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49987177 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lars%20Fjeldsoe-Nielsen | Lars Fjeldsoe-Nielsen | Lars Fjeldsoe-Nielsen (born June 1973) is a Danish-Portuguese venture capitalist. He is currently a General Partner at Balderton Capital and a Governor of the London Business School.
He worked as Vice President Mobile of Uber based in San Francisco and served as Head of Mobile at Dropbox as well as Advisor at WhatsApp Inc. until April 2014.
Education
Fjeldsoe-Nielsen graduated from the University of Oxford, UK with an MSc in Mechanical Engineering in 1999 and received his MBA from the London Business School. He also holds a BSc in Engineering from King's College London (1998).
Career
Early in his career he was Vice President of Market Development at Voicesignal Technologies Inc. Nuance acquired VoiceSignal in 2007. He went on to join 3Jam Inc. which was acquired by Skype.
Fjeldsoe-Nielsen joined Dropbox when the company had less than 30 employees. He co-invented a method for integrating services on mobile phones (United States Patent 61/705,458). In 2014 he left Dropbox to join Uber While at Uber, he invented a method for dynamically controlling the presentation of graphics on mobile phones depending on location information (United States Patent 9615208).
He joined Balderton Capital as General Partner in 2015. In 2016 he wrote in the Financial Times about the trend of what he calls Valley Veterans returning home to Europe from Silicon Valley. His investments include Hiya, Blue Bottle Coffee, Feast Kitchen, Zycada Networks, Soundtrack Your Brand, Dubsmash, Pocket (acquired by Mozilla), Labster, e-scooter company VOI Technology, and The Org.
Fjeldsoe-Nielsen is a sponsor of the African Wildlife Conservation Fund and other initiatives focused on education in Africa.
References
External links
Lars Fjeldsoe-Nielsen bio
1973 births
Alumni of King's College London
Living people
Venture capitalists |
70587763 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burchert%20%28surname%29 | Burchert (surname) | Burchert is a German language surname. It stems from the male given name Burchard – and may refer to:
Nico Burchert (1987), retired German footballer
Sascha Burchert (1989), German professional footballer
References
German-language surnames
Surnames from given names |
56171641 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pseudorhaphitoma%20severa | Pseudorhaphitoma severa | Pseudorhaphitoma severa is a small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.
Description
The length of the shell attains 6.1 mm, its diameter 2.2 mm.
Distribution
This marine genus occurs off Sumatra, Indonesia
References
Thiele, J. 1925. Gastropoda der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition, 11. Wiss. Ergebn. dt. Tiefsee Exped. 'Valdivia' 17(2): 37-382
External links
R.N. Kilburn, Turridae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of southern Africa and Mozambique. Part 7. Subfamily Mangeliinae, section 2; Annals of the Natal Museum 34, pp 317 - 367 (1993)
severa
Gastropods described in 1925 |
71391552 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20IFC%20Films%20films | List of IFC Films films | IFC Films' first release was a drama in 1999, Spring Forward, directed by Tom Gilroy. Over 967 releases have followed, including:
2000s
2010s
2020s
Upcoming
Undated films
References
IFC Films |
36752146 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012%20Indianapolis%20motorcycle%20Grand%20Prix | 2012 Indianapolis motorcycle Grand Prix | The 2012 Indianapolis motorcycle Grand Prix (formally the 2012 Red Bull Indianapolis Grand Prix) was the eleventh round of the 2012 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It was held on 19 August 2012 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Indiana.
After being absent from the United States Grand Prix at Laguna Seca, the Moto2 and Moto3 classes returned to competition at Indianapolis.
Classification
MotoGP
Moto2
Moto3
Championship standings after the race (MotoGP)
Below are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round eleven has concluded.
Riders' Championship standings
Constructors' Championship standings
Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
Indianapolis motorcycle Grand Prix
Indianapolis
Indianapolis motorcycle Grand Prix
Indianapolis motorcycle Grand Prix
Indianapolis motorcycle Grand Prix |
29560564 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle%20of%20Vailele | Battle of Vailele | Battle of Vailele may refer to:
First Battle of Vailele
Second Battle of Vailele
Third Battle of Vailele |
40833547 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dialeucias%20variegata | Dialeucias variegata | Dialeucias variegata is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Paul Dognin in 1923. It is found in French Guiana.
References
Phaegopterina
Moths described in 1923 |
36732678 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delphi%20Courthouse%20Square%20Historic%20District | Delphi Courthouse Square Historic District | The Delphi Courthouse Square Historic District in Delphi, Indiana is a area roughly bounded by Monroe, Main, Market and Indiana Streets. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010. It includes Italianate architecture and Classical Revival architecture and work by Elmer Dunlap among its 31 contributing buildings.
William Wilson donated along Deer Creek for the town. The Indian mill sites located along the Creek made this a valuable site. Samuel Milroy lead the effort to make Delphi the county seat in May 1828. The nearby swamps meant that malaria, as endemic and the town grew slowly.
The first permanent settler on record was Henry Robinson. With help from his family, the first log cabin was erected January 8, 1825, just south of Deer Creek on what is now known as "the hill" (later referred to as Robinson's hill). Daniel Baum and family also established their cabin on "Robinson's hill" where they started the first tavern "inn" that was frequented by settlers that passed through via the Indiana trail, which crossed Deer Creek just below their cabin.
The Wabash River, located north and west of Delphi, provided an excellent travel route for early settlers. Thus Delphi received its initial thrust under leadership when French Canadian traders from the north and settlers from Ohio and Kentucky came to this area to obtain possession of land and trade on the Wabash River. Ephraim Chamberlain purchased the first land in this township on February 17, 1824.
In 1826, the Wabash and Erie Canal opened trade to the east and southwest. The town experienced new growth. With the advent of rail transportation, the canal was put out of business with the boat in 1850, lost when the aqueduct over Deer Creek collapsed.
The railroad arrived in Delphi in 1856. The railroad systems, which passed through Delphi, were the Norfolk and Western, Monon, and the Louisville and Nashville Railroad. The Fort Wayne-Wabash traction interurban line passed through Delphi in 1904. The interurban end when the motorbus was introduced.
Significant buildings
All structures are historically contributing towards the Historic District Status, unless otherwise noted. An ‘O’ rating signifies that the structure had enough historic or architectural significance to be considered for individual listing in the National Register of Historic Places. The ‘N’ rating signifies that the structure is above average and may, with further investigation be eligible for an individual listing. The ‘R’ or contributing rating signifies that the structure meet the basic inventory qualifications, but fails to meet individual merit, but in combination with other closely placed similar structures warrants inclusion in an historic district.
West Monroe St
100 Block - House; Carpenter/Builder, c.1885 (N)
100 Block - Old Jail Out Building; Primitive, c.1865 (R)
118 - House; Queen Anne, c. 1885 (O)
East Monroe St
216 - House; Greek Revival; c.1855 (N)
222 - House; Italianate, c.1870 (N)
West Franklin St
010 - Commercial Building; Italianate, c.1855 (O)
115 - Ives Building; Italianate, c.1885 (O)
East Franklin St
114 - Commercial Building; Italianate, c.1895 (N)
201 - RUFFIN-ROBINSON House; Queen Anne, c.1887 (O)
217 - ATKINSON-AFFLIS House; Classic, c.1895 (N)
West Main St
101 - Carroll County Courthouse NR
104 - Commercial Building; Italianate, c.1870 (O)
106 - Commercial Building; Italianate, c.1870 (O)
108 - Commercial Building; Italianate, c.1870 (O)
112 - Holt-Rinehart Commercial Building; Italianate, c.1857 (O)
116 - Commercial Building; Queen Anne, c.1885 (N)
202 - Commercial Building; Italianate, c.1875 (N)
East Mains St
100 block - Fire Station; Romanesque, c.1920 (N)
102 – Odd Fellows Commercial Building; Second Empire, 1881 (O)
106 - Commercial Building; 19th Century Functional, c.1895 (N)
107- 109 - I.O.O.F. Commercial Building; Victorian Renaissance, 1874 (O)
111 - Bradshaw Commercial Building; Italianate, c.880 (N)
n/a - Commercial Building; Italianate, c.1870 (N)
112 – Dimmick Wollver Commercial Building; Italianate, c.1865 (O)
113-115 – Carl Brother's Block Commercial Building; Italianate, 1876 (O)
116 - Commercial Building; 19th Century Functional, c.1900 (N)
117 - Commercial Building; Victorian Renaissance, c.1875 (O)
123 - A.T. Bowen Bank Commercial Building; Italianate; c.1840 (O)
124 – Niewerth Commercial Building; Italianate; 1874 (O) NR
222 – Library; Neo-Classic, c.1905 (O)
302 - First Presbyterian Church; Neo-Gothic, 1909 (N)
South Washington St
101-103 - Margowski Commercial Building; Italianate, c.1880 (N)
105-107 – Old City Hall-Opera House NR
109 - Commercial Building; Italianate, 1864 (O)
111 - Commercial Building; Italianate, c.1870 (N)
120 - Gas Station Commercial Building; English Domestic, c.1920 (O)
119 - Commercial Building; Italianate, c.1880 (O)
210-212 – Lathrop-Kerlin Commercial Building; Queen Anne, c.1880 (O)
213 - Commercial Building; Romanesque, c.1890 (N)
215 – Masonic Temple (Delphi); Italianate, c.1875 (O)
N.A. - Courthouse; Renaissance Revival, 1917 (O)
403 - Commercial Building; Italianate, c.1876 (N)
South Indiana St
213 - First Presbyterian Church Office;Free Classic, 1895 (N)
219 – Smith-Darragh House, Greek Revival, 1840 (O)
North Indiana St
322 - House; Carpenter/Builder, c.1890 (N)
610 - House; Carpenter/Builder, 1850 (N)
712 - Gros House; Italianate, c.1860 (0)
South Union St
105 - House; Italianate, c.1875 (N)
N.A. - House; Italianate, c1830/C.1875 (N)
219 – Dougan-Davis House; Italianate, c.1865 (O)
North Market St
121 – Griffin-Mullin House; Italianate, c.1855 (N)
205 – Margowski House; Gothic Revival, 1865 (N)
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References
Italianate architecture in Indiana
Neoclassical architecture in Indiana
Geography of Carroll County, Indiana
Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana
National Register of Historic Places in Carroll County, Indiana
Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana
Delphi, Indiana |
27261055 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HD%2032450 | HD 32450 | HD 32450, also known as Gliese 185 is a binary star in the constellation Lepus. It is located about 28 light years from the Solar System. This star will make its closest approach to the Sun in roughly 350,000 years, when it comes within .
See also
List of star systems within 25–30 light-years
References
Durchmusterung objects
0185
023455
032450
Lepus (constellation)
K-type main-sequence stars
Binary stars |
10796451 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SDM%20College%20of%20Medical%20Sciences | SDM College of Medical Sciences | SDM College of Medical Sciences is situated at Manjusreenagar in Dharwad, Karnataka, India. The college is located near to Navalur railway station in between Hubli and Dharwad. The school offers educational courses in medicine and surgery leading to MBBS degree. The college is run by SDM Educational Society, Ujire. The college was established in the year 2003.The college has a well equipped hospital attached to it.
Gallery
See also
S.D.M College of Engineering and Technology
SDM College of Dental Sciences
External links
Official Website of SDM Medical College
Medical colleges in Karnataka
Universities and colleges in Hubli-Dharwad
Universities and colleges in Dharwad
Medical colleges in Dharwad
Hospitals in Dharwad
Educational institutions established in 2003
2003 establishments in Karnataka |
34548220 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott%20Park%20Baseball%20Complex | Scott Park Baseball Complex | Scott Park Baseball Complex is a baseball venue in Toledo, Ohio. It is home to the Toledo Rockets baseball team of the NCAA Division I Mid-American Conference. The venue has a capacity of 1,000 spectators. It features stadium lighting, a locker room, dugouts, and a natural grass surface. Its dimensions are 330 feet in left field, 400 feet in center field, and 330 feet in right field.
See also
List of NCAA Division I baseball venues
References
College baseball venues in the United States
Baseball venues in Ohio
Toledo Rockets baseball |
30668309 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khoroolol | Khoroolol | A khoroolol (; ) is a residential complex of Mongolia, equivalent to a neighbourhood. In densely built residential areas, it is similar to a quarter ( mikrorayon). In Ulaanbaatar, the apartment khoroolols built during socialist times carry numbers between one and nineteen, though some are named after higher numbers like 40,000 and 120,000.
References
Geography of Mongolia
Neighbourhoods |
51343266 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashley%20Nee | Ashley Nee | Ashley Nee (born June 15, 1989) is an American slalom kayaker who has competed at the international level since 2004.
Early life and education
Nee is from Darnestown, Maryland. She began paddling after a chance encounter at Valley Mill Camp at the age of 10 and participated in racing when she was 12 years old. Nee attended Northwest High School. She attended University of Hawaii before transferring to University of Maryland, College Park to pursue a degree in kinesiology. Nee was an emergency medical technician in Montgomery County, Maryland.
Career
Nee trains at the Dickerson Whitewater Course. In 2008, Nee qualified the berth for the 2008 Summer Olympics but was unable to win the spot due to a shoulder injury. She won the overall World Cup title in Extreme K1 in 2019. Nee won bronze at the 2015 Pan American Games. She finished in 14th place in the K1 event at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
World Cup individual podiums
Personal life
Nee is openly gay. She is married to Ashley McEwan. They met in 2008 while Nee was working at a summer camp. She moved to Hawaii with her wife in 2008 to get a break from paddling and racing. They moved back to Maryland in 2012.
References
1989 births
Living people
American female canoeists
Canoeists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Olympic canoeists for the United States
Pan American Games medalists in canoeing
Pan American Games bronze medalists for the United States
Canoeists at the 2015 Pan American Games
American LGBT sportspeople
Sportspeople from Montgomery County, Maryland
University of Maryland, College Park alumni
LGBT people from Maryland
Emergency medical technicians
Lesbian sportswomen
LGBT canoeists
Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games
21st-century American LGBT people
21st-century American women |
59401862 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cottage%20Bakery | Cottage Bakery | The Cottage Bakery is a historic building on Central Avenue (former U.S. Route 66) in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It was built in 1937 by a local bakery, the Cottage Pure Food Shoppe, and is significant as a relatively unaltered 1930s food-vending establishment, as well as for its use of roadside novelty architecture to attract customers. The front of the building was constructed in the form of a thatched cottage, which was intended to evoke "a bucolic purity that clients would associate with dairy and bakery products". It was listed on the New Mexico State Register of Cultural Properties and the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.
The front section of the building is a one-story, side-gabled brick building with two eyebrow arches that give it the appearance of a thatched roof. It has two separate storefronts, each with multi-light corner windows and an arched doorway with brick trim. The eastern section of the building (2004 Central) originally housed the retail outlet of the Cottage bakery, while the Spot Ice Cream Company was located next door at 2000 Central. Behind the cottage is a larger, more utilitarian one-story cinder block section which housed the commercial baking plant.
References
Commercial buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in New Mexico
National Register of Historic Places in Albuquerque, New Mexico
Commercial buildings in Albuquerque, New Mexico
New Mexico State Register of Cultural Properties
Commercial buildings completed in 1937
Buildings and structures on U.S. Route 66
Retail buildings in New Mexico
Bakeries of the United States |
73441108 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parliament%20Act%20%28Switzerland%29 | Parliament Act (Switzerland) | The Parliament Act (ParlA) (, , ), is a Swiss federal law that clarifies the provisions of the Swiss constitution (Title 5, Chapter 2) on the rights, duties, tasks, organization and procedure of the Federal Assembly, as well as the division of power between the Federal Assembly, the Federal Council, and the Federal courts. It was adopted on 13 December 2002 by the Federal Assembly and came into force on 1 December 2003. It replaces the Parliamentary Procedures Act from 1962.
History
1849: the first federal law governing the procedural relations between the two chambers of the Federal assembly (National Council and the Council of States).
1902: a total revision of the Act was passed. It introduced, among other things, the Finance Delegation.
1962: the Parliamentary Procedures Act (, , ) is introduced, another total revision of the law.
2002: a third total revision of the law is introduced with the Parliament Act (ParlA), which comes into force on 1 December 2003.
See also
Federal Assembly (Switzerland)
References
External links
Official text (read online)
Law of Switzerland
Swiss Federal Acts |
3611475 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sago%2C%20West%20Virginia | Sago, West Virginia | Sago is an unincorporated community in Upshur County, West Virginia, United States. It is located along the Buckhannon River and is the site of the Sago Mine, scene of the 2006 Sago Mine disaster.
Also located in Sago is the Sago Baptist Church, shown repeatedly by the international media during the Sago Mine accident relief effort as it served as the site of family briefings and vigils.
The community was named by a cattleman for unknown reasons.
Gallery
References
External links
History Of The Sago Community
Unincorporated communities in Upshur County, West Virginia
Unincorporated communities in West Virginia
Mining communities in West Virginia
Coal towns in West Virginia |
52930627 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chak%20Mitha | Chak Mitha | Chak Mitha (چک مٹھا) is a village of Phalia Tehsil, Mandi Bahauddin District, Punjab Province, Pakistan.
Notable people include the Nawab Family who now reside in Canada.
Villages in Phalia Tehsil
Villages in Mandi Bahauddin District |
67333526 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynda%20Carlson | Lynda Carlson | Lynda Shirley Tepfer Carlson (born 1943) is a retired American statistician, formerly the director of the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics of the National Science Foundation. As director of the center, she led an effort to collect information about college education by including this topic in the American Community Survey of the United States Census Bureau.
Education and career
Carlson is a 1965 graduate of Brooklyn College, and earned a PhD in political science from the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign in 1974. Her dissertation was The Closing of the Brooklyn Navy Yard: A Case Study in Group Politics. She worked in the United States Department of Energy, becoming director of the Statistics and Methods Group in the Energy Information Administration, before moving to the National Science Foundation as director of the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics in 2000. She retired in 2012.
Recognition
Carlson was named a Fellow of the American Statistical Association in 2000, and a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 2011. She was the 2009 winner of the Roger Herriot Award for Innovation in Federal Statistics, given jointly by the Social Statistics and Government Statistics Sections of the American Statistical Association and by the Washington Statistical Society. She is also a recipient of the Presidential Meritorious Rank Award.
Personal life
Carlson is married to George N. Carlson, an economist who also served the U.S. government as director of the Office of Tax Analysis in the United States Department of the Treasury. They met as graduate students in the library of the University of Illinois, where they had adjacent study carrels.
References
1943 births
Living people
American women statisticians
Brooklyn College alumni
Fellows of the American Statistical Association
Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
21st-century American women
University of Illinois College of Liberal Arts and Sciences alumni |
49356467 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nu%C3%B1o%20Gonz%C3%A1lez%20de%20Lara%20%28died%201291%29 | Nuño González de Lara (died 1291) | Nuño González II de Lara (died 1291) was a Castilian nobleman and military leader of the House of Lara. He was the son of Nuño González I and Teresa Alfonso, illegitimate daughter of King Alfonso IX of León. His brother was Juan Núñez I de Lara.
In June 1268, Nuño visited the tent of Ibn al-Ahmar, emir of Granada, while the latter was in Seville. Ibn al-Ahmar was trying to pry King Alfonso X away from his alliance with the Banu Ashqilula, who were in revolt against the emir. Nuño complained of the injustices and ignominies his family had suffered under Alfonso X, and Ibn al-Ahmar, glad to have gained a Castilian ally, offered to help the Laras obtain justice in exchange for their military assistance against the Banu Ashqilula. He gave Nuño some jewels and told him to inform his father and brother of their agreement. The emir warned him that no action would be immediately forthcoming and to wait for his indication.
In 1272, the Marinid emir of Morocco, Abu Yusuf, invaded Castile. He sent messages to several rebellious nobles, Nuño's father among them, and even requested that the younger Nuño be sent to him in Morocco, where he promised to make him "king" of the Christians, that is, commander of the Christian militia.
References
Bibliography
1291 deaths
Nuno |
11993474 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Get%20Into%20It%20%28Cazwell%20album%29 | Get Into It (Cazwell album) | Get Into It is the first album by rapper Cazwell. The album can also be seen as an extended play or mini-album, since it consists of seven original songs and eight remixes. Copies bought from his official website could also be autographed by him if the purchaser chose.
To celebrate the release, Clubplanet threw a release party. Cazwell celebrated the release of the album with a live performance featuring Avenue D and Amanda Lepore who also contributed to the album.
Track listing
"I Buy My Socks on 14th Street" (3:29)
"Watch My Mouth" (3:05)
"The Sex That I Need" (feat. Avenue D) (3:46)
"All Over Your Face" (5:16)
"Do You Wanna Break Up" (2:51)
"Getting' Over" (3:51)
"Get Into It" (feat. Amanda Lepore) 3:59
"I Buy My Socks On 14th Street" (Old School Mix) (3:23)
"All Over Your Face" (Extended Disco Vocal Mix) (5:16)
"All Over Your Face" (Funky Junction & Antony Reale Subliminal Reprise Twisted Dub Mix) (7:31)
"All Over Your Face" (Gomi's West 22nd Street Mix) (5:54)
"All Over Your Face" (Craig C. Club Mix) (7:30)
"Watch My Mouth" (Instrumental) (3:06)
"The Sex That I Need" (Instrumental) (3:49)
"All Over Your Face" (Extended Disco Instrumental) (5:19)
References
Amazon.com listing
2006 albums
Cazwell albums |
18936286 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ki%C3%A7ikoba | Kiçikoba | Kiçikoba (until 2003, Yenikənd and Yenikend) is a village and municipality in the Shahbuz District of Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan. It is located 4 km in the south-west from the district center, on the bank of the Nakhchivanchay River. Its population is busy with gardening and animal husbandry. There are primary school in the village. It has a population of 176. Until 1936, it was called Sicanlı. Since 2003, officially registered in the name of Kicikoba.
References
Populated places in Shahbuz District |
37495096 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/102nd%20New%20York%20State%20Legislature | 102nd New York State Legislature | The 102nd New York State Legislature, consisting of the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly, met from January 7 to May 22, 1879, during the third year of Lucius Robinson's governorship, in Albany.
Background
Under the provisions of the New York Constitution of 1846, 32 Senators and 128 assemblymen were elected in single-seat districts; senators for a two-year term, assemblymen for a one-year term. The senatorial districts were made up of entire counties, except New York County (five districts) and Kings County (two districts). The Assembly districts were made up of entire towns, or city wards, forming a contiguous area, all within the same county.
At this time there were two major political parties: the Republican Party and the Democratic Party. The Prohibition Party and the Greenback Party also nominated tickets.
Elections
The New York state election, 1878 was held on November 5. The only statewide elective office up for election was carried by a Republican. The approximate party strength at this election, as expressed by the vote for Judge of the Court of Appeals, was: Republican 391,000; Democratic 356,000; Greenback 75,000; and Prohibition 4,000.
Sessions
The Legislature met for the regular session at the State Capitol in Albany on January 7, 1879; and adjourned on May 22.
On January 7, senators and assemblymen met at the Old Capitol and then marched together to the New Capitol, taking officially possession of the new accommodations. The New Capitol was then still under construction, being finished only in 1899; and the Senate met for the time being in the Court of Appeals chamber. Due to heavy snowfall, many members had not arrived yet from the Western parts of the State, and the Legislature adjourned.
On January 9, Thomas G. Alvord (R) was again elected Speaker, with 94 votes against 24 for Erastus Brooks (D).
On January 21, the Legislature re-elected U.S. Senator Roscoe Conkling (R) to a third six-year term, beginning on March 4, 1879.
On April 23, the Legislature re-apportioned the Senate districts; and the Assembly seats per county. Columbia, Delaware, Madison, Oneida, Ontario and Oswego counties lost one seat each; Kings and New York counties gained three seats each.
State Senate
Districts
1st District: Queens, Richmond and Suffolk counties
2nd District: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 7th, 11th, 13th, 15th, 19th and 20th wards of the City of Brooklyn
3rd District: 6th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 12th, 14th, 16th, 17th and 18th wards of the City of Brooklyn; and all towns in Kings County
4th District: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 13th and 14th wards of New York City
5th District: 8th, 9th, 15th and 16th wards of New York City
6th District: 10th, 11th and 17th wards of New York City
7th District: 18th, 20th and 21st wards of New York City
8th District: 12th, 19th and 22nd wards of New York City
9th District: Putnam, Rockland and Westchester counties
10th District: Orange and Sullivan counties
11th District: Columbia and Dutchess counties
12th District: Rensselaer and Washington counties
13th District: Albany County
14th District: Greene and Ulster counties
15th District: Fulton, Hamilton, Montgomery, Saratoga and Schenectady counties
16th District: Clinton, Essex and Warren counties
17th District: Franklin and St. Lawrence counties
18th District: Jefferson and Lewis counties
19th District: Oneida County
20th District: Herkimer and Otsego counties
21st District: Madison and Oswego counties
22nd District: Onondaga and Cortland counties
23rd District: Chenango, Delaware and Schoharie counties
24th District: Broome, Tompkins and Tioga counties
25th District: Cayuga and Wayne counties
26th District: Ontario, Seneca and Yates counties
27th District: Chemung, Schuyler and Steuben counties
28th District: Monroe County
29th District: Genesee, Niagara and Orleans counties
30th District: Allegany, Livingston and Wyoming counties
31st District: Erie County
32nd District: Cattaraugus and Chautauqua counties
Note: There are now 62 counties in the State of New York. The counties which are not mentioned in this list had not yet been established, or sufficiently organized, the area being included in one or more of the abovementioned counties.
Members
The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature.
