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Warren Brown (sailor)
Warren Brown (1929 – 25 December 2014) was a Bermudian sailor and businessman. He took part in the Newport-Bermuda Race 20 times in 11 different boats, including four of his own. He was also a co-founder of the Island Press, which produced the now defunct Bermuda Sun newspaper.
Personal life
Brown, at three months old, was among those who survived a shipwreck on 18 December 1929, when the RMS Fort Victoria was rammed by the SS Algonquin while anchored in dense fog. All aboard the Fort Victoria were rescued before she sank.
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1981–82 Northern Premier League
The 1981–82 Northern Premier League was the fourteenth season of the Northern Premier League, a regional football league in Northern England, the northern areas of the Midlands and North Wales. The season began on 15 August 1981 and concluded on 1 May 1982.
Overview
The League featured twenty-two clubs.
Team changes
The following club left the League at the end of the previous season:
Runcorn promoted to Alliance Premier League
The following club joined the League at the start of the season:
Bangor City relegated from Alliance Premier League (returning after a two year's absence)
League table
Results
Stadia and locations
Cup results
Challenge Cup
President's Cup
Northern Premier League Shield
Between Champions of NPL Premier Division and Winners of the NPL Cup.
FA Cup
None of the twenty-two Northern Premier League clubs reached the second round:
First Round
FA Trophy
None of the twenty-two Northern Premier League clubs reached the fourth round:
Third Round
End of the season
At the end of the fourteenth season of the Northern Premier League, Bangor City applied to join the Alliance Premier League and were successful.
Promotion and relegation
The following two clubs left the League at the end of the season:
Bangor City promoted to Alliance Premier League
Skelmersdale United resigned, demoted to North West Counties League One
The following two clubs joined the League the following season:
Chorley City Promoted from Cheshire County League One (returning after a ten year's absence)
Hyde United Promoted from Cheshire County League One (returning after a twelve year's absence)
Notes
Need reference for the draw (Gateshead 3–3 Bangor City)
References
External links
Northern Premier League official website
Northern Premier League tables at RSSSF
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Chosen Few MC
The Chosen Few MC are a one percenter mixed race motorcycle club, its first white member joined in 1960.
Other clubs
The same name is used by dozens of other unrelated motorcycle clubs in Iowa, New York, and other areas. The Chosen Few MC is based in the South Central California area with additional chapters nationwide and in the Philippines.
References
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Mauke Airport
Mauke Airport is an airport on Mauke in the Cook Islands .
Airlines and destinations
External links
Mauke and Mauke Airport Images
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A Slightly Pregnant Man
A Slightly Pregnant Man (, ) is a 1973 French-Italian comedy film directed by Jacques Demy.
Plot
Marco (Marcello Mastroianni) is a driving instructor who is engaged to Irène (Catherine Deneuve), a hairdresser. After eating a chicken dinner, he complains to his housekeeper that she cooks chicken too frequently. He begins to feel bloated and tired and sees a doctor. The doctor determines that he is pregnant, and an expert concludes that the hormones in chicken have made him sufficiently feminine to carry a child. With his permission, the doctors publicize this event, and he becomes a model for a maternity clothing company creating a new line of paternity clothes. Many other men around the world become pregnant as well. Ultimately, it is revealed that he had a hysterical pregnancy.
Cast
Catherine Deneuve as Irène de Fontenoy
Marcello Mastroianni as Marco Mazetti
Micheline Presle as Dr. Delavigne
Marisa Pavan as Maria Mazetti
Claude Melki as Lucien Soumain
André Falcon as Scipion Lemeu
Maurice Biraud as Lamarie
Alice Sapritch as Ramona Martinez
Raymond Gérôme as Gérard Chaumont de Latour
Michèle Moretti as Ginou
Madeleine Barbulée as Mlle Janvier
Micheline Dax as Mme Corfa
Benjamin Legrand as Lucas
Jacques Legras as Leboeuf
Myriam Boyer as Ninon Barbeau
Andrée Tainsy as Clarisse de Saint-Clair
Mireille Mathieu as Herself / En personne
Tonie Marshall as The Bobino's host
References
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Arefino, Vologda Oblast
Arefino () is a rural locality (a village) in Komyanskoye Rural Settlement, Gryazovetsky District, Vologda Oblast, Russia. The population was 4 as of 2002.
Geography
The distance to Gryazovets is 24.5 km, to Khoroshevo is 8.9 km. Semenkovo is the nearest rural locality.
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Verchen
Verchen is a municipality in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. The Battle of Verchen occurred nearby in 1164.
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Michael B. Surbaugh
Michael B. Surbaugh was the 13th Chief Scout Executive of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA), having succeeded the retiring Wayne Brock on October 1, 2015. He was previously Group Director of HR, Innovation, Exploring and Learning for Life for the BSA. Surbaugh first joined the organization as a professional scouter in 1983.
In November 2019, Surbaugh took a notable medical leave of absence.
On December 29, 2019, Surbaugh's retirement was announced via an email to BSA volunteers. He will be succeeded by Roger Mosby.
Background
Surbaugh earned his Eagle Scout award in Troop 360 in Bethel Park, Pennsylvania in 1976 and served on the summer camp staff of the Allegheny Trails Council, the predecessor of the Laurel Highlands Council. He is a graduate of Salem College in West Virginia.
Surbaugh has been met with criticism and praise for his changes in the BSA's admission policies. During his administration, the Executive Board of the Boy Scouts of America has removed the ban against homosexual adult membership, changed the membership application to allow youth to include the gender they identify with instead of requiring the gender on their birth certificate, and has started accepting girls into the Cub Scout and Boy Scout (now renamed Scouts BSA) programs.
References
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Udea uliginosalis
Udea uliginosalis is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It is found in Great Britain, Spain, France, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Slovenia, Slovakia, Poland, Romania, Bulgaria, Serbia and Montenegro, Albania and the Republic of Macedonia.
The wingspan is 25–30 mm. The forewings are dull ash-coloured with a pale spot behind the middle. The hindwings are paler or whitish with an ashy border on the hindmargin. Adults are on wing in July.
The larvae are probably polyphagous on low plants and/or grasses.
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1968 United States Senate election in Vermont
The 1968 United States Senate election in Vermont took place on November 5, 1968. Incumbent Republican George Aiken ran successfully for re-election to another term in the United States Senate; he was unopposed. As of 2019, this is the last time a Republican won the Class 3 Senate seat in Vermont.
Republican primary
Results
Democratic primary
Results
General election
Results
See also
United States Senate elections, 1968
References
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1998 LPGA Tour
The 1998 LPGA Tour was the 49th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from January 16 to November 22. The season consisted of 36 official money events. Se Ri Pak and Annika Sörenstam won the most tournaments, four each. Annika Sörenstam led the money list with earnings of $1,092,748.
This was the first year that non-American winners outnumbered American winners (19 to 17). There were four first-time winners in 1998: Amy Fruhwirth, Rachel Hetherington, Se Ri Pak, Pearl Sinn.
The tournament results and award winners are listed below.
Tournament results
The following table shows all the official money events for the 1998 season. "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Majors are shown in bold.
^ – weather-shortened tournament
Awards
References
External links
LPGA Tour official site
1998 season coverage at golfobserver.com
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Palmyra, Western Australia
Palmyra is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Melville.
The suburb east of Fremantle appears to have been first established as the Palmyra Estate in 1903
The north-eastern corner of Palmyra is some 14 Kilometres from the Perth G.P.O.
The W.A. State Primary School the corner of what was then McKimmie Street (now McKimmie Road) between Zenobia and Aurelian Streets, was established in 1913. Its first Centenary was celebrated enthusiastically by students, residents and past pupils on Saturday 9 November 2013.
There is also a School associated with the Catholic Our Lady of Fatima Church at 8 Foss Street.
The St Peter and St Mark Anglican Church is a 2 Hammad Road. The Uniting Church is at the corner of Carrington Street and the Canning Highway. The Seventh Day Adventist Church meets on Saturdays at 10 Cleopatra Street.
Palmyra includes the Fremantle Cemetery at its south-eastern suburb boundary, south of High Street/Leach Highway. Starting from its northern boundary, clockwise, Palmyra is bounded by the Canning Highway; by Stock Road on its East; by Sainsbury Road on its South; and in a dog-leg, by Carrington Street on its West, and Marmion Street on its South, and Petra Street on its West.
The Melville History Society meets at the Miller (Family) Bakehouse, corner of Elvira and Baal Streets, Palmyra.
There are two Parks in Palmyra - Emily Main Park south of Palin Street, and the George Thomson Park on McKimmie Road diagonally opposite the State Primary School. To the south, there is also a Reserve bounded by McGregor Road, Hunter Crescent, the Leach Highway, and McManus Way.
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Microzercon
Microzercon is a genus of mites in the family Zerconidae.
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John Mirak
John Mirak (March 11, 1907–January 31, 2000) () was an Armenian-American businessman who owned several car dealerships and automotive businesses in Massachusetts. He and his family are widely known for their contributions to Armenian society in both the diaspora and the republic.
He was born on March 11, 1907 in the city of Arabkir, Western Armenia. He immigrated to the United States in 1920 after becoming an orphan after the Armenian Genocide and married Artemis Mirak, also a genocide survivor from Arabkir.
In 1932 he established The Arlington Center Garage and Service Corporation and with the help of his sons. Then, he started Mirak Chevrolet in Arlington, Massachusetts in 1936. His dealership also sold Hyundai. Mirak also had a Lincoln-Mercury-Nissan dealership which closed in the 1990s. Mirak Chevrolet-Hyundai is located at 1125 Massachusetts Ave. in Arlington, Massachusetts. Mirak Lincoln-Mercury-Nissan was located at 956 Massachusetts Ave. in Arlington, Massachusetts. In the place where Mirak Lincoln-Mercury-Nissan used to be, a business called RCN is in its place.
He died on January 31, 2000 at Lahey Hitchcock Clinic in Burlington, Massachusetts at the age of 92 of complications from a stroke.
References
The Legacy: A Historical Perspective
Miraks: Featured Supporters of the Armenia Tree Project
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Citrate synthase
The enzyme citrate synthase E.C. 2.3.3.1 (previously 4.1.3.7)] exists in nearly all living cells and stands as a pace-making enzyme in the first step of the citric acid cycle (or Krebs cycle). Citrate synthase is localized within eukaryotic cells in the mitochondrial matrix, but is encoded by nuclear DNA rather than mitochondrial. It is synthesized using cytoplasmic ribosomes, then transported into the mitochondrial matrix.
Citrate synthase is commonly used as a quantitative enzyme marker for the presence of intact mitochondria. Maximal activity of citrate synthase indicates the mitochondrial content of skeletal muscle. The maximal activity can be increased by endurance training or high-intensity interval training, but maximal activity is increased more with high-intensity interval training.
Citrate synthase catalyzes the condensation reaction of the two-carbon acetate residue from acetyl coenzyme A and a molecule of four-carbon oxaloacetate to form the six-carbon citrate:
acetyl-CoA + oxaloacetate + H2O → citrate + CoA-SH
Oxaloacetate is regenerated after the completion of one round of the Krebs cycle.
Oxaloacetate is the first substrate to bind to the enzyme. This induces the enzyme to change its conformation, and creates a binding site for the acetyl-CoA. Only when this citroyl-CoA has formed will another conformational change cause thioester hydrolysis and release coenzyme A. This ensures that the energy released from the thioester bond cleavage will drive the condensation.
Structure
Citrate synthase's 437 amino acid residues are organized into two main subunits, each consisting of 20 alpha-helices. These alpha helices compose approximately 75% of citrate synthase's tertiary structure, while the remaining residues mainly compose irregular extensions of the structure, save a single beta-sheet of 13 residues. Between these two subunits, a single cleft exists containing the active site. Two binding sites can be found therein: one reserved for citrate or oxaloacetate and the other for Coenzyme A. The active site contains three key residues: His274, His320, and Asp375 that are highly selective in their interactions with substrates.
The adjacent images display the tertiary structure of citrate synthase in its opened and closed form. The enzyme changes from opened to closed with the addition of one of its substrates (such as oxaloacetate).
Function
Mechanism
Citrate synthase has three key amino acids in its active site (known as the catalytic triad) which catalyze the conversion of acetyl-CoA [H3CC(=O)−SCoA] and oxaloacetate [−O2CCH2C(=O)CO2−] into citrate [−O2CCH2C(OH)(CO2−)CH2CO2−] and H−SCoA in an aldol condensation reaction. This conversion begins with the negatively charged carboxylate side chain oxygen atom of Asp-375 deprotonating acetyl CoA’s alpha carbon atom to form an enolate anion which in turn is neutralized by protonation by His-274 to form an enol intermediate [H2C=C(OH)−SCoA]. At this point, the epsilon nitrogen lone pair of electrons on His-274 formed in the last step abstracts the hydroxyl enol proton to reform an enolate anion that initiates a nucleophilic attack on the oxaloacetate’s carbonyl carbon [−O2CCH2C(=O)CO2−] which in turn deprotonate the epsilon nitrogen atom of His-320. This nucleophilic addition results in the formation of citroyl−CoA [−O2CCH2CH(CO2−)CH2C(=O)−SCoA]. At this point, a water molecule is deprotonated by the epsilon nitrogen atom of His-320 and hydrolysis is initiated. One of the oxygen’s lone pairs nucleophilically attacks the carbonyl carbon of citroyl−CoA. This forms a tetrahedral intermediate and results in the ejection of −SCoA as the carbonyl reforms. The −SCoA is protonated to form HSCoA. Finally, the hydroxyl added to the carbonyl in the previous step is deprotonated and citrate [−O2CCH2C(OH)(CO2−)CH2CO2−] is formed.
Inhibition
The enzyme is inhibited by high ratios of ATP:ADP and NADH:NAD, as high concentrations of ATP and NADH show that the energy supply is high for the cell. It is also inhibited by succinyl-CoA and propionyl-CoA, which resembles Acetyl-coA and acts as a competitive inhibitor to acetyl-CoA and a noncompetitive inhibitor to oxaloacetate. Citrate inhibits the reaction and is an example of product inhibition.
The inhibition of citrate synthase by acetyl-CoA analogues has also been well documented and has been used to prove the existence of a single active site. These experiments have revealed that this single site alternates between two forms, which participate in ligase and hydrolase activity respectively. This protein may use the morpheein model of allosteric regulation.
References
External links
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Mailbag
Mailbag is an Irish TV programme, presented by Arthur Murphy, which was broadcast on RTÉ One for a fourteen-year period, from 1982 to 1996.
The presentation, which became established in a half-hour Saturday-evening time slot, dealt with viewers letters concerning RTÉ TV programmes and broadcasting in general. Murphy continued using the Mailbag concept into the 2010s, his regular "E-mail Bag" segment on Today FM radio's The Ray D'Arcy Show airing each Thursday morning.
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N'Tentou
N'Tentou or Ténétou is a town and seat of the commune of Kouroulamini in the Cercle of Bougouni in the Sikasso Region of southern Mali.
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John Hayward (Newfoundland politician)
John Hayward (1819 – March 13, 1885) was a lawyer, judge and politician in Newfoundland. He served in the Newfoundland House of Assembly from 1852 to 1866.
He was born and educated in Harbour Grace. He studied law with George Henry Emerson and was called to the Newfoundland bar in 1841. He served as chief clerk and registrar for the northern circuit court and as sub-collector of customs at Harbour Grace.
In 1849, John and his young family headed for Washington County in Wisconsin. They traveled during a week and a half. They took a boat from Newfoundland to New York, then up the canals to Albany, another boat to Buffalo. They traveled to Wisconsin by wagon and bought a farm and had land cleared. After a few months, in a letter to his father-in-law, he seems full of optimism. In spite of that, he was back in Harbour Grace at the end of 1850, and was sub-collector of Customs in 1851.
He was elected to the assembly for Conception Bay in 1852 and for Harbour Grace in 1855 and again in 1859. He served as Solicitor General in the provincial cabinet until 1861. The results of the 1861 election in Harbour Grace were set aside due to violence at the polls; Hayward was re-elected in a by-election held later that year. He was elected again in 1865 and was named Solicitor General again. Hayward was opposed to the union with Canada proposed in 1866. He retired from politics in August of that year and was named an assistant justice in the Supreme Court of Newfoundland. Hayward retired from the bench due to illness in 1884 and died the following year.
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SS Barøy
Two steamships have borne the name Barøy, after the Norwegian island Barøy:
SS Barøy (1914) was a 302-ton passenger/cargo ship completed in June 1914, by Akers Mekaniske Verksted, Oslo, Norway. Wrecked off Andenes, Norway, on 17 February 1928.
SS Barøy (1929) was a 424-ton passenger/cargo ship completed on 19 August 1929, by Trondhjems mekaniske Værksted in Trondheim, Norway. Torpedoed and sunk by Fleet Air Arm aircraft on 13 September 1941.
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Anata o Tamotsu Mono
is a song recorded by Japanese singer Maaya Sakamoto and Japanese musician Cornelius. It was released as a double A-side single alongside the song "Mada Ugoku" by FlyingDog on June 17, 2015. It was written by Shintaro Sakamoto of the band Yura Yura Teikoku and composed by Cornelius, who produced and arranged the track as well as playing all the music. The song served as the opening theme to the Tokyo MX anime Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Alternative Architecture.
Chart performance
The single entered the daily Oricon Singles Chart at number 15. It peaked at number 10 on the daily chart. The single debuted at number 18 on the weekly Oricon Singles Chart, with 4,000 copies sold. It charted for four consecutive weeks, selling a reported total of 6,000 copies.
Track listing
Credits and personnel
Personnel
Vocals – Maaya Sakamoto
Songwriting – Shintaro Sakamoto, Cornelius
Arrangement, all instruments – Cornelius
Engineering, programming – Toyoaki Mishima
Mixing, mastering – Tohru Takayama
Charts
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Elisa Camporese
Elisa Camporese is an Italian football midfielder, currently playing for UPC Tavagnacco in Serie A. She has won four leagues with Foroni Verona, CF Bardolino and Torres CF.
She is a member of the Italian national team, and played the 2005 European Championship.
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Phantom X1
The Phantom X1 is a single-engined, tractor configuration, single seat, cable-braced high wing tricycle gear-equipped ultralight aircraft that is produced by Phantom Aeronautics of Three Rivers, Michigan and available in kit form.
The X1 design was intended to have an empty weight under to fit into the FAR Part 103 ultralight category. There is also an X2 two seater which was designed as an ultralight trainer. Modernized models of the single and two-seaters use struts in place of the original cable-bracing.
Design and development
The Phantom X1 was introduced at Sun 'n Fun in 1982, where it attracted a great deal of attention and won a major design award. The design was produced by a number of different manufacturers, including Phantom Aircraft of Kalamazoo, Michigan and has been widely copied. Derivative designs include the Bell Sidewinder, Hy-Tek Hurricane 103, Worldwide Ultralite Spitfire and the Golden Gate Mosquito.
The Phantom X1 is constructed from bolted-together aluminum tubing. The wings and tail surfaces are covered in Dacron sailcloth in the form of pre-sewn envelopes. The wings are wire-braced from an inverted "V" shaped kingpost and feature full-span ailerons. There was also a factory option offered to allow the wings to fold for transport and storage. The engine is mounted on the front of the main tube, the tail being mounted on the far end of the same tube. The cockpit pod is made from fiberglass. The landing gear includes a steerable nosewheel.
The X1 was originally designed as an aerobatic aircraft and was tested to +9/-6.6 g before failure and carries operational limits of +6.6/-4.4 g. The full-span ailerons also give the X1 a fast roll-rate. For liability reasons the X1 was never marketed as an aerobatic design.
Factory options included brakes and a complete airframe parachute along with a variety of Rotax engines from . Original assembly time was rated by the manufacturer as 40 hours.
Variants
X1
Single seat ultralight aircraft with aerobatic capabilities, first flown in 1982. Standard engine is the Rotax 447, with the Rotax 503 or Rotax 582 as options. In the USA the aircraft could be completed as a FAR Part 103 ultralight vehicle or as an Experimental amateur-built aircraft. Still in production as the Phantom Classic.
X1E
Similar to the X1, but with an enclosed cockpit for all-weather flying. The cockpit features removable doors. Still in production as the Phantom Classic E.
X2
Two seat side-by-side configuration ultralight trainer, first flown in 1995, with first deliveries in February 1998. Folding wings were a factory option. Standard engine is the Rotax 503 or Rotax 582 as an option.
Phantom I
Single seat ultralight aircraft with struts in place of cable-bracing. Standard engine is the Rotax 503 with the Rotax 582 as an option.
Phantom I-E
Single seat ultralight aircraft with struts in place of cable-bracing and enclosed cockpit with removable doors. Standard engine is the Rotax 503 with the Rotax 582 as an option.
