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Jorge Alberto Rodríguez (born 1944) is an Argentine Justicialist Party politician who served as Chief of the Cabinet of Ministers and as Minister of Education during the second presidency of Carlos Menem. Early life Rodríguez was born in 1944 in Coronel Hilario Lagos, a rural village in La Pampa Province. He became politically active in the Peronist movement as a student in the University of Buenos Aires Faculty of Agronomy and Veterinary Sciences, from which he graduated in 1971. He continued to participate in political activities until the 1976 coup d'état, later settling in the United States, where he earned a master's degree on science at the University of Nebraska. Political career From 1983 to 1987, Rodríguez served as Undersecretary of Agrarian Affairs of La Pampa Province, during the governorship of Rubén Marín. Later, from 1987 to 1989, he served as the province's Minister of Education, but resigned to run for a seat in the National Chamber of Deputies. In 1992, Rodríguez was appointed as Minister of Education and Culture of Argentina by President Carlos Menem, succeeding Antonio Salonia. In 1996, Menem appointed Rodríguez as Chief of the Cabinet of Ministers. He was the second person to serve in the post, following its creation by the 1994 constitutional amendments. Despite rumours of his intention to resign in 1997, Rodríguez remained in the position throughout the remainder of Menem's presidency, serving until December 1999. In 2004, Rodríguez testified in the trial against fellow Menem administration secretary María Julia Alsogaray, who stood accused of corruption. Later, in 2006, Rodríguez was formally accused of embezzlement on his own, for having allegedly allowed the use of public money for a seminar conducted by a private company. Personal life Rodríguez was married to María Susana Pangallo, with whom he has two children. References \|- 1944 births Justicialist Party politicians Chiefs of Cabinet of Ministers of Argentina Living people People from La Pampa Province University of Buenos Aires alumni University of Nebraska alumni
"Madman" is a song by the new wave band Cuddly Toys, which was released in Japan in 1979 and in the UK in 1980 as the lead single from their debut studio album Guillotine Theatre. The song, dating to 1976–77, originated as a composition by Steve Harley and Marc Bolan, with later contributions by David Bowie. Cuddly Toys' version of the song reached number 19 in the UK Independent Singles Chart in July 1980. Writing "Madman" originated as one of a number of unfinished informal collaborations between Steve Harley and Marc Bolan in 1976–77. The pair met in 1975 and were close friends up until Bolan's death in 1977. On a number of occasions, Bolan would visit Harley at his flat in Landward Court, London, and they would spend the evening and early hours of the morning writing and playing. Harley recalled in 2019, "I have cassettes of us together, just writing, playing – 3am, guitars, cocaine and Rémy Martin. One of the songs we were working on was called 'Madman'." According to Harley, Bolan came up with the song's riff. In early March 1977, David Bowie was on a UK tour with Iggy Pop when he stayed at Bolan's house at Upper Richmond Road West, London for a few days. The pair worked on new material together, including "Madman", and recorded some rough demos of the tracks. In September 1977, prior to Bowie's appearance on an episode of Bolan's TV series Marc, the pair spent some more time working on some of their tracks, but they were never completed and Bolan then died in a car crash later in the month. In regards to Bolan and Bowie's work on the song, Harley told Smiler in 1997, "David didn't hear mine and Marc's work, but Marc clearly went away and did it with David, as well as with me." He added in 2019, "David probably visited and Marc would have said, 'Hey, listen man, I've got this new song!' He wouldn't have said I started it. He wasn't dishonest, [just] always living on Fantasy Island. He had no sense of reality, bless him." Recording At a time when Cuddly Toys were called Raped, the band's guitarist Faebhean Kwest was sharing a flat in London with the two men responsible for running the original T. Rex fan club. They introduced the band to Bolan and in turn he expressed an interest in managing them. He also gave them a demo tape containing rough recordings of him, Bowie and Gloria Jones. Kwest recalled in 2000, "[The tape] is truly dreadful but me and [vocalist] Sean Purcell took a few of the numbers, polished them and hence the single 'Madman'." Cuddly Toys recorded their version of the track at Kingsway Recorders in March 1979. Critical reception On its release as a single in the UK in 1980, Paul Du Noyer of New Musical Express praised "Madman" as a "good song" with "stark, sombre drama". He felt Cuddly Toys "handle [the song] adequately, if rather derivatively", with its treatment "leaning heavily towards Bowie". As the band's UK debut, Du Noyer considered it "something of a coup" and an "impressive start" for the Cuddly Toys, but questioned whether their own material would live up to "Madman". Simon Ludgate of Record Mirror wrote, "Peter Poser and Marion Mental clash head on... David Bowie appears clutching a copy of Aladdin Sane. I am sick. Everyone laughs at bozos who go by the name of Cuddly Toys." Track listing 7-inch single (Japan, 1979) "Madman" – 3:13 "Guillotine Theatre" – 3:58 7-inch single (UK, 1980) "Madman" – 3:04 "Join the Girls" – 3:52 Personnel Credits are adapted from the sleeve notes of Guillotine Theatre vinyl LP. "Madman" Sean Purcell – lead vocals Faebhean Kwest – guitar Alig "Fodder" – keyboards Tony Baggett – bass Paddy Phield – drums Production Cuddly Toys – producers, mixing Bob Broglia – engineer, mixing Sean Purcell, Tony Baggett – remixing Charts References 1979 songs 1979 singles 1980 singles Songs written by David Bowie Songs written by Marc Bolan Songs written by Steve Harley
Persirel Rejang Lebong, commonly known as simply Persirel, is a Indonesia association football club based in Rejang Lebong Regency, Bengkulu. The football club currently plays in Liga 3 which is the last tier in Indonesian football. References Rejang Lebong Regency Football clubs in Bengkulu football clubs in Indonesia association football clubs established in 2002 2002 establishments in Indonesia
Vaman Ramachandra Kokatnur (1887 – 18 April 1950) was an American chemist of Indian origin. He was an industrial chemist with Niagara Alkali Company and patented several chemical processes, particularly the use of catalysts in organic synthesis. Kokatnur was born in Kokatnur, Athani and after a BSc from Bombay University (1912) he moved to the US, graduating MS from the University of Minnesota in 1914. He received a Shevlin fellowship during this period. He became an American citizen in 1921. In 1928 he was sent to Russia as a consultant for the production of chlorine and caustic soda. During World War II he was drafted into the Navy as a special consultant with the rank of captain. Like many Indian immigrants into the US in the period he supported Indian Independence while considering caste and class hierarchies as necessities in society. In 1948 he examined chemistry in ancient Indian literature and claimed that the ancients must have had considerable knowledge based on his interpretation of various arms mentioned in the Ramayana translations made by other authors. He was noted as being interested in the hieroglyphics which he believed was related to Sanskrit. At a meeting of the American Chemical Society he claimed that Indians had discovered hydrogen and oxygen and that chemistry was of Aryan origin. He said he had identified this from a four page manuscript from 1550 claimed to be the Agastya Samhita or writings of Sage Agastya who lived in 2000 BC. According to Kokatnur, the gods Mitra and Varuna mentioned in the work was on electrolysis and was to be interpreted as Mitra meaning friend, and therefore the cathode, and Varuna meaning liquid or enemy of zinc and therefore referring to the anode. He also claimed that "prana" meant vital to life and therefore indicated oxygen while "udana" meant facing upward and therefore identifiable as hydrogen. About the source and its provenance he claimed that it could not have been a fake because the paper was older than 50 years and that findings on preventing polarization were recent. His work was supposedly to be published in the science history journal Isis but given the dubiousness surrounding the provenance of sources and the interpretations, was apparently never published. References External links MS thesis - The action of trioxymethylene on the various organic compounds in the presence of aluminium chloride. Patents - 1887 births 1950 deaths People from Belgaum American chemists University of Minnesota alumni
Lars Henrik Weiss (born May 20, 1971, in Frederiksberg) is a Danish politician, who served as acting Lord Mayor of Copenhagen from October 19, 2020, to December 31, 2021. References 1971 births Living people Danish politicians
Timothy Sean McGeary known as Tim mcgeary was (born August 24, 1954) in Washington DC. He is professionally known as Tim McGeary, international singer/songwriter/entertainer . He earned a Masters Degree in Public Administration , lives in Naples, Florida. Career Timothy Sean McGeary known professionally as Tim mcgeary was born August 24,1954 to Robert and Beverly McGeary, in Washington DC. he was the oldest of the ten children. graduated from Northern valley Regional High School in 1972, worked as merchant marine from 1973 to 1976. the College of recording arts in San Francisco from 1976 to 1978. Played bass guitar and sang with two bands, Neighbors and Allies (Indie) from 1979 to 1982 and The Rescue on A&M records from 1982 to 1984, recorded 3 solo records two with the name Wonderful Johnson ( Authentic Memphis Samich) produced by John Hampton (Gin Blossoms) at Ardent Studios Memphis Tn. and Twelve produced by Ray Nesbit and the latest project Tim McGeary (Second Hand Saint ) co-produced by Ray Nesbit nad Tim McGeary ,recorded at Orange Glow Studios Bonita Beach Florida., worked as Firefighter/paramedic /flight medic for Collier County EMS from 1994 to 2016 and worked on the federal DMAT Team and was deployed at 9/11 ground zero and also deployed to New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina , earned a Bachelor degree in Business Management and a Masters Degree in Public Administration at Hodges University , Married to Carol McGeary 1980 , three children ,two daughters Tiffany and Chelsea McGeary, and son Trevor McGeary who killed in an auto accident in 2006 lives in Naples Florida. References 1954 births Living people
Lucy Bella Earl is a British teacher of English as a foreign language, the creator of the educational channel 'English with Lucy' on the YouTube. She was awarded with the Entrepreneurial Award by the University of Westminster in 2018. YouTube career Lucy Bella Earl studied at the University of Westminster, from which she graduated in 2016 with a BA in Marketing Communications. As part of the Erasmus programme, she studied in Madrid, Spain. Then, in Seville, Lucy qualified to teach English as a foreign language and started working in her new profession. In 2016, in her final year of university, she launched her educational YouTube channel ‘English with Lucy’. Within its first year of operation, the channel was followed by 100,000 viewers and she decided to focus on turning it into a full-time job and business. In 2018, the University of Westminster awarded her an Entrepreneurial Award for her online activities. She is an entrepreneur, at times she is called an edutuber, and she deals with various aspects of the English language and culture. The channel has been featured i.e. in The Times, ITV News, as well as in BBC News and Business Insider. Apart from her mother tongue Lucy Bella Earl communicates in fluent Spanish and Italian. Awards 2018, Westminster Alumni Awards, Entrepreneurial Award, the University of Westminster, London, UK References Further reading Building a Massive YouTube Channel with 3.5+ Million subs with Lucy from ‘English with Lucy’ External links English with Lucy English women educators English-language YouTube channels Living people Female YouTubers English YouTubers
The Battle of Berdiansk was a military engagement between the Russian Armed Forces and the Armed Forces of Ukraine during the Kherson offensive of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. Russian forces from the south front on their way to aid in the Siege of Mariupol captured the port city of Berdiansk. Background After Russian forces captured Melitopol, they moved northeast towards Tokmak, which they put under siege, and east towards Berdiansk on the way to Mariupol, which is being attacked by Russian forces moving from Donetsk People's Republic, as part of the Eastern Ukraine offensive. Battle On February 26, Russian troops captured the Port of Berdiansk and the Berdiansk Airport. On 27 February, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced that it had surrounded Berdiansk. Later that evening, around 18:00, it was reported that Russian soldiers had entered the city. Around 22:00, Oleksandr Svidlo, the mayor of Berdiansk, announced that Russian forces had taken control of all administrative buildings. Russian Buk missile systems were also spotted in Berdiansk. On February 28, the Zaporizhzhia Regional State Administration reported that Russian troops gained control of Berdiansk and the city's police department was disbanded, with city authorities allegedly refusing to collaborate with the Russians. The Russian Defense Ministry confirmed that Russian troops had taken the city. During the battle, local authorities report one person was killed and another was wounded. Aftermath According to the Svidlo, Russian forces left the city on 28 February, but a Russian military police detachment remained in the city. Russian forces moved towards Mariupol to join the Eastern offensive and encircle the city. By reaching Mariupol, the forces from the Kherson offensive established a land connection linking Crimea to the rest of Russia. References Battles of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Battles involving Ukraine Battles involving Russia Starobilsk Raion
Catherine Donovan (1826, in Ireland – April 16, 1906, in Lakewood Township, New Jersey) was an Irish-American dressmaker, best remembered for her dress shop on Madison Avenue in New York City in the early 20th century. Her designs have been preserved and exhibited by the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Philadelphia Museum of Art. References 1826 births 1906 deaths Irish designers American designers
Patrick John Brown (Oak Park, Illinois, November 9, 1952 — Manhattan, New York City, September 11, 2001), was an American much decorated fire captain who served in the New York City Fire Department. He and his team were killed during the September 11, 2001 attacks, while trying to rescue people in the North Tower of World Trade Center. Brown's remains were recovered from the rubble of the North Tower on December 14, 2001, and two weeks later his ashes were spread in Central Park, according to his wishes. In 2006 his life and times were the subject of documentary film Finding Paddy. Bibliography Watts, Sharon (2007). Miss You, Pat: Collected Memories of NY's Bravest of the Brave, Captain Patrick J. Brown. ISBN 978-1-4303-2704-2 External links Tribute page to Patrick J. Brown Montclair neighbors' film about Paddy Brown, 'imperfect' hero of 9/11, set for U.S. debut Finding Paddy Miss You, Pat at Goodreads 1952 births 2001 deaths New York City Fire Department People from Brooklyn People murdered in New York (state) Terrorism deaths in New York (state) Victims of the September 11 attacks American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees people
Frederik Lund is a Danish-Nicaraguan racing driver. He currently competes in the U.S. F2000 National Championship with Jay Howard Driver Development and the Italian F4 Championship with R-ace GP, having previously raced in two rounds of the Danish F4 Championship in 2021. Racing record Career summary * Season still in progress. American open-wheel racing results U.S. F2000 National Championship (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Races with * indicate most race laps led) * Season still in progress. References 2004 births Living people Nicaraguan people of Danish descent Danish racing drivers Formula 4 drivers U.S. F2000 National Championship drivers
Lisa Eder (born 12 August 2001) is an Austrian ski jumper. Career On August 9, 2015, she started in the Alpencup for the first time. When she jumped the small Vogtlandschanzen in Klingenthal, she took 18th place. She celebrated her first victory in the Alpencup on August 11, 2016, on the Pöhlbachschanze in Pöhla. On August 18, 2017, she was allowed to start in the Continental Cup for the first time and finished 15th on the Fichtelbergschanzen in Oberwiesenthal. At the Continental Cup on the Tveitanbakken in Notodden on December 15, 2017, she narrowly missed her first podium finish in fourth place. For the World Cup on the Miyanomori Ski Jump Stadium in Sapporo and on the Zaō Hill in Zaō, she was nominated for the first time for World Cup jumping. While she still failed to qualify in Sapporo, she finished 36th in Zaō on January 19, 2018, missing her first World Cup points. On January 20, 2018, she took sixth place in the team competition together with Chiara Hölzl, Claudia Purker and Jacqueline Seifriedsberger. She also took part in the Junior World Championships in Kandersteg. In the individual from the Lötschberg Hill she took 24th place and seventh place together with Marita Kramer, Sophie Mair and Claudia Purker. On March 24, 2018, she achieved her best World Cup result to date with eleventh place on the Audi Arena Oberstdorf in Oberstdorf. At the 2019 Junior Championships in Lahti, Finland, she won the bronze medal with the Austrian junior team, which also included Marita Kramer, Lisa Hirner and Claudia Purker, while finishing fourth in the mixed team and tenth in the singles. On February 9, 2019, together with her teammates Jacqueline Seifriedsberger, Chiara Hölzl and Eva Pinkelnig, she reached the podium of a World Cup competition for the first time in the team competition on the Logarska dolina in Ljubno, Slovenia. On February 8 and 9, 2020, she finished eighth and seventh in Hinzenbach, her first two places in the top ten in an individual World Cup. At the Olympic Winter Games in Beijing, she took fifth place with the Austrian mixed team. In the individual competition she was eighth. She is a member of SK Saalfelden-Salzburg. Results World Cup Standings Grand Prix Standings References External links 2001 births Living people Austrian female ski jumpers Olympic ski jumpers of Austria Ski jumpers at the 2022 Winter Olympics
Jovani Furlan (born ) is a Brazilian ballet dancer. He joined the Miami City Ballet in 2012, and was promoted to principal dancer in 2017. In 2019, he left the company to join the New York City Ballet as a soloist, and became a principal dancer in 2022. Early life and training Furlan was born in Joinville, Santa Catarina. He began ballet at age 11, at Bolshoi Theater School, after being urged by his grandmother. Three years after he began training, Mikhail Baryshnikov chose him to perform at Joinville Dance Festival, dancing an excerpt from The Nutcracker. When he was 17, he competed USA International Ballet Competition in Jackson, Mississippi, due to the scholarships and dance company contracts offered there. Furlan, who had little experience in solos, was eliminated after the first round, but was spotted by Edward Villella and Roma Sosenko, who offered him a scholarship at the Miami City Ballet School. Though he had never heard of the Miami City Ballet, he decided to enter the school. He trained at the school for a year, in the Balanchine technique, which he was unfamiliar with but enjoyed. Career Furlan joined the Miami City Ballet in 2012, the year Lourdes Lopez succeeded Villella as artistic director. He was promoted to soloist in 2015 and principal dancer in 2017. At the company, he danced works by George Balanchine, Jerome Robbins, John Cranko, Twyla Tharp, Paul Taylor, Peter Martins, Christopher Wheeldon, Justin Peck, Alexei Ratmansky, Liam Scarlett and Richard Alston. Furlan danced a rarely performed solo from Balanchine's Episodes that was originated by Taylor, after learning it from Peter Frame. In 2019, Furlan joined the New York City Ballet as a soloist. He became one of the very few dancers of the company that had never attended the affiliated School of American Ballet. The company also rarely recruits dancers from other companies. The previous year, three male principal dancers of the company had departed over sexual misconduct, in addition to Joaquin de Luz's retirement. Sensing an opportunity to fulfill his "dream of dancing at Balanchine’s house", Furlan contacted Peck, the company's resident choreographer and artistic advisor in early 2019 for a position at the company. He was offered a position after an audition. He made his company debut during the first week of the company's fall season, when he filled in for an injured dancer in Wheeldon's DGV: Danse à Grande Vitesse, in a role he was cast in at the last minute, and partnering Megan Fairchild, whom he had never rehearsed with, after learning the role in his apartment with a suitcase for three days. In February 2020, Furlan reprised his role in Episodes, and taught it to Michael Trusnovec, a former Paul Taylor Dance Company, who shared the role with him. This marked the first time the New York City Ballet performed the Paul Taylor solo since 1989. As a soloist, he originated roles in Peck's Rotunda (2020) and Jamar Roberts' Emanon — in Two Movements (2022). He also danced in Balanchine's Serenade, La Valse, Kammermusik No. 2 Robbins' Dances at a Gathering, In G Major and Concertino, Peck's Everywhere We Go, Wheeldon's Polyphonia, Ratmansky's Russian Seasons, and as Prince Siegfried in Swan Lake. In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Furlan had to return to Brazil due to a visa issue. As a result, he missed out on the company return to rehearsals in small bubbles, digital commissions and the company's appearance in Saratoga Springs, New York. He returned to New York in July 2021, after 14 months in Brazil, and resumed performing in September. In 2022, Furlan was promoted to principal dancer, following several veteran dancers' retirements. References Living people 1990s births People from Joinville Brazilian male ballet dancers New York City Ballet principal dancers Miami City Ballet dancers Brazilian expatriates in the United States 21st-century ballet dancers
The 2022 Campeonato Brasileiro Feminino A-1 (officially the Brasileirão Feminino Neoenergia 2022 for sponsorship reasons) will be the 10th season of the Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A1, the top level of women's football in Brazil, and the 6th edition in a Série A1 since its establishment in 2016. The tournament is organized by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF). It will start on 4 March and will end on 25 September 2022. Corinthians are the defending champions. Format In the group stage, each team will play once against the other fifteen teams. Top eight teams will qualify for the final stages. Quarter-finals, semi-finals and finals will be played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. Teams Sixteen teams will compete in the league – the top twelve teams from the previous season, as well as four teams promoted from the 2021 Série A2. Number of teams by state Stadiums and locations Group stage In the group stage, each team will play on a single round-robin tournament. The top eight teams will advance to the quarter-finals of the knockout stages. The teams will be ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, and 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, the following criteria will be used to determine the ranking: 1. Wins; 2. Goal difference; 3. Goals scored; 4. Fewest red cards; 5. Fewest yellow cards; 6. Draw in the headquarters of the Brazilian Football Confederation (Regulations Article 14). Group A Results Final stages Starting from the quarter-finals, the teams will play a single-elimination tournament with the following rules: Quarter-finals, semi-finals and finals will be played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, with the higher-seeded team hosting the second leg. If tied on aggregate, the penalty shoot-out will be used to determine the winners (Regulations Article 15). Extra time will not be played and away goals rule will not be used in final stages. Starting from the semi-finals, the teams will be seeded according to their performance in the tournament. The teams will be ranked according to overall points. If tied on overall points, the following criteria will be used to determine the ranking: 1. Overall wins; 2. Overall goal difference; 3. Draw in the headquarters of the Brazilian Football Confederation (Regulations Article 19). Bracket Quarter-finals \|} Group B Winners advance to the semi-finals. Group C Winners advance to the semi-finals. Group D Winners advance to the semi-finals. Group E Winners advance to the semi-finals. Semi-finals \|} Group F Winners advance to the finals. Group G Winners advance to the finals. Finals \|} Group H References Women's football leagues in Brazil 2022 in Brazilian football
