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Twelve Days of Terror: A Definitive Investigation of the 1916 New Jersey Shark Attacks is a non-fiction book by Richard G. Fernicola about the Jersey Shore shark attacks of 1916. The book was published in 2001 by Lyons Press.
Overview
Fernicola offers an in-depth investigation of the shark attacks of 1916 plus modern-day attacks. He interviewed people connected with the victims of the attacks and examines the arguments and conclusions of contemporary and modern scientists to determine the species of the shark involved in the attacks.
Film
The book was made into an episode of the History Channel's documentary series In Search of... titled Shark Attack 1916 (2001) and the Discovery Channel's docudrama 12 Days of Terror in 2004.
References
2001 non-fiction books
American non-fiction books
Biology books
Books about New Jersey
History of New Jersey
Marine life in popular culture
History books about the United States
Lyons Press books
Books about sharks |
Yekaterina Igorevna Tkachenko (; born 7 March 1995 in Harare) is a Zimbabwean-born Russian alpine ski racer, a slalom specialist.
References
1995 births
Living people
Russian female alpine skiers
Sportspeople from Harare
Alpine skiers at the 2018 Winter Olympics
Alpine skiers at the 2022 Winter Olympics
Olympic alpine skiers for Russia
Alpine skiers at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics
Universiade medalists in alpine skiing
FISU World University Games gold medalists for Russia
Universiade silver medalists for Russia
Competitors at the 2015 Winter Universiade
Competitors at the 2019 Winter Universiade
Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration alumni
21st-century Russian women |
In the 2018–19 season, CR Belouizdad competed in Ligue 1 for the 53rd season, as well as the Algerian Cup.
Squad list
Players and squad numbers last updated on 18 November 2018.Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Algerian Cup
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CR Belouizdad |
Vologases I ( Walagash) was the King of Kings of the Parthian Empire from 51 to 78. He was the son and successor of Vonones II (r. 51). He was succeeded by his younger son Pacorus II, who continued his policies.
Name
Vologases is the Greek and Latin form of the Parthian Walagaš (). The name is also attested in New Persian as Balāsh and Middle Persian as Wardākhsh (also spelled Walākhsh). The etymology of the name is unclear, although Ferdinand Justi proposes that Walagaš, the first form of the name, is a compound of words "strength" (varəda), and "handsome" (gaš or geš in Modern Persian).
Background
Vologases was a son of Vonones II, a Parthian prince who ruled the northern Iranian kingdom of Media Atropatene, and possibly subsequently the whole Parthian Empire for a few months. Vologases' mother was a Greek concubine of the Parthian harem. The name of the Arsacid branch established by Vologases I has been coined by the modern historian Marek Jan Olbrycht as the "Vologasids" or the "House of Vologases I", which ruled the Parthian Empire from 51 till its fall in 224.
Reign
Invasion of Armenia
Vologases became the new Parthian king in 51. He sought to continue the policies of the prominent former Parthian king Artabanus II (), and thus, one of his first objectives was to strengthen the Parthian position in strategically and politically unstable regions which had served for decades as the source of war with the Romans. He gave the kingship of Media Atropatene to his elder brother Pacorus, while the even more politically important kingship of Armenia was given to Vologases' younger brother Tiridates after a Parthian invasion of the country in 53.
Vologases felt his invasion was justified due to the recent usurpation of the Armenian throne by the Iberian prince Rhadamistus, which he saw as a violation of the former settlement made between the Parthians and Romans regarding Armenia. Lack of resources and a winter epidemic forced Vologases to withdraw his troops from Armenia, allowing Rhadamistus to come back and punish locals as traitors; they shortly revolted and helped Tiridates restore his authority. Rhadamistus himself returned to Iberia and was soon put to death by his father Pharasmanes I for having plotted against the royal power in order to prove his loyalty to Rome.
War with the Romans
Unhappy with the Parthian reconquest of Armenia, in 54 the newly ascended Roman emperor Nero sent his general, Corbulo to restore Roman authority in the country. Vologases was unable to aid his brother, due to the rebellion of his son Vardanes II and subsequently a revolt in the eastern Parthian province of Hyrcania. Supported by Vologases, Tiridates sent flying columns to raid the Romans far and wide in 58. Corbulo responded by using the same tactics. He also emboldened the Roman client-kings Antiochus IV of Commagene, Pharasmanes I, and the Moschi tribes to attack outlying areas of Armenia.
The loyalty of the Armenian population was split up between the Parthians and Romans, although overall they preferred Parthian rule, due to it being more tolerant, and also due to the similarity between Parthian and Armenian culture. Corbulo conquered the Armenian capital of Artaxata, which he had destroyed. The following year (59) he conquered Tigranocerta in southern Armenia, where he wintered. Tiridates took advantage of this situation to return to northern Armenia from Atropatene. However, by the spring of 60, he was forced to withdraw by the Roman forces once more.
Nero appointed a Cappadocian prince named Tigranes on the Armenian throne. The new ruler, protected by a strong Roman force, became bold and started in 61 attacking the border areas of Adiabene, a vassal kingdom of the Parthians. The Adiabenian king, Monobazos, including Tiridates, protested in front of the entire Parthian court, complaining that Vologases did not do enough to protect his subjects.
This situation was important and endangered the relations between Vologases and his subjects. During a public feast, Vologases supported Tiridates' appeals, and placed the royal diadem on his head. He also appointed a certain nobleman named Monaeses as the commander of a Parthian force that included contingents from Adiabene. Monaeses was sent into Armenia, where he besieged Tigranocerta in 62. The city was strongly fortified, and had been further reinforced by two legions. The Parthians attempts to scale the city proved fruitless, with the Adiabenian contingents suffering heavy losses.
At this point, Corbulo sent an envoy to Vologases, who had encamped with his court at Nisibis, near Tigranocerta and the Roman–Parthian border. The failed siege and a shortage of fodder for his cavalry forced Vologases to agree to withdraw Monaeses from Armenia. At the same time, however, the Romans also left Armenia, which, according to the contemporary Roman historian Tacitus, raised suspicions as to Corbulo's motives: some whispered that he had reached an agreement of mutual withdrawal with the Parthians, and that he was unwilling to risk his reputation by renewing hostilities against them. At any rate, a truce was arranged and a Parthian embassy was dispatched to Rome. The negotiations failed to reach an agreement, and war was resumed in the spring of 62.
The Roman government then sent Lucius Caesennius Paetus, governor of Cappadocia, to settle the question by bringing Armenia under direct Roman administration. Paetus was an incapable commander and suffered a humiliating defeat at the Battle of Rhandeia in 62, losing the legions of XII Fulminata commanded by Calvisius Sabinus and IIII Scythica commanded by Lucius Funisulanus Vettonianus. The command of the troops was returned to Corbulo, who, the following year, led a strong army into Melitene and beyond into Armenia, eliminating all of the regional governors he suspected were pro-Parthian. Finally in Rhandeia, Corbulo and Tiridates I met to make a peace agreement. The location of Rhandeia suited both Tiridates I and Corbulo. It appealed to Tiridates I because that is where his army had beaten the Romans and sent them away under a capitulation; on the other hand, it appealed to Corbulo because he was about to wipe out the ill repute earned before in the same location. When Tiridates I arrived at the Roman camp he took off his royal diadem and placed it on the ground near a statue of Nero, agreeing to receive it back only from Nero in Rome. Tiridates I was recognized as the vassal king of Armenia; a Roman garrison would remain in the country permanently, in Sophene while Artaxata would be reconstructed. Corbulo left his son-in-law Lucius Annius Vinicianus to accompany Tiridates I to Rome in order to attest his own fidelity to Nero.
After Tiridates' visit in Rome, Nero summoned Vologases I to Rome several times, but when the invitations became burdensome to Vologases I, he sent back a dispatch to this effect: "It is far easier for you than for me to traverse so great a body of water. Therefore, if you will come to Asia, we can then arrange to meet each other."
Later life and death
However, Vologases I was still satisfied with this result and honored the memory of Nero, though he stood in good relations with Vespasian also, to whom he offered an army of 40,000 horse archers during the Jewish Revolt. Soon afterwards the Alans, a great nomadic tribe beyond the Caucasus, invaded Atropatene and Armenia; Vologases I applied in vain for help to Vespasian, but did not achieve any decisive result. The Alans quickly withdrew with a lot of booty after plundering Armenia and Media Atropatene. Vologases I later died in 78, and was succeeded by his son Pacorus II.
Government
Coinage
Vologases was the first Arsacid ruler to have the Parthian script and language appear on his minted coins alongside the now almost illegible Greek. However, the use of Greek-alphabet legends on Parthian coins remained until the collapse of the empire. On the reverse of his silver tetradrachms, he is being invested as king by a female deity, representing one of the female Iranian deities (yazata) Anahita or Ashi. Both of these deities are closely linked with the khvarenah ("Divine Glory") of the monarch.
Trade
Vologases sought to accomplish the goal of Artabanus II, by attempting to establish a long and structured trade-route that spanned through East Asia, India and the coast of the Mediterranean Sea. This planned long trade-route would greatly improve the economy of the Parthian Empire. In order to accomplish this, Vologases strengthened relations with other powers whom he was able to establish long-distance trade with, most notably Han China. Vologases sought to impose his authority over the trade revenue of Seleucia, and was unrelenting against the Greek elites who questioned his rule. Vologases founded the town of Valashabad in the neighborhood of Ctesiphon and Seleucia, with the intention of breaking the Greek monopoly on trade.
Zoroastrianism
Vologases is an important figure in Zoroastrianism. According to the 10th-century Middle Persian Zoroastrian document Denkard ("Acts of Religion"), Vologases ordered his subjects to safeguard variants of the Avestan books and schooling, which had been scattered due to raids and plundering by the Macedonian king Alexander the Great () in the 4th-century BC.
Family tree
References
Bibliography
Ancient works
Tacitus, Annals
Modern works
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Further reading
1st-century births
Year of birth unknown
78 deaths
1st-century Parthian monarchs
People of the Roman–Parthian Wars
1st-century Iranian people
Iranian people of Greek descent |
Jenny Eck is an American politician who served as a member of the Montana Legislature. She was elected to House District 79, includes the Helena, Montana area. In 2016, Eck was selected as the Montana Director of the Hillary Clinton 2016 presidential campaign.
Eck served as a Minority Whip of the House during the 2015–2016 session.
References
1979 births
21st-century American politicians
21st-century American women politicians
Living people
Democratic Party members of the Montana House of Representatives
Smith College alumni
Women state legislators in Montana |
The 23rd Missouri Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
Service
The 23rd Missouri Infantry Regiment was organized from recruits across the state of Missouri in September 1861 and mustered in for three years service under the command of Colonel Jacob T. Tindall.
The regiment was attached to the Department of the Missouri to March 1862. St. Louis, Missouri, Department of the Missouri, to April 1862. Unattached, 6th Division, Army of the Tennessee, to April 1862. District of St. Louis, Missouri, Department of the Missouri, to June 1863. District of Rolla, Department of the Missouri, to December 1863. Unattached, District of Nashville, Tennessee, Department of the Cumberland, to January 1864. 2nd Brigade, Rousseau's Division, XII Corps, Department of the Cumberland, to April 1864. Unassigned, 4th Division, XX Corps, Department of the Cumberland, to July 1864. 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, XIV Corps, to July 1865.
The 23rd Missouri Infantry mustered out July 18, 1865.
Detailed service
Moved to Macon City, Mo., October 15, 1861, then to Chillicothe, Mo., November 1. Duty at Chillicothe, Mo., November 1861 to March 1862, and St. Louis, Mo., until April. Moved to Pittsburg Landing, Tenn., April 1–4. Battle of Shiloh, Tenn., April 6. Regiment captured April 6. Duty at St. Louis, Mo., until August 1862. At Macon until November 1862. At Hudson, Mo., until December 1862, and in Central District of Missouri. Company A at Gasconade, Company D at Osage City, Company I at St. Auberts; remainder of the regiment at Prairie City, District of St. Louis, December 1862 to July 1863. Operations against Marmaduke April 14-May 2, 1863. Cape Girardeau April 26. Ordered to Rolla July 5, 1863. Duty in District of Rolla until December 1863. (Company G ordered to Cape Girardeau July 5, 1863.) Operations against Shelby October 7–22. Ordered to Nashville, Tenn., December 1863. Duty at Nashville and McMinnville and guarding Nashville & Chattanooga Railroad until July 1864. White County January 16, 1864. Atlanta Campaign July 10 to September 8. Chattahoochie River July 10–17. Peach Tree Creek July 19–20. Siege of Atlanta July 22-August 25. Flank movement on Jonesboro August 25–30. Battle of Jonesboro August 31-September 1. Operations in northern Georgia and northern Alabama against Forrest and Hood September 29-November 3. March to the sea November 15-December 10. Near Milledgeville November 23. Siege of Savannah December 10–21. Carolinas Campaign January to April 1865. Fayette, N.C., March 11. Battle of Bentonville March 19–21. Occupation of Goldsboro March 24. Advance on Raleigh April 10–14. Occupation of Raleigh April 14. Bennett's House April 26. Surrender of Johnston and his army. March to Washington, D.C., via Richmond, Va., April 29-May 17. Grand Review of the Armies May 24. Moved to Louisville, Ky., June, and duty there until July.
Casualties
The regiment lost a total of 236 men during service; 2 officers and 57 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded, 4 officers and 173 enlisted men died of disease.
Commanders
Colonel Jacob T. Tindall - killed in action at the Battle of Shiloh
See also
Missouri Civil War Union units
Missouri in the Civil War
References
Dyer, Frederick H. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion (Des Moines, IA: Dyer Pub. Co.), 1908.
Attribution
Military units and formations established in 1861
Military units and formations disestablished in 1865
Units and formations of the Union Army from Missouri
1861 establishments in Missouri |
Maglie (Salentino: ; Griko: , translit. ; ) is a town and comune in the province of Lecce in the Apulia region of south-east Italy.
History
The Maglie area was settled as early as the Bronze Age and the early Iron Age, and before, as testified by the presence of archaic dolmens and menhirs, and by the Cattìe site, discovered in 1980, and featuring 12,000 tools and 800 bone remains.
Maglie, initially a countryside casale, developed around the castle built in the 13th century, probably under the Angevine kings of Naples and later renewed by Andriolo Lubello, the local baron under king Alfonso I of Aragon.
Main sights
Duomo (Cathedral, also called Chiesa Collegiata). It was built in the late 18th century on the site of two previous buildings tracing back to 14th and 16th century. Its bell tower (1686–90), standing at about , is the tallest in the province. The four upper storeys are attributed to Giuseppe Zimbalo.
Church of Madonna delle Grazie, in Baroque style (early 16th century). The interior has a 1645 Baroque altar and 17th century canvasses. It also features a column, similar to the Lecce's Column of St. Oronzo by Zimbalo, built in 1684–87.
Church of Madonna Addolorata (18th century)
Palazzo Baronale
Economy
Maglie's economy is based on commerce, craftmanship (especially of local stone), and tourism.
Demographics
Population development since 1861:
Migrant communities in Maglie with more than ten people 01.01.2020:
Transportation
Maglie is served by the Ferrovie Sud Est Zollino-Gagliano and Maglie-Otranto lines.
It is crossed by two state roads, the SS16 Adriatica Lecce-Maglie-Otranto, and the SS275 from Santa Maria di Leuca.
People
Aldo Moro (1916-1978), politician
References
Localities of Salento |
Corallus hortulana, commonly known as the Amazon tree boa, common tree boa, garden tree boa, and macabrel, is a boa species found in South America. No subspecies are currently recognized. Like all boas, it is non-venomous.
Description
Adults grow to an average of 5 and 6.5 feet (1.5–2 m) in length. This species exhibits an immense variety of colors and patterns. The basic color can be anywhere from black, brown, or gray, to any shade of red, orange, yellow, or many colors in between. Some are totally patternless, while others may be speckled, banded, or saddled with rhomboid or chevron shapes. Some reds will have yellow patterns, some yellows red or orange patterns. Generally, there are two color 'phases' that are genetically inherited, but are not ontogenic as with the emerald tree boa (C. caninus) and the southern green tree python (Morelia viridis). The 'garden phase' refers to boas with drab coloration, mostly brown or olive, with varied patterning, while the 'colored phase' refers to animals with combinations of red, orange, and yellow coloring.
Geographic range
The range of Corallus hortulana extends through the Amazon rainforest of South America, including Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana.
Typically found below 300 m elevation. They can be found in a variety of habitats, but are strictly an arboreal species.
Captivity
While Amazon tree boas are encountered relatively frequently in the pet industry, they have a notoriously irritable temperament, do not hesitate to bite, and have very specific care requirements. As such, they are not recommended for inexperienced keepers.
References
Further reading
Mattison C. 1999. Snake. DK Publishing. .
External links
hortulana
Snakes of South America
Reptiles of Bolivia
Reptiles of Brazil
Reptiles of Colombia
Reptiles of Ecuador
Reptiles of French Guiana
Reptiles of Guyana
Reptiles of Peru
Reptiles of Venezuela
Fauna of the Amazon
Reptiles described in 1758
Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus
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"Krummi svaf í klettagjá" is a traditional Icelandic rhyming poem by Jón Thoroddsen about a raven. The poem was written in the middle of the 19th century and is in 6 line stanzas of AABCCB form. In Iceland it is often repeated as part of a well known folk song
The opening verse can be roughly translated as follows:
Krummi svaf í klettagjá,
kaldri vetrarnóttu á,
verður margt að meini
Fyrr en dagur fagur rann,
freðið nefið dregur hann
undan stórum steini.
The raven sleeps among the stones
on a cold winter night.
(There is much to be said)
Before the passage of a fine day
He pulls his nose
from a large rock.
References
External links
Icelandic folk music
19th-century literature
Icelandic literature |
Martina Ratej (born 2 November 1981) is a Slovenian track and field athlete who competes in the javelin throw.
Career
Ratej competed at the 2006 European Championships and the 2008 Olympic Games without reaching the final.
Ratej won the bronze medal at the 2009 Mediterranean Games, finished eleventh at the 2009 World Championships and eighth at the 2009 World Athletics Final. These results represented a breakthrough for the athlete, who had previously struggled to make an impact at major competitions.
Ratej broke the Slovenian record at the 2010 European Cup Winter Throwing, winning the gold with a throw of 65.96 m. As a result, she was runner-up in the European Athletics athlete of the month competition.
In 2012, she competed at the Olympic Games in London where she reached the final and finished seventh.
Doping disqualification
Martina Ratej was definitively suspended for doping on 10 March 2020 because she was found positive at the London 2012 Olympics.
Achievements
References
External links
1981 births
Living people
Slovenian female javelin throwers
Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Olympic athletes for Slovenia
World Athletics Championships athletes for Slovenia
Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Slovenia
Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Slovenia
Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics
Athletes (track and field) at the 2009 Mediterranean Games
Athletes (track and field) at the 2013 Mediterranean Games
Doping cases in athletics
Slovenian sportspeople in doping cases
European Games competitors for Slovenia
Athletes (track and field) at the 2023 European Games |
Ajay Veer Yadav (born 20 September 1970) is the General Secretary of Government Schools Teachers Association of India. Currently representing the teachers serving under the Government of Delhi and Delhi Directorate of Education he has been active in teacher politics since 1995.
Early life
Ajay Veer Yadav was born on 20 September 1970 in an Ahir family to Kanwar Singh and Kanta Devi. He completed his higher education from Delhi.
Teachers Union politics
Campaign for the removal of pay anomalies
After assuming the office as the General Secretary of Government Schools Teachers Association in 2014 the association led a campaign for the removal of pay anomalies. Delegation of the Association met Dr. Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State for PMO. Ajay Veer Yadav met with Rajnath Singh and Najeeb Jung, former Lt. Governor of Delhi regarding these demands.
References
1970 births
Living people |
William J. Seitz III (born October 29, 1954) is the state representative for the 30th district of the Ohio House of Representatives. He is a Republican. The district consists of Cheviot, Delhi Township, Green as well as portions of Cincinnati, in Hamilton County. Formerly, Seitz represented the same seat from 2001 to 2007. He served in the Ohio Senate from 2007 to 2016. He has also served as Majority Leader since 2017.
Life and career
After graduating from the University of Cincinnati in 1975 with a BA in History, summa cum laude, he attended the University of Cincinnati School of Law, obtaining his JD in 1978 with the honors of being selected for the Law Review and named a member of the Order of the Coif. Starting in 1978, Seitz was joined the Taft, Stettinius and Hollister law firm as an associate. He became a partner of the firm in 1986 a position he held until becoming Of Counsel in 2013. Seitz then joined Dinsmore & Shohl in 2014 as Of Counsel.
Seitz started his public career as a member of the Cincinnati Board of Education, eventually becoming Vice President of the board and also served on the St. Antoninus Parish Education Commission. He later was twice elected as a Green Township Trustee, becoming Chairman on one occasion. He also served as President of the Hamilton County Township Association.
In 2000, with incumbent State Representative Cheryl Winkler unable to run again due to term limits, Seitz was nominated to succeed her. He handily won election in 2000, and was reelected in 2002, 2004, and 2006.
In 2004, Seitz was mentioned as a potential successor to Lou Blessing in the Ohio Senate. However, he chose to remain in the House, and the Senate seat was won by Patty Clancy. When State Rep. and Majority Leader Merle Kearns resigned midway through 2005 to take a place in the cabinet of Governor Bob Taft her absence left a hole in the majority leadership team, leading to a shuffle by Speaker Jon Husted, and colleagues appointed Seitz to become the new Assistant Majority Whip. Seitz served as Majority Whip in the 127th General Assembly.
When Senator Patty Clancy announced that she would resign her seat midway through 2007, Seitz was mentioned as the front-runner for the appointment to replace her. In October 2007, Senate Republicans appointed Seitz to finish the remainder of Clancy's term. Seitz easily won election to the seat in 2008. For the 129th General Assembly, Seitz ran for a leadership position, but lost President Pro Tempore to Keith Faber and Majority Leader to Jimmy Stewart.
After Seitz voted against the controversial legislation that would greatly hamper collective bargaining for public employees, Senate President Tom Niehaus stripped him of his chairmanship of the Senate Government Oversight Committee. While Niehaus stated that it was due to his failure to keep another member informed about changes to a bill, many have speculated it was a political repercussion for voting against the measure. Seitz has called the move unacceptable and disagrees with the decision. Seitz later struck back with a memo stating that Faber had falsely accused him of doing so, stating that both Niehaus and Faber had acted disingenuously. Seitz won a second full term in the Senate in 2012, defeating Democrat Richard Luken with 62% of the vote.
Seitz is currently on the board of directors of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), a nonprofit partnership of conservative legislators and private sector lobbyists that craft model legislation for those legislators to sponsor.
Ohio House of Representatives
In 2016, Seitz was term-limited in the Ohio Senate and announced he would seek his former seat in the House. Louis Terhar, who represented that seat, in turn ran for Seitz's Senate seat. He won the seat with over 73% of the vote against Democrat Mark A. Childers.
Seitz sits on the House Criminal Justice Committee.
In March 2016, Seitz introduced HB 296, which would require a monetary payment (bond) for vote centers aka polling centers/places to remain open after their usual closing time of 7:30pm. He proposed the bill after two separate judges extended voting hours at two different polling centers, one due to technical glitches which delayed voting, and another because of a fatal car accident on an interstate which delayed traffic to the vote center. Seitz claimed the bond was necessary because "activist judges" could always find a reason to keep vote centers open. Governor John Kasich eventually vetoed the bill.
In 2018, Rep. Kristin Boggs and Rep. Laura Lanese introduced HB 561, a bill that would eliminate the spousal exemptions for offenses of rape, sexual battery, unlawful sexual conduct with a minor, gross sexual imposition, sexual imposition and inportuning. Rep. Seitz was the only member of the committee to vote in opposition to the bill.
In 2021, Seitz defended a heavily gerrymandered redistricting map that gave Republicans an advantage in 12 of Ohio's 15 districts. Seitz said, "Fair, ladies and gentlemen, is in the eyes of the beholder."
Sexual harassment controversy
On January 24, 2018, the website 3rd Rail Politics reported Republican legislators' alleged sexist and demeaning comments toward women at a roast for outgoing Ohio House Speaker Cliff Rosenberger's chief of staff Mike Dittoe. Held at the Athletic Club of Columbus just down the street from the Capital Building, the event was attended by legislators, lobbyists and campaign contributors.
"Representative William Seitz (R-Cincinnati) called out former Rep. Diana Fessler, calling her a nutjob who "wore a tin foil hat." More demeaning still, he compared her to his current Southwest Ohio colleague Rep. Candice Keller. Saving the best for last, he imagined certain legislators doing their work "set to music." Former Senator Cliff Hite, who as first reported by 3rd Rail was drummed out of office for disturbing allegations of harassing a female statehouse staffer, could have Marvin Gaye's "Let's Get It on," Seitz joked. "Or better yet," he added, "The Answer is Blowing in the Wind." Not content to just smack one chamber, he added a similar off-color double entendre to describe the song for former Rep. Wes Goodman. [Not suitable for print].
These remarks took place the same week House members received sexual harassment training mandated as a result of recent local and national scandals.
Days later, Seitz apologized for the remarks, calling them "irresponsible". Ohio Speaker Cliff Rosenberger, in a statement, said he expects Seitz to be "more thoughtful" and "more respectful" in the future.
State Reps. Nickie Antonio, Teresa Fedor and Michele Lepore-Hagan and Kathleen Clyde told Republican House Speaker Clifford Rosenberger that Seitz should resign, a move Seitz called "politically motivated".
Soon after, an anonymous woman filed a complaint, stating that Seitz's remarks worsened an already hostile working environment in the Statehouse. Republican Attorney General Mike Dewine paid $12,000 to Taft Stettinius & Hollister to conduct an internal investigation. Taft Stettinius and Hollister not only gave Dewine substantial campaign contributions, the firm employed Seitz for over 3 decades. Taft's investigators conducted only three interviews - of Seitz and two witnesses - then concluded Seitz had not violated the House's Sexual Harassment Policies. The review appeared to exclude any witnesses that were offended by Seitz's remarks, or any victims of Statehouse sexual harassment.
The Toledo Blade called for second investigation "with no conflict of interest".
Rep. Michele Lepore-Hagan said, "...interviewing only two of the more than 100 people who attended the event where Rep. Seitz degraded women, and then burying the report makes it clear that the leadership of the House and AG DeWine wanted to whitewash this particular incident".
