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State Trunk Highway 128 (often called Highway 128, STH-128 or WIS 128) is a state highway in Pierce and St. Croix counties in Wisconsin, United States. It runs in north–south in northwest Wisconsin from near Elmwood to Forest. Route description The highway begins at an intersection with WIS 72 and runs north from it, following the Eau Galle River until its intersection with County Trunk Highway B (CTH-B), from which it continues north. It passes through intersections with WIS 29 and CTH-N and an interchange with Interstate 94 (I-94) before intersecting with US Highway 12 (US 12) near Hersey and Wilson. It then continues north before curving eastward to meet WIS 170 in Glenwood City. From there it runs north until it terminates at WIS 64. History Initially, in 1923, WIS 128 was established roughly along part of its present-day route and present-day CTH-B from WIS 51 (now WIS 72) in Elmwood to WIS 116 (now WIS 29) in Spring Valley. Then, in 1934, WIS 128 extended northward to WIS 79 in Glenwood, superseding CTH-A in the process. In 1947, WIS 79 moved off from Glenwood and instead served Connorsville. As a result, WIS 170 extended westward towards Glenwood while WIS 128 extended northward towards WIS 64. By 1994, WIS 128 moved eastward onto the existing bypass of Spring Valley, superseding CTH-T. As a result, CTH-B was established to follow along part of the former alignment. Major intersections See also References External links 128 Transportation in Pierce County, Wisconsin Transportation in St. Croix County, Wisconsin
Nicolás "Nico" Estévez Martínez (born 29 January 1980) is a Spanish football manager, who is the current head coach of Major League Soccer club FC Dallas. Career Born in Valencia, Estévez began his career with the youth categories of local side CF San José, at the age of just 19. In 2004, he was hired by Valencia CF to work in their youth setup. In July 2011, Estévez was appointed manager of newly-created side Huracán Valencia CF in Segunda División B. On 1 July 2013, after missing out promotion twice in the play-offs, he announced his departure from the club, and returned to Valencia three days later, after being named in charge of the reserves also in the third level. On 16 December 2013, Estévez was named interim manager of Valencia's first team, after Miroslav Đukić was dismissed. He was in charge of the team for two matches, a 1–0 Copa del Rey home win against Gimnàstic de Tarragona and a 2–3 La Liga home loss against Real Madrid; at the age of 33, he became the second-youngest manager in the history of the club, only behind Óscar Fernández, also an interim. Shortly after, he returned to his previous role with Mestalla after the appointment of Juan Antonio Pizzi. Estévez was sacked by Mestalla on 7 April 2014, after nine winless matches, and was replaced by Curro Torres. In September, he moved abroad and joined American side Columbus Crew SC, as a Director of Methodology. On 6 January 2017, Estévez was promoted to assistant coach of Gregg Berhalter in Crew SC's first team. On 16 January 2019, he followed Berhalter to the United States men's soccer team, again as his assistant. On 2 December 2021, Estévez was announced as the new head coach of Major League Soccer side FC Dallas. In his first season in charge of the side, he qualified them for the playoffs, finishing third on the Western Conference with 53 points, 20 more than last year; it was the biggest year-over-year improvement in the club's history. Managerial statistics Honours Individual Segunda División B Group 3 Best Coach (Ramón Cobo Award): 2012–13 References External links 1980 births Living people Sportspeople from Valencia Spanish football managers La Liga managers Segunda División B managers Huracán Valencia CF managers Valencia CF managers Columbus Crew non-playing staff FC Dallas coaches Spanish expatriate football managers Spanish expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate soccer coaches in the United States Valencia CF Mestalla managers Valencia CF non-playing staff United States men's national soccer team non-playing staff
Marc Warren is a senior counsel in Crowell & Moring's Aviation and Administrative Law & Regulatory practice group. From 2007 until joining Crowell & Moring in April 2014, Marc Warren was the Deputy Chief Counsel for Operations at the Federal Aviation Administration. He had been assigned to the US Army's Judge Advocate General office. He was at the Center for Military Law and Operations. He was a potential defendant in the proposed international war crimes prosecution for the Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo Bay torture scandal, undertaken by the German national Wolfgang Kaleck. When the German Federal Prosecutor decided not to open an investigation into the international war crimes, this decision was appealed by the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR), the International Federation for Human Rights (FIGH) and the Republican Attorneys' Association (RAV) in November 2007. However, the Stuttgart Regional Appeals Court dismissed the appeal on April 21, 2009. Education Warren graduated from Berkeley Preparatory School in 1975. He attended the University of Florida where he was a member of Florida Blue Key and President of Kappa Alpha Fraternity. He graduated from The University of Florida with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science in 1978. Warren went on to earn a Juris Doctor, with honors, from the University of Florida Levin College Of Law in 1981. While in law school, he was the Chancellor of the Student Honor Court and Chairman of the Board of Masters in the University of Florida Student Government. He is a member of the University of Florida Hall of Fame. He received the Claude Pepper Award for Public Service from the Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity. He earned a Master of Laws in Military Law, with honors, from The Judge Advocate General's School, U.S. Army (TJAGSA) in 1993 and a Master of Science in Strategic Studies from the United States Army War College in 2002. He is a Doctor of Juridical Science (S.J.D.) Candidate at the University of Virginia Law School in Charlottesville. Army career Commissioned as an Army ROTC Distinguished Military Graduate, Warren's military schooling includes the Judge Advocate Officer Basic, Advanced, and Graduate Courses; Command and General Staff College; U.S. Army War College; and Airborne, Air Assault, Jumpmaster, Pathfinder, and High Risk SERE Schools. Warren served as a Judge Advocate in numerous assignments in the Americas, Europe and the Middle East. His service included deployments to Grenada, Bosnia, Kuwait and Iraq. He served as the senior legal advisor for the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment in Fulda, Germany, and Kuwait; Task Force Victory in Kuwait; Joint Special Operations Command, Fort Bragg, North Carolina; 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky; V Corps in Germany, Kuwait, and Iraq; Combined Joint Task Force – Seven (CJTF-&) in Iraq; and Multi-National Forces - Iraq (MNF-I). While serving as the Chief of International and Operational Law at V Corps in Germany, Warren was the U.S. Forces Legal Liaison Officer to the trial of terrorist Mohammed Ali Hammadi, convicted of hijacking TWA Flight 847 and murdering U.S. Navy diver Robert Stethem. He was the legal advisor to special operations forces involved in the capture of persons indicted for war crimes in the former Yugoslavia, including Serbian General Radislav Krstic, the first person to be convicted of genocide by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) for the massacre at Srebrenica. Warren served on the faculty of the International and Operational Law Department of TJAGSA. He was named the Outstanding Young Army Lawyer by the American Bar Association and received the Clayton B. Burton Award of Excellence from the Military Law Committee of the Florida Bar Association. In 2003 and 2004, Warren was the senior Staff Judge Advocate (senior attorney) for Coalition Forces in Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom. Following the discovery of prisoner abuse at the Abu Ghraib detention facility, Warren was among those investigated for professional misconduct. The extensive U.S. Army investigation, some of which remains classified, exonerated Warren. The investigation was conducted by the Chief Trial Judge for the U.S. Army, who wrote in the unclassified executive summary of the investigation: "Not only was he not derelict in the performance of his duties in any measure, he was the most respected officer in the command." Warren retired from the United States Army JAG Corps in 2007 after selection for Brigadier General. Military Awards and Decorations include: Distinguished Service Medal; Defense Superior Service Medal; Legion of Merit; Bronze Star Medal (2); Defense Meritorious Service Medal; Meritorious Service Medal (3); Joint Service Commendation Medal; Army Commendation Medal (4); Joint Service Achievement Medal; Army Achievement Medal (2); Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (2); Armed Forces Service Medal; and NATO Medal Recent work Upon retirement from the army, Warren served as the deputy chief counsel for operations at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) from November 2007 to 2010. He briefly left the FAA in 2010 to become the executive director of the American Inns of Court Foundation, a professional association dedicated to improving the skills, professionalism and ethics of the bench and bar. He returned to the FAA to serve as the deputy chief counsel, the senior career executive attorney responsible for legal support to the agency. Warren was named the "Transportation Lawyer of the Year" in 2012 by the Federal Bar Association. Warren is a professorial lecturer in law at The George Washington University Law School, teaching courses on National Security Law and Nation Building and Rule of Law. He is the co-holder of the Solf-Warren Honorary Chair of International and Operational Law at TJAGSA and is a frequent panelist and speaker at symposia on aviation, international, and operational law. He is a member of the Governing Committee of the American Bar Association Forum on Air and Space Law and was a participant in the Operational Law Experts Roundtable that issued a report on the Gotovina judgment published in 2012 by the International Humanitarian Law Clinic at Emory University School of Law. He is a former president of the Judge Advocates Association. Publications Warren served as editor of the Operational Law Handbook and published articles in the Army Lawyer, Military Law Review, and various other military and legal professional publications. Most recent article: "The Fog of Law: The Law of Armed Conflict in Operation Iraqi Freedom, 167 – 209" THE WAR IN IRAQ: A LEGAL ANALYSIS (Pedrozo ed., 2010) (Vol. 86, U.S. Naval War College International Law Studies). He wrote the foreword to The Law of Armed Conflict: An Operational Approach (Aspen Casebook Series textbook) published in 2012 by Wolters Kluwer. References External links Background info United States Army officers Living people University of Florida College of Liberal Arts and Sciences alumni Recipients of the Legion of Merit Year of birth missing (living people) Fredric G. Levin College of Law alumni
Päraküla may refer to several places in Estonia: Päraküla, Pärnu County, village in Tõstamaa Parish, Pärnu County Päraküla, Viljandi County, village in Suure-Jaani Parish, Viljandi County
The Socialist Workers' Party of Germany (, SAPD) was a centrist Marxist political party in Germany. It was formed as a left-wing party with around 20,000 members which split off from the SPD in the autumn of 1931. In 1931, the remnants of Independent Social Democratic Party of Germany (USPD) merged into the party and in 1932 some Communist Party dissenters also joined the group as well as a part from the Communist Party Opposition. Nevertheless, its membership remained small. From 1933, the group's members worked illegally against Nazism. History In his home town of Lübeck, the young Herbert Karl Frahm, later known as Willy Brandt, joined the SAPD against the advice of his mentor Julius Leber. In his autobiography, Brandt wrote: In autumn 1931, Nazis and German nationalists, the SA and Der Stahlhelm joined together to form the "Harzburg Front". [...] It was just at this time that the left wing of the social democrats split off, as a result of measures connected to organisation and discipline by the party leaders. A few Reichstag assemblymen, a number of active party groups – above all in Saxony – and not least a large proportion of young Socialists followed the people who were calling for the founding of a Socialist Workers' Party. In 1934, the youth of SAPD took part in the foundation of the International Bureau of Revolutionary Youth Organizations. The congress was held in the Netherlands and broken up by Dutch police. Several SAPD delegates were handed over to German authorities. The congress then re-convened in Lille. Brandt was elected to the Secretariat of the organization and worked in Norway for the Bureau. The SAPD was affiliated to the International Revolutionary Marxist Centre, but it broke with the main party of that international (the Independent Labour Party) over the question of the united front and popular front. During the Second World War, some SAPD members emigrated to Great Britain and worked for the party there. Many of those became members of the SPD, therefore the SAPD was not re-founded anew after the Second World War. Willy Brandt eventually became the leader of the SPD, one of West Germany's major political parties of the modern era, being elected Chancellor of Germany in 1969. See also (Socialist Protection League) References Bibliography Repr. Hannover: Politladen, 1971; 2. Repr. Hamburg: Junius, 1999 (the classic account). External links "Where is the SAP going?" Social democratic parties in Germany Political parties in the Weimar Republic Defunct socialist parties in Germany Political parties established in 1931 Political history of Germany 1931 establishments in Germany Marxist parties International Revolutionary Marxist Centre
Strophingia is a genus of true bugs belonging to the family Liviidae. The species of this genus are found in Europe. Species: Strophingia arborea Loginova, 1976 Strophingia australis Hodkinson, 1981 References Invertebrates of Europe Psylloidea Hemiptera genera
is a passenger railway station located in Kita-ku, the city of Saitama, Saitama Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). Lines Miyahara Station is served by the Takasaki Line, with through Shōnan-Shinjuku Line and Ueno-Tokyo Line services to and from the Tōkaidō Main Line. It is 4.0 kilometers from the nominal starting point of the Takasaki Line at . Layout The station has two island platforms serving four tracks, connected by a footbridge, with an elevated station building located above the platforms. The station is staffed. Platforms History Miyahara Station was opened on 15 July 1948. The station became part of the JR East network after the privatization of the JNR on 1 April 1987. Passenger statistics In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 24,337 passengers daily (boarding passengers only). Surrounding area Miyahara Post Office former Nakasendo highway Seigakuin University See also List of railway stations in Japan Gallery References External links JR East Miyahara Station Railway stations in Saitama Prefecture Railway stations in Japan opened in 1948 Takasaki Line Stations of East Japan Railway Company Railway stations in Saitama (city) Shōnan-Shinjuku Line
On 9 March 2019, a mass shooting occurred in La Playa Men's Club, a nightclub in Salamanca, Guanajuato, Mexico. Fifteen people were killed, and five to seven people were injured. Fourteen victims were later identified as Jalisco New Generation Cartel members. Witnesses described the attackers as a group of armed men who arrived in three vans. The Mexican government later alleged that the attackers were part of the Santa Rosa de Lima Cartel and announced that they had identified several individual attackers. Five days before the shooting took place, an operation was launched by the Mexican government to crack down on this cartel. Two days after the shooting took place, the Santa Rosa de Lima cartel posted on Twitter that an CJNG member known as Julio, aka "El Trompas," was the main perpetrator of the shootings. Aftermath On 24 March 2019, local Santa Rosa de Lima cartel leader Agustin Medina Soto was arrested. On 16 July 2019, it was revealed that all of the remaining resources of the Santa Rosa de Lima cartel, as well as the property of its leader José Antonio Yépez Ortiz (alias “El Marro”), were seized by Mexican authorities. Blocked accounts held by Yépez and people linked to him contain a total of nearly 35.5 million pesos (US$1.85 million). References 2019 mass shootings in North America Mass shootings in Mexico 2019 murders in Mexico 21st-century mass murder in Mexico Attacks on buildings and structures in Mexico Attacks on nightclubs History of Guanajuato March 2019 crimes in North America March 2019 events in Mexico Mass murder in 2019 Massacres in Mexico Violent non-state actor incidents in Mexico Attacks in Mexico in 2019
Hypotia diehlalis is a species of snout moth in the genus Hypotia. It was described by Viette in 1953, and is known from Madagascar. References Moths described in 1953 Hypotiini Moths of Madagascar Moths of Africa
Atypical Solute Carrier Families (Atypical SLCs) are novel plausible secondary active or facilitative transporter proteins that share ancestral background with the known solute carrier families (SLCs). However, they have not been assigned a name according to the SLC root system, or been classified into any of the existing SLC families. Atypical major facilitator superfamily transport families Most atypical SLCs are families within the major facilitator superfamily (MFS). These atypical SLCs are plausible secondary active or facilitative transporter proteins that share ancestry with the known solute carriers. They are, however, not named according to the SLC root system, or classified into any of the existing SLC families. ATMFs are categorised based on their sequence similarity and phylogenetic closeness. Some Atypical SLC of MFS type are: OCA2, CLN3, SPNS1, SPNS2, SPNS3, SV2A, SV2B, SV2C, SVOP, SVOPL, MFSD1, MFSD2A, MFSD2B, MFSD3, MFSD4A, MFSD4B, MFSD5, MFSD6, MFSD6L, MFSD8, MFSD9, MFSD10, MFSD11, MFSD12, MFSD13A, MFSD14A, MFSD14B, UNC93A and UNC93B1. All these are atypical SLCs found within the Major facilitator superfamily. Also TMEM104 (APC clan), OCA2 (IT clan) and CLN3 (having no clan) are atypical SLCs in humans. Non-MFS transport families Although most atypical SLCs are from the major facilitator superfamily, there are exceptions: TMEM104 (APC superfamily), OCA2 (IT superfamily) and CLN3 (unknown superfamily). References Solute carrier family
"2000 Mädchen" [2000 girls] is a punk song by Die Ärzte. It was the third track and the second single from their 1987 album Ist das alles? (13 Höhepunkte mit den Ärzten). It's sung from the eyes of a telephone-stalker. Track listing "2000 Mädchen (Radio-Mix)" (Urlaub/Urlaub, Felsenheimer) - 3:31 "Nein, nein, nein" (Urlaub/Felsenheimer) - 3:42 Maxi "2000 Mädchen (Wumme-Mix)" (Urlaub/Urlaub, Felsenheimer) - 5:55 "Nein, nein, nein" (Urlaub/Felsenheimer) - 3:42 "2000 Mädchen (Radio-Mix)" (Urlaub/Urlaub, Felsenheimer) - 3:31 B-sides "Nein, nein, nein" [No, no, no] is one of many songs from the Gabi & Uwe series. 1987 singles Die Ärzte songs Songs written by Farin Urlaub Songs written by Bela B. 1987 songs
Worlds of Magic is a single-player fantasy turn-based 4X strategy game developed by Wastelands Interactive and published for Microsoft Windows in 2015. In late 2015 it received a PS4 and Xbox One ports under the name Worlds of Magic: Planar Conquest; which has been sometimes described as an improved sequel. In 2016 Worlds of Magic: Planar Conquest was also released for PC, iOS and Android as Planar Conquest. In 2020 Planar Conquest was ported to Nintendo Switch. Described as a planned spiritual successor the classic Master of Magic, the game has received mixed reviews. Development In April 2013, Polish studio Wastelands Interactive launched a successful Kickstarter bid to fund the game meant as a spiritual successor to Master of Magic, and designer George Edward Purdy who worked on Master of Orion and Master of Magic joined the team. Wastelands Interactive had moved Worlds of Magic into late alpha testing on August 8, 2014. According to the gaming news sites Gamasutra, Worlds of Magic then went into Early Access on September 11. Worlds of Magic was released for PlayStation 4 in the third quarter of 2015 and officially launched at retail outlets and on Steam according to the gaming news site, Gamasutra on March 19, 2015. Its PS4 release made it, according to Softpedia, the first 4X game available on that platform. The game has been Wastelands Interactive biggest project up to date. Reception For Worlds of Magic Worlds of Magic received a 52 score on Metacritic, indicating "Mixed or Average Reviews". A 2015 review for the Rock Paper Shotgun noted that if the Kickstarter budget is any indication, the game only had a fraction of resources for its development compared to similar titles like Age of Wonders III or Endless Legend - and sadly, it shows in the gameplay, calling the game "rickety" not particularly memorable. Likewise, the reviewer for GameSpot criticized many aspects of the game, calling it a "tepid mélange of half-baked ideas and pointless hindrances", suffering from "bland artistic direction and a lack of conviction" and noting "an array of bugs, glitches, and crashes". Two reviewers at explorminate were more positive, noting that it is "an unpolished game that still manages to capture the old-school, hardcore feel and fun of Master of Magic". For Worlds of Magic: Planar Conquest A reviewer for the digitallydownloaded in 2016, reviewing the PS4 version, was more positive, giving it 3.5 out of 5 score, noting that the game has some issues, but "is a lot of fun". Same year, a review in medium for the PS 4 version was more positive, calling the game average with a score of 7/10, mostly criticizing the lackluster graphics. A review of the PC version of Planar Conquest gave it a score of 5/10, praising its "incredible depth" but criticizing "frustrating controls and boring combat". Reviewing the mobile version of game this year, a reviewer for PocketTactics called it "a very good 4X title for the table", giving it a 3 stars out of 5, noting he would give it 3.5 if the website used half-star ratings, criticizing user interface and SFXes, but praising the level of detail and complexity which are rare for a mobile game. In 2017 a reviewer at TrueAchievements gave the game a score of 1 out of 5, nothing that despite Xbox One having next to no 4X games, the game is plagued by so many issues, from design to game play, that it is "not better than nothing". According to PCGamesN note in 2019, "judging by the Steam reviews, it failed to capture the, er, magic of Master of Magic". In 2020 a reviewer for the Polish game portal gram.pl described its sequel, Worlds of Magic:Planar Conquest, as "significantly improved" compared to the original game. Another reviewer writing for digitallydownloaded summed up the game as "not terrible... just very, very mundane" . A reviewer for WayTooManyGames gave it a score of 3 out 5, criticizing a number of the developer choices as "downright insane and infuriating to the players", resulting in the port for Nintendo Switch as not very playable in the "handheld" mode, although noting the game play when docked is "okay". Sequel In 2016 the game received a sequel, Worlds of Magic: Planar Conquest, which in 2020, was also ported to Nintendo Switch. References External links Official website 2015 video games 4X video games Fantasy video games Single-player video games Turn-based strategy video games Top-down video games Video games developed in Poland Windows games PlayStation 4 games Xbox One games Android (operating system) games IOS games Nintendo Switch games
The Business Inspector is an observational documentary television series which aired on British terrestrial television station, Channel 5 in 2010. It is a spin-off from the popular British programme The Hotel Inspector. In each episode, businesswoman, entrepreneur, self-made millionaire Hilary Devey visited and aimed to transform struggling small businesses. Each week, Hilary tackled two ailing companies. Series 1 (2010) External links "The Business Inspector" at channel5.com Business-related television series in the United Kingdom Channel 5 documentary series 2010 British television series debuts 2010 British television series endings Television series by All3Media English-language television shows
Violin Sonata No. 2 may refer to: Violin Sonata No. 2 (Beethoven) Violin Sonata No. 2 (Brahms) Violin Sonata No. 2 (Enescu) Violin Sonata No. 2 (Fauré) Violin Sonata No. 2 (Grieg) Violin Sonata No. 2 (Hill) Violin Sonata No. 2 (Hindemith) Violin Sonata No. 2 by Charles Ives Violin Sonata No. 2 (Mozart) Violin Sonata No. 2 (Prokofiev) Violin Sonata No. 2 (Ravel) Violin Sonata No. 2 (Saint-Saëns) Violin Sonata No. 2 (Schumann) Violin Sonata No. 2 (Stanford) Violin Sonata No. 2 (Ysaÿe)
Charles Andrew Orr (November 15, 1906 – August 15, 1999) was an American economist and socialist. Early life Orr was born in North Branch, Michigan on November 15, 1906. He received a Ph. D. in economics from the University of Michigan. Between 1929 and 1930 he was a statistical clerk for the League of Nations in 1929–1930. Career He and his wife, Lois Orr, lived in Barcelona during the Spanish Civil War, where they supported the Workers' Party of Marxist Unification (POUM). They survived the Stalinist attack on the POUM in June 1937, after the fighting of the Barcelona May Days. They were arrested on 17 June, the day after Andrés Nin and the POUM executive were arrested, but were released on 1 July and placed by the US consul, Mahlon Perkins, on a ship bound for Marseilles on 3 July. They were in Mexico in 1940 when Leon Trotsky was murdered. As an economist, he was focused on the study of labor. He worked at UNESCO while in Paris. He was a lecturer at several American universities and University of Cardiff in Wales. Legacy Collections of his papers are held at the Walter Reuther Library, Wayne State University and Stanford University. Some elements of Orr's writings are also held within the Labadie Collection at the University of Michigan. Works Stalin's slave camps: an indictment of modern slavery (1951) Jobs versus people: workers' education guide to population problems (1974) See also Lois Orr Spanish Civil War POUM References External links Charles A. Orr papers at the Hoover Institution Archives Lois and Charles Orr papers at the University of Michigan Special Collections Biography of Charles Orr American socialists 1906 births 1999 deaths University of Michigan alumni People from Lapeer County, Michigan
The Tijucas River is a river of Santa Catarina state in southeastern Brazil. See also List of rivers of Santa Catarina References Map from Ministry of Transport Rivers of Santa Catarina (state)
USS Little Ada was a steamer captured by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She was used by the Navy to patrol navigable waterways of the Confederacy to prevent the South from trading with other countries. Service history Little Ada, an iron screw steamer, was built in the Clyde, Scotland; captured and abandoned in the South Santee River 30 March 1864; recaptured at sea by Gettysburg 9 July 1864; purchased by the Union Navy from the Boston Prize Court 18 August 1864; and commissioned at Boston, Massachusetts, 5 October 1864. Acting Master Samuel P. Craft in command. After fitting out, Little Ada was ordered to the Western Bar, Cape Fear River, 8 November 1864. In December she participated in the attacks on Fort Fisher. Little Ada’s most active service was in 1865. She formed part of the separate line of the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron 3 January landing provisions for the Union Army. She again participated in attacks on Fort Fisher 13 to 15 January, carrying dispatches through the fleet. After being assigned to the Potomac Flotilla 10 March, she captured a large yard boat 9 April at Hooper Strait, Maryland. She was sent to the Washington Navy Yard 31 May 1865, decommissioned 24 June 1865, and was transferred to the War Department 12 August 1865. References Ships of the Union Navy Ships built on the River Clyde Steamships of the United States Navy Gunboats of the United States Navy American Civil War patrol vessels of the United States
Dorothee Deuring (born on 27 June 1968 in Sank. Gallen) is an Austrian sport shooter. She competed in rifle shooting events at the 1988 Summer Olympics. Deuring attended the University of South Florida. Olympic results References 1968 births Living people ISSF rifle shooters Austrian female sport shooters Shooters at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic shooters for Austria Sportspeople from St. Gallen (city) University of South Florida alumni University of South Florida olympians 20th-century Austrian women
Braceborough is a village in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated off the Stamford to Bourne A6121 road, just west of the A15 as it runs between Market Deeping and Bourne. It forms part of the Civil Parish of Braceborough and Wilsthorpe. The ecclesiastical parish has equivalent boundaries to the civil parish. It is part of the Uffington Group in the Aveland & Ness with Stamford Deanery of the Diocese of Lincoln. The incumbent is Rev Carolyn Kennedy. The Grade I listed Anglican parish church is dedicated to St Margaret. It was almost entirely rebuilt in 1837. During the Second World War Braceborough Hall housed elements of the Women's Land Army; it is now a retirement home. Braceborough Spa Near Braceborough is Braceborough Spa which had its own railway station, Braceborough Spa Halt, on the independent Essendine to Bourne Railway. It became part of Great Northern Railway. The line was closed in June 1951. Braceborough Spa, rising in the grounds of Spa House, was popular in the Victorian era for its natural spring waters. As with many Victorian Spas, Braceborough's declined in favour of more modern forms of medical treatment, and finally closed in 1939. References External links National Monument record for Deserted Medieval Village of Shillingthorpe Location map of Braceborough Aerial view of Braceborough "Braceborough", Homepages.which.net "Braceborough. Church: St Margaret , Robschurches.moonfruit.com "Welcome to the Uffington Group website", Bubbleeventservices.co.uk Villages in Lincolnshire Spa towns in England South Kesteven District Former civil parishes in Lincolnshire
