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Better Education Service Delivery For All (BESDA) is a world bank operation project in Nigeria. The Programme aims to bring out of school children into the classroom, improve literacy, and strengthen accountability for results in basic education. Background The development objective of the Better Education Service Delivery for All (BESDA) Operation Project for Nigeria is to increase equitable access for out of school children and improve literacy in focus states, and strengthen accountability for results, in basic education in Nigeria. BESDA is funded by $611 million from World Bank with the aim to increase equitable access for out of school children, improve literacy and strengthen accountability for results at the basic education level. The intervention program in the educational sector has led to drop in the number of out-of-school children in the country from over 10 million to 6.95 millionn in one year. The program is currently being implemented in 17 states of the federation including all the 13 States of North West and North East, Nigeria. Reference Education Education in Nigeria Education by country Education by city or town
Eleonore Ottilie Hilda Maria Schönborn ( Eleonore Freiin von Doblhoff, 14 April 1920 – 25 February 2022) was an Austrian politician. She was an eye-witness of the expulsion of Germans from Czechoslovakia. She became the first woman to hold a procuriate in Vorarlberg, and to be elected to the Schruns municipal council where she cared for cultural and social improvements. She was the mother of Cardinal Christoph Schönborn and the actor Michael Schönborn. Life Eleonore Freiin von Doblhoff was born in Brünn, Austria, the youngest daughter of Baron Herbert von Doblhoff and his wife Gertrud, members of the , an ancient noble family. She grew up in , where she attended a boarding school. In April 1942, she met the painter , of the Bohemian noble family Schönborn. They married on 10 May that year. He was a soldier who sympathized with the resistance to the Nazis. He stubbornly refused to become an officer in the Wehrmacht, which would have been his position, and was convinced, that Hitler was a criminal. He wanted to do as little as possible for the war. In October 1944, he deserted in Belgium to the British forces. In 1945, she was expelled from Czechoslovakia, and fled with her two small children Philipp and Christoph. She found shelter first with relatives in in Lower Austria. From 1945, she lived with her sister in Graz, where she was later reunited with her husband. They had two more children, Barbara and Michael. The family moved to Schruns in 1950, where she found work. In 1958, the couple divorced. She made a living by working for the company in Bludenz, where she worked for 30 years. Due to her language proficiency, she was promoted to chief secretary, procurist and press speaker, the first woman in such positions in Vorarlberg. She had a house built for her family, and was active in the council of the church parish. Schönberg was the first woman elected to the Schruns municipal council, serving from 1975 to 1985, initiating the erection of museums in Montafon. From 1979 to 2000, she was museum director of the . She founded, together with nurse and nun Bernardis Hinrichs, an association for medical assistance and care at home (Krankenpflegeverein Außermontafon). In 2008, she was made an honorary member. She was awarded the in 1997, and in Gold in 2013, and received the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria in 2013. She reported in interviews and a memoir her memories of her expulsion, the life of her son Christoph who became Cardinal and Archbishop of Vienna, and social topics in general. Due to restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic, she could not celebrate her centenary with her family. Schönborn was engaged against the deportation of integrated refugee families and a convinced European. She was a passionate card player. With limited ability to move, and almost completely blind, Schönborn died in Schruns on 25 February 2022, at the age of 101. References Further reading , Peter Strasser (eds.): Montafon. Beiträge zur Geschichte und Gegenwart. Festschrift für Frau Eleonore Schönborn zum 75. Geburtstag. (Bludenzer Geschichtsblätter 24–26) Schruns 1995. Eleonore Schönborn (with Adi Fischer): Das Leben lässt sich nicht planen. Ein Schicksal in bewegter Zeit. Memoir of Eleonore Schönborn. Wolfurt: Mohr KG, 2016, in Czech by Helena Rudlová and František Rudl: Život se nedá plánovat: osud v pohnutých časech. Prague 2018, External links 1920 births 2022 deaths 20th-century Austrian women politicians Austrian centenarians Bohemian nobility Czechoslovak emigrants to Austria Czech refugees Women centenarians Politicians from Brno Sudeten German people Eleonore Eleonore
The Morgan Super 3 is a sports car produced by the British car manufacturer Morgan. History After production of the previous 3-Wheeler model was discontinued at the end of 2021, Morgan presented the Super 3 on 24 February 2022. It will initially be available in Europe and the United States. The vehicle is built in Malvern, Worcestershire, England. Specifications The Super 3 is based the CX-Generation platform used in the Plus Four and Plus Six. Compared to the previous model, the chassis increases stability and allow additional space for the passengers. Only two small windshields serve as wind protection for the passengers. A soft top is not available. All assemblies in the cockpit should be dustproof and protected against splash water according to IP64. The seats are permanently installed; The pedals and the steering column can be adjusted to adapt the seating position to the driver. Fully digital instruments with a classic look are installed in the cockpit. A naturally aspirated three-cylinder petrol Ford Ecoboost engine with a displacement of 1432 cm³ and an output of 87 kW (118 hp) powers the roadster, which weighs when dry. The engine is longitudinally installed and hidden under a bonnet opposite the 3-wheeler. The rear wheel is also driven. The Super 3 takes seven seconds to reach 0 to 60 mph and the top speed is given as . The 5-speed manual transmission comes from the Mazda MX-5. References Super 3 Cars introduced in 2022 Three-wheeled motor vehicles Roadsters Sports cars
Kōtokuzan Tarō (; born 11 March 1994 as Jasper Kenneth Arboladura Terai) is a Filipino-Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Makati, Philippines. Making his professional debut in September 2009, he reached the top makuuchi division for the first time in March 2022. He has a highest rank of maegashira 16. He wrestles for Arashio stable. Career record See also Glossary of sumo terms List of active sumo wrestlers References External links 1994 births Living people Japanese sumo wrestlers Japanese people of Filipino descent
The Tārīkh-i-Dāwūdī () is a 16th-century Persian language document recording the administration of various Pashtun dynasties in South Asia. It was written by a historian named Abdullah. It starts with the Sultan Bahlul Lodi of the Lodi dynasty of Delhi and ends with Sultan Daud Khan Karrani of the Karrani dynasty of Bengal. Information relating to the Afghan Sur dynasty can also be found in the book. Other than these Afghan dynasties, the book also contains poetry as well as a history of the Jaunpur Sultanate. The book is named after, dedicated to and was written at the court of Daud Khan Karrani. It has been translated into English and Urdu in 1969 by Shaikh Abdur Rashid and Iqtidar Husain Siddiqi of the Department of History of the Aligarh Muslim University. See also Tarikh External links Read Tareekh-e-Daudi online in the Hindi language References 16th-century Indian books Indian manuscripts Indian chronicles
Nesticus cellulanus,also known as the cavity spider, is a species of scaffold web spider, with a holarctic distribution. Description Adult males have a body length of 3–5 mm (0.12–0.20 in), females 3.5–6 mm (0.14–0.24 in). Besides this slight size difference, the sexes are very similar in appearance. The carapace is pale yellow, with a dark brown median band which narrows towards the middle, and thin, dark marginal lines. The abdomen is also pale yellow, with three or four dark rings to either side of an irregular median band. The legs are coloured as the carapace, and sometimes bear dark annulations. The colour of the markings can vary depending on the light level of the habitat, with darker habitats causing lighter markings. Habitat Nesticus cellulanus are found primarily in damp, dark habitats such as caves, cellars, sewers and hollow trees, where they construct a web similar to steatoda. Taxonomy Nesticus cellulanus contains a single subspecies, Nesticus cellulanus affinis. References Nesticidae Spiders described in 1757
Palazzo Filangeri-Cutò may refer to one of two palaces. The palace in the nearly abandoned site of Santa Margherita di Belice is the better known, because as a childhood home of Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa, it was the inspiration for the aristocratic family in the famous 19th-century novel il Gattopardo. Palazzo Filangeri-Cutò, Santa Margherita di Belice, Sicily, Italy Palazzo Filangeri-Cutò, Palermo, Sicily, Italy
LeVar Burton Reads is a podcast hosted by LeVar Burton, where he reads a piece of short fiction and shares his thoughts on it. Reception LeVar Burton Reads has been well received by both USA Today and The New Yorker. The podcast won the 2020 Ignyte Award for Best Fiction Podcast. References External links https://lifehacker.com/you-can-get-levar-burton-to-read-your-work-on-his-podca-1847528167/amp https://www.npr.org/2020/07/29/896764696/levar-burton-is-still-reading-to-us-during-the-pandemic https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/ncna1174246 https://www.theverge.com/platform/amp/2018/3/18/17120694/levar-burton-reads-science-fiction-fantasy-short-stories-podcast-pod-hunters https://www.indiewire.com/2017/07/neil-gaiman-levar-burton-reads-podcast-1201860114/amp/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/on-parenting/levar-burton-wants-to-read-you-a-story-it-might-be-what-you-need-right-now/2020/05/02/c4ff0022-8976-11ea-ac8a-fe9b8088e101_story.html https://nerdist.com/article/levar-burtons-new-podcast-is-like-reading-rainbow-for-adults/?amp https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/reading-rainbow-owner-accuses-levar-burton-theft-extortion-lawsuit-1027372/amp/ https://www.vulture.com/2017/10/levar-burton-now-allowed-to-use-reading-rainbow-catchphrase.html https://www.lamag.com/culturefiles/levar-burton-podcast/ https://bookriot.com/best-of-levar-burton-reads/amp/ https://www.pajiba.com/podcasts_1/review-levar-burton-reads-is-reading-rainbow-for-grownups.php 2017 podcast debuts American podcasts Audio podcasts Speculative fiction podcasts Works based on short fiction
The Prosecution of Offences Act 1879 was a United Kingdom Act of Parliament passed in 1879. It established the role of Director of Public Prosecutions at a maximum annual salary of £2000, reporting to the Attorney General, with up to six assistants. Both Director and assistants had to be barristers or solicitors of the Supreme Court of Judicature with a minimum of ten (Director) or seven (assistants) years' experience, but were not allowed to practice outside their roles as assistants or Director. The Director's role was to "institute, undertake, or carry on ... similar [criminal] proceedings" at Crown Courts and before magistrates, Justices of the Peace and sessions of oyer and terminer, as well as advising those involved in such proceedings, such as court clerks and head police officers. It also provided for the Director to force a prosecution if others failed or refused to do so. References United Kingdom Acts of Parliament 1879 Prosecution services of the United Kingdom
Lepisanthes alata, also called the Johore tree, blimbing cina, ceri or engkili, is a species of flowering plant, a tropical forest fruit-tree in the lychee family, that is native to Southeast Asia. Description The species grows as a small monoecious tree to 5–15 m in height. The pinnate leaves have 5–13 pairs of usually sessile, lance-shaped to oblong leaflets. The pendulous inflorescences bear wine-red to purple flowers. The glossy oval fruits are drupes 2–4 cm long by 2–3 cm in diameter, red to purple when ripe, each containing two seeds in an edible, sweet, white mesocarp. Distribution and habitat The species is found to Borneo. It occurs in mixed hill forest at elevations of up to 1,000 m. References alata Flora of Borneo Fruits originating in Asia Plants described in 1849 Taxa named by Carl Ludwig Blume
The Statue of Napoleon in the Place du Général-de-Gaulle, Rouen, Normandy was erected in 1865. The equestrian statue was sculpted in bronze by Gabriel-Vital Dubray, and its pedestal was designed by Louis Desmarest. It stands in front of the city hall. In 1881, during the Third French Republic, the city's administration saw the statue of the emperor as contrary to their values. There were plans to melt it into a new statue of an effigy of the republic, or to remove the man and leave only the horse; these plans did not come to fruition due to lack of funds. In June 2020, the statue was taken down for repairs. Fractures in the hoof of the horse meant that it could have fallen down. A treasure chest of bronze, silver and gold coins of Napoleon III – Napoleon's nephew and reigning emperor at the time of inauguration – was found inside the pedestal. In September, mayor Nicolas Mayer-Rossignol (Socialist) wished to replace it with a statue or work of art dedicated to the recently deceased feminist Gisèle Halimi. The plans were strongly opposed by the leader of the city's opposition, Jean-François Bures. Historian Thierry Lentz, director of the Fondation Napoléon, called the plans "cancel culture" and argued that Napoleon was a benefactor of Rouen, making him more locally relevant than Halimi. In December 2021, a survey of 4,080 residents found that 68% wanted the statue to remain, and the city council said it would respect the result. Later in December 2021, the statue was registered as a monument historique. References Rouen Rouen Napoleon Napoleon Napoleon Monuments historiques of Normandy
JSC Tomskneft VNK — is a Russian oil and gas company, headquartered in Strezhevoy, Russia. Founded in 1966, Tomskneft is one of the largest companies of the Tomsk region and Siberia. As of 2022, the Independent Oil Company and Gazpromneft own 50% of the company respectively. History Tomskneft is the successor company to a Soviet plant that was founded in January 1966 by the decree of the Tyumen oil and gas industrial enterprise. The plant extracted the first million tons of oil in 1969. By 1974, it produced 25 million tons of oil. In 1977, the Ministry of Oil Industry separated Tomskneft from the Tyumen oil and gas industrial enterprise, thus forming the Tomskneft industrial assosiation. Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Tomskneft was privatized in 1993. The next year, together with the Achinsk oil refinery, the , and several smaller Siberian oil companies it formed the basis upon which the newly founded was organized. In 1997, Yukos, one of the largest Russian oil producers at the time, acquired the majority interest of the EOC, thus taking over Tomskneft and the EOC's other subsidiaries. Tomskneft was a part of Yukos until 2007, when its shares were sold to Rosneft and Gazpromneft due to the parent company's bankruptcy. Each company acquired 50% of Tomskneft's stocks. In August 2021, Rosneft sold its block of Tomskneft's shares to the Independent Oil Company. Activity Tomskneft operates in the oil and gas industry, mainly focusing on exploration and extraction of the sources. As of 2020, the company owned 32 oil and gas fields, extracting annually up to 5,2 million of tons of oil. Controversies In December 1998, «Asirota Limited», a Cypriot company, holding 13% of Tomskneft's shares, accused Yukos of violating the rights of minority shareholders by lowering Tomskneft's oil prices. This case was later used in a trial against Mikhail Khodorkovsky, Yukos's former owner. He was allegedly accused of stealing 350 million tons of oil from Tomskneft and other Yukos's subsidiaries. Russian economist Sergei Guriev later regarded the trial and subsequent incarceration of Khodorkovsky as a political repression. References Literature Companies of Russia Oil companies of Russia Natural gas companies of Russia Oil and gas companies of Russia Yukos Rosneft Companies based in Tomsk Oblast
Lucas Leyva (born October 25, 1986) is an American director, screenwriter, and producer. He has written and directed multiple acclaimed short films (often in collaboration with visual artist Jillian Mayer), as well as several music videos for bands such as Arcade Fire, Jacuzzi Boys, and Hundred Waters. Leyva is the founder of the Borscht Film Festival and the Borscht Corporation. Early life and education Leyva was born and raised in Miami, Florida. He graduated from New World School of the Arts high school in 2005 where he studied theater, and Fordham University in 2008 where he studied communications and visual art after being expelled from the theater program. Both of his parents are from Cuba. Career Leyva wrote his first one act play when he was sixteen and it was published by Playscripts inc while he was still in high school. In 2009 he founded a theater company called Foryoucansee Theater with Marco Ramirez and Alex Fumero. Their first production was an original reggaeton musical titled Toners in Time. His directorial debut was the 2009 short film Day N Night Out from a screenplay by Tarell Alvin McCraney, which screened at the Cannes Film Festival. In 2010 he began a fruitful collaboration with visual artist Jillian Mayer by producing her short film Scenic Jogging. It was shown at the Guggenheim Museum in New York in 2010 as part of YouTube Play, and was selected as one of the event's 25 winners, which were also shown at the sister museums in Bilbao, Berlin, and Venice. The next year they released the one minute short film I Am Your Grandma on YouTube, which went viral with over 4 million views. The film features Mayer giving a message to her eventual grandchildren in a variety of strange, futuristic costumes. CBS blogger William Goodman described it as "oddly hypnotizing," and it was selected to screen at many film festivals and art galleries. His followup directorial effort was a collaboration with Jillian Mayer, 2012's Life and Freaky Times of Uncle Luke. A remake of Chris Marker’s La Jetee starring Luther Campbell, the short film premiered at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival, and later played SXSW. Sundance programmer Mike Plante referred to it as “an incredibly original film, both in terms of its tone and the technique of its storytelling” with “a very healthy disrespect for convention and authority." The short was called “mindblowing,” "both very smart and gleefully nuts" and “a work of whacked-out originality and manic invention” by Filmmaker Magazine and named “One of 25 essential shorts from over a century of cinema” by Fandor. The film is part of the permanent collection at the Perez Art Museum Miami and was acquired by the Criterion Collection. In 2012 he and Mayer directed a music video under the pseudonyms “Jacuzzi Gals” for the song Glazin''' by Miami garage rock band Jacuzzi Boys. The video briefly went viral before it was banned for having vagina puppets. It was called the “best music vid of the year” by Eric Wareheim of Tim and Eric and “the worst music video ever” by Joseph Kahn (director of the Thong Song music video). The controversial video and legal drama surrounding it were the subject of a SXSW panel in 2013 titled “Vagina Puppets and Fair Use.” In 2012 his short film Reinaldo Arenas, starring his father and narrated by a dying shark, premiered at the 2012 Slamdance Film Festival and played SXSW. It was called “a beautiful metaphor” by the Miami New Times. In 2012, four different Mayer/Leyva projects by were in competition at SXSW, landing them a spot on Filmmaker Magazine’s "25 New Faces of Independent Film" list. The next year he reteamed with Mayer for 2013's #PostModem, a short musical film based on the theories of futurist Ray Kurzweil. The film premiered at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, played SXSW, New York Film Festival, and MoMA as part of the Filmmaker Magazine 25 year retrospective. It was called “One of the 10 most stunning independent movies at Sundance” by Huffington Post and “among the best, the strangest, and the most entertaining films at SXSW” by TIME Magazine. The film was considered a "favorite of Sundance 2013" by IndieWire. Although it was originally intended to be developed into a feature film, Mayer and Leyva eventually realized that their concept was too expensive, despite being supported by Sundance's 2013 New Frontier Story Lab. Mayer and Leyva also teamed up with Bleeding Palm in 2013 to make the animated short film Adventures of Christopher Bosh in the Multiverse!, which tells a fantastical story of Miami basketball star Christopher Bosh and faced legal action from Bosh's lawyers and representatives. In 2014 he wrote and directed the short film The Coral Reef are Dreaming Again. Created in collaboration with marine biologists Coral Morphologic, it tells the story of two corals living in the underwater remains of Miami and premiered at the 2014 Slamdance Film Festival where it was nominated for a grand jury prize. In 2014, the Glasgow Short Film Festival hosted a retrospective of his work. In 2014 he reteamed with Mayer for yet another short film, Cool As Ice 2, described as an unauthorized sequel to the 1991 feature film Cool as Ice. According to Indiewire, the script by Leyva recounts Vanilla Ice’s rise and fall using voiceover pulled in part from his discredited autobiography, but is also a rumination on notions of failure found in the poems of Frank O’Hara and Vladimir Mayakovsky, and features a talking, dying sun that provides the main counterpoint to Ice’s attempt to get to the bottom of his post fame woes. The film was described as "side-splittingly funny" and an "absolute showstopper" with "the audacity to power a half dozen inspired features” in Indiewire and “Wildly clever, insanely absurd, and surprisingly emotionally compelling” in Bullet. In a review in Art Papers, critic Nick Pinkerton said “Cool as Ice 2 proves them boundlessly resourceful artists, getting a maximum of coup de theater effect from a minimum of resources. It gets across more cinematic awe, feeling, unexpected humor, and take-home ideas than Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar, in one-eighth the time and God knows what fraction of the budget.