis</strong> <pre class="example"> #include <wchar.h> int fputws(const wchar_t __restrict <var>ws</var>, FILE __restrict <var>fp</var>); #define _GNU_SOURCE #include <wchar.h> int fputws_unlocked(const wchar_t __restrict <var>ws</var>, FILE __restrict <var>fp</var>); #include <wchar.h> int _fputws_r(struct _reent <var>ptr</var>, const wchar_t <var>ws</var>, FILE <var>fp</var>); #include <wchar.h> int _fputws_unlocked_r(struct _reent <var>ptr</var>, const wchar_t <var>ws</var>, FILE <var>fp</var>); </pre> <p><strong>Description</strong><br> <code>fputws</code> writes the wide character string at <var>ws</var> (but without the trailing null) to the file or stream identified by <var>fp</var>. <p><code>fputws_unlocked</code> is a non-thread-safe version of <code>fputws</code>. <code>fputws_unlocked</code> may only safely be used within a scope protected by flockfile() (or ftrylockfile()) and funlockfile(). This function may safely be used in a multi-threaded program if and only if they are called while the invoking thread owns the (FILE *) object, as is the case after a successful call to the flockfile() or ftrylockfile() functions. If threads are disabled, then <code>fputws_unlocked</code> is equivalent to <code>fputws</code>. <p><code>_fputws_r</code> and <code>_fputws_unlocked_r</code> are simply reentrant versions of the above that take an additional reentrant struct pointer argument: <var>ptr</var>. <pre class="sp"> </pre> <strong>Returns</strong><br> If successful, the result is a non-negative integer; otherwise, the result is <code>-1</code> to indicate an error. <pre class="sp"> </pre> <strong>Portability</strong><br> <code>fputws</code> is required by C99 and POSIX.1-2001. <p><code>fputws_unlocked</code> is a GNU extension. <pre class="sp"> </pre> </body></html> ```
Carl (or Karl) Heinrich Gustav Julius von Halfern (8 April 1873 – 20 October 1937) was a German administrative lawyer. He was the district administrator of the Saarbrücken district (1916–19), the Regional President of Hildesheim (1922–27) and of Stettin (1927–30) and Oberpräsident of the Prussian Province of Pomerania (1930–33). A member of the German People's Party, he was removed as Oberpräsident shortly after the Nazi Party came into power. Early life Born in Burtscheid (today, part of Aachen) the son of a cloth manufacturer, bank director and district administrator, Halfern attended the and the Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gymnasium (today, ) in Aachen. He obtained his Abitur in 1893 and then studied law at the University of Strassburg, the Humboldt University of Berlin and the University of Bonn. He was a member of the Student Corps Rhenania Strassburg. He passed his Referendar examination and began a legal clerkship at the district court at Eschweiler and the regional court at Aachen in September 1897. Halfern received his doctorate in law in December 1897 at the Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen. He then performed his mandatory military service as a one-year volunteer with the 5th (Westphalian) Uhlan Regiment, headquartered in Düsseldorf. He earned the Iron Cross 2nd class and was discharged with the rank of Rittmeister of reserves. Halfern obtained an entry level legal position with the Prussian civil service at the Düsseldorf Regierungsbezirk (Governmental District) in February 1900. Following completion of his Assessor examination in January 1903, he became a government Assessor at the Tarnowitz (today, Tarnowskie Góry) district office in the Province of Upper Silesia where he remained until April 1906. He then took a leave of absence and undertook a study trip around the world, which took him to Canada, the United States, Mexico, Japan and China. In February 1907, he returned to work in the office of the Regierungspräsident (Regional President) of Münster. Political career From July 1909 to June 1916 Halfern was the Landrat (District Administrator) in the Ottweiler district, and from June 1916 to October 1919 he was district administrator and police director in the Saarbrücken district, which was then part of the Prussian Rhine Province. From 1911 to 1919 he also sat as a member of the Rhenish Provincial Landtag. After the end of the First World War and the conclusion of the Treaty of Versailles, Halfern was given the title of Administrative President for the French-occupied Territory of the Saar Basin by the Prussian Interior Minister on 2 October 1919. However on 9 December, the French military administration removed him from office and expelled him from the Saar Territory. During the Weimar Republic, Halfern joined the German People's Party (DVP) in 1920 and remained a member until the party was disbanded in July 1933. In February 1920 he was appointed Ministerialrat (Ministerial Councilor) on the Privy Finance Council in the Prussian Ministry of Finance and served as general advisor for the implementation of the peace treaty. On 1 October 1922, Halfern succeeded Wilhelm Kutscher as Regierungspräsident in the Hildesheim Regional District, serving until 1 April 1927. He was then transferred to the same post in the Stettin Regional District where he remained until 1 April 1930. In June 1930 he was appointed Oberpräsident of the Province of Pomerania. He was also a member of the Kaiser Wilhelm Society. After the Nazi seizure of power, as a Prussian Oberpräsident, Halfern was named on 11 July 1933 to the recently reconstituted Prussian State Council by Prussian Minister president Hermann Göring. However, soon he was placed on leave of absence from his post in Pomerania and formally retired on 1 October 1933. However, he continued to sit as a member of the State Council and was also given a seat on the State Debt Committee in Berlin, holding both these positions until his death on 20 October 1937. References Sources Carl von Halfern entry in Das Deutsche Führerlexikon 1934-1935 Karl von Halfern entry in Saarland Biographie 1873 births 1937 deaths Corps students 20th-century German civil servants 20th-century German lawyers German People's Party politicians Humboldt University of Berlin alumni Members of the Prussian State Council (Nazi Germany) Politicians from Aachen Recipients of the Iron Cross, 2nd class University of Bonn alumni University of Erlangen-Nuremberg alumni University of Strasbourg alumni
User was an ancient Egyptian nomarch (governor) of the Eight Dynasty. User is mainly known from a false door found at Khozam (ancient Iushenshen) in 1884. The monument is about one meter high and is made of graywacke. It is today in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo. Here, User bears a long string of important titles, such as Father of the god, beloved of the god, Overseer of Upper Egypt, overseer of the desert lands and overlord of the Coptite nome. The latter title is the main title for nomarchs in the late Old Kingdom and First Intermediate Period. Furthermore he was overseer of priests and overseer of the Eastern and Western Deserts. The most unusual title for a nomarch is king's eldest son of his body. The date of User was for a long time under discussion. However, he also appears in the tomb of Shemay at Coptos. There is depicted the transport of a stone from Elephantine. Under the scene is another one that is destroyed, only the caption is preserved naming User with several title, including eldest king's son. Shemay was in office at the end of the Eight Dynasty. Evidently User lived in the same period. The title king's eldest son of his body caused some discussion in Egyptology, as it is not certain whether he was a real son of a king or whether the title was purely honorific. References Bibliography People of the Eighth Dynasty of Egypt Nomarchs Ancient Egyptian priests Overseers of Upper Egypt
7x7 was a city-living-focused fashion, lifestyle, food, culture, opinion and entertainment digital, print, mobile, social, commerce and events activation platform, covering the San Francisco Bay Area, USA. Included in coverage were San Francisco, Marin, the East Bay and highlights from the Peninsula; the Bay Area wine regions including Napa and Sonoma counties, as well as Lodi and Livermore; the Lake Tahoe region; notable attractions along Highway 1; and Los Angeles. Since, March 2015, it has been publishing only through digital platforms. History and profile 7x7 was founded in 2001 by Tom Hartle and Heather Hartle, who had just moved from Detroit. The name, pronounced "seven-by-seven", originally represented the approximate forty-nine square miles making up the City and County of San Francisco. 7x7 was produced by McEvoy Media, which is owned by the McEvoy Group. In 2004, McEvoy Media, then Hartle Media, acquired a majority interest in California Home + Design and californiahomedesign.com. In 2006, it was involved in the purchase of Spin by the McEvoy Group, owners of Chronicle Books. 7x7 was acquired by Metropolitan Media in 2014, and later acquired by its current owner, 7x7 Bay Area, Inc. 'It ceased print publication with its March 2015 issue and refocused its efforts on its digital platforms. See also David Weir, 7x7'''s founding editor San Francisco'' magazine References External links 7x7 San Francisco home page Defunct magazines published in the United States Lifestyle magazines published in the United States Local interest magazines published in the United States Magazines established in 2001 Magazines disestablished in 2015 Magazines published in San Francisco Monthly magazines published in the United States
Benjamín Mendoza y Amor Flores (March 31, 1933 – 2014) was a Bolivian surrealist painter who made an unsuccessful attempt to assassinate Pope Paul VI in Manila in 1970. Personal life Mendoza left La Paz, Bolivia, in 1962. From 1962 until 1970, he lived in Argentina, the United States, Japan, Hong Kong and the Philippines. In Argentina, in the early 1960s, he exhibited his work in a few galleries in the San Telmo district of Buenos Aires, and in 1963 illustrated the book Todo estaba sucio by Raúl Barón Biza. He also made two murals for the Manila Hotel in Mar del Plata, which no longer exist. He then exhibited in the Soviet Union, Hawaii, and after that moved to the Philippines. Assassination attempt On November 27, 1970, at approximately 9:30 in the morning, Mendoza, dressed as a priest and with crucifix in hand, managed to approach the Pope who had just disembarked from his chartered DC-8 jet at Manila International Airport. Mendoza stabbed the pontiff twice in the neck with a kris (a short, wavy dagger), hitting him on either side of the jugular vein. On both sides of the weapon was the inscription "bullets, superstitions, flags, kingdoms, garbage, armies and shit." The private secretary of Pope Paul VI, Pasquale Macchi, reduced the damage by blocking the aggressor's arm. In addition, the Pope was wearing a rigid collar to relieve pain from cervical spondylosis, another factor that lightened his wounds. Suffering only slight injuries to his chest, the Pope continued his official visit according to the planned program. The fact that he was wounded at all was not revealed until after his death in 1978. Mendoza was then subdued by monsignors Macchi and Paul Marcinkus and was subsequently arrested. Mendoza, who said during his trial "I will save mankind from superstition", was convicted of attempted murder. Life after prison While Mendoza was in prison, a gallery owner ordered a series of his paintings for an exhibition. The paintings were sold in their entirety. After serving a 38-month prison sentence in the Philippines, Mendoza was released on bail of £533 (approximately US$700) and deported to Bolivia in 1974. Upon regaining his freedom, he organized several exhibitions in more than 80 countries, living in Lima. When asked about his attempt to assassinate Pope Paul VI, he said he simply wanted to attract attention. According to filmmaker Armando Bó, who made contact with Mendoza, he acted in a "moment of madness". Bibliography Sergio Campailla, Wanted. Benjamín Mendoza y Amor. Il pittore che attentò alla vita di papa Paolo VI, Marsilio, Venezia 2016. References External links http://journals.openedition.org/amerika/6479 https://coconuts.co/manila/features/man-who-tried-kill-pope-paul-vi-manila/ 1933 births 2014 deaths 1970 crimes in the Philippines Bolivian painters Failed assassins People from La Paz People convicted of attempted murder Bolivian people imprisoned abroad Prisoners and detainees of the Philippines 20th century in Manila
Callicarpa maingayi is a species of beautyberry plant in the family Lamiaceae. It is found in Malaysia and Singapore. References maingayi Least concern plants Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
Mierzęcice Osiedle is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Mierzęcice, within Będzin County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately north of Będzin and north of the regional capital Katowice. References Villages in Będzin County
The Multiple Effects of Rainshadow (1996) is Thea Astley's second to last novel. It won The Age Book of the Year in 1996, and was shortlisted for the 1997 Miles Franklin Award. Plot summary The novel is based on a violent event that took place on Palm Island, Queensland (called Doebin in the novel) in 1930, in which the white Superintendent of the settlement, Robert Curry (Brodie in the novel), ran amok, setting fire to buildings and killing his own children in the process. He was eventually shot dead by one of the indigenous inhabitants, Peter Prior (Manny Cooktown in the novel), under orders from the white deputy Superintendent. Astley focuses most of the novel on various white characters who were present on the Island at the time, but intersperses their experiences with briefer passages spoken by the Aboriginal man, Manny Cooktown. The novel spans a long time period, from 1918 when the settlement was established to 1957 when Aboriginal workers went on a strike, but most of the action takes place after 1930. Themes Sheridan writes that "the novel underlines the grim repetitions of colonial oppression but also the endurance and resilience of the Aboriginal characters". Style It is a multiple point of view novel, with some voices being first person and the rest third person. It's important to note that most of the characters are invented, and all of the names have been changed. The prime narrator is Manny Cooktown: he starts the novel and appears between the various voices providing a commentary on what is happening on the Island as the novel progresses, but he does not conclude the novel. The final voice is authorial. Awards and nominations 1996 The Age Book of the Year, winner 1997 Miles Franklin Award, shortlisted References See also 1996 in Australian literature Dale, Leigh (1999, May) "Colonial History and Post-Colonial Fiction: The Writing of Thea Astley" in Australian Literary Studies 1996 Australian novels Novels by Thea Astley Novels set in Queensland Fiction set in 1930 Viking Press books Novels set on islands Palm Island, Queensland
The John Mayfield House is a historic house in Glasgow, Kentucky. It was built in the 1830s for John Mayfield and his family. It was later acquired by W. L. Steffey, and his family inherited the property after his death. It was designed in the Federal architectural style. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since May 20, 1983. References National Register of Historic Places in Barren County, Kentucky Federal architecture in Kentucky Houses completed in 1830 1830s establishments in Kentucky Houses in Barren County, Kentucky Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Kentucky Glasgow, Kentucky
are a 6-member Japanese ska band formed in 2002. They broke up in 2011, and played their final show on Halloween of that year. Vocalist Wakana is currently working on a solo project, ペパーミント (Peppermint). Members Wakana, vocals. Maya, vocals. Shinya, drums. Hiroki, trumpet. Haru, trumpet. Aya, saxophone. Joe, guitar. Yu-ichi, guitar – former member. Discography Singles Vega/Crybaby (2006-07-05) - opening theme to the Japanese television drama Princess Princess D. Vega Crybaby sundog Vega (inst.) Crybaby (inst.) Boys & Girls (2006-10-18) Boys ＆ Girls Good Time Girl Boys ＆ Girls (inst.) Hit it! Halloween. (2007-10-31) Stereo Magic Night Ghostly Dance Night (2007-11-28) - opening theme to the Japanese television drama Biyo Shonen Celebrity Jewel (inst.) Jewel (inst.) I LOVE! I HATE! (2010-04-14) I LOVE！I HATE！ Albums Time Limit (2005-10-26) Time Limit Workaholic Foot Step Heartbraker Right Juicy-go-round (2006-11-15) Boys & Girls Get back Daybreak Rashtail Vega Peace Under Control Americano Peppermint Sugar Crybaby Slash (2007-04-25) Rainbow Road ShangHigh-SKA Rumble Fish Have You Never Been Mellow Us and U (2009-10-7) PROLOGUE Que・Sera・Sera Hello My Planet Best of Pumpkin ～5th Anniversary～ (2010-7-21) Stereo Magic Night TimeLimit Americano VEGA Rashtail Ghostly Dance Night GETBACK sundog Jewel RUMBLE FISH CRYBABY JUICY-GO-ROUND PEPPERMINTSUGAR BOYS&GIRLS Loveratory (2010-7-21) Ｓ.Ｓ.Ｃ I LOVE！ I HATE！ MILK CROWN SiXTEEN FAN CLUB Doping Holiday BLACK HIPSTER swagger 「I can't」Ａ.Ｍ.Ｌ Concert tours M&M Tour Time Limit 47min. Tour 2005-2006 Tour 2006-2007 (2006-12-19～2007-02-14) Slash Tour 2007 External links midnightPumpkin's Official Website Xtra Large Records midnightPumpkin website An interview of the band with Oricon Japanese ska groups Musical groups established in 2002 2002 establishments in Japan Musical groups from Aichi Prefecture
The Logue Brook Dam is a dam located in the south-west of Western Australia in the Darling Scarp near the town of Yarloop. The impoundment, a reservoir, is known as Lake Brockman. It was opened by the Minister for Works and Water Supplies, G.P. Wild on 8 November 1963. Recreation The dam was built to supply water for the South-West Irrigation Scheme and therefore recreational use has been permitted. In November 2007 the Premier Alan Carpenter closed the dam for such use to enable the water to become part of the state's Integrated Water Supply by 2010. Lake Kepwari near Collie was developed as an alternative nearby water recreation facility. The decision was reversed by Premier Colin Barnett in December 2008 and the dam has since reverted to recreational use allowed. The dam is no longer considered as a potential source of drinking water. Camping facilities are available at the damsite. Recreational water skiing and fishing is also currently permitted. Logue Brook Dam has been used for many years by recreational scuba divers. In previous years, when the dam was close to full capacity (during winter) divers were able to descend to a maximum depth of . Many divers used the still waters of the dam as a training ground for deep dives. The underwater visibility ranges from about . Divers are advised to surface swim out to and descend the "Tower", which is located about east of the main wall of the dam, where boating is prohibited. References Dams completed in 1963 Dams in Western Australia Shire of Harvey
