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Hérico is a town and sub-prefecture in the Lélouma Prefecture in the Labé Region of northern-central Guinea. References Sub-prefectures of the Labé Region
Armadillidium teramense is a European species of woodlouse endemic to Italy. It belongs to the "Orthotrigoniae" section of the genus and is currently known only from the type series. Taxonomy Armadilliidum teramense was described as a distinct species of Armadillidium in 1933, based on specimens collected from the Province of Teramo. It belongs to the "Orthotrigoniae" section of the genus, which is characterized by rib-like side edges of the forehead that never form a "frontal brim" along with the frontal shield, a frontal triangle with an upper margin that lies on the horizontal continuation of the head and anterior lobes of the first pair of epimera that bend upwards. Description Armadillidium teramense is a medium-sized species, reaching maximum dimensions of about 15.3 mm in length. Its tergites are completely smooth and kind-of matte. The coloration of the body is uniformly grey all over its upper surface. The frontal shield doesn't surpass the anterior edge of the head, is tightly pressed against it (leaving only a small gap visible), has a nearly straight upper margin and doesn't bear lateral angles. The secondary antennae have thick lobes that doesn't bend backwards and are deeply furrowed in an arch at their posterior surface. The hind margins of the first pair of epimera have pronounced, deep, obtuse angles. The telson is triangular and has a narrowly rounded tip. Concerning the sexual characters of the male, the seventh pereiopod is slightly indented ventrally and decorated with a hair-field at its apical part. The posterior lobe of the exopodite of the first pleopod is triangular and the apex of the endopodite bends slightly outwards. Distribution Armadillidium terramense is endemic to Southern Italy. Specifically, until now, all the known specimens have been collected in the Province of Teramo. Ecology Almost nothing is known about the ecological preferences and biology of Armadillidium teramense. The only known details concern the collection data of the type series, which was found under sandstones on loamy-sandy soil, on the desolate, grassy mountain slopes of Teramo. References Woodlice Woodlice of Europe Crustaceans described in 1933
Tessa Schram (born 18 October 1988) is a Dutch actress and director. She is the daughter of film producer and director Dave Schram and Maria Peters and the sister of actor Quinten Schram. Filmography Films As director Sammie is Looking (2011) Lost and Found (2012) Painkillers (2014) Kappen (2016) 100% Coco (2017) As assistant director Guilty Movie (2012) Graffiti Detective (2013) Raaf (2015) As writer Painkillers (2014) As actress Een echte hond (1998) as Tessa Little Crumb (1999) as a child mother of Keesie Peter Bell II: The Hunt for the Czar Crown (2003) as Marie Keep Off (2006) as Fleur Miscellaneous Radeloos (2008) Bukowski (2010) Arigato (2012) Regret! (2013) Kroost (2014) Television series As director Dagboek van een callgirl (2015) SpangaS (2016) As script writer Marathon Girl (2008) As actress Grijpstra & de Gier: Lekkere jongens (2006) as Nancy Spoorloos verdwenen: De verdwenen leraar (2007) as Eline Buisel Miscellaneous Marathon Girl (2008) On the cover Maren Stoffels wrote her fourth book Freckles Love with Tessa on the cover, released in 2007. References External links 1988 births Living people People from Amstelveen Dutch film actresses Dutch television actresses Dutch women film directors 20th-century Dutch actresses 21st-century Dutch actresses
Spelaeodiscus is a genus of very small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Spelaeodiscidae. This is the type genus of the family Spelaeodiscidae. Species The genus Spelaeodiscus contains the following species: Spelaeodiscus albanicus (Wagner, 1914) Spelaeodiscus bulgaricus (Subai & Dedov, 2008) Spelaeodiscus dejongi Gittenberger, 1969 Spelaeodiscus hauffeni (Schmidt, 1855) - type species Spelaeodiscus obodensis Bole, 1965 Spelaeodiscus triarius (Rossmässler, 1839) - synonym: Spelaeodiscus tatricus Hazay, 1883 Spelaeodiscus unidentatus Bole, 1961 References External links http://www.animalbase.uni-goettingen.de/zooweb/servlet/AnimalBase/home/genus?id=620 Spelaeodiscidae Taxa named by Spiridon Brusina Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
Upper Frankford Township is a township in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,005 at the 2010 census. Geography The township is on the northern side of Cumberland County and is bordered to the north by Perry County; the county line follows the ridgecrest of Blue Mountain, the northern edge of the Cumberland Valley. The eastern border is Lower Frankford Township, sister township caused by the 1921 split of old Frankford Township. The twin townships' southern border with West Pennsboro Township was created in April of 1795 by the County Court and follows Conodoguinet Creek, a tributary of the Susquehanna River. Lower Mifflin Township is the western border of Upper Frankford Township. The township includes the unincorporated community of Bloserville. According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.95%, is water. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 1,807 people, 669 households, and 533 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 719 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 97.95% White, 0.50% African American, 0.11% Native American, 0.66% Asian, 0.22% from other races, and 0.55% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.33% of the population. There were 669 households, out of which 36.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.0% were married couples living together, 7.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.2% were non-families. 15.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.70 and the average family size was 2.99. In the township the population was spread out, with 25.7% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 32.8% from 25 to 44, 25.5% from 45 to 64, and 8.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.4 males. The median income for a household in the township was $42,688, and the median income for a family was $45,764. Males had a median income of $34,097 versus $23,160 for females. The per capita income for the township was $16,819. About 5.1% of families and 6.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.3% of those under age 18 and 8.8% of those age 65 or over. References Harrisburg–Carlisle metropolitan statistical area Townships in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania Townships in Pennsylvania
The major national club competition in France is the Top 14 (formerly, the Top 16). The Top 14 is played on a home and away basis between the top fourteen club sides in France. The second major competition in France is the Rugby Pro D2 competition. A relegation system exists between the two tiers of competition. Both competitions are operated by Ligue Nationale de Rugby (LNR). Below the professional leagues are the Nationale, Nationale 2, Fédérale 1, Fédérale 2, Fédérale 3 and a number of lower leagues. Top 14 Rugby Pro D2 Nationale Nationale 2 Fédérale 1 Fédérale 2 Fédérale 3 Lower leagues Top 14 There exists a promotion and relegation system between the Top 14 and Pro D2. From the 2017–18 season, the bottom club after the regular season is relegated to Pro D2 and replaced by the Pro D2 champion, now determined by a six-team knockout playoff. The second-from-bottom Top 14 side enters a playoff with the runner-up of the Pro D2 playoffs, with the winner either remaining in or promoted to Top 14. Since the 2009–10, the knock-out stages for the Top 14 have involved six teams and consist of three rounds. The top two teams on the ladder receive a bye into the semi-finals, while the next four teams on the ladder play in the first round, with the third and fourth-place teams each hosting a match. The winners of those matches face the top two teams in the semi-finals, which are held at neutral sites, and the semi-final winners advance to the final at Stade de France (the traditional site, although the 2016 final was held at Camp Nou in Barcelona due to conflict with UEFA Euro 2016). With Europe's former top club competition, the Heineken Cup, being superseded by the European Rugby Champions Cup from 2014–15, the qualification method for all nations changed slightly. This, however, did not affect the number of French teams assured of Champions Cup qualification—as in the Heineken Cup era (1996–2014), six Top 14 teams are assured of Champions Cup places in the following season. The top six teams on the Top 14 table earn Champions Cup places. A seventh French club can qualify by winning a play-off following the club season. From the 2016–17 season forward, this playoff will involve the seventh-place teams from the Top 14 and English Premiership, plus the top two teams from Pro14 that (1) did not automatically qualify for the Champions Cup and (2) are not from South Africa. All Top 14 teams that do not qualify for the Champions Cup, including the teams newly promoted from Pro D2, will play in the Challenge Cup. Pro D2 Pro D2 is the second level of domestic club rugby, below the first division, Top 14. At present, 16 clubs compete in the competition. Beginning in 2017–18, Pro D2 adopted a playoff system identical to that used by the Top 14, with the first and second-placed teams receiving byes into the semifinals, where they await winners of quarterfinals that involve the third- through sixth-place teams. The winner of the playoff becomes the league champion and receives an automatic promotion to the next season's Top 14; the runner-up enters a playoff with the 13th-place team from Top 14, with the winner either remaining in or promoted to Top 14. This replaced a system in which the top club at the end of the season was automatically promoted to the Top 14, with the 2nd through 5th place teams playing each other for the second promotion place. Nationale 1 The Nationale division is the third division nationally and was created in June 2020 for introduction in the 2020-2021 season. With the introduction of the Nationale 2 division in the 2022 - 2023 season, this became National 1, though is still referred to as "Nationale". 14 clubs compete on a round-robin basis over a regular season of 26 games. As with Pro D2, the top two teams at the end of the season qualify directly for the semifinals. Places 3 - 6 playoff in quarter-finals (3rd v 6th, 4th v 5th). Unlike Pro D2, Semifinals are played over two legs (home and away) with the aggregate winners playing the final. The winner of the final is automatically promoted to Pro D2, with the loser playing off against the second last team in the Pro D2 table. The winner of this match is promoted (or stays) in Pro D2, the loser is demoted (or stays) in Nationale 1. The last two teams in the table are directly relegated to National 2 at the end of the regular season. Nationale 2 Nationale 2 is French rugby's fourth division. Introduced in the 2022-2023, the format of the competition follows that of Nationale over two pools of 12 clubs. As with Nationale, at the end of the regular season, both pool's top 2 teams automatically qualify for their respective semifinals, with positions 3 - 6 playing off in the quarter-finals. Quarter-finals and semi-finals are played over 2 legs (home and away) with aggregate winners progressing. The two pool winners at the end of this process automatically qualify for promotion to National 1, and play off against each other for the title of champion of Nationale 2. The two bottom teams in each pool (4 teams in total) at the end of the regular season are automatically relegated to Fédérale 1. Fédérale 1 Fédérale 1 is French rugby's fifth division nationally. Preliminary phase 12 teams compete on a Round-robin tournament basis in each of the 4 groups. The top 4 teams of each group move into the play-offs (Trophée Jean-Prat), and the bottom 4 move into play-downs Second phase Play-downs The lowest ranked 24 teams from the preliminary phase play another round-robin competition in 4 groups of 6. Points scored in the preliminary phase are kept. Teams only play teams from other groups. The top 2 teams of each group move on to a sudden death competition (quarter-finals, semi-finals, final), at the end of which an honorary title is awarded. The bottom 2 teams of each group (8 in all) are relegated to Fédérale 2. Play-offs The top 32 teams from the preliminary phase playoff for qualification to Nationale 2. Teams 1-4 in each pool automatically qualify for quarter-finals with teams 5 - 8 in each pool playing off in home and away games (with the second leg being played on the ground of the higher finishing team). The aggregate winners of these matches play the quarter-finals with the winners of these matches gaining promotion to Nationale 2. These teams play semifinals and finals to decide the winner of the Nationale 2 division. At the end of each season, four teams are promoted to Nationale 2, and 8 relegated into Fédérale 2. Fédérale 2 Fédérale 2 is the sixth division of rugby above Fédérale 3. Teams can earn promotion to Fédérale 1. Fédérale 3 Fédérale 3 is the seventh division of rugby union in France. The competition involves a very large number of clubs, and winners can progress up into higher division of competition. The competition above Fédérale 3 is Fédérale 2. See also Top 14 Rugby Pro D2 Championnat Fédéral Nationale Fédérale 1 Fédérale 2 Fédérale 3 Ligue Nationale de Rugby Rugby union in France References Sports league systems
The Handasaim Herzliya High School (), formerly known as the Tel-Aviv University Secondary School is a high school located in Herzliya. The current principal of the school is Orit Rosen. The school was established in the 1962, thanks to a donation given by the Meyerhoff family from Brazil, as a high school belonging to the Tel Aviv University. Handasaim offers only science electives such as computer science and biotechnology and attracts students from all over the country due to its excellence. In 2005, due to Tel Aviv University's financial difficulties the school was sold to the Herzliya municipality and in 2008 the school moved to a new campus in Herzliya located near the 'Seven Stars' Mall and very close to two other schools: high school Hadash, and middle school Yad Giyora. The school is located next to a science center which was built especially for Handasaim, used by all high schools in Herzliya. The science center includes advanced labs for physics, chemistry, robotics etc., and is the biggest science center used by high school students in Israel. The school supports programs such as FRC, FLL and Nachshon. The school offers three courses: Computer Science, Engineering and Biotechnology. Handasaim high school is the school with the most FIRST teams in Israel, and as of 2020, includes 12 FLL teams and an FTC team, all mentored by the members of the school's FRC team General Angels. A new robotics building on campus is currently under construction and will be used by the school's flagship team, General Angels. Handasaim is known to be the school from which the greatest number of soldier-students (atuda'im) graduates from all of the Israeli schools. External links The Handasaim Herzliya High School Website High schools in Israel Educational institutions established in 1962 1962 establishments in Israel Herzliya Buildings and structures in Tel Aviv District
African Americans have played an essential role in the history of Arkansas, but their role has often been marginalized as they confronted a society and polity controlled by white supremacists. During the slavery era to 1865, they were considered property and were subjected to the harsh conditions of forced labor. After the Civil War and the passage of the 13th, 14th, and 15th Reconstuction Amendments to the U.S. Constitution, African Americans gained their freedom and the right to vote. However, the rise of Jim Crow laws in the 1890s and early 1900s led to a period of segregation and discrimination that lasted into the 1960s. Most were farmers, working their own property or poor sharecroppers on white-owned land, or very poor day laborers. By World War I, there was steady emigration from farms to nearby cities such as Little Rock and Memphis, as well as to St. Louis and Chicago. During the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s, the African Americans fought for an end to segregation and discrimination. The Little Rock Nine, a group of Black students who enrolled in the previously all-white Little Rock Central High School in 1957, became a national symbol of the struggle for civil rights. In the decades since the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s, progress has been made in the state, including the election of Black politicians to local and state offices, and the desegregation of schools and public spaces. However, disparities in areas such as education, healthcare, and economic opportunity still persist. In the 20th and 21st centuries, Black women in Arkansas have been continued to be active in the struggle for civil rights. Women such as Daisy Bates, who played a significant role in the integration of Little Rock Central High School, and Lottie Shackelford, the first Black woman elected to the Little Rock City Board of Directors, helped to bring about significant change in the state. Today, Black women in Arkansas continue to face challenges related to systemic racism and discrimination. However, they continue to be leaders in their communities, working to effect change and improve the lives of those around them. History Slavery Black people were brought to Arkansas as slaves as part of French colonization in the 1720s. At the time of the first US census of Arkansas in 1810, they numbered 188, comprising roughly 18 percent of the population. The African American population of Arkansas would grow in proportion, comprising 110,000 and 25% of the population in 1860 on the eve of the American Civil War. African Americans lived throughout the state, and were primarily made to work on cotton plantations; some were made to work skilled trades. Living conditions were barely adequate for survival, and African Americans had a mortality rate 30 percent higher than the white population (although the mortality rate in Arkansas was slightly better than the national average for African Americans). Slave escapes were common, despite the risk of physical punishment. Little is known about the culture of African Americans of this era, but it is clear that the African American population of this time managed to build cultural institutions and practices despite the immense hardships faced. Reconstruction Reconstruction in Arkansas was the period 1865–1874 when the United States government, using the Army, worked to rebuild the South and tried to ensure that the newly freed slaves were granted equal rights and protections under the law. When the Union army occupied the state in 1864, the Blacks were granted legal freedom, and many began to work towards economic and social independence. They established their own schools, churches, and businesses, and after 1868 some were even elected to political office. The Republican Party was dominant in Arkansas, and nearly all African Americans supported the party as it was seen as the party of abolition and emancipation. In 1868, the Arkansas State Constitution was rewritten to give Black people the right to vote and hold office, making Arkansas the first former Confederate state to do so. However, Reconstruction in Arkansas was not without challenges. The Republican Party was deeply factionalized and spent much of its energy on internal battles. White supremacist groups, such as the Ku Klux Klan, were active in the state and used violence and intimidation to try to suppress Black voting and political power. In 1874, the Democrats regained control of the state government, and the era of Reconstruction came to an end. The Democrats worked to roll back many of the legal gains that Black people had made during Reconstruction, and Black political power in Arkansas was suppressed for nine decades to come. Despite these challenges, the Reconstruction era in Arkansas was a time of significant progress for African Americans. Many Black people gained education and skills, and some were able to establish successful farms, businesses and careers. The era also laid the groundwork for future civil rights movements and political activism in the state. Jim Crow Era, 1874–1964 Schools After the conservative whites regained control of the state government in 1874 , additional state funding for black schools was minimal. In 1912 Julius Rosenwald, multi-millionaire head of Sears Roebuck, set up a program to fund black schools across the South. His Rosenwald Fund financed 389 public school buildings in forty-five counties in Arkansas. They included classroom buildings, shops, and teachers’ homes. It gave $300,000 in an age when few blacks earned more than $100 a year. The famous black educator Booker T. Washington helped Rosenwald design a program that stimulated local support. The state or county government owned and maintained all of the schools, and the land was usually donated by a white landowner. The local community was required to match the grant through cash, materials, or physical labor, so that the community would have a strong continuing commitment to the program. As a result building campaigns were initiated by local Black leaders. The new buildings were a measure of the Black community’s determination to provide a decent education for its youth. In addition to the Rosenwald supported public schools, a number of northern Protestant missionary societies provided funds for schools for Blacks, as well as supplying teachers. The American Missionary Association, a northern Protestant charity set up numerous schools for freedmen all across the South starting in the Civil War. They operated 53 schools in 1868 in Arkansas. Some closed and the rest merged by 1878. Thus in Arkadelphia, Clark County, the Arkadelphia Baptist Academy was operated by the American Baptist Home Mission Society. The nearby Arkadelphia Presbyterian Academy was operated by the Presbyterian Board of Missions for Freedmen after 1889. Lynching Lynching of African Americans became a major device used by white supremacist to suppress the African American community, under the pretense of law and order. Many killings went unreported, but there are detailed reports for 231 lynchings of Black men in the state from 1860 to 1930. Elaine Massacre, 1919 The Elaine Massacre was a violent racial conflict in 1919 that took place in Elaine, a village in eastern Arkansas with a population of about 400. Trouble began on September 30, 1919, when African American sharecroppers in the area met at a church to discuss ways to demand better prices for their cotton crops. The meeting was held by a local chapter of the Progressive Farmers and Household Union of America, a new organization dedicated to improving the economic and social conditions of black farmers in the South. Word of the meeting spread, and local white planters became concerned that the sharecroppers were organizing to demand better wages and working conditions. A group of white men formed a posse and attacked the sharecroppers at the church. One white man was killed and several injured as the sharecroppers armed themselves and fought back. The ensuing violence lasted for several days, as white vigilantes and federal troops were brought in to suppress the sharecroppers. Estimates vary, but it is believed that anywhere from 100 to 240 or even more African Americans were killed, while five white men were also killed. The aftermath saw hundreds of African Americans arrested. The twelve who were sentenced to death were eventually acquitted after the NAACP sent in a legal team. The massacre was one of the most violent incidents of racial conflict in American history. It underscored the economic and social struggles faced by African American sharecroppers in the face of violent white supremacy. Little Rock Nine The Little Rock Nine were a group of nine students who attended segregated black high schools in Little Rock, the capital of the state of Arkansas. They each volunteered when the state NAACP, led by Daisy Bates, obtained federal court orders to integrate the prestigious Little Rock Central High School in September, 1957. The Nine faced intense harassment and threats of violence from white parents and students, as well as organized white supremacy groups. The enraged opposition emphasized miscegenation as the threat to white society. Arkansas Governor Orval Faubus, claiming his only goal was to preserve the peace, deployed the Arkansas National Guard to prevent the blacks from entering the school. Faubus defied federal court orders, whereupon President Dwight D. Eisenhower intervened. He federalized the Arkansas National Guard and sent them home. Then Eisenhower sent in a 1200-man elite Army combat unit to escort the students to school and protect them between classes during the 1957–58 school year. In class, however, the Nine were teased and ridiculed every day. In the city compromise efforts all failed and political tensions continued to fester. A year later in September 1958 the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that all the city's high schools had to be integrated immediately. Governor Faubus and the legislature responded by immediately shutting down all the public high schools in the city for the entire 1958–1959 school year, despite the harm it did to all the students. The decision to integrate the school was a landmark event in the history of civil rights. The bravery and determination of the Nine in the face of violent opposition is remembered as a key moment in American history. The city and state were entangled in very expensive legal disputes for decades, while suffering a reputation for hatred and obstruction. Since 1965 As of the 2020 U.S. Census, African Americans were 15.1% of the state's population. Notable people Daisy Bates, NAACP leader Bobo Brazil, wrestler Big Bill Broonzy, singer Mamie Phipps Clark, psychologist Milton Crenchaw, Tuskegee flier Joycelyn Elders, US Surgeon General Silas Herbert Hunt, integration leader Louis Jordan, musician John H. Johnson, publisher Edith Irby Jones, integration leader Samuel L. Kountz, surgeon Sonny Liston, boxer Luenell, actress Florence Price, composer Rodney E. Slater, cabinet member Sister Rosetta Tharpe, singer See also Black Southerners Demographics of Arkansas History of Arkansas List of African-American newspapers in Arkansas References Further reading Buckelew, Richard Allan. "Racial violence in Arkansas: Lynchings and mob rule, 1860–1930" (PhD dissertation, University of Arkansas; ProQuest Dissertations Publishing, 1999. 99594200. Encyclopedia of Arkansas (2023) online, detailed entries by experts. Finley, Randy. From Slavery to Uncertain Freedom: The Freedman's Bureau in Arkansas 1865–1869 (University of Arkansas Press, 1996). Gordon, Fon Louise. Caste and Class: The Black Experience in Arkansas, 1880–1920 (University of Georgia Press, 2007) online. Graves, John. Town and Country: Race Relations in an Urban-Rural Context, Arkansas, 1865–1905 (University of Arkansas Press, 1990) Jones-Branch, Cherisse. Better Living by Their Own Bootstraps: Black Women's Activism in Rural Arkansas, 1914–1965 (University of Arkansas Press, 2023) online. Kirk, John A. "The Little Rock crisis and postwar black activism in Arkansas." Arkansas Historical Quarterly 56.3 (1997): 273–293. online Lovett, Bobby L. "African Americans, Civil War, and Aftermath in Arkansas". Arkansas Historical Quarterly 54.3 (1995): 304–358. in JSTOR Moneyhon, Carl H. "Black Politics in Arkansas during the Gilded Age, 1876–1900." Arkansas Historical Quarterly 44.3 (1985): 222–245. online Parry, Janine A., and William H. Miller. " 'The Great Negro State of the Country?' Black Legislators in Arkansas: 1973–2000." Journal of Black Studies 36.6 (2006): 833–872. online Pearce, Larry Wesley. "The American Missionary Association and the Freedmen in Arkansas, 1863–1878." Arkansas Historical Quarterly 30.2 (1971): 123–144. online Riffel, Brent E. "Lynching" Encyclopedia of Arkansas (2023) online Smith, C. Calvin. "Serving the Poorest of the Poor: Black Medical Practitioners in the Arkansas Delta, 1880–1960." Arkansas Historical Quarterly 57.3 (1998): 287–308. online Taylor, Orville. Negro Slavery in Arkansas (1958; reprinted University of Arkansas Press, 2000). online Wintory, Blake J. "African-American legislators in the Arkansas general assembly, 1868–1893." Arkansas Historical Quarterly 65.4 (2006): 385–434. online Primary sources Gatewood, Willard B. ed. "Arkansas Negroes in the 1890s: Documents." Arkansas Historical Quarterly 33.4 (1974): 293–325. online Morgan, Gordon D., and Izola Preston. The edge of campus: A journal of the Black experience at the University of Arkansas (University of Arkansas Press, 1990) online Nash, Horace D. "Blacks in Arkansas during Reconstruction: The Ex-Slave Narratives." Arkansas Historical Quarterly 48.3 (1989): 243–259. online External links African Americans Free Blacks Black Lives Matter African-American history of Arkansas
Narasimha Nagar is a neighbourhood of Visakhapatnam City, India. It borders the Simhachalam hill range and Akkayyapalem. It falls under the local administrative limits of the Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation. References Neighbourhoods in Visakhapatnam
Melanoplus texanus, the Texas spur-throat grasshopper, is a species of spur-throated grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in North America. References Melanoplinae Articles created by Qbugbot Insects described in 1878
The Alu Ancient Cave (), also named Luyuan Cave, is a karst cave group located in Luxi County, more than 160 kilometers from Kunming. Referred to as the "First Cave of Yunnan", it contains three caves and one river, namely Luyuan Cave, Yuzhu Cave, Biyu Cave and Yushu River. Alu Ancient Cave is one of the AAAA Tourist Attractions of China, the Ming Dynasty geographer Xu Xiake twice entered the Cave for inspection, and wrote it into the Xu Xiake's Travels. References Geography of Yunnan Limestone caves AAAA-rated tourist attractions
An independence referendum was held in the Maryland Colony on 31 January 1853. Only 122 people voted in the referendum, all in favor of independence. Background The Maryland State Colonization Society was established in Maryland in the United States in 1830. The group established the Maryland Colony in Africa on 22 February 1834. After Liberia declared independence in 1847, the desire for independence also grew in Maryland, and the settlers presented a petition to the authorities for a referendum. Results Aftermath Following the referendum, elections were held for a Constitutional Council in February 1854, a new constitution was approved in a referendum in March 1854, and Maryland declared independence as the Republic of Maryland on 8 June 1854. References Maryland Referendums in the Republic of Maryland Maryland County Maryland 1853 in Africa January 1853 events
Alois Schätzle (30 August 1925 – 9 July 2022) was a German politician. A member of the Christian Democratic Union of Germany, he served in the Landtag of Baden-Württemberg from 1971 to 1988. Schätzle died in Waldkirch on 9 July 2022 at the age of 96. References 1925 births 2022 deaths Christian Democratic Union of Germany politicians 20th-century German politicians Members of the Landtag of Baden-Württemberg Commanders Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany Knights of the Order of St. Sylvester People from Emmendingen (district)
