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Maude is a Michelin-starred restaurant by Curtis Stone, serving California cuisine in Beverly Hills, California. See also List of Michelin starred restaurants in Los Angeles and Southern California References External links Californian cuisine Culture of Beverly Hills, California Michelin Guide starred restaurants in California
Two different automobiles from Rover have been called the 3500 both of which are classified as Executive Cars (E): Rover P6, 1968–1977 Rover SD1, 1976–1986 See also Rover 3.5-Litre, 1958–1973 3500
After World War I, the city of Fiume (now Rijeka, Croatia) was claimed by both the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes and Italy. While its status was unresolved, its postal system was operated by a variety of occupation forces and local governments. Allied Occupation An international force of British and French troops took over the city between 17 November 1918 and 12 September 1919. The first postage stamps for Fiume were issued 1 December 1918 by the Italian National Council which governed the city. They were produced by overprinting “FIUME” on the contemporary stamps of Hungary. Both handstamping and printing presses were used. In January 1919, two postage due and a savings bank stamp were surcharged as well. These stamps—even the most common values—were extensively forged. Serious collectors will require close examination of all stamps. January also saw the first appearance of an issue produced specifically for Fiume. It consisted of 17 values, ranging from 2 centesimi to 10 corone, and used four designs: a figure representing “Italy”, the town clock tower with an Italian flag hanging from it, an allegory of “Revolution”, and a sailor raising the Italian flag. The first printings were inscribed just “FIUME”, while in July they were redesigned with the inscription “POSTA FIUME”, along with other minor changes. Meanwhile, a set of 12 semi-postal stamps was issued 18 May, commemorating the 200th day of peace since the end of the war. Later in 1919 the higher values were surcharged with lower values, and the semi-postals were overprinted “Valore globale” for use as regular stamps. The Regency of Carnaro This confusing situation was exploited by the Italian poet Gabriele d'Annunzio, who entered the city on 12 September 1919 and began a 15-month period of occupation. On 8 September 1920, d'Annunzio established the Italian Regency of Carnaro in Fiume. On 12 September, 1920, the first anniversary of the city’s takeover by the forces of Gabriele d’Annunzio, the city government issued a series of 14 values featuring a portrait bust of d’Annunzio, intended for regular use. A set of four with various allegorical designs was issued, intended for the use of the legionnaires on that day only. On 18 November, the set of four of 12 September were overprinted “ARBE” and “VEGLIA”, marking the occupation of the islands of Arbe and Veglia, and on 20 November, more were overprinted “Reggenza / Italiana / del / Carnaro” (Italian Regency of Carnaro), and with new values. Free State of Fiume In January 1921, Italian troops put an end to d’Annunzio’s rule, and the subsequent provisional government overprinted the d’Annunzio heads with “Governo / Provvisorio”. On 24 April 1921, the 1st constituent assembly of the Free State overprinted the semi-postals of 1919 with “24 - IV - 1921” and “Costituente Fiumana”. The following year the 2nd assembly added a “1922” to the overprints. On 23 March, 1923 a new issue put an end to the flurry of overprints. Its 12 values, inscribed “Posta di Fiume”, used four designs, a Venetian sailing ship, a Roman arch, St. Vitus, and a rostral column, all printed over a buff-colored background. After the Treaty of Rome assigned Fiume to Italy (27 January), these stamps were overprinted “REGNO / D’ITALIA” (Kingdom of Italy) on 22 February and then “ANNESSIONE / ALL’ITALIA” (Annexation by Great-Italy) on 1 March. Subsequently Fiume used the stamps of Italy. See also Free State of Fiume References and Sources Stanley Gibbons Ltd: various catalogues Encyclopaedia of Postal Authorities Rossiter, Stuart & John Flower. The Stamp Atlas. London: Macdonald, 1986. Scott catalog Further reading Antoniazzo, Vincenzo and Umberto Riccotti. Catalogo Storico-descrittivo dei Francobolli di Fiume. Pavia: Giorgio Migliavacca, 1981 69p. Reprint of a catalogue from 1923. Dehn, Roy A. The Stamps and Postal History of Fiume 1600-1924. Norwich: R. Dehn, 1998 120p. Gilbert, J. F. The Postmarks of Fiume 1809-1945. Teddington: Italy and Colonies Study Circle, 2007 162p. Series Title: Fil-italia handbooks; no. 4. Gilbert, J. F. Postmarks of the Province of Fiume 1924-1943, Including Precursors. Teddington: Italy and Colonies Study Circle, 2009 134p. Series Title: Fil-italia handbooks; no.7. Grgurić, Mladen, and Melita Sciucca. Riječke Marke: Fiume: 1918-1924. Rijeka: Muzej grada Rijeke, 2002 90p. Martinas, Ivan. The Stamps of Rijeka, Fiume 1918-1924 = Postanske Marke Rijeke, Fiume 1918-1924. Zagreb: OBOL-naklada, 2006 250p. Oliva, Guglielmo. Razionale Catalogazione dei Francobolli di Fiume conprezzi Indicativi del Mercato Italiano. Genova: Rivista filatelica d'Italia, 1956 56p. Ore, Tønnes. Indeficienter: The Story of Fiume to 1918. Earlston: The Yugoslavia Study Group, 2010 Series Title: Jugoposta Monographs; no. 8. History of Rijeka Philately of Italy Philately of Croatia Philately of Hungary Philately of Yugoslavia Culture in Rijeka
Frank Ives Scudamore (1823–1884) was an English Post Office reformer and writer. He oversaw the country's first significant nationalisation and in 1874 he was managing a turnover of a million pounds per annum passing through 3,600 different offices. Life The son of John Scudamore, a solicitor, by his wife Charlotte, daughter of Colonel Francis Downman, R.A. and niece of Sir Thomas Downman, he was born at Eltham in February 1823, and educated at Christ's Hospital; Sir Charles Scudamore, was his uncle. On leaving school he entered the General Post Office (1841), and, on the amalgamation of the receiver-general's and the accountant-general's offices in 1852, was appointed chief examiner of the new department. In 1856 Scudamore became receiver and accountant general. He was, after George Chetwynd of the money-order office, heavily involved in the scheme for government savings banks. Scudamore explained to William Ewart Gladstone as Chancellor of the Exchequer the proposed machinery, and had support and obtained authorisation from parliament in 1861. In 1865 Scudamore drew up a report on the advisability of the state acquiring the telegraphs, which were then in the hands of a few private companies, on lines suggested by Frederick Ebenezer Baines. In negotiations Scudamore was employed as chief agent, and the way was prepared for the Telegraph Act 1868 entitling the state to acquire all the telegraphic undertakings in the kingdom, and the Telegraph Act 1869 giving the Post Office the monopoly of telegraphic communication. In 1870 the Irish telegraphs were transferred to the Post Office. Sir John Tilley, Scudamore's superior, did not support the nationalisation, but allowed Scudamore to run the resulting state telegraph system. Scudamore had been promoted assistant secretary (1863) and soon afterwards second secretary, of the Post Office, and in 1871 he was made C.B. By 1874 he had overseen the country's first significant nationalisation, he was managing a turnover of a million pounds per annum passing through 3,600 different offices. Clashes over his impatience of obstacles led to his resignation in 1875. Among other changes made by Scudamore was the introduction of female clerks into the postal service. He then accepted an offer of the Ottoman government to go to Constantinople to organise the Turkish international post office; the sultan conferred on him the order of the Medjidieh in 1877; he gave up his post on encountering delays. He continued to live at Therapia, and wrote. Scudamore died at Therapia on 8 February 1884, aged 61, and was buried in the English cemetery at Scutari. Works Scudamore wrote: People whom we have never met (1861), a lecture on fairies. The Day Dreams of a Sleepless Man, London, 1875. France in the East; a contribution towards the consideration of the Eastern Question (London, 1882), which is a plea for the good intentions of France in south-eastern Europe, and against the policy of preserving the integrity of the Ottoman empire. Scudamore also contributed to Punch, and in The Standard, The Scotsman, the Comic Times, and other papers. He wrote for The World under Edmund Yates. Mentioned by Anthony Trollope The distinguished British author Anthony Trollope (1815-1882), was employed in the Post Office from 1859 until 1867, when he resigned to devote all his energy to his writing. In his autobiography, he mentioned Scudamore: When Sir Rowland Hill left the Post Office, and my brother-in-law, Mr.[John] Tilley, became Secretary in his place, I applied for the vacant office of Under-Secretary. Had I obtained this I should have given up my hunting, have given up much of my literary work,—at any rate would have edited no magazine,—and would have returned to the habit of my youth in going daily to the General Post Office. There was very much against such a change in life. The increase of salary would not have amounted to above £400 a year, and I should have lost much more than that in literary remuneration. I should have felt bitterly the slavery of attendance at an office, from which I had then been exempt for five-and-twenty years. I should, too, have greatly missed the sport which I loved. But I was attached to the department, had imbued myself with a thorough love of letters,—I mean the letters which are carried by the post,—and was anxious for their welfare as though they were all my own. In short, I wished to continue the connection. I did not wish, moreover, that any younger officer should again pass over my head. I believed that I had been a valuable public servant, and I will own to a feeling existing at that time that I had not altogether been well treated. I was probably wrong in this. I had been allowed to hunt,—and to do as I pleased, and to say what I liked, and had in that way received my reward. I applied for the office, but Mr. Scudamore was appointed to it. He no doubt was possessed of gifts which I did not possess. He understood the manipulation of money and the use of figures, and was a great accountant. I think that I might have been more useful in regard to the labours and wages of the immense body of men employed by the Post Office. However, Mr. Scudamore was appointed; and I made up my mind that I would fall back upon my old intention, and leave the department. I think I allowed two years to pass before I took the step; and the day on which I sent the letter was to me most melancholy. In one of his novels, Trollope made a humorous mention of Scudamore. In The Way We Live Now, the planned elopement of Marie Melmotte is frustrated when she is intercepted by detectives instructed by a telegram sent by her father: It may be well doubted whether upon the whole the telegraph has not added more to the annoyances than to the comforts of life, and whether the gentlemen who spent all the public money without authority ought not to have been punished with special severity in that they had injured humanity, rather than pardoned because of the good they had produced. Who is benefited by telegrams? The newspapers are robbed of all their old interest, and the very soul of intrigue is destroyed. Poor Marie, when she heard her fate, would certainly have gladly hanged Mr. Scudamore. Family Scudamore married in 1851 Jane, daughter of James Sherwin, surgeon, of Greenwich, and left children. They had at least one son called Leonard George Scudamore who was a casualty during the First World War. He was buried in the Commonwealth war graves cemetery of St Leonard's Church at Sutton Veny. Notes Attribution 1823 births 1884 deaths Civil servants in the General Post Office English writers People from Eltham Recipients of the Order of the Medjidie People educated at Christ's Hospital
Hawthorn Community Consolidated School District 73 is located in Vernon Hills, Illinois, approximately 35 miles northwest of Chicago. It has approximately 3,763 students (as of 2007) in grades Pre-Kindergarten through 8th grade in six schools spread across two campuses, the North Campus and the T.G. Oakson Campus. Schools at North Campus Hawthorn Elementary School North, opened in 1978 Hawthorn Townline Elementary School, opened in 2005 John Powers Center for the Hearing Impaired, part of the Special Education District of Lake County Hawthorn Middle School North - Opened in 1975 and originally housing Grades 6–8. From 1999 to 2005 it was known as Hawthorn Middle School and educated grades 5–6. Prior to that, it was known as Hawthorn Junior High School and housed grades 7–8, with 6th graders attending Half Day Middle School in unincorporated Prairie View. Schools at Oakson Campus Hawthorn Aspen Elementary School, opened in 1999 Hawthorn Elementary School South, opened in 1938 Hawthorn Middle School South - Opened in 1999 as the new Hawthorn Junior High School, housing all 7th and 8th grade students in the district. In 2005, the school became known as Hawthorn Middle School South and opened its doors to 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students living South of IL Rt. 60. Both Hawthorn Aspen Elementary School and Hawthorn Townline Elementary school currently offer a dual-language program in only Spanish. They are optional schools within the district. Children who do not attend these will not receive language learning until 7th grade. Children who do attend these schools will be given an advanced Spanish course in 6th grade instead of a Writing course. External links Hawthorn School District 73 Web Site Cited School districts in Lake County, Illinois Vernon Hills, Illinois
is a district located in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 36,695 and a density of 195.79 persons per square kilometer. The total area is 187.42 km2. Towns and villages Chikujō Kōge Yoshitomi Timeline 1896 Formed by the merger of both Tsuiki and Kōge Districts. On October 11, 2005 the villages of Shin'yoshitomi and Taihei merged to form the new town of Kōge. On January 10, 2006 the towns of Shiida and Tsuiki merged to form the new town of Chikujō. Districts in Fukuoka Prefecture
Court Yard Hounds were an American country music and folk duo, founded by sisters Martie Maguire and Emily Robison. They, along with Natalie Maines, make up The Chicks, formerly the Dixie Chicks. The sisters decided to record a side project under a different name. Court Yard Hounds, featuring Robison for the first time as lead vocalist, released a debut album for Columbia Records, the same label for which the Dixie Chicks has recorded, on May 4, 2010. The album debuted at No. 7 on the Billboard 200 chart, initially selling 61,000 copies. It has sold approximately 825,000 copies in the United States. Career Dixie Chicks Emily and Martie Erwin, now Emily Robison and Martie Maguire, founded the Dixie Chicks in 1989 with Robin Lynn Macy (lead vocals) and Laura Lynch. They released two independent albums before Macy left, and their third album was released with Lynch on lead vocals. In 1995, Lynch left and was replaced by Natalie Maines. The group was then signed to Monument Records and released two hit albums, before departing from Monument in 2000 and founding their own label, Open Wide Records, in association with Columbia Records. They then released their third album Home to critical acclaim. During a London concert ten days before the 2003 invasion of Iraq, lead vocalist Maines stated, " Just so you know, we're on the good side with y'all, we don't want this war, this violence, and we're ashamed that the President of the United States is from Texas" (the trio's home state). The statement offended their core fan base who thought it rude and unpatriotic, and the ensuing controversy cost the group half of their concert audience attendance in the United States and led to accusations of the three women being un-American, as well as hate mail, death threats, and the public destruction of their albums in protest. The group followed a small hiatus with a live album and a documentary highlighting the maelstrom created by Maines' comment entitled Dixie Chicks: Shut Up and Sing. The Dixie Chicks released Taking the Long Way in 2006 which has since sold over 3 million copies and ultimately won five Grammy Awards. The Dixie Chicks have been on hiatus since 2008. in 2016 they reformed for a world tour. Formation of Court Yard Hounds Court Yard Hounds was formed in 2009 when Maguire and Robison wanted to return to the studio however Maines was still reluctant to do so. The duo's project was announced in January 2010 and the album features Emily on lead vocals. Robison said that the album is "very personal" and she would also be joined by singer-songwriter Jakob Dylan on a track called "See You in the Spring". The band signed to Columbia Records and released their self-titled debut album on May 4, 2010. Their first public appearance as Court Yard Hounds was on March 18, 2010 at the Americana Music Association's SXSW showcase in Austin, Texas. With Robison on lead vocals she is backed up by her sister Martie, with other band members consisting of Natalie Maines' father, Lloyd Maines, on guitar, and other members from the Dixie Chicks' backing band; the debut album was also recorded in Maguire's home studio. According to Maguire and Robison, the Dixie Chicks have not parted ways. And still continue to make appearances including touring with the Eagles and Keith Urban in 2010 and appearing at selected events, such as the Calgary Stampede, in 2013. Court Yard Hounds' second studio album, Amelita, was released on July 16, 2013. "Sunshine," the album's lead single, was released on June 10, 2013. In 2015, the Dixie Chicks announced a tour of Europe for the following year, later also announcing a tour in North America, their first tour in years. Discography Studio albums Singles Guest appearances Music videos References External links Official Website American bluegrass music groups Country music groups from Texas Columbia Records artists Country music duos Sibling musical duos Musical groups from Austin, Texas Musical groups established in 2009 2010 establishments in Texas Musical duos from Texas Female musical duos
The 2017–18 Club Atlético Boca Juniors season is the 89th consecutive Primera División season for the senior squad. During the season, Boca Juniors will take part in the Primera División, Copa Argentina, Supercopa Argentina and in the Group Stage of the Copa Libertadores. Season overview June Ramiro Martínez is transferred to Godoy Cruz. July Fernando Evangelista, Leandro Marín, Nicolás Colazo, Gonzalo Castellani, Franco Cristaldo, Adrián Cubas, Alexis Messidoro, Tomás Pochettino, Nicolás Benegas, Agustín Bouzat and Andrés Chávez returned from their loans. Axel Werner, Fernando Tobio, Jonathan Silva and Ricardo Centurión returned to their clubs after a loan spell in Boca. In the first days of July Paolo Goltz arrived to the club, Gonzalo Castellani, Adrián Cubas, Franco Cristaldo and Tomás Pochettino are loaned to Defensa y Justicia and Leandro Marín is transferred to FC Lausanne-Sport. Edwin Cardona arrives on a one-year loan from Monterrey and Cristian Espinoza arrives on an 18-month loan from Villarreal. Nicolás Colazo is loaned to Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP). The first friendly is a 1–1 draw against Nacional, Boca won 3–1 in penalties. August The second friendly is a 1–0 victory over Villarreal. In mutual agreement, Boca purchases the rights of Ramón Ábila from Cruzeiro and is loaned to Huracán, also, in the operation, Alexis Messidoro is loaned to Cruzeiro. In Salta, Boca won 4–2 in penalties after a 1–1 draw against Banfield. On August 12, Nicolás Benegas is loaned to San Martín (T). The first official match of the season is a 5–0 win against Gimnasia y Tiro in the Round of 64 of Copa Argentina, with a brace of Benedetto, and a great debut of Cardona. Andrés Chávez is transferred to Panathinaikos. On August 24, Boca and Peñarol reached an agreement for the transfer of midfielder Nahitan Nández. Marcelo Torres is loaned to Talleres (C). Fernando Zuqui is transferred to Estudiantes (LP). In the first game of the tournament Boca defeated Olimpo 3–0. September On September 2, Boca won 1-0 a friendly Superclásico over River Plate in San Juan. Nazareno Solis is loaned to Huracán. The second game of the tournament was a 1–0 victory over Lanús. Boca advanced in the Copa Argentina after defeating 1-0 Guillermo Brown in the Round of 32. On September 18 Boca won 4–1 over Godoy Cruz Antonio Tomba, followed by a 4–0 victory over Vélez Sarsfield. After 12 games without losing, Boca was defeated by Rosario Central and was eliminated of the 2016–17 Copa Argentina. October Boca won a tough match against Chacarita Juniors on the first match of October. Boca won the match against Patronato and against Belgrano, and set a team record with seven wins from the first seven matches in the league. November In the Superclásico, Boca won 2–1 over River Plate, winning eight games in a row. Boca finally lost 2–1 against Racing Club, Darío Benedetto suffered a knee injured and is out for six months. The second defeat came after a 1–0 loss against Rosario Central. December Boca returned to the victory after a 2-0 winning over Arsenal. In the last match of the year Boca won 1–0 over Estudiantes (LP) staying on the top in the entire 2017. On December 20 Boca were drawn into Group H of the 2018 Copa Libertadores with Brazilian team Palmeiras, Peruvian champions Alianza Lima and a team from the Qualifying Stages. Ramón Ábila returned from his loan on Huracán. On December 27, right back Julio Buffarini arrives to the club. Agustín Bouzat is transferred to Vélez Sarsfield. January Left back Emmanuel Mas signed a three-year contract with the club. After a controversial departure and hard talks, Carlos Tevez has returned to Boca. Nahuel Molina Lucero is loaned to Defensa y Justicia. Boca and Fernando Evangelista agreed to mutually terminate the defender's contract, Evangelista subsequently joined Newell's Old Boys. Playmaker Emanuel Reynoso arrived to the club from Talleres (C) for $1.500.000 and the loan of Alexis Messidoro and percentages of other players. On the kickoff return of the Argentine League, Boca won 2–0 over Colón. Boca and Gonzalo Castellani agreed to mutually terminate the midfielder's contract, Castellani subsequently joined Atlético Nacional. Boca and Juan Manuel Insaurralde agreed to mutually terminate the defender's contract, Insaurralde subsequently joined Colo-Colo. February Gino Peruzzi is loaned to Nacional. On February 4, Boca was held by San Lorenzo to a 1–1 draw. On February 11, Boca got a hard 1–0 win against Temperley, and other 1–0 against Banfield to keep leading the tournament. On February 25, Boca won 4–2 over San Martín (SJ). March Boca drew 0–0 against Alianza Lima in the first game of 2018 Copa Libertadores. On March 5, Boca played the worst match of the tournament and lost 2–0 against Argentinos Juniors. On March 10, on a very emotional game, Boca won 2–1 at home against Tigre. In the 2017 Supercopa Argentina Boca lost the Superclásico 2–0 against eternal rival River Plate. Continuing the tournament, Boca drew 1–1 against Atlético Tucumán. April The first match of April was an agonic 2–1 win against Talleres (C). The second match of the group stage of Copa Libertadores was a 1–0 victory over Colombian Junior. On April 8, Boca played awfully against Defensa y Justicia 2–1, nevertheless, Boca keeps leading the tournament. On April 11, Boca were held by Palmeiras to a 1–1 draw away from home, in the third match of Copa Libertadores group stage. Another bad match took Boca to the second consecutive loss, after the 1–0 defeat against Independiente. On April 22, Boca returned to the good game and managed to win 3–1 over Newell's Old Boys. On the fourth game of Copa Libertadores group stage, Boca lost 2–0 against Palmeiras. May The first match of May was a 1–1 draw against Junior in Colombia. In the last game in La Bombonera, Boca won 2–0 over Unión. Boca was crowned League champions after a 2–2 draw against Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP), defending their own title achieved last season, claiming their thirty-third domestic title. The last match of the League was a 3–3 draw against Huracán. The last match of the season was a 5–0 win over Alianza Lima, with this victory, Boca qualified for the Round of 16. Current squad Last updated on May 17, 2018 Transfers In Winter Summer Out Winter Summer Pre-season and friendlies Winter Summer Competitions Overall 1: The final stages are played in the next season. Primera División League table Relegation table Results summary Results by round Matches Copa Argentina Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Supercopa Argentina Copa Libertadores Group stage Team statistics Season appearances and goals Last updated on May 17, 2018 \|- ! colspan="14" style="background:#00009B; color:gold; text-align:center"\| Goalkeepers \|- ! colspan="14" style="background:#00009B; color:gold; text-align:center"\| Defenders \|- ! colspan="14" style="background:#00009B; color:gold; text-align:center"\| Midfielders \|- ! colspan="14" style="background:#00009B; color:gold; text-align:center"\| Forwards \|- ! colspan="14" style="background:#00009B; color:gold; text-align:center"\| Players transferred out during the season: \|} Top scorers Last updated on May 17, 2018 Clean sheets Last updated on May 17, 2018 Disciplinary record Last updated on May 17, 2018 References External links Club Atlético Boca Juniors official web site Club Atlético Boca Juniors seasons Boca Juniors
Pasquale "Pat the Cat" Spirito (May 26, 1939April 29, 1983) was a soldier and hitman in the Philadelphia crime family from 1981 until his death on April 29, 1983. Career Little is known about Spirito's early life. He is the son of Stephen Spirito (1913-2004) and Rose (1917) with one sister Lucille born in 1942. As a front for his illegal activities he gave people the impression that he was a plumber or a hardware store owner. He came from the Italian community of Chambersburg which is now part of Trenton. At one time, Spirito, who was involved in loansharking and bookmaking, was considered a close associate of both Harry Riccobene and of Riccobene's half-brother, Mario. He worked in the Scarfo crime family during the 1980s, during Nicodemo Scarfo's reign. Pasquale (Pat the Cat) Spirito was an associate of made man Joseph (Joey Chang) Ciangalini who introduced Spirito into the life of organized crime. Pat earned the nickname amongst his fellow associates as 'The Cat' because of con artist charm and demeanour. He was an associate until he was the getaway driver in the murder of John Calabrese, a long-time drug dealer who served under Angelo Bruno and then became a 'made man' under Phil Testa with Francis (Faffy) Iannarella and Andrew Thomas DelGiorno at a secret induction ceremony at the home of mob associate Robert (Toro) Locicero in Vineland, New Jersey. He was married but was a constant womanizer. John Calabrese was murdered on October 6, 1981 in Southwest Center City, Philadelphia. Pat recruited Nicholas Caramandi, Charles Iannece, and Ralph Staino Jr. as his associates, eventually elevating them all to 'proposed members' to Scarfo. On June 8, 1980 Phil Testa held a Cosa Nostra initiation ceremony at the South Philadelphia home of mob captain John Cappello. Spirito was almost shotgunned to death in his Cadillac while driving down the street by Harry Riccobene loyalists. This was shortly before the attempted mob hit of Scarfo crime family capo Salvatore Testa in April 1982. The attempted murder of Spirito was in retaliation for murdering 35-year-old Samuel (Little Sammy) Tammburino, murdered by Charles Iannece and Francis Ianarella as he left a pharmacy-convenience store in South Philadelphia that was owned and operated by Tammburino's parents shooting him sixteen times. Downfall and death It is speculated that Spirito was killed because he was being a nuisance to the family, he lacked ambition and willingness to perform hits under the orders of Nicodemo Scarfo, or Scarfo thought he was useless to the organization and that his prominence in the family had to be put to an end like most of Scarfo's former associates and wiseguys. Spirito had recently switched allegiance, aligning himself with Scarfo. It is believed that Spirito had been chosen to kill either Marco or Bobby Riccobene and that when he failed to do so he was marked for death. Furthermore, Phil Leonetti stated in the book Mafia Prince that Scarfo was infuriated when Spirito told Scarfo who should be made captains and soldiers in the family. Scarfo felt insulted that an underling was telling him how to run the Philadelphia Mafia, and thus wanted to have him killed. Mob boss Nicodemo Scarfo was starting to begin a violent genocide of his associates and every member of the family. An estimated total of 30 outsiders and made men were dead by the end of his reign, largely due to the Scarfo-Riccobene War and his own paranoia of disloyal and dishonest people. Scarfo ordered him to take out Bobby Riccobene. Spirito was reluctant, and Scarfo sent Nicholas Caramandi and Charles Iannece Jr. to kill him. On April 29, 1983, Pasquale Spirito was shot two times in the back of the head while sitting in his car in South Philadelphia. Spirito was killed for failing to carry out the contract to kill Robert Riccobene, the brother of Harry Riccobene. Nick Caramandi, during an interview commented, We tried for months to kill him, and for a while that's all we used to talk about. We used to get sick when we'd see him. We'd want to throw up. Pat had bad vibes and knew what was coming. This guy tried to work my head for hours the day before. He had me in a booth in a luncheonette drinking coffee for four hours, making me tell him how much I love him, and it's already set up to kill him the next night. I said, "Pat, what are you talking like this for? I'd do anything for you. Hey! I wouldn't be here if it weren't for you. Buddy, my life is yours. Jesus Christ, I love you." He was relieved. Caramandi also said: "Spirito was not cut out for the Scarfo mob. He had come out of Trenton and moved to South Philadelphia at a time when mob members were low-key operators concentrating on gambling, loan-sharking, and bookmaking. He was greedy and ambitious, attributes that Scarfo could appreciate, but he lacked the killer instinct. He thought he could slide by generating enough money to keep the Little Guy down the shore satisfied. But he underestimated Scarfo's bloodlust. Spirito was a money-maker, but he was also a whiner and complainer." After we killed him, "everybody was happy. Everybody hated him. I never seen a guy hated so much." References Sources Blood and Honor: Inside the Scarfo Mob - The Mafia's Most Violent Family by George Anastasia, 2004, https://web.archive.org/web/20080306034240/http://www.nevadaobserver.com/Reading%20Room%20Documents/LCN%20-%20Philadelphia%20and%20Southern%20New%20Jersey%20(1988).htm Time (magazine) https://books.google.com/books?id=soOaYKep3EYC&dq=Pasquale+%22Pat+the+Cat%22+Spirito&pg=PA40 External links 1939 births 1983 deaths People from Trenton, New Jersey Murdered American gangsters of Italian descent Philadelphia crime family People murdered by the Philadelphia crime family Deaths by firearm in Pennsylvania People murdered in Pennsylvania Burials in New Jersey Criminals from New Jersey
Tobias Rühle (born 7 February 1991) is a German footballer who plays for 3. Liga club SSV Ulm 1846. Career After his contract with Sonnenhof Großaspach had expired at the end of the 2015-16 season, he joined Preußen Münster on a two-year contract starting 1 July 2016. On 25 March 2019 KFC Uerdingen 05 confirmed, that they had signed Rühle for the upcoming 2019/20 season. On 31 January 2020, he joined SSV Ulm 1846 on a contract until the summer 2022. References External links Profile at DFB.de 1991 births Living people German men's footballers Germany men's youth international footballers VfB Stuttgart II players 1. FC Heidenheim players Stuttgarter Kickers players SG Sonnenhof Großaspach players KFC Uerdingen 05 players SSV Ulm 1846 players 3. Liga players Men's association football midfielders Men's association football forwards SC Preußen Münster players
The 1976 U.S. Open was the 76th U.S. Open, held June 17–20 at the Highlands Course of the Atlanta Athletic Club in Duluth, Georgia, a suburb northeast of Atlanta. Tour rookie Jerry Pate won his only major championship, two strokes ahead of runners-up Al Geiberger and Tom Weiskopf. John Mahaffey, who lost the U.S. Open in a playoff the year before, took the lead with a 68 in the second round. He followed that up with a 69 in the third round on Saturday for a two-stroke lead over Jerry Pate after 54 holes, with Geiberger three back and Weiskopf four back. The gap was still two strokes after fourteen holes, but Pate hit a one-iron close and birdied the par-3 15th; and when Mahaffey bogeyed 16, the two were tied. Mahaffey three-putted for bogey on 17 and Pate took a one-stroke lead as Mahaffey fell into a tie for second with Geiberger and Weiskopf, both in the clubhouse with 279. Both Mahaffey and Pate found the rough off the 18th tee. Mahaffey, behind by a shot and trying for birdie, hit his approach shot into the water fronting the green and made bogey, and fell into a tie for fourth. Having a better lie in the rough, Pate gambled that he could clear the water and then hit one of the most memorable shots in U.S. Open history. His 5-iron approach from flew directly on to the green and stopped from the hole, and he made the birdie putt for a two-stroke victory. The U.S. Amateur champion two years earlier in 1974, Pate was only 22 in 1976 and appeared to have a bright future ahead of him, but shoulder injuries significantly shortened his career. He won seven more PGA Tour tournaments, the last in 1982, and finished runner-up in two additional majors in the late 1970s. Future champion Fuzzy Zoeller made his major championship debut at this U.S. Open and finished in 38th place. Mike Reid, a 21-year-old amateur, led by three shots after the first round, but a second-round 81 dashed any hope of an amateur champion. He shared low-amateur honors with John Fought at 300 (+20). Jack Nicklaus finished tied for eleventh and saw his streak of 13 consecutive top-10s in majors come to an end. He began a new streak and finished in the top-10 in the next nine majors. Only Harry Vardon made more consecutive major top-10s when he made sixteen in a row – fifteen Open Championships (1894–1908) and the U.S. Open in 1900. This was the first of four majors held at the Highlands Course; it hosted the PGA Championship in 1981, 2001, and 2011. This was the first year that players were allowed to have their own caddies at the U.S. Open. The other majors and some PGA Tour events had traditionally disallowed players from using their own caddies. The Masters required club caddies from Augusta National through 1982. Course layout Atlanta Athletic Club, Highlands Course Source: Round summaries First round Thursday, June 17, 1976 Amateur Mike Reid, age 21, grabbed the first round lead with a three-under 67, while the rest of the field posted no better than par. Several professionals voiced their concerns over the playing conditions of the course. Source: Second round Friday, June 18, 1976 John Mahaffey shot a 68 and grabbed the lead, while amateur Reid fell into a tie for 32nd place with an 81. Source: Third round Saturday, June 19, 1976 Mahaffey kept the lead with a 69, two strokes ahead of Pate, with Al Geiberger and Tom Weiskopf in third and fourth place. After nine holes, Mahaffey opened up a six-stroke lead but struggled on the back nine and, with Pate making a remarkable eagle on 12, the lead was cut to two when the day ended. Source: Final round Sunday, June 20, 1976 Source: Scorecard Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par Source: References External links GolfCompendium.com:1976 U.S. Open USGA Championship Database USOpen.com - 1976 U.S. Open (golf) Golf in Georgia (U.S. state) Sports in Duluth, Georgia U.S. Open U.S. Open (golf) U.S. Open (golf)
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In general topology, a branch of mathematics, a non-empty family A of subsets of a set is said to have the finite intersection property (FIP) if the intersection over any finite subcollection of is non-empty. It has the strong finite intersection property (SFIP) if the intersection over any finite subcollection of is infinite. Sets with the finite intersection property are also called centered systems and filter subbases. The finite intersection property can be used to reformulate topological compactness in terms of closed sets; this is its most prominent application. Other applications include proving that certain perfect sets are uncountable, and the construction of ultrafilters. Definition Let be a set and a nonempty family of subsets of that is, is a subset of the power set of Then is said to have the finite intersection property if every nonempty finite subfamily has nonempty intersection; it is said to have the strong finite intersection property if that intersection is always infinite. In symbols, has the FIP if, for any choice of a finite nonempty subset of there must exist a point Likewise, has the SFIP if, for every choice of such there are infinitely many such In the study of filters, the common intersection of a family of sets is called a kernel, from much the same etymology as the sunflower. Families with empty kernel are called free; those with nonempty kernel, fixed. Families of examples and non-examples The empty set cannot belong to any collection with the finite intersection property. A sufficient condition for the FIP intersection property is a nonempty kernel. The converse is generally false, but holds for finite families; that is, if is finite, then has the finite intersection property if and only if it is fixed. Pairwise intersection The finite intersection property is strictly stronger than pairwise intersection; the family has pairwise intersections, but not the FIP. More generally, let be a positive integer greater than unity, and Then any subset of with fewer than elements has nonempty intersection, but lacks the FIP. End-type constructions If is a decreasing sequence of non-empty sets, then the family has the finite intersection property (and is even a –system). If the inclusions are strict, then admits the strong finite intersection property as well. More generally, any that is totally ordered by inclusion has the FIP. At the same time, the kernel of may be empty: if then the kernel of is the empty set. Similarly, the family of intervals also has the (S)FIP, but empty kernel. "Generic" sets and properties The family of all Borel subsets of with Lebesgue measure has the FIP, as does the family of comeagre sets. If is an infinite set, then the Fréchet filter (the family has the FIP. All of these are free filters; they are upwards-closed and have empty infinitary intersection. If and, for each positive integer the subset is precisely all elements of having digit in the th decimal place, then any finite intersection of is non-empty — just take in those finitely many places and in the rest. But the intersection of for all is empty, since no element of has all zero digits. Extension of the ground set The (strong) finite intersection property is a characteristic of the family not the ground set If a family on the set admits the (S)FIP and then is also a family on the set with the FIP (resp. SFIP). Generated filters and topologies If are sets with then the family has the FIP; this family is called the principal filter on generated by The subset has the FIP for much the same reason: the kernels contain the non-empty set If is an open interval, then the set is in fact equal to the kernels of or and so is an element of each filter. But in general a filter's kernel need not be an element of the filter. A proper filter on a set has the finite intersection property. Every neighbourhood subbasis at a point in a topological space has the FIP, and the same is true of every neighbourhood basis and every neighbourhood filter at a point (because each is, in particular, also a neighbourhood subbasis). Relationship to -systems and filters A –system is a non-empty family of sets that is closed under finite intersections. The set of all finite intersections of one or more sets from is called the –system generated by because it is the smallest –system having as a subset. The upward closure of in is the set For any family the finite intersection property is equivalent to any of the following: The –system generated by does not have the empty set as an element; that is, The set has the finite intersection property. The set is a (proper) prefilter. The family is a subset of some (proper) prefilter. The upward closure is a (proper) filter on In this case, is called the filter on generated by because it is the minimal (with respect to ) filter on that contains as a subset. is a subset of some (proper) filter. Applications Compactness The finite intersection property is useful in formulating an alternative definition of compactness: This formulation of compactness is used in some proofs of Tychonoff's theorem. Uncountability of perfect spaces Another common application is to prove that the real numbers are uncountable. All the conditions in the statement of the theorem are necessary: We cannot eliminate the Hausdorff condition; a countable set (with at least two points) with the indiscrete topology is compact, has more than one point, and satisfies the property that no one point sets are open, but is not uncountable. We cannot eliminate the compactness condition, as the set of rational numbers shows. We cannot eliminate the condition that one point sets cannot be open, as any finite space with the discrete topology shows. Ultrafilters Let be non-empty, having the finite intersection property. Then there exists an ultrafilter (in ) such that This result is known as the ultrafilter lemma. See also References Notes Citations General sources (Provides an introductory review of filters in topology and in metric spaces.) External links General topology Families of sets Set theory
Victor Mikhailovich Remsha (; born October 19, 1970) is a Russian businessman; the founder and chairman of Finam Investment Holding, a large Russian investment holding corporation. He is also on the boards of NAUFOR and MICEX-RTS. Finam Investment Holding consists of CJSC Finam Investment Company, LLC Finam Management, the investment fund Finam Global, the international brokerage firm WhoTrades Ltd., CJSC Bank Finam, Finam Training Center, and the news agency Finam.ru along with other divisions. Altogether Finam is one of the biggest and most diversified investment financial groups in Russia. Financial activities Remsha became involved in finance in 1993 at Bauman Moscow State Technical University when the Russian securities market was still in its infancy. Remsha decided in 1994 to provide stock market investors with real-time and accurate information on issuers, stock quotes and urgent stock market news. Finance-Analytic began to issue a daily bulletin, The Investor’s Portfolio, which individual investors used to decide when to execute transactions. By the end of the 1990s Remsha's business interests were focused on brokerage services. Finance-Analytic obtained a license from the Federal Securities Commission and gained membership in NAUFOR, the Moscow Stock Exchange, MICEX and RTS. Later the ticker that was assigned to Finance-Analytic in the trading system operated by RTS. FINAM, the acrynymn deriving from "Finance-Analytic" and the letter "M" standing for Moscow, became the name of the investment holding. The company was one of the first in Russia to serve retail investors en masse and roll out online trading services, a move that helped the company evolve into a leader on the Russian securities market. In 2002 Remsha reorganized Finance-Analytic into Finam Investment Holding, which comprises Finance-Analytic Investment Company, Finam News Group, Finance-Analytic Terra Investment Company, and the trade communications and insurance broker Finam Insurance. In a year's time all of the holding's divisions were united under the single Finam brand. In 2002 Remsha set up a new division at Finam Investment Holding, the management company Finam Management, in order to enter the asset management business. Presently the company manages the assets of institutional investors and households along with the reserves accumulated by private pension funds, and mutual funds. In 2004 Remsha bought Megawatt-Bank, JSC. Megawatt-Bank went through rebranding in 2006 and was renamed CJSC Finam Investment Bank. Internet investments Beginning in the 2000s Remsha made major investments in IT projects. He acquired 80% of the context ad firm Begun, owned by Andrei Andreev (Ogandzhanyants). He purchased the dating site Mamba from in 2005. In subsequent years, Remsha, directly and through the funds he controlled, purchased equity stakes in over 60 IT firms, including Ashmanov & Partners (the leader of the Russian online marketing market), Badoo (another dating site), E-generator (an interactive agency specialized in creative ad development), Creditcardsonline (white offers details on credit cards and the opportunity to directly apply for bank cards), MGID (a content recommendation platform), Marketgid (which offers users a virtual entertainment and retail center), Delta Telecom (a payment system enabling payments to be accepted on behalf of over 600 operators and providers in Russia), Banki.ru (Russia's largest bank-focused website) and many others. Finam also launched Comon, a social network for neophyte investors. In 2012 it merged with WhoTrades, a social network for international traders, which was founded by Remsha in New York in 2010 Media investments In August 2007 Remsha completed the acquisition of the Bolshoye Radio station, which was later renamed Finam FM. Presently, Finam FM is a radio station covering Moscow and the Moscow region, broadcasting in the 99.6 FM frequency. Finam FM offers daily signature programs with pundits concerning the topics of business, science and culture. The radio station's musical content mainly includes Western classic rock music from the 1960—80s. In addition, Victor Remsha invested in Germany's Deluxe Television (a musical TV channel for adults). Investments in the aircraft business In the second half of the 2000s Remsha bought Bolshoye Gryzlovo, an airfield in the Serpukhov district of the Moscow region. Notes 1970 births Living people Russian investors Businesspeople from Krasnoyarsk