The National Dialogue Party () is a secular Lebanese political party founded by businessman, industrialist, philanthropist and engineer Fouad Makhzoumi in 2004. It has one seat in the Parliament of Lebanon. The party publishes the Al Hiwar newspaper. Its main office is in the Marj el Zouhour Building, Dona Maria Street in Ras el Nabeh, Beirut. Activities Makhzoumi states that its central belief is that the "Lebanese people deserve a government that is free, democratic, and responsive to their needs." As such, the party envisions electoral reforms based upon democracy, transparency in government, secularism, and proportional representation. The party believes that the 2006 Israel-Hezbollah conflict raised the stature of Hezbollah in Lebanon while destabilizing the democratic government. Makhzoumi also established the Lebanon-based "Makhzoumi Foundation" charity organization providing educational services and public awareness in social issues. He also established the US-based "Future Millennium Foundation". Makhzoumi is presently the Chairman of Future Pipe Group (FPI), a multinational corporation. He also acted as the President of the International Desalination Association (IDA) between 1995 and 1997, and is currently the Controller of the Association. He acted as well as Vice Chairman of the Institute for Social and Economic Policy in the Middle East at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, between 1995 and 1998. He is currently a member of the International Board of the "Council on Foreign Relations – US/Middle East Project", since 1996. See also List of political parties in Lebanon References External links Party Platform (In Arabic) Fouad Makhzoumi Interview during Late Edition with Wolf Blitzer Broadcast 21 September 2003. Archived by Daniel Pipes. Liberal parties in Lebanon Political parties established in 2004 Secularism in Lebanon
Douglas Thomas Hickey is an American businessman and diplomat who has served as the United States ambassador to Finland since 2022. Education Hickey earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics in 1977 from Siena College. Career From 1989 to 1994, Hickey was the president of Metropolitan Fiber Systems. He later joined GlobalCenter, a web hosting service, before it was acquired by Exodus Communications. From 1998 until his resignation in 2001, Hickey was the president and CEO of Critical Path, Inc. From 2000 to 2010, Hickey was a partner at Hummer Winblad Venture Partners in San Francisco. He was later the president and CEO of BinWise, Inc., a company that provides software used to track beer, spirits, and wine inventory to businesses in the food and beverage industry. In 2014, Hickey was appointed to serve as the United States Ambassador and commissioner general to Expo Milano by President Barack Obama. Ambassador to Finland Despite initial reports that President Joe Biden was considering to nominate him as Ambassador to Italy and San Marino, he was eventually nominated as Ambassador to Finland on October 8, 2021. Hearings on Hickey's nomination were held before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on March 3, 2022. The committee favorably reported his nomination to the Senate floor on March 23, 2022. Hickey was confirmed by the entire Senate via voice vote on March 24, 2022. He presented his credentials to President Sauli Niinistö on May 11, 2022. Awards and recognitions In 2016, Hickey received an honorary doctorate degree from Siena College. Personal life Hickey and his wife, Dawn Ross, have been prominent financial supporters of Democratic presidential candidates, including John Kerry, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, and Joe Biden. References Living people Siena College alumni Businesspeople from California California Democrats American venture capitalists Year of birth missing (living people) Ambassadors of the United States to Finland
The High King's Tomb is the third novel in Kristen Britain's Green Rider series. Plot summary Karigan G’Ladheon, a member of the King's Green Rider messenger service, finds her life increasingly tangled in the third book of the Green Rider series. King Zachary, for whom Karigan has feelings, has admitted his feeling for Karigan but is being forced into a political marriage with Lady Estora of Coutre. This causes difficulties for all three as Karigan and Zachary cannot be together and Karigan is now jealous of Estora and ceases to show friendship to her former friend. Soon Karigan is sent on several messenger errands as Captain Mapstone attempts to separate her from King Zachary. Accompanied by rider-in-training Fergal Duff, she delivers several messages, the last one a decoy message presented to her old school nemesis, now lord-governor Timas Mirwell, in an attempt to contact Rider Beryl Spencer. Meanwhile, Riders Alton D’yer and Dale Littlepage's attempts to mend the wall at the Blackveil Forest are met with failure, and the wall's strength continues to wane. “Grandmother,” the leader of the Second Empire, plans to overthrow Sacoridia in the name of the Empire. She is a member of Second Empire, a remnant of those who came to Sacoridia from Arcosia with Mornhavon the Black. By using her magic and a book that can only be read "by the light of the High King's tomb", Grandmother plans to destroy the D’Yer Wall. This book, written by one of the last great mages, contains the secrets of the D'Yer Wall; how it was built and how to maintain it. It is a race between Second Empire and the Green Riders to obtain the book to either destroy or repair the great wall. After delivering her messages, Karigan discovers that Lady Estora has been kidnapped by men working with Second Empire. She offers herself as a distraction, trading clothes with Estora, to allow the King's betrothed to escape safely and return to Sacor City. Karigan is captured but escapes with the aid of Lord Xandis Amberhill. Knowing Grandmother's plot, Karigan travels back to Sacor City to thwart Second Empire and gain possession of the book. When she arrives, Karigan joins a band of Weapons (guards highly committed to guarding the King and the tombs of dead royalty) who enter the tombs to stop the Second Empire from reading the book. Karigan successfully recovers the book, with the help of the god Westrion. In the aftermath of these events, Karigan is knighted by King Zachary and a translation of the book is given to Alton D'Yer in the hopes that he can discern the secrets in repairing the breach in the wall. Grandmother and the members of Second Empire journey through the breach into Blackveil hoping to "awake the sleepers". The author has confirmed that there are more books to come. The fourth book in the series, "Blackveil," was released in February 2011. Characters Karigan G'ladheon Alton D'yer King Zachary Lady Estora Arms master Drent Immerez Jametari Captain Mapstone Fergal Duff Grandmother Lord Amberhill Dale Littlepage See also Green Rider - First book of the Green Rider Series First Rider's Call - Second book of the Green Rider Series The High King's Tomb – Third book of the "Green Rider" series Blackveil - Fourth book of the Green Rider Series Mirror Sight - Fifth book of the Green Rider series Firebrand - Sixth book of the "Green Rider" series External links The High King's Tomb by Kristen Britain 2007 American novels American fantasy novels Novels by Kristen Britain DAW Books books
Browntown is an unincorporated community in Albemarle County, Virginia. References Unincorporated communities in Virginia Unincorporated communities in Albemarle County, Virginia
Johnthan Shuntay Banks (born October 3, 1989) is a former American football cornerback. He played college football at Mississippi State, where he received All-American honors. He was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the second round of the 2013 NFL Draft. Early years Banks was born in Maben, Mississippi. He attended East Webster High School in Cumberland, where he played safety and quarterback for the East Webster Wolverines high school football team. Considered a three-star recruit by 247Sports.com, Banks was listed as the No. 41 safety in the nation in 2009. College career Banks enrolled in Mississippi State University, where he played for the Mississippi State Bulldogs football team from 2009 to 2012. He compiled 221 tackles, a school record, 16 interceptions, four quarterback sacks and four touchdowns. He was originally a safety, but made the switch to cornerback as a sophomore. Following his senior season in 2012, he won the Jim Thorpe Award for the top defensive back in college football. He also received first-team All-American honors from the Football Writers Association of America, the Walter Camp Football Foundation, and Scout.com, and was a first-team All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) selection. Professional career Prior to the 2013 NFL Draft, Banks was considered one of the best cornerback prospects but after the disappointing NFL combine, most NFL scouts put him as a late first-round or an early second-round pick. Tampa Bay Buccaneers On April 26, 2013, Banks was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the second round (43rd overall) in the 2013 NFL Draft. He was the sixth cornerback taken in the 2013 NFL draft behind Dee Milliner, D. J. Hayden, Desmond Trufant, Xavier Rhodes, and fellow college teammate Darius Slay, respectively. On May 23, 2013, Banks signed his four-year contract with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, worth $4.726 million, including a $1.817 million bonus. Banks got his first interception against Carson Palmer and the Arizona Cardinals on September 29, 2013. During the season, he contracted methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MSRA). Despite the infection, he finished his rookie season with 55 tackles and 3 interceptions. After training camp and the preseason, Banks was named the starting cornerback opposite Alterraun Verner. The Tampa 2 system installed by head coach Lovie Smith proved to play to Banks' strengths as he notched 50 tackles, 10 passes defensed, and four interceptions for the 2014 season. Detroit Lions Banks was traded to the Detroit Lions for a seventh round pick on November 1, 2016. He was released by the Lions on December 3, 2016. Chicago Bears On December 5, 2016, Banks was signed by the Bears. On March 11, 2017, Banks signed a one-year contract with the Bears. He was released on September 2, 2017. Houston Texans On September 20, 2017, Banks signed with the Houston Texans. He was released on October 10, 2017. References External links Mississippi State Bulldogs bio Tampa Bay Buccaneers bio 1989 births Living people American football cornerbacks Mississippi State Bulldogs football players Tampa Bay Buccaneers players Players of American football from Mississippi Detroit Lions players Chicago Bears players Houston Texans players People from Maben, Mississippi
HNLMS Van Kinsbergen (), or MOV Van Kinsbergen () is a naval training ship of the Royal Netherlands Navy. History Van Kinsbergen was designed as a replacement for the ageing . Zeefakkel was notorius for making people seasick and the new ship was supposed to prevent this from happening. However, the ship is too short, supposedly due to budget cuts, and has very poor sailing characteristics in heavy seas. Van Kinsbergen is therefor mockingly nicknamed the Van Kotsbergen, (). She is the first purposly built training vessel for the Dutch Navy and therefor is designed with two bridges, one for the navigation and one for training purposes. Van Kinsbergen sails around 200 days in a year, mostly in the Baltic Sea to train students from the Royal Naval College. On December 2009 she was asked by Danish authorities the help search for a sailboat in trouble on the Little Belt between Funen and the Jutland Peninsula. She took on the three sailers and the sailboat was towed with the RHIB. In July 2010 Van Kinsbergen successfully recovered a large model aircraft from the English Channel which had caused some commotion on the busy sea lane. Replacement See Auxiliary ship replacement program for more information. Van Kinsbergen is set to be replaced along with , , , the four s and the two s. On 16 June 2022 it was announced in the B-letter that these ten vessels will be replaced by eight new ships of the same family. Four will be oceangoing and the other four are for coastal or inland duties. Van Kinsbergen is to be replaced by the oceangoing variant. These ships will be built by a Dutch shipyard which will be selected in 2024. See also Future of the Royal Netherlands Navy References Training ships of the Royal Netherlands Navy
"A Walk-On Part in the War" is a 1998 fantasy short story by Stephen Dedman. Background "A Walk-On Part in the War" was first published in Australia November 1998 in the Dreaming Down-Under anthology, edited by Jack Dann and Janeen Webb and published by Voyager Books. In 2004 it was republished in The Best Australian Science Fiction: A Fifty Year Collection, edited by Rob Gerrand and published by Black Inc. "A Walk-On Part in the War" won the 1998 Aurealis Award for best fantasy short story. References 1998 short stories Australian short stories Fantasy short stories Aurealis Award-winning works Australian speculative fiction works
The Fauna of Africa, in its broader sense, is all the animals living in Africa and its surrounding seas and islands. The more characteristic African fauna is found in the Afrotropical realm. Lying almost entirely within the tropics, and equally to north and south of the equator creates favourable conditions for rich wildlife. Africa is home to many of the world's most famous fauna in human culture such as lions‚ leopards, cheetahs‚ Spotted hyenas, African wild dog, African elephants, hippos, rhinos‚ Nile crocodile, Nile monitor, African rock python, Black mamba, Gaboon viper, Forest cobra, African spurred tortoises, African bullfrog, African civet, Honey badger, Meerkats, Banded mongoose, African clawless otters, Ground pangolins, Aardvark, Crested porcupines, Caracal, Serval, African wildcat, Black-backed jackal, Bat-eared foxs, Gorillas, Mandrills, Baboons, Chimpanzees, Vervet monkeys, Common warthogs, giraffes‚ African buffalo, Blue wildebeest, zebras‚ Thomson's gazelles, Impala, Kudus, East African oryx, Nyala, Waterbucks, Hartebeest, antelope, African fish eagles, Crowned eagles, White-backed vulture, African scops owl, Pygmy falcon, North African ostrich, Grey crowned crane, Saddle-billed stork, Marabou stork, Shoebill, African spoonbill, Black-headed heron, Greater flamingo, Namaqua sandgrouse, African penguins, and among many others. Origins and history of African fauna Whereas the earliest traces of life in fossil record of Africa date back to the earliest times, the formation of African fauna as we know it today, began with the splitting up of the Gondwana supercontinent in the mid-Mesozoic era. After that, four to six faunal assemblages, the so-called African Faunal Strata (AFSs) can be distinguished. The isolation of Africa was broken intermittently by discontinuous "filter routes" that linked it to some other Gondwanan continents (Madagascar, South America, and perhaps India), but mainly to Laurasia. Interchanges with Gondwana were rare and mainly "out-of-Africa" dispersals, whereas interchanges with Laurasia were numerous and bidirectional, although mainly from Laurasia to Africa. Despite these connections, isolation resulted in remarkable absences, poor diversity, and emergence of endemic taxa in Africa. Madagascar separated from continental Africa during the break-up of Gondwanaland early in the Cretaceous, but was probably connected to the mainland again in the Eocene. The first Neogene faunal interchange took place in the Middle Miocene (the introduction of Myocricetodontinae, Democricetodontinae, and Dendromurinae). A major terrestrial faunal exchange between North Africa and Europe began at about 6.1 Ma, some 0.4 Myr before the beginning of the Messinian salinity crisis(for example introduction of Murinae, immigrants from southern Asia) During the early Tertiary, Africa was covered by a vast evergreen forest inhabited by an endemic forest fauna with many types common to southern Asia. In the Pliocene the climate became dry and most of the forest was destroyed, the forest animals taking refuge in the remaining forest islands. At the same time a broad land-bridge connected Africa with Asia and there was a great invasion of animals of the steppe fauna into Africa. At the beginning of the Pleistocene a moist period set in and much of the forest was renewed while the grassland fauna was divided and isolated, as the forest fauna had previously been. The present forest fauna is therefore of double origin, partly descended of the endemic fauna and partly from steppe forms that adapted themselves to forest life, while the present savanna fauna is similarly explained. The isolation in past times has resulted in the presence of closely related subspecies in widely separated regions Africa, where humans originated, shows much less evidence of loss in the Pleistocene megafaunal extinction, perhaps because co-evolution of large animals alongside early humans provided enough time for them to develop effective defenses. Its situation in the tropics spared it also from Pleistocene glaciations and the climate has not changed much. Invertebrates There are large gaps in human knowledge about African invertebrates. East Africa has a rich coral fauna with about 400 known species. More than 400 species of Echinoderms and 500 species of Bryozoa live there too, as well as one Cubozoan species (Carybdea alata). Of Nematodes, the Onchocerca volvulus, Necator americanus, Wuchereria bancrofti and Dracunculus medinensis are human parasites. Some of important plant-parasitic nematodes of crops include Meloidogyne, Pratylenchus, Hirschmanniella, Radopholus, Scutellonema and Helicotylenchus. Of the few Onychophorans, Peripatopsis and Opisthopatus live in Africa. Greatest diversity of freshwater mollusks is found in East African lakes. Of marine snails, less diversity is present in Atlantic coast, more in tropical Western Indian Ocean region (over 3000 species of gastropods with 81 endemic species). Cowry shells have been used as a money by native Africans. The land snail fauna is especially rich in Afromontane regions, and there are some endemic families in Africa (e.g. Achatinidae, Chlamydephoridae) but other tropical families are common too (Charopidae, Streptaxidae, Cyclophoridae, Subulinidae, Rhytididae). 156 tardigrade species have been found, and about 8000 species of arachnids. The African millipede Archispirostreptus gigas is one of the largest in the world. 