Phantom II
Two seat side-by-side configuration ultralight trainer with struts in place of cable-bracing. Engines include the Rotax 582, Jabiru 2200 or the Rotax 912.
Specifications (X1)
See also
References
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James Durbin (singer)
James William Durbin (born January 6, 1989) is an American singer and guitarist from Santa Cruz, California, who finished in fourth place on the tenth season of American Idol. Durbin was the lead singer for Quiet Riot from 2017 to 2019.
Early life
Durbin was born in 1989 to Judy Settle-Durbin, a dentist's daughter, and Willy Durbin, a bass player, who died of a heroin overdose when James was nine. He announced during his aired audition on American Idol that he was upset he didn't have the chance to know his father well. He was diagnosed with Tourette syndrome and Asperger syndrome shortly after his father died. He attended Musicschool, a music school run by Dale Ockerman in Santa Cruz instead of a traditional school. Durbin never graduated from high school. Durbin cites popular bands My Chemical Romance and Thirty Seconds to Mars as his inspirations for his music.
In 2006, he performed in a Santa Cruz children's theater group called Kids on Broadway and played the lead role in Grease and Beauty and the Beast. In 2007, he played the leading roles of Tony in West Side Story and Oscar in Sweet Charity—both productions produced by All About Theatre, a Santa Cruz community theatre company. In 2008, Durbin appeared in Alan Parsons' "Art & Science of Sound Recording" educational video series, recording a version of Parsons' "We Play The Game" at Ex'pression College for Digital Arts.
He was the lead singer in a band called Hollywood Scars, where he went by the stage name of Jimmy Levox. Influenced by bands such as Metallica, Pantera, Judas Priest, Dream Theater, Guns N' Roses, Iron Maiden and Mötley Crüe, Hollywood Scars drew their inspiration from the glitz, glam, and decadence of Hollywood's Sunset Strip in the 1980s. The band released a single entitled "Under The Cherry Tree". He was also in a band called Whatever Fits. He has also sung country music.
Career
American Idol
Durbin had previously auditioned for American Idol in the eighth season, but was not chosen.
Durbin was eliminated in the Top 4 on the tenth season, but despite his elimination, he received a homecoming previously reserved for Top 3 contestants, the first time such an exception on the homecoming policy was made by the show. Footage of his homecoming, dubbed the "Durbin Day", was shown briefly on the Top 3 performance show.
He appeared on the American Idol tenth season finale, singing "Livin' After Midnight" and "Breaking the Law" with Judas Priest.
Performances and results
Due to the judges using their one save to save Casey Abrams, the Top 11 remained intact for another week, when two contestants were eliminated.
Post-Idol
After his elimination Durbin appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,
Live with Regis and Kelly, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, and The Ellen DeGeneres Show. Along with the rest of the Top 11 finalists, he participated in the American Idol Tour that season.
He appeared in a documentary, Different Is The New Normal, that focused on a teen's effort to overcome Tourette syndrome.
Durbin is being managed by 19 Entertainment, alongside fellow contestants Pia Toscano and Haley Reinhart. It was announced that he was signed to Wind-up Records on September 5, 2011.
On May 28, 2011, Durbin and the other American Idol top 4 performed at the opening of the new Microsoft Store at Lenox Square Mall in Atlanta, Georgia.
Durbin, along with fellow contestants Scotty McCreery, Lauren Alaina, and Haley Reinhart, released a Walmart Exclusive EP with his highlights from American Idol. The tracks feature "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow", "Uprising" and a previously unreleased recording of "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)".
Memories of a Beautiful Disaster (2011-2012)
Durbin started working on his debut album after appearing on American Idol, and wrote with James Michael and Marti Frederiksen, as well as his favorite band Hardcore Superstar. The album was produced by Howard Benson. He recorded a track entitled "Stand Up" for the album Official Gameday Music of the NFL, Volume 2 which was released for sale on September 27, 2011. The song was also included in his album.
On November 21, 2011, Durbin released the album, titled Memories of a Beautiful Disaster. The album debuted at number 36 on the Billboard 200, at number eight on the Billboard Rock Chart, number 25 on the Digital Album Chart, and sold 28,000 the first week. Two singles were released to radio simultaneously—"Love Me Bad" was released to Top 40 radio stations, while "Stand Up" was released to rock radio.
Durbin released a Christmas single, "Santa Claus Is Back in Town" on November 27, 2012.
Durbin performed "Love Me Bad" on Conan and "Higher Than Heaven" on American Idol in support of his album.
Celebrate (2013–2014)
Durbin's second album, Celebrate, was released April 8, 2014. It was produced by Scott "The Ninja" Stevens and Durbin co wrote songs with Scott Stevens, Ted Bruner, Griffin Boyce and Stevie Aiello. The first single, "Parachute," was released on November 22, 2013.
Durbin performed "Parachute" on Conan in support of his album.
Riot on Sunset (2015–2016)
In 2015, Durbin raised funds for his third album via PledgeMusic. In November 2015, Durbin released a Christmas EP, A Thrill of Hope. He released the video for his first single "Smackdown" in April 2016.
On April 7, 2016, Durbin returned to Idol for the final episode of the fifteenth season.
On Durbin's 28th birthday, he released a stop motion animated music video he made with his son Hunter.
In 2016 Durbin and Alex Grossi of Quiet Riot worked on an album project "Maps to the Hollywood Scars". Volume 1 was released as a 5-song EP in February 2017.
Quiet Riot (2017-2019)
In March 2017, Durbin joined Quiet Riot, as their new lead singer. The band reported that their upcoming album, Road Rage would be re-recorded prior to its release to feature Durbin on lead vocals. After recording a follow-up album, Durbin quit the band in September 2019. The album, Hollywood Cowboys, was released on November 8, 2019.
Personal life
Durbin is married to Heidi Air Lowe. They have a son named Hunter, and a daughter named Kinzee Cruz. The couple were married on December 31, 2011. Durbin is an avid fan of professional wrestling.
Discography
Solo career
Studio albums
Extended plays
Singles
with Quiet Riot
Studio albums
Road Rage (2018)
Hollywood Cowboys (2019)
Live album
One Night in Milan (2019)
References
External links
DurbinRock Official website
James Durbin on American Idol
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GM 8L45 transmission
The 8L45 is an eight-speed automatic transmission built by General Motors Company debuting in the 2016 Cadillac CT6. It is designed for use in longitudinal engine applications attached to the front-located engine with a standard bell housing. It is a hydraulic (hydramatic) design sharing much with the 8L90 transmission. Estimated weight savings over the heavier duty 8L90 is 33 pounds. Gear ratios used enable a wide 7.0 ratio spread.
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Young Desire (album)
Young Desire is the third studio album by the Finnish band Lapko. It was released in 2007 and is a theme album which, as the title suggests, deals with the passion of youth.
Track listing
"This Is Aggressive Melancholy"
"Young Desire"
"Miami Vicer "
"Sawyer the Brother"
"Hugging the Phone"
"Dead Disco"
"Killer Whales "
"Bad Boy"
"Not Your Son"
"Paranoid"
"Funerals and Parties"
Personnel
Band
Ville Malja – vocals, electric guitar
Anssi Nordberg – bass guitar
Janne Heikkonen – drum kit
Other
Karo Broman – producer
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Eric Arnold (footballer)
Eric Arthur Arnold (13 September 1922 – April 2002) was a footballer who played professionally for Norwich City from 1947 to 1952, making 13 appearances. He was a left back.
Sources
Canary Citizens by Mike Davage, John Eastwood, Kevin Platt, published by Jarrold Publishing, (2001),
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Wang Yongxin
Wang Yongxin (Chinese: 王永鑫; born 16 January 1990 in Zhengzhou) is a Chinese football player who currently plays for China League One side Nantong Zhiyun.
Club career
In 2011, Wang started his professional footballer career with Chengdu Blades in the Chinese Super League. On 11 June 2011, he made his debut for Chengdu in the 2011 Chinese Super League against Liaoning Whowin,coming on as a substitute for Zhang Li in the 74th minute.
0n 27 February 2014, Wang transferred to China League One side Hunan Billows.
In March 2016, Wang signed for China League Two side Nantong Zhiyun.
Club career statistics
Statistics accurate as of match played 4 November 2018.
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Nicolas Sidjakov
Nicolas Sidjakov (December 16, 1924 – June 20, 1993) was a Latvian-born Russian American commercial artist and illustrator.
Biography
Sidjakov was born in Riga, Latvia. He studied at the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris, worked in advertising, and freelanced for the French movie industry. In 1954 he moved to the United States and continued to work in advertising. He also began to illustrate children's books, mainly picture books, beginning with The Friendly Beasts by Laura Nelson Baker, adapted from "The Friendly Beasts", an English Christmas carol. It was published in 1957 by Parnassus Press of Berkeley, California.
Parnassus was a small press established only that year by Herman Schein, whose wife Ruth Robbins was a writer and illustrator. During the next several years it published at least three picture books created by Robbins, as writer, and Sidjakov. The first was Baboushka and the Three Kings, retelling the "Russian folktale about an old woman's endless search for the Christ child". For that work he received the annual Caldecott Medal from the American Library Association in 1961, as illustrator of the previous year's "most distinguished American picture book for children".
From 1945 to the 1970s, San Francisco was a hub of creativity and Nicolas was in the thick of it. He designed more than he illustrated and there were many accolades for him in the advertising annuals of the 1960s and 1970s.
In 1978 he and Jerry Berman formed the design firm of Sidjakov & Berman Associates, then Sidjakov, Berman & Gomez in 1981. In 1987 the company became part of the British-owned WPP Group plc and is now known as Enterprise IG, San Francisco.
Sidjakov was a resident of Sausalito, Marin County, California, when he died in 1993.
Selected works
Picture books illustrated
The Friendly Beasts, written by Laura Nelson Baker (Berkeley, CA: Parnassus Press, 1959) – adapted from "The Friendly Beasts",
Baboushka and the Three Kings, Ruth Robbins (Parnassus, 1960) – adapted from Russian folklore,
The Emperor and the Drummer Boy, Ruth Robbins (Parnassus, 1962) – published simultaneously in French, the Emperor is Napoleon,
Harlequin and Mother Goose, or, The Magic Stick, Ruth Robbins (Parnassus, 1965) – based on English Harlequinade,
A Lodestone and a Toadstone, Irene Elmer (Alfred A. Knopf, 1969),
Staffan: an old Christmas folk song, translated from Swedish (Parnassus, 1970),
See also
References
External links
Nicolas Sidjakov Papers at CLRC, University of Minnesota – with biographical sketch
Linweave Tarot 1967, The illustrations of Hy Roth, Ron Rae, David Mario Palladini and Nicolas Sidjakov (part one)
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Pierre Bouchet
Pierre Bouchet (6 January 1752 – 6 January 1794) was a French physician born in Lyon.
Biography
He was trained in medicine in Paris as Pierre-Joseph Desault pupil then came home in Lyon Hôtel-Dieu where he became Head Surgeon.
He was the first in France to modify then use a knotted-string snare device to ligate and remove uterus and vagina polyps.
He also practiced internal necrosis surgery and tibia drilling.
His son, Claude-Antoine Bouchet, was the first, in France, to ligate external iliac artery to cure groin aneurysm.
Pierre Bouchet was always kind and good-hearted, so that his fellow citizens held him in the highest regard and esteem. He suffered a stroke and died under arrest on 1794 physically and psychologically exhausted by the Revolutionary armies siege of Lyon after the Revolt of the city against the National Convention.
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Martin Stellman
Martin Stellman (London, July 28, 1948) is a British screenwriter and director best known for creating and writing The Interpreter, starring Nicole Kidman and Sean Penn, and co-writing with Franc Roddam the 1979 British cult classic Quadrophenia.
He wrote and directed the action thriller For Queen and Country starring Denzel Washington playing a Malvinas/Falklands War veteran. He attended Bristol University, before joining the psychedelic band Principal Edwards Magic Theatre and is a graduate of the National Film and Television School. He often collaborates with British screenwriter and director Brian Ward.
He recently teamed up with Idris Elba co-writing Yardie, Elba's feature debut. Elba took inspiration from Stellman's earlier film Babylon, a drama about sound-system culture in London during the 1970s.
Filmography
Writer
Yardie (2018)
The Interpreter (2005)
Shoebox Zoo (TV series, 3 episodes) (2004)
Tabloid (2001)
For Queen and Country (1988)
Defence of the Realm (1986)
Babylon (1980)
Quadrophenia (1979)
Director
Harry (TV series, 3 episodes) (1993)
For Queen and Country (1988)
References
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Saturday Night Live (season 22)
The twenty-second season of Saturday Night Live, an American sketch comedy series, originally aired in the United States on NBC between September 28, 1996, and May 17, 1997.
This season is notable for the host selection. Seven of the 20 hosts were former cast members. They included Dana Carvey, Robert Downey, Jr., Phil Hartman, Chris Rock, Martin Short, Chevy Chase and Mike Myers. This would mark Chase's final time hosting before getting banned (returning much later for numerous guest appearances).
Cast
Many changes happened before the start of the season. David Koechner and Nancy Walls were both let go after one season with the show. David Spade left the show on his own terms.
Ana Gasteyer and Tracy Morgan were hired to replace David Koechner and Nancy Walls.
Chris Kattan was promoted to repertory status, while Colin Quinn and Fred Wolf remained as featured players.
This would be the final season for Mark McKinney and Fred Wolf. Wolf would leave his position as featured player and co-head writer after the season's first three episodes. Also, this is the final season to show the Dolby Surround and NBC captioning during the opening montage.
Cast roster
Repertory players
Jim Breuer
Will Ferrell
Ana Gasteyer
Darrell Hammond
Chris Kattan
Norm Macdonald
Mark McKinney
Tim Meadows
Tracy Morgan
Cheri Oteri
Molly Shannon
Featured players
Colin Quinn
Fred Wolf (final episode: October 19, 1996)
bold denotes Weekend Update anchor
Writers
Robert Carlock and Stephen Colbert join the writing staff in this season.
Episodes
References
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Manifesto (Roxy Music album)
Manifesto is the sixth studio album by the English rock band Roxy Music. It was released in March 1979 by E.G. in the UK, Polydor in Europe and by Atco Records in the US.
Following an almost four-year recording hiatus, Manifesto was Roxy Music's first studio album since 1975's Siren. The first single from Manifesto was "Trash", which barely made the UK top 40. However, the second single, the disco-tinged "Dance Away", peaked at no.2, beaten to no.1 for three weeks from 26 May 1979 by Blondie's "Sunday Girl". Regardless, it became one of the band's biggest hits and was also the 9th best-selling single in the UK in 1979. The song was also released as a 12" extended version (running at six and half minutes), a format that had started to become popular in the late 1970s. The third single from the album was a re-recorded version of "Angel Eyes", which was far more electronic and "disco" in nature than the power-pop album version. An extended 12" mix was also released. The single also made the UK Top 5 in August.
The album itself peaked at no. 7 in the UK. The cover design which featured a variety of mannequins (a concept also used for the covers of the singles from the album), was created by Bryan Ferry with fashion designer Antony Price and American TV actress Hilary Thompson amongst others. The picture disc version of the album featured a version of the design in which the mannequins are unclothed. The cover's typography, as well as the album's title, were inspired by the first edition of Wyndham Lewis's literary magazine Blast.
Release history
On the original vinyl release, side one was labelled "East Side" and side two was labelled "West Side".
After the song became a hit, the second pressings of the album substituted the original version of "Dance Away" with its single remix. Later on, the LP version of "Angel Eyes" was also replaced by the more popular re-recorded version released as a single. The original CD versions of the album used the revised track list, until the LP version of "Angel Eyes" was restored in the 1999 remaster. Manifesto was finally released on CD in its original version on The Complete Studio Recordings box in 2012. The LP versions of both songs first appeared on CD in 1995 on The Thrill of It All box set.
Critical reception
Manifesto was positively received by critics but not as well regarded as previous Roxy Music albums. Melody Maker review of the album stated
Max Bell of NME gave it a lukewarm review:
Similarly, Village Voice critic Robert Christgau wrote: "This isn't Roxy at its most innovative, just its most listenable – the entire "West Side" sustains the relaxed, pleasantly funky groove it intends, and the difficulties of the "East Side" are hardly prohibitive. At last Ferry's vision seems firsthand even in its distancing – he's paid enough dues to deserve to keep his distance. And the title track is well-named, apparent contradictions and all."
Greil Marcus wrote in Rolling Stone:
It was ranked 30th in the Village Voice Pazz & Jop critics poll of the best albums of 1979. The 1992 Rolling Stone Album Guide gave the album four stars and says "the regrouped Roxy seems better for the rest: deftly blending fresh rhythms into its signature sound, shortening the musical passages and concentrating more on song craft.
Track listing
All songs written by Bryan Ferry except as noted.
Personnel
Roxy Music
Bryan Ferry – vocals, keyboards, harmonica
Andy Mackay – oboe, saxophone
Phil Manzanera – electric guitar
Paul Thompson – drums
Additional personnel
Alan Spenner – bass
Paul Carrack – keyboards
Gary Tibbs – bass
Steve Ferrone – drums
Rick Marotta – drums
Richard Tee – piano
Melissa Manchester - backing vocals
Technical personnel
Rhett Davies – recording engineer
Jimmy Douglass – engineer
Phill Brown – engineer
Randy Mason – engineer
Charts
Album
Single
Certifications and sales
Notes
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San Ching Tian Temple
San Ching Tian Temple () (also called as Lian Hua San Chieng Tien) is a Chinese temple located in a 1.5-acre site bordered by housing area in Krokop 9 Road of Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia, where it is also considered as the largest Taoist temple in Southeast Asia.
History
The temple was built in 2000 and completed after three years with its entire decorations and motif including the dragon and its Three Pure Ones statues were imported from China.
References
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Bruno Teles
Bruno Martins Teles (born 1 May 1986), known as Bruno Teles, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a left back in Portugal for Paços de Ferreira.
Career
Grêmio
Promoted from Under-20's in 2006, and made professional debut in the Gre–Nal derby in a 0–0 away draw on July 30, 2006.
Scored 1st senior goal in a 3–1 home victory over Santa Cruz on November 18, 2006. Has already been signed to the club until December 31, 2008.
Portuguesa
In July, 2008, Portuguesa signed Bruno, on loan from Grêmio.
Vitória de Guimarães
On 24 January 2010 Vitória de Guimarães signed the Brazilian left-back from Grêmio.
Honours
Grêmio
Campeonato Gaúcho: 2007
References
External links
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Minamikanra District, Gunma
was formerly a rural district located in Gunma Prefecture, Japan. Parts of the modern cities of Takasaki and Fujioka were formerly within the district.
Kanra District was the name of one of the ancient districts of Kōzuke Province, mentioned in the Shoku Nihongi of 711 AD. Modern Minamikanra District was created on December 7, 1878 with the reorganization of Gunma Prefecture into districts. It included 25 villages, which were formerly part of the tenryō holdings in Kōzuke Province administered directly by the Tokugawa shogunate. With the establishment of the municipalities system on April 1, 1889 the area was organized as four villages: Mihara, Nakasato, Kamikawa, and Ueno
On April 1, 1896, the district was merged with Tago, Midono to form Tano District
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Emma Fessey
Emma Fessey (born 5 November 1996) is an Australian national representative rower. She is an Australian champion and was a medallist at the 2018 World Rowing Championships.
Club and state rowing
Fessey was raised on a cattle and sheep property north of Brewarrina, New South Wales where her family were graziers. Her primary schooling was via the School of the Air. Her secondary education was at Loreto Normanhurst where she took up rowing.
Her senior rowing club has been from the UTS Haberfield Rowing Club under coach David Gely who had also been her school coach.
Her state representative debut for New South Wales came in the 2016 youth eight which contested the Bicentennial Cup at the Interstate Regatta within the Australian Rowing Championships. Senior state honours came for Fessey in 2018 in the New South Wales women's eight which placed second in the Queen's Cup at the 2018 Interstate Regatta.
International representative rowing
Fessey made her Australian representative debut to the Australian senior squad and straight into the stroke seat of the senior women's eight when they started their 2018 international campaign with a bronze medal win at the World Rowing Cup II in Linz, Austria. She then stroked the eight again to their fifth placing at the WRC III in Lucerne. Then at the 2018 World Rowing Championships in Plovdiv with Fessey again setting the pace, the Australian women's eight won their heat and placed third in the final winning the bronze medal.
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German tanker Spichern
Spichern was a German supply ship of World War II.
She was originally the Norwegian tanker Krossfonn, captured by the German auxiliary cruiser Widder in June 1940. On 26 May 1941 she supplied 2660 tons of fuel to the German cruiser Prinz Eugen during Operation Rheinübung, two days after Prinz Eugen separated from the battleship .
