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The Jaromarsburg was a cult site for the Slavic tribe of Rani dedicated to the god Svantovit and used from the 9th to the 12th century. It was located on the northeastern tip of the Baltic Sea island of Rügen at Cape Arkona, and was protected on two sides by the cliffed coast and from the land side by a Slavic burgwall.
At Cape Arkona in recent centuries, sections of the cliff tops have continually collapsed into the sea, which is why the remnants of the Jaromarsburg today mainly comprise the castle ramparts. Based on a loss of 10 to 20 metres per century, it is believed that the current area within the ramparts represents only a third of the original total. As a result, for several years urgent archaeological excavations have taken place that have uncovered the site of the Svetovid temple, which had been thought for a long time had been lost to coastal collapse. It is a rectangular area that was completely free of artifacts, but to find around which, however, articles were discovered that may have been offerings, including parts of broken weapons. This is consistent with the historical account by Saxo Grammaticus, who states that the priests inside the temple were not even allowed to breathe within its confines, so as not to defile it.
Name
The name of Jaromarsburg is derived from the Rani prince, Jaromar I. He became the only Rani prince of Rügen (Ruja, Rujána, Rána) after his brother Tetislav (last mentioned in 1170). He was a vassal of the Danish king, Valdemar I, because Rügen was conquered by Denmark in 1168. Due to that, the all old temples were destroyed and Rani were forced to convert to Christianity. The name Jaromarsburg is not used in the historical documents and was given to the burgwall later. In 1937 and 1938, a theory gained in popularity, that Jaromarsburg is a different spelling of Jomsburg, a lost Viking/Slavic city. It was supported by an information on a map from 17th century, that placed Jomsburg near to the cape Arcona. An archeological res
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Overprinting or overprint may refer to:
Overprinting, a reprographics technique involving printing one color over another
Overprinting (geology), the result of a geological process altering the marks of a previous process
Overprinting (genetics), a process in which two genes are encoded by overlapping nucleotide sequences in different reading frames
Overprint, an additional layer of text or graphics printed on stamps or currency
See also
Overpainting
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Arthur-Lucien Beaubien (February 11, 1879 – March 21, 1971) was a Canadian politician and farmer.
Born in Arthabaska, Quebec, he was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 1921 election as a member of the Progressive Party to represent the riding or electoral district of Provencher. He was re-elected in 1925, and in 1926 (by acclamation) and 1930 as a Liberal Progressive. He was then re-elected in 1935 as he switched to the Liberal Party.
In 1940, he was appointed to the Senate of Canada upon the advice of Mackenzie King to the senate division of Provencher, Manitoba. He was made Government Whip in the Senate in 1951 until 1957. He became the Senate Opposition Whip in 1958 until 1962 then served another term as Senate Government Whip from 1964 to 1969.
Beaubien also served on various standing committees. He was chair of the Special Committee on the Canadian Radio Broadcasting Commission during the 18th Parliament. He sat on the Standing Joint Committee on the Parliamentary Restaurant, during the 18th Parliament as well as numerous Senate committees. Prior to his federal political experience, he was reeve of Montcalm, Manitoba in 1921.
Electoral history
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1879 births
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Liberal Party of Canada senators
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George Binns (6 December 1815–5 April 1847) was a New Zealand chartist leader and poet. He was born in Sunderland, England on 6 December 1815.
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Radical Politicians and Poets in Early Victorian Britain (1993) by Stephen Roberts
http://www.thepeoplescharter.co.uk
1815 births
1847 deaths
British emigrants to the Colony of New Zealand
New Zealand poets
New Zealand male poets
19th-century New Zealand poets
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19th-century poets
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The Perimeter Road, also known as the Margaret River Perimeter Road, is a highway bypass of Margaret River, Western Australia. The road deviates Bussell Highway traffic, including heavy vehicles, to the east of the town, and connects to a new airport access road. It is planned to eventually be a dual carriageway, but has initially been constructed as a single carriageway, in two stages. Construction of stage one, from south of Margaret River to Rosa Brook Road, began in December 2014 and was completed in May 2015. Construction of stage two – the remaining northern section – began in September 2017 and was completed in February 2019, with an opening in December 2018. An extension of John Archibald Drive and the redevelopment of Bussell Highway in the town were included in the business case for constructing stage two.
Stage two of the project received $60 million of funding from The Nationals Western Australia to enable a complete bypass to be constructed, rather than a "road to nowhere". The state government provided the $13 million to construct stage one. The total cost was $47.6 million.
The project underwent an Environmental Impact Assessment and Aboriginal Heritage survey. Action was taken to compensate for the loss of native vegetation, and a zoologist was employed to identify and relocate native fauna at the start of stage one construction.
The perimeter road has been designed to reduce congestion, improve safety for the many pedestrians, including tourists, who use the road, and provide heavy vehicles with a lesser gradient to ascend or descend.
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Highways in rural Western Australia
Margaret River, Western Australia
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Album primo-avrilesque is a monograph by French writer, artist and humourist Alphonse Allais. The slim volume of 26 octavo landscape pages, , bound with card, was published by in Paris on 1 April 1897, and was sold for one franc. The work is generally known by its French title, which may be translated into English as "April Fool-ish album".
Description
The artist's book includes eight printed pieces: a series of seven monochrome artworks, each a solid block of a single colour – black, blue, green, yellow (or brown), red, grey, white – displayed within an ornamental frame, followed by the score for a silent funeral march, with blank staves covering two pages. Each piece was given a humorous title in French.
The booklet also includes two prefaces in French, one for the monochrome artworks and one for the funeral march. In the preface to the monochromes, Allais wrote that other painters were "ridicules artisans qui ont besoin de mille couleurs différentes pour exprimer leurs pénibles conceptions" [ridiculous craftsmen who need a thousand different colours to express their painful conceptions] and that his ideal artist employed "pour une toile une couleur ... monochroïdal" [for one canvas one colour ... monochromatic]. In the preface to the funeral march, for "un grand homme sourd" [a great deaf man], Allais wrote that "les grandes douleurs sont muettes" [great pains are silent].
Background
Allais exhibited his first monochrome artwork at the second Salon des Arts Incohérents in Paris in 1883: his all-white Première communion de jeunes filles chlorotiques par temps de neige [First communion of anaemic young girls in snowy weather] – a blank sheet of white Bristol paper, attached to a wall with four drawing pins. He showed another monochrome work, the all-red Récolte de tomates sur le bord de la mer Rouge par des cardinaux apoplectiques [Apoplectic cardinals harvesting tomatoes on the shore of the Red Sea], at the third Incoherents show in 1884, along with his
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Dawud ibn Ali al-Hashimi was an eighth century Abbasid personage. Who served as the first governor of Medina and Mecca in 750 for the Abbasid Caliphate.
Life
Al-Hashimi was the son of Ali ibn Abd Allah ibn al-Abbas. He was a paternal uncle of the first two Abbasid caliphs al-Saffah (r. 750–754) and al-Mansur (r. 754–775), making him one of the "uncles" ('umumah) that held a high degree of influence during the early years following the Abbasid Revolution.
His nephew, caliph al-Saffah appointed him governor of Medina and Mecca in 750, however he died in the office that same year he was succeeded by Ziyad ibn Ubaydallah the maternal uncle of al-Saffah. who appointed him in 750.
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730s births
750 deaths
8th-century Arab people
8th-century people from the Abbasid Caliphate
Abbasids
Abbasid governors of Mecca
Abbasid governors of Medina
Governors of the Abbasid Caliphate
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Chester-le-Street is a railway station on the East Coast Main Line, which runs between and . The station, situated south of Newcastle, serves the market town of Chester-le-Street in County Durham, England. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by Northern Trains.
History
The Team Valley Line of the North Eastern Railway, which connected Newton Hall Junction, near , with was authorised in 1848. However, the line was not opened until 2 March 1868, with the powers having been renewed in 1862. At first only freight trains used the route, but passenger services began on 1 December 1868, with the station opening on the same day.
In the 1960s, the station was listed for closure as part of the Beeching Axe, which led to it being mentioned in the song Slow Train by Flanders and Swann. However, the station was saved, and still remains open today.
In February and March 2022, tactile paving was added to the platform edges.
Operator and facilities
Between 1999 and 2018, Chester-le-Track, an independent private limited company, operated the station as an agent for the local franchised train operating company, which at the time of closure was Arriva Rail North. The station's ticket office, waiting area and toilets were staffed six days per week, prior to the building's closure in early 2018.
Following the building's closure, two self-service ticket machines have since been installed on the southbound platform. As of July 2021, the station is partially staffed by Northern Trains.
Services
Northern Trains
Following the May 2021 timetable change, there are three trains per day (Monday to Saturday) heading north towards Newcastle, two of which extend to Carlisle via Hexham. On Sunday, there is a once-daily service to Carlisle. Heading south, there is a once-daily service to Darlington, which extends to Saltburn on Sunday only.
Rolling stock used: Class 156 Super Sprinter and Class 158 Express Sprinter
TransPennine Express
Following the May 2021 timetable change, there is
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The agglomeration community Annemasse - Les Voirons is an intercommunal structure in Haute-Savoie, France. It consists of the town Annemasse and 11 neighbouring communes. It is located at the Swiss border, east of Geneva, between the mountains Salève and Voirons.
History
In 1966, the communes of Ambilly, Annemasse, Etrembières, Gaillard, Ville-la-Grand and Vétraz-Monthoux formed the syndicat intercommunal à vocations multiples of the Annemasse agglomeration. This cooperation became a communauté de communes on January 1, 2002. The communauté de communes of the Annemasse agglomeration and the communauté de communes of the Voirons merged to form the present agglomeration community in 2007.
Communes
The communauté d'agglomération consists of the following 12 communes:
Politics
Communitary council
The conseil is composed of 79 delegates of municipal councils of member communes.
References
Other websites
Official tourism site of Annemasse - Les Voirons agglomeration
Official site of Annemasse - Les Voirons agglomeration
Annemasse
Haute-Savoie
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Eduardo Vernazza (13 October 1910 – 26 May 1991) was a Uruguayan artist and art critic. Vernazza was born in Montevideo, Uruguay, to parents immigrated from Genoa, Italy. He was an illustrator and art critic for the Uruguayan newspaper El Día. UNESCO chose him to be a representative of the Art Critics of Uruguay.
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Sources
External links
CATELLS Desde 1835
1910 births
1991 deaths
20th-century Uruguayan painters
Uruguayan male artists
Male painters
20th-century Uruguayan male artists
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The National Resident Matching Program (NRMP), also called The Match, is a United States-based private non-profit non-governmental organization created in 1952 to place U.S. medical school students into residency training programs located in United States teaching hospitals. Its mission has since expanded to include the placement of U.S. citizen and non-U.S. citizen international medical school students and graduates into residency and fellowship training programs. In addition to the annual Main Residency Match that in 2021 encompassed more than 48,000 applicants and 38,000 positions, the NRMP conducts Fellowship Matches for more than 60 subspecialties through its Specialties Matching Service (SMS). The NRMP is sponsored by a board of directors that includes medical school deans, teaching hospital executives, graduate medical education program directors, medical students and residents, and one public member.
NRMP International, a subsidiary of the National Resident Matching Program, was established in 2010 to provide medical matching services outside the United States and Canada.
History
From shortly after the first residency programs were formally introduced in the 1920s, the hiring process was "characterized by intense competition among hospitals for (an inadequate supply) of interns." In general, hospitals benefited from filling their positions as early as possible, and applicants benefited from delaying acceptance of positions. The combination of those factors led to offers being made for positions up to two years in advance of the start of postgraduate training.
In 1945, medical schools decided not to release any transcripts or permit any letters of recommendation to be written until a particular date. In that way, they managed to move the date of residency selection back to the fourth year of medical school. However, the competition for residents simply took on another form. Programs began to issue offers with a time limit for reply. The time limit rapi
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OVO may refer to:
OvO (band), an Italian rock band
Ovo (Cirque du Soleil), a touring Cirque du Soleil show
OVO (album), by Peter Gabriel, 2000
OVO (payment service), an Indonesian digital payment and fintech company
OVO (video encyclopedia), an Italian- and English-language online reference
OVO Energy, a British gas and electricity supplier
OVO Hydro, a multi-purpose indoor arena in Glasgow, Scotland
OVO Sound, a brand and record label founded by rapper and singer Drake
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Signal transducer and activator of transcription 5A is a protein that in humans is encoded by the STAT5A gene. STAT5A orthologs have been identified in several placentals for which complete genome data are available.
Structure
STAT5a shares the same six functional domains as the other members of the STAT family. It contains 20 amino acids unique to its C-terminal domain and is 96% similar to its homolog, STAT5b. The six functional domains and their corresponding amino acid positions are as follows:
N-Terminal domain (aa1-144): stabilized interactions to form tetramers
Coiled-coil domain (aa145-330): interacts with chaperones and facilitates protein-protein interactions for transcriptional regulation
DNA binding domain (aa331-496): permits binding to consensus gamma-interferon activation sequence (GAS)
Linker domain (aa497-592): stabilizes DNA binding
Src Homology 2 domain (aa593-685): mediates receptor-specific recruitment and STAT dimerization via phosphorylated tyrosine residue
Transcriptional activation domain (aa702-794): interacts with critical co-activators
In addition to the six functional domains, specific amino acids have been identified as key mediators of STAT5a function. Phosphorylation of tyrosine 694 and glycosylation of threonine 92 are important for STAT5a activity. Mutation of serine 710 to phenylalanine results in constitutive activation.
Function
The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the STAT family of transcription factors. In response to cytokines and growth factors, STAT family members are phosphorylated by the receptor associated kinases, and then form homo- or heterodimers that translocate to the cell nucleus where they act as transcription activators. This protein is activated by, and mediates the responses of many cell ligands, such as IL2, IL3, IL7 GM-CSF, erythropoietin, thrombopoietin, and different growth hormones. Activation of this protein in myeloma and lymphoma associated with a TEL/JAK2 gene fusion is independe
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Heliotropium amplexicaule is a species of heliotrope known by several common names, including clasping heliotrope, blue heliotrope, and summer heliotrope. It is native to South America, especially Argentina, but it is known on several other continents where it is an introduced species, and in some areas such as eastern Australia, a noxious weed.
This is a clumpy perennial herb growing branching, hairy stems to about half a meter in maximum height. It has abundant foliage of oblong wavy-edged green leaves four to nine centimeters long. The curving terminal spike inflorescences hold several tiny bright purple flowers with rounded lobes and tubular yellow throats. The fruits are paired rough-surfaced nutlets.