The Portland Thorns FC is an American professional women's soccer team based in Portland, Oregon. Established in 2012, the team began play in 2013 in the then-eight-team National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), which received support from the United States Soccer Federation (USSF). The Portland franchise is owned by Peregrine Sports LLC, which also owns the Portland Timbers of Major League Soccer (MLS). Alongside the Thorns, the Houston Dash and Orlando Pride are other NWSL teams with MLS affiliations. In its inaugural season, the Portland Thorns FC placed third during the regular season and, in the playoffs, won the first NWSL championship. The club won the NWSL Shield in 2016 and a second NWSL Championship in 2017. In 2020, they won the Community Shield with the best record in the 2020 NWSL Fall Series. In 2021, the Thorns won the NWSL Challenge Cup, the Women's International Champions Cup, and the NWSL Shield. They followed up in 2022 by winning the NWSL championship. The Thorns have had the highest average attendance in the league in each of their first eight regular seasons, and set the club's all-time attendance record with a capacity 25,218 attendance on August 11, 2019, in a match against the North Carolina Courage that also set the league's record at the time. History The first professional women's soccer team in Portland was started by the Portland Timbers in 2001, competing alongside teams formed by the Seattle Sounders and Vancouver Whitecaps in the USL W-League's W-1 division. In Portland the team was christened the Portland Rain and played the 2000 season in the Pacific Coast Soccer League (PCSL). The team played the 2001 season in the W-League before returning to the PCSL until 2003 when the team folded. Women's soccer was also well-supported via the University of Portland Pilots. The Portland Rain were re-founded in 2009 when they joined the Women's Premier Soccer League (WPSL). On May 2, 2012 the Portland Timbers partnered with the Portland Rain and the Oregon Youth Soccer Association's (OYSA) Girls Olympic Development Program (ODP). This precursor to the NWSL announcement the following November was to facilitate an integrated development structure for Oregon's girls youth soccer to elite women's competition. NWSL formation The formation of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) was announced on November 21, 2012, with Portland selected as a host for one of the eight teams. At that time it was announced by Portland Timbers' owner Merritt Paulson that the Timbers would own the team. The team name was announced on December 13, 2012 as the Portland Thorns FC. Also, a logo was unveiled. Both the name and logo were intended to invoke Portland's nickname of the Rose City. The team announced Cindy Parlow Cone as its first head coach on December 19, 2012. On January 11, 2013, the league held its player allocation for the national team players, with Portland receiving seven players, including former University of Portland Pilots star Christine Sinclair. The other players assigned to the Thorns were Rachel Buehler, Tobin Heath, Karina LeBlanc, Alex Morgan, Marlene Sandoval, and Luz Saucedo. "We are thrilled with today's allocation, and I see this group of seven players as a terrific foundation for this club," said Parlow Cone. Seattle Reign FC general manager Amy Carnell reacted to the NWSL allocation and Morgan's placement by saying, "I think generally speaking, I could speak for all the clubs when I say I'm extremely surprised they would place (Christine) Sinclair and (Alex) Morgan in the same city. Two of the best strikers in the world in the same city." Carnell said Seattle Reign FC "were a little surprised" they didn't get Morgan, considering that she had spent the previous spring with the Seattle Sounders Women. This reunited Sinclair and Morgan as club mates since winning the regular season and championship title with the Western New York Flash in Women's Professional Soccer's final season. 2013–2015: Founding and early success Under head coach Parlow Cone, the Thorns played in the new league's inaugural game on April 13, 2013, against host team FC Kansas City, which ended in a 1–1 draw. Sinclair scored the club's first goal on a penalty kick. The team's first home match on April 21 provided the club its first victory, a 2–1 win over Seattle Reign FC. Beyond setting a new league record, the opening day crowd of 16,479 at Jeld-Wen Field eclipsed any single-game attendance from Women's Professional Soccer. The club finished in a three-way tie atop the league in the regular season standings, but by virtue of goal differential tiebreaker the club claimed the No. 3 seed in the NWSL playoffs. The Thorns beat FC Kansas City 3–2 after extra time in the semi-finals, then beat the Western New York Flash 2–0 in the championship game to become the first NWSL Champions. Parlow Cone resigned as head coach on December 5, 2013, citing personal reasons, particularly the desire to spend more time with her husband, Portland Timbers director of sports science John Cone, who also resigned from his role. The Thorns kicked off their 2014 season with the announcement of a new head coach, Paul Riley, formerly of the Long Island Fury of the Women's Premier Soccer League. The Thorns broke the club's own NWSL attendance record with 19,123 attending an August 3 game between Portland and new expansion team Houston Dash at newly renamed Providence Park. After finishing third in the regular season, the Thorns qualified for the playoffs but were knocked out in the semi-finals by FC Kansas City. The Thorns made a number of roster moves in the offseason but struggled during the 2015 Portland Thorns FC season. On June 19, 2015, the Thorns made NWSL history when goalkeeper Michelle Betos headed the equalizing goal for 10-woman Portland in the 95th minute against FC Kansas City, the first goal scored by a goalkeeper in the league. The Thorns also sold out Providence Park for the first time in a match against Seattle Reign FC following the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, again setting the league's attendance record with 21,144. However, the Thorns finished in 6th place of the now 9-team league, missing the playoffs for the first and only time in its history. At the end of the season the team announced that head coach Paul Riley's contract was allowed to expire, though reports in 2021 would reveal that Riley had been investigated for alleged sexual harassment and coercion and quietly terminated. 2016–2019: Start of the Parsons era, battles with the Courage On October 5, 2015, the Thorns hired Washington Spirit head coach Mark Parsons to replace Riley. In Parsons's first season in charge, the Thorns executed a series of trades — anchored by moving founding forward Alex Morgan and midfielder Kaylyn Kyle to expansion team Orlando Pride — that resulted in the acquisitions of Emily Sonnett, Lindsey Horan, Meghan Klingenberg, Adrianna Franch, Dagný Brynjarsdóttir, Amandine Henry, and Nadia Nadim. The acquisitions would form the core of a team that won the Thorns its first NWSL Shield in 2016 and host its first playoff match, against Western New York Flash led by their former coach Paul Riley. The physical match ended in regulation as a 2–2 draw, and the Thorns lost 4–3 after extra time. Parsons' Thorns finished second in the regular season in 2017 behind the Courage and defeated former Thorn Alex Morgan and the Orlando Pride on the way to beating the Courage 1–0 in the NWSL Championship at Orlando City Stadium, the Thorns' second title. Despite losing Henry and Nadim for the 2018 season due to financial limits and trading founding midfielder Allie Long to Seattle Reign FC for the rights to Caitlin Foord, the Thorns finished 2018 again in second place behind the Courage. The Thorns defeated the Reign 2–1 in the Cascadian rivalry's first and only playoff encounter, then faced the Courage once again in a rematch of the previous season's final, this time hosted in the Thorns' home stadium of Providence Park. The Thorns, however, lost 3–0 to the Courage, who became the first team to win the NWSL Shield and Championship in the same season. The Thorns opened the 2019 season with a six-game road schedule due to ongoing renovations and expansion of Providence Park lost only two of their first 15 matches through July, and set another league attendance record with 25,218 attending the newly expanded Providence Park against the Courage in August. Beginning September at the top of the table, the team entered the worst run of form in Parsons' tenure as head coach, losing three of its last five games, including an embarrassing club-worst 6–0 loss to the Courage. The Thorns finished third in the league and were eliminated from the playoffs in a 1–0 defeat to the Chicago Red Stars. 2020–2021: Pandemic and scandal Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sports, the Thorns canceled their preseason tournament in March, followed by the league postponing, then canceling the 2020 NWSL season. The Thorns finished last in the inaugural NWSL Challenge Cup's group stage but upset the top-seeded Courage in the quarter-finals before losing to eventual champions Houston Dash in the semi-finals. The Thorns also participated in and clinched the 2020 NWSL Fall Series Community Shield with a win on October 11, 2020, over OL Reign. In late-September, The Athletic published an investigation into North Carolina Courage head coach Paul Riley, alleging that Riley had sexually coerced and verbally abused players on his teams, including during his two-year tenure as Thorns head coach in 2014 and 2015. More than a dozen players from every team Riley had coached since 2010 spoke to the publication and two named players, both former Thorns, went on the record with allegations against him. In the article, Riley denied the allegations. Later that day, the Courage announced that Riley had been fired due to "very serious allegations of misconduct". The subsequent fallout resulted in the resignation of league commissioner Lisa Baird and dismissal of league counsel Lisa Levine. A number of Portland Thorns players also released a statement calling for Thorns general manager Gavin Wilkinson to be suspended. Wilkinson was then put on administrative leave from the Thorns while remaining manager of the MLS Portland Timbers, and later fired. President of business Mike Golub, separately accused of sexual harassment of Parlow Cone in the report, was also fired, and Paulson stepped down as CEO of both the Thorns and Timbers. The US Soccer Federation commissioned a league-wide independent investigation into abusive behavior lead by Sally Yates. The report, published on October 3, 2022, indicated that the club "interfered with our access to relevant witnesses and raised specious legal arguments in an attempt to impede our use of relevant documents." The report further detailed how both Paulson and Wilkinson advised other clubs to hire Riley after his departure from the Thorns and downplayed the alleged abuses reported by players. On the pitch, the Thorns won the West Division of the 2021 NWSL Challenge Cup and hosted the finals in May 2021, defeating NJ/NY Gotham FC 6–5 in a penalty shoot-out following a 1–1 draw in regulation. The Thorns qualified for and hosted the 2021 Women's International Champions Cup as champions of the 2020 Fall Series, and won the friendly tournament by defeating three-time finalists and defending champions Olympique Lyon 1–0. In the regular season, the Thorns clinched their second NWSL Shield on October 17 but again lost in the semi-finals to Chicago. 2022–2023: Transitions and a third star Parsons, who had served as head coach since 2016, left the team after the 2021 season to lead the Netherlands women's national team. The Thorns hired retired former club goalkeeper and Canadian international Karina LeBlanc as Gavin Wilkinson's replacement in the Thorns general manager role in November 2021, then hired former Thorn and fellow Canadian international Rhian Wilkinson as Parsons's replacement. The Thorns finished the 2022 regular season in second place behind OL Reign and defeated Kansas City Current 2–0 in the playoff finals to become the first NWSL team to win three championships. On December 1, 2022, Paulson announced that he was selling the Thorns while retaining the Timbers and control of Providence Park. The next day, Rhian Wilkinson resigned as coach after reports that she exchanged messages of romantic feelings with a Thorns player. The team promoted Wilkinson's assistant Mike Norris to the head coaching role in January 2023. Identity Crest The team crest was designed by artist and Timbers Army member Brent Diskin. Its design originally featured the team colors of red, black, and white "with a protective wreath of thorns surrounding a familiar, stylized rose in the center." The design also includes a pair of four-pointed stars, or hypocycloids, that house the letters "F" and "C" and anchor the sides of the badge, and resemble the star prominent on Portland's official city flag. From 2018 onward, the team's primary crest was reduced from four to two colors, typically either with a red or black background and red or white features. The team completed its transition to a two- or one-color crest in 2019, when it revealed new secondary kits that discarded the four-color crest. The original design would not reappear in the team's identity until March 2023, with a "Heritage" designation as part of new secondary kits. Colors The team's colors were announced as red, green, and black. However, the Thorns did not use green in the team's kits until 2023, and from 2019 to 2022 used green in neither its crest nor its kits. The Thorns unveiled their home and away kits on April 9, 2013. The team's inaugural home kit was rose red with a white stripe, black shorts, and red socks, while the road kit was white with black shorts and socks. Both uniforms featured sponsorships by Providence Health & Services and Parklane Mattresses, and were made by Nike. In 2019, the Thorns began expanding the use of black as a primary color, with a home kit that had wide black stripe-like blocks. The transition to black as the team's primary color was completed in 2020, with a black shirt printed with gray roses that used a black and red variation on the original crest. The away shirt also used a monochrome black and gray crest and accents. Thorns primary kits since 2020 have all been black with red relegated to an accent color. Support The Thorns led the NWSL in attendance from 2013 to 2021, and from the inaugural season were the first team to have averaged more than 10,000 per match in league attendance, and in 2019 became the first to average 20,000 per match. Inaugural Thorns coach Cindy Parlow Cone, previously a United States national team player, compared the support and atmosphere at Thorns matches to World Cup and Olympics matches. The team has a single organized supporters' group, the Rose City Riveters, that is recognized by the Thorns front office with privileges to stand, play instruments, and wave flags in the south general admission stands. Founded by a group composed primarily of members of the Portland Timbers supporters' group Timbers Army in 2013 as the Thorns Alliance, they adopted the Riveters name on April 3 and adopted many of the practices and shared infrastructure with the Timbers Army, including the creation and coordination of large and complex tifo displays and performing football chants throughout the match. Both the Riveters and Timbers are considered part of the umbrella supporters organization 107 Independent Supporters Trust (107IST), named after section 107 in Providence Park that both groups use. The large crowds attended despite Timbers front office expectations of 7,000 fans per match and little promotion before the team's launch. The front office initially expected to play regular-season matches at Merlo Field of the University of Portland, which had a capacity of less than 5,000, but the Thorns sold more than that number in season tickets before the league's launch and expected to reach 10,000 season tickets sold by 2014. A majority of those season ticket holders did not have season tickets to the sibling Timbers club. The immediate and sustained strength of support prompted other women's clubs to try to replicate the Thorns' success, including formal studies of the role of organized support in women's soccer that focused on the Riveters. Rivalries Seattle Since the NWSL's founding, the Thorns' most intense rivalry has been with the Seattle-based Reign. The Thorns' first home match was a 2–1 win over Seattle, qualified for the 2014 playoffs by defeating the Reign in the season's final match week, and didn't win at Seattle's Memorial Stadium until August 2017. The Thorns defeated Seattle in back-to-back home matches in 2018, first in the season's final match week to secure home-pitch advantage, then again in the first round of the playoffs. Matches between Portland and Seattle broke the league's attendance records in April 2013 (16,479), July 2015 (21,144, in Portland) and August 2021 (27,248, in Seattle), and have been staged as double-headers with Major League Soccer's Timbers and Seattle Sounders FC. Existing rivalries between Portland and Seattle predated the league, but other sources of tension added to the rivalry before the league played a match. National federation allocation placed Seattle Sounders Women player Alex Morgan on Portland, and Portland Pilots national championship teammates Christine Sinclair and Megan Rapinoe on opposing sides, despite Rapinoe requesting Portland as her first-choice destination. , the Thorns have played more matches against the Reign across the NWSL regular season, playoffs, Challenge Cup, and 2020 Fall Series than any other team in the NWSL, with Portland holding a record of with a -4 goal differential. The two top goalscorers in the rivalry are Sinclair (11) and Rapinoe (9). Neither team has won more than three matches in a row against the other. Matches between the teams quickly earned a reputation for their physicality. The rivalry continued even as United States players from the Thorns and Reign were in France at the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, during which the NWSL continued play with a match between the teams. Several players have played for both teams, including Allie Long, Michelle Betos, Ifeoma Onumonu, Steph Catley, Jodie Taylor, Adelaide Gay, Amber Brooks, Jessica McDonald, Danielle Foxhoven, Alyssa Kleiner, Kaylyn Kyle, Tobin Heath, and Emily Sonnett. Flash/Courage On the pitch, some of the league's highest-stakes matches were contested between the Thorns and Western New York Flash, who were relocated in 2017 to become the North Carolina Courage. The Thorns and Flash/Courage have met in more NWSL tournament knockout matches than any other combination of NWSL teams, including the 2013, 2017, and 2018 championship matches, 2016 playoff semi-finals, and 2020 Challenge Cup quarter-finals. The August 11, 2019, match between Portland and North Carolina set a league attendance record (25,218). The Flash won the 2013 NWSL Shield by goal-differential tiebreak in a three-team tie for first place that included Portland. The Flash hosted the 2013 championship match, but the Thorns defeated Western New York 2–0. The teams featured rival national team forwards Abby Wambach, the United States player who at the time led all players in international goalscoring playing for the Flash, and Christine Sinclair, the Canadian who would eventually eclipse Wambach's record. In the 2016 semi-finals, the Thorns were the shield winners and the Flash were the lower seed, and the match was the first home playoff game for Portland. But the Flash — who had hired former Thorns manager Paul Riley at the start of the season — defeated Portland after extra time in a 4–3 match that featured three goals after the 90th minute. Riley was ejected from the match in the first half for arguing with officials after Christine Sinclair scored the first equalizing goal. The Thorns won their revenge in the 2017 championship match, defeating the Courage 1–0 after a match that Thorns defender Meghan Klingenberg called "the ugliest soccer game I have ever played in" and featured tackles on United States national teammates and opposing club players Taylor Smith and Tobin Heath that both attempted to play through but would rule both players out of national team camp in the following weeks. Adding to the rivalry was Courage defender Jaelene Daniels's 2018 appearance on The 700 Club about refusing to wear LGBT pride-themed uniforms for the United States national team and being excused from its roster citing "personal reasons", and the relocation of a Courage 2018 playoff match to Portland from Cary, North Carolina due to Hurricane Florence. Daniels's segment preceded a match against the Thorns in Portland on May 30, 2018. The Riveters were already renowned for supporting LGBTQ causes in Portland, and reported that many of its members were LGBTQ. During the match, the Portland crowd booed Daniels when she was announced during the starting lineups, and again each time she touched the ball. Members of the Riveters designed a rainbow-lettered banner reading "personal reasons" and displayed it at the match. The booing and "personal reasons" banners spread to every road venue where Daniels and the Courage played, and during the Courage's semi-finals match against Chicago Red Stars relocated to Portland days prior due to Hurricane Florence. The Courage responded by defeating Portland 4–1 in the May 30 match, then 3–0 in the 2018 championship match against — and hosted by — Portland. Jessica McDonald, who had been the Thorns' leading goalscorer in 2014 and had defended Daniels' comments and Christian faith post-match comments on May 30, scored a goal against Portland during the championship match, then removed her jersey to display an undershirt with "Jesus Paid It All" written on it. Records Career statistical leaders Bold indicates the player is rostered by the Thorns as of the 2023 season. Stadium The Portland Thorns play at Providence Park, a municipally owned soccer-specific stadium located in the Goose Hollow neighborhood of Portland, Oregon. The Thorns also share the stadium with the Portland Timbers of Major League Soccer, and because the Thorns don't have a dedicated training facility, the team also trains at Providence Park. A provision in the stadium lease allowed parent company Peregrine Sports to cancel its agreement and move the Thorns if their attendance fell to below 7,000 over any two regular-season matches, or 4,000 in any one match. Upon the NWSL's founding, Providence Park's seated capacity of 21,144 was the third-largest in the NWSL, after the Boston Breakers' Harvard Stadium (30,000) and the 2014 expansion Houston Dash's BBVA Compass Stadium (22,039, now named Shell Energy Stadium). Providence Park was expanded in 2019 to a seated capacity of 25,218, making it the second-largest NWSL venue at the time behind Orlando Pride's Exploria Stadium (25,527). OL Reign moved into 68,740-seat Lumen Field to begin the 2022 season with limited but expandable seating, and 2022 expansion team San Diego Wave FC moved into 32,000-capacity Snapdragon Stadium at the end of its first season. The Thorns set the NWSL's all-time attendance record several times in Providence Park starting from its home opener on April 21, 2013 (16,479), and twice at the venue's capacity on July 23, 2015 (21,144) and August 11, 2019 (25,218). Players Squad Former players For details of former players, see :Category:Portland Thorns FC players and List of Portland Thorns FC players. Head coaches Broadcasting As of April 2017, Thorns games are streamed exclusively by Go90 for American audiences and via the NWSL website for international viewers. For the 2017 season, the Thorns were featured in six nationally televised Lifetime NWSL Game of the Week broadcasts on April 15, April 29, July 15, August 5, August 26, and September 30, 2017. During the 2013 season, games were streamed online and broadcast on the radio on Freedom 970 AM. Long-time Portland-area sports reporter and broadcaster Ann Schatz was announced as the play-by-play broadcaster, while Angela Harrison, an All-American goalkeeper with the Portland Pilots, was the color analyst. In 2014, Schatz returned, with former Thorns defender Marian Dougherty, who retired after the 2013 season, joining for color commentary. In 2021, the team struck a multi-year deal with KPTV and KPDX to be its local broadcast partner. Award winners Most Valuable Player Lindsey Horan: 2018 Sophia Smith: 2022 Goalkeeper of the Year Michelle Betos: 2015 Adrianna Franch: 2017, 2018 Coach of the Year Mark Parsons: 2016 Best XI First Team Verónica Boquete: 2014 Michelle Betos: 2015 Allie Long: 2015, 2016 Emily Menges: 2016 Adrianna Franch: 2017, 2018 Emily Sonnett: 2018 Tobin Heath: 2016, 2018, 2019 Lindsey Horan: 2018, 2019 Angela Salem: 2021 Sam Coffey: 2022 Sophia Smith: 2022 Best XI Second Team Rachel Buehler: 2013 Stephanie Catley: 2013 Allie Long: 2013 Jessica McDonald: 2013 Alex Morgan: 2013 Christine Sinclair: 2013, 2018 Bella Bixby: 2019 Emily Sonnett: 2019 Lindsey Horan: 2017, 2021 Meghan Klingenberg: 2017, 2021 Emily Menges: 2017, 2018, 2021 Kelli Hubly: 2022 Becky Sauerbrunn: 2022 Honors NWSL Championship Winners (3): 2013, 2017, 2022 NWSL Shield Winners (2): 2016, 2021 NWSL Challenge Cup Winners (1): 2021 NWSL Community Shield Winners (1): 2020 Women's International Champions Cup Winners (1): 2021 See also List of top-division football clubs in CONCACAF countries List of professional sports teams in the United States and Canada References External links 2012 establishments in Oregon Association football clubs established in 2012 National Women's Soccer League teams Soccer clubs in Oregon Portland Timbers Thorns FC Women's soccer clubs in the United States
Flujerd (, also Romanized as Flūjerd) is a village in Rudbar Rural District, in the Central District of Tafresh County, Markazi Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 81, in 25 families. References Populated places in Tafresh County
"Big Green Tractor" is a song written by Jim Collins and David Lee Murphy and recorded by American country music artist Jason Aldean. It was released in May 2009 as the second single from Aldean's 2009 album Wide Open and as the eighth single of his career. The song became the singer's third number one hit on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart in September of that year. Content The song is a mid-tempo where the narrator asks if his lover wants to go to town with him, or if she would rather ride with him "on [his] big green tractor". David Lee Murphy told Engine 145 that the idea for the song came to him when he was out driving his own tractor: "The next day I was writing with Jim Collins, who had written 'She Thinks My Tractor's Sexy' for Kenny [Chesney]. I walked in there and asked him if he’d be willing to tackle another tractor song." Collins agreed, but he said that this song should take on a different direction than "She Thinks My Tractor's Sexy," which he called "tongue-in-cheek." Regarding his decision to record the song, Aldean said that Murphy is "a good friend and his style is a lot like mine, really uptempo, fun kinda stuff." Aldean said that he considered the song "romantic." Critical reception The song has received mixed reviews from critics. Karlie Justus of Engine 145 gave the song a “thumbs-up”, describing it as “Aldean’s best song to date" and saying that it "delivers a catchy chorus with an authentic country feeling without blatantly pandering to stereotypical farm life", although she also said, "Despite its lackadaisical appeal and imminent commercial success, 'Big Green Tractor' will likely be largely forgotten in a year." Matt Bjorke of Roughstock gave the song a less favorable rating, saying that the tune was derivative of Jason Michael Carroll's "Livin' Our Love Song" and Craig Morgan's later releases for Broken Bow. He added, "So while 'Big Green Tractor' is likely to continue Jason Aldean's radio success, it isn't the kind of song that will inspire many fans to buy his Wide Open album." Music video The music video for the song was released on July 25, 2009 and was directed by Ivan Dudynsky. It is footage of a live performance in February 2009 in Knoxville, Tennessee. It also uses an alternate live version of the song. Chart performance The song debuted at number 48 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart in May 2009, and entered the Top 40 in its second chart week. It became Aldean's third number one on the chart week of September 5, 2009. It spent four weeks at number one, becoming the first song to spend that long at the top of the country charts since Brad Paisley's "Letter to Me" in February 2008. As a result, this ended an eighteen-month streak in which no songs had spent more than three weeks at number one. The song was also Aldean's highest-peaking single on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 18, until it was surpassed by his 2011 hit "Dirt Road Anthem". On September 2, 2009, the song received a platinum certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for 1,000,000 registered downloads. It is Aldean's second single to earn this certification; three others were certified gold. As of May, 2012, according to Roughstock digital sales reporting, "Big Green Tractor" has sold 2,028,000 downloads in the United States. As a ringtone, “Big Green Tractor” became a #1 ringtone in all genres in 2009 becoming the first Country ringtone to hold that distinction and logged more than one million downloads. It also had five consecutive weeks as the #1 most downloaded ringtone on Apple's iTunes in 2009. End of year charts Certifications References 2009 singles Jason Aldean songs Songs written by Jim Collins (singer) Songs written by David Lee Murphy BBR Music Group singles Song recordings produced by Michael Knox (record producer) 2009 songs
T.N.T. is the second studio album by Australian hard rock band AC/DC, released only in Australia, on 1 December 1975. This was the band's first release with bassist Mark Evans and drummer Phil Rudd, although the last two tracks feature George Young and Tony Currenti, both of whom previously appeared on High Voltage. Recording After the success of the single "Baby, Please Don't Go" and the album High Voltage, AC/DC returned to Albert Studios in Sydney to record their second LP with producers George Young and Harry Vanda. George was the older brother of guitarists Malcolm Young and Angus Young and had enjoyed his own success in the group the Easybeats. T.N.T. marked a change in direction from AC/DC's debut album, High Voltage, which was released on 17 February 1975; whereas High Voltage featured some experimentation with the styles of its songs and had a variety of personnel filling multiple roles, T.N.T. saw the band fully embrace the formula for which they would become famous: hard-edged, rhythm and blues-based rock and roll. They also simplified their personnel system and would use it from then on out, which was Angus strictly playing lead guitar, Malcolm Young playing rhythm guitar, and the drummer and bassist being the only ones to play drums and bass guitar respectively on the albums. In Murray Engleheart's book AC/DC: Maximum Rock & Roll, producer Harry Vanda states, "I suppose there might have been one or two tracks on the first album, a few things that they were experimenting with, which probably later on they wouldn't have done anymore. So I suppose you could say that T.N.T was the one that really pulled the identity; like, this is AC/DC, there's no doubt about it, that's who it's going to be and that's how it's going to stay." In Clifton Walker's 1994 book Highway to Hell: The Life and Times of AC/DC Legend Bon Scott, bassist Mark Evans speaks about the band's creative process during this period: "It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll)" was edited down from an extended jam by producer George Young and the inclusion of the bagpipes was his idea to add an extra dynamic to the track. Singer Bon Scott had played in a pipe band in his teens, so George suggested he play bagpipes on the song, not realizing that Scott had been a drummer, not a piper. Regardless, Scott – who knew how to play the recorder – learned the instrument and went on to play them on stage with the band up until 1976, when he set the bagpipes down on the corner of the stage and they were destroyed by fans. For the next three years, whenever they played the song live, Angus would play an extended guitar solo. Chanting in "T.N.T." was also George Young's idea, added after he heard Angus ad-libbing the "oi" chant to himself, and suggested he record it. Composition T.N.T. contains some of the band's best-known songs, including the title track, "It's a Long Way to the Top", "The Jack", and "Rocker." Seven of the album's nine songs were written by the Young brothers and Scott, while "Can I Sit Next to You Girl" predated Scott's involvement in the band, having been recorded as a single with former vocalist Dave Evans. It features a different arrangement and slightly different lyrics from the original version. It also runs almost a minute longer. "School Days" is a cover version of a Chuck Berry song, a major influence on both Young brothers. "High Voltage" was the first song written and recorded for the album, the title inspired by that of the previous album. In 1993, Angus Young shared the origins of the title track with Vic Garbarini of Guitar For the Practicing Musician: "I remember sitting home one night before going into the studio and playing around with some chords, and I suddenly thought, let's try playing...A...C...D...C. Sounded good. And then I thought AC/DC...power..."High Voltage"! I sang the chorus part to my brother in the studio and he thought it sounded great." Issued as the first single before the T.N.T. sessions began, many fans thought it was from High Voltage. Chris Gilbey of Albert Productions later claimed this caused a late surge in that album's sales. Lyrically, the LP features Bon Scott chronicling both the good and the bad about the rock and roll lifestyle, warning aspiring musicians that "it's harder than it looks" ("It's a Long Way to the Top") but also defiantly telling the moral majority to "stick your moral standards 'cause it's all a dirty lie" ("Rock 'n' Roll Singer"). In 1994, biographer Clifton Walker observed that Bon was "virtually encapsulating his entire life" in both songs. The lyrics of "The Jack," sometimes titled "(She's Got) The Jack," were developed by Scott, who was inspired by a letter Malcolm Young received during a tour of Adelaide. The letter, from a woman in Melbourne, implied that Malcolm had given her a venereal disease, although he claims that when he got tested, he was clean. Scott's original lyrics were far more explicit than those heard on the album, which he deliberately toned down in case the song got played on radio. The bravado-driven "Live Wire," which was also sexually suggestive, would be the band's show-opener for several years. Almost right from the beginning, the band was taken to task in some quarters for their "smutty" lyrics, as Angus acknowledged to Guitar Worlds Tom Beaujour in 1998: I believe that the politically correct term is "sexist." Intellectuals like to put a tag on it and say, "these guys are out-and-out sexist." I've always found there's a two-sided thing when it comes to lyrics: someone can call a song "Sexy Motherfucker," and be accepted, and yet we've been writing all songs all these years, and while there may be the rare "fuck" in the lyrics there somewhere, it's all been quite clean cut. Still, people just make the assumption that we're five guys who've just got our dicks in mind. People have frequently commented that for all the notoriety and things we got involved in, we could have capitalized on our reputation and said, "Oh yeah, we're a piece of nasty work." But why bother? T.N.T. also led to more AC/DC appearances on Australia's Countdown music programme, following those in support of the Australian High Voltage album. These appearances included a live performance of the song "T.N.T.", as well as a music video for "It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll)". Filmed on 1976, the video featured the band's then-current lineup, along with members of the Rats of Tobruk Pipe Band, on the back of a flat-bed truck travelling on Swanston Street in Melbourne. On 2004, Melbourne's Corporation Lane was renamed AC/DC Lane as a tribute to AC/DC, with the decision being based in part on this video. Releases T.N.T. was originally released by Albert Productions, and has never been reissued by another label. Furthermore, it is the only Australian AC/DC studio album for which there is no international counterpart. However, seven of its nine songs comprise the international version of High Voltage, released in May 1976. The other two, "Rocker" and "School Days", saw worldwide release as part of Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheaps international version (1976/1981) and the Bonfire box set (1997) respectively. Two singles were released from the album – "It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll)" (December 1975) and "T.N.T." (March 1976). T.N.T. was released in a gatefold sleeve, with the inside depicting the various members on mock-ups of police identification cards, listing apparent aliases and partially obscured personal details including birthdates (only Bon Scott's is readily visible and Angus Young's birth year is incorrectly shown as 1959, not 1955, in keeping with his schoolboy persona as this made him appear 16 instead of his real age of 20). The original 1975 LP release featured longer versions of "Can I Sit Next to You Girl", "High Voltage" and "Rocker" compared to the versions heard on later CD releases: "Rocker" originally cut out abruptly at 2:55 as the riff hits its peak (possibly due to the recording tape running out before the song was originally supposed to end), but on the 1986 CD release and the 1995 remastered CD release the song fades out at 2:52 before the cut. "High Voltage" originally finished with a sustained guitar note followed by a single hit of the snare drum which also serves as a segue that leads directly into "School Days". This version was retained for the 1986 CD release, however the 1995 remastered CD release contains the version heard on the international High Voltage album release, which has the song fade out before hitting the sustained note. This was how the original single release ended. The versions of these songs included on the Deluxe Edition of the 2009 box set Backtracks are credited as being the original Australian versions. However, the songs still fade out albeit later than their international counterparts instead of keeping the original edits. When AC/DC's catalog (except the Australian releases) became available on iTunes in November 2012, the original uncut versions of "Rocker" and "High Voltage" finally saw worldwide release on the digital version of Backtracks. Critical reception Eduardo Rivadavia of AllMusic calls T.N.T. "a stellar album in its own right, and especially crucial in that it marked AC/DC's definitive break with their now seemingly heretical glam rock inclinations, in order to embrace the blue collar hard rock that would forever after be their trademark." Track listing PersonnelAC/DC Bon Scott – lead vocals, bagpipes on "It's a Long Way to the Top" Angus Young – lead guitar Malcolm Young – rhythm guitar, backing vocals Mark Evans – bass guitar (1–7) Phil Rudd – drums, percussion (1–7)Session musicians George Young – bass guitar (8–9), production Tony Currenti – drums (8–9)Production' Harry Vanda – production Richard Ford – artwork Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts Certifications References External links AC/DC's official website 1975 albums AC/DC albums Albums produced by Harry Vanda Albums produced by George Young (rock musician) Albert Productions albums