She was scuttled in Brest on 31 August 1944, raised and put back into Norwegian service post-war.
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Haleine
Haleine is a former commune in the Orne department in north-western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Rives-d'Andaine.
See also
Communes of the Orne department
Parc naturel régional Normandie-Maine
References
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Newtown, Pennsylvania
Newtown is the name of some places in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania:
Newtown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania
Newtown Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania
Newtown, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
Newtown Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania
See also
Newton Township, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania
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2012 Bangladesh Championship League
The 2012 Premier Bank Bangladesh Championship League started on March 2012 where 7 clubs competed with each other on double-league basis.
Teams and locations
Agrani Bank SC, Dhaka
Beanibazar SC, Sylhet
Chittagong Abahani, Chittagong
Coxcity SC, Cox's Bazar
Uttar Baridhara SC, Dhaka
Victoria SC, Dhaka
Wari Club, Dhaka
The venues were-
Bir Sherestha Shaheed Shipahi Mostafa Kamal Stadium, Dhaka
Cox’s Bazar Stadium, Cox's Bazar
MA Aziz Stadium, Chittagong
Sylhet District Stadium, Sylhet
Standings
References
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C4H2
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The molecular formula C4H2 may refer to:
Diacetylene
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Seidman and Son
Seidman and Son is a bestselling 1958 novel by Elick Moll, adapted by Moll into a 1962 play.
The story centers on Morris Seidman, a Jewish garment manufacturer in New York City, and his relationships with his wife, son, and daughter. The novel debuted at number 12 on the New York Times Best Seller List on June 15, 1958, and remained on the list for 15 weeks. After the success of the novel, Moll adapted it into a play that debuted on Broadway in October 1962 at the Belasco Theatre. The Carmen Capalbo directed production starring Broadway star Sam Levene ran for 216 performances through April 20, 1963. Sam Levene headlined and directed the one year U.S. national tour of Seidman and Son. <ref name="play1">Taubman, Howard (17 October 1962). 'Seidman and Son' Sticky With Sentiment and Jokes, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (New York Times story)</ref>Glover, William (17 October 1962). 'Seidman and Son' Plot 'B' Movie Maker's Delight, Evening Independent (Associated Press story)
Moll also wrote two sequel novels, Mr. Seidman and the Geisha (1962), and The Perilous Spring of Morris Seidman'' (1972).
References
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Gabriella Porpora
Gabriella Porpora (Born June 22, 1942 – ) is an Italian multimedia artist who works with paint, plexiglass, and wood.
Her artwork can be inserted in the steps of Avant-garde art movements.
Her artworks are experimental, often innovative.
Born in Rome, Italy, to a Roman mother and a Neapolitan father, she founded, among other twelve artists, the Gruppo 12 art movement.
She has lived in Paris (Roumania, 1972-1976), in Paris (France, 1976-1984) and then back to Rome (Italy, 1984-today).
She has sculpted original art-crafts called "Pictoscultures".
She is still active in many exhibitions, primarily in Italy.
Selected works
In volo, SunShine and Seduction (2003)
References
http://www.dreamyourmind.com/blog/interview-with-connekt-artist-gabriella-porpora/
http://www.gruppo12.it/
External links
Gabriella Porpora's Personal Site
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Randolph Whitfield Jr.
Randolph Whitfield Jr. is an American ophthalmologist. During his career he conducted pioneering surveys that traced the spread of blindness in deprived areas in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Life
He received his medical and graduate degrees from University of Virginia in 1965 under a dual program.
He received his undergraduate degree from Princeton University.
At Nyeri Provincial Hospital near Mount Kenya, he trained paramedics and clinical officers to combat eye diseases such as glaucoma and trachoma.
He is the son of Randolph and Shirley Whitfield. He married Suzanne Sellars of Atlanta, Georgia and has two children: Eston Whitfield and Louisa Rendall. Both live and work in Kenya. Whitfield's paternal grandfather, James B. Whitfield, was a state public servant in Florida for over 60 years, including a stint as a Justice of the Florida Supreme Court from 1904 to 1943.
Whitfield's cousin, Talbot "Sandy" D'Alemberte, was president of Florida State University, president of the ABA (American Bar Association) in 1991-1992, and started CEELI- http://apps.americanbar.org/rol/europe_and_eurasia/- which has been successful at converting communist and socialist countries into democracies through the development of judicial systems and access to courts.
Awards
1982 MacArthur Fellows Program
Works
"Ophthalmology in Kenya", Arch Ophthalmol. 1987;105(10):1438-1441
References
External links
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Cheb, Iran
Cheb (; also known as Cha‘ab) is a village in Talang Rural District, Talang District, Qasr-e Qand County, Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 640, in 111 families.
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Pantolia flavomarginata
{{Taxobox
| name = Pantolia flavomarginata
| image = Scarabaeidae - Pantolia flavomarginata.jpg
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| image_caption = Pantolia flavomarginata. Museum specimen.
| regnum = Animalia
| phylum = Arthropoda
| classis = Insecta
| ordo = Coleoptera
| familia = Scarabaeidae
| subfamilia = Cetoniinae
| genus = Pantolia
| species = P. flavomarginata
| binomial = Pantolia flavomarginata
| binomial_authority = Gory & Percheron, 1833)
| synonyms =
Pantolia tibialis Valck Lucassen, 1930
}}Pantolia flavomarginata'' is a species of beetles belonging the family Scarabaeidae.
Distribution
This species is present in Madagascar.
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Stella Aba Seal
Stella Aba Seal is an award-winning Ghanaian female gospel musician.
Early life
Stella was born to Mr. Theophilus Seal of British and Cameroonian parentage and Madam Violet Addo from Anum Boso in the Eastern Region of Ghana.
Education
Stella started her basic education at the Accra New Town 4 School in Accra New Town, a suburb of Accra, and then proceeded to Kotobabi 2 Middle School also in Kotobabi, a suburb of Accra. She furthered her education at Accra Polytechnic, where she trained as a secretary after her GCE ‘O’ levels in 1981 at the City Secondary and Business College at Caprice in Accra.
Personal life
Stella is divorced.
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Nanjing–Qidong railway
The Nanjing–Qidong railway (), commonly referred to in short as the Ningqi railway (), is a railway in the Chinese province of Jiangsu. Its common name is derived from Ning, the one-character abbreviation for Nanjing and Qi, which refers to Qidong, a county-level city of Nantong. Despite its name, the railway currently runs as far as east as Nantong East railway station, and does not extend into Qidong itself, although this remaining section is under construction. At its present state, the railway is in length. It runs along the northern bank of the Yangtze River, serving cities such as Yangzhou, Taizhou, and Hai'an. Passenger service is currently operated between Nanjing railway station and Nantong railway station only.
History
Planning for a railway along the north bank of the Yangtze River began as early as 1958. In 1977, the government of Jiangsu province designated the railway from Nanjing to Nantong as a project for completion within the next 10 years. Due to funding shortage and disagreement over route, the project was not built for 20 years. The project was revived in the late 1990s with the onset of construction on the Xinyi–Changxing railway, which was the first railway to be built in Jiangsu province north of the Yangtze River. In 2001, the Ministry of Railways approved plans for the Ningqi railway, and construction was built in two phases. The Nanjing to Hai'an section was built from March 1, 2002 to December 2003. The Haian to Yangzhou and Nantong sections were completed by July 2005.
A major upgrade project on the Nanjing–Qidong railway was completed in December 20, 2015. This involved the electrification of the railway line and building a second track. This was expected to halve the travel time from Nantong to Nanjing from the previous 3 hours 50 min to 1 hour 50 min. EMU trains entered trial operation on May 6, 2016 and started revenue service from May 15, 2016.
Plans were approved in 2012 for a cross-river connection from Nantong to the Shanghai metropolitan area (the Shanghai–Nantong railway). It will connect to the Nanjing–Qidong railway at Pingdong station () on the northwestern outskirts of Nantong's urban core. Construction work on the Hutong Yangtze River bridge started on March 1, 2014. The line is expected to open at the end of 2018.
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Sekaten
Sekaten (originated from Arabic word: Syahadatain) is a week-long Javanese traditional ceremony, festival, fair and pasar malam (night market) commemorating Maulid (the birthday of prophet Muhammad), celebrated annually started on 5th day through the 12th day of (Javanese Calendar) Mulud month (corresponding to Rabi' al-awwal in Islamic Calendar).
The festivities usually took place in northern alun-alun (square) in Yogyakarta, and simultaneously also celebrated in northern alun-alun of Surakarta. This ceremony originally were initiated by Sultan Hamengkubuwana I, the founder of Yogyakarta Sultanate to promote the Islamic faith.
Gamelan Sekaten
On day one, the ceremony commences after the Isya evening prayer with a royal procession of royal guards and 'abdi dalem' court officials accompanying two sets of centuries old gamelan traditional music instruments, the Kyai Nogo Wilogo and Kyai Guntur Madu. The royal procession, led by the Sultan and Governor of Yogyakarta or his representative, begins in Pendopo Ponconiti, the main hall of Kraton Yogyakarta and proceeds towards Yogyakarta Great Mosque in northern Alun-Alun. The Kyai Nogo Wilogo gamelan will be placed at the northern pavilion of Grand Mosque, while Gamelan Kyai Guntur Madu will be placed at Pagongan pavilion in southern side of the mosque. These two set of sacred gamelans will be played simultaneously everyday until the 11th day of Maulud month through seven consecutive days. During the last day the two gamelans will be returned into the Kraton.
The Gamelan Sekaten of Surakarta are played in the same manner as their Yogyakarta counterparts, and are brought out to the mosque and returned to the palace in a royal procession led by the Sunan of Surakarta and the Mayor and City Council of Surakarta.
Tumplak Wajik
Two days before Grebeg Muludan, the ceremony called Tumplak Wajik was held in palace Magangan field in 4:00 PM afternoon. This ceremony is started by kotekan ceremony which incorporate singing traditional songs accompanied with rhythmic hitting of kentongan (bamboo or wooden slit drum) and lumpang (rice mortar and pestle), that marked the making of Gunungan which will be carried in Grebeg Mulud festival. The traditional Javanese kue called wajik which is diamond-shaped sticky rice in palm sugar, is an essential part of this ceremony, and included within gunungan offering. The song played in this Tumplak Wajik ceremony is usually the popular Javanese traditional songs, such as Lompong Keli, Tundhung Setan, Owal awil.
Grebeg Muludan
In Yogyakarta, the main event of Sekaten is called the Grebeg Muludan that held in 12th day (exactly during the birthday of Prophet Muhammad) starting in 8:00 am. The main Gunungan (Javanese: mountain), a model of mountain made of sticky rice, sweets, various foods, crackers, fruits and vegetables, were guarded by 10 units of bregodo (brigade) of the royal guards of the palace (the companies under His Majesty's Kraton Guard Regiment): Wirobrojo, Daeng, Patangpuluh, Jogokaryo, Prawirotomo, Nyutro, Ketanggung, Mantrijero, Surokarso, and Bugis Companies, together with the Royal Guard Battalion of the Duchy of Pakualaman.
The Gunungan will be carried in processions from Kemandungan through Sitihinggil and Pagelaran hall and finally ended in Grand Mosque. After the prayer, the Gunungan that symbolize the wealth and prosperity of Mataram Sultanate will be picked, fought over and ripped apart by the people that already waiting in the square, as they believed this objects is sacred, potent and could bring good luck, prosperity and wealth upon their households. Usually these parts of Gunungan will be kept in the house for luck, or buried in the rice fields as the traditional Javanese farmers believed that these objects will grant their fields fertility and protection from locust, plagues, and any misfortunes that might befell them.
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Keith Wallace (wine writer)
Keith Wallace, M.S. Oenology and Viticulture (University of California, Davis) is the wine columnist for The Daily Beast. He founded the Wine School of Philadelphia.
Previously he served as an executive chef and a journalist for National Public Radio, as well as a winemaker and wine consultant in the United States and Italy.
Wine School of Philadelphia
Founded in 2001 by Keith Wallace, the Wine School of Philadelphia is a school for sommeliers, wine educators, and winemakers. It offers sommelier certification via the National Wine School. In 2018, it was the highest rated wine school in the United States.
Publications
He has contributed to Philadelphia Magazine, Philadelphia Style, Windows on the World Complete Wine Course: 25th Anniversary Edition and Barron's New Wine Lovers Companion, among other publications. He created and co-starred in the "Philly Uncorked" show for www.philly.com.
His food and wine book Corked & Forked: Four Seasons of Eats and Drinks was published by Running Press in 2011. The book was critically hailed by multiple publications, including Publisher's Weekly, Library Journal and Booklist. The book went on to hit the Amazon Bestseller list for Food and Wine books in 2011.
Television
Mr. Wallace has been the star of two shows. In 2008, he wrote and starred in "Philly Uncorked". Produced by Philly.com, the show featured Keith and his co-star Maria Valletta. The show revolved around wine education and wine recommendations. It was underwritten by the PLCB and filmed by Banyan Productions.
The upcoming show Whine & Cheese features Mr. Wallace as the show's wine expert. He is featured in all eleven of the first season's episodes.
Controversy
The Wine School of Philadelphia received national press attention in 2009 when the WWE challenged its trademark application with the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office for the mark, "Sommelier Smackdown". Litigation surrounding the school's intellectual property rights is ongoing.
Also in 2009, the Wine School and founder Keith Wallace were featured on NPR's All Things Considered as a result of Wallace's controversial article published in The Daily Beast, "How Wine Became Like Fast Food".
Epilepsy
In 2018, the podcast Philly Who revealed that Keith Wallace had suffered from epilepsy since a car crash that left him severely injured and also killed his fiancé in Baltimore, Maryland. During the interview, he admitted to working as a winemaker in Napa Valley and Chianti for years without revealing his illness to his employers.
. A previous article in the neighborhood newspaper Chestnut Hill Local featured a story on his seizure dog, Rosie.
References
External links
The Wine School Website
The Wine School Blog
See also
List of wine personalities
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2015 Challenger Banque Nationale de Drummondville – Doubles
Edward Corrie and Daniel Smethurst were the defending champions, having won the event in 2014 in Rimouski, but Smethurst decided not to participate this year. Corrie partnered with Alex Kuznetsov, but lost in the semifinals to Philip Bester and Chris Guccione.
Bester and Guccione won the title, defeating Frank Dancevic and Frank Moser 6–4, 7–6(8–6) in the final.
Seeds
Draw
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Gail Gago
Gail Elizabeth Gago (; born 4 July 1957) is a retired Australian politician, and a member of the Labor Party in the South Australian Legislative Council from the 2002 election until her retirement in 2018.
Background
Gago was born in Mooroopna, Victoria, and completed her secondary education at Shepparton High School. After high school, Gago studied at Phillip Institute of Technology and the Austin Hospital where she graduated as a registered nurse, later completing a Bachelor of Science (Honours) at Monash University, majoring in psychology.
In 1987, Gago and her husband Peter moved to South Australia, where she worked as a nurse at Salisbury Private Hospital for two years. In 1988 Gago started working with the Australian Nursing Federation (ANF) for 12 years, first as an organiser, later becoming assistant secretary and branch secretary. As a member of the ANF, Gago was part of many campaigns to improve patient care, access to health services, wages and conditions for workers. She has participated in and contributed to a range of state and federal health and industrial relations forums.
Gago has held membership of the South Australian Branch of the Australian Labor Party since 1991, contributing to policy committees and serving as state convention delegate (proxy), state executive member and national conference attendee. Gago is from the Labor Left faction.
Parliament
Gago was elected to the Legislative Council from first position on the Labor ticket at the 2002 election and from second position on the Labor ticket at the 2010 election. After the resignation from Cabinet of Bernard Finnigan, Gago became acting Leader of the Government in the Legislative Council. She was also the only Minister in the Upper House. On 17 May 2011, the Labor Caucus elected Gago the state's first woman leader of the Legislative Council. Gago was also the state's first female Acting Premier of South Australia.
Following the second term election of the Labor government in March 2006, Gago was appointed Minister for Environment and Conservation, Minister for Mental Health and Substance Abuse and Minister Assisting the Minister for Health. On 24 July 2008, Gago was appointed Minister for State/Local Government Relations, Minister for the Status of Women, Minister for Consumer Affairs, Minister for Government Enterprises and Minister Assisting the Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Energy. On 8 February 2011, Gago was appointed Minister for Regional Development, Minister for Public Sector Management, Minister for the Status of Women, Minister for Consumer Affairs and Minister for Government Enterprises. On 21 April 2011, Gago was appointed Minister for Gambling. On 21 October 2011, Gago was appointed Minister for Agriculture Food and Fisheries, Minister for Forests, Minister for Regional Development, Minister for Tourism and Minister for the Status of Women. On 21 January 2013, Gago was appointed Minister for Minister for Agriculture, Food and Fisheries, Minister for Forests, Minister for Regional Development, Minister for the Status of Women and Minister for State/Local Government Relations. Following the 2014 election, Gago was appointed Minister for Employment, Higher Education and Skills, Minister for Science and Information Economy, Minister for the Status of Women, and Minister for Business Services and Consumers in the Weatherill Labor cabinet.
Gago announced her resignation from cabinet on 15 January 2016, citing cabinet renewal. Gago also announced that she would be retiring from parliament as of the 2018 election.
Personal life
Gago is married to Penfolds chief winemaker Peter Gago. She is also the sister of former Victorian state Labor member Kaye Darveniza.
An advocate for healthy living, Gago's interests include bushwalking and running.
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Warminster station (SEPTA)
Warminster station is a SEPTA Regional Rail station in Warminster, Pennsylvania. It serves as the north end of the Warminster Line. The station is occasionally served by passenger trains operated by the New Hope Railroad, which has an interchange there with Pennsylvania Northeastern Railroad. The station was a replacement for both the former Reading Company Bonair and Johnsville stations. Original electrification from Hatboro was extended to Warminster on July 29, 1974. This station is wheelchair ADA accessible.
Description
Warminster station consists of a side platform along the tracks that is wheelchair accessible. The station has a ticket office and waiting room that is open on weekday mornings. There are four bike racks available that can hold up to eight bicycles. Warminster station has a daily parking lot with 562 spaces that charges $1 a day and a permit parking lot with 238 spaces that charges $25 a month.
Train service at Warminster station is provided along the Warminster Line of SEPTA Regional Rail, which begins at the station and runs south to Center City Philadelphia. Warminster station is located in fare zone 3. Service is provided daily from early morning to late evening. Most Warminster Line trains continue through the Center City Commuter Connection tunnel as part of the Airport Line, providing through service to Philadelphia International Airport. In FY 2013, Warminster station had a weekday average of 1295 boardings and 666 alightings.
Station layout
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1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine
The 1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine, later came to be known as "The Great Revolt", was a nationalist uprising by Palestinian Arabs in Mandatory Palestine against the British administration of the Palestine Mandate, demanding Arab independence and the end of the policy of open-ended Jewish immigration and land purchases with the stated goal of establishing a "Jewish National Home". The dissent was directly influenced by the Qassamite rebellion, following the killing of Sheikh Izz ad-Din al-Qassam in 1935, as well as the declaration by Hajj Amin al-Husseini of 16 May 1936 as 'Palestine Day' and calling for a General Strike. The revolt was branded by many in the Jewish Yishuv as "immoral and terroristic", often comparing it to fascism and nazism. Ben Gurion however described Arab causes as fear of growing Jewish economic power, opposition to mass Jewish immigration and fear of the English identification with Zionism.
The general strike lasted from April to October 1936, initiating the violent revolt. The revolt consisted of two distinct phases. The first phase was directed primarily by the urban and elitist Higher Arab Committee (HAC) and was focused mainly on strikes and other forms of political protest. By October 1936, this phase had been defeated by the British civil administration using a combination of political concessions, international diplomacy (involving the rulers of Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Transjordan and Yemen) and the threat of martial law. The second phase, which began late in 1937, was a violent and peasant-led resistance movement provoked by British repression in 1936 that increasingly targeted British forces. During this phase, the rebellion was brutally suppressed by the British Army and the Palestine Police Force using repressive measures that were intended to intimidate the Arab population and undermine popular support for the revolt. During this phase, a more dominant role on the Arab side was taken by the Nashashibi clan, whose NDP party quickly withdrew from the rebel Arab Higher Committee, led by the radical faction of Amin al-Husseini, and instead sided with the British – dispatching "Fasail al-Salam" (the "Peace Bands") in coordination with the British Army against nationalist and Jihadist Arab "Fasail" units (literally "bands").