Benign lymphoepithelial lesion or Mikulicz' disease is a type of benign enlargement of the parotid and/or lacrimal glands. This pathologic state is sometimes, but not always, associated with Sjögren's syndrome. Presentation Benign lymphoepithelial lesion is most likely to occur in adults around 50 years of age. Approximately 60–80% of those affected are female. The gland affected has a diffuse swelling. The swelling can be asymptomatic, but mild pain can also be associated. This condition occurs often in those with HIV infection. Most cases of benign lymphoepithelial lesions appear in conjunction with Sjögren's syndrome. When Sjögren's syndrome is present, the swelling is usually bilateral. Otherwise, the affected glands are usually only on one side of the body. In many cases, a biopsy is needed to distinguish benign lymphoepithelial lesions from sialadenosis (sialosis). Locations In 80% of cases, the parotid gland is affected. Lacrimal glands are also affected. Histology There is a marked lymphoplasmacytic infiltration. Lymphoid follicles surround solid epithelial nests, giving rise to the 'epimyoepithelial islands', that are mainly composed of ductal cells with occasional myoepithelial cells. Excess hyaline basement membrane material is deposited between cells, and there is also acinar atrophy and destruction. Treatment Treatment usually consists of observation unless the patient has concern, there is pain, drainage, or other symptoms related to the lesion. Surgical removal of the affected gland would be recommended in those cases. Another treatment option would be aspiration, which can be repeated multiple times. This is commonly performed in those who are debilitated or in those whose benefit from surgery would be outweighed by the risks. Prognosis is usually good; rarely this condition may devolve into lymphoma, or could actually represent 'occult' lymphoma from the outset. Eponym Historically, bilateral parotid and lacrimal gland enlargement was characterized by the term Mikulicz's disease if the enlargement appeared apart from other diseases. If it was secondary to another disease, such as tuberculosis, sarcoidosis, lymphoma, and Sjögren's syndrome, the term used was Mikulicz's syndrome. Both names derive from Jan Mikulicz-Radecki, the Polish surgeon best known for describing these conditions. In more recent times, the terms "Mikulicz's disease" and "Mikulicz's syndrome" were viewed as ambiguous and outdated by some sources. Today Mikulicz's disease is considered to be a subtype of IgG4-related disease, usually accompanied by involvement of one or more other organs in the body. See also Lymphoepithelial lesion References Bibliography Kahn, Michael A. Basic Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology. Volume 1. 2001. Regezi, Joseph A. Oral Pathology: Clinical Pathologic Correlations. 4th ed. 2002. Further reading External links Mikulicz syndrome on The National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD) Benign lymphoepithelial lesions on Radiopedia Salivary gland pathology IgG4-related disease
Ravasio is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Eugenia Ravasio (1907–1990), Italian Roman Catholic nun, visionary, and mystic Mario Ravasio (born 1998), Italian footballer See also Ravasi Italian-language surnames
Carole Wells (born August 31, 1942) is an American actress, opera singer, producer and author. Early years The daughter of a doctor, Wells was born Carole Maureen Wells in Shreveport, Louisiana, the fourth of six children in her family. Her siblings were two brothers and three sisters. She graduated from Hollywood High School, where she was a sorority sister of future actress Linda Evans. Stage Wells began acting with a role in a play at a little theater in Burbank, California, when she was 12 years old. Described as a light soprano, Wells took opera lessons in the 1960s and expanded her repertoire to musical theater, performing in "musical productions of The Sound of Music, Call Me Madam with Ethel Merman ... Wildcat with Martha Raye, and State Fair with Roger Smith." Television and film work Wells was selective with regard to working in television. She said: "There are certain things I don't want to do. I won't do a television series unless it's a real good one. You put too much into it for what you get out. It's hard to find a series that's good for a girl." Wells played Edwina Brown in the NBC drama National Velvet (1960-1962) and Lucy Hanks in the CBS comedy Pistols 'n' Petticoats (1966-1967). She also was seen on The Brian Keith Show, Showcase 5 -- Something Special, Wagon Train, Police Woman, She appeared in the television series Medic, Father Knows Best, Bachelor Father, Maverick in "The Lass with the Poisonous Air," Fury, The Donna Reed Show, The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis, Wide Country, Laramie, National Velvet, Wagon Train, Leave It to Beaver, Ben Casey, Arrest and Trial, Perry Mason, Pistols 'n' Petticoats, The Virginian, The Sixth Sense, The Brian Keith Show, Switch, McCloud, Police Woman and 1st & Ten, among others. She appeared in the films A Thunder of Drums, Come Blow Your Horn, The Lively Set, Zorro in the Court of England, The House of Seven Corpses, Funny Lady and The Cheap Detective. Books Amberella: An Action Hero Adventure Hijacked: An Eyewitness Account of Evil (MotherBird Productions, 14 September 2018, Other work Wells is partnered with Bemer Group, a manufacturer of devices that boost blood circulation. Personal life Wells married Edward Laurence Doheny IV in June 1963. Doheny was an "oil scion," the great grandson of Edward Laurence Doheny, the first man to successfully drill an oil well in the Los Angeles City Oil Field. They had two sons. Later she married Walter J. Karabian, a member of the California House of Representatives. They had a son and a daughter. In 1977, while she and Karabian were on an "around the world honeymoon", a Japan Airlines flight on which they were traveling (Japan Airlines Flight 472) was hijacked by Japanese terrorists who asked for a ransom of $6 million and release of nine terrorists from jail. After being released, Wells described the hijacking as "a terrible experience." She was pregnant at the time and later suffered a miscarriage, which her husband attributed to the trauma of the hijacking. References External links Blogspot: The Carole Wells Show Hollywood High School Alumni Association: Carole Wells's Page On Purpose Magazine: Actress Carole Wells On Her Career and New Children's Book Amberella The SOP: Women It is Time to Stand Up for Our Children Against Terror and Slavery 1942 births Living people 20th-century American actresses American film actresses Actors from Shreveport, Louisiana Writers from Shreveport, Louisiana 21st-century American women
Susan Swain (born December 23, 1954) is an American journalist, author and the co-CEO of C-SPAN. Early years Swain was born December 23, 1954, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Swain was educated in public schools in the Philadelphia area. Swain studied at the University of Scranton where she graduated with B.A. in communications. In 1999, the school awarded her an honorary doctorate. Career Swain started with C-SPAN in 1982. She began as a producer on a part-time basis when C-SPAN was just one channel. As time went on she graduated to other assignments, such as full-time producer, programmer, and moderator for Washington Journal, C-SPAN's morning call-in/interview program. Swain eventually was promoted to vice president of corporate communications, senior vice president, executive vice president. Swain became a director of Discovery Communications, Inc. on December 7, 2016. With the retirement of network founder Brian Lamb, she is now co-president and CEO of C-SPAN. Bibliography First Ladies: Presidential Historians on the Lives of 45 Iconic American Women (PublicAffairs) The Supreme Court: A C-SPAN Book, Featuring the Justices in their Own Words (PublicAffairs) Abraham Lincoln: Great American Historians on Our Sixteenth President (PublicAffairs) The presidents: Noted Historians Rank America's Best—and Worst—Chief Executives (PublicAffairs) References External links Susan Swain's oral history for The Cable Center's Hauser Oral History Collection, December 13, 2017 American women journalists Living people C-SPAN people 21st-century American women 1954 births
The USA Cup is the largest international youth soccer tournament in the Western hemisphere. It was founded by Ivar Sorensen and Ingeborg Sorensen in cooperation with the Sons of Norway in 1985. In the first year, there were 78 teams, and in the most recent years, it draws almost 1200 teams with more than 16,000 athletes from many American states and countries around the world. In 2016, the tournament had teams from five continents. A swarm of referees also comes from all over the world to help officiate thousands of games. The tournament is held in July every year in Blaine, Minnesota, at the National Sports Center. The tournament has grown over the years and now includes a Weekend Cup tournament PRI before the weeklong tournament, vendor booths, food trucks, and a huge soccer expo inside the Sports Hall. The facility has more than 50 football (soccer) fields, as well as softball fields, indoor ice hockey rinks, and a cycling velodrome. The main stadium on the campus holds almost 10,000 spectators and was the home of the Minnesota United FC franchise until the team moved from a minor division to Major League Soccer (MLS) in 2017. In 2022 the opening ceremony for the week tournament Charlie Puth performed See also Gothia Cup - Competes with Norway Cup for the largest youth football tournament in the world. Norway Cup - For many years the largest youth football tournament in the world. External links USA Cup home page National Sports Center home page Soccer in Minnesota International club association football competitions hosted by the United States
"Wasted Time" is the third single taken from the Youth and Young Manhood album by the American rock band Kings of Leon. The song reached number 51 on the UK Singles Chart. The version from the Holy Roller Novocaine EP was featured on "The Boys Are Back in Town", the first episode of the second season of Entourage. Track listing CD single "Wasted Time" "Molly's Hangover" "Joe's Head" (Live in LA) "Wasted Time" (Video) 10" vinyl Released on silver-coloured vinyl. "Wasted Time" - 2:46 "Molly's Hangover" - 4:23 External links 10" vinyl information – Discogs.com reference page. Kings of Leon songs 2003 singles 2003 songs Songs written by Nathan Followill Songs written by Caleb Followill Songs written by Angelo Petraglia
Psychology Led Astray: Cargo Cult in Science and Therapy is a book written by Tomasz Witkowski and published in 2016. Outline Part One, comprising chapters 1 through 6, seeks to answer the question about the reliability of psychology as a science. Part Two, comprising chapters 7 through 10, presents pseudo-scientific concepts in psychotherapy as a kind of uncontrollable experiment on humans. Part Three, comprising chapters 11 through 17, examines a range of dubious, unsupported, and discredited (though still thriving) treatments and therapeutic practices and diagnostic categories devoted to children's problems and needs (e.g., educational kinesiology, attachment therapy, trauma debriefing, Facilitated Communication, Dolphin Therapy). The book ends with a letter to Richard Feynman, chastising him for calling the whole field a cargo cult. Witkowski emphasizes examples of good science in psychology that have had demonstrable benefits for society. Reception Writing a review for Science-Based Medicine, Hall wrote: "Witkowski has written a new book that is certain to ruffle a lot of feathers. He uncovers cargo cult practices in psychology, unmasking therapies that are devoid of science, dangerous, and even cruel, especially those directed at children. Even if you don't agree with calling these travesties of science cargo cults, it will make you wonder which other generally-accepted psychological principles and therapies are based on good science." Michael Heap, reviewer of the book, called the book "a well-written, readable and thoroughly researched book. ... The importance of its subject matter is difficult to overstate. Anyone who is concerned, however remotely, with the study of human psychology and the treatment of psychological difficulties and disorders (and this includes potential patients and their families – i.e. just about anyone) should familiarise themselves with the information in this book." Rouven Schäfer, in the Skeptiker, wrote that "the author is clearly interested in an evidence-based psychology as the next development step of this rather young science. Many people wouldn't approve of his criticism, but Witkowski's strength lies in questioning popular assumptions on top of a high level of reflectivity. Well-researched, skeptical and enjoyable to read." References Psychology books 2016 non-fiction books
Margherita Terzi was a Venetian pastellist of the eighteenth century. Terzi was related to the Bolognese painter Cristoforo Terzi. She is recorded as having been a pupil of Rosalba Carriera, who in 1752 gave the sum of 200 ducats "alle due sorelle Margherita e Maria Terzi". Her work was known as well to the English pastellist Catherine Read, who in correspondence with Carriera dating to 1756 sent compliments to Terzi and offered to provide her with more paper. References Italian women painters 18th-century Italian painters 18th-century Italian women artists Painters from Venice Pastel artists
Sara Calaway (born July 21, 1977) in Long Beach, California, is a retired American model, professional wrestler, and valet. She was the wife The Undertaker as she managed him in the World Wrestling Federation from 2001 to 2002. Professional wrestling career Sara made her debut in the WWF in series of footage shot by a stalker, the first being played May 28, 2001 on Raw. After weeks of stalker footage on June 18, 2001, RAW, Diamond Dallas Page revealed himself as the man who has been stalking The Undertaker's wife. This to a feud between Undertaker and DDP. The feud ended on August 20, 2001 RAW Sara defeated Diamond Dallas Page with help from Undertaker. After September 2001 Sara Calaway quietly disappeared from WWF Television. Following her appearance in WWE she featured in the Divas magazine and on the DVD entitled, WWF Divas: Tropical Pleasure. Visibly pregnant, she appeared on the September 12, 2002 episode of SmackDown! where she was confronted by Brock Lesnar and his manager Paul Heyman. Lesnar placed his hand on Sara's stomach and told her that "Life's a bitch!". The following week, Undertaker responded by saying "Payback's a Bitch" and giving a chokeslam and tombstone piledriver to Brock Lesnar. Personal life Sara met Undertaker (Mark Calaway) at a WWE(then WWF) autograph signing. They have two daughters, Chasey and Gracie. Sara was also a high school cheerleader and may have joined the girls' wrestling team. They divorced on April 24, 2007. She got married in December 2010 to her husband, Smith. References External links 1977 births Living people American female professional wrestlers American stunt performers Sportspeople from Los Angeles Professional wrestling managers and valets Professional wrestlers from California 21st-century American women 21st-century female professional wrestlers
Baker Lake is a lake located in Shasta County, California, United States. The lake's surface elevation is . References Lakes of Shasta County, California Lakes of California Lakes of Northern California
Francisca de Haan is a Dutch historian and writer who specializes in women's and gender history. From 2002 until 2022, she has taught at the Central European University, first in Budapest and since 2020 located in Vienna, where she is now Professor Emerita of Gender Studies and History, as well as being a fellow at the International Institute of Social History in Amsterdam. Her publications include A Biographical Dictionary of Women's Movements and Feminisms: Central, Eastern, and South Eastern Europe, 19th and 20th Centuries (2006) and she is the founding editor of Aspasia: The International Yearbook of Central, Eastern and South Eastern European Women’s and Gender History (since 2007). From 2005 to 2010, de Haan was vice-president of the International Federation for Research in Women's History. Brought up in the Netherlands in a family which included several independent, unmarried teachers, De Haan aspired to become a teacher from an early age. She later developed an interest in history and in an academic career. After graduating as an M.A. at the University of Amsterdam in 1985, she earned a doctorate in history from the Erasmus University of Rotterdam in 1992. Her PhD thesis was awarded with a Study-Prize of the Praemium Erasmianum Foundation and was published in English in 1998. With the notable exception of her book about the Dutch Jewish van Gelderen family (Een eigen patroon. Geschiedenis van een joodse familie en haar bedrijven, ca. 1800-1964, published in 2002), De Haan's work is devoted almost exclusively to the women's movement. These include a co-authored book about Elizabeth Fry and Josephine Butler in Britain and The Netherlands; a co-edited volume about women's activism; and another co-edited volume about Rosa Manus, in 1935 the founding president of the International Archives for the Women's Movement in Amsterdam (now called Atria), and a long-term vice-president of the International Alliance of Women. She has taken a special interest in the three most influential women's organizations in the Cold War years: the International Council of Women, the International Alliance of Women and the Women's International Democratic Federation. In this connection, she has traced the development of interest in women's rights at the United Nations. Selected works 2017: Rosa Manus (1881-1942): The International Life and Legacy of a Jewish Dutch Feminist 2013: Women's Activism: Global Perspectives from the 1890s to the Present 2006: A Biographical Dictionary of Women's Movements and Feminisms: Central, Eastern, and South Eastern Europe, 19th and 20th Centuries 1999: The Rise of Caring Power: Elizabeth Fry and Josephine Butler in Britain and the Netherlands 1998: Gender and the Politics of Office Work: The Netherlands 1860-1940 References External links Faculty page at Central European University Seven-minute video interview with Francisca de Haan Living people 21st-century Dutch historians Dutch women historians Gender studies academics Dutch women writers Academic staff of Central European University Erasmus University Rotterdam alumni University of Amsterdam alumni Year of birth missing (living people)
Ahmadabad (, also Romanized as Aḩmadābād) is a village in Kamal Rud Rural District, Qolqol Rud District, Tuyserkan County, Hamadan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 317, in 66 families. References Populated places in Tuyserkan County
```xml import { Readable } from 'stream'; declare namespace getRawBody { export type Encoding = string \| true; export interface Options { /** * The expected length of the stream. / length?: number \| string \| null; /* * The byte limit of the body. This is the number of bytes or any string * format supported by `bytes`, for example `1000`, `'500kb'` or `'3mb'`. / limit?: number \| string \| null; /* * The encoding to use to decode the body into a string. By default, a * `Buffer` instance will be returned when no encoding is specified. Most * likely, you want `utf-8`, so setting encoding to `true` will decode as * `utf-8`. You can use any type of encoding supported by `iconv-lite`. / encoding?: Encoding \| null; } export interface RawBodyError extends Error { /* * The limit in bytes. / limit?: number; /* * The expected length of the stream. / length?: number; expected?: number; /* * The received bytes. / received?: number; /* * The encoding. / encoding?: string; /* * The corresponding status code for the error. / status: number; statusCode: number; /* * The error type. / type: string; } } /* * Gets the entire buffer of a stream either as a `Buffer` or a string. * Validates the stream's length against an expected length and maximum * limit. Ideal for parsing request bodies. */ declare function getRawBody( stream: Readable, callback: (err: getRawBody.RawBodyError, body: Buffer) => void ): void; declare function getRawBody( stream: Readable, options: (getRawBody.Options & { encoding: getRawBody.Encoding }) \| getRawBody.Encoding, callback: (err: getRawBody.RawBodyError, body: string) => void ): void; declare function getRawBody( stream: Readable, options: getRawBody.Options, callback: (err: getRawBody.RawBodyError, body: Buffer) => void ): void; declare function getRawBody( stream: Readable, options: (getRawBody.Options & { encoding: getRawBody.Encoding }) \| getRawBody.Encoding ): Promise<string>; declare function getRawBody( stream: Readable, options?: getRawBody.Options ): Promise<Buffer>; export = getRawBody; ```
"Dancin' Fool" is a song written by Burton Cummings and Domenic Troiano and performed by The Guess Who. The song was featured on their 1974 album, Flavours. The song was produced by Jack Richardson. Chart performance It reached #14 in Canada, #28 on the Billboard Hot 100, and #85 in Australia in 1975. The song was also released in the United Kingdom as a single, but it did not chart. References 1974 songs 1974 singles Songs written by Burton Cummings The Guess Who songs Song recordings produced by Jack Richardson (record producer) RCA Victor singles
Phillips is a lunar impact crater that is located in the vicinity of the Moon's east-southeastern limb, named after British geologist John Phillips. The larger walled plain Humboldt lies across the eastern rim of Phillips, and the outer rampart covers nearly half the interior floor. The surviving rim is eroded in places, and not quite circular. The northern end of the crater's rim forms an outward-projecting bend, and the inner wall is diminished along that side. There is a small circular crater along the western rim. The interior floor is irregular in places, with a central ridge near the midpoint. To the southwest of Phillips lies the crater Legendre. Satellite craters By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater midpoint that is closest to Phillips. References External links Impact craters on the Moon
Inspector Gadget is a media franchise that began in 1983 with the DIC Entertainment animated television series Inspector Gadget. Since the original series, there have been many spin-offs based on the show, including additional animated series, video games, and films. The franchise follows the adventures of a powerful but dimwitted cyborg police inspector named Gadget as he investigates the criminal schemes of Dr. Claw and his organization, M.A.D., and fruitlessly attempts to stop him. However, neither side is aware that it is Gadget's niece, Penny, and her dog, Brain, who are truly responsible for thwarting M.A.D. Main characters Inspector Gadget The main protagonist and titular character of the franchise, initially voiced by Don Adams. Gadget is a cyborg (part man, part machine) with thousands of high-tech gadgets installed in his body, which he activates with the phrase "go-go gadget" before naming the device. Gadget is powerful, lovable, caring and protective, and loyal to his career as a lawman, but he is also dim-witted, silly, clueless, incompetent and gullible. In many ways Gadget was reminiscent of Maxwell Smart (also portrayed by Don Adams) from the Get Smart TV show, using similar catchphrases and manners of speech. However, his attire and absent-minded personality are much closer to Peter Sellers' portrayal of Inspector Clouseau from the classic The Pink Panther series of movies. In fact, in the original Inspector Gadget pilot, he has a mustache just like Inspector Clouseau's, which was removed in subsequent episodes possibly to satisfy a copyright claim by MGM. Gadget has a knack of inadvertently saving the day, usually without realizing he is doing so. Gadget loves his family more than anything and would do anything to keep them from harm, especially Penny. He was voiced by Don Adams in the original series and Inspector Gadget's Field Trip until Adams' retirement from voicing Gadget in 1999, Gary Owens and later Jesse White in the original series' pilot episode, Keith Scott in the KFC commercials in Australia and Maurice LaMarche in the Super Mario Bros. Super Show, Gadget and the Gadgetinis, the direct-to-video animated films, and various DIC Kids Network bumpers. For the 2015 series, the voice of Gadget is provided by Ivan Sherry. It is revealed in the first live action film that Gadget's real name is Jonathan "John" Brown. He is portrayed by Matthew Broderick in the first film and French Stewart in the sequel. Dr. Claw Dr. Claw is the main antagonist of the franchise. He is the leader of an evil crime syndicate called M.A.D. Only his arms are shown, wearing silver gauntlets with golden spiked wrist bands and a gold M.A.D. signet ring on one of the right middle fingers. A parody of Ernst Stavro Blofeld from the James Bond franchise, his face is never seen at all (except in the live action film) with only his hands and pet cat visible. On a Dr. Claw action figure, the face was covered by a sticker on the box, which meant the toy had to be bought for his face to be seen. He is ruthless, murderous, sinister, dark, sadistic, and greedy, and will do anything to rule the world and destroy Gadget. In Gadget and the Gadgetinis, he reveals that he thinks Gadget's idiocy is an act to taunt him. In the 2015 series, he is noticeably less competent and malicious and the crimes he commits are a lot more petty. He has been voiced by Frank Welker, Don Francks, Brian Drummond, Doug Rand, and Martin Roach. In the first live action film his name is revealed to be Sanford Scolex and he is portrayed by Rupert Everett. Tony Martin subsequently took over the role of Dr. Claw in the sequel. Penny Penny is Gadget's intelligent niece and the one who really stops Dr. Claw's evil schemes. She uses many high-tech devices to help her secretly solve the cases and stop the bad guys such as a computer book, a video watch, a laptop, and a holographic tablet. However, her meddling often leads to her getting kidnapped by the villains, which leaves Brain to rescue her. She is 10 in the original series, 12 in Gadget and the Gadgetinis, 16 in Inspector Gadget's Biggest Caper Ever, and 14 (later turning 15) in the 2015 series. Penny loves her uncle more than anything, which is why she is always ready to help him behind his back, but on a few occasions she gets annoyed by his stupidity. In Inspector Gadget's Biggest Caper Ever, she is notably more selfish, and unlike any other version, she doesn't try to help her uncle at all. In the 2015 series, she has become an agent in training, is more physically active than in previous versions, and she has a crush on Dr. Claw's nephew, Talon. For the original series, her voice was portrayed by Mona Marshall in the pilot episode, Cree Summer in the first season, and Holly Berger in the second season. In the commercials for KFC in Australia, she was voiced by Robyn Moore. Erica Horn provided her voice in Inspector Gadget Saves Christmas. From 2001 to 2005, she was voiced by Tegan Moss. Tara Strong voices her in the 2015 series. In the first live action film she is portrayed by Michelle Trachtenberg. Caitlin Wachs portrays her in the sequel. Brain Brain is Gadget and Penny's shy but intelligent, sweet, lovable and curious 4-(later 5)-year-old dog. He is the only one who knows that Penny is the one who really saves the world. Brain usually has the job of keeping Gadget safe on his missions while Penny investigates M.A.D's crimes. He usually disguises himself when following Gadget, which often causes Gadget to think he's a M.A.D Agent. He is absent in Gadget and the Gadgetinis and only shows up in pictures. The reason given for why he is absent is because after all the years of secretly helping Gadget, he has become phobic of gadgets, Gadget, and the word itself. He ran away to a riverside shack to get away from Gadget. He returned in the episode, No Brainer, where Penny made him a translation collar in order to help find Gadget. However, he does return in later spinoffs. His voice was played in the original series by Frank Welker, Maurice LaMarche in Gadget and the Gadgetinis, and Scott McCord in the 2015 series. Lee Tockar voiced him in Inspector Gadget's Biggest Caper Ever. In the first live action film he is voiced by Don Adams. In the sequel he is voiced by Jeff Bennett. In the Australian KFC commercials he was voiced by Keith Scott. Chief Quimby Chief Quimby is Gadget's boss and the chief of the Metro City police (Riverton Police Department In The Live Action Disney films). He usually pops up near the beginning of each episode to give Gadget a sheet of paper describing his mission. Once Gadget finishes reading them, the paper self-destructs and blows up in Quimby's face in a parody of Mission: Impossible. He appears at the end to congratulate Gadget and give him full credit for stopping Dr. Claw. He is unaware that Penny did all the work, even though she always calls him. In Gadget and the Gadgetinis, he has become an agent for the CIA. In the 2015 series, he is given glasses, and his hair is blonde instead of brown. He was mentioned by Gadget in some episodes of Inspector Gadget's Field Trip. His voice in the original series was provided by John Stephenson in the pilot, Dan Hennessey in the first season, and Maurice LaMarche for the second season and the 1992 Christmas Special. Jim Byrnes voiced him in Inspector Gadget's Last Case. He is voiced by Derek McGrath in the 2015 series. In the first live action film he is portrayed by Dabney Coleman. Mark Mitchell portrays him in the sequel. Recurring characters Series and television specials Inspector Gadget (1983) The original animated television series in the franchise, Inspector Gadget, debuted in 1983 and introduced audiences to the adventures of a clumsy, simple-witted bionic detective named Inspector Gadget – a human being with various bionic gadgets built into his body. Gadget's nemesis is Dr. Claw, the leader of an evil organization, known as "M.A.D." Inspector Gadget was the first TV series from DiC Entertainment to be produced directly for syndication. Its two seasons originally ran from 1983 to 1985 and remained in syndication into the late 1990s. Inspector Gadget Saves Christmas In 1992, DiC produced an animated Christmas special based on the series, Inspector Gadget Saves Christmas. In the special, Dr. Claw has locked up Santa Claus at the North Pole and hypnotized his elves, forcing them to break all toys that are being produced. Inspector Gadget, Penny, and Brain travel to the North Pole in an attempt to stop Dr. Claw and save Christmas. This special was nominated for an Emmy. Don Adams, Frank Welker, Erica Horn and Maurice LaMarche provide the voices for the characters. Gadget Boy & Heather The 1995 Gadget Boy and Heather series was a spinoff from the original show. The series is about a younger version of Gadget, "Gadget Boy" (also voiced by Don Adams). Instead of Penny and Brain the Dog, Gadget Boy was assisted by the resourceful Heather (voiced by Tara Strong). Just as maladroit as his adult self is, Gadget Boy was usually bailed out of situations by the more practical Heather, though he was also helped greatly by his myriad of high-tech gadgets and extendable arms and legs. In this series, traditional nemesis Dr. Claw was replaced by the villainess Spydra. In addition, the chief, Strombolli had a "fax tie" that exploded after the mission was read, continuing the running gag from the original series in which Chief Quimby would get blown up by an exploding message. Gadget Boy's Adventures in History Two years later, in 1997, Gadget Boy & Heather spawned an educational spinoff, Gadget Boy's Adventures in History, which aired on The History Channel. This series marked the last time Don Adams would perform a voice role for an animated Gadget series two years before his retirement from voicing an animated Gadget in 1999 and eight years before his death in 2005. Inspector Gadget's Field Trip In 1996, Gadget took students around the world in this series of 50 field trips, mainly created to market to stations to fulfill the