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Ahmad Ghazi (28 June 1936 – 7 June 2015) was a Kurdish writer and translator. He was born in 1936 in Mahabad. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in English in Tehran Higher Institute of Languages in 1958. He played an active role in Iranian Kurdistan struggles for political sovereignty in the 1970s, because of which he was imprisoned under Shah's rule for four years. After the Iranian Revolution of 1979, he managed himself to write and translate literary and historical works both in Kurdish and Persian. He was the editor in Chief of Sirwe, a then popular cultural and literary magazine in Kurdish, from 1986 to 2006. He was also a selected member of the Kurdish Language Academy in Iran. Published books - A translation of Ubayd Zakani's Moosh o Gorbe (The Mouse and the Cat) into Kurdish, Mahabad, Seyediyan, 1982. - Desturi Zibani Kurdi (A Grammar of Kurdish Language), both in Kurdish and Persian, Urumieh, Salahadin Publishers, 1988. - A translation of Mark Twain's Those Extraordinary Twins into Kurdish, Urumieh, Salahadin Publishers, 1990. Major Kurdish Essays in Sirwe Magazine - A Criticism of Kurdish Orthography, Vol.I, No. 3, pp. 14–9. - The Image of Woman in Kurdish Poetry, Vol. VI, No. 52, pp. 45–54. - Blank Verse and Kurdish Poetry, Vol. VII, No. 64, pp. 41–5. - A Comparative Study of Sorani and Laki Dialects of Kurdish, Vol. IX, No. 88, pp. 32–6. - A journey into the Poetic World of Maref Aghaiee, Vol. XIV, No. 51, pp. 30–5. - A New Attitude at two Poems by Mahwi, Vol. XV, No. 164, pp. 14–9. - Mastoureh Ardalan and Kurdish Poetry, Vol. XVI, No. 168, 34-9. Translated works Ahmad Ghazi has translated a large number of historical works from English and Persian into Kurdish. The frequently-referred titles of these works are Mehrdad Izadi's Genealogy of Kurdish Tribes and Jamshid Sedaghatkish's The Kurds of Pars. Ahmad Ghazi References Ahmad Ghazi in Kurdish Language Academy External links https://web.archive.org/web/20071223184944/http://www.korizanisti.ir/default.aspx 1936 births 2015 deaths People from Mahabad Kurdish-language writers Iranian journalists Kurdish scholars
Pelenosomus is a genus of minute seed weevils in the beetle family Curculionidae. There is at least one described species in Pelenosomus, P. cristatus. References Further reading Curculionidae Articles created by Qbugbot
In actor-network theory (ANT), translation is the process that allows a network to be represented by a single entity, which can in itself be an individual or another network. It encompasses all negotiations, intrigues, calculations, and acts of persuasion, thanks to which an actor (or actant) takes authority to speak or act on behalf of other actors. According to ANT, an actor is an actant, something made to act, therefore it includes both human and non-human entities. Non-humans can have interests, they can enroll others, in exactly the same way as humans do. The concept of translation was developed by the French philosopher Michel Serres, and then applied to sociology by Michel Callon. Some elements of translation In 1984, Callon published the influential article "Some elements of a sociology of translation", wherein the progressive development of new social relationships is examined through the constitution of supposed scientific knowledge. Due to the decline of scallop populations across France in the early 1970s, three marine biologists developed a conservation strategy with the intention to preserve the domestication of scallops. The researchers brought three other actors into their study, namely their scientific colleagues, the fishermen of St. Brieuc Bay, and the scallops. The progressive development of social relationships between these actors consists of four phases ('moments of translation') which, taken together, add up to translation: Problematization - the definition of the nature of the problem in a specific situation by an actor (a group or an individual) and the consequential establishment of dependency Interessement - "locking" other actors into the roles that were proposed for them in the actor's approach for resolving that problem Enrolment - the definition and interrelation of the roles that were allocated to other actors in the previous step Mobilization - ensuring that supposed spokespersons for relevant collective entities are properly representative of all members of the network that are acting as a single agent. In sociology, translation is a process which creates a situation where certain actors control others as a consequence of the displacements and transformations made by an actor. For example, the three researchers established themselves as the obligatory passage point in the network of relationships they were building, which made them indispensable in the network. This constitutes the problematization phase. Interessement is the activity done by, in this case, the three researchers in order to impose and stabilize the identity of the other actors. If successful, this confirms the validity of the problematization phase, as well as the alliances it implies. Ideally, interessement achieves enrolment, in which the three researchers define and interrelate the various roles they allocate to the other actors. Finally, alliances are mobilized when enrolment is transformed into active support. Sociological translation is a process, never completely accomplished, which may develop into a power struggle in which a few take center stage while other actors are silenced. In Callon's article, due to the obligatory passage point all actors end up being represented by the three researchers who act and speak in their name. As such, other actors became misrepresented by the three researchers. Other actors' dissatisfaction then leads to controversy, which changed the identity and characteristics of the actors and, as a result, the constructed network of relationships disintegrated. References Actor-network theory Sociological terminology
The Nation's Cup Score Men in the 2019–20 Biathlon World Cup is led by Norway, who is the defending titlist. Each nation's score comprises the points earned by its three best placed athletes in every Sprint and Individual competition, the points earned in the Men's Relay competitions, and half of the points earned in the Mixed Relay competitions. For this season only the best 19 results out of 25 will be counted towards the standings. 2019–20 Top 3 standings Standings References External links Men's Nation Cup Score Nations Men
The Swerve: How the World Became Modern (paperback edition: The Swerve: How the Renaissance Began) is a 2011 book by Stephen Greenblatt and winner of the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction and 2011 National Book Award for Nonfiction. Greenblatt tells the story of how Poggio Bracciolini, a 15th-century papal emissary and obsessive book hunter, saved the last copy of the Roman poet Lucretius's De rerum natura (On the Nature of Things) from near-terminal neglect in a German monastery, thus reintroducing important ideas that sparked the modern age. The title and the subtitle of the book are explained in the author's preface. "The Swerve" refers to a key conception in the ancient atomistic theories according to which atoms moving through the void are subject to clinamen: while falling straight through the void, they are sometimes subject to a slight, unpredictable swerve. Greenblatt uses it to describe the history of Lucretius' own book: "The reappearance of his poem was such a swerve, an unforeseen deviation from the direct trajectory—in this case, toward oblivion—on which that poem and its philosophy seemed to be traveling." The recovery of the ancient text is seen as its rebirth, i.e. a "renaissance". Greenblatt's claim is that it was a 'key moment' in a larger "story ... of how the world swerved in a new direction". Reception The book attracted considerable critical attention, some positive and some negative. In addition to winning both the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award, it also won the Modern Language Association James Russell Lowell Prize. Publishers Weekly called it a "gloriously learned page-turner", and Newsweek called it "mesmerizing" and "richly entertaining". Maureen Corrigan, in her review for NPR, praised the work as brilliant and brimming with ideas and stories. It was included in the 2011 year-end lists of Publishers Weekly, The New York Times, Kirkus Reviews, NPR, The Chicago Tribune, Bloomberg, SFGate, the American Library Association and The Globe and Mail. Writing in The New Republic, David Quint saw the book as situated in a controversial tradition that views the Renaissance as a victory of reason over medieval religiosity, following John Addington Symonds, Voltaire and David Hume. Theologian R. R. Reno harshly criticized the book for "blustering again and again about the beauty-loathing, eros-denying evils of Christianity ... sighing in the usual postmodern way about pleasure and desire." Historian John Monfasani credited the book with "grace and learning" but found Greenblatt's Voltairean and Burckhardtian interpretation of De Rerum Natura and the Renaissance "eccentric", "questionable" and "unwarranted". Greenblatt responded to this critique by reiterating his view of the importance of the Renaissance in history. Several other reviewers criticized Greenblatt's lack of historical rigor and depth while acknowledging some praiseworthy elements. In the Los Angeles Review of Books Jim Hinch saw within the book "two books... one deserving of an award, the other not". He described the first "book" as an "engaging" and "wonderful" exploration of the Renaissance rediscovery of De Rerum Natura, while describing the second book as a far less deserving "anti-religious polemic." Michael Dirda, of The Washington Post, wrote that "by no means a bad book, The Swerve simply sets its intellectual bar too low, complacently relying on commonplaces in its historical sections and never engaging in an imaginative or idiosyncratic way". Disappointed with the book's simplistic and clichéd conclusions, he nonetheless saw Greenblatt's "excellent notes and bibliography" as a reliable reference for those seeking a more in-depth and serious treatment. In 2013, William Caferro of Vanderbilt University found The Swerve "an engaging portrait of the Renaissance sense of wonder and discovery" but was disquieted by the "firm distinction Greenblatt makes between the Renaissance and the Middle Ages" and the lack of reference to current scholarship. Nevertheless, he conceded that "if Greenblatt leaves us with more questions than answers, it is ultimately not a grave flaw." In 2016, Laura Saetveit Miles, of the University of Bergen, criticized the book in explicitly ethical terms, writing that its scholarly and historiographical failings "represent an abuse of power" that "precipitate the decline of the humanities" by lending scholarly authority to the "dire trend of 'truthy' nonfiction books that present One Theory to Explain Everything." She argued that the book is an "injustice to the past" and "the mythical invention of modernity is an ethical issue, because it sets a precedent for history that ignores complexity in favor of oversimplification." References External links Pulitzer page W. W. Norton's official page National Book Award for Nonfiction winning works Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction-winning works 2011 non-fiction books W. W. Norton & Company books The Bodley Head books
Biser is a village in the municipality of Harmanli, in Haskovo Province, in southern Bulgaria. Biser Point on Graham Coast in Antarctica is named after the village. References Villages in Haskovo Province
Città di Montesilvano is a Serie A Elite women's futsal club based in Montesilvano, Italy. History They won the Italian championship in the 2015–16 season. In 2017, the team will participate in the European Women's Futsal Tournament together with the champions from Spain, Portugal, Russia, Ukraine and the Netherlands. Current squad References Women's futsal clubs Futsal clubs in Italy
The women's 100 metres event at the 1970 Summer Universiade was held at the Stadio Comunale in Turin on 2 and 3 September 1970. Medalists Results Heats Held on 2 September Wind:Heat 1: +2.3 m/s Semifinals Held on 3 September Final Held on 3 September References Athletics at the 1970 Summer Universiade 1970
Odontolochini is a tribe of scarab beetles in the family Scarabaeidae. There are about 6 genera and more than 20 described species in Odontolochini, found in the Neotropics, Australia, and Africa. Genera These six genera belong to the tribe Odontolochini: Amerilochus Skelley, 2007 (Neotropics) Gongrolophus Stebnicka & Howden, 1996 (Australia) Odontolochus Schmidt, 1917 (tropical Africa) Saprolochus Stebnicka & Galante, 2007 (Neotropics) Saprositellus Balthasar, 1967 (Neotropics) Stebnickiella Skelley, 2007 (Neotropics) References Scarabaeidae
Michael Shanahan (June 29, 1943 – November 22, 2014) was a journalist for the Associated Press. His reporting included the 1970 shootings at a demonstration at Kent State University in Ohio. He would later go on to become a professor of journalism at the George Washington University for more than two decades. Early life and career Joseph Michael Shanahan was born June 29, 1943, in Washington and grew up in Bangor, Pa. He received his B.A. in 1965 from the Pennsylvania State University in journalism. Shanahan joined the AP in 1965, but left shortly thereafter to serve in the Vietnam War as a U.S. Army intelligence officer where he was awarded the Bronze Star and a Combat Infantryman's Badge. After returning from the war, Shanahan worked for the AP at their Pittsburgh bureau covering events that included the 1970 shootings at a demonstration at Kent State University in Ohio, and the assassination of United Mine Workers leader Jock Yablonski. He moved shortly thereafter to the AP’s Washington bureau where he covered topics that included presidential campaigns and the work of the executive and legislative branches. Later life and teaching career Shanahan began teaching at the George Washington University as an adjunct professor in 1999. He later became an assistant professor in 2005, and assistant director for student affairs at the School of Media and Public Affairs. Shanahan taught subjects that included Washington reporting and journalistic ethics, and he advised the student newspaper, the Hatchet. He would become one of the longest-serving members of the newspaper’s Board of Directors, having joined in 2000. "Michael Shanahan brought a reporter's eye and a professor's dedication to his work," said Frank Sesno, director of the School of Media and Public Affairs. “Through his teaching, advising and mentoring, his commitment was always to students first. In his classes and through the internships he managed, Professor Shanahan pushed students to be better journalists, writers, reporters and citizens." References 1943 births 2014 deaths American male journalists Pennsylvania State University alumni George Washington University faculty
A Guide for the Perplexed is a short book by E. F. Schumacher, published in 1977. The title is a reference to Maimonides's The Guide for the Perplexed. Schumacher himself considered A Guide for the Perplexed to be his most important achievement, although he was better known for his 1973 environmental economics bestseller Small Is Beautiful, which made him a leading figure within the ecology movement. His daughter wrote that her father handed her the book on his deathbed, five days before he died and he told her "this is what my life has been leading to". As the Chicago Tribune wrote, "A Guide for the Perplexed is really a statement of the philosophical underpinnings that inform Small Is Beautiful". Schumacher describes his book as being concerned with how humans live in the world. It is also a treatise on the nature and organisation of knowledge and is something of an attack on what Schumacher calls "materialistic scientism". Schumacher argues that the current philosophical "maps" that dominate western thought and science are both overly narrow and based on some false premises. However, this book is only in small part a critique. Four Great Truths Schumacher put forward what he considers to be the four great truths of philosophy: The world is a hierarchical structure with at least four "levels of being". The "Principle of Adequateness" determines human ability to accurately perceive the world. Human learning relates to four "fields of knowledge". The art of living requires an understanding of two types of problem: "convergent" and "divergent". Critique of materialistic scientism Schumacher was very much in favor of the scientific spirit, but felt that the dominant methodology within science, which he called materialistic scientism, was flawed and stood in the way of achieving knowledge in any other arena than inanimate nature. Schumacher believed that this flaw originated in the writings of Descartes and Francis Bacon, when modern science was first established. He makes a distinction between the descriptive and instructional sciences. According to Schumacher the descriptive sciences are primarily concerned with what can be seen or otherwise experienced, e.g. botany and sociology, while the instructional sciences are concerned with how certain systems work and can be manipulated to produce certain results, e.g. biology and chemistry. Instructional science is primarily based on evidence gained from experimentation. Materialistic scientism is based on the methodology of the latter, which developed to study and experiment with inanimate matter. According to Schumacher many philosophers of science fail to recognize the difference between descriptive and instructional science, or ascribe this difference to stages in the evolution of a specific science, which for these philosophers means that the instructional sciences are seen as being the most advanced variety of science. He is particularly offended by the view that instructional science is the most advanced form of science, because for Schumacher, it is the study of the low hanging fruit of inanimate matter, or less metaphorically the study of the lowest and least complex level of being. As Schumacher sees it, knowledge gained about the higher levels of being, while far harder to get and far less certain, is all the more valuable. He argues that applying the standards and procedures of instructional science to descriptive sciences is erroneous, because in the descriptive fields it is simply not possible to use the experimental techniques of instructional sciences. Experimentation is an appropriate method when dealing with inanimate matter, but applying it to the living world is liable to destroy or damage living things and systems, and is therefore inappropriate. He uses the term scientism because he argues that many people, including some philosophers of science, have misunderstood the theory behind instructional science and instead believe that it produces truth. But the instructional sciences are based on induction; and as David Hume famously points out induction is not the same as truth. Furthermore, according to Schumacher, instructional sciences are primarily concerned only with the parts of truth that are useful for manipulation, i.e. they focus on those instructions which are necessary to reliably produce certain results. For Schumacher, instructional sciences therefore produce theories which are useful: pragmatic truths. By contrast, Schumacher argues that the descriptive sciences are interested in the truth in the wider sense of the word. He argues that materialistic scientism follows a policy of leaving something out if it is in doubt. Consequently, the maps of western science fail to show large 'unorthodox' parts of both theory and practice of science and social science, and reveal a complete disregard for art and many other high level humanistic qualities. Such an approach, Schumacher argues, provides a grey, limited, utilitarian worldview without room for vitally important phenomena like beauty and meaning. He observes that the mere mention of spirituality and spiritual phenomena in academic discussion is seen among scientists as a sign of 'mental deficiency' . Schumacher argues that where there is near total agreement a subject becomes effectively dead; it therefore is the subjects where there is doubt that deserve the most intense research. Schumacher believes in contrast to materialistic science that what is in doubt should be shown prominently, not hidden away or ignored. His biggest complaint against materialistic scientism is that it rejects the validity of certain questions, which for Schumacher are actually the most important questions of all. Materialistic scientism rejects the idea of levels of being, but for Schumacher this leads to a one-sided view of nature. For Schumacher, you can learn much about humanity by studying from the perspective of minerals, plants and animals, because humans contain the lower levels of being. But that is not the full or even the most important part of the story, as he puts "...everything can be learned about him except that which makes us human." Evolutionism Schumacher first states that the evolutionist doctrine clearly sits in the descriptive sciences rather than instructive sciences. Schumacher accepts that evolution as a generalization within the descriptive science of biological change has been established beyond any doubt whatsoever. However, he considers the 'evolutionist doctrine' to be a very different matter. The evolutionist doctrine purports to prove and explain biological change in the same manner as the proof and explanation offered by the instructional sciences. Schumacher quotes the 1975 Encyclopædia Britannica as an example of this view "Darwin did two things: he showed that evolution was in fact contradicting scriptural legends of creation and that its cause, natural selection, was automatic leaving no room for divine guidance or design." He considers the evolutionist doctrine to be a major philosophical and scientific error. Schumacher argues that the evolutionist doctrine starts with the perfectly reasonable explanation of change in living beings, and then jumps to using it as an explanation for the development of consciousness, self-awareness, language, social institutions and the origin of life itself. Schumacher points out that making this conceptual leap simply does not meet the standards of scientific rigor and the uncritical acceptance of this leap is, for Schumacher, completely unscientific. Levels of being For Schumacher one of science's major mistakes has been rejecting the traditional philosophical and religious view that the universe is a hierarchy of being. Schumacher makes a restatement of the traditional chain of being. He agrees with the view that there are four kingdoms: Mineral, Plant, Animal, Human. He argues that there are important differences of kind between each level of being. Between mineral and plant is the phenomenon of life. Schumacher says that although scientists say we should not use the phrase 'life energy', the difference still exists and has not been explained by science. Schumacher points out that though we can recognize life and destroy it, we can't create it. Schumacher notes that the 'life sciences' are 'extraordinary' because they hardly ever deal with life as such, and instead content themselves with analyzing the "physico-chemical body which is life's carrier." Schumacher goes on to say there is nothing in physics or chemistry to explain the phenomenon of life. For Schumacher, a similar jump in level of being takes place between plant and animal, which is differentiated by the phenomenon of consciousness. We can recognize consciousness, not least because we can knock an animal unconscious, but also because animals exhibit at minimum primitive thought and intelligence. The next level, according to Schumacher, is between Animal and Human, which are differentiated by the phenomenon of self-consciousness or self awareness. Self-consciousness is the reflective awareness of one's consciousness and thoughts. Schumacher realizes that the terms—life, consciousness and self-consciousness—are subject to misinterpretation so he suggests that the differences can best be expressed as an equation which can be written thus: "Mineral" = m "Plant" = m + x "Animal" = m + x + y "Human" = m + x + y + z In his theory, these three factors (x, y and z) represent ontological discontinuities. He argues that the differences can be likened to differences in dimension; and from one perspective it could be argued that only humans have actualized existence insofar as they possess life, consciousness and self-consciousness. Schumacher uses this perspective to contrast with the materialistic scientism view, which argues that what is true is inanimate matter, denying the realness of life, consciousness and self-consciousness, despite the fact each individual can verify those phenomena from their own experience. He directs our attention to the fact that science has generally avoided seriously discussing these discontinuities, because they present such difficulties for strictly materialistic science, and they largely remain mysteries. Next he considers the animal model of humanity which has grown popular in science. Schumacher notes that within the humanities the distinction between consciousness and self consciousness is now seldom drawn. Consequently, people have become increasingly uncertain about whether there is any difference between animals and humans. Schumacher notes that a great deal of research about humans has been conducted by studying animals. Schumacher argues that this is analogous to studying physics in the hope of understanding life. Schumacher goes on to say that much can be learned about humanity by studying minerals, plants and animals because humans have inherited those levels of being: all, that is, "except that which makes him [sic] human." Schumacher goes on to say that nothing is "more conducive to the brutalisation of the modern world" than calling humans the "naked ape". Schumacher argues that once people begin viewing humans as "animal machines" they soon begin treating them accordingly. Schumacher argues that what defines humanity are our greatest achievements, not the common run of the mill things. He argues that human beings are open-ended because of self-awareness, which as distinct from life and consciousness has nothing mechanical or automatic about it. For Schumacher "the powers of self awareness are, essentially, a limitless potentiality rather than an actuality. They have to be developed and 'realized' by each human individual if one is to become truly human, that is to say, a person." Progressions Schumacher points out that there are a number of progressions that take place between the levels. The most striking, he believes, is the movement from passivity to activity; there is a change in the origination of movement between each level: Cause (Mineral kingdom) Stimulus (Plant kingdom) Motive (Animal kingdom) Will (Humanity) One consequence of this progression is that each level of being becomes increasingly unpredictable, and it is in this sense that humans can be said to have free will. He notes increasing integration is a consequence of levels of being. A mineral can be subdivided and it remains of the same composition. Plants are more integrated; but sometimes parts of a plant can survive independently of the original plant. Animals are physically integrated; and so an appendage of an animal does not make another animal. However, while animals are highly integrated physically, they are not integrated in their consciousness. Humans, meanwhile, are not only physically integrated but have an integrated consciousness; however they are poorly integrated in terms of self-consciousness. Another interesting progression, for him, is the change in the richness of the world at each level of being. A mineral has no world as such. A plant has some limited awareness of its immediate conditions. An animal, however, has a far more rich and complex world. Finally, humans have the most rich and complicated world of all. Implications For Schumacher, recognizing these different levels of being is vital, because the governing rules of each level are different, which has clear implications for the practice of science and the acquisition of knowledge. Schumacher denies the democratic principles of science. He argues that all humans can practice the study of the inanimate matter, because they are a higher level of being; but only the spiritually aware can know about self-consciousness and possibly higher levels. Schumacher states that "while the higher comprises and therefore in a sense understands the lower, no being can understand anything higher than themselves." Schumacher argues that by removing the vertical dimension from the universe and the qualitative distinctions of "higher" and "lower" qualities which go with it, materialistic scientism can in the societal sphere only lead to moral relativism and utilitarianism. While in the personal sphere, answering the question "What do I do with my life?" leaves us with only two answers: selfishness and utilitarianism. In contrast, he argues that appreciating the different levels of being provides a simple but clear morality. The traditional view, as Schumacher says, has always been that the proper goal of humanity is "...to move higher, to develop one's highest faculties, to gain knowledge of the higher and highest things, and, if possible, to "see God". If one moves lower, develops only one's lower faculties, which we share with the animals, then one makes oneself deeply unhappy, even to the point of despair." This is a view, Schumacher says, which is shared by all the major religions. Many things, Schumacher says, while true at a lower level, become absurd at a higher level, and vice versa. Schumacher does not claim there is any scientific evidence for a level of being above self-consciousness, contenting himself with the observation that this has been the universal conviction of all major religions. Adequateness Schumacher explains that the bodily senses are adequate for perceiving inanimate matter; but we need 'intellectual' senses for other levels. Schumacher observes that science has shown that we perceive not only with the senses, but also with the mind. He illustrates this with the example of a complex scientific book; it means quite different things to an animal, illiterate man, educated man and scientist. Each person possesses different internal 'senses' which means they 'understand' the book in quite different manners. He argues that the common view that "...the facts should speak for themselves" is problematic because it is not a simple matter to distinguish fact and theory or perception and interpretation. He quotes R. L. Gregory in Eye and Brain, "Perception is not determined simply by the stimulus pattern, rather it is a dynamic searching for the best interpretation of data." He argues that we 'see' not just with our eyes; but our mental equipment and "since this mental equipment varies greatly from person to person, there are inevitably many things which some people can 'see' while others cannot, or, to put it differently, for which some people are adequate while others are not." For him, higher and more significant perceptive abilities are based on the ability to be critically aware of one's presuppositions. Schumacher writes "There is nothing more difficult than to be aware of one's thought. Everything can be seen directly except the eye through which we see. Every thought can be scrutinised directly except the thought by which we scrutinise. A special effort, an effort of self-awareness is needed — that almost impossible feat of thought recoiling upon itself: almost impossible but not quite. In fact, this is the power that makes man human and also capable of transcending his humanity." He notes that for anyone who views the world through materialistic scientism this talk of higher perception is meaningless. For a scientist who believes in materialistic scientism, higher levels of being "simply do not exist, because his faith excludes the possibility of their existence." He points out that materialistic science is principally based on the sense of sight and looks only at the external manifestation of things. Necessarily according to the principle of adequateness, materialistic science cannot know more than a small portion of nature. Schumacher argues that by restricting the modes of observation, a limited "objectivity" can be attained; but this is attained at the expense of knowledge of the object as a whole. Only the 'lowest' and most superficial aspects are accessible to objective scientific instruments. He notes that science became "science for manipulation" following Descartes. Descartes promised humanity would become "masters and possessors of nature", a point of view first popularised by Francis Bacon. For Schumacher this was something of a wrong turn, because it meant the devaluation of "science for understanding" or wisdom. One of Schumacher's criticisms is that "science for manipulation" almost inevitably leads from the manipulation of nature to the manipulation of people. Schumacher argues that 'science for manipulation' is a valuable tool when subordinated for wisdom; but until then "science for manipulation" has become a danger to humanity. Schumacher argues that if materialistic scientism grows to dominate science even further, then there will be three negative consequences: Quality of life will fall, because solutions of quantity are incapable of solving problems of quality. 