“ Despite the positive reception, the film has not been screen publicly since, nor released online. In 2015, he created and directed a web series called No Seasons for MTV, a “surreality show exploring the underbelly of Miami” featuring Miami personality Julian Yuri Rodriguez as an unreliable narrator. No Seasons received a Webby Award for Outstanding Reality Series in 2016. In 2015, the IFP Center hosted a retrospective of his work. His most recent short was 2017's Kaiju Bunraku, based on a play he wrote for a 24-hour theater festival. The film, made entirely with bunraku puppets, premiered at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival and later played Fantastic Fest, where it won a jury award for “Biggest Facemelter.” Known as the first Mothra film to make it to Sundance, the short was called “a technical masterpiece” by IndieWire, “breathtakingly beautiful” by the Fountain, and “A singular vision executed with flawless abandon” in an Eye on Film review. It was acquired by The Criterion Collection to be paired with the film Mothra vs. Godzilla on the streaming platform Criterion Channel. Leyva and producer Andrew Hevia introduced Barry Jenkins and Tarell Alvin McCraney, and were credited with the genesis of the collaboration that would lead to the creation of the Miami-set Moonlight. Director Barry Jenkins has said that without Leyva and Hevia, Moonlight "would not exist." The film would go on to win three Oscars, including the Academy Award for Best Picture and the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay at the 89th Academy Awards in 2017. Moonlight has been cited as one of the best films of the 21st century. In response to years of frustration at his inability to get financing for his own feature film ideas, Leyva created a satirical PDF ostensibly pitching potential investors on the idea of buying him a speedboat rather than financing an independent film. Although it began as a joke, the pitch was effective and became the basis of the 2020 omnibus feature film Omniboat: A Fast Boat Fantasia, which Leyva co-wrote and co-directed with Daniels, Hannah Fidell, Alexa Lim Haas, Olivia Lloyd, Phil Lord, Jillian Mayer, The Meza Brothers, Terence Nance, Brett Potter, Dylan Redford, Xander Robin, Julian Yuri Rodriguez, and Celia Rowlson-Hall The film is made up of several different stories chronicling the life of Lay'n Pipe, a 47-foot TopGun Cigarette boat, from its conception through the end of human civilization.Omniboat: A Fast Boat Fantasia premiered on January 26, 2020, at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival as part of the NEXT category. The film received mixed reviews, though critics praised the film's originality. Dennis Harvey of Variety'' gave the film a mixed review, describing it as "an absurdist delight until it wears out its welcome" and an "adventurous experiment with some great bits, and might yet achieve the cult status that would’ve been ensured by a less unwieldy scope" concluding "there’s so much crazy invention to this project, it’s a pity the whole is exhaustingly so much less than the sum of its parts." Ben Pearson of /film gave the film a positive review, calling it "the wildest movie of Sundance 2020" and "an inexplicable, unforgettable, see-it-to-believe-it ode to one of the country’s most unique cities." He goes on to conclude "in a world in which Hollywood is dominated by intellectual property, I'm thrilled that these filmmakers willed into existence a piece of IP that's actually intellectual, as well as being bonkers, bizarre, and occasionally brilliant. I wouldn't even begin to know how to give this a traditional number rating, so instead I'll simply suggest that if you're an adventurous moviegoer and the opportunity ever arises to see this, grab as many of your friends as possible and check it out." References Living people American film directors Hispanic and Latino American film directors 1986 births Film directors from Florida American people of Cuban descent
Victor V. Moshchalkov, () (born on the 12th of June 1952) is a Belgian-Russian physicist. He is a professor Emeritus in the Department of Physics at the KU Leuven. He is noted for contributions to Type-1.5 superconductors, S-Fi-S Pi Josephson junction and scanning Hall probe microscopy. He has made notable contributions to the fields of nanostructured superconductors, nanophotonics and heavy fermions in solids. Education Victor V. Moshchalkov studied at the Kolmogorov Mathematical School, in Moscow (Russia), until 1969. He graduated in physics from Moscow State University, in 1975, where he was ranked first among 450 students in physics. Research Victor V. Moshchalkov obtained his habilitation from the Moscow State University in 1985. From 1978 to 1991, he was Research Physicist, Assistant Professor, Professor and Head of the Laboratory of High Temperature Superconductivity, at Moscow State University. From 1986 to 1991, he was Visiting Professor at Toronto University, at TH Darmstadt, at Marburg University and at RWTH Aachen. In 1991, he joined KU Leuven university as a Visiting Professor. In 1993, he was promoted to full professor and since 2017, he is professor Emeritus. Awards and recognition 2014, Elected Foreign Member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters 2007, Elected Fellow of the American Physical Society . 2009, Methusalem Research Fellow (until 2017) 2006, Finalist for the EU Descartes Research Prize 2005, Laureate of the Belgian Fond for Scientific Research (FWO) Dr. A. De Leeuw-Damry-Bourlart Prize for Exact Sciences 2000, ISI Thomson Scientific Award “Top Cited Paper in Flanders” 1988, Laureate of the USSR Ministry of High Education Scientific Prize 1985, Laureate of the USSR State Prize for Young Researchers Selected publications References External links 1952 births Living people
Troika is a collaborative album by progressive rock/metal musicians Nick D'Virgilio (Big Big Train, ex-Spock's Beard), Neal Morse (The Neal Morse Band, Transatlantic, Flying Colors, ex-Spock's Beard) and Ross Jennings (Haken, Novena) under the moniker D'Virgilio, Morse & Jennings. It was released through InsideOut Music on February 25, 2022. Background The album was envisioned by Neal Morse, who wanted to create acoustic songs with vocal harmonies. He first thought of his former Spock's Beard mate Nick D'Virgilio, and then they considered Ross Jennings for the third voice. Jennings commented that people shouldn't expect a "Spock's Beard meets Haken" album, and the trio has compared itself to Crosby, Stills and Nash. The album was officially announced in September 2021. In November 29 they teased the first single "Julia"; the song was later released on December 21, 2021, alongside the announcement of the album's release date. "Julia" was written by Jennings as a 8-minute epic, which was later shortened by Morse. The second single, "Everything I Am", came on January 11, 2022. It was written by Morse "one morning when my wife was having a bad day and it's about how no matter what happens our lives are fully intertwined no matter what." The third single, "You Set My Soul on Fire", was written by D'Virgilio and came out on February 8. Critical reception Scott Medina, on Sonic Perspectives, commented that "to some degree, the project has already realized its potential within the course of one minute. The rest is just icing." He criticized the song order, believing that the first half was "much more acoustic-based and the rockers coming towards the latter half, making for a confusing listening experience. Mixing it up more could have made for a better-rounded presentation of the range of the material." He ultimately said that the trio "let their voices run wild in joy as if they had been let out on recess from their day jobs." Track listing Personnel Nick D'Virgilio – vocals; drums; percussion; bass, acoustic and electric guitars; tron flute Neal Morse – vocals; acoustic, bass, fretless bass, slide and electric guitars; organ, Windkey, electric piano, mandolin Ross Jennings – vocals; lead electric and 6 & 12-string acoustic guitar; EBow; synth Tony Levin – bass on "If I Could" References 2022 debut albums Inside Out Music albums Neal Morse albums
Sara Pelham Speaks (November 7, 1902 – August 23, 1984) was an American lawyer and activist. She was the first Black woman to run for a Congressional seat as the candidate of a major party, when she was the Republican candidate who opposed Adam Clayton Powell Jr. in 1944. Early life and education Sara Pelham was born in Washington, D.C., the daughter of Robert A. Pelham and Gabrielle Lewis Pelham. Her father was a lawyer and newspaper editor; her mother was a pianist, music educator, and founder of the Detroit Study Club. Her uncle was a noted civil engineer, Frederick Blackburn Pelham. Her sister was Dorothy Pelham Beckley, the second national president of Delta Sigma Theta. Pelham graduated from Dunbar High School and from the University of Michigan in 1924, where she majored in chemistry, and protested unequal treatment at a lunch counter near campus. She completed a law degree at New York University in 1936. Career Speaks helped her father organize the Capital News Service and worked as a journalist in Washington, D.C. after college. She ran for a seat in the New York State Assembly in 1937, and won her primary, but lost the general election by a small margin. In 1944, she ran as the Republican candidate against Adam Clayton Powell Jr. for a new Congressional seat in New York City; she lost decisively, partly based on a campaign of rumors about her racial identity, but she won the endorsement of the New York Amsterdam News, and was the first Black woman to be a major party's candidate for a Congressional seat. The New York Amsterdam News framed her loss as holding the promise of future success: "The old precedent has been broken and the way opened for a Congresswoman from the ranks of Negro women. The future holds that." She was disbarred in 1948, following accusations of misconduct. Speaks was active in the Urban League, Delta Sigma Theta, the New York State Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs. She worked on Republican presidential campaigns in 1932, 1936, and 1940. Personal life Sara Pelham married physician F. Douglas Speaks in 1926; they had one son. She died in 1984, aged 81 years, in New York. References External links Sara Pelham Speaks, with Francis E. Rivers and James R. White, in New York City (1940), a photograph in the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, New York Public Library 1902 births 1984 deaths American women lawyers Dunbar High School (Washington, D.C.) alumni University of Michigan alumni New York University alumni People from Washington, D.C.
Love on a Leash is a 2011 film. It was produced by Fenix Pictures and Indie Crush, and directed by Fen (Jennifer) Tian. It follows a dog on his quest to become human again, but the only way he can become human again is to find true love. It stars Stephen Kramer Glickman, Jana Camp, Aneese Khamo, Michaelina Lee, and Gloria Winship Ayon. It was panned by critics, however in the years since, the film has garnered a cult following after it was reviewed by YouTuber Ralphthemoviemaker. It is infamous for having no music in the entire movie. Plot A man named Alvin Flang has been cursed by a lake, and must find true love in order to become human again. He then meets comes into the care of Lisa, a young woman who will not date. Lisa has two relationships, however both end as the first one ends in a confession that he is gay, and the second when he tries to rape her. Alvin rescues her from the man, and she dubs him "Prince." Lisa, now stressed, overdoses. Prince brings the police to her and she conesses she loves him, turning him into the human form of Prince. They soon learn, howeer, that Prince becomes dog by day and human by night. To earn money, Prince stars in some ads. However, Lisa finds out, and is furious. Lisa's mother's friend and mother both invite Lisa to dinner to meet Prince. They both pressure Lisa into meeting Lisa at the courthouse at 10 the next day to get married. Prince does not show up, because he is a dog, and Lisa's mother goes into cardiac arrest. Lisa goes to her new boss's house for dinner with Prince, but he turns into a dog in front of everyone. Lisa becomes furious at Prince, and he runs away in shame. Lisa realizes she loves Prince, and Prince comes back. However, just before they meet, he is hit by a car and dies. Years later, Prince is reincarnated. He meets with Lisa again, and the two of them get married. Cast Jana Camp as Lisa Stephen Kramer Glickman as Alvin Flang/Prince (dog voice-over) Aneese Khamo as Alvin Flang/Prince (human) Gloria Winship Ayon as Lisa's Mother Michaelina Lee as Friend Additionally, Shane Ayon is a Store Owner Production According to cast member Steven Kramer Glickman, he was paid with wontons and canteloupes by direction Fen Tian.Tian had apparently also got the money to create the movie from a Chinese Church, thinking it would be a religious film. When seeing the final product, they requested their name be removed. Glickman also sang at random times in the film, assured by Tian that music would be filled in in post-production. However, due to copyright issues, Tian was unable to put music in the film. As a result, there is not music in the film whatsoever. The editor of the movie also requested his name be removed from the film following viewing it. As of February 2022, the identity of the editor has not been revealed to the public. Reception and Legacy Love on a Leash was negatively received by critics. Mitch Ringenberg of the Midwest Film Journal criticized the audio, explaining, "Throughout the runtime, it sounds like he’s either reading his lines from across the room or simply deep-throating the mic to get as close as possible." He ended his review stating, "It goes so far down the rabbit hole of unwatchability that it emerges on the other side as something entirely new." Sujay Utkarsh of The Tartan also criticized the coherency, saying "This is far and away the most confusing thing I’ve ever seen." In early 2018, YouTuber Ralphthemoviemaker reviewed the film and told his followers to give it a 10/10 on IMDb. This resulted in Love on a Leash becoming the highest rated film on IMDb and the subsequent banning of his account. He then moved to Letterboxd, where it remains the most controversial film on the site. References
Lattice confinement fusion is a type of nuclear fusion which generates energy via exposing deuteron-saturated metals to gamma radiation, avoiding the usage of magnetically confined high-temperature gasses used in other methods of fusion energy generation. A team of NASA researchers seeking a new energy source for deep-space exploration missions, recently revealed a method for triggering nuclear fusion in the space between the atoms of a metal solid. The method NASA revealed accomplishes fusion reactions with the fuel (deuterium, a widely available non-radioactive hydrogen isotope composed of a proton, neutron, and electron, and denoted “D”) confined in the space between the atoms of a metal solid. In previous fusion research such as inertial confinement fusion, fuel (such as deuterium/tritium) is compressed to extremely high levels but for only a short, nano-second period of time, when fusion can occur. In magnetic confinement fusion, the fuel is heated in a plasma to temperatures much higher than those at the center of the Sun. In the new method, conditions sufficient for fusion are created in the confines of the metal lattice that is held at ambient temperature. While the metal lattice, loaded with deuterium fuel, may initially appear to be at room temperature, the new method creates an energetic environment inside the lattice where individual atoms achieve equivalent fusion-level kinetic energies. See also Inertial confinement fusion Magnetized target fusion References Nuclear fusion Nuclear fusion reactions NASA research centers Space exploration
The Prosecution of Offences Act 1884 was an act of the United Kingdom Parliament. Its main purpose was to modify the original Prosecution of Offences Act 1879, merging the roles of Director of Public Prosecutions and Treasury Solicitor (Section 2), though it also put in place a requirement for Commissioners and Assistant Commissioners and District Superintendents of the Metropolitan Police, Commissioners of the City of London Police, Chief Constables and the heads of every other county, city and borough police forces in England to report to the Director (Sections 3–4). Its Section 2 was itself repealed by the Prosecution of Offences Act 1908, again splitting the two roles. References Prosecution services of the United Kingdom United Kingdom Acts of Parliament 1884
Tamara Lich is Alberta-based activist who organized the yellow vest protest in Medicine Hat in 2019, and the 2022 Canada convoy protest in Ottawa. Early life Lich is from Saskatchewan. Views Lich advocates against legislation that does not take account of regional differences, in 2020 she used the example of the need for different legislation on gun control in downtown Toronto compared to rural Alberta. She opposed Bill C-48 and Bill-69 that regulated the oil industry in Canada. As a member of the Maverick Party she advocated for a unified voice of people in western parts of Canada, to push for constitutional reform as a first priority and secession as the second. Speaking at a news conference on 3 February 2022, Lich called on all levels of government in Canada to put an end to COVID-19 public health measures. The next day she praised Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe for ending provincial COVID-19 restrictions. Activism and politics Yellow Vest movement Lich organized the yellow vest protests in Medicine Hat in 2019. Following death threats made towards Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Lich debated a name change for the group, to distance their aims from those promoting violence. Clarion Project Lich is a supporter of the Clarion Project. Western Canada secessionism Lich was a leader in the Wexit movement which became the Wildrose Independence Party of Alberta. Lich left Wildrose to join the Maverick Party as a member of it's first governing council. In 2022, she was the secretary of the party's Western Canadian Governing Council. She resigned from Wildrose in 2022 to focus on her work on the Canada convoy protest. United We Roll Lich was involved in the 2018 United We Roll protest convoy. COVID-19 pandemic Lich was a primary organizer of the 2022 Canada convoy protest in Ottawa as well as a spokesperson, and an organizer of the fundraising. Lich was offended that the protestors were portrayed in the media as racist and sexist, and has been outspoken against extremism at the protest. Career Lich has worked as an administrator for the Medicine Hat STEP Energy Services, as a fitness instructor, and as a musician in the Medicine Hat band Blind Monday. Family life Lich claims Métis heritage. She is a grandmother and a mother, her daughter was born prematurely. She lives in Medicine Hat. See also Pat King COVID-19 pandemic in Canada COVID-19 protests in Canada References Living people Activists from Saskatchewan People from Medicine Hat Maverick Party Wildrose Party Musicians from Alberta Prisoners and detainees of Canada