State Reps. Teresa Fedor (D-Toledo) and Nickie J. Antonio (D-Lakewood) asked Ohio Attorney General (AG) Mike DeWine to hire an objective third party to reopen the harassment investigation of Rep. Bill Seitz (R-Cincinnati).
An ethics grievance was filed with the Ohio Supreme Court against firm partner Stuart Dornette, regarding the firm's failure to disclose this conflict of interest. Dornette has contributed to Seitz's political campaigns. Seitz referred to the complainant as a "knucklehead".
Electoral history
References
External links
The Ohio House of Representatives - Rep. Bill Seitz (official site)
Senator William Seitz at Project Vote Smart
Follow the Money - Bill Seitz
2006 2004 2002 2000 campaign contributions
1954 births
21st-century American politicians
Living people
Politicians from Cincinnati
Republican Party members of the Ohio House of Representatives
Republican Party Ohio state senators
University of Cincinnati College of Law alumni |
Sokponta is an arrondissement in the Collines department of Benin. It is an administrative division under the jurisdiction of the commune of Glazoué. According to the population census conducted by the Institut National de la Statistique Benin on February 15, 2002, the arrondissement had a total population of 5,429.
References
Populated places in the Collines Department
Arrondissements of Benin |
Club Deportivo Vitoria is a football team based in Vitoria-Gasteiz, in the autonomous community of Basque Country. Founded in 1945, its senior side is currently the farm team of SD Eibar and plays in , with its ground for home fixtures being the Unbe Sports Complex in Eibar, Gipuzkoa.
The club also has a B-team – competing at the provincial sixth tier level – and a full youth system within its football section, as well as a basketball section.
History
CD Vitoria was founded in 1945 and played in regional categories, promoting several times to third level. Historically, CD Vitoria had their own grounds (Campo Municipal Vitoriana) but for some years had played their home matches at the Betoño Sports Complex. In 2011, they gained promotion from the fifth tier with an unbeaten record.
In 2015, the club signed a collaboration agreement with SD Eibar and started to act as its farm team, initially playing home matches at Arrate stadium, in Nanclares de la Oca. Eibar had previously disbanded their own B team in 2012 to cut costs while their senior team languished in Segunda División B, but they were promoted up to La Liga in successive seasons and decided to seek a new formal arrangement for a subsidiary club. A few months after the agreement, Eibar acquired a local team to act as a further link between the youth level and Vitoria, to be known as Eibar Urko.
One year later, the club was promoted to Segunda División B for the first time, and moved back to Vitoria-Gasteiz to play at Estadio Olaranbe. This decision was controversial as both Deportivo Alavés and Aurrerá Vitoria (owner of the stadium until 1999) protested against it, claiming that the statutes of the ground only allowed its use by teams from the province of Álava – Vitoria met this requirement, but parent club Eibar (from Gipuzkoa) did not.
After securing their status in the division for a second season, in August 2018 Vitoria announced they would play their Segunda División B games at Estadio Ellakuri in the municipality of Laudio/Llodio, while maintaining their base football structure in Vitoria-Gasteiz. They were relegated in 2018–19, which also blocked Eibar Urko's promotion from the provincial level due to rules preventing teams owned by the same club competing in the same division. After Vitoria dropped down to the Tercera, home matches were moved to Eibar, playing at the town's Unbe Sports Complex. The COVID-19 pandemic in Spain led to the following season being halted early, but eventually the 2020 Tercera División play-offs took place: Vitoria were involved but failed to be promoted, again also blocking Urko's promotion. A similar situation occurred at the end of 2020–21.
Season to season
As a separate club
As a farm team
2 seasons in Segunda División B
12 seasons in Tercera División
3 seasons in Tercera Federación/Tercera División RFEF
Current squad
Reserve team
References
External links
Official website
Estadios de España
Futbolme team profile
Football clubs in the Basque Country (autonomous community)
Association football clubs established in 1945
1945 establishments in Spain
Sport in Vitoria-Gasteiz
Spanish reserve football teams
SD Eibar |
The Richard Dickerson lynching took place in Springfield, Ohio, on 7 March 1904. Dickerson was an African American man arrested for the fatal shooting of a white police officer, Charles B. Collis. A mob broke into the jail and seized and lynched Dickerson. Riots and attacks on Black-owned businesses followed.
Background
Between 1902 and 1904 eleven African Americans were lynched in Springfield, Ohio. Most of those charged in the crimes received light sentences.
Dickerson, also known as Richard Dollon, came to Springfield from Cynthiana, Kentucky. Some people who knew him spoke of his "bad reputation." On Sunday, 6 March 1904, he had an altercation with a woman whom he called his wife, and he asked police sergeant Charles B. Collis to help him retrieve something from her. Next, Dickerson was alleged to have shot his wife and then spun around and shot Collis. When word spread, there was talk of lynching Dickerson.
The next day, Monday, 7 March 1904, Collis died from his wounds, and the mob resolved to lynch Dickerson. Members of the Anti-Mob and Lynch-Law Association implored the sheriff to ask for help, but the sheriff said he could protect the prisoner.
Lynching
At 9:00 pm on 7 March 1904, a mob came to the jail and demanded that Sheriff Routzahn turn over Dickerson. The Sheriff told the crowd to disperse and said he would defend Dickerson. He said he would "do his duty at whatever cost." A mob had been trying to knock down one of the jail's doors and they stopped after the Sheriff's statement. The Sheriff thought the trouble had passed, but an even larger mob returned and broke through the south door of the jail. The deputies and Sheriff Routzahn were overrun.
Once inside the jail, the men used sledgehammers and began beating down the iron jail partitions. Finally, the sheriff relented and turned Dickerson over to the mob. The attackers found Dickerson crouched in the corner of his cell. Two leaders of the mob were Albert Loback and George Hill.
The mob took Dickerson out of the jail to a paved lot outside. They formed a square around him, and someone knocked Dickerson down. Nine shots were fired into him while he lay on the ground. Then the men carried him to Fountain Avenue and tied a rope around his neck. Two men climbed a telegraph pole to position the rope. They hung him from the telegraph pole and then the mob spent another hour shooting at his dead body. It was said that they passed guns around to members of the mob so that they could take turns shooting at Dickerson's body. There were reportedly 26 revolvers in the mob. His body was shot multiple times.
Governor Myron T. Herrick dispatched ten companies of Ohio National Guard troops to restore order to the town.
Riots
On 8 March 1904, a day after the lynching, a mob of more than 1000 gathered at the rail yards. An attack on the "Levee" was planned. The Levee was an African American section of town filled with saloons. The mob gathered up flammable items and separated into three groups. Each group was responsible for burning down a different saloon. Before the night was over, seven buildings were destroyed. The fire department showed up and stood by watching the buildings burn. During the rioting no effort was made by Company A Ninth Battalion because it was composed of many African Americans.
City officials asked the governor for five more companies of soldiers to help restore order. The Governor complied bringing the total to 15 companies of soldiers. On 9 March, African American residents were ordered to stay indoors. In one reported incident five shots were fired at one Black man in town. Colonel Mead was in charge of the troops, and he restored order.
Aftermath
The coroner gave his ruling after an autopsy. He stated, "I am unable to determine the direct cause of death..."
Albert Loback and George Hill were later arrested for leading the mob. They were each charged with malicious destruction of property.
By 16 March Anna Corbin (the woman who was shot by Dickerson) filed a $5000 lawsuit against the city for Dickerson's lynching.
In the summer of 1904, several Ohio National Guard officers faced court-martial for failing to act on their own initiative to mobilize their units in response to the rioting. Judge advocate Edward Vollrath, an attorney and regimental commander, prosecuted the case. However, the plaintiffs successfully argued that in the absence of activation orders from the governor, they were under no obligation to order their soldiers to act.
See also
List of lynching victims in the United States
References
Dickerson, Richard
1904 in Ohio
1904 murders in the United States
African-American history of Ohio
Dickerson, Richard
Dickerson, Richard
March 1904 events
People murdered in Ohio
Springfield, Ohio
Murdered African-American people
Events that led to courts-martial |
Elio Díaz (born 17 December 1962) is a Venezuelan boxer. He competed in the men's welterweight event at the 1980 Summer Olympics. At the 1980 Summer Olympics, he lost to Lucas Msomba of Tanzania.
References
1962 births
Living people
Venezuelan male boxers
Olympic boxers for Venezuela
Boxers at the 1980 Summer Olympics
Place of birth missing (living people)
Welterweight boxers |
Mark Twain is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1976. Mark Twain is named for the American author Mark Twain, who lived from 1835 to 1910.
Mark Twain is one of 110 peak ring basins on Mercury.
References
Impact craters on Mercury
Mark Twain |
Covered, A Revolution in Sound is a tribute album produced and released by Warner Bros. Records to commemorate its 50th anniversary as a record label. The album consists of some of the greatest hits from previous and current artists from the late 20th century, while the songs featured on the album themselves are performed by current artists that are signed to Warner Bros. Records. Warner's sister label Elektra Records had done something similar to this nearly 20 years before with an album titled Rubáiyát: Elektra's 40th Anniversary, which featured then-current Elektra artists covering other songs originally released on Elektra or sister label Asylum Records.
Track listing
"Just Got Paid" (ZZ Top cover written by Frank Beard, Billy Gibbons, and Bill Ham) - Mastodon (3:35)
"Her Eyes Are a Blue Million Miles" (Captain Beefheart cover written by Don Van Vliet) - The Black Keys (3:46)
"A Case of You" (Joni Mitchell cover written by Joni Mitchell) - Michelle Branch (4:17)
"Here Comes a Regular" (The Replacements cover written by Paul Westerberg) - Against Me! (5:07)
"More Than This" (Roxy Music cover written by Bryan Ferry) - Missy Higgins (3:02)
"Into the Mystic" (Van Morrison cover written by Van Morrison) - James Otto (3:44)
"Like a Hurricane" (Neil Young & Crazy Horse cover written by Neil Young) - Adam Sandler (4:54)
"You Wreck Me" (Tom Petty cover written by Tom Petty and Mike Campbell) - Taking Back Sunday (2:57)
"Burning Down the House" (Talking Heads cover written by Talking Heads) - The Used (3:40)
"Midlife Crisis" (Faith No More written by Michael Bordin, Roddy Bottum, James Martin, and Michael Patton) - Disturbed (4:04)
"Paranoid" (Black Sabbath cover written by Anthony Iommi, William Ward, Terrence Butler, and John Osbourne) - Avenged Sevenfold (2:44)
"Borderline" (Madonna cover written by Reggie Lucas) - Flaming Lips with Stardeath & White Dwarfs (5:56)
References
Covers albums
2009 compilation albums
Warner Records albums |
A civil engineer is a person who practices civil engineering – the application of planning, designing, constructing, maintaining, and operating infrastructure while protecting the public and environmental health, as well as improving existing infrastructure that may have been neglected.
Civil engineering is one of the oldest engineering disciplines because it deals with constructed environment including planning, designing, and overseeing construction and maintenance of building structures, and facilities, such as roads, railroads, airports, bridges, harbors, channels, dams, irrigation projects, pipelines, power plants, and water and sewage systems.
The term "civil engineer" was established by John Smeaton in 1750 to contrast engineers working on civil projects with the military engineers, who worked on armaments and defenses. Over time, various sub-disciplines of civil engineering have become recognized and much of military engineering has been absorbed by civil engineering. Other engineering practices became recognized as independent engineering disciplines, including chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, and electrical engineering.
In some places, a civil engineer may perform land surveying; in others, surveying is limited to construction surveying, unless an additional qualification is obtained.
Specialization
Civil engineers usually practice in a particular specialty, such as construction engineering, geotechnical engineering, structural engineering, land development, transportation engineering, hydraulic engineering, and environmental engineering. A civil engineer is concerned with determining the right design for these structures and looking after the construction process so that the longevity of these structures is guaranteed after completion. These structures should also be satisfactory for the public in terms of comfort. Some civil engineers, particularly those working for government agencies, may practice across multiple specializations, particularly when involved in critical infrastructure development or maintenance.
Work environment
Civil engineers generally work in a variety of locations and conditions. Much of a civil engineer's work is dealing with non-engineers or others from different technical disciplines, so training should give skills preparing future civil engineers in organizational relationships between parties to projects, cost and time. Many spend time outdoors at construction sites so that they can monitor operations or solve problems onsite. The job is typically a blend of in-office and on-location work. Most work full-time.
Education and licensing
In most countries, a civil engineer will have graduated from a post-secondary school with a degree in civil engineering, which requires a strong background in mathematics and the physical sciences; this degree is typically a bachelor's degree, though many civil engineers study further to obtain master's, engineer, doctoral and post doctoral degrees. In many countries, civil engineers are subject to licensure. In some jurisdictions with mandatory licensing, people who do not obtain a license may not call themselves "civil engineers".
Belgium
In Belgium, Civil Engineer (abbreviated Ir.) (, ) is a legally protected title applicable to graduates of the five-year engineering course of one of the six universities and the Royal Military Academy. Their speciality can be all fields of engineering: civil, structural, electrical, mechanical, chemical, physics and even computer science. This use of the title may cause confusion to the English speaker as the Belgian "civil" engineer can have a speciality other than civil engineering. In fact, Belgians use the adjective "civil" in the sense of "civilian", as opposed to military engineers.
The formation of the civil engineer has a strong mathematical and scientific base and is more theoretical in approach than the practical oriented industrial engineer (Ing.) educated in a five-year program at a polytechnic. Traditionally, students were required to pass an entrance exam on mathematics to start civil engineering studies. This exam was abolished in 2004 for the Flemish Community, but is still organised in the French Community.
Scandinavia
In Scandinavian countries, "civil engineer" ( in Swedish; in Norwegian; in Danish) is a first professional degree, approximately equivalent to Master of Science in Engineering, and a protected title granted to students by selected institutes of technology. As in English, the word has its origin in the distinction between civilian and military engineers; before the start of the 19th century only military engineers existed, and the prefix "civil" was a way to separate those who had studied engineering in a regular university from their military counterparts. Today the degree spans over all fields within engineering, including civil engineering, mechanical engineering, computer science, and electronics engineering, among others.
There is generally a slight difference between a Master of Science in Engineering degree and the Scandinavian civil engineer degree, the latter's programme having closer ties with the industry's demands. A civil engineer is the better-known of the two; still, the area of expertise remains obfuscated for most of the public. A noteworthy difference is the mandatory courses in mathematics and physics, regardless of the equivalent master's degree, e.g. computer science.
Although a "college engineer" ( or in Swedish; in Norwegian; in Danish) is roughly equivalent to a Bachelor of Science in Scandinavia, to become a "civil engineer" one often has had to do up to one extra year of overlapping studies compared to attaining a B.Sc./M.Sc. combination. This is because the higher educational system is not fully adapted to the international standard graduation system, since it is treated as a professional degree. Today (2009) this is starting to change due to the Bologna process.
A Scandinavian will in international contexts commonly use the title of "Master of Science in Engineering" and will occasionally wear an engineering class ring. At the Norwegian Institute of Technology (now the Norwegian University of Science and Technology), the tradition with an NTH Ring goes back to 1914, before the Canadian iron ring.
In Norway, the title is no longer issued after 2007, and has been replaced with . In the English translation of the diploma, the title will be "Master of Science", since "Master of Technology" is not an established title in the English-speaking world. The extra overlapping year of studies have also been abolished with this change to make Norwegian degrees more equal to their international counterparts.
Spain
In Spain, a civil engineering degree can be obtained after four years of study in the various branches of mathematics, physics, mechanics, etc. The earned degree is called Grado en Ingeniería Civil. Further studies at a graduate school include master's and doctoral degrees.
Before the current situation, that is, before the implementation of Bologna Process in 2010, a degree in civil engineering in Spain could be obtained after three to six years of study and was divided into two main degrees.
In the first case, the earned degree was called Ingeniero Técnico de Obras Públicas (ITOP), literally translated as "Public Works Engineer" obtained after three years of study and equivalent to a Bachelor of Civil Engineering.
In the second case, the academic degree was called Ingeniero de Caminos, Canales y Puertos (often shortened to Ingeniero de Caminos or ICCP), that literally means "Highways, Canals and Harbors Engineer", though civil engineers in Spain practice in the same fields as civil engineers do elsewhere. This degree is equivalent to a Master of Civil Engineering and is obtained after five or six years of study depending on the school granting the title.
The first Spanish Civil Engineering School was the Escuela Especial de Ingenieros de Caminos y Canales (now called Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros de Caminos, Canales y Puertos), established in 1802 in Madrid, followed by the Escuela Especial de Ayudantes de Obras Públicas (now called Escuela Universitaria de Ingeniería Técnica de Obras Públicas de la Universidad Politécnica de Madrid), founded in 1854 in Madrid. Both schools now belong to the Technical University of Madrid.
In Spain, a civil engineer has the technical and legal ability to design projects of any branch, so any Spanish civil engineer can oversee projects about structures, buildings (except residential structures which are reserved for architects), foundations, hydraulics, the environment, transportation, urbanism, etc. Mechanical and Electrical engineering tasks are included under the Industrial engineering degree.
United Kingdom
A chartered civil engineer (known as certified or professional engineer in other countries) is a member of the Institution of Civil Engineers, and has also passed membership exams. However a non-chartered civil engineer may be a member of the Institution of Civil Engineers or the Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors. The description "Civil Engineer" is not restricted to members of any particular professional organisation although "Chartered Civil Engineer" is.
Eastern Europe
In many Eastern European countries, civil engineering does not exist as a distinct degree or profession but its various sub-professions are often studied in separate university faculties and performed as separate professions, whether they are taught in civilian universities or military engineering academies. Even many polytechnic tertiary schools give out separate degrees for each field of study. Typically study in geology, geodesy, structural engineering and urban engineering allows a person to obtain a degree in construction engineering. Mechanical engineering, automotive engineering, hydraulics and even sometimes metallurgy are fields in a degree in "Machinery Engineering". Computer sciences, control engineering and electrical engineering are fields in a degree in electrical engineering, while security, safety, environmental engineering, transportation, hydrology and meteorology are in a category of their own, typically each with their own degrees, either in separate university faculties or at polytechnic schools.
United States
In the United States, civil engineers are typically employed by municipalities, construction firms, consulting engineering firms, architect/engineer firms, the military, state governments, and the federal government. Each state requires engineers who offer their services to the public to be licensed by the state. Licensure is obtained by meeting specified education, examination, and work experience requirements. Specific requirements vary by state.
Typically licensed engineers must graduate from an ABET-accredited university or college engineering program with a minimum of bachelor's degree, pass the Fundamentals of Engineering exam, obtain several years of engineering experience under the supervision of a licensed engineer, then pass the Principles and Practice of Engineering Exam. After completing these steps and the granting of licensure by a state board, engineers may use the title "Professional Engineer" or PE in advertising and documents. Most states have implemented mandatory continuing education requirements to maintain a license.
Professional associations
ASCE
The ASCE (American Society of Civil Engineers) represents more than 140,000 members of the civil engineering profession worldwide. Official members of the ASCE must hold a bachelor's degree from an accredited civil engineering program and be a licensed professional engineer or have five years responsible charge of engineering experience.
Most civil engineers join this organization to be updated of current news, projects, and methods (such as sustainability) related to civil engineering; as well as contribute their expertise and knowledge to other civil engineers and students obtaining their civil engineering degree.
ICE
The ICE (Institution of Civil Engineers) founded in 1818, represents, as of 2008, more than 80,000 members of the civil engineering profession worldwide. Its commercial arm, Thomas Telford Ltd, provides training, recruitment, publishing and contract services.
CSCE
Founded in 1887, the CSCE (Canadian Society for Civil Engineering) represents members of the Canadian civil engineering profession. Official members of the CSCE must hold a bachelor's degree from an accredited civil engineering program. Most civil engineers join this organization to be updated of current news, projects, and methods (such as sustainability) related to civil engineering; as well as contribute their expertise and knowledge to other civil engineers and students obtaining their civil engineering degree. Local sections frequently host events such as seminars, tours, and courses.
See also
Canal engineer
Construction engineering
Critical infrastructure
Environmental engineering
Geotechnical engineering
Glossary of civil engineering
Hydraulic engineering
List of civil engineers
National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying
Professional engineer
Structural engineer
Structural engineering
Transport engineering
Urban planning
References
External links
Engineering occupations |
Lucerne is a ghost town in Adell Township, Sheridan County, Kansas, United States. It is approximately 18 miles northeast of the county seat of Hoxie.
History
The town had a post office from 1880 until 1943. As of 2010, the remains of the town included a cemetery, stone foundation, and a partial wooden sign that used to announce the town's name. As of the 2010 census, the entirety of Adell Township had a population of only 12.
According to a 1912 reference work on Kansas, the town at that time held a population of 50, a general store, a hotel, a money order post office, and a daily stagecoach to the town of Jennings.
References
Further reading
External links
Lucerne Cemetery interments, KSGenweb.com
Lucerne photos, Kansas Historical Society
Sheridan County maps: Current, Historic, KDOT |
Edmund George "Eddie" Broad (3 January 1921 – c. 1993) was a rugby union player who represented Australia.
Broad, a fly-half, was born in Brisbane, Queensland and claimed one international rugby cap for Australia. He was selected in the 1947–48 Australia rugby union tour of the British Isles, Ireland, France and North America where he played in tour matches but no Tests.
References
Australian rugby union players
Australia international rugby union players
1921 births
1993 deaths
Rugby union players from Brisbane
Rugby union fly-halves |
John A. Todhunter (born October 9, 1949, in Cali, Colombia) was an official in the Environmental Protection Agency. He was nominated by Ronald Reagan for the position of Assistant Administrator for Pesticides and Toxic Substances and occupied the post beginning November 13, 1981. He resigned March 25, 1983, one of a group of 20 officials forced out with EPA Administrator Anne Gorsuch over the agency's management of toxic waste cleanup under Superfund.
Prior to his appointment, Todhunter was an assistant professor of biology at The Catholic University of America, where he chaired the biochemistry program. He had previously worked for Hoffmann-La Roche after earning a Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley in 1976.
Todhunter's tenure and its aftermath were marked by criticism for delays in recognizing chemicals as carcinogens. He concluded that despite evidence of formaldehyde causing cancer in mice, there was no evidence of significant risk to humans, so the agency declined to regulate its use at the time.
After his departure, Todhunter was called to testify in congressional hearings over a delay in banning ethylene dibromide, then in use by the citrus industry as a pesticide to combat fruit flies. He was criticized for dismissing studies showing the chemical caused an increased risk of cancer to agricultural workers. In several meetings, in the context of an August 1981 fruit fly outbreak in California, and while being lobbied by Florida's congressional delegation on behalf of the industry, Todhunter resisted a ban, which was not approved until he left office.
He currently works for SRS International as a biopesticide consultant to the EPA.
References
External links
EPA biography
1949 births
Living people
Reagan administration personnel
Colombian emigrants to the United States
University of California, Berkeley alumni
Catholic University of America School of Arts and Sciences faculty |
James Hopwood, referred to as James Hopwood the Younger or James Hopwood the Second (James Hopwood II) (c. 1800–1850; vital dates also given as 1795-1855 ), engraver, son of James Hopwood the elder, followed his father's profession, and engraved in the stipple manner. He designed and engraved illustrations for books, and was employed in engraving for Finden's ‘Byron’ and some of the annuals. Subsequently, he went to Paris, where he was very extensively employed in engraving portraits on a small scale for the numerous collections of portraits published at that time. Some of these have merit, but his style did not command much attention, being almost the last survival of the school of stipple-engraving. Claude Ferdinand Gaillard, the well-known French engraver, received his first lessons in his art from Hopwood.
References
Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900, Volume 27
1790s births
1850s deaths
British engravers |
Sikucin is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Szadek, within Zduńska Wola County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It lies approximately west of Szadek, north-west of Zduńska Wola, and west of the regional capital Łódź.
References
Sikucin |
Manuel Negrete may refer to:
Manuel Negrete Arias, Mexican football (soccer) player
Manuel Negrete (shooting), Chilean individual that was allegedly killed by Armed Forces |
Selva Negra Cloud Forest Reserve is a nature reserve in Nicaragua. It is one of the 78 reserves which are officially under protection in the country.
Exterdataboxnal links
Selva Negra Private Reserve - Explore Nicaragua
Protected areas of Nicaragua
Matagalpa Department
Forest reserves |
Huppatz is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Eric Huppatz (1918–1983), Australian rules footballer
Kevin Huppatz (born 1945), Australian rules footballer
Ray Huppatz (born 1948), Australian rules footballer
Rosa Zelma Huppatz (1906–1982), Australian army nurse and hospital matron |
Wittedrif is a settlement in Garden Route District Municipality in the Western Cape province of South Africa.
Wittedrif is a semi-rural village 5.5 km from the N2 road and 30km from Knysna.
References
Populated places in the Bitou Local Municipality |
Neutron spin echo spectroscopy is an inelastic neutron scattering technique invented by Ferenc Mezei in the 1970s, and developed in collaboration with John Hayter. In recognition of his work and in other areas, Mezei was awarded the first Walter Haelg Prize in 1999.
In magnetic resonance, a spin echo is the refocusing of spin magnetisation by a pulse of resonant electromagnetic radiation. The spin echo spectrometer possesses an extremely high energy resolution (roughly one part in 100,000). Additionally, it measures the density-density correlation (or intermediate scattering function) F(Q,t) as a function of momentum transfer Q and time. Other neutron scattering techniques measure the dynamic structure factor S(Q,ω), which can be converted to F(Q,t) by a Fourier transform, which may be difficult in practice. For weak inelastic features S(Q,ω) is better suited, however, for (slow) relaxations the natural representation
is given by F(Q,t). Because of its extraordinary high effective energy resolution compared to other neutron scattering techniques, NSE is an ideal method to observe
overdamped internal dynamic modes (relaxations) and other diffusive processes in materials such as a polymer blends, alkane chains, or microemulsions. The extraordinary power of NSE spectrometry was further demonstrated recently by the direct observation of coupled internal protein dynamics in the proteins NHERF1 and Taq polymerase and the adherens junction, allowing the direct visualization of protein nanomachinery in motion.
Several elementary reviews of the technique exist.
How it works
Neutron spin echo is a time-of-flight technique. Concerning the neutron spins it has a strong analogy to the so-called Hahn echo, well known in the
field of NMR. In both cases the loss of polarization (magnetization) due to dephasing of the spins in time is restored by an effective time reversal operation,
that leads to a restitution of polarization (rephasing). In NMR the dephasing happens due to variation in the local fields at positions of the
nuclei, in NSE the dephasing is due to different neutron velocities in the incoming neutron beam.