2BS is an Australian commercial radio station broadcasting to the Central Tablelands of New South Wales. Owned and operated by Broadcast Operations Group, the station broadcasts a news talk and classic hits music format with local programming presented from studios in Bathurst. For close to fifty years, the station was operated by local proprietors Ron and Stephanie Camplin, and was previously owned by the London Times Mirror and Australian Consolidated Press. In June 2019, 2BS and its sister station B-Rock FM were sold to the Broadcast Operations Group, owned by Bill Caralis. History The station began broadcasting on 1 January 1937. Prior to that, a station owned by the Mockler Brothers, with the call sign 2MK, had existed in Bathurst, first broadcasting on 31 October 1925. 2BS was not always the intended call sign - 2BX was also considered. A station located at Meadow Lane, which was to serve both Bathurst and Lithgow, was also projected to start in 1925 with the call letters 2LE. That station never eventuated. In the 1950s it was discovered that 2BS's signal was interfering at night with the signal of Melbourne station 3AK. That forced 3AK to become a daytime-only station, having previously been an overnight station. The problem was fixed in the 1960s by switching to directional antennas, which led to 3AK commencing 24-hour transmission. At that time, Australian Consolidated Press (ACP) owned both stations. In 1969, ACP sold 2BS to Ron Camplin, who owned the station until mid 2019. 2BS is an adult contemporary station with a prime target audience of 25+, playing music from the 1950s onwards. Its Breakfast and Drive programs are produced locally, with other programs being networked: John Laws, John Stanley, and the Continuous Call Team from 2GB Sydney. 2BS recently opened FM repeater stations in the surrounding towns of Blayney, Oberon and Sofala. While 2BS has been promoting itself as a rarity being one of the few remaining locally owned commercial broadcasters in Australia, however radio industry website Radioinfo sources say a sale of 2BS and BRock Bathurst was imminent in 2018. In June 2019, the Camplins sold Bathurst Broadcasters to the Bill Caralis-owned Broadcast Operations Group, which holds the license of 2EL in the adjacent radio market of Orange. See also List of radio stations in Australia References http://www.radioheritage.net/Story192.asp External links Countrywide Radio Sales profile Bathurst, New South Wales Radio stations in New South Wales Radio stations established in 1937 Classic hits radio stations in Australia
Maria Angela Caterina d'Este (1 March 1656 – 16 July 1722) was an Italian-born Princess of Modena who was later the Princess of Carignano by marriage. She was the wife of Emmanuel Philibert of Savoy, Prince of Carignano. In France she was known as Angélique Catherine d'Este and in Modena and Savoy she was known as Maria Caterina d'Este. Biography Born to the General Borso d'Este and his wife Ippolita d'Este, Maria Angela Caterina was the product of a marriage between niece and uncle, her father being a son of Cesare d'Este, Duke of Modena, and her mother a daughter of Prince Luigi d'Este, younger son of Cesare. As a member of the House of Este, she was a princess of Modena by birth, her father being the "founder" of a collateral line of the House of Este, the short lived House of Este-Scandiano. She was named after her paternal aunt, Princess Eleonora, who became a nun under the name of Sor Angela Caterina. The youngest of seven children, she never knew her parents as her mother died shortly after her birth, while her father died a year later. After the death of their parents, Maria Angela and her siblings were put under the care of their grandfather/uncle, Prince Luigi. Her first cousins included Francesco I d'Este, Duke of Modena, Margherita d'Este (wife of the Duke of Guastalla) and the Duke of Mirandola. She was also a cousin of Isabella and Maria d'Este, two successive Duchesses of Parma. The unmarried princess was noted for her good looks and for having such a fine figure for one of her age at the time of her marriage. Despite the permission of Victor Amadeus, Duke of Savoy, Emmanuel Philibert's cousin and ruler of Savoy Emmanuel Philibert had expressed his wishes to marry Maria Angela Caterina. Emmanuel Philibert was the son of the late Thomas Francis, Prince of Carignano and his French born wife, the domineering Marie de Bourbon. His sister was the Dowager Hereditary Princess of Baden-Baden, mother of the famous General Türkenlouis. The match was greatly opposed by France, then under the rule of Louis XIV, as Louis XIV had wanted Emmanuel Philibert to marry a French princess as Emmanuel Philibert was the heir presumptive to the Duchy of Savoy. A proxy ceremony took place in Modena, in which her unmarried brother Caesare Ignace d'Este acted as her husband to be. A private ceremony took place on 10 November 1684 at the Castle of Racconigi, the summer residence of the Princes of Carignano; the bride being 28 and the groom 56. This wedding was important to the House of Savoy, but very poorly viewed by the kingdom of France for its lack of political connection. Louis subsequently banished Emmanuel Philibert and his new spouse from the French court. Maria Angela's grandfather had accepted the offer of marriage as he and Emmanuel Philibert had had good relations. Her husband died in 1709 making Maria Angela Caterina the dowager princess of Carignano. Her only surviving son Victor Amadeus succeeded as Prince of Carignano. She died at the age of 66. Issue Maria Angela and her husband had four children. Their youngest child, Thomas Philippe, died young and unmarried: Princess Maria Isabella of Savoy (14 March 1687 – 2 May 1767) Princess Maria Vittoria of Savoy (12 February 1688 – 18 May 1763) Prince Victor Amadeus of Savoy, (1 March 1690 – 4 April 1741) Prince Thomas Philippe Geatano of Savoy (10 May 1692 – 12 Sep 1715) Ancestry References and notes External links 1656 births 1722 deaths 17th-century Italian nobility 18th-century Italian people 17th-century Italian women 18th-century Italian women Maria Angela Caterina Maria Angela Caterina Maria Angela Caterina Maria Angela Caterina
The Immigration Act 1988 was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which updated the rules around immigration to the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. A principal element introduced by this legislation was with respect to the spouses of polygamous marriages. In particular, only one wife or widow would be entitled to come to the UK. References United Kingdom Acts of Parliament 1988 Immigration law in the United Kingdom
U.S. Agent (John Walker) is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, usually those starring Captain America and the Avengers. Created by Mark Gruenwald and Paul Neary, the character first appeared in Captain America #323 (November 1986) as Super-Patriot. He was later redesigned as an incarnation of Captain America and a few years later, as U.S. Agent. Wyatt Russell portrays John Walker in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, starting with the streaming television series The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (2021) and will reprise the role in Thunderbolts (2024). Publication history The character of John Walker was first introduced as the supervillain Super-Patriot in Captain America #323 (November 1986). Mark Gruenwald created Walker to counter the general message in Captain America of patriotism being invariably good, describing him as someone "who embodied patriotism in a way that Captain America didn't—a patriotic villain." He said, "Basically, I just wanted to do the opposite of Steve Rogers. Okay, Steve Rogers is a poor northern urban boy. So I'll make a guy from rural middle-class south. Cap is now old, so this guy'll be a real young up-and-comer. Cap has lofty ideals, so I'll make Super-Patriot be more realistic and more pragmatic. So, I put together his background and character traits by playing the opposite game." This character is the second Super-Patriot character in the Marvel Universe. The first Super-Patriot debuted in Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. #13 in July 1969 and never appeared again. The original Super-Patriot's costume bears no resemblance to that used by John Walker. After a return appearance in Captain America #327, Gruenwald reintroduced the character as the new Captain America in Captain America #333. Though Gruenwald said he would not have done this if it had not been a logical development from the preceding storylines, he also openly acknowledged that the motivating reason for replacing Steve Rogers as Captain America was to boost sales: With Iron Man, for example, we had James Rhodes take the lead character's place, and we did it for two years—which I'm sure was about a year and a half longer than anybody thought we would do it. In Thor we had Beta Ray Bill take Thor's place for two or three issues. So, this is the sort of thing that has been done to shake up people before. You know, I'm responsible for it in Iron Man and I was editor of Thor at the time of Beta Ray Bill, and believe me it's a trick I know works because I've seen it work a number of times. It's just to get you noticed so that people who don't normally read it will say, "Oh, I heard something about this, let me read it and see." And with luck, folks will get hooked on the storyline. In having Steve Rogers quit as Captain America and John Walker take over the role, Gruenwald stated that he was hoping to "better define what Captain America the concept is by seeing someone groping, trying to live up to it, trying to grasp all the facets of the concept". Walker soon developed a following of his own, with Gruenwald admitting that his best selling cover of the comic was #321 which had an image of Captain America shooting a firearm, and that this resulted in many fans wanted him to "Rambo-ize" Cap and make him more Punisher or Wolverine-like. Gruenwald considered this a violation of the character's principles, so he decided that he would give the fans what they wanted but that it couldn't be Steve Rogers. Walker's popularity as a character continued to grow, with Gruenwald stating that he had letters from readers saying that they didn't want Steve Rogers to ever return as they saw Walker - regardless of his faults - as more viable, younger, and more interesting because they didn't know what he would do next. John Walker's installation as Captain America indeed provided a major boost to the series's sales, and he remained the main character of Captain America for issues 333 through 350, during which his character generally became more heroic. In Captain America #354 he was given another name and costume change, this time as U.S. Agent (created by writer Mark Gruenwald and artist Kieron Dwyer) using a discarded costume of Steve Rogers (the original Captain America): a black outfit with a different alignment of the stars and stripes to differentiate it from Steve Rogers' suit. Like some West Coast Avengers teammates who had their own series (such as Iron Man, or Hawkeye in Solo Avengers), the character U.S. Agent was popular enough to support his own limited series in 1993. The mini-series was used to finish off a long-standing Marvel Universe plot thread involving the Scourge of the Underworld. During the events of the "Maximum Security" storyline, U.S. Agent was given a new uniform reminiscent of riot police uniforms. He continued to use that uniform in his 2001 miniseries, which followed the events in "Maximum Security" and was written and drawn by Jerry Ordway. "American Zealot" In August 2020, Marvel announced that U.S. Agent would be getting a five-issue mini-series to be released in November that year, written by Christopher Priest and illustrated by Stefano Landini. Priest described the story—titled "American Zealot"—as "a morality play in five acts". He continued: Fictional character biography Origin John Walker was born in the fictional town of Custer's Grove, Georgia. He grew up idolizing his older brother, Mike, a helicopter pilot who died in the Vietnam War in 1974. John wanted to live up to Mike's memory, who was idolized by their parents, and so he later enlisted in the military. John served at Fort Bragg, but only served during peacetime and thus never became the hero that he perceived Mike to have been. After John received an honorable discharge from the United States Army, he was told by a friend about the Power Broker, a mysterious individual who gave people superhuman abilities. Walker and his friend received treatments that granted superhuman abilities. Super-Patriot Walker, now in debt to the Power Broker, intends to join the Unlimited Class Wrestling Federation but meets Ethan Thurm who becomes his manager and persuades Walker to become a hero instead. Thurm secures financial backing, helps Walker design a costume, and sets out a strategy that allows him to debut as the corporate-sponsored Super-Patriot who then travels the country promoting his image to the nation through patriotic rallies and community service. At a rally in Central Park, he holds a secretly rehearsed performance in which he publicly criticizes Captain America and is subsequently attacked by three extremist supporters called the Bold Urban Commandos or "Buckies". Walker defeats the Buckies in the staged fight as a demonstration of his combat prowess and patriotism. Steve Rogers confronts Walker privately afterwards and demands that he stop using the Buckies, since people attending the rally could have been hurt in a panic resulting from the staged attack. Walker refuses, arguing that his actions are justified by his quest to replace the outdated Captain America as the nation's symbol. When Captain America repeatedly refuses his challenges to a fight, Super-Patriot attacks Captain America. Although Captain America proves to be a more skilled fighter and lands blow after blow, the trash-talking Walker manages to absorb the attacks. With neither man falling after a lengthy brawl, Super-Patriot flings a number of throwing stars at Captain America who is too tired to dodge. One hits in the chest, embedding into Captain America's uniform but doing little to no actual physical damage. With the successful strike, the gleeful Super-Patriot claims victory and promptly departs. The weary and dejected Captain America tries to tell himself that the fight was a draw, as neither man actually went down but is nonetheless left questioning his own fighting abilities while acknowledging Super-Patriot's superior strength and stamina. Walker catches the eye of the nation though when he tackles the terrorist Warhead who threatens to detonate a nuclear weapon in Washington, D.C. atop the Washington Monument. Walker scales the monument, disarming Warhead with a throwing star, before sending Warhead plummeting to the ground below. Warhead—preferring to go out 'like a man'—kills himself before hitting the ground by detonating a hand grenade. This high-profile act makes him an instant celebrity, appearing in The Washington Post and on national television where he claims himself to be "America's future", which in turn brings him to the attention of Valerie Cooper in her role as a Presidential advisor. Captain America Soon after, Steve Rogers abandons Captain America's costume and identity when ordered to report directly to the Commission on Superhuman Activities, feeling that Captain America had grown beyond the name's original role as a symbol of America during the war and not wanting to be tied down to a political agenda. The Commission debates who should be the new Captain America, with Nick Fury and Sam Wilson both being considered as candidates, although it was considered that the former was too old and would not want to give up the autonomy enjoyed as Director of S.H.I.E.L.D, where as in the case of the latter they did not believe that the United States was ready for a black equivalent. Dr. Valerie Cooper, a member of the Commission, suggests that Walker should be made the new Captain America as a U.S. government operative. Though repulsed by the notion of giving up being Super-Patriot and taking on the Captain America identity he has criticized so much, Walker ultimately answers, "Ma'am, if Uncle Sam wanted me to be Mickey Mouse, I'd do it." As Captain America, he is forced to abandon Thrum as his manager, and can only retain Lemar Hoskins, one of the Buckies, since the other two fail to pass background checks. Walker is partnered with Hoskins as the new Bucky but Hoskins later changes the codename to "Battlestar" due to the negative racial name connotations for a black man. The two follow Adrian Sammish's orders. Walker is trained by the Freedom Force, the Guardsmen, and the Taskmaster—Taskmaster's training focusing on teaching him how to use Captain America's shield—and goes on his first mission against the Watchdogs militia group. Another of Walker's early acts as Captain America was a mission to "aid stability and democracy in South America" by teaming up with the Tarantula in order to hunt escaped political dissidents from his home country on behalf of its oppressive regime in order to silence them. Despite believing in the fight against Communism and in the principle of helping America's "Democratic allies in Latin America", Walker becomes increasingly uncomfortable with the methods used by Tarantula after he interrogates and threatens occupants of an immigration detention center for information on his targets. The two battle and wound Spider-Man, however Walker – increasingly conflicted by the fact that both the immigrants who Tarantula interrogated and Spider-Man looked upon him and the uniform he wore with fear, seeing him as an enemy – decides to walk away, convincing himself that this course of action was not something that Captain America would support. Spider-Man ultimately defeats Tarantula and Walker later learns that the individual who gave him his orders to help Tarantula was a rogue agent who did so without legal authority, beating him and telling him that the uniform he wears is supposed to inspire, not terrify. Although Walker finds himself trying to emulate Rogers's ethics, Walker is more brutal than his predecessor due to his reactionary points of view. His superhuman strength and lack of emotional control lead him to inadvertently beat Professor Power to death. as well as badly injure 'The Resistants' mutant group. Left-Winger and Right-Winger, the two rejected Buckies, crash the press conference arranged by Cooper to reveal the "new" Captain America and Battlestar, and announce Walker's name and birthplace on national TV. His parents are subsequently killed by the Watchdogs; this incident drives Walker closer to a mental breakdown, particularly when the Commission orders him not to step out of line in the future, resulting in him missing his parents' funeral due to his responsibilities. In a state of rage, he kills many of the Watchdogs, and beats Left-Winger and Right-Winger to a pulp, leaving the two to die in an explosion, and are left terribly burned and in critical condition. Walker is then captured by Flag-Smasher, but rescued by Rogers, Battlestar, and D-Man. The Red Skull, now in a clone body of Steve Rogers, lures Walker to Washington, D.C. The Red Skull attacks Walker with a horde of Walker's enemies, but Walker kills or critically injures the enemies all in a single brawl. The Red Skull arranges for Walker to confront Rogers—now using "the Captain" identity and costume—but Rogers defeats him and confronts the Red Skull. Walker wakes up and throws his shield at the Red Skull, causing the latter to be exposed to his own "dust of death" which was contained in a cigarette holder the Skull was currently smoking. The exposure caused the Skull's face to assume a permanent reddish skull appearance, but the Red Skull survives the normally fatal exposure (speculated to be due to his own enhanced physiology and previous exposure to the dust in small doses) and escapes. Rogers and Walker give a report to the Commission, which returns the Captain America uniform to Rogers. Rogers declines the offer, but Walker persuades Rogers to reconsider and accept it. At a press conference announcing the original Captain America's return, General Haywerth fakes Walker's assassination by a Watchdog in order to set up Walker in a new identity. To address Walker's psychosis, he is hypnotized into believing his parents are still alive, and he would not recover his full memory for many years. He is also given a new cover identity of "Jack Daniels" as well as speech therapy and work to erase old mannerisms in order to help hide the fact that he was the man the public had recently seen "assassinated". U.S. Agent/West Coast Avengers Walker soon resurfaced as an adventurer known as the U.S. Agent, wearing a variation of the Captain costume and using the vibranium disc as a shield. Walker continued to work for the Commission. He was first seen as the U.S. Agent, battling an Iron Monger as a test for the Commission. He was placed as a watchdog of West Coast Avengers and the Vision by the Commission, as a condition to possibly get their government clearance reinstated. Some time later, he rescued Battlestar from the Power Broker, and reconciled with the former; Walker learned that his memories had been altered and that his parents were dead. The manner of his appointment to the West Coast Avengers team, and his own abrasive attitude, saw U.S. Agent frequently come into conflict with his colleagues, in particular the headstrong Hawkeye (Clint Barton), which culminated in a battle between the two that saw both suspended. He later almost killed Spider-Woman (Julia Carpenter) – an ex-employee of U.S. Agent's former employers – hesitating over delivering the fatal blow before collapsing in grief – his guilt over his long history of violence catching up with him. While under the employ of the Commission for Superhuman Activities, U.S. Agent was charged with the responsibility of taking down the Punisher. After locating the Punisher and engaging him in hand-to-hand combat, the Punisher discloses he is attempting to take down the Maggia. U.S. Agent agrees to help the Punisher, vowing to take him into custody afterwards. U.S. Agent takes down the superpowered mercenary Paladin, who had been employed by the Maggia to kill the Punisher, breaking both legs with his shield. Upon completion of the mission, the Punisher ultimately escapes U.S. Agent by dressing a deceased henchman in his uniform and leaving him in a burning building, convincing U.S. Agent that he had perished in the fire. Halfway through the resultant dressing-down by his employers, while being informed that his job is to act, not to think, and that it is no wonder he had failed as Captain America, U.S. Agent walks away. U.S. Agent was once more forced to choose between following the rules and laws of the nation he had dedicated himself to serving, or ignoring said rules in favor of doing what he personally believed to be right, when he investigated a series of gruesome murders of illegal immigrants on the Mexico/U.S border who he later discovered were being committed by a corrupt law enforcement official. U.S. Agent investigates the killer "the Scourge of the Underworld" and discovers that Scourge is not an individual at all, but is in fact essentially a franchise of killers trained towards the singular purpose of wiping out the menace posed by the world's various super-villains. U.S. Agent attempts to infiltrate the organization but is captured, tortured and interrogated until he is released by a masked operative who reveals himself to be none other than Mike Walker – U.S. Agent's older brother who he had long thought to have died in the Vietnam War. Mike tries to convince U.S. Agent to join the Scourge program before letting him go in order to think it over. It is later revealed that "Mike" is not U.S. Agent's brother at all but rather a cleverly designed deception intended to lure U.S. Agent into joining the Scourge program himself. U.S. Agent decides against joining the program at which point 'Mike' – better known as 'Bloodstain' – attempts to wipe him out unsuccessfully. Through interrogating members of the Scourge organization, Agent traces its mysterious benefactor back to a high-class estate, at which point he is revealed to be none other than Thomas Holloway – the man previously known as the World War II era hero "The Avenging Angel" – who reveals how he had set up the Scourge organization using his immense wealth after witnessing an innocent bystander killed by a criminal's bullet meant for him. Unable to continue his costumed career because of the guilt he instead decided to set up the organization to atone for his failings as a crime fighter and battle those criminals who would undermine America's moral character. U.S. Agent and Bloodstain battle one last time, and Bloodstain is eventually dispatched by his own bullets as they deflect off U.S. Agent's shield. Thomas Holloway is subsequently arrested for his crimes and the Scourge program seemingly closed down. Later, U.S. Agent muses that just like Holloway he had done things as a hero that he feels he needs to make amends for, but promises that unlike Holloway he will find the true path to salvation. U.S. Agent fought alongside the Avengers in several battles. After the Avengers moved to a United Nations based charter, he received only one vote (though not from himself) in the ensuing vote and consequently lost his place on the team. Even with his personality conflicts and reckless behavior, he soon proved himself worthy of being an Avenger and was able to rejoin. During his time with the West Coast Avengers, U.S. Agent participated in the 'Infinity War' in which he was part of the team that remained on Earth to protect it against Magus' waves of superhuman doppelgangers, the 'Infinity Crusade', during which he was recruited by the Goddess along with other heroes who were susceptible, as they are either especially religious, mystically inclined, or have had a near-death experience, and Operation Galactic Storm in which he was responsible for guarding the Kree prisoners Captain Atlas and Dr. Minerva, and battled a Kree Sentry. U.S. Agent also helped the team battle the likes of the Lethal Legion, Dr Demonicus and his Pacific Overlords, Ultron and his robotic 'bride' War Toy, the 'Night Shift', the 'Bogatyri'—a group of Russian extremists intent upon ushering in a new Cold War, 'Death Web'—a team of spider-themed villains, and Immortus. U.S. Agent, along with fellow "replacement" heroes Thunderstrike and War Machine, was manipulated into battling the heroes who had inspired them—Captain America, Thor, and Iron Man—by the time-traveling villainess "Terminatrix", before putting their differences aside to team up against their common foe. U.S. Agent, along with the rest of the West Coast Avengers, the Avengers, and the X-Men, participated in the 'Bloodties' crossover, during which Professor X attempted to negotiate a peace to end the civil war on the island of Genosha. U.S. Agent was charged with the responsibility of acting as bodyguard for Professor X. Captain America sarcastically cited U.S. Agent's use of his "famous powers of composure and diplomacy" as one example of the recent failings of the West Coast Avengers when he indicated his intention to shut the team down. This provoked U.S. Agent's fury who raised his hand to strike Captain America; Iron Man stopped him and uttered, "Not now. Not ever". During this time, U.S. Agent was featured in a Marvel UK comic called Super Soldiers, initially battling, then teaming up with American and British soldiers empowered by a variation of the drugs that created Nuke. Force Works When the West Coast Avengers dissolved, he dumped his U.S. Agent costume and shield into the Hudson River. Soon after, most of the then-current members of the West Coast Avengers were asked by Tony Stark to found Force Works. Initially U.S. Agent was reluctant, however Scarlet Witch later persuaded him to join, stating that she needed U.S. Agent to be the team's "backbone" and intended to run the team on tight military lines and the values of strength and dedication that Agent had shown her during their time together on the West Coast Avengers. U.S. Agent ultimately joined the new team, wearing a new costume and using an energy-based shield provided to him by Stark. Stark describes U.S. Agent as a "loose cannon", suggesting that he could have an identity problem, expressing the desire to develop a new look for him "to get U.S. Agent out of Captain America's red, white and blue shadow". U.S. Agent travels to an isolated region of Tennessee in order to locate Hawkeye who had disappeared after the death of Mockingbird. Angry at the fact that Hawkeye had abandoned his teammates when they had desperately needed his support to avoid the dissolution of the West Coast Avengers, U.S. Agent finds him and they initially fight before eventually reconciling, at which point U.S. Agent informs Hawkeye of all the recent changes – including the formation of Force Works and the death of Wonder Man (Simon Williams). Hawkeye vents that he has been through a lot with the loss of his wife, and that he mistrusts Tony Stark, prompting a rare showing of emotion from U.S. Agent who confesses that the death of his own parents haunts every waking moment of his life and that he more than anyone knows what it is like to live life on the outside looking in – never quite good enough for anyone – but at least he is not running and hiding from it! The two agree to put their spat aside and sleep, with U.S. Agent telling Hawkeye that he will be taking him back in the morning regardless of any objections, however when U.S. Agent wakes Hawkeye is gone – although he leaves him a note thanking him for helping him get some things off his chest, and letting him know that he is not all bad after all. In the spirit of forgiveness, U.S. Agent later formulates a plan to reconcile Hawkeye with the rest of his former teammates – especially Stark – by inviting him as a secret guest to the Force Works Christmas party. While Hawkeye waits alone he monitors U.S. Agent and the rest of the Force Works team via video feed as they listen to Stark issue a sincere apology for his behavior in recent times – from walking out on the West Coast Avengers team, to faking his own death and not trusting them with the truth. Unfortunately Hawkeye only catches the part of the speech where Stark talks about Hawkeye's "loud mouthed opinions", switching the feed off before he hears Stark refer to Hawkeye as the backbone of the West Coast Avengers team, a friend, and how he misses his presence more than anything, and when U.S. Agent learns that Hawkeye has left in a temper, he wonders what on Earth could have gone wrong... U.S. Agent remained a member throughout the team's tenure, fighting threats such as the Kree, alien parasites The Scatter, Slorenian supernatural threat Ember, Slorenia's armored protectors Black Brigade, The Mandarin, fighting alongside Australian super hero Dreamguard (Willie Walkaway) against the dream-manipulating Orphan, Slorenia's undead shock troops The Targoth and Volkhvy the Eternal One, teaming up with the Avengers against the Kree commandos Excel, intergalactic mercenary The Broker, battling Force Works' own rogue security system VIRGIL, an alternate reality version of deceased former Force Works member Wonder Man (Simon Williams), and the Serpent Society. Heroes Return U.S. Agent was briefly referred to as the Liegeman as it was the codename for him in the Morgan le Fay verse. U.S. Agent briefly appears in Captain America vol. 3 during the 'American Nightmare' story arc attempting to steal an experimental jet plane. Captain America stops him, and U.S. Agent is later seen in stasis along with others affected by the villain Nightmare. He eventually became the field leader of the Jury, a group of armored corporate vigilantes, owned by Edwin Cord, owner of Cordco. U.S. Agent again wearing his original U.S. Agent uniform and now using an eagle-shaped shield that could be directed in mid-air via remote control. The Jury's job was to take down the Thunderbolts, but they were defeated by the Thunderbolts and their new leader Hawkeye, a former Avenger teammate of Walker's. The Jury attempted to apprehend the Thunderbolts a second time, but instead the two groups joined forces together against Brute Force and the Secret Empire's soldiers. U.S. Agent was severely beaten to near death by Protocide. Due to emergency medical procedures performed on him, he was outfitted, by S.H.I.E.L.D., with an enhancing exo-skeleton. S.T.A.R.S Following his recovery, he soon adopted a new costume and rejoined the Commission on Superhuman Activities, with the position at the head of the federal government's U.S. Marshal division, called S.T.A.R.S., the Superhuman Tactical Activities Response Squad. The group battled alien invaders and superhuman threats and was responsible for their imprisonment. In this role, he was placed in charge of coordinating Earth's heroes during the 'Maximum Security' crisis when Earth became a prison planet, claiming that he was needed to prevent the other heroes getting 'sidetracked' by their concern for the prisoners to ensure that their focus remained on what was best for Earth. U.S. Agent continued to work for S.T.A.R.S as America's super human 'top cop' under the observation of Valerie Cooper. In this role his former love, and current agent of S.H.I.E.L.D, Kali Vries—who he had endured Army boot-camp with many years previously, and who had bested him in almost all physical tests—was thrust upon him as second in command. U.S. Agent was uncomfortable with Vries' appointment as she had previously jilted him, although she was still affectionate towards him. Other S.T.A.R.S agents warned Agent that Vries was playing him. Vries is later revealed to be in the employ of ambitious Senator Warkovsky and on his order places a parasite capable of allowing mind control on U.S. Agent's neck. In their second mission together U.S. Agent and Vries teamed up to tackle a radical faction of Atlantians working with the super-villain Poundcakes (Marian Pouncey). It transpired that Pouncey was attempting to trade more of the alien parasites capable of mind control with the Atlantians. The Sub-Mariner (Namor) disrupts the battle and discovers the parasite placed on U.S. Agent's neck by Vries. Vries later attends Agent's room and attempts to seduce him, placing another parasite on him. U.S. Agent—apparently no longer in control of his own will, and despite being informed that a S.H.I.E.L.D envoy had been dispatched—then takes the duffle bag full of parasites seized by S.T.A.R.S in order to take them to his manipulator who transpires to be none other than the Power Broker (Curtis Jackson)—the man originally responsible for granting John Walker his super-human powers, whose plan is to infect the International assemblage of Heads of State with the mind-controlling parasites. At this point Captain America (Steve Rogers), who had been revealed to be the S.H.I.E.L.D envoy responsible for collecting the parasites, along with Kali Vries, burst into the meeting between U.S. Agent and the Power Broker. Power Broker places a parasite on the neck of Senator Warkovsky intent upon influencing his address to the International assemblage of Heads of State, but is interrupted by U.S. Agent who is subsequently assaulted by Captain America intent upon stopping him. The two battle with neither of them able to gain the upper hand. Meanwhile, Vries is captured by the Power Broker who reveals that he had been attacked and left for dead by aliens during the 'Maximum Security' crisis at which point, barely alive, he had become the host for an alien which produced the mind-controlling parasites, subsequently attempting to expand its control by infecting influential individuals. Power Broker then infects Vries with a parasite. Eventually Agent manages to escape Captain Americas attentions long enough to reveal the presence of the parasite on Senator Warkovsky's neck and removes it with his energy baton. Together Cap and Agent fight off the crowd of V.I.P's (also apparently under the control of the Power Broker), escaping and then teaming up to restrain both Power Broker and Vries and removing the parasites from each of them. Dum Dum Dugan then appears on the scene to inform U.S. Agent that Vries, far from being a traitor, was actually a deep cover agent acting on behalf of S.H.I.E.L.D with the intention of gaining Senator Warkovsky's confidence and discovering who was using the parasites and attempting to take the mother-parasite into custody for study and as evidence. Agent destroys the specimen and then speculates that he didn't believe it to be alien at all but rather a product of a government genetics lab that went wrong. Dugan is suspicious by his silence and shocked when Captain America indicates that he believes U.S. Agent's accusation. U.S. Agent is later seen deep in thought, looking at a photo of himself and Vries during better times and reading a letter of apology from her for her deceptions. He later burns the photo before running out of his room after being informed that there is an assignment for him, declaring "I love this job!" U.S. Agent is later summoned along with fellow Avengers Captain America, Thor, Jack of Hearts, Beast, Iron Man, and She-Hulk to unite against the common threat of litigation. Accountants Janice Imperato and Max Catan (executives from the Maria Stark foundation who help fund the Avengers) intend to hold a meeting in order to maintain the Avengers tax exempt status, audit the team's finances, and review a recent case – a battle against the "Elements of Doom" which resulted in the expensive loss of an Avengers Quinjet, and widespread property damage. U.S. Agent – stubborn as ever – claims a complete lack of knowledge of the incident as he "is a very busy man". When asked to justify his actions, U.S. Agent refuses to do so, with his response being "Forget it. They're alive right? They should be grateful!" and accused his interrogators of just wanting to drag heroes down. U.S. Agent leaves his interviewers with one piece of advice: "I go out there to save lives. You just pay the bills. Just be good little bean counters – and pay em!" Invaders Walker eventually became a member of the New Invaders, wearing a Captain America-like costume, serving alongside the likes of the original Human Torch, Union Jack (Joseph Chapman), and the Blazing Skull until the team disbanded. U.S. Agent's first task was to negotiate the release of the Blazing Skull from captivity at the hands of middle Eastern terrorists. It is revealed that U.S. Agent can speak fluent Arabic, but he is forced to exterminate the terrorists when they renege on the agreed deal. The New Invaders then team up with Namor and his Atlantean forces in order to overthrow the government of Mazikandar – an alliance Namor agrees to because Mazikandar has been choking the seas with pollution by sinking oil tankers in an effort to control supply to the USA. The New Invaders alongside the forces of Atlantis assault Mazikandar's government forces, scattering them and moving on to the capitol building in order to capture its head of state. Suddenly however they find themselves opposed by none other than the Avengers. U.S. Agent is confronted by Captain America, who calls him a disgrace to the uniform, instructing to take it off before he tears it off, but Walker replies that his country gave him that uniform because Rogers was not willing to do what they needed him to. Walker calls Rogers a traitor, and states that his country has given him the authority of the real Captain America, and that Rogers never understood duty to country and doing what is required to keep its shores safe. Rogers retorts that Captain America represents an ideal for all people, of all countries. Ultimately U.S. Agent is defeated by Rogers. Mazikandar's dictator is presented to his hand picked successor, who promptly executes his predecessor on the steps of the capitol building to the surprise of both the Invaders and Avengers alike. The murder of a man without trial causes a further schism with the Avengers, who blame the New Invaders for declaring open war on Mazikhandar. Namor responds that Mazikhandar had declared war on his nation when they decided to pollute the oceans. U.S. Agent – captive for the time being – receives word from the Thin Man requesting a distraction, which Walker provides by breaking his bonds and aggressively approaching Captain America, growling that the New Invaders operation is sanctioned by the U.S., Britain, and Atlantis, and that the Avengers have no grounds to interfere. Hawkeye tries to cool the situation as only the hot-headed archer could by shooting U.S. Agent in the backside, prompting the now furious Walker to turn his attention from Captain America to Hawkeye. With the two teams battling once more, Thin Man retreats to the inside of the Capitol building where he berates the new political leader for killing his predecessor and explaining that the previous leader had actually been a simulacrum – an imposter placed into that position when US Secretary of Defence Dell Rusk (secretly the Red Skull) had the real leader assassinated – and the New Invaders only agreed to help because they needed the synthetic alive. The fighting ends when Namor announces that he has formed an alliance with Mazikhandar, and that it is now a protectorate of Atlantis thus giving the Avengers no need, and no power to remain. Thin Man later informs the team that they have been formed to tackle a new threat – the "Axis Mundi" – a creation of the Red Skull and something born out of the ashes of Hitler's Third Reich, who have an army of assassins armed with sub-dimensional technology that gives them the ability to move instantly to wherever they wish without fear of barriers or borders and a plan to replace world leaders with synthezoids. The U.S government, needing to counter the threat first created an elite strike force – the New Invaders – then equipped them with a battleship named The Infiltrator, capable of travelling the world unseen and armed with tactical missiles with the ability to drop entire cities into sub dimensional space. Walker insisted on being called Captain America. Captain America (Steve Rogers), while attempting to close down the New Invaders, threatened Walker with legal action over his use of the uniform, stating that he owned the copyright to it. Walker informed Rogers that he had only taken the role in the first place because Rogers had refused the Thin Man's invitation to lead the team and that they had to show their enemies "that Captain America is not afraid to fight!" While Walker initially proved to be unpopular with many of his new allies, he later gained their respect, in particular winning over Namor who had been a close ally of Steve Rogers. Walker saved Namor from a brainwashed and murderous Wolverine, who had been resurrected by The Hand during the "Enemy of the State" storyline. The badly injured Namor later offered Walker his personal thanks. Civil War In the special one-shot Civil War: Choosing Sides, Tony Stark (at this point U.S Secretary of Defense) orders U.S Agent north to Canada – vulnerable due to the death of