Jean-Claude Dondel (1904 – 1989) and Roger Dhuit (1910 – unknown) were a team of French architects. Career Dondel came to notice at the Viard & Dastugue study, where he co-designed the Museum of Modern Art of the City of Paris for the 1937 World's Fair. Dhuit spent some of his early years working for Henri Bernard. Dondel and Dhuit started their formal collaboration in 1955. Both men owned the government-sanctioned title of Architecte des bâtiments civils et palais nationaux (English: Chief Architect of Civilian Buildings and National Palaces) which, before more open competitions became standard in the early 1980s, positioned them as prime candidates to design public sports and educational facilities in the country. Dondel was also an architecture advisor to the French Ministry of Education. In 1963 Dondel and Dhuit, in association with Dhuit's former mentor Henri Bernard, won the tender to design a proposed 100,000 seat national stadium in Vincennes, but the project stalled and was later abandonned in favor of a rebuild of the existing Parc des Princes. Dondel and Dhuit would instead make their mark producing more utilitarian buildings at a very high rate in order to satisfy France's rapid demographic growth, with some of their less expensive projects re-using previous design templates. Within a relatively short span of eleven years, their partnership is credited with some thirty schools across French territory, in addition to many sports facilities. Following his collaboration with Dhuit, Dondel was part of another team that designed the "Iris" model of prefabricated swimming pool in 1971. It was selected for large scale production by the French Ministry of Youth and Sports as part of the Plan 1000 piscines (English: 1000-Pool Plan), an effort to increase France's network of aquatic facilities. Fifty-four of them were made. Selected works Dondel and Dhuit Piscine-gymnase des Courtilles, Asnières-sur-Seine École normale supérieure, Montrouge Cité scolaire Gabriel-Fauré, Paris Lycée Maurice-Ravel, Paris Lycée Paul-Valéry, Paris Salle Frédéric Lawson-Body, Poitiers Piscine-patinoire Bocquaine, Reims Dondel Université Paris-Saclay – Faculty of Pharmacy, Chatenay-Malabry Lycée Carnot, Paris (renovation only) Complexe sportif René-Thys, Reims Dhuit French National School for the Judiciary, Bordeaux References External links Jean-Claude Dondel at Archiwebture (in French) 1904 births 1910 births 1989 deaths 20th-century French architects
Petersburg Institute of St. Helena () is a closed women's educational institution of the Russian Empire, part of the department of institutions of Empress Maria, which existed from 1821 to 1918 in St. Petersburg. History On 5 October 1821, by decree of Emperor Alexander I and with the assistance of Empress Maria Feodorovna, the School for Mutual Education according to the Lancaster system was created at the St. Petersburg Orphanage, created to educate children of both sexes. The first head of the school was a student of Joseph Lancaster, Sarah Kilgum. Education at the school was carried out according to the Bell-Lancaster system. In the structure of the School, two departments were created: male and female, in total there were one hundred and forty children of both sexes. The main subjects of study at the School were arithmetic, writing and reading. In 1830, after the death of Empress Maria Feodorovna, Grand prince Elena Pavlovna took the School under her patronage. In 1855, a building was purchased for the School, which belonged to the previously famous writer Ivan Krylov on the Petersburg side at Tserkovnaya Street, 29, in 1851, rebuilt and expanded by the architect N. P. Grebyonka. From 1871 to 1872, the building underwent a superstructure under the guidance of the architect N.F. Montandra, and in 1898 to 1900 the task was rebuilt under the guidance of the architect A.I. Shambacher and with the participation of the architects N.I. Poleshko and F.B. Nagel. In 1898, the house Church of the Holy Equal-to-the-Apostles Constantine and Helena was built, and on 2 February 1901, it was consecrated by Metropolitan Anthony in the presence of Empress Maria Feodorovna. The shroud and icons for the church were painted by the painterCarl Timoleon von Neff. On 20 November 1854, Emperor Nicholas I, at the request of Grand prince Elena Pavlovna, signed a Decree on renaming the School of Mutual Education into the School of St. Helena, in honor of the heavenly patroness of the School - the Holy Equal-to-the-Apostles Empress Elena, from that moment on, the School becomes a closed women's educational institution, part of the department of institutions Empress Maria. On 5 February 1865 and 7 March 1878 Emperor Alexander II visited the School. On 27 July 1880, the Charter of the educational institution was adopted, according to which the School was transformed into the Institute of St. Helena, becoming an educational institution of the 2nd category. About one hundred and seventy pupils from poor families of all classes studied at the institute on a full board basis. The main subjects of study at the institute were: natural history, pedagogy, foreign languages, Russian language and literature, hygiene, music, dancing and gymnastics. In 1901, the institute began issuing diplomas of home tutors to its graduates. In 1910, the institute received the official right to be called a women's institute, and its pupils, who successfully completed the course of study, acquired the right to receive a golden cipher. Over the years, the teaching staff of the institute was made up of well-known people in their fields: the educational part was headed by K. K. Arngeim, the history was headed by V. A. Butenko, the musical part was headed by Mily Balakirev, F. A. Kanille and E. S. Azeev, the teacher was V. G. Pevtsov. Vladimir Stoyunin and the well-known lawyer Anatoly Koni, who wrote the draft Charter of the institute, were members of the Council of the institute. The well-known writer Vladimir Odoyevsky was an assistant in the management of the institute. In 1918, after the October Revolution and the advent of the new government, the Eleninsky Institute was closed. On the basis of the institute, the Unified Soviet Labor School No. 199 was created with a boarding school No. 3 named after Nikolay Dobrolyubov. At the moment, the former building of the institute houses the Secondary School No. 77 with an in-depth study of chemistry in the Petrograd region. Directors Biller, Sara Alexandrovna (1821-1844) Titova, Anna Mikhailovna (1844-1877) Vansovich, Ekaterina Alexandrovna (1877-1905) Arnoldi, Varvara Dmitrievna (1905-1917) Patrons Grand prince Elena Pavlovna Grand prince Ekaterina Mikhailovna Trustees Duchess Helene of Mecklenburg-Strelitz Notable teachers Geek, Nikolai Karlovich<ref>Геек, Николай Карлович</span> // Русский биографический словарь : в 25 томах. — Санкт-Петербург—Москва, 1896—1918.</ref> Arnheim, Karl Karlovich<ref>Eleninsky Institute</span> // Русский биографический словарь : в 25 томах. — Санкт-Петербург—Москва, 1896—1918.</ref> Butenko, Vadim Apollonovich Kedrov, Konstantin Vasilievich Mily Balakirev Azeev, Evstafiy Stepanovich Pevtsov, Vasily Gerasimovich Canille, Fedor Andreevich References Literature Санкт-Петербург. Петроград. Ленинград: Энциклопедический справочник / Белова Л. Н., Булдаков Г. Н., Дегтярев А. Я. и др.; Москва: Great Russian Encyclopedia, 1992. — 687 с. История народного образования в Российской империи в архивных документах, 1802—1917 гг.: справочник / Д.И. Раскин; Санкт-Петербургский государственный университет (СПбГУ): Санкт-Петербург: 2020. — 1068 с. Начальное и среднее образование в Санкт-Петербурге XIX — начало XX века : Сб. док. / Арх. упр. Санкт-Петербурга и Ленингр. обл. Центр. гос. ист. арх. Санкт-Петербурга (ЦГИАСПБ); Сост. Н. Ф. Никольцева. - Санкт-Петербург : Лики России, 2000. — 359 с. — Закрытые женские институты Российской империи. 1764—1855 / Пономарева В.В., изд: Пятый Рим Москва: 2019. — 480 с. — ISBN 978─5─6043327─2─6 Sources Educational institutions established in 1821 Educational institutions disestablished in 1918 Universities in Russia 1821 establishments in the Russian Empire‎
Rebecca Woodgate is a professor at the University of Washington known for her work on ocean circulation in polar regions. Education and career Woodgate has a B.A. from the University of Cambridge (1990) and a Ph.D. from the University of Oxford (1994). Following her Ph.D., she was a postdoctoral researcher at the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research. In 1999, she moved to the University of Washington and, as of 2022, she is a professor at the University of Washington. Research Woodgate's early research centered on data assimilation in models and currents near Greenland. She has examined physical properties of the water masses in the Arctic Ocean, and the movement of the water masses in the region. Her research also focuses on the flow of freshwater through the Bering Strait and the changes in the water flowing through the Bering Strait over time. Woodgate's research also informs understanding of the role of freshwater in the Arctic, and the interactions between the Arctic Ocean and sea ice in the region. Her research uses moored instruments to observe conditions in the Arctic Ocean. Selected publications References Alumni of the University of Cambridge Alumni of the University of Oxford University of Washington faculty Living people Women oceanographers Women climatologists
Power of the People (, SL) is a Ukrainian liberal political party registered by the Ministry of Justice on 20 August 2014. On 8 February 2019, Dmytro Gnap was nominated as the party's candidate for the 2019 Ukrainian presidential election. On 1 March, Gnap withdrew his candidacy in favour of supporting fellow candidate Anatoliy Hrytsenko. The following day the party officially withdraw Gnap's candidacy. References 2014 establishments in Ukraine Liberal parties in Europe Liberal parties in Ukraine Political parties established in 2014 Political parties in Ukraine Pro-European political parties in Ukraine
M. Idris Judge of the High Court of Bangladesh who was the first Chief Election Commissioner of Bangladesh. Career Idris was appointed the Chief Election Commissioner of Bangladesh on 7 July 1972 and served until 6 July 1977. The first general election of 7 March 1972 was held under his commission. References Chief Election Commissioners of Bangladesh Bangladeshi judges Possibly living people Year of birth missing
Wesley Katjiteo (born 17 February 1990) is a Namibian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Black Africa and the Namibia national football team. References 1990 births Living people Namibian footballers People from Otjozondjupa Region Association football midfielders Black Africa S.C. players TS Sporting F.C. players Namibia international footballers
The Prosecution of Offences Act 1908 was an act of the United Kingdom Parliament passed in 1908. Its Section 1 repealed Section 2 of the 1884 act of the same name, thus splitting the offices of Director of Public Prosecutions and Treasury Solicitor. That Section of the 1908 Act also removed the upper bar on his salary enacted in the 1879 act of the same name and reiterated the minimum experience of ten years for Directors and seven years for his assistants from the 1879 act. The 1908 Act's Section 2 made other minor amendments to the 1879 Act as well as substituting the Director for the Solicitor in the section of the Coinage (Offences) Act 1861 relating to the costs of prosecutions. References United Kingdom Acts of Parliament 1908 Prosecution services of the United Kingdom
Darius was reportedly launched at Newcastle on Tyne in 1824. She foundered without a trace in February 1829. Career Darius first appeared in the Register of Shipping (RS) in 1825. In 1813 the British East India Company (EIC), had lost its monopoly on the trade between India and Britain. British ships were then free to sail to India or the Indian Ocean under a licence from the EIC. Darius, Bowen, master, sailed from London for Bombay on 9 March 1825, sailing under a licence from the EIC. Darius, T.Blair, master, sailed from London on 11 April 1827, bound for Mauritius. Darius, j.Hunter, master, sailed from London on 7 May 1828, bound for Ceylon and Bengal. Loss On 8 February 1829, Darius, Hunter, master, sailed from Mauritius for London and was not heard from again. A hurricane that occurred or 12 February was believed to have been the cause of the loss. The same hurricane resulted in the loss of . Citations and references Citations References 1824 ships Ships built on the River Tyne Age of Sail merchant ships of England Missing ships Ships lost with all hands Maritime incidents in February 1829
The protected areas of Sudan include national parks, marine national parks, wildlife sanctuaries, bird sanctuaries, game reserves, nature conservation areas, and managed nature reserves. National parks Dinder National Park Jebel Hassania National Park Radom National Park Suakin Archipelago National Park Marine national parks Port Sudan Marine National Park Sanganeb Atoll Marine National Park Wildlife sanctuaries Erkawit Wildlife Sanctuary Erkawit Sinkat Wildlife Sanctuary Bird sanctuaries Jebel Aulia Dam Bird Sanctuary Lake Keilak Bird Sanctuary Lake Kundi Bird Sanctuary Lake Nubia Bird Sanctuary Game reserves Tokor Game Reserve Sabaloka Game Reserve Nature conservation areas Jebel Marra Nature Conservation Area Jebel Elba Nature Conservation Area Managed nature reserves Mukawwar Managed Nature Reserve International designations Biosphere reserves Dinder National Park Radom National Park World Heritage Sites Sanganeb Marine National Park and Dungonab Bay - Mukkawar Island Marine National Park Ramsar Sites Dongonab Bay-Marsa Waiai Suakin-Gulf of Agig Dinder National Park References Sudan protected areas
Being Astral and All Registers – Power of Two is a live album by pianist Cecil Taylor and drummer Tony Oxley. It was recorded at the Ulrichsberg Festival in Ulrichsberg, Austria in May 2002, and was released in 2020 by Discus Records. The album was one of two that were produced from recordings that Tony Oxley found in his personal archives in 2020, the other being Birdland, Neuburg 2011. In the album liner notes, Oxley recalled meeting Taylor for the first time in 1988, and stated that, after their initial musical encounter, Taylor told the concert organizer "He is The One!" The phrase "Being Astral and All Registers" is from the last line of a Taylor poem titled "Choir." Reception In a review for Jazzwise, Daniel Spicer wrote: "while the idea of telepathic communion has become a commonplace when describing the process of making improvised music, with Taylor and Oxley there's a real sense of something uncanny in the sudden stops and blossoming moments of beauty. They were, without doubt, masters at work." Writing for Jazz Journal, Nic Jones commented: "If a lot of 'contemporary jazz' is a sound of indifference, then this release is a sound of commitment. Generalisations sweeping or otherwise are often risky, and that's true here, but the fact remains that Taylor and Oxley broach no compromise. Theirs is a sound world that makes demands of the listener, and furthermore makes demands of themselves... such pioneers as this pair keep a foot in the world as it is, while hinting emphatically at worlds yet to be mapped." David Grundy, in a review for Point of Departure, stated: "The contrast between Oxley's intensely reactive style, at once clattery and melodic, and Taylor's thickly flowering streams of notes mined a whole new stream... With Taylor, Oxley became increasingly responsive and melodic, often repeating the pianist's melodic gestures a split second after they were played, anticipating and underscoring, contrasting and amplifying the fast-moving details of Taylor's playing, his figuration and refiguration of melodic material across the octaves ('all registers'). Throughout, the two practiced what Adam Baruch in the liner notes... calls an 'exchange of roles, i.e. drumming on the piano and playing on the drums'... Rising from abyss to astral, at once basic – fundamental – and rivetingly dense with information, this music is luminous clarity and grace. Highly recommended." A writer for Avant Music News noted: "Taylor was in his early 70s when these performances were recorded, and Oxley was only about a decade younger. But they play with the energy and drive of musicians half their age. Indeed, this workout would give anyone a challenge, including the listener." Karl Ackermann, in a review for All About Jazz, remarked: "much of the half-hour free improvisations... is resolutely free-wheeling, but both pieces... have melodies strewn through the anarchy. It is no less challenging a listen than much of Taylor's catalog, but it does occasionally come up for air... Oxley's late-career discoveries only enhance the reputations of these two legends." A review at the Marlbank web site stated: "Full on and intense but that is only one part of the effect... because Taylor smashes through to another space entirely, his extensive use of abstraction populating a saturated canvas alert and ready to transform in a maximalist way depending on the way he directs the light to shine on each note and passage. That light means revelation upon revelation." Writing for The New York City Jazz Record, George Grella called the album "essential," and commented: "As usual with the two, they start playing but the music feels like it had been going on all along between them, before they sat at their instruments. As much as Taylor could stab down on a moment in time, there is a constant linear flow to the music, a flexible suppleness that integrates every event with all those that have come before." Simon Sweetman of Off the Tracks wrote: "at one point it is almost a case of peering deep into a blur to decipher if the noise is from the drum kit or the piano key; of course the answer is that it’s from the painted combination... if you want to dip a tentative toe in then this is the very water to broach. It's wonderful to have Oxley opening the archives so we can access this. How joyous to hear Taylor and Oxley opening wide their very souls." A reviewer for Freq wrote that "the overriding sensation that comes from" the album is "joy; at times an utterly maniacal joy but joy nevertheless." He remarked: "The relentless invention shown by Taylor and Oxley here is second to none, and the best thing to do is just sit back and allow the uproar to engulf you and be swept away." Track listing "Being Astral and All Registers" – 33:00 "Power of Two" – 26:40 Personnel Cecil Taylor – piano Tony Oxley – drums References 2020 albums Cecil Taylor live albums Tony Oxley albums