Biological pest control is being investigated for reducing the spread of this plant in New South Wales and surrounding areas in Australia. The blue heliotrope leaf beetle, Deuterocampta quadrijuga, has shown promise, as has the flea beetle now called blue heliotrope flea beetle (Longitarsus spp.).
Toxicity
Heliotropium amplexicaule contains pyrrolizidine alkaloids and is poisonous. This plant competes with desirable pastures and causes toxicity to stock.
References
External links
Jepson Manual Treatment
New South Wales Flora
Biological Control
Photo gallery
amplexicaule
Flora of Southern America
Taxa named by Martin Vahl
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The kwarta or quarter tax was a tax in Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth on all incomes from crown estates in królewszczyzna (crown lands). It was established in 1563.
Initially the rate was 1/4, hence the name, later 1/5. Its purpose was to maintain the Kwarta army. Later it was absorbed into the hiberna military-purpose tax.
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Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Legal history of Poland
Abolished taxes
1563 establishments in Europe
16th-century establishments in Poland
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Stage Door Johnny (May 22, 1965 – November 21, 1996) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse best known for his win in the third leg of the 1968 U.S. Triple Crown series, the Belmont Stakes.
Background
Stage Door Johnny was a chestnut horse with a white blaze, owned by the Whitney family's Greentree Stable. He was sired by Prince John, a four-time leading broodmare sire in North America. His grandsire was the important stallion Princequillo, a horse of great endurance who won several important races at longer distances. Princequillo broke the Saratoga Race Course record for 1¾ miles and his performances were such that he is considered by many to be the best long-distance runner in American racing history.
Stage Door Johnny's damsire was the Irish colt Ballymoss, winner of several races at the Belmont Stakes distance of 1½ miles including the Irish Derby, England's King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes and France's Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe,
Racing career
Stage Door Johnny did not run in the 1¼ mile Kentucky Derby or the 1 3/16 mile Preakness Stakes. Trained by future U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee John M. Gaver, Sr., he was bred and conditioned for success in the gruelling 1½ mile Belmont Stakes.
In 1968, a great deal of controversy swirled around the Belmont Stakes as Forward Pass had won the first two legs of the U.S. Triple Crown series as a result of the disqualification of Kentucky Derby winner Dancer's Image. The controversy filled the sporting news of every media outlet in North America and was the cover story for Sports Illustrated magazine, which referred to it as the sports story of the year. A victory by Forward Pass in the Belmont Stakes would make him the first Triple Crown winner in twenty years and many fans, experts, and CBS racing commentators felt he would be an illegitimate champion.
Ridden by Heliodoro Gustines, Stage Door Johnny ended the Triple Crown debate when he won the Belmont Stakes in 2:27 1/5 with Forward Pass second, a lengt
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Ludwig van Beethoven composed his Natural Horn Sonata in F major, Op. 17 in 1800 for the virtuoso horn player Giovanni Punto. It was premiered with Punto as the soloist, accompanied on the piano by Beethoven himself in Vienna on April 18, 1800.
Beethoven was not well known outside of Vienna at the time of this composition, and after a performance of the piece in Pest, played by Punto and Beethoven, a Hungarian critic wrote, "Who is this Beethover (sic)? His name is not known to us. Of course, Punto is very well known."
Instrumentation
This work was written for the natural horn and in the cor basse idiom, i.e. Beethoven incorporates rapid arpeggios in the first and third movement as well as use of the factitious low G below the second harmonic. These were all traits of cor basse playing, the genre in which Punto specialised.
However, like many works of this period, to broaden the potential market for the work, an arrangement of the sonata for cello was made, probably by Beethoven, for publication. It was then published as "Sonate pour le Forte-Piano avec un Cor ou Violoncelle." Versions for violin, flute were also made.
A further arrangement for string quintet was made by oboist Carl Khym for the music publisher Simrock in 1817.
Structure
It consists of three movements:
Allegro moderato
Poco adagio, quasi andante
Rondo - Allegro moderato
A standard performance of this 3-movement work usually lasts 15–16 minutes.
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Notes
Sources
Further reading
External links
Sonatas by Ludwig van Beethoven
Beethoven
1800 compositions
Compositions in F major
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The Cortlandt Street station was an express station at Greenwich Street on the demolished IRT Ninth Avenue Line in Manhattan, New York City. It was built as a replacement for the original southern terminus at Dey Street. It had three tracks, one island platform and two side platforms. It was served by trains from the IRT Ninth Avenue Line. It closed on June 11, 1940. The next southbound stop for all trains was Rector Street. The next northbound local stop was Barclay Street. The next northbound express stop was Warren Street.
The station was located two blocks from Liberty Street Ferry Terminal and Cortland Street Ferry Depot. These were the main ferry terminals for passengers traveling to Communipaw Terminal and Exchange Place Terminal in Jersey City.
The site of the station was in the parcel of land acquired in the early 1970s as the location for the World Trade Center.
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IRT Ninth Avenue Line stations
Railway stations in the United States opened in 1874
Railway stations closed in 1940
1874 establishments in New York (state)
1940 disestablishments in New York (state)
Former elevated and subway stations in Manhattan
Railway stations in the United States closed in the 1940s
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The Pan American Table Tennis Championships is a table tennis tournament for countries in the Americas. It was first held in 2017 in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia. The tournament is a joint effort of the Latin American Table Tennis Union and the Northern American Table Tennis Union. Since its first edition, the tournament has included seven competitions; namely, men's single, double and team; women's single, double and team; and mixed doubles.
Editions
Winners
Medal table
''Updated after 2023 edition
See also
Pan American Table Tennis Cup
Table tennis at the Pan American Games
References
Table tennis competitions
Sports competitions in the Americas
Table tennis in Latin America
Table tennis in North America
Table tennis in South America
Recurring sporting events established in 2017
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Bervin Ellis Purnell MBE JP (10 March 1891 – 5 May 1972) was mayor and councillor of the City of Geelong, Australia.
Purnell was the second of seven children of Charles William Purnell (1854–1931) and Ellen McNair (c. 1862–1939). Purnell attended Flinders State School in Geelong, where he enjoyed running around the block. From here the young Purnell developed an interest in athletics.
As a book keeper in his father's furniture business from 1905 to 1917, it was natural that the young Purnell would be the Geelong Presbyterian Guild Harriers Athletic Club's first treasurer. He combined this with the secretary's job and was instrumental in founding the Guild Harriers through the Geelong Presbyterian Guild group.
After the Guild folded in 1913, Purnell continued his athletic interests through membership of the Hawthorn Harriers in Melbourne. In early 1917 Purnell enlisted in the Australian Flying Corps and married prior to sailing for England. Purnell was an Air Mechanic 1st Class and served in the spare parts storeroom at Salisbury Plain. Following the end of the war, Purnell spent over six months with Waring & Gillow, a noted furniture firm in London, during 1919. Purnell returned to Australia in late 1919 and resumed his manager's position at his father's firm in 1920.
After the war Purnell, former club president David F. Griffiths (died 1941) and others; encouraged by the successes of the Christ Church club (Geelong City AC); restored the Geelong Guild Athletic Club. Purnell returned as the Guild club's secretary and treasurer and remained in those positions until the early 1950s.
Purnell married May Violet Sandford (1896–1975) in 1917. They never had children. In 1924 they purchased a house in Meakin Street, East Geelong, where many Guild committee meeting were held.
Purnell was Guild secretary/treasurer then president, as well as team manager of the Guild's early cross country teams competing in the Melbourne Victorian Amateur Athletic Association's (V.A.A.A
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St Aldhelm's Chapel is a Norman chapel on St Aldhelm's Head in the parish of Worth Matravers, Swanage, Dorset. It stands close to the cliffs, above sea level. It is a Grade I listed building.
The square stone chapel stands within a low circular earthwork, which may be the remains of a pre-Conquest Christian enclosure. The building has several architectural features which are unusual for a chapel; the square shape, the orientation of the corners of the building towards the cardinal points, and the division and restriction of the interior space by a large central column.
The lack of evidence for an altar or a piscina suggests that the building may not have been built as a chapel. It may have originally been built as a watchtower for Corfe Castle, covering the sea approaches to the south. Its identification as a purpose-built chapel rests on records of payments to a chaplain in the reign of King Henry III (1216–1272).
The interior of the chapel is approximately square. In the centre is a square pier supporting four square rib vaults, with the heavy ribs leading to transverse arches, all stop-chamfered. In the north-west side is a Norman round-arched doorway. A small window is contemporary with the doorway. The corners of the chapel are orientated towards the cardinal points. The interior of the chapel contains a 12th-century groin vault, supported by a central column. Evidence uncovered during 20th century repairs to the chapel roof suggest that it may have been topped with a beacon at some time. The roof now bears a stone cross erected in 1873.
In 1957 a monumental slab of Purbeck stone was uncovered by ploughing in a field NNE of the chapel. The slab, about long and wide at the head, was carved with a Celtic-style cross in relief. Below the slab was a grave containing the skeleton of a woman with arms crossed, placed within a row of upright stones. Eight pieces of iron, with traces of wood, were also found in the grave. The woman's age was estimated at 30 to
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Svecchachara is the Sanskrit equivalent of the Greek word Thelema, interpreted by Aleister Crowley as "Do What Thou Wilt."
In the first volume of the TWILIGHT YOGA, Ecstasy, Equipoise, and Eternity, Shri Gurudev Mahendranath wrote,
Sveccha means one's own wish or free will. Svecchachara means a way of life where one acts as one wishes and does what is right in one's own eyes. Doing one's own Will. The concluding Sanskrit expression in the Avadhoota Upanishad is "Svecchachara Paro."
The term "Paro" means a mysterious or secret pattern to that action done by one's own Will. In other words, we do our Will but with discretion, not making it too obvious, nor to harm or hurt other people. Yet this is also a typical Nathism; a complete reversal of Vedic morals and philosophy.
References
Free Encyclopedia of Thelema . Svecchachara . Retrieved March 5, 2005.
Mahendranath, Shri Gurudev. Ecstasy, Equipoise, and Eternity . Retrieved Oct. 15, 2004.
Hinduism
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HMS Glatton was a breastwork monitor which served in the Victorian Royal Navy.
Design
She was designed by Sir Edward Reed to a specific formula determined by the Board of Admiralty, and her purpose was never made wholly clear. Reed himself said "there is no vessel with the objects of which I am less well acquainted than the Glatton. She was designed strictly upon orders which I received and upon the object of which I was never informed".
The Controller, the fourth sea lord, stated that she was to be used for "the defence of our own harbours and roadsteads, and for attacking those of the enemy". In reality, her lack of freeboard would appear to have precluded any operations whatsoever except those in calm weather and smooth water. Her freeboard was no more than three feet amidships, and at the bow. This must, however, be viewed in the context of U.S. monitors which served at sea and weathered heavy storms, such as the . Glattons raised amidships breastwork granted improved height above the waves for both her gun turret and hatches when compared to the U.S. model and it should be further noted that the Royal Navy successfully deployed the twin-turret breastwork monitors HMS Devastation and HMS Thunderer at sea with the fleet.
The ship was designed so that, although the main armament was mounted in a single turret, there would in theory be no point on the horizon to which at least one gun could not point, whatever the orientation of the ship. To achieve this the superstructure was made to be very narrow, so that at least one of the guns in the turret could fire on targets to the after aspect of the ship. It would appear that the blast effects on the superstructure from firing abaft the beam were not regarded as important.
According to Admiral George Alexander Ballard, who served on board as a junior officer, stops were fitted to prevent the firing of the main artillery much past the beam, but not until some years after the ship was launched.
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Rome Township is a township in Faribault County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 172 at the 2000 census.
Rome Township was organized in 1868, and named after Rome, in Italy.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.7 square miles (92.5 km), all land.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 172 people, 73 households, and 57 families residing in the township. The population density was 4.8 people per square mile (1.9/km). There were 74 housing units at an average density of 2.1/sq mi (0.8/km). The racial makeup of the township was 98.26% White, 1.16% Asian, 0.58% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.23% of the population.
There were 73 households, out of which 26.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.5% were married couples living together, 1.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.9% were non-families. 19.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.68.
In the township the population was spread out, with 19.8% under the age of 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 19.2% from 25 to 44, 33.7% from 45 to 64, and 18.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 47 years. For every 100 females, there were 132.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 122.6 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $37,500, and the median income for a family was $40,208. Males had a median income of $20,625 versus $25,625 for females. The per capita income for the township was $19,896. About 3.1% of families and 6.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.0% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those 65 or over.
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Townships in Faribault County, Minnesota
Townships in Minnesota
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Solitary confinement is a punishment or special form of imprisonment in which a prisoner is denied contact with any other persons.
Solitary Confinement may also refer to:
Albums
Solitary Confinement (Leæther Strip album), 1992
Solitary Confinement (Rhyme Asylum album), 2010
Songs
"Solitary Confinement", a punk single released by The Members in 1979
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Emil Liebling (April 12, 1851 – January 20, 1914) was a German-American pianist and composer.
Biography
Liebling was born into a Jewish family in the Duchy of Pless, Kingdom of Prussia. Liebling was from a famous family of musicians. His three brothers, George, Max, and Solly Liebling, were also successful pianists, and all four of them were trained on the piano by Franz Liszt in Weimar. The four brothers also had success as composers in addition to being notable performers. His older brother Max moved to New York City as a teenager having already had a career as a concert pianist in Europe. Max was the father of several successful musicians, including the soprano and famous voice teacher Estelle Liebling; the cellist James Liebling; and the music critic, pianist, composer, and opera librettist Leonard Liebling.
In addition to his studies with Liszt, Emil studied music and the piano with Ehrlich, Heinrich Dorn, and Theodor Kullak in Berlin, and with Dachs in Vienna. In 1867 he came to the United States, where he settled as a music teacher at a seminary in Kentucky where he remained on the faculty until 1871. After 1872 he was identified with the musical life of Chicago, making several appearances as a soloist with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in addition to working as an accompanist, recitalist, and chamber musician. His compositions include piano pieces and songs in the popular style of his day.
Liebling served as visiting director of piano at the Frances Shimer Academy in Mount Carroll, Illinois, from 1904 to 1913. The position involved visiting the school several times per year to perform a concert and inspect student progress. He also held a similar position at Milwaukee-Downer College in Wisconsin.
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External links
1851 births
1914 deaths
American classical pianists
Male classical pianists
American male pianists
American male classical composers
American classical composers
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This is the order of battle for the Battle of Tourcoing which was fought on 17–18 May 1794 between the First French Republic and the First Coalition.
Command arrangements
French Army
General of Division Jean-Charles Pichegru commanded the French Army of the North. In March 1794, the Army of the North counted 194,930 soldiers, of which 126,035 men were available for the field. In addition, Pichegru had authority over the subordinate Army of the Ardennes which numbered 32,773 men. The combined total of both armies was 227,703 troops. However, Pichegru was absent during the Battle of Tourcoing, visiting the Army of the North's right wing. Therefore, General of Division Joseph Souham temporarily assumed command and exercised it capably during the battle.