According to official British figures covering the whole revolt, the army and police killed more than 2,000 Arabs in combat, 108 were hanged, and 961 died because of what they described as "gang and terrorist activities". In an analysis of the British statistics, Walid Khalidi estimates 19,792 casualties for the Arabs, with 5,032 dead: 3,832 killed by the British and 1,200 dead because of "terrorism", and 14,760 wounded. Over ten percent of the adult male Palestinian Arab population between 20 and 60 was killed, wounded, imprisoned or exiled. Estimates of the number of Palestinian Jews killed range from 91 to several hundred.
The Arab revolt in Mandatory Palestine was unsuccessful, and its consequences affected the outcome of the 1948 Palestine war. It caused the British Mandate to give crucial support to pre-state Zionist militias like the Haganah, whereas on the Palestinian Arab side, the revolt forced the flight into exile of the main Palestinian Arab leader of the period, the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem – Haj Amin al-Husseini.
Origins
In 1930 Sheikh Izz ad-Din al-Qassam organized and established the Black Hand, an anti-Zionist and anti-British militant organization. He recruited and arranged military training for peasants and by 1935 he had enlisted between 200 and 800 men. They were engaged in a campaign of vandalizing trees planted by farmers and British-constructed rail lines. In November 1935, two of his men engaged in a firefight with the Palestine Police patrol hunting fruit thieves and a policeman was killed. Following the incident, the police launched a manhunt and surrounded al-Qassam in a cave near Ya'bad. In the ensuing battle, al-Qassam was killed.
The death of al-Qassam generated widespread outrage among Palestinian Arabs. Huge crowds accompanied Qassam's body to his grave in Haifa.
The dissent in Palestine was influenced also by the discovery in October 1935 at the port of Jaffa of a large arms shipment destined for the Haganah, sparking Arab fears of a Jewish military takeover of Palestine, Jewish immigration also peaked in 1935, just months before Palestinian Arabs began a full-scale, nationwide revolt. In the four years between 1933 and 1936
more than 164,000 Jewish immigrants arrived in Palestine, and between 1931 and 1936 the Jewish population more than doubled from 175,000 to 370,000 people, increasing the Jewish population share from 17% to 27%, and bringing about a significant deterioration in relations between Palestinian Arabs and Jews.
The uprising began with the 1936 Anabta shooting, a 15 April 1936 roadblock that stopped a convoy of trucks on the Nablus to Tulkarm road during which the (probably Qassamite) assailants shot two Jewish drivers, Israel Khazan, who was killed instantly, and Zvi Dannenberg, who died five days later. The next day members of the militant Jewish faction, the Irgun, shot and killed two Arab workers sleeping in a hut near Petah Tikva in a revenge attack. Then the funeral for Khazan in Tel Aviv on 17 April attracted a huge crowd, and some Jews beat up Arab bystanders and destroyed property. This was followed by the Bloody Day in Jaffa, in which an Arab mob rampaged through a residential area killing Jews and destroying property. An Arab general strike and revolt ensued that lasted until October 1936.
During the summer of that year, thousands of Jewish-farmed acres and orchards were destroyed, Jewish civilians were attacked and murdered, and some Jewish communities, such as those in Beisan and Acre, fled to safer areas.
Economic background
Economic factors played a major role in the outbreak of the Arab revolt. Palestine's fellahin, the country's peasant farmers, comprised over two-thirds of the indigenous Arab population and from the 1920s onwards they were pushed off the land in increasingly large numbers into urban environments where they often encountered only poverty and social marginalisation. Many were crowded into shanty towns in Jaffa and Haifa where they found succor and encouragement in the teachings of the charismatic preacher Izz ad-Din al-Qassam who worked among the poor in Haifa. The revolt was thus a popular uprising that produced its own leaders and developed into a national revolt.
World War I left Palestine, especially the countryside, deeply impoverished. The Ottoman and then the Mandate authorities levied high taxes on farming and agricultural produce and during the 1920s and 1930s this together with a fall in prices, cheap imports, natural disasters and paltry harvests all contributed to the increasing indebtedness of the fellahin. The rents paid by tenant fellah increased sharply, owing to increased population density, and transfer of land from Arabs to the Jewish settlement agencies, such as the Jewish National Fund, increased the number of fellahin evicted while also removing the land as a future source of livelihood. By 1931 the 106,400 dunums of low-lying Category A farming land in Arab possession supported a farming population of 590,000 whereas the 102,000 dunums of such land in Jewish possession supported a farming population of only 50,000. The problem of 'landless' Arabs grew particularly grave after 1931, causing High Commissioner Wauchope to warn that this 'social peril ... would serve as a focus of discontent and might even result in serious disorders.'
Although the Mandatory government introduced measures to limit the transfer of land from Arabs to Jews these were easily circumvented by willing buyers and sellers. The failure of the authorities to invest in economic growth and healthcare and the Zionist policy of ensuring that their investments were directed only to facilitate expansion of the Yishuv further compounded matters. The government did, however, set the minimum wage for Arab workers below that for Jewish workers, which meant that those making capital investments in the Yishuv's economic infrastructure, such as Haifa's electricity plant, the Shemen oil and soap factory, the Grands Moulins flour mills and the Nesher cement factory, could take advantage of cheap Arab labour pouring in from the countryside. After 1935 the slump in the construction boom and further concentration by the Yishuv on an exclusivist Hebrew labour programme removed most of the sources of employment for rural migrants. By 1935 only 12,000 Arabs (5% of the workforce) worked in the Jewish sector, half of these in agriculture, whereas 32,000 worked for the Mandate authorities and 211,000 were either self-employed or worked for Arab employers.
The ongoing disruption of agrarian life in Palestine, which had been continuing since Ottoman times, thus created a large population of landless peasant farmers who subsequently became mobile wage workers who were increasingly marginalised and impoverished; these became willing participants in nationalist rebellion.
Political and socio-cultural background
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Overton High School (Texas)
Overton High School is a public high school located in Overton, Texas (USA) and classified as a 2A school by the UIL. It is part of the Overton Independent School District located in northwestern Rusk County. In addition to the immediate Overton vicinity, the campus also serves rural areas in eastern Smith County. In 2013, the school was rated "Met Standard" by the Texas Education Agency.
Band
The marching band has won numerous state marching competitions throughout its history (most recently in 2001 as State Marching Champions (Texas) and 2003 State Honor band.
UIL Marching Band State Champions
2001(1A)
Theater
The Theatre department has a long string of State UIL One Act Play appearances, with a 20-year streak of district championships led by longtime Drama instructor Lillian Cohagen, who retired in 1980. In 1997 OHS won a state Class 1A One Act Play championship with Confederate Letters, written and directed by Barre Gonzalez
One Act Play
1997(1A)
Athletics
The Overton Mustangs compete in these sports -
Baseball
Basketball
Cross Country
Football
Golf
Softball
Tennis
Track and Field
Volleyball
The Mustang football team competes in Coach Chester Roy Stadium, named in honor of the first African-American member of the faculty following Desegregation. Coach Roy's tenure spanned more than thirty years as a coach and educator, before his passing in 2005. Overton's football program is notable for having won at least one district championship in every single decade starting in the 1930s, including a string of state playoff appearances from the 1980s through the 1990s, with the most recent league title coming in 2005.
During the 2008-2009 baseball season, in only their fifth year of existence, the Overton Mustang baseball team reached the state tournament in Round Rock before losing to the eventual state champion. The Mustang baseball team has continued this success into the 2009-2010 season, beginning the year ranked #1 in the state in Class 1A en route to a 30-3 regular season record, a first district championship, and a second consecutive appearance in the state semifinals.
State Titles
Boys Golf
1966(B)
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FK Morava Ćuprija
FK Morava Ćuprija () is a football club based in Ćuprija, Serbia. They currently compete in the Zone League West, the fourth level of the national league system.
History
The club participated in the Second League of Serbia and Montenegro in the 2003–04 season, being relegated to the Serbian League East. After winning the Pomoravlje-Timok Zone League in the 2011–12 season, the club was promoted back to the Serbian League East.
Honours
Pomoravlje-Timok Zone League (Tier 4)
2011–12
Pomoravlje District League (Tier 5)
2015–16
References
External links
Club page at srbijasport.net
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Hasseltiopsis
Hasseltiopsis is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Salicaceae. It consists of one species of trees: Hasseltiopsis dioica, which is native to Central America. Formerly placed in the heterogeneous family Flacourtiaceae, Hasseltiopsis is now classified in Salicaceae, along with close relatives Prockia, Pineda, Neosprucea, and Banara.
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Culture of France
The culture of France has been shaped by geography, by historical events, and by foreign and internal forces and groups. France, and in particular Paris, has played an important role as a center of high culture since the 17th century and from the 19th century on, worldwide. From the late 19th century, France has also played an important role in cinema, fashion, cuisine, literature, technology, social science and mathematics. The importance of French culture has waxed and waned over the centuries, depending on its economic, political and military importance. French culture today is marked both by great regional and socioeconomic differences and strong unifying tendencies. A global opinion poll for the BBC saw France ranked as the country with the fourth most positive influence in the world (behind Germany, Canada and the UK) in 2014.
France Culture
The Académie française sets an official standard of language purity; however, this standard, which is not mandatory, is occasionally ignored by the government itself: for instance, the left-wing government of Lionel Jospin pushed for the feminisation of the names of some functions (madame la ministre) while the Académie pushed for some more traditional madame le ministre.
Some action has been taken by the government in order to promote French culture and the French language. For instance, they have established a system of subsidies and preferential loans for supporting French cinema. The Toubon law, from the name of the conservative culture minister who promoted it, makes it mandatory to use French in advertisements directed to the general public. Note that contrary to some misconceptions sometimes found in the Anglophone media, the French government neither regulates the language used by private parties in commercial settings, nor makes it compulsory that France-based WWW sites should be in French.
France counts many regional languages, some of them being very different from standard French, such as Breton (a Celtic language close to Cornish and Welsh) and Alsatian (an Alemannic dialect of German). Some regional languages are Roman, like French, such as Occitan. The Basque language is completely unrelated to the French language and to any other language in the world; it is spoken in an area that straddles the border between the southwest of France and the north of Spain.
Many of these languages have enthusiastic advocates; however, the real importance of local languages remains subject to debate. In April 2001, the Minister of Education, Jack Lang, admitted formally that for more than two centuries, the political powers of the French government had repressed regional languages. He announced that bilingual education would, for the first time, be recognised, and bilingual teachers recruited in French public schools to support teaching these other languages.
In French schools, pupils are expected to learn at least two foreign languages, the first of which is typically German or English.
A revision of the French constitution creating official recognition of regional languages was implemented by the Parliament in Congress at Versailles in July 2008.
Religions in France
France is a secular country where freedom of thought and of religion is preserved, by virtue of the 1789 Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen. The Republic is based on the principle of laïcité, that is of freedom of religion (including of agnosticism and atheism) enforced by the Jules Ferry laws and the 1905 law on the separation of the State and the Church, enacted at the beginning of the Third Republic (1871–1940). A 2011 European poll found that a third (33%) of the French population "does not believe there is any sort of spirit, God or life force. In 2011, in a poll published by Institut français d'opinion publique 65% of the French population describes itself as Christians, and 25% as not adhering any religion.
According to Eurobarometer poll in 2012, Christianity is the largest religion in France accounting 60% of French citizens. Catholics are the largest Christian group in France, accounting for 50% of French citizens, while Protestants make up 8%, and other Christians make up 2%. Non believer/Agnostic account for 20%, Atheist 13%, and Muslim 7%.
France guarantees freedom of religion as a constitutional right, and the government generally respects this right in practice. A long history of violent conflict between groups led the state to break its ties to the established Catholic Church early in the last century, which previously had been the state religion. The government adopted a strong commitment to maintaining a totally secular public sector.
Catholicism
Long the established state religion, the Roman Catholic Church has historically played a significant role in French culture and in French life. Kings were considered head of the church and state. Most French people are Roman Catholic Christians; however, many of them are secular but still place high value on Catholicism.
The Roman Catholic faith is no longer considered the state religion, as it was before the 1789 Revolution and throughout the various, non-republican regimes of the 19th century (the Restoration, the July Monarchy and the Second Empire). The Official split of Catholic Church and State ("Séparation de l'Eglise et de l'Etat") took place in 1905. This major reform emphazised the Laicist and anti-clericalist mood of French Radical Republicans in this period.
At the beginning of the 20th century, France was a largely rural country with conservative Catholic mores, but in the hundred years since then, the countryside has become depopulated as people have become urbanized. The urban populations have become more secular. A December 2006 poll by Harris Interactive, published in The Financial Times, found that 32% of the French population described themselves as agnostic, some 32% as atheist, and only 27% believed in any type of God or supreme being.
Protestantism
France was touched by the Reformation during the 16th century; some 30% of the population converted to Protestantism and became known as French Huguenots. Some princes joined the reform movement. But the national monarchy felt threatened by people who wanted to leave the established state religion. Protestants were discriminated against and suppressed. On August 24, 1572, the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre took place in Paris and the French Wars of Religion are considered to have begun. this French civil war took place between Catholics, led by Henry I, Duke of Guise, and Protestants, led by Henri de Navarre. Henri de Navarre became king after converting to Catholicism in 1589.
Louis XIII, Henri IV's son, began to suppress Protestants in violent attacks, such as the Siege of La Rochelle. After Louis XIV revoked the Edit de Nantes in 1685, Protestants who did not leave the country were generally suppressed. Thousands of Protestant Huguenots emigrated from France for their safety and to gain religious freedom, generally going to Protestant nations such as the Netherlands, England, South Africa, and the North American colonies. Their exile continued during the 17th century and until 1787, when religious freedom was re-established by Louis XVI.
Judaism
The current Jewish community in France numbers around 600,000, according to the World Jewish Congress and 500,000 according to the Appel Unifié Juif de France. It is concentrated in the metropolitan areas of Paris, Marseille and Strasbourg.
The history of the Jews in France dates back over 2,000 years. In the early Middle Ages, France was a center of Jewish learning, but persecution increased as the Middle Ages wore on. France was the first country in Europe to emancipate its Jewish population during the French Revolution, but despite legal equality anti-Semitism remained an issue, as illustrated in the Dreyfus affair of the late 19th century. However, through the 1870 Décret Crémieux, France secured full citizenship for the Jews in then French-ruled Algeria. Despite the death of a quarter of all French Jews during the Holocaust, France currently has the largest Jewish population in Europe.
In the early 21st century, French Jews are mostly Sephardic and of North African origins. More than a quarter of the historic Ashkenazi Jewish community was destroyed during the Holocaust of World War II after German forces occupied France and established the Vichy Regime. Jewish religious affiliations range from the ultra-Orthodox Haredi communities to the large segment of Jews who are secular and identify culturally as Jews.
Islam
Islam is the third-largest faith in France in the early 21st century. The Grande Mosquée was constructed in Paris in 1929 in honour of French colonial troops from North Africa who fought in the First World War. Arabs from North Africa started to settle in France. In the early 21st century, France had the largest Muslim population (in percentage) of any Western European country. This is a result of immigration and permanent family settlement in France, from the 1960s on, of groups from, principally, former French colonies in North Africa (Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia), and, to a lesser extent, other areas such as Turkey and West Africa. The government does not collect data on religious beliefs in census records, but estimates and polls place the percentage of Muslims at between 4% and 7%.
Buddhism
Buddhism is widely reported to be the fifth largest religion in France, after Christianity, atheism, Islam, and Judaism. France has over two hundred Buddhist meditation centers, including about twenty sizable retreat centers in rural areas. The Buddhist population mainly consists of Chinese and Vietnamese immigrants, with a substantial minority of native French converts and "sympathizers". The rising popularity of Buddhism in France has been the subject of considerable discussion in the French media | {
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Firaya Sultanova-Zhdanova
Firaya Rifkatovna Sultanova-Zhdanova (; born April 29, 1961 in Tyukovo, Tatarstan) is a retired female long-distance runner from Russia. She set her personal best in the women's marathon on June 21, 2003 in Duluth, Minnesota, clocking 2:27:05. Sultanova represented Russia at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, where she failed to reach the final of the women's 10,000 metres competition.
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History of landscape architecture
The discussion of the history of landscape architecture is a complex endeavor as it shares much of its history with that of landscape gardening and architecture, spanning the entirety of man's existence. However, it was not until relatively recent history that the term "landscape architecture" or even "landscape architect" came into common use.
Early history
For the period before 1800, the history of landscape architecture, formally landscape gardening, is largely that of master planning and garden design for manor houses, palaces and royal properties, religious complexes, and centers of government. An example is the extensive work by André Le Nôtre for King Louis XIV of France at the Palace of Versailles.
The first person to write of "making" a landscape was Joseph Addison in a series of essays entitled "On the Pleasures of the Imagination" in 1712
The term landscape architecture was first used by Gilbert Laing Meason in his book On The Landscape Architecture of the Great Painters of Italy (London, 1828). Meason was born in Scotland and did not have the opportunity to visit Italy, but he admired the relationship between architecture and landscape in the great landscape paintings and drew upon Vitruvius' Ten Books on Architecture to find principles and the relationship between built form and natural form. The term was then taken up by John Claudius Loudon and used to describe a specific type of architecture, suited to being placed in designed landscapes. Loudon was admired by the American designer and theorist Andrew Jackson Downing and landscape architecture was the subject of a chapter in Downing's book A Treatise on the Theory and Practice of Landscape Gardening, Adapted to North America (1841).
First years
This led to its adoption by Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux. Olmsted and a man named George Oskar gave a different slant to the meaning of 'landscape architecture', using the term to describe the whole professional task of designing a composition of planting, landform, water, paving and other structures. Their first use of the term was in the winning entry for the design of Central Park in New York City. Olmsted and Vaux then in 1863 adopted landscape architect as a professional title and used it to describe their work for the planning of urban park systems. Olmsted's project for the Emerald Necklace in Boston was widely admired and led to the use of landscape architect as a professional title in Europe, initially by Patrick Geddes and Thomas Mawson. Frederick Law Olmsted and Beatrix Farrand, with eight other leading practitioners
Modern time
Landscape architect has since become a worldwide profession, submitted for recognition by the International Labour Organization and represented on a world-wide basis by the International Federation of Landscape Architects.
Garrett Eckbo and Dan Kiley were prominent modernist landscape architects in the mid-20th century. Their work is represented by a shift away from what might be termed the wild garden aesthetic of earlier landscape architects influenced by Romantic Naturalism, and toward a more spare and rectilinear aesthetic. Both studied under Warren Manning at Harvard, who in turn had studied under Frederick Law Olmsted.
Several landscape architects practicing in the 1980s and 1990s moved the discipline beyond its roots in High Modernism. These include Martha Schwartz, Peter Walker, and Michael Van Valkenburgh. Starting in the mid-1990s, a new disciplinary shift occurred toward what has been called Landscape urbanism, a term that attempts to merge urban design, infrastructure design and landscape.
Publications
Three remarkable histories of the landscape architecture profession were published in the 1970s.
A first comprehensive history of landscape architecture, as distinct from the history of gardening was written by Norman T Newton with the title Design on the land: the development of landscape architecture (Belknap/Harvard 1971). The book has 42 chapters. The first three chapters are on Ancient Times, The Middle Ages, and The World of Islam. The last three chapters are on Urban Open-Space Systems, Variations in Professional Practice and the Conservation of Natural Resources. This reflects the development of landscape architecture from a focus on private gardens, in the ancient world, to a focus on the planning and design of public open space in the modern world. Since kings used to be responsible for the provision of public goods (irrigation, streets, town walls, parks and other environmental goods) the distinction between public and private was not quite the same in the ancient world as it is in the modern world.
A second comprehensive history of landscape architecture with the title History of Landscape Architecture was published in 1973 by George B Tobey. It extends from 5000 BC, through the development of agriculture and towns to the design of gardens, parks and garden cities. This represents a broader view of landscape architecture than that of Newton and would have been well suited to Newton's title 'Design on the land'.
A third comprehensive history of landscape architecture was published by Geoffrey and Susan Jellicoe in 1975 with the title The landscape of man: shaping the environment from prehistory to the present day (Thames and Hudson, 1975). The book has 27 chapters and is more comprehensive than its predecessors, geographically, artistically and philosophically. Like Bannister Fletcher's History of Architecture, the book has introductory sections (e.g. on environment, social history, philosophy, expression, architecture, landscape) and then a series of examples with plans and photographs. Many of the examples are parks and gardens but the book also includes the layout of temples, towns, forests and other projects concerned with 'shaping the environment'.
Related fine arts and representation
The fine arts and landscape architecture have been interwoven in the outstanding professionals' methods. A history of landscape architecture, including the natural and designed the landscape and of public and private gardens: also includes the crucial professional component of artistic and technical representation, which have always been responsible for visualizing and communicating – the creative concepts, ideas, designs, options, 'manifested theories', and guiding aesthetic principles – between the landscape architect and the clients, builders, and interested parties.