Ugur or Uqur(dU.GUR) was a god worshiped in various parts of the Ancient Near East. He was connected with the Mesopotamian deity Nergal. Much like him, he was associated with war and death. He was also originally regarded as his sukkal (attendant deity). Since the logographic writing of his name could be used to represent Nergal, it is a matter of debate which attestations of dU.GUR in texts refer to him. Character Ugur was originally the sukkal of Nergal, though he was replaced in this role by Ishum after the Old Babylonian period. In Mesopotamian sources his name was used to logographically represent the name of Nergal at least from the Middle Babylonian period onward. Volkert Haas regards the origin and meaning of his name as unknown. It has been proposed that it was the imperative form of Akkadian nāqaru, meaning "destroy!" A lexical text explains his name as synonymous with the Akkadian word namsaru, "sword." Wilfred G. Lambert proposed that he was imagined as a personification of Nergal's weapon. Due to epithets such as "the bloody Ugur" it is assumed that he was a god of death. Under the name Šaum(m)atar he formed a triad of war gods with Nupatik and Aštabi. It has been proposed that this epithet was derived from an Indo-European language, and that it might be cognate with Sanskrit somadhara (Milky Way) or soma-dhana ("containing soma"). However, it was evidently in use chiefly in some of the Hurrian-speaking areas. In Hittite sources the logogram dU.GUR could represent , a war god of Hattian origin described as having the appearance of a young man. However, he was also sometimes represented by the logogram dZA.BA4.BA4. Worship It is possible that Ugur is already present in the Early Dynastic Mesopotamian god list from Abu Salabikh. In later periods he was worshiped in the temples Emeslamnigurru (Sumerian: "E-Meslam which is clad in terror;" E-Meslam being the temple of Nergal in Kutha) in Girsu, Esulim-Enlile ("house of the awesome radiance of Enlil") located in the same city, and in a temple in Isin whose name is presently unknown. While Isin was mostly the cult center of the medicine goddess Ninisina, it was also associated with a number of underworld gods, including Nergal, Ningishzida and an otherwise unknown most likely cthtonic goddess Lakupittu who according to Andrew R. George was likely the tutelary deity of Lagaba near Kutha. Ugur was introduced from Mesopotamia to the pantheons of other areas of ancient Near East. He was one of the deities celebrated in the hišuwa festival from the Hurrian kingdom of Kizzuwatna. He is also attested in personal names from Nuzi, indicating he was worshiped in eastern Hurrian areas as well. Piotr Taracha proposes that figure number 27 from the Yazılıkaya reliefs, placed between a pair of bull-men separating earth and heaven and the mountain god Pišašaphi might be Ugur. "Ugur of Teshub" appears in the kaluti (offering lists) dedicated to the circle of Teshub. In ancient Anatolia Ugur was particularly venerated in Hayaša. On occasion, Ugur and Ugur of Hayaša could appear as two distinct deities in Hittite offering lists. The dyad of Ugurs was seemingly regarded as protective deities of the house. Other Anatolian locations where he was worshiped include Hattusa, where priests of this deity are attested, and Kaitana, where a festival was dedicated to him. In Emar a god whose name was written with the logogram dU.GUR appears in rituals alongside Shuwala, a Hurrian goddess connected with the underworld. dU.GUR from Emar has been interpreted as the logographic writing of either the name of Nergal or Resheph, though it is also possible it is meant to be read as Ugur, as a syllabic spelling of this name is known from Hurrian texts from both Emar and Nuzi. While no evidence for the existence of a temple dedicated to him in this city is known. he is mentioned in instructions for the kissu festival of Dagan, which most likely took place in Šatappi, a city possibly located further south. During this celebration, songs dedicated to him and Shuwala were sung. The precise meaning of the term kissu remains uncertain, making the nature of these celebrations, and roles of specific deities in them, difficult to ascertain. It has been proposed that the presence of underworld deities - Ugur and Shuwala - indicates that it represented the periodic death and return to life of a deity, possibly Dagan's spouse, but this remains speculative. It is also possible that it involved abi, offering pits connected to the cult of underworld deities. Volkert Haas assumes that "Lord of Hubshal" or "Nergal of Hubshal" known from Tell Leilan might be the same deity as Ugur. However, Wouter Henkelman identifies this deity as the Elamite god Simut. References Bibliography Mesopotamian gods Hurrian deities Death gods War gods Mesopotamian underworld
Giulio Borgarucci, MD (; died ) was an Italian court physician who immigrated to England and became physician to the royal household. Life Giulio Borgarucci was one of four sons of Carlo Borgarucci. Of his brothers, the eldest Borgaruccio edited several works of history and science; Prospero became professor of anatomy at Padua in January 1564, and obtained great reputation by his writings; and Giulio his elder brother, who was a physician, came to England as a Protestant refugee, and was a member of the Italian branch of the Strangers' Church in London, under the ministry of Girolamo Jerlito. In 1563, when London was visited by the plague, Borgrucci treated the epidemic by bleeding. His brother Bernardino, a juris-consult, was also then in London. Prospero also came to London during the plague, and learned from Giulio the use of a ball (pomo) compounded of balsamic substances, to be held in the hand, that its odour might counteract the effects of foul air. Borgarucci was admitted a member of the College of Physicians, and on 2 July 1572 was incorporated MD in the University of Cambridge. He was physician to the Earl of Leicester, who is said to have made evil use of his knowledge of poisons. By patent of 21 September 1573 he was made physician to the royal household for life, with an honorarium of 50l. per annum. The last trace of him is his letter of 21 February 1578–9 to Lord Burghley (in whose house the Italian church originally assembled), asking the grant of a lease from the Crown of the reversion of the parsonage of Middlewich, Cheshire. He is supposed to have died about 1581, and was succeeded as court physician by Roderigo Lopez. Borgarucci was married, and in October 1573 he wrote to Lord Burghley complaining that Sir William Cordell, Master of the Rolls, had for five months detained his wife from him in his house, nourishing her in his popish superstitions. The lady was not anxious to return, and a commission of delegates was appointed to inquire whether she was really Borgarucci's wife or the wife of another person. The case lasted several years; ultimately Borgarucci seems to have established his conjugal rights. From the fact that Archbishop Grindal took sides against Borgarucci, it is perhaps not unreasonable to suppose that the court physician was one of those who regarded as "popish superstitions" some of the positions of Anglican orthodoxy. He wrote a short commendatory epistle in Latin, following the Proeme to John Banister's The Historie of Man, sucked from the sappe of the most approved Anathomistes, 1578, fol. References Bibliography 1581 deaths English people of Italian descent 16th-century Italian physicians
John Simmons (died January 6, 1891) was an American soldier and recipient of the Medal of Honor who received the award for his actions in the American Civil War. Biography Simmons was born in Bethel, New York in an unknown year. He served as a private in Company D, 2nd New York Volunteer Heavy Artillery Regiment after enlisting at Liberty, New York during the Civil War. He earned his medal in action at the Battle of Sayler's Creek, Virginia on April 6, 1865, for "Capture of flag.". He received his medal on April 24, 1865. He died on January 6, 1891, and is now buried in Andes Cemetery, Andes, New York. References American Civil War recipients of the Medal of Honor United States Army Medal of Honor recipients 1891 deaths Year of birth missing
Chrystian Gabriel Colombo (born 1952) is an Argentine businessman and politician who served as Chief of the Cabinet of Ministers during the presidency of Fernando de la Rúa, from 2000 to 2001. He served as cabinet chief during the December 2001 riots, and resigned alongside De la Rúa in their aftermath. Early life Colombo was born in 1952 in Zapala, Neuquén Province. He graduated with a licenciatura degree on economics from the Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina (UCA). Political career During the presidency of Raúl Alfonsín, in June 1985, Colombo was appointed as president of the Banco Nacional de Desarrollo (BANADE), in replacement of Mario Brodersohn. Later, Colombo worked in the private sector as part of Gupo Pérez Companc, as a stockbroker in the Buenos Aires Stock Exchange, as vice president of the Sociedad de la Bolsa Macro, and as manager of the Banco Río de la Plata (later Banco Santander Río) stock market. In 1999, upon the election of Fernando de la Rúa as president of Argentina, Colombo was appointed as president of the Banco de la Nación Argentina, the country's national bank. Just a year later, on 6 October 2000, De la Rúa appointed Colombo as Chief of the Cabinet of Ministers, in replacement of Rodolfo Terragno. Under Colombo's leadership, Ricardo López Murphy was designated at the helm of the Ministry of Economy following the resignation of José Luis Machinea. Colombo was also investigated for embezzlement of public funds diverted from the Banco Nación and to the private-owned Banco Macro. In 2001, he was denounced by the Anti-Corruption Bureau for mishandling of public funds during his time as president of the Banco Nación; further charges were presented before the National Senate in 2002. Colombo remained in the position until De la Rúa's abrupt resignation on 20 December 2001, and was the last public official to leave the Casa Rosada in the aftermath of the December 2001 riots. Due to Senate provisional president (and acting president) Ramón Puerta being in San Luis at the time, Colombo managed "security and minimal administrative affairs of the State until the situation was resolved" in the early hours of 21 December. Personal life Colombo is married to visual artist Silvia Rivas. References 1952 births Living people Argentine bankers Radical Civic Union politicians Chiefs of Cabinet of Ministers of Argentina People from Neuquén Province Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina alumni
Franz Vollrath Carl Wilhelm Joseph von Bülow (11 September 1861 – 18 October 1915) was a German author, soldier and homosexual activist. Life Franz Vollrath Carl Wilhelm Joseph von Bülow was born on 11 September 1861 in Frankfurt am Main of Imperial Germany. Bülow's father was Bernhard Vollrath von Bülow, chamberlain of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and envoy to the German Confederation's Bundesversammlung in Frankfurt am Main, while his mother was Paula, née von Linden. Bülow attended high schools in Schwerin and Waren for his studies. Following that, he completed cadet schools at Plön and Gross-Lichterfelde. Bülow had advanced to the rank of lieutenant by 1890. In the same year, he left the service and joined the South West Africa Company in the German colonial South West Africa. In the years that followed, he authored a book on his experiences in German South West Africa and Cecil Rhodes' politics, as well as the Herero and Namaqua genocide. Bülow was blinded by a gunshot wound and therefore returned to Germany. He married divorced Countess Konstanze Beust, née von Goldacker, in 1898, but they divorced a year later. According to Magnus Hirschfeld, Bülow was one of the co-founders of the Scientific-Humanitarian Committee in Berlin, together with Magnus Hirschfeld, Eduard Oberg, and Max Spohr. Bülow moved to Venice in 1900, where homosexuality was legal, unlike in Germany. He lived near San Polo on the Grand Canal at the Palazzo Tiepolo. Bülow left Venice with the outbreak of World War I and returned to Germany, where he died on 18 October 1915, in Dresden. References 1861 births 1915 deaths 19th-century Prussian military personnel Military personnel from Frankfurt‎ People of the Herero and Namaqua genocide First homosexual movement‎ LGBT rights activists from Germany
MA Syed (1937 - 12 January 2013) was a former government official of Bangladesh who was the Chief Election Commissioner. Early life MA Syed was born in 1937 in Gopalganj. Career MA Syed started his career in 1960 by passing the Pakistan Civil Service (CSP) examination and joining the administration cadre. He later served as the Sub-Divisional Administrator, Deputy Commissioner and Secretary to the Government of Bangladesh. He took over as the Chief Election Commissioner of Bangladesh on 23 May 2000 and retired from the post on 22 May 2005. Under him the 8th National Parliament Election of Bangladesh was held in 2001. References 1937 births 2013 deaths Chief Election Commissioners of Bangladesh Bangladeshi civil servants People from Gopalganj District, Bangladesh
Heather Tully (born February 6, 1980) is an American politician and nurse serving as a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates from the 41st district. She was appointed by Governor Jim Justice on June 17, 2020. Early life and education Tully was born in Olean, New York and raised in St. Albans, West Virginia, where she attended Saint Albans High School. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Charleston, a certificate in medical coding and billing from New River Community and Technical College, and a Master of Science in Nursing from West Virginia University. Career After graduating from college, Tully worked as a critical care and ICU nurse. Since earning her master's degree, she has worked as a family nurse practitioner. She is a member of the West Virginia Nurses Association. Tully was appointed to the West Virginia House of Delegates in June 2020, succeeding Jordan Hill. References 1980 births Living people West Virginia Republicans Members of the West Virginia House of Delegates People from St. Albans, West Virginia People from Olean, New York Women state legislators in West Virginia
The Battle of La Pedrera was a conflict between Peru and Colombia that took place from 10–12 July 1911 in a disputed area surrounding the Putumayo River as part of a larger territorial dispute between both countries. Battle The consuls of Peru and Colombia in Manaus, aware of the consequences of a possible confrontation, proposed to their governments the diversion of the expeditions, seeking that the Colombian expedition commanded by General Neira stop in Manaus, while the Peruvian, commanded of Commander Benavides, in Putumayo. However, due to lack of knowledge about these negotiations, the armed clash between the Peruvian and Colombian forces took place in La Pedrera between July 10 and 13. The Colombian troops established in La Pedrera had created a permanent camp, which included crops and a set of trenches. Most of the Colombian soldiers became ill with malaria, yellow fever or leishmaniasis, which led to 11 becoming sick, 22 dying, and leaving 34 unfit for combat at the time of the confrontation. On July 10, the Peruvian commander Óscar Benavides demanded the withdrawal of the Colombian forces, the refusal caused the first confrontation between both parties. 111 Colombian soldiers from the trenches repelled the attack of four river gunboats with 100 men, and after two hours of combat, the breakdown of the river gunboat América gave rise to Benavides' withdrawal. The next day, 23 Colombians managed to hold the position until the night. Thirty minutes before midnight, however, a new Peruvian attack was carried out which could not be successfully repelled by Gamboa. On July 12, the third and final day of the conflict, 43 Colombian soldiers fought successfully for most of the day, but General Gamboa passed out due to being ill while carrying a box of ammunition, being carried by his men. La Pedrera was consequently evicted and the Colombian troops were forced to withdraw. Aftermath On July 19, 1911, a week after the clashes in La Pedrera, the Peruvian Minister Plenipotentiary Ernesto de Tezanos Pinto and the Colombian Foreign Minister Enrique Olaya Herrera signed the Tezanos Pinto-Olaya Herrera Agreement in Bogotá. In the agreement, Colombia undertook not to increase the contingent located in Puerto Córdoba and not to attack the Peruvian positions located between Putumayo and Caquetá. At the same time, the Peruvian troops were forced to abandon La Pedrera and return the captured war trophies to the Colombians. In Colombia, the house of the Peruvian ambassador was stoned on October 4, with subsequent skirmishes and protests in the following days between both parties. On the other hand, the Peruvian forces suffered a fierce epidemic of beriberi and yellow fever that caused them to lose up to 30 men a day. This also gave rise to a reaction from Peruvian public opinion that demanded the permanence of their men in territory considered legitimately Peruvian. On October 16, the Peruvian troops withdrew from La Pedrera. In Putumayo in 1911 there was no Colombian presence and Peru was the owner of both shores, where there were towns such as Tarapacá, Puerto Arica and Tacna. With regard to the presence of Colombia in these areas, it only occurs after 1930 with the ratification of the Salomón-Lozano Treaty, Colombia withdrew from the position it defended and both sides were decimated by jungle diseases. The conflict is little remembered in both countries. Peace was later signed between both nations, ratifying the Salomón-Lozano treaty of 1922. References Bibliography La Pedrera La Pedrera La Pedrera
Aleksander Jełowicki (18 December 1804 in Hubnyk - 15 April 1877 in Rome) was a Polish writer, poet, translator and publisher. He was a veteran of the November Uprising, deputy to the Sejm of Congress Poland for the Haisyn powiat and political exile in France, where he was a social activist, superior of the Polish Catholic Mission in Paris and monk. Among the works he published are the first editions of Adam Mickiewicz's Part III of Dziady (1832) and Pan Tadeusz (1834). Between 1835 and 1838 he was leading partner of the publishing house and printing works, Jełowicki i S-ka in Paris. His list of authors constitutes a major part of Poland's 19th-century literary canon and includes: Juliusz Słowacki, Zygmunt Krasiński, Julian Ursyn Niemcewicz, Kazimierz Brodziński, Stefan Witwicki, Wincenty Pol, Antoni Gorecki, Maurycy Mochnacki, Joachim Lelewel, Henryk Rzewuski, Michał Czajkowski, Klementyna Hoffmanowa, Ignacy Krasicki. As chaplain to Polish artists in exile, in October 1849 he heard the last confession of Frédéric Chopin and gave him the last rites. He was present when the composer breathed his last. He described the musician's final moments in a letter, dated 21 October, to countess Xawera Grocholska. He was a founding member of the Resurrectionist Order and conducted an extended correspondence with its Father General, Piotr Semenenko. He was a younger brother of Edward Jełowicki. References 1804 births 1877 deaths Founders of Catholic religious communities Polish nobility Members of Polish government (November Uprising) Activists of the Great Emigration 19th-century Polish writers Polish insurgents Polish male poets Literary translators Polish translators Translators from Polish Polish emigrants to France Polish male writers Polish publishers (people) Polish Roman Catholics Polish Roman Catholic priests Polish writers
Creophilus oculatus is a species of rove beetle endemic to New Zealand. Description Range Habitat Ecology Etymology Taxonomy References
The Southwest Kansas Storm are a professional indoor football team based in Dodge City, Kansas, and members of the Champions Indoor Football (CIF) league. The team was founded as an expansion franchise for the 2022 season. Home games are played at United Wireless Arena. History Dodge City and United Wireless Arena were previously home to the Dodge City Law of the CIF from 2014 until 2017. The Law were resurrected for the 2021 season, after the Oklahoma Flying Aces withdrew one week before the season start, by using the Flying Aces roster and staff. During the CIF's 2021 season, the Southwest Kansas Storm were announced as a permanent 2022 expansion team into Dodge City, replacing the Dodge City Law. References External links Southwest Kansas Storm official website American football teams in Kansas Champions Indoor Football teams
Iosif Iosifovich Charlemagne, or Sharleman (Russian:Иосиф Иосифович Шарлемань, 13 April 1824, Saint Petersburg - 8 May 1870, Saint Petersburg) was a Russian architect and painter of French ancestry; son of the architect Iosif Ivanovich Charlemagne. Biography He began his education at Saint Peter's School, a German-language institution, then attended the Imperial Academy of Arts, where he studied architecture with Alexander Brullov. He graduated in 1846, with the title of "Free Artist". Two years later, he entered into service at the Imperial Court; becoming an assistant to . One of his first projects involved work on the "", which kept him occupied until 1851. Later, he served as an assistant to Auguste de Montferrand, and helped to draft the plans for a monument to Tsar Nicholas I, under the direction of Nicholas Benois. His work was largely concerned with cost estimates and creating images of how the structures would look when completed. His private commissions were of a similar nature. One such project, a dacha for Grand Duke Mikhail Nikolayevich, earned him the title of "Academician" in 1857. His fame rests largely on his watercolor drawings, which were very popular with patrons of the arts and members of the Royal Family, who often placed orders for them. During a stay abroad, in 1860, he painted a series of views of Germany for Grand Duchess Olga Feodorovna. Together with his brother, Adolf, a well-known painter, he created a circle of young artists, professional and amateur, who would meet in the evenings to draw. He died after a long, serious illness, and was buried next to his father in . Sources Biography from the Русский биографический словарь @ Russian Wikisource Biography from the Большая биографическая энциклопедия @ Академик External links 1824 births 1870 deaths Russian architects Russian watercolorists Russian people of French descent Imperial Academy of Arts alumni Artists from Saint Petersburg
