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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beth%20Morgan
Beth Morgan
Beth Morgan may refer to: Beth Morgan (basketball) (born 1975), American basketball player Beth Morgan (cricketer) (born 1981), English cricketer Beth Morgan (Hollyoaks), a character in UK soap opera Hollyoaks See also Elizabeth Morgan (disambiguation)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Point-Lac
Saint-Point-Lac
Saint-Point-Lac () is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. Geography The commune lies southwest of Pontarlier on the west side of the Lac de Saint-Point. Population See also Communes of the Doubs department References External links Saint-Point-Lac on the regional Web site Communes of Doubs
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharktopus%20vs.%20Whalewolf
Sharktopus vs. Whalewolf
Sharktopus vs. Whalewolf is a television film that premiered on July 19, 2015 on Syfy. It is the third and final installment in the Sharktopus franchise, after Sharktopus (2010) and Sharktopus vs. Pteracuda (2014). Plot Since its fight with the Pteracuda, the Sharktopus is still at large and is lurking in the waters of the Dominican Republic. An alcoholic boat captain named Ray (Casper Van Dien) and his sidekick Pablo (Jorge Eduardo de los Santos) are enlisted by a voodoo priest named Tiny (Tony Almont) to obtain the heart of the Sharktopus. Meanwhile, Dr. Reinhart (Catherine Oxenberg), a mad scientist who studied with the late Nathan Sands and the late Rico Symes from the previous two Sharktopus movies, mixes the genes of a killer whale and a wolf (resembling the extinct Pakicetus, an ancestor of modern whales). The resulting treatment transforms Felix Rosa (Mario Artura Hernandez) into the Whalewolf, which causes havoc and results in it fighting with the Sharktopus then he dies. Cast Catherine Oxenberg as Dr. Reinhart Casper Van Dien as Ray Akari Endo as Officer Nita Morales Jorge Eduardo de los Santos as Pablo Jennifer Wenger as Betty Tony Almont as "Tiny" Mario Arturo Hernández as Felix Rosa Home media No U.S. DVDs of this film were made, but Regions 2 and 4 DVDs were made and are available online. References External links Sharktopus vs. Whalewolf at Internet Movie Database 2015 television films 2015 films American science fiction horror films 2010s English-language films 2015 horror films American natural horror films Syfy original films 2010s science fiction horror films Fictional undersea characters Films about genetic engineering Mad scientist films American independent films 2010s monster movies Giant monster films Films about shark attacks Films about sharks American monster movies American horror television films Sharktopus films 2015 independent films Films set in the Dominican Republic Films produced by Roger Corman Films directed by Kevin O'Neill (director) 2010s American films
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adriano%20%28footballer%2C%20born%20November%201999%29
Adriano (footballer, born November 1999)
Adriano Firmino dos Santos da Silva (born 4 November 1999), known as just Adriano, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Portuguese club Santa Clara. Life and career Adriano started playing youth soccer at Resende FC in his native state, Rio de Janeiro. In August 2018, he moved permanently to Cruzeiro, where he started playing at the U20s. After several good performances at the U20 team, the then Cruzeiro's coach, Mano Menezes, moved him up to the senior team in March 2019. On January 22, 2020, he made his professional debut in a Campeonato Mineiro match against Boa Esporte. Career statistics References External links 1999 births Living people Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Cruzeiro Esporte Clube players C.D. Santa Clara players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Primeira Liga players Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount%20Pleasant%2C%20Victoria
Mount Pleasant, Victoria
Mount Pleasant is the oldest residential suburb of Ballarat, Victoria, Australia. It is located on the southern extremity of the city between the Yarrowee Creek and the White Horse Range. Physically it is largely cut off from the rest of Ballarat which contributes to a sense of a suburb apart. The traditional Wathaurung country was first settled in 1836 when the Yuille brothers established a sheep run that included the sheltered corner under the escarpment later named Mount Pleasant. In those days, before there was a town at Ballarat, Buninyong was the nearest township. When the gold rush of 1851 brought thousands of diggers to nearby Golden Point, Mount Pleasant was left alone as no gold was initially found there. Its peacefulness made it attractive to a number of Cornish miners and their families who had come to Australia to settle permanently. These Wesleyans were the founders of the community. As devout and sober church people they sought a place to live away from the drunken mayhem of the diggings around Main Road. The converging lines of the main streets that lead into Mount Pleasant from the north (Barkly, Humffray and Bond streets) follow the original tracks that connected it to the Main Road commercial area in the 1850s. In December 1854, on the gentle slope above the creek, the Cornish families set up their tents and established a school, a memorial to which can be found near the reserve. This quiet life was rudely disrupted in late 1856 when gold was found and for a few years Mount Pleasant itself suffered all the disturbances of a rush. The newer housing development beyond Elsworth Street is where much of the surface mining took place. There were several hotels near where the sewerage pipe now runs, When the alluvial gold ran out, the community settled down and its Methodist character reasserted itself. By the end of the century all the hotels had been closed. From the 1870s a string of Chinese market gardens were established along the creek. Humffray Street and even Morton Street were busy with shops. A very active community developed with sporting teams and cultural activities. The tent school soon became a well-attended denominational school next to the church. When the colonial government introduced free, compulsory and secular education, the Methodist school closed and in 1874 all 500 pupils marched to the new State School in Cobden Street, the first to be built in Ballarat. Until the 1970s Mount Pleasant was a largely self-contained community. It was the end of the line. From 1926 until 1972 an electric tram terminated at Bartles Corner (the corner of Barkly and Cobden streets), where there were two general stores, a post office, a butcher, a cake shop and a shoe repairer. Everyone shopped locally. With the closure of the church and the everyday shops, it is mainly the primary school, which traces its origins back to the beginning of Mount Pleasant as a suburb, which continues as a communal centre. The suburb is bordered by the Yarrowee River to the west, Gladstone Street to the north, Magpie and Britain Street to the east and Ballarat Goldfields to the south. While Mount Pleasant is organized primarily on a grid plan, the converging lines of some streets indicate their origins as tracks before the streets were made. The housing stock is solid but modest, with many Victorian era Single-family detached homes on larger than average blocks. There is some new industrial activity along Humffray Street below the reserve, where once there were several tanneries and a string of Chinese market gardens. The newer housing estate to the south of Elsworth Street is on the site of the alluvial gold rush of the late 1850s and traces of mining can still be seen. At the , Mount Pleasant had a population of 2,225. A single bus service, the Buninyong (Route 11) connects Mount Pleasant to the city. References Suburbs of Ballarat
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barry%20Sheen
Barry Sheen
Sir Barry Cross Sheen (31 August 1918 – 25 October 2005) was a British judge who served as Admiralty Judge of the High Court from 1978 to 1993. He is best known for presiding over the July 1987 inquiry into the deaths of 193 people in the Zeebrugge ferry disaster. Early life The second son of Ronald Sheen, FCA, Barry Sheen was educated at Haileybury College, also attending The Hill School in the United States for a year. He began to read Law at Trinity Hall, Cambridge, but his studies were interrupted by the outbreak of the Second World War. He joined the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, and was first lieutenant of the corvette HMS Aubretia when she captured the German submarine U-110, with her cypher books and Enigma machine, in 1941. In 1943, he was given command of the PCE-842-class patrol craft HMS Kilkenzie. References https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/sir-barry-sheen-k27qx2rztmx 20th-century English judges People educated at Haileybury and Imperial Service College The Hill School alumni Alumni of Trinity Hall, Cambridge 1918 births 2005 deaths Queen's Bench Division judges Place of birth missing Place of death missing Knights Bachelor Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve personnel of World War II English King's Counsel 20th-century King's Counsel British expatriates in the United States
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kavakl%C4%B1%2C%20Ilgaz
Kavaklı, Ilgaz
Kavaklı is a village in the Ilgaz District of Çankırı Province in Turkey. Its population is 34 (2021). References Villages in Ilgaz District
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Changre
Changre
Changre is a village development committee in Bhojpur District in the Kosi Zone of eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 3,344 persons living in 585 individual households. References External links UN map of the municipalities of Bhojpur District Populated places in Bhojpur District, Nepal
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radik%20Zhaparov
Radik Zhaparov
Radik Zhaparov (born February 29, 1984) is a Kazakh ski jumper who has competed since 2003. At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, he finished 11th in the team large hill and 26th in the individual normal hill events. At the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, Zhaparov has finished 11th in team events three times (2005: large, normal; 2007: large) and 24th in the individual normal hill (2007) events. Zharparov's best individual World Cup finish was 11th in a large hill event in Finland in 2007. His best individual career finish was second in an FIS Cup normal hill event in Austria, also in 2007. External links 1984 births Kazakhstani male ski jumpers Olympic ski jumpers for Kazakhstan Living people Ski jumpers at the 2006 Winter Olympics Asian Games medalists in ski jumping Ski jumpers at the 2003 Asian Winter Games Ski jumpers at the 2011 Asian Winter Games Asian Games silver medalists for Kazakhstan Asian Games bronze medalists for Kazakhstan Medalists at the 2003 Asian Winter Games Medalists at the 2011 Asian Winter Games
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football%20Academy
Football Academy
Football Academy is a football game released in 2009 for the Nintendo DS. Gameplay The game begins with the player creating a new football team under the supervision of former Chelsea Football Club manager Luiz Felipe Scolari, who in the game serves as the "Academy Master". After demonstrating knowledge of the sport and building a team, players can enter their team in matches against real European teams, the results of which are statistically determined. The game includes 14 minigames, "Football IQ" assessments, player collection, team building, and interactive matches. Players can also play matches and trade players with one another over Wi-Fi. Reception The game received mixed reviews upon release and has a Metacritic score of 66/100 based on 12 reviews. Wesley Yin-Poole, writing for VideoGamer.com, praised the addictive nature of player collection and gave the game a score of 8/10. References External links EA SPORTS Football Academy website 2009 video games Association football video games Europe-exclusive video games Electronic Arts games EA Sports games Nintendo DS games Nintendo DS-only games Video games developed in Canada
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael%20Britten
Michael Britten
Michael Britten is the fictional main character featured in the American police procedural drama television series Awake. He is portrayed by Jason Isaacs and first appeared, along with the rest of his family, in "Pilot", and last appeared in "Turtles All the Way Down". Michael was created and designed by series creator Kyle Killen after he created and developed the series Lone Star for the Fox network. Killen had been called in to pitch a new drama for NBC after the cancellation of Lone Star. Michael and his wife Hannah have one child: Rex. After a car crash, Michael begins to live in "two realities", one in which his son Rex survived the crash, when he wears a green wrist band, and another in which his wife Hannah survived the crash, where he wears a red wrist band. He works at the Los Angeles Police Department, alongside Efrem Vega in his "red reality" and Isaiah Freeman in his "green reality". Michael is disorganized and often confused. Despite this, he is adept at solving crimes, as he uses clues from one reality to help him in the other. Isaacs' portrayal of Michael has been praised by television commentators, who felt that he effectively embodied the characteristics of the lead role. Critics believed that Isaacs' performance deserved an Emmy Award. Role in Awake Michael Britten is the husband of Hannah Britten and the father of Rex Britten. After a car crash, he has "two realities", one in which his son Rex survived the crash, where he wears a green wrist band ("green reality"), and another in which his wife Hannah survived the crash, where he wears a red wrist band ("red reality"). He works as a police detective at the fictional version of the Los Angeles Police Department, alongside Efrem Vega in his "red reality" and Isaiah Freeman in his "green reality". He also goes to two separate therapists: Dr. John Lee in the "red reality", and Dr. Judith Evans in the "green reality". Character Creation Kyle Killen conceived of Michael and the rest of the family and series in 2011 after a report that NBC had purchased the series from the creator Killen, under the original name REM. Killen had been called in to pitch a new drama for NBC, after Jennifer Salke, the president of the entertainment division of NBC, encouraged Killen to conceive a concept for a new drama television series after the cancellation of Lone Star on the Fox network. Within a few weeks, Killen sent a rough draft of the script to his agent Marc Korman. "It was 1 or 2 o'clock in the morning, and I remember I was so freaked out by the script that I went upstairs to our guest bedroom where my wife was sick with the flu and I got into bed with her," recalled Korman. "I called Jen and said: 'I'm telling you, this script is remarkable. I've never read a pilot like this, and for a guy who has never written a procedural show in his life, he's actually making two cases work". Initially, Salke and Korman looked to sell acquisition rights to Fox. Michael made his debut with the rest of the Britten family on March 1, 2012, in "Pilot" on NBC. Casting In February 2011, Jason Isaacs obtained the role of the character. Executive producer Howard Gordon summated the premise of the character: "He's a guy who goes to sleep, wakes up, he’s with his wife, goes to sleep, wakes up, and he's with his son. And so — and he's a cop who sees clues and details that crossover from one world to the next, and he uses that insight to solve crimes." Series creator Kyle Killen thought that the premise behind the series would be relatable to audiences, making it easier to broader his fanbase. "I think there were aspects of Lone Star that were more difficult to get a wider, broader audience interested in," he articulated. "[The main character] was somebody that you couldn’t decide if you liked or hated, and I think that Britten's dilemma is something that we’re not only sympathetic for, but somehow we want him to win." Personality Michael develops a routine to help him maintain the illusions of control. He is also disorganized and sometimes exhibits odd behavior, due to living in two realities. Michael gets confused often and suffers from a sleeping disorder. He refuses treatment because he does not wish to accept one reality while rejecting the other, as he wants the opportunity to be with both his wife and son, albeit separately. One example is when Michael does not hand in a permission form for Rex's field trip to the museum. In "Say Hello to My Little Friend", Michael is unable switch to the "green reality" (where Rex is alive), for unknown reason, which Dr. Lee says is progress. Michael finds out he could not switch because it was his subconscious telling him he needed to uncover the truth behind his car crash. He eventually discover Detective Ed Hawkins caused the accident in an attempt to kill Michael. Reception Analysis Jason Isaacs's role of Michael Britten has met with praise from most television commentators. Ken Tucker of Entertainment Weekly was keen to Isaacs' acting in the episode. "It helps enormously to have Isaacs playing the lead. This actor knows how to convey a gravity that contrasts well with the series' airy concept, but he avoids becoming heavy and morose." West summated that the cast "really couldn't be better on this series"; "Isaacs [delivered] a stellar performance as the intelligent detective, and loving father and husband who's just trying to make sense of what's going on and probably not entirely regretful to be experiencing a split reality. Both Wong and Jones are fantastic as the curious therapists. I already wish there were some way we could see these two on screen together." The Paste Magazine, IGN, and TV Fanatic argued that Issacs's performance deserves an Emmy. Duguay of the Montreal Gazette thought that Isaacs evoked a reservedness and ambiguity that attracted viewers to his character. References External links Michael Britten on IMDb Fictional characters from Los Angeles Television characters introduced in 2012 Fictional Los Angeles Police Department detectives
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewis%20Park%2C%20Virginia
Lewis Park, Virginia
Lewis Park is an unincorporated community in Fairfax County, in the U.S. state of Virginia. References Unincorporated communities in Virginia Unincorporated communities in Fairfax County, Virginia Washington metropolitan area
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henrik%20Laurentius%20Helliesen
Henrik Laurentius Helliesen
Henrik Laurentius Helliesen (20 December 1824–22 July 1900) was a Norwegian civil servant and politician. Helliesen was born in Bodø in Nordland county, Norway. He studied law and earned his law degree at the University of Christiania in 1847. He was employed by the Ministry of Finance in 1849 and advanced to bureau chief in 1853 and deputy secretary in 1854. He was the County Governor of Nedenes amt from 1860-1863. Also, he represented the town of Arendal in the Norwegian Parliament from 1862 to 1863. He was the Norwegian Minister of Finance for several periods between 1863 and 1883, and was a member of the Council of State Division in Stockholm several times between 1865 and 1884. He was also Minister of Education and Church Affairs in 1884. He died in Fåberg on 22 July 1900. References 1824 births 1900 deaths Politicians from Bodø University of Christiania alumni Government ministers of Norway Ministers of Finance of Norway County governors of Norway Ministers of Education of Norway
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alden%20v.%20Maine
Alden v. Maine
Alden v. Maine, 527 U.S. 706 (1999), was a decision by the Supreme Court of the United States about whether the United States Congress may use its Article I powers to abrogate a state's sovereign immunity from suits in its own courts, thereby allowing citizens to sue a state in state court without the state's consent. Background In 1992, probation officers employed by the State of Maine filed a suit against their employer in United States District Court for the District of Maine. The probation officers alleged violations of the overtime provisions laid out in the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), a federal statute, and requested liquidated damages and compensation. The federal court dismissed the suit by stating that the Eleventh Amendment gives the states sovereign immunity from suit in federal court. After the dismissal, the probation officers filed the same action in Maine state court. The state court also dismissed the case based on sovereign immunity. The case was then appealed to the Maine appellate courts and then to the Supreme Court of the United States. Decision In a 5–4 ruling, the Court concluded that Article I of the Constitution does not provide Congress with the ability to subject nonconsenting states to private suits for damages in its own courts. In addition, the Court held that since Maine was not a consenting party in the suit, the ruling of the Supreme Court of Maine was upheld. Writing for the Court, Justice Anthony Kennedy stated that the Constitution provides immunity for nonconsenting states from suits filed by citizens of that state or citizens of any other state and noted that such immunity is often referred to as "Eleventh Amendment Immunity." Such immunity, the Court continued, is necessary to maintain state sovereignty, which lies at the heart of federalism. However, "sovereign immunity derives not from the Eleventh Amendment but from the federal structure of the original Constitution itself." After discussing the Eleventh Amendment, the Court turned to the question of whether Congress has the authority, under Article I of the Constitution, to subject nonconsenting states to private suits in their own courts. The majority ruled that Congress has no such authority, under the original Constitution, to abrogate states' sovereign immunity: However, Congress may abrogate sovereign immunity when the suit is to enforce a statute protecting Fourteenth Amendment rights: The majority stated that the Supremacy Clause of the Constitution applies only to pieces of legislation that fit within its design. Therefore, any law passed by Congress pursuant to Article I that seeks to subject states to suit would violate the original Constitution. However, Congress may abrogate state sovereign immunity to pass legislation that enforces the Fourteenth Amendment, as in Fitzpatrick v. Bitzer (1976). Dissent Justice David Souter's dissent argued that the concept of sovereign immunity had been misapplied by the majority. Souter continued by noting that the idea of sovereign immunity was unclear during the period of the Constitution's ratification. In addition, he argued, the Founding Framers would certainly have not expected the idea to remain static over numerous years. In addition, Souter argued that the FLSA was national in scope and so did not violate the principle of federalism, as was argued by the majority. Souter also argued that the claim the FLSA was unconstitutional was spurious. Such thinking, he argued, could be reached only based upon the misguided notion of sovereign immunity and notion of federalism that the majority had used in reaching its decision: Analysis Alden represents an extension of the Court's 1996 ruling in Seminole Tribe v. Florida, which held that Congress cannot use its powers under Article I of the Constitution to subject unconsenting states to suit in federal court. Alden held also that Congress cannot use its Article I powers to subject unconsenting states to suit in state court. Later, in Central Virginia Community College v. Katz (2006), the Court would narrow the scope of its previous sovereign immunity rulings and hold that Congress could use the Bankruptcy Clause of Article I to abrogate state sovereign immunity. Sources References External links United States Supreme Court cases United States Supreme Court cases of the Rehnquist Court United States Eleventh Amendment case law Legal history of Maine 1999 in United States case law 1999 in Maine
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spare%20%28bowling%29
Spare (bowling)
A spare is a term used in bowling to indicate that all of the pins have been knocked down during the second ball of a frame when not all the pins were knocked down in the first frame of that player's two turns. The symbol for a spare for most bowling sports is a forward slash mark (/), while the unique vertically-oriented scoring system for candlepin bowling is somewhat different. A "spare" is awarded when no pins are left standing after the second ball of a frame; i.e., a player uses both balls of a frame to clear all ten pins. A player achieving a spare is awarded ten points, plus a bonus of whatever is scored with the next ball (only the first ball is counted). It is typically rendered as a slash on score sheets in place of the second pin count for a frame. Example: Frame 1, ball 1: 7 pins Frame 1, ball 2: 3 pins (spare) Frame 2, ball 1: 4 pins Frame 2, ball 2: 2 pins The total score from these throws is: 7 + 3 + 4(bonus) + 4 + 2 = 20, while the score for Frame 1 is 14. A player who bowls a spare in the tenth (final) frame is awarded one extra ball to allow for the bonus points. Correctly calculating bonus points can be difficult and time-consuming, especially when combinations of strikes and spares come in consecutive frames. In modern times, however, this has been overcome with automated scoring systems (also known as score keepers), linked to the machines that set and clear the pins between frames. A computer automatically counts pins that remain standing, and fills in a virtual score sheet (usually displayed on monitors above each lane). However, even the automated system is not fool-proof, as the computer can miscount the number of pins that remain standing. The term "hard spare" refers when no pins are knocked down on the first ball, due to a foot foul or a ball thrown into the gutter, and then a spare is converted with all ten pins remaining with the second ball. This is sometimes mocked as throwing a strike one ball too late. Since throwing three strikes in a row is referred to as a "turkey," three spares in a row is sometimes called a “chicken” or a "flamingo" (because they often stand on one leg), and in rural areas three spares in a row is called a “sparrow”. References Ten-pin bowling
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magang%20Constitution
Magang Constitution
The Magang Constitution (), also known as the Ma'anshan Constitution or Ma-steel Constitution, was a set of enterprise management system that was gradually formed in the Soviet Union in the 1950s and 1960s after decades of socialist industrial construction and development and adopted in China. Nowadays, it has been abandoned. It is a complete set of rules and regulations for factory management, even rising to the height of the law. Like the Angang Constitution developed in response to it in China, the Magang Constitution is not a constitution in the true sense of the term. Development and influence The Magang Constitution was a complete set of factory management practices implemented by the socialist enterprises represented by Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works, the largest steel complex in the Soviet Union. It was based on "experts governing the factories", meaning the affirmation of experts and authority. This set of corporate management system was born in the Stalin-era. The name "Magang Constitution" comes not from the Soviets, but by the Chinese. The Magang Constitution was implemented at various factories in China, including at the Anshan Iron and Steel Works. The Angang Constitution developed in opposition to its principles, and was promoted by Mao Zedong. During the 1980s in China, the model of the Magang Constitution reappeared in the reform literature. Main content Magang Constitution was actually developed from the Taylor System and the Ford System. The main content of the Magang Constitution included the implementation of the "one director system" (一长制), "material stimulation" (物质刺激), "experts governing the factories" (专家治厂), and "placing technology in command" (技术挂帅). Under the model of the Magang Constitution, experts controlled production and the factory director exercised strict control. See also Angang Constitution Ford System Taylor System References Management Economic history of the Soviet Union Economic history of China
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asoga
Asoga
Asoga is a village in Belgaum district in the southern state of Karnataka, India. References Villages in Belagavi district
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gigi%20Gaston
Gigi Gaston
Louise Gigi Gaston is an American writer-director. Early in her life, Gaston was noted in the New York Times as an equestrian in 1977, and she pursued a career in Olympic Equestrian Show jumping. Gaston has written and sold many screenplays, including Like a Lady, Mockingbird, to Steve Tisch and New Line Cinema, and Madame Lupescue to Ron Howard for a large six-figure sum in 1996. Her documentary The Cream Will Rise (1998) discussed singer/songwriter Sophie B. Hawkins's early years, played at film festivals and was well reviewed in Variety. Gaston directed the music video for Olivia Newton-John's updated "I Honestly Love You". Gaston directed the 2001 heist film Beyond the City Limits (Rip It Off) with Nastassja Kinski, Alyson Hannigan and Jennifer Esposito, which received mixed reviews. In 2008, Gaston directed the documentary We Will Not Be Silenced about alleged irregularities in the caucuses for the 2008 Democratic party presidential primaries. Though Gaston is a devote Democrat. Her great Grandfather, Mayor of Boston and Governor of Mass, the doc was only discussed in "right of center" blogs and media outlets such as Fox and Friends and others. In 2012, she wrote and directed the play Room 105: The Highs and Lows of Janis Joplin, featuring Sophie B. Hawkins as Joplin. It opened on October 4, the anniversary of Joplin's death, and its run was extended. It was described as "impressively written and directed" and "a joy" in EDGE Los Angeles, and received good reviews elsewhere. Her film Alone Together based on her mother's book Alone Together by Theodora Getty Gaston, a tragic love story to Wark Entertainment where it is being filmed starting January 2018. The film 9 Bullets, inspired by her close friendship with the burlesque performer Gypsy Rose Lee and starring Lena Headey, Sam Worthington, and Dean Scott Vazquez, was released in April 2022 by Screen Media. References External links The Cream Will Rise Official site. We Will Not Be Silenced Official site. Living people American lesbian writers American documentary filmmakers American women documentary filmmakers Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century American women writers
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nacoleia%20parapsephis
Nacoleia parapsephis
Nacoleia parapsephis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1887. It is found on New Guinea and Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland. Adults are pale grey or brown with irregular dark-edged areas across the wings. References Moths described in 1887 Nacoleia Moths of New Guinea Moths of Australia
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osterwieck-Fallstein
Osterwieck-Fallstein
Osterwieck-Fallstein was a Verwaltungsgemeinschaft ("collective municipality") in the district of Harz, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It was situated north of the Harz, and north of Wernigerode. The seat of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft was in Osterwieck. It was disbanded on 1 January 2010. The Verwaltungsgemeinschaft Osterwieck-Fallstein consisted of the following municipalities: Aue-Fallstein Berßel Bühne Lüttgenrode Osterwieck Rhoden Schauen Wülperode References Former Verwaltungsgemeinschaften in Saxony-Anhalt
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loyola%20Cultural%20Action%20Foundation
Loyola Cultural Action Foundation
Loyola Cultural Action Foundation (Spanish: ; ACLO) is a network of radio stations in southeast and southcentral Bolivia founded by the Jesuits in 1966, with headquarters in Sucre. It serves the largely indigenous people of this region and has included literacy in its programming from the start. It is currently involved in advocacy and education for participatory democracy in a plurinational state. It has undertaken direct action programs to strengthen community organizations and community-based media. Programming Programming is broadcast in the indigenous Quechuan language, but staff are required to prepare scripts in Spanish. The programming is primarily entertainment oriented. In 1990, the network started broadcasting the farmer education program Tornavuelta. History ACLO's roots go back to the Catholic bishops of Latin America at Medellin adopting the option for the poor recommended by the Second Vatican Council (1962-1965). In Bolivia in the 1960s the indigenous farmers were marginalized, with 69% illiteracy and little access to healthcare or government services. ACLO used literacy education to make the peasants aware to their own situation and their options. The education was carried on through ACLO's radio stations in Chuquisaca (1971), Potosí (1975), Yamparáeza (1977), and Tarija (1981), along with the newspaper En Marcha. ACLO has been described as one of the few independent media outlets that covered the 2006 Bolivian Constituent Assembly. Affiliates 91.5 FM in Entre Ríos, Tarija 92.1 FM in Uriondo References Jesuit development centres Indigenous organisations in Bolivia Organizations established in 1966 Radio in Bolivia Social welfare charities Radio networks
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madhavi%20%28Silappatikaram%29
Madhavi (Silappatikaram)
Madhavi is an important character in the Silapathikaram, one of the epics in Tamil literature. Silapathikaram is the first Kappiyam (epic) among the five in Tamil literature. It belongs to the Sangam Period. Madhavi was born in a lineage of courtesans, and was an accomplished dancer. Madhavi is one of the three main characters in Silappatikaram, along with Kannagi and Kovalan. Plot Madhavi was the daughter of a dancer, Chitrapahti; they were believed to have a long ancestry, starting with the apsara Urvashi. Madhavi was rigorously trained in music, dance and composition of poems. Kovalan, the son of a wealthy merchant and the husband of Kannagi, met Madhavi in a performance in Chozha king Karikalan's court. Enamoured of her beauty, he fell in love with her. Eventually, Kovalan left his wife and moved in with Madhavi, with whom he stayed for a year. Madhavi bore him a daughter Manimekalai. However, after spending all his money on Madhavi, he realised his mistakes and returned to his wife Kannagi. Love with Kovalan Kovalan, who was married to Kannagi, fell in love with Madhavi when he saw her at her dancing debut in the court of the Chola king Karikalan. Kovalan left Kannagi and starts living with Madhavi. She lived with Kovalan happily for some time. During that period, Madhavi's mother stole all of Kannagi's wealth by using Kovalan's ring Kannaiyali without Madhavi and Kovalan's knowledge. After three years, Kovalan learned the truth about the mother's crime through the song kaveri kanal vary, during the festival of the god Indra. He grew angry with Madhavi and again returned to Kannagi. After Kovalan left her, Madhavi learned of her mother's theft and showed her moral worth by returning all the wealth of Kovalan to his father and renouncing the world to become a Buddhist nun. Manimekalai, the daughter of Madhavi and Kovalan, who is the main character of another epic called "Manimegalai", written by Seethalai Sattanar, born to them in this period of love in between them at Kaveripoompatinam. Kovalan's death Kovalan and his wife left for Madurai to restore their fortunes by trade. In an unfortunate twist of events, he was mistakenly arrested for having stolen the queen's anklet and beheaded as the queen had a similar anklet. Upon hearing this, Kannagi set out to the court of the Pandya king Neduncheziyan and proved her husband's innocence. On realizing his mistake, the king died instantly. Kannagi took revenge by burning the whole city of Madurai with her curse, which she later took back due to the city goddess' request. Upon learning the tragic turn of events, Madhavi shaved her hair and became a Buddhist nun. References Characters in Silappatikaram Fictional Buddhist nuns