Alpha Flight, in order to act as U.S liaison to the newly formed Omega Flight team, with an objective to stop super-powered criminals attempting to flee America's Superhuman Registration Act. U.S. Agent reacts as expected – furiously – stating he "serves Uncle Sam, not Major Maple Leaf", and there is no way he is going to "freakin' Canada". Stark makes the case that Canada supplies the U.S with 20% of its oil, and their security is a top priority for S.H.I.E.L.D., but U.S. Agent is unimpressed and even the threat of arrest is not enough to persuade him as he storms out. Later U.S. Agent overcomes an attack by a team of S.H.I.E.L.D. agents mind-controlled by the super villain Purple Man, but is overcome by the Purple Man himself who orders him to fall from great height after stealing his shield – something he only survives because of his advanced biology. Eager for revenge, U.S. Agent's defeat gives Stark the leverage to finally persuade him to join Omega Flight when he reveals that the Purple Man has fled north himself. Omega Flight As an employee of Omega Flight, U.S. Agent is given the responsibility of training Weapon Omega (Michael Pointer). During a mission to take down un-registered super-criminal Tentakill, Weapon Omega passes out mid-combat for unknown reasons forcing U.S. Agent to detain the criminal single handed. Weapon Omega's unusual behaviour rouses U.S. Agent's suspicions, who is later seen to be communicating covertly with an unknown source. It later transpires that Weapon Omega is being manipulated by Omega Flight's handler Agent Brown as well as his psychologist Dr. Benning, but worse than that unregistered super-criminals are being detained, with no record being made of their detention, and their powers are being used to fuel Weapon Omega's energy absorbing power, resulting in the deaths of several of the inmates who are completely drained of life. It is later revealed that U.S. Agent is acting on behalf of Iron Man who is monitoring Weapon Omega's progress and requires U.S. Agent to obtain the data analysis of Omega's powers as well as the details of his private consultations with Omega Flight's psychologists. Before his departure Stark, due to his lack of knowledge that the super-villain Rap-tor had been recently detained—despite having access to all prisoner manifests—unknowingly confirms Agent's suspicions that super-villains detained by Omega Flight are not being officially recorded and that the villains are subsequently disappearing without explanation. U.S. Agent's suspicions grow when Weapon Omega is not seen for weeks at a time. He is repeatedly told by Agent Brown that Omega is simply unwell and resting. Arachne (Julia Carpenter), acting with U.S. Agent in order to uncover the conspiracy, spies and informs him that Weapon Omega isn't resting and for some reason he is being constantly observed. During their next training session U.S. Agent is easily besting Weapon Omega in combat when Omega's handlers increase the flow of power from the super-powered detainees. This results in Omega losing control as he manifests the various powers of numerous inmates, breaking U.S. Agent's ankle before manifesting the reptilian powers of Rap-tor, beating and lacerating U.S. Agent almost to death—an assault only stopped by the interference of Sasquatch (Walter Langkowski). U.S. Agent tries to warn Weapon Omega—who is shocked at his loss of control—that power is being fed into him via his suit, but is sedated before he is able to do so. Weapon Omega eventually realizes that he is being manipulated and that his handlers intend to continue to use him even against his will, however this is stopped by the U.S. Agent having discharged himself from the infirmary despite his severe injuries. Dr. Benning boasts that as a fail-safe had been activated, all evidence of her manipulation of Weapon Omega had been destroyed. It is at this point that Omega reveals that one of the individuals whose powers he had absorbed had been a technopath, and that he had accessed all of Benning's confidential records and sent them to Tony Stark. Weapon Omega then exposes Benning to a glimpse of the hundreds of personalities within his being, leaving her in a vegetative state. He then vows to become a hero rather than a weapon and is last seen assisting the people of Alaska—the location where his powers had first manifested, resulting in the deaths of the original Alpha Flight team. Mighty Avengers During the "Dark Reign" storyline, U.S. Agent is removed from Omega Flight by Loki (disguised as the Scarlet Witch) to aid Hank Pym in defeating the reality-altering Chthon. Initially the pro-registration U.S. Agent finds himself in combat with the anti-registration Hulk and Hercules, but they later endeavor to team up against their common foe. Chthon's power is tied to Wundagore Mountain and U.S. Agent plays a part in separating him from that source by planting explosives in order to destroy it. The team ultimately defeat Chthon, and U.S. Agent quits the Omega Flight team – with their blessing – stating it was an honor to serve with them, but 'once an Avenger, always an Avenger'. Following their victory, U.S. Agent joins the Mighty Avengers. The team is sent on various missions including saving the Infinite Avengers Mansion from becoming untethered from reality. On a mission to China investigating the Unspoken (a former king of the Inhumans), U.S. Agent is devolved by Xenogen gas which turns him into an Alpha Primitive. He attacks Captain America (James "Bucky" Barnes) while in this condition. Quicksilver convinces him to attack the Unspoken by saying "The Commies will win!" Pym later creates a new shield for U.S. Agent after his previous shield was destroyed by the Collective Man. U.S. Agent was one of the Avengers who joined Hercules in his Assault on New Olympus. He said he believes that the Gods are just people with super powers and battled against Eris, Goddess of discord. Following a conflict involving a Cosmic Cube-empowered Absorbing Man and the Dark Avengers, U.S. Agent is stripped of his rank by Norman Osborn. Thunderbolts U.S. Agent and several members of the now disbanded Mighty Avengers are called upon by Amadeus Cho during the events of Siege. Their mission is to stop Norman Osborn's Thunderbolts from stealing Odin's spear from the Asgardian armory. After engaging the Thunderbolts in battle, Nuke uses the spear to sever U.S. Agent's left arm and leg. As thanks for his service during the siege of Asgard, John Walker is appointed the new warden of The Raft maximum security prison. The injuries he sustained during his fight with Nuke have left him wheelchair bound and using a prosthetic arm. He refuses to repair his body using more technologically advanced prostheses because he does not want to become a cyborg like the man who crippled him. Walker engaged several inmates in hand-to-hand combat during a prison riot, demonstrating that he could still hold his own despite some limitations. The warden was influential in establishing the new Thunderbolts beta team, appointing Songbird as team leader and handpicking the new candidates. During the "Fear Itself" storyline, the Juggernaut heavily damaged the Raft before escaping, causing a prison break. This triggered a security fail-safe in one section of the jail which reversed the air supply, eventually creating a fatal vacuum. Walker set out to override the system, which could only be done in person. He was assisted by Ghost, who earned Walker's respect after protecting the lives of the ungrateful inmates. Walker also rallies other help, inmate and powered alike, to assist him in his duties throughout this crisis. Norman Osborn escapes the Raft due in part to traitors on staff (one had a shrine to Osborn), which leaves Walker under a cloud of suspicion. Dark Avengers In August 2012 a teaser image for the Dark Avengers displayed U.S. Agent's traditional red, white and black shield followed by the tag line 'EVIL is our only HOPE!'. An interview with writer Jeff Parker later confirmed that John Walker would be returning to the role of U.S. Agent with the Dark Avengers but that this return would 'come at a cost.' The Dark Avengers team are thrown into an alternate world where, while unconscious, U.S. Agent is examined by an alternate reality Hank Pym and determined to be "John Walker, ex-Marine Captain." June Covington is seemingly able to restore his lost limbs with help from this reality's version of the Venom symbiote in lobotomized form. AXIS During the "AXIS"' storyline, an inverted Doctor Doom recruits U.S. Agent to join his version of the Avengers in order to help fight the now-evil Avengers starting with Scarlet Witch when she invades Latveria. Civil War II During the "Civil War II" storyline, U.S. Agent meets with Paul Keane, president of Keane Industries, who, along with others, asks him to convince Captain America (Sam Wilson) to give up the shield and stand down. At first John declines the request, out of respect for Steve's decision to share the mantle with Sam, until they see a news report about Sam and former New Warrior Rage fighting the Americops, a private police force funded by Keane Industries. After Sam escapes from the Americops, U.S. Agent attacks him from behind knocking him out of the sky with his shield. He then tells Sam that he needs to stand down, saying that he is out of control and that he should hand over the shield. Sam refuses, acknowledging his mistakes when he assumed the mantle, and the two begin to fight, with John gaining the upper hand due to his powers. Sam defeats U.S. Agent by dragging him into a tunnel, where in the darkness the great horned owls that live in it gave him the advantage, allowing him to see through their eyes whilst Agent remains blind. It is later revealed that John never wanted to fight Sam until Steve approached him and convinced him to do so, saying that Sam has lost his way and needs to stand down. U.S. Agent was then reported missing in action on a secret mission to Syria, with a possible implication that his disappearance may have been the result of the now evil Steve Rogers's machinations. Avengers Standoff During the events of Avengers Standoff, U.S. Agent, in his civilian guise of John Walker, attended a black market auction on Barbuda (formally A.I.M) Island where he bid on and won the Axiom Protocols—a drive containing strategies on how to defeat every superhuman on Earth that had been derived from the encyclopedic knowledge of S.H.I.E.L.D agent Phil Coulson. Coulson, who had also been in attendance at the auction disguised as Wolverine, later retrieves the protocols by disabling Walker with knock-out gas. Secret Empire During the "Secret Empire" storyline, U.S. Agent appears briefly alongside the American resistance forces, including fellow former West Coast Avengers teammates Mockingbird and Tigra. Together while aiding other allied group of superhero and super-villain resistances, they battle the Superior Octopus (Otto Octavius) and the forces of Steve Rogers's Hydra organization which took over America. All-New Captain America, Ant-Man and the Winter Soldier manage to redeem Kobik and return the real Rogers back from imprisonment inside the Cosmic Cube, allowing the real Rogers (who immediately dons the classic Captain America costume) to defeat his Hydra counterpart. He later joined a team of heroes recruited by Captain Marvel to hunt down the Punisher for his actions when he was a member of Hydra Supreme's "Secret Empire", even though the Punisher had been manipulated by Hydra and was now hunting every last one of them in revenge. U.S. Agent, believing that the Steve Rogers who had led Hydra had been the genuine article, later confronted the real Rogers as he investigated a new spate of murders by the vigilante the Scourge of the Underworld, beating him and accusing him of manipulating him. He is stopped when Misty Knight activates a stasis beam to hold him in place, at which point Rogers explains that he did not commit the crimes U.S. Agent is accusing him of and that "someday we're going to grab a beer and I'll tell you exactly what went wrong". Force Works 2020 U.S. Agent forms part of a new iteration of the superhero team Force Works during the "Iron Man 2020" storyline. Assembled to act as the U.S government's last, best line of defense against an uprising of robots and artificial intelligences, they are sent to the fictional South American nation of Lingares where their aircraft is shot down by local rebels. After surviving the crash landing, U.S. Agent is forced to fight off a group of rebels with the assistance of Mockingbird before rendezvousing with the rest of the team, at which point they are attacked and seemingly overwhelmed by a group of rebels infected with Deathlok technology. While held captive with his shield confiscated, it is revealed that the Deathloks want the team for spare parts in their war against an even bigger threat, that of Ultimo. The team is rescued by War Machine and are surprised to discover that he himself had been rescued by MODOK Superior who now desires to join the team in order to add some "much-needed brain power" to their ranks. Having no other choice but for them to work together, MODOK Superior states to Force Works his prior studies of Ultimo allowed him to make a device that will use radioactive signatures to weaken the robot. Though Lingares doesn't have enough radioactive signatures for them to harness, they will make use of the War Machine's arc reactor as MODOK Superior tells Quake to call Ultimo. She sends out tremors on Lingares, and Ultimo arrives as do the Deathloks. MODOK Superior explains the Deathloks would only target Ultimo, and tells War Machine to aim the attack towards Ultimo's head. One of the Deathloks speaks in Spanish stating for them to join Ultimo and his creator and even reveals that MODOK Superior had made them for the purpose of capturing Ultimo. Once War Machine gets a clear shot on the head, MODOK Superior reveals his true motives: to connect to Ultimo's headless body to become Ulti-MODOK. Retreating into a bunker, Mockingbird states the Poseidon Protocols will have Quake sink the island if Ultimo can't be stopped, but Quake is reluctant to do this as there are innocent lives on Lingares. As War Machine explains he has a plan that doesn't involve killing anybody, Ulti-MODOK explains he found Ultimo asleep beneath Lingares until he awoke him and had to create the Deathloks when he couldn't stop him on his own. War Machine's plan involves using a generator in the bunker to jump-start his armor's arc reactor. Once the arc reactor has been re-energized, James Rhodes has Quake distract Ulti-MODOK in the War Machine armor to buy the rest of Force Works time to figure out how to stop the Deathloks. Rhodes finds the central processor in the command unit as U.S. Agent takes down the bearded Deathlok that has it. The Deathloks are soon controlled by Rhodes who partially turned himself into a Deathlok to use the command unit. Ulti-MODOK falls into the lava in the chasm that Quake opened as the Deathloks follow him in, attacking to get him in there. Rhodes is rescued by Mockingbird and U.S. Agent as Quake closes the chasm. A day later at a secure medical facility, Maria Hill reprimands War Machine, U.S. Agent, Mockingbird, and Quake for everything they did that turned the mission into a huge fiasco. After finishing the lecture by stating she has sent out a scrub team with flamethrowers and EMP guns to destroy the evidence of what happened on Lingares, she fires them from Force Works and takes the flash drive with MODOK's Deathlok plans from U.S. Agent. The rest of the group is against Maria obtaining the Deathlok plans, until Mockingbird deduces U.S. Agent is against it as well, having given Maria an empty drive. John Walker: U.S. Agent A five issue mini-series written by Christopher Priest and illustrated by Georges Jeanty, John Walker: U.S. Agent sees the character fired by the government and now acting as a private security consultant. Having had his official status as U.S. Agent revoked, all of his government-issued equipment (such as his Vibranium shield) has been recalled, forcing him to make do with a series of much less damage resistant facsimiles. Whilst working a case to thwart a would-be bomber in New York, U.S. Agent encounters Morrie Watanabe before being reactivated by a low level employee of the Office of National Emergency as a joke to upset his former boss Valerie Cooper and sent to the town of Ephraim, West Virginia in order to investigate the destruction of a distribution facility by the disgruntled local population who blame it for taking employment from the towns folk. Upon their arrival they come under attack by a group of masked assailants, the leader of which is revealed to be Walker's younger sister Katie Tollifson. It is revealed that Katie has followed in her brother's footsteps by becoming a government contractor herself and has developed a grudge against John, considering that he had forgotten about her in favor of concentrating on his career as a costumed hero. Like John, Katie had been hired to investigate the destruction of the facility which she discloses to have been a front for secret S.H.I.E.L.D activities. The destroyed facility contained specialised fuel cells, one of which has gone missing and in its damaged state is leaking a highly toxic energy that could kill everyone in the town. Additionally the fuel cells were powering a containment field around a classified subterranean asset that is now in danger of being released. U.S. Agent takes off towards the town to investigate but upon his arrival is immediately mistaken by the locals for Captain America despite his efforts to persuade them otherwise. Through his enquiries Walker concludes that the people of the town have no involvement in the disappearance of the missing fuel cell, which brings him into conflict with his sister who considers them to be "liars and bigots who reject science and reason for guns and religion" and doesn't share John's faith in what he sees as his people. Katie also reveals to John that their brother Mike, who John had always considered his personal hero and inspiration, did not die in a helicopter crash in a war zone as he had long thought, but actually committed suicide after being responsible for a fire at their childhood home that nearly resulted in the death of his two siblings. A furious Walker leaves at which point the members of Katie's team are silently killed by masked assailants led by a man who Katie passionately embraces before addressing as the new U.S. Agent. Back at the Office of National Emergency in Washington D.C, Val Cooper attempts damage control by contacting Walker's one-time partner Battlestar to try and persuade him to drop his interest in events at Ephraim. Walker later visits Cooper to enquire about how his sister ended up working for the government to which she replies she had no involvement in recruiting her but does confirm that Walker's replacement as U.S. Agent has been sent to clean up the mess in the town, although she has no idea who the new U.S. Agent actually is. Cooper informs Walker that Katie had dyed her hair blonde when last she met her, which leads him to conclude that she must have been involved in the theft of the missing fuel cell in light of the fact her hair in now lavender - a change that he is aware can be caused by chemical waste from the fuel cell reacting with hair dye. It is also confirmed that Walker was fired/quit as U.S. Agent after he refused to follow orders to use what would have been unreasonable force to break up a peaceful protest. Elsewhere it is confirmed that Katie and the new U.S. Agent were indeed responsible for taking the missing fuel cell in order to remove the containment field around the secret asset so that they could access it for themselves. The new U.S. Agent, who refers to himself as Saint, is shown to derive his powers from periodic injections of a mysterious blue substance that also increases his height, mass, and build (as well as causing him to grow a moustache). Saint ambushes Battlestar on his way to contact Walker and the two engage in a vicious battle during which Saint criticized Battlestar for allowing himself to be a sidekick to Walker during his time as Captain America despite being more qualified than Walker for the role, also accusing him of being ashamed of his own blackness and being a living symbol of black people's complicity in their own oppression, before beating him into unconsciousness. Katie retrieves an old S.H.I.E.L.D Helicarrier that had been buried below the destroyed Ephraim facility, and Saint is shown kneeling before Morrie Watanabe and referring to him as "master" - indicating a previous connection between the two. Saint is revealed to have been recruited and trained as part of a secret military program that Morrie had led, and obtained the title of U.S. Agent after the role was privatized and sold off. Katie is confirmed to also have super powers obtained as a result of the same injection that grants Saint his. Both Walker and Saint fear that Katie is suffering a psychosis induced by prolonged exposure to the damaged fuel cells and intends to use the retrieved helicarrier to wipe out the town of Ephraim and its people who she professes to hate. Walker makes his way to the helicarrier standing on the wing of an old crop duster plane, at which point it is revealed that the asset hidden under the destroyed facility was not the helicarrier at all but in fact a monstrous Kaiju that destroys the plane and sends Walker plummeting towards the creature. Walker correctly surmises the Kaiju as being part of the "American Kaiju Project" - another failed attempt to create the super-soldier serum. A failure, but too potentially useful to abandon completely, the Kaiju was contained below the town of Ephraim and later provided the source of the serum used to grant Katie and Saint their powers - a serum that is revealed to be the only thing keeping Saint alive after prolonged use of it altered his DNA. On the Helicarrier, Saint, wielding the original vibranium U.S. Agent shield, confronts Katie in an attempt to stop her and save the town. Katie reveals to Saint that she considers her brother a joke, that she can do better, and that she manipulated Saint as the new U.S. agent to gain access and powers of her own that she will use to stop government lies and corporate manipulation as America's newest super patriot. The two fight and Saint uses the distraction caused by Walker steering the Kaiju into the helicarrier to stop Katie with a bullet to the head from his pistol. Landing on the helicarrier, Walker attacks Saint for his role in injuring Battlestar and indoctrinating his sister, to which Saint responds that it was Katie who manipulated him and that her motive had been to replace Walker as U.S. Agent. The helicarrier crashes and Saint drags Walker from the wreckage before collapsing due to overuse of the Kaiju serum at which point Walker retrieves the original U.S. Agent shield for himself. Later Val Cooper informs Walker that his sister survived her gunshot wound and has been moved to a psych ward for treatment. Cooper also reveals that Katie's story about their brother committing suicide was a lie and a result of her psychosis. Cooper expresses that Walker might actually be more useful without official government status, which Walker interprets as him being able to break the rules and act with impunity and without oversight, also refusing to return the shield despite it being official government property. The United States of Captain America Days before he was due to lend his shield to a museum exhibit, Captain America is robbed by a super-fast assailant wearing his costume. He enlists former Captain Americas Sam Wilson, Bucky Barnes, and John Walker to reclaim the stolen shield, and their pursuit leads them to the "Captains Network" - a loose collective of people protecting their communities under the mantle of Captain America. Walker is recruited by Steve Rogers in a bar having had one too many Boilermaker but he soon regains sobriety when Rogers informs him that there is a neo-fascist plot to destroy the legacy of the shield and reminds Walker that he loves his country "...more than most. Perhaps as much as I do". Together the assembled Captains past and present travel to a top secret facility where Sin, Warrior Women and a brainwashed Speed Demon are seeking to release Hate-Monger who they propose to set up as a new leader for a divided America. Walker knocks out the hypnotized Speed Demon. When Sin is captured she is confident that she will be able to resist any questioning from the likes of Rogers and his "cub scouts", that is until Walker volunteers to interrogate her, adding that he was "expelled from the cub scouts". Sure enough Sin talks under Walkers interrogation as he reveals that he used techniques such as fear, futility, sleep adjustment, isolation, sensory deprivation, and stress positions. Captain America seems shocked at the methods used but Walker reassures him that all of the techniques are permissible under the Geneva Conventions. Devil's Reign It is an election year and as part of his re election campaign during the "Devil's Reign" storyline, Mayor Wilson Fisk is gunning for the superhero community, making all super-powered activity within New York City prohibited. U.S. Agent is the leader of the latest iteration of Mayor Fisk's Thunderbolts as he leads Agony, Electro II, and Rhino against Moon Knight as their first target. His enlistment is seen when he enters Mayor Fisk's office at the time when Agony, Electro II, Rhino, Taskmaster, and Whiplash were present, introducing himself as "reporting for duty". U.S. Agent's pitch to Fisk to allow him to join the Thunderbolts is the fact that the criminals he has hired for the team are inevitably going to start playing by their own rules eventually. U.S. Agent promises to keep them on a short leash and make sure they play nice so that everyone stays safe and Fisk ends up looking good, adding "I don't walk the line. I don't cross the line. I AM the line". True to his word, U.S. Agent prevents the Thunderbolts from keeping diamonds stolen during a robbery they stop for themselves by beating each member single-handedly and promising to turn them into a team, threatening that anyone who thinks otherwise "is gonna find themselves under my boot". What Mayor Fisk does not know is that the U.S. Agent is secretly working with the FBI to find any incriminating evidence of any illegal activities that Mayor Fisk has committed while in office, although Agony has her suspicions about his motives. U.S. Agent and the Thunderbolts were involved in attempting to seize the mutant Krakoan gate and tree house in Central Park on the orders of Mayor Fisk, but was stopped by a plan hatched by Emma Frost who had the tree house declared as a mutant embassy and so protected by the United Nations as sovereign mutant territory. U.S. Agent and Agony would later encounter the Purple Child called Conviction who stated that Mayor Wilson Fisk kept her locked in Ravencroft to find a way to replicate her abilities. U.S. Agent would question the legality of Mayor Fisk's request for the Thunderbolts to hunt down the children of the Purple Man, but Fisk used the pheromone-based powers of persuasion derived from the thumb of the Purple Man located within his cane to compel U.S. Agent to follow his orders. U.S. Agent and the Thunderbolts locate the children of the Purple Man and seek to detain them, but the kids do not want to cooperate and seek to stop U.S. Agent with their mind-control powers. U.S. Agent was prepared for this eventuality however as the nearby Electro uses her powers to shock all of the occupants of the apartment into unconsciousness, with U.S. Agent being spared because of his insulated boots. Jessica Drew and the Champions attempt to stop U.S. Agent and the Thunderbolts but are unable to prevent the abduction of the Purple Children after the appearance of the Thunderbolts latest member Abomination. During the fight between the heroes, the Thunderbolts, the Superior Four, and the mind-controlled crowd, Captain America faced off against a mind-controlled U.S. Agent and tried to get through to him. U.S. Agent would later come face to face once more with former Avenger's teammate and adversary Hawkeye (Clint Barton) who is leading new team of Thunderbolts under the direction of newly-elected mayor Luke Cage. Hawkeye's first mission is to capture the escaped members of Wilson Fisks Thunderbolts team and he manages to take down U.S. Agent with the assistance of new Thunderbolt member Gutsen Glory who incapacitates Walker with a dozen tranqualizer darts. Later Luke Cage berates Barton because he specifically told him that U.S. Agent was working with the F.B.I as part of the police escort for Fisk's team. Barton claims not to remember Cage telling him that and that he took U.S. Agent down because "he acted like a bad guy".<ref>Thunderbolts #1 (2022)</ref> U.S. Agent was employed to provide security at the Myrmidon high-security super-powered holding facility when it was attacked by Daredevil who, as leader of the Fist (an organization meant to challenge The Hand) infiltrates the facility in order to break out the various villains incarcerated there and offer them "salvation". Daredevil takes out the armored Guardsmen by first killing the lights before taking them down with his baton. U.S. Agent then challenges Daredevil to fight him "like a man", but Daredevil - who reminds U.S. Agent that he lead the Thunderbolts under Wilson Fisk's rule - easily beats him before leaving, taking U.S. Agent's shield with him. Powers and abilities As a result of the experimental mutagenic augmentation process conducted on him by Dr. Karl Malus on behalf of the Power Broker, John Walker has superhuman strength (capable of lifting 10 tons under maximum exertion), agility, reflexes and endurance. His speed, dexterity, coordination, and balance are of the order of a superior Olympic athlete. Aside from the above advantages, U.S. Agent is an exceptional hand-to-hand combatant and highly trained in gymnastics and acrobatics, having received rigorous training in unarmed combat and the use of his shield in a style similar to Captain America's own fighting style by the Taskmaster. He is a seasoned combat veteran with military combat experience in tactical and strategic planning, observations, and special operations, has been shown to have a fluent grasp of Arabic and Spanish, is technically proficient enough to bypass an advanced security system, is a qualified fixed-wing pilot, a trained scuba diver, and is highly proficient in the use of conventional firearms. He is capable of using his nearly indestructible vibranium shield for defensive purposes and as a weapon. He has great accuracy at throwing his shield, and due to his superhuman strength, it is potentially a lethal weapon. Agent has used a variety of shields in his time, initially inheriting Captain America's indestructible circular shield after Steve Rogers relinquished it upon quitting the role and refusing to work for the Commission for Super-Human Activities. U.S. Agent was later provided a vibranium replica of this shield by the Black Panther, which was also used by Steve Rogers when Rogers adopted the title of 'The Captain'. U.S. Agent then briefly adopted a remote control shield against Hawkeye and the Thunderbolts. During his time with the New Invaders, U.S. Agent possessed a star-shaped shield with retractable spikes. The shield was decorated with the names of Americans who had died at the hands of terrorists, as well as a photograph of U.S. Agent's parents. After being badly injured by the villain Protocide, U.S. Agent was fitted with an exoskeleton by S.H.I.E.L.D. that allowed him to continue to walk, and according to then-Director Sharon Carter may have also provided "an additional benefit or two". After being crippled by Nuke, John Walker lost one arm and one leg. Electing to use ordinary low-tech prosthesis, he retired his U.S. Agent identity, and no longer has access to his weapons and gear. However, he still retains his full capability to act in self-defense. Equipments At one point, the Agent used wrist guards which produced an energy shield as well as energy blasts. U.S. Agent's costume incorporated a "thought relay receptor" that picks up his mental commands and shapes his shield however he wills it. In U.S. Agent's own words "It's better than the old trash can lid!" In his first costumed identity as the Super Patriot, Walker wore a costume that was capable of stopping multiple shots from a handgun at point-blank range, and also used throwing stars and a flame torch. The U.S. Agent also wears synthetic stretch bulletproof fabric. Reception Neal Curtis wrote that the character's 1987 story (as Super-Patriot) was "an excellent example of the way Marvel constantly negotiates competing visions of America". He further notes that "despite his passionate love for his country, Walker’s dogmatic belief in America first, together with his own involvement with a campaign of retribution and revenge, shows him to be wholly unfit to assume the mantle." He also commented on the earlier 1969 story, noting that the first incarnation of this character "was an explicit racist who promoted anti-immigration policies and then met his end when he tripped himself up on an American flag he had draped himself in and fell to his death", which portrayed the author's message that American ideals are opposed to "this advocate of exclusionary nationhood". Accolades In 2012, IGN ranked U.S. Agent 29th in their "Top 50 Avengers" list. In 2015, Entertainment Weekly ranked U.S. Agent 67th in their "Let's rank every Avenger ever" list. In 2018, CBR.com ranked U.S. Agent 20th in their "Shield Of Dreams: The Very Best Captain Americas" list. In 2020, CBR.com ranked U.S. Agent 7th in their "Marvel: Every Version Of Captain America" list. In 2022, Screen Rant included U.S. Agent in their "10 Most Powerful Members Of The Thunderbolts" list. In 2022, CBR.com ranked U.S. Agent 10th in their "Thunderbolts' 10 Best Leaders" list. Other versions What If? In an alternate reality, John Walker is Captain America and battles with Steve Rogers, with only the intervention of Nick Fury and then-President Ronald Reagan bringing the hostilities to an end. Reagan gives a speech in which he enshrines the importance of helping the government against foreign enemies and in support of domestic affairs, but also the importance of America as a nation of individuals—ideologies represented by Walker and Rogers respectively. His speech is cut tragically short however when the head of the Commission, Douglas Rockwell, assassinates Rogers by shooting him dead on the orders of the Red Skull—who has secretly been planning Rogers' downfall and was close to seeing his plans fail. In light of Rogers's death, the President requests that Walker be the new Captain America. However, as it was before, Walker is lethally violent, and with Rogers not alive to stop his fury, he goes unchecked until the nation burns. Eventually, Walker is stopped and imprisoned in the Vault for his crimes, but the government—realizing that the man inside the costume was far more important than the costume itself—decides to retire the Captain America role and consign it to a museum. Later, the Red Skull visits the museum, stands below the memorial of his greatest foe—a foe now utterly destroyed and reduced to nothing but a memory—and laughs, finally triumphant. In another dystopian alternate reality in which Steve Rogers's icy tomb was not discovered by the Avengers until much later in history, U.S. Agent is once again a villain, working for an oppressive United States government and going by the name of "American Agent". Marvel Zombies In one panel, U.S. Agent is shown as one of the surviving heroes. He questions why Magneto is present, to which Nick Fury answers "anyone who is not a zombie is an ally". Ultimate Marvel In the Ultimate Marvel version, "Major" John Walker is a high-ranking official at the Camp Angel facility used to house mutants in the aftermath of Ultimatum, appearing to be complicit in the beating and torture of some mutants. When the news breaks that all mutants are actually the result of secret government experiments, a riot breaks out at the camp led by the X-Man Storm. SS Agent John Walker of Earth-9907 is the deputy leader of the Thunder Guard, that Earth's feared superhuman police force. SS Agent has a costume and photonic energy shield similar to that worn and used by USAgent during his time with Force Works. He first appeared in Avengers Next #10. Infinity Wars During the "Infinity Wars" storyline, John Kaluu is the U.S.Archmage, a character that is the result of a combination of John Walker and the villain Kaluu and including physical features of both characters. John Kaluu was a soldier in the U.S Army who became the new soldier supreme when the original disappeared. He fought against the Communists during the Cold War, although he was dangerously out of control because of his use of dark magic and was placed into suspended animation by the military. Kaluu eventually broke out after the return of Stephen Rogers and the two would eventually form an uneasy alliance. Days of Future Past In the near future when national sentiment would turn against mutants, the Avengers would stand down in protest and Steve Rogers would quit as Captain America. Needing to fill the gulf, the US government would commission a new team -The Defenders - with a new Captain America, Jonathan Walker. In other media Marvel Cinematic Universe John Walker appears in media set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), portrayed by Wyatt Russell. This version wields a firearm and Captain America's shield, which Steve Rogers had bequeathed to Sam Wilson, who in turn gave it to the government and subsequently issued to Walker. Additionally, Walker has a supportive wife named Olivia (portrayed by Gabrielle Byndloss). First appearing in the Disney+ miniseries The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (2021), Walker is introduced to the public as the government's chosen successor to Rogers as the new Captain America. Following several failed attempts to apprehend the Flag Smashers, Walker salvages and ingests a recreated Super Soldier Serum. After the Flag Smashers' leader, Karli Morgenthau, kills his partner Lemar Hoskins, an enraged Walker kills one of her fellow Flag Smashers in front of a horrified crowd. In response, Wilson and Bucky Barnes take the shield from him before the government strip him of his role as Captain America and discharge him from service. Walker is later visited and recruited by Contessa Valentina Allegra de Fontaine before he visits Hoskins' family to inform them of his death. Still enraged by this and embittered over the government's treatment of him, Walker begins building a new shield from scrap metal and his war medals. Despite losing it while fighting Morgenthau, he lets her escape to save a van containing hostages and assists Barnes in capturing the remaining Flag Smashers. Walker and Olivia later meet with De Fontaine again, who gives him a new suit and dubs him "U.S. Agent". Russell will reprise his role as Walker / U.S. Agent in the upcoming film Thunderbolts (2024). Video games U.S. Agent appears as a secret playable character in Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter. U.S. Agent appears as an assist character in Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes. U.S. Agent's suit is available as an alternate costume for Captain America in Marvel Ultimate Alliance. U.S. Agent's suit is available as an alternate costume for Captain America in Marvel Heroes. Merchandise U.S. Agent received an action figure in Toy Biz's Marvel Superheroes toyline. U.S. Agent was meant to receive an action figure in Toy Biz's Iron Man tie-in toyline. While it initially did not make it to mass market in the U.S. it was eventually released in international markets before the company released it as a convention exclusive. U.S. Agent received an action figure in the Marvel Minimates line as part of a two-pack with Taskmaster. U.S. Agent received an action figure in Hasbro's Captain America: The First Avenger'' tie-in toyline via the Comic Series sub-line. U.S. Agent received an action figure in Hasbro's Return of Marvel Legends line. U.S. Agent, based on the MCU incarnation and with a design partially inspired by his Captain America suit, received an action figure from Hasbro. Collected editions As Captain America As U.S.Agent References External links U.S.Agent at Marvel.com Avengers (comics) characters Captain America characters Characters created by Mark Gruenwald Characters created by Paul Neary Comics characters introduced in 1986 Fictional amputees Fictional characters from Georgia (U.S. state) Fictional shield fighters Fictional super soldiers Fictional United States Army personnel Incarnations of Captain America Marvel Comics characters with superhuman durability or invulnerability Marvel Comics characters with superhuman strength Marvel Comics male superheroes Marvel Comics martial artists Marvel Comics military personnel Marvel Comics mutates Marvel Comics superheroes Marvel Comics titles United States-themed superheroes
A partial list of housing cooperatives in New York City. Projects originally built as housing cooperatives Alku and Alku Toinen, started in 1916 by Finnish immigrants Hudson View Gardens (1923–25), Hudson Heights, real estate developer Charles Paterno, architect George Fred Pelham Jr. United Workers Cooperative Colony (1927–1929), 339 + 385 units, on Allerton Avenue on the Bronx, sponsored by communist garment industry workers; known as "The Communist Coops" Dunbar Apartments, built by John D. Rockefeller Jr. in 1928 as a housing cooperative to provide housing for African Americans. Bankrupt in 1936 and taken over by Rockefeller. Sponsored by Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America, Architects Springsteen and Goldhammer, Herman Jessor Amalgamated Housing Cooperative (1927, 1947–49, expansion 1952–55, 1968–70 Bronx, "The Amalgamated", 1,435 units; still operating as a co-operative Amalgamated Dwellings (1930), in Cooperative Village, Lower East Side of Manhattan, New York City, 236 units Hillman Housing Corporation (1947–1950), in Cooperative Village, 807 units Under the Housing Development Fund Corporation 566 W. 159th Street, Washington Heights 1007-09 E. 174th Street, the Bronx Lenox Court, East Harlem Sponsored by the United Housing Foundation and International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union. Architects George W. Springsteen and Herman Jessor East River Houses, (1956), in Cooperative Village, 1,672 units, Seward Park Housing Corporation, in Cooperative Village, 1,728 units Mutual Houses and Park Reservoir Housing Corporation (1955), Bronx affiliated with Amalgamated Housing Penn South (1962), 2,820 units, Chelsea, Manhattan Rochdale Village (1965), 5,860 units, central Queens Amalgamated Warbasse Houses (1965), 2,585 units, Coney Island, Brooklyn Amalgamated Towers (1969), 316 units (see "Amalgamated Housing Cooperative" above) Co-op City (1968–1971), Baychester area of the Bronx 15,382 units Twin Pines Village (Starrett City) (1975), 5,881 units, southern Brooklyn Mitchell-Lama Housing Program Morningside Gardens (1957), Morningside Heights Southbridge Towers (1969), Lower Manhattan Confucius Plaza (1975), Chinatown, Manhattan Converted rental property Castle Village (1939, 1985), real estate developer Charles Paterno, architect George Fred Pelham Jr. See also List of condominiums in the United States References Labor and housing in New York City 2004 Annual Report – Mitchell-Lama Housing Companies in New York State DHCR-Supervised Developments Within New York City DHCR-Supervised Developments Outside New York City cooperatives cooperatives
Ban Thi (, ) is the northernmost district (amphoe) of Lamphun province, northern Thailand. Etymology The district is named after the Thi River, and literally means 'Thi village'. History The minor district (king amphoe) Ban Thi was established on 1 April 1990, when two tambons were split off from Mueang Lamphun district. It was upgraded to a full district on 7 September 1995. Geography Neighboring districts are Mueang Lamphun of Lamphun Province to the south and San Kamphaeng of Chiang Mai province to the north. The main river of the district is the Thi River, which originates in the Mae Thai mountain range in the east of the district. The river flows into the Mae Kuang River, a tributary of the Ping. Administration The district is divided into two sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 34 villages (muban). Ban Thi is a township (thesaban tambon) which covers the whole tambon Ban Thi. There is one tambon administrative organizations (TAO). The sub-district of Ban Thi will be the site of the second Chiang Mai Airport. References External links amphoe.com (Thai) Banthi municipality website Ban Thi