Employees
Clerk: John W. Vrooman
Sergeant-at-Arms: Weidman Dominick
Doorkeeper: James G. Caw
Stenographer: Hudson C. Tanner
State Assembly
Assemblymen
The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued as members of this Legislature.
Employees
Clerk: Edward M. Johnson
Sergeant-at-Arms: Charles A. Orr
Doorkeeper: Henry Wheeler
First Assistant Doorkeeper: Harrison Clark
Second Assistant Doorkeeper: Michael Maher
Assistant Doorkeeper: John Christie
Stenographer: Worden E. Payne
Notes
Sources
Civil List and Constitutional History of the Colony and State of New York compiled by Edgar Albert Werner (1884; see pg. 276 for Senate districts; pg. 291 for senators; pg. 298–304 for Assembly districts; and pg. 378 for assemblymen)
The State Government for 1879 by Charles G. Shanks (Weed, Parsons & Co, Albany, 1879)
THE CANVASS FOR SPEAKER in NYT on January 6, 1879
THE STRUGGLE AT ALBANY in NYT on January 7, 1879
THE CONTEST FOR SPEAKER in NYT on January 8, 1879
ALVORD CHOSEN SPEAKER in NYT on January 9, 1879
WORK BEGUN AT ALBANY in NYT on January 10, 1879
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1879 U.S. legislative sessions |
14225032 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vayalar%20Sarath%20Chandra%20Varma | Vayalar Sarath Chandra Varma | Vayalar Sarath Chandra Varma (born 12 February 1960) is a noted malayalam lyricist and poet. He is the son of Malayalam poet and lyricist late Vayalar Ramavarma. He made his debut in the malayalam film industry through the 1990 malayalam movie Ente ponnu Thamburan which was directed by AT. Abu and music was composed by G.Devarajan
Life and career
Sarath was born to Vayalar Ramavarma and Bharathy Thamburatty in Vayalar village in Alapuzha district of Kerala. His father was a popular malayalam lyricist. He was the eldest of the four children of his parents, followed by three younger sisters named Indulekha, Yamuna and Sindhu (died on 30 May 2021). He studied at St. Xavier's College, Thumba, Trivandrum and attended Mar Ivanious College, Thiruvanathampuram for graduation and was elected as college magazine editor. After completing his degree, he took a job at a distillery near Cherthala.
It was a stage in his life when his father had died and the family was undergoing a lot of hardships. After his father’s death the Vayalar Trust was set up in fond memory of his father. Sarath’s turning point came after he lost his job. His second sister’s wedding was fixed and his grandmother was critically ill, and he was unable to go to the office for a long time. This led to his termination and his grandmother too had died then and the wedding was over too. As he was jobless, he was totally immersed in reading his father’s works. However, one day he scribbled some lines which came out from his imagination, and it sounded good to him. He sent those works to singer K.J.Yesudas and the singer accepted his work. His lyrics were set to music by Alleppey Ranganath and appeared in the 10th volume of Ayyappa songs in 1990. Thus, Sarath started his journey in writing songs. Later, he debuted in films through the film 'Ente Ponnuthamburan', released in 1992. That film had four songs composed by G. Devarajan and Mohan sithara. But his career had a break only through the film 'Mizhi Randilum' which was directed by Rajith and the music was composed by Raveendran all of the songs in the film became iconic. He currently works in the songwriting field, having written about 508 songs from 174 movies. He is married to Sreelatha and they have a daughter Subadra.
Filmography
Awards
2012 - Nominated—SIIMA Award for Best Lyricist for "Azhalinte" - Ayalum Njanum Thammil
2011 - P. Bhaskaran Award
2009 - Asianet Film Award for Best Lyricist -Neelathaamara
2003 - Asianet Film Award for Best Lyricist -Mizhi Randilum
References
Walking in his father's footsteps
Film critics' awards for Vayalar Sarathchandravarma
External links
Neelathaamara (written by M. T.)- it is a modern remake of Neelathamara which MT had written years back and was directed by Yusufali Kecheri.
Hits of Vayalar Sarathchandra Varma
Malayali people
People from Kerala
Malayalam-language lyricists
Living people
1960 births |
14754194 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibertioga | Ibertioga | Ibertioga is a Brazilian municipality located in the state of Minas Gerais. The city belongs to the mesoregion of Campo das Vertentes and to the microregion of Barbacena. In 2020, the estimated population was 5,010.
References
Municipalities in Minas Gerais |
1344164 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data-flow%20diagram | Data-flow diagram | A data-flow diagram is a way of representing a flow of data through a process or a system (usually an information system). The DFD also provides information about the outputs and inputs of each entity and the process itself. A data-flow diagram has no control are no decision rules and no loops. Specific operations based on the data can be represented by a flowchart.
There are several notations for displaying data-flow diagrams. The notation presented above was described in 1979 by Tom DeMarco as part of structured analysis.
For each data flow, at least one of the endpoints (source and / or destination) must exist in a process. The refined representation of a process can be done in another data-flow diagram, which subdivides this process into sub-processes.
The data-flow diagram is a tool that is part of structured analysis and data modeling. When using UML, the activity diagram typically takes over the role of the data-flow diagram. A special form of data-flow plan is a site-oriented data-flow plan.
Data-flow diagrams can be regarded as inverted Petri nets, because places in such networks correspond to the semantics of data memories. Analogously, the semantics of transitions from Petri nets and data flows and functions from data-flow diagrams should be considered equivalent.
History
The DFD notation draws on graph theory, originally used in operational research to model workflow in organizations. DFD originated from the activity diagram used in the structured analysis and design technique methodology at the end of the 1970s. DFD popularizers include Edward Yourdon, Larry Constantine, Tom DeMarco, Chris Gane and Trish Sarson.
Data-flow diagrams (DFD) quickly became a popular way to visualize the major steps and data involved in software-system processes. DFDs were usually used to show data flow in a computer system, although they could in theory be applied to business process modeling. DFDs were useful to document the major data flows or to explore a new high-level design in terms of data flow.
DFD components
DFD consists of processes, flows, warehouses, and terminators. There are several ways to view these DFD components.
Process
The process (function, transformation) is part of a system that transforms inputs to outputs. The symbol of a process is a circle, an oval, a rectangle or a rectangle with rounded corners (according to the type of notation). The process is named in one word, a short sentence, or a phrase that is clearly to express its essence.
Data flow
Data flow (flow, dataflow) shows the transfer of information (sometimes also material) from one part of the system to another. The symbol of the flow is the arrow. The flow should have a name that determines what information (or what material) is being moved. Exceptions are flows where it is clear what information is transferred through the entities that are linked to these flows. Material shifts are modeled in systems that are not merely informative. Flow should only transmit one type of information (material). The arrow shows the flow direction (it can also be bi-directional if the information to/from the entity is logically dependent—e.g. question and answer). Flows link processes, warehouses and terminators.
Warehouse
The warehouse (datastore, data store, file, database) is used to store data for later use. The symbol of the store is two horizontal lines, the other way of view is shown in the DFD Notation. The name of the warehouse is a plural noun (e.g. orders)—it derives from the input and output streams of the warehouse. The warehouse does not have to be just a data file but can also be, for example, a folder with documents, a filing cabinet, or a set of optical discs. Therefore, viewing the warehouse in a DFD is independent of implementation. The flow from the warehouse usually represents reading of the data stored in the warehouse, and the flow to the warehouse usually expresses data entry or updating (sometimes also deleting data). The warehouse is represented by two parallel lines between which the memory name is located (it can be modeled as a UML buffer node).
Terminator
The terminator is an external entity that communicates with the system and stands outside of the system. It can be, for example, various organizations (e.g. a bank), groups of people (e.g. customers), authorities (e.g. a tax office) or a department (e.g. a human-resources department) of the same organization, which does not belong to the model system. The terminator may be another system with which the modeled system communicates.
Rules for creating DFD
Entity names should be comprehensible without further comments. DFD is a system created by analysts based on interviews with system users. It is determined for system developers, on one hand, project contractor on the other, so the entity names should be adapted for model domain or amateur users or professionals. Entity names should be general (independent, e.g. specific individuals carrying out the activity), but should clearly specify the entity. Processes should be numbered for easier mapping and referral to specific processes. The numbering is random, however, it is necessary to maintain consistency across all DFD levels (see DFD Hierarchy). DFD should be clear, as the maximum number of processes in one DFD is recommended to be from 6 to 9, minimum is 3 processes in one DFD. The exception is the so-called contextual diagram where the only process symbolizes the model system and all terminators with which the system communicates.
DFD consistency
DFD must be consistent with other models of the system—entity relationship diagram, state-transition diagram, data dictionary, and process specification models. Each process must have its name, inputs and outputs. Each flow should have its name (exception see Flow). Each Data store must have input and output flow. Input and output flows do not have to be displayed in one DFD—but they must exist in another DFD describing the same system. An exception is warehouse standing outside the system (external storage) with which the system communicates.
DFD hierarchy
To make the DFD more transparent (i.e. not too many processes), multi-level DFDs can be created. DFDs that are at a higher level are less detailed (aggregate more detailed DFD at lower levels). The contextual DFD is the highest in the hierarchy (see DFD Creation Rules). The so-called zero level is followed by DFD 0, starting with process numbering (e.g. process 1, process 2). In the next, the so-called first level—DFD 1—the numbering continues For example, process 1 is divided into the first three levels of the DFD, which are numbered 1.1, 1.2, and 1.3. Similarly, processes in the second level (DFD 2) are numbered 2.1.1, 2.1.2, 2.1.3, and 2.1.4. The number of levels depends on the size of the model system. DFD 0 processes may not have the same number of decomposition levels. DFD 0 contains the most important (aggregated) system functions. The lowest level should include processes that make it possible to create a process specification for roughly one A4 page. If the mini-specification should be longer, it is appropriate to create an additional level for the process where it will be decomposed into multiple processes. For a clear overview of the entire DFD hierarchy, a vertical (cross-sectional) diagram can be created. The warehouse is displayed at the highest level where it is first used and at every lower level as well.
See also
Activity diagram
Business Process Model and Notation
Control-flow diagram
Data island
Dataflow
Data and information visualization
Directed acyclic graph
Drakon-chart
Functional flow block diagram
Function model
IDEF0
Pipeline
Structured analysis and design technique
Structure chart
System context diagram
Value-stream mapping
Workflow
List of graphical methods
References
Bibliography
Scott W. Ambler. The Object Primer 3rd Edition Agile Model Driven Development with UML 2
Schmidt, G., Methode und Techniken der Organisation. 13. Aufl., Gießen 2003
Stahlknecht, P., Hasenkamp, U.: Einführung in die Wirtschaftsinformatik. 12. Aufl., Berlin 2012
Gane, Chris; Sarson, Trish. Structured Systems Analysis: Tools and Techniques. New York: Improved Systems Technologies, 1977. . P. 373
Demarco, Tom. Structured Analysis and System Specification. New York: Yourdon Press, 1979. . P. 352.
Yourdon, Edward. Structured Design: Fundamentals of a Discipline of Computer Program and Systems Design. New York: Yourdon Press, 1979. . P. 473.
Page-Jones, Meilir. Practical Guide to Structured Systems Design. New York: Yourdon Press, 1988. . P. 384.
Yourdon, Edward. Modern Structured Analysis. New York: Yourdon Press, 1988. . P. 688.
External links
Information systems
Data management
Diagrams
Graph drawing
Systems analysis
Modeling languages |
1496394 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henri%20Chapu | Henri Chapu | Henri-Michel-Antoine Chapu (29 September 1833 – 21 April 1891) was a French sculptor in a modified Neoclassical tradition who was known for his use of allegory in his work.
Life and career
Born in Le Mée-sur-Seine into modest circumstances, Chapu moved to Paris with his family and in 1847 entered the Petit École with the intention of studying drawing and becoming an interior decorator. There his talents began to be recognized and he was admitted to the École des Beaux-Arts in 1849. In 1850 he began working and studying with a well-known sculptor James Pradier.
Following Pradier's death in 1852 Chapu began studying with another sculptor, Francisque Duret. After coming in second in 1851, he won the Prix de Rome in 1855, then spent five years in Italy.
His statues Mercury of 1861 and Jeanne d'Arc of 1870 (in which she was represented as a peasant girl) were his first big successes, and led to many commissions thereafter. He is also known for his medals, and led the French revival in the medal as an artistic form.
Chapu taught at Paris' Academie Julian. Among his students was American sculptor Cyrus Dallin who studied under him in 1888-1889.
An Officer of the French Legion of Honor, Chapu died in Paris in 1891.
At least four full-scale reproductions of Jeanne d'Arc are on permanent display at universities in Virginia: in McConnell Library at Radford University in Radford, Virginia; beneath the rotunda in Ruffner Hall at Longwood University in Farmville, Virginia; at James Madison University; and at the University of Mary Washington.
Notable works
Monument to Henri Regnault in the courtyard of École des Beaux-Arts (1872)
Tomb of Marie d'Agoult (1877)
Four Seasons on the facade of grande magasin Printemps, Paris (1881–89), for architect Paul Sédille
Monument to Gustave Flaubert (1890), his last major work.
See also
List of works by Henri Chapu
References
Fusco, Peter and H. W. Janson, editors, The Romantics to Rodin, Los Angeles County Museum of Art 1980
Mackay, James, The Dictionary of Sculptors in Bronze, Antique Collectors Club, Woodbridge, Suffolk 1977
External links
1833 births
1891 deaths
French medallists
Academic staff of the Académie Julian
Prix de Rome for sculpture
Members of the Académie des beaux-arts
Officers of the Legion of Honour
19th-century French sculptors
French male sculptors
19th-century French male artists |
71600962 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarfatti%20Building | Sarfatti Building | The Sarfatti Building () is an office and educational building on the Bocconi University campus in Milan, Italy, at Via Sarfatti 25.
History
The construction of the building, designed by Italian architect Giuseppe Pagano and his associate Gian Giacomo Predaval, commenced in 1937. The inauguration was held on December 21, 1941. The structure was the first built and corresponds to the original nucleus of the Bocconi University campus after its seat was moved from a palazzo in largo Treves in Milan.
Description
The building is considered one of the finest works of Italian Rationalist architecture.
It features a cross-shaped plan, probabibly inspired from Walter Gropius' Bauhaus Dessau (1925–1926). Two lion statues in medieval style, created by sculptor Arturo Martini, preside over the interior of building's main entrance hallway. Below the porch alongside via Sarfatti some bas-reliefs by Leone Todi can be found.
Gallery
See also
Roentgen Building
New SANAA Campus
References
External links
Buildings and structures in Milan
Bocconi University |
1826978 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UNHCR%20Goodwill%20Ambassador | UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador | UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador is an official postnominal honorific title, title of authority, legal status and job description assigned to those goodwill ambassadors and advocates who are designated by the United Nations. UNHCR goodwill ambassadors are celebrity representatives of the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) who use their talent and fame to advocate for refugees.
Current UNHCR goodwill ambassadors
Current goodwill ambassadors and the year they were appointed:
Other positions
Barbara Hendricks became a Goodwill Ambassador in 1987. She became the first Honorary Lifetime Goodwill Ambassador in 2002, the only person to hold this title.
Angelina Jolie became a Goodwill Ambassador in 2001. In 2012 she was appointed the Special Envoy to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.
Past ambassadors
Kris Aquino
Giorgio Armani
Đorđe Balašević
Richard Burton
Nazia Hassan
Justus Frantz
Udo Jürgens
Lady Antebellum
Sophia Loren
Princess Märtha Louise of Norway
James Mason
Riccardo Muti
Arja Saijonmaa
The Schürzenjäger
Jack Thompson
Duraid Lahham
See also
Goodwill Ambassador
FAO Goodwill Ambassador
UNDP Goodwill Ambassador
UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador
UNODC Goodwill Ambassador
UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador
UNIDO Goodwill Ambassador
UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador
UN Women Goodwill Ambassador
WFP Goodwill Ambassador
WHO Goodwill Ambassador
References
External links
UNHCR Goodwill Ambassadors
United_Nations_High_Commissioner_for_Refugees
Goodwill ambassador programmes
United Nations goodwill ambassadors |
43462055 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009%20Monaghan%20County%20Council%20election | 2009 Monaghan County Council election | An election to Monaghan County Council took place on 5 June 2009 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 20 councillors were elected from four local electoral areas (LEAs) for a five-year term of office on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).
Results by party
Results by local electoral area
Carrickmacross
Castleblayney
Clones
Monaghan
External links
Official website
Monaghan
Monaghan County Council elections |
16488977 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pottawatomie%20Township%2C%20Franklin%20County%2C%20Kansas | Pottawatomie Township, Franklin County, Kansas | Pottawatomie Township is a township in Franklin County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 669.
Geography
Pottawatomie Township covers an area of and contains one incorporated settlement, Lane. According to the USGS, it contains three cemeteries: Baker, Lane and Needham.
The streams of Hahn Branch, Mosquito Creek, Pottawatomie Creek, North Fork Sac Branch and South Fork Sac Branch run through this township.
History
On May 24, 1856, during the Bleeding Kansas period of it was in Pottawatomie Township (north of Lane) at Dutch Henry's Crossing, on the Pottawatomie Creek, where the infamous Pottawatomie massacre took place. John Brown led a raid on a pro-slavery family's cabin in response to the Sacking of Lawrence. Five pro-slavery people were killed by Brown and his men. This attack was widely reported around the nation at the time and was one of several incidents that eventually led to the American Civil War.
References
USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
External links
US-Counties.com
City-Data.com
Townships in Franklin County, Kansas
Townships in Kansas |
34577810 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horuhoru%20Rock%20%28Gannet%20Rock%29 | Horuhoru Rock (Gannet Rock) | See Alderney for the gannet colony Les Étacs, popularly called Gannet Rock
Horuhoru Rock (Gannet Rock) is an uninhabited rocky islet lying in the Hauraki Gulf, about 1.5 km north of the north-eastern end of Waiheke Island, New Zealand. It has been identified as an Important Bird Area by BirdLife International because it is a nesting site for about 2500 pairs of Australasian gannets.
History
Traditional Tāmaki Māori histories describe a visit to Horuhoru Rock (Gannet Rock) by the crews of the migratory canoes Tainui and Arawa left Raiatea at similar times, and both explored the Bay of Plenty area. The crew of both canoes met at Horuhoru Rock, where a ceremony was held in memory for the relatives they had lost on the journey. During the ceremony, a mauri stone brought with them on their voyage named Tīkapa was placed on the island. The name Tīkapa Moana was adopted for the surrounding ocean, and became the name of the gulf.
See also
List of islands of New Zealand
List of islands
Desert island
References
Uninhabited islands of New Zealand
Islands of the Hauraki Gulf
Important Bird Areas of New Zealand
Islands of the Auckland Region |
65065739 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Leader%20%28story%29 | The Leader (story) | The Leader is a satirical story written by Serbian satirist Radoje Domanović, first published in 1901 in Belgrade.
Plot summary
In the beginning of the story, we see a group of people from an impoverished region discussing to leave the barren area they live, but they are unable to reach a consensus nor do they trust each other enough to elect a leader among themselves.
In the end, they decide upon a silent stranger who came to the village the day before. The old man agrees to lead them but remains entirely impassive, and they come to believe that he is so silent because he is pensive and extremely wise, and everybody finds in his silence and demeanour some proof of his excellent wisdom.
Two hundred families set off the next day, and immediately encounter difficulties. The leader leads them directly into the fence, and then stops dead in his track and starts hitting it with his cane, without saying a word. Despite the children pointing out the door in the fence nearby, men follow the leader blindly, and break the fence down so that they could continue the journey on the leader's path. Similar obstacles follow, but they push on. Days pass, some children and old people die on the road, and all are exhausted and wounded but still hopeful that this difficult road will lead them into a better land.
One day they reach a large ravine, and the leader walks straight on and falls in. Some people run away, but the majority follows the leader into the abyss. Survivors keep following the leader, who survives the fall intact, but the party slowly diminishes until just three other men remain alive after falling into a second ravine. Only then do they confront the leader, who is again unharmed, and find out that he had been born blind. The story ends in ominous cawing of the ravens above.
Historical background
The story was published in the opposition-leaning literary magazine Zvezda (Star), whose chief editor was Janko Veselinović.
When he first became involved in politics, Radoje Domanović joined the People's Radical Party. The Party's program was initially inspired by French Radicalism and ideas of Svetozar Marković, and Nikola Pašić was elected as the president of the central committee at the Party's first conference. In September 1883, the Timok Rebellion broke out in eastern Serbia when King Milan Obrenović declared that peasants' arms should be confiscated by the army. He charged the Radicals that with their article in Samouprava, they had encouraged the peasants to refuse to give up their weapons. The rebellion was set down in ten days. Most of the party leadership was captured in the aftermath, apart from Pašić, who escaped to the Bulgaria and a few others. The régime sentenced many of these Radicals to death, including the remainder of the leadership in absentia. However, after some time, amnesty was given to certain Radicals, including Pašić, who agreed to enter Obrenović's government in 1887.
Đuro Knežević, a member of the People's Radical Party attempted to assassinate ex-king Milan in 1899. Due to his political affiliation, many Party's leaders, again including Pašić, who was still at the Party's helm, were imprisoned. At the request of the court, Pašić agreed to publicly accuse his own party of anti-dynastical activities, and denounce other party members as traitors. Despite all this, he still remained the leader of the Radical Party until his death in 1926, and held a number of important political posts, including becoming prime minister of Serbia for five terms, and of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes for two terms.
The story, written in 1901, is intended primarily to satirize Pašić's infamous path to success, and the masses’ relationship with him. The same way the leader in the story is silent and does not impose himself, Pašić was skillful in remaining taciturn, he could always be seen on Party meetings, but hardly ever heard. The leader is oblivious of his own inadequacy, and agrees to lead the people knowing he is blind, and he is indifferent to the pain that his followers were submitted to, just as Pašić had avoided prosecution during Party's time of suffering. Radoje also gave the leader some of Pašić's physical characteristics, including his trademark long beard.
Legacy
Of all Domanović's satirical stories, “The Leader” is the most homogeneous allegorical story he has written, as it is not pieced together of different short anecdotes like some other of his famous stories (such as “Stradija” or “Dead Sea”). Although written with a particular person and sequence of events in mind, it has successfully abstracted and captured the universal themes of authority, leadership, herd mentality etc. making it one of Domanović's most successful and most reprinted stories.
“The Leader” is also the most translated Domanović's story. Until August 2020, it has been translated into 31 languages, 13 between the first publication in 1901 and 2019, and 18 more since 2019, for the “Radoje Domanovic” Project.
References
External links
Full text of “The Leader” in English
Satirical works
Serbian literature
1901 short stories
Fantasy short stories
Works by Serbian writers
Serbian fiction |
28703095 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomboy%20%282008%20film%29 | Tomboy (2008 film) | Tomboy is an educational Canadian short animation film that debuted in 2009 on CBC. It is a 14-minute 2D animated video/movie that follows a day in the life of an elementary school Latina Canadian girl named Alex, as she maneuvers her way through the obstacles of being a gender neutral tomboy who wears unisex clothes and has short hair. This film explores issues of gender expression, bullying and diversity, bringing light to the issues that surround children, through the choices they make, and the emotional repercussions that follow. Tomboy is based on the book Are You a Boy or a Girl?, by author Karleen Pendleton Jiménez, which was a finalist for the 2001 Lambda Literary Awards.
Production
Tomboy was developed by filmmaker Barb Taylor and Karleen Pendleton Jiménez in association with Coyle Productions. On its initial debut after being completed Tomboy was the recipient of the CBC Canadian Reflections Award (2006), Jury Award & Audience Award, Short Animation, Reeling Festival (2008), Best of Festival, Austin Women's Film and Literary Festival (2008), Jury Award Up and Coming Toronto Film Maker, Inside Out Festival (2008), KIDS FIRST! Best Award! (2009), Best Animation, Urban Mediamakers Film Festival (2009), Jury Award Animation, Orlando Hispanic Film Festival (2009), Best Web Animation, Savannah Animation Festival (2010).
Characters and cast
Alex (Athena Karkanis) is the tomboy girl who finds it difficult to be who she wants to be, when the other kids start making fun of her and calling her a boy, and questioning her femininity. Even though she tries to stand up for herself, Alex finds it hard to be different in a world where being the same is more readily accepted than being different.
Mom (Alex Castillo) is Alex's caring and supportive mom who assures her it's ok to be herself. Mom comforts Alex by letting her know that history is filled with people who are picked on for being different, but in the end, it's not what others think that will make her special or successful, but what's important is that she's doing what makes her happy and is right for her.
Postman (Michael Cohen) is the whistling mailman who mistakes Alex for a boy, after complimenting her on her excellent whistling... Oops!
Teacher (Sandi Ross) is the well informed politically correct teacher who teaches her class how to deal with each other's fairly and without discriminating.
Berto (Julie Lemieux) is the outspoken boy who believes that girls should be girls and that Alex is as confused as he is about whether she is a girl or a boy. But most importantly, he believes that if Alex is a girl, she should not be playing soccer with the boys at recess.
Kareem (Orville Maciel) is the well-intentioned boy who doesn't know what side to take in the identity crisis dilemma that his friend Alex seems to be having at school. And even though he is uncomfortable with Alex being picked on, he doesn't know what to think or do. So when asked for his advice by Alex he gives her the best advice he can, which doesn't help at all.
Katy (Aaryn Doyle) is the princess that Alex talks about rescuing when the movie opens, but in the end princess Katy comes to Alex's rescue in the school playground, explaining to the very opinionated Dionne; that there is nothing wrong with Alex's short hair. In fact, it's OK if Alex likes to play sports with the boys, or chooses to wear clothes that don't look girly.
