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Ivan Patrick Tai-Apin (23 February 1977) is a Surinamese actor, director, screenplay writer and producer. He is mostly known for his out of the box theater shows & plays. In 2016 he started a camera acting school in Suriname and is the managing director of It Goes Productions & Casting. Biography Ivan Tai-Apin was born on 23 February 1977 and is the youngest of 4 children. In 1983-1984 he swam with the swimming club Neptunes and became national swimming champion of Suriname in his age category. In 1995- 1996 he became basketball youth champion of Suriname with SCVU. He left Suriname and went to the Netherlands at the age of 21 to study Industrial Engineering at the Hogeschool Rotterdam. In 2002 during his studies, he started taking acting lessons with Rotterdam Interfaculty Student Cabaret (RISK) under the direction of Han Hazewindus. In 2006 and 2007 he started taking masterclasses in directing at RISK and in 2007 and 2008 he won the student one-act play festival in Rotterdam as a director with the plays 'The vegetarian cobbler' and 'The letter from Don Juan'. In 2008 and 2009 he directed and co-produced the international Unity is Strength Awardshow in Rotterdam for the ‘Eenheid is Kracht’ foundation. In 2009 he coached the festival actors for the UNICEF Children Rights Festival in Rotterdam and was the drama coach for the children who competed for ‘the right to be a star show’. From 2005 to 2008 he worked as a director for the controversial Rotterdam clothing brand Truustrendy and as an actor for Hazewindus Theater Productions. In 2004 Tai-Apin got his first film role as Stanley in 'A joke goes on a journey and other stories' directed by Dutch director Janwillem de Kok. From 2004 to 2009 he was a member of the board of the Surinamese Inspraak Committee (SIO). In 2010 and 2011 Tai-Apin worked as a director at the Youth Theater School Amsterdam South East (JTSZO) in the Bijlmerparktheater in Amsterdam.In 2011 he directed his last play Lavatorie in the Netherlands and left for his home country Suriname on July 24, 2011. In 2013 he had a leading role (actor) in the opening show of Carifesta in Suriname, in 2016 he started his production company It Goes Casting & Productions. In 2018 he directed and produced his debut film Wiren, which was selected for the Netherlands Film Festival (NFF) and DBUFF filmfestival in 2019 and became the first Surinamese film on Netflix in 2020. From February 2019 to November 2019 he became interim director of Theater Thalia in Suriname. In november 2020 his debut movie Wiren was the first movie from Suriname that got Submitted by the Suriname Selection Committee for the 93rd Oscars. On January the 28th 2021 The movie Wiren was listed and approved by the Academy of Motion Pictures and Arts. Filmography Theater References 1977 births Living people Surinamese actors People from Paramaribo
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The 1979 GP Ouest-France was the 43rd edition of the GP Ouest-France cycle race and was held on 21 August 1979. The race started and finished in Plouay. The race was won by Frits Pirard of the Miko–Mercier team. General classification References 1979 1979 in road cycling 1979 in French sport August 1979 sports events in Europe
is a passenger railway station located in the city of Maniwa, Okayama Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West). Lines Tomihara Station is served by the Kishin Line, and is located 134.7 kilometers from the southern terminus of the line at . Station layout The station consists of one ground-level side platform serving a single bi-directional track and a wooden station building. The station is unattended. Adjacent stations History Tomihara Station opened on December 11, 1930. With the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company. The station building was rebuilt in 1994. Passenger statistics In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 25 passengers daily.. See also List of railway stations in Japan References External links Tomihara Station Official Site Railway stations in Okayama Prefecture Kishin Line Railway stations in Japan opened in 1930 Maniwa
Benjamin Hawkins (August 15, 1754June 6, 1816) was an American planter, statesman and a U.S. Indian agent. He was a delegate to the Continental Congress and a United States Senator from North Carolina, having grown up among the planter elite. Appointed by George Washington in 1796 as one of three commissioners to the Creeks, in 1801 President Jefferson named him "principal agent for Indian affairs south of the Ohio [River]", and was principal Indian agent to the Creek Indians. Hawkins established the Creek Agency and his plantation near present-day Roberta, Georgia, in what became Crawford County. He learned the Muscogee language, and had a Creek woman, Lavinia Downs, as common-law wife, who, in the Creek's matrilineal society, provided an entry into that world. He had seven children with her, although he resisted Creek pressure to marry her until near the end of his life. He wrote extensively about the Creek and other Southeast tribes: the Choctaw, Cherokee and Chickasaw. He eventually built a large complex using African slave labor, including mills, and raised a considerable quantity of cattle and hogs. Early life and education Benjamin Hawkins was born to Philemon Hawkins and Delia (Martin) Hawkins on August 15, 1754, the third of four sons. The family owned a slave plantation in what was then Granville County, North Carolina, but is now Warren County. He attended the county schools, then at the College of New Jersey (later to become Princeton University). He was "apt at multiple languages", a linguistic competence that would later enable him to learn Indian languages. When the College (which he never graduated from) temporarily closed due to the outbreak of war, Hawkins was commissioned a Colonel and served for several years on George Washington's staff as his main interpreter of French. Career Hawkins was released from federal service late in 1777, as Washington learned to rely on Lafayette for dealing with the French. He returned home, where he was elected to the North Carolina House of Representatives in 1778. He served there until 1779, and again in 1784. The North Carolina General Assembly sent him to the Continental Congress as their delegate from 1781 to 1783, and again in 1787. In 1789, Hawkins was a delegate to the Fayetteville Convention that ratified the United States Constitution. He was elected to the first U.S. Senate, where he served from 1789 to 1795. Although the Senate did not have organized political parties at the time, Hawkins' views aligned with different groups. Early in his Senate career, he was counted in the ranks of those senators viewed as pro-Administration, but by the third congress, he generally sided with senators of the Republican or Anti-Administration Party. U.S. Indian agent In 1785, Hawkins had served as a representative for the Congress in negotiations over land with the Creek Indians of the Southeast. He was generally successful, and convinced the tribe to lessen their raids for several years, although he could not conclude a formal treaty. The Creek wanted to deal with the 'head man'. They finally signed the Treaty of New York (1790) after Hawkins convinced George Washington to become involved. In 1786, Hawkins and fellow Indian agents Andrew Pickens and Joseph Martin concluded a treaty with the Choctaw nation at Seneca Old Town, also known as Hopewell, the plantation of Andrew Pickens, near Clemson, South Carolina. They set out the boundaries for the Choctaw lands as well as provisions for relations between the tribe and the U.S. government. In 1789, conditions among the Creeks seemed to indicate an urgency for his return to the Creek country. Accordingly, he left Tennessee early in September for Fort Wilkinson on the Oconee River in Georgia. The next few months were spent with the Creeks. January 1, 1789, was set as the date for the assembling of the commissioners for running the Creek line in conformity to the treaties at New York and Coleraine. Hawkins had some difficulty in persuading the Creeks to agree to the running of the line, as many of the younger warriors were opposed. On February 16 Hawkins reported to Secretary of War, James McHenry that the line had been run from the Tugalo River over Currahee Mountain to the main south branch of the Oconee River. Though about sixteen families of Georgians were found on the Creek lands in the area known as Wofford's Settlement, McHenry was told "...I am happy in being able to assure you that there was no diversity of opinion among us, and that the line was closed in perfect harmony." This line became known as the Hawkins Line. In 1796, Washington appointed Benjamin Hawkins as General Superintendent of Indian Affairs, dealing with all tribes south of the Ohio River. As principal agent to the Creek tribe, Hawkins soon moved to present-day Crawford County in Georgia where he established his home and the Creek Agency. He studied the language and was adopted by the Creek. He wrote extensively about them and the other southeast tribes. Georgia Hawkins' plans for the Indians was a "civilization plan", by which he meant adopting the European-American lifestyle, raising crops and animals on farms. He began to teach European-American agricultural practices to the Creek, and started a farm at his and Lavinia's home on the Flint River. He brought his enslaved Black workers from North Carolina, and eventually purchased others. He hired other workers to assist them in clearing several hundred acres for his plantation. They built a sawmill, gristmill, and a trading post for the agency. Hawkins expanded his operation to include more than 1,000 head of cattle and a large number of hogs, and raised "immense crops" of corn and other provisions. For years, he met with chiefs on his porch and discussed matters there. His personal hard work and open-handed generosity won him such respect that reports say that he never lost an animal to Indian raiders. He became a respected and trusted man among the community, and bore the title as “The Beloved Man of the Four Nations.” Cherokee women told Hawkins "that, of the several Indian agents who visited them, he was the first who thought it worth while to examine into the situation of the women". He contributed to the 19 years of peace between settlers and the tribe, the longest such period during European-American settlement. When in 1806 the government built a fort at the fall line of the Ocmulgee River, to protect expanding settlements just east of modern Macon, Georgia, the government named it Fort Benjamin Hawkins in his honor. Hawkins saw much of his work to preserve peace destroyed in 1812. A group of Creek rebels, known as Red Sticks, were working to revive traditional ways and halt encroachment by European Americans. The ensuing civil war among the Creeks coincided with the War of 1812. During the Creek War of 1813-1814, Hawkins organized "friendly" Creek Indians under the command of chief William McIntosh to aid Georgia and Tennessee militias in their forays against the traditionalist Red Sticks. General Andrew Jackson led the defeat of the Red Sticks at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend, in present-day Alabama. Hawkins was unable to attend negotiations of the Treaty of Fort Jackson in August 1814, which required the Creeks to cede most of their territory and give up their way of life. Hawkins later organized "friendly" Creek warriors to oppose a British force on the Apalachicola River that threatened to rally the scattered Red Sticks and reignite the war on the Georgia frontier. After the British withdrew in 1815, Hawkins was organizing another force when he died of a sudden illness on June 6, 1816. Hawkins tried more than once to resign his post and return from the Georgia frontier, but no President would accept his resignation. (Dale Cox says that President Monroe accepted his resignation, but Hawkins died before Monroe became President.) He remained Superintendent until his death. Near the end of his life, he formally married Lavinia Downs in a European-American ceremony, making their children legitimate in United States society. They already belonged to Downs' clan among the Creek, who had a matrilineal kinship system. The children gained status from their mother's clan and people, and their mother's eldest brother was usually more important in their lives than their biological father. Benjamin Hawkins was buried at the Creek Agency near the Flint River and Roberta, Georgia. He was succeeded as Indian agent by David Mitchell, former Governor of Georgia. Fort Hawkins was built overlooking the ancient site since designated as the Ocmulgee National Monument. Revealing 17,000 years of human habitation, it is a National Historic Landmark and has been sacred for centuries to the Creek. It has massive earthwork mounds built nearly 1,000 years ago as expressions of the religious and political world of the Mississippian culture, the ancestors to the Creek. Hawkins and slavery Hawkins' plantation was farmed by enslaved labor, but beyond that his unhappy record on slavery has been overlooked. He transformed the Creek Agency and Fort Hawkins into holding stations for fugitive slaves, and paid Indians $50 () for every fugitive delivered there. (He expected to be reimbursed by their owners.) Captured Blacks that did not have an owner, he told the Creeks to keep; i.e., he encouraged slavery among the Creeks. It was Hawkins who first used the term negro fort to refer to the British Post on the Apalachicola River, at that time in Spanish Florida. Hawkins started the call for its capture or destruction. Personal life He married Susan Lavinia Downs, who some believe was a Creek Indian woman (the Creeks wanted him to take a Creek wife), whereas other evidence indicates that she was a white woman. They had a total of six daughters: Georgia, Muscogee, Cherokee, Carolina, Virginia, and Jeffersonia, and one son, James Madison Hawkins. In 1812, thinking he was on his death bed, Hawkins remarried his wife Susan Lavinia Downs to make sure their children were legitimate in U.S. society. Jeffersonia was born after this marriage. Hawkins was close to his nephew William Hawkins, whom he made a co-executor of his estate along with his wife; he bequeathed to William a share of his estate, reputed to be quite large. This bequest became a source of contention among his heirs, especially as he had not altered his will to include his youngest daughter Jeffersonia. Archival material The Georgia Historical Society has three boxes of Hawkins material, some of which has been published. Legacy and honors Hawkinsville, Georgia is named in his honor. Hawkins County in Tennessee bears his name. He is the namesake of the Benjamin Hawkins Boy Scout Camp near Byron, Georgia. The archeological site of the original Fort Benjamin Hawkins is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP), and it is within the Fort Hill Historic District of Macon, Georgia, also listed on the NRHP. Hawkins was elected a member of the American Antiquarian Society in 1813. References Further reading (most recent first) Robbie Franklyn Ethridge, Creek Country: The Creek Indians and Their World, Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2003. Thomas Foster, editor. The Collected Works of Benjamin Hawkins, 1796-1810. 2003, University of Alabama Press, . Florette Henri. The Southern Indians and Benjamin Hawkins, 1796-1816. 1986, University of Oklahoma Press, . C. L. Grant, editor. Benjamin Hawkins: Letters, Journals and Writings. 2 volumes. 1980, Beehive Press, volume 1: , volume 2: . External links Retrieved on 2009-03-04 "Benjamin Hawkins" , New Georgia Encyclopedia "Benjamin Hawkins", History and Culture, Ocmulgee National Monument, National Park Service "Benjamin Hawkins", Horseshoe Bend National Military Park "Camp Benjamin Hawkins", Boy Scouts of America Creek Agency Old Agency historical marker, Roberta, Georgia Historical marker for Benjamin Hawkins Benjamin Hawkins historical marker in Franklin, Georgia 1754 births 1818 deaths People from Warren County, North Carolina People of colonial North Carolina American people of English descent Continental Congressmen from North Carolina Pro-Administration Party United States senators from North Carolina Anti-Administration Party United States senators from North Carolina United States Indian agents Cherokee Nation (1794–1907) People from Crawford County, Georgia Choctaw Muscogee Chickasaw Members of the North Carolina House of Representatives Princeton University alumni Members of the American Antiquarian Society Continental Army staff officers People of the Creek War United States senators who owned slaves
Ell Township is one of sixteen townships in Hancock County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 870. History Ell Township was organized in 1879. It was named for Sebastian Ell, a pioneer settler. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, Ell Township covers an area of 36.39 square miles (94.25 square kilometers). Cities, towns, villages Garner (south edge) Klemme Adjacent townships Concord Township (north) Clear Lake Township, Cerro Gordo County (northeast) Union Township, Cerro Gordo County (east) Grimes Township, Cerro Gordo County (southeast) Avery Township (south) Twin Lake Township (southwest) Liberty Township (west) Garfield Township (northwest) Cemeteries The township contains Calvary Cemetery. School districts Belmond-Klemme Community School District Garner-Hayfield Community School District Ventura Community School District Political districts Iowa's 4th congressional district State House District 11 State House District 12 State Senate District 6 References External links US-Counties.com City-Data.com United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS) United States National Atlas Townships in Hancock County, Iowa Townships in Iowa
192 Shoreham Street in Sheffield, England, is a building with striking architectural design. It has been identified by The Atlantic as one of 2012's most interesting buildings and received an RIBA award in 2013. The £1 million renovation designed by Project Orange features an angular postmodern addition on top of a brick warehouse on the lower floor. The original part of the building was converted to be used as a bar/restaurant and had a steel structure added to support the weight of the rooftop offices. References Buildings and structures in Sheffield
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Hurricane Heather was one of the worst tropical cyclones to affect Arizona on record. The sixteenth tropical cyclone, eighth named storm, and fourth hurricane of the 1977 Pacific hurricane season, it began as a tropical disturbance off the west coast of Mexico on October 3. The next day, October 4, it developed into a tropical depression and then turned to the northwest. It was soon upgraded to Tropical Storm Heather. On October 5, Heather became a hurricane, and later that day its winds peaked at . Heather began to turn north-northwest around this time. By October 6, it was re-designated a tropical storm. Moving north, Heather continued to weaken over cooler waters, and on October 7, the final advisory was issued, downgrading Heather to a tropical depression. Heather's remnants later brought heavy rains to southeast Arizona and far northern parts of Sonora from October 6–10, causing severe flooding. Rain totals as high as were recorded in unspecified areas in this region, and the city of Nogales in Arizona officially recorded of rain from the storm. The normally dry Santa Cruz River flooded several cities and towns along its path, reaching up to a 100-year flood stage near Nogales. Hundreds of people were driven from their homes due to flooding from Heather. Overall, the storm caused $15 million (1977 USD) in damage, primarily to agriculture, but caused no injuries or fatalities. Meteorological history Heather began as a tropical disturbance, roughly south-southwest of Manzanillo, at 18:00 UTC on October 3. Moving west-northwest at about , the disturbance intensified over sea surface temperatures (SSTs) of , and was upgraded to Tropical Depression Sixteen at 00:00 UTC on October 4. The depression turned to the northwest, and six hours later was upgraded to Tropical Storm Heather. Heather continued to intensify, and by 06:00 UTC on October 5, Heather was upgraded to a hurricane while 70 miles west of Socorro Island; the storm brought winds to the island at this time. At 12:00 UTC on October 5, Heather reached peak winds of , while about west-northwest of Socorro Island. A NOAA reconnaissance aircraft estimated a sea-level pressure of at 21:00 UTC, the lowest recorded in relation to the storm. After this point, Heather began to weaken after moving north-northwest over colder SSTs. Heather fell to tropical storm status late on October 6, while about west of Isla Magdalena. Heather continued to weaken after turning north over waters as cool as , and satellite imagery showed the storm's upper and lower circulations separating by about . The final advisory on Heather was issued at 06:00 UTC on October 7, downgrading Heather to a tropical depression that was rapidly dissipating. Heather's remnants collided with a cold front on October 8 or 9, which became nearly stationary south of Nogales around this time for 24–36 hours, before weakening and moving east on October 10. Impact Total damage from the storm was at least $15 million, with approximately $9 million of that coming in the Tucson, Arizona area; the city of Tucson itself lost $2.7 million, with about $1 million being lost at a sewage treatment plant. About $9 million of the damage was agriculture-related; $4.7 million of that came in the Tucson area, and an additional $3.2 million came in Santa Cruz County in Arizona. Another $4 million in damage was related to transportation; at least $1 million came from the Tucson area, where four roads crossing the dry riverbed of the Santa Cruz River outside city limits and another four roads crossing the Santa Cruz within city limits were damaged. The other $2 million was in damage to businesses, residential areas, and utilities. No injuries or fatalities were reported as a result of the storm. At least 90 homes flooded, mostly near Nogales, Arizona. Arizona Heather's remnants produced heavy rainfall in southeast Arizona from October 6–10. A flash flood watch was put in place for the majority of Arizona on October 6, which included all of Arizona outside of Mohave County by early October 7. Flash flood warnings were in place for parts of Arizona later on October 7, and remained in place in southeast Arizona on October 8. The warnings were ultimately lifted on October 9 during the evening in eastern Pima, Cochise, and Santa Cruz counties. The heaviest impacts came in Nogales, where at least of rain fell in 4 days, though unofficial reports in some parts of the city indicated up to of rain fell. Residents of the city were urged to conserve and boil water, after wells became unusable due to mud. Approximately 600 people, including 170 families, were evacuated in Nogales, with an estimate of 100 more people evacuated downstream along the San Pedro River. Reports of of rainfall were recorded in unspecified areas of the mountains near Nogales and across the border in far northern Mexico. The normally dry Santa Cruz River reached a 50-year flood stage near Tucson, and over a 100-year flood stage between Nogales and Continental; the river rose in five minutes in Nogales, cresting shortly after this time. The river also reached its highest known discharge at the time upstream of Tucson, and reached its highest level since records for the river began in 1915, at . A 1-in-35 year flood event occurred along the Santa Cruz in Marana on October 10. Tucson had an inch of rain fall in one hour on October 6. As a result of the floods, a bridge leading to the Mount Hopkins Observatory collapsed, and several more bridges over the Santa Cruz River were damaged due to the flooding. In addition, flooding washed out a bridge on Interstate 19 between Tucson and Nogales, closing the interstate. A freight railway connecting the two cities had several bridges washed out and was flooded. The typically dry San Pedro and Gila rivers also flooded; the former's flood was considered severe. The town of Winkelman had one bridge wash out, and another just outside the town on Arizona State Route 177 was shut down; twenty people had to leave their homes due to flooding in the town. Riverside, Arizona was disconnected from the rest of the state when the bridge leading to the town was flooded; twenty families were evacuated from the town, and roughly 150 people moved uphill to escape floodwaters. Rio Rico had 700 families stranded after the access road leading to the town was flooded. The National Guard debated evacuating residents of Kino Springs, though this turned out to be unnecessary when the storm calmed down. Along the Santa Cruz, 15,600 acres of farmland were inundated in Santa Cruz and Pima counties. Elsewhere Parts of southern California received up to of rain. Minor crop damage occurred around the city of Tulare, where roughly 1,000 electricity customers lost power; most of the customers had power back within 20 minutes. A flash flood watch was put in place along the coastal areas of San Diego and Riverside counties in California. The Yeso 2 S weather station outside of Yeso, New Mexico recorded of rain, the highest total in the state. In a period of six hours on October 6, the Cannon Air Force Base outside Clovis, New Mexico received of rain, while Albuquerque received of rain in a 24-hour period. Parts of south and southwest Colorado and west and central New Mexico had flash flood watches issued by October 7; later that day, some were upgraded to warnings. Parts of the mountains of far northern Sonora, Mexico, along with areas just north across the border into Arizona, reportedly received somewhere between of rain from Heather. An unknown number of people in Nogales, Sonora were told to move to higher ground. In Hermosillo and surrounding areas, roughly 100 families were left homeless after flash floods from the storm. The village of Cibuta had 45 families evacuated, while 40 more were evacuated from Agua Zarca. Another 20 families, trapped by the Cibuta River, were rescued by a helicopter sent by Arizona Governor Raúl Héctor Castro. Over 98,000 acres of cotton crops were damaged by rains from Heather in Mexico. Aftermath Governor Castro declared Santa Cruz County a disaster area. By October 12, Castro had declared a proclamation of emergency for the counties of Santa Cruz, Pima and Pinal. The Santa Cruz County Red Cross set up a relief program after the storm, which provided free food, clothing, shelter and medical care to victims of the storm. On October 20, Wesley Bolin was sworn in as the new governor of Arizona and requested president Jimmy Carter to declare Santa Cruz, Pima, and Pinal counties major disaster areas after the storm; six days later, he requested $11.3 million in flood relief from Carter. Pima County itself requested $1.8 million in flood relief; it got approximately $1.3 million in August 1978. The Arizona State Emergency Council authorized $250,000 to be used for repairs of "essential public facilities", along with $50,000 that had been approved for emergency repairs on October 9 by Castro. Multiple bridges in Pima County were expected to take up to two months to be repaired to a point where they could be used. The Camino del Cerro bridge in Tucson was originally expected to take between three months and $75,000–150,000 for building a similar bridge, or up to seven months and $800,000 if they built a completely different bridge. The bridge ultimately ended up costing $870,000 to complete; $600,000 of the funds were supplied by the federal government. The new bridge opened in November 1979. See also Tropical Storm Norma (1970) – Killed 23 people in Arizona Hurricane Kathleen (1976) – Brought record rainfall to California a year prior Hurricane Doreen (1977) – Caused heavy flooding in California earlier in 1977 Tropical Storm Octave (1983) – Considered the worst tropical cyclone on record in Arizona Hurricane Nora (1997) – Reached Arizona as a tropical storm and caused record precipitation Hurricane Norbert (2014) – Remnants of the storm caused catastrophic flooding in Arizona List of Arizona hurricanes List of wettest tropical cyclones in Arizona References 1977 in Arizona 1977 Pacific hurricane season Hurricanes in Arizona Category 1 Pacific hurricanes 1977 natural disasters in the United States October 1977 events in the United States Pacific hurricanes in Mexico October 1977 events in Mexico
"Halloween III" is the fifth episode of the third season of the American television police sitcom series Brooklyn Nine-Nine. It is the 50th overall episode of the series and is written by David Phillips and directed by Michael McDonald. It aired on Fox in the United States on October 25, 2015. The show revolves around the fictitious 99th precinct of the New York Police Department in Brooklyn and the officers and detectives that work in the precinct. In the episode, the third installment of Captain Holt and Jake's Halloween heist, tied at one win apiece, becomes a tie-breaking competition to claim the title of "amazing detective/genius." The episode was seen by an estimated 4.38 million household viewers and gained a 2.0/5 ratings share among adults aged 18–49, according to Nielsen Media Research. The episode received critical acclaim from critics, who praised Fumero's performance in the episode, with many naming it as one of the best episodes of the show. Plot In the cold open, Charles decides to not dress up for Halloween this year since the rest of the squad makes fun of his costumes, only to find the rest of his coworkers dressed up. When he returns in an Elvis Presley costume, the squad then appear in their normal work attire and taunt him. Continuing their annual tradition, Jake (Andy Samberg) and Holt (Andre Braugher) set out to prove who the "amazing detective/genius" is. This time they must steal the title's crown, which is locked in a suitcase in the interrogation room. However, this time, they will now work in teams. Holt selects Terry (Terry Crews) and Gina, (Chelsea Peretti) while Jake selects Boyle (Joe Lo Truglio) and Rosa (Stephanie Beatriz). Amy (Melissa Fumero) is left out of the competition because both sides suspect she might betray them and spy for the other (as she is both Jake's girlfriend and Holt's mentee). Jake and Boyle distract Gina, while Rosa manages to steal the crown and put it in a vault by Jake's desk. However, Holt monitors Jake and uses Terry's wife (Merrin Dungey) to distract him while he steals the crown. Holt throws the crown into a trash can to distract Jake and it goes missing. Meanwhile, Boyle introduces Gina to a friend of his named Nadia, (Josh Casaubon) but Gina believes this is part of Boyle's plan to steal the crown and she rejects Nadia. Upon learning of the veracity, she pursues Nadia. However, she is horrified to learn that Nadia, whose real name is Leo, is actually Charles' girlfriend Genevieve's twin brother. Learning that a janitor took the crown from the trash can, Jake and Holt (as well as their teams) run to the janitor's apartment building. They have to run up many floors, as the elevator does not work. They finally reach the janitor on the rooftop, only to discover it was Amy all along. She explains that she orchestrated the events in order to retrieve the crown. It was retaliation for being left out of the competition. Amy is subsequently crowned in the bar with the title. Reception Viewers In its original American broadcast, "Halloween III" was seen by an estimated 4.38 million household viewers and gained a 2.0/5 ratings share among adults aged 18–49, according to Nielsen Media Research. This was a 70% increase in viewership from the previous episode, which was watched by 2.57 million viewers with a 1.2/3 in the 18-49 demographics. This means that 2.0 percent of all households with televisions watched the episode, while 5 percent of all households watching television at that time watched it. With these ratings, Brooklyn Nine-Nine was the second most watched show on FOX for the night, beating The Last Man on Earth and Family Guy, but behind The Simpsons, third on its timeslot and third for the night, behind The Simpsons, and Sunday Night Football. Critical reviews "Halloween III" received critical acclaim from critics. LaToya Ferguson of The A.V. Club gave the episode an "A" grade and wrote, "Sure, like last season's Halloween episode, the end result of 'Halloween, Part III' is pretty obvious. That's merely a symptom of knowing the Halloween episode structure thanks to the first one. But like with any sitcom — or television show in general — it's perfectly alright to be obvious and predictable, as long as it's well-executed. 'Halloween, Part III' is absolutely well-executed." Allie Pape from Vulture gave the show a perfect 5 star rating out of 5 and wrote, "Though Peralta and Holt are much more buddy-buddy than when the tradition started, the rivalry is still intense." Alan Sepinwall of HitFix wrote, "In all cases, the spirit of competition forces people to act out of character and/or to be crazier than normal. As a weekly thing, it would get tired, but once a year? It's an absolute treat." Andy Crump of Paste gave the episode a 9.2 rating and wrote, "And when you roll every aspect of 'Halloween III' together, you wind up with a joyfully hilarious half hour of television that ends by coronating one of its underappreciated female leads. Maybe her lip reading could use some work, but that's about it. She can sleuth and spoof with the best of them, and even if we're just talking about a holiday lark episode, it's about time Brooklyn Nine-Nine reminded us of her invaluability." See also Halloween (Brooklyn Nine-Nine) Halloween II (Brooklyn Nine-Nine) Halloween IV (Brooklyn Nine-Nine) References External links 2015 American television episodes Brooklyn Nine-Nine (season 3) episodes Halloween television episodes
There Are No Children Here: The Story of Two Boys Growing Up in the Other America is a 1992 biography by Alex Kotlowitz that describes the experiences of two brothers growing up in Chicago's Henry Horner Homes. It won the Carl Sandburg award. Overview Rivers family structure The Rivers brothers, like many in the Henry Horner Homes, live with their mother, LaJoe. The boys' father, Paul, drifts in and out of the apartment; however, his income mostly supports his drug habit and alcoholism. Together, they have eight children, their first being born when LaJoe was 14. LaShawn, the oldest, who financially supports her drug addiction with prostitution. Paul, (named after his father) the oldest boy, also called Weasel. Terence, Lafeyette and Pharoah's favorite brother. Terence often supports his little brothers with advice to stay away from gangs and drugs. Terence, however, winds up in prison by 1990, for his involvement in two robberies; the book claims he only participated in one, but was convicted of both. Lafeyette, who is the most dependable child, helps his mother care for the younger children. He and Lajoe have an exceptional bond, one LaJoe originally found in Terence. Terence faded from his mother, and lost his bond with her; LaJoe worries the same may happen between her and Lafeyette. Much of her story revolves around her work to salvage and sustain their relationship. Pharoah, the most precocious boy, who finds solace in literature and spelling. An extremely sensitive and reflective child, Pharoah often shields himself from his unstable environment by refusing to acknowledge it. Pharoah is by far the most successful student of the children; he participated in spelling bees and is honored with multiple awards. He develops a stutter, which he spends most of his time trying to defeat, due to his stress. The triplets, Timothy, Tammie, and Tiffanie, who are only four at the beginning of the book. LaShawn and Weasel (the oldest son) are not close with the other children (despite living with them), and are mentioned very little in the book. The triplets occupy most of Lafeyette's time, as he watches out for them when his mother does not. Though most members of the family are close, they each have different ways of expressing their love. Themes The story presents a dark part of American society. The story mentions that children as young as thirteen years old are already engaged in violence, gang membership, and drug dealing. There are several points that are useful in understanding the social context of the urban youth in American society. First, the story explores the causes of domestic violence. Kotlowitz points out that the young people are robbed of their innocence by their dysfunctional social environments. Their attitudes are molded by the violence that they encounter day to day and the kind of life they are born into in the projects. Any fear of committing violent actions is replaced by their desire to maintain their own safety and fulfill their own needs. Secondly, the story presents the idea that the children could succeed if given a chance. Pharoah exemplifies this by excelling when given the chance to study. The story also reveals gross violations of human rights, depriving most of the youths of chances of successful futures. The city officials who are supposed to maintain peace and order as well as look after the welfare of the people in the project are the ones who corrupted the budget intended for the betterment of the building occupants. The Chicago Housing Authority personnel are depicted as largely responsible for the horrendous living conditions in the housing project, particularly in the Rivers' building. Research and writing process Kotlowitz spent three years with Lafeyette and Pharoah and their family and friends. Through numerous interviews, discussion, and reflections he compiled, There Are No Children Here brings the different views, worries, and opinions from the members of the Rivers family. There Are No Children Here is a combination of reporting, urban nonfiction, and biographical writing. Title The title comes from a quote by LaJoe Rivers commenting on the bleakness of her children's livelihood. - LaJoe Rivers, 1988 Awards Alex Kotlowitz was recognized for his work on the book, which was universally praised. The book won the following awards: The Helen Bernstein Award for Excellence in Journalism The Christopher Award The Carl Sandburg Award Adaptation In 1993, the book was adapted into a television film of the same name starring Oprah Winfrey as LaJoe, Keith David, and Maya Angelou in a performance "that crackles with power." References 1992 non-fiction books Doubleday (publisher) books American biographies Books about Chicago