Marthe Massin (6 October 1860 – 2 June 1931) was a Belgian painter and muse of the famous Belgian poet Émile Verhaeren. She was instrumental in preserving the memory of the work and life of Emile Verhaeren. Life Massin was born into a wealthy family on 6 October 1860 in Liège, Belgium. Her mother was Constance Marchet and her father Gustave Massin, a cigar merchant that moved his family to Brussels in 1877. She had a younger sister, Juliette (1866–1919), who married the Belgian painter William Degouve de Nuncques in 1894. The sisters Massin trained at the private art academy "Blanc-Garin" founded by the Belgian painter Ernest Blanc-Garin in Brussels that, unlike the state academies, accepted female students since 1883. After her studies, she opens in 1889 her own studio in her parents' house located in Saint-Josse-ten-Noode. Massin painted cityscapes, peasant women and workers. She exhibited her works several times including at the "Salon triennal" in 1884 and the "Salon de Voorwaarts" in 1889. During this period, most of her work focuses on city views, figures of peasant women and workers she met during her summer stays in Borchtlombeek or Bornem. Massin also taught painting herself among others to the children of Count Marnix von Sint-Aldegonde in Bornem. It was there in 1889 that she met the poet Émile Verhaeren. The meeting is described in Verhaeren's biographies as "love at first sight". The feelings were mutual according to the correspondence following the meeting. The couple married on 24 August 1891. The marriage influenced both Massins and Verhaeren's artistic careers. When Marthe entered Émile's life, the torments he manifested in his writing disappeared from his work and started to write several collections of love poems. Massin stopped teaching and their life together became the subject of her drawings and paintings. She painted the garden where they met or their house, using different techniques such as oil paint, red chalk or ink. She made small studies of the pens and pencils on Verhaeren's desk. Verhaeren encouraged her artistic activities and continued to paint but she never exhibited her work publicly again. Massin assisted her husband in the elaboration of his books of poems. She transcribes the texts and helps him in the compilation of the original manuscripts.Marthe assists her husband in the elaboration of his books of poems. She transcribes the texts and helps him in the compilation of the original manuscripts. Émile Verhaeren died on 27 November 1916 at Rouen station from an unfortunate fall under a moving train while trying to board it.It is with the insistence of Marthe that the body of Verhaeren could rest in Sint-Amands on the banks of the rover Scheldt, the poet's birthplace. Until her own death in 1931, Massin devoted herself to his legacy and memory. She had their house in Caillou-qui-bique, next to Mons, rebuilt after its destruction during World War I. In 1930, she donated of part of Verhaeren's literary legacy to the Royal Library of Belgium, including copies of his private library, special editions, and unpublished poems. In addition, she undertook to have Verhaeren's study in Saint-Cloud rebuilt. The Cabinet Émile Verhaeren, with its original furniture, is now in display at the Royal Library of Belgium. Massin bequested Verhaeren's entire archive to that same library upon her death in 1931. Legacy Marthe Massin and Emile Verhaeren had no children. Directly opposite Verhaeren's mausoleum along the Scheldt river, protected by a dike, is the Marthe Massin Garden. The Marthe Massin Garden is home to Jan Mees' sculpture "Love Seasons", dedicated to the Marthe Massin and Emile Verhaeren. Massin was laid to rest in Emile Verhaeren's mausoleum in 1955 during the celebration of his 100th birthday and the statue was dedicated to the two lovers. Most of Massin's work is kept in the Archives and Museum of Literature in Brussels. Another part of her legacy ended up in the Plantin-Moretus Museum in Antwerp through a private bequest. A series of drawings and paintings of Massin were exhibited for the first time in 2015 during the exhibition "Fatal flowers/Poetics of love" at the Verhaeren Museum in Sint-Amands. In 2016, some works were on display during an exhibition on Emile Verhaeren at the Musée des Beaux-Arts of Tournai. Since 2018, a portrait of Verhaeren by her hand has been part of the permanent collection of the Verhaeren Museum and become since then part of the museum's collection. Gallery Further reading References Belgian women painters 1860 births 1931 deaths
Michael Craft Johnson (born 1950), who goes by the pen name Michael Craft, is an American author of gay and lesbian mystery novels. His 2020 novel ChoirMaster won the IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award for LGBTQ, and four of his novels have been finalists for the Lambda Literary Award for Gay Mystery. Personal life In 1950, Craft was born in Elgin, Illinois, where he remained until he ventured to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. In the 1980s, he moved to Kenosha, Wisconsin. Craft met his now husband, Leon, in 1982. In 2005, Craft and Leon moved near Palm Springs, California. When California legalized same-sex marriage in 2013, Craft and Leon were wed. The couple now lives in Rancho Mirage, California. Education As a child, Craft attended Catholic grade school for eight years, then became a student at Elgin Academy, then a private boarding school, where he graduated as class valedictorian. Craft studied graphic design at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He pursued a graduate degree at the Institute for Communications Research but dropped out in 1976. Craft later received a Master of Fine Arts in Creative writing from Antioch University, Los Angeles. Career Craft began his career at the Chicago Tribune as an art director, a position he held for 10 years. While at the Tribune, he moved to Kenosha, Wisconsin and traveled to Chicago by train, during which he wrote the first draft of his debut novel. Craft left the Tribune in 1987 to work for his partner's family-owned business, which manufactured musical wind instruments. During his time, he was able to focus on his writing. In 1991, Craft's debut novel, Rehearsing, was accepted by Los Hombres Press, a small publisher of gay writing in San Diego. The book was released in February 1993. In the early 2000s, Craft began playwriting and screenwriting. His stage play Photo Flash was performed in 2003 in Wisconsin, then in 2008 in California. In 2011, he was involved in the production of Pink Squirrels, a short, independent film. Awards Publications Novels Alien Impact (1996) The Macguffin (2011) Inside Dumont: A Novel in Stories (2016) Desert Getaway (2022) Claire Gray series Rehearsing (1993) Desert Autumn (2001) Desert Winter (2003) Desert Spring (2004) Desert Summer (2005) Mark Manning Mysteries Flight Dreams (1997) Eye Contact (1998) Body Language (1999) Name Games (2000) Boy Toy (2001) Hot Spot (2002) Bitch Slap (2004) Mister Puss series Mister Puss (2017) FlabberGassed (2018) ChoirMaster (2019) HomeComing (2020) Anthology contributions Chase The Moon: Issue One, edited by Matt Creswell (2014) Palm Springs Noir, edited by Barbara DeMarco-Barrett (2021) Plays Photo Flash (2003, 2008) References External links Official website Living people 1950 births University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign University of Illinois alumni Writers from Illinois Antioch University alumni
The 2022 Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne was the 74th edition of the Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne cycling classic. It was held on 27 February 2022 as a category 1.Pro race on the 2022 UCI ProSeries. The race was long, starting and finishing in Kuurne, and featured several cobbled sections and climbs. The race formed the latter half of the opening weekend of the Belgian road cycling season with UCI WorldTour race Omloop Het Nieuwsblad held the previous day. Teams Seventeen of the eighteen UCI WorldTeams along with eight UCI ProTeams formed the twenty-five teams that participated in the race. 136 riders finished the race. UCI WorldTeams UCI ProTeams Result References External links 2022 Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne
Treowen Halt railway station served the village of Wonastow, Monmouthshire, Wales, from 1927 to 1960 on the Newport, Abergavenny and Hereford Railway. History The station was opened on 14 March 1927 by the Great Western Railway. It closed on 11 July 1960. References Disused railway stations in Monmouthshire Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1927 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1960 1927 establishments in Wales 1960 disestablishments in Wales
The 2022 Araucanías wildfires are a series of wildfires in the Chilean region of Araucanía. By February 26 57,000 ha had been burnt by fires. The commune of Traiguén and China Muerta National Reserve were on February 26 the places were most resources being used to fight fires. By February 25 180 haa had been consumed in China Muerta and the fire had not yet reached Conguillío National Park. According to Aída Baldini, manager of the wildfire division of the National Forest Corporation, many fires in Araucanía are intentional given that firefighters are often hindered to approach the fires. This hinderance is in some cases a large tree that have been felled over a road, or by firefighting personell being threatened at gunpoint. References Araucania Araucania Araucania Araucania Araucania Wildfires in Chile History of Araucanía Region
2022 Italian Athletics Indoor Championships is the 54th edition of the Italian Athletics Indoor Championships held in Ancona. Champions Note: Full results. References External links All results at FIDAL web site Italian Athletics Championships Athletics Italian Athletics Indoor Championships Italian Athletics Indoor Championships
Jurian Hobbel (born 12 February 2000) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a defender for Eerste Divisie club FC Dordrecht. Club career Hobbel started his career in the U17 section at Sparta Rotterdam, before moving to the FC Dordrecht academy on a free transfer in 2017. He made his senior debut three years later, playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–0 home win against AZ Alkmaar II. References External links 2000 births Living people Dutch footballers FC Dordrecht players Eerste Divisie players Association football defenders
The 2021 P. League+ Finals was the championship series of the P. League+'s (PLG) 2020–21 season and conclusion of the season's playoffs.The Finals began on May 7 and was early ended on May 15 due to the Taiwanese pandemic restrictions after Game 4. The Taipei Fubon Braves, leading 3–1 in the Finals, was declared the champion after the remaining Finals games were cancelled. Background Taipei Fubon Braves Formosa Taishin Dreamers Road to the Finals Regular season series The Braves won the regular season series 6–2. Series summary Game summaries Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Rosters Taipei Fubon Braves Formosa Taishin Dreamers Player statistics <noinclude> Taipei Fubon Braves Formosa Taishin Dreamers References 2020–21 P. League+ season P. League+ Finals
Search Committee, 2022 is a committee set up by President Abdul Hamid on February 5, 2022, to select qualified persons for the post of Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners of the 13th Bangladesh Election Commission. Obaidul Hassan is the chairman of this committee with 6 members. Although two such committees have been formed in Bangladesh before, this is the first committee formed by law. One week before the formation of this committee, the Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners Appointment Act, 2022 was passed. The ruling Awami League welcomed this committee. However, 15 political parties, including the main opposition party BNP and Islami Andolan Bangladesh, refrain from being involved in all the activities of the committee. President Abdul Hamid formed Habibul Awal commission on February 26 with the recommendations of the committee. Background Members Reaction References Election Commission of Bangladesh
Kentucky raid on Cass County Underground Railroad were the events between 1847 and 1849, when slaveholders and slave catchers raided Cass County, Michigan to capture freedom seekers and return them to slavery. After unsuccessful attempts, and a lost court case, the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 was enacted. Michigan's Personal Liberty Act of 1855 was passed in the state Congress to prevent the capture of former enslaved people that would return them to slavery Background Cass County—particularly Calvin, Penn, and Porter townships—was settled by Quakers from Ohio and Indiana and free blacks beginning in 1829. They became a network of people who provided freedom seekers with food, shelter, and transportation along the Underground Railroad to sites in Canada, where slavery was illegal. There were two lines that came through Michigan leading to Canada. One was the Quaker line, that brought freedom seekers north from the Ohio River. Another was the northeasterly route, the Illinois line, from St. Louis. Cass County was the starting point for the Central Michigan Route that had stops every 15 miles between Cass County and Detroit, Michigan. Stations were at Climax, Battle Creek, Marshall, Albion, Grass Lake, Ann Arbor, Plymouth, and Detroit, where they crossed into Canada (Sandwich First Baptist Church). The Underground Railroad had delivered former enslaved people into Michigan at an increasing rate over the 1840s. In some cases, men traveled to Bourbon County, Kentucky to transport enslaved men and women to Cass County, where a number of Quakers provided shelter and transportation to freedom seekers ultimate destination. Some settled in Michigan, others continued their travel to Canada. William Holman Jones of Calvin Township and Wright Modlin of Williamsville successful brought a number of freedom seekers into the county, frustrating the slaveholders in Kentucky. They sent a spy from Kentucky to Cass County, who familiarized himself with the Quakers who were Underground Railroad stationmasters and conductors. The spy returned to Kentucky and the information was used to plan a raid. Raid Thirteen men from Kentucky came to Cass County in August 1847 and broke into smaller groups to hunt down former enslaved people. They captured nine former slaves at Quaker farms, including the Shugart, Osborn, East, and Bogue properties. When it became known that slave catchers and owners had kidnapped nine people, a group formed of white and free black abolitionists to stop the Kentuckians. One crowd was more than 300 people. The group faced off with the slave catchers in Vandalia at O'Dell's Mill, owned by James O'Dell. Outnumbered and believing that they were in the right due to the Fugitive Slave Act of 1793, the Kentuckians agreed to stand trial in Cassopolis and posted bond to get out of jail. The nine former slaves were held at a local tavern. Fourteen men from Kentucky were arrested for trespass, assault and battery, and kidnapping. Trials Three days after the confrontation, a trial was conducted. Charges were filed by white and free black abolitionists and Quakers. The men from Kentucky provided documentation to prove ownership of the enslaved people. The case was tried by Ebenezer Mcllvain, a Berrien County Court Commissioner, who was also a conductor on the Underground Railroad in Niles. Mcllvain ruled that Kentucky did not have the correct paperwork. They showed bills of sale, but they did not have a certified copy of the Kentucky statutes that showed that slavery was legal. Mcllvain released the nine captives and 34 more freedom seekers traveled on the Underground Railroad to sites in Canada. In late 1849, slaveholders sued ten men in the United States District Court in Detroit for the value of their freed slaves. The defendants were Commissioner Ebenezer Mcllvain, William Jones, and David T. Nicholson and well as Quakers Zachariah Shugart, Joel East, Ishamel Lee, Steven Bogue, and Josiah, Jefferson and Ellison Osborn. Jacob Merritt Howard, who later drafted the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution that abolished slavery, represented the defendants. He argued that the Fugitive Slave Act of 1793 was no longer valid, due to subsequent case law. After more than two years, the trial was settled when David T. Nicholson agreed to pay more than $2,000 () in court costs. The Kentuckians did not receive any compensation. Repercussions Southern slaveholders, believed by historians to be friends of Senator Henry Clay, called for a stricter fugitive slave law, and with Clay's assistance, the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 was passed by the Congress, making it more dangerous to aid and harbor freedom seekers. Clay argued about the damage done to his fellow Kentuckians from the fallout of the raid of 1847, which helped him pass the bill. Erastus Hussey, an Underground Railroad stationmaster and state senator, helped enact the Michigan's Personal Liberty Act of 1855 to prevent the capture of former enslaved people that would return them to slavery. The growing tension between abolitionists and slaveholders led to the Civil War. This event may have been the reason that Sampson Sanders decided to send his manumitted slaves to Cass County. Sanders became the largest landholder in Cabell County, West Virginia, and was a large slaveholder, with 51 enslaved men, women, and children. He decided to manumit each of them upon his death. In 1849, through the provisions of his will, he provided them with land and equipment in Cass County, Michigan and money to get established. They moved north as a group. Legacy "Crossroads to Freedom", a monument located at the Cass County Courthouse, commemorates the role of the Quakers in Michigan's Underground Railroad and the Kentucky slave raid of 1847. It was installed by the county and state bar associations. The documentary Kentucky Raid 1847 of Cass County, produced by Sally Connor, tells the story of the freedom seekers, those how tried to help them, and the raid intended to return them to slavery. Notes References Bibliography Cass County, Michigan Underground Railroad
John W. Brownson may refer to: John W. Brownson (New York politician) John W. Brownson (Wisconsin politician)
Mujer contra mujer (; Spanish for "woman against woman") is the second and final studio album by the pop duo formed by Argentine singers Sandra Mihanovich and Celeste Carballo, released by RCA Records and Sony BMG in October 1990. Mihanovich and Carballo had already developed successful solo careers before joining as a duo. After collaborating on a successful show in the summer of 1987, they decided to record together and released their first studio album as a duo, Somos mucho más que dos, in 1988. Around this time, Mihanovich and Carballo became romantically involved, although not publicly. Their songs included subtle references to lesbian love, and the nature of their relationship caused much speculation in the media. Before forming the duo, Mihanovich already had two popular gay anthems in her repertoire: her 1981 breakthrough single "Puerto Pollensa", and "Soy lo que soy", her 1984 Spanish-language cover of "I Am What I Am". After the commercial success of Somos mucho más que dos, Mihanovich and Carballo returned to the studio and recorded Mujer contra mujer between December 1989 and March 1990. The album features a wide array of collaborators, including Pedro Aznar, Fito Páez, Andrés Calamaro, Tweety González, Pappo, Charly Alberti and María Gabriela Epumer. Its famous cover art was photographed by Gabriel Rocca and shows both singers in a naked embrace. As part of the album's promotion, the city of Buenos Aires was wallpapered with large posters featuring the image, which caused much controversy. The duo promoted the album on television, most notably in Susana Giménez' talk show and Juan Alberto Badía's program Imagen de Radio, where Carballo publicly came out and confirmed that Mihanovich and her had been a couple. Mujer contra mujer was a commercial success and was quickly embraced by the gay community of Buenos Aires. Its artwork, title and songs point to the topic of love between women, which was considered a bold and transgressive move for the time. The track that most openly explores this theme is "Mujer contra mujer", a cover version of a Mecano song that gives the album its title. Nevertheless, the excessive attention that the media paid to their sexuality caused the singers to stop discussing it publicly. Shortly after the album's release, the duo announced their disbandment and resumed their solo careers. Today, the release of Mujer contra mujer is celebrated as a landmark in lesbian visibility in Argentina and a symbol for the LGBT community in the country. Despite their status as gay icons, Mihanovich and Carballo never adopted a political stance, and the former did not publicly acknowledge her homosexuality until 2012. Background Before joining as a pop duo, singers Sandra Mihanovich and Celeste Carballo already had successful solo music careers. They began their careers in the early 1980s as part of a new wave of musical acts that performed in a circuit of small bars and pubs centered in Buenos Aires, which also included artists like Horacio Fontova, Alejandro Lerner, La Torre, Rubén Rada and Julia Zenko. As the power of the last civic-military dictatorship waned in those years, the city experienced a cultural blomossing in bars, café-concerts and small theaters, driven by a youth-led counterculture. Carballo met and became friends with Mihanovich within this scene, and began sharing songs for her to sing at her performances. Since 1980, the latter was a house act in Shams, a tea house turned pub in Belgrano that became an iconic venue of the decade. Other main venues of this music scene were the bars and nightclubs Latino, La Esquina del Sol, Einstein, Zero Bar, Stud Free Pub, the Parakultural and, since 1985, Cemento. In late 1981, Mihanovich released the single "Puerto Pollensa", a song written by singer and actress Marilina Ross, who had recently returned to Argentina after being forced into exile with the onset of the dictatorship in 1976. The song became a hit, and was included as the title track of an also successful studio album, released in June 1982. That year, the outbreak of the Falklands War led the military government to ban music in English on radio stations, which greatly benefited local Spanish-language musicians, including Mihanovich. At the end of the year, she became the first woman to perform at the iconic Estadio Obras Sanitarias, known as "the cathedral of national rock". Mihanovich's album included a track written by Carballo, "Es la vida que me alcanza", which was a great boost for her career. The latter's debut studio album, Me vuelvo cada día más loca, was also released in 1982 and was an immediate success, going gold before hitting the stores. Although never explicitly, "Puerto Pollensa" tells the story of a romantic encounter between two women, and became an enduring gay anthem, especially among the lesbian community, released at a time when the secrecy of non-heterosexual relationships was a source of shared codes and interpretations of cultural products. In 1983, after the dictatorship had collapsed and democratic elections were held, lesbian and gay life in Argentina flourished, with the