HMCS Fundy was a that served in the Royal Canadian Navy from 1938 to 1945. The minesweeper was the first warship built for Canada since 1918. She saw service in the Atlantic Ocean during the Second World War. The vessel was named for the Bay of Fundy. After the war she had an extensive civilian career. Design and description In 1936, new minesweepers were ordered for the Royal Canadian Navy. Based on the British , those built on the east coast would cost $318,000 per vessel. At the outbreak of the Second World War, the Royal Canadian Navy considered constructing more, but chose to build s instead upon learning of that design due to their oil-burning engines. The Fundy class, named after the lead ship, displaced . They were long, with a beam of and a draught of . They had a complement of 3 officers and 35 ratings. The Fundy class was propelled by one shaft driven by vertical triple expansion engine powered by steam from a one-cylinder boiler. This created between and gave the minesweepers a top speed of . The ships were capable of carrying between of coal. The ships were armed with one QF Mk IV gun mounted forward on a raised platform. The minesweepers were armed with two 20 mm Oerlikon anti-aircraft cannon. They were later equipped with 25 depth charges. Service history Fundy was ordered on 23 August 1937 as the lead ship of her class of four minesweepers built in Canada. The ship's keel was laid down on 24 January 1938 by Collingwood Shipyards Ltd. at Collingwood, Ontario. The warship was launched on 18 June later that year. Fundy was commissioned into the Royal Canadian Navy on 1 September 1938 at Collingwood. After commissioning, Fundy was one of two of the Fundy-class minesweepers assigned to the East Coast of Canada. She was stationed at Halifax, Nova Scotia when the war broke out. At the onset of war, Fundy and sister ship were the only warships available to patrol the entrance to Halifax's harbour. Fundy saw continuous service in the Second World War as a minesweeper and harbour defence vessel for Halifax Harbour. In July 1942 she escorted a convoy to Boston and one back to Halifax. Along with her sister ship , Fundy rescued 66 survivors of the torpedoed Liberty ship SS Martin Van Buren on 15 January 1945. Fundy was decommissioned on 27 July 1945 and laid up. Commercial service Fundy was sold in 1947 to Marine Industries Limited and converted for mercantile service with a gross register tonnage of 419 tons. The ship was refitted with a diesel engine giving the vessel a maximum speed of . The ship was initially renamed Aigle Marin in 1967, owned by Les Chargeurs Unis Inc. The merchant vessel was sold to Niquelay Incorporated and renamed Anne R.D. in 1977. The vessel was broken up at La Malbaie, Quebec in July 1987. Her bell is preserved at the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic in Halifax. References Notes Citations Sources External links "HMCS Fundy" Specifications and History, Canadian Navy Heritage website Canadian Navy Photo Archive HMCS Fundy Fundy-class minesweepers Ships built in Collingwood, Ontario 1938 ships World War II minesweepers of Canada
Xuxa Meneghel was a Brazilian late-night talk show hosted by Xuxa and produced by Rede Record. It was broadcast on Monday nights between 17 August 2015 and 19 December 2016. Originally the program would gain a new season in 2017, however the broadcaster and presenter decided to finalize it to be able to focus on the new project, Dancing Brasil. Background Considered to be the longest hiring in the history of Brazilian television, after 29 years on Rede Globo, and away from television a year ago, the presenter Xuxa Meneghel, debuted her new program on 17 August 2015, prime time, live, soon after Jornal da Record, under the direction of Mariozinho Vaz. First broadcast live on Monday nights, direct from the RecNov complex in Rio de Janeiro, the program Xuxa Meneghel, inspired by The Ellen DeGeneres Show, a talk show airing on NBC in the United States - mixes entertainment, fun, excitement, humor, musical attractions, interviews, games and reports. On stage, Xuxa received, with each show, one or two guests. In 2015, the program hosted the Concurso A Nova Prometida, which chose an actress for the Biblical soap opera, A Terra Prometida. Actress Louise Marrie was the winner of the contest. In January 2016, it was reported that RecordTV hired a director to edit everything that is "cool, vulgar and immoral" in relation to the church. This edition came to be seen by the press as a form of "censorship" and that the transmitter would be dissatisfied with excess of sexual references and the performance of the program in the advertising market. After a pause, it was broadcast again on 11 January 2016, this time, with general direction of Ignacio Coqueiro. On 14 September, the show was presented by Rodrigo Faro, Marcos Mion and Ticiane Pinheiro, because Xuxa was not able to present the attraction, due to the death of his brother Cirano Rojabaglia. On 23 November, the program was produced by the producer Cygnus Media, Patrick Siaretta and Carla Affonso. In January 2016 the program happened to be produced by the Casablanca producer. In the same month, the director Mariozinho Vaz leaves the direction of the program. From then, Xuxa Meneghel happened to have the general direction of Ignacio Coqueiro and direction of Blad Meneghel, Patrícia Guimarães and Thamara Cumplido. Release In November 2015, it was published in the Diário Oficial da União that through the Brazilian advisory rating system, the classification would be changed from "Free" to "not recommended for children under 12 years". The Ministry of Justice said that the program has "inappropriate language" for this age group. RecordTV already suggested this classification, using the seal "12" years with the Ministry of Justice indicating that it should be "Free". Daniel Castro of the Notícias da TV website stated that it is "a fact that his show, a talk show, is aimed at an adult audience, the ex-little ones." In the appeal, she discusses topics such as sexual harassment, fame and religion. some expression of sexual connotation." Concept On stage, Xuxa receives, with each show, one or two special guests. In addition, she conducts external interviews. Among the personalities already interviewed are Neymar, surfer Gabriel Medina and actor Jack Black. In 2015, the program hosted the Concurso A Nova Prometida, which chose an actress for the Biblical telenovela, A Terra Prometida. Actress Louise Marrie was the winner of the contest. On November 16, 2015, the program was produced by Cygnus Media. In January 2016 the Casablanca production company took over the talk show production. In the same month, the director Mariozinho Vaz leaves the direction of the program. From then, Xuxa Meneghel happened to have the general direction of Ignacio Coqueiro and direction of Blad Meneghel (Xuxa's brother), Patrícia Guimarães and Fulfilled Thamara. Reception Patrícia Kogut from O Globos website said Xuxa's debut on Record was "no big news." Mauricio Stycer on review for Blog Os Fera.uol said that "Xuxa debuts with no subject, but with good Twitter jokes and (...) it is possible to say that, with the exception of sound, sleepy, and frameless faults, acceptable to the living, no great mistake occurred. The problems that drew attention at the premiere were of another order: lack of ideas and poverty of subjects." Journalist Luciana Liviero praised the making of the edition but criticized the clothing, audio quality and fans of Xuxa in the audience. Flávio Ricco criticized the program in his review for TV E Famosos saying: "There's no point in wanting to cheat: Xuxa still does not have a show on Record ... People close to Xuxa and their most passionate fans have complained about Record, with complaints that range from working conditions offered to the lack of a larger number of calls. What is missing, really is a good program. (...) Since coming to Record, coming out of a situation not so comfortable of Globo, Xuxa was given complete freedom to do what he pleased ... There have been several embezzlements in his team and what has been shown so far is far from being something that attracts the attention of the public." The TV critic José Armando Vanucci said that "Xuxa is a communicator, she beats the 'hostess', but there is still no chemistry of her with Record. Her audience is not on record, unfortunately." Ratings Xuxa Meneghel debuted with a 10.4 point rating; and 19% of share. It usually only trails behind Programa do Ratinho, and Maquina da Fama in total viewers. References External links Official website RecordTV original programming 2015 Brazilian television series debuts 2016 Brazilian television series endings 2010s Brazilian television series Brazilian television talk shows Portuguese-language television shows Xuxa
This is a detailed list of tumuli (barrows) in Serbia, ranging from the prehistoric times to the Middle Ages. Mrčajevci, several prehistoric tumuli Bukovac, Illyrian tumuli and necropolis Five prehistoric tumuli in the Morava valley. Serbian tumuli in Ravna Gora. Kinđa References Lists of buildings and structures in Serbia Archaeology of Serbia Archaeology-related lists Serbia Tumuli
Wineland may refer to: Vinland, an area of coastal North America explored by Norse Vikings Boland, Western Cape, South Africa, referred to as the Cape Winelands David J. Wineland (born 1944), American physicist Eddie Wineland (born 1984), American mixed martial artist Claire Wineland (1997-2018), American activist, writer, and entrepreneur Wineland blue, a butterfly of family Lycaenidae See also Weinland (disambiguation)
Alahakoon is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Jayatissa Alahakoon (1932–2019), Sri Lankan music director and composer Prasanna Alahakoon, Sri Lankan Navy officer and engineer Sujatha Alahakoon (born 1959), Sri Lankan politician
The Montani Antaldi is a Neoclassical-style palace located on Via Passeri #72 in the city of Pesaro, region of the Marche, Italy. History A palace at the site was begun in the 16th century, but the present layout was mainly established during 1777–1785 by designs by Tommaso Bicciaglia who was working for the Montani family. The palace then passed on to the Antaldi family from 1808 to 1858. Subsequent owners included the families of the Meli (1859), Pompucci (1882), and Santini (1947). By the latter date, the palace had fallen in need of repair, and it would be later purchased by the Cassa di Risparmio di Pesaro, who performed a restoration between 1986 and 1991. The interior courtyard was adapted to form a large auditorium. The Piano nobile has frescoes (1777–1781) depicting stories of the Aenid by Carlo Paolucci and Placido Lazzarini, followers of Giovanni Andrea Lazzarini. In 2005, the Cassa di Risparmio inaugurated a display of its art and artifact collections, including paintings, maps, and ceramics. Notes Pesaro Buildings and structures in Pesaro Neoclassical architecture in le Marche
Ferdinand de Meeûs (1798–1861) was a Belgian banker, businessman and politician. 1798 births 1861 deaths Belgian bankers 19th-century Belgian businesspeople Belgian nobility 19th-century writers in Latin Members of the National Congress of Belgium State University of Leuven alumni
The Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs (; MOSYA) administers Myanma sports and youth affairs. The ministry was formed in 1996 as Ministry of Sports and organized as Ministry of Health and Sports in 2016. In 2021, following the formation of caretaker government, the ministry was reorganized as Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs. The current union minister is Min Thein Zan, appointed by SAC Chairman Min Aung Hlaing. The Department of Sports and Physical Education, Department of Youth Affairs and their branches are under the Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs. Other afflications are Myanmar National Olympic Council, National Olympic Committee and Sports Federations. The Union Minister must be the chairman of National Olympic Committee. The Ministry is also responsible for stadiums in Myanmar. History From the early 20 Century to 1941, there are "Burma Athletic Association" in Yangon and "Upper Burma Athletic Association " in Mandalay for sports affairs. In 1936, an athlete, U Zaw Weit, and a coach,U Shein, competed in Berlin Olympic as British Burma. On 26 November 1946, Burma organized "Burma Olympic Association" which was governed by General Aung San and Sir Hubert Rance as chairperson and Sir J A Maung Gyi and U Razak as president and vice-president. On 9 July 1947, they joined with International Olympic Committee and competed in the 1948 London Olympics as "Burma". On 9 October 1950, the "National Fitness Council" was organized. The Council was composed with a chairman (health minister) and 15 members. In 1952, the State Football matches were held. The 1952 Southeast Asian Boxing Games and 1961 SEAP Games were also held. On 27 May 1964, the "Burma Sports and Physical Education Committee" was organized. The health minister served as chairman and the director general for SPEC Office served as secretary. In 1972, it was organized as "Sports and Physical Education Department" (DSPE) under the Ministry of Health. On 1 July 1993, it moved under the Ministry of Prime Minister Office. On 18 December 1996, the government established the "Ministry of Sports" for the country's sports affairs. The DSPE was moved from Ministey of Prime Minister Office to Ministry of Sports. From 1996 to 2011, SPDC appointed Brigadier Generals of Tatmadaw as Minister of Sports. On March 30 2011, newly elected president Thein Sein appointed Tint Hsan, a businessman, as Union Minister for Sports. When Htin Kyaw became the president in March 2016, he reduced the number of ministries in his cabinet. He dissolved Ministry of Sports and moved the department of Sports and Physical Education to the Ministry of Health. But on 25 May 2016, the Ministry of Health was renamed as the Ministry of Health and Sports. Prior to 2018, only the Director General of DSPE took the lead in sports sector. In 2018, former badminton player, Mya Lay Sein, was appointed as deputy minister by Win Myint and acted more effectively on behalf of the Union Minister. After the 2021 coup d'état, Myint Htwe resigned from his post and Mya Lay Sein was suspended by Min Aung Hlaing. They were replaced by Thet Khaing Win, former permanent Secretary of MOHS under Myint Htwe, and Myo Hlaing, former Director General of DSPE. On 1 August 2021, the management committee of SAC was organized as caretaker government and they reconstituted the Ministry of Health and Sports as the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs. List of ministers Ministers (1996 - 2011) Union ministers (2011 - incumbent) Deputy ministers Departments Union Minister Office Department of Sports and Physical Education Department of Youth Affairs See also Cabinet of Burma Ministry of Health and Sports (Myanmar) 2015 Myanmar National Sports Festival References External links Official website Sports and Youth Affairs Myanmar Myanmar Ministries established in 1996 Ministries established in 2021 2021 establishments in Myanmar 1996 establishments in Myanmar
Falaknuma Jangaon MEMU, is a suburban service running between Falaknuma and Jangaon in the Telangana state. The Secundrabad Division of South Central Railways of Indian Railways administers this train. The train covers in 2 hours and 45 minutes. The train runs from Falaknuma, the suburban station of Hyderabad, to Jangaon. It is the only direct train which connects the old city of Hyderabad to Jangaon. Numbers The rake composition is an 8 Coach power car with Engines at both ends. 67277 (Up) Falaknuma- Jangaon MEMU 67278 (Down) Jangaon-Falaknuma MEMU Schedule Falaknuma Jangaon MEMU starts from Falaknuma at 14:10 IST and reaches Jangaon at 16:55 IST. On its return journey it starts from Jangaon at 17:10 IST and reaches Faluknauma at 20:10 IST. The numbers are 67277 & 67278. References Rail transport in Telangana
Battle of Marj al-Saffar may refer to: Battle of Marj al-Saffar (634) - A battle between Rashidun army and Byzantine army during the Muslim conquest of Syria. Battle of Marj al-Saffar (1126) - The last major clash in the Seljuk–Crusader War between the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem and the Seljuk Emirate of Damascus Battle of Marj al-Saffar (1129) - Only major battle of the Crusade of 1129 Battle of Marj al-Saffar (1303) - The last major battle in the Mamluk-Ilkhanid War Battle of Marj al-Saffar (1390) - A battle between Barquq and Timurbugha Mintash. Before the battle Al-Salih Hajji, the last sultan of the Bahri dynasty, fell captive to Barquq See also Battle of Marj Rahit (disambiguation) - a plain to the north of Marj al-Saffar in which a series of battles were fought
IA8 may refer to: Iowa's 8th congressional district Iowa Highway 8 fr:IA8
Psilocybe heimii is a species of psilocybin mushroom in the family Hymenogastraceae. Described as new to science in 1978 by Gastón Guzmán, it is found in the subtropical forests of Mexico. It is named in honor of French mycologist Roger Heim. See also List of psilocybin mushrooms List of Psilocybe species References External links Entheogens Fungi described in 1978 Psychoactive fungi heimii Psychedelic tryptamine carriers Fungi of Mexico Taxa named by Gastón Guzmán Fungi without expected TNC conservation status
Verkh-Inva () is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative center of Verkh-Invenskoye Rural Settlement, Kudymkarsky District, Perm Krai, Russia. The population was 1,137 as of 2010. There are 28 streets. Geography Verkh-Inva is located 25 km southwest of Kudymkar (the district's administrative centre) by road. Kuzolova is the nearest rural locality. References Rural localities in Kudymkarsky District
Dalibor Čutura (; born 14 June 1975) is a Serbian handball coach and former player. Club career Over the course of his career that spanned more than 25 years, Čutura played for Crvenka, Sintelon, Železničar Niš (1997–1998), Fotex Veszprém (1998–1999), Lovćen (1999–2001), Pilotes Posada (2001–2002), Alcobendas (2002–2003), Arrate (2003–2010), Ademar León (2010–2012), HCM Constanța (2012–2015), and Dobrogea Sud Constanța (2015–2019). International career At international level, Čutura represented Serbia at the 2012 European Championship, winning the silver medal. He also participated in the 2012 Summer Olympics. Personal life Čutura is the older brother of fellow handball player Davor Čutura. Honours Lovćen Handball Championship of FR Yugoslavia: 1999–2000, 2000–01 HCM Constanța Liga Națională: 2012–13, 2013–14 Cupa României: 2012–13, 2013–14 Supercupa României: 2013, 2014 Dobrogea Sud Constanța Cupa României: 2017–18 Supercupa României: 2017 References External links Olympic record 1975 births Living people Sportspeople from Sombor Serbian male handball players Olympic handball players for Serbia Handball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics RK Crvenka players RK Sintelon players Veszprém KC players CB Ademar León players HC Dobrogea Sud Constanța players Liga ASOBAL players Expatriate handball players Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Hungary Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Romania Serbian handball coaches
Armido Rizzetto (23 March 1893 – 5 June 1956) was an Italian cyclist. He competed in the men's sprint at the 1920 Summer Olympics. He was also a two-time amateur national champion. References External links 1893 births 1956 deaths Italian male cyclists Olympic cyclists for Italy Cyclists at the 1920 Summer Olympics Cyclists from the Province of Padua
Marcom or MARCOM may refer to: United States Maritime Commission was an agency of the U.S. federal government that replaced the United States Shipping Board in 1936, and was abolished in 1950. Marketing communications Canadian Forces Maritime Command, the name used by the Royal Canadian Navy from 1968 to 2011 Maritime Community, a programme of the European Union which includes the Mediterranean Science Commission NATO Allied Maritime Command People with the surname Micheline Aharonian Marcom (born 1968), American writer
The Lord of the Rings is a 1978 animated fantasy film directed by Ralph Bakshi from a screenplay by Chris Conkling and Peter S. Beagle. It is based on the novel of the same name by J. R. R. Tolkien, adapting from the volumes The Fellowship of the Ring and The Two Towers. Set in Middle-earth, the film follows a group of fantasy races—Hobbits, Men, an Elf, a Dwarf and a wizard—who form a fellowship to destroy a magical ring made by the Dark Lord Sauron, the main antagonist. Bakshi encountered Tolkien's writing early in his career. He had made several attempts to produce The Lord of the Rings as an animated film before producer Saul Zaentz and distributor United Artists provided funding. The film is notable for its extensive use of rotoscoping, a technique in which scenes are first shot in live-action, then traced onto animation cels. It uses a hybrid of traditional cel animation and rotoscoped live-action footage. The Lord of the Rings was released in the United States on November 15, 1978, and in the United Kingdom on July 5, 1979. Although the film received mixed reviews from critics, and hostility from disappointed viewers who felt that it was incomplete, it was a financial success; there was no official sequel to cover the remainder of the story. However, the film has retained a cult following and was a minor inspiration for New Zealand filmmaker Peter Jackson. Plot Early in the Second Age of Middle-earth, Elven smiths forge nine Rings of Power for mortal Men, seven for the Dwarf-Lords, and three for the Elf-Kings. Soon after, the Dark Lord Sauron makes the One Ring, and uses it to attempt to conquer Middle-earth. After defeating Sauron, Prince Isildur takes the Ring, but after he is killed by Orcs, the Ring lies at the bottom of the river Anduin for over 2,500 years. Over time, Sauron captures the Nine Rings and transforms their owners into the Ringwraiths. The One Ring is discovered by Déagol, whose kinsman, Sméagol, kills him and takes the Ring for himself. The Ring twists his body and mind, and he becomes the creature Gollum (Peter Woodthorpe) who takes it with him into the Misty Mountains. Hundreds of years later, Bilbo Baggins (Norman Bird) finds the Ring in Gollum's cave and brings it back with him to the Shire. Decades later, during Bilbo's birthday celebration, the Wizard Gandalf (William Squire) tells him to leave the Ring for his nephew Frodo (Christopher Guard). Bilbo reluctantly agrees, and departs for Rivendell. Seventeen years pass, during which Gandalf learns that evil forces have discovered that the Ring is in the possession of a Baggins. Gandalf meets Frodo to explain the Ring's history and the danger it poses, and Frodo leaves his home, taking the Ring with him. He is accompanied by three Hobbits, his cousins, Pippin (Dominic Guard), Merry (Simon Chandler), and his gardener Sam (Michael Scholes). After a narrow escape from the Ringwraiths, the hobbits eventually come to Bree, from which Aragorn (John Hurt) leads them to Rivendell. Frodo is stabbed atop Weathertop mountain by the chief of the Ringwraiths, and becomes sickened as the journey progresses. The Ringwraiths catch up with them shortly after they meet the Elf Legolas (Anthony Daniels); and at a standoff at the ford of Rivendell, the Ringwraiths are swept away by the river. At Rivendell, Frodo is healed by Elrond (André Morell). He meets Gandalf again, after the latter escapes the corrupt wizard Saruman (Fraser Kerr), who plans to ally with Sauron but also wants the Ring for himself. Frodo volunteers to go to Mordor, where the Ring can be destroyed. Thereafter Frodo sets off from Rivendell with eight companions: Gandalf; Aragorn; Boromir (Michael Graham Cox), son of the Steward of Gondor; Legolas; Gimli (David Buck) the Dwarf, along with Pippin, Merry, and Sam. Their attempt to cross the Misty Mountains is foiled by heavy snow, and they are forced into Moria. There, they are attacked by Orcs, and Gandalf falls into an abyss while battling a Balrog. The remaining Fellowship continue through the Elf-haven Lothlórien, where they meet the Elf queen Galadriel (Annette Crosbie). Boromir tries to take the Ring from Frodo, and Frodo decides to continue his quest alone; but Sam insists on accompanying him. Boromir is killed by Orcs while trying to defend Merry and Pippin. Merry and Pippin are captured by the Orcs, who intend to take them to Isengard through the land of Rohan. The captured hobbits escape and flee into Fangorn Forest, where they meet Treebeard (John Westbrook). Aragorn, Gimli, and Legolas track Merry and Pippin into the forest, where they are reunited with Gandalf, who was reborn after destroying the Balrog. The four then ride to Rohan's capital, Edoras, where Gandalf persuades King Théoden (Philip Stone) that his people are in danger. Aragorn, Gimli, and Legolas then travel to the Helm's Deep. Frodo and Sam discover Gollum stalking them in an attempt to reclaim the Ring, and capture him; but spare his life in return for guidance to Mount Doom. Gollum eventually begins plotting against them, and wonders if "she" might help. At Helm's Deep, Théoden's forces resist the Orcs sent by Saruman, until Gandalf arrives with the absent Riders of Rohan, destroying the Orc army. Cast Christopher Guard as Frodo William Squire as Gandalf Michael Scholes as Sam John Hurt as Aragorn Simon Chandler as Merry Dominic Guard as Pippin Norman Bird as Bilbo Michael Graham Cox as Boromir Anthony Daniels as Legolas David Buck as Gimli Peter Woodthorpe as Gollum Fraser Kerr as Saruman Philip Stone as Théoden Michael Deacon as Wormtongue André Morell as Elrond Alan Tilvern as Innkeeper Annette Crosbie as Galadriel John Westbrook as Treebeard This primary cast was supported by a large cast of animation doubles, who were not credited on screen; the matter went to guild arbitration. Production Development Director Ralph Bakshi was introduced to The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien during the mid-1950s while working as an animator for Terrytoons. In 1957, the young animator started trying to convince people that the story could be told in animation. In 1969, the rights were passed to United Artists, where an "elegant" Peter Shaffer script was abandoned. Film producer Denis O'Dell was interested in producing a film for the Beatles, and approached directors David Lean (busy with Ryan's Daughter), Stanley Kubrick (who deemed it "unfilmable"), and Michaelangelo Antonioni. John Boorman was commissioned to write a script in late 1969, but it was deemed too expensive in 1970. Bakshi approached United Artists when he learned (from a 1974 issue of Variety) that Boorman's script was abandoned. Learning that Boorman intended to produce all three parts of The Lord of the Rings as a single film, Bakshi commented, "I thought that was madness, certainly a lack of character on Boorman's part. Why would you want to tamper with anything Tolkien did?" Bakshi began making a "yearly trek" to United Artists. Bakshi had since achieved box office success producing adult-oriented animated films such as Fritz the Cat but his recent film, Coonskin, tanked, and he later clarified that he thought The Lord of the Rings could "make some money" so as to save his studio. In 1975, Bakshi convinced United Artists executive Mike Medavoy to produce The Lord of the Rings as two or three animated films, and a prequel to The Hobbit. Medavoy offered him Boorman's script, which Bakshi refused, saying that Boorman "didn't understand it" and that his script would have made for a cheap film like "a Roger Corman film". Medavoy accepted Bakshi's proposal to "do the books as close as we can, using Tolkien's exact dialogue and scenes". Although he was later keen to regroup with Boorman for his script (and his surrogate project, Excalibur), Bakshi claimed Medavoy didn't want to produce his film at the time, but allowed him to shop it around if he could get another studio to pay for the expenses on Boorman's script. Bakshi attempted unsuccessfully to persuade Peter Bogdanovich to take on the project, but managed to gain the support of the then President of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Dan Melnick. Bakshi and Melnick made a deal with Mike Medavoy at United Artists to buy the Boorman script. Bakshi said later that "The Boorman script cost $3 million, so Boorman was happy by the pool, screaming and laughing and drinking, 'cause he got $3 million for his script to be thrown out." Boorman, however, was unhappy with the project going to animation after Tolkien once wrote to him, pleased that he was doing it in live-action. He never saw Bakshi's film, and after it was released, tried to remake his live-action version with Medavoy. Work began on scripts and storyboards. When Melnick was fired from MGM in 1976, Bakshi's studio had spent between $200,000 and $600,000. The new executive Dick Shepherd hadn't read the books and, according to Bakshi, did not want to make the movie; Shepherd obliviously asked whether The Lord of the Rings was about a wedding. Bakshi then contacted Saul Zaentz (who had helped finance Fritz the Cat), asking him to produce The Lord of the Rings; Zaentz agreed. Before production started, Bakshi met with Tolkien's daughter Priscilla to discuss how the film would be made. She showed him the room where her father did his writing and drawing. Bakshi says, "My promise to Tolkien's daughter was to be pure to the book. I wasn't going to say, 'Hey, throw out Gollum and change these two characters.' My job was to say, 'This is what the genius said.'" Bakshi was approached by Mick Jagger, who wanted to play Frodo, but at the time the roles were already cast and recorded. David Carradine also approached Bakshi, offering to play Aragorn, and even suggested that Bakshi do it in live-action; while Bakshi's contract allowed this, he said it couldn't be done and that he'd "always seen it as animation". He said it was impossible to make it in live-action without it being "tacky". Screenwriting Bakshi began developing the script himself. Learning of the project, Chris Conkling got an interview with Bakshi but was initially hired to "do research, to say what the costumes should look like or what the characters would be doing at any given time". Together, they first decided how to break the films down. When they started, they contemplated a three-film structure, but "we didn't know how that middle film would work" without a beginning and an end. Conkling even started writing a treatment for one long, three-and-a-half hour feature of the entire work, but eventually settled on scripts for two 150-minute films, the first of which was titled "The Lord of the Rings, Part One: The Fellowship". The second draft of the screenplay, written by Conkling, told the bulk of the story in flashback, from Merry Brandybuck's point of view, so as to lead into the sequel. This version included Tom Bombadil, who rescues the Hobbits from the Barrow Downs, as well as Farmer Maggot, the Old Forest, Glorfindel, Arwen, and several songs. Bakshi felt it was "a much too drastic departure from Tolkien". Conkling began writing a draft that was "more straightforward and true to the source". Still displeased, Bakshi and Zaentz called in fantasy author Peter S. Beagle for a rewrite. Beagle's first draft eliminated the framing device and told the story beginning with Bilbo's Farewell Party, climaxing with the Battle of Helm's Deep, and ending with the cliffhanger of Gollum leading Frodo and Sam to Shelob. The revised draft includes a brief prologue to reveal the history of the Ring. Fans threatened Bakshi that "he'd better get it right" and according to the artist Mike Ploog, Bakshi constantly revised the story to include certain beasts at the behest of such fans. Differences from the book Of the adaptation process, Bakshi stated that some elements of the story "had to be left out but nothing in the story was really altered". The film greatly condenses Frodo's journey from Bag End to Bree. Stop-overs at Farmer Maggot's house, Frodo's supposed home in Buckland, and the house of the mysterious Tom Bombadil deep in the Old Forest are omitted. Maggot and his family, Bombadil and his wife Goldberry and the encounter with the Barrow-wight are thus all omitted, along with Fatty Bolger, a hobbit who accompanied Frodo at the beginning. According to Bakshi, the character of Tom Bombadil was dropped because "he didn't move the story along." Directing Bakshi said that one of the problems with the production was that the film was an epic, because "epics tend to drag. The biggest challenge was to be true to the book." When asked what he was trying to accomplish with the film, Bakshi stated "The goal was to bring as much quality as possible to the work. I wanted real illustration as opposed to cartoons." Bakshi said that descriptions of the characters were not included because they are seen in the film. He stated that the key thing was not "how a hobbit looks", since everyone has their own idea of such things, but that "the energy of Tolkien survives". In his view what mattered was whether the quality of animation was enough to make the movie work. Bakshi was aware of the work of illustrators like the Brothers Hildebrandt, without accepting that their style had driven his approach; he stated that the film presented a clash of many styles, as in his other films. Animation Publicity for the film announced that Bakshi had created "the first movie painting" by utilizing "an entirely new technique in filmmaking". Much of the film used live-action footage which was then rotoscoped to produce an animated look. This saved production costs and gave the animated characters a more realistic look. In animation historian Jerry Beck's The Animated Movie Guide, reviewer Marea Boylan writes that "up to that point, animated films had not depicted extensive battle scenes with hundreds of characters. By using the rotoscope, Bakshi could trace highly complex scenes from live-action footage and transform them into animation, thereby taking advantage of the complexity live-action film could capture without incurring the exorbitant costs of producing a live-action film." Bakshi rejected the Disney approach which he thought "cartoony", arguing that his approach, while not traditional for rotoscoping, created a feeling of realism involving up to a thousand characters in a scene. Bakshi went to England to recruit a voice cast from the BBC Drama Repertory Company, including Christopher Guard, William Squire, Michael Scholes, Anthony Daniels, and John Hurt. Daniels remembers that "The whole cast were in the same studio but we all had to leave a two second gap between the lines which made for rather stilted dialogue." For the live-action portion of the production, Bakshi and his cast and crew went to Spain, where the rotoscope models acted out their parts in costume in the open or in empty soundstages. Additional photography took place in Death Valley. Bakshi was so terrified of the horses used in the shoot that he directed those scenes from inside the caravan. Bakshi had a difficult working relationship with producer Saul Zaentz. When Zaentz would bring potential investors to Bakshi's studio, he would always show them the same sequence, of Frodo falling off of his horse at the Ford (which was his stunt double actually falling over). During the middle of a large shoot, union bosses called for a lunch break, and Bakshi secretly shot footage of actors in Orc costumes moving toward the craft service table, and used the footage in the film. Many of the actors who contributed voices to this production also acted out their parts for rotoscoped scenes. The actions of Bilbo Baggins and Samwise Gamgee were performed by Billy Barty, while Sharon Baird served as the performance model for Frodo Baggins. Other performers used on the rotoscoping session included John A. Neris as Gandalf, Walt Robles as Aragorn, Felix Silla as Gollum, Jeri Lea Ray as Galadriel, and Aesop Aquarian as Gimli. Although some cel animation was produced and shot for the film, very little of it appears in the final film. Most of the film's crowd and battle scenes use a different technique, in which live-action footage is solarized (per an interview with the film's cinematographer, Timothy Galfas, in the documentary Forging Through the Darkness: the Ralph Bakshi Vision for The Lord of the Rings) to produce a more three-dimensional look. In a few shots the two techniques are combined. Bakshi claimed he "didn't start thinking about shooting the film totally in live action until I saw it really start to work so well. I learned lots of things about the process, like rippling. One scene, some figures were standing on a hill and a big gust of wind came up and the shadows moved back and forth on the clothes and it was unbelievable in animation. I don't think I could get the feeling of cold on the screen without showing snow or an icicle on some guy's nose. The characters have weight and they move correctly." After the Spanish film development lab discovered that telephone lines, helicopters, and cars could be seen in the footage Bakshi had shot, they tried to incinerate the footage, telling Bakshi's first assistant director that "if that kind of sloppy cinematography got out, no one from Hollywood would ever come back to Spain to shoot again." Following the live-action shoot, each frame of the live footage was printed out, and placed behind an animation cel. The details of each frame were copied and painted onto the cel. Both the live-action and animated sequences were storyboarded. Of the production, Bakshi is quoted as saying, Although he continued to use rotoscoping in American Pop, Hey Good Lookin', and Fire and Ice, Bakshi later regretted his use of the technique, stating that he felt that it was a mistake to trace the source footage rather than using it as a guide. By the time Bakshi was done animating, he had only four weeks left to cut the film from a nearly 150-minute rough cut. Restoring a piece of animation where Gandalf fights the Balrog (replaced in the finished film by a photomontage), Eddie Bakshi remarked that little of the film was left on the cutting room floor. Bakshi asked three additional months to edit the film, but was declined. After test-screenings, it was decided to re-cut the end of the picture so that Gollum would resolve leading Frodo and Sam to Shelob before cutting back to Helm's Deep, so as to not end the film on a cliffhanger. Working on the film were Tim Burton, Disney animator Dale Baer, and Mike Ploog, who worked also on other Bakshi animations such as Wizards. Music The film score was composed by Leonard Rosenman. Bakshi wanted to include music by Led Zeppelin but producer Saul Zaentz insisted upon an orchestral score because he would not be able to release the band's music on his Fantasy Records label. Rosenman wanted a large score, involving a 100-piece orchestra, 100-piece mixed choir and 100-piece boy choir, but ended up with a smaller ensemble. Bakshi initially called his score "majestic", but later stated that he hated Rosenman's score, which he found to be too cliché. In Lord of the Rings: Popular Culture in Global Context, Ernest Mathijs writes that Rosenman's score "is a middle ground between his more sonorous but dissonant earlier scores and his more traditional (and less challenging) sounding music [...] In the final analysis, Rosenman's score has little that marks it out as distinctively about Middle Earth, relying on traditions of music (including film music) more than any specific attempt to paint a musical picture of the different lands and peoples of Tolkien's imagination." The film's score was issued as a double-LP soundtrack album in 1978. The album reached number 33 in the Canadian RPM Magazine album charts on February 24, 1979. Canceled sequels The film was originally intended to be distributed as The Lord of the Rings Part I. Initially a trilogy was planned, but this was revised to two planned films because of the limited budget. Arthur Krim resigned from United Artists and was replaced by Andy Albeck. According to Bakshi, when he completed the film, United Artists executives told him that they were planning to release the film without indicating that a sequel would follow, because they felt that audiences would not pay to see half of a film. Bakshi stated that he strongly opposed this, and agreed with the shocked viewers who complained that the film was unfinished. In his view, "Had it said 'Part One,' I think everyone would have respected it." Although UA found that the film, while financially successful, "failed to overwhelm audiences", Bakshi began working on a sequel, and even had some B-roll footage shot. The Film Book of J.R.R. Tolkien's the Lord of the Rings, published by Ballantine Books on October 12, 1978, still referred to the sequel in the book's inside cover jacket. Indeed, in interviews Bakshi talked about doing "a part two film picking up where this leaves off", and even boasted that the second film could "pick up on sequences that we missed in the first book". Zaentz went so far as to try to stop the Rankin/Bass's The Return of the King TV special (which was already storyboarded before Bakshi's film came out) from airing, so as to not clash with Bakshi's sequel. Bakshi was aware of Rankin/Bass's The Hobbit TV special, and angrily commented that "Lord of the Rings is not going to have any song for the sake of a record album." During the lawsuit, he commented that "They're not going to stop us from doing The Lord of the Rings and they won't stop us from doing The Hobbit. Anyone who saw their version of The Hobbit know it has nothing to do with the quality and style of our feature. My life isn't going to be altered by what Rankin-Bass chooses to do badly." Years later, he called their film "an awful, rip-off version of The Hobbit." Bakshi found the two years spent on Rings immensely stressful, and the fan reaction scathing. He took comfort in talking to Priscilla Tolkien, who said she loved it, but got into an argument with Zaentz and refused to do Part Two. Reports vary as to whether the argument had to do with the dropping of the "Part One" subtitle or Bakshi's fee for the sequel. Bakshi said he was "proud to have made part one" and that his work was "there for anyone who would make part two". In interviews leading up to the year 2000, he still toyed with the idea of making the sequel. For his part, Zaentz said he kept in touch with Bakshi, but confided to John Boorman that making the film was the worst experience of his life, which made him protective of the property. Indeed, he commented that the film "wasn't as good as we should have made" and later remarked that an "animated [film] couldn't do it. It was just too complex for animated to handle it, with the emotion that was needed and the size and scope." During development of the live-action films, Bakshi said he was approached by Warner Bros. to make the second part, but refused as he was angry of not being notified about the live-action film. He did use the renewed interest in his film to restore it to DVD, and had the final line redubbed to bolster the film's sense of finality. After the live-action films found success, Bakshi stated that he would never have made the film if he had known what would happen during the production. He is quoted as saying that the reason he made the film was "to save it for Tolkien, because I loved the Rings very much". He concluded that the film made him realize that he was not interested in adapting another writer's story. Reception Box office, awards and nominations The Lord of the Rings was a financial success. Reports of the budget vary from $4 to $8 million, and as high as $12 million, while the film grossed $30.5 million at the North American box office. It thus made a profit, having kept its costs low. In the United Kingdom, the film grossed over $3.2 million. Despite this, the reaction from fans was hostile; Jerry Beck writes that they "intensely dislike[d]" the film's "cheap-looking effects and the missing ending", having been misled by the title to expect the film to cover the whole of the book. The film was nominated for a Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation. It was nominated for a Saturn Awards for Best Fantasy Film. Leonard Rosenman's score was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Original Motion Picture Score, and Bakshi won a Golden Gryphon award for the film at the Giffoni Film Festival. Critical response Critics gave mixed responses to the film, but generally considered it to be a "flawed but inspired interpretation". On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of based on reviews, with an average of . The site's critical consensus reads: "Ralph Bakshi's valiant attempt at rendering Tolkien's magnum opus in rotoscope never lives up to the grandeur of its source material, with a compressed running time that flattens the sweeping story and experimental animation that is more bizarre than magical." Frank Barrow of The Hollywood Reporter wrote that the film was "daring and unusual in concept". Joseph Gelmis of Newsday wrote that "the film's principal reward is a visual