Bektaşoğlu (former name Belkaraağaç) is a village in the Çorum District of Çorum Province in Turkey. Its population is 32 (2022). History The name of the village is mentioned as Belkaraağaç in the records of 1925. While it was previously a neighborhood of Seydimçakallı village, on January 13, 1956, it gained the village status by merging with the Oluközü and Borsunlu neighborhoods of the same village. Geography The village is 27 km away from Çorum city center. Population References Villages in Çorum District
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Dadan River () is a right tributary of the Jinsha River in Yunnan, Southwestern China. It is 102.4 km long in total, with a watershed area of 1,888 square kilometers. Overview Dadan River rises in the western Binchuan County, the upper course is called Waxi River (, Wǎxī hé) or Binju River (, Bīnjū hé). The middle course of it is called Sangyuan River (, Sāngyuán hé) or Naxi River (, Nàxī hé) and flows through the Binchuan County from south to north. The lower course of it is located in southern Yongsheng County. The river has a length of 102.4 km and drains an area of 1,888 square km. The River has also spots for fishing such as Yongsheng, Lijiang, Yunnan. References Jinsha River Rivers of Yunnan Geography of Lijiang Geography of Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture
The 2007 Queensland Cup season was the 12th season of Queensland's top-level statewide rugby league competition run by the Queensland Rugby League. The competition, known as the Queensland Wizard Cup due to sponsorship from Wizard Home Loans featured 11 teams playing a 26-week long season (including finals) from March to September. The Tweed Heads Seagulls became the first team from outside of Queensland to win the Queensland Cup when they defeated the Redcliffe Dolphins 28–18 at Suncorp Stadium. Tweed Heads' Shannon Walker was named the competition's Player of the Year, winning the Courier Mail Medal. Teams 11 teams participated in the Queensland Cup again in 2007, with the Aspley Broncos replacing the Toowoomba Clydesdales. Ladder Finals series Grand Final Reigning premiers Redcliffe, who finished the regular season in 2nd, were the first team to qualify for the Grand Final after defeating Tweed Heads in Week 1 and North Queensland in the major semi final. It would be their nine Grand Final appearance in 12 seasons. After losing to Redcliffe, Tweed Heads faced Ipswich in an elimination final, which they won 40–14. A week later, they scored a major upset over minor premiers North Queensland to progress to their first Queensland Cup Grand Final appearance. First half Redcliffe opened their premiership defence strongly when halfback Chris Fox scored in the ninth minute. Tweed Heads hit back in the 18th minute when David Myles latched onto a Tim Maccan grubber to score. The Seagulls moved into the lead for the first time when captain Brad Davis stepped through some soft defence to score under the posts. Tweed Heads extended their lead to 12 just seconds before half time when Davis sent Myles over for his second try of the game. Second half The Dolphins got the scoring underway in the second half when centre Nick Emmett dived onto a kick from his winger Alwyn Simpson to get Redcliffe back into the contest. 10 minutes later, Tweed Heads pushed the lead back to 12 when the competition's Player of the Year Shannon Walker backed up a Maccan line break to score. Walker sealed the game for his side just five minutes later when he returned a Dolphins' kick 80 metres to score in the corner. Redcliffe gave themselves a small chance late when winger Rory Bromley crossed in the 74th minute but it wasn't enough as Tweed Heads won their first premiership. They became the first club from outside of Queensland to win the competition. Seagulls' captain Brad Davis was named Man of the Match and awarded the first ever Duncan Hall Medal, named in honour of the Hall of Famer, who played 24 games for Queensland and 22 Tests for Australia. The loss in the Grand Final would effectively end the Redcliffe Dolphins dominant run in the Queensland Cup. From 1996 to 2007, the club won five premierships, appeared in nine of 12 Grand Finals and won three minor premierships. They would not qualify for another Grand Final until 2012 and would not win another until 2018. End-of-season awards Courier Mail Medal (Best and Fairest): Shannon Walker ( Tweed Heads Seagulls) QANTAS Player of the Year (Coaches Award): Trent Young ( Easts Tigers) Coach of the Year: Anthony Griffin ( Redcliffe Dolphins) Rookie of the Year: Shannon Walker ( Tweed Heads Seagulls) Representative Player of the Year: Shane Muspratt ( Queensland Residents, North Queensland Young Guns) See also Queensland Cup Queensland Rugby League References 2007 in Australian rugby league Queensland Cup
Qaraqullar (also, Karagullar, Karakollar, and Karakullar) is a village and municipality in the Dashkasan Rayon of Azerbaijan. It has a population of 796. The municipality consists of the villages of Qaraqullar, Qaratağlar, and Şahkərəm. References Populated places in Dashkasan District
Vietnam War resisters in Canada were American draft evaders and military deserters who avoided serving in the Vietnam War by seeking political asylum in Canada between 1965 and 1975. Draft avoiders were typically college-educated and middle class Americans who could no longer avoid conscription. Deserters were usually lower-income and working class who had been inducted into the United States Armed Forces right after high school or had later volunteered. Many Americans who took refuge in Canada assimilated in the country and continued to reside there decades after the war's end in 1975. Unlike the Swedish authorities who also granted asylum to American war resisters, the Canadian authorities acted discreetly and did not publicly take a position on the United States' role in the war. History Immigration and politics Starting in 1965, Canada became the main haven for Vietnam War resisters. Canadian immigration policy at the time made it easy for immigrants from all countries to obtain legal status in Canada, and classified war resisters as immigrants. There is no official estimate of how many draft evaders and deserters were admitted during the Vietnam War. One estimate puts their number between 30,000 and 40,000. The Canadian government initially refused to admit deserters who could not prove that they had been discharged from American military service; this would change in 1968. On May 22, 1969, Ottawa announced that immigration officials would not and could not ask about applicants' military status if they sought residence. The issue of accepting American exiles became a local political debate in Canada that focused on Canada's sovereignty in its immigration law. The United States never seriously contested Canada's actions, while Sweden's acceptance was heavily criticized. The United States did not become involved because American politicians generally viewed Canada as a close ally not worth disturbing over a war that was becoming rapidly unpopular domestically and internationally. Emigration from the United States continued to be unusually high while the United States was involved in the Vietnam War and maintained compulsory military service. In 1971 and 1972, Canada received more immigrants from the United States than from any other country. American draft evaders were at first assisted by the Student Union for Peace Action, a campus-based Canadian anti-war group with connections to Students for a Democratic Society. By late 1967, draft evaders were being assisted primarily by several locally based anti-draft groups (over twenty of them), such as the Vancouver Committee to Aid American War Objectors and the Toronto Anti-Draft Programme. As a counselor for the Programme, Mark Satin wrote the Manual for Draft-Age Immigrants to Canada in 1968. It sold nearly 100,000 copies overall. Amnesty and repatriations In September 1974, President Gerald R. Ford created an amnesty program for draft evaders that required them to work in alternative service occupations for periods of six to 24 months. In January 19, 1977 President Jimmy Carter fulfilled a campaign promise and offered pardons to any draft evader who requested one. It created controversy, with the right complaining of giving amnesty to criminals and those on the left complaining that requesting a pardon required the admission of a crime. According to sociologist John Hagan, after the 1977 amnesty about half of the draft evaders in Canada remained while the other half returned to the United States. Notably among those who chose to return were lower-class individuals who had trouble finding work in Canada, a minority of leftist radicals who had demanded amnesty, and ethnic minorities who had trouble assimilating to Canadian culture. Despite not being granted amnesty, about 4 in 5 deserters eventually returned to the United States. Assimilation Those that continued to live in Canada would form a visible community of Americans in Canada. The notably young and educated population that remained expanded Canada's arts and academic sectors, and helped promote leftist politics in Canada. American draft evaders who left for Canada and became prominent there include author William Gibson, politician Jim Green, gay rights advocate Michael Hendricks, attorney Jeffry House, author Keith Maillard, playwright John Murrell, television personality Eric Nagler, film critic Jay Scott, and musician Jesse Winchester. Other draft evaders from the Vietnam era remain in Sweden and elsewhere. People Deserters An estimated one thousand deserters fled to Canada to avoid more service in the Vietnam War. The United States government have not pardoned them and they may still face pro forma arrest if they return to the United States, as the case of Allen Abney demonstrated in March 2006. Draft evaders Estimates vary greatly as to how many Americans immigrated to Canada for the specific reason of evading conscription, as opposed to desertion, or other reasons. Canadian immigration statistics show that 20,000 to 30,000 draft-eligible American men came to Canada as immigrants during the Vietnam era. The BBC stated that "as many as 60,000 young American men dodged the draft." Estimates of the total number of American citizens who moved to Canada due to their opposition to the war range from 50,000 to 125,000 This exodus was "the largest politically motivated migration from the United States since the United Empire Loyalists moved north to oppose the American Revolution." These young men were often well educated, and alienated from American society, showing a knowledge and distaste for American social problems at the time. Most felt the Vietnam War was immoral, and felt supported by the era's counterculture and protests to make the decision to flee to Canada. Despite a general distaste for the war, only a minority were active political radicals. Many may have made the decision to immigrate to Canada not because of a major opposition to the morality of the war, but in fear of a removal of personal independence brought by conscription. Many were middle class and needed little assistance assimilating in Canada. Draft evaders of a lower class background were more likely to come to Canada only as a last resort. American draft evaders tended to balance the "brain drain" that Canada had experienced. While some draft evaders returned to the United States after a pardon was declared in 1977 during the administration of Jimmy Carter, roughly half of them stayed in Canada. Notable Vietnam War resisters in Canada Deserters Andy Barrie- former host of Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Radio's Metro Morning in Toronto (He later received a General Discharge from the United States Army, became a Canadian citizen, and is free to travel to the U.S.) Dick Cotterill Michael Shaffer: "After six months in the Army, my application for CO status was denied and I was told that I would be going to Vietnam. I refused to draw my weapon and was ordered court-martialed. On Labour Day 1970 I was able to escape and cross into Canada ... During President Ford's Clemency Program in 1975, I went to Fort Dix seeking the "Undesirable Discharge" offered to deserters who turned themselves in. The Army decided that I wasn't eligible and court-martial proceedings were resumed. With help from the ACLU, I was released and two years later a Federal Court ordered the Army to discharge me Honourably as a Conscientious Objector ... I remained in Vancouver" Jack Todd – award-winning sports columnist for the Montreal Gazette Mike Tulley - Edmonton, Alberta area sound engineer and social activist Draft evaders Mike Fisher – founding member of Heart, notable rock/pop band William Gibson – science fiction writer, winner of a Nebula Award Jim Green – Vancouver city councillor and mayoral candidate Michael Hendricks – gay rights advocate Jeffry House – lawyer, clients include many activists Bill King – musician and organizer of Toronto's Beaches Jazz Festival Michael Klein – activist physician, spouse of Bonnie Sherr Klein, father of Naomi Klein Keith Maillard – professor of creative writing, University of British Columbia Eric Nagler – children's entertainer on The Elephant Show Wayne Robinson – father of Svend Robinson, former Member of Parliament Jay Scott – film critic, The Globe and Mail Jesse Winchester – singer-songwriter Michael Wolfson – assistant chief statistician at Statistics Canada Harry Yates – human resources manager at the Ministry of the Attorney General of British Columbia Others Jane Jacobs – journalist and author See also American immigration to Canada Black Refugee (War of 1812) Iraq War resisters in Canada References American refugees Articles containing video clips Canada–United States relations Counterculture of the 1960s Desertion Draft evasion Opposition to United States involvement in the Vietnam War Political history of Canada Refugees in Canada Vietnam War draft evaders
Melanio Asensio Montes (18 May 1936 – 14 January 2021) was a Spanish sprinter. He competed in the men's 200 metres at the 1960 Summer Olympics. References External links 1936 births 2021 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics Spanish male sprinters Olympic athletes for Spain
Ruth Bielaski Shipley (April 20, 1885 – November 3, 1966) was an American government employee who served as the head of the Passport Division of the United States Department of State for 27 years, from 1928 to 1955. Her decisions to refuse passports were widely seen as undemocratic, dictatorial, whimsical and often personal. Early life and education Shipley was born Ruth Bielaski on April 20, 1885, in Montgomery County, Maryland, the daughter of a Methodist minister. She attended high school in Washington, D.C., and took the civil service examination after graduating. Career Shipley first worked for the United States Patent and Trademark Office beginning in 1908. She joined the State Department on August 25, 1914. In 1924, she became assistant chief of the Office of Coordination and Review. Passport Division She became head of the Passport Division in 1928, the first woman to hold the position, after twice declining the appointment. She succeeded foreign service officer Parker Wilson Buhrman and initially headed a staff of more than 70. In 1930, she joined the United States delegation to the Hague conference on the codification of international law. Three years later, she led a successful campaign over the objections of some at the State Department, to prevent a magazine's advertising campaign from using the word "passport" to identify its promotional literature. She believed it "cheapened...the high plane to which a passport had been raised." In 1937, she altered the Passport Division's policies and began issuing passports in a married woman's maiden name alone if she requested it, no longer followed by the phrase "wife of". She noted that the passports of married men never carried "husband of" as further identification. The Neutrality Act of 1939 restricted travel by American citizens to certain areas and forbade transport on the ships of nations involved in hostilities. Shipley reviewed every application personally and the number of passports issued fell from 75,000 monthly in 1930 to 2,000. She also oversaw the issuance of new passports to all citizens abroad and the incorporation of new anti-counterfeiting measures into their design. In 1945, Fortune called her "redoubtable" and in 1951 Time described her as "the most invulnerable, most unfirable, most feared and most admired career woman in Government." That same year Reader's Digest wrote that: "No American can go abroad without her authorization. She decides whether the applicant is entitled to a passport and also whether he would be a hazard to Uncle Sam's security or create prejudice against the United States by unbecoming conduct." In 1942, she was criticized for issuing a passport to a Polish-American Catholic priest who visited Joseph Stalin to plead for a democratic post-war Poland. Her decision was defended by President Roosevelt. By the end of World War II, her staff included more than 200 employees. Because of her personal role in issuing passports, many important figures corresponded with and met with her to document their reasons for travel abroad, including W. E. B. Du Bois, playwright Lillian Hellman, and Manhattan project physicist Martin David Kamen. Upon her retirement, an editorial in the New York Times attributed her reputation for "arbitrary" decision to the fact that she had to enforce newly restrictive government policies. Despite the conflict between individual freedom and government policies, it said, "there was never any doubt that Mrs. Shipley did her duty as she saw it." She retired on April 30, 1955, when she reached the mandatory retirement age of 70. She said that she chose her successor, Frances G. Knight, herself. The State Department awarded her its Distinguished Service Medal upon retirement. Her decisions to withhold issuance of great numbers of passports were seen as arbitrary, and her actions presented unwarranted difficulties impeding the travel of many U.S. citizens. Controversies Her authority was widely acknowledged and rarely challenged with success. Decisions of the Passport Division were not subject to judicial review during her years of service and her authority was described as "limitless discretion." Bill Donovan of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) first tried to win favor with Shipley by hiring her brother. When she nevertheless insisted on identifying OSS agents by noting "on Official Business" on their passports, Donovan had to get President Roosevelt to reverse her. Her efforts to deny travel privileges to the children of U.S. diplomats were similarly overridden in the years following World War II. In the 1950s, she became the object of controversy when critics accused her of denying passports without due process on the basis of politics, while critics defended her actions as attempts to support the fight against Communism. Senator Wayne Morse called her decisions "tyrannical and capricious" for failure to disclose the reasons for the denial of passport applications. Her supporters included Secretary of State Dean Acheson and Senator Pat McCarran. Such decisions were made necessary by Section 6 of the Subversive Activities Control Act of 1950, which made it a crime for any member of a communist organization to use or obtain a passport. This provision was declared unconstitutional by the United States Supreme Court in its 1964 decision in the case of Aptheker v. Secretary of State. In September 1952, Secretary of State Dean Acheson called his relations with Shipley's "Queendom of Passports" "a hard struggle" and said that passport, travel and visa issues were "the most distasteful part of this job." In 1953, she refused Linus Pauling a passport for travel to travel to accept the Nobel Prize in Chemistry because, using the standard language of her office, it "would not be in the best interests of the United States," but was overruled. Personal life She married Frederick W. van Dorn Shipley in 1909. She left government service for several years while the couple lived in the Panama Canal Zone, where he worked in government administration until his poor health forced their return to the United States. They had a son born in 1911. Her husband died in 1919. The American Jewish League Against Communism gave her an award for "a lifetime of service to the American people." She died in Washington, D.C., on November 3, 1966. She is buried in the Congressional Cemetery in Washington, D.C. Family Shipley's grandfather Alexander Bielaski died fighting for the Union at the Battle of Belmont and her uncle Oscar Bielaski was a professional baseball player. Her brother A. Bruce Bielaski headed the Bureau of Investigation, later the Federal Bureau of Investigation, in the Department of Justice during World War I. Footnotes Further reading "Ruth Shipley: The State Department's Watchdog," Reader's Digest, vol. 59, July 1951. People from Montgomery County, Maryland American civil servants American women civil servants McCarthyism People from Washington, D.C. 1885 births 1966 deaths American people of Polish descent
Geeting Farm is a historic home located at Keedysville, Washington County, Maryland, United States. It is a two-story, five-bay log dwelling resting on low fieldstone foundations, with a one-story, three-bay stone addition. Numerous sheds and outbuildings are located near the house. The house was built by George Adam Geeting [1741-1812], who settled on this land near Little Antietam Creek after immigrating to the English Colony of Maryland in 1759 from his native Prussia. Geeting farmed his land and taught in a log schoolhouse nearby which became a regular preaching appointment for services held by Rev. Philip William Otterbein, one of the founding leaders of the United Brethren in Christ, the first denomination organized in the United States of America. In the mid-1770s, Geeting erected a meetinghouse which later became known as Mount Hebron Church, the first structure built expressly for services of the future United Brethren in Christ denomination. Salem United Methodist Church in Keedysville is the successor to the Mount Hebron Church and Geeting Meetinghouse. Getting himself was ordained a minister of the German Reformed Church in 1788 and traveled extensively through Western Maryland, Virginia, and Pennsylvania as an itinerant preacher. On September 25, 1800, George Adam Geeting attended the first conference of the United Brethren in Christ at the home of Peter Kemp near Frederick, Maryland. It was at this conference that the United Brethren in Christ was formally organized as a denomination and took its name. Geeting continued serving as a minister for the new church, acted as secretary of the denominational conference, and served as a bishop of the United Brethren in Christ briefly in 1812 before his death. The Geeting Farm was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977. References External links , including photo in 1976, at Maryland Historical Trust Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Maryland Houses in Washington County, Maryland National Register of Historic Places in Washington County, Maryland
David Chadwick (23 December 1821 – 19 September 1895) was an English accountant and Liberal Party politician. He sat in the House of Commons from 1868 to 1880. Early life David Chadwick was the son of John Chadwick, who was originally from Macclesfield but later moved to Manchester. Chadwick was educated in Manchester, and began training as an accountant in 1843. By 1870 he was a senior partner in Chadwicks, Adamson, Collier, and Co., based in London and Manchester. He was a President of the Manchester Statistical Society, the first president of the Manchester Institute of Accountants, and an associate of the Institution of Civil Engineers. At the 1865 general election, Chadwick unsuccessfully contested the borough of Macclesfield, but he won the seat at the 1868 general election. Macclesfield then had two Members of Parliament (MPs), and Chadwick and his fellow Liberal MP William Coare Brocklehurst were re-elected in 1874 and in 1880. However, an election petition was lodged against the result of the 1880 general election in Macclesfield, and the result was declared void on 22 June 1880. The Election Court found that an organised system of bribery and treating by the Liberal election agent had prevailed at the election; Chadwick and Brocklehurst were both unseated and a Royal Commission was appointed to investigate. The inquiry opened on 1 October 1880, which found that there had been extensive bribery in the borough. The writ was suspended, and the borough lost its right to representation in Parliament. William Mair, Liberal agent at the election, told the court that he had promised Chadwick that no money would be spent illegally. He was convicted in July 1881 of bribery and of making a false return of election expenses. Chadwick did not stand again. Chadwick was also a prolific writer on a range of topics. His works included Suggestions for an Equitable Redistribution of Parliamentary Representation, The Financial Aspect of the Sanitary Question, Poor Rates and Principle of Rating, Social and Educational Statistics of Manchester, and The Rate of Wages in 200 Trades for 20 Years. He was described in 1870 as being "in favour of the ballot, national education, and reduction in national expenditure". He erected the Macclesfield Free Library, and presented it to the town's corporation. He was also a governor of the estate of the Royal Holloway College in Surrey. Family Chadwick married twice, firstly in 1844 to Louisa Bow, daughter of William Bow of Broughton. Louisa died in 1873, and in 1878 he married Ursula Sopwith, daughter of the civil engineer Thomas Sopwith. Chadwick died on 19 September 1895, aged 73, at his home The Poplars in Herne Hill, London and was buried at West Norwood Cemetery. References External links 1821 births 1895 deaths Liberal Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1868–1874 UK MPs 1874–1880 UK MPs 1880–1885 People from Macclesfield English accountants Burials at West Norwood Cemetery 19th-century English businesspeople
Sebastian Koch (born 31 May 1962) is a German television and film actor. He is known for roles in the 2007 Academy Award-winning film The Lives of Others, in Steven Spielberg's Bridge of Spies, and as Otto Düring in the fifth season of the Showtime series Homeland. Childhood Koch grew up in Stuttgart with his mother who was a single parent. He originally wanted to be a musician, but production by artistic director Claus Peymann influenced him in the late 1970s to change careers to become an actor. Career Theatre From 1982 to 1985, Koch studied at the renowned Otto Falckenberg School in Munich. In addition to his cinematic work, he played a diversity of different roles on stage. Koch portrayed amongst other Peer Gynt and Leonce in Leonce and Lena at the municipal theatre of Darmstadt. At the Schiller theatre in Berlin he played the character Roller in Schiller's The Robbers and Orest in Goethe's Iphigenie auf Tauris. A couple of years later, he took over the role of Lord Goring in Oscar Wilde's An Ideal Husband in the playhouse Bochum under the direction of Armin Holz. Film and television Koch had his first TV appearance in 1980 in the 77th episode of the series Derrick, followed by an episode in the popular crime series Tatort in 1986. He acted in numerous thrillers like Der Mann mit der Maske, Die brennende Schnecke, and in 1997 in Heinrich Breloer's two-piece , in which he portrayed the role of Andreas Baader. For the title role in and for his performance as the writer Klaus Mann in Heinrich Breloer's docudrama The Manns – A Novel of the Century, he won respectively in 2002 the Adolf Grimme Award, one of the most prestigious awards for German television. The latter was furthermore distinguished as "TV event of the year" with the German Television Award. In addition, Koch received the Bavarian TV Award for the same movie. His first international productions included the historical drama Napoleon, which Koch in appeared alongside Gérard Depardieu, John Malkovich and Isabella Rossellini and brought him more attention. He portrayed the youthful lover of Catherine Deneuve, Rodolphe Löwenstein, in Marie und Freud. Koch has portrayed historically significant personalities, among Rudolf Höss in Costa-Gavras Hochhuth's adaptation Amen (Der Stellvertreter). He appeared in The Tunnel, a made-for-television German film about the idea of going underground by digging a tunnel shortly after the construction of the Berlin wall in 1961, and in Peter Keglevic’s historical drama Two Days of Hope about the uprising on 17 June 1953. Koch appeared in Stauffenberg (2004 by Jo Baier and winner of the German Film Award); and he played Albert Speer in Heinrich Breoler's mini-series Speer und Er in 2004 – his third collaboration with the director following Death Game and The Manns – A Novel of the Century. He received for his performance as the Nazi architect Albert Speer the German TV Award. Sebastian Koch appeared in Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck's drama The Lives of Others in 2006 as one of the leading roles. He portrayed the playwright Georg Dreyman, who lived in East Germany with his lover, a dissident who was spied on and monitored. The movie received an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film in 2007 as well as the BAFTA Award, the César, and the German and European Film Award. Koch himself was nominated several times for his work in The Lives of Others and received the Globo d'oro for Best European Actor, The Quadriga, and the Bambi. Paul Verhoeven's movie Black Book (Zwartboek) was also shot in 2006. Koch played a Nazi Officer in occupied Holland who falls in love with a Jewish member of the resistance (Carice van Houten). Black Book celebrated its premiere at the Venice Film Festival and the Toronto International Film Festival. After shooting the movie in 2007/2008, Koch appeared on camera for the international production of Jack London's classic psychological adventure novel Sea Wolf, where Koch portrayed a lone despot of both brutal cruelty and longing romance. The shooting of this two-parter based on Nigel Williams’ script and under Mike Barker’s direction took place in Halifax, Canada. The mini-series won the Directors Guild of Canada Award and Koch was nominated in 2010 for his role as Wolf Larsen for the international Emmy Award. The shooting of the movie Manipulation (adapted from the novel Das Verhör des Harry Wind) took also place in 2008, with Koch and Klaus Maria Brandauer playing leading roles. In 2010, Koch was the male title role in the English independent tragicomedy Albatross under the direction of Niall MacCormick. He played the role of Prof. Bressler in the movie Unknown (with Liam Neeson and Diane Kruger) under the direction of Jaume Collet-Serra. In the summer of 2010, he took a guest role alongside Eva Green and Joseph Fiennes in the TV series Camelot from the Irish RT Film production, followed by the UFA production Bella Block – Stich ins Herz under the direction of Stephan Wagner, in which Koch played the role of Max Klöckner. As a host of the ZDF production Terra X, Koch presented the Cologne Cathedral, the Neuschwanstein Castle and the Dresden Frauenkirche. In 2011, Koch appeared in the Czech production The Shadow of the Horse (Ve Stinu), in which Koch played the leading role of the investigator Zenk, whose mission is to win through one personal rival and through the regime of communist Prague in the 50s. In the German production adapted from Bernhard Schlink's novel The Weekend in 2012, Koch portrays an amnestied RAF terrorist (Jens Kessler), who has a reunion with his old mates. In the same year, Koch began shooting the Greek-Russian drama film God Loves Caviar based upon the true story of Ioannis Varvakis, played by Koch, a former pirate who moved up to being a Greek caviar merchant and eventual benefactor from Psara. The international cast also included Catherine Deneuve as Catherine the Great of Russia and John Cleese as Officer McCormick. Furthermore, Koch played the title role in Suspension of Disbelief, a thriller by Mike Figgis, which was followed by part 5 of the Die Hard movies, with Koch as Bruce Willis' antagonist. In 2013, Ridley Scott (director and producer) began working on The Vatican, a pilot episode for a Showtime series about intrigues concerning the Pope and mysteries and secrets within the Catholic Church. Koch played the role of the Vatican's secretary Cardinal Marco Malerba, who is one of the true potentates of the inner circle. In the Austrian production Koch portrayed Alfred Nobel in 2014, and in the French production Au nom de ma fille, based on a true story, Koch played Dieter Krombach, a German doctor who is accused of murdering his stepdaughter by her biological French father (played by Daniel Auteuil). The case had spanned 30 years and has caused considerable publicity because of the issues of French-German relations and vigilante justice it raised. In 2014, Koch was also part of Steven Spielberg's historical dramatic thriller Bridge of Spies about the negotiations of the release of spies between the East and West. Lawyer James B. Donovan (Tom Hanks) is thrown into the centre of the Cold War and East German lawyer Wolfgang Vogel (Koch) is a key figure in the process. The film premiered at the New York Film Festival and was nominated for the 2016 Academy Award for Best Picture. The biographical romantic drama film The Danish Girl by Academy Award winner Tom Hooper (The King's Speech) is about one of the first known recipients of sex reassignment surgery. Koch portrays Kurt Warnekros, a doctor at the Dresden Municipal Women's Clinic, who was one of the first to carry out such operations. The cast furthermore includes Eddie Redmayne and Alicia Vikander. Subsequently, Koch filmed Fog in August (by director Kai Wessel), the first feature film to address the Nazis' euthanasia program and the hospital's staunch Nazi chief physician Werner Veithausen's (played by Koch) way of dealing with the issue. Eventually, in 2015, Koch began shooting the fifth season of the Showtime series Homeland about bipolar CIA Officer Carrie Mathison (Claire Danes). After leaving the CIA, Carrie now works for German billionaire Otto Düring (Koch), a philanthropist who uses the money his family made through affiliation with the Nazis to help struggling people around the world, including in volatile regions of the Middle East. Düring hires her to be his head of security in Berlin. In 2016, he collaborated again with director Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck for the feature film Never Look Away, produced by Wiedemann & Berg and Walt Disney. The subject of the drama is the life of an artist, loosely based on the biography of Gerhard Richter. Sebastian starrs alongside Tom Schilling, Paula Beer, Saskia Rosendahl, Oliver Masucci and Ina Weisse. Never Look Away was submitted as the German entry for the 2019 Academy Awards and was ultimately nominated by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in the categories of "Best Foreign Language Film" and "Best Cinematography". Sebastian Koch also won the Bambi award for "Best Actor National" in Never Look Away in 2018. In 2020, Koch starred in the German-Canadian television series The Defeated by Måns Mårlind. In the thriller series Your Honor (German title Euer Ehren), a German-Austrian adaptation of the Israeli series Kvodo, which aired in April 2022, Koch embodies a incorruptible judge who violates his moral principles and breaks with law and order driven by the infinite love for his son and the concern for his son's life. Sebastian Koch is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which awards the Oscar. In addition to his acting work, he regularly delights audiences with symphonic-scenic readings, including Paradise with violinist Daniel Hope, Dream Story with the Hubert Nuss Jazz Quartet and The Kreutzer Sonata after L. Tolstoy, which Sebastian Koch dramaturgically adapted and conceived as a stage play with piano and violin. Audiobooks Koch has frequently served as an interpreter of both literary and musical-literary audiobooks and live performances of such. Current projects include Schumann – Scenes of a marriage (with Martina Gedeck) about the exchange of letters between Clara and Robert Schumann, and accompanied by Argentinean bandoneon virtuoso Roberto Russo Koch has also presented excerpts from The Player by Dostoyevsky. The premiere of a play reading of Rhapsody: A Dream Novel by Arthur Schnitzler – accompanied by compositions especially for jazz – took place at the Literature and Poetry Festival in Bad Homburg in 2011. In 2012, he produced the audiobook Koch is reading Heuss about speeches and letters by Theodor Heuss in collaboration with Cherbuliez Productions. Koch twice lent his voice to the audiobook edition of Brigitte – Strong Voices. In 2007, he recorded the novel A perfect friend (Martin Suter) followed by the crime story On the twelfth day (Wolfgang Schorlau) in 2014. Personal life Sebastian Koch lives in Berlin and has a daughter, Paulina (born 1995) and a son, Jacob (born 2013). He was in a relationship with actress Carice van Houten, whom he met on the set of the movie Black Book, from 2005 to 2009. Filmography (selection) (1991) – Gerhardt Death Came As a Friend (1991, TV film) – young Gerhard Selb The Duck Bros./Dog Days (1991–2011, franchise) – Stanley (voice) Cosimas Lexikon (1992) – Sven (1994, TV film) – Bernd Schild Blutige Spur (1995, TV film) – Daniel Hart to Hart: Two Harts in 3/4 Time (1995, TV film) – Hans Ditsch (1996, TV miniseries) – Wismar (1997, TV film) – Andreas Baader Gloomy Sunday (1999) – Obersturmbannführer Eichbaum Valley of the Shadows (1999) – von Sviet The Tunnel (2001) – Matthis Hiller (2001, TV film) – Richard Oetker Die Manns – Ein Jahrhundertroman (2001, TV miniseries) – Klaus Mann Amen. (2002) – Rudolf Höss Napoleon (2002, TV miniseries) – Maréchal Jean Lannes (2003) – Robert 'Nichtraucher' Uthofft Two Days of Hope (2003, TV film) – Helmut Kaminski (2004, TV film) – Rodolphe Löwenstein Stauffenberg, Operation Valkyrie (2004, TV film) – Claus von Stauffenberg (2004) – Philipp Speer und Er (2005, TV film) – Albert Speer The Shell Seekers (2006, TV film) – Cosmo The Lives of Others (2006) – Georg Dreyman Black Book (2006) – Ludwig Müntze Rudy: The Return of the Racing Pig (2007) – Thomas Bussmann (2008) – Dr. Hans Frick Effi Briest (2009) – Geert von Instetten Sea Wolf (2009, TV film) – Wolf Larsen Manipulation (2011) – Harry Wind Unknown (2011) – Professor Bressler Camelot (2011, TV miniseries) – King Uther Albatross (2011) – Jonathan The Weekend (2012) – Jens Kessler God Loves Caviar (2012) – Varvakis In the Shadow, Ve stínu (Czech title) (2012) – Zenke Suspension of Disbelief (2012) – Martin A Good Day to Die Hard (2013) – Yuri Komarov October November (2013) – Andreas The Galapagos Affair: Satan Came to Eden (2013) – Heinz Wittmer (voice) Homeland (2015–2016, TV series) – Otto Düring (2014, TV film) – Alfred Nobel The Danish Girl (2015) – Warnekros Bridge of Spies (2015) – Wolfgang Vogel Kalinka (2016) – Dieter Krombach Fog in August (2016) – Dr. Werner Veithausen Billionaire Ransom (2016) – Bobby Hartmann Bel Canto (2018) Never Look Away (2018) 11-11: Memories Retold (2018, Video game) – Kurt (voice) The Name of the Rose (2019, TV miniseries) The Defeated (2021 Netflix series) Your Honor (2022, TV series) Awards and nominations (selection) 2001 – German Television Awards nomination for best supporting actor in Der Tunnel 2002 Adolf Grimme Award for his portrayal of Richard Oetker in Bavarian TV Award ("Blue Panther") for his portrayal of Klaus Mann in The Manns – A Novel of the Century Adolf Grimme Award for his portrayal of Klaus Mann in The Manns – A Novel of the Century Jupiter Award for his portrayal of Richard Oetker in 2003 – DIVA Award; nominated for "Best German Actor" at the Verleihung der Goldenen Kamera for his role in Napoleon. 