'Science for understanding' will not develop, because the dominant paradigm will prevent it being treated as a serious subject. Problems will become insoluble, because the higher powers of man will atrophy through lack of use. Schumacher argues that the ideal science would have a proper hierarchy of knowledge from pure knowledge for understanding at the top of the hierarchy to knowledge for manipulation at the bottom. At the level of knowledge for manipulation, the aims of prediction and control are appropriate. But as we deal with higher levels they become increasingly absurd. As he says "Human beings are highly predictable as physico-chemical systems, less predictable as living bodies, much less so as conscious beings and hardly at all as self aware persons." The result of materialistic scientism is that humanity has become rich in means and poor in ends. Lacking a sense of higher values Western societies are left with pluralism, moral relativism and utilitarianism, and for Schumacher the inevitable result is chaos. Four fields of knowledge Schumacher identifies four fields of knowledge for the individual: I → inner I → other persons (inner) other persons → I I → the world These four fields arise from combining two pairs: Myself and the World; and Outer Appearance and Inner Experience. He notes that humans only have direct access to fields one and four. Field one is being aware of your feelings and thoughts and most closely correlates to self awareness. He argues this is fundamentally the study of attention. He differentiates between when one's attention is captured by the item it focusses upon, which is when a human being functions much like a machine; and when a person consciously directs their attention according to their choosing. This for him is the difference between "being lived" and living. Field two is being aware of what other people are thinking and feeling. Despite these problems, we do experience a "meeting of minds" with other individuals at certain times. People are even able to ignore the words actually said, and say something like "I don't agree with what you are saying; but I do agree with what you mean." Schumacher argues that one of the reasons we can understand other people is through bodily experience, because so many bodily expressions, gestures and postures are part of our common human heritage. Schumacher observes that the traditional answer to the study of field two has been "You can understand others to the extent you understand yourself." Schumacher points out that this is a logical development of the principle of "adequateness": how can you understand someone's pain unless you too have experienced pain? Field three is understanding oneself as an objective phenomenon. Knowledge in field three requires a person to be aware of what other people think of them. Schumacher suggests that the most fruitful advice in this field can be gained by studying the Fourth Way concept of "external considering". Schumacher observes that relying on just field one knowledge makes one feel that they are the centre of the universe; while focusing on field three knowledge makes one feel that they are far more insignificant. Seeking self-knowledge via both fields provides more balanced and accurate self-knowledge. Field four is the behaviourist study of the outside world. Science is highly active in this area of knowledge, and many people believe it is the only field in which true knowledge can be gained. For Schumacher, applying the scientific approach is highly appropriate in this field. Schumacher summarises his views about the four fields of knowledge as follows: Only when all four fields of knowledge are cultivated can one have true unity of knowledge. Instruments and methodologies of study should only be applied to the appropriate field they are designed for. Clarity of knowledge depends on relating the four fields of knowledge to the four levels of being. The instructional sciences should confine their remit to field four, because it is only in the field of "appearances" that mathematical precision can be obtained. The descriptive sciences, however, are not behaving appropriately if they focus solely on appearances, and must delve in meaning and purpose or they will produce sterile results. Self-knowledge can only be effectively pursued by balanced study of field one and field three. Study of field two (understanding other individuals) is dependent on first developing a powerful insight into field one (self awareness). Two types of problems Schumacher argues that there are two types of problems in the world: convergent and divergent. For him, discerning whether a problem is convergent or divergent is one of the arts of living. Convergent problems are ones in which attempted solutions gradually converge on one solution or answer. An example of this has been the development of the bicycle. Early attempts at developing human-powered vehicles included three- and four-wheelers and involved wheels of different sizes. Modern bicycles look much the same nowadays. Divergent problems are ones which do not converge on a single solution. A classic example he provides is that of education. Is discipline or freedom the best way to teach? Education researchers have debated this issue for thousand of years without converging on a solution. He summarises by saying that convergent problems are those that are concerned with the non-living universe. While divergent problems are concerned with the universe of the living, and so there is always a degree of inner experience and freedom to contend with. According to Schumacher, the only solution to divergent problems is to transcend them, arguing that in education, for instance, that the real solution involves love or caring; love and discipline work effectively, but so does love and freedom. Art Schumacher, in a digression from his main argument, discusses the nature and importance of art. He notes that there is considerable confusion about the nature and meaning of art; but argues that this confusion dissipates when one considers art with relation to its effect on human beings. Most art fits into two categories. If art is designed to primarily affect our feelings then it is entertainment; while if art is primarily designed to affect our will then it is propaganda. Great art is a multi-faceted phenomenon, which is not content to be merely propaganda or entertainment; but by appealing to people's higher intellectual and emotional faculties, it is designed to communicate truth. When entertainment and propaganda are transcended by, and subordinated to, the communication of truth, art helps develop our higher faculties and that makes it "great". Tasks of humanity Schumacher notes that within philosophy there is no field in more disarray than ethics. He argues that this is because most ethical debate sidesteps any "prior clarification of the purpose of human life on the earth." Schumacher believes that ethics is the study of divergent problems; which require transcendence by the individual, not a new type of ethics to be adopted by all. He argues that there is an increasing recognition among individuals that many solutions to human problems must be made by individuals, not by society, and cannot be solved by political solutions that rearrange the system. For Schumacher, the "modern attempt to live without religion has failed." He says that the tasks of an individual can be summed up as follows: Learn from society and tradition. Interiorize this knowledge, learn to think for yourself and become self-directed. Grow beyond the narrow concerns of the ego. Humanity, he says, in the larger sense must learn again to subordinate the sciences of manipulation to the sciences of wisdom; a theme he further develops in his book Small Is Beautiful. Reviews The reviews of this book include: America v. 138 (February 11, 1978). Best Sellers v. 37 (December 1977). Choice v. 15 (September 1978). The Christian Century v. 94 (October 12, 1977). The Christian Science Monitor (Eastern edition) (September 28, 1977). Commonweal v. 105 (April 14, 1978). Critic v. 36 (spring 1978). The Economist v. 265 (October 1, 1977). Library Journal (1876) v. 102 (October 1, 1977). The New York Times Book Review (October 2, 1977). New Statesman (London, England: 1957) v. 94 (October 7, 1977). Footnotes References Schumacher, E.F. (1977). A Guide for the Perplexed. (; paperback, ). (Chapter 2) 1977 non-fiction books Philosophy books Cognitive science literature Religious philosophical literature ja:エルンスト・フリードリッヒ・シューマッハー
John Yates (18 November 1929 – 2 September 2020) was an English footballer, who played as a winger in the Football League for Chester. He moved to Canada in 1974 and became involved with the Salvation Army often acting as a musical conductor to their bands. Yates died on 2 September 2020, at the age of 90. References External links 1929 births 2020 deaths Men's association football wingers Chester City F.C. players English Football League players English men's footballers Footballers from Rotherham Sheffield United F.C. players
Pandora's Box () is a 2021 mystery drama. It was filmed in 2019. Initially to be aired on August 18, 2021, the airing was postponed to August 25, 2021, on Mango TV every Wednesday and Thursday. Synopsis Physics genius Li Tian (Ray Zhang Rui) is focused on his investigation of a special type of energy. However, his mother Mei Xue Yan, a famous musician, gets embroiled in a mysterious car accident in Japan. Li Tian heads to Japan alone, but he never expected to fall into an intricate trap set up by a crime organisation. The man behind the scene manipulate Li Tian and uses advanced technology to commit a series of crimes. In Japan, Li Tian meets the bubbly Zhang Ni (He Dujuan), as well as the investigation officer responsible for the case - Yamazaki Dachang (Michael Miu). The three of them form a special investigation team and traces the incident back to a mysterious band twenty years ago. They also found Fu Bu Jie (Joseph Chang), a reporter who has been investigating the band for many years. A huge conspiracy which links back to a dark secret involving Li Tian's parents awaits them. Cast Main cast Production Wong Ching-po, the director, took 2.5 years to write the script of the television film. It took the production crew five months to complete the principal photography for the 12 episodes. Reception An advance screening of the first two episodes was held on June 9, 2019, at the China Art Museum as part of the 25th Shanghai Television Festival. The audience reacted favourably throughout the screening. References 2021 television films Mango TV original programming Japan in non-Japanese culture
"Ma Boy" is the first single by Sistar19, a sub-unit of South Korean girl group Sistar. It was released online as a digital single on May 3, 2011 through Starship Entertainment. The song was a commercial success, peaking at number 2 on the Gaon Digital Chart. The song has sold over 2,652,474 downloads as of 2011. Background and release On April 28, 2011, Starship Entertainment announced the creation of a Sistar sub-unit called Sistar19, which includes main vocalist Hyolyn and rapper Bora. The same day, Sistar19 released the music video teaser for their first single, "Ma Boy". The single was released on digital music sites on May 3, 2011. Written by producer Brave Brothers, "Ma Boy" is a medium tempo neo soul song with lyrics that express the emotions of a girl in love. A special version of "Ma Boy", featuring Sistar members Soyou and Dasom, was included on Sistar's first full-length album, So Cool, released on August 9, 2011. The original version of the song was included in Sistar19's first extended play, Gone Not Around Any Longer, released on January 31, 2013. Music video The music video for "Ma Boy" features Hyloyn and Bora dressed as "racing models", dancing next to sports cars. The video was directed by Joo Hee-sun. Sistar19 also released a dance practice video for "Ma Boy" on May 13, 2011. The video showcases the song's popular "chair dance" and "glamor dance" choreography. Promotion Sistar19 had their debut performance on M Countdown on May 5, 2011. The group also performed "Ma Boy" on various music shows such as Music Bank, Show! Music Core and Inkigayo in May and April. Commercial performance "Ma Boy" entered at number 5 on the Gaon Digital Chart on the chart issue dated May 1–7, 2011, with 291,397 downloads sold and 1,249,909 streams. In its second week, the song climbed to number 3 and peaked at number 2 in its third week. The song entered at number 2 on the Gaon Digital Chart for the month of May 2011, with 1,372,864 downloads sold and 12,625,061 streams. It also charted at number 21 for the month of June and at number 65 for the month of July. The song placed at number 14 on the Gaon Digital Chart for the year 2011, with 2,652,474 downloads sold and 21,560,202 streams accumulated. Track listing Charts Weekly charts Monthly charts Year-end charts Credits and personnel Hyorin - vocals Bora - vocals, rap Brave Brothers - producing, songwriting, arranger, music References External links 2011 songs 2011 debut singles Sistar songs Korean-language songs Starship Entertainment singles Songs written by Brave Brothers
Calopteryx is a genus of large damselflies belonging to the family Calopterygidae. The colourful males often have coloured wings whereas the more muted females usually have clear wings although some develop male (androchrome) wing characteristics. In both sexes, there is no pterostigma. Nomenclature It was only in 1890, many years after Leach named the genus Calopyteryx, that it was widely recognized that Leach's name was a junior synonym of the Fabrician genus Agrion, established 40 years prior. The controversy surrounding which genus name has nomenclatural priority has never been formally resolved; the ICZN mandates that Fabricius' name has priority, but the majority of the world's odonate researchers maintain the use of Calopteryx. Species The genus contains the following species: Calopteryx aequabilis – River Jewelwing Calopteryx amata – Superb Jewelwing Calopteryx angustipennis – Appalachian Jewelwing Calopteryx balcanica Calopteryx coomani Calopteryx cornelia Calopteryx dimidiata – Sparkling Jewelwing Calopteryx exul – Glittering Demoiselle Calopteryx haemorrhoidalis – Copper Demoiselle Calopteryx hyalina – Clear-winged Demoiselle Calopteryx intermedia Calopteryx japonica Calopteryx laosica Calopteryx maculata – Ebony Jewelwing Calopteryx melli Calopteryx mingrelica Calopteryx oberthuri Calopteryx orientalis Calopteryx samarcandica Calopteryx splendens – Banded Demoiselle, Banded Agrion, Banded Jewelwing (inc. Calopteryx splendens taurica ) Calopteryx syriaca – Syrian Demoiselle Calopteryx transcaspica Calopteryx virgo – Beautiful Demoiselle, Beautiful Jewelwing Calopteryx waterstoni Calopteryx xanthostoma – Western Demoiselle References Calopterygidae Zygoptera genera Taxa named by William Elford Leach Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
Warren Neidel (born 9 March 1980) is a retired Namibian football defender. References 1980 births Living people Namibian men's footballers Namibia men's international footballers Chief Santos players Orlando Pirates S.C. players SK Windhoek players Black Africa S.C. players Men's association football defenders Sportspeople from Tsumeb
The 23 August 2008 Swat Valley bombing occurred on 23 August 2008 when a suicide bomber rammed an explosive-laden car into a police station in Charbagh Tehsil of Swat valley of North West Frontier Province killing 20 people. The Tehrik-e-Taleban organisation claimed responsibility. See also List of terrorist incidents, 2008 Swat valley#Taliban insurgency and attacks on non-combatants External links Bomber attacks Pakistani police 2008 murders in Pakistan 21st-century mass murder in Pakistan Terrorist incidents in Pakistan in 2008 Swat District Mass murder in 2008 Suicide car and truck bombings in Pakistan Crime in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Attacks on buildings and structures in Pakistan Attacks on police stations in the 2000s Building bombings in Pakistan
Janówiec (German Grünhof) is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Bobolice, within Koszalin County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania. References Villages in Koszalin County
Eric McMillan, (born in Sheffield, England, in 1942) is a Canadian designer who began his career designing exhibitions. By an extraordinary opportunity in 1972, he started designing play areas and elements that encouraged children to learn through play. The concepts were composed of a great variety of materials. He has been referred to as "the father of soft play". Early life He was born in 1942 in the midst of an air-raid to a working-class mother in Sheffield: still-born but revived by the midwife who dipped him alternately in buckets of cold and warm water. At the age of five, he moved to North Manchester, cared for by the wife of his blind grandfather. Requiring glasses that he refused to wear or order to fight off bullying, he attended nine schools between five and fifteen, leaving from St Boniface's RC School in Higher Broughton, at the age of 15, barely literate. As a feral child, he played in the derelict wrecks of houses and building sites in the shadow of Strangeways, Manchester. Play was unconstrained freedom. He enrolled for an apprenticeship as a house painter, and at the college of art encountered students doing more creative courses. Career In 1968, he moved from the Canadian Government Exhibition Commission in Ottawa to Toronto to join the design team planning Ontario Place. When Ontario Place opened in 1971, the section of the exhibition he had designed called "Explosions" was the most successful exhibit in that first season. In consequence of this success, he was appointed chief designer for the whole project. The following year saw the opening of the "Children’s Village" land play area and from that project grew his reputation as a designer of children's play attractions. The opening of the "Water Play" area in 1973 secured that reputation. His work introduced ideas like the ball crawl (also known as ball pit), net climb, punch bag forest, birdie glide, roller slide, cave crawl, together toys, foam swamp, water bicycle cannons, balancing buoys, rubber band bounce, and a whole range of interactive play elements. Partnership In 1975, together with partners Rosemarie Duell and Len Rydahl, he formed a design partnership and went on to design play attractions around the world. "Cap'n Kids World" at SeaWorld Ohio was the first project built in the U.S. in 1975. His list of projects include: "Sesame Place" in Langhorne, Pennsylvania; "Parc de la Villette" in Paris, France; "Space Science Park" at Space Camp in Huntsville, Alabama; "Boston Children’s Museum Ocean Filter Attraction" in Boston, Massachusetts; "Founders Heritage Park in Nelson, New Zealand; "Eureka! The National Children's Museum" in Halifax, England; and many other projects including his work at Expo 86. He was once described by Time Magazine as "The next Walt Disney." Notable projects The Children's Village and Water Attraction at Ontario Place in Toronto, Canada (1972) Cap'n Kids World at SeaWorld Ohio in Aurora, Ohio (1975) Cap'n Kids World at SeaWorld San Diego in San Diego, California (1976) Old Chicago in Bolingbrook, Illinois (1977) Whale of a Time World at Marine World/Africa USA in Redwood Shores, California (1979) Sesame Place in Langhorne, Pennsylvania (1980) Parc de la Villette in Paris, France (1984) Space Science Park at Space Camp in Huntsville, Alabama (1984) Boston Children's Museum Ocean Filter Attraction in Boston, Massachusetts (1987) Founders Heritage Park in Nelson, New Zealand (1987) Eureka! The National Children's Museum in Halifax, England (1988) References External links Eric McMillan 1942 births Canadian people of Scottish descent Canadian designers Living people
"The Shame of Life" is a song by American alternative rock band Butthole Surfers, from their 2001 album Weird Revolution. The song was released as a CD single in Australia and peaked at #24 on Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks. The chorus was written by Kid Rock, who retains a songwriting credit for the track. It reached number 93 in Triple J's Hottest 100 of 2001. A music video was made for the song, featuring the band going to a bizarre house party that is portrayed by the lyrics sung by Gibby Haynes (e.g. "there were squirrels smoking crack" as a prop squirrel is shown smoking the drug). Throughout the video, other weird and disturbing events take place such as pigs with "Get Down" painted on their bodies, hot women dancing, anthropomorphic squirrels in suits that attack and drug the band, a man wearing a pig mask, Haynes wearing a modified glove with what appear to be hypodermic needles, a lady wearing a dress made of dollar bills, a man swinging a shovel around, and some women with their faces resembling squirrels. The video ends with Haynes being dragged outside by two of the anthropomorphic squirrels. The song was featured in a trailer for the 2002 film Phone Booth. Track listing "The Shame of Life" – 3:30 "The Shame of Life" (A Cappella) – 3:30 "The Shame of Life" (DJ Z-Trip Remix) – 4:15 "The Shame of Life" (Bonus Beats) – 3:49 References 2001 singles Butthole Surfers songs Hollywood Records singles 2001 songs Songs written by Kid Rock Song recordings produced by Rob Cavallo
Mabel Cheung (, born 17 November 1950) is a film director from Hong Kong. She is one of the leading directors in Hong Kong cinema and is considered one of the three women (along with Ann Hui and Clara Law) to achieve acclaim in the New Wave/Second Wave in Hong Kong. Elected "Freshman's Queen" when she was studying undergrad at the University of Hong Kong, she was also an avid sportswoman representing Lady Ho Tung Hall and the University of Hong Kong. Cheung made her first film in 1985 as a student at New York University. Cheung is known for working with the migration issues of Hongkongers and overseas Chinese, especially before the 1997 handover of Hong Kong. Her films include the "migration trilogy": The Illegal Immigrant (1985), An Autumn's Tale (1987) and Eight Taels of Gold (1989). The Soong Sisters (1997) marks another peak of her filming career. All four films were made in collaboration with writer Alex Law. Cheung is a Guest Lecturer at the Hong Kong Baptist University Academy of Film and an Honorary University Fellow at the University of Hong Kong. Cheung is the Vice-Chairperson of the Hong Kong Film Development Council. Filmography The To My Nineteen-Year-Old-Self Controversies In January 2023, three graduates of Ying Wa Girls' School accused Cheung and the school authority of wrongdoing through the public distribution of To My Nineteen-Year-Old Self, the film commissioned by Cheung's alma mater Ying Wa Girls' School for an alumni fundraising project. Three of the six subjects of the film accused Ying Wa and Cheung of placing what was originally promised as an internal project on public screens without their consents. Katie Kong, one of the documentary’s subjects, said in an Instagram story that she had signed the consent after the film crew told her “everyone else” had done so. In the documentary, Cheung's camera follows six schoolgirls for over a decade to witness the agony and ecstasy of growing up during a turbulent time in Hong Kong. Wai-sze Sarah Lee, Hong Kong professional track cyclist and bronze medalist in the women's keirin at the 2012 London Olympics, also accused Cheung and the crew of including an interview clip with her in the film without consent. In a radio interview Cheung admitted that she and the crew entered the venue of Asian Track Cycling Championships in Japan without a valid press permit. This raised the concern from the Hong Kong Sport Press Association of unauthorised interview events for non-press purposes. Cheung apologized and announced on 5 February the screenings of To My Nineteen Year Old Self will be suspended until all issues are clarified. See also List of graduates of University of Hong Kong References External links 1950 births Living people Hong Kong film directors Chinese women film directors Alumni of the University of Hong Kong Alumni of the University of Bristol New York University alumni Hong Kong women artists Hong Kong women film directors
The White Ledges Formation is a geologic formation that crops out in central Arizona, US. Detrital zircon geochronology establishes a maximum age for the formation of 1726 million years (Mya), in the Statherian period of the Precambrian. The formation is typical of quartzites deposited around 1650 million years ago in the southwestern part of Laurentia, the ancient core of the North American continent. Description The White Ledges Formation consists of of orthoquartzite. The quartzite is cut by small reverse faults dipping to the north. It is the lowest member of the Hess Canyon Group and is disconformably overlain by the Yankee Joe Formation. It overlies and interfingers with the Redmond Formation, which has been radiometrically dated as 1657 ± 3 million years old, and it contains detrital zircons dated to not less than 1726 million years old. The White Ledges Formation is thought to be sediments deposited in a nearshore tidal and fluvial environment. Together with other formations in the region, it records a long-lived tectonic margin along southern Laurentia through much of the Proterozoic (1800 to 1000 million years ago.) This helps geologists reconstruct the assembly and breakup of supercontinents during this interval of time. History of investigation The beds making up the formation were first noted by N.H. Darton in 1925, who assigned them to the Pinal Schist. The White Ledges Formation was first designated by D.E. Livingston in 1969 in his doctoral dissertation and named for the White Ledges, a set of quartzite ridges along the Salt River canyon north of Globe, Arizona. References Precambrian Arizona Quartzite formations
The Turkey women's national handball team is the national handball team of Turkey for women and is managed by the Turkey Handball Federation. The team achieved second place in Mediterranean Games in 2009 and championship in Islamic Solidarity Games in 2022. The team is being coached by Costică Buceschi from Romania in 2023. Current squad . Notable former members Coaches Péter Kovács (born 1955), head coach (2007-2010) Players Competitive record Islamic Solidarity Games Mediterranean Games References External links Official website IHF profile Women's national handball teams National women's Handball
The PSX Dividend 20 Index is a stock index acting as a benchmark to compare prices on the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) over a period. PSX Dividend 20 Index benchmark top 20 dividend paying companies at PSX based on the last 12-month dividend yield. History From October 2020, PSX Dividend 20 Index was in test run at PSX. See also KSE 30 Index KSE 100 Index KMI 30 Index CDC References External links Bloomberg page for KSE100:IND Official Website BBC Market Data: KSE-100 Reuters page for .KSE Lists of companies of Pakistan Pakistani stock market indices Pakistan Stock Exchange Investment