Dionne (Rebecca Brenner) is the redhead, doll-toting girly girl who's somewhat of a bully at school. Dionne likes to stir things up with her opinions and complains constantly about how un-girly Alex is and that she needs to change her ways if she is to ever fit in.
See also
List of LGBT films directed by women
References
External links
Tomboy (2008 film) on Vimeo
2008 television films
2008 films
Canadian animated short films
Canadian LGBT-related short films
2008 LGBT-related films
2000s animated short films
2000s Canadian films |
103103 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polish%20proverbs | Polish proverbs | Tens of thousands of Polish proverbs exist; many have origins in the Middle Ages. The oldest known Polish proverb dates to 1407. A number of scholarly studies of Polish proverbs (paremiology) exist; and Polish proverbs have been collected in numerous dictionaries and similar works from the 17th century onward. Studies in Polish paremiology have begun in the 19th century. The largest and most reputable collection of Polish proverbs to date, edited by Julian Krzyżanowski, was published in 1970s.
History
The oldest known Polish proverb, dating to 1407, was written in Latin and Old Polish: "Quando sø lika drø, tunc ea drzi", which translates to "When bast can be torn, then tear it." This is analogous to "Make hay while the sun shines" or "Strike while the iron is hot". The oldest Polish proverb thus reminded peasants to seize the opportunity when the time was right – to harvest bast in the spring, which they would turn into bast shoes, textiles, and cordage in winter.
Some Polish proverbs have been medieval translations of Latin classics. Thus, "Oko pańskie konia tuczy" – "The master's eye fattens the horse" – comes from the Latin "Oculus domini saginat equum"; and the latter Latin proverb was likely translated from a still older Persian one. Other proverbs have taken their origin from other European languages.
Many proverbs have been popularized by Polish literature. For example, the popularity of "Oko pańskie konia tuczy" has been attributed to its inclusion in Adam Mickiewicz's epic poem, Pan Tadeusz.
Themes
As with proverbs of other peoples around the world, Polish proverbs concern many topics; at least 2,000 Polish proverbs relate to weather and climate alone. Many concern classic topics such as fortune and misfortune, religion, family, everyday life, health, love, wealth, and women; others, like the first recorded Polish proverb (referring to bast production), and those about weather, offer practical advice. A theme unique to Polish proverbs is about Poles and Poland; one of the most famous of these states that "Polacy nie gęsi lecz własny język mają" ("Poles are not geese, they have their own tongue"), in a 1562 verse by Mikołaj Rej, and commonly interpreted as stressing the importance of having one's own national language (here, Polish).
Similarly to English proverbs, Polish proverbs have been criticized for being sexist.
Polish paremiology
The first known Polish author interested in proverbs was the poet Biernat of Lublin, who in 1522 published a collection of them titled , mędrca obyczajnego i z przypowieściami jego (The life of Aesop the Phrygian, a Decent Sage, and with His Parables). The first Polish scholar of paremiology was (Solomone Rysinio), who in 1618 published the first known Polish work dedicated solely to collecting and discussing proverbs (Proverbiorum polonicorum a Salomone Rysino collectorum Centuriae decem et octo). This work, first published in Latin, but subsequently in Polish (Przypowieści polskie, przez Salomona Rysińskiego zebrane, a teraz nowo przydane i na wielu miejscach poprawione, 1620), collected over 1,800 proverbs which, according to the author, were "of Polish origin". In 1632, Grzegorz Knapski, a Polish Jesuit, published an even larger collection (in volume three of his Thesaurus Polono-Latino-Graecus), with over 6,000 collected proverbs. In 1658 Polish writer Andrzej Maksymilian Fredro published another collection of proverbs, Przysłowia mów potocznych albo przestrogi obyczajowe, radne, wojenne, which was said to have been widely popular in contemporary Poland.
The 19th century saw the first work dedicated more to analyzing the proverbs and their history than solely collecting them, the Przysłowia narodowe, z wyjaśnieniem źródła, początku oraz sposobu ich użycia, okazujące charakter, zwyczaje i obyczaje, przesądy, starożytności i wspomnienia ojczyste (1830) of . Other early works on Polish paremiology were published in the 19th century by Oskar Kolberg and Samuel Adalberg, the latter publishing a collection of over 30,000 Polish proverbs (Księga przysłów, przypowieści i wyrażeń przysłowiowych polskich - The Book of Polish Proverbs - 1889–1894). Adalberg's work was praised as "the first modern work on this topic in Polish" and "the most extensive collection ever made in this field". The early 20th century saw further scholarly analysis of Polish proverbs by scholars such as Aleksander Brückner and Jan Stanisław Bystroń, the latter known as "the father of modern Polish paremiology", and the author of the monograph simply titled Przysłowia polskie (Polish proverbs, 1933). After World War II, significant contributions to the field of Polish paremiology were carried out by Julian Krzyżanowski. He was the editor of the largest and most reputable collection of Polish proverbs to date, Nowa księga przysłów i wyrażeń przysłowiowych polskich (New Book of Polish Proverbs and Proverbial Expressions, also known as Nowa Księga przysłów polskich, A New Book of Polish Proverbs, published in several volumes in the years 1969–1978), dubbed the "bible of Polish proverbs". Despite the proliferation of similar works in later years, in 2012 his work was still described as "the most comprehensive" of its type in Poland. Other notable modern Polish paremiologists include , Dobrosława Świerczyńska, , and Władysław Kopaliński.
In 2009–2018 alone, 16 collections of proverbs aimed at young readers were published in Poland; many addressed to a mass audience are of varying quality.
List of Polish proverbs
Heaven for the nobility, purgatory for townspeople, hell for peasants, paradise for Jews
Pole and Hungarian brothers be
See also
Polish proverbs
References
Culture of Poland
Proverbs by language
Polish words and phrases |
56087688 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Druidenstein | Druidenstein | The Druidenstein is a cone-shaped basalt rock in the northern Heller Upland above the town of Kirchen on the Sieg in the parish of Herkersdorf, Altenkirchen, Germany. The basalt cone stands at a height and is about 20 metres high.
Formation
The Druidenstein is about 25 million years old (Young Tertiary) and covers an area of about 100 m². Its unusual shape was caused when lava forced itself through the Devonian greywacke of the basement and then solidified. As a result, prismatic basalt columns formed at right angles to the cooling surface.
By erosion on the hard basalt core has remained, but this continues to shrink. Other processes have also reduced the size of the basalt cone.
History
The Druidenstein was probably used by the Celts as a religious site and gathering place. The highest tip was probably broken off for tactical reasons during the Thirty Years’ War, so that enemy troops could not orient themselves by it. At that time the tip was still visible from a long way off and there were hardly any woods. In 1869 the Druidenstein was placed under protection. Today it is one of around 3,000 natural monuments in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate. In 1979 the Druidenstein was struck by lightning. The strike was so powerful that the basalt cone had to be subsequently supported by six reinforced concrete beams.
In addition the Druidenstein was used as a quarry for road construction.
Legends
What used to take place at the Druidenstein is not proven. However, many legends and myths are linked to it. There are legends of Gallic druids or druidesses, "wild people" and others who are said to have performed rituals and other things at the Druidenstein. It is also likely that the Druidenstein was a religious site of the Chatti, who built a thing site and worshipped the sun here.
Tourism and culture
In the 1950s, festivals took place at the Druidenstein Open Air Stage. Plays such as Es werde Licht (1952), Wandulf der Waldschmied (1954) or Schulze Henrich (1955) were performed by theatre companies from the South Westphalian area. In the early 1960s these festivals ceased.
Today there are occasional open-air concerts at the basalt cone. Every year, processions from Herkersdorf lead to the "Köppel", where a mass is celebrated.
References
External links
Der Druidenstein. Website of the municipality of Kirchen (Sieg).
Natural monuments in Rhineland-Palatinate
Altenkirchen (district)
Columnar basalts |
55533338 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Else%20Breen | Else Breen | Else Breen (born 15 March 1927) is a Norwegian children's writer, novelist and literary scientist.
Biography
Breen was born in Molde on 15 March 1927. She made her literary breakthrough in 1970 with the children's book , about the teenage girl Mia and her family. In the sequel (1975), Mia is a couple of years older. The short story collection (1978) treats subjects such as rootlessness and the feeling of being different.
Among her further books for children are ? from 1981, from 1983 and from 1992.
Her books for adults include the novels from 1987 and from 1994. She has written a book on children's literature and a biographical book on Jens Zetlitz.
References
1927 births
Living people
People from Molde
Norwegian children's writers
Norwegian women children's writers |
22765540 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEEE%20Robotics%20and%20Automation%20Society | IEEE Robotics and Automation Society | The IEEE Robotics and Automation Society (IEEE RAS) is a professional society of the IEEE that supports the development and the exchange of scientific knowledge in the fields of robotics and automation, including applied and theoretical issues.
History
The initial IEEE Robotics and Automation (R&A) entity, the Robotics and Automation Council, was founded in 1984 by a number of IEEE Societies including Aerospace and Electronic Systems, Circuits and Systems, Components, Hybrids, and Manufacturing Technology, Computers, Control Systems, Industrial Electronics, Industry Applications, and Systems, Man and Cybernetics. In 1987 the council became the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society.
Field of interest
The Society states in its constitution that it "is interested in both applied and theoretical issues in robotics and automation. Robotics is here defined to include intelligent machines and systems used, for example, in space exploration, human services, or manufacturing; whereas automation includes the use of automated methods in various applications, for example, factory, office, home, or transportation systems to improve performance and productivity."
Publications
The society publishes a range of peer-reviewed journals, including
IEEE Transactions on Robotics
IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering
IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine
IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters
Co-sponsored publications include:
IEEE/ASME MicroElectroMechanical Systems Journal (MEMS)
IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics
IEEE Transactions on Haptics
IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing
IEEE Transactions on Nano–Bio Science
IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology
IEEE Sensors Journal
IEEE Systems Journal
Conferences
The IEEE Robotics and Automation Society sponsors and co-sponsors a number of annual international conferences such as the International Conference on Robotics and Automation and International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems.
References
External links
IEEE societies |
25184455 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tillandsia%20limbata | Tillandsia limbata | Tillandsia limbata is a plant species in the genus Tillandsia. This species is endemic to Mexico.
Cultivars
Tillandsia 'Durrell'
Tillandsia 'Gusher'
References
BSI Cultivar Registry Retrieved 11 October 2009
limbata
Flora of Mexico |
55645517 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Rest%20Cure%20%28short%20story%29 | The Rest Cure (short story) | "The Rest Cure" is a short story by E. W. Hornung, and features the gentleman thief A. J. Raffles, and his companion and biographer, Bunny Manders. The story was published in February 1905 by Collier's Weekly in New York and in March 1905 by Pall Mall Magazine in London. The story was also included as the third story in the collection A Thief in the Night, published by Chatto & Windus in London, and Charles Scribner's Sons in New York, both in 1905.
Plot
Bunny is short of funds, but is unable to find Raffles anywhere, until a tramp outside the Albany gives Bunny a message from Raffles arranging a rendezvous at Holland Park at night. At Holland Park, Bunny is approached by the tramp again, who is Raffles in disguise. To avoid Inspector Mackenzie, Raffles has grown a beard and taken the house of a prison warden, Colonel Crutchley, who is in Switzerland with his wife. At the house, Raffles is taking his own version of the Rest Cure: he is keeping no servants, running after hansoms to be paid for helping travellers move luggage, and reading the rest of the time. When Bunny tells Raffles of his money troubles, Raffles invites Bunny to join him in Campden Hill.
Raffles gives Bunny a tour of the house, and Bunny realizes that, rather than renting honestly, Raffles is living in the house illegally. On Bunny's first night, they celebrate, but thereafter Raffles spends half his time alone, and Bunny feels neglected. When Raffles takes solitary excursions out of the house in his tramp disguise, Bunny decides to disguise himself and follow Raffles outside.
Once, while Raffles is away, Bunny dresses in the clothing of Crutchley's wife. Yet her clothing is too out of season; when he hears Raffles return, Bunny decides to simply frighten Raffles. He goes downstairs, but is horrified to encounter an armed Colonel Crutchley.
Crutchley, who had come home early for his letters, is taken in by Bunny's disguise, until Bunny knocks out the telephone. Yet before Crutchley can attack Bunny, Raffles appears and grabs Crutchley from behind. Crutchley breaks an empty wine bottle on Raffles's shin, and Raffles and Bunny struggle to bind and gag him in a chair. Raffles is maddened by his wound, which may be used to identify him later. He resolves to abandon Crutchley and the house. Bunny changes, Raffles cleans himself, and they leave.
Raffles decides to shave and travel through the country. Bunny follows him. Raffles commits burglaries, but Bunny doesn't participate. A couple of days into the journey, Bunny has grown too anxious about Crutchley, and tells Raffles; Raffles reassures him that he has sent an anonymous letter to notify the police about Crutchley.
Themes
Gender roles
Hong Kong University Professor Isaac Yue has noted that some elements of "The Rest Cure" hint at a homosexual relationship between Raffles and Bunny. For example, Bunny shows a strong desire for Raffles's attention, while there is no female character diverting Bunny's attention. Moreover, the contrast between Bunny's female dress and Raffles's long beard suggests that Bunny is characterized in the role of the female and Raffles is characterized in the role of the male in their relationship. Yue argues that Hornung's portrayal of the relationship between Raffles and Bunny violates the traditional Victorian family values of strict and separate gender roles for men and women.
Adaptations
BBC Radio adapted the story into the seventh episode of its Raffles radio drama, "The Rest Cure", which first aired on 1 June 1985. The drama features Jeremy Clyde as Raffles and Michael Cochrane as Bunny. The episode faithfully follows the plot of the original story, with minor changes:
In the drama, Bunny compares Raffles's beard to that of W. G. Grace, who Raffles admits to having played poorly against.
In the drama, it is Raffles, not Bunny, who convinces the other to celebrate Bunny's first night with wine.
In the original story, Raffles steals from houses in the provinces. In the drama, he steals from the house across from the colonel's.
In the drama, Raffles also disguises himself as a woman. Bunny and Raffles pretend to be women in need, and they escape the house by winning Crutchley's sympathy.
Crutchley is vastly different in the drama. Instead of being a wiry, alert man, he is large and blustering, and is easily fooled.
References
Notes
Sources
External links
Free online annotated version of "The Rest Cure"
BBC Radio adaption of "The Rest Cure"
1905 short stories
A. J. Raffles short stories
Works originally published in Collier's |
14122543 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burns%20temperature | Burns temperature | The Burns temperature, Td, is the temperature where a ferroelectric material, previously in paraelectric state, starts to present randomly polarized nanoregions, that are polar precursor clusters. This behaviour is typical of several, but not all, ferroelectric materials, and was observed in lead titanate (PbTiO3), potassium niobate (KNbO3), lead lanthanum zirconate titanate (PLZT), lead magnesium niobate (PMN), lead zinc niobate (PZN), K2Sr4(NbO3)10, and strontium barium niobate (SBN), Na1/2Bi1/2O3 (NBT).
The Burns temperature, named from Gerald Burns, who studied this phenomenon with collaboration of Frank H. Dacol, has not been well understood yet.
References
Electrical phenomena |
59521518 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilar%20Coll | Pilar Coll | Pilar Coll Torrente (Fonz, Huesca, January 30, 1929 - Lima, September 15, 2012) was a Spanish activist, missionary and lawyer recognized for her commitment in favor of human rights and the search for justice for thousands of detainees disappeared during the internal armed conflict in Peru. She was the first Executive Secretary of the National Coordinator of Human Rights. Pilar Coll has received several awards and prizes for her outstanding work in the defense and promotion of human rights and the constitutional order of Peru, so much so that in 1993, she was awarded with the appointment of lady of the Order of Isabella the Catholic by the King Juan Carlos I and, in 2008, by the Ombudsman of Peru.
References
1929 births
2012 deaths
Spanish women lawyers
20th-century Spanish lawyers
20th-century women lawyers |
74025189 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyewaga%20Central%20Forest%20Reserve | Kyewaga Central Forest Reserve | Kyewaga Central Forest Reserve is a forested area located in Wakiso District, Uganda. The reserve is known for its rich biodiversity and ecological significance. However, in recent years, it has faced various threats and challenges, including sand mining, fish ponds, and encroachment by licensed tree planters.
Location and overview
Kyewaga Central Forest Reserve is situated in the Central Region of Uganda, specifically in Wakiso District. It covers a substantial area and serves as an important natural habitat for diverse flora and fauna. The reserve is known for its lush vegetation, wildlife species, and ecological services.
Threats
One of the major threats to Kyewaga Central Forest Reserve is illegal sand mining. The extraction of sand from the reserve has caused significant environmental degradation, including erosion, loss of habitat, and disruption of natural waterways. Sand mining activities have not only affected the forest ecosystem but also nearby communities relying on the forest for various resources.
Another issue plaguing Kyewaga Central Forest Reserve is the establishment of fish ponds within its boundaries. Some individuals have encroached upon the reserve, converting parts of it into fish farming areas. This encroachment has led to the destruction of forested areas and disruption of the natural balance of the ecosystem.
In an effort to address the encroachment and degradation of Kyewaga Central Forest Reserve, the National Forestry Authority (NFA) has issued eviction orders to licensed tree planters who have encroached upon the reserve. The NFA aims to reclaim the degraded forest land and restore it to its original state. These measures are part of the broader conservation efforts to protect the forest's ecological integrity.
Conservation and restoration efforts
Recognizing the importance of Kyewaga Central Forest Reserve, there have been initiatives to restore and conserve the forest's natural resources. The NFA, along with other environmental organizations and government agencies, is working towards restoring the degraded areas, implementing sustainable management practices, and raising awareness about the importance of forest conservation.
References
Nature reserves in Uganda
Forest reserves of Uganda |
8312308 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenwood%20%26%20Hall | Greenwood & Hall | Greenwood Hall was a publicly traded educational technology company that provided cloud-based people and technology-enabled solutions designed to help post-secondary institutions better manage the student lifecycle. Greenwood Hall was headquartered in Los Angeles, California and operated student service center facilities in Orange County, California, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, Phoenix, Arizona, and College Station, Texas. The Company ceased operations on December 15, 2017, after its assets were sold to Answernet. The former Company's assets now operate as Answernet Education Services, in Phoenix, Arizona, from the same facility operated by Greenwood Hall, prior to it ceasing operations.
History
Greenwood Hall was founded by Dr. John R. Hall and Zan Greenwood in 1997. In 1998, Greenwood Hall commenced call center operations from a facility in Irvine, California and a partner location in nearby Santa Ana, California. The Company focused on building its call center network during the first years of operations to support the needs of the direct response television industry and large television infomercials.
In 2000, the Company expanded its operations to include customer relationship management, logistics, fulfillment, and other related services as demand for the outsourcing of these services continued to increase significantly.
The Company relocated its corporate headquarters in August 2002 from Irvine to Santa Ana, California.
In the fall of 2006, the Company announced an expansion of its services and infrastructure and to accommodate significant new demand within higher education. In October 2007, Greenwood & Hall acquired the Financial Aid Solutions (FAS) Division of Nelnet, Inc.
As of 2010, Greenwood Hall shifted its focus to helping colleges and universities manage the student lifecycle.
In 2013, Greenwood Hall commenced a restructuring, during which time the Company shed unprofitable business and made changes to its management team.
In August 2014, the Company announced it completed an $8 million recapitalization which included refinancing of its bank debt and an equity infusion for expansion purposes. In conjunction with the recapitalization, the Company became a publicly traded entity.
In May 2015, the Company opened a new student services center in Phoenix, Arizona, relocating its California operations to this facility. The Company located its corporate headquarters and sales offices to West Los Angeles, California in conjunction with this move.
In July 2017, John R. Hall, Greenwood Hall's Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, abruptly resigned from the Company after 19 years serving as CEO. In his resignation letter, Hall expressed concerns regarding his ability to operate the Company based on constraints Hall stated were being imposed on Greenwood Hall by its lender. In his letter, Hall also indicated he was owed back pay as well as approximately $250,000 in funds he incurred on Greenwood Hall's behalf.
In August 2017, Bill Bradfield, Greenwood Hall's EVP of Business Development and the former Founder & CEO of Perceptis, Inc. was appointed the Company's Chief Executive Officer.
In October 2017, it was announced that Greenwood Hall was moving its operations and corporate headquarters to South Carolina, where it planned to invest over $1.4 million and hire more than 300 employees.
In December 2017, Greenwood Hall abruptly closed its Bryan, TX and Myrtle Beach, SC locations and it was reported that the assets of Greenwood Hall were sold to Answernet and that Answernet would continue to operate the Company's Phoenix, AZ location rebranded Answernet Education Services.
Higher Education
Greenwood Hall provided cloud-based services for higher education institutions that support the student lifecycle.
References
Educational technology companies of the United States
Outsourcing companies
Companies based in Los Angeles
Technology companies established in 1997
American companies established in 1997
Defunct companies based in California |
29719333 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kent%20Glacier | Kent Glacier | Kent Glacier () is a glacier which drains the east side of Markham Plateau in the Queen Elizabeth Range of Antarctica, and flows east for about to enter Lowery Glacier. It was named by the northern party of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (1961–62) after the English county and the Dukedom of Kent.
References
Glaciers of the Ross Dependency
Shackleton Coast |
32742785 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amphidasya | Amphidasya | Amphidasya is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It was described by Paul Carpenter Standley in 1936. The genus is found in Central America and northern South America.
Species
Amphidasya ambigua (Standl.) Standl. - Panama, Colombia, Ecuador
Amphidasya amethystina J.L.Clark & C.M.Taylor - Ecuador
Amphidasya brevidentata C.M.Taylor - Colombia
Amphidasya bullata Standl. - Colombia
Amphidasya colombiana (Standl.) Steyerm. - Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
Amphidasya elegans C.M.Taylor - Colombia, Ecuador
Amphidasya intermedia Steyerm. - Colombia
Amphidasya longicalycina (Dwyer) C.M.Taylor - Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panamá, Colombia
Amphidasya neblinae Steyerm. - Venezuela, Brazil
Amphidasya panamensis C.M.Taylor - Panamá
Amphidasya spathulata Dwyer - Panamá, Colombia
Amphidasya umbrosa (Wernham) Standl. - Colombia
Amphidasya venezuelensis (Standl.) Steyerm. - Venezuela
References
External links
Amphidasya in the World Checklist of Rubiaceae
Rubiaceae genera
Urophylleae
Flora of Central America
Flora of Southern America |
62819080 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumoll%20Blanc | Sumoll Blanc | Sumoll Blanc is a white grape variety, native to Tarragona in Catalonia, Spain. Although it shares its name with the red grape variety Sumoll, it is genetically unrelated.
Synonyms
Spanish synonyms include Sumoi Blanc and Sumoll Blanco.
Viticulture
It is an authorised grape variety in the Spanish Denominación de Origen Protegida (DOP) (Denominació d'Origen Protegida in Catalan) of Catalunya DOP, Conca de Barberà DOP, and Tarragona.
References
Spanish wine
Grape varieties of Spain
White wine grape varieties |
12183859 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enteromius%20taeniopleura | Enteromius taeniopleura | Enteromius taeniopleura is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae.
It is found in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, and Zambia.
Its natural habitat is rivers.
References
Enteromius
Taxa named by George Albert Boulenger
Fish described in 1917
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot |
73504916 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Makinavaja%2C%20el%20%C3%BAltimo%20choriso | Makinavaja, el último choriso | Makinavaja, el último choriso is a 1992 Spanish crime comedy film directed by Carlos Suárez based on the comics by . It stars Andrés Pajares as the title character alongside Jesús Bonilla, Mario Pardo, Pedro Reyes, Mary Santpere, and Carmen Conesa.
Plot
The plot follows the mishaps of two clumsy low-key criminals (Makinavaja and Popeye) in El Raval, Barcelona.
Cast
Production
The film was produced by Tesauro, Dos Ocho Cine, and Tamaya PC.
Release
The film was the only Spanish picture among the 30 highest-grossing releases in Spain from January to October 1992.
Reception
Casimiro Torreiro of El País observed a "vocation for transgression", not implying, "unfortunately, success when it comes to transgressing", with the result from the adaptation leaving "ample room for doubt", with none of the performers (bar possibly Santpere) seemingly believing a lot in what they are doing.
See also
List of Spanish films of 1992
References
Films based on Spanish comics
Spanish crime comedy films
1992 comedy films
1990s Spanish-language films
1990s Spanish films
Films set in Barcelona |
46569278 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikkan%20Sports%20Film%20Award%20for%20Best%20Supporting%20Actress | Nikkan Sports Film Award for Best Supporting Actress | The Nikkan Sports Film Award for Best Supporting Actress is an award given at the Nikkan Sports Film Award.
List of winners
References
External links
Nikkan Sports Film Awards on IMDb
Awards established in 1988
Japanese film awards
Recurring events established in 1988
1988 establishments in Japan
Nikkan Sports Film Award
Lists of films by award
Film awards for supporting actress |
64296360 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marno%20%28given%20name%29 | Marno (given name) | Marno is a given name. Notable people with the given name include:
Marno Frederickson (1906–1992), Canadian curler
Marno van Greuning (born 1997), South African cricketer
Marno Redelinghuys (born 1993), South African rugby union player
Marno Verbeek (born 1965), Dutch econometrician |
7458854 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuyue%20Anzai | Fuyue Anzai | was a Japanese poet from Nara Prefecture, Japan.
In 1920, he began work in Dalian, China where he developed gangrene and subsequently lost his arm.