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Ratlake Meadows
Ratlake Meadows is a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north of Chandler's Ford in Hampshire. These unimproved meadows on London Clay are recorded back to the sixteenth century and are probably much older. They are dominated by sweet vernal grass, heath grass, tufted hairgrass and Yorkshire fog, and have a rich variety of herbs. Invertebrates include the rare bush cricket, long-winged conehead. References Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Hampshire
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Sacro Cuore
Sacro Cuore is the Italian for Sacred Heart and may refer to: Churches in Italy Sacro Cuore, Alcamo Sacro Cuore, Florence Sacro Cuore, Monza Sacro Cuore del Suffragio, Rome Sacro Cuore di Cristo Re, Rome (Basilica) Sacro Cuore di Gesù, Grosseto (Basilica) Sacro Cuore di Gesù, Tolentino Sacro Cuore di Gesù a Castro Pretorio (Basilica) Sacro Cuore di Gesù agonizzante a Vitinia, Rome Sacro Cuore di Maria, Rome Nostra Signora del Sacro Cuore, Rome Other Sacro Cuore di Gesù a Vitinia, titulus presbyteralis Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Italian university Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Schools Rector of Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore See also Sacred Heart (disambiguation) Sacré Cœur (disambiguation) Herz-Jesu-Kirche (disambiguation)
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Charlin
Charlin or Charlins may refer to: Charlin (name) Disques André Charlin (), a record label founded by André Charlin Os Charlins, a Galician criminal gang in Spain See also Carline (name) Charline (name) Charlene (disambiguation) Carlin (disambiguation) Carling (disambiguation) Karlin (disambiguation)
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International School Basel
The International School of the Basel Region AG (ISBR AG) is an English-speaking school for students from ages 3–19 (PYP1-DP2). ISB is an authorised International Baccalaureate (IB) World School, and offers the following programmes: IB Diploma Programme (DP) IB Middle Years Programme (MYP) IB Primary Years Programme (PYP) Its Headquarters are at Reinach, Basel-Landschaft, in the Reinach Campus. There is also a Fiechten Campus in Reinach, and also the Aesch campus in Aesch. History of ISB ISB was founded in 1979 by Janet Galli, an American entrepreneur, as a response to a perceived need among expatriates for English-speaking schooling. The School began life with just 15 students and in a single schoolhouse. Student numbers grew rapidly, and at one point the School rented premises at 13 campuses in the Basel region. By 1995, ISB had become an IB World School, offering the Diploma Programme (DP) of the IB. By 1999, the School became a not-for-profit company, known as the International School of the Basel Region AG. That year it broadened its scope to include the IB Middle Years Programme (MYP). In 2002, Reinach - the first of ISB’s three current campuses – was opened. In the same year, ISB began to offer the IB Primary Years Programme (PYP). In 2007, the purpose-built campus at Aesch opened to accommodate the Junior School. Since 2012, students in the early years of the MYP have attended the campus at Fiechten. In the 35 years since its inception, ISB has grown exponentially and today educates over 1400 students representing approximately 60 nationalities. . Accreditation and Authorisation ISB is an International Baccalaureate (IB) World School. The School is accredited by both the Council of International Schools (CIS) and the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC). ISB is authorised to be a PSAT and SAT testing centre and is also an examination centre for the Associated Board of the Royal School of Music (ABRSM). Due to longstanding academic commitment and the school's request, ISB was one of 14 international schools that piloted the new Global Politics course for the IB. ISBR's Kindergarten, primary education, and also lower secondary programs (Primary Years Programme, Secondary Years Programme) are not approved as Volksschule (Kindergarten, Primarstufe, and Sekundarstufe) by the bureau for elementary school (Volksschulen), administration for education (Erziehungsdirektion), canton of Basel-City. ISBR's upper secondary education programs (Diploma Programme, International Baccalaureate) are neither approved as a Mittelschule by the bureau for gymnasial and vocational education (Mittelschulen und Berufsbildung), administration of education (Erziehungsdirektion), canton of Basel-City, nor by the Swiss Federal State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation SERI, neither. ISB in Basel The International School of Basel Region AG (known as ISB) is a not-for-profit, self-supporting company, acknowledged as a private school by the local authority Basel-Landschaft, registered under Swiss law and abiding by all local authority requirements. The purpose of the ISBR AG is the operation of an English-speaking private day school for girls and boys. The School is committed to promoting learning, cultural awareness and international understanding and to developing respect and appreciation for people of all nationalities, religions and cultural backgrounds. ISB staff and students comprise upwards of forty different nationalities, including many Swiss nationals. The educational programmes offered by  ISB (see International Baccalaureate, below) are recognised and accepted by Swiss universities, subject to the usual academic requirements. Campuses ISB has three campuses, located in the canton of Basel-Landschaft: Aesch for the Junior School (PYP1-8), Fiechten for the Middle School (MYP1-3) and Reinach for the Senior School (MYP4-5; DP1-2). International Baccalaureate (IB) The international educational foundation the International Baccalaureate (IB) was founded in 1968. Its headquarters are in Geneva, Switzerland. From 3 to 19 years, International School Basel students study the International Baccalaureate (IB) curriculum through three programmes (Primary Years, Middle Years and Diploma). Many ISB students belong to families who anticipate periodic relocation from one city or country to another. Studying the IB curriculum allows students joining an IB school in a new location the flexibility and opportunity to continue their education as seamlessly as possible. As an authorised IB World School, ISB welcomes regular evaluation by the IB and undergoes reaccreditation with the international agencies CIS and NEASC. The School’s IB scores are consistently above the world average and many ISB students choose to continue to tertiary education in colleges and universities in Europe and the USA as well as in Switzerland (see ISB in Basel, above). Although the language of instruction is English, students also study German (with French and Spanish options). Typically, more than a quarter of ISB students go on to achieve an IB Bilingual Diploma at the end of their studies. The enrollment fee is CHF 4,500 for new students and for those returning after an absence of more than 14 months. Annual tuition fees range from CHF 13,410 to CHF 35,420 for the academic year 2022/23. References International Baccalaureate schools in Switzerland American international schools in Switzerland Buildings and structures in Basel-Landschaft Secondary schools in Switzerland
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List of shipwrecks in 1888
The list of shipwrecks in 1888 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1888. January February March April May June July August September October November December Unknown date References 1888
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Bleed India with a Thousand Cuts
Bleed India with a Thousand Cuts is a military doctrine followed by the Pakistani military against India. It consists of waging covert war against India using insurgents at multiple locations. According to scholar Aparna Pande, this view was put forward in various studies by the Pakistani military, particularly in its Staff College, Quetta. Peter Chalk and Christine Fair cite the former director of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) explicating the strategy. In a 1965 speech to the UN Security Council, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, former Prime Minister and former President of Pakistan, declared a thousand-year war against India. Reetika Sharma writes that Pakistani Army Chief General Zia-ul-Haq gave form to Bhutto's "thousand years war" with the 'bleeding India through a thousand cuts' doctrine using covert and low-intensity warfare with militancy and infiltration. This doctrine was first attempted during the Punjab insurgency and then in Kashmir insurgency using India's western border with Pakistan. Pakistan has devised a malevolent strategy aimed at instigating religio-political turmoil in India's border states of Jammu and Kashmir and Punjab. This strategy involves supporting and fueling acts of terror-induced violence, with the explicit intention of causing significant problems for India. Origins The origins of the strategic doctrine are attributed to Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, then a member of the military regime of the General Ayub Khan, who declared a thousand-year war against India during his speech to the United Nations Security Council in 1965. His plans for the 1971 war included severing the entire eastern India and making it a "permanent part" of East Pakistan, occupying Kashmir, and turning East Punjab into a separate 'Khalistan'. After the war ended with Pakistan's own dismemberment, he laid down the doctrine of continuing the conflict by "inflicting a thousand cuts" on India. According to The Pioneer, Bhutto declared that Pakistan's success in its 'national' goal of destruction of India would only be possible by "delivering a thousand cuts on its body politic" and not through a direct conventional war. One of the purposes of the declaration was to divert public attention from internal problems facing Pakistan. On 5 July 1977, Bhutto was deposed by his army chief General Zia-ul-Haq in a military coup before being controversially tried and executed. Zia then assumed the office of President of Pakistan in 1978 and the thousand cut policy began taking shape. After the defeat of Pakistan in the 1971 war, Pakistan was divided and Bangladesh was created. The war clarified that Kashmir could no longer be taken from India by a conventional war. Zia implemented Bhutto's "thousand years war" with 'Bleed India Through A Thousand Cuts' doctrine using covert and low intensity warfare with militancy and infiltration. Punjab Pakistan had been helping the Sikh secessionist movement in the Indian Punjab since the 1970s. Since the early 1980s Pakistan's intelligence agency ISI created a special Punjab cell in its headquarters to support the militant Sikh followers of Bhindranwale and supply them with arms and ammunitions. Terrorist training camps were set up in Pakistan at Lahore and Karachi to train the young Sikhs. Hamid Gul (who had led ISI) had stated about Punjab insurgency that "Keeping Punjab destabilised is equivalent to the Pakistan Army having an extra division at no cost to the taxpayers." Kashmir After the conclusion of the Soviet–Afghan War, the fighters of the Sunni Mujahideen and other Islamic militants had successfully removed the Soviet forces from Afghanistan. The military and civil government of Pakistan sought to utilise these militants in the Kashmir conflict against the Indian Armed Forces in accordance with the "thousand cuts" doctrine so as to "bleed India", using Pakistan's nuclear arsenal as a shield. In the 1980s cross-border terrorism started in the Kashmir region as armed and well-trained groups of terrorists were infiltrated into India through the border. Pakistan officially maintained that the terrorism in Kashmir was "freedom struggle" of Kashmiris and Pakistan only provided moral support to them. But this turned out to be inaccurate as Director-General of Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) stated in the National Assembly of Pakistan that the ISI was sponsoring this support in Kashmir. Pakistan has used the jihadist militias to conduct an asymmetric warfare with India. The militant groups have been used not just as proxies, but predominantly as "weapons" against India for Pakistan's "Bleed India" campaign. According to a general involved with the "bleed India" strategy of infiltrating jihadists into Kashmir: In May 1998, India tested its nuclear weapons at Pokhran-II followed by Pakistani nuclear tests. The Infiltration of Pakistani soldiers disguised as Kashmiri militants into positions on the Indian side of the LOC, resulted in a geographically limited Kargil War, during which the Pakistani Foreign Secretary Shamshad Ahmed issued a veiled nuclear threat that, 'We will not hesitate to use any weapon in our arsenal to defend our territorial integrity.' After the Kargil War in 1999, the Kargil Review Committee came out with a report which took reference to the concept of Pakistan bleeding India. In Chapter 12, "Could Kargil Have Been Avoided?", the report said that if the "Siachenisation" of Kargil had happened prior to the war, that if troops had been stationed there all year round along a wider area, it would have resulted in huge costs "and enabled Pakistan to bleed India". On 13 December 2001 a terrorist attack occurred on the Indian Parliament (during which twelve people, including the five terrorists who attacked the building, were killed) and the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly on 1 October 2001. India claimed that the attacks were carried out by two Pakistan-based terror groups fighting Indian administered Kashmir, the Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammad, both of whom India has said are backed by Pakistan's ISI a charge that Pakistan denied. The military buildup was initiated by India in response to the twin attacks leading to the 2001–02 India–Pakistan standoff between India and Pakistan. Troops were amassed on either side of the border and along the Line of Control (LoC) in the region of Kashmir. International media reported the possibility of a nuclear war between the two countries and the implications of the potential conflict on the American-led "Global War on Terrorism" in nearby Afghanistan. Tensions de-escalated following international diplomatic mediation which resulted in the October 2002 withdrawal of Indian and Pakistani troops from the international border. In spite of grave provocations, the lack of military retaliation by India was seen as evidence of successful deterrence of India by Pakistan's nuclear capability. According to David A. Robinson the nuclear deterrence has encouraged certain Pakistani elements to further provoke India. He adds that an "asymmetric nuclear escalation posture" of Pakistan has deterred conventional military power of India and in turn has enabled Pakistan's "aggressive strategy of bleeding India by a thousand cuts with little fear of significant retaliation". Present Presently the Islamic fundamentalists in Bangladesh and Pakistan, through designated terrorist groups such as Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami (HuJI), have joined forces to carry out terrorist attacks on India. In 2015, a Pakistani High Commission staff member who was an ISI agent in Bangladesh had to be withdrawn by Pakistan after his involvement in financing of terrorism activities and fake Indian currency note racket was reported by intelligence sources. He was involved in financing of terrorist organisations Hizb ut-Tahir, Ansarullah Bangla Team and Jamaat-e-Islami. In December 2015, another Pakistani diplomat, a second secretary in the high commission, was withdrawn for links with Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh. The Daily Star reported that arrest of Pakistani citizens in Bangladesh with fake Indian currency was a "common phenomenon". In Bangladesh, HuJI-B provides a safe zone for training as well as help in crossing the border into India. According to Pakistani commentator Pervez Hoodbhoy, "Pakistan's 'thousand cuts' policy is in shambles". India was able to overcome its losses without the weakening of its strength. The international community abhors jihad. Pakistan's continuation of its covert war called "Jihad in Kashmir" has caused loss of international support for Pakistan's Kashmir policy, with every jihadist attack reducing Pakistan's moral high ground. At the centre of the FATF vote was Hafiz Saeed, an internationally designated Pakistani terrorist, who India blames for various attacks in Jammu and Kashmir. In an interview in May 2016, Husain Haqqani, Pakistan's former ambassador to America, said: See also Pakistan and state-sponsored terrorism India and state-sponsored terrorism India–Pakistan relations Cold Start (military doctrine) References Bibliography Military doctrines of Pakistan Military of India India–Pakistan military relations
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Pułaczów
Pułaczów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Raków, within Kielce County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately east of Raków and south-east of the regional capital Kielce. References Villages in Kielce County
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Uncle George
Uncle George may refer to: The American theologian Increase N. Tarbox The fictional uncle of Bertie Wooster George Wooster "Uncle George", a song by Steel Pulse from the album Tribute to the Martyrs See also George (disambiguation)
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2023 Auckland Rugby League season
The 2023 Auckland Rugby League season is the 115th season since the founding of the Auckland Rugby League in 1909. The Fox Memorial Shield was won for the 7th time by the Point Chevalier Pirates after they defeated the Richmond Rovers 24-16 in the final on August 19 at Mt Smart Stadium 2. Richmond won the Rukutai Shield for the first time since 2001 which was also the last time they had appeared in the Fox Memorial final. Ollie Tuimavave was awarded the Doug Price Medal for player of the match. The women's competition was won for the first time by the Howick Hornets who beat the Mt Albert Lionesses 36-6 in the final also on August 19. They were awarded the newly made Steele-Shanks Cup. Zayde Sarah-Baldwin won the player of the match award. Mt Albert won the men's Plate competition with a 22-16 win over Te Atatū Roosters with both teams finishing the regular season in 7th and 8th positions in the Fox Premiership. The Sharman Cup was won by the Otara Scorpions who beat Northcote Tigers 30-20 on August 12. It was the second time they had won it with the first being in 2014. Papatoetoe Panthers won the Sharman Cup plate final with a 23-20 win over the Pakuranga Jaguars. Ōtāhuhu Leopards took out the Fox reserve grade competition with a 26-22 win over the reigning champions, the Pt Chevalier Pirates, with Manurewa Marlins winning the Sharman Cup reserve grade competition when they beat Papatoetoe 32-16. The Auckland Rugby League revived the Open Age Restricted competition (90kg) but only 3 teams fielded sides in the regular season. It is hoped to grow the competition further in 2024. Te Atatū qualified for the final after beating Mt Albert in the semi final, but were defeated comfortably 26-0 by Manurewa in the grand final. Several of the matches were screened live on Sky Sports and a Glenora team then competed in two post season matches against Mt Albert and Te Atatū which were televised on consecutive Wednesday nights. They beat Mt Albert before losing to Te Atatū. News Premier competitions The Fox Memorial Shield competition began after a 3-week grading competition. Due to covid disrupted seasons the Auckland Rugby League decided that “2023 will work as a bridge between the 2022 shortened season and by 2025 will see a return to a more exclusive Fox Memorial Premiership competition”. The 3 year plan is for the top 4 teams in the 2023 Sharman Cup to qualify for the qualifying competition in 2024 with 4 pools once more, with the 2025 season seeing only 8 teams in the Fox Memorial premiership, down from the 12 teams that there will be in 2023 and 2024. The women's competition features just the one grade with seven teams in it, down from two grades in 2022 with 13 total teams. The Pt Chevalier and Ponsonby clubs have fielded a combined side named "City" and they will play matches at Victoria Park. The Mt Albert club is fielding a team for the first time in a few seasons, named the "Lionesses". The women's competition saw a new grand final trophy named after Cherie Steele-Shanks "whose pioneering efforts began nearly five decades ago when, in 1976, she became a pivotal member of the Glenfield Rugby League club committee". She served as chair, secretary and treasurer and "left an unforgettable mark" on the game after "creating the New Zealand Women's Rugby League committee in 1996" with the first national women's tournament following. Both the men's and women's competitions will feature a match each Wednesday night at North Harbour Stadium which will be screened live on Sky TV. Players of the year awards On Tuesday, August 15 Auckland Rugby League celebrated their 2023 season award night in the Mad Butcher Lounge at Mt Smart Stadium. Sione Feao (Ōtāhuhu) won the George Rainey Men's Player of the Year award, while Lavinia Tauhalaliku (City) won the Cathy Friends Women's Player of the Year award. The Sharman Cup Player of the Year award went to Tony Siligi (New Lynn). Club Players of the Year Fox Memorial Premiership Bay Roskill: Joshua Tanielu Glenora: Phillip Kingi Howick: Jethro Friend Māngere East: Apichart Korhomklang Manukau: Samuel Nati Marist: Johnny Falelua Malio Mt Albert: Trent Schaumkel Ōtāhuhu: Sione Feao Papakura: Joseph Price Pt Chevalier: Ollie Tuimavave Richmond: Beau Cordtz Te Atatū: Fine Vakatakalala Women's Premiership City: Lavinia Tauhalaliku Howick: Mele Fotu-Moala Manurewa: Jodeci Joseph Mt Albert: Lydia Turua-Quedley Ōtāhuhu: Onjeurlina Leiataua Ōtara: Annessa Biddle Taniwharau: Manirewa Howell Sharman Cup Ellerslie: Sione Tu'a Glenfield: Isaac Bahn Hibiscus Coast: Sam Waterworth Manurewa: Amerika Uili New Lynn: Tony Siligi Northcote: Tawhiri Heremaia Ōtara: Robert Fatialofa Pakuranga: Kelepi Fakalata Papatoetoe: Chesire Carson Ponsonby: Dion Fraser Individual Awards Men's Top Goal Kicker Fiohiva Siale Fianga'a (Ōtāhuhu) & Emmanuel Cerei (Marist) Women's Top Goal Kicker Paulina Morris-Ponga (City) Men's Top Try-Scorer Geronimo Doyle (Ōtāhuhu) Women's Top Try-Scorer Lavinia Tauhalaliku (City) The StreamShop Men's Best Try Doux Kauhiva (Marist) The StreamShop Women's Best Try Summer Van Gelder (Mt Albert) Men's Coach of the Year Simon Ieremia (Marist) Women's Coach of the Year Tasha Davie (Mt Albert) Men's Manager of the Year Teamalu Schaaf (Pt Chevalier) Women's Manager of the Year Marie Scanlan (City) Teams of the Year George Rainey Fox Memorial Team of the Year Fullback - Ollie Tuimavave (Pt Chevalier) Winger - Joshua Cooper (Howick) Centre - Lani Graham-Taufa (Marist) Centre - Joshua Tanielu (Bay Roskill) Winger - Lewis Soosemea (Papakura) Standoff - James Aspden (Mt Albert) Halfback - Samuel Nati (Manukau) Prop - Manu Fatialofa (Howick) Hooker - Jethro Friend (Howick) Prop - Trent Schaumkel (Mt Albert) Second Row - Jeremiah Schuster (Richmond) Second Row - Sione Feao (Ōtāhuhu) Lock - Jamel Hunt (Ōtāhuhu) Cathy Friend Women's Team of the Year Fullback - Paris Pickering (City) Winger - Cassie Ormsby (Howick) Centre - Lavinia Tauhalaliku (City) Centre - Leah-Rhys Toka (Taniwharau) Winger - Carmel Uhila (Ōtāhuhu) Standoff - Sade Schaumkel (Ōtāhuhu) Halfback - Lydia Turua-Quedley (Mt Albert) Prop - Cilia-Marie Po'e-Tofaeono (Howick) & Mia Holo (City) Hooker - Avery-Rose Carmont (Ōtāhuhu) Prop - Karlene Lesoa (Ōtara Scorpions) Second Row - Shaniece Manshchau (Mt Albert) Second Row - Noia Fotu-Moala (Ōtara) Lock - Onjeurlina Leiataua (Ōtahuhu) Sharman Cup Team of the Year Fullback - Molisoni Faiva (Pakuranga) Winger - Manu Tukia (Pakuranga) Centre - Kavan Te Kiri-Ryan (Hibiscus Coast) Centre - Amerika Uili (Manurewa) Winger - Fuamaila Gatapu (Ōtara) Standoff - Daylee Dutton (Manurewa) Halfback - Dion Fraser (Ponsonby) Prop - Kelepi Fakalata (Pakuranga) Hooker - Chesire Carson (Papatoetoe) Prop - Robert Fatialofa (Ōtara) Second Row - Heitoni Talagi (Ponsonby) Second Row - Taylor Daniels (Northcote) Lock -Tony Siligi (New Lynn) Club teams and grade participation Fox Memorial Competition The men's premiership competition started on April 15 with a 3-round grading competition. There were 16 teams competing divided into 4 pools based on their seeding from their finishing positions at the end of the 2021 regular season (with the playoffs cancelled due to covid lockdowns). The Fox Memorial premiership competition began on May 3 with a Wednesday night game between Pt Chevalier and Glenora. Fox Memorial Qualifying The 4 pools for qualifying were as follows with seedings in brackets based on the 2021 finishing positions: Pool A Standings Round 1 Round 2 Freedom Vahaakolo scored his first points for Pt Chevalier in their 24–12 win over Manukau at Moyle Park. The match saw an even first half with the teams level at the break 6-6 before Pt Chevalier opened up an 18–6 lead and held on. The Māngere East - Pakuranga match was the live streamed match of the round and saw the home team, Māngere, winning 30–10. It was a tight first half with just 2 tries scored before it opened up in the second with Māngere scoring 5 tries and Pakuranga 2, including 1 to Counties-Manukau U20 representative Stanley Hingano. Round 3 Pt Chevalier trounced Māngere East 90-4 at Walker Park, though both teams had already progressed to the Fox Memorial competition. At Ti Rakau Park, Manukau won easily 50-16 with Omni Mesake scoring 4 tries for the winners. Pool B Standings Round 1 The match between Bay Roskill and Richmond at Blockhouse Bay Reserve was filmed by Petes Filming. The home side, Bay Roskill won 30-28 holding off a late Richmond comeback. Round 2 Bay Roskill continued their good early season form, beating Mt Albert 32–16 with former Warrior Ben Henry, who had now been playing for Bay Roskill for several seasons scoring one of their 6 tries. Josh Tanielu kicked 4 goals to add to his 2 tries. Richmond beat Hibiscus Coast 24–18 in a tight match at Grey Lynn Park with Connor Hohepa converting all 4 of their tries. For Hibiscus Coast former St Helens player, Nathan Ashe scored one of their 3 tries. Round 3 Richmond thrashed Mt Albert at Fowlds Park 46-0 to comfortably secure their place in the Fox competition after jumping out to a 26-0 lead in as many minutes. If Hibiscus Coast had been able to defeat Bay Roskill then Mt Albert would have found themselves competing for the Sharman Cup but Bay Roskill over turned a 6-10 half time deficit to win 32-16 to record their third straight win and confine Hibiscus Coast to the Sharman Cup competition for 2023. Pool C Standings Round 1 Round 2 In Glenora's 34–12 win over Northcote at the Birkenhead War Memorial, Kadiyae Ioka scored a double and kicked 3 goals, while for Northcote Kevin Locke converted Northcote's 2 tries. In Marist's 2 point win over Papakura, Emmanuel Cerei crucially had his kicking boots on, converting all 4 of Marist's tries. Round 3 Marist went out to a 24-6 halftime lead over Glenora before the match evened up in the second half, while Northcote took an early 4-0 lead but were ultimately over powered by Papakura who went ahead 28-16 before Albert Talakai scored a consolation try for the visitors. Pool D Standings Round 1 Ōtāhuhu were fielding a similar team to the previous season and beat Ōtara relatively comfortably 34–16 with William Stowers converting 5 of their 6 tries. Former Widnes Vikings player and son of James Leuluai, Macgraff Leuluai was playing for Ōtara once more. Howick led from the start against Te Atatū who hung around, playing into a strong easterly wind to only trail 20–10 at halftime before the teams traded tries through the second half. Former Parramatta Eels, New Zealand Warriors, and London Broncos player Api Pewhairangi was playing for Te Atatū for the 3rd consecutive season and he scored a try and kicked 3 goals. Brooklyn Harris was on debut for Howick and looked sharp throughout, scoring a try in a man of the match performance. Round 2 Te Atatū jumped out to a 16–4 lead against Ōtāhuhu before letting in 3 tries before halftime with repeat sets and disputed refereeing calls. The teams traded tries in the second half with Te Atatū having chances to level when the score was 32-28 after crafty young hooker Khalan Clyde crossed twice from dummy half. An Ōtāhuhu break from their own half led to a 76th minute try to seal their 38–28 win. At Ngati Ōtara Park the home side started strongly, scoring 3 tries and taking a 16–6 lead into halftime before rolling on to a 28–10 win. Ben Plummer reporting in the Times Online reported "fifteen minutes in, and with momentum now very much in the home side's favour, the Scorps didn't waste their opportunity to post first points, going up 6-0. Otara's ... remained disciplined in defence, ran hard and maintained a high completion rate for such wet conditions. This saw them get a roll on, stacking on two further tries before the Hornets would eventually cross late in the half through reserve Nukurua Ngere. With the score at 16-6, Howick gave away a penalty on the hooter, which in turn resulted in a sin bin... The penalty goal was subsequently kicked by Otara, leading into the sheds at half time with an 18-6 scoreline... Once again though, Otara weathered the storm with their united defensive line and swung the momentum back in their favor just as Howick were returned to the full complement of 13 players. The Scorps didn't look back from here and they would go on to extend their lead, scoring two further converted tries, taking the score to 28-6". Round 3 With Ōtāhuhu the only team certain to have already secured qualification going into round 3 for the Fox, both games had a lot riding on them. Te Atatū needed a 10-point win over Ōtara to guarantee a place but after securing a 26-4 halftime lead they were able to control their fate going on to win 48–4. Fine Vakautakakala was outstanding for Te Atatū, scoring 2 tries and carrying strongly throughout the game, while Paterika Vaivai made his season debut for Te Atatū after previously being unavailable due to his playing for the New Zealand Warriors New South Wales Cup side in previous weekends. The Ōtara outside backs looked threatening on attack but struggled to secure much ball. The match was live streamed with Petes Filming. Despite losing at home, Howick were able to move through due to Ōtara's heavy loss. Grading round top point scorers There were several matches with no named scorer of particular tries and goals, and the Mt Albert v Hibiscus Coast match had no scorers submitted whatsoever so this table is indicative only, though these particular scorers records are near complete. Fox Memorial Shield (Men's Premiership) Standings Round 1 Pt Chevalier and Glenora played in the first televised Wednesday night match on 3 May at North Harbour Stadium. Pt Chevalier won in wet conditions by 26 points to 12 to take home the Stormont Shield (competed for by the finalists from the previous year). Patrick Sipley scored their first try after 15 minutes before Tane Rapira added a second 4 minutes later. They scored 3 more in the second half including a 50 metre effort from Freedom Vahaakolo and a 100 metre run from Ollie Tuimavave. Kevin Locke transferred from Northcote during the week and debuted for Glenora, scoring a try and kicking 2 goals. The first round Saturday matches were played in wet conditions across Auckland. Manukau overturned an 18-0 deficit at Blockhouse Bay Reserve to triumph 24-22 over Bay Roskill with 4 second half tries. Ōtāhuhu had a comfortable 6 try to 1 win over Mt Albert at Bert Henham Park. Ioritana Leifa scored a double and Antonio Adams converted 4 tries. Te Atatū lost to Richmond in an error riddled performance with Richmond scoring two tries immediately after half time to Carlos Henry and Connor Hohepa, enabling them to stretch out to a comfortable lead which they held. Hohepa also kicked 4 form 4. Papakura continued their excellent early season form, moving out to a 26-16 lead before Marist scored a consolation try to Doux Kauhiva at Prince Edward Park. Howick had a comfortable 46-4 win over Māngere East at Paparoa Park with a short piece written about the Howick club's fortunes in the Times Online by Ben Plummer. Lonnie Papani and Rahs Tuivai-Lopa both scored a double for the winners with Reuben Tolovae converting 7 of their 8 tries. Round 2 In the televised match Richmond recorded a second consecutive 20-0 shut out, this time of Ōtāhuhu, with Soakai Taufa securing a double in the wet conditions. Marist shared the try scoring around with 7 different try scorers, with Emmanuel Cerei converting 6 of them. Māngere East had opened the scoring in the third minute but were dominated after that and could only manage a late first half try and consolation try near the end of the match. Papakura at Prince Edward Park pushed Pt Chevalier, who have won 36 consecutive first grade matches all the way, and in fact took the lead midway through the second half before a Presley Seumanu try levelled the scores at 20-20. Francis Leger's conversion gave the Pirates a lead they would not relinquish. At Jack Colvin Park a Roosters side with several injuries and lineup changes, scored a gutsy 12-6 win over Manukau. Roosters winger Paorostarr Manning scored first after some slick handling enabled him to dive over in the scoreboard corner, before Dawson Mele replied for the visitors after some nice hole running to make it 4-4 at the break. A 58th-minute penalty to Karekake Holamotu put the Magpies up 6-4, but Manning scored his second try in the corner after some nice build up play to put Te Atatū back in front. Then with 8 minutes to go hooker Khalan Clyde dived over from dummy half to all but secure the win. Bay Roskill scored a very rare victory over Glenora, holding on to win 32-30 with Justus Leaoseve scoring a hat trick for the winners. The Vikings led from the 6th minute and were up 32-18 with ten minute to go before Glenora scored two late tries. Kevin Locke kicked 5 from 5 for the Bears. Round 3 In the televised Wednesday night match Bay Roskill opened the scoring in the 4th minute and had much of the ball and territory but Mt Albert replied with three converted tries between the 14th and 26th minutes to take an 18-4 lead. Bay Roskill scored on the stroke of halftime and twice more early in the second half to Ariki Honetana-Paea. Mackenzie Kata was then sent off for Bay Roskill after headbutting Trent Schaumkel midway through the second half with winger Josh Colavanua scoring twice soon after for Mt Albert to push the game beyond doubt. The Saturday matches were marked by atrocious weather with 50 knot Westerly winds and driving rain throughout Auckland. At Walter Massey Park the home side, Māngere East struggled early and despite playing with the wind found themselves down 16-0 in as many minutes after Fine Vakautakakala, Delaney Chaney-Puata, and Jacob Rutherford scored for the Roosters and Api Pewhairangi converted two of them in his return. Māngere then began tackling and running with more gusto and scored twice, the second a brilliant try to Christian Sifakula who charged down a kick and ran 30 metres to slide over, with Samuel Lulia converting from out wide to make it 16-12 at the break. Te Atatū used the conditions to play the game in Māngere's half and gradually wore them down, scoring 4 tries including a brilliant effort from Chaney-Puata who chased an angled grubber kick and collected it as he dived full length into the in goal, and on full time live wire hooker Khalan Clyde cut through from halfway and put Robin Herbert in under the posts. At Ōtāhuhu it was not a day for the home team's goal kicker, with 7 unconverted tries including doubles to Tonga Mikaele and Fiohiva Fainga'a. It didn't matter however with Marist only managing 2 converted tries. Richmond ground out a 12-6 win at Grey Lynn Park with Siave Togoiu's 59th minute try proving the difference. At Walker Park, Pt Chevalier held on to the Roope Rooster trophy and extended their