A few of the media and methods are unchanged, while most have evolved over the centuries to reflect new artistic methods and graphic supplies. Almost timeless are the fine arts media of charcoal sketch, oil paint, watercolor, pen and ink drawing, sculpture, and etching. Those were joined by: print-making; by film photography for prints, slides, and movies; collage and built up layered images; model making, and other techniques. Since the late 20th century the introduction of computers, numerous formatting uses for scanning and printing, the wide array of options with digital technology for drawing, images and site videos; and the nearly infinite reach of the internet have revolutionized how to explore and interact to share creative intent. These have also facilitated effective communicating collaboratively within the project team, clients, and involved people the world.
Related fine arts
Two-dimensional arts
Printmaking, frescos
Oil painting, watercolor
Drawing, sketching
Photography
Black-and-white and Color (prints, slides)
Full spectrum, Ultraviolet, and Infrared (art & site analysis)
Digital art
Computer art, Multimedia art, New media art
Digital art, Digital photography (images, videos)
Three-dimensional arts
Sculpture
Environmental sculpture
Sculpture
Sculpture garden
social sculpture
Public art
Land or Earth art
Environmental art
Land art
Earthworks (art)
Land Arts of the American West
Sustainable art
See also
History of gardening
Landscape architecture
Landscape planning
History of Parks and Gardens of Paris
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The profession of Landscape Architecture in Australia originally published by Margaret Hendry in 1997
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Abandonment cost
Abandonment costs or Abandonment expenditure (ABEX) are costs associated with the abandonment of a business venture.
Abandonment costs traditionally applied to the process of abandoning an under-producing or non-producing oil or gas well. In that context, it means the removal of equipment, plugging of the well with cement, any environmental clean-up, etc. necessary to shut the well down. It is occasionally referred to as "Removal and Abandonment" or R & A. The objective of well abandonment is to ensure that no hydrocarbons leak into surface water or into the atmosphere. The cost of a routine abandonment of a typical well in the United States is about $5,000 (~Texas average cost in year 2000). If a well has developed a leak that allows gas to flow up the outside of the well casing, finding and correcting the leak can push the cost of abandonment beyond $100,000. Wells that have been used as injectors or have been subject to fracking operation are more likely to develop leaks because the injected substances can create channels that permit uncontrolled flow outside the casing.
The term's application has been broadened from its original context to apply to the abandonment of other business ventures, primarily in manufacturing. It is often used in a cost-benefit analysis to determine if a marginal venture should be continued or if it is more financially beneficial to abandon the venture and plow the remaining money into something else in an attempt to recoup the losses. For example, General Motors had some abandonment costs from shutting down the Pontiac and Saturn brands. The existence of abandonment costs in an industry implies that there is no free exit from that industry.
See also
Psychology of previous investment
Capital expenditure
References
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Western Bypass
Western Bypass can refer to several roads, or bypasses
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Jesper Ylivainio
Jesper Ylivainio (born February 7, 1997) is a Swedish professional ice hockey player. He is currently playing with Mora IK of the HockeyAllsvenskan (Allsv).
On February 27, 2015, Ylivainio made his Swedish Hockey League debut playing with Luleå HF during the 2014–15 SHL season.
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Yuki Yamasaki
is a Japanese female announcer for Fuji Television.
Current appearances
Regular
Occasional
Former appearances
Films
Bibliography
Synchronization announcers
Shinichi Tanioka
Kotaro Kinoshita
Sora Hodogai (transfer)
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Subdivisions of Slovenia
Subdivisions of Slovenia:
Cadastral community
Municipalities of Slovenia
NUTS of Slovenia
Statistical regions of Slovenia
ISO 3166-2:SI
Six telephone areas: see Telephone numbers in Slovenia
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Leary v. United States
Leary v. United States, 395 U.S. 6 (1969), is a U.S. Supreme Court case dealing with the constitutionality of the Marihuana Tax Act of 1937. Timothy Leary, a professor and activist, was arrested for the possession of marijuana in violation of the Marihuana Tax Act. Leary challenged the act on the ground that the act required self-incrimination, which violated the Fifth Amendment. The unanimous opinion of the court was penned by Justice John Marshall Harlan II and declared the Marihuana Tax Act unconstitutional. Thus, Leary's conviction was overturned. Congress responded shortly thereafter by replacing the Marihuana Tax Act with the newly written Controlled Substances Act while continuing the prohibition of certain drugs in the United States.
Facts that triggered the dispute
The circumstances surrounding the petitioner's conviction were as follows. On December 20, 1965, Leary left New York by automobile, intending to take a vacation trip to the Mexican state of Yucatán. He was accompanied by his daughter and son, both teenagers, and two others. On December 22, 1965, the party drove across the International Bridge between the United States and Mexico at Laredo, Texas. They stopped at the Mexican customs station and, after apparently being denied entry, drove back across the bridge. They halted at the American secondary inspection area, explained the situation to a customs inspector, and stated that they had nothing from Mexico to declare. The inspector asked to search the car, examined its interior, and saw what appeared to be marijuana seeds on the floor. Small amounts of marijuana were also found on the car floor and in the glove compartment. A personal search of Leary's daughter revealed a silver snuff box containing semi-refined marijuana and three partially smoked marijuana cigarettes. Though Leary was arrested for violating the Marijuana Tax Act, it was also illegal in the state of Texas to possess marijuana. Hence, compliance under federal law would have provided self-incriminating evidence.
Legal reasoning of the court
a. If read according to its terms, the Marijuana Tax Act compelled petitioner to expose himself to a "real and appreciable" risk of self-incrimination;
b. [The statute] required him, in the course of obtaining an order form, to identify himself not only as a transferee of marijuana but as a transferee who had not registered and paid the occupational tax;
c. Compliance with the transfer tax provisions would have required petitioner unmistakably to identify himself as a member of [a]..."selective" and "suspect" group, we can only decide that when read according to their terms these provisions created a "real and appreciable" hazard of incrimination.
Later development
The Marihuana Tax Act ultimately was repealed by the U.S. Congress in the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970.
See also
List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 395
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David Fitton
David John Fitton (born 10 January 1955) is a former British diplomat who served as High Commissioner to Jamaica from 2013 to 2017.
Fitton studied at Durham University, completing a BA in 1977. He joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1980.
Career
Fitton initially served as a Desk Officer in the West Africa Department and then undertook a year of Japanese language training.
From 1982 to 1986 he was based at the British Embassy in Tokyo, and back in London spent two years at the European Department, followed successively by stints as Head of the India Team (1988-1990), First Secretary in New Delhi (1990-1993), Deputy Head of the Southern European Department (1993-1996), and Counsellor in Tokyo (1996-2000).
In the new millennium, Fitton served as Deputy Head of Mission in Ankara from 2001 to 2004. After some years in London he returned to Japan in 2008, where he spent the next four years as Deputy Head of Mission. He took up the role of High Commissioner to Jamaica in June 2013.
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Sonadanga railway station
Sonadanga railway station is a railway station under Sealdah railway division of Eastern Railway system. It is situated in besides National Highway 34 at Sonadanga village on the Lalgola - Lalgola lines lines in Nadia in the Indian state of West Bengal. The distance between Sealdah and Sonadanga is 134 km. Few EMU and Lalgola passengers trains are passing through Sonadanga railway station. It serves Nakashipara and the surrounding areas.
Electrification
The 128 km long Krishnanagar-Lalgola stretch including Sonadanga railway station was electrified in 2010 for EMU services.
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Americans in the United Arab Emirates
Americans in the United Arab Emirates are residents of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) who originate from the United States. As of 2015, there are over 50,000 Americans living in the country.
Demographics
The majority of Americans are based in Dubai. Due to the extensive military cooperation between both countries, there are also around 3,500 American military personnel stationed at the Al Dhafra Air Base in Abu Dhabi. The base, which is operated jointly, is one of the key US military bases in the region.
Education
There are numerous American international schools in the UAE, serving expatriate students. Some of the notable schools are the American Community School of Abu Dhabi, American International School in Abu Dhabi, American School of Dubai, Dubai American Academy, GEMS American Academy and the Sharjah American International School. In addition, there are also several American-accredited universities in the country, such as the American University in Dubai, Hult International Business School, International Horizons College, Rochester Institute of Technology - Dubai, the New York University Abu Dhabi and the American University of Sharjah.
Organisations
The United States has an embassy in Abu Dhabi and a consulate-general in Dubai which provide services to American citizens. There are also expatriate and business organisations, such as the American Women's Association in Dubai, the American Women's Network of Abu Dhabi an American Chamber of Commerce Abu Dhabi and an American Business Council of Dubai and the Northern Emirates.
See also
United Arab Emirates–United States relations
American diaspora
Emirati American
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External links
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Uthum Herat
Dr. Amal Uthum Herat (15 September 1957 - 23 October 2009) born in Colombo, Sri Lanka was Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka and Alternate Executive Director of the International Monetary Fund.
School education
Uthum Herat received his early education at St. Thomas' Preparatory School in Kollupitiya and St Thomas' College, Mt. Lavinia.
He was a school prefect a member of the English Debating and Drama Societies, (with Chanaka Amaratunga, RD Gunaratne and Richard de Zoysa), a member of the Classical Quiz competition team which won the National competition (with Rohan Edirisinghe, Richard de Zoysa, RD Gunaratne, Chanaka Amaratunga and Devaka Fernando) a member of the Science Quiz team which reached the semi finals of the national competition (with RD Gunaratne Professor Chandu de Silva and Devaka Fernando). He was a committee member of the English Drama Society, represented the college in Chess, was secretary of the Chess Club and was awarded colours in Chess in 1975.
other classmates included Russell de Mel and Duleep Goonewardena .
His teachers included D.S. Jayasekera, ECK Abayasekera and Duleep De Chickera. Ivan Corea recollects Hearts contributions as a member of the Student Christian Movement. Herat was awarded the Bishop's Senior Divinity Prize and the HL Wendt Memorial Scholarship and served as Secretary of the Student Christian Movement.
University education
Herat entered the university of Jaffna but transferred to the University of Sri Jayawardenapura and was awarded a BSc degree with first class honours by the University of Sri Jayawardenapura. He was later awarded MSc and PhD from Purdue University in the United States.
Career with the Central Bank of Sri Lanka
Herat was one of Sri Lanka's leading figures in the world of banking. Having served the Central Bank of Sri Lanka with distinction for 26 years he was appointed Deputy Governor, the highest office for a career central banker in Sri Lanka, on 27 May 2009.
As Deputy Governor, Herat was in charge of financial system stability, and chaired the Financial Stability Committee, and also served on many key committees within the Central Bank including the Monetary Policy Committee and Foreign Exchange Management Committee. He was also the ex-officio Chairman of the Credit Information Bureau of Sri Lanka and the National Payment Council.
Prior to his appointment as Deputy Governor, Herat worked in the Statistics Department, and the Economic Research Department. While in Economic Research Department, he served as the Head of International Finance, Head of Money and Banking, Deputy Director, Additional Director, and as Director of Economic Research. In 2004, Herat was released to the International Monetary Fund to serve as Alternate Executive Director for Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, and Sri Lanka. Upon his return to the Bank in 2007, Herat assumed office as Assistant Governor in charge of Bank Supervision Department, Supervision of Non-Bank Financial Institutions Department, Financial Stability Departments and several operational departments within the Central Bank of Sri Lanka.
Dr. Herat was also the Chairman of the Institute of Bankers of Sri Lanka (IBSL) since July 2009.
He was a much loved and deeply respected official of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka
Author
Uthum Herat was an author on financial matters writing for both national and international magazines and newspapers - in the areas of monetary policy, foreign exchange market, financial sector reforms, money laundering, Central Bank independence, economic growth, exchange rate, financial market deployment, unemployment and savings and investments.
He was an educator, sharing his expertise with university students in Sri Lanka - Dr. Herat was a visiting lecturer at the University of Colombo and the University of Moratuwa in Sri Lanka, SEACEN Research and Training Center, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka. He was also an Associate Member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants in the United Kingdom.
Lay preacher
Herat was a committed Christian and a man of faith. He was a Lay Preacher at the Methodist Church in Mount Lavinia. Church life was an integral part of Dr Herat, over the years he had led the Youth Fellowship, he was also General Superintendent of the Sunday School. In April 1974 he represented St.Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia in a dramatised act of Easter Worship, ' Breakdown and Breakthrough,' directed by Gillian Todd and held at the Anglican Cathedral of Christ the Living Saviour, in Colombo.
Death
At the age of 52, having been hospitalized after a stroke, Uthum Herat died on 23 October 2009 at a private hospital in Colombo. He is remembered not only for his service as a central banker but also for his charitable work in Sri Lanka.
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List of Purdue University people
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Yisa Sofoluwe
Yisa Sofoluwe (born 28 December 1967) is a Nigerian former football Defender. He won 40 caps and scored 1 goal for his country, and was their regular left back between 1983 and 1988, playing at the 1984 and 1988 African Nations Cups.
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Přešovice
Přešovice is a village and municipality (obec) in Třebíč District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic.
The municipality covers an area of , and has a population of 157 (as at 3 July 2006).
Přešovice lies approximately south-east of Třebíč, south-east of Jihlava, and south-east of Prague.
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Bayume Mohamed Husen
Bayume Mohamed Husen (born Mahjub bin Adam Mohamed; 22 February 1904 – 24 November 1944) was the son of a former askari officer and served together with his father in World War I with German colonial troops in East Africa. Later, he worked as a waiter on a German shipping line and was able to move to Germany in 1929. He married and started a family in January 1933. Husen supported the German neo-colonialist movement and contributed to the Deutsche Afrika-Schau, a former human zoo used by Nazi political propagandists. Husen worked as a waiter and in various minor jobs in language tutoring and in smaller roles in various Africa-related German film productions. In 1941, he was imprisoned in the KZ Sachsenhausen, where he died in 1944. His Afro-German life was the subject of a 2007 biography and a 2014 documentary film.
Background
Husen was born in Dar es Salaam, then part of German East Africa, as the son of an askari who held the rank of Effendi. Prior to World War I, he had already learned German and worked as a clerk at a textile factory in Lindi. When war broke out in 1914, both he and his father joined the Schutztruppe and participated in the East African campaign against Allied forces. Husen was wounded in the Battle of Mahiwa in October 1917 and held as a POW by British forces.
After the War, Husen worked as a "boy(servant)" on various cruise ships and worked as a waiter with a Deutsche Ost-Afrika Linie ship in 1925. In 1929, he travelled to Berlin to collect outstanding military pay for himself and his father, but his claims were rejected by the Foreign Office as too late. Husen stayed in Berlin and worked as a waiter. He used his Swahili in language courses for officials and security personnel and as a low paid tutor in university classes, e.g. for the famous scholar, Diedrich Westermann.
He married a Sudeten German woman, Maria Schwandner, on January 27, 1933, three days before Hitler came to power. The couple had a son, Ahmed Adam Mohamed Husen (1933–1938), and a daughter, Annemarie (1936–1939). Husen had another son, Heinz Bodo Husen (1933–1945), from another relationship with a German woman named Lotta Holzkamp – this child was adopted by Schwandner and raised with his half-siblings.
Role in the German neo-colonialist movement
In 1934, Husen applied without success for the "Frontkämpfer-Abzeichen", the front-line veterans' Honour Cross. The German authorities were not willing to bestow the order upon "coloureds" in general, and Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck appeared to have explicitly ruled out the case of Husen in a letter to the foreign office. Husen nevertheless wore the badge and an askari uniform which he probably bought from a military supplies dealer during his participation in rallies of the German neo-colonialist movement, which sought to reclaim Germany's lost colonies.
Whether he had received or lost German citizenship at all is not clear. It was common practice in Weimar Germany to provide migrants from the former German colonies with a passport carrying an endorsement "Deutscher Schutzbefohlener“ (German Protegee) which didn't give them full citizenship. After Hitler's rise to power, black Germans from the former colonies were often deemed to be nationals of the state that had succeeded Germany as the relevant colonial power under the Treaty of Versailles. As in the case of Hans Massaquoi, there was no level of discrimination against black Germans comparable to the systematic hatred the Jewish minority faced.
Various assignments in Nazi Germany
In 1934, Husen briefly returned to Tanganyika during the production of the film Die Reiter von Deutsch-Ostafrika, in which he had a minor role. Thereafter, Husen lost his main income as a waiter in the Haus Vaterland pleasure palace in 1935 after being dismissed due to racialist complaints by two co-workers. He allegedly also had ongoing conflicts with the Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Seminar für Orientalische Sprachen in Berlin, where he had helped to teach Swahili to police officers being readied for service in the regained German colonies after the anticipated war would end in German victory, or even in the event of an unlikely reversal of the colonial clauses of the Treaty of Versailles.
In 1936, Husen joined the Deutsche Afrika-Schau, a sort of human zoo created by the German Foreign Office as part of a campaign for the return of the former German colonies. The Foreign Office wanted to use the Afro-Germans to argue against foreign claims that doubted Nazi Germany's ability to administer colonies. Other parts of the Nazi regime tried to use foreign colonial troops during the Occupation of the Rhineland and the Battle of France as a propaganda tool. In 1940, the show was stopped due to the war.
After the British and French declaration of war against Germany in 1939, Husen asked to be accepted in the Wehrmacht but his admission was denied. From 1939 to 1941, Husen appeared in at least 23 German films, generally as an extra or in minor speaking roles. His last and most prominent role was that of Ramasan, the native guide of German colonial leader Carl Peters in the 1941 film of the same name. He stopped working for the university in April 1941, allegedly after being mistreated by Martin Heepe, an Africanist and linguistic expert. While on set, he engaged in an affair with a German woman and was reported to the authorities.
Husen was arrested by the Gestapo on a charge of racial defilement and detained without trial in the Sachsenhausen concentration camp where he died in 1944.
Legacy
A 2007 biography by Marianne Bechhaus-Gerst made Husen's life known to a wider German public, and the artist Gunter Demnig installed a "stolperstein" memorial stone for Husen in front of his former apartment in Berlin. His life is the subject of the 2014 documentary film, Majubs Reise by Eva Knopf.
Selected filmography
1934: Die Reiter von Deutsch-Ostafrika
1937: To New Shores
1937: Schüsse in Kabine 7
1938: Der unmögliche Herr Pitt
1938: Five Million Look for an Heir
1938: Sergeant Berry
1938: Faded Melody
1939: Men Are That Way
1940: The Star of Rio
1941: Pedro Will Hang
1941: Carl Peters
References
Bibliography
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Emanuel Driggus
Emanuel Driggus (surname was possibly derived from Rodriguez) (b. c. 1620s-d. 1673) and his wife Frances were Atlantic Creole slaves in the mid-seventeenth century in Virginia, of the Chesapeake Bay Colony. They first appear in a record of sale in 1640 to Captain Francis Potts; at the time they arranged for a contract of limited indenture for their two children in service. The Driggus couple had other children, who were born into slavery. In 1657, Captain Potts sold two of their children, Thomas and Ann Driggus, to pay off some personal debt.
Driggus was freed after the death of Potts in 1658. By then he was a widower and had remarried, but he continued to provide for the enslaved children from his first marriage. He bequeathed a horse to his daughters Francy and Jane before his death in 1673.
His son Thomas Driggus eventually married a free black woman; because she was free, their children were born free. According to the principle of partus sequitur ventrem, adopted into Virginia law in 1662, children born in the colony took the status of their mother. This principle, which contributed to the expansion of chattel slavery, was widely adopted by other colonies and incorporated into state laws after the American Revolutionary War.
References
Further reading
Douglas Deal, Race and Class in Colonial Virginia, (Garland, 1993)
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Shim Jae-hong
Shim Jae-Hong (born August 28, 1968) is a male South Korean former handball player who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics and in the 1992 Summer Olympics.
In 1988 he was a member of the South Korean team which won the silver medal in the Olympic tournament. He played five matches and scored four goals.
Four years later he finished sixth with the South Korean team in the 1992 Olympic tournament. He played five matches again and scored six goals.
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Tiruttelicheri Parvatheeswarar Temple
Tiruttelicheri Parvatheeswarar Temple( திருத்தெளிச்சேரி பார்வதீசுவரர் கோயில்
])is a Hindu temple located at Tiruttelicheri in Pondicherry, India. Now the place is known as Koilpatthu. The presiding deity is Shiva. He is called as Parvatheeswarar. His consort is known as
Parvathi Ammai.
Significance
It is one of the shrines of the 275 Paadal Petra Sthalams - Shiva Sthalams glorified in the early medieval Tevaram poems by Tamil Saivite Nayanar Tirugnanasambandar.