20 genera of freshwater crabs are present. The soil animal communities tropical Africa are poorly known. A few ecological studies have been undertaken on macrofauna, mainly in West Africa. Earthworms are being extensively studied in West and South Africa. Insects Approximately 100,000 species of insects have been described from Sub-Saharan Africa, but there are very few overviews of the fauna as a whole (it has been estimated that the African insects make up about 10-20% of the global insect species richness, and about 15% of new species descriptions come from Afrotropics). The only endemic African insect order is Mantophasmatodea. About 875 African species of dragonflies have been recorded. The migratory locust and desert locust have been serious threats to African economies and human welfare. Africa has the biggest number of termite genera of all continents, and over 1,000 termite species. Of Diptera, the number of described African species is about 17,000. Natalimyzidae, a new family of acalyptrate flies has been recently described from South Africa. Anopheles gambiae, Aedes aegypti and Tsetse fly are important vectors of diseases. 1600 species of bees and 2000 species of ants among other Hymenopterans are known from Africa. There live also 3,607 species of butterflies, being the best known group of insects. The caterpillars of mopani moth are part of the South African cuisine. Among the numerous species of African beetles are the famous sacred scarab, the centaurus beetle, the manticora tiger beetle and enormous Goliath beetles. Butterflies Hotspots for butterflies include the Congolian forests and the Guinean forest-savanna mosaic. Some butterflies (Hamanumida daedalus, Precis, Eurema) are grassland or savannah specialists. Many of these have very large populations and a vast range. South Africa has one of the highest proportions of Lycaenid butterflies (48%) for any region in the world with many species restricted in range. North Africa is in the Palaearctic region and has a different species assemblage. Genera which are species rich in Africa include Charaxes, Acraea, Colotis and Papilio, most notably Papilio antimachus and Papilio zalmoxis. The tribe Liptenini is endemic to the Afrotropics and includes species rich genera such as Ornipholidotos, Liptenara, Pentila, Baliochila, Hypophytala, Teriomima, Deloneura and Mimacraea. The Miletinae are mostly African, notably Lachnocnema. Other endemic lycaenids include the genus Alaena. Endemic Nymphalidae include Euphaedra, Bebearia, Heteropsis, Precis, Pseudacraea, Bicyclus and Euxanthe. Endemic Pieridae include Pseudopontia paradoxa and Mylothris. Endemic skippers include Sarangesaand Kedestes. The highest species diversity is in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, home to 2,040 species 181 of which are endemic. Fish Africa is the richest continent of freshwater fish, with about 3000 species. The East African Great Lakes (Victoria, Malawi, and Tanganyika) are the center of biodiversity of many fish, especially cichlids (they harbor more than two-thirds of the estimated 2000 species in the family). The West African coastal rivers region covers only a fraction of West Africa, but harbours 322 of West Africa’s fish species, with 247 being restricted to this area and 129 being restricted to even smaller ranges. The central river’s fauna comprises 194 fish species, with 119 endemics and only 33 restricted to small areas. The marine diversity is greatest near the Indian Ocean shore with about 2000 species. Characteristic to African fauna are Perciformes (Lates, tilapias, Dichistiidae, Anabantidae, Mudskippers, Parachanna, Acentrogobius, Croilia, Glossogobius, Hemichromis, Nanochromis, Oligolepis, Oreochromis, Redigobius, Sarotherodon, Stenogobius and others), Gonorhynchiformes (Kneriidae, Phractolaemidae), some lungfishes (Protopterus), many Characiformes (Distichodontidae, Hepsetidae, Citharinidae, Alestiidae), Osteoglossiformes (African knifefish, Gymnarchidae, Mormyridae, Pantodontidae), Siluriformes (Amphiliidae, Anchariidae, Ariidae, Austroglanididae, Clariidae, Claroteidae, Malapteruridae, Mochokidae, Schilbeidae), Osmeriformes (Galaxiidae), Cyprinodontiformes (Aplocheilidae, Poeciliidae) and Cypriniformes (Labeobarbus, Pseudobarbus, Tanakia and others). Amphibians Endemic to Africa are the families Arthroleptidae, Astylosternidae, Heleophrynidae, Hemisotidae, Hyperoliidae, Petropedetidae, Mantellidae. Also widespread are Bufonidae (Bufo, Churamiti, Capensibufo, Mertensophryne, Nectophryne, Nectophrynoides, Schismaderma, Stephopaedes, Werneria, Wolterstorffina), Microhylidae (Breviceps, Callulina, Probreviceps, Cophylinae, Dyscophus, Melanobatrachinae, Scaphiophryninae), Rhacophoridae (Chiromantis), Ranidae (Afrana, Amietia, Amnirana, Aubria, Conraua, Hildebrandtia, Lanzarana, Ptychadena, Strongylopus, Tomopterna) and Pipidae (Hymenochirus, Pseudhymenochirus, Xenopus). The 2002–2004 ‘Global Amphibian Assessment’ by IUCN, Conservation International and NatureServe revealed that for only about 50% of the Afrotropical amphibians, there is least concern about their conservation status; approximately 130 species are endangered, about one-fourth of which are at a critical stage. Almost all of the amphibians of Madagascar (238 species) are endemic to that region. The West African goliath frog is the largest frog species in the world. Reptiles The center of chameleon diversity is Madagascar. Snakes found in Africa include atractaspidids, elapids (cobras, Aspidelaps, Boulengerina, Dendroaspis, Elapsoidea, Hemachatus, Homoroselaps and Paranaja), viperines, (Atheris, Bitis, Cerastes, Causus, Echis, Macrovipera, Montatheris, Proatheris, Vipera), colubrids (Dendrolycus, Dispholidus, Gonionotophis, Grayia, Hormonotus, Lamprophis, Psammophis, Leioheterodon, Madagascarophis, Poecilopholis, Dasypeltis etc.), the pythonids (Python), typhlopids (Typhlops) and leptotyphlopids (Leptotyphlops, Rhinoleptus). Of the lizards, many species of geckos (day geckos, Afroedura, Afrogecko, Colopus, Pachydactylus, Hemidactylus, Narudasia, Paroedura, Pristurus, Quedenfeldtia, Rhoptropus, Tropiocolotes, Uroplatus), Cordylidae, as well as Lacertidae (Nucras, Lacerta, Mesalina, Acanthodactylus, Pedioplanis), Agamas, skinks, plated lizards and some monitor lizards are common. There are 12 genera and 58 species of African amphisbaenians (e.g. Chirindia, Zygaspis, Monopeltis, Dalophia). Several genera of tortoises (Kinixys, Pelusios, Psammobates, Geochelone, Homopus, Chersina), turtles (Pelomedusidae, Cyclanorbis, Cycloderma, Erymnochelys), and 5-7 species of crocodiles (the Nile crocodile, the West African crocodile, two species of slender-snouted crocodile, and 1-3 species of dwarf crocodile) are also present. Birds There live (temporarily or permanently) more than 2600 bird species in Africa (about 1500 of them passerines). Some 114 of them are threatened species. The Afrotropic has various endemic bird families, including ostriches (Struthionidae), mesites, sunbirds, secretary bird (Sagittariidae), guineafowl (Numididae), and mousebirds (Coliidae). Also, several families of passerines are limited to the Afrotropics. These include rock-jumpers (Chaetopidae), bushshrikes (Malaconotidae), wattle-eyes, (Platysteiridae) and rockfowl (Picathartidae). Other common birds include parrots (lovebirds, Poicephalus, Psittacus), various cranes (crowned cranes, blue crane, wattled crane), storks (marabous, Abdim's stork, saddle-billed stork), herons (slaty egret, black heron, goliath heron), shoebill, bustards (kori bustard, Neotis, Eupodotis, Lissotis), sandgrouse (Pterocles), Coraciiformes (bee-eaters, hornbills, Ceratogymna), phasianids (francolins, Congo peafowl, blue quail, harlequin quail, stone partridge, Madagascar partridge). The woodpeckers and allies include honeyguides, African barbets, African piculet, ground woodpecker, Dendropicos and Campethera. The birds of prey include the buzzards, harriers, Old World vultures, bateleur, Circaetus, Melierax and others. Trogons are represented by one genus (Apaloderma). African penguin is the only penguin species. Madagascar was once home to the now extinct elephant birds. Africa is home to numerous songbirds (pipits, orioles, antpeckers, brubrus, cisticolas, nigritas, olivebacks, pytilias, green-backed twinspot, crimson-wings, seedcrackers, bluebills, firefinches, waxbills, amandavas, quailfinches, munias, weavers, tit-hylia, Amadina, Anthoscopus, Mirafra, Hypargos, Eremomela, Euschistospiza, Erythrocercus, Malimbus, Pitta, Uraeginthus, pied crow, white-necked raven, thick-billed raven, Cape crow and others). The red-billed quelea is the most abundant bird species in the world. Of the 589 species of birds (excluding seabirds) that breed in the Palaearctic (temperate Europe and Asia), 40% spend the winter elsewhere. Of those species that leave for the winter, 98% travel south to Africa. See also: Endemic birds of southern Africa. Mammals More than 1100 mammal species live in Africa. Africa has three endemic orders of mammals, the Tubulidentata (aardvarks), Afrosoricida (tenrecs and golden moles), and Macroscelidea (elephant shrews). The current mammalian phylogeny recognizes the clade Afrotheria (often viewed as a superorder), which includes the exclusively African orders, as well as others believed to be of African origin. The East African plains are well known for their diversity of large mammals. African Eulipotyphla include the subfamilies Myosoricinae and Crocidurinae. Hedgehogs include desert hedgehogs, Atelerix and others. The rodents are represented by African bush squirrels, African ground squirrels, African striped squirrels, gerbils, cane rats, acacia rats, Nesomyidae, springhare, mole rats, dassie rats, striped grass mice, sun squirrels, thicket rats, Old World porcupines, target rats, maned rats, Deomyinae, Aethomys, Arvicanthis, Colomys, Dasymys, Dephomys, Epixerus, Grammomys, Graphiurus, Hybomys, Hylomyscus, Malacomys, Mastomys, Mus, Mylomys, Myomyscus, Oenomys, Otomys, Parotomys, Pelomys, Praomys, Rhabdomys, Stenocephalemys and many others. African rabbits and hares include riverine rabbit, Bunyoro rabbit, Cape hare, scrub hare, Ethiopian highland hare, African savanna hare, Abyssinian hare and several species of Pronolagus. Among the marine mammals there are several species of dolphins, 2 species of sirenians and seals (e.g. Cape fur seals). Of the carnivorans there are 60 species, including the conspicuous hyenas, lions, leopards, cheetahs, serval, African wild dog as well as the less prominent and understudied Side-striped jackal, striped polecat, African striped weasel, caracal, honey badger, speckle-throated otter, several mongooses, foxes and civets. The family Eupleridae is restricted to Madagascar. The African list of ungulates is longer than in any other continent. The largest number of modern bovids is found in Africa (African buffalo, duikers, impala, rhebok, Reduncinae, oryx, dik-dik, klipspringer, oribi, gerenuk, true gazelles, hartebeest, wildebeest, dibatag, eland, Tragelaphus, Hippotragus, Neotragus, Raphicerus, Damaliscus). Other even-toed ungulates include giraffes, okapis, hippopotamuses, warthogs, giant forest hogs, red river hogs and bushpigs. Odd-toed ungulates are represented by three species of zebras, African wild ass, black and white rhinoceros. The biggest African mammal is the African bush elephant, the second largest being its smaller counterpart, the African forest elephant. Four species of pangolins can be found in Africa. African fauna contains 216 species of primates. Four species of great apes (Hominidae) are endemic to Africa: both species of gorilla (western gorilla, Gorilla gorilla, and eastern gorilla, Gorilla beringei) and both species of the genus Pan (chimpanzee, Pan troglodytes, and bonobo, Pan paniscus). Humans and their ancestors originated in Africa. Other primates include colobuses, baboons, geladas, vervet monkeys, guenons, macaques, mandrills, crested mangabeys, white-eyelid mangabeys, kipunji, Allen's swamp monkeys, Patas monkeys and talapoins. Lemurs and aye-aye are characteristic of Madagascar. See also Lists of mammals of Africa. See also Afrykarium Fauna of Asia Fauna of Australia Fauna Europaea References External links African Invertebrates African Fauna FAUNA(French)FRI - A tool to assess and monitor the distribution of fresh and brackish waters fish species in Africa PPEAO - An information system on fish communities and artisanal fisheries in estuarine and lagoon ecosystems in West Africa (in French) Afrotropical realm fauna
"Better Days" is a song by American rapper WC and the second single from his debut studio album The Shadiest One (1998). Produced by Barr Nine Productions, it features Ron Banks of The Dramatics. An alternative version of the song features American singer Jon B. Background "Better Days" was one of several tracks from The Shadiest One which WC considered for a single following "Just Clownin'", along with "Keep Hustlin'", "Fuckin' wit Uh House Party" and "Can't Hold Back". It was later released as his second solo single on September 29, 1998. Charts References 1998 singles 1998 songs WC (rapper) songs Songs written by WC (rapper) Songs written by Frankie Beverly FFRR Records singles
Karlina Leksono Supelli (born 15 January 1958 in Jakarta) is an Indonesian philosopher and astronomer. One of Indonesia's first female astronomers, she received her bachelor's degree in Astronomy at ITB and MSc in Space Science from the University College London, and completed her doctorate in Philosophy at Universitas Indonesia in 1997. She has also been known to participate in humanitarian activities during Indonesia's 1998 Reformation. Under the leadership of Karlina Supelli, in February 1998 a group of concerned mothers held a demonstration in front of the HI (Hotel Indonesia). As a result, she was arrested with two other women, Gadis Arivia and Wilasih Noviana. A feminist, Karlina also took part in revealing and defending the rights of victims of the Indonesian riots of May 1998, when hundreds of Chinese Indonesian women were raped in Jakarta. She went to the US to persuade the US government to stop their export of weapons into Indonesia, resulting in death threats because of her activities. However, she was not deterred. She was also active in defending the rights of the Acehnese and East Timorese women who have been raped by members of the Indonesian army. Karlina has lectured philosophy and astronomy in several Indonesian universities. Her writings have been published in journals in both Indonesia and abroad. She is now a lecturer in Sekolah Tinggi Filsafat Driyarkara (Driyarkara High School of Philosophy), Jakarta. References External links Supelli, Karlina Leksono Vanessa Johanson talks with Khofifah Indar Parawansa Indonesian Chinese Marginalized? Problematizing the Place of Victims in Reformasi Indonesia: A Contested Truth about the May 1998 Violence Gendered citizens in the new Indonesian democracy Better Protection Of Rapes Investigators Needed Living people 1958 births Indonesian feminists Indonesian women scientists Indo people Sundanese people Indonesian people of English descent Indonesian people of Jewish descent Alumni of University College London
Angelo Falcón (June 23, 1951 – May 24, 2018) was a Puerto Rican political scientist best known for starting the Institute for Puerto Rican Policy (IPR) in New York City in the early 1980s, a nonprofit and nonpartisan policy center that focuses on Latino issues in the United States. It is now known as the National Institute for Latino Policy and Falcón served as its president until his death. He was also an Adjunct Assistant Professor at the Columbia University School of Public and International Affairs (S.I.P.A.). Falcón was able to combine academic and policy research with an aggressive advocacy style based on broad coalition-building and community organizing. Noted for his caustic sense of humor and his progressive politics, he became one of the longest-serving chief executives of a Latino nonprofit in the country. Early years Falcón (birth name: Angel Manuel Falcón) was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on June 23, 1951, the only son of Dominga "Minga" Cordero and Angel Manuel "Mel" Falcón. He lived in New York City since the age of six months and grew up in the Los Sures (Southside) section of Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Falcón attended Public School 17 in Williamsburg, where his first grade teacher unilaterally changed his name to "Angelo" from "Angel," thinking it was a typo. He went on to attend the citywide specialized Brooklyn Technical High School (1965–1969) in Ft. Greene, Brooklyn, where he graduated with a specialization in architecture. In high school, he joined with other Puerto Rican and Latino students to organize the El Nuevo Mundo Aspira Club, which began his involvement in community affairs. He went on to attend Columbia College of Columbia University (Class of 1973) where he continued his activism as Chair of the Latin American Student Organization (LASO) and helping to establish the first HEOP, or Higher Education Opportunity Program, at the college. In 1976, he attended the State University of New York at Albany, where he did his graduate work in political science. He completed a master of science degree and most requirements for his doctorate, returning to New York City as an ABD (all but dissertation) in 1980 to write his dissertation. He was awarded the Nelson A. Rockefeller Distinguished Alumni Award from the SUNY-Albany in 1983. In the early 1970s he worked with ASPIRA of New York, first as a Club Organizer and rising to the position of the Director of their Manhattan Center. This was during the period when Aspira of New York sued the NYC Board of Education, resulting the historic Aspira Consent Decree (1974) mandating transitional bilingual education programs for eligible Puerto Rican and other Latino students. During his graduate studies in Albany in the late 1970s, he worked as a teaching assistant and as a technical researcher with the Capitol District Regional Planning Commission. He helped organize a graduate student organization as a result of a fight he led to overturn unfair plagiarism rules adopted by the faculty. During this period, he often visited his high school friend and collaborator, Jose Ramon Sanchez, who attended the University of Michigan as a graduate student in the Political Science Department. They engaged in long discussions about what they were learning and what it meant for the Puerto Rican and Latino community. It was during this 1975 to 1977 period that they agreed that their academic studies had given them new and useful skills that had to be put to use to lift the economic, political, and cultural plight for their community. They decided that they had to find a way to take their research “off the shelf” and put to practical use once they were both back in New York City. Institute for Puerto Rican Policy Upon his return to New York City in 1980, he began teaching part-time to start work on his doctoral dissertation. He taught at Queens College and the John Jay College of Criminal Justice. In 1981, while at John Jay, he began organizing, along with Jose Ramon Sanchez, what became the Institute for Puerto