opening of many bars and clubs that took advantage of the liberalization. Nevertheless, police raids, arbitrary arrests, persecutions and threats to gays, lesbians and travestis continued to be carried out by the new government, partly due to the fragility of the new democratic system against the power of the military and police apparatus during those years. As non-heterosexual women with careers unrelated to those of male artists, Carballo, Mihanovich and Ross differed from previous female Argentine rock acts (like María Rosa Yorio), and contributed to the visibility process that Argentine homosexuality was undergoing, although they refused to publicly address their sexual orientation. Mihanovich became a sex symbol for certain lesbians and a gay icon for the burgeoning Argentine gay culture, something that was further cemented with her 1984 Spanish-language cover of Gloria Gaynor's "I Am What I Am" (titled "Soy lo que soy"), which also became a gay anthem. In the summer of 1987, Carballo joined Mihanovich and writer Ludovica Squirru in a poetry-musical show that was very successful, titled Sandra, Celeste y yo. It premiered at the Teatro Alberdi in Mar del Plata and remained on the bill throughout the summer. Once the theatrical season was over, Carballo and Mihanovich decided to extend their collaboration and record an album as a musical duo. This meant a stylistic change in both of their careers, as Carballo had previously explored genres like blues, punk and jazz rock, while Mihanovich was known for soft ballads. The duo approached producer Jorge Álvarez, who was the artistic director of RCA Records at the time, who initially distrusted that they could combine their styles. In 1988, RCA released Mihanovich and Carballo's debut studio album as a duo, Somos mucho más que dos, to great commercial success. Around this time, the singers were romantically involved, albeit not openly, causing much media speculation. Nevertheless, the lyrics of Somos mucho más que dos have been interpreted as hints towards lesbian love, like those of album opener "Sabemos que no es fácil": "You and me, you and me / We are starting to be you and me / You and me, you and me / We know it's not easy to be you and me" (Spanish: "Vos y yo, vos y yo / Estamos empezando a ser vos y yo / Vos y yo, vos y yo / Sabemos que no es fácil ser vos y yo"). Likewise, in "Están los recuerdos", Carballo sings: "My childhood was sheltered in time / And I lived my adolescence in silence / Because love was a dream / That I hid with fear / And the future the miracle / That got me out of the secret" (Spanish: "Mi infancia quedó resguardada en el tiempo / Y a mi adolescencia la viví en silencio / Porque el amor era un sueño / Que escondía con miedo / Y el futuro el milagro / Que me sacó del secreto"). Production and composition Mujer contra mujer was recorded between December 1989 and March 1990 in Panda and Del Cielito studios in Buenos Aires. It featured a wide array of collaborators, including Pedro Aznar, Fito Páez, Andrés Calamaro, Tweety González, Pappo, Charly Alberti and María Gabriela Epumer. The album included four tracks written by Carballo, one by Páez, one by Calamaro and one by Aznar and Jorge Lencina, as well as four cover versions: Orquesta Mondragón's "Corazón de neón", María Elena Walsh's "Barco quieto" and Mecano's "Mujer contra mujer", the title track. Mujer contra mujer was produced by Carballo, Aznar, Páez, Calamaro, González, Lito Epumer, Maleta De Loca, Paul Dourge and Ulises Butrón. In Mujer contra mujer, Mihanovich and Carballo adopted a more rock sound compared to their previous album Somos mucho más que dos. Comparing both albums in 2017, Mihanovich said: "The first record was perhaps more jazzy, the second had more of a rock edge, but ultimately I think that both albums were the product of two performers with very different personalities who came together in the same musical project, and I think that was really rewarding and interesting from an artistic point of view. The sum of individualities that generated something that is not 'Sandra' and is not 'Celeste', but rather 'Sandra and Celeste'." Diego Gez of Tiempo Argentino defined the duo's musical style as "melodic and subtle pop rock". According to Julieta Pollo of La Tinta, Mujer contra mujer is composed of love songs between women and has lesbian visibility as its main concept. Likewise, Daniel Riera of Big Bang! News felt that the album was presented as a "kind of lesbian manifesto, absolutely liberating for its time." The title track speaks openly of a romantic relationship between two women, with the lyrics: "There is nothing special / About two women holding hands / What's special comes later / When they do it under the tablecloth" (Spanish: "Nada tienen de especial / Dos mujeres que se dan la mano / Lo especial viene después / Cuando lo hacen debajo del mantel"); and "A love to conceal / Although in dreams there is nowhere to hide it / They disguise it as friendship / When they go out for a walk in the city" (Spanish: "Un amor por ocultar / Aunque en sueños no hay donde esconderlo / Lo disfrazan de amistad / Cuando salen a pasear por la ciudad"). "Karmático" has been related to Carballo's brief approach to the feminist movement in the 1980s, featuring the closing lyrics: "If this is a world of men / Don't expect to see me adequate" (Spanish: "Si este es un mundo de hombres / No esperen verme adecuada"). Release and impact Mujer contra mujer was released by RCA Records and Sony BMG in October 1990, and was a big commercial success. The album's famous cover art was designed by Andy Cherniavsky and Gabriel Rocca, and photographed by the latter. Going with the album's theme of lesbian love, it is a medium shot of both singers naked to the chest and embracing, with Carballo's lips close to Mihanovich's face, suggesting a kiss. The album cover, accompanied by the suggestive title, is considered a bold and transgressive move for the time. The photograph chosen for the back cover is even more explicit. In 2008, Paula Jiménez of Página/12 described the cover as "eloquent, impressive and unprecedented". According to Gez, Mujer contra mujer was quickly embraced by the gay community of Buenos Aires, transforming over the years into a symbol for the entire LGBT community in the country. The singers cemented their status as gay icons. In 2004, writer Mariana Enríquez noted that, as lesbian icons, Mihanovich and Carballo were "so necessary in a country where such visibility did not exist". The press and promotion of the album were carried out by María Watson. Mujer contra mujer is widely remembered for a promotional campaign in which the city of Buenos Aires was wallpapered with large posters featuring its cover photograph. The suggestive image was controversial, and is now celebrated as a landmark in lesbian visibility in Argentina. In a 2019 radio program, Mihanovich recalled: "What we did was beautiful. My jaw dropped when I saw the Mujer contra mujer poster on the street. It is one thing to see the photo in the studio and quite another to come across [large] posters. It was a scandal! But, at the same time, I think it was very harmonic, very beautiful and it was something very successful aesthetically. Gabriel Rocca, the person in charge, is a great photographer. I am proud to have gone through all these things, but I confess that I am not as brave as I seem. I think I've gone through all those places almost without realizing it, like when you dive into a pool..." In 2021, Rocca reflected on the photograph's conception and impact: It was not conceived with what happened next in mind. It is an artwork about love between two women who I decided to photograph that way, with that color. We never thought about the strong connotation that it was going to have, or that the public road companies were going to refuse to put up that poster and everything that happened afterwards. We never conceived or made it for that to happen. Today you see it and it's a simple, innocent cover, but at the time it was a scandal. There were people who embraced it and many people who rejected it. It's almost prehistoric to talk about it: it's love between two women, and at that time people were horrified by a gay condition, it didn't exist for society, so that's why it was so strong. For me it was a banner of liberation and to show 'Here we are, we make this music, this is what it's worth', and I generated that image, but for me it is an artwork about love". With Mujer contra mujer, Mihanovich and Carballo installed the discussion of lesbianism on the mostly conservative Argentine television. The duo famously performed the title track in Susana Giménez' talk show, where they got very close to each other to share a microphone after one of them suddenly stopped working, while singing a song that explicitly dealt with love between women. Martín Graziano of La Nación described this performance as "one of the great moments of Argentine popular culture," while Adrián Melo of Página/12 felt that Mihanovich and Carballo were "so subversive that it was moving." When the duo promoted the album on Juan Alberto Badía's program Imagen de Radio, Carballo spoke openly about being a homosexual for the first time and confessed her love for Mihanovich. Jiménez considered this coming out to be a landmark for Argentine lesbians and noted its impact: "[Carballo's] confession was unprecedented in the memory of a country still inexperienced in fairly basic matters. In the 1970s, the filmic suggestion that La Raulito was a lesbian had served to reinforce the identification of homosexuality with misfortune. This was not the case: Celeste looked great." Near the end of the interview, the singer also criticized the treatment of Argentine society towards homosexuality, stating: There are many people like me, (...) and they are among us. And there are many who keep their mouths shut and do not speak and hide. And there are many girls who paint their nails and it bothers them at night. (...) I understand that people are scared and feel rejection, but it does not seem normal and natural to me that I always have to speak with second words and never use the correct one because then... I continue to attack this prudish and macho society that Argentina really is. Nevertheless, seeing that the media focused excessively on their relationship, Carballo and Mihanovich decided not to talk about their sexual orientation again, moving away from the idea of belonging to a political movement. In 1990, they returned to Imagen de Radio and announced their disbandment as a music duo, with Mihanovich stating: "We are singers, we live to sing, and we sing for a living, we will continue to do it together or separately or with other people." After that, they successfully returned to their solo careers and have remained friends. Despite the fact that Carballo confirmed that they had been a couple in Imagen de Radio, and that it was an open secret, Mihanovich never publicly acknowledged her homosexuality until 2012, when she announced that she had formed a family with another woman. She told La Capital in 2019: "I've had the fortune to say what I thought, what I felt, I had a consistent attitude for many years, (...) I haven't been a great activist, I don't feel like an activist. I do feel that I was choosing songs and saying things that I felt and that this coincided with the feelings of many others. So I opened doors for me and opened doors for others as well. What more can one ask for." Legacy Over the years, the release of Mujer contra mujer has been revalued as a turning point in lesbian visibility in Argentine society, and is regarded by the local LGBT community as a breakthrough in the fight to break societal taboos. In his 2004 book on the history of homosexuality in Argentina, writer Osvaldo Bazán felt that regardless of whether the singers disclosed their sexual orientation or not, they were a "contribution of enormous courage in years when police raids were still common." In 2009, lesbian feminist journalist and activist Marta Dillon described it as the "most resounding coming out than anyone can remember." In a 2019 interview, Chilean pop singer-songwriter Javiera Mena mentioned Mihanovich and Carballo and their version of "Mujer contra mujer" when asked about her "lesbian references in music." On the occasion of the album's 30th anniversary, Argentine singer-songwriter Cam Bezkin felt: "As a musician and a lesbian, it marked me, although perhaps not directly. I still believe that it left us a less rough path for those of us who came much later. It is a very brave album today. To the society of the LGBTQ collective and to many others it gave subtle encouragement. The shock produced by the album is now decidedly historic." In 2020, on the occasion of the 30 years of the release of Mujer contra mujer, several media outlets published articles focused on its legacy. Writing for Uruguayan newspaper Brecha, Inés Acosta reflected on the album's artwork: "I try to imagine what it was like to produce such a political photograph in the 1990s, so challenging in times of secrecy, when lesbians either didn't exist or did so in a very negative way for the rest of the world. However, there they were, illustrating the vinyl cover. Together. Naked. Woman against woman." Gez described Mujer contra mujer as a "symbol of freedom and pride that transcended its time." In 2020, Martín Graziano of La Nación included Mujer contra mujer in his list of "great conjugal albums". On March 7, 2021—the Day of Lesbian Visibility in Argentina—the Centro Cultural Kirchner (CCK) held a show in tribute to the anniversary of the release of Mujer contra mujer, which was broadcast online and featured different lesbian musicians covering its songs. The CCK described it as "the emblematic album of the Argentine lesbian community, the one that put lesbians at the center of the music scene and sang, bluntly, to the love between two women." Also in 2021, the cover photograph by Gabriel Rocca was displayed as part of the exhibition Rocca & Roll, a retrospective focused on his career that took place in an open-air gallery at the Plaza de las Naciones Unidas and the Eduardo Sívori Museum, Buenos Aires. Track listing Personnel Credits adapted from Mujer contra mujers liner notes and Mihanovich's official website. Musicians Celeste Carballo – general production, lead vocals, background vocals, guitar on "Amelia por los caminos", piano on "Sin Margarita Yourcenar" Sandra Mihanovich – lead vocals, background vocals Mariano López – recording and mixing Charly Alberti – drums on "Un sueño profundo" Daniel Ávila – drums on "Corazón de neón" Pedro Aznar – guitar, bass and keyboard on "Seré tu libertad" Ulises Butrón – background vocals on "Corazón de neón", "Amelia por los caminos", guitar on "Un sueño profundo" Andrés Calamaro – guitar, bass, keyboard and background vocals on "Una sola vez" Lito Epumer – guitar on "Barco quieto" María Gabriela Epumer – background vocals on "Corazón de neón" and "Amelia por los caminos"; guitar on "Amelia por los caminos" Fabián García – keyboard on "Amelia por los caminos" Tweety González – keyboard on "Un sueño profundo" Aníbal Lo – drums on "Amelia por los caminos" Jota Morelli – drums on "Una sola vez" and "Karmático"; drums on "Sin Margarita Yourcenar" and "Seré tu libertad" Fito Páez – piano, keyboard, bass and electronic drum programming on "Mujer contra mujer" Pappo – guitar on "Sin Margarita Yourcenar" Ricky Sáenz Peña – bass on "Corazón de neón" Claudia Sinesi – bass on "Amelia por los caminos" Stable Choir of the Universidad Argentina John F. Kennedy, directed by Raúl Frische – background vocals on "Karmático" Guillermo Vadalá – bass on "Un sueño profundo" Artwork Gabriel Rocca – photography and cover art design Cristian Banchig – production and makeup Andy Cherniavsky – cover art design Gabriel Grippo – letters design See also 1990 in Argentina 1990 in Latin music Lesbian erotica LGBT music Media portrayal of lesbianism Women in Argentina Notes References External links Mujer contra mujer at RateYourMusic Mujer contra mujer at Rock.com.ar 1990 albums LGBT-related albums RCA Records albums Sony BMG albums Spanish-language albums Pop albums by Argentine artists Rock albums by Argentine artists
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Salih Ashmawi (1910–1983) was an Egyptian political figure and a member of the Muslim Brotherhood. He held several posts in the group and edited some of its publications such Al Dawa and Al Nadhir. Early life and education Ashmawi was born in Cairo in 1910. He received a bachelor's degree in commerce in 1932 from Fuad I University. Career and activities Following his meeting with Hasan Al Banna Ashmawi joined the Muslim Brotherhood in 1937. Next year Ashmawi was appointed editor-in-chief of Al Nadhir, a weekly journal started by the Brotherhood the same year. However, he left the Brotherhood after internal disputes stopping the publication of the journal and involved in the establishment of another Islamic group entitled the Society of Mohammad's Youth. Later he restored his relations with Al Banna and became the head of secret group within the Brotherhood. Under his leadership the secret apparatus gained considerable autonomy to the extent that Al Banna had no power over it. Ashmawi was part of the extremist faction and was appointed the deputy secretary of Al Banna in 1947, replacing Ahmad Mohammad Al Sukkari in the post. Abdul Rahman Al Sanadi, on the other hand, succeeded Ashmawi as the head of the Brotherhood's secret network. In 1949 Al Banna was assassinated, and Ashmawi and Hasan Ismail Al Hudaybi became the leaders of the Brotherhood which was banned in 1948. In 1951 Ashmawi launched an Islamic journal, Al Dawa, which was the official organ of the group. In 1953 he and Mohammad Al Ghazali, another senior Brotherhood figure, were dismissed from the group due to their conflict with Hasan Ismail Al Hudaybi. They both also arrested and jailed as part of Gamal Abdel Nasser's crackdown against the Brotherhood. Later years and death Ashmawi collaborated with Umar Al Tilmisani to start Al Dawa in 1976. The journal was published until 1981, and its founder Ashmawi died in 1983. References 20th-century Egyptian politicians 1910 births 1983 births Cairo University alumni Egyptian magazine founders Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood leaders Politicians from Cairo Egyptian prisoners and detainees
The Battle of Jilehoy was a battle between the Russian Empire and Circassia in 1787. Battle The Russians decided to make a grand attack in 1787. This resulted in the Battle of Jilehoy. At first, the Russians were losing, but they won after additional forces arrived. After winning the battle, the Russian army raided the Abaza, Besleney, Chemguy and Hatuqway regions and burned near a hundred villages. In 1788, the Russians besieged the Bighurqal (Anapa) castle, but failed. References Battles involving Russia 1787 in the Russian Empire Caucasian War 1787 in military history
The Suwa Seriya Foundation (Suwa Seriya Ambulance Service or 1990 Ambulance Service) is an Nonprofit organization responsible for operating ambulances and answering and responding to urgent and emergency medical situations within all nine provinces of Sri Lanka. The service responds to 1990 phone calls across the island. In 2016, the foundation was established on a $7.56 million grant from the Government of India on a request made by the Government of Sri Lanka on a proposal made by Harsha de Silva, then a deputy minister for a pre-hospital emergency ambulance service, which Sri Lanka lacked at the time. The initial grant allowed the ambulance service start its service in the Western and Southern Provinces with a fleet of 88 ambulances. In the next few years, the service was expanded to all nine provinces of the island with a fleet of 297 ambulances. The ambulances were purchased from Tata Motors with an additional grant from India worth $15.09 million. Initially the service was opposed by nationalist groups and the Government Medical Officers Association. See also Emergency medical services in Sri Lanka Fire services in Sri Lanka Emergency medical services Health care in Sri Lanka References External links Official website Medical and health organisations based in Sri Lanka Health in Sri Lanka Organizations established in 2016 Ambulance services in Sri Lanka
This list of 2012 in paleobotany records new fossil plant taxa that were described during 2013, as well as other significant discoveries and events related to paleobotany that occurred in the year. Ferns and fern allies "Pteridospermatophytes" Ginkgophytes Conifers Other gymnosperms Angiosperms Other plants References 2012 in paleontology Paleobotany
Robert Otto Pohl (born December 17, 1929, in Göttingen) is a German-American physicist, specializing in solid state physics, thermal conductivity, and thin films. Education and career Robert O. Pohl's father was the physicist Robert Wichard Pohl (1884–1976), whose maternal grandfather was Friedrich Wichard Lange (1826–1884), a member of the Hamburg Parliament. After completing undergraduate study at the University of Freiburg, Robert O. Pohl matriculated as a graduate student at the University of Erlangen. There he graduated with a Diplom (M.S.) in 1955 and a doctorate in 1957 and worked as an assistant in physics for the academic year 1957–1958. He emigrated to the United States in 1958. At Cornell University he was a research associate from 1958 to 1960), an assistant Professor from 1960 to 1963, an associate professor from 1963 to 1968), a full professor from 1968 to 2000, and Goldwin Smith Emeritus Professor of Physics from 2000 to the present. He has held visiting appointments at RWTH Aachen University (1964), the University of Stuttgart (1966–1967), the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, the University of Konstanz, the University of Regensburg, New Zealand's University of Canterbury, China's Tongji University, and the Nuclear Research Center in Jülich. Robert O. Pohl has done research on experimental investigations of heat transport and lattice transport behavior in crystalline solids and in amorphous solids, structure of glass, cryogenic techniques, and energy problems. In 1985 he received the Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Prize for "his pioneering work on low energy excitations in amorphous materials and continued important contributions to the understanding of thermal transport in solids." Pohl was elected in 1972 a fellow of the American Physical Society, in 1984 a fellow of American Association for the Advancement of Science and in 1999 a member of the National Academy of Sciences. For the academic year 1973–1974 he was a Guggenheim Fellow. In 1980 he received the Humboldt US Senior Scientist Award. His doctoral students include Venkatesh Narayanamurti. Springer published Robert Wichard Pohl's 3-volume edition of Einführung in die Physik (vol. 1, Mechanik und Akustik, 1930; vol. 2, Elektrizitätslehre, 1927; vol. 3, 1940, Optik) with many later editions and a 2-volume edition edited by Klaus Lüders and Robert O. Pohl (vol. 1, Mechanik, Akustik und Wärmelehre, 19th edition, 2004; vol. 2, 22nd edition, 2006). Robert O. Pohl added videos of demonstration experiments for the latest editions. Pohl's opinions on nuclear waste disposal In addition to his main research interests, Robert O. Pohl was concerned about radioactive waste disposal and its effects on the environment and human health. During the Carter administration he served on a Presidential advisory committee on nuclear waste disposal. In a 1982 article published in Physics Today, Pohl wrote: See also Nuclear Waste Policy Act Ocean disposal of radioactive waste Selected publications Articles (over 500 citations) (over 2200 citations) (over 1050 citations) See aluminium nitride. (over 400 citations) (over 450 citations) (over 3050 citations) (over 2000 citations) (over 400 citations) Books translated from Pohls Einführung in die Physik, Band. 1 : Mechanik, Akustik und Wärmelehre by William D. Brewers (Vol. 1 contains 77 videos of experiments.) translated from Pohls Einführung in die Physik, Band.2 : Elektizitaetslehre und Optik by William D. Brewer (Vol. 2 contains 41 videos of experiments.) References External links (movie from the early 1970s) (creators: Klaus Lüders, Robert Otto Pohl, et al.) (creators: Klaus Lüders, Robert Otto Pohl, et al.) 1929 births Living people 20th-century German physicists 21st-century German physicists 20th-century American physicists 21st-century American physicists Condensed matter physicists University of Freiburg alumni University of Erlangen-Nuremberg alumni Cornell University faculty Fellows of the American Physical Society Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science Members of the United States National Academy of Sciences Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Prize winners