Thomas Cubitt (25 February 1788 – 20 December 1855) was a British master builder, notable for his employment in developing many of the historic streets and squares of London, especially in Belgravia, Pimlico and Bloomsbury. His great-great-great-granddaughter is Queen Camilla. Background The son of a Norfolk carpenter, he journeyed to India as ship's carpenter from which he earned sufficient funds to start his own building firm in 1810 on Gray's Inn Road, London where he was one of the first builders to have a 'modern' system of employing all the trades under his own management. Work Cubitt's first major building was the London Institution in Finsbury Circus, built in 1815. After this he worked primarily on speculative housing at Camden Town, Islington, and especially at Highbury Park, Stoke Newington. His development of areas of Bloomsbury, including Gordon Square and Tavistock Square, began in 1820, for a group of landowners including the Duke of Bedford. He was commissioned in 1824 by Richard Grosvenor, 2nd Marquess of Westminster, to create a great swathe of building in Belgravia centred on Belgrave Square and Pimlico, in what was to become his greatest achievement in London. Notable amongst this development are the north and west sides of Eaton Square, which exemplify Cubitt's style of building and design. After Cubitt's workshops in Thames Bank were destroyed by fire, he remarked "Tell the men they shall be at work within a week, and I will subscribe £600 towards buying them new tools." Cubitt was also responsible for the east front of Buckingham Palace. He also built and personally funded nearly a kilometre of the Thames Embankment. He was employed in the large development of Kemp Town in Brighton, and Osborne House on the Isle of Wight, completed in 1851. Cubitt's public works included the provision of public parks, including being an organiser of the Battersea Park Scheme. His work outside London includes the country house Polesden Lacey, near Dorking, Surrey, which he rebuilt to largely its present form in the early 1820s. In 1827 he withdrew from the management of his Gray's Inn Road concern leaving this to his brother William Cubitt; the firm of Cubitts still carried out the work of Thomas Cubitt and the change robbed neither partner of the credit for their work. Family Cubitt had two brothers, the contractor and politician William and the civil engineer Lewis who designed many houses built by Thomas. Cubitt married Mary Anne Warner (1802–1880), on 25 March 1821 in the church of St Marylebone and they had at least twelve children – Anne (1820), Mary (1821), Emily (1823), George (1828), Sophia (1830), Fanny (1832), William (1834), Lucy (1835), Caroline (1837), Arthur (1840), and twins Thomas and Charles (1842), although five children predeceased their father. George became a politician, created Baron Ashcombe in 1892. Mary, later Mrs Parker, was a botanist whose botanical specimens are held at the Royal Botanica Gardens, Kew. Thomas through his son, George, is a great-great-great-grandfather of Queen Camilla. Legacy Cubitt died in 1855 and was taken from Dorking for burial at West Norwood Cemetery on 27 December 1855. After his death, Queen Victoria said, "In his sphere of life, with the immense business he had in hand, he is a real national loss. A better, kindhearted or more simple, unassuming man never breathed." Another statue of Cubitt can be seen in Dorking, opposite the Dorking Halls, as he was favoured there for his architecture on his Denbies estate. In 1883 the business was acquired by Holland & Hannen, a leading competitor, which combination became known as Holland & Hannen and Cubitts, later Holland, Hannen & Cubitts. Restaurants, pubs and other places have been named in his honour. References and footnotes Footnotes Citations 1788 births 1855 deaths Burials at West Norwood Cemetery English carpenters British builders Architects from Norfolk Italianate architecture in the United Kingdom People from Broadland (district) People from Dorking Thomas 19th-century British businesspeople
Batié is a town located in the province of Noumbiel in Burkina Faso. It is the capital of Noumbiel Province and has a population of 17,997 (2019). References Populated places in the Sud-Ouest Region (Burkina Faso)
The Oceans Seven is a marathon swimming challenge consisting of seven open water channel swims. It was devised in 2008 as the swimming equivalent of the Seven Summits mountaineering challenge. It includes the North Channel, the Cook Strait, the Molokaʻi Channel, the English Channel, the Catalina Channel, the Tsugaru Strait and the Strait of Gibraltar. List of Oceans Seven swims The North Channel: between Ireland and Scotland, 21 miles (34 km) The Cook Strait: between New Zealand’s North and South Islands, 16 miles (26 km) The Molokaʻi Channel (also known as the Kaiwi Channel): between Moloka’i and O’ahu, 27 miles (44 km) The English Channel: between England and France, 21 miles (34 km) The Catalina Channel: between Santa Catalina Island and Los Angeles, 20 miles (32 km) The Tsugaru Strait: between the Japanese islands of Honshu and Hokkaido, 12 miles (20 km) The Strait of Gibraltar: between Spain and Morocco, 10 miles (16 km) List of successful completions The LongSwims Database maintains a list of swimmers who have completed the challenge: See also Long-distance swimming Open water swimming Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming References Sataline, Suzanne (2010); "Extreme Swimmers Accept the Challenge of 'Oceans Seven'"; Wall Street Journal. Retrieved October 16, 2010. Swimming Open water swimming
Pennsylvania Route 241 (PA 241) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. The route runs from PA 441 in Conoy Township, Lancaster County, northeast to PA 72 in the city of Lebanon in Lebanon County. The route heads east from PA 441 to Elizabethtown, where it runs concurrent with both PA 230 and PA 743. PA 241 continues into Lebanon County and intersects PA 341 and PA 117 in Colebrook. The route heads northeast and forms a concurrency with U.S. Route 322 (US 322) before continuing to Lebanon. The route follows part of Legislative Route 280, which was designated in 1911. PA 241 was designated in 1928 to run from PA 441 in Marietta north to PA 72 in Lebanon, heading north to Maytown and west to Bainbridge before continuing northeast along its current alignment. The southern terminus was cut back to PA 340 (now PA 743) in Maytown in the 1930s, with the route south of there replaced by PA 340. The northern terminus was cut back slightly in the 1950s following a rerouting of PA 72. In 1961, the south end of PA 241 was moved to its current location. Route description PA 241 begins at an intersection with PA 441 north of the community of Bainbridge in Conoy Township, Lancaster County, heading northeast on two-lane undivided Bainbridge Road. The road passes through a mix of farmland and woodland with some homes, crossing into West Donegal Township. The route continues through agricultural areas, crossing Conoy Creek and running parallel along the east side of the creek. The road crosses the creek again and passes to the east of the large Masonic Village retirement community. PA 241 heads into the borough of Elizabethtown and becomes West Bainbridge Street, soon turning northwest onto Masonic Drive. The route heads through commercial areas a short distance to the southwest of Amtrak's Keystone Corridor railroad line before running between Masonic Village to the south and Elizabethtown station along the Amtrak line to the north. PA 241 turns north onto West High Street and passes under the Keystone Corridor west of the station. The road curves northeast and crosses a railroad spur from the Amtrak line at-grade as it heads through residential areas, crossing Conoy Creek, prior to coming to an intersection with PA 230/PA 743 in the commercial downtown. Here, PA 241 turns north to form a concurrency with PA 230 and PA 743 on North Market Street. The road crosses the creek again before it leaves the downtown and enters residential areas, with PA 241 and PA 743 splitting from PA 230 by briefly heading northeast on Linden Avenue. PA 241 and PA 743 turn north onto North Hanover Street a short distance later, passing a mix of homes and businesses as it crosses into Mount Joy Township and becomes Hershey Road. PA 241 splits from PA 743 by heading northeast onto Mt. Gretna Road, heading through wooded residential areas before coming to a bridge over the PA 283 freeway. The road continues through rural residential areas with woods to the northwest and farms to the southeast before winding north through forests. The route curves northeast and runs through a mix of farm fields and woods with some homes, passing through the community of Bellaire. PA 241 enters South Londonderry Township in Lebanon County, where the name changes to Elizabethtown Road. The road continues northeast through farmland with some homes and comes to a bridge under the Pennsylvania Turnpike (Interstate 76). The route runs through a mix of farms and woods, passing through the residential community of Lawn. PA 241 continues through rural areas, with the Lebanon Valley Rail Trail and Conewago Creek parallel to the northwest of the road, and crosses the trail and creek before it reaches a junction with the eastern terminus of PA 341. Here, the route runs through a mix of fields, woods, and homes before it crosses the Conewago Creek again and comes to an intersection with PA 117 in the community of Colebrook. At this point, PA 241 turns north for a concurrency with PA 117 along Mt. Wilson Road, and the two routes head northwest across the creek and through farm fields. PA 117 splits to the west and PA 241 continues northeast through forested areas with some homes, crossing into South Annville Township. The road passes to the south of an industrial complex before it continues through forests, curving to the north. The route heads east and enters the agricultural Lebanon Valley, where it turns to the north. The road continues through farmland with some homes before it reaches a junction with US 322 near Fontana. Here, PA 241 turns east for a concurrency with US 322 along Horseshoe Pike, soon intersecting the southern terminus of PA 934. The road continues east through agricultural areas, entering West Cornwall Township, before PA 241 splits from US 322 by turning north onto Colebrook Road. The route enters North Cornwall Township and curves northeast as it continues through farmland with some residential development. The road winds northeast through rural land and passes through the community of Rocherty, where it meets Rocherty Road at a roundabout, before it runs through a mix of farms and residential and commercial development. The route continues past homes and crosses into the city of Lebanon, where it becomes city-maintained. A short distance later, PA 241 reaches its northern terminus at an intersection with PA 72. History When routes were legislated in Pennsylvania in 1911, the current routing of PA 241 was designated as part of Legislative Route 280, which continued southeast from Bainbridge to Columbia. By 1926, the roadway between Elizabethtown and Lebanon was paved while the road southwest from Elizabethtown to Bainbridge was unpaved. PA 241 was designated in 1928 to run from PA 441 in Marietta north to PA 72 in Lebanon. The route followed Maytown Road north to Maytown, Stackstown Road west to Bainbridge, and PA 441 northwest before it continued northeast along its current alignment to Lebanon and north along Quentin Road to end at PA 72 at Cornwall Road. The entire length of route was paved by 1930. In the 1930s, the southern terminus of PA 241 was cut back to PA 340 (now PA 743) in Maytown, with PA 340 replacing the route between Marietta and Maytown. The northern terminus was moved to its current location in the 1950s following the rerouting of PA 72 to Quentin Road. The southern terminus of the route was cut back to its current location at PA 441 near Bainbridge in 1961. On June 28, 2021, construction began on a roundabout at Rocherty Road in North Cornwall Township. Construction of the roundabout, which cost $3.4 million, was completed in October 2021. Major intersections PA 241 Truck Pennsylvania Route 241 Truck was an unsigned truck route marked with a red arrow that bypassed two weight restricted bridges over the Conoy Creek, on which trucks over 27 tons and combination loads over 32 tons were prohibited. The route followed PA 441 and PA 743 through Lancaster County. The route was established in 2013. Both bridges were reconstructed in 2017, resulting in the deletion of the route. See also References External links Pennsylvania Highways: PA 241 241 Transportation in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Transportation in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania
Mors Principium Est (Latin for "death is the beginning") is a Finnish melodic death metal band formed in 1999. History The band was formed in 1999 in Pori, Finland by singer/lead guitarist Jori Haukio, guitarist Jarkko Kokko and keyboardist Toni Nummelin. Drummer Mikko Sipola joined in late 1999, soon followed by the arrival of new vocalist Ville Viljanen in early 2000 when Haukio decided to focus on his guitar work. Bassist Teemu Heinola was not appointed until after the band's first demo, Before Birth, which attracted attention from French record label Listenable Records in 2001. One year and two demos later, Mors Principium Est signed a three-album contract with Listenable Records completed by the album Liberation = Termination released in March 2007. The band announced on 25 April 2007 the new lineup of the band. Karri Kuisma joined the band as the rhythm guitarist in 2006 and lead guitarist Tomy Laisto joined the band in 2007. Jarkko Kokko will still be a member of M.P.E. but he will not play any live shows. In March 2011, the band stated that members Tomy Laisto and Kalle Aaltonen had parted ways to pursue other ventures. The band stated "If we still want to continue with Mors Principium Est, we need new guitar players" and proceeded to ask for anyone who could try out around the world to do so. On 30 April 2011, the band announced on their website that Andy Gillion had been recruited as the first replacement guitarist. On 29 September 2011 the band announced on their website that Andhe Chandler had been recruited as the second replacement guitarist. In April 2012, the band signed a new deal with AFM Records, with the first single for fourth album ...And Death Said Live being released in October of the same year, followed by an album release in December in Japan, then a United States release in January 2013. The band's deal with AFM would continue with Dawn of the 5th Era in 2014, Embers of a Dying World in 2017, and Seven in 2020. In June 2021, the band announced that they had parted ways with Andy Gillion, with Gillion being unaware of his removal. In February 2022, the band would announce a compilation album of rerecorded material called Liberate the Unborn Inhumanity, with a new rendition of "The Lust Called Knowledge" from their debut album Inhumanity being released on the same day. The album would later be released on April of the same year. Lineup Current members Ville Viljanen – vocals (2000–present) Jori Haukio – lead guitar (1999–2007, 2021–present) Jarkko Kokko – rhythm guitar (1999–2009, 2021–present) Teemu Heinola – bass (2001–present) Marko Tommila – drums (2021–present), session drums (2007, 2020) Former members Tomy Laisto – lead guitar (2007–2011), live rhythm guitar (2016–2017) Andy Gillion – lead guitar (2011–2021) Kalle Aaltonen – rhythm guitar (2009–2011) Andhe Chandler – rhythm guitar (2011–2014) Kevin Verlay – rhythm guitar (2014–2015) Mikko Sipola – drums (1999–2017) Iiro Aittokoski – drums (2017–2021) Toni Nummelin – keyboards (1999–2004) Joona Kukkola – keyboards (2004–2007) Former touring musicians Karri Kuisma – live rhythm guitar (2007–2008) Tom "Tomma" Gardiner – live rhythm guitar (2008–2009) Lauri Unkila – live rhythm guitar (2017–2021) Joni Suodenjärvi – live bass (2019–2021) Timeline Discography Albums Inhumanity (2003, reissued in 2006) The Unborn (2005) Liberation = Termination (2007) ...And Death Said Live (2012) Dawn of the 5th Era (2014) Embers of a Dying World (2017) Seven (2020) Liberate the Unborn Inhumanity (2022) Demos Before Birth (2000) Valley of Sacrifice (2001) Third Arrival (2002) References External links Listenable Records Finnish melodic death metal musical groups Musical groups from Pori Musical groups established in 1999 Finnish musical quintets 1999 establishments in Finland Listenable Records artists AFM Records artists
Esther Muchemi, accountant, businesswoman, entrepreneur and corporate executive in Kenya, who serves as the group chief executive officer of the Samchi Group of Companies, a diverse Kenyan conglomerate, whose companies span telecommunications, microfinance, hospitality, real estate, restaurants and ICT. Background Muchemi was born in Kenya and attended local schools for her primary and secondary education. She graduated from the University of Nairobi with a Bachelor of Commerce degree. She then trained as an accountant and practiced as an auditor for twenty years, before striking out as an entrepreneur, on her own. She is also a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), with the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya. Career For a period of 16 years, dating back to 1984, she was employed in the accounting industry as an auditor. In 2000, she quit her regular employment and opened a retail shop on Koinange Street, in downtown Nairobi, Kenya's capital city, selling Safaricom sim-cards and airtime. Over the years she slowly expanded her empire into an investment group with nearly a dozen businesses. Samchi Group Muchemi organizes her businesses under the umbrella known as the Samchi Group of Companies'''. The group includes: (a) Samchi Telecommunications Limited (b) Jumbo Communications Limited (c) Forward Airtime Limited and (d) Mergut Limited. These first four are all in the telecommunications sector. Other companies in the group are: (e) Samchi Credit Limited, a microfinance company (f) Samchi Heights Limited, a real estate development company (g) After 40 Hotel Limited, located along Biashara Street in Nairobi (h) El-Roi Plaza, a shopping arcade located along Tom Mboya Street in Nairobi (i) Heavenly Wings Limited, a restaurant within El-Roi Plaza and (j) a virtual office company called Space International Limited. In 2018, the Samchi Group employed a total of 560 individuals. Other considerations In 2017, Muchemi was the recipient of the 2017 Global Inspirational Women Leadership Award, awarded by the Centre for Economic and Leadership Development. She received the award at The 2017 South America–Africa–Middle East–Asia Women Summit, held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. In the same year, she was inducted into Amazon’s 100 Global Women Leaders Hall of Fame''. See also Stella Kilonzo Catherine Mturi-Wairi Nancy Onyango Esther Nyaiyaki References External links Website of Samchi Telecommunication Limited Living people 1960s births Kikuyu people Businesspeople from Nairobi University of Nairobi alumni 21st-century Kenyan businesswomen 21st-century Kenyan businesspeople Kenyan business executives Kenyan accountants Kenyan women accountants
The Missouri Review is a literary magazine founded in 1978 by the University of Missouri. It publishes fiction, poetry, and creative non-fiction quarterly. With its open submission policy, The Missouri Review receives 12,000 manuscripts each year and is known for printing previously unpublished and emerging authors. Each year The Missouri Review hosts the Jeffrey E. Smith Editors' Prize contest with $15,000 in prize money for entries in fiction, essays, and poetry. The winners receive prize money, publication, and an invitation to a public awards reception. The Missouri Review is available in print, digital, and audio formats. Honors and awards Mako Yoshikawa's essay "My Father's Women" appeared in The Best American Essays 2013 (ed. Cheryl Strayed). Rachel Riederer's essay "Patient" appeared in The Best American Essays 2011 (ed. Edwidge Danticat). Laura Yeager's short story, "Having Ann", was short-listed for an O. Henry Award in 2000. Molly Giles's short story, "Two Words", won an O. Henry Award in 2003. Steve Yarbrough's short story "The Rest of Her Life", appeared in The Best American Short Stories 1999 (ed. Amy Tan). R.T. Smith's short story, "Docent", appeared in The Best American Short Stories 2004 (ed. Lorrie Moore). David Shuman's short story, "Stay", was selected as one of the "100 Other Distinguished Stories of 2005" by The Best American Short Stories 2006 (ed. Ann Patchett). Susan Perabo's short story, "Treasure", was selected as one of the "100 Other Distinguished Stories of 2006" by The Best American Short Stories 2007 (ed. Stephen King). Jacob M. Appel's short story, "Creve Coeur", was selected as one of the "100 Other Distinguished Stories of 2007" by The Best American Short Stories 2008 (ed. Salman Rushdie). Katie Chase's story, "Man and Wife", appeared in The Best American Short Stories 2008 (ed. Salman Rushdie) L.E. Miller's story, "Kind", won an O. Henry Award in 2009. Notable contributors Steve Almond Jacob M. Appel Russell Banks Andrea Barrett Aimee Bender Robert Bly David Borofka Jesse Lee Brooks Frederick Busch Robert Olen Butler Michael Byers Moira Crohn Amy Hempel Bob Hicok Ha Jin Maxine Kumin Wally Lamb Ursula K. Le Guin Philip Levine Larry Levis Romulus Linney Bret Lott Naguib Mahfouz Bharati Mukherjee Joyce Carol Oates Dan O'Brien Bob Shacochis William Stafford Gerald Stern James Tate David Foster Wallace Joy Williams Tobias Wolff Daniel Woodrell Special projects Found text The Missouri Review also publishes "found text" projects, usually previously unpublished work by past literary figures. These include works by Mark Twain, Tennessee Williams, William Faulkner, Charlotte Brontë, Jack Kerouac and Marianne Moore. History as literature This series highlights diaries and journals of everyday citizens, giving perspective and insight into our past as a nation and people. As a young Choctaw Indian, Peter Pitchlynn gave what might be the only journal account by a Native American of the U.S. Government's policy of tribal removal in the mid-19th century Trail of Tears. A nurse in Cuba during the Spanish–American War in 1898, Amy Wingreen displayed bravery and a spirit of responsibility, helping to lead to the found of the Nurse Corps in 1901. The second African American to earn a Ph.D. from Harvard, Lorenzo Greene traveled through the south in 1930 selling books on black history. Interviews The Missouri Review features an interview in every issue. Notable interviewees have included the following authors. Jo Ann Beard Eric Bogosian Dan Chaon Sandra Cisneros Michael Cunningham Stuart Dybek Jessica Hagedorn Terrance Hayes Jamaica Kincaid Chuck Klosterman Li-Young Lee Benjamin Percy E. Annie Proulx David Sedaris Natasha Trethewey See also List of literary magazines References External links TMR website Project MUSE TMR audio competition Jeffrey E. Smith Editors' Prize Contest 1978 establishments in Missouri Literary magazines published in the United States Quarterly magazines published in the United States Magazines established in 1978 Magazines published in Columbia, Missouri University of Missouri
Antonio Piccolo (born 22 February 1960) is an Australian politician in the South Australian Branch of the Australian Labor Party as member for the South Australian House of Assembly seat of Light since the 2006 election. He is currently serving as the Deputy Speaker of the House of Assembly. Early life Piccolo was born in Naples, Italy, and emigrated to Australia in 1963 with his parents. He was educated at Evanston Primary School, Gawler High School and the University of Adelaide, from which he graduated with a Bachelor of Economics. He was elected to the District Council of Munno Para in 1981, then became a councillor for the Town of Gawler from 1985 to 2006, serving as deputy mayor with a few short breaks from 1989 to 2000 and as mayor from 2000 to 2006. Parliament Piccolo won Light at the 2006 election with a 52.1 percent two-party-preferred vote from a swing of 4.9 points against the incumbent Liberal member, Malcolm Buckby. He was only the second Labor member ever to win this traditionally conservative seat, and the first in 62 years. The only other Labor MP ever to win it was Sydney McHugh, who held it from 1941 to 1944 and had earlier held the federal seat of Wakefield. This was actually Piccolo's third attempt to win the seat. He'd previously run in 1985 and 1989, losing heavily both times to Liberal incumbent and former state opposition leader Bruce Eastick. By 2006, however, the seat had been pushed further into Labor-friendly territory in Adelaide's outer northern suburbs, turning it from an entirely rural seat into a hybrid urban-rural seat. Piccolo increased his vote to 55.3 percent at the 2010 election and became the first Labor MP to be re-elected to Light. Piccolo's victory ran counter not only to the statewide trend, but decades of voting patterns in the seat. On paper, Light was Labor's most marginal seat, and would have been one of the first to be lost to the Liberals in the event of a uniform swing large enough to bring about a change of government. Piccolo's victory was critical to allowing Labor to retain a bare majority of two seats even as it lost the two-party vote. Light was redistributed significantly ahead of the 2014 election, but Piccolo retained the seat, again against the statewide trend with an unchanged two-party vote of 52.8 percent. In 2018, Piccolo took 59.9 percent of the two-party vote, just on the edge of making Light a safe Labor seat. This came even as Labor lost government, marking only the second time that the Liberals or their predecessors, the Liberal and Country League, had been in government without holding Light. Piccolo's factional alignment within the Labor party changed during his time in office. In 2010, Piccolo was aligned with the Labor Left faction. At the time of his appointment to the ministry in 2013, he had switched from the Left faction to the Right following a "factional deal". At the time of his resignation from cabinet he remained aligned with the Right. Minister From 2013 to 2016 he served in nine various ministerial portfolios at different times in the Weatherill Labor cabinet – Disabilities, Youth, Volunteers, Communities and Social Inclusion, Social Housing, Police, Correctional Services, Emergency Services, and Road Safety. He announced his resignation from cabinet on 12 January 2016, citing cabinet renewal, and confirmed he intended to re-contest his seat at the 2018 election. References 1960 births Living people Members of the South Australian House of Assembly Italian emigrants to Australia Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of South Australia 21st-century Australian politicians Mayors of places in South Australia Deputy mayors of places in Australia
Brion () is a commune in the Yonne department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in north-central France. See also Communes of the Yonne department References Communes of Yonne
Holy Child College of Information Technology Inc. (HCCIT) was owned by Marivet S. Caballero. As the school’s chief governing body, the Board of Trustees protects the university’s integrity, ensures that it fulfills the purposes for which it was established, and preserves and augments its physical and financial assets. It is the only school in South Cotabato, Philippines with two campuses (Surallah and Marbel). Programs/Courses Offered (Updated: S.Y. 2019-2020) Pre-School Department Nursery Kindergarten Elementary Department Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6 Junior High School Department Grade 7 Grade 8 Grade 9 Grade 10 Senior High School Department (Academic Track) ABM - Accountancy, Business and Management GAS - General Academic Strand STEM - Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics HUMSS - Humanities and Social Sciences (Technical Vocational Livelihood Track) Computer System Servicing NC II Computer Programming Animation Cookery Housekeeping Wellness Massage Food and Beverage Services Consumer Electronics Servicing College Department BSIT - Bachelor of Science in Information Technology BSCS - Bachelor of Science in Computer Science ACT - Associate in Computer Technology track to Bachelor of Science in Information Technology (BSIT) ACT - Associate in Computer Technology track to Bachelor of Science in Computer Science (BSCS) BSBA-MM - Bachelor of Science Business Administration major in Marketing Management BSOA - Bachelor of Science in Office Administration BSE - Bachelor of Science in Entrepreneurship BSA - Bachelor of Science in Accountancy BSP - Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy BSAIS - Bachelor of Science in Accounting Information System BTVTEd - Bachelor of Technical-Vocational Teacher Education BECEd - Bachelor of Early Childhood Education BSC - Bachelor of Science in Criminology Campus Main: Allah Valley Drive, Surallah, South Cotabato Koronadal Campus: Gensan Drive, Koronadal City External links HCCIT Official website Universities and colleges in South Cotabato Education in Koronadal
Guidugli is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Gino Guidugli (born 1983), American football player and coach Benjamin Guidugli (born 1987), American football player