Rican Policy (IPR), as a volunteer organization. Angelo and Jose were both working at John Jay College. Angelo worked as an adjunct professor in the Puerto Rican Studies program. Jose worked at the Center for Puerto Rican Studies - El Centro. Angelo and Jose decided to realize their dreams of taking research “off the shelves.” Angelo and Jose put together a proposal to create an institute that would identify how public policy decisions and programs had a distinct impact on the Puerto Rican community. They also wanted to shape how public policy could be better shaped to provide the Puerto Rican community with more benefits and development. They submitted the proposal to El Centro, then being directed by the eminent scholar Frank Bonilla. He rejected the idea and the proposal. Angelo and Jose took the proposal to other organizations. But they all rejected the idea that there could ever be a way to separate a Puerto Rican centered public policy. Undaunted, they decided to go at it on their own. They created an iPR advisory board and began making plans to begin their work. At one point, Josie Nieves, an iPR Advisory Board member, granted iPR a small grant of about $3000 dollars. Angelo and Jose decided to use that money to buy a computer to begin parsing through available data and identify a Puerto Rican focus to public policy research. That computer was a Radio Shack TRS 80 model with a cassette data drive. June 1982, the Institute became a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation and received its first foundation grant from the New World Foundation. The distinguished scholar and policy activist Marilyn Aquirre became the first Chair of the iPR Board. Jose served on the board as well. Angelo became Executive Director. Since that point, Falcón headed the Institute continuously for close to 30 years. During this period, despite its small size, the Institute developed a national reputation as one of the most innovative policy centers addressing Latino issues in the country. The first major impact of iPR’s policy research activism was in 1982 when they published a report that revealed that the newly elected governor of New York State, Mario Cuomo, had lied and failed to deliver on his promise to address the extremely low employment of Puerto Ricans and Latinos in State government. During 1986-1990 he also served as one of the Co-Principal Researchers (along with Rodolfo O. de la Garza of the University of Texas at Austin, F. Chris Garcia of the University of New Mexico, and John Garcia of the University of Arizona) of the Latino National Political Survey (LNPS), one of the largest privately funded social surveys of Latino political attitudes and behavior ever conducted in the United States. In the mid-1990s he was one of the key organizers of the Boricua First! march on Washington, DC and in the early 2000s of the Encuentro Boricua Conference in New York City, among other national initiatives. In 1999, the Institute for Puerto Rican Policy joined in a strategic alliance with the Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Education Fund (PRLDEF) at the Fund's invitation, where the institute was renamed the PRLDEF Institute for Puerto Rican Policy and functioned as PRLDEF's Policy Division. During this period he served as PRLDEF's Senior Policy Executive and Director of the PRLDEF Institute for Puerto Rican Policy. On November 18, 2005, the Institute became independent once again and in 2006 changed its name to the National Institute for Latino Policy (NiLP), with Falcón as its president. Since 2000, Falcón also co-chaired the New York Chapter of the National Hispanic Media Coalition. In 2001, he was profiled in a "Public Lives" column in the New York Times ("A 20-Year Battler for Puerto Rican Political Pull" by John Kifner, June 20, 2001, Section B, page 2). In 2004, he wrote the Atlas of Stateside Puerto Ricans for the government of Puerto Rico and also co-edited the book, Boricuas in Gotham: Puerto Ricans in the Making of Modern New York. He was named as one of the top 25 "New York Latino movers and shakers" in 2006 by the New York Post (November 28, 2006), and was the recipient of the "Little Flower" Award for Outstanding Community Service from LaGuardia Community College (CUNY) in 2007. Also in 2007, he was elected to the National Steering Committee of the Census Information Centers (CIC) program of the Census Bureau. In 2008, he was appointed by the U.S. Commerce Secretary to the 9-member Advisory Committee on the Hispanic Population of the Census Bureau's Race and Ethnic Advisory Committees (REAC) program. In 2009 he was elected Chair of both the Census Advisory Committee on the Hispanic Population and of the Steering Committee of the Census Information Centers Program. In 2006, Falcón created the Latino Policy Network (currently called The NiLP Network) to diffuse policy and political information of importance to the Latino community online. The NiLP Network, with more than 8,000 members, has become possibly the most influential online community of Latino political civic and academic leaders in the United States. Through this network, NiLP has also created the Latino Census Network and the Latino Voting Rights Network. Besides timely information dissemination, the network members have also been polled from time to time on critical Latino policy issues through its National Latino Opinion Leaders Survey (NLOLS). Falcón lived in his childhood neighborhood of "the Sures" in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn. A diabetic, Falcón suffered a fatal heart attack in front of his home on May 24, 2018. Contributions Angelo Falcón's research on Puerto Rican and Latino politics and policy issues has made a number of important contributions to these fields. These include: In his 1978 study, “The Puerto Rican Activist Stratum in New York City,” Falcón, using elite sample survey methods, provided one of the earliest most in-depth analyses of the nature and attitudes ever conducted of Puerto Rican political and community leaders in New York City. His founding and work with the Institute for Puerto Rican Policy (1981-2005) has resulted in a number of critical developments in the area of Latino politics and policy. This includes: the first consistent nonpartisan studies of the Puerto Rican and Latino vote at the local and national levels; groundbreaking studies on public sector employment and other access issues for Latinos with government and the private sectors; and the development of the “guerrilla research” approach of aggressive action-research from the perspective of the poor and that held the Puerto Rican/Latino political leadership accountable as well as non-Latinos. During the 1980s and 1990s, the Institute was credited with bringing back the advocacy role of Latino community-based organizations and the value of policy analysis as part of their ongoing missions. The Institute’s projects on promoting greater Latino participation in the 2000 Census and in the political redistricting process have introduced new participatory approaches to these civic participation issues that are new in the Latino community. His 1983 paper, “Puerto Rican Political Participation: New York City and Puerto Rico,” was the first systematic examination of the contrast in voting levels between Puerto Ricans in Puerto Rico, which have been high, and New York City which have been extremely low. He demonstrated the role that social and political structure plays in affecting levels of political participation. His 1985 discussion paper, “Black and Puerto Rican Politics in New York City: Race and Ethnicity in a Changing Urban Context,” was the first systematic examination of the implications of New York becoming a “majority minority” city and one of the first analyses of the relationship between Black and Latino politics. As one of the principal investigators with the 1989-90 Latino National Political Survey (LNPS), Falcón was part of a team of political scientists that conducted this landmark $2 million household survey of Latino political attitudes and behavior in the United States. This was the largest privately funded survey of its kind ever conducted and generated important baseline data on the Latino political experience still in use today. His publication of the monthly "Crítica: A Journal of Puerto Rican Policy & Politics" in 1994-1997 created a unique forum for the discussion of Puerto Rican community issues. This controversial monthly became an important vehicle for holding public official, Latino and non-Latino alike, accountable to community interests. There are plans to bring this publication back as a journal focusing on Latino policy and political issues in 2007. His 2000 report, Opening the Courthouse Doors: The Need for More Hispanic Judges, had the impact of raising consciousness of this issue in the United States Congress and resulting in the appointment of more Latinos to the federal judiciary. In addition, this report was also helpful in derailing the nomination of conservative Miguel Estrada by President Bush to the federal bench. The 2004 report by Falcón for the government of Puerto Rico, the Atlas of Stateside Puerto Ricans, was the first documentation of the growth of the stateside Puerto Rican population to the point of exceeding for the first time the Puerto Rican population in Puerto Rico. The report also examined the growing economic power of the stateside Puerto Rican community and estimated that they sent close to $1 billion a year to Puerto Rico in what the equivalent of remittances. This report presented a different and more positive image of stateside Puerto Ricans and promoted discussion of the need for a new relationship between Puerto Rico and its diaspora. Boricuas in Gotham: Puerto Ricans in the Making of Modern New York, a book published in 2004 that he co-edited, is an important contribution to the historiography of the city’s Puerto Rican community. One of his chapters in the book, “De’tras Pa’lante: Explorations on the Future History of Puerto Ricans in New York City,” is considered one of the major statements on the status of the Puerto Rican community of New York City today. In 2006, Falcón created what has come to be known as The NiLP Network, the national online community of Latino opinion leaders and advocates hosted by the National Institute for Latino Policy (NiLP). This has become one of the most influential online information networks on policy and political issues in the Latino community today. The NiLP Network built on the powerful legacy of the ipr-forum, one of the first listservs on Puerto Rican issues that was hosted by the Institute for Puerto Rican Policy (IPR) in the 1990s. In 2007, Falcón created the Latino Census Network, an informational network on Latino Census issues comprising the leading Latino advocacy organizations at the national, state and local levels. This is the first systematic effort to coordinate the work of Latino communities throughout the United States and its territories in preparation for the 2010 Census. In 2008, he was appointed by the US Commerce Secretary to the Census Advisory Committee on the Hispanic population, to which he was elected Chair in 2009. In 2009, he was also elected Chair of the Steering Committee of the Census Information Centers (CIC) Program of the Census Bureau. In these roles, Falcón has become a major advisor to the Census Bureau on issues affecting Latinos and other communities of color. In 2008, Falcón was one of the founders of the New York City Collaborative for Fairness and Equity in Philanthropy (CFEP), becoming its founding Chair. This is a unique coalition of nonprofits of color and foundations working to give greater voice to communities of color in discussions and policies regarding increasing diversity in the foundation sector. In 2010, his work with the Latino Census Network and role as a volunteer Census Bureau advisor contributed to one of the best counts of the Latino population in the 2010 Census. Falcón serves as Chair of the Census Advisory Committee on the Hispanic Population, and Chair of the Census Information Centers (CIC) Program of the US Census Bureau. His February 2010 report, Data Dissemination in Communities of Color: The Role of the Census Information Centers (New York, National Institute for Latino Policy, 2010), outlines issues in increasing access to Census data by Latinos and other communities of color. In 2011, he coordinated a major Northeast Latino Regional Redistricting Meeting in New York City that brought together more than 100 Latino voting rights advocates from throughout the region. This was the major kick-off activity for redistricting work on behalf of Latino communities in New Jersey, New York, Philadelphia, Massachusetts and other Northeastern states. His coordination of The NiLP Network on Latino Issues continued to make this the most influential online community of Latino opinion leaders in the United States. In 2012, Falcón generated much debate with the publication fa series of NiLP i Reports, which included: The Vanishing Puerto Rican Student at the City University of New York (CUNY), NiLP Latino Policy iReport (August 14, 2012); A Boricua Game of Thrones? A Critical Review of the Rise of Puerto Rican Political Families in New York City, NiLP Latino Policy iReport (July 29, 2012); Latinos and NYC Council Districting, 2012: An Introduction (New York: National Institute for Latino Policy, March 2012); and NYC Council Discretionary Funding of Latino Organizations, Fiscal Year 2013, NiLP Latino Datanote (July 8, 2012). As part of NiLP's media advocacy efforts, he also compiled the NYC Latino Experts Media Directory (New York: National Institute for Latino Policy, June 2012). During the period 2012 to 2016 Falcón’s research continued to promote widespread discussion on the Latino community nationally on key issues. The Latino Policy Network was renamed The NiLP Report on Latino Policy & Politics and became the principal vehicle for promoting Falcón research and analyses. During the 2016 Presidential election, Falcón conducted the National Latino Opinion Leaders Survey more frequently as the only polling of Latino elites conducted on this important election. He also wrote a number of commentaries prompting a debate on new directions for the discussion of the future of comprehensive immigration reform. He also wrote extensively on the Puerto Rico debt crisis and the role of the Puerto Rican Diaspora in addressing this problem. Falcón also served as technical advisor to the Campaign for Fair Latino Representation, a citywide coalition formed in 2014, Its purpose is to promote the greater participation of Latinos in NYC government and the administration of Mayor Bill de Blasio, based on research conducted by Falcón on the underrepresentation of Latinos in city government appointments. He also wrote a series of analyses on the state of Latino politics in New York City from a citywide perspective. Falcón collaborated with political scientist Sherrie Baver and historian Gabriel Haslip-Viera in co-editing and contributing to the second edition of the popular reader, Latinos in New York: Communities in Transition, to be published by the University of Notre Dame Press in 2017. Directorships National Hispanic Leadership Agenda (NHLA) (Washington, DC) Census Information Centers Steering Committee (Suitland, MD) Latino Policy Coalition (Los Angeles) National Hispanic Media Coalition (NHMC) (Los Angeles) National Latino Media Council (Los Angeles) La Fuente Worker-Community Collaborative (New York City) Vamos4PR Steering Committee (New York City) Coalition Against Hate Selected published works As author Data Dissemination in Communities of Color: The Role of the Census Information Centers (New York: National Institute for Latino Policy, 2010) Atlas of Stateside Puerto Ricans (Washington, DC: Puerto Rico Federal Affairs Administration, 2004) Opening the Courthouse Doors: The Need for More Hispanic Judges (New York: Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Education Fund, 2002) Still on the Outside Looking In: Latino Employment in New York Broadcast Television (New York: National Hispanic Media Coalition, 2001) "A History of Puerto Rican Politics in New York City: 1860s to 1945" and "An Introduction to the Literature of Puerto Rican politics in Urban America" in Puerto Rican Politics in Urban America, edited by James Jennings and Monte Rivera (Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1983) As co-editor Latinos in New York: Communities in Transition (Notre Dame: University of Notre Dame, forthcoming 2017)] Boricuas in Gotham: Puerto Ricans in the Making of Modern New York City (Princeton: Markus Wiener Publishers, 2004) Latino Voices: Mexican, Puerto Rican & Cuban Perspectives on American Politics (Boulder: Westview Press, 1992) Latinos and Politics: A Select Research Bibliography (Austin: University of Texas Press, 1991) Other contributions The Nation El Diario-La Prensa Hispanic Link Critíca: The Journal of Puerto Rican Policy & Politics NACLA Report on the Americas ''Comedy Central's The Colbert Report' ' See also List of Puerto Ricans References External links Official Website of the National Institute for Latino Policy Falcón's page at Columbia University 1951 births 2018 deaths Columbia School of International and Public Affairs faculty American political scientists Puerto Rican educators Puerto Rican non-fiction writers People from San Juan, Puerto Rico People from Williamsburg, Brooklyn Columbia College (New York) alumni University at Albany, SUNY alumni