experience unlike anything that other animated features are doing at the moment." Roger Ebert called Bakshi's effort a "mixed blessing" and "an entirely respectable, occasionally impressive job ... [which] still falls far short of the charm and sweep of the original story." Vincent Canby of The New York Times called the film "both numbing and impressive". David Denby of New York magazine felt that the film would not make sense to viewers who had not previously read the book. Denby wrote that the film was too dark and lacked humour, concluding that "The lurid, meaningless violence of this movie left me exhausted and sickened by the end." Michael Barrier, an animation historian, described The Lord of The Rings as one of two films that demonstrated "that Bakshi was utterly lacking in the artistic self-discipline that might have permitted him to outgrow his limitations." Barry Langford, writing in the J. R. R. Tolkien Encyclopedia, noted the film's deficiencies, including the "glaringly evident" weaknesses in the rotoscoping animation. The quality of rotoscoping from filmed live action is limited by the quality of the acting, which, given the lack of rehearsal and time for retakes, was not high. The prologue was not rotoscoped, but shot as "silhouetted dumb show through red filters", revealing clumsy mime and confused voiceover, announcing that Mordor defeated Elves and Men at the Battle of Dagorlad, which Langford observes would make the rest of the action incomprehensible. The small budget led to underwhelming battle scenes, as in the Mines of Moria where the Fellowship is confronted by what looks like a very small force of Orcs. The rotoscoping varies from strongly drawn to almost absent, leading to a markedly uneven treatment through the film. The characterisation, in Langford's view, similarly leaves much to be desired. Influence on Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings The film has been cited as an influence on director Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings film trilogy, although Jackson said that "our film is stylistically very different and the design is different." Reading about attempts to make the films live-action by Boorman and the Beatles contacting Kubrick and Lean to do the same, Jackson agreed animation was the most sensible choice at the time. Jackson remembers Bakshi's film as a "brave and ambitious attempt". In another interview, Jackson stated that it had "some quaint sequences in Hobbiton, a creepy encounter with the Black Rider on the road, and a few quite good battle scenes" but "about half way through, the storytelling became very disjointed" and it became "confusing" and "incoherent". He and his screenwriter and producer Fran Walsh remarked that Bakshi's Treebeard "looked like a talking carrot". Jackson watched the film for the first time since its premiere in 1997, when Harvey Weinstein screened it to begin the story conferences. Ahead of the films' release, Bakshi said he did not "understand it" but that he does "wish it to be a good movie". He felt bad that he wasn't contacted by Zaentz, who was involved in the project, and erroneously said they were screening his film at New Line while working on the live-action films. Nevertheless, he clarified he wished the filmmakers success. He claims Warner Brothers approached him with a proposal to make part two at the time, but he complained that they didn't involve him in the live-action film, and refused. After the films were released Bakshi said that while, "on the creative side", he does "feel good that Peter Jackson continued," he begrudged Saul Zaentz for not notifying him of the live-action films. He said that, with his own film already made, Jackson could study it: "I'm glad Peter Jackson had a movie to look at—I never did. And certainly there's a lot to learn from watching any movie, both its mistakes and when it works. So he had a little easier time than I did, and a lot better budget." Bakshi had never watched the films, but saw trailers and while he praised the special effects, he said that Jackson "didn't understand" Tolkien and created "special effects garbage" to sell toys, saying his film has "more heart" and that, had he a similar budget, would have made a better film. Bakshi was told the live-action film was derivative of his own, and blamed Jackson for not acknowledging this influence: "Peter Jackson did say that the first film inspired him to go on and do the series, but that happened after I was bitching and moaning to a lot of interviewers that he said at the beginning that he never saw the movie. I thought that was kind of fucked up." Bakshi then said that Jackson mentioned his influence "only once" as "PR bologny". Jackson, who took a fan photograph with Bakshi in 1993, remains puzzled about Bakshi's indignation. In 2015, Bakshi apologized for some of his remarks. Bakshi's animator Mike Ploog praised the live-action film. In fact, Jackson did acknowledge Bakshi's film as early as 1998, when he told a worried fan that he hoped to outdo Bakshi, as well as mentioning in the behind-the-scenes features that "the black Riders galloping out of Bree was an image I remember very clearly [...] from the Ralph Bakshi film." In the audio commentary to The Fellowship of the Ring, Jackson says Bakshi's film introduced him to The Lord of the Rings and "inspired me to read the book" and in a 2001 interview, said he "enjoyed [the film] and wanted to know more". On the audio commentary for the DVD release of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, Jackson acknowledges one shot, a low angle of a hobbit at Bilbo's birthday party shouting "Proudfeet!", as an intentional homage to Bakshi's film, which Jackson thought was "a brilliant angle". Another influence came through one of Jackson's conceptual artists, John Howe, who unwittingly copied a scene from Bakshi's film in a painting that depicted the four Hobbits hiding under a branch from a Ringwraith. The painting was used in the 1987 J. R. R. Tolkien Calendar. Jackson turned the painting into a scene in the film. Legacy The film was adapted into comic book form with artwork by Spanish artist Luis Bermejo, under licence from Tolkien Enterprises. Three issues were published for the European market, starting in 1979, and were not published in the United States or translated into English due to copyright problems. Warner Bros. (the rights holder to the post-September 1974 Rankin/Bass library and the Saul Zaentz theatrical library) first released the film on DVD and re-released on VHS in 2001 through the Warner Bros. Family Entertainment label. While the VHS version ends with the narrator saying "Here ends the first part of the history of the War of the Ring.", the DVD version has an alternate narration: "The forces of darkness were driven forever from the face of Middle-Earth by the valiant friends of Frodo. As their gallant battle ended, so, too, ends the first great tale of The Lord of the Rings." Later, The Lord of the Rings was released in a deluxe edition on Blu-ray and DVD on April 6, 2010. The Lord of the Rings was selected as the 36th greatest animated film by Time Out magazine, and ranked as the 90th greatest animated film of all time by the Online Film Critics Society. References External links Movie Info The Lord of the Rings at The Encyclopedia of Fantasy The Lord of the Rings at the TCM Movie Database 1978 films 1978 animated films 1970s fantasy adventure films 1978 drama films American films with live action and animation American adventure drama films American animated fantasy films United Artists animated films 1970s English-language films Films scored by Leonard Rosenman Films based on British novels Films based on fantasy novels Films directed by Ralph Bakshi United Artists films Animated films based on British novels Rotoscoped films 1970s American animated films Films produced by Saul Zaentz Films based on multiple works of a series American fantasy adventure films Films based on The Lord of the Rings Films shot in Spain Films shot in California 1970s British films British adult animated films
Nagole is a residential and commercial locality in Uppal mandal mostly owned by Koduri family, Medchal district, Telangana, India. Locality The locality is contiguous with the arterial Inner Ring Road of Hyderabad. The locality witnessed growth in the early nineties as a housing destination for the middle class. By the late 2000s, this locality's real estate grew further in value with the announcement of Hyderabad Metro in its proximity and growing infrastructure. Transport Nagole is connected to several parts of the city through Telangana State Road Transport Corporation City Buses. An elevated Metro Rail station for Nagole opened on 28 November 2017. The Metro Rail corridor terminates at Nagole and falls under the Blue Line Corridor of the transport system. References Neighbourhoods in Hyderabad, India Municipal wards of Hyderabad, India
Iferhounene (French:Iferhounène)(Arabic:ايفرحونن)(TifinaƔ:ⵉⴼⴻⵔⵀⵓⵏⴻⵏ) is a town and commune in Tizi Ouzou Province in northern Algeria. It is known to be close to the city of Ain El Hammam and is traversed through daily by Tizi Ouzou commuters. It is also known for its snowy climate during the winter It has grown exponentially over the 21st century in terms of modernization, however its surrounding villages have suffered greatly from this development because of people moving in Iferhounene for improvements in transportation and basic commodities. Therefore, reducing the village populations and causing the death of some villages like Ait Hammou. References Communes of Tizi Ouzou Province Tizi Ouzou Province
Music of Thrace is the music of Thrace, a region in Southeastern Europe spread over southern Bulgaria (Northern Thrace), northeastern Greece (Western Thrace), and European Turkey (Eastern Thrace). The music of Thrace contains a written history that extends back to the antiquity, when Orpheus became a legendary musician and lived close to Olympus. Though the Thracian people were eventually assimilated by surrounding Balkan groups, elements of Thracian folk music continue. Traditional Thracian dances are usually swift in tempo. They are mostly circle dances in which the men dance at the front of the line. The gaida, a kind of bagpipe, is the most characteristic instrument, but clarinets and toumbelekis are also used. The Thracian gaida, also known in ancient Greece as askaulos, is different from the Macedonian or other Bulgarian bagpipes. It is higher in pitch then the Macedonian gaida but less so than the Bulgarian gaida (or Dura). The Thracian gaida is also still widely used throughout Thrace in northeastern Greece. Types of dances Chelebinsko (Chain Dance of the Gentlemen): is a choreography by Belco Stanev with great music in an interesting meter. It's 9/8 divided : 2 3 2 2. In the vocal part, the steps are exactly on the meter: QSQQ, but in the instrumental refrain, half a bar is added 2 3 (QS). The steps are in 2 2 2 3 (QQQS) and the missing half bar 2 2 (QQ) is added at the end so that is missing (mathematically). Izgryala E Mesechinka (The moon has risen): A beautiful song from Northern (Bulgarian) Thrace that has inspired many choreographies, all of them with extensive arm work that is typical in dances from this region. Jambolsko Paidushko: Pajdusko/Paidushko Horo/Baiduska, is a group of dances usually danced in a 5/16 or 5/8 (Q S) rhythm and found in a large area spanning Serbia, Macedonia, Bulgaria, Greece, and beyond. It resembles the "aksak" (Turkish for limping) rythmic system. Its various forms reflect local preferences. This one is from the Jambol region in Northern (Bulgarian) Thrace, and was first introduced in the United States by Dick Crum. Krivo Sadovsko Horo (Twisted chain dance from Sadovo, Northern Thrace): is a very fast dance, in a 13/8 rhythm, this dance has many versions. Pazardzhishka Kopanitsa: Pazardzhik Kopanitsa from Pazardzhik, Northern Thrace. Pravo Trakiisko Horo: Pravo Trakiisko Horo (Straight Thracian chain dance) is from Northern Thrace. It has very little in common with the simple Pravo Horo (straight chain dance). It's a challenging choreography by a performing group that was brought down from the stage. Sedi Donka (Donka is sitting): One of the most unusual musical patterns in Bulgaria, Sedi Donka is in 25/16 meters. It is subdivided 7+7+11, which in turn can be subdivided 3 2 2, 3 2 2, 2 2 3 2 2. Trakiiska Rachenitsa: Trakiiska Rachenitsa is a highly stylized rachenitsa from Northern Thrace with much arm work. Trite Pati: Trite Pati (the three times) is a dance from Northern Thrace. Like some other Thracian dances, it is also danced in Western (Greek) Thrace. Kuluriastos: Kuluriastos is a Greek dance from Western Thrace. It has a slower Zonaradikos part, and a faster part where the beginning of the line loops into the center and back out again. It's a lot of fun to dance this, especially if the dancer is near the beginning of the line. As with many Greek dances, it can be danced to multiple songs. This one is Pses eidia st' oniro mu. Sfarlis: Sfarlis is a beginner's dance from Western Thrace. Troiro: Many Bulgarian dances from Northern Thrace have "cousins" (very similar dances) in Western (Greek) Thrace, and this is one of them: a Greek dance that sounds and feels Bulgarian. Dostlar Bizim Halaya: This is a rom dance from Eastern (Turkish) Thrace. It is a reminder of the so-called "tsigansko horo" (gypsy chain dance), but the dances are not at all alike. Hassapia: an ancient dance that simulates a stealth approach on any enemy camp, from beginning to victory. The hassapia dance has been dated back to Hellenistic times, before the time of Alexander the Great whose soldiers brought it to Macedonia. It is a warrior's dance in which the movements represent the noiseless approach on the enemy camp, the encounter, the fight, and the victory. This dance is done in a circle using a shoulder hold. A similar dance called "kasapsko horo" (butcher's chain dance) is performed in Bulgaria. Kallinitikos: performed by three people (either two men and one woman or two women and one man), named after the kalines, or friends of the bride during her wedding, who escort her to the church performing this dance. Kallinitikos is a dance done by groups of three people: a man in the middle and two women at his sides or a woman in the middle and two men at her sides. The dance is named after the kalines, the bride's girlfriends, who do this dance as they escort her to the church. Performed in Western Thrace. Kouseftos: derived from kousevo (to run in the Ancient Thracian language), performed, not in a circle, but in the form of a labyrinth Kouseftos, with its characteristic quick running steps, takes its name from the word kousevo in Ancient Thrace which means 'to run''. It differs from other Thracian dances in that, instead of being danced in a circle, its dance progression takes the form of a labyrinth. Performed in Western Thrace. Mandilatos (Mandra): a couples dance performed at weddings. Mandilatos is a couples' dance which takes its name from the mandilia or handkerchiefs that the dancers hold while dancing. This dance is done at weddings as the guests escort the bride or the best man to the church. During the procession, some guests hold a mirror which symbolizes the purity of the bride and others hold brooms which symbolize her housekeeping ability. This dance is performed in Western Thrace. A similar dance called "rachenitsa" (from "raka" - an arm) is performed in Northern Thrace. Stis tris: a slow but swift dance. Stis Tris means "in threes." Each dance set is composed of three parts of four steps each. The arms are held down and move in a synchronized motion with the steps. This dance is performed under different names in Northern Thrace and Western Thrace. Syngathistos: performed as the bride and groom are escorted to and from the church during weddings. Syngathistos is a free style couples dance that is danced as the bride and groom are escorted to and from the church. The bridal party also dances as they display and exchange gifts with the bride and groom, particularly gifts of handkerchiefs and head scarves. This dance is performed in Western Thrace. Xesyrtos: a circle dance with men performed at the front of the line. Xesyrtos is a circle dance in which the men dance at the front of the line, followed by the women, and do variations to the dance step with characteristic slaps, jumps, and kicks. This dance is performed in Western Thrace. Zonaradikos: a circle dance in which the participants (usually men) hold each other's belts. It is one of the primary dances of Western Thrace, where a variety of dance moves are performed. The Zonaradikos is dance in which the participants hold each other by their belts or zonaria (hence the name Zonaradikos). The three variations of the basic movements are: paties or stomps, monopatia or single stomp, and psalidia or scissors; usually followed by the koulouriastos or curling. A similar dance called "na poyas" (for belt) is found in Northern Thrace. Dousko Zonaradiko-Tsestos: Tsestos is a challenging twelve-step dance from Northern Greece (Western Thrace), that is performed by both men and women. It begins as a moderate tempo dance with very limited dance figures (this part is named Dousko; the steps are the same as in the Zonaradiko dance). As it unfolds, the men come in the front and they clutch each other by the belt (zonari). At this point, the dance becomes very swift and intense and consists of a plethora of dance figures. Its origins can be traced to an ancient Greek dance, Pyrihios, which is a twelve-step dance too. Bulgarian Trakiisko Pravo Horo has many similarities with Dousko Zonaradiko Tsestos. Paydushko (Baiduska, Pajdusko, Pajduska, Payduska): a very aggressive dance, usually performed by men. It is associated with fierce and intense dance moves. Performed in all three regions of Thrace: Northern (Paidushko Horo), Western (Baiduska), and Eastern (Payduska). Halay: Halay is a famous dance in the Middle East. It is a symbol of the tempestuous way of life in its place of origin, Anatolia. It is a national dance in Armenia and Turkey. The traditional form of the Halay dance is played on the Zurna, supported by a Davul. The dancers form a circle or line while holding each other by the little finger. From Anatolia, the Halay has spread to other regions, such as Armenia and the Balkans. Karsilama: a dance found in both Western and Eastern Thrace. Listen to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96ZN0bwnA5k Ancient Greek Bagpipe (Askaulos) Improvisation by Giannis Pantazis Pazardjishka kopanitsa Krivo sadovsko horo Paydushko horo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Id4yXznsss Alexander and the King (Thrace) (feat. Vangelis Dimoudis) Izgryala e mesechinka Yambolsko Trite Puti Eleftheria Arvanitaki - Do sta lianohortaroudia (Zonaradiko) Pajdusko (Balkan Guzeli) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lgM2A9Ds8s Tricked by the Birds (Thrace) (feat. Vangelis Dimoudis) Pajdusko (Balkan Guzeli) - Turkish Lyrics Alan Cayirlari https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynlkcKH8_oo Musical Travelogue with Domna Samiou in Thrace, Evros Trite Puti Mandilatos(Mandra) Hijaz Mandilatos(Hicaz Mandra) Kazım Koyuncu - Tabancamın Sapını(Mandilatos-Mandra havası) A Bre Suluman Aga Dousko Zonaradiko-Tsestos Greek Dance References Thrace Thrace Thrace Thrace
Tahj James Rodney Minniecon is an Indigenous Australian soccer player who most recently played for Davao Aguilas FC in Philippines Football League in 2018. Early life Tahj James Rodney Minniecon grew up in Brisbane and went to Cavendish Road State High School and Carbrook State School. He is of Indigenous Australian heritage. One of his junior clubs was Loganholme Lightning Football Club. Club career Queensland Roar Minniecon was signed by the Roar from the AIS in 2007. On signing a two-year deal he said, "This is my home-town club and ever since the A-League started I always wanted to start my career with Queensland Roar. My family and friends are in Brisbane and I can’t wait to get started". Gold Coast United On 3 January 2009, it was revealed that Minniecon had signed with new A-League franchise Gold Coast United for their inaugural season in the A-League. Minniecon was set for a trade with Newcastle Jets striker Chris Payne, however the move fell through when Minniecon suffered a heel injury during a youth league game against Sydney FC. Western Sydney Wanderers After spending time on trial with Western Sydney Wanderers he completed the signing of a one-year contract on 8 August 2012. Minnecon was the Wanderer's first Indigenous player. Rockdale City Suns After being released by Western Sydney, Minniecon signed a short-term contract with NSW NPL1 club Rockdale City. Meralco Manila On 1 December 2014, it was announced that Minniecon had signed a 1-year deal plus extension with Filipino-based club Loyola Meralco Sparks in an attempt to get his career back on track. On 15 February 2015, Minniecon made his debut and scored his first goal for Loyola in a 2–3 away win against Manila Jeepney in the 2015 United Football League. The club changed their name to FC Meralco Manila when it joined the Philippines Football League in 2017. However the club was dissolved in January 2018 after playing in the inaugural season leaving Minniecon without a club. Career statistics 1 - includes A-League final series statistics 2 - includes FIFA Club World Cup statistics; AFC Champions League statistics are included in season commencing after group stages (i.e. ACL in A-League seasons etc.) Honours Club Gold Coast United: National Youth League Championship: 2009-2010 Western Sydney Wanderers A-League Premiership: 2012–13 International Australia: AFF U19 Youth Championship: 2008 References External links Western Sydney Wanderers profile FFA - Young Socceroos profile 1989 births Living people Sportspeople from Cairns Soccer players from Queensland Australian men's soccer players Indigenous Australian soccer players A-League Men players Western Sydney Wanderers FC players Brisbane Roar FC players Gold Coast United FC players Australian Institute of Sport soccer players Rockdale Ilinden FC players Davao Aguilas F.C. players Loyola F.C. players Philippines Football League players Australian expatriate men's soccer players Australian expatriate sportspeople in the Philippines Expatriate men's footballers in the Philippines Men's association football wingers Men's association football forwards
Samserganj is a village development committee in Banke District in Lumbini Province of south-western Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 4,880 and had 883 houses in the town. References Populated places in Banke District
This is a list of AM radio stations in the United States having call signs beginning with the letters WA to WF. WA-- WB-- WC-- WD-- WE-- WF-- See also North American call sign AM radio stations in the United States by call sign (initial letters WA-WF)
The Lapinjärvi church village (also known as Lapinjärvi; , ) is the largest village and administrative center of the Lapinjärvi municipality, located on the eastern shore of Lake Lapinjärvi in Uusimaa, Finland. The distance from the village to the southern town of Loviisa is . The main road connection from the church village to Helsinki or Kouvola is Highway 6 (Vt 6), along which the village is located. The Lapinjärvi village houses most of Lapinjärvi's offices and municipal hall, and Finnish and Swedish-language primary schools also operate there. Sights in the church village include Lieutenant's residence of Brofogdas from the 18th century and the local museum of Kycklings. There are two churches and two cemeteries located in the church village area. See also Myrskylä (village) References External links Lapinjärven kirkonkylä - Museovirasto (in Finnish) Lapinjärvi - Husulanmäki.fi Lapinjärvi (municipality) Villages in Finland
Northern Behesht-e-Zahra Highway () is an expressway in northern part of Behesht-e Zahra Cemetery connecting Tehran-Qom Highway to Freeway. Expressways in Tehran
Wiardunki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Ryczywół, within Oborniki County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Ryczywół, north of Oborniki, and north of the regional capital Poznań. References Wiardunki
Benny Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Arizona. It is a tributary of Hall Creek. Benny Creek has the name of Benny Howell, an early settler. See also List of rivers of Arizona References Rivers of Apache County, Arizona Rivers of Arizona
The Samsung Galaxy Core Prime (also known as the Galaxy Prevail LTE on Boost Mobile) is an Android smartphone designed, developed, and marketed by Samsung Electronics. The Galaxy Core Prime features a WVGA display, 4G LTE connectivity and Android Kitkat 4.4.2. Some variants can be upgraded to Lollipop 5.0.2 OS or Lollipop 5.1.1. The 4G version of Samsung Galaxy Core Prime (SM-360FY/DS) was launched on 2 June 2015. Variants In Brazil, Core Prime is marketed under the name Win 2, a model optionally with Digital TV. The Samsung Galaxy Core Prime Value Edition was released with a Marvell PXA1908. Specifications Single or Dual SIM 4.5" 480 x 800 TFT display with 207dpi (xdpi: 197, ydpi: 192) Ships with Android OS version 4.4.4 KitKat. Available to update to Lollipop OS 5.0.2 or 5.1.1 operating system with "TouchWiz Home" Home screen UI Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 processor Adreno 306/Mali 400MP GPU 1 GB of RAM Snapdragon 410 chipset/Spreadtrum SC8830 8 GB built-in storage, microSD card slot (up to 128 GB) 5 Megapixel camera with LED flash, 720p video recording, 2 megapixelfront-facing camera Cat. 4 LTE (150/50Mbit/s); Wi-Fi b/g/n; Bluetooth 4.0; NFC; GPS; microUSB, FM radio 2,000 mAh battery. Reception PCMag noted the compactness of the phone. TechRadar did not consider it a good contender at the low-end spectrum of the market. Controversy A Samsung Galaxy Core Prime has exploded while a male child was holding it. He was rushed to the hospital after calling 911, and after recovering, suffered from a phobia of mobile phones. This generated some confusion because it was assumed it was a Samsung Galaxy Note 7, infamous for exploding. See also Samsung Galaxy Core Samsung Galaxy Star 2 Plus References External links Samsung Galaxy Core Prime hardware revisions - postmarketOS Android (operating system) devices Samsung mobile phones Samsung Galaxy Mobile phones introduced in 2014
Danny Gavidia (born January 24, 1963) is a Peruvian film and television director/cinematographer. He is best known for directing the Telemundo series El Señor de los Cielos, Enemigo Intimo and the film Reportaje a la Muerte. Career Gavidia started his career directing Peruvian telenovelas María Emilia, Pobre Diabla, Soledad, Gorrión, Canela and Nino. He went on to direct the telenovela Al Son del Amor for Puerto Rican television. He has been in charge of feature films such as Reportaje a la Muerte, as well as a dozen short films and music videos. From 2002 to 2003 he was made Director and Executive Producer of the Discovery Channel Latin America series Casos Medicos. The episodes followed different medical cases happening throughout Caracas, Mexico City, Guadalajara and Buenos Aires. From 2004 to 2009, Gavidia worked for Telemundo Studios in Miami, where he directed the telenovelas Prisionera, Anita No Te Rajes, El Cuerpo del Deseo, Tierra de Pasiones, La Viuda de Blanco, Pecados Ajenos, Mas Sabe el Diablo, and El Rostro de Analia. He also directed the made-for-TV film El Primer Golpe. In early 2010 he began directing the second season of Disney-Discovery Channel reality show Amazing Race Latinoamerica. Since 2014 he has directed multiple series for Telemundo including El Señor de los Cielos (seasons 1-5), El Chema, Señora Acero (season 3), and Enemigo Intimo. He directed the telenovela El Baron in 2019. Personal life Danny Gavidia was born in Lima, Peru on January 24, 1963. Filmography References Peruvian television people Peruvian film directors 1963 births Living people
Statistics of Guam League in the 2000 season. Overview Coors Light Silver Bullets won the championship. References RSSSF Guam Soccer League seasons Guam Guam football
Abalone Point is a cape in Humboldt County, in the U.S. state of California. References Landforms of Humboldt County, California
Where the Pelican Builds is a poem by Australian poet Mary Hannay Foott. It was first published in The Bulletin magazine on 12 March 1881, and later in the poet's collection Where the Pelican Builds and Other Poems (1885). E. S. Wilkinson, in "The Brisbane Courier" in 1932, writes that the poem was inspired by the story of two brothers, Cornelius and Albert Prout. These men, who came from Sydney originally, had moved to Queensland to work on the land and over the years tended to move further west looking for "some fine country" they could take up. In December 1877 they set off from western Queensland towards the South Australian/Northern Territory border area and were never heard from again. Mary Hannay Foott, who lived in the region from where the men set out, heard the tale from the grieving parents, and based this poem on the brothers' search. Analysis On the poem's publication in the author's collection Where the Pelican Builds and Other Poems, a reviewer in the Queensland Figaro and Punch opined that the poem "though very short, is as striking a poetic deliverance as I have seen for a long time, and even the slight obscurity of meaning in the last few lines lends an air of mysticism to a conclusion which contrasts strongly with, and not unpleasingly tempers the intense realism of, the opening." The Oxford Companion to Australian Literature states that the poem "records, from the viewpoint of the waiting women, the tragedy that so frequently struck the pioneer families - the loss of loved ones who were drawn by the lure of the land further out." Further publications "The Bulletin", 16 May 1896 "The Bookfellow", 29 April 1899 An Anthology of Australian Verse edited by Bertram Stevens (1907) The Golden Treasury of Australian Verse edited by Bertram Stevens (1909) The Children's Treasury of Australian Verse edited by Bertram Stevens and George Mackaness (editor) (1913) A Book of Queensland Verse (1924) An Australasian Anthology : Australian and New Zealand Poems edited by Percival Serle, R. H. Croll and Frank Wilmot (1927) New Song in an Old Land edited by Rex Ingamells (1943) Australian Bush Songs and Ballads edited by Will Lawson (1944) Favourite Australian Poems edited by Ian Mudie (1963) From the Ballads to Brennan edited by T. Inglis Moore (1964) Bards in the Wilderness : Australian Colonial Poetry to 1920 edited by Adrian Mitchell and Brian Elliott (1970) The Illustrated Treasury of Australian Verse edited by Beatrice Davis (1984) My Country : Australian Poetry and Short Stories, Two Hundred Years edited by Leonie Kramer (1985) The Macmillan Anthology of Australian Literature edited by Ken L. Goodwin and Alan Lawson (1990) The Penguin Book of Australian Ballads edited by Elizabeth Webby and Philip Butterss (1993) The Oxford Book of Australian Women's Verse edited by Susan Lever (1995) Australian Verse : An Oxford Anthology edited by John Leonard (1998) Our Country : Classic Australian Poetry : From the Colonial Ballads to Paterson & Lawson edited by Michael Cook (2004) An Anthology of Australian Poetry to 1920 edited by John Kinsella (2007) 100 Australian Poems You Need to Know edited by Jamie Grant (2008) The Penguin Anthology of Australian Poetry edited by John Kinsella (2009) Macquarie PEN Anthology of Australian Literature edited by Nicholas Jose, Kerryn Goldsworthy, Anita Heiss, David McCooey, Peter Minter, Nicole Moore and Elizabeth Webby (2009) 60 Classic Australian Poems for Children edited by Chris Cheng (2009) The Puncher & Wattmann Anthology of Australian Poetry edited by John Leonard (2009) Australian Poetry Since 1788 edited by Geoffrey Lehmann and Robert Gray (2011) See also 1881 in poetry 1881 in literature 1881 in Australian literature Australian literature References Australian poems 1881 poems Works originally published in The Bulletin (Australian periodical)
Puu Kukui is a mountain peak in Hawaii. It is the highest peak of Mauna Kahalawai (the West Maui Mountains). The summit rises above the Puu Kukui Watershed Management Area, an private nature preserve maintained by the Maui Land & Pineapple Company. The peak was formed by a volcano whose caldera eroded into what is now the Iao Valley. Puu Kukui is one of the wettest spots on Earth and the third wettest in the state after Big Bog, Maui and Mount Waialeale, receiving an average of of rain a year. Rainwater unable to drain away flows into a bog. The soil is dense, deep, and acidic. Puu Kukui is home to many endemic plants, insects, and birds, including the greensword (Argyroxiphium grayanum), a distinctive bog variety of ōhia lehua (Metrosideros polymorpha var. pseudorugosa) and many lobelioid species. Due to the mountain peak's extreme climate and peat soil, many species, such as the ōhia, are represented as dwarfs. Access to the area is restricted to researchers and conservationists. See also List of mountain peaks of the United States Big Bog, Maui Mount Waialeale List of volcanoes of the United States List of mountain peaks of Hawaii List of Ultras of Oceania List of Ultras of the United States Hawaii hotspot Evolution of Hawaiian volcanoes Hawaiian–Emperor seamount chain References External links Volcanoes of Maui Nui Polygenetic shield volcanoes Hotspot volcanoes Wetlands of Hawaii Landforms of Maui Nature reserves in Hawaii Protected areas of Maui
Savage Garden is the debut studio album by Australian pop duo Savage Garden. It was released on 4 March 1997 in Australia by Columbia Records and Roadshow Music. The album won the award for Highest Selling Album at the 12th Annual ARIA Music Awards, selling more than 12 million copies worldwide, according to Billboard magazine. In September 1997, Savage Garden won a record ten ARIA Awards from 13 nominations for the album and associated singles. As of 2005, Savage Garden had been certified diamond in Canada, 12× platinum in Australia, 7× platinum in the US, 2× platinum in New Zealand, Singapore, and in the UK. Background The band had formed in June 1994, consisting of multi-instrumentalist and producer Daniel Jones and vocalist Darren Hayes. In 1995, they entered the studio to work on their debut album with producer, Charles Fisher (Air Supply, Moving Pictures, 1927). After the success of "I Want You", a deal was struck with Columbia Records. The record label's executives sent Darren Hayes and Daniel Jones to Sydney for 8 months, tasking them with writing material. It was there that they would come up with most of the songs for their debut album, including "Truly Madly Deeply", for which Darren Hayes wrote the chorus while dining out in Kings Cross. The album's track listing varies depending on territory. The original Australian version of the album includes the tracks "Mine" and "All Around Me", which were removed from the international track listing. "Mine" was removed due to concerns held by the record company over the line "crosses and crucifixes", and "All Around Me" was removed for being overtly sexual. The international version adds the track "Promises", which had previously been released in Australia as the B-side to "Truly Madly Deeply". Also, the international version of "Truly Madly Deeply" has a new live drum track, compared to the original Australian version, which has a drum machine. Thus, this became the hit single version released outside Australia. The track order was also changed to give prominence to the three hit singles, which open the album. The Japanese version of the album uses the international track listing, however, includes "Mine" as a bonus track between "Promises" and "Santa Monica". In support of the group's Asian tour in 1998, a special double-album package was released in the region. The first disc features the international version of the album, and the second disc includes B-sides, remixes and rare tracks. Darren Hayes has noted that the international track listing was not what the band wanted (particularly because Mine was one of his favorite tracks, and because the band had laboured over the track order), but the US record label insisted. It was thought by many that an arrangement of "A Thousand Words" was later used as the installation music for Microsoft's Windows XP, however that track was actually written by linear media composer Stan LePard around the same time. Chart performance In March 1997, the album, Savage Garden, entered the Australian charts at No. 1 and peaked there for a total of 19 weeks. The album was released internationally two weeks later. The album reached No. 3 on the US Billboard 200 and was certified gold by RIAA. After the album was reissued on vinyl in 2023, Savage Garden charted at number 16 on the UK Vinyl Albums Chart Top 40 on 16 June 2023. Singles "I Want You" was released in July 1996 as the group's debut single under Roadshow Music and Warner Music. It peaked at No. 4 on the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) Singles Chart and on the 1996 End of Year Singles Chart, becoming the highest-selling single of 1996 by an Australian artist. On 30 September, they received their first ARIA Award nomination, in the category 'Breakthrough Artist – Single'. Their success garnered interest from international labels and they signed to Columbia Records. "I Want You" was released in North America in February, where it peaked at No. 4 on the United States Billboard Hot 100 and by April had achieved gold status according to Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). It peaked at No. 1 on the Canadian Singles Chart. "I Want You" was released across Europe in April 1997, reaching No. 11 on the UK Singles Chart. "To the Moon and Back" was released in November 1996 in Australia, reaching No. 1 in January 1997. The single became the band's highest-charting single in the United Kingdom, peaking at #3 on the UK Singles Chart, after its second release in June 1998. "Truly Madly Deeply", the band's third Australian single, was released in March 1997, reaching No. 1 there, and soon became their signature song. By the end of 1997, "Truly Madly Deeply" became the most-played song on American radio, and the only one-sided single to spend a full year in the Top 30 of the Billboard Hot 100. It also replaced Elton John's "Candle in the Wind 1997" at the top of the charts after that song's 14-week run at No. 1. The single became the band's highest-selling single in the UK, selling 645,000 copies after just six months of release. "Break Me Shake Me" was released as the album's fourth Australian single in June 1997. It achieved minor success, and thus, was later issued in Europe and Japan in September 1998, complete with a brand new music video. The single was not released in the United Kingdom. "Universe" was released as the album's fifth Australian single in October 1997. Exclusively released in Australia, it is one of the band's least-known singles, but is still popular amongst Australian fans. "All Around Me" was released as a radio-only single in Australia in January 1998, although around 3000 physical copies were given away via a radio competition and at the band's second massive concert in Brisbane. "Santa Monica" was released as a single in Japan in December 1998, accompanied by a video of a live performance of the song at the Hard Rock Cafe. The single was never issued in Australia. "Tears of Pearls" was released as the album's final single in May 1999, exclusively in Europe. The single was backed with a music video featuring footage from the group's Future of Earthly Delites tour. Accolades This album fetched the duo a record of 10 awards at the ARIA Awards 1997, grabbing Best Album, Best Single, Best Group, Song of the Year, Best Debut Album, Best Independent Release, Best Pop Release and Highest Selling Single award—the most awards ever won by a single act in one year. The following year at the ARIA Awards 1998, the album won two more awards—Highest Selling Album award and Outstanding Achievement Award. In October 2010, Savage Garden was listed in the top 40 in the book, 100 Best Australian Albums. In December 2021, the album was listed at no. 9 in Rolling Stone Australia’s ‘200 Greatest Albums of All Time’ countdown. Track listing All tracks are written by Darren Hayes and Daniel Jones; all tracks are produced by Charles Fisher and Chris Lord-Alge, except where noted B-sides "Promises" – B-side to "I Want You" and "Truly Madly Deeply", included on the international version of the album "Mine" (later subtitled as "Mine (And You Could Be)") – B-side to "I Want You", included on the album in Australia and Japan, and the bonus remix disc in Asia "All Around Me" – B-side to "To the Moon and Back", included on the album in Australia, and the bonus remix disc in Asia "Fire Inside the Man" – B-side to "I Want You" "Memories Are Designed to Fade" – B-side to "To the Moon and Back" "This Side of Me" – B-side to "Truly Madly Deeply" and "Universe" "Love Can Move You" – B-side to "Truly Madly Deeply", "Universe" and "Tears of Pearls", included on the bonus remix disc in Asia "I'll Bet He Was Cool" – B-side to "Truly Madly Deeply" and "Break Me Shake Me", included on the bonus remix disc in Asia Personnel Darren Hayes – lead and background vocals Daniel Jones – keyboards, sequencing, lead and rhythm guitars, background vocals Terepai Richmond – drums, percussion Alex Hewetson – bass Rex Goh – rhythm and lead guitars Jackie Orzaczky – strings orchestration and conducting Written by Darren Hayes and Daniel Jones Produced by Charles Fisher except "Santa Monica", which is produced by Savage Garden Vocals arranged by Darren Hayes, Charles Fisher and Jim Bonnefond Strings arranged by Daniel Jones Mixed by Chris Lord-Alge except "Truly Madly Deeply", "Tears of Pearls" and "Universe", which were mixed by Mike Pela and "Santa Monica" which was mixed by Oliver Jones. Mastered by Vlado Meller Album cover and inside photography of The Garden of Earthly Delights by Yelena Yemchuk Design by Aimee Macauley Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts Decade-end charts Certifications and sales See also List of best-selling albums in Australia Notes 1997 debut albums ARIA Award-winning albums Savage Garden albums Soft rock albums by Australian artists Albums produced by Charles Fisher (producer) Columbia Records albums