The most common way for LEDs (and diode lasers) to fail is the gradual lowering of light output and loss of efficiency. Sudden failures, however rare, can occur as well. Early red LEDs were notable for their short lifetime. Packaging-related Epoxy degradation: Some materials of the plastic package tend to yellow when subjected to heat, causing partial absorption (and therefore loss of efficiency) of the affected wavelengths. Thermal stress: Sudden failures are most often caused by thermal stresses. When the epoxy resin package reaches its glass transition temperature, it starts rapidly expanding, causing mechanical stresses on the semiconductor and the bonded contact, weakening it or even tearing it off. Conversely, very low temperatures can cause cracking of the packaging. Differentiated phosphor degeneration: The different phosphors used in white LEDs tend to degrade with heat and age, but at different rates causing changes in the produced light color, for example, purple and pink LEDs often use an organic phosphor formulation which may degrade after just a few hours of operation causing a major shift in output color. Semiconductor and metal related Nucleation and growth of dislocations: This is a known mechanism for degradation of the active region, where the radiative recombination occurs. It requires a presence of an existing defect in the crystal and is accelerated by heat, high current density, and emitted light. Gallium arsenide and aluminium gallium arsenide are more susceptible to this mechanism than gallium arsenide phosphide and indium phosphide. Due to different properties of the active regions, gallium nitride and indium gallium nitride are virtually insensitive to this kind of defect. Electromigration: This is caused by high current density and can move atoms out of the active regions, leading to emergence of dislocations and point defects, acting as nonradiative recombination centers and producing heat instead of light. Ionizing radiation: It can lead to the creation of defects, which leads to issues with radiation hardening of circuits containing LEDs (e.g., in optoisolators) Metal diffusion: Caused by high electrical currents or voltages at elevated temperatures, metal diffusion can move metal atoms from the electrodes into the active region. Some materials, notably indium tin oxide and silver, are subject to electromigration which causes leakage current and non-radiative recombination along the chip edges. In some cases, especially with GaN/InGaN diodes, a barrier metal layer is used to hinder the electromigration effects. Short circuits: Mechanical stresses, high currents, and a corrosive environment can lead to formation of whiskers, causing short circuits. Stress-related Thermal runaway: Non-homogeneities in the substrate, causing localized loss of thermal conductivity, can cause thermal runaway where heat causes damage which causes more heat etc. Most common ones are voids caused by incomplete soldering, or by electromigration effects and Kirkendall voiding. Current crowding: A non-homogeneous distribution of the current density over the junction can lead to the formation of current filaments. This may lead to creation of localized hot spots, which poses risk of thermal runaway. Electrostatic discharge: An ESD may cause immediate failure of the semiconductor junction, a permanent shift of its parameters, or latent damage causing increased rate of degradation. LEDs and lasers grown on sapphire substrate (see silicon on sapphire) are more susceptible to ESD damage. Reverse bias: Although the LED is based on a diode junction and is nominally a rectifier, the reverse-breakdown mode for some types can occur at very low voltages and essentially any excess reverse bias can cause immediate degradation, and may lead to vastly accelerated failure. 5 V is a typical maximum reverse bias voltage specification for ordinary LEDs; some special types may have lower limits. Catastrophic optical damage: Can occur in high power semiconductor lasers. References Light-emitting diodes Semiconductor device defects
A cropduster is a plane, or pilot, engaged in agricultural aerial application. Cropduster may also refer to: Cropduster (band), an American alternative rock band Cropduster (album), the band's debut album, 1998 "Cropduster", a song by Pearl Jam from Riot Act 2002
, or Rin (born June 6, 1972) to his fans, was the lead vocalist in the Japanese group Iceman. The group lasted from about 1996–1999. Since then Michihiro has pursued a solo career. Michihiro has released 10 CDs and videos, along with 6 books. In 2006 he teamed up with Iceman guitarist Kenichi Ito once again for a more rock oriented group known as Scarecrow. The group has released a single, titled "Steal your misery". 2006-2009 Scarecrow has released 2 albums and 4 singles and 2 live videos. Michihiro Kuroda continues his career as a rock vocalist well known for his high live performance quality, releasing album and music videos every year. From 2000 to 2013, he released 10 albums. Also released live videos from every national album live tours. During this decade he collaborated with musicians such as Tokiko Kato, Naoto Kine(TM Network), Haruichi Shindo(Porno Graffitti). After 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, he joined volunteering activity "Stand Up Japan" held by Takanori Nishikawa. Profile Yakusoku is probably most well known for singing "Shining Collection" from the Gravitation anime or for the ending song "Yakusoku" from Elemental Gelade, and singing "Futatsu no Mirai" from Rockman EXE. Some of his other songs include: CANDY DAYS, Gentenkaiki no Shooting Star, Psychedelic Sneakers, Ready Go, Spiral Century, Save Our Soul, Bulldog66, Samurai Do It, Decadence, Crying Butterfly, Two Futures, Suna no Shiro, and Dusk Tactics. The song Yakusoku appeared on his 5th album, In Depth, along with the brother track from the same single, "Break the Status Quo". In early September 2006 it was announced that Rin will be the vocalist in new group Scarecrow, he will be reuniting with former Iceman member Kenichi Itō (Guitar), along with two other members Masnori Ishibashi (Bass) and Hideki Mizue (Drums). Scarecrow had performed live on summer in 2011, and had stopped its activity since then. Albums 1st album "Barefoot"(2001) 2nd album "Enrai-out of the garden"(2002) 3rd album "Future In Blue"(2003) 4th album "SEED"(2004) 5th album "IN DEPTH"(2005) 6th album "unchanged"(2006) 7th album "Frontier"(2008) 8th album "ALWAYS"(2010) 9th album "VANILLA SKY"(2011) 10th album "Grumpy Diamonds"(2012) 11th album "Wonder Drive"(2013) 12th album "Starting Over" (2015) References External links 66mk Official Website Japanese male pop singers Japanese male rock singers 1972 births Living people Singers from Kyoto Prefecture 21st-century Japanese singers 21st-century Japanese male singers
The Desert Land Act is a United States federal law which was passed by the United States Congress on March 3, 1877, to encourage and promote the economic development of the arid and semiarid public lands within certain states of the Western states. Through the Act, United States citizens, or those declaring an intent to become a citizen, over the age of 21 may apply for a desert-land entry to irrigate and reclaim the land. This act amended the Homestead Act of 1862. Originally the act offered , although currently only 320 acres may be claimed. A precursor act in 1875, called the Lassen County Act, was pushed by Representative John K. Luttrell of the northeastern district of California, who wanted to speed up privatization of land east of the Sierra. This act enlarged the maximum allowable purchase for settlers from 160 acres to 640 acres. With the backing of Land Commissioner J. A. Williamson, Luttrell and Senator Aaron A. Sargent co-sponsored the Desert act which extended the Lassen County Act to cover several arid states and other regions of California. Intentions The original intent of the Desert Land Act was to instigate growth in the West by incentivizing people to move out West in the late 19th century and develop irrigation systems that would transform the land into usable space. While it encouraged growth, it also played a large role in water rights of the era. While settlers decided to move West to spread irrigation, rather than use the land solely for farming or cattle, it created a new dilemma for settlers as to how to use and share the water, be it on a communal or an individual basis. While many irrigation systems were set up communally, that eventually led to private water companies that owned large irrigation systems, which were built independently without consulting proper engineers. Outcomes Although the Desert Land Act was partly based on the Homestead Act and the Preemption Act (1841), it did not contain a key provision of those acts, the residence requirement. While the claimant had to improve the land, the claimant did not need to live on the land while the improvements were made. In the end, that led to a significant amount of fraud, and land speculation companies acquired tens of thousands of acres of California land by hiring "dummy entrymen" to make false claims of settlement. Well known areas that began as land patented under the Desert Land Act include the Salt River in Arizona, the Imperial Valley in California, the Snake River in Idaho, Gallatin, Montana, and Yakima, Washington. Many of these communities facilitated further growth through the help of the Reclamation Act of 1902. The peak of growth of these areas can be tracked by three separate eras prior to the current era: 1877–1887, 1888–1893, and 1893–1910. 1877–1887 The first decade after the Desert Land Act was passed was well known for fraudulent activity, especially by cattle producers. The era saw its end after a decline in the cattle industry. 1888–1893 The second era of the Desert Land Act saw a significant drop in fraudulent activity after an amendment to the Act that included stricter regulations and checks for irrigation systems, however was not entirely absent of fraudulent land ownership. The settlers were then required to submit maps and plans of irrigation to prevent violation of the act. Other amendatory acts to the law included encouraging communal placement of irrigation systems, and defined the progress of reclamation in the amount spent on the systems. The time period ended with the Panic of 1893. 1893–1910 The last era of the Desert Land Act began as the interest in irrigation and migration increased following the prosperity after the Depression of 1893. The last year of the era marks the peak of Desert Land Act original entries, over 15,000 in one year. After 1910 By 1920, nearly all present irrigation systems had been in place in all lands grown in the West from the act. See also Great American Desert References 1877 in American law 44th United States Congress United States federal public land legislation Settlement schemes in the United States History of the American West
Craig Brodie MacGillivray (born 12 January 1993) is a Scottish professional footballer who currently plays as a goalkeeper for League Two club Milton Keynes Dons. Club career Non league career MacGillivray began his career as a reserve team goalkeeper for Harrogate Railway Athletic, eventually earning a move to Stalybridge Celtic in 2011. After making four appearances for Stalybridge in an injury–hit season, MacGillivray joined Harrogate Town in August 2012. He rejoined Harrogate Railway Athletic on loan for a brief spell in 2012. Following his return from loan, MacGillivray emerged as Harrogate Town's first–choice goalkeeper and made 90 appearances for the club over two seasons in the Conference North. He was linked with moves to a number of Football League clubs during this time. Walsall Despite agreeing a two–year deal with Harrogate in November 2012, MacGillivray joined League One side Walsall on 13 June 2014 on an initial one-year deal after the two clubs agreed a compensation package. He acted as a deputy to Richard O'Donnell for much of the 2014–15 season but MacGillivray eventually made his debut for the Saddlers on 25 April 2015, keeping a clean sheet in a 2–0 victory over Oldham Athletic. On 20 May 2015, MacGillivray signed a new one-year contract with the club. He made eight appearances in total in 2015–16 as Walsall missed out on promotion via the play-offs and was offered a one-year deal at the end of the season. At the end of the 2016–17 season, Walsall and MacGillivray mutually agreed to end his contract after being unable to guarantee the stopper a regular starting place. Shrewsbury Town On 5 July 2017, MacGillivray joined fellow League One side Shrewsbury Town on a free transfer on a one-year deal. He was offered a new contract by Shrewsbury at the end of the 2017–18 season. Portsmouth On 4 June 2018, League One club Portsmouth announced that MacGillivray had signed on a two-year deal. MacGillivray made his Portsmouth debut at Fratton Park in their opening league match on 4 August 2018, earning a clean sheet in a 1–0 win over Luton Town. On 31 March 2019, MacGillivray started in goal for Portsmouth in the EFL Trophy final against Sunderland. MacGillivray made a save in the penalty shootout, saving a spot kick from Lee Cattermole. Portsmouth went on to win the shootout 5–4 (2–2 after extra-time). MacGillivray won Pompey Player of the Season for 2020–21 Charlton Athletic On 28 June 2021, MacGillivray joined Charlton Athletic on a two-year deal. Burton Albion On 13 January 2023, MacGillivray joined Burton Albion. Milton Keynes Dons On 20 June 2023, MacGillivray joined newly-relegated EFL League Two club Milton Keynes Dons on a free transfer. He made his debut for the club in the opening game of the 2023–24 season on 5 August 2023, in a 5–3 away win over Wrexham. International career On 27 August 2019, MacGillivray was called up to the senior Scotland squad for the first time by manager Steve Clarke. Career statistics Honours Walsall Football League Trophy runner-up: 2014–15 Shrewsbury Town EFL Trophy runner-up: 2017–18 Portsmouth EFL Trophy: 2018–19; runner-up: 2019–20 Individual Portsmouth Player of the Season: 2020–21 References External links 1993 births Living people Scottish men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Harrogate Railway Athletic F.C. players Stalybridge Celtic F.C. players Harrogate Town A.F.C. players Walsall F.C. players Shrewsbury Town F.C. players Portsmouth F.C. players Charlton Athletic F.C. players Burton Albion F.C. players Milton Keynes Dons F.C. players English Football League players People from Perthshire Footballers from North Yorkshire Anglo-Scots
Nicolas Wimmer (born 15 March 1995) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Austria Klagenfurt. Career Wimmer is a product of the youth academies of Union Pichling, LASK and Ried. He began his senior career with ASKÖ Donau Linz in 2012 in the Austrian fourth division. After 91 appearances there, he transferred to Vorwärts Steyr and helped them gain promotion to the 2. Liga. He made his professional debut with Vorwärts Steyr in a 1–1 2. Liga tie with SV Ried on 27 July 2018. On 8 February 2021, he transferred to Blau-Weiß Linz. He helped them win the 2. Liga, and was named as part of the league's team of the season. He transferred to Austria Klagenfurt on 30 June 2021, signing a 3-year contract. References External links OEFB Profile 1995 births Living people Austrian men's footballers SK Austria Klagenfurt (2007) players SK Vorwärts Steyr players FC Blau-Weiß Linz players Austrian Football Bundesliga players 2. Liga (Austria) players Austrian Regionalliga players Men's association football defenders
```c /* LibTomCrypt, modular cryptographic library -- Tom St Denis * * LibTomCrypt is a library that provides various cryptographic * algorithms in a highly modular and flexible manner. * * The library is free for all purposes without any express * guarantee it works. * * Tom St Denis, tomstdenis@gmail.com, path_to_url / #include "tomcrypt.h" /* @file der_length_integer.c ASN.1 DER, get length of encoding, Tom St Denis / #ifdef LTC_DER /* Gets length of DER encoding of num @param num The int to get the size of @param outlen [out] The length of the DER encoding for the given integer @return CRYPT_OK if successful / int der_length_integer(void num, unsigned long outlen) { unsigned long z, len; int leading_zero; LTC_ARGCHK(num != NULL); LTC_ARGCHK(outlen != NULL); if (mp_cmp_d(num, 0) != LTC_MP_LT) { / positive / / we only need a leading zero if the msb of the first byte is one / if ((mp_count_bits(num) & 7) == 0 \|\| mp_iszero(num) == LTC_MP_YES) { leading_zero = 1; } else { leading_zero = 0; } / size for bignum / z = len = leading_zero + mp_unsigned_bin_size(num); } else { / it's negative / / find power of 2 that is a multiple of eight and greater than count bits / leading_zero = 0; z = mp_count_bits(num); z = z + (8 - (z & 7)); if (((mp_cnt_lsb(num)+1)==mp_count_bits(num)) && ((mp_count_bits(num)&7)==0)) --z; len = z = z >> 3; } / now we need a length / if (z < 128) { / short form / ++len; } else { / long form (relies on z != 0), assumes length bytes < 128 / ++len; while (z) { ++len; z >>= 8; } } / we need a 0x02 to indicate it's INTEGER / ++len; / return length / outlen = len; return CRYPT_OK; } #endif /* $Source: /cvs/libtom/libtomcrypt/src/pk/asn1/der/integer/der_length_integer.c,v $ / / $Revision: 1.4 $ / / $Date: 2006/04/22 01:22:55 $ */ ```
```smalltalk using System; using System.Text; using System.Text.Json; using System.Threading; using System.Threading.Tasks; using DotnetSpider.Extensions; using DotnetSpider.MessageQueue; using DotnetSpider.Statistic.Store; using Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting; using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging; using IMessageQueue = DotnetSpider.MessageQueue.IMessageQueue; namespace DotnetSpider.Statistic; public class StatisticHostService( ILogger<StatisticHostService> logger, IMessageQueue messageQueue, IStatisticStore statisticStore) : BackgroundService { private AsyncMessageConsumer<byte[]> _consumer; protected override async Task ExecuteAsync(CancellationToken stoppingToken) { logger.LogDebug("Statistic service is starting"); await statisticStore.EnsureDatabaseAndTableCreatedAsync(); _consumer = new AsyncMessageConsumer<byte[]>(Topics.Statistics); _consumer.Received += async bytes => { var message = await bytes.DeserializeAsync(stoppingToken); switch (message) { case null: logger.LogWarning("Received empty message"); return; case Messages.Statistic.Success success: await statisticStore.IncreaseSuccessAsync(success.SpiderId); break; case Messages.Statistic.Start start: await statisticStore.StartAsync(start.SpiderId, start.SpiderName); break; case Messages.Statistic.Failure failure: await statisticStore.IncreaseFailureAsync(failure.SpiderId); break; case Messages.Statistic.Total total: await statisticStore.IncreaseTotalAsync(total.SpiderId, total.Count); break; case Messages.Statistic.Exit exit: await statisticStore.ExitAsync(exit.SpiderId); break; case Messages.Statistic.RegisterAgent registerAgent: await statisticStore.RegisterAgentAsync(registerAgent.AgentId, registerAgent.AgentName); break; case Messages.Statistic.AgentSuccess agentSuccess: await statisticStore.IncreaseAgentSuccessAsync(agentSuccess.AgentId, agentSuccess.ElapsedMilliseconds); break; case Messages.Statistic.AgentFailure agentFailure: await statisticStore.IncreaseAgentFailureAsync(agentFailure.AgentId, agentFailure.ElapsedMilliseconds); break; case Messages.Statistic.Print print: { var statistics = await statisticStore.GetSpiderStatisticAsync(print.SpiderId); if (statistics != null) { var left = statistics.Total >= statistics.Success ? (statistics.Total - statistics.Success - statistics.Failure).ToString() : "-"; var now = DateTimeOffset.Now; var speed = (decimal)(statistics.Success / (now - (statistics.Start ?? now.AddMinutes(-1))).TotalSeconds); logger.LogInformation( "Spider {SpiderId} total {Total}, speed: {Speed}, success {Success}, failure {Failure}, left {Left}", print.SpiderId, statistics.Total, decimal.Round(speed, 2), statistics.Success, statistics.Failure, left); } break; } default: { var text = Encoding.UTF8.GetString(JsonSerializer.SerializeToUtf8Bytes(message)); logger.LogWarning("Not supported message: {NotSupportedMessage}", text); break; } } }; await messageQueue.ConsumeAsync(_consumer); logger.LogDebug("Statistic service started"); } public override async Task StopAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken) { logger.LogDebug("Statistic service is stopping"); _consumer?.Close(); await base.StopAsync(cancellationToken); logger.LogDebug("Statistic service stopped"); } } ```
Zone 5 may refer to: Travelcard Zone 5, of the Transport for London zonal system Hardiness zone, a geographically defined zone in which a specific category of plant life is capable of growing Zone 5 of Milan
The 2023 Il Lombardia was a one-day road cycling race that took place on 7 October 2023 in the Italian region of Lombardy. It was the 34th event of the 2023 UCI World Tour and was the 117th edition of Il Lombardia. The race was won by Tadej Pogačar with a 32 kilometer solo after an attack on the descent of Passo di Ganda, marking his third consecutive victory in the race. Teams Twenty-five teams, consisting of 18 UCI WorldTeams and seven UCI ProTeams, participated in the race. Each team entered seven riders. UCI WorldTeams UCI ProTeams Results References Il Lombardia Il Lombardia Il Lombardia Giro di Lombardia
The Dalrymple ESCRI battery (Energy Storage for Commercial Renewable Integration) is a 30 MW / 8 MW·h grid-connected battery array near Stansbury on Yorke Peninsula in South Australia. Its role is to provide improved reliability and stability to the electricity network on Yorke Peninsula and South Australia. The battery is installed adjacent to the Dalrymple substation, seven kilometres southwest of Stansbury. Dalrymple substation is at the end of a 275 kV power line into the peninsula. It feeds 33 kV lines to various towns across the lower end of the peninsula and receives electricity generated by the Wattle Point Wind Farm. The facility is able to store excess generation from Wattle Point Wind Farm as well as a colocated solar farm and is expected to provide a similar service to the Hornsdale Power Reserve in the Mid North of the state. The battery was constructed by Consolidated Power Projects with ABB and Samsung components. It was part-funded by a grant from the Commonwealth Government through the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA). It was commissioned in June and July 2018. It provides Frequency Control Ancillary Service (FCAS) to the grid, and also enables the possibility for Yorke Peninsula to operate independently of the wider grid in the event of a system failure. In 2020, its FCAS earned $575,000 per MW installed or $2 million/MWh. By 2021, the battery had been financially successful enough that ElectraNet returned the $12 million grant funding to ARENA. The installation also provided a model for how to manage the process for registration, licensing and connection. It provides the world's largest autonomous regional microgrid. If the single transmission line to southern Yorke Peninsula is isolated, the ESCRI battery and the Wattle Point Wind Farm create a 100 per cent renewable energy grid. References Energy storage projects Electric power infrastructure in South Australia
Ashot III (, Asotios; Arabic: Ashūṭ ibn Ghirghūr and Ibn Ṭurnīq; ) was the last independent ruler of the southern Armenian region of Taron from until his death in 967. Ashot was a natural son of Grigor I of Taron and half-brother of Bagrat II of Taron. The family were a branch of the Bagratid dynasty. Little is known about his early life. According to the De administrando imperio of the Byzantine emperor Constantine VII Porphyrogennetos (), in his youth he visited Constantinople and received the title of protospatharios, an event dated by the historian and genealogist Cyril Toumanoff to . A second visit, dated by Toumanoff to , resulted in the award of the title of patrikios. After Grigor I's death (sometime between 923 and 936), Ashot and his half-brother Bagrat assumed the rulership, but their power was limited to only part of Taron: about a half was controlled by their cousin Tornikes, the son of their uncle Abu Ghanim, who also held the title of patrikios. A struggle erupted between the cousins, forcing Tornikes to will his lands over to the Byzantine emperor, Romanos I Lekapenos (). When Tornikes died, Romanos sent envoys to take over the territories promised, but Ashot and Bagrat managed to persuade the emperor to leave Tornikes' lands to them in exchange for the fortress of Olnutin. By 940, Bagrat II had died and Ashot reigned as sole prince of Taron. In that year, the Hamdanid prince Sayf al-Dawla invaded Armenia. The Arab historian Ibn Zafir records that Sayf al-Dawla devastated Taron and besieged its capital, Mush. Eventually Ashot—whom Ibn Zafir calls the "King of Armenia and Georgia"—was compelled to do him homage, surrender the towns of Sasun and Qulb, and acknowledge his suzerainty at Tadvan near Lake Van. Ashot continued to rule over Taron until his death in late summer or early fall of 967 (dated by some earlier historians to 966). After his death, his sons Grigor and Bagrat surrendered the principality to the Byzantines and entered Byzantine service themselves, founding the noble family of the Taronitai. References Sources 967 deaths 10th-century Armenian people Princes of Taron Bagratuni dynasty Patricii 10th-century monarchs in the Middle East Year of birth uncertain Protospatharioi
Love Is My Velocity is a Perth, Australia-based independent record label. Originally started as an indie club night in 2003, it became a record label representing mainly Perth bands in 2006. Love Is My Velocity is Helen McLean, Keong Woo, Katie Lenanton and Matt Giles. Until August 2007 the label exclusively released split 7 inch vinyl singles containing one song each from two upcoming bands. The first was "Bird" / "City Walls and Empires" by The Bank Holidays and Institut Polaire, the second was "Wow" / "It's All the Same to Me" by the Tucker B's and Airport City Shuffle, the third was "Holidayz" / "Hard on a Man" by Josh Fontaine and Joe Bludge, and the fourth and most recent single was "Hot Property" / "I've Got Your Soul" by 7 Day Weekend and Sugar Army. "City Walls and Empires" went on to win WAM song of the year 2006. In August Love is My Velocity released its first CD album by Perth band Bamodi. They plan to release their second CD-LP by the Burton Cool Suit in October and their third in early 2008 by Josh Fontaine. In May 2007 the label expanded into publishing, releasing the Love is My Velocity Cookbook, a guide to Perth music and art made within the cookbook format. The cookbook features recipes provided by 48 local Perth bands and artwork by 60 emerging artists. Two years later the second Love Is My Velocity Cook Book was released. Artists Institut Polaire The Bank Holidays Tucker B's Adem K Airport City Shuffle Josh Fontaine Joe Bludge 7 Day Weekend Sugar Army Bamodi Burton Cool Suit Stina Thomas The Tigers Ghost Drums See also List of record labels External links Official web site MySpace page Cookbook's MySpace page Australian independent record labels Record labels established in 2006 Indie rock record labels
Radič Petrović (; 1738–1816), known as Captain Radič (kapetan Radič), was a Serbian Revolutionary commander (vojvoda), earlier a Military Frontier guard and volunteer in the Austro-Turkish War (1787–91). Early life and Habsburg service Petrović was born in Siokovac in the Levač region, and moved to Ostružnica by the Sava. Many Serbs fled across the Danube and Sava into the Military Frontier of the Habsburg monarchy after increased Ottoman oppression. Petrović and his family moved to Syrmia, and he entered Habsburg service, becoming a border guard. With the outbreak of the Austro-Turkish War (1787–91), he joined the Serbian Free Corps, a Serb volunteer unit fighting the Ottomans in central Serbia, consequently occupied by the Habsburgs (1788–92). For his operation, managing to open the Belgrade Fortress Gates, he was awarded the rank of captain. For his service during the war, he was awarded knighthood by Leopold II in 1792. He also served as a volunteer fighting the French. He used his military experience to train Serb rebels in the First Serbian Uprising (1804–13). The leader of the uprising, Karađorđe, who had fought in Petrović's volunteer unit, viewed him as his foster father. Serbian Revolution Petrović returned to Serbia (the Sanjak of Smederevo) in 1804 after the outbreak of the uprising. He distinguished himself throughout the uprising through military skills and prowess. After the liberation of Karanovac (now Kraljevo) in 1805, Karađorđe appointed him vojvoda (general). In March 1806, Ottoman commander Suleiman Pasha defeated the Serbian rebel band of Radič Petrović near the Studenica Monastery. He was seriously wounded during the Siege of Belgrade (1806), and became permanently hunched. After recovering, he stayed in Belgrade, and in 1808 became a magistrate. In the following years he took part in the fortification and defence of Ćuprija. After the Ottoman suppression of the uprising in 1813, he lived in Syrmia under very modest conditions. After the outbreak of the Second Serbian Uprising (1815), Radič Petrović returned to Serbia in 1816. His return was not seen positively by Miloš Obrenović, the new Serbian leader, due to Petrović's close ties to Karađorđe (now exiled) and the fear of mutiny against Obrenović. He was quickly captured and killed along with Petar Nikolajević Moler by the Ottomans, at close to 80 years of age. Personal life Petrović was regarded a great patriot and hero. He was physically strong and tall, described as very courageous, and was wounded several times in battles, allegedly having 30 wounds. He married three times, and from the first marriage he had two sons, and from the third, a daughter. Legacy In the Serbian historical drama TV series Vuk Karadžić (1987), Radič Petrović was played by Milan Srdoč. See also List of Serbian Revolutionaries References Sources 18th-century Serbian people 19th-century Serbian people Serbian military leaders People of the Military Frontier People of the First Serbian Uprising People from Jagodina Military personnel from Belgrade Habsburg Serbs Serbs from the Ottoman Empire 1738 births 1816 deaths
Ajdin Drina (born 22 March 2004) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for First League of FBiH club Radnik Hadžići on loan from Velež Mostar. Club career Velež Mostar On 29 November 2021, Drina signed a contract with Velež Mostar until 2026. In December 2021, he made his debut against hometown club Sarajevo. Loan to Jedinstvo Bihać In August 2022, Drina was sent on loan to Jedinstvo Bihać until the end of the calendar year. Career statistics Club Honours Velež Mostar Bosnian Cup: 2021–22 References 2004 births Living people Footballers from Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina men's footballers Men's association football midfielders FK Velež Mostar players NK Jedinstvo Bihać players FK Radnik Hadžići players Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina players First League of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina players
```objective-c // // Generated by class-dump 3.5 (64 bit). // // #import <WebDriverAgentLib/CDStructures.h> #import "XCDebugLogDelegate-Protocol.h" #import "XCTestDriverInterface-Protocol.h" #import "XCTestManager_TestsInterface-Protocol.h" #import "XCTestManager_IDEInterface-Protocol.h" #import "XCTestManager_ManagerInterface-Protocol.h" @class DTXConnection, NSMutableArray, NSString, NSUUID, NSXPCConnection, XCTestConfiguration, XCTestSuite; @interface XCTestDriver : NSObject <XCTestManager_TestsInterface, XCTestDriverInterface, XCDebugLogDelegate> { XCTestConfiguration _testConfiguration; NSObject<OS_dispatch_queue> _queue; NSMutableArray _debugMessageBuffer; int _debugMessageBufferOverflow; } @property int debugMessageBufferOverflow; // @synthesize debugMessageBufferOverflow=_debugMessageBufferOverflow; @property(retain) NSMutableArray debugMessageBuffer; // @synthesize debugMessageBuffer=_debugMessageBuffer; @property(retain) NSObject<OS_dispatch_queue> queue; // @synthesize queue=_queue; @property(readonly) XCTestConfiguration testConfiguration; // @synthesize testConfiguration=_testConfiguration; // Removed since Xcode 12.0 + (instancetype)sharedTestDriver; - (void)runTestConfiguration:(id)arg1 completionHandler:(CDUnknownBlockType)arg2; - (void)runTestSuite:(id)arg1 completionHandler:(CDUnknownBlockType)arg2; - (void)reportStallOnMainThreadInTestCase:(id)arg1 method:(id)arg2 file:(id)arg3 line:(unsigned long long)arg4; - (BOOL)runTestsAndReturnError:(id )arg1; - (id)_readyIDESession:(id )arg1; - (int)_connectedSocketForIDESession:(id *)arg1; - (void)logDebugMessage:(id)arg1; - (id)initWithTestConfiguration:(id)arg1; // Removed with iOS 10.3 @property(readonly) id <XCTestManager_ManagerInterface> managerProxy; @end ```