Jean Swanson-Jacobs (; 24 November 1955 – 7 July 2013), formerly known as Jean Benjamin, was a South African politician who served as Deputy Minister of Social Development from April 2004 until May 2009. She represented the African National Congress (ANC) in the National Assembly from 1997 to 2009. A social scientist by profession, she was formerly an anti-apartheid activist in Cape Town. Early life and career Swanson-Jacobs was born on 24 November 1955 and grew up in Bellville-South outside Cape Town in the former Cape Province. After matriculating from Immaculata High School in Cape Town, she attended the University of the Western Cape (UWC), but she was expelled in 1973 for her political activities in the anti-apartheid youth movement. She subsequently went into exile in London to avoid being coerced to turn state's witness in the trial of the SASO Nine. She earned a bachelor's degree there in 1980 and returned to the Cape the same year. She resumed her studies, completing a master's degree at the University of Cape Town in 1984. By the mid-1980s, she was a lecturer in social psychology at UWC, where she pursued a doctorate in same subject. She became the inaugural chairperson of UWC's Association of Democratic Educators and was also active in the UWC Action Committee, as well as in broader civil society groups including the United Women's Congress and Federation of South African Women. When the ANC was unbanned by the apartheid government in 1990, she served on the executive of her local ANC branch in Belville. Over the next few years, she rose in the ANC ranks, joining the party's Provincial Executive Committee in the Western Cape. She also served on ANC committees for the development of post-apartheid language and cultural policy. She continued to lecture at UWC and completed her doctorate, with a thesis about language use in the Western Cape, in 1994. She was the first black woman to complete a doctorate at UWC's social psychology department. Career in government: 1997–2009 Swanson-Jacobs was sworn in to an ANC seat in Parliament in 1997, and she was subsequently elected to two consecutive terms in the National Assembly in 1999 and 2004. After the 2004 general election, President Thabo Mbeki appointed her to deputise Minister Zola Skweyiya as Deputy Minister of Social Development. She retired from Parliament after the 2009 general election. Personal life and death She married Michael Benjamin in 1981 and had three children. The marriage ended in 1998 and she married Aubrey Jacobs in 2007. She died on 7 July 2013 in Cape Town after suffering a stroke. References African National Congress politicians Members of the National Assembly of South Africa 21st-century South African politicians 21st-century South African women politicians 20th-century South African politicians 20th-century South African women politicians 2013 deaths 1955 births People from the City of Cape Town University of Cape Town alumni University of the Western Cape alumni
Ayatullah Syed Zafrul Hasan Rizvi (آیت اللہ سید ظفر الحسن ظفر الملّت رحمت الله علیہ), popularly known as Zafrul Millat (ظفر الملّت) was born on 13 September 1911 (21st Ramadhanul Mubarak, 1329 H) in Khateebpur, Sagri, Azamgarh. His father Maulana Syed Zameerul Hasan Rizvi son of Syed Tasdeequl Hasan Rizvi was also a religious scholar. Initial study Zafrul Millat obtained his initial religious education under the patronage of his parents. At the age of 12 he went to Madresae Islamia Nizamabad and then moved to Madrasae Imania, Banaras. At the age of 18 he went to Sultanul Madaris, Lucknow and obtained the degree "Sadrul Afadhil" from Sultanul Madaris in 1935. Dars-e-Kharij In 1937, Zafrul Millat went to Hawzae-ilmiya Najaf-al-Ashraf and joined the darsi-kharij of Ayatollah Abdul Hussain Rushti, Ayatollah Syed Abul Hasan Isfahani, Ayatollah Syed Jawad Tabrezi, Ayatollah Syed Jamal Gulpaygani. He returned to India in 1940 with Sanad-e-Ijtehad. Teachers Maulana Sagheerul Hasan Qibla (Madrasae Islamiya'h, Nizamabad) Ahsa'nul Atqiya Maulana Rajjan Qibla (Madrasae Imaniya, Banaras) Ayatullah Syed Nazir Hasan Rizvi Gopalpuri (Principle Of Madarsa Imaniya Banaras) Hujjatol Islam Maulana Mohammad Hadi Qibla (Sultanul Madaris, Lucknow) Hujjatol Islam Maulana Syed Mohammad Qibla (Sultanul Madaris, Lucknow) Faqeeh-e-Asr Maulana Syed Alim Husain Qibla (Sultanul Madaris, Lucknow) Maulana Abdul Husain Qibla (Sultanul Madaris, Lucknow) Fareeduz Zama'n Allama Syed Ibne Hasan Qibla (Sultanul Madaris, Lucknow) Waheedul Asr Maulana Syed Altaf Haider Qibla (Sultanul Madaris, Lucknow) Ayatollah Abdul Husain Rishti(Hawzae Ilmiya'h Najaf-al-Ashraf, Iraq) Ayatollah Syed Razauddin Iraqi(Hawzae Ilmiya'h Najaf-al-Ashraf, Iraq) Ayatollah Syed Jawad Tabrezi (Hawzae Ilmiya'h Najaf-al-Ashraf, Iraq) Ayatollah Ibraheem Rushti Gharvi(Hawzae Ilmiya'h Najaf-al-Ashraf, Iraq) Ayatollah Syed Jawad Gulpaygani(Hawzae Ilmiya'h Najaf-al-Ashraf, Iraq) Ayatollah Syed Abdullah Shirazi(Hawzae Ilmiya'h Najaf-al-Ashraf, Iraq) Indian origin class-fellows at Najaf-al-Ashraf, Iraq Hujjatol Islam wal Muslimeen Maulana Naseerul Hasan Qibla alias "Nasee'rul-Millat" Mujtahid Maulana Mohsin Nawab Qibla alias "Mohsinul-Millat" Mujtahid Maulana Wasi Mohammad Abidi Qibla Faizabadi alias "Fakhrul Atqiya'h wa Ziy'a-ul-Millat" Mujtahid Maulana Sa'eedul Hasan Qibla alias "Sa'eedul-Millat" (author of last volume of Abaqatul-anwar) Maulana Sa'adat Husain Khan Qibla "Iftekharululema" Official designations and roles Sadrul Mudarreseen, Madrasae Babul Ilm, Mubarakpoor.(1935–37) Vice-principal, Madrasae Jawadia, Banaras. (1940–1948) Principal, Madrasae Jawadia, Banaras.(1948-till his death) Books written Shar'he Kifayatul Usool (2 Volumes) Intezar-e-Qaime-Aale-Mohammad ba-jawaabe-Zahoor-e-Qa'em(3 Volumes). Tarjuma Khutbae Mo'jezah Baqaid Bila Alif (Miraculous Translation of Miraculous Sermon of Imam Ali a.s. – Khutbae Bila-Alif) Debates with scholars of other School of Islam. Answers to questions related to religious and jurisprudence subjects (Istift'a). Activities Ayatollah Syed Zafrul Hasan served his whole life in the service of his Lord and his chosen ones. He used to take care of Orphans and Widows and till today Jawadia Arabic College is helping poor and needy people. Ayatollah Syed Zafrul Hasan had answered hundreds of letters (istifta') received from distant areas of sub-continent, seeking answers related to religious, social, economical affairs of Shi'a community. He used to orate Majalis of Imam Husain a.s throughout the year in different areas of sub-continent. Death He died on January 1, 1983 (corresponding to 16th of Rabi-ul-Awwal 1403 AH). On his demise, various famous spiritual personalities sent their letter of grief and condolence, like Ayatullah al Uzma Syed al-Khoei on his death. References External links Sultanul Madaris Official Website Tarjuma Khutbae Mo'jezah Baqaid Bila Alif People from Uttar Pradesh Indian grand ayatollahs Indian Shia Muslims 1910 births 1983 deaths
Korisha Fortress is a hilltop fortress in Kosovo that dates back to prehistoric and ancient times. It has archaeological and historical values as a site of a Paleo-Christian church of the 6th century, as well as various ceramic vessels from different periods. The fortress overlooks the Prizren plain and the Dukagjin plain, and was declared under permanent protection by the Kosovo Council for Cultural Heritage in 2016. Location Korisha Fortress is located in the southeast of the village of Korisha, in a dominant position for the Prizren plain and the entire Dukagjin Plain. History The prehistoric and ancient settlement of Korisha has archaeological and historical values. It dates from prehistoric periods, Late Antiquity to the early Byzantine period. The archaeological excavations carried out in 2002 and 2004 on the hill of the Korisha fortress, brought out the contours and documented the floor plan of a Paleo-Christian church of the 6th century. The church in question is located within the inner area of the fort and has an east-facing apse. In this part, traces of the synchronism constructed in a staggered and trapezoid shape were found. Within the space of the altar, parts of the railing were also identified. As for the movable archaeological material, some fragments of prehistoric ceramic vessels, probably related to the site in front of the Middle Bronze Period, as well as fragments of various vessels such as amphora, pitosa, vorba, jug, etc., came to light here. dated to late Late Antiquity, c. VI. Based on the archaeological and historical values, the Korisha Fortress asset was declared under permanent protection by the Kosovo Council for Cultural Heritage in 2016. See also List of forts in Kosovo References Forts in Kosovo Prizren Historic sites in Kosovo
The Ford Figo is a subcompact hatchback manufactured by Ford India in its Chennai and Sanand plants. Based on the Mark V European Ford Fiesta hatchback, the Figo has been sold in emerging countries between March 2010 and 2021. First generation (B517; 2010) The Ford Figo was unveiled in Delhi in September 2009. It is based on the same body used by the Fiesta Mk5 (B256) but with revised front and rear treatments. It is smaller than the Fiesta Classic which Ford also sells in India. The name "Figo" is a colloquial Italian word meaning "cool". It was launched to the Indian market in March 2010, and by July 2010 there were 25,000 sales bookings across all variants. A facelifted model of the Figo was launched on 15 October 2012. This model has a larger hexagonal grill and redesigned head and tail lamps. It was released in South Africa in January 2013. Market variations India The Ford Figo available in both petrol and diesel versions, all with 5-speed manual transmissions and power steering as standard. Both engines meet the BS-IV (Bharat Stage - IV) emission rules. The Figo diesel is equipped with the same 1.4-litre engine which is currently powering the Ford Ikon and Ford Fiesta and the Indian petrol version is equipped with a new 1.2-litre The petrol variant gives a mileage of around 12.5 kmpl in the city while on the highway it offers around 15.5 kmpl. and the diesel returns a mileage of around 16 kmpl in the city while on the highway it delivers a mileage of 19 kmpl. The Figo was available in a range of specifications including LXI, EXI, ZXI and Titanium. The Titanium adds alloy wheels, dual air bags and ABS. The Figo underwent a facelift in October 2012 although the car remains unchanged mechanically and uses the same engines. Mexico The Mexican Ikon Hatch was available only with a 1.6-litre Duratec petrol engine producing at 6500 rpm and torque of at 4000 rpm. Middle East The Figo was available with a 1.4-litre petrol engine with a manual gearbox or a 1.6-litre with a 4-speed automatic transmission, which is same as Ford Focus MKII. South Africa The South African petrol Figo was powered by a 1.4-litre producing at 6000 rpm and torque of at 4000 and is available in Ambiente and Trend models. Engines Production The Ford Figo was manufactured at Ford's plant in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. The 100,000th Ford Figo produced for the Indian market was delivered 15 months after its launch. The 200,000th Figo was sold during August 2012, after 29 months of production, while the 300,000th Figo was made in first week of August 2013, after 41 months of production. Braking and handling The Ford Figo had ventilated discs at front and drum rear brakes. The top variant came with an Anti-lock braking system (ABS) with Electronic Brakeforce Distribution (EBD) which enhances the safety of the car by helping it stop in emergency situations. Safety During a crash, the Figo's engine automatically falls from the bonnet area to prevent the car from catching fire. Dual front airbags are available on a premium package. The Figo for India with no airbags and no ABS received 0 stars for adult occupants and 2 stars for toddlers from Global NCAP in 2014 (similar to Latin NCAP 2013). Awards The Figo had been awarded 20 Indian automotive industry awards, more honors than any other car in 2010. The Ford Figo was voted the 2011 Indian Car of the Year by a panel of leading automotive magazine editors. It was also named runner-up in the 2011 South African Car of the Year Awards. Marketing controversy A series of Ford Figo print ads were created by JWT India, including a caricature of former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi in the driver's seat with three scantily clad women sitting gagged and bound in the trunk, a Paris Hilton caricature winking from the driver's seat while Kim Kardashian and two others are gagged in the boot, and a caricatured Michael Schumacher with Sebastian Vettel, Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso lookalikes gagged in the back. All three featured the same tagline: "Leave your worries behind". The print ads were not approved by Ford, but were used as speculative renderings to promote the agency. JWT breached trust and used an approval from Ford to use other poster ads made for Ford as a tacit approval to enter the adverts into the GoaFest 2013 Advertising awards and adsoftheworld.com. Ivan Razl of adsoftheworld.com confirmed that the ads were removed according to the rules of the website as the letter was only a generic approval and the said ads were not approved, which was confirmed to him by JWT. After the publication of the ads, Ford responded by stating that the posters were contrary to the standards of professionalism and decency within Ford and its agency partners. JWT India's parent, WPP plc, apologized for the adverts. After the incident, JWT India chief creative officer and managing partner Bobby Pawar and Blue Hive creative director Vijay Simha Vellanki resigned; and a further ten employees were reported to have been laid off. Second generation (B562; 2015) Codenamed B562, Ford India launched the second generation Figo in 2015, six years after the initial launch. The second generation Figo came with "Aston Martin-esque" front grilles. On the top end trims Titanium and Titanium+, the slats/bars and the grille surround are chrome plated. The lower trims get either Black or Silver painted grilles and grille surround. The second generation Figo is available in three engine options. The 1.2-litre petrol unit makes 88PS and 112Nm and comes mated to a 5-speed manual transmission. Ford also has a larger 1.5-litre petrol on offer which is only offered with a 6-speed Dual-clutch transmission. This unit makes 112PS and 136Nm. And lastly, there is also a 1.5-litre diesel, churning 100PS and 215 Nm. A performance oriented Figo S was also available. It includes a stiffer suspension setup, along with a rear sway bar and bigger wheels to improve the dynamic nature of the car. All variants were offered with dual-front airbags except the base variant, which only has a driver-side airbag. The top-end variant gets six airbags in total. It is equipped with an independent MacPherson strut with coil spring and anti-roll bar up front work in tandem with semi independent twist beam with twin gas and oil filled shock absorbers at the rear. Equipment highlights for the Figo included the MyFord Dock, first introduced on the Figo Aspire, which allowed occupants to easily charge their smart-devices and also use the same for navigation. The model was re-launched in February 2020 to comply with BS6 - Bharat Stage 6 norms, which went into effect in April 2020. Recalls Ford India issued a statement saying that they had initiated a voluntary recall for approximately 42,300 units of the new Figo and the Figo Aspire owing to problems in the Restraint Control Module (RCM). The software issue on the RCM can result in airbags not deploying in certain collisions. This may lead to loss of life. Ford stated that they will be carrying out software upgrade on the RCM on all affected vehicles across the country, free of cost. The recall applied to Figo and Figo Aspire units manufactured since the launch of both the vehicles until 12 April 2016. Safety The Aspire for India with no ABS received 3 stars for adult occupants and 2 stars for toddlers from Global NCAP in 2017 (similar to Latin NCAP 2013). The Indian-made Figo in its most basic Latin American configuration received 4 stars for adult occupants and 4 stars for toddlers from Latin NCAP in 2019 (one level above 2010-2015). Production Ford India initially targeted 20,000 unit/month of average output for Figo and Figo Aspire from the Sanand, Gujarat plant. However reports indicated that Figo hatchback sales declined by 60 per cent between October 2015 and March 2016, while Figo Aspire sales went down 74 percent from its launch in August 2015 and March 2016. This led to slash in production to 10,800 units a month. The Figo, along with the Endeavour/Everest and EcoSport, was discontinued due to the Chennai and Sanand plants being closed. The Figo for the Mexican market was on sale until 2021. Freestyle In 2018, a crossover-styled variant of the Figo was introduced, known as the Ford Freestyle. It is slotted between the Figo hatchback and the EcoSport. It is available with a 1.2-litre petrol engine and a 1.5-litre diesel engine. Both engines are mated to a 5-speed manual transmission. It is available in the following trims: Titanium and Titanium+. References External links Official website (archived) Figo Cars introduced in 2015 Subcompact cars Front-wheel-drive vehicles Hatchbacks Global NCAP superminis Latin NCAP superminis Cars introduced in 2010
Luis Alexander Basabe (born August 26, 1996) is a Venezuelan professional baseball outfielder who is currently a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Francisco Giants. Listed at 6' 0" , 160 lb. , he is a switch hitter and throws right handed. The Boston Red Sox signed Basabe as an international amateur free agent in 2012. He made his MLB debut in 2020. Career Boston Red Sox The Boston Red Sox signed Basabe as an international amateur free agent in 2012 out of Venezuela for $450,000, at the same time that they signed his twin brother, Luis Alejandro Basabe. Basabe gained attention from scouts due to his tool set at a young age, displaying plus speed, plus arm strength in center field, raw power, athleticism, plate discipline, and the ability to hit from both sides of the plate. From 2013–2015, the Basabes played together after signing in the Dominican Summer and Gulf Coast leagues. He finished the year with the GCL Red Sox, hitting .248/.328/.324 in 32 games, before being promoted to the Lowell Spinners the next season. Basabe hit .243/.340/.401 with 15 runs and 13 RBIs in 56 games for the Spinners in 2015, tying for third with teammate Andrew Benintendi in the short-season New York–Penn League with seven home runs despite being its third-youngest regular at age 18 in a league full of former college players. He showed speed on the basepaths as well, leading Lowell with 15 stolen bases. That was also good for 10th in the NYPL. Besides, he became the first player in Lowell's 20-year history to homer from both sides of the plate in one game, doing so in June and again in July, and also represented his team in the NYPL All-Star Game. Basabe opened 2016 at Low-A Class Greenville Drive, where he showed his potential and rare combination of power and speed in 105 games. Though he scuffled in the first half, Basabe emerged in the second half and hit .298/.361/.502, including a .363 average in the month of July, to bring his season line to .261/.328/.451, hitting 8 triples (fourth in the South Atlantic League), 12 home runs, and stealing 25 bases (ninth in the league) while being caught only five times. In addition, he drove in 52 runs and scored 61 times. Furthermore, he was selected to the South Atlantic League post-season All-Star team, and a Baseball America Low Class A All Star. After being promoted to the Salem Red Sox for the last week of the season and postseason, Basabe seemed to be fitting right into High-A Class. In five games, he went 8-for-22 and slashed .364/.391/.545 with two doubles and one triple. Overall, he ranked fourth among the Sox minor leaguers in steals, sixth in homers, seventh in runs, eighth in triples (8), and tenth in hits (104) and doubles (24). He was eligible for selection in the Rule 5 draft in December. Chicago White Sox On December 6, 2016, Basabe was traded to the Chicago White Sox, along with Yoan Moncada, Michael Kopech, and Victor Diaz, for Chris Sale. He spent his first season in the White Sox organization with the High-A Winston-Salem Dash where he batted .221/.320/.320 with five home runs, 17 stolen bases (while being caught 6 times), and 36 RBIs. The White Sox added Basabe to their 40-man roster after the 2017 season. He spent 2018 with Winston-Salem, with whom he was a mid-season Carolina League All Star, and the Double AA Birmingham Barons, slashing .258/.354/.445 with 15 home runs, 56 RBIs, and 16 stolen bases (while being caught 12 times) over 119 games. He was an All-Star Futures Game selection with Birmingham. Basabe spent a majority of 2019 with Birmingham while also playing in five games with the Kannapolis Intimidators, batting .250/.331/.341 with three home runs and 10 stolen bases (while being caught five times) over 74 games between the two teams. On August 4, 2020, Basabe was designated for assignment following the selection of Brady Lail to the 40-man roster. San Francisco Giants On August 9, Basabe was traded to the San Francisco Giants in exchange for cash considerations. On August 27, 2020, he was promoted to the major leagues for the first time and made his debut that day against the Los Angeles Dodgers. On February 4, 2021, Basabe was designated for assignment by the Giants to open a 40-man roster spot for Tommy La Stella. On February 11, Basabe was outrighted to the Triple-A Sacramento River Cats. Chicago White Sox (second stint) On November 21, 2021, Basabe signed a minor league contract with the Chicago White Sox. He was assigned to the Triple-A Charlotte Knights to begin the 2022 season. After limping to an .080/.115/.160 slash with no home runs or RBI in 9 games for Charlotte, Basabe was released by the White Sox organization on May 3, 2022. Personal life Two of Basabe's cousins (Osleivis Basabe and Luis Matos) currently play in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Tampa Bay Rays and San Francisco Giants, respectively. References External links 1996 births Living people Arizona Complex League Giants players Birmingham Barons players Dominican Summer League Red Sox players Glendale Desert Dogs players Greenville Drive players Gulf Coast Red Sox players Kannapolis Intimidators players Leones del Caracas players Lowell Spinners players Major League Baseball outfielders Major League Baseball players from Venezuela Sportspeople from Mérida (state) Salem Red Sox players San Francisco Giants players Venezuelan expatriate baseball players in the Dominican Republic Venezuelan expatriate baseball players in the United States Winston-Salem Dash players