From A to B is the only album by the British alternative rock band Octopus, released on 30 September 1996 on Food Records. The album contained four singles, all of which charted within the British Top 100 (although only one, "Saved", scraped into the Top 40). Recording From A to B was recorded in various sessions in six different studios. The band was signed on the strength of Shearer's home 4-track recordings before the label had even seen them play live. Mike Smith, then of EMI publishing was impressed with the depth and breadth of Shearer's writing, comparing him to Julian Cope. Shearer offered a box of 4-track recordings to David Francolini who wanted to produce the album. These were used as the sketch of the album. The band's producer was David Francolini (formerly the drummer with Levitation and later performing the same role for Dark Star) with Chris Sheldon and John Cornfield assisting with several of the mixes. During the recording, various external musicians were brought in to add to the band's sound, with Shearer being particularly influenced by The Beach Boys and The Beatles as well as The Pink Floyd and Syd Barrett (where they get their name). Only five of the album's fifteen tracks do not feature a guest bass guitar player: the other ten tracks feature bass playing by sessions musician Dave Quinn, Francolini's former Levitation colleague Robert White (also of The Milk and Honey Band), or the original Octopus bass guitarist Steven McSeveney. In addition, Francolini plays drums on two tracks and piano on another, as well as playing Moog synthesizer on five tracks and contributing keyboards, percussion, samples and various noises throughout the album. Francolini also co-wrote six of the album's songs, including the single "Magazine" although Marc Shearer wrote every song on the album. The recording process was long and expensive with the band experimenting in Sawmill's Studio, using the natural creek as echo and recording in tents. The backwards guitar solo on "Your Smile" is from the original 4-track recording done in Shearer's kitchen in Glasgow and the album is a mixture of high and low production values. Other contributing musicians include both core members of Blowpipe (Robin and Andrew Blick, the latter of whom was part of Octopus' live brass section), singer Katherine Blake (Mediaeval Baebes, Miranda Sex Garden), folk musician Nigel Mazlyn Jones and cellist Audrey Riley. Many songs were recorded during the several sessions with the band pulling in a more psychedelic direction and the label looking for pop hits like "Jealousy" which Shearer had written as a wry comment on pop singles. When the initial singles, "Magazine", "Your Smile" and "Saved" were not major hits, EMI pushed for the release of "Jealousy" believing it to be radio friendly but it also failed to perform well in the charts. The album has a secret message, based on the works of J. D. Salinger, encoded in the sequencing of the tracks which was done at Abbey Road, but nobody has worked it out. Package design From a to b featured a striking CD booklet/record inner sleeve design, consisting of a specially designed board game and cut-out pieces. Track listing "Your Smile" (Marc Shearer) – 3:55 "Everyday Kiss" (Shearer) – 2:52 "If You Want to Give Me More" (Shearer/David Francolini) – 3:38 "King for a Day" (Shearer) – 4:52 "Adrenalina" (Shearer/Francolini) – 3:26 "Untitled" (a.k.a. "Car") – 2:15 "Jealousy" (Shearer/Alan McSeveney) – 2:38 "Magazine" (Shearer/McSeveney/Francolini) – 2:37 "From A to B" (Shearer/McSeveney/Francolini) – 3:52 "Untitled" (a.k.a. "Airplane") – 0:21 "Saved" (Shearer/McSeveney) – 4:04 "Wait and See" (Shearer) – 3:50 "Theme from Joy Pop" (Shearer/McSeveney/Francolini) – 4:05 "Night Song" (Shearer/Francolini) – 3:01 "In This World" (Shearer) – 6:03 (Tracks 6 and 10 did not have printed titles, being represented by pictograms of a car and an airplane respectively. They were written by Shearer and McSeveney.) Personnel Octopus Marc Shearer - vocals, guitar, piano, keyboards Alan McSeveney - guitar, piano, keyboards Steven McSeveney - bass guitar Oliver Grasset - drums, percussion Octopus live musicians Andrew Blick, James Donaldson (trumpets) Mike (piano) Nick Reynolds (harmonica) Steven McSeveney (bass guitar) Cameron Miller (bass guitar) Additional musicians and production staff David Francolini - production; Moog synthesizer on "Everyday Kiss", "If You Want to Give Me More", "Jealousy", "Wait and See" & "Theme from Joy Pop", drums on "Saved" & "Wait and See", piano on "Theme from Joy Pop"; also credited with percussion, keyboards, samples, "morse code", "psychedelic diagnosis"; mixing on all tracks except "Your Smile","If You Want to Give Me More","Saved","Wait and See","Theme from Joy Pop" & "Night Song" Dave Quinn - bass guitar on "Your Smile", "If You Want to Give Me More", "Adrenaline", "Jealousy", & "Saved" Steven McSeveney - bass guitar on "Everyday Kiss", "Magazine" & "Theme from Joy Pop" Robert White - bass guitar on "From a to b", "Wait and See", additional piano on "Saved" Robin Blick - trumpet on "Everyday Kiss" & "Theme from Joy Pop" Nigel Mazlyn Jones - dulcimer on "Untitled" (a.k.a. "Car") & "Untitled" (a.k.a. "Airplane") Effie Fenton - flute on "Untitled" (a.k.a. "Car") The Tentaculars - percussion on "From a to b" Audrey Riley - cello & string arrangements on "Saved" & "Theme from Joy Pop" Chris Tombling, Jane Harris - violins on "Saved" & "Theme from Joy Pop" Sue Dench - viola on "Saved" & "Theme from Joy Pop" Katherine Blake - backing vocals on "Adrenaline" & "Saved" Chris Sheldon - mixing on "Your Smile", "If You Want to Give Me More", "Saved", "Wait and See", "Theme from Joy Pop", "Night Song" References 1996 albums Octopus (Scottish band) albums Food Records albums
Indigenous peoples in Uruguay or Native Uruguayans, are the peoples who have historically lived in the modern state of Uruguay. Because of colonial practices, disease and active exclusion, only a very small share of the population is aware of the country's indigenous history or has known indigenous ancestry. Scholars disagree agree about the first settlers in what is now Uruguay, but there is evidence of human presence from 10,000 BCE. Indigenous Uruguayans disappeared in the 1830s and, with the exception of the Guaraní, little is known about these peoples and even less about their genetic characteristics. The Charrúa peoples were perhaps the best-known indigenous people of the Southern Cone in what was called the Banda Oriental. Other significant tribes were the Minuane, Yaro, Güenoa, Chaná, Bohán, and the Arachán. Languages once spoken in the area include Charrúa, Chaná, Güenoa, and Guaraní. A 2005 genetic study showed 38% of Uruguayans had some indigenous ancestry. In the 2011 Census, 4.9% of the population reported having indigenous ancestry. A 2004 DNA study in the American Journal of Human Biology suggested that the Native American contribution to Uruguay's genetic composition may be far higher than is commonly assumed. History In pre-colonial times, Uruguayan territory was inhabited by small tribes of nomadic Charrúa, Chana, Arachan and Guarani peoples. They were semi-nomadic people who survived by hunting, fishing and gathering and probably never numbered more than 10,000 – 20,000 people. It is estimated that there were about 9,000 Charrúa and 6,000 Chaná and Guaraní at the time of contact with the Spanish in the 1500s. By the time of independence, some 300 years later, there were only about 500 native people remaining in Uruguay. The decline in the native population was due to disease, intermarriage, and persecution. With little immunity to diseases brought by European settlers, native peoples and culture were gradually diminished. The genocide of the Charrúa culminated on April 11, 1831 with the Massacre of Salsipuedes, where most of the Charrúa men were killed by the Uruguayan army on the orders of President Fructuoso Rivera. The remaining 300 Charrua women and children were divided as household slaves and servants among Europeans. By 1840 there were only 18 surviving Charrua in Uruguay. According to the history professor and journalist Lincoln Maiztegui Casas, “the disappearance of the Charrúa people was a gradual process that took more than 200 years, and the root cause was territorial occupation by Europeans”. Significant peoples Charrúa Guarani Guenoa See also Localidad Rupestre de Chamangá Uruguayan people Indigenous peoples in South America Hombre del Catalanense References External links Uruguay Ethnic groups in Uruguay
The Dacrymycetes are a class of fungi in the Basidiomycota. The class currently contains the single order Dacrymycetales, with a second proposed order Unilacrymales now treated at the family level. The order contains four families and has a cosmopolitan distribution. All fungi in the Dacrymycetes are wood-rotting saprotrophs. Basidiocarps (fruit bodies) are ceraceous to gelatinous, typically yellow to orange as a result of carotenoid pigments, and variously corticioid (effused and patch-forming), disc- or cushion-shaped, spathulate, or clavarioid (club or coral-like). Microscopically, nearly all species have distinctive Y-shaped holobasidia. Species were formerly placed in the Heterobasidiomycetes and are informally included in the "jelly fungi". References Basidiomycota classes Taxa described in 2001
Jean Restout the Younger (26 March 1692 – 1 January 1768) was a French artist, who worked in painting and drawing. Although little remembered today, Restout was well-respected by his contemporaries for his religious compositions. Biography Restout was born in the city of Rouen in Normandy on 26 March 1692. He was a son and pupil of Jean Restout the Elder, a church painter from Caen. His mother, Marie Madeleine Jouvenet ( – before 1729), was also an artist and a sister of the famed painter Jean Jouvenet. Jean Restout the Elder died suddenly in 1702 and thereafter two of his brothers, the artists Jacques and Eustache, cared for the ten-year-old Restout. In 1707, following their introduction to one another by Eustache, Restout entered Jouvenet's studio in Paris. He rose to a position of some importance while there, even assisting his uncle in the completion of his last commissions. Furthermore, Jouvenet gave Restout the majority of his many drawings, a number of which were figure studies. On 29 May 1717, Restout was admitted to the Académie Royale de Peinture et de Sculpture as an agréé or associate following his submission of the painting Venus Ordering Arms from Vulcan for Aeneas. He evidently prepared an additional, complementary work for the Academy entitled Venus Presenting Arms to Aeneas. Both paintings may have been composed in anticipation of that year's Prix de Rome competition, but apparently Restout only thought about entering the contest as he was not among the April finalists. Restout's career as a religious painter began in earnest in 1730, when he received a dual commission from the Benedictine abbey at Bourgueil near Chinon. Both paintings, the Ecstasy of St Benedict and the Death of St. Scholastica, center around monastic figures. In 1729, Restout married Marie-Anne Hallé (1704 – 1784), daughter of Academy painter Claude-Guy Hallé. In 1732, she gave birth to their only child, Jean-Bernard Restout. He, like his father, had a successful, though rather conventional, painting career: he won the Prix de Rome in 1758, was admitted to the Academy in 1769, and exhibited regularly at the Paris Salon. Restout died in the Louvre Palace on 1 January 1768. His late baroque classicism rendered his altarpieces, such as the Death of St. Scholastica an isolated achievement that ran counter to his rococo contemporaries. Selected works Saint Bruno in Prayer (1711) – Musée des Beaux-Arts de Dole. Portrait of Dom Louis Daudouin du Basset, a Carthusian monk of Gaillon (1716) – Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rouen. Venus Ordering Arms from Vulcan for Aeneas (1717) – Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Venus Presenting Arms to Aeneas (1717) – Ottawa, National Gallery of Canada. Alpheus and Arethusa (1720) – Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rouen. Ecstasy of St Benedict (1730) – Musée des Beaux-Arts de Tours. Death of St Scholastica (1730) – Musée des Beaux-Arts de Tours. Alexander and his Doctor (1747) – Musée de Picardie, Amiens. Martyrdom of St. Andrew (1749) – Musée de Grenoble. Triumph of Bacchus and Ariadne (1757) – Sanssouci, Potsdam. Orpheus and Eurydice (1763) – Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rennes. Gallery Paintings Drawings Notes and references Notes References Further reading 18th-century French painters French male painters 1692 births 1768 deaths Artists from Rouen 18th-century French male artists Members of the Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture
Blah! Blah! Blah! is series of word paintings executed by the American conceptual artist and painter Mel Bochner between 2008 and 2012, featuring various chromatic and placement variations on the words and in concert the phrase "Blah! Blah! Blah!". Bochner has said of his painterly employment of the phrase … "‘Blah blah blah is a way of shorthanding a conversation’.... ‘you know what I’m saying, so blah blah blah’. It’s a form of agreement. But it also carries a contradictory and critical meaning – what you are hearing or saying is in fact meaningless, it’s simply blah blah blah. It’s about the emptiness, the endlessness and the darkness of the discourse’. These canvases like much of Bochner's later work employ a drippy paint style which the painter relates is influenced by the work of the post abstract expressionist artists Robert Rauschenberg and Jasper Johns. The seminal Bochner Blah! Blah! Blah! painting was completed in 2008. The series was created in different mediums and subsequent print runs have been issued later than the time span the painting series was executed in (Blah! Blah! Blah!). Among the museums who have a work(s) from the series in their permanent collections is the Art Institute of Chicago. References American paintings 2008 paintings
Crematogaster corticicola is a species of ant in tribe Crematogastrini. It was described by Mayr in 1887. References corticicola Insects described in 1887
disJam is an acid-jazz and jazz-funk band from Hamburg, Germany. The band's members have included Christoph Kähler (drums, guitar and vocals), Sascha Panknin (bass guitar, guitar and keyboards), Volker Kurnoth (guitar and vocals), Ralf Petter (keyboards and vocals), Ole Janssen (saxophone) and Oliver Schumacher (percussion and keyboards). disJam was formed in the early 1990s and has been known in Germany, Switzerland and Austria since the mid-1990s; they have frequently been on tour with Die Fantastischen Vier, as well as performed on their albums Lauschgift and Live und Direkt. Discography Phuturing the Poetry of Lemn Sissay, Yo Mama Records, 1994. When It's Cold EP, Yo Mama Records, 1994. disJam, Instinct Records, 1995. Money, Yo Mama Records, 1997. Return of the Manchurian Candidate, Shadow Records, 1998. Hybrid Honey, 5000 Records, 1999. Completely Happy With It EP, 5000 Records, 1999. Hybrid Honey, Shadow Records, 2000. References German jazz ensembles
Galatasaray SK. women's 1987–1988 season is the 1987–1988 basketball season for Turkish professional basketball club Galatasaray Medical Park. The club competes in the Turkish Women's Basketball League. Depth chart Results, schedules and standings Turkish Basketball League 1987–88 Regular season First half Second half References 1988 Galatasaray Sports Club 1987–88 season
Radko Gudas (born 5 June 1990) is a Czech professional ice hockey defenceman for the Anaheim Ducks in the National Hockey League (NHL). He has previously played in the NHL for the Tampa Bay Lightning, Philadelphia Flyers the Washington Capitals, and the Florida Panthers. The son of Leo Gudas, who competed for Czechoslovakia at the 1992 Winter Olympics, Gudas was raised in Kladno, and played for HC Rabat Kladno. He moved to North America in 2009, spending one season with the Everett Silvertips of the major junior Western Hockey League before the Tampa Bay Lightning selected him 66th overall in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft. Internationally Gudas played for the Czech Republic national junior team at two World Junior Championships and for the senior team at the 2014 Winter Olympics. Playing career Junior Gudas played in the Czech Extraliga with HC Kladno during the 2008–09 season. Gudas was selected by the Everett Silvertips of the Western Hockey League (WHL) in the first round of the CHL Import Draft with the 20th pick. After going un-drafted in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft, Gudas was invited to the Los Angeles Kings training camp that year but was not offered a contract. He then joined the Silvertips that fall. He had a strong season with the Silvertips, posting 7 goals, 30 assists, and 151 penalty minutes. His play for the Silvertips paid off when he was selected by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft with their 3rd-round draft pick. Gudas participated in the 2010 Lightning developmental camp that ran from 10–14 July. On 8 August 2010, the Lightning announced they had signed Gudas to a three-year entry-level contract. Tampa Bay Lightning Gudas participated in first NHL training camp in 2010 with the Tampa Bay Lightning. Gudas was reassigned to Tampa Bay's American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Norfolk Admirals. Gudas showed a desire to lay big hits on his opposition, along with an extensive fight card in his rookie season. In total Gudas dropped the gloves 16 times, and amassed 165 penalty minutes in 76 games for the Admirals. His point totals for that season were 4 goals and 13 assists. He spent the entire 2011–12 season in the AHL with the Admirals, and during this season Admirals set a professional hockey record by winning 28 consecutive games. Gudas helped lead the Admiral blue-line, along with fellow Lightning prospect Mark Barberio, to the 2012 Calder Cup championship in a four-game sweep of the Toronto Marlies. Admirals and Lightning fans had been aware of Gudas' ability to grow a great beard, which he was noted for during the Admirals' playoff run. It has been a signature look of his since then. Following the dream season for the Admirals, the Lightning ended their affiliation with Norfolk and entered into a multi-year affiliation with the Syracuse Crunch. Gudas was assigned to the Crunch for the 2012–13 AHL season. Gudas was recalled by the Lightning on 11 March 2013. Prior to being recalled he had 4 goals and 20 points for the Crunch, at the time leading the AHL with a plus/minus rating of plus-32. He was also fourth in the league with 207 penalty minutes. Gudas played his first NHL game against the Florida Panthers. Gudas posted three blocked shots, and two hits in 15:20 of playtime. During this game Gudas went to lay a hit on Panthers forward Kris Versteeg, who attempted to avoid the hit, but still collided with him. Versteeg wound up leaving the game with what appeared to be a right leg injury. It was revealed two days later that Versteeg would need to undergo season-ending knee surgery due to the collision. Gudas finished the remainder of the season with the Lightning, playing in 22 contests. He posted 2 goals, 3 assists, 38 penalty minutes and was a +3 in his first NHL season. Gudas rejoined the Crunch at the finish of the NHL regular season to help Syracuse Crunch in the 2013 Calder Cup playoffs. Gudas suffered a MCL injury during the Eastern Conference Championship series, and missed the first four games of the Calder Cup finals. The Crunch fell to the Grand Rapids Griffins to end Gudas' AHL career. On Monday 6 May 2013, the Lightning announced they had signed Gudas to a 3-year contract extension. Gudas was thrust into a top-4 role on defense for the season, with Eric Brewer being moved to a more manageable 3rd pair role. Gudas continued to play his physical game. His rough and tumble in-your-face game also landed Gudas in trouble at a few points during the season. The biggest incident involved Florida Panthers forward Scottie Upshall squirting Gudas with a bottle of water from after he had fallen in front of the Panthers bench. Gudas retaliated by smashing his stick on the Panthers in frustration. He was ejected from the game for his actions, though the Lightning went on to win the game despite being down a defenseman. Gudas also received a match penalty against the Dallas Stars on 5 March 2014, although Tampa Bay general manager Steve Yzerman announced there would not be any additional discipline from the league. Gudas finished his first full NHL season by playing three games in the Stanley Cup playoffs for the Lightning in a 4 game sweep by the Montreal Canadiens. In the 2014–15 season, on 6 January 2015, Gudas underwent arthroscopic knee surgery. The Lightning announced that he would be out for the remainder of the regular season. Philadelphia Flyers On 2 March 2015, at the trade deadline Gudas was traded by the Lightning along with a first and third-round selection in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft to the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for Braydon Coburn. Gudas was suspended for three games on 2 December 2015, for an illegal check to the head of Mika Zibanejad during a 4–2 win against the Ottawa Senators the night before. He was not assessed a penalty for the hit during the game, though Zibanejad left the game. Gudas signed a four-year contract with the Flyers worth $13.4 million on 23 June 2016. In an 8 October 2016, preseason game against the Boston Bruins, Gudas delivered an interfering hit on Austin Czarnik, who left the game and soon underwent concussion protocol. While Gudas was assessed a minor penalty for boarding during the game, upon review of the incident, the NHL Department of Player Safety eventually suspended Gudas for six games, in part because of his previous suspension in 2015. Washington Capitals On 14 June 2019, Gudas was traded from the Flyers to the Washington Capitals in exchange for defenceman Matt Niskanen. Florida Panthers As a free agent from the Capitals, Gudas signed on the opening day of free agency to remain in the Eastern Conference in signing a three-year, $7.5 million contract with the Florida Panthers on 9 October 2020. Anaheim Ducks On 1 July 2023, Gudas signed as a free agent to a three-year, $12 million contract with the Anaheim Ducks. International play On 6 January 2014, Radko Gudas was named to the Czech Republic men's national ice hockey team with teammate Ondřej Palát for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. Gudas would miss two games in the Olympics due to an apparent illness. He would appear in 3 games and record 4 penalty minutes during his first Olympics. The Czech Team were eliminated at the hands of Team USA. Criticism Gudas' style of play has resulted in criticism, ejections, injuries to opposing players, and subsequent reviews and suspensions from the NHL's Department of Player Safety. NBC Sports writer James O’Brien noted Gudas’ growing list of indiscretions in late 2016, writing that “If the Department of Player Safety had a speed dial list of regulars, Gudas would have a prominent spot on it.” Hockey writers have described him as reckless and as a player who consistently demonstrates no regard for opponents in vulnerable positions. As a member of the Flyers, he has been referred to by the Philadelphia sports press as a player who “represents everything that the Flyers once were and should no longer aspire to be”, as well as “a cheap-shot aficionado, reckless, careless, damaging to the Flyers' chances of winning and to other athletes' health and safety, a player who can't be trusted by either his teammates or his opponents to play a tough, clean game.” On 2 December 2015, the league issued Gudas a three-game suspension for a headshot delivered to Ottawa forward Mika Zibanejad a day earlier, noting that an injury was caused and that the targeting of the head was avoidable. On 10 October 2016, Gudas was issued a six-game suspension for an injury-causing hit delivered to the head of Boston Bruins’ forward Austin Czarnik in a pre-season game. Gudas has also been involved in numerous questionable plays in which he has avoided disciplinary action despite placing opponents in danger or causing injury. This history of delivering dangerous hits while typically avoiding suspension has been referred to facetiously as Gudas’ “signature skill” as a professional hockey player. In mid-February 2016, Gudas was ejected from a game for the third time in sixteen days after he injured New Jersey Devils’ forward Bobby Farnham with a late hit which targeted the head of a player not involved in the play. Gudas was ejected for boarding New York Rangers' forward Jimmy Vesey in a pre-season game on 3 October 2016, receiving a five-minute major penalty and a game misconduct. On 26 October 2017, Gudas was again ejected, receiving a five-minute major and a game misconduct after targeting the head of Ottawa Senators’ defenseman Chris Wideman. Flyers’ coach Dave Hakstol and GM Ron Hextall were reported to have met with Gudas in early 2016 to discuss his on-ice actions. The Philadelphia sports press noted that Gudas' behavior only worsened after the meeting, lamenting that Gudas’ on-ice actions were likely to encourage retaliation not against himself, but against the Flyers' star players such as Claude Giroux and Jakub Voráček. On 20 November 2017, Gudas was suspended for ten games without pay for a slash to the neck of Winnipeg Jets' forward Mathieu Perreault while Perreault was in a prone position on the ice. Upon returning from this ten game suspension, Gudas immediately found himself in the news again after leaving his feet to deliver a hit to New Jersey Devils' forward Kyle Palmieri on 1 February 2018. Though he avoided another suspension and claimed the incident was accidental, Palmieri said he believed Gudas no longer deserved the benefit of the doubt in light of his history, adding that he felt the Flyers' player had "run out of second chances." Personal life Gudas and his girlfriend have a daughter together. Gudas' sister, actress and singer Karolina Gudasová, is married to former teammate Michal Neuvirth. Career statistics Regular season and playoffs International References External links 1990 births Living people Anaheim Ducks players HC Berounští Medvědi players Czech expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Czech ice hockey defencemen Everett Silvertips players Florida Panthers players Rytíři Kladno players Ice hockey players at the 2014 Winter Olympics Norfolk Admirals players Olympic ice hockey players for the Czech Republic Ice hockey people from Kladno Philadelphia Flyers players Syracuse Crunch players Tampa Bay Lightning draft picks Tampa Bay Lightning players Washington Capitals players
Mohan Mate is an Indian politician and member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. Mate was a member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from 1999 to 2004 and currently 2019 to 2024 representing the Nagpur South (Vidhan Sabha constituency). He won 2019 Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha election from Nagpur South and got elected as MLA for the 2nd time. References Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Maharashtra Maharashtra MLAs 1999–2004 Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Maharashtra MLAs 2019–2024
Wassa Amenfi East Municipal District is one of the fourteen districts in Western Region, Ghana. Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger Wassa Amenfi District in 1988, which was created from the former Aowin-Amenfi District Council, until the eastern part of the district was split off to create Wassa Amenfi East District in August 2004; thus the remaining part has been renamed as Wassa Amenfi West District. However, on 15 March 2018, it was later elevated to municipal district assembly status to become Wassa Amenfi East Municipal District. The municipality is located in the northern part of Western Region and has Wassa-Akropong as its capital town. Sources GhanaDistricts.com References Districts of the Western Region (Ghana)
Edgaras Česnauskis (born 5 February 1984) is a Lithuanian former professional footballer who played as a winger. Club career Česnauskis was born in Kuršėnai. He started his career in 2000 playing for his hometown team Ekranas. He played for Dynamo Kyiv from 2003 to 2005, however, he received limited playing time and was often excluded from the matchday squads, appearing in only 9 matches across all competitions for the Ukrainian club. In March 2006, he signed a three-year deal with Russian club Saturn Ramenskoye. He was a regular starter for the club, appearing in 52 league matches and scoring ten goals until May 2008, when he moved to league rival FC Moscow. After the club withdrew from the Russian Premier League in February 2010, Česnauskis signed for Dynamo Moscow prior to the 2010 season. In March 2011, Česnauskis signed a contract with Rostov until June 2012. In July 2012 he signed a new three-year contract with the club from Rostov-on-Don. After being a regular starter in his first seasons at Rostov, he was relegated to a backup role in the 2013–14 season. After his contract ended in 2015, he retired from professional football. International career Česnauskis made five appearances for the Lithuanian under-21 team, scoring three goals. He made his debut for the full national team aged 19, on 3 July 2003 against Estonia. Until 2013, he earned 43 caps for his country, scoring five goals. Personal life His older brother, Deividas, is also a former professional footballer. Career statistics Club International Scores and results list Lithuania's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Česnauskis goal. References External links 1984 births Living people People from Kuršėnai Lithuanian men's footballers Lithuanian expatriate men's footballers Lithuania men's international footballers FC Dynamo Kyiv players FC Dynamo-2 Kyiv players FC Leon Saturn Ramenskoye players FC Moscow players FC Dynamo Moscow players Ukrainian Premier League players Russian Premier League players Expatriate men's footballers in Russia Expatriate men's footballers in Ukraine Lithuanian expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine FC Rostov players Men's association football forwards
The Genesee Avenue–Walker Street Historic District is a primarily commercial- and railroad-oriented historic district, located along three blocks of Walker Street and one intersecting block of Genesee Avenue in Gaines, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. History Gaines, named for War of 1812 Veteran Edmund T. Gaines, was founded in 1859, soon after the Detroit, Grand Haven and Milwaukee Railway laid tracks through Genesee County and established a station at the location. A small village sprang up, with two hotels established in the 1860s, and a grain elevator and numerous stores and businesses constructed by 1875. However, the 1870s marked the peak of the growth in Gaines, and the downtown remained concentrated in a single block. It served as a transportation hub for the local economy, until the last passenger train run in 1958. Description The district includes a total of 16 properties, of which all but three contribute to the historical character of the district. Of the 16, seven are commercial, six are railroad-related, one is residential, one is a post office, and the remaining building is a city hall. The district encompasses a T-shaped area, including structures along both sides of Genesee Avenue between Lord and Walker streets, and six structures between Walker Street and the railroad tracks between Washington and Elm streets. The most visually distinctive structure in the district is the L-plan depot, constructed of uncommon yellow and red brick. Built in 1884 to replace the original depot, it is a single-story depot Victorian Eclectic building with decorative features such as circular openings, stepped corbeling in the gable ends, and large wooden brackets, terminating in stone, supporting the eaves. The remaining buildings include two frame warehouses, lumberyard, and a grain elevator located alongside the railroad tracks. These are functional in design. The buildings along Genesee Avenue are primarily one- and two-story commercial buildings constructed from brick, though a few frame structures are included. The storefronts have 19th century Italianate and Victorian Eclectic features, including cast iron columns, cornices, and recessed entrances. References National Register of Historic Places in Genesee County, Michigan Italianate architecture in Michigan
Jeremy Allen Black (1 September 1951 – Oxford 28 April 2004) was a British Assyriologist and Sumerologist, founder of the online Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature. Black was born in Isleworth, Middlesex, England, and was brought up in Buckinghamshire, England. He was the only son of tea-taster Dudley A. Black and his wife Joan M. née Denton (1913-1957). At age two, he was isolated for a whole year in hospital with polio, then, at age five, his mother died. After his attendance at Slough Grammar School for Boys, in 1969 Black went to Worcester College, Oxford, as Exhibitioner in Classics. At Oxford, he became interested in the ancient languages and cultures of Mesopotamia, and, after qualifying, changed his studies to Sumerian and Akkadian under Professor Oliver Gurney. His (still unpublished) BA dissertation was entitled "A History of Nippur, from the Earliest Times to the End of the Kassite Period": this work was utilised in the very beginning of S.W. Cole's book Nippur in Late Assyrian Times, ca. 745-612 B.C., 1996, where it is described as the "only systematic treatment of Nippur's early history". In 1975 Black attained his BPhil in Cuneiform Studies. For postgraduate studies, partly supervised by Edmond Sollberger of the British Museum, and with the continuing guidance of Gurney at Oxford, Black wrote his DPhil dissertation on "Ancient Babylonian Grammatical Theory", submitted in 1980 and later published under the title Sumerian Grammar in Babylonian Theory, Rome 1984, 2nd edition 1991. A.R. George has described it as "the only book-length examination of the linguistic thinking that underpinned the Babylonians' understanding of Sumerian". While completing his DPhil dissertation, Black took a position with St Catherine's Foundation, Cumberland Lodge in Windsor Great Park. In 1981, however, he was enabled to return full-time to the field of Assyriology by his appointment to a Research Associate post at the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago to work on the Chicago Assyrian Dictionary Project (see acknowledgement of his contribution on the title pages of volumes 17/Š [1989–1992] and 14/R [1999]). In 1982 Black took up the post of assistant director of the British Archaeological Expedition to Iraq, the Baghdad wing of the British School of Archaeology in Iraq, succeeding Michael Roaf, who had been elevated to the directorship. Following the resignation of Roaf in late 1985, Black was appointed Director, which post he held until early 1988. In Iraq Black served as epigrapher on a number of archaeological expeditions, and in Baghdad carried out research in the Iraq Museum, where he worked especially on the tablets (cuneiform documents) discovered in the earlier major British excavations at Ur and Nimrud; the latter were published in J.A. Black and D. J. Wiseman, Cuneiform Tablets from Nimrud, 4: Literary Texts from the Temple of Nabû, London 1996. Black also collaborated on Assyriological works with Iraqi scholars, notably with Farouk Al-Rawi, and with other colleagues from the days in Baghdad: the book Gods, Demons and Symbols of Ancient Mesopotamia: An Illustrated Dictionary (co-authored with Anthony Green, illustrated by Tessa Rickards, London and Austin 1992, 2nd edition 1998) grew out of such an association. Also in Iraq, Black met and married the British archaeologist Ellen McAdam (later divorced). Benefitting from the recommendations of the 1986 Parker Report into Asian and African Studies in Universities in the UK, in 1988 Oxford University was able to re-establish a full-time lectureship in Assyriology (absent since the retirement of Gurney in 1978). The new post, known as University Lecturer in Akkadian, was awarded to Black, who was also elected a Fellow of Wolfson College. Back in Oxford – apart from periods devoted to full administrative duties, first as Senior Proctor of the university, 1995–1996, then as chairman of the board of the Faculty of Oriental Studies, 1999–2001 – Black was free to develop his studies in Sumerian literature, literary criticism and philology. Most notable was the publication of his Reading Sumerian Poetry, Oxford 1988. In the assessment of A.R. George, this book "displays ... a real sensitivity to Sumerian imagery". Black also collaborated with Andrew R. George and J. Nicholas Postgate on A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 1999 (reprinted 2000). He actively participated in other scholarly projects, such as those of the international "Sumerian Grammar Group" and the Gröningen-based "Mesopotamian Literature Group". From 1997, with initial funding from the Leverhulme Trust, and later from the Arts and Humanities Research Board, Black founded and administered what may well come to be considered his greatest legacy, the Internet-based "Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature". Work by the project team continued after Black's death, although active funding was ended in mid-2006. Towards the end of his life Black had the pleasurable discovery of, and contact with, his half-brother, Peter Mitchell (the son of Dudley by his first wife), living in the British Virgin Islands. He was also an enthusiastic amateur musician who sang bass with the Cathedral Singers of Christ Church, Oxford, and with the Northamptonshire-based period music ensemble Fiori Musicali. Black died in 2004 at Oxford. The Jeremy Allen Black Trust for Assyriology, a fund to support young Assyriologists, was established by the Faculty of Oriental Studies at Oxford University in his memory. At Upton Court Grammar School, a memorial prize for Languages and Classics is given each year in his memory. External links The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature can be found at The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature (ETCSL) . Sources Obituary by Andrew R. George in Iraq (Journal of the British School of Archaeology in Iraq) 66 (2004), pp. vii–ix. Obituary by Irving Finkel and Stephen Roe in College Record (Wolfson College Oxford) 2003–2004, pp. 23–25 (republished from The Independent). Personal reflections by Jay Lewis in College Record (Wolfson College Oxford) 2003–2004, pp. 21–23. 1951 births 2004 deaths English Assyriologists Linguists of Sumerian Alumni of Worcester College, Oxford Fellows of Wolfson College, Oxford University of Chicago staff People from Isleworth People from Ealing People from Slough People educated at Upton Court Grammar School English male non-fiction writers 20th-century English historians 21st-century English historians 20th-century antiquarians 21st-century antiquarians 20th-century British archaeologists 21st-century British archaeologists English archaeologists Epigraphers English philologists 20th-century philologists 21st-century philologists Literary scholars English literary critics 20th-century English male writers British scientists with disabilities British writers with disabilities
Sunny Bay () is an MTR station in Yam O. It is between Tung Chung and Tsing Yi stations. The station is an interchange station between the and the to Hong Kong Disneyland. The station was originally to be named Yam O (); however, the name was ultimately replaced, likely because of its ominous connotations. The station was the first MTR station to have automatic platform gates (APG) installed on the edge of its platforms. These gates range from to the height of the platform screen doors found in other MTR stations. In line with ground level and above-ground MTR stations, the Sunny Bay and Disneyland Resort stations are not air conditioned, and rely on their open architecture to keep the temperature low. Services to the station commenced on 1 June 2005. The transfer facilities to the opened on 1 August that year. The livery of the station is slate grey. Platforms 1 (Tung Chung line towards Tung Chung) and 3 (Disneyland Resort line) are located opposite to each other to allow easy interchange of trains for passengers travelling from the urban areas. Architecture firm Aedas was the architect for the Disneyland Resort line and the architect for the Sunny Bay and Disneyland Resort stations. The station is primarily used by tourists travelling to Hong Kong Disneyland who use the station to interchange from the Tung Chung line onto the Disneyland Resort line, but also provides bus transport links to the Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macau Bridge and Discovery Bay. The passes through the centre of the station without stopping. This station is equipped with emergency platforms for the Airport Express. History The Tung Chung line began operations on 22 June 1998, shortly followed by the Airport Express two weeks later on 6 July. However, Sunny Bay station was not built at the time. On 1 June 2005, in order to prepare for the opening of the Hong Kong Disneyland Resort, Sunny Bay station was opened initially for the staff of the resort. Two months later, on 1 August 2005, Disneyland Resort line also opened to the public. Station layout Passengers travelling from Hong Kong can disembark and board Disneyland Resort trains departing from the opposite platform. Passengers returning from Disneyland Resort must cross a footbridge to reach platform 2 to board Tung Chung line trains heading towards Hong Kong. The exit gates are located on the same level and on the same side of the rail tracks as Platform 2. Entrance/exit A: Transport interchange Situated in reclaimed land near Yam O, the area is uninhabited and the sole exit leads to an emergency car park and transport interchange. As of 2005, the interchange is solely used by residents of Discovery Bay as the only bus routes run from the interchange to Discovery Bay, and as of late 2018, local passengers use this station in order to change for border route B5 (operated by Citybus) in order to change for buses to Macau and Zhuhai. See also Rail transport in Walt Disney Parks and Resorts Footnotes References MTR stations in the New Territories Tung Chung line Disneyland Resort line Yam O Tsuen Wan District Railway stations in Hong Kong opened in 2005
Mark Lambert may refer to: Mark Lambert (American actor) (born 1952), American musical theatre actor and singer Mark Lambert (Irish actor), Irish stage, film and television actor Mark Lambert (rugby union) (born 1985), English rugby union player Mark T. Lambert, American businessman and politician from New York Mark Lambert (engraver) (1781–1855), Tyneside engraver and lithographer (see Thomas Harrison Hair)
中西區 may refer to: Central and Western District (), district in Hong Kong West Central District (), district in Tainan City
Loewia submetallica is a European species of fly in the family Tachinidae. Distribution British Isles, Poland, Denmark, Sweden, Bulgaria, Greece, Portugal, Spain, France, Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland. References Tachininae Diptera of Europe Insects described in 1855 Taxa named by Pierre-Justin-Marie Macquart
Djibril Thialaw Diop (born 6 January 1999) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a defender for Eliteserien club Viking. Career Born in Thiès, Senegal, Diop started his career with Génération Foot in 2013. He made his senior debut for the club in 2017. In August 2021, he signed a two-year contract with Moroccan Botola club Hassania Agadir. On 31 August 2022, the last day of the summer transfer window, he signed a four-and-a-half-year contract with Norwegian Eliteserien club Viking. On 2 October 2022, he made his debut for the club in a 2–1 loss against Aalesund. International career On 28 July 2019, he made his international debut for Senegal in a 2020 African Nations Championship qualification match against Liberia. Career statistics References 1999 births Living people Footballers from Thiès Men's association football defenders Senegalese men's footballers Senegal men's international footballers Génération Foot players Hassania Agadir players Viking FK players Ligue 1 (Senegal) players Botola players Eliteserien players Senegalese expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Morocco Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in Morocco Expatriate men's footballers in Norway Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in Norway
Robert Mayer – der Arzt aus Heilbronn is an East German film. It was released in 1955. External links 1955 films 1950s biographical films German biographical films East German films 1950s German-language films Films set in the 1830s Films set in the 1840s German black-and-white films 1950s German films
The white-bellied minivet (Pericrocotus erythropygius) is a species of minivet found in India, mostly in dry deciduous forest. Etymology The origin of the vernacular name of minivets is not known but it seems to be the English adaptation of an Indian name perhaps imitative. The genus Pericrocotus seems to be related to the saffron color of some minivets. Description The male white-bellied minivet has a shiny black head, neck, tail and mantle. The species has a white collar, the throat is orange, the rest of the underparts are also white. The rump is orange with white markings on the wings. The female minivet is duller in appearance, with dark gray upperparts, black wings, white collar, black tail and shiny black lores. The wings have white markings similar to those of the males, and the rump is orange. It measures between 18.5 and 20 cm long. Habitat and behavior The white-bellied minivet is native to Nepal and India, mainly in dry deciduous forests. This species inhabits open savanna with sparse acacia shoots, dry grasslands and artificial terrestrial areas such as agricultural land. It occupies an extremely large area of occurrence of over 20,000 km2. The minivet usually moves in small groups, sometimes joining other species. It feeds mainly on insects that it catches in flight or by perching in the canopy of trees. Its voice is a pleasant whistle. Reproduction This bird makes its nest high in the tree tops. The nest is a cup-shaped structure woven with small twigs and spider webs to increase the strength of the nest. Usually four eggs are laid. These are incubated for 17 to 18 days. Incubation is mainly done by the female, but both birds help raise the offspring. Subspecies There are two subspecies of the white-bellied minivet : P. e. albifrons: present in the plains in central Myanmar; P. e. erythropygius : present in peninsular India (Punjab and Rajasthan to Bihar and Mysore). Conservation status The population is stable, it is considered by the IUCN as "least concern". Gallery References white-bellied minivet Birds of India white-bellied minivet
Mictochroa is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. Species Mictochroa albirena Druce, 1909 Mictochroa ambigua Schaus, 1911 Mictochroa angularis Schaus, 1904 Mictochroa caterva Schaus, 1904 Mictochroa caulea Schaus, 1929 Mictochroa costiplaga E. D. Jones, 1915 Mictochroa dolens Schaus, 1911 Mictochroa farona Schaus, 1904 Mictochroa fasciata E. D. Jones, 1915 Mictochroa harmonica Druce, 1909 Mictochroa indigna Dyar, [1927] Mictochroa octosema Dognin, 1914 Mictochroa pallidula E. D. Jones, 1921 Mictochroa parigana Schaus, 1904 Mictochroa paulata E. D. Jones, 1921 Mictochroa pyrostrota Dognin, 1914 Mictochroa rectilinea E. D. Jones, 1915 Mictochroa renata E. D. Jones, 1915 Mictochroa rhodostrota Dognin, 1914 Mictochroa selinitis Dyar, 1912 Mictochroa thermoptera Druce, 1909 Mictochroa triangularis Schaus, 1904 Mictochroa zonella Druce, 1889 References Acontiinae