The Larmor precession of the neutron spin in a preparation zone with a magnetic field before the sample encodes
the individual velocities of neutrons in the beam into precession angles. Close to the sample the time reversal is effected by a so-called
flipper. A symmetric decoding zone follows such that at its end the precession angle accumulated in the preparation zone is exactly compensated
(provided the sample did not change the neutron velocity, i.e. elastic scattering), all spins rephase to form the "spin-echo". Ideally the full polarization is restored. This effect does not depend on the velocity/energy/wavelength of the incoming neutron.
If the scattering at the sample is not elastic but changes the neutron velocity, the rephasing will become incomplete and a loss of final
polarization results, which depends on the distribution of differences in the time, which the neutrons need to fly through the symmetric first (coding) and second (decoding)precession zones. The time differences occur due to a velocity change acquired by non-elastic scattering at the sample. The distribution of these time differences is proportional (in the linearization approximation which is appropriate for quasi-elastic high resolution spectroscopy) to the spectral part of the scattering function S(Q,ω). The effect on the measured beam polarization is proportional to the cos-Fourier transform of the spectral function, the intermediate scattering function F(Q,t). The time parameter depends on the neutron wavelength and the factor connecting precession angle with (reciprocal) velocity, which can e.g. be controlled by setting a certain magnetic field in the preparation and decoding zones. Scans of t may then be performed by varying the magnetic field.
It is important to note: that all the spin manipulations are just a means to detect velocity changes of the neutron, which influence—for technical reasons—in terms of a Fourier transform of the spectral function in the measured intensity. The velocity changes of the neutrons convey the physical information which is available by using NSE, i.e.
where and .
B denotes the precession field strength, λ the
(average) neutron wavelength and Δv the neutron velocity change upon scattering at the sample.
The main reason for using NSE is that by the above means it can reach Fourier times of up to many 100ns, which corresponds to energy
resolutions in the neV range. The closest approach to this resolution by a spectroscopic neutron instrument type, namely the
backscattering spectrometer (BSS), is in the range of 0.5 to 1 μeV.
The spin-echo trick allows to use an intense beam of neutrons with a wavelength distribution of 10% or more and at the same time to be
sensitive to velocity changes in the range of less than 10−4.
Note: the above explanations assumes the generic NSE configuration—as first utilized by the IN11 instrument at the Institut Laue–Langevin (ILL)--. Other approaches
are possible like the resonance spin echo, NRSE with concentrated a DC field and a RF field in the flippers at the end of
preparation and decoding zones which then are without magnetic field (zero field). In principle these approaches are equivalent concerning
the connection of the final intensity signal with the intermediate scattering function. Due to technical difficulties until now they have not
reached the same level of performance than the generic (IN11) NSE types.
What it can measure
In soft matter research the structure of macromolecular objects is often investigated by small angle neutron scattering, SANS.
The exchange of hydrogen with deuterium in some of the molecules creates scattering contrast between even equal chemical species. The SANS diffraction pattern—if interpreted in real space—corresponds to a snapshot picture of the molecular arrangement. Neutron spin echo instruments can analyze the inelastic broadening of the SANS intensity and thereby analyze the motion of the macromolecular objects.
A coarse analogy would be a photo with a certain opening time instead of the SANS like snapshot. So we can analyze the change of the arrangement of the molecules as function of time. The opening time corresponds to the Fourier time which depends on the setting of the NSE spectrometer, it is proportional to the magnetic field (integral) and to the third power of the neutron wavelength. Values up to several hundreds of nanoseconds are available. Note that the spatial resolution of the scattering experiment is in the nanometer range, which means that a time range of e.g. 100 ns corresponds to effective molecular motion velocities of 1 nm/100 ns = 1 cm/s. This may be compared to the typical neutron velocity of 200..1000 m/s used in these type of experiments.
NSE and spin-incoherent scattering (from protons)
Many inelastic studies that use normal time-of-flight (TOF) or backscattering spectrometers rely on the huge incoherent neutron scattering
cross section of protons. The scattering signal is dominated by the corresponding contribution, which represents the (average) self-correlation
function (in time) of the protons.
For NSE spin incoherent scattering has the disadvantage that it flips the neutron spins during scattering with a probability of 2/3.
Thus converting 2/3 of the scattering intensity into "non-polarized" background and putting a factor of -1/3 in front of the cos-Fourier integral
contribution pertaining the incoherent intensity. This signal subtracts from the coherent echo signal. The result may be a complicated
combination which cannot be decomposed if only NSE is employed.
However, in pure cases, i.e. when there is an overwhelming intensity contribution due to protons, NSE can be used to measure their incoherent spectrum.
The intensity situation of NSE—for e.g. soft-matter samples—is the same as in small angle neutron scattering (SANS).
Molecular objects with coherent scattering contrast at low momentum transfer (Q) show coherent scattering at considerably higher intensity than the incoherent background scattering. This effect weakens as Q becomes larger. For systems containing hydrogen, contrast requires the presence of some protons, which necessarily adds some amount of incoherent contribution to the scattering intensity. In addition even deuterons add
a weak spin-incoherent scattering intensity. In SANS these Q-independent intensities are typically considered as background and subtracted.
In NSE experiments they are present and may become a more significant admixture as Q increases.
Fully protonated samples allow successful incoherent measurements but at intensities of the order of the SANS background level.
Note: This interference with the spin manipulation of the NSE technique occurs only with spin-incoherent scattering. Isotopic incoherent
scattering yields a "normal" NSE signal.
Existing spectrometers
IN11 (ILL, Grenoble, France)
IN15 (ILL, Grenoble, France)
NL2a J-NSE "PHOENIX" (JCNS, Juelich, Germany, hosted by FRM II Munich, Munich, Germany)
NL5-S RESEDA (FRM II Munich, Munich, Germany)
V5/SPAN (Hahn-Meitner Institut, Berlin, Germany)
C2-3-1 iNSE (JRR-3, Tokai, Japan)
BL06 VIN-ROSE (MLF, J-PARC, Tokai, Japan)
BL-15 NSE (SNS, ORNL, Oak Ridge, USA)
NG5-NSE (NCNR, NIST, Gaithersburg, USA)
See also
Biological small-angle scattering
Larmor precession
Neutron resonance spin echo
NMR
Protein domain
Soft matter
Spin echo
References
Neutron scattering
Hungarian inventions |
Kaliyuga Varadaraja Perumal Temple or Kaliyaperumal temple is a Hindu temple located at Kallankurichi in the Ariyalur district of Tamil Nadu, India. This temple is at distance of 10 km from Ariyalur. It is dedicated to Perumal (Vishnu).
Significance
The Presiding deity about 8000 years old and the temple is about 500 years old built by a cowherd on the spot of a 12-feet high post believed to have miraculous powers. The post now forms the main deity in the temple. Close by is the idol of Hanuman.
Presiding deity
There is no idol found as a presiding deity. Only a 12 feet tall post, a granite pillar, is found. Pujas are performed to this post. The temple has a majestic front with a few carvings. The Pillar of power is the presiding deity of the temple. The granite pillar is referred as 'Kambamperumal'. On the lower portion of the pillar Hanuman is carved out. It is a tiny figure. It appears to be in a state of firm self-control walks forward with the Sanjeevi hill on his left hand while the right hand is raised in a token of assurance. While going around the pillar within the sanctum, two carved figures, who found the temple 250 years back, can be seen. The processional deity, Varadharaja perumal can be worshipped in a large niche within the temple. Sreedevi and Boodevi are found in the temple. This temple is also known as Kaliyuga Varadaraja Perumal Temple.
History
Legend
The legend goes like, once a cow header took out a herd of cows and found that one of his cows were missing on his return. Despite extensive search, he failed to locate the cow which was pregnant, which was close to the gestation period, this left the header dejected back home.
Three days later, he heard an divine voice directing him to a particular place here in Kallankuruchi where he found the cow with her new born. Next day morning he went in search of the cow as he was directed in his dreams, he brought the mother and the new born to his home. Seven days later he heard the invisible voice again, this time telling him how great fool he was to leave a wooden pillar dedicated to Lord Vishnu which had immense powers worshiped by many.
When cow header went back to that place, he found a sacred pillar with the cow’s milk on it and immediately understood that it was none other than Lord Vishnu who had himself helped him the previous day. It was an accepted practice in olden days to erect the pillar as the deity and worship.
History of Pillar worship
According to the legend the main pillared deity is almost 8000 years old, there are many references in the Tamil literature of the Sangam era (500 BCE to the 300 CE), which mentions people worshiping pillars hence, this could have been one of those pillars worshiped by the sangam age people. Paṭṭiṉappālai is one of the finest sangam works which describes Pillar worships and also explains the paintings of Mahalakshmi on the fort walls of the city Kaveripoompatinam.
Architechture
The temple houses some excellent Dravidian architecture of the Vijayanagara period. The temple has many pillars in the ardha mandapam which are sculpted in a beautiful manner and present throughout the temple as well. The sculptures and bas-reliefs depict various scenes from the Puranas. The Dasavathara mandapam has depiction of the Vishnu’s Dasavatharam. There are several sculptures throughout the temple which depict various legends of the Vaishnavate tradition.
Offerings
The peasants bring portion of their promised offering here and pour them in the assigned vats. They are then measured and tied up in bags and placed in the rooms above, to be taken out and used later. There are large granaries. The devotees tie to the neck of a goat a note with the words 'Kaliyaperumal Kovil' and it would not get lost. Those who come across it will direct to move towards the temple of Kaliyaperumal near Ariyalur.
Festival
Rama Navami is celebrated in a grand manner in this temple. During the car festival devotees come in large number and participate.
References
Hindu temples in Ariyalur district
Vishnu temples
Abhimana temples of Vishnu |
Three Rivers is a city in St. Joseph County, Michigan. The population was 7,973 at the time of the 2020 census.
Three Rivers derives its name from its location at the confluence of the St. Joseph River and two tributaries, the Rocky and Portage rivers. The St. Joseph River flows into Lake Michigan.
The city is the home of St. Gregory's Abbey, a Benedictine monastery of the Episcopal Church, which was established in 1946.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water.
Highways
Climate
Demographics
As of 2000 the median income for a household in the city was $32,460, and the median income for a family was $36,272. Males had a median income of $31,849 versus $23,659 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,279. About 16.2% of families and 19.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.5% of those under age 18 and 9.4% of those age 65 or over.
2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 7,811 people. The 49093 Three Rivers zip code population as of 2010 stands at just shy of 20,000 people 3,048 households, and 1,862 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 3,519 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 82.6% White, 10.1% African American, 0.6% Native American, 0.9% Asian, 1.8% from other races, and 4.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.2% of the population.
There were 3,048 households, of which 36.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 35.2% were married couples living together, 19.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.2% had a male householder with no wife present, and 38.9% were non-families. 32.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.15.
The median age in the city was 31.5 years. 28.5% of residents were under the age of 18; 10.6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 27.3% were from 25 to 44; 21.5% were from 45 to 64; and 12% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 47.7% male and 52.3% female.
Education
Public education for Three Rivers and the surrounding area is provided by the Three Rivers Community Schools.
Secondary schools
Three Rivers High School
Three Rivers Middle School
Barrows Adult Education
Elementary schools
Andrews
Norton
Park
Ruth Hoppin
Private schools include Immaculate Conception School and Heartwood Renaissance Academy.
Notable people
Neal Ball, first player in Major League Baseball history to pull off an unassisted triple play; played for Three Rivers's semi-pro team in 1901.
Harry Blackstone Jr., magician; was born in Three Rivers.
Daniel Booko, actor known for The Suite Life of Zack & Cody, Hannah Montana, and iCarly
Paul Christy, former professional wrestler
Charles Collingwood, CBS television news correspondent
David R. Leitch, former member of the Illinois General Assembly
Pete Metzelaars, former NFL player
Jack Perrin, silent film actor
Matt Thornton, retired professional baseball player
References
Cities in St. Joseph County, Michigan |
The 2010 NCAA Division I baseball season, play of college baseball in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I level, began on February 19, 2010. The season progressed through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and concluded with the 2010 NCAA Division I baseball tournament and 2010 College World Series. The College World Series, which consisted of the eight remaining teams in the NCAA tournament, was held in its annual location of Omaha, Nebraska. It was the final College World Series held at Omaha's Rosenblatt Stadium, which closed following the event. It concluded on June 30, 2010, with the final game of the best of three championship series. South Carolina defeated UCLA two games to none to claim their first championship, which was also South Carolina's first national championship in any men's sport.
Realignment
New programs
Seattle added a varsity intercollegiate baseball program for the 2010 season.
Dropped programs
Both Northern Iowa and Vermont dropped their varsity intercollegiate baseball programs following the 2009 season.
Conference changes
Eight former Division I independents formed the new Great West Conference, whose champion would not qualify for the NCAA tournament. The eight schools that formed the conference were Chicago State, Houston Baptist, NJIT, North Dakota, Northern Colorado, NYIT, Texas–Pan American, and Utah Valley.
The Northeast Conference added Bryant, a former Division II member that had been an independent in 2009.
The Missouri Valley Conference, which lost Northern Iowa when it dropped its program, and the America East Conference, which lost Vermont when it dropped its program, each lost one member.
Conference formats
The Southland Conference eliminated the divisional format it had used from 2008–2009.
Preseason
The Texas Longhorns, defeated by LSU in the 2009 CWS championship series, entered the season ranked #1 in the major polls. Defending national champions LSU received a #2 ranking in the preseason.
Conference standings
Rankings
The Pac-10 Conference champion Arizona State Sun Devils (47–8) ended the regular season ranked #1 in the USAToday/ESPN poll while the Virginia Cavaliers (47–11) finished #1 in the Baseball America poll. Preseason #1 Texas stumbled to an 0–3 Big 12 Tournament record to drop to #3 in both final polls. South Carolina finished the season as a unanimous #1 after winning its first College World Series.
Postseason
The 2010 NCAA Division I baseball tournament began on June 4, 2010. 64 teams qualified for the tournament. The following teams earned Top 8 National Seeds:
Arizona State (47–8)
Texas (46–11) — Eliminated in Super Regional
Florida (42–15)
Coastal Carolina (51–7) — Eliminated in Super Regional
Virginia (47–11) — Eliminated in Super Regional
UCLA (43–13)
Louisville (48–12) — Eliminated in Regional
Georgia Tech (45–13) — Eliminated in Regional
Atlantic Sun Conference champions Mercer earned their first appearance in the NCAA tournament while New Mexico earned their first appearance since 1962.
College World Series
The 2010 season marked the sixty fourth NCAA baseball tournament, which culminated with the eight team College World Series. The College World Series was held in Omaha, Nebraska, and for the last time was played at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium. The eight teams played a double-elimination format, with South Carolina claiming their first championship with a two games to none series win over UCLA in the final.
Bracket
Award winners
All-American teams
Major player of the year awards
Dick Howser Trophy: Anthony Rendon, Rice
Baseball America: Anthony Rendon, Rice
Collegiate Baseball: Chris Sale, Florida Gulf Coast
American Baseball Coaches Association: Anthony Rendon, Rice
Golden Spikes Award Bryce Harper, Southern Nevada
Major coach of the year awards
American Baseball Coaches Association: Ray Tanner, South Carolina
Baseball America: Ray Tanner, South Carolina
Collegiate Baseball Coach of the Year: Ray Tanner, South Carolina
Other major awards
Johnny Bench Award (Catcher of the Year): Bryan Holaday, TCU
Baseball America Freshman Of The Year: Matt Purke, TCU
References
External links
NCAA-Baseball.com
Standings |
Bojan Pajtić (; born 2 May 1970) is a Serbian lawyer and former politician who is a professor at the University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Law. A member of the Democratic Party (DS), he served as the president of the government of Vojvodina from 2004 to 2016 and as the president of DS from 2014 to 2016.
Early life
Bojan Pajtić was born on 2 May 1970 in Senta, SAP Vojvodina, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia. He finished primary and secondary education in Senta, after which he studied and graduated from the University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Law in 1995. He earned the title Doctor of Law in 2008 and perfected his title at the Heidelberg University.
Legal career
Pajtić became an assistant at the Faculty of Law in 1996. He was promoted to the position of docent in 2009, associated professor in 2014, and professor in 2019.
Political career
Pajtić has denied being a member of the People's Party, led by Milan Paroški, saying that his father was only briefly a member of its presidency during its foundation. He joined the Democratic Party (DS) in 1996.
He was the president of the government of Vojvodina from 2004 to 2016. He was the president of DS from 2014 to 2016.
Personal life
Besides his native Serbian, he also speaks Hungarian, and English. He is an author of a number of law-related scientific works, which he published in magazines.
References
External links
Bojan Pajtić (in Serbian)
Glas Javnosti
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1970 births
Living people
People from Senta
Democratic Party (Serbia) politicians
Members of the Executive Council of Vojvodina
Government ministers of Vojvodina
Members of the National Assembly (Serbia)
University of Novi Sad alumni |
Franklin Township is a township in central Hunterdon County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 3,267, an increase of 72 (+2.3%) from the 2010 census count of 3,195, which in turn reflected an increase of 205 (+6.9%) from the 2,990 counted in the 2000 census. Most of the township lies on the Hunterdon Plateau with only the eastern section along the South Branch Raritan River being on the lower part of the Newark Basin.
History
Long populated by the Lenape (Delaware) Native Americans, the first European settlement of present-day Franklin was around 1700, when it became a Quaker community of settlers who came from Burlington County. The most reliable records that are available about the early days of the Township are found in the minutes of the Friends' Meeting in Quakertown.
Franklin Township was established by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 7, 1845, when it was created from portions of Kingwood Township, based on the results of a referendum held that day. Portions of the township were taken to form Clinton town on April 5, 1865. The township was named for Benjamin Franklin.
The rich soil made the township a center of agriculture for hundreds of years. While Franklin Township had long hosted a major dairy farming industry, in modern times, the primary crops have been corn, hay and soybeans.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township had a total area of 23.18 square miles (60.02 km2), including 23.04 square miles (59.66 km2) of land and 0.14 square miles (0.36 km2) of water (0.60%).
Unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the township include Allens Corner, Alvater Corner, Cherryville (previously known as Dogtown), Grandin, Kingtown, Lansdowne, Littletown, Oak Grove, Pittstown, Quakertown (previously known as Fairview), Sidney and Sunnyside. Pittstown, previously known as Hoffs, is also spread across Alexandria Township and Union Township.
The Capoolong Creek, which runs through Pittstown, was an attraction to early settlers and they soon established three of the oldest churches in present-day Hunterdon: Thomas Episcopal, established in 1723, Bethlehem Presbyterian, organized in 1730 and the Quaker Church in 1733.
The township borders the Hunterdon County municipalities of Alexandria Township, Clinton, Clinton Township, Delaware Township, Kingwood Township, Raritan Township and Union Township.
Demographics
2010 census
The 2010 United States census counted 3,195 people, 1,137 households, and 908 families in the township. The population density was 140.1 per square mile (54.1/km2). There were 1,204 housing units at an average density of 52.8 per square mile (20.4/km2). The racial makeup was 96.84% (3,094) White, 0.69% (22) Black or African American, 0.16% (5) Native American, 1.25% (40) Asian, 0.09% (3) Pacific Islander, 0.44% (14) from other races, and 0.53% (17) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.44% (110) of the population.
Of the 1,137 households, 34.6% had children under the age of 18; 71.0% were married couples living together; 5.3% had a female householder with no husband present and 20.1% were non-families. Of all households, 15.1% were made up of individuals and 6.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 3.13.
24.7% of the population were under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 19.4% from 25 to 44, 34.6% from 45 to 64, and 15.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45.0 years. For every 100 females, the population had 98.1 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 98.9 males.
The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $104,500 (with a margin of error of +/− $19,534) and the median family income was $118,182 (+/− $16,643). Males had a median income of $72,303 (+/− $13,313) versus $52,202 (+/− $5,525) for females. The per capita income for the borough was $46,892 (+/− $5,196). About 1.7% of families and 1.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.0% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.
2000 census
As of the 2000 United States census there were 2,990 people, 1,091 households, and 890 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 1,125 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 97.53% White, 0.40% African American, 0.23% Native American, 0.77% Asian, 0.33% from other races, and 0.74% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.24% of the population.
There were 1,091 households, out of which 34.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.8% were married couples living together, 5.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.4% were non-families. 14.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 3.04.
In the township the population was spread out, with 24.9% under the age of 18, 4.4% from 18 to 24, 28.0% from 25 to 44, 30.6% from 45 to 64, and 12.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.1 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $91,364, and the median income for a family was $96,320. Males had a median income of $66,667 versus $44,779 for females. The per capita income for the township was $39,668. About 1.5% of families and 1.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.5% of those under age 18 and 4.9% of those age 65 or over.
Government
Local government
Franklin Township is governed under the Township form of government, which is used by 141 of the state's 564 municipalities. The Township Committee is comprised of five members, who are elected directly by the voters at-large in partisan elections to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with either one or two seats coming up for election each year as part of the November general election in a three-year cycle. At an annual reorganization meeting, the Township Committee selects one of its members to serve as Mayor and another as Deputy Mayor.
, members of the Franklin Township Committee are Mayor Philip J. Koury (R, term on committee and as mayor ends December 31, 2023), Deputy Mayor Michael Homulak (R, term on committee ends 2024; term as deputy mayor ends 2023), Sebastian Donaruma (R, 2025), Craig A. Repmann (R, 2024) and Deanna Seiple (R, 2025).
In January 2019, the Township Committee selected Sebastian Donaruma from a list of three candidates nominated by the Republic municipal committee to fill the seat expiring in December 2019 that was vacated in December 2018 by Susan Soloway before she was sworn into the Hunterdon County Board of Chosen Freeholders.
Federal, state and county representation
Franklin Township is located in the 7th Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 23rd state legislative district. Prior to the 2010 Census, Franklin Township had been part of the , a change made by the New Jersey Redistricting Commission that took effect in January 2013, based on the results of the November 2012 general elections.
Politics
As of March 2011, there were a total of 2,253 registered voters in Franklin Township, of which 382 (17.0%) were registered as Democrats, 1,021 (45.3%) were registered as Republicans and 850 (37.7%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were no voters registered to other parties.
In the 2012 presidential election, Republican Mitt Romney received 65.8% of the vote (1,166 cast), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 33.2% (588 votes), and other candidates with 1.0% (18 votes), among the 1,781 ballots cast by the township's 2,362 registered voters (9 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 75.4%. In the 2008 presidential election, Republican John McCain received 61.0% of the vote (1,118 cast), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 36.6% (670 votes) and other candidates with 1.7% (31 votes), among the 1,833 ballots cast by the township's 2,228 registered voters, for a turnout of 82.3%. In the 2004 presidential election, Republican George W. Bush received 63.3% of the vote (1,130 ballots cast), outpolling Democrat John Kerry with 35.3% (630 votes) and other candidates with 1.1% (24 votes), among the 1,784 ballots cast by the township's 2,133 registered voters, for a turnout percentage of 83.6.
In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 77.8% of the vote (861 cast), ahead of Democrat Barbara Buono with 20.3% (225 votes), and other candidates with 1.9% (21 votes), among the 1,132 ballots cast by the township's 2,279 registered voters (25 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 49.7%. In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 69.5% of the vote (977 ballots cast), ahead of Democrat Jon Corzine with 21.6% (303 votes), Independent Chris Daggett with 8.0% (112 votes) and other candidates with 0.3% (4 votes), among the 1,406 ballots cast by the township's 2,215 registered voters, yielding a 63.5% turnout.
Education
The Franklin Township School District serves public school students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade at Franklin Township School. As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 283 students and 29.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 9.8:1.
Public school students in ninth through twelfth grades attend North Hunterdon High School in Annandale together with students from Bethlehem Township, Clinton Town, Clinton Township, Lebanon Borough and Union Township. As of the 2018–19 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 1,584 students and 123.2 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.9:1. The school is part of the North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District, which also includes students from Califon, Glen Gardner, Hampton, High Bridge, Lebanon Township and Tewksbury Township, who attend Voorhees High School in Lebanon Township.
Transportation
, the township had a total of of roadways, of which were maintained by the municipality, by Hunterdon County and by the New Jersey Department of Transportation.
There are several major roads in Franklin Township. The most significant is Interstate 78/U.S. Route 22, which traverses through for a fifth of a mile with an interchange (Exit 15) at the northern tip of the township (which is the eastern overlapping end of Route 173). Route 12 also passes through for just less than .
County roads that pass through include CR 513 and CR 579.
The Norfolk Southern Railway's Lehigh Line (formerly the mainline of the Lehigh Valley Railroad), runs through the northern part of Franklin Township.
Points of interest
Lansdown, a historic house in Lansdowne, was owned by Commissary-General Charles Stewart during the American Revolution. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.
Quaker Meeting House, a Quaker meeting house in Quakertown, was listed on the NRHP in 1990
Notable people
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Franklin Township include:
Christian Bauman (born 1970), novelist, essayist, and lyricist
Hiram Deats (1810–1887), businessman, agricultural manufacturing
Chris Kappler (born 1967), Olympic gold and silver medalist in equestrian events
John J. Myers (born 1941), prelate of the Catholic Church and former Archbishop emeritus of Newark, New Jersey
Erik Peterson (born 1966), politician who serves in the New Jersey General Assembly representing the 23rd Legislative District
Toshiko Takaezu (1922–2011), ceramic artist and painter
References
External links
Official Franklin Township, Hunterdon County Site
Hunterdon County webpage for Franklin Township
Franklin Township School
School Data for the Franklin Township School, National Center for Education Statistics
North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District
Hunterdon Land Trust Alliance
Rural Awareness, Inc. – Preserving Franklin Township's Rich History and Rural Character
1845 establishments in New Jersey
Populated places established in 1845
Township form of New Jersey government
Townships in Hunterdon County, New Jersey |
Yuta Nakano may refer to:
Yuta Nakano (musician) (中野雄太), Japanese music composer and arranger
Yuta Nakano (footballer) (中野裕太, born 1989), Japanese football player |
Dorothy Bromiley Phelan (born 18 September 1930) is a British former film, stage and television actress and authority on historic domestic needlework.
Life
Born in Manchester, Lancashire, the only child of Frank Bromiley and Ada Winifred (née Thornton). Bromiley played a role in a Hollywood film before returning to the UK where, in 1954, she started work as assistant stage manager at the Central Library Theatre, Manchester; followed by a West End stage role in The Wooden Dish directed by the exiled US film and theatre director Joseph Losey (who became Bromiley's husband from 1956 to 1963). They have a son by this relationship, the actor Joshua Losey. Since 1963 Bromiley has lived with the Dublin-born actor and writer Brian Phelan (who appeared in the 1965 film Four in the Morning), they have a daughter, Kate.