Actions on Google is a development platform for the Google Assistant. It allows the third-party development of "actions"—applets for the Google Assistant that provide extended functionality. Interface The actions platform supports "direct" actions, as well as "conversational" actions for more complex applications. More advanced developers are able to develop directly against the API, and a SDK for Node.js is also available. As of April 2017 there were more than 175 Actions for Google Assistant, including ones from Uber, The Motley Fool, NPR One, NBC News, and Domino's Pizza. The availability was further extended beyond the Google Home space into Android and iOS. References External links Official Website Web development software Natural language processing software Software developer communities Google software
Propteridium is an extinct genus of prehistoric bony fish that lived during the early Oligocene epoch. References Oligocene fish Ophidiiformes
```xml import * as React from 'react' import { dragAndDropManager } from '../lib/drag-and-drop-manager' import { TabBarItem } from './tab-bar-item' import { TabBarType } from './tab-bar-type' export { TabBarType } from './tab-bar-type' /** Time to wait for drag element hover before switching tabs / const dragTabSwitchWaitTime = 500 interface ITabBarProps { /* The currently selected tab. / readonly selectedIndex: number /* A function which is called when a tab is clicked on. / readonly onTabClicked: (index: number) => void /* The type of TabBar controlling its style / readonly type?: TabBarType /* Navigate via drag over / readonly allowDragOverSwitching?: boolean } /* * The tab bar component. * * Set `children` to an array of JSX.Elements to represent the tab bar items. / export class TabBar extends React.Component<ITabBarProps, {}> { private readonly tabRefsByIndex = new Map<number, HTMLButtonElement>() private mouseOverTimeoutId: number \| null = null public render() { const { type } = this.props return ( <div className={ 'tab-bar ' + (type === TabBarType.Switch ? 'switch' : type === TabBarType.Vertical ? 'vertical' : 'tabs') } role="tablist" > {this.renderItems()} </div> ) } private onSelectAdjacentTab = ( direction: 'next' \| 'previous', index: number ) => { const children = React.Children.toArray(this.props.children) if (children.length === 0) { return } const delta = direction === 'next' ? 1 : -1 // path_to_url const nextTabIndex = (index + delta + children.length) % children.length const button = this.tabRefsByIndex.get(nextTabIndex) if (button) { button.focus() } this.props.onTabClicked(nextTabIndex) } private onTabClicked = (index: number) => { this.props.onTabClicked(index) } private onTabRef = (index: number, ref: HTMLButtonElement \| null) => { if (!ref) { this.tabRefsByIndex.delete(index) } else { this.tabRefsByIndex.set(index, ref) } } /* * If something is being dragged, this allows for tab selection by hovering * over a tab for a few seconds (dragTabSwitchWaitTime) */ private onMouseEnter = (index: number) => { if ( index === this.props.selectedIndex \|\| !dragAndDropManager.isDragInProgress \|\| this.props.allowDragOverSwitching === undefined \|\| !this.props.allowDragOverSwitching ) { return } this.mouseOverTimeoutId = window.setTimeout(() => { this.onTabClicked(index) }, dragTabSwitchWaitTime) } private onMouseLeave = () => { if (this.mouseOverTimeoutId !== null) { window.clearTimeout(this.mouseOverTimeoutId) } } private renderItems() { const children = React.Children.toArray(this.props.children) return children.map((child, index) => { const selected = index === this.props.selectedIndex return ( <TabBarItem key={index} selected={selected} index={index} onClick={this.onTabClicked} onMouseEnter={this.onMouseEnter} onMouseLeave={this.onMouseLeave} onSelectAdjacent={this.onSelectAdjacentTab} onButtonRef={this.onTabRef} type={this.props.type} > {child} </TabBarItem> ) }) } } ```
The Men's discus throw athletics events for the 2020 Summer Paralympics took place at the Tokyo National Stadium from August 29 to September 3, 2021. A total of 5 events were contested in this discipline. Schedule Medal summary The following is a summary of the medals awarded across all discus throw events. Results F11 Records Prior to this competition, the existing world, Paralympic, and area records were as follows: Results The final in this classification took place on 2 September 2021, at 10:32: F37 Records Prior to this competition, the existing world, Paralympic, and area records were as follows: Results The final in this classification took place on 3 September 2021, at 10:55: F52 Records Prior to this competition, the existing world, Paralympic, and area records were as follows: Results The final in this classification took place on 29 August 2021, at 19:24: CNC - Classification not Completed F56 Records Prior to this competition, the existing world, Paralympic, and area records were as follows: Results The final in this classification took place on 30 August 2021, at 9:35: F64 Records Prior to this competition, the existing world, Paralympic, and area records were as follows: Results The final in this classification took place on 2 September 2021, at 19:05: References Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics 2021 in men's athletics
Giraldo is a town and municipality in Antioquia Department, Colombia. Municipalities of Antioquia Department
The Cameroon Renaissance Movement (, MRC) is a political party in Cameroon. History The party was established in August 2012 by Maurice Kamto. It won a single seat in the 2013 parliamentary elections. Six members the MRC were arrested for distributing face masks and hand sanitizers in the capital, Yaoundé on in May 2020. The use of face masks was obligatory during the COVID-19 pandemic. In December 2021, around thirty executives and activists from the MRC were sentenced to prison terms for insurrection and endangering state security. The party's first vice-president Alain Fogué and Kamto's spokesman Olivier Bibou Nissack received seven-year sentences. References External links Party website Political parties in Cameroon Political parties established in 2012 2012 establishments in Cameroon
Chuharwala is a village located in the Ludhiana East tehsil, of Ludhiana district, Punjab. Administration The village is administrated by a Sarpanch who is an elected representative of village as per constitution of India and Panchayati raj (India). Villages in Ludhiana East Tehsil External links Villages in Ludhiana East Tehsil References Villages in Ludhiana East tehsil
Manzaneque is a municipality located in the province of Toledo, Castile-La Mancha, Spain. According to the 2006 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 455 inhabitants. References External links Municipalities in the Province of Toledo
Halothamnus beckettii is a species of the plant genus Halothamnus, that is now included into the family Amaranthaceae, (formerly Chenopodiaceae). It is the only member of the section H. sect. Pungentifolia, which differs from H. sect. Halothamnus by hard leaves with spiny apex. It is endemic to Somalia. Morphology Halothamnus beckettii is a sub-shrub only 20–40 cm high, strongly branched and densely foliated. The whole surface of the plant is covered with small white pustules. The half-terete leaves with concave upper side are narrowly triangular, with dense tufts of long curly hairs in their axils, about 11 mm long, and with a cartilaginous spiny apex. The flowers are 7,5-8,5 mm long (longer than other Halothamnus species). The winged fruit is 11–13 mm in diameter, their wings inserting at 1/5 of the fruit height, the tepal lobes with prominent mid rib. Anatomy The leaf anatomy of Halothamnus beckettii is unique in this genus: the peripheral bundles at the inside of the layer of Kranz-cells contain extreme amounts of lignified tissue. Taxonomy Halothamnus beckettii has been first described in 1982 by Victor Petrovič Botschantzev (In: Bot. Žurn. (Moscow) 67(4), 1982, p. 545). The species name refers to the collector of the type specimen, J.J. Beckett. The species has been accepted in "Flora of Somalia" (Vol.1, 1993) Distribution Halothamnus beckettii is endemic to Somalia. It is a rare species, known just from a few sites. It grows in dry places (with yearly precipitation of 100–200 mm) among scattered dwarf shrubs or grasses on plateaus or slopes, on limestone or silty sand, up to 700 m. References External links Schweizerbart Bibliotheca Botanica Bd. 143 Webpage Type and Isotype of Halothamnus beckettii at JSTOR Flora of Somalia beckettii Taxa named by Victor Botchantsev
ScienceUpFirst is a Canadian initiative launched to counter misinformation online, especially about COVID-19. Launched January 25, 2021, it brings together independent scientists, health care providers and science communicators. Goals and history The initiative is the result of conversations between Senator Stan Kutcher and Timothy Caulfield, who were discussing ways to counter misinformation about COVID-19. In April 2021, the Government of Canada announced $2.25 million in funding for two new projects to increase uptake of COVID-19 vaccines, one of which was ScienceUpFirst. The initiative received $2,590,682 in new funding through the Canadian Association of Science Centres from the Public Health Agency of Canada's Immunization Partnership Fund. The groups aims at disseminating information created by its members or selected from credible sources. Starting in March 2021, it also plans to track misinformation online and post science-based content to oppose it. In addition to recruiting athletes and celebrities, it's building a network of volunteers to increase the distribution of the selected information. The initiative will be especially active against misinformation about COVID-19 vaccination, which threatens to have an impact on vaccination rates. Caulfield commented that the amount of disinformation circulating in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic in unlike anything experienced in decades. He hopes the campaign can get information to people looking online for reliable information. The campaign is active on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. It tries to apply best practices on fighting misinformation that were identified by various studies on science communication and public opinion. Organization ScienceUpFirst is organized around the Canadian Association of Sciences Centres, COVID-19 Resources Canada and the University of Alberta's Health Law Institute. Institutional partners of the initiative include the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), British Columbia Centre for Disease Control, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, and the Royal Canadian Institute, along with a variety of community partners including 19 to Zero. References Awareness activism Science communication COVID-19 pandemic in Canada Scientific organizations established in 2021 2021 establishments in Canada
```java /******************************************************************************* * <p> * <p> * path_to_url * <p> * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. *****************************************************************************/ package com.intuit.wasabi.analyticsobjects.statistics; import com.intuit.wasabi.analyticsobjects.Event; import com.intuit.wasabi.analyticsobjects.counts.ActionCounts; import com.intuit.wasabi.analyticsobjects.counts.Counts; import com.intuit.wasabi.experimentobjects.Bucket; import com.intuit.wasabi.experimentobjects.Bucket.Label; import org.junit.Before; import org.junit.Test; import java.util.HashMap; import java.util.Map; import static org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers.is; import static org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers.not; import static org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers.notNullValue; import static org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers.nullValue; import static org.hamcrest.MatcherAssert.assertThat; import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.containsString; import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.equalTo; / * Tests the {@link BucketBasicStatistics} */ public class BucketBasicStatisticsTest { private Bucket.Label label; private Map<Event.Name, ActionCounts> actionCountsMap; private Map<Event.Name, ActionRate> actionRateMap; private Counts jointActionCounts; private Counts impressionCounts; private Estimate jointActionRate; private BucketBasicStatistics bucketBasicStatistics; @Before public void setup() { label = Bucket.Label.valueOf("TestWinner"); actionCountsMap = new HashMap<>(); actionRateMap = new HashMap<>(); jointActionCounts = new Counts(); impressionCounts = new Counts(); jointActionRate = new Estimate(); bucketBasicStatistics = new BucketBasicStatistics.Builder().withLabel(label) .withActionCounts(actionCountsMap).withActionRates(actionRateMap) .withJointActionCounts(jointActionCounts).withImpressionCounts(impressionCounts) .withJointActionRate(jointActionRate).build(); } @Test public void testTwoObjectsEqual() { BucketBasicStatistics bucketBasicStatistics2 = new BucketBasicStatistics.Builder().withLabel(label) .withActionCounts(actionCountsMap).withActionRates(actionRateMap) .withJointActionCounts(jointActionCounts).withImpressionCounts(impressionCounts) .withJointActionRate(jointActionRate).build(); assertThat(bucketBasicStatistics, equalTo(bucketBasicStatistics2)); } @Test public void testTwoObjectsNotEqual() { Label label2 = Bucket.Label.valueOf("abcdef"); Counts jointActionCounts2 = new Counts(); jointActionCounts.addCount(new Counts.Builder().withEventCount(1).build()); BucketBasicStatistics bucketBasicStatistics2 = new BucketBasicStatistics.Builder().withLabel(label2) .withActionCounts(actionCountsMap).withActionRates(actionRateMap) .withJointActionCounts(jointActionCounts2).withImpressionCounts(impressionCounts) .withJointActionRate(jointActionRate).build(); assertThat(bucketBasicStatistics, not(equalTo(bucketBasicStatistics2))); } @Test public void testCloneEqual() { BucketBasicStatistics bucketBasicStatistics2 = new BucketBasicStatistics.Builder().withLabel(label) .withActionCounts(actionCountsMap).withActionRates(actionRateMap) .withJointActionCounts(jointActionCounts).withImpressionCounts(impressionCounts) .withJointActionRate(jointActionRate).build(); assertThat(bucketBasicStatistics, equalTo(bucketBasicStatistics2)); assertThat(bucketBasicStatistics.clone(), equalTo(bucketBasicStatistics)); assertThat(bucketBasicStatistics2.clone(), equalTo(bucketBasicStatistics2)); } @Test public void testBuilder() { assertThat(bucketBasicStatistics.getLabel(), equalTo(label)); assertThat(bucketBasicStatistics.getActionCounts(), equalTo(actionCountsMap)); assertThat(bucketBasicStatistics.getActionRates(), equalTo(actionRateMap)); assertThat(bucketBasicStatistics.getJointActionCounts(), equalTo(jointActionCounts)); assertThat(bucketBasicStatistics.getImpressionCounts(), equalTo(impressionCounts)); assertThat(bucketBasicStatistics.getJointActionRate(), equalTo(jointActionRate)); assertThat(bucketBasicStatistics, equalTo(bucketBasicStatistics.clone())); assertThat(bucketBasicStatistics.hashCode(), equalTo(bucketBasicStatistics.clone().hashCode())); String buckBasicStats = bucketBasicStatistics.toString(); assertThat(buckBasicStats, containsString(label.toString())); assertThat(buckBasicStats, containsString(actionCountsMap.toString())); assertThat(buckBasicStats, containsString(actionRateMap.toString())); assertThat(buckBasicStats, containsString(jointActionCounts.toString())); assertThat(buckBasicStats, containsString(impressionCounts.toString())); assertThat(buckBasicStats, containsString(jointActionRate.toString())); assertThat(bucketBasicStatistics, equalTo(bucketBasicStatistics)); assertThat(bucketBasicStatistics, notNullValue()); } @Test public void testSettersAndGetters() { bucketBasicStatistics.setLabel(null); assertThat(bucketBasicStatistics.getLabel(), nullValue()); assertThat(bucketBasicStatistics.toString(), equalTo( "BucketBasicStatistics[label=<null>,jointActionRate=Estimate[estimate=<null>,lowerBound=<null>," + "upperBound=<null>],actionRates={},actionCounts={},impressionCounts=Counts[eventCount=0," + "uniqueUserCount=0],jointActionCounts=Counts[eventCount=0,uniqueUserCount=0]]")); } @Test public void addToActionRateTest() { ActionRate actionRate = new ActionRate(); bucketBasicStatistics.addToActionRate(Event.Name.valueOf("Test"), actionRate); assertThat(bucketBasicStatistics.getActionRates().size(), is(1)); BucketBasicStatistics bucketBasicStatistics1 = new BucketBasicStatistics.Builder().withLabel(label) .withActionCounts(null).withActionRates(null) .withJointActionCounts(jointActionCounts).withImpressionCounts(impressionCounts) .withJointActionRate(jointActionRate).build(); bucketBasicStatistics1.addToActionRate(Event.Name.valueOf("Test"), actionRate); assertThat(bucketBasicStatistics1.getActionRates().size(), is(1)); } @Test public void equalsMethodTest() { BucketBasicStatistics bucketBasicStatistics1 = new BucketBasicStatistics.Builder().withLabel(label) .withActionCounts(actionCountsMap).withActionRates(actionRateMap) .withJointActionCounts(jointActionCounts).withImpressionCounts(impressionCounts) .withJointActionRate(jointActionRate).build(); BucketBasicStatistics bucketBasicStatistics2 = new BucketBasicStatistics.Builder().withLabel(label) .withActionCounts(actionCountsMap).withActionRates(actionRateMap) .withJointActionCounts(jointActionCounts).withImpressionCounts(impressionCounts) .withJointActionRate(jointActionRate).build(); BucketBasicStatistics bucketBasicStatistics3 = new BucketBasicStatistics.Builder().withLabel(label) .withActionCounts(null).withActionRates(null) .withJointActionCounts(jointActionCounts).withImpressionCounts(impressionCounts) .withJointActionRate(jointActionRate).build(); assertThat(bucketBasicStatistics1, equalTo(bucketBasicStatistics2)); assertThat(bucketBasicStatistics1, not(equalTo(bucketBasicStatistics3))); assertThat(bucketBasicStatistics2, not(equalTo(bucketBasicStatistics3))); } } ```