Brood I (also known as the Blue Ridge Brood) is a brood of 17-year periodical cicadas that inhabits Western Virginia and West Virginia. It last emerged in 2012 and is expected to be seen again in 2029. Lifecycle Every 17 years Brood I cicadas tunnel en masse to the surface of the ground in late-April to early-June of emergence years to molt, mate, lay eggs, and subsequently die off over the course of a few weeks. After the eggs hatch, the nymphs burrow back underground to further develop and grow for the next 17 years before emerging again, completing the cycle. The extreme number of emerging cicadas is often given as an example of predator satiation. Species present Brood I includes all three 17-year periodical cicada species: Magicicada septendecim (Linnaeus, 1758) Magicicada cassini (Fisher, 1852) Magicicada septendecula (Alexander & Moore, 1962) References Cicadas
The protected areas of South Sudan include national parks, game reserves, forest reserves, nature conservation areas, and bird sanctuaries. Protected areas cover 15.5% of the country's land area. National parks Badingilo National Park Boma National Park Lantoto National Park Loelle National Park Nimule National Park Shambe National Park Southern National Park Forest reserves Imatong Forest Reserve Game reserve Ashana Game Reserve Bangangai Game Reserve Bire Kapatuos Game Reserve Boro Game Reserve Chelkou Game Reserve Fanyikang Game Reserve Juba Game Reserve Kidepo Game Reserve Mbarizunga Game Reserve Meshra Game Reserve Numatina Game Reserve Zeraf Game Reserve Nature conservation areas Lake Ambadi Nature Conservation Area Lake No Nature Conservation Area Bird sanctuaries Lake Abiad Bird Sanctuary International designations Ramsar Sites Sudd References South Sudan protected areas
Sojourner Truth State Park is a state park that is under construction in Ulster County, New York, to the north of the city of Kingston. It is bound by Hudson River to its east and New York State Route 32 on its west. The park was dedicated by Governor Kathy Hochul on February 28, 2022, in honor of Sojourner Truth, who was born nearby in Esopus, and Black History Month. History The site of this park was obtained by Scenic Hudson in 2019 and transferred to the state at a cost of $13.5 million, which was funded through the state's Environmental Protection Fund. Prior to its designation as a park, the site was used for industries such as cement production, brick making, quarrying, and ice harvesting. Prior to its acquisition by Scenic Hudson, the site of this park was owned by the real estate development firm AVR, which sought to build housing on the property. From the mid-1950s until 1985, Hudson Valley Cement operated a cement facility on the site; followed by Tilcon Minerals, which manufactured construction materials here until 2005. Park Description Along with industrial ruins, most of the park is 260 acres of forested hills with 37 acres of wetlands along the Hudson River. The Hudson River Brickyard Trail, which is managed by the nonprofit organization Scenic Hudson, runs through this park. The trail is part of the longer Empire State Trail. References State parks of New York (state) Parks in Ulster County, New York Scenic Hudson
W. Todd Longanacre (born October 19, 1967) is an American politician serving as a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates from the 42nd district. He assumed office on December 1, 2020. Education Longanacre graduated from Seneca Trail Christian Academy in 1987. He earned an Associate of Science in forestry technology and Bachelor of Science in biology from Glenville State College, followed by a Master of Science in strategic leadership from Mountain State University. Career From 1986 to 2015, Longanacre served in the United States Army. During his tenure, he was assigned to the 101st Airborne Division. From 1995 to 2001, Longanacre served as a naturalist and wildlife manager in the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources. He also owns a pizza restaurant and works as a survival skills instructor. Longanacre was elected to the West Virginia House of Delegates in November 2020 and assumed office the following month. References 1967 births Glenville State College alumni Mountain State University alumni West Virginia Republicans Members of the West Virginia House of Delegates People from Greenbrier County, West Virginia
Mohammad Abu Hena (born 1937) is a former Bangladeshi government official who was secretary. He was the seventh Chief Election Commissioner of Bangladesh. Early life Abu Hena was born in 1937 in the village of Bahadurpur, Pangshar, Rajbari. Career Abu Hena joined the then Pakistan Civil Service (CSP) in 1963. He was appointed as the Chief Election Commissioner on 9 April 1996 and resigned on 8 May 2000 citing health reasons. The Seventh Parliamentary Election of 12 June 1996 was held under his commission. References Chief Election Commissioners of Bangladesh Bangladeshi civil servants People from Rajbari District 1937 births Living people
Brood III (also known as the Iowan Brood) is a brood of 17-year periodical cicadas that is endemic only to the US state of Iowa. It last emerged in 2014 and is expected to be seen again in 2031. Lifecycle Every 17 years Brood III cicadas tunnel en masse to the surface of the ground in late-April to early-June of emergence years to molt, mate, lay eggs, and subsequently die off over the course of a few weeks. After the eggs hatch, the nymphs burrow back underground to further develop and grow for the next 17 years before emerging again, completing the cycle. The extreme number of emerging cicadas is often given as an example of predator satiation. Species present Brood III includes all three 17-year periodical cicada species: Magicicada septendecim (Linnaeus, 1758) Magicicada cassini (Fisher, 1852) Magicicada septendecula (Alexander & Moore, 1962) References Cicadas
Wairangi was a Maori rangatira (chieftain) of the Ngāti Raukawa iwi in the Tainui tribal confederation from the Waikato region, New Zealand and the ancestor of the Ngāti Wairangi hapu. He probably lived in the mid-seventeenth century. Life Wairangi was a son of Takihiku and brother of Tama-te-hura, Upoko-iti, and Pipito. His grandfather Raukawa, son of Tūrongo and Māhina-a-rangi, was the founder of Ngāti Raukawa and a direct descendant of Hoturoa, the captain of the Tainui. Ngāti Raukawa-Ngāti Kahu-pungapunga War Wairangi joined Whāita in his war against Ngāti Kahu-pungapunga, in which they eliminated Ngāti Kahu-pungapunga and seized the upper reaches of the Waikato River, between Putaruru and Ātiamuri. After the initial assault on the Ngāti Kahu-pungapunga settlements south of Maungatautari, Wairangi and Upoko-iti led half of the war party south on the west side of the Waikato River. They passed Te Wawa, killed the rangatira Whakahi at Te Pae-o-Turawau, and killed Korouamaku at Te Ngautuku, near Ātiamuri. The last of the Ngāti Kahu-pungapunga made their stand at Pōhatu-roa, a hill just west of Ātiamuri, which was the base of their allies, the Ngāti Hotu. Whāita and Wairangi's war-parties reunited and surrounded the hill. The two forces clashed repeatedly, but eventually hunger sapped the defenders' strength and they were unable to deflect the Ngāti Raukawa assault, which captured the chieftain Hikaraupi and the mountain. After this, Wairangi settled the portion of Ngāti Kahu-pungapunga's lands south of Whakamaru, making his base at Ruru-nui, near Whare-puhanga. His descendants, Ngāti Wairangi, still live in the area and now share Mōkai marae with a number of other hapu. Tupeteka and Parewhete While Wairangi was out hunting birds at Kāwhia, Ruru-nui was visited by Tupeteka, a rangatira of Ngāti Maru from Te Āea in the Waihou River valley near Te Aroha. Wairangi's wife Parewhete had sex with him and Wairangi realised this because when he returned the food that Parewhete served him was not properly cooked, or because his other wife, Puroku had noticed some of Parewhete's kokowai rouge on Tupeteka's cheek. Therefore, he beat her and she fled to Tupeteka's village. During this flight, Parewhete painted some of her kokowai on a manuka tree at a place now called Manuka-tutahi (manuka flowers are usually white, but sometimes pink or red). She left one of her cloaks at Āniwaniwa, where she crossed the Waikato. A red cliff face by the Waikato River or at Pari-kararangaranga near Matamata is said to derive from this flight, either because when Parewhete stopped to wash she left her maro ('skirt') on the rock and the blood from her menstruation turned it red, or because she painted more kokowai on the cliff. These traces allowed people from Ruru-nui to work out that Parewhete had gone to Te Āea. When Tupeteka refused to return Parewhete, Wairangi gathered a war-party of 140 men along with his brothers Tama-te-hura, Upoko-iti, and Pipito. When they arrived at Te Āea, they were welcomed into the village and performed the tangi ('ceremonial weeping') on the marae. They were let into a giant wharau guesthouse. According to Te Rangi Hīroa his suspicions were aroused by the fact that the posts of the wharau were made of whole trunks of kahikatea - far sturdier than required for construction. Meanwhile, Tupeteka summoned a war-party of Ngāti Maru from the Hauraki Gulf. For the first two days, the visitors were given only a meagre amount of food - one kumara for two on the first day and one each on the second. On the third day, they heard Tupeteka's men slaughtering kurī dogs for food, carrying eels into the village, and bringing firewood, as if for a feast. In fact the dogs were being beaten, not slaughtered, and there was only one eel, which was being carried past repeatedly. The ovens were being prepared in order to cook Wairangi and his party. However, Parewhete had realised that Tupeteka planned to kill Wairangi and his men. Te Rangi Hīroa says that she went to the wharau, weeping, lay down on Wairangi's lap and cut her arms so that the blood flowed over him. This made him tapu so that he could not be eaten. As she did this, she sang "Why did you come with the small basket of Traveller, and not stay away with the large basket of Stay-at-home?" Pei Te Hurinui Jones reports the same lament, but says that it was a cryptic warning that she uttered when Wairangi first arrived. Wairangi sent his slave, Matamata out to investigate and he discovered Tupeteka's plan. To avoid being killed, the group decided that they would offer to perform a haka and when they reached a set word they would suddenly attack Tupetaka. After some disagreement between the brothers it was agreed that it would be Wairangi who would shout the word at the beginning of his panepane ('verse'). Matamata was sent to tell Parewhete to hide on the roof. When they performed the haka in the morning, the entire village gathered to watch. Wairangi's men had hidden their weapons under their skirts and (according to Pei Te Hurinui Jones) Matamata was stationed next to Tupeteka, ready to grab him when the signal was given. Te Rangi Hīroa and Pei Te Hurinui Jones record the words of the haka. Tupeteka realised what was happening, but too late; Matamata grabbed him and Wairangi killed him with his taiaha spear. Wairangi's men killed everyone in the village, demolished the houses and threw the timbers into the Waihou River. The war-party that had been coming to aid Tupeteka saw this and fled. Then Wairangi returned to Ruru-nui with Parewhete. Family Wairangi married Parewhete, who was descended from the Tūwharetoa ancestor, Tia. With her he had one son, Hingaia, from whom there were further descendants. He also married Puroku, whose son Maikorehe was the ancestor of Hitiri Te Paerata, Te Rangi Hīroa's main source for the story of conflict with Tupetaka. Sources Wairangi's participation in the war with Ngāti Kahu-pungapunga is mentioned in the account of the war by Walter Edward Gudgeon in the 1893 issue of the Journal of the Polynesian Society, with no indication of the sources on which it is based., as well as the account given by Pei Te Hurinui Jones, based on oral testimony given at the Maori Land Court at Cambridge in a dispute over ownership of the Waotū area, and the account given by Hōri Wirihana of Ngāti Kauwhata in evidence to the Maori Land Court at Otorohanga on 17 August 1886. The account of the conflict with Tupetaka is reported by Te Rangi Hīroa based on an oral account he heard from Hitiri Te Paerata and others of Ngāti Raukawa, and by Pei Te Hurinui Jones, drawing on an oral account that he heard from Hōne Teri of Ngāti Tūwharetoa and Ngāti Raukawa in 1926. References Bibliography
The Palazzo Celestri di Santacroce, also known as the Palazzo Sant'Elia is a Baroque-style aristocratic palace located on via Maqueda 90 in the ancient quarter of Kalsa of central Palermo, region of Sicily, Italy. Once the urban palace of a wealthy and prominent family, a large portion of the palace is now used for exhibitions and private functions. The palace is diagonal to the Southeast of the Palazzo Comitini, and just a block north of the church of the Assunta. History The palace was built atop and enlarging a prior structure known as the Palazzo Imbarbara. The present structure was commissioned by Giambattista Celestri, 1st Marchese di Santa Croce, along with his brother Tommaso. Construction began in 1756, with the main layout and facade dictated by the designs by the architect and engineer Nicolò Anito. By 1760, the work proceeded under Giovanbattista Cascione Vaccarini, who determined some of the decoration, including the stuccowork, of the main courtyard and of the facade. In 1866, Marianna Celestri di Santa Croce, the last heir, willed the property to her cousin Romualdo Trigona, prince of Sant'Elia. By 1984, the palace had become dilapidated, and was purchased by the Provincial government, who has funded the restoration. Description The baroque facade has two entrances, both with protruding grey marble doric columns. The entrance portal is surmounted by a gargoyle at the keystone. All the balconies have elegant brackets and iron grills. The piano nobile balconies have alternating triangular and rounded tympani, containing decorative bas-relief portraits or decorations. The interior courtyards are rich in arcades and stucco statuary and decoration. The interior frescoes of the piano nobile are described by some as possessing subtle symbolism of the order of Free Masonry. The authors of the frescoes include Gioacchino Martorana and Elia Interguglielmi. References Palaces in Palermo Palazzo Celestri
Brood VII (also known as the Onondaga Brood) is a brood of 17-year periodical cicadas that inhabits the central New York state counties of Onondaga, Cayuga, Seneca, Ontario, and Yates. It last emerged in 2018 and is expected to be seen again in 2035. Lifecycle Every 17 years Brood VII cicadas tunnel en masse to the surface of the ground in late-April to early-June of emergence years to molt, mate, lay eggs, and subsequently die off over the course of a few weeks. After the eggs hatch, the nymphs burrow back underground to further develop and grow for the next 17 years before emerging again, completing the cycle. The extreme number of emerging cicadas is often given as an example of predator satiation. Species present Brood VII only includes Magicicada septendecim (Linnaeus, 1758). M. cassini and M. septendecula (the other 17-year periodical cicada species) are only present in other broods. References Cicadas
The 2002 MBNA America 500 was the fourth stock car race of the 2002 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the fifth iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, March 10, 2002, in Hampton, Georgia at Atlanta Motor Speedway, a permanent asphalt quad-oval intermediate speedway. The race took the scheduled 325 laps to complete. Tony Stewart, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would pass the worn-out car of Ward Burton with 23 to go to win his 13th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series win and his first of the season. To fill out the podium, Dale Earnhardt Jr. of Dale Earnhardt, Inc. and Jimmie Johnson of Hendrick Motorsports would finish second and third, respectively. Background Atlanta Motor Speedway (formerly Atlanta International Raceway) is a track in Hampton, Georgia, 20 miles (32 km) south of Atlanta. It is a 1.54-mile (2.48 km) quad-oval track with a seating capacity of 111,000. It opened in 1960 as a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) standard oval. In 1994, 46 condominiums were built over the northeastern side of the track. In 1997, to standardize the track with Speedway Motorsports' other two 1.5-mile (2.4 km) ovals, the entire track was almost completely rebuilt. The frontstretch and backstretch were swapped, and the configuration of the track was changed from oval to quad-oval. The project made the track one of the fastest on the NASCAR circuit. Entry list Practice First practice The first practice session was held on Friday, March 8, at 11:20 AM EST, and would last for two hours. Tony Stewart of Joe Gibbs Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 29.118 and an average speed of . Second practice The second practice session was held on Saturday, March 9, at 9:30 AM EST, and would last for 45 minutes. Ryan Newman of Penske Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 29.896 and an average speed of . Third and final practice The third and final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Saturday, March 9, at 11:15 AM EST, and would last for 45 minutes. Jerry Nadeau of Hendrick Motorsports would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 30.110 and an average speed of . Qualifying Qualifying was held on Friday, March 8, at 3:05 PM EST. Each driver would have two laps to set a fastest time; the fastest of the two would count as their official qualifying lap. Positions 1-36 would be decided on time, while positions 37-43 would be based on provisionals. Six spots are awarded by the use of provisionals based on owner's points. The seventh is awarded to a past champion who has not otherwise qualified for the race. If no past champ needs the provisional, the next team in the owner points will be awarded a provisional. Bill Elliott of Evernham Motorsports would win the pole, setting a time of 28.944 and an average speed of . Two drivers would fail to qualify: Ron Hornaday Jr. and Carl Long. Full qualifying results Race results References 2002 NASCAR Winston Cup Series NASCAR races at Atlanta Motor Speedway March 2002 sports events in the United States 2002 in sports in Georgia (U.S. state)
Loisettea is a genus of sea cucumbers in the family Cucumariidae. It was first described in 1985. The genus name honours Loisette M. Marsh. This genus differs from others in the subfamily Colochirinae in having body wall ossicles, which are deep complex cups, buttons, and large scales. Species of this genus are found off the north-western coasts of Australia, and off the Sunda Islands. Species The following two species are recognised in the genus Loisettea: Loisettea amphictena Loisettea gazellae References Cucumariidae Holothuroidea genera