2004 – Golden Gong award for Stauffenberg; German Television Awards nomination for "Best Leading Actor" in Stauffenberg. 2005 – Bavarian TV Award ("Blue Panther") for his portrayal of Albert Speer in Speer und Er; German Television Award for "Best Leading Role" in Speer und Er. 2006 – Quadriga award for The Lives of Others (shared with Ulrich Mühe and the film's director, Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck); Bambi award for best actor (national). 2007 – Globo d'Oro award for "Best European Actor" (Italy) 2010 – Nomination for "Best Male Actor" for the International Emmy Award; Nomination as "Most Popular Actor" for the Austrian Romy TV award for his performance in Sea Wolf 2013 – Nomination for "Best Supporting Actor" for the Czech Lion for The Shadow of the Horse (Ve Stinu) 2015 – Nomination for "Most Popular Actor" for the Austrian Romy TV award for his performance in 2016 – Günter Rohrbach TV Award for his role in Fog in August; Nomination for the Screen Actors Guild Award in the category "Best Acting Ensemble in a Drama Series" for Homeland 2018 – Bambi award for "Best Actor National" 2019 – Nomination for "Best Actor" for the Austrian Romy TV award for his performance in Never Look Away 2021 – "Die Europa" award at the Braunschweig International Film Festival References External links Sebastian Koch at his management's website Fan site Photographs of Sebastian Koch 1962 births Living people German male film actors German male television actors German male stage actors 20th-century German male actors 21st-century German male actors Male actors from Stuttgart Actors from Karlsruhe
Aberdeen Town House is a municipal facility in Castle Street, Aberdeen, Scotland. The town house, which is the headquarters of Aberdeen City Council, is a Category A listed building. History After rapid population growth in the first half of the 19th century, civic leaders decided that the early 17th-century tolbooth and the early 19th-century courthouse, which had been built adjacent to the tolbooth, were inadequate for their needs. They decided to demolish the old courthouse and to incorporate the remaining part of the tolbooth into a new structure. The new building was designed by Peddie and Kinnear in the Scottish baronial style and was completed in 1874. The design involved an asymmetrical frontage with fifteen bays along Castle Street; the central section of five bays featured segmental-arched arcading on the ground floor and double-height segmental-arched windows on the second and third floors; the western section incorporated a five-stage clock tower with a spire while the eastern section incorporated the southern elevation of the old tolbooth. Internally, the principal room was the double-height council chamber. The new town house served as the headquarters of Aberdeen Town Council until 1895, when that body was replaced by Aberdeen Corporation. King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra inspected a Guard of Honour from the 3rd Battalion of the Gordon Highlanders in front of the new town house on 27 September 1906. The building remained the Corporation's headquarters until it was replaced by Aberdeen District Council under the wider Grampian Regional Council in May 1975. The foundation stone for an extension along Broad Street was laid by the Lord Provost, Robert Lennox, on 17 November 1975. The extension which was designed by the city architects, I. A. Ferguson and T. C. Watson, was built by Taylor Woodrow Construction. The complex then remained the Aberdeen District Council headquarters until the abolition of the Grampian Region led to the formation of Aberdeen City Council in April 1996. The whole complex was extensively refurbished at a cost of £4 million between August 2014 and March 2017. Works of art in the complex include a sculpture of Robert the Bruce by Anne Davidson showing the Scottish king in 14th-century armour carrying his shield and sword. See also List of listed buildings in Aberdeen/4 References Aberdeen Government buildings completed in 1874 1874 establishments in Scotland Category A listed buildings in Aberdeen Listed government buildings in Scotland Politics of Aberdeen Clock towers in the United Kingdom
Vila Neitzel is a geographical district in the Brazilian municipality of Itueta, founded by Pomeranians. The district was founded by German refugees during World War II. In the district is currently headquartered Língua Mutter project, which has the goal of teaching and spreading the East Pomeranian dialect among the inhabitants of the district. See also German Brazilians References External links Itueta, em Minas, abriga comunidade de descendentes de alemães Neighbourhoods in Minas Gerais German-Brazilian culture
Year 7 Class 1 () is a South Korean girl group formed by DRB Entertainment in Seoul, South Korea. The group debuted on January 24, 2014 with "Oppa Virus". Members Baek Se-hee () Kang Min-ju () Shin Ee-rang () Kwon So-jung () Han Bit-na () Yoo Hwa () Go Eun-sil () Discography Extended plays References K-pop music groups South Korean girl groups South Korean dance music groups Musical groups from Seoul Musical groups established in 2014 2014 establishments in South Korea South Korean pop music groups
The Serbia and Montenegro Cup was an association football knockout cup tournament of Serbia and Montenegro played between 1992 and 2006, after which Serbia and Montenegro became separate nations. The competition was the continuation of the old Marshal Tito Cup of the SFR Yugoslavia, and it was named FR Yugoslavia Cup between 1992 and 2003, when the official name of the country was Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. It was renamed to Serbia and Montenegro Cup in 2003 when the country changed its official name. The cup was organized by the Football Association of Serbia and Montenegro. This tournament was played for a total of 15 seasons, the tournament was dominated by Serbian clubs with no Montenegrin sides ever reaching the final. Belgrade club Red Star were the most successful club, reaching the final in all but two seasons and winning the tournament nine times. Between 1993 and 1998, the finals were played on a home and away basis, but this was later changed to a single-game final. After Montenegro proclaimed its independence in 2006, both football associations got to work on organizing a new tournament. The Football Association of Serbia formed a deal with Carlsberg affiliate Lav pivo and quickly formed the Lav Kup Srbije. Football Association of Montenegro had much more trouble organizing their cup tournament as most of the organizers of the Serbia and Montenegro cup were in Serbia and they directly inherited the rights to the former association as well as cup tournament. However, after a long and difficult struggle, the Montenegrin Cup was formed. Finals Note: In 2005 FK Železnik won the cup but after suffering financial problems the club merged with FK Voždovac and the trophy remains with the newly formed club. FK Sartid won the cup in 2003 and later changed its name back to FK Smederevo. Performance by club See also Yugoslav Cup Serbian Cup Montenegrin Cup External links Football competitions in Serbia and Montenegro Defunct football competitions in Serbia Defunct football competitions in Montenegro Football cup competitions in Serbia 1992 establishments in Yugoslavia 1992 disestablishments in Yugoslavia Recurring sporting events established in 1992 Recurring sporting events disestablished in 2006
The Col. John Streett House is a historic home located at Street, Harford County, Maryland, United States. It is a Federal style home composed of three brick sections, two of which are original and one a late 19th-century addition. The original dwelling built about 1805, consists of a -story, five-bay, gable-roofed main section and a 2-story, two-bay attached kitchen. The kitchen wing section has two unequal-sized rooms on the ground floor and a large loft room above, reached by a closed, corner stair. The home is named for Colonel John Streett (1762-1837), a man prominent in local politics and a hero of the War of 1812 who led Harford's 7th Regiment Cavalry at the Battle of North Point. The Col. John Streett House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. References External links , including photo from 1989, Maryland Historical Trust website Houses in Harford County, Maryland Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Maryland Houses completed in 1805 Federal architecture in Maryland Street, Maryland 1805 establishments in Maryland National Register of Historic Places in Harford County, Maryland
Set Piece is an original novel written by Kate Orman and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It features the Seventh Doctor, Ace, Bernice and Kadiatu Lethbridge-Stewart. It is the last New Adventure to feature Ace as a regular character, although she appeared sporadically throughout the rest of the series. A prelude to the novel, also penned by Orman, appeared in Doctor Who Magazine #222. Plot Ms Cohen is travelling on a starliner that falls through a time rift and is boarded by giant mechanical ants. She wakes up on board a vessel known as The Ship, where the ants and human prisoners they use as slaves are slowly processing the captured humans and storing their minds inside Ship's systems. The human guards, however, have a problem. One prisoner, whom they call the "Gingerbread Man", repeatedly escapes from cold storage despite their best efforts. Ms Cohen witnesses several of these escapes and watches the guards brutally beat him to the point where he seems to be suffering a heart attack. As Ms. Cohen tries to start him breathing again, she realises he has two hearts. Eventually she realises that the "Gingerbread Man's" escapes always go to a different part of Ship, therefore he is looking for someone. In his next escape, he reaches the freezers, where Ace is trapped. The Doctor is finally able to summon Bernice to rescue them. But the attempt fails and the Doctor, Ace and Bernice are thrown out into the rift. Ms Cohen is trapped on Ship and eventually processed like the others. Some months earlier, the Doctor shows Bernice and Ace a mysterious cafe that manifests itself at different locations in time and space, ranging from Glebe, New South Wales to Argolis. The Doctor says this as a result of a Time Rift, which has punched through the fabric of reality. An unknown force is using the rift to snare passenger ships. The Doctor and Ace plan to get captured and learn what is happening having failed, the three travellers are separated. Ace falls out of the rift in the Egyptian desert during the Akhenaten period, where she is found by nobleman Sedjet and becomes part of his household body guard. Because she is a woman, she has to constantly prove herself. The only person who seems to accept her is the priest, Sesehaten. Although she can still hear Egyptian as English, she eventually accepts that the Doctor will not be coming to rescue her. When Sedjet tries to take her on as his mistress, Ace realises that he will only ever see her as a curiosity. She leaves his house, abandoning the force field generator she used to travel through the rift. Unable to find work as a soldier, she is reduced to working as a waitress. She encounters Sesehaten again, who tells her that odd lights have been seen in the sky. Ace realises that the rift may be opening and rushes back to Sedjet's house. The building is empty and the ants are there looking for the force field generator. Sesehaten reveals that he is part of the cult of Set (also known as Sutekh), which has been outlawed since Pharaoh forced Egypt to accept a single religion and one god Aten. Sesehaten's cult will help Ace leave through the rift, if she helps them kidnap the Pharaoh. Ace agrees, as she sees Akhenaten as another in the long line of fascists she has fought. Ace breaks into Akhenaten's palace and takes him hostage, but Ace realises through talking to him that he is no better or worse than any other ruler. In the courtyard he reveals the TARDIS, which his army recovered when it fell from the sky, explaining how Ace could understand Egyptian. Using the instruments, Ace discovers that Sesehaten is not human, but a machine built by Ship to control the rift. Bernice lands in France in 1798 and makes friends with Vivant Denon, a founder of modern Egyptology and one of her heroes. Together they travel to Egypt with Napoleon's army and Bernice attempts to find the Amarna Graffito, a mysterious phrase written on a tomb wall in modern English, which she has a strange feeling can help her find the TARDIS. Searching inside a tomb, she is trapped by survivors of Set's cult, who steal her diary thinking it and the message are key to releasing their god from his prison. Denon rescues her and together they lead French troops to the Cultists camp, where Benny recovers her diary and finds the location of the graffiti. The Doctor, suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, appears in 1871 Paris, as the events of the Paris Commune unfold. He finds himself in the care of Kadiatu Lethbridge-Stewart, whose time travel experiments created the rift. Now they are both trapped in Paris. The ants have followed them and Kadiatu takes the Doctor to M. Thierry's house for shelter. Despite his confused state of mind, the Doctor still realises that Thierry's young son is not all he seems and suspects Thierry is really in league with the ants. Thierry and Kadiatu have been helping the Doctor recover, playing for time and hoping that he will reveal to them the information that Ship couldn't take from his mind. Ace has the TARDIS buried in the monument at Amarna and writes a message on the wall, so the Doctor or Bernice will eventually find it. She then uses Sesehaten to open the rift and with the help of the force shield, escapes through it. In 1798, Bernice does indeed find the TARDIS and after saying goodbye to Denon, she too leaves for the Doctor's location. In Paris, Thierry uses the ants' technology with Kadiatu's time machine to stabilise the rift, but unfortunately the Doctor has filled it with explosives, hoping the ants would take it back to Ship. The resulting explosion kills Thierry and tears the rift completely open. A little boy appears and attempts to stabilise the rift as first Ace, then the TARDIS come through. He is a machine built to stabilise the rift like Sesehaten. As the rift widens, Ace shoots the boy, sealing the rift in the process. The Doctor, his mind recovering, explains to Ace and Benny that Ship is an organic computer, built by a human colony to store their minds in a gestalt entity, but having fallen through Kadiatu's rifts, it is now trying to store all organic matter in the universe and has built the ship and the ants to fulfil its purpose. The travellers return to Paris and Ace watches the chaos around her. Knowing that the Commune will fail and thousands will be killed, she tries to persuade the woman fighters that their attack are pointless, just as Akhenaten's religious reforms were ultimately undone and forgotten. But the fighters believe that fighting for their beliefs is more important than winning. Bernice finds Kadiatu is giving Ship dead bodies killed in the Commune to process into organic machinery for time travel. Ship has also infected Kadiatu with an organic virus that is slowly taking her over. She has been playing for time hoping to come up with a virus to kill Ship. Ship overcomes her virus and she becomes a part of Ship and goes back for the Doctor, whom his companions now realise has also been infected, which will allow Ship to read his mind and use the knowledge to open more rifts and process more minds. Refusing to let the Doctor be sacrificed Ace uses one of Kadiatu’s organic time hoppers to follow them to Ship, where she tries to track down the Doctor. All the prisoners and the human guards have been processed and the three people are the only ones aboard. Kadiatu shoots Ace, but she is only badly wounded. The Doctor is connected to the fabric of Ship, but the moment he accesses Ship’s central nervous system, he is able to shut it down directly. As Ship dies, Kadiatu leaps into the rift and disappears. Ace gets the Doctor back to Paris, where he allows himself to die temporarily, thus killing the organic material which Ship had implanted in him. As the TARDIS is about to leave Ace chooses to stay. She knows she can't change history, but actions maybe able to save some lives. She also plans to use the surviving technology to monitor the rifts and protect Earth from any other threats like Ship. The Doctor reveals that he has known where she would end up since soon after he met her. The Epilogue shows Ace, now using the name Dorothee McShane, meeting Denon and telling him that Bernice is safe. She again meets the Doctor in Sydney, 1993 and helps him fight an alien invasion. In the present of 1871, Ace helps defend a barricade until the last moment, then puts down her gun and disappears into history. External links Set Piece Prelude The Cloister Library - Set Piece 1995 British novels 1995 science fiction novels British science fiction novels Novels by Kate Orman Virgin New Adventures Seventh Doctor novels Fiction set in 1798 Fiction set in 1815 Fiction set in 1871 Fiction set in 1995
Q-Be is a digital audio player manufactured in South Korea. It is imported in the United Kingdom and sold in many of the large electronic stores such as Currys. It has an Organic light-emitting diode display. It is available in 256Mb, 512Mb and 1Gb memory variants. Its built-in battery is recharged using the same USB cable that is used to transfer data to the device, the cable is inserted into the headphone socket. The Q-Be is identical to the MobiBLU DAH-1500i. See also Cube2 References Digital audio players
Artres () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. A group of grave objects from a Frankish noble lady was found in Artres in the nineteenth century. Known as the Artres Treasure, it is now mostly in the British Museum. Population Heraldry See also Communes of the Nord department References Communes of Nord (French department)
Corrimal was an electoral district for the Legislative Assembly in the Australian State of New South Wales from 1968 to 1988, named after the suburb of Corrimal. It was replaced by Keira. Its only member was Laurie Kelly, representing the Labor Party. Members for Corrimal Election results References Former electoral districts of New South Wales 1968 establishments in Australia Constituencies established in 1968 1988 disestablishments in Australia Constituencies disestablished in 1988
Doris A. Davis (born circa 1935) is a former mayor of Compton, California, who earned a place in history as the first African-American woman mayor of a metropolitan city in the United States. Political career In 1965, 33-year-old Davis defeated incumbent Clyde Harland to become Compton's first black City Clerk. Eight years later she challenged and defeated another incumbent, Compton Mayor Douglas Dollarhide. By doing so, she became the first female African American Mayor of a major metropolitan city. However, after four years as mayor she did not seek re-election. Davis was succeeded in 1977 by another African-American, Lionel Cade, an accountant and former member of the city council, who also served only one term. In 1986, Davis unsuccessfully ran for a seat in the California State Assembly, 54th District. She finished third in the Democratic primary. Until 2013, Davis was the only female mayor in Compton's history. On June 4, 2013, Aja Brown was elected as Compton's 2nd female mayor and the city's youngest mayor. In 2004, Alita Godwin became only the second black woman to serve as Compton City Clerk. References Jet, June 11, 2001, vol. 99 issue 26, p. 19 Los Angeles Herald-Examiner, "Distaff mayor determined in dream for Compton", November 11, 1973, pt. A, p. 10 Los Angeles Herald-Examiner, "Compton's mayor Doris Davis speaks out", April 19, 1974, p. A-2 Los Angeles Times, "Doris Davis running hard and fast", September 23, 1973, pt. 10, p1 1935 births Living people Mayors of Compton, California African-American mayors in California Women mayors of places in California Place of birth missing (living people) 21st-century African-American people 21st-century African-American women 20th-century African-American people 20th-century African-American women African-American women mayors
Tamás Kátai is a Hungarian avant-garde musician and professional photographer. He has been in a number of different bands, including the avant-garde post-black metal group Thy Catafalque, and has also released solo material. During the 2010s Kátai used to reside in Edinburgh. Beside his musical career, he has also worked as English teacher and as a professional language interpreter for NHS. By the 2020s, he moved back to Hungary. Discography As a member Darklight (solo) Holocaust in Fairyland – Demo, 1994 The Shades Inside – Demo, 1994 Aeternus – Demo, 1995 Tinctures of Nightfall – Demo, 1995 In Igne Et Terra – Demo, 1996 Feast of November Dawn – Demo, 1997 Virrasztanak a holtak... – EP, 1999 Theatrum October – Full-length, 1999 Gire Energire – Demo, 1999 Hét Madár – Demo, 2000 Metabiosis – Demo, 2002 V – Demo, 2003 Nádak, erek – Demo, 2004 Gire – Full-length, 2007 Gort Forest Myths – EP, 2000 Tamás Kátai (solo) Erika Szobája – Full-length, 2006 Slower Structures – Full-length, 2016 Jupiter 92 – Full-length, 2022 Thy Catafalque Cor Cordium – Demo, 1999 Sublunary Tragedies – Full-length, 1999 Microcosmos – Full-length, 2001 Tűnő Idő Tárlat – Full-length, 2004 Róka Hasa Rádió – Full-length, 2009 Rengeteg – Full-length, 2011 Sgùrr – Full-length, 2015 Meta – Full-length, 2016 Geometria – Full-length, 2018 Naiv – Full-length, 2020 Vadak – Full-length, 2021 Alföld – Full-length, 2023 Neolunar Neolunar – Full-length, 2016 Towards Rusted Soil (solo) Forsaken in Fog – Demo, 2000 A Landscape Slumbering – Demo, 2003 Guest appearance Nebron Promo 2000 – Demo, 2000 CasketGarden Incompleteness in Absence – Full-length, 2008 Awards Hungarian Metal Awards 2007 – best metal album of the year (Gire "Gire"). See also List of ambient music artists References External links Tamás Kátai MySpace page Tamás Kátai photo gallery Tamás Kátai Encyclopaedia Metallum page 1975 births Living people Experimental musicians Hungarian metal musicians Hungarian photographers
```kotlin package ktx.assets import com.badlogic.gdx.Files.FileType.Absolute import com.badlogic.gdx.Files.FileType.Classpath import com.badlogic.gdx.Files.FileType.External import com.badlogic.gdx.Files.FileType.Internal import com.badlogic.gdx.Files.FileType.Local import com.badlogic.gdx.Gdx import org.junit.Assert.assertEquals import org.junit.Assert.assertNotNull import org.junit.Before import org.junit.Test /** * Tests files-related utilities. */ class FilesTest { @Before fun `mock Files`() { Gdx.files = MockFiles() } @Test fun `should convert string to classpath FileHandle`() { val file = "my/package/classpath.file".toClasspathFile() assertNotNull(file) assertEquals(Classpath, file.type()) assertEquals("my/package/classpath.file", file.path()) } @Test fun `should convert string to internal FileHandle`() { val file = "internal.file".toInternalFile() assertNotNull(file) assertEquals(Internal, file.type()) assertEquals("internal.file", file.path()) } @Test fun `should convert string to local FileHandle`() { val file = "local.file".toLocalFile() assertNotNull(file) assertEquals(Local, file.type()) assertEquals("local.file", file.path()) } @Test fun `should convert string to external FileHandle`() { val file = "some/directory/external.file".toExternalFile() assertNotNull(file) assertEquals(External, file.type()) assertEquals("some/directory/external.file", file.path()) } @Test fun `should convert string to absolute FileHandle`() { val file = "/home/mock/absolute.file".toAbsoluteFile() assertNotNull(file) assertEquals(Absolute, file.type()) assertEquals("/home/mock/absolute.file", file.path()) } @Test fun `should create FileHandle with default type`() { val file = file("mock.file") assertNotNull(file) assertEquals(Internal, file.type()) assertEquals("mock.file", file.path()) } @Test fun `should create FileHandle with custom type`() { val file = file("/home/ktx/mock.file", type = Absolute) assertNotNull(file) assertEquals(Absolute, file.type()) assertEquals("/home/ktx/mock.file", file.path()) } } ```
Othman Abduljalil is a Libyan politician who is currently serving as health minister in the Government of National Stability. References Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) 21st-century Libyan politicians Health ministers of Libya
Lutynia is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Nowe Miasto nad Wartą, within Środa Wielkopolska County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Środa Wielkopolska and south-east of the regional capital Poznań. References Villages in Środa Wielkopolska County
The 17643 / 17644 Circar Express is a daily express train run by Indian Railways from Chengalpattu Junction railway station to Kakinada Port railway station. The train covers a distance of 755 km. Arrival and departure Train no. 17643 departs from Puducherry every day at 13:00 hrs. reaching Kakinada Port the next day at 10:10hrs. Train no. 17644 departs from Kakinada Port every day at 14:20 hrs. reaching Puducherry the next day at 11:00 hrs. Locomotive The train is hauled by Lallaguda Loco Shed based WAP-7 or Vijayawada Loco Shed based WAP-4 electric locomotive on its entire journey. Routes and halts Chengalpattu Junction Tambaram Chennai Egmore Gudur Junction Nellore Ongole Tenali Junction New Guntur Vijayawada Junction Gudivada Junction Bhimavaram Town Rajahmundry Samalkot Junction Kakinada Town Junction Kakinada Port Rake sharing This train has rake sharing with 17651 / 17652 Kacheguda-Chengalpattu Express . Average speed and frequency The train runs at an average speed of 43 km/h. It runs on a daily basis. Demands As per demands this train is extended from Chengalpattu Junction to Puducherry. References External links 17643 Circar Express 17644 Circar Express Transport in Kakinada Railway services introduced in 1965 Named passenger trains of India Rail transport in Tamil Nadu Rail transport in Andhra Pradesh Express trains in India
Thomas Edward Fern (1 April 1886 – 21 March 1966) was an English footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Worksop Town, Lincoln City, Everton, and Port Vale. He won the Football League with Everton in 1914–15. Career Fern started his career with Mafeking Rovers, Worksop Albion, and Worksop Town. He signed with Lincoln City in 1909, who had just been re-elected into the Football League. The "Imps" finished 15th in the Second Division in 1909–10, but failed re-election after a last place finish in 1910–11. After spending the 1911–12 season in the Central League, they regained admittance to the Football League and finished in eighth place in 1912–13. He made a total of 169 league and cup appearances at Sincil Bank. Fern moved on to Everton, who finished 15th in the First Division in 1913–14, before winning the league title in 1914–15. League football was then suspended due to World War I. After hostilities ended, the "Toffees" finished 16th in 1919–20, seventh in 1920–21, 20th in 1921–22, fifth in 1922–23, and seventh in 1923–24. Fern made 231 league appearances during his time at Goodison Park. He joined Port Vale in June 1924. He was preferred to the inexperienced Sidney Brown and Robert Wallis, and played 37 Second Division and three FA Cup games in the 1924–25 season. He made 39 appearances in the 1925–26 season. However, in September 1926, at age 40, he picked up an injury and lost his first team place at The Old Recreation Ground. He played just 11 games in the 1926–27 season, as goalkeeping duties were shared out between Fern, George Holdcroft, Howard Matthews, and Alex Binnie. Fern then left the club and continued his playing career with Colwyn Bay United. Career statistics Source: Honours Everton Football League First Division: 1914–15 References 1886 births 1966 deaths People from Measham Footballers from Leicestershire English men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Worksop Town F.C. players Lincoln City F.C. players Everton F.C. players Port Vale F.C. players English Football League players