Gameboys is a 2020 Philippine boys' love web series directed by Ivan Andrew Payawal and written by Ash M. Malanum, with Perci Intalan and Jun Lana serving as executive producers under the creative production outfit, The IdeaFirst Company. Presented as a screenlife film, it stars Kokoy De Santos and Elijah Canlas as two boys—a live-stream gamer and his fan—who found each other online during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic and the Luzon Island community quarantine. Cast and characters Main Elijah Canlas as Cairo Lazaro, a live-stream gamer with username, Caimazing, being pursued by an unknown gamer and fan, Angel2000. Kokoy de Santos as Gavreel Mendoza Alarcon, an unknown gamer with username, Angel2000; Cairo's fan and secret admirer. Recurring Adrianna So as Pearl Gatdula, Gavreel's ex-girlfriend who became his best friend. Kyle Velino as Terrence Carreon, Gavreel's ex-boyfriend, Wesley’s lover, And Cairo's online game rival with username, GavreelsOnlyLove. Jerom Canlas as London Lazaro, Cairo's older brother. Miggy Jimenez as Wesley Torres, Terrence’s lover, and Cairo's childhood friend with username, masterwesley. Sue Prado as Leila Lazaro, Cairo's mother. Rommel Canlas as Arthur Lazaro, Cairo's deceased father. Angeli Nicole Sanoy as Risa Vargas, Cairo's friend. Kych Minemoto as Achilles De Dios, Terrence's former fling and now close friend. Plot During the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic Luzon quarantine, live-stream gamer Cairo Lazaro (Caimazing) loses to Gavreel Alarcon (Angel2000) in an online game. When Cairo invites Gavreel for a rematch, Gavreel confesses his love for Cairo and asks for a date with Cairo in return. Although Gavreel wins the rematch and continues to express his love for Cairo, Cairo is hesitant to express his feelings. While both of them slowly bond with each other, Cairo also befriends Pearl, Gavreel's ex-girlfriend and now best friend. Meanwhile, Cairo is having family problems as his father was hospitalized because of coronavirus infection. Terrence, the ex-boyfriend of Gavreel, tries to get back with Gavreel after he recently broke up with his girlfriend. In an attempt, Terrence creates a rift between Gavreel and Cairo by making Cairo believe that Gavreel used his grandmother, Lola Cora, who died the year prior, to be with Cairo. Later, Cairo realizes his mistake of believing Terrence, and apologizes to Gavreel. Terrence was later confronted by Gavreel, Cairo and Pearl in a group meeting where Gavreel reiterates to Terrence that he will not go back to a relationship with him, and that he is in love with Cairo. Just when things are getting better between Cairo and Gavreel, Cairo learns from his older brother, London, that their father is not doing well. Cairo feels guilty about his father's situation. It turned out that Cairo ran away from their home, and his father was infected with the virus while looking for him. The story further reveals the reason why Cairo ran away: Risa, Cairo's former best friend who had a crush on him, outed him as gay to his family and friends on social media. Unable to face his family about his sexuality, Cairo ran away from home. Later, Cairo's mother, Leila, tearfully informed him that his father has died. Gavreel and Pearl continue to support Cairo through his mourning on his father's demise. Both Terrence and Risa apologize for their mistakes and the troubles they caused in Cairo's and Gavreel's lives. Meanwhile, Leila decided to move the family to Bukidnon province, which Cairo hesitantly agrees. Cairo finally confesses his interest for Gavreel. Thereafter, Cairo and Gavreel meet in person for the first time with Pearl's help. Episodes Season 1 Season 2 Production Development On July 15, 2020, The IdeaFirst Company announced that Globe Telecom's cellular service brand, TM, will be presenting the series' episodes. On August 21, 2020, Bench, a Philippine clothing brand, was also announced on social media as the newest sponsor of the series. A few hours before the premiere of Episode 9, "Say It With Love", series writer, Ash M. Malanum, tweeted that three more episodes would be added to the series bringing the total episodes to 13. However, the release of these episodes was delayed by two weeks after the Philippine government decided on August 2, 2020 to revert Metro Manila and nearby provinces to Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine (MECQ). Filming The first nine episodes of the series were shot completely online because of quarantine restrictions. Main actors Elijah, Kokoy, Adrianna and Kyle were asked to set up the frames and do their makeup themselves and Ivan directing the shots online. Family members of Kokoy De Santos and Elijah Canlas were also credited for helping with the production as the actors themselves act in their home. Elijah's brother Jerom and father Rommel also acted in the series as the brother and father character of Cairo, respectively. Future The IdeaFirst Company announced that it would be making a Gameboys spin-off series entitled “Pearl Next Door” on June 19, 2020. Adrianna So would reprise her role as the eponymous character, with Iana Bernardez, Philip Hernandez, Rachel Coates and Cedrick Juan joining the cast. On September 13, 2020, after the premiere of the Season 1 Finale, the IdeaFirst Company announced that the series would have a second season. Prior to this announcement, the production company announced that it would make a movie adaptation of the series. On January 22, 2021, an official teaser for the second season was released on the IdeaFirst Company's YouTube Channel in collaboration with P-Pop boyband group's SB19 single 'Hanggang sa Huli'. On June 13, 2021, Gameboys premiered on GMA Network's digital channel Heart of Asia Channel and aired every Sunday at 11:00 pm to 12:00 am before sign off. According to The IdeaFirst Company, the second season was scheduled to be released on May 22, 2022 to coincide the "World Gameboys Day." Release YouTube The first episode, "Pass or Play", premiered on YouTube on May 22, 2020 at 8:00 PM (Philippine Standard Time). The series is considered the first Filipino BL drama to be produced by a professional media outlet. On September 20, 2020, "Alt Gameboys" (Episode 13.5) was released dedicated to Terrence's journey into the dark side of the internet and online dating, notoriously referred to as Alter (short for Alternate) World. Directed by Perci Intalan, it also introduces a new character, Achilles De Dios. Netflix On November 23, 2020, Netflix Philippines' Twitter account announced that a Level-Up Edition will be released globally starting December 30, 2020. In keeping up with the “Level-Up Edition”, original scenes were refreshed and re-shot with additional footage, new correspondence and “Vidgram” stories from the characters never been seen before. In this version the first two episodes are re-edited into a single episode (titled "Pass or Play?") and consequently all subsequent episodes of the season are renumbered. "AltGameboys"—originally numbered 13.5—is presented as episode 13. TV The TV broadcast premiered on June 13, 2021 through Heart of Asia Channel in all Digital TV Boxes Nationwide. Movie On July 31, 2021, Gameboys: The Movie was released. Reception Leo Balante of Rank Magazine wrote, "In Gameboys, there are neither high-octane action, knee-slapping comedy, nor teleserye drama. Neither does it have fancy camera work, visual effects, nor A-listers as leads. All the viewers saw are two young men, in and out of video calls, portraying various levels of onscreen chase, before leading to a denouement that brought viewers to feel, think, and believe in a new order that is beautiful and possible." The movie was featured on Teen Vogue's best BL dramas of 2021 list. Music Awards and nominations Best Web Series (Indie Shorts Awards Seoul, 2020) Kids: Live Action (International Emmy Kids Awards Nominee, 2021) Official Selection Vancouver Independent Film Festival, 2020 Los Angeles Asian Film Festival, 2020 Indie Shorts Awards Buenos Aires, 2020 Amsterdam World International Film Festival, 2020 See also Oh, Mando! References External links 2020 web series debuts 2020 web series endings Philippine LGBT-related web series Television shows about the COVID-19 pandemic
Carlos Melero (born 17 December 1948) is a Spanish former cyclist. He competed in the team time trial at the 1972 Summer Olympics. He rode in the Tour de France five times and the Vuelta a España four times. References External links 1948 births Living people Spanish male cyclists Olympic cyclists for Spain Cyclists at the 1972 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Valladolid Cyclists from Castile and León 20th-century Spanish people 21st-century Spanish people
The Millbrook First Nation is a Mi'kmaq First Nation band government in Nova Scotia, Canada. Reserves Millbook First Nation has seven reserves: Band Chiefs Notable residents Activist Nora Bernard was a member of Millbrook. Former long-serving Band chief Lawrence Paul References External links Millbrook First Nation website First Nations governments in Atlantic Canada First Nations in Nova Scotia Mi'kmaq governments Communities in Halifax County, Nova Scotia Communities in Colchester County
Sicana is a small genus of flowering plants in the family Cucurbitaceae. There are three or four species, found in rainforest and secondary scrub in the Caribbean and Central America. Species According to Hanno Schaefer and Susanne Renner, there are four species in the genus. , The Plant List gave only three accepted species: Sicana odorifera (Vell.) Naudin Sicana sphaerica Hook. Sicana trinitensis Cheesman References Cucurbitaceae genera Cucurbiteae Flora of Central America Flora of the Caribbean
Giorgio Di Vicino (born 16 July 1980) is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder for Melfi. References External links 1980 births Living people Italian men's footballers SSC Napoli players Serie A players Serie B players ASD Real Agro Aversa players JK Sillamäe Kalev players SSD Ischia Calcio players Men's association football midfielders Expatriate men's footballers in Estonia
```javascript /** * @license Apache-2.0 * * * * path_to_url * * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. / 'use strict'; // MODULES // var betainc = require( '@stdlib/math/base/special/betainc' ); var isnan = require( '@stdlib/math/base/assert/is-nan' ); var log1p = require( '@stdlib/math/base/special/log1p' ); var pow = require( '@stdlib/math/base/special/pow' ); var ln = require( '@stdlib/math/base/special/ln' ); var LN_HALF = require( '@stdlib/constants/float64/ln-half' ); // MAIN // /* * Evaluates the natural logarithm of the cumulative distribution function (CDF) for a Student's t distribution with degrees of freedom `v` at a value `x`. * * @param {number} x - input value * @param {PositiveNumber} v - degrees of freedom * @returns {number} evaluated logCDF * * @example * var y = logcdf( 2.0, 0.1 ); * // returns ~-0.493 * * @example * var y = logcdf( 1.0, 2.0 ); * // returns ~-0.237 * * @example * var y = logcdf( -1.0, 4.0 ); * // returns ~-1.677 * * @example * var y = logcdf( NaN, 1.0 ); * // returns NaN * * @example * var y = logcdf( 0.0, NaN ); * // returns NaN * * @example * var y = logcdf( 2.0, -1.0 ); * // returns NaN / function logcdf( x, v ) { var x2; var p; var z; if ( isnan( x ) \|\| isnan( v ) \|\| v <= 0.0 ) { return NaN; } if ( x === 0.0 ) { return LN_HALF; } x2 = pow( x, 2.0 ); if ( v > 2.0x2 ) { z = x2 / ( v + x2 ); p = betainc( z, 0.5, v/2.0, true, true ) / 2.0; } else { z = v / ( v + x2 ); p = betainc( z, v/2.0, 0.5, true, false ) / 2.0; } return ( x > 0.0 ) ? log1p( -p ) : ln( p ); } // EXPORTS // module.exports = logcdf; ```
Ronald Daniel may refer to: Ron Daniel, management consultant Ronald Daniel (police commissioner) of the Baltimore Police Department See also Ronald Daniels (disambiguation)
Pasteurella testudinis is a Gram-negative, nonmotile, rod-shaped species of bacteria of the family Pasteurellaceae. Strains of this species were isolated from desert tortoises (Gopherus agassizi). P. testudinis may be pathogenic in tortoises. References External links Type strain of Pasteurella testudinis at BacDive - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase Pasteurellales Bacteria described in 1982
Gary Bainbridge is a columnist for the Daily Mirror and writer for the Liverpool Echo. Previously, he was a columnist and writer for the now defunct Liverpool Daily Post. He also writes sketches and sitcoms; his sitcom Bunk Beds (working title) has been optioned by Retort and Shelf Life (co-written with Griff Phillips) was recently performed at The Canal Cafe Theatre as part of their Radio Rejects season. A number of his sketches feature on Britain's Got People. In 2012 he wrote a book titled The Man With The Complicated Voucher. An article regarding tips using social media platform Twitter featured a relationship involving Jim DeBerry and Bainbridge in tip number 15. In 2013 he wrote a book titled A Snid Of Milk. References Year of birth missing (living people) Journalists from Liverpool British dramatists and playwrights Living people British satirists British male dramatists and playwrights
Futuwwa (Arabic: فتوة, "young-manliness" or "chivalry") was a conception of adolescent moral behavior around which myriad institutions of Medieval confraternity developed. With characteristics similar to chivalry and virtue, these communal associations of Arab men gained significant influence as stable social units that exerted religious, military, and political influence in much of the Islamic world. History and development Origins In its most literal sense, Futuwwa described the quality of being young. It was not until the eighth century C.E. that the word came to represent something like a moral code. The evolution of the word, from adjective to moral framework, was driven by a melding of and Islamicization of Persian and Arab traditions. The spread of Islam was accompanied by the spread of a definition of the ideal Arab man, or fatā. Even in the Pre-Islamic era, this theme constituted a popular form of poetry that revolved around the personage of Ḥātim aṭ-Ṭā’ī, a famous Arab poet renowned for his generosity. At-Ṭā’ī reappears in early Futuwwa literature as a pre-Islamic ancestor to the chivalrous moral code that would later find expression in similar Islamic icons, namely Alī ibn Abū Ṭālib. Over time, this poetry would confer upon fāta, an epithet employed in the Quran to celebrate the righteousness of such figures as Yūsuf and Ibrahīm in the Sleepers of the Cave, a deeper moral significance. The development of an Arabic notion of the ideal man was further influenced by the Persian concepts of Javānmardi, a similar system of ideals closely linked to Sufi orders. Among the earliest attempts at crystallizing the concept of futuwwa into literary form was a ninth century treatise by Abū al-Fātik linking the behavior of fatā with expectations governing behavior at the table. The associations of young men alluded to in al-Fātik's code, precursors to more formally constituted brotherhoods of later centuries, are first described in the Kitāb al-Aghānī, a ninth century anthology of poems and songs from the Arab world. Though it does not reference futuwwa explicitly, the poem describes a novel class of young men in Syria that regularly congregated together for drink and merriment and was critical of their predilection for disregarding the laws of the local governor. This explicit standardization of a previously nebulous conception of moral righteousness set the tone for more expansive futuwwa codes that began to develop between the 11th and 14th centuries C.E. Caliphal reform By the 12th century, the concept of futuwwa and organizations founded around its prescriptions spread throughout the Islamic world. A testament to its rapid rise in influence over the region, The Caliph An-Nāṣir il-Dīn Allāh's approved of and supported futuwwa. In 1182, al-Nasir was initiated into the ranks of the futuwwa, donning their vestments and drinking salt water in the name of its head Shaykh. Over time, the Caliph would use futuwwa as a clever means of asserting caliphal power through religious hierarchy rather than regional power. He was particularly known to distribute the vestments of futuwwa to regional leaders in an assertion of his higher-rank. Though the original text of the Caliph's 1207 reform measures have been lost, reproductions describe an attempt at restructuring and institutionalizing futuwwa in a manner beneficial to Caliphal authority. One 1221 mission to Anatolia, for example, sought to propagate this reform to the Islamic frontier. Its contents include such measures as a strengthening of the important of the distribution of the trousers of futuwwa by the caliph and an assertion of Caliphal responsibility in protecting buildings of the futuwwa. Ultimately, the Caliph's appropriation of futuwwa led to the flowering of literature regarding the institution. Instead of taming the brotherhoods into monolithic units of caliphal control, however, the reform measures spawned an unprecedented diversity of thought regarding the organizations, and new innovations and interpretations abounded. It continued for some time after the death of its founder. Al-Nasir's attempt to