Literary mention
Tirugnanasambandar describes the feature of the deity as:
References
External links
Photogallery
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Outline of human sexuality
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to human sexuality:
Human sexuality is the capacity to have erotic experiences and responses. Human sexuality can also refer to the way one person is sexually attracted to another person of the opposite sex (heterosexuality), the same sex (homosexuality), or having both tendencies (bisexuality). The lack of sexual attraction is referred to as asexuality. Human sexuality impacts cultural, political, legal and philosophical aspects of life, as well as being widely connected to issues of morality, ethics, theology, spirituality, or religion. It is not, however, directly tied to gender.
History of human sexuality
History of human sexuality
By period
Sexuality in ancient Rome
Homosexuality in ancient Rome
Prostitution in ancient Rome
Timeline of sexual orientation and medicine
By region
History of sex in India
By subject
By orientation
History of bisexuality
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History of erotic depictions
Golden Age of Porn
Feminist Sex Wars
Types of human sexuality
By sex
Male sexuality
Female sexuality
By age
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Genital play
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Sexuality in Japan
Sexuality in South Korea
Sexuality in ancient Rome
Sexuality in China
Sexuality in the Philippines
LGBT rights by country or territory
Sexual orientation
Sexual orientation
Sexual attraction –
Heterosexuality – sexually attracted to the opposite sex.
Homosexuality – sexually attracted to the same sex.
Bisexuality – having both homosexual and heterosexual tendencies.
Asexuality – not sexually attracted to either sex.
Demographics of sexual orientation
Other sex-related identities
Sexual orientation identity
Pansexuality
Polysexuality
Gender identity
Transgender
Sexual identity
Types of sexual activity
Human sexual activity
Foreplay
Non-penetrative sex
Exclusive
Erotic massage – rubbing all over, with or without oil.
"Dry humping" – frottage while clothed. This act is common, although not essential, in the dance style known as "grinding".
Footjob – stimulating genitals with the feet.
Handjob – stimulating the penis with the hand.
Irrumatio – a form of oral sex where a man thrusts his penis into someone else's mouth; in contrast to fellatio, where the penis is being actively orally excited by a fellator. Irrumatio can also refer to:
Intercrural sex – (interfemoral sex) type of irrumation, where one partner places a phallic object or penis between the other partner's thighs.
Intergluteal sex – when one partner places a phallic object or penis into the other partner's buttock cleavage or gluteal cleft.
Mammary intercourse – when one partner rubs a phallic object or penis between the partner's breasts.
Stimulation of nipples – stimulating the nipples, usually orally or manually.
Sumata – type of stimulation of male genitals popular in Japanese brothels: the woman rubs the man's penis with her hands, thighs and labia majora.
Tribadism – vulva-to-vulva rubbing, commonly known by its "scissoring" position.
Frot – penis-to-penis rubbing.
Non-exclusive
Fingering – stimulating the vagina or anus with the fingers.
Oral sex – stimulation of the genitalia by the use of mouth, lips, tongue, teeth or throat.
Mutual Masturbation – two or more people stimulate themselves or one another sexually, usually with the hands.
Autoeroticism
Penetrative sex
Sexual intercourse
Anal sex – penetration of one person's anus with another's penis for sexual stimulation.
Oral sex –
Anilingus – oral stimulation of the anus or perineum.
Cunnilingus – oral stimulation of a female's clitoris, vulva, or vagina.
Fellatio – oral stimulation of a male's penis.
Masturbation
Fingering –
Anal masturbation
Fisting – involves inserting a hand into the vagina or rectum.
Autoeroticism
Sex toys
Other
Facial
Group sex
Vanilla sex
Sexual roleplay
Bondage and Discipline
Dominance and Submission
Erotic humiliation
Sadism and Masochism
Cock-and-ball torture
Erotic spanking
Bondage positions
BDSM equipment
Sexual fetishism
Sexual slang
Bareback –
Bukkake –
Circle jerk –
Creampie –
Cum shot –
Cybersex –
Felching –
Gang bang –
Pompoir –
Quickie –
Snowballing –
Tea bag –
Venus Butterfly –
Sexual arousal
Touch
Erogenous zone
Smell
Perfume
Cologne
Sight
Romantic setting
Nudity
Sound
Moaning
Dirty talk
Related
Aphrodisiac –
Libido –
Sexual fantasy
Physiological events
Sexual stimulation
Sexual arousal
Male
Erection
Female
Clitoral erection
Vaginal lubrication
Orgasm
Female ejaculation
Male ejaculation
Insemination
Pregnancy
Unsorted
Incest
Accidental incest
Covert incest
Mechanics of sex
Edging (sexual practice)
Erotic sexual denial
Forced orgasm
Sex magic
Sexual sublimation
Sexology (science of sex)
Sexology – scientific study of human sexuality, including human sexual interests, behavior, and function. The term does not generally refer to the non-scientific study of sex, such as political analysis or social criticism.
Sexuality in older age
Biology and sexual orientation
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Fraternal birth order and male sexual orientation
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What is the function of sex?
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Sexual objectification
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Sex and the law
Laws
Laws regarding child sexual abuse
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Laws regarding rape
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Age of consent
Criminal transmission of HIV
Incest
Obscenity
Public indecency
Sexual assault
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Rape –
Types
Corrective rape
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Related
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Bundesautobahn 23
is an autobahn in Germany. It runs largely parallel to the Bundesstraße 5; its main purpose is to connect the hinterland of Hamburg. North of Heide, the A 23 becomes B 5 and connects Eiderstedt, Husum and the ferries to the islands of Nordfriesland to the autobahn network.
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Nyasaland national rugby union team
The Nyasaland national rugby union team formerly represented Nyasaland, now Malawi, in the sport of rugby union.
Nyasaland played a series of matches in the 1930s against Rhodesia (present day Zimbabwe) starting in 1934. Many of the competitions were against teams from other British colonies in that part of Africa.
The team was composed completely of white Nyasalanders.
See also
Rugby union in Malawi - rugby still has a minor presence in the region.
References
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Wolf (disambiguation)
Wolf (plural: wolves) generally refers to the wolf, Canis lupus.
Wolf or wolves may also refer to:
Animals
Canids
All 38 subspecies of Canis lupus
Some non-Canis lupus members of the dog family of animals, including:
Armbruster's wolf, Canis armbrusteri, extinct canine of North America
Zhoukoudian wolf, Canis variabilis, extinct canine of Central and East Asia
Dire wolf, Canis dirus, extinct canine of North America
Edward's wolf, Canis edwardii, extinct canine of North America
African golden wolf, Canis anthus, formerly known as the African golden jackal
Ethiopian wolf, Canis simensis, a.k.a. Abyssinian wolf, Abyssinian fox, red jackal, Simien fox, and Simien jackal
Hare-eating wolf, Canis lepophagus, extinct canine of North America
Maned wolf, Chrysocyon brachyurus, a South American canid species
Mosbach wolf, Canis mosbachensis, extinct canine that lived in the middle to late Pleistocene in Eurasia
Mountain wolf or red wolf, Cuon alpinus, also known as the dhole or Indian wild dog
Painted wolf or ornate wolf, Lycaon pictus, better known as the African wild dog
Prairie wolf, Canis latrans, better known as the coyote
Reed wolf, Canis aureus moreoticus, better known as the European jackal
Tweed wolf, a coywolf
Rocky Mountain wolf (disambiguation)
Timber wolf (disambiguation)
Other animals
Tasmanian wolf or marsupial wolf, Thylacinus cynocephalus, an extinct Australian mammal
River wolf, Pteronura brasiliensis, better known as the giant otter
Tiger wolf, Crocuta crocuta, better known as the spotted hyena
People
Wolf (name), including a list of people and fictional characters with this surname, given name or nickname
Arts and entertainment
Books
Wolf (novel), a children's novel by Gillian Cross
Wolves (book), a children's book by Emily Gravett
The Boy Who Cried Wolf, one of Aesop's Fables about the dangers of making false claims
The Dog and the Wolf, one of Aesop's Fables about how freedom should not be exchanged for comfort or financial gain
Wolf, a name by which Lupin III, a manga and anime series, has been known, due to copyright issues
The Wolf, 1908 play by Eugene Walter
The Wolves (play), play by Sarah DeLappe (2016)
Films
Wolf (1955 film), a 1955 Japanese film
Wolf (1994 film), a 1994 film starring Jack Nicholson
Wolf (2008 film), a 2008 film by Daniel Alfredson
Wolf (2013 film), a 2013 Dutch film by Jim Taihuttu
Wolves (1930 film), starring Charles Laughton
Wolves (1999 film), a documentary short
Wolves (2014 film), a 2014 film
Wolves (2016 film), a 2016 film
The Wolf, 1919 film by James Young after 1908 play by Eugene Walter
The Wolf (2004 film) (Spanish: El Lobo), 2004 Spanish drama biographical film directed by Miguel Courtois
The Wolves (1956 film)
The Wolves (1971 film), a Japanese film
Ralph Wolf, a character in a series of animated cartoons from Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies
Other arts and entertainment
W.O.L.F. (Winter Operational Light Fighting Vehicle), a fictional Cobra vehicle in the G.I. Joe universe
The Wolf (TV series)
Wolf (card game), an historic variant of the card game, Tippen
Wolf (TV series), a 1989 CBS TV-series set in San Francisco
Wolf (video game), a 1994 simulation game where the player takes the role of a wolf
Wolf Hawkfield, later stage name for professional wrestler James Rocha
Wolf, a one-hour segment of CNN Newsroom hosted by Wolf Blitzer
Wolf, a character from the show Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts.
Music
Wolf interval, an unusual musical interval in music theory
Wolf tone, a noise produced on some stringed instruments
Bands
Wolf (band), a Swedish heavy metal band
Albums
Wolf (Trevor Rabin album), 1981
Wolf (Hugh Cornwell album), 1988
Wolf (Tyler, the Creator album), 2013
Wolves (Idiot Pilot album), 2007
Wolves (Deadlock album), 2007
Wolves (My Latest Novel album), 2006
Wolves (Rise Against album), 2017
Wolves (Story of the Year album), 2017
Wolves (Kyle Cook album), 2018
Songs
"Wolf" (Joe Walsh song), 1973
"Wolf" (The Beau Brummels song), 1975
"Wolf" (Nash the Slash song), 1981
"Wolf" (Veruca Salt song), 1994
"Wolf" (Iced Earth song), 2001
"Wolf" (First Aid Kit song), 2012
"Wolf" (Exo song), 2013
"Wolf" (Tyler, the Creator song), 2013
"Wolf" (Tungevaag & Raaban song), 2016
"The Wolf" (Eddie Vedder song), 2007
"Wolves" (Garth Brooks song), 1990
"Wolves" (Machine Head song), 2007
"Wolves" (Scale the Summit song), 2007
"Wolves" (Wu-Tang Clan song), 2007
"Wolves" (Big Wreck song), 2012
"Wolves" (Ryan Adams song), 2014
"Wolves" (Kanye West song), 2016
"Wolves" (Rise Against song), 2017
"Wolves" (Selena Gomez and Marshmello song), 2017
"The Wolves" (Ben Howard song), 2011
"The Wolves" (Pharaoh song), 2012
"The Wolves" (Act I and II) (Bon Iver song), 2007
Military
HMS Wolf, the name of numerous ships of the British Royal Navy
SMS Wolf, an armed merchant raider of the German Imperial Navy in World War I
Wolf Brigade (disambiguation), a variety of military and paramilitary units
Wolf Armoured Vehicle, an Israeli-produced armored personnel carrier
"Wolf", the military designation for the Mercedes-Benz G-Class in the German Bundeswehr
Land Rover Wolf, a military utility vehicle in service with UK Armed Forces and the Dutch Marine Corps
Places
Geological features
Wolf (river), a river of Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Wolf (volcano), an active volcano in the Galápagos Islands (last eruption 1982)
The Wolves (Bristol Channel), two treacherous rocks in the Bristol Channel, UK
Municipalities
United States
Wolf, California (disambiguation)
Wolf, Kansas
Wolf, Minnesota
Wolf, Ohio
Wolf Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania
Wolf, Wyoming
Other places
"Wolves", common nickname for Wolverhampton, England
Wolf, Oklahoma
Outer space
Wolf 359, a red dwarf star
Wolf (crater), on the moon
Wolf–Rayet (disambiguation), astronomical objects
Comet Wolf (disambiguation), several comets
Radio and television stations
107.7 The Wolf, an independent station in Wolverhampton, UK
KPLX-FM The Wolf (99.5), a country music station in Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas, United States
WCIS-FM (WOLF-FM), a radio station (105.1 FM) licensed to DeRuyter, New York, United States
WDAF-FM The Wolf (106.5), a country music station in Kansas City, Missouri, United States
WIWF, a radio station (96.9 FM) licensed to Charleston, South Carolina, United States
WLFF, a radio station (106.5 FM) licensed to Georgetown, South Carolina, United States
WOLF (AM), a radio station (1490 AM) licensed to Syracuse, New York, United States
The Wolf (radio network), a defunct nationwide radio network in New Zealand
WOLF-FM, a radio station (92.1 FM) licensed to Baldwinsville, New York, United States
WOLF-TV, a television station (channel 56) licensed to Hazleton, Pennsylvania, United States
WPAW, a radio station (93.1 FM) licensed to Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States
WQSL, a radio station (92.3 FM) licensed to Jacksonville, North Carolina, United States
WQZL, a radio station (101.1 FM) licensed to Belhaven, North Carolina, United States
Sports teams
Australia
Brisbane Wolves FC, an Australian soccer team
South Coast Wolves Football Club, or "Wollongong Wolves," an Australian rules football team
Western Wolves FC, an Australian rules football team
Windsor Wolves, an Australian rugby team
Canada
Akwesasne Wolves, a hockey team
La Tuque Wolves, a hockey team
Ottawa Wolves RFC, a rugby team
Ripley Wolves, a hockey team
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Penion chathamensis
Penion chathamensis is a species of very large predatory sea snail or whelk, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.
Description
Penion chathamensis is a very large species of Penion siphon whelk. Although P. chathamensis has separate sexes, the species does not appear to exhibit secondary sexual dimorphism in shell shape or size.
Distribution
Penion chathamensis is endemic to New Zealand. The species is distributed off of the west coast of the South Island, and occurs on Chatham Rise and in waters surrounding the Chatham Islands The latter location is the type locality, giving rise to the binomial name of the species.
References
External links
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, Taxon: Penion chathamensis Powell, 1938 (Species)
Auckland War Memorial Museum: Penion chathamensis
New Zealand Mollusca - Penion chathamensis (Powell, 1938)
Natural History Museum Rotterdam - Mollusca - Gastropoda - Buccinidae
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Barnes, Sunderland
Barnes is an inner suburb in the southwest of Sunderland in northeast England, situated about a mile from the city centre. The area is split into Barnes, which lies towards the east, and High Barnes, which lies around Barnes Park and the Bede Sixth Form Centre of City of Sunderland College. Barnes is bounded by Chester Road to the north, Durham Road on the south, Springwell Road to the west and the city centre to the east. However, these boundaries are not officially set; views vary as to where the area begins and ends. The population of this ward taken at the 2011 Census was 10,987.
There are two churches in the vicinity of High Barnes, Ewesley Road Methodist Church and St. Gabriel's Church.
History
The land that is now Barnes was once owned by the Bishop of Durham and was little more than fields in the Middle Ages. Over the years it has been owned by several families: firstly the Daltons, then the Bowes, then the Ettricks and finally, the Pembertons (these four families are now the names of the four houses in Barnes Junior School). The Ettrick family mansion, situated to the north of the modern day park on the hill overlooking the surrounding area, was the centre of the estate. The mansion house fell into disrepair and was demolished in the mid-19th century. Formerly Little Sisters of The Poor operated a Catholic care home, built in the late 19th century, on the site; it dominates the area. The Nuns relinquished the very large building in 2013 when the number of inhabitants dropped to twenty; the care home has been taken over by St Cuthbert's Care and continues to operate. The Pemberton family appear to have taken over the estate's ownership in the mid-19th century and lived in a red-brick mansion house called 'The Barnes' situated in what is now the lower bowling green areas of the park; 'The Barnes' house itself survived until 1921 when it was demolished to make way for the bowling greens. It was approached by two avenues of Dutch Elms; most of the trees have long since died, however the grand avenue remains as the path from the A690 Durham Road entrance to the park. During World War II, several houses in Colchester Terrace were destroyed in the blitzkrieg.
No evidence of this damage remains, however it can be seen that the houses change in style from two-storey 1920s-built terrace houses to cottage style houses.
Gallery
Politics
Since the creation of Barnes ward in 2004, the ward has been a marginal one, with a mixture of Conservative and Labour councillors. As of 2019, Barnes has two Conservative councillors and one Labour.
Transport
Barnes is well served by buses on Chester and Durham Roads, with frequent services to the city centre, as well as Newcastle upon Tyne, Durham, Consett and Washington. Services also exist for Herrington, Silksworth, Farringdon and Hastings Hill. Aside from the main bus lanes, the 5/5A and the 35 services provide a service to the town centre from Ormonde Street and Barnes Park. Barnes has no metro station, but Pallion, Millfield and University stations are within walking distance.
Barnes Park
The Barnes is most notable for its historic public space, Barnes Park. Opened in 1908, the park is a key part of Sunderland's heritage.. In 2009, following a successful lottery grant bid, the park was given a £2.4 million regeneration.
References
External links
for history of Ettrick family within Barnes.
for information about St. Gabriel's Church.
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Pawłowo, Gdańsk County
Pawłowo () is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Trąbki Wielkie, within Gdańsk County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Trąbki Wielkie, south-west of Pruszcz Gdański, and south-west of the regional capital Gdańsk.
For details of the history of the region, see History of Pomerania.
The village has a population of 371.
References
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Stillman Witt
Stillman Witt (January 4, 1808 — April 29, 1875) was an American railroad and steel industry executive best known for building the Cleveland, Columbus and Cincinnati Railroad, Cleveland, Painesville and Ashtabula Railroad, and the Bellefontaine and Indiana Railroad. Through his banking activities, he played a significant role in the early years of the Standard Oil company. He was also one of the founding investors in the Cleveland Rolling Mill, a major steel firm in the United States.
Early life
Witt was born January 4, 1808, in Worcester, Massachusetts, to John and Hannah ( Foster) Witt. His family was poor, and he had little education.
The Witts moved to Troy, New York, when Stillman was 13 years old. John Witt ran a tavern on the halfway point between Troy and Albany, New York. Stillman obtained a job earning $10 a month paddling a skiff ferry across the Hudson River. Canvass White, an engineer and inventor, frequently rode the ferry, and became impressed with Stillman's attentiveness, attitude, and drive. After obtaining John Witt's permission, White apprenticed the boy as an engineer and accountant. To augment his apprenticeship, he took lessons at night in accounting and bookkeeping.
Early career
About 1826, White sent Witt to work for the Cohoes Company in Cohoes, New York. White and others founded the firm in 1826. In 1831, the Cohoes Company built a wooden dam across the Mohawk River above Cohoes Falls and later would construct six canals to provide hydropower to various mills, factories, and foundries in Cohoes. Witt went to work as paymaster for the Cohoes Company, although the date of his arrival is not known. Some sources claim that Witt helped to construct the dam and the six power canals, as well as platted the emerging village of Cohoes. If he did so, then it was under the supervision of Hugh White, the brother of Canvass (who had assumed construction supervisory duties, as Canvass White was too busy). Canvass White turned over operation of the Cohoes Company to Hugh White in 1830, before work on the dam began. Canvass White died in 1834, before work on the power canals began.
Witt then went to work as a paymaster and engineer for the Juniata Bridge Company on the Clark's Ferry Bridge in Duncannon, Pennsylvania. Work began on the bridge, which spanned the Juniata River just before its confluence with the Susquehanna River, in 1939 and was completed later that year.
Unclear work history
Witt then traveled to Kentucky, where he was to work on the Louisville and Portland Canal. Sources vary considerably as to the next sequence of events. Two sources say Witt spent 18 months there, but did not finish the work and so returned to Albany. Maurice Joblin, however, says he fell ill shortly after arriving in Kentucky, and returned to Albany for 13 months of recuperation. The New York Times said Witt completed work on the canal (although it did not say how long that took) and then returned to Albany. If Witt worked on the canal, it seems unlikely that he spent much time there. The canal had been completed in December 1830, and the United States Army Corps of Engineers records almost no work done on the canal between 1830 and 1848 (when Witt is known to have been in Cleveland).
The next sequence of events is even cloudier. According to business biographer James W. Campbell, Witt next became an agent for the Hudson River Steamboat Association. Railway Age claimed he was a manager, while The New York Times said he went to work for the People's Line. Joblin, however, says that Witt first captained the James Farley, a steamboat on the Erie Canal, for an unspecified period of time. Witt then captained the Hudson River steamboat Novelty for two or three years, before being hired as a manager by the Hudson River Steamboat Association. Joblin claims he remained with the group until it dissolved in 1841.