This is a list of wars involving the Republic of Sierra Leone. References Sierra Leone Sierra Leone-related lists
is a supplementary Japanese school in Miami-Dade County, Florida. It holds classes in the First Baptist Church of Coral Park () in Westchester, and it has its office in Doral. the school is governed by a board of directors made of four parents. In 1997 Cristina M. Ortega of the Miami Herald described the school as "part school, part social club", citing how parents were on the classroom premises while their children were instructed. History By January 1983 the Japanese community in the Miami area, including Broward County, sought to establish a weekend Japanese school. The expected number of children from Broward County was 20-25. The Florida Committee for the Establishment of a Japanese Language School formed to hammer out how to create a hoshuko. The initial plan was to create such a school in Broward County. Pine Crest School in Fort Lauderdale was a proposed location. In February 1983 the plan was instead to open the school at David Fairchild Elementary School, which is in an unincorporated area of the county. Originally established in April 1983, Showa 58, it was called the Florida Nihongo Gakko, with the official name Florida Japanese Language School (フロリダ日本語補習校 Furorida Nihongo Hoshūkō). Its initial enrollment was 40. It was renamed Miami Hoshu Jugyo Ko in 1986 (マイアミ補習授業校), then received its current name in 1990 (Heisei 2). By 1993 (Heisei 5), it was holding classes in a rented facility, in the Kendall United Methodist Church, now in Pinecrest but formerly in the Kendall census-designated place as of 1990, then at University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science on Virginia Key in Miami, in 1996. The University of Miami was willing to allow the hoshuko to hold classes there as the building did not have weekend activity. When at Rosenstiel, the hoshuko used ten classrooms, a library, and a cafeteria facility. By 1997 the school established branch classes in Boca Raton. By 2002, its classes moved to their current location in Westchester. In 2005 the hoshuko had students from Boca Raton and Weston. References Further reading Article by former staff - Profile at CiNii. External links Miami Hoshuko 1993 establishments in Florida Asian-American culture in Florida Educational institutions established in 1983 Japanese-American culture in Florida Schools in Miami-Dade County, Florida Schools in Miami Doral, Florida Miami Kendall, Florida
Geraldo Sarno (6 March 1938 – 22 February 2022) was a Brazilian documentarist, screenwriter and film director. Life and career Born in Poções, after studying law at the Universidad del Salvador Sarno moved to São Paulo where he became an assistant of Thomaz Farkas. He made his directorial debut in 1965 with the Farkas-produced Viramundo, about the internal migration in north-east Brazil, which was one of the major themes in his documentary career. Among Sarno's best known works, the critically acclaimed film Colonel Delmiro Gouveia (1978), a mix between documentary and fiction which has been described as "the last really significant title of the Cinema Novo movement". In 2008, he got the award for best direction at the Brasília Film Festival for the film Tudo Isto Me Parece Um Sonho, while in 2010 his film O Último Romance de Balzac was awarded the Special Jury Award at the Gramado Film Festival. Sarno died from complications from COVID-19 on 22 February 2022, at the age of 83. References External links 1938 births 2022 deaths Brazilian screenwriters Brazilian film directors Brazilian documentary film directors Recipients of the Order of Cultural Merit (Brazil) People from Bahia Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Rio de Janeiro (state)
Neodymium acetate is a salt composed of a Neodymium atom trication and three acetate groups as anions. Uses Neodymium acetate can be used as a substitute for uranyl acetate in electron microscopy. Uranyl acetate has been the standard contrasting agent in transmission electron microscopy (TEM) for decades. However, its use is increasingly hampered by regulations by governments due to its radioactive properties as well as its high toxicity. Therefore, alternatives are being searched for, including lanthanides or platinum blue as well as the use of less defined substances such as oolong tea extract. Despite these published alternatives, uranyl acetate (UAc) is still the standard for EM contrasting. In the periodic table the vertical ordering of elements in groups is based on the presence of the same number of electrons in their outermost shell, which determines their chemical and physical properties. Because neodymium (Nd) is right above uranium (U) the chemical properties of UAc and NdAc would be very similar in binding to tissue in ultrathin sections thus leading to a similar amount of contrast. References Neodymium compounds Acetates
Elizabeth Anne (Berndt) George (1935–2012) was a botanical collector and writer active in Western Australia, specialising in the featherflowers Verticordia. Works include the coordination of the Verticordia Reference Collection, specimens that allowed an extensive revision of the genus by the botanist Alex George, and the standard reference Verticordia; the turner of hearts (2002). Elizabeth George was commemorated in the naming of Verticordia elizabethiae, a species described in 2020. References 1935 births 2012 deaths Natural history collectors People from Perth, Western Australia
The Commerce Department Karachi University operates under the Faculty of Management & Administrative Sciences of University of Karachi It was established in the year 1974. Faculty Programs Graduate (Morning/Evening) BS - 4 year (Morning/Evening) M.COM - 2 year (Business Studies Graduates) References University of Karachi Karachi Sindh Pakistan
Kim Spalding (born Ross F. Latimer; December 7, 1915 – November 18, 2000) was an American film, television and theatre actor. Life and career Spalding was born in Washington, Missouri, the son of Ross Latimer. He began his film career in 1940, first appearing in the film Rancho Grande, playing the role of "Dudley". Spalding then appeared in the 1942 film Shepherd of the Ozarks, playing the role of a soldier. He worked on several jobs such as a auto mechanic, lithography seller, photographer, professional boxer and a upholsterer. Spalding had his own musical ensemble, traveling through to California. Spalding began his theatre career in 1943, in which he only appeared three Broadway plays according to the Internet Broadway Database. He performed on stage plays in New York for which he and his wife, Jeanne Cagney resolved in Hollywood, California. Spalding played the role of a navy lieutenant in the 1950 film Three Came Home. He then played the role of "Duke Shaw" in the film Experiment Alcatraz, with also playing the role of "Matt Denton" in the 1951 film Three Desperate Men. Spalding played the role of "Seaman Harker" in the 1953 film Off Limits. He appeared in films, such as, The Day the Earth Stood Still, A Man Alone, The Gunfighter, The True Story of Lynn Stuart, The Jackpot and Hurricane Smith. His television credits includes, State Trooper, The Loretta Young Show, The Deputy, The Californians, The Millionaire and 26 Men. His final film credit was from 1958 film It! The Terror from Beyond Space, where he played the starring role of "Commander Van Heusen". In 1959, it was confirmed that Spalding didn't live in Hollywood, California for which he lived at the Sierra Madre Mountains. Personal life Spalding married actress Jeanne Cagney in 1944. She filed for divorce from Spalding in February 1951. The divorce became final on March 9, 1951. They had no children. Death Spalding died in November 2000 in Los Angeles, California, at the age of 84. References External links Rotten Tomatoes profile 1915 births 2000 deaths People from Washington, Missouri Male actors from Missouri American male film actors American male stage actors American male television actors 20th-century American male actors Male Western (genre) film actors American male boxers American photographers 20th-century American photographers Upholsterers
Chernitsyno () is a rural locality () and the administrative center of Chernitsynsky Selsoviet Rural Settlement, Oktyabrsky District, Kursk Oblast, Russia. Population: Geography The village is located on the Seym River (a left tributary of the Desna), 75 km from the Russia–Ukraine border, 11 km south-west of Kursk, at the еаstern border of the district center – the urban-type settlement Pryamitsyno. Streets There are the following streets in the locality: Burovaya, Geologicheskaya, Listyanka, Magistralnaya, Naberezhnaya, Nadezhdy, Oktyabrskaya, Oktyabrsky pereulok, Pushkarka, Sportivnaya, Svetlaya, Shirokaya, Tsentralnaya, Tsukanovka and Verkhnyaya Naberezhnaya (1039 houses). Climate Chernitsyno has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb in the Köppen climate classification). Transport Chernitsyno is located 5 km from the federal route Crimea Highway (a part of the European route ), on the road of regional importance (Kursk – Lgov – Rylsk – border with Ukraine), on the road of intermunicipal significance (Pryamitsyno – Asphalt plant of Oktyabrsky District – Chernitsyno), 1.5 km from the nearest railway station Dyakonovo (railway line Lgov I — Kursk). The rural locality is situated 23 km from Kursk Vostochny Airport, 118 km from Belgorod International Airport and 225 km from Voronezh Peter the Great Airport. References Notes Sources Rural localities in Kursk Oblast
Opah Clement Tukumbuke Sanga (born 14 February 2001) is a Tanzanian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Simba Queens and the Tanzania women's national team. International career Clement has capped for the Tanzania under-20 team Clement made his debut his competitive debut for the Tanzania national team during the 2020 COSAFA Women's Championship. Honours COSAFA Women's Championship: 2021 References External links 2001 births Living people Tanzanian women's footballers Women's association football forwards Tanzania women's international footballers
Baron of Santa Rita is a nobility title created by Pedro II of Brazil, by decree of April 15 1847, in favor of Manuel Antônio Ribeiro de Castro. The title refers to the parish of Santa Rita da Lagoa de Cima, current district of Ibitioca de Campos dos Goytacazes, where the Queimado farm is located, where they lived. Holders Manuel Antônio Ribeiro de Castro (1767—1854); José Ribeiro de Castro (1802-1890), Viscount of Santa Rita – son of the previous one, second baron and only Viscount of Santa Rita. References Brazilian noble titles Brazilian nobility
Nature Planned It is a studio album released on April 17, 1972, by American vocal group the Four Tops. It was released under the Motown record label and was produced by Frank Wilson. Track listing Side one I Am Your Man — 4:30 (It's The Way) Nature Planned it — 3:50 I'll Never Change — 2:43 She's An Understanding Woman — 2:54 I Can't Quit Your Love — 3:35 Walk With Me Talk With Me, Darling — 2:35 Side two Medley (Hey Man/We Got To Get You A Woman) — 7:14 You Got to Forget Him Darling — 2:38 If You Let Me — 2:50 Happy (Is A Bumpy Road) — 2:56 How Will I Forget You — 2:47 Personnel Leonard Caston — keyboard Richard "Pistol" Allen, Andrew Smith — drums Jack Ashford — percussion Eddie "Bongo" Brown — conga, bongos Dennis Coffey, Eddie Willis, Mel Ragen — guitar James Jamerson — bass Production Frank Wilson — producer Cal Harris — recording engineer John Lewis — mastering engineer Jerry Long, David Van De Pitte — arrangements References 1972 albums Four Tops albums Motown albums
Pentwynmawr Platform railway station served the suburb of Pentwynmawr, in the historical county of Glamorganshire, Wales, from 1926 to 1964 on the Newport, Abergavenny and Hereford Railway. History The station was opened on 8 February 1926 by the Great Western Railway. It closed to passengers on 21 April 1952. It still remained open to workers and schoolchildren with season tickets but it became unstaffed. It closed to workers on 31 January 1961 and closed completely on 15 June 1964. References Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1926 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1952 1926 establishments in Wales 1964 disestablishments in Wales
The 1983–84 Houston Baptist Huskies men's basketball team represented Houston Baptist University in the 1983–84 college basketball season. This was head coach Gene Iba’s seventh of eight seasons at HBU. The Huskies played their home games at the Sharp Gymnasium and were new members of the Trans America Athletic Conference. After finishing atop the conference regular season standings, the Huskies followed that success by winning the TAAC Tournament to receive an automatic bid to the 1984 NCAA Tournament – the only appearance in program history. Houston Baptist was beaten by Alcorn State in the play-in round to finish the season 24–7, 11–3 in TAAC play. Roster Schedule and results \|- !colspan=12 style=\|Regular Season \|- !colspan=12 style=\|TAAC Tournament \|- !colspan=12 style=\|NCAA Tournament References Houston Baptist Huskies men's basketball seasons Houston Baptist Houston Baptist Houston Baptist Huskies basketball Houston Baptist Huskies basketball
Wright Modlin or Wright Maudlin (1797–1866) helped enslaved people escape slavery, whether transporting them between Underground Railroad stations or traveling south to find people wanting to escape. Modlin and his Underground Railroad partner, William Holden Jones, traveled to the Ohio River and into Kentucky to assist enslave people on their journey north. Due to their success, angry slaveholders instigated the Kentucky raid on Cass County of 1847. Two years later, he helped free his neighbors, the David and Lucy Powell family, who had been captured by their former slaveholder. Tried in South Bend, Indiana, the case was called The South Bend Fugitive Slave Case. Personal life Wright Modlin was born March 26, 1797 in Back Creek, Randolph County, North Carolina. His parents were Leah Copeland and Benjamin Maudlin. He was the eldest child, followed by Samuel, Peninnah, Thomas, John, Sarah, Rachel, and Susanah. Modlin was from a slave-holding family from North Carolina, who manumitted their slaves and moved north with their neighbors. The Maudlins lived in Whitewater, Wayne County of the Indiana Territory some time after 1816. The family were Quakers who attended the Whitewater Monthly Meeting and the Ohio Valley Yearly Meeting. On December 4, 1817, Wright Modlin married Mary Wickersham, who was born April 3, 1785. They were married in Wayne County of the Indiana Territory. He and his wife lived there in the 1820s and 1830s. They had four children by 1830. In 1837, he ran off with Martha Rowlett, the wife of George B. Rowlett of Richmond, Indiana. His wife Mary died around 1838. Around 1838, he married Martha Jeanes Rowley (Rowlett), with whom they had five children. She was the former wife of George Rowlett. He worked for a planter in Indiana who did not pay him, so he ran off with some of his enslaved people. He continued to help people escape slavery and his Underground Railroad activities were scrutinized by his neighbors. He subsequently moved to Williamsville in the 1840s. He married Martha Rould in Cass County on April 8, 1847. Modlin was one of the Quakers of Cass County. In 1850, he worked as a teamster and lived with Eliza in Porter Township, Cass County, Michigan. They had five children from the age of 11 to 3: Eliza, Amanda, Wright, Jefferson, and Emily. Ten years later, he lived with just two daughters, E. and Emily, in Calvin Township of Cass County. He died in Berrien County, Michigan on December 20, 1866. Career Modlin was a farmer and a teamster. In Williamsville, he established a farm and a house, which was used as an Underground Railroad station. Underground Railroad Modlin was a "slave runner" along with William Holden Jones of Calvin Township, who provided transportation for enslaved people along the Underground Railroad. He was also a scout and spy. The men traveled to Kentucky and Ohio to help freedom seekers travel north to freedom. Modlin also often brought freedom seekers north through Indiana into Michigan. The ultimate destination was Canada, across the Detroit River from Detroit, Michigan. Beautiful Girl In one case, Modlin helped a young fair-skinned woman called "Beautiful Girl" from Kentucky, up to the Erastus Hussey house in Battle Creek, Michigan. After a short rest and being disguised as an old women, Modlin and the young woman headed towards the Detroit River, followed by four slave catchers. They escaped being found out once, and continued to the Detroit River. Minutes after she was in a boat bound for the Canadian shore, the slave catchers saw her, but it was too late for them to capture her. The South Bend Fugitive Slave Case On October 9, 1847, David and Lucy Powell, and their sons, George, James, Lewis, and Samuel, escaped from their slaveholder, John Norris of Boone County, Kentucky. After heading north into free states, they settled near Cassopolis, Michigan, where they operated a farm. In the middle of the night, on September 27, 1849, Norris broke into the Powell's house with eight armed men and captured Lucy and three of her sons. David and one of their sons were out for the evening. Tied up, Lucy and her sons were put into a wagon and headed for Kentucky. Modlin, who was their neighbor, raced on his horse to South Bend, Indiana, about a twenty-mile ride. Modlin hired attorney Edwin B. Cocker who petitioned for a writ of habeas corpus before Judge Elisha Egbert, who issued the writ. In the meantime, Norris, the slave catchers, and the Powells went to a spot about a mile south of South Bend. A deputy sheriff served Norris the writ and the Powells were brought to South Bend. Judge Egbert ruled that Norris did not have a certificate for recapturing his slaves, as required by the Fugitive Slave Act of 1793. He ordered the Powells to be freed. Norris brandished weapons in the courtroom, and it was learned that he had a writ that under an Indiana law of 1824 that helped slaveholders recapture their former slaves. The Powells were put in jail for the weekend to await the trial on Monday. The family's neighbors, black and white citizens, came to South Bend en masse, which cause Norris to retreat and decide to drop the case, and sue for damages instead. The incident was called The South Bend Fugitive Slave Case of 1849, and was the name of the anti-slavery pamphlet published about the case in 1851. The Powells subsequently moved to Canada. Kentucky raid on Cass County Modlin and Jones were said to have made numerous trips to the Ohio River (the border between slave states and free states) or further south into Kentucky to assist enslaved people as they traveled north. Slaveholders, frustrated at the extent to which they were losing slaves, instigated what has been called the Kentucky raid on Cass County of 1847 to recover former slaves. Notes References 1797 births 1866 deaths People from Cass County, Michigan Underground Railroad people Quaker abolitionists 19th-century Quakers
This is a list of wars involving Burkina Faso. References Burkina Faso Burkina Faso-related lists
The Old Town Hall is a former events venue in Prince of Wales Road, Cromer, Norfolk, England. The structure, which is currently used for retail purposes, is a grade II listed building. History In the mid-19th century, a group of local businessmen decided to form a company to raise funds for the erection of an events venue in the town. The site they selected was on the west side of Prince of Wales Road and the foundation stone was laid by Mrs Benjamin Bond-Cabbell of Cromer Hall on 3 January 1890. The building was designed by George Skipper in the Queen Anne style, built in red brick with a stucco finish by Chapman and Son of Norwich and was completed later that year. The design involved a symmetrical main frontage with five bays facing onto Prince of Wales Road; the central bay, which slightly projected forward, featured, on the ground floor, a round headed doorway and, on the first floor, a four-part window flanked by fluted pilasters supporting a modillioned pediment with an illustration of a sailing ship in the tympanum. The bays on either side of the central bay were fenestrated by sash windows on the ground floor and by two-part windows on the first floor while the outer bays were fenestrated by pairs of sash windows on the ground floor and by three-part windows on the first floor. Between the two floors there was a panel bearing the coats of arms of the first lord of the manor, Sir Nicholas de Weyland, of the mariner, Robert Bacon, of the locally-born Lord Mayor of London, Sir Bartholomew Reade, and of the later lords of the manor, Lord Suffield and Benjamin Bond-Cabbell, as well as those of other prominent local families. Internally, the principal room was the main assembly hall which was designed to accommodate 900 people. Following significant population growth, largely associated with the tourism industry, the area became an urban district in 1894. However, rather than using the town hall, the new council chose to establish its offices at the corner of West Street and Chapel Street in 1908, before relocating to North Lodge Park in 1928. Following the Second World War, during which time the town hall was requisitioned for military use, it resumed its role as a theatre and performers included the actor, Bernard Archard, who appeared in a production entitled The Regency Players, in 1960. The building was acquired by a firm of wine merchants in 1963, when the company that had developed it was wound up. The town hall was then acquired by a property developer and let to the the Co-op in 1991, before being restored with funding from English Heritage in 1994. In the early 21st century, it was occupied by a firm of solicitors, and, in September 2020, it re-opened as a shop known as "Harbord's Artisan Vintage Emporium". Notes References Government buildings completed in 1890 City and town halls in Norfolk Cromer Grade II listed buildings in Norfolk
Caroline Dolehide and Asia Muhammad are the defending champions, but they chose not to participate. Seeds Draw Draw References Main Draw 2022 WTA Tour 2022 Doubles
Anna Nikulina () (born 1985) is a Russian ballet dancer who has been with the Bolshoi Ballet in Moscow since 2002, and a principal dancer in the company since 2015. Her first lead role was Odette-Odile in Swan Lake in 2004 at the age of 19. She has toured both internationally and within Russia. Her répétiteur (rehearsal coach) as of 2021 is , a former Bolshoi principal. In previous years her répétiteurs have been the important Russian dancers Ekaterina Maximova, , and Ludmila Semenyaka. She graduated in 2002 with honors from the Moscow State Academy of Choreography. She has worked with Russian choreographer Yury Grigorovich in performance of his productions. In late 2021 when Mr. Grigorovich received an artistic award but could not travel due to pandemic restrictions, Ms. Nikulina accepted the award on his behalf. Tours She has appeared in lead roles with the Bolshoi on tour in New York City (2014), Washington DC, Los Angeles, Sydney Australia, Hong Kong, and London. As visiting artist she has led shows with the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma in Rome (2018), and tours of Greece and Israel. In Russia, where the Bolshoi and the Ministry of Culture support the touring of soloists to major cities within the Federation, she has appeared with the ballet companies of Kazan (2011), Samara (2014), Ufa (2015), Chelyabinsk (2011, 2015), Saratov (2016), and Novosibirsk (2019). Alluding to the various endings of Swan Lake, she remarked in an interview that, “You never know what to expect from the Swan. In Moscow they kill me, in Kazan I am happy with the prince, but here, in Chelyabinsk, I am left alone on the lake." Roles (Year of first performance) Awards 2004: Youth Grant Russia prize "Triumph" 2018: Merited Artist of the Russian Federation References 1985 births Living people People from Moscow Russian ballerinas Prima ballerinas Bolshoi Ballet principal dancers 21st-century ballet dancers