Entrenchment, Entrenched or Entrench may refer to: A trench Entrenchment (fortification), a type of fortification Military trenches with relation to Trench warfare, especially that of World War I An entrenchment clause within a constitution, a clause impervious to or somewhat shielded from the amendment process. Entrenchment hypothesis, in financial theory The process forming an Entrenched river, a process of erosion Entrench (album), a 2013 album by the Canadian band KEN mode See also Entrenched: Prologue, a 2019 film by Ray Gallardo
Dynamo Alma-Ata () was a multi-sports club from the then capital of Kazakhstan, Almaty in the Soviet era. The club participated in wrestling, gymnastics, athletics, water polo, bandy, and the most successful branch, hockey. Several players combined bandy in the winter with hockey in the summer. Notables Well-known members included the competitive artistic gymnast Valeri Liukin, the pole vaulter Grigoriy Yegorov, as well as the wrestlers Anatoly Nazarenko, Shamil Serikov and Anatoly Bykov. The co-founder of FC Spartak Moscow, Nikolai Starostin, coached both the football and hockey teams during his exile in Alma-Ata. Sports Water polo The water polo men's team won Soviet Water Polo Championships in 1981 and 1982. In the 1982-83 season Dynamo's water polo team reached the European Champions cup final. Dynamo played a double final against Spandau 04 but after a 10:7 win in the first leg, the Soviet team lost the title, defeated by the West Germans in the second leg with a 6:10 score. Bandy In 1977 and in 1990, the club became Soviet national champions in bandy and in 1978 won the European Cup. Hockey The team became Soviet champions eighteen times. References Sport in Almaty Water polo clubs in the Soviet Union Dynamo Sports Club Defunct water polo clubs
The term chemoton (short for 'chemical automaton') refers to an abstract model for the fundamental unit of life introduced by Hungarian theoretical biologist Tibor Gánti. Gánti conceived the basic idea in 1952 and formulated the concept in 1971 in his book The Principles of Life (originally written in Hungarian, and translated to English only in 2003). He suggested that the chemoton was the original ancestor of all organisms. The basic assumption of the model is that life should fundamentally and essentially have three properties: metabolism, self-replication, and a bilipid membrane. The metabolic and replication functions together form an autocatalytic subsystem necessary for the basic functions of life, and a membrane encloses this subsystem to separate it from the surrounding environment. Therefore, any system having such properties may be regarded as alive, and it will be subjected to natural selection and contain a self-sustaining cellular information. Some consider this model a significant contribution to origin of life as it provides a philosophy of evolutionary units. Property The chemoton is a protocell that grows by metabolism, reproduces by biological fission, and has at least rudimentary genetic variation. Thus, it contains three subsystems, namely an autocatalytic network for metabolism, a lipid bilayer for structural organisation, and a replicating machinery for information. Unlike cellular metabolic reactions, the metabolism of the chemoton is in an autonomous chemical cycle and is not dependent on enzymes. Autocatalysis produces its own structures and functions. Hence, the process itself has no hereditary variation. However, the model includes another molecule (T in the diagram) that is spontaneously produced and is incorporated into the structure. This molecule is amphipathic like membrane lipids, but it is highly dynamic, leaving small gaps that close and open frequently. This unstable structure is important for new amphipathic molecules to be added, so that a membrane is subsequently formed. This will become a microsphere. Due to metabolic reaction, osmotic pressure will build up inside the microsphere, and this will generate a force for invaginating the membrane, and ultimately division. In fact, this is close to the cell division of cell wall-less bacteria, such as Mycoplasma. Continuous reactions will also invariably produce variable polymers that can be inherited by daughter cells. In the advanced version of the chemoton, the hereditary information will act as a genetic material, something like a ribozyme of the RNA world. Significance Origin of life The primary use of the chemoton model is in the study of the chemical origin of life. Because the chemoton itself can be thought of as a primitive or minimal cellular life as it satisfies the definition of what a cell is (that it is a unit of biological activity enclosed by a membrane and capable of self-reproduction). Experimental demonstration showed that a synthesised chemoton can survive in a wide range of chemical solutions, it formed materials for its internal components, it metabolised its chemicals, and it grew in size and multiplied itself. Unit of selection As it is scientifically hypothesised that the first replicating systems must be simple structure, most likely before any enzymes or templates existed, chemoton provides a plausible scenario. As an autocatalytic but non-genetic entity, it predates the enzyme-dependent precursors of life, such as RNA World. But being capable of self-replication and producing variant metabolites, it possibly could be an entity with the first biological evolution, therefore, the origin of the unit of Darwinian selection. Artificial life The chemoton has laid the foundation of some aspects of artificial life. The computational basis has become a topic of software development and experimentation in the investigation of artificial life. The main reason is that the chemoton simplifies the otherwise complex biochemical and molecular functions of living cells. Since the chemoton is a system consisting of a large but fixed number of interacting molecular species, it can effectively be implemented in a process algebra-based computer language. Comparison with other theories of life The chemoton is just one of several theories of life, including the hypercycle of Manfred Eigen and Peter Schuster, which includes the concept of quasispecies, the (M,R) systems of Robert Rosen, autopoiesis (or self-building) of Humberto Maturana and Francisco Varela, and the autocatalytic sets of Stuart Kauffman, similar to an earlier proposal by Freeman Dyson. All of these (including the chemoton) found their original inspiration in Erwin Schrödinger's book What is Life? but at first they appear to have little in common with one another, largely because the authors did not communicate with one another, and none of them made any reference in their principal publications to any of the other theories. (Gánti's book does include a mention of Rosen, but this was added as an editorial comment, and was not written by Gánti.) Nonetheless, there are more similarities than may be obvious at first sight, for example between Gánti and Rosen. Until recently there have been almost no attempts to compare the different theories and discuss them together. Last Universal Common Ancestor (LUCA) Some authors equate models of the origin of life with LUCA, the Last Universal Common Ancestor of all extant life. This is a serious error resulting from failure to recognize that L refers to the last common ancestor, not to the first ancestor, which is much older: a large amount of evolution occurred before the appearance of LUCA. Gill and Forterre expressed the essential point as follows: LUCA should not be confused with the first cell, but was the product of a long period of evolution. Being the "last" means that LUCA was preceded by a long succession of older "ancestors." References External links Chemoton homepage Chemoton project Philosophy of biology Origin of life Self-organization Hungarian inventions
Tomás de la Cruz Rivero (September 18, 1911 – September 6, 1958) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Cincinnati Reds in 1944. The 32-year-old rookie was a native of Marianao, Cuba; he played from 1934 to 1947 in the winter Cuban League and from 1945 to 1948 in the Mexican League. In 1960, he was elected to the Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame. Playing career De la Cruz is one of many ballplayers who only appeared in the major leagues during World War II. He was a very effective pitcher for the Reds in his one big league season. His major league debut was on April 20, 1944, which was the third game on the schedule. He was the starting pitcher and winner in a 2–1 victory over the Chicago Cubs at Crosley Field. On September 16, de la Cruz pitched a one-hitter—the first ever pitched in the major leagues by a Latin American pitcher—against the Pittsburgh Pirates, winning 2–1. He was a versatile hurler for Cincinnati, as he completed nine of 20 starts and appeared 14 times in relief. As a reliever he finished ten games and saved one other. For the year he was 9–9 with a 3.25 earned run average, and finished in the league's top ten in four important pitching categories, including WHIP (1.124). He was also a good fielder, committing just one error the entire season. During the winter, de la Cruz was called up for U.S. military service, but instead enlisted in the Cuban army. With reports that he would not be permitted to return to the United States until after the war, he decided to play in the Mexican League. Pitching for México, de la Cruz went 17–11 with a 2.26 earned run average. He continued to play in Mexican League during 1945–48 and had a career record there of 40–26 with a 2.60 earned run average. Because Major League Baseball designated the Mexican League as an "outlaw league," he was banned for five years from returning to organized baseball. In his native Cuba, de la Cruz pitched in the winter Cuban League from 1934/35 to 1946/47, with a career record of 71–78. In 1947, the Cuban League agreed to affiliate with U.S. organized baseball, leaving de la Cruz and many other banned Cuban players ineligible to return to the Cuban League. De la Cruz was the leader of the players' union (Asociación Nacional de Peloteros Profesionales de Cuba) and organized an alternative league, the Liga Nacional (or Players Federation League) in which the banned players could compete. While the quality of play was high, the league was a financial failure and lasted only one winter, 1947/48. De la Cruz died at the age of 46 in Havana, Cuba. Notes References External links 1911 births 1958 deaths De la Cruz, Tommy Azules de Veracruz players De la Cruz, Tommy Cuban military personnel Diablos Rojos del México players De la Cruz, Tommy De la Cruz, Tommy Major League Baseball players from Cuba Cuban expatriate baseball players in the United States Mexican League baseball pitchers De la Cruz, Tommy Baseball players from Havana De la Cruz, Tommy De la Cruz, Tommy De la Cruz, Tommy Tuneros de San Luis Potosí players De la Cruz, Tommy
Noordhorn (Gronings: Noordhörn) is a village in the Dutch province of Groningen. It is part of the municipality of Westerkwartier and is separated from Zuidhorn by the . History Noordhorn is located on a sandy ridge. The settlement on the north side became known as Noordhorn and the southern village Zuidhorn. It was first mentioned in 1375 as Ecberte van Northorne. The church has 13th century elements, and was founded by the Aduard Abbey. The village was not part of a heerlijkheid or ruled by a lord. In 1498, Nittert Fox, a Saxon knight, demanded a ransom of ƒ32,000 from the city of Groningen. The amount was not paid, and Fox burnt the villages of Noord- and Zuidhorn which resulted in Groningen giving into the demands. During the Dutch Revolt, the city of Groningen sided with Spain. Most of the Ommelanden (country side) and the province of Friesland opted for the Dutch Republic, and an army advanced on the city. On 30 September 1581, the Battle of Noordhorn was fought which was won by Spain. On 22 July 1594, after the Siege of Groningen, Groningen was forced to side with Dutch Republic. Noordhorn was traditionally considered part of Zuidhorn. In 1795, it had a population of 550 people. In 1808, during the French occupation, Noordhorn became the seat of a commune which included Zuidhorn. In 1814, it was reversed again. In 1930s, the was dug which forms a physical separation between Noord- and Zuidhorn. The main road used to pass through the village. The van Starkenborghkanaal needed to be widened to accommodate for container ships with four layers which required a new bridge over the canal. As part of the reconstruction a tunnel was built through Noordhorn. The tunnel opened in 2014. In 2018, Noordhorn became part of the municipality of Westerkwartier. Notable people Albert Egges van Giffen (1884–1973), archaeologist Johan van der Meer (1913–2011), conductor and founder of the Groningse Bachvereniging Gallery References External links Populated places in Groningen (province) Westerkwartier (municipality)
Macario Pinilla Vargas (24 November 1855 – 3 September 1927) was a Bolivian lawyer and politician who served as the 17th vice president of Bolivia from 1909 to 1913. He served as first vice president alongside second vice president Juan Misael Saracho during the administration of Eliodoro Villazón. Biography Macario Pinilla Vargas was born in La Paz on 24 November 1855. His parents were Juan Pinilla and Eduarda Vargas. He began his studies at the Ayacucho College in 1863, receiving a law degree in 1876. Pinilla was elected deputy for La Paz in 1888 and District Attorney of La Paz in 1892. In 1899, following the defeat of the Conservatives in the Federal War, he became one of the heads the Federal Government Junta, a civil-military triumvirate composed of himself, José Manuel Pando, and Serapio Reyes Ortiz. Following the election of Pando as president by the National Assembly, he was appointed Minister before the Court of Spain on 12 December 1899. In 1902 and again in 1908, he was elected Senator for the department of La Paz. In the general election of 1909, he was elected first vice president for Eliodoro Villazón, taking office on 12 August. Alongside this position, he served as Minister to the governments of the Netherlands and France. He died in the city of La Paz on 3 September 1927 at the age of 71. References 1846 births 1910 deaths Liberal Party (Bolivia) politicians Vice presidents of Bolivia
The Heidelberg test is a medical diagnostic test used in the diagnosis of hypochlorhydria, i.e. insufficient hydrochloric acid in the stomach, hyperchlorhydria, achlorhydria, and for suspected bile reflux. When performing the Heidelberg test, the patient swallows a small electronic device about the size of a vitamin capsule. This device tracks acid levels in the stomach as the patient swallows small amounts of baking soda, which neutralises the hydrochloric acid in the stomach. If the acid level does not return to normal after the baking soda is swallowed, the patient has hypochlorhydria. The capsule is attached to a long thread to control the position of the capsule in the stomach. After the pH measurements have been recorded, the capsule may be allowed to pass into the intestine and be expelled through the rectum. The testing procedure may take 1–2 hours. The Heidelberg Diagnostic test is used to diagnose Hypochlorhydria (reduced acid production), Hyperchlorhydria (excessive acid production), Achlorhydria (no acid production), Pyloric Insufficiency, Heavy Stomach Mucus (from infection or ulceration), Acute and Sub-acute Gastritis. The test will also allow the physician to observe peristaltic activity, delayed and marked delayed emptying of the stomach (Gastroparesis) and dumping syndrome. The test is an in-office procedure that does not require the use of a catheter, or sedation. There are two methods of testing with the pH capsule. The first method requires the use of a fine medical grade thread (tether) that is attached to the capsule, so that it can be suspended in the stomach for extended testing of the stomachs parietal cells. Testing the parietal cells requires challenging the cells with a sodium bicarbonate solution that will cause the stomach to become neutral or alkaline. The time it takes for the stomach to reacidify back down to its original fasting acid level will determine what condition the patient has. Reacidification time is vitally important in determining hypochlorhydria, hyperchlorhydria and achlorhydria. The second method of testing allows an untethered capsuled to migrate through the alimentary canal for testing the stomach, small and large bowel. This method requires a complete medical history in a controlled environment. See also Description of Heidelberg pH test and test preparation References Medical tests
Dora Maria Sigerson Shorter (16 August 1866 – 6 January 1918) was an Irish poet and sculptor, who after her marriage in 1895 wrote under the name Dora Sigerson Shorter. Life She was born in Dublin, Ireland, the daughter of George Sigerson, a surgeon and writer, and Hester Varian, also a writer. She was the oldest of 4 children. The family home at 3 Clare Street was a gathering-place for artists and writers where Dora met important figures of the emerging Irish literary revival. She attended the Dublin School of Art, where W.B. Yeats was a fellow-pupil. She was a major figure of the Irish Literary Revival, publishing many collections of poetry from 1893. Her sister Hester Sigerson Piatt was also a writer. Her friends included Katharine Tynan, Rose Kavanagh and Alice Furlong, writers and poets. In 1895 she married Clement King Shorter, an English journalist and literary critic. They lived together in London, until her death at age 51 from undisclosed causes. Her friend Katharine Tynan wrote in a biographical sketch that she supposedly ‘died of a broken heart’ after the 1916 executions. Selected publications The Fairy Changeling and Other Poems London & New York: John Lane 1897. The Father Confessor, Stories of Death and Danger London: Ward Lock & Co 1900. The Story and Song of Black Roderick London: Alexander Moring 1906. The Collected Poems of Dora Sigerson Shorter; with an introduction by George Meredith. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1907. New Poems. Dublin & London: Maunsel, 1912 (3rd ed., 1921). Madge Linsey, and other poems. Dublin & London: Maunsel, 1913. References External links Works at Open Library Archival Material at 1866 births 1918 deaths Artists from County Dublin Irish women poets Irish women sculptors 20th-century Irish sculptors 19th-century Irish sculptors 19th-century Irish women artists 20th-century Irish women artists Writers from County Dublin
Gratallops is a municipality in the comarca of the Priorat in Catalonia, Spain. What brings the most fame to the village is that it has been a focal point for the reemergence of high quality wines from the Priorat region. Within its borders, Gratallops lays claim to no less than 23 officially certified cellars including some of the most famous in Spain such as: Álvaro Palacios, Clos Mogador, Clos de l'Obac, Clos Erasmus, and Mas Martinet. References Panareda Clopés, Josep Maria; Rios Calvet, Jaume; Rabella Vives, Josep Maria (1989). Guia de Catalunya, Barcelona: Caixa de Catalunya. (Spanish). (Catalan). External links Official website Government data pages Municipalities in Priorat Populated places in Priorat
Evanston railway station is located on the Gawler line. Situated in the northern Adelaide suburb of Evanston, it is from Adelaide station. History It is unclear when this station was built. In March 2012, an upgrade of the station was completed. Platforms and Services Evanston has an island platform and is serviced by Adelaide Metro. Trains are scheduled every 30 minutes, seven days a week. References Railway stations in Adelaide
is a former Japanese football player. Playing career Yamamura was born in Shizuoka Prefecture on July 12, 1974. After graduating from Shizuoka Gakuen High School, he joined Gamba Osaka in 1993. He played many matches as forward in 1994 and 1995. However he could not play at all in the match in 1996 and retired end of 1996 season. Club statistics References External links 1973 births Living people Association football people from Shizuoka Prefecture Japanese men's footballers J1 League players Gamba Osaka players Men's association football forwards
Leslie Gaius John Sheppard (6 August 1915 – 26 February 2015) was the first British soldier in World War II to destroy a German tank. He has been awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal. Sheppard used to serve in the Leicestershire Regiment. References External links Bbc.co.uk Armycadets.com 1915 births 2015 deaths Royal Leicestershire Regiment soldiers British Army personnel of World War II Recipients of the Distinguished Conduct Medal Military personnel from Hertfordshire
Tallyho is an unincorporated community in Wood County, West Virginia, United States. References Unincorporated communities in West Virginia
Ayatollah Mohammad al-Yaqoobi (; born 9 September 1960) is a prominent Iraqi Twelver Shi'a Marja'. He is the second most widely followed Marja' in Iraq, the most widely followed being Ali al-Sistani. As well as heading the Al-Sadr Religious University in Najaf, he established one of the largest women's Hawzas in Iraq, and oversees many charitable organisations within Iraq. He is an active figure within Iraqi politics, and is considered by the Hawza to be the spiritual successor of Mohammad Mohammad Sadeq al-Sadr and the school of Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr, with the former famously naming Yaqoobi his successor in an audio recording. Education Yaqoobi graduated with a BA in civil engineering from the University of Baghdad in 1982 and joined the Hawza Najaf in 1988. In Najaf, he studied under various scholars, most notably Ayatollah Abu al-Qasim al-Khoei, under whom he was ordained with his religious turban, and Ayatollah Mohammad Mohammad Sadeq al-Sadr. He maintained a close relationship with Grand Ayatollah Mohammad Mohammad Sadeq al-Sadr, who, amongst others, granted him his Ijtihad in 1998. Amongst these testimonies is the Ijtihad testimony of Mohammad Sadeqi Tehrani, the well known expert exegete of the Quran and student of Muhammad Husayn Tabatabai who in particular highlights Yaqoobi's expertise in deriving religious law from the Quran. See also List of Maraji Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah References External links 1960 births Living people People from Najaf Iraqi grand ayatollahs Iraqi Islamists Shia Islamists University of Baghdad alumni
The 1926 St. Ignatius Gray Fog football team was an American football team that represented St. Ignatius College (later renamed the University of San Francisco) as an independent during the 1926 college football season. In its third season under head coach Jimmy Needles, the Gray Fog compiled a 2–3–3 record and was outscored by a total of 95 to 32. Schedule References St. Ignatius San Francisco Dons football seasons St. Ignatius Gray Fog football
Darian Hagan (born February 1, 1970) is a former American football and Canadian football player, who, from 2005 to 2022, was an assistant coach of the University of Colorado Buffaloes football team. College career As an option quarterback at Colorado from 1988 to 1991, Hagan produced impressive offensive statistics operating coach Bill McCartney's "I-Bone" offense. Due to veteran quarterback Sal Aunese being stricken with cancer, he took over the starting duties as a sophomore. When Aunese died, Hagan and the rest of the Buffaloes dedicated their season to their fallen comrade. In that 1989 season, he burst on the college football scene, and became the sixth player in the history of NCAA Division I-A to gain more than 1,000 yards passing and more than 1,000 yards rushing in the same season. He was the starting quarterback in 1990 when Colorado won the NCAA Division I-A national football championship, and in 1989 to 1991 when Colorado was the Big Eight Conference champions. His record as quarterback for Colorado was 28–5–2 (20–0–1 in the Big Eight). In Heisman Trophy voting he was 5th in 1989 with 242 points, 17th in 1990 with 17 points and 20th in 1991 with 12 points. Hagan was inducted into the University of Colorado Athletic Hall of Fame in 2002. He is also considered by many alumni as the best football player in CU history. He finished his career with 3,801 passing yards and 2,007 rushing yards. Professional career After college, Hagan was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the ninth round of the 1992 NFL Draft, but never played for the team. He played five years in the Canadian Football League for three teams: the Toronto Argonauts (1993–94), the Las Vegas Posse (1994), and the Edmonton Eskimos (1995–96). He mostly played as a defensive back and on special teams. Coaching career Before his last season, he graduated from Colorado with a bachelor's degree in sociology. When his professional football career ended, Hagan turned to jobs in marketing and then in coaching. He became the defensive technical intern in 2004 for Colorado. The following year, he was hired by Gary Barnett as an offensive assistant coach. In 2006, he was one of only two assistant coaches kept by new head coach Dan Hawkins as the running backs assistant coach where he coached through the 2022 season. On January 27, 2023, following the hiring of Deion Sanders as Colorado's new head football coach, Sanders announced he would be retaining Hagan, giving him the new title "Executive Director, Community Engagement & Outreach/Football Ambassador" Hagan, along with Director of Player Personnel Chandler Dorrell, were the only two members retained by Sanders from Colorado's 2022 staff. References 1970 births Living people American football quarterbacks Canadian football defensive backs Colorado Buffaloes football coaches Colorado Buffaloes football players Edmonton Elks players Las Vegas Posse players Players of American football from Lynwood, California Players of American football from Los Angeles Toronto Argonauts players Locke High School alumni Players of Canadian football from Los Angeles
Hanceville is about 90 km west of Williams Lake in the Chilcotin District of the Central Interior of British Columbia, Canada. It is the main community of the Stone First Nation band. It is located southeast of Alexis Creek, on the north side of the Chilcotin River. References Populated places in the Chilcotin Unincorporated settlements in British Columbia Tsilhqot'in communities
```go package resinit import "net" // Work around a glibc bug where cached configs from /etc/resolv.conf can cause // DNS failures after the network changes. This is a no-op on non-Linux // platforms. See implementation details in resinit_linux.go. The Rust standard // library contains a similar workaround: // path_to_url#L186-L190 func ResInitIfDNSError(err error) { // There are two error cases we need to handle, a raw net.DNSError, and // one wrapped in a net.OpError. Detect that second case, and unwrap it. if opErr, isOpErr := err.(net.OpError); isOpErr { err = opErr.Err } if _, isDNSError := err.(net.DNSError); isDNSError { resInit() } } ```
The term Archeparchy of Erbil may refer to: Archeparchy of Erbil (Church of the East), a historical archeparchy (archdiocese) of the Church of the East, in Erbil (Iraq) Chaldean Catholic Archeparchy of Erbil, an archeparchy (archdiocese) of the Chaldean Catholic Church, in Erbil (Iraq) See also Erbil Archeparchy of Mosul (disambiguation) Archeparchy of Baghdad (disambiguation) Archeparchies of the Church of the East
John Leeper Dunlop (10 July 1939 – 7 July 2018) was an English race horse trainer based in Arundel, Sussex. He trained the winners of 74 Group One races, including 10 British Classics, with over 3000 winners in total. He was the British flat racing Champion Trainer in 1995. Born in Tetbury, he first took out a training licence in 1966. After a two-year apprenticeship with Neville Dent and Gordon Smyth he took over Castle Stables in Arundel, on the Duke of Norfolk's estate. He played a pivotal role in the establishment of Middle Eastern influences in British horseracing, training Hatta, Sheikh Mohammed's first winner as an owner at Brighton in 1977. He was also associated with Sheikh Hamdan Al Maktoum over a period of three decades, training horses such as Salsabil, winner of the 1,000 Guineas, Oaks and Irish Derby. The main jockeys with which he was associated include the Australian Ron Hutchinson, Willie Carson, Pat Eddery and Lester Piggott . In later years he was also associated with Richard Quinn and Ted Durcan. The 2,000 Guineas was the only British Classic that eluded him. Dunlop was appointed OBE in the 1996 Birthday Honours. He was also a trustee of the British Racing School. In 2001, he suffered a ruptured aorta, but survived. He retired at the end of the 2012 flat racing season. His sons, Ed and Harry, are also both trainers. Jeremy Noseda and Gerard Butler also learnt their trade with him. He died on 7 July 2018 at the age of 78. Major wins Great Britain 1,000 Guineas - (3) - Quick As Lightning (1980), Salsabil (1990), Shadayid (1991) Ascot Gold Cup - (1) - Ragstone (1974) Coronation Cup - (2) - Sea Chimes (1980), Silver Patriarch (1998) Derby - (2) - Shirley Heights (1978), Erhaab (1994) Dewhurst Stakes - (1) - Mujahid (1998) Eclipse Stakes - (1) - Scottish Rifle (1973) Falmouth Stakes - (1) - Tashawak (2002) Fillies' Mile - (2) - Quick As Lightning (1979), Aqaarid (1994) Haydock Sprint Cup - (4) - Runnett (1981), Habibti (1983), Lavinia Fontana (1994), Invincible Spirit (2002) July Cup - (2) - Habibti (1983), Elnadim (1998) King's Stand Stakes - (2) - Habibti (1984), Chilibang (1988) Lockinge Stakes - (1) - Wassl (1984 dead-heat) Nunthorpe Stakes - (1) - Habibti (1983) Oaks - (2) - Circus Plume (1984), Salsabil (1990) Prince of Wales's Stakes - (1) - Arthur (1971) Queen Anne Stakes - (1) - Lahib (1992) Queen Elizabeth II Stakes - (3) - Trusted (1977), Lahib (1992), Bahri (1995) Racing Post Trophy - (1) - Beauchamp King (1995) St. James's Palace Stakes - (3) - Posse (1980), Marju (1991), Bahri (1995) St. Leger - (3) - Moon Madness (1986), Silver Patriarch (1997), Millenary (2000) Sun Chariot Stakes - (1) - Talented (1993) Sussex Stakes - (1) - Posse (1980) Yorkshire Oaks - (2) - Awaasif (1982), Circus Plume (1984) France Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud - (1) - Moon Madness (1987) Prix de l'Abbaye de Longchamp - (1) - Habibti (1983) Prix du Cadran - (2) - San Sebastian (2000), Give Notice (2002) Prix Ganay - (1) - Golden Snake (2001) Prix Jean Prat - (1) - Olden Times (2001) Prix Marcel Boussac - (3) - Ashayer (1987), Salsabil (1989), Shadayid (1990) Prix Vermeille - (2) - Salsabil (1990), Leggera (1998) Germany Aral-Pokal - (1) - Almaarad (1988) Bayerisches Zuchtrennen - (1) - Highland Chieftain (1986) Preis von Europa - (3) - Taipan (1997, 1998), Golden Snake (2000) Ireland Irish 1,000 Guineas - (2) - Black Satin (1970), Mehthaaf (1994) Irish 2,000 Guineas - (1) - Wassl (1983) Irish Champion Stakes - (1) - North Stoke (1977) Irish Derby - (2) - Shirley Heights (1978), Salsabil (1990) Irish St. Leger - (1) - Mountain Lodge (1983) Matron Stakes - (3) - Llyn Gwynant (1988), Cloud of Dust (1992), Iftiraas (2000) Moyglare Stud Stakes - (1) - Habibti (1982) Italy Derby Italiano - (1) - Tommy Way (1986) Gran Criterium - (4) - Sanam (1986), Sikeston (1988), Alhijaz (1991), Hello (1996) Gran Premio del Jockey Club - (3) - Silvernesian (1992), Silver Patriarch (1998), Golden Snake (2000) Gran Premio di Milano - (1) - Alwuhush (1989) Premio Lydia Tesio - (3) - Miss Secreto (1989), Oumaldaaya (1992), Claxon (2000) Premio Parioli - (2) - Sikeston (1989), Alhijaz (1992) Premio Presidente della Repubblica - (2) - Jalmood (1983), Alwuhush (1989) Premio Roma - (4) - High Hawk (1983), Highland Chieftain (1989), Taipan (1997, 1998) Premio Vittorio di Capua - (2) - Alhijaz (1992, 1993) References 1939 births 2018 deaths British racehorse trainers Officers of the Order of the British Empire People from Tetbury Sportspeople from Gloucestershire