Clifford Iyobosa Omoruyi (born October 11, 2001) is a Nigerian college basketball player for the Rutgers Scarlet Knights of the Big Ten Conference. Early life and high school career Omoruyi grew up in Benin City, Nigeria and played soccer. Due to standing 6'8, he received attention from basketball scouts who stated he could earn a scholarship overseas. At the age of 14, Omoruyi moved to the United States to attend Queen of Peace High School in Arlington, New Jersey. Muhammad Oliver, a friend of Omoruyi's brother Aldred, and his wife offered to serve as his host family. Omoruyi also began playing basketball shortly after his arrival, initially against Oliver's son and then in AAU events. As a freshman at Queen of Peace, he nearly averaged a double-double in four games before breaking his leg. Omoruyi returned in time for the state tournament and posted 22 points, 10 rebounds and five blocks in a game. Due to Queen of Peace shutting down, Omoruyi was forced to transfer to Roselle Catholic High School, and initially struggled with his grades. He transferred to Immaculate Conception High School for the second semester of his sophomore season to focus on academics, playing 10 games. Omoruyi transferred back to Roselle Catholic High School going into his junior season, stating he did not wish to run from challenges. He averaged 11.6 points, 7.1 rebounds and 2.8 blocks per game as a junior. As a senior, Omoruyi averaged 14.2 points, 11.5 rebounds and 5.4 blocks per game, helping Roselle Catholic post a 22–7 record and win the NJSIAA's Non-Public B North title. Omoruyi was named the Gatorade New Jersey Player of the Year, First Team All-State by NJHoops.com and Second Team All-State by The Star-Ledger. On the Nike Elite Youth Basketball League circuit, he averaged 11.8 points, 6.7 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game for the New York Lightning. He was considered to be a four-star prospect ranked 36th in his class by Rivals.com. On March 29, 2020, Omoruyi committed to Rutgers over offers from Arizona State and Auburn. He became the highest-rated recruit to select the Scarlet Knights since Kadeem Jack in 2010. College career Omoruyi suffered a knee sprain six games into his freshman season, forcing him to miss three weeks. As a freshman, he averaged 3.8 points and 4.0 rebounds per game. Omoruyi became the team's starting center going into his sophomore season due to Myles Johnson's transfer to UCLA. In his sophomore season debut, he scored 16 points and had nine rebounds against Lehigh, and subsequently enjoyed a breakout season. National team career Omoruyi was invited to the training camp of the Nigeria men's national basketball team in preparation for the 2020 Summer Olympics. References External links Rutgers Scarlet Knights bio 2001 births Living people Nigerian men's basketball players Nigerian expatriate basketball people in the United States Centers (basketball) Roselle Catholic High School alumni Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball players Sportspeople from Benin City
Frances Estill Beauchamp (, Estill; June 27, 1860 – April 11, 1923) was an American temperance activist, social reformer, and lecturer. In 1886, Beauchamp took active responsibilities of leadership in the Woman's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU), being elected local president at Lexington, Kentucky and also state secretary. In 1896, she was elected state president of the WCTU. Beauchamp attended every national convention of the order since 1887. In 1894, she was elected one of the two national WCTU secretaries, and while state president, she was a vice president of the National Union. She served as Kentucky state chair of the Prohibition Party, becoming secretary of the National committee in 1911. Early life and education Frances (nickname, "Fannie") Estill was born in Madison County, Kentucky, June 27, 1860, in the home of her paternal ancestor, General Samuel Estill, and was of the fifth generation born on the old farm which was taken up from the Commonwealth of Virginia by his progenitors. She was of Quaker ancestry. Her parents were James W. and Nancy (Scott) Estill. The father was engaged in stock raising on a large scale in the old Paint Lick community of Garrard County. In 1880, he moved to Lexington, and for several years, was associated in business with his son-in-law, J. H. Beauchamp, on Versailles Pike near Lexington. Frances' great-great-grandfather, James Estill, was a Virginia soldier of the Revolution, and for his service, was given a grant of land which he exercised in the Blue Grass region of Kentucky. Frances' grandfather, Samuel, spent his life on the plantation near Kirksville, Kentucky, on Silver Creek. He married Rebecca Hamilton, whose parents also had a land grant in Kentucky due to her father's Revolutionary service. She was an only child, of a highly imaginative temperament and spent her childhood in dreamland. Her parents were intensely practical and insisted on regular habits and a systematic performance of the tasks assigned. She was devoted to her church and a local philanthropist from her youth. She attended a private school in Richmond, Kentucky, until her ninth year and established herself at the head of her classes, being prominently expert in mathematics. She was devoted to her teacher, the Reverend R. L. Breck, and was deeply grieved when her parents removed her from this school to Science Hill, Shelbyville, Kentucky. Her education covered the English branches, music and French. She was graduated from this institution at age 16 and plans were made to have her studies finished abroad. Career In 1875, instead of studying abroad, she married James H. Beauchamp (1844-1906), a rising young lawyer and Christian gentleman, who shared her ambitions and encouraged her work. Mr. Beauchamp was a native of Spencer County, Kentucky, and was reared in Union County in the western part of the state. He was also of Virginia ancestry, and his father, Alfred Beauchamp, was of old French Huguenot stock, descended from one of three brothers who came to America from England. Mr. Beauchamp grew up in Union County, Kentucky was liberally educated and studied law with an uncle, who for forty years was county clerk of Spencer County. He practiced for a time in Spencer County, and then moved to Lexington, where he became associated with John R. Allen and for a number of years was a member of the firm Buckner, Beauchamp & Allen. Mr. and Mrs. Beauchamp had no children of their own, but took into their home and reared seven boys, including John Haley, Houston Brown, Frank Scott, Dr. Ernest Smith, and Rev. A. E. Smith. Her interest in temperance reform was awakened in early womanhood. When the Lexington WCTU was organized in 1886, Beauchamp became its Corresponding Secretary. She was soon made President of the Lexington WCTU, then State State Corresponding Secretary and from that time on, held various offices in the State Union, proving herself to be a keen leader. In 1887, she was appointed superintendent of juvenile work for Kentucky. In 1895, after year of service in various offices, Beauehamp was elected president of the Kentucky WCTU. In 1894, she was appointed Assistant Recording Secretary of the National WCTU at the Cleveland Convention, Beauchamp's ability as a lecturer and organizer found early recognition, not only among her own sex, but among the Prohibition Party leaders also; and in 1909, she was made State chairman of the Prohibition Party, becoming secretary of the National committee in 1911. She was deeply interested in the success of the suffrage movement. She was for many years a member of the Woman's Suffrage Association. The Kentucky WCTU established a settlement and school at Hindman, Kentucky, and Beauchamp was an official member of the board of that school from the beginning. This school was pronounced by the United States commissioner of education as a model school, and in many ways it extended its influence to raise and improve the standards of school work throughout Eastern Kentucky. For a number of years, Beauchamp made a study of problems of prison reform, especially as affecting the handling of juvenile cases. The Kentucky House of Reform at Glendale, Kentucky was the direct outgrowth of influences set in motion by her and associates. Formerly, it was a practice of the penitentiary authorities to mix the boy inmates indiscriminately with the other convicts. Personal life In religion, she was Presbyterian. Frances Beauchamp died at the home of Mrs. Richard R. Wellington, at Geneva, New York, April 11, 1923. Burial was at Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Kentucky. Notes References 1860 births 1923 deaths People from Madison County, Kentucky Woman's Christian Temperance Union people American temperance activists American suffragists Prohibition Party (United States) politicians Lecturers American social reformers
Strenshall (or Streonshalh) was launched at Whitby in 1825. She foundered without a trace in February 1829. Career She first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1826. In 1813 the British East India Company (EIC), had lost its monopoly on the trade between India and Britain. British ships were then free to sail to India or the Indian Ocean under a licence from the EIC. Strenshall, Dunning, master, sailed from London on 28 July 1828, bound for Mauritius. Loss On 8 February 1829, Strenshall, Constable Dunning, master, sailed from Mauritius for London and was not heard from again. A hurricane that occurred or 12 February was believed to have been the cause of the loss. The same hurricane appears to have caused the loss of . Citations and references Citations References 1825 ships Ships built in Whitby Age of Sail merchant ships of England Missing ships Ships lost with all hands Maritime incidents in February 1829
Lucky Duck is an animated television film produced by Nelvana. The special premiered on June 20, 2014, on Disney Junior. It is the first Disney Junior original movie. Plot Lucky, a small rubber duck, prepares to leave the toy factory where he was born to be shipped to the store. A faulty whistle makes him immediately trashed. Eager to leave the factory he still manages to return to a box of toys ready to board the cargo ship. Lucky inadvertently is thrown off a cargo ship during a storm, and teams up with a pair of tub toy friends on an adventure to find the perfect home. Voice cast Christian Borle as Lucky Tom Cavanagh as Snap Megan Hilty as Flo Dan Chameroy as Captain Chase Gage Munroe as Danny Chase Milton Barnes as Shark Toy References External links
Yilan crater is an impact crater in China, situated to the northwest of the town of Yilan in Heilongjiang province. Its southern rim has eroded, but its northern rim is visible on the surface as a crescent-shaped ridge. It has a diameter of at its maximum extent, with the rim rising above the crater's basin. Radiocarbon dating shows its age to be only 46,100 to 52,500 years. References Landforms of Heilongjiang Impact craters of Asia
AKM Sadeq (10 August 1928 – 15 June 2016) was a Bangladeshi judge who was a judge of the Bangladesh Supreme Court and the sixth Chief Election Commissioner of Bangladesh. Early life AKM Sadeq was born on 10 August 1928 in Muradnagar, Comilla to a zamindar family. His father was Abu Musa Ahmed and mother was Naima Begum. He passed higher secondary from Dhaka Intermediate College. He did Honors in Economics and LLB in 2 subjects from University of Dhaka. Career AKM Sadeq taught Economics and Law at University of Dhaka. After practicing law for four years, he passed the Judicial BCS and started his government service as a munsef. He then worked at the Pakistan Supreme Court in Lahore as an Assistant Registrar. After becoming Bangladesh, he served as the District Judge of Tangail. Prior to his retirement, he served as a Judge of the High Court Division. He was appointed Chief Election Commissioner of Bangladesh on 26 April 1995 and served till 6 April 1996. The disputed election of 15 February 1996 was held under his commission। He was also a member of the Law Commission. Death AKM Sadeq died on 15 June 2016 while undergoing treatment at United Hospital in Dhaka. References 1928 births 2016 deaths People from Comilla District University of Dhaka alumni Dhaka College alumni Chief Election Commissioners of Bangladesh Bangladeshi judges
The Tobolsk Mariinsky Women's School () is a closed women's educational institution (Institute for Noble Maidens) of the Russian Empire, part of the department of institutions of Empress Maria, which existed from 1854 to 1919 in Tobolsk. History On 9 June 1851, a member of the State Council Nicholas Annenkov, who carried out an audit of Western Siberia, turned to the Tobolsk governor K. F. Engelka with an order to draw up a Draft Regulations for a women's educational institution and raise funds for its maintenance. On 4 March 1852, under the chairmanship of the new Tobolsk governor T.F. Prokofiev, a Committee was established on the organization of a girls' school in the city of Tobolsk. The members of the Committee included officials of the administration of the Tobolsk governor, deputies from the merchants and bourgeoisie K. N. Nikolaev and A. M. Muravyov, a former Decembrist, at that time an official of the office of the Tobolsk general provincial government. Other Decembrists who were in exile in Tobolsk also contributed to the opening of the school: Mikhail Fonvizin and P.N. Svistunov, who contributed funds to create the school. On 30 August 1852, the Tobolsk Women's School was opened in Tobolsk to train girls of all classes. The total number of students that year was one hundred, and the next year and the following years the number of students was one hundred and twenty. On 22 July 1854, by decree of Emperor Alexander II, the school was renamed the Tobolsk Mariinsky Women's School and became part of the department of institutions of Empress Maria and began to enjoy the rights of institutions of this department. The structure of the school consisted of two departments: the First, for the education of girls from the lower classes, in the amount of one hundred and twenty students, and the Second, for the education of the daughters of the noble class, merchants and the clergy, consisting of fifty students. The departments were divided into two classes: lower and higher, with three years of study in each of the classes. Girls were admitted to the first department from ten to twelve years old, to the second department: lower class - from ten to twelve years old, upper class - up to thirteen years old. The general work of the Mariinsky Women's School was carried out by two boards of the school: the board of trustees and the Pedagogical Board. The general management of the school was in charge of the School Council, subordinate to the West Siberian Governor-General, the first chairman of this council was the governor V. A. Artsimovich, and his wife A. N. Zhemchuzhnikova became the first trustee. On 30 August 1855, at the Mariinsky Women's School, the second department was assigned to the II category, and the first department to the III category. In the first section, such subjects were studied as: the beginning of arithmetic, calligraphy, reading, the Law of God, craft and needlework. The second department studied such subjects as: Russian language, arithmetic, calligraphy, geography of Russia, history, the Law of God, household and needlework. Subsequently, the school introduced: geography, general history, French, dancing and drawing. On 1 July 1858, the Alexander Orphanage was opened as part of the school to receive orphans for training in the first department. On 5 November 1859, Governor-General G. H. Gasford approved the Regulations according to which at the Mariinsky Women's School, the first department was equated to the course of study at county schools, and the second department was closer to the gymnasium course of study. On 7 February 1860, three classes (lower, middle and higher) were opened in the second department of the school with two-year courses of study. Upon completion of the full course of the school, graduates received a certificate of teachers of women's 2-digit and rural schools, as well as women's gymnasiums. On 3 September 1867, the building of the second department of the school was completely burned out after a fire in Tobolsk, and with the permission of Empress Maria Alexandrovna, the Fourth Department of His Imperial Majesty's Own Chancellery from 1867 to 1871 allocated 22,000 rubles for the repair of school buildings. On 24 July 1868, Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich visited the school, in honor of this visit, a scholarship named after him was established at the school. On 1 June 1873, Grand Duke Alexander Alexandrovich, the future Emperor Alexander III, visited the school. In 1919, the last graduation of the school was carried out and after the establishment of Soviet power, it was closed. On the basis of the Mariinsky school, the Tobolsk school of the second stage No. 1 was created. Patrons Empress Maria Alexandrovna Trustees Spouses of Tobolsk governors from 1854 to 1918 Notable teachers Mikhail Znamensky Alexy (Molchanov) Innokenty (Belyaev) Famous graduates Ussakovskaya, Maria Mikhailovna References Literature Материалы об истории Тобольской Мариинской женской школы. Историческая записка 1854–1877 / ГБУТО ГА. Ф. 165. Оп. 1. Ед.хр. 30. Тобольская Мариинская гимназия. Историческая записка о первом женском учеб- ном заведении Тобольска. К 140-летнему юбилею / Сост. Г.К. Скачкова, ред. Г.Т. Бонифатьева. Тобольск, 1992. Скачкова Г.К. Из истории первой женской школы Тобольска // Исторический опыт народного образования Тюменского края: Историография, источниковедение. Тобольск, 1999. История народного образования в Российской империи в архивных документах, 1802—1917 гг.: справочник / Д.И. Раскин; Санкт-Петербургский государственный университет (СПбГУ): Санкт-Петербург: 2020. — 1068 с. Закрытые женские институты Российской империи. 1764—1855 / Пономарева В.В., изд: Пятый Рим Москва: 2019. — 480 с. — ISBN 978─5─6043327─2─6 Sources Educational institutions established in 1854 Educational institutions disestablished in 1919 Universities in Russia 1854 establishments in the Russian Empire‎
Luiz Guilherme Vieira da Silva (born 19 February 2003), commonly known as Luizão, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Coritiba. References External links 2003 births Living people Brazilian footballers Association football forwards Coritiba Foot Ball Club players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players
Victor Tatarskiy (17 November 1939 – 27 February 2022) was a Russian radio and television presenter. He was honored as the Honored Artist of the RSFSR (1988) and as the People's Artist of the Russian Federation (2012). Life and career Tatarskiy graduated from the Mikhail Shchepkin Higher Theatre School. Since 1967, he has continuously hosted the radio program "Meeting with the Song", the author of which was at the same time. He also hosted the radio programs "Musical Globe" (1967–1997), "Record on your tape recorders" (1970–1972) and "At all latitudes" (1973–1976). Since 1993, he led the Starry Hour program at the Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk. From 1996 to 2003, he hosted the television program "The History of a Masterpiece" on ORT. He participated in the dubbing into Russian of some feature films. He was member of the jury of the National Radio Award (Media Union). Tatarsky died in February 2022, at the age of 82. References 1939 births 2022 deaths Russian television presenters People's Artists of Russia Honored Artists of the RSFSR Honored Artists of the Russian Federation People from Saint Petersburg
Bernt Christian Birkeland (born 16 July 1974) is a Norwegian former footballer who played as a midfielder. Career Birkeland started his career with Norwegian side Start, where he made 42 league appearances and scored 1 goal. On 17 April 1994, Birkeland debuted for Start during a 0–2 loss to Rosenborg. On 21 April 1996, he scored his first goal for Start during a 3–3 draw with Bodø/Glimt. In 1999, Birkeland signed for Marsala in the Italian third tier after trialing for Portuguese top flight club Boavista and Aberdeen in the Scottish top flight. Before the 2000 season, he signed for Norwegian second tier team Kongsvinger. References External links 1974 births Association football midfielders Eliteserien players Expatriate footballers in Italy IK Start players Kongsvinger IL Toppfotball players Living people Norwegian expatriate footballers Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Norwegian First Division players‎ Norwegian footballers Serie C players Skeid Fotball players