Early railroading
About 1840 or 1841, Witt took a managerial position with the Western Railroad. Witt's position has been variously reported as "general manager", "manager", "general freight agent", and "agent". The Western Railroad itself referred to Witt as a "superintendent" in April 1842, and as an "agent" in 1849. Whatever the scope of his duties, sources agree that Witt was stationed at Albany, and during his tenure oversaw the construction of the depot at East Greenbush (now a suburb of Albany). According to Joblin, Witt spent seven-and-a-half years working for the railroad.
Career in Cleveland
Cleveland, Columbus & Cincinnati Railroad
By the late 1840s, Stillman Witt was well known as a manager and railroad builder. From 1840 to 1843, Frederick Harbach had worked as an assistant engineer on the Western Railroad, and the two men became acquainted. Witt also worked with Amasa Stone, who at that time was active constructing railroad bridges throughout New England. Stone, too, became acquainted with Harbach.
The three men became involved with the Cleveland, Columbus and Cincinnati Railroad (CC&C). The CC&C was chartered in 1836, but for various reasons did not begin construction on the road for more than a decade. In 1847, Harbach left Massachusetts to accept an appointment at the CC&C as chief surveyor of the road. In November 1848, the company finally issued a request for proposals to build the first leg of its line from Cleveland to Columbus, Ohio. Alfred Kelley, an attorney and former state legislator, canal commissioner, banker, and railroad builder, was president of the railway, and he, too, knew Stone well from his railroading days in the east. Kelley and the CC&C managers reached out to Harbach, Stone, and Witt, and asked them to bid on the project. The three men formed a company in late 1848 to bid on the contract, which they then won. Construction began on the line in November 1849, and the final spike was driven on February 18, 1851. Harbach, Stone, and Witt agreed to take a portion of their pay in the form of stock in the railroad. The stock soared in value as soon as the spur was completed, making the three men very wealthy.
Witt was first named a director of the CC&C in 1856, a position he held until 1868. He was elected vice president of the firm as well in June 1863, a position he also held until 1868.
On May 16, 1868, the CC&C merged with the Bellefontaine Railway to form the Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati and Indianapolis Railway (CCC&I). Witt was elected a director and vice president of the new company, a position he held until his death in 1875.
Cleveland, Painesville and Ashtabula Railroad
Witt next became involved with the Cleveland, Painesville and Ashtabula Railroad (CP&A). On February 18, 1848, the CP&A received a state charter to build a line from Cleveland to join the Franklin Canal Railroad, whose line ran from Erie, Pennsylvania, to the Ohio border. Alfred Kelley was a director of the CP&A, and on July 26, 1850, the CP&A awarded a contract to build its line to the firm of Harbach, Stone, and Witt. The line was completed in autumn 1852. Once more Witt and his partners took a large portion of their pay in the form of stock, which made them very rich.
Witt was first elected a director of the CP&A in 1853, a position he held until 1869. He was elected vice president of the company as well in 1859, and held that position 1868.
The CP&A had a close working relationship with the Michigan Southern and Northern Indiana Railway, and in 1860 Witt was elected to the Michigan Southern's board of directors. He held this position at least through 1864.
The CP&A merged with the Michigan Southern & Northern Indiana Railroad in May 1869 to form the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway (LS&MS). Witt was elected a director of the new company, a position he held until his death in 1875.
Bellefontaine and Indiana Railroad
In 1849, Harbach, Stone, and Witt won a contract to build the Bellefontaine and Indiana Railroad (B&I). The Indiana portion of the line was finished in 1852, and the Ohio portion in July 1853. Witt was elected a director of the B&I in July 1853, a position he held until 1865. He was named to the board's executive committee in 1861 and 1862.
Witt was elected a director of the Indianapolis, Pittsburgh and Cleveland Railroad (IPCR) in 1856 after the B&I's sister railroad in Indiana, the Indianapolis and Bellefontaine Railroad, entered into a joint operating agreement with the IPCR on March 14, 1856.
John Brough, a newspaper publisher and president of the Madison and Indianapolis Railroad, was elected the B&I's president in 1862. Witt encouraged Brough to run for Governor of Ohio in 1864. Knowing that Brough could not afford the large reduction in pay, Witt agreed to become president of the B&I and forward his salary to Brough. Brough gave his assent, and continued to receive the income from Witt until Brough's death on August 29, 1865. Brough became one of the greatest "war governors" of the American Civil War.
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Sunset at Chaophraya (2013 film)
Sunset at Chaophraya (, Khu Kam) in 2013 romantic-war-drama film directed by Kittikorn Liasirikun. Adapted from the novel Khu Kam by Thommayanti, the story is a love triangle, set in World War II-era Thailand, and depicts the star-crossed romance between an Imperial Japanese Navy officer and a Thai woman who is involved with the Free Thai resistance. It was released on April 4, 2013. One of top five box office hits (Thailand film) in 2013.
Starring Nadech Kugimiya as Kobori, a Japanese Military Officer who is in the Japanese troop that invaded Siam, and Oranate D. Caballes as Angsumalin (Hideko), a young Siamese woman whose feelings towards Kobori are complicated by her strong, anti-Japanese sense of nationalism and her intention to romantically commit to a childhood friend upon his return from abroad.
The story depicts first love from the perspective of young characters, and how it affects their lives and their aspirations.
Kugimiya and Caballes made their film debut.
Plot
Set in 1939, the early days of World War II in Siam, the film begins with Angsumalin meeting for one last time with her childhood friend, a young Thai man named Vanus. He is leaving for England for schooling, and hopes that Angsumalin will wait for him and marry him when he returns.
Shortly thereafter, Thailand is invaded by Japanese military forces. In Thonburi, opposite Bangkok on the Chaophraya River, the Imperial Japanese Navy establishes a base. The forces there are led by Kobori, an idealistic young captain. One day he sees Angsumalin swimming in the river and falls for her. She, being a proudly nationalistic Thai woman, despises him because he is a foreigner.
Nonetheless, Kobori persists at seeing her and a courtship develops. Angsumalin finds that Kobori is a gentleman and starts falling for him, but she kept her feelings secret because of the war and because of her involvement with the resistance.
Then, for political reasons, Angsumalin's father - who is the leader of the Free Thai resistance, insists that she marry Kobori. Understanding that Angsumalin is not marrying him out of love, Kobori promises not to touch her, but he breaks that vow after the wedding.
Despite this, Angsumalin develops tender feelings for Kobori, but is still torn by her feelings for her nation and feeling guilty towards Vanus, upon whose return sets in motion a conflict between the two men.
Cast
Nadech Kugimiya as Kobori
Oranate D.Caballes as Angsumalin (in Japanese name Hideko)
Nitis Warayanon as Vanus
Surachai Juntimakorn as Pol
Mongkol U-tok as Bua
Tatsunobu Tanikawa as Yoshi
Kullapong Boonnak as Angsumalin's father
Mereena Mungsiri as Angsumalin's mather
Jumnean Jareansub as Angsumalin's grandmother
Accolades
References
External links
Sunset at Chaophraya (2013) at SiamZone
Official Website
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JavaOS
JavaOS is an operating system with a Java virtual machine as a fundamental component, originally developed by Sun Microsystems. Unlike Windows, Mac OS, Unix, or Unix-like systems which are primarily written in the C programming language, JavaOS is primarily written in Java. It is now considered a legacy system.
History
The Java programming language was introduced by Sun in May 1995. Across the following six months, the Java platform and its ideas propagated through the world. Jim Mitchell and Peter Madany at JavaSoft designed a new operating system, codenamed Kona, written completely in Java. In March 1996, Tom Saulpaugh joined the now seven person Kona team to design an I/O architecture, having come from Apple as Mac OS engineer since June 1985 and co-architect of Copland.
JavaOS was first evangelized in a Byte article. In 1996, JavaSoft's official product announcement described the compact OS designed to run "in anything from net computers to pagers". In early 1997, JavaSoft transferred JavaOS to SunSoft. In late 1997, Bob Rodriguez led the team to collaborate with IBM who then marketed the platform, accelerated development, and made significant key architectural contributions to the next release of JavaOS, eventually renamed JavaOS for Business. IBM indicated its focus was more on network computer thin clients, specifically to replace traditional "green screen" and UNIX terminals, and to implement single application clients. The Chorus distributed real-time operating system was purchased for its microkernel technology.
JavaSoft has granted licenses to more than 25 manufacturers, including Oracle Corp, Acer Inc., Xerox, Toshiba Corp, and Nokia. IBM and Sun announced the cooperation for JavaOS for Business at the end of March 1998.
In 1999, Sun and IBM announced the discontinuation of the JavaOS product. As early as 2003, Sun materials referred to JavaOS as a "legacy technology", recommending migration to Java ME, leaving the choice of specific OS and Java environment to the implementer.
Overview
JavaOS is based on a hardware architecture native microkernel, running on platforms including ARM, PowerPC, SPARC, StrongARM, and IA-32 (x86). The Java virtual machine runs on top of the microkernel. All device drivers are written in Java and executed by the virtual machine. A graphics and windowing system implementing the AWT API is also written in Java.
JavaOS was designed to run on embedded systems and has applications in devices such as set top boxes, networking infrastructure, and ATMs. It comes with the JavaStation.
See also
JX (operating system)
SavaJe
Android
Vino (operating system)
Java Desktop System
References
External links
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Hybrid Theory Conferences
Hybrid Theory Conferences were a series of academic conferences held at Yale University from 1997 through 2001.
The Hybrid Theory Conferences were started in New Haven at Yale University during the late 1990s, and held during the last week in April 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2001. It was founded by students from within the Comparative Literature, Physics, and Philosophy Departments, who took to calling themselves Hybridists.
History
The Hybrid Theory Conferences at Yale explored the convergence, inter-penetration and consequent hybridization of traditional and emergent communication mediums. The Conference founders initiated the series as a vehicle for (1) fueling the birth of new hybridized communication mediums and technologies, (2) developing new hybrid theories to explore the mutating hybridized social, cultural and economic forms enabled by these emergent mediums, and (3) as a localized attempt to break down the walls said to exist between town and gown: the Yale University community and the Town of New Haven's inhabitants and workers. Speakers at the different conference events included members of the Yale community (including professors, graduate students and plant operation workers), leading entrepreneurs behind local internet and software start-ups, futurists, media and marketing consultants, local businessmen, landlords, politicians, union representatives from Bridgeport Brewing, townspeople from New Haven and many others. The diversity of the speakers and the audiences at the Hybrid Theory Conference was both a sign of the Conference success reinvigorating the format of public speaking and an expression of the founders stated belief that the standard academic conference format contributed to the belief amongst non-academics that theory was either irrelevant or a "dying body."
Format
The format of the conferences were derived in part from the Situationist International and French Surrealism and differed each year. Presentations at the second conference in 1998 were restricted to 3, 5, 10, or 20 minute durations. By radically shortening presentations down to nothing more than a couple of gestures entwined around a sentence or two in some cases, the Hybridists attempted to remove the long wait for meaning typical of the academic setting and reconnect conferences to more succinct and effectual public spectacles such as the boxing match or directing traffic. In part they saw the trope of Parataxis infecting the contemporary media landscape, and thought it was under represented in the Academy.
Themes
The Conferences were loosely ordered around themes. The advertised themes were:
1997: "Christ and the Shore: The Littoral Dollar"
1998: "Circularity and Odor: Olfactory Gaming"
1999: "Diabetics and Terroristics: the Hostage Twinky"
2000: "Heidegger, God, and Ayn Rand"
2001: "Marketing Alan Ginsberg"
Presentations
Presentations by Jonathan Bernstein, Kjell Otterness, Lance Duerfahrd, Marc Feldman, Frank Greco, Henry Pickford, David Procuniar, Anders Otterness, Susanna Slocum, Michelle Tupko, Wayne Tvedt, and others.
Attendance
Every presentation was preceded by a lengthy toast that in some instances exceeded the length of the paper.
External links
Related Groups & Events:
Yale Faculty Seminar on Media Theory and History: https://web.archive.org/web/20110827113124/http://yalecollege.yale.edu/content/media-theory-and-history
Yale Media Studies Collective: https://web.archive.org/web/20120402185757/http://ymsc.commons.yale.edu/
Yale Media Theory and History Graduate Conference: https://web.archive.org/web/20110407005040/http://mediaconference.commons.yale.edu/
Yale CMI2 - The Center for media and Instructional Innovation: https://web.archive.org/web/20110924064242/http://cmii.yale.edu/
Digital Humanities At Yale (a working group of the Whitney Humanities Center): http://digitalhumanities.yale.edu/
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Casualty (series 12)
The twelfth series of the British medical drama television series Casualty commenced airing in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 11 September 1997 and finished on 28 February 1998. The first episode was originally due to be shown on the evening of Saturday 6 September, but this was delayed until the following Thursday due to coverage of the Funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales earlier on that day, as the BBC felt it would be inappropriate to air the episode so soon after such an event.
This series was notable as two of the episodes (episodes 1 and 17) had an extended 'feature-length' running time of 75 minutes, compared to the standard episode length of 50 minutes. Episode 17, The Golden Hour, aired on 27 December 1997, featured a multiple motorway pile-up.
The series also featured the first official two-part story, Everlasting Love, which played out over episodes 25 and 26.
Cast
Overview
The twelfth series of Casualty features a cast of characters working in the emergency department of Holby City Hospital. The series began with 8 roles with star billing, with a number of cast changes following the departures of several characters at the end of the previous series. Peter Birch and Julia Watson starred as emergency medicine consultants Jack Hathaway and Barbara "Baz" Hayes. Gray O'Brien appeared as senior house officer Richard McCaig. Derek Thompson continued his role as charge nurse Charlie Fairhead while Sorcha Cusack portrayed sister Kate Wilson. Jonathan Kerrigan appeared as staff nurse Sam Colloby. Ian Bleasdale and Sue Devaney starred as paramedics Josh Griffiths and Liz Harker. Soo Drouet continued her recurring role as Monica, an anaesthetist, until episode three.
The series' opening episode saw the introduction of six new characters: general manager Elliot Matthews (Peter Guinness); senior house officer Georgina "George" Woodman (Rebecca Lacey); senior staff nurse Mark Grace (Paterson Joseph); staff nurse Tina Seabrook (Claire Goose); receptionist Amy Howard (Rebecca Wheatley); and porter Derek "Sunny" Sunderland (Vincenzo Pellegrino). Barbara Marten also joined the cast in episode thirteen as senior staff nurse (later, sister) Eve Montgomery. Donna Alexander returned to the cast as paramedic Penny Hutchens, now a regular cast member following guest appearances in the previous series. Patrick Robinson, Brenda Fricker, Cathy Shipton and Clive Mantle reprised their roles as Martin "Ash" Ashford, Megan Roach, Lisa "Duffy" Duffin and Mike Barratt for the two-part season finale which saw Charlie and Baz marry. Six cast members departed throughout this series: Cusack, Birch and Devaney departed in episodes ten, eleven and twelve respectively; and Watson, O'Brien and Guinness left at the conclusion of the series.
Main characters
Donna Alexander as Penny Hutchens (from episode 1)
Peter Birch as Jack Hathaway (until episode 11)
Ian Bleasdale as Josh Griffiths
Sorcha Cusack as Kate Wilson (until episode 10)
Sue Devaney as Liz Harker (until episode 12)
Claire Goose as Tina Seabrook (from episode 1)
Peter Guinness as Elliot Matthews (episodes 1−26)
Paterson Joseph as Mark Grace (from episode 1)
Jonathan Kerrigan as Sam Colloby
Rebecca Lacey as Georgina "George" Woodman (from episode 1)
Barbara Marten as Eve Montgomery (from episode 13)
Gray O'Brien as Richard McCaig (until episode 26)
Vincenzo Pellegrino as Derek "Sunny" Sunderland (from episode 1)
Derek Thompson as Charlie Fairhead
Julia Watson as Barbara "Baz" Hayes (until episode 26)
Rebecca Wheatley as Amy Howard (from episode 1)
Recurring and guest characters
Soo Drouet as Monica (until episode 3)
Brenda Fricker as Megan Roach (episodes 25−26)
Clive Mantle as Mike Barratt (episodes 25−26)
Joseph May as Paul (episodes 3−17)
Tim Perrin as Keith Merrick (episodes 21−26)
Patrick Robinson as Martin "Ash" Ashford (episodes 25−26)
Cathy Shipton as Lisa "Duffy" Duffin (episodes 25−26)
Episodes
References
External links
Casualty series 12 at the Internet Movie Database
Casualty series 12 at TV.com
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1964 Washington Redskins season
The Washington Redskins season was the franchise's 33rd season in the National Football League (NFL) and their 28th in Washington, D.C.. The team improved on their 3–11 record from 1963 and finished 6-8.
Regular season
Schedule
Season summary
Week 1: vs. Cleveland Browns
Week 5
The first meeting between the two teams since they traded quarterbacks in the offseason.
Week 9: at Cleveland Browns
Standings
Roster
References
Washington
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Resource breakdown structure
In project management, the resource breakdown structure (RBS) is a hierarchical list of resources related by function and resource type that is used to facilitate planning and controlling of project work. The Resource Breakdown Structure includes, at a minimum, the personnel resources needed for successful completion of a project, and preferably contains all resources on which project funds will be spent, including personnel, tools, machinery, materials, equipment and fees and licenses. Money is not considered a resource in the RBS; only those resources that will cost money are included.
Definition
Assignable resources, such as personnel, are typically defined from a functional point of view: "who" is doing the work is identified based on their role within the project, rather than their department or role within the parent companies. In some cases, a geographic division may be preferred. Each descending (lower) level represents an increasingly detailed description of the resource until small enough to be used in conjunction with the work breakdown structure (WBS) to allow the work to be planned, monitored and controlled.
Example
In common practice, only non-expendable (i.e., durable goods) resources are listed in an RBS.
Example of hierarchies of resources:
1. Engineering
1.1 Mr. Fred Jones, Manager
1.1.2 Ms. Jane Wagner, Architectural Lead
1.1.3 Software Design Team and Resources
1.1.3.1 Mr. Gary Neimi, Software Engineer
1.1.3.2 Ms. Jackie Toms, UI Designer
1.1.3.3 Standard Time Timesheet (timesheet and project tracking software)
1.1.3.4 Microsoft Project (project scheduling)
1.1.3.5 SQL Server (database)
1.1.4 Hardware Architecture Team and Resources
1.1.4.1 Ms. Korina Johannes, Resource Manager
1.1.4.2 Mr. Yan Xu, Testing Lead
1.1.4.3 Test Stand A
1.1.4.3.1 SAN Group A
1.1.4.3.2 Server A1
1.1.4.4 Test Stand B
1.1.4.4.1 SAN Group B
1.1.4.4.2 Server B1
Both human and physical resources, such as software and test instruments, are listed in the example above. The nomenclature is a numbered, hierarchical list of indented layers, each level adds an additional digit representing. For example, the numeric labels (1.1, 1.1.2) make each resource uniquely identifiable.
Use in Microsoft Project
The RBS (also known as the User Breakdown Structure) fields in a Project file are specifically coded by the administrator of that project, usually the Project Manager. Sometimes a PM Administrator is designated in larger project who will manage the Project tool itself. This field is called the Enterprise Resource Outline Code and it falls into one of two categories, RBS (resource field) and RBS (assignment field). These are high-level fields that require managers who know what these will be used for in terms of the organization.
See also
Business architecture
List of project management topics
Microsoft Project
Project planning
References
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Pinstriping
Pin striping (pinstriping) is the application of a very thin line of paint or other material called a pin stripe, and is generally used for decoration. Freehand pin stripers use a specialty brush known as a pinstriping brush. Fine lines in textiles are also called pin stripes.
Automotive, bike shops, and do-it-yourself car and motorcycle mechanics use paint pin striping to create their own custom look on the automotive bodies and parts.
Motorcycles
Pinstriping can commonly be seen exhibited on custom motorcycles, such as those built by Choppers Inc., Indian Larry, and West Coast Choppers. The decorative use of pin striping on motorcycles as it is commonly seen today was pioneered by artists Kenny Howard, (aka Von Dutch) and Dean Jeffries, Dennis "Gibb" Gibbish, Ed "Big Daddy" Roth. These artists are considered pioneers of the Kustom Kulture lifestyle that spawned in the early 1950s, and are widely recognized as the "originators of modern pin striping."
Automobiles
In automotive body work, pin stripes are a thin vinyl tape or paint. The tape versions are adhered directly to the painted surface in the pattern desired, whilst painted ones are done by skilled artists with 'sword' shaped brushes. The paint used by the vast majority of stripers is a lettering enamel made by 1 Shot although companies such as House of Kolor and lately Kustom Shop also make striping urethane.