FCC E/I requirements. The show put an animated Inspector Gadget on top of live-action filming of the locations that Gadget guided viewers through. Don Adams returned as Gadget's voice while Penny, Brain, Chief Quimby (although mentioned by Gadget in some episodes), Capeman and Dr. Claw are entirely absent. Gadget & the Gadgetinis In 2002, the French studio SIP Animation (Saban International Paris), in cooperation with DiC, produced 52 episodes of the then-new TV series Gadget and the Gadgetinis. The series debuted on Channel 5 in the UK in August 2002, followed by French channel M6 in September 2002 and then on Fox Kids channels across Europe from 2003. It was planned to air in the United States on Fox Family, but after the Channel was acquired by Disney in 2001 it never did and so it has never aired in the United States. Inspector Gadget (again voiced by Maurice LaMarche) is now a member of an organization called "WOMP" (World Organization of Mega Powers) and is now, Lieutenant Gadget. He is still aided in his work by Penny (who is now twelve years old), as well as the new robot characters Digit and Fidget, the titular Gadgetinis invented by Penny, due to Brain running away. It follows the same plot as the original series, with the dim-witted Gadget attempting to fight crime on his own, while Penny and her helpers secretly do all the work. Dr. Claw, now with the first name George, returns as the main villain, with his relatives introduced in some episodes. In some stories, he is replaced by other villains. The production values of this series were higher than any of the previous revivals and spinoff series. Also, the original creators of Inspector Gadget were all involved: Andy Heyward was one of the executive producers; Jean Chalopin wrote or co-wrote all the episodes, in addition to being credited as the new show's creator; whereas Bruno Bianchi directed and produced the series. Inspector Gadget (2015) A new computer-animated Inspector Gadget TV series had been in development since at least the start of 2012, possibly earlier. It was commissioned by Teletoon Canada, which aired the show, and put into preproduction by The Cookie Jar Company. In January 2012, the then-in-development show was mentioned by Ray Sharma, the CEO of XMG Studio, which produced the hit mobile game "Inspector Gadget: M.A.D. Dash". Sharma described how the success of the game had resulted in a new TV series having been in the making: "We did 1 million downloads in a week, and it's reinvigorated the TV brand with a new TV series in production." In September 2012, Cookie Jar issued a short press release about the then-upcoming series, as part of the advertising for it during the MIPCOM market that October, stating: "Cookie Jar Entertainment is celebrating Inspector Gadget’s 30th anniversary with the launch of a brand-new series with its Canadian broadcast partner TELETOON. The series will again revolve around the iconic bionic bumbling detective." On June 9, 2013, Teletoon officially announced the reboot show with two press pictures of Gadget's new look as well as a press release: "MAD Agents, look out! Criminals, beware! Bystanders … take cover! Inspector Gadget is back to battle Dr. Claw with all-new gadgets – and all-new gadget-related chaos. But the loveable, bumbling, accidentally-destructive Inspector is not alone in the fight to take down MAD. His ever trusty police-dog, Brain, is still by his side and he's getting extra crime-fighting help from his new partner, Inspector-in-training Penny (voiced by Tara Strong). With MAD more powerful than ever and with the arrival of Dr. Claw's evil-genius (and totally crush-worthy) nephew Talon, Penny and Brain will need to use every ounce of their training to keep the world safe from Dr. Claw … and Gadget." Unlike the other shows, Penny is more of the protagonist and Dr. Claw is as incompetent and useless as Gadget (if not more so). The series was produced by DHX Media, which purchased Cookie Jar in 2012. According to a DHX Media distribution catalogue released as a PDF on January 15, 2014, the show premiered in 2015 on Netflix. On December 4, 2014, it was announced that the series has 26 episodes and that it would air on Boomerang's international channels in 2015. The series premiered on Boomerang in Australia on January 5, 2015. Films Live action Inspector Gadget was adapted into a 1999 live action film by Walt Disney Pictures, starring Matthew Broderick as the title character and Rupert Everett as Dr. Claw. As opposed to the animated series, where Gadget is bumbling and clueless and Dr. Claw's face is never shown, Gadget appears to be more reliable and competent in detective work and Dr. Claw's face appears many times in the film. In addition, Gadget and Dr. Claw were also given civilian names; Jonathan "John" Brown and Sanford Scolex, respectively. A second film, Inspector Gadget 2 featured many changes from the first one, such as Doctor Bradford no longer assisting Gadget or being his romantic interest, instead being replaced by a well-meaning and upbeat scientist named Baxter and a new romantic interest named G2 and Gadget and Claw's civilian names are no longer mentioned. Being a year later in the movie's timeline, Gadget had begun displaying his cartoon namesake's glitches by receiving the wrong gadget when he calls out a specific device. He falls in love with his intended replacement: the fully robotic G2. Furthermore, none of the cast from the first film returned to their roles except D.L. Hughley. Reboot In May 2015, it was announced that a new film with a rebooted version of the character is in the works. Like the live-action films, it will be done by Disney, with Dan Lin producing it. In October 2019, Mikey Day and Streeter Seidell were hired to write the film. Animated Inspector Gadget: Gadget's Greatest Gadgets Released on VHS by Buena Vista Home Video in March 2000 to coincide with Disney's live action theatrical film, Inspector Gadget: Gadget's Greatest Gadgets takes the format of a clip show in which Gadget has a flashback to his past adventures in the original TV series, using footage from the episodes "The Capeman Cometh", "Prince of the Gypsies", and "Gadget's Gadgets"; as well as some stock footage from Inspector Gadget's Field Trip for the present-day segments. Maurice LaMarche did Inspector Gadget's voice in the modern segments, marking his first cartoon voice appearance as Gadget, who had previously been voiced by Don Adams. Original series actors Cree Summer and Frank Welker reprised their roles as Penny, Brain and Dr. Claw in the modern segments. Inspector Gadget's Last Case In 2002, as part of the DIC Movie Toons series of movies, DIC released a full-length animated television film called Inspector Gadget's Last Case, directed by Michael Maliani. It premiered on television on October 6, 2002, on Nickelodeon and was released on DVD and VHS shortly afterward by MGM Home Entertainment. The film is about Inspector Gadget giving up his beloved but aging Gadgetmobile, while his archenemy Dr. Claw uses a competing crime fighter to discredit Gadget and cost him his badge. Penny and Brain make appearances as minor supporting characters. In this, Gadget is more competent, yet he is still bumbling, similar to his persona in the pilot episode and his Matthew Broderick counterpart. Even though the film uses the same character designs as the concurrent Gadget & The Gadgetinis TV series, SIP Animation wasn't involved with the production of this movie. Maurice LaMarche reprised the role of Gadget in this film and Jaleel White voiced the Gadgetmobile. In most European regions, the movie aired on Disney Channel or Toon Disney. In Germany, the film aired on Cartoon Network. Inspector Gadget's Biggest Caper Ever 2005's Inspector Gadget's Biggest Caper Ever was the first Inspector Gadget animated production to be completely rendered using 3D computer animation. It returned Gadget to his familiar trenchcoat from the original series. Brain is also back in his old role, while Penny is now 16 years old. Gadget is again voiced by Maurice LaMarche, and Penny and Claw are once again voiced by Tegan Moss and Brian Drummond, respectively, while Bernie Mac voices the Gadgetmobile. The plot features Dr. Claw breaking out of jail with the help of a specially hired Scottish agent named Bombaboy. He and Bombaboy seek out a prehistoric dragon-like creature to get revenge on his captors and launch yet another scheme to conquer the world. Production on the film was announced in May 2004, under the working title Inspector Gadget Saves the Day... Maybe, and the film was released on September 6, 2005, by Lions Gate Home Entertainment. Cancelled projects Gadget Girl In November 1992, DIC announced they would be developing a spin-off titled Gadget Girl, featuring a female protagonist. In 1994, Bohbot Entertainment acquired US-syndication rights for airing on their Amazin' Adventures block. However, the series would never see the light of day. During the development of fellow Gadget spin-off Gadget Boy, it was confirmed by staff that Gadget Girl was one of the many ideas in what would become Gadget Boy. GI Gadget In 1999, DIC announced they would be co-producing a new Inspector Gadget series to cash-in on the success of the live-action movie tentatively titled GI Gadget, which would be co-produced with French-animation studio Arles Animation. GI Gadget have featured the titular character joining an elite army commando unit. The series was planned to start with a TV Movie in 2000 and the full series in 2001, but nothing else was mentioned of the series and was silently canceled not long after. Arles Animation would later be purchased by BKN International in June of that year. Unnamed 2009 series In April 2008, a new Inspector Gadget series was announced to premiere in Spring 2009 to celebrate the franchise's 25th anniversary. The series would have taken a darker tone than the other Inspector Gadget series, featuring a 2D/3D animesque art style with cinematic camera angles and dramatic musical cues, as well as new villains alongside Dr. Claw. The series was never produced, and was canceled likely due to DIC's purchase by Cookie Jar Entertainment in July 2008. Video games The first game developed based on the series was Inspector Gadget and the Circus of Fear developed by Beam Software and scheduled for release by Melbourne House in the UK in 1987 for the Commodore 64 and ZX Spectrum. It resembled the arcade title Metro-Cross and was a left-to-right scrolling racing/jumping game with a quasi-isometric forced 3d perspective. Although the game was completed, and preview copies were reviewed (unfavourably) in the computing press, it was scrapped on the verge of release. The game featured a cameo by the titular character from the Horace series of games. An adventure game based on the series, Inspector Gadget: Mission 1 – Global Terror! was eventually released on the PC in 1990 by a company called Azeroth. An LCD Electronic Inspector Gadget developed by Bandai was released in 1984. An NES game was planned for release by Hudson Soft, but was quietly cancelled. Instead, Hudson released an SNES game in 1993 simply called Inspector Gadget. The game features a rare glimpse of Dr. Claw's face. In March 2000, it was announced that Ubi Soft had teamed with Light & Shadow Production to release an Inspector Gadget game for the PlayStation. That game was revealed as Inspector Gadget: Gadget's Crazy Maze, with a Game Boy Color title Inspector Gadget: Operation Madkactus, following as well. After this partnership, Light and Shadow Production released three Inspector Gadget titles on their own - Inspector Gadget: Advance Mission for Game Boy Advance (Published by DreamCatcher Interactive in the United States) and two European-exclusive titles - Inspector Gadget: Mad Robots Invasion for the PlayStation 2 and Inspector Gadget Racing for the Game Boy Advance. After Light & Shadow Production was purchased by Hip Games, the latter company released Gadget & Gadgetinis for the PlayStation 2 and PC in Europe. Inspector Gadget's MAD Dash was released for iOS devices, iPhone and iPod Touch, by XMG Studio in 2010. It features Shuki Levy's original theme music and also includes original voices from the show. In the same game, Doctor Claw reveals his face and is once again given the first name George. On April 27, 2023, publisher Microids announced a party game, Inspector Gadget – Mad Time Party, which was released on September 14, 2023 for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S and Windows. In this game, MAD has taken over Metro City, to which Professor Von Slickstein creates a time machine to prevent this from happening, however Gadget accidentally destroyed it and inadvertently summoned his ancestors from different eras in time. In order to fix this, Inspector Gadget and his ancestors compete in challenges to collect parts to repair the time machine, capture disguised MAD agents, and save Metro City from the rule of Dr. Claw. Music The original Inspector Gadget theme song was composed by American composer Shuki Levy (who also wrote the themes for Power Rangers and Digimon), and was based on Edvard Grieg's "In the Hall of the Mountain King". Several early rap records sampling the Inspector Gadget theme song were released in 1985. The Kartoon Krew also released "Inspector Gadget" on ZYX Music, which contains vocal samples and quotes from the popular cartoon series, reenacted by the rap group for the song. East New York rap group Bad Boys & K-Love released a record on Starlite Records, "Bad Boys", featured on the UK hip hop compilation Street Sounds Electro 9. Following the trend, Slick Rick and Doug E. Fresh used samples from the Inspector Gadget theme song on their single "The Show". The theme song has been heavily sampled in the years since then. California-based punk band Lagwagon recorded a short instrumental cover of the theme song on their 1992 album Duh. The new (2015) theme was composed by Canadian film and TV composers Stephen Skratt and Asher Lenz, "once again using In the Hall of the Mountain King as inspiration". Books A new Inspector Gadget comic book, based on the original 1983 TV series, was launched in the U.S. by Viper Comics in 2011. A preview issue was published as part of Free Comic Book Day on May 7, 2011; the entire story was then released officially in August as a 48-page comic book titled "Inspector Gadget: Gadget on the Orient Express". The comic book was written by Dale Mettam and illustrated by José Cobá. No follow-up issues have been released to date. Other appearances On a 1989 episode of The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!, another DiC production, a live-action bumper segment titled "Defective Gadgetry" had a guest appearance by Inspector Gadget, in which he came to the Mario Bros. for help in repairing him. This was his first live-action appearance predating the 1999 live action film that was released ten years later. Maurice LaMarche (who would assume the voice role in "Inspector Gadget: Gadget's Greatest Gadgets" ten years later) plays Gadget in this segment. A second live-action segment, "Treasure of the Sierra Brooklyn" had Gadget returning to help the Mario Bros. find a lost treasure. The Robot Chicken episode "Adoption's an Option" featured a sketch featuring the Inspector Gadget characters in a parody of The Terminator. In this sketch, Gadget replaces a faulty part with a Cyberdyne part, only to be turned into an unstoppable killing machine when Skynet goes online. The sketch goes on to revolve around Penny and Brain trying to avoid being killed by the now-evil Gadget, eventually killing him in a factory. Meanwhile, Mad Cat dies of leukemia; at the end of the show, Dr. Claw blames Gadget for Mad Cat's death. Ironically, Dr. Claw claims that he somehow found out it was Penny and Brain who were behind all of Gadget's successful missions, and planned to gain control of Inspector Gadget via Skynet, and use him to kill them using the Cyberdyne technology that gained control of him. (Penny is voiced by Cree Summer and Brain & Dr. Claw by Frank Welker, who were the original voice actors for the characters.) The 2019 video game Tales of the Neon Sea features a reference to Inspector Gadget in the form of a character called "Detective Gadget of Starlight City", who joined the police force on the 6th of September 2117 and was killed in action on August 5, 2126, protecting civilians. In 2022, Gadget and Brain made a brief cameo appearance in a Renault Clio commercial made for France and Spain, featuring "Video Killed the Radio Star" by The Buggles. Inspector Gadget has been the subject of internet memes parodying a 2012 Cinemassacre YouTube video by internet personality Mike Matei, titled "Minecraft with Gadget", where Inspector Gadget features as a co-host to Matei's review of Minecraft. Notable quotes, voiced by Matei, include "brown bricks" and "Minecrap", both of which have been referenced in the video game Deltarune. References External links Television franchises Comedy franchises Fictional secret agents and spies in television English-language television shows Film series introduced in 1999 Walt Disney Studios (division) franchises
Wilhelm Halpern (5 February 1895 – 4 March 1973) was an Austrian footballer. He played in three matches for the Austria national football team from 1917 to 1918. References External links 1895 births 1973 deaths Austrian men's footballers Austria men's international footballers Place of birth missing Men's association football players not categorized by position
Moskvino () is a rural locality (a village) in Kisnemskoye Rural Settlement, Vashkinsky District, Vologda Oblast, Russia. The population was 39 as of 2002. Geography Moskvino is located 26 km northwest of Lipin Bor (the district's administrative centre) by road. Istomino is the nearest rural locality. References Rural localities in Vashkinsky District
Carineta is a genus of cicadas in the family Cicadidae. Species Selected species within this genus include: Carineta maculosa Torres, 1948 Carineta diardi (Guerin-Meneville, 1829) Carineta illustris (Distant, 1905) Carineta lichiana (Boulard, 1985) Carineta rufescens (Fabricius 1803) References Carinetini Cicadidae genera
Miguel Ángel Palacio García (born 3 March 1949 in Ganzo (Torrelavega) is a Spanish politician. He served as the President of the Parliament of Cantabria from 2003 to 2011, and was succeeded by José Antonio Cagigas. References Presidents of the Parliament of Cantabria Members of the Parliament of Cantabria 1949 births Living people
Trapani Shark, previously known as Pallacanestro Trapani (2013-2023) is an Italian professional basketball team that is based in Trapani, Sicily. The club plays in the second division Serie A2, as of the 2015-16 season, and was recently purchased by Italian businessman Valerio Antonini. The team triumphed over rivals Blu Basket to win the 2023 Supercoppa LNP final Season by season Note: Statistics are correct as of 8 October 2020. Arena The club played in the Palestra "Dante Alighieri" (capacity:300) from 1970 to 1982 and the Palestra "Tenente Alberti" (capacity:800) from 1982 to 1986. After spending the 1986-87 season in the Marsala based Palasport "Fortunato Bellina" (capacity:600), the side moved back to Trapani in the Palasport "Palagranata" (capacity:3,800) where it stayed until 1997. Since then Trapani has played in the 4,575 seater PalaIlio. In August 2015, its name became the Pala Conad for sponsorship reasons. Current roster Trapani Shark Rebranding In April 2023, businessman and sports personality Valerio Antonini made the purchase of the then-known Pallacanestro Trapani, along with FC Trapani 1905. Both teams have since been the recipient of major development and an associated rebranding to move both entities into a single multi-sports brand under the label Trapani Shark. An investment of €1,460,000 in the clubs facilities has seen the introduction of an NBA-style centre court monitor as an effort to modernise and globalise the club's image. Notable players Retired numbers Other notable players Head coaches Alberto Cardella 1967–68 Giuseppe Vento 1968–73 Franco Di Paola 1973–75 Leonardo Mione 1975–77 Antonino Fodale 1977–1978 Leonardo Mione 1978–79 Alberto Cardella 1979–80 Rino Monaco 1980–81? Giuseppe Barbara 1980–81? Piero Musumeci 1981–82? Antonino Fodale 1981–82? Emilio Trivelli 1982–84 Bruno Boero 1984–86 Stefano Michelini 1986–88 Gianfranco Benvenuti 1988–91 Giancarlo Sacco 1991–92 Riccardo Sales 1992–93 Giovanni Gebbia 1993–94 (Oct.) Giancarlo Sacco 1993 (Nov.)–94 Gianfranco Benvenuti -1994 (October) Riccardo Cantone 1994 (Oct.)–95 (Jan.) Giuseppe Barbara 1995 (Jan.) - Giovanni Papini 1995–96 (Feb.) Stefano Cardella 1995–96 (Feb.) Marco Morganti 1996–97 Paolo Mollura 1997–98 Giacomo Genovese 1998–99 (Dec.) Gianni Lambruschi 2000 (Jan.) - Marco Morganti 2001 (Jan.) - Gianni Montemurro 2001–02 Massimo Bernardi 2002–03 Tony Trullo 2003–04 Luca Banchi 2004–05 Luigi Gresta -2005 (Nov.) Giancarlo Sacco -2005 (Nov.)–06 Gianluca Tucci 2006–08 Marco Calvani 2008–09 (Mar.) Marcello Perazzetti 09 (Mar.) - Giovanni Benedetto 2009–11 Flavio Priulla 2011–13 Lino Lardo 2013–15 Ugo Ducarello 2015-18 Daniele Parente 2018-present Presidents Francesco Calamia (1964–69) Giovanni Denaro (1969–80) Giovanni Crimi (1980–81) Vincenzo Garraffa (1981–94) Francesco Osvaldo Todaro (1994–97) Andrea Magaddino (1997-09) Alessandro Massinelli (2009–11) Pietro Basciano (2011–Present) Sponsorship names Throughout the years, due to sponsorship, the club has been known as: Pasta Poiatti Trapani (1984–1986) Olio Caruso Trapani (1986–1988) Pallacanestro Trapani (1988–1989) Vini Racine Trapani (1989–1990) Birra Messina Trapani (1990–1991) L'altra Sicilia Trapani (1991–1992) Tonno Auriga Trapani (1992–1996) Pallacanestro Trapani (1996–1998) Banca del Popolo Trapani (1998–1999) Banca Popolare Sant'Angelo Trapani (1999-2001) Basket Trapani (2001–2002) Satin Trapani (2002–2003) Basket Trapani (2003–2004) Banca Nuova Trapani (2004–2009) Basket Trapani (2009–2010) Shinelco Trapani (2010–2011) Gestamp Solar Trapani (2011–2012) Lighthouse Trapani (2012–2015) Lighthouse Conad Trapani (2015–2016) Lighthouse Trapani (2016-2018) 2B Control Trapani (2018–present) References External links Official website Serie A historical results Retrieved 24 August 2015 Eurobasket.com profile 1964 establishments in Italy Basketball teams established in 1964 Basketball teams in Sicily
```go /* See path_to_url / package mysql import ( gosql "database/sql" "fmt" "strings" "sync" "time" "github.com/github/gh-ost/go/sql" "github.com/openark/golib/log" "github.com/openark/golib/sqlutils" ) const ( MaxTableNameLength = 64 MaxReplicationPasswordLength = 32 MaxDBPoolConnections = 3 ) type ReplicationLagResult struct { Key InstanceKey Lag time.Duration Err error } func NewNoReplicationLagResult() ReplicationLagResult { return &ReplicationLagResult{Lag: 0, Err: nil} } func (this ReplicationLagResult) HasLag() bool { return this.Lag > 0 } // knownDBs is a DB cache by uri var knownDBs map[string]gosql.DB = make(map[string]gosql.DB) var knownDBsMutex = &sync.Mutex{} func GetDB(migrationUuid string, mysql_uri string) (db gosql.DB, exists bool, err error) { cacheKey := migrationUuid + ":" + mysql_uri knownDBsMutex.Lock() defer knownDBsMutex.Unlock() if db, exists = knownDBs[cacheKey]; !exists { db, err = gosql.Open("mysql", mysql_uri) if err != nil { return nil, false, err } db.SetMaxOpenConns(MaxDBPoolConnections) db.SetMaxIdleConns(MaxDBPoolConnections) knownDBs[cacheKey] = db } return db, exists, nil } // GetReplicationLagFromSlaveStatus returns replication lag for a given db; via SHOW SLAVE STATUS func GetReplicationLagFromSlaveStatus(informationSchemaDb gosql.DB) (replicationLag time.Duration, err error) { err = sqlutils.QueryRowsMap(informationSchemaDb, `show slave status`, func(m sqlutils.RowMap) error { slaveIORunning := m.GetString("Slave_IO_Running") slaveSQLRunning := m.GetString("Slave_SQL_Running") secondsBehindMaster := m.GetNullInt64("Seconds_Behind_Master") if !secondsBehindMaster.Valid { return fmt.Errorf("replication not running; Slave_IO_Running=%+v, Slave_SQL_Running=%+v", slaveIORunning, slaveSQLRunning) } replicationLag = time.Duration(secondsBehindMaster.Int64) time.Second return nil }) return replicationLag, err } func GetMasterKeyFromSlaveStatus(connectionConfig ConnectionConfig) (masterKey InstanceKey, err error) { currentUri := connectionConfig.GetDBUri("information_schema") // This function is only called once, okay to not have a cached connection pool db, err := gosql.Open("mysql", currentUri) if err != nil { return nil, err } defer db.Close() err = sqlutils.QueryRowsMap(db, `show slave status`, func(rowMap sqlutils.RowMap) error { // We wish to recognize the case where the topology's master actually has replication configuration. // This can happen when a DBA issues a `RESET SLAVE` instead of `RESET SLAVE ALL`. // An empty log file indicates this is a master: if rowMap.GetString("Master_Log_File") == "" { return nil } slaveIORunning := rowMap.GetString("Slave_IO_Running") slaveSQLRunning := rowMap.GetString("Slave_SQL_Running") if slaveIORunning != "Yes" \|\| slaveSQLRunning != "Yes" { return fmt.Errorf("Replication on %+v is broken: Slave_IO_Running: %s, Slave_SQL_Running: %s. Please make sure replication runs before using gh-ost.", connectionConfig.Key, slaveIORunning, slaveSQLRunning, ) } masterKey = &InstanceKey{ Hostname: rowMap.GetString("Master_Host"), Port: rowMap.GetInt("Master_Port"), } return nil }) return masterKey, err } func GetMasterConnectionConfigSafe(connectionConfig ConnectionConfig, visitedKeys InstanceKeyMap, allowMasterMaster bool) (masterConfig ConnectionConfig, err error) { log.Debugf("Looking for master on %+v", connectionConfig.Key) masterKey, err := GetMasterKeyFromSlaveStatus(connectionConfig) if err != nil { return nil, err } if masterKey == nil { return connectionConfig, nil } if !masterKey.IsValid() { return connectionConfig, nil } masterConfig = connectionConfig.Duplicate() masterConfig.Key = masterKey log.Debugf("Master of %+v is %+v", connectionConfig.Key, masterConfig.Key) if visitedKeys.HasKey(masterConfig.Key) { if allowMasterMaster { return connectionConfig, nil } return nil, fmt.Errorf("There seems to be a master-master setup at %+v. This is unsupported. Bailing out", masterConfig.Key) } visitedKeys.AddKey(masterConfig.Key) return GetMasterConnectionConfigSafe(masterConfig, visitedKeys, allowMasterMaster) } func GetReplicationBinlogCoordinates(db gosql.DB) (readBinlogCoordinates BinlogCoordinates, executeBinlogCoordinates BinlogCoordinates, err error) { err = sqlutils.QueryRowsMap(db, `show slave status`, func(m sqlutils.RowMap) error { readBinlogCoordinates = &BinlogCoordinates{ LogFile: m.GetString("Master_Log_File"), LogPos: m.GetInt64("Read_Master_Log_Pos"), } executeBinlogCoordinates = &BinlogCoordinates{ LogFile: m.GetString("Relay_Master_Log_File"), LogPos: m.GetInt64("Exec_Master_Log_Pos"), } return nil }) return readBinlogCoordinates, executeBinlogCoordinates, err } func GetSelfBinlogCoordinates(db gosql.DB) (selfBinlogCoordinates BinlogCoordinates, err error) { err = sqlutils.QueryRowsMap(db, `show master status`, func(m sqlutils.RowMap) error { selfBinlogCoordinates = &BinlogCoordinates{ LogFile: m.GetString("File"), LogPos: m.GetInt64("Position"), } return nil }) return selfBinlogCoordinates, err } // GetInstanceKey reads hostname and port on given DB func GetInstanceKey(db gosql.DB) (instanceKey InstanceKey, err error) { instanceKey = &InstanceKey{} err = db.QueryRow(`select @@global.hostname, @@global.port`).Scan(&instanceKey.Hostname, &instanceKey.Port) return instanceKey, err } // GetTableColumns reads column list from given table func GetTableColumns(db gosql.DB, databaseName, tableName string) (sql.ColumnList, sql.ColumnList, error) { query := fmt.Sprintf(` show columns from %s.%s `, sql.EscapeName(databaseName), sql.EscapeName(tableName), ) columnNames := []string{} virtualColumnNames := []string{} err := sqlutils.QueryRowsMap(db, query, func(rowMap sqlutils.RowMap) error { columnName := rowMap.GetString("Field") columnNames = append(columnNames, columnName) if strings.Contains(rowMap.GetString("Extra"), " GENERATED") { log.Debugf("%s is a generated column", columnName) virtualColumnNames = append(virtualColumnNames, columnName) } return nil }) if err != nil { return nil, nil, err } if len(columnNames) == 0 { return nil, nil, log.Errorf("Found 0 columns on %s.%s. Bailing out", sql.EscapeName(databaseName), sql.EscapeName(tableName), ) } return sql.NewColumnList(columnNames), sql.NewColumnList(virtualColumnNames), nil } // Kill executes a KILL QUERY by connection id func Kill(db *gosql.DB, connectionID string) error { _, err := db.Exec(`KILL QUERY %s`, connectionID) return err } ```
The St Leger is a greyhound racing competition held annually at Limerick Greyhound Stadium at Greenpark, Dock Road, Limerick, Ireland. The competition is an original classic race and was inaugurated in 1932 at Celtic Park in Belfast following the decision by the Irish Coursing Club to issue a new list of classic races. As was the practice at the time the Bord na gCon switched the event each year to a different track. Clonmel Greyhound Stadium, Shelbourne Park and Harolds Cross all played host before it found a permanent home at the old Markets Field Greyhound Stadium in Limerick. Past winners Venues & Distances Celtic Park (1932, 1943 550y) Clonmel (1933 550y) Shelbourne Park (1934, 1936, 1938, 1939 550y) Harolds Cross (1935, 1937, 1942 550y) Limerick (1940 & 1944-present 550y) Sponsors 2002–2017 (Kerry Agribusiness) 2018–2018 (Barking Buzz App) 2019–2020 (Friends of Limerick) 2021–2022 (Matchbook Betting Exchange) References Greyhound racing competitions in Ireland Greyhound racing competitions in Dublin (city) Sport in Limerick (city) Sport in County Limerick Recurring sporting events established in 1932 1932 establishments in Ireland
High Caliber is an album by Vallejo, California rapper Jay Tee, from N2Deep/Latino Velvet. Track listing "When I Come Thru" "Everybody Love" "Big Caddy" "Boss to Preciseness" (featuring E-40 & Turf Talk) "We Bubble" (featuring Baby Beesh) "I Can't Go For That" (featuring Mac Dre & Miami) "Shake the Spot" "Born Ready" (featuring 10sion) "Wants to Be" "What We Do" (featuring Baby Beesh & Frost) "Bounce Bounce" (featuring Don Cisco, B-12 & Miami) "D.A.U. (skit)" "Youngsta" "Baby Girl" (featuring Gemini & MC Magic) Sources [ AllMusic link] 40 Ounce Records link Jay Tee albums 2002 albums Albums produced by Happy Perez
Henry Cheyne may refer to: Henry Cheyne, 1st Baron Cheyne Henry le Chen or Cheyne, late 13th-century and early 14th-century Scoto-Norman bishop
José María Bellido Roche (born 15 September 1977) is a Spanish People's Party (PP) politician who is a city councillor (2004–) and the mayor (2019–) of Córdoba. Biography Early life and career Bellido was born in the Vallellano neighbourhood of Córdoba, Andalusia and gained his interest in local politics from his father, who was a secretary at the city hall in Almodóvar del Río. He graduated in law from the University of Córdoba and obtained a master's degree in Human Resources Management at ESIC University in Seville. In 1996, he joined the New Generations of the People's Party. He was first a candidate for the city council in 1999, 18th on the party's list. In 2004, he was elected. When the PP obtained the mayoralty with José Antonio Nieto, Bellido was put in charge of the treasury and administration. After Nieto lost the 2015 election to Isabel Ambrosio of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE), Bellido became the party's spokesman in the city hall and in 2018 was named the mayoral candidate for the following year. Mayor of Córdoba In June 2019, Bellido was invested as mayor of Córdoba after all councillors of the PP and Citizens voted in his favour, and Vox abstained. Within his first month in office, he closed down a commission initiated by his predecessor, which had claimed that the city's Mosque–Cathedral was public property and not the property of the Catholic Church. He then sought to normalise relations between the local government and the church. In August 2020, following the reconversion of Istanbul's Hagia Sophia into a mosque, Sultan bin Muhammad Al-Qasimi of Sharjah called for the Córdoba building to go through the same process. Bellido replied that "As mayor, I intend to defend our city, and if people come from outside telling us what to do, they are going to have the door closed in their faces". In March 2020, Bellido reversed the name changes of two local streets by Ambrosio, who had cited the Law of Historical Memory. The two streets bore the names of José Cruz Conde and Fernando Suárez de Tangil, two members of the Dictatorship of Primo de Rivera, the latter of whom also served Francisco Franco. References 1977 births Living people People from Córdoba, Spain Politicians from Andalusia Mayors of Córdoba, Spain University of Córdoba (Spain) alumni People's Party (Spain) politicians