unbeaten stretch in first grade games. Lorenzo Filimaua scored a simple try in the 18th minute after Ollie Tuimavave spun out of a tackle and threw a basketball style pass to him. Howick scored in the 27th minute to returning NZ Warriors NSW Cup player Tahi Baggaley. Pt Chevalier then scored 2 unconverted tries before Howick pulled it back to 16-12 in the 62nd minute but the Pirates iced the game 8 minutes later with a try to Brody Tamarua. At Moyle Park, Glenora won in the dying stages with a 77th minute try to Kadiyae Ioka after the score had been locked at 10-10 from the 50 minute mark. Round 4 On Wednesday night Manukau and Māngere East fought out a scrappy match with Manukau ultimately showing their class by winning 32-8 with a 6 try to 2 performance. In the match of the round Pt Chevalier took on Ōtāhuhu at Bert Henham Park and were able to continue their remarkable winning streak with a 14-6 victory. Dylan Tavita and Matthew Whyte scored for the winners, while Makaia Tafua scored Ōtāhuhu's only try late in the match. Richmond once again proved far too strong for Mt Albert with Jeremiah Poutu scoring a double and Connor Hohepa converting all of their six tries. Nestley Daniels scored twice for Marist in their home win over Bay Roskill by 24 to 12. Bay Roskill crossed for 3 unconverted tries, 2 to Josh Tanielu. In a tight battle at Harold Moody Park, it took 22 minutes for the first try to be registered with Heemi Davis crossing in the right corner. Glenora had come close to scoring on several other occasions but the try sparked the Papakura attack to life and they scored twice before halftime to take a 10-4 lead into the break. A converted try to Edwin Amituanai early in the second half leveled things up at 10-10 before the ever lively Joseph Price pounced on an error by Kevin Locke in the in goal after Reece Joyce had placed a perfectly weighted kick into the in goal to put the Sea Eagles back up by six following William Pompey's conversion. Papakura had a player sin-binned for a play the ball tangle and Glenora scored in the following set with a try by Israel Levi in the 62nd minute. The conversion from out-wide missed and the game moved up and down the field several times over the final quarter but Papakura hung on for the 2 point win. At Paparoa Park the local side overcame Te Atatū 25 points to 12. The Roosters led 12-6 at the break with 2 converted tries to 1 before the Hornets came home strong. Round 5 In the Wednesday night match Papakura scored an upset with a well deserved 25-16 win over Howick. The match was live on Sky Sports and streamed on Youtube. Lewis Soosemea scored a double as they pulled out to a 25-12 lead which they held on to. Te Atatū Roosters had another gutsy win over the much larger Ōtāhuhu Leopards at Jack Colvin Park. Paterika Vaivai was making his second appearance for Te Atatū for the season, making a comeback from injury for the New Zealand Warriors NSW Cup side who he had played 7 matches for thus far. Geronimo Doyle who had also been playing for the NSW Cup side was at fullback for Ōtāhuhu. For Te Atatū, Hikoirangi Paki scored a double including a spectacular leap to take a Kahil Johnson bomb early in the match. Robin Herbert scored an unusual try with the Roosters hooking a tight head on a halfway scrum with Herbert able to scoot away and score untouched. The Roosters sealed the match late with prop Fine Taukautakala bursting through a hole on halfway and he used a combination of pace, footwork and strength to make it to the try line. Fiohiva Fainga'a scored a double for the visitors, including a spectacular burst down the right hand sideline leaving would be tacklers in his wake. It was more impressive given he had gone down with an ankle injury minutes earlier. The Leopards will lament a couple of blown tries late, especially Sione Feao who went over the dead ball line in an effort to score closer to the posts. At Murray Halberg Park the Marist Saints scored 5 tries as did the Glenora Bears but the difference was the boot of Emmanuel Cerei who converted all 5 of Marist's tries. Doux Kauhiva crossed twice for the Saints. Glenora had opened the scoring early with a try to the experienced Phillip Kingi. In a battle for the Carol Redman Cup, Richmond continued on their winning ways, avenging a grading round loss to the same opponents, with a 40-26 win. Jeremiah Poutu scored in each half and Beau Cordtz converted 6 of their 7 tries. For Bay Roskill the game was over midway through the second half when Richmond blew the score out to 34-12 but they came home strongly with tries to Nixon Leaso, Joel Leaoseve, and then Zion Tanielu close to full time. Pt Chevalier trailed early to Manukau but then blew them off the field with 9 tries to 9 different players. They were missing the services of regular kicker Fancis Ledger and only converted 4 of their 9 tries. With the win Pt Chevalier joined Richmond as the two only unbeaten sides with 5 from 5 and a clear 4 point lead over their nearest rivals. Round 6 In the televised match on Wednesday night from North Harbour Stadium the Richmond (5-0) and Manukau (2-3) sides played out a tight 22-20 match. The Magpies started strongly and led 12-0 after 20 minutes with a try to Riccardo Taunga Arama in the 9th minute and then ten minutes later Samuel Nati scored a clever individual try, grubbering through the line for himself. Richmond struck back just before halftime with a try in the left corner to Jeremiah Poutu after a flick offload from Carlos Henry. Early in the second half Nicholas Halalilo, who was returning from the New Zealand Warriors NSW Cup team, where he had played 9 matches, scored to put the Bulldogs ahead. Immediately after Ropati Tupa'i scored a clever try from a last tackle chip. Manukau replied with two tries on the right edge to regain the lead with Samuel Nati orchestrating their attack. Crucially he was unable to convert either of the tries. In the 75th minute Richmond converted a sustained attack into a try to Isaiah Sofa and Beau Cordtz's calm conversion gave them the win. The match between Te Atatū and Glenora for the Dennis Williams Cup saw the visiting Glenora side retain the trophy with a close 16-12 win. They controlled the first half and scored twice, to former Rooster, Anthony Goulton, and Kevin Locke, with Locke converting both. The second half saw Te Atatū score immediately after the break from a spilled bomb, with Semisini Lopeti getting over. The Roosters spent a huge amount of time in the Bears half but were unable to score with last tackle plays falling flat several times. Then against the run of play the Bears scored in the 69th minute after securing the ball from a contested bomb on the Te Atatū 20 metre line, and from the ensuing movement Siuatonga Likiliki slid over in the right corner. In the 76th minute Robin Herbert broke through on halfway and kicked ahead, and keeping the ball on the toe scored a brilliant individual try to the right of the posts to give the Roosters a chance but they were unable to create anything with the full time whistle going shortly after. Ōtāhuhu crashed to their third straight defeat, going down at home to Howick who got their noses in front in the second half after the Leopards led 6-4 at halftime. Jacob Paulo received his blazer for making his 50th first grade appearance for the Leopards. Papakura controlled the match at Prince Edward Park and raced out to a 28-4 lead after 27 minutes before the Vikings worked their way back into the game but never really threatened to win. For Papakura, Stedman Lefau scored a double and William (Tuhi) Pompey kicked 5 goals. At Fowlds Park in Mt Albert the visiting Marist Saints dominated the first half and took a 26-6 lead into halftime. Takaia Williams scored twice for the Saints, with Emmanuel Cerei kicking 4 goals to move to 97 points for the season. At Walker Park the Pt Chevalier Pirates made short work of Māngere East, winning 80-6 to move top of the table on point percentage. Round 7 The Wednesday night match saw Marist win a seesawing battle with Te Atatū. The Roosters scored early to Tuteauru Maipi but the kicking of Emmanuel Cerei and Doux Kauhiva from both kickoffs and general play terrorised the Te Atatū side throughout the match with 2 kickoff turnovers, and multiple spilled bombs and grubber kicks. The Saints also scored 3 tries directly from last tackle kicks to Emmanuel Cerei, Doux Kauhiva, and Cyruss Payne. Te Atatū showed some nice attacking play and scored tries to Robin Herbert and Semisini Lopeti in the first half. The second half saw the Roosters retake the lead with a crafty try through the middle to Api Pewhairangi before a cacophony of handling errors saw the West Auckland side collapse and Marist stretched their lead with a brilliant ad lib play on the last tackle with Cyruss Payne scoring a try in the right corner from a kick by Emmanuel Cerei in the 71st minute. Te Atatū had a couple of chances to potentially tie the match but errors again ruined their chances and they finished with a 57% completion rate versus Marist's 84%. Marist solidified a top 4 spot with the win. At Blockhouse Bay Reserve the visiting Pt Chevalier Pirates scored in the 9th minute to Harry Durbin and never looked back with 3 more first half tries giving them a 22-4 lead at the break. Bay Roskill were competitive for periods of time but couldn't contain the large Pirates side. Francis Leger scored after a penalty tap from near halfway to extend their lead to 28-4 soon after halftime before Xavier Tutaki crashed over under the posts for the Vikings in the 68th minute. The Pirates put the icing on the cake with two more late tries including a 70 metre run from forward, Levi Helleur-Atiga who scored by the posts. Point Chevalier's consecutive win streak stretching out to 42 games. Round 8 The Wednesday night match was moved to Te Atatū South Park after North Harbour Stadium became unavailable due to Auckland's extremely long spell of wet weather and Mt Smart # 2 ground not being ready after surface maintenance. Bay Roskill were wrecked by injury but held Ōtāhuhu out until Geronimo Doyle jinked his way through a hole and went 40 metres to score. On halftime Fiohiva Fainga'a scored on the stroke of halftime to make it 10-0. The second half was one way traffic with Ōtāhuhu scoring 7 tries from the 48th minute to the 75th minute before Bay Roskill scored a try on full time to Sefanaia Cowley-Lupo to earn their first points. The match was live streamed on the Sky TV and the Auckland Rugby League Youtube channel. At Walker Park, Point Chevalier defended the Roope Rooster trophy with a hard fought 28-20 win over Te Atatū. The Roosters played with the benefit of a strong westerly wind and went out to a 12-0 lead after tries to Api Pewhairangi and Tuteauru Maipi. The Pirates after some near misses saw Francis Leger use footwork to get over and when Lorenzo Filimaua went over the scores were locked. Kahil Johnson gave Te Atatū a lead with a conversion near halftime. It took the Pirates until the 64th minute to take the lead with Harry Durbin running a nice line to go over. Levi Helleur-Atiga scored two classy tries to extent their lead before Maipi grabbed his second try late in the match for Te Atatū. Richmond made short work of Marist at Grey Lynn Park with a 36-8 win to take the Eddie Poching Memorial Cup. They burst out to a 24-4 halftime lead and never looked threatened. Richmond had six different try scorers including one to James Gavet who was backing up from the New Zealand Warriors NSW Cup match a day earlier, while Beau Cordtz converted all 6 tries. Papakura had a comfortable 28-0 win over Māngere East who again struggled on attack. For the Sea Eagles Kruz Tupou scored a double with William (Tuhi) Pompey kicking 4 goals. The Glenora Bears continued their improved form, taking down Mt Albert at Fowlds Park 22-4. Chaz Brown celebrating his 100th game for Glenora scored a try and kicked 2 conversions. Solomon Vasuvulagi made his first appearance for Glenora and was backing up from the New Zealand Warriors NSW Cup match a day earlier. He crossed for one of their 4 tries in a long range effort, with Montell Tuese scoring his first ever in first grade. Round 9 Howick overcame Glenora 20-4 in the Wednesday night match at Harold Moody Park. The game was locked at 4-4 at halftime following tries to Josiah Fatialofa (Howick) and Anthony Goulton (Glenora). Fatialofa's was an effort in strength when in a 3 man tackle on the try line he somehow ripped his arms free to plant the ball. Goulton's came in a typical full speed sprint to the corner on the stroke of halftime. Howick showed their strength immediately after the break with some power running seeing them crash over for tries to Manu Fatialofa and Nukurua Ngere, before the third member of the Fatialofa family, Kaylise-Jesse Fatialofa, crossed for a try following a clever snap shot grubber into the in goal by Phrankyln Mano-Le-Mamea. Despite both teams coming close on a few occasions the last 28 minutes were scoreless. Glenora players Tulsan Caird and Jordan Tuarae played in their 100th first grade games for the Bears and had many supporters in attendance. The match between Papakura and Mt Albert was a testimonial to raise money for Papakura player, Roman Tuhimata, who had been diagnosed with DRSCT Sarcoma in November 2022. Mt Albert jumped out to a 10-0 lead before the home team took over with winger Kristopher Smithson running in 5 tries. The game between Māngere East and Ōtāhuhu was for the Pat Walsh Cup with Ōtāhuhu winning easily 76-0 with big forward Sione Feao scoring 5 tries, while Fiohiva Fainga'a converted 12 of their 13 tries. His personal haul totalled 28 points. Richmond went close to ending Pt Chevaliers unbeaten streak when they jumped out to a 14-6 lead following an early try to Jeremiah Poutu in the left corner. Dylan Tavita, the leading try scorer in the competition jumped out of dummy half to equalise for the Pirates following Francis Leger's conversion. Hawaiiki Annandale scored from dummy half for Richmond to re-establish their lead and then Puotu slipped over from 15 metres out to make it 14-6. But tries to Matthew Whyte who crashed over on the left edge and Ollie Tuimavave who scootered over in the same area in the second half saw the Pirates draw 14-14 and retain the Roope Rooster trophy. While they maintained their unbeaten streak into the 40s they did lose their winning streak. The match was streamed on Petes Filming.Manukau tipped over Marist at Murray Halberg Park 22-14. The Saints lead 14-6 before the visitors surged home with 3 tries in 14 minutes to take the much needed win. At Jack Colvin the visiting Vikings scored 2 early tries, to Nixon Leaso who chased a bomb which was spilled into his arms, and then Josh Tanielu after a 90 metre effort sparked by a touchline run from Nixon Leaoseve. Te Atatū gradually asserted themselves and wore down the Vikings with solid defense and attack in the centre of the field. Khalan Clyde made several line breaks from dummy half while Ihaka Taka-Brown carried strongly and scored the go ahead try in the 44th minute before Api Pewhairangi, Ryhs Wikitera, and Paora Starr Manning rounded things off. Shaun Tempest kicked a sideline conversion near full time against his former side. Round 10 On Wednesday night Pt Chevalier had too much class for Marist, though the Saints did cross for 4 tries to Burnie Liaina, Doux Kauhiva, Lewis Sio, and Lene Neemia. The second half saw plenty of tries but many unforced errors from both sides. Levi Helleur-Atiga capped off the night with a scything effort in the 76th minute to score by the posts to give the Pirates a 38-18 win. It was his 3rd try, while Freedom Vahaakolo crossed for the first time in several weeks when he scored twice. Francis Leger kicked 4 conversions with Etuate Fukofuka, the Warriors SG Ball kicker converting the last try. Ōtāhuhu inflicted one of the heaviest defeats in Glenora's history with a 68-4 trouncing at Bert Henham Park. Fiohiva Fainga'a scored 26 points through 2 tries and 9 conversions, while Mavae Manuika scored a hat trick. At Blockhouse Bay Reserve Howick ran out to a 30-0 lead just before halftime, with Roydon Gillett opening the scoring with their first two tries. Bay Roskill threatened a big comeback with three tries, all converted by Josh Tanielu, getting it to 30-18 before Howick ran in two late tries to seal the win 40-18. Te Atatū scored early to Semisini Lopeti who later went off injured and then had two tries disallowed for obstruction and wasted other opportunities before Mt Albert worked their way into the game and an 8-4 halftime lead. Following a try from a bomb to John Laufiso they extended their lead to 14-4 before a broken play length of the field try to Robin Herbert for Te Atatū. Blake Wardrope scored two long distance tries of his own from broken play to seal the 26-18 win for the Lions. Papakura beat Manukau at Moyle Park with 5 different try scorers, one of which was William (Tuhi) Pompey who also kicked 2 goals. At Grey Lynn Park the local side made short work of Māngere East, winning 72-0 with Benjamin Kosi scoring 4 tries and kicked 6 conversions for 28 points. Soakai Taufa and Mose Newton scored two tries each. Round 11 In a shock result, Mt Albert beat Pt Chevalier 29-22 to end Pt Chevalier's record breaking unbeaten streak in first grade matches at 45. The previous record set in the 1990s was 17 by the City-Pt Chev side. Mt Albert deserved the win with a 6 try to 4 performance with and late try and Eiden Ackland field goal securing the win. The win meant Richmond, with their 32-12 win over Glenora won the Rukutai Shield for the first time since 2001. On the televised Wednesday night match the larger Papakura side were too strong for the inconsistent Te Atatū team. Api Pewhairangi was shut down by a rush defence and they struggled to execute any last tackle plays or kicks. Tangata Tukinga impressed with 2 tries for the Sea Eagles. For Te Atatū, Fine Vakautakakala carried an enormous workload as one of their only ball carriers who could make any headway into the staunch Papakura defence. In place of Tuhi Pompey, Peter Oliveti kicked 3 conversions from 4. Ōtāhuhu continued their impressive form destroying Manukau 62-6 at Moyle Park. Geronimo Doyle and Mavae Manuika both scored 3 tries for the winners. Jamel Hunt also crossed the line in his 50th match for Leopards with team mates Atanasio (Tana) Kuea and Emeliano Mikaele playing their 100th matches. Fiohiva Fainga'a scored a try and kicked 8 goals for 22 personal points. Bay Roskill secured their second win of the Fox competition with a 54-20 win over Māngere East who went winless. Māngere had conceded 204 points without scoring prior to crossing for a try in the 11th minute to Stanley Kuka. Jarvis Leaoseve scored 4 tries for the Vikings. At Murray Halberg Park the Howick Hornets secured 3rd position with a 26-14 win over Marist. Fox Memorial Playoffs Week 1 Richmond and Point Chevalier both secured byes in week 1 for finishing first and second respectively. At Paparoa Park the home side nearly suffered a shock upset when Marist took the lead with 20 minutes to go after a try to Johnathan Falelua-Malio which was converted by Doux Kauhiva, giving them a 10-8 lead. Nine minutes from time however Howick crossed to take the lead and then secured the win with another try in the dying stages. The win meant they progressed to the semi finals to play Pt Chevalier. At Prince Edward Park the Papakura Sea Eagles were taking on fellow South Auckland team, the in form Ōtāhuhu Leopards. The Leopards had several early sets near the Papakura try line but were unable to cross in the face of sturdy defence. Somewhat against the run of play the Sea Eagles scored from one of their first real attacking sets in the 20th minute with Jamie Henry literally walking across untouched in the left hand corner after a mid field offload caught the Leopards defence short. William (Tuhi) Pompey kicked a beautiful touchline conversion to give the home team a 6-0 lead. Then from a kick reception error Viliami Tahitua who was having a storming game gathered in the ball and wrong footed the last defender to cross over. Pompey again kicked a nice goal from wide out on the right for a 12-0 half time lead. Ōtāhuhu came out focussed after the break and scored almost immediately with Mavae Manuika diving over in the right corner. The conversion from Geronimo Doyle wide out crucially missed. Despite getting on attack several times the Leopards were unable to breach the defence until eventually William Stowers was put in and ran around under the posts. Doyle's quick conversion narrowed the score to 10-12 but from the kickoff hard working prop, Connor Tairua-Purcell spilled the ball in the first tackle and with the Sea Eagles launching a counter attack a penalty was awarded for an early tackle. Pompey kicked the penalty from a handy position and the Sea Eagles hung on for the final few minutes finishing on attack when the final hooter went. They progressed to play Richmond at Grey Lynn Park in the other semi final. Semi Finals Pt Chevalier thrashed Howick 58-10 at Walker Park under still conditions and rare blue winter skies in 2023. Howick had several attacking chances in the first 15 minutes but while attacking in the Pirates half very early in the match the ball was spilled into the lap of Freedom Vahaakolo who ran 60 metres to outpace the chasers to score behind the posts. A short time later they crossed again with Presley Seumanu taking an offload near the line by Levi Helleur-Atiga who constantly looked dangerous with the ball. Howick got on the board after a left edge attack to make it 12-4. From this point on it was a Pt Chevalier avalanche with Ollie Tuimavave cruising in wide on the left before Jacob Auloa crashed over by the posts. Then from the next set Levi Helleur-Atiga latched on to a Francis Leger kick before gliding past Phranklyn Mano-Le-Mamea to score. Another try followed on halftime to Siapo Pasene to blow the score out to 30-4 making the contest all but done by the break. The Pirates didn't let off in the second half, scoring another 6 tries to complete the rout and book their spot in the Fox final. In the other semi final between Richmond and Papakura at Grey Lynn Park a huge crowd of over 600 was in attendance. Richmond captain Casey Tomain was celebrating his 50th match for the side. In contrast to the other semi final just two tries were scored in a huge defensive battle with the sides eventually only separated by Beau Cordtz's 65th-minute penalty. The Sea Eagles went in first in the 9th minute with an unconverted try to Lewis Soosemea. Tuhi Pompey missed the conversion but kicked a penalty in the 17th minute from in front 30 metres out. The Bulldogs leveled things up with a try to Navajo Doyle who also converted it in the 30th minute. The second half was a seesaw battle, though the Bulldogs had the better of the field position and attacked the Sea Eagles line several times to no avail. Both sides threw their bodies into contact repeatedly with some huge collisions as things grew more desperate with Jeremiah Poutu in particular carrying the ball back strongly from kicks on several occasions. James Gavet was forced from the field with less than ten minutes remaining with a shoulder injury after a hit up into a Papakura wall of defenders. Cordtz had a chance to kick a penalty for Richmond midway through the second half but from a handy position it slid outside the left upright. He had another chance 5 minutes later from right in front 14 metres out which he was successful with this time. The Sea Eagles attacked the Bulldogs line multiple times over the remaining 15 minutes but their barge over efforts from dummy half were resisted while when they went wide the plays were stifled by a desperate Bulldogs defence. The Sea Eagles last chance came with a chip bomb which came down on the Bulldogs try line but was spilled over the dead ball line with multiple players competing for the ball. The home side then worked the ball to halfway from the 20m restart when the full time hooter went meaning Richmond had made their first Fox final since 2001. Fox Memorial Grand Final Point Chevalier won the grand final 24-16 in a tense encounter before a 2,000 strong crowd. Around 1,500 Richmond supporters packed in to see their side play in first grand final since 2001, and seeking to win for the first time since 1980. The match was streamed on YouTube and broadcast live on Sky Sports. Siapo Pasene nearly scored at the end of Pt Chevalier's first set but had received the ball from a forward pass before diving over in the left corner. Top try scorer in Auckland senior league this year, Dylan Tavita eventually opened the scoring after powering his way over from dummy half in the 10th minute. Beau Cordtz replied for Richmond in the 18th minute doing a disappearing act near the line and slipping through a hole after bumping off Amaramo Solomona and evading Ollie Tuimavave. Tavita scored his second try in the 33rd minute after spilling out of James Gavet's tackle and planting the ball over the line under the crossbar as referee Parkinson ruled that he was not held. Richmond responded once more after Jeremiah Poutu fielded a kick on his 20m line and raced 65 metres to put the Bulldogs in great attacking position. They went wide to the right two tackles later and Mose Newton crossed in the right corner with 3 minutes until halftime. Beau Cordtz's conversion missed leaving Pt Chevalier with a 12-10 lead at the break with the stats showing both teams had 50% possession with the Bulldogs completing at 94% to the Pirates 75%. It took until the 20th minute of the second half for the next points after substitute Navajo Doyle went from dummy half near the try line and shoved his way over in a three man tackle. Beau Cordtz who was having a big game converted to give them a 4 point lead. From this point on the Pirates experience came through and they began to dominate field position and possession. In the 62nd minute Levi Helleur-Atiga and James Gavet were both sin-binned after a scuffle which saw Gavet slap Helleur-Atiga who retaliated with a punch. A short time later the Pirates pressure on the try line saw Freedom Vahaakolo go through two would be tacklers to level the scores 16-16 in the 65th minute. Leger's conversion from wide out went over to put the Pirates back in front. Pt Chevalier all but sealed it with a bizarre try to Zensei Inu in the 67th minute after Patrick Sipley played the ball on the try line and the defence paused while Inu simply picked it up and placed it over the line virtually uncontested. Sipley had a huge game carrying the ball 17 times while propping partners Harry Durbin (13 carries), and Herman Retzlaff (15 carries) also powered the team forward throughout the match. The Pirates controlled the last 5 minutes pinning the Bulldogs in their half and having two failed drop goal attempts by Tavita before the siren sounded to hand them another title. Ollie Tuimavave was awarded the Doug Price Man of the Match. Fox Plate playoffs The Fox Plate was played for between teams which finished 7th to 12th in the Fox Memorial competition. Week 1 Mt Albert and Te Atatū had byes for finishing 7th and 8th respectively. Glenora demolished Māngere East 90-8 at Harold Moody Park with Johnny Fine scoring 4 tries for the home team, while Kadiyae Ioka scored twice and kicked 11 goals for 30 points. The Hawks finished a season to forget with yet another trouncing meaning they had won just once in 15 games. Meanwhile in Māngere itself, the Manukau Magpies comfortably beat the Bay Roskill Vikings 44-18. Carlos Seuseu opened the scoring for the visitors at Moyle Park but it was then one way traffic with Manukau scoring 8 tries, including 4 to Kahn Munokoa before the break to take a 40-6 lead before Bay Roskill tightened up in the second half and Manukau eased off. Koronato John scored his second close to full time to cap the win. Manukau progressed to play away at Mt Albert, while Glenora would travel across West Auckland to Te Atatū to take on the Roosters in the other plate semi final. Semi finals Te Atatū were close to full strength for the first time in many weeks and dispatched Glenora easily by 32 points to 6. It was their first win over their West Auckland rivals for well over a decade. Paterika Vaivai made his first appearance since the match with Marist in round 7 and he opened the scoring with a 7th minute try. Api Pewhairangi also scored a first half try for the Roosters and kicked 3 conversions. Glenora's only points came from a try on the left edge to Zion Ioka in the 51st minute, converted by Kevin Locke. Elusive fullback, Robin Herbert, scored a double to bring up 7 tries for the season while Bostyn Hakaraia scored a second half try and kicked a goal. In the other semi final Mt Albert struggled to overcome Manukau at Fowlds Park with the scores locked at 0-0 at halftime and 4-4 with 20 minutes to go before the home side eased away with tries to Corey Seator and Trent Schaumkel. Plate Grand Final Full season top try scorers and point scorers The lists are calculated from the 3 qualifying games and the Fox Memorial premiership matches which followed, also including all playoff matches in the Fox premiership and plate competitions. Several teams did not submit their scorers names on occasion with unsubmitted named points in brackets: Howick (110), Papakura (70), Mt Albert (54), Manukau (52), Māngere East (32), Ōtāhuhu (36), Bay Roskill (20), and Marist (1). As such the following lists are possibly incomplete, although the records for players from Richmond, Pt Chevalier, Te Atatū, Glenora, and Marist (for the most part) are complete. The official awards for try scoring and goal kicking were calculated only on the main regular season competitions and differ from the below tables. For example Emmanuel Cerei and Fiohiva Fainga'a tied for the ARL goal kicking title as Francis Leger kicked 26 of his goals in the grading round and 8 more in the semi final and final wins which did not count towards the award. While Dylan Tavita scored 8 of his 18 tries in grading and playoff matches with Geronimo Doyle scoring all 11 of his tries in the Fox regular season games. Full season top point scorers Full season top try scorers Women's Premiership The women's competition has reduced significantly in numbers from 2022 where 13 teams competed. In 2023 just seven teams entered sides. The City team is a combined side from Pt Chevalier Pirates and Ponsonby Ponies. Standings Round 1 In the opening round of the Premier Women's competition which was played at Cornwall Park the Ōtara Scorpions put the competition on notice with an 80-6 thrashing of the reigning champions Manurewa Kowhai. Annessa Biddle and Wati Deleilomaloma both crossed for hat tricks while Linade McKinley-Sadaraka kicked 11 conversions to go with her 2 tries. The newly formed City side went down 10-38 to Howick with the East Auckland side scoring 8 tries, with a double to Tafito Lafaele, a 2022 Black Ferns representative. Former New Zealand Warriors women's representative Lisa Edwards also crossed the line. Mele Hufanga converted 1 of City's 2 tries. The reformed Mt Albert women's team, the Mt Albert Lionesses had a 32-22 win over Ōtāhuhu. The Lionesses had 7 different try scorers. For Ōtāhuhu their New Zealand representative Onjeurlina Leiataua scored all 4 of their tries. Round 2 Howick 'Nets' scored a dominant 50-0 win over Taniwharau with Zayde Sarah-Baldwin and Saphire Abraham both crossing the line twice. In the words of Times Online writer, Ben Plummer, "the women have well and truly taken chanrge of their competition after their first two games, winning both in convincing fashion". Round 3 Round 4 In the Wednesday night televised match it was a seesawing battle between City and Manurewa Kowhai. Both teams initially struggled to crack their opponents defence with it moving from end to end but with no points until Mary Jane Finau crashed over under the posts in the 31st minute for City. Manurewa replied soon after to Nancy Sikei, before City regained the lead on the break with a try to Mikayla Eli. City started the second half strongly scoring twice to lead 18-10. Manurewa replied with two tries of their own including a brilliant effort from a regathered kick, with Crystal Stowers crashing over in a tackle. The conversion by Eli gave Manurewa a 20-18 lead. It only lasted three minutes before Tauhalaliku scored after some nice lead up play with the try proving to be the difference, the match ending 22-20. In horrible conditions on Saturday the visiting Ōtara side had the match under control by halftime, scoring 5 tries and taking a 26-0 lead into the break. Jhana Magele added another try late in the match with Shaniah Lui scoring Ōtāhuhu's only try in the 55th minute. Round 5 In the Wednesday televised match Ōtara prevailed in a seesawing match with the lead changing hands a few times before the Scorpions won on fulltime after recovering a kick and Jhana Magele crossed in the left corner. Black Fern, Tafito Lafaele scored one of Howick's 3 unconverted tries. In Huntly at Davies Park the local Taniwharau side showed an improved performance with Nadia Flavell scoring 3 tries. However New Zealand international Onjeurlina Leiataua scored 2 of Ōtāhuhu's 6 tries in their 28-16 win. At Fowld's Park, Mt Albert held a 24-10 lead before City stormed home, scoring tries to Marewa Samson, Alayna Kamuhemu, and Paris Pickering to steal the win, with Paulina Morris-Ponga converting 2 of them. Round 6 Round 7 In the Wednesday night game the Howick side had to win it with a late try to Cilia-Marie Po'e-Tofaeono after Manurewa had levelled the scores with a try to Ngatokotoru Arakua in the 68th minute. Ōtara had a narrow win over the Lionesses at Fowlds Park to continue their unbeaten run. Both sides crossed for 3 tries with the only conversion of the match by Jhana Magele proving the difference. In the Sunday game at Victoria Park the City side had an easy 60-8 win over Taniwharau. Paulina Morris-Ponga converted 5 of their tries and crossed for a try herself in a 14 point haul, while Sarah Filimoeatu scored a hat trick and Paris Pickering a double. For Taniwharau, Leah-Rhys Toka and Jamie Haumaha scored second half tries to add a small amount of respectability to the score. Round 8 In the televised Wednesday night match up between Mt Albert and Ōtāhuhu the Lionesses won 36-4. Ōtāhuhu scored first to Kaiyah Atai crashing over but Mt Albert dominated from this point on. By half time they led 18-4 with 53% possession, and a 69% completion rate compared to the Leopards 50%. Round 9 Mt Albert Lionesses won a competitive match on Wednesday night 26-22 over City. The win saw them edge further ahead of City in the standings and all but secure a top 4 spot. Lavinia Tauhalaliku scored 3 tries for City, while Ilaisaane Taufa scored a double for Mt Albert in a 6 try effort. Both teams struggled with their goal kicking with just 2 of the 11 tries converted. On Friday night at Bert Henham Park the Leopards beat Taniwharau 20-10 with Onjeurlina Leiataua scoring on halftime to bring up her 8th try of the season. Taniwharau threatened an upset when they scored a converted try early in the second half to Waimea Nikau-Rangimake to make it 6-8 to Ōtāhuhu, before the home team crossed twice with tries to Roena Matautia and Sade Schaumkel to hold them off. In a hard fought match at Ngati Ōtara Park, the home side outlasted the Hornets 28-20. The Hornets took a 20-18 lead in the top of the table clash in the 56th minute after Jess Mani crossed. But Ōtara regained the lead shortly after with Marina Hagain scoring her second try, and then Jhana Magele iced the game in the 69th minute with a try. Round 10 Taniwharau registered their first win of the 2023 season with an 18-8 win over Manurewa Kowhai. They scored early to Leah-Rhys Toka after Honor Wilson sliced through before Manurewa replied with a try to Kataraina-Tuhakaraina Karaka-Whittaker crashing over in the right corner. Taniwharau then re-established their position further with tries to Waimea Nikau-Rangi after great set up play from Toki before halftime and Nga Mako Totorewa early in the second half. Manurewa threatened a comeback when Laila Foki crossed but Toki shut any thoughts of that down with her second try in the 71st minute try to seal the win. The match between City and Ōtara was not able to be played as no referees arrived at the ground. Round 11 On Wednesday night at Harold Moody Park in Glen Eden, Ōtāhuhu threatened a huge upset when they took a 10-8 lead in the 61st minute with a try to Jayme Latu. They had looked threatening with the ball throughout much