Anzai was one of the founding fathers of the magazine Shi To Shiron (or, Poetry and Poetics) and the journal Asia. He published several anthologies, including Gunkan Mari (The Battleship Mari) and Ajia no Kanko (The Asian Salt Lake). Other works by Anzai include: Dattan Kaikyô to Chô (Butterflies and the Mongolian Strait, 1947) and Zaseru Tôgyûshi (The Sitting Matador, 1949).
His second son is Japanese historical psychology author Jiro Anzai (安西二郎).
References
1898 births
1965 deaths
Writers from Nara Prefecture
20th-century Japanese poets
Japanese male poets
20th-century Japanese male writers |
68284358 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman%20Theatre%20of%20Catania | Roman Theatre of Catania | The Roman Theatre of Catania (Teatro Romano di Catania) consists of the ruins of two open-air semicircular ancient Roman theatres, located between Piazza San Francesco, via Vittorio Emanuele, via Timeo, and via Teatro Greco in the center of Catania, Sicily, southern Italy. The site consists of a larger theatre and a smaller semicircular theatre, an Odeon. The structure is part of the .
History
This structure was probably built in the second century AD and only fully excavated in the 19th century. The theatre follows a common design of many ancient Roman theatres. It was built with seats rising along the hillside, where spectators would have faced south and towards the sea. It likely had a scaenae frons decorated with marble columns, that gave it depth and complexity. The orchestra or stage section had a diameter of nearly 22 meters. The auditorium (cavea section) originally measured 98 meters deep, consisting of 21 rows of seats divided into wedges or cunae, seating nearly a maximum of 7000 spectators, smaller than the theatres at Taormina and Siracusa by 1,000-3,000 seats. Below the seats are the vomitoria or exit passageways.
The theatre ceased to be used between the 5th and 6th centuries. While archaeological work on the site began in the 18th century under the Ignazio Paternò Castello, Prince of Biscari, the site was not cleared of houses that had been built into the structure until 1959. Some of the marbles and artefacts recovered during excavations and restorations are on display in the adjacent Casa Pandolfo and Casa Liberti.
References
Buildings and structures completed in the 2nd century
Roman sites of Sicily
Buildings and structures in Catania |
569014 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kathleen%20Kennedy%20%28producer%29 | Kathleen Kennedy (producer) | Kathleen Kennedy (born June 5, 1953) is an American film producer and president of Lucasfilm. In 1981, she co-founded the production company Amblin Entertainment with Steven Spielberg and her eventual husband Frank Marshall.
Her first film as a producer was E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982). A decade later, again with Spielberg, she produced the Jurassic Park franchise, the first two of which became two of the top ten highest-grossing films of the 1990s. In 1992, she The Kennedy/Marshall Company with her husband, Frank Marshall. On October 30, 2012, she became the president of Lucasfilm after The Walt Disney Company acquired the company for $4.2 billion. She received the Irving G. Thalberg Award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 2018.
As the president of Lucasfilm she oversaw the development, production, and release of projects such as the Star Wars sequel trilogy including, The Force Awakens (2015), The Last Jedi (2017), and The Rise of Skywalker (2019), as well as the Star Wars standalone films Rogue One (2016), and Solo (2018), and the fifth installment of the Indiana Jones series, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023). She has also produced various Star Wars series for Disney+ including The Mandalorian (2019–present), The Book of Boba Fett (2021), Obi-Wan Kenobi (2022), and Andor (2022–present).
Kennedy earned great success as a producer of numerous films directed by Steven Spielberg which have earned over $11 billion worldwide, including five of the fifty highest-grossing movies in film history. As a producer she has received eight Best Picture Academy Award nominations.
Early life and education
Kennedy was born in Berkeley, California, to Dione Marie "Dede" (née Dousseau), a one-time theater actress, and Donald R. Kennedy, a judge and attorney. She has two sisters. Her twin sister, Connie, formerly a location manager in British Columbia, Canada, is now the executive producer of the Virtual Production company Profile Studios. Her other sister is Dana Middleton-Silberstein, a television host and anchor, and press secretary/communications director for former Governor Gary Locke (D-WA).
Kennedy graduated from Shasta High School in Redding, California, in 1971. She continued her education at San Diego State University where she majored in telecommunications and film. In her final year, Kennedy gained employment at a local San Diego TV station, KCST (now KNSD), taking on various roles including camera operator, video editor, floor director and finally as KCST news production coordinator.
Career
1978–2011
After her employment with KCST, she produced a local talk show entitled You're On for the station for four years before moving to Los Angeles. In Los Angeles, Kennedy secured her first film production job working as an assistant to John Milius, who at the time was executive producer of Spielberg's 1941 (1979).
While working under Milius during the production of 1941, Kennedy caught the attention of Steven Spielberg, who stated in 2015:She was horrible at taking notes... but what she did know how to do was interrupt somebody in midsentence. We'd be pitching ideas back and forth, and Kathy—who was supposed to be writing these ideas down—suddenly put her pencil down and would say something like, "And what if he didn't get the girl, but instead he got the dog?"Spielberg asked Kennedy to become his secretary for her organization abilities, and Kennedy gradually took on larger roles in the moviemaking process. Kennedy was credited as associate to Spielberg on Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), then associate producer on Spielberg's production of Tobe Hooper's Poltergeist (1982).
Kennedy began receiving producer credit with Spielberg on the major box-office hit E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982), and continued serving the role on most of his films for the next three decades. In 1982, she helped and run the production company Amblin Entertainment with Spielberg and her future husband Frank Marshall. She also produced Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) with George Lucas and Marshall, and appeared in the film's opening sequence as a dancer. Following her work on the Indiana Jones films, she rose to become one of Hollywood's leading producers. With Amblin, she produced the Back to the Future trilogy, collaborating with such directors as Martin Scorsese, Robert Zemeckis, Barry Levinson, and Clint Eastwood. In 1991, she and Marshall formed The Kennedy/Marshall Company with a deal at DreamWorks. She continued her business relationship with Spielberg and became producer for Jurassic Park (1993) and executive producer for the historical drama Schindler's List (also 1993). Non Spielberg films that she produced during this time include The Bridges of Madison County (1995), Twister (1996), and The Sixth Sense (1999).
Kennedy was a producer on Spielberg's films: War of the Worlds and Munich (both 2005), the latter of which earned her an Academy Award nomination. Marshall and Kennedy were producers for the US versions of two Studio Ghibli animated features Ponyo (2009) and The Secret World of Arrietty (2012). She also produced Spielberg's Lincoln (2012), which was nominated for seven Golden Globes and twelve Academy Awards.
2012–present
In May 2012, she stepped down from Kennedy/Marshall, leaving Marshall as sole principal of their film company. In the following month, Kennedy became co-chair of Lucasfilm Ltd. alongside George Lucas. On October 30, 2012, when Lucas sold his company to Disney, Kennedy was promoted to president. In 2018, Kennedy's contract to remain president of Lucasfilm was extended another three years, through October 30, 2021.
Filmography
Film
Television
Legacy
She has received eight Academy Award for Best Picture nominations as a producer. Five of the nominations are for Spielberg directed projects such as E.T.: The Extra Terrestrial (1982), The Color Purple (1985), Munich (2005), War Horse (2011), and Lincoln (2012). As a producer, she is third behind Kevin Feige and Spielberg in domestic box office receipts, with over $7.5 billion . In 2019 she received the Irving J. Thalberg Award alongside her husband Frank Marshall. That same year Kennedy was appointed an honorary commander of the Order of the British Empire, for services to film production in the United Kingdom. In that same year, it was announced that she would receive the BAFTA Fellowship in 2020.
During the 1980s and 1990s, Kennedy served on the advisory board of the National Student Film Institute and in 1991 was a "Grimmy Award" recipient in recognition for her outstanding support of student film making. Kennedy was also an Honorary Chairperson of the institute. In 1995, she was awarded the Women in Film Crystal Award for outstanding women who, through their endurance and the excellence of their work, have helped to expand the role of women within the entertainment industry. In 1996, she and Frank Marshall received the American Academy of Achievement's Golden Plate Award. For the 2001–02 period, she was co-president (with Tim Gibbons) of the Producers Guild of America. In 2007, Kennedy was the first recipient of Women in Film's Paltrow Mentorship Award, for showing extraordinary commitment to mentoring and supporting the next generation of filmmakers and executives.
References
External links
1953 births
Living people
American film producers
American film studio executives
American women in film
American women film producers
Disney executives
Businesspeople from Berkeley, California
San Diego State University alumni
Fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Lucasfilm people
American twins
Honorary Commanders of the Order of the British Empire |
46471916 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raamsdonksveer | Raamsdonksveer | Raamsdonksveer is a town in the Dutch municipality of Geertruidenberg, North Brabant. It lies on the east side of the Donge opposite Geertruidenberg. It is a regional center of commerce and industry. Raamsdonksveer lies between Oosterhout and Hank
History
The village was first mentioned between 1649 and 1672 as "'t Ransdoncx Veer", and means the ferry of Raamsdonk. Raamsdonksveer developed around the ferry over the Donge which formed part of the road from Dordrecht to Breda.
In 1336, the Carthusian monastery Het Hollandse Huis was founded near the village. It was destroyed during the Reformation at the end of the 16th century. The Dutch Reformed church is an aisleless church in Gothic Revival style which was built in 1860. The former water tower was built in 1925. In 1988, office buildings were added near the base of the tower.
Raamsdonksveer was home to 1,856 people in 1840. On 1886, a railway station opened on the Langstraat Line (Lage Zwaluwe to 's-Hertogenbosch). It was closed in 1950.
Raamsdonksveer was part of the municipality of Raamsdonk until 1996, when it was merged into Geertruidenberg.
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References
Populated places in North Brabant
Geertruidenberg |
36057872 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kannukku%20Kannaga | Kannukku Kannaga | Kannukku Kannaga () is a 2000 Indian Tamil-language film directed by S. Dhayalan. It stars Murali, Devayani, Vindhya and Raja.
Plot
Dharma (Murali) and Devi (Devayani) are siblings. Although Devi is in love with Arun (Raja), she cannot marry him because an astrologer (Charuhasan) predicted that a son born to them would result in the Dharma's death, but Dharma still accepts their marriage.
A few months later, Devi gives birth to Vijay (Master Vasanth), which triggers Dharma's death count. To save Dharma, Vijay must die, so Devi and Vijay poison themselves while Dharma is sleeping. Vijay records this on a tape and places it near Dharma, who listens to the tape and searches for them. While looking for Devi and Vijay, Dharma is hit by an arrow. He finds Vijay and Devi and takes them to the hospital to save their lives. Both Vijay and Devi are saved, but Dharma's condition becomes critical. His heart stops, but the doctors manage to resuscitate him with CPR.
Cast
Murali as Dharma
Devayani as Devi
Raja as Arun
Vindhya as Selvi
Vadivelu as Velu
Charuhasan as Astrologer
Anu Mohan as Arun's father
Master Vasanth as Vijay
Kumarimuthu as Perumal
Production
Director Dhayalan had earlier worked as an assistant to K. S. Ravikumar, after having been recommended to his team by R. B. Choudary. Producer Henry and Dhayalan initially approached Sathyaraj for the lead role, but the actor cited being tired of village-centric roles. Later Vijayakanth and Sarathkumar refused the film citing date issues. Through cinematographer Thangar Bachan, the team alter approached Murali.
Soundtrack
The film score and the soundtrack were composed by film composer Deva. The soundtrack, which was released in 2000, features five tracks with lyrics written by Vaali, Muthulingam, Kalidasan, and Nandalala.
Reception
Savitha Padmanabhan of The Hindu Newspaper said: "This domestic drama suffers because of the lack of originality and exaggerated sentiments."
References
2000 films
2000s Tamil-language films
Indian drama films
Films scored by Deva (composer) |
54325152 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel%20Ant%C3%A1lek | Samuel Antálek | Samuel Antálek (born 6 June 1997) is a Slovak footballer who plays for II. liga club Komárno as a defender.
Club career
ŠK Slovan Bratislava
Antálek made his professional Fortuna Liga debut for Slovan Bratislavaon 27 May 2017 against Zemplín Michalovce.
References
External links
ŠK Slovan Bratislava official club profile
Futbalnet profile
1997 births
Living people
Slovak men's footballers
Men's association football defenders
ŠK Slovan Bratislava players
Slovak First Football League players
KFC Komárno players
Footballers from Bratislava
2. Liga (Slovakia) players |
1524612 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fifth%20Cambridge%20Survey%20of%20Radio%20Sources | Fifth Cambridge Survey of Radio Sources | The 5C Survey of Radio Sources (5C) is an astronomical catalogue of celestial radio sources as measured at 408 MHz and 1407 MHz. It was published in a number of parts between 1975 and 1995 by the Radio Astronomy Group of the University of Cambridge. The One-Mile Telescope used to produce this catalogue had an angular resolutions of 80 arcseconds and 23 arcseconds at 408 MHz and 1407 MHz respectively, and catalogued radio sources as faint as 2 milli-Janskys, considerably fainter than any previously catalogued radio source.
References to entries in this catalogue use the prefix 5C followed by the catalogue part, a "." and then the entry number, with no space perforce; i.e., 5C12.311 for the 311th entry in part 12 of the 5C catalogue.
External links
The 5C catalogue is publicly available:
Publication describing the catalogue
Data access to the 5C Survey
5 |
37363426 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metisella%20kakamega | Metisella kakamega | Metisella kakamega, the Kakamega sylph, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It was described by de Jong in 1976. It is found in western Kenya.
References
Butterflies described in 1976
Heteropterinae |
10745471 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daily%20Afghanistan | Daily Afghanistan | The Daily Afghanistan is one of the most popular of newspapers in Afghanistan. It covers national and international news with circulation of 4800. It is published by Afghanistan Group of Newspapers, an independent media group which also publishes The Daily Outlook Afghanistan, the largest English paper in Afghanistan.
Media in Afghanistan
Media was a new phenomenon in the years when the Taliban was ousted from power (2001-2021). But due to poor literacy and less culture of reading in Afghanistan, print-media is limited to urban areas. Radio is the only media source for the majority rural population in far-flung areas of the country.
Circulation
Daily Afghanistan mostly goes to embassies, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), United Nations agencies, public places, educational institutions and other organizations. Both papers go to most provinces. A limited number of copies also go to Pakistan and Dubai. Many independent newspapers are emerging in Afghanistan. It was founded on 26 February 2004 by Dr. Hussain Ali Yasa.
Free and independent media
In Afghanistan, print media is political. Many daily newspapers are attached to and support political parties. The government publishes six newspapers. Daily Afghanistan is independent paper in Dari/Pashto. Due to its large national circulation, the Daily Afghanistan receives extensive business advertisements.
External links
The Daily Outlook Afghanistan
The Daily Afghanistan Official Website وبسایت رسمی روزنامه افغانستان
Daily newspapers published in Afghanistan
Mass media in Kabul
2006 establishments in Afghanistan |
58467367 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La%20Crosse%20USD%20395 | La Crosse USD 395 | La Crosse USD 395 is a public unified school district headquartered in La Crosse, Kansas, United States. The district includes the communities of Alexander, La Crosse, Liebenthal, McCracken, Rush Center, Hargrave, Nekoma, and nearby rural areas.
Schools
The school district operates the following schools:
La Crosse Junior-Senior High School.
La Cross Elementary School.
See also
Kansas State Department of Education
Kansas State High School Activities Association
List of high schools in Kansas
List of unified school districts in Kansas
References
External links
School districts in Kansas
Rush County, Kansas |
3696812 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old%20Republic%20International | Old Republic International | Old Republic International Corporation is an American property insurance and title insurance company. The company is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.
References
External links
Companies based in Chicago
Companies listed on the New York Stock Exchange
Insurance companies based in Illinois |
43829878 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carla%20Hughes%20%28Winners%20%26%20Losers%29 | Carla Hughes (Winners & Losers) | Carla Hughes is a fictional character in the Australian Channel Seven drama series Winners & Losers, played by Sibylla Budd. Carla made her debut screen appearance in the episode "When You Least Expect It", which was broadcast on 30 July 2013 and is one of the show's regular female characters. The character is Budd's first ongoing role in five years. Carla was introduced as a love interest of Doug Graham (Tom Wren). She works as the Head of Emergency Medicine at Westmore Public Hospital. She is characterised as a bubbly over-achiever who is always ready to be challenged professionally. The character has been used to portray topical storylines such as bipolar disorder and miscarriage. After marrying Doug they decide they want a child which requires the character to abstain from taking her medication and Carla becomes pregnant. She later suffers a miscarriage and attempts to commit suicide.
Development
Casting
On 25 July 2013, it was announced that actress Sibylla Budd had been cast as Carla. She was introduced to serve as a love interested for the already established character Doug Graham (Tom Wren). Clare Rigden (The Sydney Morning Herald) reported that Budd began filming in December 2012 and that it was her first ongoing since being cast in Canal Road.
Characterisation
Dr Carla Hughes is a smart, sassy and self-assured overachiever who has always followed her dreams and aspirations. She was born and raised in Sydney, but after graduating top of her class and completing ten years of medical rotations at various hospitals, she decided she wanted a challenge – a position where she could make a difference. Taking a huge step out of her comfort zone and knowing no one, Carla relocated to Melbourne, determined to establish a new life for herself. She also hoped to possibly find love – a department in which she’s rarely had luck as work bears the title of being her first priority.
Relationship with Doug Graham
Carla arrived at Westmore Public Hospital, having been employed as the Head of Emergency Medicine and Doug’s boss. After learning her aunt was horrified at what Carla was doing, Budd stated that she would be interested to see how viewers would react to her character’s relationship with Doug. After being caught taking pills by her love rival, Carla is forced to tell Doug that she has suffered from bipolar disorder since her mid-teens. Fearing that this would tear them apart, Carla is pleasantly surprised when Doug proposes. A writer at Prime7 reported, “[for Carla] meeting Dr Doug Graham changed her bad luck in the romance department and that he respected her both professionally and personally”. They decide to get married but begin to fight over the proceedings. To stop their arguing, Doug and Carla decide to get married at their engagement party. Vallejo told Seanna Cronin at The Toowoomba Chronicle that Sophie becomes a little bit crazy and decides she wants Doug and will do anything to get him, but there is a little part of her that knows that Carla is a really awesome woman and this annoys her. However she is still convinced that her and Doug are meant to be. The actress stated that the storyline was consistent with the real-life situation of realising that you are in love with someone when they have a new partner and also confirmed that it gives closure to the fans of Doug and Sophie.
Pregnancy
After getting married, Doug and Carla decided that they wanted a child. In order to improve their chances of falling pregnant, she decides to go off her bipolar medicine and prepares to deal with the ramifications. After several failed attempts, a frazzled Carla finally discovers that she is pregnant. After performing an ultrasound on a worried patient, Carla decides to give herself an ultrasound and worries when she cannot find a heartbeat. Sophie walks in and after some initial hesitation, she decides to perform an ultrasound and is devastated to inform Carla that she is unable to detect a heartbeat. Carla later suffers a miscarriage, falls into a downward spiral of emotions and attempts to commit suicide. After a month in a psychiatric hospital, Carla is given the all clear to go home and after a heated discussion with Doug, they decide they will look into adoption and surrogacy.
In August 2014, it was announced that Winners & Losers planned to introduce a sister for Carla. Laura Gordon had been cast as the character named Izzy Hughes.
Storylines
Carla arrives in Melbourne after being employed in the position of Director of Emergency Medicine at Westmore Public Hospital. When she arrives, she does not receive a warm reception from Doug. After he apologises to her, Doug invites Carla to Patrick’s 21st birthday party and they begin dating. After learning that Doug and Sophie were once engaged, Carla begins to grow paranoid that Doug still loves her. When Sophie catches her taking a pill, Carla is forced to tell Doug that she has bipolar disorder and when she believes that their relationship is over, he proposes. Carla organises an engagement party and after her relationship with Doug becomes strained, she considers calling off the engagement. Doug and Carla turn their engagement party into a surprise wedding and get married. After the wedding, Carla and Doug decide to have a child. To improve her chances of falling pregnant, she throws out her lithium pills and prepares for the ramifications. She later develops a close bond with Bec when she relocates from Singapore. She is elated to learn she is expecting a baby and basks in the glory of pregnant life. She later suffers a miscarriage and after falling into a downward spiral of emotions, she attempts to commit suicide.
Reception
Fellow actress, Melanie Vallejo, said "Carla is a really awesome woman, which really annoys Sophie". Sharon Goldstein from TV Week stated that Carla is paranoid that Doug will cheat on her because she has never had a stable love life.
References
External links
Carla Hughes at the Official Winners & Losers website
Television characters introduced in 2013 |
74619563 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serruria%20viridifolia | Serruria viridifolia | Serruria viridifolia, the mat spiderhead, is a flowering shrub that belongs to the genus Serruria and forms part of the fynbos. The plant is endemic to the Western Cape, is rare and occurs in the Riviersonderendberge from Jonaskop to Wolfieskop. The shrub tends to form a mat, grows 1.0 cm tall and flowers from July to November.
A fire destroys the plant but the seeds survive. Two months after flowering, the fruit falls and ants disperse the seeds. They store the seeds in their nests. The plant is unisexual and pollination takes place through the action of insects. The plant grows in sand on sandstone slopes at elevations of 800 - 1,100 m.
References
Sources
REDLIST Sanbi
Biodiversityexplorer
Protea Atlas
Plants of the World Online
viridifolia
Endemic flora of the Cape Provinces
Fynbos |
12011532 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moar | Moar | Moar may refer to:
Moar Mound and Village Site, an archaeological site near Morrow, Ohio, US
mOAR, a division of Seattle, Washington-based music label And/oar
Mother of All Rallies (M.O.A.R.), a 2017 rally at the National Mall in Washington, D.C., in support of President Donald Trump
People with the surname Moar
Brendan Moar, Australian television presenter
Kelly Moar, Provincial Court of Manitoba (Canada) judge
Maud Adelaide Moar, wife of Prince Edward Island (Canada) judge Austin Levi Fraser
May Moar (1825–1894), UK Lifeboat rescuer
See also
More (disambiguation) |
16802865 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sotahuuto | Sotahuuto | Sotahuuto (Finnish for "battle cry" or "war cry") is the sixth studio album by the Finnish black metal band Horna. It was released on November 6, 2007 by Grievantee Productions on CD, by Deviant Records on vinyl, which were limited to 500 copies, and by Moribund Records. The album was a tribute to Bathory and was written in spring 2004.
Track listing
"Lähtölaukaus" – 5:01 (English: The Starting Shot)
"Vapise, Vapahtaja" – 4:23 (English: Quiver, Saviour)
"Verimalja" – 4:19 (English: Chalice of Blood)
"Tuhontuoja" – 4:57 (English: Bringer of Destruction)
"Sodanjano" – 4:54 (English: Thirst for War)
"Ukkosmarssi" – 3:02 (English: March of Thunder)
"Sotahuuto" – 3:19 (English: Battle Cry / War Cry)
"Vihanlietsoja" – 3:49 (English: Hatemonger)
"Tulikäsky" – 2:42 (English: Commandment of Fire)
Personnel
Corvus – vocals
Shatraug – guitar
Sargofagian – drums
Additional personnel
Christophe Szpajdel - logo
Footnotes
External links
Official Horna site – Discography
Horna albums
2007 albums |
5870499 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lullaby%20of%20Broadway%20%28film%29 | Lullaby of Broadway (film) | Lullaby of Broadway is a 1951 American musical romantic comedy film released by Warner Bros. starring Doris Day and Gene Nelson, and directed by David Butler. Gladys George, S.Z. Sakall, Billy De Wolfe, Florence Bates, and Anne Triola appear in support.
Songs from the film were released in an album of the same name.
Plot
Melinda Howard is an entertainer traveling from England to pay a surprise visit to her mother, Broadway singer Jessica Howard, who lives in New York City. Melinda believes that her mother lives in a mansion, however, Jessica's alcoholism has reduced her to singing in a Greenwich Village saloon, and the mansion actually belongs to Adolph Hubbell and his wife.
The Hubbells' butler, Lefty Mack, and his fiancée, Gloria Davis, the maid, are a down-on-their luck vaudeville team and are good friends of Jessica and have been forwarding her letters to Melinda. Lefty pretends that Jessica has rented the house to the Hubbells while she is on tour, and, when a disappointed Melinda discloses that she has no money, offers her one of the servants' rooms for the night. Lefty promises Melinda that her mother will return home soon, and then informs Jessica of her daughter's arrival. He then suggests that she come to the house the next night when the Hubbells will be giving a party attended by many Broadway performers.
Meanwhile, Adolph has discovered Melinda's presence, and after Lefty explains the situation, agrees to keep Jessica's secret. At the party, Melinda awaits her mother's arrival, and while waiting, sees that one of party guests brought along Tom Farnham, who was on the boat with Melinda and had made a pass at her. He had also kept his profession a secret while on the boat. At the party, he entertains the crowd with a song and dance, as he is the male lead in George Ferndel's newest production, Lullaby of Broadway.
Ferndel, the Broadway producer, tries to persuade Adolphe to invest in his latest show, something Adolph refuses to do unless he is able to help cast the production. Jessica fails to appear at the party because she has been hospitalized with delirium tremens and Lefty explains to Melinda that Jessica's show was too popular for her to leave, which leads Melinda to vow to wait for her.
In an attempt to cheer up Melinda, Lefty suggests to Adolph that he take her to dinner and present her to Ferndel as the potential new star of his show. Ferndel is impressed by Melinda's performance, and as a reward, Adolph decides to buy Melinda a fur coat. Tom happens to see him in the fur shop, and Adolphe has to beg him to keep it a secret. The fur arrives at the house and Gloria is horrified, as she believes Adolphe's intentions are far from fatherly. Melinda, upset by the insinuations, insists on returning the coat, and informs Lefty and Gloria that they will both have parts in the musical.