Turati is a station on Line 3 of the Milan Metro which opened on 1 May 1990, as part of the inaugural section of the line between Duomo and Centrale. Initially, Duomo was connected with Centrale by shuttle service, and on 16 December 1990, with the extension of the line to Porta Romana, full-scale service started. The station is located on Via Filippo Turati, near Piazza Cavour, in the city centre of Milan. It is near the public gardens of Porta Venezia. The station is underground, like all the other stations of the line and, like the other one in the city centre, it is built in two different overlapped tunnels, with the lower one sometimes being flooded. References Line 3 (Milan Metro) stations Railway stations opened in 1990 1990 establishments in Italy Railway stations in Italy opened in the 1990s
Apostolos-Athanasios "Akis" Tsochatzopoulos (; 31 July 1939 – 27 August 2021) was a Greek politician, engineer, and economist. He served as a minister in several Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK) cabinets between 1981 and 2004 most notably Minister of the Interior three times and the Minister of National Defence during the Andreas Papandreou and Konstantinos Simitis governments respectively. Tsochatzopoulos was a founding member of PASOK. He was elected to the Hellenic Parliament for the first time in 1981 and remained in seat until 2007. On 1 July 2011, amid accusations of corruption scandals, the Hellenic Parliament voted in favor of pressing charges against him. He was subsequently convicted and received a 20-year prison sentence on 7 October 2013. In April 2018 he was granted early release from prison due to deteriorating health. Political career Tsochatzopoulos was a founding member of the PASOK party. In 1981, he was elected to the Hellenic Parliament and was a supporter of the Andreas Papandreou government. Under his government, he served as the Minister of Public Works between 1981 and 1985. He was later promoted to Minister for the Presidency of the Government from 1985 until 1987. He was also the Minister of the Interior three times under his government. During the coalition government following the June and November 1989 elections, he served as the Minister of Transportation and Communication. Tsochatzopoulos ran for the PASOK leadership when Prime Minister Papandreou was in failing health in 1996. He narrowly lost the leadership election to Costas Simitis who subsequently became prime minister. During the Simitis government, he served as the Minister of National Defence between 1996 and 2001. From 2001 to 2004, he served as the Minister of Development. In Malta in 2002, Tsochatzopoulos was made an honorary member of the Xirka Ġieħ ir-Repubblika. In 2004, he came under strong criticism by members of the press and Greece's political scene in regard to his wedding in Paris and the reception that followed at the Four Seasons Hotel in order to have a view of the Eiffel Tower. Tsochatzopoulos was unable to win his re-election to the Hellenic parliament in the 2007 election and subsequently retired from politics in 2009. Corruption accusations On 30 May 2010, the Greek newspapers I Kathimerini and Proto Thema publicized their discovery that Tsochatzopoulos and his wife Vicky Stamati, had purchased a house for one million euros from an offshore company on Dionysiou Areopagitou Street, in one of Athens' most prestigious neighborhoods, only a few days before parliament passed a series of austerity measures aimed at increasing taxes and combating tax evasion. Tsochatzopoulos threatened to go to the courts, but nevertheless on 7 June the committee in charge of the case asked for the removal of Tsochatzopoulos' party privileges because of evidence found against him. In early 2011, following an investigation by a specialized committee of the Hellenic Parliament, evidence emerged that Tsochatzopoulos was also involved in the Siemens scandal. Among others, the committee statement included: "Mr. Tsochatzopoulos is being checked in regard to his activities in the capacity of Minister for National Defence between 1996 and 2001. The Committee combines the orders for defence systems that occurred under his leadership with the confessions of the people managing the 'black' money given by Siemens as bribe for the MIM-104 Patriot systems." On 31 March 2011, a parliamentary committee decided to inspect Tsochatzopoulos' assets, as well as those of New Democracy politician George Alogoskoufis and another former minister of the same party, on whose account deposits of up to €178 million were found. The aim of the investigation into Tsochatzopoulos' assets was to determine whether his tax forms were truthful or if any other irregularities had occurred. In April 2011 new evidence emerged that tied Tsochatzopoulos to yet another scandal. According to the newspaper Real News, representatives of the German company Ferrostaal thanked Tsochatzopoulos for its being chosen to supply submarines for the Greek Navy before a deal had been signed. Tsochatzopoulos threatened to go to court over the newspaper's front page, which he considered to be "insulting" and defamatory. In mid-April, the parliamentary group of PASOK decided to create a committee to investigate the submarine scandal. Tsochatzopoulos accused the parliamentary group of acting in line with the opposition and of making wrong moves against him. A few days later he asked the Areios Pagos (Greece's supreme court) to move faster with the investigation of his assets. On 11 April 2011, the George Papandreou government decided to expel him from the party. Conviction A vote in parliament on 28 April on the creation of a committee to determine whether or not Tsochatzopoulos should be held accountable for criminal actions in the purchase of the German type 214 submarines was voted overwhelmingly in favor, with 226 of 300 votes in the house. Almost a month later, on 26 May, the findings on the committee for the investigation of Tsochatzopoulos' assets were published; they found that Tsochatzopoulos had lied about the value of his home, which was greater than his tax documents stated. On 6 June 2011, the committee decision in relation to the purchase of the German submarines was handed over to the president of the Hellenic Parliament. The committee suggested that Tsochatzopoulos be criminally charged for attempting to pass off money obtained through illegal means as legitimate. The same day he gave an interview to the Greek TV channel Skai where he denied all charges and said that the accusations were a plot against him. On 1 July 2011, the committee's suggestion that charges be brought against Tsochatzopoulos was passed in parliament with a majority of 216 of 300 seats. On 11 April 2012, he was arrested on charges of money laundering. On 7 October 2013, he was found "guilty on all charges". The following day he was sentenced to the maximum penalty of 20 years' incarceration. Tsochatzopoulos was transferred to Korydallos Prisons in October 2013. In May 2017, a court upheld his conviction, cutting his sentence to 19 years. Personal life Tsochatzopoulos was born in Athens, however was raised in Thessaloniki. He was educated at the Technical University of Munich. In 2004, he married Vicky Stamatis. He was both an economist and engineer by profession. Tsochatzopoulos suffered from multiple health problems and underwent heart surgery. After five years in prison, he was released early in July 2018 because of his serious health problems. He died on 27 August 2021 at a hospital in Athens from a heart attack, aged 82. References External links 1939 births 2021 deaths Corruption in Greece Greek fraudsters Greek MPs 1981–1985 Greek MPs 1985–1989 Greek MPs 1989 (June–November) Greek MPs 1989–1990 Greek MPs 1990–1993 Greek MPs 1993–1996 Greek MPs 1996–2000 Greek MPs 2000–2004 Greek politicians convicted of crimes Greek prisoners and detainees Members of the Panhellenic Liberation Movement Ministers of National Defence of Greece Ministers of Public Order of Greece Ministers of the Interior of Greece PASOK politicians Politicians convicted of fraud Politicians from Thessaloniki
Yusuke Maeda (前田 悠佑, born 23 November 1984) is a retired Japanese footballer who played as a midfielder for V-Varen Nagasaki. Career After a long career spent with V-Varen Nagasaki, Maeda opted to retire after his side got relegated from J1 in their maiden season in the top tier. Career statistics Updated to 23 December 2018. References External links Profile at V-Varen Nagasaki 1984 births Living people Seinan Gakuin University alumni Association football people from Fukuoka (city) Japanese men's footballers J1 League players J2 League players Japan Football League players Minebea Mitsumi FC players V-Varen Nagasaki players Men's association football midfielders
The Comoro ground gecko (Paroedura sanctijohannis) is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to the Comoro Islands. Etymology The specific name, sanctijohannis, refers to the island formerly called Johanna, now called Anjouan. Habitat The preferred natural habitat of P. sanctijohannis is forest, at altitudes of . Reproduction P. sanctijohannis is oviparous. References Further reading Boulenger GA (1885). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume I. Geckonidæ ... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 436 pp. + Plates I–XXXII. (Phyllodactylus sancti-johannis, p. 86 + Plate VII, figures 1, 1a). Günther A (1879). "On Mammals and Reptiles from Johanna, Comoro Islands". Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Fifth Series 3: 215–219. (Parœdura sancti johannis, new species, p. 218). Hawlitschek O, Glaw F (2012). "The complex colonization history of nocturnal geckos (Paroedura) in the Comoros Archipelago". Zoologica Scripta 42 (2): 135–150. Rösler H (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota 2: 28–153. (Paroedura sanctijohannis, p. 101). (in German). Paroedura Reptiles described in 1879 Taxa named by Albert Günther
Juan José Tamayo (born October 7, 1946 in Amusco, Palencia) is a Spanish theologian and professor of theology at the Charles III University of Madrid. He specializes in Catholic hierarchy but has broadened into Islamic studies. He has contributed to controversies about Opus Dei, and has written over 50 books. He is president of the Asociación de Teólogos Juan XXIII. On September 16, 2009, Tamayo won the Seventh President of the Republic of Tunisia International Prize for Islamic Studies for his book Islam: Culture, Religion and Politics (in Spanish), beating some 28 candidates from 13 different countries. Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali presented the award during a ceremony held in Carthage Palace in Carthage. The book examines western prejudices against the Islamic world, questioning the common western stereotypes of Islam as a sexist, patriarchal, and fundamentally violent religion, and how it has become a successor to communism in critique following recent events of extremism and terrorism. Works 1976 – Por una Iglesia del pueblo. Mañana, Madrid 1989 – Para comprender la teología de la liberación. Estella, Verbo Divino 1993 – Conceptos fundamentales del cristianismo. Trotta, Madrid 1995 – Hacia la comunidad 1. La marginación, lugar social de los cristianos Trotta, Madrid 1994 – Hacia la comunidad 2. Iglesia profética, Iglesia de los pobres. Trotta, Madrid 1995 – Hacia la comunidad 3. Los sacramentos, liturgia del prójimo. Trotta, Madrid 1996 – Hacia la comunidad 4. Imágenes de Jesús. Condicionamientos sociales, culturales, religiosos y de género. Trotta, Madrid 1998 – Hacía la comunidad 5. Por eso lo mataron. El horizonte ético de Jesús de Nazaret. Trotta, Madrid 2000 – Hacia la comunidad 6. Dios y Jesús. El horizonte religiosos de Jesús de Nazaret. Trotta, Madrid 2000 – Diez palabras clave sobre Jesús de Nazaret. Estella, Verbo Divino 2003 – Nuevo paradigma teológico. Trotta, Madrid 2003 – Adiós a la cristiandad. Barcelona, Ediciones B. De esta obra hay una recensión de Laureano Xoaquín Araujo Cardalda publicada en Revista de Investigaciones Políticas y Sociológicas (RIPS), vol. 3, nº 2, 2004, pp. 152–154 2004 – Fundamentalismos y diálogo entre religiones. Editorial Trotta, 2004. 2005– Iglesia y sociedad en España Trotta, Madrid, 2005. In association with Jose María Castillo. 2005 – Nuevo diccionario de teología Trotta, Madrid 2008 – 2009 – References External links Spanish theologian Juan José Tamayo wins award from Tunisian president 1946 births Living people People from the Province of Palencia Spanish Christian theologians Academic staff of the Charles III University of Madrid
Raheem Nathaniel Anfernee Edwards (born July 17, 1995) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a left winger or wing-back for LA Galaxy in Major League Soccer. Club career League1 Ontario In 2014, Edwards joined the new League1 Ontario signing with Internacional de Toronto and then joined ANB Futbol midway through the season after Internacional was expelled from the league. Toronto FC II In 2015, Edwards signed his first professional contract with Toronto FC II, Toronto FC's reserve team. He made his debut as a substitute on March 28 against FC Montreal. Edwards played two full seasons with the USL side, scoring eight goals and assisting on five occasions. Toronto FC In June 2016, Edwards signed a short-term agreement which allowed him to play in cup games with the first team. On June 29, 2016, Edwards made his first team debut during the 2016 Canadian Championship, coming on for Jonathan Osorio in the second half of the second leg of the final. Raheem made his Major League Soccer debut when he entered in the 88th minute TFC's 1–1 draw at home to Seattle Sounders FC on July 2, 2016. In March 2017, Edwards signed a full first team contract with Toronto FC prior to the 2017 season. Montreal Impact On December 12, 2017, Edwards was selected by Los Angeles FC in the 2017 MLS Expansion Draft. He was then immediately traded with fellow expansion draftee Jukka Raitala to Montreal Impact on exchange for defender Laurent Ciman. Edwards would make his Impact debut against the Vancouver Whitecaps during the 2018 season opener, and would score his first goal for the Impact in the following game against the Columbus Crew. Chicago Fire On July 17, 2018, Edwards was traded to the Chicago Fire in exchange for $400,000 in Targeted Allocation Money. He made his debut four days later on July 21, assisting on a Nemanja Nikolić goal in a 2–1 defeat to his former club Toronto FC. Minnesota United On February 11, 2020, Edwards was again traded within Major League Soccer, this time to Minnesota United in exchange for Wyatt Omsberg. He made his debut on March 7 against the San Jose Earthquakes. Los Angeles FC On December 17, 2020, Edwards was selected by Los Angeles FC in the first stage of the 2020 MLS Re-Entry Draft. Upon completion of the 2021 season, Edwards' option for the 2022 season would not be picked up by Los Angeles, making him a free agent. LA Galaxy On January 7, 2022, Edwards signed a three-year deal with LA Galaxy. With this transfer, Edwards became the first LAFC player to join rivals LA Galaxy immediately after a season with LAFC. He made his debut in the Galaxy's season opener against New York City FC on February 27, where he assisted Chicharito's winning goal in a 1-0 victory. International career Youth Born in Canada, Edwards is of Jamaican descent. He made his debut for the Canadian program with the U23 side at the 2015 Pan American Games. He appeared in his first match against Brazil's U23 side as a substitute. In May 2016, Edwards was called to Canada's U23 national team for a pair of friendlies against Guyana and Grenada. He scored in both games, and received Man of the Match honors with a goal and three assists in the U23's 5–1 victory against Guyana's full national team on May 15, 2016. Senior Edwards made his debut for the Canadian senior team against Curaçao on June 13, 2017. On June 27, he was named to the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup squad. Career statistics Club International Honours Toronto FC MLS Cup: 2017 Supporters' Shield: 2017 Canadian Championship: 2016, 2017 Eastern Conference (Playoffs): 2016, 2017 Trillium Cup: 2016, 2017 References External links 1995 births Living people 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Men's association football midfielders Black Canadian men's soccer players Canadian sportspeople of Jamaican descent Canadian men's soccer players Canada men's under-23 international soccer players Canada men's international soccer players Chicago Fire FC players Minnesota United FC players Footballers at the 2015 Pan American Games Major League Soccer players CF Montréal players Soccer players from Toronto Toronto FC players Toronto FC II players USL Championship players Pan American Games competitors for Canada ANB Futbol players Los Angeles FC players LA Galaxy players Las Vegas Lights FC players Canadian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Canadian expatriate men's soccer players Sheridan College alumni University and college men's soccer players in Canada
David Etxebarria Alkorta (born 23 July 1973 in Abadiño, Basque Country) is a Spanish former professional road racing cyclist. Major results 1996 1st Overall Tour de l'Avenir 1st GP Llodio 1998 1st Stage 2 Paris–Nice 1999 1st Overall Euskal Bizikleta Tour de France 1st Stages 12 & 16 2001 1st Stage 3 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana 2002 Tour of the Basque Country 1st Stages 5a & 5b 1st Stage 4a Euskal Bizikleta 2003 1st Stage 1 Euskal Bizikleta 2005 1st Klasika Primavera Grand Tour general classification results timeline External links Official Tour de France results for David Etxebarria 1973 births Living people Spanish male cyclists Spanish Tour de France stage winners People from Abadiño Tour de Suisse stage winners Cyclists from Biscay
Mermuth is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis (district) in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde Hunsrück-Mittelrhein, whose seat is in Emmelshausen. Geography Location The municipality lies in the Hunsrück. Mermuth distinguishes itself by its quiet location off any thoroughfare; it can only be reached over a short branch road that leads nowhere else. The municipal area is framed by the two stream valleys each side, the Ehrbach and Baybach valleys, both of which can be reached over pathways from the village. The two entrances into the Ehrbach gorge are especially charming. In a wooded area north of the village stands the mediaeval Rauschenburg, a castle ruin. Mermuth lies roughly 9.5 km southwest of the Rhine at Boppard and 6 km south-southeast of the Moselle at Brodenbach. The municipal area measures 490 ha and the municipality's elevation is 340 m above sea level. History Mermuth may well be one of the Hunsrück's oldest settlements. The name is traced back to the Celtic words merre (“water”) and munt (“hole”). archaeological finds confirm early settlement. Beginning in 1794, Mermuth lay under French rule. In 1815 it was assigned to the Kingdom of Prussia at the Congress of Vienna. Since 1946, it has been part of the then newly founded state of Rhineland-Palatinate. Also worthy of mention is the Mermuther Feiertag (“Mermuth Day of Celebration”). It has been held for many generations in the Virgin Mary’s honour. According to oral tradition, a pledge was made, after the village had been beset by a whole series of fires over a short time – some caused by troops in the Thirty Years' War – to keep this day to secure the protection of the “Mother of God”. Politics Municipal council The council is made up of 6 council members, who were elected by majority vote at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009, and the honorary mayor as chairwoman. Mayor Mermuth's mayor is Christian Busch. Coat of arms The German blazon reads: Schild durch eingeschweifte grüne Spitze, darin eine goldene Kapelle, gespalten, vorne in silber ein rotes Balkenkreuz, hinten in Silber drei rote Schnallen schrägrechts aneinandergereiht. The municipality's arms might in English heraldic language be described thus: Tierced in mantle dexter argent a cross gules, sinister argent three arming buckles bottony conjoined in bend of the second, and in base vert a chapel affronty Or. The red cross on the dexter (armsbearer's right, viewer's left) side refers to the Bishopric of Trier. The charge on the sinister (armsbearer's left, viewer's right) side, the buckles, recalls the lordship of the family Boos von Waldeck, although here, the tinctures are reversed to the way they appear in the family's arms. On the green field between the two sides of the “mantle” partition stands a gold chapel, which is meant to refer to the local peculiarity of the Mermuther Feiertag in the Virgin Mary’s honour. The chapel, built in 1735, is owned by the municipality. The green field symbolizes the green meadows, cropland and woods found within Mermuth's limits. Culture and sightseeing Buildings The following are listed buildings or sites in Rhineland-Palatinate’s Directory of Cultural Monuments: Saint Mary's Catholic Chapel (branch chapel; Filialkapelle St. Marien), Kiefernweg/corner of Lindenstraße – aisleless church, about 1770 Hauptstraße 15 – timber-frame Quereinhaus (a combination residential and commercial house divided for these two purposes down the middle, perpendicularly to the street), partly solid, sided or slated, 19th century Kiefernweg 5 – estate complex, whole complex of buildings; timber-frame house, partly solid, half-hipped roof, 18th century, quarrystone barn, 19th century Kiefernweg 7 – building with half-hipped roof, sided with timber framing, early 19th century Rauschenburg Castle ruin, north of the village – built in 1332 by Archbishop Baldwin of Trier as an counterdefence against the nearby castles of Schöneck, Waldeck and Ehrenburg, destroyed as early as 1456; typical occupational castle with concentric wall complex (five-sided outer wall and wedge-shaped, jutting inner wall), on the west side a round keep and on the east side remnants of a three-floor residential building References External links Mermuth in the collective municipality’s webpages Municipalities in Rhineland-Palatinate Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis
Panchali is an oral narrative form of songs and stories in Assamese and Bengali culture.(panchali gaan collectively refers to the Bengali ballad songs) During a panchali recitation, the singer walks among the listeners making gestures to accompany the story. The tradition is found among both Hindu and Muslim communities. The themes are typically religious and reflect a variety of impacts on the culture through a period of several centuries. Some focus on the duties of a good wife. Interspersed in the presentation of Bengali folk opera, there are frequently breaks which are filled with panchali and other forms of songs. The panchali is followed by the singing of a religious song in Assam. References Narrative forms Bengali culture Folk opera
LPA may refer to: Groups, organizations, companies Argentine Patriotic League (Liga Patriótica Argentina) Lao People's Army Liberal Party of Australia Libertarian Party of Alabama, USA Lieutenants Protection Association, an association of junior army officers Lincoln Park Academy, a school in Florida Live Performance Australia, which organises the Helpmann Awards Little People of America, supports people with dwarfism Local planning authority, UK Logic Programming Associates, a software company London Psychogeographical Association Biochemistry L-Phenylalanine Lipoprotein(a) or Lp(a), a human gene Lysophosphatidic acid, involved in cell proliferation and Rho signalling Transportation Gran Canaria International Airport, Spain, IATA code LPA (Landing Platform, Amphibious), US Navy Attack transport ship or Amphibious transport dock, an Auxiliary Personnel ship. Other Label propagation algorithm, a semi-supervised machine learning algorithm Lasting power of attorney in English law See also
Khachatur of Taron or Khatchatur Taronatsi (; 12th century, in Taron, Turuberan, Greater Armenia – 1184, at Haghartsin Monastery) was an Armenian poet, musician and religious figure, who wrote a number of medieval sharakans. It is known that he was born in Taron and eventually settled in Eastern Armenia during the Zakarid period. During this time, the first few decades of the thirteenth century, the region was enjoying relative prosperity and development. In the 1230s, he was put in charge of the monastery of Haghartsin, in the province of Dzorapor. From Western Armenia he brought with him to Dzorapor many spiritual chants transcribed in the khaz notation. As elsewhere, this system of musical notation was gradually replaced by the system still in use today. References 13th-century Armenian poets Armenian musicians 13th-century Armenian people Armenian male poets Armenian composers
The Ellmauer Halt (2,344 m) is the highest peak in the mountain massif of the Wilder Kaiser in the Kaiser range (Northern Limestone Alps) in the Austrian state of Tyrol. To the east is the summit of the Kapuzenturm, a striking and isolated rock pinnacle. In 1883 the first summit cross was erected on the mountain top. The base camp for climbing tours on this mountain is the Grutten Hut mountain hut on its southern flank, at a height of 1,620 m. There is also the unoccupied, tiny Babenstuber Hut, immediately below the summit. This shelter and emergency refuge has stood on the Ellmauer Halt since 1891, but is not weatherproof. In any case the peak should only be climbed in good weather with dry conditions by experienced climbers with secure footwear, no fear of heights and climbing agility. Due to the popularity of the Ellmauer Halt there is a high risk of falling rocks, especially on the normal path, the Gamsängersteig. A helmet and even a Klettersteig set are therefore recommended. Routes Two well-known Klettersteigs (climbing paths) lead to the summit: The Gamsängersteig from the Grutten Hut is the normal route and is of medium difficulty. It is generally well secured, but is used on good summer's days by countless climbers, so there is a high risk of falling rocks. It takes 2.5 hours to climb. The Kaiserschützensteig is a demanding alternative to the normal route. It is much longer, harder and technically more difficult than the Gamsängersteig. In addition, in starting from the Kaisertal, a substantial approach march and greater height difference have to be overcome. The starting points are the Anton Karg Haus or Hans Berger Haus. The Kaiserschützensteig is very scenic and crosses all three summits of the massif: the Kleine Halt, the Gamshalt and the Ellmauer Halt and offers some impressive views. Climbing time: 4 hours. Also: Rote-Rinn-Scharte (Rote Rinn wind gap) which is the marked climb running from the Hans-Berger-Haus via the Scharlinger Boden up to the Rote-Rinn-Scharte. This saddle is also used by the Gamsängersteig, enabling the Grutten Hut to be reached. This route acts as a link between the Kaisertal in the north and the Grutten Hut in the south. The so-called Kopftörlgrat is the eastern arête of the Ellmauer Halt over which a very popular climbing route runs (UIAA grade III-IV). See also List of Alpine peaks by prominence References External links Description of the Gamsängersteig and Kaiserschützensteig Gamsänger Klettersteig, Ellmauer Halt Climbing routes on the Ellmauer Halt "Wilder Kaiser, Austria" on Peakbagger Mountains of the Alps Mountains of Tyrol (state) Kufstein Kaiser Mountains
Woodman is a surname. Notable people with this surname include: Andy Woodman (born 1971), English goalkeeping coach for Newcastle United Arturo Woodman (born 1931), Peruvian engineer and politician Dean Woodman (born 1929), American investment banker and co-founder of Robertson Stephens Dorothy Woodman (1902–1970), British socialist activist and journalist Francesca Woodman (1958–1981), conceptual photographer in the late 1970s and 1980 Fred Woodman (born 1958), New Zealand rugby union player Freddie Woodman (born 1997), English footballer Frederick T. Woodman (1871–1949), American political figure and former mayor of Los Angeles H. Rea Woodman (1870–1951), American author and educator Jack Woodman (1914–1984), English footballer Kawhena Woodman (born 1960), New Zealand rugby union player Marion Woodman (1928–2018), Canadian psychoanalyst and writer Nick Woodman (born 1975), American businessman founder of GoPro Pierre Woodman (born 1963), French porn director Portia Woodman (born 1991), New Zealand rugby player Richard Woodman (born 1944), English novelist and naval historian Richard Woodman (martyr) (1520s – 1557), English Protestant martyr Trevor Woodman (born 1976), English rugby union footballer William Robert Woodman (1828–1891), co-founder of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn See also Woodman (disambiguation) Wood (surname) English toponymic surnames
Elizabeth Toussaint (born September 25, 1962) is an American former actress and model. She is best known for her television performances. Life and career Before television roles, Toussaint worked as a model, and appeared in the 1984 music video for Bon Jovi's song "She Don't Know Me", Bob Seger's 1986 song "Like a Rock", and in the 1987 music video for SAGA's song "Only Time Will Tell". Additionally she appeared in the 1987 music video for the song "Big Mistake" by Peter Cetera. From 1988 to 1989, she was a recurring cast member in the CBS primetime soap opera Dallas as Tracey Lawton, and from 1996 to 1997 in The WB primetime soap opera Savannah. Toussaint also appeared in Cheers, Star Trek: The Next Generation (as Ishara Yar in the episode "Legacy", 1990), Melrose Place, Matlock, Babylon 5 (episode "Revelations", 1994) and Martial Law. In July 2006, she appeared on The Young and the Restless playing Hope Wilson, in her final screen role to date. Personal life Toussaint is married to actor Jack Coleman. The couple have a daughter, born in 1999. Her parents are Leona and Maynard Toussaint, and she is the elder sister of writer David Toussaint. Filmography References External links 1962 births Living people 20th-century American actresses 21st-century American actresses Actresses from California American film actresses American people of French descent American television actresses American soap opera actresses Female models from California People from Pleasant Hill, California Place of birth missing (living people)
Manchurian is a class of Indian Chinese dish made by roughly chopping and deep-frying ingredients such as chicken, cauliflower (gobi), prawns, fish, mutton, and paneer, and then sautéeing them in a sauce flavored with soy sauce. Manchurian is the result of the adaptation of Chinese cooking and seasoning techniques to suit Indian tastes. It has become a staple of Indian Chinese cuisine. History The word "Manchurian" means native or inhabitant of Manchuria (in northeast China); the dish, however, is a creation of Chinese restaurants in India, and bears little resemblance to traditional Manchu cuisine or Northeastern Chinese cuisine. It is said to have been invented in 1975 by Nelson Wang, a cook at the Cricket Club of India in Mumbai, when a customer asked him to create a new dish, different from what was available on the menu. Wang described his invention process as starting from the basic ingredients of an Indian dish, namely chopped garlic, ginger, and green chilis, but next, instead of adding garam masala, he put in soy sauce, followed by cornstarch and the chicken itself. The dish is popular across South Asia. A popular vegetarian variant replaces chicken with cauliflower, and is commonly known as gobi manchurian. Other vegetarian variants include mushroom, baby corn, and veggie ball as the main ingredient. Variations There are two different variants of Manchurian, dry or semi dry and with gravy. Both variants are prepared by using common ingredients like corn flour, maida flour, spring onion, bell peppers, soy sauce, chili sauce, minced garlic, ground pepper, etc. and has typical garnish of spring onion. Some recipes call for use of monosodium glutamate (MSG) to increase the taste profile, though there are those who avoid it due to health concerns. Its taste can vary from mildly spicy to hot and fiery based on the recipe and personal preference. Dry or crispy Manchurian The fritters are served comparatively dry, often as a snack or starter with tomato ketchup as dipping sauce. It is popular among alcohol drinkers as a bar snack, and has been described as "an excellent drinking companion to cold beer". Manchurian with gravy The fritters are coated with a thick sauce like spicy gravy curry made of corn flour. It is generally served with varieties of rice dishes like steamed rice, Chinese fried rice, or Sichuan fried rice, as the main course. See also List of deep fried foods List of vegetable dishes References Vegetable dishes Chicken dishes Indian vegetable dishes Vegetarian dishes of India Indian chicken dishes Brassica oleracea dishes Deep fried foods Indian Chinese cuisine
Gerada is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Clare Gerada (born 1959), British-Maltese physician Emanuele Gerada (1920–2011), Maltese Roman Catholic prelate Mariano Gerada (1766–1823), Maltese sculptor Simon Gerada (born 1981), Australian-Maltese table tennis player
The 1995 South Australian Soccer Federation season was the 89th season of soccer in South Australia. 1995 SASF Premier League The 1995 South Australian Premier League season was the top level domestic association football competition in South Australia for 1995. It was contested by 8 teams in a 21-round league format, each team playing all of their opponents three times. League table Finals 1995 SASF State League The 1995 South Australian State League season was the second level domestic association football competition in South Australia for 1995. It was contested by 11 teams in a 20-round league format, each team playing all of their opponents twice. League table Finals References 1995 in Australian soccer Football South Australia seasons
The Crystal Mountain Sandstone is an Ordovician geologic formation in the Ouachita Mountains of Arkansas and Oklahoma. This interval was first described in 1892, but remained unnamed until 1909 as part of a study on the Ouachita Mountains of Arkansas by Albert Homer Purdue. See also List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Arkansas Paleontology in Arkansas References Ordovician geology of Oklahoma Ordovician Arkansas Ordovician southern paleotropical deposits