of the second half however Ōtara proved how good they are by responding with a try to Ajah Roebeck Lesoa in the 70th minute which ultimately proved the difference in their 12-10 win. The second half had a running time of 56 minutes after three injury breaks including a serious knee injury to Roena Matautia who was taken off by St Johns after being bent back in a tackle. Taniwharau pushed the 3rd placed Mt Albert Lionesses all the way before going down 22-16 with Ilaisaane Taufa scoring a try and kicking 3 goals to add to her points tally for the season while Mafi Faukafa scored a double for the Lionesses. Taniwharau will rue their kicking with 4 unconverted tries. At Mountfort Park, the home side struggled against a well rested City team and went down 30-4. Lavinia Tauhalaliku scored a hat trick, with former Cook Islands women's national football team player, Pauline Morris-Ponga scoring 10 points through a try and 3 conversions. Round 12 One of the title contenders, City easily beat Ōtāhuhu at Mount Smart Stadium 2 on Wednesday night. Lavinia Tauhalaliku scored her third consecutive hat trick to move further ahead in the try scoring standings with 13 in total. Her third came with a solo run from 40 metres out where she sprinted through the middle of the defense and scored untouched. Paulina Morris-Ponga piloted over 3 conversions with her front on style to bring up 52 points for the season. Onjeurlina Leiataua crossed for Ōtāhuhu to score her 9th try of the season. Ōtāhuhu outscored City in the second half, like they had done so in their loss the previous week to Ōtara but it was their poor first half which cost them a chance of the win. Round 13 In the 6th minute Mt Albert crossed when Shaniece Monshau hit a hole and went in, however Leio Fotu-Moala equalised shortly after for Howick. Earlier a head injury to Lisa Po'e-Tofaeono saw her leave the field and go to hospital. Summer Van Gelder then scored a spectacular solo try taking a bomb 8 metres from her line and then beat multiple defenders to score under the posts. Taylor Curtis beat Van Gelger in a 45 metre run on the right edge to equalise the scores at 10-10 in the 28th minute. Mt Albert retook the lead through a try to Danika Manase to take a 16-10 lead into the break. Howick came out strongly though and equalised once more with a try immediately after the break to Leio Fotu-Moala. She later scored her third with another strong run using pace to reach the line in the 68th minute. Platinum Marsters kicked her third conversion to give Howick a 22-16 lead which they held on to. Round 14 In the Wednesday night match 15 tries were scored. Taniwharau showed their much improved form by scoring 7 of them but most were wide out so Calista Ruruku was unable to convert any. In the second half Laraine Fox of Taniwharau was sent off for throwing punches in a melee. Tia Toka scored a double for Taniwharau, while Lavinia Tauhalaliku did likewise for City to take her season tally to 15. Paulina Morris-Ponga scored a try and kicked 3 goals to take her season points total to 62, equal with Tauhalaliku at the top of the individual standings to this point. Semi finals The semi final between the 1st ranked Ōtara side and the Mt Albert Lionesses was played at Ngati Ōtara Park and saw the Lionesses cause an upset with a comfortable 20-4 win. Lose Mafi scored at the base of the right upright in the 10th minute after the Lionesses had made metres down field by shifting the ball to the edges. Summer Van Gelder scored shortly afterwards when she eluded the grasping defence on a short swerving run. In the 32nd minute Lor-El Loto dived over from dummy-half for what turned out to be the home team's only points. Referee Andrew Harris was replaced at half time by Rebecca Ellison after he injured his leg. Immediately after the break Moana Cook broke through on the left edge and went 60 metres to score, with Ilaisaane Taufa's conversion putting them out to a 16-4 lead. Lydia Turua-Quedley put the game beyond doubt with a try in the 67th minute and then during the week was named the Mt Albert club Player of the Year at the Auckland Rugby League awards. The match was filmed by Petes Filming. At Paparoa Park in Howick the match was much closer with both teams scoring 4 tries. For City Paulina Morris-Ponga scored a double and kicked a conversion. Her second try in the 60th minute gave the visitors an 18-16 lead but Malia Tova won it for Howick with a 72nd minute try which was converted by Platinum Marsters to push them through to the grand final. Grand final Howick run relatively easily 36-6 against an injury depleted Mt Albert side who were missing 7 players. Both teams were attempting to win their first title. Mafi Faukafa caused an early surprise after taking a quick tap near the line and driving over through a sleeping defence. Zayde Sarah-Baldwin responded for the Hornets diving over from dummy half in the 16th minute. Jonsel Tautari went herself with a dummy, step, and powered through by the posts to put the Hornets 12-6 in front following Platinum Marsters conversion. Sarah-Baldwin then jinked her way over after 32 minutes and when Taylor Curtis crossed in the right corner just before halftime the game was slipping away for the Lionesses who now trailed 22-6. They had completed just 6 of their 10 sets while the Hornets had completed 9 of their 12. The Hornets opened the scoring in the second half with an almost identical try in the right corner again to Curtis. Their captain, Shontelle Woodman crashed over after a great offload in the tackle by Barbra Auvaa. Lisa Edwards-Rua completed the scoring after Leio Fotu-Moala offloaded back to her and she went through a narrow opening. The player of the match was Zayde Sarah-Baldwin. Top try scorers and point scorers Top point scorers Top try scorers Sharman Cup The Sharman Cup features 10 teams. The top 4 at the end of the season will qualify for the 16 team grading competition at the start of 2024 with the top 12 qualifying for the 2024 Fox Memorial Premiership. Standings Round 1 Round 2 The match between Ellerslie and Glenfield was filmed by Petes Filming, with Ellerslie winning by 40 points to 20 at Ellerslie Domain. Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Former NRL referee Henry Perenara returned to his junior club, New Lynn Stags for their match with Northcote. He had retired from refereeing in 2021 after being diagnosed with a heart condition but had recovered enough to return to the field. Round 6 The Northcote - Ponsonby match at the Birkenhead War Memorial ground was live streamed. Northcote won the match 36-22 with 7 tries to 7 different players, and 4 goals kicked by Taine Neho. They trailed 6-10 at halftime before a strong second half. Round 7 The Northcote match with Glenfield was played for the Dallas Heremaia Cup which hadn't been played for for several years as the two sides hadn't met for some time. With Northcote winning 78-6 the trophy was presented to Northcote captain Tawhiri Heremaia who is one of Dallas Heremaia's sons. Dallas had been a senior coach at both clubs. Round 8 The Hibiscus Coast win over Northcote was streamed by Petes Filming. With the win Hibiscus Coast won the Ted Dalton Cup and drew level with Northcote in second place on 12 points with both sides having 6 win, 2 loss records. The match between Glenfield and Ponsonby was not played. It was rescheduled for Monday, 10 July at 7pm at Sunnynook but Glenfield defaulted and so Ponsonby were awarded the points. Round 9 Round 10 The New Lynn Stags v Pakuranga Jaguars match was streamed on Petes Filming. The local New Lynn side on their club day at Lawson Park jumped out to an early 16-0 lead before Pakuranga surged back with 4 tries in 14 minutes at the start of the second half to take a 20-16 lead. New Lynn then retook the lead with a try to Tony Siligi, before Molisoni Faiva put Pakuranga back in the lead. Near the end New Lynn scored again to Dominique Hakeagaiki to take a 32-28 lead and they hung on to win. Both teams scored 5 tries with Charles Gabriel converting 4 for New Lynn along with 2 penalties, while David Otukolo converted 4 of Pakuranga's tries. Round 11 The match between Hibiscus Coast and Papatoetoe was streamed by Petes Filming with Hibiscus Coast winning 44-26 to secure their 3rd place spot. Mike Williams was sent to the sin bin for abusing the referee when Papatoetoe scored to make it 4-4. Corey Craig scored immediately from the kickoff after a poor reception by the Panthers. Sharman Cup playoffs Week 1 Semi finals Ponsonby started strongly against Ōtara and led 16-4 at halftime following tries to Alexander Taale and Heitony Talagi. Talagi's came after he bounced out of two attempted tackles and crashed over in the third. In the second half the home team favourites came home strongly, scoring 2 converted tries with Samuel Mahoni crashing over from a dummy half short ball under the posts, and then Joshua Perez slipped over in the right corner with Fuamaila Gatapu's conversion from near touch leveling the scores. Gatapu then kicked a 73rd-minute penalty in a handy position 10 metres to the right of the posts to take a 2 point lead which they held on to despite Ponsonby returning the ball the length of the field on full time before losing it close to try line as the full time siren went. The match was filmed by Petes Filming. Sharman Cup Grand final Ōtara jumped out to a 28-0 lead early in the second half before Northcote came storming home with a try to Rhys Brown in the 58th minute and then a rapid fire hat trick to Huston Holloway from the 63rd minute to the 75th. However it wasn't enough with the Scorpions hanging on to win 30-20 after an undefeated Sharman Cup season. They scored 4 tries with Fuamaila Gatapu converting all of them and kicking 3 penalties. The match was live streamed on the Auckland Rugby League YouTube channel. Plate playoffs Semi finals Plate Grand final Lower Grade Competitions Fox Reserve Grade The final was contested between Pt Chevalier and Ōtāhuhu with Ōtāhuhu winning 26-22. In week 1 of the playoffs Howick defeated Mt Albert 46-10 and Te Atatū lost at home to Richmond 32-36. The following week Pt Chevalier beat 24-18 with a try on fulltime after the scores had been locked at 18-18 with time nearly up. In the other semi final Ōtāhuhu beat Howick 44-24. Standings Grand Final Sharman Cup Reserve Grade The Sharman Cup reserve grade competition saw Manurewa Marlins win the competition after they defeated Papatoetoe Panthers 32-16 in the grand final. Papatoetoe had defeated Hibiscus Coast 18-4 in one semi final while Manurewa upset the previously unbeaten Ōtara 22-20 in the other. Manurewa had finished the regular season with a losing record and only qualified for the playoffs on point percentage. Standings Grand Final Open Age Restricted The Open Age Restricted competition was won by Manurewa Marlins with a comfortable 26-0 win over the Te Atatū Roosters. The competition was newly revived by Auckland Rugby League after many years of not being run. Manurewa was coached by Chris Joseph who also played lock, and Te Atatū by Kitiona Leota. There were several weeks of 'games of 2 halves' type rounds where each of the teams played 40 minutes against each other side in an effort to promote the game and encourage other clubs to enter team before the competition commenced properly. The Te Atatū - Manurewa game was televised on Sky TV on June 10. Te Atatū beat Mt Albert 16-12 in the semi final to qualify for the final. Grand Final Standings Under 18 Men The Under 18 competition was won by Māngere East Hawks with a tightly fought, entertaining match with the Manurewa/Ellerslie (Lightning Eagles) side at Mt Smart Stadium #2. Māngere were coached by Henry Morunga, and the combined side by Byers McEwan. The match was live streamed on the Auckland Rugby League YouTube channel. Manurewa-Ellerslie threatened to cause an upset after scoring an outstanding try to Jericho Thompson but Māngere scored two late tries including a double to Sean Churchward-Isaaka and a jinking effort from fullback Masina Tuivai-Lopa to win it. Ōtara were due to play Papatoetoe the following week and were awarded the 2 points. Māngere East beat Ōtara 30-10 in one semi final while Manurewa-Ellerslie beat Papatoetoe 20-18 in the other. Earlier in the season the Papatoetoe v Richmond match was called off and no points awarded. The Papatoetoe side was suspended for 2 weeks. Standings Grand Final Under 18 Women The season began with 6 teams however Māngere East pulled out prior to playing any games. The Nine week round robin saw 5 matches defaulted including 3 by Hibiscus Coast. The semi finals saw Howick beat Ōtahuhu Leopardess 24-12 and Ōtara Scorpions Girls Squad beat Mt Albert Lionesses U18 by 44 to 14. Standings Howick's points for included 3 default wins where they were awarded 30-0 victories but would most likely have won by considerably more. Each team was awarded 30-0 wins for the 2 byes they had as well. Grand Final The unbeaten Howick side proved far too strong in the final, scoring on almost single attacking chance they got. They jumped out to a 16-0 lead early and never looked back. The Ōtara side scored 4 tries from the limited chances they got in the attacking end but were unable to defence their own line at all. For Howick Braxton Sorensen-McGee scored a double and kicked magnificently, converting 10 of their 12 tries in their 68-20 win. Pennant final Under 16 Boys In the grand final Papatoetoe beat Ōtāhuhu 33-22 at Mt Smart Stadium 2 on August 5. The match was live streamed on the Auckland Rugby League YouTube channel. Te Atatū beat Ellerslie 26-18 in the Pennant grand final which was played at Bruce Pulman Park on August 5. Standings Grand Final The grand final went to extra time after the scores were locked at 22-22 after the 60 minutes of normal time. Steven Moala kicked a penalty for Ōtāhuhu in the 59th minute to tie the game. In extra time Papatoetoe scored a try in the right corner to wing Walter Tausala which was converted by Tre'vhan Dave who shortly afterwards sealed the game with a drop goal. Then right on full time Phillip Lavakeiaho crashed over to blow the score out to 33-22. Representative fixtures National Mens Premiership The Akarana Falcons were coached by Phil Gordon, Counties Manukau Stingrays by Ruka Loza, and the Auckland Vulcans by Sefu Fuimaono. All of the matches were televised live on Sky Sports with the commentary teams made up of Glen Larmer, Anthony Gelling, and Dale Husband. Table and results Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Semi Finals Final Sky Sport National Womens Premiership Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 References External links Auckland Rugby League Official Site Auckland Rugby League seasons Auckland
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SummerSlam (2011)
The 2011 SummerSlam was the 24th annual SummerSlam professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by WWE. It was held for wrestlers from the promotion's Raw and SmackDown brand divisions. The event took place on August 14, 2011, at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California for the third consecutive year. It was the final WWE pay-per-view event held before the dissolution of the original brand extension, which was introduced in March 2002, although the brand split would be reintroduced in July 2016. The card consisted of eight matches, including one on the pre-show. In the main event, WWE Champion CM Punk defeated WWE Champion John Cena to become the Undisputed WWE Champion with Triple H as the special guest referee, after which, Alberto Del Rio cashed in his Money in the Bank briefcase and defeated CM Punk to win the WWE Championship. In another prominent match, Randy Orton defeated Christian in a No Holds Barred match to regain the World Heavyweight Championship. SummerSlam attracted a sellout crowd of 17,404 fans at Staples Center in Los Angeles, grossing more than $1 million, marking the highest grossing SummerSlam held at Staples Center. The event garnered 296,000 pay-per-view buys, down from 350,000 buys the previous year. Production Background SummerSlam is an annual pay-per-view (PPV) produced every August by WWE since 1988—in April 2011, the promotion ceased going by its full name of World Wrestling Entertainment, with "WWE" becoming an orphaned initialism. Dubbed "The Biggest Party of the Summer", it is one of the promotion's original four pay-per-views, along with WrestleMania, SummerSlam, and Survivor Series, referred to as the "Big Four". It has since become considered WWE's second biggest event of the year behind WrestleMania. The 2011 event was the 24th SummerSlam and was scheduled to be held on August 14, 2011, at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California for the third consecutive year. It featured wrestlers from the Raw and SmackDown brand divisions. Much like the previous year's SummerSlam, WWE promoted the event with its SummerSlam Axxess fan convention, held at the Nokia Plaza in LA Live on August 13 and 14. R&B singer Cee Lo Green performed both "'Bright Lights Bigger City", the official theme song for the event, and his hit "Forget You" during the broadcast. The commentators for this event were Michael Cole, Jerry Lawler and Booker T. Storylines The professional wrestling matches at SummerSlam featured professional wrestlers performing as characters in scripted events pre-determined by the hosting promotion, WWE. Storylines between the characters were produced on WWE's weekly television shows Raw and SmackDown with the Raw and SmackDown brands—storyline divisions in which WWE assigned its employees to different programs. The main feud headed into SummerSlam from the SmackDown brand was between Christian and Randy Orton, over Christian's World Heavyweight Championship. At Extreme Rules in May, Christian defeated Alberto Del Rio in a ladder match to win the vacant World Heavyweight Championship for the first time, only to lose it to Orton on the May 6 episode of SmackDown. After two unsuccessful attempts at regaining the title from Orton at the Over the Limit and Capitol Punishment pay-per-views, Christian finally won the championship for the second time at the Money in the Bank event in July, after he spat in Orton's face, provoking the latter to kick Christian in the groin and get himself disqualified; as per pre-match stipulations enacted by Christian, he won the title. On the July 29 episode of SmackDown, the new Chief Operating Officer of WWE, Triple H, scheduled a title defense by Christian against Orton in a No Holds Barred match at SummerSlam. The main event from the Raw brand for SummerSlam would pit John Cena against CM Punk for the WWE Championship. In the weeks leading to the Money in the Bank pay-per-view in July on Raw, Punk announced the expiration of his WWE contract on the night of the Money in the Bank, en route lambasting WWE for failing to promote him as the "best wrestler in the world", and threatened some high authority figures like WWE Chairman, Vince McMahon, of defeating Cena and leaving WWE with the championship. At Money in the Bank, Punk pinned Cena to win the title, and even after McMahon tried to have Alberto Del Rio – who had won the Raw Money in the Bank briefcase earlier that night – cash in his contract against Punk. The latter nevertheless left the arena with the championship. The following night on Raw, McMahon dismissed Punk's claim to the title, and announced an 8-man tournament to decide the new WWE Champion. Also, on the same night, Triple H relieved McMahon of his duties, and assumed control over WWE as the Chief Operating Officer just as the chairman was about to fire Cena. On the July 25 edition of Raw, Rey Mysterio defeated The Miz in the finals to become the WWE Champion but lost it later on the same night against Cena. After the match, Punk returned to WWE with the title belt he had won at Money in the Bank, initiating a title dispute between Cena and Punk. As they were now two wrestlers with a claim to the WWE Championship, a one-on-one match between Punk and Cena was scheduled for SummerSlam to determine the undisputed WWE Champion. On the August 8 episode of Raw, Triple H made himself the special guest referee for the Undisputed WWE Championship match. The Divas rivalry heading into SummerSlam was between Kelly Kelly and Beth Phoenix over the WWE Divas Championship. On the August 1 edition of Raw, Phoenix won a Divas battle royal to become the #1 Contender for the Kelly's Divas Championship at SummerSlam. Phoenix turned heel after her victory by attacking Kelly in and out of the ring, and later told Kelly that "her days as the cute, blonde little bimbo are over." On the following week, Phoenix defeated Eve Torres in singles action, but was attacked by Kelly after the match. Event Preliminary matches The first match was a six-man tag team match pitting Kofi Kingston, John Morrison and Rey Mysterio against The Miz, R-Truth and Alberto Del Rio. Mysterio performed a 619 followed by a slingshot Splash on R-Truth to win the match. Next, Sheamus faced off against Mark Henry. Sheamus executed a Brogue Kick on Henry but Henry rolled out of the ring. Henry tackled Sheamus through the barricade. Sheamus was counted out, giving Henry the win. In the next match, Kelly Kelly defended the WWE Divas Championship against Beth Phoenix. Phoenix attempted a Glam Slam on Kelly but Kelly countered the move into a Roll Up to retain the title. Next, Wade Barrett faced Daniel Bryan. Barrett executed Wasteland to win the match. Main event matches In the SmackDown main event, Christian defended the World Heavyweight Championship against Randy Orton in a No Holds Barred match. Before the match, Christian revealed that Edge will be in his corner for the match, but Edge told Christian that he was disappointed with him and walked away. During the match, Christian attempted an RKO through a broadcast table on Orton but Orton countered the move into an RKO through the broadcast table on Christian. Christian executed a KillSwitch on Orton for a near-fall. Orton performed a Snap Scoop Powerslam through a table on Christian and an Elevated DDT onto a Trash Can. Christian attempted a Sunset Flip out of the corner but Orton countered the move into an RKO on the steel steps to win the title. In the Raw main event, John Cena wrestled CM Punk to determine the undisputed WWE Champion. Triple H served as guest referee. Cena executed the Attitude Adjustment for a near-fall. Punk performed a GTS on Cena for a near-fall. Punk executed a GTS to win the title, despite Cena's foot being on the bottom rope. As Punk celebrated his WWE Championship win, Kevin Nash returned and attacked Punk with a Jackknife Powerbomb. Immediately afterwards Alberto Del Rio appeared and cashed in his Money in the Bank contract. Del Rio performed a Step Up Enziguiri on Punk to win the title. Aftermath In March 2002, WWE initiated the brand extension, which promoted its core business of professional wrestling through such brands, named after their two major television shows, Raw and SmackDown. On the August 29 episode of Raw, it was announced that performers from Raw and SmackDown were no longer exclusive to their respective brand. Subsequently, championships previously exclusive to one show or the other were available for wrestlers from any show to compete for; this would mark the end of the brand extension, as all programming and live events featured the full WWE roster. In turn, SummerSlam 2011 was the last pay-per-view to occur under the first brand split. In 2013, Stephanie McMahon revealed in an interview with Advertising Age that WWE's decision to end the brand extension was due to wanting their content to flow across television and online platforms. However, the brand split was reintroduced in July 2016, when SmackDown began broadcasting live on Tuesdays. Results References External links WWE Live Tour: SummerSlam website Official SummerSlam minisite Official SummerSlam site 2011 Professional wrestling in Los Angeles 2011 in California Events in Los Angeles 2011 WWE pay-per-view events August 2011 events in the United States
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Rhaphiptera candicans
Rhaphiptera candicans is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Gounelle in 1908. It is known from Brazil. References candicans Beetles described in 1908
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Hautot-Saint-Sulpice
Hautot-Saint-Sulpice is a commune in the Seine-Maritime département in the Normandy region in northern France. Geography Hautot-Saint-Sulpice is a small farming village situated in the Pays de Caux, some northeast of Le Havre, at the junction of the D53 and D10 roads. Population Places of interest Church of St. Sulpice, dating from the 11th century Some 16th-century houses The Chaplaincy of St Mary the Virgin, part of the Anglican Catholic Church European Deanery, Currently under the Diocese of the United Kingdom, is in the Village. See also Communes of the Seine-Maritime department References External links ACC Chaplaincy Communes of Seine-Maritime
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Spinney Mountain State Park
Spinney Mountain State Park is a Colorado state park located in South Park in Park County, Colorado, United States. The park centers on the Spinney Mountain Reservoir, which is popular with anglers. The reservoir and surrounding land is owned by the City of Aurora, Colorado, which uses the reservoir for municipal water storage. The park itself is managed by Colorado Parks and Wildlife. At high water, the reservoir's surface lies at above sea level. It has a capacity of . Fishing Spinney Mountain Reservoir provides great fishing for rainbow trout and northern pike, and sometimes brown trout as well. The park closes for the winter when the reservoir freezes over and opens around mid-April. Name The park takes its name from nearby Spinney Mountain, elevation . References External links Official park website State parks of Colorado Protected areas of Park County, Colorado Protected areas established in 1987 1987 establishments in Colorado
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2019–20 Cayman Islands Premier League
The 2019–20 Cayman Islands Premier League was the 41st season of the Cayman Islands Premier League, the top division football competition in the Cayman Islands. The season began on 19 October 2019. The season was indefinitely postponed on 12 March 2020, due to the Coronavirus pandemic. The season is resumed on 15 August. Bodden Town won their fourth league title. League table References 2019–20 2019–20 in Caribbean football leagues Association football events postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic
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8th Light Cavalry
The 8th Light Cavalry traces its origins from the 8th King George's Own Light Cavalry which was formed in 1922 by the amalgamation of the 26th King George's Own Light Cavalry and the 30th Lancers following a re-organisation of the Indian Cavalry Corps. Both regiments were regular cavalry units that had had long and distinguished records in the British Indian Army prior to their amalgamation. During World War II the regiment was converted into an armoured car unit and served during the Burma campaign. After India gained Independence the regiment was named 8th Light Cavalry.The regiment is the third oldest armoured regiment in India and is amongst the most highly decorated regiments in the country. 26th King George’s Own Light Cavalry The 26th King George's Own Light Cavalry was originally raised as the 5th Regiment Madras Native Cavalry on 23 October 1787 as part of the Madras Presidency Army. In 1788, it was re-designated as the 1st Madras Native Cavalry and in 1816 its name was changed to 1 Madras Light Cavalry. The Regiment was yet again renamed as the 1st Regiment of Madras Lancers in 1886, and was known by that title till the turn of the century, when it was changed to 1st Madras Lancers. In 1903 it was renamed as the 26th Light Cavalry and three years later it became the Prince of Wales Own Light Cavalry and then in 1910, it became the 26th King George’s Own Light Cavalry. During this time it participated in the Third Mysore War, 1789–1792, the Fourth Mysore War, 1793-1798. Campaigns against Dhoondia Wagh and the Polygars, 1799-1830. Campaigns in Afghanistan and Burma, between, 1880-1914. World War I The 26th King George’s Own Light Cavalry served in the South Yemen during World War I as part of the Aden Field Force. 30th Lancers (Gordon's Horse) The year 1826 witnessed the birth of another illustrious regiment, the 4th Nizam’s Cavalry, raised as part of the Hyderabad Cavalry. It later re-christened as the 30th Lancers and also came to be known as Gordon’s Horse after Sir John Gordon. This regiment participated in the Indian Mutiny, 1857–1859 and the Second Burmese War, 1860-1889. From the Second Burmese War to World War I, 1889-1914. Chap V - World War I to the Amalgamation, 1914-1922. Givenchy 1914; France and Flanders 1914-1916; Afghanistan 1919; Iraq 1920. World War I During the first world war the Regiment was part of the 3rd (Ambala) Cavalry Brigade, 1st Indian Cavalry Division they were brigaded with the 8th (King's Royal Irish) Hussars and the 9th Hodson's Horse They were sent to France for service on the Western Front where they at times would serve in the trenches as infantry due to the difference on troop levels each Cavalry Brigade once dismounted formed a dismounted regiment. The high number of officer casualties suffered early on had an effect on its later performance. British officers that understood the language, customs, and psychology of their men could not be quickly replaced, and the alien environment of the Western Front had some effect on the soldiers. The Regiment stayed in France as part of the 1st Indian Cavalry Division until March 1918 when the division was broken up and reformed in Egypt. Amalgamation In 1922, the two regiments were amalgamated to form the 8th King George’s Own Light Cavalry, inheriting in the process, the traditions and rich heritages of two cultures. After India attained independence, the regiment was renamed as the 8th Light Cavalry. The 1st Regiment Madras Native Cavalry, in its infancy, saw action in Burma and Afghanistan, where it earned the Battle Honours AVA and AFGHANISTAN, indicative of its magnificent performance in both these theatres of war. Then came the Great War and the 26th King George’s Own Light Cavalry was moved to South Yemen as part of the Aden Field Force, where, keeping in the traditions of the regiment, it performed brilliantly. During this war, 30th Lancers saw action in France where, though being a cavalry regiment, it received a good taste of trench warfare. It then went on to extinguish the embers of an Arab rebellion in Iraq, before going into action in Persia. By this time, the regiment had earned 12 Battle Honours. With a meritorious history of over a century, it became befitting for King George – V, Colonel of one of the regiments to become the Colonel-in-Chief of the amalgamated regiment. Field Marshal, Lord Chetwode became the first Colonel of the Regiment in 1936. It is Lord Chetwode’s immortal shibboleth – “The safety, honour and welfare of your country come first, always and every time. The honour, welfare and comfort of the men you command come next. Our own ease, comfort and safety come last, always and every time”, which became the credo not only for the regiment, but for the entire officer corps of the Indian Army and is etched in main hall of the Indian Military Academy at Dehradun. World War II World War II 1939-1945; Waziristan 1939-1943; Vizagapatam 1944; Burma 1945, 19th Indian Division, 1946. In 1940, the Regiment bid farewell to the horses and began the long and arduous process of mechanisation. It was fully mechanised by 1943 on armoured cars. It executed its first mechanised operation in 1945 in Burma, where it earned 19 gallantry and distinguished service awards in this single operation Class Composition The Regiment has a fixed class composition of Jats, Rajputs and Sikhs. Post Indian Independence Post independence, the regiment had the privilege of participating in all major wars fought by the Indian Army – Hyderabad (1948), Jammu and Kashmir (1948), Goa (1961), China (Sikkim) (1962), Pakistan (Punjab) (1965) and Pakistan (Jammu and Kashmir) (1971). The Regiment took part in Annexation of Hyderabad against the Razakars leading to the formal union of the princely state of Hyderabad with the Union of India. The operations in Hyderabad had just been over, when the regiment was moved to Jammu and Kashmir. During the Liberation of Goa in 1961, the regiment with its AMX-13 tanks spearheaded the attack which led the Portuguese to surrender. The history of mechanized warfare was re-written by the regiment in 1962, when it drove its AMX-13 tanks to the dizzying heights of 14,000 feet up the Nathu La pass road in Sikkim – a feat never performed or attempted before anywhere in the world. Khemkaran in Punjab witnessed the regiment in tank-versus-tank encounters with Pakistani forces during the Battle of Asal Uttar resulting in the battlefield becoming a “graveyard” for Pakistani Patton tanks. Here the regiment earned the Battle Honour PUNJAB. The 1971 Indo-Pak war saw the regiment with their Vijayanta tanks among the Indian forces which had wrung the tactically fragile Chicken’s Neck in the Akhnoor Sector. The Regiment’s crowning glory came in 1976, when in recognition of its services and valour, the regiment was presented the Guidon by the then President, Mr Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed. Regimental Insignia The present Regimental insignia consists of crossed lances with pennons of Red over White, the numeral "8" inscribed on the crossing of the lances, topped by a mailed fist with the letter "AC" and a scroll at the base with the words "Light Cavalry" on it. The shoulder title consists of "8C" in brass. See also 8th Cavalry (Pakistan) Notes References Rawlinson, H.G. (1948). The History of 8th King George V's Own Light Cavalry. Gale & Polden Ltd. External links Follow this link to view the uniforms of the late 19th Century http://www.members.tripod.com/~Glosters/IAcavalry1.htm British Indian Army cavalry regiments 8th King George V
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Hina language
The Mina language, also known by the names Hina and Besleri, is a Chadic language spoken in Northern Cameroon by 10,000 people. Speakers of Mina are generally bilingual, with Fulfulde (Fula) being the second language. Fulfulde is often joined by French as a third language in educated speakers. Besleri is spoken in most of Hina commune (Mayo-Tsanaga Department, Far North Region), with Gamdugun and Jinjin in the southwest and southeast of the area, respectively. Dialects Frajzyngier & Johnston (2005) list three Mina dialects: Marbak, Kefedjevreng and Dzundzun. Ethnologue also lists three: Besleri, Jingjing (Dzumdzum), Gamdugun. While the correspondence of "Jingjing" and "Dzundzun" is clear, the identity of the others is not. Mutual intelligibility between dialects is difficult to ascertain, but Frajzyngier & Johnston (2005:3) demonstrate one-way intelligibility between Dzundzun and Mina (presumably meaning the Marbak dialect). Notes References Frajzyngier, Zygmunt & Johnston, Eric. (2005). A Grammar of Mina. Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter. Newman, Paul. (1992). "Chadic Languages." In: Bright, William. International Encyclopedia of Linguistics. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Biu-Mandara languages Languages of Cameroon
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Bibiane Schulze