JC Caldwell (July 2, 1935-Ocotber 2, 1972) was an American professional wrestler who mainly worked in the Gulf Coast and Tennessee territories. Professional wrestling career Whitey Caldwell made his professional wrestling debut in the 1950s. During most of his career he feuded with Ron Wright. Caldwell and Wright would have chain matches in the late 1960s and early 1970s in Tennessee. In 1961, Wright seriously injured (putting him out of action for a year) who was by then a very popular wrestling babyface and television champion. On November 21, 1962, Caldwell defeated Wright in a Hair vs Hair match. From 1969 to 1971, Caldwell would win the NWA Tennessee Tag Team Championship six times with Ron Wright, Les Thatcher (three times), Johnny Walker, Frankie Cain, and Bearcat Brown. From 1969 to 1971, Caldwell would win the NWA Tennessee Tag Team Championship six times. On September 29, 1972, Caldwell won his last title defeating his arch rival Ron Wright for the NWA Southeastern Heavyweight Championship (Northern Division) in Knoxville, Tennessee. Death On October 7, 1972, Wright had wrestled a TV-taping that afternoon in Knoxville and that evening wrestled in Morristown, Tennessee. That night, Wright was killed in a car accident when a man was driving at a high rate of speed and was trying to pass cars when he hit Caldwell in a curve. Caldwell died in hospital. Caldwell was champion when he died. In 1994, Caldwell was inducted into the Smoky Mountain Wrestling Hall of Fame inducted by Ron Wright. Championships and accomplishments NWA Mid-America NWA Tennessee Tag Team Championship (6 times) – with Ron Wright (1), Les Thatcher (3), Johnny Walker (1), Frankie Cain (1) & Bearcat Brown (1) NWA Southeastern Heavyweight Championship (2 times) References External links Further reading 1935 births 1972 deaths American male professional wrestlers Professional wrestlers from Tennessee
Camille Mattart (1886-1957) was a revolutionary trade unionist and militant anarcho-communist. In 1904, he was a deputy treasurer of the Friendly Federation of Anarchists of Belgium. He collaborated with L'Insurgé and L'Action Directe, an organ of the Belgian CGT. On 11–12 June 1905, he participated in the revolutionary trade union congress of Charleroi, where the bases of the Belgian CGT were drawn up. In 1908, he was administrator of the newspaper L’Avant-Garde. Before World War I he collaborated with L'Émancipateur, a revolutionary anarchist communist organ published by the group Les Chercheurs de rire. In 1919, he contributed to the newspaper Le Communiste. In Flémalle he took over the editorial staff of L'Émancipateur which became Le Combat. He organized the purchase of printing equipment in 1929. He participated in the Anarchist Union and the Federation of Anarchist Groups. With J. Ledoux and Hem Day, at the end of the 1920s, he led the Belgian Group for the Right of Asylum. Camille Mattart contributed to the Publications de la Révolte et des Temps nouvelles by Jean Grave. He died in Liège in 1957. References Further reading Didier Karolinski, Le mouvement anarchiste en Wallonie et à Bruxelles, mémoire de licence, Université de Liège, 1983. Fonds Jan Pellering : Camille Mattart . Belgian anarchists Belgian journalists Print journalists Belgian trade unionists Belgian communists Belgian newspaper publishers (people)
Gräfelfing station () is a railway station in the municipality of Gräfelfing, in Bavaria, Germany. It is located on the Munich–Garmisch-Partenkirchen railway of Deutsche Bahn. Services the following services stop at Gräfelfing: Munich S-Bahn : service every twenty minutes between and Grafing Bahnhof; some trains continue from Grafing Bahnhof to . References External links Gräfelfing layout Railway stations in Bavaria Buildings and structures in Munich (district) Munich S-Bahn stations
Planegg station () is a railway station in the municipality of Planegg, in Bavaria, Germany. It is located on the Munich–Garmisch-Partenkirchen railway of Deutsche Bahn. Services the following services stop at Planegg: Munich S-Bahn : service every twenty minutes between and Grafing Bahnhof; some trains continue from Grafing Bahnhof to . References External links Planegg layout Railway stations in Bavaria Buildings and structures in Munich (district) Munich S-Bahn stations
Kacy Duke is an American celebrity fitness instructor, life coach, and spokesmodel. Career Duke runs a personal training business called The Art of the Graceful Gangster. She also runs a business called Age Defying Physique. Duke has trained celebrities including Denzel Washington, Dakota Johnson, Julianne Moore, P.Diddy, Iman, Josh Brolin, Maxwell, Rachel Weisz, Kiefer Sutherland, Lenny Kravitz, Bebe Rexha, Kate Beckinsale, Bruce Willis, Julianne Moore, and Gwen Stefani. She was the founding Group Fitness Director at Equinox, a luxury fitness club. She developed fitness programs for Equinox and for corporations in North America, Europe, and Japan. She was a spokesperson for Dove Deoderant, Kellogg's, and Nike as well as a spokesperon and advisory board member of Simple Skincare. She has appeared on CBS Morning News, The Rachael Ray Show, Good Housekeeping TV, The Today Show, and Good Morning America. Along with Darlene Williams, Duke co-hosts the podcast Real Ass Women, where she interviews successful business women. Friendship with Anna Sorokin Duke became affiliated with Anna Sorokin, a Russian con artist posing as a German heiress using the name "Anna Delvey", when she was hired to be Sorokin's personal trainer and life coach. Sorokin, who had found Duke online, paid Duke $4,500 in cash for a package of sessions. Duke accompanied Sorokin and Rachel DeLoache Williams on a trip to La Mamounia in Marrakech in May 2017. She was sick for the majority of the vacation, and booked a flight back to the United States with Williams' help. After Duke left Morocco, Sorokin pressured Williams to pay for the $62,000 trip when her credit card was declined. After Sorokin started experiencing financial trouble and was kicked out of the hotel she had been residing at, Duke let her stay at her apartment. In August 2017, Duke attempted to stage an intervention for Sorokin at the Frying Pan Bar in Manhattan. A day after the attempted intervention, Duke and Williams became aware of an ongoing criminal investigation against Sorokin. Personal life Duke lives in Hudson Yards in New York City. Portrayal in popular culture She is portrayed by Laverne Cox in the 2022 Netflix drama series Inventing Anna. She was a consultant for the series. References Living people African-American female models American exercise instructors American strength and conditioning coaches Athletic trainers Female sports coaches Life coaches People associated with physical culture Date of birth missing (living people)
An election to the was held on . Baku was the last major city in Russia to hold local duma elections during 1917. Notably, the vote was held after October Revolution commenced. On April 28, 1915, the Baku City Duma decided to postpone elections for a new duma until the end of the war. The decision was ratified on January 16, 1916. However, with the overthrow of the czarist rule during the 1917 February Revolution, the issue of local elections re-emerged. Under the Provisional Government regulations were issued for the holding of elections of city dumas on the basis of universal, equal and direct suffrage with secret ballot. The Socialist-Revolutionaries and Mensheviks formed a strong alliance after July 1917, around the principle of 'revolutionary defencism' and set up a joint list for the city duma election. The Armenian Revolutionary Federation ('Dashnaks') was excluded from alliance. However, the holding of the city duma election in Baku suffered long delays. In September 1917, OZAKOM ceded to demands for immediate elections to city duma. However, the city boundaries had remained unchanged, thus leaving the industrial districts outside of the city proper. The issue of incorporation of the Baku oilfields into the city proper was a key dispute in the run-up to the election. The incumbent city government, Moslem parties and the Kadets opposed incorporation, with the Moslem parties arguing that the oil fields had closer connection with the surrounding villages. The Baku Soviet called for incorporation, and the Bolsheviks actively campaigned for oil field incorporation. Election result Below an account published in the newspaper Kaspii on November 1, 1917; The following, slightly different account, is present by Rosenberg (1969); Rosenberg (1969) uses two sources for the Baku City Duma election result, the newspaper Baku (November 1, 1917 issue) and Revolyutsiya 1917 goda v Azerbaydzhane: khronika sobytiy (Baku, 1927). He notes slight discrepancies between the results presented by the two sources. Notably the December 1, 1917 issue of Kaspii presented an account of the electoral result similar to that of Rosenberg. Ethnicity of elected deputies Formation of coalition government After the election, the various political parties diverged on how to form a government for the city. The Mensheviks called for a government including all revolutionary and democratic forces. The Socialist-Revolutionaries argued in favour of a coalition between the city duma and the Baku soviet. The Armenian Revolutionary Federation, Musavat and Ittihad envisioned a coalitions of city duma, Baku soviet, national councils and other democratic organizations. The Kadets, Yedinstvo and the incumbent city board argued for exclusive authority of the city duma. A meeting was held on December 15, 1917, and after a first divided vote and a series of negotiations, the Mensheviks moved to support a resolution for the formation of a coalition of the city duma, Baku soviet, Peasants Union, national councils and others. The broad coalition proposal received 47 votes whilst the proposal for a duma-soviet coalition received 24 votes. The coalition government was formed with the support of all parties except the Bolsheviks. The coalition government had 9 members - 3 from soviets (workers, peasants, soldiers), 3 from national organizations (Moslem, Armenian, Russian) and 3 from the city duma and its board. References Local elections in Russia Russian Revolution 20th century in Baku
Stockdorf station () is a railway station in the district of Stockdorf, within the municipality of Gauting, in Bavaria, Germany. It is located on the Munich–Garmisch-Partenkirchen railway of Deutsche Bahn. Services the following services stop at Stockdorf: Munich S-Bahn : service every twenty minutes between and Grafing Bahnhof; some trains continue from Grafing Bahnhof to . References External links Stockdorf layout Railway stations in Bavaria Buildings and structures in Starnberg (district) Munich S-Bahn stations
Rapid City High School (RCHS), formerly Dakota Middle School, is an alternative high school at 601 Columbus Street, Rapid City, South Dakota. Established in 1923, this building served as the first site of Rapid City Central High School until it moved to a new facility on Mount Rushmore Road North. Rapid City High School also hosts the Performing Arts Center of Rapid City. The school building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 28, 2010. References External links School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in South Dakota National Register of Historic Places in Pennington County, South Dakota Buildings and structures in Rapid City, South Dakota 1923 establishments in South Dakota School buildings completed in 1923 Public high schools in South Dakota Schools in Pennington County, South Dakota Education in Rapid City, South Dakota
"First Time" is a song recorded by Japanese-American singer-songwriter Ai, released February 16, 2022, by EMI Records as a promotional single from her twelfth studio album Dream. Produced by Bernard "Harv" Harvey, lyrically the song is about Ai's struggles during the start of her music career and how she was able to eventually find success for the first time. In promotion of the song, Ai teamed up with Nestlé to promote KitKat. Background and release In 2019, Ai traveled to her hometown, Los Angeles, California to record content for a new album. While in Los Angeles, she collaborated with various songwriters, including Felisha King and Fallon King (of girl group Cherish), who co-wrote "Expectations" on Ai's 2021 extended play, It's All Me, Vol. 2. Wanting to get to know Ai more, the duo asked her about her career. Ai explained to them her struggles of her musical beginnings and how she eventually was able to find success. Inspired by the story, Felisha and Fallon co-wrote the song with Ai about personal struggles. Wanting a featured artist, Ai contacted her close friend, dancer and model Riehata. Composition and lyrics "First Time" is an R&B song featuring a simple production. Lyrically, the song is about struggling to reach a goal and eventually overcoming obstacles to reach the goal for "the first time". Promotion In Japan, "First Time" was featured on Nestlé commercials promoting Kit Kat. The commercial was directed by Naoko Yamada, who directed A Silent Voice. The commercial was also Nestlé's first anime commercial. Track listing Digital download and streaming "First Time" — 3:01 Credits and personnel Credits adapted from Tidal. Ai Uemura – vocals, songwriting Fallon King – songwriting Felisha "Fury" King – songwriting Bernard "Harv" Harvey – production Riehata – featured artist Mark Parfitt – mixing Randy Merill – mastering Release history References 2022 songs EMI Records singles Ai (singer) songs Songs written by Ai (singer) Songs about crying Female–female vocal duets
Chris Evert Lloyd became the 3-time tournament winner after defeating Steffi Graf 6–3, 6–1 in the final. Seeds The first eight seeds received a bye into the second round. Draw Finals Top half Section 1 Section 2 Bottom half Section 3 Section 4 References External links Official results archive (ITF) Official results archive (WTA) Virginia Slims of Florida 1986 Virginia Slims World Championship Series
HMS Trusty was a 50-gun fourth-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy. Service Designed by Edward Hunt and built at Sheerness Dockyard, Trusty was launched on 9 October 1782. She was refitted and used as a troopship from July 1799 and a prison ship from April 1809, and broken up in April 1815. Because she served in the Navy's Egyptian campaign (8 March – 2 September 1801), her officers and crew qualified for the "Egypt" clasp to the Naval General Service Medal, which the Admiralty issued in 1847 to all surviving claimants. References 1782 ships Ships of the line of the Royal Navy
Irene V. Clark (1927-1984) was an American painter. She was born in 1927 in Washington, D.C. She studied at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. While in Chicago she also studied screen printing with William McBride and John F. Miller. She was influenced by the work of the WPA artists. For a time Clark was the gallery director of the Exhibit Gallery and Studio. She relocated to California and exhibited her paintings at the Oakland Museum of California and other galleries in California. Several sources identify her year of death as 1984 but the National Gallery of Art has her death date as 1980. Clark's work is in the collection of the Oakland Museum, Atlanta University, and the National Gallery of Art. References External links images of Clark's work on Invaluable 1927 births 1984 deaths People from Washington, D.C. African-American women artists 20th-century African-American women 20th-century African-American artists
Helastia alba is a moth of the family Geometridae. This species is endemic to New Zealand. References Moths of New Zealand Endemic fauna of New Zealand Moths described in 1987 Cidariini Taxa named by Robin Craw
Gauting station () is a railway station in the municipality of Gauting, in Bavaria, Germany. It is located on the Munich–Garmisch-Partenkirchen railway of Deutsche Bahn. Services the following services stop at Gauting: Munich S-Bahn : service every twenty minutes between and Grafing Bahnhof; some trains continue from Grafing Bahnhof to . References External links Gauting layout Railway stations in Bavaria Buildings and structures in Starnberg (district) Munich S-Bahn stations
Violaine Blétry-de Montmollin is a Swiss politician, accountant, and estate manager. She served as the president of the Canton of Neuchâtel's branch of FDP.The Liberals from 2009 to 2011. Since 2016, Blétry-de Montmollin has served on the Neuchâtel Town Council and held the offices of Vice President and President. Biography Blétry-de Montmollin was born in Auvernier, Neuchâtel into a family of Swiss nobility, and grew up on her family's vineyard there. She is the daughter of Pierre de Montmollin, a winemaker and politician who served as the president of the Grand Council of Neuchâtel. She was active in commune life while a student, and served as a class delegate at her school. She graduated with a degree in economics and became a liberal politician at the age of 25. She left the family business of wine making, and worked in finance as a fiduciary and later as an accountant. She left Neuchâtel and moved to New York City with her husband, who is from Jura, and lived there for a year. They returned to Switzerland in 2005, where she gave birth to two children. She co-managed her family's estate and winery in Auvernier for six years. In 2008, when the Liberal Party of Switzerland and the Free Democratic Party of Switzerland merged to form FDP.The Liberals, Blétry-de Montmollin worked to manage relations between opposing sides within the new party. While serving as a member of the Grand Council of Neuchâtel, she became president of the Neuchâtel branch of the party when they were elected to the majority of the Council of State in 2009. During her presidency, the party was able to elect Didier Burkhalter to the Federal Council and Raphaël Comte to the Council of States. She also managed disagreements within the cantonal government and led the party through the political scandal and resignation of Frédéric Hainard. In 2010 she was appointed as the secretary general of the Department of Education, Culture and Sports in Neuchâtel. Within her new position as a civil servant, she stepped down as president of the party in Neuchâtel. She later served on the town council and was a member of the Department of Territorial Development, Economy, Tourism and Built Heritage. In 2016 she was elected to the town council, and later served as the Vice President of the town council. References Living people 21st-century Swiss women politicians FDP.The Liberals politicians Violaine Nobility of Neuchâtel Swiss city councillors Swiss civil servants Swiss nobility
Kingdom is an anime adaptation of a manga series of the same title written and illustrated by Yasuhisa Hara. At the end of the third season's final episode, a fourth season was announced, and will premiere on April 10, 2022. The cast will return to reprise their roles. The opening theme is "Rei -ray-" performed by Suiren while the ending theme is "Suiren (Dazzling)" performed by Haku. Episode list Notes References 2022 Japanese television seasons Kingdom episode lists
Dattatraya Parashuram Karmarkar, known as D. P. Karmarkar (20 July 1902 – 20 June 1991) was an Indian politician and Union government minister. Life Karmarkar was educated at Karnatak College Dharwar, Deccan College and the ILS Law College, from which he qualified as a lawyer. He served in the Central Legislative Assembly from 1945 to 1947, and became a member of the Provisional Parliament in 1951. In 1952, he was elected to the 1st Lok Sabha as a member of the Indian National Congress from the constituency of Dharwad North, holding this seat until the 1962 general election. From August 1950 to May 1952, Karmarkar was a deputy commerce minister in the Union government, with the additional responsibilities of a deputy trade minister from May to August 1952. He was given cabinet rank in August 1952 and served as Commerce Minister until June 1956. He then served as Minister of State for Trade until April 1957, and was then appointed Minister of State (Health), serving in this role until the dissolution of the third Nehru ministry in April 1962. He was appointed to the Rajya Sabha on 3 April 1962 and served until 2 April 1968, during which time he was chairman of the House Committee from 1964 to 1966. References \|- 1902 births 1991 deaths Indian National Congress politicians from Karnataka Lok Sabha members from Karnataka 1st Lok Sabha members 2nd Lok Sabha members Members of the Rajya Sabha Health ministers of India
Starnberg Nord station () is a railway station in the municipality of Starnberg, in Bavaria, Germany. It is located on the Munich–Garmisch-Partenkirchen railway of Deutsche Bahn. Services the following services stop at Starnberg Nord: Munich S-Bahn : service every twenty minutes between and Grafing Bahnhof; some trains continue from Grafing Bahnhof to . References External links Starnberg Nord layout Railway stations in Bavaria Buildings and structures in Starnberg (district) Munich S-Bahn stations