Education
Bromiley attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.
Films
Bromiley successfully auditioned for the role of Gloria in the Hollywood film The Girls of Pleasure Island (Paramount, 1952). Her major roles in several British films include sixth former Paulette at Angel Hill Grammar School (aged 26 at the time) in It's Great to Be Young (1956) in which Bromiley's singing voice for the Paddy Roberts/ Lester Powell Ray Martin song "You are My First Love" was dubbed by Edna Savage (and by Ruby Murray in the pre-credits sequence), Rose in A Touch Of The Sun (1956) co-starring with Frankie Howerd, Sarah in Zoo Baby (1957) with Angela Baddeley, Small Hotel (1957), Angela in The Criminal (1960) and a minor role in The Servant (1963), the latter two directed by Losey.
Television
Bromiley made her television drama debut as Pauline Kirby in "The Lady Asks For Help" (1956) an episode of Television Playhouse produced by Towers of London for ITV. This was followed by the role of Ann Fleming in "Heaven and Earth" (1957) part of the Douglas Fairbanks Presents series for ATV. Directed by Peter Brook, it also starred Paul Scofield and Richard Johnson, and was set on board a plane that develops engine trouble. Bromiley also had roles in such popular television series as The Adventures of Robin Hood (1956) as Lady Rowena ("Hubert" episode), Armchair Theatre (1957), Play of the Week ("Arsenic and Old Lace") (1958), Saturday Playhouse ("The Shop at Sly Corner") (1960), Z-Cars (1964), The Power Game (1966) and No Hiding Place (1965, 1966), and the television play Jemima and Johnny (1966). Her last television drama role was as Sarah Malory in Fathers and Families (BBC Television, 1977) directed by Christopher Morahan.
Later career
Bromiley taught at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) between 1966 and 1972 and left to create The Common Stock Theatre Company, staging socially relevant theatre in colleges and non-traditional halls.
Authority on domestic needlework
Retired from acting, Bromiley lives in Dorset, and has developed an interest in 16th and 17th century amateur domestic needlework, writing on the subject, and curating two major exhibitions.
Works
The Point of the Needle: Five Centuries of Samplers and Embroideries, an Exhibition of Needlework at the Dorset County Museum. ()
The Goodhart Samplers (www.needleprint.com ) with Eva Lotta Hansson and Jacqueline Holdsworth, 2008
References
External links
Levenshulme personal website featuring a letter from Bromiley and extensive set of photographs and posters
Alumni of the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama
1930 births
Living people
Actresses from Manchester
Alumni of RADA |
Constant Camber 3M is a cat-rigged solo harbor racer/trainer trimaran sailboat designed in the 1980s by John Marples.
See also
List of multihulls
References
Trimarans |
The A4W reactor is a naval reactor used by the United States Navy to propel warships and generate onboard electricity.
The A4W designation stands for:
A = Aircraft carrier platform
4 = Contractor's fourth core design generation
W = Westinghouse, the contracted designer
History
These nuclear fission pressurized water reactors (PWRs) were jointly designed by Bettis Atomic Power Laboratory and Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory and built by Westinghouse Electric Company. Their reactor cores are expected to operate for about 25 years before refueling is required. The only ships to use these nuclear reactors are the Nimitz-class supercarriers, which have two reactors rated at 550 MWth each. These generate enough steam to produce 140,000 shaft horsepower (104 MW) for each pair of the ship's four shafts – two per propulsion plant – plus approximately 100 MW of electricity.
See also
A1B reactor
Nimitz-class aircraft carrier
References
External links
(correcting for the power output from 500 megawatts to 105.)
United States naval reactors
Pressurized water reactors |
Moksi may refer to:
Mõksi, a village in the Võru County of Estonia
Moksi (Korpilahti), since 2009 part of Jyväskylä, Finland |
Chili Gulch (also spelled Chile Gulch) is a gulch in Calaveras County, California. This five-mile gulch was the richest placer mining section in Calaveras County. It received its name from Chileans who worked it in 1848 and 1849, and was the scene of the so-called Chilean War. The largest known quartz crystals were recovered from a mine on the south side of the gulch.
Chili Gulch is registered as California Historical Landmark #265.
Chilean War
In December 1849, American miners in Calaveras County drew up a local mining code that called for all foreign miners to leave the country within 15 days, leading to much protest and violence. The so-called "Chilean War" resulted in several deaths and the expulsion of Chilean miners from their claims. Accounts vary widely about the details, with some including mention of Joaquin Murrieta's involvement on the side of the Chileans. The events in Calaveras County projected the Murietta legend into the politics of Chile where anti-American politicians used it to garner votes.
References
Canyons and gorges of California
California Gold Rush
California Historical Landmarks
Landforms of Calaveras County, California
History of Calaveras County, California
History of the foreign relations of Chile |
Mordellistena mostarensis is a species of beetle in the genus Mordellistena of the family Mordellidae, which is part of the superfamily Tenebrionoidea. It was discovered in 1977.
References
Beetles described in 1977
mostarensis |
Ape Kaalaye Patachara () is a 2016 Sri Lankan Sinhala epic biographical film directed by Sugath Samarakoon and produced by Vishwakumara Wathiyage for Helawood Films. It stars Dulani Anuradha and Saranga Disasekara in lead roles along with Vinu Udani Siriwardhana and Cletus Mendis. Music composed by Sarath Wickrama. The film was shot near Anuradhapura. It is the 1266th Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema. The film has influenced on Buddhist Jathaka Stories regarding Patachara, who lost all of her family by tragic incidents.
Plot
Cast
Dulani Anuradha as Patachara / Kumari
Saranga Disasekara as Jeevantha
Sarath Dikkumbura as Ranga Buddha
Anura Dharmasiriwardena
Cletus Mendis as Situthuma
Vinu Udani Siriwardhana as Nun
Anusha Dissanayake as Female monk
Mayanga Bandara as Nun
Samantha Weerakoon as Bhanuka
Anusha Jayasuriya as Situ Deviya
Sanjaya Samarakoon as Mithra Bandu
Nandana Weerakoon as Doctor
Helani Bandara as Sugala
Anju Narmada as Shanthini
Nilakshika Silva as Keshaki
Iresha Senadhipathi as Mandani
Priya Vithanachchi as Vishaka
Soundtrack
References
External links
පටාචාරා දර්ශන තලයේ දුලානි උමතු වෙයි
2016 films
2010s Sinhala-language films |
Witthoh is a mountain of Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
Mountains and hills of Baden-Württemberg |
Liwa al-Muhajireen wal-Ansar (LMA, ), Brigade of Emigrants and Supporters or literally Banner of the Emigrants and Supporters), also known as Jaish al-Muhajireen wal-Ansar (JMA or JAMWA, , Army of Emigrants and Supporters), formerly the Muhajireen Battalion (, Katibat al-Muhajireen), is a Salafi jihadist group consisting of both Arabic-speaking fighters and fighters from the North Caucasus that has been active in the Syrian Civil War against the Syrian government. The group was briefly affiliated with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in 2013, but after changes in leadership, it took an increasingly hostile stance against it. In September 2015, JMA pledged allegiance to the al-Nusra Front.
The group has been designated as a terrorist organization by Bahrain, Canada, Malaysia and the United States. However an analyst named Joanna Paraszczuk has argued that the charges of kidnapping and attacking civilians indicated by the US State Department were unproven; and that the sanctions will have no practical effect.
History
Origin
The group was established under the name Muhajireen Battalion in summer 2012, and was led by an ethnic Kist, Abu Omar al-Shishani ("Father of Omar the Chechen), an Islamist fighter from Georgia’s Pankisi Gorge who had fought against Russia in the Second Chechen War and the Russia-Georgia War. While Syrian jihadist groups like Ahrar ash-Sham and al-Nusra Front included foreign jihadists who had traveled to Syria to fight with the rebels, Jaish al-Muhajireen wal-Ansar was composed largely of non-Syrian fighters when it was formed. Its membership would come to consist of mostly Arabs from Syria, Saudi Arabia and Libya.
Role in the Syrian Civil War
The group became involved in the Battle of Aleppo against the Syrian Army and its allies. The group lost ten men in two days in late September 2012 in a confrontation with the Syrian Army; the unit subsequently redeployed after receiving insufficient support from other rebels.
The Muhajireen Battalion went on to participate in major assaults against Syrian military bases in alliance with other jihadist units. In October 2012, they assisted the al-Nusra Front in a raid on the 606 Rocket Brigade, an air defense and Scud missile base in Aleppo. In December 2012, they fought alongside al-Nusra Front during the overrunning of the Sheikh Suleiman Army base west of Aleppo. In February 2013, together with the al-Tawhid Brigade and al-Nusra Front, they stormed the base of the Syrian military's 80th Regiment near the main airport in Aleppo.
In March 2013, the Kavkaz Center reported that the Muhajireen Battalion had merged with two Syrian jihadist groups, Jaish Muhammad and Kata'ib Khattab, to form the group Jaish Muhajireen wal-Ansar.
The group played a key role in the August 2013 capture of Menagh Air Base, which culminated in a SVBIED driven by two of their members killing and wounding many of the last remaining Syrian Armed Forces defenders. A branch of the Muhajireen Battalion was involved in the 2013 Latakia offensive.
In August 2013, Abu Omar al-Shishani released a statement announcing the expulsion of one of his commanders, Emir Seyfullah, and 27 of his men from the group. He accused the men of embezzlement and stirring up the animosity of local Syrians against the foreign fighters by indulging in takfir—excommunication—against other Muslims. However, Seyfullah rejected these charges, instead claiming that he had been expelled because he had opposed Abu Omar's plan to merge JMA with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.
Following the announcement of the death of Caucasus Emirate leader Dokka Umarov in March 2014, a statement from the North Caucasian members of JMA was posted on the rebel Kavkaz Center website pledging allegiance to his successor, Aliaskhab Kebekov.
In February 2014, JMA clashed with the Badr Martyrs' Brigade of the 16th Division over the Haritan and Mallah areas of Aleppo. An agreement was then signed on 16 February JMA representative Abu Karim al-Ukraini and Badr Martyrs' Brigade leader Abdul Khaliq Lahyani under the auspices of Ahrar al-Sham representative Abu Amir al-Shami, in which the two groups agreed to release their prisoners from the other party and to work together against the Syrian government, and the Badr Martyrs' Brigade agreed to not set up military headquarters in and around Mallah and to hand over houses to JMA, while JMA agreed for its fighters to remain in these houses and its headquarters, not to stand masked at checkpoints which were to be manned by Ahrar al-Sham and the al-Nusra Front. However, on the next day the commander of JMA, Salahuddin al-Shishani, stated that al-Ukraini signed the agreement without consulting him and the rest of JMA's leadership. Al-Shishani denounced the Badr Martyrs' Brigade as apostates "supported by the infidel West" through the Supreme Military Council, and rejected the agreement as invalid.
Later in February 2014, JMA joined the Ahl al-Sham Operations room, a joint command consisting of the main Aleppo-based rebel groups including al-Nusra Front, the Islamic Front and the Army of Mujahideen. In the months that followed, JMA reportedly spearheaded many of the assaults on Syrian government-controlled areas of western Aleppo. On 25 July 2014, the group joined with several other Aleppo-based jihadist factions into an alliance called Jabhat Ansar al-Din.
In late 2014, the Saudi-dominated faction Green Battalion swore allegiance to JMA leader Salahuddin al-Shishani and became part of the group. In mid-2015, Shishani was deposed from the leadership following an internal dispute with the Saudi head of JMA's sharia committee, Mu'tasim Billah al-Madani. Al-Madani subsequently became the new leader of JMA, while Shishani and his North Caucasian loyalists formed a new independent group called Jaish al-Usrah, and swore allegiance to the Caucasus Emirate's then leader, Magomed Suleymanov.
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
In late November 2013, in an online statement, Abu Omar al-Shishani swore a bay'at—oath of allegiance—to Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). The statement claimed that those members of the group who had sworn a prior bay'at to Dokka Umarov, leader of the Caucasus Emirate, were awaiting approval from Umarov before also joining ISIL. The group suffered a split, with hundreds of members siding with Abu Omar and joining ISIL. Those fighters who remained in JMA appointed another Chechen, Salahuddin al-Shishani, as their new commander in December 2013. The group has since fought alongside groups that ISIL has clashed with, and some of its leaders have publicly opposed ISIL. Following the 2015 leadership dispute, many JMA militants reportedly defected to ISIL.
In 2016 the group's Islamic Repentance Brigade based in Aleppo defected to ISIL.
Al-Nusra Front and Tahrir al-Sham
Reuters reported in early March 2015 that the al-Nusra Front had plans to unify with Jaish al-Muhajireen wal-Ansar into a new organisation, separate from al-Qaeda. Al-Nusra rejected these reports on 9 March 2015. On 23 September 2015, Jaish al-Muhajireen wal-Ansar left Jabhat Ansar al-Din and joined al-Nusra.
The al-Nusra Front formed Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) on 28 January 2017, with Liwa Muhajireen wal-Ansar as a member group. As part of HTS, the group fought in an northwestern Syria campaign of late 2017–early 2018 and the offensive in mid-2019. On 19 May 2019, during the latter offensive, LMA emir Mansur Dagestani was killed in combat in the northern Hama Governorate.
Structure
The group's leadership structure consists of a military leadership, a sharia committee, a shura council and a media arm, Liwa al-Mujahideen al-Ilami. The latter is the same name as an unrelated media group established by foreign mujahideen fighting in the Bosnian War. The name simply translates as "media group of the mujahideen".
The group is composed of diverse nationalities. The Chechen rebel news agency Kavkaz Center described the then Muhajireen Battalion as being made up of mujahideen from the Caucasus Emirate, Russia, Ukraine, Crimea and other CIS countries. Many of them were veterans from other conflicts. Members killed fighting for the group have included ethnic Azeris, Tajiks, Kazakhs and Dagestanis. Some Syrian rebels referred to them as "Turkish brothers". One JMA battalion was composed of jihadists from western countries (the US, the UK, Germany and others) who fought together for language reasons. As the group expanded, it integrated native Syrians into its membership. Following a leadership dispute in mid-2015, the JMA split and became effectively an Arab dominated organisation.
See also
List of armed groups in the Syrian Civil War
References
External links
Anti-government factions of the Syrian civil war
Caucasus Emirate
Organizations based in Asia designated as terrorist
Islamism in Syria
Jihadist groups in Syria
Sunni Islamist groups
Salafi Jihadist groups
Qutbist organisations
2012 establishments in Syria
Organizations designated as terrorist by the United States
Organizations designated as terrorist by Canada
Organizations designated as terrorist by Bahrain |
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Edvan is a given name. It may refer to:
Edvan do Nascimento (born 1979), Brazilian football midfielder
Edvan Bakaj (born 1987), Albanian football goalkeeper
Edvan (footballer) (born 1990), Edvan França de Moraes, Brazilian football right-back |
Four Knaves (French: Carré de valets) is a 1947 French comedy film directed by André Berthomieu and starring Jean Desailly, Martine Carol and Denise Grey. It was shot at the Francoeur Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Raymond Nègre.
Synopsis
Jacques de la Bastide is a struggling lawyer who is dominated by his overbearing mother. For once he manages to win a case, getting three petty criminals off. To his surprise he finds out from Catherine, the attractive daughter of one of the men, that they are disappointed as they had been hoping to have board and lodging in prison over the winter. He agrees to take them on as servants in his own household.
Cast
Jean Desailly as Jacques de la Bastide
Martine Carol as Catherine Bonpain
Denise Grey as Madame de la Bastide
Pierre Larquey as Arthur Bonpain - un cambrioleur
Liliane Bert as Betty
Paul Faivre as Le président Piquet
Robert Berri as Philibert - un escroc
Henri Charrett as Un invité
Roger Saget as Biscotin
Christiane Muller as Madame Biscotin
Eliane Charles as Solange
Jacques Louvigny as Firmin - le valet
Alexandre Mathillon as Dubois
Yves Deniaud as Jules Furet - un cambrioleur
Harry-Max as Monsieur Dubois - l'entomologiste
Louis Florencie as Monsieur Georges
Bernard Lajarrige as Albert Furet - un cambrioleur
References
Bibliography
Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. Histoire du cinéma français: encyclopédie des films, 1940–1950. Pygmalion, 1986
Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
External links
1947 films
French comedy films
1947 comedy films
1940s French-language films
Films directed by André Berthomieu
French black-and-white films
1940s French films
Films shot at Francoeur Studios
Pathé films |
Raša Milošević (1851–1937) was a Serbian politician and one of the leaders and a theorist of the People's Radical Party. His wife Dr. Draginja Draga Ljočić Milošević was the first female physician in Serbia.
Biography
He was educated in Belgrade and St. Petersburg in Imperial Russia. He was seen as the major theorist of the People's Radical Party until 1883. He was a National Assembly deputy from 1880 to 1883, a trying time, and was sentenced to death for masterminding the Timok Rebellion, but received clemency prior to execution.
In 1886 he served as the Minister of the national economy in multiple administrations, however, in the 1890s he withdrew from active politics, keeping the position of CEO of the national monopoly agency.
Milošević contributed to all Radical publications, wrote numerous articles, important brochures, and his political memoirs appeared in 1923.
Momčilo Ninčić was his son-in-law.
References
People's Radical Party politicians
1851 births
1928 deaths
Serbian politicians convicted of crimes |
Arriërveld is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Overijssel. It is a part of the municipality of Ommen, and lies about 18 km (11 mi) south of Hoogeveen.
It was first mentioned in 1867 as Arriën Veld, and means field near Arriën. The postal authorities have placed it under Arriën.
References
Populated places in Overijssel
Ommen |
A crocodile is a large reptile of the family Crocodylidae.
Crocodile(s), The Crocodile(s) or Le Crocodile may also refer to:
Fiction
Michael "Crocodile" Dundee, film character
Crocodile (1980 film), a Thai film directed by Sompote Sands
Crocodile (1996 film), a Korean film directed by Kim Ki-duk
Crocodile (2000 film), a film directed by Tobe Hooper
The Crocodile (film), a 2005 Cambodian film
Le Crocodile (cancelled film), France
"Crocodile" (Dexter), episode of US TV series
"The Crocodile" (Once Upon a Time), episode of US TV series
"Crocodile" (Black Mirror), episode of TV series
"The Crocodile" (short story), by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, 1865
Crocodile (One Piece), a character in manga and anime series
Mr. Gold ("the Crocodile"), a character in US TV series Once Upon a Time
Music
Ah ! Les crocodiles, a French children's song
Crocodiles (band), US
The Crocodiles, a New Zealand pop band
Crocodiles (album), by Echo & The Bunnymen, 1980
"Crocodile" (song), by Underworld
"Crocodile", a song by The Coasters
"Crocodile", a song by XTC from Nonsuch
The Crocodile, a music venue in Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Le Crocodile, an 1886 opera by Jules Massenet and Victorien Sardou
In the military
HMS Crocodile, four ships of the Royal Navy
Churchill Crocodile, a UK WWII flamethrowing tank
a nickname for the Mil Mi-24, a Soviet attack helicopter
Crocodile Armoured Personnel Carrier, Rhodesia/Zimbabwe
Transport
Crocodile (locomotive), electric
Crocodile (train protection system), or Le Crocodile, used in France, Belgium and Luxembourg
Crocodile or walking bus, escorted young schoolchildren walking together
Places
Crocodile River (disambiguation)
Lake Timsah or Crocodile Lake, in the Nile delta
Central Island or Crocodile Island, Lake Turkana, Kenya
Crocodile Islands, Northern Territory, Australia
Crocodile Creek, near Bouldercombe, Queensland, Australia
Sports
Cologne Crocodiles, an American football club, Germany
Coritiba Crocodiles, an American football team, Paraná, Brazil
Seinajoki Crocodiles, an American football team, Finland
Townsville Crocodiles, a basketball team, Queensland, Australia
Crocodile Trophy, a mountain bike race, Queensland, Australia
People with the nickname
Crocodile (pharaoh), ancient Egyptian protodynastic ruler
René Lacoste (1904–1996), French tennis player
Emmerson Mnangagwa, Zimbabwean politician
Ernest Rutherford (1871–1937), physicist
Other uses
Crocodile (Carrington), a painting and a sculpture
Crocodile clip, an electrical connector
Crocodile Garments
See also
Au Crocodile, a French restaurant in Strasburg
Crocodilefish (disambiguation)
Croco (disambiguation)
Krokodil (disambiguation)
Croc (disambiguation) |
Gomel Governorate was an administrative division (a guberniya) of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic from 1919 to 1926. Its capital was Gomel. It was formed from nine uyezds of the abolished Mogilev Governorate, one uyezd of Minsk Governorate and four uyezds of Chernigov Governorate.
At its establishment, Gomel Governorate was made up of fourteen uyezds:
Bykhovsky Uyezd
Gomelsky Uyezd
Goretsky Uyezd
Klimovichsky Uyezd
Mglinsky Uyezd with Pochepsky District
Mogilyovsky Uyezd
Novozybkovsky Uyezd
Orshansky Uyezd
Rechitsky Uyezd
Rogachyovsky Uyezd
Starodubsky Uyezd
Surazhsky Uyezd
Chaussky Uyezd
Cherikovsky Uyezd
In 1920, Orshansky Uyezd was transferred to Vitebsk Governorate. In 1921, Surazhsky Uyezd was renamed Klintsovsky. In 1922, Goretsky Uyezd became a part of Smolensk Governorate. On May 4, Mglinsky and Cherikovsky Uyezds were abolished and new Pochepsky District was established. On May 5, 1923, by the order of the Presidium of the All-Russian Central Executive Committee it was transferred to Bryansk Governorate.
In 1923, Bykhovsky, Klimovichsky, and Cherikovsky Uyezds were abolished and Kalininsky Uyezd was founded.
In March 1924, Kalininsky, Mogilyovsky, and Rogachyovsky Uyezds were transferred to the territory of the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic.
In December 1926, Gomel Governorate was abolished. Gomelsky and Rechitsky Uyezds were transferred to the BSSR, and Klintsovsky, Novozybkovsky, and Starodubsky Uyezds were transferred to Bryansk Governorate of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.
References
Governorates of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic |
Cwm Doethie – Mynydd Mallaen is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Ceredigion and Carmarthenshire, mid Wales.
Contained within it is the Allt Rhyd y Groes national nature reserve designated principally because of its sessile oak woodland clinging to near vertical cliffs of the River Doethie gorge.
References
See also
Mynydd Mallaen
List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Ceredigion
Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Ceredigion
National nature reserves in Wales |
Haridaspur railway station is a railway station on Kharagpur–Puri line, part of the Howrah–Chennai main line under Khurda Road railway division of East Coast Railway zone. It is situated at Alijanga, Haridaspur in Jajpur district in the Indian state of Odisha.
History
In between 1893 and 1896 the East Coast State Railway constructed Howrah–Chennai main line. Kharagpur–Puri branch was finally opened for public in 1901. The route was electrified in several phases. In 2005, Howrah–Chennai route was completely electrified.
References
Railway stations in India opened in 1901
Railway stations in Jajpur district
Khurda Road railway division |
Equisetum × trachyodon is a nothospecies of Equisetum. Sometimes, it is considered as an individual species: Equisetum trachyodon.
The hybrid formula is Equisetum hyemale L. × Equisetum variegatum Schleich. ex F. Weber & D. Mohr.
Synonyms
Equisetum hiemale var. doellii Milde
Equisetum hiemale var. trachyodon A.Braun ex Döll
Equisetum hyemale var. jesupii (A.A.Eat.) Victorin
Equisetum hyemale var. mackayi Newman
Equisetum hyemale f. multirameum (S.F.Blake) Vict.
Equisetum hyemale var. trachyodon (A.K.H.Braun) Döll
Equisetum hyemale subsp. trachyodon A.Br.
Equisetum mackaii (Newman) Brichan
Equisetum mackayi (Newman) Brichan
Equisetum trachyodon f. fuchsii Geissert
Equisetum trachyodon f. geminatum (S.F.Blake) M.Broun
Equisetum trachyodon f. multirameum (S.F.Blake) M.Broun
Equisetum variegatum var. anglicum Milde
Equisetum variegatum var. concolor Milde
Equisetum variegatum var. continentale Milde
Equisetum variegatum f. geminatum S.F.Blake
Equisetum variegatum var. jesupii A.A.Eat. ex Gilbert
Equisetum variegatum f. multirameum S.F.Blake
Equisetum variegatum var. trachyodon (A.K.H.Braun) J.D.Hooker fil.
Hippochaete fuchsii (Geissert) H.P.Fuchs & Geissert
Hippochaete hyemalis var. jesupii (A.A.Eat.) Farw.
Hippochaete trachyodon (A.Br.) Boern.
Hippochaete variegata var. jesupii (A.A.Eat.) Farw.
References
External links
trachyodon
Plant nothospecies |
Chey may refer to:
People
Given name
Chey Chettha I (1575–1595), Cambodian king
Chey Chettha II, Cambodian king
Chey Chettha III (1639–1673), Cambodian king
Chey Chettha IV (1656–1725), Cambodian king
Chey Chettha V (1709–1755), Cambodian king
Chey Dunkley (born 1992), English football player
Chey Zweig (born 2007], American mob boss
Surname
Chey Tae-won Tae-won (born 1960), South Korea billionaire businessman
Timothy A. Chey, American film producer, writer and director
Places
Chey, Deux-Sèvres, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Chey, Kampong Svay, Cambodia
Chey Chouk Commune, Cambodia
Chey Saen District, Cambodia
Other
CHEY-FM, Canadian radio station |
Antonio Vojak (, ; 19 November 1904 – 9 May 1975) was an Italian footballer who played as a striker or midfielder. His playing career was played out during the 1920s and 1930s.
He is most noted for his time with Italian sides Juventus and Napoli, for the latter of which he scored 102 goals.
His younger brother Oliviero Vojak played professionally as well, for Juventus and Napoli. To distinguish them, Antonio was known as Vojak I and Oliviero as Vojak II.
Career
Vojak was born in Pula, now in Croatia but then part of Austria-Hungary, and later ceded to the Kingdom of Italy in 1918.
Vojak's football career started with Lazio during the 1924–25 season, his stay there was very short; playing only 10 games but scoring 7 goals. This caught the attention of Juventus, who signed up Vojak within that year.