Singaporeans participate in a wide variety of sports for recreation as well as for competition. Popular sports include football, swimming, track and field, basketball, rugby union, badminton, table tennis, and cycling. Many public residential areas provide amenities like swimming pools, outdoor spaces (i.e. street football and basketball courts, running tracks) and indoor sport centres, with facilities for badminton, table tennis, squash among others. As an island city-state, Singapore is surrounded by waters thus, many Singaporeans also enjoy water sports like swimming, water polo, sailing, kayaking, rowing and waterskiing. There is also a number of avid recreational scuba divers, a prominent diving spot being the southern island of Pulau Hantu, famous for its coral reefs. Although Singapore does not have a de jure national sport, football is arguably the most popular spectator sport in Singapore. Singapore has its own professional football league, known as the Singapore Premier League (formerly known as S. League). Launched in 1996, it consists of nine teams competing against one another, with one based in Brunei, as of 2023. Since 2019, all eight teams in Singapore shared their home stadiums with one other team, which are mostly located in heartland towns. In 1998, 2004, 2007 and 2012, the Singapore national football team were champions in the AFF Championship, the premier football competition in Southeast Asia. Singapore athletes have performed well in both regional and international competitions, mainly in swimming, badminton, table tennis, bowling, sailing, water polo, sepak takraw, and silat. To date, Singapore has won a total of one gold, two silver and two bronze Olympic medals. Singapore has also amassed a total of 41 gold, 59 silver and 117 bronze medals at the Asian Games. Recreational The most popular sports in Singapore include outdoor sports like football, swimming, track and field, rugby union and cycling as well as various indoor sports like badminton, table tennis and basketball. Most Singaporeans live in public residential areas with amenities like swimming pools, outdoor spaces (i.e. street football and basketball courts, running tracks) and indoor sport centres, with facilities for badminton, table tennis, squash among others. As an island city-state, Singapore is surrounded by waters thus, water sports like swimming, water polo, sailing, kayaking, rowing and waterskiing are also popular among Singaporeans. Domestic competition Singapore has its own football league, the Singapore Premier League (formerly known as S. League), formed in 1996, which comprises nine clubs, including one based in Brunei. In 2003, Singapore hosted a round of the UIM F1H2O World Championship in Marina Bay. The event subsequently took the title of Singapore Grand Prix. In 2006, the Singapore Slingers joined the National Basketball League in Australia but, left in 2008. The Singapore Slingers were one of the inaugural teams in the ASEAN Basketball League founded in October 2009. Beginning in 2008, Singapore started hosting a round of the Formula One World Championship. The race was staged at the Marina Bay Street Circuit in the Marina Bay area, and became the first night race on the F1 calendar, and the first street circuit in Asia. Government-sanctioned programmes The Government of Singapore sanctions a variety of sports-based programmes for education in addition to the normal physical education. The National Physical Fitness Award (NAPFA) was introduced in 1982, a scheme which requires mandatory participation of all students within primary and secondary education. The scheme gives awards for a variety of physical tests for endurance, cardiovascular fitness and strength, including a medium-distance run of 1.6 or 2.4 kilometres for primary and secondary students respectively, and the results are reflected in each student's report book. As such, although gaining an award is not mandatory, students are often pressured to do so. In addition, the government sponsors the Singapore Sports School, which was established on 2 April 2004, combining a secondary school curriculum with professional training in each student's preferred sport, in an attempt to nurture future generations of sportsmen and sportswomen. The concept behind the Singapore Sports School is that sporting talent should not be compromised when striving for academic excellence. Youth Olympic Games On 21 February 2008 the International Olympic Committee announced that Singapore won the bid to host the inaugural 2010 Summer Youth Olympics. Singapore beat Moscow in the final by 53 votes to 44. On 15 September 2010, Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports Teo Ser Luck announced that Singapore will start off the Singapore Biennale Games initiative to keep up the Singapore Youth Olympic Games 2010 Legacy, to be held every 2 years, starting from year 2011. Singapore has also performed well in subsequent editions of the Youth Olympic Games. To date, the country has won a total of 2 gold, 3 silver and 4 bronze medals. Singapore sent its first 3 winter sport athletes to the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics held in Lausanne, Switzerland. Rugby union Rugby was first introduced in Singapore during the late 19th century, when Singapore was still a Crown colony part of the British Empire. It has had a steady presence since the beginning of the 20th century, when the Malay Cup between the Singapore national team and the Malayan national team was established, which was one of the oldest rugby competitions in the world. List of achievements Badminton Wong Peng Soon 1950, 1951, 1952, 1955, All-England Champion, Men's singles Ong Poh Lim 1954, All-England Champion, Men's doubles Li Li 2002, Gold, Commonwealth Games in Manchester, Women's singles Ronald Susilo 2004, Gold, 2004 Japan Open, Men's singles Loh Kean Yew 2021, Champion, BWF World Championships in Spain, Men's singles Terry Hee 2022, Gold, Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, Mixed doubles Tan Wei Han 2022, Gold, Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, Mixed doubles Basketball Singapore national basketball team South East Asian Games 1979-Bronze Medal 2013-Bronze Medal 2015-Bronze Medal ASEAN Basketball Championship 2001-Bronze Medal 2013-Bronze Medal Singapore Slingers In 2006, they were the first and only Asian team that was ever given permission to play in Australia's NBL. They finished the 2006–07 NBL season with a 13–20 record. ASEAN Basketball League 2016-Final Runner Up 2018-Final Runner Up 2019-Final Runner Up Bodybuilding Joan Liew Lee Ting 2011, 1st place, NPC Tournament of Champions held in USA 2010, 2nd place, NPC Tournament of Champions held in USA 2009, 1st place, Multi Asian Championships (over 52 kg) 2006, 1st place, Asian Women's Open Invitational Championships in Singapore (Welterweight) 2006, Guest posing at Singapore Bodybuilding Championships in Singapore 2002, Gold, Asian Women's bodybuilding Championships in China 2001, Guest posing at Singapore Bodybuilding Championships in Singapore 2001, 7th place, 6th World Games in Japan (over 52 kg) 2000, Gold, Asian Bodybuilding Championships Abdul Halim bin Haron 2000, Bronze, Asian Championship, welterweight (75 kg) 2002, Gold, Asian Games in Busan, bantamweight (65 kg) Azman bin Abdullah 1993, Gold, IOC-sanctioned World Games Bodybuilding Championships, middleweight 1993, Gold, World Bodybuilding Championships, middleweight 3-time Mr Asia Simon Chua 2002, Gold, Asian Games in Busan, welterweight (75 kg) 2002, Gold, Commonwealth Bodybuilding Championships in Calcutta, welterweight (75 kg) 2003, Bronze, commonwealth bodybuilding champs Danie Dharma Asian Championship Classic Physique 2017 World Regional Championships Classic Physique Class B Category 2018 NPC Worldwide Singapore Men's Bodybuilding 2023 Overall Winner Bowling Adelene Wee Chin Suan 1985, won 3 Golds at Asian FIQ Youth Championships, in Singles, Masters, and Team 1985, won Ladies Masters champion, World FIQ Championship in London Jesmine Ho 2001, Masters Champion, World Bowling Masters Championship in Abu Dhabi Jennifer Tan 2002, Masters Champion, World Bowling Masters Championship in Denmark Remy Ong 2002, won 3 Golds, Asian Games in Busan, Single, Trios, and Masters Chess Ignatius Leong Lian Ann Tan Cricket Singapore national cricket team 2009 ICC World Cricket League Division Six: Champions 2012 ICC World Cricket League Division Five: Champions 2014 ACC Premier League: Winner 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier: 11th place 2020 ACC Eastern Region T20: Winner (Qualified for 2020 Asia Cup Qualifier) 2022 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier: 8th place Tim David Played for Singapore (2019-2020) Averaged 46.5 runs for Singapore in T20I cricket, the highest Singaporean average First Singaporean to play in the IPL Surendran Chandramohan Most international runs for Singapore at 756 Janak Prakash Most international wickets for Singapore at 40 Arjun Mutreja Highest individual score for Singapore at 108 vs Bermuda at Selangor Turf Club, Kuala Lumpur on 27 October 2014 Cuesports Peter Gilchrist 1994, WPBSA World Champion 2001, WPBSA World Champion 2009, Gold Medalist, English Billiards (Singles), SEA Games World Record for highest billiard break at 1346 Football Singapore Lions Malaysia Cup 24 times Champion Singapore national football team ASEAN Football Championship 1998-Champions 2004-Champions 2007-Champions 2012-Champions Fandi Ahmad 1983–1985, Played for FC Groningen. Scored in a shock 2–0 against Inter Milan. In 1999, was voted one of the best 25 players ever to play for FC Groningen, earning him a place in the club's Hall of Fame. In 2003, he was named in the club's best eleven of the twentieth century. 1988, Golden Boot Award, Malaysia Cup V. Sundramoorthy Played at FC Basel for Switzerland Adam Swandi Played at French division 3 team FC Metz Safuwan Baharudin Played at Australia top division team Melbourne City Netball In 2005, the Singaporean team won the Asian Netball Championship with a win over the Malaysian team with a score of 53–39 at the Finals. Pétanque Cheng Zhi Min 2015, Bronze, Malaysia Port Dickson Open Triples in Port Dickson, Malaysia 2015, Bronze, 2nd South-East Asia Petanque Association (SEAPA) Championship Phnom Penh, Cambodia Goh Wee Teck 2015, Bronze, Malaysia Port Dickson Open Triples in Port Dickson, Malaysia 2015, Bronze, 2nd South-East Asia Petanque Association (SEAPA) Championship Phnom Penh, Cambodia Shanti Prakash Upadhayay 2015, Bronze, Malaysia Port Dickson Open Triples in Port Dickson, Malaysia 2015, Bronze, 2nd South-East Asia Petanque Association (SEAPA) Championship Phnom Penh, Cambodia Sailing Benedict Tan 1994, Gold, Asian Games in Hiroshima, Laser class 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, Won Laser Gold in SEA games Joan Huang and Naomi Tan 1998, Gold, Asian Games, Ladies International 420 Class Siew Shaw Her and Colin Ng 1998, Gold, Asian Games, Men's International 420 Class Teo Wee Chin and Terence Koh 2005, Gold, Youth Sailing World Championship, Busan, 420 class Sarah Tan and Lim Tze Ting 2008, Gold, Asian Games, Women's International 420 Class Silat Sheik Alauddin 1990, Gold, World Silat Championships in the Netherlands, 80–85 kg 1994, Gold, World Silat Championships in Thailand, Men's Open Muhammad Shakir Bin Juanda 2012, World Pencak Silat Championships in the Class-I (85–90 kg) category 2016, World Pencak Silat Championships in the Class-I (85–90 kg) category Sheik Farhan 2015, World Pencak Silat Championships in the Class-J (90–95 kg) category 2016, World Pencak Silat Championships in the Class-J (90–95 kg) category Squash Pang Ka Hoe, Benedict Chan, Samuel Kang and Vivian Rhamanan 2017, Gold, South East Asia Games, men's team Pamela Chua, Au Yeong Wai Yhann, Mao Shi Hui and Sneha Sivakumar 2017, Silver, South East Asia Games, women's team Swimming Ang Peng Siong 1982, Gold, US swimming Championships, 50 m freestyle, with 22.69 s, fastest time in 1982 1982, Gold, Asian Games in New Delhi, 100 m freestyle 1990, Silver, Asian Games, 50 m freestyle Neo Chwee Kok 1951, won 4 Golds, Asian Games in New Delhi, 1500 m, 400 m, 800 m freestyle, 4 × 100 m relay Junie Sng Poh Leng 1978, won 2 Golds, Asian Games, 400 m freestyle, 800 m freestyle, breaking Asian Games record in both events Joscelin Yeo 1993, won 9 Golds, 1 Silver, Southeast Asia Games 1994, won 1 Bronze, Asian Games, 100 m fly 1995, won 7 Golds, 2 Silvers, Southeast Asia Games 1997, won 3 Golds, 1 Silver, 2 Bronzes, Southeast Asia Games 1999, won 6 Golds, 2 Silvers, 1 Bronze, Southeast Asia Games 2000, member of world-record setting and NCAA Championships, 200 m medley relay, with teammates from University of California 2001, won 3 Golds, 4 Silvers, Southeast Asia Games, 2002, won 1 Bronze, Asian Games in Busan, 100 m fly 2003, won 4 Golds, 1 Silver, Southeast Asia Games, Thum Ping Tjin Swam across the English Channel in August 2005. Tao Li 2005, won 3 Golds and 1 Bronze, 23rd Southeast Asian Games 2006, won 1 Gold and 1 Bronze at the 2006 Asian Games, another 1 Gold and 1 Bronze at Milo Asia Swimming Championships 2007, won 4 Golds, 24th Southeast Asian Games 2008, made it into the finals for the 100m butterfly event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, set two Asian records and the national record in the process, became the eighth fastest butterfly swimmer in the world and the first Singaporean swimmer to enter an Olympic final. Joseph Schooling 2016, won Gold for the 100m butterfly event at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro Table tennis Li Jiawei 2001, Won 4 Golds, Commonwealth Championships in New Delhi Woman's Singles, Woman's Double, with Jing Junhong mixed doubles, with Duan Yongjun Women's Team Champion 2002, Won 3 Golds, Commonwealth Championships, Woman's Double, with Jing Junhong mixed doubles, with Duan Yongjun Women's Team Champion 2003, Won US Open 2004, Won US Open Jing Junhong 2001, Win 2 Golds, Commonwealth Championships, New Delhi Woman's Double, with Li Jiawei Women's Team Champion 2002, Won 2 Golds, Commonwealth Championships, woman's Double, with Li Jiawei Women's Team Champion Duan Yongjun 2001, Gold, Commonwealth Championships, mixed doubles, with Li Jiawei 2002, Gold, Commonwealth Championships, mixed doubles, with Li Jiawei Feng Tianwei Wang Yuegu Yu Mengyu Taekwondo Ng Ming Wei 2017, Gold, Commonwealth Championships (Men's -58 kg) 2015, Bronze, Southeast Asian Games (Men's -54 kg) Track and field Chee Swee Lee 1974, Gold, Asian Games, 400 m Ng Liang Chiang 1951, Gold, Asian Games in New Delhi, 110 m hurdles Weight lifting Chua Phung Kim 1962, Gold, Commonwealth Games, bantamweight 1970, Silver, Commonwealth Games, bantamweight Tan Howe Liang 1958, Gold, Asian Games in Tokyo 1958, Gold, commonwealth Games, lightweight 1960, Silver, Summer Olympic Games in Rome, lightweight 1962, Gold, commonwealth Games, middleweight Wushu Vincent Ng 1995, Gold, World Wushu Championships in Baltimore, United States See also Sports in colonial times in Singapore National sport records in Singapore Foreign Sports Talent Scheme Culture of Singapore OCBC Cycle Singapore List of Singapore world champions in sports References External links Supercar Motorsports Dream Drive Website Singapore Sports Council official website List of National Sports Associations in Singapore Team Singapore Sports-related listings in Singapore Singaporesports.sg – One-stop sports events and news site
Peter Matti (born 22 June 1965) is a Swiss slalom canoeist who competed from the mid-1980s to the late 1990s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he earned his best finish of fifth in the C2 event in Barcelona in 1992. He is the European Champion in C2 from 1996. His partner in the boat throughout the whole of his active career was his brother Ueli Matti. World Cup individual podiums References Sports-reference.com profile 1965 births Canoeists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Living people Olympic canoeists for Switzerland Swiss male canoeists
Lkhamjavyn Dekhlee (born 20 August 1937) is a Mongolian former sports shooter. He competed in the 300 metre rifle event at the 1964 Summer Olympics. References External links 1937 births Living people Mongolian male sport shooters Olympic shooters for Mongolia Shooters at the 1964 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) 20th-century Mongolian people
Tarczyn may refer to the following: Tarczyn, a town in Masovian Voivodeship (east-central Poland) Tarczyn, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, a village in Lwówek Śląski County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship (SW Poland) Tarczyn, a brand of Agros Nova products
Marlene van Gansewinkel (born 11 March 1995) is a Dutch Paralympic athlete. In 2021, she won the gold medal in both the women's 100 metres T64 and 200 metres T64 events at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan. She also won the bronze medal in the women's long jump T64 event. In 2016, she won the bronze medal in the women's long jump T44 event at the Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She has also won medals in the long jump and in sprinting events at the World Para Athletics Championships and the World Para Athletics European Championships. Early life Van Gansewinkel was born without her lower left leg and lower left arm. Career Early in her career, Van Gansewinkel competed as a T44-classified athlete. In 2014, she competed in the women's 100 metres T44, 200 metres T44 and 400 metres T44 events at the IPC Athletics European Championships held in Swansea, Wales. She missed out on winning a medal as she finished in 4th place in all three events. At the 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships held in Doha, Qatar, she won the silver medal in the women's long jump T44 event. Van Gansewinkel represented the Netherlands at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and she won the bronze medal in the women's long jump T44 event. She also competed in the women's 100 metres T44 event where she finished in 7th place. At the beginning of 2018, World Para Athletics implemented classification changes and, as of that year, Van Gansewinkel competes as a T64-classified athlete, a class specifically for athletes with a single below the knee amputation. In that year, she won the gold medal in both the women's 100 metres T64 and women's 200 metres T64 events at the 2018 World Para Athletics European Championships held in Berlin, Germany. In the 100 metres she also set a new world record of 12.85 seconds. In 2019, Van Gansewinkel won the silver medal in the women's 100 metres T64 event at the World Para Athletics Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. She also won the silver medal in the women's long jump T64 event. She was disqualified in the women's 200 metres T64 event for running out of lane. In 2021, she won the gold medal in the women's 200 metres T64 event at the World Para Athletics European Championships held in Bydgoszcz, Poland. She also won the silver medal in the women's 100 metres T64 and women's long jump T64 events. In the long jump she set a new personal best of 5.82 metres. Van Gansewinkel represented the Netherlands at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan. She won the gold medal in both the women's 100 metres T64 and 200 metres T64 events. She also won the bronze medal in the women's long jump T64 event. She won the silver medal in the women's long jump T64 event at the 2023 World Para Athletics Championships held in Paris, France. Awards In 2018, she won the Dutch Paralympic Athlete of the Year award. Personal life In 2017, Van Gansewinkel founded Team Para Atletiek together with Paralympic athlete Fleur Jong and coach Guido Bonsen which aims to help beginning and experienced para-athletes. Achievements Track Field References External links Living people 1995 births Sportspeople from Tilburg Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Paralympic athletes for the Netherlands Paralympic gold medalists for the Netherlands Paralympic bronze medalists for the Netherlands Dutch female long jumpers Dutch female sprinters Dutch amputees Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field) Medalists at the World Para Athletics Championships Medalists at the World Para Athletics European Championships Female competitors in athletics with disabilities 21st-century Dutch women
"So Many Nights" is the title track from The Cat Empire's 2007 album of the same name. It was the second single released from the album and was released as an EP on the iTunes Store. The second track from the EP is a cover, taken from the Paul Kelly album, Under the Sun. "So Many Nights" was ranked number 50 in the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2007. Track listing References External links 2007 singles The Cat Empire songs 2007 songs EMI Records singles Virgin Records singles
Jimabad (, also Romanized as Jīmābād; also known as Jumbād) is a village in Baqeran Rural District, in the Central District of Birjand County, South Khorasan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 27, in 8 families. References Populated places in Birjand County
St. Peter's Church of Ireland is an Anglican (Episcopalian) church located in Drogheda, Ireland, in the Diocese of Armagh. Designed in the Georgian style, St. Peter's starkly contrasts with the Neo-Gothic Roman Catholic church of the same name, located in the town centre. History Saint Peter's Church of Ireland stands on a site that has been a centre of Christian worship for over 800 years. The church was established on the north side of the River Boyne also before 1186 and was given by Hugh de Lacy to the Augustinian canons of Llanthony Prima in Monmouthshire, Wales. There are the remains of much older buildings in the church grounds possibly dating as far back as the thirteenth century. Traces of old tiles found in the churchyard are similar to those at Mellifont Abbey. The new church, which replaced a larger Gothic building on the same site, was opened in 1753, and was designed by the Dublin-based architect, Hugh Darley (1701 - 1771). The uppermost (fourth) stage of the spire is thought to have been designed by Francis Johnson, and was added in 1793. The present interior of the Church is largely the result of a major reordering in the late 19th century. The original box pews were removed and the present rows of pews installed in their place. The sanctuary area was reordered in 1907 and the present pulpit and prayer desk installed circa 1909. The organ, for which the Corporation of Drogheda gave £300 in 1771, was built for the Church by John Snetzler in London. Five great bells were hung in the old church, and these were severely damaged or destroyed by Cromwell's forces. The new Georgian church had one bell until 1791, when a peal of eight bells was cast by John Rudhall and hung for change-ringing. Save for the tenor bell being recast in 1889 by John Taylor & Co (as the Rudhall foundry had closed in 1835), the original bells remain, and are rung twice a week. After an arson attack on the church in 1999 there was a huge restoration project which provided new buildings to the church. Churchyard Within the churchyard of St. Peter’s can be found many interesting and varied funerary monuments. Of these, perhaps the most interesting and visited is a "cadaver stone" taken from the tomb of Sir Edmond Goldyng and his wife Elizabeth Fleming. It is built into the churchyard wall, east of the present building and shows two cadavers enclosed in shrouds which have been partially opened to show the remains of the occupants of the tomb. Helen M. Roe in the Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquities, 1969 estimates that a date for the tomb would seem to fall within the first quarter of the 16th century. This type of tombstone is part of a fashion widespread in Europe, although relatively rare in Ireland, which explored bodily decomposition and human mortality. This reflected a preoccupation with death arising from the great plague of 1347 to 1350, and subsequent epidemics. External links A Brief History of the Church (on the Official Church Website) Irish Historian Website Further reading Drogheda: its place in Ireland's history. Ted Greene. 2006 References Church of Ireland church buildings in the Republic of Ireland Buildings and structures in Drogheda Religious buildings and structures in County Louth 12th-century churches in Ireland Churches completed in 1753
QBS was the second official sub-group of South Korean girl group, T-ara. It was formed in 2013 and is based in Japan. The sub-group consisted of three members: Boram, Qri and Soyeon. History In April 2013, T-ara's agency Core Contents Media formed a South Korean sub-group T-ara N4 consisting of members Eunjung, Areum, Jiyeon and Hyomin. Shortly after, it was announced that T-ara would form a Japanese sub-unit called QBS, consisting of the remaining members. The sub-group focuses on the Japanese market, and released their debut single on June 26, 2013. Discography Singles References MBK Entertainment artists Musical groups established in 2013 Musical groups from Seoul South Korean girl groups 2013 establishments in South Korea
Ramakrishna Mission Home of Service is an Indian non-governmental organisation (NGO) located in Varanasi (formerly known as Banaras), established in 1900, and a branch of Ramakrishna Mission since 1902. It manages an education program on essential health issues in schools, slums and villages of Uttar Pradesh (India) thanks to auto-produced multimedia educational movies. It also gives health care and supplies free medicines to penniless people at its charitable hospital and two hospices. History Ramakrishna Mission Home of Service was created in 1900 by a group of young men at Varanasi, inspired by the teachings of Swami Vivekananda, in a very modest way with 4 annas (0,25 rupees) as capital which they got by begging. The Home of Service was started by three friends - Jamini Ranjan Majumdar, Charuchandra Das (later Swami Shubhananda) and Kedarnath Moulik (later Swami Achalananda). On 13 June 1900, Jamini Ranjan nursed an old lady pilgrim who was left to die on the wayside and begged food to feed her. Later he got her admitted to Bhelurpur hospital and arranged for her treatment by collecting necessary funds for her treatment. The group searched for suffering and helpless people on the streets and roads of Varanasi, and their principle was to serve them as God, in line with the philosophy propounded by Swami Vivekananda. Thus they formed an organisation called Orphanage or Poor Men's Relief Association. The money for medicines, beds, blankets and other necessities were obtained by individual contributions or by begging. On 13 September 1900, a house was rented for Rs 5/- per month in Ramapura. As the work expanded, the hospital was shifted to a bigger place and attracted attention of the prominent citizens. Swami Vivekananda, when he visited Varanasi in February 1902, was immensely impressed to see the dedicated service of those poor but determined youth and wrote an appeal for funds. He also instructed the group to name the hospital as Ramakrishna Sevashrama or Home of Service. The Sevashrama was affiliated to Ramakrishna Mission on 23 November 1902 and was renamed as Ramakrishna Mission Home of Service. Sister Nivedita went from door to door to collect funds for the sevashrama after Swami Vivekananda died in 1902. Swami Shivananda, who established the Adviata Ashrama in Benares, adjacent to the Home of Service was also a great source of inspiration. In 1903 the President of the Ramakrishna Order, Swami Brahmananda visited the ashrama and wanted to construct a permanent building. Eventually, the present land in the Luxa area of Varanasi was purchased in 1908. Upendra Narayan Deb and Tarini Charan Pal paid for the land. Swami Brahmananda laid the foundation stone and inaugurated the new building on 7 May 1910. The building was designed by Swami Vijnanananda. The new building had six general wards and three isolation wards to accommodate 46 patients. The local Government approved a grant of Rs 120/- annually. The home had the unique privilege to be blessed by the visit of Holy Mother Sri Sarada Devi on 8 November 1912. She donated a ten rupee note to the sevashrama as a token of her approval for the service rendered to the poor as God. Most of the direct disciples of Sri Ramakrishna visited the Sevashrama including Swami Premananda, Swami Shivananda, Swami Brahmananda, Swami Saradananda, Swami Turiyananda and Swami Akhandananda. As the years went by, the Ramakrishna Mission Home of Service grew in all proportions. New service wings were added. Today this multi-dimensional institution of service (a 230 bedded General Hospital) sprawls into an area of and specially caters to the needs of the rural poor and underprivileged patients. Health Promotion Program The Health Promotion Program started in 2000, and very soon gained the support of famous organisations, such as the World Health Organization, the European Commission, the Sir Dorabji Tata Trust, the British Medical Association and the National Institute of Urban Affairs. It aims at the poor populations from the area of Varanasi, and provides them health education (especially through the Multimedia Health Education Program) but also attends to their essential health needs. In the end, the program's purpose is to ensure a healthy environment for these populations, for their bodies as well as for their minds. Principles To render selfless service as means to purification of mind, which leads to spiritual realisation. To look upon all men, women and children, irrespective of caste, creed, colour or nationality as the veritable manifestations of the lord, as taught by Sri Ramakrishna and worship them as such by trying to remove their wants and sufferings. To serve those who have none to help when dark days of disease, old age and starvation overtake them and make them feel the want of a friendly hand more than ever before. To give all possible relief to the destitute lying in the streets and bathing ghats by admitting them into the Home and giving them medicine aid, diet etc., till their recovery. Gallery References External links rkmhos.in, Ramakrishna Mission Home of Service official website Ramakrishna Mission Home of Service Activities at Belur Math, Headquarters Ramakrishna Mission, Official website. A contagious joy transmitting health to children : a Development Cooperation Story for the Wikibook Development Cooperation Handbook Health charities in India Organisations based in Varanasi 1900 establishments in India Organizations established in 1900 Ramakrishna Mission Articles containing video clips
Jung Woo-sung (Hangul: 정우성, born January 2, 1996), better known by his stage name Olltii (Hangul: 올티), is a South Korean rapper. He was a contestant on Show Me the Money 3. He released his first album, Graduation, on February 24, 2015. Discography Studio albums Singles References 1996 births Living people South Korean male rappers South Korean hip hop singers 21st-century South Korean male singers
Yuriy Habovda (; born 6 May 1989) is a Ukrainian former professional football midfielder. Career Habovda made his debut for FC Karpaty Lviv entering as a second-half substitute against FC Dynamo Kyiv on 24 April 2010 in Ukrainian Premier League. References External links 1989 births Living people People from Mukachevo Footballers from Zakarpattia Oblast Ukrainian people of Hungarian descent Ukrainian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders FC Karpaty Lviv players FC Karpaty-2 Lviv players FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih players SC Tavriya Simferopol players FC Granit Mikashevichi players FC Dinamo Minsk players FC Rukh Lviv players Balmazújvárosi FC players Szombathelyi Haladás footballers Debreceni VSC players FC Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino players FK Dukla Prague players Ukrainian Premier League players Belarusian Premier League players Nemzeti Bajnokság I players Ukrainian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Belarus Ukrainian expatriate sportspeople in Belarus Expatriate men's footballers in Hungary Ukrainian expatriate sportspeople in Hungary Expatriate men's footballers in the Czech Republic Czech National Football League players
The Old Colony Street Railway Company (Old Colony St. Ry.) was a horse-drawn and electric streetcar railroad operated on the streets of Boston, Massachusetts and communities south of the city. Founded in 1881 as the Brockton Street Railway Company, via lease and merger it became a primary mass transit provider for southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Its immediate successor was the Bay State Street Railway, and its modern successor is the state-run Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA). Founding The Old Colony Street Railway Company began operations on July 5, 1881 as the Brockton Street Railway Company (Brockton St. Ry.) The corporate name of the company was changed to Old Colony on February 7, 1901. All of the below listed street railway companies eventually became part of the Bay State Street Railway (Bay State), later absorbed by the Eastern Massachusetts Street Railway (Eastern Mass), in 1919. Eastern Mass was acquired by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) in 1968. Mergers and acquisitions The following companies were purchased and merged with the Brockton Street Railway Company: Boston, Milton & Brockton Street Railway CompanyCorporate office: Quincybegan operations on July 11, 1899, sold February 10, 1900 to Brockton St. Ry. and consolidated Brockton, Bridgewater & Taunton Street Railway CompanyCorporate office: Bridgewatercommenced operations June 14, 1897, sold in February 10, 1900 to Brockton St. Ry. and consolidated Brockton & East Bridgewater Street Railway CompanyCorporate office: Bridgewatercommenced operations July 3, 1897, sold February 10, 1900 to Brockton St. Ry. and consolidated Brockton & Holbrook Street Railway CompanyCorporate office: Brocktoncommenced operations on September 19, 1892; leased to Brockton St. Ry. Co. on April 1, 1893; purchased by Brockton St. Ry. Co. on September 17, 1894 Brockton & Stoughton Street Railway CompanyCorporate office: BostonIncorporated 1894, sold June 11, 1895 to Brockton St. Ry. Co. prior to starting operations. East Side Street Railway CompanyCorporate office: Brocktoncommenced operations on November 1, 1888; leased to Brockton St. Ry. Co. on October 1, 1892; purchased by Brockton St. Ry. Co. on September 17, 1894 Globe Street Railway Company (Globe St. Ry.)Corporate office: Fall River incorporated April 16, 1880; merged on January 19, 1901 with the Brockton St. Ry. Fall River Street Railway CompanyCorporate office: Fall River incorporated 1895; begun operations May 28, 1896; sold April 30,1898 to Globe St. Ry. and consolidated Dighton, Somerset & Swansea Street Railway CompanyCorporate office: Tauntonincorporated 1895; started operating July 8, 1895; sold and consolidated with Globe St. Ry. April 24, 1900 Taunton Street Railway Company incorporated 1871, sold 1901 to Globe St. Ry. Providence & Taunton Street Railway Company incorporated 1898, sold in 1900 to Taunton Street Railway New Bedford, Middleborough & Brockton Street Railway Company sold in 1900 to Brockton St. Ry. and consolidated Quincy & Boston Street Railway Company incorporated 1889, sold in 1900 to Brockton St. Ry. and consolidated Quincy Street Railwayincorporated 1888, leased 1889 to Quincy & Boston Street Railway, sold 1895 to Quincy & Boston Street Railway Braintree Street Railwayincorporated 1893, leased 1895 to Quincy & Boston Street Railway, sold 1899 to Quincy & Boston Street Railway Randolph Street Railwaysold 1897 to Braintree Street Railway. South Shore & Boston Street Railway CompanyCorporate office: Quincy incorporated in 1894 as the Hanover Street Railway Company (headquartered in Rockland); named changed July 15, 1899; sold in November 21, 1900 to Brockton St. Ry. and consolidated Braintree & Weymouth Street Railway Company incorporated 1891, merged July 15, 1899 with Hanover St. Ry. Bridgewater Whitman & Rockland Street Railway CompanyIncorporated 1897, merged July 15, 1899 with Hanover St. Ry. Hingham Street Railway Company incorporated 1895, merged July 15, 1899 with Hanover Hull Street Railway Companyincorporated 1887, sold 1898 to Hingham Street Railway. Nantasket Electric Street Railway Companysold 1898 to Hingham Street Railway. Rockland & Abington Street Railway Companyincorporated 1892, merged July 15, 1899 with Hanover Taunton & Brockton Street Railway CompanyCorporate office: Brocktonincorporated in 1896; sold in February 10, 1900 to Brockton St. Ry. and consolidated West Roxbury & Roslindale Street Railway Company (WR&R)was incorporated in 1896, and merged on December 22, 1900 with Brockton St. Ry. Needham & Boston Street Railway Companysold 1900 to WR&R. Norfolk Central Street Railway CompanyCorporate office: Dedham)incorporated 1896, sold 1899 to WR&R and consolidated. (Opened Westwood Park) Norfolk Suburban Street Railway Company Corporate office: Dedhamincorporated 1893- sold 1900 to WR&R. Norfolk Street Railway Company incorporated 1889, sold 1892 to Norfolk Suburban. Whitman Street Railway Companyleased to Brockton St. Ry. Co. on April 1, 1892; purchased by Brockton St. Ry. Co. on September 17, 1894 Additional acquisitions by Old Colony The Old Colony St. Ry. also later acquired the following street railway companies: Newport & Fall River Street Railway Companyincorporated 1898, leased 1901 to OC. Taunton & Pawtucket Street Railway Companyincorporated 1904, sold to OC. Bristol County Street Railway Company incorporated 1899, sold 1904 to Taunton & Pawtucket Street Railway. Purchase and consolidation The Old Colony St. Ry. was purchased by and consolidated with the Boston and Northern Street Railway on July 1, 1911. The B&N was renamed the Bay State on August 8, 1911, and the Bay State was acquired by Eastern Massachusetts Street Railway Company on January 15, 1919. . Eastern Mass was purchased by the MBTA in 1968. Communities served The following cities and towns in Massachusetts and Rhode Island were serviced by the Old Colony: Abington Avon Braintree Bridgewater Brockton Boston Dedham Dighton Easton East Bridgewater Fall River Freetown Hanover Hingham Holbrook Hull Hyde Park Lakeville Milton Middleboro Middleton Needham New Bedford Newport Norwell Norwood Portsmouth Quincy Randolph Rehoboth Raynham Rockland Seekonk Somerset Stoughton Taunton Tiverton Taunton Westwood West Bridgewater Weymouth Whitman References Streetcars in the Boston area Interurban railways in Massachusetts Defunct Massachusetts railroads Public transportation in the Boston area Tram, urban railway and trolley companies Defunct companies based in Massachusetts 1881 establishments in Massachusetts Railway companies disestablished in 1911 Railway companies established in 1881 Transportation in Plymouth County, Massachusetts American companies established in 1881 Rail transportation in Boston
Mordellistena ulanbatorensis is a species of beetle in the genus Mordellistena of the family Mordellidae. It was described by Ermisch in 1967. References External links Coleoptera. BugGuide. Beetles described in 1967 ulanbatorensis
Bruno Hönel (born 1 April 1996) is a German politician of the Alliance 90/The Greens who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag since the 2021 German federal election. Political career Hönel has been a member of the Bundestag since 2021, representing the Lübeck district. In parliament, he serves on the Budget Committee and its Subcommittee on European Affairs. In this capacity, he is his parliamentary group's rapporteur on the annual budget of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research. Other activities Nuclear Waste Disposal Fund (KENFO), Alternate Member of the Board of Trustees (since 2022) Association for the Taxation of Financial Transactions and for Citizens' Action (attac), Member German Federation for the Environment and Nature Conservation (BUND), Member German United Services Trade Union (ver.di), Member References External links Living people 1996 births Politicians from Dresden 21st-century German politicians Members of the Bundestag for Alliance 90/The Greens Members of the Bundestag 2021–2025 LGBT members of the Bundestag German LGBT politicians German gay men Gay politicians
The blackthroated bloodsucker (Complicitus nigrigularis) is a species of lizard within the agamid family, the only species in the genus Complicitus. It is found in Borneo. References Agamidae Reptiles described in 1991 Taxa named by Hidetoshi Ota Taxa named by Tsutomu Hikida
Hendrich Miller Meireles Bernardo (born March 2, 1986 in Natal), is a Brazilian attacking midfielder. He currently plays for Sport Club Santa Cruz. Contract CRB (Loan) 5 January 2008 to 30 November 2008 Atlético Mineiro 2 January 2008 to 31 December 2009 Guarany de Sobral-CE 2011 External links sambafoot CBF 1986 births Living people Brazilian men's footballers Clube Atlético Mineiro players Clube de Regatas Brasil players Men's association football midfielders Footballers from Natal, Rio Grande do Norte
```kotlin package org.fossasia.susi.ai.rest.services import org.fossasia.susi.ai.rest.responses.others.AddRoomResponse import org.fossasia.susi.ai.rest.responses.others.SpeakerAuthResponse import org.fossasia.susi.ai.rest.responses.others.SpeakerConfigResponse import org.fossasia.susi.ai.rest.responses.others.SpeakerWifiResponse import retrofit2.Call import retrofit2.http.GET import retrofit2.http.Query import retrofit2.http.QueryMap interface DeviceApi { @GET("/wifi_credentials") fun wifiCredentials( @Query("wifissid") ssid: String, @Query("wifipassd") pass: String ): Call<SpeakerWifiResponse> @GET("/config") fun ttSSettings(@QueryMap query: Map<String, String>): Call<SpeakerConfigResponse> @GET("/auth") fun authCredentials( @Query("choice") choice: String, @Query("email") email: String, @Query("password") password: String ): Call<SpeakerAuthResponse> @GET("/speaker_config") fun roomDetails( @Query("room_name") room_name: String ): Call<AddRoomResponse> } ```