The goal of pin striping is to enhance the curves of the surface, and the lines are generally of a complementary color. In any other form of decorative pin stripes, the goal is the same. In addition and coincidentally, it can help to hide flaws in the surface such as a scratch or blemish.
Pin stripe décor is also applied to motorcycles, bicycles, semi trucks, boats, and surfboards. It traditionally Is combined with freehand lettering and to a lesser degree sign making. The age of computers and vinyl decals helped undercut the base of traditional sign making and with it the traditional pinstriper.
Whilst stripers such as Lyle Fisk, Von Dutch (Kenny Howard) and Ed "Big Daddy" Roth are possibly the best known early practitioners of 'modern' pin striping, many of the early stripers cite Tommy "The Greek" Hrones and Dean Jeffries as their major influences.
There are countless brush artists who carry on the tradition, not only in the US but across the globe — The Doc in Compton, Preacher (Peter McDermott) in San Antonio Texas, Steve Kafka in Arizona, Alton Gillespie in Fort Worth, Texas, Victor in Nebraska,Alan Johnson Blairstown, New Jersey, Cliff Anderson Minneapolis, Minnesota, Gator in Tennessee, One Arm Bandit in New England, Anthony White in Florida, SCORCH Pinstriping(Daniel Lee) in Bakersfield California (Kustom Drink Paint), Don Q Studios in Orange County California, MWM from Hot Rod Surf in San Diego, Brando in Chicago, Tommy "Itchy" Otis in Los Angeles, California, Don "Spiderman" Fite of Portland, Oregon and Herb Martinez to name a few of the US stripers. Tramp Warner in Canada...Nefarious, Neil Melliard and Tootall Paul in the UK, Tom Plate in Germany, Simon Watts from Australia, Makoto in Japan and Eduardo Bignami in Brazil show that pinstriping has become a worldwide art form. In addition to that, Mark Court of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars still pinstripes the "coachline" of that company's cars by hand.
The method to "pull lines" used by contemporary stripers has changed little since the '50s. A beginner can start with nothing more than sword striper and a can of 1 shot enamel. Although some art shops like JC Hetz Studio in Iowa or Curlys Pinstriping in California have combined it with modern computer graphics to advance the trade. The "Beugler" is a mechanical version of the sword striping brush that is useful in production settings.
Mack still makes brushes the same way they did when Andrew Mack started the company, although their product line includes more than just swords. Stripers such as Steve Kafka and Mr J have designed brushes suited to their striping styles; the Kafka brushes make the swirls and complicated designs, which make up Kafka's signature style, much easier to do, and Mr J's Xcaliber brushes have shorter hairs than the traditional Mack, making them more suited to beginners.
Recommended reading
Fraser, Craig. Pinstriping Masters Techniques, Tricks, and Special F/X for Laying Down the Line
Johnson, Alan. How To Pinstripe (Motorbooks Workshop)
Martinez, Herb. Pinstripe Planet: Fine Lines from the World's Best (Korero)
Martinez, Herb. Herb Martinez's Guide to Pinstriping
Nash, The. Pinstripe Planet III (Korero)
Mehran, Mark W. Basic Hot Rod Pinstriping Techniques With Hot Rod Surf''
References
External links
Video of Ed Roth interviewing Von Dutch
Art of Pinstriping
Interview with Alan Johnson
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Mainstream (Lloyd Cole and the Commotions album)
Mainstream is the third and final studio album released by Lloyd Cole and the Commotions. It was produced by Ian Stanley and released by Capitol Records in the US and Polydor in the UK on 26 October 1987. It contained the hits "From the Hip", "My Bag", and "Jennifer She Said". Although the album reached number nine in the UK, it failed to chart in America and was not embraced by all critics: Mainstream is the only Lloyd Cole and the Commotions release not to sell at least 100,000 copies in the US.
Recording
The album took two years to make as finding a producer proved difficult. The band first went with Chris Thomas, when that did not work out they brought in Stewart Copeland. With Copeland they only recorded one track, "Hey Rusty", then finally found Ian Stanley.
Donegan reflected in 2004 that "with the previous LP, Easy Pieces, we had tried to broaden out and make more of a pop record and it hadn't really worked. It sounded rushed and the songs were not all up to standard. So, a year after Easy Pieces, we went into the studio to try and make something more powerful. But the LP that we actually made took so long that we lost our initial vision by the time we finished it. The songs that Lloyd was writing were more introspective, so the stadium rock idea gradually went out the window."
Mainstream cost £300,000, ten times as much as their debut album Rattlesnakes, and took five months to record. Keyboardist Blair Cowan had already left the group by the time the album came out (hence his picture is missing from the photographs of the band that feature on the artwork, and only included on a 'dedication' to him on the inner sleeve) and Donegan was also close to calling it a day, having been accepted on a journalism course. As a result the group decided that they had come to a natural end and to split up after the release of the album, but were obliged to promote it and undertake a tour first, which took a year. After the Commotions had broken up, Cole moved to New York to resume his songwriting partnership with Cowan and joined up with Fred Maher and Robert Quine, both formerly with Lou Reed, to begin work on a solo career.
Composition
The album's opening track and lead single, "My Bag", contains several allusions to cocaine. Cole said, "I wrote [the song] when I was drunk one night. It's basically about a coked up stockbroker. I took most of the scenarios from that song from Big Lights, Bright City [sic] or things that I'd heard like some executive that we've dealt with getting a phone call from another part of the office saying, 'Come upstairs, it's snowing' which of course meant a whole load of new coke was in. I thought 'a multi-story snowstorm' was quite a nice way to start a song." On the track "From the Hip", which charted in the UK, Cole laments over his helplessness in combating violence and abuse. "Jennifer She Said" has a Mark Knopfler-like guitar break and is about a newlywed who has lost interest and "last forever love that leads to a tattoo".
"Mr. Malcontent" is based on the character played by Daniel Day-Lewis in My Beautiful Laundrette and is about someone who would rather waste time than face the world. "Sean Penn Blues" is a "cheeky [and] upbeat" tune and "recover[s] the sly wit" of the band's earlier material. The track was inspired by an incident that Cole had read about in which the actor Sean Penn was invited to a poetry reading which turned out to be set up purely to mock him. The song opens with dialogue featuring the voices of Scottish actors Robbie Coltrane and Katy Murphy, taken from the BBC television comedy-drama series Tutti Frutti which had been broadcast seven months before the release of Mainstream.
"Hey Rusty", the one track produced by Stewart Copeland of The Police, has a "Springsteen-like theme and a U2-like musical track". "These Days" has a bassline copied from a track on Mister Heartbreak by Laurie Anderson and has been called "gorgeous [and] melancholic".
Critical reception
Although Mainstream was not universally embraced by the press it was favored by some critics. Q said, "Two years and six producers in the making, Mainstream could have easily appeared suffering from exhaustion and over-production... Mainstream put Lloyd Cole in the enviable position of being on a hat-trick of excellent contemporary pop albums. It is to his credit that he has remained communicative without being verbose and intelligent without being clever-clever." John Williamson of the Evening Times called Mainstream "the band's most accomplished work to-date" and "a major development for the band". In The New Rolling Stone Album Guide the album is called Cole's "most well-rounded" and "cleanly produced". Jim Zebora of the Record-Journal gave the album a B and said it "hit with a lot of artistry" but admits Cole's "potential hasn't been reached". RS Murthi of New Straits Times writes that Cole's "rough-hewn vocals...provide a fine contrast to the smooth and buoyant music" and it "bristles with chiming guitars and dulcet synthesizer textures". NME observed that "instead of going mad, these people have overcome mega self-consciousness to make a record they should have made years ago. Mainstream beats most contemporary rock for its wit, intelligence and use of stringed instruments, and it thrashes crateloads of pop on the tunes, production and fun level." Record Mirror considered that calling the album Mainstream was "asking for trouble. It's a statement of intent as well as a nifty way to draw critics' fire before the cries of 'sell out' come your way." The reviewer felt that "the only disappointment is that Mainstream sounds a little too polite at times. You yearn for just one track that will hit you between the shoulder blades with the bare boned intensity of some of their earlier work..." but concluded that overall it was "a flawed (slightly) masterpiece".
On the other hand, Richard Luck of The Rough Guide to Rock writes that Mainstream "was by and large a disappointing affair". William Ruhlmann, in Allmusic, laments that there is "little to alleviate the vitriol in the music". He did favor the track "Hey Rusty" but other than that he believes the songs are not "coherent, specific, [or] moving" Lastly, the album is described in The Great Rock Discography as "sound[ing] lacklustre in comparison" to their earlier work. Sounds was disappointed, saying, "Unfortunately, by developing his laid-back style, Lloyd has sacrificed some of the urgency and excitement so often present in his tales of seedy weekends and perfect lovers... He's given up pampering the intellectuals and is facing up to the things that are important in his own life. For these changes he can only be applauded, and yet the net result, at moments, seems somewhat lacklustre."
Track listing
All tracks written and composed by Lloyd Cole and the Commotions, except where noted.
"My Bag" – 3:56
"From the Hip" (Neil Clark, Cole, Blair Cowan, Lawrence Donegan, Stephen Irvine, McKillop) – 3:57
"29" – 5:28
"Mainstream" – 3:14
"Jennifer She Said" – 3:02
"Mr. Malcontent" – 4:49
"Sean Penn Blues" – 3:28
"Big Snake" (lyrics: Cole, music: Ian Stanley) – 5:16
"Hey Rusty" – 4:30
"These Days" – 2:27
Personnel
Lloyd Cole and the Commotions:
Lloyd Cole – guitar, vocals
Neil Clark – guitar
Blair Cowan – keyboards
Lawrence Donegan – bass
Stephen Irvine – drums
Additional personnel:
Jon Hassell – trumpet on "Big Snake"
Nicky Holland – backing vocals on "29", string arrangements on "Jennifer She Said"
Tony Jackson – backing vocals on "Mainstream"
John Sloman – backing vocals on "Mainstream"
Fraser Speirs – harmonica on "Sean Penn Blues"
Tracey Thorn – vocals on "Big Snake"
Tommy Willis – lap steel guitar on "29"
Production
Femi Jiya – engineer
Ian Stanley – producer
Alastair Thain – photography
Charts
Release history
References
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K.F.C. Olympic Burst
KFC Olympic Burst is a Belgian association football club based in Burst, East Flanders. The club has matricule number 3901 and the club's colours are black and blue. They currently play in East Flanders Division Three in the Belgian Provincial leagues. They play their home games at the Complex Oudendijk in Burst.
History
The club was founded on 20 August 1943 and joined the Royal Belgian Football Association, with matricule number 3901 being assigned to the team. Burst played in the provincial leagues and did reach the Second Provincial, but was then swiftly relegated back to Third Provincial. They were the winner of their series, Third Provincial D, in season 2009/10, resulting in Burst re-appearing, after a long absence, in the Second Provincial. However, after two seasons, Burst was again relegated back to the Third Provincial in season 2011/12.
Merger plans
There are ongoing plans for the four remaining clubs from Erpe-Mere (SK Aaigem, KRC Bambrugge, KFC Olympic Burst and FC Mere) to merge. A new stadium will be built on the domain of Steenberg, with an objective of it being ready by 2015. However, the merger is not expected to happen before 2016 at the earliest due to the need for a multi-purpose hall to be built first in Steenberg (source: municipality Erpe-Mere). The new football club will use the matricule number of KRC Bambrugge, that plays in the first provincial league, as the other teams play in lower series. It is thought to be almost certain that there will be black in the new club's colours, because of the four clubs that are still active, and the three clubs who merged into FC Mere, all had black in their club's colours. The K of Koninklijke (Royal) and Erpe-Mere will appear in the new club's name. More information about the name is currently unavailable.
References
External links
Site youth Olympic Burst
Category:Football clubs in Belgium
Category:Erpe-Mere
Category:1943 establishments in Belgium
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Turbonilla willaseni
Turbonilla willaseni is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.
References
External links
To World Register of Marine Species
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Moi, Norway
Moi is the administrative centre of Lund municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The village is located at the northern end of the lake Lundevatnet, one of the deepest lakes in Norway. The European route E39 highway passes through Moi. The Sørlandet Line also runs through Moi, stopping at Moi Station.
The village has a population (2015) of 1,998 which gives the village a population density of .
Industry
The largest employer in Moi is NorDan, which is the largest window factory in northern Europe. After the Industrial Revolution, Moi developed a relatively large timber industry. Moi is also home to Moen Bjøllefabrikk, a bell manufacturer, which was the official supplier of animal bells used to cheer on athletes at the Lillehammer 1994 Winter Olympics, and in partnership with Cowbells.com for the Salt Lake City 2002 Winter Olympics. Additionally, Norway's only active clog factory is located just north of Moi in the village of Eik.
Attractions
Lund kirke, the local church, is approximately 200 years old and built in the traditional Norwegian country style in wood and painted white.
Lund bygdemuseum og kulturbank, the local museum, is located by the church in the old barn of the priest's farm. It has an extensive display of agricultural tools as well as objects from World War II. Attached to the museum is Haien, an old farm, which is very well preserved.
Notable residents
Several musicians are from Moi:
Elvira Nikolaisen
Emil Nikolaisen (Serena Maneesh)
Ivar Nikolaisen (Silver)
Hilma Nikolaisen (Serena Maneesh)
Øystein Stensheim (Det Norske Solistkor).
Pete Sanstol, Norway's only boxing world champion, was born in Moi. On 7 June 2005, the village raised a monolith in its city park to his memory.
Boye Brogeland, a world champion contract bridge player, was born in Moi in 1973.
References
External links
The municipality's official site
Category:Villages in Rogaland
Category:Lund, Norway
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Bystrinskoye mine
The Bystrinskoye mine is one of the largest gold mines in Russia and in the world. The mine is located in Zabaykalsky Krai. The mine has estimated reserves of 6.4 million oz of gold.
References
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The Surgeon (video game)
The Surgeon is a computer game published in 1985 by Information Systems for Medicine (ISM) for Amiga and Macintosh. The game has two sequels, The Surgeon II and The Surgeon III. In this game, the player is a surgeon. Dr. Myo Thant, The Surgeon's designer, would later go on to design Life & Death, a surgical game with similar elements, albeit with a wider release.
Gameplay
In The Surgeon, the player takes the role of a surgeon in a hospital. The game begins with the player meeting with a patient, and being provided with either a x-ray of the spine or an ultrasound examination of the abdomen, both of which may need to be requested by the player for further insight rather than being given to begin with. When meeting with a patient, the player may judge the patient's condition from a description of symptoms from the patient and the information they're given, and the player may choose to observe the patient (do nothing), prescribe painkillers, or operate. Inaction, such as prescribing painkillers or doing nothing if a patient's condition is serious and time-sensitive, may result in the patient's death. Patients may also die from failed surgery, or abrupt complications during surgery if the player fails to treat them in time. Patients may also die post-surgery from infection if the player neglects to sterilize the area with antiseptic solution before and after surgery, or by not washing their hands.
The death of a patient resets the player's progress, and The Surgeon lacks a save function. The Surgeon's manual details possible medical afflictions the player will need to diagnose and treat in-game, describing their symptoms and the treatment needed. The manual also offers detailed step-by-step instructions for the surgeries in The Surgeon.
Reception
Macworld reviewed the Macintosh version of The Surgeon; the reviewer is a licensed doctor of medicine. Macworld says that the beginning of the game becomes "boring" after playing it several times, a necessity due to the game's lack of a save function, and due to a patient's death resetting progress in-game, they express that "you find yourself going through the early steps again and again." Macworld praises the gameplay and graphics, stating that "The operation consists of a well-defined series of steps that begins with scrubbing yourself and preparing the patient's skin with antiseptic solution. During surgery, any of several potentially fatal complications may arise. If you fail to recognize or treat them properly, the patient will die", calling the gameplay a "reasonably accurate simulation" and "fast paced", but disputes a claim in the game's manual that the game may be valuable to medical students, instead suggesting that "it might prove educational and challenging to nonmedical personnel."
INFO reviewed the Amiga version of The Surgeon, giving it three out of five stars. The reviewer wrote that the game was "definitely not for the squeamish" and an "absolutely realistic simulation where you must make quick, correct decisions to fix an aneurysm." INFO expressed that "Additional diseases would have given this more stars, but once you've mastered the aneurysm, there's nothing else to do."
Datormagazin, the Swedish computer magazine, gave the Amiga version three out of five stars. Datormagazin praised The Surgeon's "helpful" UI and that the game offers hints as to what to do during surgery, and stated that "Surgeon seems to be a realistic simulation of an operation, it's not just cutting in, removing the bad part, putting in a new one and sewing them up. There are many steps involved, and if you do not have any medical education or equivilant, it is doubtful if you can do it at all." Datormagazin further notes the game's difficulty, expressing that "In the manual, there are step-by-step instructions for the operation ... But even if you have those instructions in front of you, it's uncertain that you'll succeed ... Even if you get as far as sewing the patient back together again, he may die after the surgery, because you made a small mistake during the operation." They also say that their interest in the game "only went so far", expressing that "for a doctor or medical student, this game is probably very good, fun, and interesting. For me, who's just an ordinary person, it's not as fun." Datormagazin calls The Surgeon "an original and fun idea", but states that "it is worse than games meant for the general public" due to its niche audience.
References
External Links
The Surgeon Amiga Version playable in-browser at Archive.org
The Surgeon at Hall of Light Amiga database
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Haixiu 121-class tug
Haixiu 121 class tug is a class of naval auxiliary ship currently in service with the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN). The class is named after the first unit commissioned, and only a single unit of this class is known to be in active service.
The designation Haixiu 121 is unique in that it is different from the usual Chinese naming convention for ships in military service. Ordinarily, auxiliary ships in PLAN service are designated by a combination of two or more Chinese characters followed by three-digit number. The first Chinese character denotes which fleet the ship is belongs to-- East () for East Sea Fleet, North () for North Sea Fleet, and South () for South Sea Fleet. The second indicates the function the ship performs, usually for tugboats. Haixiu 121 is a tug, but is designated a repair ship ). The pennant numbers may have changed due to a change of Chinese naval ships naming convention.
References
Category:Auxiliary ships of the People's Liberation Army Navy
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James Richards
James Richards may refer to:
James Richards (artist) (born 1983), British artist
James Richards (Canadian football) (born 1969), American football offensive guard
James Richards (cricketer) (1855–1923), English cricketer
James Richards (politician) (1723–1810), Revolutionary War Captain and Connecticut state representative
James Richards (veterinarian) (1948–2007), American veterinarian and noted expert on cats
James A. D. Richards (1845–1911), United States Representative from Ohio
James Maude Richards (1907–1992), British architectural writer
James P. Richards (1894–1979), United States Representative from South Carolina
James William Richards (1850–1915), Canadian politician
James Edwin Richards (1945–2000), American journalist, editor and publisher
James Lorin Richards (1858–1955), American financier and industrialist
James Richard (1928–2002), sound editor, sometimes as James A. Richards
Jamie Richards (born 1957), cyclist from New Zealand
See also
Jim Richards (disambiguation)
Richard James (disambiguation)
Jimmy Richards (born 1975), Welsh rugby player
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Jan Op De Beeck
Jan Op De Beeck (born 1958 in Congo) is a famous Belgian caricature artist. He was born in the Congo and moved to Belgium in 1960. He obtained a mastership in 1979 at Sint-Thomas in Brussels and graduated in model drawing at the Royal Academy in Mechelen. He started teaching arts in 1979 at the Coloma Institute in Mechelen.
He has given many workshops and master classes worldwide for professional caricature artists and was invited to many conventions as star guest and keynote speaker.
Among others:
2001, together with Sebastian Krüger, master class in Portugal
Master classes and workshops at multiple ISCA conventions and at Eurocon 2013 in Vienna.
Publications
Bekketrekkers uit Belgenland (1989)
Het Laatste Testament der Belgen (The Last Testament of the Belgians, 1993)
De Kunst van de Karikatuur (The Art of Caricature, L'art de la caricature, 肖像漫画的艺术, 1996, published in Dutch and French, translated into Korean and Mandarin)
Famous Corpses (Co-authoring with Danielle Griffith and Emi Sato, 2006)
Sketching is Fun! 1 & 2 (2010)
Awards
Jan Op De Beeck has won numerous international awards, including
1st Place of Best Traditional Art (Caricature) at the Eurocature 2017
“Honorary Master” at the National Caricaturist Network
"Master of the Year” in 2006 and 2012 at the National Caricaturist Network
"Portfolio of the Year" in 2006 and 2007 at the National Caricaturist Network
Many first places at ISCA conventions, in different categories
2003 “World’s Best Caricaturist” at the cartoon festival in Iran
(?) Place at the Global Caricature Exhibition in Seoul, Korea
References
Sources
Official web site biography
European Cartoon Center in Belgium
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