Antoine Ferdinand Oscar de Lagoanère (24 August 1851 – 23 May 1918) was a French composer and conductor from Bordeaux. He was a conductor for several theaters and wrote numerous operettas. From 1908 to 1914 he was the director of music for the Théâtre de la Gaîté in Paris. His works include Les deux panthères, Fillette et loup-Garou, Un ménage au violon, L'étape d'un 27 jours, Il était une fois, Le cocheur de la mariée, Néron, Les sept péchés capitaux, Le cadeau d'Alain, and L'habit de César. He also wrote the music for Voyage à travers l'impossible (Journey Through the Impossible), an 1882 play by Jules Verne and Adolphe d'Ennery. He died in Paris on 23 May 1918. References External links 1851 births 1918 deaths French male classical composers French operetta composers
Wild West is the debut mixtape by British rapper Central Cee. It was released independently on 12 March 2021. Critical reception Elle Evans of Clash described Central Cee as a "soon-to-be rap-star" and stated that the mixtape "handed over a slew of top-notch tracks", while NME critic Nicolas-Tyrell Scott said that Wild West gives "a tantalising glimpse at drill's future". Will Pritchard of The Guardian opined that Cee is a "golden egg in the UK's blossoming drill scene", and described the mixtape as "punchy". Commercial performance Wild West debuted at number two on the UK Albums Chart, earning 15,105 album-equivalent units in its first week, of which 6,302 copies were in physical CD format. It was also the most streamed album of the week. The mixtape also charted in Ireland, where it peaked at number three, and Australia, where it debuted and peaked at number 37 on the ARIA Albums Chart. As of September 2021, the album has successfully reached 98,000 in sales. Track listing Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts Certifications References 2021 debut albums 2021 mixtape albums Central Cee albums Self-released mixtape albums Debut mixtape albums
The León Bible of 920 is a manuscript bible copied and illuminated in 920 in a monastery in the Province of León in Spain. It is also known as the John and Vimara Bible or the Holy Bible of León. It is now held as codex 6 in the library of León Cathedral and is one of the most important manuscripts of the Spanish High Middle Ages. It was edited by abbot Maurus and produced by the copyist and illuminator 'Ioannes' (John) under the supervision of a monk called Vimara. References Bibliography John Williams, Imaging the Early Medieval Bible, Penn State Press, 1999, 227 p. (, pp. 181-183 Further reading Gloria Fernández Somoza, "La Biblia de León del año 920 en el contexto de la miniatura hispánica ", in: Joaquín Yarza Luaces, María Victoria Herráez Ortega, Gerardo Boto Varela, Congreso Internacional «La Catedral de León en la Edad Media», 2004, pp. 499—507 () Ana Suárez González, "La Biblia Visigótica de la Catedral de León (Códice 6) primeros apuntes para un estudio arqueológico", in: Estudios humanísticos. Historia; no. 10, 2011, pp. 179—196 (ISSN 1696-0300) External links 10th-century illuminated manuscripts 920 10th century in the Kingdom of León
Angel-shaped phalango-epiphyseal dysplasia, also known as peripheral dysostosis, is a rare type of osteochondrodysplasia which is characterized by angel-shaped middle phalanges of the fingers and generalized metaphyseal dysplasia/delayed osseous age. Additional findings include joint hypermobility, hypodontia, and hip osteoarthritis. According to OMIM, 10 cases from multiple families have been described in medical literature. It is thought to be inherited in an autosomal dominant manner. According to ORPHA, 20 cases have been reported. Presentation The middle phalanges' (often those of the 2nd, 3rd and 5th digits of the hands) angel shape is caused by an abnormal development of the epiphysis, metaphysis, and diaphysis of said phalanges; the wings are formed by an abnormal dyaphysis, the angel's skirt is from a cone-shaped epiphysis, and the head is formed by an abnormal distal pseudoepophysis. Genetics This disorder is thought to be caused by autosomal dominant mutations in the GDF5 gene, in chromosome 20. History This condition was first discovered in 1967, by Bachman et al. when he described a "hereditary peripheral dysostosis" on one woman and 2 of her children. Eponym This disorder's name comes from the fact that Bachman et al. (the researchers who originally described the disorder) and Giedion et al. missed a characteristic feature that the people diagnosed with the disorder shared: a middle phalange that had a striking resemblance to the shape of decorative angels of small size that are often put in Christmas trees. References Skeletal disorders 1967 in medicine Rare genetic syndromes
"The Bris" is the 69th episode of the sitcom Seinfeld. It is the fifth episode of the fifth season, and first aired on October 14, 1993. The story centers on the bris for the newborn child of two of Jerry and Elaine's friends. Jerry and Elaine struggle in the role of godparents, while Kramer objects to the entire concept of the bris and attempts to prevent the baby from being circumcised. Plot Jerry, Elaine, George, and Kramer go to meet friends Stan and Myra, who have just had a baby. George gets a parking spot right in front of the hospital. A mental patient jumps from the roof and lands on George’s car. George attempts to get the hospital to pay for the damages, but the director refuses and insinuates that George is running a scam. Meanwhile, Kramer stumbles into the wrong room at the hospital (1937 instead of 1397) and becomes convinced that he has seen a "pig man" (half-pig, half-man). He espouses a conspiracy theory concerning the government and genetic mutation leading to pig-men armies. Jerry and Elaine agree to be the newborn baby's godparents. Jerry uses the role as a prompt to perform impersonations of Marlon Brando's character from The Godfather, but his friends are severely unimpressed. They are obligated to arrange the bris, which involves Elaine booking a mohel and Jerry holding the baby during the circumcision. Kramer, disturbed by the concept of the bris, upsets the mother with descriptions of circumcision and seizes the baby in an unsuccessful rescue attempt. The mohel is extremely irritable and high-strung and implies that he was charged with malpractice due to a botched circumcision on at least one previous occasion. Made increasingly nervous by this, Jerry flinches as the circumcision gets underway, and the twitching mohel cuts Jerry's finger, which causes George to faint. The four go to the hospital, where the baby's circumcision is performed and the parents have to break up a fight between Jerry and the mohel. Jerry's finger is stitched up. Kramer finds the "pig man" and "liberates" him from the hospital. The "pig man" steals George's car, which was again conveniently parked. A sheepish Kramer admits that the "pig man" is actually "a fat little mental patient". Stan and Myra strip Jerry and Elaine of their role as godparents, deciding they prefer Kramer due to the concern he expressed for the baby. Pleased, Kramer performs an off-the-cuff impersonation of The Godfather which far eclipses Jerry's. Production Jason Alexander, who is Jewish, considered the portrayal of the mohel to be offensive and hated the characterization. He argued with Larry David, threatening to boycott the episode if he did not rewrite the character. David softened the portrayal, but Alexander refused to appear in any scenes with the character. Alexander ultimately does appear in the bris scene with the mohel character and even converses with him before passing out. References External links Seinfeld (season 5) episodes 1993 American television episodes Jewish comedy and humor Works based on The Godfather
```html {% extends "!layout.html" %} <!-- prettier-ignore --> {%- block extrahead -%} {% include 'extrahead.html' %} {{ super() }} {% endblock %} {% block body %} <div class="main-content"> <div class="centered-heading"> <h1>Welcome to Ray</h1> <p> An open source framework to build and scale your ML and Python applications easily </p> </div> <div class="heading-buttons"> <a href="{{ pathto('ray-overview/getting-started') }}"> <div class="header-button"> <i class="ri-play-line"></i> <span>Get started with Ray</span> </div> </a> <a href="{{ pathto('ray-overview/installation') }}"> <div class="header-button"> <i class="ri-install-line"></i> <span>Install Ray</span> </div> </a> <a href="{{ pathto('ray-overview/examples') }}"> <div class="header-button"> <i class="ri-code-block"></i> <span>Ray Example Gallery</span> </div> </a> </div> <div class="clicky-tab-widget"> <h3>Scale with Ray</h3> <div class="clicky-tab-side-by-side"> <div class="nav flex-column nav-pills" id="v-pills-tab"> <a class="nav-link active" id="v-pills-batch-tab">Batch inference</a> <a class="nav-link" id="v-pills-training-tab">Model training</a> <a class="nav-link" id="v-pills-tuning-tab">Hyperparameter tuning</a> <a class="nav-link" id="v-pills-serving-tab">Model serving</a> <a class="nav-link" id="v-pills-rl-tab">Reinforcement learning</a> </div> <div class="tab-area"> <div class="tab-content" id="v-pills-tabContent"> <!-- prettier-ignore --> <div class="tab-pane fade show active no-copybutton" id="v-pills-data"> {{ pygments_highlight_python(''' from typing import Dict import numpy as np import ray # Step 1: Create a Ray Dataset from in-memory Numpy arrays. ds = ray.data.from_numpy(np.asarray(["Complete this", "for me"])) # Step 2: Define a Predictor class for inference. class HuggingFacePredictor: def __init__(self): from transformers import pipeline # Initialize a pre-trained GPT2 Huggingface pipeline. self.model = pipeline("text-generation", model="gpt2") # Logic for inference on 1 batch of data. def __call__(self, batch: Dict[str, np.ndarray]) -> Dict[str, list]: # Get the predictions from the input batch. predictions = self.model( list(batch["data"]), max_length=20, num_return_sequences=1) # `predictions` is a list of length-one lists. For example: # [[{"generated_text": "output_1"}], ..., [{"generated_text": "output_2"}]] # Modify the output to get it into the following format instead: # ["output_1", "output_2"] batch["output"] = [sequences[0]["generated_text"] for sequences in predictions] return batch # Use 2 parallel actors for inference. Each actor predicts on a # different partition of data. scale = ray.data.ActorPoolStrategy(size=2) # Step 3: Map the Predictor over the Dataset to get predictions. predictions = ds.map_batches(HuggingFacePredictor, compute=scale) # Step 4: Show one prediction output. predictions.show(limit=1) ''') }} <div class="tab-pane-links"> <a href="{{ pathto('data/data') }}" target="_blank">Learn more about Ray Data</a> <a href="{{ pathto('data/examples') }}" target="_blank">Examples</a> </div> </div> <!-- prettier-ignore --> <div class="tab-pane fade no-copybutton" id="v-pills-training"> {{ pygments_highlight_python(''' from ray.train import ScalingConfig from ray.train.torch import TorchTrainer # Step 1: Set up PyTorch model training as you normally would. def train_func(): model = ... train_dataset = ... for epoch in range(num_epochs): ... # model training logic # Step 2: Set up Ray\'s PyTorch Trainer to run on 32 GPUs. trainer = TorchTrainer( train_loop_per_worker=train_func, scaling_config=ScalingConfig(num_workers=32, use_gpu=True), datasets={"train": train_dataset}, ) # Step 3: Run distributed model training on 32 GPUs. result = trainer.fit() ''') }} <div class="tab-pane-links"> <a href="{{ pathto('train/train') }}" target="_blank">Learn more about Ray Train</a> <a href="{{ pathto('train/examples') }}" target="_blank">Examples</a> </div> </div> <!-- prettier-ignore --> <div class="tab-pane fade no-copybutton" id="v-pills-tuning"> {{ pygments_highlight_python(''' from ray import tune from ray.train import ScalingConfig from ray.train.lightgbm import LightGBMTrainer train_dataset, eval_dataset = ... # Step 1: Set up Ray\'s LightGBM Trainer to train on 64 CPUs. trainer = LightGBMTrainer( ... scaling_config=ScalingConfig(num_workers=64), datasets={"train": train_dataset, "eval": eval_dataset}, ) # Step 2: Set up Ray Tuner to run 1000 trials. tuner = tune.Tuner( trainer=trainer, param_space=hyper_param_space, tune_config=tune.TuneConfig(num_samples=1000), ) # Step 3: Run distributed HPO with 1000 trials; each trial runs on 64 CPUs. result_grid = tuner.fit() ''') }} <div class="tab-pane-links"> <a href="{{ pathto('tune/index') }}" target="_blank">Learn more about Ray Tune</a> <a href="{{ pathto('tune/examples/index') }}" target="_blank">Examples</a> </div> </div> <!-- prettier-ignore --> <div class="tab-pane fade no-copybutton" id="v-pills-serving"> {{ pygments_highlight_python(''' from io import BytesIO from fastapi import FastAPI from fastapi.responses import Response import torch from ray import serve from ray.serve.handle import DeploymentHandle app = FastAPI() @serve.deployment(num_replicas=1) @serve.ingress(app) class APIIngress: def __init__(self, diffusion_model_handle: DeploymentHandle) -> None: self.handle = diffusion_model_handle @app.get( "/imagine", responses={200: {"content": {"image/png": {}}}}, response_class=Response, ) async def generate(self, prompt: str, img_size: int = 512): assert len(prompt), "prompt parameter cannot be empty" image = await self.handle.generate.remote(prompt, img_size=img_size) file_stream = BytesIO() image.save(file_stream, "PNG") return Response(content=file_stream.getvalue(), media_type="image/png") @serve.deployment( ray_actor_options={"num_gpus": 1}, autoscaling_config={"min_replicas": 0, "max_replicas": 2}, ) class StableDiffusionV2: def __init__(self): from diffusers import EulerDiscreteScheduler, StableDiffusionPipeline model_id = "stabilityai/stable-diffusion-2" scheduler = EulerDiscreteScheduler.from_pretrained( model_id, subfolder="scheduler" ) self.pipe = StableDiffusionPipeline.from_pretrained( model_id, scheduler=scheduler, revision="fp16", torch_dtype=torch.float16 ) self.pipe = self.pipe.to("cuda") def generate(self, prompt: str, img_size: int = 512): assert len(prompt), "prompt parameter cannot be empty" with torch.autocast("cuda"): image = self.pipe(prompt, height=img_size, width=img_size).images[0] return image entrypoint = APIIngress.bind(StableDiffusionV2.bind()) ''') }} <div class="tab-pane-links"> <a href="{{ pathto('serve/index') }}" target="_blank">Learn more about Ray Serve</a> <a href="{{ pathto('serve/examples') }}" target="_blank">Examples</a> </div> </div> <!-- prettier-ignore --> <div class="tab-pane fade no-copybutton" id="v-pills-rl"> {{ pygments_highlight_python(''' from ray.rllib.algorithms.ppo import PPOConfig # Step 1: Configure PPO to run 64 parallel workers to collect samples from the env. ppo_config = ( PPOConfig() .environment(env="Taxi-v3") .rollouts(num_rollout_workers=64) .framework("torch") .training(model=rnn_lage) ) # Step 2: Build the PPO algorithm. ppo_algo = ppo_config.build() # Step 3: Train and evaluate PPO. for _ in range(5): print(ppo_algo.train()) ppo_algo.evaluate() ''') }} <div class="tab-pane-links"> <a href="{{ pathto('rllib/index') }}" target="_blank">Learn more about Ray RLlib</a> <a href="{{ pathto('rllib/rllib-examples') }}" target="_blank">Examples</a> </div> 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Leigh Ashford was a Canadian rock group formed in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and which existed between 1966 and 1974. History The group was formed in 1967 by, the guitarist Gord Waszek, drummer Dave Cairns, bassist Joe Agnello and keyboard player Newton Garwood. With Garwood as keyboardist, the band opened for The Vanilla Fudge. Later on in 1969 a lead singer was added for more dynamics...Percussionist Vocalist Glenn Brown was recruited from another iconic Toronto band, A Passing Fancy ...During his stint in the band Leigh Ashford opened for the bands The Foundations at the Electric Circus in Toronto and The Who at the Rockpile in 1969. record producer Jack Richardson took the band to New York to record. A single "Country Place" was released on the Nimbus 9 label, but the album itself was never issued. The band kept busy in the clubs in Toronto until 1970. Garwood was replaced by keyboardist Bruno Weckerle, Craig Kaleal (of The Witness) became the permanent drummer and a new vocalist Buzz Shearman was added. The band was invited to appear at three day long, Strawberry Fields Festival, in August 1970. In 1971, they recorded their debut album called Kinfolk in the RCA studios in Toronto. Things were looking good for the band with a US tour. In addition, the album's first single, "Dickens", began gaining attention of US radio stations. However creative differences due to member turn-over rate was breaking the band up. It fell to singer Buzz Shearman to pick up the pieces and soldier on in 1972, when founding members Gord Waszek joining Fludd and Joe Agnello joining Grant Smith & The Power. Wally Cameron and Doni Underhill also decided to leave in 1974, with Underhill also joining Fludd. Shearman recruited Earl Johnson (guitar, and former member of the King Biscuit Boy band), Kim Fraser, then Terry Juric (bass guitar) and Bill Wade (drums), the latter being former members of Outlaw Music. This group ultimately evolved with a harder sound into the hit recording act Moxy in late 1974. In 1997, Pacemaker Records re-issued the sole Leigh Ashford album, Kinfolk, on CD. Career In December, 1970, the group had their single out on the Revolver label that was headed by Mort Ross. A distribution deal between Revolver and RCA had been signed. In addition to Leigh Ashford, other acts included Chimo!, Motherlode and Jam Jar. Members Dave Cairns (drums) Joe Agnello (bass) Newton Garwood (keyboards) Gord Waszek (guitar) Glenn Brown (vocals) Wally Cameron (drums; replaced Cairns 1970) Lance Wright (drums; replaced Cameron) Craig Kaleal (drums; replaced Wright) Buzz Shearman (vocals; replaced Brown 1971) Bruno Weckerle (keyboards; replaced Garwood) Don Elliot (bass; replaced Agnello) Doni Underhill (bass; replaced Elliot) Kim Fraser (bass; replaced Underhill 1973) Earl Johnson (guitar; replaced Waszek 1973) Terry Juric (bass; replaced Fraser 1974) Bill Wade (drums; replaced Kaleal 1973) Discography Singles Albums Kinfolk - Revolver– LSP-4520, 1971 "Dickens" - 2:40 (Sherman, Waszek) "Mighty Fine Cookin'" - 3:15 (Waszek) "Never Give Myself" - 4:27 (Waszek) "Juicy Lucy" - 3:25 (Waszek) "County Country" - 3:24 (Sherman, Waszek) "Good Day" - 4:00 (Agnelio, Kaleal, Shearman) "Lee Oompa Kum Pah Pah" - 3:10 (Agnello, Shearman, Waszek) "Lady" - 4:44 (Sherman, Waszek) "Sicawine, Part 1" - 3:27 (Sherman, Waszek, Weckerle, Agnello) "Sicawine, Part 2" - 6:39 (Sherman, Waszek, Weckerle, Agnello) "Workin' All Day" - 2:05 (Sherman)- Bonus track on 1997 re-issue CD "The Country's Got a Soul" - 3:14 (Sherman) - Bonus track on 1997 re-issue CD References External links Leigh Ashford biography at allmusic Leigh Ashford at Library and Archives Canada Canadian rock music groups Musical groups established in 1966 Musical groups disestablished in 1974 1966 establishments in Ontario 1974 disestablishments in Ontario Revolver Records (Canada) artists
Jon Meade Huntsman Sr. (June 21, 1937 – February 2, 2018) was an American businessman and philanthropist. He was the founder and executive chairman of Huntsman Corporation, a global manufacturer and marketer of specialty chemicals. Huntsman plastics are used in a wide variety of familiar objects, including (formerly) clamshell containers for McDonald's hamburgers. Huntsman Corporation also manufactures a wide variety of organic and inorganic chemicals that include polyurethanes, textiles, and pigments. Huntsman's philanthropic giving exceeded $1.5 billion, focusing on areas of cancer research, programs at various universities, and aid to Armenia. Early life and education Jon Meade Huntsman was born in Blackfoot, Idaho, into a poor family. His mother, Sarah Kathleen (née Robison; 1910–1969), was a homemaker, and his father, Alonzo Blaine Huntsman Sr. (1910–1990), was a teacher. In 1950, the family moved to Palo Alto, California, where Alonzo pursued graduate studies at Stanford University, earning an M.A. and Ed.D. He then became a superintendent of schools in the Los Altos district. Jon Huntsman attended Palo Alto High School, where he became student body president. He was recruited by Harold Zellerbach, chairman of Crown-Zellerbach Paper Company, to attend the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania on a Zellerbach scholarship. He graduated from Wharton in the spring of 1959, a brother of the Sigma Chi fraternity. Huntsman married Karen Haight, daughter of David B. Haight, in June 1959, just weeks after he graduated. Both were members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). In July 1959, Huntsman left to serve for two years in the U.S. Navy as an officer aboard the USS Calvert. He subsequently earned an MBA from the University of Southern California's Marshall School of Business in 1966. Business career Dolco Packaging Corporation In 1961, Huntsman was employed by Olson Brothers, Inc., an egg-producing company in Los Angeles. There he rose through the ranks to the position of vice president of Operations. Recognizing that the company sustained substantial losses due to poor packaging, Huntsman became interested in developing a better alternative. His leadership was key in developing the first plastic egg carton. In 1965 he established contact with the polystyrene operations of the Dow Chemical Company. In 1967 he became president of a joint venture between Olson Brothers, Inc., and Dow Chemical, the Dolco Packaging Corporation. Huntsman Container Corporation Seeing an opportunity to create packaging for the emerging fast-food industry, Huntsman left Dolco in 1970 to form the Huntsman Container Corporation with his brother, Alonzo Blaine Jr. (1936–2012), and others in Fullerton, California. Plants were constructed in Fullerton, California, in 1971 and in Troy, Ohio, in 1972. Since cash flow was an issue for the new company, Huntsman mortgaged his house and borrowed heavily from banks. In 1973 the company nearly collapsed when an Arab oil embargo cut off supplies of polystyrene, used to make expandable/expanded polystyrene (or EPS). In 1974, Huntsman Container Corporation created the "clamshell" container for McDonald's Big Mac. The company also developed other popular products, including the first plastic plates, bowls and fast-food containers. In 1976, after completion of its first international plant at Skelmersdale, England, a stock deal was arranged to sell Huntsman Container Corporation to Keyes Fiber Company. Huntsman continued to serve as CEO of the container business for four more years and held a directorship of Keyes Fiber Company. Huntsman Chemical Company – Huntsman Corporation In 1982, after serving as a mission president for the LDS Church in Washington, DC for three years, Huntsman continued his plastics and petrochemical pursuits with the formation of a new company, Huntsman Chemical Company, in Salt Lake City, Utah. In his capacity as CEO and Chairman, he grew the business into a multibillion-dollar company, in part by acquiring a number of businesses in the polystyrene, styrene, and polypropylene industry when they were not seen as profitable. Between 1986 and 2000 Huntsman acquired 36 companies, 35 of which turned out to be hugely profitable. In 1994, the Huntsman Chemical Company was renamed the Huntsman Corporation. In 1996, Peter R. Huntsman became President and COO of Huntsman Corporation. In 2000 he replaced his father as the company's CEO. Jon M. Huntsman continued to be involved in the company as Chairman. During the 2000s, Huntsman continued its pattern of expansion, both in America and around the world, and reorganization. Huntsman Corporation became publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange in 2005. As of 2014, Huntsman reported that it operated 80 manufacturing and R&D facilities in 30 countries and employed approximately 12,000 associates. Huntsman Gay Global Capital In 2007 Huntsman co-founded an additional new private equity firm, Huntsman Gay Global Capital (now known as HGGC), with two former Bain Capital executives Robert C. Gay (1989–2004, managing director) and Greg Benson (executive vice president in London), former Sorenson Capital co-founder and managing director Rich Lawson, and Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Steve Young to focus on investments in middle market companies. Scientific awards and honors Huntsman has been awarded thirteen honorary doctorate degrees at various universities. In 2004 he received the Othmer Gold Medal, awarded by the Chemical Heritage Foundation in recognition of contributions in research, innovation, legislation or philanthropy. In 2013 he received the Leadership Award for Lifetime Achievement from the Chemical Marketing and Economics (CM&E) group. In 2015, he received the Bower Award from the Franklin Institute. Personal life and death Huntsman and his wife, Karen, were married for over 58 years and had nine children: Jon Jr., Peter, Christena, Kathleen ( 2010), David, Paul, James, Jennifer, and Mark. At the time of Huntsman's death, they had 56 grandchildren, two of whom were adopted from China and India, and 19 great-grandchildren. Huntsman's eldest son, Jon Jr., also served as a Huntsman Corporation executive. He was elected Governor of Utah in 2004 and was a candidate in the Republican Party presidential primaries in 2012. He has also served in other governmental positions, including as Ambassador of the United States to Singapore, China, and (as of 2017) Russia. Huntsman's second eldest son, Peter, took over as CEO of the Huntsman Corporation in July 2000 and as chairman in January 2018. On December 8, 1987, Huntsman's son, James, then age 16, was kidnapped and held for $1 million ransom by Nicholas Hans Byrd, a former classmate. FBI agents traced the kidnapper and rescued James unharmed, but agent Al Jacobsen was stabbed in the chest during the arrest. Huntsman has published a book about his life experience, communicating moral lessons. Titled Winners Never Cheat: Everyday Values We Learned as Children (But May Have Forgotten), it was published by Wharton School Publishing in 2005. A second edition, titled Winners Never Cheat: Even in Difficult Times, made the Wall Street Journals best-sellers list. Huntsman was a four-time cancer survivor. He died on February 2, 2018, at his home in Salt Lake City. Religion As a member of the LDS Church, Huntsman served as an area seventy from 1996 to 2011. He also served as a regional representative, stake president, and as president of the church's Washington, D.C. Mission from 1980 to 1983. Politics In 1977 he was chairman of the Western States Republican Leaders. He was also the Republican Party of Utah national committeeman from 1976 to 1980. He was a friend of conservative radio talk show host Glenn Beck and has been interviewed on his show. He was more socially conservative than his son, Jon Huntsman Jr. He was close friends with both Glenn Beck on the right and Harry Reid on the left, who both helped further the mission of Huntsman Cancer Institute. Nixon administration While the Huntsman Container Corporation's first packaging plant was being built in 1970, Huntsman joined the Nixon Administration as Associate Administrator of the Department of Health, Education and Welfare and later served as Special Assistant and Staff Secretary to President Nixon. Upon completion of the second Huntsman Container site in Troy, Ohio, in 1972, Huntsman left the White House staff to become President and CEO of Huntsman Container, while still serving – in a non-paid position – as a consultant to the Office of the President. Presidential elections He served as chairman for Utah in Ronald Reagan's presidential campaign in 1984 and George H. W. Bush's campaigns in 1988 and 1992. 1988 Utah gubernatorial election In March 1988, Huntsman announced he would run against incumbent Utah Governor Norm Bangerter in the Republican primary. Huntsman was leading in public opinion polls, sometimes by a double-digit margin. He reportedly raised almost $300,000 in campaign advertising, returning all funds raised back to the donors. A few weeks later, Huntsman went on a 10-day business trip to Asia with his friend, U.S. Senator Jake Garn, who was chairman of Governor Bangerter's campaign. In mid-April Huntsman dropped out of the gubernatorial race and endorsed the governor, saying that party unity and his business responsibilities were more important than his political career, and asking political independents to support Bangerter. Later that year, Governor Bangerter appointed Huntsman to be the first Ambassador for Economic Development for the State of Utah. Son's 2012 Republican presidential campaign Huntsman's son, Jon Huntsman Jr., served in the administrations of five U.S. Presidents, including Barack Obama (as U.S. Ambassador to China) and most recently Donald Trump (as Ambassador to Russia), and was a candidate for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination. There was considerable speculation that the viability of Jon Huntsman Jr.'s campaign might depend on Jon Huntsman Sr.'s willingness to fund advertising for it, via the Superpac "Our Destiny PAC". Jon Huntsman Jr. reportedly downplayed the possibility of receiving campaign funding from his family before the New Hampshire primary election, telling NPR that "the Huntsman family gives to humanitarian causes and doesn't consider a political campaign to be a humanitarian cause". However, reports filed with the Federal Election Commission later showed that Our Destiny PAC received $2.7 million in contributions, $1.9 million of it from Huntsman Sr. Much of that money was spent on campaign ads, including $914,000 on campaign ads in New Hampshire in the two months before the January primary. Huntsman Sr. appeared on stage with Jon Huntsman Jr. and his wife and daughters at the third-place finish celebration in Manchester, New Hampshire. Huntsman Jr. announced his intention in Manchester to continue the campaign in South Carolina but dropped out on January 16, in advance of the vote there, throwing his support to Mitt Romney. Philanthropy Huntsman was widely recognized for his humanitarian giving which, including contributions to the homeless, the ill and the under-privileged, exceeds $1.5 billion and has assisted thousands, both domestically and internationally. The Chronicle of Philanthropy placed Jon and Karen Huntsman second on their 2007 list of largest American donors. On January 1, 2000, The Salt Lake Tribune included him among "The 10 Utahns Who Most Influenced Our State in the 20th Century" for his donations to education and medical research. In 2001 Jon and Karen Huntsman were presented with the Entrepreneur of the Year Award for Principle-Centered Leadership. In 2003 he received the Humanitarian of the Year Award, presented by Larry King of CNN. In November 2008, the American Cancer Society presented him its Medal of Honor for Cancer Philanthropy, and in 2014 he was awarded the William E. Simon Prize for Philanthropic Leadership. In 2015, he was awarded the Philanthropy Roundtable's Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy Award. Cancer research One of Huntsman's most notable causes is the Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) at the University of Utah, of which he was the founder and principal benefactor. He and his wife Karen established the Huntsman Cancer Institute in 1993 with a gift of $10 million from the Huntsman family. The Huntsmans gave the institute a further $100 million in 1995, an amount roughly equal to a year's total distribution to researchers from the American Cancer Society. Their goal was to accelerate the work of curing cancer through human genetics. The institute is now one of America's major cancer research centers dedicated to finding a cure for cancer with a state-of-the-art cancer specialty hospital. The Institute continues to receive substantial gifts from the Huntsman family. Huntsman, a cancer survivor, has stated "Except for my family and faith, there is no cause more important to me than fighting cancer ... I have committed the rest of my life to doing all I can to support clinical and research efforts to eliminate this disease." To date, the Huntsman family and close associates have donated more than $656 million in support of the mission of HCI. In November 2013, Huntsman donated or raised $120 million to Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah for the construction of a new research building dedicated to children's cancer. The Primary Children's and Families' Cancer Research Center at Huntsman Cancer Institute was dedicated June 21, 2017, Huntsman's 80th birthday. Huntsman also promoted support of the institute through the Sigma Chi fraternity. Sigma Chi chose the Huntsman Cancer Foundation as one of its preferred philanthropic partners in December 2012. As of April 12, 2013, Sigma Chi had raised their first one-million dollars for cancer research. By 2017, Sigma Chi's total has reached over five million dollars for cancer research. Education Huntsman had supported the University of Utah in Salt Lake City in other ways as well. The 15,000-seat Jon M. Huntsman Center for special events opened in 1969 and is used for gymnastics, basketball, and volleyball. It has been the site of national championships in both gymnastics and basketball, including NCAA men's basketball. As of 2013, the Huntsmans have supported the building of an additional basketball practice facility, to be named the Jon M. and Karen Huntsman Basketball Center. Huntsman has also given support to other universities. He has served as Chairman of the Board of Overseers of his alma mater, the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. One of the school's signature buildings, Jon Huntsman Hall, was named in his honor. Huntsman made an unrestricted gift of more than $50 million to Wharton, which was critical to development of the $140 million project. As of 1994, the Huntsmans also endowed the Huntsman Program in International Studies and Business at the University of Pennsylvania, a four-year undergraduate program that combines business education and liberal arts. In 1989 Huntsman gave $1 million to Utah State University in Logan, Utah, for the Huntsman Environmental Research Center. At a press conference to announce the gift, Huntsman said the preservation of the environment is the single most important issue in the world. The Huntsmans also donated $500,000 to rebuild the Alumni Center, renamed the David B. Haight Alumni Center in honor of Mrs. Huntsman's father. In December 2007, Utah State University announced that its College of Business would be renamed the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business, in recognition of a gift from Huntsman and his wife of $26 million, a major contributor for the new $40 million school of business building referred to as Huntsman Hall—the largest in the university's history to that time. In 2017, Huntsman and Charles Koch donated another $50 million to the Huntsman School of Business for student scholarships and a new Center for Growth and Opportunity. The law library at Brigham Young University, built in 1975, was expanded and renamed for Howard W. Hunter in 1995 with financial support from Jon and Karen Huntsman and other donors. A new library building at Southern Utah University, named in honor of retiring SUU President Gerald R. Sherratt, contains the Jon and Karen Huntsman Reading Room. The Huntsmans also contributed to the Karen H. Huntsman Library in Snow College, Utah. Completed in 2010, it is a "green" building, expected to be the first academic library in the state to achieve gold Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certification. Aid to Armenia Huntsman has also contributed to efforts to rebuild in Armenia, which was devastated by an earthquake in 1988. He and other family members have made 46 trips to Armenia over 25 years. He estimates that he has given at least $50 million to relief efforts in Armenia, including money to build schools and hospitals. One of his earliest projects there involved setting up a plant to make pre-stressed concrete, to supply building materials for reconstruction and to employ Armenians. The Huntsmans have built a tile roofing plant in Yerevan, apartment complexes, and a K-12 school in the city of Gyumri. The Huntsmans also provide scholarships to bring Armenian students to America to study at Utah State University. Huntsman has been granted citizenship in the country and awarded two medals of honor by Armenia, one of them the St. Mesrop Mashtots Order. Huntsman's donations of more than $1.2 billion overall dropped him from the "Forbes 400" list as of 2010. His wealth was not disclosed; however, he was listed as number 937 on the "Forbes World's Richest Persons" for 2010. He was one of only 19 of the world's 1,200 billionaires to have donated more than $1 billion. He has said that he wants to "die broke" by giving his money away to various charities. Rocky Anderson, Democratic mayor of Salt Lake City, has said of Huntsman: Awards 1954 – Student body President, Palo Alto High School 1955 – Awarded the Crown Zellerbach Scholarship to The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania 1959 – University of Pennsylvania Student Alumni Award of Merit (undergrad) 1959 – University of Pennsylvania Spoon Award (most outstanding student graduate) 1959 – International Balfour Award (most outstanding Sigma Chi in US/Canada) 1971 – José Marti Brotherhood Award, from Cuban Americans, Most Respected U.S. Citizen 1991 – Armenian Medal of Honor 1994 – American Academy of Achievement 1994 – Kaveler Award, Most Outstanding CEO, Chemical Industry 1994 - Inducted into the Plastics Hall of Fame 1996 – Great Humanitarian Award, Freedom Foundation 1996 – National Caring Award, Caring Institute 1997 – Horatio Alger National Award 1999 – Armenian Presidential Award 1999 – University of Pennsylvania Alumni Award of Merit 2000 – Named One of Ten Most Influential Utahns in the 20th Century 2001 – Entrepreneur of the Year, Ernst & Young 2003 – Humanitarian of the Year 2004 – Othmer Award, Outstanding Inventions in Plastics, Chemical Heritage Foundation 2005 – Giant in our City Award, Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce 2006 – American Red Cross Excellence in Governance Award 2008 – Medal of Honor, American Cancer Society 2008 – Trustee Emeritus, University of Pennsylvania 2009 – Chairman Emeritus, The Wharton School Board of Overseers (University of Pennsylvania) 2010 – Distinguished Public Service Award, American Assn. for Cancer Research 2010 – Inducted into Idaho's Hall of Fame 2010 – National Award for Charity (Restoring Honor Day, Washington, D.C.) 2011 – Service Above Self Award 2011 – WSJ's Innovator of the Year Award 2013 – Leadership Award for Lifetime Achievement, American Chemical Society 2014 – William E. Simon Award for Philanthropy 2015 – The Franklin Institute of Philadelphia's Business Leadership Award (Bower Award) 2015 – Philanthropy Roundtable's Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy Award 2016 – Insider Magazine listed Huntsman as second largest contributor to charities in America; Fortune Magazine names Huntsman as 2nd most generous man in America. Controversy Huntsman contributed to the resignation of the CEO of University of Utah Healthcare (HCI), Vivian Lee, after threatening to withhold $250 million in donations to the Huntsman Cancer Institute and attacking Lee's character in the public sphere. Lee resigned after the public backlash she received, particularly from editorials printed in the Salt Lake Tribune, a newspaper owned by the Huntsman family. In an editorial, Huntsman described Lee as attempting a "power-grab", while Huntsman was attempting to sever HCI and University of Utah ties. This controversy has raised the question of how much private donors should have a say in publicly funded healthcare. References External links Huntsman Cancer Foundation. Huntsman biographical sketch Huntsman Corporation Philanthropy videos of Jon Huntsman from Salt Lake City to Armenia GoodTube.org Glenn Beck Show – Audio/Transcript of Interview – January 31, 2008 Video about Huntsman's philanthropy, by CNN Philanthropy Magazine article about Huntsman 1937 births 2018 deaths 20th-century Mormon missionaries Area seventies (LDS Church) American billionaires American manufacturing businesspeople American leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints American Mormon missionaries in the United States 21st-century American philanthropists Military personnel from Idaho Mission presidents (LDS Church) Palo Alto High School alumni People from Blackfoot, Idaho People in the chemical industry Huntsman family Utah State University people Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania alumni Writers from Idaho Writers from Utah Utah Republicans Marshall School of Business alumni White House Staff Secretaries Latter Day Saints from Idaho Latter Day Saints from California Latter Day Saints from Utah Latter Day Saints from Pennsylvania Benjamin Franklin Medal (Franklin Institute) laureates
Interac e-Transfer (formerly Interac Email Money Transfer or EMT) is a Canadian funds transfer service between personal and business accounts in participating Canadian banks and other financial institutions, offered through Interac Corporation. From inception until early 2018, the service was provided by Acxsys, a for-profit consortium backed by most of the major partners of the nonprofit Interac Association, and using the Interac brand under licence. In February 2018, the activities of both organizations were combined into a single for-profit organization under the Interac name. Participating institutions Most Canadians who use online banking can send funds. These include personal deposit account holders with the big five banks (Bank of Montreal (BMO), Bank of Nova Scotia (Scotiabank), Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) (and its digital banking division Simplii Financial), Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), and TD Bank Group (Toronto Dominion-Bank)), Desjardins, Tangerine, National Bank, HSBC Bank Canada, President's Choice Financial, EQ Bank and many credit unions and other institutions, as well as some small-business account holders. In 2015, 105 million money transfers were sent using the platform totalling over 44 billion in value. Any personal account holder in Canada can receive funds. How it works An e-Transfer resembles an e-cheque in many respects. The money is not actually transferred by e-mail. Only the instructions to retrieve the funds are. The sender opens an online banking session and chooses the recipient, the amount to send, as well as a security question and answer. The funds are debited instantly, usually for a surcharge. The sender sends the security answer separately to the recipient, usually through another medium outside of the e-mail as a secondary security measure. An e-mail or text message is then sent to the recipient, with instructions on how to retrieve the funds and answer the question, via a secure website. The recipient must answer the security question correctly. (If the recipient fails to answer the question correctly after three tries, then the funds will automatically be returned to sender.) If the recipient is subscribed to online banking at one of the participating institutions, the funds are deposited instantly at no extra charge. If the recipient's deposit account is not at one of the participating institutions or not subscribed to online banking at all, the funds are deposited within three to five business days, and a surcharge (currently $4.00) is deducted from the amount received. The Autodeposit feature allows senders to send money and be received by the recipient without the recipient having to answer a security question. The recipient must enable this feature in their account settings. Not all banks offer this feature. When an eTransfer has not been accepted after a certain period of time, the transfer will not go through. The transfer duration depends on bank and/or on the persons settings. Some eTransfers can be automatically cancelled after 24 hours or for a period of up to 30 days, depending on bank/user. Banks like TD, CIBC and RBC have a set 30 day limit until an eTransfer is cancelled, while other banks have shorter durations and set limits. Benefits and disadvantages Unlike a cheque, the funds from an e-Transfer are not frozen in the recipient's account. An e-Transfer cannot bounce, as the funds are guaranteed, having been debited from the sender's account immediately upon initiating the transfer. As long as both sender and recipient bank are participating institutions, the funds are sent and received instantly. However, in some cases, for example two people with different banking institutions, transfers may take anywhere between near instant, or up to a few hours for the receiving party to get their emailed notice. However, like any online banking mode of payment, e-Transfers are vulnerable to phishing. Many Canadians in areas where the Big Five banks have little presence or who do not bank online are penalized by a surcharge when receiving e-Transfers. Unlike a real giro, an e-Transfer requires intervention from the recipient for every single transaction, unless the recipient has signed up for Autodeposit. An e-Transfer goes stale much faster than a cheque (after 30 days, the e-Transfer is automatically cancelled, and the sender is notified by e-mail to retrieve the funds). Security and privacy issues In 2019 several articles published by Erica Johnson (CBC news) reported that e-Transfers had been intercepted and/or redirected via different means such as guessing security questions or impersonating e-Transfer customers. In many cases, the customers were not reimbursed. In the same year, a paper published on arxiv.org examined the security and privacy of Interac e-Transfer and came to the conclusion that "Standard e-Transfers are potentially insecure against redirections" and that "the platform fails to protect its customers' privacy" due to relying on technologies such as e-mail and SMS. See also Electronic funds transfer References External links Financial services companies of Canada Payment systems Banking in Canada Mobile payments