Strumaria is a genus of African plants in Amaryllis family, subfamily Amaryllidoideae. The genus is known in nature only from South Africa, Lesotho and Namibia. Almost all species flower in the autumn and are cultivated as ornamental bulbous plants. Description Species of Strumaria are deciduous bulbous plants. Their bulbs are generally small, around in diameter with a fibrous bulb tunic. Usually two leaves are produced, although there may be up to six. The flowers generally appear in the autumn with the arrival of the rains; the leaves may appear before, with, or after the flowers. The inflorescence is tall, with an umbel of two to 30 flowers, generally carried on long pedicels. Most species have white flowers, although they may also be pink or yellow. The six stamens are joined to the style, at least at the base. Strumaria is distinguished from other genera in the family Amaryllidaceae by the presence of a thickening at the base of the style, except in Strumaria spiralis, previously placed in its own genus Carpolyza. The seeds are reddish-green when ripe, with a diameter of . When dry, the fruiting heads detach from the scape and are rolled away by the wind, thus dispersing the seeds. Species Accepted (): Strumaria aestivalis Snijman – Northern Cape Province Strumaria argillicola G.D.Duncan – Northern Cape Province Strumaria barbarae Oberm. – Namibia, Northern Cape Province Strumaria bidentata Schinz – Namibia, Northern Cape Province Strumaria chaplinii (W.F.Barker) Snijman – Western Cape Province Strumaria discifera Marloth ex Snijman – Western Cape Province, Northern Cape Province Strumaria gemmata Ker Gawl. – Western Cape Province, Northern Cape Province, Eastern Cape Province, Free State Strumaria hardyana D.Müll.-Doblies & U.Müll.-Doblies – Namibia Strumaria karooica (W.F.Barker) Snijman – Western Cape Province, Northern Cape Province Strumaria karoopoortensis (D.Müll.-Doblies & U.Müll.-Doblies) Snijman – Western Cape Province, Northern Cape Province Strumaria leipoldtii (L.Bolus) Snijman – Western Cape Province Strumaria luteoloba Snijman – Namibia, Northern Cape Province Strumaria massoniella (D.Müll.-Doblies & U.Müll.-Doblies) Snijman – Northern Cape Province Strumaria merxmuelleriana (D.Müll.-Doblies & U.Müll.-Doblies) Snijman – Northern Cape Province Strumaria perryae Snijman – Northern Cape Province Strumaria phonolithica Dinter – Namibia Strumaria picta W.F.Barker – Northern Cape Province Strumaria prolifera Snijman – Northern Cape Province Strumaria pubescens W.F.Barker – Western Cape Province, Northern Cape Province Strumaria pygmaea Snijman – Western Cape Province, Northern Cape Province Strumaria salteri W.F.Barker – Western Cape Province Strumaria speciosa Snijman – Namibia Strumaria spiralis (L'Hér.) W.T.Aiton – Western Cape Province Strumaria tenella (L.f.) Snijman – Western Cape Province, Northern Cape Province, Lesotho Strumaria truncata Jacq. – Western Cape Province, Northern Cape Province, Namibia Strumaria unguiculata (W.F.Barker) Snijman – Western Cape Province, Northern Cape Province Strumaria villosa Snijman – Northern Cape Province Strumaria watermeyeri L.Bolus – Northern Cape Province Formerly included A few names have been coined using the name Strumaria, applied to species now considered better suited to other genera (Hessea and Libertia). Strumaria chilensis - Libertia chilensis Strumaria crispa - Hessea cinnamomea Strumaria stellaris - Hessea stellaris Distribution and habitat Species of Strumaria are native to South Africa (the Cape Provinces and the Free State), Lesotho and Namibia. All but one species are found in the winter rainfall area of Southern Africa, to the west and southwest, with the highest concentration in the highlands of Namaqualand. The exception is Strumaria tenella subsp. orientalis, found to the east in the Free State and Lesotho. Cultivation Some Strumaria species are cultivated as ornamental bulbous plants, particularly for their autumn flowering period. Although they will survive a minimum temperature of , a higher minimum of is recommended, for example in a cool greenhouse. The medium in which they are grown needs to be free-draining. They can be propagated from seeds, which lack dormancy and so need to be sown as soon as possible after being shed. References External links Strumaria at the Pacific Bulb Society Amaryllidaceae genera Flora of Southern Africa Taxa named by Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
```java /* * */ package io.debezium.connector.binlog; import java.nio.ByteBuffer; import java.nio.ByteOrder; /** * A simple parser API for binlog-based connector geometry data types. * * @author Omar Al-Safi * @author Robert Coup * @author Chris Cranford */ public class BinlogGeometry { // WKB constants from path_to_url private static final int WKB_POINT_SIZE = (1 + 4 + 8 + 8); // fixed size // WKB for a GEOMETRYCOLLECTION EMPTY object // 0x010700000000000000 private static final byte[] WKB_EMPTY_GEOMETRYCOLLECTION = { 0x01, 0x07, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00 }; /** * Open Geospatial Consortium Well-Known-Binary representation of the Geometry. * path_to_url */ private final byte[] wkb; /** * Coordinate reference system identifier. While it's technically user-defined, the standard/common values * in use are the EPSG code list path_to_url null if unset/unknown */ private final Integer srid; /** * Create a BinlogGeometry using the supplied wkb, note this should be the cleaned wkb * * @param wkb the Well-Known binary representation of the coordinate in the standard format */ private BinlogGeometry(byte[] wkb, Integer srid) { this.wkb = wkb; this.srid = srid; } /** * Create a BinlogGeometry from the original byte array from binlog event * * @param mysqlBytes he original byte array from binlog event * * @return a {@link BinlogGeometry} which represents a BinlogGeometry API */ public static BinlogGeometry fromBytes(final byte[] mysqlBytes) { ByteBuffer buf = ByteBuffer.wrap(mysqlBytes); buf.order(ByteOrder.LITTLE_ENDIAN); // first 4 bytes are SRID Integer srid = buf.getInt(); if (srid == 0) { // Debezium uses null for an unset/unknown SRID srid = null; } // remainder is WKB byte[] wkb = new byte[buf.remaining()]; buf.get(wkb); return new BinlogGeometry(wkb, srid); } /** * Returns the standard well-known binary representation. * * @return {@link byte[]} which represents the standard well-known binary */ public byte[] getWkb() { return wkb; } /** * Returns the coordinate reference system identifier (SRID) * @return srid */ public Integer getSrid() { return srid; } /** * Returns whether this geometry is a 2D POINT type. * @return true if the geometry is a 2D Point. */ public boolean isPoint() { return wkb.length == WKB_POINT_SIZE; } /** * Create a GEOMETRYCOLLECTION EMPTY BinlogGeometry * * @return a {@link BinlogGeometry} which represents a BinlogGeometry API */ public static BinlogGeometry createEmpty() { return new BinlogGeometry(WKB_EMPTY_GEOMETRYCOLLECTION, null); } } ```
The 2016–17 IUPUI Jaguars men's basketball team represented Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Jaguars, led by third-year head coach Jason Gardner, played their home games at Indiana Farmers Coliseum in Indianapolis, Indiana as members of The Summit League. They finished the season 14–18, 7–9 in Summit League play to finish in seventh place. They defeated North Dakota State in the quarterfinals of The Summit League tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Omaha. This was the Jaguars' final season as a member of the Summit League as the school announced on June 28, 2017 that it would be joining the Horizon League effective July 1, 2017. Previous season The Jaguars finished the 2015–16 season 13–19, 9-7 in Summit League play to finish in fourth place. They lost to North Dakota State in the quarterfinals of The Summit League tournament. Roster Schedule and results |- !colspan=9 style="| Exhibition |- !colspan=9 style=| Non-conference regular season |- !colspan=9 style=| Summit League regular season |- !colspan=9 style=| The Summit League tournament References IUPUI Jaguars men's basketball seasons IUPUI 2016 in sports in Indiana 2017 in sports in Indiana
Novoye Argvani (; ) is a rural locality (a selo) in Argvaninsky Selsoviet, Gumbetovsky District, Republic of Dagestan, Russia. The population was 1,643 as of 2010. There are 28 streets. Geography Novoye Argvani is located 23 km east of Mekhelta (the district's administrative centre) by road. Argvani and Gadari are the nearest rural localities. References Rural localities in Gumbetovsky District
Maksym Andriyovych Yermolenko (; born 14 May 1998) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Ukrainian club Obolon Kyiv on loan from Chornomorets Odesa. References External links Profile on Kramatorsk official website 1998 births Living people Footballers from Kharkiv Ukrainian men's footballers Men's association football forwards FC Metalist Kharkiv players FC Metalist 1925 Kharkiv players FC Kramatorsk players FC Chornomorets Odesa players Ukrainian First League players Ukrainian Second League players Ukrainian Amateur Football Championship players
Denys Vasylyovych Shelikhov (; born 23 June 1989) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as goalkeeper for Viktoriya Sumy. Honours Saburtalo Tbilisi Georgian Super Cup runner-up: 2019 Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk UEFA Europa League runner-up: 2014–15 References External links Profile on Official Dnipro Website (Ukr) 1989 births Living people Footballers from Kherson Ukrainian men's footballers Ukraine men's under-21 international footballers Men's association football goalkeepers FC Dnipro players FC Dnipro-75 Dnipropetrovsk players FC Volyn Lutsk players FC Isloch Minsk Raion players FC Luch Minsk (2012) players FC Saburtalo Tbilisi players MFC Mykolaiv players FC VPK-Ahro Shevchenkivka players FC Metalist 1925 Kharkiv players FC LNZ Cherkasy players Ukrainian Premier League players Ukrainian First League players Ukrainian Second League players Ukrainian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Belarus Ukrainian expatriate sportspeople in Belarus Expatriate men's footballers in Georgia (country) Ukrainian expatriate sportspeople in Georgia (country) FC Viktoriya Mykolaivka players
```c++ // The this pointer points to CMainFrame class which extends the CFrameWnd class. if (!m_wndToolBar.CreateEx(this, TBSTYLE_TRANSPARENT) || !m_wndToolBar.LoadToolBar(IDR_MAINFRAME, uiToolbarColdID, uiMenuID, FALSE /* Not locked */, 0, 0, uiToolbarHotID)) { TRACE0("Failed to create toolbar\n"); return -1; // fail to create } ```
The Livno Coal Mine is a coal mine located near Livno, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The mine has coal reserves amounting to 95.4 million tonnes of lignite, one of the largest coal reserves in Europe and the world. The mine has an annual production capacity of 0.23 million tonnes of coal. References Coal mines in Bosnia and Herzegovina Livno
Samford Valley is a rural locality in the City of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. It is one of two localities in the town of Samford, the other being Samford Village. In the , Samford Valley had a population of 3,068 people. Geography The terrain in the north of the locality is mountainous, rising to unnamed peaks and ridges at above sea level as part of House Mountain Range. The mountainous terrain is mostly undeveloped. The South Pine River rises in Mount Nebo to the west and flows east through neighbouring Highvale into Samford Valley, exiting to Draper in the north-east. Most of the locality is on the lower flatter valley of the river, falling to above sea level. The land use on the valley floor is predominantly rural residential (housing on large land parcels). History In 1981, the locality of Samford was split into two localities: Samford Village around the town and Samford Valley wrapping around the village to the west, north, and east. In the , Samford Valley had a population of 3,068 people. Education There are no schools in Samford Valley. The nearest government primary school is Samford State School in neighbouring Samford Village. The nearest government secondary school is Ferny Grove State High school in Ferny Grove to the south-east. Samford Valley Steiner School is in neighbouring Wights Mountain. Community The Samford Support Network is a group of volunteers providing a variety of services to community members who are ill, elderly, living with a disability, or struggling. References Suburbs of the City of Moreton Bay Localities in Queensland
Nándor is a Hungarian form of given name Ferdinand. In Old Hungarian, the word signified "Bulgar", but it fell into disuse, probably soon after 1000 AD. It can refer to: Nándor Dáni (1871 – 1949), Hungarian athlete Nándor Fettich (1900 – 1971), Hungarian archaeologist Nándor Fodor (1895 – 1964), British and American parapsychologist, psychoanalyst, author and journalist of Hungarian origin Nándor Hidegkuti (1922 – 2002), Hungarian footballer and manager Nándor Mikola (1911 – 2006), watercolor painter from Finland, born in Hungary Nándor Tánczos (born 1966), member of the New Zealand Parliament, representing the Green Party Nándor Wagner (1922 – 1997), Hungarian artist and sculptor Nándor, the Hungarian name for Nandru village, Pestișu Mic Commune, Hunedoara County, Romania Nandor may refer to: Nandor (Middle-earth), a division of the Elves in J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium Nandor the Relentless, a vampire in the sitcom What We Do in the Shadows References See also Nando (name) Hungarian masculine given names Masculine given names
Ethmia sotsaella is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It is found in Madagascar. References Moths described in 1976 sotsaella
David Clendenin was a 19th-century American investor, soldier and legislator. He represented Ohio in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1814 until 1817. Early life and career He moved from Harford County, Maryland, to near Struthers in the Mahoning River Valley of Ohio about 1806, residing in Trumbull County, Ohio. He became an investor with a few others in David Eaton’s early iron and steel blast furnaces in Trumbull County, one of the pioneers in the iron and steel industry. The furnaces operated until 1812 when all the men were drafted to serve in the War of 1812. Those furnaces never operated again, although others were established after the war. Clendenin was a small shareholder in the Bank of the Western Reserve, chartered in 1811/2. David Clendenin served as first lieutenant of Capt. James Hazlep’s company of artillery attached to a regiment of the Ohio Militia in the War of 1812 and also as lieutenant paymaster in the Second Regiment, Ohio Militia, from August 26, 1812 – January 19, 1813. He was assistant district paymaster in the United States Army, April 19, 1814 – December 19, 1814 at which time he was mustered out. Congress David Clendenin was elected in 1814 to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of United States Representative Reasin Beall, the first man from the Western Reserve to serve in the United States Congress. Clendenin was elected as a Democratic-Republican from Ohio's 6th congressional district to the Thirteenth United States Congress. He was reelected to the Fourteenth Congress. References Retrieved on 2009-5-16 18th-century births 19th-century deaths United States Army paymasters Politicians from Harford County, Maryland People from Trumbull County, Ohio Year of birth unknown Year of death unknown Democratic-Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio United States Army personnel of the War of 1812
High Tech High School is a full-time public magnet high school serving students in ninth through twelfth grades in Secaucus, in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Hudson County Schools of Technology. Since its establishment in 1991, High Tech High School has been named a Top Ten High School, a Governor's School of Excellence, a New Jersey Star School (twice) and has been cited by New Jersey Monthly magazine as one of the state's great public high schools. The school is noted for success in the sciences and in the performing arts, winning several awards in both fields. As of the 2021–22 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,008 students and 91.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.0:1. There were 238 students (23.6% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 90 (8.9% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch. History High Tech High School was founded in 1991 by the Hudson County Schools of Technology school district to provide Hudson County residents with a quality public education in a technology-based environment, beginning with a class of 30 students when it opened. The school has grown to more than 1,000 students and has been able to maintain a student-to-faculty ratio of 12 to 1. In September 2018, the school moved from its previous location in North Bergen to a newly built school building constructed at a cost of $160 million on a site in Secaucus. The former building was sold to North Bergen school district to become the new home of North Bergen High School. Awards, recognition, and rankings Awards received by High Tech High School include: In June 2023, the school was ranked 1st, 7th, and 14th in the nation for high school eSports Super Smash Bros. Ultimate by, The Electronic Gaming Federation. Business Insider, using data from the 2015 Niche rankings, ranked High Tech High School 21st on its 2014 list of the "25 best public high school in the United States". In September 2013, the school was one of 15 in New Jersey to be recognized by the United States Department of Education as part of the National Blue Ribbon Schools Program, an award called the "most prestigious honor in the United States' education system" and which Education Secretary Arne Duncan described as schools that "represent examples of educational excellence". In its 2013 report on "America's Best High Schools", The Daily Beast ranked the school 436th in the nation among participating public high schools and 36th among schools in New Jersey. Schooldigger.com ranked the school tied for 29th out of 381 public high schools statewide in its 2011 rankings (a decrease of 10 positions from the 2010 ranking) which were based on the combined percentage of students classified as proficient or above proficient on the mathematics (92.3%) and language arts literacy (100.0%) components of the High School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA). In the 2011 "Ranking America's High Schools" issue by The Washington Post, the school was ranked 49th in New Jersey and 1,516th nationwide. 2003 Governor's School of Excellence 2002 School Leader Award, NJ School Boards Association 2001 Best High School Musical, Director, Costumes - Paper Mill Playhouse 2000 2000 National Student Community Service Award - SkillsUSA 1999 100 Top Wired Schools in the US by FamilyPC Magazine 1998 New Jersey Star School by NJ Department of Education. 1997 Flagship School for Exemplary Video Journalism by Channel One 1996 Best Practices in World Languages by the New Jersey Department of Education 1995 New Jersey Star School by New Jersey Department of Education. 1995 10 Best Overall Schools in New Jersey by New Jersey Monthly Magazine 1994 Philanthropic Corporate Award by Panasonic, Matsushita 1993 Outstanding Program Award by NJASCD 1992 School Leadership Exemplary Program Award by NJSBA 1992 NJ State National Blue Ribbon Nominee, New Jersey Department of Education 1992 School Leader Award Competition, NJ School Boards' Association 1991 Model Parental Involvement Program Award by NJSBA Demographics Hudson County is the smallest of New Jersey's 21 counties. Highly urbanized and densely populated, the 2000 census ranked this area as fourth in the nation on the ethnicity index. As a regional magnet school, High Tech draws on its diverse student population from the 12 towns and cities within the county. The average expenditure per student is $14,760 and is derived from federal, state, and county aid. High Tech High School is accredited by the New Jersey Department of Education. 43% of the student body is Hispanic, 32% is Caucasian, 16% is Asian/Pacific Islander, and 9% is African American. Sports The High Tech Lasercats had competed in the Hudson County Interscholastic Athletic Association (HCIAA), which includes public and private high schools in Hudson County. The league operates under the supervision of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA). High Tech had few sports teams, including girls' and boys' tennis, bowling, a judo club and basketball. Their best was their soccer team, which had a five-year run of county championships (2004-2008). The girls' softball team won the 2008 North I, Group II state sectional championship, defeating Hoboken High School 3–1 in the tournament final. The team won the first round of the Group I state championship with a 4–2 win over Pompton Lakes High School 4–2, before falling to Pennsville Memorial High School by a score of 8–2 in the final game. In March 2010, mayors from all 12 municipalities in Hudson County signed a petition stating that High Tech High School and County Prep High School should eliminate their sports programs because of budget cuts. On April 22, 2010; it was revealed in the new budget that sports were cut from both schools for the 2010–11 school year. The students attending High Tech High School at the time that the petition was signed (graduating classes 2010 to 2014) demonstrated their deep disapproval towards Hudson County's decision during the spring of 2010. Many seniors of the Class of 2010 risked their ability to graduate in order to participate in the walk-out that occurred. Majors At High Tech, Juniors are required to have 80 minutes of a major per day, and Seniors are required to have 120 minutes (2 hours) of a major per day. Majors include: Architecture Computer-Aided Design and Analysis (CADA) Automotive Technology Engineering Technology Wood Technology Computer Science Biomedical Science Environmental Science Music and Audio Technology Dance Musical Theatre TV Production Broadcasting Studio Arts Graphic Arts Interactive Media Culinary Arts Student Council The Student Council at High Tech is divided into four smaller student governments, one for each respective class. At the end of each school year (beginning of the year for the incoming-Freshman class), elections are held to determine the following year's class officers. The entire class votes, and a simple majority is required to win a position. Each council consists of elected officials, including the President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer. The President is responsible for organizing fundraisers and activities to be conducted by the student council. The Vice President is responsible for assisting the President in fulfilling any and all of their responsibilities, and verifying that class officers stay on task. The Secretary is responsible for logistics, record keeping, and internal affairs. The Treasurer is responsible for monitoring all financial activities by the council, and working with the Secretary to keep accurate and available records. There are two general advisers of the overarching Student Council, and typically two advisers for each individual class government. There are also a number of student individuals appointed to the council, known as "Liaisons". These Liaisons are usually evenly distributed throughout academies and majors, and are responsible for delivering information to each of their assigned homerooms and helping execute successful council events and fundraisers. Notable alumni Kyla Garcia, stage, film, and television actress and audiobook narrator. Baker Grace, musician and songwriter. References External links High Tech High School website School Data for the Hudson County Schools of Technology, National Center for Education Statistics AACT Program website 1991 establishments in New Jersey Educational institutions established in 1991 Magnet schools in New Jersey Secaucus, New Jersey Public high schools in Hudson County, New Jersey
Ayman El Mizzayn () is an Egyptian football manager. In 2020 he was appointed as head coach of Tanta SC. Managerial statistics References Living people Egyptian football managers 1971 births
The internal granular layer of the cortex, also commonly referred to as the granular layer of the cortex, is the layer IV in the subdivision of the mammalian cortex into 6 layers. The adjective internal is used in opposition to the external granular layer of the cortex, the term granular refers to the granule cells found here. This layer receives the afferent connections from the thalamus and from other cortical regions and sends connections to the other layers. The line of Gennari (occipital stripe) is also present in this layer. Cerebral cortex
The Texas Tennis Open was a professional tennis tournament for women. After some contradictory statements, the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) made it a late addition to the 2011 WTA Tour. It was played at the Hilton Lakes Tennis & Sports Club in Grapevine (near Dallas), Texas in the United States. It was an International level event in August during the same week (the week before the US Open) as the New Haven Open at Yale. In 2013, the event was cancelled from the WTA calendar due to economic reasons. Finals Singles Doubles References External links Hard court tennis tournaments Defunct tennis tournaments in the United States Recurring sporting events established in 2011 Recurring sporting events disestablished in 2013 2011 establishments in Texas 2013 disestablishments in Texas
Innisfil is a town in Ontario, Canada, located on the western shore of Lake Simcoe in Simcoe County, immediately south of Barrie and north of Toronto. It has historically been a rural area, but since it is geographically sandwiched between the high-growth areas of Barrie and the York Region, there has been growing residential development in Innisfil. Etymology The name Innisfil comes from the Irish Inis Fáil, an ancient mythological name for Ireland. History The history of Innisfil spans a period in excess of 170 years. The Town was hewn from almost unbroken virgin forests which had been home to the Huron Indians, and was first surveyed in 1820. The area encompassed 68,653 acres (278 km2), including the villages of Allandale, Tollendal, Painswick, Minets Point, and Holly at the time. The first settlers were the Hewson and Soules families who came by way of the East Holland River and Lake Simcoe to settle at Point Endeavour; they renamed the area Hewson's Point (later named Big Bay Point). The Hewsons settled on March 30, 1820, and the Soules in 1822. The Warnica family settled the following year, in 1823, in the area now known as Painswick. The first sawmill in the Township was built at Tollendal by George McMullen in 1829. At this time James Soules owned a sawmill on the south half of lot 26 concession fourteen (Big Bay Point), Innisfil where he made the lumber for the construction of the first frame house in Innisfil for Lewis J. Clement. John and George Warnica completed the clearing of the bush between Barrie and Churchill. John Cayton had won the contract to open the road between Churchill and the 11th line of West Gwillimbury but only made it one mile north to the 12th, known as Cayton's Corners. Owing to his slight acquaintance with the forest, he sub-let the work to John and George Warnica who completed Cayton's contract between the 4th line of Innisfil (Churchill) and the 12th line of West Gwillimbury, north of Bradford. This opened the land route, known as Penetanguishene Road, which later became part of Yonge Street. It was later designated as a portion of Highway 11 and is now Simcoe County Road 4. This route between York (now Toronto) and Barrie was completed in the fall of 1825. Along this road the settlers came, and spread out along the concession lines to clear the lands and develop their farms. There had been those who came ahead by way of the river and the lake; many settled near the shores of Lake Simcoe and Kempenfelt Bay. The only channels of communication were the public roads, and these were scant and poor. The pioneer farms cut from the forest were mostly self-sustaining. What few products there were for sale found a market in nearby Barrie, which was then little more than a village. Distant York was reached in the winter when the ice and snow made for better roads. During this period, post offices, churches, and stores were established, also a form of local government performed by commissioners was appointed under a provincial act. The first post office, then called Innisfil, was located at what is now called Barclay's Corners. The first school was built in 1838 and located at Myers Corners, later called Victoria (now the community of Stroud). The first church was also at Victoria, and was of Methodist denomination. Milling in Innisfil was first done at Tollendal in 1835. The need for a grist mill to grind wheat is an indication of the progress toward an agricultural community. The earliest official record of a census shows that by 1842 the population of Innisfil was 762. Establishment The year 1850 marked the end of the old commissioners' rule. The population had increased to 1,807, nearly tripling in under a decade. The first municipal council was established, replacing the government of appointed commissioners. The Corporation of the Township of Innisfil was born. The settlement of Allandale became more prominent with the construction of the Ontario, Simcoe and Huron Railway (later the Northern Railway) from Toronto to Collingwood. The first train from Toronto arrived in Allandale on October 11, 1853. The continued building of public roads, together with the railway and the lake navigation, resulted in the establishment of more flourishing hamlet settlements. Belle Ewart was formed in 1854. Henry's Corners, now Thornton, was formed in 1833. Perry's Corners, now Cookstown, was formed around 1859. Hamlet settlement also resulted in a burgeoning resort development along the entire shoreline. In 1891, 500 acres (2 km2) of Innisfil became incorporated as the Village of Allandale, now part of the City of Barrie. Barrie annexed a further 500 acres (2 km2) in 1897. Innisfil flourished over the years and by 1950, had a population of 3,500. However, paved roads, the automobile (the first recorded in the town was 1912), the price of fuel, and the cost of housing outside Toronto, encouraged commuter residents. This, in turn, gradually changed the nature of Innisfil's shoreline development. Seasonal housing evolved to permanent residential. Now, about 90% of the shoreline is permanent residences. Modern development Cookstown, at the southwest extremity of the town, became an incorporated village in 1962, with 100 acres (400,000 m2) of Innisfil becoming part of Cookstown. In 1967, 597 acres (2.4 km2) were annexed from Innisfil by the City of Barrie to accommodate the establishment of the Formosa Spring Brewery. This facility was purchased by Molson's and has since been closed and sub-let to other businesses. On January 1, 1982, 8,623 acres (35 km2) were annexed to the City of Barrie, with a further 737 acres (3 km2) to be annexed January 1, 1987. As a result of the annexations, Innisfil's population was reduced by approximately 26.7% to 12,153 permanent residents, and its total assessment was reduced by 20.4%. On January 1, 1991, by virtue of the South Simcoe Act, the Township of Innisfil, a northern section of the Township of West Gwillimbury, and the Village of Cookstown, were amalgamated and incorporated as the Town of Innisfil. In 1993, the Ontario Stockyards livestock facility, located for a long time in The Junction / West Toronto area in Toronto, relocated to just east of the Cookstown town site, on Highway 89. The County of Simcoe Act provided for further restructuring of Simcoe County on January 1, 1994, when the Village of Thornton was amalgamated with the Township of Essa and a small section of the Township of Essa, adjacent to Cookstown, was amalgamated with Innisfil. As of 2006, Innisfil had a total permanent population of 31,175 and an estimated seasonal population of 4,000 people. Having begun as a community of seasonal homes for people living in Toronto, it is now a popular place for permanent residents, mostly families and empty-nesters and, indeed, most of the "cottages" along the lake shore have since been converted into year-round homes. The province of Ontario enacted legislation that enabled the City of Barrie to annex from the Town of Innisfil on January 1, 2010. The land in question extended south beyond 10th line west of the 10th Sideroad, and as far south as Lockhart Road on the east side of the 10th Sideroad. Innisfil retained the community of Stroud, but the community of St. Pauls was shifted to Barrie. In 2017, the mixed-use development Friday Harbour opened on Big Bay Point. Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Innisfil had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. Neighbourhoods The town comprises the communities of Alcona, Simcoe Beach, Alderslea, Barclay, Bear Point, Belle Ewart, Belle Air Beach, Bethesda, Big Bay Point, Big Cedar Point, Cedar Mount, Churchill, Cookstown, De Grassi Point, Fennell, Gilford, Glenhaven Beach, Glenwood Beach, Innisfil Heights, Killarney Beach, Lefroy, Maple Grove, Mooselanka Beach, Nantyr, Nantyr Park, Sandy Cove, Sandycove Acres and Stroud. Government The town council is composed of the mayor, deputy mayor, and seven councillors who are elected on a ward basis. The council members are as follows, elected in the 2022 municipal election: Mayor: Lynn Dollin Deputy Mayor: Kenneth Fowler Councillor, Ward 1: Kevin Eisses Councillor, Ward 2: Grace Constantine Councillor, Ward 3: Jennifer Richardson Councillor, Ward 4: Alex Waters Councillor, Ward 5: Linda Zanella Councillor, Ward 6: Robert Saunders Councillor, Ward 7: Fred Drodge The mayor and deputy mayor represent Innisfil at Council meetings of Simcoe County. The town is part of the provincial riding of Barrie—Innisfil, represented by Andrea Khanjin of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario, and part of the federal riding of Barrie—Innisfil, which was introduced for the 2015 federal election, and represented by John Brassard of the Conservative Party of Canada. Policing, EMS and Fire Services Policing in Innisfil is provided by the South Simcoe Police Service. Innisfil Fire and Rescue Service provides fire services in the town from 4 stations (Lefroy, Stroud, Cookstown and Innisfil) and EMS by the County of Simcoe Paramedic Services Stroud Paramedic station. Transportation The Barrie line of the GO Transit commuter rail system passes through Innisfil, but does not stop in the town. Highway 400 runs through the west side of the town and connects it to Toronto. Innisfil signed a contract with Uber to provide subsidized microtransit service to residents in the community, in lieu of a traditional fixed-route bus service. The service began in 2017 and attracted 8,000 monthly trips in its first year, but fares were increased in 2019 due to the rising cost of the subsidy. There are flat fares of either $4 or $6 to or from certain designated community hubs, or a $4 discount off regular Uber fares for other destinations. To control costs, there is a 30-ride cap per month on flat and discounted fares, after which riders must pay regular Uber fares. However, riders dependant on the service can apply for an additional 20 subsidized trips per month. Culture Cookstown is a hub of antique specialty stores and outlet shopping, and is known as the antique capital of southern Ontario. Tanger Outlets Cookstown, originally the Cookstown Manufacturers' Outlet Mall, opened in 1995. Cookstown is also known for its annual garage sale called "Wing-Ding" which occurs the first weekend of June every year. The Cookstown Fair is held annually, usually in September. Cookstown is the birthplace of Emily Murphy, a noted Canadian women's rights activist. In 1916, she became the first woman police magistrate in Alberta, and in the British Empire. She is best known for her contributions to Canadian feminism, specifically to the question of whether women were "persons" under Canadian law. A TV movie, Murder She Purred: A Mrs. Murphy Mystery, was filmed in Cookstown in 1998. Alcona hosts Summerfest and Winterfest at Innisfil Beach road in the early summer and mid winter, each year at Innisfil Beach located at the end of Innisfil Beach Rd (8th Line). Georgian Downs Harness racetrack and casino is located on the 5th Sideroad near the Highway 400 interchange at Innisfil Beach Road. The Sunset Speedway, located on Yonge St. south of Innisfil Beach Road, has been a local landmark for over 50 years. Notable people Stephen Emmett Clement, member of Legislative Assembly of Manitoba James Stoddart Duff, member of Legislative Assembly of Ontario Henry Albert Harper, journalist and civil servant; friend of William Lyon Mackenzie King Abel James Hindle, member of Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan Edwin Holgate, artist, painter and engraver; "eighth" member of the Group of Seven Josh Leivo, NHL hockey player for the Carolina Hurricanes. Haughton Lennox, member of Canadian House of Commons Thomas Herbert Lennox, member of Legislative Assembly of Ontario and Canadian House of Commons William Leushner, Olympian; winner of 1 gold, 1 silver and 2 bronze medals Emily Murphy, women's rights activist, jurist, and author; first female magistrate in Canada, and in the British Empire Kate Todd, actress, singer and songwriter Charles Willoughby, member of Canadian House of Commons See also List of townships in Ontario References A History of Simcoe County by Andrew Frederick Hunter External links Lower-tier municipalities in Ontario Municipalities in Simcoe County Towns in Ontario Populated places on Lake Simcoe