During his three-year stay with the Turinese team, Vojak was part of a squad which won the Italian Football Championship in 1926, amassing 46 goals in 102 games for the club in total.
He moved on next to Napoli, playing in a squad that featured Attila Sallustro. He stayed with the club until 1935, scoring over 100 goals for them. Vojak also appeared for the Italy national football team once in 1932 where he played midfield in the silver winning 1931-32 Central European International Cup campaign. Due to fascist anti-slav laws, he was forced to use the name Vogliani.
After leaving Napoli, Vojak played only two more seasons; first with Genoa and then with Lucchese-Libertas in 1936–37 where he played only 1 game. After retiring, he served as a manager. He died in 1975.
Honours
Juventus
Italian Football Championship: 1925–26
International
Italy
Central European International Cup: Runner-up: 1931-32
See also
Croats of Italy
References
1904 births
1977 deaths
Footballers from Pula
Italian men's footballers
Serie A players
Serie C players
Juventus FC players
SSC Napoli players
SSC Napoli managers
Genoa CFC players
Lucchese 1905 players
SS Lazio players
People from Istria
People from Austrian Littoral
Italy men's international footballers
Italian people of Croatian descent
Istrian Italian people
Men's association football forwards
Men's association football midfielders
Italian football managers
Empoli FC managers |
Llavares is a parish in Santo Adriano, a municipality within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain.
The elevation is above sea level. It is in size. The population is 39 (2006). The postal code is 33115.
The Asturian people of this parish live in two villages:
Cuatumonteros
Llavares
Fiesta days include:
"Feast of Flowers", the last Sunday of May
San Antonio, 13 June
References
External links
Asturian society of economic and industrial studies, English language version of "Sociedad Asturiana de Estudios Económicos e Industriales" (SADEI)
Parishes in Santo Adriano |
Declan Murphy (born 1956) is an Irish retired Gaelic footballer. His league and championship career with the Cork senior team lasted for from 1977 until 1978.
Murphy made his debut on the inter-county scene at the age of sixteen when he was selected for the Cork minor team. He enjoyed two championship seasons with the minor team, culminating with the winning of an All-Ireland medal in 1974. Murphy subsequently joined the Cork under-21, however, his three seasons on that team ended without success. By this stage he had joined the Cork senior team and made his debut during the 1978 championship.
Honours
Cork
All-Ireland Minor Football Championship (1): 1974
Munster Minor Football Championship (2): 1973, 1974
References
1956 births
Living people
Nemo Rangers Gaelic footballers
Cork inter-county Gaelic footballers |
was a Japanese era name (年号, nengō, lit. year name) after Jōhō and before Eihō. This period spanned the years from November 1077 through February 1081. The reigning emperor was .
Change of Era
January 27, 1077 : The new era name was created to mark an event or series of events. The previous era ended and the new one commenced in Jōhō 4, on the 17th day of the 11th month of 1077.
Events of the Jōryaku Era
1077 (Jōryaku 1, 1st month): Shirakawa went to the Kamo Shrines; and he visited Kiyomizu-dera and other Buddhist temples.
1077 (Jōryaku 1, 2nd month): Udaijin Minamoto no Morofusa died at of an ulcer at the age of 70.
1077 (Jōryaku 1): The emperor caused Hosshō-ji (dedicated to the "Superiority of Buddhist Law") to be built at Shirakawa in fulfillment of a sacred vow. This temple became only the first of a series of "sacred vow" temples to be created by Imperial decree. Hosshō-ji's nine-storied pagoda would become the most elaborate Imperial-sponsored temple structure ever erected up to this time.
1079 (Jōryaku 3, 10th month): The emperor visited the Fushimi Inari-taisha at the foot of Mount Fushimi and the Yasaka Shrine.
Notes
References
Brown, Delmer M. and Ichirō Ishida, eds. (1979). Gukanshō: The Future and the Past. Berkeley: University of California Press. ; OCLC 251325323
Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005). Japan encyclopedia. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. ; OCLC 58053128
Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Nihon Odai Ichiran; ou, Annales des empereurs du Japon. Paris: Royal Asiatic Society, Oriental Translation Fund of Great Britain and Ireland. OCLC 5850691
Varley, H. Paul. (1980). A Chronicle of Gods and Sovereigns: Jinnō Shōtōki of Kitabatake Chikafusa. New York: Columbia University Press. ; OCLC 6042764
External links
National Diet Library, "The Japanese Calendar" -- historical overview plus illustrative images from library's collection
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The Nekromantix is a Danish-American psychobilly band founded in Copenhagen in 1989. Their lyrics are generally structured around monster and horror themes. A central icon of the band's image is founder and frontman Kim Nekroman's "coffinbass", a custom-built double bass with a body in the shape of a coffin and a headstock the shape of a cross. Nekroman has been the sole constant member of the band. The current lineup consists of guitarist Francisco Mesa and drummer Rene "Delamuerte" Garcia, known as a guitarist and singer of the Canadian band "The Brains".
The Nekromantix released five albums on various European record labels during their first decade, then crossed over to American audiences in the early 2000s by signing to Los Angeles-based Hellcat Records, through which they have released three albums since 2002. Their eighth studio album, What Happens in Hell, Stays in Hell, was released in August 2011.
History
Formation
The Nekromantix were formed in 1989 in Copenhagen by Kim Nekroman after he left the Danish Navy, in which he had been a submarine radio operator for eight years. Deciding to launch a new career in music, he initially played drums in a rockabilly band prior to the foundation of Nekromantix.
Learning to play the double bass and to sing, Nekroman set about forming a horror-themed psychobilly band with himself as the frontman. Initially consisting of Nekroman, guitarist Paolo Molinari and drummer Jens Brygman, the band took the name Nekromantix.
A centerpiece of the band's image was Nekroman's self-constructed "coffinbass", an upright bass in the shape of a coffin. The first of these was constructed using an actual child-sized coffin, but over the years he has constructed new models in order to achieve better acoustics and collapsibility for easier transportation. By the time of the band's first official recordings, Molinari and Brygman had been replaced respectively by Peter Sandorff and Sebastian Jensen, who used the pseudonym Peek.
After six months of practice and two local performances in Copenhagen at the Stengade 30 club, the Nekromantix appeared at large psychobilly festival in Hamburg, Germany. Their performance earned them a recording contract with Tombstone Records for their first album Hellbound. The band began touring Europe and built a name for themselves in the European psychobilly movement, which at the time was largely dominated by British acts. In 1991 the band released their second album Curse of the Coffin through Nervous Records and supported it with a music video for the title track which received some play on the MTV program Alternative Nation.
Lineup changes
In 1992 both Peek and Sandorff left the band. They were replaced by guitarist Jan Daggry and drummer Tim Kristensen, who used the stage names Ian Dawn ("Dawn" being an English translation of the Danish name Daggry) and Grim Tim Handsome. This lineup recorded the album Brought Back to Life, released in 1994, which earned a Grammy Award nomination for "Best Heavy Metal Album".
Daggry then left the band and was replaced on tour first by Emil Oelund and then by Tormod Holm, until the band found new permanent guitarist Søren Munk Petersen. The Nekroman/Petersen/Kristensen lineup recorded 1996's Demons Are a Girl's Best Friend. During this time the band toured most of Europe including Finland, Germany, the UK, the Netherlands, Belgium, Sweden and France, and also toured Japan. They began to achieve cult status in the United States, where their albums were as yet only available as imports.
At a 1996 festival in Cologne, Germany, Nekroman met fellow Copenhagen native Patricia Day, with whom he launched a new band called HorrorPops with himself on guitar and Day on double bass and lead vocals. The two would later marry, and their activity with HorrorPops put the Nekromantix on hold for several years, during which time Kristensen and Petersen both left the band.
International success
In 1997 Peter Sandorff returned to Nekromantix, bringing along his brother, Kristian, to play drums. In 1999 the band played a tenth-anniversary performance at Stengade 30 in Copenhagen, where they had performed their first shows after forming the band. This performance was recorded by Danish National Radio for a series of live shows and released the following year as the live album Undead 'n' Live. In 2000 the Nekromantix played their first performances in the United States, beginning with the first annual New York City "Psychobilly Rumble" and continuing with a nine-date tour of the west coast.
In February 2001 Nekroman gave a demo of new songs to Rancid singer/guitarist and Hellcat Records label owner Tim Armstrong, a longtime fan of the band. The Nekromantix soon signed to the Los Angeles-based Hellcat and released the 2002 album Return of the Loving Dead. Recorded in Denmark, it was the band's first album to be widely distributed in the U.S. and helped make them part of an emerging psychobilly movement on the west coast centered around the Hellcat label and spearheaded by bands such as Tiger Army. The album was supported with a music video for the song "Gargoyles Over Copenhagen" and the band toured the United States several times.
Move to the United States
Following the release of Return of the Loving Dead Nekroman relocated to Los Angeles, touring and recording two albums with the HorrorPops. The Sandorff brothers remained in Denmark, and recording of the Nekromantix' 2004 album Dead Girls Don't Cry was done almost entirely in Los Angeles, with only Peter Sandorff's backing vocals recorded in Copenhagen. In April 2005 the Sandorffs left the band leaving only Nekroman in band. To replace them Nekroman recruited guitarist Troy Russel (Tröy Deströy) and drummer James Mesa (Wasted James) of the California-based psychobilly band the Rezurex. That year the band's third album Brought Back to Life was remastered and re-released by Hellcat under the title Brought Back to Life Again.
Recent activity
In May 2006 Meza left the Nekromantix, later joining Tiger Army. He was replaced by Andrew Martinez (Andy DeMize) of The Rocketz. Life Is a Grave & I Dig It! was released in April 2007. In November 2007 the band announced Tröy Deströy's departure to focus on a solo career. Pete Belair of the Australian band Firebird was announced as the band's new guitarist and performed with them during their 2008 tours, living in Australia complicated things and Francisco Mesa, formerly of Barcelona-based Nightbreed and Ultimo Asalto, joined as a permanent guitarist.
On 11 January 2009, Martinez was killed in an automobile collision. The following month it was announced that Lux, formerly of Mystery Hangup and Sacred Storm, would be Martinez's replacement. The band's first female member, Lux stated that the Nekromantix would tour North America with Reverend Horton Heat during the summer and record a new album later in the year. The band's eighth studio album, What Happens in Hell, Stays in Hell, was released 2 August 2011. The band will support the album with a tour of the United States from July to September 2011. In April 2014, it was announced that Lux would depart from the band. It was later announced in June 2014 that Adam Guerrero, formerly of Rezurex, would replace Lux as the new Nekromantix drummer. In October 2017, Guerrero departed from the band and Lux returned to fill in for a few shows. In April 2018 it was announced that Rene "Delamuerte" Garcia, from The Brains and BAT! would be the new Nekromantix drummer.
Band members
Current members
Kim Nekroman – "coffinbass", lead vocals (1989–present)
Francisco Mesa – guitars, backing vocals (2008–present)
Rene "Dlamuerte" Garcia – drums (2018–present)
Past members
Paolo Molinari – guitars (1989)
Jens Brygman – drums (1989)
Peek (Sebastian Jensen) – drums (1989–1993)
Peter Sandorff – guitars, backing vocals (1989–1993, 1997–2005)
Ian Dawn (Jan Daggry) – guitars, backing vocals (1993–1994)
Emil Oelund – guitars (1994–1995)
Tormod Holm – guitars (1995)
Søren Munk Petersen – guitars, backing vocals (1995–1996)
Grim Tim Handsome (Tim Kristensen) – drums (1993–1996)
Kristian Sandorff – drums (1997–2005)
Wasted James (James Meza) – drums (2005–2006)
Tröy Deströy – guitars, backing vocals (2005–2007)
Pete Belair – guitars, backing vocals (2007–2008)
Andy DeMize (Andrew Martinez) – drums (2006–2009)
Lux – drums (2009–2014)
Adam "Mighty Mouse" Guerrero – drums (2014–2017)
Timeline
Discography
The discography of the Nekromantix consists of eight studio albums, two live album, three singles and three music videos.
Studio albums
Live albums
Singles
Music videos
See also
List of psychobilly bands
References
External links
Nekromantix at Hellcat Records
Danish punk rock groups
Psychobilly groups
Hellcat Records artists
Danish musical trios
Musical groups established in 1989 |
Norman Strung (October 21, 1941 - October 17, 1991) was an English professor, outdoor guide, magazine editor and free-lance writer, focusing on outdoor recreational activities involving fishing and hunting.
Life
Born in New York in 1941, Strung eventually moved to Bozeman, Montana, where he received his Bachelor of Science from Montana State University and married Priscilla Hoerschgen, both in 1963. Strung then attended the University of Montana in Missoula between 1963 and 1964, returning to Montana State immediately afterwards to begin teaching English. His early career involved teaching at the college while also working as an outdoor guide for both hunting and fishing. Strung was a free-lance writer for most of this time as well, contributing to many various outdoor publications throughout his life. This includes being an associate editor for Field and Stream, consultant for the Hunting and Fishing Library of America, and outdoor editor for Mechanix Illustrated.
Writing career
While teaching English at Montana State University from 1964-1967, Strung fully began his writing career. Around June 1966, Strung provided correspondence for the Field and Stream article, "The Month the Madison Goes Wild," starting his work in magazine articles. Strung then began writing for books as well, coauthoring The Fisherman's Almanac and Family Fun Around the Water in 1970. Most of Strung's following work continued to focus on the outdoors and fishing, and by the end of his life he had authored, coauthored, or edited at least 15 different books. Strung also operated under two different pseudonyms, "Bart Yaeger" and "Asouff Barkee" for a large amount of his magazine work. Strung also acted as a ghostwriter for one author, Walter Cook, for several articles, including "Woodland Bison: World's Rarest Trophy" in the Sports Afield magazine.
Legacy
For the remainder of his life, Strung continued his writing career and outdoor pursuits, being heavily involved in the Outdoor Writers Association of America until a cancer diagnosis. This development led Strung to eventually take his own life on October 17, 1991, nearing his 50th birthday. Strung's written work and materials are currently held within the Montana State University Archives and Special Collections, available for public research and study.
References
Further reading
Norm Strung, "I've always lived life on my terms".
External links
Norman Strung Papers, 1966-1982. Held at Montana State University Archives and Special Collections
1941 births
1991 deaths
American academics
Magazine writers |
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Karen Bernod (born May 13, 1964, Brooklyn, New York) is an American-born R&B vocalist, songwriter and producer. She is best known for her unique vocal harmonies as a background singer for Chaka Khan, Erykah Badu, C&C Music Factory and D'Angelo.
Biography
Growing up in Brooklyn's Bed-Stuy, Bernod performed in neighborhood talent shows. Her favorite songs were usually by female artists such as Natalie Cole, Chaka Khan, Roberta Flack and Stephanie Mills. The youngest of three, Bernod is a native New Yorker. She attended Erasmus Hall High School which has numerous famous musical alumni such as Will Downing, Barbra Streisand, Kedar Massenberg, and Stephanie Mills. There Bernod was very active in music, theater and student government. She served as senior class president and was a member of the female choir "Cantata". She majored in music at the State University of New York at New Paltz (SUNY) but took a leave of absence after one year to pursue her music career.
Professional career
Bernod became the warm-up performer for The Bill Cosby Show. She was a principal in the off-Broadway play Mama, I Want to Sing! Her first jingle was a Budweiser spot with Tone Loc.
Bernod soon started singing background vocals for various House artists, which landed her an opportunity to co-write and perform the club classic "Motherland", produced by Winston Jones. She was the vocal (doo-wop) consultant and vocalist for Paul Simon's production of Cape Man with Marc Anthony and Rubén Blades. She also recorded two of Simon's CD projects as well as projects with Ru Paul, Whitney Houston, Luther Vandross and Stephanie Mills.
Bernod traveled abroad, recording and touring with D'Angelo and Erykah Badu. While on tour with Badu, Bernod received an invite to add her vocals on an album by the UK's jazz funk band Incognito. She is featured on three cuts No Time Like The Future: "Marrakech", "More Of Myself", and "Yesterday's Dream".
After touring Europe and America, Bernod returned home to Brooklyn and started production on her solo project. She chose the title Some Othaness 4 U because her music encompasses all of her varied influences. She wrote and arranged, along with producers Greg Spooner and Norman Keyes Hurt.
Bernod's second CD, Life @ 360 Degrees, was released on the UK's Dome Records. The album brings forth Bernod's earthy three-octave tone, laid against an urban backdrop that possesses a sense of a family unity with strong soulful presence. She worked with Greg Spooner on this project.
Since the release of her second solo project, Bernod has continued work as a background singer along with focusing on her solo career. She has begun recording a third solo album. She has toured with artists such as Mary J. Blige, Chaka Khan, and Martha Redbone. She works as a volunteer with various youth organizations, human rights groups, and health organizations.
Discography
Solo projects
2000: Some Othaness 4 U
2006: Life @ 360 Degrees
2010: #PlantingSeeds
2022: LYFE REMIXED
Tribal House
1990: Motherland
C&C Music Factory (1990–1995)
1990: Everybody Dance – Japan release written by Karen Bernod and Robert Clivillés
1991: Pride (In the Name of Love) remix
1991: Just a Lil Bit of Love – written by Karen Bernod and Robert Clivillés
1996: Love and Happiness – written by Karen Bernod and Robert Clivillés
1996: I Live – written by Karen Bernod, H. Hector and Robert Clivillés
Paul Simon
1990: The Rhythm of the Saints
1997: Songs from The Capeman
Rupaul
1993: Supermodel of the World
Barbara Tucker
1994: Beautiful People
Pet Shop Boys
1996: Bilingual
Bahamadia
1996: Kollage
Erykah Badu
1997: Live
1998: "Tyrone" video
D'Angelo
1998: Live at the Jazz Cafe
Incognito (1999–2000)
1999: No Time Like The Future
2000: The Best of Incognito
Kloud 9
2002: On Kloud 9
2007: Yearning 2 Love
Geoff Matton
2003: Unity
Mary J. Blige
2003: Love and Life limited edition CD and DVD
2004: Live in Los Angeles DVD
Willie Nelson
2006: Songbird
Elisabeth Withers
2007: It Can Happen to Anyone
Jingles
Pantene, Denny's, Dentyne, Fresca, Budweiser, Seagram's Gin, AT&T, Bacardi, Kenya Dolls, Kool-Aid, Mercedes Benz, Sears, Oil of Olay, Burger King
References
External links
https://karenbernod.com/
https://www.instagram.com/karenbernod/
https://www.facebook.com/KarenBernodMusic/
American contemporary R&B singers
1964 births
Living people
Musicians from Brooklyn
Erasmus Hall High School alumni
State University of New York at New Paltz alumni
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Krakatoa is a 1933 American Pre-Code short documentary film produced by Joe Rock. It won the Academy Award in 1934 for Best Short Subject (Novelty). Educational Pictures (or Educational Film Exchanges, Inc.) was the film distributor of the film.
This film was notable for overwhelming the sound systems of the cinemas of the time. In Australia, the distributors insisted on a power output of 10 watts RMS as a minimum for cinemas wishing to show the film. This was then considered a large system, and forced many cinemas to upgrade. A revised version was made in 1966 for the Library of Congress.
Synopsis
The story describes how the 1883 eruption of Krakatoa on the island blew half of the large island into the air that produced a tsunami, and an air wave that was felt seven times around the globe. The eruption also emitted tons of dust that dimmed sunlight all over the world for many months.
See also
Krakatoa documentary and historical materials
References
External links
1933 films
1933 documentary films
1930s short documentary films
American short documentary films
American black-and-white films
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Documentary films about volcanoes
Documentary films about Indonesia
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The Red Pontiac (also known as Dakota Chief) is a red-skinned early main crop potato variety originally bred in the United States, and is sold in the United States, Canada, Australia, Algeria, the Philippines, Venezuela and Uruguay. It arose as a color mutant of the original Pontiac variety in Florida by a J.W. Weston in 1945. It was registered by the USDA in 1983. The original Pontiac itself was a hybrid of varieties "Triumph" and "Katahdin" and released in the US in 1938 and Australia in 1940.
The plants are large and spreading with angled stems and large light purple flowers. The potatoes are deep-eyed and round with dark red skin and white waxy flesh, though can be knobbly if soil moisture is uneven. The skin colour can fade significantly, leaving only the eyes as red.
Cooking
It can be used in recipes for baking, boiling, mashing, roasting or in salads, and can be cooked in a microwave oven. It is not so suitable for frying. Red potatoes may be cooked with the skin on, and should be scrubbed and rinsed before preparation.
References
Further reading
Potato cultivars
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Panaqolus is a genus of small catfish in the family Loricariidae native to rivers in tropical South America. Its members were formerly thought to belong to a clade of small-sized species in the genus Panaque, until this genus was separated from Panaque in 2001. At times it has been considered a subgenus of Panaque, and the validity of the genus has been disputed by various authors and sources. Pseudoqolus koko was formerly considered to be a member of this genus, although it was reclassified as a member of the currently monotypic genus Pseudoqolus by Nathan K. Lujan, Christian A. Cramer, Raphael Covain, Sonia Fisch-Muller, and Hernán López-Fernández following a 2017 molecular phylogenetic analysis.
Species
There are currently 11 recognized species in this genus:
Panaqolus albivermis Lujan, Steele & Velasquez, 2013
Panaqolus albomaculatus (Kanazawa, 1958)
Panaqolus changae (Chockley & Armbruster, 2002)
Panaqolus claustellifer M. Tan, L. S. Souza & Armbruster, 2016
Panaqolus dentex (Günther, 1868)
Panaqolus gnomus (Schaefer & D. J. Stewart, 1993)
Panaqolus maccus (Schaefer & D. J. Stewart, 1993)
Panaqolus nix Cramer & Rapp Py-Daniel, 2015
Panaqolus nocturnus (Schaefer & D. J. Stewart, 1993)
Panaqolus purusiensis (La Monte, 1935)
Panaqolus tankei Cramer & L. M. de Sousa, 2016
References
Ancistrini
Fish of South America
Taxa named by Isaäc J. H. Isbrücker
Freshwater fish genera |
Henry Hynd (4 July 1900 – 1 February 1985), known as Harry Hynd, was a British Labour Party politician.
He was first elected as a Member of Parliament for Hackney Central at the 1945 General Election. He moved seats at the 1950 General Election and represented Accrington until he retired from the House of Commons at the 1966 General Election. He died in Hendon aged 84.
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Alan William Shave, CVO, OBE (born 3 November 1936) is a retired British journalist and diplomat. He was Governor of Anguilla from 1992 to 1995.
References
The Americas Review 1995. pp 113 & 114.
"Anguilla: Governor and Hughes at odds" (1994) Caribbean Insight, vol 17, July 1994, p 5
"Anguilla" (1995) Caribbean Insight, vol 18, January 1995, p 4
"Anguilla" (1995) Caribbean Insight, vol 18, October 1995, p 5
"Anguilla: MP's Appointment upheld by court" (1996) Caribbean Insight, vol 19, January 1996, p 4
"Anguilla: Opposition calls on Hughes to resign" (1997) Caribbean Insight, vol 20, October 1997, p 5
"New British Governor" (1995) 11 Caribbean Update 7
"Anguilla". South America, Central America and the Caribbean, 2000. 8th Edition. Europa Publications Limited. (Taylor & Francis Group). 1999.
1936 births
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This is a list of listed buildings in the parish of Makerstoun in the Scottish Borders, Scotland.
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Robert Barclay (1648–1690) was a Scottish Quaker writer and theologian.
Robert Barclay may also refer to:
Sir Robert Barclay, 8th Baronet (1755–1839), MP for Newtown, Isle of Wight 1802–1807
Robert Barclay (lieutenant-colonel) (1774–1811), officer in the British Army
Robert Heriot Barclay (1786–1837), Scottish officer in the Royal Navy
Robert Barclay (historiographer) (1833–1876), English ecclesiastical historiographer
Sir Robert Noton Barclay (1872–1957), English export shipping merchant, banker and Liberal Party politician
Robert Barclay (statistician) (1901–1973), Scottish statistician and scholar of Orkney
Bobby Barclay (1906–1969), English footballer
See also
Robert Berkeley (disambiguation)
Robert Barclay Allardice (1779–1854), aka Robert Barclay, Scottish sportsman considered one of the founding fathers of pedestrianism
Robert Barclay Fox (1873–1934), Cornish businessman
Robert Barclay Academy
Barclay baronets
Barclay (surname) |
John LoCascio (born November 25, 1991 in Paterson, New Jersey) is a lacrosse player for the Dallas Rattlers in Major League Lacrosse.
A native of Fairfield Township, Essex County, New Jersey, LoCascio attended West Essex High School.
Professional MLL career
LoCascio was selected with the 26th pick of the 2014 Major League Lacrosse Collegiate Draft by the Rochester Rattlers. In his rookie season, LoCascio appeared in 11 games and managed to gain 3 points and 44 ground balls. In his second season of play, LoCascio played in 15 games managing to obtain 6 points and 69 ground balls.
LoCascio went with the team in its move to Dallas, Texas in 2018. He played in four games, getting one goal and an assist with 11 ground balls.
Prep and college career
At Villanova, LoCascio played as a long-stick midfielder; he appeared in 61 games and gathered 28 points.
NCAA Statistics
References
1991 births
Living people
Rochester Rattlers players
Dallas Rattlers players
American lacrosse players
People from Fairfield Township, Essex County, New Jersey
Sportspeople from Paterson, New Jersey
Villanova Wildcats men's lacrosse players
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Heteroclinus heptaeolus, or Ogilby's weedfish, is a species of clinid native to the coast of southern Australia where it can be found in habitats with plentiful seaweed growth. This species can reach a maximum length of TL.
References
External links
Photograph
Ogilby's Weedfish, Heteroclinus heptaeolus (Ogilby 1885) @ fishesofaustralia.net.au
heptaeolus
Marine fish of Southern Australia
Taxa named by James Douglas Ogilby
Fish described in 1885 |
Ponte San Giovanni is a frazione of the city of Perugia, Italy. It has 13,296 inhabitants and is one of the largest and most populated neighbourhoods in the capital city of Umbria. It is also the seat of the eighth ward of the city of Perugia.
The city has also its own football team, A.S.D. Pontevecchio, currently playing in the Italian Serie D (fifth tier) and is the birthplace of Italian top-flight football manager Serse Cosmi. The local citizens are called ponteggiani.