In the French order of battle, numbered demi-brigades consisted of 1 regular and 2 volunteer battalions. Non-numbered demi-brigades had 3 to 6 battalions. The French army at Tourcoing numbered roughly 78,000 infantry, 5,300 cavalry, and 28 large-caliber guns. Battalion guns and their crews are not counted. Historian John Fortescue credited Souham's division with 28,000 men, Jean Moreau's division with 22,000 troops, Jacques Bonnaud's division with 20,000 soldiers, and Pierre-Jacques Osten's division with 10,000 men.
Coalition Army
Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor arrived at Imperial headquarters on 14 April 1794 and was the supreme commander of the Coalition forces. Prince Josias of Coburg carried out the function of army commander and Karl Mack von Leiberich acted as chief of staff to the emperor. The Coalition army at Tourcoing numbered about 62,100 infantry, 11,700 cavalry, and 28 large-caliber guns. An unknown number of battalion guns were attached to the units.
Abbreviations
Ranks
FZM = Feldzeugmeister (Gen)
FML = Feldmarschall-Leutnant (LG)
GM = General Major
Gen = Full General
LG = Lieutenant General
MG = Major General
GD = General of Division
GB = General of Brigade
CdB = Chef de brigade (Colonel)
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Melissococcus is a genus of Gram-positive, catalase-negative, coccus-shaped lactic acid bacteria within the family Enterococcaceae. Melissococcus species were classified as Streptococcus until 1983 when Melissococcus was recognized as a distinct genus. Notable species include M. plutonius, which is a cause of European foulbrood (an infectious disease that primarily affects honeybees).
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Enterococcaceae
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The Order of the Passion of Christ was a French knighthood order which was founded in 1380 by King Richard II of England and in 1400 by his father-in-law king Charles VI of France. It was a crusader knighthood.
The two kings prepared a Crusade to the Holy Land and for this knighthood there would be not less than one hundred thousand knights to be counted and in the literature the biggest order of all time. Only at this time, would orders come with a similar number of knights. It seems that the intention of the founders to have been to take all European knights on crusade .
But nothing came from the plans. Richard was killed in 1400, and Charles, who was insane since 1392, had less often a period of recovery as that one in which he was able to set this order.
Ackermann mentions this knighthood order as an historical order of France.
Sources
Gustav Adolph Ackermann, " Ordensbuch, Sämtlicher in Europa blühender und erloschener Orden und Ehrenzeichen ". Annaberg, 1855, p 208 ; 80. "Orden der Leiden Christi" - Google Books (Former orders of France : p. 205-214)
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Pottsia is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1837. It is native to East and Southeast Asia.
Species
Pottsia densiflora D.J.Middleton - Laos, Thailand
Pottsia grandiflora Markgr. - Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hunan, Yunnan, Zhejiang
Pottsia laxiflora (Blume) Kuntze - Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Hunan, Yunnan, Zhejiang, Assam, Bangladesh, Indochina, W Malaysia, Sumatra, Java, Bali
References
Apocynaceae genera
Apocyneae
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Les Canadiens was the original name of the Montreal Canadiens professional ice hockey team in the National Hockey Association (NHA), as used in the 1910 season. This was the founding season of the Canadiens hockey club, which now is a franchise member of the National Hockey League (NHL).
History
On the idea of Jimmy Gardner of the Montreal Wanderers, Ambrose O'Brien set up the 'Les Canadiens' club as a francophone team created to attract fans away from the Montreal Le National of the rival Canadian Hockey Association and provide a local rivalry for the Wanderers. To manage the club, Gardner arranged for O'Brien to hire francophone Jack Laviolette who would manage and captain the club in its first season.
Transfer to Kennedy
Ambrose O'Brien, who owned three other NHA clubs intended from the start that the club would be transferred to "French sportsmen" as soon as possible to operate. The franchise was offered to the Montreal Le National upon the NHA taking in the Ottawa and Shamrocks teams, but Le National declined. One reason offered is that Le National was committed to the Montreal Arena, and Les Canadiens were signed up for the Jubilee Arena.
After the 1910 NHA season, Georges Kennedy of Club Athletique Canadien threatened legal action against the NHA over the use of the 'Canadiens' name. According to Coleman's book, O'Brien granted Kennedy the NHA franchise and assets of the Haileybury Hockey Club for $7,500 and suspended the 'Les Canadiens' franchise. The reason for the transaction being structured this way is not explained. A possible reason is that a Montreal franchise could be worth more in a potential future sale, while Haileybury was exiting the NHA anyway.
According to Andy O'Brien's book, Ambrose O'Brien himself is quoted as saying he sold the Canadiens to Kennedy "too soon", commenting on a 1967 sale of the Canadiens for millions of dollars. Another version of the events, as stated in Holzman's book is that Kennedy received the franchise for free, b
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The Américas Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature is literary award presented annually that recognizes high quality "children's and young adult books that portray Latin America, the Caribbean, or Latinos in the United States, and to provide teachers with recommendations for classroom use." It was first awarded in 1993 by the Consortium of Latin American Studies Programs (CLASP). The award is presented annually at a ceremony at the Library of Congress during Hispanic Heritage Month, along with coordinating workshops for teachers.
History
The Américas Award was proposed in 1992 within the Teaching and Outreach Committee of the Consortium of Latin American Studies Programs. Julie Kline, at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, served as the committee chair for the first 3 years of the award and then went on to be the award coordinator for many years. Coordination for the award later moved to Latin American Studies centers at Tulane and Vanderbilt Universities. A full research collection of all winning, honor, and commended titles is kept and maintained by the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee at the Golda Meir Library.
Criteria and Eligibility
The award judges will evaluate books based on
Distinctive literary quality;
Cultural contextualization;
Exceptional integration of text, illustration and design;
Potential for classroom use.
In order to be eligible for the award, a title must meet the following criteria:
The book must be published in the preceding year.
The title may be for primary or secondary reading levels.
Language of publication may be English, Spanish, Portuguese, or any language indigenous to the Americas.
The book must be published in the United States or by a publisher with offices within the U.S.
Submissions may be fiction, poetry, folklore, or selected non-fiction.
A book will only be considered in its first year of publication in the United States. A book originally published in the U.S. in English with a translated edi
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Cheyniana is a genus of flowering plants in the family Myrtaceae. Two species are currently recognised, both endemic to Western Australia:
Cheyniana microphylla (C.A.Gardner) Rye (basionym Balaustion microphyllum) - Bush pomegranate
Cheyniana rhodella Rye & Trudgen (syn. Baeckea sp. Mullewa-Morawa)
References
Myrtaceae
Myrtaceae genera
Myrtales of Australia
Taxa named by Barbara Lynette Rye
Endemic flora of Southwest Australia
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Avis Clamitz Shulman (1908-1991) was a significant figure in the early history of women in the American rabbinate. In the 1920s, Clamitz enrolled in the Hebrew Union College (HUC) rabbinical program, graduating in 1927, and periodically served as a rabbi in an unofficial capacity for small congregations in Virginia. In some instances, newspaper reports would describe Clamitz as occupying the role of a rabbi. In 1935, and later in 1946, Clamitz was reported to have completed her studies and received ordination. However, according to later researchers, the HUC program granted Clamitz a Bachelor of Hebrew Letters in place of an ordination.
Family
Clamitz's parents were Samuel Clamitz (d. 1934) and Bertha Appel. On June 27, 1929 Clamitz was married to Rabbi Charles E. Shulman. They had one child, Deborah Louise.
See also
Martha Neumark
References
Women rabbinical students
Reform women rabbis
1908 births
1991 deaths
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The Progonocimicidae are an extinct family of true bugs in the suborder Coleorrhyncha. Progonocimicidae fossils have been found in Europe, Asia, Australia, and South America.
Families preserved in the fossil record of Coleorrhyncha include the early Progonocimicidae, and the later Karabasiidae and Hoploridiidae. The only extant family in Coleorrhyncha is Peloridiidae. The family is thought to have evolved from the Permian Ingruidae.
Genera
These 27 genera belong to the family Progonocimicidae:
†subfamily Cicadocorinae Bekker-Migdisova 1958
† Absoluta Becker-Migdisova, 1962 Dzhil Formation, Kyrgyzstan, Hettangian
† Archicercopis Handlirsch, 1939 Green Series, Germany, Toarcian
† Cicadocoris Becker-Migdisova, 1958 Dzhil Formation, Kyrgyzstan, Hettangian Abasheva Formation, Russia, Pliensbachian, Sagul Formation, Kyrgyzstan, Toarcian, Itat Formation, Russia, Bajocian/Bathonian Daohugou, China, Callovian Ichetuy Formation, Russia, Oxfordian, Kalgan Formation, Russia, Kimmeridgian
†Gakasha Jiang et al. 2018 Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cenomanian
† Ilahulgabalus Szwedo, Azar & Ziade, 2011 Lebanese amber, Barremian
† Ildavia Popov, 1993 Weald Clay, United Kingdom, Hauterivian
†Mesocimex Hong 1983 Daohugou, Haifanggou Formation, China, Callovian
†Olgamartynovia Becker-Migdisova 1958 Dzhil Formation, Kyrgyzstan, Hettangian Abasheva Formation, Russia, Pliensbachian, Sagul Formation, Kyrgyzstan, Toarcian, Itat Formation, Russia, Bajocian/Bathonian Daohugou, China, Callovian Ichetuy Formation, Russia, Oxfordian, Kalgan Formation, Russia, Kimmeridgian
† Onokhoia Popov, 1988 Godymboyskaya Formation, Russia, Aptian
† Valdiscytina Popov, 1993 Weald Clay, United Kingdom, Hauterivian
† Yuripopovia Jarzembowski, 1991 Weald Clay, United Kingdom, Hauterivian, Vectis Formation, United Kingdom, Aptian
† Actinoscytina Tillyard, 1926 Croudace Bay Formation, Australia, Changhsingian
† Eocercopis Handlirsch, 1939 Green Series, Germany, Toarcian
† Heterojassus Evans, 1961 Mount Crosby Inse
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The Boise meridian is one of the 35 principal meridians of the Public Land Survey System of the United States. Adopted in 1867, its longitude is 116° 23′ 35″ (or 116° 24′ 15″) west from Greenwich and its principal baseline is latitude 43° 22′ 21″ north. The meridian and baseline intersect approximately from Boise, between the Snake River and the Boise River. The Boise meridian governs land surveys in the state of Idaho.
The city of Meridian, Idaho lies directly on the meridian and is a namesake of the meridian.
See also
List of principal and guide meridians and base lines of the United States
References
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Meridians and base lines of the United States
Named meridians
Geography of Idaho
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Escape to the Chateau is a Channel 4 reality television series which follows the story of couple Dick Strawbridge and Angel Adoree along with their family as they buy and renovate the 19th-century Château de la Motte-Husson in Martigné-sur-Mayenne, France, while simultaneously raising two young children and starting a business hosting weddings and other events.
The first season follows Dick and Angel's quest to restore the derelict château from its uninhabitable state by installing running water, heating and electricity throughout the 45-room home, which had not been lived in for the previous forty years. They are working against a deadline – their own wedding, which is to be held at the property. The subsequent seasons continue the story as they grow their special events business while proceeding with more renovations and maintenance of the château and its grounds, as well as document the family events and milestones going on around them.
A full nine series of the programme were filmed with the first episode of Series 9 first airing on Channel 4 in the UK on 30 October 2022. This was said to be the final series, a decision made with the agreement of Dick and Angel Strawbridge.
Cast information
Dick Strawbridge
Formerly a Lieutenant Colonel in the British Army, engineer Dick Strawbridge has appeared on numerous television shows, including It's Not Easy Being Green (2006), Coast (2006), Scrapheap Challenge (2009), The Hungry Sailors (2011), Saturday Farm (2011) and Dirty Rotten Survival (2015). In Escape to the Chateau, his engineering and cooking experience is highlighted, with his can-do attitude and mechanical expertise at the fore, as work on the château and its surrounding land continues through the seasons.
Angel Adoree
Angel Adoree, who runs a hospitality business called The Vintage Patisserie, for which she sought investment when she appeared on Dragon's Den in 2010, provides a creative factor and flair for the show, adding her style and interior-decora
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The Imeong Conservation Area is an area of roughly 1,250 sq m located in western Palau.
Site Description
The area includes multiple ecosystems types including rain forest, savanna, and mangrove wetlands. It also contains the island's highest points that create important drainage systems for the western part of the island. Not solely proposed to protect the natural wonders of the area, the Imeong Conservation will also strive to protect the important surrounding cultural sites. These sites include the Ii ra Milad sacred rock shelter, which is widely known as the most sacred site in all of Palau, and the Ngerutechei traditional Palauan village.
World Heritage Status
This site was added to the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List on August 26, 2004 in the Mixed (Cultural + Natural) category.
Notes
References
Imeong Conservation Area – UNESCO World Heritage Centre Retrieved 2009-03-03.
Protected areas of Palau
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Sherry McKibben (M.Phil, MSW, RSW) (1944–2014) was an Edmonton alderman (city councillor) who was elected in the 1994 by-election to replace Ward 4 alderman Judy Bethel, who was elected to the House of Commons and resigned her seat on council.
She represented Ward 4 in 1994 and 1995 and ran in Ward 3 in the 1995 municipal election but was defeated, coming third.
McKibben was an openly lesbian candidate and became the first openly lesbian alderman in Edmonton's history and the city's second openly gay alderman after Michael Phair, who was Edmonton and Alberta's first openly gay alderman. According to the conservative news magazine, The Alberta Report, upon her election she became "the city's second homosexual and fifth socialist alderman."
Education
Sherry McKibben studied at the University of British Columbia and received her Master of Social Work in 1973. In 1994, she received a Masters of Philosophy in Social Administration from the London School of Economics and Political Science. Her thesis was titled Patterns of foster care in Saskatchewan: The impact on the family connections and the early adult lives of careleavers.
Edmonton City Council
1994 By-Election
When Ward 3 alderman Judy Bethel was elected to the House of Commons in 1993, a by-election to replace her was called in January 1994. Eighteen candidates ran and Sherry McKibben won with a total of 2 098 votes or 20.07% of the vote share. She defeated second-place candidate Robert Noce by a mere 438 votes. She represented the ward from January 1994 until the October 1995 election.
While on council, McKibben sat on various committees including the Safer Cities Initiative Advisory Committee (now REACH Edmonton Council for Safe Communities), the Utilities and Public Works Committee, and was vice-chair of the Community Services Committee.