Mr. Hero the Newmatic Man is a comic book published by Tekno Comix from March 1995 to June 1996. The original character concept was created by Neil Gaiman, but the books were written by James Vance and penciled mostly by Ted Slampyak. Description Mr. Hero is a steam-powered automaton created by the villainous Henry Phage. Intended to be a force of evil, he proves noble instead. Henry Phage created Mr. Hero as a sleeper agent to send to Earth until such a time as he wished to conquer Earth. He was discovered in the 1800s by a farmer, who later sold him to a magician. The magician trained Mr. Hero to box and used him as a prop in his act. Using Mr. Hero's second head (the "Ratiocinator"), Mr. Hero would give advice to the audience. Then, his less rational but more physically able head would be fitted to his body and he would engage in Queensbury Rules boxing with a member of the audience. During the boxing, a member of the audience would be challenged to knock out Mr. Hero, while he would not attack. However, at one event he mysteriously lost control of his left hand, and inadvertently attacked an influential participant. This ended his career in shame, and he was crated and put into storage. In the mid-1990s, he was discovered and reconstructed by Jennifer Hale, a struggling street magician. Publication history Mr. Hero, the Newmatic Man was originally published by Tekno Comix under the header Neil Gaiman's Mr. Hero, The Newmatic Man. It enjoyed an 18-issue run. Its first 17 issues were published under the logo "Tekno Comix" and were appropriately numbered 1–17. The 18th issue carried the logo "Big Entertainment". Also, the 18th issue was intended to start volume 2 of the title, and so was numbered "Volume 2, No. 1". The title was then placed on hiatus until Big Entertainment ceased its publication of comic books. External links Mr. Hero the Newmatic Man at ComicBookDB.com Steampunk comics American comics titles 1995 comics debuts
Tiphiinae is one of the two subfamilies of the flower wasp family Tiphiidae, the other being the Nearctic Brachycistidinae. It is the larger of the two and has a worldwide distribution. Characteristics Tiphiinae are small to medium sized solitary wasps, up to 25 mm in length. The eyes are ovate and do not demonstrate emargination. The males have 10-13 antennal segments while the females have 10-12. The antennae may, or may not be, bent at a sharp angle. The thorax is normally coloured orange-red or black and the thorax of the wingless females has distinct dorsal segmentation. The pronotum is long and extends posteriorly towards the tegulae. The spiracle cover lobes on the pronotum are lined with close fine hairs. There is no suture on the mesopleuron. Wings are present in all males but females may be winged or wingless. If wings are present they are not folded longitudinally. Fore-wings have a distinct pterostigma; and the wing venation is well developed. The legs show a fore femur which is not obviously thickened. Taxonomy The following genera are among those included in the Tiphiinae: Cabaraxa Nagy, 1974 Cyanotiphia Cameron, 1907 Epomidiopteron Romand, 1835 Icronatha Nagy, 1967 Krombeinia Pate, 1947 Ludita Nagy, 1967 Mallochessa Allen, 1972 Megatiphia Kimsey, 1993 Neotiphia Malloch, 1918 Paratiphia Sichel, 1864 Pseudotiphia Ashmead 1903 Tiphia Fabricius, 1775 References Apocrita subfamilies Tiphiidae
Edavalath Kakkat Janaki Ammal (4 November 1897 – 7 February 1984) was an Indian botanist who worked on plant breeding, cytogenetics and phytogeography. Her most notable work involved studies on sugarcane and the eggplant (brinjal). She also worked on the cytogenetics of a range of plants and co-authored the Chromosome Atlas of Cultivated Plants (1945) with C.D. Darlington. She took an interest in ethnobotany and plants of medicinal and economic value from the rain forests of Kerala, India. She was awarded Padma Shri by the then prime minister of India in 1977. Biography Early life and family Janaki Ammal was born in Thalassery, Kerala on 4 November 1897. Her father was Diwan Bahadur Edavalath Kakkat Krishnan, Dy. Collector of Malabar district,. Her mother, Devi Kuruvayi, was the daughter of John Child Hannyngton, colonial administrator and Resident at Travancore, and Kunhi Kurumbi Kuruvai. Frank Hannyngton, Indian civil servant and entomologist, was thus the half-brother of Janaki Ammal's mother. Education and Career Janaki did her primary schooling at Sacred Heart Convent in Thalassery followed by a bachelor's degree which she obtained from Queen Mary's College, Madras. She obtained an honours degree in botany from Presidency College in Madras (present-day Chennai) and then moved to the University of Michigan in 1924, earning a master's degree in botany in 1926 through the Barbour Scholarship. She returned to India to work as a professor in Women's Christian College in Madras for a few years, then returned to the University of Michigan as an Oriental Barbour Fellow and obtained a PhD in 1931. Her thesis was titled "Chromosome Studies in Nicandra Physaloides". The university also awarded her an honorary LLD in 1956. On her return, she became Professor of Botany at the Maharaja's College of Science in Trivandrum (present-day University College,Trivandrum) and served as an Assistant Professor for two years between 1932 and 1934. Janaki then joined the John Innes Institute in Merton, London, where she worked with C. D. Darlington, who would become a long-term collaborator. She then worked at the Sugarcane Breeding Institute in Coimbatore and worked with C.A. Barber. Her worked involved the production of hybrids including several intergeneric crosses including the variety SG 63–32. In 1939 she attended the 7th International Congress of Genetics, Edinburgh and was forced to stay on due to World War II. She then spent the next six years at the John Innes Centre as an assistant cytologist to C.D. Darlington. Together they published a Chromosome Atlas of Cultivated Plants in 1945. She was invited to work as a cytologist at the Royal Horticultural Society, Wisley from 1945 to 1951. During this period she studied Magnolias, their cytology and conducted experiment on their hybridization. The Indian government invited her to reorganize the Botanical Survey of India, and she was appointed as the first director of the Central Botanical Laboratory at Allahabad. From 1962, she served as an officer on special duty at Regional Research Laboratory in Jammu. She also worked briefly at Bhabha Atomic Research Centre at Trombay and then settled down in Madras in November 1970, working as an Emeritus Scientist at the Centre for Advanced Study (CAS) in Botany, University of Madras. She lived and worked in the centre's Field Laboratory at Maduravoyal until her death in February 1984. Research As an expert in cytogenetics, Janaki joined the Sugarcane Breeding Station at Coimbatore to work on sugarcane biology. At that time, the sweetest sugarcane in the world was the Saccharum officianarum variety from Papua New Guinea and India imported it from Southeast Asia. In a bid to improve India's indigenous sugarcane varieties, the Sugarcane Breeding Station had been set up at Coimbatore in the early 1920s. By manipulating polyploid cells through cross-breeding of hybrids in the laboratory, Janaki was able to create a high yielding strain of the sugarcane that would thrive in Indian conditions. Her research also helped analyse the geographical distribution of sugarcane across India, and to establish that the Saccharum spontaneum variety of sugarcane had originated in India. However, her status as a single woman from a caste considered backward created irreconcilable problems for Janaki among her male peers at Coimbatore. Impressed by her work, the Royal Horticulture Society invited Janaki to work as an assistant cytologist at their laboratory at the Wisley Garden in Surrey, England. During the years she spent in England, Janaki did chromosome studies of a wide range of garden plants. Her studies on chromosome numbers and ploidy in many cases threw light on the evolution of species and varieties. The Chromosome Atlas of Cultivated Plants which she wrote jointly with C. D. Darlington in 1945 was a compilation that incorporated much of her own work on many species. At the Society, one of the plants she worked on was the magnolia. To this day, in the society's campus at Wisley there are magnolia shrubs she planted and among them is a variety with small white flowers named after her: Magnolia kobus 'Janaki Ammal'. Janaki also worked on the genera Solanum, Datura, Mentha, Cymbopogon and Dioscorea besides medicinal and other plants. She attributed the higher rate of plant speciation in the cold and humid northeast Himalayas as compared to the cold and dry northwest Himalayas to polyploidy. Also, according to her, the confluence of Chinese and Malayan elements in the flora of northeast India led to natural hybridisation between these and the native flora in this region, contributing further to plant diversification. Following her retirement, Janaki continued to publish the original findings of her research focusing special attention on medicinal plants and ethnobotany. In the Madras University Field Laboratory where she lived and worked she developed a garden of medicinal plants. As a geneticist working for the Royal Horticultural Society's Garden Wisley in the early 1950s, Dr. Janaki was investigating the effects of colchicine on a number of woody plants, including Magnolia, where a stock solution in water is made up and applied to the growing tip of young seedlings once the cotyledons (seed leaves) have fully expanded. Doubling of chromosomes occurs, giving the cells twice the usual number. The resulting plants have heavier textured leaves; their flowers are variable, often with thicker tepals, helping them last longer. As Magnolia kobus seeds were available in quantity, a number of seedlings were treated by Dr Janaki Ammal and ultimately planted on Battleston Hill at Wisley. Awards and honours Janaki is mentioned among Indian Americans of the Century in an India Currents magazine article published on 1 January 2000, by S.Gopikrishna & Vandana Kumar: "In an age when most women didn't make it past high school, would it be possible for an Indian woman to obtain a PhD at one of America's finest public universities and also make seminal contributions to her field?!" Kerala-born Janaki was arguably the first woman to obtain a PhD in botany in the U.S. (1931) and remains one of the few Asian women to be conferred a DSc (honoris causa) by her alma mater, the University of Michigan. During her time at Ann Arbor she lived in the Martha Cook Building, an all-female residence hall and worked with Harley Harris Bartlett, a professor at the Department of Botany. She was elected Fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences in 1935, and of the Indian National Science Academy in 1957. The University of Michigan conferred an honorary LL.D. on her in 1956 in recognition of her contributions to botany and cytogenetics said: "Blest with the ability to make painstaking and accurate observations, she and her patient endeavours stand as a model for serious and dedicated scientific workers." The Government of India conferred the Padma Shri on her in 1977. The Ministry of Environment and Forestry of the Government of India instituted the National Award of Taxonomy in her name in 2000. She produced many hybrid brinjal varieties (the Indian name for eggplant). Two awards were instituted in her name in 1999: EK Janaki Ammal National Award on Plant Taxonomy and EK Janaki Ammal National Award on Animal Taxonomy. A herbarium with over 25000 plant species in Jammutawi has been named after Janaki Ammal. The John Innes Centre offers a scholarship to PhD students from developing countries in her name. To honour her work in plant breeding, the Royal Horticultural Society, Wisley, U.K.named a variety of Magnolia she created as Magnolia Kobus 'Janaki Ammal'. In 2018, to celebrate her remarkable career and contribution to plant science, two rose breeders, Girija and Viru Viraraghavan bred a new rose variety which they named E.K. Janaki Ammal. The name Janakia arayalpathra is also after her. Sonerila janakiana, a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae, is named after her. Dravidogecko janakiae, a species of geckos found in India is also named after her. See also E.K Govindan E.K Krishnan References Other sources S Kedharnath, Edavaleth Kakkat Janaki Ammal (1897–1984), Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Indian National Science Academy, 13, pp. 90–101, with portrait (1988). P Maheshwari and R N Kapil, Fifty Years of Science in India. Progress of Botany, Indian Science Congress Association, Calcutta, pp. 110, 118 (1963). Damodaran, Vinita (2017). "Janaki Ammal, C. D. Darlington and J. B. S. Haldane: Scientific Encounters at the End of Empire", Journal of Genetics, 96 (5), 827–836. James, Nirmala (2019). "Janaki Ammal, Aadhya Indian SasyaSasthranja", (Biography of Janaki Ammal), Bhasha Institute (State Institute of Languages), Department of Culture, Government of Kerala, SIL 4606, . Editor: N. S. Arunkumar. External links http://envfor.nic.in/content/e-k-janaki-ammal-national-award-taxonomy http://scroll.in/article/730186/remembering-dr-janaki-ammal-pioneering-botanist-cytogeneticist-and-passionate-gandhian http://www.oneindia.com/2006/10/09/janaki-ammal-award-to-osmania-and-punjabi-university-scientists-1160406282.html http://www.iisc.ernet.in/currsci/jan252007/260.pdf http://www.authorstream.com/Presentation/wahidulrehman-2252516-life-work-janaki-ammal-powerpoint-presentation/ https://www.jic.ac.uk/training-careers/postgraduate-opportunities/janaki-ammal-scholarships/ 1897 births 1984 deaths 20th-century Indian biologists Indian women botanists Indian geneticists Women geneticists Phytogeographers Scientists from Kerala University of Michigan alumni People from Thalassery Recipients of the Padma Shri in science & engineering Indian women biologists 20th-century Indian women scientists Women scientists from Kerala
José Leroy (born 4 August 1957) is a French boxer. He competed in the men's light flyweight event at the 1976 Summer Olympics. References 1957 births Living people French male boxers Olympic boxers for France Boxers at the 1976 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) Light-flyweight boxers
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That Face is a two-act play written by Polly Stenham. It premiered at the Royal Court Theatre in London on 26 April 2007, directed by Jeremy Herrin. The play was revived at the Duke of York's Theatre in the West End in 2008, opening on 1 May. It made its American premiere in May 2010, at the Manhattan Theatre Club, running through until 27 June. Plot Mia is at boarding school and has access to her mother's drugs. She gets into trouble for drugging a fellow student and this causes her father to be brought back to England from Hong Kong. Henry, her brother, has dropped out of school and has to stay at home and look after his alcoholic mother. Martha, their fading glamorous mother, controls their lives whilst her own sick mind and world crumble around her. Productions Original West End production When That Face premiered on the West End, the cast was as follows: Lindsay Duncan, Hannah Murray, Matt Smith, Catherine Steadman and Julian Wadham. Prior to the West End transfer, Felicity Jones played the Hannah Murray role. 2010 New York production The Manhattan Theatre Club mounted the play on its Stage I in May 2010, with Cristin Milioti and Christopher Abbott portraying the siblings, and Laila Robins as the mother. Landor Theatre That Face received its first London revival at The Landor Theatre from 12 November to 1 December 2013, starring Caroline Wildi as Martha, Rory Fleck-Byrne as Henry, Stephanie Hyam as Mia and Georgina Leonidas as Izzy. Critical reaction That Face was received positively by critics, who particularly praised the new writer and the performances from the actors. Charles Spencer of The Daily Telegraph said it was "a blazing, no-holds barred production… Fresh, passionate and blackly comic – exhilarating... Lindsay Duncan’s superb performance...Matt Smith is outstanding.". The Daily Express mentioned that "Polly Stenham is a modern successor to Tennessee Williams or Edward Albee... Intensely moving, skillfully crafted piece." The Daily Express, The Evening Standard, The Guardian, The Times, Time Out, Metro, Radio 4 and The Sunday Times also reviewed it very positively. In late 2009, the play was named at no. 9 in The Times Top Twenty Plays of the Decade. It also received three Olivier Award nominations (one in 2008, before the transfer, then nods for Best New Play and Best Actress in a Play in 2009). References Footnotes Sources Benedict, David (25 April 2007). "That Face". Variety. Retrieved on 19 April 2008. Wolf, Matt (9 May 2007). "In London, Two Small Shows Attract Full Houses". International Herald Tribune. Retrieved on 19 April 2008. English plays 2008 plays West End plays
The siege of Jerusalem (63 BC) occurred during Pompey the Great's campaigns in the East, shortly after his successful conclusion of the Third Mithridatic War. Pompey had been asked to intervene in a dispute over inheritance to the throne of the Hasmonean Kingdom, which turned into a war between Hyrcanus II and Aristobulus II. His conquest of Jerusalem, however, spelled the end of Jewish independence and the incorporation of Judea as a client kingdom of the Roman Republic. Background The death of Hasmonean queen Alexandra Salome plunged Judea into a civil war between her two sons, Hyrcanus and Aristobulus. After Aristobulus had ousted his elder brother from both the throne and the high priesthood in Jerusalem, Antipater the Idumean advised Hyrcanus to enlist the aid of King Aretas III of Nabataea. In return for the promise of territorial concessions, Aretas provided Hyrcanus with 50,000 soldiers, and their joint forces besieged Aristobulus in Jerusalem. Pompey had followed the successful conclusion of the Third Mithridatic War with the creation of the Province of Syria and had spent the years of 64 and 63 BC in bringing law and order to the region. Events in Judea prompted Aemilius Scaurus, Pompey's legate in Damascus, to arrive in Jerusalem. Scaurus was approached by both parties, but the issue was settled by a bribe from Aristobulus, and Scaurus ordered Aretas to lift his siege of the city. As the Nabataean army withdrew towards Petra, Aristobulus set off in pursuit and defeated the Nabataeans at Papyron. When Pompey himself arrived in Damascus in 63 BC, both Hyrcanus and Aristobulus visited him there. Pompey put off resolving the issue and informed the opposing parties he would resolve it once he had arrived in Judea in person. Aristobulus did not wait for Pompey's decision and left Damascus to shut himself away at his fortress of Alexandrium. That angered Pompey, who marched into Judea with his forces at the sight of which Aristobulus yielded. When Pompey's General Aulus Gabinius led a force to take Jerusalem, however, Aristobulus's supporters refused to let the Roman troops in. Incensed, Pompey had Aristobulus arrested and prepared to besiege the city. Siege When Pompey arrived in Jerusalem, he surveyed the city: Hyrcanus II still had supporters in the city who opened a gate, probably in the northwestern part of the city wall, and let the Romans in. That allowed Pompey to take hold of Jerusalem's upper city, including the royal palace, and Aristobulus's party held the eastern portions of the city: the Temple Mount and the City of David. The Jews consolidated their hold by breaking down the bridge over the Tyropoeon Valley that connected the upper city with the Temple Mount. Pompey offered them the chance to surrender, but their refusal made him begin to prosecute the siege with vigour. Pompey had his forces construct a wall of circumvallation around the areas that were held by the Jews. He then pitched his camp within the wall, to the north of the Temple, where stood a saddle allowed access to the Temple and so was guarded by the citadel known as the Baris, augmented by a ditch. A second camp was erected southeast of the Temple. The troops then set about filling the ditch that protected the northern part of the Temple enclosure and building two ramparts, one next to the Baris and the other on the west. The defenders, from their superior position, sought to hinder Roman efforts. When the banks were complete, Pompey erected siege towers and brought up siege engines and battering rams from Tyre. Under the protection of slingers driving the defenders from the walls, they began to batter the walls surrounding the Temple. After three months, Pompey's troops finally managed to overthrow one of the Baris towers and were able to enter the Temple precinct, both from the citadel and from the west. First over the wall was a senior officer in Pompey's army named Faustus Cornelius Sulla, the son of former dictator Sulla. Faustus was followed by two centurions, Furius and Fabius, who each led a cohort, and the Romans soon overcame the defending Jews, 12,000 of whom were slaughtered. However, only a few Romans troops were killed. Pompey himself entered the Temple's Holy of Holies, which only the High Priest was allowed to enter, and thus desecrated it. He did not remove anything, neither its treasures nor any funds, and the next day, he ordered the Temple cleansed and its rituals resumed. Pompey then headed back to Rome and took Aristobulus with him for his triumphal procession. Aftermath The siege and the conquest of Jerusalem were a disaster for the Hasmonean Kingdom. Pompey reinstated Hyrcanus II as the High Priest but stripped him of his royal title though Rome recognised him as an ethnarch in 47 BC. Judea remained autonomous but was obliged to pay tribute and became dependent on the Roman administration in Syria. The kingdom was dismembered and was forced to relinquish the coastal plain, depriving it of access to the Mediterranean, as well as parts of Idumea and Samaria. Several Hellenistic cities were granted autonomy to form the Decapolis, leaving the state greatly diminished. References Notes Bibliography Josephus, Flavius. William Whiston, A.M., translator (1895). The Works of Flavius Josephus. Auburn and Buffalo, New York: John E. Beardsley. Retrieved 15 July 2010. 0063 1st-century BCE Judaism 60s BC conflicts 63 BC Jews and Judaism in the Roman Republic Hasmonean dynasty Jerusalem 63 Wars involving the Hasmonean Kingdom
Ninderry is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland. It was created in the 2017 redistribution. Located in the Sunshine Coast, Ninderry consists of the suburbs of Eumundi, Doonan, Weyba Downs, Peregian Beach, Peregian Springs, Verrierdale, North Arm, Ninderry, Valdora, Yandina, Yandina Creek, Coolum Beach, Maroochy River, Parklands, Bli Bli, Rosemount, Diddillibah, Kiels Mountain, Kunda Park, Kuluin, Forest Glen, Mons and "North Buderim". From results of the 2015 election, Ninderry was estimated to be a fairly safe seat for the Liberal National Party with a margin of 6.9%. Members for Ninderry Election results See also Electoral districts of Queensland Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly by year :Category:Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly by name References Electoral districts of Queensland
Rupert Kenneth Furneaux (29 June 1908 – 1981) was a British writer who wrote many books on mysteries, murder trials and true crime. Rupert Furneaux was educated at Eastbourne College. He spent seven years investigating the mystery of Oak Island and published his conclusions in 1972. His book on the eruption of Krakatoa received a favourable review from Eric Shipton. Furneaux researched cases of true crime and his books on criminology were well received by academics. His research on Guenther Podola was described as a "fascinating reading and is a valuable addition to the studies of those criminal cases in which important psychiatric problems have been raised." His great-great-great grandfather was the navigator Tobias Furneaux. In 1960 he authored a biography of Tobias. Furneaux was a golfer, he had been the County Champion of Sussex. Publications The Other Side of the Story (1953) Fact, Fake, Or Fable? (1954) Famous Criminal Cases (1954) The Man Behind the Mask: The Real Story of the 'Ancient Prisoner''' (1954)Myth and Mystery (1955)The Medical Murderer (1957)Legend and Reality (1959)Guenther Podola (Crime Documentaries 1 (1960)Tobias Furneaux, Circumnavigator (1960)Robert Hoolhouse (Crime Documentaries 2) (1960)The Murder of Lord Erroll (Crime Documentaries 3) (1961)The World's Strangest Mysteries (1961)Michael John Davies (Crime Documentaries 4) (1962)They Died by the Gun (1962)Courtroom U.S.A. 1 (1962)Courtroom U.S.A. 2 (1963)Massacre at Amritsar (1963)The Empty Tomb (1963)Great Issues in Private Courts (1964)Krakatoa (1964)What Happened on the Mary Celeste (1964)The Worlds Most Intriguing Mysteries (1965)The Bourbon Tragedy (1968)The Great Treasure Hunts (1969)Saratoga: The Decisive Battle (1971)Money Pit: The Mystery of Oak Island (1972)The Tungus Event (1977)Ancient Mysteries (1978)Buried Treasure'' (1978) References External links 1908 births 1981 deaths English non-fiction crime writers English writers on paranormal topics Fortean writers
Zee Marathi Utsav Natyancha Awards 2018 is annually celebrated awards ceremony by Zee Marathi for excellence in television. It was held on 28 October 2018 and hosted by Sanjay Mone and Abhijeet Khandkekar. It received 8.0 TVTs gaining first position in TRP charts. Winners & Nominations References External links Zee Marathi Utsav Natyancha Awards 2018 at ZEE5 Zee Marathi Utsav Natyancha Awards
"Savory" (released as "Savory + 3") is the first single released by Jawbox from their 1994 major label debut, For Your Own Special Sweetheart. The song is a description of the female body, according to AllMusic, but in a very cryptic form. The three other songs from the single were later included as bonus tracks for the 2009 reissue of For Your Own Special Sweetheart. Music video The music video was released in early 1994 and gained some MTV airplay, particularly on programs like 120 Minutes, but the song never charted. The video depicts Jawbox performing at a little girl's birthday party, where the birthday girl receives an assortment of unusual gifts, including weapons and dentures. The video shows the band dressed in formal suits, a change from their old video for "Cutoff". It was reviewed on Beavis and Butt-head in a positive form, but the duo talked about how the video reminded them of Stewart's birthday party. Reception Pitchfork said, "Instead of gambling on the tidy production style that decided many a punk band's fate at the time, the Dischord expats drilled deeper into their fiery essence for the first single off their major label debut. Propelled by an evil swing with dangerous riptides underneath, the song keeps things tense even in the tuneful chorus." Cover version The song was covered as a collaborative effort between members of the band Far and Chino Moreno of Deftones. The song was released in 1997 on Far's EP Soon. It was re-released on the Deftones' 2005 release B-Sides & Rarities and their 2011 cover compilation album, Covers. Track listing References External links Official Music Video on YouTube Jawbox songs 1994 singles 1993 songs Atlantic Records singles Jangle pop songs
Danesha LaVonne Adams (born June 6, 1986) is an American retired soccer forward and midfielder. She is an assistant coach for the Houston Cougars. She played for Portland Thorns FC in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She previously played for Sky Blue FC and Washington Spirit of the NWSL, Chicago Red Stars and Philadelphia Independence in the WPS, Medkila IL in Norway's Toppserien, Vittsjö GIK in the Swedish Damallsvenskan, and Ataşehir Belediyespor in Turkey's Women's First Football League as well as for the Cleveland Internationals and Pali Blues in the W-League. Early life Born in Bellflower, California to LaVonne and Lawrence Adams, Danesha attended Walnut High School in Walnut, California for one year, earning Rookie of the Year honors and playing on the Region-IV Olympic Development Program (ODP) Team. After moving to Ohio with her family, Adams finished her high school career at Shaker Heights High School in Shaker Heights, Ohio where she would set the school's single-season record for goals and assists Adams played club soccer for the FC Slammers and helped the team to two state championships. She was named MVP of the Under-19 Super Group at the 2003 Surf Cup after leading her team to the title and helped her team capture the Frosted Flakes Kellogg's Cup in 2000, earning a picture on a Kellogg's cereal box. Adams was a Third-Team All-Ohio selection. Playing career Collegiate Adams attended UCLA where she played four years for the Bruins. As a freshman, she played in all 25 games, starting 23. She ended the season ranked second on the team and fourth in the Pac-10 Conference in scoring with 28 points (12 goals and 4 assists). She also ranked first on the team with five game-winning goals. Adams scored four goals during the NCAA Tournament, including game winners over Duke in the third round and Princeton during the semi-final. She was named a Soccer America and Soccer Buzz Freshman All-American. Other season honors included: Pac-10 Player of the Week, 2004 NCAA All-Tournament Team, and Soccer America's Team of the Week. As a sophomore, she started all 26 matches and led the Pac-10 in scoring with 46 points on 21 goals and four assists, setting a new single-season school record with nine game-winning goals. Adams was named to the NSCAA/adidas second-team All-American and was a member of Soccer America's Collegiate MVP Team. She was also named First-team Soccer Buzz All-American, First-team All-Pac-10, and was a member of the all-tournament team at the NCAA College Cup. During the NCAA Tournament, she scored a record four goals in the Bruins' 5–0 victory over Virginia during the NCAA Quarterfinals and tallied a total of six goals during UCLA's run to the NCAA Final. During her junior year, Adams played and started 19 matches. She missed the first four matches of the year while competing at the FIFA Under-20 World Championships in Russia and later missed two more matches while competing with the full U.S. Women's National Team. Adams earned third-team NSCAA/adidas All-America honors, was a Soccer Buzz second-team All-American and First-team All-Pac-10 selection. She ranked second on the team in scoring with 28 points on twelve goals and four assists. She also ranked second in game-winning goals with seven. Adams was named Soccer America's National Player of the Week after scoring three goals in victories over number three-ranked Texas A&M and number eleven UConn. Club Women's Professional Soccer, 2009–2011 Adams signed with the Chicago Red Stars for the 2009 WPS season. She made 12 appearances for the club, making two starts. Adams signed with the Philadelphia Independence for the 2010 season. Her goal in the 103rd minute of the WPS Super Semi-final gave the Independence a 2–1 overtime win over the Boston Breakers leading the team to the 2010 WPS Championship. National Women's Soccer League, 2013–2014 In 2013, Adams signed with Sky Blue FC for the inaugural season of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). On January 10, 2014, the Houston Dash selected Adams with the ninth pick in the 2014 NWSL Expansion Draft. Just a few days later, on January 13, 2014, the Houston Dash traded Adams to the Washington Spirit for Stephanie Ochs. On September 12 Washington Spirit waived Adams. On September 15, 2014, Adams was selected by Portland Thorns FC, from among players waived by NWSL clubs, for the 2015 season. Ataşehir Belediyespor, 2013 On November 1, 2013, Adams signed for the Turkish team Ataşehir Belediyespor in Istanbul. She capped in all the seven matches of the Women's First League's first half season, and scored eight goals. International As a junior international, Adams took part in the 2006 U-20 World Championship, where she was the United States's top scorer with three goals and was included in the competition's all-star team. She made her first and only appearance for the United States women's national soccer team one month later in a friendly match against Chinese Taipei, providing an assist for Megan Rapinoe at the 82nd minute. International career statistics Coaching career She coached for the University of Houston from 2017 until 2020, when she accepted an assistant coach position with the Pacific Tigers. In the preseason of 2021, her and J.J. Wozniak were selected as interim co-head coaches and at the end of the season, were promoted to permanent co-head coaches. References External links US Soccer player profile WPS player profile W-League player profile UCLA player profile UCLA coaching profile UCLA Bruins women's soccer players American women's soccer players United States women's international soccer players Living people Chicago Red Stars players Philadelphia Independence players 1986 births Pali Blues players Sportspeople from Bellflower, California Sportspeople from Shaker Heights, Ohio Soccer players from California Soccer players from Ohio American expatriate women's soccer players American expatriate sportspeople in Norway Expatriate women's footballers in Norway Toppserien players USL W-League (1995–2015) players NJ/NY Gotham FC players National Women's Soccer League players Women's Professional Soccer players Ataşehir Belediyespor players Expatriate women's footballers in Turkey American expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Apollon Ladies F.C. players Washington Spirit players Portland Thorns FC players Women's association football midfielders Women's association football forwards United States women's under-20 international soccer players African-American women's soccer players Medkila IL (women) players Damallsvenskan players Vittsjö GIK players 21st-century African-American sportspeople 21st-century African-American women 20th-century African-American people 20th-century African-American women