David Morrow (December 18, 1960 – February 1, 2010) became editor-in-chief of TheStreet.com in July 2001. Under his tenure, TheStreet.com won numerous journalism awards, including the prestigious Gerald Loeb Award in 2005 and three Society of Business Editors and Writers Awards. In 2001, Out magazine named Morrow one of the year's 100 most successful gay people in the United States. He became the first Reynolds Endowed Chair of Business Journalism at the University of Nevada in Reno, Nevada, where he taught from August 2009 until his death on February 1, 2010. Morrow died of pancreatic cancer. References 1960 births 2010 deaths American business and financial journalists American male journalists American LGBT journalists British LGBT journalists 21st-century American LGBT people
Pterolophia bilatevittata is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Stephan von Breuning in 1942. References bilatevittata Beetles described in 1942
```julia #!/usr/bin/env julia # # @license Apache-2.0 # # # # path_to_url # # Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software # WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. import Distributions: cdf, Cauchy import JSON """ gen( x, x0, gamma, name ) Generate fixture data and write to file. # Arguments * `x`: input value * `x0`: location parameter * `gamma`: scale parameter * `name::AbstractString`: output filename # Examples ``` julia julia> x = rand( 1000 ) .* 100.0; julia> x0 = rand( 1000 ) .* 25.0; julia> gamma = rand( 1000 ) .* 20.0; julia> gen( x, x0, gamma, \"data.json\" ); ``` """ function gen( x, x0, gamma, name ) z = Array{Float64}( undef, length(x) ); for i in eachindex(x) z[ i ] = cdf( Cauchy( x0[i], gamma[i] ), x[i] ); end # Store data to be written to file as a collection: data = Dict([ ("x", x), ("x0", x0), ("gamma", gamma), ("expected", z) ]); # Based on the script directory, create an output filepath: filepath = joinpath( dir, name ); # Write the data to the output filepath as JSON: outfile = open( filepath, "w" ); write( outfile, JSON.json(data) ); write( outfile, "\n" ); close( outfile ); end # Get the filename: file = @__FILE__; # Extract the directory in which this file resides: dir = dirname( file ); # Random (negative median): x = rand( 1000 ) .* 100.0 .- 200.0; x0 = rand( 1000 ) .* -50.0; gamma = rand( 1000 ) .* 20.0; gen( x, x0, gamma, "negative_median.json" ); # Random (positive median): x = rand( 1000 ) .* 100.0 .- 200.0; x0 = rand( 1000 ) .* 50.0; gamma = rand( 1000 ) .* 20.0; gen( x, x0, gamma, "positive_median.json" ); # Random (large gamma): x = rand( 1000 ) .* 2.0; x0 = rand( 1000 ) .* 1.0; gamma = rand( 1000 ) .* 50.0; gen( x, x0, gamma, "large_gamma.json" ); ```
Washington Township is a township in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,889 at the 2020 census, down from 3,902 at the 2010 census. Arnold City, Fairhope, Lynnwood, Gillespie, Naomi and Brownstown are communities in the township. History A significant part of the prehistory of Washington Township is the Locus 7 Site, located north of Fayette City, where it is believed that members of the Monongahela tribe may have lived as far back as AD 600. Washington Township is an original Fayette County township, created from Rostraver Township when Fayette County was erected from Westmoreland County in 1783. It originally included Perry and Jefferson townships. Washington Township's most prominent historical figure is Colonel Edward Cook. Settling in what was then Westmoreland County, he was granted and first built a small log cabin and a small store. In 1772, he began building his home (still standing today), the first stone building west of the Allegheny Mountains. Built entirely out of limestone from his property, it was finished in 1776. Colonel Cook was among General Washington's personal friends and on two occasions at least entertained Washington in the old stone mansion. A local legend claims that on one of the occasions, Washington was journeying that way to visit his lands in Washington County and stopped at Col. Cook's for a brief rest. Cook was at that time engaged in reviewing a body of militia nearby and knew nothing of the arrival of his distinguished guest. Word of the arrival was whispered to the men before it reached the colonel, and when he observing the commotion learned what was in the wind, he relaxed all discipline and set off unceremoniously for the house. The militiamen followed at the double-quick and hurrahing enthusiastically for General Washington brought him to the porch and evoked from him in reply a good natured and fatherly speech which the soldiers cheered to the echo. There is no documented evidence, however, that this event occurred. After 1770, Washington visited southwestern Pennsylvania one last time, in September 1784. Washington kept an account of the journey that provides details of where he stopped each day, who he met with and what they talked about, in addition to specifically where he went, what he saw, and did. Each and every stop along the way is mentioned. In one passage he mentions traveling through or across Cook's land, but he makes no mention of stopping to talk to Cook or that he even saw him at any time during the 1784 journey. The second mention of Cook, later in his diary, mentions Cook had a large house, and again, nothing about stopping there, speaking to Cook, or there being a militia group present at any time during his time in SW Pennsylvania. Cook and Washington may have known each other however they shared very different viewpoints about the Virginia-Pennsylvania rivalry and counter claims over whether the region belonged to Virginia or Pennsylvania, and would have been rivals in the land acquisition and speculation business. Cook was a member of the Provincial Congress convened in Carpenter's Hall, Philadelphia, June 18, 1776, that drafted the first declaration of independence presented to Congress, June 25, 1776 (see "Journal of Congress, vol. ii, p. 230); was a member of the State Constitutional Convention that convened September 28, 1776; and was the first commissioner of exchange and appointed sub-lieutenant of Westmoreland County, March 21, 1777. On January 5, 1782, he was appointed lieutenant of Westmoreland County to succeed Col. Archibald Lochry, who had been captured and killed while on an Indian expedition. This office gave him command of the militia of the county and the management of its military fiscal affairs. It was from this appointment that Col. Cook received his military title. He aided in fixing the boundaries of Fayette County and was a member of the commission that located the county seat. On November 21, 1786, he was appointed justice of the peace with a jurisdiction that reached into Washington County. On April 8, 1789, he was appointed president of the Court of Common Pleas and Quarter Session. He was associate judge of Fayette County in 1791, and from 1796 to 1798 treasurer of Westmoreland County. He was conspicuous in the Whiskey Insurrection and having been prominent in some of the meetings of the insurgents, his arrest was ordered. Before any action could be taken, however, he appeared on November 6, 1794, before Thomas McKean, chief justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, and in the presence of William Bradford, Attorney General of the United States, voluntarily entered into recognizance to the United States for his appearance before the justices of the Supreme Court of the United States at the next special session of the Circuit Court held for the district of Pennsylvania "then and there to answer such charges of treasonable and seditious practices and such other matters of misdemeanor as shall be alleged against him in behalf of the United States and that he will not depart that court without license." Having taken this bold and honorable course, he quietly awaited the result which was simply that nothing was found against him and he was not molested in person but some cavalrymen belonging to the army that came out to quell the insurrection visited his home and did considerable damage, nearly demolishing his distillery, knocking in the heads of liquor casks and spilling a vast amount of whiskey. The Col. Edward Cook House and the Locus 7 Site are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Geography Washington Township occupies the northwestern corner of Fayette County, bordered to the north by Westmoreland County and to the west, across the Monongahela River, by Washington County. The borough of Belle Vernon borders the township on the northwest, and the borough of Fayette City is on the west; both boroughs are situated along the Monongahela. According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and , or 1.78%, is water. Demographics As of the 2000 census, there were 4,461 people, 1,821 households, and 1,285 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 1,948 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 97.96% White, 1.32% African American, 0.22% Native American, 0.18% Asian, 0.09% from other races, and 0.22% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.20% of the population. There were 1,821 households, out of which 23.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.0% were married couples living together, 10.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.4% were non-families. 27.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.83. In the township the population was spread out, with 18.2% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 23.4% from 25 to 44, 25.8% from 45 to 64, and 26.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.6 males. The median income for a household in the township was $29,697, and the median income for a family was $37,917. Males had a median income of $34,375 versus $22,250 for females. The per capita income for the township was $15,629. About 6.1% of families and 12.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.3% of those under age 18 and 11.0% of those age 65 or over. References External links Washington Township official website Pittsburgh metropolitan area Townships in Fayette County, Pennsylvania Townships in Pennsylvania
Simon Gustafson (born 11 February 1995) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays for Häcken as a midfielder. Career In July 2015, Gustafson joined Feyenoord on a four-year contract. Feyenoord reportedly paid a £1 million transfer fee for Gustafson, who had made two appearances for the Sweden national team. He was loaned to Roda JC for the remainder of the 2017–18 season on 14 July 2017. On 16 July 2022, Gustafson returned to Häcken and signed a contract until the end of 2025, reuniting with his twin brother Samuel. Personal life He is the twin brother of Samuel Gustafson. Career statistics Club Honours Feyenoord Eredivisie: 2016–17 KNVB Cup: 2015–16 BK Häcken Allsvenskan: 2022 Sweden U21 UEFA European Under-21 Championship: 2015 References External links 1995 births Living people Men's association football midfielders Swedish men's footballers Sweden men's youth international footballers Sweden men's under-21 international footballers Sweden men's international footballers BK Häcken players Feyenoord players Roda JC Kerkrade players FC Utrecht players Allsvenskan players Eredivisie players Swedish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Swedish expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Swedish twins
Sir John James Patrick Kirwan (born 16 December 1964) is a New Zealand mental health advocate, former rugby union and rugby league player, and former rugby union coach. A wing, he played for Auckland in the 1980s and 1990s, when they dominated New Zealand rugby. He played in 63 tests for New Zealand, and scored 35 tries, making him one of the highest try scorers in international rugby union history. He was part of the New Zealand team that won the first Rugby World Cup in 1987. He also played rugby league for the Auckland Warriors in their first two seasons in 1995 and 1996. After retiring, he moved into coaching, and was the head coach of Japanese club NEC, the Italy and Japan national teams, and the Blues in Super Rugby, until he stepped down in 2015. He has written two books on the subject of mental health, has spoken openly about his battles with depression and been honoured for his services to mental health. Early life and family Kirwan was born in Auckland on 16 December 1964, the son of Patrick and Patricia Madeline Kirwan. He was educated at De La Salle College in Auckland. His paternal grandfather, Jack Kirwan, was a wing three-quarter/five-eighths originally from Reefton who played for the New Zealand rugby league team on 28 occasions. Playing career Rugby union Kirwan played for Marist Brothers Old Boys RFC and Auckland domestically, winning 142 caps with the latter during an era when the side dominated the NPC and Ranfurly Shield. From 1985 to 1989 he also played in Italy, with Benetton Treviso, where he won the Italian championship in 1989. Also in the Treviso team was the All Black Craig Green, Kirwan's teammate in the 1987 World Cup won by New Zealand. After his spell in rugby league, he finished his rugby union playing career with NEC in Japan from 1997 to 1999. International Kirwan played 63 test matches for New Zealand from 1984 until 1994. Kirwan played a major role in the All Blacks' 23-test unbeaten run from 1987 to 1990, including winning the 1987 World Cup. He scored 10 tries in five tests against Wales and Australia during 1988. In all he scored 35 test tries for New Zealand. He also scored 67 tries in all appearances with the All Blacks (including non test matches) which is still the national record. His total of 199 first class tries remains a New Zealand record. Kirwan was selected as one of the “Five players of the year” for the 1985,1986, 1987 and 1988 seasons, in the Rugby Almanack of New Zealand. In 1986 Kirwan and David Kirk were the only All Blacks not to join the 'rebel' New Zealand Cavaliers team that travelled to apartheid-era South Africa after a New Zealand court held that the All Blacks' playing in that country would be inconsistent with their mission of promoting rugby. As a result, he and Kirk were the only ones not barred from playing with the All Blacks after the tour. Rugby league At age 30 Kirwan signed for the newly formed rugby league club Auckland Warriors for the 1995 ARL season, with a mutual option for 1996. Playing on the wing, Kirwan was the Warriors' top try scorer in the 1996 season. He was a staunch opponent of the ARL during the Super League war. Coaching career Kirwan coached NEC Green Rockets in Japan, and in 2001 became an assistant coach with the Auckland Blues. In 2002, he moved to Italy to become the coach of the Italy national team, which under his guidance recorded two victories over Wales in 2003 and Scotland in 2004. After a winless 2005 Six Nations campaign, he was dismissed on 8 April 2005. He continued to work as a consultant with NEC. At the start of 2007 he was appointed the coach of the Japan national rugby union team. Kirwan said: "The level of rugby has improved greatly in Japan in the last ten years and they did well at the last World Cup. But their recent performances at national level have [not been good]. I want to find that 'Samurai Spirit' that all the players can identify with. And then that style of rugby can start to spread downwards throughout the country." At the 2007 Rugby World Cup, Japan drew 12–12 with Canada, breaking a 16-year, 13-match losing streak at World Cups. Kirwan remained head coach of Japan through the 2011 Rugby World Cup, when they again drew with Canada, but lost to New Zealand, France and Tonga. In July 2012, Kirwan was announced as the new coach of the Blues. In the 2013 and 2014 seasons, the Blues finished in 10th place. After re-applying for the role for 2016 and beyond, he was forced to step down following just three wins - an all-time franchise low - in the 2015 season. In 2018 he stated that he is not likely to coach again. Health Kirwan has openly spoken of his battle with depression, and is actively involved in mental health and depression awareness campaigns in New Zealand. He has written about his depression in the books All Blacks Don't Cry and Stand by Me. He established the Sir John Kirwan Foundation to help young people understand mental health. In 2020, he launched a mental wellbeing app called Mentemia. Personal life Kirwan is married to Fiorella, Lady Kirwan, and they have three children: Francesca, a beach volleyball player; Niko, who has played football for the All Whites, New Zealand's national team, and Luca, who has represented New Zealand internationally in rowing at under-23 level. Kirwan speaks fluent Italian and good Japanese, having lived in Italy and Japan. In 2016, Kirwan's DNA heritage was investigated for a television programme, in which links to the American Kennedy family and Scottish mountaineer Alexander Kellas were shown. Honours and awards In the 1989 New Year Honours, Kirwan was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire, for services to rugby. In the 2007 Queen's Birthday Honours, Kirwan was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to mental health. In the 2012 Queen's Birthday and Diamond Jubilee Honours, he was promoted to Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to mental health and rugby. Also in 2012, Kirwan was inducted into the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame. References Bibliography The outdoors cookbook: John Kirwan & Annabel Langbein’s favourite barbecue and grill recipes (1989) Kirwan: running on instinct (1992) Why I am: a bag full of wisdom to take on the road (c1999) All Blacks Don’t Cry: A Story of Hope (2010) External links 1964 births Living people Auckland rugby union players Benetton Rugby players Expatriate rugby union players in Italy Expatriate rugby union players in Japan Italy national rugby team coaches Japan national rugby team coaches Knights Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit Green Rockets Tokatsu players New Zealand expatriate rugby union players New Zealand expatriate sportspeople in Italy New Zealand expatriate sportspeople in Japan New Zealand international rugby union players New Zealand Members of the Order of the British Empire New Zealand people of Irish descent New Zealand rugby league players New Zealand rugby union coaches New Zealand rugby union players New Zealand Warriors players People educated at De La Salle College, Māngere East Rugby league players from Auckland Rugby league wingers Rugby football people awarded knighthoods Rugby union players from Auckland Rugby union wings World Rugby Hall of Fame inductees Mental health activists 1987 Rugby World Cup players 1991 Rugby World Cup players
Vega is an expendable launch system in use by Arianespace which was jointly developed by the Italian Space Agency (ASI) and the European Space Agency (ESA). Development began in 1998 and the first launch took place from the Centre Spatial Guyanais on 13 February 2012. It is designed to launch small payloads — 300 to 2500 kg satellites for scientific and Earth observation missions to polar and low Earth orbits. The reference Vega mission is a polar orbit bringing a spacecraft of 1500 kg to an altitude of 700 km. The rocket, named after the star Vega, is a single-body launcher (no strap-on boosters) with three solid rocket stages: the P80 first stage, the Zefiro 23 second stage, and the Zefiro 9 third stage. The upper module is a liquid rocket called AVUM. The improved version of the P80 stage, the P120C, will also be used as the side boosters of the Ariane 6. Italy is the leading contributor to the Vega program (65%), followed by France (13%). Other participants include Spain, Belgium, the Netherlands, Switzerland and Sweden. Launch statistics Rocket configurations Launch outcomes Orbits Past launches Note: Date and time of start (as count-down zero, ignition or lift-off?) is listed in UTC. (Although local time at Guiana Space Centre (CSG) in Kourou, French Guiana, South America is UTC–3.) 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Future launches 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 See also List of Falcon 1 launches List of Electron launches Falcon 1 PSLV Notes References Vega
STDU Explorer is a file manager for previewing and managing PDF, DjVu, Comic Book Archive (CBR or CBZ), XPS and image file formats such as BMP, GIF, JPEG, PNG, PSD and WMF. It works under Microsoft Windows, and is free for non-commercial use. Features STDU Explorer supports standard operations such as cut, copy, paste, move, delete, rename, context menu integration and tree views of folders. The program has a preview pane for flipping through multipage files, it can generate adjustable thumbnail previews of the images and the content of PDF e-books. See also Comparison of file managers References External links File managers Windows-only freeware
On 14 October 2004, Pádraig Nally, an Irish farmer living in County Mayo, Republic of Ireland shot dead Irish Traveller John "Frog" Ward, who had been trespassing on his property. In November 2005 Nally was sentenced to six years' imprisonment for manslaughter. His conviction was quashed in October 2006 and, after a retrial in December 2006, he was found not guilty of manslaughter. First trial The Central Criminal Court decided to hear the Nally case in Castlebar, making it the first murder trial in Mayo for almost a century; the jury was chosen from a pool of more than 200 locals. Travellers' support groups criticised the bias because of the jury's composition, arguing that the murder trial should have been afforded a more independent and objective forum. A member of the Law Reform Commission concurred that there was strong case to have such trials take place in Dublin. Ward was a 43-year-old Traveller with approximately 80 convictions from 38 separate court appearances and had convictions for burglary, larceny and assault. John "Frog" Ward had twice been committed to hospital for psychiatric treatment. In 1999, he threatened a barman with a Stanley knife. Ward attacked a car with a slash hook while a woman and two children were inside. Ward had threatened Gardaí in an incident in May 2002 and with a slash, in April 2002. At the time of his death he was facing charges of attacking Gardaí with a slash hook. The court heard that a post-mortem examination and toxicology tests on Mr Ward's body found traces of cannabis, opiates and tranquillisers. It was also emphasised that Mr Ward had been receiving hospital treatment and was on medication for a condition. The Prime Time Special (RTÉ flagship current affairs programme) brought forward new evidence showing that John Ward had a long criminal record dating back over 30 years and revealed that four bench warrants for John Ward's arrest were outstanding at the time of his death. Tom Ward, the chief witness for the prosecution, was himself serving an eleven-month sentence at the time of the trial, for possessing a knife and for theft. During the first trial, the court heard that Nally had become increasingly agitated and worried that his property would be targeted by local thieves as a number of farms in the area had recently been burgled. His own home had been broken into in 2003 and a chainsaw stolen from one of his sheds in February 2004. Other items had disappeared from around his house and farm. This caused him to be unable to sleep properly. Following the break-in in February 2004 he had kept a gun in a garage and had started to keep registration numbers of strange cars travelling through the district. Friends and neighbours noted Nally had become preoccupied with looking after his farm and terrified that the robbers would return. He told the jury he was at the end of his tether and, according to counsel, was "agitated and fearful, even paranoid" about his safety. "Did he suddenly, after 60 years, become a murderer?" asked Brendan Grehan, Nally's lawyer, describing his client as a law-abiding member of his community who acted in self-defence. Nally alleged he had met John "Frog" Ward previously when Ward had called to his house two weeks before 14 October and had enquired if it would be a good day for fishing. Ward, said Nally, had no fishing tackle with him and this led him to be suspicious of Ward. He did not like the look of him. Under cross-examination, Tom Ward denied a suggestion that his father was a bare knuckle boxer, and he said he had no knowledge of a suggestion his father had threatened a Garda with a slashhook. Tom Ward said that on the evening of 13 October 2004 he had bought the car he and his father had travelled in to Pádraig Nally's house the following day. He said he had bought it from other travellers, but he declined to give the court any names. Pádraig Nally's barrister had earlier stated a car bearing a similar description had previously been seen in the vicinity of Cross a short distance from where a chainsaw was reported stolen. According to Marie Cassidy, the state pathologist, John Ward, a Galway traveller, was shot twice on 14 October 2004. The first shot injured John Ward in the hand and hip. The second shot was fired from above and John Ward was in a crouched position at the time. The person who shot him was standing over him and the shot was fired at close range. Nally said in evidence he was afraid Ward would kill him, which was why he fired the second shot (to frighten him [Ward]). The Defense argued provocation, as Nally could have reasonably assumed John Ward had been responsible for the theft of the chainsaw and perhaps the numerous other thefts since, as Mr. Nally recognised the vehicle outside his home on 14 October as that bearing the description of the one seen in the vicinity of his home the day his chainsaw was stolen (in 2003). The provocation was, seemingly, the fact that Nally's house had been burgled some time previously, that Ward had called to his house some weeks previously and had acted suspiciously and that Ward was on his premises on 14 October, without authorisation. Nally pleaded not guilty to murder and manslaughter charges. He was acquitted of murder, but convicted of manslaughter. The judge, Mr Justice Paul Carney, refused to allow the jury to consider a full defence argument of self-defence. Sentencing Nally to six years for the manslaughter conviction, Mr Justice Paul Carney said: "This is undoubtedly the most socially divisive case I have had to try. It is also the most difficult one in which I have had to impose sentence.". The judge said he would take into consideration Nally's unblemished past, his low risk of re-offending, his willingness to show remorse for his crime and the fact that the prosecution's case was based largely on testaments given by the farmer. Appeal Nally was refused leave to appeal by the Central Criminal Court against his conviction and six-year jail sentence. The case was then appealed to the Court of Criminal Appeal. Nally's lawyers had argued at his appeal that the trial judge had erred in law by not allowing the jury to consider a defence of full self-defence and by not allowing it to find Nally not guilty. He had directed that the jury had to find Nally guilty of murder or guilty of manslaughter, and ruled that an acquittal verdict based on the evidence would be perverse. In October 2006, the Court of Criminal Appeal quashed Pádraig Nally's conviction for manslaughter and ordered a retrial. The Court said that the jury should not have been denied the opportunity to return a verdict of not guilty, even if such a verdict may have flown in the face of the evidence. Retrial Pádraig Nally's retrial took place in December 2006. Similar evidence was submitted to the court, including evidence of Ward's character and previous convictions and both Nally's and Ward's mental states on the day in question. The jury of eight men and four women acquitted Nally of manslaughter and he walked free. Legacy In 2009, the government announced its plan to introduce a new law of self-defence in 2010 upon recommendation by the Law Reform Commission which would codify the existing common law position on the use of force in defence of property. The Criminal Law (Defence and the Dwelling) Act 2011 was enacted on 19 December 2011. Although widely heralded as "allowing" homeowners to exercise reasonable force in defending their home, the Act in fact did nothing to change the legal position as it existed at the time of Nally's trial, other than to place the previous common law jurisprudence on a statutory footing. See also Castle doctrine Defence of property Joe Horn shooting controversy 1984 New York City Subway shooting Tony Martin (farmer) Munir Hussain case References External links RTE News: Mixed Reaction to Nally Acquittal Cork FM Coverage of First Conviction Ward, John Ward, John Irish Traveller-related controversies 2004 in the Republic of Ireland