Kirby Forensic Psychiatric Center is a maximum-security facility for the mentally ill on Wards Island in New York City, operated by the New York State Office of Mental Health as one of two psychiatric hospitals in the state that treat felony patients. The building, described as "fortresslike", is adjacent to the Manhattan Psychiatric Center. Of its more than 200 patients, 50 are deemed criminally insane; it houses pre-trial detainees unfit to stand trial as well as convicted defendants granted an insanity plea. Among its famous historical inmates was Daniel Rakowitz, a murderer and cannibal. History The Manhattan State Hospital was founded on Wards Island in 1899 as the largest psychiatric institution in the world. By the 1960s the number of patients had declined, and in December 1969 the hospital was divided into three centers, one of which was the Kirby Manhattan Psychiatric Center. In 1979 they were re-consolidated into the Manhattan Psychiatric Center. In 1981, the Kirby Forensic Psychiatric Center was split off from the center as a specialized facility for treating patients from the criminal justice system. As of 2019, the state was planning to close the facility and move its patients to the nearby Manhattan Psychiatric Center. The planned move was opposed by the clinicians' union and some of the facility's guards, as the Manhattan Psychiatric Center was not designed to house dangerous patients. Employees described the facility as a dangerous place to work; in a two-year period before 2014, there were 433 assaults by patients. In April 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, the hospital took in extra admissions to help the city's overburdened regular hospital system. State-run psychiatric hospitals were among the hardest-hit institutions in the early phase of the pandemic. References Hospitals in Manhattan Hospitals established in 1981 Psychiatric hospitals in New York (state) Randalls and Wards Islands New York State Department of Mental Hygiene
Seydine Mohamadou N'Diaye (born 23 April 1998) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defender for Eerste Divisie club FC Dordrecht, on loan from Süper Lig club Göztepe. Club career N'Diaye began his career in his home nation of France, playing for Championnat National 3 side Vaulx-en-Velin. He made his senior debut for them in a 4–2 away victory over Chamalières. N'Diaye then moved to Swiss club Chaux-de-Fonds on a free transfer, but only stayed for a season before returning to his former club. He scored his first goal in senior football on his return to Vaulx-en-Velin in a 2–1 away defeat to Montluçon. N'Diaye then moved to Lyon La Duchère on a free transfer, and scored three goals including a spell in the reserve side. On 6 August 2021, Göztepe announced the signing of N'Diaye, and a day later loaned him out to Dutch side FC Dordrecht. He made his debut in professional football, playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–1 away win against Jong Ajax. N'Diaye scored his first goal in professional football in a 2–2 home draw against Jong FC Utrecht, in which he also registered an assist. References External links 1998 births Living people French footballers Association football defenders FC Vaulx-en-Velin players FC La Chaux-de-Fonds players Lyon La Duchère players FC Dordrecht players Championnat National 3 players Championnat National players Swiss Promotion League players Eerste Divisie players
The Kalevala House () was a planned huge building designed by Eliel Saarinen for the in Helsinki, Finland in 1921, which was never built. It was to be built at the top of Munkkiniemi, close to the current Hotel Kalastajatorppa. The Kalevala House was to become not only the premises of the Kalevala Society, but also a center of Finnish culture: it would have included a Finnish cultural research institute, exhibition spaces, artists' workspaces and "research chambers". In addition, Finnish great men and Fennomen would have been buried in the crypt at the foot of the 80-meter-high main tower. The construction of his own house had been part of the Kalevala Society's plans since its establishment in 1911. The project was driven especially by the sculptor , one of the founding members. The painter Akseli Gallen-Kallela, one of the club's influencers, instead became an opponent of the house project soon after Saarinen's drawings were completed, possibly because he feared it would compete for funding with his own major project, the Greater Kalevala (Suur-Kalevala). Soon, the majority of the club's board also turned against an expensive project. The requirement to build one's own house was not removed from the rules of the Kalevala Society until the early 2000s. National "Kalevala Religion" in the 20th Century Admiration of the Kalevala and Kalevala culture led to outright worship of the Kalevala in the early 20th century. In the true sense of the word, a national Kalevala religion was being created. It culminated in the construction project of the huge Kalevala House, the "Finnish Panthéon", during the interwar period. The initiative was taken in 1911 by the sculptor Alpo Sailo (1877–1955). Its altar would have been the Great Kalevala, a monumental giant book commissioned from Akseli Gallen-Kallela, each page of which would have been a magnificent painting. Sailo described: There would have been a crypt under the house, a "tuonela" in which the great men of the nation would have been buried. Eliel Saarinen, a prominent architect of the National Romantic period, drew up the magnificent plans for the Kalevala House in 1921. At this point, however, the project failed because Gallen-Kallela considered Saarinen's drawings too unnational. The idea was reheated in the jubilee of the Kalevala in 1935. At that time, Alpo Sailo commented on the house: This civic religion thus contained a very strong conservative charge. However, due to a lack of financial resources, the Kalevala House never went beyond the drawings. In the 20th century, it was very typical to seek support for political passions from folk poetry. In the aftermath of national romance, the heroic types of Kalevala poems were admired and the Kalevala was claimed to be essentially a war epic. In this spirit, the armored ships ordered for the Finnish Navy were named after Väinämöinen and Ilmarinen (1930–1931). The Kalevala house, which rises to a height of more than 80 meters, was to be located in Munkkiniemi, where Sigurd Stenius, the owner of the area, had already promised it a plot of land. References Special General Antti Manninen: Kalevalatalo oli 1920-luvun Guggenheim, p. A 12. Helsingin Sanomat, March 4, 2012. (in Finnish) Further reading Uuno Taavi Sirelius: Kalevalatalo: Suomalaisen kulttuuritutkimuksen ahjo ja ohjelma. Helsinki, Otava, 1921. (in Finnish) Risto Pulkkinen: Suomalainen kansanusko. 2014. (in Finnish) External links Mika Savela: Editorial 5/20: All That Is Solid Melts into Air? - Ark.fi Buildings designed by Eliel Saarinen Munkkiniemi Unbuilt buildings and structures in Finland
Dodecamethylcyclohexasilane is the organosilicon compound with the formula (CH3)12Si6. It is one of the more readily prepared and easily handled polysilanes. Dodecamethylcyclohexasilane is produced by reduction of dimethyldichlorosilane with sodium-potassium alloy: 6(CH3)2SiCl2 + 12M → (CH3)12Si6 + 12MCl The reaction also produces polydimethylsilane and decamethylpentasilane. The chair conformer was confirmed by X-ray crystallography. Reactions Dodecamethylcyclohexasilane reacts with potassium tert-butoxide to give the potassium derivative: (CH3)12Si6 + KOBu-t → (CH3)11Si6K + CH3OBu-t References Carbosilanes Silanes
Alessio Lava (born 25 February 1990) is an Italian footballer who plays as a attacker for Meridien Larciano. Career Lava started his career with Italian eighth tier side , helping them earn promotion to the Italian sixth tier within 2 seasons. In 2012, he signed for Vaianese in the Italian sixth tier. In 2013, Lava signed for Italian fifth tier club Rignanese. In 2016, he signed for in the Costa Rican second tier. In 2017, Lava signed for Costa Rican top flight team Liberia, where he made 7 league appearances and scored 1 goal. On 13 August 2017, he debuted for Liberia during a 4–1 win over Guadalupe. On 13 August 2017, Lava scored his first goal for Liberia during a 4–1 win over Guadalupe. Before the second half of 2017–18, he signed for Curridabat in the Costa Rican second tier. In 2019, Lava signed for Italian fourth tier outfit Nocerina. In 2020, he signed for Lastrigiana in the Italian fifth tier. Before the second half of 2021–22, he signed for Italian sixth tier side Meridien Larciano. References External links 1990 births A.S.D. Nocerina 1910 players Association football forwards C.S. Uruguay de Coronado players Eccellenza players Expatriate footballers in Costa Rica Italian expatriate footballers Italian expatriate sportspeople in Costa Rica Italian footballers Liga FPD players‎ Living people Municipal Liberia footballers Promozione players Segunda División de Costa Rica players Serie D players
Edmund Ernest Dillon (born 7 November 1955) is a Trinidad and Tobago military officer, politician and diplomat. He is the current Ambassador for Trinidad and Tobago to the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. Dillon was commissioned with the Coast Guard and joined the Trinidad and Tobago Regiment as an officer. He rose through the ranks and eventually became Chief of Defence Staff between 2006 and 2010. He was a Member of Parliament in the House of Representatives for Point Fortin between 2015 and 2020, when he served as the Minister of National Security and the Minister of Housing and Urban Development. Early life Dillon grew up in Guapo, Trinidad. He attended Vessigny Secondary School. He studied at the University of the West Indies, where he received a certificate in management studies, a bachelor's of science in sociology and government, a postgraduate diploma in international relations, and a masters' of science in international relations from the Institute of International Relations. Career Military career Dillon was commissioned with the Coast Guard on 20 September 1974. He applied for an officer cadetship with the Trinidad and Tobago Regiment four years later in August 1978. The following year, he was granted a commission and trained as a cadet at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in the United Kingdom. He completed staff officers training at the Canadian Forces Staff School and the Canadian Land Forces Command and Staff College. He attended courses at the Lester Pearson Peacekeeping Institute in Canada, the Army School of Ammunition in the United Kingdom, the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California, and Fort Leavenworth. He also received a masters' in military arts and science and diploma in military studies from the United States Army Command and General Staff College in 2001, a certificate in national security and defence stategy from the Inter-American Defence College, a certificate in alternative dispute resolution from the University of Windsor. Dillon served as a battalion adjutant, company commander, and staff officer in finance. He was battalion second in command of the CARICOM Battalion in 1994, during Operation Uphold Democracy in Haiti. He became commanding officer of the 1st and 2nd infantry battalions and the support and service battalion. He was commanding officer of the Trinidad and Tobago Regiment from 2004 to 2006. Dillon was appointed Chief of Defence Staff on 14 August 2006. He retired from this position on 6 November 2010, during a ceremony at Teteron Barracks, Chaguaramas where he was replaced by Roland Maundy. He then worked as director of corporate security at Atlantic LNG. Political career Dillon was first elected as a Member of Parliament in the House of Representatives in the 2015 general election. He contested the constituency of Point Fortin for the People's National Movement (PNM). He was appointed as Minister of National Security on 9 September 2015, a position he held until 5 August 2018 when the cabinet was reshuffled by Prime Minister Keith Rowley. Dillon was replaced by Stuart Young and was reassigned as Minister of Housing and Urban Development with effect from 6 August 2018. In November 2018, a street in Point Fortin – Big Snake Alley – was renamed Edmund Dillon Avenue in his honour. While in office, he oversaw the construction of a new Point Fortin Hospital, a new fire station, and upgrades to the Mahaica Oval. He was screened by the PNM in May 2020 to re-contest his seat in the 2020 general election, alongside a number of other candidates. The party ultimately chose Kennedy Richards, the mayor of Point Fortin, and Dillon assisted with his campaign. He served as a CARICOM elections observer for the 2020 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines general election. Diplomatic career Dillon was appointed as the Trinidad and Tobago Ambassador to the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela on 17 August 2021, receiving his instrument of appointment from the Minister of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs, Amery Browne. He was received by Venezuela on 4 February 2022. Honours and awards Dillon received a number of awards for his military service, including the Medal of Merit Gold National Award, the Long Service Medal, the Efficiency Decoration, the Naval Order of Merit Medal for Distinguished Service in the First Category from the Dominican Republic, the United State Army Commendation Military Medal of Merit, the Fifth Summit of the Americas Medal, the Delaware Distinguished Service Medal, and the 1990 COUP Medal. He was inducted in the Command and General Staff College's International Hall of Fame on 15 October 2008. He was honoured with the UWI Distinguished Alumni Award on 2 April 2011. Personal life Dillon is married to Ava Dillon and has three children: Cleavon Dillon, Adeisha Dillon and Toni Dillon. References Living people 1955 births Trinidad and Tobago military personnel Ambassadors of Trinidad and Tobago to Venezuela University of the West Indies alumni Members of the House of Representatives (Trinidad and Tobago) People's National Movement politicians Graduates of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst Government ministers of Trinidad and Tobago
Maher 12/12 A program carried out by the Saudi Human Resources Development Fund in the context of its quest for specialized national job opportunities related to work in the private sector by directing job seekers to enroll in educational programs needed by the labor market through the “Maher” program 12/12» to qualify specialized cadres, which is a training program not related to training and qualification in the professions needed by the labor market. It is expected that the program will benefit (12,000) applications to operate a work platform, and it is expected that the program will become (12,000). The training programs were selected based on the needs of the labor market, and the training agencies that achieved outstanding success in training were also selected, which will help, God willing, the outputs of those programs in obtaining job opportunities in the private sector. These handbooks have become the program's work controls. See also Tawafuq References External links official site
Kirsten Jacobsen ( Larsen; 18 February 1942 – 2 December 2010) was an Danish real estate agent and politician who was an elected member of the Folketing for the North Jutland County constituency for two non-consecutive periods from 1973 to 1981 and then between 1988 and 2001. She was first a member of the Progress Party, the Freedom 2000 Group an independent and The Conservative People's Party. Jacobsen was also a member of both the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe and the Nordic Council. She was leader of the Progress Party from 1995 to 1997. Jacobsen was appointed Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog in 1991 and was upgraded to Knight First Class of the Order of the Dannebrog five years later. Early life On 18 February 1942, Jacobsen was born in Aalborg Hospital in Aalborg; she regularly maintained that she was born in Nørresundby. She was the third of five children of the dairy worker and depot manager Børge Larsen and Helene Bånd-Larsen. Jacobsen was raised in the family home, Nordenfjord at Nørresundby, where her father was custodian. She worked at her father's ice cream family as well as delivering their products and cared for her younger siblings after her mother fell ill. Jacobsen became a member of the Young Conservatives when she was 14 years old and was able to train as an authorised state real estate agent at an educational law firm in 1970. She also attended Aalborg Business School. Career Jacobsen became a member of the newly founded Progress Party in 1972, and was elected to represent the North Jutland County constituency in the Folketing, a seat she held from 4 December 1973 to 7 December 1981. She was one of 28 Progress Party politicians to be elected to the Folketing. During her first term, she became a member of the Nordic Council between 1973 and 1981, and of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe from 25 April 1977 to 21 April 1980, variously as a substitute and as a representative. Jacobsen was able to become deputy chair of Parliament's Housing Committee, the Political-Economic Committee as well as the Tax Committee due to her interest in those fields. She was deputy chair of Progress Party's parliamentary group between 1975 and 1976. Jacobsen resigned from the Folketing in 1981 because of ill health. She moved to Oslo in 1982, but returned to Blokhus after four months. Jacobsen was re-elected to the Folketing again for the North Jutland County constituency in the 1988 Danish general election on 10 May. She returned to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe for the period from 30 January 1989 to 1 January 1990, and returned to the Nordic Council as a deputy starting in 1990. Jacobsen felt she was ignored by the party leader ; she was group chair for one week, feeling unsuited to a leadership role. She was a political rapporteur for the financial sector and the Faroe Islands, a member of the Business Ministers' Idea Group regarding Real Estate Trading as well as of the and of the parliamentary inquiry committee regarding Spar Nord's purchase of in 1994. From 27 December 1990 to 1 October 1996, she was a member of the and became close friends with Lilli Gyldenkilde of the Socialist People's Party in the process, leading to the television programme Ask Lilli and Kirsten. In 1995, Jacobsen was made leader of the Progress Party following the establishment of the Danish People's Party by Pia Kjærsgaard. She resigned the leadership in 1997 when her husband became quite unwell. At the 1998 Danish general election, her large number of personal votes was enough to allow the Progress Party to remain represented in the Folketing with two seats. The result was enough to make Jacobsen one of Denmark's top three voted on politicians. She notified the party's parliamentary group and her constituency in November 1998 that she would step down the following year to enable her to spend more time with her family and friends. When this was announced, Jacobsen and three other party members formed the Freedom 2000 group in protest of Mogens Glistrup returning to the Progress Party. She became an independent in February 2001 and left the Folketing at the 2001 Danish general election that 20 November. During her career, Jacobsen established an alternative complaints centre that received 6,000 enquries per year from citizens. This enabled her to know what the population were thinking of. In 1998, she authored her biography, Kirsten. In it, Jacobsen says she did not join other parties while in parliament due to their higher levels of discipline. She was named Politician of the Year in 1993. Jacobsen became a member of The Conserative People's Party in 2008. Personal life From 21 May 1960 to their divorce in 1972, she was married to the electric wholesaler Niels Willum Wisbech Jacobsen. They had three children. Jacobsen remarried to the Norwegian real estate agent Erik Stormfelt on 30 June 1979 and remained married until his death on 20 December 1997. She was appointed Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog in 1991 and was upgraded to Knight First Class of the Order of the Dannebrog five years later. Jacobsen died at a Copenhagen hospice on 2 December 2010. References 1942 births 2010 deaths People from Aalborg Aalborg University alumni 20th-century Danish women politicians 21st-century Danish women politicians Progress Party (Denmark) politicians Women members of the Folketing Members of the Folketing 1973–1975 Members of the Folketing 1975–1977 Members of the Folketing 1977–1979 Members of the Folketing 1979–1981 Members of the Folketing 1988–1990 Members of the Folketing 1990–1994 Members of the Folketing 1994–1998 Members of the Folketing 1998–2001 Members of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe Substitute Members of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe Knights First Class of the Order of the Dannebrog
Agha Mirza Hasan ibn Reza Behbahani Shirazi honorifically known as Nusrat al-Wizarah Shirazi nicknamed as Badi’ (;1872-1937) was an Iranian-Iraqi journalist, writer, poet and diplomat. Born in Kadhimiya, near Baghdad, to an Iranian immigrant family to Iraq, and raised and studied his primary educations in Basra, workplace of his merchant father. In 1905, he founded the "Iranians of Basra Society" for the Iranian community there, and published his poems and articles in support of the Persian Constitutional Revolution in Habl al-Matin. In 1920 immigrated to Iran and joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and was appointed to the Iranian consulate in various Iraqi cities, including Karbala, Basra, Baghdad, then Herat and finally Beirut. Therefore, titled as Nusrat al-Wizarah, literally means "The Supporter of Wizarah", the Ministry. He died of a stroke in Tehran at the age of 65. In addition to his poetry collection, he wrote or rewrote many works of fiction. Badi' considered one of the first Iranian novelists of the twentieth century. He also wrote History of Basra in Persian. Life He is (Mohammed) Hassan ibn Muhammad Reza ibn Hussein Behbehani Shirazi, better known and nicknamed "Badi'", titlled as "Nusrat al-Wizarah Shirazi". He was born in 1872 in Kadhimiya in the Ottoman vilayet of Baghdad. His father, Reza Behbehani, was an Iranian merchant living in Basra, who was born in Shiraz and moved to Basra to work at an early age, and settled there. He studied literature and Arabic in Basra and also learned French. At the beginning of the Persian Constitutional Revolution in 1905, he founded the "Iranians of Basra Society", and published his poems and articles in support of constitutionalism in Habl al-Matin. After the overthrow of Mohammad Ali Shah Qajar in 1909 and the proclamation of the constitution, he held a glorious celebration. After the constitution expired in 1911, he continued writing about Iran in newspapers. Immigrated to Iran in 1920. Joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and was appointed to the Iranian consulate in several cities, including: Karbala, Basra, Baghdad, Herat and Beirut. Hassan Badi' died of a stroke in 1937 in Tehran, the capital of Imperial State of Iran. Literary career He wrote a book on Persian grammar and the history of Basra in three chapters. He wrote poetry for various purposes, and his poetry collection was published in Mumbai in 1914. Became interested to European literature and translated or rewritten some of the works of Guy de Maupassant from French into Persian, and published a novel entitled “The Ancient Story or the Story of Cyrus the Great” in 1920, influenced by Greek historical novels and French adventure literature. According to Hassan Mir Abedini, "He took the main theme of his story from Bijan and Manijeh of the Shahnameh and tried to integrate it with the new research of European scholars. The historical and educational element dominated the narrative aspect and slowed down the narrative movement of the work." With his three works, he is considered one of the first novelists in Iranian literature in the constitutional era. Personal life Among his sons is Mohsen, a prominent director and cinematographer, who was born on May 22, 1908, in Basra and died on August 3, 1989, in Tehran. Works "" "" "" "" "" References External links Iranian diplomats Iranian male novelists 19th-century Iranian poets 20th-century Iranian poets Iranian essayists Iraqi emigrants to Iran 1872 births 1937 deaths People from Kadhimiya‎ People of the Persian Constitutional Revolution Iraqi people of Iranian descent