Jean Dubuc (born March 8, 1941) is a businessman and former Quebec politician. He represented La Prairie in the Quebec National Assembly from 2003 to 2007 as a Liberal. Born in Saint-Isidore, Quebec, the son of Antonio Dubuc and Marie-Jeanne Bouchard, he was educated in Delson. Dubuc served on the municipal council for Delson from 1976 to 1980. He was defeated when he ran for reelection in 2007. References 1941 births Quebec Liberal Party MNAs Living people 21st-century Canadian politicians
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Antoine Théophile Darlan (1915 – 10 April 1974) was a Central African politician and trade unionist, known for being the local chief of the Rassemblement démocratique africain (RDA) party in Ubangi-Shari prior to independence. Biography One of the most prominent politicians of Ubangi-Shari Antoine Darlan was born in 1915 in Kouango (Ouaka) to Elizabeth Mandalo, an Aboriginal, and Joseph Darlan a European of Portuguese origin. Although his official date of birth according to the Kouango birth registry was 8 June, it is impossible to know his true date of birth with certainty. His father never recognized him, and Darlan did not become a French citizen until 11 September 1937. As a Méti, Antoine Darlan had easy access to education and joined the colonial administration as a bookkeeper. The political climate in the French colonial empire in the late 1930s was peculiar in that the colonized peopled had no civic rights. Antoine Darlan became a political activist in a meeting of Oubanguian indigenous cadres, the Association and the Association of Métis. In 1941 as a French citizen, he was drafted in the Free French forces. He received a Colonial Medal for his wartime service. The end of the Second World War led to liberalization of colonial society. On 15 December 1946, for the first time an election for a representative council was organized in the colony. Darlan ran on the Action économique et sociale ticket and was elected, like his younger brother Georges Darlan. His peers choose him on 19 October 1947 to represent Ubangi-Shari in the French West Africa Federal Council in Brazzaville and in France at Versailles where the assembly seat of the French Union. According to historian Pierre Kalck, Antoine Darlan got to know the aboriginal member of the Ubangi-Shari Barthélemy Boganda. By the end of 1947, Antoine Darlan was elected to the vice presidency of the Grand Council of French Equatorial Africa. Antoine Darlan was deemed intelligent and level-headed by Georges Darlan, who he impressed with his moderate approach to Socialists. On 19 December 1947, he proposed at the podium of the Grand Council to substitute the term "French Equatorial Africa" with "Equatorial France", a measure that was adopted unanimously by the great advisers. The French government did not follow it though. Antoine Darlan began to disagree with the Socialists on colonial policy to follow, he joined in 1948 the Rassemblement démocratique africain (RDA), an inter-African movement equated to the Communists. The chief of the RDA in the colony On 23 December 1948, he formed in Bangui an Ubanguian section of the GDR which he chaired. In this capacity, he participated in the Second International Congress of the RDA organized in January 1949 in Abidjan. Darlan's faction became a relative success. His influence on the Second Quorum advisers was significant. But his anticolonial opinions earned him the enmity of the colonial administration and elected representatives of the European College. His African colleagues led by his brother George Darlan, joined in 1949 the latter to reject his demands for propaganda purposes. His faction began receiving a large amount of defections in June. Losing influence among elites, Darlan Antoine turned to the working class. He hardened his speech and directed his action towards unionism. From then on he was very close to the General Confederation of Labor. In 1950, while the RDA broke with the French Communist Party, Darlan still promoted far-left politics. Ironically, despite their opposing stances, his parliamentary actions were relatively similar with that of the Christian Democrat MP and anti-Communist Barthélemy Boganda. Both strongly denounced colonial abuses. He adopted in his articles published in the local organ of the GDR, AEF Nova, the strong positions similar to those of Boganda: on. 6 February 1949 Darlan wrote: "Our people are subjected to an odious exploitation. In this Ubangui with riches so varied and plentiful, the European element is considered as belonging to the superior race, the master race. The reactionary administration in the service of the colonial trusts has subjected the country to a reign of terror." In early 1952, a chief quarrel between them emerged. The popularity and electoral success of Boganda increased quickly because of Darlan. At the local elections of 30 March 1952, he became territorial adviser of the Ouaka region for the Movement for the Social Evolution of Black Africa (MESAN). That same year, he left the Ubanguian section of the GDR to join MESAN. Alliance with Boganda and disgrace Despite becoming Boganda's partner, his relations with the head of MESAN remained delicate. Darlan was critical of his working method, considering it too personal and not democratic. Boganda for his part, was wary because of his popularity among the working class and intellectuals. Not reappointed High Councillor of French Equatorial Africa, Darlan was finally removed from the local political scene. He focused on its metropolitan position of advisor to the Assembly of the French Union in which he was reelected in October 1953 under the GDR ticket. He had indeed never broken with this party, and continued to attend its big meetings. Darlan was a man who seemed to adapt to all situations. In 1955, despite his political beliefs, he accepted the co-vice-presidency of the Liberal Intergroup Ubangian (ILO) with Boganda and representatives of business, Rene Naud and Roger Guérillot. On 23 November 1956 he was elected deputy mayor of Bambari as a member of MESAN. In March 1957, he was re-elected territorial councilor of the Ouaka region, and in May he got back his great council seat of French Equatorial Africa under the MESAN ticket. On 19 September 1957, Antoine Darlan was dismissed from MESAN. It seems that this decision was made by Roger Guérillot. Boganda did not find this too hard to accept. He blamed Darlan for not only his membership in the GDR and former communist training, but also his Métis heritage. Sooner or later Boganda believed, Darlan would be conspiring with others to take power, like mulattos during the Haitian Revolution. This dismissal began the decline of his political career. Later life In March 1958, the RDA pushes him to run for president of the Grand Council against the incumbent president Boganda. After a long hesitation, Darlan withdrew. Five months after the adoption of the French Community, the Assembly of the French Union dissolved and thus its position of Councillor. On 24 and 25 November 1958 he participated in the Brazzaville meeting to decide on the fate of French Equatorial Africa. On this issue, he fell into the camp of the Federalists with Leopold Senghor and Boganda, opposed to separatist ideas championed by the leader of the GDR, Felix Houphouët-Boigny. Beginning in June 1958, Antoine Darlan was a new member of the Ubanguian section of the RDA that was reconstituted in 1957 among others by his brother George Darlan. Antoine Darlan quickly took control along with Hilaire Kotalimbora and turned it further left-wing. This was unacceptable for the president-founder of the GDR, Ivorian Houphouet-Boigny, who campaigned against him in the April 1959 legislative elections. Antoine Darlan was replaced as head of the GDR by his brother George Darlan. The election was a disaster for the GDR, MESAN won all seats, and Antoine Darlan was not elected. The Ubanguian section of the GDR fell into a deep crisis in the spring of 1959. Meanwhile Boganda died and a conflict between his proteges ensued. Darlan agreed with the democratic changes in Central Africa Movement (MEDAC) of Abel Goumba to counter the new strongman of MESAN, David Dacko. But this purely theoretical agreement ended when the MÉDAC dissolved the Council of Ministers at the order of Dacko on December 23, 1960. In 1962, it was his turn to see its GDR section dissolved with the institutionalization of the single party. Withdrawing permanently from political life, he turned instead to public service. Assigned to the Treasury and Finance Department of Foreign Affairs and finally the Plan, Darlan had a stable job where his qualities were appreciated. Transferred to France to be treated, he died in the hospital of Villejuif on 10 April 1974 . He was buried in the cemetery of Ndress in Bangui in the 7th arrondissement. Since 1980, in a decision by the President of the Central African Republic David Dacko, an avenue was named in his honor to pay tribute to his political career. This avenue starts from the central police station and crossing the "200 Villas" and the Avenue of Martyrs to reach Benzvil neighborhoods and Castors. References 1915 births 1974 deaths People of French Equatorial Africa People from Ouaka Rassemblement Démocratique Africain politicians Central African Republic politicians
Acacia lacertensis is a tree belonging to the genus Acacia and the subgenus Juliflorae that is endemic to tropical parts of northern central Australia. Description The slender tree with an open crown typically grows to a height of around . It blooms from June to July producing yellow flowers. It has stout angular branchlets that are glabrous with a powdery white coating. The straight to sigmoid phyllodes are attenuate at the base with a length of in length and a width of . The phyllodes have two to three prominent fine longitudinal nerves that are widely spaced. The flower-spikes are found occurring in pairs and are found on shoots located on the upper axils. The spikes are and loosely packed with golden yellow flowers. The straight seed pods that form after flowering are in length and around wide with convex valves over the seeds and prominent marginal nerves. The obloid-shaped seeds are arranged longitudinally within the pods and are around in length and wide. It is closely related to Acacia tropica which is found further to the east in the Gulf Country. Distribution The species is found in northern parts of the Northern Territory on the north western edges of the Arnhemland sandstone plateau. It is found in parts of the East Alligator River and its tributaries including Cooper Creek in Kakadu National Park where it grows along creek lines in sandy soils. See also List of Acacia species References lacertensis Flora of the Northern Territory Plants described in 1999 Taxa named by Leslie Pedley
Vexillum fidicula is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters. Description The length of the shell attains 15.4 mm. The shell is yellowish brown with a central white band. The ribs are whitish, sometimes a little nodular at the shoulder angle. Distribution This species occurs in the eastern Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean; also off Australia (Queensland) References Smith, E.A. 1876. A list of marine shells, chiefly from the Solomon Islands, with descriptions of several new species. Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Zoology 12: 535–562, pl. 30 Smith, E.A. 1903. Marine Mollusca. (pp. 589-630, pls. XXXV-XXXVI) in Gardiner, J.S. (ed.). The Fauna and Geography of the Maldive and Laccadive Archipelagoes, being the account of work carried on and of the collections made by an expedition during the years 1899 and 1900. Cambridge : University Press Vol. II(Part II) pp. 589–698, pls. XXXV-XLVIII). Cernohorsky, W.O. 1970. Systematics of the families Mitridae & Volutomitridae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum. Auckland, New Zealand 8: 1-190 Hinton, A. 1972. Shells of New Guinea and the central Indo-Pacific. Milton : Jacaranda Press xviii 94 pp. Salvat, B. & Rives, C. 1975. Coquillages de Polynésie. Tahiti : Papéete Les editions du pacifique, 391 pp. Arnaud, J.P., Berthault, C., Jeanpierre, R., Martin, J.C. & Martin, P. 2002. Costellariidae et Mitridae de Nouvelle Calédonie. Xenophora. Association française de conchyliologie. Supplément 100: 52 pp. Turner, H. 1989. Ungewöhnliche und neue Mitroidea aus dem Indopazifik. Teil 1. Club Conchylia Informationen 21(5/6): 30-62 Wils, E. & Verbinnen, G. 2002. Red Sea Mollusca: Part 12. Class Gastropoda; Family: Costellariidae. Gloria Maris 41(1-2): 29-37 Buijse J.A., Dekker H. & Verbinnen G. (2009) The identities of Mitra fidicula Gould, 1850, Mitra michaui Crosse & Fischer, 1864 and Mitra intertaeniata G.B. Sowerby II, 1874, with the description of a new Vexillum species (Gastropoda: Costellariidae). Visaya 2(4): 16-51. External links Gould, A. A. (1850). (descriptions of new species of shells from the United States Exploring Expedition). Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History. 3: 151-156, 169–172, 214-218, 252–256, 275–278, 292–296, 309–312, 343–348. Jickeli, C. F. (1874). Studien über die Conchylien des Rothen Meeres. I. Die Gattung Mitra Lam. Jahrbücher der Deutschen Malakozoologischen Gesellschaft. 1: 17-55 fidicula Gastropods described in 1850
PP-193 Pakpattan-III () is a Constituency of Provincial Assembly of Punjab. General elections 2018 General elections 2013 General elections 2008 See also PP-192 Pakpattan-II PP-194 Pakpattan-IV References External links Election commission Pakistan's official website Awazoday.com check result Official Website of Government of Punjab Provincial constituencies of Punjab, Pakistan
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Howwood railway station is a railway station serving the village of Howwood, Renfrewshire, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the Ayrshire Coast Line, south west of . History The original Howwood station was opened on 21 July 1840 by the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway and was known as Howood. The station had a very short life and closed just over two weeks later on 11 August 1840. A new station called Howwood was opened on 1 December 1876, 200 metres south west of the original, and closed on 7 March 1955. The current station opened on 12 March 2001, on the same site as the 1876 station. It has a 24-hour station car park with 30 spaces. Services 2016 service pattern There is a half-hourly service at the station. Trains run from Ayr-Glasgow Central, calling at all stops between Glasgow and Ayr. This drops to hourly in the evening and on Sundays, when trains run to either or . References Notes Sources External links Video footage of Howwood Station Railway stations in Renfrewshire Former Glasgow and South Western Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1840 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1840 Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1876 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1955 Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 2001 Railway stations served by ScotRail SPT railway stations
A Principal protected note (PPN) is an investment contract with a guaranteed rate of return of at least the amount invested, and a possible gain. Although traditional fixed income investments such as guaranteed investment certificates (GICs) and bonds provide investment security with little or no risk of capital loss, they provide modest returns. While stocks have the potential to deliver substantial returns, they do so at much greater risk. Throughout the unpredictable and volatile market conditions that characterised the late 1990s and early 2000s, investors increasingly sought out new approaches to investing that offered both security and potential growth. Principal protected notes (PPNs) were introduced to the North American financial marketplace at that time. Part of the structured products category, principal protected notes (also known as Guaranteed Linked Notes), can be linked to a broad range of underlying investments. These investments include indexes, mutual funds, baskets of mutual funds, baskets of stocks and even alternative offerings such as hedge funds. At the heart of a PPN is a guarantee. Typically, PPNs guarantee 100% of invested capital, as long as the note is held to maturity. That means, regardless of market conditions, investors receive back all money they invested. In other words, at maturity, payout on the Note is the original principal plus any appreciation from the underlying assets (typically a mutual fund or group of funds, an index or basket of equities, and sometimes hedge funds or even commodities). Principal protected notes may offer an array of benefits such as: 100% principal protection high growth potential enhanced income potential weekly liquidity the opportunity to invest in a broad range of investments potential for leveraged returns capital protection regardless of what happens in the markets Principal protected notes may offer disadvantages such as: opaque fee structure based on variables over the term of the investment payment only at maturation underlying investments that the average investor has no hope of understanding no prospectus, lack of information as to full details of underlying investment custom design causes difficulty in evaluating PPN vs. other PPNs or conventional investments lack of data showing how this type of investment has performed historically possibility of failure of underlying investments, resulting in loss of principal despite guarantees Example A common type of PPN is the stock plus option type. Its return equals at maturity for underlying call options. Where is a multiplication factor set in the contract, is the stock price at maturity, and is the option's strike price. See also Structured product External links Advisors Asset Management - A public website that describes structured products and unit investment trusts and provides access to these investments. Structured Investments - A good explanation many PPN factors, including the typical combination of zero coupon bonds with index options. The Structured Product LLC - A company focused exclusively on structured products, designed to educate investors as well as investment professionals on the benefits and risks of structured investments. UBS Structured Investments - A website that provides educational materials related to principally-protected notes and other structured investments as well as details on issuances of UBS Structured Investments. References Principal protected notes Interest-bearing instruments
```objective-c /* -*- mode: C++; c-basic-offset: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil -*- */ // vim: ft=cpp:expandtab:ts=8:sw=4:softtabstop=4: #ident "$Id$" /* COPYING CONDITIONS NOTICE: This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify published by the Free Software Foundation, and provided that the following conditions are met: * Redistributions of source code must retain this COPYING CONDITIONS NOTICE, the COPYRIGHT NOTICE (below), the DISCLAIMER (below), the UNIVERSITY PATENT NOTICE (below), the PATENT MARKING NOTICE (below), and the PATENT RIGHTS GRANT (below). * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce this COPYING CONDITIONS NOTICE, the COPYRIGHT NOTICE (below), the DISCLAIMER (below), the UNIVERSITY PATENT NOTICE (below), the PATENT MARKING NOTICE (below), and the PATENT RIGHTS GRANT (below) in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution. along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA. 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If you or your agent or exclusive licensee institute or order or agree to the institution of a PATENT CHALLENGE, then Tokutek may terminate any rights granted to you */ #ident "The technology is licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Rutgers State University of New Jersey, and the Research Foundation of State University of New York at Stony Brook under United States of America Serial No. 11/760379 and to the patents and/or patent applications resulting from it." #if !defined(HA_TOKUDB_H) #define HA_TOKUDB_H #include <db.h> #include "hatoku_cmp.h" #define HA_TOKU_ORIG_VERSION 4 #define HA_TOKU_VERSION 4 // // no capabilities yet // #define HA_TOKU_CAP 0 class ha_tokudb; typedef struct loader_context { THD* thd; char write_status_msg[200]; ha_tokudb* ha; } *LOADER_CONTEXT; // // This object stores table information that is to be shared // among all ha_tokudb objects. // There is one instance per table, shared among threads. // Some of the variables here are the DB* pointers to indexes, // and auto increment information. // class TOKUDB_SHARE { public: void init(void); void destroy(void); public: char *table_name; uint table_name_length, use_count; pthread_mutex_t mutex; THR_LOCK lock; ulonglong auto_ident; ulonglong last_auto_increment, auto_inc_create_value; // // estimate on number of rows in table // ha_rows rows; // // estimate on number of rows added in the process of a locked tables // this is so we can better estimate row count during a lock table // ha_rows rows_from_locked_table; DB *status_block; // // DB that is indexed on the primary key // DB *file; // // array of all DB's that make up table, includes DB that // is indexed on the primary key, add 1 in case primary // key is hidden // DB *key_file[MAX_KEY +1]; rw_lock_t key_file_lock; uint status, version, capabilities; uint ref_length; // // whether table has an auto increment column // bool has_auto_inc; // // index of auto increment column in table->field, if auto_inc exists // uint ai_field_index; // // whether the primary key has a string // bool pk_has_string; KEY_AND_COL_INFO kc_info; // // we want the following optimization for bulk loads, if the table is empty, // attempt to grab a table lock. emptiness check can be expensive, // so we try it once for a table. After that, we keep this variable around // to tell us to not try it again. // bool try_table_lock; bool has_unique_keys; bool replace_into_fast; rw_lock_t num_DBs_lock; uint32_t num_DBs; pthread_cond_t m_openclose_cond; enum { CLOSED, OPENING, OPENED, CLOSING, ERROR } m_state; int m_error; int m_initialize_count; uint n_rec_per_key; uint64_t *rec_per_key; }; typedef struct st_filter_key_part_info { uint offset; uint part_index; } FILTER_KEY_PART_INFO; typedef enum { lock_read = 0, lock_write } TABLE_LOCK_TYPE; // the number of rows bulk fetched in one callback grows exponentially // with the bulk fetch iteration, so the max iteration is the max number // of shifts we can perform on a 64 bit integer. #define HA_TOKU_BULK_FETCH_ITERATION_MAX 63 class ha_tokudb : public handler { private: THR_LOCK_DATA lock; ///< MySQL lock TOKUDB_SHARE *share; ///< Shared lock info #ifdef MARIADB_BASE_VERSION // MariaDB version of MRR DsMrr_impl ds_mrr; #elif 50600 <= MYSQL_VERSION_ID && MYSQL_VERSION_ID <= 50699 // MySQL version of MRR DsMrr_impl ds_mrr; #endif // For ICP. Cache our own copies Item* toku_pushed_idx_cond; uint toku_pushed_idx_cond_keyno; /* The index which the above condition is for */ bool icp_went_out_of_range; // // last key returned by ha_tokudb's cursor // DBT last_key; // // pointer used for multi_alloc of key_buff, key_buff2, primary_key_buff // void *alloc_ptr; // // buffer used to temporarily store a "packed row" // data pointer of a DBT will end up pointing to this // see pack_row for usage // uchar *rec_buff; // // number of bytes allocated in rec_buff // ulong alloced_rec_buff_length; // // same as above two, but for updates // uchar *rec_update_buff; ulong alloced_update_rec_buff_length; uint32_t max_key_length; uchar* range_query_buff; // range query buffer uint32_t size_range_query_buff; // size of the allocated range query buffer uint32_t bytes_used_in_range_query_buff; // number of bytes used in the range query buffer uint32_t curr_range_query_buff_offset; // current offset into the range query buffer for queries to read uint64_t bulk_fetch_iteration; uint64_t rows_fetched_using_bulk_fetch; bool doing_bulk_fetch; bool maybe_index_scan; // // buffer used to temporarily store a "packed key" // data pointer of a DBT will end up pointing to this // uchar *key_buff; // // buffer used to temporarily store a "packed key" // data pointer of a DBT will end up pointing to this // This is used in functions that require the packing // of more than one key // uchar *key_buff2; uchar *key_buff3; uchar *key_buff4; // // buffer used to temporarily store a "packed key" // data pointer of a DBT will end up pointing to this // currently this is only used for a primary key in // the function update_row, hence the name. It // does not carry any state throughout the class. // uchar *primary_key_buff; // // ranges of prelocked area, used to know how much to bulk fetch // uchar *prelocked_left_range; uint32_t prelocked_left_range_size; uchar *prelocked_right_range; uint32_t prelocked_right_range_size; // // individual DBTs for each index // DBT_ARRAY mult_key_dbt_array[2*(MAX_KEY + 1)]; DBT_ARRAY mult_rec_dbt_array[MAX_KEY + 1]; uint32_t mult_put_flags[MAX_KEY + 1]; uint32_t mult_del_flags[MAX_KEY + 1]; uint32_t mult_dbt_flags[MAX_KEY + 1]; // // when unpacking blobs, we need to store it in a temporary // buffer that will persist because MySQL just gets a pointer to the // blob data, a pointer we need to ensure is valid until the next // query // uchar* blob_buff; uint32_t num_blob_bytes; bool unpack_entire_row; // // buffers (and their sizes) that will hold the indexes // of fields that need to be read for a query // uint32_t* fixed_cols_for_query; uint32_t num_fixed_cols_for_query; uint32_t* var_cols_for_query; uint32_t num_var_cols_for_query; bool read_blobs; bool read_key; // // transaction used by ha_tokudb's cursor // DB_TXN *transaction; // external_lock will set this true for read operations that will be closely followed by write operations. bool use_write_locks; // use write locks for reads // // instance of cursor being used for init_xxx and rnd_xxx functions // DBC *cursor; uint32_t cursor_flags; // flags for cursor // // flags that are returned in table_flags() // ulonglong int_table_flags; // // count on the number of rows that gets changed, such as when write_row occurs // this is meant to help keep estimate on number of elements in DB // ulonglong added_rows; ulonglong deleted_rows; uint last_dup_key; // // if set to 0, then the primary key is not hidden // if non-zero (not necessarily 1), primary key is hidden // uint hidden_primary_key; bool key_read, using_ignore; bool using_ignore_no_key; // // After a cursor encounters an error, the cursor will be unusable // In case MySQL attempts to do a cursor operation (such as rnd_next // or index_prev), we will gracefully return this error instead of crashing // int last_cursor_error; // // For instances where we successfully prelock a range or a table, // we set this to true so that successive cursor calls can know // know to limit the locking overhead in a call to the fractal tree // bool range_lock_grabbed; bool range_lock_grabbed_null; // // For bulk inserts, we want option of not updating auto inc // until all inserts are done. By default, is false // bool delay_updating_ai_metadata; // if true, don't update auto-increment metadata until bulk load completes bool ai_metadata_update_required; // if true, autoincrement metadata must be updated // // buffer for updating the status of long insert, delete, and update // statements. Right now, the the messages are // "[inserted|updated|deleted] about %llu rows", // so a buffer of 200 is good enough. // char write_status_msg[200]; //buffer of 200 should be a good upper bound. struct loader_context lc; DB_LOADER* loader; bool abort_loader; int loader_error; bool num_DBs_locked_in_bulk; uint32_t lock_count; bool fix_rec_buff_for_blob(ulong length); bool fix_rec_update_buff_for_blob(ulong length); uchar current_ident[TOKUDB_HIDDEN_PRIMARY_KEY_LENGTH]; ulong max_row_length(const uchar * buf); int pack_row_in_buff( DBT * row, const uchar* record, uint index, uchar* row_buff ); int pack_row( DBT * row, const uchar* record, uint index ); int pack_old_row_for_update( DBT * row, const uchar* record, uint index ); uint32_t place_key_into_mysql_buff(KEY* key_info, uchar * record, uchar* data); void unpack_key(uchar * record, DBT const *key, uint index); uint32_t place_key_into_dbt_buff(KEY* key_info, uchar * buff, const uchar * record, bool* has_null, int key_length); DBT* create_dbt_key_from_key(DBT * key, KEY* key_info, uchar * buff, const uchar * record, bool* has_null, bool dont_pack_pk, int key_length, uint8_t inf_byte); DBT *create_dbt_key_from_table(DBT * key, uint keynr, uchar * buff, const uchar * record, bool* has_null, int key_length = MAX_KEY_LENGTH); DBT* create_dbt_key_for_lookup(DBT * key, KEY* key_info, uchar * buff, const uchar * record, bool* has_null, int key_length = MAX_KEY_LENGTH); DBT *pack_key(DBT * key, uint keynr, uchar * buff, const uchar * key_ptr, uint key_length, int8_t inf_byte); #if TOKU_INCLUDE_EXTENDED_KEYS DBT *pack_ext_key(DBT * key, uint keynr, uchar * buff, const uchar * key_ptr, uint key_length, int8_t inf_byte); #endif bool key_changed(uint keynr, const uchar * old_row, const uchar * new_row); int handle_cursor_error(int error, int err_to_return, uint keynr); DBT *get_pos(DBT * to, uchar * pos); int open_main_dictionary(const char* name, bool is_read_only, DB_TXN* txn); int open_secondary_dictionary(DB** ptr, KEY* key_info, const char* name, bool is_read_only, DB_TXN* txn); int acquire_table_lock (DB_TXN* trans, TABLE_LOCK_TYPE lt); int estimate_num_rows(DB* db, uint64_t* num_rows, DB_TXN* txn); bool has_auto_increment_flag(uint* index); int write_frm_data(DB* db, DB_TXN* txn, const char* frm_name); int verify_frm_data(const char* frm_name, DB_TXN* trans); int remove_frm_data(DB *db, DB_TXN *txn); int write_to_status(DB* db, HA_METADATA_KEY curr_key_data, void* data, uint size, DB_TXN* txn); int remove_from_status(DB* db, HA_METADATA_KEY curr_key_data, DB_TXN* txn); int write_metadata(DB* db, void* key, uint key_size, void* data, uint data_size, DB_TXN* txn); int remove_metadata(DB* db, void* key_data, uint key_size, DB_TXN* transaction); int update_max_auto_inc(DB* db, ulonglong val); int remove_key_name_from_status(DB* status_block, char* key_name, DB_TXN* txn); int write_key_name_to_status(DB* status_block, char* key_name, DB_TXN* txn); int write_auto_inc_create(DB* db, ulonglong val, DB_TXN* txn); void init_auto_increment(); bool can_replace_into_be_fast(TABLE_SHARE* table_share, KEY_AND_COL_INFO* kc_info, uint pk); int initialize_share(const char* name, int mode); void set_query_columns(uint keynr); int prelock_range (const key_range *start_key, const key_range *end_key); int create_txn(THD* thd, tokudb_trx_data* trx); bool may_table_be_empty(DB_TXN *txn); int delete_or_rename_table (const char* from_name, const char* to_name, bool is_delete); int delete_or_rename_dictionary( const char* from_name, const char* to_name, const char* index_name, bool is_key, DB_TXN* txn, bool is_delete); int truncate_dictionary( uint keynr, DB_TXN* txn ); int create_secondary_dictionary( const char* name, TABLE* form, KEY* key_info, DB_TXN* txn, KEY_AND_COL_INFO* kc_info, uint32_t keynr, bool is_hot_index, toku_compression_method compression_method ); int create_main_dictionary(const char* name, TABLE* form, DB_TXN* txn, KEY_AND_COL_INFO* kc_info, toku_compression_method compression_method); void trace_create_table_info(const char *name, TABLE * form); int is_index_unique(bool* is_unique, DB_TXN* txn, DB* db, KEY* key_info, int lock_flags); int is_val_unique(bool* is_unique, uchar* record, KEY* key_info, uint dict_index, DB_TXN* txn); int do_uniqueness_checks(uchar* record, DB_TXN* txn, THD* thd); void set_main_dict_put_flags(THD* thd, bool opt_eligible, uint32_t* put_flags); int insert_row_to_main_dictionary(uchar* record, DBT* pk_key, DBT* pk_val, DB_TXN* txn); int insert_rows_to_dictionaries_mult(DBT* pk_key, DBT* pk_val, DB_TXN* txn, THD* thd); void test_row_packing(uchar* record, DBT* pk_key, DBT* pk_val); uint32_t fill_row_mutator( uchar* buf, uint32_t* dropped_columns, uint32_t num_dropped_columns, TABLE* altered_table, KEY_AND_COL_INFO* altered_kc_info, uint32_t keynr, bool is_add ); // 0 <= active_index < table_share->keys || active_index == MAX_KEY // tokudb_active_index = active_index if active_index < table_share->keys, else tokudb_active_index = primary_key = table_share->keys uint tokudb_active_index; public: ha_tokudb(handlerton * hton, TABLE_SHARE * table_arg); ~ha_tokudb(); const char *table_type() const; const char *index_type(uint inx); const char **bas_ext() const; // // Returns a bit mask of capabilities of storage engine. Capabilities // defined in sql/handler.h // ulonglong table_flags(void) const; ulong index_flags(uint inx, uint part, bool all_parts) const; // // Returns limit on the number of keys imposed by tokudb. // uint max_supported_keys() const { return MAX_KEY; } uint extra_rec_buf_length() const { return TOKUDB_HIDDEN_PRIMARY_KEY_LENGTH; } ha_rows estimate_rows_upper_bound(); // // Returns the limit on the key length imposed by tokudb. // uint max_supported_key_length() const { return UINT_MAX32; } // // Returns limit on key part length imposed by tokudb. // uint max_supported_key_part_length() const { return UINT_MAX32; } const key_map *keys_to_use_for_scanning() { return &key_map_full; } double scan_time(); double read_time(uint index, uint ranges, ha_rows rows); // Defined in mariadb double keyread_time(uint index, uint ranges, ha_rows rows); // Defined in mysql 5.6 double index_only_read_time(uint keynr, double records); int open(const char *name, int mode, uint test_if_locked); int close(void); void update_create_info(HA_CREATE_INFO* create_info); int create(const char *name, TABLE * form, HA_CREATE_INFO * create_info); int delete_table(const char *name); int rename_table(const char *from, const char *to); int optimize(THD * thd, HA_CHECK_OPT * check_opt); int analyze(THD * thd, HA_CHECK_OPT * check_opt); int write_row(uchar * buf); int update_row(const uchar * old_data, uchar * new_data); int delete_row(const uchar * buf); #if MYSQL_VERSION_ID >= 100000 void start_bulk_insert(ha_rows rows, uint flags); #else void start_bulk_insert(ha_rows rows); #endif int end_bulk_insert(); int end_bulk_insert(bool abort); int prepare_index_scan(); int prepare_index_key_scan( const uchar * key, uint key_len ); int prepare_range_scan( const key_range *start_key, const key_range *end_key); void column_bitmaps_signal(); int index_init(uint index, bool sorted); int index_end(); int index_next_same(uchar * buf, const uchar * key, uint keylen); int index_read(uchar * buf, const uchar * key, uint key_len, enum ha_rkey_function find_flag); int index_read_last(uchar * buf, const uchar * key, uint key_len); int index_next(uchar * buf); int index_prev(uchar * buf); int index_first(uchar * buf); int index_last(uchar * buf); int rnd_init(bool scan); int rnd_end(); int rnd_next(uchar * buf); int rnd_pos(uchar * buf, uchar * pos); int read_range_first(const key_range *start_key, const key_range *end_key, bool eq_range, bool sorted); int read_range_next(); void position(const uchar * record); int info(uint); int extra(enum ha_extra_function operation); int reset(void); int external_lock(THD * thd, int lock_type); int start_stmt(THD * thd, thr_lock_type lock_type); ha_rows records_in_range(uint inx, key_range * min_key, key_range * max_key); uint32_t get_cursor_isolation_flags(enum thr_lock_type lock_type, THD* thd); THR_LOCK_DATA **store_lock(THD * thd, THR_LOCK_DATA ** to, enum thr_lock_type lock_type); int get_status(DB_TXN* trans); void init_hidden_prim_key_info(DB_TXN *txn); inline void get_auto_primary_key(uchar * to) { tokudb_pthread_mutex_lock(&share->mutex); share->auto_ident++; hpk_num_to_char(to, share->auto_ident); tokudb_pthread_mutex_unlock(&share->mutex); } virtual void get_auto_increment(ulonglong offset, ulonglong increment, ulonglong nb_desired_values, ulonglong * first_value, ulonglong * nb_reserved_values); bool is_optimize_blocking(); bool is_auto_inc_singleton(); void print_error(int error, myf errflag); uint8 table_cache_type() { return HA_CACHE_TBL_TRANSACT; } bool primary_key_is_clustered() { return true; } bool supports_clustered_keys() { return true; } int cmp_ref(const uchar * ref1, const uchar * ref2); bool check_if_incompatible_data(HA_CREATE_INFO * info, uint table_changes); #ifdef MARIADB_BASE_VERSION // MariaDB MRR introduced in 5.5, API changed in MariaDB 10.0 #if MYSQL_VERSION_ID >= 100000 #define COST_VECT Cost_estimate #endif int multi_range_read_init(RANGE_SEQ_IF* seq, void* seq_init_param, uint n_ranges, uint mode, HANDLER_BUFFER *buf); int multi_range_read_next(range_id_t *range_info); ha_rows multi_range_read_info_const(uint keyno, RANGE_SEQ_IF *seq, void *seq_init_param, uint n_ranges, uint *bufsz, uint *flags, COST_VECT *cost); ha_rows multi_range_read_info(uint keyno, uint n_ranges, uint keys, uint key_parts, uint *bufsz, uint *flags, COST_VECT *cost); int multi_range_read_explain_info(uint mrr_mode, char *str, size_t size); #else // MySQL MRR introduced in 5.6 #if 50600 <= MYSQL_VERSION_ID && MYSQL_VERSION_ID <= 50699 int multi_range_read_init(RANGE_SEQ_IF *seq, void *seq_init_param, uint n_ranges, uint mode, HANDLER_BUFFER *buf); int multi_range_read_next(char **range_info); ha_rows multi_range_read_info_const(uint keyno, RANGE_SEQ_IF *seq, void *seq_init_param, uint n_ranges, uint *bufsz, uint *flags, Cost_estimate *cost); ha_rows multi_range_read_info(uint keyno, uint n_ranges, uint keys, uint *bufsz, uint *flags, Cost_estimate *cost); #endif #endif // ICP introduced in MariaDB 5.5 Item* idx_cond_push(uint keyno, class Item* idx_cond); #if TOKU_INCLUDE_ALTER_56 public: enum_alter_inplace_result check_if_supported_inplace_alter(TABLE *altered_table, Alter_inplace_info *ha_alter_info); bool prepare_inplace_alter_table(TABLE *altered_table, Alter_inplace_info *ha_alter_info); bool inplace_alter_table(TABLE *altered_table, Alter_inplace_info *ha_alter_info); bool commit_inplace_alter_table(TABLE *altered_table, Alter_inplace_info *ha_alter_info, bool commit); private: int alter_table_add_index(TABLE *altered_table, Alter_inplace_info *ha_alter_info); int alter_table_drop_index(TABLE *altered_table, Alter_inplace_info *ha_alter_info); int alter_table_add_or_drop_column(TABLE *altered_table, Alter_inplace_info *ha_alter_info); int alter_table_expand_varchar_offsets(TABLE *altered_table, Alter_inplace_info *ha_alter_info); int alter_table_expand_columns(TABLE *altered_table, Alter_inplace_info *ha_alter_info); int alter_table_expand_one_column(TABLE *altered_table, Alter_inplace_info *ha_alter_info, int expand_field_num); int alter_table_expand_blobs(TABLE *altered_table, Alter_inplace_info *ha_alter_info); void print_alter_info(TABLE *altered_table, Alter_inplace_info *ha_alter_info); int setup_kc_info(TABLE *altered_table, KEY_AND_COL_INFO *kc_info); int new_row_descriptor(TABLE *table, TABLE *altered_table, Alter_inplace_info *ha_alter_info, uint32_t idx, DBT *row_descriptor); public: #endif #if TOKU_INCLUDE_ALTER_55 public: // Returns true of the 5.6 inplace alter table interface is used. bool try_hot_alter_table(); // Used by the partition storage engine to provide new frm data for the table. int new_alter_table_frm_data(const uchar *frm_data, size_t frm_len); #endif private: int tokudb_add_index( TABLE *table_arg, KEY *key_info, uint num_of_keys, DB_TXN* txn, bool* inc_num_DBs, bool* modified_DB ); void restore_add_index(TABLE* table_arg, uint num_of_keys, bool incremented_numDBs, bool modified_DBs); int drop_indexes(TABLE *table_arg, uint *key_num, uint num_of_keys, KEY *key_info, DB_TXN* txn); void restore_drop_indexes(TABLE *table_arg, uint *key_num, uint num_of_keys); public: // delete all rows from the table // effect: all dictionaries, including the main and indexes, should be empty int discard_or_import_tablespace(my_bool discard); int truncate(); int delete_all_rows(); void extract_hidden_primary_key(uint keynr, DBT const *found_key); void read_key_only(uchar * buf, uint keynr, DBT const *found_key); int read_row_callback (uchar * buf, uint keynr, DBT const *row, DBT const *found_key); int read_primary_key(uchar * buf, uint keynr, DBT const *row, DBT const *found_key); int unpack_blobs( uchar* record, const uchar* from_tokudb_blob, uint32_t num_blob_bytes, bool check_bitmap ); int unpack_row( uchar* record, DBT const *row, DBT const *key, uint index ); int prefix_cmp_dbts( uint keynr, const DBT* first_key, const DBT* second_key) { return tokudb_prefix_cmp_dbt_key(share->key_file[keynr], first_key, second_key); } void track_progress(THD* thd); void set_loader_error(int err); void set_dup_value_for_pk(DBT* key); // // index into key_file that holds DB* that is indexed on // the primary_key. this->key_file[primary_index] == this->file // uint primary_key; int check(THD *thd, HA_CHECK_OPT *check_opt); int fill_range_query_buf( bool need_val, DBT const *key, DBT const *row, int direction, THD* thd, uchar* buf, DBT* key_to_compare ); #if TOKU_INCLUDE_ROW_TYPE_COMPRESSION enum row_type get_row_type() const; #endif private: int read_full_row(uchar * buf); int __close(); int get_next(uchar* buf, int direction, DBT* key_to_compare, bool do_key_read); int read_data_from_range_query_buff(uchar* buf, bool need_val, bool do_key_read); // for ICP, only in MariaDB and MySQL 5.6 #if defined(MARIADB_BASE_VERSION) || (50600 <= MYSQL_VERSION_ID && MYSQL_VERSION_ID <= 50699) enum icp_result toku_handler_index_cond_check(Item* pushed_idx_cond); #endif void invalidate_bulk_fetch(); void invalidate_icp(); int delete_all_rows_internal(); void close_dsmrr(); void reset_dsmrr(); #if TOKU_INCLUDE_WRITE_FRM_DATA int write_frm_data(const uchar *frm_data, size_t frm_len); #endif #if TOKU_INCLUDE_UPSERT private: int fast_update(THD *thd, List<Item> &update_fields, List<Item> &update_values, Item *conds); bool check_fast_update(THD *thd, List<Item> &update_fields, List<Item> &update_values, Item *conds); int send_update_message(List<Item> &update_fields, List<Item> &update_values, Item *conds, DB_TXN *txn); int upsert(THD *thd, List<Item> &update_fields, List<Item> &update_values); bool check_upsert(THD *thd, List<Item> &update_fields, List<Item> &update_values); int send_upsert_message(THD *thd, List<Item> &update_fields, List<Item> &update_values, DB_TXN *txn); #endif public: // mysql sometimes retires a txn before a cursor that references the txn is closed. // for example, commit is sometimes called before index_end. the following methods // put the handler on a list of handlers that get cleaned up when the txn is retired. void cleanup_txn(DB_TXN *txn); private: LIST trx_handler_list; void add_to_trx_handler_list(); void remove_from_trx_handler_list(); private: int do_optimize(THD *thd); int map_to_handler_error(int error); public: void rpl_before_write_rows(); void rpl_after_write_rows(); void rpl_before_delete_rows(); void rpl_after_delete_rows(); void rpl_before_update_rows(); void rpl_after_update_rows(); bool rpl_lookup_rows(); private: bool in_rpl_write_rows; bool in_rpl_delete_rows; bool in_rpl_update_rows; }; #if TOKU_INCLUDE_OPTION_STRUCTS struct ha_table_option_struct { uint row_format; }; struct ha_index_option_struct { bool clustering; }; static inline bool key_is_clustering(const KEY *key) { return (key->flags & HA_CLUSTERING) || (key->option_struct && key->option_struct->clustering); } #else static inline bool key_is_clustering(const KEY *key) { return key->flags & HA_CLUSTERING; } #endif #endif ```
Sharp-Leadenhall is a neighborhood in south Baltimore, Maryland. References Neighborhoods in Baltimore South Baltimore
The 2024 São Paulo municipal election will take place in the city of São Paulo, Brazil on 6 October 2024. Voters will elect a mayor, vice mayor, and 55 city council members. The incumbent mayor, Ricardo Nunes of the Brazilian Democratic Movement (MDB), intends to run for reelection. Candidates Pre-candidates Brazilian Democratic Movement Ricardo Nunes - Former city councillor of São Paulo and incumbent mayor since 2021. Liberal Party Marcos Pontes - Astronaut, former Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation and Senator of the Republic from São Paulo since 2023. Brazilian Socialist Party Tabata Amaral - Educational activist and Federal Deputy from São Paulo since 2019. Free Brazil Movement (part of Brazil Union) Kim Kataguiri - Anti-corruption activist, MBL leader, and federal deputy from São Paulo since 2019. Socialism and Liberty Party Guilherme Boulos - Professor, activist, candidate for President of Brazil in 2018, candidate for Mayor of São Paulo in 2020, Federal Deputy from São Paulo since 2023. Withdrawn candidates Ricardo Salles (PL) - Former Minister of the Environment and Federal Deputy from São Paulo since 2023. José Luiz Datena - TV presenter and journalist. Outgoing Municipal Chamber The result of the last municipal election and the current situation in the Municipal Chamber is given below: Opinion polls 2023 Notes References Mayoral elections in São Paulo São Paulo October 2024 events in Brazil
Nevada Bachelors were an American rock band from Seattle, Washington, formed in 1997. The band's lineup consisted of Robb Benson (vocals, rhythm guitar, keyboard), Mike Squires (lead guitar, backing vocals) and Ben Brunn (bass, backing vocals). Dusty Hayes was the band's drummer from their formation until 1999, and was replaced by Jason Finn. They released two studio albums, Carrots & So On (1998) and Hello Jupiter (2000), before disbanding in 2001. History Formation and Carrots & So On (1997–1999) After moving to Seattle in 1991, musician Robb Benson played with a number of bands before forming the Nevada Bachelors with Dusty Hayes (drums) and Ben Brunn (bass) in 1997. Later, adding to the lineup, former Eat the Feeling bassist and former Compass guitarist Mike Squires,. They recorded their debut album entitled Carrots & So On in February 1998 with Johnny Sangster producing, and the band co-producing, at Egg Studios in Seattle, Washington. The album was released on October 13 of that year through Conrad Uno's PopLlama. The album was well received, earning comparisons to Blur, Supergrass, The Police and Bracket. The band toured in support of the album, while they played several shows supporting Death Cab for Cutie. However, by July 1999, Hayes had departed the band and was replaced by Jason Finn formerly of The Presidents of the United States of America, with the Nevada Bachelors supporting Fountains of Wayne the same year. Hello Jupiter and disbanding (1999–2001) In November 1999, the band recorded their second album entitled Hello Jupiter with producer Martin Feveyear at Jupiter Studios in Seattle, Washington, with the album released on April 11, 2000 through Pop Llama. The same year, Finn, Dave Dederer and Chris Ballew reformed The Presidents of the United States of America while Squires joined Harvey Danger as their live guitarist. By 2001, Benson disbanded the band, citing a lack of focus due to the band members involvements with various projects. Following the breakup, Benson released his first solo EP before forming Dear John Letters with producer, guitarist Johnny Sangster, bassist Richard Davidson and drummer Cassady Laton. However, the band disbanded in 2004 with Benson pursuing a solo career. Squires continued as live guitarist with Harvey Danger before joining The Long Winters then Loaded. Band members Robb Benson – vocals, rhythm guitar, keyboard (1997–2001) Mike Squires – lead guitar, backing vocals (1997–2001) Ben Brunn – bass, backing vocals (1997–2001) Dusty Hayes – drums, backing vocals (1997–1999) Jason Finn – drums (1999–2001) Discography Carrots & So On (1998) Hello Jupiter (2000) References External links Nevada Bachelors on Myspace Alternative rock groups from Washington (state) Musical groups established in 1997 Musical groups disestablished in 2001 Musical groups from Seattle PopLlama Records artists
Gov. Thomas Hutchinson's Ha-ha is a historic ha-ha at 100–122 Randolph Avenue in Milton, Massachusetts, United States. The ha-ha (a sunken wall which permits unblocked views, while still serving functions of a wall such as delineating a border and preventing livestock from crossing) was constructed by then-Acting Governor Thomas Hutchinson in the early 1700s, when the land was part of his extensive Milton estate. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975, and is a contributing property to the Milton Hill Historic District. The ha-ha, which is of modest size, is now on the grounds of St. Michael's Church at 100 Randolph Avenue, approximately one block from Governor Hutchinson's Field, a property of The Trustees of Reservations. Park on the street and walk in the driveway to the left (north) of the church. The ha-ha, with a descriptive sign, is on the right before the bend of the driveway. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Milton, Massachusetts References National Register of Historic Places in Milton, Massachusetts Buildings and structures completed in 1771 Milton, Massachusetts Individually listed contributing properties to historic districts on the National Register in Massachusetts
The embassy of Peru in Cuba () represents the permanent diplomatic mission of the South American country in Cuba. The current Peruvian ambassador to Cuba is Gonzalo Flavio Guillén Beker. History Peru and Cuba established relations in 1902. After the Cuban Revolution, relations continued, but their troubled nature led to Peru to sever diplomatic relationships on December 30, 1960, leading to the closure of the Peruvian embassy. After the establishment of Juan Velasco Alvarado's Revolutionary Government, Peru reestablished its relations with Cuba on 8 July 1972, which have remained since. 1980 crisis On early 1980, a small group of Cuban citizens made their way into the embassy, instigating an international crisis over the diplomatic status of around 10,000 asylum-seeking Cubans who joined them over the following days after the Cuban government ceased its protection of the embassy. In the aftermath of the event, the embassy—then located on the 5th Avenue of Miramar—closed and became the Militant People's March Historic Museum () until 1988, when the expo was moved to the Municipal Museum at Marianao. After a period of abandonment, the former embassy was demolished in the summer of 1999, becoming the parking lot area for a tourist hotel opened as the Novotel, and later known as the Occidental Miramar, and ultimately as the Memories Miramar. See also Cuba–Peru relations List of ambassadors of Peru to Cuba References Peru Havana Cuba–Peru relations
The British Library Coptic Language Collection is a collection of about 1600 manuscripts in the Coptic language dating from 350 to 2000 AD. The collection was one of the first to reach Europe, and the texts are written on papyrus, leather, vellum and paper. The British Library also holds a collection of about 1500 printed books and serials in Coptic. References Coptic Language Collection British Library
Henry Perkins (10 December 1832 – 6 May 1916) was an English lawyer, cricketer and cricket administrator. He played first-class cricket for Cambridge University, Cambridge Town Club (aka Cambridgeshire), Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) and various amateur sides between 1854 and 1868, and he was the secretary of the MCC from 1876 to 1898. He was born at Sawston, Cambridgeshire, and died at New Barnet, then in Hertfordshire. The son of the curate of Sawston, Perkins was educated at Bury St Edmunds and at Trinity College, Cambridge. His father died when he was five years old, but at seven he inherited an estate at Thriplow, Cambridgeshire. He was at Cambridge University from the autumn of 1850, but appeared in important cricket only in his later years there, and his sole first-class match for the first team was the 1854 University Match against Oxford University; at the end of the first day in this game Cambridge, already facing a first-innings deficit of 68, had lost seven wickets for just 13 runs in their second innings, but on the second morning Perkins made 27 out of a final total of 60. Leaving Cambridge with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1854 – converted to a Master of Arts in 1857 – Perkins qualified as a barrister at the Inner Temple and was called to the bar in 1858, practising on the Norfolk Circuit. He played intermittent first-class cricket matches from 1856 to 1868, appearing most regularly for the Cambridgeshire county team, which was first-class in some games until the late 1860s, and where he also acted as honorary secretary. A lower-order, sometimes tail-end, right-handed batsman and a right-arm underarm lob bowler, his best bowling came in an 1862 Cambridgeshire match against Nottinghamshire, taking five second innings wickets (out of seven that fell) for just 48 runs. He had earlier taken five wickets for 83 runs for the "Gentlemen of the North" against the "Gentlemen of the South" in a match in 1859 and in this game he also scored 36 in the first innings, which was his highest first-class score. Perkins became secretary of the MCC in 1876 and remained in the post for 22 years; he instituted the annual meeting of the county club secretaries at which the fixture list was agreed, with the counties that achieved a threshold number of home and away fixtures qualifying from 1890 for the County Championship. At his retirement in 1898, when he was succeeded by Francis Lacey, he was voted an annual pension of £400 a year and given life membership. MCC membership doubled from 2,000 to 4,000 during his tenure, and he was also responsible for a written history of the club at its centenary in 1887. He was also an author in his legal career, acting as editor of Dixon's Law of the Farm. In 1855, Perkins married Blanche, daughter of Charles Fiddey; three of their sons also attended Cambridge University. His brother, John, was also a first-class cricketer. References External links 1832 births 1916 deaths People from Sawston People educated at King Edward VI School, Bury St Edmunds Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge English cricketers Cambridge University cricketers All-England Eleven cricketers Cambridge Town Club cricketers Marylebone Cricket Club cricketers Gentlemen of England cricketers Members of the Inner Temple English barristers Gentlemen of the North cricketers Gentlemen of the South cricketers Southgate cricketers English cricket administrators Secretaries of the Marylebone Cricket Club 19th-century British businesspeople Cricketers from Cambridgeshire
Pleśno is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gubin, within Krosno Odrzańskie County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland, close to the German border. References Villages in Krosno Odrzańskie County
This is a list of newspapers in Virginia. Daily, weekly and other newspapers (currently published) University newspapers Brackety-Ack – student newspaper of Roanoke College The Breeze – student newspaper of James Madison University The Bullet – student newspaper of the University of Mary Washington The Buzz – student newspaper of Shenandoah University The Cadet – student newspaper of Virginia Military Institute The Captain's Log – student newspaper of Christopher Newport University The Cavalier Daily – student newspaper of the University of Virginia The Collegian – student newspaper of the University of Richmond Collegiate Times – student newspaper of Virginia Tech The Commonwealth Times – student newspaper of Virginia Commonwealth University The Critograph – student newspaper of Lynchburg College Fourth Estate – student newspaper at George Mason University The Flat Hat – student newspaper of the College of William & Mary The Hampden-Sydney Tiger – student newspaper of Hampden-Sydney College The Hampton Script – student newspaper of Hampton University The Highland Cavalier – student newspaper of the University of Virginia's College at Wise Hollins Columns – student newspaper of Hollins University The Iron Blade – student newspaper of Ferrum College The Liberty Champion – student newspaper of Liberty University The Mace & Crown – student newspaper of Old Dominion University The Marlin Chronicle – student newspaper of Virginia Wesleyan College Ring-tum Phi – student newspaper of the Washington and Lee University The Rotunda – student newspaper of Longwood University Spartan Echo – student newspaper of Norfolk State University The Tartan – student newspaper of Radford University Virginia Law Weekly – student newspaper of the University of Virginia School of Law The Weathervane – student newspaper of Eastern Mennonite University The Yellow Jacket – student newspaper of Randolph-Macon College Defunct newspapers Newspapers by locale Alexandria Newspapers published in Alexandria, Virginia: Alexandria Advertiser and Commercial Intelligencer. D., Dec. 8–31, 1800+ The Columbian Mirror and Alexandria Gazette. S.W., T.W., Nov. 21, 1792 – Dec. 6, 1800. The Times. Alexandria Advertiser. D., Apr. 10, 1797 – Apr. 16 1799. The Times; and District Of Columbia Daily Advertiser. D., Apr. 17, 1799 – Dec. 31, 1800+ The Virginia Gazette and Alexandria Advertiser. W., July 30(?), 1789 – Nov. 1793. The Virginia Journal, and Alexandria Advertiser. W., Feb. 5, 1784 – July 4, 1789. Dumfries Newspapers published in Dumfries, Virginia: The Virginia Gazette, and Agricultural Repository. W., Sept. 29, 1791 – Dec. 19, 1793. Fincastle Newspapers published in Fincastle, Virginia: The Herald Of Virginia, and Fincastle Weekly Advertiser. W., March – Dec. 27, 1800+ Fredericksburg Newspapers published in Fredericksburg, Virginia: The Genius Of Liberty; and Fredericksburg & Falmouth Advertiser. W., S.W., Oct. 10, 1797 – Sept. 2, 1799. The Virginia Herald. S.W., Aug. 23, 1799 – Dec. 26, 1800+ The Virginia Herald, and Fredericksburg Advertiser. W., S.W., June 7, 1787 – Oct. 16 (?), 1795. The Virginia Herald, and Fredericksburg & Falmouth Advertiser. S.W., Oct. 20, 1795 – Aug. 19, 1797. Leesburg Newspapers published in Leesburg, Virginia: The True American. W., November 1798–1800(?) Norfolk Newspapers published in Norfolk, Virginia: American Gazette. S.W., May 6, 1796. American Gazette & General Advertiser. S.W., May 10, 1796 – Nov. 7, 1797. American Gazette, and Norfolk and Portsmouth Public Advertiser. S.W., May 7, 1794 – Apr. 30, 1796. The American Gazette, and Norfolk and Portsmouth Weekly Advertiser. W., July 18, 1792 – Apr. 30, 1794. Epitome of the Times. S.W., Jan. 1, 1799 – Dec. 30, 1800+ The Herald. T.W., Nov. 9–30, 1795. The Herald, and Norfolk and Portsmouth Advertiser. S.W., T.W., Aug. 13, 1794 – Nov. 5, 1795. The Norfolk and Portsmouth Chronicle. W., Aug. 29, 1789 – June (?), 1792. The Norfolk and Portsmouth Gazette. W., Sept. 9 – Oct. 8, 1789. The Norfolk and Portsmouth Journal. W., June 21, 1786 – May 13 (?), 1789. Norfolk Herald. T.W., Dec. 3, 1795 – Oct. 31, 1796. The Norfolk Herald. T.W., D., Feb. 20, 1798 – Dec. 29, 1800+ The Norfolk Herald & Public Advertiser. T.W., Nov. 3, 1796 – Feb. 17, 1798. The Virginia Chronicle, & C. S.W., Nov. 13 – Dec. 19, 1794. The Virginia Chronicle, & General Advertiser. S.W., Apr. 11 – Nov. 10, 1794. Virginia Chronicle and Norfolk and Portsmouth General Advertiser. W., July 28, 1792 – Apr. 5, 1794. The Virginia Gazette. 1775 – Feb. 3, 1776. Virginia Gazette, or, Norfolk Intelligencer. June 9 (?), 1774 – Sept. 20, 1775. Petersburg Newspapers published in Petersburg, Virginia: The Independent Ledger, and Petersburg and Blandford Public Advertiser. W., Mar. 6 – May 8, 1793. The Petersburg Intelligencer. S.W., June 17 – Dec. 31, 1800+ Virginia Gazette, and Petersburg Intelligencer. W., S.W., July 6 (?), 1786 – May (?), 1800. Richmond Newspapers published in Richmond, Virginia: The American Advertiser. The Friend of the People, A Political Paper. Fortnightly, Jan. (?) – July (?), 1800. The Observatory, or, A View of the Times. S.W., July 3(?), 1797 – Sept. 10(?), 1798. The Press. W., Jan. 6 – Feb. 7(?) 1800. The Richmond and Manchester Advertiser. S.W., Apr. 30, 1795 – Nov. 15, 1796. Richmond Chronicle. S.W., May 23, 1795 – Aug. 27, 1796. Richmond Whig, under various closely related titles, 1828–1888 The Virginia Argus. S.W., Nov. 19, 1796 – Dec. 30, 1800+ The Virginia Federalist. S.W., May 25, 1799 – Aug. 2, 1800. The Virginia Gazette. W., May 9, 1780 – May 19, 1781. The Virginia Gazette, and General Advertiser. W., S.W., Aug. 25, 1790 – Dec. 26, 1800+ The Virginia Gazette, and Independent Chronicle. W., 1784 (?) – Sept. (?), 1789. The Virginia Gazette, and Richmond and Manchester Advertiser. S.W., Apr. 15, 1793 – Apr. 25, 1795. Virginia Gazette & Richmond Chronicle. S.W., Mar. 2, 1793 – May 19, 1795. Virginia Gazette and Weekly Advertiser. W., Feb. 16, 1782 – Apr. 22, 1797. The Virginia Gazette, or, The American Advertiser. W., Dec. 22, 1781 – Dec. 20, 1786. The Virginia Independent Chronicle. W., July 26, 1786 – May 6, 1789. The Virginia Independent Chronicle, and General Advertiser. W., May 13, 1789 – Aug. 18, 1790. Staunton Newspapers published in Staunton, Virginia: The Staunton Gazette, or, The Western Star. W., Feb. 5, 1790. Staunton Spectator was being published in 1859 Staunton Spy. W., Feb. 1793 – Feb. 1, 1794. Williamsburg Newspapers published in Williamsburg, Virginia: The Virginia Gazette. 1736–1780.Colonial Williamsburg . Retrieved 2010-10-21 Rind's Virginia Gazette. W., May 16 – Sept. 12 (?), 1766. Winchester Newspapers published in Winchester, Virginia: Bowen's Virginia Centinel & Gazette, or, The Winchester Political Repository. W., Apr. 1790 – Feb. 19, 1796. The Virginia Centinel, or, The Winchester Mercury. W., Apr. 2, 1788 – Apr. (?), 1790. The Virginia Gazette, and Winchester Advertiser. W., July 11, 1787 – Apr. 23, 1788. Virginia Gazette, or, The Winchester Advertiser. W., Apr. 30, 1788 – Sept. 9, 1789. Winchester Gazette. W., 1798 (?) – Dec. 31, 1800+ See also Virginia media List of radio stations in Virginia List of television stations in Virginia Media of cities in Virginia: Chesapeake, Hampton, Newport News, Norfolk, Richmond, Roanoke, Virginia Beach Journalism: :Category:Journalists from Virginia Virginia Commonwealth University Robertson School of Media and Culture (est. 1978), in Richmond Virginia literature References Bibliography (+ List of titles 50+ years old) Vol. 8, No. 4 (Apr., 1901), pp. 337-346 (Alexandria etc.) via Jstor Vol. 9, No. 4 (Apr., 1902) pp. 1-11 pp. 130-138 pp. 289-297 pp. 411-413 (Warrenton etc.) via Jstor Vol. 10, No. 4 (Apr., 1903) pp. 225-229 pp. 421-423 (Richmond etc.) via Jstor Lester J. Cappon. Virginia Newspapers, 1821–1935: A Bibliography with Historical Introduction and Notes. New York: Appleton-Century Co., 1936. Harrison A. Trexler. "The Davis Administration and the Richmond Press, 1861–1865," Journal of Southern History, 16 (May 1950), 177–195. Ted Tunnell. "A 'Patriotic Press': Virginia's Confederate Newspapers, 1861–1865," in William C. Davis and James I. Robertson Jr., eds., Virginia at War: 1864. Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 2009, 35–50. External links Bibliography of American Newspapers cataloged and inventoried by the Virginia Newspaper Project (Database searchable by locale) (Directory ceased in 2017) (Includes Virginia newspapers) Newspapers Virginia
The Harlem Experiment is a 2007 studio album by The Harlem Experiment, a collaborative project including Carlos Alomar, Ruben Rodriguez, Steve Berrios, Eddie Martinez, Don Byron, and Steve Bernstein. It features guest appearances from DJ Arkive, James Hunter, Olu Dara, Taj Mahal, Mums, and Queen Esther. It is the third entry in a series of albums, the first being The Philadelphia Experiment (2001) and the second being The Detroit Experiment (2003). Track listing Personnel Credits adapted from liner notes. Carlos Alomar – guitar Ruben Rodriguez – acoustic bass, electric bass Steve Berrios – drums, percussion Eddie Martinez – electric piano, organ Don Byron – clarinet, tenor saxophone Steve Bernstein – trumpet DJ Arkive – scratches James Hunter – vocals, guitar Olu Dara – vocals, guitar Taj Mahal – vocals Mums – vocals Queen Esther – vocals References External links 2007 albums Ropeadope Records albums
The 2016–17 First League of the Republika Srpska was the twenty-second season of the First League of the Republika Srpska, the second tier football league of Bosnia and Herzegovina, since its original establishment and the fifteenth as a second-tier league. Clubs FK Borac Banja Luka FK Borac Šamac FK Drina Zvornik FK Kozara Gradiška FK Podrinje Janja FK Rudar Prijedor FK Slavija Istočno Sarajevo FK Sloboda Mrkonjić Grad FK Sloga Doboj FK Sutjeska Foča FK Tekstilac Derventa FK Zvijezda 09 Etno Selo Stanišići Regular season Promotion round Relegation round Season statistics Top goalscorers See also 2016–17 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina 2016–17 First League of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina 2016–17 Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup References External links League statistics at SportSport.ba Official site for the Football Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Official site for the Football Federation of the Republika of Srpska Bos 2 First League of the Republika Srpska seasons
Bourou is a sub-prefecture of Logone Occidental Region in Chad. References Populated places in Chad
The composition of art song in America began slowly in the Colonial and Federal periods, expanded greatly in the 19th century, and has become a distinguished and highly regarded addition to the classical music repertoire in the 20th and 21st centuries. 18th-century American art song Francis Hopkinson (1737–1791), Philadelphia native and signer of the Declaration of Independence, is usually considered the first important American song composer. His most famous song is "My Days Have been so Wondrous Free", and his Seven Songs for the Harpsichord were composed in 1788 and dedicated to George Washington. Other 18th-century American song composers Peter Von Hagen (1750–1803), Dutch born Alexander Reinagle (1756–1809) Benjamin Carr (1768–1831), English born Gottlieb Graupner (1767–1836), German born, arrived in the U.S. in 1795 Oliver Shaw (1779–1848) 19th-century American art song In the 19th century, many Americans composed songs for amateur musicians to sing at home (usually called parlor songs). In the middle of the century Stephen Foster (1826–1864) emerged as one of the best known American composers of songs. While many of his vocal pieces were written for minstrel shows, the simple but effective melodies of his "songs for the hearth and home" are widely popular, often mistaken for American folksongs. By the end of the 19th century, serious American composers were travelling to European countries to study, especially with German and French composition teachers, and they gained a thorough understanding of Romantic style, including an understanding of the Lieder tradition. American songs written between 1870 and 1910 are often dismissed as sounding too "derivative", although the compositional craft shown in these works is quite high. Other 19th-century American song composers John Hill Hewitt (1801–1890), composed songs about the Civil War Francis Boott (1813–1904) Daniel Decatur Emmett (1815–1904), composed the song "Dixie" George Frederick Root (1820–1895), composed popular Civil War songs Louis Moreau Gottschalk (1829–1869), piano virtuoso, also composed songs Philip Bliss (1838–1876) Alfred Humphreys Pease (1838–1882) Dudley Buck (1839–1909), organist and composer of sacred songs John Knowles Paine (1839–1906) Arthur Foote (1853–1937) George Whitefield Chadwick (1854–1931) Arthur Bird (1856–1923) George Templeton Strong (1856–1948) Edgar Stillman Kelley (1857–1944) Reginald De Koven (1859–1920), composed over 400 songs, known for "Oh promise me" Charles Martin Loeffler (1861–1935) Edward MacDowell (1861–1908) Carrie Jacobs-Bond (1861–1946), wrote the wedding song "I love you truly" Ethelbert Woodbridge Nevin (1862–1901) Horatio Parker (1863–1919) Charles Edward Ives (1874–1954) 20th-century American art song American composers began to break from European traditions in the early part of the 20th century. Charles Ives (1874–1954) composed songs in a variety of styles, including both traditional and experimental sounds, and self-published his important collection 114 Songs. Other publications of American song, such as those in The Wa-Wan Press editions presented works by less-known American composers. By the end of the 20th century, several composers emerged as the leaders of American art song composition, especially Aaron Copland (1900–1990), Samuel Barber (1910–1981), and Ned Rorem (1923–2022). Other 20th-century American art song composers Sidney Homer (1864–1953), husband of Louise Homer and uncle of Samuel Barber Jean Paul Kürsteiner (1864–1943), sacred and dramatic songs Harry Burleigh (1866–1949), student of Dvořák, spiritual arrangements and other songs Amy Beach (Mrs. H. H. A.) (1867–1944) Howard Brockway (1870–1951), wrote folksong arrangements with Loarine Wyman Arthur Farwell (1872–1952) Oley Speaks (1874–1948), famous for his setting of Kipling's "On the Road to Mandalay" Henry Clough-Leighter (1874–1956) Pearl G. Curran (1875–1941), 40 songs Frederic Ayres (1876–1926) John Alden Carpenter (1876–1951) Louis Campbell-Tipton (1877–1921) John Prindle Scott (1877–1932) Frank La Forge (1879–1953) Ernest Bloch (1880–1959), Swiss-American Clara Edwards (1880–1974), composed over 100 songs, many in anthologies Charles Wakefield Cadman (1881–1946), Songs of the American Indian Richard Hageman (1881–1966) Mary Howe (1882–1964) Bainbridge Crist (1883–1969) Charles Tomlinson Griffes (1884–1920) Wintter Watts (1884–1962), settings of Sara Teasdale Deems Taylor (1885–1966) Henry Cowell (1887–1965) Hall Johnson (1887–1970) concert arrangements of spirituals Florence Price (1887-1953) David W. Guion (1892–1981), collected folk songs; composed sacred songs John Jacob Niles (1892–1980), arranged folk songs and composed original settings of Thomas Merton poems Katherine K. Davis (1892–1980) Douglas Moore (1893–1969) opera composer, some songs Ernest Charles (1895–1984) a few songs still in the repertoire Albert Hay Malotte (1895–1964) famous setting of "Lord's Prayer" Leo Sowerby (1895–1968) William Grant Still (1895–1978) the "Dean" of African-American composers Roger Sessions (1896–1985) Virgil Thomson (1896–1987) Henry Cowell (1897–1965) Ernst Bacon (1898–1990) Roy Harris (1898–1979) John Woods Duke (1899–1984) Sven Lekberg (1899–1984) Randall Thompson (1899–1984) Otto Luening (1900–1996) Elinor Remick Warren (1900–1991) Ruth Crawford Seeger (1901–1953) Theodore Chanler (1902–1961) Celius Dougherty (1902–1986) Vittorio Giannini (1903–1966) Vernon Duke (1903–1969) Undine Smith Moore (1904–1989) Marc Blitzstein (1905–1964) Louise Talma (1906–1996) Paul Creston (1906–1985) Ross Lee Finney (1906–1997) Howard Swanson (1907–1978) Elliott Carter (born 1908), composed a few songs, from 1938 to 1943 and the 1970s Sergius Kagen (1908–1964) Jean Berger (1909–2002) Charles Naginski (1909–1940) Paul Nordoff (1909–1977) Elie Siegmeister (1909–1991) Paul Bowles (1910–1999) Sam Raphling (1910–1988) Alan Hovhaness (1911–2000) Gian Carlo Menotti (1911–2007) John Cage (1912–1992), songs include "The Wonderful Widow of 18 Springs" Hugo Weisgall (1912–1997) Margaret Bonds (1913–1972) Norman Dello Joio (1913–2008) John Edmunds (1913–1986) Vivian Fine (1913–2000) Gardner Read (1913–2005) Irving Fine (1914–1962) David Diamond (1915–2005) George Perle (1915–2009) Vincent Persichetti (1915–1987) Gordon Binkerd (1916–2003) Leonard Bernstein (1918–1990) George Rochberg (1918–2005) John La Montaine (1920–2013) Jack Beeson (1921–2010) Seymour Barab (1921–2014) William Bergsma (1921–1994) Ernest Gold (1921–1999) film music, cycle Songs of Love and Parting Lloyd Pfautsch (1921–2003) much sacred music, some songs Lukas Foss (1922–2009) Robert Kreutz (1922–1996) Richard Owen (1922–2015) lawyer, judge, and composer Jean Eichelberger Ivey (1923–2010) Daniel Pinkham (1923–2006) Lee Hoiby (1926–2011) Dominick Argento (1927–2019) Richard Hundley (1931–2018) H. Leslie Adams (born 1932) Luigi Zaninelli (born 1932) Kenneth Benshoof (born 1933) 21st-century American art song American art song composition continues to be lively and strong in the early 21st century. Commissions from well-known singers have added a number of new works to the repertoire, and composers such as Tom Cipullo, Ricky Ian Gordon, Daron Hagen, Jake Heggie, Lori Laitman and John Musto are establishing themselves as the current generation of leading American art song composers. Other 21st-century American art song composers André Previn (1929–2019) Robert Baksa (born 1938) William Bolcom (born 1938) John Corigliano (born 1938) John Harbison (born 1938) Thomas Pasatieri (born 1945) Judith Lang Zaimont (born 1945) Stephen Paulus (1949–2014) Libby Larsen (born 1950) Daniel Brewbaker (born 1951) Scott Wheeler (born 1952) Judith Cloud (born 1954) Robert Beaser (born 1954) David Garner (born 1954) David Conte (born 1955) Lori Laitman (born 1955) Larry Alan Smith (born 1955) Richard Danielpour (born 1956) James Primosch (born 1956) Juliana Hall (born 1958) Aaron Kernis (born 1960) Ben Moore (born 1960) Scott Gendel (born 1977) Sarah Hutchings (born 1984) Alex Weiser (born 1989) See also English art song References External links The LiederNet Archive American Art Song Page Essential American Recordings Survey Hampsong Foundation Library of Congress Introduction to American Art Song The African-American Art Song Alliance PBS "I Hear America Singing" composer profiles Song of America American music history American styles of music Art songs