1995 General Election
McKibben decided to run in Ward 3 and came third, losing to Brian Mason and Robert Noce, whom she had defeated in 1994, who were elected to the
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Loretta Eleanor "Lori" Reynolds is a retired lieutenant general in the United States Marine Corps. She is the third woman to earn that rank in the Marine Corps.
Early life and education
Reynolds attended the Seton High School in Baltimore, Maryland, an all-girls Catholic school. She was commissioned into the United States Marine Corps in May 1986 as a recent graduate of the United States Naval Academy. She is a native of Baltimore, Maryland and now resides in Kentucky.
Military career
1990s
As a communications officer, Reynolds was initially assigned to Communications Company, Headquarters Battalion, 1st Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, California. She was later assigned to Marine Wing Communications Squadron 18, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing in Okinawa, Japan, where she was the Detachment Alpha Executive Officer and Commanding Officer. From September 1991 until June 1994, Reynolds was a Project Officer at the Marine Corps Systems Command.
From July 1994 to May 1995, Reynolds attended the Command and Control Systems Course at Marine Corps University and went on to serve as a Candidate Platoon Commander for Charlie Company, Officer Candidate School in Quantico. In September 1995, Reynolds returned to Camp Pendleton to serve with the Ninth Communication Battalion, 1st Surveillance, Reconnaissance, and Intelligence Group. While there, she served as Assistant Operations Officer and Commanding Officer, Bravo Company.
2000s
From June 1997 to June 2000, Reynolds commanded the United States Marine Corps Recruiting Station in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. From August 2000 until June 2001, she attended the Naval War College. Afterwards, Reynolds was assigned to Headquarters Marine Corps. There, she served as Action Officer and Deputy Division Head for Strategic Plans Division, Command, Control, Communications, and Computers Department from June 2001 to May 2003.
Reynolds assumed command of the 9th Communication Battalion on June 8, 2003. She deployed in support of Operation Ira
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Antonio Rocco Caponigro (January 22, 1912 – April 18, 1980), also known as Tony Bananas, was the consigliere of Angelo Bruno in the Philadelphia crime family. He is known for ending the peaceful Bruno regime by ordering his murder over a dispute concerning the methamphetamine trade.
Early life
Caponigro was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1912. He operated in the Ironbound neighborhood of Newark, New Jersey. As a made member of the Philadelphia crime family in the 1950s and 1960s, he became a recognized crime figure after being identified by mob turncoat Joseph Valachi in 1963. During that time he served under capo Riccardo Biondi. He was the son of a wealthy banana merchant who owned and managed a stand at the Italian Market, otherwise known as the South 9th Street Curb Market.
He lived in Short Hills, New Jersey. He had a wife, Kathleen, who died in 1991. He also had a half sister, Susan, who had a daughter out of wedlock by the name of Teresa. Susan Caponigro married Alfred Salerno.
Rise to power
He rose in rank to become the consigliere during the 1970s. Caponigro foresaw the end of the peaceful Angelo Bruno regime and decided to hasten it. Indictments for racketeering were being brought against the ailing Bruno, and there was no leadership in the methamphetamine industry. Caponigro knew that he could count on the support of several key members of Bruno's administration after the don died.
Accordingly, Caponigro traveled to New York City to consult his friend Frank Tieri, from the Genovese crime family. Caponigro controlled a lucrative numbers operation in Newark, a holdover from the 1960s when the New York families had ceded parts of North Jersey to the Philadelphia crime family. Tieri also had activities in the area, and he had challenged Caponigro's incursion. Caponigro appealed the territorial dispute to The Commission, which, acting on Bruno's recommendation, ruled in favor of Caponigro. Caponigro approached Tieri with a plan to murder Bruno and take ov
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Edward Walsingham (died 1663) was an English royalist author, known for his verse of the First English Civil War and Arcana Aulica, often wrongly attributed to Sir Francis Walsingham.
Life
According to Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon, Walsingham was related to the Earl of Bristol. In the preface to the Arcana Aulica Walsingham is described in 1652 as one who, "though very young, in a little time grew up, under the wings and favour of the Lord Digby, to such credit with the late king that he came to be admitted to his greatest trusts, and was prevented only by the fall of the court itself from climbing there into an eminenter height." He became secretary to Lord Digby soon after the outbreak of the civil war, possibly in September 1643, when Digby himself was appointed one of the principal secretaries of state after the death of Lucius Cary, 2nd Viscount Falkland. On 31 October Digby was made high steward of Oxford University, and through his influence Walsingham was created M.A.
While the court was at Oxford, Walsingham lodged in Magdalen College, Oxford and began writing. Walsingham conducted much of the correspondence in Digby's various intrigues, and during the latter's absence from Oxford was in constant communication with him. More than once important letters from Walsingham were intercepted by parliament and published.
Walsingham was present at the battle of Cheriton on 29 March 1644, as is made clear by his eyewitness description of the wounding of Sir John Smith at that battle, and his accompanying the dying Smith to Andover.
He was at Oxford as late as 1645, but probably before its surrender in June 1646 he escaped to Henrietta Maria's court in France. There, perhaps under the persuasions of Sir Kenelm Digby, he became a Roman Catholic convert. In 1648 Digby was reported to have discarded him, and in the same year he was sent to Ireland; his object seems to have been either to induce the Duke of Ormonde to grant freedom of worship and other Roman Ca
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The Genoese knife, which has its own unique style, was manufactured in the city of Genoa.
Some Genoese knives have a special shape, very similar to a dagger or stylet and are therefore prohibited. Its use was especially common in the territory of the Republic of Genoa from the 17th to 18th centuries. Knives of this type were a tool for work or everyday use. They could also be worn decoratively. Genoese-style knives are still used today, known for their constructive properties. Wearing a Genoese knife can lead to arrest, since it is forbidden to carry.
The origin of the Genoese knife itself is ambiguous, since it is both a useful tool in everyday life and a practical combat weapon, with a rather low cost of manufacture. That these knives are made mainly by representatives of the criminal world, both historically and today, must also be taken into consideration.
In addition, some representatives of different sectors of society did not miss such an opportunity to include some features and elements of the Genoese knife, into other knives. This contributed to the spread of Genoese knife styles in other parts of Italy, especially in Corsica, as there were found many specimens that clearly show influence from the Genoese knife.
Distinctive characteristics
The handle of the Genoese knife is usually without a guard, slightly asymmetrical in shape compared to the blade. Very often the handle is made of olive wood, sage or laurel, which was popular in the 18th century in Genoa. In this case, the handle is called "perno" or "pernetto". The handle of the Genoese knife usually does not condense to increase the penetration and resistance at impact.
There are different types of grips of the Genoese knife, in shape they can be very different from each other, both in material and finish. So it's useless to try to find any "common factor" or distinctive characteristics. Knife grips could also be made of metal, which is quite rare, especially the ivory knives. A unique specimen o
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"When the Lilies Bloom in France Again" is a World War I era song released in 1918. Robert Levenson wrote the lyrics. George L. Cobb composed the music. It was published by Walter Jacobs of New York City and Boston, Massachusetts. There are two versions of the sheet music cover. One was designed by Rose Starmer. The cover is described as an "artistic words only cover." Another cover is a painting of a garden, with lilies in the foreground. The song was written for both voice and piano.
The song uses nature as a metaphor to assure listeners of hope and that everything will be restored at the end of the war. It also highlights a promise a soldier makes: "When the lilies bloom in France again," the soldier will return to his sweetheart. The song starts by describing lilies growing and birds singing in France. This scenery is now bare, but "the flowers will bloom again, That's a part of every soldier's vow." The chorus is as follows:
When the lilies bloom in France again
And the fields are white as snow
Then our work will be done
And I'll come back to the one
Who'll be waiting for me I know
Then we'll all see the silver lining
That will soon pierce the dark clouds through
When the lilies bloom in France again,
I'll come back to you, sweetheart
References
1918 songs
Songs of World War I
Songs with music by George L. Cobb
Songs about flowers
Songs about France
Songs with lyrics by Robert Levenson
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Robert Hall Clothes, Inc., popularly known as Robert Hall, was an American retailer that flourished circa 1938–1977. Based in Connecticut, its warehouse-like stores were mostly concentrated in the New York, Chicago and Los Angeles metropolitan areas. According to a Time magazine story in 1949, the corporate name was an invention. The founder and head was garment merchant Jacob Schwab, who "plucked the name out of the air." It started as a single store in Waterbury, Connecticut in 1937. Schwab had been treasurer of United Merchants and Manufacturers, the parent company of Robert Hall, since 1922. By 1946 Schwab was among the highest-paid executives in America, earning more than $440,000 a year.
History
In 1937, the company opened as a single store in Waterbury, Connecticut. It gradually expanded to over 350 warehouse-like outlets, based in 36 states. All through the mid-1950s, the Robert Hall shop launched on 2725 5th St. Ave. in Huntington. The company already has retail facilities in Portsmouth, Ohio and Morgantown.
Robert Hall produced its clothing in the U.S. mostly the lower Hudson Valley near Poughkeepsie and in North Carolina. Ultimately the offshoring of clothing production in the 1970s doomed the company when it failed to follow suit and was undercut by retailers like K-Mart and other similar department stores. These competitors offered only "ready to wear" garments (made in various sizes), whereas Robert Hall offered tailoring and customer services to assure customers that the affordable garments they purchased actually fit them and could last a lifetime.
In July 1977, after losing more than $100 million in three years, the company entered bankruptcy proceedings. In summer 1977, all 367 Robert Hall stores were sold for $35 million. In 1982, Jacob Schwab died at the age of 90 in Manhattan.
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Robert Hall pioneered low-overhead, large-facility ("big box") merchandising, and combined inexpensively made goods with extensive radio and television adverti
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Symonanthus bancroftii, also known as Bancroft's Symonanthus, is a species of flowering plant in the potato family that is endemic to Australia.
Etymology
The specific epithet bancroftii honours Queensland surgeon Joseph Bancroft for his pharmacological research on Australian plants.
Description
The species grows as an erect shrub to 1 m in height, covered with grey hairs. The oval leaves are 8 mm long and 4.5 mm wide. The flowers are dull yellow-green, with the corolla 5–6 mm long. The fruit is a shiny round red berry 5–10 mm in diameter.
Distribution and habitat
Bancroft's Symonanthus is very rare and known only from a few localities in the south-eastern Wheatbelt region of south-west Western Australia.
Conservation
The species is listed as Endangered under Australia's EPBC Act.
References
bancroftii
Eudicots of Western Australia
Solanales of Australia
Taxa named by Ferdinand von Mueller
Plants described in 1883
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Robert Parkinson Tomlinson (20 May 1881 – 3 June 1943) was a British corn merchant and Liberal politician.
Family and education
Tomlinson was born at Poulton-le-Fylde in Lancashire, the son of William and Agnes Ormond Tomlinson. He was educated at Poulton-le-Fylde Grammar School and Claremont College, Blackpool. He never married. In religion Tomlinson was a Methodist. He was sometime President of the Methodist Local Preachers Mutual Aid Association and in 1938/39 he served as vice-president of the Methodist Conference.
Career
Tomlinson set himself up in business and founded Parkinson and Tomlinson, corn and oatmeal millers and seed merchants in The Fylde district. He was regarded as an expert on agricultural questions.
Politics
Local politics
Perhaps drawn to Liberalism through his nonconformist religious beliefs, Tomlinson took an early interest in public affairs. At the age of just 24 years he was elected to Poulton-le-Fylde Urban District Council and remained a member until the time of his death. On six occasions he was Chairman of the council and for thirty years was Chairman of the Finance Committee. He also sat on many other committees.
Other public appointments
Tomlinson served as a Justice of the Peace in Poulton-le-Fylde. He was sometime vice-chairman of Fylde Water Board, Chairman of Preston, Garstang and Fylde Joint Hospital Board, a member of Lancashire County Licensing Committee, a member of the Quarter Sessions Appeals Committee, and a member of the Lancashire Agricultural Wages Board.
Parliamentary candidate
First stood for Parliament at the 1923 general election as Liberal candidate in Fylde in Lancashire but was beaten by 3,280 votes in a straight fight with sitting Conservative MP Lord Stanley.
1928 Lancaster by-election
He was next a candidate at a by-election at Lancaster on 9 February 1928 caused by elevation to peerage of Sir Gerald Strickland Tomlinson won by a majority of 1,829 over his Tory opponent Herwald Ramsbotham with Labo
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Mohawk Commons is a lifestyle center in Niskayuna, New York. It opened in 2002 and replaced the older enclosed Mohawk Mall previously located on the property.
Anchor stores
Marshalls
Target
Ownership
The property, including the largely empty Mohawk Mall, was purchased from Wilmorite Properties in June 2000, by Myron M. Hunt and Benderson Development Co. from Buffalo, New York
In mid-2004, Developers Diversified Realty of Cleveland purchased the center from Benderson Development Corporation. At the time, Developers Diversified Realty was in the process of purchasing over 100 shopping centers across the United States. In 2016, a joint venture consisting of DLC Management Corporation and DRA Advisors LLC purchased Mohawk Commons as part of the acquisition of a shopping center portfolio of 16 properties, consisting of 4.85 million square feet.
The property was sold to DLC Management Corp. in December 2016.
External links
Commons - Developers Diversified Realty
Sources
Shopping malls in New York (state)
Power centers (retail) in the United States
Buildings and structures in Schenectady County, New York
Tourist attractions in Schenectady County, New York
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Ernest Percival Evans (1916-1984) was a Welsh Anglican priest, most notably Archdeacon of Monmouth from 1963 to 1973 and Archdeacon of Newport from then until 1976.
Evans was educated at Keble College, Oxford and Ely Theological College. He was ordained deacon in 1939; and priest in 1940. He was Curate of Abergavenny then St John the Baptist, Newport. During World War II he was a Chaplain to the Forces. He was Chaplain to the Bishop of Monmouth from 1947 and Vicar of Chepstow until 1964. He then became vicar of Llantilio Cresseny and Llanvihangel-Ystern-Llewern until retirement.
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20th-century Welsh Anglican priests
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Paolo della Pergola (died 1455, Venice) was an Italian humanist philosopher, mathematician and Occamist logician. He was a pupil of Paul of Venice.
Works
Paolo della Pergola's most important work was probably De sensu composito et diviso. His logical works were printed early.
He taught at the Scuola di Rialto from 1421 to 1454. He was teacher and friend of the glassmaker Antonio Barovier.
Among his pupils was also Nicoletto Vernia, a well known professor of philosophy in Padua.
There is a memorial to him in San Giovanni Elemosinario, Venice.