Before the coat is returned, however, Mrs. Hubbell finds it and believes that it is a surprise for her. She wears it that night to a charity ball where Melinda sees her and candidly remarks to Tom that the coat had originally been meant for her. Tom misinterprets her statements, and the two quarrel bitterly. Although Jessica has been released from the hospital, she fears Melinda's reaction to her present state and refuses to meet with her.
Right before the show opens, Mrs. Hubbell learns the truth about the fur, and names Melinda in a divorce suit against Mr. Hubbell. Tom offers to "forgive" the shocked Melinda, and she realizes that he, too, thought she was romantically involved with Adolph. Shortly afterward, an aggressive reporter recognizes Jessica's picture and tells Melinda the truth about her mother. Completely shattered, Melinda decides to return to England and begs Lefty to pay for her ticket. Gloria and Lefty meet Melinda at the ship and escort her to a stateroom where Jessica is waiting. Mother and daughter are tearfully reunited, and Lefty informs them that Mrs. Hubbell now knows that there was nothing between Melinda and Adolph. They all leave together for the theater, where opening night is a success, and Tom and Melinda are free to pursue their romance.
Cast
Doris Day - Melinda Howard
Gene Nelson - Tom Farnham
S.Z. Sakall - Adolph Hubbell
Billy De Wolfe - Lefty Mack
Gladys George - Jessica Howard
Florence Bates - Mrs. Anna Hubbell
Anne Triola - Gloria Davis
Musical numbers
Lullaby of Broadway - Doris Day
music and lyrics by Harry Warren and Al Dubin
You're Getting to Be a Habit with Me - Doris Day
music and lyrics by Harry Warren and Al Dubin
Just One of Those Things - Doris Day
music and lyrics by Cole Porter
Somebody Loves Me - Doris Day and Gene Nelson (dubbed by Hal Derwin)
music by George Gershwin, lyrics by B. G. DeSylva and Ballard MacDonald
I Love the Way You Say Goodnight - Doris Day and Gene Nelson (dubbed by Hal Derwin)
music and lyrics by Eddie Pola and George Wyle
Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone - Gladys George
music and lyrics by Sam H. Stept, Sidney Clare and Bee Palmer
In a Shanty in Old Shanty Town - Gladys George
music and lyrics by Jack Little, John Siras and Joe Young
Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart - Gene Nelson (dubbed by Hal Derwin)
music and lyrics by James F. Hanley
You're Dependable - Billy De Wolfe and Anne Triola
music and lyrics by Sy Miller and Jerry Seelen
We'd Like to Go on a Trip - Billy De Wolfe and Anne Triola
music and lyrics by Sy Miller and Jerry Seelen
Reception
According to Warner Bros records the film was budgeted at $1,105,000, and earned $2,102,000 domestically and $983,000 foreign. Variety placed U.S. rentals for 1951 alone at $2,225,000
References
External links
1951 films
1951 musical comedy films
1951 romantic comedy films
Films directed by David Butler
Warner Bros. films
Films set in New York City
1950s English-language films |
41230435 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline%20of%20%C5%81%C3%B3d%C5%BA | Timeline of Łódź | The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Łódź, Poland.
Prior to 19th century
1332 - Łódź mentioned as the village Łodzia in a document of Duke Władysław the Hunchback of the Polish Piast dynasty
1423 - Łódź granted city rights by Polish King Władysław II Jagiełło
1487 - Polish King Casimir IV Jagiellon visited Łódź.
1496 - Polish King John I Albert confirmed the establishment of two annual fairs and a weekly market in Łódź.
1793
City annexed by Prussia in the Second Partition of Poland and included within the newly formed province of South Prussia.
Population: 190.
19th century
1806 - Town joins the Napoleonic Duchy of Warsaw.
1815 - Town becomes part of Russian client state Congress Poland per Congress of Vienna.
1820 - Antoni Czarkowski becomes mayor.
1824 - Lodka settlement developed.
1827 - K.F. Wendisch factory in business.
1828 - Slazaki settlement developed.
1829 - Population: 4,273.
1837 - Ludwig Geyer factory in business.
1839 - White Factory built.
1852 - Industrialist Karl Scheibler in business.
1860 - Population: 31,500.
1861 - Stara Synagogue built.
1863
31 January: A Polish insurgent unit entered the city without a fight in the first days of the January Uprising, and seized weapons and 18,000 rubles for the uprising.
18 June: Clash between Polish insurgents and Russian troops.
29 September: Clash between Polish insurgents and Russian troops.
Lodzer Zeitung bilingual Polish-German newspaper begins publication.
1866 - Koluszki-Łódź railway begins operating.
1867
Congress Poland forcibly integrated with of the Russian Empire.
Sudden death of Shakespearean actor Ira Aldridge before his scheduled performance at a local theater.
1868 - Łódź Fabryczna railway station built.
1870 - Studio Theatre opened.
1872 - Moscow-Łódź railway begins operating.
1878 - Manufaktura textile mill built.
1881
Great Synagogue built.
Population: 49,592.
1884 - Alexander Nevsky Cathedral built.
1888 - Karl Scheibler's Chapel built.
1892 - Izrael Poznański factory built.
1897 - Population: 314,780.
1899
First cinema in Poland (Gabinet Iluzji) founded by brothers Władysław and Antoni Krzemiński.
Hazomir Choral Society founded.
1900 - Population: 351,570.
20th century
1900s–1930s
1901 - Krzemiński cinema active.
1902 - Łódź Kaliska railway station built.
1904 - Ezras Israel Synagogue built.
1905 - 21–25 June: Łódź insurrection.
1908 - ŁKS Łódź football club (later multi-section club) founded.
1910 - Widzew Łódź football club formed.
1914
11 November: Battle of Łódź begins near city.
December: Germans in power.
1915 - becomes part of city.
1918 - Poland regains independence and the city becomes again part of Poland.
1920 - Catholic Diocese of Łódź established.
1922 - City becomes capital of Łódź Voivodeship (province).
1925 - Łódź Airport opens.
1928 - Osiedle Montwiłła-Mireckiego luxury neighborhood founded.
1930
Stadion Widzewa (stadium) opens.
Municipal Museum of History and Art inaugurated.
December: Monument of Polish national hero Tadeusz Kościuszko unveiled at the Plac Wolności ("Freedom Square") in the city center.
1931
January: Museum of Ethnography established.
ŁKS Łódź wins its first Polish men's volleyball championship.
1937 - HKS Łódź wins its first Polish women's volleyball championship.
World War II (1939–1945)
1939
2 September: Germany carried out first air raids, bombing the airport and the Łódź Kaliska train station.
3 September: Further air raids carried out by Germany. The Germans bombed a railway station in the Widzew district, a power plant, a gas plant, a thread factory and many houses.
5 September: The Germans air raided the airport again.
6 September: The Germans air raided a historic palace which housed the command of the Polish Łódź Army.
6 September: the Citizens' Committee of the City of Łódź established.
6–8 September: Battle of Łódź during the German invasion of Poland, which started World War II.
9 September: German troops entered the city, beginning of the German occupation.
11 September: The Germans issued the first occupation decrees.
12 September: The German Einsatzgruppe III entered the city to commit various crimes against the population.
12–15 September: The Germans carried out searches of local county offices and Polish police buildings.
16 September: Local administration took over by a German official, D. Leiste from Rhineland.
21 September: The Germans carried out mass searches in the present-day district of Chojny.
September: The Germans carried out first arrests of Poles as part of the Intelligenzaktion and established first prisons for arrested Poles.
12 October – 4 November: City becomes seat of Nazi German General Government of occupied Poland.
31 October: A German transit camp for Poles arrested in the Intelligenzaktion established in the present-day district of Ruda Pabianicka.
November: Radogoszcz concentration camp established by the Germans. Its prisoners were mostly people from Łódź, Pabianice and other nearby settlements.
9 November: City annexed directly into Nazi Germany; the Germans destroyed the monument of Polish national hero Tadeusz Kościuszko.
9 November: First prisoners detained in the Radogoszcz concentration camp.
November: Hundreds of Poles from Łódź and the region massacred by the Germans in the forest in the present-day district of Łagiewniki as part of the Intelligenzaktion.
City renamed "Litzmannstadt" to erase traces of Polish origin.
11 December: The Germans massacred 70 Polish prisoners of the Radogoszcz camp in Łagiewniki.
13 December: The Germans massacred 40 Polish prisoners of the Radogoszcz camp in Łagiewniki.
December: 65 prisoners from the transit camp in Pabianice deported to the Radogoszcz concentration camp and then massacred in Łagiewniki.
31 December: First expulsions of Poles from Osiedle Montwiłła-Mireckiego carried out.
Hundreds of Poles from Łódź massacred by the Germans in the nearby village of Lućmierz-Las.
1940
14–15 January: German police and Selbstschutz carried out mass expulsions of Poles from Osiedle Montwiłła-Mireckiego.
February: More prisoners from the liquidated transit camp in Pabianice imprisoned in the Radogoszcz camp; Radogoszcz camp converted into the Radogoszcz prison.
February: Łódź Ghetto formed.
Hundreds of Poles from Łódź massacred by the Germans in the nearby village of Lućmierz-Las.
March: 11 Polish boy scouts from Łódź massacred by the Germans in the Okręglik forest near Zgierz.
April–May: The Russians committed the large Katyn massacre, among the victims of which were over 1,200 Poles, who either were born or lived in Łódź or the region before the war.
1941
February: German prisoner-of-war camp Stalag Luft II established in the present-day district of Ruda Pabianicka.
November: 5,007 Romani people deported by the Germans from German-occupied Burgenland to Łódź and imprisoned in a new German camp.
1942
January: The Germans dissolved the camp for Romani people and exterminated its prisoners in the Chełmno extermination camp.
German concentration camp for kidnapped Polish children of 2 to 16 years of age established in the city. It was nicknamed "little Auschwitz" due to its conditions.
1943 - The Germans established a forced labour camp for around 800 English prisoners of war in the Olechów neighbourhood.
1944
August: Łódź Ghetto liquidated.
September: Stalag Luft II POW camp liquidated.
1945
German concentration camp for kidnapped Polish children disestablished.
17 January: City taken by the Soviet Army and afterwards restored to Poland.
1945–2000
1945
Łódź University of Technology, University of Łódź and Public Academy of Arts established.
Dziennik Łodzki newspaper begins publication.
1946 - Retkinia included within city limits.
1947 - Animation studio Se-ma-for founded in Łódź.
1948 - National Film School in Łódź established.
1950 - Medical Academy of Łódź established.
1953 - ŁKS Łódź wins its first Polish men's basketball championship.
1957 - Russkiĭ Golos newspaper begins publication.
1958
Łódź Heat Power Stations commissioned.
ŁKS Łódź wins its first Polish football championship.
1960 - Central Museum of Textiles established.
1967
ŁKS Łódź wins its first Polish women's basketball championship.
Grand Theatre opens.
1968
Ballet festival begins.
Start Łódź wins its first Polish women's volleyball championship.
1973 - National choreographic competition begins.
1974 - Population: 784,000.
1975
Stadion ŁKS (stadium) built.
Museum of the City of Łódź active.
1978 - Monument of writer Władysław Reymont unveiled.
1981
Widzew Łódź wins its first Polish football championship.
Protest against food shortage.
1983
Anilana Łódź wins its first Polish men's handball championship.
ŁKS Łódź wins its first Polish women's volleyball championship.
Budowlani Łódź wins its first Polish rugby championship.
1984 - Monument of Stanisław Staszic unveiled in the Staszic Park in the city center.
1991 - 2 October: Visit of British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.
1992 - Roman Catholic Diocese of Łódź promoted to archdiocese.
1998 - Higher School of Art and Design established.
2000 - Monument of Pope John Paul II unveiled at the Piotrkowska Street.
21st century
2001 - Twin town partnership signed between Łódź and Örebro, Sweden.
2002
Jerzy Kropiwnicki becomes mayor.
Population: 785,134; province 2,612,900.
2004 - Łódź Biennale active.
2006 - Manufaktura shopping mall opens.
2008
19 May: Twin town partnership signed between Łódź and Szeged, Hungary.
September: Open-air Museum of the Łódź Wooden Architecture opened.
2009
Arena Łódź opens.
Łódź co-hosts the EuroBasket 2009.
2010 - Hanna Zdanowska becomes mayor.
2011 - Łódź co-hosts the EuroBasket Women 2011.
2013 - Rail freight transport between Łódź and China started.
2014 - Łódź co-hosts the 2014 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship.
2015 - Twin town partnership signed between Łódź and Chengdu, China.
2017
June: Łódź hosts the 2017 Łódź Sevens tournament of the 2017 Rugby Europe Sevens Grand Prix Series.
December: Łódź co-hosts the 2017 FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship.
2018 - Łódź hosts the first ever Mixed Doubles Łódź curling tournament.
2019
May–June: Łódź co-hosts the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
November: Honorary Consulate of Armenia opened in Łódź.
See also
Łódź history
History of Łódź
List of mayors of Łódź
List of years in Poland
References
This article incorporates information from the German Wikipedia and Polish Wikipedia.
Bibliography
in English
Zysiak, Agata et al. From Cotton and Smoke: Łódź - Industrial City and Discourses of Asynchronous Modernity, 1897-1994 (Krakow: Jagiellonian University Press, 2019). online review
in other languages
External links
Europeana. Items related to Łódź, various dates.
Map of Łódź, 1967
Lodz |
38189754 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1934%E2%80%9335%20Northern%20Football%20League | 1934–35 Northern Football League | The 1934–35 Northern Football League season was the 42nd in the history of the Northern Football League, a football competition in Northern England.
Clubs
The league featured 14 clubs which competed in the last season, no new clubs joined the league this season.
League table
References
1934-35
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41856230 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delvis%20Dutton | Delvis Dutton | Delvis W. Dutton is an American politician from the state of Georgia. A Republican, he is a former member of the Georgia House of Representatives, representing the 157th district from 2011 through 2015.
Education
Dutton attended Georgia Southern University.
Career
Dutton is a businessman. He once worked at UPS and in 2004, Dutton became the owner of General Pump and Well. In 2014, Dutton started All On News and later became the founder and Market Development Director of AllOnGeorgia.com.
On November 2, 2010, Dutton won the election and became a Republican member of Georgia House of Representatives for District 166. Dutton defeated Patrick Banks.
On November 6, 2012, Dutton won the election unopposed and served another term as a Republican member of Georgia House of Representatives for District 157.
In May 2014, Dutton ran unsuccessfully in the 2014 GOP primary for the United States House of Representatives in the Georgia's 12th congressional district, to challenge incumbent Democratic Representative John Barrow. He was defeated by Rick W. Allen with 53.99% of the votes. Dutton came in third place and received 14.39% of the votes.
Dutton also unsuccessfully ran for state Senate in the 19th district in 2016 and for house district 157 in 2018.
In 2015 and until 2016, Dutton became a Regional Director of Convention of States Project.
Personal life
Dutton was previously married to Danielle Dutton. They divorced in 2018 and have two children. They continue to live in Glennville, Georgia.
Following Dutton's arrest in 2021 stemming from complaints filed by a female, in July 2022 Dutton pleaded guilty to stalking and criminal trespass. He was sentenced to 24 months of probation and 40 hours of community service, as well as a mental health evaluation, fines, a no contact order with the victim, and a 180-day jail sentence that was suspended.
See also
2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia
References
External links
AllOnGeorgia.com
Delvis Dutton at ballotpedia.org
Living people
Republican Party members of the Georgia House of Representatives
People from Glennville, Georgia
Year of birth missing (living people)
21st-century American politicians |
18782855 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janak%20Singh | Janak Singh | Major General Janak Singh (surname Katoch) CIE, OBI, (7 August 1872 – 15 March 1972) was an officer of the Jammu and Kashmir State Forces in the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir. After retirement, he briefly served as the prime minister of the state during a crucial period in 1947, which was evidently a temporary appointment while the Maharaja looked for a more permanent candidate.
Biography
Janak Singh was from the village of Khaira in the Kangra district, in the present-day state of Himachal Pradesh in India.
Military career
Political career
Singh was army minister in the government of Maharaja Hari Singh of Jammu and Kashmir during 1929–1931. He also served as the revenue minister. On 11 August 1947 he was brought out of retirement to be the prime minister at a turbulent time on the eve of the independence of India and Pakistan. This is deemed to be a temporary appointment while the Maharaja searched for a more permanent replacement.
He steered the Standstill Agreement that Kashmir wanted to sign with India and Pakistan. The agreement was not signed by India, and before further deliberations were done Pakistan-assisted raiders had marched into Kashmir state. Janak Singh was replaced by Mehr Chand Mahajan on 15 October 1947. On 13 September 1947 Maharaja Hari Singh requested the loan of the services of Lt. Col. Kashmir Singh Katoch (son of Janak Singh) to act as the military adviser to the Maharaja. This request was granted by the Indian government.
Honours
Singh had won a Military Cross with a unit of the Frontier Force Rifles during World War II in action in Italy. He ultimately retired as a Lt. General in the Indian Army. The other two sons also served in the Indian Army, one in the 5 Gorkha Rifles, Brigadier Devendra Singh Katoch, AVSM, and the youngest, Lt. Colonel Rajendra Singh Katoch, followed his father into the J&K State forces, where he was commissioned into the J&K Bodyguard Cavalry.
Notes
References
Bibliography
1872 births
1972 deaths
Chief Ministers of Jammu and Kashmir (princely state)
Companions of the Order of the Indian Empire
People from Kangra district
People of the 1947 Kashmir conflict |
22161425 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Made%20man%20%28disambiguation%29 | Made man (disambiguation) | Made man is a fully initiated member of the Mafia.
Made man may refer to:
Made Man (video game), a 2006 third-person shooter video game
Made Man (album), a 1999 album by rapper Silkk the Shocker
See also
Made Men (film), a 1999 film by Louis Morneau |
3693680 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OOTG | OOTG | OOTG may refer to:
Order of the Garter, an English order of chivalry
Out of the Grey, a Contemporary Christian music project |
60836083 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spalinger%20S.21 | Spalinger S.21 | The Spalinger S.21 is a Swiss two-seat trainer glider flown in the late 1930s. They were heavily used as trainers but also set many new Swiss national records in the two-seat category.
Design and development
The 1938 Spalinger S.21 is one of a series of gull-winged gliders designed by Jakob Spalinger which began in 1934 with the S.15 and included the 1936 Spalinger S.18 which competed in that year's Berlin Olympic Games and dominated Swiss competitions and national records. The heavier, two-seat S.21 has a wing increased in span by 23% and externally braced in contrast to the S.18's cantilever wing.
The inner third of its wooden, single-spar wing is rectangular in plan and set with 5° of dihedral. Beyond, the wing is trapezoidal out to rounded tips and lacked dihedral. Each inner section is internally braced against drag loads with diagonal struts from the spars, meeting centrally, and against lift loads by an external single steel strut from the section's outer end to the fuselage keel. Each half-wing is plywood-covered ahead of the spars and around the leading edge, forming a torsion resistant D-box. Behind the spars the wings are fabric-covered and their outer sections have ailerons occupying most of their trailing edges. The first prototype initially lacked airbrakes but these were later mounted on the rear of the spar just outboard of the inner section.
Following the prototype there were three variants of the S.21, differing chiefly in their fuselage structures, but most S.21s were S-21Hs, otherwise known as S.21-Is. These had wood-framed fuselages, oval in section and plywood-skinned. The forward seat was ahead of the wing leading edge, under a transparent, multipart canopy. The wing was raised above the main fuselage on a streamlined pedestal which also enclosed the rear seat, with rectangular windows on each side. Access was via a port-side door. The fuselage tapered rearwards to a small fin that carried a large, curved balanced rudder with a rather pointed tip. Its nearly triangular tailplane was largely forward of the rudder hinge. The elevators were rounded in plan.
The 1937 prototype S.21, the later S.21-St (S.21-II) and S.21M (S.21 III) all had fabric-covered, polygonal section fuselages formed from welded steel tubes. They differed in their seating arrangements; the prototype had side-by-side seats as did the S.21-St, though its seats were staggered longitudinally by to minimize width. The S.21M, like the S.21H, had tandem seats.
The S.21 lands on a rubber-sprung skid which reaches forward from mid-chord nearly to the nose.
Operational history
The S.21H was much used as a trainer and also set new Swiss national records in all the two-seat class categories. Ten appeared on the Swiss register, one of which is still registered. Two more were built under licence in Italy as the Meteor S.21 Gabbiano, though the locally built CVV 6 Canguro proved more popular.
Variants
S.21 1937 prototype with fabric-covered, steel tube fuselage. Side-by-side seating.
S.21-I (S-21H) 1938 Wooden-framed, ply-covered, oval section fuselage. Tandem seats. At least ten built.
S.21-II (S-21St) Steel tube-framed fuselage, polygonal section fuselage. Staggered side-by-side seats. One only.
S.21-III (S-21M) Steel fuselage, tandem seats. One only.
Meteor S.21 Gabbiano 1951 Italian licence-built S-21H. Two only.
Aircraft on display
S.21H (HB-307), Verkehrshaus Schweiz, Lucerne
S.21H (HB-355), Fliegermusum Altenrhein, Altenrhein
S.21H (HB-357), Gliding Heritage Centre
Specifications (Meteor S.21 Gabbiano)
Notes
References
Aircraft first flown in 1937
Gull-wing aircraft
1930s Swiss sailplanes |
4298226 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crix%C3%A1s%2C%20Brazil | Crixás, Brazil | Crixás is a municipality in northwestern Goiás state, Brazil. The population was 17,044 (2020) in a total area of 4,661.5 km². Crixás was a major gold producing area but is now gradually losing population.
Crixás is 334 kilometers from the state capital, Goiânia, and is in the São Miguel do Araguaia Microregion. Connections from Goiânia are made by GO-080 / Nerópolis / São Francisco de Goiás / BR-153 / Jaraguá / Rialma / GO-336 / Itapaci / GO-154 / Pilar de Goiás / Santa Terezinha de Goiás / GO-347.
The population growth rate from 1996/2007 was -0.87.%. In 2007 the urban population was 11,516 and the rural population was 3,031.
The history of Crixás begins in the eighteenth century with the discovery of gold. The first explorer in these lands was Manoel Rodrigues Tomar, who arrived in 1726. At the time the region was inhabited by the Crixás Indians. The name of the city comes from these Indians. In 1740 the settlement became Arraial de Crixás. In 1935 it became Vila de Crixás, and in 1953 it became a city.
The economy is based on mineral mining and milk production. The municipality has a gold mine, the Serra Grande Gold Mine, partly owned and operated by AngloGold Ashanti, the third-largest gold mining company in the world, and the Kinross Gold Corporation. There is also production of manganese and talcum. In 2007 there were 9 industrial units and 104 retail units. There were three banks and one dairy.
Farms: 1,055
Total agricultural Area: 229,416 hectares
Permanent Planted Area: 8,401 hectares
Temporary Planted Area: 3,811 hectares
Natural Pasture: 141,660 hectares
Woodland and Forest: 72,267 hectares
Workers related to the farm owner: 2,519
Workers not related to the farm owner: 240 (IBGE)
Cattle herd: 690,665 head (2006)--the largest in the state and one of the largest in the country
Main crops: rice (350 hectares), banana (75 hectares), corn (500 hectares), and soybeans (500 hectares). (All data from IBGE 2006)
In education the area had 12 schools and 3,546 students. There is also a campus of the Universidade Estadual de Goiás, or UEG, with courses in Pedagogy, Letters, Geography, History, and Mathematics. There was one small hospital, with 32 beds, and 07 public health clinics.
Literacy rate in 2000: 82.0%
Infant mortality rate in 2000: 31.85 in 1,000 live births
The ranking on the 2000 Municipal Human Development Index was 0.717. On the Seplan Economic Development Index (2001) the ranking was 21 out of 246 municipalities (2001). See Seplan. On the Seplan Social Development Index (2000) the ranking was 133 out of 246 municipalities (2000) See Seplan
See also
List of municipalities in Goiás
References
Frigoletto
Municipalities in Goiás |
6493375 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kennelly | Kennelly | Kennelly is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Ardyth Kennelly (1912–2005), American novelist
Arthur E. Kennelly (1861–1939), American engineer
Barbara B. Kennelly (born 1936), Connecticut Representative
Brendan Kennelly (1936–2021), Irish poet and novelist
Jerry Kennelly, Irish photojournalist, founder of Stockbyte and Tweak.com
Joan Kennelly (died 2007), Irish photojournalist
Keala Kennelly (born 1978), American surfer
Martin H. Kennelly (1887–1961), mayor of Chicago
Matt Kennelly (Mathew Luke Kennelly; born 1989), Australian baseball player
Matthew F. Kennelly (born 1956), Federal District Court Judge in Illinois
Michael Kennelly (1914–2011), American Jesuit Catholic priest, President of the Loyola University New Orleans (1970–1974)
Noel Kennelly (born 1979), Irish Gaelic football player
Pádraig Kennelly (1929–2011), Irish journalist, editor and photographer
Pat Kennelly (1900–1981), Australian politician
Paul Kennelly (born 1947), Australian rules footballer
Richard Kennelly (born 1965), American Olympic rower
Ryan Kennelly (born 1974), American powerlifter
Sheila Kennelly (born 1927), Australian actress
Tadhg Kennelly (born 1981), Irish Gaelic football player
Tim Kennelly (1954–2005), Irish Gaelic football player
Tim Kennelly (baseball) (born 1986), Australian baseball player
See also
Kennelly–Heaviside layer, a layer of the Earth's ionosphere
Kenneally (disambiguation) |
41114450 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiwan%20Oil%20Field%20Exhibition%20Hall | Taiwan Oil Field Exhibition Hall | The Taiwan Oil Field Exhibition Hall or Taiwan Petroleum Exhibition Hall () is a museum about oil in Gongguan Township, Miaoli County, Taiwan.