Molise ( , , ; ) is a region of Southern Italy. Until 1963, it formed part of the region of Abruzzi e Molise together with Abruzzo. The split, which did not become effective until 1970, makes Molise the newest region in Italy. Covering , it is the second smallest region in the country, after the Aosta Valley, and has a population of 313,348 (as of 1 January 2015). The region is split into two provinces, named after their respective capitals: Campobasso and Isernia. Campobasso also serves as the regional capital. Geography Molise is bordered by Abruzzo to the north, Apulia to the east, Lazio to the west, and Campania to the south. It has of sandy coastline to the northeast, lying on the Adriatic Sea looking out towards the Tremiti islands. The countryside of Molise is mostly mountainous, with 55% covered by mountains and most of the rest by hills that go down to the sea. Main sights and monuments Campobasso Castello Monforte Terzano Tower Campobasso Cathedral (Santissima Trinità) Church of Sant'Antonio Church of San Bartolomeo Church of San Giorgio Savoia Theater San Giorgio Palace (Head of municipality) Provincial Museum of "Sanniti" Isernia Isernia Cathedral (San Pietro) Fountain Fraterna Monumental complex and museum of Santa Maria delle Monache Abbey Sanctuary of Santi Cosma e Damiano Archeological site Isernia La Pineta Museum of Paleolithic in the site of La Pineta Termoli Cathedral of San Basso from Lucera Medieval castle of Frederick II Sinarca Tower Rinascimental Gallery Museum Venafro Castle Pandone Venafro Cathedral Archeogical Museum of Venafro War Museum Winterline Venafro Province of Campobasso Trivento Cathedral Church of Santa Maria Maggiore (Guglionesi) Santuario di Santa Maria del Canneto (Roccavivara) Caldora Castle (Carpinone) Castle Anjou (Civitacampomarano) Longobard Castle (Tufara) Bojano Cathedral (San Bartolomeo) Medieval fortress Civita Superiore (Bojano) Angioina Tower (Colletorto) Larino Cathedral Archeological site and Roman theater of Larinum (Larino) Archeological site and museum of Altilia (Sepino) Italic sanctuary of San Pietro dei Cantoni (Sepino) Megalithic wall of Saipins (Terravecchia zone – Sepino) Church of Santa Maria della Strada (Matrice) Guardialfiera old town Capua castle (Gambatesa) Province of Isernia Abbey of San Vincenzo al Volturno (Castel San Vincenzo) Marinelli Bells Factory and Museum (Agnone) Theatre and Italic temple in the archeological site of Pietrabbondante Parish church and belfry of Saint Silvestro (Bagnoli del Trigno) Bagnoli del Trigno (The pearl of Molise) Rupestrian church of Pietracupa Church of Sant'Antonio Abate (Pietracupa) Capracotta Neogothic basilica of Santa Maria Addolorata (Castelpetroso) Venafro Cathedral Castle Pandone (Venafro) Castle Pandone (Cerro al Volturno) Abbey of Santa Maria del Carmelo (Roccavivara) Castle D'Alessandro (Pescolanciano) Colli a Volturno Fornelli Economy Agriculture, involving small and micro holdings, is currently offering high-quality products. The agricultural holdings produce wine, cereals, olive oil, vegetables, fruits and dairy products. Traditional products are Grass Pea (cicerchia) and Farro. Molise's autochthonous grape is Tintilia which has been rediscovered during the last ten years, and many other PDO (DOP) wines, both red and white. Though there is a large Fiat plant (Termoli), the industrial sector is dominated by the farming industry with small and medium-sized farms spread widely throughout the region. Another important industry is food processing: pasta, meat, milk products, oil and wine are the traditional products of the region. In the services sector the most important industries are distribution, hotels and catering, followed by transport and communications, banking and insurance. With few exceptions, in all sectors firms are small, and this explains the difficulties encountered when marketing products on a national scale. International tourism is growing largely as a result of the recent opening of international flights from other European countries to Pescara Airport, which is not far to the north in Abruzzo and connected to Molise by the A14 highway (the only highway passing through Molise, by Termoli). The unemployment rate stood at 9.5% in 2020. Demographics The density of the population in Molise is well below the national average. In 2008, Molise registered 72.3 inhabitants per km2, compared to a national figure of 198.8. The region is subdivided into two provinces: Campobasso and Isernia, which together cover 1.5% of Italy's territory and less than 1% of its population. The larger province in terms of area is Campobasso at 2,909 km2, while the smaller is Isernia at 1,529 km2. The province of Campobasso is the more densely populated of the two provinces, with 79.4 inhabitants per km2, whereas Isernia registers 58.9 inhabitants per km2. At the end of 2008 the most populous towns were Campobasso (51,247 inhabitants), Termoli (32,420) and Isernia (21,811). In the period 1951–71, large-scale emigration to other countries of the European Union, to other parts of Italy and overseas led to a significant decline in the population of Molise. Negative net migration persisted until 1981. Large-scale emigration has caused many of the smaller towns and villages to lose over 60% of their population, while only a small number of larger towns have recorded significant gains. From 1982 to 1994, net migration has been positive, then followed by a negative trend until 2001. Between 1991 (330,900 inhabitants) and 2001 (320,601 inhabitants), the population of the region decreased by 3.1%; since 2001 the population remained stable. The region is home to two main ethnic minorities: the Molisan Croats (20,000 people who speak an old Dalmatian dialect of Croatian alongside Italian), and those who speak the "arbereshe" dialect of Albanian in five towns of "basso Molise" in the province of Campobasso. Government and politics Administrative divisions Molise comprises two provinces: Culture Molise has much tradition from the religious to the pagans, many museum, archeological sites, musical and food events. Tradition The Festival dei Misteri in Campobasso (Corpus Domini) Feast of Saint Pardo with ox chariot (cart) in Larino (25-26-27/May) Ox chariots (La Carrese) and feast of Saint Leo in San Martino in Pensilis (30 April and 2 May) The Ndocciata of Agnone (8-24/December) The Saint Basso feast in Termoli with procession of boats on the sea (4 August) "U lut'm sab't d'April" of Santa Croce di Magliano with benediction of animals (Last Saturday of April) Procession of Good Friday in Campobasso The procession of hooded on the Good Friday at Isernia The fire of Saint Anthony the Abbot in Colletorto (17 January) The feast of Saint Nicandro in Venafro (17 June) The ox chariots and feast in the village of Ururi and Portocannone The feast of San Biagio in San Biase (3 February), with the traditional game of the Morra and the distribution of Bread to all the inhabitants Arts, musical and food festivals The international bagpipe festival of Scapoli in July The "Pezzata" of Capracotta the first Sunday of August The fish festival of Termoli in August The Staffoli Horses in August close Agnone The grape feast of Riccia in September The grain feast of Jelsi on 26 July The international festival of folk in the Matese in San Massimo The exhibition of black truffle in San Pietro Avellana The carnival of Larino in February "Gl' Cierv" in the carnival of Castelnuovo del Volturno the last Sunday of February Museums National museum of paleolithic in Isernia Monumental complex and museum of Santa Maria delle Monache in Isernia Museum of "Tombolo" in Isernia Provincial museum of Samnium in Campobasso Museum of Zampogna (Bagpipe) in Scapoli Antiquarium of Saepinum-Altilia in Sepino Photographic museum "Tony Vaccaro" in Bonefro Archeological museum of Venafro War Museum Winterline Venafro Santa Chiara Museum Venafro Cuisine The cuisine of Molise is similar to the cuisine of Abruzzo, though there are some differences in the dishes and ingredients. The flavors of Molise are dominated by the many aromatic herbs that grow there. Some of the characteristic foods include spicy salami, a variety of locally produced cheeses, dishes using lamb or goat, pasta dishes with hearty sauces, and vegetables that grow in the region. In addition to bruschetta, a typical antipasto will consist of any of several meat dishes, such as the sausages capocollo, the fennel-seasoned salsiccie al finocchio, soppressata, ventricina, frascateglie or sanguinaccio. In addition to these sausages, a variety of ham is available, such as smoked prosciutto. Frequently, the sausages are enjoyed with polenta. Main dishes of the region include: Brodosini made of tagliatelle in broth with pork cheek and fat Calcioni di ricotta, a specialty of Campobasso, made of fried pasta stuffed with ricotta, provolone, prosciutto, and parsley, and usually served with fried artichokes, cauliflower, brains, sweetbread, potato croquette, and scamorza cheese Cavatiegl e Patane, or gnocchi served in a meat sauce of rabbit and pork A variety of pasta such as cavatelli, lasagna, or maccheroni served with a ragù of lamb or goat Pasta e fagioli, pasta-and-white-bean soup cooked with pig's feet and pork rinds Polenta d'iragn, a polenta-like dish actually made of wheat and potatoes, sauced with raw tomatoes and pecorino Risotto alla marinara, a risotto with seafood Spaghetti with diavolillo, a strong chili pepper sauce Zuppa di cardi, a soup of cardoons, tomatoes, onions, pancetta, olive oil Zuppa di ortiche, a soup of nettle stems, tomatoes, onions, pancetta, olive oil Common second dishes (often meat and vegetable dishes) are: Lamb, the most popular meat, served grilled, roasted, or stewed Many organ meats of lamb, especially tripe, are popular Coniglio alla molisana, grilled rabbit pieces skewered with sausage and herbs Mazzarelle, tightly wrapped rolls made with lung and tripe of lamb Ragù d' agnello, braised lamb with sweet peppers, a specialty of Isernia Torcinelli, rolled strips of lamb tripe, sweetbreads, and liver Pamparella or pork pancetta dried with peperoncino, soaked in wine and cut into small pieces. Pamparella is used to flavor sauces, in particular the sauce for dressing the tacconi, a rustic pasta made with flour and water. Saucicc', Paparuol' e Ova Fritte, sausage with sweet pepper and fried eggs Typical vegetable dishes may include: Carciofi ripieni, artichokes stuffed with anchovies and capers Peeled sweet peppers stuffed with breadcrumbs, anchovies, parsley, basil and peperoncino, sautéed in a frying pan and cooked with chopped tomatoes Cipollacci con pecorino, fried strong onions and pecorino cheese Frittata con basilico e cipolle, omelette with basil and onions Fish dishes include red mullet soup, and spaghetti with cuttlefish. Trout from the Biferno river is notable for its flavor, and is cooked with a simple but tasty sauce of aromatic herbs. Zuppa di pesce, a fish stew, is a specialty of Termoli. The cheeses produced in Molise are not very different from those produced in Abruzzo. The more common ones are Burrino and Manteca, soft, buttery cow's-milk cheeses; Pecorino, sheep's-milk cheese, served young and soft or aged and hard, called also "Maciuocco" in Molise; Scamorza, bland cow's-milk cheese, often served grilled; and Caciocavallo, sheep's-milk cheese. Sweets and desserts have an ancient tradition here and are linked to the history of the territory and to religious and family festivities. Most common are: Calciumi (also called caucioni or cauciuni), sweet ravioli filled with chestnuts, almonds, chocolate, vanilla, cooked wine musts, and cinnamon and then fried Ciambelline, ring-shaped cakes made in the countryside. They may be all'olio (with olive oil) or al vino rosso (with red wine). Ferratelle all'anice, anise cakes made in metal molds and stamped with special patterns Ricotta pizza, a cake pan filled with a blend of ricotta cheese, sugar, flour, butter, maraschino liqueur, and chocolate chips International relations Twin towns — sister cities Molise is twinned with: Nowy Sącz, Poland See also 2002 Molise earthquakes Ndocciata, a torchlit parade traditionally held in Molise on Christmas Eve Molise Croats References External links Official Site of the Regione Molise Molise Region information site Images of Molise Molisediscovery MoliseLab Regions of Italy States and territories established in 1963
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The RMIT Global Cities Research Institute was a major research institute of RMIT University. It was formed in 2006 as one of the four flagship research bodies at the university crossing all the disciplines from the humanities and social sciences to applied science and engineering. It has 200 staff, affiliated with seven programs. Global Climate ChangeResearch leader: Darryn McEvoy Globalization and CultureResearch leaders: Formerly Manfred Steger and Chris Hudson Community SustainabilityResearch leaders: Supriya Singh and Yaso Nadarajah Sustainable Urban and Regional FuturesResearch leaders: Ralph Horne and John Fien Human Security and DisastersResearch Leaders: John Handmer and Jeff Lewis Urban Decision-Making and Complex SystemsResearch Leader: Lin Padgham Global Indigeneity and ReconciliationResearch Leader: Barry Judd The Institute's founding Director was Paul James (2006–2013). Context The research of the Global Cities Institute Cities begins with the proposition that cities are the crucible of contemporary human living. Cities are reframing the way in which people live on this planet. The research of the institute encompasses questions of globalization, cultural change and community sustainability, human security, and urban restructuring under pressure Over the last decade, billions of dollars have been spent on development and security projects by both government and non-government agencies. Despite this investment, many communities continue to live under enormous pressure. Understanding this set of problems is central to the research agenda of the Global Cities Institute. It has implications for basic questions of sustainability. For the Global Cities Institute, developing a thorough on-going research program entails going beyond identifying the immediate threats to cities and communities to explore pathways towards enhancing sustainability, security, resilience and adaptation. The Institute has partnerships with many other programs. The Institute is engaged with the City of Melbourne on a series of projects, including the Future Melbourne project. It has global collaborations with the UN Global Compact, UN-HABITAT, Metropolis, and other institutes and centres across the world. Through the work of the Global Cities Institute, RMIT was named in 2008 as the first UN Habitat university in the Asia-Pacific region. From 2007 the Institute has hosted the United Nations Global Compact Cities Programme, the only International Secretariat of the United Nations in the Asia-Pacific region. Approach The Global Cities Institute uses an overall approach called Engaged theory which integrates the broad range of methods and tools that different researchers in the Institute draw upon across different disciplines. At the empirical level this approach begins with a tool box for social mapping, organised around four domains of the social: economics, ecology, politics and culture (see Circles of Sustainability). At the most abstract level it engages in research into the way in which such social life is affected by slow changes in the nature of time, space and embodiment. References Global Cities Research Institute, RMIT
Łowoszów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Olesno, within Olesno County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately west of Olesno and north-east of the regional capital Opole. References Villages in Olesno County
The Indonesian Fascist Party (, or ) was a short-lived Fascist political party founded in Bandung, Dutch East Indies in the summer of 1933 by a Javanese economist and politician named Notonindito. Although it did not last long and is poorly documented, it is often cited as an example of how European Fascist ideas could manifest themselves in an Asian context, as well as appearing in conspiracy literature exaggerating its importance. History Notonindito, the party's founder, was already well acquainted with Europeans and European society in the Indies in his youth through his membership in the Theosophical Society. In the early 1920s he had traveled to Europe to complete his education, first in The Hague and then in Berlin, where he finished a doctorate in Economics and Commerce. After his return to the Indies, he became involved in the Indonesian nationalist movement, at first in the Sarekat Islam Party in 1927 and then Sukarno's Indonesian National Party in 1929, eventually becoming its chairman in Pekalongan. In the early 1930s in the Indies, the influence of fascism was being increasingly felt, with organizations such as the Netherlands Indies Fascist Organization (, NIFO) and . These organizations appealed to expatriate Germans living in the Indies, as well as some Dutch and Indo (mixed race) people. In the summer of 1933, newspapers in Java reported that Notonindito has broken his ties with the Indonesian National Party and founded his own party which he called the (Indonesian Fascist Party). The party was said to have as its goal an independent Java with a descendant of Sutawijaya (founder of the Mataram Sultanate) as its constitutional monarch. The party also wished the Indies to become a federation of such independent kingdoms with a non-aggression pact with the Netherlands. Reaction to the new party was generally quite negative in the Indies press. For example, a newspaper associated with the Indonesian National Party, , stated that solutions to the Indies' problems should be found in the present, not in the Feudal past. , likewise, thought that such a project was against the interests of the common Indonesian and that a twisting of Javanese historical figures into Fascist mythology was poorly considered, whereas the editors of thought the party was counterproductive and harmful. Notonindito quickly denied to newspapers that he had "accepted the offer" of this party to become its leader. Nonetheless, investigation by De Locomotief seemed to indicate that the party did indeed existed and that it had a few dozen members at that time. It is unclear what happened to the party soon after. References Political parties established in 1933 1933 establishments in the Dutch East Indies Defunct political parties in the Netherlands Defunct political parties in Indonesia Fascist parties in the Netherlands 1930s disestablishments in the Dutch East Indies 1933 disestablishments Far-right politics in Indonesia
John Broadwood & Sons is an English piano manufacturer, founded in 1728 by Burkat Shudi and continued after his death in 1773 by John Broadwood. Early history John Broadwood (1732–1812), a Scottish joiner and cabinetmaker, came to London in 1761 and began to work for the Swiss harpsichord manufacturer Burkat Shudi. He married Shudi's daughter eight years later and became a partner in the firm in 1770. As the popularity of the harpsichord declined, the firm concentrated increasingly on the manufacture of pianos, abandoning the harpsichord altogether in 1793. Broadwood's son, James Shudi Broadwood, had worked for the firm since 1785, and, in 1795, the firm began to trade as John Broadwood & Son. When Broadwood's third son, Thomas Broadwood, became a partner in 1808, the firm assumed the name of John Broadwood & Sons Ltd, which it retains to this day. The firm's busiest time period was during the 1850s, when approximately 2,500 instruments were produced annually. Innovations Broadwood produced his first square piano in 1771, after the model of Johannes Zumpe, and worked assiduously to develop and refine the instrument, moving the wrest plank of the earlier pianoforte, which had sat to the side of the case as in the clavichord, to the back of the case in 1781, straightening the keys, and replacing the hand stops with pedals. In 1785 Thomas Jefferson, later to be third President of the United States, visited Broadwood in Great Pulteney Street, Soho, to discuss musical instruments. In 1789, at Jan Ladislav Dussek's suggestion, he extended the range of his grand piano beyond five octaves to CC in the treble, and again to six full octaves in 1794. The improved instruments became popular with musicians such as Joseph Haydn, who used them on his first visit to London in 1791. Ludwig van Beethoven received a six octave Broadwood in 1818, a gift from Thomas Broadwood, which he kept for the rest of his life. Although his impaired hearing may well have prevented him appreciating its tone, he seems to have preferred it to his Erard which had a similar range. Above the company label on the front edge of the pin block the following text can be read: ″Hoc Instrumentum est Thomae Broadwood (Londrini) donum propter ingenium illustrissime Beethoven.″ [This instrument is a gift from Thomas Broadwood of London in recognition of the most illustrious genius of Beethoven.] Frédéric Chopin played Broadwood instruments in Britain, including at the last concert of his life given at Guildhall, London, in 1848. Although he liked Broadwoods, he appears to have preferred the French make Pleyel. 1980s and 1990s After a long period of decline ending in near bankruptcy, the business was rescued in the mid 1980s by a consortium headed up by Geoffrey Simon, a keen amateur pianist and successful businessman from Birmingham. Mr Simon took on the mantle of CEO and under his stewardship John Broadwood & Sons entered a period during which a number of innovations were developed. These included the limited edition 'Linley piano' an upright piano designed by Viscount Linley and his partner Matthew Rice, plus the design and patenting of the 'barless' grand piano in 1997 which was manufactured by Birmingham firm of Ladbrooke Pianos, who produced half a dozen a year. 2000s The company holds a royal warrant as a manufacturer and tuner of pianos. Following the death of Geoffrey Simon in 2006, the company was acquired in 2008 by Alastair Laurence, a piano builder and technician with family ties to the Broadwood firm dating back to 1787. To coincide with the change in ownership, new restoration and conservation workshops are now located at Finchcocks, Goudhurst, Kent, England. Broadwood archives The company's archives are held at the Surrey History Centre. References External links John Broadwood & Sons Piano Manufacturers – Surrey County Council Johann Christian Bach: Sonate G-Dur, allegro John Broadwood & Sons Grand Piano (16000, London 1843) – The Piano in Polish Collections 1728 establishments in England British brands British companies established in 1728 British royal warrant holders Companies based in Kent Musical instrument manufacturing companies based in London Piano makers Piano manufacturing companies of the United Kingdom
The pantropical spotted dolphin (Stenella attenuata) is a species of dolphin found in all the world's temperate and tropical oceans. The species was beginning to come under threat due to the killing of millions of individuals in tuna purse seines. In the 1980s, the rise of "dolphin-friendly" tuna capture methods saved millions of the species in the eastern Pacific Ocean and it is now one of the most abundant dolphin species in the world. Taxonomy The species was first described by John Gray in 1846. Gray's initial analysis included the Atlantic spotted dolphin in this species. They are now regarded as separate. Both the genus and specific names come from Latin words meaning thin or thinning. Two subspecies of the pantropical spotted dolphin are recognized: S. a. attenuata or offshore pantropical spotted dolphin, found worldwide in tropical waters S. a. graffmani or coastal pantropical spotted dolphin, found in coastal waters in the eastern tropical Pacific Another unnamed subspecies, which inhabits inland Hawaiian waters, was recognized in Rice (1998)'s overview of marine mammal taxonomy. Description The pantropical spotted dolphin varies significantly in size and coloration throughout its range. The most significant division is between coastal and pelagic varieties. The coastal form is larger and more spotted. (These two forms have been divided into subspecies only in eastern Pacific populations). Spots are key defining characteristics in adults, though immature individuals are generally uniformly colored and susceptible to confusion with the bottlenose dolphin. Populations around the Gulf of Mexico may be relatively spot-free even in adulthood. In the Atlantic, confusion is possible with the Atlantic spotted dolphin. The pantropical spotted dolphin is a fairly slender, streamlined animal, with a dark cape and light spots on its body that increase in number and size as it gets older. This species has a long, thin beak and a falcate dorsal fin, which is the thinnest among dolphins. The upper and lower jaws are darkly colored, but are separated by thin, white "lips". The chin, throat, and belly are white to pale grey with a limited number of spots. The flanks are separated into three distinct bands of color — the lightest at the bottom, followed by a thin, grey strip in the middle of the flank, and a dark-grey back. The tall concave dorsal fin is similarly colored. The thick tail stock matches the color of the middle band. The vocal repertoire of the pantropical spotted dolphin has not been clearly documented. There is no published information about the acoustic signals from South Atlantic Ocean populations of the mammal. The pantropical spotted dolphin is very active and is prone to making large, splashy leaps from the sea. It is a common breacher and will often clear the water for a second or more. Bow-riding and other play with boats is common. In the eastern Pacific, the dolphin is often found swimming with yellowfin tuna (hence the problem with dolphin deaths caused by tuna fishing). However, they do not feed on that fish. In fact, the two species have similar diets of small epipelagic fish. In other areas, the species may also feed on squid and crustaceans. Birth length is 80–90 cm. Adults are about 2.5 m long and weigh 110 to 140 kg. Sexual maturity is reached at 10 years in females and 12 years in males. The average lifespan is around 40 years. Population and distribution The pantropical spotted dolphin, as its name implies, is widely distributed around tropical and marine waters from 40°N and 40°S and is one of the most common dolphin species in the Atlantic and Indian oceans.The total world population is in excess of three million — the second-most abundant cetacean after the bottlenose dolphin — of which two million are found in the eastern Pacific. However, this represents a decrease from at least 7 million since the 1950s. The pantropical spotted dolphin is the most common cetacean species observed within the Agoa Sanctuary, located in the Lesser Antilles in the eastern Caribbean. Because it is common within the sanctuary it is considered a resident species; however, no research has been carried out to estimate its population status and movement patterns between islands. Centres of highest population density are the shallow warmest waters (water temperature in excess of 25 °C). They also tend to concentrate where a high temperature gradient is found. Appearances of vagrancy in the Levantine Basin of the Mediterranean Sea through Suez Canal is expected. Human interaction The pantropical spotted dolphin's propensity for associating with tuna, particularly in the eastern Pacific, has in recent history been a very real danger. In the 1960s and 1970s, fishermen would capture thousands of dolphin and tuna at once using purse seine nets. The dolphins all died. Over a period of about 25 years, 75% of this region's population, and over half the world's total were wiped out. The issue has received wide public attention. Many major supermarkets have found it economically expedient to use tuna suppliers whose fisherman catch tuna by more discriminatory means, and thus advertise their tuna product as dolphin-friendly. Some such products are approved by the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Trust. Negative impacts from fishing activities remain, despite broad "dolphin-safe" practices]]. Instead of reducing numbers through direct mortalities, fishing activities have disrupted the reproductive output of the northeastern pantropical spotted dolphin. The fishing had a negative impact on calf survival rates and/or birth rates. This could be caused when fishing operations separate mothers from their suckling calves, interfere with the conception or gestation of calves, or a combination of the two. Major threats The eastern Pacific populations of pantropical spotted dolphins are divided into 3 units – coastal and 2 offshore populations, northeastern and western-southern. Just under 5 million dolphins were killed between 1959 and 1972. 3 million of these were from the northeastern offshore population unit. Since that time, this subpopulation has been the slowest to recover, if it is truly recovering at all. Natural mortalities are occurring as well, but they are difficult to estimate. The major threat to Stenella attenuata is individuals killed as by-catch in fisheries. Tuna fishermen follow pantropical spotted dolphins in order to find and catch fish. The height of incidental killings was in the 1960s and 1970s. Tuna fishermen from the 1950s to the 1980s in the eastern Pacific killed massive numbers of dolphins, most of which were offshore spotted dolphins. Another threat to this species is gillnet fisheries in Australia, North Pacific (central and northern areas), Peru, Ecuador, Japan, and Philippines. Trawls in West Africa and long-lining in the Central Atlantic likewise pose significant threats to these species. Small directed catches in other parts of the world are not as well documented. There is a large-mesh pelagic driftnet fishery of eastern Taiwan where a large number of dolphin killings are suspected. The exact number of deaths due to this fishery is unknown. Japan catches pantropical spotted dolphins for human consumption. The average catch between 1995 and 2004, was 129 animals annually. Pantropical spotted dolphins are the preferred species for consumption in Taiwan. Conservation actions The eastern tropical Pacific and Southeast Asian populations of the pantropical spotted dolphin are listed in Appendix II of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS). As the pantropical spotted dolphin can be divided into three subspecies, studies of these distinct populations would be needed to assess conservation efforts. In addition, the pantropical spotted dolphin is covered by the Memorandum of Understanding Concerning the Conservation of the Manatee and Small Cetaceans of Western Africa and Macaronesia (Western African Aquatic Mammals MoU) and the Memorandum of Understanding for the Conservation of Cetaceans and Their Habitats in the Pacific Islands Region (Pacific Cetaceans MoU). The U.S. Marine Mammal Protection Act was established in 1972. U.S. Fishing vessels have since reduced dolphin by-catch deaths by 95%. The U.S. Marine Mammal Protection Act lists the northeastern and coastal stocks as “Depleted.” Dolphin deaths have greatly decreased since the establishment of the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC). The Commission set mortality limits on the international fleet. In 2005, only 373 spotted dolphin deaths were observed. Dolphin populations are able to grow at 4% per year, but the pantropical spotted dolphin populations did not improve or worsen between 1979 and 2000. The population has not recovered, even though 30 years of management has been in effect. Although the US and international fishing agencies have reduced dolphin bycatch significantly, the northeastern subpopulation is not showing strong signs of recovery. This lack of recovery of the subpopulations of the pantropical spotted dolphins could be due to the following reasons: calf separation, orphaning, fishery stress, under-reported mortality, and ecosystem change. Observed deaths of these dolphins could be under-reported because small vessels do not have observers, observers do not see the net constantly at all times, injured dolphins die after observation, and dead individuals are not always reported. See also List of cetaceans Atlantic spotted dolphin Footnotes References Further reading Pantropical Spotted Dolphin by William F. Perrin in Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals pp. 865–867. Whales Dolphins and Porpoises, Mark Carwardine, Dorling Kindersley Handbooks, National Audubon Society Guide to Marine Mammals of the World, Reeves, Stewart, Clapham and Powell, Variation of spotted and spinner porpoise (genus Stenella) in the Eastern Pacific and Hawaii William F. 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