Baguindadougou is a rural commune in the Cercle of Ségou in the Ségou Region of Mali. The commune includes 14 villages in an area of approximately 702 square kilometers. In the 2009 census it had a population was 10,371. The administrative center (chef-lieu) is the village of Markanibougou. References External links . . Communes of Ségou Region
Nadia Lauren Dowshen is an American pediatrician and adolescent medicine physician. She specializes in the care of youth living with HIV infection and medical care to transgender and gender-diverse youth. Dowshen researches health inequality, access to care, and promoting resilience in LGBT youth. As an associate professor at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, she is also the medical director and co-founder of the Gender and Sexuality Development Clinic. Early life and education Dowshen earned her Bachelor of Arts degree, master of science in health policy research (MSHP) and medical degree at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania (Penn Med). She then completed a pediatric residency at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP). Dowshen conducted fellowships in general academic pediatrics at the Lurie Children's Hospital and adolescent medicine at CHOP. Career and research Upon completing her medical degree, Dowshen joined the CHOPs' PolicyLab and received the 2010 Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine New Investigator Award for her research identifying protective factors against HIV infection among transgender youth. As a researcher in the PolicyLab, Dowshen was the senior author of a study which detailed the specific barriers HIV-positive young patients faced compared to peers with other chronic diseases. In 2014, Dowshen co-launched the Gender & Sexuality Development Clinic at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia with Linda Hawkins. They were supported by a CHOP Cares Community Grant to fund monthly support groups for transgender children and teens. She was also named an inaugural Community Scholar-in-Residence recipient by the Community Engagement and Research (CEAR) Core of the UPenn CTSA. During her tenure at CHOP and an assistant professor at Penn Med, Dowshen served on the board of directors of the Sexual Information and Education Council of the United States and also served on the executive board of the Alice Paul Center for Research on Gender, Sexuality and Women and the Penn Program on Gender, Sexuality and Women's Studies at Penn. In 2020, Dowshen was promoted from assistant professor of pediatrics at Penn Med to associate professor. She was also elected a Stoneleigh Fellow from 2020 to 2022. Personal life Dowshen, a lifelong Philadelphian, has two children and Trusts the Process. Selected works References Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) HIV/AIDS researchers American medical researchers Women medical researchers 21st-century American women physicians 21st-century American physicians American pediatricians Women pediatricians LGBT and health care Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania alumni Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania faculty American women academics
Claudius Buchanan FRSE (12 March 1766 – 9 February 1815) was a Scottish theologian, an ordained minister of the Church of England, and an evangelical missionary for the Church Missionary Society. He served as Vice Provost of the College of Calcutta in India. Early life Buchanan was born in Cambuslang near Glasgow. His father, Alexander Buchanan, was the local schoolmaster in Inverary. He was educated at the University of Glasgow and the Queens' College, Cambridge. He was ordained in 1795 by the Bishop of London. India After holding a chaplaincy in India at Barrackpur (1797–1799), Buchanan was appointed Calcutta chaplain and vice-principal of the college of Fort William. In this capacity he did much to advance Christianity and native education in India, especially by organizing systematic translations of the scriptures. First Malayalam Bible During a visit to Malabar in 1806, present day South-western state of Kerala, he visited Mar Thoma VI, head of the Malankara Church at Angamali, near Kochi. Mar Thoma was very happy to hear Buchanan's intention of translating the Bible into Malayalam, the local language, and he presented a Syriac Bible said to be of some antiquity to Buchanan. The Bible was subsequently deposited among the Oriental Manuscripts in the public library of the University of Cambridge. Work on translation was started the same year by Pulikkottil Joseph Ittoop and Kayamkulam Philipose Ramban, with further assistance from Colonel (later General) Colin Macaulay. Macaulay was British Resident of Travancore at that time. As well as being a senior administrator, Macaulay was a gifted linguist with a keen personal interest in the Christian and Jewish heritage and communities of Travancore. He actively supported Buchanan, attending meetings with senior church leaders as well as facilitating audiences with the Rajah of Travancore to secure his approval too. Buchanan asked Macaulay to undertake the task of supervising the translators. By early 1808 the manuscript was complete and awaiting printing. In March of that year Buchanan left India for England leaving Macaulay in sole charge of the operation. In January 1806, Buchanan was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. He was also created an honorary Doctor of Divinity by Cambridge University. He died in Broxbourne in Herefordshire in 1815 where he was superintending an edition of the Syriac Scriptures (c.f. his extensive memorial inscription). He is buried, along with his wife Mary and two infant children, in the churchyard of Holy Trinity, Little Ouseburn, North Yorkshire. His former residence, Moat Hall, is adjacent to the church. Juggernaut Buchanan was influential in introducing the Jagannath tradition and Hinduism to Western audiences in the early 19th-century. He called Jagannath "Juggernaut" and Hindu "Hindoo" in the letters he wrote from India. According to Michael J. Altman, a professor of Religious Studies, Buchanan presented Hinduism through "Juggernaut", as a "bloody, violent, superstitious and backward religious system" that needed to be eliminated and substituted with the Christian gospel. He described "Juggernaut" with Biblical terminology for his audience, called him the Moloch, and his shrine as Golgatha – the place where Jesus Christ was crucified – but with the difference that the "Juggernaut tradition" was of endless meaningless bloodshed, and fabricating allegations that children were sacrificed in the "valley of idolatrous blood shed to false gods". In his letters, states Altman, Buchanan "constructed an image of Juggernaut as the diametric opposite of Christianity". In his book Christian Researches in Asia, published in 1811, Buchanan built on this theme and added licentiousness to it. He called hymns in the language he did not comprehend as "obscene stanzas", artworks on temple walls as "indecent emblems", and described "Juggernaut" and Hinduism to his readers as the religion of disgusting Moloch and false gods. Buchanan's writings formed the "first images of Indian religions" to the evangelical audience in the early 19th century and were promoted by American magazines such as The Panoplist. His book on "Juggernaut" attracted enough reader demand that it went through numerous editions. Buchanan's pamphlets moved Christian missionaries and triggered a bitter debate between them and officials of the East India Company. His writings led to many emotional sermons and mission advocates lectured on the need to "combat immorality and convert the unsaved" Indians. The writings of Buchanan and other missionaries constructed and exploited cultural and religious differences, which had a profound and lasting effect on how Americans saw non-Christian peoples. Works His main work was an account of his travels in the south and west of India and called Christian Researches in Asia (Cambridge, 1811). Shortly before publication, in December 1810 Buchanan (whose health was failing) had asked Colin Macaulay (also recently returned to England) to revise any parts of the manuscript he thought appropriate. He also asked Macaulay to choose the book's title. Upon publication the book became an immediate bestseller, being republished twelve times over the next two years. After Buchanan's return to the United Kingdom in 1808, he still took an active part in matters connected with India, and, by his book entitled Colonial Ecclesiastical Establishment (London, 1813), he assisted in settling the controversy of 1813, which eventually ended in the establishment of an Anglican Indian episcopate in 1878 in the Travancore-Cochin states. This church, known as CMS Church, merged with other churches in South India on 27 September 1947 to form The Church of south India (CSI). A collection of 'Sermons on interesting subjects' by Buchanan was printed for J. Ogle in Edinburgh in 1812. It consists of the texts of eight sermons preached in the Britain between 26 February 1809 and 2 June 1811. The first sermon was entitled "The Star in the East". It was preached in the parish church of St James, Bristol, on the author's return from India. References Further reading Buchanan, Rev. Claudius, LL.D. Memoir of the Expediency of an Ecclesiastical Establishment for British India. Second Cambridge Edition, 1811. Buchanan, Rev. Claudius. "The Star of The East". 1809. External links Significant Scots: Claudius Buchanan Buchanan Bible in University of Cambridge (Related History) Alumni of Queens' College, Cambridge Alumni of the University of Glasgow Scottish Christian theologians Scottish travel writers 1766 births 1815 deaths People from Cambuslang Scottish Anglican missionaries Anglican missionaries in India British expatriates in India
is a Japanese tokusatsu television series. Created by Toho in 1988 as an attempt to emulate Toei's Super Sentai motif, the idea was dropped after the unaired pilot, although the show still slightly resembles a sentai show and uses certain tropes of the genre to an extent (such as protagonists wearing color-coordinated armor). It was broadcast on NTV from October 2, 1988, to July 5, 1989. Story In 1999, crime has overrun Tokyo. Hopelessly outmanned and outgunned, the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Force decides to set up a special taskforce to combat the crime. Codenamed “ZAC” (Zero-Section Armed Constable), this police department is designed for special missions and its members are known as "Cybercops". For this cause, the police scientists developed the "Bit Suits", three high-powered armors outfitted with the latest technology: Mars, Saturn and Mercury. In the first episode, a mysterious young man, Shinya Takeda, appears from nowhere and saves the day after using his own armor, the Jupiter Bit Suit. Following his victory, he joins ZAC in battling Death Trap, a nefarious organization ruled by the ruthless Baron Kageyama, whose goal is to use the computers' will-power to gain world domination and appears to be mysteriously linked to Takeda's past. The Death Trap uses powerful robots to reach his goals, but the Cybercops always defeat them. During the battles against the enemies, Jupiter bit by bit increases his mysterious power and reveals a secret: he was found unconscious by the Interpol wearing his own armor. Shinya Takeda has amnesia; despite this, he receives the support and the friendship of the others ZAC members (except for Akira, that is jealous and critical of Takeda). The union between the ZAC members blossoms more and more. The ZAC remains a powerhouse until they encounter Lucifer, a Death Trap ally that is Jupiter's rival. He is the first enemy that can defeat Jupiter and the other Cybercops. In fact, he almost kills Jupiter. During the battles against the ZAC, Lucifer reveals why he hates Jupiter; according to him, they both came from the future and were allies in the war between the human kind and the computers, but Jupiter would have betrayed the humans. Because of the amnesia, Jupiter doesn't know whether or not what Lucifer said was true, and decides to fight him to the death. In the middle of the fight, however, Jupiter remembers the truth: including Jupiter and Lucifer, there were three men that came form the future; the third man was Baron Kageyama, a traitor. Henceforth, Lucifer allied with the ZAC. He doesn't join the ZAC, but from time to time, he helps the Cybercops. Many times, he prevents the ZAC from losing battles. After an innumerable amount of battles, Lucifer and the ZAC defeat Baron Kageyama by causing a great explosion that came from laser power. Kageyama reveals his purpose for technological world domination, which was to help the world avoid an anthropogenic environmental collapse. Thus, Jupiter and Lucifer return to their time and Tomoko (who loves Jupiter) decides to go with them. The ZAC saved the world. Characters Shinya Takeda/Jupiter: An amnesiac found by the Interpol rescue team, Takeda was assigned to ZAC due to him donning the Jupiter Bit Suit (an advanced version of the newly designed Bit Suits) and in hopes of unraveling his past. While he has a very sunny disposition and is often very fun-loving, he has a considerable temper that can escalate into a “battle rage” when fighting opponents. When this happens, Jupiter is able to summon his own Cyber Arm, the Cyber Thunder Arm, and the Cyber Shield through a process called Cyber Boming, which ultimately destroys his enemies. Later, it is revealed that Takeda is a time traveller from the 23rd century (a future where the sentient machines waged war against humans) and was brought to 1999 by a time-space portal rift opened after the Babylon Tower (an strategical machine HQ) was blown up. Along with him, Lucifer and Kageyama were also transported. His original codename was "Z226" (Z-Double Two Six) "Shinya Takeda" is a name invented by the Interpol. His Jupiter Bit Suit, as well as the Cyber Thunder Arm came with him to the past. In the end of the series, he goes back to the 23rd century with Lucifer and Tomoko, who asks to go with them to fight for a better time. In fact, Takeda is in love with Tomoko: they almost kissed twice, but were interrupted by Akira and were embarrassed. Tomoko Uesugi: Backup ZAC officer for the Cybercop. Due to financial problems (both within the show and with Toho in real life), her armor, Venus Bit, was never built. Monitors and assists with the maintenance of Cybernation and Black Chamber systems. Falls in love with Takeda and accompanies him back to the 23rd century by the end of the series. Carries the standard ZAC firearm, the S.D. Gun. She is young, beautiful and affectionate and has a great influence on the other members of Zac. She is the only one who can lead you to teamwork. So often the Cybercops can only win because of Tomoko's leadership. Akira Houjyo/Mars: The team leader, Akira's father committed suicide when he was 8 years old, making him to become rebellious and to use his intelligence to hack the system of the enterprise in which his father worked in, eventually bankrupting it. After that, he was practically raised by Captain Oda, who wished to use the kid's high capacity for something beneficial. Cool under pressure and has a strong sense of duty and honor. Became top of his class at the Police Academy and was formerly an elite officer with the Tokyo Police Department. His armor is designed specifically to provide heavy artillery and firearms support. Due to the size of his suit, is one of the slower units and hampers Hojyo's movements a bit. His armor is outfitted with “Stabilize Gear”, which brace his armor when he uses his heavy guns. Ryoichi Mouri/Saturn: A happy-go-lucky and a jokester, Mori is the team's resident “mood maker”. He does not enjoy fighting, eventually doing it because of his duties. He has a younger brother and three younger sisters. His armor is equipped with numerous sensory and communication equipment which help aid the team in tracking down enemies and collecting data. His helmet antenna and his shoulder parabola sonar units can perform a wide range of surveillance, reconnaissance and tracking duties, making it the most vulnerable Bit Suit. Osamu Saiyonji/Mercury: Sayionji's is the resident hand-to-hand combat specialist. His brother was also a cop, as Osamu always wanted to follow his steps. However, his brother was killed in action while investigating a case. From that point on, Osamu's mother tried to preserve him from the danger and risks of being a cop. Despite his moments of conflict, Osamu is very brave and has a great fighting spirit. His armor is the most lightweight of the armors and affords him extreme flexibility in movement and speed albeit at the cost of defense and protection. His unit is the fastest of the “Cyber Bit” armors and he can travel at incredible speeds (his unit is equipped with air brakes which aid him in stopping). Mercury also has access to the “Linear Speeder” skates which enables him to traverse at speeds of up to . The skates can be controlled via brainwave controls in the Bit Suit helmet. Lucifer: Takeda's ex-partner in the future, was also transported with him and Kageyama to the 20th century through the same time-space portal. At first, his only wish is to avenge his dead comrades, targeting Jupiter as his nemesis and challenging him to a death confront. He allies with Baron Kageyama believing Takeda was the traitor who murdered his companions. Eventually, it is revealed that Kageyama was the mole. From then, Lucifer decides to aid the Cybercops without joining the group, helping them in battle more often than not. Lucifer's bit, along with Jupiter's, is the most powerful of the Bit Suits, as it is more equipped and enhanced than the others. Armed with two high-power pistols called Impulse Magnum, two machine-guns which come from his back to shoulders, the Pulsar Cannon, Gigamax and the Cyber Graviton, an energy absorber-releaser on his chest. Other ZAC Members Captain Hisayoshi Oda: Sometimes strictly wrapped around young men who are kind and gently give instructions. Because of their personality the members' trust is also thick. Sometimes you say a cold pun. Shimazu Mizue: Second In Command. ZAC 's secretary and cap representative. She support Oda and sometimes take command when Oda is absent. There used to be a past where she became love with a bit suit researcher, but he is a victim of a missile that hit the laboratory. She is about ZAC's work which uses a bit suit to say also as his child through single bachelors. Daisuke Yazawa: ZAC computer operator. He gather information and analyze, and assist strategy. Abundant knowledge of computer and science. Miho Asakura: Communication officer of ZAC. Natural blur. The way of speaking has a slightly lingering impression. An ordinary girl who will always run away against the ZAC's duty to throw out his life. Death Trap The goals of the Death Trap organization are to eliminate all humankind on Earth and supplant the world with computer and silicon lifeforms. Led by the maniacal and crazed computer program “Führer” Soutou (Despot Führer), the “Death Trap” launches a number of terrorist attacks against Tokyo, using its army of “Death Droids” and battle mecha. It is later revealed that the “Despot Führer” was in actuality a computer entity from the 23rd century which was sent back in time to usurp control of the world. The computer was built by a human - future criminal mastermind Baron Kageyama, who planned on ruling the world by taking over the past. Baron Kageyama, who had also created Madame Durwin, Einstein, Ploid and Luna, later merges himself with Despot Führer to become a superhuman entity. The “Death Trap” consists of three crime organizations listed below. All of their leaders turn out to be androids created by Baron Kageyama. The Ominous Gang Led by the evil criminal Professor Einstein, his gang consists of specially designed black armored Ominous Death Droids which can be customized with a number of deadly weapon attachments. Prof. Einstein's brain was transplanted with the brain of a leading Hi-Tech/Cybernetics expert. Using this newfound knowledge he is able to unlock the mysteries of “Super Physics” (Cho Rion Butsuri) to modify his Ominous droids. The Harkos Gang Led by the feline-like Madam Durwin who commands the ghostly white Harcross Death Droids. These can also be outfitted with a number of deadly weapon attachments affording them a great deal of versatility and customization. Durwin was an expert in biology and genetics. Thus her name, which was a play of Charles Darwin, a famous naturalist. Durwin was ordered to destroy the train tracks which the Cybercops were also traveling on with Luna, after learning Luna was an android. As Durwin warned Luna, Luna was nevertheless killed by baron Kageyama, who showed puzzlement over why his most beautiful creation would betray him. Luna said: "You could never understand the feelings of a puppet! You became a doll without human feelings!" After Luna exploded, the Baron confessed he loved her, as it's impossible to be a perfect doll by not having feelings and by thus being dangerous. The Garoga Gang Led by the hulking Doctor Arthur Ploid, his Garogoid (Hie Ningen Gata Mecha <Non-Humanoid Mecha>) army is composed of monstrous mecha creations and robots. His brain was replaced with a leading expert in psychology Arthur C. Ploid, a scientist who died in 1937. Ploid is a specialist in grand scale attacks and psychological warfare. He carries an electrified whip. Others Later yet another gang is incorporated into the “Death Trap”: Beast Master Luna and The Four Kings Luna is Professor Enstein's sister. She managed to avenge her brother's death at the hands of the Cybercops. Luna had assembled four super soldiers who would help her defeat the CyberCops: Tiger – armed with razor sharp boomerangs which he could use to behead his enemies. Salamander – who was armed with an electric charged whip. Turtle – who had superhuman strength and the ability to emit fire bursts. Hawk – a master martial artist whose hands and feet were armed with razors. She later fell in love with Akira, who is her brother's rival, only to discover after joining him that she was an android and all her memories were false. Luna died protecting Akira from an energy blast by Baron Kageyama. Episode list Episode 14 ended up airing on January 15, 1989, because Emperor Shōwa died on January 7; and on April 5, the day that Episode 25 aired, the show began airing on Wednesdays instead of Sundays. 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Shimazu Mizue: Atsuko Mita Daisuke Yazawa: Shuhei Suzuki Miho Asakura: Hiromi Onishi Baron Kageyama: Junya Sato Dr. Ploid: Ken Okabe Mme. Durwin/Harkos (voice): Tomoko Ishimura Dr. Einstein/Ominos (voice) (1-24): Takeshi Hayashi Luna/Ominos (voice) (25-34): Masako Takeda Führer/Narrator: Goro Mutsumi ZAC's Syntheised Speech: Tembaro Baba Guest Stars Cops (1): Saburo Ishikura, Mitsuhiro Takeda Lighthouse Attendant (2): Chafurin President Ryuichi Kaido (3): Sei Hiraizumi Reporter (3): Aruno Tahara Reiko Ando (4): Shiho Wada Prince Rolan (5): Roger Allen Hamrick Kindergarten Bus' Criminals (7): Makoto Kakeda and Ryo Yamada Wolf (7): Ulf Otsuki Osamu's Mother (8, 32): Kumiko Kishi Maki Ichijo (9): Masako Shiozawa Dr. Yamamoto (9, 11, 17, 33–34): Akira Otani Alisa (11): Kurumi Wakuseiji Koichi Tachibana (12): Takeshi Iwase Akemi/Fake Akemi (13): Natsumi Nanase Elder Cid (16): Ichiro Izawa Kirara (16): Hiroko Ichikawa Rampage Jack/Fake Rampage Jack (Efta Harkos' human form) (16): Kazutoshi Yokoyama Police University Female Dormitory's Director (19): Nadeshiko Yamato Police Officer (19): Daisuke Ijima Misako Saegusa (20): Rie Hirakata Pai Lo (23): Jyunichi Haruta Satoru (26): Yousuke Iizuka Yukari (26): Yuko Honna Kazumi Mori (27, 30,32): Rika Abiko Naomi Mori (27, 30, 32): Mayumi Muto Kenji Mori (27, 30, 32): Daisuke Kurosawa Kumi Mori (27, 30, 32): Ayagi Aragaki Mamoru (28): Toshiharu Shinohara Kazuo Hasegawa (29): So Furukawa Hustler (human form, ep 31): Toshimichi Takahashi Stunt Mars (sub)/Efta Harkos: Kazutoshi Yokoyama Jupiter: Richii Seike Deathtrap's soldiers and monsters: Koichi Kayama, Takashi Sakamoto, Tokio Iwata, Takayuki Ishii, Yasuhiko Imai, Eichi Takagi and Hiromitsu Miyamoto Songs Opening theme Lyrics: Composition: Arrangement: Artist: Ending theme (1–33, 35–36) Lyrics: Composition: Arrangement: Yuji Toriyama Artist: "Brand New Tomorrow" (34) Lyrics: Shun Taguchi Composition: VAX POP Arrangement: Artist: Mika Chiba International Broadcast, Home Video and Streaming In its home country of Japan from September 8, 1989 to February 9, 1990, the full series was released on VHS by Toho Video spread across nine volumes, each holding four episodes per tape. Then, from 1997 to 1998, which was the 10th anniversary of the series' broadcast, an Laserdisc boxset that contains all 36 episodes put into two volumes known as the Jupiter BOX and the Lucifer BOX was released. From January 21, 2005 to March 25, 2005, three DVD volumes were released, with each containing two discs and 12 episodes. On top of that on November 3, 2018, six volumes were released simultaneously as part of the "Toho DVD Masterpiece Selection" series. Each volume contains six episodes. And to commemorate this, from November 6, 2018, to December 25, 2018, eight selected episodes were distributed for a limited time on the Takora Channel on YouTube, which is Toho's official Tokusatsu channel on the site (Those episodes being: 1, 2, 7, 9, 16, 19, 23 and 27). The series was also a huge success in Brazil where it aired as Cybercop, os Policiais do Futuro (Cybercop, the Police of the Future) with a Brazilian Portuguese dub and covers all 36 episodes. It remained on the air via the now defunct Rede Manchete from 1990 to 1995, with re-runs occurring. Later, in 2000, it was repeated by the CNT. It has also been shown on Ulbra TV in Porto Alegre And in 2018, it was shown on TV Diário de Fortaleza. In Thailand, the series was shown as Iron Police Cybercop (ตำรวจเหล็ก ไซเบอร์คอป). It aired on TV and was released on home video with a Thai dub. In Malaysia, the series was put on home video in 1994, released by Character Merchandising under distribution by Speedy Video on VHS and VCD with an English dub produced in the region and was released as simply Cybercop. Each volume containing two episodes. In the Chinese-speaking world, Both Cantonese and Mandarin (Taiwan dialect) dubs were produced and aired in Hong Kong and Taiwan and respectively. In Hong Kong, the series aired with a Cantonese Chinese dub, with all 36 episodes covered. In Taiwan, the series aired in the late 1990's on the Shohua Cartoon Channel with a Taiwanese Mandarin dub, with all 36 episodes covered. References 1988 Japanese television series debuts 1989 Japanese television series endings Nippon TV original programming Tokusatsu television series Toho tokusatsu Takara Tomy
Olav O. Nomeland (30 September 1919 - 11 December 1986) was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party. He served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Aust-Agder during the term 1965–1969 and 1969–1973. References 1919 births 1986 deaths Liberal Party (Norway) politicians Deputy members of the Storting
The St. Thomas Tommies football program represents University of St. Thomas in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Football began at the university in the late 1890s and the first official varsity intercollegiate games were played in 1904. St. Thomas was a charter member of the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, formed in 1920. In 2019, the MIAC announced that St. Thomas would be "involuntarily removed" from the conference at the end of the spring 2021 athletic season citing "athletic competitive parity" concerns. St. Thomas received approval from the NCAA to begin competing at the NCAA Division I FCS level as a member of the Pioneer Football League starting with the 2021 season and became the first program to jump from NCAA Division III to Division I FCS. Conference championships † Co-champions Playoffs NCAA Division III The Tommies made nine appearances in the NCAA Division III football playoffs, with a combined record of 20–9. Future non-conference opponents Future non-conference opponents announced as of January 23, 2023. References External links American football teams established in 1904 1904 establishments in Minnesota
Andrea Enria (born 3 July 1961) an Italian economist who currently serves as Chair of the European Central Bank's Supervisory Board, as of 1 January 2019. He previously served as the chairperson of the European Banking Authority (EBA) between 2011 and 2019. Early life and education Enria was born in the port of La Spezia and was raised by his father and grandparents after his mother’s early death. He studied economics at Bocconi University and holds a M. Phil. degree in Economics from the University of Cambridge. Career After his studies, Enria joined the Bank of Italy as an economist specialising in banking analysis, competition and regulation. In 1995, he briefly served as adviser to Italian Prime Minister Lamberto Dini. From 1999 until 2004, Enria worked on banking supervision at the European Central Bank in Frankfurt. In 2004, he became the first secretary general of the newly established Committee of European Banking Supervisors (CEBS), based in London. From 2008 to 2010, he served as head of bank supervision at the Bank of Italy, under the leadership of governor Mario Draghi. On 16 December 2015 Enria had his post at EBA renewed (until February 2021) after confirmation by the European Parliament previous public hearing held at the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON). By mid-2018, news media reported that the Italian government would nominate Enria to replace Danièle Nouy as Chair of the Supervisory Board at the European Central Bank; by September 2018, the ECB shortlisted him as one of only three candidates for the position. He was appointed Chair of the ECB Supervisory Board by the Council of the European Union on 6 December 2018 for a five-year term as of 1 January 2019. References 1961 births Alumni of the University of Cambridge Bocconi University alumni Italian bankers Italian economists Living people