Bibiane Schulze Solano (born 12 November 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Spanish Liga F club Athletic Bilbao. Born and raised in Germany, she is of Basque heritage on her mother's side and was called up for the Spain national squad in 2023. Club career Schulze joined the youth system of 1.FFC Frankfurt from FV 08 Neuenhain and progressed through the ranks to play seven times in the Frauen-Bundesliga for the club. She departed for Athletic Bilbao in July 2019. The move proved controversial, as some Athletic supporters questioned whether Schulze was Basque enough to conform to the club's signing policy. Club president Aitor Elizegi rejected the complaints, attesting to Schulze's "clear Basque origin" (in addition to the family typically spending summer holidays in the region, her great-grandfather Francisco Belauste played for the club in its early years). Schulze was predominantly restricted to appearances for the Athletic Bilbao B team, although she made one Primera División appearance as a substitute against Sevilla in October 2020. In July 2021 Schulze signed a season-long loan deal with Athletic's Primera División rivals Valencia CF. With regular central defenders Garazi Murua and Naroa Uriarte absent through injury, Schulze became an important member of the Athletic side in the first half of the 2022–23 season. International career Overlooked for the Germany selection at the 2015 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship in Iceland, Schulze made a late, unsuccessful approach through her Frankfurt team-mate Verónica Boquete to represent Spain at the event. Due to her form for Athletic, she was called up for the Spanish squad in February 2023 – but had to withdraw a day later due to injury. References External links Bibiane Schulze at La Liga Bibi at BDFutbol 1998 births Living people German women's footballers Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate women's footballers in Germany Liga F players Women's association football defenders People from Main-Taunus-Kreis Footballers from Darmstadt (region) Athletic Club (women) players German people of Basque descent German expatriate women's footballers Expatriate women's footballers in Spain German expatriate sportspeople in Spain Valencia CF Femenino players 1. FFC Frankfurt players Segunda Federación (women) players Athletic Club (women) B players German people of Spanish descent Frauen-Bundesliga players
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East%20Ville%20railway%20station
East Ville railway station
East Ville was a railway station on the East Lincolnshire Railway which served the village of Eastville in Lincolnshire between 1848 and 1964. It originally opened as East Ville and New Leake, but was renamed in 1850. Withdrawal of passenger services took place in 1961, followed by goods facilities in 1964. The line through the station remains in use as the Poacher Line History The station was opened on 2 October 1848 as East Ville and New Leake after the nearby settlements of Eastville and Leake, and later renamed in 1852 to simply East Ville. It was constructed by Peto and Betts civil engineering contractors who, in January 1848, had taken over the contract to construct the section of the East Lincolnshire Railway between and from John Waring and Sons. This section was the last to be completed in September 1848 at an agreed cost of £123,000 (). The station was situated in the middle of Eastville and was provided with two long sidings on the up side and a small goods yard, warehouse and long headshunt on the down side. To the north of parallel platforms was a signal box and level crossing, with the main station building located on the down platform. Goods traffic was always more important than passenger receipts and the goods yard handled large amounts of sugar beet in block loads, which were manually transferred to waiting wagons. The 1922 timetable saw five up and four down services, and one Sunday service each way. The station was closed to passengers on 11 September 1961 and to goods traffic on 15 June 1964. Present day The line through the station continues to be used by services on the Poacher Line between and . References Sources Disused railway stations in Lincolnshire Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1964 Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1848 Former Great Northern Railway stations
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Murdo J. MacLeod
Murdo J. MacLeod is a Scottish historian of Latin America, publishing extensively on the history of colonial-era Central America, the Caribbean, and the Atlantic world. His monograph Spanish Central America: A Socioeconomic History is a major contribution to the field. Life and career Murdo J. MacLeod is son of Mary and Murdo MacLeod. MacLeod was born on April 22, 1935, in Imtarfa, Malta. He attended the University of Glasgow, earning an M.A. (honours) in 1958. He moved to the U.S., entering the graduate program of the University of Florida and completing his doctorate in 1962 with the dissertation entitled "Bolivia and its Social Literature Before and After the Chaco War: A Study of Social and Literary Revolution." He taught at the University of Pittsburgh, the University of Arizona, and the University of Florida, where since 2005, he has been Graduate Research Professor Emeritus. In his career, he was awarded a number of fellowships, including the Institute for Advanced Study in 1988–89. He has served on the editorial boards of scholarly journals, including The Hispanic American Historical Review, The Americas, Colonial Latin American Review, and as a contributing editor of the Handbook of Latin American Studies. In 1990–91 he was president of the Conference on Latin American History, the professional organization of Latin American historians, affiliated with the American Historical Association. The Southern Historical Association has established the Murdo J. MacLeod Prize for the best work in Latin American, Caribbean, Borderlands, or Atlantic World History. Works His major monograph, Spanish Central America: A Socioeconomic History, 1530–1720 was first published in 1973, a revised edition in 2008, and translated to Spanish in 1980. It treats Central American history in three broad periods, the conquest and early colonial era, 1520–1576, the search for economic diversification, ca. 1576–1635, and the seventeenth-century depression and early recovery ca. 1635–1720. It was well-reviewed by distinguished historian Charles Gibson, who called it "a work of very substantial scholarship, the result of prolonged researches in Central American and Spanish archives … Again and again, MacLeod gives us new insights, fresh interpretations, and the well-digested results of investigations into subjects not examined before … this is a book of scrupulous and unusual honesty, in which nothing is claimed in excess of the evidence, and where the author 'levels' with the reader at every opportunity." Another reviewer states that "the writer has presented the main lineaments of Central American economic history to 1720 so well and so thoroughly that his work is unlikely to be surpassed for many years." In a review of a co-edited volume, Spaniards and Indians in Southeastern Mesoamerica: Essays on the History of Ethnic Relations W. George Lovell notes that MacLeod's "forte has characteristically been that rare ability to give shape and explanation to an accumulated drift of events. MacLeod identifies several profound and enduring processes at work, and sees them operating in such a way as to produce patterns which reflect a marked diversity and regional variation in the nature of the colonial experience. More than any other contributor, MacLeod spells out a course for future research, research which he anticipates (with singular intellectual maturity) will precipitate the "heavy revision, if not demolition" (p. 190) of his own work as well as that of others." Select list of publications Spanish Central America: A Socioeconomic History, 1520–1720. Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press 1973. Reprinted 1984. Revised edition, University of Texas Press 2008. Published in Spanish translation Historia socio-económica de la América Central española, 1520–1720. Guatemala : Editorial Piedra Santa, 1980. Spaniards and Indians in Southeastern Mesoamerica: Essays on the History of Ethnic Relations, (edited with Robert Wasserstrom). Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press 1983. European intruders and changes in behaviour and customs in Africa, America, and Asia before 1800 (edited with Evelyn S. Rawski) Aldershot, Hampshire, Great Britain ; Brookfield, VT : Ashgate, 1998. "Archival Empiricism, or Fine New Wine in Solid Old Bottles: Recent Writings on the History of Guatemala." Colonial Latin American Review, 8, no. 1 (June 1999), 139–144. "Aspects of the Internal Economy of Colonial Spanish America: Labour, Taxation, Distribution and Exchange," The Cambridge History of Latin America, Leslie Bethell, ed. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1987, Vol. II, 219–264, 836–840. "Aspects of the Internal Economy: Labour, Taxation, Distribution and Exchange" The Cambridge History of Latin America, vol. XI, Bibliographical Essays. New York Cambridge University Press 1995, 93–100. "Spain and America: the Atlantic Trade, 1492–1720," The Cambridge History of Latin America, Leslie Bethell, ed. Vol. I, 341–388, 599–604. New York: Cambridge University Press "Spain and America: the Atlantic Trade, 1492–c. 1720," The Cambridge History of Latin America, Vol XI, Bibliographical Essays. New York: Cambridge University Press 1995, pp. 50–56. The Cambridge History of the Native Peoples of the Americas. Vols. 5 and 6, Mesoamerica.. (edited with Richard E.W. Adams). New York: Cambridge University Press 2000. "Indian Confraternity Lands in Colonial Guatemala, 1660–1730: Some Uses and Trends." Ethnohistory 50, no. 1 (Winter 2003), 151–160. "Nuevas perspectivas sobre la historia colonial de Centroamérica entre 1520 y 1720," Mesoamérica 50 (enero-diciembre 2008), 159–191. References Living people 20th-century Scottish historians 21st-century Scottish historians Historians of Latin America Latin Americanists Historians of Mesoamerica 20th-century Mesoamericanists 21st-century Mesoamericanists University of Florida faculty University of Arizona faculty University of Florida alumni Institute for Advanced Study visiting scholars Alumni of the University of Glasgow Year of birth missing (living people)
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A Cry in the Night (novel)
A Cry in the Night (1982) is a suspense novel by American author Mary Higgins Clark. Synopsis Jenny MacPartland, a divorced single mother, falls in love with artist Erich Kreuger while working for a New York gallery. They marry within a month and set up home on Erich's vast Minnesota ranch. For several months they are happily married, but Jenny begins to feel uneasy around her increasingly unstable husband. Within a year, their marriage is ripped apart by scandal and Jenny plans to return to New York City until she realizes that she is pregnant and completely dependent financially on Erich. Unsure of what to do, Jenny lives in fear and hides her growing baby from her husband as long as she physically can. As Jenny's pregnancy progresses, she discovers Erich's obsession with his dead mother, Caroline—the exact image of Jenny. Jenny begins to realize who she is married to and worrying about his child which she is carrying. Soon after he finds out she is planning to leave him, he starts to stalk her. He leaves without her on a trip and takes her two children. In an attempt to find out the truth about his plans, Jenny explores his past... Characters in A Cry in the Night Jenny MacPartland – a divorced single mother, protagonist Erich Krueger – a painter whom Jenny marries in the course of the story Caroline Bonardi – Enrich’s Mother Kevin MacPartland – Jenny's lazy ex-husband; an actor Beth MacPartland – Jenny's first daughter Tina MacPartland – Jenny's second daughter Joe – Erich's working hand on the farm Elsa – Erich's maid Mark – A doctor and the only man Jenny feels comfortable with Rooney Toomis – Jenny's friend and Caroline's old friend Clyde: Rooney Husband Adaptations A Cry in the Night was made into a television movie in 1992 starring Carol Higgins Clark and Perry King. External links Mary Higgins Clark at Fantasticfiction.com American thriller novels 1982 American novels Novels by Mary Higgins Clark Novels set in Minnesota Simon & Schuster books American novels adapted into films American novels adapted into television shows
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Michael King (baseball)
Michael McRae King (born May 25, 1995) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2019. Amateur career King attended Bishop Hendricken High School in Warwick, Rhode Island. He played for the school's baseball team as a pitcher and an outfielder, and helped the team win the Division I state championship in 2012, his junior year. In 2013, he was named the Gatorade Baseball Player of the Year for Rhode Island after pitching to a 7–0 win–loss record and a 0.30 earned run average (ERA) with 67 strikeouts and seven walks in 47 innings pitched. He also had a .469 batting average as an outfielder. King graduated from Bishop Hendricken in 2013 and enrolled at Boston College, where he played college baseball for the Boston College Eagles. In 2015, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Hyannis Harbor Hawks of the Cape Cod Baseball League. Professional career Miami Marlins The Miami Marlins selected King in the 12th round, with the 353rd overall selection, of the 2016 Major League Baseball draft. He signed and made his professional debut that season with the Gulf Coast Marlins of the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League before being promoted to the Batavia Muckdogs of the Low–A New York-Penn League and then to the Greensboro Grasshoppers of the Single–A South Atlantic League. In innings pitched between the three teams, he finished the season with a 3–3 record and a 4.11 ERA. He spent the 2017 season with Greensboro, where he went 11–9 with a 3.14 ERA in 26 games (25 starts). New York Yankees On November 20, 2017, the Marlins traded King and international signing bonus money to the New York Yankees in exchange for Caleb Smith and Garrett Cooper. He began the 2018 season with the Tampa Tarpons of the High–A Florida State League, and earned midseason promotions to the Trenton Thunder of the Double–A Eastern League and Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders of the Triple–A International League. The Yankees invited King to spring training as a non-roster player in 2019. He suffered a stress reaction in his pitching elbow and did not pitch in spring training. The Yankees promoted him to the major leagues on September 19. He made his major league debut on September 27 versus the Texas Rangers, pitching two innings in relief. In the shortened 60-game season in 2020, King recorded a 7.76 ERA in innings pitched across nine appearances. Over the course of the 2021 season, King improved his slider with the assistance of Corey Kluber, a teammate. On June 4, during a game against the Boston Red Sox, King pitched an immaculate inning in the fourth inning, with three strikeouts on only nine pitches; it was the seventh in Yankees history and the first in the history of the Yankees–Red Sox rivalry. On July 8, King was placed on the injured list with a right middle finger contusion. He was later transferred to the 60-day injured list on July 27. King was activated on September 10. He finished the 2021 season with a 3.55 ERA in innings, recording 62 strikeouts and 24 walks. King opened the 2022 season in the Yankees bullpen. He earned his first major league save on April 14, 2022. While playing against the Baltimore Orioles on July 22, King left the game with an elbow injury. His right elbow was fractured, and he underwent surgery that ruled him out for the rest of the season. References External links 1995 births Living people Baseball players from Rochester, New York Major League Baseball pitchers New York Yankees players Boston College Eagles baseball players Hyannis Harbor Hawks players Gulf Coast Marlins players Batavia Muckdogs players Greensboro Grasshoppers players Staten Island Yankees players Tampa Tarpons players Trenton Thunder players Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders players Bishop Hendricken High School alumni
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Ossi Runne
Ossi Runne (23 April 1927 – 5 November 2020) was a Finnish trumpeter, orchestra leader, composer, and record producer. Career He changed his name to Runne in 1936, and in the early part of his career was known as a trumpeter and an orchestra leader. Upon his return to Finland from the post of conductor for the China Variety Orchestra in Stockholm in 1957, he joined the Musiikki-Fazer company as a studio manager. In 1965 he moved to Yleisradio and became head conductor of the national radio orchestra; later he led the TV 1 orchestra as well. He retired from both positions in 1992. He is perhaps most recognized for conducting Finland's entries at the Eurovision Song Contest. He first conducted the entry "Playboy" (which he also composed) at Luxembourg in 1966. Runne would go on to conduct 22 Finnish entries, ending in 1989. In addition, he was also the Yleisradio Eurovision commentator in 1981 and 1990. He wrote an autobiography, Trumpetilla ja tahtipuikolla (“With the trumpet and the baton”) in 2003. List of bands affiliated with Runne Ossi Runne Quintet (director, trumpeter 1944–1945) Ossi Aalto Orchestra (trumpeter 1945–1948) Toivo Kärki (trumpeter 1948–1949) Olle Lindström Orchestra (trumpeter 1950–1951) Erkki Aho Orchestra (trumpeter 1951–1953) Ossi Runne Orchestra (band leader, trumpeter 1954–1955) Al Stefano Orchestra (trumpeter 1955–1956) China Variety Orchestra (conductor 1956–1957) Yleisradio Orchestra (conductor 1965–1992) Karelia Wind Band (band director 1986–2003) References External links 1927 births 2020 deaths Musicians from Vyborg Eurovision Song Contest conductors Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest Finnish conductors (music) Finnish trumpeters 21st-century trumpeters 21st-century conductors (music) Eurovision commentators
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riverdale%2C%20North%20Dakota
Riverdale, North Dakota
Riverdale is a town in McLean County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 223 at the 2020 census. Riverdale was the largest of the construction camps that sprang up in 1946 to house workers building the Garrison Dam just to the west. After the dam was completed in 1953, residents of the other camps (including Dakota City and Big Bend) who decided to stay on relocated to Riverdale. It was operated by the federal government from its establishment until 1986, when it was turned over to the state of North Dakota with incorporation following shortly thereafter. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 205 people, 103 households, and 67 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 188 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 94.6% White, 2.9% Native American, 2.0% Asian, and 0.5% from two or more races. There were 103 households, of which 11.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.2% were married couples living together, 2.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 1.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 35.0% were non-families. 30.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.99 and the average family size was 2.40. The median age in the city was 56.2 years. 9.8% of residents were under the age of 18; 3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 14.6% were from 25 to 44; 48.7% were from 45 to 64; and 23.9% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 50.7% male and 49.3% female. 2000 census As of the census of 2000, there were 273 people, 108 households, and 84 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 157 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 96.34% White, 2.20% Native American, 0.73% Asian, and 0.73% from two or more races. There were 108 households, out of which 27.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 75.9% were married couples living together, 0.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.3% were non-families. 19.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 2.86. In the city, the population was spread out, with 22.7% under the age of 18, 4.4% from 18 to 24, 21.6% from 25 to 44, 31.5% from 45 to 64, and 19.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 113.1 males. The median income for a household in the city was $48,333, and the median income for a family was $52,250. Males had a median income of $50,972 versus $27,500 for females. The per capita income for the city was $18,970. None of the families and 3.8% of the population were living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 5.7% of those over 64. Climate This climatic region is typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Riverdale has a humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps. Education Riverdale High School was closed in the 1980s and consolidated with the high school in nearby Underwood, North Dakota. Sports The high school athletic teams were named the Knights and the school colors were red and white. The school fielded a nine-man football team. The team played local nine-man teams including Stanton, Goodrich, White Shield and Bowdon. References Cities in McLean County, North Dakota Cities in North Dakota Populated places established in 1946 North Dakota populated places on the Missouri River 1946 establishments in North Dakota
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Literary Swordsmen and Sorcerers
Literary Swordsmen and Sorcerers: The Makers of Heroic Fantasy is a work of collective biography on the formative authors of the heroic fantasy genre by L. Sprague de Camp (1907–2000), first published in 1976 by Arkham House in an edition of 5,431 copies. Nine chapters (2–10) are revisions from a series of ten articles, also titled "Literary Swordsmen and Sorcerers," that initially appeared in the magazine Fantastic and the fanzine Amra between 1971 and 1976 (the tenth article, on L. Ron Hubbard, was omitted from the book). A French edition was issued in May 2010 under the title Les pionniers de la fantasy, and an ebook edition was issued in June 2014 by Gateway/Orion. Summary The work presents the history of the genre through a discussion of the lives and works of its most important early writers. After a general survey of the development of modern fantasy, individual chapters deal with William Morris, Lord Dunsany, H. P. Lovecraft, E. R. Eddison, Robert E. Howard, Fletcher Pratt, Clark Ashton Smith, J. R. R. Tolkien, and T. H. White. A final chapter concerns lesser or later literary lights C. L. Moore, Leslie Barringer, Nictzin Dyalhis, Clifford Ball, Henry Kuttner, Norvell W. Page and Fritz Leiber. The book also includes an introduction by de Camp's colleague Lin Carter, who remedies what he considers de Camp's most egregious omission by providing a profile of de Camp himself (also a formative author in the genre). Contents "Introduction: Neomythology", by Lin Carter Chapter I. "The Swords of Faërie" Chapter II "Jack of All Arts: William Morris" Chapter III. "Two Men in One: Lord Dunsany" Chapter IV. "Eldritch Yankee Gentleman: H. P. Lovecraft" Chapter V. "Superman in a Bowler: E.R. Eddison" Chapter VI. "The Miscast Barbarian: Robert E. Howard" Chapter VII. "Parallel Worlds: Fletcher Pratt" Chapter VIII. "Sierran Shaman: Clark Ashton Smith" Chapter IX. "Merlin in Tweeds: J.R.R. Tolkien" Chapter X. "The Architect of Camelot: T.H. White" Chapter XI. "Conan's Compeers" Notes Index Reception Reaction to the book was largely positive. Richard A. Lupoff declared that it would "almost instantly become a standard reference" and praised de Camp as "an honest, thoroughgoing, and effective researcher. Charles Bishop called it an "excellent survey of fantasy that avoids the plodding monotony of most surveys of this sort and that should be of equal interest to the rabid fan and the general reader alike." He felt the author, "himself a master of the genre," "seems to have read every work of fantasy there is, but he is neither pedantic nor hagiographic" and considered him "a pleasant writer to read and a solid critic with an enormous knowledge of his subject" who "surveys [each] life and work in an able and authoritative manner, mixing biography and criticism into a smooth narrative that brings the man and his writings vividly before our eyes." Marshall B. Tymn considered the work a "major contribution to the study of heroic fantasy" covering "its leading practitioners whose works were central to the growth of the genre." David Bratman called the book "the fullest expression of de Camp's love of heroic fantasy with great adventures and mighty heroes", a culmination of his pioneering work with Lin Carter in "piecing together a canon of the masterworks of this field." He noted that while "Carter carried this view of fantasy history to its great fruition as editor of the Ballantine Adult Fantasy series ... de Camp [had] first put the concept in print. Brian M. Stableford, also noting de Camp's voluminous previous writings on fantasy, concurred that the "series of pieces written for Fantastic in the early 1970's" that went into the book were "of greater significance." He characterized the book as "a light and informal survey of the whole field of heroic fantasy [that] is perhaps the best introduction for the interested reader." Contrasting notes on the work were struck by the reviewers of the Wilson Library Bulletin and Choice. Gary Kuris, Patrice Harper, Harriet E. Rosenfeld, and Wm. R. Eshelman, writing for the former, "found it to exhibit the same faults and virtues of de Camp's popular Lovecraft: A Biography," declaring it "woefully padded" and themselves "maddened by the author's implacable didacticism [and] infuriating inability to write two paragraphs without wandering into a lecture on Nietzsche, or dialectical materialism, or magazine-reading." They stated his "[l]iterary analyses rarely extend beyond the plot summary." However, they felt he "shines ... in his depiction of the authors themselves, some of whom were a lot stranger than their creations ... wields a mean wit," and that the reader's "[p]atience ... will be rewarded" despite "his endless perorations." Choice felt "De Camp's 'study,' in style and manner as well as in substance, seldom rises above the level of a fan club newsletter," and its chapters "about as responsibly biographical as the gossip of a TV talk show," with his "idea of literary criticism ... the sort of plot rehashing that stumbles to concluding insights like: 'above all Robert Howard was a storyteller.'" It concluded, however, that "Adolescents of all ages, the Star Trek variety in particular, will eat it up." Relation to other works De Camp also produced separate full-length biographies of two of the authors treated, H. P. Lovecraft (Lovecraft: A Biography (1975)) and Robert E. Howard (Dark Valley Destiny: the Life of Robert E. Howard (1983)). Notes 1976 books Books by L. Sprague de Camp American biographies Biographies about writers Arkham House books
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nina%20Pope
Nina Pope
Nina Pope (born 1967) is an artist that works with public art, installation, film making, and internet publishing that lives and works in London. Most of her work is done in collaboration with Karen Guthrie. Pope and Guthrie started working together as a collaborative duo in 1995 on projects that "enrich and inform public life"and they founded creative non-profit Somewhere (artist collective) in 2001. Education Nina Pope attended the Edinburgh College of Art from 1987 to 1991, receiving a BA in Printmaking. She attended the Chelsea School of Art in London from 1991 to 1993, receiving a MA in Printmaking. Career Pope began working with Karen Guthrie in 1995. Pope was part of an artist collective called The People From Off, which contributed to 'A Different Weekend' with their 'Festival of Lying'. Its members included Karen Guthrie, Anna Best, and Simon Poulter. She has an academic post at the Royal College of Art in Design Interactions and as an artist advisor. Pope and Guthrie founded Somewhere (artist collective), a creative non-profit to produce collaborative projects of interests. Films The Closer We Get, as director of photography & producer (2014) Jaywick Escapes, as co-director & co-producer (2012) Cat Fancy Club, as co-director & co-producer (2008) Little Deluxe Living, as artist & collaborator (2008) Almanac, artist & collaborator (2007) Living with the Tudors (aka Sometime Later) (2007) Bata-ville: We are not afraid of the future (2005) Welcome To (2003) Exhibitions, commissions, and other projects Tomorrow, Today 2014 - University of Cambridge NW Cambridge public art commission Past, Present, Somewhere 2014 - Retrospective solo show, Kettles Yard, Cambridge Art Lending Library 2012 - Contributing artists to project by Walker & Bromwich, Glasgow International Festival, Market Gallery The Floating Cinema, London 2011 – ongoing Can Art Save Us? 2010 - Millennium Galleries, Sheffield. Multiple 'Titchy/Kitschy' shown in Grizedale Arts contribution Abbey Gardens, What Will The Harvest Be? Commissioned by London Borough of Newham 2009 – ongoing A Circle of Happiness, Jaywick Martello Tower 2009 Schnucken, Elefanten und andere Gastgeschenke 2009 - Kunstverein Springhornhof, Germany. Multiple 'Titchy/Kitschy' shown in myvillages.org Agrifashionista.tv - Commissioned by A Foundation & Grizedale Arts for Rochelle School, London. Two projects - Karen Guthrie's 'The Grotto' (postponed indefinitely) and a musical collaboration 'A Song for a Circus' between Nina Pope and Tim Olden. Broadcast Yourself 2007 - TV swansong archive exhibited as part of group show at Hatton Gallery (Newcastle) and Cornerhouse (Manchester) Almanac, Public art commission for the redevelopment of Cinema City, Norwich 2007 Sometime Later, Commissioned by BBC & Arts Council England, 2006 Pilot 3 2007 - Selected for archive for artists & curators, shown at Atelier Bevilacqua, Venice Biennale (Italy) Romantic Detachment, Video work, group show, PS1, New York City & touring to Q in Derby, Folly in Lancaster & Chapter in Cardiff 2004 London Underground Platform for Art, Featured artists 2003 Live Culture, Curators exhibitors, video programme, Tate Modern, London 2003 TV Swansong, Nationwide public art site-specific webcast project commissioning 8 artists (artists / curators) 2002 The Festival of Lying 2000 - Live event & web cast with Anna Best & Simon Poulter; Grizedale Show, Cumbria, UK Awards and honors 2008 Northern Art Prize awarded to Karen Guthrie and Nina Pope. 2010 Karen Guthrie and Nina Pope's new media installation ‘An Artist’s Impression’ was acquired by the Science Museum, London References Further reading External links Somewhere a creative non-profit run by Nina Pope and Karen Guthrie 1967 births Alumni of Chelsea College of Arts Alumni of the Edinburgh College of Art Artists from London British women artists British filmmakers Date of birth missing (living people) Living people Place of birth missing (living people)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Makedra
Makedra
Makedra is a town and commune in Sidi Bel Abbès Province in northwestern Algeria. References Communes of Sidi Bel Abbès Province
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mageiricophobia
Mageiricophobia
Mageirocophobia (pronunciation: ) is the fear of cooking. It is spectral and can take on several forms, although it is not considered severe enough for treatment unless a person is severely afraid or impacted. Most frequently, it is a common social anxiety disorder caused by negative reactions to common culinary mishaps, post-traumatic stress episodes from cooking or the fear of others' cooking for the phobic person that either prevents them from eating, eating only pre-prepared foods and snacks, or causes them to eat food from eateries (there or as takeout) that can result in unhealthy diets associated with hypertension, obesity, and diabetes. Forms The phobia can take on several forms but revolves around common themes: Fear of spreading illness The most common reason for some degree of this phobia is the fear of spreading foodborne illnesses, through either undercooked foods, improperly prepared or cleaned foods, or concern about understanding the basic rules for proper preparation and storage of foods. Fear of the cooking process Many mageirocophobes fear the process: cutting themselves, burning themselves, or even having problems executing the steps needed to successfully render a dish. Some see it as a chore that is overwhelming. Fear of recipes Another manifestation is the anxiety caused by reading recipes which can seem overwhelmingly complex, or of which the cook fears that they will not render faithfully because they might omit a critical step in the process, or might not be able to read between the lines of a process that is not documented well step-by-step. Another fear is of the sheer volume of recipes, which can leave the sufferer incapable of making a decision. Fear of food knowledge When we prepare food for ourselves or others, we become more aware of the ingredients, and, by doing so, the associated health benefits and/or risks of those foods and their consumption. Mageirocophobics can become obsessed with these issues which impacts their ability to cook or to appreciate the cooking of others. Fear of food intake Persons with eating disorders can become intimidated or fearful of cooking as it may lead to feelings of loss of self-control, inadequacy, or worry or guilt about triggers to their disorder. Symptoms Symptoms of the phobia can include being light-headed, difficulty breathing, a tingling or numbness of some part of the body, fainting, weakness, dizziness, feelings of a loss of control, excessive sweating, chills, chest pain, nervous, or feeling a constant sense of dread or doom about cooking, or stubbornness or outright refusal to cook. Causes Mageirocophobia can be caused by other personality traits, social anxieties, or disorders. It can be set off by high expectations from other family members, failures with cookbooks, or difficulties in performing successfully in a culinary course. It can also lead to other phobias and social disorders. Treatment Education is the most common treatment, although psychotherapy, including cognitive-behavioral therapy, is indicated when the fear becomes so severe as to cause dysfunction for the individual who suffers from the phobia. Etymology Mageirocophobia is derived from the classical Greek noun mágeiros (), which means chef or butcher. References Phobias
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1993%E2%80%9394%20County%20Antrim%20Shield
1993–94 County Antrim Shield
The 1993–94 County Antrim Shield was the 105th edition of the County Antrim Shield, a cup competition in Northern Irish football. Ards won the tournament for the 3rd time, defeating Crusaders 4–2 in the final. For the 8th year running the County Antrim FA invited three clubs from County Armagh to compete (Glenavon, Newry Town and Portadown). Results First round |} Quarter-finals |} Semi-finals |} Final References External links Northern Ireland - List of County Antrim Shield Winners 1993–94 in Northern Ireland association football
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kwon%20Hyeok-soo%20%28voice%20actor%29
Kwon Hyeok-soo (voice actor)
Kwon Hyeok-soo () (born on October 9, 1954) is a South Korean voice actor and actor. He first made his debut as a stage actor since 1972. He joined the Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation's voice acting division in 1976. Currently, Kwon is cast in the Korea TV Edition of 24 as George Mason (24 character), replacing Xander Berkeley. He has been a freelance actor since 2013. Roles Broadcast TV Dubbing 24 (replacing Xander Berkeley, Korea TV Edition, MBC) Geisters (MBC) Chokomi (MBC) Drama My Cute Guys (tvN) Marry Him If You Dare (KBS2) Hotel King (MBC) Beating Again (JTBC) My Horrible Boss (JTBC) The Vampire Detective (OCN) Monster (MBC) Secret Healer (JTBC) Something About 1 Percent (Oksusu, Dramax) Entourage (South Korean TV series) (tvN) Father, I'll Take Care of You (MBC) Night Light (MBC) The Rebel (South Korean TV series) (MBC) Queen of Mystery (KBS2) Man to Man (TV series) (JTBC) Bad Thief, Good Thief (MBC) Stranger (TV series) (tvN) The Bride of Habaek (tvN) Children of the 20th Century (MBC) Witch at Court (KBS2) Black (TV series) (OCN) Untouchable (2017 TV series) (JTBC) A Korean Odyssey (tvN) The Rich Son (MBC) Come and Hug Me (MBC) Life on Mars (South Korean TV series) (OCN) 100 Days My Prince (tvN) Room No. 9 (tvN) The Crowned Clown (tvN) Spring Turns to Spring (MBC) Item (TV series) (MBC) The Fiery Priest (SBS) He Is Psychometric (tvN) Welcome to Waikiki 2 (JTBC) The Banker (TV series) (MBC) Special Labor Inspector (MBC) Abyss (TV series) (tvN) Search: WWW (tvN) Hotel del Luna (tvN) When the Camellia Blooms (KBS2) Melting Me Softly (tvN) Dr. Romantic 2 (SBS) Money Game (TV series) (tvN) Hospital Playlist (tvN) Mystic Pop-up Bar (JTBC) as Company executive Game Dubbing Overwatch - Reinhardt (replacing Darin De Paul, Korean Edition) StarCraft II - Arcturus Mengsk (replacing James Harper, Korean Edition) Movie Dubbing Bram Stoker's Dracula (replacing Keanu Reeves, Korea TV Edition, MBC) Rush Hour (replacing Jackie Chan, Korea TV Edition, MBC) Thunderheart (replacing Val Kilmer, Korea TV Edition, MBC) The Ladykillers (replacing Tom Hanks, Korea TV Edition, MBC) See also Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation MBC Voice Acting Division References External links MBC Voice Acting Division Kwon Hyeok Soo Blog (in Korean) Ad Sound Kwon Hyeok Soo Blog (in Korean) Living people South Korean male voice actors 1954 births South Korean male television actors