Daria Serenko (born 1993) is a Russian poet, curator and public artist. A feminist and LGBTQ activist, she has received death threats from the far-right and been imprisoned for 'extremism'. Life Daria Serenko was born in Khabarovsk in 1993, and studied at the Maxim Gorky Literature Institute. She lives in Moscow, where she works as a curator at the Municipal Library in Moscow. In Serenko took part in the 2015-16 anti-militarist travelling art exhibition Ne Mir (No Peace). In her collaborative 2016 project Tikhii Picket (Silent Picket), participants create an A3 political poster and record reactions. Serenko herself permanently travelled with her Silent Picket poster, "three months under the supervsion of a poster" and as a result "constantly communicating with people, fifteen or twenty hours a day". In 2016 Serenko also curated a Moscow exhibition of Stuckist art. In 2020 Serenko was one of the cofounders of Femdacha, a feminist retreat on the outskirts of Moscow. On Valentine's Day 2021 Serenko organized a 'chain of solidarity' for female victims of political repression. After announcing the event on Facebook, she received an estimated 600 death threats. That year she worked for the campaign of human rights activist Alyona Popova, a candidate for the State Duma. In November 2021 she published a Facebook post underlining that migrants were only responsible for 3-4% of crimes in Russia. Soon afterwards, she discovered that her phone number and a home address had been leaked to far-right activists. The founder of the Male State movement urged his followers to "crush" the "scum", and she received thousands more death threats. On 8 February 2022 Serenko was sentenced by Moscow's Tverskoy District Court to 15 days in jail for a September 2021 Instagram post advocating tactical voting. The post contained campaign symbols for the Smart Voting campaign of Alexei Navalny's' Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK), proscribed in June 2021 as an 'extremist organisation'. After the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Serenko has participated in Feminist Anti-War Resistance, which on 27 February issued a manifesto calling on Russian feminists to oppose the war. Serenko heself published a statement calling on Russians to put aside political apathy and act: Works Poetry Siberia Burns: A Poem from Russia. Los Angeles Review of Books, 12 August 2001. Translated by Rachel Brazier, Serena Clapp-Clark, Paige MacKinnon, Helen Poe and Elizabeth Tolley. Contributor to Galina Rymbu et al. eds., F Letter: New Russian Feminist Poetry. isolarii, 2020 References External links Inspiring Thursday: Daria Serenko 1993 births Living people 21st-century Russian poets Russian women poets 21st-century Russian women writers 21st-century Russian artists 21st-century Russian women artists Russian curators Russian feminists LGBT rights activists from Russia
The Warwick Railway was a railroad in Rhode Island. It was originally chartered in 1873 under the name Warwick Railroad, with a route connecting Cranston, Rhode Island to Oakland Beach, Rhode Island, eight miles away. Opened in 1875, the company survived until 1879 before declaring bankruptcy and shutting down; it was resurrected in 1880 as the Rhode Island Central Railroad under New York, Providence and Boston Railroad ownership. Following several changes in ownership, it was purchased by a newly formed Warwick Railway, which provided freight service until 1982. That year, it was taken over by the Providence and Worcester Railroad, which maintained freight operations until 1999 before placing the tracks out of service. Two decades later in 2016, the Providence and Worcester began work to reopen the remaining tracks to serve a new customer shipping waste oil. History Providence and Worcester The Warwick Railway was purchased by the Providence and Worcester Railroad in 1982, which designated the line its Warwick Industrial Track. Freight service was provided to a chemicals company and a plastics manufacturer until 1999, at which point no customers remained and the line was placed out of service. Following this point, no trains ran and the right of way became overgrown, leading local residents to trim plant growth and plant their own vegetation, including trees and shrubs. In late 2016, Providence and Worcester work crews arrived and began restoring the right of way ahead of a potential return of the tracks to active use, removing all vegetation. This upset local residents, who appealed to the Cranston mayor to intervene; he was unable to do so, as railroad right of ways are regulated by the state and federal governments. Subsequently, representatives from P&W and the prospective customer, a waste oil processing company, attended a meeting with local residents to listen to their concerns about safety and noise. Customer Clean Harbors projected service would run two to three days per week, beginning in early 2017. References Defunct Rhode Island railroads Railway companies established in 1873 Railway companies disestablished in 1982
The next parliamentary elections are expected to be held in Armenia by 2026. Electoral system The members of the unicameral National Assembly are elected by party-list proportional representation. The number of seats is at least 101, and rises when allocation of additional seats is required. Seats are allocated using the d'Hondt method with an election threshold of 5% for parties and 7% for multi-party alliances. However, a minimum of three political groups will enter parliament, regardless of the performance of the third-best performing party or alliance. Seats are allocated to parties using their national share of the vote. Four seats are reserved for national minorities (Assyrians, Kurds, Russians and Yazidis), with parties having separate lists for the four groups. A gender quota requires any top section of a party list to include at least 33% candidates of each gender. If a party receives a majority of the vote but wins less than 54% of the seats, they will be awarded additional seats to give them 54% of the total. If one party wins over two-thirds of the seats, the losing parties which made it over the threshold will be given extra seats reducing the share of seats of the winning party to two-thirds. If a government is not formed within six days of the preliminary results being released, a run-off round between the top two parties must be held on the 28th day. The party that wins the run-off will be given the additional seats required for a 54% majority, with all seats allocated in the first round preserved. See also Elections in Armenia List of political parties in Armenia Programs of political parties in Armenia References Armenia Parliamentary elections in Armenia
The Quest is a series of three feature-length comedy dramas produced by Yorkshire Television and written for British television by Douglas Livingstone and directed by David Jason. The first episode in the series premiered on ITV in 2002. Two follow-up episodes were also created by Livingstone and Jason: The Second Quest and The Final Quest (both 2004). The series revolves around three older men (played by Jason, Hywel Bennett and Roy Hudd) trying to relive their youth. Other members of the cast included Les Dennis, Anna Karen, Diane Langton and Georgia Tennant. References External links 2002 British television series debuts 2004 British television series endings 2000s British drama television series 2000s British television miniseries English-language television shows
Clinton is a given name. Notable people with the name include: Clinton Avery (born 1987), New Zealand racing cyclist Clinton Babbitt (1831–1907), American politician from Wisconsin Clinton Bennett (born 1955), British-American scholar of religions Clinton Black (1894–1963), American football guard Clinton Caldwell Boone (1872–1939), African-American minister, dentist and medical missionary Clinton D. Boyd (1884–1950), American attorney, judge and politician Clinton Browning (born 1962), Australian footballer Clinton Burrell (born 1956), American football defensive back Clinton Campbell, American construction worker Clinton Cerejo, Indian music producer and singer Clinton Collymore, Guyana politician Clinton Davis (born 1965), American track athlete Clinton Day (1847–1916), American architect Clinton Eastwood, Jr. (born 1930), better known as Clint Eastwood, American film actor and director Clinton B. Fisk (1828–1890), American military officer and politician Clinton Gutherson (born 1994), Australian rugby league player Clinton Kane (born 1998/1999), Australian singer, songwriter, and musician Clinton Kelly (disambiguation), multiple people Clinton Morrison (born 1979), English-Irish footballer Clinton Portis (born 1981), American football running back Clinton Briggs Ripley (1840s–1920s), American architect Clinton Solomon (born 1983), American football wide receiver Clinton Warrington Stanley (1830–1884), Justice of the New Hampshire Supreme Court Clinton Stringfellow (1905–1959), New Zealand rugby union player Clinton D. Vernon (1907–1987), American politician from Utah Clinton Watson (1877–?), American politician from Missouri Clinton Richard Dawkins (born 1941), English ethologist and evolutionary biologist English masculine given names
In cosmology, the past hypothesis is a fundamental law of physics that postulates that the universe started in a low entropy state. The second law of thermodynamics indicates that the entropy increases in time. Extrapolating this idea to the universe, in order to have a global arrow of time, the hypothesis argues that the universe must have started from a special event with lower entropy in order to evolve and observe an increase of entropy. This idea has been discussed since the development of statistical mechanics, but the term past hypothesis was coined by philosopher David Albert in 2000. Philosophical and theoretical efforts focus on trying to explain the consistency and the origin of this postulate. Common theoretical frameworks have been developed in order to explain the origin of the past hypothesis based on inflationary models or the anthropic principle. The Weyl curvature hypothesis, an alternative model by Roger Penrose, argues a link between entropy, the arrow of time and the curvature of spacetime (encoded in the Weyl tensor). See also Loschmidt's paradox Entropy as an arrow of time Notes References Philosophy of thermal and statistical physics Philosophy of time
Bridget Minamore (born 1991) is a British poet, essayist, journalist and critic. She is the author of the 2016 poetry collection Titanic, and her writing has appeared in such outlets as The Guardian, The Stage, i, The Fader, The White Review and in anthologies including New Daughters of Africa (edited by Margaret Busby). Biography Bridget Minamore was born in London, England, in 1991, of Ghanaian parentage. She has an English degree from University College London. She has read her poetry nationally and internationally and in 2013 was shortlisted to be London's inaugural Young Poet Laureate. In 2015, she was chosen as one of The Hospital Club's Emerging Creatives. Minamore's debut pamphlet, entitled Titanic, was published in 2016, described by LUX Magazine as "a collection of poems which hilariously and hauntingly dissect what it means to love another... writing with a spotless humour and style that tangos with your emotions." In 2018, she co-founded the collective "Critics of Colour" with playwright Sabrina Mahfouz, with the aim of "making writing about theatre, dance, and/or opera more accessible". Minamore has written regularly for The Guardian, The Stage and other publications about pop culture, theatre, music, race and class. She is a contributor to the 2019 anthologies New Daughters of Africa, edited by Margaret Busby, and Smashing It: Working Class Artists on Life, Art, and Making It Happen, edited by Sabrina Mahfouz. References External links Official website "Interview with Poet Bridget Minamore \| Historic England" 1991 births Living people 21st-century British women writers Black British women writers British people of Ghanaian descent British women poets
Louisa Jaques (April 26, 1901, Pretoria – June 25, 1942, Jerusalem) was a South African-Swiss mystic. In the Order of Poor Clares she had the monastic name Mary of the Trinity. Childhood Louisa was born to a missionary couple – Numa Jaques (1864-1949) and Elisa née Bornand (1865-1901) – who worked for the Mission Suisse romande in Transvaal in the midst of the Second Boer War. Her mother Elisa died shortly after giving birth to Louisa. The one-year-old half-orphan returned to French-speaking Switzerland with her three older siblings, her father, and an aunt. Raised in a Free Church Calvinist milieu by two of her mother's sisters, Louisa completed her schooling in the summer of 1917 without a state certificate, as her education had been limited to private schools. She matured to be a subtle and highly sensitive person with lasting health problems caused by a weak lung. Employment and illnesses At the end of 1917, the sixteen-year-old Louisa took up her first job as a secretary with a socially and politically committed couple named Horber, who helped organize the founding of a "Swiss Federation for Transitional Reforms" in the Swiss post-war period. Weakened by anemia and with the beginnings of tuberculosis, the following year Louisa Jaques went for treatment at the sanatorium "L'Espérance" in Leysin, run by a Dr. Olivier. There she made the acquaintance of Bluette de Blaireville, who became her lifelong friend. She also met, among others, Adrienne von Speyr, a cousin of Dr. Olivier and a classmate of Bluette in La Chaux-de-Fonds. After her dismissal in May 1919, Louisa took a short-term job as an accountant with a notary in Lausanne. In 1920/21, she took care of her elderly and ailing aunt Alice Bornand (1859-1928) in L'Auberson at the family home. In March 1924 she again found work as a typist with the theologian and pastor Lydia von Auw, a friend of her family. An acute hemorrhage shortly after she started work resulted in her being referred to the "Béthanie" house in Lausanne, run by deaconesses, for tuberculin treatment. Friendships Although her family was scattered all over the world – in the Transvaal, in Missouri, in Switzerland and Italy respectively, and later in Jerusalem – Louisa always remained connected with her parents, her siblings Alexandre (1895–1949), Elisabeth (1896–1977 [?]) and Alice (1898–1988 [?]), as well as with her half-brothers from her father's third marriage, Auguste (1912–?) and Eddy (1916–?). In 1922 she made the acquaintance of Suzanne Verena Pfenninger (1896-1977), who later converted to the Roman Catholic Church and gave Louisa a decisive impulse toward appreciating the reality of the Catholic sacraments during a summer vacation in Switzerland in 1927. An unrealizable love affair with the married physician and father Dr. Charles Rittmeyer (1891–1925) exacerbated her own family, economic, and health situation when he died unexpectedly. Louisa fell into a life crisis marked by severe depression; it lasted from 1925 to 1926. During a stay with her friend Bluette, on the night of February 13/14, exactly one year after the doctor's death, she had a mystical experience – a kind of vision of a religious woman – which gave her the inner certainty that she must enter a contemplative order. Conversion to Catholicism Having moved to Milan in October 1926 because of a job, Louisa decided, through the mediation of a priest, to take catechism classes with the Sisters "Nostra Signora del Cenacolo" in that city. Mother Reggio prepared her for baptism conversion to the Roman Catholic Church. Although she was invited several times by her father to South Africa and by her sister Alice to America, she decided to stay in Italy. A change in her job as a tutor and educator introduced her to the world of the Milanese aristocracy, particularly the family of Countess Agliardi. In this context, she completed a kind of Montessori training with Countess Borromeo, who was a sister of her new employer. She made retreats at various women's convents in an unflinching search to understand her vocation, as she recalled in her autobiographical account at the end of her life. Entering monasteries Three convent entries that took place in 1929/30 were short-lived. These were the Little Sisters of the Assumption of Mary into Heaven, the Franciscan Sisters of the Mission in Egypt, and the Franciscan Sisters of the Child Jesus. Through the mediation of Bluette de Blaireville, Louisa finally arrived in La Chaux-de-Fonds, where she met the community of the Daughters of the Sacred Heart of Mary, which she entered in 1931. As Sr. Monika Katherina of the Good Shepherd, she was admitted to the novitiate and was able to obtain a state diploma at the Teacher Training College. She then taught at the Catholic parochial school in Neuchâtel. In this religious community, which offered her the framework of solid intellectual and spiritual formation, she remained for a total of five years, twice renewing her temporary vows. Due to her unquenched longing for a contemplative monastic life, she left the community in 1936, after having met in Neuchâtel the priest Maurice Zundel, known for his controversial books, who encouraged her to join the Poor Clares. From this point on, Zundel was her spiritual advisor. On September 1, 1936 she entered the Poor Clares in Evian as a postulant, but remained only until April 10, 1937, when the mentally ill abbess dismissed her. After this upsetting convent experience, Louisa worked temporarily as a nanny in Lausanne with a working-class family which had six children, and then again with Countess Agliardi in Cortina d'Ampezzo. Her prospects for a convent life seemed to have disappeared. Last years Louisa Jaques decided to visit her family in South Africa, together with her sister Alice and her children, and arrived in Johannesburg on August 28, 1937, where she was reunited with her parents and siblings. Still uncertain about her future, she took up employment as a home teacher in various Jewish families over the next few months. In 1938, motivated by reading the writings of Charles de Foucauld, she decided to make a pilgrimage to the Holy Land, reaching Jerusalem. There she entered the convent of the Poor Clares on June 30. On August 28, 1939, she was initiated as Sr. Mary of the Trinity. Two years later she made an extraordinary vow of total devotion. In June 1942, typhus fever broke out in the convent. Sr. Maria died of it on June 25, 1942. Writings Through her confessor, Fr. Sylvère Van den Broeck, she was urged in the last two years of her life to put down in writing her vocational journey and also to record the words of the "inner voice" she heard. After her death, he published her writings. This edition of 1943, translated into various languages in the years that followed, brought about an unprecedented awareness and engagement with the spiritual content of these writings, especially in Italy through the work of the Franciscans of the Custody of the Holy Land. The works of Sister Mary of the Trinity have been published in French, Italian, Dutch, Spanish, Slovenian, Croatian, German, Arabic, Hungarian, Portuguese and English editions. External links Blog «Maria von der Heiligsten Dreifaltigkeit» in German Poor Clares' Jerusalem Homepage with information and links concerngin Sister Mary (Italian) Book review for Come un respiro (Italian) Statement by Fr. Francesco Patton, OFM, Custos of the Holy Land, concerning Louisa Jaques (Italian) References 1942 deaths 1901 births Swiss people South African people Missionaries Mystics Poor Clares Converts to Roman Catholicism from Calvinism
Bell's Sports Centre, formerly known as the Gannochy Trust Sports Complex, is located in Perth, Scotland. Built in 1968, it stands at the western edge of the city's North Inch park, adjacent to Balhousie Castle. At the time of its opening, its domed roof, over in diameter, was the largest laminated timber dome in the United Kingdom. It was surpassed by London's Millennium Dome in 1999. Owned by the Gannochy Trust, it is operated by Live Active Leisure on behalf of Perth and Kinross Council. History In the early 1960s, then lord provost of Perth, W. G. Farquharson discussed plans for a sports facility in the city. In 1964, it was announced that the Gannochy Trust, founded in 1937 by Arthur Kinmond Bell and of which Farquharson was chairman, would fund the estimated £150,000 cost of the building's construction. The venue was to be named after Bell, due to his love of sport and of his concern for the health of Perth's citizens. Construction of the facility began on 16 September 1966, and its foundation stone was laid by Farquharson on 20 March 1967. David K. Thomson, who had succeeded Farquharson as lord provost, presided over the ceremony. The planned opening was originally in March 1968, but a fire broke out in the building, severely damaging the dome. Most of the 36 arches had to be replaced. After the extensive repairs, Bell's Sports Centre opened on 15 October 1968, six months behind schedule. The Gannochy Sports Pavilion was built on the dome's southeastern side between 1975 and 1979, designed by Esmé Gordon. The two buildings were linked and modernised between 1989 and 1991, with squash courts added. Bell's Sports Centre was one of the venues used during the 2011–12 UEFA Futsal Cup. Design 36 arches, each long, support the domed roof, which is tall. The facility has of floor space. Facilities Its floor space accommodates courts for tennis, badminton, volleyball, netball and basketball. It also has running track that equates to one mile per eleven laps, a 60-metre sprint track, long-, high- and triple-jumps, pole vault, hammer, discus and javelin. It also has facilities for indoor football, hockey, practice cricket wickets and golf. Former British number-one tennis player Elena Baltacha formerly practiced at Bell's Sports Centre with her father Sergei Baltacha in the early 1990s, when her father played for St Johnstone, the city's professional football club. In 2021, Live Active Leisure announced plans to invest £750,000 to build a new fitness gym and exercise studio at the centre. The plans were of concern to the city's various sport clubs who would be losing the use of the centre's coaching hall. Swimming is not available at the centre; there is instead Perth Leisure Pool, located around to the southeast. Adjacent to the pool is the Dewar's Centre, which offers ice skating and curling. Perthshire RFC use the pavilion's changing rooms, although their home field is officially the North Inch. There is also a restaurant on site. Dome detail References Works cited Duncan 2012 External links Sports venues in Perth, Scotland Sport in Scotland 1968 establishments in Scotland
Seilern Investment Management is a London based investment management company, founded by Peter Seilern more than 30 years ago. Seilern has been compared to Warren Buffett, as he follows a similar strategy to the United states investor, which has produced above-average returns. Investment strategy Seilern Investment Management pursues a long-term investment strategy with the respective companies being held in the portfolio for several years. The Investment Company's Funds seek to own concentrated portfolios of high quality publicly traded companies that will appreciated in value over the years and that, based on company fundamentals, deliver superior organic growth driven by sustainable competitive advantage. Individual stocks are selected through rigorous internal bottom-up analysis and at attractive valuations. Peter Seilern Peter Seilern is chairman, Director and majority shareholder of Seilern Investment Management, publisher of the well-known Seilern World Growth Fund (formerly Stryx). Peter Seilern has worked in the financial industry since 1973, having been a portfolio manager at Hambros Bank Limited and managing private client portfolios for Notz, Stucki & Cie in Geneva and London. References