History
The museum was established in 1981 by CPC Corporation in the area where oil was first discovered in Taiwan.
Architecture
The museum is housed in a two-story building. It is the largest building within the village it is located.
Exhibition
The hall houses the exhibition pavilions on the development of petroleum industry in Taiwan, from literature recording excavation, drilling and natural gas work.
See also
List of museums in Taiwan
Mining in Taiwan
References
External links
1981 establishments in Taiwan
Industry museums in Taiwan
Museums established in 1981
Museums in Miaoli County
Petroleum in Taiwan
Petroleum museums |
19521632 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karolin%C3%B3w%2C%20%C5%9Awi%C4%99tokrzyskie%20Voivodeship | Karolinów, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship | Karolinów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Krasocin, within Włoszczowa County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Krasocin, north-east of Włoszczowa, and west of the regional capital Kielce.
References
Villages in Włoszczowa County |
57125832 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMCS%20Prince%20Henry | HMCS Prince Henry | HMCS Prince Henry was an armed merchant cruiser and a landing ship infantry during World War II for the Royal Canadian Navy. The ship began service as the ocean liner SS Prince Henry for the Canadian National Steamship Company servicing ports along the Canadian British Columbia Coast and cities in the United States Northwest. However, lack of commercial opportunity and the arrival of the Great Depression forced the vessel's owners to send Prince Henry to ply the passenger trade along the North American eastern seaboard. In 1937, the vessel was chartered by Clarke Steamship Company and renamed SS North Star for service in the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of St. Lawrence. The Clarke Steamship Company purchased the vessel outright in 1938. In 1939, with the outbreak of World War II, North Star was one of the vessels acquired by the Royal Canadian Navy for naval service, which returned the ship to its original name.
Converted to an armed merchant cruiser, Prince Henry was ordered to patrol along the west coast of South America to intercept German merchant vessels trying to break the British blockade and return to Germany. Prince Henry took part in the apprehension of two German merchant vessels. The armed merchant cruiser escorted convoys in the US Aleutians campaign before returning to Canada to undergo conversion to a landing ship infantry. Following the conversion, Prince Henry was sent to the United Kingdom to take part in the invasion of Normandy. Prince Henry landed troops on Juno Beach on D-day and then spent the next two months supporting the beachhead. The vessel was then sent to the Mediterranean Sea in preparation for Operation Dragoon, the invasion of Southern France. Prince Henry was flagship of one of the advance forces clearing coastal islands prior to the main invasion. Prince Henry continued service in the Mediterranean, landing Allied troops at Piraeus in the liberation of Greece from the Axis powers. Following this service, Prince Henry returned to the United Kingdom where the ship was paid off by the Royal Canadian Navy and loaned to the Royal Navy.
Taken into British service as Prince Henry, the vessel served as an accommodation ship and headquarters ship at Wilhelmshaven, Plymouth and Falmouth. Following the end of the war, the ship was acquired outright by the Ministry of War Transport, renamed Empire Parkeston and used as a troopship to shuttle military personnel between Harwich and the Hook of Holland. In 1956, Empire Parkeston was one of the troopships used to land invasion forces at Port Said in the Suez Crisis. The vessel was taken out of service in 1961 and sold to be broken up for scrap at La Spezia, Italy in 1962.
Description
As built, Prince Henry was considered a small ocean liner. The ship was long between perpendiculars with a beam of . The vessel had a gross register tonnage (GRT) of 6,893 tons. Prince Henry had a small forecastle and cruiser stern as built and three funnels situated on an extra deck combined with a vertical stem.
The ship was powered by six Yarrow watertube boilers feeding two Parsons single reduction geared steam turbines, driving two shafts. The engines were rated at during sea trials, giving the ship a maximum speed of . However, in service the vessel operated at with maximum speed of . Prince Henry could carry of fuel oil.
Prince Henry had a capacity of 334 first class passengers and 70 deck passengers. The ship could also accommodate several cars. After being acquired by the Clarke Steamship Company, the vessel was refitted to carry 335 cruise passengers.
Conversion to warship
In 1939 Prince Henry was converted first to an armed merchant cruiser, then in 1943, to a landing ship infantry. The ship's displacement as a warship was and had a draught of . The ship was armed with four single breech-loading Mk VII guns of antiquated design for engaging surface targets were mounted along the centreline, two forward and two aft. The guns had a maximum angle of 20° and could not be used against aircraft. The guns were 45 years old and had no fire-control system. For anti-aircraft warfare, the ship was fitted with two single 20 cwt guns. Depth charge chutes and machine guns rounded out the offensive weaponry of the ship. Additionally, more bulkheads were added and a new naval bridge was installed. The two forward funnels were raked together into one. The upper decks were removed and replaced by a light cruiser superstructure. Furthermore, the remaining decks were strengthened to support the guns. However, the large internal spaces that remained, such as the spacious engine rooms, cargo spaces and remaining accommodation areas made Prince Henry vulnerable to a torpedo attack. After the conversion, Prince Henry was of similar strength to the destroyers in service with the Royal Canadian Navy, but with greater range. As a warship, the vessel's complement was 31 officers and 386 enlisted.
Construction and career
Prince Henry was one of three small ocean liners ordered by Canadian National Railway (CNR) for passenger service along the West Coast of Canada, travelling between Vancouver, Victoria and Seattle, along with and . Constructed at Birkenhead by Cammell Laird with the yard number 964, Prince Henry was the second ship of the class be built. The ship was launched on 17 January 1930 and completed in May. All three ships in the class were named for current executives of the company, Prince Henry taking its name from Sir Henry Thornton, the then-president of CNR.
The Prince ships were high-sided and less maneuverable than preceding classes in CNR service. The vessels were expensive to operate and their arrival created no new business opportunities for the company beyond providing an alternative to Canadian Pacific's coastal operations. Their large size required tugboat support in Victoria Harbour for berthing and un-berthing and the wash created by them while travelling at speed did damage to the sea walls of West Vancouver, requiring them to travel at a maximum of while in the Burrard Inlet.
In 1931, following the grounding of Prince Robert, Prince Henry and Prince David were sent to the Atlantic Coast to operate as cruise liners. The failure of the class along the Pacific coast caused the president of Canadian National, Sir Henry Thornton, to be ousted and the Conservative government's angry attention to CN's business. Prince Henry began performing Atlantic cruises in 1932, making 24 round trips between Boston, Havana and other Caribbean ports by the end of the year. Prince Henry performed another five Caribbean cruises and one charter cruise from the Atlantic, through the Panama Canal to Skagway, British Columbia before returning to Halifax via Honolulu. On 13 March 1934, Prince Henry ran aground at St. George's, Bermuda.
In 1937, Prince Henry was chartered by the Clarke Steamship Company of Quebec to operate in the St. Lawrence River and Gulf of St. Lawrence during the summer months and in winter months, travel between Miami, Port-au-Prince, Kingston and Havana. The following year, the Clarke Steamship Company purchased the ship and renamed her North Star.
War service
After the declaration of war Canada, the British Admiralty was informed by the Canadian Naval Service that the three Prince ships were available for naval use. In September 1939, as part of the initial Canadian wartime naval programme, the three Prince ships were selected for conversion into armed merchant cruisers. Lambert, German and Milne of Montreal were chosen to design their conversions. The three Prince-class ships were seen as the replacement on the West Coast for the River-class destroyers that had departed for Atlantic Canada in 1939. Acquisition of the vessels was seen as more cost-effective and the Royal Canadian Navy paid $800,000 for North Star, which returned to its original name, Prince Henry in Canadian service. Prince Henrys conversion was performed by Canadian Vickers.
Prince Henry underwent conversion to an armed merchant cruiser at Montreal. Upon completion of her refit at Halifax in January 1941, the ship travelled to Bermuda for work ups. On 21 February, Prince Henry sailed on her first operational cruise. Based out of Jamaica, she transited the Panama Canal to rendezvous with the cruiser on 1 March.
Assigned to operate with Diomede off the coast of South America, Prince Henry sailed into the port of Callao, Peru on 24 March 1941 to refuel. Also in port were four German merchant vessels, Hermonthis, Muenchen, Leipzig and Montserrate. After refueling, Prince Henry left the port on 25 March and awaited the German merchant ships outside of Peruvian waters. Two of the German vessels left Callao on 1 April and the armed merchant cruiser moved to intercept. At 0630, Prince Henry spotted the first merchant vessel and placed a warning shot across the German ship's bow at 0700. At 0701, smoke was spotted coming from the superstructure and by 0705, the ship was covered in it. At 0715, the crew of Muenschen abandoned ship, to be picked up by .
With the fire aboard Muenschen too far advanced, Prince Henry departed the scene to find the other German merchant. At 1225, Prince Henry spotted Hermonthis, on fire, sinking and abandoned. Prince Henry ordered the German sailors back to their ship, an order which most obeyed, and sent a boarding party to Hermonthis. The ship's sinking was halted, however the fire was out of control and the ship was listing 15°. Prince Henry came alongside the ship in an attempt to put the fire out, however the attempt was unsuccessful. It was then decided to sink the burning merchant, and Prince Henry fired 35 rounds of its guns into the hull of Hermonthis. The German merchant vessel sank on 2 April.
Prince Henry began searching for Muenschen and her crew. On 3 April, the armed merchant cruiser returned to the German ship's last known position at 0800, however Muenschen was not found. Prince Henry began a search and encountered the Peruvian cruiser around 1145. The Peruvian cruiser informed Prince Henry that she had sunk Muenschen by gunfire two hours earlier. Prince Henry began looking for the crew of Muenschen, however three hours later, Prince Henry was ordered away from the area on a new patrol. The crew and their lifeboats were later intercepted by Bishopdale, however the ship was unable to capture them, being an unarmed tanker and the Germans made it safely ashore at Casma, Peru, where they were arrested.
Following the sinking of the two German ships, Prince Henry continued patrolling for three more weeks and then returned to Esquimalt, British Columbia to resupply and offload prisoners. Prince Henry resumed patrolling the Pacific until September, when Prince Henry was sent to St. John's, Newfoundland to become a depot ship for the Newfoundland Escort Force. In January 1942, Prince Henry resumed patrolling, this time in the West Indies. There, the ship was assigned to Caribbean Sea Frontier under United States Navy Rear Admiral John H. Hoover. On 22 February, the ship attempted to stabilise the torpedoed SS Lihue. A boarding party was put aboard the ship, but the merchant vessel's crew, who had been recovered, refused to return to the ship. The following day, Prince Henry departed to return to its patrol, having turned over the salvage of Lihue to . Lihue later sank, with the salvage crew escaping the ship aboard Prince Henrys whaler. On 3 April Prince Henry recovered 44 survivors from which had been torpedoed. The ship departed the West Indies on 20 April and arrived at Esquimalt on 7 May and served with the local escort force there until March 1943, with the exception of a period spent on assignment with the United States Navy during the Aleutians campaign. During this period, Prince Henry was fitted with plastic bridge armour and early asdic.
After the Japanese invaded islands in the Territory of Alaska threatening northwestern North America, the US assembled a force to retake the islands. All three Prince ships were assigned to the Aleutians campaign, along with the corvettes and . The Canadian ships sailed on 20 August 1942 from Esquimalt, bound for Kodiak. Once there, they were tasked with escort duties, protecting supply convoys travelling between Kodiak, Dutch Harbor and locations between. The Canadian ships were placed under US command and spent two uneventful months traversing Alaskan waters.
As landing ship
Beginning on 6 March 1943, Prince Henry underwent conversion to a medium landing ship infantry at Burrard Dry Dock in East Vancouver (her sister ship also underwent conversion). Prince Henry carried eight landing craft assault, each , four to each side of the ship. They were deployed using quadrantal davits located on the upper deck. The 6-inch guns were removed and replaced by a two twin Mk XVI HA/LA mounts, two single 40 mm Bofors and ten 20 mm Oerlikon mounts. The accommodation area was reconfigured in order to accommodate a large sick bay and a large command section was fitted. The accommodation area was able to hold 550 troops after bunks were fitted. Following the conversion, the complement of the ship was increased to 31 officers and 322 enlisted, including the landing craft crews. The ship re-commissioned on 6 January 1944. Prince Henry sailed for the UK, stopping at Bermuda to pick up 250 British schoolchildren who had been evacuated during the Blitz. Upon arrival and disembarking the children, the vessel sailed to Clydebank to undergo final fitting of radar, communications equipment and Oerlikons at the John Brown & Company shipyard.
After completing the final fittings, Prince Henry sailed for Cowes in April 1944. At Cowes, Prince Henry embarked the 528th Flotilla of landing craft. April and May were used for training with the invasion fleet. On 2 June, Prince Henry loaded assault forces. The units assigned to Prince Henry during the invasion were 147 of the Canadian Scottish and 128 support troops, forming the reserve for the 7th Canadian Infantry Brigade of the 3rd Canadian Division. Aside from landing troops, Prince Henry also acted as senior officer's ship of Force J1, composed of 22 merchant vessels heading for Juno Beach. Force J was tasked with landing troops on sectors "Mike" and "Nan" on Juno Beach. Prince Henrys troops were to land on "Mike Red", east of Courselles. At 2140 on 5 June, Prince Henry sailed for Normandy, following the destroyer into the swept channel 7 towards the beaches.
After reaching a position offshore, Force J turned parallel to the coast, with between ships and prepared for the assault. Prince Henry began lowering the assault craft at 0545 on 6 June and by 0827 the Canadian Scottish were landing on the beaches. LCA 856 hit a beach obstacle and LCA 1021 collided with a tank landing craft, but both made it to shore and landed their troops. By 1230, all of the landing craft, save the duty boat, were loaded back aboard Prince Henry. The duty boat was hit by mortar fire and required some repairs, but quickly returned to duty. Prince Henry embarked 57 wounded, along with survivors from ships that had sunk during the assault and sailed back to Cowes in a nine-ship convoy at night.
Prince Henry embarked landing craft and American troops for Utah Beach during the reinforcement phase of the assault. Following that delivery, Prince Henry joined Prince David for ten days at anchor. The ship made one more voyage to Normandy, this time starting from Portland in June, then three more voyages in July before departing for a boiler cleaning at Southampton. Between them, Prince Henry and Prince David transported 5,566 troops to Normandy. In 2023, Prince Henry was awarded the campaign honour "Normandy, 1944", in addition to honours that had been awarded decades earlier.
Prince Henry departed Southampton for Gibraltar on 24 July and then travelled on to Naples, Italy. There, the ship joined the forces gathering for the invasion of southern France named Operation Dragoon. Prince Henry arrived at Naples on 31 July and was designated the headquarters ship for the force subdivision "Sitka Unit B" on 6 August. "Sitka Unit B" was composed of Prince Henry and four US destroyer troop transports, escorted by four motor torpedo boats. The ship would be the flagship of US Rear Admiral T. E. Chandler, who commanded one of the main force divisions. In addition to the headquarters staff, Prince Henry embarked 279 members of the First Special Service Force.
After departing Naples, the force stopped at Corsica for one day. On 14 August "Sitka Unit B" departed for the coastal islands of Port-Cros and Île du Levant, which were located east of Toulon. There, "Sitka Unit B" was tasked with eliminating coastal defences on the islands such as shore batteries ahead of the main landings. The force arrived off the islands at 2300 on 14 August. The troops landed successfully the next morning, but soon encountered stiff resistance. Prince Henrys landing craft spend the day shuttling casualties and prisoners of war to the waiting ships offshore. By 1500, the landing craft had returned to Prince Henry and been lifted aboard. Following the main invasion of southern France, Prince Henry travelled between Corsica and the landing zone twice before returning to Italy.
Prince Henry spent September ferrying troops and landing craft from Messina to ports further north along the Adriatic coast in preparation for possible landings in Yugoslavia and Greece. A force was assembled at Taranto in October, where Prince Henry was one of seven landing ships involved. On 15 October, the force sailed. Prince Henry arrived at Piraeus on 17 October and landed her troops. In the following weeks, the ship ferried men and supplies between Taranto and Athens. After the Germans retreated from northern Greece, Prince Henry took part in the relief mission to Salonika. On 23 December, the ship was ordered to Preveza to take over duties of Senior Naval Officer and to evacuate as many people as possible during the Greek Civil War. Prince Henry arrived on 24 October carrying Prince Davids flotilla of landing craft along with its own. From 24 to 29 December, Prince Henry evacuated 4,400 people. On 31 December, Prince Henry returned to Taranto.
British service
Prince Henry remained in the Mediterranean Sea until March, when she sailed for Gibraltar. On 18 November 1944, the British Admiralty sent a request to the Royal Canadian Navy asking for two ships for loan for use in Southeast Asian operations if the Canadians could not man them. The Royal Canadian Navy offered Prince Henry and Prince David. After arriving at Gibraltar, Prince Henry joined a convoy returning to the United Kingdom and arrived at London on 15 April where she was paid off by the Royal Canadian Navy, which declared that they could not man the ship.
The British assumed control of the ship on loan and recommissioned the vessel HMS Prince Henry. The ship sailed for Wilhelmshaven for use as an accommodation and headquarters ship in late 1945 and at Portsmouth and later Falmouth. In 1946, the vessel was purchased by the UK Ministry of War Transport for $500,000 and renamed Empire Parkeston. The ministry placed the ship under the management of the General Steam Navigation Company and used her as a troopship operating between Harwich and the Hook of Holland. In 1956, Empire Parkeston was requisitioned for use by the Royal Navy and used as a landing ship during the landings at Port Said during the Suez Crisis. Empire Parkeston was the first naval ship to land elements of 16 Parachute Brigade on 5 November. Following the Suez Crisis, Empire Parkeston returned to service on the Harwich-Holland run, but was withdrawn in September 1961 after troop movements began to be made exclusively by air. The ship was sold to Lotti and broken up at La Spezia, Italy in 1962.
Notes
Citations
Sources
External links
The Prince-class vessels
Prince Henry at readyayeready.com
Landing craft at the Juno Beach Centre
Ships of the Royal Canadian Navy
Cruisers of the Royal Canadian Navy
World War II cruisers of Canada
1930 ships
Troop ships
Steamships of Canada
Maritime incidents in 1934 |
14083524 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1971%E2%80%9372%20Vancouver%20Canucks%20season | 1971–72 Vancouver Canucks season | The 1971–72 Vancouver Canucks season was the Canucks' second season in the NHL. They finished 7th, last, in the East Division. Hal Laycoe, the team's first head coach, was fired after the season concluded and replaced by Vic Stasiuk.
Regular season
The Canucks opened the season at home against the Toronto Maple Leafs on October 8, 1971. They lost the game 3–2, though Jocelyn Guevremont, the team's first draft choice in the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft, scored his first goal. In their game against the Minnesota North Stars on October 20, the Canucks were shutout for the first time, losing 7–0. One week later the Canucks played the Maple Leafs and drew them 0–0, the first time the team had a shutout of their own; Dunc Wilson was in net for the Canucks, while Bernie Parent was in for the Maple Leafs.
During his tour of Canada, Soviet Premier Alexei Kosygin and his entourage watched the Canucks play the Montreal Canadiens on October 22. They stayed for the first two periods and saw Montreal score four goals en route to winning the game 6–0. Frank Mahovlich recorded a hat trick for the Canadiens, while Ken Dryden earned the shutout.
With the season concluded, Hal Laycoe was fired as head coach of the team. He was appointed vice-president of player development and scouting, and Vic Stasiuk was named the new coach.
Standings
Divisional standings
Record vs. opponents
Schedule and results
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"
| 1 || October 8 || Toronto || 3–2 || Vancouver || 0–1–0 || 0
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"
| 2 || October 10 || Los Angeles || 4–2 || Vancouver || 0–2–0 || 0
|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"
| 3 || October 12 || Philadelphia || 2–3 || Vancouver || 1–2–0 || 2
|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"
| 4 || October 15 || Vancouver || 9–6 || California || 2–2–0 || 4
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"
| 5 || October 16 || Pittsburgh || 2–1 || Vancouver || 2–3–0 || 4
|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"
| 6 || October 19 || Vancouver || 3–1 || St. Louis || 3–3–0 || 6
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"
| 7 || October 20 || Vancouver || 0–7 || Minnesota || 3–4–0 || 6
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"
| 8 || October 22 || Montreal || 6–0 || Vancouver || 3–5–0 || 6
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"
| 9 || October 24 || Boston || 4–3 || Vancouver || 3–6–0 || 6
|- style="text-align:center; background:#ffb;"
| 10 || October 27 || Vancouver || 0–0 || Toronto || 3–6–1 || 7
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"
| 11 || October 28 || Vancouver || 2–3 || Philadelphia || 3–7–1 || 7
|- style="text-align:center; background:#ffb;"
| 12 || October 30 || Buffalo || 4–4 || Vancouver || 3–7–2 || 8
|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"
| 13 || October 31 || Chicago || 2–6 || Vancouver || 4–7–2 || 10
|-
|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"
| 14 || November 5 || Pittsburgh || 2–4 || Vancouver || 5–7–2 || 12
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"
| 15 || November 6 || New York || 3–1 || Vancouver || 5–8–2 || 12
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"
| 16 || November 10 || Vancouver || 1–3 || Pittsburgh || 5–9–2 || 12
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"
| 17 || November 11 || Vancouver || 3–4 || Philadelphia || 5–10–2 || 12
|- style="text-align:center; background:#ffb;"
| 18 || November 13 || Vancouver || 2–2 || Toronto || 5–10–3 || 13
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"
| 19 || November 14 || Vancouver || 1–6 || New York || 5–11–3 || 13
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"
| 20 || November 17 || Vancouver || 0–3 || Chicago || 5–12–3 || 13
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"
| 21 || November 18 || Vancouver || 0–5 || Boston || 5–13–3 || 13
|- style="text-align:center; background:#ffb;"
| 22 || November 21 || Detroit || 2–2 || Vancouver || 5–13–4 || 14
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"
| 23 || November 23 || Minnesota || 2–1 || Vancouver || 5–14–4 || 14
|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"
| 24 || November 27 || Buffalo || 2–5 || Vancouver || 6–14–4 || 16
|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"
| 25 || November 30 || Chicago || 2–4 || Vancouver || 7–14–4 || 18
|-
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"
| 26 || December 4 || Vancouver || 0–7 || Montreal || 7–15–4 || 18
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"
| 27 || December 5 || Vancouver || 3–6 || New York || 7–16–4 || 18
|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"
| 28 || December 7 || St. Louis || 1–2 || Vancouver || 8–16–4 || 20
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"
| 29 || December 11 || Boston || 6–2 || Vancouver || 8–17–4 || 20
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"
| 30 || December 14 || Detroit || 4–3 || Vancouver || 8–18–4 || 20
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"
| 31 || December 17 || Monreal || 6–2 || Vancouver || 8–19–4 || 20
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"
| 32 || December 19 || Vancouver || 1–5 || Buffalo || 8–20–4 || 20
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"
| 33 || December 22 || Vancouver || 0–3 || Detroit || 8–21–4 || 20
|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"
| 34 || December 26 || California || 2–6 || Vancouver || 9–21–4 || 22
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"
| 35 || December 29 || Vancouver || 1–3 || Los Angeles || 9–22–4 || 22
|-
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"
| 36 || January 2 || Los Angeles || 6–3 || Vancouver || 9–23–4 || 22
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"
| 37 || January 5 || Vancouver || 4–6 || Montreal || 9–24–4 || 22
|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"
| 38 || January 8 || Vancouver || 5–1 || Minnesota || 10–24–4 || 24
|- style="text-align:center; background:#ffb;"
| 39 || January 11 || Minnesota || 2–2 || Vancouver || 10–24–5 || 25
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"
| 40 || January 14 || Vancouver || 3–5 || California || 10–25–5 || 25
|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"
| 41 || January 15 || California || 3–4 || Vancouver || 11–25–5 || 27
|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"
| 42 || January 19 || Vancouver || 6–1 || Pittsburgh || 12–25–5 || 29
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"
| 43 || January 20 || Vancouver || 0–1 || Buffalo || 12–26–5 || 29
|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"
| 44 || January 22 || New York || 2–5 || Vancouver || 13–26–5|| 31
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"
| 45 || January 27 || Vancouver || 0–4 || Chicago || 13–27–5 || 31
|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"
| 46 || January 29 || Toronto || 2–5 || Vancouver || 14–27–5 || 33
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"
| 47 || January 30 || California || 2–0 || Vancouver || 14–28–5 || 33
|-
|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"
| 48 || February 2 || Vancouver || 5–1 || California || 15–28–5 || 35
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"
| 49 || February 4 || Chicago || 6–2 || Vancouver || 15–29–5 || 35
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"
| 50 || February 6 || Montreal || 4–2 || Vancouver || 15–30–5 || 35
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"
| 51 || February 8 || Philadelphia || 3–1 || Vancouver || 15–31–5 || 35
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"
| 52 || February 10 || Vancouver || 1–9 || Boston || 15–32–5 || 35
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"
| 53 || February 12 || Vancouver || 4–5 || St. Louis || 15–33–5 || 35
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"
| 54 || February 13 || Vancouver || 4–6 || Pittsburgh || 15–34–5 || 35
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"
| 55 || February 15 || New York || 5–1 || Vancouver || 15–35–5 || 35
|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"
| 56 || February 18 || St. Louis || 2–5 || Vancouver || 16–35–5 || 37
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"
| 57 || February 19 || Vancouver || 3–5 || Los Angeles || 16–36–5 || 37
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"
| 58 || February 22 || Boston || 4–3 || Vancouver || 16–37–5 || 37
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"
| 59 || February 24 || Vancouver || 0–2 || Detroit || 16–38–5 || 37
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"
| 60 || February 26 || Vancouver || 1–7 || Toronto || 16–39–5 || 37
|- style="text-align:center; background:#ffb;"
| 61 || February 27 || Vancouver || 3–3 || Chicago || 16–39–6 || 38
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"
| 62 || February 29 || Vancouver || 2–8 || Detroit || 16–40–6 || 38
|-
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"
| 63 || March 2 || Vancouver || 3–7 || Boston || 16–41–6 || 38
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"
| 64 || March 4 || Vancouver || 0–5 || Montreal || 16–42–6 || 38
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"
| 65 || March 5 || Vancouver || 1–6 || New York || 16–43–6 || 38
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"
| 66 || March 8 || Philadelphia || 6–5 || Vancouver || 16–44–6 || 38
|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"
| 67 || March 10 || Buffalo || 2–3 || Vancouver || 17–44–6 || 40
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"
| 68 || March 14 || Pittsburgh || 7–4 || Vancouver || 17–45–6 || 40
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"
| 69 || March 16 || Vancouver || 2–6 || Minnesota || 17–46–6 || 40
|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"
| 70 || March 17 || Vancouver || 6–2 || Buffalo || 18–46–6 || 42
|- style="text-align:center; background:#ffb;"
| 71 || March 19 || St. Louis || 3–3 || Vancouver || 18–46–7 || 43
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"
| 72 || March 21 || Detroit || 7–5 || Vancouver || 18–47–7 || 43
|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"
| 73 || March 24 || Toronto || 3–5 || Vancouver || 19–47–7 || 45
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"
| 74 || March 26 || Vancouver || 1–4 || Philadelphia || 19–48–7 || 45
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"
| 75 || March 28 || Vancouver || 1–2 || St. Louis || 19–49–7 || 45
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"
| 76 || March 29 || Vancouver || 2–4 || Los Angeles || 19–50–7 || 45
|- style="text-align:center; background:#ffb;"
| 77 || March 31 || Los Angeles || 4–4 || Vancouver || 19–50–8 || 46
|-
|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"
| 78 || April 2 || Minnesota || 1–4 || Vancouver || 20–50–8 || 48
|-
Player statistics
Skaters
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Vancouver. Stats reflect time with the Canucks only.