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon%20M.%20Chu
Jon M. Chu
Jonathan Murray Chu (born November 2, 1979) is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. He is best known as the director of 2018's Crazy Rich Asians, the first film by a major Hollywood studio to feature a majority cast of Asian descent in a modern setting since The Joy Luck Club in 1993. The films that he has directed often include musical elements, including the dance films Step Up 2: The Streets (2008) and Step Up 3D (2010), musicals Jem and the Holograms (2015) and In the Heights (2021), and the live concert films Justin Bieber: Never Say Never (2011) and Justin Bieber's Believe (2013). Chu is an alumnus of the USC School of Cinematic Arts. Early life Chu was born in Palo Alto, California and grew up in nearby Los Altos. He attended Pinewood School from kindergarten through 12th grade. Chu is the youngest of five children. He began making movies in fifth grade, when his mother gifted him a video camera to document their family vacations. Chu instead began making home movies starring his siblings. His mother, Ruth Chu, was born in Taiwan; his father, Lawrence Chu, was born in Sichuan. His family owns the restaurant called Chef Chu's. Chu obtained a BFA in Film & Television Production from University of Southern California in 2003, where he was a member of the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity. He won the Princess Grace Award, the Kodak Student Filmmaker Award, the Dore Schary Award presented by the Anti-Defamation League, the Jack Nicholson directing award, and was recognized as an honoree for the IFP/West program Project: Involve. Career After making his student short, When the Kids Are Away, Chu was signed to William Morris Agency and attached to several high-profile projects. Chu was hired by Sony Pictures to direct their feature Bye Bye Birdie, but Sony never green lit the film due to budget concerns. Sony re-hired Chu to direct their updated version of The Great Gatsby, which did not pan out as the project was purchased by Warner Bros. Pictures for their 2013 film. He is in a dance crew called AC/DC or Adam/Chu Dance crew. In an interview, Chu addressed a question he is often asked, "Why do all of your films have dance?" He responded, "I don't know why. It seems so obvious. But there's something about the dancers that motivate me the most. I don't know if it's just dance, but I do think that the dancers are amazing artists, and every time I meet a new dancer, that triggers something in my brain, and I'm more creative than I could ever be. When I feel that creativity burst, I go with it." In 2013, Chu was awarded the Visionary Award by East West Players (EWP), the longest-running theater of color in the United States, for his contributions to the Asian Pacific American (APA) community. In an online Q&A, Chu revealed that he had attended EWP's productions as a child and was excited "to push boundaries with them in the future." In 2013, Chu directed a pre-flight safety video for Virgin America. The video was structured like a musical number that incorporated multiple styles and high-energy dance. The video was played before flights through 2018, when Virgin America was folded into Alaska Airlines. Chu directed Crazy Rich Asians, which was the highest-grossing film over the August 17, 2018 weekend, earned over $35M at the US box office during its first five days, and garnered a 93% certified fresh rating from Rotten Tomatoes. Within a week of the film's release, Variety reported that a sequel was already in development by Warner Bros. with Chu scheduled to direct. Director Chu is part of Rachel Chu's family in the book, as a distant cousin. Chu directed In the Heights, based on the Broadway musical of the same name for Warner Bros. Pictures. It was previously set for a June 26, 2020 release, though it was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The film was released on June 10, 2021. Upcoming projects In October 2020, it was announced that Chu would be directing the pilot for the Disney+ series Willow, based on the film of the same name, with Warwick Davis returning as the title character. The following month, Chu entered talks with Disney to direct a live-action adaptation of Lilo & Stitch, which he ultimately passed on due to other obligations. In January 2021, Chu left directorial duties on Willow due to production delays and personal reasons with the birth of his next child. The following month, it was announced that Chu would direct the two-part film adaptation of Wicked for Universal Pictures, with both parts set for November 2024 and 2025 releases. Chu will direct an adaptation of Dr. Seuss' Oh, The Places You'll Go!, produced by the Warner Animation Group alongside Dr. Seuss Enterprises and Bad Robot Productions. In March 2022, it was announced that Chu would be producing (and possibly directing) an animated film based on the children’s modeling compound Play-Doh. It will be produced by Entertainment One and Hasbro. In April 2023, it was revealed that Chu will direct and co-executive produce a feature film adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's musical Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, a passion project he had been hoping to make for some time, for Amazon MGM Studios and the Really Useful Group. It will be produced by Scott Sanders and Mara Jacobs, reuniting with Chu after working with him on In the Heights. Personal life Chu is married to Kristin Hodge. Their daughter, Willow Chu, was born in 2017; she is named after the 1988 fantasy film Willow. Their son, Jonathan Heights Chu, was born in 2019. His middle name comes from the film, In the Heights, which Chu was in the middle of directing at the time. Filmography Films Producer Dance Camp (2016) Step Up: Year of the Dance (2019) Executive producer Step Up: Revolution (2012) Step Up: All In (2014) Short films Documentary films Justin Bieber: Never Say Never (2011) Justin Bieber's Believe (2013) Television References External links 1979 births American writers of Chinese descent Film directors from California Living people Skydance Media people Writers from Palo Alto, California American film directors of Chinese descent American male screenwriters USC School of Cinematic Arts alumni Screenwriters from California American people of Taiwanese descent American people of Chinese descent
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9%20Carlos%20%28footballer%2C%20born%201941%29
José Carlos (footballer, born 1941)
José Carlos da Silva José (born 22 September 1941), known as José Carlos, is a Portuguese former footballer who played mostly as a central defender. Club career Born in Vila Franca de Xira, Lisbon District, José Carlos joined Sporting CP in 1962 from G.D. Fabril in Barreiro. Over 12 seasons, all spent in the Primeira Liga (14 counting those with his previous team), he appeared in more than 300 official matches, winning three leagues and three cups and adding the 1964 edition of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup. José Carlos retired in 1975 at the age of 34, after a brief spell in the Segunda Liga with S.C. Braga. International career José Carlos played 36 times for Portugal, three as a CUF player and 33 whilst at the service of Sporting. His debut came on 19 March 1961 against Luxembourg for the 1962 FIFA World Cup qualifiers (6–0 home win), and his last appearance came nearly ten years later, against Denmark in the UEFA Euro 1972 qualifying stages (5–0 victory). José Carlos represented the country at the 1966 World Cup in England. He appeared twice in the tournament, against England in the semi-finals and the Soviet Union in the third-place match, the latter ending in a 2–1 triumph. Honours Sporting CP Primeira Liga: 1965–66, 1969–70, 1973–74 Taça de Portugal: 1962–63, 1970–71, 1973–74 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1963–64 Portugal FIFA World Cup third place: 1966 References External links 1941 births Living people People from Vila Franca de Xira Portuguese men's footballers Footballers from Lisbon District Men's association football defenders Primeira Liga players G.D. Fabril players Sporting CP footballers S.C. Braga players Portugal men's youth international footballers Portugal men's under-21 international footballers Portugal men's international footballers 1966 FIFA World Cup players Portuguese football managers Primeira Liga managers Liga Portugal 2 managers S.C. Braga managers Boavista F.C. managers Varzim S.C. managers G.D. Chaves managers Gil Vicente F.C. managers U.S.C. Paredes managers F.C. Penafiel managers S.C. Dragões Sandinenses managers
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urgleptes%20callizonus
Urgleptes callizonus
Urgleptes callizonus is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Henry Walter Bates in 1885. References Urgleptes Beetles described in 1885
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jibril%20Aminu
Jibril Aminu
Jibril Muhammad Aminu (born August, 1939) is a professor of cardiology. He was Nigerian Ambassador to the USA (1999–2003) and was elected Senator for Adamawa Central constituency of Adamawa State, Nigeria, taking office on 29 May 2003. He is a member of the People's Democratic Party (PDP). Birth and academic career Aminu was born in August 1939. Studying medicine, he obtained an M.B.B.S from the University of Ibadan in 1965, and a PhD in Medicine from the Royal Post-Graduate Medical School, London in 1972. He was appointed a Fellow of the Nigerian Academy of Science in 1972, a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, London in 1980 and a Fellow of the West African College of Physicians also in 1980. He was made a Distinguished Fellow of the Nigerian Postgraduate Medical College in 2004. Aminu was a Consultant in Medicine, Senior Lecturer and Sub-Dean, Clinical Studies at the University of Ibadan Medical School (1973–1975), and Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission (1975–1979). He was Visiting Professor of Medicine at Howard University College of Medicine in Washington DC (1979–1980) and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Maiduguri, 1980–1985. He was also Professor of Medicine at the University of Maiduguri (1979–1995). Political career Aminu held office as Federal Minister of Education and then Federal Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources (1989–1992). While Petroleum Minister he was President of the African Petroleum Producers' Organization (1991) and President of the OPEC Conference (1991–1992). He was elected a delegate to the National Constitutional Conference (1994–1995). From 1999 to 2003, Aminu was Nigerian Ambassador to the United States of America. Aminu was elected to the Senate for Adamawa Central in 2003 and reelected in 2007. As a Senator Aminu was appointed to committees on Foreign Affairs, Education, Air Force and Health. In a mid-term evaluation of Senators in May 2009, ThisDay said that he had not sponsored any bills, but had contributed to debates on some motions. He had managed the Foreign Affairs Committee well, and was very committed to the activities of the Committee on Education. On 2 January 2010, Aminu was installed the "Bobaselu of The Source" by the Ooni of Ife, Oba Sijuwade. Personal life Jibril Aminu is twice married. His current wife is Hajiya Fatima Bukar Mulima who gave him three children. His divorced wife is Hajiya Ladi Ahmed, who gave him six children. His sons Bashiru Aminu and Murtala Muhammad Aminu are economists and businessmen while his daughters work as lawyers (Nana Aminu) and dentists (Aminu Bello). References 1939 births Living people Nigerian Muslims Nigerian cardiologists People from Adamawa State Ambassadors of Nigeria to the United States Peoples Democratic Party members of the Senate (Nigeria) Education ministers of Nigeria Federal ministers of Nigeria University of Ibadan alumni Academic staff of the University of Maiduguri Howard University faculty Nigerian expatriate academics in the United States Fellows of the Nigerian Academy of Science 21st-century Nigerian politicians Founder Fellows of the African Academy of Sciences Nigerian Fula people
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schildspitze
Schildspitze
The Schildspitze is a mountain in the Ortler Alps in South Tyrol, Italy. References Alpenverein South Tyrol Mountains of the Alps Mountains of South Tyrol Alpine three-thousanders Ortler Alps
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obihiro%20Centennial%20City%20Museum
Obihiro Centennial City Museum
opened in Obihiro, Hokkaidō, Japan in 1982. It exhibits materials relating to the natural history, local history, and industries of Obihiro and of Tokachi more generally. There is an information centre dedicated to the history and culture of the Ainu and, in the museum annex, a centre for buried cultural properties. The collection includes an assemblage of Jōmon finds from the Yachiyo A site that has been designated an Important Cultural Property. See also List of Cultural Properties of Japan - archaeological materials (Hokkaidō) List of Cultural Properties of Japan - historical materials (Hokkaidō) List of Historic Sites of Japan (Hokkaidō) Hokkaido Obihiro Museum of Art References External links Obihiro Centennial City Museum Museums in Hokkaido Obihiro, Hokkaido Museums established in 1982 1982 establishments in Japan
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aiga%20Zagorska
Aiga Zagorska
Aiga Zagorska (born 28 March 1970) is a retired female track and road racing cyclist from Latvia, who competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain for Lithuania. She finished in 14th place in the women's individual road race. References External links 1970 births Living people Soviet female cyclists Lithuanian female cyclists Lithuanian track cyclists Cyclists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olympic cyclists for Lithuania People from Tukums
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Bo Ericson
Bo Ericson may refer to: Bo Ericson (athlete) (1919–1970), Swedish hammer thrower Bo Ericson (ice hockey) (born 1958), Swedish ice hockey player
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plutarco%20Castellanos
Plutarco Castellanos
Plutarco Castellanos (born 8 July 1971) is a Honduran swimmer. He competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics and the 1992 Summer Olympics. References 1971 births Living people Honduran male swimmers Olympic swimmers for Honduras Swimmers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) 20th-century Honduran people 21st-century Honduran people
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Javad%20Hamidi
Javad Hamidi
Javad Hamidi (1918 – 2002) was an Iranian Modernist painter, poet, and educator. He was a pioneer in modern art in Iran. Biography Javad Hamidi was born in 1918 in Hamadan, Qajar Iran. Hamidi studied in the Faculty of Fine Arts at Tehran University (now University of Tehran), and graduated in 1946; and at Beaux-Arts de Paris. His classmate was Shokouh Riazi, who studied alongside him in both Tehran and in Paris. He continued his studies under French painter André Lhote. Hamidi had been a founding member of the "Fighting Cock Society" (Khorūs-e Jangi), an artists group in Iran dedicated to the modern art movement and surrealism. Hamidi taught painting in Tehran University for almost 40 years, as well as taught at Al-Zahra, Azad and Tarbiat-Modares Universities. He was killed by a speeding motorcyclist in Tehran in 2002. References External links Artfacts Caroun Tehran Museum of Contemporary Arts 1918 births 2002 deaths People from Hamadan University of Tehran alumni Pedestrian road incident deaths Academic staff of the University of Tehran Academic staff of Tarbiat Modares University 20th-century Iranian painters Road incident deaths in Iran École des Beaux-Arts alumni
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zygaena%20laeta
Zygaena laeta
Zygaena laeta, the bloodword burnet, is a moth of the family Zygaenidae. Distribution It is found in Central and South-Eastern Europe. Description In Z. laeta the collar and patagia as well as the apical half (or more) of the abdomen are red: also the wings are testaceous red except some black spots on the forewing. Larva of light bluish green, with while dorsal and lateral lines, along which there are blackdots. Pupa yellow, anteriorly dark brown, in a whitish cocoon. The wingspan is 26–34 mm. Biology The moth flies from July to August, depending on the location, on dry hill-sides, During their slow flight the red abdomen is especially conspicuous, the flying insect bearing on that account a distant resemblance to certain southern Hemiptera. The larva mainly feed on Eryngium campestre. Subspecies Zygaena laeta laeta Zygaena laeta orientis Burgeff, 1926 References External links faunaeur.org lepiforum.de leps.it www.pyrgus.de/Zygaena_laeta pyrgus.de Images representing Zygaena laeta at Bold Zygaena Moths of Europe Moths described in 1790
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstadion%20Heilbronn
Frankenstadion Heilbronn
Frankenstadion Heilbronn is a multi-use stadium in Heilbronn, Germany. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of FC Heilbronn. The stadium is able to hold 17,200 people. References Football venues in Germany Sports venues in Baden-Württemberg
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lygne
Lygne
Lygne is a lake in the municipality of Hægebostad in Agder county, Norway. The lake is part of the river Lygna. The lake begins near the village of Eiken in the north and stretches about to the south to the village of Tingvatn. Part of the western shore has fairly steep cliffs overlooking the lake, but the rest of the shoreline is relatively flat with houses and roads. See also List of lakes in Norway References Hægebostad Lakes of Agder
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farmer%27s%20Journal%20%28disambiguation%29
Farmer's Journal (disambiguation)
The Irish Farmers Journal is an Irish weekly newspaper. Farmer's Journal or Farmers Journal, a commonly used title for periodicals in the realm of agriculture, may also refer to: Evans and Ruffy's Farmers' Journal, a British newspaper acquired by Bell's Weekly Messenger in 1832 Farmer's Journal, a newspaper published in Quebec, Canada Farmer's Journal, a newspaper published in Danbury, Connecticut, U.S.(1790–1793) Gippsland Farmers Journal (1887–1932), an Australian twice-weekly, forerunner to Traralgon Journal and Record Jamestown Star and Farmer's Journal (1903–1946), an Australian newspaper absorbed into The Times and Northern Advertiser Mannum Mercury and Farmer's Journal (1912–1917), an Australian newspaper absorbed into The Courier Manufacturers and Farmer's Journal (1848–1907), a newspaper based in Providence, Rhode Island, U.S. Small Farmer's Journal, an American quarterly magazine The Washington Republican and Farmer's Journal, an American newspaper associated with Thomas Emmerson
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European%20Union%20food%20quality%20scandal
European Union food quality scandal
The European Union food quality scandal is a controversy claiming that certain food brands and items targeted at Central and Eastern European Union countries' markets are of lower quality than their exact equivalent produced for the Western European Union markets. European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker acknowledged the issue in his State of the Union address pledging funding to help national food authorities test the inferior products and start to tackle the food inequality. In April 2018 EU Justice and Consumers Commissioner Věra Jourová stated that "“We will step up the fight against dual food quality. We have amended the Unfair Commercial Practice Directive to make it black and white that dual food quality is forbidden." References European Union consumer protection law Food industry Food safety in the European Union Food science Food technology
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peer%20Krom
Peer Krom
Gerardus Johannes "Peer" Krom (10 March 1898 – 15 December 1965) was a Dutch footballer. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1924 Summer Olympics. At club level, Krom spent his career with RCH, where he won the national championship in the 1922–23 season. Honours RCH Netherlands Football League Championship: 1922–23 References External links 1898 births 1965 deaths Dutch men's footballers Netherlands men's international footballers Olympic footballers for the Netherlands Footballers at the 1924 Summer Olympics Footballers from Haarlem Men's association football midfielders Racing Club Heemstede players
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1900%20Kansas%20gubernatorial%20election
1900 Kansas gubernatorial election
The 1900 Kansas gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1900. Incumbent Republican William Eugene Stanley defeated People's Party nominee John W. Breidenthal with 52.25% of the vote. General election Candidates Major party candidates William Eugene Stanley, Republican Other candidates John W. Breidenthal, People's G. C. Clemens, Social Democratic Frank Holsinger, Prohibition Results References 1900 Kansas Gubernatorial 1900 elections in the United States November 1900 events
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heart%20%281999%20film%29
Heart (1999 film)
Heart is a 1999 British thriller film directed by Charles McDougall. Cast Saskia Reeves - Maria Ann McCardle Christopher Eccleston - Gary Ellis Kate Hardie - Tess Ellis Rhys Ifans - Alex Madden Anna Chancellor - Nicola Farmer Matthew Rhys - Sean McCardle Jack Deam - Policeman Kate Rutter - Sister Mary Nicholas Moss - Doctor Bill Paterson - Mr. Kreitman References External links 1999 films British thriller films Films shot in Greater Manchester 1990s English-language films 1990s British films
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon%20Harmon%20Feldman
Jon Harmon Feldman
Jon Harmon Feldman (born 1967) is an American screenwriter and director. He has created and worked on TV series such as The Wonder Years; Tru Calling; Reunion; Dawson's Creek; Doctor, Doctor; American Dreams; Roswell; American Town; Dirty Sexy Money, Big Shots and No Ordinary Family. He wrote and directed the 1997 romantic comedy Lovelife, starring Matt Letscher, Sherilyn Fenn, Saffron Burrows, Carla Gugino, Jon Tenney, Bruce Davison and Peter Krause. Feldman won an Audience Award at the 1997 Los Angeles Independent Film Festival for writing Lovelife. The name of his production company is Oh That Gus!, Inc. References External links Jon Harmon Feldman on tv.com American male screenwriters Harmon Feldman American film directors Living people 1967 births American male television writers American television writers
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S.%20Route%2041
U.S. Route 41
U.S. Route 41, also U.S. Highway 41 (US 41), is a major north–south United States Numbered Highway that runs from Miami, Florida, to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Until 1949, the part in southern Florida, from Naples to Miami, was US 94. The highway's southern terminus is in the Brickell neighborhood of Downtown Miami at an intersection with Brickell Avenue (US 1), and its northern terminus is east of Copper Harbor, Michigan, at a modest cul-de-sac near Fort Wilkins Historic State Park at the tip of the Keweenaw Peninsula. US 41 closely parallels Interstate 75 (I-75) from Naples, Florida, all the way through Georgia to Chattanooga, Tennessee. Route description |- |FL | |- |GA | |- |TN | |- |KY | |- |IN | |- |IL | |- |WI | |- |MI | |- class="sortbottom" |Total | |} Florida In Florida, US 41 is paralleled by Interstate 75 all the way from Miami to Georgia (on the northern border), and I-75 has largely supplanted US 41 as a major highway. Between Miami and Naples, US 41 is signed east–west and cuts across the Florida peninsula, running through the vast Everglades wilderness. This section has been designated a National Scenic Byway. The byway runs east–west through the Big Cypress National Preserve, skirting the northern border of the Everglades National Park for about . The part of the highway between Tampa and Miami is known as Tamiami Trail (derived from the combination of Tampa and Miami, the road's two termini), thus, this section of the road is commonly known as the East Trail, as it runs east–west across the state, in contrast to the road's otherwise distinctively north–south route. In Naples, Route 41 changes direction at an intersection with 5th Avenue in Downtown Naples, turning from west to north towards Tampa (or from south to east towards Miami). As the Trail moves into Hillsborough County the historic communities of Ruskin, Florida and Gibsonton, Florida are south Hillsborough County high points. Ruskin was founded by the Commongood Society. Highway 41 from Ruskin's Little Manatee River to Big Bend Rd (CR 672) has been designated by the Florida Senate as the Trooper Kenneth E. Flynt Hwy in Memory of Florida Trooper Flynt who was killed in the line of duty. Gibsonton was populated by Carnival workers. US 41 is in the process of being widened throughout the northern Tampa Bay suburbs. It is currently six lanes wide between Tampa, Lutz, and much of Land o' Lakes, and again between Garden Grove and Brooksville. It is also four lanes wide in Tampa south of BUS US 41, between a section north of Land o' Lakes, Masaryktown, and Garden Grove, and south of Inverness. A large portion of US 41 is co-designated along the unmarked State Road 45 between Belle Meade and High Springs. From US 92 in Tampa to US 41 Business and State Road 676 near the unincorporated Palm River-Clair Mel, US 41 carries the unsigned State Road 599 designation. It contains the northwestern end of the Tamiami Trail at the SR 60 intersection. It is normally three lanes wide, but between Interstate 4 and the northern terminus of SR 569 it is only two lanes wide. The unsigned state highway is long. At the northern terminus, US 41 turns west. (If one continues straight, 40th Street leads to Busch Gardens Tampa.) Major intersections include State Road 574, SR 569, I-4, SR 60, and the Lee Roy Selmon Expressway (SR 618). In Northern Florida, US 41 runs along the DeSoto Trail between Floral City and Williston and again between High Springs, and Lake City. Georgia In Georgia, US 41 is paralleled by Interstate 75 all the way from Florida to Tennessee, and I-75 has largely supplanted US 41 as a major highway. The first major city in Georgia north of Florida is Valdosta, and the primary US 41 has been rerouted to run along Inner Perimeter Road around Valdosta; there is a business route through Valdosta. The highway follows I-75 north of Valdosta from exit 22 to exit 29. The highway proceeds through South and Central Georgia cities and towns including Adel, Tifton, Cordele, Unadilla, Perry, Warner Robins, Macon, Barnesville, and Griffin as it approaches the Atlanta metropolitan area. The Atlanta Motor Speedway is located on US 19 and US 41 in Hampton, south of Atlanta. Tara Boulevard and Metropolitan Parkway carry the highway, along with its co-signed partner US 19, north into the city. In Hapeville, just outside Atlanta, the highway serves the northeastern part of Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport, passing near the headquarters of Delta Air Lines. In Atlanta, Highway 41 was formerly carried on Spring Street near Five Points, but it has long been re-routed via Northside Drive around the downtown area. (It was a major truck route.) The Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Georgia World Congress Center, and State Farm Arena are located off Northside Drive. North of Atlanta, the stretch of Highway 41 between Atlanta and Marietta was the first four-laned highway in Georgia when it was completed in 1938. Now, the Northside Parkway and the Cobb Parkway carry US 41 through northern Fulton and Cobb counties. This thoroughfare is the home of Truist Park, the Big Chicken, Cumberland Mall, the Cobb Galleria, and the Six Flags White Water amusement park. US 41 also passes through Marietta, Kennesaw, Acworth, Cartersville, Adairsville, Calhoun, and Dalton en route to Tennessee. Tennessee US 41, joined by US 76, enters Tennessee east of I-75 on the outskirts of East Ridge. It is called Ringgold Road through East Ridge up to the Bachman Tunnel, where it enters Chattanooga and then around the base of Lookout Mountain. It then heads through the towns of Lookout Valley, Jasper, and other communities before ascending the Cumberland Plateau, running through Tracy City and Monteagle, where it descends toward Manchester. After reaching Monteagle, US 41, included as part of the older Dixie Highway, continues northwest into Pelham, in Grundy County, then runs closely parallel with I-24 into Coffee County, going through Hillsboro, Manchester (where the road is also named Hillsboro Boulevard) and Beechgrove, before entering Rutherford County. From there, the highway continues diagonally through Murfreesboro (where the road is also named Broad Street), where the Dixie Highway joins up with US 70S. The Stones River National Battlefield is located very near US 41/US 70S on the northwest side, standing as a monument of the Battle of Stones River which took place during the American Civil War. US 41/US 70S continues northwest through Smyrna, and LaVergne before reaching Davidson County. The road passes through Antioch, before reaching Nashville, where US 41 separates from US 70S. US 41 goes through Nashville as Murfreesboro Road, then Dickerson Pike, and comes out on the northeast side of the city joined with US 31W. US 41 continues northeast through Goodlettsville before breaking away from US 31W. US 41 then goes northwest and continues on into Robertson County, going through Springfield before heading west/northwest to the Kentucky border. Just before reaching Kentucky, US 41 briefly runs through Montgomery County. Kentucky US 41 enters the state as a two-lane highway in Guthrie where it intersects US 79 and continues through Todd County throughTrenton. After crossing into Christian County, US 41 goes through Pembroke before reaching Hopkinsville. In Hopkinsville, US 41 intersects the US 68 bypass and the Pennryrile Parkway which leads into downtown Hopkinsville. In downtown, US 41 has a short concurrency with US 68/KY 80 and has an intersection with the northern end of US 41A. Finally, after an intersection with the northern Hopkinsville bypass, US 41 turns to Crofton and northern Christian County. After crossing into Hopkins County, US 41 has an incomplete intersection with the Pennyrile Parkway and goes through the small towns of Nortonville (and an intersection with US 62), Mortons Gap, Earlington. In Madisonville, US 41 is known as Main Street and has an intersection with the southern end of US 41 Alternate. After an incomplete interchange with I-69, US 41 continues onto Hanson. In eastern Webster, US 41 goes through the towns of Slaughters and Sebree. In Henderson County, US 41 enters Robards and remains a rural two-lane highway before reaching KY 425, just to the south of the Henderson city limits. At KY 425, US 41 turns to the east and intersects the current northern end of I-69 in Kentucky. At this point, US 41 becomes a limited access four-lane highway with intersections with the Audubon Parkway, KY 2084, KY 351, and US 60. At US 60, US 41 becomes a four-lane surface road with stoplights as it crosses through the northern parts of Henderson and John James Audubon State Park. US 41 crosses the Ohio River on the Bi-State Vietnam Gold Star Bridges, known locally as the "Twin Bridges." Due to natural fluctuations of the Ohio River's path, US 41 remains in Kentucky for about one mile north of the Twin Bridges. In this section, US 41 passes by Ellis Park Race Course before crossing into Evansville, IN. Indiana In the state of Indiana, US 41 runs from the Ohio River south of Evansville to Chicago with US 12 and US 20 beneath the termini of the Chicago Skyway and the Indiana Toll Road. This is a distance of approximately 282 miles (615 km). For its entire length north of Evansville, US 41 passes through largely rural portions of far western Indiana. It overlaps US 150 and US 52 through some of these areas. US 41 is also the main north–south road through Terre Haute. However north of Terre Haute, US 41 becomes a secondary road, passing through smaller towns such as Rockville and Attica on the east side of the Wabash River. State Road 63 is the main route north of Terre Haute in this area since it is a four-lane highway on the west side of the Wabash River. US 41 returns to a four-lane divided highway just south of Boswell where SR 63 ends, staying as such until reaching Cedar Lake. From Cedar Lake north to the Illinois state line, US 41 is a well-travelled road with numerous stoplights, with the exception of the mile-stretch where it overlaps Interstate 80/94. Before leaving Indiana, US 41 travels through the city of Hammond where it is also known as Indianapolis Boulevard and Calumet Avenue. Hammond is the largest city traversed by US 41 between Evansville and Chicago. Illinois US 41 enters Illinois cosigned with US 12 and US 20 on Indianapolis Boulevard beneath the Chicago Skyway. At the Illinois–Indiana state line, US 41 enters the Chicago city limits. The three US routes run together northwest along Indianapolis Boulevard then cut north on Ewing Avenue on the south side. At 95th Street, US 12 and 20 head west. US 41 then runs along the lake amongst the newly developed extension of Lake Shore Drive, which extends from the intersection of Ewing Avenue and Harbor Drive and continues northwest until it reaches 79th St and South Shore Dr. US 41 then continues down South Shore Drive through the South Shore neighborhood and then turns and moves in a northerly direction at the intersection of South Shore Drive and Marquette Drive (Lake Shore Drive continues north while Marquette continues south and eventually becomes Jeffery Blvd.) US 41, as Lake Shore Drive, passes by the Museum of Science and Industry (at 57th Street) in the Hyde Park area. From here north, US 41 is a quasi-expressway with bridges too low to admit trucks, and a speed zone, and exits at 53rd Street/Hyde Park Boulevard, 50th Street, 47th Street, Oakwood Boulevard, 31st Street, Interstate 55, and 18th Street. After the I-55 bridges, US 41 passes McCormick Place, which is the largest convention center in North America. At this point, the roadway becomes a boulevard passing the Museum Campus (Field Museum, Shedd Aquarium, and Adler Planetarium) and Soldier Field, home of the Chicago Bears; access to these attractions is provided at 18th Street. The roadway continues north with a couple of signals as it passes through Grant Park and by Buckingham Fountain. After the signal at Monroe Street, the roadway becomes a quasi-expressway again with exits at Randolph Street/Wacker Drive, Illinois Street/Grand Avenue (Navy Pier exit), and a signal at Chicago Avenue. The roadway then has a sharp S-curve called the Oak Street Curve where the suggested speed limit is . After the curve, US 41 is a full expressway. US 41 exits at Foster Avenue but Lake Shore Drive continues north to Bryn Mawr Avenue and Hollywood Avenue before ending. At Broadway, US 41 intersects the eastern terminus of US 14. US 41 continues along Lincoln Avenue in the north side of the city, eventually meeting Skokie Boulevard/Cicero Avenue, where US 41 turns north and parallels Interstate 94. In the northern suburbs of Chicago, US 41 joins I-94 (Edens Expressway) just north of Lake Avenue for a short distance before splitting from the freeway just south of Lake–Cook Road and continuing north as the Skokie Highway for roughly to a point near the Wisconsin border. Just south of the border, US 41 rejoins I-94. The two co-signed routes continue northward into Wisconsin. Wisconsin In Wisconsin, US 41 runs north and south along the eastern edge of the state. It enters from Illinois in