The 1902 Lake Forest Foresters football team was an American football team that represented Lake Forest University in the 1902 college football season. Schedule References Lake Forest Lake Forest Foresters football seasons Lake Forest Foresters football
Ancylis is a genus of moths belonging to the subfamily Olethreutinae of the family Tortricidae. Species Ancylis achatana Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775 Ancylis acromochla Turner, 1946 Ancylis albacostana Kearfott, 1905 Ancylis albafascia Heinrich, 1929 Ancylis amplimacula Falkovitsh, 1965 Ancylis ancorata Meyrick, 1912 Ancylis anguillana Meyrick, 1881 Ancylis anthophanes Meyrick, 1928 Ancylis anthracaspis Meyrick, in Caradja, 1931 Ancylis apicana Walker, 1866 Ancylis apicella Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775 Ancylis apicipicta Oku, 2005 Ancylis arcitenens Meyrick, 1922 Ancylis argenticiliana Walsingham, 1897 Ancylis argillacea Turner, 1916 Ancylis aromatias Meyrick, 1912 Ancylis artifica Meyrick, 1911 Ancylis atricapilla Meyrick, 1917 Ancylis badiana Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775 Ancylis bauhiniae Busck, 1934 Ancylis biscissana Meyrick, 1881 Ancylis brauni Heinrich, 1931 Ancylis bucovinella Peiu & Nemes, 1969 Ancylis burgessiana Zeller, 1875 Ancylis carbonana Heinrich, 1923 Ancylis carpalima Meyrick, 1911 Ancylis caudifer Stringer, 1929 Ancylis celerata Meyrick, 1912 Ancylis charisema Meyrick, 1934 Ancylis colonota Meyrick, 1911 Ancylis columbiana McDunnough, 1955 Ancylis comptana Frolich, 1828 Ancylis comptanoides Strand, 1920 Ancylis convergens Diakonoff, 1984 Ancylis cordiae Busck, 1934 Ancylis cornifoliana Riley, 1881 Ancylis coronopa Meyrick, 1911 Ancylis corylicolana Kuznetzov, 1962 Ancylis definitivana Heinrich, 1923 Ancylis diminutana Haworth, 1811 Ancylis discigerana Walker, 1863 Ancylis divisana Walker, 1863 Ancylis enneametra Meyrick, 1927 Ancylis erythrana Meyrick, 1881 Ancylis erythrosema Turner, 1945 Ancylis falcata Walsingham, 1891 Ancylis falsicoma Meyrick, 1914 Ancylis fergusoni McDunnough, 1958 Ancylis fidana Meyrick, 1881 Ancylis floridana Zeller, 1875 Ancylis forsterana Bachmaier, 1965 Ancylis fuscociliana Clemens, 1864 Ancylis galeamatana McDunnough, 1956 Ancylis geminana Donovan, 1806 Ancylis gigas Razowski, 2009 Ancylis glycyphaga Meyrick, 1912 Ancylis goodelliana Fernald, 1882 Ancylis habeleri Huemer & Tarmann, 1997 Ancylis halisparta Meyrick, 1910 Ancylis hemicatharta Meyrick, in Caradja & Meyrick, 1935 Ancylis hibbertiana Meyrick, 1881 Ancylis himerodana Meyrick, 1881 Ancylis hygroberylla Meyrick in Caradja & Meyrick, 1937 Ancylis hylaea Meyrick, 1912 Ancylis impatiens Meyrick, 1921 Ancylis infectana Meyrick, 1881 Ancylis karafutonis Matsumura, 1911 Ancylis kenneli Kuznetzov, 1962 Ancylis kincaidiana Fernald, 1900 Ancylis kurentzovi Kuznetzov, 1969 Ancylis laciniana Zeller, 1875 Ancylis laetana Fabricius, 1775 Ancylis limosa Oku, 2005 Ancylis loktini Kuznetzov, 1969 Ancylis lomholdti Kawabe, 1989 Ancylis longestriata Durrant, 1891 Ancylis luana Laharpe, 1864 Ancylis lutescens Meyrick, 1912 Ancylis mandarinana Walsingham, 1900 Ancylis maritima Dyar, 1904 Ancylis mediofasciana Clemens, 1864 Ancylis melanostigma Kuznetzov, 1970 Ancylis mesoscia Meyrick, 1911 Ancylis metamelana Walker, 1863 Ancylis minimana Caradja, 1916 Ancylis mira Heinrich, 1929 Ancylis mitterbacheriana Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775 Ancylis monochroa Diakonoff, 1984 Ancylis muricana Walsingham, 1879 Ancylis myrtillana Treitschke, 1830 Ancylis natalana Walsingham, 1881 Ancylis nemorana Kuznetzov, 1969 Ancylis nomica Walsingham, 1914 Ancylis nubeculana Clemens, 1860 Ancylis obtusana Haworth, [1811] Ancylis oculifera Walsingham, 1891 Ancylis oestobola Diakonoff, 1984 Ancylis pacificana Walsingham, 1879 Ancylis paludana Barrett, 1871 Ancylis partitana Christoph, 1882 Ancylis phileris Meyrick, 1910 Ancylis platanana Clemens, 1860 Ancylis plumbata Clarke, 1951 Ancylis pseustis Meyrick, 1911 Ancylis repandana Kennel, 1901 Ancylis rhacodyta Meyrick, 1938 Ancylis rhenana Müller-Rutz, 1920 Ancylis rhoderana McDunnough, 1954 Ancylis rimosa Meyrick, 1921 Ancylis sativa Liu, 1979 Ancylis sciodelta Meyrick, 1921 Ancylis sederana Chrétien, 1915 Ancylis segetana Meyrick, 1881 Ancylis selenana Guenée, 1845 Ancylis semiovana Zeller, 1875 Ancylis shastensis McDunnough, 1955 Ancylis sheppardana McDunnough, 1956 Ancylis simuloides McDunnough, 1955 Ancylis sophroniella Walsingham, 1907 Ancylis sparulana Staudinger, 1859 Ancylis spinicola Meyrick, 1927 Ancylis spiraeifoliana Clemens, 1860 Ancylis stenampyx Diakonoff, 1982 Ancylis stilpna Turner, 1925 Ancylis subaequana Zeller, 1875 Ancylis synomotis Meyrick, 1911 Ancylis tenebrica Heinrich, 1929 Ancylis thalera Meyrick, 1907 Ancylis tineana Hübner, 1796-1799 Ancylis torontana Kearfott, 1907 Ancylis transientana Filipjev, 1926 Ancylis tumida Meyrick, 1912 Ancylis uncella Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775 Ancylis unculana Haworth, 1811 Ancylis unguicella Linnaeus, 1758 Ancylis upupana Treitschke, 1835 Ancylis virididorsana Möschler, 1891 Ancylis volutana Meyrick, 1881 Ancylis youmiae Byun & Yan, 2005 See also List of Tortricidae genera References External links Tortricid.net Enarmoniini Tortricidae genera
The Indian Institute of Planning and Management (IIPM) was an unaccredited institute that was based in New Delhi. IIPM may also refer to: Indian Institute of Personnel Management, an institute focused on human resources management International Institute of Political Murder, a theatre and film production company founded by Milo Rau See also IPM (disambiguation)
Gerhard "Gerd" Zimmermann (born 23 September 1942) is a retired German speed skater. He competed at the 1964, 1968 and 1972 Winter Olympics in the 500, 1500, 5000 and 1000 m distances (eight events in total), for Germany and then for West Germany. His best achievements were seventh and eighth place in the 10000 m in 1964 and 1972, respectively. Between 1964 and 1972 he won eight West German all-around titles. He married Hildegard Sellhuber, a West German speed skater who also competed at the 1968 Olympics. Personal bests: 500 m – 39.7 (1972) 1000 m – 1:20.5 (1972) 1500 m – 2:03.3 (1972) 5000 m – 7:21.6 (1969) 10000 m – 15:23.3 (1969) References 1942 births Living people German male speed skaters Olympic speed skaters for the United Team of Germany Olympic speed skaters for West Germany Speed skaters at the 1964 Winter Olympics Speed skaters at the 1968 Winter Olympics Speed skaters at the 1972 Winter Olympics 20th-century German people
Mann Rubin (December 11, 1927 – October 12, 2013) was an American film and television screenwriter, whose credits included The Best of Everything in 1959, Brainstorm in 1965, Warning Shot in 1967, The First Deadly Sin in 1980, and The Human Shield in 1991. He also taught screenwriting within the cinema and TV department at the University of Southern California for more than ten years. Early life Rubin was born in Brooklyn, New York. He served in the United States Army from 1945 until 1947 before completing his Bachelor of Arts degree at New York University in 1952. Career He initially worked as a science fiction writer for DC Comics. His writing credits at DC Comics included Mystery in Space and Strange Adventures. Rubin later published stories in Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine. He would later pen the screenplay for an episode of The Alfred Hitchcock Hour. Rubin penned scripts for dozens of television series between the 1950s and 1990s. His work in television began in the late 1940s with the CBS anthology series, Studio One in Hollywood, and Tales of Tomorrow, which aired on ABC. His numerous television credits included episodes of Dynasty, The F.B.I., The Feather and Father Gang, The Fugitive, Mannix, Mission: Impossible, The Mod Squad, Perry Mason, Quincy, M.E., The Rockford Files, The Six Million Dollar Man, and Starsky & Hutch. His later television series was the short-lived reboot of Dragnet in 1990. Rubin was also active in feature film. Rubin and Edith Sommer co-wrote the 1959 Jean Negulesco film, The Best of Everything, which they adapted from the 1958 novel of the same name by Rona Jaffe. Rubin also adapted the 1980 film, The First Deadly Sin, from a novel by Lawrence Sanders. The First Deadly Sin, which starred Frank Sinatra and Faye Dunaway, marked Sinatra's last major film role. In more recent years, Rubin wrote the scripts for two short films. He co-wrote A Nice Touch, a 2012 short directed by Richard Jones, which starred Scottish actor, Dougray Scott. Rubin's last short film, A Lasting Impression, which stars Tanna Frederick, will debut at various film festivals in 2014. Death Mann Rubin died of a long illness on October 12, 2013, in West Hills, California, at the age of 85. References External links 1927 births 2013 deaths American male screenwriters American television writers American science fiction writers Screenwriting instructors University of Southern California faculty New York University alumni American male novelists American male television writers 20th-century American novelists 20th-century American male writers Screenwriters from California
Scientific skepticism (also spelled scepticism) is the practice of questioning whether claims are supported by empirical research and have reproducibility, as part of a methodological norm pursuing "the extension of certified knowledge". Scientific skepticism, or skepticism for short, manifests itself since the 20th century as a societal phenomenon involving several individuals and more or less organised groups through several different media, commonly referred to as "the skeptical movement". This is a compilation of the various lists about skepticism with articles in Wikipedia. List of books about skepticism List of notable skeptics List of notable debunkers List of prizes for evidence of the paranormal List of skeptical conferences List of skeptical magazines List of skeptical organizations List of skeptical podcasts See also Lists of atheists List of topics characterized as pseudoscience References Religion-related lists
Muhammad al-Ashmar () (1892 – 3 March 1960) was a Syrian rebel commander during the Great Syrian Revolt and the 1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine, and a prominent communist figure in post-independence Syria. Early life and career Al-Ashmar was born in the al-Midan quarter of Damascus in 1892 during the Ottoman era. He served in the Ottoman Army during World War I. He spent much of his early life studying Islamic theology. France gained control of Syria in 1918, establishing a mandate over the country in 1920. By then, al-Ashmar became a prominent Muslim sheikh based in al-Midan. Al-Ashmar gathered about 40-50 of his men from al-Midan to form part of the civilian volunteer units backing the Syrian forces against the invading French Army at the Battle of Maysalun on 24 July. According to Sami Moubayed, al-Ashmar joined Ibrahim Hananu's militia based in the region of Aleppo. Al-Ashmar was arrested in 1922 for his earlier participation in the countrywide rebellions and exiled to the southern Hauran region. He managed to return to northern Syria to partake in anti-French activities in the Syrian Coastal Mountains. He was exiled to Amman in Transjordan in 1923. Role in Great Syrian Revolt Al-Ashmar played a leading role as a commander during the Great Syrian Revolt against French rule between 1925 and 1927. He was also an early liaison between the main leader of the revolt, Sultan Pasha al-Atrash, and the notables of Damascus. He was a part of the first Damascene delegation to al-Atrash, who was based in the Hauran region, along with Nasib al-Bakri and Yahya al-Hayati. Al-Ashmar and al-Atrash were supporters of the Hashemites, who had led the Arab Revolt in 1916, ruled Syria until 1918, and were the nominal leaders of Transjordan and Iraq at the time of the 1925 revolt. Al-Atrash designated al-Ashmar as a field commander of the revolt. On 17 October 1925, al-Ashmar, along with commander Hasan al-Kharrat, led a rebel assault against the French military in Damascus. His forces set government buildings alight and took over the Azm Palace where the French High-Commissioner, Maurice Sarrail, resided, although he was not present during the assault, which left 180 French military personnel dead. Sarrail subsequently ordered a massive aerial bombardment of the city, resulting in the deaths of 1,500 people. Later that year, al-Ashmar went into exile in Transjordan to escape an arrest warrant for his alleged responsibility in the killing of five French officers. When the French Mandatory government requested that the British authorities in Transjordan arrest al-Ashmar, the British refused, citing his status as a political refugee. He returned to Syria after a general amnesty in 1932. Role in Palestine revolt In August 1936, al-Ashmar became the second-in-command to Fawzi al-Qawuqji of an Arab volunteer force that arrived in northern Palestine to aid local peasant rebels in the Palestinian Arab revolt against British rule. He commanded the Arab volunteer force's Syrian battalion between August and October 1936. He returned to Syria in late 1936 after a truce was reached. His was celebrated by the residents of Damascus when he arrived in the city. The British requested the French to arrest al-Ashmar for his role in the revolt, but they refused, claiming that the arrest of a popular public figure like al-Ashmar would provoke unrest in Syria. Hostilities resumed in late 1937 after Palestinian Arab objections to the recommendations of the Peel Commission, which called for Palestine's partition into Jewish and Arab states. The newly established, Damascus-based Central Committee of National Jihad in Palestine of exiled Palestinian figures under Hajj Amin al-Husseini's leadership requested that al-Ashmar, along with al-Qawuqji, lead rebel forces in Palestine in November 1937, but this effort was unsuccessful. Al-Ashmar still maintained involvement with the revolt from Damascus and issued fatwas sought by Palestinian rebel commanders, often Yusuf Abu Durra and Farhan al-Sa'di, for the assassination of specific local Palestinian leaders who they suspected of collaborating with the authorities. Politics in Syria Upon his return to Syria, al-Ashmar agitated for the establishment of a state governed by Islamic law and free of Western influence. He became a strong supporter of the National Bloc leader Abd al-Rahman Shahbandar. He lent his support to Shukri al-Quwatli in the 1943 presidential elections because of the latter's promise to allow Muslim activist organizations more political freedom in return for al-Ashmar's help in gaining votes from the al-Midan quarter. Quwatli won the elections, but abandoned his promises to the Muslim activist groups, angering al-Ashmar and conservative activists throughout the country. They formed movements aimed at removing Quwatli from power and opposing his social liberalism, particularly his permission for cinemas and cabarets to open in the country. Al-Ashmar became a popular figure in Syria for his participation in the Syrian and Palestinian anti-colonial revolts. On 19 May 1944, he addressed a crowd of hundreds of conservative Syrian Muslims at the Tankiz Mosque in Marjeh Square, Damascus, strongly condemning the increasing prevalence of unveiled women, cinema and the city's hosting of a charity banquet at the French Officers' Club sponsored by the French-Christian "Drop of Milk" society and the wife of then-education minister, Nasuhi al-Bukhari. The speech inspired the crowd to demonstrate against the banquet, with the demonstrations descending into riots. Clashes between demonstrators and the police resulted in the deaths of two protesters, including a 12-year-old boy, in the al-Salihiyah quarter. Al-Ashmar was arrested and sent to the Tadmor Prison in the desert city of Palmyra the following day. The protests subsequently spread to other parts of Damascus, and also Aleppo and Homs, with participants calling for al-Ashmar's release. President Quwatli had al-Ashmar released days later in response to the uproar. Months later, al-Ashmar strongly condemned the Quwatli administration's participation in a women's suffrage conference in Cairo, Egypt in December 1944. Following Syria's independence in 1946, al-Ashmar became a supporter of the Syrian Communist Party. His backing was a major factor in the party's good performance in al-Midan during the 1954 parliamentary elections. He headed the communist Syrian Partisans of Peace and was a member of the World Peace Council. Al-Ashmar was awarded the Stalin Peace Prize by the Soviet Union in March 1956. He largely retired from politics around this time and died in Damascus in 1960. References Bibliography 1892 births 1960 deaths Arab people from the Ottoman Empire People from Damascus People of the Great Syrian Revolt Rebel commanders of the 1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine Stalin Peace Prize recipients Syrian communists Syrian imams Syrian Muslim scholars of Islam Syrian nationalists World Peace Council Muslim socialists
The 1977–78 season was the fifth season of the Takht Jamshid Cup of Iranian football. The competition was won by PAS Football Club of Tehran. Results Top goalscorers References Pars sport Takht Jamshid Cup Iran 1977–78 in Iranian football
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Ella Ochoa founded the Nebraska Association of Farmworkers (NAF) in 1979 and operated it until it closed in 2011. She is also an advocate for the rights of disabled individuals. Biography Ella Ochoa was born in Laredo in 1945 and raised in Cotulla, Texas. She was dedicated to her family, exceptionally so when she lost her mother and later her father at a young age. While education was a top priority she eventually left her schooling to take on many jobs to support her family. She worked as a migrant farmworker across Texas, North Dakota, and Minnesota. In 1979, Ochoa co-founded the Nebraska Association of Farmworkers and became its executive director. The organization became the NAF Multicultural Human Development Corporation with advocacy missions for physical, financial, social and educational well-being of seasonal farmworkers, minorities and other disadvantaged persons. She also was a member of the Farmworker Justice Fund Inc between 1995 and 2003. In 2000, Ochoa was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis and began to advocate for the rights of the disabled. In 2011, she was a volunteer with the Minority Health Advisory Committee for the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services. Ella Ochoa passed away on May 5, 2023 surrounded by family after a long hard-fought battle with cancer. She is survived by her husband Aurelio Ochoa, her 3 adults sons, and 4 adult grandchildren. Nebraska Association of Farmworkers The NAF was an organization headquartered in Nebraska with locations in Scottsbluff, North Platte, Grand Island, Lincoln, and Omaha. While operating from 1979-2011, it offered many benefits to immigrant workers and helped to meet educational, developmental, and social needs. Awards Ella Ochoa received The Ohtli Award in 1997, which is one of the highest awards given by the Mexican government to the Mexican community abroad. She also received the Nebraska commission of the status of women “Women of the Year”. In 2005, she received the Cesar Estrada Chavez Award. In 2012, she received the MAFO Lifetime Achievement Award. References Living people People from Laredo, Texas People from Cotulla, Texas Year of birth missing (living people) Ohtli Award winners
Cherrie Choi (; born 7 September 1972), formerly known as Cai Li, is a Hong Kong singer best known for "Zhu Fu Ni", "Jue Lian", "Zen Me", "Xiang Gui Jia De Nv Hai" and "Conversation" (collaborated with George Lam). Early life and education Choi grew up in a tenement building on Fuk Wa Street in Sham Shui Po, Kowloon, in Hong Kong. She attended . While still in school she performed at a lounge with Stephanie Che and Fat Ma. She signed with Warner Music Group in 1986. In 1989, she applied for the Hong Kong Secondary School Examination. Career In 1987, she participated in the 3rd Asia-Canton Union Singing Contest with the song "Betrayal". In 1988, she debuted with the song "How". She released the album Hope produced by Lin Shi followed by the albums Incredible and Lover of June with the songs "Endless Love", "Close Your Eyes", and "A Covenant of Life and Death". With George Lam she released the song "Dialogue". In 1990, she released the single "Close Your Eyes" which reached number one on the remained number one for two weeks. In the same year, she played one of the leading roles in the TV series "Love Beats". At the end of 1992, she left Warner Records and signed with TVB, where she was the host of with Au Hailun, Zhou Ying, and Liu Wenjuan. In 2008, Cai Lier and Ouyang Dexun joined ) and participated in the show ). She began using her real name Cai Li. In 2017, she appeared in the TV show "Cantopop At 50". In an interview in December 2017, Cai Li talked about her experience entering the music industry explaining that she sang "Saving All My Love For You" at a gathering of her parents and friends where an employee from Warner Records was there. She signed with Warner Records at the age of fifteen, and released her first album a year later. In 2018, following "Cantopop At 50", a group of singers in the late 1980s and early 1990s formed the "Classic Alumni Association". On July 15, she and a group of singers from the "Classic Alumni Association" participated in "Love Enguang Classic Golden Melody Concert" charity concert. Discography Albums 希望 (Hope) (1988) (1989) 每一分爱 (Mei Yi Fen Ai) (1989) Close Your Eyes (Best 13 songs) (1990) (1991) (1992) Once Upon A Time…(Best of album) (1993) Legend Series of Warner Music –Gigi Lai, Cherrie Choi (1999) 响 I Am Here (2016) Notable album appearances Millennium Greatest Hits, Vol.2 , various artists Television series (1993) Untraceable Evidence (1997) Armed Reaction (1998) (2019) References Living people 1972 births Cantonese-language singers Cantopop singers 21st-century Hong Kong women singers Cantonese people
Oakland City is a neighborhood in southwestern Atlanta, Georgia, just southwest across the BeltLine from West End and Adair Park. Oakland City was incorporated as a city in 1894 and annexed to Atlanta in 1910. Oakland City Historic District is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It contains wood and brick bungalows as well as Minimal Traditional, English Vernacular Revival, and Craftsman houses. The district included the Withers House, which was demolished in the first decade of the 2000s. The neighborhood is served by the Oakland City station. External links Oakland City Community Organization (OCCO) Oakland City Historic District Regulations, retrieved 2011-01-15 History of Oakland City, "A Revitalization Plan for Atlanta’s Oakland City Neighborhood", Southwest Atlanta Neighborhood Collaborative and West Atlanta Watershed Alliance, 2012 References Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Georgia (U.S. state) Neighborhoods in Atlanta Bungalow architecture in Georgia (U.S. state) Former municipalities in Georgia (U.S. state) National Register of Historic Places in Atlanta
William Stubbs (21 June 182522 April 1901) was an English historian and Anglican bishop. He was Regius Professor of Modern History at the University of Oxford between 1866 and 1884. He was Bishop of Chester from 1884 to 1889 and Bishop of Oxford from 1889 to 1901. Early life The son of William Morley Stubbs, a solicitor, and his wife, Mary Ann Henlock, he was born in a house on the High Street in Knaresborough, Yorkshire, and was educated at Ripon Grammar School and Christ Church, Oxford, where he graduated MA in 1848, obtaining a first-class in Literae Humaniores and a third in mathematics. Education and career to 1889 Stubbs was elected a Fellow of Trinity College, during his time living in Navestock, Essex, from 1850 to 1866, where he served as parish priest for the same period. In 1859, he married Catherine Dellar, daughter of John Dellar, of Navestock, and they had several children. He was librarian at Lambeth Palace, and in 1862 was an unsuccessful candidate for the Chichele Professorship of Modern History at Oxford. In 1866, Stubbs was appointed Regius Professor of Modern History at Oxford, and held the chair until 1884. His lectures were thinly attended, and he found them a distraction from his historical work. Some of his statutory lectures are published in his Lectures on Mediaeval and Modern History. In 1872, he founded Oxford University's School of Modern History, allowing postclassical history to be taught as a distinct subject for the first time. He accepted the patronage of the Stubbs Society during his time at Oxford, where he interacted with future doyens of the historical profession. Stubbs was rector of Cholderton, Wiltshire, from 1875 to 1879, when he was appointed a canon of St Paul's Cathedral. He served on the ecclesiastical courts commission of 1881–1883 and wrote the weighty appendices to the report. On 25 April 1884 he was consecrated Bishop of Chester, and in 1889 became Bishop of Oxford until his death. As Bishop of Oxford he was also ex officio the Chancellor of the Order of the Garter. He was a Member of the Chetham Society, and served as vice-president from 1884. Approach to church office Stubbs was a High Churchman whose doctrines and practice were grounded on learning and a veneration for antiquity. His opinions were received with marked respect by his brother prelates, and he acted as an assessor to the archbishop in the trial of Edward King, Bishop of Lincoln. Final illness and death An attack of illness in November 1900 seriously impaired Stubbs's health. He was able, however, to attend the funeral of Queen Victoria on 2 February 1901, and preached a remarkable sermon before King Edward VII and the German Emperor Wilhelm II on the following day. Stubbs's illness became critical on 20 April. He died in Cuddesdon on 22 April 1901. Stubbs was buried in the churchyard of All Saints, Cuddesdon, next to the palace of the bishops of Oxford. Honours and degrees Both in England and America, Stubbs was universally acknowledged as the head of all English historical scholars, and no English historian of his time was held in equal honour in European countries. Among his many distinctions he was D.D. and honorary D.C.L. of Oxford, LL.D. of Cambridge and Edinburgh, Doctor in utroque jure of Heidelberg; an hon. member of the University of Kyiv, and of the Prussian, Bavarian and Danish academies; he received the Prussian order Pour le Mérite, and was corresponding member of the Académie des sciences morales et politiques of the French Institute. Stubbs was elected a member of the American Antiquarian Society in 1897. Reception Until Stubbs found it necessary to devote all his time to his episcopal duties, he had concentrated on historical study. He argued that the theory of the unity and continuity of history should not remove distinctions between ancient and modern history. He believed that work on ancient history is a useful preparation for the study of modern history, but either may advantageously be studied apart. He also believed that the effects of individual character and human nature will render generalizations vague and useless. While pointing out that history is useful as a mental discipline and a part of a liberal education, he recommended its study chiefly for its own sake. It was in this spirit that he worked; he had the faculty of judgment and a genius for minute and critical investigation. He was equally eminent in ecclesiastical history, as an editor of texts and as the historian of the British constitution. Registrum sacrum, Constitutional History, and Select Charters In 1858 Stubbs published his Registrum Sacrum Anglicanum, (with a second edition published in 1897) which sets forth episcopal consecration data in England from 597 CE, which was followed by many other later works, and particularly by his share in Councils and Ecclesiastical Documents, edited in co-operation with the Rev. A. W. Haddan, for the third volume of which he was especially responsible. He edited nineteen volumes for the Rolls series of Chronicles and Memorials. It is, however, by Stubbs's Constitutional History of England (3 vols., 1874–78) that he is most widely known as a historian. It became at once the standard authority on its subject. The appearance of this book, which traces the development of the English constitution from the Teutonic invasions of Britain till 1485, marks a distinct step in the advance of English historical learning. It was followed by its companion volume of Select Charters and Other Illustrations of English Constitutional History. His merits as a historian By Stubbs's contemporaries and after his death, Stubbs was considered to have been in the front rank of historical scholars both as an author and a critic, and as a master of every department of the historian's work, from the discovery of materials to the elaboration of well founded theories and literary production. He was a good palaeographer, and excelled in textual criticism, in examination of authorship, and other such matters, while his vast erudition and retentive memory made him second to none in interpretation and exposition. His merits as an author are often judged solely by his Constitutional History. However, Stubbs's work is not entirely unquestionable. Some modern historians have questioned his acceptance of some medieval chronicles, written by monastical scribes whose views would be, to some extent, influenced by the politics of the Catholic Church. One such criticism was Stubbs's tirade against William Rufus whose character was much-maligned by the chroniclers perhaps due to his opposition to Gregorian reforms during his reign, which led to Archbishop Anselm going into exile. Among the most notable examples of Stubbs's work for the Rolls series are the prefaces to Roger of Hoveden, the Gesta regum of William of Malmesbury, the Gesta Henrici II, and the Memorials of St. Dunstan. Modern views of him In the main Stubbs's ideas of a confrontational political framework have been superseded by K. B. McFarlane's "community of interest" theory; the idea that the amount of possible conflict between a king and his nobles was actually very small (case in point, Henry IV, 1399–1413). Historians like Michael Hicks, Rosemary Horrox and notably May McKisack, have pushed this view further. J. W. Burrow proposed that Stubbs, like John Richard Green and Edward Augustus Freeman, was an historical scholar with little or no experience of public affairs, with views of the present which were romantically historicised and who was drawn to history by what was in a broad sense an antiquarian passion for the past, as well as a patriotic and populist impulse to identify the nation and its institutions as the collective subject of English history, making the new historiography of early medieval times an extension, filling out and democratising, of older Whig notions of continuity. It was Stubbs who presented this most substantially; Green who made it popular and dramatic... It is in Freeman...of the three the most purely a narrative historian, that the strains are most apparent. Publications The medieval kingdoms of Cyprus and Armenia: two lectures delivered 26 and 29 October 1878. Oxford: E. Pickard Hall, M.A., and J.H. Stacy (1878) The constitutional History of England, 3 vols, 5th ed. (Oxford, 1891–98). The Constitutional History of England in Its Origin and Development, (sixth edition 1903) Volume One Volume Two Volume Three References Sources Cam, Helen. "Stubbs Seventy Years after." Cambridge Historical Journal 9#2 (1948): 129–47. online. Letters of William Stubbs, Bishop of Oxford, ed. W. H. Hutton. Charles Petit-Dutaillis, Studies and Notes Supplementary to Stubbs' Constitutional History, Volume One Volume Two External links Bibliographic directory from Project Canterbury Chetham Society Select Charters and Other Illustrations of English Constitutional History 1825 births 1901 deaths People from Knaresborough People educated at Ripon Grammar School Alumni of Christ Church, Oxford Bishops of Chester Bishops of Oxford Doctors of Divinity 19th-century English historians Fellows of Trinity College, Oxford Anglo-Saxon studies scholars British medievalists Members of the Académie des sciences morales et politiques Regius Professors of History (University of Oxford) English legal writers Members of the American Antiquarian Society Chancellors of the Order of the Garter Recipients of the Pour le Mérite (civil class) 19th-century Church of England bishops Surtees Society Chetham Society Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire
Norman Willard Jary (April 8, 1929–January 8, 2021) was a Canadian politician and broadcaster who served as Mayor of Guelph 1970 from 1985. He is the longest serving mayor in Guelph’s history. Outside of politics, Jary served as the news and sports director of CJOY and had a one year stint as the play-by-play announcer of the New York Rangers. Early life Jary was born on April 8, 1929, in Toronto. He graduated from Ryerson University’s Academy of Radio and Television Arts. In 1951 he joined CJCS-FM in Stratford, Ontario. In 1954 he was hired by CJOY as sports director and hockey play-by-play announcer. He eventually took on the role of news director as well. During his tenure at CJOY, he called games for the Guelph Biltmores, Guelph Royals, Guelph CMC’s/Mad Hatters/Platers, and Guelph Regals. He also playoff games for the Galt Hornets and Chatham Maroons and filled-in for Foster Hewitt on CKFH’s broadcasts of the Toronto Marlboros and Toronto St. Michael's Majors. Jary was a member of the New York Rangers television broadcast team during the 1965-66 season. He was behind the microphone when Bobby Hull broke Maurice Richard’s single season record for goals scored. He also called the first National Hockey League game televised in colour in the United States. Jary continued to live in Guelph during his season with the Rangers, commuting to New York City on the weekend. He remained with CJOY until his retirement in 1994. Politics Jary began his political career in 1963 as the Progressive Conservative nominee for the Legislative Assembly of Ontario seat in Wellington South. He lost to incumbent Harry Worton. He was the PC nominee again in 1967, but again lost to Worton. Jary was elected to the Guelph board of aldermen in 1963. In 1970, Mayor Ralph Smith resigned to accept the position of city industrial commissioner and Jary was chosen by his fellow aldermen to fill the vacancy. He ran unopposed in 1971 and continued to serve until 1985, when he chose to instead run for city council to "avoid burnout". As mayor, Jary instituted reforms that allowed for greater public participation during city council meetings. He cast tie-breaking votes against granting a heritage designation to the Canada Trust building, in favour of the building of the Hanlon Expressway, and in favour of accepting the donation of the nude fountain to be placed in St. George's Square. Jary worked with Wellington County, Ontario, to assess the impact of creating a Regional municipality. Guelph and Wellington decided not to adopt this form of government. During his tenure, the Hanlon Expressway, Stone Road Mall, Willow West Mall, Guelph Auto Mall, New Guelph Civic Museum, Victoria Road Recreation Centre, Centennial Arena, and Eaton Centre were all constructed. Jary hosted a number of dignitaries, including four governors general and three prime ministers of Canada, three premiers of Ontario, Princess Anne, the Shah of Iran, and the Premier of the People's Republic of China. He also greeted Terry Fox during his Marathon of Hope. From 1985 to 2000, Jary represented Ward 3 on the Guelph city council. In 1999, the council voted to rename Willowdale Park in Jary’s honor. Later life After leaving the council, Jary remained involved in the Guelph community through charitable work. From 1978 to 2019 he hosted the Norm Jary Golf Tournament, which raised money for Community Living Guelph Wellington. In 2015 his wife of 64 years, Jean, died. Jary spent his later years in a Guelph retirement community. He died on January 8, 2021, at the age of 91. References 1929 births 2021 deaths Canadian radio journalists Journalists from Toronto Mayors of Guelph New York Rangers announcers Politicians from Toronto Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario candidates in Ontario provincial elections Toronto Metropolitan University alumni