Luís Carlos Vaz da Silva (born 31 August 1968), better known as Luís Carlos Goiano, is a Brazilian former professional footballer and manager who played mostly as defensive midfielder. Honours São Paulo Intercontinental Cup: 1993 Supercopa Libertadores: 1993 Grêmio Campeonato Gaúcho: 1995, 1996, 1999 Copa Libertadores: 1995 Sanwa Bank Cup: 1995 Recopa Sudamericana: 1996 Campeonato Brasileiro: 1996 Copa do Brasil: 1997 Atlético Parananense Campeonato Paranaense: 2000 Paulista Campeonato Paulista Série A2: 2001 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C: 2001 Individual Bola de Prata: 1996 References External links Luís Carlos Goiano at ogol.com.br 1968 births Living people Men's association football midfielders Brazilian men's footballers São Paulo FC players Associação Atlética Ponte Preta players Sport Club do Recife players Clube do Remo players Atlético Clube Goianiense players Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense players Club Athletico Paranaense players Paulista Futebol Clube players São José Esporte Clube players Sociedade Esportiva Matonense players América Futebol Clube (MG) players Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Footballers from Goiás Grêmio Barueri Futebol managers Mirassol Futebol Clube managers
Dianna Dilworth (born 1978 in San Diego, California) is a filmmaker and journalist. She attended San Francisco State University and the European Graduate School. She is the director of We Are the Children, a documentary about Michael Jackson's fans during his 2004-2005 trial, which is distributed by independent film distribution company Indiepix. She is also the director of a feature-length documentary on the Mellotron called Mellodrama. She also directed "The Gallery Is a Guillotine", a music video for the Most Holy Trinity on Brown Bottle Records; "Lonely Wine", a music video for artist TK Webb and label The Social Registry; and "What You Wish For", a music video for Telescope Music. She directs documentaries about culture in New York City for Current TV. As a freelance magazine writer, her articles have appeared in The Believer, Dwell, Russian Esquire, Architectural Record, and Plenty. References External links Dianna Dilworth personal website Dianna Dilworth in Rhizome Mellodrama Dianna Dilworth interview at Indiepix American documentary filmmakers 1978 births Living people
Deadly Awards 2004 the awards were an annual celebration of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander achievement in music, sport, entertainment and community. Music Most Promising New Talent in Music: Casey Donovan Single Release of the Year: Talk about love – Christine Anu Album Release of the Year: Djarridjarri (blue flag) – Saltwater Band Band of the Year: The Donovans Music Artist of the Year: Troy Cassar-Daley Jimmy Little Award for Lifetime Achievement in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Music: Mandawuy Yunupingu Excellence in Film & Theatrical Score: Archie Roach, Ruby Hunter and Paul Grabowsky – Ruby’s Story Sport Most Promising New Talent in Sport: Brett Lee Outstanding Achievement in AFL: Gavin Wanganeen Outstanding Achievement in Rugby League: Amos Roberts Male Sportsperson of the Year: Joshua Ross Ella Award for Lifetime Achievement in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Sport: Tony Mundine Female Sportsperson of the Year: Michelle Musselwhite The arts Dancer of the Year: Jason Pitt Outstanding Achievement in Film and Television: Ernie Dingo Outstanding Achievement in Literature: Dr Larissa Behrendt Actor of the Year: David Gulpilil Visual Artist of the Year: Michael Riley Community DEST Award for Outstanding Achievement in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education: Chris Sarra Outstanding Achievement in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health: Dr Ngaire Brown Broadcaster of the Year: Bevan Rankins, WAAMA 100.9fm References External links Deadlys 2004 winners at Vibe Australia The Deadly Awards 2004 in Australian music Indigenous Australia-related lists
Leo de Berardinis (3 January 1940 – 18 September 2008) was an Italian stage actor and theatre director. He was an important exponent of the Italian avant-garde theatre. Biography and career Born in Gioi, a village in southern Campania, de Berardinis grew up in the Apulian city of Foggia. After his first experiences as stage actor in the company of Carlo Quartucci, he started his collaboration with Perla Peragallo and, in 1968, he collaborated to the play Don Quixote of Carmelo Bene. During the 1970s, he moved to Marigliano, near Naples, with Perla Peregallo, in which he created several plays of improvisational theatre. In 1983 he collaborated with the Cooperativa Nuova Scena of Bologna and staged several Shakespearian plays, as Hamlet, King Lear and The Tempest. In 1987 he founded the company "Teatro di Leo" (i.e.: Leo's Theatre), which produced shows, workshops and meetings. In 1994 de Bernardinis directed the St. Leonard Theatre of Bologna and, from 1994 to 1997, took over the artistic direction of the theater's Festival of Santarcangelo di Romagna. On 4 May 2001 he received the honorary degree of the University of Bologna, for the academic discipline of humanities. On 16 June 2001, de Berardinis went into a coma after a plastic surgery, due to an error by an anesthesiologist. After seven years in a coma, he died in Rome on 18 September 2008. He died in Rome. Works Plays: 1967: La faticosa messinscena dell'"Amleto" di William Shakespeare (with Perla Peragallo) 1968: Sir and Lady Macbeth (with Perla Peragallo) 1972: O' Zappatore (with Perla Peragallo) 1973: Sir and Lady Macbeth (II edizione) (with Perla Peragallo) 1973: King Lacreme Lear Napulitane (with Perla Peragallo) 1974: Sudd (with Perla Peragallo) 1974: (with Perla Peragallo) 1976: (with Perla Peragallo) 1977: Assoli (with Perla Peragallo) 1977: Tre Jurni (with Perla Peragallo) 1978: Avita Murì (with Perla Peragallo) 1978: Sciopero autonomo (with Perla Peragallo) 1979: De Berardinis - Peragallo (with Perla Peragallo) 1980: Udunda Indina (with Perla Peragallo) 1980: XXXIII Canto del Paradiso da Dante (with Perla Peragallo) 1981: Annabel Lee da Edgar Allan Poe (with Perla Peragallo) 1981: Leo De Berardinis Re 1982: Gethsemani 1982: William Shakespeare e il Conte di Southampton in ruoli invertiti 1982: Apocalisse 1982: Il cervello esploso 1983: Kiat'amore 1983: The Connection (by Jack Gelber) 1984: Amleto; Dante Alighieri. Studi e variazioni 1985: King Lear. Studi e variazioni; Il Cantico dei cantici; Amleto (II edizione) 1986: La Tempesta; Il ritorno, riflessi da Omero-Joyce 1987: Novecento e mille; La Tempesta (II edizione) 1987: Delirio 1987: L'uomo capovolto 1988: Macbeth; Novecento e mille (II edizione) 1988: Il fiore del deserto da Giacomo Leopardi 1988: Quintett da Orfeo, Empedocle, Eschilo, Sofocle, Ranieri de' Calzabigi, Rimbaud 1989: 1990: Metamorfosi 1990: Totò, principe di Danimarca 1991: L'Impero della Ghisa 1991: Lo spazio della memoria 1992: IV e V atto dell' "Otello" di William Shakespeare 1993: Totò, principe di Danimarca (II edizione) 1994: Il ritorno di Scaramouche di Jean-Baptiste Poquelin e Leòn de Berardin 1996: King Lear n. 1 da William Shakespeare 1998: Lear Opera da William Shakespeare 1999: Past Eve and Adam's See also Experimental theatre References External links 1940 births 2008 deaths People from the Province of Salerno People from Foggia Italian male stage actors Italian theatre directors 20th-century Italian male actors
The Land Party is a South African political party that advocates for policies inspired by policy decisions used in economic development of the People's Republic of China. The party advocates collective farming and environmental awareness. The party grew out of land access and housing protests in Zwelihle, Hermanus in 2018. The Land Party plans to amend the Constitution to strengthen property rights, and transfer state-owned land to the poor. They also plan to abolish all taxes on capital, such as capital gains tax, transfer duties, estate duties, as well as decrease corporate taxes, abolish exemptions on VAT and increase personal tax. They plan to abolish the minimum wage, the unemployment insurance fund, and all forms of black-economic empowerment. The party contested the 2019 South African general election, failing to win any seats. In April 2019 the party threatened wide scale protest action if former King Buyelekhaya Dalindyebo was not released from prison. Dalindyebo was convicted of committing "arson, assault, kidnapping and defeating the ends of justice." In a December 2020 by-election in the Overstrand Local Municipality, the Land Party won a seat from the African National Congress Election results National elections \|- ! Election ! Total votes ! Share of vote ! Seats ! +/– ! Government \|- ! 2019 \| 7,074 \| 0.04% \| \| – \| \|} Provincial elections ! rowspan=2 \| Election ! colspan=2 \| Eastern Cape ! colspan=2 \| Free State ! colspan=2 \| Gauteng ! colspan=2 \| Kwazulu-Natal ! colspan=2 \| Limpopo ! colspan=2 \| Mpumalanga ! colspan=2 \| North-West ! colspan=2 \| Northern Cape ! colspan=2 \| Western Cape \|- ! % !! Seats ! % !! Seats ! % !! Seats ! % !! Seats ! % !! Seats ! % !! Seats ! % !! Seats ! % !! Seats ! % !! Seats \|- ! 2019 \| - \|\| - \| - \|\| - \| 0.01% \|\| 0/73 \| - \|\| - \| 0.02% \|\| 0/49 \| - \|\| - \| - \|\| - \| - \|\| - \| 0.29% \|\| 0/42 \|} References 2019 establishments in South Africa Political parties established in 2019 Political parties in South Africa Socialist parties in South Africa
The Benanain River is a river of western Timor, Indonesia. This river is the longest and the largest di the West Timor area, with a length of 132 km. The river is located in three regencies: Malaka, Timor Tengah Utara and Timor Tengah Selatan, province East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. The upstream rises from Mount Mutis, flowing in the southeast direction until discharging to Timor Sea near Besikama. Hydrology The watershed (Indonesian: Daerah Aliran Sungai/DAS) of Benanain has an area of 3,158 km2 comprising Malaka, Timor Tengah Utara, Timor Tengah Selatan and also a small part of Belu Regency. It is the largest watershed in the East Nusa Tenggara province. The Benanain River has a characteristic of very extreme discharge fluctuation, giving the indication that the condition of this watershed is in a serious damage. Consequently, every year this river causes big flooding. Tributaries Some of the largest tributaries of the river are: Baen River Biau River Asban River Okan River Muti River Bunu River Fatu River Laku River Besi River Geography The river flows in the middle south of Timor with predominantly tropical savanna climate (designated as Aw in the Köppen-Geiger climate classification). The annual average temperature in the area is 26 °C. The warmest month is November, when the average temperature is around 29 °C, and the coldest is June, at 23 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1760 mm. The wettest month is January, with an average of 305 mm rainfall, and the driest is September, with 5 mm rainfall. Uses The inhabitants along the Benanain River use the water for agriculture and fisheries by traditional fishing or using nets. The Benanain Dam in Kakaniuk village, district of Malaka Tengah, Malaka Regency, can distribute water to 15,000 hectare of farmlands. Other than agriculture, the dam is also used for flood prevention. Ecology This river is a habitat of local crocodiles. See also List of drainage basins of Indonesia List of rivers of Indonesia References Rivers of West Timor Rivers of Timor Rivers of Indonesia Drainage basins of Timor
Christian Rasp (born 29 September 1989) is a German bobsledder. He competed in the four-man event at the 2018 Winter Olympics. References External links 1989 births Living people German male bobsledders Olympic bobsledders for Germany Olympic medalists in bobsleigh Olympic silver medalists for Germany Bobsledders at the 2018 Winter Olympics Bobsledders at the 2022 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 2022 Winter Olympics People from Ochsenfurt Sportspeople from Lower Franconia 21st-century German people
Parchur is a mandal in the Bapatla district in the Coastal Andhra region of Andhra Pradesh, India. Its headquarters are in Parchur. Demographics As of 2011 census, the mandal had a population of 53,269 in 15,531 households. The total population constitutes 26,622 males and 28,046 females — a sex ratio of 1053 females per 1000 males. 4,833 children are in the age group of 0–6 years, of which 2,406 are boys and 2,427 are girls — a sex ratio of 1009 per 1000. The average literacy rate stands at 67.71% with 33,741 literates. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 14,000 (26.28%) and 3,691 (6.93%) of the population respectively. At the time of the 2011 census, 89.44% of the population spoke Telugu and 9.67% Urdu as their first language. References Mandals in Bapatla district
Chrysobothris rotundicollis is a species of metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae. It is found in North America. References Further reading Buprestidae Beetles described in 1837
Li Shuang (; ; born 27 June 1992) is a Chinese snowboarder. She represented China at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. References External links 1992 births Living people Chinese female snowboarders Snowboarders at the 2014 Winter Olympics Snowboarders at the 2018 Winter Olympics Olympic snowboarders for China Snowboarders at the 2017 Asian Winter Games Universiade medalists in snowboarding FISU World University Games gold medalists for China Competitors at the 2011 Winter Universiade 21st-century Chinese women
Langli may refer to: Places Langli (island), a small marsh island by the coast of Denmark Langli, Changsha, a subdistrict in Hunan, China Langli, Ukhrul, a village in Manipur, India John Christian Langli (born 1961), a Norwegian economist Terje Langli (born 1965), Norwegian cross country skier Stations Langli station (Changsha Maglev), a maglev station on Changsha Maglev Express. Located in Changsha, China. Langli Station, a railway station in Langli, Ski, Norway. See also Langley (disambiguation)
The 1992–93 Memphis State Tigers men's basketball team represented Memphis State University as a member of the Great Midwest Conference during the 1992–93 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers were led by head coach Larry Finch and played their home games at the Pyramid Arena in Memphis, Tennessee. The Tigers received an at-large bid to the 1992 NCAA tournament as No. 10 seed in the Southeast region. Memphis State fell to No. 7 seed Western Kentucky in the opening round. The team finished with a 20–12 record (7–3 Great Midwest). Roster Schedule and results \|- !colspan=9 style= \| Regular Season \|- !colspan=9 style= \| Great Midwest Conference Tournament \|- !colspan=9 style= \| NCAA Tournament Rankings Awards and honors Penny Hardaway – GMC Player of the Year (2x) Team players in the 1993 NBA draft References Memphis Tigers men's basketball seasons Memphis State Memphis State 1993 in sports in Tennessee 1992 in sports in Tennessee
Daven "Prestige" Vanderpool is an American rap and R&B record producer. He was once a member of Bad Boy's in-house production team, "The Hitmen", and has also produced on many Bad Boy-related projects. His usual sound is a distinctive combination of funk and more heavily, electronica influences, promoted through his use of samples from Gary Numan, Dominatrix and Duran Duran. This sound is particularly heard on his productions for Jay-Z, Puff Daddy, Sauce Money, Mase, Mic Geronimo and Shyne. Production credits Solo 1994: O.C. - "Point o Viewz" (with Buckwild); Word...Life 1996: Lil' Kim - "Dreams" (Featuring Adilah); Hard Core 1996: Yo-Yo - "Thank You, Boo"; Total Control 1997: LL Cool J - "Wanna Get Paid" (Featuring The Lost Boyz); Phenomenon 1997: Heavy D - "Waterbed Hev" (Featuring Vinia Mojica); Waterbed Hev 1997: Jay-Z - "Imaginary Player", "(Always Be My) Sunshine" (Featuring Babyface & Foxy Brown); In My Lifetime, Vol. 1 1998: Cam'Ron - "Me, My Moms & Jimmy"; Confessions of Fire 1998: McGruff - "What You Want"; Destined To Be 1999: Mase - "No Matter What", "Do It Again" (Featuring Puff Daddy); Double Up 1999: The Notorious B.I.G. - "Big Booty Hoes" (Featuring Too Short); Born Again 2000: Shyne - "It's Okay"; Shyne 2000: Beanie Sigel - "Die"; The TruthWith Puff Daddy 1998: Mic Geronimo - "Nothin' Move But The Money" (Featuring Kelly Price); Vendetta 1998: Total - "Sitting Home (Waiting For You Remix)" (Featuring Shyne); "Sitting Home" (Single) 1999: Mase - "If You Want To Party" (Featuring Cheri Dennis); Double Up' 1999: Faith Evans - "Love Like This" (Bad Boy Remix) (Featuring Black Rob); "All Night Long" (Single) 1999: Lil' Cease - "Don't Stop" (Featuring Puff Daddy), "My Niggaz" (Featuring Jay-Z, Bristal & Blake C.); The Wonderful World Of Cease-a-Leo 1999: Puff Daddy - "Victory" (Hip Hop Remix) (Featuring The Notorious B.I.G. & Busta Rhymes); "P.E. 2000" (Single) 1999: Puff Daddy - "Do You Like It... Do You Want It..." (Featuring Jay-Z); Forever 1999: The Notorious B.I.G. - "Notorious B.I.G." (Featuring Puff Daddy & Lil' Kim); "Would You Die 4 Me?" (Featuring Puff Daddy & Lil' Kim); Born Again 2000: Sauce Money - "Do You See?" (Featuring Puff Daddy & Pam Long from Total); Middle Finger U.'' External links Bad Boy Records American rhythm and blues musicians American record producers Living people Year of birth missing (living people)
Canelones () is the capital of the department of Canelones in Uruguay. Its name is derived from a species of cinnamon, which is called "canelón", growing along the banks of the homonymous river. Since 2010, the city is also the seat of the municipality of Canelones. Geography The city is located on Route 5 about North of Montevideo and on its intersection with Route 64. It lies on the west bank of the river Arroyo Canelón Chico. History It was founded on 24 April 1783 under the name "Villa Guadalupe". It became capital of one of the nine earlier Departments of the Republic. The railroad arrived here in 1874, while in 1908 National Route 5 from Montevideo was inaugurated. On 23 March 1916, it was renamed to "Canelones" and its status was elevated to "Ciudad" (city) by the Act of Ley Nº 5.400. Population According to the 2011 census, Canelones had a population of 19,865. In 2010, the Intendencia de Canelones had recorded a population of 25,961 for the municipality during the elections. While Canelones is the capital of the department of the same name, it has a considerably smaller population compared with two other cities in the department, Ciudad de la Costa and Las Piedras. Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay Economic activity The city and the department have numerous small to large vineyards and wineries. In 1987 the cold-storage facility "Frigorífico Canelones" was founded, which ever since became the principal industry of the city. Government and infrastructure The civil aviation agency of the country, National Civil Aviation and Aviation Infrastructure Direction (DINACIA), has its headquarters in Canelones. Places of worship Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe (Roman Catholic) Noted local people Diego Lugano, captain of the Uruguay national football team Pablo Gabriel García, football player for PAOK F.C. Matías Vecino, footballer Facundo Peraza (born July 27, 1992), footballer Robert Siboldi, Former football player and former manager of Santos Laguna Sebastián Rodríguez (born 1992), footballer Andrea Trujillo, Director of Nursing, Perfect Survey Champion Sister Cities Asunción, Paraguay Loudoun County, United States See also Canelones Department#Main Urban Centres References External links INE map of Canelones, Paso Espinosa and Paso Palomeque Populated places in the Canelones Department Populated places established in 1782 1782 establishments in the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata
Francis John Sparks (4 July 1855 – 13 February 1934) was an English amateur footballer, who played as a forward. He won the FA Cup in 1880 with Clapham Rovers and made three appearances for England, scoring three goals and being appointed captain. Career Sparks was born in Billericay, Essex and played for St Albans Pilgrims in 1873. He switched to join Brondesbury later that year for the rest of the season, and was part of the team defeated 5–0 by eventual finalists Royal Engineers in the FA Cup first round in October. Between 1876 and 1878 he played for Upton Park before joining Hertfordshire Rangers. His first England appearance came against Scotland on 5 April 1879. The match was played at the Kennington Oval and had originally been scheduled for 1 April but was postponed because of heavy snowfall. At half time, England were 4–1 down to the Scots. Charlie Bambridge scored early in the second half and his teammates had levelled the score by the 75th minute. With less than ten minutes remaining, the Scots scored what they thought was the winning goal but the referee disallowed it as offside. The English forwards then raced upfield with Bambridge scoring the winning goal, thus enabling England to claim their first victory over the Scots since 1873 in what was described as "the most exciting England and Scotland game to date". Sparks then joined Clapham Rovers, helping them to reach the final of the 1880 FA Cup. In the final against Oxford University Sparks was involved in the winning goal; with the prospect of extra time imminent, Sparks "made a clever run down the wing, crossed to the waiting Clopton Lloyd-Jones who had the simple task of slotting the ball between the Oxford goalposts to secure a one-goal lead." This was last appearance in an FA Cup Final for both teams. In the month before the Cup Final, Sparks had made his last two international appearances. On 13 March he again played in the match against Scotland, this time played at Hampden Park, Glasgow. The match ended in a 5–4 victory for the Scots (the most goals England have ever scored in a game and lost). Sparks scored England's third goal, with two of England's goals coming from Charlie Bambridge, whereas Scotland's scorers included a hat-trick from George Ker. His Clapham teammate, Norman Bailey also played in this match, at half back. Sparks' final England appearance came away to Wales on 15 March, when he was appointed team captain. Six players made their England debut in this match which England won 3–2 with two goals scored by Sparks. Tom Brindle, who also scored, had to leave the game in the second half due to injury, and England played on with ten men. Sparks later represented Essex and London, and was a member of the Football Association Committee from 1876 to 1880. He married in September 1884. He died on 13 February 1934 aged 78. He was also a member of the Wanderers club. Honours Clapham Rovers FA Cup winner: 1880 International goals Scores and results list England's goal tally first. References External links England profile 1855 births 1934 deaths People from Billericay English men's footballers England men's international footballers Upton Park F.C. players Clapham Rovers F.C. players Wanderers F.C. players Men's association football forwards Footballers from Essex
Man Kam To Control Point () is a border control point in Man Kam To, New Territories, Hong Kong, within the Closed Area on the border with Shenzhen, Guangdong. It was the first vehicular clearance border crossing in Hong Kong. Its counterpart across the border is the Wenjindu Port, located within Luohu District, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province. Until 1985, when the Sha Tau Kok border crossing opened, Man Kam To Control Point was the only vehicular link between Hong Kong and China. History A new concrete bridge opened at Man Kam To in 1976, replacing an older wooden bridge spanning the Sham Chun River that had deteriorated since. A second concrete bridge, located slightly upriver, was completed in 1984. As part of the Sham Chun River training works, a new four-lane bridge was built in 2003. Both of the older bridges were demolished at this time. On 30 January 2020, the border checkpoint closed all border crossing services with the exception of freight trucks, this was due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The border checkpoint reopened on 8 January 2023. See also Heung Yuen Wai Control Point References North District, Hong Kong China–Hong Kong border crossings Closed Area
Karl Herxheimer (; 26 June 1861 – 6 December 1942) was a German-Jewish dermatologist who was a native of Wiesbaden. He studied medicine at the universities of Freiburg, Strasbourg and Würzburg, receiving his doctorate in 1885 with a thesis on cerebral syphilis. Following graduation he worked as an assistant to Karl Weigert at the Institute of Pathology in Frankfurt am Main, and to Albert Neisser at the university skin clinic in Breslau. He later worked with his older brother, Salomon Herxheimer (1841–1899) in Frankfurt, where in 1894, he became director of the municipal dermatology clinic. Along with Paul Ehrlich, he was instrumental in founding the University of Frankfurt. In 1914 he became a professor for skin and venereal diseases at the new university. In August 1942, at the age of 81, he was taken to the Theresienstadt concentration camp, where he died a few months later. Herxheimer is credited with providing an early description of acrodermatitis chronica atrophicans (Taylor's disease), which is a dermatological disorder associated with the later stages of Lyme disease. This condition is sometimes referred to as "Pick–Herxheimer disease", named along with co-discoverer Philipp Josef Pick (1834–1910). With Austrian dermatologist Adolf Jarisch (1850–1902), the Jarisch-Herxheimer reaction ("herxing") is named, which is an inflammatory reaction to Salvarsan, antibiotics or mercury, when using these agents to treat syphilis. The clinical pharmacologist Andrew Herxheimer was his great nephew. Published works Über acrodermatitis chronica atrophicans. Archiv für Dermatologie und Syphilis, Berlin, 1902, 61: 57-76. Ueber eine bei Syphilitischen vorkommende Quecksilberreaktion. Deutsche medizinische Wochenschrift, 1902, Berlin, 1902, 28: 895-897. References Karl Herxheimer @ Who Named It 1861 births 1942 deaths Scientists from Wiesbaden People from the Duchy of Nassau 19th-century German Jews German dermatologists University of Würzburg alumni University of Freiburg alumni University of Strasbourg alumni Academic staff of Goethe University Frankfurt German people who died in the Theresienstadt Ghetto Jewish scientists Lyme disease researchers
Missed Call is a 2005 Indian English language film directed by Mridul Toolsidas and Vinay Subramaniam duo. The film was shot on 16mm in 15 days on shoe-string budget. Shot in cinema verite style with on location sync- sound, it went on to becoming Opening Film at Indian Panorama section of the 36th International Film Festival of India, and featured in World Cinema India section at the 60th Cannes Film Festival. Missed Call garnered Best International Film at the Israel Film Festival, United States. Missed Call was adjudicated the Best International Film at the Red Sea International Film Festival in 2008. The film was honored with Films Division of India's "Best of Indian Cinema." Plot The protagonist, a 20-something Gaurav Sengupta (Ankur Vikal) is obsessed with the idea of capturing every moment in life on celluloid and narrates the story as seen through his eyes. It is his journey from joy to despair, from hope to frustration and from love to lust. Production The movie was produced by Reelism Films and was their debut production. The movie was directed by the director duo, Mridul Toolsidas and Vinay Subramanian. Cast Ankur Vikal as Gaurav Sengpupta Salim Ghouse as Arindam Kumar Sengputa Heeba Shah as Gayatri Ram Kapoor as Vinay Murthy Tinnu Anand as DK Bose Seema Rahmani as Rose Reviews Strikingly original and darkly humorous, MISSED CALL is told in a captivating, vérité style that makes this directorial debut a must see for independent film aficionados worldwide. It boasts delightfully realistic performances and witty writing that capture the passion, pain and promise of urban youth navigating the rocky road toward adulthood. - Indian Film Festival "Missed Call" is a cutting example of niche cinema getting as close to the urban reality about the average bourgeois youngster as a camera can possibly take the audience. But at the end of the day the sense of aimlessness that overwhelms Gaurav Sengupta is much too familiar to connect with the audience as anything but an odd film about a square among circles. - WebIndia 123 "The film is about a filmmaker, his fight, his defeat, his eccentricities, his creativity and a burning passion for the medium. The directors sure deserve kudos because its a story that needs to be told." References External links Reelism Films 2005 films 2000s Hindi-language films Desi films Indian documentary films English-language Indian films Indian independent films Indian avant-garde and experimental films
HD 74389 is a double star system approximately 425 light years from Earth. The primary, HD 74389 A, was initially listed in the Hipparcos catalog as an A0V spectral type star, but this was subsequently updated in 1990 as A2V when Sanduleak and Pesch imaged it with the Burrell Schmidt telescope at Kitt Peak. The primary component is a white A-type main sequence star with an apparent magnitude of +7.48. Its furthest companion, HD 74389 B, is a DA-type white dwarf located 20.11 arcseconds west of—at least 190 AU from—HD 74389 A, and has a V magnitude of 14.62. On August 4, 2016, NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center announced that its citizen science program, Disk Detective, discovered a debris disk orbiting the primary, making this the first disk ever discovered around a star with a companion white dwarf. Cataloged as DDOI AWI00000wz, the disk temperature was observed to be at most 136 K. Although stars with white dwarf companions are common, and there are three known planetary systems with white dwarfs as distant companions (Gl 86, HD 27442, and HD 147513), no debris disks had previously been discovered with a closely associated white dwarf. References Triple star systems A-type main-sequence stars White dwarfs Circumstellar disks 042994 074389 BD+49 1766 J08454693+4852435 Ursa Major