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Fairmont Hot Springs is an unincorporated resort community located in south-eastern British Columbia, Canada commonly referred to as Fairmont. The community had a reported population of 781 in the 2021 census, but the town receives frequent tourists. The local resort is centered around a soak pool and swimming pool fed by natural mineral hot springs. The original springs building, surrounded by hot spring water seeping out of the ground, still stands.
The community contains three golf courses: Mountainside and Riverside are 18-hole courses, while Creekside is a family-oriented 9-hole par 3. In the winter, the area is also home to a small downhill ski area, with three lifts (one triple chair, one magic carpet and one platter lift), 13 runs and a tube park, as well as numerous cross-country trails. Fairmont Hot Springs has a strip mall including a market, restaurants, and a gift shop. Fairmont Hot Springs is home to the Dutch Creek Hoodoos, which are sandstone cliffs (hoodoos) with hiking trails located next to Dutch Creek, a source of the Columbia River and formerly a salmon breeding stream. Fairmont provides the only road access to Columbia Lake Provincial Park, five kilometers south.
Fairmont Hot Springs Airport is located here.
On July 15, 2012, a mudslide occurred in Fairmont Hot Springs. A small creek that runs throughout the town formed a natural dam and backup water built up. Several homes were evacuated along with a golf course and many people were airlifted to safety.
To the north are Invermere, Athalmer, Wilmer, Radium, Edgewater, and Golden. To the south are Canal Flats, Scookumchuck, Kimberley, and Cranbrook.
Fairmont Hot Springs Resort
Fairmont Hot Springs Resort is the biggest employer in Fairmont Hot Springs. The resort boasts a hotel, two campgrounds, 3 golf courses, a ski-hill, several hot springs swimming pools, a spa, water and sewer utility plants, 668 acres of undeveloped property and more.
On March 9, 2022 the CEO of Fairmont Hot Springs resort, Vivek Sharma, asked women attending the BC Tourism and Hospitality Conference to stand in honour of International Women's Day, then after a round of applause told them to "go clean some rooms and do some dishes." It was a week before he issued an unapologetic "apology" offering to learn how to make the industry a "safer place" for women.
Resort Ownership
1957: Lloyd and Earl Wilder, and a group of investors purchased the resort.
1965 - 2006: Lloyd Wilder becomes sole owner of the resort. The resort is managed by the Wilder family for many years.
Sept 2006 - June 2023: Ken Fowler Enterprises.
June 2023 - Present: Aldestra Hotel Group.
2021 Census
The 2021 census reported a population of 781 people. Fairmont experienced a 37% increase in population between 2016 and 2021- in 2016, the population was only 571. The average age of the population in 2021 was 52.3 years old- this is significantly older than the 2021 national average age of 41.7 years old. These statistics show the popularity of Fairmont as a retirement destination.
Only 50% of the private homes in Fairmont are permanently occupied. This is because Fairmont is a popular tourist destination where many of the houses are used as vacation homes or rented to seasonal staff.
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References
External links
Mudslide hits Fairmont Hot Springs, B.C., CBC News, July 15, 2012
Columbia Valley
Hot springs of British Columbia
British Columbia populated places on the Columbia River
Populated places in the Regional District of East Kootenay
Ski areas and resorts in British Columbia
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Nandi is a village in Belgaum district of Karnataka, India.
References
Villages in Belagavi district |
Hengshi () is a town in Nankang District, Ganzhou, in southwestern Jiangxi province, China. , it has one residential community and 13 villages under its administration.
See also
List of township-level divisions of Jiangxi
References
Township-level divisions of Jiangxi
Ganzhou |
The HTC TyTN (also known as the HTC Hermes and the HTC P4500) is an Internet-enabled Windows Mobile Pocket PC PDA designed and marketed by High Tech Computer Corporation of Taiwan. It has a touchscreen with a left-side slide-out QWERTY keyboard. The TyTN's functions include those of a camera phone and a portable media player in addition to text messaging and multimedia messaging. It also offers Internet services such as e-mail (including Microsoft's DirectPush push e-mail solution, as well as BlackBerry services with applications provided by BlackBerry-partnered carriers), instant messaging, web browsing, and local Wi-Fi connectivity. It is a quad-band GSM phone with GPRS, and EDGE, and a single/dual band UMTS phone with HSDPA. It is a part of the first line of PDAs directly marketed and sold by HTC. On AT&T/Cingular, the TyTN was the successor to the HTC Wizard, known as the Cingular 8125. Also on AT&T, the TyTN was superseded by the HTC TyTN II, known as the AT&T 8925 and the AT&T Tilt.
Versions
Besides the branding differences, there are several models of the HTC TyTN: the TyTN 100, the TyTN 200, and the TyTN 300. The TyTN 100 has no front-facing camera or a .1-megapixel front-facing camera; the TyTN 200 has a .1-megapixel front-facing camera; and the TyTN 300 has a .3-megapixel front-facing camera.
The TyTN Model was sold as:
HTC TyTN 100
AT&T/Cingular 8525 (US)
Dopod 838Pro (Asia)
i-mate JASJAM (Middle East)
NTT DoCoMo hTc Z (Japan)
O2 XDA Trion
Orange United Kingdom SPV M3100
Qtek 9600
HTC TyTN 200
Dopod CHT 9000
HTC TyTN P4500
SoftBank X01HT (Japan)
Swisscom XPA v1605
Vodafone v1605 (Europe)
Vodafone VPA Compact III
HTC TyTN 300
T-Mobile MDA Vario II
ROM Updates
The TyTN shipped with Windows Mobile 5 AKU 2.3. HTC released AKU3 ROMs to carriers, though it was up to the carriers to provide updates to end users. In July 2007, HTC released a generic update to Windows Mobile 6, freely available to the public. In November 2007, AT&T released an update to Windows Mobile 6.
Official ROM updates are or were available for several versions of the TyTN, including the AT&T/Cingular 8525, the Dopod 838Pro, the i-mate JASJAM, the O2 XDA Trion, and the Orange SPV M3100 (AKU 3.3.0). Some of these updates update the TyTN to Windows Mobile 5 AKU 3.n.n, others update it to Windows Mobile 6.
Specifications
Screen size:
Screen resolution: 240×320 pixels at 139 ppi, 4:3 aspect ratio, flips into 320x240 landscape mode when keyboard is slid out.
Screen colors: 65536 (16-bit) colors
Input devices: Touchscreen interface, slide-out QWERTY keyboard, and jog wheel
Battery: 1300 or 1350 mAh, user-accessible
Battery has up to 5–6 hours of talk on 3G network and up to 250 hours of standby.
1.9 megapixel camera with fixed focus lens, LED flash, self-portrait mirror, and macro mode
Location finding by detection of cell towers and Wi-Fi networks (through Google Maps Mobile)
Samsung SC32442A (400 MHz ARM ARM920T processor)
ATI Imageon Graphics Processing Unit
RAM: 64 MB DRAM
ROM: 128 MB flash memory
Removable Media: microSD, up to 8GB (microSDHC, up to 32 GB if running Windows Mobile 6)
Operating System: Windows Mobile 5.0 stock ROM with Windows Mobile 6 available to upgrade through HTC e-Club. Unofficial cooked roms for Windows Mobile 6.5 available.
Quad band GSM / GPRS / EDGE (GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900)
Tri band HSDPA (UMTS 850, UMTS 1900, UMTS 2100) A UMTS 800 band option appears on some updated phones, but has not been confirmed to work.
Wi-Fi (802.11b/g)
Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR
Mini USB combo jack for data transfer, charging, and multi-purpose headset.
Stereo headphone jack (certain models only?)
IrDA
Size: (h) (w) (d)
Weight:
Pre-Loaded Software
(Varies by operator)
AT&T 8525 and Cingular 8525
AOL Instant Messenger
ClearVUE PDF
Excel Mobile
Good Mobile Messaging
Pocket MSN
PowerPoint Mobile
Smart dialing
TeleNav
Windows Live Instant Messenger
Word Mobile
Xpress Mail
Yahoo! Instant Messenger
Notes
The TyTN has a GPS receiver, however it has no GPS antenna and the GPS is disabled both in ROM and physically through disconnection of certain pins on the circuit.
Early models of the TyTN (HT624xxx - HT632xxx) have been known to suffer from screen alignment problems and should be avoided.
See also
HTC Wizard
HTC TyTN II
High Tech Computer Corporation
References
Discussion Forums
HTC TyTN Forum
HowardForums HTC Forum
HowardForums Windows Mobile Professional Forum
HTCGeeks Forum
PDAPhoneHome HTC TyTN Forum
PPCGeeks HTC TyTN Forum
XDA-Developers HTC TyTN Forum
External links
XDA-Developers HTC TyTN Wiki
The Hermes Guide, a website dedicated through guiding users through upgrading safely
Custom built WM6.1 ROM for HTC TyTN and compatible devices
Mobile phones introduced in 2006
Digital audio players
TyTN
Windows Mobile Professional devices
Mobile phones with an integrated hardware keyboard
Mobile phones with infrared transmitter
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Eslamabad (, also Romanized as Eslāmābād) is a village in Bakhtajerd Rural District, in the Central District of Darab County, Fars Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 1,028, in 241 families.
References
Populated places in Darab County |
Welsh nationalism () emphasises and celebrates the distinctiveness of Welsh culture and Wales as a nation or country. Welsh nationalism may also include calls for further autonomy or self-determination, which includes Welsh devolution, meaning increased powers for the Senedd, or full Welsh independence.
History
English rule in Wales
Through most of its history before the Anglo-Norman Conquest, Wales was divided into several kingdoms. From time to time, rulers such as Hywel Dda, Gruffudd ap Llywelyn and Rhodri the Great managed to unify many of the kingdoms, but their lands were divided on their deaths.
Wales first appeared as a unified independent country from 1055 to 1063 under the leadership of the only King of Wales to have controlled all the territories of Wales, Gruffydd ap Llywelyn. Three years later the Normans invaded, and briefly controlled much of Wales, but by 1100 Anglo-Norman control of Wales was reduced to the lowland Gwent, Glamorgan, Gower, and Pembroke, regions which underwent considerable Anglo-Norman colonisation, while the contested border region between the Welsh princes and Anglo-Norman barons became known as the Welsh Marches.
Incursions from the English and Normans also amplified divisions between the kingdoms. In the 12th century, Norman king Henry II of England exploited differences between the three most powerful Welsh kingdoms, Gwynedd, Powys, and Deheubarth, allowing him to make great gains in Wales. He defeated and then allied with Madog ap Maredudd of Powys in 1157, and used this alliance to overwhelm Owain Gwynedd. He then turned on Rhys ap Gruffydd of Deheubarth, who finally submitted to him in 1171, effectively subjugating much of Wales to Henry's Angevin Empire.
In the 13th century, the last prince of Wales, Llywelyn the Last retained his rights to Wales in an agreement with Henry III in the Treaty of Montgomery in 1267. Henry's successor, Edward I, disapproved of Llywelyn's alliance with Simon de Montfort, who revolted along with other barons against the English king in the Second Barons' War of 1264–1267; and so in 1276 Edward's army forced Llywelyn into an agreement that saw Llywelyn withdraw his powers to Gwynedd only. In 1282, whilst attempting to gather support in Cilmeri near Builth Wells, Llywelyn was killed. Llywelyn's brother, Dafydd ap Gruffydd, briefly led a force in Wales, but was captured and later hanged, drawn and quartered, thus ending Welsh independence.
Since conquest, there have been Welsh rebellions against English rule. The last and most significant revolt was the Glyndŵr Rising of 1400–1415, which briefly restored independence. Owain Glyndŵr held the first Welsh parliament (Senedd) in Machynlleth in 1404, when he was proclaimed Prince of Wales, and a second parliament in 1405 in Harlech. After the eventual defeat of the Glyndŵr rebellion and a brief period of independence, it was not until 1999 that a Welsh legislative body was re-established as the National Assembly of Wales; it was renamed "Senedd Cymru/Welsh Parliament" in 2020.
In the 16th century, King Henry VIII of the Tudor dynasty (a royal house of Welsh origin) together with the English parliament, passed the Laws in Wales Acts, also referred to as the "Acts of Union", which incorporated Wales fully into the Kingdom of England. These were not democratic times, and these laws were passed without any democratic mandate. Nevertheless, their effect was to abolish the Welsh legal system and integrate Wales into the English legal system. These Acts also gave political representation for Wales in the Westminster Parliament. The repressive measures against the Welsh that had been in place since the revolt of Owain Glyndŵr over a century earlier were removed. The Acts also stripped the Welsh language of its official status and role within Wales.
19th century
The rapid industrialisation of parts of Wales, especially Merthyr Tydfil and adjoining areas, gave rise to strong and radical Welsh working class movements which led to the Merthyr Rising of 1831, the widespread support for Chartism, and the Newport Rising of 1839.
With the establishment of the Presbyterian Church of Wales, nonconformism triumphed in Wales, and gradually the previous majority of conservative voices within the church allied themselves with the more radical and liberal voices within the older dissenting churches of the Baptists and Congregationalists. This radicalism was exemplified by the Congregationalist minister David Rees of Llanelli, who edited the radical magazine Y Diwygiwr (The Reformer) from 1835 until 1865. But he was not a lone voice: William Rees (also known as Gwilym Hiraethog) established the radical Yr Amserau (The Times) in 1843, and in the same year Samuel Roberts also established another radical magazine, Y Cronicl (The Chronicle). Both were Congregationalist pastors.
Treason of the Blue Books
Welsh nationalists were outraged by the Reports of the Commissioners of Inquiry into the state of education in Wales in 1847. The reports had blue covers, and were ridiculed as Brad y Llyfrau Gleision, or in English, "The Treason of the Blue Books". They found the education system in Wales to be in a dreadful state; they condemned the Welsh language and Nonconformist religion. The commissioners' report is infamously known for its description of Welsh speakers as barbaric and immoral. Ralph Lingen was responsible for the Blue Books of 1846. By contrast the Reverend Henry Longueville Jones, Her Majesty's Inspector of church schools in Wales between 1848 and 1865, led the opposition to subordination to the education department under Lingen. Jones's reports supported bilingual education and praised the work of many church elementary schools. They came under attack in Whitehall. Jones failed to gain full support in Wales because of his Anglicanism and his criticisms of many certified teachers.
Cymru Fydd
David Lloyd George was one of the main leaders of Cymru Fydd, an organisation created with the aim of establishing a Welsh Government and a "stronger Welsh identity". As such Lloyd George was seen as a radical figure in British politics and was associated with the reawakening of Welsh nationalism and identity. In 1880 he said:"Is it not high time that Wales should the powers to manage its own affairs". Historian Emyr Price has referred to him as "the first architect of Welsh devolution and its most famous advocate’" as well as "the pioneering advocate of a powerful parliament for the Welsh people". Lloyd George was also particularly active in attempting to set up a separate Welsh National Party based on Parnell's Irish Parliamentary Party, and also worked to unite the North and South Wales Liberal Federations with Cymru Fydd to form a Welsh National Liberal Federation. The Cymru Fydd movement collapsed in 1896 amid personal rivalries and rifts between Liberal representatives such as David Alfred Thomas.
Industrial period
The growth of radicalism and the gradual politicisation of Welsh life did not include any successful attempt to establish a separate political vehicle for promoting Welsh nationalism. Although the Industrial Revolution in Wales did give rise to the patriotic movements, Anglicised influences still held a grip on Wales and had a negative effect on the language and Welsh nationalism. English was still legally the only official language of Wales, and was seen as the language of progress. More and more English migrants came to work in the Welsh mines, and other English influences spread into Wales due to the development of the railways. The Welsh language was left behind by many in favour of English, which was seen as an effective and more progressive language in the new industrialised world. Some, as can be seen from the 1911 census, decided against passing on the Welsh language and culture to future generations in favour of integrating with the English way of life, to improve their chances of success in life through careers and acceptance into the wider community. For the first time in 2000 years the Welsh language was now a minority language in Wales, with only 43.5% of the population speaking the language. Welsh nationalism weakened under the economic pressure as the coal industry of South Wales was increasingly integrated with English industry. On the whole, nationalism was the preserve of antiquarians, not political activists.
20th century
The Labour Party dominated politics in Wales in the 1920s; it suffered a sharp setback in 1931, but maintained its hold on Wales. The leftists such as Aneurin Bevan who dominated the party in Wales rejected nationalism as a backward reactionary movement that was more favourable to capitalism and not to socialism. Instead they wanted a strong government in London to reshape the entire state economy.
In 1925 Plaid Genedlaethol Cymru ("National Party of Wales") was founded; it was renamed "Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales" in 1945. The party's principles since its founding are:
self government for Wales,
to safeguard the culture, traditions, language and economic position of Wales,
to secure membership for a self-governing Welsh state in the United Nations.
The party's first Westminster seat (MP) was won by Gwynfor Evans in 1966. By 1974 the party had won three MP seats. In the 2019 general election it won four seats. Following the formation of the Senedd 1999, Plaid Cymru won 17 of 60 seats in the initial Welsh election of 1999 and 13 MS seats in 2021.
In the 1950s, the dismantling of the British Empire removed a sense of Britishness, and there was a realisation that Wales was not as prosperous as south-east England as well as some other smaller European countries. Successive Conservative Party victories in Westminster led to suggestions that only through self-government could Wales achieve a government reflecting the votes of a Welsh electorate. The Tryweryn flooding, which was voted against by almost every single Welsh MP, suggested that Wales as a nation was powerless. The Epynt clearance in 1940 has also been described as a "significant – but often overlooked – chapter in the history of Wales".
On 1 July 1955, a conference of all parties was called at Llandrindod by the New Wales Union (Undeb Cymru Fydd) to consider a national petition for the campaign for a Parliament for Wales. The main leader was Megan Lloyd George, the daughter of David Lloyd George, T. I. Ellis, and Sir Ifan ab Owen Edwards. According to the historian Dr William Richard Philip George, "Megan was responsible for removing much prejudice against the idea of a parliament for Wales". She later presented the petition with 250,000 signatures to the British government in April 1956.
Official flag and capital city
The first official flag of Wales was created in 1953 for the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. This "augmented" flag including the Royal badge of Wales was criticised in 1958 by the "Gorsedd y Beirdd", a national Welsh group comprising Welsh literary figures and other notable Welsh people. In 1959, likely in response to criticism, the Welsh flag was changed to a red Welsh dragon on a green and white background. That remains the current flag of Wales today.
On 21 December 1955, the Lord Mayor of Cardiff announced to a crowd that Cardiff was now the official capital of Wales, following a parliamentary vote the previous day by Welsh local authority members. Cardiff won the vote with 136 votes compared to second-placed Caernarfon with 11. A campaign for Cardiff to become the capital city had been ongoing for 30 years. Historian James Cowan outlined some reasons why Cardiff was chosen. These included:
Being the largest city in Wales with a population of 243,632, and
Buildings in Cathays Park, such as City Hall and the National Museum of Wales among other reasons.
Dr Martin Johnes, a lecturer at Swansea University, claims that with the formation of the devolved assembly in 1999, Cardiff had become "a capital in a meaningful way, as the home of the Welsh government, whereas before, its capital status was irrelevant, it was just symbolic".
21st century
A 2007 survey by BBC Wales Newsnight found that 20% of Welsh people surveyed favoured Wales becoming independent of the United Kingdom.
There have been calls for a new UK flag or a redesign of the Union Jack which includes representation of Wales. Currently Wales is the only nation within the UK without representation in the UK's flag.
In 2009 the Archbishop of Wales, Dr Barry Morgan, renewed his call for the then Assembly to be granted full law-making powers, calling for a "greater degree of self-determination" for Wales.
A YouGov poll taken in September 2015 suggested that 17% of Welsh people would vote for independence. Another poll by Face for Business suggested support could be as high as 28%. These were in stark contrast to the previous two polls conducted by ICM Research for the BBC, which had said support was as low as 5% and 3% respectively.
The 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum saw the voters in Wales choosing the "Leave" option by 52.5 per cent to 47.5 per cent.
A Welsh Political Barometer poll, conducted for ITV-Cymru Wales and Cardiff University's Wales Governance Centre from 30 June to 4 July 2016, showed support for Welsh independence had increased after the Brexit vote. Responding to the question "And please imagine a scenario where the rest of the UK left the European Union but Wales could remain a member of the European Union if it became an independent country. If a referendum was then held in Wales about becoming an independent country and this was the question, how would you vote? Should Wales be an independent country?", the results were: Yes: 28%, No: 53%, Would Not Vote/Don't Know: 20%. Removing non-committed voters, 35% of those polled would vote for independence.
In 2022, Dafydd Iwan's 1983 protest song Yma o Hyd ("Still here") became an anthem for the Welsh World Cup football team. This song is undoubtedly a nationalist song, with lyrics referencing events in Welsh history.
Major active parties and movements
YesCymru is a non party-political campaign for an independent Wales. The organisation was formed in the Summer of 2014 and officially launched on 20 February 2016 in Cardiff.
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales founded in 1925. The party's principles since its founding are (1) self government for Wales, (2) to safeguard the culture traditions, language and economic position of Wales and (3) to secure membership for a self-governing Welsh state in the United Nations.
Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg (Welsh Language Society). Established in 1962 by members of Plaid Cymru, it is a pressure group campaigning for Welsh language rights. It uses non-violent direct action in its campaigning, and sees itself as part of the global resistance movement.
Militant nationalism
Mainstream nationalism in Wales has been constitutional, and in Wales a pacifist instinct of Welsh nonconformist persisted before and after 1939. However there have been some militant movements in Wales described as Welsh militant nationalism.
In 1952 a small republican movement, Y Gweriniaethwyr ("The Republicans"), were the first to use violence when they made an unsuccessful attempt to blow up a pipeline leading from the Claerwen dam in mid Wales to Birmingham.
In the 1960s two movements were established in protest against the drowning of the Tryweryn valley and the 1969 investiture of Charles, Prince of Wales: Mudiad Amddiffyn Cymru ("Movement for the Defence of Wales", also known as MAC) and the Free Wales Army (also known as FWA, in Welsh Byddin Rhyddid Cymru). MAC were responsible for numerous bombing attacks on water pipelines and power lines across Wales. On the eve of the investiture two alleged members of MAC, Alwyn Jones and George Taylor, died when the bomb they were planting outside a Social Security Office in Abergele exploded.
The late 1970s and the 1980s saw an organisation calling itself Meibion Glyndŵr ("sons of Glyndŵr") responsible for a spate of arson attacks against holiday homes throughout Wales. In the 1970s, a Welsh Socialist Republican Army arose. Their slogan in English ("Welsh Army for the Welsh Republic") could create an acronym WAWR, a grammatical form of the word gwawr, Welsh for "dawn".
See also
In Wales
Welsh independence
Welsh devolution
List of movements in Wales
Cofiwch Dryweryn
Similar nationalist movements
Irish nationalism
Irish republicanism
Scottish nationalism
Cornish nationalism
Breton nationalism
Celtic movements
Celtic Congress
Celtic League (political organisation)
Celts (modern)
References
Sources/bibliography
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Separatism in the United Kingdom
Celtic nationalism
Campaigns and movements in Wales |
Ketf-e Zeytun (, also Romanized as Ketf-e Zeytūn) is a village in Donbaleh Rud-e Shomali Rural District, Dehdez District, Izeh County, Khuzestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 43, in 9 families.
References
Populated places in Izeh County |
Yellow Rose of Texas is a box set of Ernest Tubb recordings from 1954 to 1960, released in 1993. It is a 5-CD box set and contains 150 songs. The set includes extensive liner notes, session notes and photographs.
Four songs include The Wilburn Brothers. Members of Tubb's backing and recording bands during these years included such musicians as Floyd Cramer, Grady Martin, Buddy Harman, Hank Garland, Billy Byrd, Dale Potter and Leon Rhodes.
Reception
In his Allmusic review, Bruce Eder describes Disc Two as "...more consistent in tone and content, mixing blues and midtempo ballads, most of which are compiled here for the very first time, including four priceless cuts pairing Tubb off with the Wilburn Brothers.
Personnel
Ernest Tubb – vocals, guitar
Doyle Wilburn – vocals
Teddy Wilburn – vocals
Owen Bradley – piano
Floyd Cramer – piano
Billy Byrd – guitar
J.K. Wilson – guitar
Hank Garland – guitar
Grady Martin – guitar
Leon Rhodes – guitar
Dale Potter – fiddle
Farris Coursey – drums
Buddy Harman – drums
Billy "Bun" Wilson – drums
Jack Drake – bass
Pete Drake – steel guitar
Bobby Garrett – steel guitar
Dickie Harris – steel guitar
Thomas Lee Jackson Jr. – fiddle
The Jordanaires – background vocals
Anita Kerr Singers – background vocals
Production notes:
Owen Bradley – producer
Paul Cohen – producer
Richard Weize – tape research
Matt Tunia – tape research
Bob Jones – mastering
John Strother – mixing
Mark Wilder – disc transfers
Randy Aronson – tape research
R.A. Andreas – photography, illustrations
Jerry Strobel – photography, illustrations
References
1993 compilation albums
Ernest Tubb compilation albums
Albums produced by Owen Bradley
Bear Family Records compilation albums |
Štarnov () is a municipality and village in Olomouc District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 900 inhabitants.
Štarnov lies approximately north of Olomouc and east of Prague.
References
Villages in Olomouc District |
USS LST-453 was a United States Navy used in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater during World War II. She was converted at Brisbane, Australia, into an , shortly after commissioning, and used in the repairing of landing craft. She was later renamed for Remus (along with Romulus, one of the legendary twin sons of Mars and the Vestal Rhea Silvia), she was the only US Naval vessel to bear the name.
Construction
LST-453 was laid down on 28 July 1942, under Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 973, by Kaiser Shipyards, Vancouver, Washington; launched on 10 October 1942; sponsored by Mrs. Edward M. Argersinger; and commissioned on 21 January 1943.
Service history
Conversion to repair ship
Following shakedown off the West Coast, LST-453 sailed west 2 March 1943, for Brisbane, via Pearl Harbor and Nouméa. Arriving at Brisbane 8 May, she was converted to a repair ship and tender for amphibious craft. She departed Brisbane for Milne Bay, 6 June 1943, arriving on 17 June, as one of the first amphibious craft in New Guinea. Three days later she proceeded to Goodenough Island, where she tended and repaired LCTs and other small craft through the summer. On 13 September, she was ordered to Buna, where she added duties as flagship, Landing Craft Control Officer, to her activities. While at Buna, LST-453 was the only source of supply for ships operating in the forward area and was required to tend up to 70 ships per month.