Alexandra Ustinova is a Ukrainian politician. She is a member of the Verkhovna Rada. During the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Ustinova spoke to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, D.C.. On February 28, 2022, she stated it is likely she will have to give birth while still in the United States. References Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Ninth convocation members of the Verkhovna Rada 21st-century Ukrainian women politicians Place of birth missing (living people)
James Lindsay Smith (ca. 1816 – ca. 1883) was an American slave narrative author, minister, and shoemaker. His memoir Autobiography of James L. Smith (1881) was one of only six slave narratives published in Connecticut. Life Born a slave on a plantation in Northumberland County, Virginia, Smith escaped in 1838, rowing across the Chesapeake Bay with two other fugitives in a canoe. After stops in New Castle, Philadelphia, and New York City and with the aid of abolitionists such as David Ruggles, Smith gained safety in Springfield, Massachusetts, via the Underground Railroad. In Massachusetts, he became a founding member of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church and attended Wilbraham Academy. In 1842, Smith married Emmeline Minerva Platt and settled in Norwich, Connecticut, where he became a Methodist Episcopal minister and established a successful shoemaking business. His daughters, Louie and Emma, attended Norwich Free Academy and became teachers, while his son, James H. Smith, became a shoemaker like his father. Autobiography In 1881, Smith published his memoirs, entitled Autobiography of James L. Smith, Including, Also, Reminiscences of Slave Life, Recollections of the War, Education of Freedmen, Causes of the Exodus, Etc. (Norwich: Press of The Bulletin Company, 1881). In this autobiography, he recounted his youth as a slave, his escape to freedom, and his later life in Massachusetts and Connecticut. In addition, he incorporated historical accounts of the American Civil War, the destruction the war inflicted on the South, the heroism of Black Union soldiers, and postwar Black emigration to the North. Legacy Smith's house on School Street is a stop on Norwich's Freedom Trail and is a contributing property to Norwich's Jail Hill Historic District. References External links Autobiography of James L. Smith – full text 1816 births 1883 deaths People from Northumberland County, Virginia People from Norwich, Connecticut African-American non-fiction writers 19th-century American memoirists People who wrote slave narratives 19th-century African-American writers 19th-century American slaves Fugitive American slaves American freedmen African-American Methodist clergy Shoemakers
Helastia christinae is a moth of the family Geometridae. This species is endemic to New Zealand. References Moths of New Zealand Endemic fauna of New Zealand Moths described in 1987 Cidariini Taxa named by Robin Craw
Sergio Casal and Emilio Sánchez successfully defended their title by defeating Carl-Uwe Steeb and Michael Stich 5–7, 6–4, 6–3 in the final. Seeds The first four seeds received a bye into the second round. Draw Finals Top half Bottom half References External links Official results archive (ATP) Official results archive (ITF) Doubles
Arjun Singh Dhurve (born 12 August 1953) is a folk dancer and a retired teacher from the Dindori district of the Indian State of Madhya Pradesh. He is famous for popularising Baiga folk songs and dance. Baiga Pardhauni dance is the main dance of the Baiga tribe. In this form of dance, the performers wear the masks of peacocks, elephants, horses, etc. Early life Arjun Singh Dhurve was born on 12 August 1952 to Parsa Singh Dhurve (father) and Laharo Bai Dhurve (mother). He has secured B Ed degree in education and MA degree in sociology. He was the first post graduate degree holder from the Baiga tribe. He started his work as an assistant teacher in 1976. He was Promoted to higher grade teacher in 1994 and to the post of head teacher in 2008 and retired from service in 2015. Arjun Singh and his team have given many performances of the Baiga dance within and outside Madhya Pradesh. In the year 2005, in the Republic Day Parade at India Gate, New Delhi, Arjun Singh and his team performed Baiga Pradini dance. He also presented the program at the residences of the then President APJ Abdul Kalam and Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh. Recognition: Padma Shri In the year 2022, Govt of India conferred the Padma Shri award, the third highest award in the Padma series of awards, on Arjun Singh Dhurve for his distinguished service in the field of art. The award is in recognition of his service as a "Baiga Tribal Dancer and Singer from Dindori, performing the dying art form for over four decades". Other recognitions/achievements Tulsi Samman by Madhya Pradesh Govt (1993-94) Authored a book titled "Baiga Geet: Baiga Janjaati ke Prachalit Paramparik Geet" which was published in 2010 by Adivasi Lok Kala evam Boli Vikas Academy, Madhaya Pradesh Sanskriti Parishad. (The book is available for free download at Internet Archive.) See also Padma Shri Award recipients in the year 2022 References Recipients of the Padma Shri in arts
The Lagos Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources was created out of the old Ministry of Works and Transport in 1979 by Alhaji Lateef Jakande, the first elected Governor of Lagos State. The Ministry of Environment and Physical Planning was eventually amalgamated with the Ministry of Physical Planning to form the Ministry of Environment and Physical Planning. In 2003, the administration of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the past Governor of Lagos State, removed the Environment Office from Physical Planning and raised the current Environment Office to a full-fledged Ministry. The Ministry's primary goal was to create a clean, healthier, and more sustainable environment that would be conducive to tourism, economic growth, and citizen well-being. In the year 2005, two offices were created under the Ministry: Office of Environmental Services (OES) Office of Drainage Services (ODS) The two offices, Office of Environmental Services and Office of Drainage Services, were consolidated into a single Ministry of the Environment in 2015, following an Executive Order by His Excellency, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode. In January 2018, the Office of Drainage Services was transferred to the Lagos State Public Works Corporation (LSPWC), which is under the Ministry of Works, as part of the Akinwunmi Ambode Administration's Environment Sector reform. Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the Governor of Lagos State, took the oath of office on May 29, 2019 and promised in his inauguration speech to restore the environmental agencies that had been nearly dormant. Parastatals The ministry is in charge of Supervising the following Ministries, Departments, and Agencies, MDAs: Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency (LASEPA) Lagos State Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) Lagos State Parks and Garden Agency (LASPARK) Lagos Water Corporation (LWC) Lagos State Water Regulatory Commission (LSWRC) Lagos State Signage and Advertisement Agency (LASAA) Kick Against Indiscipline (KAI) Lagos State Waste Water Management Office (LSWMO) References Government ministries of Lagos State 1979 establishments in Nigeria Ministries established in 1979
"Just Hold On" is a 2016 song by Steve Aoki and Louis Tomlinson. Just Hold On may also refer to: "Just Hold On", a 2000 song by Toploader "Just Hold On", a 2020 song by Sub Focus featuring Wilkinson See also Hold On (disambiguation)
The Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Mausoleum is a mausoleum and museum that exhibits artifacts related to Jaramogi Oginga Odinga and other political figures in Kenya's independence process. The museum also displays artifacts related to the Luo culture. History The mausoleum was opened in 1995 by Olusegun Obasanjo, former president of Nigeria. In early 2012, Joachim Ndalo presented a painting of Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni at the mausoleum. In 2018, Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta visited the mausoleum. In 2019, the state-owned National Museums of Kenya Corporation began a series of rehabilitations for the mausoleum at a cost of 8 million Kenyan Shilling. Collections The mausoleum features photographs of Odinga's political career, and the mausoleum contains Odinga's personal items such as walking sticks. The mausoleum contains cultural artifacts such as weapons, spears, shields and bows of the Luo people. Some of these artifacts were used by Jaramogi when he was a Ker, a community leader of the Luo communities. Part of the lion sculptures in the mausoleum were sculpted by Oshoto Ondula. The museum contains photographs of African leaders such as Nelson Mandela, Kwame Nkrumah and Haile Sellasie. The mausoleum also contains portraits of Josiah Mwangi Kariuki, Pio Gama Pinto and Dedan Kimathi, as well as photographs of all the presidents and prime ministers of Kenya since 1963. The museum also displays a Kanu shield with the words "Nyayo". References Museums in Kenya 1995 establishments in Kenya Buildings and structures in Kenya
The Cheburashka () is a truck-mounted multiple rocket launcher originating in the Donetsk People's Republic. It fires 217mm rockets, and has seen combat in the War in Donbass. It was first revealed during the 2018 Victory Day parade in Donetsk. References Military equipment introduced in the 2010s
The Australian Family Party is a political party registered in South Australia and fielding six candidates in the 2022 South Australian state election to be held on 19 March 2022. History Former Family First Party senator Bob Day launched the Australian Family Party in October 2020. He said it was to counter the Australian Greens and the disappointment of the major parties. He said it was based on six key principles: Family resilience Family economics Family technology Free to speak Free to believe Free to work The party was registered by the Electoral Commission of South Australia on 11 November 2021. References External links Political parties in South Australia Political parties established in 2021 2021 establishments in Australia
Yevgeny Kafelnikov was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to Marcello Craca. Cédric Pioline won the title by defeating Bohdan Ulihrach 6–2, 5–7, 7–6(7–4) in the final. Seeds Draw Finals Top half Bottom half References External links Official results archive (ATP) Official results archive (ITF) Singles Prague Open (1987–1999) 1997 in Czech tennis
Starnberg station () is a railway station in the municipality of Starnberg, in Bavaria, Germany. It is located on the Munich–Garmisch-Partenkirchen railway of Deutsche Bahn. Services the following services stop at Starnberg: RB: hourly service between München Hauptbahnhof and or . Munich S-Bahn : service every twenty minutes between and Grafing Bahnhof; some trains continue from Grafing Bahnhof to . References External links Starnberg layout Railway stations in Bavaria Buildings and structures in Starnberg (district) Munich S-Bahn stations
Project Nightfall is a channel with 1.74 million subscribers. Known in real life as Agon Hare, he is known for being a social media influencer who makes content about current events and gives commentary on them. He has received the Silver Play Button and Gold Play Button in 2021. He also runs an organization dedicated to helping suffering people recover to "reinvent their lives". He currently has a girlfriend named Sonya Mukeet. References Living people 1996 births
Magnus Gustafsson successfully defended his title, by defeating Tomás Carbonell 5–7, 7–5, 6–4 in the final. Seeds Draw Finals Top half Bottom half References External links Official results archive (ATP) Official results archive (ITF) Men's Singles Singles
Phaeotremella is a genus of fungi in the family Phaeotremellaceae. All Phaeotremella species are parasites of other fungi and produce anamorphic yeast states. Basidiocarps (fruit bodies), when produced, are gelatinous and are colloquially classed among the "jelly fungi". Fifteen or so species of Phaeotremella are currently recognized worldwide. Taxonomy History The genus Phaeotremella was originally created by British mycologist Carleton Rea to accommodate Phaeotremella pseudofoliacea, a fungus that resembled a Tremella species but had brown rather than white basidiospores. Later authors considered this to be a mistaken observation and placed Phaeotremella in synonymy with Tremella and its type species in synonymy with Tremella foliacea. Molecular research, based on cladistic analysis of DNA sequences, has however shown that Tremella is paraphyletic (and hence artificial). A different generic name was therefore required for a group of species not closely related to Tremella mesenterica (the type species of Tremella) and Phaeotremella was selected as the earliest such name available. As a result, the current definition of Phaeotremella is not the same as Rea's original concept. The type species, P. pseudofoliacea, has been placed in synonymy with Phaeotremella frondosa. Description Fruit bodies (when present) are gelatinous. In some species they are small (under 5 mm across) and pustular to pulvinate (cushion-shaped). In others they are much larger (up to 150 mm across) and may be variously lobed or foliose (with leaf-like or seaweed-like fronds). Several Phaeotremella species are, however, only known from their yeast states. Microscopic characters Phaeotremella species produce hyphae that are typically (but not always) clamped and have haustorial cells from which hyphal filaments seek out and penetrate the hyphae of the host. The basidia are "tremelloid" (globose to ellipsoid and vertically or diagonally septate), giving rise to long, sinuous sterigmata or epibasidia on which the basidiospores are produced. These spores are smooth, globose to ellipsoid, and germinate by hyphal tube or by yeast cells. Conidiophores are often present, producing conidiospores that are similar to yeast cells. Habitat and distribution Species are parasitic on members of the corticioid fungi, specifically species of Aleurodiscus and Stereum. Those on Aleurodiscus, including Phaeotremella mycophaga, parasitize the fruit bodies of their hosts; those on Stereum, such as Phaeotremella foliacea, P. frondosa, and P. fimbriata, parasitize the host mycelium within the wood. As a group, Phaeotremella species occur worldwide, though individual species may have a more restricted distribution. Species and hosts Only species producing basidiocarps (fruit bodies) are listed. Not all hosts are known. References Tremellomycetes
Helastia cryptica is a moth of the family Geometridae. This species is endemic to New Zealand. References Moths of New Zealand Endemic fauna of New Zealand Moths described in 1987 Cidariini Taxa named by Robin Craw
Phaeotremella frondosa (synonym Tremella frondosa) is a species of fungus in the family Phaeotremellaceae producing brownish, frondose, gelatinous basidiocarps (fruit bodies). It is widespread in north temperate regions, and is parasitic on other species of fungi (Stereum spp.) that grow on dead attached and recently fallen branches of broadleaf trees. Taxonomy Tremella frondosa was first published in 1822 by Swedish mycologist Elias Magnus Fries. The species was not clearly distinguished from Tremella foliacea until molecular research, based on cladistic analysis of DNA sequences, showed that the name Tremella foliacea covered several similar but distinct species. Phaeotremella frondosa is the name adopted for the widespread species growing on broadleaf trees, whilst Phaeotremella foliacea is restricted to conifers. The epithet "frondosa" means "leafy", with reference to the shape of the fruit bodies. Description Fruit bodies are gelatinous, pale to dark brown, up to 7 cm (3 in) across, and seaweed-like (with branched, undulating fronds). Microscopically, the hyphae are clamped and occur in a dense gelatinous matrix. Haustorial cells arise on the hyphae, producing filaments that attach to and penetrate the hyphae of the host. The basidia are tremelloid (globose to ellipsoid, with oblique to vertical septa), 13 to 18 by 12 to 16 μm, usually unstalked. The basidiospores are subglobose to broadly ellipsoid, smooth, 6.5 to 10.5 by 5 to 9 μm, and germinate by hyphal tube or by yeast cells. Similar species Phaeotremella foliacea parasitizes Stereum sanguinolentum on conifers. Phaeotremella fimbriata is a European species parasitizing Stereum rugosum on broadleaf trees. Its fruitbodies are comparatively small and dark brown to black. Phaeotremella eugeniae is its temperate Asian counterpart. Habitat and distribution Phaeotremella frondosa is a parasite of Stereum species, including S. hirsutum and S. rugosum, growing on the host's hyphae in the wood rather than on the host's fruit bodies. Following its hosts, fruit bodies of P. frondosa are typically found on dead, attached or recently fallen branches of broadleaf trees. The species is known from North America, Europe, and northern Asia. References External links Mushroom Expert – photos and description Tremellomycetes Fungi described in 1822 Fungi of Asia Fungi of Europe Fungi of North America
Phaeotremella foliacea (synonym Tremella foliacea) is a species of fungus in the family Phaeotremellaceae. It produces brownish, frondose, gelatinous basidiocarps (fruit bodies) and is parasitic on the mycelium of Stereum sanguinolentum, a fungus that grows on dead attached and recently fallen branches of conifers. It is widespread in north temperate regions. In the UK it has the recommended English name leafy brain and has also been called jelly leaf and brown witch's butter. Prior to 2017, the name Tremella foliacea was also applied to similar-looking species on broadleaf trees, now distinguished as Phaeotremella frondosa and Phaeotremella fimbriata. Taxonomy Tremella foliacea was first published in 1800 by South African-born mycologist Christiaan Hendrik Persoon. The name remained in use until molecular research, based on cladistic analysis of DNA sequences, showed that Tremella foliacea was not closely related to the type species of Tremella but belonged in a separate genus, Phaeotremella. Further research revealed that the name Tremella foliacea covered several similar but distinct species, the name Phaeotremella foliacea being restricted to the fungus growing on conifers. The epithet "foliacea" means "leafy", with reference to the shape of the fruit bodies. Herman Phaff and L. do Carmo Sousa described the yeast Cryptococcus skinneri in 1962 from the frass of the beetle Scolytus tsugae feeding on Western Hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla). DNA sequencing has shown that this is the yeast state of Phaeotremella foliacea. Description Fruit bodies are gelatinous, brown to dark brown, up to 5 cm (2 in) across, and seaweed-like (with branched, undulating fronds). Microscopically, the hyphae are clamped and occur in a dense gelatinous matrix. Haustorial cells arise on the hyphae, producing filaments that attach to and penetrate the hyphae of the host. The basidia are tremelloid (globose to ellipsoid, with oblique to vertical septa), 12 to 18 by 10 to 14 μm, usually unstalked. The basidiospores are mostly ellipsoid, smooth, 5.5 to 9.5 by 4.5 to 8.5 μm, and germinate by hyphal tube or by yeast cells. Similar species Phaeotremella frondosa is a common and widespread species parasitizing Stereum species on broadleaf trees. It often produces larger and paler fruit bodies than Phaeotremella foliacea. Phaeotremella fimbriata is a European species parasitizing Stereum rugosum on broadleaf trees. Its fruitbodies are comparatively small and dark brown to black. Phaeotremella eugeniae is its temperate Asian counterpart. Habitat and distribution Phaeotremella foliacea is a parasite of Stereum sanguinolentum, growing on the host's hyphae in the wood rather than on the host's fruit bodies. Following its hosts, fruit bodies of P. foliacea are typically found on dead, attached or recently fallen branches of conifers. The species is known from North America, Europe, and northern Asia. References External links Tremellomycetes Fungi described in 1800 Fungi of Asia Fungi of Europe Fungi of North America Taxa named by Christiaan Hendrik Persoon
Francisco Clavet was the defending champion, but lost in the first round to Alberto Berasategui. Alberto Martín won the title by defeating Karim Alami 6–2, 6–3 in the final. Seeds Draw Finals Top half Bottom half References External links Official results archive (ATP) Official results archive (ITF) 1999 Singles Singles 1999 in Romanian sport

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