Mohammed Abdulla Jumaa Alqubaisi (Arabic: محمد عبدالله جمعة القبيسي) is a UAE national and also the Chairman of Finance House, a UAE finance company headquartered in Abu Dhabi. Early life He graduated from the University of Texas, Austin with a Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering. Professional career Alqubaisi was for 5 years the Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank, the UAE’s largest Islamic Bank at the time. Before that, he was employed at the National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD) for 10 years and headed the Domestic, International and Capital Markets operations. In addition, he was on the Board of several leading institutions such as Visa International, Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange, and Qatar Telecom among others. Alqubaisi was an innovator in UAE Capital Markets overseeing the UAE stock market at NBAD (prior to the establishment of official stock exchanges) and was involved with most Initial Public Offerings of UAE companies since 1993. Corporate Social Responsibility Since the year 2005 and up until this day, Alqubaisi aimed through his institutions to create and take part in corporate social responsibility programs such as blood donations, charitable institution donations, Earth Hour initiatives, support programs, and government contributions to help in the fight against the pandemic. Awards •2013 - "Lifetime Achievement Award” as recognition for his achievements in the financial industry within the UAE References Living people People from Dubai Emirati businesspeople Year of birth missing (living people)
The hanging of Patrick O'Connor happened on June 20, 1834, in Dubuque, Michigan Territory, to a man convicted in Iowa's first murder trial. He was an immigrant from Ireland to the United States. The hanging occurred after his attempted lynching on May 19, 1834. The case and others like it showed a need for formal laws in the territory. Murder of George O'Keaf O'Connor was born in Ireland in 1797 and immigrated to Galena, Illinois, in 1826. Two years later, he broke his leg, requiring amputation. This helped make him a quarrelsome trouble maker. He shot a merchant, who survived. Some men considered lynching him, then decided otherwise when he promised them he would leave Galena. After leaving Galena, O'Connor traveled to Dubuque, Michigan Territory, to work in the lead mines. In 1833, he met fellow Irishman George O'Keaf. They built a cabin two miles south of Dubuque. On May 19, 1834, O'Keaf traveled to Dubuque to gather supplies and returned with one of his friends near 2pm. After O'Connor refused to unlock the door, O'Keaf broke it down with his shoulder. O'Connor was sitting in a bench on the opposite side and fatally shot him once with a musket. O'Keaf's friend reported this to the nearest cabin. When multiple miners asked O'Connor why he did it, he responded: "That is my business". He ordered them to bury the body. Some considered hanging O'Connor, and others wanted a trial. He was thus taken to Dubuque. Trial The trial was held on May 20, 1834, making it the first murder trial in Iowa. O'Connor was given the right to select the jury and it took place outside, under an elm tree. The jury, seated on a log, listened to the testimonies of witnesses. After the arguments from the defense and prosecution, the jury found O'Connor was guilty of first degree murder. He was sentenced to be hanged on June 20, 1834. During the month after the trial, O'Connor asked for a pardon or commutation of his sentence. The governor of Missouri said he did not have the power to grant a pardon and President Andrew Jackson said that "Congress had not extended the laws of the United States to that part of the country". At 1pm on June 20, 1834, he was hanged. Aftermath Because of this incident and others like it, Congress provided laws for the Iowa territory. On June 28, 1834, President Jackson approved an act which extended the "boundaries of Michigan to the Missouri and White Earth rivers and embracing all the territory between the northern boundary of Missouri and the Forty-Ninth Parallel". This ensured the beneficiaries of the Black Hawk Purchase would have the authority and protection of the United States. References Lynching in the United States Murder trials History of Iowa 1834 in Michigan Territory
Gyro was the official publication of its owners the Otago Polytechnic Students' Association (OPSA) at Otago Polytechnic in Otago, New Zealand. Gyro is a member of the Aotearoa Student Press Association (ASPA), and was the first polytechnic publication to fully join. Gyro was replaced with a weekly digital news-letter style publication, StudentNews in 2014. Previously Gyro was printed fortnightly and covered news, features, regular columns, and reviews. Printed copies were available free of charge around the Dunedin North and Central Otago campus areas, and selected sites in Dunedin city. Archive copies are held at Dunedin's Hocken Collections, which is run by the University of Otago. Gyro traces its history back to the 1960s photocopied SAM (Students' Association Magazine), and was known as Kram, and Student Informer during the '70s, Informer and Pinch in the '80s, and Tech Torque during the '90s, until its re-branding as "gYRo" in the late 1990s ("Gyro" as of 2007). Gyro was published as a newsprint magazine during the late 1990s and as a glossy magazine in the late 2000s. Since 2011 it was published in a Zine format for regular issues, and a glossy for special issues (e.g. Orientation). Gyro won second "Best Headline" and second "Best Small Publication" at the 2009 ASPA National Awards, second "Best Headline", second "Best Reviewer" and third "Best Columnist" in the 2010 Awards, and first-equal "Best Review", third "Best Original Photography", fourth "Best editorial", and fourth "Best Unpaid News Reporter" in the 2012 awards. References External links Otago Polytechnic Students' Association's official site Free magazines Independent magazines Magazines with year of establishment missing Mass media in Dunedin Magazines published in New Zealand Student magazines Student newspapers published in New Zealand Biweekly magazines Otago Polytechnic Weekly magazines published in New Zealand
Francisco Abel Murrieta Gutiérrez (; 1 May 1963 – 13 May 2021) was a Mexican lawyer and politician who was a member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI). He served as deputy of the LXIII Legislature of the Mexican Congress from 2015 to 2018, representing Sonora's sixth district. Previously, he was a member of the Congress of Sonora and the attorney general of the same state. Career Born in Ciudad Obregón, Sonora, Murrieta studied law at the Autonomous University of Nuevo León, from where he graduated in 1984. He provided legal counsel, as an independent corporate lawyer, to various businesses in Ciudad Obregón from 1986 to 1991. In addition, he worked at various universities in the state, teaching business law at the Sonora Institute of Technology from 1985 to 1990, commercial law at the Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education's Ciudad Obregón campus from 1991 to 1992, and administrative law at the Universidad La Salle Noroeste from 1997 to 1998. Sonora Attorney General He joined the Sonora Attorney General's office in 1991, working in various capacities for them as well as for the municipality of Cajeme before being named state Attorney General in 2004. When Guillermo Padrés Elías of the National Action Party (PAN) replaced outgoing governor Eduardo Bours in 2009, he fired the entire cabinet except for Murrieta. This was due to the fact that Eduardo Medina-Mora Icaza, the outgoing Attorney General of Mexico, called him "honest and incorruptible". He held the position for eight years, resigning in January 2012 to run for another office. Disappearance of Alfredo Jiménez Mota In early 2007, a municipal police officer from Navojoa implicated a group of public officials, including Murrieta, in the 2005 disappearance of journalist Alfredo Jiménez Mota. He testified that a group consisting of state Attorney General Murrieta, former mayor of Hermosillo (and brother of then-governor) Ricardo Robinson-Bours Castelo, Navojoa police director Luis Octavio Gastélum Villegas, and two other high-ranking members of law enforcement conspired with Raúl Enríquez Parra, a powerful Sonoran drug trafficker, to murder the young journalist because he was preparing to expose the relationship between the Sonoran government and organized crime in an upcoming report. Jiménez had also previously reported on Enríquez Parra's alliance with the Beltrán-Leyva Cartel as well as the infamous Cuarto Pasajero case from only a few months before his disappearance, where Sonoran authorities captured four traffickers in Hermosillo, including Enríquez Parra's brother Daniel, only to suspiciously release the "fourth passenger" Daniel a few hours later after paying a fine of 150 pesos. In 2008 another witness came forward; alleged cartel gunman Saúl García Gaxiola confessed to taking part in the kidnapping and murder while corroborating the fact that Murrieta and Bours were complicit in the crime. In a letter, he described Jiménez's last days, where Parra Enríquez tortured him into revealing his sources and told him that he would face no consequences for killing him on account of his relationship with Bours and Murrieta. 2009 Hermosillo daycare center fire Significant controversy arose regarding his handling of the daycare center fire in Hermosillo that killed 49 children in June 2009. Governor of Sonora Eduardo Bours admitted a few days afterwards that the daycare's owners had familial ties to state government officials, state PRI party officials and First Lady Margarita Zavala. After initially stating that the result of an independent investigation found a faulty air conditioning system to blame, Murrieta went on a media campaign accusing the Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS) of criminal negligence, stating that they had been aware of safety violations in the building ever since they had sent the daycare a letter in 2005 detailing their violations. In July he announced the arrest of two IMSS workers and seven state employees, telling reporters that he would resign if they could prove he was lying about the investigation. All seven state employees would be released on bail. All three co-owners of the establishment would be released on bond and then absolved of guilt. In addition, the only government official to serve any time was Delia Irene Botello Amante, the last government employee to visit the daycare before the fire, who was arrested in 2011 and released in 2014 on a technicality. A year after the disaster the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation ruled that although there were serious violations, no public official could be held legally responsible for the events that transpired. Soon thereafter a coalition of victims' parents formed the Movimiento Ciudadano por la Justicia 5 de Junio in their fight for justice. Among other demands for recently-elected governor Guillermo Padrés Elías, they asked for Murrieta's removal from office due to perceived obstruction of justice. The initial public support he had when he entered office a year prior had dropped due to his refusal to dismiss Murrieta. In September 2016 it came to light that the letter that Murrieta claimed was sent to the daycare center in 2005 had been falsified by state government officials in an attempt to divert attention and shift blame away from the government, since the fire had actually begun in an adjacent warehouse used by the state secretariat of finance to store documents. A hypothesis that was investigated was that the fire was intentionally started in the warehouse with the purpose of destroying potential evidence of excessive debts incurred by the Bours government. A federal judge ordered the Sonora Attorney General's office to launch an investigation into both Murrieta and Bours for document falsification as well as altering the scene of the crime. The entire scandal has since become emblematic of the impunity, corruption and nepotism exhibited by public officials in the country. Murder of Nepomuceno Moreno Nuñez In November 2011, peace activist Nepomuceno Moreno Núñez was gunned down in broad daylight while driving in Hermosillo; he had risen to prominence after tirelessly speaking out against organized crime and corruption and directly blaming state police for working with criminal organizations in his son's kidnapping the year prior. At a press conference less than 24 hours after his death, Murrieta emphasized Moreno's criminal past while omitting the fact he was absolved of his charges, implying that the shooting was unrelated to his recent activism. The almost-immediate criminalization of the victim garnered significant criticism from both journalists and activists. Prominent poet and activist Javier Sicilia called on the governor to fire Murrieta, saying that Moreno had sought protection from the government after receiving multiple death threats and he had failed to take action. Congress of Sonora Following his resignation from the state Attorney General's office, he registered as a candidate for the PRI nomination to the Congress of Sonora in 2012. He won a seat representing the 16th district of Ciudad Obregón southeast, and served his full term as a deputy of the LX Legislature from 2012 to 2015. He was a member of committees on audit/fiscal review, labor/public works, economic development/tourism, energy/environment, health, rules/legislative precedence, and water. In 2013 he fought for misallocated funds to be rightfully distributed to the Sonora Institute of Technology, a school he taught business law at from 1985 to 1990, noting that they had received less than half of its promised budget from the state government. Chamber of Deputies After his term in the state legislature, Murrieta won a seat as a deputy in the LXIII Legislature of the Mexican Congress for Sonora's 6th district in 2015. It was a landslide, as he took 49.34% of the popular vote, nearly twice as much as his PAN rival Nidia Eloísa Rascón Ruiz who finished with 25.69%. During his three-year term he was a member of seven committees, including the public safety committee and the justice committee. In 2017 Murrieta announced his intention to run for municipal president of Cajeme in the following year's elections under the PRI banner. In February 2018, however, he resigned from the party and joined PAN after disagreements arose regarding the internal election of Emeterio Ochoa Bazúa as party candidate. Murrieta continued his career in law after leaving office. He, along with former Baja California Attorney General Antonio Martínez Luna, represented the LeBarón family in their legal case dealing with the fallout of the LeBarón and Langford families massacre in northeastern Sonora that left nine people dead in November 2019. Death Murrieta was shot and killed in Ciudad Obregón on 13 May 2021. He was standing on a street corner distributing flyers for his campaign for the municipal presidency (now under the Citizens' Movement banner) when a car approached and fired multiple shots, hitting him in the head. A female campaign worker was also injured. Murrieta was rushed to a local hospital, where he died of his injuries. In his final campaign video, which was released a few days later, he had denounced crime and impunity in the city while stating that he was not afraid. Governor Claudia Pavlovich Arellano condemned the killing and vowed to work with the state attorney general's office to find the perpetrators. 15 candidates from Murrieta's party in Sonora requested some type of protection following the attack. On 9 August 2021, Omar Alejandro Sayula Torres, a.k.a. El Mou, was detained in Ciudad Obregón and was identified as a possible suspect in the killing of Murrieta. The attack was attributed to the Caborca Cartel, the same group which had carried out the massacre on Murrieta's clients, the LeBarón family, in 2019. The Caborca Cartel had been in a bloody conflict with the Sinaloa Cartel for control of the region, leading to an increase in murders over the past several years. Murrieta was due to travel to Tijuana on the day after he was killed to meet with Adrián LeBarón about their legal case relating to the massacre. In January 2022, a commemorative marble plaque was placed on the street where Murrieta was killed. References 1963 births 2021 deaths 20th-century Mexican lawyers 21st-century Mexican lawyers 21st-century Mexican politicians Institutional Revolutionary Party politicians Members of the Congress of Sonora Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Mexico) for Sonora Autonomous University of Nuevo León alumni Academic staff of the Sonora Institute of Technology Academic staff of the Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education Mexican prosecutors Corporate lawyers Politicians from Sonora People from Ciudad Obregón Assassinated Mexican politicians Deaths by firearm in Mexico People murdered in Mexico Deputies of the LXIII Legislature of Mexico 2020s assassinated politicians
Fluorescent lamps have been suggested to affect human health in various ways. Flicker effects New lighting systems have not used magnetic ballasts since the turn of the century, however some older installations still remain. Fluorescent lamps with magnetic ballasts flicker at a normally unnoticeable frequency of 100 or 120 Hz (twice of the utility frequency; the lamp is lit on both the positive and negative half-wave of a cycle). This flickering can cause problems for some individuals with light sensitivity and are associated with headaches and eyestrain. Such lamps are listed as problematic for some individuals with autism, epilepsy, lupus, chronic fatigue syndrome, Lyme disease, and vertigo. Newer fluorescent lights without magnetic ballasts have essentially eliminated flicker. Individuals with high flicker fusion threshold are particularly affected by these obsolete, electromagnetic ballasts: their EEG alpha waves are markedly attenuated and they perform office tasks with greater speed and decreased accuracy. Ordinary people have better reading performance using frequency (50–60 Hz) electromagnetic ballasts than electronic ballasts, although the effect was large only for the case of luminance contrast. Early studies suspected a relationship between the flickering of fluorescent lamps with electromagnetic ballasts and repetitive movement in autistic children. However, these studies had interpretive problems and have not been replicated. Ultraviolet radiation risk Some fluorescent lamps emit ultraviolet radiation. The Health Protection Agency of the United Kingdom has conducted research concluding that exposure to open (single envelope) compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) for over 1 hour per day at a distance of less than 30 cm can exceed guideline levels as recommended by the International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP). Not all open CFLs produce significant UV emissions. However, close proximity to bare skin can result in exposure levels similar to direct sunlight. The Health Protection Agency of the United Kingdom recommend that in situations requiring close proximity to the light source, open (single envelope) CFLs be replaced with encapsulated (double envelope) CFLs. In 2009, Natural Resources Canada released a report describing the possible UV exposure from several types of lamps. The report states that at 3 cm distance, the recommended daily exposure to ultraviolet radiation for skin and eye damage (if looking directly at the lamp) was attained between 50 minutes and 5 hours depending on the type of lamp. The report observes that such a close distance is unlikely in actual use. The report also states that most bare-spiral lamps tested gave off more UV than the 60 watt incandescent lamp tested, but that the encapsulated (double envelope) CFLs emitted less UV radiation. At 30 cm distance, the recommended maximum daily exposure was attained between 3 hours and 6 hours, with little difference between the studied 60 watt incandescent lamp and any bare-spiral CFL. The report states that the threshold limit values used represent otherwise healthy individuals who are not experiencing any hypersensitivity conditions or exposed to substances that increase UV sensitivity. Outdoor sunlight can supply the maximum recommended daily UV exposure in 20 to 100 minutes. SCENIHR study and report The Scientific Committee on Emerging and Newly Identified Health Risks (SCENIHR) in 2008 reviewed the connections between artificial light and numerous human diseases. The abstract of the report states that no suitable scientific evidence was available of a relationship between fluorescent lighting and several diseases in humans. The abstract states that in the worst case 0.05% of the European Union population have light-sensitivity conditions that may be affected by blue light or UV emitted by artificial light sources. The abstract further notes that double-walled lamps would reduce UV emissions of concern to sensitive individuals. Self-reporting suggests fluorescent lamps aggravate dyslexia, but tests show that dyslexic patients are unable to detect flicker emanating from light sources. This opinion was updated by SCENIHR in 2012, with no significant changes from the opinion of 2008. Mercury Fluorescent bulbs contain mercury, a toxic substance. The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) provides safety guidelines for how to clean up a broken fluorescent bulb. Mercury can be harmful to children and developing fetuses, so children and pregnant women should avoid being in the area whilst a broken bulb is cleaned up. Bulbs which have reached the end of their life should not be disposed of in normal trash, as this may release the mercury into the environment if the bulb is damaged. Several countries have specialised recycling or disposal systems for fluorescent bulbs. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the amount of mercury contained in a compact fluorescent lamp (about 4–5 mg) is approximately 1% of the amount found in a single dental amalgam filling or old-style glass thermometer. Some linear fluorescent lamps contain reduced mercury (as low as 1.7 mg) and are typically termed as "Green" and are recognizable by their green caps/tips. The U.S. EPA states that using energy-efficient CFLs reduces demand for power, which reduces the amount of coal burned by power plants and hence reduces the amount of mercury emitted from coal fired power plants. Other conditions associated with fluorescent light In rare cases individuals with solar urticaria (allergy to sunlight) can get a rash from fluorescent lighting, although this is true of any source of light. Very photosensitive individuals with systemic lupus erythematosus may experience disease activity under artificial light. Standard acrylic diffusers over the fluorescent lamps absorb nearly all the UV-B radiation and appear to protect against this. One paper suggested that in rare cases, fluorescent lighting can also induce depersonalization and derealization; subsequently, it can worsen depersonalization disorder symptoms. The charity Migraine Action Association reported concerns from members that CFL bulbs can cause migraines, and there are many anecdotal reports of such occurrences. References Toxic effects of substances chiefly nonmedicinal as to source Gas discharge lamps
Catholic Action are groups of lay Catholics who advocate for increased Catholic influence on society. They were especially active in the nineteenth century in historically Catholic countries under anti-clerical regimes such as Spain, Italy, Bavaria, France, and Belgium. In 1934, Adolf Hitler ordered the murder of Erich Klausener, head of a Catholic Action group in Nazi Germany, during the Night of the Long Knives. Catholic Action is not a political party in and of itself; however, in many times and places, these movements have engage in political activities. Since World War II, the concept has often been supplanted by Christian Democrat parties that were organised to combat Communist parties and promote Catholic social justice principles in places such as Italy and West Germany. Catholic Action generally includes various subgroups for youth, women, workers, etc. In the postwar period, the various national Catholic Action organizations for workers formed the World Movement of Christian Workers, which remains active today as a voice within the Church and in society for working class Catholics. History The Catholic Action movement has its beginnings in the latter part of the 19th century as efforts to counteract a rise in anti-clerical sentiment, especially in Europe. A variety of diverse groups formed under the concept of Catholic Action. These include the Young Christian Workers, the Young Christian Students; the Cursillo movement, RENEW International; the Legion of Mary; Sodalities; the Christian Family Movement; various community organizing groups like COPS (Communities Organized for Public Service) in San Antonio, and Friendship House in Harlem, an early influence on Thomas Merton. Examples Around 1912, as a curate in a parish in Laeken, on the outskirts of Brussels, Joseph Cardijn, who dedicated his ministry to aid the working class, founded for the young seamstresses a branch of the Needleworkers' Trade Union. In 1919 he founded the Young Trade Unionists. In 1924, the name of the organization was changed to "Jeunesse Ouvrière Chrétienne", the Young Christian Workers. JOC grew throughout the world; its members were often known as "Jocists" (the movement was often called "Jocism"). By 1938, there were 500,000 members throughout Europe; in 1967, this had increased to 2,000,000 members in 69 countries. A fruit of the contemporary Catholic Action movement, the International Catholic Union of the Press UCIP was founded in Belgium in 1927. A year later, the Organization Catholique Internationale du Cinéma (OCIC) was founded in The Netherlands, and the Bureau Catholic International de Radiodiffusion (BCIR), in Germany. It became Unda in 1946. Members of these professional Catholic lay associations, working in the world of the professional media, wanted to unite their efforts against the perceived secularization of society. On the one hand, they believed that the press and the new media of radio and cinema were contributing to secularization. On the other hand, they participated in the secular media in order to use them as a new means of evangelization. They answered a call from God through the church to evangelize the secular mass media, or at least endow them with Gospel values. As a result of the merger of the Catholic media organizations OCIC and Unda, a new organisation was founded in 2001 in Rome called SIGNIS. In 2014, the Holy See suggested that SIGNIS should also integrate the members of the former International Catholic Union of the Press (UCIP). Australia The National Civic Council is an Australian Catholic Action group formed in 1957 out of the Australian Catholic social studies movement under the leadership of B.A. Santamaria. Precursors to the NCC were active in the Australian Labor Party, but were expelled from the party by less conservative members during the 1955 Labor Split. The expelled members of the party went on to form the Australian Labor Party (Anti-Communist) and the subsequent Democratic Labor Party. Chile In Chile, Catholic Action was the name of a nationwide youth movement. Under the aegis of Saint Alberto Hurtado it was responsible for the founding of the Chilean Trade Union Association. Italy Azione Cattolica is probably the most active Catholic Action group still around today. Catholic Action was particularly well suited to Italy where Catholic party political action was impractical, firstly under the Anti-Clerical Savoyard regime from 1870 until about 1910 and later under the Fascist regime which prohibited independent political parties. The present association Azione Cattolica was founded in 1867 by Mario Fani and Giovanni Acquaderni with the name of Società della Gioventù Cattolica Italiana (Italian Catholic Youth Society), then reformed during the Mussolini regime when the association was structured into 4 sectors and was called Azione Cattolica. Catholic Action in other countries Catholic Action was organised in many other countries, including: Argentina (still active) Brazil (see Alceu Amoroso Lima) Canada (see Catherine Doherty) Croatia (see Croatian Catholic movement) France (see La Croix) Guatemala (see Josefina Alonzo Martínez) Ireland (see Legion of Mary) Lithuania (see Catholic Action Center) Malta (Azzjoni Kattolika Maltija) Mexico (Acción Católica Mexicana) New Zealand Poland (See Aleksander Cardinal Kakowski) Portugal Philippines (see Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Manila) South Korea Spain (still active), where it gave rise to Cursillo under the name Hermandad Obrera de Acción Católica United Kingdom United States (See Friendship House, Catholics for the Common Good and Catholic Worker Movement) See also Catholic social teaching Corporatism Political catholicism Student Catholic Action Pascual Abaj Manuel Aparici Navarro Bartolome Blanco Marquez, Youth leader of Catholic Action and martyr of the Spanish Civil War Notes and references Sources IL FERMO PROPOSITO (On Catholic Action in Italy), Pius X, 1905 External links Anti-fascist organizations Catholic advocacy groups Catholic lay organisations 19th-century Catholicism 20th-century Catholicism Catholic social teaching Catholic trade unions
Golimaar () is a 2010 Indian Telugu-language action crime film directed by Puri Jagannadh and produced by Bellamkonda Suresh under Sri Sai Ganesh Productions banner. The film stars Gopichand and Priyamani in the lead roles. The music was composed by Chakri. It is inspired by the life of Daya Nayak, who was known for his record number of encounter killings in the late 1990s. Golimaar was released on 27 May 2010 to positive reviews from critics and became a commercial success at the box office. Geetha Madhuri won the Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer for the film's song "Magallu". Plot Gangaram is an orphan who grows up to become an honest cop. DIG Bharath Nandan promotes him as an encounter specialist after being impressed with his combat and shooting skills. Gangaram intends to bring down the gangster networks of Talwar who is operating in the city, and Khalid who is operating from Malaysia. ACP Patnayak becomes jealous of Gangaram who starts eliminating criminals with the help of his team and becomes famous for the encounter killings. Eventually, Gangaram attacks Talwar, but runs out of ammunition before he can shoot him. Patyanak arrives and arrests him, much to Gangaram's disappointment. Later, Talwar injures himself in an attempt to escape from the hospital, but Gangaram accompanies and kills him along with his henchmen. Learning Khalid is in Kenya for a private trip, Gangaram decides to go there to kill him, but Bharath asks him to tender his resignation due to the confidentiality of the operation. While Gangaram is at home with his girlfriend Pavitra, Patnayak and other officers raid his house and arrest him on the charges of syndicate connections. In custody, Gangaram learns that he was used by Khalid and Bharath to eliminate Talwar, where he escapes and explains to the media that how he was framed despite his honesty. Gangaram now becomes gangster named "Gangu Bhai" and starts eliminating the police officers involved in the encounter attempt on him. Patnayak arrests and tortures Pavitra to find out Gangaram's location. Learning this, Gangaram gets Patnayak killed by one of his henchmen as Pavitra recovers in the hospital. Pavitra's mother Arundhati is taken away by police officers and Bharath, who is revealed to be her estranged husband, asks her to make Gangaram spare his life for the sake of Pavitra. However, Arundhati tells him on the phone to kill Bharath, further explaining how he betrayed her. Bharath shoots her dead, following which Gangaram uses him to find out Khalid's location in Malaysia. After killing Bharath, Gangaram goes to Malaysia where he makes one of Khalid's henchmen David to help him in killing other henchmen at gunpoint. However, Gangaram is beaten up and questioned by Khalid who believes someone has helped him. Making Khalid suspect his henchmen, Gangaram gets into a fight and kills the henchmen in an ensuing chase. Khalid rushes to a helipad, where Gangaram kills the pilot and fights with Khalid. Learning that Khalid's real name is Anthony who has been living in Malaysia with a Mexican passport, Gangaram shoots Khalid/Anthony dead and informs DGP Prakash (It is revealed that the whole plan was made by Gangaram with Prakash helping him). Gangaram wants to return to India and resume his duties, but Prakash instead tells him to stay there and operate his gang to keep the syndicate under the police. Gangaram agrees and calls his henchmen, Pavitra and Gopi to settle in Malaysia. Cast Gopichand as SI Gangaram Priyamani as Pavitra Roja Selvamani as Arundhati, Pavitra's mother Kelly Dorji as Khalid Shawar Ali as Talwar Nassar as DIG Bharat Nandan Mukhtar Khan as ACP Patnayak M. S. Narayana as Hotel Babai Ali as Gopi Jeeva as a police constable Satyam Rajesh as Rajesh Pruthviraj as Laxmikant Reddy Salim Baig as David, Khalid's henchman Pavala Syamala as a maid Junior Relangi as man at the grocery shop Dheer Charan Srivastav as a pimp Prakash Raj as DGP Prakash Raj (extended cameo appearance) Soundtrack The musix was composed by Chakri, while the lyrics were written by Bhaskarabhatla. The soundtrack was released on ADITYA Music Company. The music was released on 5 May at a function organized in Club Jayabheri. Production After delivering an average grosser in the form of Ek Niranjan, Puri Jagannath announced that his next project titled as Golimaar (గోలీమార్) with Gopichand playing the role of an encounter specialist. Hansika Motwani was originally announced as heroine, but the actress denied being part of this film and was replaced by Priyamani. Shooting started on 21 December 2009 at Jubilee hills in Hyderabad. Awards Filmfare Awards Won Best Female Playback Singer - Geetha Madhuri - "Magallu" Nominated Best Supporting Actress - Roja Selvamani Best Lyricist - Bhaskarbatla Ravi Kumar - "Gundello Edo Sadi" Release The film received an "A" certificate from the CBFC. Critical reception Fullhyd.com gave the film 3.5/5 and praised the construction of Gopichand's character, action sequences, dialogues and writing, but criticized the "done-to-death villainy and the predictability of the script." 123Telugu gave 3.25/5 stars and wrote "If you could call Desperado a stylish take on a ‘Western Spaghetti’, you could as well call this film a typical 'Telugu Film Style' take on a cop story! Go watch it." Telugu cinema wrote "Golimaar is strictly okay. Nothing new, nothing exciting. Just plain, ordinary, masala action film from Puri." Rediff wrote "All in all, Golimaar is a full on masala film." Sify wrote "Golimaar unleashes a feel among the audience that the gap between the thoughts of Puri Jagan and their reach with the spectators is widening with each film." Box-office The film was said to be completed 50 days in 79 centres. Home Video The Hindi-dubbed version was released on DVD, VCD and also on YouTube by Aditya Music in 2011. The Telugu version was made available to stream on Sun NXT. References External links 2010 films 2010s Telugu-language films 2010 action films Indian action films Films directed by Puri Jagannadh Fictional portrayals of the Andhra Pradesh Police 2010 masala films Films scored by Chakri Films shot in Hyderabad, India Films shot in Malaysia Films set in Hyderabad, India Indian police films Encounters in India