The 1979 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 50th playing of the midsummer classic between the all-stars of the American League (AL) and National League (NL), the two leagues constituting Major League Baseball. It was held on Tuesday, July 17, at the Kingdome in Seattle, Washington, the home of the third-year Seattle Mariners of the American League. The National League won 7–6 for their eighth consecutive win. The game featured memorable defensive play by starting right fielder Dave Parker, as he had two assists on putouts: one at third base in the seventh inning and another at home plate to end the eighth. With Parker receiving the MVP award for this game, and teammate Willie Stargell winning the National League MVP, NLCS MVP, and World Series MVP, all four possible MVP awards for the season were won by members of the Pittsburgh Pirates. The game was also notable for the play of Lee Mazzilli, providing the margin of victory. In his only All-Star appearance, Mazzilli tied the game in the eighth inning with a pinch hit home run off of Jim Kern of the Texas Rangers, and then put the National League ahead for good in the ninth, drawing a bases-loaded walk against Ron Guidry of the New York Yankees. This was the only All-Star Game at the Kingdome. When it returned to Seattle in 2001, the Mariners had moved across the street to their new home at Safeco Field. It was the second All-Star Game held indoors, the first was eleven years earlier at the Astrodome in Houston. The weather outdoors was unseasonably hot in Seattle, with a high temperature of . Rosters Players in italics have since been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. National League American League Game Umpires Starting lineups Game summary American League starter Nolan Ryan began the game in sizzling fashion, striking out Davey Lopes and Dave Parker, but walked Steve Garvey. Mike Schmidt tripled in Garvey, and George Foster followed with a double down the right field line to score Schmidt for a 2–0 National League lead. The American Leaguers came right back in the bottom of the first. George Brett walked with one out, Don Baylor doubled him in, and Fred Lynn put the AL up 3–2 with a two-out, two-run homer off Steve Carlton. The NL regained the lead on a bases-loaded sacrifice fly by Parker in the second and an RBI groundout by Dave Winfield in the third. The AL went back up 5–4 in the bottom of the third when Carl Yastrzemski batted in a run with a single and Chet Lemon scored on a Schmidt error. The score remained that way until the top of the sixth, when the NL tied it at five on a Winfield double off Mark Clear and an RBI single by Gary Carter. Pete Rose pinch-hit in and bounced into a double play, then entered the game, replacing Garvey at first and becoming the first player to appear in the All-Star Game at five different positions. The AL went back up 6–5 in the bottom of the sixth. Gaylord Perry gave up a leadoff single to Yastrzemski, a double to Darrell Porter, and an RBI single to Mariner Bruce Bochte before leaving in favor of Joe Sambito without retiring a batter. Sambito pitched the NL out of trouble by getting Reggie Jackson to ground to Lopes at second, who gunned down Porter at the plate. After an intentional walk to Roy Smalley to load the bases, Sambito retired Brett and was relieved by Mike LaCoss. LaCoss then induced Baylor to hit into a force play end the inning. In the bottom of the seventh, Jim Rice led off and blooped a double to right with a high bounce off the artificial turf, but was thrown out by Parker as he tried to stretch it into a triple. Batting for Gary Matthews, Lee Mazzilli tied the score at six in the top of the eighth with an opposite-field homer off Jim Kern, the first pinch-hit home run in MLB All-Star game history. The AL mounted one last threat in the bottom of the eighth when Brian Downing led off with a crisp single off Bruce Sutter and was sacrificed to second by Bochte. Sutter walked Jackson intentionally and then struck out Bobby Grich for the second out. Graig Nettles then lined a single to right, and Downing attempted to score, but once again the arm of Parker claimed another victim. Fielding the line drive on the first bounce, he fired a perfect strike on the fly to Carter, who blocked Downing's right hand from reaching the plate. Along with his other assist an inning earlier, this play earned Parker the game's MVP award. The NL took the lead in the top of the ninth without recording a base hit. Joe Morgan walked with one out and was balked to second. Kern walked Parker intentionally, retired Craig Reynolds on a foul pop, but then walked Ron Cey to load the bases. Ron Guidry came in and walked Mazzilli, forcing in Morgan with the winning run. In the bottom of the inning, Sutter retired the side, with strikeouts of Rice and Rick Burleson to end the game and earn the win. Footnotes and references External links Baseball-Reference.com Lineups, boxscore, and more Major League Baseball All-Star Game Major League Baseball All-Star Game Baseball competitions in Seattle Major League Baseball All Star Game July 1979 sports events in the United States 1970s in Seattle
Rinaldo Piscicello (c1415–1457) (called the Cardinal of Naples) was an Italian Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal. Biography Rinaldo Piscicello was born in Naples in 1415 or 1416, the son of Nicola Piscicello and Maria d'Alagni. His mother was related to Lucrezia d'Alagni, the mistress of Alfonso V of Aragon, which likely helped his career in the church. He became a prebendary and canon of Naples Cathedral. He later became vicar general of the cathedral chapter. He also became a protonotary apostolic. On 12 May 1451 he was elected Archbishop of Naples. He rebuilt the cathedral of San Severo, which had been badly damaged by earthquakes in December 1456. In the consistory of 17 December 1456, Pope Callixtus III made him a cardinal. He arrived in Rome on 20 March 1457 and received the red hat, and the titular church of Santa Cecilia in Trastevere, on 21 March 1457. He died in Rome on 4 July 1457. In 1458, his body was transferred to Naples Cathedral, where he is buried. References 1457 deaths 15th-century Italian cardinals Year of birth unknown Clergy from Naples
Razzmatazz (also known as Razz) is a nightclub and concert hall in the Poblenou neighbourhood in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It is one of the city's biggest with a capacity of over 2,000 people in its main hall. The club is formed of five halls where different genres of music are played even though the most played are indie pop, alternative rock and electronic music. Razzmatazz is the "evolution" of the Sala Zeleste, which closed back in 2000 due to its economic debt with the Social Security. The club is named after the song "Razzmatazz" by Pulp. The Flaming Lips were the first artist to play the venue. History In 1986, the historical Sala Zeleste at Carrer Platería was closed to open a new and much larger one at the Carrer Almogàvers in Poblenou. The new Sala Zeleste is located in the space previously occupied by two carpet and stamped factories. Then it maintains the appearance of a factory or loft, with three clear and very large rooms that can reach more than 3,000 people in total. The main hall had a capacity of 2,000 people, which turned Zeleste into one of the few major concert halls in Barcelona (without reaching the macro-concerts that can be done in the stadium, for example) and that therefore It offered the possibility of hosting concerts of highly successful formations. Some of those that have happened are Paul McCartney, Yoko Ono, James Taylor, Oasis, Europe, The Offspring, PJ Harvey, Tricky, Sugarcubes, Björk, Siouxie, Bauhaus, Juan Luis Guerra, Els Pets, Sopa de Cabra, Blur, Radiohead, Sangtraït, , Phish etc. In the year 2000 the Sala Zeleste had a debt of about €780,000 with the Social Security plus a fairly small debt, of some € 36,000, for rent, but sufficient to do them outside the premises. In the same year 2000, the room was renewed with new owners, a few cosmetic changes and a new name: the new Razzmatazz room was founded. References Concert halls in Spain
Macintosh Centris is a family of personal computers designed, manufactured and sold by Apple Computer, Inc. in 1992 and 1993. They were introduced as a replacement for the six-year-old Macintosh II family of computers; the name was chosen to indicate that the consumer was selecting a Macintosh in the center of Apple's product line. Centris machines were the first to offer Motorola 68040 CPUs at a price point around US$2,500, making them significantly less expensive (albeit slower) than Quadra computers, but also offering higher performance than the Macintosh LC computers of the time. Apple released three computers bearing the Centris name: the Centris 610 (replacing the Macintosh IIsi) and Centris 650 (replacing the Macintosh IIci in form and the Quadra 700 in function), both of which were introduced in March 1993, and the Centris 660AV which followed in July. Apple also considered the Macintosh IIvx to be part of the Centris line. The IIvx was released in October of the previous year but, according to Apple, their lawyers were unable to complete the trademark check on the "Centris" name in time for the IIvx's release. The retirement of the Centris name was announced in September 1993, with the 610, 650 and 660AV all being rebranded the following month as Macintosh Quadra machines as part of Apple's effort to reposition their product families to correlate with customer markets instead of price ranges and features. The IIvx was also discontinued in favor of the newly announced Quadra 605. Overview The Centris 610 uses a 20 MHz 68LC040 CPU, which has no math coprocessor functions. It used a new "pizza box" case that was intended to be placed under the user's computer monitor. The Centris 610 also provided the basis for the Workgroup Server 60. This case was also used for the Power Macintosh 6100 lines of computers and, when these later computers were introduced, Apple offered consumers a product upgrade path by letting them buy a new motherboard. Apple's motherboard upgrades of this type were considered expensive, however, and were not a popular option. The base-configuration Centris 650 uses a 25 MHz 68LC040 CPU; while more expensive configurations with built-in Ethernet use the 25 MHz 68040 allowing it to succeed the Quadra 700. It uses the Macintosh IIvx-style desktop case. The Centris 660AV uses a 25 MHz 68040 and also includes an AT&T 3210 digital signal processor. Like other "AV" computers from Apple, it supports both video input and output. It uses the "pizza box" case which debuted earlier in the Centris 610. The Centris 610 and 650 were replaced about six months after their introduction by the Quadra 610 and 650 models, which kept the same case and designs but raised the CPU speeds from 20 MHz and 25 MHz to 25 MHz and 33 MHz, respectively – while the Centris 660AV was renamed as the Quadra 660AV without any actual design change. These Macs also existed during Apple's transition from auto-inject floppy drives to manual-inject drives. This is why there are two different styles of floppy drive bezel (faceplate) on these models. Some later Centris 660AV Macs have manual-inject floppy drives, so this change was not entirely concurrent with the name change. Timeline References Discontinued Apple Inc. products
Henry Ainsworth (1502 – 1556 or 1557), of Winkburn, Nottinghamshire, was an English politician. Biography He was a son of Richard Ainsworth of Preston, Lancashire by Elizabeth. He held the offices of Clerk of the peace, Derbyshire by October 1523-by July 1537 and coroner, Derbyshire by February 1534. "He must have had legal training, although he is not to be found at any inn of court". Ainsworth was a Member of Parliament for Derby in 1529. References English MPs 1529–1536 People from Newark and Sherwood (district) 1502 births 1556 deaths 1557 deaths
The first USS Machias (PG-5), a schooner-rigged gunboat, was laid down in February 1891 by Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine. She was launched on 8 December 1891. She was sponsored by Miss Ethel Hyde, daughter of President Hyde of Bath Iron Works and commissioned at Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, Maine, 20 July 1893, Commander Charles J. Train in command. Service Following shakedown along the east coast and service on the North Atlantic station, Machias departed Portsmouth in November 1894 for the Asiatic station, sailing via the Azores, Gibraltar, Malta, Suez, Aden, Ceylon, and Singapore, arriving Hong Kong on 6 March 1895. For the next two years, the gunboat remained in the Far East, protecting American interests in Korea and Japan during the Sino-Japanese War, making intermittent visits to treaty ports up the Yangtze River, and, in general, showing the flag from Port Arthur to Saigon, until departing Hong Kong on 16 December 1897 to return home the way she came, arriving Boston on 18 March. Sailing for Key West, Florida, on 7 April, the ship joined the North Atlantic Fleet blockading Cuba and participated in the engagement of Cárdenas on 11 May, leading the gunboats and , and torpedo boat against three Spanish gunboats in the bay. Continuing on blockade duty through September, in addition serving as a transport for Army troops and supplies, Machias sailed north to Boston and then Portsmouth for repairs until 15 January 1899. The gunboat then returned to the Caribbean, operating off Cuba, in the West Indies and along the coast of Central America, showing the flag and protecting American interests until sailing for Washington, D.C., to join in the celebration in honor of Admiral George Dewey on 24 September. She returned to the Caribbean in January 1900, resuming her patrols and, in addition, carrying the U.S. Minister to Venezuela on a diplomatic mission until ordered home on 8 July, arriving at Boston on the 17th, and decommissioning there on 14 August. Machias was recommissioned on 24 July 1901 and sailed 15 days later to return to the Caribbean on patrol operations off Panama and Colombia during the Panamanian Revolution, protecting American lives and property off Panama through the end of the year; and then, following repairs at Boston, landing troops at Boca del Toro, Colombia, 17 to 19 April 1902. Attached to the Caribbean Patrol Squadron on 4 October, the gunboat remained in Latin American waters until 8 January 1903 when she was assigned to the European Squadron and sailed on the 12th from San Juan, Puerto Rico, for the Mediterranean. Steaming via Bermuda, the Azores, and Gibraltar, she arrived off the Riviera in late March and remained there on patrol until sailing in mid-May for a trip to northern Europe, visiting Southampton, England, and transiting the Kiel Canal, returning to the Mediterranean on 30 June. From 21 November to 18 January 1904 the ship made a good will visit to Djibouti, Abyssinia, and then, 1 March, was detached from the European Squadron and sailed for home, arriving at Pensacola on the 26th. She decommissioned there on 14 May and remained there until assigned to the Connecticut Naval Militia on 19 November 1907. Machias departed Pensacola on 17 January 1908 for New York and following refit was turned over to the Connecticut Naval Militia on 27 June. Based at New Haven, the gunboat continued on this duty, making a cruise once a year off New England until withdrawn on 25 April 1914 and taken to New York where she once again was placed in full commission on the 27th. Assigned to the Special Service Squadron, the warship sailed on 17 May for the Caribbean, patrolling off the Dominican Republic and Haiti through the end of 1914 when she was placed in reserve at New York on 1 February 1915. (The trip to New York was used to transfer $500,000 in Haitian gold to National City Bank's vaults at the behest of the bank's Vice President Roger Leslie Farnham. ) While in Haiti, she saw active duty, silencing government forces bombarding Puerto Plata. Reactivated on 1 April, the gunboat sailed for Mexico, arriving at Veracruz on 14 June to join the fleet protecting American lives and property during a revolution. She then returned to Mobile and New Orleans for repairs from October 1915 to February 1916. Repaired, she returned to Mexico and evacuated a number of Americans from Tuxpan, where there were disturbances, and took the evacuees to Tampico. The ship continued her operations in the Caribbean, basing out of New Orleans and patrolling off Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and the Danish West Indies. The patrols of the Danish West Indies was to protect American neutrality prior to U.S. entry into World War I in April 1917. Machias departed New Orleans on 22 July for Gibraltar, steaming via Key West, Bermuda, and the Azores, arriving at Gibraltar on 22 August. Assigned to the patrol force in European waters, she operated out of Gibraltar on antisubmarine patrol through July 1918, and was then ordered home, departing for New London on 20 August and then sailing to Charleston where she refitted. The veteran gunboat departed Charleston in April 1919 for the Pacific, transiting the Panama Canal and operating along the west coast of Central America until 27 August when she arrived Mare Island Navy Yard for inactivation. Fate Machias was decommissioned there on 3 October 1919 and was sold on 29 October 1920 to the Mexican Navy. Renamed Agua Prieta, the old gunboat served as a transport and coast guard ship along the west coast of Mexico for the next 15 years. The Mexican Navy finally disposed of her in late 1935. Awards Sampson Medal Navy Expeditionary Medal Spanish Campaign Medal Mexican Service Medal Dominican Campaign Medal World War I Victory Medal with "PATROL" clasp References Gunboats of the United States Navy World War I patrol vessels of the United States Ships built in Bath, Maine 1891 ships Ships transferred from the United States Navy to the Mexican Navy Spanish–American War gunboats of the United States Machias-class gunboats Military in Connecticut
United Nations Security Council resolution 730, adopted unanimously on 16 January 1992, after recalling resolutions 719 (1991) and 729 (1992) the Council approved a report by the Secretary-General from 14 January, and decided to terminate the mandate of the United Nations Observer Group in Central America (ONUCA) with effect from 17 January 1992. ONUCA's mandate was primarily extended at the request of Central and South American governments. Towards the end of the mandate, there were substantial reductions and a refocusing of its tasks to liaising with the security forces of the five Central American states. By ending the mandate of ONUCA, it allowed the Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali to transfer personnel to the nearby United Nations Observer Mission in El Salvador. See also History of Central America History of Nicaragua List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 701 to 800 (1991–1993) References External links Text of the Resolution at undocs.org 0730 History of Central America Politics of Central America History of Nicaragua 0730 January 1992 events
Leslie O'Shaughnessy was a Canadian politician, who was elected mayor of Cornwall, Ontario in the 2014 municipal election. Born in Cornwall, O'Shaughnessy previously served as reeve of the nearby township of Charlottenburg in the 1990s, and ran as a Progressive Conservative Party of Canada candidate for Stormont—Dundas in the 1997 federal election. He later moved back to Cornwall, and was elected to Cornwall City Council as a city councillor in 2003. He ran for mayor in the 2006 municipal election, but was not elected. He ran again in the 2010 municipal election and was re-elected as a city councillor, but resigned his seat in 2012 citing concerns about the council's commitment to accountability and transparency. In the 2014 election, he defeated incumbent mayor Bob Kilger. O'Shaughnessy ran for election again in 2018, but finished third behind the winner Bernadette Clement. He died on August 14 2023 of cancer. References Living people Mayors of Cornwall, Ontario Canadian people of Irish descent Progressive Conservative Party of Canada candidates for the Canadian House of Commons Candidates in the 1997 Canadian federal election Year of birth missing (living people)
Stevens High School, also known as Girls High School and Stevens Elementary School, is an historic, former American high school building located in Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. History and architectural features Designed by noted Lancaster architect C. Emlen Urban and built between 1904 and 1905, this historic structure is a three-story, rectangular brick and brownstone building that was created in the Second Renaissance Revival style. It has a slate covered mansard roof and terra cotta ornamentation. The building measures 176 feet wide and 74 feet deep. It operated as a high school until 1938, when it was designated an elementary school. The school is named for Congressman Thaddeus Stevens (1792–1868). It was converted to apartments in the 1980s by developer Owen Kugel. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. References School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania Renaissance Revival architecture in Pennsylvania School buildings completed in 1905 Buildings and structures in Lancaster, Pennsylvania National Register of Historic Places in Lancaster, Pennsylvania 1905 establishments in Pennsylvania
Catharine Tait (; 9 December 1819 – 1 December 1878) was a British philanthropist. Life Tait was born in Elmdon near Rugby where her father was the rector. Her parents were Anna Maria and William Spooner. She had opposed Archibald Campbell Tait when he applied to be the headmaster at Rugby School because of differences in their belief. He was appointed on 28 July 1842 and she married him in the same year. He became the disappointing successor to Thomas Arnold as headmaster of Rugby School. In fact Catharine was a great support to him and on her own account she helped the poor in the town and established a school for girls. Her husband was appointed to the deanery of Carlisle in 1849. While she was in Carlisle she decided that it was her duty and she visited the local workhouse. Her experience was consulted when Louisa Twining formed the Workhouse Visiting Society with wider ambitions. Louisa's society gained a lot of momentum. Tait not only visited the workhouse but also the local school where she taught and in return she invited poor people to the deanery. In 1856, within five weeks, five of their children died due to scarlet fever in 1856. Two were spared and in time they were joined by another two siblings. After her husband became the Bishop of London she had an idea of founding a Ladies Diocesan Association with the objective of bridging the gap between the rich and the poor. She was aware of the difficulties that had faced Twining's Workhouse Visiting Society which ceased operating in 1865. The Bishopric had rich parishes and poor parishes. In the poor parishes there may not be the staff to care for the most disadvantaged. Poor women had children and jobs and they could not donate their time whereas rich women had servants and leisure time. Tait's idea was to get the women of rich parishes to donate their time in poorer parishes and she proposed that aristocratic women would be invited to join the "LDA". The idea was launched by her husband on 27 February 1865, but it was Catharine's idea and the Bishop remembered this in his memoirs. She established a girl's orphanage and convalescent home at St Peter's, Thanet. The Countesses of Darnley and Harrowby were assigned to visit the Whitechapel workhouse every week. Tait died in Edinburgh in 1878. References 1819 births 1878 deaths 19th-century British philanthropists People from Rugby, Warwickshire
The 1920 United States Senate special election in Virginia was held on Tuesday November 2. Appointed Senator Carter Glass defeated Republican J. R. Pollard and was elected to finish the term of Democrat Thomas S. Martin, who died the previous year. Glass and fellow Senator Claude A. Swanson were the first U.S. senators to be elected by popular vote (Martin ran unopposed in 1918) following the passage of the 17th Amendment. Results References External links Virginia Virginia 1920 1920 1920 Virginia elections United States Senate 1920 Virginia 1920
Bleed. Scream. Beat! (Spanish: Sangra. Grita. Late!) is a 2017 Peruvian anthology crime drama thriller film directed by Aldo Miyashiro and written by Miyashiro, Erika Villalobos & Abril Cárdenas. It stars Erika Villalobos, Kareen Spano, Manuel Calderón, Rómulo Assereto, Óscar Carrillo, Iván Chávez, Andrea Luna, Bruno Espejo, Fernando Castañeda & Katya Konychev. The film won the Audience Award at the Houston Latino Film Festival. Synopsis Ten actors star in three distinct stories, portraying a different character in each one of them; a man hurt by bullying, two women involved in an unexpected crime and the young woman who needs a heart to survive. This is his way of revealing us to a wild, chaotic and tender Lima at the same time. The game with photography and the change of atmosphere will be our main allies in this dizzying and thrilling journey. Cast The actors participating in this film are: Erika Villalobos Kareen Spano Manuel Calderón Rómulo Assereto Óscar Carrillo Iván Chávez Andrea Luna Bruno Espejo Fernando Castañeda Katya Konychev Release It premiered in October 2017 as part of the Official Competition in the Austin Film Festival. It premiered in Peruvian theaters on August 26, 2018 References External links 2017 films 2017 thriller films 2017 crime drama films Peruvian crime drama films Peruvian anthology films Peruvian thriller films 2010s Peruvian films 2000s Spanish-language films Films set in Peru Films shot in Peru Films about bullying Films about criminals Films about father–daughter relationships
Hohenbergia ridleyi is a species of flowering plant in the Bromeliaceae family. It is endemic to Brazil (Paraíba, Pernambuco). References ridleyi Endemic flora of Brazil Flora of Paraíba Flora of Pernambuco Taxa named by John Gilbert Baker Taxa named by Carl Christian Mez
Paige Nick is a South African novelist, columnist and advertising copywriter. Early life Paige Rachael Nick grew up in Cape Town, South Africa. She was a Rotary Exchange Student in Dickinson, North Dakota in 1992 where she graduated from Dickinson High School and attended Dickinson State University. In January 1993 she studied copywriting and marketing at AAA School of Advertising. In December 1993, she joined TBWA Hunt Lascaris Cape Town for a student holiday job. She was hired there as a junior copywriter in January 1994. Career Books Nick's first book, A Million Miles from Normal, published in May 2010 and her second novel, This Way Up, was published in May 2011, both by Penguin Books South Africa. In 2013 she joined up with Sarah Lotz and Helen Moffett, to co-author a series of Choose Your Own Adventure erotic novels, including, A Girl Walks into a Bar, A Girl Walks into a Wedding and Girl Walks into a Blind Date, which were sold in 21 countries around the world. They were published by Little, Brown (UK) and Harper Collins USA and Jonathan Ball Publishers in South Africa. In April 2015 Nick's Pens Behaving Badly was published by Kwela Books South Africa. It is a compilation of her Sunday Times columns and the crazy letters they inspired. Column From October 2011 to February 2015 Nick wrote a weekly column on sex, dating, and romance, and other crazy shenanigans, for the Sunday Times newspaper. In February 2015, her column went from being a weekly column, to a monthly column. Advertising For more than twenty years, Nick has worked in various ad agencies on a number of local and international brands, including BMW, Levi’s Jeans, Nashua, Cosmopolitan Magazine, Allan Gray, kulula, Sanlam and Santam. Nick has won numerous local and international awards including Loeries, and two Loerie Grand Prix, awards at Cannes, The Art Director’s Club of New York, Clios, and recognition at D&D. The Good Book Appreciation Society In 2013 Nick started The Good Book Appreciation Society on Facebook. Wary of Facebook pages for book lovers that have become a playground for self-promotion, Nick started the "secret" virtual book club as a place for readers (many of them writers too), to post honestly about books, by way of reviews, queries and interviews with authors. As of March 2015 the club had over 3000 members. Bibliography A Million Miles from Normal (2010) This Way Up (2011) A Girl Walks into a Bar (2013) By Helena S. Paige A Girl Walks into a Wedding (2014) By Helena S. Paige A Girl Walks into a Blind Date (2015) By Helena S. Paige Pens Behaving Badly (2015) References 1974 births Living people Writers from Cape Town South African columnists South African women columnists Dickinson State University alumni South African women novelists 21st-century South African novelists 21st-century South African women writers
Koza may refer to: Places Koza, Opole Voivodeship, a village in south-west Poland Koza, Wakayama, a Japanese town, merged in 2005 into Kushimoto Kōza District, Kanagawa, a Japanese district in Kanagawa Province Koza, Okinawa, a city in Okinawa, Japan Koza Station, railway station in Kushimoto, Higashimuro District, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. Koza, Cameroon, a commune in Cameroon Koza Han, historic caravanserai (han) in Bursa, Turkey Surname Casimir Koza (1935 – 2010), French footballer Dave Koza (born 1954), American baseball player John Koza, 20th-century computer scientist and genetic programming pioneer Luxolo Koza (born 1994), South African rugby union player Paballo Koza (born 2002), South African actor (1954–2012), Czech physician, hematooncologist Other Koza (bagpipe), a type of Polish bagpipe Koza (film), a 2015 Slovak film KOZA, a defunct American radio station See also
Mark Eric Kaplan (born November 30, 1967, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a member of the Republican Party of the U.S. state of Florida and served as Chief of Staff to Governor Jeb Bush. Previously he served in a similar capacity for Lt. Governor Toni Jennings. Kaplan received his bachelor's degree from the University of Florida in 1988 and a Juris Doctor from Florida State University in 1992. References External links Notable UF alumni page 2005 article about Kaplan Florida Republicans 1967 births Living people Florida State University College of Law alumni University of Florida alumni Chiefs of staff to United States state governors
Hermann Möller (13 January 1850, in Hjerpsted, Denmark – 5 October 1923, in Copenhagen) was a Danish linguist noted for his work in favor of a genetic relationship between the Indo-European and Semitic language families and his version of the laryngeal theory. Möller grew up in North Frisia after its conquest by Germany in the German–Danish War of 1864 and attended German universities (Pulsiano and Treharne 2001:447). He began teaching Germanic philology at the University of Copenhagen in 1883 and continued to do so for over thirty-five years (ib.). Also in 1883, he published Das altenglische Volksepos in der ursprünglichen strophischen Form, 'The Old English Folk Epic in the Original Strophic Form', in which he argued, among other things, that Beowulf had been composed in a fixed meter which was corrupted by later poets (ib.). Indo-European and Semitic Möller's magnum opus was the Vergleichendes indogermanisch-semitisches Wörterbuch, 'Dictionary of Comparative Indo-European–Semitic', published in 1911. Although Möller's association of Semitic and Indo-European reflected a high level of linguistic expertise and was the fruit of many years of labor, it did not receive general acceptance from the linguistic community and is rarely mentioned today. It was, however, accepted as valid by a number of leading linguists of the time, such as Holger Pedersen (1924) and Louis Hjelmslev. According to Hjelmslev (1970:79), "a genetic relationship between Indo-European and Hamito-Semitic was demonstrated in detail by the Danish linguist Hermann Möller, using the method of element functions". Möller's work was continued by Albert Cuny (1924, 1943, 1946) in France and more recently by the American scholar Saul Levin (1971, 1995, 2002). It was doubtless thanks to Möller's work that Holger Pedersen included Hamito-Semitic in his proposed Nostratic language family, a classification maintained by subsequent Nostraticists (e.g. Vladislav Illich-Svitych and Aharon Dolgopolsky). The Hamitic family was shown to be invalid by Joseph Greenberg (1950), who consequently rejected the name Hamito-Semitic, replacing it with Afroasiatic, under which Semitic is classed today, along with some but not all of the languages formerly classed as Hamitic. The American Nostraticist Allan Bomhard began his career with work in the tradition of Möller and Cuny, initially comparing Indo-European and Semitic (1975). He subsequently broadened the base to include Afroasiatic in general, an approach found in his first major work, Toward Proto-Nostratic: A New Approach to the Comparison of Proto-Indo-European and Proto-Afroasiatic (1984). He later expanded his comparisons to include other language families, such as Uralic and Kartvelian (cf. Bomhard 2008:6). In carrying out his Indo-European–Semitic comparison, Möller produced a reconstruction of Proto-Semitic of hitherto unparalleled sophistication. According to Edgar Sturtevant (1908:50): The theory that Indo-European and Semitic sprang from a common origin has often been suggested and rejected. The first scholar equipped with exact knowledge of both fields to undertake its defence is H. Möller in his book Semitisch und Indogermanisch, I Konsonanten (Kopenhagen and Leipzig, 1906). His argument rests necessarily upon a series of phonetic laws which describe the variations of the two main branches from the assumed parent language. On the Indo-European side Möller starts with the hypothetical forms that all Indo-European scholars use (though with varying views as to their value). For the other term of the comparison, however, he has to construct for himself a prehistoric Semitic. Some reviewers see in this preliminary task the chief value of the book. The laryngeal theory Möller is also well known for his contributions to the laryngeal theory. In 1878, Ferdinand de Saussure, then a 21-year-old student at the University of Leipzig, published his Mémoire sur le système primitif des voyelles dans les langues indo-européennes, 'Dissertation on the original system of vowels in the Indo-European languages', the work that founded the laryngeal theory. According to Saussure, Indo-European had had two "sonantic coefficients", vanished sounds that had two properties: they lengthened a preceding vowel; one of them gave the vowel e or a timbre, while the other gave the vowel o timbre. Saussure's argument was not accepted by any of the Neogrammarians, the school, primarily based at the University of Leipzig, then reigning at the cutting-edge of Indo-European linguistics. Several of them attacked the Mémoire savagely. Osthoff's criticism was particularly virulent, often descending into personal invective (De Mauro in Saussure 1972:327-328). One of the few scholars to come to Saussure's defense was Möller, beginning in an article in 1880 – a defense which earned him Osthoff's scorn as well (ib. 328). Möller offered several refinements over Saussure's original version of the theory: He argued that a third coefficient was needed: one that produced o timbre, another e timbre, a third a timbre (1880). This view was adopted by most scholars who subsequently endorsed the laryngeal theory. He argued that the coefficients changed not only a preceding but also a following vowel to these timbres. This argument has also been widely accepted. In 1917, Möller published a major work on the theory, Die semitisch-vorindogermanischen laryngalen Konsonanten, 'The Semitic–Pre-Indo-European Laryngeal Consonants'. In this work, he argued that the vanished sounds were laryngeals, a type of sound also found in Semitic languages. He also argued that the presence of laryngeals in both Semitic and Indo-European constituted a proof of these families' relationship. As a result of Möller's thesis, the theory originated by Saussure came to be known as "the laryngeal theory" and the vanished sounds it posits as "the laryngeals". Today, relatively few scholars believe these sounds were actually laryngeals (indeed there is no consensus on their phonetic value or even whether this is knowable), but the term remains in general use. For the first half-century of its existence, the laryngeal theory was widely seen as "an eccentric fancy of outsiders". "In Germany it was totally rejected" (ib. 134). In 1927, the Polish linguist Jerzy Kuryłowicz announced that Hittite ḫ was found in two of the positions predicted for a "laryngeal" by the Saussure–Möller theory. The evidence was crushing, overwhelming. As a result, the laryngeal theory is generally accepted today in one form or another, although scholars who deal with the theory disagree on the number of laryngeals to be accepted, with most positing three (like Möller) or four, but some positing as few as one or as many as thirteen. In Oswald Szemerényi's appreciation (1996:124), although "Saussure is the founder of modern views on the IE vowel system", "the true founder of the laryngeal theory is the Danish scholar Möller." Notes Works cited Bomhard, Allan R. 1975. "An outline of the historical phonology of Indo-European." Orbis 24.2:354-390. Bomhard, Allan R. 1984. Toward Proto-Nostratic: A New Approach to the Comparison of Proto-Indo-European and Proto-Afroasiatic. Amsterdam: John Benjamins. Bomhard, Allan R. 2008. Reconstructing Proto-Nostratic: Comparative Phonology, Morphology, and Vocabulary, 2 volumes. Leiden: Brill. Cuny, Albert. 1924. Etudes prégrammaticales sur le domaine des langues indo-européennes et chamito-sémitiques. Paris: Champion. Cuny, Albert. 1943. Recherches sur le vocalisme, le consonantisme et la formation des racines en « nostratique », ancêtre de l'indo-européen et du chamito-sémitique. Paris: Adrien Maisonneuve. Cuny, Albert. 1946. Invitation à l'étude comparative des langues indo-européennes et des langues chamito-sémitiques. Bordeaux: Brière. Greenberg, Joseph H. 1950. "Studies in African linguistic classification: IV. Hamito-Semitic." Southwestern Journal of Anthropology 6:47-63. Hjelmslev, Louis. 1970. Language: An Introduction. Madison: University of Wisconsin Press. Kuryłowicz, Jerzy. 1927. “ə indo-européen et ḫ hittite”, in Symbolae grammaticae in honorem Ioannis Rozwadowski, vol. 1. Edited by W. Taszycki & W. Doroszewski. Kraków: Gebethner & Wolff, pp. 95–104. Levin, Saul. 1971. The Indo-European and Semitic Languages: An Exploration of Structural Similarities Related to Accent, Chiefly in Greek, Sanskrit, and Hebrew. State University of New York Press. . Levin, Saul. 1995. Semitic and Indo-European, Volume 1: The Principal Etymologies, With Observations on Afro-Asiatic. John Benjamins. . Levin, Saul. 2002. Semitic and Indo-European, Volume 2: Comparative Morphology, Syntax and Phonetics. John Benjamins. . Martinet, André. 1986. Des steppes aux océans: l'indo-européen et les indo-européens. Paris: Payot. Möller, Hermann. 1880. "Zur Declination: germanisch ā, ē, ō in den Endungen des Nomens und die Entstehung des o (<a2). — Darin Exkurs: Die Entstehung des o. S. 492-534." Beiträge zur Geschichte der deutschen Sprache und Literatur 7:482–547, 611. Möller, Hermann. 1883. Das altenglische Volksepos in der ursprünglichen strophischen Form. Kiel: Lipsius & Tischer. Möller, Hermann. 1906. Semitisch und Indogermanisch. Teil l. Konsonanten. 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Thomas Edward Wright (1861–1956) is an English greyhound trainer. His family was known for its success during the late 19th century. He is the youngest son of Joseph & Anne Wright of Avenue Farm in Waverton, Cheshire. One of seven children, he followed his brothers Jack Wright and Joe Wright into greyhound training. Initially he trained at Hey House in Saughall, Cheshire for the Fawcett brothers, whom his father had bred and trained for, before moving his training to the Caeau, near Hope, Flintshire. In his later years he lived at Saighton, Cheshire. Training greyhounds for coursing Tom Wright employed many different methods to ensure his dogs successes; hanging pig carcasses from a tree encouraging the dogs to jump to strengthen their hind legs and teaching them to jump drainage ditches that they may encounter during the coursing. 1895 saw the dominance of the Wright family in the Waterloo Cup competition, Joe trained the winner Thoughtless Beauty, Tom trained the runner up Fortuna Favente and another brother Robert Kelsell Wright slipped the dogs in the final. In the White Lion public house in Brampton, Cumberland he purchased the greyhound bitch Fair Future for £5 from the landlord. The bitches litters yielded amongst the first Waterloo Cup winning greyhound for the Fawcett brothers and Tom Wright. The following is a list of the Waterloo Cup winning greyhounds that he trained: 1896 Fabulous Fortune 1900 Fearless Footsteps 1901 Fearless Footsteps 1902 Farndon Ferry 1903 Father Flint Acknowledged by Charles Blanning and Sir Mark Prescott as one of the great trainers of all time, he died at his daughter's house in Whitford, Flintshire, in 1956. His son Ralph was the manager at Hove greyhound stadium, and his son John also trained greyhounds, winning the Waterloo Cup 4 times. References 1861 births 1956 deaths People from Waverton