On 15 December, LST-453 received several near misses from medium bombers which attacked her at Hanisch Harbor. She shifted to Cape Cretin, where there were also frequent air raids. In January 1944, the ship was assigned a pontoon dry dock and she continued to operate from one to two dry docks throughout the remainder of her tour in the southwest Pacific, towing the dry dock forward with her on every move. On 15 April, the ship was sent to the Admiralty Islands to service ships staging for the Hollandia-Aitape invasion. She returned to Cape Cretin on 24 April 1944, and continued operations in that area until 14 June 1944. She then sailed for Alexishafen where she joined several other tenders on a rigid repair program to ready ships for future operations.
Renaming
On 15 August 1944, she was redesignated as ARL-40 and named Remus. Departing from Alexishafen 15 September 1944, for Mios Woendi, Remus became the advanced based tender of the 7th Fleet Amphibious Force. On 12 January 1945, she sailed for Leyte arriving on 22 January, to operate there throughout the remainder of her foreign service. Charged with repairs to all LCTs in the area, she operated two dry docks, one pontoon dock for LCTs, and one 400-long-ton dock for LCIs and LCSs.
Decommissioning
Sailing east 17 October 1945, she transited the Panama Canal 6 December, and arrived at New Orleans eight days later to join the Atlantic Reserve Fleet. Through the spring of 1946, she prepared landing craft for the mothball fleet, then on 15 July, was herself decommissioned. Struck from the Naval Vessel Register 15 August 1946, she was sold to B. T. Jones for scrap 16 December 1947.
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Bibliography
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Achelous-class repair ships
Achelous-class repair ships converted from LST-1-class ships
Ships built in Vancouver, Washington
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World War II auxiliary ships of the United States
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Therapy is the sixth extended play (EP) by American rapper Tech N9ne. It was released on November 5, 2013, by Strange Music. The EP was produced by Ross Robinson and features guest appearances from Krizz Kaliko, Bernz, Wrekonize, Caroline Dupuy Heerwagen and Tyler Lyon. Session musicians include guitarist Wes Borland of Limp Bizkit and Black Light Burns and hardcore punk drummer Sammy Siegler. The EP is categorized by an aggressive nu metal sound.
Background
On February 8, 2012, on the Strange Music blog, it was announced that the EP would be released on November 5, 2013. In September 2013, during an interview with Artistdirect, Tech N9ne spoke about recording the EP, saying: "It was beautiful I went to Ross Robinson's studio in Venice Beach, and I sat in the sand and wrote from my head. We recorded everything in his house. I did six songs there, and I did the seventh song yesterday in Kansas City. I want to send it to Ross and see what he thinks. It's fucking amazing to work with Ross Robinson. He's truly a muse. He's a super muse. He brought a lot of shit out of me. Wes was staying in Ross's house for a while as I was doing this. He came and played on damn near everything. He was trying to get some music out. I happened to be the guy down there trying to get some music out so we got some music out together. We're trying to get it all together so it can be the best for the fans. It's totally different from anything Tech N9ne. It has elements of Tech N9ne because it's me. I'm going to be rapping and singing and shit. I hope everybody takes to it."
He also spoke about the lyrical vibe on the EP, saying: "It's like this man. In the thank you section of Something Else, I said, "I can't wait to see what doors this album opens up for me". So far, it gave me all the content for Therapy. The people who called me "Devil Worshipper" and all of these things are now sucking the dick. I've got a song that goes, "We don't need no head now we're good!" You were dogging us back then. We don't need head now. We got enough head as it is. "Head Now" is one of my favorite songs. There are songs about problems with me and my girl. I dreamt a song out there. Ross came to me in a dream. We were sitting at his control desk and he pointed down at a record, and it said "Hiccup". He looked at me and said, "Hiccup". I woke up, and I had an idea for a song called "Hiccup". I told Ross and Wes. They recorded me doing hiccups and shit. They made a beat around it. I left and went to lunch. I came back, and they had it dude! It was fucking crazy. We just thought it up right there. We did one called "When Demons Come". Everything came from getting recognition from Something Else. That's how my life is. I like my life. "So Much Love" on Something Else had me ready for "When Demons Come". There's so much love you can get lost in this shit. You don't know when something's going to hit. You have to be ready with angels when demons come. Songs like that just came out of me."
In September 2013, during an interview with the Portland Music Scene Examiner, Tech N9ne spoke about working on the EP, saying: "It’s fucking insane, it’s like heaven… and you go to heaven to talk about all your hell and bring all your hell out. Right there on Venice beach, in this big fucking house on Venice Beach man, you’re writing right in front of the water, man. It’s heaven, but you’re getting all your hell out. It’s therapy- that’s why I called it that; with Ross, he brings all that out in me man." He also spoke about working on the EP with producer Ross Robinson, saying: "Yeah, it’s wonderful, we did 7 songs; Wes Borland came and played on a lot of it, Sammy Siegler played drums, Alfredo Ortiz came and played bongos from the Beastie Boys, a couple of bass players came through… It’s wonderful man, wonderfully done. I hope people like it, because I love it. It’s done now, I’m checking the mixes today- I checked two of them today already. Yeah, we’re there, you know." On November 25, 2013, the music video was released for "Hiccup".
In January 2014, in an interview with New Noise, he spoke about what inspired him to make the EP, saying "As you know, the name of Strange Music was inspired by The Doors. I’m a big Doors fan, without Jim Morrison, without Robby Krieger, without Jon Densmore, without Ray Manzarek rest his soul, I would have never called this Strange Music. We are all a strange individual in the hood. We’ve always had that rock energy; the first song “Tormented” on our first release Anghellic has a rock overtone to it. A lot of our music throughout the years, such as “Riot Maker” [from Everready (The Religion)] has a rock edge. For years I’ve been promising my fans the K.A.B.O.S.H. album, which stands for “Killing America’s Belief On Society’s Hoods,” because there was no belief that niggas can rock out like this [laughs]. I never did it because the band we were going to use had some problems at the time, so we put it on the backburner. So I did Therapy as an appetizer and if people like it, I will get together with the band and make a full album. I’ve been planning to do this for over a decade. The idea for Therapy was always there, but the way we did it with producer Ross Robinson on Venice Beach was a change of scenery and an overall change in atmosphere. It’s the change I needed to make this EP truly different from the “rock-ish” stuff I’ve done before. Thank you to everybody that was involved and Ross Robinson for getting those seven songs out of me, because I love them and everyone does too!"
He also spoke about what inspired the song "Hiccup", saying: "Wow, it’s crazy you picked that one because it came to me in a dream. Ross Robinson was in my dream, sitting at his desk in front of his monitor at his studio. He pointed down at a black record cover that had these bold white letters that said ‘Hiccup.’ I woke up and I put the idea of the drums in my little Dictaphone recorder. When I went to the studio the next day, Wes [Borland] was there, as was Sid Wilson and DJ Starscream [from Slipknot]. I told Ross about the dream for the idea and he said “Show me.” I was a little nervous but I busted it out right in front of them, then I thought “Okay I’m a little embarrassed, I’m going to go up the street and have lunch.” I came back an hour later and they had the skeleton of the beat waiting for me. I just went out there and wrote what was on my mind, I was watching CNN earlier and I was seeing a lot of things that were disturbing me, like the whole Amanda Berry and Charles Ramsey situation. There was also that whole Vatican cover up about the priests touching the little boys; there are messed up things in this world. So I just wrote about all of this and it became an explosion."
Critical reception
Therapy was met with generally positive reviews from music critics. Erin Lowers of Exclaim! gave the album a seven out of ten, saying "While it's never been a secret that Tech N9ne's music often crosses into the heavy metal and rock realms, Therapy officially lets the cat out of the bag. As a hip-hop album, Therapy is heavily disconnected, but as a cross-genre project, this EP stands on its own." Rick Florino of Artistdirect gave the album five out of five stars, saying "Throughout, Tech and Ross talk, making up the sessions. It adds a deeper element to Therapy. This is one of Strange Music's most brilliant and brutal offerings yet. It also sees Tech starting yet another revolution." David Jeffries of AllMusic gave the album four out of five stars, saying "The supportive numbers are nearly as strong as the highlights, plus the skits whiz by fast enough, allowing the listener some time to deal with the adrenaline overdose. To easily slide into a different genre is one thing, but to set off fireworks while doing so is something else. Only bad news about this Therapy session is that it's a creative, cathartic blast that ends way too soon."
Commercial performance
The album debuted at number 32 on the Billboard 200 chart, with first-week sales of 10,000 copies in the United States.
Track listing
(co.) - Co-production
Personnel
Tech N9ne – vocals
Alfredo Ortiz – percussion, bongos
Bernz – guest vocals
Caroline Dupuy Heerwagen – guest vocals
DJ Spinstyles – scratches
Greg Coates – bass guitar
Korey Lloyd – guitar
Krizz Kaliko – guest vocals
Ross Robinson – guest vocals, production
Sammy Siegler – drums
Seven – keyboards, production
Tyler Lyon – guest vocals, guitar, bass guitar and drums
Wes Borland – guitar (tracks 3, 4, 11), bass guitar (tracks 3, 4)
Wrekonize – guest vocals
Charts
References
2013 EPs
Tech N9ne albums
Nu metal EPs
Rap metal albums
Albums produced by Ross Robinson |
Irmak station is a railway station in Irmak, Turkey. TCDD Taşımacılık operates three daily intercity trains from Ankara to Kars, Kurtalan, and Tatvan,
During the expansion of the existing railway within Ankara, Irmak served as the temporary western terminus if these three trains from 2016 until 4 June 2018.
Irmak station was opened on 1 April 1934 by the Turkish State Railways.
References
External links
Irmak station timetable
Railway stations in Kırıkkale Province
Railway stations opened in 1934
1934 establishments in Turkey
Railway stations in Turkey opened in the 1930s |
Bodo nationalism is an ideology that supports self-determination by the Bodo people. The Bodo people have been increasingly the victims of alleged aggression at the hands of Muslim groups in the Indian state of Assam. Many Bodo nationalists support the establishment of Bodoland as a separate state of India and a homeland for the Bodo people.
See also
Naga nationalism
Assamese nationalism
Tripura nationalism
Tamil nationalism
Tripura Rebellion
Assam conflict
References |
This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Cherry County, Nebraska. It is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Cherry County, Nebraska, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in a map.
There are 13 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county, and one former listing.
Current listings
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See also
List of National Historic Landmarks in Nebraska
National Register of Historic Places listings in Nebraska
References
External links
–Nebraska State Historical Society
Buildings and structures in Cherry County, Nebraska
Cherry |
The 2016 Sudamérica Rugby Cup was the third edition of the Sudamérica Rugby Cup, and its first with the current name, since CONSUR had re-branded itself as Sudamérica Rugby in July 2015. Argentina were automatically seeded and qualified for the tournament as the top ranked side in South America, while Chile and Uruguay qualified by virtue of being the top two ranked teams in the 2015 South American Rugby Championship "A".
The last game of the 2016 South American Rugby Championship "A", between Uruguay and Chile, doubled as the opening game of the Sudamérica Rugby Cup this year.
Standings
Matches
The game day schedule was announced and released on February 23, 2016.
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
See also
South American Rugby Championship
2016 South American Rugby Championship "A"
2016 South American Rugby Championship "B"
2016 South American Rugby Championship "C"
References
2016
2016 rugby union tournaments for national teams
2016 in Argentine rugby union
rugby union
rugby union
International rugby union competitions hosted by Uruguay
International rugby union competitions hosted by Chile |
Tepilia is a genus of moths of the family Phiditiidae first described by Francis Walker in 1855.
Taxonomy
The genus was originally established in Drepanidae, but was later placed in the Lymantriidae by Schaus in 1927 and the Apatelodidae by Minet in 1986. Lemaire and Minet placed it in the subfamily Phiditiinae in 1999. This subfamily was raised to family level in 2011.
Selected species
Tepilia biluna Walker, 1855
Tepilia dodala Schaus, 1927
Tepilia fastidiosa (Dognin, 1901)
References
Bombycoidea
Macrolepidoptera genera |
Latchet means the following:
Pterygotrigla polyommata, a sea robin, a fish species in the genus Pterygotrigla
a thong, cord or strap fastening the sandal on the foot
Latchet bows are small lever action crossbows with the cocking lever built into the top of the stock and a top mounted trigger. Originally used circa 16th century in England. |
Goodwin is a populated place situated in Yavapai County, Arizona, United States. It has an estimated elevation of above sea level.
See also
John N. Goodwin – First Territorial Governor of Arizona and namesake of the community
References
External links
Goodwin – ghosttowns.com
Populated places in Yavapai County, Arizona
Ghost towns in Arizona |
Mohabat Momand (born 22 September 1995) is an Afghan cricketer. He made his first-class debut for Kunar Province in the 2018–19 Mirwais Nika Provincial 3-Day tournament on 15 February 2019.
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External links
1995 births
Living people
Afghan cricketers
Place of birth missing (living people) |
Irakli Abashidze Street () is a street of Tbilisi and is named after the Georgian writer Irakli Abashidze. The street is located on the right bank of the Kura River in the Vake district of Tbilisi, from the round garden to Archil Mishveladze Street. The section of Vasil Barnov Street was named after Irakli Abashidze in 1992 (he lived on this street). At the beginning of the street there is a bust of Irakli Abashidze (sculptor K. Arunashvili, architect Giorgi (Giga) Batiashvili).
Bibliography
"Tbilisi. Streets, avenues, squares" (ენციკლოპედია «თბილისი. ქუჩები, გამზირები, მოედნები»), pg.11 , Tbilisi, 2008.
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Streets in Tbilisi
Vake District
Vake, Tbilisi |
Konstantin Petrovich Nechaev (, ; 31 May 1883 – 5 February 1946) was an Imperial Russian Army officer and White movement leader, who commanded a large Russian mercenary army in China from 1924 to 1929. Fighting for the Fengtian clique warlords Zhang Zuolin and Zhang Zongchang, Nechaev took part in several wars of the Chinese Warlord Era until his mercenary force was destroyed in the Northern Expedition. Thereafter, he mostly retired from military service and became a White émigré community leader in Manchuria. Captured by SMERSH during the Soviet invasion of Manchuria, Nechaev was executed by Soviet authorities in 1946.
Early life and World War I
Konstantin Nechaev was born in Łódź, Russian Poland, on 31 May 1883, and later joined the Russian Imperial Army. He graduated from the Moscow cadet corps in 1902 and Tver Cavalry Junker School in 1904. He was commissioned as a cavalry officer in the 5th Lithuania Ulan Regiment, 1st Brigade of the 5th Cavalry Division. In 1907 Nechayev was transferred to the 5th Kargopol Dragoon Regiment in the same brigade. As of January 1909 he was a poruchik in that unit. Nechaev fought with the 5th Kargopol Dragoon Regiment in World War I, and rose in the ranks during the conflict. By 1916 he was listed as a staff rittmeister (), a senior officer rank in the Russian cavalry. Promoted to colonel in 1917, he was also awarded the Order of St. George, 4th class, among other decorations, in course of the war.
Russian Civil War and relocation to Manchuria
As Russia collapsed into internal conflict following the October Revolution, the 5th Kargopol Dragoon Regiment moved to Samara in January 1918. In August, Nechaev joined the anti-Bolshevik People's Army of Komuch as commander of the 1st Kazan Cavalry Volunteer Regiment, and became leader of the Kazan Dragoon Regiment in September. Serving as part of Vladimir Kappel's White army (nicknamed kappelevtsy), he was eventually appointed head of the Volga Cavalry Brigade in January 1919, and led this unit during several battles of the Eastern Front of the Russian Civil War. He fought at Ufa, Zlatoust, Chelyabinsk, Tobolsk, and Petropavlovsk. The war increasingly turned against the anti-Communist White movement, however, and Kappel's army was forced to retreat into Transbaikal during the Great Siberian Ice March. Though Nechaev survived the retreat, the White army suffered heavy casualties, among them Kappel who died of frostbite and pneumonia.
Nechaev subsequently joined Ataman Grigory Mikhaylovich Semyonov's White army in Transbaikal. Commanding one division and a cavalry brigade in Semyonov's army, Nechaev served as major general and was promoted to lieutenant general in April 1920. By July 1921, Nechaev and 300 of his followers were possibly fighting in Mongolia alongside the army of Roman von Ungern-Sternberg. He retired from the army in 1921, and went into exile in China, settling down in the Manchurian city of Harbin. There, he joined a White Russian monarchist alliance. Meanwhile, the last White regime in Russia, the Provisional Priamurye Government, collapsed in 1922, and the Russian Far East was occupied by the Red Army. Thousands of White Russian soldiers subsequently fled from Vladivostok to China rather than surrender to the Communists. The White ex-soldiers often kept their military equipment, and even took their armoured trains with them to China.
At the time, the Republic of China was engulfed by civil war and factional violence. Its central government in Beijing had become largely powerless, while warlords controlled much of the country and fought each other for supremacy. One of the most powerful Chinese warlords was Zhang Zuolin, leader of the Fengtian clique and de facto ruler of Manchuria, where many of the White Russian ex-soldiers had settled down. Zhang considered these Russians to be veterans who were experienced in modern warfare, and consequently decided to recruit them into his armed forces. He ordered one of his Russian assistants, Colonel Chekhov, to mobilize a foreign legion in Mukden in 1924. In turn, Chekov contacted Nechaev and asked him to raise a unit in Harbin.
Mercenary service in China
Operations of the foreign legion 1924–1926
Nechaev accepted, and recruited about 150 White Russians as mercenaries for Zhang's army, organizing them into two companies and leading them to Shanhaiguan District in August 1924. Mercenary service was attractive for White émigrés due to the fact that many of them had problems finding stable employment, and the warlords at least offered a regular income. Nechaev was popular among his troops, and his unit was quickly expanded, counting about 700 White Russians by the start of the Second Zhili–Fengtian War. In this conflict against Wu Peifu's Zhili clique, the Russians fought as part of the Fengtian foreign legion which also included 300 Japanese mercenaries and two Chinese companies. Nechaev commanded both the White Russians as well as the Chinese, while the Japanese operated under their own leaders. The foreign legion also included several armoured trains that the White Russians had brought with them from Russia. Nechaev and his troops fought as part of General Jin's First Army during the Second Zhili–Fengtian War. In course of these operations, Nechaev and several other White Russian mercenaries were featured in the propaganda film Modern Warfare in China 1924–1925 which was produced by the Soviet Union. As the Soviet government was opportunistically supporting the anti-Left Fengtian clique at the time, the White Russian general and his fellow anti-communist soldiers were portrayed favorably and sympathetically by the film's director, a Red Army colonel named Grinevskii. The "honeymoon between Zhang and the Soviets (...) was brief in the extreme", however, and had already ended by mid-1925. The Soviet government instead increased its support for forces opposed to Zhang, such as warlord Feng Yuxiang and the Kuomintang in southern China.
Following the Fengtian clique's victory over the Zhili forces in November 1924, Nechaev led his mercenary force to Jinan, where he was placed under the command of Zhang Zongchang, the ruler of Shandong and a subordinate of Zhang Zuolin. Zhang Zongchang served as Nechaev's direct superior for the following years, and allowed the Russian lieutenant general to operate largely autonomous. Nechaev selected several veteran White Russian officers for his staff, and some Chinese officers as interpreters. Nechaev and his troops next took part in an expedition to conquer Shanghai from warlord Qi Xieyuan for the Fengtian clique. By this time, the foreign legion already counted 800 officers, and 2,000 regular soldiers who had previously fought in the armies of Semyonov and Alexander Kolchak, and four armoured trains. The Russians fought with distinction at Wuxi and in the conquest of Shanghai in January 1925, and then again when Sun Chuanfang, Qi Xieyuan's superior, attempted to retake Shanghai soon after. As his forces were overextended, however, Zhang Zuolin had to withdraw from Shanghai in February. Following the retreat, Nechaev suffered a major defeat, when he and one armoured train under his command were trapped near Suizhou. Their Chinese adversaries had pulled up the rail, and took this opportunity to massacre almost all mercenaries on board the train. Nechaev managed to survive the incident, but lost a part of his leg during the bitter fighting. Overall, the Russians earned a reputation as extremely capable fighting force, becoming "Zhang Zongchang's crack troops", but were also feared due to their high indiscipline and extreme brutality against civilians and prisoners of war. In November 1925, Leon Trotsky mentioned Nechaev in a speech to the Kislovodsk Soviet, claiming that he and his troops were paid by Great Britain to support Chinese monarchism.
Despite his severe wound, Nechaev returned to duty in 1926, and came to directly command the 65th Infantry Division, consisting of one Chinese and one Russian brigade. The latter was about 3,765 men strong, and was nicknamed the "Nechaev Brigade" or "Nechaev Detachement". He also remained the de facto commander of all Russian troops in the Fengtian foreign legion, who counted about 5,270 overall by this point. In early 1926 during the Anti-Fengtian War, Nechaev commanded one of his armoured trains in a battle against another armoured train in service of Feng Yuxiang. He managed to defeat Feng's train, which had been built by Soviet advisors. Due to the increasing Soviet support for several enemies of the Fengtian clique in the late 1920s, Nechaev and the White Russians under his leadership increasingly perceived their mercenary service as "continuation of the holy war against Bolshevism".
Northern Expedition and end of the foreign legion
Later in 1926, Nechaev led three of his armoured trains on a rampage through the Chinese countryside, "machine-gunning civilians and stealing everything moveable". In an attempt to stop the White Russians, locals pulled up the railways, but this only resulted in Nechaev's forces sacking the nearest town. Soon after, the 65th Infantry Division suffered heavy casualties in another armed conflict with Sun Chuanfang, so that "only several hundred" Russians were left in the unit by 1927, when war erupted between the Fengtian clique and the National Revolutionary Army (NRA) of the Kuomintang. Reduced in manpower, Nechaev and his forces mostly contributed to the Fengtian clique's resistance against the NRA's Northern Expedition by using their remaining armoured trains. In March 1927, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) launched an armed uprising in Shanghai against the local warlord garrison of Zhang Zongchang and Sun Chuanfang, who had allied himself with the Fengtian clique to resist the NRA. Nechaev's troops were among the 3,000 defenders of Shanghai's Zhabei district, and were only ousted from the city after heavy fighting with the CCP insurgents and NRA reinforcements.
The war increasingly turned against the warlords, and the White Russians as well as their Chinese allies were steadily driven north by the NRA. Following Zhang Zuolin's death in June 1928, his son Zhang Xueliang, the "Young Marshal", took over leadership of the Fengtian clique. He wanted to make peace with the NRA, and eventually fell out with Zhang Zongchang over this issue. Nechaev's men still had at least three armoured trains under their control at the time, and initially assisted Zhang Zongchang in invading Manchuria to topple Xueliang. After crossing the Luan River, however, Zhang Zongchang was trapped by the now-allied troops of the NRA and the "Young Marshal"; realizing that the position of their superior was lost, the White Russians defected and turned the guns of their trains on their former allies. Zhang Zongchang was defeated, and the White Russian mercenaries were mostly demobilized thereafter.
Later years in Manchuria and execution
Following the Fengtian foreign legion's end, Nechaev returned to Manchuria to retire, living in Dalian. Nevertheless, there were rumours in early 1929 that Nechaev had assisted Zhang Zongchang during a rebellion to retake Shandong. Though these rumours were not confirmed, historian Philip S. Jowett considered it plausible that Nechaev had helped his old superior. In any case, the uprising failed. In late 1929, conflict erupted between the Chinese Nationalist government and the Soviet Union. The Chinese promptly rearmed the White Russians living in Manchuria to assist them against the Red Army; Soviet authorities believed that Nechaev was among the commanders of the White Russian troops fighting with the Chinese Northeastern Army. One account of the conflict stated that the White Russian detachment under Nechaev's command continued to raid Soviet territory even after hostilities had officially ceased, and also falsely claimed that he was killed in clashes with Soviet border guards in January 1930.
Following the Sino-Soviet conflict, the Soviet authorities demanded that all White Russians had to be dismissed from both the Northeastern Army and the Chinese Eastern Railway, while their leaders, among them Nechaev, were to be expelled from Manchuria. Nechaev consequently fully retired from military service, but remained in Manchuria, where he became head of two White émigré community organizations: The "Russian National Community" in 1930, and later the "Bureau of Russian Emigrants in Manchuria". He continued to live in Manchuria after the Japanese invasion of 1931, and the establishment of Manchukuo. The Soviet Union invaded Manchukuo in 1945, and arrested numerous White Russians living there. Nechaev was among those captured by SMERSH and sent to the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic. Tried by before the 6th Guards Tank Army's military tribunal, he was sentenced to death in November 1945, and subsequently executed by hanging in Chita in 1946. He was rehabilitated by the Transbaikal Military District in April 1992.
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Monica Sereda (born July 13, 1967) is an American Paralympic cyclist. She competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics, which were postponed to 2021.
Personal life
Sereda was born in Chicago, Illinois on July 13, 1967, and graduated from Lyons Township High School in La Grange, Illinois. She retired as a master sergeant in the United States Army in 2011.
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The common hawk-cuckoo (Hierococcyx varius), popularly known as the brainfever bird, is a medium-sized cuckoo resident in the Indian subcontinent. It bears a close resemblance to the Shikra, even in its style of flying and landing on a perch. The resemblance to hawks gives this group the generic name of hawk-cuckoo and like many other cuckoos these are brood parasites, laying their eggs in nests of babblers. During their breeding season in summer males produce loud, repetitive three note calls that are well-rendered as brain-fever, the second note being longer and higher pitched. These notes rise to a crescendo before ending abruptly and repeat after a few minutes; the calling may go on through the day, well after dusk and before dawn.
Description
The common hawk-cuckoo is a medium- to large-sized cuckoo, about the size of a pigeon (ca. 34 cm). The plumage is ashy grey above; whitish below, cross-barred with brown. The tail is broadly barred. The sexes are alike. They have a distinctive yellow eye ring. Subadults have the breast streaked, similar to the immature shikra, and there are large brown chevron marks on the belly. At first glance they can be mistaken for a hawk. When flying they use a flap and glide style that resembles that of sparrowhawks (especially the shikra) and flying upwards and landing on a perch they shake their tails from side to side. Many small birds and squirrels raise the alarm just as they would in the presence of a hawk. The sexes are alike but males tend to be larger.
They can be confused with the large hawk-cuckoo, which, however, has dark streaks on the throat and breast. Young birds have a pale chin but young large hawk-cuckoos have a black chin.