Thomas Ridgway (August 18, 1861 – May 5, 1939) was a career officer in the United States Army. A Coast Artillery specialist, Ridgway served from 1883 to 1919 and attained the rank of colonel. A veteran of the Spanish–American War, Philippine–American War, Boxer Rebellion, and World War I, he was most notable for his service as commander of several Coast Artillery posts and districts and acting commander of the Hawaiian Department. Ridgway was the father of General Matthew Ridgway. Early life Thomas Ridgway was born in Brooklyn, New York on August 18, 1861, the son of attorney James Ridgway and Esther Lucas Molière Ridgway. He attended the public schools of Brooklyn, and was a student at New York University for two years as a member of the class of 1881. While at NYU, Ridgway became a member of the Delta Phi fraternity. In 1879, Ridgway was appointed to the United States Military Academy by U.S. Representative Simeon B. Chittenden. He graduated in 1884 ranked 10th of 52, and received his commission as a second lieutenant in the Artillery branch. Start of career Ridgway became a specialist in the use of coastal artillery for harbor defenses, a major strategic concern for the United States government in the late 1800s and early 1900s as the expansion of several nations' navies detracted from the natural defenses America enjoyed because of its location between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Initially assigned to the 5th Artillery Regiment, Ridway's early assignments included postings to New York's Fort Wadsworth, Fort Hamilton, and Riverside Park. From May 1886 to October 1887, Ridgway was assigned as professor of military science at St. Paul's School in Garden City. From December 1887 to July 1888, Ridgway attended the Torpedo School at Fort Totten. After graduating, Ridgway returned to duty at Fort Hamilton, where he remained until May 1890. He was assigned to the Presidio of San Francisco from May 1890 to June 1891 and Fort Alcatraz from June 1891 to August 1892. Ridgway was promoted to first lieutenant in February 1891. From 1892 to 1896, he was assigned to the staff of the artillery school at Fort Monroe, Virginia. He graduated from the Fort Monroe artillery officer's course in September 1896. Ridgway served with a light artillery battery at Fort Riley, Kansas from December 1896 to March 1898, when he was transferred to the 6th Artillery. Spanish–American War At the start of the Spanish–American War, Ridgway was assigned to assist in the rapid improvement of coastal defenses in the eastern United States. These postings included Tybee Island, Georgia (March 1898), Fort McHenry, Maryland (March to April 1898), Fort Hamilton (April 1898), and Washington Barracks, D.C. (April 1898). He was transferred back to the 5th Artillery in late April 1898. After returning to the 5th Artillery, Ridgway served at Fort Myer, Virginia (May 1898), Fort Hamilton (May 1898), Fort Hancock, New Jersey (May to July 1898), Fort Hamilton, (July 1898), and Fort Wadsworth (May to December 1898). After the war, Ridgway was assigned to Fort Hamilton from December 1898 to January 1900. He was promoted to captain in the 5th Artillery in March 1899, and he served as regimental adjutant from May 1899 to January 1900. Post-war From January to August 1900, Ridgway commanded Battery N, 5th Artillery at Fort Monroe. He was then transferred to Light Battery F, 5th Artillery, which he commanded when it served in the Philippines during the Philippine–American War and in China during the U.S. response to the Boxer Rebellion. He returned to the United States in June 1901, and commanded his battery at Fort Walla Walla, Washington from July 1901 to October 1902 and Fort Snelling, Minnesota from October 1902 to August 1906. He was promoted to major in June 1906. Ridgway performed staff duty at Fort Caswell, N. C., from August 1906 to June 1907 and Fort Monroe from June 1907 to November 1909. When the army created the Coast Artillery Corps as a separate branch in 1907, Ridgway was assigned to the Coast Artillery. He was posted to Fort Andrews, Massachusetts from November 1909 to September 1912. Ridgway was promoted to lieutenant colonel in July 1910 and colonel in September 1912. Later career After becoming a colonel, Ridgway was assigned to Fort Barrancas, Florida as commander of the Coast Defenses of Pensacola. He commanded the Coast Defenses of Boston beginning in November 1915, and remained in this position during the early stages of U.S. involvement in World War I. He commanded the South Atlantic Coast Artillery District in Charleston, South Carolina from March 17 to August 1918, after which he was assigned to command the Coast Defenses of Portland, Maine. He continued in this post through the end of the war. In February 1919, Ridgway was assigned to command the Coast Defenses of Oahu, where he remained until retiring in October 1919. From June to July 1919, he also served as acting commander of the army's Hawaiian Department. Ridgway was visiting a laboratory in January 1912 when an explosion occurred, which resulted in him losing sight in one eye. In September 1919, he requested retirement for the disability that resulted from this injury, which was approved in October 1919. Retirement and death In retirement, Ridgway was a resident of San Diego, California. He died in San Diego on May 5, 1939. He was buried at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery in San Diego. Family In February 1890, Ridgway married Ruth Starbuck. Bunker (1870-1956). They were the parents of two children, Matthew and Ruth. Matthew Ridgway was a career army officer who attained the rank of general and served as Chief of Staff of the United States Army. Notes References External links Thomas Ridgway at United States Army Pacific 1861 births 1939 deaths People from Brooklyn People from San Diego United States Military Academy alumni American military personnel of the Spanish–American War American military personnel of the Philippine–American War American military personnel of the Boxer Rebellion United States Army personnel of World War I Burials at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery
Nikolai Gnatovich Litus (Ukrainian: Літус Микола Гнатович; 15 January 1925 – 21 February 2022) was a Ukrainian film director. He was a Merited Artist of Ukraine. Life and career Born in Tsybuliv, a village in the Uman Raion district, after graduating from the Leningrad Infantry School he fought in the Eastern Front of World War II. After the war he graduated in history at the Kirov Pedagogical Institute (today Vyatka State University), and later studied directing at the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography and worked as an assistant of Alexander Zarkhi. The feature film debut he co-directed with Shamsi Kiamov, Moi Drug Navrusov ("My Friend Navrusov") was censored and never screened because of its criticism of Soviet bureaucracy. He later directed documentaries and some popular films for Dovzhenko Film Studios, notably the 1963 comedy Queen of the Gas Station. Beyond his cinema activity, between 1968 and 1983 Litus was lecturer at the Kyiv National I. K. Karpenko-Kary Theatre, Cinema and Television University. Litus died in Kirovohrad Oblast on 21 February 2022, at the age of 97. References External links 1925 births 2022 deaths Soviet film directors Ukrainian film directors People from Cherkasy Oblast Soviet military personnel of World War II from Ukraine Recipients of the Order of the Red Star Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography alumni Kyiv National I. K. Karpenko-Kary Theatre, Cinema and Television University faculty
William Thornton Whitsett (August 5, 1866 – March 22, 1934) was an American educator, poet, author, historian, and genealogist. He was the founder of the Whitsett Institute, an academy for the education of young men in Guilford County, North Carolina. The town of Whitsett grew up around the Institute. He was a graduate of the University of North Carolina and earned his Ph. D. at North Carolina College in Mt. Pleasant, North Carolina. Early life William Thornton Whitsett was born in 1866 in Guilford County, North Carolina. Whitsett was the only son of Thomas Bason and Mary Foust Whitsett. He was taught by private tutors and attended both public and private schools. He graduated with a BA in History from the University of North Carolina in 1888 and earned a Ph. D. in English from North Carolina College in Mt. Pleasant, North Carolina in 1893. Career Educator He immediately went to work as the Principal of Fairview Academy in Guilford County. He was inspired by the work of previous educators, including Brantley York, the founder of what would become Duke University, who had attempted to found boys' schools in the same area. Fairview Academy became Whitsett Institute, a boarding school for boys, and was very successful until it was destroyed by fire in 1918. While it was in operation, it averaged between 200 and 250 boys in attendance and taught liberal arts, business, and teacher preparatory classes. The Institute was the first school in North Carolina to accept students from Cuba and the first to enroll Cuban students in the University of North Carolina. While engaged in managing and promoting Whitsett Institute, he also became actively involved in promoting education in North Carolina. He served as secretary of the North Carolina Teachers Assembly, as a Trustee of the University of North Carolina from 1897 until 1919 as the secretary of the Association of Academies of North Carolina, was a member of the American Academy of Social and Political Sciences of Philadelphia, and President of the Guilford County School Board. Poet and author Whitsett published his first work, a collection of poems titled Saber and Song in 1917. He also wrote book reviews for various newspapers as well as articles encouraging authors. Historian and genealogist He also published numerous monographs on the history and genealogy of Guilford County and Alamance County, churches in North Carolina, and the genealogy of early North Carolina families. He served as official historian for both Guilford and Alamance counties. He received an honorary Doctor of Letters from Lenoir-Rhyne College in 1933. He was a member of the Southern Historical Association, Washington, D. C. and The American Authors Guild, New York. See also Whitsett, William Thornton. Saber and song : a book of poems. Whitsett, N.C.: Whitsett Institute. 1917. https://archive.org/details/saberandsongabo00whitgoog. Whitsett, William Thornton. History of Brick church and the Clapp family, Greensboro, N.C.: Harrison Printing Company. https://archive.org/details/historyofbrickch02whit. Whitsett, William Thornton. Frieden's Lutheran Church. Gibsonville, N.C.: [W.B. Miller]. 1921. https://archive.org/details/friedenslutheran00whit. Whitsett, William Thornton, Founders of Church and State, Greensboro, N.C. : Harrison Printing Company http://divinityarchive.com/bitstream/handle/11258/8117/foundersofchurch03whit.pdf Blue, Frank Smith (Rev.); and Whitsett, William T. "Church Year Book History and Directory of Stoney Creek (1776), Shiloh (1913), Burlington Second (1913) Presbyterian Churches." Burlington, NC: [Rev. Frank S. Blue]. 1933. (Portrait of William T. Whitsett) J. H. Joyner, "Men of Mark in North Carolina," in Charles L. Van Noppen Papers (Manuscripts Department, Duke University Library, Durham). William Thornton Whitsett Papers (portraits) (Southern Historical Collection, University of North Carolina Library, Chapel Hill). References 1866 births 1934 deaths American school principals American male poets Poets from North Carolina 20th-century American poets Historians of North Carolina People from Guilford County, North Carolina University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill alumni Founders of schools in the United States
Ian D. Thatcher is a scholar of Russia. Selected works Journal of Trotsky Studies (1993–) Leon Trotsky and World War One, August 1914–February 1917 (2000) Trotsky (2003) References External links Historians of Russia Living people Year of birth missing (living people)
Jurinea cretacea is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, native to Ukraine and south European Russia. It is confined to chalk outcrops. References Cynareae Flora of Ukraine Flora of South European Russia Plants described in 1841
Phil Young is an American Democratic Party politician currently serving as a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from the 120th district, which includes part of Stratford, since 2018. Young was first elected in 2018 during a special election against Republican Bill Cabral. In that year's general election, Young defeated Republican Jim Feehan by just 13 votes. Young defeated Feehan again in 2020 by a 2.6 point margin. In February of 2022, Young announced that he will seek re-election in the upcoming November 2022 election. Young currently serves as a member of the house's Judiciary Committee, Public Health Committee, and the Environment Committee. References Living people People from Stratford, Connecticut Connecticut Democrats Members of the Connecticut House of Representatives
The 1919 PGA Tour season during the fourth year of the Professional Golfers' Association of America was played from April through September, based on tournaments recognized in PGA Tour records. Tournament results The following table shows all 1919 tournaments recognized in the PGA Tour record books. "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. Source: References External links PGA Tour official site PGA Tour seasons 1919 in golf
Operation Display Deterrence was a 65-day NATO operation to protect the Turkish border region with Iraq, made in response to an Article 4 declaration by the Turkish government in response to the Iraq War. It was aimed at defending Turkey from a threat from Iraq and deterring aggression. NATO's military deployment consisted of AWACS surveillance aircraft and crews, TMD units, and biological and chemical defence equipment. Command was set up in Eskisehir. NATO assets were sent to the Konya air base in Turkey, along with Patriot missile systems installed in Diyarbakir and Batman to help guard their airspace during military operations of the Iraq War. Similar assets, deployment, and lessons from this operation were carried forward to Operation Active Fence in 2012. References Military operations involving NATO
Ramany vs Ramany 3.0 (ரமணி விஸ் ரமணி) is an Indian Tamil-language sitcom Comedy web series, produced as an Original for Aha Tamil, directed by Naga. Produced by Kavithalayaa Productions the series stars Vasuki Anand and Ram G in the lead role along with Poovilangu Mohan, Ponni Suresh, Param Guhanesh and Vaidyanathan Padmanabhan. It is a third season of the 1998 Tamil series Ramany vs Ramany. The series is scheduled to premiere on Aha Tamil on 4 March 2022. Cast Vasuki Anand as Mrs. Ramany Ram G as Mr. Ramany Ponni Suresh as Ramanys' daughter Ragini Param Guhanesh as Ramanys' son Ram Poovilangu Mohan Vaidyanathan Padmanabhan K. Sathyamurthy Sriram Krish Sudha Pushpa Suchitra Ravi Elakiya Narmadha Veni Production Casting Vasuki from the first season and Ram G from the second season will be paired as the Ramanys in the third season. Ponni Suresh and Param Ganesh was cast as the daughter and son respectively the comic couple. Devadarshini will not reprise her role from season 2 for the third season. References External links Aha (streaming service) original programming Tamil-language web series 2022 Tamil-language television series debuts Tamil-language comedy television series
Rhagio vertebratus is a species of snipe fly belonging to the family Rhagionidae. Adults are up to in length. References External links Rhagionidae Insects described in 1823 Taxa named by Thomas Say
The Brave Enough Tour was a worldwide concert tour by violinist Lindsey Stirling in support of her third album Brave Enough. Background The tour began in North America in 2016, across 35 dates before heading to Europe for early 2017. Stirling then toured venues in Australia and New Zealand before returning to both North and South America. The Brave Enough tour was Stirling's first world tour without Jason Gaviati, her long term keyboard player, who dies in late 2015. A documentary called Lindsey Stirling: Brave Enough was produced and filmed whilst Stirling was on tour. It was broadcast as paid streaming content on YouTube having being produced by YouTubeRed. Set list The following set list is representative of the show in London on April 3, 2017. "The Phoenix" "Love's Just a Feeling" "Prism" "Shatter Me" "Lost Girls" "Elements" "Mini Set (acoustic)" "Something Wild" "Gavi's Song" "Those Days" "Crystallize" "Hold My Heart" "The Arena" "Mirage" "Stars Align" Encore "Roundtable Rival / Don't Let This Feeling Fade" Personnel Band: Lindsey Stirling - violin Drew Steen - drums, percussion Kit Nolan - keyboards, guitars and samples Tour dates The tour ran across North America, Europe and later Oceania and South America. References External links Official website 2016 concert tours 2017 concert tours Lindsey Stirling concert tours
Meltem Kaptan (born 8 July 1980 Gütersloh) is a Turkish German actress and comedian. She won a Silver Bear for Best Leading Performance at the 2022 Berlin International Film Festival. Life She studied at Philipps University, Marburg, Boğaziçi Üniversitesy, and Western Washington University. She hosted (The great Bake) in 2013, and in 2019. Filmography Rabiye Kurnaz vs. George W. Bush 2021 References 1980 births German actors
Ancistrocerus adiabatus is a species of potter wasp. Adults grow up to in length. References Hymenoptera of North America Potter wasps Insects described in 1853 Taxa named by Henri Louis Frédéric de Saussure
Ancistrocerus campestris is a species of potter wasp. Adults grow up to in length. References Hymenoptera of North America Potter wasps Insects described in 1853 Taxa named by Henri Louis Frédéric de Saussure
Juan Lobato Gandarias (born 5 November 1984) is a Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) politician. First elected as a councillor in Soto del Real in 2003, he was the town's mayor from 2015 to 2021. He served in the Assembly of Madrid from 2015 to 2019 and again from 2021, becoming his party's leader in the region. Biography Born in Madrid, Lobato graduated in Business Management and Administration, and Law, from the Autonomous University of Madrid. He was the mayor of Soto del Real from 2015 to 2021, having first been elected to the city council in 2003 when he was 18, and a deputy in the Assembly of Madrid from 2015 to 2019. From 2010, he worked as a State Treasury Technician for the State Tax Administration Agency. In 2017, he was a candidate for secretary general of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) in the Community of Madrid. He came second, with 19.74% of the vote, behind José Manuel Franco. Lobato was put in fourth place on the PSOE's list for the 2021 Madrilenian regional election, led by Ángel Gabilondo. He resigned as mayor of Soto del Real in April, before being re-elected to the Assembly in May. He and Irene Lozano were made the party's assistant spokespeople, behind Hana Jalloul. In September 2021, Lobato put himself forward again as a candidate for secretary general. He was elected in October, with 61.23% of the votes, ahead of the mayor of Fuenlabrada, Francisco Javier Ayala. Also becoming spokesman of the party in the Assembly of Madrid, he offered to pact with regional president Isabel Díaz Ayuso (PP) so that the budget could be passed without compromises towards Vox. References 1984 births Living people Politicians from Madrid Autonomous University of Madrid alumni Spanish Socialist Workers' Party politicians Mayors of places in the Community of Madrid Members of the 10th Assembly of Madrid Members of the 12th Assembly of Madrid Members of the Socialist Parliamentary Group (Assembly of Madrid)
Jakeb Sullivan (born July 1, 1994) is an American football quarterback for the Frankfurt Galaxy in the European League of Football. He played college football for the South Dakota Mines Hardrockers, a Division II program in Rapid City, South Dakota. Early life and college career Sullivan attended St. Thomas More High School in Rapid City, South Dakota, where he played quarterback for the football team. He was team captain and team MVP, and was named to the All-State and Academic All-State teams. Sullivan joined the South Dakota Mines Hardrockers program in NCAA Division II, where he became the starting quarterback. In his four years at SDSM&T he set 17 new school records, 2 All-RMCS best quarterback and Don Hansen All-American Team. With 325.1 yards per game, he led the entire NCAA Division II. In total he completed 293 passes for 3,576 yards, 32 passing touchdowns and 10 rushing touchdowns. College statistics Professional career German Football League In December 2018, Sullivan signed with the Marburg Mercenaries ahead of the 2019 German Football League season. In his first year as an import player he reached several milestones. After nine victories out of 14 games his team qualified for the play-offs, where they lost in the quarterfinals against the Dresden Monarchs. He was nominated in the GFL Allstar Team as the statistical passing leader of this season. He threw for 46 passing touchdowns and ran for 14 rushing touchdowns. In October 2019 he was signed by the Vienna Vikings in the Austrian Football League. He did not start due to the COVID-19 pandemic. European League of Football In the inaugural 2021 European League of Football season Sullivan was signed by the Frankfurt Galaxy and head coach Thomas Kösling. In the regular season Sullivan had the highest passing completion rate (66,2 %) of the league as well as 2,037 passing yards and 23 touchdowns. With a passer rating of 105.96 he was the second best quarterback in the regular season. In the Divisional Championship playoff-game against the Cologne Centurions he scored five passing touchdowns with four different target and was nominated MVP of this game. In the first ELF Championship game the Frankfurt Galaxy won against the Hamburg Sea Devils with a dramatic 32:30 score. He was nominated ELF Championship game-MVP, voted to the ELF Allstar game and won the Offensive Player of the Year award. The Frankfurt Galaxy announced in mid November the extension for another season. Professional statistics Private life Sullivan has four younger siblings and is of Native American descent of the Cheyenne River Reservation. His father was football coach at St. Thomas More High School. He majored in industrial engineering and was nominated for the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team. References External links South Dakota Mines Hardrockers bio ELF bio 1994 births Living people American football quarterbacks Players of American football from South Dakota Frankfurt Galaxy (ELF) players European League of Football players German Football League players Sportspeople from Rapid City, South Dakota American expatriate players of American football American expatriate sportspeople in Germany
The 1983–84 North Carolina A&T Aggies men's basketball team represented North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University during the 1983–84 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Aggies, led by fifth-year head coach Don Corbett, played their home games at the Corbett Sports Center as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 22–7, 9–1 in MEAC play to finish in first place. They were champions of the MEAC Tournament, winning the championship game over Morgan State, to earn an automatic bid to the 1984 NCAA Tournament where they were defeated by Morehead State, 70–69, in the play-in round. Roster Schedule and results \|- !colspan=9 style=\| Regular Season \|- !colspan=9 style=\| 1984 MEAC Tournament \|- !colspan=9 style=\|1984 NCAA Tournament Awards and honors Joe Binion – MEAC Player of the Year References North Carolina A&T Aggies men's basketball seasons North Carolina North Carolina AandT North Carolina AandT Aggies men's basketball North Carolina AandT Aggies men's basketball