Henry Hill Vale (1831–26 August 1875) was a British architect who was active in North West England in the late 19th century. He was born in Liverpool, Lancashire, into a Warwickshire family, and studied under the Liverpudlian architect Henry Roberts. Vale served as president of the Liverpool Architectural Society 1870-72. He is noted as one of the architects responsible for the design of the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool. Work In 1874, Vale was commissioned to assist the architect Cornelius Sherlock in the design of the Neoclassical Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool. At the laying of the foundation stone in 1874, Vale and Sherlock were presented by Lord Sandon to the Duke of Edinburgh. Vale had previously worked for the gallery's benefactor, Sir Andrew Barclay Walker, on an unrealised project to build a church for his house at Gateacre in 1868. Walker commissioned work from Vale again in 1874, on a proposal for an ornate Gothic Revival-style Conservative Club building in Liverpool, also unrealised. Vale's buildings include: A row of offices and shops on Lord Street, Liverpool (1867) St Andrew's United Church in New Brighton, Wallasey (1869) Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool (1877) St Paul's Methodist Church, Didsbury, Manchester (1877) A Congregational Church on Aigburth Road, Liverpool The Anglican Church of St. John and St. Philip in The Hague, Netherlands (1873, destroyed 1945) The YMCA building on Mount Pleasant, Liverpool Vale was the architect for a number of other buildings in Liverpool, including residential villas in Sefton Park, an infants' school in West Derby, Earle & King linseed oil mill on Burlington Street, and a commercial block on the corner of Whitechapel and Richmond Street. Vale also designed a new banking building for the Liverpool Sailors' Home. Death Vale reportedly suffered from chronic mental health problems and a form of psychological stress. On 26 August 1875, while at home with his wife and daughter, Vale took a dose of laudanum and drowned himself in a pond behind the family house. His suicide was attributed to "temporary insanity" caused by pressure of work. Vale's death occurred part-way through the Walker Art Gallery project; following this, Vale's contribution to the design no longer appeared on architectural documentation and Sherlock claimed credit for the entire project. References External links - review of a speech given by H.H. Vale in 1871 - a lecture given by Vale on the Roman remains at Wroxeter 1831 births 1875 deaths 19th-century English architects Architects from Liverpool Suicides by drowning in England English ecclesiastical architects Gothic Revival architects British neoclassical architects Fellows of the Royal Institute of British Architects
Batang Kali is a town and mukim in Hulu Selangor District, Selangor, Malaysia. The city is designated as a transit point to Genting Highlands, a renowned resort city. Originally just a small town gaining traction due to the development of Ligamas, Batang Kali is now quickly emerging as one of the fastest-growing suburb in Hulu Selangor District. History The downtown of Batang Kali, Bandar Utama Batang Kali is primarily a planned city, developed on what originally is an oil palm plantations by Ligamas, Ltd. After the initial development by Ligamas in the early 2000, Batang Kali quickly took off with many new inhabitants moving into the town. From time to time, more investors and developers lay their foundation in the town. Geography Batang Kali is a name for both a mukim and the city. The mukim has a total area of -. Nearby mukims are Ulu Yam and Rasa mukims. The location of Batang Kali being at the base of Titiwangsa Mountains and near the major resort city Genting Highlands, made it an attractive location to tourists all around the country. Many recreational parks and holiday resorts have been opened all around it, especially along the route connecting Batang Kali and Genting Highlands. Bandar Utama Batang Kali Batang Kali's biggest development that thus denotes as the downtown of the city, Bandar Utama Batang Kali, is where all the businesses reside. Bandar Utama Batang Kali is situated at the core of the city with shopping, restaurants and residential services. Bandar Utama Batang Kali is steadily expanding with new sections being added as new developments are being constructed, such as the Pusat Perdagangan Ara. As of 2023, many businesses are present in and around Batang Kali, among them are the following: Fast-food chains KFC Subway Marrybrown Pizza Hut Domino's Pizza KungFu Sushi A&W Cafes Secret Recipe Baker's Cottage Richiamo Coffee Wakaka F&B Mykōri Tealive Coolblog Mammabunz Costa Coffee Bean with Me ZUS Coffee Bask Bear Coffee Retailers FamilyMart CU Mart emart24 99 Speedmart KK Supermart 7-Eleven Guardian Watsons MR.DIY HappyHome Eco-Shop Pusat Pakaian Hari-Hari Setia Gedung TEN TEN YST Cash & Carry Pasaraya Yang Yang Pasaraya Econsave Pasaraya Penko Pasaraya MM Segi Fresh XM Freshmart SWC Enterprise Al-Ikhsan Sports Transportation Rail services Batang Kali is connected to KTM Port Klang line by Batang Kali Station. Major roads Federal Route Notable events The Batang Kali massacre occurred at this location on 12 December 1948 during the period of the Malayan Emergency. On 16 December 2022, a landslide hit campsites in Father's Organic Farm at Jalan Genting (Selangor State Route ) near the town, killing 31 people, 8 of them are children. Education Schools within the township boundary of Batang Kali include: Elementary: Sekolah Kebangsaan Kampung Kuantan Sekolah Kebangsaan Batang Kali Sekolah Kebangsaan Bandar Baru Batang Kali Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (Tamil) Ladang Batang Kali Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (Cina) Kampung Gurney Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (Cina) Choong Chee Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (Cina) Batang Kali Sekolah Rendah Agama Batang Kali Secondary: Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Syed Mashor Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Bandar Baru Batang Kali Hulu Selangor District Towns in Selangor
Marjorie Elaine Foster (20 June 1893 – 30 March 1974) was a United Kingdom (1893–1974) rifle shot and poultry farmer. In 1930 she became the first (and, until 2000 only) woman to win the prestigious King's Prize for shooting. Life Foster was born in Hampstead in 1893 and when she was eight her father encouraged her to join a shooting club. Her father, Lancelot Henry William Foster, made syphons and her mother was Mary Aldridge (born Leetham). When the first world war started she was working as a sculptor and she joined the Women's Legion of Motor Drivers where she acted as a driving instructor. She met Blanche Margaret Mary Badcock and after the war they set up a poultry farm and home together. The both knew about shooting and they were able to join the South London Rifle Club at Bisley - the only one which accepted women. She won the club championship four times. The most prestigious competition for shooting was the King's Prize which was an annual event that had been won every year since 1860 by a man who was or had been a member of the armed forces. Blanche Margaret Mary Badcock entered the competition and in 1929 Foster took part. In 1930 she became the first woman to win the competition. She received £250, a gold medal and a personal telegram from the King. In keeping with tradition she was "chaired" off the range in a sedan chair carried by the spectators, while the scene was filmed by Pathe News. She was returned to Frimley on their fire engine and she toured the town. Frimley was so overcome with pride that they gave her a car paid by public subscription. Foster died in Woking in 1974 and it was not until 2000 that another woman, JF Hossack, equalled her feat of winning the Sovereign's Prize. References 1893 births 1974 deaths People from Hampstead 20th-century British farmers 20th-century women farmers Sharpshooters
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Atul Chandra Barua () (29 May 1916 – 25 December 2001) was the 46th president of Asam Sahitya Sabha and a prominent name in the modern Assamese literature. He was an ACS officer and an Assamese writer. He worked for the cause of Darrangi culture and was conferred with the title "Darrang Ratna". Early life Atul Chandra Barua was born on 29 May 1916 to Bhogram Barua and Pramila Barua in the village Maroigaon (Dubahati) in Darrang district, Assam. Education In the year 1924, he was the student from Maroigaon Primary school who topped the Darrang Scholarship exam when he was studying only in class three. He received Khagendra Narayan award when he topped Assam Scholarship Exam and he was studying in Sixth standard of Patharighat High school. He passed his matriculation exam from Mangaldoi Govt. School by holding 1st division and got letter marks in two subjects in the year 1936. In the year 1940, he passed B.A. exam from Cotton College. For further education he went to Calcutta University to acquire M.A. degree. He passed M.A. in 2nd class 1st place in the year 1944. Personal life Atul Chandra Barua married Hiran Prabha Barua in the year 1947. Career After completing his studies started imparting education to the students in various institutions like Sipajhar High School, Mangaldai High School Patharighat ME School, Kamrup Academy High School (now a senior secondary school), St Mary's College and St Edmund's College in Shillong in Meghalaya (then in Assam) etc. at various times. He also rendered his services in the Assam Secretariat in Shillong from 1943 to 1947. In independent India appearing in the Assam Civil Service Examination held in 1949 for the first lime, he stood second in rank to bag a post of sub-deputy collector. He was appointed Assistant Deputy Commissioner of Rangia from 1953 to 1958. In 1958, he was appointed P.A. of Commissioner in Shillong i.e. capital of Assam at that time. He was transferred to Tezpur for the post of S.D.O.in 1969 and he work their till 1971. He was also appointed Managing Director of Apex Marketing Society in the year 1971. He worked as M.D. for two years. He was again appointed as Assistant Deputy Commissioner. He worked as A.D.C. for two years. He was retired after that tenure of A.D.C.in the year 1974. 46th President of Asam Sahitya Sabha In the session of 1979 of Asam Sahitya Sabha Atul Chandra Barua served as the 46th President in Session 1979-80 held in Sualkuchi. Retirement and afterwards In bringing fructification the dream project of the Singhapurush Radha Govinda Baruah the Nehru Stadium, Atul Chandra Barua played a pivotal role in the matter of allotment of the plot of Land for the purpose. He was also the moving force behind the establishment of the Ambikagiri Sishu Udyan at Nabagiri Road in Chandmari. Besides these Atul Chandra Barua also established the socio-literary organization Mukul Sangha in Shillong which is still standing erect with profound stature in society since its inception in 1945. In 1950, he formed the Jironi Mel its founder secretary; amongst many other organizations. The Guwahati Alochoua Chakra established by him in 1955 is now a very prominent one and holds meetings on a regular basis proffering opportunities to the budding and veteran writers to mingle together to derive mutual benefits. In spite of being an extremely busy person with administrative responsibilities of important nature, Atul Chandra Barua could find time enough to write and publish more than 30 books, besides editing about 15 literary and socially relevant journals and magazines including two vernacular dictionaries, of which Chalanta Abhidhan was an achievement of a great order, which was also jointly edited by stalwarts like Dr Maheswar Neog, Kirtinath Hazarika, etc. The first book named ‘Sarad Chandra Goswamir Samu Jiboni’ which was published in the year1946. Some others were ‘Purani Puthir Sadu’(1951), ‘Sahitya Ruprekha’(1957), ‘Ulat-Palat’(1957), ‘Nabi Katha’(1963), Ojapali, its Different type and Functions (1982). A lover of his birthplace to the core of his heart, Atul Chandra Barua undertook extensive and intensive research in the field of the culture of Darrang which is termed as 'Darrangi Kala Kristi' and for his yeoman service; he was conferred with the title 'Darrang Ratna'. He dedicated his post-retirement life for the cause of Darrangi culture until he breathed his last. An able administrator Atul Chandra Barua could visualize the future of Guwahati city even during the 50s and 60s. He was an advocate for maintenance and preservation of the water-bodies and open spaces in Guwahati, although he could not achieve that cherished desire for reasons galore. Activities that worked opposite to his wishes had become the order of the day, as a consequence of which the agonies of artificial floods have to be faced by the Guwahati denizens as a perennially celebrated festival. Had the same counsel of this visionary been put into action Guwahati today would have been a different place to live in. Although the great literary organization Asam Sahitya Sabha has been smeared with black soot by a few black sheep, its stature cannot be diminished by the misdeeds perpetrated by these people. Atul Chandra Barua was elected the president of the Sabha in 1979 at a time when Assam was facing a difficult phase. In the session of 1979 of Asam Sahitya Sabha Atul Chandra Barua served as the 46th President in Session 1979-80 held in Sualkuchi, Atul Chandra Barua as its president played a very significant role to steer the organization for being a savior or Assamese society by protecting and preserving the art, culture, literature and language to stand alone as a unique part of India. Under his able and visionary leadership the Assam Sahitya Sabha also became a great force to be reckoned with in moving the historic six-year-long Assam Agitation spearheaded by the All Assam Students' Union (AASU) to reach the destination successfully. During his presidency and afterwards too, Atul Chandra Barua maintained good rapport with the society and various factions of the greater Assamese culture to forge unity amongst all the people of Assam irrespective of caste, culture, creed, religion, ethnicity etc. The selflessness of Atul Chandra Barua's personality was the most venerable one and for this aspect only. Prafulla Chandra Barua wrote a cheque in the name of Atul Chandra Barua as donation for the construction of the Lakhiram Barua Sadan in Guwahati. Moreover; his contribution in garnering financial aid for construction of the Radha Nath Handiqui Bhawan at Jorhat is also remembered by everyone. The relentless and silent deeds of Atul Chandra Barua for the all-round development of Assam would remain ingrained in public mind for years to come. It is, however, necessary to make the young and the posterior generation aware of the contributions of such a person to inspire them to become conscious citizens to be engaged ill the nation-building process. This is the birth centenary year of this beacon. Atul Chandra Barua's life is one to be emulated and we all are in a way duty-bound to be engaged for the well-being of the society following his footsteps. Literary works Sarad Chandra Goswamir Samu Jiboni (1946) Purani Puthir Sadu(1951) Sahitya Ruprekha(1957) Ulat-Palat(1957) Nabi Katha(1963) Ojapali, its Different type and Functions (1982) Death Atul Chandra Barua died on 25 December 2001. References External links Remembering 'Darrang Ratna' Atul Ch Barua by Dr Roman Sarmah at www.assamtribune.com PRESIDENT OF ASSAM SAHITYA SAVA in Session 1979-80 at www.asamsahityasabha.org Atul Chandra Baruah recalled at www.sentinelassam.com 1916 births 2001 deaths Writers from Assam Assamese-language writers Asom Sahitya Sabha Presidents University of Calcutta alumni People from Darrang district People from Assam Province Writers from British India
A Vision of Doom: Poems by Ambrose Bierce is a collection of poems by Ambrose Bierce and edited by Donald Sidney-Fryer. It was published in 1980 by Donald M. Grant, Publisher, Inc. in an edition of 900 copies. Contents "A Visionary of Doom", by Donald Sidney-Fryer "Basilica" "A Mystery" "The Passing Show" "Geotheos" "Invocation" "Religion" "T.A.H." "Contemplation" "The Golden Age" "A Learner" "A Possibility" "J.F.B." "The Death of Grant" "Laus Lucis" "Nanine" "To My Laundress" "Reminded" "Another Way" "To One Across the Way" "To Maude" "Tempora Mutantur" "To Nanine" "Restored" "Presentiment" "A Study in Gray" "Montefiore" "Francine" "One Morning" "The King of Bores" "Something in the Papers" "The Bride" "Again" "Oneiromancy" "Justice" "Creation" "Avalon" "A Vision of Doom" "The Perverted Village" "To Dog" "A Rational Anthem" "A Voluptuary" "Arbor Day" "Californian Summer Pictures" "The Foot–Hill Resort" "To the Happy Hunting Grounds" "Light Lie the Earth Upon His Dear Dead Heart" "Saralthia's Soliloquy" "Song of the Dead Body" "On Stone" "Dead" "Man is Long Ages Dead" References 1980 poetry books American poetry collections Books published posthumously Works by Ambrose Bierce Donald M. Grant, Publisher books
San Antonio, officially the Municipality of San Antonio (; ; ), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Northern Samar, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 8,882 people. Its territory is coterminous with Dalupiri Island, just off the western coast of Samar Island at the south end of the San Bernardino Strait. The island's white beaches are considered an "undisturbed paradise" and future "premier tourist destination" in the Eastern Visayas region. San Antonio is also unique, as it is the only municipality in Northern Samar that also speaks Cebuano due to the influx of Boholano and Cebuano settlers in the past. The locals speak Waray which is the predominant language of Northern Samar and it is the main lingua franca in the island. History In the early 19th century the settlers from the mainland of Samar found the island an ideal ground for fishing and bird hunting. They come to the island just to catch fish and hunt birds and go back to the mainland of Samar after a handful of catch. People from Bohol and Cebu came to the island in the second half of the 19th century and introduced a method of catching fish using net, commonly known as "laya". With its introduction, the name "Manoglaya" was born, which literally means mano nga paraglaya or "fishermen using laya". As new settlers came and built new communities in the island, they called the island as "Sugod-sugod", a Cebuano derivative meaning "just to start or begin". Later, name was changed to "Matabia", referring to the knife-shape of the island. No one knows now why it was changed that way, neither folklores nor historical data reveal the ways and wherefore of the change of its name to Dalupiri Island. In 1904, the Municipality of San Antonio of the province of Samar in Dalupiri Island was established. The Municipality of San Antonio named after its patron saint Anthony of Padua. Geography Dalupiri Island lies in the east central periphery of the Philippine archipelago. It is bounded by San Bernardino Strait in the north and east, Samar Sea in the south, and Capul Island in west. It is approximately 5 nautical miles from the Pacific Ocean and sits near the entrance along the Paso de Acapulco, otherwise known as San Bernardino Strait. It has long white sand beach around the island. Dalupiri Island is a 2,700 hectare island of gently rolling hills, mostly of coconut vegetation and shrubbery. It is home to white beaches, caves, and the Lagbangan Lake. Topography The island is composed largely of low and extremely rugged hills and small lowland areas. The island is endowed with relatively rich and fertile soil that allow most crops to be cultivated, but presently it is utilized mostly for coconut plantations. The highest point of the island is in its central southern portion with a maximum elevation of above sea level. Climate The island has no distinct dry or wet season but it has pronounced rainfall from October to January. The heaviest precipitation occurs in November. May is relatively the driest month. Barangays San Antonio is politically subdivided into 10 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios. Burabod Dalupirit Manraya Pilar Rizal San Nicolas Vinisitahan Ward I (Poblacion) Ward II (Poblacion) Ward III (Poblacion) The town center (poblacion) is divided into three small barangays: Poblacion Ward I, Poblacion Ward II, and Poblacion Ward III. Barangay San Nicolas, named after its patron Saint Nicolas, is home to picturesque rock formation along the coast. Barangay Rizal is home to a solar spring and cave. Barangay Pilar is the southernmost tip of the island where a fish sanctuary is located. This is the home of palatable seashells and other seafood. Barangay Burabod's major livelihood is boat-building, fishing, copra and dynamite blasting cap manufacturing. Demographics Economy San Antonio is one of the manufacturing centers of dynamite chemicals like ammonium nitrate, used in the manufacture of blasting caps that are sold in the other provinces of Samar island. It was learned that the island has been tagged by the police as one of the areas in the manufacture of the dynamite blasting caps. Chief Supt. Abner Cabalquinto, Regional VIII Police Director, disclosed that the police operatives in Northern Samar confiscated 50 bags of ammonium nitrate in the town of San Antonio. However, the suspects were able to escape and alluded arrest by the police. Because of the prevalence of homemade dynamite, blast fishing is a perennial problem in the region. In 1994, an Italian tourist was killed and another severely injured while diving when a local fisherman dropped his dynamite on top of them. As a result, the Flying Dog Beach Resort, established in the early 1990s, decided to cease its operation. The Dalupiri Ocean Power Plant is a proposed tidal fence generating station across the Dalupiri Passage between the islands of Dalupiri and Samar. Tourism Because of Dalupiri Island's pristine white sand beach, Republic Act No. 9458 declared San Antonio, together with the island towns of Biri, Capul, and San Vicente, as eco-tourism zones in May 2007. With its coral reefs, Dalupiri island is ideal for scuba diving, snorkeling, sailing, yachting, jet skiing, para-sailing and marine life observation. Manoglaya Festival A cultural-tourism festival held in the town of San Antonio from the 9th to the 12th of June annually, celebrating the fishing skills of the townfolks. The festival composed of cultural performances, street dance, beauty search and exhibit complemented with “sugod-sugod sa plaza”, a nightly entertainment of music and other performances from leading local performers in the community. Transportation Airport Dalupiri Airport, also known as San Antonio Airport, is an airstrip in San Antonio in the Eastern Visayas region of Philippines. Its construction was approved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines on August 8, 2004. This airport is still under constructions and not yet operational to the general public, local resident and Island tourist. Seaport San Antonio town proper Seaport the central part of the island premier gateway to the seaport of the town of Victoria. This two seaports are the busiest port connecting the Island and the mainland of Samar, providing main transport system to the island tourist and local resident. There are also several seaport in the nearby barangay that also the gateway of the Island to the mainland land of Samar, in northern part of the island is the Vinisitahan Seaport and the western coast is the Dalupiri Seaport both to seaport in the town of Allen,Northern Samar and in the southern coast of the Island is the Burabod Seaport to the town of San Isidro, Northern Samar. Land transport system The main transportation going to the different part of the Island is the motorcycle where local called it as "honda" regardless of the manufacturer of the motorcycle. While going through the town proper there are several "padyak" as commonly called by the local residents; it is a bicycle driven cart. Education Private schools Pearl Island Academy Spring View Adventist Academy Public schools Secondary school: San Antonio Agricultural and Vocational School Elementary schools: San Antonio Central Elementary School Vinisitahan Elementary School Dalupirit Elementary School San Nicolas Elementary School Rizal Elementary School Manraya Elementary School Pilar Elementary School Burabod Elementary School Healthcare San Antonio District Hospital Municipal Health Center Barangay Health Center References External links [ Philippine Standard Geographic Code] Philippine Census Information Local Governance Performance Management System Facebook: Municipalities of Northern Samar Island municipalities in the Philippines
Nate James Reinking (born 12 December 1973) is a British-American professional basketball coach and former player, who is an assistant coach for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Professional career Having graduated from Kent State University, Reinking came to England and signed with the British Basketball League club Leicester Riders in 1996. He averaged 18.3 points per game and 3.0 rebounds per game in his first season for the Midlands team. In 1998, Nate joined Riders' rivals the Derby Storm, where he posted 17.9 points per game and 2.3 rebounds per game. The following season, he moved further north again to sign with the Sheffield Sharks, where he spent six seasons before moving to the Belgian League and Euphony Bree in 2005, and then onto Dexia Mons-Hainaut in 2007. Coaching career In October 2013, Reinking was hired by the Canton Charge as an assistant coach for the 2013–14 season. After Jordi Fernandez accepted an assistant coach job with the Nuggets, Reinking was promoted to head coach of the Canton Charge. In July 2019, Reinking was named head coach of the Great Britain national team, to go alongside his position with Canton. In 2021, he became an assistant coach with the Charge's parent team, the Cleveland Cavaliers in the National Basketball Association. National team career Reinking made his debut for the Great Britain men's national team in a FIBA EuroBasket 2007 qualifying match against Slovakia, on 2 September 2006. He was a member of every Great Britain squad as a player until his retirement following the 2012 Summer Olympics, and then as an assistant coach from 2013 to 2017. On 26 July 2019, Reinking was named head coach of Great Britain, where he led GB to a 4–0 record during round three of FIBA EuroBasket 2022 pre-qualifiers. On 3 May 2023, Reinking stepped down as head coach of Great Britain. References External links EuroCup Profile EuroBasket Profile Reinking 1973 births Living people American emigrants to England American expatriate basketball people in Belgium American expatriate basketball people in the United Kingdom American men's basketball players Basketball coaches from Ohio Basketball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Basketball players from Ohio Belfius Mons-Hainaut players Bree BBC players British basketball coaches British men's basketball players Canton Charge coaches Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball players Leicester Riders players Mersey Tigers players Olympic basketball players for Great Britain People from Upper Sandusky, Ohio Point guards Sheffield Sharks players
Jocelyn Moore is an American National Football League official who serves as executive vice president of communications and public affairs. She was hired by the NFL in 2016 as the Vice President for Public Policy and Government Affairs, and was promoted to her current position in 2018. Prior to working for the NFL, Moore was the managing director of The Glover Park Group. In September 2018, Moore testified in front of the United States House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security regarding the creation of a federal framework for legalized sports betting. References Living people University of Florida alumni Women National Football League executives Year of birth missing (living people)
Harriett Jay (2 September 1853 – 21 December 1932) was a British writer and playwright who often wrote under the pseudonym of Charles Marlowe. Several of her plays were turned into films. She is best known for her 1906 comedy play When Knights Were Bold. Selected plays Alone in London (1892) When Knights Were Bold (1906) References Bibliography Nicoll, Alardyce (1973). English Drama, 1900–1930: The Beginnings of the Modern Period. Cambridge University Press. External links Harriett Jay, aged 27, on the cover of The Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic News, 18 December 1880 1853 births 1932 deaths British dramatists and playwrights 19th-century British novelists 20th-century British novelists
Urney may refer to: Urney, County Cavan, a civil parish and townland in County Cavan, Ireland Urney, County Donegal, a civil parish in County Donegal, Ireland Urney, a townland in County Offaly, Ireland Urney, County Tyrone, a civil parish and townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland
Guillermo Stevens Sierra (born 22 April 1960) is a Mexican tennis coach and former professional player. He is also known by his nickname "Memo". Stevens was a collegiate tennis player for UT Austin prior to joining the professional tour, where he attained a career high ranking of 302 in the world. He was runner-up at the inaugural San Luis Potosí Challenger in 1980, qualified for the main draw of the 1982 Bordeaux Open and featured in the qualifiers for the 1983 Wimbledon Championships. References External links 1960 births Living people Mexican male tennis players Texas Longhorns men's tennis players
Christopher Glombard (born 5 June 1989) is a footballer who plays as a right back. Born in France, and a former French youth international, he plays for the Martinique national team. Glombard is the younger brother of Luigi Glombard, who is also a football player and plays for Championnat National club Niort. Career Prior to joining Reims on loan, Glombard was captain of the Bordeaux reserve team. On 28 May 2010, Bordeaux announced that the player would be joining Reims for the entire 2010–11 season alongside teammate Grzegorz Krychowiak. He made his professional debut on 13 August in a league match against Le Mans. References External links Living people 1989 births French people of Martiniquais descent Footballers from Montreuil, Seine-Saint-Denis Men's association football fullbacks French men's footballers France men's youth international footballers Martiniquais men's footballers Martinique men's international footballers FC Girondins de Bordeaux players Stade de Reims players Alki Oroklini players Tours FC players Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Championnat National players id:Matthieu Fontaine
Outcome-Driven Innovation (ODI) is a strategy and innovation process developed by Anthony W. Ulwick. It is built around the theory that people buy products and services to get jobs done. As people complete these jobs, they have certain measurable outcomes that they are attempting to achieve. It links a company's value creation activities to customer-defined metrics. Ulwick found that previous innovation practices were ineffective because they were incomplete, overlapping, or unnecessary. ODI attempts to identify jobs and outcomes that are either important but poorly served or unimportant but over-served. ODI focuses on customer-desired outcome rather than demographic profile in order to segment markets and offer well-targeted products. By knowing how customers measure value, companies are able to align the actions of marketing, development, and R&D with these metrics and systematically create customer value. Origin Ulwick was granted the first of twelve patents on the ODI process in 1999. In late 1999, Ulwick claims to have introduced ODI to Clayton Christensen. Christensen mentions examples of Ulwick and Richard Pedi of Gage Foods with the way of thinking about market structure used in the chapter "What Products Will Customers Want to Buy?" in his Innovator's Solution and called "jobs to be done" or "outcomes that customers are seeking". Instead of assuming what their customers want or need, typically product developers determine the voice of the customer (VOC). ODI takes VOC a step further by focusing on jobs-to-be-done rather than product improvements. The objective is to translate customers’ needs into products or services they can’t live without. ODI theory posits that companies typically collect the wrong kinds of input from their customers, and states that all the company should find out is what the customers’ ultimate output goal is: what they want the product or service to do for them, not how it should do it. The goal of the method is to help companies discover new product and service opportunities. According to Ulwick, ODI is the culmination of 20 years of studying innovation methodology. In 2002, it was introduced in the Harvard Business Review, and expanded upon in Ulwick's 2005 book, What Customers Want: Using Outcome-Driven Innovation to Create Breakthrough Products and Services. In 2016, Ulwick published Jobs to be Done: From Theory to Practice to explain the process for converting "Jobs Theory" to practice. Opportunity algorithm Ulwick's "opportunity algorithm" measures and ranks innovation opportunities. Standard gap analysis looks at the simple difference between importance and satisfaction metrics; Ulwick's formula gives twice as much weight to importance as to satisfaction: importance + max(importance-satisfaction,0), where importance and satisfaction are the proportion of high survey responses. The opportunity algorithm formula is as follows: Importance + (Importance-Satisfaction) = Opportunity. Customers use a 1-to-10 scale to quantify the importance of each desired outcome and the degree to which it is currently satisfied. The rankings are inserted into the formula to form the overall innovation opportunity score that highlights the outcomes with the highest “importance” scores and lowest “satisfaction” scores. See also New product development References External links Anthony Ulwick, Strategyn Co., "What is Outcome-Driven Innovation (ODI)?" JTBDinstitute.com," The Jobs to Be Done Institute" Strategyn, "The Outcome-Driven Innovation (ODI) Process" Innovation
```c /* filter_neon_intrinsics.c - NEON optimised filter functions * * Written by James Yu <james.yu at linaro.org>, October 2013. * Based on filter_neon.S, written by Mans Rullgard, 2011. * * Last changed in libpng 1.6.16 [December 22, 2014] * * This code is released under the libpng license. * For conditions of distribution and use, see the disclaimer * and license in png.h / #include "../pngpriv.h" #ifdef PNG_READ_SUPPORTED / This code requires -mfpu=neon on the command line: / #if PNG_ARM_NEON_IMPLEMENTATION == 1 / intrinsics code from pngpriv.h / #include <arm_neon.h> / libpng row pointers are not necessarily aligned to any particular boundary, * however this code will only work with appropriate alignment. arm/arm_init.c * checks for this (and will not compile unless it is done). This code uses * variants of png_aligncast to avoid compiler warnings. / #define png_ptr(type,pointer) png_aligncast(type ,pointer) #define png_ptrc(type,pointer) png_aligncastconst(const type ,pointer) / The following relies on a variable 'temp_pointer' being declared with type * 'type'. This is written this way just to hide the GCC strict aliasing * warning; note that the code is safe because there never is an alias between * the input and output pointers. / #define png_ldr(type,pointer)\ (temp_pointer = png_ptr(type,pointer), temp_pointer) #if PNG_ARM_NEON_OPT > 0 void png_read_filter_row_up_neon(png_row_infop row_info, png_bytep row, png_const_bytep prev_row) { png_bytep rp = row; png_bytep rp_stop = row + row_info->rowbytes; png_const_bytep pp = prev_row; for (; rp < rp_stop; rp += 16, pp += 16) { uint8x16_t qrp, qpp; qrp = vld1q_u8(rp); qpp = vld1q_u8(pp); qrp = vaddq_u8(qrp, qpp); vst1q_u8(rp, qrp); } } void png_read_filter_row_sub3_neon(png_row_infop row_info, png_bytep row, png_const_bytep prev_row) { png_bytep rp = row; png_bytep rp_stop = row + row_info->rowbytes; uint8x16_t vtmp = vld1q_u8(rp); uint8x8x2_t vrpt = png_ptr(uint8x8x2_t, &vtmp); uint8x8x2_t vrp = vrpt; uint8x8x4_t vdest; vdest.val[3] = vdup_n_u8(0); for (; rp < rp_stop;) { uint8x8_t vtmp1, vtmp2; uint32x2_t temp_pointer; vtmp1 = vext_u8(vrp.val[0], vrp.val[1], 3); vdest.val[0] = vadd_u8(vdest.val[3], vrp.val[0]); vtmp2 = vext_u8(vrp.val[0], vrp.val[1], 6); vdest.val[1] = vadd_u8(vdest.val[0], vtmp1); vtmp1 = vext_u8(vrp.val[1], vrp.val[1], 1); vdest.val[2] = vadd_u8(vdest.val[1], vtmp2); vdest.val[3] = vadd_u8(vdest.val[2], vtmp1); vtmp = vld1q_u8(rp + 12); vrpt = png_ptr(uint8x8x2_t, &vtmp); vrp = vrpt; vst1_lane_u32(png_ptr(uint32_t,rp), png_ldr(uint32x2_t,&vdest.val[0]), 0); rp += 3; vst1_lane_u32(png_ptr(uint32_t,rp), png_ldr(uint32x2_t,&vdest.val[1]), 0); rp += 3; vst1_lane_u32(png_ptr(uint32_t,rp), png_ldr(uint32x2_t,&vdest.val[2]), 0); rp += 3; vst1_lane_u32(png_ptr(uint32_t,rp), png_ldr(uint32x2_t,&vdest.val[3]), 0); rp += 3; } PNG_UNUSED(prev_row) } void png_read_filter_row_sub4_neon(png_row_infop row_info, png_bytep row, png_const_bytep prev_row) { png_bytep rp = row; png_bytep rp_stop = row + row_info->rowbytes; uint8x8x4_t vdest; vdest.val[3] = vdup_n_u8(0); for (; rp < rp_stop; rp += 16) { uint32x2x4_t vtmp = vld4_u32(png_ptr(uint32_t,rp)); uint8x8x4_t vrpt = png_ptr(uint8x8x4_t,&vtmp); uint8x8x4_t vrp = vrpt; uint32x2x4_t temp_pointer; vdest.val[0] = vadd_u8(vdest.val[3], vrp.val[0]); vdest.val[1] = vadd_u8(vdest.val[0], vrp.val[1]); vdest.val[2] = vadd_u8(vdest.val[1], vrp.val[2]); vdest.val[3] = vadd_u8(vdest.val[2], vrp.val[3]); vst4_lane_u32(png_ptr(uint32_t,rp), png_ldr(uint32x2x4_t,&vdest), 0); } PNG_UNUSED(prev_row) } void png_read_filter_row_avg3_neon(png_row_infop row_info, png_bytep row, png_const_bytep prev_row) { png_bytep rp = row; png_const_bytep pp = prev_row; png_bytep rp_stop = row + row_info->rowbytes; uint8x16_t vtmp; uint8x8x2_t vrpt; uint8x8x2_t vrp; uint8x8x4_t vdest; vdest.val[3] = vdup_n_u8(0); vtmp = vld1q_u8(rp); vrpt = png_ptr(uint8x8x2_t,&vtmp); vrp = vrpt; for (; rp < rp_stop; pp += 12) { uint8x8_t vtmp1, vtmp2, vtmp3; uint8x8x2_t vppt; uint8x8x2_t vpp; uint32x2_t temp_pointer; vtmp = vld1q_u8(pp); vppt = png_ptr(uint8x8x2_t,&vtmp); vpp = vppt; vtmp1 = vext_u8(vrp.val[0], vrp.val[1], 3); vdest.val[0] = vhadd_u8(vdest.val[3], vpp.val[0]); vdest.val[0] = vadd_u8(vdest.val[0], vrp.val[0]); vtmp2 = vext_u8(vpp.val[0], vpp.val[1], 3); vtmp3 = vext_u8(vrp.val[0], vrp.val[1], 6); vdest.val[1] = vhadd_u8(vdest.val[0], vtmp2); vdest.val[1] = vadd_u8(vdest.val[1], vtmp1); vtmp2 = vext_u8(vpp.val[0], vpp.val[1], 6); vtmp1 = vext_u8(vrp.val[1], vrp.val[1], 1); vtmp = vld1q_u8(rp + 12); vrpt = png_ptr(uint8x8x2_t,&vtmp); vrp = vrpt; vdest.val[2] = vhadd_u8(vdest.val[1], vtmp2); vdest.val[2] = vadd_u8(vdest.val[2], vtmp3); vtmp2 = vext_u8(vpp.val[1], vpp.val[1], 1); vdest.val[3] = vhadd_u8(vdest.val[2], vtmp2); vdest.val[3] = vadd_u8(vdest.val[3], vtmp1); vst1_lane_u32(png_ptr(uint32_t,rp), png_ldr(uint32x2_t,&vdest.val[0]), 0); rp += 3; vst1_lane_u32(png_ptr(uint32_t,rp), png_ldr(uint32x2_t,&vdest.val[1]), 0); rp += 3; vst1_lane_u32(png_ptr(uint32_t,rp), png_ldr(uint32x2_t,&vdest.val[2]), 0); rp += 3; vst1_lane_u32(png_ptr(uint32_t,rp), png_ldr(uint32x2_t,&vdest.val[3]), 0); rp += 3; } } void png_read_filter_row_avg4_neon(png_row_infop row_info, png_bytep row, png_const_bytep prev_row) { png_bytep rp = row; png_bytep rp_stop = row + row_info->rowbytes; png_const_bytep pp = prev_row; uint8x8x4_t vdest; vdest.val[3] = vdup_n_u8(0); for (; rp < rp_stop; rp += 16, pp += 16) { uint32x2x4_t vtmp; uint8x8x4_t vrpt, vppt; uint8x8x4_t vrp, vpp; uint32x2x4_t temp_pointer; vtmp = vld4_u32(png_ptr(uint32_t,rp)); vrpt = png_ptr(uint8x8x4_t,&vtmp); vrp = vrpt; vtmp = vld4_u32(png_ptrc(uint32_t,pp)); vppt = png_ptr(uint8x8x4_t,&vtmp); vpp = vppt; vdest.val[0] = vhadd_u8(vdest.val[3], vpp.val[0]); vdest.val[0] = vadd_u8(vdest.val[0], vrp.val[0]); vdest.val[1] = vhadd_u8(vdest.val[0], vpp.val[1]); vdest.val[1] = vadd_u8(vdest.val[1], vrp.val[1]); vdest.val[2] = vhadd_u8(vdest.val[1], vpp.val[2]); vdest.val[2] = vadd_u8(vdest.val[2], vrp.val[2]); vdest.val[3] = vhadd_u8(vdest.val[2], vpp.val[3]); vdest.val[3] = vadd_u8(vdest.val[3], vrp.val[3]); vst4_lane_u32(png_ptr(uint32_t,rp), png_ldr(uint32x2x4_t,&vdest), 0); } } static uint8x8_t paeth(uint8x8_t a, uint8x8_t b, uint8x8_t c) { uint8x8_t d, e; uint16x8_t p1, pa, pb, pc; p1 = vaddl_u8(a, b); /* a + b / pc = vaddl_u8(c, c); / c * 2 / pa = vabdl_u8(b, c); / pa / pb = vabdl_u8(a, c); / pb / pc = vabdq_u16(p1, pc); / pc / p1 = vcleq_u16(pa, pb); / pa <= pb / pa = vcleq_u16(pa, pc); / pa <= pc / pb = vcleq_u16(pb, pc); / pb <= pc / p1 = vandq_u16(p1, pa); / pa <= pb && pa <= pc / d = vmovn_u16(pb); e = vmovn_u16(p1); d = vbsl_u8(d, b, c); e = vbsl_u8(e, a, d); return e; } void png_read_filter_row_paeth3_neon(png_row_infop row_info, png_bytep row, png_const_bytep prev_row) { png_bytep rp = row; png_const_bytep pp = prev_row; png_bytep rp_stop = row + row_info->rowbytes; uint8x16_t vtmp; uint8x8x2_t vrpt; uint8x8x2_t vrp; uint8x8_t vlast = vdup_n_u8(0); uint8x8x4_t vdest; vdest.val[3] = vdup_n_u8(0); vtmp = vld1q_u8(rp); vrpt = png_ptr(uint8x8x2_t,&vtmp); vrp = vrpt; for (; rp < rp_stop; pp += 12) { uint8x8x2_t vppt; uint8x8x2_t vpp; uint8x8_t vtmp1, vtmp2, vtmp3; uint32x2_t temp_pointer; vtmp = vld1q_u8(pp); vppt = png_ptr(uint8x8x2_t,&vtmp); vpp = vppt; vdest.val[0] = paeth(vdest.val[3], vpp.val[0], vlast); vdest.val[0] = vadd_u8(vdest.val[0], vrp.val[0]); vtmp1 = vext_u8(vrp.val[0], vrp.val[1], 3); vtmp2 = vext_u8(vpp.val[0], vpp.val[1], 3); vdest.val[1] = paeth(vdest.val[0], vtmp2, vpp.val[0]); vdest.val[1] = vadd_u8(vdest.val[1], vtmp1); vtmp1 = vext_u8(vrp.val[0], vrp.val[1], 6); vtmp3 = vext_u8(vpp.val[0], vpp.val[1], 6); vdest.val[2] = paeth(vdest.val[1], vtmp3, vtmp2); vdest.val[2] = vadd_u8(vdest.val[2], vtmp1); vtmp1 = vext_u8(vrp.val[1], vrp.val[1], 1); vtmp2 = vext_u8(vpp.val[1], vpp.val[1], 1); vtmp = vld1q_u8(rp + 12); vrpt = png_ptr(uint8x8x2_t,&vtmp); vrp = vrpt; vdest.val[3] = paeth(vdest.val[2], vtmp2, vtmp3); vdest.val[3] = vadd_u8(vdest.val[3], vtmp1); vlast = vtmp2; vst1_lane_u32(png_ptr(uint32_t,rp), png_ldr(uint32x2_t,&vdest.val[0]), 0); rp += 3; vst1_lane_u32(png_ptr(uint32_t,rp), png_ldr(uint32x2_t,&vdest.val[1]), 0); rp += 3; vst1_lane_u32(png_ptr(uint32_t,rp), png_ldr(uint32x2_t,&vdest.val[2]), 0); rp += 3; vst1_lane_u32(png_ptr(uint32_t,rp), png_ldr(uint32x2_t,&vdest.val[3]), 0); rp += 3; } } void png_read_filter_row_paeth4_neon(png_row_infop row_info, png_bytep row, png_const_bytep prev_row) { png_bytep rp = row; png_bytep rp_stop = row + row_info->rowbytes; png_const_bytep pp = prev_row; uint8x8_t vlast = vdup_n_u8(0); uint8x8x4_t vdest; vdest.val[3] = vdup_n_u8(0); for (; rp < rp_stop; rp += 16, pp += 16) { uint32x2x4_t vtmp; uint8x8x4_t vrpt, vppt; uint8x8x4_t vrp, vpp; uint32x2x4_t temp_pointer; vtmp = vld4_u32(png_ptr(uint32_t,rp)); vrpt = png_ptr(uint8x8x4_t,&vtmp); vrp = vrpt; vtmp = vld4_u32(png_ptrc(uint32_t,pp)); vppt = png_ptr(uint8x8x4_t,&vtmp); vpp = vppt; vdest.val[0] = paeth(vdest.val[3], vpp.val[0], vlast); vdest.val[0] = vadd_u8(vdest.val[0], vrp.val[0]); vdest.val[1] = paeth(vdest.val[0], vpp.val[1], vpp.val[0]); vdest.val[1] = vadd_u8(vdest.val[1], vrp.val[1]); vdest.val[2] = paeth(vdest.val[1], vpp.val[2], vpp.val[1]); vdest.val[2] = vadd_u8(vdest.val[2], vrp.val[2]); vdest.val[3] = paeth(vdest.val[2], vpp.val[3], vpp.val[2]); vdest.val[3] = vadd_u8(vdest.val[3], vrp.val[3]); vlast = vpp.val[3]; vst4_lane_u32(png_ptr(uint32_t,rp), png_ldr(uint32x2x4_t,&vdest), 0); } } #endif /* PNG_ARM_NEON_OPT > 0 / #endif / PNG_ARM_NEON_IMPLEMENTATION == 1 (intrinsics) / #endif / READ */ ```
The 2005 Asian Canoe Slalom Championships were the 4th Asian Canoe Slalom Championships and took place from July 1–2, 2005 in Naein-chun, Inje, South Korea. Medal summary Medal table References Men's C-1 Men's C-2 Men's K-1 Women's K-1 External links Official ACC site Canoe Asian Canoe Slalom Championships Asian Canoeing Championships International sports competitions hosted by South Korea
```ruby require 'spec_helper' require 'cfn-model' require 'cfn-nag/custom_rules/EMRClusterSecurityConfigurationAttachedRule' describe EMRClusterSecurityConfigurationAttachedRule do describe 'AWS::EMR::Cluster' do context 'when SecurityConfiguration property is set and config exists in the same template' do it 'does not return an offending logical resource id' do cfn_model = CfnParser.new.parse read_test_template('yaml/emr_cluster/emr_cluster_with_properly_configured_encryption.yml') actual_logical_resource_ids = EMRClusterSecurityConfigurationAttachedRule.new.audit_impl cfn_model expect(actual_logical_resource_ids).to eq [] end end context 'when SecurityConfiguration property is not set or is external' do it 'returns an offending logical resource id' do cfn_model = CfnParser.new.parse read_test_template('yaml/emr_cluster/emr_cluster_without_security_configuration.yml') actual_logical_resource_ids = EMRClusterSecurityConfigurationAttachedRule.new.audit_impl cfn_model expect(actual_logical_resource_ids).to eq %w[ EMRClusterWithoutSecurityConfiguration EMRClusterWithExternalSecurityConfiguration ] end end end end ```
Sáenz Peña is a town in Tres de Febrero Partido of Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It is located in the Greater Buenos Aires urban agglomeration on the border with Buenos Aires. History The first recorded owner of the territory was in 1615, since then it changed ownership many times. In 1850 it was acquired by Manuel Lynch. After his death the land was sold and then divided into lots, this was the impetus which led to the urbanisation of the area. In the early 20th century a railway station was authorised and named after the recently deceased President Luis Sáenz Peña. The station was officially opened on 1 November 1910. The area quickly grew in importance, in 1912 the area was electrified, in 1920 the first police station and in 1927 the first telephone lines. Famous residents Marco Denevi, writer and dramatist. Jonás Gutiérrez, footballer. Guido Rodríguez, footballer. Leonardo Sbaraglia, actor. External links Populated places in Buenos Aires Province Tres de Febrero Partido
Zeppelin LZ 66, Imperial German Navy serial L 23, took part in 51 reconnaissance missions during World War I and on 21 August 1917 it was shot down by Second Lt Bernard A. Smart, flying a Sopwith Pup. Career During WWI it took part in three attacks on England dropping of bombs. Bombing Boston 2/3. September 1916 The night between 2 and 3 September 1916, L 23 from the base in Nordholz with the officers Ganzel and Rothe participated in World War I's largest bombing raid against England, involving a total of 12 Navy and four of the Army airships. L 23 threw seven bombs over the Boston area of Lincolnshire, with six hitting the city and one hitting Wyberton 3km southwest, causing one death. Boarding of Royal On April 23, 1917, L 23 brought the Norwegian ship Royal on the North Sea 85 miles off the Bovbjerg Lighthouse. They were able to stop the ship by dropping a bomb right in front of it, forcing its Norwegian crew to board the lifeboats. The airship then proceeded gently down the one lifeboat, where Commander Bockholt pleaded for the ship's papers and sent an officer and 5 sailors over to the sailing ship to investigate if the cargo ship was carrying contraband, namely illegal timber to England. A swiftly selected boarding party consisting of boatman Bernhard Wiesemann, chief mate Ernst Fegert and chief mate Friedrich Engelke took over the sailing ship. The Norwegian crew was initially locked in their quarters, but when the Germans struggled to maneuver the ship's sail, they were set free and ordered to sail the bark to Cuxhaven, where they arrived after 43 hours. This action was quite an achievement but it annoyed the German command as it put the Zeppelin at considerable risk while it hovered over the ship. There they confiscated and sold Royal, who then came to fly various German shipping companies both during and after the war until the ship in 1924 sold for scrap. Destruction On 21 August 1917, L 23 was observed at a distance by a northbound squadron of four smaller cruisers and 15 destroyers, having participated in an English mine laying operation off White Sands that morning. At the height of Søndervig, the squadron turned to the wind and held its course for a few miles, after which a Sopwith Pup aircraft, piloted by Bernard A. Smart, launched from , which was equipped with a launching platform and catapult. As soon as the Pup was launched, L 23 tried to avoid engagement, but Smart managed to attain , flying at , descending to to engage L 23 at high speed, firing incendiary rounds into the Airship. Smart levelled off and saw that the stern of the zeppelin was ablaze, with the zeppelin at 45° nose high. The flames quickly spread up L 23, leaving only the nose intact when it hit the ocean. A single crew member, presumably the top gunner from the front of the airship, initially saved his life by parachute but drowned as there was no rescue ship nearby, off Stadil Fjord. No one from L 23 survived and the body of sailor Johan Schüttrup was found on 3 September 1917 on Vigsø Strand, being buried in Vigsø cemetery. It was written that he died for his German fatherland on his tombstone. A heavily decomposed corpse, which was found in Jens Enevaldsens Strandlen in Søndervig on 15 September 1917 and was buried at Ny Sogn cemetery was reasonably identified as machine sailor Johannes / Hans Buhr, from a name-plate found with the body. In his graveyard in Harboøre, he has erected a tombstone in his honour. Many other unidentified corpses drifted ashore on the west coast during the time that may have been crew from L 23. Pilot Bernard Arthur Smart ditched his Pup near two British destroyers and was rescued. Smart made a similar flight from HMS Yarmouth 11 months later when he led the air raid on 19 July 1918 on the zeppelin base at Tondern which destroyed LZ 99 & LZ 108. See also List of Zeppelins Bibliography Notes References Zeppelins 1910s German military transport aircraft 1910s German bomber aircraft Hydrogen airships Airships of the Imperial German Navy Aircraft first flown in 1916 Aviation accidents and incidents in 1917
The Camp Van Dorn Slaughter is a hoax popularized in a 1998 self-published book, more than two-thirds acknowledged fiction, that alleged some 1200 members of the all-black 364th Infantry Regiment were killed in June 1943 by white soldiers at Camp Van Dorn, a U.S. Army installation near Centreville, Mississippi. As no hard evidence has been found to support these allegations, despite a more than year long investigation by the Department of Defense, most observers have dismissed this claim. The book consists of two sections: Part One has 54 pages of purported history, and Part Two has 200+ pages, described by Case as a fictionalized account of the alleged events. Background The US Army's 364th Infantry Regiment was one of numerous all-black regiments in the segregated army of World War II. It had been formed in 1941 at Camp Claiborne, Louisiana, and included numerous soldiers from northern states, who bristled at the Jim Crow laws and segregation in the South. That year it was assigned to Camp Florence near Phoenix, Arizona to serve as guards for the German prisoners of war held there. The civilian society was highly segregated, and blacks made up about 7% of the population in the city. They and other minorities (Hispanics, Native Americans and Asians) were restricted in their daily lives and rights. An estimated 100 soldiers of this all-African-American unit were involved in a racial incident in Phoenix known as The Thanksgiving Day Riot. In a melee that erupted in the black neighborhood of the city, where many of the 364th soldiers had gone to the bars, an expanding group reacted to a shooting and detention of some members by black MPs from Camp Florence, and came back to the area armed themselves. As the confrontation spread, other soldiers were assigned to the areas, and local civilian law enforcement entered the battle. Civilians came under attack after the MPs together with other law enforcement blockaded a 28-block square area to capture soldiers who had fled into the civilian areas. In total, three people were documented as killed: an officer, an enlisted man, and a civilian, and twelve enlisted men were injured. There have been persistent claims that more civilians were killed in events that included attacks on the black neighborhood in south Phoenix in an effort to round up the soldiers. While in Phoenix, members of the 364th were involved in other disruptive events. Camp Van Dorn In 1942 the 364th was transferred to Camp Van Dorn, near Centerville, Mississippi, located in Wilkinson and Amite counties in the southwest part of the state, near the Louisiana border. This rural area along the Mississippi River was still largely devoted to cotton plantations, with the black majority of civilians dominated by whites. Centerville had only 1200 residents. The total of black and white troops at Camp Van Dorn nearby totaled nearly 30,000 men; most were white. There were about 3,000 men in the 364th Regiment and another 3,653 black troops at the camp. One soldier, Private William Walker, was fatally shot by a local sheriff assisting military police at the front gate of the camp in 1943. He was returning to base from rest and recuperation. Following these incidents, the soldiers participated in the Louisiana Maneuvers. Most of the 364th Regiment was stationed in 1943 in the Aleutian Islands in Alaska, where the Japanese had been repelled the year before. Some 300 members of the regiment were reassigned to other units in the US. Self-published book alleging massacre of black soldiers Carroll Case, a loan officer, writer and artist in McComb, Mississippi, conducted an investigation and self-published a book in 1998 alleging that some 1200 members of the all-black 364th Regiment were killed by whites in a riot at Camp Van Dorn on an unspecified date in 1943. His book is called The Slaughter: An American Atrocity. Published in August 1998, initially it attracted little notice. Part one is short and presents some limited historical documentation. Most of the book consists of Part Two, Case's admittedly fictional account, entitled "The Evangeline File", based on his allegations about Camp Van Dorn. The Washington Post noted that, in his book "Case has no clear explanation of why the shootings took place, no firm date for the event nor the names of any of the other participants or victims. Although Case presents accounts from at least two other local residents who claim to have witnessed the killings, in 15 years he has never encountered a member of the 364th or any of the other 30,000 soldiers at the camp at the time who remember the alleged atrocity." Case relied on a dramatic account of a white man about the alleged massacre. The Army service record shows that he was not stationed at the camp at the time. He had died by the time the book was published. When publicity broke about the book after Case appeared on a BET show discussing it, the National Minority Military Museum Foundation, based in Oakland, California, conducted an investigation into the allegations. The organization has supported research and publicity about black military history since 1978. Spokesman Charles Blatcher said the foundation concluded that Case's claim is “not sufficiently supported by historical documentation.” At the request of Representative Bennie Thompson (D-Mississippi) and the NAACP, the Department of Defense conducted a more than year-long investigation of the 364th Regiment and the alleged events. They concluded Case's allegations were without merit, and said in December 1999 that no hard evidence of the alleged massacre had been found. William E. Leftwich III, deputy assistant secretary of defense for equal opportunity, said the book was a "work of fiction and a marketing grab." The Army report, entitled A Historical Analysis of the 364th Infantry in World War II, was released December 23, 1999. It noted that "All of the nearly 4000 men who were assigned to the 364th in 1943 have been traced to their separation from military service." Kwesi Mfume, president of the NAACP, asked for another federal investigation, to be conducted by Attorney General Janet Reno and the Justice Department. The Washington Post published an extensive account of the failures of Case to support his allegations. It reviewed the research and tracking of personnel of the unit by the Department of Defense. In popular culture The History Channel broadcast a documentary entitled Mystery of the 364th (May 20, 2001), produced by Greg DeHart. Ray Stern of the Phoenix New Times wrote in 2020 that this documentary was "still enjoyed by conspiracy theorists". References Further reading Carroll Case, The Slaughter: An American Atrocity (1998), First Biltmore Corporation, (self-published) Buffalo Soldiers Conspiracy theories in the United States Conspiracy theories involving race and ethnicity Death conspiracy theories Pseudohistory Racial hoaxes 1998 hoaxes
Salomè (also known as Salome) is a 1910 Italian short film directed and produced by Ugo Falena. The film stars Vittoria Lepanto, Laura Orette and Ciro Galvani in the lead roles. Cast Vittoria Lepanto Laura Orette Ciro Galvani Achille Vitti Francesca Bertini Gastone Monaldi References External links 1910 films 1910 short films 1910s Italian-language films Films based on the Gospels Films directed by Ugo Falena Italian silent short films
The 1887 Indianapolis Hoosiers finished with a 37–89 record in the National League, finishing in last place in their first season in Indianapolis. They had played the previous three seasons in St. Louis, Missouri as the Maroons. Offseason Following the 1886 season, the Maroons franchise was purchased by the National League and subsequently sold to John T. Brush. On March 8, the Hoosiers additionally purchased a number of players who were under league control. Technically, these players were purchased from the Maroons franchise. Among these players were Henry Boyle, John Cahill, Jerry Denny, Jack Glasscock, Egyptian Healy, John Kirby, Jack McGeachey, George Myers, Otto Schomberg, and Emmett Seery. Notable transactions March 9, 1887: The Hoosiers obtained Mert Hackett and Charley Bassett, who had been under league control, for $1,000. Regular season Season standings Record vs. opponents Notable transactions July 2, 1887: John Kirby was sold by the Hoosiers to the Cleveland Blues for $800 to $1000. August 15, 1887: Lev Shreve was purchased by the Hoosiers from the Baltimore Orioles. August 19, 1887: Tom Brown was signed by the Hoosiers as a free agent. Roster Player stats Batting Starters by position Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Other batters Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Pitching Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Notes References 1887 Indianapolis Hoosiers team page at Baseball Reference Indianapolis Hoosiers Indianapolis Hoosiers season
The 2023–24 season was the 69th season of TRAU FC in existence and fifth season in the I-League. First-team squad Transfers in Transfers out Pre-season and friendlies Competitions I-League League table Matches Note: I-League announced the fixtures for the 2023–24 season on 6th October 2023. Super Cup Statistics Goal Scorers References 2023–24 I-League by team TRAU FC seasons
Munich Animation is a German animation studio based in Munich, Germany. It produces traditional and CGI animation for feature films, short films, television, advertising and games. The studio's notable features include The Fearless Four and Help! I'm a Fish. Filmography Note: This section only lists films entirely produced by the company. (2010) Wo ist Fred? (2006) Traditionally animated films The Simpsons Movie (2007) Pooh's Heffalump Movie (2005) Piglet's Big Movie (2003) Jester Till (2003) The Powerpuff Girls Movie (2002) Hey Arnold!: The Movie (2002) The Shark and the Piano (2001) - Short Help! I'm a Fish (2000) Tobias and His Lion (1999) The Fearless Four (1997) References External links Jester Till (Munich Animation), A compositing example excerpted from Jester Till. Film production companies of Germany German animation studios
Acleris ganeshia is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Nepal. The wingspan is about 32.5 mm for males and 24 mm for females. The ground colour of the male forewings is brownish grey with olive admixture and weak ferruginous suffusion in the median cell and the terminal area. The strigulae, dots and lines are black. The hindwings are transparent brownish with browner strigulae. The ground colour of the females is brownish with ferruginous or dark grey hues. The strigulation, lines and punctation are black. Etymology The species name refers to the type locality. References Moths described in 2012 ganeshia Moths of Asia