Denotes player traded by Vancouver midway through the season. Stats reflect time with Canucks only.
Goaltenders
Note: GP = Games played; Min = Minutes; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average
Awards and records
Trophies and awards
Cyclone Taylor Award (Canucks MVP): Orland Kurtenbach
Cyrus H. McLean Trophy (Canucks Leading Scorer): Andre Boudrias, Orland Kurtenbach
Fred J. Hume Award (Canucks Unsung Hero): Ron Ward
Most Exciting Player: Andre Boudrias
Records achieved in the season
Canucks team records
Fewest points overall: (48) – repeated in 1994–95
Fewest road points: (15) – repeated in 1972–73
Fewest wins overall: (20) – (18 in shortened 1994–95 season)
Most losses overall: (50)
Most road losses: (30)
Fewest ties overall: (8) – repeated in 1970–71, 1986–87, 1988–89
Most shutouts against: (12)
Transactions
The Canucks were involved in the following transactions during the 1971–72 season.
Trades
Draft picks
Vancouver's picks at the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft, held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal.
Notes
References
Player stats: 2006–07 Vancouver Canucks Media Guide – 1970–71 stats, pg. 150.
Game log: 2006–07 Vancouver Canucks Media Guide – 1970–71 stats, pg. 150.
Team standings: 2007–08 NHL Official Guide & Record Book, pg. 150.
Team records: 2006–07 Vancouver Canucks Media Guide – Canucks all time team & individual records, pp. 225–237
See also
1971–72 NHL season
Vancouver Canucks seasons
Vanc
Vanc |
17042034 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canton%20of%20La%20B%C3%A2tie-Neuve | Canton of La Bâtie-Neuve | The canton of La Bâtie-Neuve is a former administrative division in southeastern France. It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. It had 4,963 inhabitants (2012).
The canton comprised the following communes:
Avançon
La Bâtie-Neuve
La Bâtie-Vieille
Montgardin
Rambaud
La Rochette
Saint-Étienne-le-Laus
Valserres
Demographics
See also
Cantons of the Hautes-Alpes department
References
Former cantons of Hautes-Alpes
2015 disestablishments in France
States and territories disestablished in 2015 |
19181494 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bird%20of%20Prey%20%28Uriah%20Heep%20song%29 | Bird of Prey (Uriah Heep song) | "Bird of Prey" is a song by British rock band Uriah Heep, from the group's US version of their 1970 debut album Very 'Eavy... Very 'Umble (released as Uriah Heep in the United States). A re-recorded version of the song would appear on the European version of 1971's album Salisbury. The original 1970 version of the song would later appear on the European 2003 remaster of Very 'Eavy... Very 'Umble. Although not released as a single, the song is regarded by many fans as one of the band's most popular songs. The song is the B-side of the band's first ever worldwide single "Gypsy".
In popular culture
In 2009 the intro to the song (approximately from 8–14 seconds) was sampled by the American Rapper Xzibit in his single "Hurt Locker".
Personnel
Mick Box – lead guitar
David Byron – lead vocals
Ken Hensley – organ, mellotron
Paul Newton – bass guitar, vocals
Keith Baker – drums
References
1970 songs
Uriah Heep (band) songs
Songs written by Ken Hensley
Songs written by David Byron
Songs written by Mick Box |
32084796 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312%20EHF%20Champions%20League | 2011–12 EHF Champions League | The 2011–12 EHF Champions League was the 52nd edition of Europe's premier club handball tournament and the nineteenth edition under the current EHF Champions League format. FC Barcelona Intersport were the defending champions. The final four was played on 26–27 May 2012. For the third consecutive year it will be played at the Lanxess Arena in Cologne.
THW Kiel won the title for the third time after defeating Atlético Madrid 26–21 in the final.
Overview
Team allocation
th Title Holder
Round and draw dates
Qualification stage
Qualification tournament
A total of 12 teams took part in the qualification tournaments. The clubs were drawn into three groups of four and played a semifinal and the final. The winner of the qualification groups advanced to the group stage, while the eliminated clubs went to the EHF Cup. Matches were played at 3–4 September 2011.
Seedings
Group 1
The tournament was organised by the Slovakian club HT Tatran Prešov.
Bracket
Semifinals
Third place game
Final
Group 2
The tournament was organised by the Austrian club Aon Fivers Margareten.
Bracket
Semifinals
Third place game
Final
Group 3
The tournament was organised by the Israeli club Maccabi Rishon LeZion.
Bracket
Semifinals
Third place game
Final
Wild card tournament
Initially five teams applied for the four tournament places and following the decision of the European Handball Federation the request from the Danish Handball Association for Skjern Handbold was rejected. The clubs were drawn together automatically according to their league coefficient and decided the winner of the tournament using a final four system. Only the victorious team advanced to the Champions League group stage, while the losing sides continued their European adventure in the EHF Cup. The tournament was held at 3–4 September 2011, and was organized by Vive Targi Kielce.
Bracket
Semifinals
Third place game
Final
Group stage
The draw for the group stage took place at the Gartenhotel Altmannsdorf in Vienna on 28 June 2011 at 11:00 local time. A total of 24 teams were drawn into four groups of six. Teams were divided into six pots, based on EHF coefficients. Clubs from the same pot or the same association could not be drawn into the same group, except the wild card tournament winner, which did not enjoy any protection.
Seedings
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Knockout stage
Last 16
Seedings
Matches
The draw was held on 28 February 2012 at 11:00 in Hørsholm, Denmark. The first legs will be played on 14–18 March, and the second legs will be played on 21–25 March 2012.
Quarterfinals
Seedings
The draw was held on 27 March 2012 at 11:30 local time in Vienna. The first legs were played on 18–22 April, and the second legs were played on 25–29 April 2012.
Matches
Final four
The semifinals was played on 26 May 2012. The third place game and the final was played on 27 May 2012 in the Lanxess Arena at Cologne, Germany. The draw was held on May 2, 2012 in Cologne.
Top scorers
Final statistics
References
External links
EHF Champions League website
Champions League
Champions League
EHF Champions League seasons |
40060924 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dusharla%20Satyanarayana | Dusharla Satyanarayana | Dusharla Satyanarayana (born 12 March 1954) is an Indian water rights activist and founder of Jala Sadhana Samithi (JSS). He is fighting for drinking and irrigation water for Nalgonda district in Telangana, formerly Andhra Pradesh, India, by completing decades old Srisailam Left Bank Canal Tunnel scheme. He also supported statehood for Telangana. He is also Vice President of Suvidha.
Early life
He was born in Raghavapuram village, Mothey Mandal, Nalgonda district, Telangana State.
He did his B.Sc. (Agriculture) from Jayashanker Agricultural University, Hyderabad.
Career
He joined Andhra Bank, Cuddapah in 1977, worked as an Agricultural assistant. He reigned and worked as Rural Development Officer in Union Bank of India. After looking at the plight of the small and marginal farmers he quit his job and started his activist life.
Jala Sadhana Samithi
He founded Jala Sadhana Samithi in 1980 to fight for the unjust treatment of water allocation to Nalgonda, which resulted in widespread cases of fluorosis. He did walkathons for water as well as Telangana statehood.
He did various types of protests like padayatras from Nalgonda to Srisailam, Yadagirigutta and Hyderabad to highlight the water woes of the people of the region in general and the fluoride victims of the district in particular. He did protests in Delhi.
He created a forest in his own barren land of 70 Acres, in his village.
Personal life
He is married but lives separately. His son is a Veterinary doctor.
References
Activists from Telangana
People from Nalgonda
1954 births
Living people |
9369429 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beer%20in%20Asia | Beer in Asia | Beer in Asia began when beer was produced in Sumer, Mesopotamia (ancient Iraq) circa 6000 years ago. It was introduced by Europeans in the 19th century, with modern breweries established in British India, the Dutch East Indies (today Indonesia), China, and Japan. Asia's first modern brewery was established in 1830 in India entirely using European brewing technology.
Today, beer brewing is a growing industry in Asia. China has been the world's largest beer producer since 2001. Asia is the largest beer-producing region in the world since 2009. In 2013, Asian top beer producing countries were China (46.5 million kiloliters), Japan (5.5 million kiloliters), Vietnam (3.1 million kiloliters), Thailand (2.3 million kiloliters), South Korea (2 million kiloliters) and India (1.9 million kiloliters).
History
Early history
Ancient Middle East is believed to be the cradle of beer, as it linked to the domestication of cereal and production of bread in the area. Chemical tests of ancient pottery jars reveal that beer was produced about 3,500 BCE in what is today Iran, and was one of the first-known biological engineering products using fermentation. Archaeological findings showing that Chinese villagers were brewing fermented alcoholic drinks as far back as 7,000 BCE on small and individual scale, with the production process and methods similar to that of ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia.
In Mesopotamia, early evidence of beer is a 3,900-year-old Sumerian poem honoring Ninkasi, the patron goddess of brewing, which contains the oldest surviving beer recipe, describing the production of beer from barley via bread.
Colonial period
British India
In the late-1820s, Edward Abraham Dyer moved from England to set up the first brewery in India (later incorporated as Dyer Breweries in 1855) at Kasauli in the Himalayan Mountains. The Kasauli brewery launched India's and Asia's first beer, Lion, which was in great demand by thirsty British administrators and troops stationed in the heat of India. The brewery was later incorporated as Dyer Breweries in 1855. Lion was much appreciated as a beer, and one famous poster featured a satisfied British Tommy declaring, "as good as back home!". The company still exists and is known as Mohan Meakin Limited, which today manages a large group of companies involved in many industries.
The brewery was soon shifted to nearby Solan, close to the British summer capital Shimla, as there was an abundant supply of fresh springwater there. The Kasauli brewery site was converted to a distillery, which Mohan Meakin Ltd. still operate. Dyer set up more breweries at Shimla, Murree Murree Brewery, Rawalpindi, Mandalay, Quetta and acquired interests in the Ootacamund Brewery (south India).
Another entrepreneur, H G Meakin, moved to India and bought the old Shimla and Solan Breweries from Edward Dyer and added more at Ranikhet, Dalhousie, Chakrata, Darjeeling, Kirkee and Nuwara Eliya (Ceylon). After the First World War, the Meakin and Dyer breweries merged and in 1937, when Burma was separated from India, the company was restructured with its Indian assets as Dyer Meakin Breweries, a public company on the London Stock Exchange.
Following Indian independence, N.N. Mohan raised funds and travelled to London where he acquired a majority stake in Dyer Meakin Breweries. He took over management of the company in 1949 and built new breweries at Lucknow, Ghaziabad and Khopoli (near Bombay). The company name was changed to Mohan Meakin Breweries in 1967.
On the death of N.N. Mohan in 1969, his eldest son Colonel V.R. Mohan took over as managing director. He introduced a number of new products that are brand leaders today, but died in 1973 soon after taking the helm. In the 1970s the manufacturing activities of the company were diversified into other fields including breakfast cereals, fruit juices, and mineral water under the leadership of Brigadier Kapil Mohan (Col. V.R. Mohan's brother). Subsequently, the word "brewery" was dropped from the company name in 1982 to remove the impression that the company was engaged only in beer making. New breweries were built during the 1970s and 1980s at Chandigarh, Madras, Nepal, and Kakinada near Hyderabad.
Today, Mohan Meakin's principal brands are Old Monk rum and Golden Eagle beer. Its other products include Diplomat Deluxe, Colonel's Special, Black Knight, Meakin 10,000, Summer Hall and Solan No 1 whiskies, London Dry and Big Ben gins, and Kaplanski vodka. Asia's original beer, Lion, is still sold in northern India.
Dutch East Indies
In 1929, the Heineken beer company established its first East Indian brewery in Surabaya, East Java, during Dutch colonial rule of Indonesia. Beer was a popular drink among Dutch colonials and Indos in the Dutch East Indies. Brewing was interrupted during World War II Pacific War (1942-1945) and following the Indonesian National Revolution (1945-1949).
By the 1960s, Indonesians had developed their own local brands of beer, including Bintang Beer (nationalized from Heineken) and Anker Beer.
Early beer brands
Lion Beer is the main brand first sold in the 1840s. It was originally branded an IPA (India Pale Ale) but was changed in the sixties to a lager. Lion remained the number one beer in India for over a century from the 1840s until the 1960s. After this another Mohan Meakin brand, Golden Eagle, took the number one spot until the 1980s, when Kingfisher became number one. By 2001, Lion sales had declined substantially and Lion was only available to the Indian Army through the CSD (Canteen Services Department). Mohan Meakin then entrusted the marketing of their original beer to International Breweries Pvt. Ltd. The brand has since been relaunched in the north Indian market. With a new label design and marketing campaign, Lion has established itself once more in the civilian market and is now expanding into markets across India.
Lion earns a place in history as Asia's first beer brand. Lion's popularity with the British during the heyday of the Empire led to the start-up of other Lion beers around the world, in New Zealand, South Africa and elsewhere. Lion remains the number one brand in neighbouring Sri Lanka where Mohan Meakin had introduced it in the 1880s through their Ceylon brewery.
Countries
Bangladesh
Bangladesh is a predominantly Muslim country with strict laws regulating the sale of alcohol. In 2004 a local company, Crown Beverages, brewed a product it believed legally circumvented the country's ban on alcohol, producing a malt and hops-based drink that contained less than 5% alcohol. The drinks were marketed as 'Crown' and 'Hunter'. The government subsequently banned their sale however Crown Beverages now sell the Hunter beer brand through government-licensed outlets.
Brunei
Alcohol is banned in Brunei except for sale to foreigners and non-Muslims. There are no breweries in the country.
Cambodia
There are three main commercial breweries in Cambodia: Cambrew Brewery; Cambodia Brewery; and Khmer Brewery.
Angkor Beer, named after the iconic Khmer Angkor temples near Siem Reap, is the most widely consumed beer in Cambodia. It is brewed by Cambrew Brewery in Sihanoukville, which also brews Klang Beer, Bayon Beer, Angkor Extra Stout, and Black Panther Premium Stout. Cambrew Brewery is 50 percent owned by Carlsberg.
Anchor Beer and Tiger Beer is brewed by Cambodia Brewery in Kandal, which is 50 percent owned by Heineken. Cambodia Brewery also produces Crown Gold and ABC Stout.
Cambodia Beer is brewed by Khmer Brewery in Phnom Penh.
Kingdom Breweries is Cambodia's only premium craft beer brewery and brews dark, pilsener, and gold lager beers in Phnom Penh.
China
Beer in China has become increasingly popular in the last century due to the popularity of local and imported brands. Chinese beer has also seen a rise in popularity internationally in the last few decades.
India
In India, traditional beer has been prepared from rice or millet for thousands of years. In the 18th century, the British introduced European beer to India. Beer is not as popular as stronger alcoholic beverages like whiskey. The most popular beers in India are strong beers.
Indonesia
Bintang is a locally brewed version of Heineken beer. It is noticeable that Bintang uses similar packaging (650 mL green bottle) and a symbol identical (a red star) to that of Heineken. The name Bintang means "star" in Indonesian.
Bali Hai is not a beer produced on Bali but on Java.
Japan
Asahi, Kirin, Sapporo, and Suntory are the four major beer producers, mainly producing pale-colored light lagers with an alcohol strength of around five percent ABV.
Kyrgyzstan
Traditional Kyrgyz drinks like bozo and kymyz retain popularity, and Soviet-style beer lives on in the form of Nasheb. New local brands, e.g. Arpa and Zhivoe brands, have gained popularity and a solid market share. The brewpub Steinbrau in Bishkek brought German-style lagers to the land, which are now widely available.
Microbreweries and Craft beer bars have gained in popularity over the last years.
Many of the international brands are Russian (Baltika, Sibirskoe Koronna, Klinskoe) or Kazak (Tian-Shan, Karagandinskoe) with several international AB InBev and Heineken N.V. brands available.
Laos
The Lao Brewery Company (L.B.C.) was established in 1973 as a joint-venture between French investors and Lao businessmen, with beer production commencing in 1973, with a capacity of 3 million litres of beer. Following the foundation of the Lao People's Democratic Republic in December 1975 the brewery was nationalised and became a state-operated enterprise. In 1993 the L.B.C. entered into a joint venture, with 51% foreign investment. In 2002 there was a further change to the brewery's joint venture partners with Carlsberg Asia Company Ltd taking a significant stake in the company. In 2005 Carlsberg increased their stake holding to 50%, with the Lao government holding the balance. L.B.C. currently produces 200 million litres of beer annually and claims a 99% share of the Lao beer market. Beer Lao is the most popular beer in Laos.
Malaysia
Malaysia's beer market is dominated by Heineken Malaysia Berhad (formerly known as Guinness Anchor Berhad) and Carlsberg Brewery Malaysia Berhad, owning two of Malaysia's three brewing licenses (which are no longer issued by the government).
Mongolia
Sengur is the most popular beer in Mongolia.
Myanmar
The dominant brewery in Myanmar, with an approximately 80% share of the market, is Myanmar Brewery, which is 45% owned by Union of Myanmar Economic Holdings Limited. Myanmar Brewery's beers include Myanmar Beer, Double Strong Beer, Andaman Gold (Red) and Andaman Gold (Blue). In 2015 Myanmar Brewery entered into a joint venture with Kirin Brewery to produce and distribute its beers in the country. In 2013 the Carlsberg Group signed an agreement with Myanmar Golden Star, establishing Myanmar Carlsberg Company Ltd. Myanmar Carlsberg Company opened a $75 million brewery in May 2015 which now produces Carlsberg and Turborg locally, together with a new beer, Yoma. In July 2015 Heineken International opened a $60 million brewery in Yangon, in a joint venture with a local company, Alliance Brewery Company. The brewery produces Tiger, Heineken, ABC stout and a new local beer, Regal Seven.
Nepal
The main commercial brewery in Nepal is the Gorkha Brewery, which was established in 1990 as a joint venture between the Khetan Group and the Carlsberg Group. In 2010 the Carlsberg Group became the majority shareholder. Gorkha Brewery has a 72 percent market share and produces Carlsberg, Tuborg, San Miguel, and Gorkha Beer.
North Korea
North Korea has at least ten major breweries and many microbreweries that supply a wide range of beer products. The top brand is the light lager Taedonggang which is internationally known for its quality.
The country's problems with goods distribution and power output has forced North Korean brewers to innovate. To minimize distribution, many restaurants and hotels maintain their own microbreweries. Because unreliable power supplies make it difficult to refrigerate beer, North Koreans have developed their own steam beer, an originally American beer brewed in higher than normal temperatures.
Although the Korean liquor soju is preferred, beer comes second when it comes to consumption. Since the 1980s, beer has been within reach of ordinary North Koreans, though it is still rationed. Tourists, on the other hand, enjoy inexpensive beer without such limitations.
Pakistan
Murree Brewery is the maker of Pakistan's premier beer brand, Murree beer. The brewery was established in 1860 and has two manufacturing units in Rawalpindi and Hattar (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa).
Philippines
The beer market consists of San Miguel Brewery, the market leader, Asia Brewery, the second brewery and the competitor of San Miguel Brewery, and small microbreweries, including Fat Pauly's in Iligan, Katipunan Craft Ales, Craftpoint and Great Islands Brewing in Manila, Bog's Brewery in Bacolod, Xavierbier brewing in Baguio at the tasting room Baguio Craft Brewery, and Palaweño Brewery in Palawan.
San Miguel's Pale Pilsen is the first and the number one beer in the Philippines. Other leading beers are San Mig Light, a lower calorie version of San Miguel Beer, and Red Horse Beer, the first and the leading extra-strong beer, all brewed by San Miguel.
Asia Brewery, the second brewery in the Philippines, brews Beer Na Beer, and Colt 45 under license.
Singapore
The Singapore beer market is dominated by Heineken Asia Pacific (formerly Asia Pacific Breweries) and its most popular brand, Tiger Beer, with 28 percent of total sales in 2015.
South Korea
Sri Lanka
The most popular local beer is Lion, a lager which is produced by Lion Brewery. Another popular beer was Three Coins produced by McCallum Breweries. In 2012 McCallum was purchased by Miller's Brewery and in mid-2014 Lion Brewery successfully took over Miller's Brewery and closed the plant. The only other brewer still operating in Sri Lanka is Asia Pacific Brewery Lanka Limited, which acquired local brewer, United Brewery, in 2005. Asia Pacific Breweries is a Singaporean-based joint venture between Heineken International and Fraser and Neave.
Taiwan
Thailand
Turkey
Beer is a very popular alcoholic beverage in Turkey. Commonly, lager type beers are popular.
Turkmenistan
ZIP and Berk are the most popular beer in Turkmenistan.
Vietnam
The three largest companies control 95 percent of the market:
Sabeco: 51.4 percent in 2010, Saigon Beer, 333, pronounced ba-ba-ba
Vietnam Brewery Limited: a joint-venture of Asia Pacific Breweries and Saigon Trading Group, 29.7 percent, Heineken, Tiger Beer, Larue Beer
Habeco: 13.9 percent, Hanoi Beer, Truc Bach Beer
Bia hơi is a unique type of very light draft lager produced locally in small batches. Other beer brands include Hue Beer, Dung Quat Beer, Quy Nhon Beer.
See also
Beer and breweries by region
References
Works cited
External links
Alcohol in Asia |
53144561 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belmont%20Street%20%28EP%29 | Belmont Street (EP) | Belmont Street is the debut extended play by Jess & Matt. The 6 track EP includes 5 iconic Australian covers and one original song "Sydney to Me" which they performed for the first time on the steps of the Sydney Opera House at the 2017 Australia Day Concert.
Reception
David from AuspOp gave the EP 3 out of 5 saying; "Original track "Sydney to Me" is a nice ode to a city they love" but said from there "...this is where things go downhill".
Track listing
Charts
Release history
References
2017 debut EPs
EPs by Australian artists
Sony Music Australia albums |
66990471 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20Dragon%20Quest%3A%20The%20Adventure%20of%20Dai%20volumes | List of Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai volumes | Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai is a manga series written by Riku Sanjo and illustrated by Koji Inada. A short story was first released in the 25th and 26th issues of Weekly Shōnen Jump in 1989. Issues 35–37 included the short story . The serialization of The Adventure of Dai began that same year in the 45th issue of Weekly Shōnen Jump, published on October 23. It continued on for seven years before ending in the 52nd issue of Weekly Shōnen Jump on December 9, 1996. The manga was collected into 37 tankōbon volumes published between March 9, 1990 and June 4, 1997. It was later released in 22 bunkobon volumes published from June 18, 2003 to March 18, 2004. A 25-volume edition that includes the color pages from its original magazine run and newly drawn covers by Inada was published between October 2, 2020 and July 2, 2021.
A prequel manga series illustrated by Yūsaku Shibata, with Sanjo credited for original work, began serializing in Shueisha's V Jump manga magazine in the November issue on September 19, 2020. The series is centered around Avan before he met Dai and his companions.
A spin-off manga written and illustrated by Yoshikazu Amami, titled Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai - Cross Blade, launched in the November issue of Shueisha's Saikyō Jump manga magazine on October 1, 2020.
On July 9, 2021, Viz Media announced they licensed the series for English publication, starting on March 1, 2022.