restructure the institution in a manner consolidating his control over Islamic society. Futuwwa in Anatolia Overview “Akhism” is a term used by scholars to distinguish the futuwwa organizations of Anatolia from other futuwwa associations throughout the rest of the Middle East. By the time of Ibn Battuta's travels through Asia-Minor in the early 14th century, Akhiyat al-Fityan, or Brotherhood of Youth, existed in every major city in Anatolia. These Akhi Brotherhoods rose to prominence in the 13th century in the wake of the fall of the Great Seljuk Empire. In the absence of a powerful central authority, these brotherhoods would exercise a stabilizing religious, political, economic, and military presence in Anatolia. Structure and membership When Battuta travelled through Anatolia, he regularly stayed in Akhi lodges and marveled at the hospitality of his hosts. The leader of each brotherhood would furnish a hospice where, at the end of the workday, members would pool money together communally for the acquisition of food and drink. When travelers, like Battuta, were in town, they entertained them with elaborate banquets, religious debate, and song and dance. While the membership of these organizations would eventually skew heavily towards the merchant class, many still boasted a diverse membership. In fact, it is likely that in the predominantly agrarian population of Anatolia, most brotherhoods would not have been able to compose itself of members of solely a single trade. Religious In many ways, the religious fabric of the Akhis was enhanced by the marked proliferation of Sufi dervishes throughout Anatolia, concomitantly with the decline of Byzantine control and the rise of Akhi political clout Predominantly Sufi in nature, many within the Akhyiat were fervent in their religious expression, engaging in esoteric rituals, song, and dance. Theologian Akhis were integrated into the upper stratum of the Ottoman Empire under Orhan. At the beginning of the Ottoman dynasty, many Christians lived in their territory. Erudite Akhis were deployed by Orhan to publicly debate Christian theologians in hopes of swaying the local population to the side of Islam. Following the political decline of the Akhiyat al-Fityan, many of its more spiritual members would join such dervish orders as the Mevlevis, Khalvetis, and Bektashis. Military The Akhiyat al-Fityan's relationship with warfare varied widely according to local conditions. Within the cities, the brotherhoods proved fiercely loyal to their cities, and would often come to their defense against aggressors Where some brotherhoods unified peacefully around trade or Sufism, others were closely linked to those who conducted Ghazw, or holy war, raiding towns and villages in the Dar al-Harb and collecting significant sums of loot. These alliances both enriched the akhi through combat acceptable under Sharia Law. Political Though Turkish expansion into Western Anatolia occurred rapidly following the collapse of Byzantine control there in the 13th century C.E., Seljuk and Mongol policies of decentralization allowed Akhi brotherhoods to exert significant influence. Maintaining this system required a vast network of Seljuk patronage, ensuring the loyalty of outlying groups through the construction of public works, akhi and dervish lodges, and tombs. Within the cities, the brotherhoods sought to preserve order and stability, in some cases operating as diplomats with foreign leaders and the central state to maintain peace. . Socioeconomic The necessity of Turkish artisanal unions to compete with Byzantine craftsmen in Asia Minor contributed greatly to the establishment of brotherhoods unified by common trades, and the marked influence of the Akhi Brotherhood on the Ottoman Empire can be seen in the integration of the futuwwa tradition into the Ottoman guild system. Although the Akhi Brotherhood was originally open to men of varying professions, as the Ottomans consolidated their rule in Anatolia, the organization was reconstituted into guilds of artisans and merchants. During the Ottoman reign, the government did not train the public in matters of vocation. Vocational training was conducted by guilds, and “Futuwwa treatises were used as the constitutions of the guilds of the Ottoman Empire.” Relationship with Ottoman state and political demise At the time of the formation of the Ottoman state in the 14th century, the Akhi Brotherhood was a massively influential institution throughout Anatolia. As independent units of local influence, however, imperial authority understood the potential of the Akhi Brotherhoods to become seditious hotbeds of revolutionary agitation and religious heresy. Accused of conspiracy against the state, many brotherhoods found themselves absorbed by an aggressively expansionist Ottoman state, however, under Murad I and his successor, Bayzid the Thunderbolt, Akhi discontent and resentment towards imperial attempts at control ultimately led to open rebellion. As imperial influence increased, these rebellions were put down with greater and greater ease and the Akhiyat al-Fityan more fully embraced their economic or religious underpinnings, absorbing into guilds or Sufi orders. Futuwwa in Armenia As early as the 12th century, Armenian priest Matthew of Edessa described Armenian associations of youth were described resembling what would later become the Akhi Brotherhoods of Anatolia. In his journal, the priest chronicles an altercation between a group of eighty youth fishmongers and local townspeople. The text captures a myriad of behaviors that closely parallel their Akhi counterparts, notably drinking, dancing, and physical combat. In the wake of Seljuk occupation, Armenian people outside of the Kingdom of Cilicia found themselves subject to Islamic law. Through cross-cultural exchange or innovation themselves, the Armenian brotherhoods grew increasingly secular. So much so, in fact, that in 1280 the Armenian Church attempted a reform effort not dissimilar to the futuwwa reform of the Caliph al-Nasir. Constitutions similar to those governing Islamic futuwwa groups were soon penned, notably by the priest-poet Hovhannes Erznkatsi. Structurally and functionally, the Armenian brotherhoods shared many similarities with other futuwwa groups. Like the Akhis of the Akhiyat al-Fityan, the Armenian brotherhoods were led by a manktawag, who carried both religious and secular influence. There were also many parallels between Hovhannes’ writings and those of Shihab al-Din ‘Umar al-Suhrawardi (1144-1234), the man who wrote the first Muslim futuwwa treatises in Anatolia. First, religion made up the foundation of the futuwwa. Hovhannes wrote about the importance of religious practices like thrice daily prayer. He also outlined regulations for “opening and closing bodily parts.” Most importantly, however, association was impossible for non-Christians. Second, Hovhannes stressed that it was essential for members of the brotherhood to support each other. For example, the treatises stated that members should pool their profits and live off of them. This practice especially bore a striking resemblance to Muslim Akhi Brotherhoods, where members would bring their daily earnings to the guild's lodge for its improvement and for providing hospitality for guests. Finally, a major goal of the futuwwa was to maintain the moral behavior of its members. Hovhannes wrote that it was important to have a strong body and soul that were like a well-organized city with “one fortification and five gates surrounding it.” The five gates representing the eyes, ears, nose, and the hands and feet, which are all responsible for the senses. “All good and evil,” Yovhannes argued, entered through these gates. Members needed to properly train and use their senses to protect themselves from sin. For example, the treatises mentioned the importance of chastity. If a member was married, he was advised to keep himself clean and far from “foreign” beds. Members were also discouraged from indulging in drinking wine, since it would lead them to bad behavior. The Armenian brotherhoods were commonly tied to a trade and loyally defended their cities and towns from invasion. Historiography Futuwwa became a topic for European orientalists after being mentioned in a work by Franz Taeschner. Later it was studied by Claude Cahen as a social phenomenon of medieval Iraq and Turkey. Modern reuse of the name Paris-based Al-Futuwa Al-Futuwa was also an Arabic name of the Arab nationalist Young Arab Association founded in 1913 in Paris during the First World War. Iraqi Al-Futuwwa (1930s and 1940s) It was also the name of a Hitler Youth-style nationalistic pan-Arab fascist youth movement that existed in Iraq in the 1930s and 1940s. In 1938 the Al-Futuwwa youth organization sent a delegate to the Nuremberg Nazi Party rally, and in turn hosted the Hitler Youth leader Baldur von Schirach. The fascist pan-Arabist Al-Muthanna Club and its al-Futuwwa (Hitler Youth) type movement, participated in the 1941 Farhud attack on Baghdad's Jewish community. Besides espousing a fanatic pan-Arabism, the Futuwwa adopted a frankly totalitarian ideology. Iraqi Futuwwa (1950s) The Daily Telegraph wrote that although Saddam Hussein never acknowledged the training of a youth brigade, he has, in several past speeches, spoken admiringly of the Hitler Youth. It is widely believed that he belonged to the Futuwa paramilitary youth organisation which was modeled on the Hitler Youth and was formed in Baghdad in the late 1950s. Use of the concept in Egypt In modern-day Egypt, the term is used for youths who try to do quasi-chivalrous acts such as helping others resist intimidation by a rival group. See also Aman (Islam) or amān, assurance of security or clemency granted to enemies who seek protection Honor codes of the Bedouin Furusiyya, equestrian martial exercise of the Golden Age of Islam and the Mamluk period Ghazi, warrior who participated in military expeditions or raiding Izzat (honour), concept of honour in North India, Bangladesh and Pakistan applying across religions (Hindu, Muslim and Sikh) Javānmardi, Persian word almost synonymous to Arabic Futuwwa References Islamic mysticism Sufi organizations Arab nationalism Fascism Islamic terminology Medieval Armenia Warrior code
Eugenio Pizzuto Puga (born 13 May 2002) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga MX club Tigres UANL. Club career Early career Born in San Luis Potosí, Pizzuto was first spotted at the age of 12 in 2013 by scout Jess Ibrom of the New Zealand-based Asia-Pacific Football Academy which worked in association with Chelsea FC (now merged with professional side Wellington Phoenix) during open trials in the city of Monclova, Mexico. Following his performances, Pizzuto was offered a place in the academy along with a scholarship to Scots College in Wellington. Pachuca Following his time at Wellington Phoenix - where he was unable to play organised club football due to FIFA laws preventing the international transfer of minors - Pizzuto returned to Mexico and joined the youth ranks of Pachuca in 2018. On 21 January 2020, Pizzuto made his professional debut during a Copa MX group stage match against Ascenso MX club Venados. Four days later, Pizzuto made his Liga MX debut, coming on as a 59th-minute substitute for Franco Jara in an eventual 3–0 loss against León. However, just nine minutes after coming on, Pizzuto broke his fibula and dislocated his ankle after getting his foot caught on the pitch. Lille On 1 August 2020, Pizzuto joined French side Lille on a free transfer. He debuted for the club's reserve team, Lille II, on 10 October, coming on as a substitute on the 58th minute against US Maubeuge, winning 3–1. He appeared on the bench for the first team for first time as an unused substitute on 22 November in a league match against Lorient, winning 4–0. On 17 January 2022, Pizzuto's contract was terminated by Lille making him a free agent. Braga On 26 January 2022, Pizzuto joined Braga. Tigres UANL On 14 June 2023, Pizzuto returned to Mexico and joined Tigres UANL as a free agent. International career Youth Pizzuto was part of the under-17 squad that participated at the 2019 CONCACAF U-17 Championship, where Mexico won the competition. He was included in the Best XI of the tournament. He was the captain of the team that participated at the 2019 U-17 World Cup. Finishing runner-up against Brazil, he won the Bronze Ball of the tournament. He was included in the France Football team of the tournament. Pizzuto was called up by Raúl Chabrand to participate with the under-21 team at the 2022 Maurice Revello Tournament, where Mexico finished the tournament in third place. Personal life Pizzuto is of Italian descent. His father is from Italy and his mother from Mexico. Career statistics Club Honours Lille Ligue 1: 2020–21 Tigres UANL Campeón de Campeones: 2023 Mexico U17 CONCACAF U-17 Championship: 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup runner-up: 2019 Individual CONCACAF U-17 Championship Best XI: 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup Bronze Ball: 2019 France Football FIFA U-17 World Cup Best XI: 2019 References External links 2002 births Living people Sportspeople from San Luis Potosí City Mexican people of Italian descent Footballers from San Luis Potosí Men's association football midfielders Mexico men's youth international footballers Liga MX players Ligue 1 players Tercera División de México players Championnat National 3 players C.F. Pachuca players Lille OSC players Wellington Phoenix FC players S.C. Braga players Mexican expatriate men's footballers Mexican expatriate sportspeople in New Zealand Expatriate men's association footballers in New Zealand Mexican expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate men's footballers in France Mexican expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Mexican men's footballers
Clarence "Roy" Knickman (born June 23, 1965) is a former professional road bicycle racer from the United States, who won the bronze medal in the Men's Team Time Trial at the 1984 Summer Olympics. His teammates in Los Angeles, California were Ron Kiefel, Andrew Weaver, and Davis Phinney. Knickman rode in the 1988 and 1989 Tour de France for Team 7 Eleven. He memorably featured in one of the greatest breakaways in the history of Paris–Roubaix in 1988. During his professional career, Knickman rode for the famous teams of La Vie Claire (alongside Greg LeMond, Bernard Hinault and Andrew Hampsten), Toshiba-Look and 7-Eleven. He originally retired from competition at the end of 1993 to take up coaching, serving as coach of the US national junior team in 1994 and the US national and Olympic road team from 1995 to 1997. However he returned to riding with the Mercury team in 1998, combining it with the role of Assistant Manager until 2000. He subsequently worked in management for the Autotrader.com and Prime Alliance teams. More recently he has coached cyclists Kendall Ryan, Alexis Ryan, Magnus Sheffield and Quinn Simmons. He later became a firefighter in Paso Robles, California. He married Ryan Kelly on July 31, 2021, in St. Paul, MN. He has two children. Major results 1981 1st Criterium National Road Championships 1st Overall Super Week Juniors 1st Stage 1 1st UCSD Criterium 1982 1st National Championship, Cyclo-cross, Elite, USA 1st National Championship, Road, Juniors, USA 1st National Championship, Time trial, Juniors, USA 1st National Championship, Criterium, Juniors, USA 2nd National Championship, Track, Pursuit, Juniors, USA 1983 1st National Championship, Road, Juniors, USA 1st National Championship, Time trial, Juniors, USA 1st National Championship, Criterium, Juniors, USA 1st National Championship, Track, Points race, Juniors, USA 1st National Championship, Track, Pursuit, Juniors, USA 1st Overall Vosleur Jugend Tour 1st Stage 2 3rd World Championship, Road, 75 km TTT Juniors 2nd World Championship, Track, Team Pursuit, Juniors 3rd World Championship, Track, Pursuit, Juniors 1984 1st Overall Commonwealth Bank Cycling Classic 1st Stage 2 1st National Championship, Team time trial, USA 2nd National Championship, Cyclo-cross, Elite, USA 3rd Olympic Games, Road, TTT 1985 1st Overall Vuelta de Bisbee 1st Stage 2 1st Overall Vulcan Tour 1st Stage 3 1st Mammoth Classic 1st Stage 3 United Texas Tour 1st Stage 2 Tour of Berlin 1st Overall Whisky Creek Stage Race 1st Stage 4 2nd Overall Milk Race 1st Under 23 1986 1st Overall Washington Trust Cycling Classic 1st Stage 3 3rd Overall Vancouver Coors Pacific 1st Stage 1 3rd Overall Rocky Mountains Classic 1987 1st Stage 8 Critérium du Dauphiné 1st Stage 8 Tour du Suisse 1st Mammoth Classic 1st Overall Whisky Creek Stage Race 1st Stage 1 1st Mulholland Classic 1st A to Z Cycling Classic Stage 3 2nd National Championship, Road, Elite, USA 2nd Overall Vuelta de Bisbee 1st Stage 2 1988 1st Stage 4 Coors Classic 1st Stage 4 Tour of Florida 1st Overall Monterey Stage Race 1st Stages 1 & 2 1989 1st Stage 2 United Texas Tour 1st Stage 3 Killington Stage Race 1st Stage 4 Coors Classic 1991 1st Overall Killington Stage Race 1st Dole Citrus Classic 1st Tempe Grand Prix 1st Stage 3 Victoria Stage Race 1st Procter & Gamble Classic 1992 1st Hotter-N-Hell Criterium 2nd Overall La Vuelta de Bisbee 1993 1st Hotter-N-Hell Road Race 1998 1st Fitchburg Cycling Classic 1st Stage 1 Tour of Willamette 1st Stage 2 Three Days of Redding 1st Fort Morgan Criterium 1999 1st Stage 2 Dayton Cycling Classic 1st Stage 4 Heart of it All Stage Race 1st Extreme Criterium 2000 1st Boulevarde Road Race 1st Merced Criterium References External links 1965 births Living people American male cyclists Cyclists at the 1984 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in cycling Place of birth missing (living people) Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics
KFF Liria () is a women's football club based in Prizren, Kosovo. The club competes in Kosovo Women's Football League which is the top tier of women's football in the country, since the 2017/18 season. Their home ground is the Përparim Thaçi Stadium which has a seating capacity of 10,000. See also List of football clubs in Kosovo References Football clubs in Kosovo Women's football clubs in Kosovo
Autonomous State Medical College, Pratapgarh, also known as Government Medical College, Pratapgarh, is a full-fledged tertiary government Medical college and hospital. It is located at Pratapgarh in Uttar Pradesh, India. The college imparts the degree of Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (MBBS). The yearly undergraduate student intake is 100. Courses This medical college undertakes the education and training of 100 students in MBBS courses. Affiliated The college is affiliated with Atal Bihari Vajpayee Medical University and is recognized by the National Medical Commission. References Medical colleges in Uttar Pradesh Universities and colleges established in 2021 2021 establishments in Uttar Pradesh

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