Thanga Meenkal () is a 2013 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by Ram in his second directorial venture after Kattradhu Thamizh. The story was written by Ram and his daughter Shri Sankara Gomathy Ram, with the former, besides, played the lead role as well alongside newcomers Sadhana and Shelly Kishore. The film is jointly produced by Gautham Vasudev Menon and J. Satish Kumar under the banners Photon Kathaas and JSK Film Corporation, respectively. It follows, Kalyani a poor man who is forced to live under the shade of his father, takes up a job beyond his reach to provide his daughter a good living. The film's cinematography was handled by Arbhindu Saaraa, and editing done by A. Sreekar Prasad. The film's score and soundtrack composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja. The film's shooting commenced in mid-January 2011 and was completed by late 2011. The film was released on 30 August 2013, opening to positive reviews from critics, but was declared as an average grosser by box office analysts. The film won three prizes at the 61st National Film Awards, which includes the Best Tamil Film Award, Best Child Artist Award for Sadhana, and Best Lyricist for Na. Muthukumar. The film won 3 Filmfare Awards, 3 South Indian International Movie Awards and one Vijay Award. It was the only Tamil film to be screened at Indian Panorama in International Film Festival of India, held at Goa in 2013. The film was also screened at the 11th Chennai International Film Festival in 2014, with a Special Award for Sadhana. Plot A poor laborer named Kalyani is devoted to his young daughter Chellamma, but the child has problems at school with her studies, classmates, and teachers. Kalyani wants Chellamma to be happy, no matter what. Kalyani is a man who toils pretty hard to meet both ends, thereby trying not to live in his father's shade, but is forced to. Chellama is a sweet, angelic girl who fares below average in the class but is all chirpy and gleeful when she is with her father. Without a proper job and an income the tension that prevails in the house forces Kalyani to take up a job far away from the reach of Chellamma. 'Thanga Meengal' is a coming-of-age story of a father struggling to make ends meet, told through the eyes of his eight-year-old daughter. The film offers a critique of primary education in Tamil Nadu and makes poignant observations through social commentary. Cast Ram as Kalyani Baby Sadhana as Chellamma Shelly Kishore as Vadivu Rohini as Parvathi Padmapriya as Evita Aruldoss as Evita's husband Nivas Adithan Lizzie Antony as Stella Miss Poo Ramu as Kalyani's father Ramya as Kalyani's sister Baby Sanjana as Nithyashree Master Adithya as Adithya Production After his debut directorial Kattradhu Thamizh, Ram was expected to commence his second project, which was tentatively titled Saddam Hussain and was to star Dhanush and Bhavana. However, the commercial failure of Kattradhu Thamizh hindered him from starting his next directorial immediately after, with no producer willing to fund the project. Furthermore, comedian Karunas, who played a pivotal role in that film and had bought the distribution rights of the film, lost around 75 lakhs and demanded compensation for the loss. Ram took a break before starting work on his next project. He had penned a story titled Thanga Meengal and, as claimed by reports in August 2009, had eventually found a producer to fund this film under the banner of Touch Stone. Comedian Karunas, school mate of Ram, who played a lead role in the director's first film, too, was roped in to play the lead role in this film. The film's shoot was supposed to begin in late 2009, but got delayed and didn't take off until mid-2010. Media reports claimed that the producer got into a financial crisis and decided to drop the film, which prompted Karunas to take up the film and produce it himself. However, the film was subsequently taken over by director-producer Gautham Vasudev Menon, whose Photon Kathaas Productions along with R. S. Infotainment would produce the film. Gautham asked Ram to enact the protagonist's role, which he agreed to after shooting rehearsal scenes with Suba Pandian and cinematographer P. G. Muthiah and being "thoroughly convinced". Thanga Meengal was disclosed to illustrate the story of a middle-aged man who gets separated from his wife and daughter to search for a job "just for the sake of earning money". Ram declared that the female lead and other characters would be enacted by newcomers, one of them being an eight-year-old Chennai-based girl Sadhana Venkatesh. Director Ram auditioned over 150 girls for the role of Chellamma before he zeroed in on her. Malayalam television actress Shelly Kishore was roped in to play the mother character, Vadivu. Filming was finally started on 18 January 2011 in Nagercoil. In January 2012, Padmapriya was roped in for an important role, making a comeback to Tamil films after a gap of 3 years. The shoot of the entire film was completed in 53 days and it was held in places like Wayanad, Cochin, Nagercoil, Achankoil and other scenic locations. Soundtrack Following the success of the soundtrack of Kattradhu Thamizh, director Ram collaborated with composer Yuvan Shankar Raja and lyricist Na. Muthukumar again, for the soundtrack and score for Thanga Meenkal. The soundtrack album features four songs. Alphons Joseph, Rahul Nambiar, Sriram Parthasarathy and Baby Sadhana and Baby Sanjana, who acted in the film, provided vocals for the songs, for which, director Ram described the song as "an anthem for school children" that would speak about the current education system, examinations and teachers." The team created a special album featuring school children with Yuvan Shankar Raja also making an appearance in the video. The track list of the film was released by Sony Music, which marketed the film's soundtrack on 1 July 2013. The soundtrack album was released on 19 July 2013 at Sathyam Cinemas in Chennai, along with the albums of Varuthapadatha Valibar Sangam and Desingu Raja. Directors Lingusamy, Prabhu Solomon, Vetrimaran, Samuthirakani, Chimbudevan, Cheran and Balu Mahendra were present at the event and Anirudh Ravichander, Karthik, Alphonse Joseph and the two girls in the film sang an unplugged version of all the songs. The song "Aanandha Yaazhai" won rave reviews and was celebrated in entire Tamil Nadu. Track list Reception The album was listed at the 12th position of "Top 25 Albums of 2013" by Behindwoods. The song "Aanandha Yaazhai" won rave reviews and was celebrated in entire Tamil Nadu. The song was listed at #1 in Behindwoods Best Songs of the year, and also topped in popular FM Charts. Behindwoods gave the album 3.5 stars out of 5 and wrote, "Yuvan Shankar Raja has again delivered his best for Ram and you will have plenty of hair-raising moments as he weaves magic with his instruments, for the movie's BGM score." Indiaglitz wrote, "Yuvan's BGM is spot on and delivers quite well. The signature tune that echoes through the movie dwells well with the movie's pace" and rated 3.25 out of 5, to the album. Moviecrow rated the album 6.5 out of 10 stating "Yuvan Shankar raja has done justice to the music and this will be a stand-out album. He has also given ample opportunity for innovative picturization and cuts. The music is soul-stirring and has definitely managed to portray dad-daughter relationship in a poetic way." Milliblog gave positive review stating "Two songs stand out in Thanga Meengal, that is shades below Yuvan-Ram’s earlier collaboration." Kaushik LM rated the album 4 out of 5 stating "Yuvan is in top form delivering Thanga Meengal and he proves that he is a perfect mix of the old school and the new world." Lakshmansruthi.com stated "A superb soundtrack from the Kattradhu Tamizh trio (Yuvan-Ram-Muthukumar)", and rated 4 out of 5. The Times of India, gave 3 out of 5 stars to the album stating, "Three songs in the album start off with dialogues that clearly spell out that the theme of the film revolves around the relationship between dad and daughter. The album proves that Yuvan Shankar Raja still has much musical prowess and should try out such themes apart from his regular musical offerings." Release The distribution rights were acquired by JSK Film Corporation. The film released on 30 August 2013. Thanga Meenkal was selected for screening at the 44th International Film Festival of India which was held in Goa in November 2013. It was the only Tamil fim among 25 films selected for screening at the Indian Panorama section. The film was also screened in the non-competitive section ("Children's World") at the 18th International Children's Film Festival India held in Hyderabad from 14 to 20 November 2013. The film was named the best film in the 11th Chennai International Film Festival, while Sadhana was given the best child artist award. Marketing The film's first look posters were released on 27 June 2012. The theatrical trailer of the film was released on 15 March 2013, and screened in theatres along with Paradesi. Reception The film received critical acclaim. Rediff gave 4 stars out of 5 and wrote, "Thanga Meenkal is a heartwarming story told brilliantly with a simplicity and honesty that is seen so rarely in films these days". Behindwoods gave 3.75 stars out of 5 and wrote, "Thanga Meengal brims with heart felt heavy emotions, has lifelike performances and is a brilliantly made film". IBN Live gave 3.5 out of 5 and wrote, "Barring few minor flaws, Thanga Meengal cuts you deep emotionally and achieves what several films in the recent past couldn't". The Times of India gave 3.5 stars out of 5 and wrote, "Thanga Meenkal shares many of Kattradhu Thamizhs film's strengths and flaws. It is a well-intentioned effort, strikingly shot, and held together by persuasive performances. At the same time, it is also relentlessly grim and bludgeons you into submitting to the point of view of the filmmaker, and by the time it ends, makes you believe you have personally gone through the ordeals of the film's characters. But, thankfully, it doesn't have the intense — and incredibly misplaced — anger that scorched through the latter, to leave you feeling miserable in the end. In its place, there is a welcome amount of poetry and grey, and a little bit of warmth, which shows a filmmaker evolving, trying to polish off his rough edges". Sify wrote, "Thangameengal is an honest and brave attempt by director Ram, though not in the same league as his Kattradhu Thamizh. It is a simple, heart-warming tale of love and bonding between a father and daughter, told in a high pitched melodramatic way". Indiaglitz gave 3 stars out of 5 wrote, "Ram deserves a special mention for his direction cum acting, with only two movies he has proved his mettle and Kollywood needs more directors like him no doubt". In contrast, The New Indian Express wrote, "A film should either entertain or be inspiring and stir one emotionally. Unfortunately, Thanga Meengal does neither". However, its review was lambasted by its readers in comments section. Baradwaj Rangan of The Hindu wrote "(Director Ram) clearly thinks about what he’s doing, how he’s shaping his material. There are unusual point-of-view shots...but these stray stretches are undone by the director’s aggressiveness." Awards and nominations61st National Film AwardsBest Tamil film Best Lyrics - Na. Muthukumar for "Ananda Yaazhai" Best Child Artist - Sadhana61st Filmfare Awards SouthBest Tamil Film Best Lyrics - Na. Muthukumar for "Ananda Yaazhai" Best Male Playback Singer - Sriram Parthasarathy for "Aananda Yaazhai" Best Director - Ram (Nominated) Best Supporting Actress - Padmapriya Janakiraman (Nominated)8th Vijay AwardsBest Tamil Film Best Director - Ram (Nominated) Best Male Playback Singer - Sriram Parthasarathy for "Ananda Yaazhai" (Nominated)3rd South Indian International Movie Awards Best Actress in a Supporting Role - Shelly Kishore (Nominated) Best Child Artist - Sadhana Best Lyrics - Na. Muthukumar for "Ananda Yaazhai" Best Male Playback Singer - Sriram Parthasarathy for "Ananda Yaazhai"Other awards''' Kalvi Foundation Tribute Award 2013 Chennai International Film Festival 2014 Special Award - Sadhna Tamil Nadu Media Council Award Best Child Artist - Sadhna RKV Film Institute Awards Best Child Artist - Sadhna Legacy Sudhish Kamath later picked Thanga Meenkal'' as one of five Tamil films that have redefined Tamil cinema in 2013, calling it "a heart-warming story about a father-daughter bond" and "a film treated with great restraint and understatement, one that rarely lapses into melodrama". He further wrote, "It’s never easy to direct and act at the same time, but director Ram manages to extract a fantastic performance from even the child actor Sadhna. But the reason it won me over is the painstaking cinematography. We haven’t seen better use of landscape in storytelling, and the director of photography Arbindhu Saara has literally climbed mountains for seconds of diegetic credibility and exhaustive coverage of ambience and location. World-class visuals." References External links 2010s children's drama films Indian children's drama films Films about the education system in India Films shot in Tamil Nadu Films shot in Kerala Films shot in Kochi Films shot in Alappuzha Films shot in Thiruvananthapuram 2013 films Films scored by Yuvan Shankar Raja 2010s Tamil-language films Best Tamil Feature Film National Film Award winners
The Association of Environmental & Engineering Geologists (AEG), (formerly "Association of Engineering Geologists") is the principal American association of professionals in the fields of geotechnical engineering, engineering geology, soils engineering, hydrological engineering, and environmental geology. The association also includes geologists, civil engineers, structural engineers, ecologists, petroleum engineers and others in fields relating to engineering geology and its effects on the environment. History In June 1957, 13 local engineering geologists met in Sacramento, California, to discuss the need for organization of a society in the specific field of engineering geology. During the next eight months, this group (the founding charter members) set up the framework of the California Association of Engineering Geologists by formulating the aims of the organization, a definition of engineering geology, and membership qualifications. In February 1958, although the constitution and bylaws were yet to be completed, membership recruitment was begun. Three sections (Los Angeles, Sacramento and San Francisco) were established. The association was incorporated according to the laws of the State of California on June 19, 1960. By this action, the original executive committee of twelve became the board of directors, and requisite constitutional changes were made accordingly. During the early years following the formation of the association, it became increasingly apparent that a need for a similar organization existed with engineering geologists everywhere, not just in California. Evident from the first were the geologists outside California, who were concerned with the application of geology to problems of civil engineering, who showed a marked interest in the organization. In recognition of this need and interest, the membership voted better than 10 to 1 in late 1962 to remove all geographical limitations on the organization and to change the name to Association of Engineering Geologists. Constitutional changes to effect this organization were subsequently completed in early 1963. In 1963, the first section outside of California (Washington State) was established. Seventeen sections, including two outside the United States, were recognized by 1973. On the occasion of the association's twenty-fifth year, twenty-two sections formed the regional units of the association. In 1964, AEG was accepted as a member society of the American Geological Institute. Membership is presently located in 15 countries. In the United States, AEG's membership comes from each of the 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. At the Past Presidents’ Luncheon held at the 2004 annual meeting, the past presidents unanimously petitioned the executive council and board of directors to have the association's name changed to the Association of Environmental & Engineering Geologists. The name-change proposal was put up for a vote before the association membership and was approved. On September 22, 2005, the change became official at the AEG Corporate Business Meeting at the 2005 annual meeting. The name change reflects important changes in the public awareness of services provided by the association members. The association has been serving members of both the environmental and engineering geology for a number of years, and the name change serves to provide formal recognition of this support. Current AEG AEG publishes the AEG News, the AEG Insider and, in partnership with the Geological Society of America, the Environmental & Engineering Geoscience Journal. AEG co-sponsors the Richard H. Jahns Distinguished Lecturer in Applied Geology with the Environmental and Engineering Geology Division (EEGD) of the Geological Society of America. Annual meetings AEG promotes information sharing and networking through annual meetings, held in different locations each September. Upcoming annual meeting 2023: Portland, Oregon Past annual meeting locations 2022: Las Vegas, Nevada 2021: San Antonio, Texas 2020: Portland, Oregon (postponed for 2023) 2019: Asheville, North Carolina 2018: San Francisco, California – jointly with the XIII IAEG Congress 2017: Colorado Springs, Colorado 2016: Kona, Hawaii 2015: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 2014: Scottsdale, Arizona 2013: Seattle, Washington 2012: Salt Lake City, Utah 2011: Anchorage, Alaska 2010: Charleston, South Carolina 2009: Lake Tahoe, California Current and past presidents 2020: Cynthia Palomares 2019: David F. Fenster 2018: Greg Hempen 2017: Dale Andrews 2016: Paul Santi 2015: Ken Fergason 2014: Gary Luce 2013: Matt Morris 2012: Jennifer Bauer 2011: Bruce Hilton 2010: Duane Kreuger The full list of past presidents can be found on the AEG Website. References External links AEG Annual Meeting website AEG Foundation website Geology societies
Linda King (born 1940) is an American sculptor, playwright and poet. She is best known for having been the girlfriend of American writer Charles Bukowski for several years in the early 1970s. Personal life Born in 1940, King grew up in Boulder, Utah. Marrying early in life, the union ended in divorce after 10 years. During the 1970s, King edited the literary magazine, Purr. King was an actress before she became a sculptor and poet. King has two children. Relationship With Charles Bukowski In 1970, shortly after the end of her marriage, King met Charles Bukowski and offered to make a sculpture of his head. He accepted her offer, and they soon became romantically involved. King was 30 years old and Bukowski was about 20 years her senior when they started their relationship. The relationship has been documented as volatile, turbulent and even physically abusive. On one occasion in 1971, Bukowski broke her nose during an argument. On another occasion, King and Bukowski were accommodated at the City Lights apartment in San Francisco, after a reading at the City Lights Poets Theater. By the following morning there was a broken window and a panel smashed in the door, and King had disappeared. Bukowski blamed her for the damage. Bukowski's first stage debut was as an actor in King’s play Only a Tenant in which she and Bukowski stage-read the first act at the Pasadena Museum of the Artist. Bukowski and King finally split up for good in 1975, when one night an intoxicated King threw Bukowski's typewriter and books onto the street, angry at his infidelities. The incident is detailed in Bukowski's novel, Women, whose leading character, Lydia Vance, is based on King. The same year, King left Los Angeles for Phoenix, because of what she described as "one extended nervous breakdown". She said of their relationship: After Bukowski King remarried and had a third child. The marriage also ended in divorce. She worked as a bartender, waitress, and, as a part-time care-giver for the elderly. She sold her own traditional portrait busts in clay, and published poems. One in particular, printed in 1997, references Bukowski: "I am the woman who knows for sure that Bukowski's balls were bigger I am the woman who knows that he liked hot chilies in his stew". In 2004, Phoenix's Paper Heart Gallery featured her paintings, busts and poems, along with documentary films about Bukowski, in a show entitled, Friends and Foes of Charles Bukowski. In 2009, she sold 60 love letters written to her by Bukowski at auction in San Francisco's PBA Galleries. The same year, in order to be nearer to her grandchildren, King moved from Phoenix into an apartment in the Sunset District of San Francisco. In September 2009, she was one of the three poets in the presentation, Tales of Bukowski & the Late 1960s LA Poetry Scene: A Reading & Report by Key Poet/Participants at Bird & Beckett Books & Records in San Francisco. In addition to her bust of Bukowski, King also sculpted busts of Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Jack Micheline, Harold Norse, and A. D. Winans. Her play, Singing Bullets, was staged as part of a showcase by Phoenix's Metro Arts Institute. King has also sold an edition of at least 15 bronzes of Bukowski. Bibliography King wrote a book Loving and Hating Bukowski. She also has written seven collections of poetry: Curled Inside the Curve of His Body… I Danced With a Man Last Night The Elephant Chronicles Exposed The Savageness of My Discontent Sweet and Dirty The World is Not What I Thought Her poetry has been published in a wide variety of magazines, including The Bukowski Review and Wormwood Review. References External links Linda King Arts Web Site King reviews Barfly (video) American sculptors People from Garfield County, Utah 1940 births Living people American women poets American women sculptors 21st-century American women artists Poets from Utah Sculptors from Utah
Hugh Synge (1951-2018) was an English botanist of Anglo-Irish descent who championed endangered plants. In 2007, he was voted one of the 20 most influential British conservationists by BBC Wildlife readers. Synge attended Rugby School, which he disliked, and then studied horticulture at Wye College from where he volunteered then joined the staff of Kew Gardens. He was founder and editor of Plant Talk magazine and wrote Kew's Threatened Plants newsletter. With fellow Kew conservationist Ronald Melville, Synge created an early threatened plants database which was taken up by the World Conservation Monitoring Centre. He was co-founder of charity Plantlife; a consultant to the World Health Organization, and later ran a community solar energy business in Tisbury. Synge's father was journal editor and plant collector Patrick Millington Synge, and mother, singer Margaret Georgiana Chenevix Trench. His father's cousin was Irish playwright and poet J M Synge. Further reading References 1951 births 2018 deaths English botanists English botanical writers People educated at Rugby School English people of Irish descent People from Woking Deaths from bone cancer Alumni of Wye College Hugh Botanists active in Kew Gardens
Union Station, also known as Ogden Union Station, is a train station in Ogden, Utah, United States, at the west end of Historic 25th Street, just south of the Ogden Central Station (previously known as the Ogden Intermodal Transit Center). Formerly the junction of the Union Pacific(UP) and Central Pacific (CP) railroads, its name reflects the common appellation of train stations whose tracks and facilities are shared by railway companies. No longer a railway hub, the building remains a cultural hub: it houses the Utah State Railroad Museum, the Spencer S. Eccles Rail Center, the John M. Browning Firearms Museum, Utah Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum and the Browning-Kimball Classic Car Museum, and an art gallery for local and regional artists every month. The Myra Powell Gallery features traveling exhibits and the Station's permanent art collection. Union Station Research Library has an extensive collection of historic Ogden photographs and documents available to the public. The last long-distance passenger train to use Union Station was Amtrak's Pioneer in May 1997. The adjacent Ogden Central Station serves the Utah Transit Authority's (UTA) FrontRunner commuter rail line and Ogden Express bus rapid transit line. In December 2022, Ogden City entered into a purchase agreement with UP to buy the land under and around the station for $5.5 million (equivalent to $ million in ). They plan to pursue development of the area around the station into a downtown business and tourist hub, as well as potentially bring rail service back to the station itself. History The need for a "Junction City" On March 8, 1869, the UP laid tracks through Ogden on its way to Promontory Summit, where it would meet the CP and complete the First transcontinental railroad across the United States. Despite the famous Golden spike ceremony that marked the completion of the rail line, both railroad companies knew that Promontory was too remote of a location to house the important junction point between their respective operations, and the decision was made to build the depot farther east down the line towards the larger populated cities of north-central Utah. Three cities near this location - Corinne, Uintah, and Ogden - competed with each other for the opportunity to house the facilities that they knew would serve as a major transit hub for cross-country travelers, who would have to transfer trains between the two different railroads. Corinne emerged as an early frontrunner for junction, but The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - whose members made up much of Utah's settler population at this time - did not want their territory to be represented by what was then a Hell on Wheels railroad town full of bars and brothels. In 1874 Brigham Young, the President of the Church, encouraged members to donate or sell parcels of land to him, which he then donated to the railroads on the condition that they build their facilities in west Ogden. This strategy worked, and Ogden became the official junction point between the two halves of the transcontinental railroad. While the need for a junction point was clear, the need for a common - or "union" - station shared by both railroads did not emerge until several years later, meaning that each railroad maintained separate station buildings for a time. The first permanent station building in Ogden had been previously completed in November 1869 by the UP. It was a two-story wooden frame building on a mud flat on the banks of the Weber River. After the deal to make Ogden the junction city was struck in 1874, this building was selected for use as a common terminal between the two railroads. In addition to the UP and CP, this station also became the terminal for the Utah Central Railroad that connected with the territorial capital of Salt Lake City to the south, the Utah and Northern Railway which ran into the northern regions of the territory (present-day Idaho), and the Rio Grande Western (RGW) railroad which ran farther to the south before connecting across the mountains to Colorado. This quickly established Ogden as the major transit hub for all of the intermountain west, as travelers coming from the east or west coast could now transfer to trains that would take them to most other populated areas throughout the region. Ogden - and Utah in general - would eventually earn the nickname "Crossroads of the West" for this very reason. The Ogden Union Railway & Depot Company This original depot location proved not to be very well-suited for a passenger rail hub. Local newspapers complained about, among other things, the need to walk a quarter-mile of wood boardwalk over swampy ground to reach the station. So the UP and CP launched a jointly-owned terminal railroad company, the Ogden Union Railway & Depot Co. (OUR&D), to oversee the construction and operation of a new Union Station. Completed in 1889, this new structure was designed in the Romanesque Revival style, with a large clock tower in the center. Considerably larger than the original station and constructed of brick, it held 33 hotel rooms, a restaurant, barbershop, and other conveniences for travelers. In 1923, a fire that began in a hotel room destroyed the station's interior and left the walls and clock tower in a fragile state. No deaths or injuries were reported, and work continued inside the first floor to some extent, but construction on a new building did not start until a stone from the clock tower fell and struck a railroad clerk, killing him instantly. Originally, the OUR&D planned to rebuild the station to its original design, but the accident reversed this decision and a new design was proposed by John and Donald Parkinson, architects of the Caliente Depot in Nevada and the Kelso Depot in California. The construction of the current building was completed in 1924 in the Spanish Colonial Revival (also known as Early Christian/Byzantine) style and is built on the foundation of the earlier building. It was dedicated on November 22 of that year, with a series of publicity shots being taken. One of these shots, showing 13 young women pulling the first train to arrive at the station by ribbons, made its way into the La Domenica del Corriere, an Italian newspaper, with the headline "Curious American Custom". The ceiling of the Grand Lobby, taking up the center portion of the building, has a height of and extends to the roof. The trusses were originally painted in bright colors with geometric designs, but have since been painted over with a faux wood grain. Murals of the construction of the Transcontinental Railroad were painted on the north and south end of the lobby. The second floors of the north and south wing were occupied by Southern Pacific (SP), OUR&D, and UP Telegraph Department offices. (The SP had purchased the CP in 1885.) The "Crossroads of the West" By the 1920's, Ogden's Union Station was serving both the UP and SP, as well as the successor to the RGW (the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad [D&RGW]), and a number of regional and interurban railroads. At its height, it had 13 passenger tracks with platforms, a commissary that provided food and supplies to long-distance trains, a laundry building that washed linens for most of UP's rail network, a large United States Postal Service (USPS) annex that served mail trains, and serviced more than 60 passenger trains each day. It was around this time that the name "Crossroads of the West" began appearing in publications as a way to describe Ogden's significance to the national transportation infrastructure. There was also a memorial plaque commissioned by the Ogden City Council that had Ogden in the center with railroad tracks radiating out from it in all directions (each bearing the name of a railroad company that served the station). It bears the words, "You can't get anywhere without coming to OGDEN," which also served as the city slogan for some time. This memorial is still on display inside the Union Station to this day. The absolute peak of rail traffic in Ogden came during both World War I (WWI)and World War II (WWII). The city and depot became an important stopover point for soldiers and materials being moved across the country for the war effort, and many new businesses popped up on nearby [[25th Street to entertain and support the huge influx of travelers. Decline and Preservation Rail traffic began to decline sharply after WWII ended in 1945, owing mainly to the newfound popularity of both the airline industry and increasing accessibility of automobiles for the average traveler and commuter. By 1950, the number of daily passenger trains was down to 20. The construction of the Interstate Highway System continued to pull traffic from both freight and passenger trains into the 1960s. By the late 1960's passenger train traffic to Ogden had been reduced to just two trains in each direction daily. The USPS had ended its Railway post office service, leading to the discontinuation of mail trains by 1967. The OUR&D tore out passenger tracks 6-13, leaving just 5 tracks and three platforms at the once massive station complex. UP and SP decided to begin curtailing the operations of the OUR&D and re-absorbed much (but not all) of its infrastructure and employees back into their own operations. The commissary was torn down in 1969, marking the end of Ogden as a servicing point for long-distance passenger trains. The station building was now empty for most of the day except for what was described as a handful of OUR&D employees handling daily operations. The final agreement between the OUR&D and a privately-owned passenger train service for use of the station was signed in 1971. On May 1, 1971, most passenger train operations in the United States were taken over by the government-funded National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak), leaving Ogden with one through passenger train in each direction daily. After the Amtrak takeover, it became clear that UP and SP no longer had much interest in the station and could look to sell or demolish it, as they were doing with other defunct stations that they no longer served. The City of Ogden was keen to save the building, as it had long been the center of economic activity in the city. Ogden had been highly reliant on the railroad industry for almost all of its existence, and the sharp declines in traffic were having major economic impacts on local businesses and residents. Plans to turn the station into a museum were first brought forward during the centennial celebration of the driving of the golden spike in 1969. On December 7, 1971, the Ogden City Council sent a formal letter to the UP asking that the station building be donated to them for conversion to a museum and convention center. Over the next few