The 2022 Alsco Uniforms 300 is scheduled to be the third stock car race of the 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series and the 26th iteration of the event. The race is scheduled to be held on Saturday, March 5, 2022, in North Las Vegas, Nevada at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent D-shaped oval racetrack. The race is scheduled to be ran over 200 laps. Background Las Vegas Motor Speedway, located in Clark County, Nevada outside the Las Vegas city limits and about 15 miles northeast of the Las Vegas Strip, is a 1,200-acre (490 ha) complex of multiple tracks for motorsports racing. The complex is owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc., which is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. Entry list Practice The only 30-minute practice session is scheduled to be held on Friday, March 4, at 3:30 PM PST. Qualifying Qualifying is scheduled to be held on Friday, March 4, at 4:00 PM PST. Since Las Vegas Motor Speedway is an oval track, the qualifying system used is a single-car, single-lap system with only one round. Whoever sets the fastest time in the round wins the pole. Full qualifying results Race results Stage 1 Laps: 45 Stage 2 Laps: 45 Stage 3 Laps: 110 References 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series NASCAR races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway Alsco Uniforms 300 (Las Vegas) Alsco Uniforms 300 (Las Vegas)
The following is a list of teams and cyclists that will take part in the 2022 Tour de France. Teams UCI WorldTeams UCI ProTeams Cyclists By starting number By team By nationality References 2022 Tour de France 2022
Chris Ryder may refer to: Chris Ryder (squash player) Chris Ryder (journalist)
Colpotrochia is a genus of ichneumon wasps in the family Ichneumonidae. There are at least 61 described species in Exochus. References External links Parasitic wasps
Attalea funifera, the Bahia piassava, is a species of palm (family Arecaceae), native to eastern Brazil. It is a major source of piassava fiber, used in brooms and brushes. References funifera Fiber plants Endemic flora of Brazil Flora of Northeast Brazil Flora of Southeast Brazil Plants described in 1826
House Broken is the second live album by American progressive rock/AOR band Pavlov's Dog, released in 2016. The album is an audio-visual recording of Pavlov's Dog live concert at the Der Hirsch music venue in Nuremberg, Germany, during their 2015 European Tour. The band performed songs from their previously released albums, their then upcoming album Prodigal Dreamer, two songs from David Surkamp's solo work Dancing on the Edge of a Teacup, as well as one song from Hi-Fi's album Moods for Mallards.. They also played the previously unreleased "Canadian Rain", with David Surkamp introducing the song as one of the last things he wrote with Douglas Rayburn before the latter passed away in 2012. "Crying Forever" was written by Surkamp for Savoy Brown, included in their 2007 studio album Steel. Pavlov's Dog later recorded their own studio version for their 2018 album Prodigal Dreamer. As the band's only constant member and leader, David Surkamp thought the line-up Pavlov's Dog had during the time of the album's recording was the best ever. To support that, he said that when he wrote "Did You See Him Cry" for the At the Sound of the Bell album in 1976 the band couldn't play it live because it was too hard for them, while the 2015 members "tear it up". Track listing All tracks credited to David Surkamp, except where noted. CD1 CD2 DVD The DVD contains all songs from CD1 and CD2 in the same running order. Personnel All information according to the album's liner notes. Pavlov's Dog David Surkamp: vocals, guitar Abbie Hainz-Steiling: violin, mandolin, vocals Amanda McCoy: guitar, vocals Manfred Ploetz: drums Rick Steiling: bass guitar Nathan Jatcko: keyboards Sara Surkamp: vocals, acoustic gutar Production Manfred Ploetz: producer Andreas Weimann : film director Matthias Lingenfelder: audio engineer Saylor Surkamp: introductory film sequence Artwork Sara Surkamp: art direction Hanna Barton: cover photography Philippe Maquet: band photography References 2016 albums Pavlov's Dog (band) albums
Colpotrochia crassipes is a species of ichneumon wasp in the family Ichneumonidae. References External links Ichneumoninae Insects described in 1886
Acrotaphus wiltii is a species of ichneumon wasp in the family Ichneumonidae. References External links Ichneumoninae Insects described in 1870 Taxa named by Ezra Townsend Cresson
Parc naturel régional de la Martinique is one of 54 French regional nature parks. With a surface area of approximately , it covers more than half of the island, overlapping 32 of 34 communes - including approximately 100,000 inhabitants. The park works to preserve one of 34 biodiversity hotspots on the planet. The biodiversity hotspot map identifies areas for preservation by two criteria, one being a certain rate of endemism: that the flora and fauna are not found elsewhere, and because at least 70% of its primary vegetation has been lost. History The area was classified as a Regional nature park in 1976. In the same year, the Caravelle peninsula was classified as a national nature reserve. Boundary and zoning The regional nature park is divided into four geographically independent sub-areas. List of communes The park includes 32 of Martinique's 34 communes, 15 of which are only partly protected. Protected areas The Sainte-Anne Islets National Nature Reserve was created in 1995. It is managed jointly by the park and the National Forests Office. The Etang des Salines wetlands area is classified as a Ramsar site. The îlets de la Perle, the Citadelle and the coastal waters in north-west Martinique form a regional nature reserve called "Réserve marine du prêcheur - Albert Falco". On Mount Pelée's northern slopes, of forest were classified as an integral biological reserve in 28 April 2007, and are managed by the National Forest Office. Governing body The park is administered by semi-public committees, bringing together elected representatives for the local authority and representatives of the communes. Management team Programmes and activities UNESCO World Heritage nomination The Regional Nature Park, in partnership with the island's government, has registered the "volcanoes and forests of Mount Pelée and the Pitons of northern Martinique" as a UNESCO World Heritage Site candidate. The Zero Chlordecone label The park has a number of banana plantations within its boundaries, and as a result was affected by the Chlordecone scandal. The regional nature park created a label to guarantee food products as free of contamination. An app was lauched to allow consumers to check the provenance of products labelled "Zéro chlordécone" in 11 October 2019. The park brand The park runs a quality control and promotion scheme for honey, lamb and cassava produced there, labelling those which meet its standard with the "marque parc". Litter picking operation A monthly litter clean up is carried out at places along the coast on Saturday mornings. These Touloulou operations (named after a crab found in the area) are organised by a group of 50 volunteers on average. Natural heritage and biodiversity Martinique's isolation as an island in the tropics has encouraged diversification of species. It has a high rate of endemism, a combination of variety and uniqueness in its flora and fauna. Diversity of fauna and flora Seventeen species of terrestrial mammals have been recorded in Martinique, along with 21 species of reptiles and 6 species of amphibians which occupy a variety of environments of the island. Among arthropods, naturalists have identified 16 species of crustaceans, a hundred or so spiders and mygalomorphs, 1,139 species of hexapods including 30 species of odonates, 40 species of butterflies and more than 300 moths and at least 14 species of Hymenoptera apoidea according to a preliminary study, and at least 18 species of ladybirds. Martinique has more than 60 breeding bird species. The islets of Sainte-Anne contain nesting places important to seabirds such as the red-billed tropicbird, the bridled tern, Audubon's shearwater, the brown noddy or the sooty tern.There are 396 species of tree in Martinique, of which 20% are endemic to the Lesser Antilles, the greatest diversity of trees among the islands. As of 2010, 56 were in danger of local extinction and 12 of total extinction. More generally, the island has 1238 native spermatophytes and 259 native pteridophytes. Of the total spermatophytes, 39 species are endemic to this island, 177 to the Lesser Antilles and 172 to the Caribbean. Endemic species The White-breasted thrasher is a bird endemic to Martinique, found in the dry forest of the Caravelle peninsula and in Saint Lucia. Also endemic to the island is the Martinique oriole, known locally as the "Carouge", which belongs to the Icterid family of birds. Finally, Martinique has an endemic bat, Myotis Martiniquensis or Schwartz's myotis, a vesper bat which appears in the early to late evening. Martinique is home to 11 other species of bat. The Lesser Antillean Iguana (Iguana delicatissima) is endemic to Martinique, Guadeloupe, St. Martin and some other smaller islands. This species is considered vulnerable by the IUCN, and is threatened, among other things, by hybridization with the Green Iguana, an invasive alien species in Martinique. Allobates chalcopis, or the ravine rocket frog, is a species of frog endemic to Mount Pelee. The Antilles pinktoe tarantula or Matoutou falaise is an endemic species of tree-dwelling mygalomorphs. Its young are dark blue with black stripes on the abdomen. Adults can be identified by their bright red abdomen decorated with a pink spot, with purplish pink legs; they can reach a size of across. It is not advisable to touch these tarantulas because their bristles sting. Martinique has 95 species of insects (or more generally hexapoda) which are strictly endemic including Athis pinchoni, a moth. The bromeliad aechmea reclinata is an endemic epiphytic plant species that was discovered very recently by botanists of the Martinique National Park. It has lost a large part of its distribution area due to illegal forest clearing where it used to grow. Extinct or locally extinct species According to the IUCN, cited in the park's charter, eleven species have disappeared from Martinique, including the Lamentin, the Ara (endemic to the two islands of Guadeloupe and Martinique), the Martinique amazon, the Burrowing owl and the Boa constrictor. Invasive alien species In total, 38% of vertebrate fauna are thought to have been introduced by humans. All these species are considered harmful and some are already causing problems for local wildlife. In the wetlands several exotic plants have become established such as water hyacinth, Pistia stratiotes, Hydrilla verticillata and Salvinia molesta. Geology The island of Martinique is mainly volcanic, being formed in three main stages of volcanism: Eocene-Oligocene, i.e. 25-21 million years ago, evidenced in places on the Caravelle and Sainte-Anne peninsula; Intermediate period between 17 and 7 million years ago during the Miocene Recent era, beginning 5.5 million years ago (Pliocene-Pleistocene) until the present day. This includes the formation of Mount Pelee, which became active 126,000 years ago and has erupted in the modern era, in particular in 1902. Of the 43 geological heritage sites identified by the Bureau de recherches géologiques et minières in Martinique, 34 are located within the perimeter of the park. Landscape and environment North and South landscapes The landscapes of Martinique are classified into six groups, which in turn divide into 27 habitats. The regional nature park includes examples of each. Topology differs between the north and the south divided along a line between Fort-de-France on the Caribbean coast, to Trinité facing the Atlantic: The north has steep slopes with mountains which can climb to over , Mount Pelée the highest, at . The mountains are carved by deep gullies. There is dense forest vegetation, accompanied by water-demanding crops such as bananas. Geological formations in the South are older and the topography is closer to sea level, only exceeding at a point, the coasts are more indented, and here sedimentary rocks become visible among the ancient basalts. Settlements are more agricultural, typically divided between cattle breeding and sugar cane cultivation. Wetlands In 2012, 1230 wetlands were identified on the whole island of Martinique, categorised into 156 "ecosystems", covering a total surface area of . These include man-made environments, areas which are always waterlogged, or only during the wet season and the water may be fresh, salt or brackish. These environments are home to a variety of fauna, and provide a stopover for birds. In 2015, during the last census, 2276 ponds, marshes, ponds, riparian areas, lagoons and aquaculture or purification basins of ecological interest were listed. Mangroves Salt tolerant trees, known as mangroves, grow in the island's tidal zone. The ecosystem covers to , the largest areas being located in the bay of Fort-de-France (on the Caribbean coast to the west) for about and to the east, in the bay of Galion (commune of La Trinité). They grow in a pattern similar to Guadeloupe's mangroves, in three zones: red mangrove growing closest to the sea, then black mangrove and finally white and grey, most inland. It provides a home for snowy egrets, green herons and little blue herons. The "Baie de Génipa" site, in the south-eastern end of the bay of Fort-de-France, is home to 93 species of birds. It represents 65% of the mangroves in Martinique with 153 recorded plant species. The Regional Nature Park is planning to have the bay classified as a regional nature reserve. In the two areas mentioned above, the substrate is clay. There are also mangrove massifs on clay-sand substrate, scattered on the Atlantic coast and to the south of Martinique, sometimes merging with the forest. A study of ecosystem service, published in April 2017, estimates the economic contribution of the mangrove to the fishery sector at €15,143,000, plus €63,000 for "pêche vivrière" or fishing for food. Mangroves add to the beauty of the area, provide habitat for wildlife and a space for outdoor activities. The benefit they provide as a buffer to erosion is equally important: in 2013 the Ministry of Overseas France estimated the coastal protection and stabilisation provided by mangroves at €8,064 per hectare each year. Forests in Martinique Martinique is home to a great diversity of forest environments. In particular, on the slopes of Mount Pelée and the Carbet mountains, forest cover is almost continuous (28% fragmentation) from sea level to more than in altitude: Elfin forest Tropical mountain rainforest Tropical rainforest Tropical seasonal evergreen forest Dry forest Coastal forest The type of forest which develops depends on rainfall. The Atlantic coast receives more rain, so the tropical rainforest extends lower in altitude; dry forest is more common on the Carribean coast. The forest in the north of Martinique is essentially "primitive" (primary). Its secondary forest is concentrated on lower levels, up to in altitude. Due to climatic and edaphic soil conditions caused by the gradient, means that even when the forest is mature, it will not necessarily develop into a climax community. A vast wooded area descends from Morne-Rose to the sea, on the slopes of the Carbet Mountains, composed of a mesophilic forest at the highest altitudes changing to dry forest or shrubs at lower levels. The second continuum is located in the north of Martinique, on the steep slopes of the Piton Mont Conil and it is protected by two integral biological reserves: "Prêcheur-Grande-rivière" and "Montagne Pelée". There are areas of primary mesophilic forest, home to rare species such as Manilkara bidentata. However, at lower altitudes the forest was cleared for cash crops in the 18th century, then in the 19th for cocoa cultivation, shown by the presence of Samanea saman, a tree of Brazilian origin used as a shade plant. Dry Forest A few isolated areas of dry forest have been maintained on the Caribbean coast of Martinique, despite being very degraded. Bursera simaruba, Ficus laevigata, Tabebuia pallida and T. heterophylla (two species of pear tree) are characteristic of dry forest, where rainfall is between and per year. Mesophilic forest Mesophilic forest grows in the north of the island, from the coast to about in altitude, as well as by pocket in the south of Martinique. As cultures have tended to settle here over the history of the island, it is usually secondary forest, including trees such as Simarouba amara (bois-blanc) and Inga laurina (Pois-doux). Tropical rainforest The rainforest receives between and of water per year. The trees are very tall, reaching up to in height, and the characteristic species are Dacryodes excelsa (white gum tree), Chimarrhis cymosa (river wood), Sloanea truncata or Talauma dodeca petala (a Magnolia), accompanied by coconut trees and tree ferns. Epiphytes are very common. Mountain rainforest The upper transitional rainforest, is the transition from the upper mountain shrublands. Trees are on average less tall and forest cover is less dense, which allows for more development of plants in the understorey. Epiphytes are extremely abundant: lianas, mosses, ferns, etc. Micropholis guyanensis, Pouteria pallida in the Sapotaceae family or Myrcia deflexa (Myrtaceae) and Prestoea montana (a palm tree), already present in the rainforest, become dominant in this zone. Elfin forest These woodlands are referred to as "forêt des elfes" because of their stunted height, and the reliability of misty, humid conditions in the high elevations where they grow, which they rely on for moisture. Historical and cultural heritage Creole culture Main article: Culture of Martinique The Creole culture of Martinique is inherited from multiple sources, a mixture of the Amerindian culture of the Taïnos, the first inhabitants of the island, with European and African cultures. This culture is carried through by the Creole language and expressed in the island's built heritage and islander's traditional knowledge. The park supports cultural transmission by providing educational activities in schools and in practice, by communicating in Creole in its official documents (as proposed in its charter, signed in 2012). Historic monuments Local crafts Pottery Amerindians used the islands' numerous deposits of clay to make pottery from their earliest days in Martinique. "Canari", "Coco-neg" or "Tesson" kitchen utensils still made today using the Colombin technique, are the heirs of this Arawak tradition. With colonisation, a ceramics industry developed. The range of pottery being made on the island expanded from everyday objects to moulds for the sugar industry, bricks and round roof tiles. A pottery established in the 17th century is still in operation in Trois-Îlets. Basketry, braiding, rope making Basketry and weaving techniques have their origins in the practices of the early Amerindian inhabitants. Several local plants, often palms, are used as materials for various purposes: Aroman (Ischnosiphon arouma) and cachibou (Calathea lutea) are used in weaving, for example to make baskets. Bakwa (Pandanus utilis) and latanier (Latania lontaroides) are woven and assembled in a spiral shape to make Bakwa hats. Traditionally, fishermen wore a hat woven into a conical shape, while farmers wore a round hat. Banana fibres (Musa genus) are used to weave ropes that were once used to tie up pirogues or cattle. Settlement and human activity Agriculture Banana plantations The first banana trees were cultivated in the French West Indies at the turn of the 17th and 18th centuries as a shade plant for cocoa and coffee crops, giant grasses were also used to feed the workers on these plantations. From 1736 onwards, by royal decree, a minimum number of banana trees had to be planted on the plantations to feed the slaves, who could also grow bananas for their own benefit. In 1928, a cyclone damaged coffee and cocoa plantations so badly, that farmers began to grow bananas instead. In 1933, regular shipping was set up between Martinique and the France. Banana plantations became widespread on the island therafter. However, use of pesticides, in particular chlordecone, has caused extensive pollution. A study published in 2015 by 15 contributors assessed biodiversity in banana plantations in Guadeloupe and Martinique, and the results tend to show that some biodiversity has returned to plantations after the end of chlordecone use. This is particularly the case for soil macrofauna and birds, compared to another study made in 2008. Herpetofauna are diverse, with a higher density in comparison to forest environments. Arthropod diversity is low compared to natural environments. Overall, most species there are common and the biodiversity now present depends a great deal on the continued use of phytosanitary irridation treatments on farms. The Creole garden Creole gardens are kept near the home, in small plots. This type of landscaping is found in particular on the hillslopes of the south, where terrain is too uneven to build on. Gardens grow breadfruit trees, coconut trees, mango trees, citrus trees, sweet potatoes, taros, yams, cassava and other local vegetables. In addition to food crops, sections contain aromatic and medicinal plants and small-scale livestock farming. The Creole garden appeared with the abolition of slavery, when former slaves settled on cleared land, and developed further with the decline of the sugar industry, which employed many agricultural workers. Support programmes for the farming community The Regional Nature Park supports the agricultural sector, with aid programmes for: the development of anthurium cultivation, through development of greenhouses and agricultural education. The planting of "living hedges" on sheep farms and their scientific study in collaboration with the University of West Indies-Guyana. Since the 1920s, Gliciridia sepium has been planted as a fodder hedge, and at the southern tip of the island, acacia sundra or ox-stop is the main component of the hedges. The reintroduction of donkeys and mules for agricultural transport in steep areas, logging and tourism. Caribbean natural parks The territorial waters of Martinique are protected by the Parc naturel marin de Martinique. The Regional Nature Park of Martinique participates in the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety and the programme on the marine environment of the greater Caribbean region, set up by agreement between France and the United Nations Environment Programme. The Guadeloupe National Park is another protected area in the French West Indies. To launch its programme of international cooperation, the Parc naturel régional de la Martinique carried out a consultancy mission for the creation of a discovery trail across the island of Dominica, from north to south. References Protected areas of Overseas France Regional natural parks of France
The 1984 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament took place on March 8–10, 1984 at Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina. North Carolina A&T defeated , 65–58 in the championship game, to win its third consecutive MEAC Tournament title. The Aggies earned an automatic bid to the 1984 NCAA Tournament as a No. 12 seed in the Mideast region. Format Six of seven conference members participated, with play beginning in the quarterfinal round. Teams were seeded based on their regular season conference record. Bracket * denotes overtime period References MEAC Men's Basketball Tournament 1983–84 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference men's basketball season MEAC Men's Basketball Tournament
Gulliver Returns is an English -language full-length 3D animated fantasy film by director Ilya Maksimov It was produced by Kvartal 95 Studio. The world premiere of the film took place at the 2021 Shanghai International Film Festival. References 2021 films
The following is a list of awards and nominations received by actress Sutton Foster. Foster is an actress known for her extensive work on the Broadway stage. She has received six Tony Award nominations receiving two wins for her performance in Thoroughly Modern Millie in 2003 and Anything Goes in 2011. She is currently starring opposite Hugh Jackman in the Broadway revival of The Music Man. She has also earned a Grammy Award nomination for Best Musical Theater Album for Anything Goes Theater Sources:PlaybillVault Internet Broadway Database BroadwayWorld Note: The year given is the year of the ceremony Grammy Awards Tony Awards Drama Desk Awards Drama League Awards Outer Critics Circle Awards Miscellaneous awards Television awards Critics' Choice Awards Miscellaneous awards References Foster, Sutton
Saranaca is a genus of ichneumon wasps in the family Ichneumonidae. Species There are four species in Saranaca: Saranaca apicalis (Cresson, 1877) Saranaca atra (Hopper, 1939) Saranaca elegans (Cresson, 1868) Saranaca floridana (Heinrich, 1962) References External links Parasitic wasps

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