Logica; and, Tractatus de sensu composito et diviso by Paolo della Pergola, edited by Mary Anthony Brown, Saint Bonaventure, New York: Franciscan Institute, 1961.
Notes
External links
Lewis E 165 Compendium logicae (Compendium of logic) at OPenn
1455 deaths
Italian philosophers
Scholastic philosophers
Italian logicians
15th-century Italian mathematicians
Italian Renaissance humanists
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Paradise Lake is a lake in Ontario.
This small lake is in the Township of Wellesley, Ontario in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada. It is due south of the large village of St. Clements and near the village of Bamberg.
Cottages and summer camp
The lake is surrounded by cottages on private land; there is no public access to the water nor a public beach. Early settlers in the Bamberg area were from Germany and the village was initially named Weimar; it was changed to Bamberg in 1852. The nearest city is Waterloo, Ontario.
A residential summer camp for children has been located on this lake since 1924, currently the Camp Ki-Wa-Y, so-named in 1942. The 77 acres of land and the buildings were owned by the Kiwanis Club of Kitchener-Waterloo but the camp was donated to the Kitchener-Waterloo YMCA in the 2009. Thanks to an agreement with the Kiwanis Club, the Y had already used the site as a camp for some years (since at least 1975), sometimes in conjunction with some Roman Catholic groups, and has held year-round programming for school groups here since 1995 as the YMCA Outdoor Education Centre; the association also uses the site for conferences, retreats, meetings and family reunions.
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Lakes of Ontario
Wellesley, Ontario
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Arantxa Sánchez Vicario defeated Barbara Paulus in the final, 6–2, 2–6, 6–2 to win the singles tennis title at the 1996 Family Circle Cup.
Conchita Martínez was the two-time defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Paulus.
Seeds
A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top four seeds received a bye to the second round.
Conchita Martínez (semifinals)
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (champion)
Iva Majoli (quarterfinals)
Gabriela Sabatini (second round)
Magdalena Maleeva (second round)
Jana Novotná (semifinals)
Mary Joe Fernández (second round)
Mary Pierce (second round)
Draw
Final
Section 1
Section 2
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1996 Singles
1996 WTA Tour
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Persicaria is a genus of herbaceous flowering plants in the knotweed family, Polygonaceae. Plants of the genus are known commonly as knotweeds. or smartweeds. It has a cosmopolitan distribution, with species occurring nearly worldwide.
References
Further reading
Kong M.-J & S.-P Hong 2018. Comparative achene morpohology of Persicaria sect Cephalophilon and related taxa (Polygonaceae). Korean J Pl Taxon 48(2):134-142
Other websites
Kim S and MJ Donogue 2008 Molecular phylogeny of Persicaria (Persicarieae) Polygonaceae Syst Bot. 33:77-86
Polygonaceae
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Tilgate Forest is a Local Nature Reserve in Crawley in West Sussex. It is owned and managed by Crawley Borough Council and is part of Tilgate Park.
This site has woods, tall herb and fern, and heathland. The most common trees in areas of natural woodland are birch, oak and hazel, while plantations are mainly Scots pine, red oak, western hemlock and beech.
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Local Nature Reserves in West Sussex
Forests and woodlands of West Sussex
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Policosanol is the generic term for a mixture of long chain alcohols extracted from plant waxes. It is used as a dietary supplement.
History
Policosanol was originally derived from sugar cane but the chemicals can also be isolated from beeswax, cereal grains, grasses, leaves, fruits, nuts, and seeds of many foods. Plant waxes consist of long chain alkanes and their derivatives, including long chain fatty acids and alcohols. Policosanols are very long chain alcohols with carbon backbones ranging from 24 to 34 carbons.
The first policosanol supplements were produced by Dalmer Laboratories in Cuba; studies conducted and published by that group have found that policosanol is safe and effective as a lipid-lowering agent. However these studies were small, and efforts by groups outside of Cuba have failed to replicate these results.
Safety and efficacy
A meta-analysis in 2005 concluded that human policosanol consumption is safe and well tolerated and is effective at lowering the blood cholesterol. As of 2010, they were marketed as lipid-lowering agents in the Caribbean, Central and South America, and Canada. Furthermore, another meta-analysis published in 2018 with 22 studies and 1886 subjects showed policosanol could improve dyslipidemia with raising HDL. The blood pressure lowering effect of Cuban policosanol has been shown in an animal model using spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) and a human trial.
References
External links
Policosanol at Drugs.com
Dietary supplements
Fatty alcohols
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A partial solar eclipse occurred on Friday, July 13, 2018. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partly obscuring the image of the Sun for a viewer on Earth. A partial solar eclipse occurs in the polar regions of the Earth when the center of the Moon's shadow misses the Earth. The moon's penumbra touched a small part of Antarctica, and southern Australia in Tasmania, where the eclipse was observed with a magnitude of about 0.1. The eclipse was also visible in Stewart Island, an island south of New Zealand.
Images
Related eclipses
Eclipses of 2018
A total lunar eclipse on January 31.
A partial solar eclipse on February 15.
A partial solar eclipse on July 13.
A total lunar eclipse on July 27.
A partial solar eclipse on August 11.
Solar eclipses of 2018–2021
Metonic series
All eclipses in this table occur at the Moon's ascending node.
References
External links
Solar eclipse of July 13, 2018 - gsfc.nasa.gov
2018 in science
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July 2018 events
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Charles Spain Verral (November 7, 1904 – April 1, 1990) was a writer and illustrator born in Ontario, Canada. He wrote Street & Smith's Bill Barnes pulp series novels, among others. Among the most widely read of his books are the Brains Benton Mysteries, a six-book series published from 1959 to 1961. He also published many other children's works, including Lassie, Rin Tin Tin, and Popeye.
Some of Verral's Other Works
Captain of the Ice, 1955
Annie Oakley Sharpshooter, 1956
Lassie and the Daring Rescue, 1956
Rin Tin Tin and the Outlaw, 1957
The Lone Ranger and Tonto, 1957
Rin Tin Tin and the Hidden Treasure, 1958
Lassie and Her Day in the Sun, 1958
JETS, 1971
Babe Ruth, Sultan of Swat, 1976
Popeye Climbs a Mountain, 1980
Popeye and the Haunted House, 1980
Popeye Goes Fishing, 1983
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NY Times Obituary
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1990 deaths
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The PC-7 Team is an aerobatics team of the Swiss Air Force. It derives its name from the Pilatus PC-7 trainer, the team's primary aircraft.
History
Soon after the PC-7 was introduced in 1982, the Swiss Air Force started to present the new airplane in solo displays. The first public team display was in 1987, performed by an ad-hoc team of nine volunteer pilots. When the Swiss Air Force celebrated its 75th anniversary in 1989, the PC-7 Team was officially established. Since then, it has been performing in Switzerland several times a year, and since 1992 also occasionally abroad.
Since its establishment the team has flown the Pilatus PC-7 Turbo Trainer. In October 2006, it was replaced by the NCPC-7, which is a PC-7 equipped with a new cockpit. The PC-7 Team currently flies nine Pilatus PC-7 in the standard configuration of the Swiss Air Force's PC-7. The PC-7 Team still uses the unique Swiss Air Force Bambini-Code for its radio communication.
The PC-7 Team's homebase is Dübendorf Air Base, but they often operate from Militärflugplatz Emmen or Locarno Airport. All pilots of the PC-7 Team are full-time military pilots and usually fly the F/A-18. The show program is made from 23 different elements. In 2014 the nine aircraft were fitted with smoke generators, it was publicly used for the first time on 1 August 2014 at Buochs Airport at the roll-out of the Pilatus PC-24. The smoke system was built and financed by the company Pilatus Aircraft. Currently seven smoking systems are available which can be mounted in the luggage compartment of the PC-7. The diesel-oil mixture is injected into the right exhaust of the PC-7.
Award
Royal International Air Tattoo UK "King Hussein Memorial Sword"
See also
Patrouille Suisse – the Swiss Air Force's jet aerobatic team
List of Swiss Air Force display teams
References
Swiss Air Force Page about the PC-7 Team (in German)
PC-7 Team homepage
Book PC-7 TEAM – Backstage SBN: 978-3-906055-07-7
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The 2017 Brazilian Grand Prix (formally known as the Formula 1 Grande Prêmio Heineken do Brasil 2017) was a Formula One motor race held on 12 November 2017 at the Autódromo José Carlos Pace in the Interlagos neighborhood of São Paulo, Brazil. The race was the nineteenth and penultimate round of the 2017 FIA Formula One World Championship and marked the forty-sixth running of the Brazilian Grand Prix, the forty-fifth time that the race had been run as a World Championship event since the inaugural season in , and the thirty-fourth World Championship event to be held at Interlagos.
Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas started from pole position with Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Räikkönen behind, after World Champion Lewis Hamilton crashed out of qualifying early and started from the pit lane. Vettel overtook Bottas on the first corner, after which he set the pace through most of the race. Vettel won the Grand Prix, followed by Bottas and Räikkönen. Hamilton eventually climbed to fourth, closing to less than one second of a podium finish.
Report
Free practice
The three free practice session demonstrated very tight competition between Ferrari and Mercedes. In first and second free practice, Lewis Hamilton was quickest, with both Ferraris and both Red Bulls within one second. Felipe Massa and Fernando Alonso were notably strong in these sessions. In the third session, the order was similar. However, Valtteri Bottas pipped Hamilton's best time by three thousands of a second; and neither Max Verstappen nor Massa put in a strong lap. In the final practice round, less than a tenth of a second separated the two Mercedes and two Ferraris.
The first practice session saw George Russell's Formula One debut appearance. There was also an unusual appearance of a test driver (Antonio Giovinazzi) in the second practice session (usually, any test drivers that participate in a racing weekend, do so in the first practice session).
Qualifying
Qualifying began in a dramatic fashion
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The Körte-Oberlyzeum was a girls' gymnasium in Königsberg, Germany. It was named after mayor Siegfried Körte.
History
The Oberlyzeum was formed in 1925 when the city of Königsberg combined two private schools, the Seydel-Lyzeum of Theaterstraße in Burgfreiheit and the Günther-Lyzeum of Steindamm. The new institution was located in the former Altstadt Gymnasium, as that building had been vacated to form Stadtgymnasium Altstadt-Kneiphof. In 1935, the Maria-Krause-Lyzeum of Schnürlingstraße in Hintere Vorstadt was closed and merged into the Körte-Oberlyzeum. The school was destroyed during the 1944 bombing of Königsberg in World War II.
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The Imperial Monumental Halls and Tower was a proposed Gothic complex designed for a site in London adjacent to Westminster Abbey. The plans, exhibited at the Royal Academy in March 1904, included a tower that would have dominated the Clock Tower and Victoria Tower of the nearby Houses of Parliament. It was never built.
The design by John Pollard Seddon (then diocesan architect for London) and Edward Beckitt Lamb (son of Edward Buckton Lamb) was based on earlier schemes that each had proposed separately - such as the National Monument to British Heroes - and was one of many extensions proposed for Westminster Abbey in the late 19th and early 20th centuries by architects such as George Gilbert Scott, George John Shaw Lefevre, James Fergusson, and Henry Travis. In particular, the clergy at the abbey were concerned that it was becoming crowded with monuments, and more space was needed. Some of the proposed designs were considered by a Royal Commission in 1891. The issue was given added impetus after the coronation of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra in August 1902, by a desire for Westminster Abbey to become a fitting Imperial monument, to compete with the baroque St Paul's Cathedral where Queen Victoria had commemorated her Diamond Jubilee in 1897.
The architects aspired to create a grand and expensive monument to "form a worthy centre to the metropolis of the Empire 'upon which the sun never sets'".
The complex was planned to be joined to the Great Cloister of Westminster Abbey, leading to a reception hall beneath the tower, with the main body of the building – the Great Monumental Hall – stretching south from Old Palace Yard along Abingdon Street towards Great College Street, and incorporating smaller side halls. The halls would have ended with a double transept at the south end, wide and deep. It would have covered much of the area that is now College Green.
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The English ship Merlin was a 14-gun sixth rate vessel built under the 1651 Programme at Chatham Dockyard for the Commonwealth of England in 1651/52. She sailed with Robert Blakes Fleet during her career in the Commonwealth Navy. She partook in the Battles of Portland, the Gabbard, Scheveningen and Porto Fina. She was incorporated into the Royal Navy as HMS Merlin in May 1660. She continued her duties in trade protection and convoy escort. She was taken by the Dutch off Cadiz, Spain defending her convoy in October 1665.
She was the second vessel to bear the name Merlin since it was used for a 10-gun pinnace, built in 1579 and listed until 1601.
She was awarded the Battle Honours Portland 1653, Gabbard 1653, Sheveningen 1653 and Porto Farina.
Construction and Specifications
On 5 December 1651, the Admiralty ordered that three small vessels be built. She was to be built at Chatham Dockyard under the guidance of Master Shipwright Captain John Taylor. She was launched in 1652. Her dimensions were a keel of for tonnage calculation with a breadth of and a depth of hold of . Her builder's measure tonnage was calculated as 129 tons (burthen). Her draught was .Clowes (1898), Chapter XX, page 110
The initial manning of the ship was a crew of 90 personnel by the end of 1653. In 1662 the establishment for her crew was stated as 80/60/35 personnel dependent on wartime or peacetime and the number of guns carried. Her initial gun armament was established as 14 guns in 1653. By 1660 her armament was 14 guns wartime and 12 guns for peacetime.
Commissioned ServiceMerlin was commissioned prior to her launch in 1652 under the command of Captain Peter Warren to oversee her completion and final fitting. Later in 1652 Captain Warren was replaced by Captain William Vessey. She sailed with Robert Blake's Fleet at the Battle of Portland on 18 February 1653. After the engagement, Captain George Crapnell took command. She participated in the Battle of the Gabbard Sand between 2 and 3 Ju
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Daphnephila sueyenae is a species of gall midges first associated with leaf galls on Lauraceae species, particularly Machilus thunbergii in Taiwan. Based on analysis on sequences of the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I, it has been suggested that in this genus, the stem-galling habit is a more ancestral state as opposed to the leaf-galling habit. This genus appears to have originated tropically and dispersed to Japan through Taiwan.
References
Further reading
"Differential contribution of antioxidants to antioxidative functions in galls evaluated by grey system theory." (2012).
External links
ADW
Diptera of Asia
Cecidomyiinae
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Thottapuzhassery is a place in Thiruvalla taluk in Kerala, India. It is situated opposite Aranmula.It Is Part Of Thiruvalla Sub-District.
Location
Thottapuzhassery is a village panchayat in Thiruvalla Taluk, Pathanamthitta District of Kerala State. Thottapuzhassery shares its boundaries with the holy River Pampa and three other panchayats, namely Ezhumatoor, Koipuram and Ayroor.