Pleasant Prairie and is concurrent with Interstate 94 north to Milwaukee. In Milwaukee, US 41 follows Interstate 894 around the southern and western sides of the city. US 41 then heads north-northwest on a freeway to Fond du Lac and Oshkosh, then northeast to Appleton and Green Bay. The route is a major access point for the EAA AirVenture Oshkosh air show in Oshkosh, and for Lambeau Field, home of the Green Bay Packers. Beyond Green Bay, US 41 continues on to Oconto and Peshtigo before reaching the Michigan border at Marinette. US 41 is a freeway for nearly 70% of its length through Wisconsin, with the exceptions being an expressway section north of Green Bay and surface streets in Marinette. US 41 was officially designated Interstate 41 between Green Bay and the Wisconsin–Illinois state line on April 9, 2015. I-41 has been cosigned with US 41 along the freeway sections between a point just south of the Illinois state line where US 41 and I-94 split, and the I-43 interchange northwest of Green Bay. Michigan US 41 is a state trunkline highway that enters Michigan via the Interstate Bridge between Marinette, Wisconsin, and Menominee, Michigan. Along its nearly route, US 41 serves as a major conduit for Michigan traffic, serving the Central Upper Peninsula and the Copper Country. From the Michigan–Wisconsin border to downtown Houghton, the highway is part of the National Highway System. The trunkline comprises mostly two lanes, undivided except for sections that run concurrently with US 2 near Escanaba or M-28 near Marquette. US 41/M-28 is a four-lane expressway along the Marquette Bypass, and segments of the highway in Delta and Marquette counties have four lanes. The route carries the designation of the Copper Country Trail National Scenic Byway between Hancock and Copper Harbor. The trunkline ends at a cul-de-sac east of Fort Wilkins Historic State Park in Copper Harbor. Along its route, US 41 passes through farm fields, forest lands, and along the Lake Superior shoreline. The highway is included in the Lake Superior Circle Tour and the Lake Michigan Circle Tour. It also passes through the Hiawatha National Forest and the Keweenaw National Historical Park. Historical landmarks along the trunkline include the Marquette Branch Prison, Peshekee River Bridge, and the Quincy Mine. History When their routes were originally laid out in 1926, US 41's southern endpoint was in Naples, Florida, at the western endpoint of US 94, which ran east to Miami. In 1949, US 94 was decommissioned, and the entire route became part of US 41, giving it an east–west section that retained the hidden SR 90 designation. The former US 94 ended in Miami at the same intersection where US 41 (and SR 90) do now. In 1953, US 41 was extended along US 1 and State Road A1A (SR A1A) to terminate in Miami Beach, Florida, but it was truncated back to the earlier terminus in 2000. Prior to 1993, when the Florida Department of Transportation color-coded U.S. highways in Florida, the color used for US 41 was orange. US 41 initially took a more westerly route between Nashville, Tennessee, and Hopkinsville, Kentucky. The current US 41 was US 241. In 1930, the two routes became US 41W and US 41E, but in 1943 the western route became US 41 Alternate, with the main US 41 moving to the east route. In July 2005, efforts started in Congress to re-designate US 41 between Milwaukee and Green Bay, Wisconsin, as I-41. Those efforts came to fruition in April 2015, almost ten years later, with US 41 signage mostly replaced by I-41 starting at the Illinois state line, following I-894 around the west end of Milwaukee, and on to Green Bay. Major intersections Florida in Miami in Miami in Miami in Punta Gorda in Sarasota in Bradenton. The highways travel concurrently to Palmetto. in Tampa north-northeast of Tampa in Tampa in Tampa. The highways travel concurrently through the city. in Brooksville. The highways travel concurrently through the city. in Williston. The highways travel concurrently to High Springs. in High Springs. The highways travel concurrently to south of Lake City. in Ellisville in Lake City northwest of Five Points southeast of Jasper. The highways travel concurrently to Jasper. Georgia in Valdosta. US 41/US 221 travels concurrently through the city. northwest of Valdosta. The highways travel concurrently to Hahira. in Tifton in Tifton in Cordele in Unadilla in Perry in Perry north of Sofkee. The highways travel concurrently to Macon. in Macon in Macon in Bolingbroke south of Barnesville south of Griffin. The highways travel concurrently to Atlanta. west of Morrow in Forest Park on the Atlanta–Hapeville city line in Atlanta in Atlanta. The highways travel concurrently through the city. in Atlanta. US 41/US 78/US 278 travels concurrently through the city. in Atlanta in Atlanta in Atlanta east of Smyrna in Cartersville. The highways travel concurrently to northwest of Cartersville. east of Dalton. The highways travel concurrently to Chattanooga, Tennessee. in Dalton southeast of Ringgold Tennessee in East Ridge in Chattanooga in Chattanooga. The highways travel concurrently through the city. in Chattanooga. US 11/US 41 travels concurrently through the city. US 41/US 64 travels concurrently to Jasper. in Chattanooga. US 41/US 72 travels concurrently to Jasper. in Chattanooga in Manchester northwest of Manchester in Murfreesboro. The highways travel concurrently to Nashville. in Murfreesboro. The highways travel concurrently through the city. in Nashville in Nashville. The highways travel concurrently through the city. in Nashville. US 41/US 431 travels concurrently through the city. in Nashville. US 31W/US 41 travels concurrently to Goodlettsville. in Nashville in Springfield. The highways travel concurrently through the city. Kentucky in Guthrie in Hopkinsville. The highways travel concurrently through the city. in Nortonville in Madisonville in Henderson. The highways travel concurrently through the city. in Henderson Indiana in Evansville on the Scott–Johnson township line in Vincennes. US 41/US 50 travels concurrently through the city. US 41/US 150 travels concurrently to Terre Haute. in Terre Haute in Rockville in Veedersburg. The highways travel concurrently through the city. in Veedersburg southeast of Earl Park. The highways travel concurrently to Kentland. in Kentland in St. John in Schererville in Hammond. The highways travel concurrently through the city. in Hammond in Hammond. The highways travel concurrently to Chicago. in Hammond Illinois in Chicago in Chicago in Chicago in Chicago in Wilmette. The highways travel concurrently to Northbrook. in Wadsworth. I-41/US 41 travels concurrently to Howard, Wisconsin. I-94/US 41 travels concurrently to Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Wisconsin in Milwaukee. I-43/US 41 travel concurrently through the city. in Milwaukee in Milwaukee in Milwaukee. The highways travel concurrently to Richfield. in Fond du Lac in Oshkosh northwest of Menasha in Howard. The highways travel concurrently to the Town of Abrams. in Howard Michigan in Powers. The highways travel concurrently to Rapid River. in Covington Cul-de-sac east of Fort Wilkins Historic State Park east of Copper Harbor See also Special routes of U.S. Route 41 References Endpoints of U.S. highways: U.S. Highway 41 and U.S. Highway 94 External links Endpoints of U.S. Highway 41 Illinois Highway Ends: US 41 Michigan Highway Ends: US 41 US 41 entry at Michigan Highways Wisconsin Highways - US-41: The Complete History 41 041
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony%20Camara
Anthony Camara
Anthony Camara (born September 4, 1993) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He is currently playing for HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Camara was selected by the Boston Bruins in the 3rd round (81st overall) of the 2011 NHL Entry Draft. Playing career Camara played five seasons (2009–2013) of major junior hockey in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) with the Saginaw Spirit and Barrie Colts, where he had a breakout year in 2012–13 scoring 36 goals and 24 assists in 50 games played. Camara made his professional debut in the American Hockey League with the Providence Bruins during the 2013–14 season. In the second year of his contract with the Boston Bruins, Camara made the opening night roster, but was placed on injured reserve before opening night. During the 2015–16 season, his third with the Providence Bruins, Camara was included in a trade at the NHL deadline by the Bruins, along with two draft picks to the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for John-Michael Liles on February 29, 2016. He closed out the season with AHL affiliate, the Charlotte Checkers contributing with 8 points in 15 games. Camara remained a free agent over the duration of the summer and into the 2016–17 season, before he belatedly signed an ECHL contract with the Kalamazoo Wings on November 4, 2016. In a leading offensive role for the K-Wings, Camara responded with 17 points in 25 games before returning to the AHL in agreeing to a professional try-out deal with the St. John's IceCaps on January 5, 2017. As an un-signed free agent approaching the 2017–18 season, Camara signed his first contract abroad in agreeing to a one-year deal with Danish club, Odense Bulldogs of the Metal Ligaen on August 1, 2017. Camara scored 37 points in 27 games before moving to the EBEL with Graz 99ers before completing the season with German outfit, Iserlohn Roosters of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). Following a successful 2018–19 season with the Roosters, compiling a professional personal high with 23 goals and 43 points in 50 games, Camara gained interest as a free agent from the Swedish Hockey League, agreeing to a one-year contract with HV71 on April 20, 2019. In the following 2019–20 season, Camara quickly adapted to the SHL and was among HV71 top regular season scorers. On February 6, 2020, he was signed to a two-year contract extension with HV71 through 2022. However on March 5, 2020, despite amassing 11 goals and 26 points through 42 regular season games, Camara's contract with HV71 was immediately terminated after a disciplinary matter. Prior to the 2020–21 season, Camara was signed by HC Dynamo Pardubice of the Czech Extraliga. Following two seasons in Czechia, Camara continued his journeyman career in agreeing to a one-year contract with Russian club, HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk of the KHL on June 21, 2022. Career statistics Regular season and playoffs International References External links 1993 births Living people Barrie Colts players Boston Bruins draft picks Canadian ice hockey left wingers Charlotte Checkers (2010–) players HC Dynamo Pardubice players Graz 99ers players HV71 players Iserlohn Roosters players Kalamazoo Wings (ECHL) players HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk players Odense Bulldogs players Providence Bruins players Saginaw Spirit players St. John's IceCaps players Ice hockey people from Toronto Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Russia
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bembibre
Bembibre
Bembibre () is a municipality and a city located in the region of El Bierzo, province of León, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2014 census (INE), the municipality had a population of 9,631 inhabitants. The second largest urban settlement in the region of El Bierzo, it is considered as the capital of traditional shire called "Bierzo Alto". Two rivers crosses Bembibre: Boeza and Noceda. History The numerous remains of Cisastur fortifications (castros) found along the city's surroundings prove that man has inhabited these lands from ancient times. However, the origin of the current settlements goes back to the repopulations made in the Middle Ages during the centuries ninth through eleventh, linked to the Church and the edification of several monasteries in the region. Language As in the rest of the community of Castilla y León, Spanish is the most widely spoken language and the language of instruction in schools. See also Province of León El Bierzo Bierzo Edict References Municipalities in El Bierzo
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sekolah%20Bogor%20Raya
Sekolah Bogor Raya
Sekolah Bogor Raya (SBR) is an International school for students in Pre-Kindergarten (age 3) through Grade 12 incorporated under the laws of the Republic of Indonesia as a non-profit organization. It is in the town of Bogor, West Java. SBR was founded in 1995 by the Danasha Foundation to provide English language education to the children of expatriates and Indonesians. SBR is affiliated with the Association of National Plus Schools (ANPS). Sekolah Bogor Raya is a multi-faith school with students from many nationalities and backgrounds. The students come mostly from the Bogor, Sentul, and Cibubur areas. Curriculum Sekolah Bogor Raya provides the International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO) Primary Years Program (PYP) at the primary level. This leads on to the IGCSE program which is then followed by the GAC program for university entrance at the Senior High School level. History Sekolah Bogor Raya was founded in 1995 by Douglas Stoltz. As of 2011, Sekolah Bogor Raya had over 550 students. On 2016 they built a new building for the SMP and SMA students. Accreditation The school maintains national and international accreditations. ANPS (Association of National Plus School) accredited - A Rating IBO (International Baccalaureate Organization) PYP (Primary Years Program) authorized GAC (Global Assessment Certificate) accredited CIE (University of Cambridge International Examinations) for IGCSE and A-Level Principals The principals of Sekolah Bogor Raya as of July 2023. Maria Regina Budiastuti, M. Pd. (PG-K Principal) Diana Karitas, S. P. (Primary Principal) Susandi, S. Si., M. Pd. (Middle School Principal) Arning Rani Wulandari, M. Pd. (High School Principal) References External links Sekolah Bogor Raya website National Plus schools Bogor Education in West Java Educational institutions established in 1995 Non-profit organizations based in Indonesia Cambridge schools in Indonesia International Baccalaureate schools in Indonesia Schools in Indonesia 1995 establishments in Indonesia
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krasnaya%20Gora
Krasnaya Gora
Krasnaya Gora () is the name of several inhabited localities in Russia. Arkhangelsk Oblast As of 2010, two rural localities in Arkhangelsk Oblast bear this name: Krasnaya Gora, Kotlassky District, Arkhangelsk Oblast, a village in Zabelinsky Selsoviet of Kotlassky District Krasnaya Gora, Primorsky District, Arkhangelsk Oblast, a village in Pertominsky Selsoviet of Primorsky District Bryansk Oblast As of 2010, two inhabited localities in Bryansk Oblast bear this name: Urban localities Krasnaya Gora, Krasnogorsky District, Bryansk Oblast, a work settlement in Krasnogorsky District Rural localities Krasnaya Gora, Rognedinsky District, Bryansk Oblast, a settlement in Sharovichsky Selsoviet of Rognedinsky District Ivanovo Oblast As of 2010, one rural locality in Ivanovo Oblast bears this name: Krasnaya Gora, Ivanovo Oblast, a village in Puchezhsky District Kursk Oblast As of 2010, one rural locality in Kursk Oblast bears this name: Krasnaya Gora, Kursk Oblast, a settlement in Berezovsky Selsoviet of Dmitriyevsky District Moscow Oblast As of 2010, two rural localities in Moscow Oblast bear this name: Urban localities Krasnaya Gora, Shatursky District, Moscow Oblast, a settlement under the administrative jurisdiction of the work settlement of Cherusti, Shatursky District Rural localities Krasnaya Gora, Volokolamsky District, Moscow Oblast, a village in Spasskoye Rural Settlement of Volokolamsky District Novgorod Oblast As of 2010, three rural localities in Novgorod Oblast bear this name: Krasnaya Gora, Borovichsky District, Novgorod Oblast, a village in Peredskoye Settlement of Borovichsky District Krasnaya Gora, Lyubytinsky District, Novgorod Oblast, a village under the administrative jurisdiction of the urban-type settlement of Lyubytino, Lyubytinsky District Krasnaya Gora, Moshenskoy District, Novgorod Oblast, a village in Dolgovskoye Settlement of Moshenskoy District Pskov Oblast As of 2010, one rural locality in Pskov Oblast bears this name: Krasnaya Gora, Pskov Oblast, a village in Pechorsky District Tver Oblast As of 2010, one rural locality in Tver Oblast bears this name: Krasnaya Gora, Tver Oblast, a selo in Kalininsky District Tyumen Oblast As of 2010, one rural locality in Tyumen Oblast bears this name: Krasnaya Gora, Tyumen Oblast, a village in Dubrovinsky Rural Okrug of Vagaysky District Vladimir Oblast As of 2010, one rural locality in Vladimir Oblast bears this name: Krasnaya Gora, Vladimir Oblast, a village in Kolchuginsky District Vologda Oblast As of 2010, three rural localities in Vologda Oblast bear this name: Krasnaya Gora, Babayevsky District, Vologda Oblast, a village in Pyazhozersky Selsoviet of Babayevsky District Krasnaya Gora, Kichmengsko-Gorodetsky District, Vologda Oblast, a village in Nizhneyenangsky Selsoviet of Kichmengsko-Gorodetsky District Krasnaya Gora, Velikoustyugsky District, Vologda Oblast, a village in Opoksky Selsoviet of Velikoustyugsky District Yaroslavl Oblast As of 2010, one rural locality in Yaroslavl Oblast bears this name: Krasnaya Gora, Yaroslavl Oblast, a village in Kladovsky Rural Okrug of Poshekhonsky District See also Krasna Hora (disambiguation) Krasna Gora Krasnogorsk (disambiguation) Krasnogorsky (disambiguation)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beadnos%20Nunatak
Beadnos Nunatak
Beadnos Nunatak (, ‘Nunatak Beadnos’ \'nu-na-tak be-'ad-nos\) is the partly ice-free hill of elevation 2190 m projecting from the ice cap west of north-central Sentinel Range in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica. It is named after the medieval fortress of Beadnos in Southern Bulgaria. Location Beadnos Nunatak is located at , which is 6.64 km southeast of Helfert Nunatak, 20.78 km west-southwest of Mursalitsa Peak, 29 km west of Mount Dalrymple and 9 km northwest of Kovil Nunatak. US mapping in 1961. Maps Newcomer Glacier. Scale 1:250 000 topographic map. Reston, Virginia: US Geological Survey, 1961. Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly updated. Notes References Beadnos Nunatak. SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica. Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English) External links Beadnos Nunatak. Copernix satellite image Ellsworth Mountains Bulgaria and the Antarctic Nunataks of Ellsworth Land
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom%20Donovan%20%28American%20football%29
Tom Donovan (American football)
Thomas Edward Donovan (born January 13, 1957) is a former American football wide receiver who was on the playing roster for the New Orleans Saints for a season in 1980. He played in the United States Football League (USFL) for the Philadelphia Stars and Baltimore Stars between 1983 and 1985. Donovan played college football at Penn State University. He was a ninth round draft pick (pick #230) in the 1980 NFL draft, selected by the Kansas City Chiefs. The Chiefs traded him to the New Orleans Saints, where he remained on the team roster but never played a game. He was delisted at the end of the 1980 season. In 1983 he was drafted by the Philadelphia Stars in the USFL’s inaugural season, where the Stars won their division and played in the USFL Championship Game. He caught 37 passes for 559 yards and 6 receiving touchdowns in his USFL career. References Living people 1957 births Penn State Nittany Lions football players New Orleans Saints players Philadelphia/Baltimore Stars players American football wide receivers
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans%20Redlich
Hans Redlich
Hans Ferdinand Redlich (11 February 1903 – 27 November 1968) was an Austrian musicologist, writer, conductor and composer who, due to political disruption by the Nazi Party, lived and worked in Britain from 1939 until his death nearly thirty years later. Redlich's continental years Redlich was born in Vienna, the son of Josef Redlich (1869-1936), then Professor of History at the University of Vienna. He studied piano privately with Paul Weingarten and harmony and counterpoint with Hugo Kauder. He was a student of Carl Orff in Munich after 1921. He was a university student in both cities and studied German literature and musicology. Redlich served as répétiteur for the Berlin-Charlottenburg city opera in 1924–1925 and as opera conductor for the Stadttheater Mainz from 1925 to 1929. From 1929 until 1931, Redlich studied musicology at Frankfurt University where he completed a dissertation on stylistic changes in Claudio Monteverdi's madrigals. From then until 1937, Redlich resided in Mannheim as a composer and writer. His interest in Monteverdi led to his preparation of a performing edition of the 1610 Vespers, based on Gian Francesco Malipiero's pioneering collected edition of Monteverdi's works, published in 1932. Redlich's edition of the Vespers was used for the first full modern performance revival at Zurich in February 1935, and for subsequent performances in New York (1937), Switzerland (mid-1940s), Brussels (1946) and London (on 14 May 1946 at Westminster Central Hall). Due to the political situation he was forced to move back to Vienna in 1937 and, two years later, emigrated to Britain, taking up British nationality in 1947. Life in Britain The 30 years Redlich spent in Britain were perhaps the most fruitful of all. He was involved in the Morley College concerts during and after the war. On 21 May 1948 the first London performance of Monteverdi's L'incoronazione di Poppea, was given by the Morley College choir and orchestra in a concert performance, using an edition prepared by Redlich, who played harpsichord accompaniment, directed by Michael Tippett. He lived for many years in Letchworth, and in 1941 founded the Letchworth Choral and Orchestral Society, which he led until 1955; at the same time he gave lectures for the Workers' Educational Association from 1941 to 1943 as well as for the Extra Mural Departments of the Universities of Cambridge and Birmingham from 1942 to 1955. One of his pupils while at Letchworth was the Greek composer Jani Christou. His first full-time position since arriving in the UK some 15 years earlier came with his appointment as lecturer in music history at Edinburgh University in 1955, and in 1962 he became a professor of music at the University of Manchester (succeeding Humphrey Procter-Gregg), which awarded him an honorary Doctor of Music degree in 1967. Redlich contributed a volume to Eric Blom's Master Musicians Series in 1955: Bruckner and Mahler was a ground-breaking work in English. In the introduction he tells us he met Gustav Mahler as a child and his father was a friend of Mahler. Later he knew members of Mahler's family and published, from 1919 onwards, several studies in German of Mahler and his music. His book on Alban Berg, published in 1957, was the first to appear in English, and contains lengthy chapters analysing Wozzek and Lulu. In 1966 Redlich was a founding member and the first vice-president of the International Alban Berg Society of New York. He was a major contributor to the New Oxford History of Music and the fifth edition of the Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, as well as English editor to Die Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart, for which he wrote many of the entries on English composers. In 1953 he was a member of the editorial board for the Hallischen Händel-Ausgabe. He produced critical editions of Handel's Concerti Grossi, Op. 6, Water Music and Music for the Royal Fireworks (1962–1966), the first chance for English audiences to hear the works in their original scoring, rather than in the suites heavily orchestrated by Hamilton Harty. He also acted as the general editor of the Eulenburg miniature scores series. Redlich married his first wife Elise Gerlach in 1930, and she came to the UK with him. She died in 1959 and he married again in 1961 to Erika Burger. Redlich died in Manchester, where he had been living at 1 Morville Road, after several heart attacks. Books by Hans Redlich Wagner opera series: Tristan and Isolde (1945); Lohengrin (1949); Parsifal (1951). Monteverdi: Life and Works, London: Oxford University Press, 1952 (a translation by Kathleen Dale of Monteverdi: Leben und Werk, 1949) Bruckner and Mahler, (Master Musicians Series), London: Dent, 1955 (revised 1963) Alban Berg, the Man and His Music by H.F. Redlich. London: John Calder, 1957 New Oxford History of Music, Vol. IV ('The Age of Humanism'), 1968 (Chapter V/c and Chapter X) Archive The papers and scores of Hans Redlich are held at the University of Lancaster. His scores formed the foundation of the music collection; other items may be accessed through the Lancaster University Library. Royds, Graham. Catalogue of the Hans Ferdinand Redlich Collection of musical books and scores: (including material on the Second Viennese School). University of Lancaster Library (1976) Further reading Hartmut Krones, "Redlich, Hans Ferdinand," in Ludwig Finscher, ed., Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart (Kassel: Bärenreiter, 1994), s.v. List of émigré musicians from Nazi Europe who settled in Britain References 1903 births 1968 deaths Austrian male composers Austrian composers 20th-century Austrian composers 20th-century Austrian male musicians Austrian musicologists British musicologists Academics of the University of Edinburgh Austrian emigrants to the United Kingdom Monteverdi scholars
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristo%20Luz
Cristo Luz
Christ Light () is a statue of Jesus Christ in the Brazilian seaside resort Balneário Camboriú. Inspired in the world-famous Christ the Redeemer statue of Rio de Janeiro, it is a little smaller (33 m high) than the latter, and it portrays Jesus with a "broad-brimmed hat" like circle on his left shoulder, symbolizing the Sun, which houses a spotlight that shines out to the entire city. The Cristo Luz is lit at night, also having colorful lights in its body that changes periodically. References Balneário Camboriú Christianity in Brazil Colossal statues of Jesus Concrete sculptures in Brazil Monuments and memorials in Brazil Mountain monuments and memorials Outdoor sculptures in Brazil Buildings and structures in Santa Catarina (state)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VIII%20Corps
VIII Corps
8th Corps, Eighth Corps, or VIII Corps may refer to: VIII Corps (Grande Armée), a unit of the Imperial French army during the Napoleonic Wars VIII Army Corps (German Confederation) VIII Corps (German Empire), a unit of the Imperial German Army prior to and during World War I VIII Reserve Corps (German Empire), a unit of the Imperial German Army during World War I 8th Air Corps (Germany) VIII Army Corps (Wehrmacht), Germany VIII Corps (Ottoman Empire) 8th Army Corps (Russian Empire) 8th Air Defence Corps, Soviet Union and Russia 8th Cavalry Corps (Soviet Union) 8th Mechanized Corps (Soviet Union) 8th Estonian Rifle Corps a unit of the Soviet Army 8th Army Corps (Ukraine) VIII Corps (United Kingdom) VIII Corps (United States) VIII Corps (Union Army), a unit in the American Civil War Eighth Army Corps (Spanish–American War) 8th Corps (Yugoslav Partisans) VIII Corps, part of Ground Operations Command, South Korea See also List of military corps by number 8th Army (disambiguation) 8th Brigade (disambiguation) 8th Division (disambiguation) 8th Regiment (disambiguation) 8 Squadron (disambiguation)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CitationAir
CitationAir
CitationAir by Cessna, founded in 2000 as CitationShares, was a subsidiary of Cessna Aircraft Company that provided private aviation services. It offered services in fractional jet ownership, jet card membership, corporate solutions and whole aircraft management. CitationAir was one of the four major players in the private aviation market during its time in operation. It was a seven-time winner of Best of the Best awards from the Robb Report, most recently in 2009. History In 2009, the company rebranded itself as CitationAir, changed its business model, and streamlined the product names it offered. In 2012 the company announced that it would stop selling fractional shares. In August 2014 the company announced that it would cease all flight operations on 31 October 2014 and would close down. Following the shutdown, its FAR Part 135 Operating Certificate was surrendered to the Federal Aviation Administration on 6 November 2014. CitationAir was known for pioneering an efficient flight schedule based on in-house-developed software and it was responsible for introducing many non-owners to the Citations. Services CitationAir offered four different programs for its customers Citation Air Jet Shares, formerly Citelines, referred to the fractional jet ownership program that CitationAir offered. This program incorporated all operating expenses into one annual or twelve monthly payments, regardless of where one flew. This program differentiated between peak and non-peak days, allowing share owners to pick one of four packages: 365 days, 350 days, 335 days or 320 days a year. Another CitationAir program was the CitationAir Jet Card, formerly the Vector Fleet JetCard. The CitationAir Jet Card gave members access to two different options. The Jet Card option allowed customers to purchase prepaid flight hours in a specific aircraft. The Fleet Jet Card allowed customers to purchase prepaid flight hours which gave them access to the entire CitationAir fleet. With the Jet Card, customers purchased prepaid flight hours instead of shares. With CitationAir's Jet Access, customers could get the benefits of fractional ownership, without actually purchasing a share. The CitationAir Corporate Solutions program contained CitationAir's Supplemental Lift which supported corporate flight departments with private aviation needs. Corporations had access to CitationAir's entire Cessna Citation fleet without the financial commitment that is associated with owning and maintaining a whole aircraft, reducing the corporation's capital expenditures and operating costs. CitationAir Jet Management, formerly JetForth, was designed for people who own planes but did not want the hassle of managing them. Under this program, CitationAir would use a Jet Management customer's aircraft in order to support and backup the CitationAir fleet, making the aircraft available to fractional and jet card members when not in use by owner. This generated revenue for Jet Management customers, which offset the cost of ownership. On February 6, 2012, CitationAir's president and chief operating officer, William Schultz, announced that though the company intended to honor existing Jet Share and Jet Access contracts until their expirations, the firm had ceased writing new Jet Share and Jet Access contracts. In an announcement electronically delivered to the firm's employees, Mr. Schultz said the company would direct its focus toward the Jet Card, Charter and Jet Management lines of business. Fleet At its peak, CitationAir had a fleet of approximately 100 Cessna Citation Jets. The fleet consisted of 5 different types of Citations: Cessna Citation Bravo (retired from the fleet prior to ceasing operations) Cessna Citation CJ3 Cessna Citation Excel Cessna Citation Sovereign Cessna Citation X (added to the fleet in December 2009) Awards CitationAir won Best of the Best awards from the Robb Report from 2003 to 2009. In 2009, it won awards for fractional programs and fractional card programs. It was named the sole Best of the Best in flight services in 2008. It was one of four winners of Best of the Best in fractional flight card programs in 2007. In 2009, Bill Hall, CitationShares' CIO, won a CIO100 Award from CIO Magazine for creating new business value by innovating with technology. See also List of defunct airlines of the United States References Further reading External links Official website CitationShares Uses AvFinity to Meet Apis Requirements Citation Sovereign Robb Report: "Pie in the Sky" Fractional Jets and 4 Big Players NEW YORK TIMES: Business Travel; Memo Pad USA TODAY: Fractional Jets Aerospace companies of the United States Cessna Defunct airlines of the United States
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpha%20Epsilon
Alpha Epsilon
Alpha Epsilon () is a scholastic honor society recognizing academic achievement among students in the fields of Agricultural, Food, and Biological Engineering. It has thirty active chapters across the United States and a total membership of around 8,000. History Alpha Epsilon Honor Society was founded at the University of Missouri on May 14, 1959, to recognize academic achievement among students in the field of Agricultural Engineering. The purpose of the society, as outlined in 1959 is: To promote the high ideals of the engineering profession, to give recognition to those agricultural engineers who manifest worthy qualities of character, scholarship, and professional attainment, and to encourage and support such improvements in the agricultural engineering profession to make it an instrument of greater service to mankind. It began steady expansion immediately, adding chapters at the University of Illinois, University of Minnesota, University of Arkansas, Purdue University and Virginia Tech. The first six chapters met to formally adopt a national constitution and bylaws four years after its founding, on December 11, 1963. While the Society's initial focus was Agricultural Engineering, this was later expanded to include Food Engineering, and Biological Engineering. Alpha Epsilon was admitted to the Association of College Honor Societies in 1968, with full membership achieved in 1970. The society meets annually in conjunction with the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE). The two organizations cooperate but are managed by two separate executive boards. They share a website and physical mailing address. Symbols Alpha Epsilon's crest is in the form of a shield with a banner displaying the name of the society, "Alpha Epsilon," The shield is further decorated with three symbols, the Horn of Plenty, a plow, and a T-square and a compass. These symbols represent the place of agricultural engineering in the production of food and fiber. At the top of the shield is the center portion of the key with the letters and . The colors of the society are black and gold. Its badge is a key, etched in the back with the name of the owner, the name of the chapter, and the year of the member's initiation. The motto of the Society is not made public. Governance Chapters are fairly autonomous and allowed to manage their activity broadly. One commonality that is shared by many groups is the provision of tutoring services to students in the Agricultural sciences. Membership Membership is offered to those juniors who are in the upper quarter of their class, and seniors in the upper third. Prospective members must already be members of the ASABE. Both undergraduate and graduate students are eligible for collegiate membership. The society allows for three types of members: Honorary, Active, and Alumni. Chapters This is a list of Alpha Epsilon chapters. Active chapters are indicated in bold. Inactive chapters are in italic. See also Association of College Honor Societies References External links ACHS Alpha Epsilon entry Alpha Epsilon chapter list at ACHS Association of College Honor Societies Honor societies University of Missouri Student organizations established in 1959 1959 establishments in Missouri
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henrik%20Carstensen
Henrik Carstensen
Henrik Carstensen (30 October 1753 – 15 September 1835) was a Norwegian businessman, timber merchant and shipowner. He served as a representative at the Norwegian Constituent Assembly in 1814. Henrik Carstensen was born on the island of Risøya near the town of Risør in Nedenes county, Norway. Henrik Carstensen went to sea in his younger years and was a captain by 1775. From 1780, he was skipper on his own ship. In 1788, he started trading in Risor in Søndeled, where he ran both a lumber and shipping business. In 1799, he purchased (Egelands jernverk) at Eikeland in Gjerstad. Over time, he bought forested acreage estates, operated sawmills and a distillery. In 1833 he retired from the business, which he conferred upon his nephew, Carsten Henrik Carstensen (1796–1852), whom he had adopted in 1821. He represented Øster Risøer at the Norwegian Constituent Assembly in 1814 where he followed the union party (Unionspartiet), but later supported the independence party (Selvstendighetspartiet). References External links Representantene på Eidsvoll 1814 (Cappelen Damm AS) Men of Eidsvoll (eidsvollsmenn) Related Reading 1753 births 1835 deaths People from Risør Norwegian merchants Fathers of the Constitution of Norway 18th-century Norwegian businesspeople 19th-century Norwegian businesspeople