Rudolf of Fulda (died March 8, 862) was a Benedictine monk during the Carolingian period in the 9th century. Rudolf was active at Fulda Abbey in the present-day German state of Hesse. He was one of the most distinguished scholars of his time. Many of his works have been lost. However, his Annals of Fulda and Life of St. Leoba survive. Life Rudolf of Fulda was a monk of the Benedictine monastery at Fulda. It is uncertain when he was born. There exists no surviving record of his early ecclesiastical life. Furthermore, there exists no record of his family lineage. Only the date of his death is known from a reference made to "the late monk of Fulda" in a passage from the Annals of Fulda dated 865. By the year 821, Rudolf was made subdeacon of the monastery ("... a cleric in the lowest of the former major orders of the Roman Catholic Church"). Rudolf was a devoted theologian, historian, poet and "...a most notable practitioner of all the arts". Rudolf of Fulda was a pupil of Rabanus Maurus and together they oversaw a collection of two thousand manuscripts, including a copy of Tacitus’ Germania, which indicated the monastery's importance as not only a place of worship, but also a highly important library. It is probable that, after the elevation of Rhabanus to the Archiepiscopal See of Mainz, Rudolf followed him thence, and only towards the close of his life took up his permanent residence once more at Fulda. Work Rudolf is considered to be one of the most important writers of his time and wrote several works: Annales Fuldenses ("The Annals of Fulda") were started by Einhard and continued by Rudolf (838–863). Most notable of Rudolf's work are the Annals of Fulda, composed between 838 and 901. First contributed by Einhard, Rudolf of Fulda continued the work from 838 to 863. The Annals of Fulda are considered to be one of the most fundamental primary sources of the 9th-century Carolingian period with works dating from 838 to 901. The "Annales" are valuable contributions to the general history of the period on account of his close connection with the court. Within this work, Rudolf of Fulda makes direct reference to Tacitus’ Germania. Vita Leobae Abbatissae Biscofesheimensis''', a biography of Saint Leoba of Tauberbischofsheim (most likely written in 838). Written and composed in the year 836, the "Life of St. Leoba" represents the first known biography of a Saxon woman and is one of Rudolf's most debated works. Written at the suggestion of his master Rabanus, Rudolf (838) compiled, from notes of the priest Mego and from oral tradition. Scholarly critique surrounding this work has focused on the gender roles. The hagiography of St. Leoba is seen as a tool of reinforcing gendered roles, as Rudolf of Fulda alters St. Leoba's accomplishments and actions to reinforce the Benedictine reforms which occurred after her death.Miracula sanctorum in Fuldenses ecclesias translatorum (843–847): This record is said to have been composed between 842 and completed before 847. In the introduction to the text, Rudolf of Fulda states that, “he wanted to write about the virtues and miracles, which God considered worthy to happen through his saints in the present day, of whom the holy relics were brought to our region, are brought out today for the faithful for their well being”. With the help of this text, scholars and historians have been able to retrace the movement and arrival of relics which were brought to the monastery of Fulda. Rudolf of Fulda is diligent in recording the names of the individuals transporting the relics, the dates, as well as the routes travelled. With this information in hand, historians have at their disposal a well-written, first-hand account of relics acquired by the monastery of Fulda.Translatio sancti Alexandri Wildeshusam anno 851 covers the conversion of the Saxons to Christianity and was begun in 863 at the request of Waltbraht, a grandson of Widukin. When Rudolf died in 865, the work was completed by Meginhart. Begun in 863, this text covers the conversion of the Saxons to Christianity, at the request of Walkbraht, the grandson of Widukin. Taken on in his final years of life, Rudolf of Fulda would not oversee the completion of his text. The Translatio Sancti Alexandri Wildeshusam anno text of 851 conveys the conversion of the Saxon peoples to Christianity in Germany. Rudolf of Fulda once more makes reference to the works of Tacitus’ De Germania’ in the Annals of 852. A commentary on the gospel of John, which is presumed to have been lost. Textual analysis Textual analysis begins with two of his most prominent works: The Life of Leoba, (composed in 836), and the Annals of Fulda, (for which Rudalf of Fulda contributed to between 836 until his death in 865). Under the orders of Rhabanus Maurus, Rudolf of Fulda was given the task of composing the hagiography of St. Leoba (b.710 - d. 28 September 782), a Saxon nun whom achieved sainthood. This textual record represents a step in a new direction during the Carolingian period in which led to hagiography. This textual source provides us with a glimpse into the mindset of Rudolf of Fulda. Scholars such as Margaret Cotter-Lynch, author of Reading Leoba, or Hagiography as a Compromise and Valerie L. Garver, author of Women and Aristocratic Culture in the Carolingian World'' have pointed to the agenda interwoven within Rudolf of Fulda's Life of Leoba. The Life of St. Leoba was completed by Rudolf of Fulda at the request of Hrabanus. Most apparent in this text are the gender stereotypes of the ninth-century. In the Life of Leoba, Rudolf of Fulda clearly addresses what he believes to be the appropriate role of women in the ninth century. As Cotter-Lynch states, “Rudolf’s ideals concerning religious women’s behavior seem to align with the official positions of the ninth-century Carolingian church after the Benedictine reforms: religious women are to be strictly cloistered, focused on internal piety and prayer, with very limited if any engagement with either the ecclesiastical or secular worlds beyond the covent’s walls”. Rudolf of Leoba's opinions coincide with a period in which “large male communities dominated local religious, and also social, economical and political life” References 865 deaths German non-fiction writers People from Fulda Year of birth unknown 9th-century Christian theologians Benedictine theologians 9th-century Christian monks German Benedictines Carolingian poets German Catholic poets 9th-century writers in Latin Historians from the Carolingian Empire German male poets 9th-century people from East Francia Male non-fiction writers
Bartolomeo Carducci (156014 November 1608) was an Italian painter, better known as Carducho, the Spanish corruption of his Italian patronymic. Biography He was born in Florence, where he studied architecture and sculpture under Bartolomeo Ammanati, and painting under Federico Zuccari. He assisted Zuccari with the completion of The Last Judgment on the ceiling of the dome of Florence Cathedral. The latter master he accompanied to Madrid, where he painted the ceiling of the Escorial library, assisting also in the production of the frescos that adorn the cloisters of that noted palace. His brother, Vincenzo Carducci also aided in the work, and succeeded him as chief painter to King Philip III of Spain. He died in Spain, where most of his works are to be found. Among the most celebrated of them is a Descent from the Cross, in the church of San Felipe el Real, in Madrid, now in The Prado, along with a Last Supper. The Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando also owns a Penitent St. Jerome. Bartolomeo with his brother Vincenzo painted the notable reliquary altarpieces of San Diego de Valladolid, 1604–1606, which are exhibited in Museo Nacional de Escultura Colegio de San Gregorio, in that city. Among his pupils was Francisco López. Notes References External links 1560 births 1608 deaths 16th-century Italian painters Italian male painters 17th-century Italian painters Painters from Florence 16th-century Spanish painters Spanish male painters 17th-century Spanish painters Fresco painters
Col. Mohamed Khouna Ould Haidallah ( Muḥammad Khouna Wald Haidallah) (born 1940) was the head of state of Mauritania (Chairman of the Military Committee for National Salvation, CMSN) from 4 January 1980 to 12 December 1984. He was an unsuccessful candidate in the 2003 presidential election and the 2007 presidential election. Family background and early career Born in 1940 in the Nouadhibou region (either in then-Spanish Sahara or colonial Mauritania), into a family of the Sahrawi Laaroussien tribe, he passed to secondary education in Rosso near the border to French-administered Senegal. He earned a baccalaureat in science in Dakar, Senegal, in 1961. After joining the Mauritanian army in 1962, he studied in French military colleges, notably Saint-Cyr. After 1975, he commanded forces in the north of Mauritania and Tiris al-Gharbiya (Western Sahara), in the war against Polisario Front guerrillas, notably in the Zouerate region and Bir Moghrein. In 1978, with the country in severe disorder, he participated in a coup d'état that overthrew Mauritanian President Mokhtar Ould Daddah. As a member of the CRMN military junta, he was promoted to the post of Chief of the General Staff. As head of CMSN Haidallah became Prime minister on 31 May 1979, a few days after the death in an airplane crash of the previous Prime minister, Col. Ahmed Ould Bouceif, with whom he had seized power for the CMSN just a month earlier, from Col. Mustafa Ould Salek and the CRMN. In 4 January 1980 he seized power from Ould Salek's successor as head of state, Mohamed Mahmoud Ould Louly. He continued to also hold the position of Prime Minister until December of that year, when a civilian, Sid Ahmed Ould Bneijara, was appointed to the post. His reign was marked by severe political turbulence, as Mauritania extracted itself from the war with the Polisario Front — started by Ould Daddah in 1975 — and his regime faced a number of coup attempts and military intrigues. On March 16, 1981 a violent coup attempt against Haidalla failed. Haidalla accused Morocco of being behind the coup, which Morocco denied, and in the next month Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya was appointed Prime Minister. Another attempted coup was allegedly sponsored by Libya. In 8 March 1984, Haidallah took the office of Prime Minister again, replacing Taya, in a move to strengthen his personal power. On December 12 1984, however, Taya ousted Haidallah in a coup while the latter was out of the country. Haidalla had been at a Franco-African Summit in Burundi and learned of the coup in Brazzaville, during his return to Mauritania, from Denis Sassou Nguesso, the president of the Republic of the Congo. Haidallah returned to Mauritania anyway and was arrested at the airport in Nouakchott; he was eventually released in December 1988. Taya promised to install democracy, but his rule was considered as authoritarian by many; he was deposed by a military coup in August 2005. Foreign policy Haidallah's main achievement was to make peace with the Western Sahara-based Polisario Front, which had been fighting Mauritania since it annexed part of the former Spanish colony in 1975. The CMSN opted for complete withdrawal from the conflict, evacuating southern Rio de Oro (which had been annexed as Tiris El Gharbiya) and recognizing the POLISARIO as the representative of the Sahrawi people. This led to a crisis in relations with the country's until-then ally Morocco, which had similarly annexed the remainder of Western Sahara, with Haidallah's government facing an attempted coup, troop clashes and military tension. Relations were completely severed between 1981 and 1985, when they were restored by Haidalla's successor. However, relations improved with POLISARIO's main regional backer, Algeria, with the Algerian government sending arms, ammunitions and supplies to bolster his regime. Haidalla's 1984 recognition of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR, the POLISARIO's government-in-exile) as a sovereign nation appears to have been one of the triggering causes for Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya's coup in late 1984. Domestic policy On the domestic front, his most notable policies were the institution of Islamic Sharia law in 1980-83, as well as several failed attempts to rebuild the political system shattered by the 1978 coup—first as a multiparty system, and then, after the first coup attempt against him, as a one-party state. It was also during Haidalla's rule that slavery was formally and completely abolished in Mauritania, although the practice continues at a diminished level still today. He made a statement announcing the abolition of slavery in July 1980, and this was followed by a legal decree in November 1981. Political opponents were treated harshly, with imprisonments and those responsible for one of the failed coups against his government were executed. Activities after losing power After returning to Mauritania in late 1984, Haidallah was held in administrative detention for several years by Ould Taya, during which time he fell sick. After his release, he stayed outside politics until 2003, when he returned to head the opposition. He then unsuccessfully ran for president against Taya in November, campaigning on a moderately Islamist platform, whereas Taya, who had established full diplomatic ties with Israel, was considered pro-Western. Haidallah officially came in second place with about 19% of the vote, although he alleged fraud; he was arrested immediately after the election, accused of plotting a coup. Haidallah had also been briefly detained just prior to the vote. On December 28, 2003 he received a five-year suspended sentence and therefore was set free, but barred from politics for five years. An appeals court confirmed this sentence in April 2004. Also in April, his supporters attempted to register a political party, the Party for Democratic Convergence. Haidalla was arrested again on November 3, 2004, accused of involvement in coup plots. The prosecutor sought a five-year prison sentence, but he was acquitted on February 3, 2005 at the end of a mass trial of 195 people. After the 2005 coup Following a military coup against Taya in August 2005, an amnesty in early September freed Haidallah from his sentences, along with more than a hundred others sentenced for political offenses. On December 27, 2006, Haidalla announced that he would be a candidate in the presidential election scheduled for March 11, 2007. He campaigned on a nationalist-Islamist platform, citing the struggle against poverty and slavery as priorities. On February 3, he gained the support of another registered presidential candidate, former opposition politician and prisoner under Ould Taya, Chbih Ould Cheikh Melainine, who dropped out of the race. However, no longer having the political base that came with being the main candidate of the opposition under Ould Taya, Haidallah was even less successful in the 2007 election, coming in tenth place and receiving 1.73% of the vote. After the election, which was won by Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi, Haidalla announced his support for Abdallahi in October 2007. However, following the coup that ousted Abdallahi in August 2008, Haidalla expressed his support for the coup in a statement on August 29, 2008, saying that it was necessary under the circumstances and urging all Mauritanians to support it. He also criticized the negative reactions of Western governments to the coup, alleging that they were interfering in Mauritanian affairs. In July 2007, Sidi Mohamed Ould Haidalla (Mohamed Khouna's son) was detained in Morocco for drug trafficking charges. In 2008 he was judged and condemned to 7 years in prison. On June 18, 2010, Haidallah wrote an open letter to the heads of state who have good relations with the king of Morocco, requesting for help to bring his son back to Mauritania or to liberate him. He denounces the conditions of imprisonment of his son, who is handicapped. On June 24, 2010, El Ghassem Ould Bellali, a Mauritanian deputy, declared that the imprisonment of Sidi Mohamed Ould Haidalla is a Moroccan "political vengeance" against Haidalla's father, for the recognition he gave to the SADR and to the right of self-determination of the Sahrawi people, when he was president of Mauritania. References 1940 births Living people École Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr alumni Mauritanian military personnel Mauritanian Sunni Muslims Mauritanian prisoners and detainees Leaders who took power by coup Leaders ousted by a coup Heads of state of Mauritania Heads of government who were later imprisoned
Sir Douglas Lynch, KA, CMG, QC (1926 – 12 April 2016) was a Barbadian retired businessman and lawyer, former member of the Privy Council of Barbados and a director of the Central Bank of Barbados. Sir Douglas was the first person to be formally admitted to the party, and himself stood for election, but was defeated in his first and sole attempt to gain political office, but remained a powerful background figure in the Democratic Labour Party with Barrow rarely making any decisions on business or financial without consulting him. Among many posts held in the private sector he was also a director, and vice-chairman, of the island's largest insurance company, the Barbados Mutual Life Assurance Society (known by all locally as simply "The Mutual"). Sir Douglas joined The Barbados Shipping and Trading Company - the country's largest company, being the holding company for the six next largest companies in the country - as a Director, and as a regular part-time student of business at MIT was instrumental in choosing and setting up their first mainframe computer - which used a card-reading machine for input. In time, Sir Douglas rose to become Joint Managing Director of BS&T, followed by promotion to Chairman and then Chairman and Joint Managing Director upon the retirement of his predecessor. He died in Barbados in April 2016. References 1926 births 2016 deaths Barbadian knights 20th-century Barbadian lawyers 21st-century Barbadian lawyers Barbadian businesspeople Barbadian lawyers Barbadian Queen's Counsel Governors of the Central Bank of Barbados Knights and Dames of St Andrew (Barbados)
Ariarathes X, surnamed Eusebes Philadelphos, "Pious, brother-loving" (, Ariaráthēs Eusebḗs Philádelphos), was the king of Cappadocia from c. 42 BC to 36 BC. He was of Persian and Greek ancestry. His father was King Ariobarzanes II of Cappadocia and his mother was Queen Athenais. He became king after his brother Ariobarzanes III Philoromaios was killed. His rule did not last long as Mark Antony of Rome removed and executed him, replacing him with Sisines, who became Archelaus of Cappadocia. References Kings of Cappadocia 36 BC deaths People executed by the Roman Republic 1st-century BC monarchs in Asia Roman client monarchs 1st-century BC executions Year of birth unknown
Enjoy is an Italian car sharing service provided by Eni. Enjoy is active in Milan, Turin, Rome, Florence and Bologna with a total of more than 2,000 cars. The system offers exclusively Fiat 500 and Fiat Doblò vehicles with one-way point-to-point rentals charged by the minute. Cars can be rented wherever parked via a smartphone app. From 2015 until 2017 a scooter sharing service was available utilizing Piaggio MP3 scooters See also Car2go and Corrente, similar car sharing systems also active in Italy. References External links enjoy.eni.com - Official website Free-floating carsharing Eni
Summer White (Blanco de verano) is a 2020 Mexican drama in Spanish that premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. It is rated on Rotten Tomatoes. It was slated for wide release in France on June 23, 2021. It is a coming of age film about Valeria and her 13-year old son Rodrigo. Some critics praise the new director while others think it is unable to create a compelling character study. It runs for 87 minutes. References 2020 films Mexican drama films 2020 drama films
The Madonna of the Cherries is a 1515 painting by Titian, heavily influenced by the work of Giovanni Bellini. Originally oil on wood, it was later transferred to canvas. During the 17th century it formed part of the collection of Archduke Leopold Wilhelm, where it was copied by David Teniers. It is now in the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna. Theatrum Pictorium This painting was documented in David Teniers the Younger's catalog Theatrum Pictorium of the art collection of Archduke Leopold Wilhelm in 1659 and again in 1673, but the portrait had already enjoyed notoriety in Teniers' portrayals of the Archduke's art collection: See also List of works by Titian References 1515 paintings Cherries Paintings in the Kunsthistorisches Museum Paintings in the collection of the Archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria
The Welsh Grand Committee (), is a committee of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom. It is one of three such grand committees in the United Kingdom Parliament; the other two are for Scotland and Northern Ireland. The committee is made up of all 40 Welsh MPs and up to five other MPs. Since 1996, the committee is governed by Standing Order numbers 102 to 108, which set out its remit and composition. Initial attempts at setting up a Grand Committee for Wales were made in 1888 and again in the mid-1890s; however both attempts were unsuccessful. The proposal was revived in 1958 by Ness Edwards MP, and was accepted by the Procedure Committee in 1959. On 5 April 1960, an order was made in the House of Commons establishing it. The first meeting of the Grand Committee took place on 11 May 1960. The committee can meet after a King's Speech or budget statement to consider the impact the legislation and finances outlined would have on Wales. It also provides an opportunity for MPs to question ministers and debate current matters, and for ministers to make statements. There are between three and six committee meetings per year. Proceedings of the Welsh Grand Committee were conducted in English only until February 2017, when translation facilities were installed allowing proceedings to be conducted bilingually in English and in Welsh. The Welsh Grand Committee usually meets at the Palace of Westminster in London but does occasionally meet in Wales itself. It met at County Hall, Aberaeron in February 1998, County Hall, Cwmbran in March 2001 and at the Guildhall, Wrexham in October 2011. See also List of committees of the Parliament of the United Kingdom Northern Ireland Grand Committee Scottish Grand Committee Welsh Affairs Select Committee References External links Welsh Grand Committee debates Committees of the British House of Commons
Paul Dauenhauer (born 1980), a chemical engineer and MacArthur Fellow, is the Lanny & Charlotte Schmidt Professor at the University of Minnesota (UMN). He is recognized for his research in catalysis science and engineering, especially, his contributions to the understanding of the catalytic breakdown of cellulose to renewable chemicals, the invention of oleo-furan surfactants, and the development of catalytic resonance theory and programmable catalysts. Early life and education Paul Dauenhauer was born in 1980 in Texas, US, and was raised in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, attending Lincoln High School. He received his bachelor's degree in chemical engineering and chemistry at the University of Wisconsin, Madison in 2004. Working under the supervision of Lanny Schmidt at the University of Minnesota, Dauenhauer received his Ph.D. in chemical engineering in 2008 from the Department of Chemical Engineering & Materials Science. His dissertation described the development of reactive flash volatilization and was titled "Millisecond autothermal catalytic reforming of carbohydrates for synthetic fuels by reactive flash volatilization". Career Following graduation from Minnesota, Dauenhauer served as a senior research engineer at the Dow Chemical Company in Midland, MI, and Freeport, TX. He started as an assistant professor at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst in 2009 before promotion to associate professor in 2014. In 2014, he moved to the Department of Chemical Engineering & Materials Science (CEMS) at the University of Minnesota, where he was promoted to professor, and then appointed Lanny Schmidt Honorary Professor in 2019. During this time, he co-founded or contributed to the founding of startup companies Activated Research Company, Sironix Renewables, and enVerde, LLC. Renewable chemicals Dauenhauer's focus on renewable chemicals produced from glucose has targeted both drop-in replacement chemicals and new chemicals with novel characteristics. In 2012, he discovered a high yield pathway to synthesize p-xylene from glucose; this molecule is the key ingredient in polyethylene terephthalate plastic. This process technology utilized a new class of weak acid zeolites that permits the manufacture of biorenewable polyester. In 2015, Dauenhauer and his team developed a new class of surfactants, detergents, and soaps that are derived from biomass (furans from sugars and fatty acids from triglycerides), oleo-furan sulfonates (OFS). These molecules were shown to have high hard water stability (>1000 ppm Ca++) and are being commercialized by Sironix Renewables, Inc. In 2016, Dauenhauer and Abdelrahman developed the acid-catalyzed dehydra-decyclization mechanism that simultaneously opens cyclic ether rings and dehydrates to synthesize diene products. This technology was subsequently used to optimize the catalytic production of isoprene, the key chemical in the production of car tires. Subsequent research identified pathways to similarly convert biomass-derived tetrahydrofuran to butadiene and 2-methyl-tetrahydrofuran to piperylene. Key publications include: C.L. Williams, C.C. Chang, P. Do, N. Nikbin, S. Caratzoulas, D.G. Vlachos, R.F. Lobo, W. Fan, P.J. Dauenhauer "Cycloaddition of Biomass-Derived Furans for Catalytic Production of Renewable p-Xylene", ACS Catalysis, 2, 6, 935–939, (2012). Dae Sung Park, Kristeen E. Joseph, Maura Koehle, Christoph Krumm, Limin Ren, Jonathan N. Damen, Meera H. Shete, Han Seung Lee, Xiaobing Zuo, Byeongdu Lee, Wei Fan, Dionisios G. Vlachos, Raul F. Lobo, Michael Tsapatsis, Paul Dauenhauer "Tunable Oleo-Furan Surfactants by Acylation of Renewable Furans", ACS Central Science, 2(11), 820–824, (2016). Omar A. Abdelrahman, Dae Sung Park, Katherine P Vinter, Charles S. Spanjers, Limin Ren, Hong Je Cho, Kechun Zhang, Wei Fan, Michael Tsapatsis, Paul J. Dauenhauer "Renewable Isoprene by Sequential Hydrogenation of Itaconic Acid and Dehydra-Decyclization of 3-Methyl-Tetrahydrofuran", ACS Catalysis, 7(2), 1428–1431, (2016). Cellulose Pyrolysis Dauenhauer's study of cellulose in 2008 led to the discovery of an intermediate liquid state of short-chain cellulose oligomers of sub-second duration at temperatures around 500 deg C. He further outlined the challenges in understanding high temperature cellulose chemistry by publishing his "Top Ten Challenges" of biomass pyrolysis in 2012, one of which was based on his discovery of the mechanism of aerosol formation through liquid intermediate cellulose. Dauenhauer further developed a new reactor technique called 'PHASR' (Pulse-Heated Analysis of Solid Reactions) which led to the first isothermal kinetics of cellulose conversion and product formation. This technique permitted a molecular analysis of cellulose activation and the discovery that cellulose has a unique reaction transition at 467 deg C. The high temperature kinetic transition was attributed to the catalytic role of chain-to-chain cellulose hydroxyl groups in stabilizing the chain fragmentation of inter-monomer bonds. Key publications include: Vineet Maliekkal, Saurabh Maduskar, Derek J. Saxon, Mohammadreza Nasiri, Theresa M. Reineke, Matthew Neurock, Paul Dauenhauer "Activation of Cellulose via Cooperative Hydroxyl-Catalyzed Transglycosylation of Glycosidic Bonds", ACS Catalysis, 9(3), 1943–1955, (2019). Andrew R. Teixeira, Kyle G. Mooney, Jacob S. Kruger, C. Luke Williams, Wieslaw J. Suszynski, Lanny D. Schmidt, David P. Schmidt, and Paul J. Dauenhauer "Aerosol generation by reactive boiling ejection of molten cellulose", Energy & Environmental Science, 4, 4306–4321, (2011). Catalytic Resonance Theory Catalytic resonance theory was proposed by Dauenhauer based on the Sabatier principle of catalysis developed by French chemist Paul Sabatier. Optimal catalyst performance is depicted as a 'volcano' peak using a descriptor of the chemical reaction defining different catalytic materials. Experimental evidence of the Sabatier principle was first demonstrated by Balandin in 1960. In his initial discovery of the behavior of oscillating chemical reactions on metal surfaces, Dauenhauer showed that steady state reaction rates could achieve chemical reaction speeds as much as 1000 times greater than previously achievable rates, even with optimized catalytic systems. This work broke down surface chemical reactions into its component parts and associated natural frequencies, which could be matched to resonate with the catalytic surface frequencies. Follow-up work on catalytic resonance theory by Dauenhauer and his team broadened to understand the relationship between surface chemistry with its linear scaling relationships and the surface binding energy oscillation waveform. He introduced the concept of superVolcanoes as a superposition of all possible Sabatier volcanoes for varying linear scaling parameters, before further connecting the behavior of oscillating catalytic surfaces to molecular machines and pumps. Key publications include: A. Ardagh, O. Abdelrahman, P.J. Dauenhauer "Principles of Dynamic Heterogeneous Catalysis: Surface Resonance and Turnover Frequency Response", ACS Catalysis, 9(8), 6929–6937, (2019). A. Ardagh, T. Birol, Q. Zhang, O. Abdelrahman, P.J. Dauenhauer "Catalytic Resonance Theory: superVolcanoes, catalytic molecular pumps, and oscillatory steady state", Catalysis Science & Technology, 9, 5058–5076, (2019). M.A. Ardagh, M. Shetty, A. Kuznetsov, Q. Zhang, P. Christopher, D.G. Vlachos, O.A. Abdelrahman, P.J. Dauenhauer, "Catalytic Resonance Theory: Parallel Reaction Pathway Control", Chemical Science, 2020. Advising and honors Professor Dauenhauer has supervised 20 Ph.D. students and advised ten post-doctoral scholars. He has published over 90 peer-reviewed papers and 10 patents. He has given over 50 invited seminars and lectures including the Eastman Lecture at the U of California (2021), Berkeley, the Notre Dame Thiele lecture in 2017, and the Purdue Mellichamp lecture in 2016. He has received numerous awards for his work including: 2023 - Minnesota Cup Grand Prize 2022 - Holtz Lecture, Johns Hopkins University 2022 - Marple-Schweitzer Lecture, Northwestern University 2021 - Blavatnik Finalist 2021 - Herman Pines Award 2021 - Dourdeville Lecture, Brown University 2020 - MacArthur Fellowship 2019 - Stratis V. Sotirchos Memorial Lectureship 2019 - Univ. of Minnesota COGS, Outstanding Advisor Award 2019 - Dept. of Energy, Top Ten EFRC Invention Award 2019 - ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering Lectureship 2018 - AIChE CRE Young Investigator Award 2017 - Thiele Lecturer - Notre Dame 2016 - Rutherford Aris Award for Excellence in Reaction Engineering 2016 - Purdue University - Mellichamp Lecturer 2014 - Camille Dreyfus Teacher Scholar 2013 - DuPont Young Professor Award 2013 - National Science Foundation, NSF- CAREER Award 2012 - U.S. Department of Energy - Early Career Award References External links Chemical Engineering & Materials Science - Univ. of Minnesota, Prof. Dauenhauer Dauenhauer Research Group Google Scholar - Paul Dauenhauer American chemical engineers Living people American educators American materials scientists University of Minnesota College of Science and Engineering alumni Minnesota CEMS 1980 births 21st-century American inventors MacArthur Fellows University of Wisconsin–Madison College of Engineering alumni

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