Abu'l-Fath Khan Bakhtiari () was the Bakhtiari supreme chieftain (ilkhani) of the Haft Lang branch. Biography He was the governor of Isfahan at the time of the death of Nader Shah (r. 1736–1747) in 1747—the latter's successors, Adil Shah, Ebrahim Shah, and Shahrokh Shah, continued to acknowledge Abu'l-Fath's post as governor of the city. When the Chahar Lang chieftain Ali Mardan Khan Bakhtiari and the Zand chieftain Karim Khan stormed the gates of Isfahan in May 1750—Abu'l-Fath and other prominent residents assembled to protect the fortress of the city, but agreed to surrender and collaborate with them after Ali Mardan's reasonable proposals. Abu'l-Fath, together with Ali Mardan and Karim Khan, formed an alliance in western Iran under the cover of restoring the Safavid dynasty, appointing a 17 year old Safavid prince, Abu Turab, as a puppet ruler—on June 29, Abu Turab was declared shah, and assumed the name of Ismail III. Ali Mardan then took the title of Vakil-e daulat ("deputy of the state") as the head of the administration, while Abu'l-Fath maintained his post as governor of Isfahan, and Karim Khan was appointed commander (sardar) of the army, and was given the task of conquering the rest of Iran. However, a few months later, while Karim Khan was on an expedition in Kurdistan, the ambitious Ali Mardan had Abu'l-Fath deposed and killed. References Sources Bakhtiari people 18th-century Iranian politicians Afsharid governors Governors of Isfahan 1750 deaths Year of birth unknown
SPIE SA, corporately styled Spie, is a French company specializing in the fields of electrical, mechanical and climatic engineering, energy and communication networks. Its business is the production, operation and maintenance assistance for industrial equipments. Spie is listed on the stock exchange with the code SPIE. The company is located in Cergy-Pontoise, close to Paris. References External links Construction and civil engineering companies of France Cergy-Pontoise Construction and civil engineering companies established in 1900 CAC Mid 60 Companies listed on Euronext Paris French companies established in 1900
Manuel Kindl (born January 3, 1993) is a German professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing for Augsburger Panther in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). References External links 1993 births Living people Augsburger Panther players German ice hockey defencemen Sportspeople from Augsburg Ice hockey people from Bavaria
Kotzian is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Ditte Kotzian (born 1979), German diver Monika Kotzian, Polish para-snowboarder See also Kocian Kocjan (disambiguation) Kocyan
The American Psychopathological Association (APPA) is an organization "devoted to the scientific investigation of disordered human behavior, and its biological and psychosocial substrates." The association’s primary purpose is running an annual conference on specific topics relevant to psychopathology research. Leading investigators from both the U.S. and abroad are invited to present original papers on topics chosen by the president. History Around 1900, William James called for an "American Psychopathological Society". His call was in response to the gap he felt had occurred between normal psychology and more morbid sciences dealing with full-blown insanity. He wrote a proposal for an American Psychopathological Association, and in 1910, the American Psychopathological Association was founded. On May 2, 1910, the American Psychopathological Association was organized at the Willard Hotel in Washington, D.C. Due to the fact that both the American Neurological Association and the American Medico-Psychological Association (now the American Psychiatric Association) were holding annual meetings at the Willard, it was easy for people interested to attend. According to the historical membership lists, there were 42 founding members of APPA. The earliest list is from 1911, which reflects the original members as well as five newly elected members. The proceedings of the meeting were published in the June–July 1910 issue of The Journal of Abnormal Psychology, which was designated the official journal of the APPA. Every year the APPA elects a president-elect, who organizes a future annual meeting and presides over the meeting as president. APPA presidents include well known psychopathology researchers, including Clarence P. Oberndorf, Lee N. Robins, and Joseph Zubin. Annual meeting The primary mission of APPA is to sponsor an annual conference on a specific topic relevant to research in psychopathology. Unlike professional organizations of psychiatrists, psychologists or other health researchers, the APPA annual meeting is explicitly interdisciplinary. Leading investigators from the U.S. and abroad are invited to give original papers on the topic chosen by the president, in consultation with a governing body called the APPA Counsel. In recent years the meetings have been on the boundaries of psychopathology, biomarkers and personalized treatment of psychopathology, and chronic psychopathology and the long-term treatment (or neglect) of persons with chronic disorders. They meetings are traditionally in New York City in the first week of March, and is open to members and nonmembers alike. Membership Members and fellows of APPA are nominated and elected during the annual meeting. To be elected, persons must be researchers or clinicians who have contributed to peer-review journals that specialize in psychopathology, epidemiology, services research or related academic topics. To be elected as a fellow, members must have made significant contributions to the understanding of psychopathology or related topics. Other membership types include: Corresponding member: This is a member who lives outside North America and has made important, original, and independent contributions to the field of psychopathology. Life fellow/member:This is a member who has been a member of APPA for at least 15 years and is retired from professional activities. Honorary member: This type of member is someone who is an internationally distinguished contributor to the field of psychopathology. Awards The following awards are given annually to individuals who make significant contributions to the field of psychopathology: Hamilton Award: This award is named after Samuel W. Hamilton, who was the APPA president in 1938. It is given to the APPA president each year. Hoch Award: This award is named after Paul Hoch. Each year it is given to a person (whether or not this person is a member of APPA) who has produced significant research in the focus area of the meeting that year. Zubin Award: This award is named after former president Joseph Zubin, whose ideas for the APPA meeting centered around a theme and publications of the meetings are still followed today. It is given each year to someone who has had a significant role in psychopathology research. Robins/Guze Award: This award is named after Eli Robins and Samuel B. Guze, both psychiatrists who have had major impacts on the field of psychiatry. Each year, it is given to someone conducting research early in his/her career and has not yet been a principal investigator and not yet been an associate professor. References External links American Psychopathological Association homepage Psychology organizations based in the United States Mental health organizations in New York (state)
Education Policy Analysis Archives is a peer-reviewed open access academic journal established in 1993 by Gene V. Glass (Arizona State University). Articles are published in English, Spanish, or Portuguese. The journal covers education policy at all levels of the education system in all nations. The editor-in-chief is Audrey Amrein-Beardsley (Arizona State University) and the Consulting Editor is Gustavo Enrique Fischman (Arizona State University). The journal is abstracted and indexed in Education Research Complete and Scopus. External links Academic journals established in 1993 Education journals Multilingual journals Creative Commons Attribution-licensed journals Arizona State University
The Crossley telescope is a reflecting telescope located at Lick Observatory in the U.S. state of California. It was used between 1895 and 2010, and was donated to the observatory by Edward Crossley, its namesake. It was the largest glass reflecting telescope in the United States for several years after its recommissioning in California. Lick Director, James Edward Keeler, remarked of the Crossley in 1900, "... by far the most effective instrument in the Observatory for certain class of astronomical work." History Given to the Lick Observatory in 1895 by British politician Edward Crossley, it was rebuilt from the ground up as it was on a very flimsy mounting. It was last used in 2010 in the search for extra-solar planets but has been taken out of service due to budget cuts. The mirror, and some of the initial mounts, came from the 36-inch reflector originally mounted in Andrew Ainslie Common's backyard Ealing observatory. He had used it from 1879 to 1886 to prove the concept of long exposure astrophotography (recording objects too faint to be seen by the naked eye for the first time). Common sold it to Crossley who had it until 1895. The 36-inch A.A.Common mirror was made by George Calver for Common, and was ordered after Common wanted one bigger than the 18-inch reflecting telescope, which also had a mirror from Calver. Common completed this telescope by 1879, and went on to make a 60-inch telescope; he sold the 36-inch to Crossley. Crossley set the telescope up in Halifax, England in a new dome. Meanwhile, at the Lick Observatory in California, Edward S. Holden, the director, learned that Crossley wanted to sell the well-regarded Common 36-inch telescope. Holden and Crossley exchanged letters and worked out transferring the telescope. Crossley was very impressed by the enhanced observing conditions at Mount Hamilton, and, in April 1895, he formally telegraphed the Lick that he would donate the telescope. Funds had to be raised to ship the telescope to California, which included money from various donors including many small donations from members of the public, as well as donated services. For example, the heavy parts of the telescope were shipped by The Southern Pacific Company at no cost, a service of over US$1,000 (at that time). Converting the buying power of 1896 dollars to 2017 dollars, that can be estimated at US$12,000. The reflecting telescope type was scarcely used in the United States at the time of the donation, with a noted exception being the work of H. Draper's reflector. Observations by Keeler helped establish large reflecting telescopes with metal-coated glass mirrors as astronomically useful, as opposed to earlier cast speculum metal mirrors. Great refractors were still in vogue, but the Crossley reflector foreshadowed the success of large reflectors in the 1900s. Other large reflectors followed, such as the Harvard 60-inch Reflector (152 cm), also with a mirror by A.A. Common, or the 1 Meter Spiegelteleskop (39.4 inch reflector) of the Hamburg Observatory. At this time the 72-inch Leviathan of Parsonstown was the largest by aperture, but it used a metal mirror. Despite the accomplishments of reflectors under Herschel, in the 19th century much of the astronomical community used relatively small refractors, often just a few inches in aperture, save for a few larger ones. After Keeler died unexpectedly in 1900, William W. Campbell, now Lick Observatory's astronomer-in-charge, assigned Assistant Astronomer Charles Dillon Perrine "to take charge of all duties in connection with the Crossley" including completing Keeler's observation of the near-Earth asteroid 433 Eros, for the determination of the solar parallax. Perrine further significantly reconstructed the telescope from 1902 to 1905. Perrine would use the rebuilt Crossley to great effect in discovering eight comets and the sixth and seventh satellites (moons) of Jupiter. The Crossley was so effective that when Perrine became the director of the Argentine National Observatory in Cordoba in 1909, he established a program to install a 60-inch (76-centimeter) reflecting telescope in Argentina. At that time it would have been equal to the largest reflector on Earth. After a world war and national economic crisis the "Perrine telescope" at the Bosque Alegre astrophysical station (Estación Astrofísica de Bosque Alegre) was inaugurated in 1942 when it was the largest reflector in South America. In the 1930s, the Crossley mirror was tested with vapor-deposited aluminum for reflection, rather than coated by using a silver metal precipitated out of a solution. The telescope was aluminized in 1934, 1938, 1946, and 1951. Nicholas Mayall was a long time user of the Crossley and added a slitless spectrograph to extend its usefulness in the face of larger telescopes. Discoveries & Observations NGC 185 was first photographed between 1898 and 1900 by James Edward Keeler with the Crossley reflector. Other early photographic imaging targets, dating to 1899, include GC 4628 and GC 4964, GC 4373, and the "Ring nebula in Lyra." Keeler notes that in a 4-hour exposure, 16 new nebulae were found, seeing objects that were normally much to hard to make out with the reflector visually. 1899: As an example of its performance, Keeler noted that in a two-hour exposure of the "cluster in Hercules" made on July 13, 1899, he could count 5400 stars on the photograph. Keeler noted how with long exposure on this telescope the "swarms of minute stars" that gave it a nebulous look were resolved. In 1900, Assistant Astronomer Charles Dillon Perrine took hundreds of photographs of the near-Earth asteroid 433 Eros for the determination of the solar parallax. From 1902 to 1905, after significant reconstruction by Perrine, he discovered eight comets and the sixth and seventh satellites (moons) of Jupiter. 1940: Mayall's Object was discovered by American astronomer Nicholas U. Mayall of the Lick Observatory on 13 March 1940, using the Crossley reflector. In 1990, the Crossley was used to test the photometric detection of exoplanets, including around the star CM Draconis. Comets known to have been photographed using the Crossley include: 1931 I (1931d) was found on plates taken in January 1931. 1941 IV (1941c) was observed visually and photographed in July 1941, after the comet re-emerged from around the Sun. 1946 III (1946b) was observed visually in July 1946. 1946 IV (1946e) was recorded on plates taken in June and July 1946. In 1978, the Crossley was used to observe planetary nebulae with photoelectric photometry (spectrophotometry). Contemporaries on debut (100 cm equals 1 meter) *Note the Leviathan of Parsonstown was not used after 1890 See also List of largest optical telescopes in the 19th century List of largest optical telescopes in the 20th century List of largest optical reflecting telescopes References External links ucolick.org - Telescopes of the Lick Observatory - The 36 inch Crossley Reflector Astronomy and Astrophysics - Lick Crossley 36-inch Reflector Photographs of the Crossley Telescope used in the Lick Observatory from the Lick Observatory Records Digital Archive, UC Santa Cruz Library’s Digital Collections THE OPTICAL PERFORMANCE OF THE NEW ALUMINIZED MIRROR OF THE CROSSLEY TELESCOPE (year - 1934) Optical telescopes Lick Observatory
Wysokie is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Limanowa, within Limanowa County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Limanowa and south-east of the regional capital Kraków. References Wysokie
William Selby Lowndes (c. 1767 – 18 May 1840) was a United Kingdom Member of Parliament. The Lowndes family were conservative Anglican landowners in the English county of Buckinghamshire. This gentry family was prominent in the county during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Richard Lowndes had represented Buckinghamshire in Parliament between 1741 and 1774. Public career William Selby Lowndes served as a knight of the shire representing Buckinghamshire in the United Kingdom House of Commons from 1810 to 1820. He was known as a High Church Anglican and became a supporter of Viscount Sidmouth's policy of limiting the number of dissenting ministers given official toleration. He came into conflict with the Nonconformist minority of the local population in the first decade of the nineteenth century. Selby Lowndes, who was Chairman of the county Quarter Sessions (at this period a body of magistrates with both judicial and administrative responsibilities), had refused registration as a dissenting minister to the Reverend Peter Tyler who had a congregation at Haddenham, Buckinghamshire. Tyler was to become a major figure in the political campaigns of the Bucks dissenters and a leading local Liberal. His case was one of those raised by opponents to Sidmouth's bill on the issue. The conservative religious views of Selby Lowndes, which balanced the comparative liberalism of the Grenville family who normally filled one of the two county seats in Parliament, made him an attractive candidate to hold the other seat. However, in the 1820 election, when he unexpectedly did not seek re-election, his seat was gained unopposed by the Hon. Robert Smith an advocate of the Whig policy of religious liberty. Davies v Lowndes (1838) litigation Selby Lowndes was a party to the last action for recovery of land brought by writ of right before the Court of Common Pleas, heard before the Grand Assize of Buckinghamshire (a jury like body of four knights of the shire and twelve recogniters). At one time such actions had been dealt with by trial by battle, but such trials had been abolished in 1819. The whole form of action by writ of right procedure had been abolished by Parliament for the future, by the time this case was heard. Selby Lowndes had won the first trial of the case, but on appeal the case was sent back for a re-trial. Lord Chief Justice Tindal and the other judges of the court presided at the trial at bar in Westminster Hall which started on 28 November 1838. Selby Lowndes was represented, as lead Counsel, by the Attorney-General Sir John Campbell. The case concerned an estate known as Whaddon Hall in Buckinghamshire worth between £4,000 and £5,000 a year. A Mr T. J. Selby had left the estate to his heir at law and if none could be found to a friend of his, who was then a Major of the Militia named William Lowndes, on condition he changed his surname to Selby Lowndes. Selby died in 1772. Many people claimed to be the heir-at-law but eventually the claims were all dismissed. By 1783 Lowndes, the father of the subject of this article, had changed his name and inherited the estate. Selby Lowndes father had settled the estate upon him, on his marriage. The day before the applicable sixty year limitation period for a claim of this nature expired on 6 December 1832, a Mr Davies claimed the estate on the basis that he was the heir at law of the late Mr Selby. The grand assize found for Selby Lowndes. References Political Change and Continuity 1760-1885: A Buckinghamshire Study, by Richard W. Davis (David & Charles 1972) The Times of London, editions of 29 November 1838 and 3 December 1838 External links 1767 births 1840 deaths Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for English constituencies UK MPs 1807–1812 UK MPs 1812–1818 UK MPs 1818–1820
Heggarty is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Archie Heggarty (1884–1951), Irish footballer Jim Heggarty (born 1965), Northern Irish footballer See also Hegarty
Edward Churton (26 January 1800 – July 1874) was an English churchman and Spanish scholar. Life He was born on 26 January 1800 at Middleton Cheney, Northamptonshire, the second son of Ralph Churton, archdeacon of St David's. He was educated at Charterhouse School and Christ Church, Oxford, where he proceeded B.A. 1821, and M.A. 1824. After taking his degree he returned to his old school, and was for a few years an assistant-master under Dr. Russell. In 1830 Churton left Charterhouse to become curate to the rector of Hackney, London, John James Watson, afterwards his father-in-law; and for a short period he was headmaster of the church of England school at Hackney. In 1834 Archbishop William Howley gave him the living of Monks-eleigh in Suffolk, and eighteen months later Bishop William Van Mildert bestowed on him the rectory of Crayke. Churton left Oxford before the tractarian movement arose, but was largely in sympathy with it; he was one of the 543 members of Convocation who thanked the proctors for their attitude with regard to the proposed condemnation of Tract XC. He remained at Crayke till his death. In 1841 Archbishop Edward Venables-Vernon-Harcourt appointed him to the stall of Knaresborough in York Minster, and in 1846 made him archdeacon of Cleveland. Following the death of his younger brother Rev. William Ralph Churton (8 September 1802 - 29 August 1828), he named his son William Ralph Churton the younger (1837-1897). Works In the Library of Anglo-Catholic Theology he edited John Pearson's minor theological writings, and also one of the Vindiciæ Ignatianæ, with a Latin preface defending in a scholarly fashion the genuineness of the Ignatian epistles against modern critics. He was a contributor to the British Critic, and when James Burns brought out The Englishman's Library, Churton and his friend William Gresley were the editors, and Churton contributed a volume on The Early English Church. His views on church matters were seen in his biography of Joshua Watson. In 1848 he printed A Letter to Joshua Watson, Esq., in which he established that the Contemplations on the State of Man published in 1684 as a work of Jeremy Taylor's was in reality a rifacimento of the English translation (1672) by Sir Vivian Mullineaux of the treatise by Juan Eusebio Nieremberg, a Spanish Jesuit, called Diferencia de lo Temporal y Eterno. For the amusement of his children he translated three plays of Pedro Calderón de la Barca and Juan Pérez de Montalván, as well as a number of ballads. He, however, visited Spain just once, in 1861, and did not get further than the Basque provinces. A paper called A Traveller's Notes on the Basque Churches, printed in the sixth volume of the reports of the Yorkshire Architectural Society, was the result of this tour. His major work in Spanish studies was Gongora, an Historical and Critical Essay on the Times of Philip III and IV of Spain, with Translations, 1862. Like John Bowle's edition of Don Quixote, it was composed in a country parsonage. It is accompanied by a series of translations not only from Góngora, but also from Herrera, Villamediana, Luis de León, Calderon, and Cervantes. After Churton's death in July 1874, a volume of Poetical Remains was published (1876) by his daughter, containing, besides a number of original poems, versions from Spanish poets and also some from Anglo-Saxon. A distinct evolution seems perceptible in Churton's work, from the structured theological and philosophical preoccupation of his early work, towards the rather more sentimental, national and poetic work of later years. References External links Bibliographic directory from Project Canterbury 1800 births 1874 deaths People educated at Charterhouse School Archdeacons of Cleveland English biographers English translators 19th-century British translators 18th-century Anglican theologians 19th-century Anglican theologians
The 42nd Virginia Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment raised in Virginia for service in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. It fought mostly with the Army of Northern Virginia. History The 42nd Virginia, organized at Staunton, Virginia, in July 1861, recruited its members in Henry, Floyd, Bedford, Campbell, Roanoke, Patrick, and Franklin counties. After fighting at First Kernstown and in Jackson's Valley Campaign, the unit was assigned to J.R. Jones' and W. Terry's Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia. It was active in many conflicts from the Seven Days' Battles to Cold Harbor, then moved with Early to the Shenandoah Valley and was involved in the Appomattox operations. This regiment reported 70 casualties at First Kernstown and totaled 750 effectives in May 1862. It sustained no losses during the Seven Days' Battles but had many at Cedar Mountain. There were 62 disabled at Second Manassas, 26 at Fredericksburg, and 135 at Chancellorsville. Of the 265 engaged at Gettysburg, twenty-one percent were killed, wounded, or missing. Only 1 officer and 44 men surrendered. Field officers The field officers were Colonels Jesse S. Burks, Andrew J. Deyerle, John E. Penn, and R. W. Withers; Lieutenant Colonels Daniel A. Langhorne, William Martin, and Samuel H. Saunders; and Majors P. B. Adams, Henry Lane, and Jesse M. Richardson. See also List of Virginia Civil War units Further reading Anthony family, B. H. Anthony, Callie J. Anthony, John W. Anthony, J. G. Harden, and Robert E. Lee. Letters of the Anthony Family. 1861. Contents: The letters to Callie J. Anthony, Arnoldton, Campbell County, Va., from her brothers B.H. Anthony and John W. Anthony, and from her cousin J.G. Harden discuss family news and Confederate camp life. Of interest are two letters discussing the vote on the proposed "negro bill" to enlist African Americans in the Confederate Army. http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/32136583 Chapla, John D. 42nd Virginia Infantry. Lynchburg, Va: H.E. Howard, 1983. Franklin, Thomas, and Robert Lemmon. Letters of the Leftwich Family. 1843. Abstract: The letters chiefly Convey family nes. Other topics include the sale of slaves, 1849; names and locations of family slaves hired out, some to a railroad near Abingdon, Va., 1856; the retreat from Harper's Ferry, where a relative was taken prisoner, 1862; army life and the war around Richmond, November 1862; and possible future of the 42nd Virginia Regiment, Second Brigade, Trimble's Division, May 15, 1863. Lt. Robert Lemmon of the 42nd Regiment and Thomas Franklin, [of the 2nd Regiment?] are correspondents. http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/48759594 Hammond, Wesley A. Civil War Diary of Wesley A. Hammond. 1861. Company E, 43nd Virginia. Contents: The diary covers his military service in western Virginia between August 1861 and January 1862 and in northern and central Virginia between August and October 1862. He writes brief entries about war news and rumors from elsewhere, marches, weather, camp life, books read, religious sentiment, and hospital in Lynchburg. Lists the killed and wounded from Battles of Kernstown and Cedar Run. Of interest is brief mention of hearing cannonading on July 21, 1861, while near Buffalo Gap, Va., (possibly from the First Battle of Bull Run). Hammond was apparently on sick leave during the Valley Campaign and the Seven Days' Battle and, after return to service in August 1862, did not participate in the Battles of Cedar Run, Second Bull Run, and Antietam during the summer of 1862, though he does mention hearing of severe fighting at the latter two battles. http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/647845305 McDermed, Edward, R. F. Kefauver, Oliver H. P. McDermed, and Charles Lewis Anthony. McDermed Papers. 1842. Summary: Chiefly letters, 1851-1882, to Edward McDermed, Gish's Mill, constable of Roanoke County, Va., concerning his mercantile business and his application for the railroad mail service. Also includes correspondence, 1861-1865, of Confederate soldiers, including R.F. Kefauver (of the 42nd Regiment), Oliver H.P. McDermed, Charles Lewis Anthony stationed at Jamestown Island, and an unidentified soldier. Subjects of the Civil War letters include the Peninsular Campaign and operations under Jubal A. Early in the Shenandoah Valley. http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/22877266 McCauley, John, et al. Papers of John McCauley. 1826. Contents: Civil War items include correspondence of William McCauley of the 42nd Virginia; a postwar roster of Co. E. of the 42nd Virginia (Dixie Greys); three orders to Col. H.L. Gittner from Col. D Howard Smith at John H. Morgan's Division Cavalry Headquarters concerning patrolling of roads; a draft of a telegram announcing the death of Morgan; General Orders #11, December 16, 1863, from General James Longstreet concerning the contents of a captured Union letter in the hand and signed by Moxley Sorrel; and an order book containing copies of orders sent by Robert Ransom, Jr., 1863 November 3 to 1864 July 12. http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/647952225 United States. Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Virginia. Washington [D.C.]: National Archives, National Archives and Records Service, 1980. Roll 875. Forty-Second Infantry, O-Sh. http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/51588476 Wright, Allen W. Company "I", "The Campbell Guard", 42nd Virginia Volunteer Infantry, Jones's Brigade, Jackson's Division, C.S.A. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1969. References External links 42nd Virginia Infantry Regiment, The Civil War in the East Units and formations of the Confederate States Army from Virginia 1861 establishments in Virginia Military units and formations established in 1861 1865 disestablishments in Virginia Military units and formations disestablished in 1865
Keith D. Stroyan is Professor of Mathematics at the University of Iowa. His main research interests are in analysis and visual depth perception. Publications Stroyan, K. D.; Luxemburg, W. A. J. Introduction to the theory of infinitesimals. Pure and Applied Mathematics, No. 72. Academic Press [Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Publishers], New York-London, 1976. Reviewer Frank Wattenberg for Math Reviews wrote that "mathematicians whose principal interest is in functional analysis, complex analysis, or topology will find here some very valuable contributions to our understanding of these subjects" here. The book was cited over 365 times at Google Scholar in 2011. Stroyan, K. D.; Bayod, José Manuel: Foundations of infinitesimal stochastic analysis. Studies in Logic and the Foundations of Mathematics, 119. North-Holland Publishing Co., Amsterdam, 1986. Reviewer Tom L. Lindström for Math Reviews wrote that "the authors have written a very comprehensive and readable monograph which will be a great help to experts and beginners alike" here. Stroyan, K. D. Uniform continuity and rates of growth of meromorphic functions. Contributions to non-standard analysis (Sympos., Oberwolfach, 1970), pp. 47–64. Studies in Logic and Foundations of Math., Vol. 69, North-Holland, Amsterdam, 1972. See also Influence of non-standard analysis References Web page at the University of Iowa Living people 20th-century American mathematicians 21st-century American mathematicians Mathematical logicians Year of birth missing (living people)

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