During summer months, before the monsoons, the males are easily detected by their repeated calls but can be difficult to spot. The call is a loud screaming three-note call, repeated 5 or 6 times, rising in crescendo and ending abruptly. It is heard throughout the day and frequently during moonlit nights. The calls of females are a series of grating notes. Common hawk-cuckoos feed mainly on insects and are specialised feeders that can handle hairy caterpillars. Caterpillar guts often contain toxins and like many cuckoos they remove the guts by pressing the caterpillar and rubbing it on a branch before swallowing it. The hairs are swallowed with the caterpillar and are separated in the stomach and regurgitated as a pellet.
Taxonomy and systematics
The type locality of the species is Tranquebar in Tamil Nadu, once a Danish settlement and from where a specimen reached Martin Hendriksen Vahl who described the species in 1797. This species is placed under the genus Hierococcyx, which includes other hawk-cuckoos, but is sometimes included in the genus Cuculus.
There are two subspecies, the nominate from India and ciceliae of the hill regions of Sri Lanka. The Indian population has paler plumage than ciceliae.
Distribution
The common hawk-cuckoo occurs in most of the Indian subcontinent, from Pakistan in the west, across the Himalayas foothills, east to Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and North East India and south into Sri Lanka. Some birds of the Indian population winter in Sri Lanka. In the hills of central Sri Lanka, ciceliae is a resident. It is generally resident but where occurring at high altitudes and in arid areas is locally migratory. It is found in the lower elevations (mostly below 1000m) of the Himalayas but in the higher areas, the large hawk-cuckoo tends to be more common.
The species is arboreal and rarely descends to the ground. Its habitat includes garden land, groves of tree, deciduous and semi-evergreen forests.
Behaviour and ecology
Like many other cuckoos, this species is a brood parasite, preferring babblers mainly in the genus Turdoides (possibly the only host) and also reportedly on laughing-thrushes of the genus Garrulax.
Its breeding season is March to June, coinciding with that of some of the Turdoides babblers. A single egg is laid in each nest, blue, like that of the host. The hatchling usually evicts the eggs of its host and is reared to maturity by foster parents, following them for nearly a month. T C Jerdon noted that it may not always evict the host and that young birds may be seen along with young babblers. When moving with a flock of babblers the chick makes a grating kee-kee call to beg for food and the foster parents within the group may feed it. The predominant host species in India are Turdoides striatus and Turdoides affinis. Hawk-cuckoos also parasitise the large grey babbler Turdoides malcolmi. In Sri Lanka, their host is Turdoides striatus.
Parasitic eye-worms in the genus Oxyspirura have been found in the orbital cavity of the species.
In culture
The call of this bird has been popularly transcribed as brain-fever in English (in some old books, this name is also incorrectly used for the Asian koel). Frank Finn noted that [H]is note, however, fully entitles him to his ordinary designation, whether from its "damnable iteration" or from its remarkable resemblance to the word "brain-fever" repeated in a piercing voice running up the scale. Other interpretations of the bird call include piyaan kahan in Hindi ("where's my love") or chokh gelo (in Bengali, "my eyes are gone") and paos ala (Marathi, "the rains are coming"). In Bodo, the call sounds like "haab fisha houwa", which means dear son (where are you).
The call "Pee kahan" or "Papeeha" is more accurately represented by the shrill screaming "pi-peeah" of the large hawk-cuckoo Hierococcyx sparverioides, which replaces the brainfever bird along the Himalayas and its foothills.
The brainfever bird's call may be heard all through the day, starting early before dawn and frequently during moonlit nights. A novel by the Indian author Allan Sealy is named after this bird.
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Konstantin Aleksandrov (sailor) (1920–1987), Soviet Olympic sailor
Konstantin Aleksandrov (wrestler) (born 1969), Kyrgyzstani Olympic wrestler |
Club Deportivo INCA are a Salvadoran professional football club based in Entre Rios, La Libertad, El Salvador.
The club changed their name to Club Deportivo INCA.
History
They have played in the Salvadoran Second Division under the name Inca Super Flat until the 2006/2007 season.
Following their time in the second division, the club reverted their name back to Club Deportivo Inca.
Current squad
As of August 2023
Former coaches
Alcides Salazar (1993–2003)
References
INCA
1959 establishments in El Salvador
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Elliot Budd Hopkins (June 15, 1931 – August 21, 2011) was an American artist, author, and ufologist. He was a prominent figure in alien abduction phenomena and related UFO research.
Early life
Elliot Budd Hopkins was born in 1931. He was raised in Wheeling, West Virginia. He lived with his parents, Elliot B. Hopkins and Eleanor A. Hopkins, brother, Stuart, and sister, Eleanor. At age two, Hopkins contracted polio. During the long recovery process, Hopkins developed an interest in drawing and watercolors, which eventually led him to Oberlin College, Oberlin, Ohio, where he graduated with a bachelor's degree in art history in 1953. It was here, Hopkins was exposed to art with "a capital A", and attended a lecture by Robert Motherwell that first introduced him to the "automatic, gestural approach that Motherwell espoused."
From Oberlin, Hopkins moved to New York City, where he met Franz Kline, Mark Rothko, Robert Motherwell, Willem de Kooning and other abstract expressionists. For a time, Hopkins studied art history at Columbia University and worked a low-level job selling tickets at the Museum of Modern Art. His experimentation with collage techniques and style as an abstract expressionist won him national acclaim.
Art career
Hopkins' first solo show was held in New York City in 1956, the same year he met and married his first wife of thirteen years, Joan Rich.
In 1976, Hopkins was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship for painting. He also received a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts . His articles on art appeared in magazines and journals, and he lectured at many art schools, including Truro Center for the Arts at Castle Hill. In 1993 he was elected into the National Academy of Design as an Associate member and became a full Academician in 1994.
In 1963, Hopkins' work was included in American Painters, a film documentary of American artists and styles with commentary from Alfred Barr of the Museum of Modern Art, Thomas Hess of Art News Magazine, Sidney Janis, gallery director, and Harold Rosenberg, art critic.
In 1969, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art acquired Hopkin's Norbeck Yellow Vertical, describing him as "a leading American painter who has successfully brought together the vocabularies of painterly abstraction and hard edge painting."
In 1972, Hopkins was among five artists whose work was commissioned as part of a statewide effort to support the creative arts in West Virginia. It was, Governor Arch Moore claimed, "the first project of this kind to be undertaken in the nation." The piece was to be displayed in the state's cultural center located near the Capitol.
Exhibits
Hopkins exhibited his paintings and sculptures in museums, galleries such as Andre Zarre, Levis Fine Art and Poindexter (New York) and Jan Cicero (Chicago), and universities throughout the United States.
Hopkins had a major retrospective exhibition at the Provincetown Art Association and Museum in mid-2017.
The Whitney Museum, Washington Gallery of Modern Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum of Modern Art, Corcoran Gallery of Art, the British Museum, include Hopkins' work in their permanent collections.
Art style
Hopkins' paintings in the 1960s combined the precise, hard-edge geometric shapes he was enthralled with and drawn to as a child with gestural, atmospheric painting characteristic of second- and later-generation Abstract Expressionists. "I had come to understand that an abstract painting at its most powerful was a kind of aesthetic scrim behind which lurks a concealed, obsessive 'thing' or image of some kind, transformed, made palatable by the artist's mediating skills."
Hopkins viewed collage as an artistic technique and a philosophical, aesthetic means of unifying a disjointed and fragmented world. He saw collage, the assemblage of fragments and varying points of view, in the poetry, painting, sculpture, music, architecture, and, especially, motion pictures of his day:"Consciously or unconsciously, contemporary artists work to create harmony from distinctly jarring material, forcing warring ideas, materials and spatial systems into a tense and perhaps arbitrary detente. Seen most broadly, the presence of the collage aesthetic is the sole defining quality of modernism in all the arts."
Hopkins worked to achieve harmony, clarity and precision while maintaining a sense of mystery: "I like neither extreme in art wholeheartedly, neither the purified world of geometrical art nor the free, indulgent world of Expressionism."
In the 1970s, Hopkins' work included a series of assembled paintings, incorporating architectural elements. Sculptures such as Gallatin's Drive I, White City Hall, New York Wall II and others bore urban names and echoed elements of New York City's skyline. Many of his works during this time featured circular shapes with primary colors set against black and white backgrounds suggestive of Piet Mondrian.
Later, Hopkins included abstracted figures in his sculptural pieces. While moving away from Abstract Expressionism, Hopkins retained in his work the use of intense colors and hard-edged forms. His works of the 1980s, including Temples and Guardians, featured these "sentinals" who were, according to Hopkins, "participating in a frozen ritual, fixed – absolutely – within a privileged space..." Though Hopkins denied any connection, some critics viewed these ritualistic pieces as an extension of Hopkins' fascination with alien beings. Hopkins viewed his sculpted guardians not as human per se, but as magical, fierce, noble robots of the unconscious.
Interest in UFOs
As a child, Hopkins experienced, firsthand, Orson Welles' 1938 radio play The War of the Worlds. This both terrified Hopkins and his family and left psychic scars. He considered the radio play a dramatic, theatrical hoax and, because of his childhood scare, felt it added to his skepticism about alien invasions rather than enamor him to the idea of it.
His interest in UFOs and alien visitations was renewed when, in August 1964, Hopkins and two others reported experiencing a day time sighting of an unidentified flying object, or UFO, in the form of a darkish, elliptical object off Cape Cod in Truro, MA. Dissatisfied with the response Hopkins received when he reported the incident to nearby Otis Air National Guard Base, he suspected a possible government cover-up. Hopkins began reading about UFOs and collecting stories of people who claimed to have experienced contact with alien beings. He also joined the now-defunct UFO research group National Investigations Committee On Aerial Phenomena (NICAP).
In 1975, Hopkins was approached by George O'Barski who, purportedly, witnessed alien figures step out of a spacecraft and take soil samples at North Hudson Park in North Bergen, New Jersey. Hopkins, Ted Bloecher, then director of New York State's Mutual UFO Network (MUFON), and Jerry Stoehrer, also of MUFON, investigated the incident, interviewing the witness and taking soil samples.
After Hopkins' account of the O'Barski case appeared in The Village Voice in 1976, he began receiving regular letters from other UFO witnesses, including a few cases of missing time, seemingly inexplicable gaps in abductees' memories. Hopkins, using data from his investigations with Bloecher and psychologist Aphrodite Clamar, expanded this idea in his book Missing Time.
Behavioral patterns extrapolated from abductee letters led Hopkins to identify core emotional responses based on their experiences: fear, awe or wonderment at alien technological abilities, affection toward their captors (which he likened to the "Patty Hearst" syndrome), anger, and helplessness. He believed aliens were either incapable of understanding the psychological effects of their encounters with humans or that they were a "callous, indifferent, amoral race bent solely upon gratifying its own scientific needs at whatever cost to us."
After the publication of his book Missing Time in 1981, Hopkins became known as much for his UFO and abduction research as for his art. As a self-described humanist, Hopkins saw his work with alleged alien abduction victims as a way to bring attention to an otherwise marginalized part of society. His follow-up book Intruders: The Incredible Visitations at Copley Woods, published in 1987, helped establish Hopkins as a prominent leader in the UFO movement.
Hopkins' Intruders: The Incredible Visitations at Copley Woods (1987), topped The New York Times Best Seller list. It and other best-sellers on the phenomena, including Whitley Strieber's
Communion (1987), prompted stories of alien abduction by people who read the books. Abductee Linda Cortile had also participated in Hopkins' support group, starting five months before her alleged abduction, and read his book, Intruders.
In 1989, Hopkins organized the Intruders Foundation in Manhattan to provide support for alleged victims of alien abduction, conduct research and investigations, and promote public awareness of the phenomenon. The organization became inactive after his death in 2011.
The 1992 made-for-television film Intruders featured fictionalized characters based on the works of Hopkins and psychiatrist John E. Mack, and, like Hopkins' book of the same name, portrayed abduction scenarios.
In 1996, Hopkins' book Witnessed: The True Story of the Brooklyn Bridge UFO Abductions was published. The book portrayed an abduction case that was alleged to have occurred in late 1989 near the Brooklyn Bridge in New York City.
Hopkins and his third wife, Carol Rainey, co-wrote the 2003 book book Sight Unseen, Science, UFO Invisibility and Transgenic Beings.
Alien abduction claims
Hopkins is often credited with popularizing the idea of alien abductions as genetic experimentation through the publication of his book Intruders. He has been dubbed "father of the abduction movement" by some.
Hopkins, along with Elizabeth Slater, who conducted psychological tests of abductees, likened these experiences to rape, specifically for the purpose of human reproductive capabilities. In fact, Hopkins was inclined to dismiss his clients' conscious memory of abuse for more alien explanations. He was an alarmist, rather than a spiritualist, in his approach to the alien visitations, believing the visitations to be apocalyptic and that no good could come of these encounters. He described victims' experiences as severe and nightmarish.
While both men and women reported to Hopkins abductions by aliens that included sexual encounters, allegedly for some form of extraterrestrial eugenics, women in particular seemed to be a part of a "highly technological colonization scheme." These victims were, reportedly, taken to spaceships, impregnated by extraterrestrials, then later as the hybrid baby developed, returned to the ship to have the fetus removed and given up to the alien parent. The alien parents, purportedly, had the ability to communicate telepathically with their child. On occasion, according to victims' reports as told by Hopkins, the human parents were allowed to see their human-alien hybrid, or transgenic, children. Once a victim, according to Hopkins, abductees were powerless over the intrusions and susceptible to additional kidnappings which may extend to their (human) children. "If people have had one abduction experience," Hopkins said, "then they will have others."
Critics of Hopkins' views on alien abductions state that the alien abduction phenomenon is not as mysterious as Hopkins makes it out to be. Much of the phenomenon can, according to researchers such as Ronald K. Siegel of the University of California, Los Angeles, be explained as the consequence of "normal hallucinatory powers of the brain."
Sleep paralysis, for example, can produce the feeling that one is paralyzed or has difficulty moving. It can also produce the effect of floating or the sense of an out-of-body experience. Sleep paralysis occurs in a transition time and the person is in a dream-like state, hallucinations can occur just before falling asleep (hynogogic hallucination) or just after (hypnopompic hallucination). These hallucinations feel real to the person experiencing sleep paralysis and can often be accompanied by sensory features: musty smells, shuffling sounds, visions of ghosts, aliens, and monsters. Neuroscientist Michael Persinger of Laurentian University in Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, believes that these sensations can spontaneously occur in some people, given the right set of circumstances, leading to the kind of feelings of "tremendous meaningfulness and fear" sometimes expressed by alleged alien abductees. Hopkins rejected the idea of sleep paralysis, calling it "the big explanation du jour", and an inadequate explanation for those who experience abductions outside the bedroom.
Roper poll
Hopkins partnered with David M. Jacobs, history professor at Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, and John Mack, psychiatry professor at Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, to design a Roper poll to find out how many of the nearly 6,000 respondents surveyed had experienced what the three believed to be symptoms indicative of alien abductions. The poll was released in 1991. If generalized to the population at large, the survey results indicated that several million Americans are regularly affected by alien abductions.
Critics of the survey questioned the validity of the survey questions themselves and pointed out the implausibility that an average of 340 Americans could be abducted daily, given the fact that no physical evidence to date exists for any UFO abduction.
Support groups
Hopkins met and encouraged self-proclaimed abductees to discuss their experiences by holding free monthly group therapy sessions. Groups such as this were reported at the time as the most recent development in UFO-mania. Attendees represented people from all walks of life: attorneys, police officers, teachers, airline pilots, psychologists, psychiatrists, and the like. Drawing as many as 20 people each month, these support meetings were, according to Hopkins, like other New York social events, complete with "dinner and a lot of social chatter."
Hopkins, trained as an artist not as a psychotherapist or social worker, described the people who attended these groups as veterans of trauma. They were, in his view, victims who experienced often intrusive and painful physical examinations by their alien abductors and whose stories were best told through hypnosis. Abduction memories, according to Hopkins, rarely emerged unaided and may, at first, present to the abductees as "vague anxieties, specific phobias, bad dreams, fragmentary and disturbing memories, or what seemed like an explicable episode of missing time."
Many of his attendees contacted Hopkins after reading his books or newspaper advertisements that included his books as reference material, seeing him on television programs such as Will Shriner, Sally Jessy Raphael, the Marsha Warfield Show, Charles Grodin and others. Some critics interpreted these television appearances as a way for Hopkins and other UFO authors such as Whitley Strieber to recruit possible abductees.
Still other support group members attended the many UFO conferences held within the United States and internationally at which Hopkins was a speaker.
Hypnosis
Although Hopkins had no formal psychological training, he watched other professionals over an eight-year period and developed his own techniques. In his opinion, these professionals, notably Robert Naiman, Aphrodite Clamar, and Girard Franklin were quite skeptical of the reality of abduction claims, yet all uncovered detailed abduction scenarios from their patients.
According to Hopkins, any feeling of uneasiness about a place, or any sense of lost time (that is often accounted for by daydreaming), could be attributed to alien abduction. He believed aliens were capable of blocking or submerging memories in the people they abducted. Despite critics' warnings that practices such as the ones in which Hopkins engaged may cause serious psychological damage to the alleged abductees, Hopkins insisted that regressive hypnosis could unlock the experiences of his clients. He gave little credence to experts such as psychologist Robert A. Baker, University of Kentucky, whose scientific inquiries into the subject revealed that hypnosis can "transform a dream, a hallucination or fantasy into a seemingly-real event." This transformation is known as the fabrication of spurious memories and is particularly common under hypnosis.
By 1995, Hopkins had worked with hundreds of abductees. It was during these hypnosis sessions that Hopkins' belief in UFO abduction deepened. To him, the purported similarities among client stories lent credibility to the abductees' stories. In actuality, the details of abductee stories varied greatly.
The idea of repressed memories has, largely, been dismissed by the scientific community. Psychological research demonstrates that, rather than forget what has happened in a traumatic event, most people find they are unable to stop thinking about it. What concerns critics is that the details of UFO abduction stories, such as the ones Hopkins describes in his work, usually occur only after consultation with some sort of UFO investigator who already has an inclination to believe in alien abduction scenarios. UFO critic Philip J. Klass characterizes these practices as a dangerous game.
UFO abductee stories are well-documented in the psychological literature and are considered culturally based. In other parts of the world, fairies, leprechauns, and other creatures replace aliens as abductors. Some liken extraterrestrial abduction to a secular version of the religious dream. According to Baker, "These people are literally talked into believing they've been abducted."
The hypnotist can also, knowingly or unknowingly, create "memories" of an event that never occurred in their patients. In May 1987, psychologist and hypnotist Martin Reiser appeared on ABC's 20/20 with host Lynn Sherr, an episode that also featured Hopkins and alleged UFO abductees, asserting that there are reasonable explanations for UFO sightings. His belief was that Hopkins pressured his subjects into believing UFOs exist.
Elizabeth Loftus, on NOVA's Kidnapped by UFOs?, which aired on April 1, 1997 and included a taped hypnosis session conducted by Hopkins, identified "subtle but powerful suggestive cues" as Hopkins worked with two children as part of the investigative portion of the show. She cautioned that someone convinced of a false memory, can react emotionally to it and elaborate on the story as if it were real. Social psychologist Richard Ofshe concurred that suggestive influence may be a factor in Hopkins' support groups.
Of Hopkins' book, Intruders, Bettyann Kevles of The New York Times wrote, "I am willing to believe that he believes everything he has written. I am also willing to believe that Kathie and the others experienced inexplicable time losses and strange dreams that may have not been dreams. But I am wary of the accuracy of the information he gathered through hypnosis. This kind of testimony is disallowed in most courts because hypnosis is not thoroughly understood and has proved unreliable as a source of evidence. Witnesses recall events that never occurred, but that they are later, on being brought out of hypnosis, convinced really happened."
Hopkins responded to critics by saying, "I have often frequently invited interested therapists, journalists and academics to observe hypnosis sessions. Theoretical psychologist Nicholas Humphrey, who has held teaching positions at both Oxford and Cambridge Universities, and psychiatrist Donald F. Klein, director of research at the New York State Psychiatric Institute and professor of psychiatry at the College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, are but two of those who have observed my work firsthand. None of these visitors ... have reported anything that suggested I was attempting to lead the subjects."
Evidence
Physical proof of alien abduction for Hopkins, came in the form of scoop marks, or indentations of the skin, scars or cuts on the mouth, nose, ears or genital, or unexplained bruises that might clear up in a day, and abductee claims of implants interpreted as control or monitoring devices similar to those used by (human) scientists to track and tag animals in the wild. He also believed the alien spacecraft left marks on the ground where they landed and that the aliens could be photographed.
Hopkins points to "tightly imagined testimonies" by abductees, included victims' stories of observing unconventional objects in the sky, in which they witnessed unusual activity (such as aliens digging for soil samples), flying through the air or being transported to a ship, a sense of being watched or the presence of hooded beings near the bed at night, a sense of paralysis or immobilization while lying in bed or in their cars, impressions of flying or passing through closed windows or walls, a feeling of having been outside upon awakening, invisibility (both alien and human) and, most especially, a sense of missing or lost time.
Hopkins believed in his data collection techniques, as outlined in Missing Time, and insisted, despite questions from other researchers and skeptics, that his findings were solidly based in evidence that, cumulatively, was overwhelming.
Despite Hopkins' oft-repeated assertion of "powerful evidence" for alien abduction, critics plagued his career with calls for tangible proof, which were never forthcoming: DNA from the hybrid babies, proof of implants that were alluded to (particularly in the case of alleged abductee Linda Cortile) but never recovered, photographs or videotapes of space craft or aliens. Critics, including his former wife, Rainey, expressed concern that UFO researcher leaders were not held to scholastic, scientific, or ethical standards.
Still others question whether it would be likely that alien abductors could actually float people through solid walls and, if they could, wonder at how these people could escape detection, particularly in urban settings where there would, potentially, be millions of people around to witness the event. Hopkins' response to the lack of UFO sightings by bystanders was to suggest that aliens could make themselves and their abductees invisible.
The lack of physical evidence and the inconsistencies and implausibility of the alien abduction stories lead some critics, including Carl Sagan and author Jodi Dean, to question whether these memories are the product of internal, rather than external experiences.
Criticism
Critics of Hopkins' position that on alien abduction accounts had "an absolute core of reality" cautioned that media coverage might, inadvertently, be influencing alleged victims' stories. For example, The UFO Incident, a movie based on the Betty and Barney Hill case, aired on October 20, 1975, and exposed millions of viewers to the idea of alien abduction. Just one month later, O'Barski, Hopkins' neighbor and a New York City liquor store owner, approached him about seeing a spacecraft that, allegedly, landed in New Jersey's North Hudson Park.
Conspiracy theories of government coverup of UFO sightings and visitations, such as the ones depicted in Nighteyes and Witnessed fueled the imaginations of those who belonged to UFO groups at the time. Some say the public's interest in UFOs may have faded after the Cold War had it not been for the media's depiction of and public sympathy for traumatized alien abductee television portrayals in the 1980s and 1990s.
Even Hopkins admitted that media attention had a way of "contaminating the pool" of subjects, but felt he was able to cull the delusional stories from those he believed to be real. For him, the repetition of certain experiences by abductees lent credibility to their stories. For Hopkins, these accounts were not fantasy.
Personal life and death
By 1973, Hopkins was married to art critic, art historian, and curator April Kingsley, with whom he had a daughter, Grace Hopkins Their marriage ended in divorce in 1991.
In 1994, Hopkins met writer, filmmaker Carol Rainey, who became his third wife in 1996. They shared a mutual fascination with alien abduction stories and, according to Rainey, the possibility that people on Earth may have been "seeded here by highly advanced beings or a Big Being from 'out there'." The two co-wrote a book Sight Unseen, Science, UFO Invisibility and Transgenic Beings, which was published in 2003. They were married for 10 years.
On August 21, 2011, Hopkins died from complications of cancer. At the time of his death, he was in a relationship with journalist Leslie Kean.
Books
Art, Life and UFOs: A Memoir (2009)
Sight Unseen: Science, UFO Invisibility, and Transgenic Beings (2003), with Carol Rainey
Witnessed: The True Story of the Brooklyn Bridge UFO Abductions (1996)
Intruders: The Incredible Visitations at Copley Woods (1987)
Sacred Spaces: The Book of Temples/The Book of Guardians/The Book of Altars (1983)
Missing Time: A Documented Study of UFO Abductions (1981)
See also
David M. Jacobs
Extraterrestrial life
Extraterrestrials in fiction
John E. Mack
List of alleged extraterrestrial beings
Grey alien
Zeta Reticuli
References
External links
www.intrudersfoundation.org – Intruders Foundation: Budd Hopkins' official site (archived)
Abstract painters
Ufologists
Artists from West Virginia
1931 births
2011 deaths
Writers from Wheeling, West Virginia |
John Moore (born 1964) is an American realtor and politician. He served as a Libertarian member of the Nevada Assembly representing District 8.
Early life
John Moore was born in 1964 in Kansas City, Missouri. After his father's premature death, he was forced to find a job. At age eleven, he swept the floor and shined shoes at a local barber shop for one dollar per hour. Two years later, Moore's family moved to California, where he attended high school.
Career
After high school, John enlisted in the US Army, and was selected to be an Airborne Ranger and graduated in the top 1% of his class at Ranger school. During his time in the military, Moore worked in the Special Operations community. After serving with the 1/75th Ranger Battalion, Moore was selected as a founding member of the 3/75th Ranger Battalion. Moore's military career spanned over 15 years of honorable service.
Following his military career, Moore worked as a real estate agent and in other business.
After 16 years in the private sector, Moore reentered the military following the September 11 attacks in 2001. Following re-enlistment, John Moore served in Iraq.
In 2012, Moore ran for a seat in the Nevada Assembly. Moore lost the Democratic Primary to Jason Frierson 67.6% to 32.4%. In 2014, Moore switched parties to run as a Republican and beat Frierson in the general election by 40 votes.
In 2014, Moore was elected to the Nevada Assembly, where he represented District 8. He was elected as a member of the Republican Party, but then joined the Libertarian Party of Nevada in January 2016, citing the largest tax hike in Nevada state history as a primary reason for switching parties.
In October 2016, the Libertarian National Committee (LNC) issued an official censure notice against Moore for voting twice in two days to raise taxes, including one for the purpose of building a taxpayer-financed NFL stadium in Las Vegas. He was also censured by the Libertarian Party of Nevada, which had made a priority of opposing both bills, and the state party withdrew its support for his re-election.
Moore lost his 2016 reelection bid, coming in third against his predecessor Jason Frierson.
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