Tourism
Tourist sites in Thottapuzhassery include the Aruvikuzhi waterfalls, Charalkunnu Camp Center, Ponmalla, Retreat center Maramon, Pramadathu para, Mayiladumpara etc. Charalkunnu is a hill-station in Thottappuzhassery Panchayat.
History
Thottapuzhassery has a traditional and religious past and is mentioned in many religious myths. It is the main venue for the Christian Convention called Maramon Convention, which takes place during the third week of every February.
This place is historically related with the birth and growth of Malankara Mar Thoma Syrian Church and this village has Mayiladumpara Siva Temple, which is founded by Thapasyomal for the downtrodden people in the society. As per the believes this temple was founded very before Sree Narayana Guru.
Snake Boat
There is a Palliyodam (snake boat) named Thottapuzhassery. Every year it competes in the 'uthrattathi vallamkalie '(snake boat race) Aranmula Boat Race . It also accompanies Thiruvonathoni Goshayatra to Aranmula Temple. This place is between the Kozhancherry - Arattupuzha - Chengannur road.
Devi Temple
This village also has a famous old temple of Devi. On festival day there is a traditional Padayani (folk dance).
Border of west Thottapuzhassery @ maramon mosco padi after that koipuram panchyath belongs to Thiruvalla Town
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Villages in Pathanamthitta district
Villages in Thiruvalla taluk
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Mikołajewo may refer to the following places:
Mikołajewo, Czarnków-Trzcianka County in Greater Poland Voivodeship (west-central Poland)
Mikołajewo, Masovian Voivodeship (east-central Poland)
Mikołajewo, Podlaskie Voivodeship (north-east Poland)
Mikołajewo, Wągrowiec County in Greater Poland Voivodeship (west-central Poland)
Mikołajewo, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship (north Poland)
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This article is a list of schools in Gary, Indiana (USA).
Public schools
Most of Gary is served by the Gary Community School Corporation.
Some portions are served by the Lake Ridge Schools Corporation.
Some Gary residents in the outskirts attend schools administered by the River Forest Community School Corporation; River Forest does not operate any schools in Gary.
There are also two Head Start Schools operated independently funded by the government.
Head Start
La Casa Head Start, Inc
Geminus Head Start XXI
Charter schools
21st Century Charter School of Gary
Charter School of the Dunes
Gary Lighthouse Charter School
KIPP: Lead College Prep Charter School
Thea Bowman Leadership Academy
West Gary Lighthouse Charter School
Aspire Charter School Academy
Private schools
Acts Christian Academy
Abundant Life Tabernacle Day Care And School
Ambassador Academy
Ascension Lutheran Christian School
Black Oak School for the Deaf
Christ Baptist Christian Academy
Christian Academy Ministry
M C Bennett Holiness School
New Shiloh Baptist School
SDA Mizpah Church School
Spirit Of God Accelerated Education
Tender Loving Care Academy
Treasure's Child Development Center
Adult education
Schools
Lake Ridge Schools Adult Education
API Flight School
Colleges and Universities
Ivy Tech Community College Northwest
Indiana University Northwest
Lovells Barber College
References
External links
Gary Community School Corporation Official Site
Lake Ridge Schools Corporation Official Site
Indiana University Northwest Official Site
Ivy Tech Community College Northwest Official Site
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The Adua-class submarine was the fourth sub-class of the 600 Series of coastal submarines built for the (Royal Italian Navy) during the 1930s. There were 17 submarines in this class, almost all named after places in Ethiopia which had been an Occupied by Italy since 1936, but only one, , survived World War II. Three submarines of this class (Gondar, Ascianghi, and Neghelli) were sold to Brazil before the war and replaced with submarines of the same names.
Design and description
The Adua-class submarines were essentially repeats of the preceding design. They displaced surfaced and submerged. The submarines were long, had a beam of and a draft of .
For surface running, the boats were powered by two diesel engines, each driving one propeller shaft. When submerged each propeller was driven by a electric motor. They could reach on the surface and underwater. On the surface, the Adua class had a range of at , submerged, they had a range of at .
The boats were armed with six internal torpedo tubes, four in the bow and two in the stern. One reload torpedo was carried for each tube, for a total of twelve. They were also armed with one deck gun for combat on the surface. The light anti-aircraft armament consisted of one or two pairs of machine guns.
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Service
The boats, once commissioned, were assigned to complete the squadrons of "600" submarines strengthening the 11th and 14th Squadrons at La Spezia and 43rd at Taranto. After initial training, many of these boats carried out training cruises in the Dodecanese and along the coast of North Africa.
During the Spanish Civil War (1937–1938) five of the submarines already in service made seven special missions on behalf the Franco's regime without much success.
During 1938–39 the boats largely changed their assignment locations: there was at first a single squadron on four submarines at La Spezia four other submarines formed the 23rd Squadron at Naples, and five more were assigned to Leros. In 1939 th
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is an above-ground metro station located in Kōhoku-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan operated by the Yokohama Municipal Subway's Blue Line (Line 3). It is 31.8 kilometers from the terminus of the Blue Line at Shōnandai Station.
History
Nippa Station was opened on March 18, 1993. Platform screen doors were installed in April 2007.
Lines
Yokohama Municipal Subway
Blue Line
Station layout
Nippa Station has two elevated island platforms serving four tracks. The ground-level station building is located underneath the tracks and platforms. The inner Tracks 2 and 3 are used for services originating at Nippa Station
Platforms
References
Harris, Ken and Clarke, Jackie. Jane's World Railways 2008-2009. Jane's Information Group (2008).
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Railway stations in Kanagawa Prefecture
Railway stations in Japan opened in 1993
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Babe Ruth's called shot is the home run hit by Babe Ruth of the New York Yankees against the Chicago Cubs in the fifth inning of Game 3 of the 1932 World Series, held on October 1, 1932, at Wrigley Field in Chicago. During the at-bat, Ruth made a pointing gesture which the existing film confirms, but whether he was promising a home run, or gesturing at fans or the Cubs in their dugout, remains in dispute.
Background
Prior to Game 3, the Yankees and the Cubs had shown growing animosity towards one another. In part, this supposedly stemmed from Yankee manager Joe McCarthy, who'd been fired by the Cubs in 1930, despite his having turned the team into a contender, even winning the National League pennant in 1929, and McCarthy supposedly still held a grudge against the Cubs for it. The other claimed story was in regard to Cubs player Mark Koenig, who had been a big part of the Yankees' World Championships in 1927 & 1928 and had been traded to the Cubs mid-season in 1932. Using his mid-season arrival as the reason, the Cubs players voted that Koenig would only get half of his World Series bonus, which his old Yankee teammates saw as an insult when they'd heard. While warming up before Game 1, Ruth supposedly shouted to Koenig about how his Cub teammates were "cheap bums", which led to the Cubs players shouting back at Ruth, at which point other Yankees players joined in. The two teams continued to shout insults at one another from their respective dugouts during Games 1 & 2, both won by the Yankees in New York. Prior to Game 3, Chicago fans had joined in the fury, supposedly cursing and spitting on Ruth and his wife Claire as they arrived at Wrigley Field.
Event
There is no dispute over the general events of the moment. All the reports say that the Cubs "bench jockeys" were riding Ruth mercilessly and that Ruth, rather than ignoring them, was "playing" with them through words and gestures. Earlier in the game, Ruth had already hit a home run, and also nearly made a shoe
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Robert E. Braun (April 20, 1929 – January 15, 2001) was an American local television and radio personality, best known for a program originating in Cincinnati, Ohio, named The Bob Braun Show. The show, which he hosted from 1967 to 1984, had the highest Arbitron and Nielsen ratings of any live entertainment/information program in the Midwestern United States. Originating at WLWT, the 90-minute live telecasts originally were syndicated to three other cities in the Midwest. Eventually, more television stations joined the line-up. Braun's show featured a live band, singers, and special guests including Bob Hope (a frequent guest), Lucille Ball, Johnny Carson, Paul Lynde, Red Skelton, Phyllis Diller, Dick Clark and NFL-star Jim Brown. Politicians including Gerald Ford, Ronald Reagan, Jimmy Carter, George H. W. Bush, John Glenn, and Ted Kennedy were also guests.
Early life
Bob Braun began his career at the age of thirteen with WSAI Radio, hosting a Saturday morning Knothole Baseball sports show. He joined WCPO-TV in 1949. In 1957, after winning the $1,000 top prize on television's Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts talent show, Braun was immediately hired by WLWT and WLW-AM. After cutting a handful of unsuccessful pop vocal recordings for labels such as Fraternity and Torch, Braun signed to Decca Records and charted his only Top 40 hit, "Till Death Do Us Part", in 1962. Braun later recorded for United Artists, but most of his subsequent recording efforts were released on small independent or vanity labels. He also hosted a weekly show on WLW-T called "Bob Braun's Bandstand". Similar to Dick Clark's American Bandstand when it began, i.e., a local show that showcased local teens dancing to the top 40 hits of the day and sometimes having guest singers or groups that were passing through Cincinnati. Locals from the tri-state area wrote in to the host station to secure tickets. This coincided with the time he was appearing on Ruth Lyons' 50-50 Club weekdays noon to 1:30.personal
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The Faculty of Physician Associates at the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) is the professional membership body for physician associates (PAs) in the United Kingdom. Established in 2015, it is responsible for setting PA standards, running the accreditation examinations, management of the Physician Associate Managed Voluntary Register (PAMVR) and is a faculty of the RCP.
Its predecessor organisation was the UK Association of Physician Assistants which was created in 2005. Physician assistants were renamed as physician associates in 2013 after the Department of Health and Social Care advised that being called assistants could prevent the regulation of the profession.
The president of the organisation, elected in 2022, is Jamie Saunders who works in haematology at University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, and its vice-president is Chandran Louis who works in urology at St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The RCP approved the membership of the president of the FPA to its governing council with full voting rights in 2018.
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Rare or Threatened Australian Plants, usually abbreviated to ROTAP, is a list of rare or threatened Australian plant taxa. Developed and maintained by the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), the most recent edition lists 5031 taxa. The list uses a binary coding system based on the IUCN Red List categories for "Presumed Extinct", "Endangered", "Vulnerable", "Rare" or "Poorly Known". However, it also provides for additional information such as geographic range and occurrence in protected areas.
It was first compiled in 1979, and published in 1981, with revisions published in 1988 and 1996. In its early days it was the only nationally recognised list of threatened plants, although it had no legal status. When the Endangered Species Protection Act 1992 was proclaimed, the ROTAP list was used as a basis for the publication of schedules to the Act. A third list was produced by ANZECC from 1996. In 2000, the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) was proclaimed. This superseded the Endangered Species Protection Act 1992, and published a single list of threatened flora which largely superseded the three lists then current. As the EPBC list has legal force, the ROTAP list is now little used. It continues to be maintained, however, and is often used and referred to in scientific publications.
See also
List of threatened flora of Australia
Threatened fauna of Australia
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Botany in Australia
Nature conservation in Australia
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Paula of Rome (AD 347–404) was an ancient Roman Christian saint and early Desert Mother. A member of one of the richest senatorial families which claimed descent from Agamemnon, Paula was the daughter of Blesilla and Rogatus, from the great clan of the Furii Camilli. At the age of 16, Paula was married to the nobleman Toxotius, with whom she had four daughters, Blaesilla, Paulina, Eustochium, and Rufina. She also had a boy, also named Toxotius. Disciple of St. Jerome, she is considered the first nun in the history of Christianity.
Life
Information about Paula's early life is recorded by St. Jerome. In his Letter 108, he states that she had led a luxurious life and held a great status. She dressed in silks, and had been carried about the city by her eunuch slaves.
Entering the religious life
At the age of 32, Paula was widowed. She continued to dedicate herself to her family, but became more interested in religion as time went on.
Through the influence of Marcella and her group, Paula became an enthusiastic member of this semi-monastic group of women. She met and learned from Paulinus, bishop of Antioch and Epiphanius, bishop of Salamis In 382, she met Jerome, who had come to Rome with Epiphanius and Paulinus of Antioch. Born in Dalmatia, Jerome had studied in Rome as a youth and had traveled to Germany and Aquileia, and for some years had lived in the East as an ascetic and scholar.
While on pilgrimage to the Holy Land and Egypt, with Jerome and her daughter, Eustochium, she visited monks and other ascetics including Paulinus of Nola, Melania the Elder, Rufinus of Aquileia and Isidore the Confessor. She then settled in Bethlehem and established a monastery for men and a convent for women and a hostel for pilgrims. The monks' monastery was run by men with Jerome living and writing in one of its cells and Paula was abbess of the nuns.
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Paula married her daughter, Paulina (d. 395), to the senator Pammachius; Blesilla soon became a widow and died in 384. Of
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David Diringer (16 June 1900 – 13 February 1975) was a British linguist, palaeographer and writer. He was the author of several well-known books about writing systems.
Biography
Diringer was born to Jacob Munzer and Mirl Diringer on 16 June 1900, in Tlumacz – at that time considered part of Austria, later Poland, but now Tlumach, Ukraine. He stayed in Tlumacz through high school but moved to Italy to earn, in 1927, his Doctor of Literature degree from the University of Florence. This was followed, in 1929, by a diploma in ancient history. He was appointed a professor at Florence (1931-1933), his first academic interest being the culture of the Etruscans. He did excavations in Tuscany from 1930 to 1939.
As anti-Jewish policies were put in place in Italy, he moved to England in 1939. His two brothers who remained in Tlumacz were both lost in the holocaust. In England he was at first, as an Italian citizen, interned on the Isle of Man as an "enemy alien." But he was released in November 1940 and actually then worked for the British Foreign Office.
After the war, he lectured in Semitic epigraphy at Cambridge University, establishing the Alphabet Museum there. It was while at Cambridge that he published most of his works on writing and writing systems. Three years before his death, he moved the Alphabet Museum to Tel Aviv, where he had a second residence.
When his magnum opus, The Alphabet: A Key to the History of Mankind, was published in 1948, it was greeted with effusive praise. In reviewing the book, Thomas Sebeok enthused: "There are few comprehensive studies on this subject in the English language since Isaac Taylor's fundamental contribution in 1883. But this book does much more than merely fill a gap: it is bound to stand as the most authoritative treatment of the history of alphabetic writing for a long time to come. This is because the book is extraordinarily scholarly and exhaustive. It is, incidentally, also quite exciting to read." William F. Albright
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Allahganj is a town and a nagar panchayat in Shahjahanpur district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India
Nearest Railway Station- Farrukhabad
Nearest Airport- Bareilly
Major Schools/Colleges:- kusum girls inter college, Swami Vivekanand Inter College, NGS Degree College, Ramnath Mishra High School, Th.AS Inter College, RK Private ITI Hullapur Allahgan
Demographics
Male: 15,363
Female: 10,032
Total Population: 25,400
total votes: 13995
Literacy
Male : 61.62%
Female: 39.38%
Total Literacy: 58.07%
Culture
Festivals
Every year, in September or October during the festival of Navratri, many associations and organisations hold a Ramlila event which has been conducted for over 50 years.