Volume list
Original release
2020 re-release
Yūsha Avan to Gokuen no Maō
Cross Blade
References
Dragon Quest
Dragon Quest |
45411718 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul%20Yesawich | Paul Yesawich | Paul Joseph Yesawich, Jr. (November 27, 1923 – December 13, 2017) was an American basketball player who played in the United States' National Basketball League in five games for the Syracuse Nationals. Yesawich was also a New York attorney, legal scholar and judge, serving as a justice of the Appellate Division of the New York State Supreme Court, First Judicial Department from 1974 to 1981.
References
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2017 deaths
American men's basketball players
United States Navy personnel of World War II
Cornell Law School alumni
Forwards (basketball)
New York (state) lawyers
New York (state) state court judges
Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball players
People from Cortland, New York
Basketball players from Brooklyn
Syracuse Nationals players
Brooklyn Technical High School alumni
20th-century American judges
20th-century American lawyers
United States Navy officers
New York State Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department justices |
11088492 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul%20Cunniffe | Paul Cunniffe | Paul Cunniffe (23 June 1961 – 11 August 2001) was a British-born, Irish singer-songwriter. He fronted the 1980s punk band Blaze X.
Early life and career
Cunniffe was born in Cambridge, England, and then lived in Ellesmere Port, but moved back to his family's hometown of Tuam in Ireland at the age of 14. In Tuam CBS he formed Blaze X with friends Paul Ralph, Davy Carton and Ja Keating.
After Blaze X split, he moved to London. He began to write songs on his own, and play on the Irish pub scene around the capital. He won the London Pub Entertainer of the Year award in 1996. He went on to form a short-lived band with a group of friends, naming themselves "Tuatha" a reflection of Paul's time in Ireland. With only a small number of well-received gigs under their belt, they disbanded and Paul went on to more appearances on the London Irish pub and club circuit, initially appearing with Chris Nash (whistle and bodhran player) in a number of live performances before his return as a solo artist.
He wrote the first version of the Saw Doctors number 1 single, "I Useta Lover". He also wrote the track "Funny World" which is covered by the Saw Doctors on their album The Cure.
Following his death, an album of his songs entitled Excuse My Accent was released to critical acclaim. Many songs on this album evoke a sadness which seems to be in Paul's life. In the documentary, Man of Music, Heart of Gold, Kenny Ralph describes him as having frailty in life, similar to the life of Nick Drake. Others, such as Sunshine, suggest otherwise; Sunshine, lights up a cloudy day, moonlight helps me to find my way. You can't beat the feeling, when you've made it on your own . Dreams is considered the song which most aptly displays Paul's fine talent for words and the English language. There were only 500 copies of this album pressed. A catalogue of unreleased songs may be released at some point in the future.
There still exist rehearsal recordings of Paul with Tuatha, which may one day come to light. They include versions of "Taking The Easy Way Out", "Excuse My Accent", "Courting In The Kitchen", and The Saw Doctors' hit, "N17". In keeping with Paul's sense of humour, these sessions were recorded in a hall attached to a Catholic convent in Roehampton, South West London.
Paul left behind his partner Jo and three children.
A no-budget documentary about his music entitled Man of Music, Heart Of Gold was shown to a packed audience in his hometown of Tuam on 19 August 2007. The film had its Galway premiere on 6 December 2007 in Monroe's Tavern.
Death
Paul died in suspicious circumstances, following a fall, in Whitechapel, east London on 11 August 2001. In January 2010, The Guardian claimed that Paul fell from the balcony of Paul Roundhill's flat, and that the circumstances surrounding the fall have never been discovered.
Discography
Albums
Excuse My Accent, (posthumous) 2003
See also
Blaze X
The Saw Doctors
List of unsolved deaths
References
External links
The "Man of Music Heart of Gold" documentary in entirety
Blaze X Biography
Blaze X's Album (Review and Purchase Details)
Paul Cunniffe's album
Official MySpace (With songs)
1961 births
2001 deaths
20th-century British male singers
20th-century English male writers
20th-century English singers
Deaths from falls
English male singer-songwriters
English singer-songwriters
English rock singers
Musicians from Cambridge
Unsolved deaths in England
People educated at St Patrick's College, Tuam |
29021026 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010%20Petit%20Le%20Mans | 2010 Petit Le Mans | The 13th Annual Petit Le Mans powered by Mazda2 is the 13th running of the Petit Le Mans and the final round of the 2010 American Le Mans Series season. The event also served as the second and penultimate round of the 2010 Intercontinental Le Mans Cup. It took place at Road Atlanta, Georgia on October 2, 2010.
Qualifying
Qualifying result
Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold.
Race
Race result
Class winners marked in bold.
References
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|- style="text-align:center;"
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2010 Intercontinental Le Mans Cup season |
35171639 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chu%20Ng%E1%BB%8Dc%20Anh | Chu Ngọc Anh | Chu Ngọc Anh (born 9 January 1989) is a Vietnamese footballer who is a defender for Đồng Tháp.
In March 2014, he was involved in match-fixing scandal with his teammates at The Vissai Ninh Binh Club for an amount of VND 85 million.
References
1989 births
Living people
Vietnamese men's footballers
Men's association football defenders
Footballers at the 2010 Asian Games
SEA Games silver medalists for Vietnam
SEA Games medalists in football
Competitors at the 2009 SEA Games
Asian Games competitors for Vietnam
Vietnam men's international footballers
Nam Định F.C. players
Hà Nội FC (1956) players
Dong Thap FC players
People from Nam Định province |
55830749 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johan%20Olsen%20%28pastor%29 | Johan Olsen (pastor) | Johan Olsen (July 3, 1834 – September 11, 1911) was an American pioneer Lutheran minister and church leader. Olsen served as the second president of the Conference of the Norwegian-Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church of America.
Biography
Johan Olsen was born in Helgeland, Norway on July 3, 1834. Olsen was the only son of Ole and Anne Jacobson. He graduated from Tromsø Seminary in 1854, and received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Christiania.
Johan Olsen married Rakel Johanna Rodli on August 15, 1858. Together they had eleven children.
In 1866, Olsen immigrated to the United States. He moved to Paxton, Illinois, where he became a teacher at Augustana College. In 1867, Olsen was ordained, and became a pastor at Lutheran churches in Neenah and Fort Howard, Wisconsin. On April 19, 1867, Olsen began serving the Scandinavian Evangelical Lutheran Congregation in Denmark, Wisconsin.
In 1870, Olsen became the first vice-president of the Conference of the Norwegian-Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church of America. In 1872, he became the second president of the Conference serving until 1881. In 1873, Olsen moved to St. Ansgar, Iowa, and began serving First Lutheran Church. During this time, Olsen also served as vice-president and trustee of St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota. In 1883, Olsen became the editor of the Norwegian Lutheran church newspaper, Lutheraneren of Mission-Blaldet.
Olsen died on September 11, 1911, and was buried in the cemetery of First Lutheran Church.
References
1834 births
1911 deaths
19th-century American Lutheran clergy
Norwegian emigrants to the United States
People from Denmark, Wisconsin |
44312800 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohamed%20Abar | Mohamed Abar | Mohamed Elmi Abar is a Djiboutian professional football manager. From May to October 2008 he coached Djibouti national football team.
References
External links
Profile at Soccerpunter.com
Profile at Soccerway.com
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Djiboutian football managers
Djibouti national football team managers
Place of birth missing (living people) |
61986708 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polutino | Polutino | Polutino () is a rural locality (a village) in Kiprevskoye Rural Settlement, Kirzhachsky District, Vladimir Oblast, Russia. The population was 27 as of 2010. There are 9 streets.
Geography
Polutino is located 10 km southeast of Kirzhach (the district's administrative centre) by road. Trokhino is the nearest rural locality.
References
Rural localities in Kirzhachsky District |
39777105 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ollie%20Locke | Ollie Locke | Oliver Locke is an English television personality and actor from Southampton, England, known for appearing in E4's constructed reality series Made in Chelsea. He has also competed in the thirteenth series of Celebrity Big Brother, as well as Celebrity Hunted.
Life and career
Locke's mother is former BBC Radio Solent DJ Sarah Locke. Whilst on Made in Chelsea, Locke came out as bisexual, and then later came out as gay. At the time, he wrote a book called Laid in Chelsea.
In January 2014, Locke became a housemate in the thirteenth series of Celebrity Big Brother. He finished in third place behind Dappy and winner Jim Davidson.
Locke has been seen on such shows as Celebrity Juice, Alan Carr's Chatty Man, The Jonathan Ross Show, Britain's Got More Talent, The Xtra Factor, Do the Dishes, the twelfth series of 8 Out of 10 Cats and the second series of Fake Reaction.
In 2016, Locke and his co-founders Jack Rogers and Maxim Cheremkhin founded the gay dating app Chappy.
In 2018, Locke landed his first major film role, Greed, directed by Michael Winterbottom. In 2022, Locke appeared as a contestant on Celebrity Hunted alongside husband Gareth. He was the first candidate caught in the series.
Books
References
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1987 births
Living people
English gay actors
British LGBT broadcasters
People from Chelsea, London
Male actors from Southampton
Television personalities from Hampshire
Television personalities from London
Mass media people from Southampton
Made in Chelsea |
23612922 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NCCA | NCCA | NCCA may refer to:
National Centre for Computer Animation, part of the Media School at Bournemouth University in the United Kingdom
National Centre for Contemporary Arts, a museum, exhibition and research organization in Moscow, Russia
National Championship of College A Cappella, former name of International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella, a singing competition
National Collegiate Cycling Association, a division of USA Cycling
National Commission for Certifying Agencies, the accreditation body of the Institute for Credentialing Excellence
National Commission for Culture and the Arts, official arts council of the Philippines
National Council for Curriculum and Assessment, a statutory organization that provides the primary school and post-primary curriculum in Ireland
National Council of Churches in Australia, an ecumenical organisation
Neuroblastoma Children's Cancer Alliance UK, charity that helps children and families
Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority
Northern Centre for Contemporary Art, Darwin, Australia
See also
NCAA (disambiguation) |
4290074 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lansing%20Board%20of%20Water%20%26%20Light | Lansing Board of Water & Light | The Lansing Board of Water & Light is a publicly owned, municipal utility that provides electricity and water to the residents of the cities of Lansing and East Lansing, Michigan, and the surrounding townships of Delta, Delhi, Meridian and DeWitt. The Lansing Board of Water & Light also provides steam and chilled water services within the City of Lansing.
History
The Lansing Board of Water & Light is a municipal utility, owned by the citizens of Lansing, Michigan. The utility's roots go back to 1885, when Lansing citizens approved a $100,000 bond issue to build a water system to provide for drinking water and fire protection. Electricity was added to its list of utility services in 1892, and steam heat in 1919.
System Information
The Lansing Board of Water & Light has an electric generating capacity of 510 megawatts. The BWL's transmission line voltage is 138,000 volts. The BWL's distribution voltages are 13,200/7,620Y, 8,320/4,800Y and 4,160/2,400Y.
The Lansing Board of Water & Light pumps an average of approximately 24 million gallons per day (MGD) from two conditioning plants through approximately of water main. Maximum daily demand is on the order of 33 MGD, while the maximum hourly demand rate can be on the order of 42 MGD. Raw water is obtained exclusively by pumping from 124 wells located throughout the Lansing area. All system pressure is generated via pumping; the Lansing Board of Water & Light does not maintain any elevated water storage tanks.
Water Utility
The Lansing Board of Water & Light obtains all raw water from a series of wells located throughout the city of Lansing, making it one of the few public utilities for large cities that provides water exclusively from wells. The city sits atop, and draws its water from, the Saginaw Aquifer, a natural, but limited, underground reservoir , and in size. The raw water is pumped directly to two conditioning plants: the John Dye plant located in downtown Lansing and the Wise Road plant located on the southwest side of the city. At these plants, water hardness is reduced from approximately 411 parts per million (ppm) to about 85 ppm. The finished water is then chlorinated and fluorinated, and sent to storage prior to distribution.
At the John Dye conditioning plant, two pumping stations draw finished water from three ground level storage facilities and pump to the distribution system. The Dye pump station, pumps water to the north towards Dewitt Township, Bath Township, and Watertown Township, to the west to Delta Township, and to the local distribution system. The Cedar Street pump station provides supplemental pumping capacity during periods of high demand. The Wise Road conditioning plants similarly pumps water directly into the distribution system, and generally feeds portions of Windsor Township, Delhi Township, and Alaiedon Township.
The Lansing Board of Water & Light retail customers consist of residential, commercial and industrial customers within the service areas, totaling approximately 56,000 customers. Approximately 48,000 of these customers are residential, 7,000 commercial, while the remaining customers consist of industrial customers. In addition, the Lansing Board of Water & Light sells water on a wholesale basis to the local distribution systems in Delta Township and Meridian Township.
Electric Utility
BWL's largest power plant is the Otto E. Eckert Station, and was named after the utility's general manager from 1927 to 1966. The coal-fired generating station is located in downtown Lansing on the Grand River, adjacent to General Motors' Grand River Assembly Plant and the now-demolished Lansing Car Assembly Plant. Begun in 1922 and completed the following year, the power station has undergone numerous expansions and additions since, with the addition of the three chimneys in 1981. The station has a generating capacity of 351 megawatts, produced by burning coal from Wyoming's Powder River Basin. This plant has three smokestacks, the tallest self-supporting structures in south central Michigan. These stacks are visible from fifteen miles (24 km) on a clear day. The stacks are known locally by the names of Wynken, Blynken, and Nod, after the fishermen in a poem of the same name by Eugene Field. It was announced in December 2017 that the plant decommissioning has been accelerated, and is now scheduled to go offline in 2020.
The BWL's secondary generating plant is the Claud R. Erickson Station, named after general manager of the utility from 1966 to 1972. The plant located in Delta Township on Canal Road just south of Mt. Hope Road. This plant, built in 1973, is coal-fired and has a single generating unit with a capacity of 159 megawatts and is connected to the power grid by three 138,000 volt lines. The LBWL announced in December 2017 that they would be replacing Erickson Station with a $500 million natural gas-fired power plant capable of generating 250 megawatts to be completed by 2021.
As an eventual replacement for the aging Eckert Station, the utility began operating the REO Town Cogeneration Plant on July 1, 2013. The eight-story, cogeneration facility located on Washington Avenue in Lansing's REO Town district has a capacity of 100 megawatts, and burns natural gas to generate electricity and steam. It also includes the utility's headquarters and a restored Grand Trunk Western Railroad depot, which is used as the boardroom for the utility and as meeting space.
To achieve the state-mandated 10% renewable energy requirement, the company has built or acquired power through purchase agreements from several new sources. They contracted for 19.2MW from eight new wind turbines at the Beebe Wind Farm in Gratiot County. Lansing Board of Water and Light owns the 0.5MW Moores Park hydroelectric plant on the Grand River and the 0.16MW Cedar Street Solar Array. It also purchases power from the Tower/Kleber Hydro plant near Cheboygan and the Granger Landfill Energy plant. Lansing Board of Water & Light has issued a request for proposals for 20MW of additional solar power.
During periods of high demand, the Lansing Board of Water and Light purchases electricity from MISO. The BWL has two 138KV interconnections (Davis-Oneida line and the Davis-Enterprise line) with Consumers Energy/METC from its substation on Jolly Road just east of Pennsylvania Ave on Lansing's south side. The utility also owns a portion of Detroit Edison's Belle River Power Plant near St. Clair, Michigan.
The utility's power plant inventory once included the 25 megawatt Ottawa Street Station on the Grand River in downtown Lansing. This steam and electrical plant operated from its completion in 1940 until 1992, when it was decommissioned as a power station, with steam and electrical production transferred to the Eckert Station. The station was put back into partial usage as a water chiller plant for the utility in 2001 to cool downtown buildings. In late 2007, LBWL sold the mostly vacant station to Accident Fund Insurance Company, which was renovated into their headquarters. At the end of December of that year, in preparation for the renovation, the iconic smokestack portion of the building was taken down.
See also
List of public utilities
References
External links
Lansing Board of Water and Light Official site
Companies based in Lansing, Michigan
Municipal electric utilities of the United States
Water companies of the United States
Public utilities of the United States
1885 establishments in Michigan |
56311385 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaudhry%20Ashfaq%20Ahmed | Chaudhry Ashfaq Ahmed | Chaudhry Ashfaq Ahmed is a Pakistani politician who was a Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab, from May 2013 to May 2018.
Early life and education
He was born on 1 January 1967 in Layyah.
He has received matriculation education.
Political career
He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as an independent candidate from Constituency PP-266 (Layyah-V) in 2013 Pakistani general election. He joined Pakistan Muslim League (N) in May 2013.
References
Living people
Punjab MPAs 2013–2018
1967 births
Pakistan Muslim League (N) politicians |
67380622 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carles%20Trullols%20i%20Clemente | Carles Trullols i Clemente | Carles Trullols i Clemente (17 September 1948 – 12 April 2021) was a Spanish roller hockey player and coach, called the best goalkeeper of his time.
Biography and career
Trullols was born in Barcelona on 17 September 1948. He was member of the teams CP Magnetos between 1965 and 1967, CE Vendrell between 1967 and 1969, RCD Espanyol Hoquei between 1969 and 1971, Cerdanyola CH between 1971 and 1975 and CP Vilanova between 1975 and 1977. But he was especially outstanding at FC Barcelona Hoquei where he spent 6 seasons and won 19 titles, including 6 European Cups and 5 Spanish Leagues. He also played for the Spanish national team 193 times, winning the World Championship four times and the European Championship four more times. He also coached the national team between 1987 and 1990 in which he won the 1989 World Cup in Argentina, and again in 1992, and also Catalunya U21 in 1990.
He received on 24 February 1984, the year he retired, the Golden Medal of Sports Merit from the hands of Romà Cuyàs, then State Secretary of Sports.
Achievements
He had a successful career with the following prizes:
With FC Barcelona
6 Euro Cups: 1977–78, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1982–83.
5 Spanish leagues: 1977–78, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1980–81, 1981–82.
3 Copa del Rey de Hockey Patines: 1977–78, 1978–79, 1980–81.
4 Continental Cups: 1979–80, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1982–83.
1 Roller Hockey Intercontinental Cup: 1983.
With national team
6 Nations Cups: 1967, 1971, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1980.
4 Roller Hockey World Cups: 1970, 1972, 1976, 1980.
4 Rink Hockey European Championships: 1969, 1979, 1981, 1983.
1 CERH European U-20 Roller Hockey Championship: 1966.
Death
He died on the night of 12 April 2021, in Barcelona at the age of 72 from COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain.
References
1948 births
2021 deaths
Spanish roller hockey players
Sportspeople from Barcelona
Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain |
22626782 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20National%20Treasures%20of%20Japan%20%28archaeological%20materials%29 | List of National Treasures of Japan (archaeological materials) | The term "National Treasure" has been used in Japan to denote cultural properties since 1897.
The definition and the criteria have changed since the introduction of the term. These archaeological materials adhere to the current definition, and have been designated national treasures since the Law for the Protection of Cultural Properties came into effect on June 9, 1951. The items are selected by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology based on their "especially high historical or artistic value". The list presents 49 materials or sets of materials from ancient to feudal Japan, spanning a period from about 4,500 BC to 1361 AD. The actual number of items is more than 49 because groups of related objects have been combined into single entries. Most of the items have been excavated from tombs, kofun, sutra mounds or other archaeological sites. The materials are
housed in museums (31), temples (9), shrines (8) and a university (1) in 27 cities of Japan. The Tokyo National Museum houses the greatest number of archaeological national treasures, with 7 of the 49.
The Japanese Paleolithic marks the beginning of human habitation in Japan. It is generally accepted that human settlement did not occur before 38,000 BC, although some sources suggest the date to be as early as 50,000 BC. Archaeological artifacts from the paleolithic era consist of stone tools of various types, indicative of a hunter-gatherer society. A set of 1965 such tools has been designated as the oldest National Treasure. From about 14,000 to 8,000 BC, the society gradually transformed to one characterized by the creation of pottery used for storage, cooking, bone burial and possibly ceremonial purposes. People continued to subsist on hunting, fishing and gathering, but evidence points to a gradual decrease in the nomadic lifestyle. Potsherds of unornamented pottery from the oldest archaeological sites constitute some of the world's oldest pottery. These are followed by linear-relief, punctated and nail-impressed pottery types. The first cord-marked pottery dates to 8,000 BC. Cord-marked pottery required a technique of pressing twisted cords into the clay, or by rolling cord-wrapped sticks across the clay. The Japanese definition for the period of prehistory characterized by the use of pottery is and refers to the entire period (c. 10,500 to 300 BC). Pottery techniques reached their apogee during the Middle Jōmon period with the emergence of fire-flame pottery created by sculpting and carving coils of clay applied to vessel rims, resulting in a rugged appearance. A set of 57 items of fire-flame pottery, dating to around 4,500 BC, has been designated as National Treasure. Archaeologists consider that such pottery may have had a symbolic meaning or was used ceremonially. Dogū—small clay figurines depicting humans and animals—can be dated to the earliest Jōmon period but their prevalence increased dramatically in the middle Jōmon. Many of these depict women with exaggerated breasts and enlarged buttocks, considered to be a fertility symbol. Five dogū from 3000 to 1000 BC have been designated as National Treasures.
The ensuing Yayoi period is characterized by great technological advances such as wet-rice agriculture or bronze and iron casting, which were introduced from the mainland. Iron knives and axes, followed by bronze swords, spears and mirrors, were brought to Japan from Korea and China. Later all of these were produced locally. The primary artistic artifacts, with the exception of Yayoi pottery, are bronze weapons, such as swords, halberds and dōtaku, ritual bells. The bells were often discovered in groups on a hillside buried with the weapons. They are tall and often decorated with geometric designs such as horizontal bands, flowing water patterns or spirals. A few bells feature the earliest Japanese depiction of people and animals. In addition ornamental jewels were found. The weapons that have been excavated are flat and thin, suggesting a symbolic use. Due to rusting, few iron objects have survived from this period. Burial mounds in square, and later round, enclosures were common in the Yayoi period. The starting date of the Kofun period (c. 250–300 AD) is defined by the appearance of large-scale keyhole-shaped kofun mound tombs, thought to mark imperial burials. Typical burial goods include mirrors, beads, Sue ware, weapons and later horse gear. One of the most well-known tombs, whose content of warrior-related items has been designated as National Treasure, is the late 6th century Fujinoki Tomb. Mirrors, swords and curved jewels, which constitute the Imperial Regalia of Japan, appear as early as the middle Yayoi period, and are abundant in Kofun period tombs. Characteristic of most kofun are haniwa clay terra cotta figures whose origin and purpose is unknown. A haniwa of an armoured man has been designated as National Treasure; and a 1st-century gold seal, designated a National Treasure, shows one of the earliest mentions of Japan or Wa.
Buddhism arrived in Japan in the mid–6th century Asuka period, and was officially adopted in the wake of the Battle of Shigisan in 587, after which Buddhist temples began to be constructed. The new religion and customs fundamentally transformed Japanese society and the arts. Funerary traditions such as cremation and the practice of placing epitaphs in graves were imported from China and Korea. Following the treatment of Buddhist relics, the cremated remains in a glass container were wrapped in a cloth and placed in an outer container. Epitaphs, which recorded the lives of the deceased on silver or bronze rectangular strips, were particularly popular from the latter half of the 7th to the end of the 8th century (late Asuka and Nara period). Four epitaphs and a number of cinerary urns and reliquaries containing bones have been designated as National Treasures. Other archaeological National Treasures from the Buddhist era include ritual items buried in the temple foundations of the Golden Halls of Tōdai-ji and Kōfuku-ji in Nara. According to an ancient Buddhist prophecy, the world would enter a dark period in 1051; consequently in the late Heian period the belief in the saving powers of Maitreya or Miroku, the Buddha to be, became widespread. Believers buried scriptures and images to gain merit and to prepare for the coming Buddha. This practice, which continued into the Kamakura period, required the transcription of sutras according to strict ritual protocols, their placement in protective reliquary containers and burial in the earth of sacred mountains, shrines or temples to await the future Buddha. The oldest known sutra mound is that of Fujiwara no Michinaga from 1007 on Mount Kinpu, who buried one lotus sutra and five other sutras that he had written in 998. Its sutra container has been designated as National Treasure.
Statistics
All of the 49 National Treasures are presently located in Japan; two were discovered in China and three were found in Japan, but the exact locations of their excavation sites is unknown. The excavation sites of the remaining 44 treasures are contained in the following table.
Usage
The table's columns (except for Details and Image) are sortable by pressing the arrow symbols.
Name: name of the national treasure as registered in the Database of National Cultural Properties
Details: more information about the object such as size and type of items (if the national treasure comprises more than one item)
Date: period and year of the item; column entries sort by year or start year of a period if only a period is known
Excavation site: "site-name town-name prefecture-name"; column entries sort as "prefecture-name town-name site-name"
Present location: "temple/museum/shrine-name town-name prefecture-name"; column entries sort as "prefecture-name town-name temple/museum/shrine-name"
Image: picture of the national treasure or of the excavation site
Treasures
See also
Nara Research Institute for Cultural Properties
Tokyo Research Institute for Cultural Properties
Independent Administrative Institution National Museum
Notes
References
Bibliography
Archaeological artifacts
Archaeology of Japan
Archaeology-related lists
Archaeological |
43843860 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaya%20at%20the%201950%20British%20Empire%20Games | Malaya at the 1950 British Empire Games | Federation of Malaya competed for the first time in the 1950 British Empire Games held in Auckland, New Zealand from 4 to 11 February 1950.
Medal summary
Medals by sport
Medallists
Athletics
Men
Track events
Field event
Key
Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
Q = Qualified for the next round
q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
NR = National record
N/A = Round not applicable for the event
Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
Weightlifting
Men
References
Nations at the 1950 British Empire Games
1950 in Malayan sport
Malaysia at the Commonwealth Games |
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