Eleonora Troja is an Italian astrophysicist. In 2017 she led the discovery of X-ray emission from the gravitational wave source GW170817. Education Troja completed a B.A. in physics and astronomy at University of Palermo in 2002. She completed a thesis, X-ray spectroscopy of He-like ions in optically thin astrophysical plasmas, under supervisor Giovanni Peres. Troja earned a M.Phil. in physics and astronomy at Palermo in 2005 under Fabio Reale. Her graduate thesis was titled XMM-Newton observations of the supernova remnant IC 443: analysis of the thermal X-ray emission. She completed a Ph.D. in physics and astronomy in 2009 under advisor Giancarlo Cusumano. Her dissertation was titled Gamma-ray bursts in the Swift era: evidence of long lived central engines and implications for progenitor models. From July 2009 to July 2012, Troja was a postdoctoral fellow at Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) under advisor Neil Gehrels. Career In July 2013, Troja became the Swift Guest Investigator Program Lead at NASA GSFC. In 2021 she joined the University of Rome Tor Vergata as Associate Professor. Research Troja researches high energy astrophysics, gamma-ray bursts (GRB), and electromagnetic counterparts of gravitational waves. In her career Troja worked on a variety of different aspects of the GRB phenomenon, although her focus is the connection between short duration GRBs, neutron star mergers, and gravitational wave sources. In 2017 she led the discovery of X-ray emission from the gravitational wave source GW170817. Troja's main interest is to investigate the observational signatures of compact binary mergers, that is, binary systems composed by either two neutron stars (NS-NS) or a neutron star and a black hole (NS-BH) which slowly spiral into each other and eventually collide due to energy losses to gravitational radiation. Compact binary mergers lie at the intersection of several key aspects of modern astrophysics: they are the most likely cause of short duration gamma-ray bursts; they are strong sources of gravitational wave radiation, and prime candidates for direct detection with advanced LIGO and Virgo; they are the most promising r-process sites for the formation of all the heavy elements (i.e. gold, platinum, uranium, …) found on Earth. These three fundamental areas of investigation are at the core of Troja's research. Awards and honors Troja has won the following awards: NASA Exceptional Scientific Achievement Medal (2021) NASA Silver Achievement Medal (2018) Italian Bilateral Scientific Cooperation Award (2018) to recognize an Italian eminent scientist who, in performing his/her research abroad, has made a remarkable contribution to the advancement of science and technology, thus improving Italy’s S&T relations with foreign countries and with International Organizations. References External links Living people Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century Italian physicists 21st-century Italian astronomers Italian astrophysicists Women astrophysicists 21st-century Italian women scientists NASA people University of Palermo alumni University of Maryland, College Park faculty Italian expatriates in the United States Expatriate academics in the United States Italian women physicists Scientists from Sicily
Upernavik Island is an island of Greenland. It is located in Baffin Bay in the Upernavik Archipelago. The town of Upernavik is on the island. It used to be known as Women's Island or Woman's Island. References Islands of the Upernavik Archipelago
The MV Loredan was an Italian mixed motor ship and auxiliary cruiser of the Italian Royal Navy in World War II, named in honour of the many admirals of the noble Loredan family of Venice. Built in 1936 in Monfalcone, it initially served as a civil transport ship on several lines in the Adriatic Sea. In 1941 it was registered as an auxiliary cruiser in the Italian Royal Navy. In twenty-one months of service, it carried out a total of 193 missions, consisting mainly of escort services in the Tyrrhenian Sea. On 10 April 1943, it left the port of Cagliari as an escort to a small convoy headed for the archipelago of La Maddalena. Shortly after the departure, the convoy was spotted by the British submarine HMS Safari, which proceeded to launch torpedoes at the Italian ships, sinking the Loredan with nearly all her crew. The wreck of the Loredan lies on its left side, with the stern severely damaged, at a depth of between 52 and 67 meters, on the seabed of the Gulf of Cagliari, at 39°08' N and 9°23' E. Today, she is a frequent diving destination. History Construction and civil use Built between November 1935 and November 1936 in the Cantieri Riuniti dell'Adriatico in Monfalcone some time after its twin ship Narenta (built in Ancona), the unit was originally a small mixed motor ship of 1357 gross register tonnage and 626 net register tonnage. Two holds with a capacity of 1212 cubic meters allowed a deadweight of 583 (in other sources 650) tons, while the cabins could accommodate a total of 28 passengers, all in first class. A FIAT diesel engine with a power of 1600-1800 HP (in some sources 2200), consuming 6.6 tons of fuel per day, powered a propeller, allowing a speed of 13.5-14 knots (the initially expected speed was instead of 14.6 knots). Registered with registration number 290 at the Maritime Compartment of Venice, the ship belonged to the Compagnia Adriatica di Navigazione, which on 1 January 1937 renamed as the Adriatica Società Anonima di Navigazione, based in Venice. Initially used on line 45 Venice-Trieste-Fiume-Bari, the Loredan subsequently sailed also on lines 44, from Bari to Durrës, 42, from Venice to Durrës and Bari and vice versa, passing through Dalmatia, and 46, from Manfredonia to Bari. On 1 February 1940 the motor ship was laid up in Venice, remaining there until 11 April of that year. Rearmed on 12 April, the ship resumed service on line 44 for about a month; then, from May 1940, it operated on the basis of provisions of the Ministry of the Navy, making extraordinary transport journeys on behalf of the government, alternating with moments of rest and partial decommissioning. Military use in the Royal Italian Navy On 27 July 1941 the Loredan was requisitioned in Barletta by the Regia Marina and registered in the role of auxiliary ship of the State with registration number D 19, classified as an auxiliary cruiser. Armed with two 102/45 mm guns, four 20/65 mm machine guns and two anti-submarine bombers equipped with a stock of 21 depth bombs (other sources mention 20-21 mines), the motor ship was used for escorting convoys and transporting materials on secondary and less dangerous routes. Starting from 1942 the commander of the ship was the corvette captain Antonio Calegari. The journalist Vittorio Giovanni Rossi was also on board the Loredan, as a war correspondent (Rossi recounted this experience in the 1941 book The War of the Sailors). In twenty-one months of service as an auxiliary cruiser, the Loredan carried out a total of 193 missions, consisting mainly of escort services on the routes that connected Sardinia to Civitavecchia. Encounter with HMS Safari and sinking At four in the afternoon on 10 April 1943, the Loredan left the port of Cagliari as an escort to a small convoy headed for the archipelago of La Maddalena and formed by the military tanker Isonzo and the old steamship Entella, loaded with 3500 tons of coal. The auxiliary cruiser proceeded at the head of the convoy, followed by Entella and Isonzo, alongside which also sailed the small tug-minesweeper RD 29, another unit of the escort. Off Capo Boi, the MAS 507 joined the escort, after carrying out an unsuccessful hydrophone listening made problematic by the transit of the motor-sailer V 197 Idria. An anti-submarine reconnaissance squadron from the 188th Base Squadron at Elmas Airport, charged with patrolling the area in search of enemy underwater units, had to return early due to an engine failure, while an anti-submarine seaplane appointed to air escort the convoy remained on the ground due to starter engine failure. Shortly after the departure the ships were spotted by the British submarine , which, after having maneuvered to approach and take a position suitable for attack, around 18:20h (in other sources at 18h or 18:25h) launched four torpedoes at the convoy, and then quickly dived underwater and moved away. The Italian units had just crossed the RD 41 tug-minesweeper a mile across Torre Finocchio (or Torre delle Stelle) when torpedo wakes were spotted from aboard the latter. Slashed at the stern by one of the weapons at 18:20, the Loredan sank within a few seconds, 12 miles at 100° from Punta Elia, not far from Cagliari, dragging almost all of the crew with her. Even the Isonzo, hit by a torpedo under the bridge and another in the stern, sank more slowly with the loss of 22 men, while the Entella avoided a torpedo but ended up accidentally running aground near the coast (according to another source it was hit and led aground to avoid sinking). The RD 29, the RD 41 and the MAS 507, then joined by the Idria, carried out intense but unsuccessful anti-submarine hunts (being reached in the final stages also by a seaplane), believing they had sunk it, while in reality the Safari remained for several hours stuck on the seabed, and finally managed to free herself and move away. Some survivors of the two sunken ships, despite the rough sea, reached the shore by swimming, others were recovered by the escort units and then loaded onto trucks and taken to Cagliari. The following day, at eleven o'clock, the Safari, back on the spot, also sank the Entella with two torpedoes, which was being released with the use of tugs, divers and naval engineers. The submarine again evaded the hunt, conducted in this case by the MAS 507 and 510 and by a seaplane, and stopped at 17:50h after the supposed, but failed, sinking of the opposing unit. The wreck of the Loredan lies on its left side, with the stern severely damaged, at a depth of between 52 and 67 meters, on the seabed of the Gulf of Cagliari, at 39°08' N and 9°23' E. She is a frequent diving destination. References 1936 ships Auxiliary cruisers of the Regia Marina
The 1893 St. Louis Browns season was the team's 12th season in St. Louis, Missouri and the 2nd season in the National League. The Browns went 57–75 during the season and finished 10th in the National League. This was the Browns' first season playing in New Sportsman's Park where they would remain until 1920. Regular season Season standings Record vs. opponents Roster Player stats Batting Starters by position Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Other batters Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Pitching Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts References 1893 St. Louis Browns at Baseball Reference 1893 St. Louis Browns team page at www.baseball-almanac.com St. Louis Cardinals seasons Saint Louis Cardinals season St Louis
Aadil Masud Ali (born 29 December 1994) is an English cricketer who played for Leicestershire County Cricket Club. He is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm off spin. He made his list A debut for Leicestershire against the touring New Zealanders in June 2015. References External links 1994 births Living people English cricketers Leicestershire cricketers British Asian cricketers Cricketers from Leicester English cricketers of the 21st century
```html <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" "path_to_url"> <html> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=US-ASCII"> <title>Class template last_value</title> <link rel="stylesheet" href="../../../../doc/src/boostbook.css" type="text/css"> <meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.79.1"> <link rel="home" href="../../index.html" title="The Boost C++ Libraries BoostBook Documentation Subset"> <link rel="up" href="../../signals2/reference.html#header.boost.signals2.last_value_hpp" title="Header <boost/signals2/last_value.hpp>"> <link rel="prev" href="dummy_mutex.html" title="Class dummy_mutex"> <link rel="next" href="last_valu_1_3_37_6_5_1_1_2.html" title="Class last_value<void>"> </head> <body bgcolor="white" text="black" link="#0000FF" vlink="#840084" alink="#0000FF"> <table cellpadding="2" width="100%"><tr> <td valign="top"><img alt="Boost C++ Libraries" width="277" height="86" src="../../../../boost.png"></td> <td align="center"><a href="../../../../index.html">Home</a></td> <td align="center"><a href="../../../../libs/libraries.htm">Libraries</a></td> <td align="center"><a href="path_to_url">People</a></td> <td align="center"><a href="path_to_url">FAQ</a></td> <td align="center"><a href="../../../../more/index.htm">More</a></td> </tr></table> <hr> <div class="spirit-nav"> <a accesskey="p" href="dummy_mutex.html"><img src="../../../../doc/src/images/prev.png" alt="Prev"></a><a accesskey="u" href="../../signals2/reference.html#header.boost.signals2.last_value_hpp"><img src="../../../../doc/src/images/up.png" alt="Up"></a><a accesskey="h" href="../../index.html"><img src="../../../../doc/src/images/home.png" alt="Home"></a><a accesskey="n" href="last_valu_1_3_37_6_5_1_1_2.html"><img src="../../../../doc/src/images/next.png" alt="Next"></a> </div> <div class="refentry"> <a name="boost.signals2.last_value"></a><div class="titlepage"></div> <div class="refnamediv"> <h2><span class="refentrytitle">Class template last_value</span></h2> <p>boost::signals2::last_value — Evaluate an <a class="link" href="../../InputIterator.html" title="Concept InputIterator">InputIterator</a> sequence and return the last value in the sequence.</p> </div> <h2 xmlns:rev="path_to_url~gregod/boost/tools/doc/revision" class="refsynopsisdiv-title">Synopsis</h2> <div xmlns:rev="path_to_url~gregod/boost/tools/doc/revision" class="refsynopsisdiv"><pre class="synopsis"><span class="comment">// In header: <<a class="link" href="../../signals2/reference.html#header.boost.signals2.last_value_hpp" title="Header <boost/signals2/last_value.hpp>">boost/signals2/last_value.hpp</a>> </span><span class="keyword">template</span><span class="special"><</span><span class="keyword">typename</span> T<span class="special">></span> <span class="keyword">class</span> <a class="link" href="last_value.html" title="Class template last_value">last_value</a> <span class="special">{</span> <span class="keyword">public</span><span class="special">:</span> <span class="comment">// types</span> <span class="keyword">typedef</span> <span class="identifier">T</span> <a name="boost.signals2.last_value.result_type"></a><span class="identifier">result_type</span><span class="special">;</span> <span class="comment">// <a class="link" href="last_value.html#id-1_3_37_6_5_1_1_1_5-bb">invocation</a></span> <span class="keyword">template</span><span class="special"><</span><span class="keyword">typename</span> <a class="link" href="../../InputIterator.html" title="Concept InputIterator">InputIterator</a><span class="special">></span> <span class="identifier">result_type</span> <a class="link" href="last_value.html#id-1_3_37_6_5_1_1_1_5_1-bb"><span class="keyword">operator</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="special">)</span></a><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">InputIterator</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">InputIterator</span><span class="special">)</span> <span class="keyword">const</span><span class="special">;</span> <span class="special">}</span><span class="special">;</span></pre></div> <div class="refsect1"> <a name="id-1.3.37.6.6.3.4"></a><h2>Description</h2> <p> The <code class="computeroutput">last_value</code> class was the default <code class="computeroutput">Combiner</code> template parameter type for signals in the original Signals library. Signals2 uses <a class="link" href="optional_last_value.html" title="Class template optional_last_value">optional_last_value</a> as the default, which does not throw. </p> <div class="refsect2"> <a name="id-1.3.37.6.6.3.4.3"></a><h3> <a name="id-1_3_37_6_5_1_1_1_5-bb"></a><code class="computeroutput">last_value</code> invocation</h3> <div class="orderedlist"><ol class="orderedlist" type="1"><li class="listitem"> <pre class="literallayout"><span class="keyword">template</span><span class="special"><</span><span class="keyword">typename</span> <a class="link" href="../../InputIterator.html" title="Concept InputIterator">InputIterator</a><span class="special">></span> <span class="identifier">result_type</span> <a name="id-1_3_37_6_5_1_1_1_5_1-bb"></a><span class="keyword">operator</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="special">)</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">InputIterator</span> first<span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">InputIterator</span> last<span class="special">)</span> <span class="keyword">const</span><span class="special">;</span></pre> <div class="variablelist"><table border="0" class="variablelist compact"> <colgroup> <col align="left" valign="top"> <col> </colgroup> <tbody> <tr> <td><p><span class="term">Effects:</span></p></td> <td><p>Attempts to dereference every iterator in the sequence <code class="computeroutput">[first, last)</code>. </p></td> </tr> <tr> <td><p><span class="term">Returns:</span></p></td> <td><p>The result of the last successful iterator dereference.</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td><p><span class="term">Throws:</span></p></td> <td><p><a class="link" href="no_slots_error.html" title="Class no_slots_error">no_slots_error</a> if no iterators were successfully dereferenced, unless the template type of <code class="computeroutput">last_value</code> is <code class="computeroutput">void</code>.</p></td> </tr> </tbody> </table></div> </li></ol></div> </div> <div class="refsect2"> <a name="id-1.3.37.6.6.3.4.4"></a><h3>Specializations</h3> <div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" style="list-style-type: disc; "><li class="listitem"><p><a class="link" href="last_valu_1_3_37_6_5_1_1_2.html" title="Class last_value<void>">Class last_value<void></a></p></li></ul></div> </div> </div> </div> <table xmlns:rev="path_to_url~gregod/boost/tools/doc/revision" width="100%"><tr> <td align="left"></td> <code class="filename">LICENSE_1_0.txt</code> or copy at <a href="path_to_url" target="_top">path_to_url </div></td> </tr></table> <hr> <div class="spirit-nav"> <a accesskey="p" href="dummy_mutex.html"><img src="../../../../doc/src/images/prev.png" alt="Prev"></a><a accesskey="u" href="../../signals2/reference.html#header.boost.signals2.last_value_hpp"><img src="../../../../doc/src/images/up.png" alt="Up"></a><a accesskey="h" href="../../index.html"><img src="../../../../doc/src/images/home.png" alt="Home"></a><a accesskey="n" href="last_valu_1_3_37_6_5_1_1_2.html"><img src="../../../../doc/src/images/next.png" alt="Next"></a> </div> </body> </html> ```
Louisiana's 36th State Senate district is one of 39 districts in the Louisiana State Senate. It has been represented by Republican Robert Mills since 2020, following his 2019 defeat of Republican incumbent Ryan Gatti. Geography District 36 covers all of Webster Parish and parts of Bienville, Bossier, and Claiborne Parishes in eastern Ark-La-Tex, including some or all of Ringgold, Springhill, Minden, Plain Dealing, Benton, Haughton, Eastwood, Red Chute, and Bossier City. The district is located entirely within Louisiana's 4th congressional district, and overlaps with the 1st, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, and 13th districts of the Louisiana House of Representatives. Recent election results Louisiana uses a jungle primary system. If no candidate receives 50% in the first round of voting, when all candidates appear on the same ballot regardless of party, the top-two finishers advance to a runoff election. 2019 2015 2011 Federal and statewide results in District 36 References Louisiana State Senate districts Bienville Parish, Louisiana Bossier Parish, Louisiana Claiborne Parish, Louisiana Webster Parish, Louisiana
Jan van der Vaart or Jan van der Vaardt (name variations: John Van der Vaart, John Vander Vaart, Jan van der Waart) (c.1650 –1727) was a Dutch painter and draughtsman of portraits, landscapes and trompe-l'œil paintings and a mezzotint artist who was active in England for most of his career. He was also an art restorer and art collector. Life Van der Vaart was born in Haarlem, where he trained with Thomas Wijck. Van der Vaart is documented from 1674 onwards in London. Here he worked in the workshop of another Dutch immigrant, Willem Wissing, who was a pupil and former collaborator of the court portrait painter Sir Peter Lely. Van der Vaart painted draperies and landscapes in the portraits of Wissing. After Wissing's death in 1687, van der Vaart continued his workshop. He collaborated on occasion with the German-born painter Johann Kerseboom. In 1713 van der Vaart sold off his collection and built a house in Covent Garden. He stopped painting and confined himself to the restoration of paintings because of his deteriorating eyesight. He died in London, a bachelor, and his nephew Arnold continued his restoration business. He was probably the teacher of the famous English mezzotint engraver John Smith (1652–1742). Work He was a versatile painter and painted in a wide range of genres including flower still lifes, religious paintings, history paintings, landscapes, portraits and trompe-l'oeil still lives. According to Walpole he painted a trompe l'oeil of a violin on a door at Chatsworth House. He is primarily known for his portraits and landscapes. A number of van der Vaard's portraits were engraved in mezzotint by Bernard Lens for the print publisher Edward Cooper. Van der Vaart was himself one of the earliest practitioners of mezzotint in England and produced many prints after portraits made by portrait artists like Sir Peter Lely, Willem Wissing etc. References External links 1650s births 1727 deaths Dutch painters Dutch male painters Trompe-l'œil artists Painters from Haarlem
Robert Andrew (born ) was a Scottish professional golfer. He had seven top-10 finishes in The Open Championship. Early life Andrew was born in Scotland circa 1841. Golf career 1860 Open Championship The 1860 Open Championship was a golf competition held at Prestwick Golf Club, in Ayrshire, Scotland. It is now regarded as the first Open Championship. Eight golfers contested the event, with Willie Park, Sr. winning the championship by two shots from Tom Morris, Sr. Andrew scored 191 and finished in fourth place 17 strokes behind the winner. 1864 Open Championship The 1864 Open Championship was the fifth Open Championship and was held on 16 September at Prestwick Golf Club. Tom Morris, Sr. won the championship for the third time, by two shots from Andrew Strath. There were sixteen competitors. Andrew carded rounds of 57-58-60=175 and won £3. 1866 Open Championship The 1866 Open Championship was the seventh Open Championship and was held on 13 September at Prestwick Golf Club. Willie Park, Sr. won the championship for the third time, by two shots from his brother Davie Park. There were 16 competitors. Andrew turned in cards of 58-59-59=176 and finished in third place, winning £2. Details of play Playing in a strong wind, Willie Park was in the first group out and set the pace with a score of 54. Defending champion Andrew Strath and Davie Park were four behind, scoring 58. Willie Park extended his lead to five stokes after the second round. Despite a final round of 59 Willie Park set a useful target of 169. Davie Park's final round of 56 gave him a total of 171 and second place. Andrew was third, a further five strokes behind, posting rounds of 58-59-59=176 and won £2. Results in major championships Note: Andrew played only in The Open Championship. DNP = Did not play WD = Withdrew Yellow background for top-10 Death and legacy Andrew's date of death is unknown. Andrew is best known for having seven top-10 finishes in The Open Championship. References Scottish male golfers 1840s births Year of birth uncertain Year of death unknown
Yellowthread Street is a British television police drama, first broadcast in 1990, that focuses on the work of a group of detectives in the Royal Hong Kong Police. Developed and produced by Ranald Graham, the series was loosely based on the novels by William Leonard Marshall. A single season of thirteen episodes was produced by Yorkshire Television and broadcast on ITV from January 13 to April 7, 1990. The series starred Ray Lonnen as principal character Alex Vale, with Bruce Payne, Robert Taylor, Doreen Chan, Tzi Ma, Mark McGann and Catherine Neilson also appearing as detectives in the series. The series was well received by viewers and critics alike, despite only lasting one season. However, the series also received negative press, with Matters Criminous stating that "The series chiefest goal seemed to have been to explore just how very badly a dramatisation can corrupt and befoul the ideas and characters of a book." The series was also celebrated for the use of state-of-the-art technology involved with the production, including becoming one of the first series on British television with stereo sound. The series has never been released on DVD. Novels In the Yellowthread Street novels, the detectives of the Yellowthread Street police station are based in the fictitious Hong Bay, Hong Kong. Four principal characters are featured in the novels; DCI Harry Feiffer, of European heritage but third generation born and brought up in the Colony, Senior Inspector Christopher O'Yee, a half-Chinese American and the ever-bickering team of Inspectors Auden and Spencer, who attempt to find the rational basis for inexplicable and seemingly bizarre crimes. One of the most notable novels is 1988's Out of Nowhere, in which Feiffer must figure out why in the pre-dawn hours, four people in a plate-glass-filled van with Chinese opera blaring out of the tape deck were driving on the wrong side of a deserted motorway, miles from the nearest on-ramp, before dying in a violent collision with an oncoming lorry. Sixteen novels were published between 1975 and 1998: Yellowthread Street (1975), The Hatchet Man (1976), Gelignite (1976), Thin Air (1977), Skulduggery (1979), Sci-Fi (1981), Perfect End (1981), War Machine (1982), The Far Away Man (1984), Roadshow (1985), Head First (1986), Frogmouth (1987), Out of Nowhere (1988), Inches (1994), Nightmare Syndrome (1997) and To The End (1998). Cast Main Ray Lonnen as Chief Inspector Alex Vale Doreen Chan as Detective Jackie Wu Bruce Payne as Detective Nick Eden Robert Taylor as Detective Peter Marenta Tzi Ma as Detective Eddie Pak Mark McGann as Detective CJ Brady Catherine Neilson as Detective Kelly Lang Recurring Kenny Chan as Detective Chan Diego Swing as Frankie Ku Ming-Yang Li as Blind Beggar Christopher Leung as Szi Tai Winnie Tang as Jei Nicholas Eadie Production The series cost approximately £8 million. This made it the most expensive series fully financed by an ITV company at the time of its broadcast. Episodes References External links 1990s British drama television series 1990 British television series debuts 1990 British television series endings British crime television series ITV television dramas Television shows based on Australian novels 1990s British television miniseries Television series by ITV Studios Television series by Yorkshire Television English-language television shows Television shows set in Hong Kong
was a Sō clan daimyō (feudal lord) of the island domain of Tsushima at the end of Japan's Edo period. Yoshinori was the head of the Sō clan from 1842 through 1862. Black ships Sō Tsushima-no-kami was a senior member of the Imperial Commission which was delegated the responsibility of meeting with Commodore Perry and his men on March 8, 1854. He sat next to Daigaku-no-kami Hayashi Akira in the conference meeting. March 8, 1854 (Kaei 7, 10th day of the 2nd month): Commodore Perry returned to Edo Bay to force Japanese agreement to the Treaty of Kanagawa; and the chief Japanese negotiator was Daigaku-no kami Hayashi Akira, who was known to the Americans as "Prince Commissioner Hayashi". In the context of this unique negotiation with the Americans, Yoshinori's rank was considered secondary only to Hayashi. Perry construed his counterparts as an Imperial Commission consisting of five Commissioners with supporting staff and military support: Hayashi Daigaku-no-kami; Sō Yoshinori Tsushima-no-kami – Americanized as "Ido, Prince of Tsus-sima"; Izawa Mimasaki-no-kami – Americanized as "Izawa, Prince of Mimasaki", named "governor" of the newly elevated "Imperial" city of Shimoda U-dono Minboi-shiogū – Americanized as "Udono, member of the Board of Revenue"; "Matsusaki Michitaro". See also Tsūkō ichiran, mid-19th century text References Further reading Papinot, Edmond. (1906) Dictionnaire d'histoire et de géographie du japon. Tokyo: Librarie Sansaisha...Click link for digitized 1906 Nobiliaire du japon (2003) Daimyo Year of birth unknown Year of death unknown
Grant Gallagher (born 11 January 1991) is a Scottish footballer who is a utility player for Scottish League One side Stranraer. Career Born in Irvine, Grant, predominantly a right back and centre midfielder, began his career at Celtic but did not make a single first-team appearance. He was released by the club in Summer 2010. In August of that year Gallagher joined Stranraer, he spent five years with the Stair Park side, making over 200 appearances scoring 15 goals. In May 2015, Gallagher signed a one-year contract with Scottish Championship side Dumbarton, joining up with former manager at Stranraer, Stephen Aitken. He scored his first goal for the club in a 2–0 friendly win over Hearts. He scored twice on his competitive debut in a 3–2 victory over Morton. After 37 appearances for the club and four goals he was rewarded with a new deal in May 2016. His second season with 'The Sons' was ended by injury in September, however he agreed a new contract with the club in May 2017 until the summer of 2018. On his return to action, Gallagher suffered an Anterior cruciate ligament injury in a friendly against Partick Thistle that ruled him out for at least a further 6 months. He returned to action on 31 March 2018, making his first league appearance in 18 months in a defeat to Livingston. He was subsequently released by the club in May 2018, and joined Airdrieonians whom he left after another injury hit season Gallagher rejoined Stranraer in May 2019. References External links 1991 births Living people Celtic F.C. players Stranraer F.C. players Dumbarton F.C. players Scottish men's footballers Scottish Football League players Men's association football defenders Scottish Professional Football League players Men's association football midfielders Airdrieonians F.C. players
Marinifilum albidiflavum is a Gram-negative and facultatively anaerobic bacterium from the genus of Marinifilum which has been isolated from sediments from the coast of Weihai in China. References External links Type strain of Marinifilum albidiflavum at BacDive - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase Bacteria described in 2016 Bacteroidia
Pony Club Secrets is a series of junior and intermediate reader children's books published by HarperCollins in the United Kingdom. The series was created by author and journalist Stacy Gregg, and is loosely based on her experiences as a young rider growing up in New Zealand. It blends authentic horse and pony detail with a mixture of fantasy and adventure. The series is set in a fictionalised version of New Zealand, in an area called Chevalier Point. The first two books in the series, Mystic and the Midnight Ride and Blaze and the Dark Rider, were first published simultaneously in the UK in August 2007, and have since been published together as a double edition called Mystic and Blaze. Originally there were four titles scheduled in the series, but due to its popularity it was extended to eight and then 13 titles in all, including a special Christmas book entitled Issie and the Christmas Pony. A spin-off series was announced by the author and her publishers in 2009, called Pony Club Rivals. This series features a new main character, Georgie Parker, and is set in the UK and the USA. The first book in the series, Pony Club Rivals: The Auditions, was published in the UK in April 2010. It is based in Kentucky USA at the school Blainford "All Stars" Academy mentioned in "Victory and the All Stars Academy." It follows Georgina Parker as she attempts to become a top eventing rider. It features many characters and the series features four books in total. The books have been adapted into a television series, which premiered on CBBC in the UK on 14 July 2020. Titles Mystic and the Midnight Ride (2007) Blaze and the Dark Rider (2007) Destiny and the Wild Horses (2008) Stardust and the Daredevil Ponies (2008) Comet and the Champion's Cup (2008) Issie and the Christmas Pony (2008) Storm and the Silver Bridle (2009) Fortune and the Golden Trophy (2009) Victory and the All-Stars Academy (2009) Flame and the Rebel Riders (2010) Angel and the Flying Stallions (2010) Liberty and the Dream Ride (2011) Nightstorm and the Grand Slam (2011) Special editions Mystic and Blaze (2009) Destiny and Stardust (2010) Comet and Storm (2011) Pony Club Rivals 1. The Auditions (2010) 2. Showjumpers (2010) 3. Riding Star (2011) 4. The Prize (2011) Main characters Isadora "Issie" Brown is the main character throughout the series. Horse-mad Issie is described as having long brown hair and an olive complexion. She owns Blaze, Comet, and Storm. She used to own Mystic before he was killed in a freak car accident saving the other horses, including Stella's pony Coco, Kate's horse Toby, and Natasha's pony Goldrush, as well as Issie herself, during a gymkhana. Her best friends are Stella Tarrant and Kate Knight, and her enemy is Natasha Tucker (owner of Goldrush). Issie is an extremely talented rider, who has the ability to take it to the top and win multiple awards as well as inspiring many young riders. Stella Tarrant is Issie's best friend. Stella is bubbly, mischievous and described by Issie as 'boy-mad'. She has short red curly hair and a freckly complexion. Stella loves playing pranks and winding people up. She used to own Coco until she outgrew her, and currently owns Marmite, a Blackthorn Pony caught and tamed after the events of the third book. Kate Knight is Issie's other best friend, completely the opposite to Stella, Kate is sensible and mature. She has blonde hair and blue eyes and is extremely tall. Kate has a way with children, which comes in handy in'Comet and the Champion's Cup', when she is tasked with helping run a children's riding camp. She owns an ex-racehorse called Toby. Tom Avery is Issie, Stella, Kate, and Natasha's riding instructor. Tom used to be a famous eventer in his youth, but after seriously injuring himself whilst competing at Badminton horse trials, he had to retire from the sport. He is now head instructor at Chevalier Point Pony Club. He lives at Winterflood Farm where he keeps his horses. And in Flame and the Rebel Riders he takes over Dulmoth Park too. He is frequently seen wearing his trademark cheese-cutter cap and has a habit of always whacking his riding crop against his riding boot. However he is particularly close to Issie and is the one who brought her Anglo-Arab mare Blaze to her after rescuing her with the help of ILPH (International League for the Protection of Horses) which he works for. In Angel and the Flying Stallions, he marries the head trainer of El Caballo Magnifico, Francoise D'arth, who returns to Chevalier Point to train the dressage there. Natasha Tucker is the antagonist of the series; snobby Natasha frequently makes fun of Issie's 'circus pony' Blaze. She is nicknamed 'Stuck Up Tucker' by Stella, Kate, and Issie. The bratty blonde is always making nasty remarks about Issie, and by the end of Fortune and the Golden Trophy they are full-fledged enemies. After the book Flame and The Rebel Riders, they become mildly friendly. In the fourth book, she reveals that her parents are going through a bitter divorce. She owns multiple beautiful and expensive horses over the course of the series, including Goldrush and Romeo, but is constantly having her parents buy her new ones. Aidan is Hester's farm manager and later Issie's boyfriend, though they split up by the end of the series. He is good-natured and was willing to continue to work on Hester's Farm despite her being unable to pay him. Hester Brown is Amanda's sister and Issie's aunt who lives at Blackthorn Farm, near Gisborne. Hester trains animals for movies with the help of her farm manager Aiden. Hester owns, Diablo, Paris, Nicole, Dolomite, Titan, Scott, Tornado, Stardust, Destiny who are the 'Daredevil Ponies' and she also owns Glennie, Molly, Timmy and Julian who are all Blackthorn ponies. Hester also owns other farm animals. She has been married three times but is now divorced and remains single throughout the series. As a joke, she calls Issie 'her favourite niece', because Issie is her only niece. She is a notoriously bad cook. Amanda Brown is Hester's sister and Issie's mother who works for a law firm. She is petrified of horses and is divorced just like Hester. Her husband left when Issie was nine. In Angel and the Flying Stallions, Amanda rides a stallion Ferdinand with the help of Roberto. At the start of the series Amanda repeatedly refuses to buy her daughter Issie a pony, despite Issie having the right amount of money. Eventually though, Amanda gives in and lets Issie buy a pony, Mystic. (Issie did also look after Victory for a while until Natasha bought him from the horse's Tulia, but then things suddenly turn around when she is given the ride on him for Badminton. Tara Kelly is a former four-star eventer mentioned in "Victory and The All Stars Academy" and "Liberty and The Dream Ride", and a major character in the Pony Club Rivals books. She is portrayed as extremely hard to impress. In "Victory and The All Stars Academy", Tara comes to Melbourne to coach Issie and the Team through Cross Country. Tara is a teacher at Blainford Academy and is the head of eventing. She offers Issie a place at Blainford which Issie declines. In the books Tara is described as thin and slender with fine bones and glossy walnut brown hair, and she has a smattering of delicate freckles across her cheekbones. Her fashion sense is described as tasteful but slightly horsey. Even though Tara is portrayed as cold and strict, sometimes her facade melts; she cradles Issie in her lap after rescuing her from a wild dog in "Victory and The All Stars Academy", and has several maternal moments throughout the series "Pony Club Rivals". In "Pony Club Rivals", Georgie's rival Kennedy Kirkwood calls Tara "a sad old spinster", and another character refers to her as "Miss Kelly", suggesting she is unmarried. Tara is shown to get on well with people, in particular Blainfords Head Mrs Dickins Thomson. In "The Prize" she is depicted as having been friends with polo player "Sebastian "Seb" Upton-Baker" since school. In "The Prize", she loses her temper at dressage rider Allegra Hickman for using rollkur. References External links Stacy Gregg Pony Club Secrets at Harper Collins UK Pony Club Secrets at Harper Collins NZ British children's novels Series of children's books HarperCollins books Pony books
This article details the list of the most populous settlements in Malaysia. Malaysia designates all populated regions into three categories: a district, municipality, or city. While district boundaries are limited to individual state-drawn district boundaries, some municipalities and cities are made up of several smaller component districts whose elevated status forms a local government. Thus, this list does not include component districts and only includes overall administrative localities defined by their respective local governments. Within defined boundaries This table lists all cities, municipalities and districts in Malaysia whose population exceeds 150,000 people, according to statistics published in the 2020 Malaysian census by the Malaysian Department of Statistics (DOSM). There are 64 populated regions in Malaysia whose population exceeds 150,000 people. All 13 states and the Federal Territories have at least one city, municipality or district whose population exceeded 150,000 people. This table displays: The settlement rank by population as of 2020, as estimated by the DOSM; The settlement name; The state in which the settlement is located; The settlement's population as of 2020, as estimated in the 2020 census conducted by the DOSM; The settlement's population as of 2010, as estimated in the 2010 census conducted by the DOSM; The settlement's population difference between 2010 and 2020; The land area of the settlement's defined boundaries in square kilometres (km2); The population density of the settlement in people per square kilometres (/km2), as estimated in by the settlement's 2020 population figures. Distribution There are 64 settlements in Malaysia with a population of over 150,000 people. All 13 states and the Federal Territories have at least one settlement in the list. West Malaysia has more settlements that fit this criteria than East Malaysia, with 50 settlements against the East's 14. The states with the least amount of settlements in this list are Negeri Sembilan, the Federal Territories and Perlis, with one locality each respectively, while the state with the highest amount of settlements with a population above 150,000 is Selangor, with 11 settlements in the list. Gallery Largest metropolitan areas by population The DOSM does not provide any definitions related to metropolitan areas in Malaysia, nor have any statistical calculations that concern build-up areas surrounding an urban centre. However, several major urban regions, such as Klang Valley, Greater Penang and Iskandar Malaysia, have been well-described as metropolitan areas since the early-2010s by local media and government authorities. Despite this, there remains some ambiguity in defining the actual boundaries of other smaller counterparts. There are 12 metropolitan areas in Malaysia. Perlis and Kelantan are the only states without one. Kedah is the only state with two metro areas (Greater Penang and Alor Setar), while Greater Penang is the only metro to span three different states (Penang, Kedah and Perak). Greater Penang is also the only metropolitan area where its core city is not its most populated settlement (George Town has a population of 794,313, while Seberang Perai has a population of 946,092). This table displays: The metropolitan area rank by population as of 2020, as estimated with individual local authority population figures by the DOSM; The name of the metropolitan area; The core city of the metropolitan area; The metropolitan area's population as of 2020, as estimated in the 2020 census conducted by the DOSM; The metropolitan area's population as of 2010, as estimated in the 2010 census conducted by the DOSM; The metropolitan area's population difference between 2010 and 2020; The land area of the metropolitan area's defined boundaries in square kilometres (km2); The population density of the metropolitan area in people per square kilometres (/km2); See also List of capitals in Malaysia List of cities in Malaysia List of cities in Malaysia by population References Notes Citations Bibliography Academic journals and publications Articles from magazines, newspapers and websites Government journals and statistical reports Malaysia, population Malaysia, population Cities by population

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