Eid ul-Fitr
The holy festival of Ramadan consists of month-long fasting. It is believed that fasting makes a man give up his vices which bring him closer to Allah. Muslims form an essential part of cultural strata in India hence Eid is celebrated with holy fasting and offering prayers. It ends with joyful feasting.
Rakshabandhan
The festival commemorates the bond between a brother and his sister. Sisters tie Rakhi on their brothers' wrist to protect them against any evil influences. The brothers bring gifts for their sisters and promise the necessary protection for a lifetime. The festival is widely celebrated in every state of India. It strengthens the love between the two.
Janmashtami
The annual Hindu festival celebrates the birth of Lord Krishna.
Diwali
The country celebrates the return of Lord Rama to Ayodhya after an exile of 14 years in the form of lighting diyas, drawing rangolis, decorating houses, wearing new clothes, distributing gifts and burning crackers.
many more...
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The Union Brewery is a historic brewery building in Iowa City, Iowa. The brewery was founded in 1856 by German immigrants Anton Geiger and Simeon Hotz. Conrad Graf was the brewery's brewmaster, and its beer was named Graf's Golden Brew after him; Graf later came to own the brewery after Geiger's death. Graf was instrumental in inciting the 1884 Iowa City beer riots, a popular uprising against Iowa's new prohibition law; the rioting mob injured multiple law officers and city attorneys, one of whom successfully sued Graf for $7,000. The brewery continued to operate until Prohibition; during Prohibition, it attempted to produce soda, but residual yeast spores caused the soda to ferment.
A network of tunnels connected the Union Brewery to two other breweries in Iowa City. The tunnels linked cellars and "beer caves" used by the breweries to store their products. The tunnels are well-preserved, and a developer has attempted to reopen them for tours or business use.
The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 10, 1986.
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Industrial buildings completed in 1856
Buildings and structures in Johnson County, Iowa
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The Austin Peay Governors are the intercollegiate athletic teams of Austin Peay State University (APSU or Peay), located in Clarksville, Tennessee, United States. The Governors athletic program is a member of the NCAA Division I ASUN Conference for all sports except football, in which it competes in the United Athletic Conference (UAC). The latter conference starts play in the 2023 season as a football-only merger between two conferences in the second tier of Division I football, the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS)—the ASUN and the Western Athletic Conference. Before the 2022–23 school year, the Governors were members of another FCS league, the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC).
The Austin Peay mascot is The Governor, and the school colors are red and white. While the women's teams were formerly known as the Lady Govs, the school emphasizes that all teams are now Governors.
Conference affiliations
NCAA
Ohio Valley Conference (1962–2022)
ASUN Conference (2022–present)
Varsity teams
Athletics began at Austin Peay almost as soon as the school opened for classes in 1929 as Austin Peay Normal School; men's and women's basketball teams were organized that first year. Football was added in the fall of 1930 and baseball in the spring of 1931, with other men's sports added and dropped over the years. Women's basketball was discontinued in 1938, but returned in 1973, along with volleyball, tennis, and golf when women's sports gained widespread inclusion.
A member of the ASUN Conference since July 1, 2022, Austin Peay State University sponsors teams in six men's, and ten women's NCAA sanctioned sports.
Shortly after the 2022 football season, the ASUN and Western Athletic Conference (WAC), which had been partners in a football-only alliance in the 2021 and 2022 seasons, announced a full merger of their football leagues, creating what eventually became the UAC. Peay is one of nine inaugural members of the new conference, which starts play in the 2023 season.
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Shawl Bay, British Columbia, Canada, is a bay and locality on the west side of the Wishart Peninsula, which is to the east of Broughton Island, in the Inside Passage between Vancouver Island and the British Columbia mainland near the entrance to Kingcome Inlet. The bay is located between the Wishart Peninsula to the east and Gregory Island to the west; the locality is located on the east side of the bay on a small isthmus at which forms the Wishart Peninsula. It can be approached from Penphrase Passage from the east, or Sutlej Channel from the west. There is a commercial marina at this location serving pleasure boaters.
See also
List of settlements in British Columbia
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Bays of British Columbia
Central Coast of British Columbia
Unincorporated settlements in British Columbia
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Rhodesia (, ), was a self-governing British Crown colony in southern Africa. Until 1964, the territory was known as Southern Rhodesia, and less than a year before the name change the colony formed a part of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland and hosted its capital city, Salisbury. On 1 January 1964, the three parts of the Federation (Southern Rhodesia, Northern Rhodesia, and Nyasaland) became separate colonies as they had been before the founding of the Federation on 1 August 1953. The demise of the short-lived union was seen as stemming overwhelmingly from black nationalist movements in Northern Rhodesia and Nyasaland, and both colonies were fast-tracked towards independence - Nyasaland first, as Malawi, on 6 July 1964 and Northern Rhodesia second, as Zambia, on 24 October. Southern Rhodesia, by contrast, stood firmly under white government, and its white population, which was far larger than the white populations elsewhere in the erstwhile Federation, was, in general, strongly opposed to the introduction of black majority rule. The Southern Rhodesian prime minister, Winston Field, whose government had won most of the federation's military and other assets for Southern Rhodesia, began to seek independence from the United Kingdom without introducing majority rule. However, he was unsuccessful and his own party, the Rhodesian Front, forced him to resign. Days prior to his resignation, on Field's request, Southern Rhodesia had changed its flag to a sky blue ensign defaced with the Rhodesian coat of arms, becoming the first British colony to use a sky blue ensign instead of a dark blue one (it was later joined by Fiji and Tuvalu).
History
Name
On 7 October 1964, the Southern Rhodesian government announced that when Northern Rhodesia achieved independence as Zambia, the Southern Rhodesian government would officially become known as the Rhodesian Government and the colony would become known as Rhodesia.
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Kolossus is Keep of Kalessin's fourth studio album. It was released on June 6, 2008, in Europe and on June 10 in the U.S. A limited edition deluxe digipak was released under Indie Recordings which contains a bonus DVD including interviews, behind-the-scenes material, the making of Kolossus, the live performance Come Damnation, Live in Paris 2006 and the Kolossus teaser.
Track listing
Notes
A music video for the song Ascendant was made.
Personnel
Arnt "Obsidian C." Ove Grønbech - guitars, synthesizers
Torbjørn "Thebon" Schei - lead vocals
Robin "Wizziac" Isaksen - bass
Vegar "Vyl" Larsen - drums
Håkon-Marius Pettersen - piano, keyboards
Daniel Elide - percussion
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Keep of Kalessin albums
Nuclear Blast albums
Indie Recordings albums
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John S. Arnick (November 27, 1933 – June 13, 2006) was an American politician from Maryland and a member of the Democratic Party. He served in three separate spans of time as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing Maryland's District 6 and District 7 in Baltimore County. He died in 2006 due to lung cancer.
Education
Arnick graduated from Calvert Hall College in Towson, Maryland. He then attended and graduated from the University of Baltimore with his bachelor's degree. He later returned to the University of Baltimore's School of Law and graduated with his LL.B. in 1961.
Career
After college Arnick served in the United States Marine Corps from 1956 until 1959. After getting his law degree he was admitted to the Maryland Bar in 1962 and was a practicing attorney.
Political career
John Arnick was first involved in politics in 1967 when he became a Magistrate at Large for Baltimore County. The following year he was elected to office for the first time. During his time in office he served as Majority Leader from 1971 until 1979 and again from 1978 until 1990. Arnick also received the Casper R. Taylor, Jr., Founder's Award from the House of Delegates in 2003. Arnick resigned from the House of Delegates on April 30, 2006, in order to serve on the State Board of Contract Appeals. He was appointed to that position by former Maryland Governor Robert Ehrlich, but died soon afterward.
His political career stumbled a couple of times. In 1978 he ran for a state senate position, but lost. However, he ran for his House seat again in the next election cycle and won.
In 1993 he was nominated by former Maryland governor William Donald Schaefer to a 10-year District Court judge position. However, he was forced to step down after he was charged with making sexist and racist jokes at a dinner in 1992. According to The Washington Post, he was well known for his "salty language and flamboyant behaviour". At the time he had already resigned his seat in t
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Jack Ely (September 11, 1943 – April 27, 2015) was an American guitarist and singer. He was best known for singing the Kingsmen's version of "Louie Louie". Ely was born in Portland, Oregon.
Ely died at his Oregon farm residence on April 27, 2015 age 71, having long suffered from an unknown illness. "Because of his religious beliefs, we're not even sure what it [the illness] was," his son Sean Ely said.
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2015 deaths
American guitarists
Singers from Portland, Oregon
Musicians from Portland, Oregon
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The Indonesian Marhaen People's Union (), generally known by its acronym Permai (meaning 'beautiful'), was a social movement in Indonesia, functioning both as a political party and an Abangan mystical association. The organisation was founded on 17 December 1945. Permai was led and founded by Mei Kartawinata in Cimerta, Pasirkareumbi, Subang, Subang Regency with two friends, M. Rasyid and Sumitra. At its peak on 17 December 1945, It was declared as a political party with J.B. Assa, Iwa Kusumasumantri, Izaak Riwoe Lobo, and S. Karsono Werdojo.
Permai called its doctrine Marhaenism. It beliefs were said to have been revealed to the Permai founder during meditation. The movement claimed to practice 'pure native science', i.e. pre-Hindu and pre-Islamic 'original' Javanese beliefs. This set of ideas was combined with support for Indonesian Pancasila nationalism. Permai was strongly opposed to Islam, arguing that it was a foreign religion, in contradiction to Javanese culture and traditions. On the other hand, whilst officially rejecting Hinduism, the movement had incorporated many Hindu practices into its doctrine.
In February 1948 the Tan Malaka-led Revolutionary People's Movement was founded, with Permai as one of its constituents.
The outspoken anti-Islamic profile of Permai brought it into collision with Islamist political forces. In 1954 mass protests were launched against statements made by the Permai leader Mei Kartawinata. According to some accounts, these protests mustered half a million participants. Also, the holding of Permai weddings and funerals provoked clashes with Muslim organizations (Permai was not a recognized religion, and thus these ceremonies had no official stature).
Permai obtained 149,287 votes in the 1955 legislative election (0.4% of the national vote), and won a seat in the parliament. After the election, the Permai MP joined the National Progressive Fraction, a body of ten MPs from Java. In the 1955 Constituent Assembly election, the par
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Palazzo Caprini was a Renaissance palazzo in Rome, Italy, in the Borgo rione between Piazza Scossacavalli and via Alessandrina (also named Borgo Nuovo). It was designed by Donato Bramante around 1510, or a few years before.
It was also known as Palazzo di Raffaello, or Raphael's House, since the artist had bought it in 1517 and lived there until his death three years later, although by then he was planning a much larger new palazzo elsewhere. In the late 16th century the building, already decayed and crumbling, underwent a total renovation and constituted the core of the much larger Palazzo dei Convertendi, and its garden house was destroyed in 1848. The appearance of the main facade is known from an etching by Antoine Lafréry and a partial sketch attributed to Andrea Palladio.
The palace had a façade with five bays and two levels, with rustication (using stucco) on the lower floor which, as often in Rome, was let out to shops. The upper floor had windows divided by double Doric columns, surmounted by a complete entablature. It was highly influential, providing a standard model for the integration of the rusticated ground floor with arched openings, characteristic of 15th-century Florentine palaces alla antica such as the Pitti Palace, with the classical orders. The decorative inclusion of large rusticated voussoirs and keystone instead of a lintel over the flat top of the lower rectangular openings in the end shop fronts was also a device with a long future. The apparent strength of a blind arched arcade with emphatic voussoirs on the rusticated ground storey gave reassuring support to the upper storey's paired Doric columns standing on rusticated piers, set against a smooth wall. The many buildings providing variations of the design include Somerset House in London.
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Summerson, John, The Classical Language of Architecture, 1980 edition, Thames and Hudson World of Art series,
[4] Herman Grimm, Leben Michelangelo's
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There is no county-wide local education authority in Berkshire, instead education services are provided by the six smaller unitary authorities of Bracknell Forest, Reading, Slough, West Berkshire, Windsor and Maidenhead and Wokingham:
List of schools in Bracknell Forest
List of schools in Reading, Berkshire
List of schools in Slough
List of schools in West Berkshire
List of schools in Windsor and Maidenhead
List of schools in Wokingham
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Harry Robert Damrau (September 11, 1890 – August 21, 1957) was an American Major League Baseball third baseman. He played for the Philadelphia Athletics during the season.
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1957 deaths
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Philadelphia Athletics players
Baseball players from New York (state)
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York White Roses players
Lancaster Red Roses players
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Atlantic City Lanks players
Petersburg Goobers players
Portsmouth Truckers players
Montreal Royals players
Mobile Bears players
Newark Bears (International League) players
Atlanta Crackers players
Jersey City Skeeters players
Springfield Ponies players
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The 2019–20 Cypriot Cup was the 78th edition of the Cypriot Cup. A total of 24 clubs were accepted to enter the competition. It begins on 30 October 2019 with the first round and will conclude in May 2020 with the final held at GSP Stadium. The winner of the Cup will qualify for the 2020–21 Europa League second qualifying round.
On 15 May 2020, the cup was abandoned due to COVID-19 pandemic.
First round
The first round draw took place on 30 October 2019 and the matches were played on 30 October 2019.
Second round
The second round draw took place on 20 December 2019.
The following eight teams advanced directly to second round and will meet the eight winners of the first round ties:
AEL Limassol (2018–19 Cypriot Cup winner)
APOEL (2018–19 Cypriot Cup runners-up)
Apollon Limassol (via draw)
Doxa Katokopias (via draw)
Enosis Neon Paralimni (via draw)
Ethnikos Achna (via draw)
Olympiakos Nicosia (via draw)
Pafos FC (via draw)
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Final
Cancelled.
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2019–20 Cypriot First Division
2019–20 Cypriot Second Division
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Cup
Cyprus
Cypriot Cup seasons
Cypriot Cup
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Ridge Grove is a historic apartment building at 1112 Grove Street in Evanston, Illinois. The three-story brick building was built in 1928. Architect Edward M. Sieja designed the building, which incorporates geometric and Neoclassical elements. The building features a projecting section across most of its front facade, sidelights and a fan around the entrance, limestone trim, and piers at its corners. The lobby includes a mock fireplace to resemble the foyer of a house.