years, the city began holding events such as art exhibitions inside the building to demonstrate this new planned use. Ownership of the station building was turned over to Ogden City in 1977, as well as a 50-year lease on the land under and around the building itself. Renovations were begun to house the planned museums. Amtrak continued to maintain a ticket agency inside the building and use the station as a stop for their Pioneer trains as well. There was a brief period of time where Amtrak also tried running its California Zephyr and Desert Wind trains through Ogden as well, but they didn't see enough traffic and dropped Ogden from their timetables in 1983 At the dedication ceremony in 1978, UP ran their famous UP 844 (then number 8444) at the head of a special passenger train from Cheyenne, Wyoming, to the new museum. They also donated a steam derrick (built by Industrial Works) and a steam rotary snow plow (built by ALCO in 1912), which were the last pieces of steam-powered equipment in use on the Union Pacific System. In 1988, the State of Utah designated the Union Station as the Utah State Railroad Museum to handle the railroad artifacts. This spurred a series of donations by the UP through the years, leading to an extensive collection of locomotives and rolling stock being displayed on the station grounds. The End of Rail Service: Present-day Union Station In 1995, UP and SP received permission from the Interstate Commerce Commission to merge their companies, and the OUR&D was finally dissolved sometime shortly after this date. This left UP as the sole operator of the remaining rail facilities that served the station, and owner of the land around the station building. On May 11, 1997, the final Amtrak Pioneer train departed eastbound from Union Station at 7:38 AM. The route was discontinued after this date, and along with it ended all passenger rail service at Ogden's Union Station. While it has been visited by the occasional excursion train, no revenue passenger service has used the station building or platforms since this date. When the Utah Transit Authority (UTA) constructed their FrontRunner commuter rail service between Ogden and Salt Lake City, in 2008, suitable plans to bring rail service back to the station building could not be worked out between the city, UP, and UTA. The decision was made to build a new commuter rail station just to the north of Union Station at the Ogden Intermodal Transit Center (now known as the Ogden Central Station). There is currently no direct access for passengers between the FrontRunner station and Union Station. The 50-year lease on the land under and around the station building is set to expire in 2027. In anticipation of this, UP offered to sell the land outright to Ogden, and in December 2022 the city entered into a purchase agreement with UP for $5.5 million (equivalent to $ million in ). If the sale is completed, Ogden City will fully own both the station and the land that it sits on, and has plans to develop the area. The station building currently houses the Utah State Railroad Museum, John M. Browning Firearms Museum, The Browning-Kimball Classic Car Museum, the Western Heritage and Utah Cowboy Museum, and a library and archives. It plays host to various conventions and events, including the annual Hostlers Model Railroad Festival, weddings, Ogden Marathon Expo, craft and bridal fairs. Features OUR&D Tribute Of special note are the two drinking fountains on either end of the Grand Lobby. These fountains, surrounded by colored mosaics, were the favorite resting spot of OUR&D Superintendent Hubert Lloyd Bell. At Bell's passing in 1927 the OUR&D placed a bronze plaque, bearing his likeness, over the fountain on the north end. The plaque reads "In Memory of Hubert Lloyd Bell SUPT. O.U.RY. AND D. Co., 1918–1927, A Just Man, A Friend Who Will Be Remembered". Railway post office/mail terminal annex This building was constructed in 1929 to serve the needs of the USPS, which once ran an extensive Railway Post Office (RPO) service. It is located directly north of the Union Station building. In 1950 a flat-roofed addition was constructed on the east and was used to sort mail. RPO service and mail trains were discontinued in the 1960s, but the USPS continued to use the annex for regular mail service and sorting until the mid-1970's when UP donated the station building to Ogden City. Following the conversion of the station complex to a museum, an addition was constructed in between the station and the annex, connecting the two buildings and allowing year-round indoor access to the facilities in the annex. Currently the Mail Terminal Annex houses the Browning-Kimball Classic Car Museum and the Browning Theatre, which is often rented out for events such as craft fairs, the Ogden Farmers Market, and weddings. Trainmen's building The Trainmen's Building is the northernmost structure on the Union Station grounds. It was constructed of red brick sometime between 1903 and 1923 and predates the current station building. It served as the RPO (used for sorting mail) until 1929 when the Mail Terminal Annex was constructed to the south, then was used as a crew locker room for the OUR&D. Space in the building was taken up with lockers, a changing room, and a lunchroom. In 2006, Ogden City installed fluorescent lighting and an alarm system to the building, which up to that time had been vacant. For a time it was used as a shop for the restoration of D&RGW 223, a narrow gauge steam locomotive owned by the State of Utah, by volunteers from the Railway & Locomotive Historical Society (RLHS). However, in 2019 disputes about the locomotive's ownership and restoration practices arose between the volunteers, the State of Utah, and the Ogden City Council, who proceeded to lock out the RLHS from the facility and informed them that they were no longer welcome to continue working at the Union Station. Ogden officials cited safety concerns about the handling of materials as their reason for locking out the volunteers, and also sent a request to the State asking that ownership of the locomotive be transferred to them. The State government has not yet responded to this request, saying instead that they intend to move the locomotive to a new museum in Salt Lake City where the restoration work could be completed. The locomotive is currently disassembled, with most of the pieces still locked inside the trainmen's building, except for the boiler which sits outside near the passenger platform. Butterfly canopy and passenger platforms The passenger shelter along tracks 1 and 2 is the only remaining canopy of a series of five. The other four canopies were demolished in April 1969. It was built in 1928 to SP plans and is similar to canopies at the Sacramento Station in California, and is wide. During the peak of passenger train travel in 1927, a tunnel was built under the eleven tracks with stairways to the surface at each platform. Called the passenger subway, this tunnel allowed pedestrians to access all eleven tracks from the Grand Lobby, bypassing those tracks that were occupied by trains. When passenger service ended the entries to the tunnel were filled in for safety purposes, although when the platform was repaved in 2008 a portion of the tunnel was uncovered. Plans are to place a glass over the uncovered portion for visitors to see. Similar canopies are used at the adjacent Ogden Central Station as a reference to Ogden's railroading past. The Butterfly Canopy and platforms are host to UP's Steam Team during their east–west trips over the Transcontinental Railroad route and the former Rio Grande Soldier Summit route. The operating water column at the north end, which is connected to the Ogden City water line, allows the steam locomotives to be serviced conveniently. Laundry building The laundry operations at Union Station date to 1906, when they were carried out in the commissary building (now demolished, on the site of the current Spencer S. & Dolores Dore' Eccles Rail Center). Soiled linens and cloth from sleeper and diner cars were removed from the trains and washed during their stop in Ogden. In 1951, UP constructed a brick building for the express purpose of washing laundry; prior to this time excess laundry that was not able to be handled in the commissary building was sent out to commercial facilities. The building was constructed to centralize the UP's laundry operations and to cut costs by an estimated fifty percent. It was the only laundry facility constructed by the UP and was expected to pay for itself within three years. Laundry was sent to Ogden from all ends of the UP Lines, and even took in laundry from Sun Valley, Idaho; West Yellowstone Lodge; Bryce Canyon National Park; Zion National Park; and Grand Canyon National Park, as well as other resorts and hotels. The use of the latest equipment, such as nine Troy Electromatic washers; 42 individual pressers; and seven diesel-powered Vapor-Clarkson steam generators, as well as 105 employees, gave the building a capacity to process 110,000 individual pieces of laundry during an eight-hour shift, or about 13,333 individual pieces per hour. The laundry facility was closed in 1970 and donated to the City of Ogden in 1986. It is currently vacant. Railroad Museum Spencer S. & Dolores Doré Eccles Rail Center The Spencer S. & Dolores Doré Eccles Rail Center (also known as the Spencer S. Eccles Rail Center) is a collection of prototype equipment from various railroads in the west, most notably UP. It occupies the spot where the OUR&D Commissary Building once stood. It houses several locomotives, as well as passenger cars, freight cars, cabooses, and railroad maintenance equipment. Locomotives CRGX 6751 Cargill 6751 is a General Motors (GM) Electro-Motive Corporation SW1 diesel-electric switcher locomotive built in 1940 with construction number 1111, was one of the first SW1s that Electro-Motive built. After acquisition, the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O) initially numbered the locomotive as 213, but subsequently changed the number to 8413. Leased by the Washington and Old Dominion Railroad (W&OD) in 1968, it was one of the last locomotives to operate on the W&OD before the railroad closed during the same year. After several transfers of ownership, the locomotive was acquired by Cargill, becoming Cargill No. 6751. Cargill moved the locomotive to Ogden in 1993 for use in the company's Globe Mill. Following Cargill's donation of the locomotive in 2010, the Utah Central Railway and the UP delivered it to the museum on May 21, 2011. D&RGW 223 Denver & Rio Grande Western 223 is a class C-16 Consolidation type steam locomotive built in 1881 by the Grant Locomotive Works. Restoration on hold due to dispute between Ogden City, the State of Utah, and the Railway and Locomotive Historical Society Golden Spike Chapter regarding building usage and ownership of the locomotive. D&RGW 5371 Denver & Rio Grande Western 5371 is the last GM Electro-Motive Division SD40T-2 "Tunnel Motor" to be in its original Rio Grande paint colors. It was retired in 2009 and moved into the Rail Center in 2010. SP 3769 Southern Pacific 3769 is a GM Electro-Motive Division GP-9 diesel-electric switcher locomotive, built in February 1957 as 5733. In the mid 1970's it was rebuilt as a GP9R, and renumbered to 3769. SP 7457 Southern Pacific 7457 is the first GM Electro-Motive Division SD45 diesel-electric switcher locomotive to be built for the Southern Pacific railroad in August 1966, originally numbered 8800. It was rebuilt as an SD45R in September 1982, and renumbered to 7457. It last saw service on Donner Pass. It was donated to the Utah State Railroad Museum in 2002. UCRY 1237 Utah Central Railway 1237 is a 44-ton General Electric diesel-electric switcher, originally built for the U.S. Air Force with the same number in 1953. It was donated to the Utah State Railroad Museum, and subsequently leased to the Utah Central Railway where it got its current paint scheme. It has since been returned to the Museum. UP 833 Union Pacific 833 is an FEF-2 class steam locomotive, built by the American Locomotive Company (ALCO) in 1939. It was originally donated to Salt Lake City in 1972, and when transferred to Ogden in 1999 it obtained the distinction of being the largest locomotive in the United States to be moved by truck. UP 4436 Union Pacific 4436 is an 0-6-0 steam switcher built by Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1918. It was last used in Cheyenne, Wyoming. It was donated to the City of Ogden in 1958 and moved to the Utah State Railroad Museum upon its establishment. UP 6916 Union Pacific 6916 is a DDA40X "Centennial" diesel-electric locomotive that GM's Electro-Motive Division (EMD) built in 1969, one of only 47 built. Retired in 1985 and donated to the Utah State Railroad Museum in 1986. Union Pacific Rotary Snowplow 900061 Steam Powered Rotary snowplow, originally built for the Oregon, Washington Railroad & Navigation Company. UP X-26 Union Pacific X-26 is one of the Union Pacific gas turbine-electric locomotives (GTELs) that General Electric built in 1961. It was advertised as the "most powerful locomotive in the world". Popularly known as "Big Blows", it is one of only two that survived. The other one being displayed at the Illinois Railway Museum in Union, Illinois. U.S. Army 1216 USAX 1216 is a 44-ton Davenport Locomotive Works switcher that was originally used at the Tooele Army Depot in Tooele, Utah. Utah Railway #306 ALCO RSD-5 original to the Utah Railway. Owned previously by Doyle McCormack and kept at the Oregon Rail Heritage Foundation where it was painted as a Nickel Plate Road locomotive. Repatriated to Utah in September 2022 with plans to restore it to its Utah Railway colors. Utah Railway #401 A former ATSF ALCO RSD-15 built in 1959, it served on the Santa Fe railway until being sold to the Utah Railway in 1977, it was retired and donated to the museum in 1989. Rolling Stock 2002 Winter Olympics Cauldron Car This specially designed flatcar was used by UP to transport the Olympic flame as part of the 2002 Winter Olympics torch relay is displayed at the museum. UP donated the car to the museum after the conclusion of the 2002 Winter Olympics. U.S. Army Hospital Car This was one of at least 100 special passenger coaches that were retrofitted by the US Army for use as a hospital car to transport wounded soldiers during WWII. The car was acquired by the museum in 2001 and was restored to its original condition. In 2003, the restored interior of the car was opened to the public and is now open for tours and visitors. Union Pacific Golden Spike Centennial Expo Railcar This is a former passenger coach that was specially painted by the UP for use as a display car in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the driving of the Golden Spike in May 1969. The car currently sits on static display with badly faded paint. Future of the station Amtrak has been involved in feasibility studies regarding the restoration of some previously discontinued routes, including the Pioneer through Ogden. However, Ogden and the Pioneer were not included in Amtrak's "Connects US" plan, which details how the corporation wishes to expand their rail service between 2020 and 2035. On December 8, 2022, Ogden City entered into a purchase agreement with Union Pacific Railroad to buy the land under and around the station building for $5.5 million (equivalent to $ million in ). They did this to avoid potentially losing the station if UP decided to sell the land privately after the end of their initial lease agreement. As part of the purchase, Ogden City presented extensive plans to redevelop the area around the station into a downtown business and tourist hub. This would include moving the museums out of the station and into a new museum building right next door, which would include the current Eccles Rail Center. They also want to work with the UTA to potentially move the station platforms for their FrontRunner commuter rail service to the station itself, which would bring rail service back to the station and allow rail commuters to use the station's Grand Lobby. There is now a 180-day feasibility study underway to make sure Ogden City is willing to undertake the cost and labor of environmental cleanup in the station area before they could begin developing it. See also National Register of Historic Places in Weber County, Utah List of Amtrak stations List of museums in Utah References External links Utah State Railroad Museum Utah State Railroad Museum prototype equipment, from the Golden Spike Chapter R&LHS website Historic Union Station & Ogden 25th Street at the Utah Office of Tourism's Utah.com website. Buildings and structures in Ogden, Utah Railroad museums in Utah Museums in Weber County, Utah Railway stations on the National Register of Historic Places in Utah Railway stations in the United States opened in 1924 Former Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad stations Ogden Ogden Ogden, Utah Former Amtrak stations in Utah Transportation in Weber County, Utah Tourist attractions in Ogden, Utah 1924 establishments in Utah John and Donald Parkinson buildings Railway stations closed in 1997 Former railway stations in Weber County, Utah National Register of Historic Places in Weber County, Utah Railway stations in the United States closed in the 1990s
Plumas Eureka is a census-designated place (CDP) in Plumas County, California, United States. The population was 320 at the 2000 census. Geography Plumas Eureka is located at (39.789608, -120.651553). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 4.0 square miles (10.3 km), all of it land. Demographics 2010 At the 2010 census, Plumas Eureka had a population of 339. The population density was . The racial makeup of Plumas Eureka was 326 (96.2%) White, 0 (0.0%) African American, 1 (0.3%) Native American, 3 (0.9%) Asian, 0 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 3 (0.9%) from other races, and 6 (1.8%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 17 people (5.0%). The whole population lived in households; no one lived in non-institutionalized group quarters and no one was institutionalized. There were 167 households, of which 19 (11.4%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 105 (62.9%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 7 (4.2%) had a female householder with no husband present, and 1 (0.6%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 11 (6.6%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 0 (0%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 42 households (25.1%) were one person and 26 (15.6%) had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.03. There were 113 families (67.7% of households); the average family size was 2.38. The age distribution was 34 people (10.0%) under the age of 18, 13 people (3.8%) aged 18 to 24, 43 people (12.7%) aged 25 to 44, 140 people (41.3%) aged 45 to 64, and 109 people (32.2%) who were 65 or older. The median age was 59.0 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.7 males. There were 523 housing units at an average density of 131.4 per square mile, of the occupied units 136 (81.4%) were owner-occupied and 31 (18.6%) were rented. The homeowner vacancy rate was 13.8%; the rental vacancy rate was 50.0%. 267 people (78.8% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 72 people (21.2%) lived in rental housing units. 2000 At the 2000 census, there were 320 people, 167 households, and 110 families in the CDP. The population density was . There were 445 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 99.06% White, 0.31% Asian, and 0.62% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.25%. Of the 167 households, 9.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.1% were married couples living together, 1.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.1% were non-families. 29.3% of households were one person and 13.2% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 1.92 and the average family size was 2.31. The age distribution was 10.0% under the age of 18, 0.6% from 18 to 24, 13.1% from 25 to 44, 45.6% from 45 to 64, and 30.6% 65 or older. The median age was 56 years. For every 100 females, there were 82.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.6 males. The median household income was $58,571 and the median family income was $59,643. Males had a median income of $54,286 versus $46,250 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $30,706. None of the families and 4.9% of the population were living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 5.4% of those over 64. Politics In the state legislature, Plumas Eureka is in , and . Federally, Plumas Eureka is in . References External links Plumas Eureka Villa Home Owners Association Census-designated places in Plumas County, California Census-designated places in California
Inhalation is a major route of exposure that occurs when an individual breathes in polluted air which enters the respiratory tract. Identification of the pollutant uptake by the respiratory system can determine how the resulting exposure contributes to the dose. In this way, the mechanism of pollutant uptake by the respiratory system can be used to predict potential health impacts within the human population. Definition Exposure is commonly understood to be the concentration of the airborne pollutant in the air at the mouth and nose boundary. Outdoor concentrations are often measured at fixed sites or estimated with models. The fraction of this ambient concentration that is inhaled by a person depends mainly on their location (indoor or outdoor), distance to pollution sources and their minute ventilation. Traditionally exposure is estimated based on outdoor concentrations at the residential address. Trips to other locations and physical activity level are mostly neglected although some recent studies have attempted to use portable and wearable sensors. Intake dose is the mass of the pollutant that crosses the contact boundary and is inhaled by the individual. Some of this pollutant is exhaled, and the fraction that is absorbed by the respiratory system is known as the absorbed dose. A portion of the pollutant may also be expelled by sneezing, coughing, spitting, or swallowing. The remaining pollutant that is transported through the liquid layer, making contact with the respiratory tract tissues is the fraction of bioavailability, called the effective dose. Major pollutants of concern In 1970, the Clean Air Act Amendments set six criteria air pollutants which are updated periodically by the National Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) and the U.S Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA). The six criteria pollutants were identified based on scientific knowledge of health effects caused by the pollutants. The six criteria are the following: particulate matter (PM), nitrogen oxide , ozone , sulfur dioxide , carbon monoxide (CO), and nonmethane hydrocarbons (NHMC). Particulate matter (PM) is divided into two sizes, PM10 which is called inhalable PM, and PM2.5, which is called fine PM. Uptake of gaseous pollutants The diffusion of from the air in the lungs to the bloodstream, and diffusion of from the bloodstream back out to the lungs is an essential part of human respiration. The absorption and diffusion of gases is a bidirectional process. Once the gases are absorbed into the mucus or surfactant layer, the dissolved gases can desorb back to the air in the lungs. Gases may diffuse in either direction depending on the concentration gradient between the two layers. Gases may react chemically during transport into the bloodstream. Estimates of the resistance for gas mucus and tissue in the terminal bronchioles for , , and CO show that has the quickest uptake due to its high aqueous solubility and very low resistance of mucus and tissue layers. Ozone and CO, have lower aqueous solubilities and higher resistance to mass transfer. Ozone is the most reactive, reducing mass transfer into tissue and blood. CO has the slowest uptake and the highest resistance into the terminal bronchioles. Uptake of particulate pollutants The deposition of particulate pollutants into the lungs is necessary before the particles can travel through the mucus into the lung tissue. There are four mechanisms of deposition: interception, impaction, gravitational settling, and Brownian diffusion. Interception happens when a particle is removed after brushing up against an obstacle. Impaction happens when the particle collides into the surface of the respiratory tract due to the high inertia. Gravitational settling is influenced by the force of gravity which causes the particle to settle on the respiratory tract. Brownian motion causes the random collision of gas molecules against the particle, until the particle goes into the respiratory tract. Prediction of the location of particle deposition into the respiratory tract depends on the size and type of particle. Coarse particles, originating from natural sources such as dust, sand and gravel, tend to deposit in the nasal-pharyngeal region. Fine particles, derived from anthropogenic sources such as fossil fuels and smoking, typically deposit in the pulmonary region. Most gas exchange occurs in the pulmonary region due to the alveoli, which contain a large surface area. Health impacts of particulate pollutants Scientists have identified a positive correlation between particulate matter concentrations being the causative factor of respiratory and cardiovascular disease. Particulate matter may also be responsible for as many as 20,000 deaths annually, and exacerbation of asthma. Quantification of dose, determining total number of particles deposited in the pulmonary region, surface area of particles, acidity of particles, and shape are important in determining health impacts. A larger surface area will cause more toxins to be available for absorption into the mucus. Particles such as asbestos have the ability to become permanently enlodged into the alveoli causing cancer in some cases. Soluble particulate matter can be highly detrimental to the respirator tract because of their ability to dissolve into the mucus or surfactant layer. This can irritate tissues by changing pH, and transport into the rest of the body or gastrointestinal tract. Insoluble PM, such as lead particles, deposit in the nasal-pharyngeal region and can be cleared by blowing, sniffling, or spitting. However, swallowing can cause the particles to deposit into th GI tract. Particles in the tracheobronchial region can be cleared by the cilia, which will move particles into the mucus. Insoluble particles that enter the pulmonary region cause swelling of the alveoli, coughing, and shortness of breath. Uptake of carbon monoxide Carbon monoxide is a relatively nonreactive gas with limited solubility. High CO levels build up in the pulmonary region over several hours, and equilibrate with inhaled CO concentrations. Exposure to carbon monoxide is dangerous because of its toxic, odorless nature. Since the gas takes time to build up in the pulmonary region, an inhaled concentration of 600 ppm would cause a headache and reduce mental capacity within an hour, without any other symptoms. Eventually, the substance would induce a coma. Equilibrium of CO in the blood is reached between 6–8 hours of exposure to constant concentration in the air. A baseline level of carboxyhemoglobin, (COHb) is contained in the blood due to small quantities of CO as a by-product in the body. The total amount of COHb present within the body is equivalent to the COHb baseline level in addition to the COHb exogenous level. [COHb] total = [COHb] bas + [COHb] exo References Sources ^ 1. Ott, W. R., Steinemann, A. C., & Wallace, L. A. (2007). Biomarkers of exposure. In W. R. Ott, A. C. Steinemann & L. A. Wallace (Eds.), Exposure analysis (pp. 395–404). Boca Raton, FL: Taylor & Francis. External links - Clean Air Act (EPA) - National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) -Exposure Factors Handbook] by the US EPA Inhalation disorders Institution of Occupational Safety and Health Toolkit Trends in inhalation exposure: mid 1980s till present by K Creely and others. Health and Safety Executive Research Report RR460/2006 Pollution Occupational safety and health
Changsha Medical University/College (CSMU, ) is the first private medical undergraduate institution in China, located in Changsha, Hunan Province, China. Changsha Medical University/College, China's governmental medical university for undergraduates, was founded by the famous educator Binsheng He in 1989. It is situated in Changsha, the capital of Hunan Province and was upgraded to a medical university for undergraduates in 2005 by the Ministry of Education. CSMU is under the jurisdiction of Hunan People's Government and the professional guidance of the Department of Public Health of the government. Ranking Changsha Medical University is listed in WHO's World Directory of Medical Schools and is welcoming students from all over the world. As of 2023, Changsha Medical University ranked the best private university in Hunan and 16th nationwide in the recent edition of the recognized Best Chinese Universities Ranking. The university ranked # 9,926 in the world out of more than 30,000 universities worldwide by the Webometrics Ranking Web of Universities 2023. References External links www.csmu.edu.cn Official web site Changsha Medical University's English Web Page 1989 establishments in China Universities and colleges established in 1989 Medical schools in China Universities and colleges in Changsha Universities and colleges in Hunan Yuelu District
Samantha Keala Staab (born March 28, 1997) is an American soccer defender who currently plays for the Washington Spirit in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). Early life Staab played for the DMCV Sharks in her childhood. Clemson Tigers Staab attended Clemson University, where she played for the Tigers women's soccer team from 2015 to 2018. She was selected for the ACC All-Freshman team in 2015 after starting all 20 games in her first season. After making the All-ACC second team in each of the next two years, she was selected to the All-ACC first team in her senior season. At the time of her graduation, her 33 career assists were tied for 4th-most in school history. Club career Washington Spirit Staab was drafted 4th overall in the first round of the 2019 NWSL College Draft by the Washington Spirit. In April, she was signed to the Spirit's senior roster in advance of the 2019 NWSL season. Staab made her professional debut on April 13, 2019, against Sky Blue FC, scoring a 59th-minute goal en route to a 2–0 season-opening win for the Spirit. Staab went on to appear in every minute of the Spirit's season, becoming the second-ever NWSL player to play every minute of her rookie season. She was considered one of the league's top defenders, earning a spot on the May and June 2019 NWSL Team of the Month and she was one of three nominees for Rookie of the Year. In 2020, she played every minute of the Spirit's season. In the NWSL Challenge Cup she converted a header off a set piece in the 77th minute against the Portland Thorns, scoring the Spirit's lone goal in the team's 1-1 tie. In 2022, Staab played every minute of the Spirit's season. On April 29, 2023, Staab made her 73rd consecutive regular season start in the NWSL, breaking a record held by Amber Brooks. Western Sydney Wanderers Staab was signed in advance of the 2019–20 W-League season by the Western Sydney Wanderers. Staab made her debut for the Wanderers on November 14, 2019. International career Staab attended training camp with the United States under-19 team in January 2016. Staab was first selected for the United States under-23 team in March 2018 for the 2018 Thorns Spring Invitational. She was called up again for the 2018 Nordic Tournament, where she was the only non-professional player selected for the U.S. roster. She started all three games, and scored the game-winning goal for the United States in the final match, ensuring a first-place result in the tournament. Honors Individual NWSL Team of the Month: May, June 2019 NWSL Rookie of the Year: nominated, 2019 References External links Washington Spirit player profile 1997 births Living people American women's soccer players Clemson Tigers women's soccer players National Women's Soccer League players Soccer players from San Diego Washington Spirit draft picks Washington Spirit players Women's association football midfielders
Matthew Guillaumier (, born 9 April 1998) is a Maltese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Polish club Stal Mielec and the Malta national team. Club career Guillaumier began his youth career with St. Andrews at the age of five. On 26 April 2013, he made his debut for the senior team in a First Division match against Gudja United, aged only 15 years and 17 days. In the match he played alongside his uncle, midfielder Joseph Farrugia. In September 2013, after trials with English clubs Birmingham City and West Bromwich Albion, he joined the youth academy of Italian club Empoli, with whom he had trained with regularly in the year prior. In 2015, he returned to St. Andrews, making sixteen appearances in the Maltese Premier League. In January 2016, he moved to Birkirkara on a 4.5-year contract, lasting until 2020. On the 29 September 2020 he moved to Ħamrun Spartans for a record fee in Malta of €300,000. In the same season, after winning his first Maltese Premier League title, he received the award as Maltese Player of the Year. On 31 January 2022, Guillaumier joined Siena in the Italian third-tier Serie C on loan with an option to buy. On 13 July 2023, Polish Ekstraklasa side Stal Mielec announced the signing of Guillaumier on a two-year deal, with an option for another season. International career Guillaumier was included in the squad of hosts Malta for the 2014 UEFA European Under-17 Championship. He appeared in all three matches, with the team eliminated in the group stage. He made his international debut for Malta on 23 March 2019, starting in a UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying home match against the Faroe Islands, which finished as a 2–1 home win. The match was Malta's first competitive home win, as well as their first UEFA European Championship qualifying win, since October 2006. Career statistics Club International International goals Scores and results list Malta's goal tally first. Honours Ħamrun Spartans Maltese Premier League: 2020–21, 2022–23 Individual Maltese Player of the Year: 2020–21 References External links 1998 births Living people Maltese men's footballers Men's association football midfielders St. Andrews F.C. (Malta) players Birkirkara F.C. players Ħamrun Spartans F.C. players ACR Siena 1904 players Stal Mielec players Maltese Premier League players Serie C players Ekstraklasa players Maltese expatriate men's footballers Maltese expatriate sportspeople in Italy Maltese expatriate sportspeople in Poland Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Poland Malta men's youth international footballers Malta men's under-21 international footballers Malta men's international footballers
Vega de Villalobos is a municipality located in the province of Zamora, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2004 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 152 inhabitants. References Municipalities of the Province of Zamora
Ibrahima Diallo (born 8 March 1999) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Qatar Stars League club Al-Duhail. Club career Early career Diallo is a graduate of the Monaco youth academy, joining them at the age of 15. Diallo joined Brest on loan in 2018. He made his professional debut with the club in a 1–1 (4–3) penalty shootout win in the Coupe de la Ligue over Sochaux on 14 August 2018. Southampton On 4 October 2020, Diallo signed for Premier League club Southampton on a four-year contract, for an undisclosed fee. On 17 October 2020, Diallo made his first appearance for the club in a 3–3 draw against Chelsea, where he came off the bench to replace Oriol Romeu. His first Premier League start came in a 0–0 draw against Fulham on 26 December. On 21 September 2021, Diallo scored his first professional goal, in the EFL Cup against Sheffield United which ended 2–2 at full time before Southampton advanced 4–2 on penalties. Al-Duhail On 19 July 2023, Diallo signed for Qatar Stars League club Al-Duhail. Personal life Diallo was born in France and is of Senegalese descent. His older brother Abdou is a footballer for RB Leipzig and the Senegal national team. Career statistics References External links AS Monaco profile 1999 births Living people Footballers from Tours, France French men's footballers France men's youth international footballers France men's under-21 international footballers Men's association football midfielders Stade Brestois 29 players AS Monaco FC players Southampton F.C. players Al-Duhail SC players Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Championnat National 2 players Black French sportspeople Premier League players Qatar Stars League players French expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in England French expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate men's footballers in Qatar French expatriate sportspeople in Qatar French sportspeople of Senegalese descent

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