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1987%20BC%20Lions%20season
1987 BC Lions season
The 1987 BC Lions finished in first place in the West Division with a 12–6 record. They appeared in the West Final. Offseason CFL Draft Preseason Regular season Season standings Season schedule Awards and records CFL's Most Outstanding Defensive Player Award – Greg Stumon (DE) 1987 CFL All-Stars WR – Jim Sandusky, CFL All-Star DE – Greg Stumon, CFL All-Star LB – Kevin Konar, CFL All-Star DB – Larry Crawford, CFL All-Star Playoffs West Final References BC Lions seasons 1987 Canadian Football League season by team 1987 in British Columbia
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan%20Asenjo%20Pelegrina
Juan Asenjo Pelegrina
Juan José Asenjo Pelegrina (born 15 October 1945) is a Spanish prelate of the Catholic Church who was the Archbishop of Seville from 5 November 2009 until his retirement on 17 April 2021. Biography Juan José Asenjo Pelegrina was born in Sigüenza on 15 October 1945. He entered the seminary and studied theology and philosophy. He was ordained a priest on 21 September 1969. In 1971 he received a licentiate in theology at the Theological Faculty of Burgos. From 1977 to 1979 he attended courses for a doctorate in Church history at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome. He also holds a Diploma in Archives and Library Science at the Vatican Library and archiving the Vatican Secret Archives. He served as professor of ecclesiology and history of the Church at the seminary of Sigüenza from 1971 to 1974. He also held the positions of vice-rector of the seminary (1974–1977), director of the university residence "Ntra. Sra. De la Estrella" on Sigüenza (1979–1988), director of the diocesan archive (1979–1981), diocesan director for education (1980–1982), canon in charge of the artistic heritage (1985–1997), diocesan director for cultural heritage 1985-1993), vice rector of the sanctuary of "Nuestra Señora de la Salud" of Barbatona (1994–1997). From 1993 to 1997 he was undersecretary of the Episcopal Conference. In 1986 he founded and directed the magazine Abside and is the author of several publications. On 27 February 1997, Pope John Paul II appointed him Titular Bishop of Iziriana and Auxiliary Bishop of Toledo. He received episcopal consecration on 20 April that year. From 1998 to 2003, he was Secretary General of the Spanish Episcopal Conference. Pope John Paul appointed him Bishop of Córdoba on 28 July 2003. Pope Benedict XVI named him Coadjutor Archbishop of Seville on 13 November 2008, and he became Archbishop of Seville on 5 November 2009, when Pope Benedict accepted the resignation of his predecessor, Cardinal Carlos Amigo Vallejo. Pope Francis accepted his resignation on 17 April 2021. References External links Living people 1945 births People from the Province of Guadalajara 21st-century Roman Catholic archbishops in Spain Roman Catholic archbishops of Seville Pontifical Gregorian University alumni Spanish expatriates in Italy
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint%20Joseph%2C%20Kentucky
Saint Joseph, Kentucky
Saint Joseph is an unincorporated community located in Daviess County, Kentucky, United States. It is located around the intersection of Kentucky Route 56 and Kentucky Route 500. Demographics References Unincorporated communities in Daviess County, Kentucky Unincorporated communities in Kentucky
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ewenny%20Pottery
Ewenny Pottery
Ewenny Pottery, founded in 1610 in the village of Ewenny, is the oldest working pottery in Wales. Background The village of Ewenny is sited above all of the natural resources to make the local red earthenware pottery: clay deposited from the ice age; wood and coal for firing; glaze materials; and stone to build the kilns. Since 1427, there have been fifteen potteries in the Ewenny area at one time or another, all small family concerns. Foundation The Ewenny Pottery was founded in 1610, probably by farmers in the area looking to make commercial use of the clay. In the early 1800s Evan Jenkins married Mary, the daughter of then owner John Morgan, and so started the Jenkins family period of ownership that continues to this present day. The products at this time would have been mainly for agricultural and local use, plus occasional commissions. At this time, the number of potteries in the area was at its height, but quickly dwindled due to the onset of cheap enamelware and china imports from the Far East. Horace W Elliot In 1883 at the height of the Arts and Crafts movement, Bayswater, London based designer and ceramics dealer Horace W Elliot was visiting country potteries looking for pieces to sell in his showrooms. Having struck up a friendship with the Jenkins brothers, he is particularly associated with Ewenny, but also with C.H. Brannam and Bourne Denby. Elliott made annual visits to Eweny until 1913, designing many pieces for the Jenkins brothers to make. His fleur-de-lys design mark was often applied to Ewenny and other wares, and as a proponent of the Esperanto movement, sometimes inscribed his pots in that language. David John Jenkins In the early 1900s, David John Jenkins was born into the family business. After working with his father in the pottery and uncles at the claypits, he married Martha Arthur whose family had owned the Corntown Pottery, with whom he had seven children. After buying the Ewenny Pottery from his cousin Edwin II, he invented the classical mottled-glazing technique that is still used by the pottery today. The piece is firstly dipped completely in one glaze, and then splashed with a second glaze. David John Jenkins created the technique as he had noticed that thanks to the railways, there were many more visitors travelling into the countryside looking for a unique and original memento of their excursion. At the outbreak of World War II, all of his sons were called-up, and he could only fire the kiln when given permission by the Air Raid Warden. He was however regularly commissioned by ROF Bridgend to make one-off and commemorative pieces, with his son Dai given leave of absence on one occasion from the Royal Air Force to help his father fire the kilns. Post WW2 Post the war, and only Dai and Arthur returned to the business. With growth in the business, the partnership could no longer afford to dig its own clay, and so it consolidated to just being a pottery. After the death of David John Jenkins in 1961, the two brothers became co-owners. However, with mass-produced pottery now cheap, the business was in decline. In 1969, Arthur's eldest son Alun had graduated with a degree in Ceramics from Cardiff College of Art. Wishing to see the business continue, Alun and his wife Jayne started producing pieces in their garage, and then gained a large commission to produce commemorative mugs for the Silver Jubilee of Elizabeth II in 1977. Present Alun and Jayne Jenkins (7th generation) continue to produce pieces, together with their daughter Caitlin Jenkins (8th generation) who has a degree in ceramics from the University of Wales Institute Cardiff and a master's degree from the Royal College of Art. The present pottery and showrooms are situated on the site of a former kiln, on the main road through the village of Ewenny. References External links Pottery website Ceramics manufacturers of Wales 1610 establishments in England Bridgend 1610 in Wales Arts and Crafts movement Welsh pottery Tourist attractions in Bridgend County Borough Art pottery
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concussion%20%28disambiguation%29
Concussion (disambiguation)
A concussion is a type of traumatic brain injury. Concussion may also refer to: Concussion (2013 film), an American drama directed by Stacie Passon Concussion (2015 film), an American biographical sports drama directed by Peter Landesman Concussion (album), a 2001 album by Matthew Ryan Concussion (seismology), an effect that resulted from Earth's tectonic plate movement or collision See also Phonon noise fr:commotion
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian%20Carr%20%28guitarist%29
Ian Carr (guitarist)
Ian Carr is an English guitarist and record producer from Cumbria, who has performed with Swåp and The Kate Rusby Band. He learned to play mouth organ at the age of three before going on to learn piano, piano accordion and rock guitar at the age of 13, since when he has developed his highly original style of accompaniment. He cites one of his many influences as Peerie Willie Johnson. Until the late 1990s, Carr was a part of The Kathryn Tickell Band. He plays a Collings acoustic guitar in both standard and dropped-D tunings. Selected discography Solo Who He? - Ian Carr & The Various Artists (2013) Dalakollektivet Receords/ Reveal I Like Your Taste In Music -Ian Carr & The Various Artists (2020) Dalakollektivet Records With others Syncopace – Syncopace (1990) Black Crow Records CRO CD 226 Hootz! - Ian Carr and Simon Thoumire (1990) Black Crow Records CRO CD 225 The Kathryn Tickell Band – The Kathryn Tickell Band (1991) Black Crow Records CRO CD 227 Signs – The Kathryn Tickell Band (1993) Black Crow Records CRO CD 230 Shhh – Ian Carr & Karen Tweed (1995) Hypertension HYCD 200 147 New Directions In The Old - Roy Bailey (1997) Fuse Fyace – Ian Carr & Karen Tweed (1997) Fyasco FYASCD001 The Gathering – The Kathryn Tickell Band (1997) Park Records PRKCD39 SWÅP – Swåp (1997) Amigo AMCD735 Hourglass – Kate Rusby (1997) Pure Records PRCD02 The Northumberland Collection – Kathryn Tickell and friends (1998) Park Records PRKCD42 Cowsong – Kate Rusby (1998) Pure Records PRCD04 [Sic] – Swåp (1999) NorthSide NSD6042 Half As Happy As We – The Two Duos Quartet (1999) Ruf Records RUFCD07 Knock John – Chris Wood and Andy Cutting (1999) Ruf Records RUFCD08 Sleepless – Kate Rusby (1999) Pure Records PRCD06 Little Lights – Kate Rusby (2001) Pure Records PRCD07 Mosquito Hunter – Swåp (2002) Amigo AMCD750 One Roof Under – Andy Cutting & Karen Tweed (2002) Fyasco records FYC004 Faerd – Faerd (2002) Tutl SHD55 Heartlands – Kate Rusby and John McCusker (2003) Pure Records PRCD11 Underneath the Stars – Kate Rusby (2003) Pure Records PRCD12 Sings the Songs of Robert Burns - Eddi Reader (2003 ) Rough Trade RTRADCDX097 Step on it! – Ian Carr & Niklas Roswall (2003) Drone Music AB DROCD035 Du Da – Swåp (2005) NorthSide NSD6085 Black Water - Kris Drever (2006) Reveal Records REVEAL12P Timber! - Maria Jonsson, Ian Carr and Mikael Marin (2007) Nordic Tradition NTCD09 Peacetime - Eddi Reader ( 2007) Rough Trade RTRADCD233 Awkward Annie – Kate Rusby (2007) Pure Records PRCD23 Sweet Bells - Kate Rusby (2008) Pure Records PRCD28 Before the Ruin - Drever, McCusker & Woomble (2008) Navigator Records NAVIGATOR1 Hold Your Horses — Ella Edmondson (2009) Monsoon MONMUCD001 Mark the Hard Earth - Kris Drever (2010) Navigator Records NAVIGATOR30 Levande - Sofia Karlsson (2011) Tänk Om - Imagine If - Sandén-Nygårds-Carr (2012) Westpark Music He Thinks He`s Invisible - Ian Carr and Simon Thoumire (2013) Foot Stomping' Angels Without Wings - Heidi Talbot (2013) Compass Records Vagabond - Eddi Reader (2014) Reveal Records Regnet Faller Utan Oss - Sofia Karlsson (2014) If Wishes Were Horses - Kris Drever (2016) Reveal Records Natt blir dag - Sandén Nygårds Carr (2016) Dalakollektivet Records Time Flies Carr & Roswall- (2018) Dalakollektivet Records Where The World Is Thin-Kris Drever-(2020) Reveal Records References External links Year of birth missing (living people) Living people English folk guitarists English male guitarists Musicians from Yorkshire
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bright%20Automotive
Bright Automotive
Bright Automotive was a startup company in Anderson, Indiana, working to create a fuel-efficient line of plug-in electric vehicles. The company was started in 2008 with a team of employees from former companies such as Chrysler, Delphi, GM, Mazda, and Toyota. The company designed its first vehicle, the IDEA, a plug-in hybrid electric fleet vehicle designed to reduce fuel costs for corporations that maintain a large commercial fleet. Bright also had a service branch called eSolutions that focused on speeding up the process of car electrification with consulting and conversions. Bright's last CEO, Reuben Munger, stated in early press releases that he wished to see the IDEA in production by 2013. In 2012, after waiting over 3 years for a final response from the Department of Energy on their application for a loan through the Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan Program, Bright could no longer sustain itself and announced they would cease all operations. History Bright Automotive was started in 2008 as the offspring of the non-profit Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) under the leadership of John E. Waters, who became founding CEO of Bright Automotive. Waters spent years at General Motors and was the inventor of the battery pack used in their first electric vehicle, the GM EV1, in the mid-1990s. Under Waters' leadership, and by the end of 2008, Bright had acquired $17 million of initial funding with plans to obtain a $450 million loan from the US Department of Energy (DOE) $25 billion Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan program. In addition, Waters created a consulting and conversion entity within Bright known as eSolutions and recruited leadership from Mercedes-Benz to lead the effort (Nigel Francis). eSolutions was successful in acquiring a $4 million US Department of Defense (DOD) initiative to design, build, and deliver a plug-in hybrid electric commercial vehicle (PHEV) for off-grid electric generation (i.e., vehicle-to-grid). This successful vehicle program was based on the identical "road-coupled hybrid" (RCH) powertrain of the Bright IDEA. Due to US DOE stipulations specifically to Bright for the ATVM loan program, in January 2010, Waters et al. led a global effort to align with a major automotive original equipment manufacturer (OEM) to receive the DOE funding. In August 2010, notably, a new branch of General Motors called General Motors Ventures, LLC invested $5 million in Bright Automotive as its first investment in the innovative transportation technology realm. This investment by General Motors Ventures, LLC provided both funds and recognition from the US DOE. Bright spent over 3 years applying, negotiating, and finalizing a loan from the US DOE under their $25 billion Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan Program. On February 28, 2012, new CEO Reuben Munger announced the company failed to receive a federal retooling loan and their portion of the $25 billion Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing (ATVM) loan program. The company closed operations over the following few days. From June 2023 a YouTuber LegitStreetCars https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2-S5yLMyWs has bought the prototype vehicle and is attempting to get it running. Cars The IDEA The Bright Automotive IDEA was a plug-in hybrid light cargo vehicle that was designed to get approximately for customers who drive per day. It used pure electric (rear) propulsion for the first of a trip and then changes over to hybrid mode with a 4-cylinder, front wheel drive, 2-liter internal combustion engine. The IDEA had of cargo space with a load capacity of , and a curb weight of . One of Bright's main goals in designing the IDEA was to keep the size and the cost of the battery low. This was accomplished by starting the design process from a clean sheet of paper. Working with Alcoa, Bright used aluminum for the chassis, which is significantly lighter than the customary steel used in other cars. Also, Bright created an aerodynamic body (0.30 Cd, US Patent No. US D613,204 S) and used low rolling resistance tires to increase efficiency. All these factors led to a car that was light and efficient (up to 10 times more efficient than existing commercial vans), leading to the use of a smaller battery. The IDEA was designed as a fleet vehicle for corporations and governments with fuel efficiency and cost-savings in mind (i.e., "return on investment" or ROI). According to Bright, most current light cargo vehicles only have a fuel economy of about and the improved fuel efficiency of the IDEA could save companies money after the second or third year of ownership, based on the price per gallon of fuel. According to a former member of staff, after the company folded, the only prototype Bright Idea van in existence was donated to a non-profit organisation in Indiana. In 2022, however, the prototype was sold on Facebook Marketplace for $1500 and eventually found its way to the shop of YouTube car restoration channel LegitStreetCars. Services In late 2008, Bright launched the eSolutions consulting and design service, which worked with current vehicle parts manufacturers to accelerate the process of vehicle electrification. eSolutions partnered with fleets and car component manufacturers (i.e., clients) to create lighter, more aerodynamic parts and system solutions that can then be used in future electric vehicles. eSolutions won a significant contract was with the US Army Tank Command (TACOM) to develop, deliver, and test electric plug-in technology on non-combat vehicles. This contract, worth over $4 million, tested plug-in hybrid technology to replace present non-combat military vehicles and, most importantly, to provide power back to the electrical grid for off-grid operations on forward operating bases (FOBs). eSolutions provided the main income for Bright. Conversions While eSolutions focused on a broad spectrum of electric car services, one of its main focuses was plug-in technology retrofitting. This involves taking a currently combustion engine powered car and turning it either into a hybrid or a fully electric car. Bright advertised the service specifically for the VW Routan, VW Transporter, and the Dodge Grand Caravan; however, they were able to retrofit essentially any vehicle. In 2010 Bright eSolutions won a contract with the US Postal Service to deliver an all-electric conversion vehicle of a US Postal delivery truck. Bright eSolutions successfully delivered the US Postal Service EV and it has been in operation in Washington DC since 2010. Production Goals Bright Automotive stated that it planned to commence production of the IDEA by 2013. Due to delays in the ATVM loan program funding, this was pushed back from an initial plan of starting production in 2012. Unlike other low-volume, start-up companies funded by the ATVM loan program, Bright Automotive's (original) plans were to manufacture 50,000 IDEAs annually, capturing approximately 5% of the annual North America market in commercial vehicles. Leadership The last CEO of Bright Automotive was Reuben Munger, the founder of Vision Ridge Partners, which is an investment company specializing in clean technology. Munger was also a managing director at Baupost Group, LLC investing firm. Bright's last COO was Mike Donoughe, who spent 28 years working for US Steel, Chrysler, Daimler-Chrysler, and Tesla. The other members of the Bright Executive Leadership Team at that time were Dave Lauzun (EVP of eSolutions, Advanced Technologies and Powertrain) and Michael Brylawski (EVP of Strategy). References Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 2008 Vehicle manufacturing companies disestablished in 2012 Battery electric vehicle manufacturers Defunct truck manufacturers of the United States Defunct motor vehicle manufacturers of the United States Motor vehicle manufacturers based in Indiana Defunct manufacturing companies based in Indiana Electric vehicle manufacturers of the United States Anderson, Indiana
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sugarkhal
Sugarkhal
Sugarkhal is a village development committee in Kailali District in the Seti Zone of western Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 9599 living in 1634 individual households. References External links UN map of the municipalities of Kailali District Populated places in Kailali District
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lishuiqiao%20station
Lishuiqiao station
Lishuiqiao Station () is a station on Line 5 and Line 13 of the Beijing Subway. Station layout The line 5 station uses 2 ground-level side platforms, and the line 13 station uses 2 elevated side platforms. Exits There are 3 exits, lettered A, B1, and B2. Exits A and B1 are accessible. Gallery References External links Beijing Subway stations in Chaoyang District Railway stations in China opened in 2003
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History%20of%20the%20Jews%20in%20B%C3%A9k%C3%A9s%20%28Hungary%29
History of the Jews in Békés (Hungary)
The history of the Jews in Békés, a county in Hungary, has lasted more than two centuries. History The history of the Jews in Békés County began the first half of the 1700s. Jews have lived in Békés County, since the 18th century. In 1768, there were only 3 Jews in the village of Vari (Gyulavari). From the end of the 18th century, the first Jewish communities were founded in Vari, Dévaványa and Békésszentandrás. In 1836, there were 542 Jews in Békés County, but by 1870 there were 6255. From the 1850s to the First World War, a large infrastructure was built including Jewish cemeteries, synagogues, prayer-houses, mikvehs, schools and Chevra Kadishas (Békéscsaba, Gyula, Orosháza, Szeghalom, Békés, Szarvas, Battonya and Sarkad) The Holocaust From 1941, forced labour was imposed on the Jews, and all of the Jews of Békés County went either to the ghettos and/or to the concentration camps of Békéscsaba and Szolnok. Others were deported on transports to Auschwitz-Birkenau and Strasshof. Around 5,000 Békés County Jews were murdered in the Holocaust. Of the 2,000 survivors, very few returned to the area and now the Békés County Jewish community is very small and is concentrated in Békéscsaba where a new synagogue has been built. Holocaust memorial days In Békéscsaba, Orosháza, Gyula, Szarvas, Tótkomlós and Doboz - every year, in summer. Memorials Synagogues (Békéscsaba, Gyula, Békés, Orosháza, Füzesgyarmat) Prayerhouses (Medgyesegyháza) School-buildings (Békéscsaba, Orosháza, Dévaványa) Jewish cemeteries (Körösnagyharsány, Dévaványa) References External links Istvan Balogh's homepage about the jews of Békés county, Hungary Szarvas Jewish Camp The original address of the page in Hungarian: ":hu:Békés megyei zsidók" Jews Bekes
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiple%20follicular%20unit%20grafts
Multiple follicular unit grafts
Multiple follicular unit grafts is a hair transplant technique that has been developed to complement and enhance current micro grafting and follicular unit procedures by increasing density without sacrificing naturalness. A follicular unit (FU) is a naturally occurring bundle of hairs. This bundle contains anywhere from 1 to 4 hairs. A "multiple follicular unit" is a graft that contains more than one follicular unit. When combined these follicular units can total 5 to 8 hairs creating more significant results. These grafts are not to be mistaken with old style hair plugs harvested with a punch biopsy instrument, but instead are modern day slit grafts harvested from a thin donor strip in the back of the head and separated under magnification. History Norman Orentreich, a dermatologist in New York City, is credited for popularizing the modern hair transplant of the 20th century. In 1952, he used a punch biopsy instrument to harvest large round 4 mm grafts from the donor area which were to be transplanted into punch graft sites in the patient's balding area. Although Dr. Orentreich's pioneering research advanced hair transplantation, the results were unnatural, "pluggy" and extremely sparse. In the 1980s, hair transplantation techniques improved when surgeons began to use much smaller grafts called minigrafts and micrografts which produced better, natural looking results. Today's prevailing technique is a follicular unit transplant (FUT). Follicular unit transplants require the separation of follicles in their natural groupings. Under a microscope the hair in the donor area can be seen growing in patterns of 1, 2, 3 and 4 hairs. Most common are the 1, 2 and 3 hair groupings. Micrografts or single hair grafts are placed in the frontal hairline while FU Grafts containing 2 to 4 hairs are placed behind the hairline. Results with this technique are generally very natural but can lack density and require more than one surgery for satisfying results. For some doctors, using micrografts and follicular units only is not enough. Instead, they choose to use a mixture of micro grafts, FU grafts and “Multiple Follicular Unit Grafts”. Procedure Using multiple follicular unit grafts behind the hairline which contain more than one naturally occurring follicular unit bundle, although still controversial, is becoming more widely accepted because of the proven natural results. Doctors combine micrografts, follicular units, and multi-FU's which results in 2-3 times the hair density of traditional hair transplant procedures. The advantage of this technique is that each graft contains more hair density, the hairs are more likely to be grouped in a natural pattern, the tissue is healthier because it is less likely to be damaged during separation and the actual surgery takes less time. The most impressive advantage is that the hair surgery achieves more satisfying results in just a single procedure. Risks and Side Effects Post operative bleeding can occur in the first few days after surgery. There may be moderate swelling anywhere from 1 to 5 days. Temporary numbness can occur and in some rare cases can last for years. There may be temporary tightness in the suture line and/or scalp sensitivity. Cost The cost of a hair transplant surgery using multiple follicular unit grafts can be significantly less than surgeries done with micro grafts and follicular units only. When using only FU grafts, there is a hidden cost because it will ultimately require more surgeries to achieve the same density as one surgery using multiple follicular unit grafts. References Hair transplantation Transplantation medicine
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1976%E2%80%9377%20FA%20Trophy
1976–77 FA Trophy
The 1976–77 FA Trophy was the eighth season of the FA Trophy. Preliminary round Ties Replays 2nd replay First qualifying round Ties Replays 2nd replays Second qualifying round Ties Replays 2nd replay Third qualifying round Ties Replays 1st round The teams that given byes to this round are Scarborough, Matlock Town, Morecambe, Stafford Rangers, Telford United, Hillingdon Borough, Wimbledon, Romford, Weymouth, Wigan Athletic, Bromsgrove Rovers, Grantham, Bedford Town, Kettering Town, Boston United, Merthyr Tydfil, Burton Albion, Margate, Yeovil Town, Atherstone Town, Runcorn, Lancaster City, Enfield, Wycombe Wanderers, Dagenham, Tooting & Mitcham United, Leatherhead, Marine, Blyth Spartans, Willington, Spennymoor United and Falmouth Town. Ties Replays 2nd round Ties Replays 2nd replays 3rd round Ties Replays 2nd replay 4th round Ties Replays Semi finals First leg Second leg Replay 2nd replay Final References General Football Club History Database: FA Trophy 1976-77 Specific 1976–77 domestic association football cups League 1976-77
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alessandro%20Costantini
Alessandro Costantini
Alessandro Costantini (ca. 1581–1583, Staffolo – 20 October 1657, Rome) was an Italian baroque composer, maestro di cappella at the Collegium Germanicum. His surviving works include several Latin motets. He and his brother, the composer , were pupils of Giovanni Bernardino Nanino. His brother-in-law was the countertenor , whose sons, the composers Vincenzo Albrici and , were his nephews. References 17th-century Italian composers Italian male composers Italian organists Male organists 1580s births 1657 deaths Year of birth uncertain 17th-century male musicians
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pigeon%20River%20Fish%20and%20Wildlife%20Area
Pigeon River Fish and Wildlife Area
Pigeon River Fish and Wildlife Area is a protected area that covers and is dedicated to providing hunting and fishing opportunities. The area includes of lakes and along the Pigeon River. It is located on Indiana State Road 3, near Mongo in Lagrange County, Indiana. The Fish and Wildlife Area contains Tamarack Bog Nature Preserve, a wetland parcel that has been designated as a National Natural Landmark. Wildlife During the spring and fall migrations, waterfowl are at their peak abundance. The area is open during the appropriate hunting seasons, and trapping in the wetlands is allowed but subject to selection through a drawing. Facilities Wildlife Viewing Picnicking Ice Fishing Hunting Trapping Shooting Range Archery Range Dog Training Area Boat Ramp (electric trolling motors only) Dump Station Primitive Camping (44 sites) References Parks in Indiana Protected areas of LaGrange County, Indiana Protected areas of Steuben County, Indiana National Natural Landmarks in Indiana
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruno%20Felipe%20%28archer%29
Bruno Felipe (archer)
Bruno Felipe (born 29 March 1964) is a French archer. He competed in the men's individual event at the 1992 Summer Olympics. References External links 1964 births Living people French male archers Olympic archers for France Archers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Seine-Saint-Denis
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolf%20Neuendorff
Adolf Neuendorff
Adolf Heinrich Anton Magnus Neuendorff (June 13, 1843 − December 4, 1897), also known as Adolph Neuendorff, was a German-American composer, violinist, pianist and conductor, stage director, and theater manager. Life Early years Born in Hamburg, Germany, Neuendorff emigrated with his father to New York City in 1855. In New York, he studied music, violin lessons with G. Matzka and Joseph Weinlich, and had lessons of piano, music theory and composition with Gustav Schilling. In 1859, he made his debut as a concert pianist at Dodworth Hall. In 1861, went on a tour around Brazil, playing the violin. Milwaukee In 1864, he returned to the United States, now living in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Here he was conductor of the orchestra at the German Theatre and chorus-master of Karl Anschütz's German Opera Company. Later he succeeded Anschütz as conductor. New York In 1867, he became music-director of the Stadt Theater in New York. It was here where he conducted the American first performances of Richard Wagner's Lohengrin, on April 3, 1871, and Die Walküre, on April 2, 1877. In 1872, he brought Theodor Wachtel to the United States, and, with Carl Rosa, gave a season of Italian opera at the Academy of Music. In that same year, he also established the Germania Theatre in New York, of which he was manager for eleven years. During that time he was also organist of a church and conductor of a choral society. In 1875, he gave a season of German opera with Wachtel and Eugenie Pappenheim, conducted the Beethoven centennial concerts, and in 1876 he went to the first Wagner festival at Bayreuth as correspondent for the New Yorker Staats-Zeitung. In the 1878–79 season he conducted the New York Philharmonic Society in the absence of Theodore Thomas, who was away in Cincinnati. The first American performance of Brahms's 2nd Symphony was given by the Philharmonic Orchestra under Neuendorff's direction on October 3, 1878. On December 21, 1878, he conducted the same orchestra during the United States premiere of Tchaikovsky's Francesca da Rimini, Symphonic Fantasy after Dante. For the 1879/80 season, Thomas returned from Cincinnati to New York, and was elected conductor of the Philharmonic well ahead of Neuendorff and Leopold Damrosch. Neuendorff began to compose comic operas and operettas, most of which were written to librettos in German as well as in English. Besides, he translated German operas into English to be performed on Broadway, for example Franz von Suppé's . Boston Between 1884 and 1889, he lived in Boston, Massachusetts, and on July 11, 1885, conducted the first promenade concert performed by the Boston Pops Orchestra at the Boston Music Hall. The first program included a novelty number titled An Evening with Bilse, which humorously tossed together scraps of Beethoven and Strauss, Wagner and Weber. Given that everything else on the program was European as well, the audience at the first promenade concert could not have imagined that it was launching a peculiarly American tradition. Vienna In 1889, he became the director of soprano Emma Juch's Grand Opera Company. Two years later, he moved to Vienna, Austria, with his wife, singer Georgine von Januschofsky, before returning to New York City where he died on December 4, 1897, aged 54. Works His compositions include two symphonies, operas, and numerous other instrumental and vocal works. The Rat-Charmer of Hamelin/Der Rattenfänger von Hameln (opera, 1880) Don Quixote (opera, 1882) Prince Waldmeister (opera, 1887) The Minstrel (opera, 1892) References Sources Further reading External links 1843 births 1897 deaths American classical pianists Male classical pianists American male pianists American conductors (music) American male conductors (music) American classical violinists Male classical violinists American male classical composers American classical composers Emigrants from the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg Immigrants to the United States Expatriates in Austria-Hungary American opera composers Male opera composers Music directors of the New York Philharmonic 19th-century classical composers 19th-century conductors (music) 19th-century classical pianists 19th-century classical violinists American male violinists 19th-century American pianists 19th-century American composers
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012%20NCAA%20Division%20I%20softball%20tournament
2012 NCAA Division I softball tournament
The 2012 NCAA Division I softball tournament was held from May 18 through June 6, 2012 as the final part of the 2012 NCAA Division I softball season. The 64 NCAA Division I college softball teams were selected out of an eligible 284 teams on May 13, 2012. 30 teams were awarded an automatic bid as champions of their conference, and 34 teams were selected at-large by the NCAA Division I Softball Selection Committee. The tournament culminated with eight teams playing in the 2012 Women's College World Series at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City. Alabama won the national title, defeating 2–1 in the best-of-three final to win the program's first national championship, and also the first softball title for any Southeastern Conference school. Automatic bids National seeds Teams in "italics" advanced to super regionals. Teams in "bold" advanced to Women's College World Series. California Alabama Florida Louisiana–Lafayette Regionals and super regionals Berkeley Super Regional Columbia Super Regional Tampa Super Regional Norman Super Regional Tempe Super Regional Austin Super Regional Knoxville Super Regional Tuscaloosa Super Regional Women's College World Series Participants † Excludes results of the pre-NCAA Women's College World Series of 1969 through 1981. Results Bracket All times are Central Time Zone Game results Championship game Final standings All-Tournament Team Amber Freeman, Arizona State Samantha Pappas, Oregon Alexa Peterson, Oregon Lauren Chamberlain, Oklahoma Destinee Martinez, Oklahoma Keilani Ricketts, Oklahoma Jessica Shults, Oklahoma Brianna Turang, Oklahoma Kayla Braud, Alabama Jennifer Fenton, Alabama Amanda Locke, Alabama Jackie Traina, Alabama (Most Valuable Player) Post-series notes Jackie Traina was named the Women's College World Series MVP. Traina pitched 42 innings, surrendering 18 earned runs on 35 hits and 24 walks while striking out 45 to lead Alabama to its first national softball title. It was also the first national softball title for the SEC. External links http://www.ncaa.com/brackets/softball/d1/ http://www.ncaa.com/sports/ncaa-w-softbl-body.html References NCAA Division I softball tournament Tournament Women's sports in Oklahoma