The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 15, 1984.
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Buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Cook County, Illinois
Residential buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Illinois
Buildings and structures in Evanston, Illinois
Apartment buildings in Illinois
Residential buildings completed in 1928
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The Sulitjelma Line was a railway line that ran between Finneid in the town of Fauske to the village of Sulitjelma near the border with Sweden. The railway line was entirely inside the municipality of Fauske in Nordland county, Norway. The line was built in 1891, over time it was lengthened until 1958 when it was connected to the Nordland Line (having a different rail gauge) and the sea port at Finneid. It existed as a branch of the Nordland Line from 1958 until 1972 when the line was closed and removed. The railway line followed the path of the present-day Norwegian County Road 830.
History
Construction of the line started in May 1891 when the mining company in Sulitjelma decided to build a railway between Sjønstå and Fossen. Sjønstå is located on the shore of the lake Øvrevatnet, close to sea level. The track was immediately extended along the Sjønstå River to Hellarmo the following year. Hellarmo is a small village area that sits on the western edge of the lake Langvatnet higher up the valley, about from Sjønstå. It was the first railway line to be built in Northern Norway. The mining products were transported by barges on the lakes. This was not possible when ice covered the lakes, so in the winter the mining products were stored.
The mine in Sulitjelma was expanded into the mountains at Fagerli in 1912, and at the same time the gauge was increased from to . The line also was extended all the way to the mine in Sulitjelma. The official opening of the renovated and extended line was on 15 July 1915.
The track between Sandnes and Fagerli (in the village of Sulitjelma) was removed in 1950. In 1953, work began on extending the line from Sjønstå on the lake Øvrevatnet all the way to Finneid on the coast of the Skjerstad Fjord in the town of Fauske. The new extension would connect the line to the main Nordland Line in Fauske. Three tunnels, Grønnlifjell Tunnel, Hårskolten Tunnel and Sjønståfjell Tunnel, each with a length of were built. The reason was t
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In computer network and computer science, digital bandwidth or just bandwidth means the amount of data that can be sent from one point to another in a certain period of time. It is measured as a bit rate expressed in bits per second (bits/s) or multiples of it (kbit/s Mbit/s etc.)
Digital bandwidth should not be confused with:
Network throughput: which is the average rate of successful data transfer through a connection.
Data transfer: which is the quantity of data transferred over a given period of time.
Bandwidth in web hosting
In web hosting, the term "bandwidth" is often used to describe the amount of data transferred to or from the website within a defined period of time. Another more specific phrase used for this meaning of bandwidth is monthly data transfer.
Web hosting companies often quote a monthly data transfer for a website, for example 500 gigabytes per month. If the total amount of data downloaded from the website in a particular month reaches this limit, the hosting company may shut off further public access to the site.
Internet connections bandwidths
Broadband
Sometimes, the word "broadband" is used to mean "high-speed", especially with high-speed internet connections. "Broadband" means "wide band", and suggests high-speed. However, the term is not clear; "high-speed" is more clear. A dial-up telephone connection is most often thought to be low-speed, at less than 56,000 bit/s (bits per second). High-speed is usually 200,000 bit/s or faster. DSL (Digital Subscriber Line) or Cable modem connections are usually high-speed.
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Paralligatoridae is an extinct family of neosuchian crocodyliforms that existed during the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods. It includes the genera Paralligator, Brillanceausuchus, Kansajsuchus, Shamosuchus, Scolomastax, Sabresuchus, Rugosuchus, Batrachomimus and Wannchampsus, as well as the yet-unnamed "Glen Rose form".
Evolution
Phylogenetic analyses of crocodyliforms find Paralligatoridae to nest within Neosuchia, a large clade (evolutionary grouping) that also includes modern crocodylians. In crocodyliform phylogeny, paralligatorids are usually found near the base of Neosuchia, outside the clade Eusuchia, which includes crocodylians and their closest relatives. Below is a cladogram from Montefeltro et al. (2013) showing the phylogenetic relationships of Paralligatoridae:
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Early Cretaceous crocodylomorphs
Late Cretaceous crocodylomorphs
Oxfordian first appearances
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Munroe is a surname.
Munroe may also refer to:
Places
Munroe Falls, Ohio, USA
Munroe Lake, Manitoba, Canada
Munroe Island, Kerala, India
Munroe Island (Philippines), Philippines
Munroe Tavern, Lexington, MA, USA
Facilities and structures
Munroe (PAT station), Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Munroe (MBTA station), Lexington, MA, USA
Other uses
Munroe effect, the partial focusing of blast energy caused by a hollow or void cut into a piece of explosive
See also
Monro (disambiguation)
Monroe (disambiguation)
Munro (disambiguation)
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Horace Godfrey Watts (29 May 1901 – 5 April 1959) was the fifth Anglican Bishop of Caledonia in Canada.
Watts was educated at the University of Saskatchewan and ordained in 1926. He was a missionary priest in Honan, China and then Onishi, Japan. Later he was Field Secretary of the Missionary Society of the Church of England in Canada before his ordination to the episcopate in 1953.
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University of Saskatchewan alumni
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María Blanchard (born María Gutiérrez-Cueto y Blanchard; 6 March 1881 – 5 April 1932) was a Spanish painter. She was known for developing a unique style of Cubism.
Biography
Blanchard was born on 6 March 1881 in Santander, Spain. She was the daughter of journalist Enrique Gutiérrez Cueto and Concepción Blanchard Santisteban. She was the cousin of Mexican artist Germán Cueto.
She was born with several physical deformities, including a deformed spine, which some attributed to Blanchard's mother's fall during her pregnancy. Blanchard was born with kyphoscoliosis and bilateral hip disarticulation. Her growth was stunted and she walked with a limp, causing her to be teased at school and nicknamed "the witch". The emotional pain this caused can be seen in many of her artworks' themes. Blanchard turned to painting to express her sadness. Her father was a large influence in her life, encouraging her to draw.
In 1903, she moved to Madrid and studied at the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando under Spanish artists such as Emilio Sala and Manuel Benedito. Sala taught Blanchard "precision" and the "exuberant use of colour," which would feature in her early compositions. In 1908, after Blanchard won a third prize for her painting Primeros pasos at the National Exhibition of Fine Arts, the Santander government awarded her a grant to support her education in the arts. In 1909, this grant allowed her to continue her artistic education at the Academie Vitti in Paris under Hermenegildo Anglada Camarasa and Kees van Dongen. Here she discovered cubist painting, and was influenced by Jacques Lipchitz and Juan Gris. In 1914, due to the First World War, Blanchard left Paris and returned to Madrid. She shared a studio in her mother's house with some of the artists she met in Paris. In 1915, her art was displayed in an exhibition organized by Ramón Gómez de la Serna at the Museo de Arte Moderno (Madrid). She was contacted to teach art in Salamanca (Madrid), but was disappointe
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Neurexins (NRXN) are a family of presynaptic cell adhesion proteins that have roles in connecting neurons at the synapse. They are located mostly on the presynaptic membrane and contain a single transmembrane domain. The extracellular domain interacts with proteins in the synaptic cleft, most notably neuroligin, while the intracellular cytoplasmic portion interacts with proteins associated with exocytosis. Neurexin and neuroligin "shake hands," resulting in the connection between the two neurons and the production of a synapse. Neurexins mediate signaling across the synapse, and influence the properties of neural networks by synapse specificity. Neurexins were discovered as receptors for α-latrotoxin, a vertebrate-specific toxin in black widow spider venom that binds to presynaptic receptors and induces massive neurotransmitter release. In humans, alterations in genes encoding neurexins are implicated in autism and other cognitive diseases, such as Tourette syndrome and schizophrenia.
Structure
In mammals, neurexin is encoded by three different genes (NRXN1, NRXN2, and NRXN3) each controlled by two different promoters, an upstream alpha (α) and a downstream beta (β), resulting in alpha-neurexins 1-3 (α-neurexins 1–3) and beta-neurexins 1-3 (β-neurexins 1–3). In addition, there are alternative splicing at 5 sites in α-neurexin and 2 in β-neurexin; more than 2000 splice variants are possible, suggesting its role in determining synapse specificity.
The encoded proteins are structurally similar to laminin, slit, and agrin, other proteins involved in axon guidance and synaptogenesis. α-Neurexins and β-neurexins have identical intracellular domains but different extracellular domains. The extracellular domain of α-neurexin is composed of three neurexin repeats which each contain LNS (laminin, neurexin, sex-hormone binding globulin) – EGF (epidermal growth factor) – LNS domains. N1α binds to a variety of ligands including neuroligins and GABA receptors, though neuron
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Vladimir Sergeyevich Bushin (; January 24, 1924 – December 25, 2019) was a Soviet-Russian writer, essayist, literary critic, columnist and social activist. He was a member of the Union of Soviet Writers and Communist. He was born in Moscow. He was a critic of Boris Yeltsin and Vladimir Putin. His works were about Joseph Stalin and how he was a positive figure of the Soviet Union.
Bushin died in Moscow on December 25, 2019 of cardiopulmonary arrest, aged 95.
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Владимир Бушин. Выступление на VII съезде писателей России.
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Elrond Half-elven is a fictional character in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium. Both of his parents, Eärendil and Elwing, were half-elven, having both Men and Elves as ancestors. He is the bearer of the elven-ring Vilya, the Ring of Air, and master of Rivendell, where he has lived for thousands of years through the Second and Third Ages of Middle-earth. He was the Elf-king Gil-galad's herald at the end of the Second Age, saw Gil-galad and king Elendil fight the dark lord Sauron for the One Ring, and Elendil's son Isildur take it rather than destroy it.
He is introduced in The Hobbit, where he plays a supporting role, as he does in The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion. Scholars have commented on Elrond's archaic style of speech, noting that this uses genuinely archaic grammar, not just a sprinkling of old words. The effect is to make his speech distinctive, befitting his age and status, while remaining clear, and avoiding quaintness. He has been called a guide or wisdom figure, a wise person able to provide useful counsel to the protagonists. It has been noted that just as Elrond prevented his daughter Arwen from marrying until conditions were met, so Tolkien's guardian, Father Francis Xavier Morgan, prevented Tolkien from becoming engaged or marrying until he came of age.
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Elrond was born in the First Age at the refuge of the Mouths of Sirion in Beleriand, the son of the half-elven mariner Eärendil and Elwing his wife, and a great-grandson of Beren and Lúthien. Not long afterwards, the havens were destroyed by the sons of Fëanor, who captured Elrond and his brother Elros. Their parents feared that they would be killed; instead, they were befriended by Fëanor's sons Maedhros and Maglor. Like his parents but unlike his brother, Elrond chose to be counted among the Elves when the choice of kindreds was given to him. When Beleriand was destroyed at the end of the First Age, Elrond went to Lindon with the household of Gi
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Elizabeth of Nevers (born: after 24 August 1439 in Nevers; died: 21 June 1483) was Duchess of Cleves from 1455 until her death, due to her marriage with John I of Cleves-Mark. She acted as regent of the Ducky of Cleves during the absence of her spouse in 1477.
She was the matriarch of the house of Cleves-Nevers, and thus the Cleves line of the Counts and dukes of Nevers. Because the territory was part of her inheritance, it fell to her son Engelbert after her death.
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Elizabeth was the oldest child of John II, Count of Étampes, Nevers, Rethel and Eu, and his first wife Jacqueline d'Ailly. Since Elizabeth's younger brother died at the age of five years and her father thus had no sons, he appointed his eldest daughter to the heir of the counties of Nevers and Eu.
On 22 April 1456, she married in Bruges with her third cousin, Duke John I of Cleves. After the marriage of Mary of Burgundy with Adolph I of Cleves, this was the second marriage between the House of Burgundy and the House of La Marck. These marriages made the Duchy of Cleves into a kind of Burgundian annexe for the next 100 years, which was reflected mainly in the cultural life. The courtly life, but also the administrative practice in the territory of the Duke of Cleves increasingly followed the Burgundian example.
After the death of Adolf of Egmond, Duke of Guelders in 1477, both Adolf's sister, Catherine, and Emperor Maximilian I claimed the Duchy of Guelders. The Emperor's claim was based on his marriage with Mary of Burgundy. When her husband went to Guelders to support the Emperor's claim, Elizabeth led the government in Cleves during his absence.
Elizabeth died on 21 June 1483 before her father. Her claims to the counties of Nevers and Eu were inherited by her third son Engelbert, who founded the Cleves-Nevers line. She was buried in the Collegiate Church of St. Mary in Cleves, where she shares a grave with her husband. The grave is covered with engraved and gilded copper plates.
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Medullary rays, also known as vascular rays or pith rays, are cellular structures found in some species of wood. They appear as radial planar structures, perpendicular to the growth rings, which are visible to the naked eye. In a transverse section they appear as radiating lines from the centre of the log. In an axial section they may appear as a variety of transverse markings, depending on how close the section is to the plane of the ray. In a tangential section they may be hard to see at all.
They are formed by the activity of fascicular cambium. During the process of the division of cambium, the cambium cuts out cells on both the outer and inner side. These cells are parenchymatous. Most of these cells transform into xylem and phloem. But certain cells don't transform into xylem and phloem and remain as such. These cells cut out by the cambium towards the periphery are phloem parenchyma while those towards the pith are xylem parenchyma. Both of these cells together work as secondary medullary rays.
These medullary or pith rays are essential for the radial conduction of the water, minerals and other organic substances. They transport the substances from center to periphery.
In this context, the term refers to radial sheets or ribbons extending vertically through the tree across and perpendicular to the growth rings. Also called pith rays or wood rays, these formations of primarily parenchyma cells allow the radial transport of sap and are essential in the process of tylosis.
In quartersawn material, where the wood is cut into boards with the growth rings roughly perpendicular to the face of the board, the medullary rays often produce beautiful figure such as silver grain, medullary spots, pith flecks, etc.
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pl:Promień rdzeniowy
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Mildred Anderson was an American jazz, blues and R&B singer.
In the early years of her career, Anderson worked with Albert Ammons and His Rhythm Kings, recording with them the song "Doin' the Boogie Woogie" on April 8, 1946. Later, she worked and recorded with Hot Lips Page in 1951 and Bill Doggett in 1953.
In 1960, Anderson recorded two albums for Bluesville, a subsidiary of the Prestige, her only LPs. The first, Person to Person, featured Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis' group with organist Shirley Scott. The second, No More in Life featured Al Sears on tenor. Commenting on No More in Life, Scott Yanow wrote "considering how well she sings on this set, it is strange that Mildred Anderson would have no further opportunities to lead her own albums."
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